The Opelousas courier., 1857-03-28
MiScehRaRleOUs.
CONVENT AND ACADEMY
OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
94NeEOsss0s, E0gglsssggs4g.

/ THVHIS Institution will be opened by the Ladies Of
Il Il the Holy Cross in the beginning of October
in the Town of opelousasv for the education of the
young Ladies of the Parish and of the neighbofing
Parishes. The location is most delightful and offers
all the exterior advantages which parents may desire
for their children The system Of eGucation will eE-
brace all the branches taught Ia the best Institutions
i of America or Europe: Reading, Spelling, Grammar
! Composition, Rhetoric, Elocuton, applied 10 the
French and English languages, to both of which the
utmost attention will bepaid and both of which the
pupils wiilmost carefully be tranedto speak and write
/ with correctness, elegance and fuency,--W Writing,
Geography, sacred and profane ancient and modern
History, Mythology, Arithmetic Bookkeeping the
elements of Algebra and Geometry, Natural Phoso-
ply, Natural History, Gomestics Economy, Sewing
| Embroidery, Artificial flowers, Drawing, Painting
Vocal and Instrumental Music-This last branch s7ill
be-taught by distinguished Artist just arrived from
Sew-0rleans.
Nothing will be omitted to kindle in the pupils
vivid emulation for learning; the greatest attention
viii also be paid develop their minds. form their
hearts, and elevate their character They will have
nothing to fear from evil examples evil associa-
tons remaining at all times within the enclosure Of
the hense and under the eyes OF kind teachers who
will watch over their morals with maternal affection
They will receive no visits, EXCEPTION theig parents
or relations, who will be admitted to see them in the
parior on Thursdays after the morning classes and
on Sundays after the high mass.
The utmost attention win be paid to the hesith of
the pupils the diet will be wholesome and abuni-
ant the sick will be nursed with masernal vigilance
and tenderness.
Religion is the ground work of education The
Institution is Catholic; however, young ladies who
NAV belong to other denominations will be received
on the only condition of conforming to the public i
exercises of the house.
Te enable parents send their children at an earlier
age to school,-a child may profit from the age of
seven or eight and even sooner, keep them oIi-
ger and send several of them once, the most mod
crate prices have been adopted:-For Board and
Tuition 500 per scholastic year of ten months pay
able quarterly in advance; Day-seholars win pay $50
$50 $4e forthe scholastic year, according 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 Pano;-$3 per T
month for vocal music
Parents will have to supply their children with /
books and paper, and provide for the washing OF /
their clothes; expenses incurred in sickness will also
be charged to them
trance, with nusquito bar, sufficient quantity +
of sheets blankets, towels an,i every day clothes
they must also bring he uniform consisting for I
the whole year in a blue dress, with cape OF the
same color, trimmed with black velvet two sun
bonnets, blue,1 of brown linen; two veils blue
2 yds. 4 white, yds: spoon, fork. tHmbler and t
knife also small bucket, brushes, COMBS a
pitcher, bowl, and looking sithese three last
articles viii be for sale in the house, to preserve
in the dressing room.
Fer further particulars apply to
Sister NARY OF THE HOLY ANGELS
- S4ptrfor.
Rector Of the Church of opelousas
0peiousas, August 10th, 1865.