Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1910 — Their Lazy Club. [ARTICLE]

Their Lazy Club.

In the engineering shops of a certain English firm the workmen of a year or it wo ago originated what they called the Lazy club. It was entirely their own Idea, which for obvious reasons has received neither recognition nor financial support from the management, but has been the most excellent means of reducing the number of late comers. Whenever a workman is more than five minutes after time he finds the gate Jocked, and he is not allowed to enter until the half hour is up. T'his half hour Is deducted from his wages, but In addition he has also to Pay Jo the treasurer of the Lazy club about 5 cents for coming late. If he- Isolate mohe than once or so during a week everybody In aware of the fact, and the second or third time he makes his appearance after starting time hs ie greeted with a terrific combination of noises produced on any available material by his fellow workmen. At certain periods tbe accumulated funds of the Lazy club are divided, not among those who have produced them, it should be noted, but among the entire staff equally. -Thus the late workman is made to pay the early coiners for bis laziness, The last distribution was just prior to a “bean -feast,” and funds accumulated during twelve months were distributed, amounting to over 61-76 a bead.—Bystem. V