The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-30
RECEPTION AT Y.M (. A.
OPENING or NIGHT SCHOOL AT
 TENDED BY LARGE CROWD.
Speeches by Messrs. Cory, Gunnels Cody and Lanier-Refresments Were Served and Faculty In- troduced to Students.

An enjoyable reception marked ths opening at the night school of the Young Mems Christian Association last nigh in the Association buiiding-on South Per " Street. Over 100 members and theil friends were present.
 An attractive program had been ar, fanged for the evening. Speeches were made by Hon. H. G. Gunnels. State Super intendent of Educatios; Michael Cody and c. A. Lanier. Chappeil Cory. Chairman of the Educational Committee of the As. sociation. presided. The speeches were interspersed with music by Misses Nomis Carter and Katie Booth, and w. l.. Var Pelt and William Christian. MT. Cory. in his preliminary remarks said he had been connected with the edu. cational departmest of the Young Mems Christian Association for a number oi
 years. and each year the department took
 a step farther toward system by which
 young man could get . good education
 within the Young Mems Christian Asso- ciation building. He said he thought the
 department had at last reached this point. He pointed to the fact that when the ed-
 ucational work of the association first
 began it had nothing to work on but a
 small library. Since that time the read
 ing rooms of the association had been improved, and shorthand had been taught
 with varying success. The Association,
 he said, now had a system of education
 through which a person could lay the
 foundation of true manhood.
 He then introduced Hon. Harry c Gum
 neis. State Superintendent of Educa-
 ton.
 MT. Gunnels said that to every we'll
 wisher of education in Alabama the
 scene was inspiring The educational de-
 parture in Young Mems Christian Asso-
 ciation work was a rather new thing to
 him, but he did not see how, with the
 plans which had been laid for 1t, 1t could
 keep from being the most successful de.
 partment of the Association. MT. Gun
 neis applauded the idea of having SC n any branches of study represented ir the department
 Messrs Cody and Lanier made shor' talks which were well received by the au' dience.
 It Is probable that later on in the veal MT. Lanier will take up class in ad' vanced English in the Young Mems Christian Association.
 The speeches were of five minutes lergth and received generous applause from the audience. The faculty of th' night school was introduced by Mir. Cory It consists of Prof. Leon George, instruc' tor in writing and mechanical and free hand drawing; F. G. Salter. instructor ir bookkeeping; D. W. W. Fuller. instructor in stenography, and c. l.. Chiffon, Jr. instructor in the English branches, Ger man, Latin and educational director O the Association.
 Each member of the faculty made briei speeches, aliuding to their respective de partments.
 The audience was then served with ligh refreshments and was shown over tht building.
 After the bulk of the visitors had lef the building, the pupils of the nigh school received personal introduction tt their teachers, were assigned to theii desks, and were notified of the schedule of the classes.
 Thursday night the gymnasium recep ticn will take pace. There will be shor talks hy members of the different classes and contests in swimming, diving ant other acauatic feats, and a basket bal game by two picked teams of the nigh class.