The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-20
TEN NEW COURSES.
Y. M. g. A. Evening School Issues
Prospectus of Work for the
Coming Winter.
Equipment and Corps Of Instructors
Largely Increased-Accommo-
dations for 1000.

The annual announcement of the Y. M.
c. A. evening school has just been issued.
The plans outlined in the prospectus show
that the educational department is rapidly
charging to meet the demands Of the.
city's men. Ten new course will be added
this year, making in all thirty-six courses,
as follows. Algebra, architectural drawing,
elementary and advanced; arithmetic,
elementary and advanced; bookkeeping
business correspondence, commercial law,
clay modelling. design and sign painting,
electricity, elementary and advanced;
English grammar, English for Scandina-
VANS, English for Germans, French, gaso-
lene engineering, geometry, guitar, Ger
man, geography, mechanical drawing,
mandolin, oratory, penmanship, reading,
spelling, stenography, steam engine, type
writing, biography, United States his,
tory, vocal music.
Twelve classrooms will be occupied,
four new ones having been added this
year, to accommodate 1000 men, The
faculty has been greatly strengthened and
numbers eighteen instructors. Additional
equipment will be furnished for the use
Of the engineering classes, drawing and
clay modelling classes. The commercial
course has been made more complete
by the addition of commercial law, COM
1nercial geography and United States his
tory. A special room and new machines
writing. The language course this year
includes two foreigners English classes,
one exclusively for Scandinavians, the
other for Germans. An additional course
In electricity will be added and all courses
will meet two evenings a week instead Of
one as formerly. Steam and gasolene en-
cheering for the owners Of automobiles
and launches in particular, will be car
ried for series Of twenty lessons. Clay
modelling and wood and leather burning
have been added to the art course. The
prospectus outlines twenty courses that
are unobtainable in any evening school
in the city.
Educational work will be carried on for
working boys in the building opened Tor
the boys this year at 916 Mary place. Pro-
lessor O.. J. Stirratt willbeprincipal. The.
courses will be arithmetic, reading. SPELL
ing, geography, penmanship, grammar,
bookkeeping, electricity and clay modelling.
Practical talks will be given during the
winter by leading professional and bust
ness men of the city, experimenting the
different courses. Six clubs will be or
ganized-glee, mandolin and guitar ORA
| matte, searchlight, senate and Scandina-
Wan literary.
Following Is the school calendar:
| Conference talks. Sept % to Oct. 8: opening
| exercises. Oct 2; Thanksgiving, Nov. 26 Christ
mas holidays, Dec. 10 to Jan. 4; annual night
JAM %; annual searchlight banquet, Feb s.
! dramatic play, March o. examinations March
| % to April ; closing exercises, April l.. Spring
| term opens April 4. &c.. .--.
The Minneapolis association has the
seventh largest school In the country.
The school last year showed the largest
increase of any school, sol different men
| being enrolled.
The physical department and baths have
beer renovated and cleaned, new appara-
tus has been supplied and this depart
ment will reopen to-day after being closed
for about a month An additional instruc-
tor has been secured for this department
and several new classes will be added.
Glass work in the gymnasium begins Sept.