La Junta tribune., 1910-01-22
La Junta Woman's Club
Annual Guest Night
Husbands Are Entertained and Make
Speeches in Appreciation Of Eavors
Shown-.-llr. Woodruff Talks on Boys
Club.

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may be. the consideration that led
to the adoption Of q different method
was this: While It would have been
simple and easy to get Boys Club
started In the way just described,
what assurance could one have as to
its future care and maintenance!
Could the good people Of La Junta
be counted upon for continued inter-
est In the movement. year after year
one set Of people to solicit. and
another set Of people to contribute
needed funds and time and energy.
to keep the work up and to provide
for future growth! To settle this
question, 1t seemed desirable that
some provision should be made to
provide for the future. In order to
Lessen the need Of too frequent and
too urgent appeals to an indifferent
and lons-sufferinS public; first. by
providing land. building and equip
ment. SO ~ to eliminate rent; second.
TO provide for maintenance and cur
rent expenses. While these ends
might have been served. TO some ex-
tent. by an endowment fund. a bet.
ter way seemed available. 1t was
learned that the public schools need
ed 4 gymnasium building. and needed
also. better facilities for carrying on
their manual training department.
This suggested combination of
forces; resulting In an agreement
with School District No. II providing
that the District should take over
and maintain. along certain lines. the
Boys' Club work. In consideration Of
q donatioa Of land and buildings. suit.
ablD 1pe ~ use q the DistsieG Ter
ianaanAnnc - annns anlk kn<uts1Dss.
posss. II edition TO stitabjs 1eovi.
sioa for the Boya' Club; II beiag In.
tended that 10th gymnasium and
manual training we're to be consider.
ed - adjuncts OF the Boys Club. a.
well a. departments Of the public
school: and that pupils Of the pub.
lie schools were not to be debarred
from participating In privileges pro-
vided more especially with reference
to the Boys Club: In other words.
that the Boys Club Idea should be
large enough TO include those within
~ well ~ those without the school
You will see that 1t is 4 sort OF part.
nership. The schools are saved the
expense Of erecting . gymnasium and
manual training building: the club
Is saved the expense Of providing
instruction. and keeping up current
expenses. repairs. etc. and both are
the gamers by the Increased facili-
ties provided by the combination. The
schools provide the equipment for the
gymnasium and manual training
rooms. the donor provides the initial
equipment. In the way OF furniture.
games. etc. In the club rooms and
play ground; including tcn.pin
alley. billiard and pool tables. baths.
library. etc. II Is planned to provide
few periodicals and n library OF
about ! 900 volumes. especially select
ed with reference to the needs and
tastes OF boys and young men. There
should be. sooner or later. material
provided for instruction In various
handicrnfts. other than those now
embraced In the manual training
course: perhaps = printing press and
= few fonts Of type. among other
things. Suggestions ~ TO furniture
and outfit viii bc welcomed.
The transfer to the school board
will include. In addition to the club
building and grounds. . tract Of
ground isoxi+0 feet on the south side
Of Eighth street. corner Of Santa Fe
e'"SVs sos oSr sos puOuC psoy
sround. for the Boys Club and the
public schools. This. - we'll - the
club building. 10 70 b. usder the di.
rectioa and management Of the hoard
of Directors Of the school district.
But the agreement With the school
board provides that they shall an.
nusliy appoint. Or select from vol.
uatssss iatsesstsd In the work. an
alvlsoey aa1 auxiliary committee Of
from ten 70 fifty citissns-not mem.
bers Of the School Board. whose ser.
vices shan 10 voluntary and with.
out compensation. whose duty Il shall
be 70 assist the School Board. and
the officers Of the Club. In getting
and keeping In touch with oil the
boys 70 whom its benefits may be
made available. and In rssderins such