Boyology or Boy Analysis 1919 by Henry W Gibson (YMCA) ~ studies of boy life, social & moral development

Title: Boyology or Boy Analysis
Author: H. W. [Henry William] Gibson
Publication: New York: Association Press, 1919

Description: Boards in blue cloth with gilt title on spine and front cover. Light soiling on front cover. Previous owner's name penciled on front free endpaper, else interior is clean, aside from a few light specks of soiling. Illustrated frontispiece. Twelve-page bibliography, with notes, for further reading. Index. 294 pages.

A volume of studies and observations of boy life and the biological and social development boys and young men, based on the author's twenty-six years actual contact in his work with the YMCA.

Henry William Gibson (1867-1941) was a prominent figure in the YMCA in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He entered the work in 1889, became the general secretary of the Chambersburg and Lancaster (Pa) YMCA, and then served as the boys' secretary for Massachusetts and Rhode Island from 1903 until his retirement in 1927. He was also the founder and builder of Camp Becket, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, which he also directed for 24 years. He was the author of several books on camping, was the editor of The Camping Magazine [Boston], and was president of the National Camp Directors association for three terms.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good

Keywords: YMCA, Camp Becket, boy life, boys life, sex education, moral development, education, socialization,