Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-12
JUNIOR REPUBLIC HAS
TEST OF ITS EXISTENCE
Report for Fifteenth Year Tells of
Stirring Experience in Lat
est Election.
Close of Fiscal Year Finds the Insti-
tuition Able and Efficient as Ever
After Subduing Lawless Element.

No administration of former years has
been put to the test the present one has
in the conduct of the National Junior Re-
public at Annapolis Junction, Md, &C
cording to the annual report for the tif-
teenth year of the institution, just made
public. On this subject the report says:
Shortly after the Inauguration most of
the boys became discouraged in their gov
eminent work and dropped it, the unruly
and lawless element in the republic got
the ascendancy. There were but two
or three boys standing by the government
and the president felt disheartened A
change then took place, new ones came
into the cabinet and a fight began be-
tween the officers of the government and
the lawless element such as the republic
had not seen i'll many years. Then it
was a question of which side would gain
the ascendancy, and, through faithful
ness and fearleSSneSS and a stern enforce
ment of the laws the government boys
triumphed and the gang went down and
out. At the close of the fiscal year the
government was as able and efficient as
has ever represented the republic"
Only Boys on Its Rolls.
The report, which is signed by G. c.
| MITCHELL pTeSeHlS d
number of interesting statements in
regard to the work of the institution.
Among these it is noted:
"One change of a radical nature has
been made. The Junior Republic is for
both boys and girls, and for many years
the National has had both, the Balti-
more house being used as girls cot
tage. This house would accommodate
but small number. however, and it
seemed wise to the management TO
either make provision for much larger
number, or else do away with the plan
vision should be made. AS it did not
appear possible to provide for the de-
sired number, it was decided to have
none. Accordingly places were found
for all of the girls, and for the first
time in years the National Republic has
boys only on it's rolls. AS soon as the
future makes possible the equipment.
girl citizens will be accepted.
Finances in Good Condition.
The financial statement of the repub-
lie shows it to be in good condition.
The buildings. ground, equipment, etc.
are valued at $4,000, and the republic
owns bonds amounting to $3.50 For
the year there was an income of s15,-
9S0.61. the expenditures, however, being
little more than that. The day school
and the vocational school shows good
results, according to the president,
Symmetrical Baldwin. jr: The present
officers of the Junior Republic are:
Herman w. Johnson of Washington,
president: Clarence Mayer of Wash
ington, vice president; Nathan Cohen
Of BatmHTe ct on
secretary of state: Moses Badner OF
Baltimore. states attorney.
The statement of the purposes of the
republic. as set forth in the report, is
follows:
Statement of It's Aims.
The Junior Republic is a community
or colony of young people similar to
any other community, with the ex-
ception that its citizens are boys from
fifteen to twenty-one years of age.
Its principles are the principles of
democracy 1t aims to instill into
the minds of it's citizens the lessons OF
self-reliance and self-government by
giving them the actual powers and
duties of citizenship in miniature
state in which the economic, social and
as possible identical with like condi-
tions in the greater republic of the
United States.
The National Junior Republic is one
of the chain of George junior repub-
lies throughout the country. 1t is To-
Gated at Annapolis Junction, Md, on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, TWEEN
ty-two miles from Washington and
eighteen miles from Baltimore. 1t can
also be reached from either of these
two cities via the electric line by
changing cars at Academy Junction,
Nd
The republic is a school for the
building of character. Its pupils are
termed citizens and for the most part
are those who from bad environment
or companionship or other causes show
tendencies toward a vicious or lawless
life.
Rules for Acceptance of Boys.
the age of fifteen years. 1t is impos-
sible to tell how long a boy will re-
main at the republic, for cases differ,
but none are detained beyond the age
of twenty-one. 1t is Impossible to tell
how soon the lessons taught at the
republic will he learned and no boy
should be removed until his moral ma
ture has been developed to the point
where it can he safely trusted to face
the world. In accepting boys the re-
public cannot permit parents or friends
to fix any limit as to their length of
stay.
The election which took place in De-
cember, 1914, was one of the most holly
and bitterly contested held in the re-
public in recent years and feeling ran
high. The two main tickets in the
field at this election were: The old
reliable party. on which Herman John
son and Clarence Mayer were running
for president and vice president, re-
spectively, and the peoples party, on
which Moses Badner and Carol Smith
were running Tor president and vice
president. respectively. The election
resulted in, the choice of Herman John
son, president, and Clarence Mayer,
vice president. These boys were install
ed into Office with impressive cere-
monies January 4, 1915. large num-
Der of visitors from Baltimore and
Washington were present.
Will OF CHINA'S PEOPLE