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" as Phos LOOKING NORTHEAST AT SIMCOE HALL ae RRP C.J. Atkinson Known As Founder Of Club M During the rapid expansion of | representative of all of Canada, Mamufacturing centres which ac-;| was established. companied the industrial revolu- tion, little attention was given) ANNUAL MEETING ie ts ' to providing adequate amuse-| At the annual meeting aiid Pree % |Montreal, April 19, 1947, a re- | Recognition of this condition | V8e4 constitution was adopted | marked the beginning of the de-| aban cess ge ately for pte velopment of youth-serving or-| ran PON er Ph Ret ganizations outside the influence | : of home, church and school. tion. Purpose of the member or- | The last quarter of the 19th' ganizations was the health, so-| century gave birth to work for) ja), educational, vocational and boys in various forms and under) character development of boys. a variety of names. First to use| i ES : : the name 'Boys' Club" in Can-| Minimum requirements for) ada was the East End Boys'| membership were: that there be Cigh of Saint John, NB. in 1909.9, C™ house or club quarters | The first to be established in a| 7% sulicioms.. floor area and building was the Griffintown| Suitably equipped to carry on a Boys' Club of Montreal in 1905. | diversified and constructive pro- Or Oct. 29. 1929. the B __,| gram of activities; that there be | Club Nodeiatne of Canada iyi be aie oo ee inio being in the City of-Toronto. | es panes ae o many hours per week as the At this time there were 16 clubs | Boys' Club operation; that the in seven different | kas : : st Canadian | cub have at least 100 boy mem- communities. 'bers enrolled in a 12-month _C. J. Atkinson became known | period and that the membership as the father of the Boys' Club! include boys from eight to 15 Movement and gave it a pur-| years of age, with membership pose, plan and program through open to boys without restriction his vitality; dedication and de-| of nationality, religion, social or votion to the cause of youth. | economic condition, with mem- The first club organized in To-| bership fees within the means of ronto was the Boys' "K" Club,|the boys in the area served; erganized by the Kiwanis Club/ clubs enjoying full membership in 1921. From 1929 to 1947, the | shall be open and_ activities rganization grew to 30 clubs in| available at least nine months 10 commun'ties. in the year, five days a week On April 19, 1947, the name/ and three hours per day. *'Boys' Clubs of Canada'"' was | In November 1947 the Boys' | adopted, along with a new con-| Clubs of Canada entered into an stitution. It was then realized | affiliation agreement with the that a. man interested in boys' | Boys' Clubs of Amerie€a. club work should become presi-| through which their national of- dent around whom a strong na-|fice made available all their tional board could be built. Alan | services except the "Field Serv- D. McCall accepted the chal-|ice". The Canadian Boys' Clubs Jenge and a board of directors,' agreed to reimburse the Ameri- Our Congratulations And Best Wishes on the Official Opening of the New Simcoe Hall Boys' Club STURGEONS LIMITED (Waterproofing Applicators) 9 Sturgeon Toronto PL 5-1171 | 'Boys' Club" in each organiza- | 1? ovement can Boys' Clubs for any out-of- pocket expenses which might so be incurred. Attention was turned toward the formation of a _ strong nucleus of Boys' Clubs and the first one opened for the purpose of setting the pace for the future was the Rosemount Boys' Club in Montreal sponsored by the Kinsmen Club in that city. HISTORY RECALLED Opened in 1949 by Lord Alex- ander, the Honorary Patron, the Rosemount Boys' Club was tors and accepted into Welfare Federation. By the end of 1950 33 clubs had been enrolled, in 1952, 40 clubs, in 1954, 46, in 1956, 56 clubs, and by the end of 1958 there were 69 clubs in 38 com- munities. Eighteen of these clubs were in buildings which had been erected as Boys' Club buildings. The year 1949 saw the opening of the National Office. under Mrs. Dorothy Aspell, the Na- tional Office Manager, and grad- ually a-competent executive was formed in this office. The national organization was originally financed by annual grants of $500 each from the Rotary, Kiwanis and Kinsmen's Clubs of Montreal. A fund ac- cumulated during the war years by the Kinsmen's Clubs, for use in youth work, was also given to placed under a Board of Direc- the organization. This grant amounted to over $6,000. The first federal grant came in 1951 and $10,000 is now received an- nually. A $3,000 provincial grant came from British Columbia in 1956, and another from Ontario in 1959. All member clubs re- ceive some special support from special Foundation grants which have been secured and spent for specifie purposes. Scientists Quizzed BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters)--If the ice cap cover- ing the North Pole were thawed, would it freeze again? If more rain were made to fall on London, would Paris be- come drier? ' These are some of the ques- tions being pondered by scien- tists planning the International Hydrological Decade to be launched, probably in 1965, un- der the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The project provides for 10 |years of exhaustive research jinto the water potential of the world. Every country in the world is expected to investigate water resources from rain and sea, surface and underground, About 600 scientists came from the United States, Russia, West Germany, Australia, Su- dan, and many other countries to pool their knowledge at pre- liminary meetings here re- cently. At the sessions of the Latin American conference for the study of arid regions, they dis- cussed such problems as how to change trade winds or use the gulf stream to turn deserts into gardens. WEEKLY MEETS Weekly meetings of the boys' and girls' stamp club at the new Oshawa Boys' Club are conduct- ed by a volunteer -worker. Stamp games, trading and sell ing periods, discussion periods and, occasionally, a stamp z°:- ~ tion form the evening's pro gram, A Salute... TO A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION !! Best Wishes For Your Continued Success In The Coming Years SIMCOE HALL BOYS' CLUB May You Continue To Support And Enjoy The Benefits of this Wonderful Youth Organization. OSHAWA >, «2%. W. F. 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