New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-01

schools more than once week. he must play
ball or cricket with the group to which he is
assigned according to the season. Different
schools have different methods of arranging their
compulsory athletics. but the effect is the same
in all. Most schools make boys learn to SWIM
all have some form of calsthenics. Though there
are no military schuols of The type common
and SO excellent in this country. many English
public schools have cadet CORPS in which the
gov ernmcnt takes great interest and the estab-
iishment of which it encourages i'm every possi-
bic way
The government of the English public school
Is different from that of the American school,
though with the adoption here of the house
system projects monitors have been intro
duced as Well in some large boarding; schools
Some schools call the student members of the
government projects. call them monitors
some use both terms. and have two grades The
duties of the projects are to keep order in he
dormitorios at night TO see 10 the Keeping of
hounds and TO regulate small offences In some
schools they have limited rights Of punishrlent
and can intlict slight corporal punishment or im-
positions. They are supposed to report serious
breaches of discipline that come under their
Notice. but prefer, as a rule, to avoid acting us
talebearers In such cases a project will fire.
quently give the offender the choice of taking an
Illegal thrlShnS on the spot being reported,
with the prosDect If more severe punishment
The choice seldom falls on the alternative
The effect IF giving so much power 20 bows
hardly obler than thore they control is sur
prisingly good Few things happen to make the
authorities regret their appointment Of pre-
fects, and the benefit to the boys who rise 10
thar honor is almost incalculahle. They acquire
selfreliance and the habit of connland of them
selves and of others. and the responsibility they
are Obliged TO shoulder is splendid training
for almost any future line of work MANY a boy
has been saved from the temptatio and dan
gers of boarding school life which must newt
ably be present in the best of schools by the
quiet onnipresence of a good set of projects.
who can find out things about tn" school ard the
boys that are Of necessity beyond the ken Of any
master
The American school cXcelS the English pub
lie school in many respects, however, in spite
Of the advantages of the Older system in the
two or three matters have emphasized, which,
as mentioned above. are being taken. up by
erai of our own schools. One great advantage is
cation in school of the best kind can be en-
joyed by any American boy. He can go to our
public schools at the public expense. The Eng
lish boy must of necessity so to a private
school. often IniSnamcd public school be
caused it founded by some philanthr
long dead. with provision for few free fouafss-
tion scholarships. The free schools in England
make no provision for BOYS who have reached
the American grammar school. There is IA syS-
tenn of assisted secondary schools il is true but
the subjects taught are chiefly technical and
while there Is IL charge sufficient To be a severe
drain a small income the schools are rarely
in any way up to the standard of the free high
schools In America