PLEASANT HILL ACADEMY, 1838.
The Exercises of the Pleasant Hill Academy closed on the 18th inst. to be resumed on the 8th of January next.
From the success attendant upon the Exercises of the past Session, conducted by BAXTER CLEGG, A. B., we cheerfully recommend the School to the patronage of our fellow citizens, and urge its claims especially on such as desire for their sons and wards a healthy location, at a distance from all scenes of dissipation. The Academy is located six miles south of Pittsboro. The high moral character of the neighborhood and the healthiness of the situation, commend it to the favorable regard of those preparing their sons for College, or training them for honor or usefulness. The following are the terms of the School per Session of five months, in advance:
For English Grammar, Geography and Arithmetic.......... $10 00
Algebra, Geometry, Surveying, &c.......................... 12 50
Latin and Greek ........................................ 15 00
Board, including bedding, washing and firewood, can be obtained in private families, convenient to the Academy, at $6 per month, in advance.
Further information respecting the School can be obtained by addressing the Subscriber, or the Principal, B. Clegg, Pittsboro'.
Wm. M. Burns, Ch. Com.
Chatham county, December 13, 1838.
Standard and Star, 4 times each, and send accounts to W. M. Burns.
—Raleigh Register, December 24, 1838.
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840, By Charles L. Coon 1914) |