MISS MARTHA R. RICHARDSON PRINCIPAL.
WAKE FOREST PLEASANT GROVE ACADEMY.—The Trustees of this Academy have the pleasure of announcing to the Public, that they have engaged for the ensuing year Miss MARTHA R. RICHARDSON, a young Lady from the North, who comes highly recommended, to take charge of this Institution.
The Session will commence on the first Monday in February next.
In addition to the usual branches of Instruction, the Greek, Latin, French and Italian Languages will be taught, together with Music, Painting, &c.
This Academy is situated in Wake Forest, 12 miles North of Raleigh, and within 4 miles of Wake Forest College, in a healthy section of the country.
Board can he had in the neighborhood, at $7 per month, or $35 per Session of five months.
Tuition Per Session.
Latin and Greek, ............................... $10 00
English Grammar and Geography,................ 7 50
Lower Branches, &c.............................. 5 00
Drawing and Painting will be taught to all who desire it, but there will be no charge for the same, as is usual in other Schools. Dec. 20, 1839. John Ligon, Sec'y.
Standard, until School commences.
—Raleigh Register, December 31, 1839.
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840, By Charles L. Coon 1914)
