The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-12

places, unhampe-ed bv the complexity
OF lrrser city life. have been able 10
realize their vision more readily and
put more than the average per cent.
OF their school buildings 10 the wider
use. Fol- example. Evanston. Ill, a
city OF about 25.O00 population, uses
II school buildings for recreation pur-
poses- Fort Wayne. a city of $1,000.
uses seven buildings; Williamsport.
Pa. population $500. uses twelve.
OF about a dozen cities the size of
wheeling throughout the country all
use their school buildings more ex-
tensively and in greater numbers than
does our home city.
From these cities come most en-
couraging reports OF success. Social
End recreation centers are uniting
and harmonizing the various and com.
pick social forces that have been
working oftentimes at cross purposes.
and are at the same time providing
more wholesome enjoyment than IL to
be found in many Of the commercial
picture houses and theatres lining our
city streets. In them young people
are finding the innocent and healthful
recreation that nine-tenths Of normal
boys and girls prefer and society Is
having less to do to take care OF the
remaining one-tenth that are vicious
from preference.
In the fine school buildings that once
stood empty and unused many hours
every week. now men and women, and
half grown boys and girls are going
and coming freely and joyously, from
clubs. from lectures. from concerts.
from games. from choral classes. from
festivals. The sexes are having social
life together and naturally. The cen.
ter belongs TO the neighborhood and
develops neighborhood responsibility.
Mothers and fathers can chaperone
their own children for the social cen
ter provides for the whole family. The
groups OF boys on the corner instead
OF degenerating into nischievous and
vicious "gangs" can organize their
clubs and ask for It's housing in the
school building where wise but kindly
supervision suggests delightful and
wholesome outlets for pent up energy
and avoids harmful FRANKS
Evidences Of the Need.
Prisons. reformatories. hospitals.
and almshouses show daily the needs
Of hundreds Of human beings zone
wrong from prevented and wasted
energies- even perverted ability. Con-
servauon is the cry OF the hour. SO.
cial recreation centers turn much Of
this energy into good channels. saving
hundreds Of lives and thousands OF
dollars for greater usefulness
Through such centers our young
people can be saved from the lure ana
degradation OF the streets and unit r.
sorts through such centers the com
munities can come together for eolu-
ton Of community problems: various
allen elements can learn the duties.
responsibilities. and opportunities OF
American citizenship. and By eeif-de-
velopment use for their adopted coun-
Try some of their latent genius: and
through such centers the great future
problems of unifying the thousands.
bitter with race prejudice who viii
lock 10 our shores from war-scarred
Europe. can be met naturally and con-
structively. and the future peace and
stability Of our country made more
secure. II r. our opportunity and duty
20 begin now. while yet our country IL
az peace and before greater problems
arise 20 compiicate our already big
task -creating a truly united America
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