Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-30

around the long table, he shouted, i
Red. I'll play you in Ininute!Y
From here. We went through the inc
basket ball court and the shower TO
to the gymnasium, where a wresli
match was in progress. The gym oa'
a young man, was giving directios
the fighters, and much extra advice W
being handed out from the excited cox
around the mat.
The guide informed US that vreslil
wa~ great stuff TO put you In shpe
and led us off to the shoe shop III
was deserted. but he explained tina
boys learned to repair shoes and or
had already half-soled their own.
WILL BE TAUGHT
MANY THINGS.
The print shop where the clubs mpt
IL paper, 1.-THE Target" Is printed W.
also pointed out A sign painting DO
and carpenter shop showed two tn
activities open to club members. al =
were told that wireless, typewtin
vulca and use OF the adffss,
graph are to be taught as soon al
paratus can be obtained.
A glance at the same room, fittt o.
with small pool and pingpong taolA an
puzzles and games for the smallerIoy
brought us to the bank and the Al
the tour. The bank was open fofus
ness, though it was beyond lctt
banking hours. The secretary Of hnC
was carefully recording the 5-cef de
post Of a member. He explaineF tha
he took anything from cent up tha
in three months 1920 had been dak iteC
BY this time our guide had d hi
duty nobly. He led US with inG
flourish to the president, Or. w. Eei
and vanished in the direction tn
lower regions where the big boz poc
game was in full swing.
DR.. Neil is running the - oys
Club. with the assistance Of o
officers. elected by the club fro #honl
its membership. Starting with boy
and a house, Or. Neil organized clul
in January. Now he has 176 Der
and new applications are brought over!
week.
The club here is a new one 5abll
the newest in the string of 16a# Hong
ing to the Boys Club Fedora On
of the clubs in Scranton, Pa, vent,
years old, and there are others. es.
tablished in ninety-three cities tbs
United States The clubs are need
largely by public subscription cough
with the industrial wor kof shop
classes, such as printing and re-
pairing, a club is sometimes abb pay
something toward maintenance
This industrial work represent le of
~ 4hraa % oil Hart
The other two are to keep the Is off
the streets and to improve the Mealth
by sports and exercise. The Ustrial
classes, open to the boys free. fl def
mite need in their lives. The b ften
have no encouragement at hon get
a thorough education. They I'D TO
stop school And yet they D. ily
fantastic plans for making 81 ue
If they stop school with thisE ger
equipment for making a living are
apt to settle down as unskilledt rers
or to become casual workers, d ing
upon the rest of the family for Mort.
To prevent boys from startingU ork
in this aimless or ignorant fas the
club obtains teachers for certain M DDS
after school hours, and organi #uch
classes as 1t can equip. Every II Der
of the club Is encouraged to en- bme
class. If he tries sign painting #nds
that he has no aptitude nor likiI 81 it,
he is not urged to continue Mbut
tries something else.
Some of the business men of III les
cooperate regularly with the DO lbs
in giving these boys foundat
trade. One man here has do IN an
electric vulcanizing machine. I'D res
DR.. Neil that after six months ling
boy can earn from $50 to So eek
at vulcanizing. Other men ha Al m
ised to help the boys find working
the summer or in spare time If t Il Int
It A sign painter, for one, S hat
he can never find enough men Now
the trade. II
The Boys Club in Washingtd br
ganized like the United States ern-
ment. There is president, DR.. land
a vice president, his assistant. tn here
are secretaries of state, men hip. /
finance, library, interior, and fAfna-
tors. A judicial machine, com of
boys officials, sees that the ruiz lich /
are few and to the point aresyed. /
Violations are reported by the po-
licemen or the chief Of police the
court with it's three judges and 5us-
tice convenes. The accused dcaI
upon the district attorney Of Ilub
to represent him If he wishes. kare
one cent, or even five cents fok ous
offenses, or else the lawbreake& Tor
hidden access to the poolroom d ary
for a day or two. 1880
DR.. Neil applies the simple pIE Thy
of Tom Sawyer If thing Is 4 ad
at any time for the asking, it is ar-
ticularly desirable. Make it ge
and the boy will want it. On In
ciple dues ranging from &c a
~ rter q month are required of rs.
The success of the Boys Gu ne
to the fact that it is founded he
principles of boy psychology. Ike
to collect in a bunch or gan at
boy then, could resist belongM a
club that boasts a clubhouse o. vn
with its own library, poolroo n-
nasium and gym coach p If VI BIT
the potency of the club influei Pm
to the story of the G street gaf
The Boys Club had been rrf lin !
Washington for a short time, IN
excited little boy rushed into rs
office There's gonna be a 70