Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-06-20 | Page 9 | Zion School Boys Succeed as Farmers

IE SCHOOL BOYS SUCCEED IS FARMERS Homer L. Hoisington Visits Volunteers in Their Rural Camps. Boy farmers sent out from the schools of Salt Iake are doing excellent work In the agricultural fields, according to Homer L. Hoisington, director of boys' work for the Y. M. C. A., who has been visiting the volunteers in their rural camps. Yesterday J. Edward Taylor, stfite boys' director, received a. letter from Mr. Hoisington, Hois-ington, of which, the following is a copy: On Sunday last I had the privilege of visiting the boys who are working in the beet fields near Garland, Utah, The camps Nop, 1 and 2 I found in excellent condition. All the boys that were In camp at the time T visited seemed to be in the best of spirits and enjoying themselves. The leader, Mr. Nelson, told me that all of the boys were making fair wa?es. In camp No. 3 I found ten boy a from Provo and ten from Salt Lake camping together in a very fine camping place. When I arrived at camp No. 3 the hoys were just being called to din- ; ner and I had an opportunity of seeing see-ing what they had to eat. Tti both camps the mess is served in large sheep wagons by women cooks. Prom the appearance of the dinner that the boys were eating while I was in camp they were getting plenty or" wholesome whole-some food. One thing that impressed im-pressed me was the fact ;hat the tents were clean. The women in charge of the cooking seemed to be capable in that line. To both of these camps T took playground ba lis, bats, checkers, dominoes, several library books from the public library, old magazines. stationery and pencils. The boys were very glad "to get these.