Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-27
EDITOR
a GOING CONCERN.

II Making good citizens ~ as important "a work as
making sugar canned pineappes isn't il?
| Recently the leading sugar Of the territory
met ia four day session here closing with 4 field
survey Of Holt caterpillar tractors. Spalding deep
tilling pows, HOO cane and other things devoted
| to making sugar
We desire in lfk,, manner, though without a trip,
10 take Star Bulletin readers, for brief survey Of
an institution devoted to making citizens the BOYS,
clubs Of Honolulu ".".
! In 1914 the boys clubs we're, 80 TO speak
l in short trousers. They had just started swing
ing along The four then existing clubs had a mem
bershp Of TO with an average monthly attendance
of $50 and number Of meetings 30 II. r.
Two wears later-now- there are II clubs The
membership is just under 5O0-49O, to be exact
The average monthly attendance is 1000, not count
ing visitors land there are lot of visitors. The
number Of meetings month is ITO.
Now for just rapidfre glance at some of their
Iactiyties: - FL.
kaulhwela clubhouse. - by 40 feet. has had 10
grow 10 take care of its Iusty healthy, ambitious
youngsters. Ii has been rebuilt and is 46 by &c feet
The new Kakaako clubhouse, home of the Kaka-
ako Mission clnb the kakaako boys club, the Star
Bulletin club and the Nuuanu boys club is - by
% feet with hanging galleries on both sides. thus
adding to the floor space a ~=..=
Samuel w. Robley is boys work orretary of the
Y VI. G. 4. There are three assistants to look after
the Young ctizens-JOhn Comes at kakaako; II.
Alexander, responsible for Manoa and also relieving
Mr.. Robley at Kaimuki. James kauanui is the lead
er at Kauluwela and "Big jim with disposition
like the morning sunshine, is valuable asset also
in the work at Camp No. .
Yes Surprised Reader, the bows club idea is tax
ing hold AT Camp ?. That tenement-settlement dis
trc famous in police and vice annals, is being re
generated. The boys clubwork there is big factor
in it.
At the Boys Industrial school, there is special
line of work "Sah" Robley, that human dynamo,
goes out TO Waialee once week, leaving Honolulu
on Wednesday at noon and returning the following
morning. Superintendent Frederick Anderson,
Juvenile Judge Whitney and others personally in
terested in the work at the school are emphatic in
their praise of the results accomplished there by
Mr.. Robley since he began last January.
The physical program of the boys club is story
of success after success. The men in charge have
got grip on the young citizens-the grip of faith
and boyish liking the grip of wholesome play, clean
sport During the coming year emphasis will be
placed on the mental development of the boys, and
this feature will be under the direction of the exec
tive committee.
Speaking of 'Sam' Robley, the editor Of the Star
Bulletin asked him the other day to say why he he
lieves in boys club work. Anyone who knows Rob
ley knows that he'd pick up challenge like that in
a minute, and he came back with the following:
IF you want TO keep the boy at home, make the
homo attractive. ...@ g. ~.-*.
'If you want to keep the boy in your club after he
joins make tho program attractive and beneficial and
he is yours to the finish. -..
when he is right fight for him. if necessary When
he is wrong with him; if necessary, do the
reasoning in the back room If he goes back on you,
tell him first before youtell anyone else and he will
think of you and do more for YOU
Its great work and the only come back is that fell
lows in it seem to get younger the months fly BY"
The reason why this editorial is written is not
merely to tell what the boys clubs doing though
the Star Bulletin is very glad indeed to do that. 1t
is also to say that the big fine, forward looking pro
gram which has been outlined for next year calls for
budget of $4,000. Mr. Robley already has raised
almost $4,000. He is determined to finish the $4,000
before the first of January. .."....
is Honolulu with him? Is Honolulu with the men
and women who already have backed the boys clubs
generously? Needless question! The first of Janu
AIRY ought to Robley, his smile twice wide as
usual, with his budget Oversubscribed thousand or
So Well guarantee the surplus will be well spent.
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