The Opelousas courier., 1860-04-07
0PBL0USlS INSTITUTION,
FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEN.
UNDER THE DIRECTION q,

! UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
Dr.. J. A. a. DELARUELLE, PRINCIPAL; ProJesso,
| Of French and Latin.
W. c. LEWIS, Professor Of English and English
| Literature.
PEING resident of this locality, 70. the last four,
- teen years, having assisted Mrs. DearueIle in
the direction of her school for Young Ladies' founded
Fin the year 1874, and which terminated only at the
death OF its foundress expect to be able fully to an
swer the expectation of those parents who shall have
conflded the education of their children to me-
will do every thing that depend upon me to assist
the development of their intelligence and as far as it
may be possible, to improve in them those inteec-
tua qualities which ought to be the characteristics
of men whom the citizens of free country NAV one
day call 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 education free from contracted and anti
intellectual ideas, the offspring of ignorance and SUI
perstition, heIordinary companion.
But knowledge of science, the exercise of the
polite arts, will not suffice by themselves for com.
plete education. Religious ideas should also be in
cucated in their young minds. The belief in one
Sod is as rational as it is necessary. Though the
rites by which we honor the Divinity differ as to form
they provspne and the same object that is to ofar
hommaghso the Great Creator, TIE Arch;iect of the
ts,suerse Our religious Motto should then be T5le
1ssom. tore OF GOD 0'd our neiq1tbor Every atten
ao9Nlil oe bestowed Upon the students-Ther food
Will be healthy ai1d abundant They shall have for
their recreation and the exercise necessary to their
i salth, large and spacious play grounds. In fine
every thing will be done for the physical and moral
Improvement of the students
Corporal pu ishment expressly forbidden. Parents
Will receive once every three months bulletin of the
health and progress of their children
COM DITIoMs:
Board and tuition, in the two languages
per year, S14O M
Half boarders, and instruction in the two
languages, per year, 10 90
Day senoiafss same instruction, per year, 80 90
F." IS per month A m
Washing, by the year, 10 90
nendlng, 10 90
Bed, +" oO
Expenses of sickness at the cost of parents. thew
choosing their physician
No diminuton will be allowed for sickness not e,-
ceeding one month.
Each quarter payable in advance and all quarters
once commenced will be due in full. Each student
shall furnish one cord of wood for The winter
Two public examinations year, that is one in |
June and the other in November The Latin. and |
Spanish languages, &C., we'll Drawing Painting,
Music, Fencing, Dancing, are paid extra.
Every boarder should bring 9 summer coats. Q
winter coats, pair summer pantaloons pair win
ter pantaoons, cravats, vests, pair socks, 2 |
blanket, cotton counterpane, l musqutto bar, | /
pair of sheets, napkins, towels, pocket hand
kerchiefs, blue bed cover bucket, knife, fork
and spoon, combs, tooth brushes.
Paper, pens and books at the cost of parents. !
REFERENCES:
Hon. J. II. Overton, A. Garrigues Esq,
Hon. B. A. Martel, Evte Debaillon.
Thos. n. Lewis Esq, Joseph D. Guidry,
T. S. Robin ESQ.,, P. L. Hebrard |
DIR. DELARUELLE.
OpeIousas, March laIh 1875