The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-24
AN INTERESTING TRIP.

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AN INTERESTING TRIP.
Row Big Party of Lads Will Visit the
Worlds Fair.
Especial Correspondence
ORANGE, N. j., June 15-There is no
doubt about it. The boys of today-some
of them at least-have good things thrust
upon them the like of which were not
dreamed Of by their fathers. A big party
of youngsters. many of them from this
beautiful suburban city and more from
New York, are even now taking delight
in anticipation of trip that, besides af-
fording avast amount of healthy, whole
some enjoyment, will carry with it in
struction and knowledge Of the world to
be obtained under no other set of cir
cumstances. They are going to the CO.
lumbar exposition at Chicago and will
be gone about fortnight. They will be
in charge of man who has made it one
of the chief aims of his life to introduce
boys to the world. The party will num-
Der As all told-39 boys, the conductor
and his five assistants. They will go in
Pullman car over route that will ena-
BILE them to make a short stop at Niagara
falls, and they will be provided with all
facilities for the most thorough enjoy
ment of their time in every way.
Upon their arrival at Chicago they
will be assigned to quarters in certain
big building, the top floor of which will
be given over entirely to them, and
which will be fitted out with single cots,
shower baths and whatever is necessary
to health and comfort during their stay.
It is not expected that they will waste
any of their precious sightseeing time
at their lodgings, and SO the furnishing
there is to be of the simplest. Their in
spection Of the wonders of the fair will
be made in squads, each squad being in
charge of one Of the six gentlemen who
will be of the party.
1--WE do not expect, said the leader to
me today, shat any one Of the squads
can see all the fair in the time we shall
be there, but it is likely by dividing into
parties the whole or most of the exhibit
ton can be visited. Once day, prob
ably in the evening, we shall meet, and
the best talker of each squad will tell
what he and his followers have seen, SO
that all will get some sort Of an idea Of
the display in it's entirety. The squads
will be made up with reference to COM
munity of taste-that is, boys who de-
light most in machinery will be placed
in the same party, boys who love art
will go together, those who are most in
terested in the foreign visitors will have
companions who are like minded, and so
on, and while we shall aim not to make
the requirement of useful knowledge
prominent enough to bore the young
sters it will be seen that such turn can
be given to their sightseeing as must re-
suit in genuine educational advance
as well as q general good time"
The cost of this trip for each boy is not
to be very great, though there is to be no
sacrifice of comfort for the sake of econ
omy, as all the boys are members of fam
lilies that are at least well to do. The
gentleman in charge will have the funds
in his possession and will meet all gen
eral expenses. The parents are also to
have the privilege of intrusting such
sums of spending money as they see cit
to the boys for their own personal en-
joyment, but lavish expenditure is not
to be encouraged. While all reasonable
freedom is to be allowed, good discipline
is to be maintained, and each boy pledges
himself to be guided absolutely in his
actions by the gentleman who is to be in
charge of the party.
AS little baggage as possible is to be
taken along, light marching order being
the idea of an equipment. Tt seems to
me that this is an excellent scheme.
These boys will leave for Chicago some
time early in July, but there is plenty of
time for the getting up of other parties
of the same sort from other localities for
two or three months yet. Care should
be taken, however, as to organization.
It should be in the hands primarily of
some one or more Of the boys parents,
and the gentlemen placed in charge
should be selected as they have been in
this case with judgment. They should
be men who possess the double power of
earning the affection and respect of their
charges.
The selection of the boys who are to
make up the party will be quite as deli
cate a matter as that of the conductors,
and all should be carefully canvassed
before they are finally chosen. OF course
the party need not be solarge as the one
have described, and it might be an adj
vantage to confine it to a half dozen
members and place it in charge of only
one man instead of several. This plan
would enable those interested to be more
select in their choice both of men and
boys.
The boys of whom have written will
disband but temporarily upon their re-
turn from the Worlds fair. Later in
the season they will make up camping
party, as they have for several years
past, and during two weeks they will
enjoy the pleasures of life under the
trees and on the shore of one of the most
beautiful lakes to be found in the United