Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-20
CHICAGO SPEAKER AT
Y. M. C. A. MASS MEETING
Rev. J. S. kirtIey Says One of the
Boys keenest Delight is to Make
Noise.

Rev. James S. Kirtley of Chicago
addressed the Y. NJ. G. A. mems meet
ing held at the Colonial theatre, Sun
day afternoon. He took for his sub
ject the Barefoot Kingdom. Swahn's
orchestra furnished music.
In the organic kingdom you will find
gold, silver, iron and many other met
ais. In the inorganic kingdom you
find animals of all sorts and girls and
boys and somewhere in the last you
will find the Barefoot Kingdom.
The boy himself is beautiful, more
so than the flowers, the forests, the
landscapes and is more interesting
than any book or lecture He has his
defects of course. He may be any
color, red, black, white or yellow, but
nevertheless you will not find him blue
and you certainly won't find him green
very long.
1 am speaking to you men this af-
ternoon on one of the most interesting
subjects in the world. All boys are
essentially alike
On taking an inventory of a boy
You will find that one of his keenest
delights is to make noise and one
consolation we have is that it is not
the largest boy that makes the largest
noise. How many times you have
heard people shout at boys. Can't
you keep still? Why of course they
can't keep still. They are filled with
energy. Boys can play any amount
of time and never appear to get weary
or tired but if they are set to work
for a short while they soon become
weary of their tasks. There is no
other so slow as a boy when he is
sent on an errand except when he is
accompanied by another boy who
helps him to do nothing.
Play not only helps a boy physi-
| cally but also morally. In games he
learns obedience, loyalty to the cause
! from his own personal interests and
| he learns to make a decision.
One of the boys greatest delights is
| to sit at the table to eat his meals
| and is always ready for another. But
| this is what builds up his body and
| some boys are built up out of the
wrong material.
Taking a glimpse of the boys poclz-
ct what do you find? Tops, marbles,
fish lines hooks and many other things
| that add much to his convenience
| This is part of his development, the
| instinct of acquision and with these
things he learns the art of bartering
with the other fellow.
| Nature did not make a freak out
| Of the boy. He has moral side. He
| loves reality, loves fairness and takes
the weak side in a contest.
Boys are very seldom discouraged.
They see the silver lining in every
cloud and are always ready to meet
an emergency. The boy is like a closed
bud; no one knows how it will turn
out. You cannot tell how a boy will
turn out. He will turn out Just as he
is adjusted The boy has faith. He
will accept anything you tell him un-
til he finds out he cannot trust you
The atmosphere that surrounds the
bow envirOns him for power and will
There is much power in that atmos-
phere and he must find good atmos-
phere in the home for this air never
seems 10 leave the lungs as he always
breathes II.
Another element of Boyhood nature
is the instinct of obedience. The
boys life is like that of a driving
horse, going in the direction the reins
guide him.
The boy teaches You the power o.
self control. He broadens your knowl.
edge of human nature. He restore.
the sweet memories of old days He
gives you the power of concentration
determination and will power. The
faculty of Imagination is another es
sential element in boyhood. Every
boy to some extent is a hero worship.
per and the days of heroes are no
gone. Your boy has the opportunity
to be hero, greater than the dis
coverer of a continent, greater thar
the discoverer of a planet and TIN.
| task is to be a man.