PORT GIBSON FEMALE ACADEMY
{"character_count": 2668, "word_count": 466, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9373000264167786], "ccnet_perplexity": [1527.5], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
FWyElE proprietors Of this institution
are happy in being able TO an


nounce that the Academy will be opened
I for the reception Of pupils on and afte
the Cd Monday ID April. They are tru
lly pleased in being able to announce Il
those friends who have been SO patieni.
| " waiting for the opening or this school
that they have succeeded In securing the
services of Mr.. & Mrs. Harvie,%ho Rave
been very successfully conducting, for a
number Of years, a Female Seminary 81
the higest ordersin the citY Of Balimore
to take charge Of this institutions. The
school is intended to be permanent; and
from the Recommendations given the
Proprietors-from the reputation which
the Principals have acquired as fnstruc-
TORS Of female youth-and from their
having fully qualified assistants 10 all the
Departments, the Proprietors feel con-
fident in saying that we will now have
an opportunity, in our midst. ofinstruct-
ing our daughters ia all the branches and
accomplishments Of a polite and useful
education so as toqdalify them for So
ciety and usefulness without the disad-
vantage and expense Of sending them out
OF The State, or, TO q distance for that
purpose. Nothing will be wanting on
the part oflhe Pfoprietors and Princi-
pals to render the Academy, lin addition
to its being q place Of learningl a home
fer the pupils during their absence from
the roof Of their parents. The pupils
will be at perfect liberty 10 attend such
place Of worship as may be designated
by their parents.


With regard to the system of educa
ton to be pGrsued The Proprietors beg
leaye 10 subioin an exstract fromthe last
letter. of Mr.. Harvie dated 5th inst.


sTake such means as you think best
ito give publicity to the opening of the
s'school, and I will jast observe that our
sssysten1 of Instruction. claims no affinity
ato the so called easy methods which
sspropose to remove all labor and drudge
ssry' from the acquisition, DC knowledge.
1--WE can promise no tfuely valuable
Esmental acquisition, which IS not the
.sresult Of a slow, patient, painsiakingl
1sprocess on the part Of the pupil her
self"


The COURSES or study, vacations, terms
for boarders, day scholars &c 6zc,will be
previous to the opening ofl
the Academy, or, upon the arrival of n ID.
q Mrs. Harvie


Mr. Harvie was applied ID 10 October
last; but from the delay af letters. By the /
maitland other unavoidable circumstancs.
We have never been able to speak with
certainty Until now. Ia tho meantime
this public notice lis given that the friends
Ill . distance may be no longer in sus
pence as TO the opening Of the lnstitu
lion.


d. q. HUMPHREYS,
President 81 fhe BnaTd of Propfieiors.


Feb. 81, it'll 1876.