Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1909 — THE BOYS’ CITY AT BEAUTIFUL WINONA LAKE. [ARTICLE]

THE BOYS’ CITY AT BEAUTIFUL WINONA LAKE.

The K. 0. K. A. Boys Will Have Much To Amuse and Instruct Them at This JResorL The K. O. K. A. boys, who went to Winona Lake Monday to spend ten days at the Boys’ City will find much to amuse and instruct them at this popular resort. A large company of boys from this and other states will be present. W. H. Collisson, whose successful work sh the Boys’ club movement is well known by all Winonians, will be in charge of the camp as manager, with W. H. Penhallegon as assistant. Mr. Collisson reports everything in readiness. Boy City will be conducted from July 26 to August 7. Boats will be furnished by Mr. Collisson to take all parties of boys and their luggage from the entrance gate direct to the Boy City landing. The athletics and other physical activities of the boys will be in charge of a competent director, William H. Penhallegon. Dr. J. G. Nehrbas will endeavor to give to each boy a physical examination, and to ascertain, as far as possible, the condition of his general health, and to prescribe and direct appropriate exercise. It will be the aim of the management of Boy City to encourage all forms of clean athletics, and to have all boys engage in some sort of wholesome sport. The weak and undeveloped boy will be looked after with as much care as his stronger and better developed brother. While the athletic training will terminate in a series of contests a good deal of emphasis will be placed on the training itself, and every boy in camp will have an opportunity to obtain under the best possible conditions the proper sort of outdoor exercises.

Swimming, tennis, basketball, baseball, rowing and other outdoor games and sports will form an important part of the Boy City activities, and daily practice in these exercises will be encouraged. The athletic field and running track have been enlarged and improved, and every facility will be at hand for general practice. Besides the actual practice of athletic sports, there will be opportunity given to the boys to learn something regarding their bodies and how to use them. Dr. Nehrbas will give several illustrated lectures on the training and care of the body, which will enlighten them in laying the foundation for a robust physical health. Music will be one of the entertaining features of the Boy City. The management is planning to have a boys’ band in attendance. A large frame building, which is used for Boy City Administration building, contains the offices of Boy City, the restaurant, the daily newspaper office, postoffice and a large gymnasium to be used on rainy days. A large “Shoot the Chutes” at the swimming beach furnishes a barrel of fun for the boys during the swimming hours. The Winona Boy City is controlled by a municipal form of government, as is any city, the boys themselves holding the offices and making and enforcing the laws. The city government is headed by a mayor and each club, or ward, is represented in the city council by a boy aiderman, giving every club a voice in the affairs of government. The officers elected last year are holding their terms until July 30, 1909, when the newly elected officers will take control. The campaign for the city officers is in the hands of the political parties, but national politics, as an adult understands it, does not figure in the Boy City election. Last year 1 the two parties were the “Liberals” and “Con-, servatives,” and this year some question of similar importance and interest to boys will make up the issues on which the election will be based. Every boy who desires to vote for Boy City officers must be in camp and duly registered by July 28. The Australian ballot system or voting machines will be used, teaching the boys how they vote when in a real election. The muncipal officers of Boy City who continue in authority until their successors are elected are: . Mayor—Joe W. Clark, Portland, Ind. City Cterk—Newman Esther, Madison, Wis. City Treasurer—Weir Cook, Anderson Ind. Board of Public Works—Arthur Beyer, Winona Lake; Herbert Frankel, Lima, Ohio; Eddie Shepherd, Winston-Salem, South Carolina. The Winona Lake and woods are rich in material for the boy who loves

Nature. More than 100 different kinds of birds have been counted there, and there are many kinds of native trees and plants for Nature Study clubs. No greater opportunity was ever offered for outdoor photography than among the many beautiful places at Winona. The Boys’ City Dally News will again make its appearance this year. Master Marlon C. Allen has been appointed business manager, and has proved his ability to handle the position by making several trips to other cities in the interest of the paper. At South Bend he secured S3O worth of advertising in one day. The editor of the paper has not yet been appointed, but will be soon.