The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-10
Solving 1.-THE Boy Problem"
New and Unusual Efforts to This End In Cities
All Over the Country

1t iS a we'll known fact. ascertained
by exhaustive investigation and care
full analysis of figures. that in the
United States the average male Grim
inal is formed between the years of ID
and is. Youths who have escaped
criminal tendencies until they reach
their nineteenth birthday are practi-
cally safe. And this fact. Of sucf,
tremendous import to our whole so
recognized by leaders Of the Mon and
Religion Forward Movement. There
fore they determined at II outset "t
the great campaign which is now
sweeping through the continent nf
North America. that one Of their prin-
cipat lines "f instruction and inspira-
ti"n should be that concerning work
for boys II work with boys.
That this hoy-uucstiou is Il question
OF tremendous interest to the thought
tu, people uf every community is
shown by the fact that in city after
city all Yer tho west. where tho cant
natEns are i'll progress. nothing is ut
tracing moro attention. and il is up
permost even in the eastern cities.
where the campaigns will not he held
for months to come.
More than a thousand activ" husi-
ness mon were present at Il Men and
- WI NHiu HNNNttttlt uttittVI
recently given at Detroit. The chair
man of the dinner struck the Key
note "i tho entire Detroit campaign
when he declared. "Wr want the
Boys" and a program was soon after
wards laid II which, ii carried to its
conclusion. may mean nrh for the
future prosperity and w~ell-being of
the City OF Detroit.
At atN,ut the same time when the
\ .f .v,s ., n.,.. 49, ~ ~ I,>
hoy problem there was IL great gather
ing of boys themselves ut Trenton. II.
100 IF them. and all under Is.
They came as representatives. nf gram
mar schools. high schools. prcpara-
tory schools. II other organizations
throughout the state. and were as
sembled in Il state conference I" dis
ruSs from various viewpoints the re-
lation Of the adolescent boy in the Ct
fort for better h"yhood. and also in
what way they could have part in the
Men and Religion Forward Movement.
The state COMMITTEES of the Young
Mems Christian association took the
initiative i'm bringing together repre-
SentativcS OF the numerous OrganiZa-
lions which work with boys. and more
than ten thousand youths and young
moi were represented. Fully one-half
We're from Sunday schools. l:ny Scouts
organizations. Er"therhoods. knights
OF King Arthur. knights of tho Holy
Grail. Boys Rrigades and other So
cieties. At great banquet. held in
tho First Presbyterian church. various
questions We're discussed hy the lads
present, the discussions following add
dresses by older men on such subjects
as The Mind nf Il Boy" and The
present day demand for older Chris
tian boys in tho community" 1t is the
opinion of til" TiHnt"n newspapers
that the boys Of New jersey them
selves are being awakened to- q new
sens Of their responsibilities toward
tn" community. and t" tho fact that
n attitude they take in their games
anh sports. as we'll as in other things.
will do much I" influence younger
boys for the future good of the state
or otherwise.
1t is significant that n fcw days pre-
vious t" this conference of older boys
in Trenton. ". j. a great meeting of
boys "f another class was held in
Grand Rapids. Mich. when more than
a thousand youngsters. who sell ncws-
papers on tho streets. met for their
first Happy Hour" Of this season.
The little chaps filled the main floor
and the gallery of the auditorium. and
ororhowea upon the stage. There was
not a girl. or q woman or 81 man in
IN" audience. Nothing hut active,
alert, arrest little "newsies."
The Grand Rapids Press thus de-
scrihes the opening of the meeting.
AT the Happy Hour the newsboys
We're given some Of the inspiration
and Gplift Of the Men and Religion
Forward Movement and some Of tho
hest of the leaders in hat movement
addressed the lads. The boys. glad
4" b" hack al the Happy Hour again.
entered with zest into the spirit of the
occasion. putting all their enthusiasm
into the preliminary exercises and flag
service. Seated on the stake were G..
r. Drum. w. e.. Pearce. Mrs. w. r.
Lane OF London. England, and others.
When Mr.. Booth introduced the
principal speaker of the afternoon as
the big Drum" of the occasion there
was a warm greeting from the news
boys expressed by more than one
thousand pairs "f hands. From the
moment hat tho big. magnetic. in
spring MIR. Drum looked into the faces
of tho audience "f newshoys until the
last word Of his splendid address he
had tho undivided attention of every
boy in the hall. and they followed him
closely as he told them about five
kinds of Eoys. the Sour Boy" the
Tree Frog Boy."the "itotten Apple
Boy" the "Plucky Boy" and the
Christian Boy"
II can classify every boy in this au-
dionce." he said. but YOU must each
answer to yourselves as TO the CLASH
ticatiOn to which you belong"