The Helena independent., 1892-12-29
WILL IT START AGAIN !?
A Movement in the Interests of
the Young Men of
Helena
An Institution That Gan Furnish
Everything for Character
Building.
Some Features of an Excellent Associa-
tion Which are Not Generally I'm
derstood or Appreciated.

necessary. There has been a crying need
for it ever since the young men of the east
commenced to come here. Once start
was made. and it was very good one. but
| il fniled for varioua reasons. In a way 1t
is still in existence, but the attraotiveness
which makes all such institutions else
| where popular has been removed. Ihe
young men of Hele ma, and many old men,
too. would thoroughly appreciate Young
Mems Christian association, suoh as they
have at Omaha. Tho young man VIII o
could not get his money out of the Omaha
Young Mems Christian association would
be hard to please. Leaving the matter of
religious and spiritual growth entirely out
of the question and considering only the
social, intellectual and physiological needs
of the young man of to-day, it 10 no exag-
csration to say that the Omaha Young
Mems Christian association offers greater
inducements and more substantial benefits
to the men of that city than can be had
| anywhere else for three times the
cost of membership in the association. 1t
is not conducted on the old plan of keeping
a sort of open house for people who may
happen to drift in; it is place whore men
90 to enjoy physical, intellectual and social
comforts, to be built up and made strong In
every sense of the word. 1t is managed by
men of integrity and business experience.
1t is wide awake and up to the times lt ls
q christian organization with the avowed
purpose Of helping men to become chris
tians, and, as we'll. providing every encour-
ncement and opportunity In its power to
help young men to make the most of the m
selves and uroftably and pleasantly en-
ploy their leisure time It's membership
and privileges are open to any self-respect-
ing young man. Members are received at
any time and every favor possible shown
| youne men who find difficulty In making
payment OF membership fee at one time.
| There are three different plans OF men,
bership in this association. man can take
a So membership and get the benefit OF the
social parlor, reading room. library. recre-
alton room, receptions, off night entertain
ments, lectures. Current Topic club. young
mems congress- chess club, social and re-
| ligious meetings.
If one invests SIS he can get all that ia in
| cluded in the 81 membership and the as
sociation course of entertainments in add
ton.
For $40 man will secure evsry advant-
age afforded by the association, including
the social features. the educational classes
the library, the baths gymnasium, foot
| Dali CluG. DlCyClo CluUs diA suc oAtSle6iu-
lnents and, in the language of the street,
the whole shooting MATCH"
1t has been estimated that the actual
| benefits enjoyed by those who hold full
membership tickets, If paid for anywhere
else, would cost not less than $50 per an
mum. Here is clear saving OF $780, The
educational classes alone would cost q
young man $40 at any other place.
One of the most important and most at
traotive departments of the association
equipment is the gymnasium. 1t ID COM
plete in every detsil for the work of physi-
cal culture.
The equipment is of the very best OBJ
tainable. The room is large, sunlight dur
ing the day. electric light during the night
the work constantly superintended by &
director who has made study of physical
culture and is up on the methods used by
the colleges and best instructors in the
world. HealthfuI and popular exercises as
we'll as vigorous sports are taught, as exer-
cises are recreative as we'll as healthful aIC
for good wholesome fun the gymnasium If
a popular place. Lockers large and
roomy, are provided members free o.
charge in the dressing room.
All who enter the gymnasium for e1elc cist
must first take physical examination bj
the physician in charge of that department
No charge ia made for this examination. L
is required simply to guard against tht
danger of pc mitting men who have dan,
gerous physical defects from engaging il
violent exercise which might prove injuri
J Gus, and also for the guidance OF the phys
/ ical director and the men themselves il
adapting the exercise to the physical re
quiremrnts of each individual case, 30 al
to secure ths best possible results.
here are literary and social feature
connected with the association yariet
enough to meet the wants and tastes Of all
The Current Topic club, which meets oil
Monday evenings of each week. has becom
one of the most int estinq and wide awak
literary debating clubs in Omaha. The off
night entertainments on Thursday night
have become popular and attract larg
numbers of men from week to week.
In the library there is choice collection
of standard works and books of reference
while on the magazine and newspaper table
there ID very wide range of the best cur
rent literature exsant. There are over sixt
/ of the standard newspapers and magazine
OF tho country in the reading room free t.
all. The annual entertainment course i
. worth more than the membership fee alon
and is free to all holding full mem berships
! Then there are special lectures games an
outings of infinite vari ETY.. In and throug
all this there runs strong and christian
iZlnR spirit that must naturally win goun
men to paths of the highest rectitude an
to noble and holy ambitions in life.
Tho educational classes to which all hold
. ing s. and $40 memberships are admitte
free of additional cost embrace course c
K arithmetic, penmanship. commercial CORE
8 spondence. bookkeeping stenography an
tVpewriting. English grammar and compos
8 tion. German, both elementary and ad
vancsd, vocal music and mechanical an
a free hand drawing.
y In addition to Gil these features there ar
a good many things about the asssociatiol
that are just as free as air to every man VII
/ calls for them. Here ia list of accommo
, dstions that don't cost cent at the Oman
Young Mems Christian association: A tick,
8 to the reading room, employ mens burea'
8 boarding house register, paper. pens an
= ink for correspondence, religious meeting
g visitation in time of sickness, introductio
u to other cities and thousand other hell
and accom- IN odations that strangers ofte
stand in need of and are only too glad to q
= cept.
|; About the best thing that can be said
J. the association ia that those who have trit
its advantages for year or two are Il
1t most enthusiastic in recommending il
others. The institution Is veritab
| for vhn pka he h,,,i a,