New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-01

dun in the morning early!" That's
the cry Of the city boy off on his + resh
Air vacation at the Shepherd Knapp
Home. There is much to do and TO
see, and he is eager to be at II. for
the first time in his life, perhaps ne
is where he may look forward to DAY
filled with the real business OF ooy'
There are two hundred and nifty oo?S
at this home throughout the summer
a new group every two weeks. WIN
that number practically unanimous lor
an early start, it's no wonder the RS
ing bell rings at $3.50 a. m. sharp. II
happens about once a season thaI
there is still boy in bed at $780, not
oftener.
Usually within ten minutes after the
bell every boy is out of the dorml-
tories and on his way to the wash
house. A stringent rule makes TINS
the first point Of call for all vacation,
ers. No boy dares present himself at
the dining room without that shining
morning face" and well brushed hair.
Breakfast is at 1880 1t usually con-
sists of hot cereal and milk, bread
and butter, and cocoa--as much OF any
of these things as any boy cares to
eat. There are but two rules laid Town
for feeding The Tribune's Fresh AR
guests: (1) Meals must be simple
and wholesome; (2) There must be
enough of each article provided to
give each child as much as he wants.
To mention only two staples, each boy
at the Shepherd Knapp Home con.
sumeg, on an average, one quart o.
milk and one loaf OF bread each day.
After breakfast all the boys turn %
and set things ship shape around the
grounds. Rubbish of the previous day
is gathered and burned; play appara-
tus is inspected, cleaned and repaired.
An hour is devoted to this.
Day Is Well Planned
Then the real business of the day
begins. The boys at the home are o.
ganized into companies of twenty-five,
with e camp leader in charge of eash.
Since there is no rule against talking
while dressing, eating or working, by
the time o'clock comes around each
company has pretty well planned how
it will spend the morning.
No sooner is the camp work done
than the various groups may be seen
starting for the chosen amusemen:s.
Some play baseball, others basketball;
some go swimming, others for hikes
over the country. Occasionally COM
pany will split up and annex itself IN
small groups to other companies, ac-
cording to the tastes of its members.
Dinner sets the limit for the morn,
ing's doings. II comes at 1881. ana
there is no need to urge boys with APP
petites sharpened by the country Gir
and plenty of exercise TO be prompt
Again the way to the dining room
leads through the washhOuse, even for
those boys who arrive fresh from the
swimming pool. =.
Yesterday the principal features OF
the dinner were pork and beans and
apple pudding.
For an hour or so after dinner
everybody is expected to take things
easy. MANY lads choose this as the
time to write letters or postcards
home. Here and there one will get a
book from the home library and read,
Most, however, prefer to lie about
under the trees and talk or make use
of the swings and see-saws.
During the later afternoon there IS
generally an inter-company field day
with watermelon prizes for the win
ming Company match game of base
ball or some other event in which the
home crowd may concentrate as a
whole. Once in a while the entire
two hundred and fifty boys go on a