Guilford County, North Carolina
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Caldwell Institute
 
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THE CALDWELL INSTITUTE, 1838.
THIS Institution has been in successful operation for two years. A suitable building has been erected in an eligible and elevated part of the town of Greensboro' in North Carolina about half a mile south of the Court House.

The plan of Education is thorough and extensive embracing
1st. A complete course of English Instruction.
2nd. The Greek and Roman Classics, and Antiquities, Ancient Geography, Mythology and History.
3rd. The Mathematical and Natural Sciences.

The great object in establishing this Institution, was to afford to parents and guardians the opportunity of educating their sons and wards thoroughly, and under Christian influence, on as moderate terms as possible. In accordance with the views of some of the most distinguished men of the country, it has appeared advisable that the students should board in private families, and thus be subject to family restraints rather than be grouped together in one large building. This plan has been pursued hitherto with success. A considerable number of respectable families is now prepared for the accommodation of students.

The Classical and English department is under the direction of the Rev. A. Wilson, A. M., and Mr. S. C. Lindsay, A. M., and the Mathematical under that of the Rev. Jno. A. Gretter, a graduate of the University of Virginia. Instructions in the French Language will also be afforded to such as desire it.

Tuition $15 per session of five months, and every student must produce a certificate from the Treasurer before admitted to recitation.

The price of board varies from $7 to $9 per month. The next session will commence on the 7th May next.

Greensboro' April 6, 1838.

—Raleigh Register, April 23, 1838
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840, By Charles L. Coon 1914)
 
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