The evening world., 1910-12-24

school after completing their courses
In the lower grade public schools. They
finish these lower grades at about the
age of fourteen. wondered what be-
came of the ninety boys and girls who
did not enter high school. I found
them in the factories ard commercial
houses struggling TO make a living.
They had to 20 to work!
'"rhe question thcn arose. what was
being lone by the public for these iac-
tory boys and girls.
They had no amusement. no JOYS.
no pleasures. no chance to cultivate the
good that was In them. Between the
ages OF fourteen and twenty-one IL the
s%prlngtime of life, but these ninety boys
and girls who couldn't attend high
school because they had to work only
saw IN II a dreary wiutcrtime.
ct then conceived the idea that the
city ought to do something to make
them happy, and | hit upon my public
recreation and social education plan.
Now, sir, they have given ua 100000
as a start. This money VIII he ex-
pcnded in rying to make the lives Of
our younr peoplc happier and better.
! II won't ali 20 In dances and band
concerts. have AN idea that eventi-
allv the city ought to In some way
AFFORD poor young people an opportunity
20 study music and art, to bring them
. together In reading clubs, TO give them
outings In the parks
I am going to have a lot OF help
in working out my idea. Hundreds
of good men and women arc rally
ing to my support. ] van 10 MAKE
the boy when II comes time for
MIN to east a vote to cast 1t a. q
rood, clean citizen knowing his
citv his state and country.
want the girl when IL comes
TINA for her TO get married to take
into her home tho ideas of her re-
/ sponsibility, TO be able 20 n
that home happy ana bright
cheerful. I would rather have "
said whom I die that Emu Seidei
helped TO make good citizens thai
70 have acquired all the riches In
the world.
,,vybv sin. YOU know that there are
hundreds and hundreds OF boys ana
/ pirls in the factories to-day VINO nave
nohla IDEAS. hut no means by which
TO put those lea into execution
Hopes Of a Nation.
Navnr So.dnI rushed from his desk
intn an adjoining room and presently
came hack bearing a large oil painting
II was mounted in a magnificent raWe
"Notbing's too good for that picture
ne said. On the borders or that frame
see buried the hopes OF the nation.
ms not much 81 a picture. An artist
would laugh Al II, lts an old subject
a., YOU srr ~ shows "a SHtg drinking
out of a pool, an around are trees and
uow,iy. SDr.u II nv" culorIug Is moi
even good. Bat it was painted and
brought To- me by a fourtcch-year-old
factory boy. lie had probably never
seen such trees and pools as he painted
But the picture shows that Hc had tht
artistic Instinct. lie gave 1t to me as
a present. Artists are mighty good peo'
pie, YOU know, and | got up from my
des. after that factory boy left anC
went to SEQ one OF the best artists In
Milwaukee.
lie hasn't got much money. but
told him the story Of this boy. lie,
teaching that young man now how e
become q real artist,
And ho tells me that the boy
10 going TO succeed.
whats being done for that one boy
can be done for many boys, An /
needs Il for t1e city TO take a little in
terest In the matter"
| looked at this rapid FIRE talktn,
man this Socialist MaNOr OF "a grea