New-York tribune., 1900-12-09

Il is however. enough has been done TO prove that
the club is proceeding along right lines and that
success on large scale is only question Of oppor-
tunity.
5sI6 by graduated college men who, without any
cheap sentimentality, desired 20 DO good In the
world. The neighborhood Of the club offered fair
field for such effort. While not tough" It was
poor and dull The boys ran wild in childhood and
gathered in saloons as soon as they had nnorey 70
spend. There was no other place for them unless
fhey remained in a stuffy tenement house ana DIST
fned 20 the varied noises of their families. When
ihe club opened they in shoals, and have kept
coming ever since. At present the attendance is al
hghNater mark. and averages five hundred every
5neht. No more could be accommodated: in fact
VIC visitor is inclined 10 think that the "accommo-
nstng' limit is reached some time before the aver
&c number OF boys have in. The preseDf 70
Ftncted quarters divided between the juniors
who have a large room for games. and the seniors
VINO have smaller for smoking. pool and
Y hist A gymnasium Is held in common
J IN the new building the seniors and juniors viii
fe carefully separated The younger element NAV
snake as much noise seems good 10 them Uitbout
disturbing the dignhed deliberations Of their elders
IN The smoking rooms The playroom is 10 meas
tfe 20 feet square, and will open 10 All bovs
without restriction. Any youngster who is ,gred
O. the street may in and make unlimited
noise II he 50 chooses. II he prefers quiet games
there viii be place for him. While a section Of
the library Is for the Juniors The seniors hav.
OF the library and their reading room T7era r,;ii
be hves court and innumers bic paths 4
natural history museum is novel feature and the
interesting fact about 81 is that The bows them
serves VIII 10 q great extent MI IN up. Tho cluh
mas summer camp on Plum Island. of the lower
enc OF Long lslaLc, and collections OF butterflies
caught live snake which also dgures in The
museum, and spurs the less disrinRllisbed
Students OF practical natural history 20 more heroic
deeds
Interestng are the details Of the plans for the
new clubhouse, they less important than the
idea or mans e:cat which rules the boys. Francis
n Tabor, an EL Lgishman, who is the superintendent
oi the club holds that his is the true democratic
aetons, and those which have been introduced hs
grown from their own consciousness OF what was
right and proper He enueaVors TO let the initiative
come from them far possible. In this Hav
able By the boys. and consequently kept. Mr.
Tabor says that the club smoothly and iust-
nes his theories. Certainly the system seems 10
produce manly boys
Another flnda mental theory of the Boys Club
s that the best way 10 preach against the evils
drink and excessive smoking Is 20 give the boys
taste for athletics and 10 cultivate thus spirit
o. serespect, which Is pretty certain &c keep them
from doing anything which will tend their
physical deterioration. To carry out this part OF
the clubs work ST Georges ground. IN Hoboken
has been secured by the directors for football every
Saturday In the morning the younger boys play,
and IN the afternoon such OF the seniors as can
have their turn. The game played is associa-
ton football. For Rugby they have not the time
they can afford the luxury OF a day 70
recuperste should anything go badly Association
football Is less trying the unframed player and
ts absolutely safe The club belongs 10 the New
York Athletic Association, and can bring together
q very fair team.
For the last few years the entertainments OF the
club have been 4 feature which has given great
3oy 70 the boys and the neighborhood. The singing