The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28

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were begun as proprietary schools.
Ev n ually they became public by re-
ceiving a charter from Parl ament. The
administration OF their funds becomes
subject to oversight by the Charity
Commissioners" For example. when
Mr.. Denbigh himself was at a small
public school In Manchester, the insti-
tuition grew too rich. and the surplus
was expended for the education OF the
people In Manchester.
Between these public schools and the
grammar schools" Ga term by which
the town schools. like thai at STRAIT
ford which Shakespeare attended. are
known there is a large number Of ex-
c%ellent secondary schools. These are
almost all boarding schools. At Cl.f-
den. for example, where Mr.. Denbish
taught, 700 boys are received.
The elementary school Toys get into
these schools. first thrv ugh their own
secondary schools. There they compete
for scholar ships In the public schools. ="
The boys who finally reach these pub
lie schools" are therefore "A selected
group, physically NJ and with good
minds.
There are also a great many excel
lent small private schools. They aver
age about forty boys. They are given
n sound. useful education by A small
troup or scholarly men. These are
known as preparatory schools. whore
the boys remain until they are about
is. They prepare boys Tor scholarsh ~
at the public schools The prenara-
tory schools like to receive a boy at
10 and 10 put him a through . very
hard course in preparation for such
schools as Winchester or Harrow.
Thu In England the way n the uni
vhrslftHg 10 fhrnnpb tvyp A4gf4y,t Lf..t.
of schools-tnose essentially private
and those which are State aided.
To take up now the education OF the
BOY whose family can afford t. send
him to the private schools II is in
teresting TO note that they are so
argely boarding schools Where tho
numbers are AZ great as At Clifdcr
,hese schools are organized on what is
tnown ~ rhe house plan by which
ne students live in houses kept bv the
various house masters ard come To-
rether only for class work This scheme
Affords a great deal OF healthful inter.
house competition. In e. mes. In schol-
arsnip. in choral work and In a dozen
other ways, Boys are intensely luyal
10 their houree.
Tho house plan also affords a An.
"hance for the exercise OF hill
lily by the boys themselves. The older
fellows for example. have complete
charge or the younger BOYS IN the dor
nitory
Tho schedule OF these schools r. rig
orous. II runs about as follows: 6 $40
rise. so cha pc. : recitation, : break
fast > to II two recitations. Il:i5 to
J.. recitation, IL dinner, 1870 70 3.45
play. 4 to 6 ~recitations. s TO 6 10 sun.
per, 7:ls TO st5 study. s:45 evening
brayer. 10 retire. The younger bows
- To bed directly from evening PRAYER
The older boys study in one la-r-p
nan. which ls under the control of ~.
strongest masters OF discipline in tho
school. 1t is an amazing sight when
.so or those boys are working diligently
uhoer the eyes al a single master.
This is an occasion when the artua!
s.rensth OF the teacher Is challenged.
" Only once the boys secure the pp-
per hand h u~-efulu-s- Of tn master
in the school is al an end
Mr.. Denbigh recalled in this con-
hts'tion one nipht when he had been
ssHf' y 70 an Son nour. but wpssfn az me Esqnd
drum corps caue marching by and
the boys stamped in unison he knew.
that his own fate hung in the bai-
anc@. Ne Immediately announced thai
study hour wou!d b. continued for al
additional half hour and further II ne,-
essary The boys were taken hael:
at this extraordinary course or N,
part OF a substitute And were loath To-
believe him. Mr.. Dcnbigh. however.
Immediately sem word 20 the head
master hat he had continued ~. study
hour an additional half hour and Nol.i
lenethen Il furthcr II necessary there
fore evening prayers would have TO hs
put on 10 a later hour The heu
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and the battle was won.
In the smaller hall a- the OUNCE
logs, They study until s,45. when
they have evening chapel and thcn go
TO their houses.
No master lives directly in N. dor
mitory.l His hedroom Is CONSIDERABLY
away from II. The dormiio-ics ere
In the direct care NJ the older l-pNe
In excharF for his responsibility they
have special PRIVILEGES OF trust. .ucn
as permission tn go at Will out ~
grounds and 20 b. absent from rnll cal.
HE is taken at regular intervals
each day
The school week o,rvnsts ~ * DAYS,
two of Whlch are half HOLIDAYS. 4
master regularly gets thrr. htlf huli
days by an Arrangement % the sch d.
uie and from early May until Jus
the boys can also safely count upoH
three half holidays for one reason
or another IN a grat many SChu- Is
the h'ys dine in their own houses, bur
sometimes thcr, is 4 common dining
room TO- the whole school, and tins i-
much lcss troublesome and more eco
nomical
Sometimes tho boys have study room :
in which two or three younger hoy
will work together. The older fellpws.
however, always rom b, themScI.r-
and one boy viii be responsible fnr quc-
In a dozen rooms upon a ofridor
The work OF these schools is divide
INTO the traditional six forms. but as ,
matter az fact these forms are rre-
I~uently suhdividcd INTO an urper ana
lower third, fourth. &c. Promotion rs
made at the end OF any one Of the three
'crm. which conclude AT Christmas. a,
Easter and the latter part Of July Re
tween these terms there are vacations
of from three 20 four weeks nj
Christmas. two to three weeks at va ste,
and i've or six weeks in August and
September. Not all of the class IT, PRO
NOTED. Indeed, out OF thirty Il Is quite
usual for only five or seven 10 go w,
and the lest 10 repeat the work Of IL.
term.
one excellent scheme is their practic,
Of teaching all the mathematics CLASSES
for example, in the same period. Thus
II ie possible to allot II boy TO the group
in which he is capable OF working
The scholarship In these schools. is
always high. II IA promoted by ever,