gtm&k * ^> *%@Tis r@a ^® F PROSPECTUS OF RIPLEY FEMALE COLLEGE, POULTNEY. YEEMONT. FAIR HAVEN : D. LEONARD, PRINTER. 1863 5:1 AojfiO.VD/tC ^ fl (POULTHEy $. FAC^laTT. ;Rev. JOHN NEWMAN, D. D., Peesident. METAPHYSICS. Rev. seaman A. KNAPP, A. M., Vice President. RHETORIC AND CRITICISM. TAYLER LEWIS, L. L. D, (op Union College,) LECTURER ON HISTORY. JAMES STRONG, S. T. D., OJCTURER ON BIBUCAL LITERATURE. THOMAS S. CUMMINGS, (of the National Academy,) CONSULTING PROFESSOR OF ART AND DESIGN, GEORGE A. MIETZKE, A. M., INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AND GERMAN. LUCY A. PLYMPTON, LATIN AND LITERATURE. MARY A. HASTINGS, PHYSICS. MARIE DELAVIGNE, FRENCH. * MATHEMATICS. DOROTHA GRAHAM, DRAWING AND PAINTING. NANCY L. MIETZKE, (Pupil of Bassini,) TOCAIJZATION. * PREPARATORY STUDIES. RACHEL J. KNICKERBOCKER, DOMESTIC SUPERINTENDENT. ^Eminent Teachers will be engaged for these Departments hefort the College opens. PROSPECTUS. This Institution will be opened for Pupils on Wednes- day, the third day of February, 1864, It is delightfully situated in the beautiful village of Poultney, Rut- land County, Yermont; 67 miles north from the City of Troy, N. Y., and on the direct line of Rail Road to Montreal Poultney valley is one of the loveliest in the Green Mountain State, the Switzerland of America and, skirted on the west by the hills sep- arating Poultney River from Lake Champlain, and on the east by spurs of the Green Mountains, combines elements of beauty rarely equaled. Surrounding scenery is a powerful though unconscious educator, and the emotions it excites enter largely as a component part into the character that is formed at school. Hence, parents should not over- look nor lightly esteem the scenery by which their children are sur- ifounded during the period of education. The Landscape, the Build- ings, the Apartments, and, in short, all the educational forces and ar- rangements should not only ^not be repulsive, but should be such mod- els of excellence as shall operate continually to cultivate the tasTe and refine the sensibilities of the heart. In all these respects Ripley Female College is unsurpassed. leans 0f ^am. Poultney has direct communication, both by Bail Eoad and Tele- graph, with all important places north as well as south. It is on the line of the Rutland and Washington Railway, and may be reached from both directions twice each day. To prevent an unpleasant delay, either at Whitehall or Castleton, to students who come from the north, by way of Lake Champlain, a free conveyance from Whitehall to Poultney will be furnished, to all who have made previous application to the President, on the first day 'Of each Quarter, leaving Whitehall on the arrival of the Day Boat. Students coming from the south by the way of Saratoga and White- hall, will be met at Fair Haven, Yt., on the arrival of the morning train, the first day of each Quarter, provided they shall have given the President notice of their coming. Either the President or the Vice President will be in attendance at the Astor House, New York City, the last three days of each Yaca- tion, to consult with parents and take charge of pupils. Those who come from New York City will fiod it convenient and pleasant to take the Troy and New York line of Steamers during the season of navi2:ation. ittilljrags ati^ tgxamh. The building is a substantial brick structure, in the Doric style of architecture, with all school apartments, except Gymnasium and Chap- el, under one roof; so arranged as to combine convenience and taste in the greatest possible degree. The grounds contain lOi acres, taste- fully laid out by walks and drives into Garden, Lawn and Park, adorn- ed with a grove of primitive Rock Maples of unequalled magnificence and beauty. The Grounds have been embellished, and the Buildings thoroughly repaired, painted, papered, carpeted and newly furnished throughout, at an^pense of $10,000. A building 64 feet by 34 is in process of erection, for a Gymnasium and Chapel, and will be completed early in the summer of '64. 