Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-08
NUMBER 253.
The sehools az GeneYa.

A correspondent OF the Tribune, writing from
Geneva, in Switzerland, gives the following descrr-
ton OF the celebrated schools of that place, which
are attended by many American pupils
We are occupying an apartment of Ave or six
beauttui rooms in the villa-or as villas are call d
IN these parts, Campagne--Gerebsow a lovely
place within stones throw almost of Geneva,
Win grounds running down to the junction of the
Arve and the Rhone, and commanding very SAL
isfactory viw Of Mount Blanc. My bedroom wiz
dows open full upon his majestic brow, and as /
unclose them in the morning inhale the delicio
breath OF the orange blossoms which whiten or
garden, nght.cap mods to night-cap with the
friendicst recognition. Such snowy, spotless
cap as the old fellow wears, to be sure How il
glistens in the morning sun, as no 6lanchissnse
here below can ever hope to make mine elsten
we pay at the Campagne Gerehsow--but this il
the dear season--ten dollars week, and we live
IN lar more comfort ihan we have ever before c /.
loyed out OF our own house. The table is amp'e
without being luxurious, and the cooking entir,y
CONNIE u fam. Our landlady, moreover, is ge, :
uine lady, as motherly and humane as though our
tic was one Of friendship Instead of francs bestov
ing every graceful and unstinted courtesy upon rs
through the day, and treating us at night to the
most exquisite morceaar to be cullcd from the
musical repositories Of Italy and Germany.
Children found at the hospital also, who man
tested intelligence, were instructed at the Collg
and boarded with governor until such time 4
they should discover their special aptitudes /
wish at present to give you rapid coup dnH ,f
the private schools with which / have recently
been brought in contact.
All these schools appear to me to be very nearly
equal in substantial respects the chief difference
being in their external attractions Mr. Diedricl
Or. Haccus and Mr. Roediger conduct seyeray
a distinguished pension for boys in this vicinity,
and hear nothing but good ofany OF them. The
price OF tuition per annum at each falls little sho
Of $3.50, including washing and all necessarits.
Every branch Of study is vigorously prosecuted in
these establishments under accomplished masters,
while the physical education Of the pupils is made
matter OF unceasing and systematic obligation.
For example, at Mr.. Roediger's school, where ]
have placed my boys, the pupils have play ground
as large very nearly as Washington square, with
all sorts of gymnastic apparatus nue-pin alley,
&c; and here they play to their hearts conten',
not apart from but in company with their teach.
ers, who lay aside the pedagogue and convert then
selves into boys for the time being with good
will which would be surprising to one who did not
know how much of'lmber and elastic boyhood SUI
wives in these ripe European constitutions. This
mperishable juvenility, by the way, renders many
of these people truly ovabe.
One Can easily see how fresh and Juicy and
sweet it keeps them even through the winter OF
old age, and how often it may involve n sincere
sentimental anguish to part with them Nadine
-, our landlady, for instance, ia grandmother,
and has seen, am informed, great sorrows ana re-
verses. A modester or less demonstratve person
need not exist, and yet life seems still 80 young
and yerna with her that she no sooner comes in
contact with the children than you find her arms
nstinctively encrclipg them, and theirs eIlcrclirg
her, and all manner of graceful lrolc Immediately
blossoming forth as flowers blossom after rain
But let us return to our lambs. The sport OF
the pupils is not only amply fostercd and directed,
but their health is also carefully promoted by Il e
general discipline Of the school, They 90 down
every fair day to the Rhone to bathe, OF course
under watchfu care; they go twice week to a
swimming-school upon the lake to practise swim
ming; they ramble all about the delicious ncigl
boshood in short excursions with their teachera
they make long tours in the summer vacation
across the Alps; they sometimes visit Italy som,.
times some German city, they invade the fast
nesses of the Jura; they ride on mules and dor
keys; they pluck the wild strawberries; they drill
at the wayside fountains; they eat the bread ard
honey of the mountaineers as they pass, to avoid
the MONDAY sun; they inhale all day the un,ainttd
air Of those grand soltudes; and they sleep at
night in barn or chalet sleep so sweet, am told,
that every angel who waits on health and inut-
cence unguestionably conspires TO minister IT,
AT home they are subject to the best influence
The teachers and pupils all make one family
They have games and stories and plays to amuse
themselves with after nightfall, and on Sunday
evenings they have charming concerts in which
all voices are taught to join, and lift up TO God
the incense of grateful hearts for all the goodness
He showers upon them. Music think, Ia one of
the necessaries In Mr.. RS school However
all the schools provide the best instr iction in tbs
respect
Another point of interest Is the extreme good
manners nourshed by these institutions All the
pupsare made gentlemen in department Instead
nf In nj 4. u 4.
OF in the English schools and TO some degree in
our own, the most rigid and exact courtesy from
each TO oil and all to each s mere insisted on
son Of Judge Vanderpoel Of New York, who Il a.
DR.. Hacc us's school, told me that on lila Joining
the school, he was startled to find himself the Oh
ject Of so many defercntal attentions on the part
Of the older pupils. He could hardly believe such
amenity compatible with the boyish bosom, and
half expected to see the beautiful Illusion suddenly
disspated by sly punch in the ribs, or the COM
pulsOry descent Of his hat over his eyes, all in the
way of prospective goJd fellowship Certainly Il
is very lovely to see youth preserving its in
genuousness; to zee boyhood wholly unused TO
the coarse and brutal commerce Of the great world
and from all | can learn, | really think these
schools do everything possible to secure that
advantage.
The whole tone Of society around them, too
strikes me as highly auspcious in this regard.
have seen no rowdyism since | left England il
may doubtless exist, but it docs not come to the
light on occasions when ID would infaloly do so
with us. For example, last Sunday afternoon,
witnessed regatta on the lake. A great crowd
Of persons Of the lower ranks we're assembled to
look on, and every sort of boat, from the costly
yacht TO a common wash.tub, participated in the
sport There was end 20 the fun, and the
heartiest enjoyment Of IL was manifested by the
lookers-on. But | perceived no symptoms Of RI
baldry or rudcness on any hand nor heard any
angry tones, nor saw the least tendency towards
that low and disgusting practical Joking which en-.
bltters and disfgures similar scenes with us Mr.
Henry Stone, of New York, who Is at present re-
siding here, and who, by the way, dspeuscs a lib.
cral hospitality, for which all his compatriots are
truly grateful, remarked, on my making this ob.
servation to him, that he thought the difference
lay in the absence Of strong drink This may be so.
FITZGERALD THE PARRtcIDE.--Late on Saturday
afternoon officers arrived in town with John Fitz
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