They pack their blankets and equipment with the aid of two burros, for whom 

 the boys have a great deal of affection, treating them with the utmost kindness. 

 The cooking is superintended by the man in charge. But the boys have ample 

 opportunities to get the knack of throwing flapjacks and learning other tricks of 

 an outing life. When the boys are on the march they are put to the task of draw- 

 ing a rough map of the country as they go along. In this way they pick up useful 

 odds and ends of knowledge. At night the stars which he sees, while he hears of 

 the work of the astronomers, prompts his imagination, and when a visit is made 

 to Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton he listens with unusual comprehension 

 to the professors, who are so kind to the boys in explaining things to them. 



During the past few years the boys have displayed considerable talent in act- 

 ing by amusing themselves around the campfire every night with charades and com- 

 edies. We have encouraged them in this and have studied various ways to make 

 use of it for their own betterment. 



The boy, if you can make it a pleasure to him instead of work, is willing to go 

 to any length to acquire excellence in his part. By making use of the dramatic 

 instinct wonders may be attained in transforming and inspiring the youth. To 

 make him ambitious is our aim. To do that, it often helps to make him someone 

 of importance in fiction for a moment ; the effects will not wear off for some time. 

 It will be noticeable in the carriage of the head, the straightened shoulders, self- 

 respect, and an analysis of the parts portrayed. 



Not only in the theatre do we teach self-respect to the boy; in all the ten 

 years of work the boys have been expected to be gentlemen, and they show it iu 

 their manners. By doing that which is becoming to a gentleman, they easily fall 

 into the habit of it. 



It has been decided to make acting one of the principal factors of the camp ; a 

 Greek Amphitheatre has been commenced, that we may handle this art to better 

 advantage. 



One of the most pleasing features of the camp is the ease with which the 

 boys accustom themselves to it. One of the older boys, who was with us several 

 years ago and who still has an interest in the place, writes, "It may seem strange, 

 perhaps, but any boy who becomes a guest of the Farm immediately makes himself 

 at home with its routine." That is because the life of the camp is attractive to 

 them. They behave well, for the only punishment is the removal of privileges, and 

 expulsion. 



A good cook is employed. The food, while plain, is plentiful and very good. 

 It is one of the most essential things needed for promoting health and happiness, 

 and an institution of this kind must depend on it for a large part of the good it 

 does. It has long been known that if you feed a boy plenty of wholesome food 

 very little trouble is encountered in keeping him good-natured. But a boy must 

 also be kept busy at something, and that should be directed by someone older, but 

 able to take part in it with them. That is why the younger the man in charge of 

 the boys, the more success he is apt to have with them, if he can swim and lead 

 them about and instruct them in all the things they do. This has been proved 

 by the men who have been in charge of the camp under the direction of Mrs. Rice. 



The boys learn real camp life on their trips about the country. At the Farm 

 they have limited self-government, and manage their affairs well. They attend to 

 the sanitation of the camp and practice strict rules of hygiene. Groups are or- 

 ganized which practice scouting, get up swimming tournaments, and make prepa- 

 rations for extended trips, under the direction of the man in charge. They re- 

 hearse their plays with the help of a director. 



The Farm is a base of operations during the summer. It is the place from 

 which they start and to which they return to rest. Arrangements are made for all 

 of the boys to see the different places of interest in the surrounding country, and 

 they go in small parties at various times during the summer ; hence the boys arc 

 seldom all at camp at the same time. 



The physical aspects of the place have done much toward shaping the nature 

 of the work. There is something about its position, high on the side of a moun- 

 tain and overlooking the Santa Clara Valley, which gives the place an atmosphere 

 most desirable as a change from the narrowness of the city. The scenes are never 



