Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-07

In Lima; the 1--WE Club In Beloit;
the HLSpot in South Bend; the Teen
ayers Mite Club in Galveston the Teen
Tavern in Chattanooga. and so on.
1t is too early to claim they are panaeea for
all that is ailing our adolescents of today. But
they are keeping the girls as well the boys off
the night streets and out Of the hotspots. And
they are providing for them and better
sense of values.
You can get the young to do almost anything
II 1t is made interesting to them Especially so
If you let theSll- think II is their own idea
The Girl Reserves of the 'Y," teen.agers them
selves, entering into the spirit of the movement
nave led many girls who had somehow felt that
they were outsiders in the war effort to join
nurses aide classes. Others are going happily
INTO the homes of the community TO help mothers
and housewives by doing parttme work. Others
are helping afternoons In the day nurseries
The boys and girls working together are con-
Quoting paper and metal salvage drives; selling
war stamps. council of girls does the planning
mr. the hang-out activities. The boys and girls
ISe turns behind the snack bars, checkrooms
and at KIP. duty Where discipline is needed, il
is often selfadministered.
At teen-age night in USO center in South
ern city young rascal threw corn as a possible
pepraser. The pop bottles began to spin about the
floor The party was broken up.
The following Wednesday. scheduled as Fun
Night" the supervisor made no gesture OF open.
ing the hang out doors, but remained in. her office.
When things appeared at a standstill com.
mittee OF boys and girls TO the supervisor.
She invited them 10 sit down and talk things over.
Ihelr response 10 her talk was an almost unani-
nous, Why should we all be punished for what
one or two did?"
A boy spoke up II threw the first corn and
spun the first bottle. I'm sorry and / should be
punished" He barred himself from the hang-out
for week. Every evening, he took his stand
outside the window, watching the dancers There
has been no recurrence of such Incidents
" another town, group Of young gangsters,
some of whom had left school and were working
fulltme at pay Of S48 a week, were running
amok in the hotspots. Now they are the Chef
hicks, spending their leisure in doing things for
the Red Cross or the local charities.
AS members Of the council Of their club they
have set up warning at the entrance: Every
one must wear shoes. No smokes, no pop, no
hats in gym. Only ladies and gentlemen above
10 allowed. Allover admission five cents"
In one center lack OF respect for property be-
came aggravated. The furniture was broken up.
papers and butts were thrown the floors. IL
was almost decided not TO have Christmas party
Goodwill and the pleas of the youngsters pre-
vailed. The boy who had been most annoying
worked the hardest TO get the tree in place
Alicia, ID, is the only non-working member OF
a family OF five who came from the East Coast
10 an industrial boom town in the Middle West
(vo of them are on the night shift and two on
Wyle day shift in munitions plant. They live I'm
two rooms Alicia, who once wandered the
streets, now spends her free time doing her home
work and making new friends at the hang-out
"A most serious phase of the delinquency prob
lem is that OF the girls who have. through pow
erty, neglect or poor mentality adopted a way.
ward life as means Of livelihood
To arrest them, turn them over 10 the medical
authorities when necessary. and then 10 return
ator1es which are that in name only does not get