The Portland daily press., 1865-08-11
Miscellaneous.
Lewiston Falls Academy!

FINHlS Institution win enter upon its seventh year
IN august under the management of its present
fflnclpai. More than seven hundred students have
been In attendance within the past wear The Trus.
tees encouraged by its success and not un1nindful
oae demands Of the age for educated business men
euucated mechancs men educated with special refer
ence to this practical age and nation have decided tc
add TO the Academic Course two Departments-s
ment. f
IIse OODmerciGL Department.
The design of this Course Is to furnish vaupo men
WIN sucn instruction as will enable them to engage
az once IN any branch Of commercial business It viii
cVniDne tne theoretical and Practical Rooms suit-
able for Banking Business Offices. Teleoranhino
fenmanshlp, Bookkeeping, &C., have been ENGAGED
in the New Town Block = ~ -e~e0
Competent and experienced teaebers bo,,a hos, on,
gzge9, ana more Will De added the exigencies OF
tins department shall require 1t is intended 10 Arr
rlsn instruction equal to that obtained in the best
commercial Colleges. One easily perceive the adj
vantages which may be derived from the Connection
OF this department with the Academy, where thor
ough knowledge of the Modern languages can be oh
talned-a knowledge indispensable to business men
IN many parts OF our Union.
9iis1 The Branches Taught
Are Bookkeeping in all its forms; Commercial Law
commercial Arithmetic; Business Correspondence:
Teiegraphing; Penmanship; Photography &C.
Unusual Facilities
Are offered to ladies desiring to pursue Penmansbin
ana bookkeeping: There will be Course of Lee
lures on Commercial Law by gentlemen eminent in
tne legal profession. Rooms open day and evening.
The Scientific and Industrial Department.
"a The studies of this course will occupy two wears.
and include instruction by lessons in those branches
OF une Abstract Mathematics not taken up in the
Academic Course; Land Surveying; Geometrical
Drawing; Mechanical Drawing; Architectural Draw
ingi Shades, Shadows and Linear perspective: As
tronomy; Navigation; Leveling; Mechanics; Loca-
tlons OF hoads Calculating Excavation and Embank-
ment Construction of Roads, Strength of Materials
Bridge Construction; Mechanics of Machinery and
engineering; Mechanical Principles of Architecture;
Masonry. Stone CuttinU. .&1,,s
French and German Languages, and History. In
strction will also be given by Lectures in Physical
Geography; Logic and Political economy.
AS much time will be given to field-work with fhe
Compass, Surveyors Transit and Engineers Level.
as the arrangement Of studies viii permit.
THE STUDIES OF THE FALL TERM
sfasll first of the coursel are
AHatyticaE Geometry, Surveying, Geomet,S-
GA cal Drasci,,G, and French.
TUITION d394
d FULL COMMERCIAL COURSE. e.sa .
Payable in advance andentitling the student
o 70 the privilege of completing all the studies
Of the department atany time after the pay I8
Penmanship, twentylessons .@e 500
-aall.3 ACADEMIC COURSE. atUsss
Common English Branches, per term. Am
higher English Branches, per term 81 900
Languages, per term, ,1a.el.s4 8i,qef $50
Scientific and Industrial Course, per term $50
Music with use of instr ument per term TX 90
Painting and Drawing from 200 to ID. 100
from IN 31T' II r. - - W 500 500 to 400
Post Office Address of the Pripcipal, w. I. WEB
sTER, Auburn, Maine. IfI1' N si'r
~ Calendar,
J Fall Term commences Monday, August 2sth, 1866.
Z Winter Term commences Monday, Nov. 10th, 1866
iV Spring Term commences February 18th, 1866. a s,
Summer Term commences Nay 7th, 1865. =
= 9f3 = M NAHUM MORRILL, io lel5lal O.
~ g-s Sec'y OF Board of Trustees.
Auburn, July 18th, 1865. july 20 S AVID