Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

the educational field of the city; also
of the city. The success of this depart
ment is due to the skillful and untiring
efforts of the educational director, with
the assistance Of a strong committee.
Glasses have been conducted in the
following branches: Algebra, arithme-
tic, architectural drawing, bookkeep-
ing, business law, business correspond
ence, card writing, chemistry, CONNER
cial art, dynamo machinery, electricity
electric wiring, English, grammar
spelling, composition and literature,
English for foreigners, geometry, gui-
tar and mandolin, mechanical drawing,
mining and assaying, orchestra, PEN
manship, physics. plan reading, public
speaking, Spanish, shorthand, survey
ing, steam engineering, trigonometry,
typewriting and vocal music, besides a
special automobile school and school
for employed boys.
Physical-Interest in the physical de-
partment was unusually strong during
the first five months of the year, in
which time 220 class sessions were held
with an attendance of 5036-showing
an enrolment of 307 on May l. The
change in quarters, with no privileges
at all for several weeks and since then
with limited space and many incon-
Yeniences, has made it much harder le
keep UP the interest. Still our physica
director has never let up in his efforts
and today we see much of the former
interest is being awakened. A step ir
the right direction was taken in secur-
ing DR.. Earl B. Sweet as medical dl-
rector and for the first time the Los
Angeles Young Mems Christian asso-
citation physical department is under
tefnitc medical supervision.
The plans for the new building give
to the physical department such place
and equipment as it demands, and with
a new athletic field, such as we must
have, the association Will then pc aple
TO lead Southern California in athletics,
and nothing short of that should be our
aim. No man dare prophesy what 1t
will mean to this state, where so much
stress is put upon athletics, if they
are kept under the control of the as
ISOLATION.
Increase in Membership
Membership-To me one of the re-
narka BILE features of the years work
! is the unusual interest that has been
shown by the members. The member
shin contest ended in February. Al
that time the young men OF the city
were thoroughly awake, and could we
have gone right on and pushed the Sc
curing of members the record for the
wear would have been unprecedented
| However, at the close OF the contest
the members entered actively into the
| campaign for funds for the new build
! ing and no membership work was done
| during that canvass. At the close OF
| the canvass the uncertainty about be-
/ ing able to continue the active work OF
the association on account of having nc
suitable quarters in sight rendered II
unwise to make further effort to in
crease the membership. Still we close
| the year with a PAID membership Oh
! 1909 members having paid into the as
sociation treasury through this avenue
alone over $1,000.
Employment-The work of the en-
ployment department suffered, like that
of all other departments. because OF
| the break which came in the work or
| account of the change of quarters. Oul
books show, however, that the asso-
citation was called upon by the busi-
ness men of the city 666 times for help
that $40 men applied for positions and
1862 men We're sent to places This de-
partment has not yet been thoroughly
organized, but now it has been put
into the hands of ]. l., Graham, and
with his business ability back Of il
we will see it become one Of the strong
features of our association In the
early future, ] have no doubt.
Hard for Boys
Boys-A great disappointment to me
is that we have been able to do so lit
tie for our boys, but on account Of
having no suitable room either in oul
old quarters on Hill street or the new
on Broadway no regular work has beer
done Still, the boys classes have beer
fairly well attended i'm the gymnasium
and i'm the educational classes held fol
boys there has been an enrolment o.
119. During the school year every Fri
day evening there has been a lunci
served to the working boys, aftel
which a Bible class has been |taugh
by Oscar b. Smith. This class has haC
an average attendance of fifty or more
Another Bible class for boys is helC
every Saturday morning in the gymna
stun and is taught by George Ball
man.
The organization Of the Triangle cluI
has been kept up and very successful
camp was held at Catalina island il
July. Nearly a hundred boys were il
attendance. 1t was the best conducted
camp and the most helpful one to tn
boys / have ever attended. The re
suits show eighteen conversions. To-
much cannot be said i'm praise of tn
work that is being done by Oscar p
Smith for these boys. When we see tn
} need of this work and the immens
field that is open to Us, il is hard t
J keep patient till the time we get int
our new home. where this boys worl