Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-29
H. S.BOYSCLU
LAUNCHES WORK
FOR This TERM
Limit Removed From Member
ship; First Meeting
Monday Night.

Reorganization of the high school
Boys club was presented before an
assembly of about 500 boys Thursday
morning by o. /. DeSchon, Great Falls
newspaper man, and DR.. Leroy Nc
Burney. The first meeting will be
held Monday night at the school under
the direction of these men.
Heretofore, no more than so boys
of the sophomore class have been adj
mitted to membership in the club, but
it now is planned to receive all who
may apply in the next few days. This
is because the enrolment at the school
is so much greater than two years ago.
The Boys club is divided into three
circles which perform specific and diff
ferent requirements as outlined by the
adult leaders. The second circle this
year will be composed of II members
and the third circle of II. 1t is ex-
pected that over 100 will enter the
first course. Freshmen are barred
until their second year.
The directors of the club are j. W.
Sherwood of the Royal Milling COM
pany, chairman: Attorney r. X. West.
George Mcclure of the Nelson Coal
company; Charles Davidson, city at
tOfuey, anu ~. L. DeScuOu.
Strongest School Organization
The Boys club was started three
years ago as a 'Hi-Y" club and, as the
title indicates. included none but mem
bers of the Y. NJ. C. A. and the high
school. The next year the need for
closer association with the high school
necessitated making it exclusively a
school organization. 1t is the strong
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encourages all other organizations
which are recognized by the faculty.
The Boys club is conducted under the
leadership of 25 or 80 business men of
Great Falls.
A series of lectures by DR.. Lee Roy
McBurney. along the line of army lee
lures, opens the first circle week. fol-
lowed by eight weeks of vocational adj
visement. Each member expresses a
desire to hear of the advantages and
disadvantages of one or more profess
sions or crafts, and Charles Davidson,
city attorney, makes arrangements for
a speaker representing each profess
sion requested. Leading business and
professional men of the city are called
upon. r. K. West will later assist the
boys in adapting their course of study
to conform with the requirements of
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the greatest interest.
A course in craftsmanship, designed
10 enable each boy to sell his own
services, is given by George Mcclure.
assisted by other business men. The
boys are required to be able to sell
their services by letter and by per-
sonal application. and business men at
tend the meetings and act in the capac-
ity of stern employers receiving ap-
plicants.
Work of Second Circle
The second circle is the work of the
year. the first half of which is
devoted TO study of the Loisette mem
DRY course as applied to school study.
It is said that each member is expected
TO cut his study time in half through
the advantages of this course. Apply
ing the principles of the memory
course, the second circle members are
then given a short course III public
speaking.
The third circle continues with ap-
plication of the memory course, in
the learning of a foreign Ian
guage, in which all the degree work
of this circle is conducted. A series
of college lectures on psychology. APP
to business and life affairs. is
concluded by psychological examina-
tons, similar TO the Columbia univer-
sity tests, in which each member is
scored according to his efficiency. A
certificate is issued to each one COM
the work, and recognition is
being sought from International Ro-
tary, Kiwanis, Civilian and Lions clubs. !
The club directors assist in the choice
Of college and see each member through
A permanent loan fund has