Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alternates https://archive.org/details/nineteenthannualOOrock NINETEENTH ROCKFORD ROCKFORD: GAZETTE BOOK AND JOB PRINT. 1870 . / a JVz// TRUSTEES. *Rey. ARATUS KENT, President Galena. Rey. JOSEPH EMERSON, Vice-President Beloit, Wis. Rey. HENRY M. GOODWIN, Secretary Rockford. THOS. D. ROBERTSON, Esq., Treasurer Rockford. Rey. AARON L. CHAPIN, D.D - Beloit, Wis. LUCIUS CLARK, M.D Rockford. Rey. HIRAM FOOTE Waukesha, Wis. Rey. REUEL M. PEARSON Polo. CHARLES WILLIAMS, Esq Rockford. Rey. E. D. WILLIS Rockford. JOHN EDWARDS, Esq —Rockford. Rey. ISAAC E. CAREY Freeport. Rey. MARTIN P. KINNEY Rockford. B. W. RAYMOND, Esq Chicago. E. W. BLATCHFORD, Esq Chicago. G. A. SANFORD, Esq Rockford. Hon. SAMUEL D. HASTINGS Madison, Wis. Rey. WM. S. CURTIS, D.D Rockford. D. S. PENFIELD, Esq Rockford. Rey. HOPE BROWN, General Agent. * Deceased. FACULTY. Miss ANNA P. SILL, Principal, Department of Mental and Moral Philosophy. — Miss MARY E B. NORTON, Department of Natural Science. Miss SARAH F. BLAISDELL, Department of Ancient Languages. Miss CATHARINE C. DORR, Teacher of Mathematics and English Literature. Miss MARY E. LYMAN, Accountant, and Teacher of Astronomy and Natural Philosophy. -Miss ANNETTE WILSON, Teacher of Mathematics. Miss MARY E. EARLE, Teacher of History and English Literature. Madame CYNTHIA L’HOTE, Teacher of French and German. Miss ELLEN J. GILBERT, Miss LUCY M. SMITH, Miss ELLEN RICHARDSON, Teachers of the Normal and Preparatc ’•y Departments. ' Miss SARAH F. ANDERSON, Teacher of Gymnastics aaad Commercial Book-Keeping. GEORGE J. ROBERTSON, Department of Drawing and Painting. DANIEL N. HOOD, Department of Music. Miss AMELIA M. HOLLISTER, Miss ELIZABETH A. ROWLEY, Teachers of Instrumental Music. Miss MARY E. HOLMES, Teacher of Spencerian Penmanship. Mrs. CAROLINE B. BERRY, Superintendent of Domestic Department. Mrs. HARRIET A. WALLING, Assistant. * Deceased. COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT. Senior Class. NAMES. RESIDENCES. Mary E. Brown — - - — - — - - -Harvard. Emma Faris — — _ - - - - Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Hattie M. Foote -- — — -- - - - Rockford. Nettie C. Foote — - — — . Anna M. Keen -- - . — Fulton, Wis. Katie L. Smith Senior Jvfiddle Class. S. Carmelite Brewer. - ..-Amboy. Lizzie Durkee A. Louise Frisbie Melissa E. ILovey-- Clara F. Leach Mary W. Marston — - . -Fort Atkinson, Wis. Mary J. Morrison . -Fort Atkinson, Wis. Annie M. Porter Susan W. Rice Emma Stannard Emily L. Woodbridge Mary P. Wright --- Neponset. Ida A. Youngs 6 ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. )■ NAMES. RESIDENCES, Junior* J/LioLoLle Glass. SECTION A. Permelia Anthony Phebe H. Carmichael- A. Elizabeth Fitch — S. Eleanor Huntington Caroline A. Murray — Annie F. Penfield Belle L. Rose Hattie E. Waterman-. Sterling. . Rockford. -Rockford. .Olympia, Wash. Ter. .Eyanston. Rockford. Rockford. Belvidere. SECTION B. S. Alice Addams Lillie Glasner M. Gertrude Herbert Alice M. Hollister -- Ada F. Hurd Florence L. May Ellen G. Rice Lucy J. Stockwell--- . Cedarville. Belvidere. -Belvidere. -Belvidere. Rockford. Belvidere. Belvidere. ,E1 Paso. Junior Olclss. SECTION A. Maria F. Eckley S. Anna Dean E. Florence Harkness Lucy A. Harris Mary F. Hervey S. Louie Hinkley Clara N. Ives S. Jennie Lyons Mary P. Morgan -_a — San Francisco, Cal. Monona, Iowa. Milwaukee, Wis. Henry. Creston. La Crosse, Wis. . Amboy. Hardin, Iowa. East Troy, Wis. ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. V NAMES. RESID FINCES. May L. Parker — Alice Z. Wright - Boscobel, Wis. - - -Chicago. SECTION B. Adele C. Brown - ----- Maria L. Gardiner.. — - Julia A. Garrison Alice Huntington Catharine C. Wheaton- Haidee Williamson _ — — .. - Emma F. Woodruff ... — Alice G. Wyman- Chicago. -Southampton. -- - Chicago. -Poplar Grove. . .. Rockford. - Wabasha, Minn. ♦ / NORMAL DEPARTMENT. Senior- O lass. NAMES. RESIDENCES. SECTION A. Emma F. Godfrey ----- Fannie G. Huggins — — - — Sarah E. Lawson - — - - Julia D. VanSteenberg-- — -Rockford. Abingdon. -Beloit, Wis. * SECTION B. Eleanor F. Ellis- — Helen Hodges-- - — -- -Winnebago. La Grange, Ga. 