ANOTHER PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE.
The Subscriber from the North, respectfully informs the citizens of Raleigh and vicinity, that he has taken the old Academy, and has had it comfortably fitted up, as a Male School, where he will receive Scholars from town or country, where the following branches of Education will be taught:
Spelling, English Grammar, Reading, Geography with use of the Atlas, Writing, Arithmetic, Ancient Languages.
Having been engaged in the capacty of a Teacher for the last few years, he flatters himself that, with industry and a perfect knowledge of his profession, he will be able to give ample satisfaction to Parents or Guardians that may favor him with a call. All that industry or a knowledge of his profession can do, he pledges himself to perform.
The first session will commence on Monday, the 6th of January. For further particulars, please to inquire at my residence, City Hotel, between the hours of 8 and 12 morning—evening 1 and 3. All letters, (POST PAID,) will be attended to immediately.
Raleigh, December 4, 1839. W. G. Catlin.
—Raleigh Register, December 7, 1839.
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840, By Charles L. Coon 1914)
