New-York tribune., 1903-06-21
Y. NJ. G. II. WORKERS.
International School Sends Gradu
ates to All Parts of World.


The statistics concerning the rapid spread of
Young Mems Christian Association work III
this and foreign countries given to the puphc
by Richard c. Morse, who has just completed
. tour of the world, have lent fresh stimulus to
this institution throughout this country. MT
Morse made his tour with special reference to
The development of the work. and he has found
rev fields to which eager volunteers will be hur-
red.
Though the public generally has fairly good
idea of the enormous proportions Of the Young
Mems Christian Association field throughout
the world, it is practically ignorant OF the men
who are making the association the world
,,ower it is daily growing to be. OF the asso-
siation itself the public has heard much, but OF
the men behind the guns little, if indeed any
Thing. The average person does not stop to
realize that the Young Mems Christian Associa-
1ion to maintain the high position which it has
attained must have especially trained secre-
taries and especially trained physical directors.
Where do you fellows all come from?" asked
q, business man of a Young Mems Christian AS
5ociation secretary who was endeaVor1ng to
enlist his sympathies in the work The meth
DDS of your predecessor were almost 1iendcaI
with yours and in other ways you as near
alike as peas in pod"
You mean Richards" the secretarys
comment. Yes; let's see; he was in the class
Of 80" Then he told the merchant of a school
Of which the public knows little, the Interna-
tonal Young Mems Christian Association Train
inr School at Springfield, Mass.-the college
OF the Young Mems Christian Association"
For years young trained with almost
military precision for the work to which they
have devoted their lives have been sent out
annually from this institution to each quarter
OF the habtable globe. To India, to Australia,
China, Japan, Canada, to all points in the
United States and Europe. this school sends
each year it's graduates to become secretaries
and physical directors-members Of the big
army Of the Young Mems Christian Association
workers This year is exception to the gen.
eral rule and another large class goes out. some
to the very fields indicated by Mr. Morse.
But the young thus sent not all
tves Of this country by any means The train
ing school is rightly called International Ex-
peGience has shown to the Young Mems Chris
tan Association leaders that native workers
able to accomplish more in a given field
than a who must first adapt himself to
the ways and customs of the people This fact
has brought to the school students of nearly
every nationality. Visitors astonished to
find full blooded American Indians, shy sons
OF far off Syria, swarthy Italians jolly little
Japs pursuing their studies side by side with
some of the best types of American manhood
The North or South is capable of producing.
The cosmopolitan character of the eighty-odd
students enrolled is feature of life at the
Young Mems Christian Association Training
School Again, this school is unique in the
prominence it gives to sports While in some
other schools and colleges there has been talk
Of either limiting the time devoted to or pro-
hibiting certain sports, the Young Mems Chris
tian Association Training School not only gives
I'M its to he hes known
but is constantly looking about for ones
that shall serve to develop new muscles.
1t is the search for new games almost con-
tinually going at this school that is said to
have resulted In of the everyday sports
now popular the world Among other
things it is asserted that basketball was in
vented by former professor of the school. How