The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-06-07
JUVENILE CIVIC ACTIVITY.


How shall we interest the rising
generation in municipal Affairs. is a
question more frequently asked than
answered satisfactorily. Educators,
publcists. administrators. refOrmers.
have spent their time and energy, but
not always with the best results. Day.
light Is ahead. however. and instances
Of successful efforts TO interest boys
along civic lines are Increasing. Here
Is one account written by a boy, Al.
bert Gardner who is described as
President OF Select Council, Boys
Civic Club Of Scranton
During the month Of April. 1905,
the officers Of the Boys Civic Club
Of Scranton went 70 New York with
Mr A. b. Dunning 10 attend the 80.
nlor department Of the National Mu.
hcipal League Upon their return, Al.
bert Gardner made the following re-.
port upon one branch Of the work
II points the way 20 further work In
the same direction.
During our visit I'm New York with
Mr. DJuning while he was O dele.
gate to the National Municipal
League. representing tine Scranton
Board Of Trade. az the Leagues Con.
ference IN New York City. we met
William Chauncey Langdon. OF the
Pratt Institute Of Brooklyn. who has
charge Of the Juvenile City League
work one afternoon Mr.. Watson. one
Of Professor Langdon's assistants,
took us TO Public School No. 81,
wnere he distributed some cards.
This was after school. and the boys
were playing and practicing for an
athletic tournament under the dire".
ton Of the workers OF the league. II
pav seem strange - you th 81
many boys were staying arounl the
school grounds after school hou's
and we thought the same thing, hu,
On inquiring. found out that this was
the only chance these boys hal ,o
play. and they certainly did play. for
they played and entered into their
athletic sports with great enthusiasm
one Of the things which great.
Interested MS was the distribution OF
set Of cards among the BOYS.
BESIDES this set OF cards. tlcy give
1ut small books, or pads, Of one hun
dred leaves. and on each leaf Is writ.
ten: You are violating the law
against splitting. You are subject to
imprisonment or fine. or bO'n. ~ or.
der Of the oBard Of Health. (SignedJ
Thomas Darlington. VI. d.. President
"a Tie back Of this is written more
about violation OF the law by splitting
N the streets. These little pads are
y!ysa 20 the boys. who take great
lelisat in giving them out when they
zee any one splitting on the sidewalks.
they also have cards which say.
Don't give consumption 20 others.
and don't let others give It 10 you. It
els how to prevent consumption and
how 20 cure Il. Il also gives list
4 hospitals that are free to people
laviag diseases OF this kind.
Now, Il may be easily seen from
what | have read. how much good
an and will be done by the distribu.
Ion O. these cards. II tells the people
sow much good they can do by com.
plying with the law vor instance.
hey can see how the garbage and
rubbish can be made Of great use. 1t
shows how they can keep free from
disease.
Scranton, on the whole, IS a pretty
e!ean city, but / don't think It would
20 any harm, and it would do a gie,t
leal OF good, II few such ards as
hey use In New York we priated
aud distributed around the ,.,y.'