The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-08-31
MILLIONS Spent IN WORK
Kenosha Association Takes High Rank
Among Associations Furthering the
Educational Work Among the Foreig
bodybuilding Fund Grows

The Year Book Of the Young Men s
Christian Association of North Ameri-
ca covering the period May /, 1910 to
April 80, 1911, which is just off the
press, shows a notable increase in all
phases of association activities. The
building movement continues with un-
abated enthusiasm. The association
now owns 705 buildings valued at
$55,795,150. During the above period
206 building funds were pledged ag-
gregating $7.685,208. Of these funds
Ia have been paid in amounting to
$3,188,245. These building campaigns
were chiefly in the smaller cities, rang
ing in size from that Of Kenosha to
cities of one hundred thousand, and
were for the purpose of securing new
homes for the assoc1atIola, DIS well as
extension and repairs to the present
ones
The nature and the extent of the as
ISOLATION movement are revealed by
the number and kinds Of its employed
officials of whom there are 1851 at
the present time Of those SO are in
ternational secretaries, LOG are foreign
secretaries situated at cities of import
ance in China, Japan, India, Africa,
aud South America; 126 are student
secretaries at colleges and universities
in the United States; IL are employed
on the canal zone At seven associations
maintained entlfgly by tbs gosernment
tor Che benefit of the men working on
the "Big Ditchp; 80 are colored secre-
taries in charge of associations for
their own people, which have received a
great impetus during the past year
through the signal gift of Julius Ros-
enwald of Chicago; SO secretaries work
in town and country districts for the
uplift of rural boyhood and manhood
121 are state secretaries and assistants
in supervisory relations to local fields /;
e arc army and navy secretaries chief
ly supported by the government and to
be found in all army and navy posts,
as well as aboard some of the cruisers;
the greater number 2,l77 are general
secretaries, department. heads and as
sistants secretaries in city associations.
The membership Of the associations
of the United States is 1863, 1920. 1920
serve on committees; 32,267 situations
were secured through the employment
department 1913 men were provided
homes in the dormitories and the daily
average attendance at the buildings has
been 14l,S43. The current expenses be-
ing $7,453,73 There were 25S.855
different members using the physical
departments; in addition 353, 149 were
touched through extensive activities
9,]47 athletic teams or clubs with 1874
members played 1926 matched games;
1l,456 members attended summer
camps; 1857 educational classes enroll
ed 56,232 different students, of these
$3.50 were boys, the courses covering
a wide range of vocational and trade
subjects. A 40 per cent increase is
recorded in the educational work fo1
foreigners, Chicago leading the list
1891 in classes; Kenosha, in proportion
to its size, with its 176 standing second
on the list. The total number of men
organized into classes was 1856. 60,
1916 men and boys were enrolled in
3,l5S Bible classes; of these 232 were
training classes for teachers of classes
in churches and Sunday schools. There
were also 81 ,301 rehglous meetings con.
drcted for men with total attendance
of 3,l92,741 and 500 meetings fol
boys attended by 1862.
In addition to the regular activities
listed above, much has been done in the
way of cooperation with other agen
cies, such as the boy scout movement
the men and religion forward move
ment, the laymen S missionary move
ment and the church, the home and the
school.