New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-11
SQUARE DEAL MOVEMENT
Three Bodies Unite to See That
Several Boys Get 1t.
MEANS TRIP TO MOUNTAINS
fresh Air Fund, Big Brothers
and BOYS of Groton School
in Agreement.

notable partnership has been formed
= ro,-s Of the Groton School. the Big
-,-o.bers Movement and the Tribune Fresh
E,,ns are the contracting parties. The
,.,7,e7- IS 70 endure through the accom-
s,shr,ent Of one enterprise only. What
,,,si,ess would hiring these three bodies
.osether?
r. number Of years the boys Of
.-~o-on have maintained during the sum
-s- vacation camp for BOYS in the White
,rou7+sins The camp is under the super
.ssfon of some of the Groton masters. and
Iii accommodate about thirty boys a
.,ce At the camp squads Of poor boys
-aoeive q TWO weeks vacation
IN, ro1-s entertained are for the most
e-7 drawn from the crowded sections of
postor hut each year one party is taken
.-o-7 New York That is where the Big
E-o,hers come in. The Big Brothers
movement is an association which was
so-rped four wears ago for the purpose Of
-ivfuE some boys who did not SeeTH 10 he
~sr-iu- il the square deal one hears SO much
n nov adsys- L is an extension OF and
IMPROVEMENT upoU the idea which sub
s.i,u-e5 The Children's Court and the parole
officer for the criminal courts and the re-
1o-raatorv IN the case Of children accused
az uIsdoine.
The Big Brothers believe-with most other
.b.7l,lns- people Of to-day-That when a boy
roes wrong il is more the fault OF his Ell
,ironment than Of himself And since no
child Is responsible for his environment
they 90 not see where the boy is getting
s square deal
50 the Big Brothers take the bad boy
Who X brought before the justice of the
Chrdren-s Court and paroled and assign
hin TO one of their number. who simply
sands in the place Of a real big brother
n the boy He tries to get the boy 10
make = friend Of him. tries himself to be
2 friend Of the boy
Preaching and moraiizing have no place
sn the Big Brother system. but giving the
hoy a good time, 50 that he may see that
life ) worth living honestly, has.
LAST wear The Groton camp boys In OK
tending lis invitation asked for some OF
-He Younger brothers of the Big Brothers.
Their experience with them was so pleas
an that This year they have invited sec
cnd squad.
The camp II situated not far from Ash
land. y Il. on SQuam Lake Both last
Year ana this the Tribune Fresh Air Fund
has provided for the transportation OF the
roys a. far as Boston. There they are
taken IN charge by representatives Of the
camp Two Big Brothers make the journey
viii the boys
Il Il generally conceded that one Of the
factors in the process which lands the
soyF in The ChiIdren's Court is physical
,.nderdeveIoprnent. Gymnasium work is do
sne . great deal 70 correct this defect but
This chance for 4 TWO weeks outing is
welcome addition to the work along this
line
or course. there are more than thirty Of
1re-e younger brothers so that not all
yan he sent. The basis OF selection is rec
ord Practically all the boys who so
have been under the observation Of the
movement for two years. and they have
al been chosen because in that length Of
rIn1e they have proved themselves honest
and reliable. Mann Of the boys who do
uoL get chance to take this trip viii he
sent to one Of the camps maintained by
1he Big Brothers themselves.
So this notable partnership Will carry
through its enterprise, The Big Brothers
VIII furnish the BOYS, the Tribune Fresh
Ar Fund viii transport them TO their des-
1iusuon and The Groton bows viii entertain
their less favored fellows.