The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
UNIVERSITY WORK
Y. M. c. As ACHIEVEMENTS AT
 TUSCALOOSA.
Secretary Beverley Aan Made ah Ex- eeIlent Report of The AssoelR-a uOns Work Among The
 University stuaents.

An excellent account Of the work done by the Young Mems Christian Association at the University of Ala- banla Is contained in the report made by Secretary T. Fl. Beverly to Presi- dent John W. AbercTomble and the faculty.
 President Abercrombie and other members of the faculty are convinced that the University brach of the I. M. c. A. Is doing an excellent work.
 The report reads as follows:
 To the University Faculty:
 Realizing the dependence Of the Young Mems Christian Association up. on the support and cooperation of the faculty. appreciating your right to know what is being done and belieH- ing you would like to have such facts brought to your attention, we have asked the priviledge of submitting to you report of the first two months' work.
 The work iE divided into several separate and distinct phases so we shall report 1t accordingly.
 The work began last summer when letters and cards were sent to 6 mum Der of the students asking them to be present Q few days before school opened in order to plan the work and meet new students.
 During the day of registration A committee met the trains and brought the new men to tho Y. M c. A. oflca where they were presented with copy of the haPd-book and their attention called to the bureau of information. The bureau of information was great help to new students in getting their courses strengthened out.
 The first meeting of the year, a de- cision meeting, was led bx pr. J. c. snedecor. who made plain to the stu- dents the necessity of taking a stand for the right on entering college
 On the second Tuesday night Col Iege Night" was held in Clark Hall Through advertising and invitations resulted in the attendance of practicalt Iy the whole student body. Speeches were made by members of the faculty and representative students on the Honor System, literary societies, ath- letics college organizations and the Young Mems Christian Association. sThe best college spirit was in evidence in the songs and yells. and after a social hour in which refreshments wero served tha students went to their rooms asking that College Night" be made an annual event
 This meeting was followed by 6 can vass for members. So far 1e0 appii- cations for membership have been re- ceived. and the membership committee expects the number to reach 2s0 be- AOTt NHC ClOHG Ol NtlG year
 The Bible Study Rally was followed by a canvas for members which result ed in the enrolment of more than 20 men for voluntary systematic Bible study. These have been organized in twenty classes.
 The Alabama Bible Study Conference was held under the auspices of the University Association this year. The Conference was well attended by stu dents and members of the faculty from a number of the leading colleges of the State. Dr. W. D. Weatherford. the In- ternational Student Secretary of tho South, and pr. Thos. Carter. of Van derbilt University, delivered number of special addresses at the Conference.
 The finances of the Association are in the hands of a committee, with a Treasurer who Is a man ot business ability and who has had a good deal of experience. careful estimate or our expenses for Che year gives us q budget of $1,740,00 as necessary to carry on the present standard of work
 The Missionary Committee mas in- department of the Association. From one class with six members of last wear it has increased to seven classes with seventy men. There are at pres ent two student volunteers in the Unt- Versity.
 In conclusion we Wisu 10 eal 4btsn- tion to the series of Evangelistic ad- dresses delivered by Mir. E. c. Mercer and pr. Weatherford, Oct. AT. These addresses were attended by large crowds ranging from 200 to 300. Mir. Mercer was invited by five of the lead ing fraternities where he talked to them very frankly about leading a cleaner Christian lie. As a result Of an after meeting on Wednesday night eighty men signed cards signifying their intention to live a cleaner and more active Christian life, and at the after meeting on Sunday afternoon sixteen more men made an open de- cision That the moral and religious atmosphere of the student body has greatly changed as a result of these addresses is the testimony of a large number of students. The students also ssy that the standing of the Association