The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-14
Y. III. C. A. MATTERS.
Over 600 Members-Gymnasti Prizes offered
Sunday School Teachers Meeting.

The classes in penmanshp shorthand. type
writing and German are large end enthusiastic
The membership committee are to be congrat-
ulated upon an aggregate membership of 645 to
date; sixty-six of these have joined since New
Years. Many of these due to the invita-
tons to open house by the reception COMMITTEES,
and the nature of the reception furnished on
that occasion by the auxiliary. The reception
committee will soon fill their contract to raise
the membership to 1000.
Dr. Swain offers the following prizes to mem
bers of the association who take physical ex-
aminations:
1. A gold medal to the person showing the best
2. silver medal to the person showing the second
best muscular condition.
8. A bronze medal to all following W hose muscular
condition is plus
4. A gold medal to him who shows the greatest
Improvements in strength and development.
s. A silver medal to him who shows the second
greatest improvement.
g.. A gold medal to the person whose measurements
exclusive of strength tess) show the greatest SYM
metry as indicated by his chart
z. silver medal for the next most symmetrical
measurements
These offers will remain open till Aug. l,
1888, and the awards will be made before Sept.
/. Competitors will be allowed two physical ex
aminatiOns before Aug. free OF charge. but for
the third or fourth fee will be asked Com
petitors for Nos. 6 and must deposit their
charts for examination before Aug. l.
The gymnasium committee announce that the
first indoor games of the Association will be
held in its gymnasium on Wednesday, Feb %,
at P. NJ The following events open only
to amateurs who are members of the associa-
ton: Running high jump, horizontal bar, club
swinging, tumbling, slack wire, parallel bars,
running high kick. swinging rings. two-hand
fence-vault. Entries may be made to DR.. Swain
at a date not later than Feb. 16 and must oe az
companied by fee of % cents. The committee
reserves the right to withdraw any event receiv-
ing less than three entries. Medals emblematic
of the championship OF the Association to win
ners second prizes in such events as have more
than four entries.
Seventy-two persons have already been exam
ined by Dr. Swain, and furnished a card for
tine exercise. Many more awaiting their
turn TO avail themselves of the exercise best
adapted to their personal need.
Young mems gospel meeting tomorrow at
4:15. led by young man. The singing and
chestra music are made an attractive feature
If you sing or play, come. If you do neither,
come
The union teachers meeting held every Sat-
urday, in the hall of the Association, is designed
for both ladies and gentlemen, of all denomina-
tiops. Those who not teachers are also
welcome. The exercises to day will begin at six
minutes after - o'clock. with the following or
der l. Devotion for five minutes. led by Mr..
Douglas. g Exposition of the lesson, Matt.
xiv, % SO. by Rev. J. E. Gilbert, D. D., occupy
ing thirty-ive minutes. 8. Random thoughts
and questions for ten minutes in which all may
participate The meeting will close at four min
uteS before l o'clock