The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-11-26
Opeio,,sus Female COLLEGE,

7NfIlS Institution, will open its first sess"n
u on the first Mnnlay i'll January, 1850. under
the. sulnrin;eti,eurc OF Rev. Ber;. Il. White and
Lady; assisted BY n NJ; Lowry, A. N. Principal Of
College ncpartment.\. H. Est;lettc, Principal o.
French ptplrtment-,lrs. i. J. Levy, Principalsof
Primary Department, and Prof IL. Bodc.nuer,
Principal of Misc Department.
This Institution, i, ~ be ,,crmancir--.alil is de-
signed to af,rl an opportunity t, Southern Pa
rents, for educating their daughters, thoroughly,
IN alt Of the branches of solid, liberal scientilic
and ornamental caucation.' Boys under the age of
eight years, will ;tNo he received into the primary
department. Toaccomplish this, we have al, will
.secare the services of superior educators. As soon
rs our catalogue numbers fifty pupils. we intsnd
ert ting handsome fire proof building, with I'LL Of
the in proved convcnie.ces, and arrangements fUS
health and comfort.
l.ile government shall be parental, and strictly
moral. Y.'e pupils wifi he allowed To attend any
Gansch tle:r parents may advise, provided, they
are furnished with proper protection, otherwisc
they viii attend ''hen prolter) the Methodist
Church. Each pupil will be required to take lessons
In the act Of cutting and making such garments,
and experimenting such ditieSsss are requisite to
possible, will he given to the physical eaucatio,,
and deyelopcment, Of every pupil. as thereon de-
pends the success, Of li|dins, either good mell-
tai, or moral f;,llric.
Each pupil will bring with 'ier, PILLOW, pr of
Pillow cases, pr of Sheets, l Blanket and Com
fort and suitable quantity of plain, neat clothing.
Each piece will be marked with the ow2s----1 name.
Our course OF study shall be t!loroTgh; and to
this end, we will use tic most approved textbooks,
anrrough9ut; adopting especially Southern authors
Wworhy)
Boarding, washing. fuel lights ETC., per Scholastic
-, year OF forty weeks. ...................sl2o W
4a,llon nI,, in Preparatory Department per
Tuition in College Department per schoas. -
VIZ year. 5VS ~,
Music on Piano or G.itar Yer sIiolstic year so 90
y! Hse Of Instrument per Scholastic year..... 80
uuraw!hs per Scholastic year. .,........... 20 Ol
y ralntlny in Water or Oil per scholastic year 40 ot
Vocal Music 10 90
French ss 25 on
Spanish 30 OJ
Art OF Cutting and Sewing per :" - 10 on
Payments quarterly in advance. Charges made
rom sline OF entering, until the close of the term
home. ~e''e'S>' ''~'''''
LOCATIONS:
sontiW estegm La., and especially Opelousas, is
noted for its hcalthtulness We have l0 local cause
;Uo ;Ur disease and etoy almost continually, the re
!avehating influences of the Gulf Breeze; making
one OF tile most eligible points for Female Col
ns ,sse anywhere in the State. We are within from
~ y u ~ hours run of NewOrleans both by Boat OF
~ ana Stage; soon we will be in ten or twelve
n.I', G.zens of the City, and Planters q the Rive
nar's,ies, fine opportunity to educate thei1
daughters, and to spend with or near them, th'
mineral Springs. The College building will be 10
sased far enough from town to secure to the pupils
isae.y from any contagion, that might unfortunate
~ atfct the place.
Address Rev. BENZ. F. WHITE,
Opelousas, La.
REFEHENcEs:
nI.1s. lnos. II. Lewis, ESP, Opeousas; S. D. Motley
pppeousas; Jno P. HGdson, Opelousas; jas. NJ
nnUr'er' H. ope!ousas; Rev. J. A. iyey, Alexandria
~. ~; Z. Angel, NewOrleans; Rev. r. Reed, Ney
,LNell, NJ. d., Opelo,,sas; Rev. C. \. Frazec, Opt
"usas; Rev. A. i. Fly, opelo,lsas.
N'b-Our School is now in session, and we or
prepared to receive either day OF boarding pupil
Opelousls October %, 1853.