The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-25
TRAINING SCHOOL
DOING EXCELLENT WORK

VIII by no means monopollZe attention.
Believing that the preparatory age is
more important than the college age
In the essential preparation for life,
We shall try to restore the normal old
time balance and keep boys In touch
with actual living and its duties. at
the most tmpressionable and respon-
siye period Of their lives.
Location.
The school liz located in the heauti-
full, growing town Of Chatham. Va. on
the main line of the Southern railway,
between Lynchburg and Danville, Va
The people of Chatham are q cultured
and intelligent people who hold the
school and the students In high re-
gard. The health of the community
Is not to be surpassed. There has not
been a serious case OF sickness in the
school during its history, There are
five churches In the town, all of which
are open to the students every Sunday.
Students are required to attend the
church OF their choice.
A Safe Place for the Boy.
In thinking OF school for their
boys parents most frequently ask: rs
II a safe place for my boy?" It Is
the first aim of the Chatham Training
school to train boys. entrusted to its
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| tan education Ii ever uppermost in
our minds, being deeply interested in
| the education Of the heart as well
as the mind. Every professor Is a
! Christian gentleman, who takes time
| and paing TO instruct the boys under
his care IN the way Of right ana hon.
| orabls living. At the school we ever
| have large number OF students, we'll
trained in Christian virtues, who are
ever ready to help and encourage the
| newcomer. There are no saloons In
| the community. no questionable places
/ of amusement, no city temptations to
which the boy may be subjected. The
moral tone OF the school and town
Is high and honorable. Boys coming
here will enter an atmosphere we'll
| calculated to make their lives better
and their purposes in life more firmly
fixed In the way of right and truth.
Instruction
The principle Of fhoroughness ia
ever kept in mind. The course Of
study is arranged in direct conform
ity with the entrance requirements
F., prescribed by the Association of Col
leges and Preparatory Schools of the
Southern States. No preparatory
school In Virginia can offer q better
| course of instruction. Students enter
college ana university without ques-
ton.
The faculty is made up Of college
men who are making teaching their
profession. They are men Of unusual
ability and actual experience In teach
ing ana training boys. A school ex-
aminer recently said to the president
| Of this school: You are paying your
Instructors about 20 per cent moro
! money than is paid IN the average pre-
paratory school" Owing to the i'm
tied number Of boarding students (fif-
ty) 1t is quite possible for every stu
dent to have personal attention on the
part of each Instructor every day. This
attention il positively given
| Terms.
This is the school for the boy with
limited means. A school offering the
very best advantages at the least pos
sihle cost. Our terms are lower than
those of any school Of similar grade In
Virginia. Many schools, charging from
800 to 5000 more for the session, can
not offer the advantages OF the Chath-
am Training school. We would be
pleased to hand you our illustrated
catalogue.