The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-07
MARKED PROG2Ess
MADE LAST YEAR
Resors Of Y. N. C. a. sAesss
That Much Has ReaH Acesm-
nlished In the Cnrnlinaa

'The year 1913 has been one OF
marked DrogreBs." saws the applal
report received In AndersOn yeEter-
day, OF the interstate executive com.
mittce. Young Mems Christian Asso-.
clatiOnS OF North and South Carolina,
"Perhapa the most important deyA-
opment, says the report. has heeh
the inauguration OF community boys,
work in Rock IIiIl apd In Salisbury.
Tile aim Of this type Of association
work Is 10 conserve and develop the
hoy life OF the community; its method
is 10 federaSe those agencies that
touch hoy life in its making, viz:
The home, the school, the chGrch and
the municipalitylin an. aggressive.
campaign for the development OF boy
life under tho leadership nf n boys
work specialist The work Is done by
using the equipment at hands such as
the churches, school buildings and
Fairgrounds, rather than by providing
the usual association equipment. BY
directing the plax life OF the boys OF
theschool and Of the city by organic
ing and proIileting campaigns leading,
to the enrolment OF boys in Sunday
schools; sbS Conducting CLASSES for
parents in the study Of boy iife; by
sorYiiig as pFohation and truancy Of
fcer where the need may require; by
promoting boys clubs in needy. seq
itions7nf the city ard by other airnila
methoee: the cpmtnsinify hoys. work
becomes . vital Force in the eoninlun-
ity.. 81, - ~
Community Work.
Special sisRifiehnce ia attached to
the inauguration of this work:
First, Because ii marks the be-
ginning Of anew type of assOciation
Hcrk in tho Caroiinas.
second. Because IL Is the first sten
IN the occupancy of that large portion
OF Qnr aela+-thc smaller cities.
Third, BECAUSE IL serves ai n con-
nfeftnas3s; Ink a;;attToan the boys of the
small cities and the student and CITY
assacla tians.
'Iat reatiltA achieved by these rtao
saTn[iat lasss::;S asss::;S during the six lnn6fbS nf
taciE existence have heen most satisl
factory and have revealed ihe nas;,i-
nllities' OF such work for cities not
iarGe enough for the equipment tyne
OF assnciatlon work. 90 ~ z
ldre now city association build
iinlss Il have ben opened during Tie mast
year: the Charleston hliiding gaisea
at 81 $4,000. the Raleigh building cost
lng approximately 5000, Sand z the
MtlIaiag gton building involving a, + az ssly'
'i'ellatssIre OF tie.irly S$ff5 .0(ts he
ionening OF these buildings supplies
three of oar most Important cities
with modern association ed,ifbmei,t
ana has already added iiearlyF2. .oQC ID
the menl5ership of our brotlerhool
{, Inscriptions .ggfegatingl Sl06 Goa
were sesurei for. d IeW }Rafldlap lin,
sRartaanurg and what promises IL
De 2 most COMPLETE association 0l,ild
iiiE ts no.y in course or construction
sthere. FAe erection OF this bitilafng
most encouraging deYhiophient In MI,
Hiodera assoeiilfio ion fililpnieAt
The reports from d iir itg assaa;a.
fte.lst a:it@ mt l.,iy d siiiiJsS5,ntini IN
crease In ineiriiefsIilp, but also I,
l,fsss: siiiIs5,i ,iBg titiYeionmenf In oll
dena TtIlantA ag !. I. q q ~ gis ste .is.,
fgiBfs to It abb a t5 rabort tbai M,
et llls arieiis act ttities of Il,
eiatsens ARD being ets.itFed npon tIia
ulle s;sid Of maxi t.hslRiian iIien ami
tLifst the work OF the refipds iiAbaffs.
and tqliginiis, Is i,eibi tls.ysSnna, =, y s.
M :siia ourapr eAensiye fsass,eil6its.
at u, tlli;;liis. 81 fiRiRg Vlikdiiosie fI,fiy
81 religious llea fian 6gi means of
Ssisisil ne entire personality df yoi,,,e
illen ,s ta 'beiiis liei1aeated Win tic ils.
ligiails shiflt 6 v. : 2