BOYS' INSTITUTE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2111, 31 March 1914, Page 6

BOYS' INSTITUTE.

ANNUAL.BEFQIIT. ' , : There- is a wrte <>f spirited, progress' Jini hope for the. future iji the aiiiiual' report of.thij W&liiigtoii B.bys r Institute, to be Submitted ii> itho aiimia} ■■ liieiitijig, to be held this "i I.u all :dcpaftjj!eiifa awH tfiyir .suV divisions good jte<jgsess fa recorded;,! awl the Committee al Managefecui; sums' ill! its.ssxpttiewjQ for tho Vos.r in. tliti ; statßnio«t:^- , !i:ii&'.yeffr : ttas been a 'very ' hajp.j).y oae, and wo can feel 'that; gfudn.- ■ ally the moiildtag is bqiivg carried .out, awl tliat most hi ika toys -arc tincofiseidusly- choosing, a.iugiief. pat¥4fam tto. ivliieh "ilieir envireiiriienis aii.d . : ija-; ttu-ai destas \vo:uld .pwvicle.. wo sqe ilmt tlm ifetitutci i^' helpiiig i%' boys.to make 'tlie *cs| of disftsfiivcs,.*iS : can toujy say tl.iat we.ai-o jiiaHijg i)«n : ;W ; fhree hundred boya. troine imifcj: $e: : itiionec .of the institute.; .aiid the aVer-' age iveefc-rxiglit attendaiwes for iis yeai- = was tM.r : tiS;. Thb. religious -classos ivefo. ■ attended by about, one ljujifli'ed boys, ■ fiho actual attsndaiicos "j-snging''fro.fn sii U fifty. Tho .Us:eful:i!ess of the .oduoar titiiial cfeparfcnio.iit iv.aa sjiou'ii Bj? 'the; fact ijiat sereril ■fcQyS'.gaiflediJtDftG.iejfcy af (iOiVipoteße.j!: eerti.fie.ates ltihj.cr: ei"' nimnittioil by tlio liiducution BoStS'-s" inspectors* ■ ■*'.■'

. Hie coirettisiw of the is -tliafc. though the Avojlt iij-s iirteWipte.i some' iv-jiat by flie ijathiA-al fw Mo tuiidiiag ftfnij and By. .the iiidwtrial Iroublciil Js>ve.rii:ljt!r *ho- year's ivor.l? • shtoVcd' 4q■e'rtted jreSfltts : t*j wlio,eoiiie iii contact ivlth tlie iiQys.'Sfaiiy .of Ihfim had been assisted into' .;pOsjt|b.riSi. .(JiffiGfllty was.fDitntjdn getting.■bays''-of.' the qity to talia tip: country ivork, Thrgtigli the tho .in* ■StructarS wlio acted iuubh.' as tig brethora oil .behalf of 'the Ms, ifiio Supervision itt tlie passes and .elttbs was witltbut doijbf. doing mnch te de'ycjori l)oys and to .profuta .ijieii.■ Tiisro was a$ niuie'ir.iiGejl.yfor tlio institute's work ■iW.'pli'er, aiid tile yisixv 19M fiavo pforasts' of Biiig 4 most -success* fu'l one.

■• the year's, income. was £307 ds. and provided si'.b.nJa.iicft,. over exjiejiijitii«, of £1 jtiis. -Bcf; of assets and liabilities sfajws %' IfiSr-rtioi* total £5493 14s. Hfc Small jisitiiftics leaving ,(£ balance of £§i(M l:gs, lid. I The institute a .prpfit; .oF.£2(J(H. :3a. llc|. from ii;s tfajjfijint and. find holis £38,73 16s-/63, bit aetsunt 'of [its extension, liind', .raised iit.l9loj&. ■