218 THe Orrawa NATURALIST. [February 
as a Y.M.C.A. The ages of the boys range chiefly from 12 to 17 
years of age, and the citizens of the Miniature Township are all 
15 years of age and under. The membership of the Institute dur- 
ing the year is about 600, and the boys are chiefly the sons of 
artizans. Premises, consisting of a large club house and five and 
a quarter acres of land, have been purchased. They are situated 
on the east side of Broadview Avenue, acentral location for the east 
end of the city of Toronto. A portion of the grounds are used as 
an athletic field in the summer and as a skating rink in the winter. 
During the fall, winter and spring months, evening classes are 
conducted by a staff of competent teachers in manual training, 
technical printing, clay modelling, wood carving, cooking, free- 
hand drawing. designing and lettering, typewriting and corres- 
pondence, music, Bible study and gymnasium work. The equip- 
ment for this work includes a twenty-bench manual training plant, 
full sets of wood carving and clay modelling tools, natural history 
and art models and designs, domestic science tables with fourteen 
individual gas circles, a complete printing plant, etc. Reading 
and recreation rooms are provided, also accommodation for literary 
and other subordinate clubs. A circulating library of books suit- 
able for boys is maintained. Well equipped shower baths, with 
hot and cold water, are open to members. A savings bank finds — 
many depositors, and an employment bureau has more applica- 
tions for boys than can be filled. A brass band of 26 pieces, 
under a proficient leader, is open for engagements. Religious 
meetings are held, and entertainments, club suppers, banquets and 
various social gatherings are attractive features of the work. The 
superintendent, the staff of teachers, and all who assist in the 
work, do so voluntarily and without remuneration. The Institute — 
is supported by contributions, membership fees and its own enter- 
prises. Visitors are cordially invited. 
