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

house, but for that number every COM
fort that 1t is wise to give any boy Is
at hand. Moreover, the boys enjoy the
additional advantages, uncommon in Il
boarding school. of a womans over
sight and companionship.
There are no study rooms in this
building. 1t is for the boys to live in.
The School realizes the value of separn-
ting the work from the home life. Ac-
cordingly, Dunster Hail. especially de-
signed for the workday, has been
erected at some little distance from the
home. In it are the classrooms, the Ii
brary, and the fully equipped gymna-
SUM, with every modern accessory and
convenience. The school building is
tastefully decorated with large photo
graphs and engravings, but it is at
first sight recognized as a place for
work, just as the residence has no
suggestion but that of a home.
Equipment.
Especial care has been taken to make
the equipment of the School as thor
ough and complete as possible, and to
supply every necessity for good teach
ing. Slate blackboards, three feet wide,
extend around the walls of each class
room; the study halls are furnished
with adjustable desks of the best and
latest pattern; among the numerous
maps possessed by the School is Il set
issued by the government, showing the
recent acquisitions to the United
States. AS an aid to the proper ap-
probation OF the hest in art, numer-
Gus photographs of famous pictures,
statues and scenes from the Old World
are hung in the different rooms.
For work in geology, the school pos
sesses mineralogical and geological
collection of 800 specimens, as well as
geological models, photographs, and
set of scientific maps, including topo-
graphical and geological folios of the
United States Geological Survey. For
work in meteorology, the school Is
equipped with an instrument shelter
and the standard instruments.
Physical Training, Athletics.
The founders of The Washington
School, realizing that Il strong healthy
body is absolutely necessary for the
highest mental and moral culture, have
provided the best facilities for physical
training. For use during the winter
months, the. School has IL well lighted
and ventilated gymnasium fully
equipped with standard apparatus, and
with lockers and shower baths. The
splendid athletic grounds, extending
over more than thirty acres, gives un-
usual opportunity for all outdoor
sports. These grounds. which are i'm
mediately adjacent to Dunster Hall,
were laid out by the New York land
scape architect, Mr.. Charles W. Leavitt,
Jr., and include base ball and foot ball
fields, tennis and basket ball courts, a
standard quarter mile running track,
and a fine golf course.
Each pupil in the School, unless ex-
cused by the Physical Director, is re-
quired to take daily systematic exercise
in the gymnasium or on the athletic
field. This daily exercise prevents alb
normal development and aids nature in
that rapid bodily growth which takes
place during the years that a boy
spends at school. The aim of this work
Is threefold; to provide wholesome
recreation, to secure correct habits of
posture and carriage, and to build up
strong, rugged constitution.
During the winter this exercise, which
is held out of doors whenever possible,
consists of gymnastics or calisthenics;
the movements are arranged in the
most approved physiological order and