The San Francisco call., 1909-10-03

do your chlldren talk uurlnS
meaIs?" was asked of Mr.. Turner. for
in some Institutions they do not.
Certainly they do, he replied. Come
and see them"
In a sunny dining room were the
166 boys. congeniaIly busy eating a
substantial midday meal. chatting and
laughing the while. There was one
attendant in the room, so that there
should be no rough house, state OF
affairs that would surely arise with
any set of boys whether or not they
were committed"
The second dominant feature OF this
home is the summer camping. The
. present arrangement has obtained since
1902 when the late T.. E. Barlow asked
Superintendent Lewis about the ad-
visibility of giving him some of the
boys TO pick berries. Before that year
the boys were taken into summer
camp in various places simply for the
variation in the life and because it
meant stronger boys. The first year
on the Barlow place at SebastOpol
proved so successful-satisfactO to
the family and beneficial to the boys
that it has been repeated each summer
since. This year 100 boys from the
home went into camp as did AZ boys
from the parental school The fact
that not one boy ran away is a valuable
criterion Of the kind Of a summer the
hoys passed. Besides working for Mrs.
Barlow, the boys go to other places
and are steadily employed for little
over three months In turn they
picked berries, prunes and other fruits
and some worked in the canneries.
They received cents a tray for
the berries, each boy wearing a tag
which Is punched when he brings in
each tray. In the evening there Is
some book keeping done and each boy
is credited with the result Of his days
work The total amount earned by the
boys this year was S3.913.44. or this
sum s2,3S4.1S was paid them. the re-
mainder, representing 124 cents a day
per boy, being deducted and applied on
subsistence accounts. The boys worked
five days a week. Saturday is given
over TO sports. There is a swimming
pool not far from. the camp which i9
one OF the greatest OF delights; there
are games of baseball. In fact. all kinds
Of healthful diversions are encouraged.
Sunday finds the quieter amusements.
including phonograph. games and read
ing. A simple service Is held In the
afternoon. Military discipline rules
the Damp. which Is most attractivelY
situated. The raising OF the colors -
always a matter Of due ceremony. No
boy who spent this summer at the
camp will ever forget the fourth OF
July celebration IN the woods. for le
was singulariy impressive. IN the
evening Rev. William RAIDER made q
ADDRESS. W0en mentioned
the name OF former President Roose.
velt there was spontaneous cheePinN
long and loud. leaving no one In doubt
as to the attitude of the coming gen.
GRAFTON toward the man who has set
q high and really new standard OF
American citizenship.
When the boys return from CAMP
they are given their money TO dispose
OF as they wish. Outntting IN new
clothes seems to be the FIRST consider
alton. The boys are taken down town
I'm small detachments and under direc-
tion buy exactly the kind Of clothes
they want The purchase OF patent.
leather shoes Is discouraged. but II a
pair OF these undependab1e shoes h1lsi
the hearts desire OF any boy. then
recommendations are withdrawn. Some
boys buy skates, others cheap watches.
some special magazines
What Good Clothes Mean
At this point one may ask. what use
have these boys for smart clothes-a
question that comes directly to one OF
the most surprising as well as one OF
the most significant phases OF this
work. For good behavior during the
week the boys-these committed boys
supposed to be about ready for locking
up IN reform schOols-are given fun
liberty on Sunday Superintendent
Turner, who has inaUgurated this in
novatfon, says that ft has practically
done away with corporal punishment
The boys will do anything rather than
be 'queered' on Sunday A few-very
few, only 4-10 OF / per cent of the 90
to 100 boys always given Sunday lib
erty-ever take unfair advantage of it
Nearly all the runaways are recovered
but the percentage Of unreliable boys is
so small that it cuts no figure whatever
All of the boys retain some of their
summer money for carfare and small
expenses for Sunday. and then they
wear their smart clothes. which are
very tenderly cared for between times.
The boys have leave from 9 to O'Clock.
put they may return at moon for dinner
II they wish, so as to save their little
money.
All these intelligent efforts. which
are bringing such tangible results. are
crowned by the third phase of the
work, the Chares r. Bishop annex. in
winch 20 boys at time are comfort
ably housed and fed and helpfuIly su-
pervised while they are learning trades
There are always boys who are not
nrted fer free country homes who
should learn trades. but who. without
homes or families can not support
themselves during their apprentfceshiD
and so miss the opportunity Of their
hVes. For such as these this annex
provides.
1t was built by money given bv
Charles r. Bishop to the home. The
+. first floor is given over to the school
rooms, the two upper ones to rs bows
Ihere is always a waiting list and
some boys are boarded in the housa
proper In the annex each boy has a
separate room, with closet, and there
are ample bathing provisions through
out the house A library and reading
room, with piano. adds to their com
Tort There are evening classes for
those who wish to continue their
studies. A most attractive dining room
is one OF the features OF the home. For
all this the boys pay according to the
amount Of wage they receive. which
varies from SO to So a week. Superin-
tendent Turner sees that the boys have
not less than 50 a week for carfare.
clothes and fncidentals. boy who
mtsbehaves or loses his position TOR
cause goes back into the house and has
to await his chance for an opening in
the Bishop annex. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Washington are in charge of this de-
partment
1t Is the earnest desire OF the man.
agement to increase the accommoda-
tfOQS of the Rf4hOp