CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. An English educa tional institution better known as the Blue-Coat School. It was founded on the site of the Grey friars' Monastery. Newgate Street, London, by Edward VI., in 1553, as a hospital for orphans and foundlings. It has been one of the largest and most important schools of its class in England. including a preparatory school at Hert ford, and affording instruction to some eleven hundred boys and ninety girls, the latter entirely at Hertford. toys are admitted between seven and ten and discharged at fifteen. except the 'King's boys,' who attend the mathematical school (founded in connection with Christ's Hos pital in 1072, by Charles II.), and the 'Gre cians,' the highest class of scholars. of whom four are annually chosen by examination to be sent to each of the universities. Oxford and Cam bridge, on scholarships. The right of 'presenta or giving a boy or girl a place in the school, is vested in the managing governors, con sisting of the Lord Mayor of London, the alder aml twelve common councilmen. besides the 'donation governors' consisting of all noblemen and gentlemen who donate £500 to the school. The edneation of the boys. originally strictly classical, has of late tended more to commercial The dress which has been worn by the boys since the days of Edward VI., and from
which the school takes its name, is most pictur esque. It consists of a long blue woolen gown or coat, reaelsing nearly to the feet, with a nar row red leather girdle around the waist, knee breeches and yellow stockings. and clergymen's bands. Originally a blue worsted cap was worn, but nowadays the boys generally go about bare headed. The original building. nearly destroyed by the great fire of London, 1666, was restored after the designs of Christopher Wren, and this building in turn, having fallen into decay, was replaced in 1825 by Mr. Shaw. The Newante Street property was in ISS9 ordered sold, the cornerstone of the new institution was laid at llorsham (about 3.1 miles from Loudon, in Sus sex) in oetober, 1897. On April IS, 1903, the Blue Coats. assembled on the quadrangle, heard the farewell of the headmaster. There will be boarding accommodations at Horsham for 700 boys and 500 girls, and a total of '2320 children will be educated there, to of whom both board and training Nvill be In the past there have been many distinguished ID•D eOlilleeted with Christ's Hospital, notably Cole ridge. Lamb, and Leigh Bunt.