NATIONAL CATHEDRAL SCHOOL?® BOYS WZ AS SOME EVIDENCES OF PERSONAL INTEREST rae ak mare pO AARNE i ji nasal aie THE ENTRANCE TO St. Albans THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS This booklet is intended as a supplement to the catalogue and shows more of the student life and recreation. It reveals more intimately how a boy spends the hours of the day outside of the classroom. The pictures themselves are evidence of why St. Albans is rightly called “The School of Personal Interest.” 1914 E. L. GREGG, Headmaster MOUNT ST. ALBAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. St. Albans *smmoOIpaq oie IOOY Psy} 94} UG “poayejost Ajaja~dwod vq ued YIYM [eIId “SOPH, 24} YUM ‘SUIOOIsse[D PUL STOOL Sta{sef PUB SOTIOJWIOP 9Y} s1e JOOY PUuOodes ay} UQ ‘UWsIdIMjJoq SjuatJIeEde s JojseuIpeaTy ay} puke WOOY UOUIUIOZ 94} YIM ‘WOOY SulUIG, 94} SUIM jseo ay} ‘WoOOY A[quiassy a4} Spjoy SUIM jsaM 9YT ‘ainy}da}IYIIV JIYIOH ‘au0}s ACIS JO ‘Surpyinq [ooyoS ureul oy} St sIyT AUVOLINVS SHILLIT HL ANY ONIGTING NOLSNHOLANVT AHL St. Albans I’. ALBANS is midway between a large school and a small school; it is large enough to give each pupil a wide circle of friends of “the same age, from different parts of the country, yet small enough to permit the individual development of each boy, in all the interests of a boy, whether physical, mental or moral. It has been rightly called “The School of Per- sonal Interest.” Its life is that of a large family, in happy, healthful surroundings, with separate interests unified by the common purpose of individual develop- ment. Nothing that concerns the welfare and happiness of a boy is overlooked. As far as possible we live as one large family; not a thing is permitted to exist which might tend to lessen a boy’s appreciation of his own home life. A boy’s own friends and family are always welcome; we encourage parents to visit their sons rather than to send for them to come home, for such absence from school duties is always a serious educational handi- cap to a boy. The boys have more than a comfortable home. ‘The beautiful Lane-Johnston Building, large enough for sixty boarding pupils, is nevertheless homelike in its appointments. The whole atmosphere is dignified. Care has been taken to avoid any appearance of luxury, but otherwise no expense has been spared to equip the build- ing so that the very rooms themselves may have a good influence, restful as well as artistic, on all the students. A. few of the older boys have separate rooms, but most of the boys sleep in the dormitories, where each boy has an alcove or small enclosure, partitioned and cur- tained from the main room; here are his bed, dressing stand and personal belongings. ‘The privacy of each aleove is undisturbed. As the partitions do not extend halfway to the ceiling, all the boys enjoy the wholesome ventilation of the large room. St. Albans Josunod ‘poou Ayjetsadsa sAéoq YyoryM ‘auoY eB JO sJoydsouje sy} SaAtJasoid JI VDUSpISeI oyeatid e se JING SHHMOL AHL ‘jooyss sJo1un/ ay} Jo ewoYy ey St. Albans Having provided comfortable seernte quarters, our next care is the food. The tasteful furniture and appoint- ments of the dining room, facing the east, are themselves a great incentive to appetite and good manners. And the food is most carefully chosen ‘and prepared. It is really a pleasure to join the boys in a meal, for their natural cravings are so perfectly satisfied without im- moderation or unwise diet. Ample provision is also made for the few leisure hours that must be passed indoors. There are special rooms for musical.and dramatic clubs, and best of all a large Common Room where easy chairs, benches and tables tempt one to loaf over the magazines and period- icals. If a boy should feel sick, he is immediately isolated in the perfectly equipped hospital wing, where under the School Physician and constant care of the trained nurse he has every possible assistance to a quick regain- ing of normal health. So far we have been singularly fortunate. Our outdoor life, well-directed physical exer- cises, regularity of habits and extr eme watchfulness have been helpful in preventing sickness. The classrooms, study hall, laboratories and course of study have all been most carefully designed to fulfill the purpose of an all-round education. But all our life tends to lift a boy above the narrow confines of classroom to the broader horizon of life. Our situation at the National Capital is a remark- able advantage. Frequent visits to Congress and the Public Buildings soon familiarize our boys with history in its making. Government is seen in all its pulsing activity. St. Albans THE CAPITOL From the archway of the Little Sanctuary, which is used as the School Chapel. St. Albans And from time to time, men who have made their mark in national life visit ihe School to tell our boys of their work. Once a month dances are held—in fact, ever ything is done to carry out our ideal of the all- round develop- ment of the boy. Outdoors the equipment is even more noticeable because it appeals straight to the heart of a boy. The Cathedral Close includes forty-five acres, of which twenty-five acres are set aside for the use of our School; and these grounds are so varied in their quality and development that they seem even