The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-05

fellowship developed in the association
Is we'll illustrated by the basketball
situation Of this season. We are too
far from other cities TO bring visiting
teams and must depend upon teams
within the association. therefore inter-
esting games can be had only when
teams are evenly matched. After the
first FIVE games Of this season, It was
evident that one team was far too
weak. To increase the sport, the
team managers voluntarily disbanded
their teams that the men might be
reassigned to make even teams. Again,
3 team Of older boys visited a nearby
town to play basketball at the invi-
tation OF team from that town and
returned with the report, You can't
realize what a Young Mems Christian
Association does until you strike a
town without one" To one who has
watched the procession Of boys and
yung msn coming into our physical
department, some for months only and
some for the entire time Of seven
years, the physical and moral results
which ara clearly observed are suffi-
cient to fully justify the expense Of
our association.
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But we have not served our MEM
beers only. Pensacola IS indebted to
the association for a city-wide move
ment for public recreation under a
group of association members acting
as the Fairgrounds committee, assisted
by employed officers Of the association.
Through the same agencies, sixteen
teachers IN the public schools have
a.
50 that organized games and athletics
OF the recess period at practically all
our city schols.
Fer Healthier City.
The Young Mems Christian Aseocia-
ton Health League conducted q city
wide campaign against fites and mos
quttoes. reaching more than four thou
sand OF our citizens. by illustrated
lectures and distributing seven thou
sand circulars on health topics.
That our physical director, Mr.. n.
z. Hopper. has been q wise and EN-
Client leader is fully evident
Younger Brothers.
Naturally, our interest is greatest
and our Joy over results keenest In
the department which has to do with
our younger brothers. And here, too,
- found cause for gratitude. Under
the untiring efforts Of our boys SEQ
Rotary, Mr.. r. A. Mcdowell, this de-
partment has increased S5 per cent in
membership and has more than doubled
IN efficiency. In past years our work
with boys has been largely mass work
Without abandoning this necessary
method. the size OF groups has been
gradually lessened and attention to the
individual II increased. so. that it may
safely be said that the Young Mems
Christian Association Is intengently
affecting In more ways, more boys
than any other institution In the city,
and that our boys secretary knows in
timateiy, from personal touch, the very
inside Of more boys than does any
other person In Pensacola. This alone
is enough, but members might be in
terested to know that:
There are now $50 boys IN the boys
department
That half are working boys and half
school boys.
That every one of these Is actively
interested In one or more lines OF
work.
That every boy has definite instruc-
ton In health and morals, and as he
approaches the age Of deepest suscep-
tibility to spiritual truths, he is
brought to the attention OF his pastor.
That an effective method has been
found to combat "the gang"
For One Boy.
A typical instance viii illustrate the
resources and effectiveness Of the as
ISOLATION in dealing with boys: A
gentleman asked the association to Sc
cure a boy for an important position
All the suitable association boys were
already employed, so Mr.. Paulsen, the
probation officer. was called by the
boys secretary and he knew OF a boy
who might fit, but he was out of the
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