Manlius School - Haversack Yearbook (Manlius, NY)

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MANLIUS 15 of every old boy, who has learned by tradition that a new boy should be treated politely, as a guest. Religious Culture It is now a principle understood and accepted in education that there must be an education of the whole man. Our modern civilization has de- veloped many specialties in studies and industries, but we have not lost sight of the necessity of a nurture and discipline of all the faculties in order to insure the attainment of true manhood. Naturally, intellectual culture takes the lead, and there are still those who think of education as only the feeding and training of the mind. But that work itself is reaching out in two directions, downward and upward, toward the perfecting of the body by athletics, and of the soul by religion, i.e., by the teaching and Worship of the Christian faith. It becomes plainer every day that in every branch of human life and business the welfare of the World' depends upon character, and, therefore, character must be trained. Conscience and heart are its factors, and these must be guided, enlightened and made strong. The Manlius School was planted in this belief. Time and events have shown that public and private life in this country are fearfully disordered by moral weakness and perversity. Families are distressed and disgraced, business is checked and alarmed, finances are disturbed, credit is en- feebled, the standard of human duty and honor is lowered. The moral faculty is not dead, but it lacks proper nourishment and discipline that belong to it. Such an education' cannot be carried on with much effect by mere precept or exhortation, or formal contrivances. It must be in the daily doing of the school, in the familiar atmosphere, in the influence of personality, in teachers, in the character and manners of those in control. Places and times and lessons of religious service there must be and these must be carefully, kindly, and reasonably adapted to the intelligence and sensibility of the pupils. This demands a conscientious distinction between what is essential to the Christian religion and what is tributary to it, as its external form and adornment. On the one hand, a scrupulous respect should be paid to the doctrinal convictions or ecclesiastical pre- ferences of parents and the more mature pupils, on the other, the spirit of reverence for what is divine, and all that is sacred in persons or seasons or buildings, must be sedulously cultivated and consistently expressed in

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I 'mi' 1 -., .gg 4 4, . 4 MANLIUS 17 devout manners and guarded speech. The Chapel services should have suitable accessories, and be made as attractive and bright as may be con- sistent with seriousness. The Chaplain seeks to be on such terms of inter- course and sympathy with the students as to win affection and promote the utmost good Will. Everything is made to impress and support the feeling in every cadet that the highest and noblest type of manliness is found in the scholar, the soldier, the citizen, the gentleman, who is heartily and devoutly and without pretension a Christian. T Health and Physical Training Upon the arrival of a boy at School he will be required to report at the School Hospital and present a certificate of health from his family physician, with proper assurances that he has not been exposed to any contagious sickness. This certificate should be dated not earlier than the clay before the boy leaves home. During the session of the School, fre7 quent medical examinations are made of each boy. d . All the boys are carefully instructed in the laws of hygiene and are taught to recognize the symptoms of the common forms of sickness and are encouraged and required to discuss these matters with their teachers and medical advisers. All are carefully taught if they are properly fed, bathed and exercised, and thus kept in a healthy condition, they are auto- matically protected against much sickness and disease. They are taught that the cultivation of habits of regularity in their daily life and that the care of their lungs, stomach, bowels, teeth and eyes will tend to the highest average of health. g Boys with constitutional or organic Weaknesses are not accepted. Those who have temporary physical indispositions are relieved from the more strenuous tasks until they are declared, by our doctor, able to perl form them. A regular course of calisthenics, supplemented by the optional courses in gymnastics, forms a part of the stated routine of the School. It is not desired to convey the idea that severe and prolonged exercise is insisted upon, as it might have an effect opposite to that intended, but each student according to his individual needs is observed and his exercise directed in a manner calculated to best secure symmetrical development. Careful oversight and direction of sports and outdoor games form a part of the duty of the masters. Boxing instruction is given to every