The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-02
Y. N. CA. BOYS GET 1854
RAISING OF MONEY FOR NEW
HOUSE BEING VIGOROUSLY
PUSHED BY JUNIORS.

>, "A y0e.! aSo. Iue DOys department OF
the Y. M. GA. undertook to raise $1,000
toward the cost of a new house for the
department. The original plan was to
raise the money in one year. So far the
boys have pledged and partially col
lected 1884. The greater part Of this
sum was realized from lecture course
last winter. An excursion given this
summer was financial failure.
Many Of the boys have pledged them
selves to raise money by doing odd jobs
and have found novel means of max
ing good. Holding down places in: the
line at box offices, keeping seats at
the ball park and the usual stunt of
running errands have been called into
play. Some with more commercial in
stincts have gone into trade. During
the summer months the fish bait indus
try has fourishedf and angle worms,
minnows and, frogs have proved good
The boys have failed to realize their
hope Of raising the money in a years
time but will keep at it until they have
ST, 900 as they have pledged themselves
not to solicit contributions until they
have demonstrated their earnestness by
contributing $1,000 themselves. =
Social Features Planned. ~
The social committee is planning big
things for the. coming year. There
ever before. A fraternity is to be or
ganized for the Intermediates as liter
airy club with debating as it's primary
object. The boys department paper,
| EEThe BOOSTER is to be enlarged and
will be sent free Of charge to all the
member ~ a''fs 2.sI% .7H r ~ ~
Starting Oct. Is, there will be two
meetings held every, Sunday, one for
the younger boys After the meeting,
year be taught the "Life Of Christi
by some of the older boys. Some Of
the boys will be taught a course in
t1tMen Of the Bible.v The other meet
ing will be held for older boys. Prom
inent men are secured to talk to the
boys and the meetings are made as in
teresting as possible.
Bible classes will be held every week.
ployed: boys and three for the inferno.
dates. Courses in g Travels of Paul -
and "Life and Works Of Christ as Told
by St. Mark will be taught. A train
inc class will also meet Saturday morn
ings. T. H. Beeler Of the Central high
school will teach this class It is. for
older boys who will teach classes this
year or who want training in teaching
of Sunday school classes.
The Night School.
This evening the night school will
open. In this school the following
studies are taught: Elementary and ad.
vanced arithmetic, spelling, penmanship
algebra and business English. The
school. is for boys who are obliged to
work during the day. New games will
be provided for the game room and
the clubrooms will be made as CHEEKY
u. a o4,, 1ry a O.
be made for use of the boys.
! z." The Boys Orchestra.
| One of the new features of the de.
partment and one which has but re-
Gently been undertaken is the orchestra
| Professor G. C. Heintzeman is direc
tor. At present, about twenty or TWEEN
ty-fve pieces are desired, principally
violins and woodWinds. The course OF
instruction of seven months under Pro
\ fessor Heintzeman will undoubtedly b
sicaily ambitious. The fee for mem
bership is only So for the entire course
which not only includes membership IL
the orchestra, but admits the musicians
to all the privileges Of the boys, de-
partment. This last is under the slight
1 condition that the members of the or
chestra play at the Sunday. Afternoon
mittee is to have the orchestra trained
to be able to play for the opera which
:! the boys department intends to pre-
sent at the Auditorium some time il
the spring.
J, This year from July 80 to Aug. 3 !;
}, bows conference was held on the Y
M. G. A. grounds at Lake Geneva, Wis
Minneapolis had only one delegate at
tending the conference, but next yea
4 it is hoped that the city will be abb
to send more. At the last cabinet meet
ing a committee was appointed to hav'
to attend this conference, as follows
Fred Ware, the president Of the cab
met; George Akerson, Henry Way an
;. I. B. Gorham.