The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-25
BERKELEY.

Last evening the initial work of the West
Berkeley Boys Clubs had Its beginning. For
some time arrangements have been under way
toward the openi ng Of this system of elevatine
the moral tone of the boys subject to The in
fluences of town life. The credit of organizing
the clubs is due 10 David Z. Banows, a grad
uate OF Pomona College. who is pursuing
post graduate course 10 sociology and serving
as college secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association at the university. Mr. Bar.
rows visited the West Berkeley schools and GOT
fourteen boys 10 promise TO meet him.
which they did last evening. He secured
street and University avenue. Several business
men Interested in the project insured the
financial support, j. w Richards alone assum.
ing The responsibility of tile rent of the rooms
The directing hand in the work belongs to DR.
i. T.. Haynes, who has developed the work In
sociology on this coast. having been one OF the
organizers of the San Francisco Univ rsity
Settlement. member of the governing boara
OF The San Francisco Associated Charlie ana
an Instructor IN sociology In the university. Mr..
MILO >: Baker, 30. who has built up the
Student Aid Society by his interest and efforts
Harry L. Graham. '96, and Edward hender-
son, '95, Will assist 10 teaching The clubs.
Last evening DIR. Haynes, Mr.. Barrows and
MIR; Baker were present for the organization Of
clubs. The hrst work given was in charcoal
drawing and scroll saving After organizing
the class, short talks were gwen by Mr.. Bar
rows and Dr. Haynes. and an interesting read
ing given by Mr. Burrows.
AT next Wednesdays meeting classes In
other kinds OF work will be organized if the
number OF boys increase. The central idea of
the work Is, first 10 give the boys practical
knowledge IN some nandiwork; secondly by
contact with young men fresh from The uni.
verslty, 10 raise the moral aud Intellectual am
bitiOn of the boys who have so much in the
street aud saloon TO lower them.
In a short while girls club will be started.
three young women students having yolup.
teered for the WORK.
Whisky Leads to the Warpath.
Barney Kerns lives with his sister. Mrs
ONeill. on Addison street, near Sacramento
Mrs. O'Neili has two grown sons, James and
John, who do not like their uncle and in eonse-
quence do not live at home. Tuesday the three
relatives had reunion in a West Berkeley
saloon. The feast OF conversation mingled
with the flow of bowl; but the bows were moi
satisfied with the short interview with Mr.
herns and hunted him up In the evening at his
nome. he ran 10 Caseys goat ranch TO esca ne
them. The boys In attempting 10 get to their
uncle thiashed Casey and handled Mrs Casey
pretty roughly. Now Kerns has had The two
youths arrested, and they can reflect upon the
nocKeTy OF The wine cup, which caused all the
trouble.
VIII Reduce the West Berkeley Service.
Recently the Board OF Trustees passed an
ordinance requiring the Southern Pacific Com
pany 70 place nagmen al the main crossings in
West berkeley, as number of accidents nave
lands that fly through the town without stop.
ping. NOW superintendent Wilder announces
tndt the trustees must repeal the ordinance or
the NUMBER OF local trains TO WeSt Berkeley
VIII De reduced, not with the idea of refaia
tIoi out ds matter OF economy. The superin-
tendent says the West Berkeley trafjc has
never PAID Tor the support or the trains