Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-12-11
The Gould Seminary,
An English and French, Boarding and Day
School 70 Young Ladies'.
EITc HFIELD, CONN.
G. Fl. H0LLISTER. Esq, PRESIDENT.
MISS s. HOGAN, PRINCIPAL.
Ass,sr,srnscur,

ASSISTANT TEACHERS,
MISS H. ]. STYLES. MISS S. STYLES.
DuPILs win be received into this Institution, de-
signed for the efficient and thorough education
Of young ladies. Monday the 18th day of July next
The scholastic year is divided into two sessions
commencing on the first Wednesdays of November
and May next, each followed by vacation Of four
weeks. 4
The number of boarding pupils will be limited !;
none will be received for less than year. unless
some definite arrangement is made to the contrary
before entering.
Beard and Tuition in English, French, Latin Draw
ing, and Needle-work, per annam, $3.50 90
Washing. III required, } per session, II 90
Bedding, per session, So aa.s-s 90
Pes Rent, per session, Fsg7cra5s b. 100
EXTRA CHARGES.
Dancing, $500
Painting-oil. twenty lessons, 500
water color, twenty lessons, 500
: pastel twenty lessons, 500
monochromatic twenty lessons, 500
Ornamental leather work, twenty lessons, 500
Drawing--lrayon. twenty lessons, 500
Fenciling, per session, 6 90
Music-lnstrumental, per session, 90 90
Use OF Piano for practicing, per session. 500
Stationery, Senior Department, per session, 3 90
Junior Department, per session, 200
The charge for Stationery includes pens, ink paper
pencils, and copy-books Pupils are not permitted
to furnish their own stationery.
The School is divided into two departments In
the Junior Department the instruction is chiefly oral
The pupils taught in classes, and the lesson made
as interesting as possble advantage of this sys
tenn Is that all benefited alike and the standing
in the class does not depend on the instruction they
may, or may not receive at homo. The course OF
study in the Junior Department comprises Towns
Spelfing Mitchell Outline Maps Grammar Child
History of the United States Study of Words !;
Scholars Companion; Parley's Common School
History; Morse's Geography ; Petclson's Familiar
Science First Lessons in Composition, Quackenbos !;
Outlines of English History Arithmetc Writing !;
heading.
In the Senior Department, large portion of the
instruction given is in the form OF familiar lectures
and conversation The lessons are fully explained,
and an abstract prepared by the teacher is dictated
| These dictations are written in blank book and
afterwards committed to memory thus the necessity
OF each pupils possessing textbook is obviated
and each one prepares abstract weekly it cannot
be objected that they will not learn to generalize for
themselves There is also weekly class for the ex
tension Of general information, and tho discusson'of
the leading events of the day Weekly Lectures
will be delivered on Physiology, Philosophy, History,
Astronomy, Literature and the Fine Arts
On the first Friday in every month the classes arc
reviewed Parents are invited to visit the class
rooms on these days, that they may the manner
in which the school is conducted and Judge of the
Improvement made.
The pupils in the Senior Department have access to
q wel-chosen library es Si
The course of study in the Senior Department com
prises Scholars Companion /; Trench on Words
Smeslies Philosophy Of Natural History Goodrich
Geography and History, Ancient and Modern
Composition and Rhetoric, Quackenbos Wayland' 5
Moral Science; Maikhams History of England
Lincotas Boans; Bullions Grammar Mrs.. Phelps
Chsmistrg Shaws English Literature; Daries ALGEBRA
Burritt's Geography of the Heavens.
kamcs Elements of Criticism !; Buffers Analogy ;
English, Past and Present, Trench; Mental Philoso-
PLY Universal History; Cousin, on the Good, the
Keeping; Putt and Arnold's Medieval Geography
and History. Ssmondi's Literature of the South OF
Europe; Composition. "a sis eua5sss
TEXTBOOKS IN FRESrif. s.s
Jewctts ollendorff Rocmefs Idioms; Dc Fivas'
La Grand-pcrc; Literature Franchise Noel ct Chap
sails Grammar; Piceiola; Gengembres Method;
Mabircs Conversations
unaccompanied by teacher, They take daily exer-
else in the open air. and are subjected to no restraints
other than those essential 30 we'll regulated family
Each pupil win supply herself with a dressing
silver fork and spoons, umbrella and over shoes.
Every recitation ia recorded, and quarterly report
sent home testimonial is awarded to excellence
Wednesday afternoons are devoted to plain and
ornamental Ncedle-work, and every pupil is taught
to neatly. :. $3.50. .sss sssss sssAs. g II
French is the language Of the School, and of the
house. except at table, when English is spoken, and
cheerful conversation encouraged
Day pupils who bring scriFea excuses from their
parents, for unrrepa.ed lessons, are allowed time
during school hours for their preparation.