Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-06-24
Doing a Good Work.
A Glimpse of the BeuIah Home for
Boys at Boyne City.
(By Poinsetta.)

1t was my pleasure to visit at this
home, and was very much interested
Ia the good work being done for home
less and neglected bows. AS our state
has no public institution for boys over
thirteen years Of age, unless they COM
nit crimes. The same condition !
applies to other boys who. though |
having homes, have dissolute or de-
PRAYED parents and are surrounded by
conditions that lead only to vicious
lives. The Beulah farm was sta rted
TO give such boys chance, Mr. Her
men Lee Swift being at the head OF IL.
The Home looks out on the beautiful
Pine Lake and consists Of one hundred
and twenty acres Of land and four
story building besides other smaller
ones. In the Home we found twenty
| four boys ranging from eight TO six
teen years. The building is steam
heated, plainly furnished but comfort
able In one large room we found
number Of appliances for athletic
work, in the basement swimming
pool where plenty Of fresh water Is
constantly going in and which can be
heated If need be. A school o m we'll
lighted and CHEEKY where they have
forty weeks of school each year, and
the remaining time they work. They
have regular work Of one kind and
another throughout the whole year,
but for the three months many OF them
get employment on adjoining farms
and in nearby factories. Two of the
bows are now working in the printing
office at Boyne. and one of them has
small hand press in a vacant room
where he does odd jobs of printing
letter heads, cards, etc. All that they
earn thus is hanked to the credit OF
each individual boy who earns IL.
Those who do manual labor, during
the forty weeks Of school are renumer-
ated in this way. For every twenty
minutes of work q boy receives what
is called a credit or three credits per
hour, ten credits make merit, and
ten merits make share. They raise
on the farm more produce then is re-
quired for their own use and they sell
, the surplus. Once year-at Thanks
giving time-the total amount receiv-
ed from such sales, is divided by the
, number of shares that have been earn
ed by the boys. The boys do all the
i, work in the home such as cooking,
r baking, washing, ironing, making
: beds, washing dishes, and all that IS
q TO be done. The workers are Miss
o May Richards matron and she is very
: much devoted TO her work having
been there eight years. Mr.. Morehead
and wife, the former being teacher
n and numerous other duties, among
. which ~ the care of an incubator
Mrs, Morehead is an invalid and ]:
q obliged TO sit in her wheel chair, but
+ she is sunny and enjoys teaching the
h boys to cook. Grandma Sloan, an ole
a lady nearly seventy, looks after TIN
r. milk and butter, and keeps the boy
clothes in repair, which is no small
job, the boys all love her and sh'
seems so happy in her work.
?. The work started in a ye-y modes
way by Mr.. Swift. but 1t has grown
" - and surprising transformations ar
y made In the character OF hardened an
:, :, vicious boys who come under hi
~ influence. The teachers and helpers
% of this home certainly sacrifice GOO
~ deal and their work must be one
:. love, for they get for their personal e'
- penses but one dollar week. Anon
>. the pleasant looms there Is one sittin
y room which is nicely furnished by tn
~ Detroit central ". G. Il. U. Mis-
% Wizards picture hangs on the wall,
a The boys are taught christianity bu
:" absolutely no creed nor sectarianisn
~ The Institution is free for just
:, many homeless and destitute boys
~ ~, the funds contributed to 1t will SUI
- port. 1t is home that Our count
:. may well be proud to have among /
.. .. institutions. and 1t is well worth on'
-, time to pay IT visit.