8 ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. NAMES. ’ RESIDENCES. M. Elizabeth Thompson Belvidere. Leonora M. Youngs Hale. * Course not completed. Junior Class. Anna L. Allan Geneseo. Frances A. Bloom Monroe, Wis. Ellen M. Brown --Monroe, Wis. Florence C. Chandler Red Wing, Minn. Jennie E. Chandler Monroe. Janet R. Cutter Alden. Helen J. Daniels Jackson, Mich. Mary E. Grimes-- Freeport. Lucelia R. Helm Alden. Nannie A. Hosford Clinton, Iowa. Ella N. Hume Geneseo. Alora J. Lahman Franklin Grove. S. Ella Lyons Hardin, Iowa. S. Alice Moore Kilbuck. Addie S. Murch Belvidere. Clara S. Yaile Rochelle. Rosa H. Warren — Chicago. Mary H. Watkins Bellevue, Iowa. PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT. NAMES. RESIDENCES. Anna Bagley- -Rockford. Ophelia N. Baker - _ _ _ Minonk. Elizabeth Bainbridge- — _ _ -Benton, Wis. Mary J. Bainbridge- — Benton, Wis. Adelaide M. Bell --Minonk. Lizzie R. Bellows . __ _ Vermillion, Dacotah Ter. Nellie Bennett - - - _ Chicago. Annie M. Bell . -- _ Cedarville. Carrie G. Brown- _ — - - - Rockford. Ida M. Brown- - — - - _ -Rockford. Sarah E. Brownell- - - - -Cherry Valley. Alice C. Brown- - - — Rockford. Urania Y. Bryan- _____ . . _ .. --Sycamore. Alice F. Carleton -- _ St. Claire, Mich. Mary E. Burchard _ Ellen Clark- - _ -Albion, Wis. C. Lillian Clark _ - _ _ __ -Ottawa. M. Evelyn Cooley- English Prairie. Fannie M. Colley-.- - — _ _ Greenwood. Alice Conger Emma C. Daniels- — - . — -Redwing, Minn. Mary L. Daniels- -- Redwing, Minn. Loretta B. Dean- . -- - Belvidere. Marian L. Dennis Catharine C. Deppen — _ - - Cedarville. Alice A. Early . _ __ _ Rockford. Ella H. Easter — - . — - _ _ Chicago. Lida Easter Florence Edson Emma Eychaner Alice M. Felch Mattie Flanders - - - - McGregor, Iowa. Emma E. Ferguson __ _ _ Rockford. 10 ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. NAMES. RESIDENCES. Lizzie C. Galloway- - -- - -Chicago. Ida Gillson - Aurora. Mary E. Goldie- Chicago. Anna Gorseline Alice M. Grant - Sycamore. Mary E. Harris- — - Anna Haskins - - — Isabel Haskins -- - Emma R. Hemig Freeport. Frances R. Higley- - - - St. Claire, Mi eh. Nettie G. Hood -Rockford. Carrie F. Hood _ _ _ — - -Rockford. Carrie D. Horn - - — -Rockford. Eva L. Horton Cherry V alley. Janet Hoyle -- - Rockford. Carrie Hyde -- - -Rockford. Sarah A. Karchner — _ _ _ — Ridott.. Eva A. Kettle well - — - - Rockford. Mary B. Kinsey -- - - Geneseo. Mary L. Lee Elgin. Letitia B.Lee — — . - . Elgin. Mary McClellan- - - - Monroe Centre. Mary A. McCraken - - - - - - Monroe, Wis. C. Amanda McKibben . -Freeport. Alma Merrifield _ _ _ _ . - Winnebago. Belle Moulton - - - - Belvidere. Josephine Moore - - - . - - Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Mary Newell Flora R. NewhalL - - - Milwaukee, Wis. Ida M. Nichols - - _ - -_ New Milford. Ada C. Norton- - . Lizzie Paine- -- - - . _ _ -Chicago. Lucy B. Perry - — - - - __ _ -Hinsdale. Kittie Riddle - - - Beloit, Wis. Persis Robertson - Lake Zurich. Nellie M. Rose - - Marcia A. Rolfe Mary A. Ryan Emma L. Sanborn __ Beloit, Wis. ROCKFORD FEMA1 jE seminary. 11 NAMES. RESIDENCES. Stella L. Seccomb - - — Rockford. Louise L. Skinner _ - M arengo. Ida M. Sheldon — -- Chicago. Lizzie C. Spier-- -- -- — -- - - LaCrosse, Wis. Mary L. Tasrgart Rockford. Permelia Tate Mattoon. Emma W. Taylor — - - Stillman Valley. Ella E. Todd Elizabeth L. Watson - - -- Milford. Olive P. Watson — __ - - Evanston. S. Edna Wheeler Bristol. Georgia White - - - Rockford. Isadore M. Wilson- _ - - Lombard. Adelaide E. Winsor __ _ _ _ Grand Rapids, Mich. Frances E. Winsor - Grand Rapids, Mich. Sarah C. Wirt Chicago. Emma Wolford- - _ _ . Rockford. Carrie E. Woodburn Byron. Martha E. Young ... - _ - Freeport. Mary E. Youngs - Stillman Valley. SUMMARY. Senior Collegiate — - - 6 Senior Middle Collegiate ~ - -- - 13 Junior Middle Collegiate-- -- - 16 Junior Collegiate - -- 19 Senior Normal -- 8 Junior Normal - 18 Preparatory Department -- - 92 In Music, Painting, &c\, only- - 49 Total-- 221 • DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC. First Class. NAMES. RESIDENCES. C. Annie Gilbert Lillie Glasner M. Gertrude Herbert Mary E. Holmes Lillian Jacoby M. Ella Jacoby S. Anna Moore May Louise Parker Boscobel. Ellen G. Rice Nettie E. Warner Catharine C. Wheaton Georgia White Second, Class. Ophelia N. Baker Adelaide M. Bell H. Mandana Bennett Helen Blakeman Marie K. Brown Mary E. Burchard Mary L. Daniels Emma C. Daniels Maria F. Eckley Hattie Enoch Alice M Felch Elizabeth Fitch Mary E. Goldie Alice M. Grant Ida Hitchcock ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. 