THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG ~ "KINGSTON BOYS OWN * Published under the Auspices of the Local Boys' Work Board. "THE ALL BOY PAPER" WHIG" F. J. C. DUNN, Editor-in-Chief What Others Say "The editor of our page is in receipt . of & letter from J. Calvert Rea, mem- ber of Boys' Provincial Parliament for West Bruce County, congratulating us on the success of our venture. His let- ter is as follows: : Kincardine, Ont., July 15, 1024 To Editor, - : Ploguton Boys' Own Whig, Sir:~Your paper coming to our local Tuxis editor each week has been a real stimulus. We have read ly of the finest boys' pages in Ont- x the West, and agree that stands right up amang the best of them. You are to be heartily con- Atulated upon successfully promot- : a very fine type of boys' work pub- , It will always be our pleasure with you, knowing that if columns mean half as much to as yours does to us, the exchange will be mutually, helpful and inspir- ing. With best wishes for continued success, J. Calvert Rea, M.B.P. P, West Bruce. LOCAL BOYS' NEWS The Scouts are still at Brophy's Point. The weather has been ideal so far and the health of the Scouts is O. K, All are having a wonderful time. will be returning shortly. ¢ Yo M. C. A Tennis Club is meeting with huge success. The grounds back of the stadium are in constant use. Thanks to General Sec- retary Harlow, another addition has been arranged for. The Toronto 'Central "Y" boys ar- rived here a few days ago and were its of the boys at the local "Y". ey arrived here on the Cruiser "North Bay." The Richardion bath house is the scene some very interesting activi- ties. Swimming is the order of the day. ~J. FR. -------------- Need of Greater Protection. The number of children frequenting the Richardson bath house is surpris- ingly large. However, there is inade- quate prgtection, thereby imperiling the lives of hundreds who visit it. I one life-boat among some 500 hun or more. The life-guard is never near the boat, unless he is the gentleman who is occasionally peering out of the window. It seems he acts as caretaker and life-guard. He is a mod- ern marvel, doing the impossibly, namely, two things at once, but then this is Kingston where supernatural | power predom oy dE es the Beth hesase bo Clossd n the evening, several children play in the { water then and if they were to need help it would be practically impossible 10 render it expediciously because the life-boat is chained. The chain looks as if it would be capable of holding one of the 6,000 locomotives in the air without Sanger. If a modern Hercules did hap- pen by when a cry for help was heard and he succeeded in breaking the chain, he would then have to uproot a few trees in order to paddle out to the unfortunate victim, as the oars are locked up in the big bath house. Last year an accident happened which proved fatal and the life-boat was chained. If we preach "safety first" let us live up to it. The majority, though not all, who go there to swim are less fortunate than thase who have summer be made to feel safe. One surprisin is that during the hours that the bath house is open, the life-boat is un- and the oars are really there." We are in receipt of a letter from .. Calvert Rea, member of Boys' Pro- wvincial Parliament for West Bruce a __congratula us on our ce wenture. Mr. Rea is a very 2 oi in bors work in West 'country and led the polls with a jing majority at the Boy Member of ] elections last This alone would suffice to show 18 Sopa 3a the boys. He is athlete nd a good a) changing attitudes on the part of in- dividuals and institutions which are ef- fecting our entire civilization. This transitory condition of things gives to the mentor a wonderful opportunity to make his contribution in creating an attitude of mind on the part of the boys of his group that will help to mould influences which will hold con- trol as the present volcanic eruption begins to cool down and civilization once more solidifies. We are wonder- ing if our mentors have fully realized this opportunity and if they have been visualizing those ten or twelve men| twenty five years hence that now are teenage boys and who call themselves Pirates, Zulus or some other such name designating a Trail Ranger or Tuxis group. If the best is to be rea- lized, however, through these social groups two or three things are imper- ative on the part of the mentor. He must have a real vision of his opportu- nity and this vision