Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-22
PROSPECTS IN THE Y. N. C. A.
NEW COURSES OF TRAINING TO
BE ESTABLISHED.
Many Of the Old Teachers Will Be
Retained and Others Are
to Be Added.

A professional course in pubic account
ing and IA course of instruction in first
aid to the injured, in cooperation with
the American National Red Cross, will
be new features of the thirty cond
year of the Washington Young Mems
Christian Association Institute. which
will begin its sessions September -.
The course in accountancy will be I'M
der the personal direction of Homer S.
Pace and Charles A. Pace of New York
and will continue for two years. The in
struction will be individual, allowing the
student to enroll any time and. II neces-
sary, take three years instead of two to
complete the course. The regular in
siruction is supplemented BY lectures by
leading accountants. lawyers and bank
ers.
Thefcourse in first aid to the injured.
whic,lffs given under the joint auspices Of
the International committee of Young
Men Christian Associations and the Red
Cross. and the certificate awarded to the
men and boys who complete the require
merits and pass the official examina-
lions will be signed by President William
II. Taft and a representative OF the IN
ternat ionai committee.
The other courses of the institute pro-
gram have been broadened and strength
in tie history OF the association. There
were S33 students enrolled in the various
whose speciality is instructing men and
much larger number of ambitious men
and boys are expected to take advantage
OF tho privilege offered this year
Old and New Teachers.
Particular attention will be given the
courses in shorthand and typewriting. A
special class in advanced shorthand die
tation will begin September ! and ses-
sons will be held two hours an even
Ing, three evenings a week. This course
will be in charge of experienced short
hand reporters and q shorthand library
will be established for the benefit Of all
students III the various Stenogrdphlc
classes.
TIE institute is under the supervision of
the department of education of the Young
Mems Christion Association and the staff
of instructors includes many of the most
experienced teachers in the District,
whose speciality is instructing men and
boys employed during the day. Mr.. NJ. j.
Jones is the director, with {. l.. John
son and w. c. Stuart as. associates. n
NJ p Maschmeyer begins his twentieth
wear as instructor in mechanical and
architectural drafting and machine de-
sign.
Since he began teaching in 1890 he has
instructed nearly fifteen hundred men in
the Association institute. lie SilOItlldl0
and typewriting department will be under
the direction of Mr.. Clifford l.. johnson,
with number of expert shorthand re-
porters in the District on the advisory
staff.
Among other members of the teaching
staff of thirty in the institute are Phi
lander Belts. f. E, advanced electricity;
Xavier Feillard. French: Z. S. Couch,
r. s. D.. physics; P. l.. Ashton, type
writing Homer A. Pace. higher account
ID YAytnc
mechanics and structural! drafting;
Manuel Fraile ~ B., Spanish: James c.
Fernald L. II. D., advanced English: j.
c. Hatton. d. D. s.. penmanship; Harry
o. Hine. NJ Pd., English and rhetoric;
J. d. Hird, A. NJ, chemistry; ]. w. Huntz-
berger A. NJ, mathematics; Clifford l..
Johnson. LII. B.. and W. G. Stuart,
stenography: Edward n. Kirby, A. b..
public speaking and debate: 4. NJ T.
Maschmeyer, drafting. machine design and
engineering mathematics: p. f. Medford,
assisting drafting and mathematics:
Percival Padgett. A. NJ. Latin; Charles
Pace law; A. Werner Spanhoofd, Ph.D.,
German; Luther +. Speer, NJ. Pd., COM
mercial arithmetic: Otis G.. Stanton, A. r..
English literature and history; w. NJ.
Ward bookkeeping and office methods;
S. c. Waite, jr., electricity and mag
netism; Williams WEIGH, a. E.. freehand
drawing and design: Arthur Cults Will
lard NJ f., day drafting and mathe
mates; ]. G. Williams, Esperanto; II. p.
Hoover, vocal music and glee club: Don
aid T. Macleod. orchestral music and
practice: Walter I. Holt, mandolin,
guitar and banjo.