The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-08
WHY THE Y. NJ. c. A.


lnere is no charity I'm any city that
compares with the Y. NJ. G. A. Many
Marion people give TO charity. Some
OF that charity is carried across the
| ocean but this is a charity here at
home-one that is being done for the
good one, the Marion young man. The
secret of much of Marion's success in
| the past has been the ability of the
city to so entertain and educate its
young men that it kept them here in
stead of wandering away i'm search of
entertainment and that when their
education is completed the city offers
good positions. The young men stay
here to carry on the city's work and
make Marion more progressive each
year. Let Marion fall backward and
these young men viii not stay to bear
the burden.
Benefits Derived.
Benefits to be derived from the as
sociation are almost TOO numerous to
mention. yet few understand the mag
nitude of the good work done. Many
young men and some almost middle
aged whose early education has been
neglected, or who have been forced by
circumstances to work instead of
attending school, are here taught by
competent instructors in the evening
and graduates of the educational de.
partments of the association are now
holding many of the important posi-
tions i'm the business and manufacture
ing establishments.
young man entering the Y. M. c.
n. finds at once good wholesome COM
panions and good healthy atmos-
phore. He Is taught To he manly, self
reliant and honest Athletics are pro-
vided for him. Glasses are held regu-
lary and he is given the benefit of
competent instruction. He is given
exercise that will develope his body and
muscles and let him enter life more fit
to fight the battles of the day and
the trays of the future. Athletic con-
tests are scheduled regularly and
members are given plenty of incentive
to excel in their athletic work. There
are excellent bathing hccommoda-
tions, bowling alleys, reading rooms
where all of the best current ltera-
ture of the day is to be had free of
charge. When "A mother sends her boy
to the Y. NJ. G. A. afternoon or
evening. she knows that he is in good
company and that he will return
home better for having been there.
The association, as has been truly
said. is the greatest enemy in the
world to the pool rooms, and other
loafing places where young men ana
boys pick up the habits that remain
with them all their lives.
II Is DO Or Die.
l. I..f
open to you of Marion. Either sub.
scribe literally and produce the $780,
900 or allow the doors of the Y. NJ. c.
A., the educator or your boys. To be
closed forever. That is the question In
this campaign which is to close next
Wednesday night.
The solititors are working and will
continue until the end but II their
work is not rewarded by generous sub
scriptions then the project must fail
and failing means nothing more or
less than the closing of the insttu-
ton for since II Is badly in debt
$4,000 and the deficit for the next two
years will be $70OO-there Is no hope
or chance to pun through unless the
money asked for is forthcoming. One
who donates may be certain that the
money will be well spent. There will
be no waste and no one has an axe
to grind.
Those who take exception TO the
way the association has been con-
Quoted in the past three years and
who take exception to the manner in
which Y. NJ G. A. officers have been
used their positions and the associa-
tlon building to further political
schemes and to take part I'm things
foreign to the Y. NJ. G. A. of "A public
nature, have the assurance of those
at the head of this movement that
such will never be the case again.
The Y. NJ. g. A. i'm the future will be
devoted to the building of men but
the money must be Forthcoming or
the work cannot proceed.
There has recently been change Of
management. Secretary Kaufman
comes here with a mighty good record
behind him. Those who have met him
have Immediately become his friends
and those who have watched his work
here have become convinced that he
Is the man for the place, a broad
minded toiler who is fitted to carry
out the great work of the association
I'm tho community