El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-30

e-HE welfare OF the boy was dis
cussed by FL Paso men at din
= ner held Friday night at the Y.
VI. C. a. Means of regulating the
affairs for the good of the boys were
discussed at length. a table OF sta
tistics showing the number OF boys
in FL Paso and the various ways they
are employed, how many attend
school. church and Sunday school and
their educational and religious pur-
suits was distributed among the
diners. The report. compiled by Y: NJ
c. A workers, was complete outline
on boy conditions in the city
Robert a. Whitlock. of the Boys
committee OF the Y Il c. A, presided
Needs of the Boys.
c. H Brown, one Of the boy depart
ment secretaries at the Y. NJ e A,
told Of the amusements provided for
the boys. He said that the great need
for the boys was educational and re-
ligious departments to direct them, as
only II out OF Sc boys he had directly
under his charge attended religious
services.
School Boys" He said that the
remedy to get boys to go TO Sunday
school lies entirely with the teachers.
He said that the teachers of the boys
classes SlOulQ MAKE lhtulStlNco III
teresting and attractive to the boys
He said that they should have person
atty which will interest the boys
The teacher problem viii solve the
boy problem, he said The whole mat
ter of getting boys TO attend sunday
school reduces itself TO the teacher
problem, he thought
Forced Attendance.
fought we to leave It to childrenS
inclination whether or not they shall
attend Sunday SFhnnlrn added Mt.
Putnam. Ny opinion is that they
should be forced to go whether they
like it or not"
program is the program for boys,
said Rev. P. J. Rice Of the First
Christian church There is nothing
so lacking in purpose as the church's
attitude toward boys In my expert
that church boards never even think
OF the boys. They are engrossed in
the financial matters. business and
other things for the good OF the
church but overlook the boy problem
The Sunday School Problem.
I'VE must get a more comprehen-
sive and adequate solution OF the boy
problem. II is impossible TO get him
to listen to a Sunday school lesson
without making conditions agreeable /
to him. His teachers must show him
fellowship and comradeship and other
things which will feed his boyiSh na-
ture. He must be directed through
his teachers.
There has been talk Of q training
department for young men in the Y.
NJ. c. A. to enable them to understand
boys and train them wish such 2
place could be established and WISH
that there was place to when
could send a half dozen young men
of my congregation and tell them 10
learn to train boys"
The Mexican Problem.
W. E Phillips spoke Of the Mexican I
boy problem. He said that this was
really the biggest problem in FL Paso
today in boy work
The Mexican boy in FL Paso is nat
up to the standard OF the boys who
are in the interior Of Mexico" he
said. 1.-The Mexican boy really pre-
sents the biggest problem we have to
deal with.
People have told me that they have
seen young Mexican boys given beer
in pool halls in the lower part Of the
city This pool hall group must be
looked after. Only last Sunday, a
pool house group OF Mexicans gave
picnic at Washington park. They in
vited 2 number Of the better class
Mexican girls Two kegs Of beer were
sent to the picnic and some Of the
boys became very drunk The picnic
broke up in fight and the girls had
to go home alone"
Equipment Inadequate.
He said that the Y. N. c. A had
not the adequate equipment at the
present time to provide for the Next
can boys, but as soon as il could be
obtained. a campaign should be con-
Quoted among the Mexican boys in
the city to take them away from their
vicious haunts and develop them in a
way that will teach them TO lead
cleaner lives and have a more whole
some environment
The problem was further discussed
by S. Y. Esquivel. G. A. Martin, II. p.
Demand. ". II. Day and z. NJ. Bray.
The matter of the relation of the city
to playground work and boy devel-
cpment was interestingly discussed
by several OF the speakers and IL was
cation among the people Of the CITY
must be undertaken so that there viii
be created a sentiment among the
taxpayers in favor OF municipal play
grounds.
The Supervised Playground.
IF we can create a general senti- I
ment among the parents in favor OF
properly supervised"
said G. A. Martin. I'VE can bring to
bear on the city administration such
influence as will compel this feature
to be reestablished here. The city
cut off its support OF these play
grounds merely because there was no
pressing demand from the people for
the work If this demand comes froEn I
the people, officials OF the city viii /
respect it and the supervised play I
ground viii be a permanent institu-
ton for FL Paso. Thinking people I
realize that supervised Fairgrounds (
have a verv important part in the
childhood life Of any city and we can. d
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