Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-08

Ten thousand dollars Is the valua-
ton placed upon young man y
years OF age VINO Is equipped anu
ready 10 enter a HE OF usefulness ana
prouhctlVeness. In's Is haru anu
fast valuation reached by suttisticiahs
upon basis OF computation very
slightly diflerent than that USED 70
determine the value or any productive
animal IN other words, Young man
OF the right sort, ~ worm that
amount 10 the community IN which ne
lives, ana his work and efiort VIII re-
turn TO the community interest on
that amount OF money we are speak-
ing OF the average young man WIN
the average equipment TO earn I'VE
lihood, build home ana rear lam
lily.
Upon this basis Slb,o00 Y. NJ. GA.
building, such as Albuquerque pro.
poses 70 erect. VIII have paid for itsetf
when 1t has saved from a life OF use
lessness or vlniousness eight boys ana
led them into NE Qf usefulness. IL
II is to cost S2,oUO per year 10 NAM
tain our J. Nj. G. A., one hoy saved
every four years VIII balance the ac-
count. Does anyone doubt tnat such
a splendid institution as the Y. NJ. {. A.
could do less than thatI
Y. VI. c. A. Produces Wealth.
Tbis 10 after al, nurelv business
nronosftion rs ~ eIahorstion az our
idea viii demonstrate n IL simply
the having All of Va much money
mon which actual ret,,rns NAV he OK
nected aud exnerience has shown that
v M q A IL The hest pubIie in
vestment . citv can make In CON
crete returns II nroduces more wealth
than a sewer system paving lighting
or any other public Improvement than
schools and colleges.
Lei US follow, for illustration, the
careers OF two boys. careers that are
typical Let us say that both boys
have reached the age of twelve years.
the age at which they begin to feel
strongly the influences they meet
with outside their homes and the age
at which they are the most plastic.
Give both the same fundamental OPP
portunities and the same ability to
pick and choose their companions and
regard their homes and the influ-
ences therein as tvpically American.
One of these boys Is drawn into the
life of Y. NJ. c. A. His spirits and
vitality find expression In the Rymna-
stun and the swimming pool under
competent leadership of men who are
trained In directing such expressions.
He absorbs fine spirit OF democracy
from his fellows Of the same age. He
unconseiousy has nstilled into him
a knowledge of how body and mind
should be developed without know
ing IL, he learns to discriminate be-
tween those boys who hold his idea
and ideals and those whose develop
ment is proceeding along less lofty
and insnirlnp lines
Association ,tore Than Home
~ - ,,oaasrau 80. -
!. n,s M y. ~ pJtu'nes pas. ~
his ne unu i,s ars1'a's a,u p"s 49, "
nls eNpressloh' -. - away .., taVan
nome q. nash. ne asu'ai,y saa ,,, ~,
70 the institution "nele ne WIZ nv
hinureu sp'rlts anu hi,iunsn,sn's 70 nis
nklns. y, rs oiteii nappv,s' ne naa
reacheu the age az Nisn h'ans
young poss mus 1--we uu.ne ah -
seek independence me inssltu,ion -
IN reaii.y ms nome. ~ nus nau ~
pc content with pupiic schooi euufa-
tion ne iihds that ne can uevo.e ne
time TO the educatlonal ueparlHeht "
the M. =. a. iils shsironi'isnss
ana opportunities are as near iuea'
as II Is possible ana ne SLOWS ana ek-
panas INTO clean anu Useful ci'izsn
worth sio.ooo 70 .ne aoi'' a,,',,a re 80