Pennsylvania. There were ten teachers and one hundred pupils. The corps of instructors comprises one Harvard graduate, four Yale graduates, a French professor, a German professor, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, a professor of book-keeping and penmanship, and a professor of vocal and instrumental music. The courses of study are English, business, scientific, and classical. Pupils have been fitted at the Academy this year to enter Yale, Princeton, Lehigh, and Lafayette Colleges, but a far larger number were fitting for business. Altogether the past year was the most successful Mr. Shortlidge has had. The class of young men and boys was unusually excellent. The students won the respect of our citizens by their uniformly gentlemanly demeanor: they always showed a dignified self-respect, not generally characteristic of school-boys, which speaks well for the discipline and influence of the Academy. We gladly make record of this, as it was noticed by our people, and favorably commented upon by all. But it is not surprising that Mr. Shortlidge has built up a first-class Institution in our Borough. He is unwearied in his work, scarcely ever Borromeo. leaving the Academy for even an hour at a time during Theological Department of Lincoln University. school sessions; every department thus feels at all times the master's presence. We predict for the MEDIA ACADEMY increased popularity and usefulness." Mercersburg. Mercersburg College. - 8 Instructors. Preparatory, Collegiate, and Theological Departments. Rev. E. E. HIGBEE, D.D., President. Muncy. Laird Institute. Nazareth Hall. A Moravian Boarding School for Boys. Founded 1785. 31 Instructors; 93 students. Course of study thorough and comprehensive. The institution has educated upwards of 3,000 pupils. Rev. EUGENE LEIBERT, Principal. Parkesburg. Parkesburg Classical Institute. A Boarding and Day School for Young Men and Boys. Terms reduced to $200.00 per year. No extras except Music and Modern Languages. Rev. J. L. LANDIS, Principal. Philadelphia. Academy of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Locust and Juniper Streets. Founded A. D. 1785. The session will open on Thursday, September 12. There is a Lower School for Young Boys. The Rev. JAMES W. ROBINS, D.D., Head Master. Academy of the Sacred Heart. Academy of the Sacred Heart (Torresdale). Academy of the Sisters of Mercy. Academy of the Sisters of St. Francis. Aldine English and Classical Institute. New Castle College. Allison's Telegraph College. 13 Instructors; 325 students. Classical, Scientific, Musical, Drawing, Commercial, and Normal Departments. JOHN R. STEEVES, New Castle. President. New Wilmington. Westminster College. 12 Instructors; 186 students. Regular College Course of four years. Preparatory Course of three years. Expenses low. E. T. JEFFERS, D.D., President. Norristown. Oakland Female Institute.-Thirty-First Scholastic year commences September 10th, 1878. Primary and Collegiate Departments with an Optional course. Rev. J. GRIER RALSTON, D.D., Principal. Treemount Seminary, for Young Men and Boys. Founded 1844. 7 Instructors; 92 students. Designed te afford instruction in all the departments of a liberal English education. Students prepared for college or business, or for the Naval and Military Academies. Thoroughness the leading feature of the school course. JOHN W. LOCH, Ph.D, Principal. Open Day and Evening. J. L. ALLISON, Principal, 108 S. 10th St. American Kindergarten. Miss ADA M. SMITH, Principal, Germantown. American Kindergarten of Philadelphia Seminary. Miss Anable's Boarding and Day School, 1350 Pine Street, will reopen September 18th, 1878. Broad Street Academy, 337 S. Broad St. School reopens Monday, September 2nd. New catalogues mailed to any address. EDWARD ROTH, Principal. The Bryant and Stratton Business College, 108 South Tenth street (which has been closed while alterations and improvements have been made), is now open to receive pupils. 10 Instructors. Theoretical and practical instruction in all business operations. The public is cordially invited to call and thoroughly inspect the course of instruction. Circulars free. J. E. SOULE, President. Cathedral Academy. Centennial Kindergarten. RUTH R. BURRITT, Principal. Pennsylvania. Chegaray Institute. Established in New York in 1814. 