The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-17

full advantage of the "canteen," wher,
special tariff lists for purchases Of al
kinds are posted.
Much of the routine work OF governing
the camps is done by the prisoners them
selves There is a head captain for escl
block" captain for each bay" aut
| the various bays are again broken ny
into messes. under charge OF petty off
GERS. All these officers are chosen by
vote of the men themselves. The cap.
tain and head captains hold stated meet
/ ngs al which they consider and adopt
regulations for the conduct Of camp AZ.
! fairs
! The commandant and his adiutant
have office hours during which there may
be- seen on any matters which the cap
tains wish to bring to their attention
Any prisoner is privileged to appeal for
the remedy Of grievances.
The occupations with which the men
busy themselves are as various as the
callings and trades represented. A num-
Der OF men devote themselves to con.
structiug models Of steam or sailing
,hips, and derive some profit from their
skill by offering their handiwork to the
highest bidders Some with a less me
ehanicsl turn undertake outside work.
such as lcveling. LAYING ashes using the
tar brush. and painting. An attempt has
been made bv the trade unions 10 nut a
stop 10 thi. activity on the ground that
the laborerS are not paid union rates A
few men occupy their leisure in painting
water rolors.
There is plenty Of opportunity for
sports Football and boxing are popu-
lar. and prisoners without skill az these
sports occupy themselves az simple out
door games. some ot them quite juvenile
iu character Model boat sailing on =
small sheet of water adjoining the com
pound has a number Of dcvotecs
German and Austrian schoOlmasterS.
university graduates and college profes.
sors have united 10 form the faculty Of
2 camp school. which Offers day and even
ing classes for men and BOYS. The aver.
age daily and nightly attendance i very
high, especially boz the lecture courses
The curriculum Is on the lines Of "Aigher
education. including courses in theology.
history. English literature and language.
mathematics and navigation.
The camp has brass band. an orrhes
ira and several clce clubs. several
squads have becn organized for armnas-
q. and military drll. and there are o..
easional exhibitions bv prisoners 81 gsm-
uastie- and aerobatirs.
Religious services ere bell on Sstndav
~ bath Catholics and Pr0testauts. one
b the prisoners b. German uastur. 20
ans given chance - islsase. bat IRE
.errel a. reH5ain. drflafIur that ~ could
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