The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-22
!. NJ. {. 4. Is ONE
GREAT MACHINE
It's Four Cylinders Are Now
in Perfect Running
Order.
By Paul Super

To use modern metaphor. the Y. II
c. A. IS not a one-cyIinder affair The
: 1896. model has been %-cranked up ana
IS taking the hills in good shape. There
are still hills in sight. but the sparker
is working well, and with plenty Of
gasoline in the tank the Association
should soon find level running. II is
not one, but four-cylinder organiza-
ton And you ask at once What are
the four cylinders % Let US explain
the machine.
First Cylinder: That is the physical
department It includes the tennis
courts, gymnasium, baths, and athletic
teams How does it work. Here comes
old He has grown rapidly, and as
consequence has not developed prop
erly DR. Hand. the physical director,
takes charge of him. measures him.
tests his heart and lungs TO see what
exercise he is fitted for, makes a chart
of mis- measurements, shows him where
he Is deficient. and prescribes the ex-
ercise necessary 10 correct the faults
six months in the gymnasium makes
a difference. and the overgrown boy Is
beginning To be d man.
A business man Of middle age has
kept his shoulder toe closely To the
wheel, too much indoors, and no exer-
else Tennis is what he needs He |
find. that the Associations well-kept /
oiled, tennis courts are just as good |
after rain as before It. and a coupls |
of afternoons Of tennis a week make |
new man OF him.
But this cylinder is not only for those |
who need physical faults corrected /
indeed, the majority do not take it SO
seriously. They go in for the fun they /
ger out Of it Basketball. indoor base /
BAH. handbaII athletics. and stunts On /
the high bar. horse, buck, flying rings /
and parallel bars draw many fellows |
into the department And Not few
use the baths only.
Second Cylinder: Man Is social /
animal The second cylinder that |
makes he Y NJ c. a 60 is the social /
department Just think a minute and /
then tell LIS how many places there |
are IN Honolulu to which the average
Young fellow can 60 for 4 clean social /
evening. That IS It exactly. Some oEs
has said that a strange young man IN /
Honolulu has about three choices. 10 |
go 10 the bad. stay at home. or go 70 t
ire Y NJ G A whether that is true
or not. the Association IS truly social
ceufar for lots of men. The general /
good fellowship OF the building. the
monthly socials for members. tne
camera club, reading room and other
feature make the building a good place
to spend spare time When the new
social room. now being fitted up, has
been completed and the piano and easy
chairs put IN, il viii be an even better
place. This cylinder was little out
Of order for a while, but IS now dong
its share of the work
Third Cvlfnger. This is. and as
rule has been, one Of the best depart
ments of the Y. NJ c. As work. the
educational department Many young
fellow has had To leave school at an
early age and later wants more sduca~
4ion For this man the ASSOCIATION
has the goods" He can study stenog-
rapfy and typewriting. bookkeeping,
EngI{sh arithmetic. mechanical draw
ing. or civil government Next fall
course in commercial law viii be Offer
ed. During the summer employed boys
viii have a chance to study elementary
subjects. all bearing on business ana
If 4 practical nature These courses
are not taught by volunteer teachers
rrrr by teachers trained in their various
work and paid for their services.
The night school, however. IS not
h. only feature Of the educational de-
The Association takes every
ms gazfna the average man cares u
Rad and on IFS tables you VII ind the
ran7,1g,r magazines such as Munsey.
Harner and Mcclure. such weekIies a.
T.asIie. Judge, Outlook. Literary Digest
and many others. s. in all. counting
the daily papers
) library OF over /. 600 volumes COM
nIates the equipment Of this depart
uent. It is an important Wen con-
Quoted. and efficient work
Fourth Cylinder, This Is the rei~
.-fo,,s work Of the organization Dur L
ing the winter meetings were held
every sunday afternoon, and two Bible
classes 8 week were conducted Meet
i7vs are held al the prison every sun
sa.- under the direction Of the AssoeIa-
tscn and occasional series Of noon
-,a.rfngs are held. either by the Asso-
,ts+inv, mr. in cooperating with othar
- -,fzat fa77s The religious work OF
- or~anfzarfon IS not all expressed
!, +-,,S ~ meetings and Bible classes.
f,,g+ "a T3Yh1a classes and meetings ara
rg- from all of religion. Nor can the
-as,,5ts af this work be tabulared Iks