The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-12


When duty whispers low, THOU MUST"
The Youth replies Il CAM
Ills with some such idea of my faith in youth when pro-
pery directed that take up this discussion There
no DENYING the fact that life ranstory it moves for
ward on the feet of its children The direction the course
If society shall take is determined largely by how we
dre the youth Since this such important question:
feel certain that more attention should be given to the
cause OF youth group and most certainly to those
Desons who present themselves as champions of that
cause Al present there two institutions who sup
posed 10 give their services entirely to the cuur
al Development of youth in group They the
ter on Chestnut near Orleans and the center at Eight
Mile Road There few others that offer accomoda-
ton TO few members of race including such as the
Franklin settlement The Sophia Wright Settlement, The
Dodge Center The Tau Beta and few other organiza-
tons which claim to make the of youth their
Germ Ii is regrettable but nevertheless true that only
casual study of many of the Champions of the Youths
Cause fall into three classes First those whose chief
concern easy job with good pay and the real cause
Of Youth gets very little definite direction specific at
enton In many they would not permit their own
children be exposed to of the activities carried
supposedly cultural centers Second the youth
cause hampered by certain types of champions who
feel duty bound to get crowd of listeners Realizing
after many attempts that experienced and trained dults
have time waste nor to listen at their
rat they to inexperienced youth for listeners The
dangerous part of is that many of these get quite
following among youth for while The youth grows
point where there is meaning to this chatter and
find themselves at TIE age of responsibility bewdercd as
what do The third class is composed of that group
dain only
they be called liberals, freethinkers But
liberal as 10 what and free thinkers about what.
never fully decided These gather youth together to make
attacks upon the existing order and well tried principles
Of society They succeed in shaking the confidence OF
youth The existing order but offer substantial sub
Stue in place Many of this type have tried sever
al things and succeeded in nothing They therefore at
tempt squeeze the youth of today into distorted
character type which they themselves desired to be- but
tailed to realize.
These champions do not seem to understand tnat
mere are certain vices and certain virtues when nave
been common to mankind through all ages and that any
treatment which found helpful at any time IN the past
should never be discarded but if possible improved up
on In the field of medicine today the treatment ana care
O tuberculosis has reached in enormous proper
IONS because each progressive step retains all ha'
good IN the step preceding it. We must realze ena' 'e
uuV OF society is not primarily to control the thinking
u youth but to direct it, There are, am happy 10 say
many trained, sincere courageous and cautious person"
Wnostand ready lend their services to the Improvement
VI the youths cause.
Professor Carr in his little phampet, organizing "
"euuce Delinquency sets forth four great needs iheS
are hs getting community leaders to see the prooie
winch before them; second getting community
realize their own shortcomings; third getting ooi'-
"unlty leaders to organize for cooperative eiio''s
Ourth getting these organized community leaders ~
make effort to effect legislation and administrator io
e salvation of youth" The leaders most especially
'Oned are. CD juvenile court officers ~ scnoo' supe,
"uents, CD newspapers, (4) Y M. c. A. secretaries
v' I. W. c. A. secretaries, (6) Scout executives ~
'c and social clubs (s) all ministers and the orsanNa-