The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-15
YEARS WORK OF YIN. CA.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS SHOW
GRATIFYING RESULTS WERE
ACCOMPLISHED
BETTER THAN OTHER CITIES
SIX Months Night school Conducted
With ZOE Pupils, and Physical
Department. Was Well
Patronized.

AT the annual meeting Of the. Young
Mems Christian association, in the rooms
in the Dyer building last evening, reports
of the president and other officials were
submitted. There was full attendance
of directors, and in addition to routine
business the proposed budget for next
year, contemplating the expenditure of
$14922.55, was approved
President Arthur B. Driscolps report
showed that gratifying growth and re-
suits had attended the associations eff
forts. He emphasized the showing by
making some comparisons with other
cities, pointing out the fact that although
all cities in the United States except St,
Paul and Denver having a population Of
between 100000 and 15G,G00 have fine as
ISOLATION buildings of their own, yet this
class averaged only 746 in membership,
while st. Paul has $685. Cities between
10000 and 100000 averaged but Sl2, or i'll
less than St Paul. This city, therefore,
ranks near cities of between 100000 and
100000 in population, which average i,O2S,
or 81 more than ST Paul. 1t is seen that
in spite of the fact that these cities have
their own buildings, with no rent to pay
and better facilities, yet those between
100000 and 200,000 population expended on
an average S10,341, and those between
100000 and 100000 expended $l3,129. The
latter class spent more fOr current ex-
penses n the past two years to maintain
about the same membership as st. Paul
than st. Paul has spent for all purposes,
current expenses, interest, part payment
of old associations debt and full pay
ment for furnishings and equipment OF
new quarters.
Detroit with more than twice the pop
ulation of ST. Paul, with a building
scarcely eXCelled in the country, secured
only $6,47S from membership last year,
which is only $40 more than St Paul.
President Driscoll pointed out that TO
maintain and increase the present mem
bership the addition of another floor, Sex
125 and a recreation department would be
necessary.
The financial statement showed 50 600
expende d for Gu rent expenses, rem, Eight,
salaries, etc. About $1,000 was spent for
| additional gymnasium apparatus, lock
ers etc
Educational Director Gso ge w. Asl ng' 5
report showed that night school had b en-
conducted from Oct. Is to April 10, with
registration Of 1903, $640 having been ex-
pended for teachers salaries. instruction
was given in elementary and advanced
arithmetic, ANNA :, peling, me chanic il
drawing, stenography, German. Spanish
and eiocution. All the pupils were young
men employed during the Gay, ..,l.,
In the physic al department 720 different
men and boys used the gymnasium APP
paratus, of whom 622 were given medical
and physical examinations to de ermine
condition of vital organs and fitness for
regular gymnasium course. For t-ose
found defective, special exercises were
prescribed. A cons. DEF able number were
sent by local physicians. Exam nations
made when exercise began and this
spring showed the following percentages
Of benefit:
Increase in WEIGHT. .........-..........1 20