Rest Period: Activities
Figure 1.--This boy is using the rest period after lunch to practice his French horn. At many schools the dormitories were used for rest periods, but at this school the form rooms were used.
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The period after lunch varies a good deal from school to school. There was a notable difference between the boarding and the day schools. Some children took a nap during the rest period at the boarding schools. This was mostly the younger children. Many children use the time to read books and magazines. Sports abd car magazines seemed the most popular. This was not is not required. It is left up to each boy or girl. At a few schools,the children are allowed to play board games in their dorms as long as they do so quietly. Most are very good about this because they enjoy playing the gamnes. Some schools may have the children go to their classrooms. This is more common at day schools. Most day schools have free play after lunch rather than a rest period. At some schools the children can use the time more flexibly such as to practice their musical instruments, if they can find a spot where they will not disturb the others. This is fairly easy at the schools that do not use the dormitories for the rest period. The instrument players were allowed to go to their dormitiory.
