The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-24

spirited residents: one of the most
,mmendable of these is the Worcester
Boys Club, it's aims and purposes are
Tot only to educate as far as possible
,oys who have no other advantages
Jut to teach morality, thrift and econ
omy to help them find employment
and homes for those in need.
This club is a non-sectarian institu-
ton; it is devoted to character-build
without the impeachment of creed of any
kind. What is more beautiful than tc
see boys from homes of every denomi-
nation come together and create COM
mon interest in each other and the
welfare of all without narrowness OF
bigotry.
Many people at the present time are
lot fully conversant with the magni=
ude of the important question
What shall we do for the boys?'
boy is a problem in itself complex
working out of which must be per-
Il ed with patience and judgment.
develop manliness and true moral
f-ngth is the noblest aim Of true
lcher But neither the one nor the
her can be definitely fixed unless
.e child is given his own natural bent
nd unconsciously curbed into lines of
light doing. There is no time in the
ace of life that human beings are
lore appreciative of what is being
one in their behalf than during child
BOD. All through this state there are
Irge buildings to testify to the enor-
nous wealth Massachusetts expends in
caring for her hayward sons. Why
wait until the soil has been Slapped of
is best elements and robbed of Its
rue life before the helping hand is ex-
snded? The agencies to help the boys
ON falling are few. In all the state
ere are only two buildings erected
d equipped for a Boys Club: in Fall
yer and Pawtucket. The rest are
divided into few rooms or in fiat in
me building lily fitted for its require
ants. The most thoroughly equipped
d best managed of these, however, is
E Worcester Boys Club
This club dates it's inception back to
%, although the real development
~ be said to have begun in 1898,
en- its interests were perpetuated un-
the incorporated title Of Worcester
IS Club.
he several departments of the club
the Boys Savings Bank, manual
t,ning, civil government and business
Uses. The savings bank system of
=. club is a wise provision for teach
= the boys to save their pennies, and
ny are taking great interest in the
king system. thereby gaining a
,ctical knowledge Of banking. The
I'll number of depositCrs since Or
.ization are 1900 The present num-
of depositors are $50. The bank
4 per cent. interest on all sums
~ 25 cents. They receive only 3 IL,
make up the extra 1-2 per cent. by
interest on the amount of deposits
than % cents.
IL government and business class
We been formed, with good results.
r classes are necessary.
manual training school depart
consists of carpentry, printing
wing and is one of the great
.cational forces of the age. 1t
Iuable because it educates in an
alive manner those who can OBJ
a practical knowleG sc in no other
!, or only under great difficulties
the close of the year 1900 there
: 1901 boys enrolled; the average
hdance is $50 boys per evening; the
;regate attendance since the club
S organized is 100000.
he club is supported by voluntary
itributions. Enrolled upon the list
contributors are the names of vast
majority of the city's merchants, man.
ufacturers, bankers, capitalists and cit
liens in every walk of life, who realize
the Importance Of concerted action
upon the part of all interested in char
acter-building for boys.
The superintendent, Mr.. S. p. Street
OF, has introduced new phases into the
work and has obtained marked results,
especially in organizing classes, fur
nishing the dormitory and in estab-
fishing a systematic manner of visit
ing the homes. A reading room was
opened in February. 1900, and the IL
brary re-arranged recently
Mr.. streeter's life work is to make
er than he found them. He was born
t Concord, VT. April 13 1872. The
ublic and high schools of his native
Dwn gave him the foundation OF an
Iu> alton: upon this he built for him
If by taking a special course, first as
lblic school teacher at the State
ornaf School OF Vermont, then at the
berlin College at Oberlin. o. He
.ught for a year and half in the
ermont Industrial School. In 1896 he