RYCKMAN'S SCHOOL, 1836.
A CARD.
Miss Ryckman respectfully informs the inhabitants of Wilmington and its vicinity, that she intends opening a school on the 1st of November next for young Ladies. The pupils will be taught Orthography, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic (mental and practical) Grammar, Geography, History, The Elements of Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Chemistry, and Botany. Plain and Ornamental Needle-work together with the Spanish Language. Great attention will be given to the religious and moral advancement of the scholars.
Particulars with regards to Terms &c. will be made known on application to Doctor Thomas H. Wright.
Wilmington, Oct. 21st, 1836.
—Wilmington Advertiser, December 16, 1836.
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies 1790-1840, by Charles L. Coon, 1915)