The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-24
YALE Y. M. c. A. REPORT.
Report of Dwight Hall Activity-Relig
 ious Work in All Departments.

i Report Of Dwight Hall ActiVity-Rellg- ious Work in All Departments. ' Following is the report of the Yale
 Young Mems Christian Association for
 the last six months presented by R. H.. 1 Edwards, 1901, to the churcha Yale:
 One hundred and twenty-one men | from the university, including grad
 uates, attended the worlds student
 conference at Northfeld. More men | were registered from the Yale sopho- moree lass alone than from any other single institution. Many of the dele
 gation attended the normal training class, which was successfully conducted ! by H. B. Wright, '9S,
 The work of the fall term included the assisting of large number of new
 students in finding boarding houses.
 The annual receptions to the entering
 classes in the academic, scientific, law and graduate departments were largely attended. The headquarters of the
 Sheffield department for the last term
 has been in South Sheffield hall There
 has been an average attendance of about 70 at the Sunday noon meetings. The Bible class has been conducted by the Rev. Anson P. Stokes. President
 Hadley and Director Chttenden ad- dressed the reception to new students. A very successful reception was held in the law school FTha Rth1a o1acc ic ducted, in connection with that of the graduate school by Fl. B. Wright, '9S.
 In the graduate school a permanent Y. M. c. A. organization has been form ed, showing a representation of over 50 colleges A social evening is held in Dwight hall on Saturday. Mir Wright is acting as voluntary general secre- tary. The Berkeley association meets on Fridays for evening prayer in Dwight hall. Progressive courses of Bible study are open to every student in the university. In the seven classes there is an average attendance of about 200, There Is besides a union class for all who are engaged at the hour of the other classes. A series of daily Bible readings for morning devotional study has been distributed.
 There are 221 members of Dwight hall In the freshman class, with a consider able number to hear from. The total membership of all departments in the university will be in the neighborhood of 1000.
 Unusual progress has been made in the department of foreign missionary study There is an average attendance of t77e1 i,, tIa T pt, A picture of H. T. Pitkin '92 Yale's | first missionary martyr, has been plac- ed over the stairway of Dwight hall. ] The Yale delegation for the convention | of the student volunteer movement is | now being gotten together. In city mis- sions, evangellstic, educational and | boys club work are being carried on at | Yale hall. c. l.. Fox continues his class in Civil Government with great sue cess, having an average attendance of J IS. The course of weekly lectures, il- lustrated by stereopticon which proved very attractive last year begins this week. The reading and game rooms are well patronized. Twelve monthly and weekly magazines and three daily papers are at the disposal of the men of the district. Gospel meetings are held on Sunday evenings. with an at tendance of 40. These meetings have been considered the most important feature of the work, considerable number of students going down each Sunday evening. The benefit which these college men gain from contact with the laboring men is of lasting value, The boys club in Oak street has been conducted more successfully than In former years. The boys have been kept in better order, 80 being admitted to the club each evening. The average attendance at the Bethany Mission has I been is pupils and 22 teachers. The york progressed successfully during ' he fall The work in Goffe street, I among the colored people. comprises f school of 90 boys and boys club. During the week of prayer morning f services were held in Dwight hall, with ( m average attendance of 50. The build ng was made the headquarters of the official guests of the university the bicentennial At this ime Two Centuries Growth of Chris ian Activity" history of the volun- + ary religious work in the university, ppeared. Dr. and Mrs H. H. Steb- ins have given $1,000 for improvements c n Dwight hall. IF The organization of the Y M. c. A. is h [ present undergoing a change to the l,L, university basis. A university council S as been formed of the president, gen I ral secretary of the academic Shelf h nd graduate schools with the chief t, ticers in each of the other schools. o
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