South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-02

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citation has inaugurated in its standard Community
plan for BOYS something entirely different from any
thing before undertaken by a similar
tion something that viii make the home work as
Fita the community the work the army has
been vital to the who fought and tight
in the wCrld war
to carry it through with the
cooperation of churches schools and community
tors throughout the city IL will Ie strictly nonseeta
ana the n. NJ. c. a. Will boast of its
full working. The plan is simply community effort
10 HELP the church, home and school.
THE ANSWER TO \ QUESTION.
what the y. NJ. &. a. do outside of the four
walls of its magnificent downtown plant?" the
question that actdaed the present drive according
Boys Welfare Director Ray A. Overholser, who is su-
pcrVisinF the work.
This question" he said. had the vital
that had faced the board of directors of the local Y NJ
e. A. for some time. The question has been answered
by tho urgent need of the city 1t is calling for
uniting force draw together the powerful mediums
for good in the home the church. the school and the
municipality.
A current of Christian service is running through
each these powerful mediums and with each carry
large program i'm itself there has seemed be
little Of unfying the efforts Of all in
loal
Vow however definitely the road to
solution of the problem 10y substitution all around
q the Red Triangle-Spirt Mind and Body.
The equipment OF the school the home the church
and municipality viii be used as larse central plant
might be used. No additional equipment such a
building viii be added but the present equipment of
the community will be used TO the maximum; the
-cnool and the playground will be used centers
rccreational and educational work while home
the church will be used social
gious work.
a secretary viii devote his whole effort to building
I'M This allround program of development and from
This point of the l.. NJ. G.. A. will longer
a city club with specified job, but will be
I.ir movement for civic Improvement.
DIVIDE BOYS INTO FOUR GROUPS.
Tho 5000 boys from - 90 30 years of in South
Bend fan into four groups insofar the association
concerned. according to Mr overholsers ealeuia-
lions
Boys within y. A. e. A. membership proper are
bout $50 strong. They first group.
second is the employed boys group totaling slight
]. more than 5000
High school boys CSC IN number, form the third
,5ronrner school boys and Others included the
preceding groups the number of $500 included
5n fourth and last sroup
1T present the az" is reaching only she $50 boys
S., ao enjoy membership. city's grand
total of oo0 Getting tine other thousands i'm indirect
touch with the 'Y' is the job Mr. Overholser and his
,onferees have.
The first step in this direction mas already been
-asen in the appointment of Kupferer. Fat
lerson y. j. who is now building secretary The next
win be the appointment of employed boys
.ry. VINO viii go 10 all the factories and shops in
south Bend to organize groups and set IN touch witt
mo 5000 more workins boys. a community man
whose Gutes viii be organize the grammar school
boys paysrouuds boys and ythe gangsters will be
pointed soon the worNng boys secretary starts
E.rA Oyerhoscr general director of the new COM
arty plan and director the Boys welfare depart
reut of the south Bend s." has a wide and va
red experience working with boys He first entered
1I served Executive of Spokane for about
months He left the Y. &. A work and
remained iu Spokane for three years. From there
transferred Boise Idaho where he did boys work
for g. year. lfe Iaporte. Ind- in 1915 was
.-sociatej with the eye there until he 10 south
Bend sept D.. 1afS Since that has met
th unparalleled success in the direction boys work.
lue LARGELY his uutirng efforts the boys member
snip has reached 67o mark, "a mark which is sur
fased the United states py only rhree four biz
,llr -aes1ciatious.
Frank Holloway, assistant TO Mr.. overhOlser came