• A N A IRPLANE P A N O R A M A OF PAC IF IC LODGE A forty-two acre farm, about one-half mile east of the Topanga Canyon Road, is the site of Pacific Lodge. It is a complete plant for boy rehabilitation, in which the County and City of Los Angeles work together with private philanthropy for the rebuilding of boys, ages 10 to 15. At present, 68 boys are under the care of the superintend ent and his staff of seven trained assistants. No. I in the photo is the gymnasium; 2, the tiled swimming pool with diving board, both convenient to the playing field in the fore
ground. Nos. 3, 4, and 6 are the "cottages," really residence halls, each accommodating 24 boys, a house mother, and a man supervisor. No. 5 is the well-equipped dining room and kitchen. At the west end of building No. 6 is the Administration Office——the center of commun ity life. No. 7 is the superintendent's home. Nos. 8 and 10 are garages. No. 9 is very important, for here is the group of Los Angeles City School buildings, where excellent school training, including high-school courses, is available. In the far background is the blue Pacific, beyond the friendly slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains.
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earth roadways that pass stucco cot tages, school bungalows and, trans formed into graveled roadways, lead to playgrounds, swimming pool, or gymnasium. In the far background is the tranquil blue of the Santa Su sanna Mountains across the level valley. There is nothing of formality about the ensemble. It is home. As you approach the buildings, you sus pect at once the homelike atmos phere; you are certain of it later. The four plain frame bungalows that comprise the city public school established for Pacific Lodge exclu sively, are buzzing like beehives with the industrious but muted ac
“I believe,” said George Pepperdine to a reporter fo r the Los Angeles Times, “th a t the principles of life and human conduct taught by Jesus Christ represent the only effective remedy for the distressed condition of the world today.” P AC IF IC LODGE BOYS HOME nestles on the sunny slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains, about twenty-five miles from Los Angeles. During the long summer and fall months, the prevail ing tone of the undulating land scape is the straw-colored brown of faded but still rustling grasses, sur rounding islets of oaks and brown
tivity of the sixty-eight boy resi dents of the Home. Old Glory hangs languidly against its pole, for no breeze is stirring on this bright No vember afternoon. Somebody’s dog, with eyes directed patiently to the school door, wags its tail expectant ly. Dismissal hour is evidently at hand. Dealing Undersfandingly with the "Problem Boy" We have no showy program,” says Superintendent Frederick D. Eichbauer who is guiding us, “but just a real desire to provide what these boys have lacked—a real home.”
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