Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
SCHOOL IS MOVED
FOR CAPITAL STAY
105 Boys, IS Teachers and
Leader Will Study Govern
ment at Close Range.

An original experiment in the educa-
ton Of modern youth has been disclosed
In the arrival in Washington of Ray
mond Riordan, who has brought to the
Capital from Highland, New York, for
a period of los days, his school, con-
sisting of los boys and staff OF Is
teachers, matrons and assistants.
Mr.. Riordan has leased two floors OF
the Continental Hotel to be used for his
school for the period of its stay in
Washington. Classrooms, bedrooms,
dining room and recreation rooms have
been provided for the boys in their
temporary home. Carroll Hall also has
been leased to allow gymnastics for
those athletically inclined.
Civics Study in Capital.
No interruption of class work will be
involved in the transfer of the school
from Highland to Washington. School
work, which ranges from first grammar
grade to fourth year high school, will be
carried on as usual, but the visit to
Washington will be used to give first
hand opportunities for boys to study
government, at the seat of Government
research work will be afforded by ac-
cess to the Congressional Library, and
be visited and studied by the boys.
ST believe that the los days spent in
Washington" said Mr.. Riordan, will
afford a vast opportunity for education,
because information is education and,
one might add information is education
plus absorption.
THE major idea of the trip is not
that a tremendous breadth will be lent
the school-room work through our con-
facts here-not the seeing of Washing
ton and its marvels-but in proving that
hHu
ability-that they can meet city condi-
tons without being Side-tracked. A
most important lesson which will be
gained by the boys is that they will
have the actual experience of developing
their will power. so as to remain on
school program, and though being in a
city, they will not be Of the city, In so
far as its vacation invitation is con-
cerned."
1000 Miles on Horseback.
The visit to Washington is not Mr..
Riordan's first experiment in unusual
outings for boys. For two Summers, aft
er school had closed in June, large
percentage of the school, which ex-
pressed its desire to accompany Mr..
Riordan, made a 1000-mile horseback
trip through the Berkshires and White
Mountains, the horses having previously
been imported from the West and
broken in by the boys before starting
the trip. Mr.. Riordan points out that
his confidence In the underlying honor,
initiative and self-reliance of boys was
justified by the success Of his Summer
outings.
While in Washington students of the
school will be permitted to visit in
small groups all places of interest and
importance. Older boys will make
their visits without supervision from
teachers, and later will be given groups
Of smaller boys to conduct to places
assigned to them.
The United States Patent Once is
expected to prove a source of interest
to boys contemplating futures as patent
lawyers. The civics class will attend
In q body debates on Capitol Hill. The
Bureau of Standards also will be a
point Of great interest to boys of all
ages.
Mr.. Riordan will keep his school in
Washington until after the Easter holi-
days, when they will return to High.
land.