The club will be offering new and expanded programs this year to go along with its larger facility. Arts and crafts activities will be offered daily to meet greater demand, Delberta Jr. said. Programs are offered in various age divisions, including juniors, for ages 7 to 12, and seniors, ages 13 and up. The club also has snack bars. Just one boy wasn't keen on the club's expansion for the opposite sex.
Girls talk too much.
Boys and girls will have an impressively large and shiny club to join. Fresh paint give rooms a crisp look, and the wooden floors glow. The arts and crafts room, furnished with tables in primary colors, welcomes visitors with a large bulletin board. Marilyn Helterline, sociology professor at the State University College at Oneonta, cautioned that separating boys and girls without a clear purpose, such as contact sports where physical injury is possible, creates unnecessary distinction or segregation. Emphasizing differences is the first steps toward discrimination, she said.