Litchfield enquirer., 1857-03-19
The Gould Seminary, An English and French, Boarding and Day School fO Young Ladies.
 LITCHFIELD, CONN. 
G. H. HOLLIsTER, Esq, PRESIDENT.
 MISS 5. HOGAN, PRINCIPAL.

G. d. dOl.l4lSIEk, Esq, PRESIDENT.
 MISS $. HOGAN, PRINCIPAL.
 ASSISTANT TEACHERS MISS II. J. STYLES. MISS s. A. STYLES nUPILS will be received into this Institution, de- l signed for the efficient and thorough education of young ladies, on Monday the 7th day of July next The scholastic year is divided into two sessions commencing the first Wednesdays of November and May next, each followed by a vacation of four weeks
 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.
 Board and Tuition in English, French, Latin, Draw Ing, and Needle-work, Der annum, S250 % Washing, If rcquired) per session, r. o0 betohng, per session, 200 Pew Kent, per session. 100
 EXTRA CHARGES. Dancing, SIP co Panling--oil, twenty lessons 500
 water color, twenty lessons, 800
 '' pastel. twenty lessons. 500
 monochromatic, twenty lessons, % Ornamental leathcr-work, twenty lessons, 100 Drawlng-Crayon. twenty lessons, 500
 ' Pencing, per scSsiun, 6 % Music-1nstrumcntal per session. 20 co Use Of Piano for pracsicinG. Ter session. 500 Stationery. Seniur Department, per session 800
 ' Junior Department. per session. 200 The charge for Stationery includes pens ink, paper. pencils. and copy-bocks. Pupils not permitted to furnish their stationery.
 The School is divided into two dcpartments T., the Junior Department the instruction is chiefly oral The pupils are taught in classes, anl the lesson made interesting possible advantage of ths sys tenn is, that all benefited alike and the standing in the class does not depend the instruction they may. or may Eot receive at home. The course of study in the Junior Department comprises Town $ Spelling; Mitchell Outline Maps Grammar Child S History of the United States; Study of Words Scholars Companion; Parlcys Common School HiSt,r nrtl p,Ifnr iiiur Science First Lessons in Composition Quackenbos Outlines uf English History; Arithmetic; Writing Reading.
 In the Senior Department, large portion of the instruction given is in the form of familiar lectures and conversation The lessons fully explained aad abstract prepared by the teacher, is dictated These dict.tions written iu a blank book, ant afterwards committed to memory thu. thc necess of each pupils possessing textbook is obviate,i and each one prepares abstract weekly it cannot he objected that they will learn to Senera2e fo themselves. There is also weekly class i,r the ex tension of general information: and the discussion 0 the leading events of the day. Weekly Lecture will be delivered on Physiology, Philosophy History Astronomy. Literature, and the Fine Arts
 On the first Friday in every mouth tue classes are | reviewed. Parents invited to yisi, tia class on these days, that they may the mannc. in which the sc,ool is conducted and judge of the i'm proNcnent n1atiu.
 The pupils in til. Senior Department have access |, . we'll chosen library.
 The of study in the Senior Department com, pr*scs Scholars Companion Trench Cn Words Snelc's Philosolh. of Natural History; Goodrich Geography and History. Ancient and Modern Composition and Rhetoric. Quackcnbos Wavlantl'$ Moral Science; Markhans History of EnSiani Linco!h'x Entany; Bullion Grammar INs. PhelpS Chen,i~rn :Shaws English Literature; Ddries Algebro Burritts G"ography rf the Heavens.
 kamcs Elements of Criticism ; Butler Analogy En.li lish Past and Present, Trench Mental Philoso phy Universal History: Cousin, on the Good the t,,l Keeping Putz and Arnold's Mediava Gcogmph, and History: ssmondi $ Literature of the South o Europe; Composition.
 TExT-lsooKs IN FRENCH.
 Jewett's Ollendorff Roerners Idiorns De Fivas Reader: ChouIuetS Dialogues; 1lstoire de France Ie Grand-pere: Literature Franchise Noel ct Chap sal's Grammar: Pictiola; Gengembre's Method Mabrc s Conversations.
 Tho boarding pupils not permitted to go out unaccompanied by a teacher They take daily excr else in the open air and subjected to restraints other than those esscntia! to we'll regulated family Housekeeping is taught if desired.
 Each pupil will supply herself with q dressing case. work-b"x toilet and 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 anG ornamental Ncedle"ork, and every pupil is taught to sew neatly.
 French is the language of the School and of the house except at table when English is spoken, and cncerfH. conversation encouraged.
 Day pupils vino bring ,rrittea excuses from the;l parents. fer unprcparcd lessons. arc allowed time during school hours for their preparation
 In the Senior Department. the pupils are requirct 10 study one hour and half at home and those ir the Junior Department but one hour
 The terms for day pupils arc. tuition in English. French Latin. and Drawing. s25 per session Junior Dep'-tm ttSl2 payable in advance. Extra branches above
 The Principal s permitted to refer to the following gentle en-
 The Hon Hln. L. Marcy socy of State. Washington.
 ' Jefferson Da"i.. scc'y of War. q" = Judge Wayne Sup, Court L. S. Savannah.
 '' Q. $. S' ylnour l.itchGeld
 ' '' r. Beers George C. Woodruff Esq, Doct F:nrv " EuclI, |" Henry cci,. Esq.
 Litchic,,l Jun. 1854