must grip him un- til he becomes enthusiastic about the wonderful privileges he has in working with these boys through their charac- ter determining years. If he is simply looking upon it in a mechanical sort of way having in mind a few activities that will keep boys off the streets and out of mischief, he need not expect to arrive, but the mentor who has a real vision of his task can see that by his association with 'these boys in these many activities it is possible for him to create through his leadership and per- sonality an environment or atmosphere | that will make possible the forming of habits on the part 6f boys that even- tually will build up a real manhood. It is believed that the ideals of the group for several years in the life of a teen- age boy have more to do with determ- ining his whole outlook and attitude toward life than any other influence. | Herein lies the mentor's opportunity. | This certainly is the challenge of his task. These boys, if they are to be- come real Christian citizens must ap- preciate the place of the spirit and principles of Jesus in relation to all their life. The other thing which is just as important as this: The Mentor must not only have such a vision but he must be willing to pay the price that this vision may be realized and this is the question that we are asking every men tor. Have you got the grit ta pay the price? It is such a slow process and there are so many discouragements and boylife at times seems to express itself in such a contradictory way and it means so many sacrifices of time and thought and energy, nights away from home, giving up certain social en- gagements. Yet all these things must be faced and the only answer we have to offer is this--Have you seen your task in a big way and are you suffi- ciently consecrated to pay the price to realize it? Can you see that army of young men, ten or fifteen years from now, carrying the responsibility of Canadian citizenship and realize their attitude toward life at that time is being largely shaped by the ideals of their group today. Let us test our work according to the following rule-- Are the various activities of the group simply activities or are they activities plus that intangible thing we may call spiritual or religious? y SMOKING OF CIGARETTES Habit Among Tuxis ° Boys Is Now Causing Some Concern. A few days ago a friend of ours in referring to one of our Boys' Work Conferences attended by older boys averaging around cighteen years of age, stated that the delegates arrived in a "cloud of smoke." While we will admit that his characterization was more picturesque than accurate, there was, nevertheless, some grounds for his statement, If cigarette smoking on the part of Tuxis Boys does not cause us some concern, it should. The fact that the habit is as prevalent as it is makes us feel that mentors and parents, alike, are not fully realizing the injurious ef- fect upon the physical and spiritual life of the growing. boy. 'Whatever room there may be for differences of opinion regarding the wisdom, or otherwise, of adults smok. ing, there surely can be little to say in favor of smoking as a practice for wing boys. The motto of Tuxis boys is "The Quest of the Best." Has not the time come for us to Point out in & very definite way the injurious ef- fect of this habit which makes impos- sible the realization of the best physi- cal life for a boy? The following are a few statéments somewhat along these to expectations has been largely due to the fact that some of the players on whom I depended were fiends. There will be no more of it Any player who insists on smoking cigarettes is 'through, so far as the Nationals are concerned; and that goes so long as I am manager of the team. "I do not smoke ot drink; never did or drink. If any youngster wants advice from one who ; mean to preach, there it is. Leave "Faulty respiration and rapid heart | beat, due to excessive cigarette smok- ing have caused more than 50 per cent of the rejections of those applying for | enlistment at the United States Mar. ine Recruiting Station in this city since May 1, (1920, Sept.) according to Capt. Frank Evans, the Recruiting Officer." ~Philadelphia North American. "There can be no doubt that cigar- ette-weakened hearts are responsible for many of the deaths ascribed to tuberculosis, typhoid fever, pneumonia, and ather acute fever diseases. The mortality from tuberculosis'dnd pneu- monia is twice as prevalent among smokers as it is among non-smokers." --Dr| D. D. Kress, Chicago, "A tobacco user's chances for recov- ery from malignant diseases are les- sened 50 per cent.""