The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-10
GountryDaySchoolIn
u Secondary Education
rings Education of Home, Family
D Church, Classroom and Play
D ing Fields Into a
q Boys Daily Round. r.
By JOSEPH DANA ALLEN,
Polytechnic Preparat Org Country Day school.

to teach or even to help in the daily
lessons, simply to give the school the
right of'way over the boys time to
keep the demands of the school first,
steadily refusing the appeals for out
side things which creep in SO easily
to fill boys time and thoughts and
warp his perspective. 1t is not tina.
one evening ut the movies is so bad
in Itself. though the shallowness and
artificiality of most Of the movie
themes make them anything but help
full for boys; 1t Is that one such eve-
ming begets another, throws the boy
out Of his habits Of study and leads
him to feel that his school work is
not the most important thing for him
but may easily be set aside for'vari-
Gus distractions.
The family should keep the boy an
active contributing part of the family
circle, making the most of the sun
shine and the discipline which he
brings into the household, while he
learns to love and to respond to the
broadening and gentling influences Of
daily association with sisters, mother
and father.
The boys part In the cooperation Is
simple but most important, and
should be a very happy part. He
must recognize and make the most of
the opportunities and the consequent
responsibilities that such a school
gives, and at home must do his bit
In the many ways we all understand.
An outline of the daily routine in
the Country Day School may be Of
interest As in most schools, the day
opens at 8 with brief chapel exer-
cises, religious but not sectarian in
character. Then come recitations and
supervised study periods until II 80.
when the juniors, the youngest boys.
go out to play for On hour, after
which they lunch and at 1 return to
work until 4:30, with another play
period thrown In at 2:30. The mid
dlers lunch at II rs and then are
free for their sports until 2 80, when
they return to work until 5. The
seniors have lunch period at 1 and
then continue work until rs, when
they go to their games until 5:15.
Thus all ages have their. sports by
themselves and so separated that the
little boys have the playing fields, the
gymnasium or the pool to themselves
with the complete supervision of the
instructors, Just as much as do the
seniors.
Saturday afternoon most of the i'm.
portant matches are played and Sat.
urday morning Is set apart for special
work for boys who from illness or
other causes are behind in their
studies. At this time the instructor
has chance to work with the boy
individually, to find his particular
trouble and help him meet 1t, and sc
to save many a boy who otherwise
would fall hopelessly behind. This
Saturday morning work is an impor,
tant factor in the Country Day School
plan and is SO recognized by most>ci
the boys and their parents.
Many methods for bringing into
closer touch with the home have
been developed. One of the bes
is known as fathers dinners" wher
fathers dine with the masters of the
school, talk over any subject thai
bears on the work, becoming &C
quointed with the men who are teach
ing their sons and getting the insplra
tion of their ideals In the work.
Such In the main is the programm,
of the Country Day School. Thu
Brooklyn Polytechnic is almost tn,
youngest Of these schools, but al
ready it is the largest, and it feel
that the success of its boys in theIl
college entrance examinations and tn,
enthusiastic support accorded it by tn,
parents as we'll as.by the boys them
selves indicates that 1t is In part a
least measuring up to the high mis-
sion Of the Country Day School