| Show IWENS ASSOCIATION IS FOR SALT LAKE MEN AND BOYS w a j 4 i a t 1 w x r a k n J e J CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE The men who raised for the Y M C A thereby giving the cue for the membership campaign MEMBERSHIP TO TOOf Of Campaign Opens This Week to Secure Many New Members President Tafts hearty endorsement of the thi Young You g Mens Christian Christ association and ami the work which it is doing for the Unit United United United ed States government on the he Canal ClaRal zone zo ne needs ds no comment The President bs tr e been a close observer of association work ork for a number of years and during the thelast thelast thelast last two aid ard years has spoken at association building openings and cor cornerstone la ings from Shanghai to St StPaul StPaul StPaul Paul But the government was not the first to discover the practical l everyday ever day value of the th Y M 1 C A although ever since the Civil ClU war an army deportment department nt of the Young Mens Christian association has nas been a valuable adjunct te to that depart department department ment of the United States Stites government of which William H Taft Tan was as formerly secretary What bat the government discovered and applied in the Canal zone none was noted and acted upon a decade ago by the rail railroad railroad railroad road corporations of the country countr Over universities and other institutions of higher learning in North America alone have adapted to their own special problems problems lems this same organization while coun counties counties counties ties and groups of small towns have with in the last few years followed the lead of the larger cities and instituted i Y M MC MC 1 C As with a secretary The work of the Young Mens ens Christian asso associations associations which started in England some 80 sixty years ago has gone forward with unqualified success until in practical every ever land Jand on the globe the Y M C CA CA CA A is organised organized numbering mem members members members bers employing 2972 secretaries and own owning owning owning ing buildings approximating in value Policies Correspond Each local association as lation is but by frequent conventions and confer conferences conferences conferences the valuable experience epert nc and con consensus cOn cOnsensus consensus of opinion of the entire brother brotherhood brotherhood brotherhood hood is made available for each local field Hence it is not surprising to find that the policy of the association a as re recently recently stated by the executive secretary of the board of management corresponds very closely with that laid down for the th same organisation in New England old England continental Europe and Asia This policy is as IUS follows 1 That the Y X M C C A shall strive to provide either directly or indirectly for the unmet needs of the young men and boys bo s of our city avoiding duplica duplication ton tion of preset it agencies w 2 That all aU the work must show ape specific s cine results to Justify its expenditure of time or money 3 1 That the study of the life of Christ and the practice of his teachings be urged while making no fight upon any creed or religion 4 That the association a atlon cultivate all I public or civic movements promising the betterment of conditions surrounding young men and boys but that it abstain from ordinary politics either by con concerted concerted concerted action of its membership member hip or by bythe bythe bythe the use of its property Neither the amount of money an in industrious Industrious Industrious man has the creed he believes or does not believe nor the country in which he was born affects the welcome which is promised him in n the thi local Y YM yM YM M C A That this policy is accepted as satis satisfactory satisfactory factory by b the community is most amply amp proven by the recent successful campaign for funds and by the further history of ot the achievements of the past year Among these an event of great importance was wag the winning for the second time of the McBurney memorial cup This cup is given given given en for six I x months of each year to the thi association in North America having the largest actual number of members under 18 years year of age who are passed in the international in international International examinations in educational work by the international board of ex examiners examiners examiners in New York City and for the theother theother other six months to the association so 80 passing the largest percentage of its member membership mem membership ber under 18 IS years of age Association Improves Four years ago a If 0 under the first head the Ute local Y M C A ranked fifth the next year it moved up to fourth place one year later it was first under that heading and last year Salt Lake was w s the th first on both bases of competition c Particular mention should be made of the wisdom w with which Robert C French ch the educational director four our years ago planned this work for employed boys and of the careful and energetic manner in which ills his successor Ji Jt Gustav White has forwarded and added to the work so 50 sowell sowell well begun be un In the last year the student council co and the beys boys taking the examination nation have haw cooperated cooperate most enthusiastically