Work with Boys Volume 15; A Magazine of Methods (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ... the boys' club line that has been made in recent years is the Sarah Heinz house, which was dedicated the first Sunday in June at Pittsburgh, with Graham Taylor, of Chicago, as the chief speaker. This house was erected by Howard Heinz, son of the famous pickle manufacturer. He graduated at Yale 15 years ago. Mr. Heinz has taken a keen interest in boys' club work ever since leaving college in 1900, and this noble building is the consummation of his endeavors. In connection with the dedication of the new club house Mr. Heinz issued a very attractive circular, telling about the club's work. This is here reprinted with Mr. Heinz's permission: The work which the Sarah Heinz House is undertaking to do today was begun 14 years ago by Howard Heinz just after his graduation from college. Like most enterprises that have in them the possibilities of practical development, it had an humble beginning. It was started as a local boys' club in a small building on Progress street, North Side. It was felt there was need to supplement the work of the home, the school, and the church in providing for the boys' leisure time; and that social and recreational activities under trained supervision could be made an effective training school for character, for enlightened citizenship and for the development of a spirit of co-operation in community improvement. With these ideas in mind, the work was launched in a very small way in the fall of 1901. The first step was to bring to Pittsburgh and place in charge of the work, Dr. L. B. Wright of New York City, a man of long experience and proved ability in work with boys. Three rooms and a bathroom on the first floor of a tenement house at 1025 Main street (now Progress street) in what was then the 8th Ward of Allegheny, but now Pittsburg...