The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05
GIGANTIC FEAT
ACCOMPLISHED
IN SHORT Time
BY r. M. LEONARD

In a program OF supervised and
organized play, members OF the Y
Gees have been successful in de-
creasing the juvenile delinquency
Incidence tremendously OF the area
with the highest rate in the city in
1913. The Y-Gees are the Youth
Guidance Committee OF the Third
Precinct and have accomplished
gigantic feat in the few months OF
their operation.
A query as 10 what the Youth
Guidance committee is or hopes to
do brings forth these interesting
facts. The committee proper is COM
posed OF students of the Miller high
school and their friends who plan
their own recreation and program
and meet for fun. weekly, during
the school year. and daily during
the summer. They have secured
the use Of the Miller high school
gymnasium, through the influence
OF the principal. Charles DAILY. who
has been very encouraging since
the Canteen opened in December.
During the summer Miller high
school court is used for outdoor
dancing.
How Idea was Born
The inception OF the idea came
out OF the desire Of Miller students
10 have something TO do after
school When attendance grew in
10 hundreds on week ends, the stu
dents prevailed upon their school
sponsor. Alvin Loving. 10 permit
them to keep ii open all summer
and extended membership 10 any
young person in the community be-
tween the ages Of IA and 20.
Facilities have been provided by
the adult members OF the committee
for dancing. plcnics, basketball
teams. baseball, skating parties.
tennis. ping-pong, dart games.
checkers. dominoes. chess, books
coke bar and potato chips Ad-
miitance Is by a membership card.
Organization
There are four permanent chair
men. each Of whom serves one week
out OF a month. and summer man.
sger. Under these are Ave general
supervisors. serving one day per
week. Three persons serve on the
coke bar and one person on the
door. One person takes charge Of
the ping-pong table and there are
three or four people circulating
among the guests 10 keep them re-
minded OF the rules governing con-
duct.
A credit system has been worked
out and 4 student is allowed 10 wear
aY-Cee sweater after having served
IS clock hours The Canteen is
always attended by three or four
adults who work in four hour shifts
Csnteen hours are Monday through
Friday. 1880 pm. 10 $50 pm. al
the Miller high school. Records
show an attendance of nearly 300
daily and about TOO on Fridays
Members Of the adult committee
include: Elias Lewis. chairman;
william Loving. A. T. Hurst, ex-
champion checker player who
coaches interested youths; Patrol
man Leo Rhosds Of the Hunt Street
station: Wynne Gsrvin, Alvin Low
ing. school sponsor. and other par
snts and citizens 81 the community
To Have playground
Latest attempt 81 the committee
Was fruitful when the Eastern
Marke, grounds were secured for
conversion to a Department Of
Parks and Recrestlons play ground
Machinery has already been set in
motion 70 have baseball diamond
n ade.
The summer manager IS due q
grea, deal OF credit for the smooth
ness with which the Carteen op-
Grated the night OF our vlSit-even
though none Of the youth knew
there were visitors IN the building.
She is petite. Evelyn Boyd. l7-year-
old Miller high senior Other MEM
bers OF the committee include: Les
ter Blssenelll. Johnnie B Philips,
S,snely FELTON,. Mabel Dickens,
Ruth Ella Johnson. Earline Hall,
VILLA Mllligsn. Elizabeth Gray, Yer
necia Harris. Vivian Pearson. Max
inc Dickens, Walter McCullum.
James Green, Thomas Hall and
Harry Waller.