Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14

Another feature or the course Is music.
The piano. violin and voice will receive
much attention. Art will be combined
with mechanical drawing, wood-carving
and manual training. Several teachers
have already been secured and each one
is specialist. There will be eight
| teachers for the regular courses and the
number of boys will be limited to fifty
This means that each pupil will receive
individual attention and the tutor sys-
| tenn will he followed whereby backward
boys. or boys who have lost several
terms or even years of schooling will
be able to fit for college or business in
a very much shorter time than usually
| would be required in public schools. On
the other hand brilliant scholars can be
| advanced much more rapidly Military
drills together with physical drills each
morning, Immediately after rising. in ad
under professors who have used the lee
| ture system.
| dition to gymnastic work in a large and
| we'll equipped gymnasium. is designed
to develop the physical body of the boys
and to fit them for the confinement of
books.
All boys will wear uniforms. COM
potent military instructor has been en-
gagged and this part of the work will be
carried on systematically but in such a
manner as may develop self control
ability to command and to obey.
BEAUTIFUI. SURROUNDINGS.
The natural surroundings of Jordan
hall can hardly he bettered.
The grounds are very extensive and
together with tho farm form con-
tinuous campus IF more than one hun
dred and thirty-three acres. large
orchard of applies. pears and plums
will not be the least of its many at
fractions, while one of the largest
greenhouses in tho state stands ready
to furnish flowers and food delicacies
for the tables.
The Worthington Smith place has
long been a landmark. st. Adams
has pointed with pride at its beauty
it's costliness. and its history. There
We're about 80 large rooms in the house
nearly all of which are finished in hand
carved black walnut. Broad verandas
deep bow windows and terraces make
of this property one of the show places
of Vermont. The gardens and lawns
arc well laid out and shaded by mag
maple trees and beautiful green
hedge of cedar surrounds the whole
expanse of tho grounds.
REMODELING MANSION.
Already many changes have been ma dc
a. the house. All of the partitions on the
third floor have been removed and this
fpor divided into about 40 alcove rooms
, game room. lavatories and baths. The
econd floor has also been slightly
slanged. A larger game room than the
re on the third floor has been provided
tlower baths are being placed and other
slight improvements have been made.
The first floor of the mansion will re-
main unchanged IN arrangement save
hat the dining room has been enlarged
| II the rooms are being decorated and
furnished in a manner fitting the charac-
| er of the school and the dignity OF the
| ouse.
The large and beautiful stable will be
de school house proper Hero will be
/ ound an assembly room fitted with q
| tage and scenery where the boys can
| resent dramas and deliver readings in
! onnection with their Evolutionary or
yusical work. -Four recitation rooms will
4 pen off the main school room. The up
er story and a half oe the stable Will
I, used for a gymnasium, dressing room
sld a carpentry shop for the manual
Gaining department. All heating of the
l)use and school buildings will be by
seam and all the buildings are lighted
with gas and electricity.
BENEFIT TO ST. ALBANS.
! St. Adams may we'll congratulate her
salf that this institution is started in her
Ilidst. Although the school will not at
Tempt to draw from the public schools of
me city it is hoped that some OF those
who have planned to send their sons
away to similar schools, will place them
ilstead in Jordan Hall school. Several
E.. Adams boys have, indeed already reg
jtered. AS for the merchants they real
:.e that this new force and activity will
mean much to them In a business way,
ID those who hold real estate appreciate
,le value OF the Advertising the city will
ct through the school advertisements
catalogues, the visits Of parents and OF