The Washington times., 1925-10-23
Juvenile Delinquency Reduced
by Boys Club

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Washington may congratulate itself having taken great
step toward better citizenship The is the campaign Of
the Washington Boys Club for funds for model clubhouse
The campaign results far greater consequence
than first glance might indicate.
William E. Hail. of New York president of the Boys Club
Federation estimates that juvenile delinquency in Washing
may reduced rs per construction of the
posed building Environment and proper companonshp in
early years childhood determining factors in future
The Boys Club is designed to provide wholesome
Clean decent companionshp for the under
privileged boy.
Statistics show that larcenes forgeries
Raries in the United States have increased TEN TIMES
Assaults hodups and murders have reached magnitude
that is appalling.
1T IS ESTIMATED THAT OVER rs PER CENT OF ALL
THOSE APPREHENDED BY THE POLICE FOR MIsDE-
TWENTY FIVE YEARS OF AGE Mr. Hall declared in a
recent speech before the Washington Rotary Club
"A warden of penitentiary told that the coming
to his institution younger and younger each year.
has found also that the criminals in the majority of
have been M dTs Sy or
come from what known as the privileged type or
EIGHT AND EIGHTEEN THERE ARE MORE THAN
SEVEN MILLIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND HIS
CLASS OUTNUMBERS BY FAR THE PRIVILEGED AND
OVER PRIVILEGED GROUP
survey made in certain city showed that one
boy every twelve arrested boy starts
by playing himself into court and then he becomes NAL
content and finally real criminal
In Chicago Mr. Hall said boys club established four
the district having the greatest
Juvenile crime record WITHIN ONE YEAR JUVENILE DE-
LIN0UENCY ARRESTS DECREASED 73 PER CENT. In
New York he stated similar results have been accomplished
ITO maintain boys from $40 SIS boy
year. Mr. Hall said ITO keep boy year in refOrma
tory costs community about $3.50 and about the same
amount if he goes the penitentary Some stascan has
estimated every time boy arrested it costs the com
munity 500
The Bows Club heartily Endorsed by Judge
Katherine Sellers the Juvenile Court Of the District OF
Columbia Court records show that 80 per cent of the boys
brought before Judge Sellers the offspring Of separated
divorced deceased parents.
The influence which they possibly could have is
denied them start and apparently their only chance
for straightforward development lies in the environment
which is provided for them by the community, Judge
Sellers said. -,
For this approve of the movement for the con
sruction of new Boys Club in Washington provided with
adequate facilities supply the needs OF the thousands OF
hovs who are socially underprveged where they may 1no
entv IF good wholesome healthy exercise and the mental
interest so necessary development of desirable man
hood
Il further look forward to the expansion OF the Boys CLUB
movement until it include small branches in every com
unity m CITY, accessible every boy in need OF the pest
possible social environment 900 r.
The present Washington Boys Club has 900 members 1t
cannot meet the demand is estimated that nearly 3OOO
members will be enrolled before completion OF the new
building mLo.o :.
There is no movement deserving OF support Ihere
no work which can bring of real worth to the CITY