9 Rin.KY Fkmalk Ooi.lrqe possesses, therefore, materijil elements for a refined cultivation that are unsurpivssed by any Institution in the United States. The proprietors intend that the direct educatin<^ for- ces shall be as superior in their kind, as the indirect above described. ieprtment of Instruction. The President has been well known as a successful practical educa- tor for 25 yeare — 15 as Teacher and Principal of Troy Conference Academy, and 10 last past as Professor of the Latin Language and Literature, in Union College. The Vice President has been equally well and fovorably known as an educator for 7 years past, first as a popular Teacher, and subsequently as Associate Principal of one of the largest and most flourishing Academies in the state of New York, The President and Yice President each bring to this new enter- prize an amount of ability, experience and enthusiasm which is a pron>- ise and guarantee to patrons that their highest reasonable expectations shall be fully realized. Each of the subordinate Departments will be under the charge of an accomplished and experienced Lady, excepting that of Music, which will be presided over by a Professor of tried character and distinguished reputation. The Department of Modern Langua- ges will be under the charge of a native Parisian Lady, whose Am- erican experience has been such as to render her perfectly familiar with the English Language. The Department of Drawing and Painting will be under the charge of an experienced Lady, a pupil of the well known Artist, Thomas S. Cummings, Treasurer of the Nor tional Academy, New York City, who will himself act as "Consulting Professor of Art and Design." Each of the English Departments, excepting such as may be in- structed by the President and Yice President, will be under the charge of the best qualified, most thorough and enthusiastic Female Teachers that can be found. 10 ffCttt«S. In order to give our Pupils the highest order of Instruction, the German method of Lectures will be combined with Recitations. For this purpose an arrangement has been made with eminent Professoi's* to give a course of Lectures on the following branches, viz : Chemistry, Philosophy of History, Architecture, considered aesthetically and historically. Astronomy, Biblical Literature, History of the Fine Arts, and English Literature. Amongst the gentlemen already engaged for this purpose arc the following distinguished Professors : James Strong, S. T. D., of Flushing, L. I., on Biblical Literature ; Tayler Lewis, L. L. D., of Union College, on History, and Wm. M. Gillespie, L. L. D., also of Union College, on Architecture. Every pupil attending these Lectures will be required to take notes, and at the opening of each sustain an examination on the preceding one. Its Library, including those of the President and Yice President, accessible to students, numbers over 3000 volumes. Its Cabinet, the accumulation of 25 years, contains about 5000 specimens in Mineral- ogy and Geology, judiciously selected and scientifically arranged. The estimated value of one fossil alone in it, is $500. Its apparatus, both Chemical and Philosophical, much of it new and recently purchased, is ample for a fall set of experiments in both these branches. With its charming Scenery, elegant, commodious and newly-furnish- ed Building, its extensive and highly ornamented Grounds, its com- plete and competent Board of Instruction, and its rare educational appliances, Ripley Female College possesses facilities for ^Estheti- 11 cal and IriU'llectual culture adecjuale to satisi'y the demands of the most exacting- patron. Jiims una Hetlfllis. Ripley Fkmalk College will aim to do for its pupils just what the most judicious parent would do, had he the facilities and the leis- ure. It has been said that " the Family, the Church and the State are tlie only three Divine Institutions." The saying needs to be en- largvd so as to include the School ; for the School supplements the Family, and the Teacher is for the time-being in the place of the Par- ent. All the Teachers of this Institution are pledged to the faithful performance of the duties growing out of this temporary relation. — The families of the President and Vice President, as well as all the Teachers, reside in the Institution, and minglmg with the pupils at their meals, in the recitation room, in their work, in their recreations, in the Drawing Room, and at Devotions, supervising their mmds, their morals and their manners, will endeavor by watchfulness, by kindness, by firmness and fidelity, to prove themselves ^^ workmen that need not be ashamed of their work ;" making even rebuke wear the garment of love, and rendering the College a true Christian Home to every inmate, where each one shall be taught hoio they ought to live, and how to live as they ought. ^iii^xam Character. The proprietors of Ripley Female College design that it shall be, not a sectarian, but a christian School, in which the principles of Christianity will be inculcated, and not the dogmas of any Religious Sect. It will be the aim of the Instructors to present the Religion of the New Testament, not in the narrow spirit of Bigotry, but in its own large-hearted, broad-minded Charity ; not incidentally and occar sionally, because it is fashionable to make reference to it ; not offen- sively and professionally, but systematically and spontaneously, because their own heai-ts impel them to it, and because they deem Religious culture an indispensable and large part of all right education. 