advice to the reft; keeping up their hopes, that, by industry, they may excel another time. The names of those that obtain the prize, to be yearly printed in a lift. The hours of each day are to be divided and difpofed in fuch a manner as that fome claffes may be with the writing-mafter, improving their hands; others with the mathematical mafter, learning arithmetic, accounts, geography, use of the globes, drawing, mechanics, &c.; while the rest are in the English school, under the English master's care. Thus inftructed, youth will come out of this fchool fitted for learning any bufinefs, calling, or profeffion, except fuch wherein languages are required; and though unacquainted with any ancient or foreign tongue, they will be masters of their own, which is of more immediate and general ufe; and withal will have attained many other valuable accomplish ments: the time ufually spent in acquir ing thofe languages, often without fuccefs, being here employed in laying fuch a foundation of knowledge and ability, as, properly improved, may qualify them to pass through and execute the feveral offices of civil life, with advantage and reputation to themselves and country. |