Evening star., 1911-08-19
AN oLD-EsTABLIsHED SCHOOL.
Friends Institution Provides Men
tai, Moral and Physical Training.

The Friends School is an old-establish-
ed school with well earned reputation
for sound mental. moral and physical
training. Twenty-eight years ago 1t was
started by it's present principal Its sue
cessful development and long experience
enable it to offer unusual advantages to
boys and girls of primary, intermediate
and high school grades, and to prepare
them for any college and scientific school
I employs able teachers, carefully
grades its classes and limits them in
size; it cultivates close personal rela-
tons with it's pupils and adjusts the work
to the capacity of each; 1t provides wei
tiighted and ventilated buildings, and
euuips them literally for the health,
eoInIort and successful work or Its
teachers and students. Through gym
nastics and outdoor games 1t develops
strong and well trained bodies. Its ac-
tiv.t.es and environment promote whole
some interests, high ideals and desirable
friendships
The school is non n-sectarian, but strives
constantly In a quiet way to apply TO
daily school life the principles or ChrlS-
t.anity.
The course of study includes all sub
jects usually taught In good graded ana
nigh schools. Its iexiDility admits OF
regulating the work to the capacity ana
need of each pupil, and allows his re-
peating study in which he is deficient
without being kept back in others.
1t has enough III common with that OF
the public schools to enable pupils COM
ing from them or returning to them to
enter corresponding grades 1t differs
from the public schools in having small
er classes, I'm providing for the study OF
Latin year earlier, French and German
several years earlier, and for beg nnlng
English history and ancient history be-
low the high school.
The school occupies three buildings de-
signed for school purposes and large
enough to prevent crowding. 1t provides
a quiet study hall, class rooms, labora-
tories, art and manual training rooms,
lunch rooms and offices. all well equipped
for their needs and attract.vely furnished.
Good models. tools and work benches are
provided for the courses in art and man
ual training, drawing. designing. paint
ing, clay modelling and wood carving.
The school has recently acquired
through the courtesy of Thomas Hyde
the use of extensive Fairgrounds on Wis
consin avenue and has bought the reci-
tation hall of the Washington School for
Boys for country clubhouse. The
school now combines the advantages OF
the city and country. During the spring
and fall, after lessons are over and on
Saturdays, students may reach the play
ground in twenty-five minutes for one
car fare.
Here the older students have opportuni-
ties for base ball, tennis, track work,
cross-country runs and games. while the
younger ones have swings, See-SaWS. shd-
ing board. giant stride. The Fairgrounds
and clubhouse are under supervision
and every one Is urged to engage In
some form Of indoor and outdoor work.
Competitive games are arranged between
classes and with other schools, but on ac-
count of their tendency to excess are un-
der the supervision of teachers and Kept
subordinate to study.
Adjoining the school is small play
ground partly under cover. where in all
kinds of weather children may play
games.
The chemical and physical laboratories
are equipped in modern manner. Ihe
la boratory method, supplemented by lee
lures, is followed.
The school is we'll supplied with pic
lures, maps charts, mathematical IN
struments. weights, measures, minerals
and objects for nature study, such as
birds, rocks, fossils, vegetable ana amman
products.
There are dictionaries. aliases and en-
cyclopedias in every study room, besides
a good reference library Of about Loo
volumes.