The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-17
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HAVE BIBLE GLASSES
Z. M. G. A. EXPERIMENT PROVES
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL.
Monday Bible Study at Bardwel g.
Robinson Plant Result in Plans for
Extension of Work-Association Has
Enjoyed an Excellent Year-All De-
partments Show Increase.

The year just drawing to close has
,een a successful one for the Mime
polls Y. M. G. A. The report the first
f this month showed membership of
,345, and it is confidently predicted by
he association officers that the open
ng of the new year will see at least |
800 members In good standing
The Minneapolis association has been
specially successful the past year in
eaching much, desired class of men,
Jerks, office employees, and young men
Who are in especial need of Y. NJ G.. A.
influence and many of whom have no
Their desirable place to informally en-
oy their evenings.
The fiscal year Of the association ends
IN June. This is also but two months
fter the opening of the association 8
chool year. For this reason statistics
f a later date will make much better
howing as representative Of the Min
eapolis association s real work accom-
lished.
Night School Popular.
Never before has the night school
--1ork of the association been carried on
such a varied extent. The instruc
ion given is all of practical kind, and
he young men attending are all ap-
reciative. Most of those in the night
chools are young men engaged in work
uring the day. Nearly all of them are
Importing themselves, and some doing
luch to Support relatives at. home. And
he Y. M. C. A. night school is their
est opportunity to get just what prac
ical education they need at very
ominal cost.
Illustrative Of the school work, may
given the following representative
st Of the leading classes and the num-
er of students in each class:
Electrical engineering class, 80; gaso
enc engineering, 81; mechanical draw
lg, 32; architectural drawing, "a; in
trumental music, Is; bookkeeping 80;
Mathematics, As; English work, so;
inglish for foreigners, 60; shorthand,
5; steam engineering, 10.
Club Work Successful.
The club work during the past year
as been extremely successful. The
enate Debating club, which meets ev-
~ Tuesday in charge Of Colonel John
ers. The Searchlight club, which dis
Uses public questions, meeting every
Their Monday, has forty-fve enrolled
he Electric club at one of it's recent
oen meetings had $50 present to hear
lecture on the "automatic central'
.lephone system. The Mandolin and
uitar club of fifteen pieces, is the best
the history of the association. The
h ratory club has twenty members, who
ii e under the direction of Charles Holt
the johnson School of Oratory.
| The senate plans to hold an open
Getting in the near future. At that
me a bill will be Introduced to place
railroads under federal ownership
Id it is expected the bill will call forth
ormy debate among the senator's
hich will doubtless furnish a good
rening's entertainment to all who may
tend.
To Extend Bible Work.
I Plans are now being made for elabo-
te extension of what is called the
shop Bible Glass; This is Bible
| ass held at noon every Tuesday at the
ardwell & Robinson Sash & Door fac
| ry. This class averages over 100 men.
lie plan is to extend these shop Bible
asses to at least a half dozen shops in
very near future and eventually to
I we the work branch out in big estab-
/ 'hments where it will be permitted
1 ID can be successfully operated.
4 Leading business men in the vicinity
the respective shops where the
asses are organized, will be asked to
Ike charge. The streetcar shops will
the next taken up in the Bible class
I'VE. Various machine shops then will
49, organized. Tt is hoped to have a
mber of these shop classes in opera
IN early in the new year.
The physical department is now in
cellent shape. There are thirty-one
uses per week under the direction of
o paid physical directors with special
structors in addition for boxing and
estlirg. The weekly class attendance
's@~' about 700, a considerable increase
impaired with a year ago. During the
st month there have been ffty-seven
ysical examinations. The needs of
III man are thus ascertained and each
handled in the athletic work accord
yly. Over 100 men a week are using
handball courts.
Thousands Battle.
Between 1900 and 1900 thruout the
IL have patronized the baths each
elk. The athletic features of the as
iation are specially appreciated per,
ps by the fifty young men who have
" ms In the Du1lClnS. DuilHS tne past
II $1,000 has been expended in max
:; a handsome plunge bath, in putting
new shower bathrooms and in gen
l betterment of the physical depart.
mt. In the near future it is hoped tc
oend several thousand dollars in turn
the auditorium in the building
ich is still in state of temporary
ish. into series of rooms which are
CHI needed, leaving large classroom
ich can be used for small gatherings
is expenses for the year are about
5000 to $4,000 It's sources of in
ne are about as follows: Membership
S, $4,000; night school class fees, So,
J.; locker rentals, 1880; rental Of
ms, $4,000; sundry items, $1,000;
,scriptions from business men, $4,000