New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-17
z. W. C. A SUMMER WORK.
Classes and Entertainments for the Civ
Bound Girl.

Over one thousand girls and women have already
registered for the sumner school, which Will omen
Al the Young Wonen's Christian Association No.
East F-rteenth-st. next Monday evening Every
summer for good many years the association has
maintained what II called vacation classes This
year Il groups all its classes and entertainments
tsgether under the general title Of Summer School
We found that people were confounGing our
winter and summer work" explained Miss Doheny
the chaplain Of the Young Woneu's Christian Assoc
citation and the head and promoter Of the Summer
School NOW, the watchword OF our winter work
is thor0ughness. We don't turn out superficial
workers. But in summer recreation comes first
Our sim is primarily give the girls good time
Combined with the fun IS instruction but hall the
girls don't know they are being instructed. We
changed the name 10 distinguish the two.
beginning with next Monday we shall have
something going on five evenings a week all sum
mer long 10 satisfy some taste or touch some need
OF the New-TorS working girl and woman. Last
year l-@3 students enrolled for the summer work
and 1896 girls came 10 Us who had never been over
our threshold before. 7 think those figures show
that there IS need for just the sort Of thing we
are giving.
sumner, with al its delights and means Of
enjoyment Is q dangerous time for young girls in
this city" Miss DOhery continued ~Conev Island
and other similar resorts enttce them, with their
glitterinE frlvOIiries and temptations. Dangers
Turk for them IN the warm summer nights BY
providing for them free OF expense over two months
OF pleasant class work and entertainments Of a
high class doing a valuable preventive
work I believe people generally do not appre-
cate as highly as IL deserves this side OF the
cations work
'But there is another class 1or whom my sym
psthes especially go out and that is the spinster
the woman who is past her prime. yet has 10 work
Tor her living, often with no Try bright future 10
look forward 70. II all NcT-york what more
puful figure than hers2 Her struggles are some
thing terrible. Poverty loneliness isolation. with
the certainty that things viii grow better but
only worse Tor her-the wonder IS not that so many
q these women turn into cvanks. but that more OF
them do not become insane
Are you going over the association TO-
night% heard one Of these spinsters IN a depart
meut store ask another last summer.
20 Why. no-irs "young girls night the
answer.
% I don't care - It IS I'm going Just the same
returned the first
Their reaching out for youth and beauty and
pleasure IS pathetic"
The schedule for the Sumner School IS similar %
that or previous summers. Monday evenings VIII
be devoted 10 entertainments. on Tuesday even
ings there viii be service OF song and Bible lesson
"Wednesday IS young girls night" and the girl.
VIII md thar physical Culture, musical dri paTI6r
eha k-ndergarten games and basket weaving have
eeen provided Tor her entertainment For Thurs
cay evenings There are classes fl fancy work.
FF9isSss s,L't.st making and millinery and on
i--@s SINGING classes ana gymnastics. Saturday
u l-4JLLe 70 me charms or that long popular
ana nll-L Ela-gDeC garment the sIrtwaisr that
The class N si-ruVaizr making leads IN popularity.
a -t Eii- Who earns bug few dollars 4 week
AhQs posture JOY ID bringing her materials
SAQ learning Tor q lew cents how 10 cut and make
Ter own sLrrUais-s.' said Miss DoheDy. The
.l.-lefE class j not nearly Sc popular. With the
fDlnS girls basket weaving IS particularly popular,
Dut 10 matter how bot the night they viii drOp
eFeTy ----rs tor gymnastics. on Wednesday nights
az tae offices Cl the lower floor are given up 10
lAe interests ~ the young girl and three pianos
going The young girls are taken il twelve.
5Gany ~ Them are little mothers who learn the
Alnaei sTten games 10 interest their brothers
aIC sisters ~ home
miss Doaeny wiz formally open the Summer
school next Monday evening, June %. with q little
speech ~ welcome. after which the opening pro-
kIaine - the series OF weekly entertainments viii
" gwen consisting Of dramatic rec!taIs by Mrs
e-1diiii-e 4aren-I Smith and music By the Lotus
Siee Cub The other Monday evening programmes
- consist OF Scotch and Irish FOLK songs, by Mrs
Slai} Elizabeth Cheney. June p; Musical Merry
sslldklilg 5T Nessrs. Bolton anC Seip. July Il.
story Ieller's Night Miss Camilla Bedford July
n. plantation songs and dialect stories by Miss
villa Blake and Mr.. Walters, July %: Shore
acres. given az a monolOgue. by Miss Gay z. Nc
-@ren, August !; q midsummer garden party"