Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-28
EVERY M|NUTE0F Time ENJOYED
1t Is Hoped and Expected That a
Great Deal of Good Will Result
From These Meetings.

| opened under what might have been
called rather unfavOrable weather con-
dltions. 1t was cold, grey day, and
later in the morning snow began to
fall.
In the Coburn building, however all
was warmth and good cheer, and in
the gymnasium, where the exercises
were being held the amount of en-
| thusi2Sm which was engendered was
| inspiring. Four hundred boys sang
with vim and determination that be-
| looked a deep sincerity such Y NJ. c.
| \. songs as THAT Will Be Glory for
Me-" and Il Will Answer With the Best
That Is In Me-
Herbert c. Libby of Waterville was
the first speaker, after the devotional
exercises had been conducted by r.
A. Waite. Jr., Of New York. His
topic What We Are Here For" was
handled in a manner which betokened
a deep knowledge Of boy nature. 1t
was so to speak the keynote of the
convention. sounded at time when its
real earnest work was about actually
to begin.
The election OF officers, noted above,
took place after the address of Mr..
Stacey Of N-aterviIle. took the chair
amid hearty round of applause from
his fellows. In response to cries of
Speech. Speech" Mr.. Stacey in a few
words; thanked the conference for the
honor which had been conferred upon
him and said some excellent things in
regard to the aims and purposes of the
organization. He said that he would
endeavOr to fulfill the duties of his of
flee. and respond to all its demands
with the best that was in him.
It is a matter for regret that the ad-
dress of Rev. T. w. Fessenden of Ban
gor cannot be printed in full. 1t is no
exaggeration to say that he held the
large audience of boys Spellbound for
half an hour TO the end of his address.
NIr. t'tssendcn said that we should all
be discoverers Every boy. every man
should set out to discover first. himself,
second, the relationships of life, and
lastly. God.
A stirring hymn was sung. and then
the boys assembled in front of the
gymnasium where they We're photo
graphcI by William A. Judge of Wat
ervillc.
Saturday Afternoon.
The devotional service Of the after
noon, led by Mr.. Waite, proved to be
more than ordinarily interesting and
profitable. one of the really remark
able papers of the conference was that
presented by Winthrop S. Brown Of
Bangor on 1.-THE Organization Of a
BOYS Club" The paper lost no time
in discussing the ACCESSIBILITY OF form
ing a club; that was taken as a matter
of course The points brought out
served to indicate the best and most
successful methods Of organization. The
club at Bangor was taken as a model
and each detail carefully described.
In the discussion which followed
Secretary Daggctt went over each
point carefully, bringing out among
other valuable suggestions, which the
boys were asked to record i'll their note
books. that a club is never a success
unless the meetings of the larger and
smaller boys are held separately He
called upon the boys themselves to
tell him why.
What interests larger boys does not
interest smaller boys" said one voice
The larger boys won't come If they
have to meet with the kids" said
another.
Here was fundamental trait of boy
nature. the subject Of a discussion
which was to find out if possible, the
way around it, and the boys themselves
suggested the remedy of holding sep
arate meetings. one for boys from II
to IA. and another for boys from IA to
20. And so it went down the list Of
topics.
Donald White of Waterville present.
ed an excellent paper on Social and
Educational Activities" William +.
Clark Of Hinckley on Boys Meetings
and Bible Classes" and Leon S. Nc
I.aughlin of Fort Fairfield on 'Physi-
cal Activities and Summer Camps
The discussions were led respectively
bv Mr. Robinson, Mr.. Waite and Mr.
Gibson
The sectional conferences We're then
held. closing the religious exercises OF
the afternoon.
Saturday Evening.
The meeting Saturday evening vas held