The Opelousas courier., 1857-08-15
CONVENT AND ACADEMY
OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
eRsapEO9s SEES. ENaESS6fEa6E.

FMYHIS Institution will be opened by the Ladies of
Il the Holy Gross" in the beginning of October,
in the Town of 0pelousas for the education of the
Young Ladies of the Parish and of the neighborng
Parishes. The location is most delightful and offers
all the exterior advantages which parents may desire
for their children The system of education will en-
brace all the branches taught in the best Institutions
Of America OF Europe: Reading, Spelling, Grammar,
Composition, Rhetoric, Eocution, applied to the
French and English languages, to both of which the
utmost attention will be paid and both of which the
pupils will most carefully be trained to speak and write
with correctness, elegance and fuency,-WritiDg,
Geography, sacred and proiane, ancient and modern
History, Mythology, Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, the
elements of Algebra and Geometry, Natural Philoso-
ply, Natural History, Domestic Economy, Sewing,
Embroidery Artificial flowers, Drawing, Painting,
Vocal and Instrumental Music-Ths last branch will
be taught by distinguished Artist just arrived from
New-0rleans.
Nothing will be omitted to kinde in the pupils
vivid emulation for learning; the greatest attention
will also be paid to develop their minds. form their
hearts, and elevate their character. They will have
nothing to fear from evil examples OR evil associa-
tons remaining at all times within the enclosure of
the house. and under the eyes of kind teachers who
will watch over their morals with maternal affection.
They will receive visits except from their parents
or relations who will be admitted to see them in the
parlor on Thursdays after the morning classes and
en- Sundays after the high mass.
The utmost attention will be paid to the health of
the pupils, the diet will be wholesome and abund-
ant the sick will be nursed with maternal vigilance
and tenderness.
Religion is the ground work of education The
Institution is Catholic; however, young ladies who
r1ay belong to other denominations will be received
ON the only condition Of conforming to the public
exercises of the house.
To enable parents to send their children at earlier
age to school,-a child may profit from the age of
seven or eight and even sooner,-to keep them lon
ger and send several of them at once the most mod
crate prices have been adopted For Board and
Tuition, 800 per scholastic year of ten months, pay
able quarterly in advance; Dayscholars will pay $780,
$50 or $40 for the scholastic year, according to their
age and the classes they will attend. Music on the
Piano or the Guitar will be charged Sc per month,
81 per month for the use of the Piano ;-S3, per
moath for vocal music.
Parents will have to supply their children with
hooks and paper, and provide for the washing OF
their clothes expenses incurred in sickness will also
be charged to them.
Baarders will have to be supplied, at their en-
trance, with a musguito bar sufficient quantity
of sheets, blankets towels, and every day Clothes
they must also bring the uniform, consisting for
the whole year in blue dress, with cape of the
same color, trimmed with black velvet; two sun
bonnets, blue, of brown linen; two veils blue,
yds, white, 9 yds; a spoon, fork, tumbler and
knife also small bucket, brushes, combs.
pitcher, bowl and looking glass these three last
articles will be for sale in the house, to preserve
uniformity in the dressing room.
For further particulars apply to
Sister MARY OF THE HOLY ANGELS.
Superior.
or to Rev. G. RAYMOND,
Rector of the Church of 0pelousas
0pelousas, August 18th, 1856.