The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29
OXFORD FEMALE SEMINARY

: OXFORD FEMALE SEMINARY
Half a Century ofUsefaIness,
THE RECORDER PRESENTS SOM
DATA CONCERNING THE WELL
KNOWN OXFORD FEMALE SEMINAR,
| Nowhere in the State of Nortl
Carolina are better opportunities Of
fered for the education of young Ia
dies than are afforded at the pleasant
village Of Oxford--a place easily ac'
cessible, and noted as being health
full, while its society Is Of refined,
cultivated order. Here we find an
Institute of learning that has long
exercised an influence In the world
Of letters--an Institute whose pres.
tige is alone sufficient guaranty as
to its efficiency, were any such guar
anty needed.
Fifty or more years ago a school
ofhigh grade was established in Ok
ford, and though we are not sure that
| its name was then the same as now,
still the Oxford Female Seminary is its
lineal descendant. The presen. Pres.
ident, F. p. Hobgood, A. M, took
charge Of the school in 1880, and
since then the buildings have been
improved and enlarged alta expense
Of some thousands Of dollars, it be,
ing Mr.. Hobgood's desire to render
Oxford Female Seminary in every
way worthy the liberal patronage Of
North Carolinians. How we'll his
efforts have been received and the
constantly growing reputation of the
school are shown by the fact that un-
der his administration the attendance
has increased from session to session
and year to year until it now reaches
l30-s flattering record, and one in
which the President, his assistants
and the friends Of the Seminary may
alike take pride.
In this connection We may briefly
refer to the Faculty. F. p. Hob.
good, the President, has been teach
ing since his graduation in 1868; for
ten years he conducted the Raleigh
Baptist Female Seminary, and he is
recognized throughout the State as
one Of our leading. instructors--as
one whose methods and management
have thoroughly identified him with
that which is progressive in modern
educational work, especially as APP
piled TO females. His assistants are
anything but unknown in the same
field Of labor.
M.M.HAReRovE teacher Of Mathe-
MATES, is a graduate of Roanoke
College, Va, and a graduate in
several schools ofthe University Of
Virginia.
Miss Moss, teacher Of English
and Execution, was educated at the
best schools in Alabama.
Miss Pool was educated at Oxford,
and has been teaching with great
success for several years. At the
State Normal, formerly held at
Chapel Hill, che was regarded as one
Of the best scholars there.
MISS JORDAN, teacher Of English,
History and Composition, Is from
Richmond, Va, where she was edu-
Gated. She has had long experience
as an instructress, and has won her
laurels.
PRoF. ESDREss, Of the Music De-
partment, Is a graduate ola German
Conservatory Eve forget the name)
but he has been q prominent teacher
in America for the past twenty-five
years. --
Mss GRAVES, teacher Of Vocal
Music, was educated at Hillsboro by
the Misses Nash and Kollock, and az
Peace Institute, Raleigh.
Miss HALL,of the Art Department,
was trained at the celebrated Cooper
Union Art School, Of New York city
and they instruct thoroughly there.
So much for the Faculty Of the
,School--now q word or two rela-
Tive TO the Seminary itself. For a
newspaper to write In detail Of the
home life Of such an institution, and
Especially Of go praiseworthy an one
as this. Is apt to SAVIOR Of fulsome
flattery-something the RECORDER
doesn't wish TO indulge in in this re
view Of Educational Work. We
can, however, express briefly Che
Iopinion Of oshers-of those who have
Hong known Tie school. That opinion
lis 10 the effect that IL would be quite
impossible TO place a daughter at any
school where the advantages would
be better or the surrounding in
fluences purer.
i We have no doubt that detailet
information relative 10 Oxford Fe
male Seminary will very cheerfully
be furnished TO applicants by Prcsi
dent Hobgood-information such o
we would not feel at liberty 70 pub