New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-27
BOYS PREFER HOUSEWORK
Lots More Fun to Wash Dishes
than Cut Grass.
FIND JOY IN CAKEMAKlNG
Lads of Catholic Protectory
Taught to Cook as Well as
Weld a Paint Brush.

Is sweeping any less honorable than
grass cutting? Is womans work more
stutifying than mans? II they are. the
little boys OF the Catholic Protectory
don't know il. and. between YOU and me
and Brother Henry. who escorted visitors
about the big institution Yesterday as a
prelude 10 the golden jubilee on Friday
the boys prefer dishwashipg TO black
smithing Guess WHY Well there's no
telling what stray tidbits may b. discoy-
cred In the kitchen,
Then there is Susan. tie only good ma
tured parrot in captivity. Susan is a
wise bird She made up her mind long
ago that Il wouldn't pay TO be on the
wrong side Of eighteen hundred small
boys BETTER sacrifice ones self-respect
she argued. and cackle at the little fools
when they wished one 10 than 10 bite
their dirty fingers and be forgotten at
meal time So the dining hall boys have
high time with Susan-the only female
they see from one weeks end TO the
next
There are delights even In cakemak-
ing-as YOU all know. II your re- not too
old 10 have forgotten the "leayins." the
nice yellow goo-y stun mother left on tho
inside Of the mixing bowl Then.
ton there are cakes that have Jelly
nuing'
However. an these 50 boys are not pri-
icged 20 boz home makers. Oh. no. Some
are engaged in tho manly arts OF plumb
ing. painting. carpentry sign painting
and wood carving They DO all the cleo
trio wiring FOR the institution, an the
mendlng ~ chairs. wabbly after the rest
less pounding 81 small feet They feed
the chickens they cultivate splendid
garden Of lettuce. radishes and beans
They keep the woodwork all freshly
painted and they make wonderful Conev
Island effects In swinging chariots and
flying baskets
Brother Henry is man with a heart
FOR boys He knows they don't want 10
study Latin. nor even spelling all day.
lie lets them get hold OF a hammer and
nails at an early age. II they show q
preference for weeds out they go into the
garden.
Brother Henry reaps his reward In pop
uaritY lie Is followed by crowd OF
adoring dirty little boys as he passes
through the playground. He llumines
even the annex to the tailor shop. which
IT must be confessed has not a spiritually
cheerful atmosphere.
Well. SON what are you doing TO make
you laugh so?" he demands Of sulky Sam.
head bowed over an indefinite mass Of
white
"Mendin' me drawers" mutters Sam.
But he grins before Brother Henry sets
through with him
out I'm the ball field the boy carpenters
are busy constructing an altar for the
military mass to be held on Friday morn
ing as part Of the golden jubilee Of the
Protectory Cardinal Farley will preside.
The celebrants will bee Monsignor Ed
wards, the Very Rev. William H. Penny
the Rev Francis NJ Pagan. Monsgnor
John f. kearney. MonsignOr Patrick D..
HAYES and the Rev Thomas T. Carroll.
In the afternoon there will be addresses
by Victor J. Bowling. Louis Meyer. Rob
ert J. Wllken and Peter G. Gerry. The
small BOYS will give exhibition drills, and
the small girls-there are eight hundred
Of them living I'm another building across
the way will do folk dances and gym
nastic drills.