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AMERICAN BOYS’ TOUR.— —INTERVIEW WITH MR. GARNET HOLME.Prevention is better than cur© is the theory of the California Boys’ Club, a unique institution, onh of whose 400 members 40 will arrive in Wellington on Juno 17. It was founded by a unique man, Major Sidney S. Peixotto, who is ql'so president of tho Pacific Athletic Association (the Western branch of the 'Amateur Athletic Union of the United States),' president of the Public Schools' Athletic League of Sau Francisco, and vice-president ,'of the Federated Boys’ Club of America.. Major Peixotto, states’ Mr. Garnet Holme, who is directing tho boys’ tour, started a little club for boys 15 years ago in San Francisco, which has now grown to remarkable proportions. He believes in-taking control of boys before they are led into evil courses, and keeping them’ out of mischief by keeping their mmds busy. Baseball, basket-ball, gymnastics, and dramatic and vaudevillo entertainments form tho recreation of his boys’ club, which has no subscription fee. Every member, however, is expected to make himself useful or entertaining, and a discipline is maintained .which is firm, though unobtrusive. Smoking and drinking are forbidden, nnd clean; living, clean .thinking, and clean athletics have been described as tho char*-ncteristics nf the, club.-Frequent entertainment tours- have been mado before in tho State of California, where the hoys are everywhere well known. During these tours the boys generally sleep out in the open, which tho dry climate of California safely permits. ’Once they slept in a villago pound, and a very wet time they spent. Loot year. Mr. Holme enjoyed tramping with tho boys'for'four days through ttlio great redwood forests, to tho coast. During nil that, tinio they did not emerge from the forest. While ono party of boys is in-New Zealand another party of 50 will be on a walking expedition To Los Angelos, 500 miles from. San Francisco. The New Zealand visit -makes the first occasion that the lads have come beyond their nafivo State. Specially picked boys will make the visit, everyone of whom, can ’play some musical instrument and do credit to tlie club in athletics. For theso tours uniforms and band instruments are supplied free te the boys,i rn ’V*... fT_ _T .1 * *1. 11. t «
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Wellington Dominion
Wellington, North Island, NZ
Sat, May 15, 1909
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