Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-20
NEW PLAN OF MEMBER
SHIP.
c. F. Ogden, General Secretary, Will
Inaueurate Campaign For Men,
bership Soon

| A new plan of membership recon-.
mended by the new general secretary,
| G. f. Ogden, was adopted by the
board of directors of the Y. M. G. A.
at the August meeting. 1t is the plan
which has been in operation in the
Lacrosse association for the past three
years and has numberless advantages
over the old plan which has been SO
long in use among associations
throughout the country.
The plan calls for the expiration of
all memberships at the same time, on
the first of October of each year, in
stead of expiring one year from the
date of issue as heretofore. All mem
bership dues are payable in advance
at that time. Any one joining a
month or more after the first of Oc-
tOber pay an amount in proportion to
the number of months retaining
| until the following October A men,
bership campaign is organized and
carried on during the first ten days of
October and an effort made to secure
the full membership at that time.
Those who keep their memberships in
force from year to year and do not al
low them to lapse are given special
rate which allows to seniors $500 and
to boys S1.00 reduction ON the amount
of the membership. Lacrosse and
Eau Claire, both of whom have adopt
ed this plan of membership, wills hold
their membership campaigns at the
same time as Wausau, and Mr.. Ogden
has made arrangements for daily ex-
change of Geographic reports Of the
days work. These reports will be
posted at the building and published
in the papers, and will aid materially
in arousing the workers and the city
at large. 1t will add an element of
competition which will be interest
ing, as well as melting to greater
efforts.
Among the advantages claimed for
the plan is the fact that the men and
boys are approached to join a5 the
logical time; at the close of the of
door sports and the opening Of the
regular activities of the association.
The matter of securing the member
ship being out Of the way once and
for all, the employed force are in
position to devote their entire time to
the promotion of the work of the or
ganization, and are not obliged to in
terrupt their duties, because OF get
ting out after the fellows whose mem.
berships have lapsed, thus making
fo economy and efficiency. Under
the old plan many of the best vol
unteer workers were kept busy the
entire year on membership while
under this plan they wial be used dur
ing the fall campaign and then trans
ferred to other committees, where
they will add much to the working
force, and strengthen the aggressive
work of the association. 1t gives at
the opening of the seasons work the
amount of income from memberships
and enables an accurate estimate of
the supplementary support needed.
BY closing the fiscal year on the first
of September instead of in May it
enables an accurate and definite re-
port of the finances of the institution,
which was not possible under the old
plan.
Mr.. Ogden and those who have
looked carefully into the new plan see
the solution of many of the problems
which have heretofore confronted the
board and employed officers. 1t is
logical, business like and adds greatly
to the efficiency of its work among
the members.