Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-15
BOY PROBLEM
COMES BEFORE
ROTARY CLUB
Judge Stanford, Professor
Lopez and Others Speak
Upon Vital Question of
Americas Future Men

One of the vital questions of the
day, the boy subject" what boys
need most, with particular regard to
local conditions, was the main topic of
discussion at the weekly luncheon of
the Rotary club yesterday noon.
Speakers at the meeting were three of
the men best qualified, from expert
ence and study, to discuss the boy
problem as 1t affects this city, Judge
K. c. Stanford Of the superior and ju-
venlle courts, John d. Lopez. superin-
tendent of city schools, and ]. o. Sex
son, secretary of tn local Y. M. C. A.
Judge r. c. Stanford, whose wide
experience in juvenile court work here
and own personal interest in Juvenile
problems make him an exceptionally
well posted man on the boy subject
gave the meeting some o, his own
findings in regard to what is most
needed for the welfare of masculine
young America.
Prof ]. d. Lopez, whose school work
has also given much knowledge Of boy
problems, included in his talk some
statistics Of interest in the case. While
no definite survey has ever been made,
Professor Lopez said that according to
his personal estimate approximately rs
per cent Of the boys in Phoenix are
Americans, 20 or 20 per cent Mexicans
and the remainder negroes, as to their
nationality. He estimated that from
10 to 70 per cent of them are Protes-
tant by religion, 20 to Is per cent Cath
| Ole and about per cent miscellane-
GUS.
Lopez Gives School Facts
There are approximately 800 white
and Mexican boys in the public schools
in primary and grammar grades, Pro-
lessor Lopez told the meeting, and
about rs negro boys. There are about
235 boys in the primary and grammar
grades of parochial schools and rs boys
in parochial high schools. In the
Phoenix Union High school there are
800 boys. The Y. NJ. c. A. includes 400
boy members, and there are about so
boys In the four local boy scout troops.
Forty-five boys under Is are entered
in night school classes.
j. o. Sexson, secretary of the Y. AZ.
{. A. and for several years a worker
among boys, declared in his talk that
at the present time there is too much
money spending by boys, not enough
work and not enough directed play
Parents and business men generally
no not give enough attention and
thought to their boys and their boys
lives.
Minors are also too often allowed te
buy and smoke cigarettes and freuuent
pool halls and other places at night
said Mr.. Sexson.
On C<finite Subject
Yesterdays discussion of the box
problem by the Rotary club was in line
with the definitely assumed labor OF
working on certain welfare problem
for boys, taken up by the Internationa
Rotary clubs at their last convention
The local club took official actor
along the boy subject lines by appoint.
ing boys work committee to outlins
definite program of work for tn,
year. The members of the committe,
are to be named by President Wallae,
Button.
W. c. Hornberger was chairman O
yesterdays Rotary meeting. Mex
Monday noon the club will give ;
luncheon In honor of a nationall,
known Rotarian S. NJ. Williams
chairman of the national highwa,
commission at Washington. Mr.. Will
Jams is to be in Phoenix to attend
meeting Of all county chairmen of tn
Arizona Good Roads association.