Wheeler, Harvey Arnold2019-06-202019-06-201909-02https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2466224 pagesIn this paper, consisting of three parts, we shall seek to discover (1) the needs of boys in early adolescence by studying their natural instincts as manifested in their play and other activities in which they take part; (2) with this better understanding of the boy in mind we shall see how these natural instincts social and individual may be directed, and are being directed into channels which make for the development of the boys; (3) We next deal with the country boy, observing what his needs are and what is being done for him by the County Young Men's Christian Association.enCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USChildhoodYMCABoysThesis / Dissertation