--Dr, O. M. Stone, Boston, Mass. Scholarship: "In Ohio Wesleyan University 1911--1R, all grades of 'B' or above; 16 per cent earned by smok- ers; 84 per cent by non-smokers. All grades below "B"---58 per cent earned by smokers and 88 per cent earned by non-smokers. Latest statistices from Ottawa show that in one yéar there is produced and imported in Canada. $31,668,404 of cigarettes and $75,712,178 of cigarettes, cigars, tobacco and snuff. AN AQUARIUM FOR BOYS It Is Sure To Provide a Great Deal of Pleasure. Every boy should have an aquarium. The aquarium will give ten times as much pleasure as annoyance, and the longer time you have one undisturbed the greater will be' its revelations. A simple tank can be made from a large water bottle or. demijohn. File a line around the top and carefully break it off. For the back yard, cut a paint barrel in two or coat a tub inside with spar varnish. Anything that will hold a few gallons of water, two inches of clean sand, and some water plants will be a suitable home for fish and other creatures. A boy handy with tools can make a frame of wood or iron, and with plate glass and proper cement construct a large tank, A balanced aquarium is one in which the growing plants give off oxygen for the animals to breathe. The ani- mals "do a good turn daily" in giving off carbonic acid gas which the plants breathe or absorb. Thus the water is kept pure and need not be changed for years--only add enough fresh water to replace loss by evaporation. The swamps and slow streams afford great numbers of plants. If you know the plants, get pond weeds, Canadian water weed, Ludwigia, willow moss, and tape grass. The simplest form of vegetation, algae, grows on the sides of the tank. This may be left on the side towards the window to act as a screen from the sun. Keep the side to- | ward the room clean by a nail brush or a little mop. Any pond stream will furnish fish that are beautiful, or interesting to watch, e.g. killies, sunfish, catfish, carp, shiners, blacknosed dace, min- nows---the mud minnow that seems to stand on his tail--darters, etc. If you get your supply from dealers buy gold ish, of which there are several varied ties,~--fan-tailed, comets, fringe tails and telescope eyed. Mirror carp and golden orfe are lively, especially if you have several pairs. Paradise fish and Danios are as beautiful as butterflies, Put in rock work to suit your taste. Include a piece of gypsum or plaster of paris so that the snails may have lime for their shells. Have a pair of newts, if possible. Watch to see them get out of their skin when it grows too tight, like a boy pulling' off a damp shirt to go swimming. Put in a few fresh water clams, and insects in variety, water boatmen, diving spiders, and whirligigs. A tank of beetles will be full of interest. Al- ways add two or three tadpoles as scavengers, and watch their legs grow out as the tail grows short and they become frogs. You can find or buy a variety of turtles which will soon be tame and eat from your fingers. Do not keep, turtles with fish. They need to come out of the water to sun themsel- ves.--Firelighter, S. T. L. ~ GENERAL REMARKS. Pte. Burke, aged*® 18 years, of Ot- tawa, won the coveted blue ribbon in competition with 969 marksmen from all over the British Empire at Bisby. The King telegraphed congratulations to him. : A party of Boy Scouts left Quebec on the steamer Montclare for England. The purpose of this ip Bw Jai Flanders, where so many eir - ior Comrades fell for their y They will country. return op the 23rd of Aug. ~ i Summer Activites | So TUXIS BOYS TRAIL RANGERS Some Tuxis Badge Requirements for White Honors. Aquatics s-- Swim 220 yards in five minutes. Swim 50 yards on back. Teach some one to swim. Swim under water twenty feet. Float on back for twenty seconds. Front and back dive three feet. Astronomy i Locate and name ten constellations. Locate and name ten stars. Have a general knowledge of our solar system. Birds :-- Identify forty wild birds in field. Identify fifty wild birds in field by note. Keep record of time of arrival, with comments of fifteen wild birds. Make a list of ten birds valuable to the farmer. Canoeing :-- Swim 150 yards. Swim 18 yards shoes on. Paddle a canoe alone for 1 mile, fif- teen minutes. Know how to beach, cache, portage, repair