The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1858-09-04
0PDLOUSiS INSTITUTION,
FOR TIE EDUCATION or Y0UNG MEN.
UNDER THE DIRECTION Of

! UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
]; DR.. J. A. A. DELARUELLE, PR1Sc1rAl; Professor
of French and Latin. =
T. Il. THOMPSON, Professor Of English and En-,
glish Literature fs&#
DElNG resident of this locality for the last four
-mb teen years, having assisted Mrs, Delaruele il
the direction of her school for Young ladies' founded
Fin the year 1914, and which terminated only at thu
death of its foundress expect to be sbe fully to an
swer the expectation ofthose parents who shall have
Econfded the education of their childien to me.
will do every thing that depend upon me to assis
the development OF their intelligence, and far as il
may be possible, to improve in tn nj those intelec
tual qualities which ought to be the characteristics
of men whom the citizens of free country may one
day cali to fill the high stations in government
shall do all that depend upon me to make 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 SUI
|perstton, her ordinary companion.
/ But knowledge of science, the exercise of the
polite arts, will not suffice by themselves for conf
plete education Religious ideas Should also be in.
culcated in their young minds. The belief in one
God is as rational as it is necessary Though the
rites by which honorthe Divinity differ to form,
they prove and the object, that is to offer
llomnage to the Great Creator, the ArcAitect Of the
Universe. Our religious motto should then be 7ole-
ration, lone Of God and our neighbour Every atten-
ton will be bestowed upon the students-Ther food
will be healthy aud abundant. They shall have for
their recreation and the exercise necessary to their
hcalth large and spacious play grounds. In fine,
every shing will be done for the yacal and moral
improvement Of the students.
Corporal pu shment expressly forbidden. Parents
will receive once every three months bulletin OF tn
health and progress of heir children.
0NDITIONS
Board and tuition, in the two languages, es= r,
per year, Sf40 OO
Half boarders and instruction in the two
languages per year, 70 90
Day scholars, same instruction, per year, 40 90
" per mouth, 90
Washing by the year, Il 10 90
Moulding, g 't 10 90
Bed, 90
Expenses of sickness at the cost af parents they
choosing their physician.
No diminution will be allowed for sickness not
Gee dirg one month
Each quarter payable in advance ;.and all quarters
once commenced will be due in full Each student
shall ninish one cord of wood for thp winter.
Two public examinations year., that is one in
June and The other i'll November. The Latin, and
Spanish languages, &c, well Drawing, Painting,
Music, Fencing, Dancug, are paid extra. s.
Every boarder should bring 2 summer coats, 2
wlter coats, pair summer pantaoons, PAIR WIN
ter paataloons, cravats, vests A pair socks, 9
blanket, l cotton eounterpane nusquitto bar, l
pair OF sheets, napkins, towels, pocket hand
ke chiefs, blue bed cover, bucket, l knife, fork
aud spoon, COMBS tooth brushes, --...-.. ..
Paper, pens and books at the cost Of parents.
REFERENcEs:s "a
Hon. J. Il. 0verton, A. Ga;1igues ESQ.,,
Hon. B. a Marrel, Evle. Debaion,
,Thos. H. Lewis Esq, G: King ESD,
L. S. Robin Esq, ?. L. He5rard.
: #- st DR.. DELARUELLE.
Opelousas March 18th, 1858.