The Lake County times., 1919-03-21

nights can't go 20 the show SIX
nights straight. sts too monotorous.
our sounE -crres aondents Engllsh IS
not sha apespeaEesu but We believe that
he = sincere. II he IS correct In his
statements just quoted IL seems first.
that this condition is = critical refsc-
ton or our homes: and second. a orlti-
csl reflection On the boys themselves.
Way should any boy md Il necessary %
spend seven nights rer week CT even
majority - the nights Per weeE
hanging out from the parental roo<.
ard mere especially y this hanging
out must be n an uninyiting environ
r7snt2 secondly. z-hat boy can AFFORD
TO spend rs evenings loafnS or in the
pursuit q pleasure only when studying
would mean SO much 30 MS furure sue
cess
Nov ve recognize that al work ard
10 pay makes JACK dull hey and re
a-e n fullest syn pathy wt;h his crav-
ing Sor recreation We know that &
certain amount C hss.thfui recreation
s necessity q the human osing: we
are also sure that all play ard &c
work viii make Jack an idle shiftless.
worthless man We want to suggest
10 hsr that We have IN Indiana Esr-
bor Al excellent organization existing
on purpose for cur boys viz. The Indi-
ana Hgreor Boy Scouts We nov have
fuli-tin.e. experienced scout executive
and several live. vide-swake scout mas
ters - eek after the needs q cur boys
The boys can A-d ths most rieasurs6le
and profitable use fo- rhei- free Satu--
days and for one night Per week II
Scouting The weekend hikes into The
! open country csa rot Be equsied by any
mere place q coaEregste Some tire
spent of evenings n our public library
or with book a. home will Re veil
worth while
! We agree heartily with the cores
( pon6er- that he ordinary TOOL room is
nc place for minor. nor .s likely = n
, he best Place fer grybodr; we sAsN b
s,ad . have our correspondent or rs
friends report 70 rs any .1fTactio1s O.
re law CT neglect BY the r0ltce depert-
rert. with evidence of the same. con
c=rniag matters pertaining o minors
( We DO not -econnaerd that cur boys
/ turn sIeuths ard frequent 6eus for the
: sake q gathering evidence; on The oIhe'
Z hand s properly conducted pool room Is
serving a real need a. the present ttf1s
in Indiana Harbo. among cur foreign
born lanorinE nen who are without
homes and othe- means ~ recreation
/ The letter cIoses with he statement
! 7 an sure an backed by the Beard o.
{ Education and the faculty y you are
( let Us sugEest rhat this hacking oannc'
- better shown or manifested Than =
re Board O. Education and FscUlts
/ furnishing snrie opportunity for prop
erIy supervised social AFFAIRS IN ~
/ scacol audi.o-iums and by having ths
zv--nassu-rs opened and supervised
more nights in ths week and also or
Saturdays ThA opportunities for com
raurity center work by our schools snc
churches are great ard thetr activities
should he limited only b. finances
these opportunities should he extended
,o cur girls as weU as 70 cur boys: aid
10 the parents IS welI as - CIR Eouns
folks : shall not take the sPac. her'
o elaborate on vhat these co71uuntt,
activities may be; suffice II 70 say tha'
sny legitimate activity from a mora
/ viewpoint IS legitimate activity for :
z community center
On tne other hand iet Us again eau
ton -he cores spond-nt and his youns
associates that no young person Is tust1-
FED in seeking only piessursole employ
r-e-t : nights Ter week: 10 Do 80 means
loss cf sfeep and mental slugEishuesz
hurtfui both physically ard mentally
an answering n the name Of tae IN
diana Hsrbor Civic Club; he Civic Clui
ss 6oirx snd will continue . % AL +
Is power 70 make Indiana EErbor
better Place IN which 20 1--we and work
he more support the club has the NOR
effective i will be I wonder 4 n
correspondent's father elder brothers
ard uncles are helping 70 make -
civic club strong We Welcome jus
such suggestions as this one coming 4
us through The columns cf TIE TINEs
the club o1ice IS open during The busi
nes. hours OF the day; future citizens
viii BE listened % personally by ~
secretary as gladly as Rl
. sGuits.
A c BCRGIN
Secretsry-r.znags Indiana Hsrbor Civic
cub.