The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19
EMPLOYERS OF BOYS
CAN DO SOME REAL
WORK FOR BOYHOOD

Good hard headed business men
who have expressed so much interest |
OF late in the boyhood of Ardmore
can do some exceedingly good work |
right now" said Scout Executive Reid |
in speaking Of boys securing vacation
jobs.
Boys get out looking for something |
they can work at after school closes. |
They've read Of the men of Ardmore
being ready to serve boyhood. and they |
go to the places of business expecting |
a reasonable amount of consideration |
We have every reason to believe they
will receive it, since we have all awak
ened so fully to the possibilities of
boys work. We heard of a case the
other day which happened in town
In Missouri. The scout camp opens
there the same date as the Ardmore
camp. and for the same reason. A
boy had been promised a job in a big
clothing store for the length Of the
summer vacation. When he learned
that the scout camp would open early
in order to give boys who must work
an opportunity to get out into Gods
outdoors a few days between school
time and work time, he went to the
manager Of the store and told him Of
the scout camp. The answer was Now
II you want that job you'll take it and
feel lucky. If you don't want 1t
there's plenty that does.' That's bust
ness, yes. of one sort. Boys. need
business experience of course; many
Of them need the jobs. all of them
need to get out in the woods after
school closes. sleep long hours, eat
plain wholesome food hike, swim and
let the sun shine on as much Of their
bodies as possible.
1--WE feel confident that when the
question Is put up to Ardmore bust
ness men they will realize that the boy
who takes his vacation first is the
boy who will come back to the job
full of energy and pep, and that the
jobs will be held for them. We don't
want Ardmore men to be the kind of
men who'll shout II you want the job
you'll take it now and then jam on
their hats and prance over to lunch
con and applaud when boys work is
mentioned. and talk knowingly of the
hoy problem and get the benefit of
that grand and glorious feeling which
comes from being pointed out as
citizen who believes in the boyhood of
the city.
"Quiet consideration compels us to
admit that hiring employees must be
business affair, we've hired good
many in our time, from the office boy
TO the highly trained expert; inciden
tally we can point with pride to sew
eral lads whom we first employed as
print shop devils a few years ago
and who are now making good as ex
perts in their profession and as cit-
zens.
But I'm getting off the subject
The object in opening Camp Turner,
May 81 is to give Boy Scouts the op-
" portunity to freshen up before going
to work. The date was set early for
that purpose. The other objects of a
Boy Scout camp are to help develop
character and train boys to be better
citizens The methods used to accom-
4 plish both the purpose of the early
camp and the object of the scout
camp are long hours Of sleep, plaic
wholesome meals. hikes. swims, scout
games, etc. in the company of men,
in an atmosphere of unselfishness and
service to others.
Now, the man who insists that If
the boy wants job he'll take 1t as
soon as school closes and no fooling'
Is depriyng that boy Of the camp that
he-the employer-contributed money
TO make possible for the boy.
N 'Xpc
you can have the job. but before you
take II / want you to go to camp
rest up and come back here full of
pep so you can do good work he'll
have done that boy worlds of good
Ind have shown that business men are
sincere when they say they believe in
the boys OF the community.
We've had lots of talk lately about
boys work. There's one opportunity
to do II.
Here's another opportunity Don
Cochran, Geo. Poulter and Morris
Sass comprise the committee on camp
ing. A part of their job is to get men
to go TO Camp Turner to swim, hike
and play with the boys. Few mer
can 20 for the entire ten days. but
some can go one day. some another
relieving each other so the camp viii
be fully differed at all times. We
wonder how many men who have ex
pressed an interest in boys work ant
in scouting will call up Don Cochran
the chairman of the camping commit
tee and tell him which of the days
from May 81 TO June 10 they can b
In camp. In order TO be most usefu
notice should be given in advance, 81
proper assignments can be made.
scamp Turner will open May 81 ever
II there's but one man in 1t. on'
man can sort OF divide time betwcO
80 boys and the job OF keeping pro
visions coming. etc, and manage 4
say good morning and good night
20 each other. or he can make 'en
fall In and say squads right and you'll
all hear him and try to do II, but on
man cannot single.handed and alon
do much In the way OF taking per
sonal interest In the various question:
In which boys are interested. Effect
i've boys work requires men. and
believe this year the men OF Ardmor
realize that fact and will give tn
camping committee the\ kind of &C
operation they need"