Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-01-25
WASTE PAPER FOES.
HOW BOYS KEEP STREETS or
BROOkuNE, MASS, CLEAN.
Good Work Done by Club of LADS
Who Carry Long sticks With Point
ed Wire at the Euds-In Week
On. Boy Picked Up / $50 Papers.

Who Carry Long Sticks With Point
ed Wire at the Euds-In a week
One Boy Picked Up 1,250 Papers
II YOU are stranger in those pre-
clncts OF BrtOklne, Mass. which COM
prjse the district of the Henry L.
Pierce Grammar school and hence un-
familiar with the up to date methods
in vogue there, just happen through
that section Of the town some morn
ing or afternoon as the pupils are on
their way to and from studies, drop
piece Of paper in the street and then
await developments, says the Boston
Globe
Looking back over your shoulder. ii
Is ten chances to one that you will see
approaching at top speed small boy.
brandishing long round stick with
pointed wire at the end. 1t will be
needless for you to run. The lad in
tends you 10 bodily injury for your
apparent carelcssness. He is mem
Der Of the Good Citizens club, recent
ly formed in the Pierce school, and it is
the piece Of paper you dropped that he
is after. not you. Down he swoops on
the offendin7 paper, and in a trice he
has ii jabbed on the stick with the
wire end.
As you pass on your way from the
district you are very apt to meet many
/ other small boys all carrying similar
sticks and engaged in a like occupa-
ton ask what it is all about, and
you receive the prompt reply to the ef-
feet that the lads are all members of
the above named club, and to back up
| their assertions they show you a shin
| ing white button bearing an American
/ flag in the center and the following In
scripton around the edge: Good Citi-
/ zens' Club, Pierce School
The club was quite recently organ
lied by the principal, Miss Mary Nc
Sklmmon, for the purpose of keeping
the streets IN the vicinity of the school
free from the scraps of waste paper
which despite the vigilance of the local
street department employees find their
way into the public highways, serious
" affecting their otherwise tidy ap-
pearance. During its short existence
the club has accomplished great deal
/ of good and as reward has been
showered with favorable comments
from the residents In the neighborhood
on the spotless appearance of the sur
rounding streets.
The club comprises fifty-two mem
bers, or four boys elected by ballot
from each Of the grammar grades from
four to nine. Each grade elected its
own four representatives. John Tag
gart was elected president and Oscar
Nissen secretary at the first meeting
held In the assembly hall of the school.
The club holds sessions once week,
when each member reads his report of
work ACCOMPLISHED for the past week.
Considerable tivalry exists among the
boys as to who shall make the record
collection of the week, and in this con
nectlon II might be mentioned that
nine-year-old Carl Pree, an energetic
youngster recently held the club rec
ord, he having total of 1850 papers
picked up in one week.
To stimulate interest in this enter
prising organization it is so arranged
that the clubs officers and members
shall be changed perhaps every two
months, so that others may have an
opportunity of taking part in the i'm
portaut work Of keeping the streets
free from refuse. The results of the
clubs work have been far reaching,
since it has extended to the communi-
ties In which the various pupils live.
Each pupil of the Pierce Grammar
school has constituted himself or her
self foe to waste paper lying about
In the public streets, and 1t is now
common sight to see children picking
up papers in almost any section of the
town.
The pupils of the Pierce school and.
In fact, all other schools in the town
are given regular talks by Superintend.
ent Aldrich relative to the throwing of
waste paper into the streets instead OF
the barrels provided for Its reception,
but 1t was soon discovered that in or.
der to accomplish any good result there
must be organization; hence the Good
Citizens club, which, set in motion by
Miss McSkimmon mas served to infuse
into the minds of the pupils at large
proper realization Of civic duty. To
make this Inter thought more pro
nounced Miss McSklmmou had the
American flag placed on the badges to
indicate that in fulfilling the obllga-
tions of the Good Citizens club the
boys were also serving their country.