The institution of Fellenberg, at Hofwyl, in Switz-
erland, was intended to combine thorough culture of
mind with physical training. Situated within easy
reach of Alpine peaks, whose white crests indented the
horizon, it oifered a perpetual promise of vacation
climbing after diligent study. Not only the fascina-



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tions of Alpine ascent, but the severer home discipline
of the gymnasium, secured development for the physi-
cal man, while careful attention was given to the rou-
tine of study through training by books.
Such double advantages to boys of mental and
physical growth, inside the school-house and in the
open air, these American gentlemen were determined
to obtain. Drawn by the laws of association and ex-
ternal resemblance, they selected the beautiful emi-
nence called Round Hill, near Northampton, for the
site of the experiment.
Their prospectus drew, like a magnet, boys from
all parts of the country ; the school was opened in
the autumn of 1823, and lasted about ten years.