canoe, proper stroke and posi- tion. Paddle fifty miles in a continuous trip. Tip a canoe in water over your depth climb in without help and paddle to shore, at least 200 yds. Flowers and Ferns: -- Keep a record of 50 wild flowers, identify, by stating location. Make a collection of 40 wild flowers, ferns and grasses (to be mounted and named). Transplant and grow, in garden of window, five wild flowers, ferns or grasses. Know the principles of fertilization of flowers. Describe and name noxious weeds. Life Saving: -- Requirements, pages 55-36 in manual, bronze medallion requirements, red honors, First Aid:-- : Pass an examination on the material found in manual page 157. Trees and Shrubs:-- Keep a record of 40 forest and or- chard trees and shrubs identified, stat- ing location and commercial uses. Make a collection of shrubs and var- ious kinds of woods. i Know how to prevent the spread of forest fires, ~ Team Games: -- Ply ten games of two kinds in which you exhibit seli-control, gentle. manly conduct and good spirit. Name and explain game you like best. TO HOLD SING SONG. (Special to Boys Own Whig) Montreal, July 23.--A "Sing Song" in connection with the activities of the Parks Association of Playgrounds is to Be held at Westmount next Friday. Each of the playgrounds will have its quota of children at the event, and will be represented by picked teams. Thus, two hundred children will actu- ally compete in events. While the sports are uiider the di- with clothes and ~ i Elgin Square proposes starting a col- ! umn in the near future. Every success | to the Port Elgin Tuxis Column. | If we work upon marble, it will per- ish; if we work upon brass, time will (efface it; if we rear temples they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon our immortal souls, if we imbue them \ with principles, with the fear of God | and love of fellow men, we engrave on those tablets something which brigh- tens eternity.--Daniel Webster. : A letter was received last week from a former local Tuxis boy, Dr. J. E. Shewfelt, who has a practice at Carman, Man. Edgar describes con- ditions in the west very favorable. He is connected with tuxis work in that town and wishes to be remember- ed to the local square. It was unanimously passed at last weeks meeting that the officers now {holding office retain their respective positions. for the summer term. But owing to the present comptor being | unable to attend it was found neces- | sary to elect a new comptor and Lloyd Moulton was selected. Lloyd is not a stranger to the job as he held the same position last fall and we all know what a great success he was and therefore we should have no fear for our financial side when Lloyd is there. SUMMER PROGRAMME SUGGESTIONS Work of Trail Ranger and Tuxis Boys Should be Carried On Out-of-Doors. With the coming of the warmer wea- ther, €.S.E.T. groups should plan to carry on their work in the ont-of-doors It is a grave mistake to imagine that because the season of the year is changing, our programme of activities | should cease. The change from cool to warmer weather simply means that we should. change the nature of our pro- gramme to meet the changed condi- tions. The C.S.E.T. programme is es- sentially a programme for the out-of- doors during the spring, summer and fall months. The versatile Mentor who appreci- ates the necessity of "throwing the clutch over from the winter into the summer activity type of programme" will not find that his boys lose interest. The fact that our mid-week get toge- thers are held in the out-of-doors need not interfere with carrying on a well balanced four-fold programme in which the devotional has its proper place. The artificial indoor life which mo- dern civilization has imposed upon us should not be allowed to interfere with our getting back to nature with our boys. Boys' work becomes a romance to the man who during these spring and summer days can throw off the cares and responsibilities of life and enter into those wholesome out door activi- ties, some of which meant so much to us in our boyhood days. The following are a few suggestions that may help. We are conyinced that a little original thinking and planning with your boys will bring to mind oth- ers just as valuable, if not more. Mid-Week Get Together. 6.45-7.15.~Hike or ride to rendez- vous (place of meeting). Use one of Reed's Guide Books on birds, trees, butterflies or flowers for purposes of identification. 