The works of the Rev. William Thom, late minister ... - waughfamily.ca

ihere.!youngLETTERS, TRACTS, \ffC."28pCiiem : The other things, that are allowed them bywayof diverfion, will always have fome relation tothe one thing ^which is at that particular time thechief objed of their purfuit.Thefe are certainly great and vifible advantageswhich fcholars at the academy will enjoy above thofcwho attend the univerlity. The things to be taughtare plain and important. The bed qualified menwill teach them. The hours of attendance will be'morethan double thofe that are given at the univer-The teachers will converfe familiarly with thefity.fcholars, and direct them to a proper courfe of reading.Confufion of ftudies will be cantioufly avoided,and all will be done in a clear and exprellive Englifliftyle.„ They propofe at Perth, no doubt for very goodreafons in their fituation, to have a teacher of the fuperiorclaffics. We confefs we do not fee the proprietyor neceffity of fuch a teacher in the academyWe think it ought to be an Englifh academy,! -and that the chief defign of it fhould be to train uppeople for buiinefs. Indeed many of our citizenshave found, that their children had lefs Latin*(when they left the humanity clafs than when theyentered to it •, and every body is convinced, that in-the two years fpent at Greek and Latin in the univerfity,a very poor proficiency is made in compari--fon of what m.ight well be expelled. But this greatevil would' be beft rem.edied by childrens flaying ayear or even two years longer at the grammar-fchooiin which two years they would certainly acquire m.orefkill in the learned languages than they could pofiiblydo in fix or feven at the univerfity : And if the re61:orcan difcharge his prefent office, and alfo teach a fu-.perior clafs, we are informed he is very well qualifiedto do it. But if it is necefl'ary there be anotherto teach the higher claflics along wdth him, a veryparticular fearch Ihould be made to find a properBb