Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
POEBL0'S JUVENILE WELFARE
CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRAM GIVEN

advantages. Hero minimize the dance
as 1t is difficult to manage. Tho So
cial mixer is tho ideal.
Q. Undertake to supply tho young
of the city, and thru school agencies.
the ma jor part of their necessary
public entertainment. thus obviatins
the coarse commercialized public
amusement. Make liberal use of mo-
tion, pictures in tho schools, and of
the idea of school drama and pa
gcantry..
10. Maintain In every school
building parent teacher association
with all Local patrons and teachers
as nominal members. and with
monthly child welfare conferences
and discussions as their chief func-
ton.
II. There Is usually too much dis
position among local churches to act
apart and to try to put it over" ono
bcttcrment. Tho converse is tho only
broadly effective rule. Work out a.
common program OF method and pro-
jects for the young and act together
in their support. Tho big all-city
Sunday school parade and song fes-
tival is tho. modern thing and is
worth ten times as much as all tho
scattering brilliant" Individual pro-
jccts.
IL. Let the churches also act to-
cether in behalf of an aggressive pro
gram OF newspaper. bill boards and
poster publicity of the best work of
tho Sunday Schools OF the city.
IL. Have the young peoples So
cicties Of the churches meet monthly
as n large mass assembly and in u
largo central hall Prepare for this
occasion brilliant public demon
stration of the method and the best
performances OF these young Chris
tian groups.
-. Conduct once per year n largo
public exhibit of the bcs. methods
and devices used in all the Sunday
schools and mako this tho occasion of
receptions. programs and an inter-
OF the Christian workers of
tho city.
is. Cooperate thru the church
and extension service of your excel
lent Y. NJ. c. a. Also. do not over
look tho equal need of the services!
of tho Y. w. c. A. Pueblo is neg
iccting largely her most serious obi
cation 20 tho class of girls who are
social dissipation. Indeed. thcrc is
here for u big mass
of church and social workers
to seek measures of reform.
Is. Tho public entertainment
situation in Pueblo is full OF coarse.
and brutalizinS ,fcatures-notwith-
standing tho many commcpdablc
things. There is urgent need that tho
city government. tho clubs of mon
and women. tho churches and other
interested bodics, unto with the local
law enforcement league upon
drastic program of reformation of tho
entire public entertainment business.
~. The clubs OF tho women can
never hope to accomplish any public
work of largo significance until they
learn to make use of tho possibilities
OF the central mass meeting, Tor dis
cussion. for deriving common ideals
of achievement and for taking ad-
of tho tremendous forcc OF
response.
Education and backed by the use of
public funds. the suporintcndcnts
should havo conducted for tho entire
ri'y "A regular summer school OF play
ground activities and OF light indus
trial employment for children. There
are now available regular outlines for
the management of such IAN affair.
10. sooner or later tho people OF
Pueblo must move TO clean up the
pool halls. The following methods
are suggested. Let each church be-
como the spiritual patron of at laaSt
ono of these places, by installing
therein for the use Of tho frcuucnters
an attractive shelf OF good books and
magazines. Make every pool hail q
reading room. ThVn let the mems
clubs of tn. city follow up by sup
plying attractive pictures. plncards,
and other wall decorations for the
pool rooms
20. Finally. let all the larger or
gpnigations Of tho city act regularly
thru n carefully chosen central com
,niitcc for the promotion OF the idea
of public mass incotinCs. public per