El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04

3 exercise and recreation that few Of
them would get otherwise The
names of their four divisions with
/ their leaders are: Artillery, Mamie
POnsford. captain S u m a r i n S 9,
Nathan CordOva, captain; Aviators
/ John Flanagan, captain; Engineers,
Philip COrdova, captain. This bunch
I of boys take more 10 apparatus work
and athletics and are especially adept
at indoor baseball, a team from this
/ class easily holding their own in a
( series of games played during the
summer with the senior members.
The new boys quarters in the
: basement. which were opened June
first, have filled q long desired need
in the boys department. These
rooms are open to younger. boys from
a. m. to 6 p. m. during holidays a0d
vacations, and from TO p. m dur
ing school periods.
To older boys they are open until
9 p. m. each evening excepting Sun
day. Checkers, chess, dominoes,
baseball games, curoQuette, Cunique.
jigsaw puzzles and other games are
always on hand for the use of the
boys, with a pool table exclusively
for older boys and young men mem
bers.
Plenty To Read.
Practically all of the periodicals
that boys enjoy are kept on file, in
Guiding The American Boy, The Boys
Magazine, American Youth. Popular
Mechanics, Illustrated world, Youths
Companion. Boys Life, with a set Of
Ridpath's Histories and The Book of
knowledge. for reference
Opportunity is given for every boy
who joins the Y. VI. c. A. 10 join
Bible class. if he so desires. and the
larger number of them take advan-
tage of this opportunity. The favo-ite
plan Of organization among the older
boys is the club system, cOnEeniaI
boys being organized into clubs
which have Bible study as part Of
regular program including inter-class
athletics and games and social events
1 The courses Of study in these classes
/ are selected to suit the cosmopolitan
membership Of the boys.
Outings For The Boys
In the spring when a boy's thoughts
naturally turn TO the hills and out
Of-doors. every healthy boy likes to
camp out and most all mothers are
constantly besieged by their boys
during the summer months for per
mission to pack Up some grub and a
camping outfit and hike TO Mt
Franklin. or some other nearby point
to spend the day, or several days
camping
To give the boys an opportunity to
crafty this natural desire, under ex-
lE- AN-4AlEs4 1-ili-A aA-AD4As A4lE 4 W - ~
conducts a camp for from two 10 four
weeks each summer at Mountain
Park. y. N
The daily program, which IS an
nounced by the u-e of the army bu-le
calls, is as follows; $3.50. reville
6;45. flag raising; Z. bre" kfast. 100
camp chores: 8, chapel; $50, the days
special program. hikes. games. ath-
letics. etc; II. swim; u. dinner; l.
rest and letter writing; 2:30. athletic
sports, games. reading, trips, etc;
s, supper; 1880. flag lowering; S.
campfire. court, games, songs, stories;
$3.50. taps. lights out
For these privileges the Y II. c. A.
3 boys pay the following rates: 9 to Il
( year, Sc per year: u 70 Il years. Sc
I per year; Is TO II years, 50 per year.
I A. SC each his baths alone. counting
the extra summer sWimS, viii amount
I to more than his yearly berehiD
{ fee Soap and towels are provided
{ free Of charge. This means that the
( "vm classes. game and social rooms.
[ Bible classes. parties. banGuets and
other features are really costing him
! nothing.