text_original: At first the program consisted of an address at each meeting by some prominent writer. For a while the meetings were well attended, but gradually the interest died down. "At length I found what the trouble was the boys wanted to do their own entertaining.
text_transcription: AT FIRST THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF AN ADDRESS AT EACH MEETING BY SOME PROMINENT WRITER FOR A WHILE THE MEETINGS WERE WELL ATTENDED BUT GRADUALLY THE INTEREST DIED DOWN AT LENGTH I FOUND WHAT THE TROUBLE WAS THE BOYS WANTED TO DO THEIR OWN ENTERTAINING
phonemes: æt fˈɜːst ðə pɹˈoʊɡɹæm kənsˈɪstᵻd əvən ɐdɹˈɛs æɾ ˈiːtʃ mˈiːɾɪŋ baɪ sˌʌm pɹˈɑːmɪnənt ɹˈaɪɾɚ. fɚɹə wˈaɪl ðə mˈiːɾɪŋz wɜː wˈɛl ɐtˈɛndᵻd, bˌʌt ɡɹˈædʒuːəli ðɪ ˈɪntɹɛst dˈaɪd dˈaʊn. "æt lˈɛŋθ aɪ fˈaʊnd wʌt ðə tɹˈʌbəl wʌzðə bˈɔɪz wˈɔntᵻd tə dˈuː ðɛɹ ˈoʊn ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnɪŋ.