Grove Hall, Miss Monfort's School for Young Ladies and Children, New Haven, Conn. Grove Hall is situated in New Haven, Conn., and is two and a half hours from New York City, on the New Haven Railroad. It is eminently adapted to the purposes of a School for Young Ladies, being extremely spacious, admirably planned for the health and comfort of the inmates, and finely located. Its situation in a University town also combines for it the advantage of a location in the country with the peculiar opportunities for culture which the city affords. Special facilities are offered for the study of Drawing and Painting, of the various styles of Decorative Art, and of Music, both Vocal and Instrumental. In every Department of Study Preparatory, Intermediate, and Academic — the work is thorough, attractive, and refining, and each step in the course is so ordered that pupils will be prepared, not only to pass the Harvard Examinations for Women, but to pursue their studies in any College open to women. The Boarding Department is under the direct personal supervision of Miss Montfort, and parents may know that the trust committed to her will be carefully guarded. Young Ladies not desirous of pursuing the regular studies, are permitted to select a special course, subject to the approval of parents and teachers. Special prominence is given to the study of History and Literature. Diplomas will be awarded to those who complete the Course of English Studies. Board and Tuition in English, Latin, and French.. (per annum) $400.00 Payable half-yearly, always in advance, on the 20th of September and 1st of February. Rev. LEONARD BACON, D. D., LL. D., Yale College, New Haven, Conn. Hon. C. R. INGERSOLL, EX.-Gov. Conn, New Haven, Conn. Hon. C. M. INGERSOLL, New Haven, Conn. Prof. WM. D. WHITNEY, Yale College, New Haven, Conn. All communications should be addressed to Miss MONTFORT, GROVE HALL, New Haven, Conn. CARLISLE INSTITUTE, No. 572 Madison Avenue, Corner 56th Street, English, French, and German Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies, with Kindergarten. This school combines a practical and accomplished English education with a thorough knowledge of the Modern Languages. Junior, Academic, and Collegiate Departments. Circulars sent on application. Mr. J. A. KEENAN, Professor of RHETORIC and and ELOCUTION, Dramatic Heception Room, No. 8 Union Square, New York. TERMS which are moderate, may be had on application to Mr. Keenan, at his Reception Home, No. 8 Union Square.- Families, Schools, and Private Pupils attended at their homes. EXERCISES at the Dramatic Rooms, Morning, 10 to 1 o'clock; afternoon, 3 to 6 o'clock. N.B. Special attention given to Ladies and Gentlemen preparing for the stage, Churches, Literary Societies, etc., treated on liberal terms. TESTIMONIALS. 22 Herbert Place, DUBLIN, January 8th, 1875. DEAR MR. KEENAN:-Since the time of the accomplished Professor Spaulding (of whom I had the honor of being a favorite pupil in school days), I have taken deep interest in the subject of Reading and Elocution. I shall not easily forget the effect produced by your welltrained elocutionary power in the rendering of Watson's touching lines Beautiful Snow," and "The Vagabonds," by Trowbridge. The transitions from the address to the auditory to that to the poor dog, the faithful companion of the mendicant, were most artistically managed. Wishing you success, and a prosperous voyage to your native land, and hoping that you will some time forward me American papers giving accounts of your professional career, I remain, dear Mr. Keenan, Faithfully yours. CHARLES EDWARD TISDALL, "Mr. Keenan's gifts as an elocutionist are of a very high order, and have received the approbation of large audiences, both in England and Ireland. With a full, clear, musical voice, skillfully trained to express all the lights and shades of emnotion, from the pathetic to the humorous, he combines admirable dramatic action, neither exaggerated nor theatrical, but remarkable for that truth of expression which is most effective in bringing the feelings of the audience into perfect sympathy with both the author and the reader". LADY WILDE in the Dublin Nation. PHILADELPHIA, January 10th, 1878. My DEAR SIR:-I am well pleased with your announcement that you are about resuming your agreeable and instructive Readings and Recitations; for I think that you are without an equal in that line. Having conquered two worlds, as it were, you can only repeat your triumphs. Wishing you God speed and good luck wherever you go, I am J. A. KEENAN, Esq. of The Press. THE SELLECK SCHOOL -Rev. C. M. SELLECK, Principal NORWALK, Conn. THIS SCHOOL is situated in Norwalk, Connecticut. Bordering on Long Island Sound, and on the line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, this place is about forty-four miles from New York, with which City there is frequent communication. The Academy was first opened in 1855, commencing with six pupils. For some twelve years past the average yearly number of pupils has been about one hundred. The main building is 30×100 feet, and there are in addition to this a spacious dwelling and two cottages. The grounds consist of 35 acres, including farm lands, gardens, school campus, and ball grounds. The school has two terms of about five months each; the winter session beginning in November, and the summer session in May. This arrangement a special feature throws the vacations into April and October; and there is no recess during the warm weather. The long summer vacations, so general elsewhere, are in this way avoided; and with them, their unavoidable results of studies forgotten and discipline relaxed. The school is situated in a beautiful rural region, two miles from Long Island Sound and on the