Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-10
COMMITTEE WORK
PLANNED FOR YEAR
POLICIES TO BE CARRIED OUT By
Y. N. c. A. WORKERS is
ANNOUNCED.
COVERS BIG FIELD
Numerous Activities for Welfare Of
Men and Boys OF City Are
Outlined by ...
Directors. t....

! Inc cnalrmen OF the committees
read their reports and the sugges
tions that the committees made.
The religious education committee
Edgar Hecker, chairman, made the
following suggestions for bible
classes: Sunday morning, dormitory
class, Newton Roberts, leader; noon
hour, business college class. M O.
Stevens, leader; Thursday noon, bust.
ness mems class, B. O. Worrell, lead.
er; Thursday evening, gymnasium
mems class. E. j. Eigenmann, lead
er; Thursday evening training class,
j. Royce Brown, leader; Sunday after
noon. personal workers class and re-
ligious educational lectures during
the year. 4
The Sunday meetings committee, T..
George McElroy, chairman, suggested
that discussion club with music,
speakers and refreshments be formed
during the months of June, July and
August. During the winter they sug-
gested that regular mems meetings
be held, Christmas and Easter pro.
grams be given by the choirs and that
large meetings be planned now and
then.
The other committees making sug-
gestions in the religious work depart
ment were:
Personal vangelism-Hand.to
work with individual members, dormi-
tory men and others.
Shop work-Ernest Manns, chair
man. Noon meetings in shops of the
city Addresses by pastors. business
and other men.
Extension work-W B. Ramsell,
chairman. Carrying gospel to people
in nearby towns, mining camps,
churches and school houses.
Foreign work.. w. Neasham,
chairman Educating the public in
regard to the work of the association
in other lands. Finance campaign to
support the work in other lands.
Membership Department.
Membership committee-Harlan B.
Reece, chairman. Plans made to car
ry on strong campaign in Septem-
ber The new Efficiency club will
run regular social stunts and will have
men in the lobby each evening to meet
new men. Plans to enlarge member
ship.
Boys Department.
The boys department will endeavor
this year to form the lives Of the boys
through the following:
Physical work-In games, athletic
meets, purity talks and personal talks
on clean living.
Educational work--Forming classes
for working boys, organizing clubs for
others boys. keeping good reading mat
ter on reading tables, first class list
Of books in the library and personal
talks encouraging boys to remain in
school.
Social work-Feeds, bible study ban.
uuets, entertainments by the boys
themselves. hikes and camps, games
In game room. awarding honor EN-,
blems and efficiency badges, assist
ing boys to secure employment and
training boys to give social service
for the "Y' and other boys.
Religious workable classes, boys
religious meetings, personal inter
views on habits. training boys for
Christian service through teaching |;
bible class of younger boys, conduct
ing training classes for teachers OF
boys in the Sunday schools, conduct
delegation to state boys conference
in December.
The boys work committee is com.
posed of the following men: Frank
Sharp, chairman; E. w. F. Holler,
Henry Merrick, Malcolm Dana, New
ton Roberts, o. B. Poundstone. Com
mittee of twelve: Victor Hahn, presi-
dent: Mason Armstrong, vice presi-
dent and chairman Of honor emblem |
committee; Oscar Root, secretary !
treasurer: Carl Hampton, bible study; J!
Homer Gardner, extension; Lewis
Wells, membership; Arthur Larson,
devotional: Thomas Bosworth. social
md camera; Halsted Schick, athletic;
Gordon Sumner, camp; Eugene Sven
son, Agenda; Edward Schultz, orches-
ra and chorus.
Physical Department.
There are various committees on
athletics. executive matters. gymnas-
les and other subjects. The policy +
If the department as outlined We'd
lesday night is:
Athletics-Class meets dual meets,
,fTl cheney test, open championships
md cross country runs
Auuatics-Class and dual meets,
rails for button test, swimming in
;tructions, life saving, public exhibit
ions.
Bowling leagues, cham
,ionship meets.
Tenn1s-Class tournaments and
Journeys.
Exhibitions-Gymnastic and athlet-
c exhibitions, mid-winter circus, dual
thletic meets, basket ball, volley ball
nd baseball games.
Health education-Health talks in
gymnasium, in schools, factories and
Their places by physicians.
Religious Workable class prob
Ems taught by physical director, per
onal work and cooperation with re-