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

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Asheville School. 11 All the water used in the buildings is brought by water pipes from mountain springs which are several hundred feet higher than the school and above all habitations. Hp The system of drainage is perfect. All sewage is drainage carried in drains more than a mile from the buildings and emptied into a swift -flowing stream. The school has its own dairy and gardens, which provide abundance of pure milk and wholesome vegetables. The teachers have been selected with reference to their recognized ability. All the teachers are college graduates who have had successful experience in the instruction and management of boys and have prepared themselves for this special work. 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 discovered, 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 partic- ular attention. The physical director is a graduate in medicine who has prepared himself especially for this DAIRY AND GARDENS TEACHERS CARE OF BOYS

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10 Asheville School. THE HOUSE THE SENIOR HOUSE THE SCHOOL The House, the dormitory for boys of the lower forms, is of pleasing architecture, substantially built of brick and cement, and tasteful in finish. It is heated by steam, lighted by electricity, and equipped with an excellent system of ventilation, and with ample lavatories and bathrooms provided with the best modern plumbing. $p The Senior House, a dormitory for the use of the boys of the upper two forms, was constructed during the summer of 1907. This building is similar to the House in general appearance and construction, and is fitted with all modern conveniences for the comfort of the pupils. It has been named Percy Lawrence Hall in memory of Millard Percy Lawrence, a member of the Class of 1906. The School, built of brick and cement, incorporates the best features of the most approved modern school buildings. It contains recitation rooms, library, lab- oratories, shops, study, auditorium and club rooms for the different school societies, and is heated by steam and lighted by electricity. OTHER BUILDINGS The dining-room and the boiler-house are detached buildings. This arrangement secures immunity from danger of fire, since there is no fire in the main buildings. There is also a gymnasium building equipped for use during inclement weather.

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12 Asheville School. kind of work. Asheville has many excellent physi- cians and. surgeons, one of whom is connected with the school. A trained nurse is a member of the school household. tj? physical The physical director and the school physician make examinations each year, that they may find all weaknesses and prescribe proper excerises to remedy them. ip 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 routine 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. The pupils are divided into two clubs, known as the Whites and Blues, these being the school colors. These clubs have contests in the various athletic sports, to which certain points or credits are assigned. The Club whose members have won the greatest number of points is declared the winner for the year.