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Show y. m. c. jl mm 0,, RETRENCHMENT; I WILL REDUCE STAFF l i Oscar B. Gingrich, Physical Director, Will Leave on May 1. The lioanl nf B raits! of the local i V. M. A. - still anxious to dispose I of the property at First South sod j State streets to the Klks' lodge for the remuneration of eJOO.OOO, but will not : under any conditions sell for a lower figure nor trade clubhouse with the ' Klks. I This statement was mada this raorn-I raorn-I in 7 Frank H. Stephens, one of the directors of the V. M. 0. A., former president of the association and one of the leading figures in its activities. Mr. Stephens also said that the asso : ciation could greatly improve its prei I ent condition could it dispose of the property it is now occupying, but that if the sale was not made the Y. M. C. I A. will continue to operate and an attempt at-tempt will be made to get it on a sound financial basis once more. A policy of retrenchment has been decided npon and the association will dispense with the services of several of Ua present ..mlnves. ' Among the employees of the association associa-tion who will be retired in line with the policy of retrenchment is Oscar B. Gingrich, physical director of the Y. M. C. A., who leaves May 1. Mr. (HngTlch has filled that position for four years and under his expert direction -e physical phy-sical standard of the members has been raised to a high, plane. He has (level . r - -1 some of the best athletes of the state nmong the younger members, and his "liusiness men's classes" have accomplished ac-complished a world of good amoog the seniors. Mr. OingTich came to Halt Ike from Ringhamton, N T.. Prior to that time he had been located at Lebanon. Pa., all of his time being spent in Y. M. 0. A. work. For the past nine years, or ever since leaving school, be has made this line of endeavor hia life work. While he has made no plana for the future. fu-ture. It is anticipated that his services will he in demand by the T. M. C. A. of other cities and his friends expect that he will shortly receive numerous other offers. |