The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-23

measure. In the first place we have good
material to start with-the boys come from
good people and bring a stock of an three
FOR US to work on. Then we are governed
by rigid system of discipline at which
they neither rebel nor quarrel, for 1t is OF
a semi-nilitary nature and boy nature
usually welcomes that.
The military drill which occurs daily is
the greatest help in maintaining this dis
cipiine. 1t is besides, a stimulus and the
Doys love 1t. Once week throughout the
school year Cadet Major Daily, of Ford
ham, comes to drill the boys, and on other
days the drills are held under their own
officers.
Some persons think that to mix milf
tary drill with church singing is, to say
the least, odd. These persons have rot
thought the matter over. Our lads have to
SIT in their places sometimes for two
hours' service and a half hour sermon.
iney do this without the slightest mani
festation of the fidgets. That's because
or the power of restraint they have re-
|ceiVed from the military drills. Like little
sofdlers, as they are, they are enabled by
custom TO repress all signs of Weariness"
rms church school Is not a resident
sehool, and its members live at home with
Lheir parents or with relatives They come
rom al over the city and arrive promptly
al quarter to nine A NJ No laggards or
truantS are tolerated Recitations inter-
speFsed with music and play occur during
the morning and a hot lunch is served at
Twelve. Then follow recitations and study
periods and recess until five O'Clock when
ehe. ooys march over to the cathedral crypt
Ior the evensong service. This is half an
OIL -.
start for home.
The Schools Equipment.
Inc choir school is housed ON the
cathedral grounds, at 110th street and Am
sterdam avenue, in the building former
~ ~ Inc Leake and Watts Orphan Asylum.
III It's west wing, the Synod Hall and the
.iiouei room occupying the central portion
anu the east wing respectively. The first
moor OF the west wing is s11ppIied with all
appilances for manual training. and there
Is situated the dining room and the lockers
eacn boy having locker to himself. ON
the second floor, extending across the
length OF the building, Is a splendidIv
equipped modern gymnasium Here the
boys drill also, informally, so to speak. but
"nen Major DAILY comes down from Ford
nam to put them through their PAGES ths
drill occurs in Synod Hall. A fine shower
bath is on this floor.
On the third floor are the two class
rooms and the two studies They are
bright. cheerful rooms, very large and very
nigh, one equipped with reading forms and
the other with broad armed chairs and a
piano and organ. Here the boys are taught
singing, and here once a week they have
an unaccompanied service
The aim and desire of every one con-
cerned in the future of the choir school Is
to have the boys sing so that every word
may be heard. The psalms are pointed
like those in Kings Chapel, Cambridge,
and these boys sing the same music, the
Oldest in the church collections old an
thems by the great English masters Of
choral composition like Cammidge, Turtle,
Boyce, Purcell, Clarke, Farrant, Crotch.
Arnold and others.
Talented Instructors.
The Rev. Ernest Voorhis, a graduate of
Princeton and New York University. is
head master. Archibald J. Robinson, late
assistant to DR.. Mann, at Kings College,
Cambridge; Alfred M. Fuller, of Harvard
Thomas James Browne, a graduate of the
Teachers College, and Hiram Powers,
LII B., are some of the instructors.
Among them there is but one opinion-that
to be associated in the work of educating
such youngsters as these is a rare privilege
and after seeing the manly little fellows at
work and at play it is easy to believe that
this is no mere form Of words. Every day
of the school year except Monday, which
is the holiday Of the week in this school,
the choristers show a deeper and ever in
ereasing fondness both for their music and
their books, and in such an atmosphere,
what teacher could be other than enthu-
siastic?
1t is a day of mixed emotions when one
Of the boys reaches the age when in trying
to sing soprano he suddenly sings bass
for it is easy to comprehend how teacher
in this school would like to keep his
singers always. But the future of boy
who has grown up in st. Johns School
is pretty well assured. In every case he
has been more than able to enter at once
upon the work Of a school graded for
higher pupils and as the Bishop Of this
diocese has many benefices in his power it
would be strange If a diligent pupil of the
choir school should not see doors opening
to him wherever he wishes to go. AS for
the boys themselves, not one Of them but
has left with regret. They like to be here,
and on recess days they return whenever
1t is possible to unite in the games Of their
former playmates on the Cathedral
grounds