Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-26

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Here will be placed a radio set, pho
nograph and 1t will be furnished I'm
the proper manner. On the left is q
good sized room that will be used as
game room for boys from the ages
of s to 10 years.
Back of the reception room will be
Mr.. Goodrich's Office and opposite
| VIII be the cloak and game delivery
room. Boys entering the clubhouse
will be provided with ticket. They
| can go to the cloakroom and leave
their coat and hat and by showing
| the ticket can call for any game they
wish to play. This ticket system Is
the foundation of the whole organi-
| zation, declared Mr.. Goodrich, and
the use of the tickets will entitie the
boys to the use of all equipment in
the building, provided for their rec
reation.
In the back part of the main house
Is a long room running clear across
the back part. This will be used as
the game room for the older boys
from 10 to Is years of age. A large
pool table will be provided for the
| older boys and small table for the
younger boys. Game tables will aso
be provided for this room. On the
eastern end of the room is a fine big
10y "hA0cW tiAoh w Az De ItlG
scene of many a checker or chess
| battle in the near future.
All OF the rooms lead off from a
large main hall. A circular staircase
leads up to the second floor from this
| hall. Under the stairs is a sanitary
drinking fountain.
Another good feature mentioned by
Mr.. Goodrich Is the porcelain lava
tory which will be installed in a cor :
ner of the large game room. Every
boy will be taught to go there as soon
as he enters the building and removes
his other clothes to wash his face and
hands.
Mr.. Goodrich said that he expected
that ESQ would have to be the limit
OF the Number OF club members at
first as he expected the boys would
come In a rush and an organizat ton
would have to be built up before the
full quota of 800 CO, Id be fillei. AS
this will mean that there will be
some boys In the city who cannot
join at first efforts will be made as
time goes on to enlarge the club
quarters. The idea seems to be to
get successful start and then to
enlarge until everyone of the 100 or
more boys between the ages of six
e%AAN ~ Not NC
Mr.. Goodrich declared that he
hoped arrangements could be made
so that boys would not be automati-
cally dropped from the club when
they became II but could continue
beyond that age as they will become
very useful members Of the organ
ization.
The party then assembled the spir-
al fofr k<x kL4
spacious hallway from which there
were doors leading to every room
The large front room on the left is
going to be used as a library and
reading room. This is an attrac-
tive. well lighted room and will serve
admirably for this purpose. Book
shelves will be built along the wall
and Mr. Goodrich said that subscrip-
tionc have already been entered for
10 of the best magazines suitable for
hos of the ages from 6-16.
The room on the right will prob
ably be made into a reading room
for the older boys and fitted up with
suitable tables, chairs and lights On
the east side Of the hall is the kit
chen. This is an ! attractive little
room fitted with ca binets. sink and
gas stove will soon be installed
In back the romo over the big game
room down stairs will be used for a
dining hall and collapsible tables
have been constructed SO that $50
boys can eat at one time.
The party next went down into the
gymnasium which is n huge room 40
by so feet and Is feet high constructed
fer the purpose onto the rear end of
he main house. A smooth hardwood
floor has been laid and the wall sheath
ed. The lights are in squares cut into
the ceiling with network over them SO
that there Is no possibility of their
being broken. Brackets are fastened
onto the ceiling so that n ladder can
be held up to put in new light bulbs.
The gymnasium will be used for all
kinds of indoor games such as basket
ball, volleyball. indoor baseball and
handball. also for physical education
classes. Flat radiators have been
placed along the wall.
The final part of the inspection took
the party to the Easement which will
fill an important use in the congre-
CATION. Here are the shower baths.
six in all. toilets and 1ockerroom. A
very efficient scheme has been devised
to take care OF the boys gym suits
without having several hundred lock-
ers One room will be partitioned off
with a boy or man in attendance DUR
ing the hours that the club is open.
The boy member comes to the room
and presents his ticket. He is given
basket containing his suit, The
number on the basket corresponds with
the ticket number He Is also given a
key to locker of which there will he
n number. He uses this locker while
taking shower or going into the
gymnasium and when through returns
his basket to the room. The lockers
will be of just the right size to con-
tain the baskets.
The heating plant will be run by an
oil-burning apparatus which has just
been installed by A. f. Carey & Co. of
Silver street. The heat will be fur
nished by steam radiators. The oil
burning system seemed to be an excel
lent one from the viewpoint Of those
who saw it in operation yesterday. 1t
will save the taking up of much val
liable space by coal and ashes and will
furnish a constant heat regulated by a
thermostat.