enthusiastically enthusiastically to secure e ure this honor for Salt Lake Through these combined efforts the as association sedation enjoys the distinction of being the first to bring this cup west of the Mississippi valley and aDd the first city in North America to win this international twice The growth of student activity has been beena a source of much satisfaction The stu student student student dent council is l an organization of young men the members of which are selected by b the students and teachers in the different dif different different ferent classes selections being based up upon upon on OD general proficiency and ability for leadership This organization has handled han handled handled during the past season a number of events event directly and indirectly foster lag Ins I every ranch branch of the departments ac activities activities Expense of Education The average average educational department expense ex expense expense pense per student for class work has been about 15 while the income from the di direct direct direct fees fee for classes has for the period averaged The Thi Y M C A must necessarily nece arlly figure that for each student in 10 the night school it must provide from membership and subscription sources an additional or more per por year to cover his hie expenses in this department The special class fees can be to ap approximate approximate proximate salary salar charges of the depart department department ment m nt annually leaving all expenses for room mom equipment advertising office etc to be borne otherwise e eThe The use of the library which also comes In the educational department is most gratifying This library con contains contains tame 69 volumes In addition to some fifteen dally daily papers and magazines It Is not considered justi justiciable justifiable to go o to 10 the expense of keep keeping keepIng keeping ing a of the attendance but such counts CO as IS have been made would indicate that it averages per day Cona g the activities of the de department department for special religious work I l will vs be more difficult to tomake tomake make lp definite dt report than concerning the other 8 of association actIvities un in the tile whole the general atmosphere I j of ot the association RP O has been maintained so as IS to popularize helpfulness and brotherliness brot and to discredit selfish selfishness selfishness ness nes Three hundred and eleven boys and men here have studied the Bible in as association association association classes cla ses during the season Committeemen to the number of e have given voluntary son service sonke service ice ke to this department throughout the year Probably ly the most thorough accomplishment accomplishment ment of the year was in the line of shop meetings These have been regularly held at Silver Brothers iron ironworks Ironworks ironworks works the Denver ds Rio Grande rail railroad railroad railroad road shops and the Oregon Short Line railroad shops Volunteer business businessmen men and others have spoken solen to these groups once weekly at the noon hour It i is the intention that as these meet meeting lags ing become bt come established that each group shall sesame assume responsibility and care for its own meeting leaving ng the association aA free to nurture new nen 1 points 1 Many Topics The topics discussed have Ime ba e not been exclusively religious but have con contained contained a discussion of educational edu physical and industrial subjects ASwell aswell as aswell well All AU told different meetings m have been held during d the season An evangelistic campaign with Fred B Smith as speaker s aker gave Him Um the opportunity of speaking to some 2600 50 men menat at five different gath gatherings gatherings The association has for three years conducted boys ys clubs wherever thought wise when requested by the tho Son San I day dav school These clubs have en enrolled en enrolled enrolled rolled on an average some boys and aad have cost the association for supervision and care from to a year ear above the small income from dues It is believed that in the future sonic some of tl these Uese ese clubs might well be cared for er by the churches to which they the are ure connected The religious relt Gus work has cost on an average some 2 per year since its inception It should be sane aggressive aggressive sive lIve nonsectarian and fair The leaders in this department of association Hon tion work are firmly convinced that tn the greatest single service that can I be rendered ered to any young man Is IB to cause CaUM e him to make a thorough study stud teachings of i on un his hl own part of the Jesus Jeus Christ and then to cause him to I Ia apply a pl Ma ria M understand of these teach ii for his hiI living JIving The i l li Meal deal work of the association had a n total tn al attendance in classes claSHes last year of 2401 which Is near the aver averse se for the four years eara which the gymnasium has been en in use Forty seven different groups were organized in iu r teams with 31 different men Inen and 00 boys engaged There can Clin beno be beno e eno no but bat that in bringing te to together Kether gether so 80 irany In organised or effort un under under under der rule rules which necessitate fair play and anti gentlemanly conduct not only was physical