Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-02-02
YOuug Ladies Institute.


 NR. EDIToR-Having attended portion Of the time, during the recent examination ot the pupils of the above named institute, l propose, with your permission, to offer few general re- marks upon the institute, its design, the princi- pal teachers and scholars.
 And first, its design: The object and de- sign of the institute is to give as thorough and complete education in all the branches that are usually taught in the best female semnarles, and at a reasonable cost in any portion of the Union. To this may be added another fact to educate our daughters at honls!-in our oon Sate
 The principal of the institute, Mrs. Richard, is too well known in this community, for her ability as teacher aud worth as lady, for me to say more than to simply mention her name.
 The teachers, Misses James and Kimber are both young ladies of undoubted talent and aptness to teach in their respective departments. To those names may be added that of MT. H. Lasserve and MT. J. Faust. The two latter teach CTS are comparatively strangers, though not the less esteemed or appreciated on that account.- They have given great satisfaction to the prin- cpal and patrons of the school, besides having imbued the scholars with a love of study and improvement in the various and higher branch es taught in their respective departments.
 In the musical department of the institute, I feel somewhat at loss for words to properly ex- tho T rb.C, ful accomplishment. Mir. Lasserve, the professor and composer of music, is undoubtedly without asuperior west of the Mississippi. Mir. L., too, is partially a stranger to us; but his accomplish ed ability however, at once point him out as the proper individual to take charge of and instruct the young ladies of the institute in that intri cate and polished art.
 The schoars--near one hundred in number appeared to have made good progress in their respective studies, showing that they were worthy of credit to their tea hers. The ex- animation, so far as I am judge, was in the primary, as well as in the higher department, very good--n the musical il was exoellent.- To enumerate the names of those scholars who appeared to excel in their various branches forms no part of my intention Where all done well, to be indivdous would be out of place and un- just.
 In the commencement of this school-near two years ago-it was an experiment at best, for our citizens appeared to think in school matters as in all other things that ITO good thing could come out of Nazareth" Our children were sent abroad to second rate schools at first rate prices they returned home to our firesides, if not with "fnisled eiucatiOn,' at least one they pro- fessed to have done with
 We were heretofore content, either because it was fashionaJle, or that necessity existed to send our daughters abroad to obtain a good education; if the former, the sooner it is aban- doned the better if the latter the cause no longer exists. Then why not at once do as other communities sustain our own schools, particularly y when we have aD institution of such undoubted worth and merit.
 moving that several gentlemen of talent were invited to and took part in this examina- tion, and that report worthy of themselves and the cause will be made, I forbear to say more on the subject w.