Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Howard County, Mo.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-31
G0utation.
PRITCHETT
SCHOOL INSTITUTE,
GLASGOW. MO.

i gins its first session, Monday, September
18th, 1866.
For nearly twenty years. the Principal has been
an earnest laborer in the cause of Education in
Missouri. Relying on his extensive acquaintance,
he submits TO the appreciative communities OF
the State some of the claims Of his School to their
confidence and patronage.
J.. ITS PERMANENcY. To make II permanent,
and to begin foundation FOR present and future
usefulness, Rev. J. o. Swinney has geiierouslv do
mated to it 100000 IN Endowment and School
Property. The Principals assisted BY Instructors
OF thorough competency, expects TO devote 10 il
the best energies Of his remaining life The hone
is cherished, not only by himself but by his gen
erous friend that it will be, not only an Institution
Of blessing 10 the present generation, but one TO
increase in resources and usefulness for genera.
| tons TO come.
Q. ACCOMMODATIONS. The School building /,
amply commodious fo7 the number Of pupils TO
be received is elgibly situated and is to be fitted
and furnished in superior style.
| 3. SCHOOL PLAN. Il aims 10 combine tbe ad.
vantages of both the Grammar School and COLLEGE,
The instructions comprise J English Language and
Literature; 2, Mathematics 3, ncient Classics
., Modern Languages 5, Natural Science 8,
Metaphysics and Moral Philosophy; 7, Logic,
Rhetoric and Political Economy 8, Instrumental
and Vocal Music. As soon asa Charter is obtained,
| detailed course of instruction will be published
That large class Of pupils who are in elective stud
les, can receive certificates for such branches o.
they complete and the smaller number, who
aspire to full collegiate course, can here receive
.chen they are earned, all the customary School
Honors.
a. ADMISSION. We neither seek large school
nor crowded classes hence no scholar will be
received who has not attained 1.-The "entrance
grade." This will insure to students, l. proper
Classification; 2, Systematic Study; 8, Ample
time 10 learn and recite.
8. ORDER AND EMULATION. We reckon II a
recommendation to our School that il places bows
and girls in such relation to each other as TO afford
opportunity for the most refined emulation in learn
ing and manners.
7. DISCIPLINE. This is to be firm, but mild and
uniform. we desire no pupil who is not disposed
to yield ready and cheerful obedience to the in
ternal and external regulations of School, The
discipline respects these three circumstances .
Attendance; 2, Conduct; 3, Scholarship Daily
records OF these are kept. Students who become
refractory, Indifferent TO their daily record
are quietly dismissed. Both for teachers and pu-
pills, our motto will be that Of a celebrated En-
glish school, "Doce, Dice aut Discede. (" seTeach,
Learn or Leave.n
Z. SPECIAL INSTRUCTION. Young gentlemen or
iadies VINO wish to pursue special branches Of
higher Mathematics, Mechanics or Astronomy,
can find no more liberal assistance in the West than
we can afford them. We expect, as soon as prac-
tcable, TO furnish our school with the more i'm
portant pieces of Phosophic Apparatus, and with
Astronomical Instruments adequate to useful OBJ
servation in the problems Of Spherical stronomy,
such as Time, Latitude, Longitude. Eclipses, sc.
y. LOCATION. The School Site commands one
OF the most extensive and varied views Of water,
woodland and prairie scenery to be enjoyed in the
State: The situation Of Glasgow is prominently
healthy and the society for refinement social and
religious culture, is unsurpassed in Missouri.
ENTRANCE GRADE.
Applicants for admission, must on examination,
evince satisfactory proficiency in spelling, Read
, ing, Writing, Outlines of Geography, Elementary
Grammar, and Arithmetic to Common Fractions.
The forenoons OF Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.
IL and IL. will be devoted to the examination and
classification of applicants. We insist that all pre-
sent themselves on these days; since we cannot
interrupt school exercises to examine new pupils.
' CALANDER FOR 1867.
Z or,rts-s Number Date of Date of
> quarters Of weeks beginning ending.
> First...... ...14 Sept. II. Dec. "a
!. Second ........13 Dec, 81. MarssQ
y Third -. .:...l3 April I. Juns
Examination for admission, Sept IL and L..
Annual examination begins June "a.
e EXPENSES.
: orar,er. Lit. Mus. Use Of
I First. SIC 60 ISL Ie5 60 81 sa' g.
e Second 80. '...... is 90 10 90 225
t Third. ........ 10 90 Is 90 225
:, Charges in French, German and those branches
OF Mathematics exterior 10 a Collegiate Course
: will be fixed as classes are formed
PAYMENT. Tuition for each quarter, must b.
D paid in advance. No pupil can be admitted ia
class till this rule is met We invariably suffer by
its violation.
e ABSENCE. The sessions are intentionally short
II and no student is received for less time than al
:, entire quarter. No deductions are made for alb
II sence, voluntary or involuntary, except on ac'
y count Of serious and prouacted illness Of th,
pupil
L BOARDING HOUSE.
In the family of the Principal, provision is mad,
n to accommodate fifteen or twenty girls. We pre-
fer that those who board with US, shall furnish
their own towels, soap, lamps, &c. Good boarding
can also be obtained in private families in town ant
vicinity. The price Of boarding varies from IS I;
TO S. 90 per week, according to special agreement
One half Of the board-bl should be prepaid, anc
the rest at the close Of the session.
TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.
:. Ours is Christian, but not denominations
school. In it the Holy Scriptures are to be daily
read, and exercises Of devotion conducted. Will,
/, we cultivate the intellect, we would direct th
I spirit to the higher life and destiny. While train
ing the mind; we would not forget the heart
While we earn our daily bread in the tolls of th,
, Teachers vocation, we are conscious of highe
motives than temporal advantage. We desir
nj your hearty cooperation, first, in securing tn
in regular attendance of your children; second, il
t, influencing their manners and application.
r For particulars, apply TO the Principal, or I,
IF Rev. ]. o. SwINNEY.
10 CARR W. PRITCHETT,
l. Glasgow, July %, 1865. Principal
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