Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-06-26
First Church Recreation
Center Extends Activities

paign at which times the safety
department, schools, and other
community agencies will coop
crate in keeping safety foremost
in the eyes of the public. The
picture "Why Not Live" will be
shown to numerous clubs and
groups during the campaign
starting Sept. / and ending Sept.
IA.
The Young Peoples Forum
society donated a small amount
to purchase a trophy to be
awarded to the young man show
ing the most fufure usefulness
to society. This award will be
made on Sunday, Sept. IA.
The health director will have
consultations with all boys seek
ing his advice on personal be-
havior matters.
The community projects staff
will go out into streets and alleys
and take the groups they find
there into a field and play soft
ball with them. This has no di-
rect connection with the church.
The program includes three
camping periods for all boys.
Dates and particulars may be Sc
cured from the church office.
The department is planning on
staging two youth Hour" pro-
grams throughout the summer.
Unusual program are being plan
ned. An effort is underway to
bring Father Flanigan's Boys
Town choir here but no definite
arrangements have been made as
yet and is therefore not off
cial.
Realizing the need for increas-
ed personal conference and guild
ance the director will continue
the practice which was institut-
ed during the winter of having
personal conference from time
to time with each program mem
Der.
August 6 and 7, the depart
ment will sponsor a Youth Guid-
ance clinic at which time some
forty prominent men in profess
sional, labor, and business occu-
pations will make appointments
with department members for
an interview to have confer
ence with a boy or girl on the
chosen profession or business of
the program member. 1t is
hoped that at this conference a
young person may get clearer
understanding of the require
ments of the particular position
in which he is interested.
The Educational Tours division
has arranged a very enjoyable
schedule of tours throughout
leading industries of Newark.
The first tour is being held Fri
day, June %, when the groups
will go through the New Borden
Dairy plant. Other tours include
Newark Stove, Pharis, Kelsey
Holophane, Coca-Colo, Hubers
bakery, Styron-Beggs, Burke
Golf, Ohio Power and the New
ark Leader.
The leadership training class
for the staff will meet ten hours
throughout the next several
weeks in an extensive recreation
al leadership course.
The staff of the program in
cludes Miss Betty Mercer, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Mer-
Ger; Miss Janice Clay, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clay;
Mr.. William Heckelman, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Heckelman;
Mr.. Frank Valentine, son of Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Valentine and
William Eckert, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Eckert. Mr.. Eckert
will serve as librarian and as
representative on the camping
committee.
The girls work under Miss
Clay and Miss Mercer.
Anyone regardless of nation
ality, or church affiliations may
become member of this worth
while youth program. Full par
ticulars will be given at the
church office on N. Fifth street.
The recreation committee is
composed of Rev. C. E. Turley,
A. B. Kinney, Champe Stoakes,
c. A. Eckert, Chas. Kuhn and
Mrs. Chas. Kuhn, director of
young peoples work at the
church.
Gene Thomas, program direct
or, is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
|. E. Thomas, Robbins Drive.
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