Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-01
w. p. Ward,. seninnrx,


This institution, Is Spruce street, enters
upon its fifth year on Thursday, September
2 It's success has been subject Of pleas
ure TO its friends and an item Of inter-
EFT TO this city, which has furnished
its various supplies. It's prospects were
never better. The leading idea of the
Principal at It's fOunSation-togi give q course
Of study az complete as all frst-class semi
naries and colleges, with the addition of
classic course free Of charge, so as 10 widen
the range of scholarship and prepare as
many as possible Of our countryWomeu for
the useful sphere of te.ching-this idea
has been carefully elaborated, and With
success. Many of its graduates are teach
ing in the country, and four of them are
elected teachers in the Public Schools Of
| Nashville for next year.
The same able Faculty continues 10 the
| Seminary; with the addition Of Miss Clouss
| ton, who is well known as q teacher OF
long experience. The ladies of the house,
whether considered as teachers or as models
for the young, will compare favorsbiy with
thoSe of any Institution. The daily les.
sous in reading and elocution given by
DIR. Blsckie, as well ss his entire services
in the departments of natural science and
bellies lettTes, cannot be too highly valued
Tue department of music is filled by
teachers of long experience and eminent
success, while the facilities for practice are
better than most schools furnish.
THE DEPARTMENT OF ART.
IL is with pleasure we are now able 10
announce this department, and TO say that
we have secured Miss Spear 10 preside
| over it. She ha3 for twen'y years been ex-
| elusiVely devoted TO art, first for many
years as pupil in the Academy of Arts, of
| New York and Philadelphia, then as chief
| of the art department of Baltimore, and
| for many years past "a chief of the same at
the "Judson Institute" Of Alabama. The
entire art course will embrace:
l, drawings in crayoD; 2, heads in
crayon; 8, portraits in crayoD; 4, studies in
crayon from the round; 5, studies 10 pencil;
6, water colors; 7, oils colors-still life; S,
Landscapes in oil; 8, 6gure-oil; 10, origin
al portraits in oil; II, photographs in oils.
Children may begin at an esrly age, and
| quietly 60 through the various stages Of
art as they advance in the regular de-
parlments of study. But we now expect 10
give a new impetus to the study of art
among amateurs Miss Spear presides over
the great art exhibition of the State OF
Alabams, at Montgomery this fall.
| COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING.
The extension of the chapel according
TO the original plan gives eight new room
finished white, with fire place, gas, win
dows, trausoms and veniilators in the cell.
ing. The walls are thirteen inches thick
securing warmth in winter and GOODNESS ID
summer, and the view from the window
sweeps for miles around the city, and IL
indeed, beautiful. The heating of al
the halls and parlors with furnaces make;
the building comfortable throughout, even
if there were no fires ia the bedrooms, but
all of these have fires in winter. The us'
of filtered water, the sanitary regulations
and the perfect ventilation of the building
il is believed, have contributed to the gOoc
health of the past years.
SMALL CHILDREN
Have special attention paid to thei
studies and recreations. Their room j
furnished with the latest maps and charts
where they have all the advantages o
private instruction, while morning an'
evening they join the college classes i
bic recitation and singing. An ampl
playground is provided for their recrea
L lion w. T. WARD PRINCIPAL