1527 and 1529 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Penn. Boarding and day school for young ladies and children. Reopens Monday, September 23. Board and complete course in Latin, English, and French, $400.00 per annum. French is the language of the family. MADAME D'HERVILLY, Principal. Chestnut Street Seminary. The 29th year of this Boarding and Day School opens September 18th, 1878. A limited primary class will be formed. Special advantages for children. For circulars, apply to the Principals, Miss BONNEY and Miss DILLAYE, 1615 Chestnut Street. Classical Institute. Rev. J. W. FAIRES, D.D., Principal. Classical, Mathematical, and English Seminary. W. S. COOLEY, Principal. For Madame Clement's School for Young Ladies and Children, Germantown, Pa. Established 1857. The School will reopen Wednesday, September 18th. circulars apply to Miss E. CLEMENT, Principal. College Preparatory Class. - (Class now forming.) J. MAHER, M.S., 1319 Chestnut Street, Principal. Collegiate Institute. GEO. R. BARKER, Principal. The Collegiate School of St. John. The next session opens September 21st. Terms per annum: Boarders, including laundry, etc.. Day Scholars $300.00 $30.00 to $80.00 For information or admission, apply to REVEREND SUPERIOR, EVANGELIST HOUSE, 2011 Arch Street. Crittenden's Commercial College. Established 1844. 11 Instructors. Commercial and Counting House courses. Thorough Business instruction. JOHN GROESBECK, Principal. Divinity School of the Protestant Episcopal Church. 7 Professors. 3 years' course of study. Bev. DANIEL R. GOODWIN, 1345 Pine Street, Dean. East Walnut Street Female Seminary. Cornelius Everests' School of Vocal Music, 1428 Spruce Street, PHILADELPHIA. Fewsmith's Classical and Mathematical School. French and English Academy. Rev. C. MIEL, Principal. Friends' Central School. Friends' Girard Avenue School. Friends' Graded School for both Sexes. 102 Mapplewood Avenue. O. S. FELL, Principal. Friends' School. Miss ANNIE HEACOCK, Principal. Friends' Select School. HENRY N. HOXIE, Principal, Germantown. Friends' Select School for Boys. ZEBEDEE HAINES, Principal. Friends' Select School for Girls. Miss MARGARET LIGHTFOOT, Principal. German American Kindergarten. Miss ANNA BENNETT, Principal. Germantown Academy will begin its 118th school year September 9th, 1878. Wм. KERSHAW, A.M., Principal, 4629 Germantown Avenue. Germantown Kindergarten. Miss MARIANNA GAY, Principal, Germantown. Girard College. 30 Instructors; 850 students. Established 1848 for the maintenance and instruction of fatherless boys. WM. H. ALLEN, LL.D., President. Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia. Home School for Young Ladies and Little Girls.Best advantages for a thorough education. Refers by permission to the Rev. H. C. Trumbull, Editor Sunday School Times; the Rev. S. W. Dana, 4001 Pine Street, Phila., and the Rev. A. A. Willitts, 4004 Spruce Street Phila. For circulars, address Mrs. J. A. BOGARDUS, Principal, 4035 Chestnut Street. Industrial School of the Immaculate Conception. This Institution has for its object the training of young girls in habits of piety and industry, imparting Pennsylvania. at the same time a solid English education. Board and tuition, per annum, $100.00. Music, Gold Embroidering, and Artificial Flower- making extra. For further particulars, apply to the SUPERIORESS, Industrial School, 39th and Pine Streets. Jefferson Medical College. 15 Instructors; 600 students. Regular Winter session begins Wednesday, October 1st, 1878. J. B. BIDDLE, M.D., Dean. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Johnson's School for Young Ladies, No. 2023 DeLancey Place, Philadelphia, will reopen September 16th. The number of pupils limited. Instruction wholly by the principals. Kindergarten. Miss DEWING, Principal. Kindergarten. Miss STUKE, Principal. Kindergarten. Mrs. VAN KIRK, Principal. Kindergarten. Miss RACHEL S. WALK (Chairman of Kindergarten Committee, Centennial Exposition) will reopen her Kindergarten and Normal Training Class September 15th, at 23rd & Brown Streets, PHILADELPHIA, Pa. La Grange School for Girls. Boarders limited to twelve. Recommended by the Rev. C. A. Maison, Prof. E. J. Houston, and S. Austin Allibone, LL.D. Address Miss M. G. CONNELL, Principal (Kingsessing) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. The Lauderbach Academy, Assembly Building, No. 108 S. Tenth Street.