7.15-8.00.--Recreation. Fun and lots of it. Baseball. volleyball, group games, treasure hunts, etc, See Trail Rangers Mannual, p: 307 and Tuxis, p. 364 for help on group games. Strive to develop the finest kind of sports- manship. Play is a great factor in the development of character. Qualify hoys for group and team game badges. 8.00-8.30.--~Swimming. Life saving. Badge work in such activities as campcraft; running, jumping, throw- ing and nature study. jpn 8.30-9.30.--~Meet in Council ring for formal meeting, or else around the fire. Commence with opening cerem- ony. Spend five or ten mi dis- cussing business. This might be fol- lowed by short talks on such subjects as astronomy, bird life, campcraft, early history of the district or in chal- «| lenge games. Plan to spend the last twenty or thirty minutes in a natural devotional period discussing such in- vs. knocking," "petty gambling," "to smoke or not to smoke," and "blufi- ing and passing the buck." The books, (price 45 cents) and, "Life of High School Boys" by Jenks (price rection of the M. A. A. A, Kiwanian Be "Ed." Murphy will roar his loudest to keep the gallery of 3,000 children in tune with popular songs. ¢ A prize banner will be given for the best boys' playground team, and of course one for the girls. 5 3 fr i ' gf : § ¥ ¢ § teresting subjects as "Playing Square", |. "clean speech," "habits," "boosting "an older boys problems" by Dexter ons i E55 board, where the scouts and cubs do their graceful dives, éxcept when they go flat. The camp proper opened on Tuesday when the main body of scouts and cubs arrived. They-came down with the St. George's Sunday school picnic on the steamer Weubic at about 3 p.m. They arrived at the camp, where they 'sorted out their baggage, which had been brought down the day before. They then went to their own tents, one patrol in each tent. During the first few days of the camp, many of the Scouts had quite a bit of allowance and they visited Bro- phy"s canteen very frequently, and with the remarkable result that a few of the boys were sick from too much candy. This is the first time wé have heard of such a thing happening. Tuesday night the boys had rhubarb and custard, bread and butter and co- coa for tea. At 8 o'clock they had a parade, when all the arrangements were made known to the boys. The fatigue parties were told off and they had prayers at 10 o'clock. "Lights out" was sounded but this was not the last. At the first day's events there took place one of the best parades held in camp--a night shirt parade. That night it rained slightly. Wed- nesday. "You have got to t up. was sounded at 7 a.m. and the boys all climbed out. Some took a dip but it was pretty cool ahd the majority steered clear of the water, except for the elbow and neck waterline. Then breakfast was served, which consisted of cornflakes, cocoa, bacon, and bread and butter. After breakfast the tents were cleaned up and inspected. That day the Elephant and Lynk Patrols were on daty for fatigues. Dinner was served at noon, and during the after- noon games were played, baseball, cricket and many others. That night about 5.30, they had supper and the "special" on the menu included cake and we can assure you none was left. That night some of the scouts went to Brophy's It rained and they got wet. They went to bed at the usual hour and it rained again. On Thursday the fatigues were the Wolf and the Bull Dog Patrols. It was a cold morning, and they had stew for breakfast as well as shredded wheat and cocoa. That morning was spent in scout and cub work and some pass- ed badges. They had dinner at 12 and games in the afternoon. Some went to BropMy's and tea was served at 5.30 and all got to bed early. Friday's breakfast consisted of shredded wheat, corn flakes, bacon, bread and butter and cocoa. For din- ner, they had the campers' old favor- ite, pork and beans. For supper they had another good one--prunes, That night they had a real sing song, around a large camp fire, which the boys sure did enjoy. On Saturday, he such a noisy evening, every thing seemed slow, and some were tired but things went on the same as usual. During the morning about ten left for town to get supplies Some who could only stay one week returned to the city. Most of them came back that night. That afternoon some of the boys went fishing and in the several boats some 20 fish were caught. Some of these were cooked for supper. That evening they went to Brophy's and on