Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-12
The Gould Seminary. An English and Freaeh, Boarding and Day School fo Y0nng Ladies.
 LITcHFIELD, CONN.
G. H. HOLLISTER, Esg., PRESIDENT. MISS s. HOGAN. PRINCIPAL.

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 G. H. HOLLISTER, Esg., PRESIDENT.
 MISS S. HOGAN, PRINCIPAL.
 ASSISTANT TkACHERs,
 MISS Fl. J. STYLES MISS s. A. STYLES DUPIIS will beleceiyed into this Institution. de- U signed fes the efficient and tbesongh esl,,cati,n of young ladies, Monday the 7th day of July next
 The scholastic year is 1iride1 into two sessions commencing the first M Wednesdays of November and May next, each followed by vacation os four weeks.
 The number of boarding pupils will be limited :: none will be received for less than ose year, unless some definite arrangement is made to the contrary before entering
 Boanf aDI Tuition in English, French, Latin Draw ing, and Necdle-wesk, per annum Sz50 % Washing, tf required per session, F 60 Bedding, per session, 200 Few Rent, per session, 1OO
 EXTRA CHARGES.
 Dancing, s12oo Panting-oi1, twenty lessons, 500
 water color. twenty lessons, 500
 pastel, twenty lessons 500
 monoehsosnatic, twenty lessons, 500 Ornamental leather work, twenty lessons 500 Drawing E-Crayon. twenty lessons, 500
 Penciing, per session, % Musie-Instrumental, per session, 900 Use CT flano Tor practlclng, per session. % Stationery, Senior Department, per session, 800
 Junior Department, per session, 200 The charge for Stationery includes pens ink. paper pencils: and copy books. Pupils are not pcrrnttei to furnish their own stationery
 The School is divided into two departments In the Junior Department the obstruction is chiefly oral The pupils taught in classes and the lesson msl as interesting as possible; advantage of ths sys- tem is, that all are benefited alike, and the standing in the class does not depend .he instruction they may, or may not, receive at home The course of stndy in the Junior Department comprises Towns nIeiilns; Mltchells Outline Maps; Grammar Child's History of the United States; Study of Words scholars Companion; Parleys Common School History; Morse's Geography Pe.erson's Familiar. srcnce; First Lessons in Compositipu, Qaaekenhps Outlines of English History; AEithmstle; Writing Reading. . In the Senior Depasesaesss, a large pextior of shs obstruction given is in the or1n of familiar lectures and conversation The lessons are fully explass,,l aad an abstract, prepared by the teacher eictat..f These dctations are written in blank book and afterwards committed to sensory thus the necess;ty Of each pupils possessing textbook is obvfated :: and as each one prepares abstract weekly it cannot f objected that they will not learn to genelizc for the4selves There is also week.; class fer the ex tension or general information, and the dscusson'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. Pareats 'iM,iiesa ta visit the class roons on these days that they may see the hammer in which the school is conducted, and judge of the improvement made.
 The pupils in the Senior Department have access to a weAl-ehosen library.
 The course of study in the Senior Department con- prkSes Scholars Companion Trench on Words; Ssaenies Philosophy of Natsral History Good, ichs and History, Ancient amt Modern Composition and Rhetoric Quackenbos Wayland's Noraf Science; Markham's History of England Lsneol"'s Hotany; Bullion's Grammar Ms. Phelps l'he,:-.,y Shaw English Literature Diaries Alqebra Burritt's Geography of the Heavens. kames' Elements of Criticism Buffers Analogy English, Past and Present, Trench Measal Ys.sSosO- phy; Unaversal History; Cousin. on the Good, the Beautiful, and the True; Davies Geometry Book Keeping Putz and Arnold's Medieval Geography and History; sismondis Literature of the South of Europe Composition.
 TExr-BooKs IN FRENCH Jewetts Ollendorff Rocmcr's Idoms; De Ffvae' Reader; Chouquet's Dialogues; Historic de France [e Grand-pere; Ittcraturc Franchise Noel ct Chap saFs Grammar; Picoiola Gengcmbre's Method 1 Ssabare's Conversations The boarding pupils are not permitted to go out by a teacher, They take daily exer ise in the open air. and are subjected to restraints other than those essential to we'll resulatcd family is taught if desired. Each pup1 will supply herself with dncssSne. case, work box, toilet and table napkins and ring, silver fork and spoons, umbrella and over-shoes. Each article of Ciothing is to De marked in full Every recitation is recorded and quarterly report sent home. testimonial is awarded to excellence Wednesday afternoons devoted to plain and Needle-work, and every pupil is taught to sew neatly.
 French is the language of the School and of tic house. except at table, when English is spoken, and cheerful conversation encouraged.
 Day pupils who bring ,srHea excuses from their parents. for unpreparcd lessons, allowed time during school hours for their preparation.
 Tn the Senior Department. the pupils arc required to study 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 Dep;,rtm ttsf2 payable in advance. Extra branches as above.
 The Principal is permitted to refer to the following gentle en
 The Hon. wm. L. Marcy, sec'y of State, Washington. |. Jefferson Davis. Sec'y of War. |" Judge Wayne, Sup. Court. U S. Savannah. O. S. Seymour, Ltchaeld.
 " s. F. Beers, e. George c. Woodruff, Esq, /"
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 Eenry R. Colt, Esq, "
 Litchfeld, June, 1856.
 \ Il. kinds of Ladies and Gentlemen's BOOTS IA and SHOES, made to order, and repaired by
 M. IFFJAND,
 At the ster. od MFs. Lewis.
 N R. Rubber Boots and Stoes nsatlx repaired.
 Litchdeld, Nov 5, TSs6a H-o6