The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-10-21
ROTARIANS LAUNCH
BOYS WORK PLANS
Initial Movement To Help Boys In
Various Ways Portrayed
At Banquet Table.


Much appreciative enthusiasm over
the clubs boys work campaign was
created at the luncheon at the Pres
byterian Church Friday evening,
when the board of education, the
superintendent, and the teachers of
the Paris schools We're the guests of
the Paris Rotary Club. Around a
huge and sumptuous banquet board
over fifty gathered in friendly socia-
bility, to hear the Rotarians' plans
for the boys work discussed and
to voice their approval.
Five minute speeches were made
by J. r. Rison, Jr., r. d. Bryant,
Fl, L. Patterson, M. M. Phillips, w.
j. Holman, j. Fl. Bayer, c. ID. Tre-
vathan.
The Rotarian boys work, which is
being taken up by Rotary Clubs all
over the nation, comes under seven
separate heads, and strives to help
all boys, and to make their life in
the community bigger, happier, and
better Rotarians become counselors
and friends to fatherless boys they
aid boys of reduced family circum-
stances to procure full education,
they work to develop boys mentally,
physically, and morally to the high
est degree.
Rev.H. l.. Patterson, local master
of the boy scouts, is chairman of
the boys work committee of the
Paris Rotary Club, In two or three
weeks, a census of all the boys in
Paris between the ages of one and
eighteen will be taken. This will
serve to give the committee a sort
of tab on the boy life of the town,
and will be working basis to find
out what the boys of Paris do with
their idle moments, and to help fill
these moments with proper and
wholesome amusement, or to help
those find jobs who need and de-
sire them.
The second portion of the Rotary
plan for the boys consists of looking
after delinquency among The youths,
OF locating any such unfortunate
boys in the correct reform or indus
trial school, where they can best
learn to outgrow and overcome their
weak traits.
A major interest will be the pro-
motion of the physical development
of the boys, a universal boosting of
athletics and concerns such delight
full sounding features to the bows,
as a playground. a swi q, ming pool,
and q gymnasium. This phase of
the work will be particularly stressed
by the Rotarians, who are aware
of the huge appeal it will make to
the boys, and the good it will ac-
complish.
The fourth division of the cam
paign stresses the stay in school
movement, and consists of much per
sonal work by the Rotarians among
the boys, the getting in touch with
the boys in grammar and high
school, encouraging them to get an
education rather than to quit school
and go to work, the furnishing of
financial assistance where necessary,
the support of and cooperation with
the schools. No more important in
terest in boys welfare is included in
the work.
Helping the boy find himself,
enabling him to be suitably fitted
for his life work, assisting him in
choosing and adopting an occupation
for which he is qualified will be
in the Rotary promotion
of vocational education. The spiritual
education is called to attention in the
sixth portion of the campaign plans
though not stressed, although the
part the spiritual occupies in a lads
life is strongly recognized.
A boys week will be planned by
the Rotary Club for the first week
in May and many interesting events
are to be arranged for the seven
days that will belong primarily to
boys welfare.