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A very notable event occurred in 1949. It was in this year that Pasadena volunteer John F. Watkins co-founded a bachelor organization “Los Solteros” whose philanthropic mission was to provide support for the disadvantaged students of Boys Republic. Their first...
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Taggers use this idiom to describe the act of enlarging letters and filling each one with color. Busting a bomb requires a canvas, and taggers are known for scrawling on walls, freeway bridges, and even train compartments with this vivid...
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As they drift through aisles of formal wear, the teenagers are distinctive in their worn cotton shirts, basketball shorts, and prized sneakers. Daniel discovers a striped, sherbet button down shirt in the racks. Adding one to his bundle, he enters...
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Larry Capalbo significantly sweetened the Teaching Bakery’s offerings on February 12: the owner of Taylor Freezers Equipment donated professional ice cream machinery to Boys Republic’s bakery. Mr. Capalbo’s generous gifts included an industrial ice cream maker, a display freezer, various...
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Generous gifts of a 211-acre farm, schoolhouse, dormitories, and multi-purpose buildings mark women’s visible contributions to early Boys Republic. Notable mother and stepdaughter Mrs. Margaret Fowler and Miss Kate Fowler augmented these gifts with less visible contributions to neglected, at-risk...
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