The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-29
EMILY EMMET TELLS OF WORK
 DONE IN MAKING CITIZENS AT
 THE GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC

Third Class citizens must remain within the bounds fixed by the com bounds only after receiving written permission from the commissions, and only in company with First Class cit l 1zens or employees of the Association. z There are also three grades or board for which the boys pay in the currency of the Republic, which is as
 reaI to them as the American cur-
 rency. The boy who pay $2.50 a week does not have the privileges of the boy who pays $40. This boy can have anything which is served but there are certain restrictions such as going to bed at o'clock and so forth which the boy who pays $8.65 per week may enjoy. As the money can be got only by working for it, this serves as stimulus to make them
 do their best.
 CHOOSE OWN WORK
 The boys contract for various jobs. such as cutting the grass and work together under the direction of an adult. There are seven such direc- tors in the Republic, a farmer. a me- chanic, school teacher. a. house
 mothers, a cook and a laundress. The citizens, with the exception of the prisoners who are serving time for some offense. may choose whichever work they prefer to do. Prisoners are given the hardest, and most disagree able work in the Republic
 The boys who work on the farm arise at 5:S0 in the morning while
 mechanics must be up in time for the breakfast which is at 6: 30- Saturday afternoon is a holiday for all
 Our party did not arrive until af- ter the regular luncheon hour for the boys. so we were unable to see them at the tables, but a most delicious luncheon Of homemade delicacies, a~-1 e-E- members for a long time, was served us In their dining room which is fur uished with small tables and Is de- lightfully Acozy and airy Two Of the boys served up in a quiet and efficient way.
 Two of the most notzeable features about the whole place were the abso- Iute cleanliness and the abundance Of fresh air which filled every nook and cranny of the building. All win dows are kept wide open The dim ing room is situated in the Buell. cot tage, which is the main house in-thel Republic We were taken into the living room. which is in the same building This and the library whfcE adJoins 1t, are a1tractiveIy fur nished with mission wood and each piece has the monogram of the Re- public attractfve1y carved on it. Some. TOO copies of both classic and pop ular boysB literature are on the shelves or the library and there is room for more when 1t IS donated
 On the second floor of this cottage, is where the First Class citizens have their rooms This new apartment upon which a11sthe finishing work has been done by the boys unGer the di- rect1on of a man The rooms are of a good size and two boys occupy each. The beds are comfortable and attrac- tive looking. The boys have the use of their rooms at a1ls times of the day z
 There Is also bathroon on this floor, which is not quite complete, sut will be fitted with all the modern showers and so forth in the near fu- trre-
 On the floor above are the quarters Of the prisoners They do not have separate rooms, but one large dormi- tory
 Advanced Subjects Taught
 Coming ont of this building, we went along the attractive cement walk which was laid by the boys, to thB school house Here the afternoon that about three-ffths Of the boys att tend the morning session when the more advanced subjects are taught The hours are from to 12 in the morning and from 1 to in the after uoon- Boys over IS years of age are +-AF% they are urged to do so and most of them heed the advice.
 In the morning the practical sub-J jects of g high school course are taught These included bookkeeping. physics, with emphasis on mechanics civic government and history and l grammar Most Of the boys take great interest in these and particu- larIy in the bookkeeping and account ing The course is mapped out in the l fall and the subjects in which most I of the boys are interested are taught
 During the afhernoon session the l less advanced subjects of the gram mar grades are taught The school 1 room Is modern and very well equip ! ped. On the second floor above it are | the rooms of the second class citizens. There are several beds in each large room and everything is scrupulouslys clean Here we met the vice-presi- dent of the Republic, who greeted us with all the dignity Of his office
 Leaving this building we visited the stables, in which are kept the seven | cows of the Republic and also the great pet of the boys, the little calf The new sewer, Of which hhe boys { have already completed 500 fest, is E near the stable.
 The swimming hole is situated a E little way from the barn and on the adjoining flats is an athletic field {. three acres in size where all kinds of [ games are played
 At present there are z3 boys at the Republic. This number is rather be- low the average. There are accomno- iations for about 4O-
 The farm itself, which contains 1so ! acres, was left for the purpose to which it has been devoted by Miss Mary Theresa Buel-
 The Republic is thoroughly unsecta- rian, it's citizenship coming from Prot estants, Catholics and Hebrews. The I boys attend the churches in Litchheld ! on Sundays