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Slýý.A auUV LU'.UCtn oli Uone or moreÇparents, divorce, (?r separation; laxity of the parents as to the cilIdren's wb ere- abouts eveninigs; _retardaion in school; emploYment under conditions maki,îg for tenîptation; excessive at- te:ndance at motion picture shows; miembership in gangs ýwhose chief oc- cUpation was. stealing; rcadiig o nm agazinvs ieaturing racketeering. robbery and mystery; rumn 1 g away iromn home, and lack of opportunitiesý for recreation under conpeteîit lead- ership. *In viewv of this growing apprecia- tion of. the variety of- delinquency cause s, it is significanit and heartening to recreation leaders Ï0 observe the incrcasing weight of. testimony from authoritative and impartial sources on the valueé of organized public.rec- retiQi l nPreventing 4eiquency., NeJRocreation It %vas seven years ago that Dr. Iliriarn Van Waters, referee of the Juveilile court, Los Angeles, Calif. ini her remarkable book, -Youth iii Couflict," said: -'Any coliiunity whlch desires to prevent delintiuency nust provide rec- reation facililties foi, ali the boys anild zir]q Canl-. àvrounds. winte'r sports gangsterismn have reaclied their hieightf. Now we are being told afreshi * that thée neglected. adolescents are, ready recruits for criminality and that to prevent crime the community * .must give Al its children a whole- somie environment. A powerful eil- * dorsement of the agencies of organ- ized recreation is given by George W. Wîckersham, chairman of the National Commission on Law Ob- stervance and Enforcement in an ar- Il. Wolff, refere lornets (15), A.Russo J., Allworth E, Young R., wyle, Anierican Lùgion (20) I. Steffens J. Jordan J. Kraf t H-. Peters A. Banuer J.. Miller 1i- l <U, retcrýee HiilUs' Service Station R. Wate 's L.Koenen Il. woIff, letei'e York.-$ (21)- F. Heitîttan Rt. Ijork R. Ganiger T. Snead E. Hardt 3icthiodists R.Pense Todd, lret ,%. Jolie$ A. Cranier G. Jones G. Buck T. Buck' R. Morait M. 'Y. P.. . (19) E. Goodwin W. Onion L. Langdon G. Stone E. Everson E. yersof R. Hnuck J. Zopp L. Wolff J. Bagnial Todd. refteree ~xcs(2S) St. Frýancis (24) aui 1.morain aU ..O'Nuii W. ONeil ,soli tën1s Todd. ere F. Ilertmian L). Gauger, Rt. Býjor*k E. Hlardt R. Sweet T. Sieed W.Sneed- Winbc)*g lJrugs (14) '5. K. 0f C. (M4 J. Hiarrisonl Et. Meter' V. Meter W\. Melbye H. Sterenls loff mai iSt s 'referce Sehultz & Nord (25) Six ýBits (21) E. ~ ~ ~ I. BrtsîH.Hunter V. Johlison P Shea A. ~~il StnplBraun E. ClfordR. Al X :Allen 13. -tîgle. eferte Kudas (22) F.- Toscani A. Kristoff, A. Costello J. scrin îQgeour C. Kristoff, 1<. Toscani'. E. zopip V. Flynn. Brownjies 17 M. Swvan.-on M. Lauer L .Oha I >. 1~ieeIe. rcfvr~e Y.P. C.- (4 2) R. Webti M. De 'Marco M. L1loff na i i Y. 1 1...... Schultz &Nord Six B-Iits..... M. Kî.eusceh V*. 31(>l<liaii ~Von Lost .2 O 2 O .1 ~ .1 i * . O O O 0 Pct. 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .000 Sport Caiendar j Thiursday, i)eceember 1 7 1).11. Qîlsgylnnasiuln CLuss. lHow- 8 i.Lais gynîlnasiulliclass. 11owv- FrIdàty, Decemiber 2 7 iî.m. North Shore Men's Basýketball luague. Schultz & Nord vs. Bahia'i. Ilu ward gyninasium, .8 v.m. North ShoreMe' Basketbail le4gue. Hoffmnann Florists vs. Wil- *of letter *7:30 o'clocl auditorium. eé -How- *Thbç present memnbers, of thie W club will be. hosts to the incoming menibers who will be initiated -into the. club with due ceremiony after liavingbèeen. at the mercý of the 01(1- er club miembers this week ini prepa- ration for. the event. Dudley C. Stone, of the recreation. staff, is spon lsor. of the:,club and the iembers. of the initiation .coirnmittee are Robert Steffens,ý Robert. Christie, Van MicQtzide, Charles Soule and 'Harold Borre,. After the initiation cerernour, at which the parents of the club nmcm- bers and initiates are to be honor Iguests, Daniel M.' Davis'. director. of recreation, will awar(l letters. and1 etublenis to the 1932 football ati- Jetes ho hae e he len. Tl'li 1t until after the ceremony. Florists Show Way in Basketball Play lioffinatin Florists' lasketball teanis liold the teading l-acec-s in both the *A- an(I -B" leagues of the Play- -round(lan~d IRecreat'in 1oard's. Nvîn- ter sciiedule of men's basketball. In eachi league the Hloffnîiatn team lias esc(aI)ed a defeat during the first threc iweeks of play and. ln the -"V league is thje only_ team. Nith that record. In the "A" league they share the -leading 1place Nvith the. menibers pfi the State bank team i lîo have two victorie's and no defeats to their c redit. A\Ilithough the number of baskethall teamis Ihave been, lirnited this year, thie attendance at eachi evening's plav is larger th-an that of last year. The inmber ot spectators at the garnes hias increased also. No charge is made for spectators at the games in the "A" and "B" 1eagues whit,Ii Rlggle, referee. r) . , .vs.ý. ohn's. Howardi gym- er ee Weidnesday, December 7 ..7 n ý7 P.m. Aero club for boys'. Stolp gym- a nasinni. . 8. 7 p.m. -"Men's basketball. ."A" leIagUe. Tliiirstlay, December 8 p.rn. O(ls' gymnasitnm elas!j. Howard gymnasium, v.m. Ladies' Kgymneisium .class. How- ard gymnnasliàm.. plicen« courts an 'IC V.1 441ý4 ýi, il--.i