The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-14

tngs, faculty, courses, all the factors
that go to make up an ideal school.
The selection of the location for the
School and the working out of the de-
tails of it's management have been SO
felicitous that one wonders why these
ideas had not been utilized before for
a great boys school.
The Washington School, now con-
Quoted with the success deserved by
its careful planning, is situated in the
most beautiful and healthful portion of
the District of Columbia, where it's
pupils have fhe valuable opportunity
of ready access to the National Capt.
tai, and where, on the other hand, the
fundamental advantages of country
surroundings are ever present.
A Beautiful Situation.
The casual visitor to Washington
probably never appreciates the fact
that Immediately to the northwest of
the National Capital the country is
suddenly transformed from the low
lying fields bordering the Potomac to
magnificent ridge of rolling hills.
Those Washingtonians, however, who
are able to crafty their tastes for
beautiful and healthful country homes
have long known of this locality.
President Cleveland's RED Top" was
one OF the first Of the many handsome
residences built here, and since its
erection Mr.. John r. Mclean, Admiral
Dewey. and a dozen more well known
people have established their homes in
the vicinity. Here, too, are the sites
of the new American University and
of the National Cathedral.
From this height there are magnifi-
cent views of the city of Washington,
with the Monument, the Capitol the
gilded dome of the Congressional LII
srary, and other landmarks of the city,
making a noble and inspiring picture
TO the south, one looks across the val
ley of the Potomac to Arlington and
the picturesquely wooded bluffs of the
Virginia shore. To the north and west
one sees the distant outlines of the
Blue Ridge. More Immediately about
the School the details of the country
are not less attractive. The height of
ground, four hundred feet above
Washington. is diversified with numer-
Gus charming valleys, fells, woods and
fields. With trolley cars Offering in
twenty minutes quick access to the
city, the problem of location has cer-
tainly been solved with rare success.
Educational Advantages.
But the more obvious geographical
advantages of this site are really sec
ondary for the purposes of the Wash
ington School to the educational ad-
vantages afforded by the great collec-
tions. libraries, and galleries, the finest
In America. brought together by the
National government. 1t Is of no little
Importance in the subtler training of Q
boys intelligence and taste to have at
hand such institutions as the Corcoran
Art Gallery. the Congressional Library,
the Smithsonian Institution, the other
great National museums. and the i'm
posing architecture of the public build
ings. Visits to these are Justly felt to
be an important item In the training of
boys. Indeed, the fact of living near
the National Capital, in such close
proximity to and sympathy with the
great forces that are guiding the whole
nation, is of inestimable value In
boys development. What Congress
means. or the House OF Representa-
tives. or the Supreme Court-all these
phrases take on real meaning when in
his most impressionable years the boy
has the opportunity actually to see the