The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-31

Iftfe lS nOtHltlS nut tHS
the other nine, uniass they stay al
home.
And what are their homes like
some time ago, lata a. night was
asked to 70 to see a woman dying OF
consumption who, ii was said, could
not last the night. She was lying IN
an underground kitchen a boy OF
six was already asleep beside nv
Two others OF eight and ten were
throwing off their jackets as | Went
IN. to creep IN too. There was
mattress on the floor for tTo bigger
lads of fifteen AMI seventeen. For
months that woman had fingered
had-ridden there, For months those
five children had spent the night In
that bacteria-laden atmosphere, Aud
for recreation they had the choice OF
The street or that home.
Only Three Nights Week.
romnaratiyely few Of the boys
clubs are open more than three
nights week, while the greater num-
her of those for girls are only open
once a week. OF their value as far as
they go no one can speak too high
ly Few parishes now are without
hoys' club and few Of them are CON
tent 10 exist long without 4 gym
nasiuin. Bm apart from the faet
bat subscriptions and rules act as
deterrent TO a good many Of the Wild
Fl shirts until they have actually
come into contact with the particular
c,,rate or secretary whose athletieism
draws them as a magnet, while these
can only reach ana accommodate one
Il ten what are the others 70 do2
Why is the poor boy 70 have no
healthy ontle for hie animal spirits
and youthful exHbarance2 In any
easa lust because ha Is a young am
nal he win find a way 20 let himself
ro-avery other Young creature does
NJ kitten. tae squirrel the young
eelt insist ON some measure OF
aood Time The hoy win do the
same. =,
What are we going 10 do? Shall
we build more clubs? BY all meana.
and support them well when yon
have built them. But that is mat
III Of time and money and of finding
ia men ana women Of strong and
winning personality that alone are
anv good in running them. Mean
lime. try simpler remedy
/. c. c. Fairgrounds.
Induce the London County Council
10 see that the boy who was import
AIT enough year ago when he was
thirteen 10 require certain playground
space provided for I'm BY law
measured out scrmpulausly down 70
AZ Iasl half inch-~is just as import
ant ii the nation today even though
ae "a fourteen And when he slides
Of the tailboard of tig van for he
last time ar the day, after hours Of
cramped sitting there, he SIN wants
his bit Of playground And il l.
mere He would much rather have
that than the street. he only puts
lnp with he street because he Is not
allowed to play there now
/ am uncertain Of the number OF
school Fairgrounds attached 10 the
200 voluntary schools recently
brought under the council. but / am
certainly wen within the mark in put
ling tho number OF Fairgrounds at
the Il. c. Cs disposal at 1880, al
Lowing. roughly. 500 each to the in
fants. the girls and the boys de-
lpartmants
These are not used by the children
in the evening and tho use Of them
would be a godsend to the working
( boys in their neighborhoods What
would IL involve? A small expense
, for lighting. for constable to be on
ifuty and a small additional fee to
i9he caretaker. Then if a recreation
committee granted il specifically for
certain nights OF the week to the
managers of the several existent pa
rochial clubs OF The neighborhood,
these would only too gladly supply
The necessary force Of voluntary
workers to act as games organizer,
/ drill instructors and SO ON.
BY opening mp the playground to
the old boys" freely and stating
taem with these voluntary leaders
/ the public Fairgrounds would become
an invaluable nursery to the church.
+ S. No boys minds going to church
n Sunday 10 near the cHrate preach
who beats him ont and onl at criclt
et or foo-b bad or gymnastics in th,
week and fho coaches him in the
same
Boys and Clergy,
The boys would welcome the grant
for the sake of its play and its fun
and its friendships, allied to tha, self
Il respecting feeling that comes OF
I knowing It is here by virtue Of cit
~ 5nship. The clergy would welcome
fit for its splendid opportunities Of
human comradeship and human in
lterconrse with their boy Pensioners
and they would in no way grudge he
extra work entailed
What we have said Of The boys
applies to the girls scarcely less
The boys would use the boys play
grounds for football Football I.
fra ono interest that paver never