University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-09-25
QUERIES TO! Y,Ml.G|'. "A
FROM OTHER STATES
What the Association Here
Has Done in Getting s,
Work For Students.
THE POOR MANS SCHOOL
Every Letter-3OO This Year
is Testimony of Dem
ocratic Spirit.
THE POOR MANS SCHOOL

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More than 300 letters have been re-
ceived at the Office of the Y. M, G. A..
in the last few weeks-inquiries for.
student employment at the University
of Missouri. They represent wide
range of territory. Some are from the
extreme East, some from the Pacific
coast and some from foreign countries.
Il have read" said John s. Moore,
general secretary of the Y. M. C. A., in
his Office last night, "all of those let
tiers and every one is a testimony OF
the democratic spirit of the University
Three hundred of them dropping in
here from more than half of the states
of the Union prove to me that the Uni
versity of Missouri is, without doubt,
Ia poor mans school. l have heard that
before. Perhaps you have heard it. i
felt it when came here a year ago,
but now know It," =
"Mr. Moore was asked about the let
ters. y
"They come to u.s." he said "be-
cause We are maintaining in connec-
ton with our work an employment bu-
reau and we invite inquiries of this
sort"
He reached into filing case and
brought out large letter-file.
All Ask for Work.
Nov, we'll look at this one," and
he drew long sheet from the top.
"This is sample; they all read about
alike"
The letter started something like
this: Il understand that at the Uni.
versity of Missouri it is possible for
students to earn part or all of their
expenses while in school," Three hun
dred men wrote that way.
1--WE have placed" said Mr.. Moore,
about $50 students in positions. We
ansrwer these letters in this way:
Bring enough money for your ex.
penses of the first two or three months
and we'll try. We can't promise you
definitely That brings them.''
The Y. M. C. A. has another depart.
ment for the convenience of students
and particularly new students. This
department has no name but through
it, the Y. M. c. A., acting, it might be
said, as middle man." brings the
student and the boarding house and
rooming house people in touch with
one another. 1t is convenient place
for each. :
1.-TWO or three weeks before the
opening of school," said the Secretary,
"our boys visited every rooming hoAse
in the city and inspected the rooms:
that is, they looked at the rooms so
we might know just what they we're.
That gave us something more than a
lis it gave US description of every
room that was for rent in the city.
When the men came in this fall and
had no place to 60 the first night or so,
we kept them right here in the build.
ing. We used about twenty cots in
that way fhis week.
To Do Larger Work.
Mr.. Moore talked further about THE
work of the Y. M. C. A.
"Oh," he said, these things we have
spoken of here are only incidents of
the work. And still l could mention
more things of this sort. The Y. M. C.
A. is filling a great want"
He walked out into corridors.
you can see it here. Just watch the
door a minute and you are impressed
by this constant coming and going of
men. They are here every minute OF
the day. They like to come. They
come and then they come back. They
seek association. The Y. M. C. A.
makes it possible for them to have as.
ISOLATION of the right sort. Nearly 200
men have walked up to the counter
this week and on their. first visit to
the building, taken out memberships.
We have an increased enrolment over
that OF last year. We have added to
our equipment and it is about com.
plete. We are in a way to do larger
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