Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-07-25
n w. Va. Academy.


| n. w. Va. Academy.
The examination Of the students ofsthis
dnstitutiOnEwas closed on last Friday even
ling. having coatiaued-two days RessR
il. Arthur, Principal, assisted by Miss
lea: Gartetson. and Miss NJ. Bruen
The classesih the different departments
underwent highly creditabie examina;
ton. The=most perfect order was obser-
we'd BY !, the students, and md while they gave
the highest evidence of their intellectual
development. twas equally evident that
! their mqraRsnd social training had not
been overlooked or sighted, The tone
of elevated morality that characterized
the essays Of the young ladies gave am
pie nce.of this facts and the sdigni-
6ed and manufacturing, ofslhe, young gen
tlemen, showed that the mild aud persnaSS
sive government adopted BY the Principal.
is far superior 70 the stringent and coerr
Give measures. SO often sadly misspPiied
in the managementsof youth,<by public
instructors. ,.
Many of the compositions bore the deoi
ded impress of high inlellect,wfileall we're
more than ordinary efforts. One on
f" Change and one on . .z'slsgtst and No, n
ing" were Very creditable 70 the young
ladies who wrote them. 49,
# The dcclamatory exercises were some.
wha, ,lessstntefes,ing. "A Latin declams-
ton BY Master Meisss jackson. consider,
ing tina. it is almost impossible to give
animation. TO "a dead language, was, per,
haps. superior'to the others which were
100 much hurried, and too indis,ino;ly
eRupoiated owing. no doubt. to the diff
Edence of the young .oralors.yd
Everything passed of tremendously,
land with credit both tolhc Principal and
lis assis ants
A mixed school-for the education. Of
males and ftmHles together-for which
this Institution isintended. is no longer an
experiment. The proposition. at FIRST
doubled by its friends, has proved iIseli
to be feasible. aud as, now established up.
on firm basis and for the worth Of the
Institution, let tile parentsin the different
sections OF country, who send their sons
and daughters here to be educated, tes(i>
fy. Mr.. Arthur is unrcmittiug in his ex-
ertions TO place the N. W. Va. Academy
in position in every respect equaIto the
best boarding schools in town or country
and with, The patronage of those who have
heretofore been sending their children
from home to be educated, must succeed
in placing it in front rank with the best
There were in attendance the last ses
sion about one hundred students; and The
plumbers, during the summer and winter
terms, are steadily increasing. Every
thing connected with the, Institution de
notfs a healthy and vigorous tone, AMI i
the citizens Of the North West extend to i
the patronage it richly merits, Its success
must be permanent and lasting. 80 '-a'
/ The next session commences on the
| first Monday in September, continuing
five months. We hope to seethe number
I,of scholars then, more titan double +wha7
lit is now. One Thing is certain -foI
availability, central position. healthy eli,
mate, aud other local advantages. thi
place is far ahead of any other in The
large scope of country embracing mort
H -
than fifteen counties in the North West
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LATE FROM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS re-
volution has occurred in Nicaragua
President Rivas. accompanied by his Sec
rotary Of State, Secretary Of War. an,
Minister OF Public Credit, had fed iron
Leon to Chinandega, where they took al
opposing attitude TO The Walker party
Most nf Riuas, officers ndhered 10 NNalke,