Litchfield enquirer., 1856-11-13


u signed for the efficient and thorough education
Of young ladies' Monday the 7th 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.
The number of boarding pupils will be limited
will be received for less than year. unless
some definite arrangement is made to the contrary
before entering. ss szSsss~as* S7ss4sza&
Board and Tuition in English French, Latin, Draw
ing, and Needle-work, per annun, $3.50 90
Washing, lf required, per session, 1890
Bedding, per session, 200
Pew Rent, per session, 100
Dancing. al sic 90
Painting-oil. twenty lessons 500
water color, twenty lessons, 500
pastel, twenty lessons, 500
monochromatic, twenty lessons, 500
Ornamental leather-work, twenty lessons, 8 90
Drawing-Crayon. twenty lessons, 800
Penciling per session, 5kE sSs 90
Music-Instrumental, per session, 60 100
Use of Piano for practicing, per session, 500
Stationery, Senior Department, per session, 500
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
interesting possible; advantage of this sys
TEN is that all are benefited alike and the standing
IN the class does not depend tile instruction they
may, or may not receive at home. The course Of
study in the Junior Department comprises Towns
Spelling; Mitchelrs Outline Maps Grammar; Child's
History of the United States Study of Words !;
Scholars Companion; Parley's Common School
History; Morses Geography; Peterson's Familiar
Science; First Lessons in Composition, Quackenbos
Outlines Of English History; Arithmetic; Writing /;
Reading.
In the Senior Department a large portion Of the
instruction given is in the form of familiar lectures
and conversation The lessons are fully explained
and 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 prepares abstract weekly it cannot
be objected that they will not learn to gcneralize for
themselves There is also weekly class for the OK
tension Of general information aud the 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 are
reviewed. Parents are invited to visit the class
rooms these, days, that they may see the manner
in which the school is conducted and Judge Of the
Improvement made
The pupils in the Senior Department have access to
a well-ciosen library.
The course of study in the Senior Department com.
prises Scholars Companion; Trench on Words
Smellies Philosophy Of Natural History Goodrich
| Geography and History, Ancient and Modern
Composition and Rhetoric, Quackcubos Wayland'
Moral Science olarkhani's History Of England
L."cola's Botany; Bullion's Grammar Mrs. Phelps
Chemistry SHAW English Literature DIARIES ALGEBRA
Burritt's Geography Of the Heavens.
kames Elements Of Criticism Buffers Analogy
English, Past and Present. Trench Mental Philoso
ply +; Universal History; Cousin on the Good the
Beautiful and the True Davies Geometry Book.
Keeping Putt and Arnolds Medieval Geography
and History Sismondis Literature of the South Of
Europe; Composition.
| z. sa TExT-BooKs IN FREscu
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Reader; C1ouquets Dialogues :aHistoisc de France
I Grand pcrc Literature Franchise Noel ct Chan.
sale Grammar; Piceiola; Gengembre's Method ;
Mabirc's Conversations. -e.~-.4--s-'
Tho boarding pupils. are not permitted to 70 out
unacconpanied by teacher, They take daily exer.
else in the open air. and subjected to no restraints
other than those essential TO we'll regulated family
House keeping is taught if desired.
| Each pupil will supply herself with q dressing.
case, work box. toilet aud table napkins and ring,
silver fork and spoons, umbrella and over shoes.
Each article of Clothing Is to be marked in full
Every recitation Is recorded, and quarterly report
| sent home. testimonial is awarded to excellence
| Wednesday afternoons are devoted to plain and
ornamental Needle-work, and every pupil is taught
to sew neatly. = tssr~ AS =.
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 rriten excuses from their
parents, for unprepared lessons are allowed time
during school hours for their preparation.
In the Senior Department. the pupils are required
TO study one hour and half at home; and those in
the Junior Department but one hour.
The terms for day pupils are, tuition in English,
French. Latin, and Drawing S25 per session. Junior
Department sla -payableinadvancs. Extra branches
The Principal is permitted to refer TO the following
gentlemen
The Hon. Vim. I: Nancy, Sec'y of State Washington
Jcacrson Devis, Sccy Of War, 80
9. s. Seymour, itchfeld. 4
s. Fl Beers, ~. ~s@m.sy 4
George G Woodruff. Eso. ~
Doct. Henry " Buell., -
Henry r. Colt. Esq.
utchfeld, Juns, ie66., & a.asssessssssv