Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 February 1950 — Page 9

SUNDAY, FEB. 2, 1950

1 Normal College Unique Boys Club 1s To Conduct Clinic = 4

Demonstrations Set For Mar. 7 Session

The Indiana University Normal College of the American Gym-. nastic Union will have a physical gaucation. clinic Mar. 7, : be the fourth in a series of six clinics’ sponsored by the Indiana Association of Health, Physical Recreation; the Bureau of Health + Education of the Indiana State Board of Health, the State Department of . Public Instruction. The session will open at 1 p. m. with a demonstration of games informal activities for the elementary grades. Paul Chappelle is in charge.

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The area for the Irigiatiapolis

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Resor Officers | Group Elects George M. Davidson, Hotell Worker Started Something By Stopping Kids’ Fight Back in 1903 By GALVY GORDON —The Lord and Albert “Doc” Merritt have accomplished miracles. ine Fears fage. Kua remainder of cuage— ( 18 Albert, an almost legendary Morgan County figure, is a Negro tips. Sanitarium. He is also] Together Albert [founder and president of the Junior Boys Club of Martinsville, the built an addition to ‘house a club only club of its type in the world, + More than 1600 under-privitegec-{white boys have come under the

wise benevolent guidance of Al{bert and graduated into the world

5304 Graceland Ave., was elected last night to head the lis Chapter No. 7, Reserve Officers |

Vernon E. Clark.

elected were: Lt.§ ~ Cmdr. Fred Bow-

mings, vice pres-

vice president.

treasurer, and Capt. Cedarquist, historian.

vice president

—membership an outline on the’

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4 {of the club 47 years ago. Lt. Davidson

and 1 1 began telling them n stor les”!

porter at the fashionable

how the club started.

Albert came to Martinsville fn ©ff-duty time was taken up com-| 1902 from his native Kentucky Pletely ground; Lt. Cmdr. “George E. Co- 10 become a porter at the sanitar- 82mes, hee, vice president, Navy; Capt.'lum which has grown to rate as and getting close John P. Ragsdale, secretary-/cne of ‘the three best-known {the boys. Stariley G. watering places in America. {| Devoutly religious, Albert holds met Col. John E. Coleman, Dayton, {© the faith that the Lord will right-of-way. for Provide. And indeed He has for every cent buying athletic equip-

Army affairs, ROAUS, gave—the Albert and his “cause.

For years the Junior Bays Club

in the Big Road, the railroad former active members Albert spent his teams and servicemen in uniform

Albert and his boys work out a problem 1 in checkers while club mascot Skippy kibitzes.

room. While Albert worked at the tet spn ttn. RATHER THU is the simple way Albert explains|selves pitched in and construs ted an upper floor dormitory for club niovément spread like members who better citizens since the founding wildfire through the mill section from their country homes Martinsville, Soon Albert's no place to sleep overnight The asphalt siding-covered twogelling tales, teaching story frame clubhouse stands as on nature hikes|/@ monument to the tireless efforts to the hearts of of Albert. "8 pink-tinted w alls ally blanketed with

as well

“The—Junior Boys Club;

into the wagon and Albert, > Presbyterian, —would-—take—them

Buys Shack

“When I comforted the little a shack

scenes;

Out of his tips,—he—bought—8—— SIenibers “Revised Army Program” ported almost entirely by Albert's lbuckboard and began a practice now being effected by the Nation-/tips and salary, has no dues. Which still continues. Every Sun-| al Defense Establishment and ex- Membership, carefully selected by day night, the youths would pile! plained the National Headquar- Albert himself, is for life. viewpoint on thie The club had its beginning recent cut in ‘rill pay for Army Albert recalls, when he observed Visiting to nearby rural churches. a group of boys throwing rocks Installition of the newly elect- at a smaller child back. in 1903. ed officers will take place at the! organization's month’.

country.

Lifetime H obby Young Scientists

Left to right are Larry Dale Pottorf, 9: Marion Tumey, 16; Floyd Thompson, 17: Loren Gene Pottorf, 11; Albert; Phil Davis, 14; Jackie Merideth, 16, and Rex Coffman, 14.

{tarium, lideal site for a clubhouse. Albert cashed two $50 Liberty

Bonds he had put aside during, Rs by minors. Another {or World War I and over a period of | higs the

-& ‘ard-playing fsa third? ice out of his taboo in the

tending to sag a tong Vears of porter complete - happiness in life through his boys. His close-cropped hair is nearly

At the present time,

: grandchildren of early members, 1 two semi-official

burned etchings answering ta the name of Skip ER meinen he Tier. a A star-filled service flag holds the spot of honor in Thirty of Albert's bovs saw serve 8'jce in World War II and fours [perished in the service of their

Shorty, accompanies Albert's boys Ac tv ities of the club Telude basketball,

The clubhouse has everything In early 1926, ‘Albert heard of in it to fill the heart of a growfor sale down by the ing youth with sheer delight. meeting one, the others came over to me railroad tracks, Its location, only nants, sent by, members from: all} a few hundred feet from the sani- over the world, share space with

trying 0 keep al

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Junior Assembly Set For Mar. 25

Twenty-eight Hoosier. high school seniors will be honored Mar. 25 at the Junior Scientists

JAssembly in the Claypool Hotel.

The youthful scientists were] selected from a group of 85 in the Third Indiana Science Talent Search. sponsored by The Indi anapolis - Times, The Indiana Academy of Science and The Indiana Junior Academy of Science The - entrants qualified auto-

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