The Opelousas courier., 1858-11-20
OPEL0USAS. lNSTlrUT
FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEN.
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UNDER THE DIRECTION OF

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
DR.. J. A. A: DELARU ELLIE, PR1ScIpAL; Professor
Of French and Latin. DO s'' T. 90
T. II. THOMPSON, Professor Of English and En-
gfssh Lsterdture. =, 5t2d 2e =:
pEING resident ofthis locality for the last four
AV teen years, having assisted Mrs. Delaruelle in
the direction of her school for Young Ladies' founded
in the year 1874, and which terminated only the
death of its foundress expect to be able fully to an
swer the expectation ofhose parents who shall have
confiaed the education of their children to me-
will do every thing that depend upon me to assist
the development of their intelligence and far as it
may be possible, to improve in them those intellec
tual Qualities which ought to be the characteristics
of men whom the citzehs of a free country NAV one
day call to fiji! the high stations in government.
shall do all that dependupo me tomaI1e them good
citizens and good fathers Of families For this pur
pose liberal education developing the intellect is
required an education free from contracted and anti
intellectual ideas, the offspring of Ignorance and su-
persttion, her ordinary companion
But knowledge Of science, the exercise of the
polite arts, will not suffice by themselves for
plete education Religious ideas should also be in
culcated their young minds. The belief r@one
God is as rational as it is necessary. Though the
rites by whchwe honor the Divinity differ as to forn
they prove one and the same object, that is to offer
hommage to the Great Creator, the Architec5 ot'the
UnigeFse.' Our religious motto should thenbe 7ole-
ration, loae Of God and air aseighbor. Every atten
ton will be bestowed upon the sudeuts.Their food
will be healthy and abundant. They Shall have for
their recreation and the exercise necessary to their
health, large and spacious play grounds. In fine,
every thing will be done for the physical and moral
Improvement Of the students. -szegs$.G
Corporal pu ishment expressly forbidden. Parents
will recegeonce every three lnonthsh bulletin ot the
health and progress Of th er children. .sar 4fr \
., .s,.atsfl lCOMDIT1OES a,rr 4
Board and tuition, in the two languages, ..v,..
per. year, $40 90
Half boarders, and instruction IN the two NJ
languages, per year, 'l'i 70 90
Day scholars, same instruction, per year, = 40 90
" t''il.g45g : s..''s!3t1 per month, = 4 90
Washing; by the year, 10 90
Mending, g" -" - " 10 90
Bed, !" 7''aFF'''. &<'- 81" 5 90
Expenses Of sickness at the cost of parents they
choosing their physician. .e5" ACTS
No elimination will be allowed forsickness not ex-
cecdngT one month. +t,y., -,fyft
Each quarter payable in ADVANCE and all quarters
once commenced+will be- due insflll Each student
shall furnish one cord Of wood FOR the winter.
Two public examinations year, that is one in
June and the other in November. The Latin, and
Spapishlanguages &c, as well as Drawing, Painting,
Music, Fencing, DanciDg arr, paid extra. =, ia
Every boarder should bring 2 summer coats,
winter coats, pair summer pantaloons,2 pair win
ter pantaloons, crayats, vests, pair socks,
blanket, l cotton countefpane, Imusquitto bar, l
pair of Sheets 4 napkins 2 towels, 6 pocket hand
kerciliets Il blue bed coVer, bucket, knife, fork
and spoon, combs, toota brushes Pa Fl. s,,..ys=..
Paper, pens aud books at theseost Of parents