Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-03-05
For the SPECTATOR.
The Oakland High School.

| Mr.. EDITOR AS the many valuable Liter
ary Institutions of the present age, are exciting
much interest, in the minds of American peo-
| pie, propose giving you a short history of
the Oakland High School.
This Institution is situated in the very
pleasant little village Of Doe Hill, Highland
County, Virginia, where the mountains lift
their towering heads, like giants. to the skies.
and bow In exuberant pride at the fertile vale
below. Though her walls are not of Jasper,
nor her streets of gold, yet, if the aurora of her
existence is the prelude to her future glory, she
will soon be gilded with the brilliancy of the
brightest star in literature. We will not be
astounded when we are dazed with the exces-
sive light about to be reflected upon us, because
the fattering auspices under which her first
half session closed, have shown that she is ad-
descent.
This Institution has every indueement to
make her one of the first schools of the age
Her surroundings are ennobliDg; the salubrity
of her location is without compeer ; the dain-
ties with which she spreads her tables are the
plentitude of her income; the pure mineral
waters, with which the country abounds, are
unparalleled in the history of nature the So
cial, religious character of the citizens renders
it the lethe Of vice, and the competency of her
eruditic faculty, makes her Cicero of science.
The talented and excellent Principal, Prof.
Wm r. McNeer, is determined to make the
Oakland High School noted for the thorough
ness of its educational facilities and training
For this purpose he has employed a corps of
teachers, renowned for their zeal and high
toned piety, that are unsurpassed in their va
rious departments and their capacious ability
to impart instruction.
No Institution, with such man as Prof
McNeer as its Principal, can ever fail of sue
cess. The word fail, has, long since, been OBJ
liberated from his lexicon, and his determine
ton must, therefore, be shortly realized. The
unassuming and lndefatigable efforts of Prof
McNeer are certain to render this school the
solace of all intelligent and refined parents,
who wish to have their sons become educated
gentlemen, and their daughters refined and pol
ished ladies', qualified to grace the highest cir
cles of society.
In addition to Prof. McNeer, we find such
eminent names as F. A. Burman, Prof. of Lam
guages; Wm. T. McQuain, Prof. of Mathe-
matics; FL. FL. Jones, Prof of Physiology and
Hygiene and Miss Mary s. Points, Teacher
of Muse and French.
With Principal so well qualified to govern
and direct, and with teachers SO competent to
impart instruction. the Oakland High School is
the most inviting Institution in Virginia.
Though, however, Notwithstanding its mer-
its, there are few old fogies Tor rather men)
that object to it upon the ground of It's being
male and female school,
But this is, by no means, plausible objec-
tion The discipline and bylaws are such that
there can be no intercourse between the sexes.
The girls are placed under the immediate care
of Miss Points, whose religious aud moral char
acter is without blemish. They are not al
lowed even social conversation with the boys,
except In her presence or some of the Profes-
sors. So the objection is annihilated and the
school is 10 prosperous condition.
ONE Who KNOWS.
SUGAR GROVE, W. Va, Feb. 18th, 1872.