The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-07-24
EFFORTS ARE REDOUBLED
BY THE 7. NJ. c. 4. BUILDING COM
MITIEE DURING THE HOT SPELL
Trying to Raise Enough to Bind Edwin
Bancroft Foote'S Conditional Pledge
of S25 ,0OO-Chapel Street Rink Prop
ertV InyulyPI.

of S25 0OO-Chapel street Rink Prop
erty Involved.
The building committee of the
Young Mems Christian association are
putting forth r9Goubled energy these
requisite amount which shall make
binding the conditions of the S25 ,0O(
pledge made by Edwin Bancroft Tcote
Mr.. Foote. former citizen of New
| Haven, some months ago made the con-
! ditonal pledge of the Chapel street
rink property adjoining the association
| building, provided that the full amount
! for the building, S250000, be raised by
cash or pledge by September /, 1901.
| This rink property fitted up for use
| will be valued a 900 and is to be
| utilized as a branch of association work
| for working boys. OF the full amount
| for the erection of the association
| building $4,000 yet remains to be Sc
| cured.
| The philanthropic citizens of New
Haven have already responded gener-
ously to the needs of the work, and the
noble building now so rapidly nearing
completion stands as visible monu-
ment to their liberality
1t is believed that all public spirited
citizens who understand in any degree
the great Importance of the work will
make still greater effort to render the
work of the association possible.
The Importance of work for boys is
becoming more and more evident with
every year.
At the recent jubilee convention in
Boston very special stress was laid on
boys work
Everywhere now in the large associa-
lions special secretaries who give their
entire time are employed for the boys
work.
Boys clubs are formed in bicycling
and athletics Gymnasium classes are
arranged for the boys. Some of the
finest athletes now in the senior depart
ment are the graduates from the junior
gymnasium classes.
There are educational classes, enter
tainments, banquets and Bible classes
especially arranged for the boys.
A most important phase Of boys
work is found in the summer camps,
which are perhaps the most popular di-
version of the junior department
These camps are under the manage
ment of competent leaders, and the
hoys have any amount Of wholesome
fun and recreation under Christian in
fluences.
An international boys secretary is
now employed to have general super
vision of the work.
All persons who are interested in boys
will realize the Importance of good In
fuences coming early into their lives.
1t is appalling to see in our streets
daily young boys whose faces already
bear the the marks of vice,
1t is the beneficent work of the
Young Mems Christian association to
produce and develop a generation of
men who shall be strong, who shall be
straight of body and limb. who shall
be able to look all the problems of life
in the face in manly manner, who
shall, in short be strong men in every
thing that makes a man strong, and
who shall also be gentlemen in all that
that fine WORD means.
The men who have in charge the
work of raising the funds for the cree
ton of the building have put forth
noble efforts to accomplish the results
which are now visible 1t Is earnestly
hoped that in the little time that re-
mains before the first of September the
cooperation of New Ravens generous
citizens will make possible this special
phase Of association work.