New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-10-14
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
FORM I. M. c. A. CLUB
New Organization Will Begin With
Membership Of SeVenty-EiSht

Nearly 100 High school boys Of the
three upper classes were present at a
supper held in the Y. M. C. A. banquet
hall last evening. Between the
courses the High school songs were
enthusiastically sung. The main p1lr-
pose of the occasion was the forming
or permanent organization known as
the High School club. Emory c. Cor
bin, president of the temporary organ
ization, presided. E. w. Yergin, boys
work secretary of the Y. NJ. C. A,
outlined in detail the plan for the or
ganization while President Corhin
read the constitution to be presented
at a later meeting for adoption. Prin-
cipal Slade of the High school spoke
highly of the plans of the club and en-
couraged the students to enter into the
movement J. A. Van Dis city boys
work secretary of New Haven, who
until last year was state boys work
secretary of Michigan, was present and
told Of the value the High school
movement had been to the High
schools in the state Of Michigan, bas-
ing his remarks on the slogan: Clean
Living, Clean Speech and Clean Ath-
letics."
Cards for charter enrolment to the
club were collected and it was found
that rs of the students had affixed
their names to the cards. The cards
read as follows:
"I hereby apply for membership in
the High School club. I resolve to
stand for clean living, clean speech
and clean athletics, and will endeavor
TO spread these principles among my
companions and try to help my fellow
students in every possible way The
success of the club is now assured, and
it is believed that the organization
will mean much to the lives Of the
High school students.
Older Boys Conference.
The proposition of entertaining the |
seventeenth annual older boys confer
ence of Connecticut, in New Britain, |
was presented to the students and t.:ey |
unanimously agreed to take hold of |
the affair and signified their willing
ness to shoulder the responsibility Of |
the occasion. The conference is to be |
held here December 1, and 3, when |
it is expected 500 selected older boys |
from all over the state will be in at |
tendance. The conference is, for the |
purpose of bringing together select |
group Of 500 older boys to enlarge |
their interests in all that is true and |
manly, and inspire them to stand to- |
gether for the best things in life. |
Looked at from an unselfish viewpoint, |
New Britain, by entertaining the
BOYS conference, will contribute to the
future welfare Of the state, whose
hopes and joys lie in the hearts and
hands of growing boys" 1t is the
IT. L o1I
Britain in the past nine years, and all
New Britain should prepare to give
these young men a most hearty well
come by the opening of their homes,
and giving of their time and money as
they may be called upon to do.
Committee Chairmen.
At the meeting last night the f,l-
lowing committee chairmen were ap-
pointed to shoulder the work of the
conference. With these chairmen will
soon be listed a hundred other older
boys to help make the conference a
big thing for New Britain: Entertain
ment committee, Holgar Johnson;
meeting places, Edward Bassett; Sum
day meeting, Robert Swift; finance,
Emory Corbin; ushcrs and decorators, |
MerWln Peterson; recreation Bennett |
Hubbard reception and parade, Fred !
IRackliffe; delegation dinners and ban |
al ct, Clement Lewis; publicity, J.
Ward Maier.
Serving with each Of these commit |
tees will be an adult advisory member |
who is particularly adopted to the par |
tfcular committee. The advisory mem |
bers are being selected, a full list of |
whom will appear later.
Football Rally.
To close the program of last eve
ming an enthusiastic football rally was
held to inspire enthusiasm for the
game being played today between the
local team and the Naugatuck aggre-
cation. Intersper5ed among the songs
and cheers were short talks by Floyd
Brown, coach of the local squad, and
w. A. Moorehead, the physical direc-
tor of the public schools. The next
meeting of the High School club will
be held Friday evening at which time
haermanent officers will be selected and
El1e constitution adopted
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.