Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-27
TIE UNCLE SAN GLIB
A Unique and Helpful Organiza-
ton for the Boys Of
Grinnell.
From Modest Beginning 1t Has
Assumed Large Proportions
..Its Aims.
A Club for Boys in Which the
Best Influences will
Prevail.
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Grinnell, March 27.-The plans LOT
the Uncle Sans club house have from
a very modest beginning assumed large
proportions. Next week Architect Tay-
lor of Cedar Rapids, will be in the CITY
to confer with the building committee
in regard to the construction of the
club house preparatory to drawing UP
set of plans.
The development of this club house
project is another instance of the pubic
spiritedness of the citizens of Grinnell.
Last season an opera house and pupilc
library of great credit to town OF 81
900 were secured. Both are as tine as
can be constructed for the size. This
season the city will have a soft water
system for the manufacturing enter
prises Of the city and will add many
new residences and number OF ne"
manufacturing enterprises and busi-
ness blocks to its present list, which IS
already long.
The Uncle Sans Club, democratic
club for boys between the ages OF IL
and II organized by a couple of stu
dents Of Iowa College year and half
ago and having for its object mutual
helpfulness and separation for good
citizenship" and including in its field
CT operation parliamentary work, the
boys having their own organization,
with boy officers, literary programs ana
literary drill, with gymnasium work IN
the excellent mems gymnasium at the
college and Sunday morning quiet
hour, has now attained membership
of over sixty and has assumed a posi-
ton of prominence among the FORCES
working for the betterment of the city.
Two months ago subscription for a
club house for the boys of the club was
started, $500 being asked. This amount
was quickly pledged. Rev. %. M. Wit
tim. pastor of the Congregational
church, offered to donate land for the
building. When the $500 was secured
Mayor II. w. Spaulding, who was In
terested in the project from the first
offered to give the last quarter of sec
ond $500 IL 1876 additional could be
raised.
The greater part of the thousand
dollars was raised several weeks ago
and at that stage In the progress of
Mrs. DR.. Newman came
forward and proposed to raise sec
ond thousand dollars if room would be
provided for the girls club known as
the Hypho Club, also carried on by
college students and with the same
general plan for the girls of Grinnell
as developed in the Uncle Sans Club
for the boys. This will also give room
for other clubs which will be formed
later.
Many other friends of this movement
are springing up and especially those
In favor Of providing a system Of pub
lie baths in this building. The system
of baths is practically assured. 1t
would not involve a great addition to
the total expense to provide a
swimming pool in addition to the many
features already planned. This club
provided by voluntary subscription.
The club rooms will be entirely sep
arate from each other and each part
of the building, including the manual
training room for the Uncle SANS
Club boys, the cooking and Industrial
room for the girls the baths and the
assembly room will have separate en-
frances, altho the arrangement Of the
rooms will be such that all on the main
floor can be thrown together when de-
sired. The club house is for boys and
girls Of all classes alike. The spirit
of complete democracy prevails in the
whole work of the clubs. When mu
inequalities spend a fair proportion of
public revenue in providing such places
of recreation, profit and amusement as
the Uncle Sans Club House will be,
less will be expended in the enforce
ment of police regulations.
Nearly hundred English cities,
small and large, have public bath
houses and swimming pools and the
club feature when systematically or
ganized on scientific principles and
conducted by those who understand
boys, is directly supplemental to the
educational system Of the public
schools, an added incentive to boys
who have proper home surroundings
and an inestimable help to the LAD
from poorer homes.