13 NAMES. RESIDENCES. Ada Hobart Ada F. Hurd Clara N. Ives Mary B. Kinsey Ella Manny Lida Manny Loie M. Martin Florence May Belle Merrill Mary J. Morrison. Caroline A. Murray Lizzie Paine Stella L. Seccomb Jennie Smith ... .... Ella SpafFord Lucy J. Stockwell S. Edna Wheeler.... Lois W. Whipple Mary P. Wright Alice G. Wyman Ida A. Youngs QCzird Class. Anna L. Allan Sarah F. Anderson Mary Beatty Adele C. Brown Urania Y. Bryan Alice F. Carlton Emma Clark M. Evelyn Cooley Julia Daugherty S. Anna Dean Alice A. Early Ada Early Amy Early Ella H. Easter Lida Easter 14 ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. NAMES. RESIDENCES. Florence Edson „ _ — _ _ --Rockford. Mattie Flanders - - _ - -McGregor, Iowa. Mary Fox - - - _ -- _ _ - Emma F. Godfrey- - -Rockford. E. Florence Harkness -Milwaukee, Wis. Anna Haskins Isabel Haskins-- - -Amboy. Mary F. Hervey — - - _ _ _ Creston. Frances K. Higley - St. Clair, Mich. L. Louie Hinkley - — -La Crosse, Wis. Carrie D. Horn — - Rockford. Eva L. Horton- - -- - — -Cherry Valley. Ella N. Hume _____ Geneseo. Alora J. Laliman- - ~ • Franklin Grove. Letitia B. Lee „ _ Elgin. S. Jennie Lyons Mary Mears - - Addie S. Murch Mary Newell - - - -- Council Bluffs, Iowa. Susan W. Rice - _ Belvidere. Ellen Richardson _ _ — - Broosa, Turkey. Kittie Riddle- -- - Beloit, Wis. Ida M. Sheldon- Chicago. Anna B. Spaulding - __ Rockford. Lizzie C. Spier _ _ _ _ _ La Crosse, Wis. Emma Stannard -Loda. Helen Stone Mary L. Taggart- — _ Fanny Talcott- - _ Rockford. Permelia Tate _ _ — - Mattoon. Mary H. Watkins - ______ Carrie Woodburn- __ . Emma F. Woodruff — — Rockford. Fo iJL,-rth, Class. Anna Bagley — — Elizabeth Bainbridge — — - - Benton, Wis. Mary J. Bainbridge- __ _ - - - Benton, Wis. ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. 15 NAMES. RESIDENCES. Helen J. Daniels Hattie M. Foote Lizzie C. Galloway - Julia A. Garrison--. Anna Gorseline Mary E. Grimes---. Mary E. Harris Lucelia R. Helm--. Emma R. Hemig__. Sarah A. Karchner- Mary McClellan Mary A. MeCraken Josephine Moore Ida M. Nichols Persis Robertson--. Belle L. Rose Ella E. Todd Adelaide E. Winsor. Frances E. Winsor- - Jackson, Mich. Rockford. Chicago. -Waukegan. .Belvidere. .Freeport. -Grand Rapids, Mich. Alden. .Freeport. -Ridott. Monroe Center. • Monroe, Wis. -Put-in Bay, Ohio. -New Milford. ■ Lake Zurich. Rockford. -Elgin. -Grand Rapids, Mich. ■ Grand Rapids, Mich. Total 127. DEPARTMENT OF DRAWING AND PAINTING. NAMES. RESIDENCES. S. Alice Adclams - — Cedarville. Permelia Anthony— Sterling. Alice Carleton - - St. Clair, Mich. Jennie E. Chandler - Monroe. Florence Chandler— - - Red Wing, Minn. Mary Dean- _ Rockford. Mary E. Earle- -- -Martin, Mich. Alice A. Early - — --Rockford. Lida Easter - - - _ -Chicago. Florence Edson ~ - Rockford. Alice M. Felch -- _ - -Rockford. M. Elizabeth Fitch - - _ Rockford. Abbie S. Goodrich- Bloomington, Minn. Alice M. Hollister- - Belvidere. Amelia M. Hollister . -- Rockford. Helen Hodges- - - La Grange. Ga. Carrie F. Hood .. Rockford. Nannie A. Hosford- S. Ella Lyons- - — S. Anna Moore Flora R. Newhall Milwaukee, Wis. Annie F. Penfield- - - Rockford. Laura Penfield- Rockford. Kittie Riddle - — - Beloit, Wis. Ida M. Sheldon _ - - Chicago. Emma Williams- Council Bluffs, Iowa. Adella Woodruff- - - - Rockford. Lenora M. Youngs-- Stillman Valley. Total 28. CALENDAR For the Year 1870 — 71. School Winter Winter Summer Summer Year Holidays begin. Holidays end Vacation begins Vacation ends-- f From September 22, 1870, ( to June 28, 1871. December 24, 1870. January 2, 1871. June 21, 1871. September 20, 1871. Anniversary, ^Wednesday, June 28, 1871. ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. (^?THIS is an incorporated Institution, located at Rockford, in Northern Illinois. Its design originated with the founders of Beloit College, at the same Convention which established that Institution, and it is based upon similar principles. It is intended to meet the wants of the Northwest, as an Institution of the highest order, bearing the same relation to the education of Young Ladies as the College to the education of Young Men. The Institution has a retired, healthful, and beautiful site, containing twelve acres, on the eastern bluffs of Rock River. The plan of the building is extensive, and when fully completed, will furnish accommodations for about two hundred boarders, besides day scholars. Teachers of established reputation are employed, and no efforts will be spared to make the Institution worthy of patronage. In addition to thorough instruction in the Sciences, special attention is given to the Culture of the Heart, and also to Health, Habits, Manners, Calisthenics, Gymnastic Ex- ercises, &c. A Diploma, bearing the usual official signatures, is awarded at the Anni- versary to those who have completed the prescribed Course of Study. ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. 19 Orgaunizcuiion, (Depcurtments, dfa. C^Jt HE regular classes of this Institution are the Junior, Junior Middle, (yjj Senior Middle, and Senior Collegiate, organized under the several De- partments of Study, viz.: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, History, and English Literature, Ancient and Modern Languages, and Mental and Moral Philosophy. There is also an English Course, and a Course for Resident Graduates. Excellent advantages are offered for Music, Drawing and Painting, with particular reference to teaching. Each Department of Instruction has its responsible head, and a sufficient number of Teachers is employed to attend to the wants of individuals, while the Principal aims, by a watchful oversight, to give unity and harmony to the whole system. Eerms of fLdmission for hoarders. i CJr HE full name, age, attainments in study, with testimonials of moral character, should be given in the application. None are admitted for a less time than one year, except to fill vacancies made duriiig the year, which always begins in September and ends in June. Applications may be made six months or one year in advance. Preference will be given to those prepared to enter the Collegiate Course. Students may be admitted who have pursued, to some extent, the common English Branches, viz.: Geography, Mental and Written Arithmetic, Gram- mar, and History of the United States, and who are sixteen years of age. Ex cumin cut ions. ANDIDATES for admission to the Collegiate Course of Study, will be \JL/ examined in the studies named above ; and in addition, in Algebra • through Simple Equations, Physical Geography, Analysis of the English Language, and Harkness’ Latin Grammar and Reader ; and for admission to the Normal Course, in the same branches, with the exception of Latin. Students may be admitted to the Collegiate Course without Latin, provided they can bear examination in advanced Collegiate Studies, as an equivalent, and commence Latin in the Junior year. ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. 20 Candidates for admission to a higher standing mnst be examined in all of the preceding studies of the Course, to the class to which they desire admission. The examinations will thoroughly test scholarship, and they will be confined to the first three weeks after the opening of the year, and candidates are advised, before coming, to review all of the branches they expect to be examined in previous to classification. All are required to take the regular studies of the Course, without selection, as far as they advance. The first few weeks in the Institution will be regarded as probationary, that no one deficient in the requisite qualifications may remain, either to her own disadvantage or to the injury of others. (. Vre'pab7'CLto~ry fTanohes cund Qleoct Jrjool-cs. / > FADING, Orthography, Penmanship, Fetter's Intellectual and Prac- tical Arithmetic, Guyot’s Political and Physical Geography, Kerbs English Grammar and Analysis, Anderson’s History of the United States, Robinson’s Elementary Algebra, Harkness’ Latin Grammar and Reader. OoiM-rse of Iizst-riLction. COLLEGIATE COURSE— JUNIOR YEAR. First Series. Second Series. { Latin { Rhetoric | Physiology History of England f Latin J Ancient Geography- I History of Greece -- [ History of Rome Caesar. Quackenbos. Dalton -Student’s Hume. Caesar and Virgil. -Mitchell. Smith. Liddell. JUNIOR MIDDLE YEAR. First Series. T Latin Virgil. I Latin Prose Composition Harkness. | Algebra, (U. Ed.) Robinson. I Rhetoric Quackenbos. ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. 21 Second Series. Latin ---Cicero. Latin Prose Composition Harkness. Natural Philosophy Wells. Geometry and Trigonometry Davies’ Legendre. SENIOR MIDDLE YEAR. First Series. French or German Chemistry Rolfe and Gillet. Astronomy Rolfe and Gillet. History of France Student’s France. Second Series. \ French or German. J Civil Government Townsend. I Natural History Tenney. [ Botany — Wood. SENIOR YEAR. First Series. f French or German J Mental Philosophy Haven. | Moral Philosophy Haven. ^ English Literature Spaulding. Second Series. r French or German J Evidences of Christianity Hopkins. ] Geology Dana. [ Analogy Butler. COURSE FOR RESIDENT GRADUATES. First Series. English Language Fowler. Natural History Ruschenberg. Conic Sections Loomis. French, German or Greek Second Series. Mental Philosophy History of Civilization Guizot. - Astronomy, (Col. Ed.) Church History French or German Elocution, Penmanship, Composition, Rehearsals, Critical Reading of the Poets, and Biblical Studies, are continued through the Collegiate Course. 22 ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. JVoTincul (pTepctsTCbto-ry Studies. HEADING, Orthography, Penmanship, Mental Arithmetic, Written Arithmetic, Guyot’s Political and Physical Geography, History of the United States, Punctuation in Quackenbos’ Rhetoric, and Elementary Algebra. JTormaZ JEnglisTb Course. JUNIOR YEAR. First Series. f Review of Modern and Physical Geography, with j reference to Teaching. I Map Drawing. [ Review of Arithmetic. Second Series. Review of English Grammar and Analysis of the English Language. Review of History of United States. Constitution of United States and Illinois. SENIOR YEAR, f Algebra, (U. Ed.) First Series. ■{ Elements of Mental and Moral Philosophy. [ Anatomy and Physiology. f Anatomy and Physiology. Second Series. -{ Botany. Geometry. OPTIONAL COURSE. f Chemistry. First Series.. I Astronomy. I Geology. f Zoology, or Botany Continued. Second Series. < Natural Philosophy. ' [ Higher Mathematics. j Special attention will be given throughout the Course to the Theory and Practice of Teaching, and the School Laws of Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. A thorough drill in Elocution and Penmanship will also be had, together with Compositions, Rehearsals, Critical Reading of the Poets and ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. 23 Biblical Instruction. The text books in the branches pursued are the same as those in the Collegiate Course. Those completing this Course of Instruction, will receive a Certificate to that effect, having the signatures of the Officers of the Institution. COMMERCIAL BOOK-KEEPING. Instruction in Commercial Book-Keeping is also given to all who desire to prepare to keep accounts. LECTURES. Courses of Lectures are given annually in connection with different studies. For the present year, the lectures on Chemistry have been given by Dr. D. S. Clark, of Rockford; the lectures on Natural History by Prof. Sanborn Tenney, of Williams College; and lectures on the Fine Arts by Rev. Wm. S. Curtiss, D. D., and Rev. H. M. Goodwin, of Rockford. Lessons in Elocution have been given by Prof. Edward M. Booth, of Chicago. (Department of J/Tn&io. '§? Education. This Department is under the charge of Professor Daniel N. Hood, an experienced teacher, whose continued success evinces his eminent qualifications for the position. Special attention is given to such as are desirous of preparing themselves to become Teachers, the necessary qualifications being well trained hands, a knowledge of the formation of the hand, and the