Packer Collegiate Institute - Pelican Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Q6 The Petefeer Collegiate Institute ianttarp Qllppuintments. On the ground of its signal advantages as a place for healthful Work, the Institute com- mends itself with confidence to parents Who feel the need of special provision for a daughter's health. Its pleasant grounds, Where the younger students go for recreation twice a day when the season permits, its spa- cious, Well-lighted rooms, carefully warmed and ventilated, its Wide halls, opening on all sides to the air, the seats arranged to suit the light and prevent injury to the eyes, all these advantages are shared by the Whole school. i The attention given to physical training has been beneficial in its effect upon the health of the entire school, and has secured exceptional regularity in attendance, keeping the classes free from the usual inroads of sickness at the end of the year. ilnnrbzuu. At noonthirty-five minutes is given to the recess. All Work is stopped, and the

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i The Poteken Collegiate Institute Q5 lllruniutiuus. Students are promoted from one depart- nt to another according to their attain- ments, tested by their daily records. Pro- motions usually occur at the close of the year. In cases Where a teacher declines to advance a student to a higher grade with her classmates, the student has the right to de- mand a special examination to prove her fit- ness for promotion. Witlo snelo exceptions, tioe test for ,oroniotion is fonnei in the eietib work--not in it jinoi exetininotion. Arrangements are made by which pupils than the regular time IHC who Wish to give more to the course, can defer part of the studies assigned, so that there need be no sacrifice of health in completing the course.

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ng as fn- 'ho a ds, on Ja- ed all uit all Jle he ed ng of tO he The Packer Collegiate Institute i 97 students enjoy relaxation. Those who live near the Institute are encouraged tospend the recess at home. F or those who cannot go home, a substantial luncheon is served. The attention of parents is urgently called he nourishment taken by students at the recess, for experience has taught the ollicers of the Institute that irregular, insufficient, or improper luncheon at noon, with a late din- occasioned serious loss of tot ner at home, has health to many students-a loss sometimes mistakenly attributed to overstudy. 65132 Qlluiuperatiuu uf parents. Parents are asked to confer frankly with ' f the teachers about the health and habits o ' ' be held students. Such interviews cannot during hours when classes are i from two imtil loaf-pest tfwe e'el0ele en my selaeol elety, the teezelaers will te ett tlae Insti- ' 7tt5 who tute, ifeetely to ifeeeifve eetlls from pdf? elesiife te laetfve eeiifeifeiiee fwitlv tlvem. in session g but 3