The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-01
In JUVENILE DRIVE
Boys and Girls Christian ASSO-
citation Is After Members.
VIII Have Charge OF Assembly
ait High School Monday.
MEMBERS TO OBSERVE RULES
Work Against Tobacco and
Cheating in Studies.
Declare, in All, for High Stand
ard of Conduct.
MEMBERS TO OBSERVE RULES

The assembly at Topeka high school
Monday morning will be in charge of
the Boys and Girls Y NJ. C. A, and
y. w. c. A. clubs, which will jointly
begin a big membership campaign on
that day.
Doctor Stauffer, Lawrence, will
make an inspirationa1 talk. advocating
clean living and clean high schools.
The boys who will speak of the work
of the Boys club are: Harry Bone,
who graduated last June, Clarence
Simpson and Norris Siebers.
The girls representing the Girls
club, in telling of the aims of the
club will be Mary Hillyer and Thelma
Hobson.
After the assembly. the boys and
girls of the committee will go to the
third hour classes to get memberships
among the high school students.
The aim of the two clubs is not SO
much quantity as quality, as no boy or
girl will be considered eligible to mem
bership who is not willing to endorse
the resolutions which have been
drafted as indicative of the character
of the clubs personnel.
The resolutions. which were adopted
at the Older Boys conference held in
Salina February Z, 8 and 8, are as fol-
lows:
Be il resolved, That we will create. main
tain and extend thruOut our schools and
communities the highest standards OF in
dividual conduct, consistent with the CHRIS
tian life; that we will stand for clean
speech. clean athletics, and clean living.
BE 1t further resolved, LhaI az, we Vel uisap-
BE it further resolved, That we accept
the challenge of service by living life OF
service for the other fellow.
he it further resolved. That we urge upon
the Kansas state board of administration
that care taken in the selection OF facul,
ties of state schools; that only men and
women that believe in the principle of
Christian brotherhood be chosen.
BE it further resolved, That we endorse
the resolutions of the high schools of the
west central field of the Young Women s
Christian association as presented
The resolutions passed at Ine
Hutchinson conference of High School
Y. w C. A. clubs, January 1913, and
now incorporated into those adopted
by the boys club, are
Against Girls Smoking.
Re it resolved, That we as a group or
girls class cheating in examinations, Dor
rowing note books and other preparation
of lessons dishonest, dishonorable and a
hindrance to our best training; and tnat
we shall make it a part of our task Tor
the coming year to create sentiment
against cheating in our schools;
To this end, the delegates at this confer
nous vote that they will not cheat for the
remainder of this school year, and that
they VIII JON Will SOu III CREATING d oCAIA-
ment against it. s-f
Be it resolved, That we will make firm
stand to check the spread of cheap gossip,
of smoking. among younger boys or among
girls, of Impure stories and profanity In
our schools.
he it resolved. That we as girls desire
to embOdy the ideals of American woman
hood. andg so desire to go on record as
DurDosing to promote more wholesome
social relationships between boys and
BE it resolved That the right standards
of courtesy. respect for authority and the
honoring of teachers be upheld
The delegates at this conference desire
to cooperate with you in making our high
highest standards of the teachings of
Jesus Christ.
1t will not be required of any boy
or girl that the resolutions be signed,
when they become members of these
clubs bat the verbal assurance that
the applicant for membership will live
up to the incorporated ideals is eX-
pected.
The officers of the Boys club are:
CLARENCE Simpson, president; Morris
Siebers5, vice president; Dwight Olan-
der, secretary, and Clayton Wolfe,
treasurer.
The Officers and chairmen of com
mitteess of the Girls club are: Mary
vice president: Katherine Ramsey,
secretary; Thelma Hobson, treasurer;
chairman of membership, Eva Nc
Clask ey; chairman of program COM
mitteA, Helen Thomas; chairman of
social committee, Margaret Ripley;
chairman of service committee, Bar
bara farrell.
Mics Louise Curtis is the Y W. c. A
secretary of the Girls club.