larger. Woods, lawns, ravines, rolling hill and steep slope lend a variety to the grounds that precludes the possibility of monotony, and lure the boys to all forms of unorganized outdoor play. For more formal sports, there is Satterlee Field— as perfect an athletic field as any American school pos- sesses. A fast quarter-mile track circles the baseball and football field. Here the boys gather daily in carefully graded groups for sports suited to their age and develop- ment. First each boy 1s carefully examined physically, and no one is allowed to engage in any branch of sport for which he is not physically fit. For boys who are abnormal in development special gymnastic exercises are prescribed. And all sports of all boys from the youngest to the oldest are carefully supervised. Games are so regulated that each boy has a part to play. The School teams are not built on the sacrifices of the major- ity of the boys. Particular attention is paid to track sports which permit every boy to participate without undue demands. Our motto is, sport for sport’s sake and not winning at any price. The thoroughness of our training and our spirit of unity have frequently given us victories over schools of much larger numbers. We are, however, prouder of the physical growth and develop- St. Albans ‘reaK dy} oOYSnosYy} osn 10} v[quyreae st yf “pouresp A]}D9} -1od Sl JI SY ‘S]USA Yous} [][e JOY ApIssodeu ArOAo pue ‘spay []eq}oo} pue [[eqaseq ‘YoevI} apui-toqsenb & YIM ‘sotoe VAT Q1adIld AHTAALLVS St. Albans ment of the average boy than of the medals and banners of a star player or contestant. The illustrations show how completely we interest every boy in some sport. And finally there is decidedly a reverent spirit about the School—not a spirit of sectarianism, nor of over- emotional religion, but natural appreciation of God in His provision for the people of this world. The simple, short services for Morning and Evening Prayer are long remembered by all visitors, and longer by the boys them- selves. | Though young in years, St. Albans is founded on the best traditions; too young to be in a rut; too con- servative to be flighty in purpose or method. It is a con- tinuation of the best of the old and the most promising of the new. THE DINING ROOM This is also used for lectures, dances, musicals and other similar enter- tainments. St. Albans *soinjoid pue ssurysiusiny oY}, jo AyiusIp pue Ajpodurts 9} . 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UO JUDIUNUOP, UOLSUTYSe AA BY} puke 91}U9D pt} ‘puUNOIZIIO} ay} Ul [eIp-uNs dy} YIM ‘sndued oy} ssOtOv SUIP[ING UreUt sy} WOT} SULYOO'T MLIO GANL AO" MaALA ao St. Albans *YOO]JNO SulAieA pue a8el[o} Sulsueyo Ul ‘JOOYS IANO O} sainseaid [eldads s}i ssuliq UOSeaS YORy ‘“UOTIeATI pue sodojs ‘s9o1} sjt ‘sndures 94} Jo WIeYydS 94} JO SulyjoUOS sjsadsns ‘Aep J3JUIM B JO 9SO[D oY} 3e Udy} ‘dInjoId sIyy SSO4O GOVad AHL St. Albans THE PEACE CROSS This Cross was erected in the historic year 1898 to mark the founding of the Cathedral. The dedication exercises were attended by Congress- men, diplomats, members of Cabinet and many others. President McKinley made the chief address. THE PEACE CROSS AND THE SUN-DIAL St. Albans GLATSONBURY THORN In the circle east of All Hallows Gate and in front of the School is the Glastonbury Thorn, a gift of Mr. Stanley Austin and an offshoot from the celebrated thorn tree with which so many legends are connected, known as the Holy Thorn of Glastonbury. One of the legends of the Glastonbury Thorn is that it sprang from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea, who was sent by the Apostle Philip to preach the Gospel in Britain. On reaching Yniswitrin, afterwards called Glastonbury, he stuck his staff in the ground to indicate that he meant to stay there, and the staff put forth leaves and branches, and every year on Christmas it blossoms. King Arthur, one of Britain’s greatest kings, around whose name are gathered the stories of the Round Table and the search for the Holy Grail, was buried, A.D. 532, at Glastonbury. PICNIC LUNCHEON In the woods back of the School. St. Albans BACCALAUREATE EXERCISES Almost all the Commencement exercises are held in this open-air audito- rium in front of the Peace Cross, with sky for ceiling, t trees for walls, and lawn as carpet. ACROSS THE CAMPUS The Peace Cross Little Sanctuary Lane-Johnston Building St. Albans ‘Ivak [OOYIS ay} JO JsOW asn UT o1e Ady} ‘aes ay} Jo Ayttejndod oy} pure d}EULITD VY} JO ssou -P[it ayy 07 SUMO *sdojs-yoeq ayenbape yyIM ‘AeID JO ‘S}INOD STUUA} BY} JO 9UOS VIe SUIP[INg UOJsUYOf-oUeT JY} JO ISOM SLYNOOD SINNAL St. Albans The smaller boys enjoying the winter sports on the few days of snow that Washington has, St. Albans FOOTBALL SQUAD A GROUP OF FOOTBALL MIDGETS St. Albans CORNER OF AN ALCOVE HS h iE EDs DAY hROPE LES Showing a boy’s dormitory room St. Albans BASKETBALL TEAM ON SCHOOL STEPS St. Albans ORCHESTRA, 1912 St. Albans The following pages of Track Sports show how carefully we develop each boy in the particular work best suited to him. This early training in athletics is of inestimable advantage to boys when they go to college, as it enables them to enter at once into the wider interests of college athletic life. 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