12 To meet the wants of a larger number than schools for Females generally do, there will be four 1. A Preparatory Course. This will consist of the common Eng- lish Branches ordinarily pursued in District Schools, including some Latin, and is designed to fit the pupil for the advanced courses, par- ticularly the full Collegiate course. 2. Course of Art. This is designed to meet the wants of those who, having a specific end in view, wish to pursue only such branches as bear most directly upon that end. In this course rare opportunities will be furnished to those who wish to make a speciality of Music, Paint- ing and Drawing. Seldom are so many means to the highest attainments in these branches found in combination in one Institution : Teachers of the highest order in point of ability, devotion and enthusiasm; Patterns and Instruments, — all that advancement and correct taste require, — Buildings that are models of Architecture, — Grounds, spacious and laid out according to the purest principles of Art, and Landscape scenery inspiring in its effect, and from whatever point of observation presenting views worthy the pencil of an artist. To all amateurs we confidently recommend this course as perfectly suited to gratify their highest wishes." 3. The Academic Course. This will be substantially the same as is now required for graduation at the best Academies and Seminaries in the country, and is designed to meet the wants of those who wish to pursue a regular, thorough Academic Course, but whose object, zeal and taste do not impel them to attain the full Collegiate standard. 4. The Collegiate Course. This will be the characteristic feature of Ripley Female College. Public opinion has hitherto excluded our daughters from instruction in nearly all our Colleges, and with manifest injustice and tyranny has also excluded them from the liberal course of study which we have provided for our sons. The reign of tyranny in this regard is broken and that of equal rights in the domain of letters established, and Ripley Female College will be one of the fev/ Institutions which fur- 13 nish to our Aiiiericaii yoiini^' women tlie literary fiu^ilities lieretoCore cruelly withheld Ironi theiu. Its Colleo-iiite Course is designed to meet the wants of that incn^as- ingly large number of young women who aspire to liberal learning, but who find the doors of the College to which their brothers resort closed against them and cannot have the requisite facilities elsewhere. This course will, with such modifications as are necessary the better to adapt it to the female mind and mission, be equivalent to that re- quired for the Baccalaureate Degree in our best American Colleges. Those who do not desire to connect themselves with either of the above courses may become members of the Institution and pursue op- tional studies, enjoying equal privileges with pupils of the regular courses. |3rejjfiriitorg Ccursje. Reading, Spelling and Defining. Brown's English Grammar. Geography and Penmanship. Arithmetic, — Elementary, Common School and Higher. Harper's School History. Cutter's Physiology. Wilson's History oi"the United States. Qiiackenboss' Lessons in Composition. Latin Grammar and Reader, completG First Lessons in Drawing. Col%iafe €onx^t. :E^TiCDrrx.AJi>r 03l,.a.ss. FIRST SESSION. Algebra — Robinson. Latin — Caesar. Physical Geography— Fitch and Colton. Zoology — Agassiz and Gould. Exercises in Latin Prose Composition throughout the year. SECOND SESSION. Algebra — Robinson Latin — Cicero. Botany- Wood. Book-keeping. soi>ia:o2s^oi^B oii.-a.ss- FIRST SESSION. « Geometry — Davies' Legendre. Latin — Virgil. Natural Philosophy. Latin Prosody, with composition in SECOND SESSION. French — Fasquelle's Grammar, and Le Grand Pere. Rhetoric — Daj^'s Rhetorical Praxis and Coppee. Mental Science. Astronomy — Olmsted . 