Linden Hall School - Leaves Yearbook (Lititz, PA)

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LINDEN HALL environment. It is our aim, therefore, to surround her with an at- mosphere that is truly 'homelike. Our system of domestic arrangements, duplicating the best features of home and familyflifeg the presence in the school of girls of all ages, the fact that the principal and his wife live in the school, and keep in sympathetic touch with each member of the school householdg as well as the courteous and kindly spirit that marks the mutual relations of all, tend to produce that homeffeeling that has endeared the school to many generations of students. I didn't know that any school could be as nice as Linden Hall is. It is altogether different from the boarding schools I have at' tended heretofore. It is just like home. Everyone is so kind and takes a personal interest in you. I love it and feel as much at home as though I had always been here, is what one girl said about it. The Room Companies and the Girl Linden Hall assumes the fullest responsibility for every girl entrusted to its care. It regards as a sacred obligation the welfare of each individual student. To fulfill this obligation, it has adopted a unique system of domestic arrangements. The pupils and teach' ers form the household, at the head of which are the principal and his wife. Each girl receives the most careful individual attention and the fullest degree of protection. The pupils below the Senior Class are divided, according to age, into roomfcompanies, comprising from ten to twenty girls. The life of the girls in the roomfcompanies is much the same as in a wellfregulated home. They have the beneit of the constant com- panionship and wise counsel of two duty teachers who take charge on alternate weeks. Cheerful Living Quarters Bach group or roomfcompany occupies its own lloor in one of the buildings. A complete suite of rooms, including both lavatories, showers, etc., is at the command of the group. In addition to the customary students' living rooms, each group has its own large sittingfroom, attractively furnished and equipped ' fray New

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LINDEN HALL life, and with hearts responsive to the Creator and Saviour-that is, as it ever has been, the mission of Linden Hall. The spirit of service, which led to the founding of the school and to its development as a boarding school later, has always char' acterized it. It endeavors to afford the opportunities and the train' ing that will enable the girls entrusted to its care to reach the high' est development of their natures, physically, mentally, socially and spiritually. It exists only for its students. In their welfare it 'finds its mission. -, Moravian Standards in Education The Moravian Church, one of the oldest of the Protestant denominations, pioneered in the education of women. More than a century and three quarters ago it established schools that have continued to the present day to enjoy a fine reputation and a large patronage. These schools have enjoyed the conidence of the public be' cause of the ine ideals and high standards which have characterized them. The word Moravian in connection with education has won for itself a rich content of meaning. It stands for the highest and best. It connotes thoroughness. Linden Hall affords its students every facility for the complete mastery of the courses of study which it offers. Its definite aim is to provide thorough preparation for college entrance for those whose ambitions tend that way, or a wellfrounded general secondary education for others. It also aiords fine facilities for training along specific lines of preparation for usefulness. Its certiicate is accepted by those colleges into which students are admitted by certificate. The students who maintain the required grade in their work are prepared to take the college entrance exami- nations where these are required. Its graduates have a fine record for achievement in the colleges of their choice. Life Attractive, Homelike Life at Linden Hall is not only wholesome, but it is attractive and appeals to girls. It is our conviction that no girl can do or be her best unless she is happy and contented, in full harmony with her lPage Eigbtj '

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LINDEN HALL with a piano, to serve as its social center. Here the girls visit with one another or with callers from other groups. The living rooms are light and cheerful. They are suitably furnished. They accommodate two and four girls. Each girl has her own wardrobe closet. The special feature of the Linden Hall arrangement is the separate sleeping quarters. Each roomfcompany has its own dormi' tory, as the sleeping quarters are called. They occupy the upper story of the buildings. They consist of large, wellfventilated rooms, which are divided into small bedrooms containing a single bed. The partitions reach only half way to the ceiling. There is, therefore, free circulation of air without the danger from draught. The ar' rangement closely approximates the benefits of the outdoor sleeping porch. VVhen the livingfroom must also serve as a bedroom it is inevi' table, at least in colder weather, that ventilation will be sacriiced for warmth. At Linden Hall the girls sleep where the breezes blow and dress and live where it is warm. A combination bed and livingfroom can never be kept as neat and comfortable as a livingfroom minus the bed. The Linden Hall dormitory plan assures each girl the full measure of privacy that is her due, and at the same time aifords her the security that the presence of others, including the teacher, insures. Its unquestioned advantages in the matter of protection, health and neatness commend it strongly to thinking parents. The girls themselves are enthusiastic about it. It plays a large part in pro' moting the good health which Linden Hall girls enjoy. The Seniors and advanced students occupy the Annex, a newly' erected wing, to the Castle. They live in rooms which accommodate two girls. The rooms are most attractive and comfortable. They are light and airy and are supplied with hot and cold water. They are used for living and study purposes only. The sleeping apartments are separate as described above and occupy the upper story of this wing. fPage Tmj