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This article focuses on the Teen-Canteen Inc. which is composed of a group of thoughtful citizens. Teen-Canteen's president Stanley A. Thompson is a man who made efforts to create an attractive youth center. A survey was made to determine what form of amusement and type of place were frequented by the teen-age group. The unhappy discovery that a very large per cent of high-school boys and girls were seeking emotional release at the many night clubs scattered throughout the city, where a none too wholesome atmosphere existed, gave further evidence of the importance of the center. Fifty sponsors invited by the president of Teen-Canteen very generously contributed necessary funds to create an attractive cabaret-style center with colorful tables and chairs placed around the floor, also a game room, including table tennis, shuffleboard, and various other games. The adult board, always in the background but acting as hosts on the two nights a week that the Canteen operated, worked closely with a Junior council which was elected from the eight high schools in the city.