The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-09
Y. M. c. A. AND OTHER
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
t8y PROF. q. W. sw.rtn,

Last evening l. B. Snowdon, a Pur-
Que university graduate; Henry X
Leonhart Robert H Trainor. c. T.
coggswell and M. f. Vale, all of the
Gary Heat, Light and Water company
enrolled In the association institute for
chemistry. AT least two more men
from the same company will take up
work with this class when ii holds
It's first session Friday evening of this
week. L. c.. Gates, steel works
chemist and an Instructor in this school
since 1t started, will have charge of the
class. The work will lead dire ely to
gas analysis. course that all the mo-,
are anxious to take It is planned to
run the class through the summer
since the men wish TO go ahead as
rapidly as possible.
Considering the positions these men
hold and the educational preparation
of some of them. at least. and 1t is at
once evident that the school is to be
congratulated upon securing them as
students
Librarian l. J. Beilef recently mailed
| this office some excerpts from educa-
| tional sources which he says we may
| use to some advantage in this column
1 We certainly can. and we wish to
| thank Mr.. Bailey for his interest and
/ good will. Another prominent citizen
! handed the writer several similar clip
| pings yesterday with the same express
sion of good will. He expressed keen
| interest in these "E.ducational Notes. =
/ and said he felt much good would
come from their publicity Among some
of the interesting items. taken at ran
| dnf o1t f1f
| lowing.
"Mou1ding Future Citizens"
/ An editorial in the Amherst Daily
! News:
| Some of our citizens who have not
| kept in touch with the school extern
sion movement OF the community work
| have been laboring under the impress :
sion that the whole work was being
| confined to the churches OF the town.
this, of course. is far from the truth.
| The News man made van informal call
| at the West Highlands school last
| night to see with his own eyes what
is being done with the boys who
have left school and are at work In
the various industries. He found be-
tween 80 and 40 boys in the Assem-
bly, hall engaged in physical training
under the supervision OF the seere-
tary These lads were day workers In
the car shops and their school days
were over. but they were a merry eyed
laughing lot of boys and were enter
ing heartily into the work of the even
| ing Heaithful games. jumping. drills
; etc. followed each other in rapid sue.
cession. The order and the absence o.
horse play. and the evenings program
! was carried out by fine self-observee
discipline"
| Again this same editorial takes VI
| other phases of the matter:
Two large Fairgrounds were open
ed this summer Apparatus including
swings. see-saws. sand boxes, grane
stand, jumping standards and pits
large slide, blocks etc. all are bull
. by the boys under the supervision o
, experienced men
Six boys were arrested for steal
ing. After release by the magistrate
the boys went to the office of the score
tary for chat. All had attended tn
same school, but played hockey a goos
deal. Arrangements were made to in
troduce athletics and organized clui
activities into the school. These boy
were made leaders of the corps AM
are now doing good work There ha
been no more hookey-no more ar
rests"
"A high school boy was thinking o
his future He was not clear as t.
| what he wanted to do, but after care
| full vocational examination he decide'
to go to college where he is now tax
ing an engineering course.
Two high school boys were engaged
in a losing fight with themselves, bu
after conference with the vocationa
secretary they decided to cut out tn
cause of the trouble and make good
Both have done So"
III Here is a little touch of apprecia
ton from a source that would do an.
earnest worker worlds of good to re
ceive. 1t is taken from this same edi
| torial in the Amherst publication. an
i is too good to hide:
Ill Extract from a workingman to tn
medical inspector might cite III
1 case of my own child, who for the pas