New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15

teach the boy love Of fair play? DO
they not train him up to stand defeat and
to lose with dignity? And through such
experiences your boy becomes a high
minded lad Moreover It is the spon-
tanety of these games which makes them
so beneficial to the growing boy, for he
obtains the result Of the exercise without
being aware that he is doing it. There is
none of the monotonous repetition OF the
oldtme gymnasium. For the same reason
namely. that it lacks spontaneity-mili-
tary drill as day school exercise has
rapidly decreased.
In the city now. thanks TO modern in
ventions and equipment. the schooiboy
can have his athletic games from Sep
tcmber to July. In the autumn he can
have regulation football OF some public
playground. or soccer II he prefer In the
winter hockey at the Kinks or basketball
In the various gymnasiums. In the spring
baseball on the park Fairgrounds and In
early summer tennis and golf.
And now as 10 the base \ OF our trl-
angle-the boys moral nature. The
school to-day trains a boy In morality
rather BY example then by precept. since
IN the making for morality the church
and the home have found their widest
influence. wherein the school can but sup
plement and should not endeayor to sup
plant Accordingly 1t is BY the proper
adjustment Of the sides Il and G that
the base A is to be held IN place.
A moments thought must now make
II evident that the private schools can
TIL
small classes-rarely more than ten-are
absolutely essential to its successful &C
complishment And all this work must
DO planned and guided by head master.
who Is himself a competent and cultured
teacher OF strong personality and VIDE
experience Moreover. TO obtain perma-
ncnt results This head master must as
sure himself OF thorough preparation by
each boy OF every lesson; and with the
younger boys such preparation is best OBJ
tanned at school under expert supervision
by competent assistants. Such training
the modern New York City private school
gives to the boy-a training practical be
cause IL leads to success Ia life. train
ing so compacted and articulated that
II viii az q boy thoroughly for business
or college six months TO year sooner
than by other methods. a training that
will render a man alert N meeting COM
petitors and accurate ia finding thetc
limitations. Remember, II has been said
OF the New York city man that he must
compete not only with other New York
City men, but also with the ablest men
from the country, at large. who nave
chosen New YORK City a. the centre OF
their activities. Moreover. he must fight
hard against tie growing inaccurscy OBJ
seryable on every hand. another form Of
that Indifference which has been called
"ihe basal American fault"
Fortunately for the New York boy, our
city has become the educational centre
Of America: Columbia University with
its college. graduate and professional
schools and many affiliated institutions
New York University and the City col
lege-to mention but a f." OF the higher
educational Institutions Private day
schools also there are In New York city,
such as have been outlined above, that
win fit the boy for his life work. Now
since the greater majority OF New York
boys after graduation spend their lives
in business or In some prof sslOnal work,
in New York City, and in many cases are
sent to and from New York as centre.
they should be educated I'm the city and
learn to know its people and its ways.
Friendships such as q boy forms during
his school days are never formed In
after life and they are invaluable for
pleasure or business during those years
when school and college days are past.
A boy learns to swim by SWIMMING ana
TO skate by skating: likewise he should
learn to live in New YORK by living in
New York. and being part and parcel
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