direction and criticism, until he
arrives at the exalted position of "superintendent of offices," which
gives him virtual control of the department. This is, in fact, an
important part of his training, and the reasonable effect of the system
is that the student, being subject to orders from those above him, and
remembering that he will shortly require a like consideration from those
below him, concludes that he cannot do a better thing for his own future
comfort than to set a wholesome example of subordination.

This, however, is not the only element of personal discipline that the
college affords. At every step the student's conduct, character, and
progress are noted, recorded, and securely kept for the teacher's
inspection, as well as that of his parents and himself. Such records are
kept in the budget room, shown in the lower left corner of the front
page.

This budget system was suggested by the difficulties encountered in
explaining to parents the progress and standing of their sons. The
inconvenience of summoning teachers, and of taking students from their
work, made necessary some simpler and more effective plan. The first
thing required of a new student is that he should give some account of
himself, and to submit to such examinations and tests as will acquaint
his teachers with his status. This account and these tests constitute
the subject-matter of his first budget, which is placed at the bottom of
his box, and every four weeks thereafter, while he remains in the
school, he is required to present the results of his work, such as his
written examinations in the various studies, his test examples in
arithmetic, his French, German, and Spanish translations and exercises,
various letters and forms, with four weekly specimens of improvement in
writing, the whole to be formally submitted to the principal in an
accompanying letter; the letter itself to exhibit what can be thus shown
of improvement in writing, expression, and general knowledge. These
budgets, accumulating month by month, are made to cover as much as
possible of the student's school work, and to constitute the visible
steps of his progress.

Besides this is a character record, kept in a small book assigned to
each student, every student having free access to his own record, but
not to that of any fellow student. Each book contains the record of a
student's deportment from the first to the last day of his attendance,
with such comments and recommen