correct method of developing the fingers ; and such theoretical knowledge as shall enable a pupil to dissect properly the study of the piece used, that she may thoroughly understand the work to be accomplished. The absence of either of these requisites seriously impairs the capacity of a teacher. That there is a lack of properly qualified teachers in the North-west, there can be no question. The design of the Musical Course is to prepare those desiring to teach in such a manner that they may be able to labor intelli- gently, and, consequently, efficiently. The Course of Instruction will include Organ, Piano, and Guitar, the Cultivation of the Voice, Thorough Bass, and Musical Composition. It is the aim of the Institution, in making permanent such a Department, to aid in forming a pure and elevated taste in regard to music, to give it its 24 ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. true place in the formation of the character, which can only be done by thorough instruction in its principles and practice. Music thus becomes a mental discipline, and is not only a source of pleasure, but a means of refinement and elevation. All are advised to cultivate their vocal powers, though they may never become good singers. Such cultivation is conducive to health, by giving strength to the lungs, expansion to the chest, and flexibility to the voice in speaking and reading aloud. To attain this, such exercises should be had, as develop, strengthen, and equalize the voice in its varied tones. In the course of study will be used — FOR THE PIANO. Mason and Hoadley’s Instruction Book. Velocity Studies, by Czerny and Kohler. Studies by Moschelles. Studies by Cramer. Studies by Chopin. With a judicious use of such pieces as are calculated to elevate the taste, and to cultivate a good style in playing. FOR THE ORGAN. Rink’s and Schneider’s Schools. FOR THE VOICE. Bassini’s Method, and Concone’s Exercises. MUSICAL THEORY, THOROUGH BASS, AND COMPOSITION. Knorr’s Guide. Marx’s Theory of Music. Weber’s Theory of Musicu This Department is furnished with Steinway & Sons’, and other celebrated Pianos, and one of Mason & Hamlin’s largest Organ - Harmoniums, with two Manuals, twelve stops, and Pedal Bass, giving every requisite for acquiring the touch and use of the Organ for Church Service. Pupils can become members of this Department only, but all such will be home pupils, or will board in private families, and will furnish their own Instruments fi^’ practice, away from the Institution. All Boarders belonging to this Department are required to pursue the regular Course of Studies, and will be provided with only the usual time of practice, viz.: three divisions of time daily. ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. 25 In accordance with the design of this Department, those desiring to teach, and who are found fully qualified, will receive a certificate to that effect, signed by the Officers of the Institution. (Dep&Tt merit of (frcbujin,g ounci CPcointing. /j£,XCELLENT advantages are also offered in this Institution for Drawing, and Landscape Painting in Oil Colors, and designing or sketching from Nature. This Department is under the care of George J. Robertson, an artist of known reputation. Few, perhaps, realize the benefit of this Art in cultivating the habit of observation, in refining the taste, and increasing the love for the beautiful in Nature. Special attention will be given to those preparing to teach, and pupils may enter this department as in Music, without pursuing the Collegiate or Normal Studies, and will be subject to the same regulations. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. As Books and Stationery can be had at this Institution at low terms, young ladies need not purchase them before coming, but are requested to bring with them such of the text books of the regular course of study as they may have in possession ; also a Bible, a Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book, an English Dictionary, a modern Atlas, and the English Poets, with other standard poetical works. LIBRARY, CABINET AND APPARATUS. This Institution has a library of about two thousand volumes of select reading and reference books, besides the Libraries of the Literary and Missionary Societies. It has also a Reading Room, supplied with some of the best Periodicals of the day, and Reference Books, which is accessible to students at all hours. Books may be drawn weekly from all of the Libraries. A charge of fifty cents per series is made for the use of Books and Periodicals. The Institution has a valuable Cabinet of Mineralogy and Geology, including a donation from the State of Illinois. It has also fine Botanical and Zoological collections, and Paintings and Charts illustrating the various Departments of Natural Science. Its Labratory and Apparatus furnish superior facilities for the study of Chemistry and Natural Philosophy. 26 ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. ACADEMIC YEAR. The Academic Year begins on the fourth Thursday in September, and closes the last Wednesday in June. A vacation immediately follows, and in- cludes the months of July, August and a part of September. A recess of about one week occurs at the usual Winter Holidays. During this time, those who desire may remain in the Institution and pursue their studies privately. Occasional Holidays will be given, and special days observed by the sus- pension of ordinary exercises, and by the observance of appropriate services. ]r)OCL-rd>ing (De-pcur-tiroeni. LL Pupils from abroad are required to board in the Seminary, unless >-vV special arrangements are made otherwise with the Officers of the Institution. This Department, in whatever relates to the improve- ment and division of time, to general instruction and to social intercourse, resembles the simplicity of a family circle, rather than the usual boarding school life. Each member shares in the domestic responsibilities of the house- hold. The portion of time thus occupied is so small as not to retard progress in study, but on the contrary, the exercise has an invigorating influence? while it also aids in symmetrically developing character, by keeping the pupil in the home sphere, and preparing her for the practical duties of life. Each pupil will furnish for her use a kerosene lamp and oil ; also, towels, table napkins, a teaspoon and a tablefork ; and for her bed, one pair of sheets, one pair of pillow-cases, one blanket, one comfortable and a bed- quilt, and will make arrangements for her washing. No carpets are provided, but room-mates may unite in carpeting their rooms. No one should leave home without a supply of plain and unexpensive clothing, especially flannel, and also woolen hose, a pair of India-rubber overshoes, a water-proof cloak, and an umbrella, are required. Every article of clothing and bedding should be marked with the full name. Young ladies are requested not to bring jew- elry or expensive apparel. Parents and guardians are requested not to furnish their daughters or wards with unnecessary spending money. Each pupil will be required to present a weekly account of her expenditures. Parents will direct as to church attendance, calls and correspondence, by a written communication at the commencement of the year, addressed to the Principal. HEALTH. Special attention will be given to sanitary regulations, as it respects over- exertion in study, hours for rising and retiring, heating and ventilation of rooms, healthful food, and physical exercise in good air. Parents and friends ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. 27 are requested not to send to pupils boxes of provisions, as these have been one of the most fruitful causes of sickness in the Institution. A regular course of light Gymnastics will be had. Good health is not only essential to success in study, but if sacrificed, no attainments made in school can be re- garded as a compensation, and we believe that the health of pupils should not be sacrificed to any object whatever. Special arrangements are made for the care of the sick that their comfort may be secured. PUNCTUALITY, CALLS, Ac. Punctuality at the commencement, and daily attendance during each session of the year, are indispensable to a high standard of scholarship. The loss of a single lesson, or