-A Primary, Preparatory, and Finishing School. In addition to the usual Aca demic Studies, which prepare for College, special instruction is given in Book-keeping, Business Arithmetic, Penmanship, Composition, and Letter-writing, Mechanical and Architectural Drawing, Shading in Ink and Colors, Chemistry as applied to the Arts, Weekly Lectures, Laboratory Practice, Surveying and Civil Engineering, including Chain Surveying with Compass and Transit; Natural Philosophy, Mechanics, Steam Engine, Phonography (for Business and Reporting), etc. This special course has been extremely successful in preparing pupils for immediate usefulness in the drafting-room, counting-house, or laboratory, or for becoming skilled mechanics. Send for descriptive circular containing full particulars. H. Y. LAUDERBACH, Principal. Logan Square Seminary for Young Ladies. write with ease, freedom, and elegance in 24 lessons, Long's Academy.-Persons of all ages taught to guaranteed. Ladies' department. private if desired. Success LONG'S ACADEMY, south-east corner Thirteenth and Girard Avenue. Miss Mary Anna Longstreth's School. Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania.-46 Instructors. The lectures of the Winter session of 1878-79 will begin on Tuesday, October 1st. JAMES TYSON, M.D., Dean. Mrs. Mitchell's School for Girls and Kindergarten, 315 North 35th Street. Kindergarten, Intermediate and Advanced Departments. Mrs. L. M. B. MITCHELL, Principal. Mount St. Joseph Academy. This institution, under the care of the Sisters of St. Joseph, offers superior advantages for a solid and Christian education. Terms: Board, tuition in English and French, washing, plain sewing, etc., per session of five the MOTHER-SUPERIOR, Mount St. Joseph Academy, months, $100.00. For further particulars, apply to (Chestnut Hill) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Mt. Vernon Seminary and Kindergarten. National School of Elocution and Oratory.-For Clergymen, Lawyers, Teachers, and all classes of advanced students. Two departments. The Course in | Elocution bears upon Conversation, Voice, Action, Pennsylvania. Reading, Dramatic Recitation, and Oratory. The Literary Course includes Conversation, Analysis of Language, History, Rhetoric, Literature, Logic, Composition, Criticism, Oratory. May be pursued together or separately. Chartered 1875. Grants diplomas. Send for Catalogue. Address J. W. SHOEMAKER, A.M., President, 1418 Chestnut Street. - North Broad Street Select School for Young Men and Boys, N. W. Corner Broad Street and Fairmount Avenue. 12 Instructors, Designed to afford thorough instruction in the different branches of a sound English education. Students prepared for admission to any college. Valuable and important lectures, practical courses of study, experienced teachers, thorough instruction. GEO. EASTBURN, Principal. Peirce's Union Business College, 39 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia. THOMAS MAY PEIRCE, M. A., Principal. Rev. JOHN THOMPSON, Business Manager; Residence, 2002 Brandywine Street. - The Centennial Commission awarded to this institution the Business College Diploma and Medal. Circulars free to those who call or write. Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery. - 29 Instructors. Fees for the course, $100.00. C. N. PEIRCE, Dean. Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. Instituted 1821 for the education of Pharmacists and Druggists. Lectures commence annually October 1st and terminate March 1st. Prospectus sent on application. Address, PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, 145 North 10th Street. The Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, 1321 Girard Avenue, will reopen on the 2d of September. Send for circular. Philadelphia Dental College. The Philadelphia School of Design for Women, Philadelphia Seminary for young ladies and girls. Instruction from the Kindergarten to Womenhood. REBECCA E. JUDKINS, Principal, 719 Brown Street. Polytechnic College of the State of Pennsylvania. Quaker City Business College. Rittenhouse Academy for Young Men and Boys, N. E. Corner Chestnut and Eighteenth Streets.