Asheville School - Blue and White Yearbook (Asheville, NC)

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12 A sheville School. exercise Each pupil is required to exercise every day, out- of-doors when possible, otherwise in the gymnasium. It is the intention not only to encourage the usual school sports, but also to arrange for such pastimes as will develop individual talent and inventiveness. It is the conviction that, while football, baseball and track- athletics are excellent training, they should be supple- mented to a considerable degree by natural play. The neglect of this old-time play for the conventional rou- tine of athletics leaves the boys too dependent upon others and lacking in resources. With the woods, streams, boats, hills, fields, and the shops, there are abundant opportunities for all kinds of play. 9k not A The school is not a sanitarium for sickly boys, but sanitarium rather a place where boys may grow up and develop under the most favorable conditions. Boys having tubercular troubles are not admitted. 5k religious Effort is made to inculcate the essential teachings LIFE of religion. The school is not connected with any par- ticular denomination, but prayers of the Episcopal Service are read at the opening of the school each day ; Church services are held on Sunday mornings; and Bible classes on Sunday evenings.

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A sheville School. 11 The school has its own dairy and gardens, which provide abundance of pure milk and wholesome vegetables. DAIRY AND GARDENS The teachers have been selected with reference to their recognized ability. All the teachers of the upper forms are college graduates who have had successful experience in the instruction and management of boys and have prepared themselves for this special work. The teachers of the lower forms are women who have had thorough training for the education of young boys and a record of successful experience. The prin- cipals believe that women are the best teachers of very young boys. TEACHERS The principals have the especial care and charge of all the boys. Their desire is to know every boy intimately, so that natural aptitudes may be discov- ered, proper encouragement given, and defects of character remedied. Boys known to be vicious or persistently lazy will not be admitted; if unwittingly admitted they will not be retained. The care and training of the body receive particu- lar attention. Asheville has many excellent physicians and surgeons, one of whom is connected with the school. A trained nurse is a member of the school household. CARE OF BOYS The school physician will make an examination each year (or oftener if necessary), that he may find all weaknesses and prescribe proper exercises to remedy them. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS

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A shew ill e School. 13 The principals have given especial thought to the courses courses of study. Their purpose is to prepare the boys to enter any college or techincal school, and to give a sound education to those who intend to go from school immediately into business life. In the selection and order of studies they have largely followed the recommendations of the Committee on College Entrance Requirements appointed by the National Educational Association to suggest ideal courses of study for secondary schools. During the first four forms, the so-called grammar or intermediate grades, the course of study is nearly the same for all boys. For the upper four forms there are two courses of study, the Classical and the Scientific. The Classical Course prepares boys to enter any college or university. The Scientific Course prepares boys for technical schools, and gives a thorough Eng- lish education to those who go immediately into busi- ness. In each of these courses, although the principle of election is recognized, as for instance, between French and German in the Classical Course, yet a cer- tain number of constants is required. The study of English, Mathematics, History, Science and Manual Training is required of all boys. The study of some foreign language, ancient or modern, is required in the Scientific Course, as necessary to a liberal education. Instruction in Piano, Violin and Mandolin is music provided.