The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-07-30
OpENfroR PoR BRIGHT BOYS
lconllnuea trom paso onel

merits arc recorded Tho pupil " sua-
pondod for month. EIpaiaon would
ihcn follow any further di'ao',cdlcnca''
"wbat future or por,ibiliisor has tbe
poor boy Of todayg" inquired tho rcprt'r.
II prsa,i ne. by this question, you would
ask what fcl1s In professional or manual
pursuits would designate as The most
inviting" VIVA tho rcply, "Wcll, In the
main. v w0lld Of course Largely depcna
ON tho boys aptitude and Inclination
There are wonderful opportunities IN the
a.ld Of saaGtrsily. Some VIII assert that
mis- bran,h 10 oycrcruwd.d. blN Il -
not. Tha applicaiion of elcciriclty In the
various commercial and industrial Dur'
sulta u t,hcnomenAliy great Moreover
Il ~ gro ging yearly With prodlsipuS
strides"
"what N,h3ils would you suggest as
ntpa advantageous TO mas,er such v0cn-
t.on. pesfmaJrY'
''Ths Musstehpscaa institute q Tech
poloey at Boron d one OF the best. the
Worcester Po,ygschnic school. the shet'
n..ld sci snilnc scbool si New Haven. and
The La v-cnec Scientific School al CAM
oflsigr are al good
"put Tho pPor boy hasn't the tuition
aionoy."
~ a loy IL determined and has the
uaeulty. There 10 bo rvason why he should
be deferred from getting scientific Hin-
cation. In shosa. who're there IL VIII
deere h a WAY. Now, iet me Illustrate
Hartford. II is true, 10 one of nc richest
csiica IN proportion to population, In the
world. and glio majority of mo pupils are
children OF wealth, buL nevertheless l
have graduated many boys who were
abso,ut,dy WITHOUT mcdna These boys
y,ha strive for a pcoccssional career
found mo'h0is % at,aln Il IN number
Of ways There were sorne who engaged
10 d1 tutoring for others whose tardln"ss
IN their studies n-crsslsi,ed an ihstrue-
ter. Ia othcr cases they wrFe found wall'
ing on tas,le AZ some o! the student olubs
Many OF the young men do book canvass
ing. although it h neaEurc which. per
> nally. would hardy commend. am
familiar ttha number OF instances where
do boys have sono into banks afd IN
n,.rabcs Offices and substitute fH clerks
who worc taking summer vacalions'
There ~. ways innIncfttble u the schoi'
ar is ambitious"
I,ruf,ssG smiley again referred 10 the
Hartford hih school. which Is regarded
IN New England a. one OF the best
equipped and most popular institutions
In all Anlnrlca-
"A d-pursm-nt IN which We take a
great dead OF pride" continued the pro
fesaor ia our gymnasium. We believe
In physlrai a. well as moral development.
our gymnasium : 1axilO feet 10 size, with
% fcvt 10 Suen floors We have profcs-
slonal inslru stors. both for the boys and
the glr,s. and the furniture and apparatus
are modarn and elaborate, our ruunins
track measures IL laps b the mile. II Is
a pleasure 10 watch thc Sturdy little fcl-
lows In their calisthenc movements, their
efforts a. grtlssful oarriagc the spartan
contcsts IN sprintlng and JUMPING, their
agility with ne rings aud pulleys and
the H,snmstry of motion With the Indian
citsbs. Another feature rs our manual
training school. In this division are
taugh, caTpentry or cabinet work. wood
turning and carving, iron work, Including
ana corgins. the processes OF
shop labor. Venetian iron work,
p.aln and iAa5y sewing art needle work.
cooking in all It's phases. including food
values. mcshaniral drawing and many
tributary brushes which az the momen,
escape me The high ashool also pub
lishcs paper known the the Chronicle.
Tho editors and manager are chosen from
two Of our Debating clubs, and all an
Ileles wTictsn cor the journal are submit
ted ana Tnssed upon by an executive
commlttcc before they appear In print,
PriEcs arc given for the bost stories and
poem co r.rIouthoas The paper Is an ex.
The EaglIsh course. Many ot the brightest
.onceits In the columns OF the Chronicle
are from the pens Of little fellows u and
u yelrs OF age. The debating clubs are
"a On a scholarship basis. and
The mcmbcrShip is limited TO %, Those
" tHAAAta ~ ieNt llsAhN AiftNAhbN w NilN
executive CON nittec Of the clubs, OF
course the clubs bcing regulated under a
basis, only those who are
,rlgh in English iheruturN composition
and dc,Au nasl,n set In. Each club, male
AMI female mSets every alternate week |
and occupies the closing hour after school
session."
Professor Smiley said that the students
" the Hartford high chool had for many |
fcansn ranked with the athletic leaders |
Il the Connectlout Valley ASSOCIATION, |
He describes Hartford as both charming |
md metropolitan In aspect The city is
ubout S6 miles above New Haven. All
Il the high school boys In Hartford 20 |
% Yale These are over 100 OF them there
low, The graduating class this year
numbered 100 and the annual percentage |
II grad lation is ~ as against 50 per cent
anywhere else in the country,
Professor Smiley VIII VISIT number
" The larger cities on his reIurn trip.