Friday 4 October 2013

Education in Middlesbrough, 1877

from The Weekly Exchange,
(Price One Penny)

1 March 1877
YOUNG LADIES' COLLEGE,
39, ORMESBY ROAD, MIDDLESBRO'
LADY PRINCIPAL,
MADAME GOUGET DE FENOUILLET.

English Subjects. – Arithmetic, taught by two certified resident English Governesses.
French, taught by Madame GOUGET, Parisian diplômée, long experience in Teaching.  German, by Mr SCHVENK, of Redcar.  Drawing, by Madame GOUGET, pupil of Rosa Bonheur, prix d'honneur de 1855.  Needlework, Madame GOUGET.  Italian, Latin, and Greek, by competent Masters.
TERMS
English in all its branches ... ... £1. 1s. 0d
Music, as well as all other extras, ... £0. 10s. 0d
Great attention will be paid to Manners and Behaviour.
Pupils prepared for the Oxford and Cambridge examinations.
There will be a few Vacancies for Boarders after the Midsummer holidays.  Terms moderate and inclusive.
References kindly permitted to Mrs J W Pease, Mrs Pennyman, Mrs H Cochrane, Mrs R Dixon, Mrs Charlton, Mrs E F Jones, Mrs Dunning, Mrs H F Craggs, Mrs W Taylor, Mrs Reid, Rev A C Smith, Mr Dunning (the Mayor), &c.
A Quarter's notice required previous to the removal of a Pupil.

Was Mme Gouget's school successful?  I haven't been able to find it in the 1881 census ... Frederick Schwenk, the German teacher, lived with his family in Coatham. 

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CLEVELAND ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
MODERN LANGUAGES, &c.
BY
FRANZ GROENINGS,
AND ASSISTANTS,

Comprising French and German; Harmony, Piano, Harmonium, Organ, Violin, Cello, and other String, Reed, and Brass Instruments.
ADVANCED PUPILS MAY JOIN THE ORCHESTRAL PRACTICES.
STRING, REED, AND BRASS BANDS
INSTRUCTED.
11, CLEVELAND TERRACE, MIDDLESBRO',
STATION STREET, COATHAM, REDCAR,
16, DUNDAS STREET, SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA,
PIANO AND HARMONIUM WAREHOUSES.
INSTRUMENTS LENT ON HIRE.
TUNING AND REPAIRING ROOMS.

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SELECT DAY SCHOOL AND EVENING CLASSES
BROUGHAM-STREET ACADEMY, Middlesbrough.  Designed to impart a sound and comprehensive education, on strictly moderate terms.

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DANCING,
MR B BRUCE-SMITH'S ASSEMBLIES as follows:-
MONDAY, 3 to 5pm, for Ladies and Juveniles.
MONDAY, 7 to 10pm, for Learners.
FRIDAY, 7.45pm, for Improvement.
The New Valse "Trois Temps" is taught.
Special arrangements for the new valse "Trois Temps," private lessons, families, schools, and parties of eight. – 
Further particulars
B BRUCE-SMITH
53, GILKES STREET,
MIDDLESBROUGH-ON-TEES.
Second Quarter commenced FRIDAY, December 29th 1876


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