Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-07-23
LET THE BOYS HELP

vania which is teaching its boys prac-
tical citizenship and it's getting imme-
diate results. 1t is not waiting for the
youngsters to grow to manhood to
qualify as beneficial citizens, but is
getting big value for these citizens-to-
be today while fitting them for service
in the days to come. For boys of any
town are a force for great good if the
community will but interest them in
civic work.
Too often, the men and women think
that they must do it all. They haven't
time to create an interest in civic af-
fairs and improvements in the minds
youth. Let's put the boys to work for
Cheraw now; you'll be surprised what
they can and will accomplish.
The Pennsylvania town mentioned
organized its boys into class in civic
education-in practical citizenship.
This class studies some out Of books
and some in classrooms during the
school year but their real training is
given them in actual field work. For
instance, they are taken on certain
excursions to Municipal institutions,
where they personally inspect the
utilities of the community. The feature
OF the classwork, however, is the work
in individual investigation by each
boy.
Each student receives suggestive
program upon which to conduct his
own probing of conditions. He is called
OH some iil-paved street, a billboard
nuisance, faults in garbage handling,
children in the streets, defacment of
natural beauties, a dirty alley, dis
reputable vacant lot or some other
defect in public administration and
private conduct. Each boy then turns
in a series of observations on these
things as he sees them. He is urged
to suggest remedies. From thesere-
ports, the students prepare letters to
be forwarded to the proper authorities
or individual violators.
Cameras are operated by several of
the youth and they obtain pictures of
telling value in urging reforms. Some
of the letters are mimographed and
sent to various firms; for instance 4
Letter ur -.i.2 hus:rc 1: ,uer to disccn-
tinue !iil.os'i ,d.e Using was sent
to all those s. al I.tisiDa Practical
methods of reforming unSatistactc1y
conditions are studied with great ir-
terest by these boys. The keynote of
the whole course of study is personal
responsibility for a better city; per-
manent civic interest has been acquir-
ed.
The Senate yesterday set aside Dec
ember for memorial exercises to the
late Senator A. o. Bacon, of Georgia
Becky Edelson, leader of the |. W..
w., was sentenced yesterday to three
months in the work house at New
York for melting throng Of her fol-
lowers to riot in Union Square last
April Her friends assert she will
start hunger strike.
The Chilean Council Of State on
Wednesday will approve bill raising
the legation in Washington to an
embassy. according TO report yes
terday TO the State department.
The Haitien Government has cstab-
lished martial law at POrtAu Prince,
according to State department dis
patches yesterday.
A proposed increase of fourty cents
per ton in freight rates on fertilizer
material from Charleston. S. c., to
Acme. Navassa and Wilmington. S. c..
yesterday was suspended until Novcm-
ber II bv the interstate commerce
commission.
Another supposed solution to the
disappearance of Katherine Winters,
9 years old. daughter of DR.. William
A. Winters. of Newcastle, Ind, appa-
rently failed yesterday. when body
eXhumed in the Potter's Field. Urbana.
III, was Unidentified by Nicholas Larry
as his child.
President Wilson came out in sup
port yesterday of the dam bills agreed