Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
Y.M.C.A. SCHOOL
WORK IS BEGUN
ATTENDANCE FOR SUMMER
TERM LARGE
FIVE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS ARE
MADE NECESSARY
Reports from Two Camps Conducted
for Boys Are That the Young
Men Are Having
Great Time

The first assembly of the students
of the vacation school conducted for
boys of the fifth. sixth, seventh and
eighth grades and first year in high
school, who are studying from July
7 until August 81, under strong facul-
tv of public school teachers, was held
Yesterday in the lecture hall of the
Young Mems Christian association
building.
The first assembly at chapel num-
bered 175 and Educational Director
Austin predicts that the schooi WIN
nunober 200 before the end of the Week
The following four teachers have been
engaged to conduct the school; Iheo-
dore FULTON, M. A., of the department
of mathematics of the Olive Stree'
high school, principal; ]. b. Llllaru
department of English, Olive Stfeei
high school; Roy Porter, prlnclpal
Tenth Street school, and w.
Hughes, principal of the CasteIaI
Street school The advance registra-
tion so far exceeded the expectation
that the educational directors of the
association, on the day previous 10 the
opening of the school, engaged tve ad-
ditional teachers. They secured FRO
fessors Pendleton, Brown, Heacock ano
Ayers of the Los Angeles city schools
and Professor Conger of Bakersfelu'
Some of the students present are
making up work in which they nave
been conditioned, others are undertake
ing to make an advance grade in the
fall. The school has been especially
valuable to those who, through III
ness or enforced absence, have fallen
behind during their school term.
Chapel exercises will be conducted
each morning and Principal Fulton an
nounces that there will be practical
talks by prominent men from time
to time The boys will have the use
of the gymnasium and plunge three
times each week and will be conducted
on an. educational tour or hike once a
week.
The educational department is main
tanning regular summer work for men
in the following technical courses: Au-
tomobile, machine shop, repairing,
chemistry, assaying, mechanical draw
ing, wireless telegraphy, bookkeeping,
shorthand, typewriting and college pre-
paratory work. The educational work
during the summer is conducted both
day and evening. The repairing de-
partment of the automobile school is
equipped for first-class work on ma
chimes at reasonable charges, and own
ers are invited to compare the quality
of work and prices with the garages
of the city.
Boys Summer Camp
A long distance telephone message
from Mr.. Cross, boys work director,
in charge of the camp for younger
boys being conducted from July to
July 10, at Corona del Mar, advises that
the boys are having the time of their
lives and are in good health and have
suffered no accidents. The Sunday
devotional services were attended by
about 100 persons, including the camp
ers from the Yale preparatory school
and visitors at the local hotel,
Maj Oscar B. Smith, in command
of the military camp, conducted for the
triangle cadets from 16 to Il years
old, at Camp Smith, San Diego, from
July l to July 10, passed Tuesday in
Los Angeles and reported that the de-
partment was having the best of its
four annual camps. There are seventy
five present who are securing first
class military training and discipline,
recreative athletic exercises and camp
ing trips and attending each day profit
able devotional services conducted by j.
Percival Hagerman, triangle secretary,
and w. ]. Willxie, his assistant, who Is
chaplain of the camp.
the Saturday evening musical socials.
which have been conducted through the
year, will be held at $780, o'clock in the
auditorium, under the direction of
Prof. J. P. Dupuy. A feature Satur-
day evening will be a concluding pa
per presented by Prof. Dupuy on some
interesting phase of musical culture.
Rev j. P. Mcknight will conduct the
meeting for men at 3:20 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. These meetings are well
attended throughout the summer and
the interest is marked.
The Glorious club, consisting of a
number of prominent ministers in the
city, met in the private dining room
on the ninth floor of the association
building the evening of Monday, July
5. The dining room has proven to be
a popular place for various banquets
and dinners, especially of the church
assemblies. On Thursday evening, this
week, the directors of the Union Rescue
Mission will hold their meeting with
dinner at the building. Contrary to a
somewhat prevailing rumor the excel
lent restaurant on the ninth floor is not
restricted to members of the associa-
ton, but is open to the general public.
Regular meals are served a la carte
three times day at the usual hours
at reasonable prices with first-class
service.