Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-08-18

On the First Monday of September
This Establishment is conducted by the Relig-
ious Sisters OF the Visitation, order fou nded
by st. Francis de Sales, in 1910. The mem berE
of this Institute devote themselves chiefly to the
instruction of Young Ladies, in principles Of
Virtue and in the various branches of finished
English and Ornamental Education.
The course of instruction comprises Ortho-
graphy, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Gram
mar, Ancient and Modern Geography, the use of
| Maps and Globes; Prose and Political Compost
ton; Sacred and Profane History, Chronology
Mythology, Rhetoric, Criticism, Logic, Intel
| lectual and Natural Philosophy; Chemistry,
Astronomy Mineralogy, Botany, Algebra, Book
Keeping: French; German and Latin Languages
Music on the Harp, Piano Forte, Melodeon and
| Guitar; Vocal Music, Drawing, Painting in
| water colors, &c, &c; Plain and Ornamental
| Needle Work, Tapestry, &c, &c.
| Those charged with the immediate Supervision
| of the Young Ladies, will be viglaut in requir-
| tuition, and strict attention to n polite and
| aniab!e department. In the coure OF the
| Academic year, two examinations will tako place
| the first in January, and the second Pm june. Al
| the close of the first a Semi annual report is
| transmitted to the parents ofeach Young Lady
giving an account OF her proficiency In hel
| Studies, &c. The Young Ladies at the end of
| each month assembled in the presence Of then
teachers, when a report is mace of their advance
ment in their Studies, and their attention to the
rules of the School. The Academic year com
. S@aANA
ends on the last day of June. 1t is divided into
two Sessions. No deduction, can be made for
| those W no may be withdrawn before the explra-
| ton of the Session, unless in case of protracted
| sickness A public distribution of Premiums
| takes place at the close of the year, after the
Second examination. Parents and friends of the
| Institute, are admitted on presenting an author
lied ticket at the DIOR. As regards the exact oo-
servance of rules, polite department. and zeal for
| advancement, the Young Ladies are divided into
two classes; a crown is awarded as the Prize OF
honor-ia each class. 70 gain the gold Medal
! the pupil must receive the crown aud the hrst
premium in the highest classes of the principal
| Studies.
The termination of the Scholastic year, is fol-
! lowed by the annual vacation.
In order to avoid interruption ofclasses, visits
to pupils, are confined to Thursdays: and can be
made only by their parents, sisters, aunts and
uncles; none others will be received unless
formally authorized by parents or guardians. =
The pupils will be allowed to visit THAR parents
or guardians, on the first Thursday of every
month, leaving the Academy at about O'Clock,
A. NJ. and returning before nighttai. Frequent
visits have been found detrimental to the i'm
provement of the pupils. and, unless particularly
requested by the parents it is pre:erre1 that they
should visit only at the Specified times.
The Ladies who have charge of the Institution,
profess the Catholic Faith, yet, while the exer-
cises of religious worship are Catholic members
of every other religious denomination are re-
their belief-but it is required for the maintain
ance of good order; that they assist with pro-
prey at the public duties of religion with their
companions.
Terms for Boarders.
Entrance Fee, SIS 90
Board and Tuition, including bed and
bedding, washing, lnhrmary charges
and doctors fees, per Session, S92 90
Externs or Day Scholars.
Tuition for classes in the Senior Circle, per Ses
sion, $50 90
Tuition for classes Intermediate per Session Is 90
" Primary, 10 700
Extra Charges.
For each of the Foreign Languages, per SEES
sion, $40 90
Music on Piano Forte, per Session, 20 90 90
6 on Melodeon, 60 g 20 90
&c on the Harp, 8. e so 90
6 on Guitar, " sc 20 90
Use of Piano, &C., 90
Use of the Harp, " &c $50
per Session. 1000
Painting in OIL per Session, 90 90
Use of Chemical and Philosophical APP
paratus, per Session, 10 90
School Books, &c., at Store prices.
Payments for each Session must be made in
advance. The pupils are required to bring with
them the ordinary table furniture, consisting of
a knife and fork (silver fork preferred), silver
dessert spoon, a silver tumbler, four table Nap
kins, and six towels. If the washing is attended
to at home, a deduction of $40 will be made.
The uniform in Winter will be Brown Merino
dresses and black aprons; in Summer blue lawn
or muslin dresses, black aprons and white straw
hats trimmed with blue. Each pupil must have
a white swiss dress and veil and a sun bonnet
The parents and guardians of Young Ladies
from distance, are requested to designate some
correspondent in the city, who will be charged
to liqudate their bills.
Letters to be addressed to the Directress of the
Academy of the Visitation. ALI letters are in |
spected by the Directress of the Academy.
n. B. Parents and guardians, are requested |
TO have all the linen of their children or wards
marked with their names, before they enter the
Institution.
As thu number of boarders will be limited, it |
= necessary to make immediate appication.-l
Recommendations required.
MAysville, Ky, July "A, 1s64-lm