Litchfield enquirer., 1857-03-12
The Gould Seminary, An English ana French, Boarding and Day School fo Y0ung Ladies.
 LITCHFIELD, CONN.
c. H. HoLLISrER. Esq. PRESIDENT. MISS $. HOGAN, PRINCIPAL.

MISS s, HOGAN, PRINCIPAL.
 ASSISTANT Trscurns,
 also h. J. STYLES. MISS s. X. STYLES DUPILS will be received into this Institution. de-
 signed for the efficient and thorough education ot young ladies. on Monday the Tth day of July next
 Inc scholastic year IS divided into two sessions commencing the first Wednesdays of November weeks - "
 The number of boarding pupils will be limited :; ntne will be received for less than one year. unless some definite arrangement is n,ade to tine contrar, before entering. ' Board and Tuition in English French, Latin, Draw
 ing. and Nccdle-work, per annum, s25O co " asmis, 1T required. per session, 1900 neouins' ns' per session, 200 Pew Rent, per scssion, OO
 EXTRA CHARGES.
 1'ncing' ns!1:tg sic % rain'tns OH, twenty lessons, 500
 water color. twenty lessons, 500 ' pastel twenty lessons. S fD
 s' nonoehromatic twenty lessons s 00 ornamental ieashet-work, twenty lessons, 500 Draw ing -Crayon twenty lessons, 800
 Penclllng. per session, 6 co Music Instrumental. per session, 20 % Use of Piauo for practieing per session, $ Go stationery Seni'r Department per session. 800 Junior Department. per session 200 | The charge for Stationery includes pens ink nancr pencils: and cory-books. Pupils are not permitted ! to furnish their stationery
 
 the Junior Department, the instruction is chiefly oral The pupils arc taught in casss ard tf.e lesson made as Interesting as possible; advantage of this sys- tenn s that all arc benefited alike and the standing Ill the class docs not depend the instruction they may. or may not, 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; P,,rleys Common School History; Morses Geography Peterson's Familiar frsS in Outlines of English History; Arithmetic; Writing Heading.
 In the Senior Department, large portion of the instruction given is in tho form of familiar lectures and conversation The lessons fully explained ani abstract, prepared by the teacher is dictated ! These dictations are written in blank book and afterwards committed to memory thus the neccs>it of each pupils possessing textbook is obviated and as each one prepares abstract weekly it cannot be objected that they will learn gencralize for themselves. There is also weekly class for the ex tension of general information and the lisc,,sson.of the leading events of the day. Weekly Lectures will be delivered on Physiology Philosophy History Astronomy Iicraturc, and the Fine Arts
 On the first Friday in every month the classes arc reviewed. Parents arc invited to visit the class rooms on these days, that they may sec the manner in which the school IS conducted and judge of the improvement made
 The pupils in the Senior Department have access to we'll chosen library.
 The course of study in the Senior Department com. prises Scholars Companion Trench on Words Sncllics Philosophy of Natural History Cood,i,b. Geography and History, Ancient and Modern Composition and Rhetoric, Quackenbos Wayland's Moral Science; Markham's History of England LAncoi"s Rotany; Ruons Grammar; Mrs Phslps Che'niTtry Shaw English Literature; Dor,s ALebra Burritts Geography of the Heavens Kamcs Elements of Criticism Butlcr's Analogy English Past and Present Trench Mental Philoso phy Universal History Cousin, on the Good the scantiful, and the True Davies Geometry; Book Keeping; Putz and Arnolds Medieval Geography and History Sismondis Literature of the South of Europe; Composition.
 TEST-IooKs IN FRxscB. Jewetts Ollendorff; l;ocmers 1slioras De Fivas' Reader; Chouiuets Dialogues; Historic de France Le Grand pore Literature Francaisc Noel ct Chan sal's Grammar; Pic,iola; Gengembre's Method Mahire's Conversations. The boarding pupils not permitted to go out unac-ofnpanlcd by teacher, They take daily exer- else in the open air. and are subjected to restraints other than those essential to a we'll regulated family House. keeping is taught if desired Esch pupil will supply herself with dressing case, work-box. 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 devoted to plain and ornamental Scedle-work, and every pupil is taught to sew neatly.
 French is the language of the School, and of the h'asc, except at table, when English is spoken, and cheerful conversation encouraged.
 Day pupils Who bring cralea excuses from their parents, for unpreparcd lessons. are allowed time during school hours for their preparation.
 In the Senior Department. the pupils are rcquire,i 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. S75 per session. Junior Dcpartm lts12-rayable in advance. Extra branches as above The Principal is permitted to refer tr .he following gentle en-
 The Hon. Wm. l.. Marcy secy of State Washington [ '' E. Jefferson Davis Sec'y of War. :" ! 'i U Judge Wayne. Sup Court. L. s. Savannah. " '' Q. s. Seymour, Litchfc.d
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 George C. Woodruff Esq,
 1Inct. Henry " Hiell, e"
 Henry Cnit Esq ." ! EtchfelI June 1856