The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-10
The Classical SCHOOL.

H OihSHtCdA SChOOl
This school opened September, 1876, and was
Incorporated in 1880. It owns its own prop
erty, on the northwest corner of Alabama and
North streets, one of the pleasantest and quiet
est parts of the city, is completely furnished in
all that pertains to both comfort and elegance,
and is one of the most convenient and well-ar-
ranged school buildings i'll the city.
The object of this school is to give boys an en-
trance into any American college, and the seven
years of its existence has sent upwards of
twenty Indiana boys 10 the leading colleges, in
Guiding Harvard, Yale, Sheffield Scientific
School, Cornell, Princeton. Massachusetts Instl-
tute Of Technology, Wabash, AsbuIy, Butler,
and the Rose Polytechnic, of Terre Haute.
The eighth year opens on Wednesday, Sept.
IL. Present enrollments indicate that the boys
school will be full, and the girls de-
partment-a sister school, with the same
object and under the same management
more than full. The Classical school for
girls opened i'll September, 1882, in Difference 10
a constantly growing demand that girls may
have the same advantages tor college education
as boys. It includes kindergarten. Urinary, and
college preparatory classes, and has had a sue
cessful year. This school will prepare girls for
the Harvard examinations tor women, and for
all colleges that admit women. This school is
located on the corner OF North Pennsylvania
and st. Joseph streets. 1t admits girls of eight
years to the primary department.
Stella d.. Spencer, Pm. h of Cornell University,
is first assistant, ana comes with the strong
recommendation of President Andrew ID White,
and with three ears successful experience.
A leading feature of both the boys and the
girls Classical schools Is the careful attention
given to physical development. In the girls
school this is secured by drill given daily TO each,
under the direction OF Mr.. Richard Pertuch.
These exercises are given with rings, waDds,
weights and pulleys, the horizontal ladder and
the parallel bars. They are. carefully adapted to
the strength of each pupil. The loose
scnool-dreSS OF uniform style worn by the misses
contributes TO the ease and pleasure of the gym
nastics, and also TO the general health If the
girls. These daily drills straighten the figure
and give muscular strength, grace and freedom
of motion, ana aid in dispe!liug that tendency
TO nervousness in school girls which has been %
serious drawback in female education.
The gymnastic exercises of the boys school
ia Ike the form of military drill daily during re-
cesses, with The use of swords, til v cadet riffs.
and as many carblnes for the younger boys. The
entire upper hall is devoted TO a drill-room. The
students wear plain uniforms of dark blue, with
cadet caps when at drill. This, though not COM
pulsOry, is the garb OF the school.
Mr.. Richard Pertucb, of the Indianapolis
Tnrn-verein, teaches gymnastics daily in the
great nall, used as - play and exercise room.
Sergeant j. b. Farra, of the United States army,
conducts the military drill. Those who have
marked the elastic step, straight shoulders ana
easy salute OF the Classical school cadets on our
streets can appreciate the value to both physique
and intellect OF This method of enforcing exer-
else on growing lads.
While the Classical school allows and advises
the study of Latin and Greek as early AS ten or
twelve years OF age, and has a full
course in classics and modern Ian
guages. English is not neglected.
The work in English literature is conducted by
Mrs. Nj. ". Sewall. Standard works are critic
ally analysed as to thought, style, language. his
tory and biography. The increase, by such work,
in the critical power and literary appreciation of
the pupils is well known to every teacher, ana
Mrs. sewall has great power IN this direction.