-Will reopen September 16th. Thorough preparation for college or business. Reduction in tuition fees. Circulars sent on application. L. BARROWS, A.M., and DE B. K. LUDWIG, A. M., Principals. Rugby Academy for Young Men and Boys, No. 1415 Locust Street. Young Men prepared for business, or for high standing in college. Superior Primary Department. Next Session will begin September 18th. Send for a catalogue. EDWARD CLARENCE SMITH, Principal. St. Ann's Academy (Port Richmond). St. Augustine's Academy. St. Francis' Academy. St. Joachim's Academy. St. Joseph's Academy. St. Joseph's College. St. Leonard's Academy. St. Mary's Academy (Manayunk). St. Mary's Academy (Oak St.). St. Michael's Academy. St. Patrick's Academy. St. Paul's Academy. St. Philip de Neri's Academy. St. Sauveur's French and English School for Young Ladies and Children, 28 South Twenty-first Street. Re-opens September 19th. Pupils have unusual facilities for acquiring a good English education and a practical knowledge of the French language. Fine school-rooms and large play-ground. Apply to Mlle. BONAME. Pennsylvania. St. Teresa's Academy. St. Vincent's Seminary (Germantown). French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, etc. School of Languages. All modern Languages taught by special native teachers of the respective countries, in from four to six months. Best method. Special study of Ancient Languages. Day and evening classes for ladies and gentlemen, from 8 A. M. to 10 P. M, Terms very moderate. Circulars free. JULIUS BORDOLLO, Principal, 108 N. 12th Street. School for Young Ladies. Miss JULIA A. WILSON, Germantown. School for Young Ladies. Misses ANNIE and SABAH Miss ANNE V. BUFFUM, Select Commercial School for Ladies and Gentlemen, 15th and Chestnut Streets. Instruction in all branches of Book-keeping, Practical Penmanship, Business Arithmetic, and Business Correspondence. C. E. POND, Principal. Select Private School. Miss F. CREIGHTON, Principal, Miss Mary E. Stevens' (formerly Miss M. E. Aertsen and Miss M. E. Stevens') School for Young Ladies, West Chelton Avenue, below Wayne, (Germantown) Philadelphia. Fall session begins September 19th, 1878. Scholars prepared for the Harvard Examinations for Women. Miss MARY E. STEVENS, Principal. Supplee Institute for Young Ladies. Theological Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. - 6 Instructors. Three years' course of study. Tuition free. Rev. CHARLES F. SCHEAFFER, D.D., Senior Professor. University of Pennsylvania. - 52 Instructors; 900 students. Instruction in five different Departments, viz: Arts, Medicine, Law, Music, and the Towne Scientific School. CHARLES J. STILLE, LL.D., Provost. Ury House. ough instruction for young boys. Strictly a Home A Boarding School for Boys. ThorSchool. Miss CRAWFORD, Principal, (Foxchase P. O.) PHILADELPHIA. Wagner Free Institute of Science. West Penn Square Academy. T. BRANDTLY LANGTON, West Penn Square School. Miss AGNES IRWIN, Principal. West Philadelphia Academy. West Philadelphia Kindergarten. Miss RIDER, Principal. William Penn Charter School for Boys.-Founded 1689. Chartered by William Penn, 1711. The curriculum has been arranged to meet the wants of those parents who desire for their sons a liberal education. Address RICHARD MOTT JONES, B. A., Head Master, 8 South 12th Street, Pa. Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. RACHEL Young Ladies' Academy, 1313 Poplar Street. Miss MARY ANN FISHER, Principal. Pittsburgh. The Bishop Bowman Institute. A Collegiate School for Young Ladies. 6 Instructors. Elegant and commodious building, efficient and experienced teachers, thorough instruction. Primary, Middle, and Senior Departments. Board and tuition, $400.00 per year. Rev. R. J. COSTER, A.M., Rector. Episcopal Classical Academy.- Boys prepared for College or Business. A Select School in the true sense of the word. Liberal and thorough instruction. FRANCIS SCHMID, Principal. Iron City College. 4 Instructors. Theoretical, Practical, and Actual Business Departments. The course of study embraces all branches of a thorough Business Education. J. C. SMITH A.M., Principal. Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Female College (East End). - 13 Instructors; 85 students. Grammar School, Collegiate Department, Post Graduate Course, Music Department, and Fine Arts Department. Situation beautiful, buildings ample, instruction thorough. THOMAS C. STRONG, D.D., President. Rev. This ConPittsburgh Conservatory of Music. servatory affords the best opportunities for securing a complete musical education. Instruction given in the elements of Music, Theory of Music, Thorough Bass, Harmony, Composition, etc., and also in Voiceculture, Elocution, French, and German. Pupils also have the use of the "largest and best Grand Organ for educational purposes in America." Cabinet Organ, Piano, Guitar, Violin, and Flute. Twenty-two pianos and organs in daily use. Thirteen teachers are connected with the Institution, and three full courses offered. Sixty full lessons for Eighteen Dollars. Pupils can enter at any time. Charges moderate. For further information, address Rev. I. C. PERSHING, D.D., Director. Pittsburgh Female College. This Institution offers advantages and accomodations equal to those afforded by any school in the United States, and at less expense. It has elegant buildings, Eight Departments, a thorough course of teaching, and has twenty-three efficient Teachers. English and Classical courses, with native teachers of French and German. Rare advantages in Music. For catalogues and information, address Rev. I. C. PERSHING, D.D., Presi dent. Riverview Normal and Classical Institute. - 8 Instructors; 85 students. Normal, Classical, and Commercial Departments. J. D. KELLY, A.M., Principal. Pittston. St. John's Academy. Pottstown. Cottage Seminary for Young Ladies, POTTSTOWN, Montgomery Co., Pa. Twenty-ninth annual session. Situated on Phila. & Reading R. R., 40 miles from Philadelphia. First-class buildings, with gas and water, and well-ventilated and drained. Experienced and competent teachers. Shaded and beautiful grounds of five and one-half acres. For catalogues, apply to GEORGE G. BUTLER, A.M., Principal. The Hill School. Preparatory to College and University. Twenty-eighth year begins September 11th. Specific design is thorough preparation for the best colleges. Graduates enter without conditions. Location unsurpassed in healthfulness and beauty. JOHN MEIGS, Ph.D., Principal. Pennsylvania. Scranton. Merrill's Academic School. Mathematics, Ancient and Modern Languages, common English, and Book-keeping correctly taught. Three Departments, affording good classification and discipline. H. H. MERRILL, A.M., Principal. St. Cecilia's Academy. Selin's Grove. Sharon Hill, Delaware Co. Convent of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. This School is located at Sharon Hill, six miles below Philadelphia, overlooking the Delaware river, about a mile distant, and is convenient to the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railway, the station being within three minutes' walk of the Convent and several trains stopping daily at the Academy station. The grounds are beautiful and long-cultivated. The course of instruction given in the Schools of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus comprises all the usual branches of a sound English education, in which Latin, French, Needle-work, and the elements of Drawing are included. Board and tuition per annum, payable half-yearly in advance, $250.00, in addition to which are the usual extras for washing, etc. The uniform for children's clothing can be procured at the Convent. 66 66 Vocal Music (Private Lessons) (In Class).. Instrumental Music, Piano. 66 Harp Drawing-Higher Course.... 66 .$10.00 30.00 10.00 60.00 20.00 60.00 80.00 40.00 The German, Spanish, and Italian Languages... 48.00 Shippensburg. Cumberland Valley State Normal School. South Betlehem. Lehigh University. Tuition free. 14 Instructors. Civil, Mechanical, and Mining Engineering; Chemistry and Metallurgy; full Classical instruction; French and German; English Literature; International and Constitutional Law; Psychology and Christian Evi dences. For Registers, address the Rev. JOHN M. LEAVITT, D.D., President. State College. Pennsylvania State College. Open to both sexes. Three full courses of study: Agricultural, Classical, and Scientific. A thoroughly organized Military De partment. Faculty of 12 Professors. Students admitted from all States on equal terms. Tuition free. For catalogue and information, address President JAMES CALDER, State College, Centre County, Pa. Stewartstown. Stewartstown English and Classical Institute. Westtown Boarding School. Opened 1799 under the direction of the Philadelphia Yearly meeting of Friends. Male and Female