The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-06
THE NEW YORK Y. M. @. A.

THE NEW YORK Y. M. G. A.
Extent and Variety of the Work Undertaken
by the Association-A Source of Good.
New York Mail and Express.
What income has the association from in
vested funds2
None whatever. 1t has no invested fund ex-
cept that given to the library by the late Will
liam Niblo. The fee of 81 a year paid by each
annual member gives us an income of about
Sic, 600, and we receive &c. 900 more from renting
parts of this building"
What are your current expenses?"
THE expenses here at the Central Building
were $23, 046 last year, and we paid So 1872 to-
ward the support of the branches. The differ
ence between our aggregate income, $l6 600, and
our aggregate expenses, $28, 808, was obtained
from the pockets of the associations's generous
friends. in contributions ranging from ST. to
$1,000"
Now, Mr.. McBurney. the public would like
to know what you accomplish with an income of
$28 500 annually. and an aggregate of some
$500, 600 in buildings, besides libraries and furn-
ture."
''We furnish, as counter attraction to the
dram-shop and other evil places, resorts for a
great many thousands of young men, day
and evening, where they can receive instruction.
obtain relaxation. find amusement, have access to
excellent reading-rooms and Libraries, and enjoy
many other privileges"
What instruction do you provide, and how
many young men attend your classes?"
Our classes are to open next Thursday. The
aggregate attendance last year was "a. 324, the
number of young men enrolled being ], 403. We
have German three evenings week. with Prof.
Kunstler teacher French three evenings,
with Professor Frossard; Spanish three even
ings, with Mr.. Page; penmanship three even
ings with Mr.. Chichester; arithmetic two
evenings, with Mr.. Davis; bookkeeping three
evenings, with Mr.. Chichester; photography
two evenings, with Mr.. Morse; mechan-
ical drawing two evenings and free-hand
drawing two, with Mr.. Lamb vocal
one with Mr. Unseld, and Mr.. Mead devotes one
evening to the orchestra, which now contains
nearly twenty instruments.
1.-THE Literary Society meets on Tuesday even
ings and the Boys Literary Society on Wednes-
day evenings The educational advantages are
worth many times the cost of membership
ticket, and are really those of an evening col
lege"
''What amusements? variety of them" said
Mr.. McBurney. Our gymnasium is we'll
equipped, and the attendance last year was 81
205 1t is open from A. NJ to 10 P. NJ through
out the year, except two months in midsummer.
Professor Wood, recognized as one of the best
practical teachers in the country, and whom we
employ exclusively, gives instructions at p. NJ
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and to
boys under sixteen at 3:45 P. NJ. on Tuesdays and
Fridays.
"Our course of five readings will open on Nov
20, with Mr.. Locke Richardson as King Lear
and our course of five lectures will be opened by
John B. Cough on Jan. 15 Each member is
entitled to admission to each entertainment
with lady, and the average attendance was
1,0l9 last year. Our monthly social receptions
continue throughout the year, and the average
attendance during 1884 was !. 100. Music, read
ings and stereopticon views are the exercises
"In the parlor we have piano. pictures
checkers and chess, and adjoining the gymna-
SUM is a bowling alley.
GA feature which should have been mentioned
under the head of instruction, perhaps, is our
course of health talks for young men exclusively
They will be given on successive Friday even
ings, beginning with a lecture early man
hood-some of its dangers by Professor Stureis
or Feb 49, All young men will be admitted
free, whether members not. The average
attendance last year was $50, and have no doubt
that it will be larger this season than ever be-
fore.
with our gymnasium and baths these health
talks certainly afford young men the means of
improving their physical condition. Then our
outing club, of 230 members, encourages pedes-
trianism the Saturday alf-holidays of the
summer months
mir Niblos gift of $3.50, 900 was great ad-
vertisement for our library" continued Mr.. Nc
Burney. SIT now contains 80, 900 Volumes not
including the branch libraries. Mr.. Poole, our
librarian, is an excellent man for his position,
and good committee are making very judicious
purchases of standard books in all departments
of literature. We have contemplated the en-
largement of our library accommodations. as
the attendance is constantly increasing. The
Niblo fund not expended amounts to some $97,-
900, but part of it is not productive being in
vacant lots and leasehod property It's income,
3d. 697 will enable us to make purchases every
year,
Our reading room contains 500 daily and
weekly newspapers, monthly magazines and re-
views, and the attendance is large at all seasons
of the year, especially in the evening
"Our religious meetings are numerous. We
have prayer-meeting in the parlors at P. NJ.
daily, except Sunday and Saturday. and family
prayers every evening at 9:45 There is boys
prayer meeting every Friday evening a o'clock
and the meeting for training in Christian work
at q 10 every Wednesday evening. On Thursday
and Saturday evenings meetings for young men
are held in the parlor.
ION Sunday we have Bible-cass in the par
lors at $3.50 A. NJ. for beginners in the Christian
life, and at P. NJ, in winter Professor Thorn
son conducts the large Bible class in Association
Hail. At other seasons it is held in the par.ors
AT P. NJ there is meeting for medical stu
dents, and at $50 for all young The at
tendance at all the religious services in the
trail building was about 40. 900 last year and
We have evidence that much good was accom-
plished.
the association is thoroughly catholic every
denomination being represented, and l esteem
the hearty good-fellowship of the institution as
one of it's most valuable features Our com
mittees very thoroughly organized, and
strangers as we'll as members receive every at
tention.
''The statistics of our employment bureau give
an interesting exhibition of the denominational
relations of the young men who come to us, the
z, $50 applicants for work last year being dis
tributed as follows:
Episcopalian 46S Unitarian - 7
Presbyterian .332 Friends a
Roman Catholic 258 Brethren 3
methodlst- .254 Humanitarian 1900. 2
baptist -------.---.175 Moravian - 9
Lutheran. :--- 80 American Protestant /
Gongregationa- % Swedenborgian. --..
hebrew, ;------ A Mennonite. 1
Dutch Reformed.----.. Al Protestant not snac al
Reformed Episcopal. 8 Not stated 60
Universalist. None. I II
Hebrew Christian. 8