PITT ACADEMY, 1828.
THE Exercises of this Institution will again commence on the 8th of Sept. under the superintendence of Mr. George Stokes. From the many testimonials procured by Mr. Stokes, from Trinity College, Dublin, and from distinguished citizens both of Ireland and of the United States; but more especially from an acquaintance with his school, and method of teaching for the session past, and the highly pleasing examination of his pupils, the Trustees recommend the Institution with the utmost confidence to all parents and guardians who are desirous of educating their children and wards; and with the highest pleasure assure them, that in this Institution the common error, (the consequences of which are felt through life) of hastening children too rapidly in their studies, before they have laid a sufficient foundation in the rudiments of education, will be carefully avoided. The moral and religious uprightness of the Instructor, furnishes the surest pledge for the morality of his pupils, at least so far as the influence of example extends.
The terms of admission into the Academy are as follows:
Children commencing, $3 per quarter;
Pupils reading, writing, cyphering, with English Grammar and Geography, $4;
Pupils receiving a classical education, $7.
Board can be procured in town for $5 per month, and cheaper in the country.
By order of the Board.                                       Richard Evans,
Greeneville, Aug. 29.                                                    Sec. pro tem.

—Raleigh Register, September 16, 1828.
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840, By Charles L. Coon 1914)