The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-28
BINGHAM UNIQUE
AMONG SCHOOLS
Administered by Three Genera
tons OF Headmastcrs in
Same Family.
FOUNDED 11e YEARS AGO
Achievement in Past an Earnest
OF Even Greater Achieve
nlcnt in Future.
FOUNDED 119 YEARS AGO

80 N'Ne'A -
Bingham school. Ashevine. \. G. is
unique among schools in America. and
In tho world. perhaps. in having been
administered by three generations of
headmasters in the same family for
1l9 years, Colonel Robert Bingham.
the present headmaster. being tho
grandson of its founder Now there
are three Robert Binghams OF the
third fourth and NTH generations TO
Keep up the schools great name and
great fame. Thus has been secured
remarkable continuity in its in
struction and discipline.
It's location on the Asheville
Plateau. outside Of and across the
French Broad River from the city OF
Asheville. is an ideal one. This loca-
ton was chosen when the school was
moved from Mebane, " c.. In 1891
as being one OF the best in America
bishop Rondthaler. OF the Moravian
church. says: with the exception of
Robert College. Constantinople, can
recall no institution in the world
which has so royal a position. and
believe the bingham School to be ono
cation OF educational science to be
found in this or any other country"
The salubrity of Ashevilics climate
Is known the world over. AS many az
10000 visitors have been attracted
10 TINS region in a single year, and
several miilonaires. with the
world to choose FROM have selected
1t as place of permanent residence.
One Story High.
Tho school buildings arc of brick,
one story high. for safety against fire.
The rooms are divided Into pairs.
separated by parapet fire walls. thus
making escape certain in case a fire
should break out The fire escape is
the ground. and as every one lives
on the ground floor, there is no danger
| or being burned or of being injured
| by jumping from a third or fourth
floor statistics show that since these
buildings We're put up IN 1891 more
than l,4oo pupils have been burned
to death in school fires in the United
states, all in high buildings. and
many thousands in other kinds OF
high buildings, such ns hotels ana
factories.
The system OF ventilation is auto
matte and is so perfect that foul air
cannot stay in the rooms. The sani-
tary arrangements have been pro-
nounced the very best by $50 doctors.
| The location. on an elevation 225 feet
above the river makes the drainage
perfect, and all sewage Is drained to
the river.
The class rooms. all on the ground
through the barracks, and the
teachers living room opens into his
class room. Thus the teachers are
distributed among the cadets.
Colonel Bingham built the first
bath house in a Southern school. The
abandoned for the shower and Bling
hams present bath house has fifty
showers. each pouring down about
seven gallons OF pure water during
the bath period. Arrangement is made
for either warm or cold showers. ac-
cording to the preference OF the in
dividual
Bingham owns the only club house
| in "A Southern school. The whole school
is organized into a gentlcman's club.
! without Initiation fees or annual dues.
and the club Is open to all during
recreation hours Here are supplied
! such games as arc to he found in the
most up-to-date Y NJ. C. A. buildings
F.xceIs In Athletics.
Bingham has always excelled in attn
ietics Football. baseball, basketball.
| out Of doors and indoors. tennis ana
track athletics are all participated in
by the cadets. and add very much 10
their physical development.
HazinE the use OF intoXicants and
the use of deadly weapons are pre-
vented by n gentleman's solemn pledge
of honor. and the standard of honor Is
so nigh at Bingham that any one who
violates this pledge IS not allowed by
his comrades to remain in the school.
recent visitor to the school said:
THE most impressive thing I found a
Bingham was its cmincnt--in fact, it's
ar,ir NJ "a n n ri n
ham has often been called "rhe Ameri
can Rugby on account OF the emf
hence OF it's honor system.
Tine Bingham idea has always been
that the best results can I've secured
only when the numbers arc limited.
and so the school has only seventy
rooms for $40 boys-twO in a room.
The teaching forcc-ninr in number
for 100 boys-represents the best
training given at the University or
North Carolina Washington and Lee
University. the University OF Virginia.
Johns Hopkins and Harvard Universi-
ties. The school has United States
army officer on the active list detailed
as cominnndant OF cadets and instruc
tor in military science and tactics.
Graduates stnnd High.
The graduates or Bingham school al
ways stand among the best in the col
leges and universities In the North. as
well as in the South and at West Point
and Annapolis. Its alumni have been
Cabinet ministers Senators from many
States and Governors OF many states.
they have occupied the highest judi
cial positions IN many states. they
have been distinguished lawyers. dis
tnguished physicians. distinguished
clergymen. distinguished agriculturists
ana the most distinguished private citi-
zens In many States.
When some one asked Sir Isaac
newton why ne saw further into tins
secrets or nature than other men. he
replied Because / stand on the shout
dcrs or giants" 1T IS because the
Bingham OF tho present stands on the
shoulders OF the Binghams OF the past
that such results have heen achieved.