The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-27
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
For Additional Ctg Intelligence see Third Paae.l

OUR CITY SCHooLs.-Philadelphi has
long since gained widespread and enviable
reputation tor the superiority of its educational
institutions, which reputation 1t has not for
feited by lack of continual effort, not only to
extend and beautity its school buildings, but to
procure the most experienced and accomplished
instructors. The schools of this city are monu.
ment TO the good taste of Philadelphians and
their energetic perseverance in the cause OF
education. In consideration of these facts, 1T
has long been customary for people in neigh
boring States and cites, and even from remote
sections OF the country, to come and enjoy It's
educational advantages; and 1t is all ordinary cir
cumstance to find In every portion Of
the Union innumerable people who have drank
with satisfactory results from our "Pierian
spring." THIS, though a hattering conSldera-
ton, Is one which to retain 1t is necessary that
the citizens of Philadelphia should extend TO the
principals and instructors of our city AGA iemies
and schools their most energetic influence
The semmares for young ladies are especially
fine, and their course OF instruction comprises
utility and grace in the intellectual development
of the pupils. 1t is now vacation in all the
city schools and active preparations are being
made to commence the new school year with
auspices unparalleled in our school annals. The
most, if not all. the schools in the city reopen
the FIRST of September
The following are some of the finest schools in
the city, and offer advantages of the most supe-
rior chasaCter:-
Crittenden's Commercial College, No. 637 Ches-
nut street.
Union Business College, No. 53l n. Eighth
street.
Quaker City Business College, Tenth and Ches-
nut streets.
The Spring Garden Academy, Eighth and
Buttonwood streets
The Misses Rogers Young Ladies' Boarding
School, No. $50 S. Fifteenth street.
M. A. Fishers Young Ladies' and Children:
Boarding and Select Day School.
Misses Wolbert 81 Hall, at No. 4l9 Coates
street.
Broad Street Academy, No. 1878. Broad street
Miss T.. p. Brown, Young Ladies' Academy
No. 1908 Spring Garden street.
Courtland Saunders Institute.
Miss Anna Il. Langton's, No. l42 N. Tenth.
Miss Eliza W. Smiths Boarding and Day
School for Young Ladies' No. 1924 Spruce street
Miss Newlns School for Young Ladies, No
1924 Spruce street.
Miss V. p. Brown, No. 1907 Pine street
Mrs. West and Miss Drivers School tor Young
Ladies, No. 3Sl0 Spruce street.
Young Ladies' Classical Institute, No. 1910 N
Thirteenth street.
Woodland Seminary, Nos and 10 Woodland
Terrace. West PhIladephia.
Chegarv Institute for Young Ladies, Nos. 1921
and 1929 Spruce street.
The Misses Johnstons English Boarding and
Day School, Arch and Thirteenth streets.
Classical Institute, Dean street, below Locust
English and Classical Academy, Thirty ghtE
and Market streets.
Rev. Albert Henry Barnes, Classical anC
English School, No 922 Chesnut street.
Arch Street Institute Tor Young Ladies, No
1346 Arch street.
Paramount Female College, Green street wes
of Twenty-seventh
The Misses Higes' Academy No. 630 Nortt
Twelfth street.
Miss Mary E. Thropp's, No. 18A Chesnu
street.
Chestnut Street Female Seminary, No. 1Sl
Chestnut street.
The "Philadelphia School of Design for Wo
mlrn,r Filbert street and West Penn square.
The preparatory department of ST. Joseph'
College, Willings alley.
There are number of other fine educationa
institutions in the city, among which Is thu
famous old Broad street High School, but wan
OF space precludes the possibility OF publishing
them.