The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-17
Lewiston Falls Academy!


THIS institution win enter upon its seventh year.
i in August under the management of its present
Principal. More than seven hundred students have
been in attendance within the past year. The Irns-
tees encouraged by its success and not unndful OF
the demands of the age tor educated business men,
educated mechanics men educated with special refer
to this practical age and nation have decided to
add to the Academic Course two Departments-a
Commercial and Scientific and Industrial Depart
ment. A9a fu-tsr.1 a4snu 9ll
is.o''i The Commercial Department.
The design of this Course is to furnish young men
with such instruction as will enable them to engage
at once In any branch of commercial business 1t will
combine the Theoretical and Practical Rooms suit
able for Banking, Business Offices, Telegraphing,
Penmanship, Bookkeeping &C., have been engaged
in the New Town Block.
Competent and experienced teachers have been en-
gagged and more viii be added as the exgencies of
this department shall require. 1t Is intended to fur
nsh instruction equal to that obtained in the best
vantages which may be derived from the connection
of this department with the Academy, where a thor
ough knowledge Of the Modern languages can be OBJ
tained-a knowledge indispensable to business men
in many .arts OF our Union. oJ y sIs8a f.
The branches Taught
Are Book-keeping In ailits forms; Commercial Law
Commercial Arithmetic; Business Correspondence;
Telegraphing; Penmanship; Photography, &C..
Unusual Facilities sa,a.
Are offered to ladies desiring TO pursue Penmanship
and Bookkeeping There will be a Course of Fec
tures ON Commercial Law by gentlemen eminent in
The Scientific and Industrial Department.
The studies of this course will occupy two years,
and include instruction by lessons in those branches
Of the Abstract Mathematics not taken up in the
Academic Course; Land Surveying; Geometrical
Drawing; Mechanical Drawing; Architectural Draw
ing; Shades, Shadows and Linear perspective AS
tronomy; Navigation; Levelng Mechanics; Loca-
tions Of Roads; Calculating Excavation and Embank
ment Construction of Roads Strength of Materials;
Bridge Construction; Mechanics of Machinery and
Engineering; Mechanical Principles of Architecture;
Masonry; Stone Cutting; Geology: Mineralogy; the
French and German Languages, and History In
structon win also be given by Lectures in Physical
Geography; Logic and Political economy.
As much time will be given to field-work with the
Compass, Surveyors Transit and Engineers Level,
as the arrangement of studies win permit
THE STUDIES OF THE FALL TERM
ie first Of the courseI are aa
6naivtfcal Geoinefry, Surveying, Geon.etri-
LD.l cal Drascistg, aud French.
TUITION
FULL COMMERCIAL COURSE.
pavohle in advance and emitting the student
~ the privilege of completing all the studies
Of the department at any time after the pay
penmaInsbip. twenty lessons, 300
ACADEMIC COURSE. odr -
Common English Branches, per term, o'oo o0o
Higher English Branches, per term, ie eSo e'So
se;aggtidc Eng ang III Industrial Course per term, $50
Music with of instrument, per ter M - "a ~
| Painting and Drawing, from z.Uo ~ iVVe
D3aIu 9sara III ialiiii''' ' p'i "'' 800 to 400
Post Office Address Of the Principal, W. 7. WEB
| sTER, Auburn, Maine. fpaN ltae
Calendar.
Fall Term commences Monday August 2Sth, 1862; 6S:
Winter Term commences Monday, Nov. 10Th, 1900
Spring Term commences February 18th, 1866.
Summer Term commences May 7th, 1856.
fe4 . NAHUM MOJSRJIJ
tsi Sec'y OF Board of Trustees.
AuburR, July 18th, 1866 l8'r'-SH II iuly 29S 4wd