The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-16
Wants to Train Them
For Service in
It's Work
SECRETARIES ARE
IN GREAT DEMAND
Pay and Chance For
Advancement Are
Good

The Young Mems Christian As
sociation is looking for 5,O03 more
men.
Periodically. during the past few
years. the cry has gone out from
the International committee Of the
Y. VI c. A in New York. In the
face of the European crisis ard the
increased opportunities for work OF
every kind in the home and foreign
fields, the cry is now being renew.
ed.
The association claims that IL
can get the money and that II has
the proper methods, but 1t must
have some 5000 men in the next ~
years 10 carry on its work at home
and abroad Charles X. 0oer, fel-
lowshlp secretary for the commit
tee. says that the great need is for
men who can be trained 10 become
efficient general secretaries, de-
partment directors and instructors:
men, he says, who by their execu-
tive ability and constructive leader
ship can manage a $4,000 or a
100000 association plant and carry
on an active life work among 9th
er men Mr.. ODER, in spite Of the
war. is searching for recruits for
the secretaryship OF associations.
the number OF which has outstrip-
ped the number OF competent lead
ers and directors.
we are rot offering mere jots.
said this fisher OF men" I'VE are
Offering a life work, q chance 10 do
! something really worth while, some
thing vital to the lives OF other men
an opportunity for young men OF
red blood 20 get into the thick OF
things and 70 become leading fac
tors in all that is significant in any
community. large or small"
According to Mr. ODER. there are
nine essential qualifications for sue
cess as Y. NJ c. 4. secretary. no
one of which can be acquired with
in the walls OF a college class room
or between the covers of text
book. They are: Character. cab
Der, personality. faith. vision, sym
patty, tact. leadership and adapt
ahility-certainly no mean array Of
prerequisites. Given man with
these attributes. the 7. " c. A.
puts him through school OF ex-
perience designed TO supplement his
natural abilities This experience
may be gained in one OF the half
dozen training schools or In what
lie called the fellowship plan.
At Lake Geneva, Wis; Silver Bay
" Y: Black Mountain, " c.: Estes
park. Col; Hollister. Mo-: Lake
Ont: Asilornar. Cal,
and Arundel on the Bay. Md. sum-
mer schools are conducted for the
training Of young mon who expect
10 make the association secretary
ship their life work ia Chicago.
an ail-yearround college for train.
ing ir ever phase OF the work Is
established now near the Cniver.
siiy % Chicago. II is conducted on
regular college lines and maintains
a large faculty OF competent teach.
ers.
The Fellowship plan. ot more re-
cent origin. has been the means OF
attracting more than 100 young
men into the work OF the 7. VI. G.
A. who are making good In every
respect Most OF these recruits
picked BY Mr. Ober have been men
who had considered engineering.
the law. medicine or business rath-
er than any sort OF definite Chris.
tian work as their niche In life
One. two or three years OF a
mans life may be required under
this plan 10 prepare him for hts gen.
eralship. the length OF his appren
ricc period depending upon his
ability and his speed OF develop
ment. First, he IL placed In some
one OF the larger centers where
buildings are equipped with all the
varied departments OF the modern
association plant. He actg ~ a
sort ~ understudy. nrst m this de.
pnrtment. then IN that. getting an
insight into every phase OF the
work
The apprentice-secretary begins
10 earn his keep the minute he en-.
lists In the service. II II not fat
salary "a salaries go. but T. II a
living wage. ample for the needs Of
the beginner and sufficient 20 en-.
able the apprentice TO Ind himself.
after which he may be able - 10
name his own ngure, The allow
ance is increased, of ccurss. o. the
student rises In the general scaie
OF merit and ability. General ser
retarfes capable ~ mana gins insti-
trtIons IN the LARGER cities nowa.