ph al service rendered to those who took Noli par arv and friends who looked on but a large social and moral service PS ItS aswell well wel S Self lf If control rod ond the ability to talC taKe some degree of physical punish punishment punishment punishment ment without and complaint are cultivated In th these se games Splendid Service The department has rendered a splendid service to the iU different individuals who took its regular class work during the year Testimonials T from all are available that the asso associations associations service during durin the past season materially added to their health and general vigor iu ju the wrestling classes the work has hag been leen more nearly Individual and has been tHen handled satisfactorily The Thea association a is s fortunate in having a competent Instructor whose influence is III not only a helpful factor In the di direct direct direct lines of his hili work but the char character character character acter of those with whom he asso associated associated associated as IS well The wrestling students have ha e competed with the best wrestlers in the state in amateur contests and also with those of Oregon and Wash Washington Washington ash ington showing splendid physical ability and in no case incurring criticism criticism criticism cism for ther conduct iThe basketball team played success successfully fully in the state both from t the stand standpoint standpoint point pol t of conduct and score afore and later visited Wyoming and Colorado defeating de defeating all whom it met by a score of more than double that of its Us opponents The conduct of f this team was WIlS s such as asto asto t to add to the associations prestige wherever It went During the year the Y JL M C A of officer ficere Daring assisted in the organization of often often ten different leagues lea for ora amateur ath athletic athletic athletic letic games in t n he the city and a abeen have also been in a position to advise and co cooperate cooperate operate with all the physical a educators of the state In the thea matter of securing a higher standard In sportsmanship and sports more mole faithful adherence adhere ce to amateur definitions The work done in the social depart department department dap art ment meet divides Itself Into two heads First that which h cJ r mi might ht be called all Its welfare re and Industrial work and sec second second second ond that which pertains to entertainment entertain entertainment entertainment ment features In the former the lar mar largest largest gest single factor so far fah has a this been the employment bureau although this was closed the first of the year in order to toJ devote J ote the time of its director to the f ind raisins raising campaign Last year ar It placed li fd d in positions different men and ind toys boys and counseled and advised with some Home others This department also conducts the summer camps campa mainly for boys which are carefully organized with a view not only to recreation but to the yen ren en eral etal educational physical land and and moral profit ef of members In etch each ch of tie the camps the boys make make their own laws and enforce them and every boy must do some of the te harder work of the camp This year er were in attendance atten attendance dance making malting a total of who have been in these camS camps for lor the four years they th y have been conducted A let torture lure bf of the department work which Las fPs been pushed to the large benefit oi of I oung young pen Hen is the assistance of m men n newly ne coming to the city in finding suitable boarding places In Inthis Inthis this line but perhaps pt of still greater neel is the th visitation of sick young n men 1 en 11 in the lie city have been l during the past year and as asit asIt asit it become more widely known that the association Patton Is interested In having Its become be acquainted in to a friendly fashion young men who may IDa have become bec me ill doubtless the association will be informed of Ofa a much larger number and aDI enabled to a correspondingly l larger service The conduct of a number of social events has been well cared for the thi past season season to the number of ol fifty six a total attendance of There is no accurate means of ascer ascertaining ascertaining ascer ascertaining the number of general g visitors to the building but based upon counts and estimates were entertained in to some manner last year Among the specific s plans planA for the im immediate mediate future the Y M ill C A has decided upon a membership campaign to enroll JeO new members This cam campaign campaign campaign opens tomorrow or Tuesday and will r for about three thre days All the downtown wn business section has been districted so AS 88 to give every young man an opportunity to become a mem mim member her ber of the organisation both for his own and the good The detailed calendar of events for fortne forthe toe the opening week is as follows Monday Sept 27 i employed ed boys boS school begins Thursday Sept 30 senior gymnasium classes open Friday Oct 1 I menN mens men evening educational educational educational classes start Saturday Satur y Oct 2 preparatory junior and ami intermediate casses begin Sunday Jav Oct 3 regular Sunday after ricer meetings Ji 8 I Mon Monday londa a Oct |