even of one study hour, will be felt for many weeks. If education is worth anything, it is worth what it will cost to make it thorough. It is therefore expected, that every pupil will be in her place at the appointed time, even at the expense of personal sacrifice and inconven- ience. Immediate notice should be given of all failures of accepted applica- tions, that the vacancies may be filled. Pupils are not expected to visit home except on holidays and recreation days. No young lady will receive calls from young gentlemen in town, unless in- troduced by teachers, parents or guardians. All persons calling on pupils will please send their names and requests to the Principal. Visits to pupils should be made out of school hours, and we are compelled to say that we cannot offer accommodations in the building to those from abroad, both on account of want of room, and of the serious interruption of school duties. All friends of education and of the Institution from a distance are invited to call at their convenience. Any request on the part of parents and guardians should be addressed to the Principal, and not made through the pupil. SABBATH. This Institution is the result of benevolent efforts on the part of friends of Christian Education, both East and West, and it is expected to be decidedly religious in its character and influence. The due observance of the Sabbath is one of the most important means of religious culture, and the young ladies are not expected to make or receive calls on the Sabbath, or to spend a Sabbath away from the Institution in term time. Whatever advan- tages might be had away, the excitement of visiting friends will be likely to hinder, in a great measure, the proper observance of the Sabbath. ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. Expenses f ox J^ocuxcLexs. ! -Y) OARD and Tuition, not including fuel, is $150 per School Year of forty weeks ; $75 to be paid on entrance, and $75 on the first of ^ ^ January. To the daughters of Missionaries, of Deceased Clergymen, and of all Clergymen engaged in the active duties of their profession, the charge is only $94 per year, with payments as above. Fuel will be provided by the Institution, and the charge will be made to the occupants of each room, according to the amount consumed. No deduction is made for a short absence. In case of protracted absence by sickness, or in any case where the pupil is in school but a part of the year, the charge is made by the week, and is higher in proportion, viz.: $4.50 per week, or at the rate of $180 peft* year. All extra bills for Music, v Drawing, Painting, &c*., are payable in advance. TUITION BILLS FOR DAY SCHOLARS. All bills for Day Scholars are required in advance, and no pupil will be regarded as a member of the Institution until her bills are settled. No one will be admitted to any Department of Tuition for a less time than one half year or twenty weeks, and no deduction will be made for absence except in case of protracted sickness. TUITION FOR DAY SCHOLARS. Preparatory Studies, one half year, §14 00 Normal English Course, one half year, 18 00 Collegiate Course, one half year, 18 00 Resident Graduates, one half year 18 00 EXTRAS. Lessons on the Piano, one half year, §20 00 Lessons on the Organ Harmonium, one half year, 24 00 Private Lessons in Vocal Music, one half year, 24 00 Use of Instrument, one half year, 8 00 Lessons on the Guitar, one halt year, 18 00 Drawing and Painting, (Water Colors) each one half year, 10 00 Painting in Oil Colors, one half year, 20 00 Crayon Drawing, twenty lessons, 5 00 French, German or Greek, each one half year, 10 00 Commercial Book-Keeping, one half year, 10 00 N. B. — That, a large number may be accommodated with Piano Lessons, the class system will be continued by Professor Hood, with pupils below a certain grade. All such will be charged at the rate of $24 per half year ; all other regular members of the school, his pupils, $30 per half year. To those belonging to the Music Department only, the charge will be $20 per quarter. All communications should be addressed to the Principal, MISS ANNA P. SILL. Newark 14, N.J. * Lo Toronto 2B,; Onta