Litchfield enquirer., 1857-05-21
The Gould Seminary,
An English and French. Boarding and Day
school 10 Young Ladies.
LITCHrIELD, CONN.
MISS s. HOGAN, PRINCIPAL.

49, .s.s- ----A& 5sl
MISS s. HOGAN, PRINCIPAL
ASSISTANT TEACHERS,
MISS II. J. STYLES MISS S. A. STYLES
nuPILS will be received into this Institution de-
Il signed for the efficient and thorough education
of young ladies, Monday the 7th 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 one year. unless
some definite arrangement is made to the contrary
before entering & rH
Board and Tuition in English, French, Latin, Draw
ing, and Needle per annum, $3.50 90
Washing, Gf rcquiredo per session, 1900
Bedding, per session, -g 2 90
Pew Rent per session, 100
EXTRA CHARGES.
Dancing, $500
PaintihS-oil, twenty lessons, 800
g water color, twenty lessons, 500
pastel, twenty lessons, 500
- lnonochromatic, twenty lessons, 500
Ornamental leather-work, twenty lessons, 500
Drawing-Crayon. twenty lessons, 500
Penciling, per session, 500
Music Instrumental, per session, 90
Use ct Plitno for practlclng. per session. 5 90
Stationery, Senior Department. per session, SEQ
Junior Department, per session. 200
The charge for Stationery includes pens ink paper
pencils and copy-books. Pupils are not permitted
The School is divided into two departments. In
the Junior Department, the instruction is chiefly oral
The pupils are taug in classes, and the lesson made
as interesting possible advantage of this sys
TEN Isl that all benefited alike and the standing
in the class does not depend on the instruction they
may, or may not receive at home. The course of
study in the Junior Department comprises Town S
Spelling Mitchell sOutline Maps Grammar; Child
History. Of the United States; Study of Words !;
Scholars Companion; Parley's Common School
History; Morse's Geography ; Pctersons Familiar
Science First Lessons in Composition, Quackenbos :;
Outlines of English History; Arithmetic; Writing !;
Reading. .--=e -res. ...r>r .erf
In the Senior Department, a large portion of the
instruction given is in the form of familiar lectures
and conversation The lessons 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 obviated !;
and each prepares abstract weekly, it cannot
be objected that they will not learn to generaize for
themselves There is also weekly class for the
tension Of general information, and the discussion 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
reviewed Parents invited to visit the class
in which the school is conducted, and judge of the
improvement made.
The pupils in the Senior Department have to
a well-chosen library.
The course of study in the Senior Department COM
prises Scholars Companion Trench on Words !;
Smellie's Philosophy of Natural History; Goodrich S
Geography and History, Ancient and Modern :;
Composition and Rhetoric, Quackenbos; Wayland's
Moral Science; Mtrkham's History of England
Li,coln's Botany; Billions Grammar Mrs. Phelps
Chemistry Shaw's English Literature; Davies Algebra
Burritts Geography Of the Heavens
Kames Elements of Criticism Buffers Analogy !;
English, Past and Present. Trench Mental Philoso-
ply Universal History Cousin, on the Good, the
sf,,1 cyI{ 1,o nax D..
Keeping Putt and Arnolds Medieval Geography
and History Sismondi's Literature of the South Of
Europe Composition e
TEXTBOOKS IN FRENCH.
Jewetts Ollendorf :; Roemer's Idioms Dc Fiyas'
Reader; Chousuct's Dialogues Historic dc France ;
LIE Grand-pere Literature Franchise Noel ct Chap
sails Grammar; Pictiola; Gengembres Method !;
Mabire s Conversations
The boarding pupils not permitted to go out
unaccompaned by teacher, They take daily exer-
else in the open air. and subjected to restraints
other than those essential to wellreguated family
use-keeping is taught if desired
Each pupil will supply herself with dressing
case. work-box. toilet and table napkins and ring
silver fork and spoons, umbrella and over-shocs
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 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 acrinen excuses from their
parents, for unprepared lessons, are allowed time
during school hours for their preparation.
In the Senior Department.. the pupils are required
to study hour and half at home and those i'll
the Junior Department but one hour.
The terms for day pupils are, tuition in English
French, Latin. and Drawing. $50 per session, Junior
Departm ,tS12Lpayable in advance. Extra branches
as above. IN
The Principal is permitted to refer to the following
gentle en-:
The Hon VIM, l.. Marcy sec'y of State. Washington.
" jefferson Davis. Sec'y of War;
I" % Judge Wayne, Sup. Court U. S. Savannah.
." :. o. S. Seymour, Etchfield.
I" s. r. Beers,
George c. Woodruff Esq,
Doct Henry w. Buell.,
Henry &. Colt ESD,
Litchield, June, 1856.
INSTRUCTION.