The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-20
Has Stood in the Front Ranks of Military and
Preparatory Schools For Half
Century.
Is IN A HEALTHY CONTINUITY
Young Men Prepared at Horner Military School Are
i'm the Habit of Leading Their Glasses.
Horner Boy Now Leading His Class
at the University.

~ 10 the slrOng character OF the men
who have been at the head Of the work
throughout the State. In some instances
the mantle of father has fallen on son
for two or three generations and thus
methods and experience have been handed
down by men whose lives were given up
to the training of boys.
NOTABLY in this class of schools
stands the Horner Military School al OK
ford, North Carolina, founded by the late
James Hunter Horner, MA, LID, near
ly half century ago. Many men, who
are now leaders in thought and action IN
all parts of the United States, remember
the strong individuality, scholarly attain
ments and wonderful ability for imparting
knowledge possessed by this eminent in
structor, whose name must now occupy no
insignificant place in the history Of edu-
cation in the South. Many years before
his death DR.. Horner associated with him.
self his two sons, the younger of whom
has been elevated to the Bishopric of the
Jurisdiction Of Asheville. Mr.. J. G.. Hor-
ner, after twenty-four years work in the
school. is eminently fitted to carry on the
work successfully. For forty-eight years
the Horner School has steadily grown in
influence and in fame, until today it
stands among the foremost preparatory
schools Of the country.
THE school is located on an eminence
in the suburbs OF the little town of Ok
ford, which is on the Southern railway
forty-five miles north Of Raleigh and one
hundred and twenty miles south Of Rich
mond, Va. The location is an ideal one
for school. The climate is delightful,
there being comparatively few days in
winter when outdoor exercises and sports
cannot be engaged in with benefit to boys.
The buildings are commodious and in ex-
cellent condition. The main structure was
erected in 1891 and planned with a special
view to the requirements Of school for
boys. Recitation rooms, society halls.
parlors, reading rooms, and bed rooms
are all located in this building. Every
door opens into the central hall, SO that
exposure in inclement weather is never
necessary. The bed rooms are large, COM
Portable, home like, attractive and invite
to study. They are neatly furnished in
oak, with stained floors covered with rugs
and are supplied with patent fire escapes.
The method of heating and ventilating is
the best known to modern science. The
weather can be changed by the large ven-
tilating fan every thirty minutes. and yet
maintain temperature at 65 to degrees.
1.-THE grounds are extensive, contain
ing nearly three hundred acres, forty OF
which are within the corporate limits Of
Oxford. The large dairy farm and yege-
table garden supply the boarding depart
ment with fresh vegetables and the best
milk and butter. Every member OF the
faculty and all the ladies of Mr.. Horner's
family eat at the same tables with the
cadets and thus good table manners are
maintained. In front Of the main build
ing is well graded quarter mile track
for running and bicycle riding, enclosing
football and baseball grounds, and outside
the track are tennis courts. These adj
vantages add greatly to the efficiency Of
a school in climate that admits of out
door sports for the whole year. The Har
ward system OF anthropometry, gymnas-
tics, field and track athletics is used.
'The faculty at this time is specially
strong.
The most marked features of the
school are: . the broad, yet accurate
scholarship it imparts-the firm yet reas-
enable discipline it maintains-and the
strong emphasis it maintains on charac-
ter, thus successfully imparting a sense
of personal responsibility. To these may
be added the attention paid to the physi-
cal well-being of the students. The cur
ricula cover all the ground necessary for
the founda ton of liberal education. The
boys are carefully taught how to study,
and trained to use their faculties to the
best advantage. The result has been
that graduates entering the universities
and colleges have found themselves we'll
equipped for work.