The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
McBurneySchool NewP Preparatory,
With Some Distinctive Features
West side Y. VI. e.. 4. Is Its
Sponsor and Guardian
Prepares for Life rs Well
as Collcgc--\ovclty Among
New York City schools.

A NEW preparatory sch'ol-the
~ McBuiney sehool-for h'Nf
4 \ and young men will be opened
this coming fall. II is to he
IN the heart of New York. central and
accessible a town school,. with facilities
for gymnasium work. swimming. open
air sports. athletIrs and. IN the summer.
camping.
The school will be a SIX year secondary
school. prtrAr.us both Tor college and
for life. Work u al OF the six years
will he offered at tine outset. t. the
lowest class boys Il - viii he admitted
II they have completed the equivalent Of
the sixth year ot tho elementary school
Th.s tyvc of school is the o%utgrowth
Of a demand GA the part Of parents FOR
a sotool that viii not alone prepare boys
for college. but Tor life. 1t frequently
happens that a boy starts out with the
best intentions of entering college and
later on di,coy ~. or the faculty ds-
cover. that no Should not enter co!lec"
Where the preparation has been along
strictly academic lines with the idea onl,
OF higher education, II frequently happens
that what the boy GETS has no or little
relationship To- the actual business Of
Me.
some C~ontroiltng 1dras.
The c.u,,al aim Of tho Burney
School viii be 10 develop manhood
Teachers vii I've chosen Grst Of all for
their fitness to serve as Suides. COM
panions and fricnd. II boys and yolnc
men. THO pupils also viii be selected
.sSordiug 10 the same standard. NJ one
whose Influence is bad will be allowed
to remain. Religious Worship and mora!
training and teaching will be outstand-
Ing features.
Particular attention will also be paid 10
teaching boys how to study and to rain
ing them to habits OF hard work. II 10
believed tina In every boy-in every
group Of boys-theie are stores OF ro-
ten,ial energy sufficient and more than
sufficient to accomplish all the tasks of
srhool. li.e. The problem IL - let loose
this eneSy and direct II 20 the leSiti-
mate and necessary work of building
character and preparing for life. Too
often the energies of a boy lie m
or ere misdigccted. The boy never dis
covers his power, never knows how sweet
y the kernal Of hard Work. once the
shell has been broken,
1t is the iirn belief Of the projectors
Of this new school that while school
wor1 may and hould be made more
interesting ,and hence more energy re
leasinRD Than II often is. the modern
city boy can and should be made NOR"
eYortful ,ayd hence more iut"re:t"dD
than he often -, and that l. is the
business OF the skilful teacher. VILE
using every means short % soft l%eit-
gogy' to make studies attractive, TO loau.
not drive, his pupils to a realization That
no lob worth "a mans while, IN class
room or on the football field, In school
or In life, can be lone In a mans way
without hard wo'k-hard work lluht
ened, to be sure, by the interest that
comes from emulation, from curiosity
from the sense OF utility. from love OF
knowledge, but hard work inspired also
by the interest that springs from hard
work Itself.
The Headmaster.
Tho ~headinaster Of the school. Lewis
Porter Damon, has been chosen for his
special ability TO put into effect these
ideals. He was highly recommended by
Dr.. Paul II. Hanus OF Harvard University
Mr.. Damon has been devoting the last
ten years TO preparing boys for college
He has had special training which pc
culiarly fits him for this position. Mr.
Damon u a graduate OF Brown Cniver'
sity, he has been a teacher Of prepare
tory schools in both the East and TIL
middle West and at the present time Il
securing his masters degree at Harvard
for special study along educational lines
He was recently one of a party sent on
by the Carnegie Foundation 10 make Q
special investigation and report OF th'
normal schools in the West.
Mr.. Damon Ia more than an educa
tor. however, and is especially inter
ested In athletics. He is a football player
an athletic coach and teacher OF physica
training and a scout master.
Associated with Mr.. Damon will h
faculty of men with sterling qualities
selected because of their aptitude in deal
ing with boys and preparing them 70
college and for life.
Among the outstanding features are
Individual attention given boys. SINAI
GLASSES, supervised study periods. super
vtsed play and athletics. physical ex
animation and prescribed courses of en-
ercise. every boy taught TO swim. voca
tional counsel, chapel talks by promi
nent business and professional men. edu
cational trips. all teachers with Chris
tian ideals, country day school fea
lures (boys cared for In study and pia
until 1 O'Clock In the ~afternoon).
The Name.
The McBurney School is named I
honor OF Robert Ross NcBurney. VIII
was the FIRST general secretary Of IN
New York Young Mems Christian Asso
citation. His name. thus perpetuatet
will awaken loyal and loving responS
in the hearts Of an entire generation q
New York men, Robert McBurney wa
a great man, who loved young men. VIII
devoted his life single hear.edly to thei
welfare and upbuild.ng, ana whose far
sighted plans arc sim being realized an
will for generations continue to he rea'
tied In tho buildings, in the schools, /
Ghe manifold actlv!tIes. and above all
the spirit OF the association Of this cit,
and particularly in the West SID
PRINCIPALS Of private schools and
academies are invited TO discuss