The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-10-05
BRasHEAR FEMALE ACADEMY.

PORT GIBSON, MISS.
GEO. q. BUTLER, Mrs A. j. BU TIER, Principals.
Prof. L. J. FITZHUGH, Vocal and Instrumental
Music
Miss. +. a. FITZHUGH, Assistant in Music and
English.
Nile. NJ. SCHWENDEMAN, French, spanish &c
and Drawing and Painting.
Mrs. A. NJ. M0NTM0RENCY, Matrnu.
'HE mex, session Of this Institution will COM
inence on the LIST Monday of October, and close
the lst week in July following. The buildings are
being enlarged, and other improvements made, to
add to the capacity and comforts of the Institution
and the grounds will be tastefully laid out Teach
ers of Superior accomplishments and we'll tried
faithfulness have been selected as above; and it
Is believed the advantages that TINS Institution Of
lerS III Music and Erencn are of unusual character.
The Principal has recently been connected witt the
Seminary OF Rev. Dr. Savage at Pass Christian,
ana engaged in teaching in the South for the last
eighteen years.
Terms per whole Academic Year, payable half in
advance, and remainder 18th February.
Tuition in English-Day scholars. $50 90
Music Piano, Harp Guitar, or Organ each SO 90
Use of instruments for practice. .......... 10 90
French taught daily Latin, &C., each 500. 80 90
' ocal Music taught singly and in classes. 20 90
Drawing and painting in Water coors.---. 20 90
Oh anGlnS ...''.'.--...- -.......'...' Az w
Grecian Painting. Observation-Disclosures. 80 w
lucidentais. MISREPRESENTATION. 2 90
Board including washing fuel aud lights. .lSO 90
n,
charged from the time of entrance the end of the
the session, but deductions made tor absence ex
cept III protracted cases Of Illness when the loss of
time will be equally shared between the pupil and
the institution. GEO. G BUTLER, A. NJ. Print.
Reference Is made to the following gentlemen:
the greater part Of whom have had daug hters un-
der his instruction:
Rev Butler, D., and the Trustees of the
Academy Rev DR. Savage, Rev G " Sill VIM
LightfoOt, Esq, DR. g N smith, P B McCutchoo
ESQ II kerSh4w Esq Pass
Allen Il Co, Lewis Oglesby, Block, McAfee Co.
b Mann Co, TwchelI, Esq, New Orleans Rev
A Massey, Geo Tuthil, Esq, NJ Warning, Esq
Mobile; Col James, Clarke co., Ala; p jackson
Grant, Coahoma co Miss; f Cooley. Esq., PIT Coupee
La DIR j L Stone, Pialuemine La; N Brown
Esq. Manchae, La; Col Myers, Madison Parish,
La; MeGill, Esq, st Joseph, La; N W Bland,
Esq. La; DR. Z Pearson, II Jones, Esq, Col
Williams, Matagorda, Texas. Sept8 '59-w6w.
SOUTHERN FEMALE COLLEGE.
Il HE fourth scholastic year of this Institution
will commence on Wednesday, 14th of Sep
TENDER next, under the management and control Of
Rev. I. Ii. CAPERs. President assisted by Rev. DR..
b. Il. CAPERs, A. NJ, us associate who was former
ly Professor Of Ancient Languages in Franklin
college. His long and established character as
teacher Is too well known to require commentator.
These gentlemen will bring into the College and will
nave here by the opening OF the session, as able
Faculty as can be found in any institution in cur
country 1t Is useless for TO say, for it is fact
already known, that President Capers requires
thorough scholarship in all the Departments
The Music department will be under the super
vision OF Prof CARLOS o. HELwIG, NJ d. who
brings the highest testimonials Of capacity and
moral worth. These testimonials are from our own
State, and from tn ,se who are known to the Trus-
tees and Faculty.
Qur institution is in high, heathful, section of
the state, remote from any town, and from the
great thoronghtares of the country, and offers to
its pupils the advantages of retirement aad healthy
exercise in the open air. The society in the yicin-
ty OF the College is good can be found in anv
portion OF the State. We offer as an iniucement
to parents to send their children to this Institution
the fact that the President is regular Physician
Of age and experience and from extensive practice
in former years, is familiar with the diseases O..
this climate, ana their treatment. He makes no
charge for services rendered 10 his pupils Parents
bringing their child en- by way Of the river will
land at Grand Gulf and go out by railroad to Port
Gibson, where arrangements have been made with
the livery stables to bring them to the College
without delay. All communications addressed to
the President at Rocky Springs, Claiborne county
Miss, viii meet with attention.
Expenses per Session of Ten Months.
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