Departments. BENJAMIN W. PASSMORE, Superintendent, Susquehanna Depot. Laurel Hill Academy. Swarthmore. Swarthmore College. Pennsylvania. and thorough instruction. Total expenses for College or Preparatory School, including tuition, board, washing, use of books, etc., $350.00 a year. No extra charges. Location high and healthy; near Philadelphia. Address EDWARD H. MAGILL, President. Tidioute. St. John's Academy. Towanda. Academy and Parochial School. Susquehanna Collegiate Institute. Trappe. Pennsylvania. in the beautiful borough of West Chester. It occupies an unrivalled position for health. The building is furnished with all the modern improvements. The grounds are extensive, affording the pupils every facility for the enjoyment of invigorating exercise. The system of education is thorough and practical. Music, drawing, painting, the modern languages, and the scientific departments from prominent features in the course of instruction. The scholastic year is divided into two sessions of five months each, commencing September 1st and February 1st. Board and tuition-English and French ing, Painting, Tapestry, and Embroidery, Wax Flowers, etc., extra. Letters of inquiry should be addressed to the MOTHER-SUPERIOR. Washington Hall Collegiate Institute. 6 In-per scholastic year, $200.00. Music, German, Drawstructors. Thorough instruction in those branches which constitute a good, practical English education. ABEL RAMBO, A.M., Principal and Proprietor. Turtle Creek. West Pennsylvania Institution for the Education of tors. Elementary, Scientific, and Classical courses of the Deaf and Ďumb. Unionville. Unionville Institute. Upland. 5 Instructors. Crozer Theological Seminary. Three years' course of study. Especially designed for graduates of colleges and those of like attainments. HENRY G. WESTON, President. Villanova, Delaware Co. Villanova College.-Founded 1842; chartered, with University privileges, 1848. Under the charge of the Augustinian Fathers. It offers opportunities for a thorough Classical, Scientific, or Commercial course. Pleasantly situated on the Penn. R. R., eleven miles from Philadelphia. The buildings are large and well equipped for educational purposes having spacious study-halls, play-rooms, with library, etc. Gas and steam throughout the College. Particular care is taken of the moral and religious training of students. Railroad station and post office on the grounds. The Collegiate Year begins on the first Monday of September and ends on the last Wednesday of June. Board and tuition, per session of five months, $125.00. Modern Languages, Music, etc., extra. For catalogue, address FR. THOMAS C. MIDDLETON, D.D., O.S.A., President. Waynesburg. Waynesburg College. West Chester. Darlington Seminary for Young Ladies. Formerly known as Ercildown Seminary. Removed to present location in 1877. New and commodious school buildings; attractive location; beautiful scenery. Five Instructors. Address RICHARD DARLINGTON, Jr., Principal. Home Boarding School for Girls.-Healthy location and good board, $150.00 a year. Address Mrs. H. W. THOMPSON, Principal, Box 414, WEST CHESTER, Pa. Villa Maria. Academy for Young Ladies. This institution, under the direction of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, is delightfully situated West Chester State Normal School. 13 Instrucstudy. GEO. L. MARIS, A.M., Principal. Wilkesbarre. Private Kindergarten. Miss BERTHA Voss, Principal. St. Mary's Academy. Williamsport. Williamsport Commercial College. Thorough instruction in the theory and practice of business. Tuition only $30.00 for the course of twelve weeks. J. F. DAVIS, Principal. Williamsport Dickinson Seminary for both sexes. Location accessible, beautiful, and healthful. Charges less than in any institution of like grade in the state. Six courses of instruction: 1. Preparatory; 2. Normal English; 3. Scientific; 4. Classical; 5. Musical; 6. Course in Art. Superior facilities for students of Music. Teachers able and experienced. Work thorough. Careful oversight of health and habits. A pleasant, Christian home. Send for catalogue to Rev. E. J. GRAY, A.M., President. York. Rogers High School. New Shoreham. North Scituate. Pawtucket. Academy of the Immaculate Conception. Academy of the Sacred Heart. This Academy, conducted by Ladies of the Sacred Heart, is delight |