Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-02
The Gould Seminary, An English and French, Boarding and Day School fO Young Ladies.
 LIT TGHFIELD, CONN
G. H. HoILISTER, Esq, PRESIDENT. MISS s. HOGAN, PRINCIPAL.

MISS S. HOGAN, PRIsclrAL
 ASSISTANT TEACHERS,
 MISS H. J. STYLES. MISS S. A. STYLES. N signed for the efficient and thorough education of young ladies, Monday the 7t 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 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 Nccdle-work, per annum, $25O 0O Washing, If required per session, 200 Bedding, per session, 200 Pew Rent, per session, 100
 EXTRA CHARGES.
 Dancing SIP co PalntnS-oll, twenty lessons 500
 water color, twenty lessons, 800
 pastel, twenty lessons, 500
 monochrolnatic, twenty lessons, 500 Ornamental leather-work, twenty lessons, 500 Drawing-Cryon twenty lessons, 500 '' Penciling, per session, % Musc-Instruncntal, per session, 900 Use of Piano for practicng, per session, 500 Stationery, Senior Department, per session, 800 Junior Department per session, 200 The charge for Stationery includes pens ink paper pencils, and copy-books. Pupils not permitted 1 to furnish their own stationery. The School is divided into two departments In the Junior Department, the instruction is chiefly oral The pupils taugk in classes and the lesson made as interesting as possible one advantage of tis sys tenn s that all benefited alike and the standing ill the class does not depend the instruction they may, or may not, receive at home. The course of study in the Junior Department comprises Towns Spelling; Mitchell Outline Maps Grammar Child s History of the United States; Study of Words : Scholars Companion; P;,rlcys Common School History; Merses Geography Petcsons Familiar Science; First Lessons in Composition Quackenbos Outlines of English History; Arithmetic; Writing Heading.
 In the Senior Department q large portion of the instruction given is in the form of familiar lectures and conversation The lessons arc fully explained and abstract prepared by the teacher is dictated These dictations written in blank book and afterwards committed to memory thus the necessity of each pupils possessing textbook is obviatcd and as each prepares abstract weekly it cannot be objected that they will not learn to gcneflize for themselves. There is also weekly class for the ex ;. tension of general information. and the dsc,lsson'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 ill every month the classes are reviewed. Parents are invited to visit the class rooms on these days. that they may 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-chosen library.
 The course of study in the Senior Department con- prises Scholars Companion Trench on Words Smellies Philosophy of Natural History; Goodrichs Geography and History, Ancient and Modern Composition and Rhctorc Quackcnbos Wayland's Moral Science; Markham's History of England Lincolns Botany; Bullions Grammar Mrs. Phelps Chemistry Shaw's English Literature; Dares AIgeJ;u Burritt's Geography of the Heavens
 Kamcs Elements of Criticism Eutler's Analogy English, P;Gt and Present, Trench Mental Philoso phy; Universal History Cousin, on the Good, the Beautiful, and the True; Davies Geometry Book Keeping; Putz and Arnold's Medieval Geography and History Sslnondis Literature of the South of Europe; Composition.
 TENT Books IN FRENCH.
 Jewetts Olendorff Rocmcr's Iliuns De Fivas Reader; Chou1uet's Dialogues; Historic de France Le Grandpcrc; Literature Franchise Noel ct Chap sal's Grammar; lfcoiola Gcngembres Method Mabire'S Conversations.
 The boarding pupils arc not permitted to go out unaccotnp,nied by teacher, They take daily exer- else in the open air. and subjected to restraints other titan those essential to welregulated family. Housekeeping is taught if desired
 Each pupil will supply herself with dressing case, wofk-box, toilet and table napkins and ring silver fork and spoons umbrella and over shoes
 Each article of Clothing is to he marked in full.
 Every recitation is recorded and quarterly report sent home. A testimonial is awarded to excellence.
 Wednesday afternoons devoted to plain and ornamental Needle-work 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 cheerful conversation encouraged.
 Day pupils who bring 'cra1en excuses from their parents, for unprcpared lessons arc allowed titfe during school honrs 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 honr
 The terms for day pupils arc. tuition in English French, Latin. and Drawing s25 per session, Junior Departm .tS1a- payable in advance. Extra branches as above.
 The Principal permitted to refer to the following gentle en:
 The Hon. Vim. L. Marcy, Sec'y of State. Washington ' '' Jefferson Davis, sec'y of War, q. " Judge Wayne, Sup. Court U. S. Savannah. '" o. s. Seymour, Litchfeld. |" " S. r. Beers, " George c. Woodruff Esq, " Doct. Henry W. Euell, Henry Colt Esu