El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-04
silent sentries Dispersed.

Z corner session opposite the jury
/ room until after midnight. The au-
J thOrities dispersed them when their
attention was called 10 the fact that
t they were plainly visible from the
. jury room windows.
added to this. but the third year it
b jumped IL percent
Boys Tempted More.
The boys these days are tempted
I more than they ever have been II a
7 regiment returns with 60 percent Of
. its members suffering from certain
3 diseases, think of the effect il will
I nave on boys Think how reports Of
I high school girls who have been be-
I trayed by men in uniform viii spread
and have effect among boys.
school Boys out Working.
In Kansas. thousands OF boys have
enlisted or quit school TO do what
Z they term their bit by working on
E the farms In the state Of Wisconsin
I 10000 boys under the age Of p have
enlisted.
statistics kept by the high schools
I OF New YORK city alone show de-
I crease in attendance OF 10000 high
school students. They have either
enlisted or quit school 10 take up en-
[ ployment Boys can now make from
So to 81 a day. This tempts many
Of them TO quit school.
Must Conserve the Boys.
The ultimate need is that we con-
serve our second line Of defence Who
are going to take the places Of the
me2 who enlist and who fall in BAL
tle- VINO are going to take the
places in life OF the thousands Of
men who viii be buried under the
sacred sod Of the European battle
fieldso
when the reconstruction DAYS
come the boys must be conserved for
the work There must be engineers.
I scientists, business men, and they
must come from our schools
shame on you, Ell Pasoans. II you
[ lay down on the Boy Scout move
ment Boy leadership is an essential
factor in teaching and training boys
Better Influence Needed.
The speaker said that recently in
an eastern city an employer was ap-
proacned by a boy emplOye. who
told him that he wanted his assist
ance IN trying 10 lead a better life.
The boy informed the employer that
the men who worked with him at the
bench were always using profane
stories; He said he could not get
these bad ideas out Of his head as
long as the men discussed them.
Then the employer spoke 10 one
Of the men and asked him if il were
not possible TO refrain from using
bad language, said Mr. Cotton He
spoke OF the influence il had on the
BOY That movement. he said. re-
suited IN the workmen agreeing 10
refrain from using profane language
and to start reforms that would in
tluence the boys for good.
Cadets Made TO Smoke.
The leader OF a freshman class In
an eastern college" Mr.. Cotton said.
some years ago started a movement
which made IL compulsory for ali
members Of the class to smoke When
a "freshie' came to college he was
given a cigaret and told to smoke
The cadet camp was finally turned
over to the military and when the
cadets left for the camp the train
went out OF the depot yards in a
cloud Of smoke. Everyone was smok-
ing.
How Boys stopped It.
1t was the next year that some
Of the boys thought that the move
ment to compel all "freshies" 10
smoke might be a bad one and II Of
them organized and put a ban on the
movement The next year the special
train Of cadets, 81 strong left for
the camp Out Of this number only
SIX We're smoking, four OF these pipes
Il visited this camp and the boys
did not know who I was. / only heard
seven boys swear. and they were
swearing over some OF the worst UNI
pirlng 1 ever saw at a baseball game
How Boys Stop Bad Theaters.
4 just have returned from q city
IN Michigan where there was a
burlesque show Five boys went to
the chief Of police and told him the
burlesque had a bad influence on the
boys and asked him TO close # He
told them they could 90 straight 70
he'll, but they said they were not go
ing there, but would leave the station.
These boys started a movement and
secured the signatures Of 100 boys to
petition asking the mayor to close
the theater- The boys then went TO
the mayor with their petition and he
said Boys. my hands are tied I am
with you, but cannot do anything. Go
10 the chief Of police"
The boys said they had just seen
the chief and told the mayor what
transpired. But the mayor refused
20 do anything. Then 200 Of the boys
attended a meeting Of the common
council They got mad. l like 10 see
boys get mad, sometimes; they do
things. After council had heard them
il voted TO rescind the license Of the
theater.
When I was in that city recently
/ asked to be shown the theater- I
was told that ] could not be shown.
but could see where IL stood. There
I saw a large furniture store. II was
in Grand Rapids.
Eliminate boy Waste, Says.
Is II not possible for FL Paso.
the gateway Of the southwest. TO
eliminate boy waste2 Is it not pos
sible, no matter whether it be Amer
lean boys. Mexicans. white or col
ored2
During the civil war some one
asked jefferson Davis. president Of
the southern states. if they should
call out the boys for service. He
replied, I'VE shall not give up our
seed corn The boys OF today are our
seed corn. Give the boys not only a
fair chance, but a fair challenge. FL
Paso has the pep and push and can
put il across. I bid you success.
Says Keep Boys In School.
Mr.. Cotton urged FL Pasoans to
exert their energy in keeping the
boys in the schools; 10 give them an
education and TO discourage them
from enlisting in the army until IL be-
comes necessary. He said il was es-
sential that the boys be educated, so |
that they viii be prepared TO face ]
the world during the reconstruction. {
After the address DR.. r. L. Ramey /
said he did not think Rotary should /
bear all the expense Of fostering the /
Boy Scout movement. He said that he ]