The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-26
Policies Correspond.

Policies Correspond.
Each local association is seIf-governing,
but by frequent conventions and confer
enCes the valuable experience and con-
sersus Of opinion of the entire brother
hood is made available for each local
field. Hence it is not surprising to find
that the policy of the association, as re-
Gently stated by the executive secretary
OF the board of management corresponds
very closely with that laid down for the
same organization in New England. old
England continental Europe and Asia.
This policy is as follows
Il. That the Y. VI. G. A. shall strive
to provide, either directly or indirectly,
for the unmet needs of the young men
and boys of our city, avoiding duplica-
ton of present agencies.
80. That all the work must show spa-
cific results to Justify its expenditure of
time or money.
"3. That the study Of the life of Christ
and the practice OF his teachings be
urged, while making no fight upon any
creed or religion.
Il. That the association cultivate all
public or civic movements promising the
betterment of conditions surrounding
young men and boys. but that it abstain
from ordinary politics. either by con-
Certed action of its membership or by
the use Of its property
Neither the amount of money an in
dustriOus man has, the creed he believes
or does not believe, nor the country in
which he was born, affects the welcome
which is promised him in the local Y
NJ G A
That this policy is accepted as salts
factory by the community is most amply
proven by the recent successful campaign
for funds and by the further history of
the achievements Of the past year. Among
these an event Of great Importance was
the winning Tor the second time of the
McBurney memorial cup. This cup is Civ
en- for six months Of each year to the
assOciat ton in North America having the
largest actual number of members under
IS years of age VINO are passed in the in
teTnatiOnal examinations in educational
work by the international board of eX-
amincTs i'm New York City, and for the
other SIX months to the association so
passing the largest percentage of its mem
bership under is years of age.
Association Improves.
Four years ago, under the first head
the local. Y NJ. c. a. ranked fifth; the
next year it moved up to fourth place;
one year later it was first under that
heading, and last year Salt Lake was
the first on both bases Of competition.
Particular mention should be made of
the wisdom with which Robert G. French
the educational director four years ago,
planned this work for employed boys, and
OF the careful and energetic manner in
which his successor, J. Gustav White,
has forwarded and added TO the work so
well DCE All III lllt lctcl gtui Tic SluNlrllL
council and the boys taking the eXami-
LatiOn have cO-Operated most enthusiast
tically to secure this honor for Salt Lake.
Through these combined efforts, the as
ISOLATION enjoys the distinction of being
the first to bring this cup west of the
Mississippi valley and the first city In
North America to win this international
trophy twice.
The growth of student activity has been
a source of much satisfaction. The stu
dent council is an organization of young
men, the members Of which are selected
by the students and teachers in the diff
ferent classes, selections being based up
on general proficiency and ability for
leadership. This organization has han
died during the past season a number
of events. directly and Indirectly foster
ing every 5radch of the departments &C
tiVities.
Expense of Education.
The average educational department ex-
pense per student for class work has been
about S15, while the income from the di
rect fees for classes has, for the period,
averaged $50 The Y. NJ. c. A. must
necessarily figure that for each student
in the night school it must provide from
membership and subscription sources an
additional $3.50 or more per year to cover
his expenses in this department. The
special class fees can be eXpectd to APP
pTOximate salary charges Of the depart
ment annually, leaving all expenses for
room, equipment, advertising, office, etc,
to be borne otherwise.
The use of the library, which also
comes in the educational department,
is most gratifying. This library con
tains 639 volumes in addition to some
fifteen daily papers and eighty five
magazines. II is not considered jus ti-
table TO go 10 the expense of keep
ing a RECORD of the attendance, but
such counts as have been made would
indicate that it averages 100 per day.
CONCERNING tho activities of the de-
partment Cor special religious work,
Il viii ALWAYS be more difficult TO
make definite report than concerning
the other lines of association activities.
On the whole, the general atmosphere