Blair Academy - Acta Yearbook (Blairstown, NJ)

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BLAIR ACADEMY, BLAIRSTOWN, New JERSEY. Payments Payments are due in two equal installments, one at the opening of school in September, the other on February 1. Checks should be made payable to Blair Academy. The School reserves the right to suspend any boy for whom bills are not paid within thirty days of presentation. Students are received only for the entire time from the date of their entrance until the close of the school year. For those who enter late the charge is S40 per week until the opening of the following semester. No deductions are made for dismissal, withdrawal, or absence. The School is not responsible for any expense connected with accidents in athletics. Money will not be advanced to students fand charged on the billj except in emergencies. A deposit of S25 should accompany the application for registration. This fee is credited on the first semester bill. It will be refunded only in case notice of withdrawal is given before the first day of August. Reductions To clergymen, teachers, and oflicers of the United States Army and Navy 3250. To students whose permanent residence is within the bounds of Newton Presbytery 8200. SCHOLARSHIPS A limited number of scholarships and opportunities for self-help are granted each year. In awarding these privileges, preference is given to boys of high scholarship or of special ability in music or literary pursuits, boys of high character and serious purpose, who could not otherwise attend a school of this type. No financial consideration is given to athletic ability. Each recipient of such concessions must sign a deinite agreement to do his reasonable best, to perform duties assigned to him in the service of the School, and to support the highest ideals of the School. PRIZES Prize for Public Debate Through the generosity of the late Mr. Wayne Dumont, in memory of his father, John F. Dumont, an annual prize of S20 has been provided, to be awarded to the winner of the inter- society debate, at the annual contest on Washington's Birthday. This prize was awarded in 1930 to James Francis Holden. Page twentyfeight

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Swimming is a coached sport and every boy has an opportunity to learn in the sixty-foot pool.

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BLAIR ACADEMY, BLAIRSTOWN, New JERSEY. in determining Christian character and conduct. The course is developed as follows: First Form: Bible Stories. Second Form: Historical Geography of the Bible. Third Form: Literature and Life in the Old Testament. Fourth Form: The Life and Teachings of Jesus. Fifth Form: The Acts of the Apostles and their Successors. Sixth Form: Methods of Christian Living. Music Students may not elect music as a part of the course required for graduation. The choice is limited to piano and harmony. If one lesson a week is taken, at least live periods of practice a week under the supervision of the teacher are required. If two lessons a week are taken, ten practice periods a week are required. Terms The School makes the annual tuition charge cover as many items as possible, reducing extras to a minimum. Tuition For tuition, including instruction, room. board, laundry, church sitting, the School Weekly paper, athletic fees, and enter- tainment course -.. .............. - .............. ..--- ........ ..-- ..... Sl200. Additional Charges Key fee, refunded when the keys are returned at close of school year ...... ---- .......... .. ...... ----..--.. ...... - ....... ..-----...-... ........... -..-----S3.50 Laboratory fee for Physics or Chernistry-...----..------.. ..... 10.00 Books and athletic equipment may be purchased at the School. A deposit of 325. is required each semester to cover purchases at the book-room. If a balance remains at the end of the school year, the amount will be remitted. There are separate bills for purchases at the School athletic store. A separate deposit is required for a boy's weekly spending-money. Parents are requested to state to the Treasurer the amount to be allowed per week. S 35For piano instruction, two lessons a week, including use of a piano, 1 . ' For the use of the Inirmary. S3 per day. In cases of serious illness a special nurse is called. for whose services a nurse's regular charge is made. Boys who spend the Christmas or spring vacation at the School are charged S3 per day. Boys who remain at the School to take the College Entrance Board examinations after the close of the term in June are charged S2 per day. Page twentyfseven