New Britain herald., 1915-02-09
EDUCATIONAL DEPT. 1 BUSY AT ': M. 6. A.
0. Washburn Makes Verbal Re. port to Board Of Directors.

A. o. Washburn. educational secre- fary of the Y. M. c. A., appeared be- forS .the board of directors of the Y. M. c. A. last evening and told of the progress made in his department this year. A resume of the work done in the educational department is con- talned in the report of General Sec retary c. H. Barnes, which follows:
 The association has successfully passed ten months of the fiscal year, meeting it's obligations regularly, maintaining a membership which is higher than neighboring associations cities of our size, and carrying on
 program of activities which is of great practical value to the young men of the city.
 Physical Department.
 In the physical department, MT. Andrew and MT. Farrel have con- ducted v gymnasioum classes of men and. boys with an attendance of 1,46O y--a record for the past four years. The attendance in the mems gym nasum classes was larger than that of any year since the gymnasium was built.
 A very successful basketball league
  At the games last week one hundred k,1nen attended or participated in the Gague.
 NThe bowling alleys furnish exercise and diversion for many men, 1,150 games were rolled there last month. In addition to the regular exercises much attention is given to the needs Of individual men and exercises pre- scribed for them. Handball. wrest- ling. boxing, running and swimming fill in program of activities in this department that showed a total at tedance last month of 2,256 in ad- diHon to 5000 baths taken by men and boys.
 Educational Department.
 The class in English for coming Americans which was started in the Russian Greek Orthodox church has an enrolment of fifteen members and reports show an increasing interest in this class.
 rPlans are now under way for open ing similar classes in other sections of the city.
 ~~ To meet a need which has long been felt, the New Britain Institute has placed in the Y. M. C. A. small li- brary of such books as our young men often call for. Men often ask tc be directed in their reading, es- pecially since the salesmanship class oRsned. so this library will be of great value to them
 Two first aid" classes are in ses- sion and a third class for factory men will be started February 15, under the leadership of Dr. c. M. Cooley.
 Men are continually speaking of the practical help they have received in IN~l Two regular debates were held during the month and one special meeting for practice in extemporaneous speaking and parliamentary procedure.
 Denr ostration work in the Sales manshlp cle>ss began last Tuesday eve- nng when E c Dodge, sales agent for the Royal Typewriter company shpWed his companys methods of salesmanship. This featuls of the class will be practised from n.w cr, until the end of the course by mem bers of the class #~
 The total enrolment in the educa- tional classes and clubs is 335. The work in all the classes is progressing well, and every week students speak of the practical help and assistance they are receiving in the Y. M. c. A. night School
 A conference of the educational sec- retaries of all Southern New England is planned for the last of February At that time a general plan for closer cooperation among these associations will be considered.
 Religious and Social Work VI Yesterday the rooms were filled with a crowd of men who came to hear, R. l.. Watson of Mount Hermon give an illustrated talk concerning the Northfield schools. The occasion was the celebration of Moody" Sunday