Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-03
SUCCESS
Sure to Come to
Y. M. c. A.
Interesting Talk With
Mr.. James Shand.
Has Watched Associa-
ton Work For Years.
Railroads Spending Fortunes In
the Work." he Said.

mo better investment no nobler
work can be undertaken by any man in
Akron, than a practical interest in the
Y. NJ. O. A. which is being established
here now" said Mr.. James
Shand, of Lancaster, Pa, presl-
dent of the Y. NJ. G. Al of that city, to
a reporter for the Democrat Tuesday
night Mr.. Shand is one of the pro-
prietors Of the Boston Store, and his
business brings him to Akron frequent
lN iUH.lA
81 have been interested in Y. NJ. G. A.
work for many years, and everywhere
the work has been greatly successful,
petent to take care of it,
II could scarcely believe my lnformer
when / asked a man one day where the
Y. NJ. G. A. building was, in Akron, and
he told me that there was none. In a
city of Akron's size this is remarkable
am very glad to see, however, that
steps are being taken to establish one
here, on a good, business foundation.
Il am personally acquainted with
Mr.. r. G. Hooper, the new secretary Of
the Akron association, and know
from the work he has done for many
years, that he is the right man in the
right place. The secret of success in
most Y. NJ. G. A. movements lies in
having good secretaries. The secretary
must be a specialist. and must make
the work his life work A man in other
business cannot be successful secre
tary for Y. NJ. G. A., just incidental.
| ly He must give all his time to it, and
have careful training, broad intelli-
gence and knowledge Of human nature.
"rhe plan of having rooms in con.
nection with the Y. M. G. A., to be rent
Ell to such of the members as are with
out other homes, is excellent, and has
been very successful almost every.
where it has been introduced. The
receipts from membership fees in the
association in Lancaster, for instance,
dc not of course pay all the expenses
of the association. In Lancaster we
have store rooms in our Y. NJ. G. A.
building and also have two halls which
ere rented for church socials, lectures,
etc. Those who room in the building
are usually men who are there for q
long time, and everything about the as
sOciation is flourishing.
"This is the day when the Y. NJ. c.
A. is being appreciated. Most of the
big railroad companies are beginning
to see that the best material they can
employ is to be found In the Y. NJ
G. AS, and the roads are spending
hundreds of thousands Of dollars in the
establishment of associations all alone
the line.
II cannot see how any one can fail to
have confidence in the Y. NJ. C. A.
when rightly managed, and I'm sure
that after the one in Akron has been in
running order for short time, the citi
zens will feel that they cannot gel
along without it again.
"In New York and other cities the
very best people are among the heads
of the Y. NJ. c. \. In New York, cspe'
cially, the Vanderbllts, Miss Heller
Gould ard others, whom one would or
dinarily think had little to do hut spend
money, have seen the great good to he
done by the association and have given
1t money and personal help.
II earnestly hope, and feel no doubt
that the assoclat ton in Akron will be
Il success that will very pleasantly sur
prise the citizens