Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-07-03
1Yfss Mary Pogram's school,

It is an annual privilege Of which VIC Wouia
not be deprived, and Of which we are reminded
by the termination Of the scholastic year, "a
period of time, by the way, embracing Out
nine MONTHS to refer 10 the admirable scnooi
for young ladies, which has risen to such h'sh
reputation and influence under the charge Oh
Miss Mary f. pegram, Of this city Inns
school has Just completed its fourth session.
but already it has won for itself q als''neloh
such as is seldom acquired by seminarles oil
tho same character in i decade. And this is
due mainly TO tic rare gifts and precious per-
sopal qualities Of the accomplished lady who is
=, the head Of the institution. That she is
herself L fine scholar, perfectly conversnnt with
Inc branches she undertakes 10 teach, that she
has 4 happy faculty Of imparting knowledge,
that every department is under her supervision,
and supplied by her with the best instructors
ali this expresses but half the adyan-
tases offered by the school, for it is not the
intellect alone which Miss Pcgram cxcels in
training, but with her the yet higher task oil
cult: waiting the affections and the amenities OIL
the heart, demands and receives n constant
watchfi,l and loving attention. The Sure<t
pledge, and the most grateful gucrdon, OF her
success, may be found in the attachment OF her
mlpjls-somc of whom have already become
ornaments OF society in Virgin" and other
| Southern States. Indeed, the value OF snch
4 woman AS Miss pcgram is best seen, after
4 iausc of time, and in various parts Of the
country, in the iolticr standard OF female ac-
complishrnent which has hcen erected by
her cycr,ionS. There are but L few such
II bc met with in Il generation; anu h!c'i-
moud has rood reason to be proud ol her
daughter, who has chosen to devote to Il great
public service those uncommon and striking
traces and talents which would have achieved
for her a brilliant eclat in literature, or in the
world CT fashion. There is, indeed, very little
that is eciaiant in the career ola scl!oelmistrcss.
It'll ONLY when one becomes the heroine o! such
4 story rs that told by the !Autocrat OF the
breakfast Table, that we are made TO syinpH-
,l,:ze with her emotions or when she herself
reveals to US something Of her inner lille, as in
the case of Charlotte Brontt, that We begin 10
understand the heroic selC:sacritiCc involved in
the irkso.nc and laborious routine she p,rSueS'
This routine will have i pleasant intsrva! OF
three months with Miss Pcgran, and then She
will resume IFS duties. We commenced this
paragraph with the intention Of commanding
Miss Pcgram'S school to such of our readers IN
or out OF Virginia as are about 10 make q choice
Of prcccptor for their children, butitis scarce
Is necessary for us 10 do this. In the city she
is so well known and 50 much esteemed
that llc: day scholars arc always in full ranks,
and the rcputc Of the boarding department, as
a refined, and comfortable, and Christian hon'f,
has gore far and wide. We will say this, how
ever, that parents At = distance desiring TO
place their daughters ut Miss Pesram 5 Tor inc
next session, commencing in October, wo":u
dn rrii IA address ncr at once on the subject.