The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-26
FINDS GOOD
FIELD FOR
ENDEAVORS
Charles B. Hahn, After Cas-
ual Survey of Situation in
Hammond, Thinks Prom
Use Is Bright for Good
Boyville,

A field ripe for the reaper has been
found by Charles B. Hahn, who has
come to Hammond in the interest of
the boys. Mr.. Hahn has. as yet, made
but a casual survey of the situation
here, but he says that conditions point
to a most promising Boyville, and ripe
for a movement which has for its motto
or watch word. Better boys. better
men"
Mr.. Hahn comes here with a fine rec
ord. His work as probation officer in
the juvenile court in Salt Lake City
alone would recommend him for such
a work as he proposes to do here, not
as a probation officer is he known. but
has been associated with Boy City at
Winona Lake and at CharlevoiX for
three years. He is also the founder of
the famous Boyville at Anderson, in
this state.
He IS a friend to all boys and has
always inspired them to better and
cleaner life. His motto is. play the
game square whether it be sport or liv-
L ing and in the night time be as square
Vas IN the sunlight"
Hahn Talks of His Plans.
Mr. Hahn believes in all boys, and
said when TINES reporter talked
with him today:
Il believe that even in the so-called
worst boys there is a spark of honor
tucked away somewhere below all his
badness. and that he will play square
if given a chance, and if he is under
stood by his elders.
Il am convinced that the successful
worker among the boys of today must
study the underlying principles of his
work just as carefully as the physician
does his practice of medicine, and the
individual boy must be as carefully con-
sidered as the doctor diagnosis the ills
Of his patients. The boy problem can
not be easily defined-that is. as we
know 1t today. and one Of the prices
which we must pay for civilization.
For instance, the advent of the tele-
phone has eliminated the necessity for
boys doing many of the errands that
they were frequently called upon for
before. and the coming of the modern
furnaces has lessened their labor in the
preparations of fuel. These. with many
other modern denses. have forced many
boys into absolute idleness and the
lack of occupation has brought about
the largest problem which we have to
confront.
"One of my first undertakings here
viii be to have the boys understand
me and for me to understand them
In st. Louis I did this by going out
with the newsboys on the streets and
sold papers with them in order to learn
them thoroughly. Then they believed
in me and very willingly followed my
leadership.
tell,
the boys of the several sections OF the
city into what I call wards. The boys
who work will be in a separate division
by themselves, as their interests and
wants are different than the boys who
attend school. There will be two po-
litical parties water" composed of al
boys who believe in water sports, and
4 land" all boys who think that land
sports are better. Each ward will be
entitled to two councilmen. or alder
men. who will sit in a common council
to help make the laws of BoyvilIe.
cannot say now just what my plans are
for election day. BIT re some
prominent man of gurat,
the mayor of our BE- boys
bank will be one of the /. ms frs
to be launched and boys will be tn,
officers in 1t. We will have som'
strong business men of the city benin,
it. however. shall use my infuenc,
TO help the boys get positions and al,
them IN all ways and at all times.
want 1t said when the boys distribut,
posters and handbills that they did i
on the square. That they did not hid
them in some hole or destroy them, Blu
that they went to the houses. I believ,
in boys enough to feel that we can sooI
create the right kind an impression
among the citizens of this city. A Boy
vile paper. a Boyville Mercantile Co
athletics. council meetings. town meet
ings these and many more are som
OF the plans for great boy movement
One that will make other cities sit VI
and take notice that the men of Ham
mond are looking out for the man of to
morrow