BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THROUGH-THE-WEEK ACTIVITIES

Adams.—­Harper’s Outdoor Book for Boys ($1.75).

Alexander.—­Opportunity for Extension of Boys’ Work to a Summer Camp
Headquarters (American Youth, June, 1911), (.20).

—­Using Nature’s Equipment—­God’s Out-of-Doors (American Youth, August, 1911).  Single copies out of print, but bound volume for 1911 may be obtained for $1.50.

Baker.—­Indoor Games and Socials for Boys (.75).

Bond.—­Scientific American Boy at School ($2.00).

Boys’ Handbook. (Boy Scouts of America) (.30).

Brunner.—­Tracks and Tracking (.70).

Burr.—­Around the Fire (.75).

Camp.—­Fishing Kits and Equipment ($1.00).

Chesley.—­Social Activities for Men and Boys ($1.00).

Clarke.—­Astronomy from a Dipper (.60).

Corsan.—­At Home in the Water (.75).

Cullens.—­Reaching Boys in Small Groups Without Equipment. (American
Youth, February, 1911.) (.20).

Dana.—­How to Know the Wild Flowers ($2.00).

Ditmars.—­The Reptile Book ($4.00).

Fowler.—­Starting in Life ($1.50).

Gibson.—­Camping for Boys ($1.00).

Hasluck.—­Bent Iron Work (.50).

—­Clay Modeling (.50).

—­Photography (.50).

—­Taxidermy (.50).

Job.—­How to Study Birds ($1.50).

Kenealy.—­Boat Sailing ($1.00).

Lynch.—­American Red Cross First Aid ($1.00).

Parsons.—­How to Know the Ferns ($1.50).

Pyle.—­Story of King Arthur and His Knights ($2.00).

Reed.—­Bird Guide.  In 2 volumes. (Vol I, $1.00, Vol.  II,.75).

Reed.—­Flower Guide (.50).

Scout Master’s Handbook (.60).

Seton.—­Book of Woodcraft ($1.75).

——­Forester’s Manual ($1.00).

Seven Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Make ($1.00).

Warman.—­Physical Training Simplified (.10).

White.—­How to Make Baskets ($1.00).

XI

THE BOYS’ DEPARTMENT IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL[6]

The Boys’ Department in the Sunday school is the grouping together of organized classes for the sake of unity and team work among the adolescent boys.  Investigation proves that boys work together best when separated from men, women and girls.  The Boys’ Department contemplates a change from the usual organization in the Sunday school, in that the classes of boys between twelve and twenty years of age shall meet as a separate department of the school and have their own closing and opening services, and the natural activities that would spring from a separate departmental life.  The underlying idea of the Boys’ Department is to make the boys feel that they are a real part of the Sunday school, with a real purpose and actual activities.  Where it has been tried, not only