rousekeeper, and scullery
maids, all of the household
service was performed by
pupils who in this way paid for
their board and tuition. Una
of tha girL' dormitories
Therefore given up to the boys
aud vouug men, and a large
numlHir ot girls occupied cots
in the, long hail.
"The reeular boys dormitory
was reached by a separate
stairway from the lower floor.
The two others, both
usually
occupied by the girls, opened
upon a spacious landing con
necting with the hall of the
mniii building. ;V '--
"In giving up one of these
wings to the boys, the young
people were necessarily brought
into rather close quarters ; aud
arrange ments were made for
night monitors, who wera
selected from tbu assistant
teachers, and were stationed in
the hall. They had regular
watch-hours, and relieved each
other at stated interval?. In
this way a check'was kept upon
the gamesome youngsters lest
they should forget or ignore
some of the proprieties of life
'There were no doors to the
entrances to the dormitory
halls, and, as the occupancy by
the boys was to be but tem
porary, it was not thought best
to pat them up, especially as
the halls were wide and high,
and the entrances handsomely
finished in arches that would
necessarily be much disfigured
by the process. Screens were
therefore provided and placed
at each entrance, and - it was
taken for granted that this was
all that was necessary.
