Salem Female Academy and College Catalogs . olicity ot doctrinal belief and practice is a sufficientguarantee. The Principal stands in the relation of pastor to thepupils, and endeavors, by personal counsel, to enforce upon theirconsciences and hearts the pure precepts of the Holy Scripturesas the rule of life and the only safe guide to happiness. A shortdevotional exercise is held in the Chapel every morning beforerecitations begin, and there are private devotions in each roomimmediately after rising in the morning and before retiring at Sunday the pupils attend divine service in the
Salem Female Academy and College Catalogs . olicity ot doctrinal belief and practice is a sufficientguarantee. The Principal stands in the relation of pastor to thepupils, and endeavors, by personal counsel, to enforce upon theirconsciences and hearts the pure precepts of the Holy Scripturesas the rule of life and the only safe guide to happiness. A shortdevotional exercise is held in the Chapel every morning beforerecitations begin, and there are private devotions in each roomimmediately after rising in the morning and before retiring at Sunday the pupils attend divine service in the Moravian Bible lesson is taught in the ACADEMY chapel in the Academy recognizes the Holy Scriptures as its chief text-book, and is desirous to acquaint all its pupils, as far as possible,with its sacred contents. In the upper classes special instructionis given in Biblical literature, so that upon this most importantsubject the scholarship of the pupil may be as complete as in allother departments of the School. - ^. ACADEMY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. Salem Female Academy. 25 THE SCHOLASTIC COURSE. The Scholastic work of the Academy is performed in ThreeDepartments, the Preparatory, covering four years, and the Aca-demic, occupying four years ; and beyond the latter is the PostGraduate Course, in which the length of residence depends uponthe individual pursuits of the pupil. Each class goes over theassigned course as a unit. Parents are earnestly advised not toencourage their daughters in deviations from the regular nine-tenths of the cases where such are desired, they work tothe decided detriment of the pupil, result in deficient mental train-ing, in insufficient occupation of time, and consequent home-sick-ness. Great care is taken that not too many subjects of study areconsidered at the same time, while, on the other hand, equal careis taken that the time of the pnpil may be properly effort is made to bring the backward scholar up
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