Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-29
JUNIOR VOLUNTEERS
TRAINING AT THE
STATE "Y" CAMP
Many Boys Have AL
ready Left the Mobil-
ization Camp at Win
throp c e n tie r for
Farm Service = Fine
Discipline at Camp
Farm

Comfortably quartered in tents on
the west shore of Lake Cobpossee-
contee. to5 boys between the ages OF
IL and u and from all parts OF the
State filled the mobilization camp OF
the Junior Volunteers at the Y. NJ. G.
a. State Camp farm, Winthrop Cen
ter, the latter part Of last week. It
was q busy day at the camp when a
Journal representative made his call
in fact every day is a busy day at
this farm where the Junior Nolun-
teers. the Maine division Of the L.
s. Boys Working Reserve. are given
instruction and training in general
farm work by representatives Of the
University OF Maine and other quail
fed leadcts before they are assigned
/ 10 service.
What 1mpresses every visitor at the
camp Is the excellent discipline. The
boys all seem 10 realize that they are
there 10 tain themselves for a pa
triotic service and are ready TO IN
dertake all tasks assigned 10 them
with good cheer.
When = hoy goes 70 the mobiliza-
ton camp ne is shown that he would
be Just IS green on farm as the
country BOY Is on his first visit TO
a hig city ard consequently il the
short time that the boy is at the
camp he is given the Fundamental
ideas about farm work. In charge Of
The education and Institutional work
is Prof. George +. simmons Of the
University Of Maine. Associated with
Prof. Simmons in this department of
the WORK are: nr. +. l.. Russell of
the University Of Maine. who gives
lectures T. the boys about the horse.
Roy +. Thomas Of the University Of
Maine. who lectures upon farm nipple
ments; L. c. Pratt of Wateryille. who
gives lectures regarding farm tools,
and H 4. Wakefield II Windsor. who
lectures upon cattle Among the diff
ferent things the boy is taught are:
How to harness a horse. the general
care OF COW with a demonstration
Of rnilEll.,. how to distinguish COM
mon farm tools and how the different
Implements operate. with precautions
about the dangerous parts Of the ma
chinery. Il : imp @ssed upon the
hoy that he goes 70 work for the
farmer md is not u try 70 boss the
tanners iob FIa0er1a-v ,es+s are
.,,.3. ,,,o', -ha hoy.s abiIi.v n ,,er-
forr, cn.,,.oo1 farm, work and Zach
boy is lassitiel as far as possible
and Is seNt to a iob where he will fit
in.
I, cbsrra IF TIC nni,,+arv training
81 rbe .a-ro ios- week was G 7,
S-snbensor OF The University Of
Maine yy,,o il 10 leave for pIa-tsbf,rg
this weo,l with "a ne, fro,,, his
State In tho s,or. suace Of time
allotted n each boy al the c3mp he
;s given Instruction in marching
facinrs ma other things in the school
of tho soldier
The ia hoys a. the can7n farm, las,
uAel var, divi5ed mo 70 cor,,narias
aoe;-r,,a..4 -. 49,, i,..or,. &c 49, ,1,,l,o
-. to ,.;.,, 80
70 49, $50.
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$500 .., e. .',s
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'''e S@'i-i' III 81 Ign ~ RAJ ~
-'ue' aS So''' a. ~ = Pdd,'ii'N' 'ile
average l+'ls' "a u '-iiiF ooE - al
the camp Is one Week ne camp
VIII ne Kept open UNIV sept l. ne"
ooEs coming ana quaiTeu ooHs gong
each "eeH' me average hnMoeF OF
boys at tne camp during the summer
will probably be about 500 and the
total Will probably he ABOUT l59e. It
is intended TO have 1000 or 5000 boys
who work upon farms near their own
communities. and any boy is recos-
nized who works upon his own farm
six weeks placing the emphasis upon
food pr ,duction.
The director general Of the camp
is State y. II. c. a. Secretary jeff c.
Smith Of Waterville. Other officers
Of the camp are as follows; Camp and
farm director O. A. Morton of Win
,hrop; educational director, a. a
Head Of Watervllle; assistant mill
tary director, Gordon Fisher: quar-