ACCOUNT OF EXAMINATION OF FEMALE ACADEMY, 1820.
LOUISBURG FEMALE ACADEMY.

THE examination of the students of this institution closed on Thursday the 1st day of June inst. The Trustees attending this examination, beg leave to submit the following Report.

1st Class—Composed of M. G. Somerville, R. A. Perceval, E. T. Howze and A. S. Jones, were examined on Natural Philosophy. M G Somerville was deemed best, E T Howze was considered next, the other two performed very well and were preferred in the order of their names.

2nd Class—Composed of M. G. Somerville, was examined on Chymistry. It would be doing injustice to Miss Somerville to withhold the highest meed of praise for the handsome manner in which she acquitted herself on this science.     *

3d Class—R A Perceval, E T Howze, examined on the History of Europe. These young ladies acquitted themselves very handsomely, and were deemed equal.

4th Class—M G Somerville, M B Hill, J E Fox, were examined on the History of Greece. This Class were very perfect and were deemed equal.

5th Class—M G Somerville, examined on Rhetoric and acquitted herself very honorably.

6th Class—M G Somerville, R A Perceval, E T Howze, S L Jones, J E Fox, and M B Hill—examined on the history of America. M G Somerville, deemed best, the rest very good and equal.

7th Class—S L Jones, HME Hunter, M E Long, M E A Taylor, A S Jones, H S King, A G Rawlings, and O Perry—examined on the Geography of Europe. M E Long, M E A Taylor, and H S King were deemed best and equal, the others performed well.

8th Class—M G Somerville, R A Perceval, J E Fox and M B Hill —examined on the Geography of the World—Misses Somerville and Perceval were deemed best—the others very good and equal.

9th Class—H M E Hunter, S L Jones, E M Long, S H Jones, A S Jones, M E A Taylor, A Bawling and C T Somerville ---- examined on the Geography of South America—Misses S Jones, Long, Taylor and Rawlings, were considered best—the rest good and equal.

10th Class—M G Somerville, S L Jones, J A S Outterbridge, J E Fox and A S Jones—This class performed very well and were distinguished in the order of their names.

11th Class—M E Long, HME Hunter, and C Perry—examined on the Geography of Asia, and were distinguished in the order of their names.

12th Class—M E Long, M E A Taylor, S H King, and S Sills-examined on Arithmetic, and were considered best in the order of their names.

13th Class— J A S Outterbridge, M E A Taylor, S H King, C T Somervell—The three first best and equal.

14th Class—M G Somerville, E T Howze, R A Perceval, S L Jones, M B Hill, and J E Fox—examined on reading, spelling, parsing, &c. The two first considered best in the order of their names—the others very good.

15th Class—A G Rawlings, J A S Outterbridge, HME Hunter, A S Jones—examined on Grammar, Parsing, &c. The two first considered best an equal—the others very good.

16th Class—J A S Outterbridge, M E A Taylor, S H King, E M A Fox, E Tarbrough, and C T Somervell—examined on the introduction to Georgraphy, and of British America—The three first excelled in the order of their names, the others did well.

17th Class—M E Long, M E A Taylor, S H King, E M Fox, M Perry, C Perry, E Yarbrough, and E T Somervell—examined on Reading, Spelling, Grammar, and Parsing—First named considered best. M E A Taylor, S H King, second best and equal—The others very good.

18th Class—M S Massenburg, M R Thomas, E W Longgun—examined on Parsing, Spelling, Grammar, and Abbreviations—M R Thomas best—the others very good.

19th Class—L D S Thomas, M S Fox, M A Fox, M C Taylor and E F Wynne. This class of small children was examined on Reading, 7 Spelling, and Abbreviations. They all did very well, but L D S Thomas was particularly distinguished.

On Drawing & Painting.
E T Howze, R A Percevall, M B Hill, and Jane E Fox, exhibited the best specimens. M G Somervell, H M E Hunter, MEA Taylor, excelled in Needle "Work. R A Percevall, M G Somervell gave the handsomest evidences of penmanship.

It would be doing a great injustice to Mr. Lataste, who has had charge of the music department, to withhold that approbation, which his professional talents so justly merit. The young ladies under his care gave the most satisfactory evidences of their progress in this elegant branch of polished learning. The trustees feel it a duty which they owe to the friends and patrons of this Institution, and a tribute due from themselves, to remark that this examination throughout, gave the most unequivocal evidences of the qualifications, assiduity and attention of Mrs. Bobbett, the principal under whose auspices, the good morals and regular discipline of the students have been no less objects of attention than their literary advancement.

The exercises of this institution will again commence on Monday the 19th inst. under the care of Mrs. Bobbett as principal. The music will be superintended by Mr. Lataste.

By Order,                                                    Rob't A. Taylor, Sec'y.
5th June, 1820.