The Newtown bee., 1892-12-23
Washington.
THE FAMOUS GUNNERY SCHOOL
Sketch of it's Daily Workings by a Student An Able Corps of Instructors and We'll Man aged Institutions

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 The Gunnery is a progressive and or iginal school. It is nothing if not origi nal. It differs from many boarding schools in numerous ways. It does not sacrifice all social recreations and out door sports to .he strict routine and dis cipline which is so often observed in oth. CT schools. The school is more like 6 large family than anything else and the boys, though carefully looked after, en. joy many privileges which are not to be found in schools elsewhere.
 THE ROUTINE OBSERVED
 at the Gunnery is about as follows The boys rise at o'clock and breakfast at 7.30. Then they have till o'clock te do what they please and at all assem. ble in the school building for the open. ing of the days session. Recitations are held in periods of one-half hour each un. til l0.30 and then recess of 15 minutes is allowed for the pupils to take a little exercise and to fill their lungs with fresh air to prepare them for more study. Al l0.45 school again comes together and continues till 12.I5 when an hour and a quarter is had for dinner.
 After dinner at 1.30 school commences and at 3.30 lets out for the remainder of the day. The afternoon is given over to recreation. Some go hunting or fishing, others play base ball or football, or ex- ercise in the gymnasium. If the wealth CT be cold and the skating good the boys go down to the creamery pond and fine games of polo are engaged in. If there Is coasting the hill in front of the Gun nery is lined with sliders who go down In half minute and come up in 10.
 At 5.30 the dressing bell rings and at the boys troop in to supper.
 WOE TO THAT UNLUCKY BOY
 who is late without good cause. He has to stand behind Mir Brinsmade's chair and watch the others eat for while, while he is receiving lecture on the errors of his ways
 After supper there is an hour for study when all are expected tp be in their own rooms, and after that the evening is free. Games of cards are played, or there is dancing, some may have calls to make on the young lady residents, and others who are studiously inclined may work more on the lessons of the morrow. At family meeting is held and after Scripture service and the singing of some hymns, the boys dis perse; the younger ones for bed and the older ones to follow their example little later.
 This is the usual routine but it differs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
 On Friday afternoons, instead of the regular rescitations, exercises are held in the school house hall. The boys are then accustomed to talking on their feet before an audience, and besides the de- climations and talks, musical features are introduced, usually a song is sung by the music class which is under the direction of William G. Brinsmade.
 On Friday evening the school recep- tion is held and all the townspeople are invited to attend. Dancing begins at 8 and is continued till 10.
 SATURDAY IS A HOLIDAY
 and the boys are left pretty much to their own devices. On Sunday they all go to church in the morning and then have the rest of the day to themselves. Athletic sport in the Gunnery are very we'll advanced for so small school. The base ball team of last year made an excellent record and was recognized as a winning team in most of the country around. The football eleven which was formed this year did very we'll and ex- ceptionally so since it is the first Rugby team the school has ever had.
 Each year the school nine meets a picked nine made up of alumni and they contend for silver trophy cup which was offered by one of the alumnus to the team that won the first 10 games in 10 different years
 There are connected with the school a a large school house with six recitation rooms, fully equipped laboratory and large hall gymnasium with two bowl ing alleys and several out-buildings.
 THE BOARD OF INSTRUCTORS consists of JohnC. Brinsmade, principal William G. Brinsmade, instructor in classics, literature and vocal music; J R. Perkins, instructor in mathematics, chemistry, mineralogy and botany; Miss Anna Brinsmade, instructor in French; Mrs William c. Brinsmade, instructor in German; Miss M. B. Church, insUruc- tor in drawing; Mrs J. c. Brinsmade, instructor in eIocution; Miss Grace Hick- OK, assistant instructor in German and instructor in instrumental music. | The Stray Shot is the official organ of the school, edited by the students. It is issued eight times in the school year, and contains many interesting articles by the students. It also has a column | giving all of the monthly occurrence of | note in Washington.
 Taken as whole the school life is most pleasant and the boy may consid l CT himself lucky whose ''dread'' lot it is to be "sent to boarding school'' to the Gunnery Gunnery Boy"
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