Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-22
TO OPEN IN OCTOBER
Nationa! Cathedral School for
Boys at st. AIban.
AUTUMN TERM OF ,19O9-1O
Institution Prepares Students for
West Point and Annapolis.
FITS THEM FOR UNIVERSITIES
Written Tests at Intervals and Ex-
aminations at Close of.
Each Term.

The National Cathedral School for
Boys will open it's autumn term Octo.
Der Z. The building which houses this
institution. made possible by the mu-
nificence of it's founder, Mrs. Harriet
Lane Johnston. who also gave an en-
dowment fund for its maintenance, is
built of stone, Gothic in type, and sit
uated in the southwest section of the
Cathedral close, on Mount st. Alban, some
400 feet above and overlooking the city
The close comprises about forty acres
and gives the school u beautiful en-
v1ronment of country and woodland.
The aim of the school is to devotion
christian manhood and to prepare boys
for their work in life. They are taught
now to study, and, in addition to COM
pleting college entrance requirements,
are trained in habits of industry, appli-
cation and thoroughness.
The instruction is sufficiently extcn-
stve, 1T is claimed, to prepare ;, how
Tor entrance to any university or tech
meal school, or to West Point or An
napolis- Written tests are given from
time to time, and examinations cover
ing the Whoie subject are required vi
all at the close of the school year.
The length of time required to com
plete the college preparatory course. be-
ginning with the third form. is four
years.
Religious and Moral Oversight.
The school is part of the National
Cathedral foundation, and is, therefore,
Quailhed to give careful religious and
moral oversight to the boys intrusted
to Its care. 1t is under the direction of
the Bishop of Washington and a board
OF trustees. The board is composed of
churcnnen and laymen Of wide expe-
rience and national reputation in edu-
cational and public affairs There is a
boarding department for boys who re-
side in the school, and a day DEPART
ment for those whose home is in Wash
ington.
Each boy is under the constant care
or a trained physical director who care
fSlly supervises his work and play. GYM
naslum work is compulsory on certain
days of the week, and there is a PLAY
sround, where all wholesome sports are
encouraged under the supervision of a
director. Tobacco is prohibited
Every student is expected to follow tho
study of Latin for at least two years of
MS preparatory course. The vocal in
struction OF the school Is under the di-
IectIon OIL the cathedral organist, and
boys who have good voices may receive
the dement, of his tuition free il they en-
roll In regular class. The religious in
structlon Is under the personal oversight
OF the Bishop Of Washington.
Must Maintain Required Standard.
No boy will be permitted to re urn
whose conduct during any vacation has
Deen below the standard required of him
While resident of the school, and no
pupil who is out of sympathy with the
aim and discipline of the family will be
allowed to remain.
The health, comfort and happiness of
the boys have been provided for, it is
stated, in every possible way that mod
ern architectural ingenuity and sanitary
engineering can devise. The building is
provided with hot-water heat and electric
lighting.
Each dormitory affords accommodations
for TWEEN boys and the master in
charge. Each pupil has a separate al
cove, in which he has absolute privacy.
and individual rooms are provided for
seniors.