The Survey October 1916-March 1917 . CENT study of poolrooms inColumbus, Ohio, conducted by thecommittee on program and surveys ofthe Central Philanthropic Council, re-vealed that 112 rooms had no connectionwith saloons, 100 were inside bar-rooms,and 31 were connected with bar-roomsby doors. Only one out of every threehad an unobstructed view from thestreet. Of every three men found in pool-rooms, one was playing and two wereloafing. Of every four high school boys,three knew how to play pool. Manylearn to play at the age of twelve, thoughthe greater number learn between four-teen and sixteen.
The Survey October 1916-March 1917 . CENT study of poolrooms inColumbus, Ohio, conducted by thecommittee on program and surveys ofthe Central Philanthropic Council, re-vealed that 112 rooms had no connectionwith saloons, 100 were inside bar-rooms,and 31 were connected with bar-roomsby doors. Only one out of every threehad an unobstructed view from thestreet. Of every three men found in pool-rooms, one was playing and two wereloafing. Of every four high school boys,three knew how to play pool. Manylearn to play at the age of twelve, thoughthe greater number learn between four-teen and sixteen. More learn to playin a poolroom than in any other oneplace—and poolrooms are widely recog-nized as having a direct relationship tojuvenile delinquency—though home, cluband Y. M. C. A. teach a considerablenumber. Columbus at the present time has noordinance governing poolrooms. TheCentral Philanthropic Council urges thatthe city superintendent of public welfareexercise control of the inspection andsupervision of public The Lighthouse for Blinded Soldiers By Winifred Holt FOUNDER OF THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND FOR many years the good AbbeMoureau had directed a littlegroup of industrial blind quarters were situated in part ofan old church in Bordeaux. In fairweather the blind workers caned chairsin the cloister. In the midst of thecloister was a patch of wild gardenwhere a white donkey had a foretasteof heaven. Suddenly the war came, blasting thispeaceful scene. Although there weremore blind men than ever before to becared for, the resources of the abbedwindled and dwindled until he even soldhis wonderful collection of butterflies tokeep his blind patients busy. I had just landed in Bordeaux andhelped by letters from the French am-bassador and the Red Cross started atonce to see how the Committee for MenBlinded in Battle could supplement thegovernments efforts in behalf of blindsoldiers. I discovered the abbe, heardabout his struggle, and imm
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