Preparatory Schools Boarding Weekday Activities: Free Time Schedule--Evenings
Figure 1.-- These boys just before their bedtime in the evening are playing a card game.
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There may also be free time in the evening after dinner. For the most part free time during weekdays was mostly in the evening after dinner. This mean that free time for the younger children was very limiited because of their early bed times.
Some schools use this time for prep, but free time was also often scheduled. And this can vary seasonally. Often more free time is scheduled during the summer when the days are longer. Here more time is available for the older children as bed times are staggered by age. The older boys if prep was not required could persue a range of activities. Often some boys grvitated toward the available computers which were becoming more available. Some schools had gyms which were made available. Some children enjoyed board games. Chess was popula, but most schools had a variety of games available. Soe even had a games room. Others might read the newspapers or work on a research assignment. Several schools had model rooms where the children could work on various projects. During the summer boys might work in the computer nets or enjoy a variety of outdoor games. The free time in the evening tended to be more small group activities with friend than the more organized approach in the afternoon.