Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-08-08
The Schools for the Young People.

the vacation season and the reopening o
the schools, parents are beginning to lool
around for the schools at which to plac'
their young people the ensuing session
Those which are advertised elsewhere il
this paper furnish room for all, from tn,
school for little children up to the univer
sites and colleges which close the learn
ing time of youth for both sexes.
Fancy Hill Classical School in Rock
bridge. SIX miles from the n atural Bridge
commences its eighteenth session on Wed
nesday, September 81. D. E. Laird is thu
Principal. This school always gets some
pupils from Augusta ard last session hat
Il. M. Ayres, II. J. Churchman and W
IL. Harman, of Stanton on its roll. Il
Is located within thirty minutes ride Of
Two railroads. Among those who endorse
the school are such well known educators
as Profs. j. L. Campbell and A. L. Mel.
son OF Washington and Lee, and Rev.
Daniel B. Ewing. OF the Principal, Gen
II. E. Lee wrote the following; II car
cordially recommend him as an instructor
of YOUTH
Pantops Academy, near Charlottesville
Rev. Edgar Woods and John r. Sampson
co-Principals, begins its session Sept. 10Th
This Academy has also had good share
OF Augusta patronage, and its excellence
is attested by the fact that it has won
and retains the high opinion of those Of
This section who have had their sons edu
Gated there. The Academy has been en-.
larged aud new buildings including q
gymnasium added to it.
Augusta Male Academy at Fort Def.
ance in this county. of which Prof. Chas
5. Roller is Principal, has established the
reputation of being one of the first prepar.
atory schools ia this part of the State. It's
pupils who go to the University of Vir-
glnla and Washington and Lee have
achieved such remarkable success in grad
uatlDg In their first session that it has at
tracted attention in and out of the State.
The school is located in this county about
eight miles from Stanton and within five
minutes walk of a railroad station.
Thinking Spring Academy, of which
Alex. B. Paxton, A B., is Principal, is
located about six miles from Staunton.
near the village of FishersvilIe 1t is now
in its sixth year of increasing prosperity.
While away from any city it is yet in a
few minutes walk of both railroad and
telegraph.
The Stanton Male Academy, W. H.
Kable. A. NJ, Principal, commences its
session Sept. Sth. This preparatory
school is one which has just been moved
from near CharlesSown, Jefferson county
w. Va, in order to be near point more
largely patronized by the States further
South. Its Principal is Master of Arts
of the University of Virginia. who
stands in the front rank in his own and
other States as an educator of youth.
The handsome Abby mansion on the
eastern edge of the city, with its
spacious grounds, has been purchased
by Mr.. Kable, and additional buildings
for school purposes erected. 1t has fine
laboratory, and is one of the best equipped
schools in the country. 1t is away frvm
the populous part of the city, and its
discipline is of the most ample character.
Dunsmore's Business College, PRINCIPAL.
Prof. j. G. Dunsmore, commences its
fourth session September 4th. This Col
lege, is wellknown in Virginia and
west Virginia, from the fact that its gra-
duates are satisfactorily filling RESPONSE
bic positions as book-keepers in both
States. Not only does the College make
a student book-keeper, but it familiar
ICES him with all business transactions and
with all legal matters connected with
mercantile transactions. The education
it gives is simply invaluable.
Fishburne's School, located in the
pleasant town of Waynesboro, Jas. A..
Fishburne, A. B., Principal, is a CLASH
cal and Military school, and has a wide
reputation as preparatory school for the
Universities. 1t has fine grounds, and it's
location is admirably adapted to health,
Leaving the preparatory schools we
come to the Colleges and Universities.
Washington & Lee University, General
GUSTS Lee. President, is making rapjd
STRIDES IN prosperity. Its last session was
the most prosperous IN its history. If we
were to mention one speciality In the suc-
cess of this institution above another we
should speak of the large number of sue
cessful mining and civil engineers it has
turned out, young men who are scattered
all over the States and through the terri.
tories Of the Union.
That venerable college, Hampden Sid
ney, commences it's 1O9th session Sent.
4th. Under its new President, DR.. Nell.
waine, it has taken new lease of life and
prosperity.
The University Of Virginia commences
Its tifty-irst session on Oct. 1st. 1t has
completely regained its old ante-bellum
ground OF prosperity, and is to-day one of
the finest equipped universities in the
Union. Prof. Mallett, the Professor OF
Chemistry, resumes his old place in the
University with the opening of the coming
session.
Iurnlhg to the female colleges. we see
That the Virginia Female Institute, under
Mrs. Gen. j. e. B. Stuart, commences its
next session on Sept. IL. The last session
OF this College was one of marked prosper
lty; marked, because its list of boarding
pupils showed ali increase offifty per cent
over The list OF tie year before. Mrs. Stuart
has DaSSnd the mint whpra douht o4to,aoc
her prospects Of restoring to the Institute
the old-time high reputation it epjoyei
under Rev. R. H. Phillips The prospect
for the coming session is highly latter
ing one.
The Augusta Female Seminary. Miss
NJ. j. Baldwin, Principal, commences it.
session Sept. Il. This college has beer
SO crowded with boarding pupils for sew
eral sessions Dasts that if ia ahsolutaI,