The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-11
boys PROGRAM
| TOLD UNITY CLUB.
William e. Brueman Talks to Organi-
zation Yesterday Noon About
Community Work That is
Planned.
GRADING CARDS SHOWN
Some Idea of the Needs and What the
Boys Can Do is Shown In the
Cards Passed
Around.

The community boys work pro-
gram was explained to the Unity
club yesterday at its meeting by Will
liam E. Brugman, boys secretary.
Cards showing the rating of the
boys in accordance with the christian
citizenship training program were
passed around among the members,
and the club was decidedly interested
in the program proposed by the time
Mr. Brugman had finished his out
line Of the work and had explained
the markings on the cards.
There were two groups of cards
passed out at the meeting. One is
labeled Comrades" and includes the
older boys. The other is labeled
Pioneers" and covered the younger
group. There are four branches OF
work on which the boys are graded
on these cards. The intellectual
training program includes education,
health education, supplementary
training, reading and public speak
ing, and similar subjects.
The physical training program
needs no explanation, neither does
the devotional training program. The
fourth branch, the service training
program, includes the home relation.
ship, friendship and social life, com
munity relationships, citizenship edu.
cation and knowledge, and other such
factors. The cards are similar for
the smaller boys, only without quite
so many qualifications.
The grading Of the boys brings out
number OF interesting things For
instance, many of the boys are de-
ficient in reading. Many Of them, 1t
has been found, do not read the news
papers, and know very little about
current affairs. Such conditions are
to be corrected in the new program.
Another deficiency is in the service
program-in home relations, for in
stance, and in the knowledge of citi.
zenship.
What Work Means.
In his talk to the Unity club, Mr..
Brugman explained the cards and
what they showed, and then told Of
the program which is to be presented
this year He told Of the new "Y"
policy which will give free member
ships to the boys. Free memberships
are one necessity; the other is close
cooperation between the home,
church and school. Mr. Brugman |
pointed out how the Unity club |
should be interested, through its
members and through the members !
as employees.
I'VE recognize the home as the |
fundamental unit of society" he /
said TT is the prime factor in the
development Of the boy. The respon-
sibility for development rests pri- !
marily with the home The commu |
nifty boys work committee is endeav- !,
oring to cooperate with the home in i
the promotion of the program for /
boys development I
School Next to Home.
The school Is the bulwark of Amer i
lean democracy. 1t is the most po- ,
tent factor in the development of the |
boy next to. the home"
Mr.. Brugman spoke of the CO.
operation with the school through !
clubs and camps. The community
boys work should become a very ,
potent factor with the church. too, I
he said, and explained the co-opera-
ton from this source. Then there is /
the municipality. Mr. Brugman spoke
of the increasing vandalism, and told |
how this could be checked by~turning
activities of the boy into proper .
channels. He also appealed for the
boy in industry, and said that the
boy who is employed should not be
forgotten. .. /