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Show PROVIDING WORK 01 t FARM FOR BOYS ; IN VACATION With an address by th Rer, p. a I Simpkln ot Salt Lake, on tad eutv Ject of 'Our duty In regard to the de- ll dining moral standard." the two daB' convention of the Asfoclated Bos' clubs of Utah, which has baei j I I held at the Baptist church, waa brought to a close. H ;,!-- Rev. Simpkln s talk impressed all I the workers present, with Its careful care-ful consideration of the many phaaea . ' of the Question The. moral to It all I H was that tbe wa7 to better standards I I of morallt) lay in the lmprovment I ' - H of the homn llff and a deeper regard I for the religious life. 1 I I Ytrday afternoon, following the i I inspection of tbe State Industrial I school a most able address vaa glv- 1 1 I ' I en by Dr. C A Wherry of Salt Lake Ij : I I I City on the subject of sex Instruc- 1 j tlon. His treatment of the question . . so Impressed the delegates that a motion was made and carried to ap ! . point a committer to take up the question with the state board of ed- 1 I i ucatlon and later. If necessary, with I the state legislature at its next e-aion, e-aion, with a xnv. to getting laws J passed to include Bex education In the curriculum of the schools. J The close of inspection of the state I school and the explanation of meth- I ods used there to redeem the In- j mates, given the visitors by Superintendent Superin-tendent Gowans, brought forcibly be- f fore all the necessity of useful service serv-ice In the life of a boy or girl, if they would become useful member of a community and that there should be a more definite system arranged by 1,1 the state orricials to see that this I training is more general A proposal. r in this regard was made that vaca- tlon work be provided for the boys by the states, counties, cities or school districts One of the visiting delegates made the suggestion that a tract of land be secured and the boys be given employment there during the vaca- V tion period, under the Instruction of 1 experienced agriculturists. 1 Dr Gowans alBo addressed his I guests while they were at the school. discussing "The Problem and Cure of j Delinquency." He contended that the problem was really a parent problem prob-lem and that delinquency was usual- . jV ly found to be the result of a lack I of proper care for the boys by their parents That this was true he ; proved by stating that 95 per cent ' of the boys in the State School were I there because of laxity in their home Vfl training. Later in the afternoon the dele- pates were taken to the Congrega- tlonal Country club" and had ex- I plained to them this phase of the work that is being done by the lo- cal church. H At the business meeting the follow- 9 Ing officers were elected' President, j I Re Paul Jones of Logan; vice pres- j Ident. Dr. C A Wherry of Salt Lake: j secretary, treasurer. Rev G. F. Rass weiler of Ogden; and executive sec , J rotary In charge of boys' club work, Homer L Holslngton of the Salt Lake j I Y M. C. A A publicity secretary I was also appointed and the creation j of tbe "Boys Welfare Association of Utah ' from the "Associated Boys' ij clubs ' was consummated. This H change, It Is believed, will broaden the scope of the workers and the j work of handling the 'boy problem'- will be more actively taken up fl |