New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-03

and with SO little success that after his time the
New Commoners was reconstructed into the
present group of classrooms, library and other
school buildings In Flint Court, without form
or style, and contrasting strangely with the
austere dignity of the older and more picturesque
foundation Even when the Commoners were
taken outside and lodged in nine large boarding
houses kept by masters there were meagre ar
rangements for privacy in study and life. There
were few cubicles and separate bedrooms, ana
the general plan of Chamber Court with its toy
rooms and dormitories for common life was
closely initiated.
With equal tenacity the traditional methods
of discipline by the senior boys have been
maintained at Winchester. William Of Wyke-
ham, in his fourteenth century statute, provided
hat there should be eighteen projects, three in
each of the six chambers who should supervise
the work of their fellow students. be responsible
under oath for their conduct and be empowered
to reprove and punish delinquents. That was
the origin of the project or monitor system,
which was carried to Elton and Harrow from
Winchester and adopted by Dr. Arnold at
Rugby himself an old Wykehamite. 1t con-
verts a public school into a self-governing COM
munfty, with the headmaster as final court
of appeal. Carried to extreme lengths at Win
chester and other schools two generations ago.
gings in a single institution in the course of
year and all the younger boys had rough time
and were Systematically terrorized, it has been
reformed and regulated until there are few
abuses On the Winchester foundation there are
still eighteen projects responsible for the con-
duct of the scholars. and in the larger body Of
Commoners there are also house projects; and
they have the exclusive privilege Of tagging
juniors and of exacting obedience under the
penalty of funding" or Gaming boys across the
shoulders with an ash stick. In extreme cases
the delinquent is conducted to the headmaster,
Dr. Burge, for a thorough birching; but ordi-
narily the projects maintain discipline with the
ash. The victim of discipline can appeal to the
headmaster if he likes, from the arbitrary de-
cision of the project, but this is seldom done
The projects limited to twelve strokes when
they punish the boys, and they reduce the
penalty at their discretion. The masters and
tutors have nothing to do with the discipline OF
the men. The projects keep order in dormito-
rfes and recitation rooms. read the lessons at
week day services, report absentees from chapel
and order the college sports assigning the
places In cricket and football and enforcing
daily exercise in pIaytime Their rule is uniyer-
sally accepted at Winchester as the traditional
order and there is no spirit of revolt against It
So excellent is the discipline that punishments
are seldom inflicted and the licensed tagging by
Irefects is very different thing from the old
time bullying, which took the spirit out OF
schooIboys and rendered them insensibIe to suf-
fering.
The Winchester day begins as early as 6:15,
with study hour before chapel and breakfast
and continuous work in classroom or "toy" stan
until 1915. There is an hour for cricket, foot
ball other sports until dinner time and rec
reation is also compulsory with juniors until
s:15. when study and recitations go on for three
hours After tea there is toy time in the SIT
ting rooms until supper and chapel; and after