The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-18
St. AIMS Academy Keeps
It's Pupils Off the Streets
High Class Catholic City
School. UnderDirection
of Brother Dacianus,
Blends Home Influence
With Best College Spirit

CRING the more than fifteen
years that I have been con-
- nected with st. Anna" said
Brother DsciapuA director Of the
academy. to the representative Of THs
SUNS school, college and camp bureau.
in the office Of the school. ut 1sS to 1b7
East seventy-sixth street. II have hlled
practically every position and consequently
have come to know pretty thoroughly all
the different kinds Of boys . teacher II
likely to meet In a cosmopolitan city like
New York. During all this time. owing
to my lively interest In the education Of
the youth. I observed facts and circum-
stances around me and realised quickly
the dangers TO which our city boys are
exposed.
THE thought came TO me-" continued
Brother Dacianus. of making = sweeping
mod fcation Of the common system. did
not want the school TO be any longer a
matter of few hours instruction, but
matter of social training as we'll. Then
I organized completely our day boarding
system, a system which. I must say. re-
au,res zeal and devotion from the brothers.
but. you know" ne went on. smiling. II
CAT rtIy tHVul NJ ulyrNh we 90
work solely for the love OF the cause.
This day boarding system 10 ono that
enables VI to get practically a complete
| supervision OF the boy. He stays at the
school from Q A. NJ. 20 y. VI. our en-
deavor is to mako ~. AIMS Academy u
combination OF home surroundings. con-
Joined with all that Is best IN college life !:
in other words. our ARRANGEMENT Is such
| that the boy is safeguarded from the pit
! falls In the streets at an age when the
character Is most PLASTIC and the mind
most lmpressionable. Healthful recrea-
ton IL provided for him under the super
| vision Of the teachers and the tasks or
| the morrow are prepared In an at
mos phere wherein the mind can more
| readily concentrate and more easily as
simulate the lessons assigned. still under
the watchful guidance OF men whose life
work is to lead the expanding intellect
| along the proper channels. Under this
| system the boys physical, mental and
moral development advance hand In hand
| from early morning until nightfaIl re.
stores him to the bosom Of his family. the
heart OF which can rest secure In the GER
talnty that nothing but the most whole
some and benefcent influence has sur
| rounded their boy during the hours Of his
/ absence from them.
! at pleases US. indeed" went OH the
! reverend director. TO md that many
prominent men praise our success and
encourage our efforts. At our last COM
| mencement W. p. Larkin spoke In COM
mendation OF our work. He said: When
the benefits OF this system Of traininG
shall be thoroughly appreciated by our
| people. when they shall understand the
/ fun significance OF the advantages &C
/ cruing from that system which entons
the preparation OF the morrow's task
! In the school amid the proper environment
instead OF In the home. 20 the frequent
| vexation Of spirit OF the entire house
| hold when they snail realize to the full
what IL imports 20 have the boy protected
| from unwholesomc influences and fire.
quently evil surroundings In the streets
OF great city, while affordng even
greater scope to his proper physical en-
vironment when the fact that all tness
manifold advantages are enjoyed by the
students OF this institution snail be under
stood IL II not too mucn to say that 81
? AIMS will take its place not only as one
OF the best equipped but also AS one o!
tho most numerously attended educa-
tional centres In our community"
when asked II there was boarding
department In the school. Brother Daci-
anus replied ooh. yes and must say
that our boarding department Is whole
some. happy community OF boys who are