The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-14
James Carr, NettIeton Neff, J.
N. Lontz, Henry ~Gennett
And Ray Robinson on Edu-
cationaI Committee.
HOLD Meeting AT THE
Y. N. c. A. SATURDAY
These Experienced Men Will
Formulate Plans for the
Management of Association
Business School.

Five practical business men, EN-,
ployers of large number of men
have consented to act as the educa-
tional committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association. The commit,
tee includes James Carr, general man
ager of the local branch of the Am
erican Seeding Machine company;
John NJ. Lontz, owner of the F. & N.
Lawn Mower works; Nettleton Neff,
superintendent of the Richmond divis-
ion of the Pennsylvania railroad; Har-
ry Gennett. of the Starr Piano COM
pany and Ray E. Robinson, of the
Robinson Machine company. At the
initial meeting held yesterday after
noon at the Y. M. c. A. building, the
above committee met and organized
with Harry Gennett as chairman and
for the present George L. Goodwin
as secretary. The decision reached
was to form plans for the work but
not to initiate any educational fea-
lures during the present spring and
summer but to organize classes about
October l.
10 Need For Courses.
Then movement has been give
much impetus by the consent of these
men to serve on the committee. The
association officers feel gratified that
the association has secured five such
men, prominent men of the manufac-
turing interests. Those selected en-
in their respective businesses and
they say, consider it an honor to be
placed on the committee. All of the
committeeman declared that there
was need for just such courses as
will be provided by the evening edu
cational classes. They declare that
there is large demand even among
their skilled employees to take up the
work.
The committee felt that it was in.
advisable to start the work this
spring. as the members would natural
ly become less interested in the work
as the weather grew warmer. Even
ing courses to be success must be
held when the weather is cold, accord
ing to those on the committee who
are not novices at the work.
To Get Advice.
Secretary Goodwin vas instructed
by the committee to write all the
neighboring associations. which are
of about the size of the local one. ask
ing Information regarding the work,
in their institutions. Dayton, where
the work has been under way for
some time, will be one of the asso-
Citations communicated with.
Gradual Growth Planned.
The opening of the work in this
city next fall, according to present
plans will be by establishing a few
classes in the most needed lines and
later organize other classes as the
demand grows. These classes cpnsid-
cred the most necessary include, Eng
lish. arithmetic, spelling. writing,
grammar, mechanical drawing. steno-
graphy and book keeping and first
aid to the injured All the commit
teemen were unanimous that the in.
struction provided in the last named
subject is very necessary one. 1t
is seldom that a week passes but that
such information would be of value in
some of the factories. At present
cards containing instructions are post.
ed in some of the factories but it has
been found that when an accident
happens the employees have to rush
to the instructions and read them be.
fore rendering the aid.
Mr.. Carr has been interested in the
educational work of the Springfield
institution during his residence in
that city.