386 Intelligence and Miscellanies. 



into this country with so much talent and success, deserve 

 the thanks of the friends of literature ; as they do ours also, 

 for the frankness and cordiality with which they have second- 

 ed our design. 



We propose, with the boys, to occupy the house as a fami- 

 ly, to take the entire charge of them, and to stand in the place 

 of their parents. The government of the institution will be 

 at once strict and parental. The boys, unless on special oc- 

 casions, will not be allowed to leave the grounds, except in 

 company with a teacher or guardian. They will be permit- 

 ted to contract no debt, and to make no purchases for them- 

 selves. It is intended to have them always, in effect, under 

 our own eye, and to fill up their time with study and useful 

 recreation. 



Wishing to form the character from an early period, and 

 not to be responsible for habits and a character formed else- 

 where, we propose to receive boys of the age of six, and to 

 decline (unless in peculiar cases) commencing with any after 

 the age of fourteen. 



A part of each day is to be regularly devoted to Gymnastic 

 exercises. These, with other active employments, are the 

 best means of preserving the health, and invigorating the 

 constitution. Assiduous attention will be paid to the subject 

 of Manners. 



As some boys are designed for college, and others are not, 

 the course of education will be accommodated, in each case, 

 to the wishes of the parent. Both classes of boys will need 

 instruction in Spelling, Reading, Writing and Drawing, in 

 Declamation and Composition, in Arithmetic and Alge- 

 bra. Geography, with the aid of the best books, of maps, 

 charts, and globes, is to be pursued as an object of prime 

 importance. Both will also study French, Spanish, Ger- 

 man and Italian under native teachers : and for this end 

 measures have been taken to procure the assistance of gentle- 

 men of acknowledged talents and character. 



The boys preparing for college will likewise be taught Lat- 

 in, and Greek, with the elements of History, and where it is 

 wished the Hebrew. 



The boys not intended for college will, in addition to the 

 above, be taught Latin if the parents consent, English Gram- 

 mar, Rhetoric, and as extensive a course of Mathematics as is 

 desired. They will have the opportunity to receive a regular 

 course of instruction in Botany, History, Logic, Ethics, Men- 

 tal Philosophy and Political Economy. It is expected also, 



