Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-04

bO1 DEN. Architect.
PHINEHAS BALL, Civil Engineer
Z. I. BILLINGS, Portrait Painter.
b. H. KINNEY, sculptor.
ADDISON PRENTISS, Engraver.
the Worcester Academy of Fine Arts still main
tains its distinguished position among the Instiu
tons Ofwhich city may rightfully be proud. The
very superior educational accomplishments of the
senior principal, Miss Robinson, and her entire de-
vonon TO the best interests of her pupils are the more
appreciated as they become more generally known.
Miss Gardner, who has been very successful a
teacher elsewhere has during the past year, proved
herself eminently qualified for efficient perform
ance of all the duties deyoving upon her the
ciate-princpal of this Institution. Whoever may
nave passed an hour in their pleasant schoolrooms
can Dear testimony to the patience and fidelity of
both these teachers and to their thorough system Of
instruction in whatever they attempt to teach.
Inc French classes still continue under the charge
OF Mons de Neneze. This young gentleman was ed
ucated at the Imperial Lyceum of Louise Grand, in
fars; he has had some years experience teach
er of his native language in this country and his
one years successful services here have made him
one OF ihe most popular French teachers have
ever had in this city.
The daily and familiar use of French and German
as the medium accommodation between the teach
ers and such pupils cultivate acquaintance with
those languages IN connection with other studies,
mas been attended with very favorable results Some
OF the Rotations in Arithmetic &C. have been made
wholly in French by NJ. de Veneze's pupis-an evil
dence OF practically useful command of ''the mod
ern universal languagen well calculated to excite the
envy OF those Americans who have travelled over
Europe, regretlng at every step their inability to
converse IN the eVefyWhere-Spoken French. A resi-
dence OF nearly two years in GERMANY and frequent
practice in speaking German since her return have
gwen Miss X. such a mastery of that language that
she speaks it with great fueney. Miss G. is also
fine German scholar, and the ordinary conversation
OF the two associate principals is often carried on in
that language. Colloquial German may, therefore,
be learnt here as it is learnt in Hanover Saxony or
wherever else it is found in its purity
The character of the instruction given at this
Academy in the various styles of Drawing, Sketch
ing from Nature, Painting, &c, may be best under
stood by an inspection of the productions of the pu
pills during the past visit to the Picture Gal
lery of the Institution cannot fail to interest those
who may wish to judge for themselves.
During the past year, also, the pupils in the COM
mon branches of English education have acquitted
themselves very creditably. Their proficiency in
penmanship, particulary-that art SO useful and
yet i'll some schools, so much negleced-has been
very remarkable: and if equaled, certainly never
surpassed within the range OF our recollection.
The military drill of the young gentlemen, the ca
listhenc exercises for the young ladies' and all the
yantages afforded by the fine gymnasium connected
with the Academy, will be appreciated by those,
who, deploring the many accomplished educations
acquired in this country only to be rendered of no
avail by ruined health, still have faith hope that
sound 11nd IN sound body is blessing attanable,
despite our climate or other influences, by a large
majority OF the rising generation of Americans.
In short, the Worcester Academy of Fine Arts in
its every department, is, in Judgment an insti-
tuition pre-eminently deserving of confidence and
patronage.