The morning times., 1895-07-18
EDUCATION BY !. M. c. 1.
Interesting Exhibit Showing What
Has Been Accomplished.
FINE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
Complete Course Includes bout Sew
enty-Five Different Branches of
Study-Mental Culture More Looked
After by the Association Tha n Phys
zeal and Soeiaf Matters.

The possibilities ard value OF the educa-
tional work ofthe Young Mems Christian
Association Throughout the country is
thoroughly and Interestingly eXemplified by
the results already achieved, as is shown
by the specimens now on exhibition at
the Y. NJ. c. A. building
The exhibition is held under the auspices
of the international educational committee
OF the Y, Nj. c. A. OF North America and is
in charge OF Mr., George b. Hodge, secretary
of the COMMITTEES: The specimens on exhibit
ton are part OF those shown at the inter
national convention of the Y. NJ. c. A.
held in Springfield, Olio, May S-l2, 1895.
The convention was composed OF repre-
sentatives from oil associations, sixty
six Of which contributed largely 10 the
educational exhibition.
LOCAL DEVELOP MENT.
What the educational depa rtment is
doing for the young men OF the country
who can not possibly reach any other sys-
TEN of education is f0rcibly shown by the
statistical fact that last year % 800 stu
dents took advantage of the evening classes
OF the Y. NJ c. A
Although the educational department
of the local y. NJ c. A was instituted
many years ago it was not untn within
the last five or six years that the higher
branches were taught iii the evening classes.
During the last year 333 students were
enrolled, most Of whom took the whole
course Of ten studies. The average attend
ance was So per cent, which is considerably
higher than any other association III the
country.
The complete course of the y. NJ. c. A.
includes about seventy-fiye different
! branches OF study, divided into six distinct
subjects: Commercial, political, industrial,
scientific, languages aud miscellaneous.
II is erroneous TO believe as some do
who have not Investigated the matter, that
the gymnasiums and other social and phy-
steal features OF the \. Nj. c. a. Asso-
Citations are the greatest and only attrac-
tiOns. The fact is, and is borne out by re-
cent statistics, that in all cities the edu-
cationai is the principal feature and offers
the greatest inducements which Is shown
by the increased attendance wherever II has
been added
LARGE ATTENDANCE HERE.
a comparison of the expenses Of education
at the different Y NJ c. a S through
out the country very naturally varies in
some places, being nearly four times as
great as in Others. a comparison of the
cash in Baltimore win 10 doubt be inter-
esting. IN Baltimore with its greater pOpu-
lation the Y NJ. c. a. membership Is not
! porportionately large and the average at
! tendance is less by 3 per cent than the
attendance at the local Y. NJ. c. a. in this
city.
The cost of the educational work there
! is more than twice that of the local
/ Y NJ. c. A, amounting last year to
! 81 800 So, while in this city only 5000
was expended The reason of this, as
/ explained by prominent member yesterday,
! IS that the association had no more to eN-
/ pend. The cost TO the individual stu
| dent varies all the way from S39S in
! Brooklyn. down to 81 90 in Denver. The
! averagecoSt throughoutthe country IS So ID ,
! and in this respect Washington is among the
I less expensive places 10 get an education,
! the average cost here being So. 90 for each
student.
! STUDENTS IN EVENING CLASSES.
An interesting item in this connection
! is that there are more by so 900 student 5
attending evening classes than there are
! III attendance at all the colleges, univer-
/ sities and other in stitutions for hig her
/ education in the country OF this 90 600
/ the Y NJ c. 4. are educating - 500
J i'll their evening classes.
The exhibits Were excellent specimens
! in their line OF art, and included fTee-hand
/ sketching in crayoR, drafting. painting,
/ scroll work modelling, ana some OF the
/ prize literary and scientific work or the
y. NJ. c. a members from all sections OF
/ the country. Among tie latter class of
work are the prize papers of Mr.. G. A.
Bonnett, arithmetic; j. H. Fluckey, phys
/ les: A. W. Brown. mechanical drawing;
| F. R. Huneerford, typewriting; Il A.
| Pierce. arithmetic; J.. p. Hanson and
j. E Fletcher, photography; J. L. Hyatt,
| geometry; s. II. Grapp and E. G. Woods,
| penmanship, and Ed a. Beekman, mimeo-
| graph.
These gentlemen are all members of the
local Y. NJ c. A, and their work was
awarded the blue ribbon at the interna-
tional convention at Springfield, Ohio,
last May.
To-day is the last day OF the exhibition
and all those who have not attended should
do So The Y. NJ. z. a. rooms VIII oe
open to visitors until 10 o'clock this
evening.