The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-07

eu clasSeS were EGuletucIeu each .Wtch,
the attendance at many of which was
so large that the capacity of the gym
nasium floor was not sufficient to sat
isfactorily accommodate them. The
number of lockers in the locker rooms
has been increased to thousand, prac-
tically all of which are in use. The
work has been thoroly systematized
and organized and splendid results Sc
cured to those who were in regular
capable directors is now demanded to
satisfactorily handle the work. They
arc assisted in special work-box1ng,
fcncing and wresting-bv outside men.
The bath and locker rooms have been
carefully remodeled at cost of about
$4,000, and our bathing plant is now
one of the best in the country.
GA eommodious and pleasant room
has been provided and furnished with
large lockers and private bath, con
nected, for the exclusive use OF bust
ness men. A separate room has been
furnished for the boys. While the mem
bership of the association is not so
large as it should be l believe that a
larger per cent OF the membership IS
atically than would be found IN most
of the associations of the country.
BOYS DEPARTMENT., - "'--.. ..
"Seven years ago about seventy boys
were coming to the association for ply
steal work For two years we attempt
ed tc quarter them in small and unsatls,
factory rooms in the basement. We
then EMPLOYED Mr.. Cartlich to devote
his entire time. to the department and
set aside one room on the main floor OF
the building and one on the second floor
to the exclusive use of the boys. At
the end Of two years we remodeled and
Ela %
main building and moved the
boys into that. From that time the
work has developed rapidly until now
practically every line Of work that is
being carried on for the men in the
main building is being undertaken for
the boys IN their department. The
boy s department is thoroly organized
and carefully conducted association in
itself, tho part Of the whole work.
meetings for boys Of different ages were
conducted with an average attendance
of thirty.three and forty-fve. Nine
Bible classes were conducted in which
eighty-one different boys were enrolled.
In the educational department ninety
two different employed boys were en-
rolled. Glasses in grammar. penman-
ship, spelling, arithmetic and algebra
| were conducted.
Gin the physical department the av-
erage attendance for the season for the
juniors was ifty-three; for the interme-
date boys, twenty-four, and for en-
ployed boys, thirty-three. Aside from
these, classes for leaders of each branch
were conducted. Forty-two boys at
tended the boys camp. A number of
outing trips, exhibitions, ETC., were con-
Quoted: In The social department. there
80 IL
partment is 1862.
This board must recognize imme-
diately the pressing need of large,
thOroly modern and we'll equipped build
ing to be used exclusively by the boys.
This phase Of the work is vital and
! must be given more and more thought,
attention and support.
MISCELLANEOUS
"The number and quality of social
and entertainment features of the as.
ISOLATION has been very largely in.
creased.
''The employment bureau has been
doing limited but good work.
1.-The boarding house directory is
carefully conducted and bringing some
revenue into the association
"The interior condition of the build.
ing has been greatly improved and al
! tered. Something like $4,000 has been
expended in completing and, finishing
the rear halls, adding seven rooms for
| lodging purposes, putting in four class
| rooms for night school purposes, finish
ing two rooms on the SECOND floor of
the building, putting temporary finish
on the auditorium, putting down hard
wood floors, putting in mantels and
CRATES and otherwise improving the
building.
"The financial condition of the as
ISOLATION, while not in any respect
what it ought to be, has been vastly
improved: Our credit is all that We
could wish. We have for the last four
or five years been able to pay our bills
with fair degree of promptness. We
have in addition to putting some $4,000
in improvements on the building an6
$4,000 in alterations and repairs in the
physical department, paid the $4,000
mortgage. The property is today abso
lutely free from all incumbrance, the
only obligation resting against the as
ISOLATION being the $4,000 loan which
it was necessary to make in order t.
complete payment for the physical de
partment improvements. consider
, cial condition it has known since m,
coming to Minneapolis. The total ex
/ penses of the association during tn
) year ending June l, 1899, wer
$14,O45. Of this amount, $6,055 wa
: secured from subscriptions. The re
mainder was secured from membershi
. and class fees, locker and room rent
ais and sundry sources.
"For the year end ing June l, 1905, tt
: expenses were $24,785. Of this amour
r 5000 was secured from subscription
. and the remainder from the otht
> sources mentioned. -
; "In other words, while the membe
+ ship of the association has increase
J practically 1875 per cent, the number
J. men enrolled in the night schol 22O p'
r cent, the attendance at Sunday men
meetings 172 per cent, and at Bib
f classes 400 per cent, the number Of me
d and boys using the physical departmel
i 100 per cent, the number Of boys
!. the boys department 260 per cent, ar
Il the work of the boys department pra
|. tically all new, the expenses of the a
= ISOLATION have increased only about
;. per cent. and the amount of subscri
: lions received from business men b
/. increased less than $1,000, or about
a per cent. Thus it will be seen that Il
!. financial burden for the current su
h port of the work has been borne in {
j: increasing degree by the members
~ the association themselves.
i "In glancing over the annual repo
n Of the Portland, Ore, association, WIFI
=, does work of practically the same 81
~ ~ and volume as ours: | notice thta the
,e expenses for last year were, in roul
as numbers, $4,000. This would seem
4; indicate that under your direction t