24 BULLETIISr 825, U. S. DEPAETMElvrT OF AGRICULTURE. 



title to certain property, and secondarily, to supervise the improve- 

 ment and use of the property and the construction of new buildings. 



There are 21 members of the corporation, with no set limit to their 

 term of office, and vacancies are filled by vote of the remaining 

 members. This corporation, or board of trustees, elects seven 

 directors from among its number, who have the management of the 

 building. One of the directors, called the dean, was the active 

 manager up to 1911, when the woman's club took charge, at the invi- 

 tation of the trustees. 



Among the organizations using the bufiding at various times are 

 the following : 



1. The woman's club. This organization is responsible for such 

 community undertakings as Wild Flower Day, Old Settler's Day, 

 and May Day, held annually, besides the usual club activities. It 

 has for some time had a membership of over 200. 



2." The Friendly Circle. This is a club of working men and women 

 having 60 members. Its program usually includes games, reading, 

 reciting, singing, and dancing. Attached to the circle is a civil gov- 

 ernment class for workingmen who are looking forward to American 

 citizenship. 



3. The literary class. This class has studied the Book of Job, 

 Shakespeare, Stephen Phillips, Edmund Rostand, and others. 



4. The playground association. This is composed of teachers of 

 the public schools. They meet every Wednesday for a practical 

 course in playground work and then carry the idea of supervised play 

 into their own school yards. Eight schools send teams to the annual 

 May Day contest. The children's playground work at the Centre has 

 been under the trained leadership of a young woman, who, besides the 

 regular outdoor work, has three children's and two women's gym- 

 nasium classes under her charge. Connected with this department, 

 under adequate supervision, are the boys' baseball and basket-ball 

 teams. 



5. The driving association. This maintains a half-mile track for 

 the speeding of horses, which is open on all days except Sunday. No 

 betting is allowed. 



6. The neighborhood Sunday school. The instruction is non- 

 sectarian. At Christmas a manger service is held, at which the 

 3^oung people from the surrounding villages bring presents for the 

 Catholic and Presbyterian orphanages of the county. 



7. The stadium committee. This arranges and has charge of the 

 athletic games, meets, etc. 



8. The women's gymnasium. 



9. The Knights of King Arthur. 

 10. The art class. 



