CLERMONT ACADEMY. This Institution is located at the village of Clermontville, Clermont County, Ohio, on the Ohio River, twenty miles above Cincinnati. It was originated in the year 1839, by Rev. Daniel Parker and his wife as a family school, to be conducted by their eldest son, James K. Parker, for the education of five younger brothers and one sister. Other pupils, however, were admitted to aid in defraying expenses. For several years the school was accommodated in a single room, twenty by forty feet in size, but increasing patronage in time demanded greater facilities, and rendered a permanent establishment desirable and practicable. The school building has been twice enlarged, and auxiliary buildings erected, until now there are three rooms for the school, and eleven for self boarding, and a commodious boarding house, conducted by the Principal. A moderate library and apparatus have been gradually acquired. Larger and better buildings and other facilities are still much needed. In the years 1866-7, an effort was made to erect a larger building, but the financial pressure which ensued arrested the work. Up to the present date, for thirty-seven years, the school has been conducted as an individua! enterprise by the same Principal who began it, assisted by his wife, son, and daughters, with occasionally other teachers. The patronage for the first fifteen or twenty years varied from thirty to sixty students; in later years, from fifty to eighty. A liberal course of academic studies was adopted some fifteen years ago, and last year revised and enlarged. See accompanying circular. Earnest and constant attention has been given to moral and religious, as well as scholastic instruction, and hundreds of well qualified young men and women have been sent forth to do good service for their fellow men, not only in the ordinary avocations of life, but also in the learned professions-especially that of teaching—in public offices, on the judicial bench, and in halls of legislation. One peculiarity of this school, which, perhaps, ought not to be overlooked in this historical sketch, is, that colored pupils have always been admitted to its privileges on equal terms with the white. This feature being a rare one in Southern Ohio, on the border between slavery and freedom, where prejudice against color prevailed, was, for many years, the cause of unpopularity and even odium; but an unswerving adherence to the principle, for conscience sake, has in a measure overcome prejudice, and established for the school a solid reputation. In order to secure greater efficiency and permanency, an incorporation has, within the past year, been effected, and efforts are being made to procure larger grounds and erect new and better buildings. The Principal and his family are members of the Baptist Church, and the new Academy will be put in charge of the Trustees belonging to that denomination, but the articles of incorporation provide that the privileges of the school shall be forever accessable to all, without distinction of age, sex, sect, or race. CIRCULAR OF CLERMONT ACADEMY. REQUISITES FOR ADMISSION. Ability to read understandingly, and write legibly; the possession of good moral habits; and sufficient age not to require personal care. COURSES OF STUDY. PREPARATORY. Arithmetic, Geography, and English Grammar. ACADEMIC-FIRST YEAR. Fall Term-Latin Grammar and Reader, Algebra, Elementary Rhetoric. Winter Term-Latin continued, Algebra, English Anal ysis. Spring Term-Latin continued, Algebra, Botany. SECOND YEAR. Fall Term-Latin (Cæsar), Geometry, U. S. History. Winter Term-Latin (Cæsar), Geometry, English History. Spring Term-Latin (Cicero), Trigonometry, Physical Geography. THIRD YEAR. Fall Term-Natural Philosophy, Latin (Virgil), Geology. Winter Term-Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Physi ology. Spring Term-Astronomy, Ancient History, Zoology. FOURTH YEAR. Fall Term-Mental Philosophy, Rhetoric, Science of Government. Winter Term-Moral Philosophy, Book-keeping, Political Economy. Spring Term-Logic, History of English Literature, Evidences of Christianity. COLLE COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY. FIRST YEAR. Same as first year of Academic course. SECOND YEAR. Fall Term-Latin (Cæsar), Greek, Natural Philosophy. Winter Term-Latin (Cæsar), Greek, Natural Philosophy. Spring Term-Latin (Cicero), Greek, Roman History. THIRD YEAR. Fall Term-Latin (Virgil), Greek, Algebra. Spring Term-Latin, Greek, Grecian History. GENERAL EXERCISES. Bible lessons, Singing, Spelling, Reading, Penmanship, Composition, and Declamation, attended to by all throughout the course. Irregular students may recite in the regular classes, when they are prepared to maintain good standing therein. TERMS AND VACATIONS. The school year consists of three terms of twelve weeks each, commencing as follows: First Monday in October; First Monday in January; First Monday in April. Winter and Spring vacations, one week each; Summer vacation, fourteen weeks. EXPENSES. Tuition, per term,..... Tuition, less than a term, per week,...... Tuition in Music, on Piano, Organ, or Guitar,....... Tuition in Vocal Music, 24 lessons,. Use of Instrument, from....... $10 00 1 00 12 00 2.00 2 00 to 2 50 Boarding (not including fires and lights in bed-rooms), per week,......... Room-rent, for self-boarding, per term, for each occu 4.00 pant,.. PAYMENTS. ......... .... 2 00 to 3 00 For Tuition, per term, in advance. For Music, half in advance, and half in the middle of the term. For Boarding, weekly or monthly in advance. For Books or Stationery, strictly cash, at Cincinnati prices. Interest at 10 per cent. per annum will be charged on neglected bills. FACILITIES. Ample Instruction, good Apparatus, and a flourishing Lyceum with a good Library. LOCATION. The Academy is situated at Clermontville on the New Richmond and Bethel Turnpike, near the Ohio River, twenty miles above Cincinnati, and two and a half miles above New Richmond, with healthful and moral surroundings. Post-office address, Clermontville, Clermont County, Ohio. |