New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-09
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..,. Rdftor Of TIE Tribune
c.. I ,ead with much interest the letter Oh
no.ton correspondent in recent nuhper u '.A I'M"
,xv vbeh gives an account OF the atVemp'eo reioi"
An ,e puhc schools of Boston II must be OF interest," 70
.vsrv parent in the land and especially To th@~e who
,nsrered I'm health from the effects Of such continu
o,,s sraminng during their school days toeehoped
thai the agitation Of the subject will he continued un
. radical reform is effected in the public and oIner
No 10 give Won an account of the OF study pursued
in school noted for its thoroughness and ne hgh ST. ne
ing Of It's graduates and generally admitted 20 pe se
hest preparatory school in this country oIuo5 I'D
cS,DnSS @ntn without nter@sson from 1880
n until and from until o'clock = m, % I we not
allowed 10 60 without permission outside OF tnen own
the recitation rooms except 10 pass isoi ~ o0 az
other or 10 the short chapel exercises ana e course m
study was SO that many were Unable "a esIn
their lessons properly during thSsi nou o ater and
during the hours allowed for recreanon on
aud Saturday, I9S r only t6e Sonp and half allowed
dinner and the two for supper unless Deore peah
had from until p IN. ourselves and on Saturdays
all of the afternoon until o'clock There
wSs no streets @H' we we're 70 md amusoments
Il true We did often use field belonging to thee
logical seminary 10 play football, cricket and other
games in hut it some distance away, and the the0
logical students had the first right to IT. we were not az
lowed to play any match games such as one class ans
another, To continue the same side in game 3 iop
ball for than day or two for fear II wouH ike
our minds too mach away from studies One night III
each week allowed to attend prayer hee.ins;
the Academy il chose TO do n not we were sup
posed to be engaged in study Those who TOOK Prons
neRt part ia the Society were rather HOWhcu Co. rho
mot pointed 60 bright and shining eAahp'oS io' ~
others 10 initiate. -, An "a ,ca
In my class of nearly 80 at the outset less t 10 80,
duated and some OF these unable from POoihcdi
90 20 on aud complete their college course tahy VI
left SOLELY on account Of their health and many OF
them will carry to their graves broken ~,
smiling from the severe and continuous menta 81 "
imDosed ON them at that academy. AS specimen OF te
tasks set the history lessons may ne ceu ihey "S
merelv subordinate to the regular classical course, anu
only enough taught to comply with what was fVqulou
10 mass tho usual college examinations lhese lessons
ssTne mt once in two weeks and were from ~ 20 10
nages OF WOrcesier's Outlines of History te1tDook
which gave only the bare facts and dates, leaving out
ali nIperiuous words, dry and undressing as a
dictionary and which to be cOInnlttd 10 memory
that "a hen called upOn class AT random, each puph
coud commence lust where his predecessor lett on ana
asked ii was necessary to give nearly the exact Language
of the book as the matter was 20 much condensed tndt
70 omit sentence, and frequently WORD, was 10 eaNe
out some important fact. History, being mere side
affair il can be imagined what the Latin and Greek les
sons were the great end gained IN sending out
men better prepared college than any other prepare
tory in the land IL however az the cost OF
race and of large proportion Of those who Won
decided children, when old enough Tor
SCHOOL should studies than they could learn
during the hours devoted to the school sessions with
stated number of at home and inst ind
they are beginning 70 encroach the time allotted TO
determined far as lies in my power that they shall
have that greatest Of all earthly blessings " sound
mind IN a sound body
Atp- York. Feb. Is, 1871 n e o.