the way home one boy was lost. A search ty was or- gahized and he was soon brought home unday morning several visitors ar- rived and Sunday afternoon several more. The boys had a service con- ducted by Dean Starr and later the vi- sitors, were served with tea and de. parted. The camp is a place for fun and the boys play all kinds of pranks, letting tents down and changing the white washed names in front of each tent. .. The success of the camp is due to the strenuous work of Scout Master Percy Hall, assisted by Sergeant-Ma- jor Dryden and Mr. Locke, who Are the children of America ing thrift? "= . answer to this ques- be d from a study savings bank sys- 'of these in- § & 2 ie en i 5 g th Het i ; y ef "84% 2 § & E 8 it fi £ i ] zhef i Ee if hy i g Sg ] if 8 gs { handles the cooking end to perfection, Wednesday will be the big visitors® day and the field sports will be put on then. » 'Last week a number of boys, from the Toronto Central *Y" were visitors at the local association. They oi io returning to Toronto from a boat trip among the Thousand Islands. Theee' are about fifteen of them, all in grand condition and they report a splendid time. The boys are a jolly bunch and excellent entertainers. Stopping at sew= eral places they have put on concerts which are really a treat to hear. They are attired in only a light pair of trou sers, "gym" jersey and sweater, shoes and sailor hat on which is the name of their boat, the North Wester, It is reported at the Kingston "Y" that the officers would be willing to plan a cruise among the islands or lakes for some of the older boys if they took any interest in such a tri The seniors at present have no " camp to spend their vacation at as the younger boys have, and such an outs ing as the Toronto "Y" have every year would be the ideal way for & Y.M.C.A. News &. 'bunch of real live boys to spend their holidays. A notice has been posted at the lo- cal "Y" concerning an athletic meet to be held in Oshawa, on August 9th, Running will occupy the larger part of the programme, but bicycle racing will be prominent. Not all the events are open to outsiders, but there are & number that will be well worth coms peting for. There will likely be représ sentatives from the Kingston Y.M.C.A. The summer membership tickets are selling fast. The price of ticket is $1.50 and includes the privileges of the and showers, gymnasium, tennis, weeks . end trips, billiards and games, and the reading room. Many summer school students who are strangers in the city, find that a summer membership is the best way to become acquainted with many of the "Y" boys and make an otherwise lonely summer more pleas- ant. ; The reception and reading. rooms have been altered for the boys. One of the crogq tables from the boys' game room has been brought down stairs and located where the reading room used to be; this, with a number of othe er games, gives the boys a place to spend their leisure time. The recep tion room now contains all the reads ing matter and writing material, with plenty of cosy chairs and lounges. In pléce of the regular summer for the younger boys, it has thought better to hold two week outings; one for the seniors, under Mr. Harlowe, and the other for the juniors under Mr. Lilley. The swimming week was a decided success. One hundred and twenty-five girls enrolled, fifty-six passing the tests. One hundred and fifteen boys signed up, fifty-two learning to swim. . Much praise is due the instructors who worked patiently and under great dif- ficulties. They stayed in the water for hours at a time teaching the boys and girls how to swim and then came out more or less exhausted and went about their every day work. Misses Chown, Moore, and Taylor, instructed the girls classes while Messrs, Harlowe, Betts, Mullen and Fitzgerald assisted the boys. To show the extent of "¥Y" gam- paign, the names of the different schools with the number of boys and girls from each school are given below: 12, Victoria, 12, Frontenac; 18, Cen« tral; 12, Robert Meek; 14, St. Mary's; 7, Sydenham; 18, McDonald; 11, Ri- deau; 10, Louise; 2, K. C. L; 3, Regio- polis; 4, St. John; 1, Portsmouth; 11, Napanee, U.S. SCHOOL BANK ARMY NOW NEAR 3,000,000 MARK By S. W. Straus, President American Society for Thrift i estimated that there are now be- B TH - = o . gis ti 3 2 2 Hi g is ; £ 8 » = a ~ = i i x g 8 2 ! ¥fe Hi _& if Zr Ae li : : | 3 al iif 88 if i i? i : gEES i : i ifs | i i i 2 ! Bit l i i E 5g pak i ! | BF i