banks of an estuary known as the Norwalk river. It enjoys pure and bracing air, and the pupils have at their command the means of healthful exercise and amusement. During the hot weather of July and August the boys rise early, devote the morning hours to their studies, and have the afternoons and evenings for recreation. Prominent as a recreation is the school's so-called "Navy," which consists of several clubs, officered and uniformed, and taught and exercised in boating and swimming. Mr. Selleck has found this a valuable adjunct to school studies and a source of great enjoyment to the boys. A large stage and also a wagon belong to the school for conveying parties to places of interest and resort in the country adjacent. These, with a well-furnished gymnasium, an accessible ball ground, etc., afford, in the language of the projector, “pleasant and profitable recreation.” The department of instruction is well organized and aims to promote promptness, system, and thoroughness. Each daily session has its periods, and each period its allotted duty. The lesson is assigned, time given for studying it, needed help offered, and then a punctual and satisfactory response, on the pupil's part, is expected. The studies apportioned to each boy are those suited to his age and graded to his attainments. He is required to do no more than he can, but whatever is undertaken must be done well. The standing of every scholar is noted and kept, and his future promotion based upon this record. Great pains are taken to secure efficient teaching. A master is at the head of each subject of study, as the classics, modern languages, and mathematics. Penmanship has its separate instructor. The result is a larger amount of work done and greater thoroughness along each line of effort. The School is represented in several Colleges of the country and in different branches of the business world. During the twenty-two years of its existence it has sent out a tide of boys into active life. Its present calendar is large and its hopes strong of doing good work in the future for the mental and moral training of Boys. An important aim of the Institution from the start has been to secure manliness of character in connection with decided and positive religious impressions, and to this end regular and careful training in all the duties which enter into the proper life of a Christian gentleman, is especially provided for in the arrangement of this excellent and healthful Church School. TERMS.-For Board and Tuition, Washing, etc., per annum, Tuition in French, German, Drawing, and Music with use of instrument, $350 00 each, 50 00 PAYMENTS Semi-annually, in advance. GREENWICH ACADEMY, WITH MUSICAL INSTITUTE AND COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, EAST GREENWICH, R. I. Rev. F. D. BLAKESLEE, A. M., Principal. A SCHOOL BY THE SEA-SIDE. FOUNDED 1802. LOCATION.-This Academy is located on an eminence on the west shore of Narragansett Bay. The scenery is of surpassing beauty, presenting a view of both shores, and, more remotely, of various towns and cities in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The healthfulness of the location is proverbial. Being in the southern section of New England, the place enjoys a climate more mild and equable than the Eastern States generally. The harbor affords facilities for salt-water bathing, and the bay gives ample opportunity for sailing and rowing. Pupils from the interior requiring a change of air may here pursue their studies under the most salutary hygienic conditions. East Greenwich is on the direct route from New York to Boston. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.-(See cut.) The Academy grounds contain five acres. Upon these grounds stand the Boarding Hall, Windsor House, and the Academy. The Academy building is believed to be unsurpassed in any institution of the same grade. It contains ample and commodious recitation rooms, besides parlor, office, library, reading-room, cabinet, and one of the finest seminary chapels in New England. Improvements have recently been made, amounting to over $20,000. INSTRUCTION. Students of both sexes will here find opportunity to pursue courses of study in the most thorough manner, in either of the following departments: Common and Higher English, Classical, Scientific, Musical, Commercial, Drawing and Painting, Elocution, Modern Languages. Diplomas are given upon the completion of either of the graduating courses. GERMAN is taught by one who speaks the language fluently. The SCIENCES by one who has studied in Bunsen's famous laboratory in Germany. The FINE ARTS by one who has had the instruction of European masters. The COLLEGE PREPARATORY and ENGLISH studies by able and experienced teachers. Students prepared for first-class Colleges and Universities. The MUSICAL INSTITUTE connected with the Academy is designed to afford superior advantages for pursuing the study of Music. This department is provided with excellent pianos, including a Chickering Grand, and a large two-manual pipe organ. Special attention is paid to voice culture. The NEW ENGLAND NORMAL MUSICAL INSTITUTE. under the direction of Dr. E. Tourjée of Boston, holds its annual session of four weeks each summer at this Academy. The COMMERCIAL COLLEGE is designed to meet the growing demand for a thorough and practical preparation for a business life, and is believed to be in no respect inferior to the best Mercantile Colleges EXPENSES for the year, including Common English, $200.00. CALENDAR for 1878-79. Three Terms. Two thirteen, and one fourteen weeks. Winter Term begins December 3rd, 1878. Spring Term begins March 25th, 1879. Fall Term begins August 26th, 1879. Catalogues and circulars at the Office of STEIGER'S Educational Directory. |