The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-12
BOARD Meeting
OF The Y. NJ. c. A.
A LARGE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS
ATTENDED TO AND MANY RE-
PORTS OF THE BUSINESS or
THE ASSOCIATION WERE READ
AND DISCUSSED.

Last evening at the board of direct
ors meeting of the local Y. M. c. A.
strong reports were turned in from
each of the departments.
Mr.. Pixler's educational department
showed a condition of improvement
superior to any within the last three
years. On recommendation of Mr..
Pixler a committee composed of
Messrs. Alsop, LOOMS and Wilson
was appointed by President Emery to
make a study of the adVisabiiity of
establishing a Y. Nj. e. A. automobile
and gas engine school on a large scale
similar to the Minneapolis Association
school. There is a big demand for
this work and the association may
prove the logical agency through
which this can be established.
A committee was also appointed to
ascertain the feasibility OF establish
ing an employment department for Y.
M. c. A. men only. This matter has
been urged by several business men
of the city, and a study is O being
made of this work as carried on III
other associations by Mr.. Penhiter,
the assistant secretary.
Two light. Madeira bowling balls
we're authorized fer the aileys.
Il AtAAN obl y Z
port IN the bowling alleys showed
there had been 2,737 games bowIed
during March. Mr.. Henderson's gym
nasium class department also had the
largest attendance IN any previous
month, there being ffty-one gymnas-
lus classes with an average attendance
Of twenty-one plus, with a total OF
1.104. The boys gymnasium classes
made a large showing, running an
even 500 in total attendance for the
month. The junior and intermediate
classes being the largest ever seen IN
this association,
The board authorized a trained as
sistant physical director to be secur-
ed by next September, whose duty It
shall be to assist Mr.. Henderson IN
the physi al department, giving spec
ial attention to the bowling alleys.
Mr.. Henderson presented plans for
the big annual indoor circus which
is expected to eclipse anything yet
produced, and the board authorized
| the expenditure Of $50 for circus cos
tunes n equipment.
In connection with the physical de-
partment the board also made an i'm
portant ruling concerning ladies US
ing the association bowling alleys who
had no family connection with the as
ISOLATION and also whose guest ticket
represented a member not paid up
| and in good standing as being inelig-
ible to use the association alleys.
Membership in the woman's auxiliary
as sufficient to cover this was ques-
toned. This ruling is based on he
fact that the association IS not run
ming public alleys, O is the asso-
! citation in the business for profit, but
on the same basis as private clubs,
| lodges, home clubs and other organ
izations about the city.
The boys department made 4 strong
showing for the past ten months and
there is every indication that by the
close of the year, May 4, this depart
ment will eclipse last years work and
at the same time carry heavy expense
for the general refinishing Of the de-
partment, The boys Bible class re-
ports created considerable interest,
there being eight classes with ut av-
erage attendance Of, forty, the months
total showing $50 boys. -Four special
boys suppeTs were managed during
the month with an attendance of 173.
Excellent showing was made in con
nection with the "Corsan' swimming
campaign. OF a total Of 81 men and
boys, 80 swim so feet, 10, Is feet, 1,
20 feet: 10, s feet; Is, 6 feet; l S feet;
4 showed no progress, while p refused
to AXE the last test.
Under the business, department, Mr..
Sweetland, chairman of the auditing
committee, reported that a completion
OF ten months audit revealed every
thing managed in Il satisfactory nan
ner and that the association had done
as large a business in the past ten
months as in any previous twelve
months. Mr.. McHose made a report
on the plans for the new bookkeeping
system, the old system had been out
grown and inadequate to meet the
present volume of business. Mr.. En-
cry made a report for the committed
that was trying to solve the reduction
Of heat and light and reported that
a meter was now being used on the
hot water plant so as to ascertain the
difference between heating as relating