Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-06
Y. NJ. c. A. MONEY
STILL POURING IN
MEMBERS Do NOT KNOW WHAT
WORD FAIL MEANS
Total Subscriptions Pass $t5o,ooo
Mark and Amount Required,
$35oooo, Is Now
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Money for the Young Mems Chris
tan association building continues TO
come in, the total subscriptions having
crossed the $l50,000 mark. The can
Vass of the business district has hardly
begun as yet. Once this work is well
under way, the fund is certain to grow
rapidly and there is every indication
that the required amount of $3.50. 900
Will be fully subscribed before May /.
The character of the forces back of
this movement gives assurance that
this result will be accomplished. The
business men who have joined hands
with the directors of the Young Mems
Christian association are in the cam
vass to win, and this means that they
will win.
They feel that the city cannot afford
to allow the association to fall behind
in it's work in the slightest particular:
that it must extend its scope and
broaden its field of endeavor, and that
to do this it must have building that
Will meet its requirements.
Many cities in the country not nearly
so large or prosperous as Los Angeles
have subscribed literally to funds of
this kind, and what these cities have
done Los Angeles can do. This. is the
feeling that is actUating those who are
behind this great movement and so
new building project that determined
effort will be made to carry out the
plan within the specified time.
Value Cannot Be Estimated
The value of the work being done
by the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation is inestimable. The grip of the
movement in this country today is
shown by the sixty buildings that
Misunderstanding at a cost of more
than $350,OOo, and the payment of mem
bership fees and contributions for eX-
tending the association at home and
abroad of more than $4,000, ,000.
The average number of buildings
completed in 1905 was one for every
five days in the year. In addition to
this there We're under construction at
the close of the year several buildings
the estimated cost of which was about
$1,000 coo.
There are at present 1892 Young
Mems Christian associations in the
United states, with a membership of
more than 100000. These associations
own buildings valued at S35, 100000.
More than 10000 men and boys attend
the night schools conducted by the Y.
M. c. A. and $4,000 men were enrolled
in the shop classes last year.
Examinations Being Held
International examinations are be
ing held by the local association this
week, and about seventy-hVe pupils
in ten different classes are taking the
tests. The courses cover electrical en-
mechanical, architectural
and free hand drawing, bookkeeping,
stenography. business law
Spanish and English grammar.
The spring term of the school will
open next Monday. This will be the
first spring term conducted by the as
socfation in several years. A new class
for beginners in Spanish will be formed
with Senor Ricardo Uribe as instructor
Senior Tribe arrived here recently from
the city of Mexico, and is regarded as
one Of the ablest teachers of Spanish
in this part of the country.
He will use the conversational meth
cd of instruction entirely.