14 JXJJSTiO-Fl 03L.A-S3- FIRST SESSIOxV. French — ^Le Grand Pere and Telemaque. Chemistry — Wells. Moral Science. Elements of the English I^inguage — Clarke. Logic — True. Themes. Exercises in French Composition throughout the year SECOND SESSION. French — Napoleon — ^Noel and Chapsal and L'AUemagne. Geology and Mineralogy — Dana. Elements of Criticism — Karnes. Study of words and English, past and present — Trench. Analogy of Religion — Butler. Themes SBlSriOI^ 03L.uft..SS_ rmsT SESSION. French — Lamartine, Prose and Poems, and selections from Moliere. EInghsh literature — R'^'^d. with his Lec- tures on the British Poets for reference. Biology History of the Fine Arts. SECOND SESSION. •Racine, with French ComjK>- Gerault. French- sition French Literature- Floral Canleniug. Science and Art — Lardner. History of Literature — Schlegel . Sociology. French Conversations daily throughout the year. ^cukmk Course. First Year. FIRST SESSION. Algebra — Robinson. Latin — Caesar. Physical Geography — Fitch and Colton. Zoology— Agassiz and Gould. Book-keeping SECOND SESSION. Algebra — Robinson. Latin — Cicero. Botany — Wood. Exercises in Latin Prose Composition throughout the year. Second Year. FIRST SESSION. Geometry — Pavies' Legendre, I^tin — Virgil. Natural Philosophy. Latin Prosody, with composition in SECOND SESSION. French — Fasquelle's Grammar and Le Grand Pere. Rhetoric — Day's Rhetorical Praxis and Coppee. Mental Science. Astronomy — Olmsted. 15 Third Year. FIRST SESSION. French — LeGraud Pero aud Tclemiuiuc. Chemistry— Wells Moral Sciouce. Elements of the English LiingMage— Clarke. Logic — Themes. True. SECOND SESSION. French — NupoUion — Noel aud Chapwal and L'Ailemagne. Geology and Mineralogy — Dana. Elements of Criticism — Karnes. Study of Words and English, past aud present — Trench. Analogy of Ileligion — Butler. Themes. Exercises iu French Composition throughout the year. XoTK. — In this course German, or Music, or Painting and Drawing may be substitu- ted for Latin, and also for Mathematics. For admission to this course the same prep- aration is required as for the Collegiate Course. Classes will be formed in German, Spanish and Italian whenever desired by a sulficient number. Course of ^xt This will comprise the English Language and Literature, French, Music and Drawing and Painting. To all who complete this Course and pass a satisfactory examination, an Art Diploma will be awarded. Those who pursue elective studies may, on leaving, receive certifi- cates testifying to the attainments made in the respective branches pursued. Those who complete the Academic Course and pass a sat- isfactory examination, will receive the usual Academic Diploma. An unintelligent prejudice has hitherto, except in the case of a very few Institutions, confined the Degree of A. B. to Alumni of Colleges. It is just as appropriately given to one sex as to the other. The bet- ters are initial to two Latin words, which signify simply. Crowned with the fruit of Art. These words spoken of a male are Baccalau- yeus{atus) Artium, and spoken of a female, Baccalaurea[ata) Artium. The English w^ord Baccalaureate, is spoken of both sexes with equal pro- priety, and there is no justifying reason for withholding from females rather than males, the titles of honor w^hich their attainments merit. Therefore those young Ladies, who complete the Collegiate Course prescribed by Ripley Female College, and sustain a satisfactory 16 examination in the same, will receive a regular Diploma conferring upon them the customary Baccalaureate honors, known by the initials A. B. (BmmlmtimL The chief object of an examination is to determine whether both Teachers and Pupils are doing the duty which the relation of Teacher and Pupil requires and not to make an ostentatious display for the amusement of a multitude. In order the better to accomplish this object and render examinations useful, not only as a criterion but also as a stimulus, there will be a private examination every month of all the classes in the College and one in public at the close of each Ses- sion. Sitaatmns tax %m\m. The long and extensive acquaintance, which the President and Vice President have both had with Scholars and Teachers in all parts of the country, gives them unusual facilities for procuring situations for those who wish to teach. They will cheerfully and gratuitously give the benefit of this acquaintance to graduates of this Institution. Many of the incentives that are often applied to the young mind to secure the preformance of school duties, however well meant, are nevertheless vicious in their effect on moral character and future suc- cess. Often they excite jealousy and selfishness ; often kindle a vain and unholy ambition ; often give false views of life, which lead to fail- ure rather than success and vitiate much of the purpose and feeling with which the ends of life should be pursued. While, therefore, we shall discountenance and discard all moti\es of such tendencies, we shall apply the liigher ones of self-respect — regard for friends — love of knowledge for its own sake and not mere- ly for its uses — desire for self-cultivation so as to become all that possibility requires —sense of right and conscientious eflbrt to meet n the claims of Society and of God. Thus, restraining the malevo- lent and exciting