Kimball Union Academy - Concordia Yearbook (Meriden, NH)

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XXVI. BOARD. ' The Female Boarding House is under the direction of Bev. E. T. Rowe and Lady. Twenty-five or thirty young ladies can be accommo- dated. No pains will be spared to furnish all the quiet and attentions of home, together with the culture and improvement of a boarding school. The Principal of the Female Department will board with, and superintend, the young ladies. Every facility is furnished young gentle- men and ladies for boarding themselves, and young gentlemen for board- ing in clubs. S I 1-Jxrnnsns. ' Tuition, per term, ordinary, - i - 34,00 Music and use of instrument, extra, 10,00 . French, 4' 2,00 Crayon Drawing, 4' 2,00 Pencilling, U 1,00 Perspective, if ---- 2,00 Board in families, per Week, including room and Washing, from ----- 351,50 to 2,00 Board in clubs, including as above, from 1,00 to 1,25 EXAMINATIONS.. There are Public Examinations of the School semi-annually, at the close of' the 1-Tall and Spring Terms, before a Committee chosen at the direction ofthe Trustees. ' On the evening of the day of the Annual Meeting, there is an Exhibi- tion oi' Original Declamations by the Senior Class.

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X X V. BENTEFTCTAHUQS. Candidates for appropriation from the funds ot' the Institution must have the Gospel Ministry in view, and bring certificates ot' Church mein- bership and of indigent circumstances, and pass a satisfactory examina- tion on, at least, one termfs study ol' the Languages. Beneficiaries have their Zuition remitted, and receive an appropriation oi' one dollar per week Qfterm time. Fifteen or twenty may be assisted at one time, TEACHERS' ntsrirrrrn. During the Fall and Spring Ternis, young gentlemen and ladies, pre- paring to teach will be formed into a class, with weekly lectures and ex- ercises with special reference to the business oi'insiruc'tion, srhool gov- ernment, Szc. SYNOPSIS OF EXERCISICS. 1. A model class, instructed by one ofthe students, or teachers, with mutual criticisms. A 2. Questions and discussions. ' 3. Lectures and strictures on methods ofteaching :- 1.j The Alphabet, First Lessons in Reading , Orthography , Men- tal Arithmetic, and all other branches taught in Common Schools, A 2.5 The Instruction of Children , School Recreations and Govern- rnentg. 3.5 Incentives to Study , l?rizes, Moral and Religious Instruction, -L., The Classification of Schools, the Method of' conducting Reci- tations , l - 5.j Teachers' Lyceums, School Apparatus , Src, kc. 4. A thorough examination on the branches to be taught, with certih- cates. C iw A 1 -4

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XXVII. NOTICES. Kimball Union Academy is situated in Meriden parish, Plainfield, N. H. The Post Oftice address is, Meriden, N. H. The nearest Depot on the Northern Rail-Road is at Lebanon village, seven miles distant 5- the nearest, on the Vermont Central, is at Hartland, Vt., about the same distance. The Institution was incorporated in 1813. The nett amount offits funds is about ibE43,000. The government and instruction of the students are committed Q0 five permanent teachers-three gentlemen, and two ladies, with other ,21SSiSi-Q ants, as they may be needed. A full hour-at least is to evef'Y,lU1' p0I'tant recitation. :V M 'iii I li'Vi.i A very extensive and valuable apparatus is provided, sufliei A tifor lectures and illustrations in Chemistry, Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Practical Surveying, and Civil Engineering, with Outline Maps and Charts for Gegoraphy and History, together with a handsome collection of Minerals and Shells. Students will not be excused to be absent in term time Without ,urgent reasons, nor to leave before the close of the term, unless it is absolutely necessary. Diplomas Will be awarded to such, in either department, as complete the full course of studies, With the seal and ogtlticial signature of the Insti- tution.