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Spencer's Academy

SPENCER'S ACADEMY, 1836.
ACADEMICK SCHOOL.
This School will commence on Monday the 28th inst. in the Wilmington Academy, under the care of Mr. E. M. S. SPENCER.
Branches taught—English Grammar, Geography, Arithmetick, Reading and Writing, History, ancient and modern, Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Rhetorick, Belles-Lettres, Declamation, Composition, and the Latin and Greek Languages.
Young Gentlemen wishing to prepare for College, or for any business in life, can receive private lessons, at the "Clarendon House" between the hours of 6 and 9 P. M.
Payment for Tuition in all cases in advance—First quarter to consist of 12 weeks. For Terms and Tickets of admission, apply to Mr. James Dickson.
Wilmington, Nov. 25, 1836.

Wilmington Advertiser, December 16, 1836.
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies 1790-1840, by Charles L. Coon, 1915)



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