the benevolent feelings, we hope to secure the ob- servance of wholesome family regulations and the faithful performance of school duties by the elevating and ennobling incentives of Moral- ity and Religion. Nor will the Hygienic Department be less perfect than those for educating the intellect and the Taste. ifepital i^hratwti. Much of the education hitherto given to males, and females also, has been comparatively valueless, both for their own personal hap- piness and the public good because acquired by the sacrifice of health and constitution. The body is the ordained servant of the intellect and the heart ; and, no matter how pure the one nor how well disciplined the other, if the body be inadequate to their behests the man or the woman is a sorry specimen of education after all. The education of youth can and ought to be so conducted as not only to preserve the health enjoyed by the child at the beginning of its school period but give it back to its parents and society with a sounder body as well as a maturer mind and a better heart. The importance of the body as subject to education is only beginning to be realized. Fully appreciating their solemn obligations in this re- gard, the Proprietors of Ripley Female College will endeavor by careful attention to the Diet, the Dress, the sleep, the study and the play of their Pupils, by Gymnastic exercises, [not the same for all, which is an absurdity not to be tolerated,] adapted to individual cases ; by walking and riding and by amusing, healthy sports in the open air, to blend more harmoniously and actualize more perfectly than has ever yet been done, the three great Deparments of human education ; and, as far as it can possibly be done, to develop the Pu- pils entrusted to their care into an intelligent, refined, heroic wo- manhood. So far as a Gymnasium can be made to contribute to this end, they will have unequalled facilities. The lower story of the Chapel Building will be devoted exclusively to physical exercises. These will not be practiced miscellaneously but systematically, not- 18 indiscriminately but with reference to the necessities of individual Pupils and according to Anatomical and Physiological principles. The Apparatus and modes will be of the most approved kind and all exercises directed by a competent, judicious Teacher. In order to furnish a healthful out-door recreation, to aid in culti- vating a love of nature and at the same time impart useful knowl- edge and render the study of Botany more attractive, a Floral Gar- den will be laid out in the beautiful and extensive grounds of the College, in which the young ladies will be taught not only the differ- ent kinds of Flowers, Plants and Shrubs, but their Natural History, the soil best adapted to them and the best mode of cultivating them. Riding on horseback is among the most healthful and amusing sports, contributing at once to health, vigor, grace and courage. No place can be found better adapted to this inspiring amusement than the splendid graveled drives in the grounds of Ripley Female College, and the broad, beautiful gravel roads of Poultney and vi- cinity. The art of horsemanship will be taught and opportunities for practising it afforded, at a reasonable charge, to those who desire it. Frequent carriage rides will be given, gratuitously, to all pupils boarding in the Institution. A suite of Boonjs has been fitted up with the most approved ap- paratus, adequate to the necessities of the whole Institution, and all the Pupils will be required to bathe at stated times as a means of preserving health and increasing comfort. Boarding Pupils will be charged $100 per session of 20 week?., pay- able, $50 at the beginning, and $50 at the middle of each session.— 19 This includes iJoard, Furnished Room, Fuel, Lights, Washing and Tuition in all branches except the extras, specified below. Every Pupil must furnish her own Towels, Napkins, Napkin Rings, Toilet Soap and one pair of sheets. Every article of wearing apparel, as well as Towels, Napkins and Sheets, must be durably and distinctly marked with the owner's full name. Day Pupils will be charged $4 per Quarter for Tuition in the Pre- paratory Course ; $6 per Quarter for Tuition in the studies of the tirst two years of the Academic and Collegiate Courses, and $7,50 per Quarter for Tuition in the studies of the last year of the Academic and th'e last two years of the Collegiate Course. " Extra Charges'^ are not included in the above. For the accommodation of Day Pupils during the intervals between recitations, a room will be provided, for the use and warming of which each one will be charged 25 cents per Quarter. The above charges to Day Pupils