New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-13

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Of the memorial volume there a." 90 y" ''a'.i
so many interesting stories q the Gu1n"-y ara
IT'S methods thar il Is sell worth while 70 r@"a'l
some # them here. and thus gain an 'd"a %; Inc
man to whom hundreds Of conn"rt''ot Boys
now grown to manhood. o. th"ir el''- edu-
catio.dl training.
A MINiMUM OE Cos eNNM"Nr.
Ii vas always The firm belle %: th" Tas.'f 90
the Gurncry that the best foim OF *eho"l gov
eminent would be scored Nh"h mere WIS
actually as little government IS poNsipie On Ms
part. To teach his BOYS s'i-c"nir" ana L.
sporsibilfty for their own as.ions wls lis con-
slant principle he regard hif s. h''l III the
light OF a miniature rHrublr. tn" vdpils bein6
The citizens In accordarc" WIN ms i''' e'''
WAS entitled To- haze a share in the government.
and close relations o, mutual "onnn'h' nee "r''
established between t~a, hers ana boys. Mr..
Gums principle Of a liberal. kindiy disoiPhhe
preyontcd any Of the "raggine' supervision
and multiple cast-iron rules which we're com
NOR enough in other schools % the LAY. AID
which, unfortunately. nave NOT Jet a!tosethcf
disappearcd He did no, interfere in the boys
affair except in cases where 1T ber@ine clearly
his duty 70 DO 50. and 10 youngster "vcr asked
for rrd~DEaDP pTlf l."S' iti am =
ujzcd The necessity. in mauy Instances for al
lowing Boys To settle their diiput's Ia liir ana
OMEN fight. Even swearing. though n strongly
disaporoyed OF it. ne rond"ned on I few oc-
cagons. a.. for Example whom he HANGED one
day 10 oVcrhear one % I'll" lager boys f"nhdlJ
cursing another for a series II petty a,noyances
10 which the latter had persisted IT, suDJ"cuhg
him The master instead q making nis pres
st..tfr fala \
the place. and. recognizing the jusfic" of tho
spearer's provOCatOc. permitted the matter |"
pass withou. notice There were some ooj &C.
lions - course. 10 the "lct alone system. ana
Mr.. cum knew these AZ wel IS any one. but
his opinion that rs many advantages iar
more than made up fpr IT, defects
THE CHEF OBJECTS Of HDt'ATloN.
The central objects % 4 boys educational
training he believed should be the cultivation
OF maalincss. moral courage and lin. physique
he st the development u character far abo'
the r.cre training OF the Intellect ~ con
sequence. perhaps. Of This. the average OF
scho larsh.J in the achool eas not high. There
was no system Of graded marks to create rivalry
among The ;upiis. and he school did not pre-
pare boys fr college. Mr. Gum detested the
ira tl.d 10 Dlss entrarce examinations. he
taught his boys in ihe way h" though best
suited to bring out heir highest qualities, and
without reference 70 wha, ruigh; % required Of
them later at college.
His method Of teaching tnr classics was origi-
nal II a boz can one. read the text fiucntly
ard correctly" h. said. tho syrtax viii come
OF itself" Trained under this system his pupils
could frequently rccte and giTc graceful
| translation OF pag . OF Homer Or Virgil, without
being able 70 answer one aif of the ordinary
questions OF grammar hich most teachers
would prupound in the cours" Of the reading
This state ~ things WaS sometimes rather in
convenient when thc boys came later under
hard-and- fast coeg requirements. but their
unusual nuency at transition G"n'r rally carried
them through in safety Tn" ability h. read
aloud in English, correctly and must ally, was
! considered desirable by IN" master that he
tausht /, t, the ~hoic schoo! FOR Al hour each
day ri" textbook "a usually either shake
spear. or scott ard tn" pupils were abl" t. re-
cite page after page Of "MarmiGn and The
Lady Of the Lake" by heart often on his way
| through the hall To the schoclroom Mr.. Cum
would begin raciting aloud from some part oil
one Of .hese poems. and soon a. he came neal