The sun., 1916-01-09
THE question has been asked some


Sfy, especially In the case Of bow,
and girls who are preparing for col.
l.ge. The answers received have been
unanimously in the affirmative. eNc.pt
that one or two have preferrcd the
plan Of studying in school In the late
afternoon. The School. College and
Camp Bureau takes pleasure In print :
ing statements from William l..
Hsnn. headmaster Of the Barnard
Srhcol for Boys; Harry J. Kugel.
headinaster Of the kohut School for
Boys. Louis Dwight Ray. headmaster
Of Irving school. Pauline w. Sharpe.
Tin,ipal "f the Riverside School !.
Virgil Prettyman, principal Of Horace
Mann school for Boys: Frank s.
Hackeu, headmaster Riverdale Coun-
try School Clara Colburne. principal
Of Rayson School for Girls. and "a
Contributor from New York Col.
eEiate Institute, Miss Mary Schoon.
lnakerS school for Girls and r. r..
Lyon, principal Barnard Schoo, for
Girls.
Wmiam T.. Ha.cn Of the Baroord
School for Boys ,rrites:
There i no royal road To learning.
To tho average hoy the proper prepara.
tnn for college means hard work One
OF the elements Of hard work IL time
Will high school studies It ts peasur.d
" hours and not minutes In my school
days II was two hours on Latin, two
hours on Greek. &C. at the behest OF my
teacher. In the words Of DR.. Charles
L. Dana. the ueurolcgist thu A,ne rica n
ho! was not Ia those d ys kpked upon
Is tender plant.
In some schools to day ahe 10y re-
mains from TO oNlock and st.ll there
re not enough hours for him to com
pete IN. preparation O: his next da,' Is
work He may do part Of il, but time
10 needed also for recreation. Al len =;
tNo houn Of the eigh; should be given
to exercise an average of four TO recitl- :
utns and conferences. including the noon
'n'etni1sSioh. leaving Two hours for
pre1sration OF the next days work.
WITH the good effects OF the axerri Sc, the
by returns home in time for the eve
ming meal and In good condition 10 do
serious work.
AND why not nome study for high
s'nool boy" IL II not a blessing? II
may be- Ia disguise, but neverthel less "A
blessing In the. quiet OF his room he
ceases ~ be dependent on anoil,c.: he
Is WORKING by himself. he l. learning
20 think for himself. The intensive in
dNidusl application can be had in home
study as In nothing else. where the boy
can he Withdrawn into his subject and
learn habits of scholariness.
III he does not acquire the one SUI
n'emely important habit OF doing things
FOR Ia. l,,..
most valuable lesson he can learn. In
eoi.-ses wacre he is abou, 70 GO. there
" b" -" Surrv'sion CT study and (.
he has not learned to be largely !nde-
pe"''rt IA thought and action ne will
almost inevitably 60 down TO failure.
This depeuden e Oh himself to surinount
Ais difficulties comes naturally to him
In the quet Of his own study
III me study IL perhaps the most con-
cus.ve test OF "A boys seriousness Of pur-
pose II Is only by the exercise OF his
own vii 10 study at nome. away from
the association OF a teacher. that "A boy
gains th't control over himself. that
s6shiy to do unpleasant but necessary
things, thi. sense OF personal respcn'
Gb.,ity 80 cessary 10 successful life
"Be>; o: all. the boy has something 20
d. Too many idle moments are bad for
his own welfare He is not 80 apt to be
roaming about the streets OF a big city
In other words home study wonderfully
helps the efficiency Of well organized
hone
Marry J. K.gel of the kohm school
ior Boys Uri'es:
In my opinion. home study Is an
absolutely essential requirement in the
case Of boys attending high school or
preparing for special college entrance ex-
smins;ions. Unfortunately. excessive
interest In athletics and the many dis
fractions of city life, with its tempta-
tons. and the absence Of active SUPER
'sional control by the parent to cuunter-
act II seriously interfere with the work
OF prepara iion. Athletics plays an i'm
por'ant role in boys life. especially
at the high school age, II has. in fact.
lat,erly come TO signify proficiency In
studies wherever the school standard
makes The scholastic progress the sine
qua non of eligibility for organized
port While 1t IL beneficial to the grow
ing boy 10 he physically well trained,
the tendency has been toward over
development In this direction, 80 that by
'he time the student enters college his
attention is so diverted from the real
object of Ii. scholastic career as 10
make him keen TO shine as an athletic
star rather than an earnest and en-
'hls'astir scholar. Indeed, In many
places ineffic.ency in studies Is covertly
overlooked In the case OF an exception
ally popular athlete who Is likely TO rep
resent his college or university In the
var us sports and athletic activities II
rosters. 1t Is to be hoped that In time
'hese objections may be corrected and
nat the physical life of the boy Will
be made to conform to his intellectual
requirements or at least TO normally
harmonic with them.
I'm the elementary school, IN the upper
Grades home study Is an absolute es-
settidl especially where a hoy does not
attend private school where special
attention Is paid to the preparation OF
his lessons The study hour IN the pri-
va" school is usually under the super
NS'|l n H." head masteS ard his as
sstah's, 80 that the student IL taught
"'" 10 S'udy--a subject which has been
gwen Nad"Quate consideration by our
nraaeopu"s Tn. very fewest boys know
"u" ?" U'.l'Ze their time and how to
W'i"r" lesson In amy subject. III is
'' 'hi, rNpec' that private schools render
i~i. "II.-i' pntl service, ia 80 a. -
me. train The boy how TO apply him
s'I how to concentrate and how to
maze 'l- best use Of his time. An
".aS'o'al suggestion from the presiding
"""'T, las 'ne'e presence as an induce
,'h' = lose application the rasE o'
'.S eve the raising OF "A finger and any
'N'' 81 gl' indication Of personal In
,rres' which makes the boy feel that he
az nhi""t Of special care and that
., .h' f"slIlts are expected while he "
"1H"r ~" masters observation. are all
,elhehr which tend to make the study
.-uf u I won organizeI private school a