The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-04-15
A CLUB FOR BOYS.
How It Is Carried on, and the Good
Time It Affords Its Members.

How It Is Carried on, and the Good
Time It Affords Its Members.
The Boys Club is not school nor q
lecture-room, nor any kinl OF o meet
ing. 1t is only club for the East.side
boys, where every fellow can read, OF
pay games, or talk, or tell stories, OF
do anything that is regular out-and-out
fun, and not mischief.
The Supcrint ndent has one or two
boys 10 help him one to look after the
hats and caps, another to keep an eye
on the wash room, and another 10 take
charge OF the drawing materials used by
the boys who are busted with the study
of drawing. These officers, il you have
mind to call them 50, take turns, so
that every young member of the Boys
Club has chance to mako him elf use
full, AMI may be promoted to the high.
est pos tion if he shows himself fit fol
that honor. i.. l..
Every night at half-past seven, except
ing on Sundays, the doors are opened
and The boys file in, down the stairs to
tie big basement where the club holds
its jolly meetings. Show your ticket al
the door, give up your hat to the gen.
tlemanly usher, aged nine, and take O
check for it. viii you read the picture.
papers, sir, or play checkersp viii
You read a story-book or indulge in
"Go.BangP" A game, ehP all right;
show your ticket to tho librarian. He
takes 1t, punches hole in it, and keeps
1t while you have your game. Here are
table and five chairs. ....i.I
On the walls Of the room are posted
the catalogues Of the books in the
library. Half dozen little fellows are
reading the cnticing lists, and of they
60 TO the librarian. and present their
cards for their books. Here's good,
quiet place In q corner, where fellow
can read in peace. There is a great
clatter of voices, with every one talking
as fast as he can; but your city boy can
read any where.
Every, boy can talk and laugh as
freely as in Ills own home. Make all
the noise you like, within req enable
bounds. 1t is good for the lungs. Who
ever hearl Of In boy who coud fold his
arms and be truly good all the time. In
the Boys Club every fellow can be as
lively as he plcases, provided he does
not interfere with any other boys fun.
Only,house fun Is in order; and, II any
boy fees that he must race about the
room, the fdtherly policeman suddenly
wakes up and Mr.. Race-horse is invited
into the street, where he can run TO his
hears content He can not come
again TO the club till he learns how
young gentlemen behave in the house.
OF course there are rules OF some
kind. 10 enter the club, tho boy must
appl y for ticket, and this ticket is only
good for month. II, during tho
month. a 10y behaves badly in the club
room, he will lose his ticket. and, per-
haps, not Get another for n long time.
All tho boys who show that they wish 10
do tie right thing, and treat the clul,
and each other properly, have Their
tickets renewed every month. You see
from this that, really, the club is prac-
tically free to any little East-sde fellow
who wishes 10 escape from the dismal
streets, and Is willing TO behave him.
self for sake Of the good time the club
affords him.-Charles Barnard, in ST.
Nicholas.