The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07

what he needs for the boys and II Is
his constant regret that he has to lose
Jurisdiction OF them after IA years of
age. He is an advocate of the cottage
system and he wishes that he could
institute that change, particularly
when he looks at the dining room.
which seems, like a block long and
where all his boys eat at three Inn
mense lines of tables
Not being able to do what he knows
to be best for his charges, Brother
Xenophon manages wonderfully we'll
with what he has. He Is insistent in
the matter of fundamental education.
Ihe best OF teachers are found among
the brothers, and they have all the pa
thence that comes with conservation to
work All the boys take turns in doing
the housework. The general scrubbfnC
comes every Saturday. and because that
day always belongs to school children
accounts are squared up by making
Wednesday half holiday. School hours
on other days are from to IL o'clock
and from 1:30 to O'Clock.
Making and flying kites is extremely
popular at the orphanage There is no
marked season for this Wind time is
kite time with the boys. They make
their kites. as have alr the boys of all
the times, but extra fine and unusual
kites are frequently given as prizes
Besides the yard in the open country
there is another one quite as large that
is covered with asphalt This means
tnat the boys can get out directly after
the rain, as the yard drains instantly,
and that they can play a great variety
of games other than those that oelong
to the gravel and dirt yard There
may be better places to skate on than
the asphalt yard, but they would be
hard to find. A number of skates have
been given to the orphanage-not all
OF them in good order, but the bows
don't seem to mind; they can skate
quite as well when rags have to take
the place of straps
DO the boys fight?" was ventured.
or course they do; like lot OF little
game ROSTERS And while the dis
cussion was on two boys, wanting to
show their prowess in the manly art.
came forward and offered to fight. One
or them had a handkerchief tied over
each handJthat all might be quite fair.
In this case the blue handkerchiefs
We're quite as good as five ounce gloves
or the regulation ring.
And then Brother Xenophon wonders
now the fboys learn the results of the
prize fights, What is not in the blood
or these little fightsters is in the air.
and they set It..
But not all the boys think and act
Tight While the energetic ones were
only toof anxious to be the Tom. Saw
i. yers of fthe occasion. one thoughtful
lad carhe up rather shyly to show the
.reasr res he had Drawing from his
pock st little prayerbook. he carefully
opeT fed it I'm two places, showing two
pea ,utiful butterflies that had been
"a fefully arrahged. This little John
= ,nrroughs will find plenty In life TO
interest him, albeit the quest may lead
him to the quiet places. the places
where nature is undisturbed This
child was a conspicuous contrast to the
others.
Dancing is held in high favor by the
boys, who brought forward triumphant
ly two who were skilled in this ac-
complishment. A ring was formed
around the stars" and they were
heartily applauded. One was an en-
bryo clog dancer and the other had ac-
quired sort OF peasant dance from
his brother" he said.
ThA-- Is great rivalry among the
rope jumpers. One, who could deftly
twist the rope into bowknots while he
Jumped, was presented for commenda-
tfon. But over in the infirmary was
the rope hero of the day before. He
was In bed with swollen legs, but that
did not matter. Had he not jumped
$500 times before his Waterloo.
Then. in the infirmary, did he not have
the company OF one fellow who broke
his arm skating and another who was
a victim of fall?
The infirmary is not at all q bad
place for short exile. 1t is almost
fun-there are so few really sick boys
ever in it-besides, 1t is pretty and
cozy and one gets particular and spe-
cial attention. That counts for some
thing to a boy when he lives according
to the congregate system. 1t Is worth
while having sprain or a break or
jump your legs into very fat ones to be
an individual for while.
There is almost no sickness at ST.
Vincent's- Occasionally measles or
keen the fnfrmariara busy for