Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-08
Letter from Front ROYAL.


FRONT ROYAL. Aug. 6-The Normsl Ius,i.
tnte is now 10 fail working order, ald over $50
teachers have been enrolled 10 addition to the
superintendent. already mentioned, Messrs.
Hawss, of Rockingham, and Jones, of Glouca,'
ter, ere now here, and Messts. Adams. Ct AL
exand,la county, aod Fckn. of Fairfex, ere
expected next week. The order Of exsreis:s as
fually arranged is this: A, So. @. The bell
rings, ADD By SIS the teachers are seated 10
the lecture room Of the Methodist Church,
where. after short opening exercises. lecture
90 aritbmatlc is given By Prof. Brooks, the
principal. At 9l5 the bell RIGGS, aud The ssc-
lions separate, A. going to the curt house.
where the prnclps gives destruction on the
teaching OF All hmelic; B. rem.aiue ia the lee
tura rooD, to rscsive iosttuo;i,o 10 reading snd
elocution from Miss Boyce, and e.. and D. to
the Academy, where the former is icsruct d 10
the teaching of grammar By Prof. E. O:sn
Lyle, lr the second story and the latter in tina.
ct geography BY Prof. Lansinger. 10 the first.
At III the bell rings sg.in and the sections
change, A. going to the IL ore room; B. to the
COURT mouse; y. 10 the lover schoo! room, and
D. 10 tho upper, and tho lectures sre repeated.
At 10 45 aud Il 50 the bail sgaiu rir g sad the
sSclon, agslo change. uotil all have nsard the
leoturs On each subject, and at II Is all are
cIlied to the lecture room ADD the tuna uati
- So is spent in Staging ADD musical ios.r1c.
ton.
Th:re is COZ no afternoon session, tesehers
being expec ed to look over the notes they bavs
taken 10 the morning, and make some study
Last evening the court hou.e was crowded 10
It's utmost cspsc.tY before S o'clock, ct vti,h
hour Mr. h,dTei, Of Fairfax, read The Saip
OF Fal;h" 10 xcellett style, aud Was fJIIo~ed
By Superintendent Csrne, Of A'sXsn5ria, in q
lecture, eusitled 'Toc Teachers Looking
Glass" 10 WHICH be gave soma pretty hard
thruss at msrceusry, cJtc tied, lazy, III 81. TO-
clftreot aud Incompetent tescheGs, AID de
scilprd the model teacher. whom be urged ell
10 Initiate. Miss Boycs then reclted After
sne wedding, 10 40 admirable msuoer, and
Vas followed By Mr.. Costrel. OF F.itisx, iu
Mark Tsaiu's ''L:c.ure on the Mosmops.
Inc l:xsrdrIs teachers hero are Miss Roach,
OF Mt. Vernon Iosli,u:e; Mrs. Baspou and
Miss Phillips. of Washington School; Misses
Yates. Mills and Grisg. OF Lac; Miss Pric,, of
Peabody, and Misses S!s,ou aud Mot.er, OF
West Ed, with Mi Potter. conmsud.os OF
cidats at 81. j ohn's Academy. ADD Superiuten-
deot Csroe, principal Of the same school. rhey
are al we'll sed very much pleased wih Frou,
Royal and the advertisement they are receiving
from it's citizens, who are N os: cordial and hos
pitabe.
Nesting smoDg the mouotsins, this baauti-
ia! little village e, ys. after the uaruest days,
the cool bre.zes from them at light It is
rapidly iocreasio0 in population. M III arios
DOW probob'y 1900 inhabitants. A great many
OF toe hous~s ale nodero cottages. surrounded
by handsome grcuods, and it is said tbs, six.
teen have been erected during the present year.
There are i've haodsoms CHURCHES ard sub.
s!autlal three sorry brick school building.
a handsomely uoitoimad military cInraoy
has baeu org .ti5sd 10 c,nnexion With TIE I'd
Reeim aut, and its c>mmsoder. Capt. Msca,es,
s1psc:s to csrry full ranks to Yorktowo.
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