Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-05-07

The scholastic year is divided into two sessions
commencing on 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 one year unless
some definite arrangement is made 10 the contrary
lefore entering.
Beard and Tuition in English French, Latin. Draw
lhS ana -Needle-"ork, per annun, $50 60
Washing, iit rcqured,) per session, L. 90
Bedding per session, 900
Few Rent, per session, m
EAIHA CHARGES
! Dancing, s12 90
Painting--oil, twenty lessons. Ga
water color. twenty lessons, 500
pastel twenty lessons 500
mohochT"lnaiic twenty lessons, 60
ornamental leathef-work, twenty lessons, 90
! Drawing trayon. twenty lessons 500
ltlciLilS- Per session, 90
Music-lnstrumcntal, per session, 20 90
/ Sc Of Piano for practirn-. per session 800
stationery, senior department, per session, co
Junior Department. per session. 800
Inc charge Tor Stationery includes pens ink payer
pencils: and cory-books. Pupils are not permitted
to furnish their own stationery
| The School is divided into two departments, In
the Junior Department. the instruction is chiefly oral
The pupils are taught in classes and the lesson made
as interesting possible: advantage of 1his svs
ten j., that all are benefited alike and the STANDING
lii the class does not depend on the instruction they
may, or may not, receive at home The course nf
study in the Junior Department comprises Town s
Spelling; Mitchell Outline Maps Grammar: Chd's
History OF the United States: Study Of Words :;
Scholars Companion; Parleys Common School
History; Molses Geography petcrsons Familiar
Science; First Lessons in Composition Quackcnhos
Outlines Of English History; Arithmetc Writing
Heading
In the Senior Department. large portion of the
instruction given is in the form Of familiar lectures
and conversation The lessons are fully explained
aud an abstract prepared by the teacher is dictated
These dctallons are written in a blank book and
afterwards committed to memory thus the necessity
ct each pupils possessing textbook is ohyiateL ::
AMI as each one prepares an abstract weekly it cannot
be objected that they will not learn to ceneralizs for
themselves There is also weekly class for the ex
tension of general information and the discussion Of
the leading events of the day. Weekly Lectures
viii be delivered on Physiology, Philosophy, History
Astronomy, Literature, and the Fine Arts
On the first Friday in every month the classes IRE
reviewed. Parents are invited to visit the class
rooms on these days, that they lnay see tie manner
in which the school is conducted and iuI"e of tbe
improvement made
The pupils in the Senior Department have access to
n Wcll-choscn library.
The course of study in the Senior Department com
priScs Scholars Companion; Trench on Words,
Smellie Philosophy OF Natural History GoodrjrI'~
Geography and History, Ancient and Modern
Composition AMI Rhetoric, QulchcnI,os Waylund's
Moral Science; Markham ) History OF Englnd
L9'co'"'s h@7"pi bnili"n's Grammar; NJ. Pb.lps
Chemistry Shaw English Literature: Dartes' i,ctTg
Burlitts Geography of the Heavens
kames Elements OF Criticsm Buffers Analo.sv
ENGLISH Past and Present Trench Mental pnilosc-
ply; Universal History: Cousin, on the Good the
l;e2u;Iiul, and the True Davies Geometry; Book
Keeping; Putt and ArnoiS. Medieval (icogtahy
and History >i>monr,is Literature OF the South ui
Europe Composition
TINI-EooKs IN French
5"wctts Nilendorf Rocmcl's Elioms De Fivas'
Reader Chou1uet's Dialogues: Historic de France :
lie Grandpcrc; Literature Franchise Noel ct Chap
sal Grammar; PctiHla; GcnGcmbre's Method ;
/ Mabirc's Conversations.
The boarding pupils not permitted to 60 out
unaccompanicd by teacher, They take daily exer-
else in the open air and are subjected to no restraints
other than those essential to wcregulatcd family
housekeeping is taught if desired!
I Each pupil will supply herself with drcssino-
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 ren TT
sent home. testimonial is awarded to excellence
/ Neclnes lay afternoons devoted to plain and
ornamental Necdle-work, and every pupil is taught
| to neatly.
French is III" language of the School. and of the
house. except at table. when English is spoken. and
cheerful! conversation encouraged
Day pupils who bring WrjHea excuses from their
parents, for unprcpared lessons, arc allowed time
during school hours for their preparation.
in the Senior Department. the pupils are reuuired
to study one hour and half at home: and those in
tie junior Department but one hour.
| The terms for day pupils are, tuition in English
French, Latin, and Drawing S25 per session, Junior
Deptrtm tt5l2-payable in advance. Extra branches
The Principal is permitted to refer to the following
/ gentle en-:
The Hon VIM L. Marcy, scc'y of State. Washington.
. - Jefferson Davis, Sec'y of War
- 81 Judge Wayne Snp Court us Savannah.
- 90 o. S Seymour, Iitchfeld.
" d" s. P Hcers.
| George c. Woodruff Esq, %