Salem Female Academy and College Catalogs . ng apparel and jewelry, nor to encourage the spirit of vanityand display on such occasions as concerts, or the public exercisesat the close of school. With the general growth of the tendencyto disregard the dictates of special fitness in dress, it has becomeincreasingly difficult at such times to maintain the simplicity ofstyle that is alone becoming for girls and young women. Accord-ingly, special attention is given to these requirements in regardto dress. Pupils are required, as far as possible, to keep their own ward-robes in repair, and spend som
Salem Female Academy and College Catalogs . ng apparel and jewelry, nor to encourage the spirit of vanityand display on such occasions as concerts, or the public exercisesat the close of school. With the general growth of the tendencyto disregard the dictates of special fitness in dress, it has becomeincreasingly difficult at such times to maintain the simplicity ofstyle that is alone becoming for girls and young women. Accord-ingly, special attention is given to these requirements in regardto dress. Pupils are required, as far as possible, to keep their own ward-robes in repair, and spend some hours of every week in plain needle-work, which, in the case of the younger pupils, constitutes a regularbranch of instruction. Teachers have special charge of the clothingof the younger pupils. All purchases are made under the the res-ponsible oversight of lady teachers-All articles of dress goods must be plainly and indelibly markedwith the owners name. All bedding and table furniture, except napkins, are providedby the school. LIBRARY. Salem Female Academy. 33 Pupils should be provided with an outfit oi towels, toilet arti-cles, table napkins, thick-soled walking shoes, and a warm dressinggown. For the Gymnastic exercise a uniform is required, made olnavy-blue flannel, with trimmings of black Hercules braid. It ismade up in the school, and is finished complete in three sizes forabout $, $ and $ The uniform admits of being worn,and is generally worn, as a school-dress during a greater part of theyear. The black Oxford cap and gown is worn by members of theSenior Class throughout the school-year. The white Oxford capand gown are exclusively used by the Senior Class during Com-mencement Week. This arrangement has abolished the necessityof the expensive outfit which would ordinarily attend graduation TERMS AND EXPENSES. The necessary expense or fixed charge for Board and GeneralTuition during the Session is Ti^o Hundred and Fifty Dollars(). I See last page.)
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