OXFORD EXAMINATION IN JUNE, 1826.
( Communicated.)
OXFORD ACADEMY.
The examination of the Students of the Oxford Academy closed on the 9 th inst. It is but justice to state, that the high character this Institution has held for several years, is fully sustained by the present Instructors. It affords particular pleasure to be able to say that the Female Department, under the care of Rev. Joseph Labaree, gave highly satisfactory proofs to all present, of the diligence and ability with which it has been conducted during the last session. Very little attention appeared to have been devoted to that kind of preparation for examination which is designed merely for display to captivate the multitude. The young ladies generally, evinced, that their own exertions had been diligently and judiciously directed by able teachers to the several branches of useful learning suitable to their respective ages and capacities. Their progress and attainments were of course respectable and of a profitable kind. The ornamental branches of needlework, drawing, painting, and music, had not been neglected, and the specimens of skill in each were highly creditable to all concerned.
It is believed that Parents may entrust their children to the care of the present instructors with a confidence that their minds, morals, and manners, will receive due attention. A Spectator.
—Raleigh Register, June 16, 1826.
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840, By Charles L. Coon 1914)