are payable in ad- vance. EXTRA CHARGES. ^ For French, f|) Quarter, $5,00 " German, " " 5,00 '' Italian, '' " 6,00 '' Latin, " " 2,00 '' Chemistry, " '' 2,00 " Music, Piano " " 12,00 " Harp, '' '' 15,00 '' '' Guitar" " 6,00 " Organ" " 12,00 " " Vocalization " 12,00 " Use of Organ, ^ Quarter 3,00 " " " Harp, " " 3,00 " " " Guitar, " " 1.00 " Drawing, " " 2,50 *' Painting in Water Colors 5,00 •' Oil Painting, 9,00 Extra charges are payable at the close of each session. T?iose who prefer to cover all school expenses by one sum, will be en- titled to Board, Tuition in any of the branches taught, and to all other privileges of the Institution, by the payment o/" $140 per session, in advance. Clergymen will receive a liberal discount from all the foregoing charges. 20 Pupils may enter at any time. Board will be charged from tlie time of entering, but Tuition will not be charged for less than half a Quarter. No deduction from either Board or Tuition will be made on account of temporary absence. Those who enter at any time du- ring the first two weeks of a Quarter will be charged Tuition from its beginning, and those who leave at any time during the last three weeks of a Quarter will be charged Tuition to its close. It will he observed that the numerous and highly valuable courses of Lectures to be given annually by distinguished Professors are a gratuity to the pupils. It is desirable that the daily dress of young ladies should consist of some plain, durable, inexpensive material, plainly made, with a view to comfort and use. The same may be said of the whole ward- robe ; for while Eipley Female College will not be second to any Institution in the land in substantial elegance and commendable taste, it is not intended to be a place for the display of gold and costly apparel. Jiplitatifftt. Those who wish to secure admission to the Institution are reques- ted to make application, by letter, to the President. All communi- cations relating to finances should be made to the Yice President. For admission to either the Academic or Collegiate Course, a satisfactory examination in the Preparatory Studies will be required. A student may enter the above courses at any point for which she is prepared, by sustaining an examination in the preceding studies. Candidates for Baccalaureate honors will not, however, be admitted later than the beginning of the last year. Students ;df the miscellan- eous course will only be restricted so far as to select branches which they are qualified to pursue, and not to do violence to the established relations of the Scienc'es. 21 f lartnts. Although there are but few opportunities in this quiet, inland, New England Village for extravagance, we request you to furnish your daughters but little pocket money. When supplied with Board, Tuition, Books and Clothing, they need but little else. Rather than put large sums in their possession for disbursement, deposit it with the Proprietors, or some other friend, giving directions us to its use. Our experience assures us that the money will be safer and you, ulti- mately, better satisfied. Let all Financial communications for the payment of School Expenses be made directly to us, and not through the hands of your daughters. If you wish purchases of clothing, &c., to be made by us, for your daughters, funds for this purpose must be sent us in advance. To ensure safety in the transmission of money, let all remittances be by draft on Troy, Albany, New York or Boston. When you send your daughters to us, please designate the Church you wish them to attend and the system of medicine you wish to have used in case of their sickness. REGULATIONS. The Rules of the School will be few and simple, and designed only to facilitate the ongoing of daily duties. The proprieties of life, the customs of good society and tne usages of a well regulated christian family, will be depended upon as sufficient to guide the conduct of all young ladies who aspire to intellectual cultivation and refined culture. The year consists of 40 weeks, divided into two equal sessions of 20 weeks. Each session is followed by a vacation of six weeks. For convenience in reorganizing classes, each session is divided into 2 equal Quarters, without any interval of school duties. 22 €imhx for lU-l. Spring Session begins Wednesday, February 3d. 2d Quarter begins April 14tli. Spring Session ends Tuesday, June 23d. Fall Session begins Wednesday, August 4th. 4th Quarter begins October 13th. Fall Session ends Tuesday, December 21st. ' The Sessions are so arranged as to bring the Christmas Holi- days into a regular vacation, thus obviating any interruption to study by the usual Holiday recess. 3 0112105944638