Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-15
ARE BEING TAUGHT
AMERICAN WAYS
SONS OF RICH ARGENTINE LAND.
ax OWNERS LEARNING HOW -
xs~ TO CARE FOR THEIR
q eyT- INHERlTANcEs
Fs@sS --
HOME TRAINING HAS 0tta POOR
Hitherto They Have Drifted into
Extravaeant Life Of
n Suenos Aires.

n suenos Aires.
Ruenos Aires, Argentine One OF
The foremost problems as present n
this country Of milionaire land
o1ners is III practical training Of The
sons If rich farmers 10 enable them
10 take a useful place in the conduct
OF the large enterprises which they
inherit. II is comparatively easy for
these Young men 10 drift into the
luxurious. extrayaganl life of Buenos
Aires and 10 follow the example of
many who spend their vacations IN
Paris and their time while an home
in the rich clubs or al the race
coursey. Here, as in many republic
Of South America. the Old Spanish
ideals of living comfortably without
work, persist among the wealthy
classes, aud the shcools that are
founded and carried on to Counteract
directly these deteriorating influences
seem all too rare,
visit 10 the Institute Ward, a
commercial, school carried on largely
through the munificence Of George f..
Ward of New York, in memory of his
mother is an instance of going thou
sands of miles away from home in or
der to learn Of the farreachng philan-
thropy of American business men.
The Institute Ward is charmingly
located in a typical large Argentine
home, In Riyadavia. the beautiful
residence boulevard of the capital. In
this institution there are gathered At
present half a hundred of the picked
sons of wealthy "estancia" owners
from different parts of Argentina. The
bows find here, not only school
where they are taught mathematics.
bookkeeping. stenography and type
writing, but also a place for develop
ment of the character. which ) even
more essential just new .Ur these
stragetic pioneers of this new country,
AS a rule. these boys come FROM
homes where little attention has
been given to their moral appearing
or discipline Their fathers. IN many
instances. have made money so fast
through the rise of land values that
they have been fairly bewilderei h.
the superb bundance of their wealth
and the result has been growing be
lief on their part that money, quite
regardless of character, Is enough O
endowment with which 70 start thell
sons in life, With the closer contact
with foreigners in trade. and also b,
reason of the visits of some Of these
South Americans to the United States
the impression Is slowly making lis
way felt among them that ia order IL
fl their boys for competition in tbs
enlareinR enterprises of the republi,
they must have knowledge of tbs
English language, some all around
physical training and. more than all
more careful attention TO thell
personal habits. j Is for this reason
that such private institutions as the
Institute Ward are chosen by Argen
tines in preference to the Govern
inert commercial schools, where LITTLE
attention is given 70 the kind Of train
ing that has made private preparation
schools in the United States like tn
great public schools Of England, th'
training places Of many of the men o
great integrity and Of leadership.
When the boys come 20 the Insti
tuto Ward they are placed at ono
under a regime Of discipline which j
regarded as vital to the development
OF their manliness They fal. At one
into a school routine Of regular hours
rising with the other boys ar 6.15 ;
m and taking their gymnasium dr
before breakfast and the class wor
of the day begins. The afternoons b,
tween g 80 and o'clock are devote
70 recreation and special personal 1t
tervicws with the teachers in relati0
70 their studies. The school has hrs
class football and basket ball team
which compete with other teams
the neishborhood and the idea of IA
play and good sportsmanship Whit
these games are giving 10 the youth
schools throughout the world is b
ing instilled in these future husine
men Of Argentina.
The religious element Is not ne
lected. and each evening after dim
the students meet in the large dra'
Ing room for songs and semi-dcv
tional exercise, a brief talk is CIV,
by one Of the II efficient teache
who make up the faculty Of thh ms
tuition AS the bows live in the hon
careful attention is given TO he "
in whiel they spend their evenint
end Al 20 every student is expect
to retire.