A Brief Account of the Origin, Endowment and Progress of the University of King's College, Windsor, Nova Scotia - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1865 Excerpt: ... APPENDIX A. 1. The academy is to consist of two schools: one for Greek and Latin, where the students of the highest class are to be instructed in logic and in natural and moral philosophy; the other school, for English, writing, arithmetic, geometry and practical branches of mathematics; and each school is to have a master or tutor. 2. The master of the Greek and Latin school, who must be a clergyman of the established church, is to have the superintending of the whole, and to act as president. 3. No boys are to Be admitted into the Latin school until they begin the Latin grammar, nor into the English school until they can read and write; nor into either under the age of eight years. 4. The Latin scholars who wish to improve in writing, arithmetic or any other branch that is taught in the English school may attend the English master, at such hours as may be judged most convenient by both masters, without any additional expense. 5. The money for tuition in the Latin school, which is Four Pounds currency per annjim for each scholar, is to be paid to the Latin master in four quarterly payments; the tuition money in the English school, which is Three Pounds currency per annum, is to be paid in like manner to the English master. 6. The greatest attention must be paid to the morals of the children in both schools, and every precaution used to guard them against the infection of bad principles and examples. They are to be catechised regularly once every week, and generous sentiments of virtue, benevolence, and religion are to be sedulously inculcated. The cathechism in Latin is recommended for the highest class in the Latin school. 7. The school exercises are to begin every morning with prayers by the president, or the English master, and also to conclude in the s...

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