The Portland daily press., 1865-08-12
Miscellaneous.
Lewiston Falls Academy |!

fEHIS Institution will enter upon its seventh year.
"A. = IN august under the management of its present
fmrlncapal. I'm More than seven hundred students have
Deen IN attendance within the past year. The Trus-
tees encouraged by its success and not unmindful Of
the demands of the age for educated business men,
men educated with special refer
ence 70 tns practical age and nation have decided to
add to the Academic Course two Departmental
ment. -,
The Commercial Department,
The design of this Course is to furnish Young men
WIN W. such instruction will enable them to engage
az once m any branch of commercial business 1t will
combine the theoretical and Practical Rooms suit
aDie ior Banking, Business Offices, TeIegraphing
In the New Town Block
Competent and experienced teachers have been en-
gaged; ana more VIII be added as the exgencies of
this department shall require. 1t is Intended to fur
nish instruction equal to that obtained in fine hest
Commercial Colleges. One can easily perceive the adj
yantages which may be derived from the Connection
OF tnls depar5menE with the Academy, where thor
ougn knowledge OF the Modern languages can be OBJ
talned-a knowledge indispensable to business men
In many parts Of our Union. Tf.L
The Branches Talt0tt f.t
Are Bookkeeping in all its forms; Commercial Law:
Commercial Arithmetic; Business Correspondence;
Ieiegraphing; Penmanshp; Photography, &c.
Unusual Facilities st a4
Are offered to ladies desiring to pursue Penmanship
and Bookkeeping There will be Course of Lee
lures on Commercial Law by gentlemen eminent in
the legal profession. Rooms open day and evening.
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 Leveling; Mechanics: ioca
u0ns OF Roads, Calculating Excavation and Ernbank-
ment; Construction of Roads; Strength of Materials
Bridge Construction; Mechanics of Machinery and
engineering; Mechanical Principles of Architectural
Masonry Stone Cutting; Geology: Mineralogy; the
French and German Languages, and History. In
structon will also be given by lectures in physical
Geography; Logic and Political economy.
AS much time will be given to eld-work with the
as the arrangement of studies viii permit. !
THE STUDIES OF THE FALL TERM
first of the course)ar
4nalyticat Geometry, Surveying, qeomefrf-
iiaa F cal Dratciag, and French.
i'l9 z TUITION
FULL COMMERCIAL COURSE.
Payable in advance and emitting the student
{ to the privilege Of completing all the studies a
OF the department at any time fter the pay
ment, s5H flf jill lI gSlr 771g $4,000
Penmanship, twenty lessons, i 800
a.o ACADEMIC COURSE.
Common English Branches, per term, $50
Higher English Branches, per term, 600
Languages, per term, itI ~ 'H $50
Scientific and Industrial Course, Der term $50
" MUSIC with use OF instrument, per term, 1900
Painting and Drawing, from 200 to 100
from - 'i',' = : 500 500 to 400
Post Office Address of the Principal, W. T. WEB
sTER, Auburn, Maine.
NrH .Ef 8 a9 affg Calendar,
{ Fall Term commences Monday, August 2sth 1865.
/ Winter Term commences Monday, Nov. 20th, 1865.
Spring Term commences February 18th, 1866.
Summer Term commences May 7th, 1866. na 81
NAHUM MORRILL,
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5 Auburn, July 18th, 1866. july 20 AVID