The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-08
REPORT or COMMUNITY Z. y. o. a
ron April. 1914.


Committee has in hand the arrange
ments for the 3rd Annual Summer
Camp to be conducted at Valley Hill
at the close of school:
DR.. W. B. Dickins, Chairman; Judge
Hammer, W. T. Fountain. F. c. Dor
man, Gen. s. r. Keesler, ex-ofieio, and
Sam Burkhalter and Bruse Gist, repre-
senting the Boys Cabinet.
Representatives Of the Board and the
older boys visited other proposed camp
sites but decided that from a sanitary
and athletic standpoint, Valley Hill
would be far superior. The dates decid-
ed upon by this Committee are: May
2sth to June 18th for boys; June 18th
to 18th for girls, cages II to Is in
clusive).
Among the camp attractions the
committee decided 10 install a long in.
cline steel cable over the swimming
hole, upon which a travelling wheel will
be placed that will carry the swimmer
to the water below.
Scoutmaster Brooks, Of Glendora, will
be one of the leaders and boys from
Glendora, Tutwiler and Winona have
signifed their intention to attend, but
Greenwood boys will be given the pref
%erence, provided they register before
May Goth. The fee will be the same as
last y~ear-$5.00 per week, sl.5o to be
paid on registration.
TENNIS: New arrangements were
made during the past month for the
use of the lots on Washington street
for Tennis Courts. They will be in
charge of the Tennis Committee, Messrs.
F. C. Dorman, Chairman; VIM. b.
Saunders, Nathan Fountain, George
Forester William Guess, John Fergu-
son and Floyd Kemp. New posts are
being put in, a new net has been pur-
chased. The Committee has passed n
new set of rules governing the courts
and the public is welcome to the use
of the courts free of charge SO long as
the regulations are complied with.
FINANCES: Much time during
April has been spent in meeting mel
and explaining the plan to collect the
pledges quarterly without hiring a col
lector to do it. Subscribers will not'
that the Bird installment was due on
| April LIST, checks payable to Mr.. r. G
King.
The Committee is pleased to report
| that practically all small accounts
standing against the Association have
been paid and that 40 per cent. of the
| larger ones have been paid during the
| past few weeks.
THE BUSINESS MEMS GYM
| CLASS has taken in several new mem
bers during the month and now has Al
enrolment of SO, with average attend
ance of IL for April.
PLAYGROUND AND ATHLETICS
| The installation of the new scales II
| the gymnasium has made possible th'
| introduction of the weight system o.
athletics on the playground. Ever
boy in the grammar grades over g
pounds in weight is in this competition
and at present Miss DeLoach's room
younger boys) has the best genera
average and holds the pennant.
Several Inter-Sunday-School baseball
games have been held between the U
4 I. Club of the Methodist church an
the Baptist, each team having won
and lost 2.
The Secretary has also assisted !
timing the runners Of the II. s. TracI
Team in charge Of Mr.. Peterson.
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Besides the ba'
games one S. S. Social was conducte
during April and assistance rendere
the Oak street s. S. near the Furn'
ture Factory.
One class Of boys helped buy thei
baseball suits by cleaning out a stor
room for the Methodist banquet.
SCOUTS: The silver Eagle Patr'
was organized during the month, Sc
eral tenderfoot, End class, and one frs
class badge awarded. Merritt Haga
being the second Greenwood Scout
receive the 1st class badge.
The Secretary, with three Scouts gay
A demonstration and helped organize
Troop at Glendora, on April 3oth.
CHAPEL TALKS have been giyt
as usual in the grade School but o~ir
70 the need of time on the part Of Il
School, High School talks have been di
continued.
Mr.. Lewis Dunn, Of the Information
Committee gave a good address
Ideals before the H. s. during his I
cent visit.
' The Vocational Talks have been d.
continued, talks on College will ia
their place.
The merits Of the State Universi
were presented by Prof. Sykes, q
graduates Of other schools will spe'
as time will permit.