The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-01

Y. W. c. A. Notes


In u -cenntry. In fact an over the
world, for several years. a ereat aei-
tation and awakening has been going
on and n SIN Hoing on The "
word that people have been hearing
about and using and trying to md he
meaning or Ia that Nprd efficiency
What Is the meaning Of this word
Nearly every n has his or her def
milton Of the word@'doing thinen n
the ber. way "ail-arouni develop
ment In oody. mind and spirit n
many more. all of which are good
some one has defined it as getting
thiags done faster and better and
cheaper. all az the same lime" but
there a. n far bigger task ahead, q
task barely bcgun-thc development
Of the mental and moral capacity OF
the people. IL not his eHiciency OF
tho finest typeg There Is a spirit In
the world today at work. calling every
man. and child TO be and do
tho best he or she Is capable OF being,
Human ignorance is the groa. ally OF
In efficiency ana Il u the person nav
ing a trained and Informed mind who
II master OF himself and Of hts work,
whatever II may be.
Man a young woman without n
preparation for making her way
alone. Is suddenly thrown upon her
own resources, and. too, many busi-
meas women who are expecting In q
shor. Time to set up housekeeping ON
perhaps. a comparatively small s1l-
ary. acknowledges to herself thnt n
IL n perfect stranger to the mysteries
NJ home craft. And. do We realize a
million girls In our country VIII leave
school this year. at or before ne end
OF the sixth grade. with education uh-
finished. And so Il goes-ihese are
out a few types of women ana girls
who are wanting to do things 10 me
hest possible way. for. deep down ~
the heart Of every woman, there W =
striving want TO be the finest type OF
womanhood. and. are, perhaps con
s%ciouslv or unconsciously knocking a;
the friendly door over which is writ
ten "a chance for youag women To
learn what they need TO know next
what IL this friendly door, IL Is the
Y. w. c. A.. educational department
l,yiting all girls and women Go en-
ter and. as they leave, the last words
Nm LE MNAHA 9 HN-
you win come again
There Ia no stated curse OF study
eivcn to all corners. The door of ne
elementary grade Is held open rs long
n, she needs a.. But often a gir' is
hunerv for moro than arithmetic aud
english. Perhaps she may want that
opportunity Tor friendship and for
culture which are mon the most
- HkM HHaAHH A4NI1nNH
things n girl can get The Y w
a. IL ready for any girl or woman "no
wishes this. VIII you come l"'h'
too. the college graduate may ma the
privileges OF her college days extend
ed In the educational scope OF nc az
sociation. Tho Y. W C. 4 b. q UNI
versity for the young woman VINO
cannot go 10 college and n
school for the girl who hns been 10
college. II "a o natural ciuchiloh"'
ren.cr where all women may ko'p "p
on current topics. economic. s"'l'l
and political and where she may set
the latest idea in home nrts or what
ever she viii.
in Or. Richard Cabot wonderful
book. What Aicn Llvg BY he S'Ns
tGSro are only four things nat man
lives by-"Work. Play, Wor.0lp o.
LpvC and. as We think about l
- this truce The association
arrives 90 give these four things 90 all
who will receive them and the play
element BE- more and more being rc'-
HEED as being equally important as
tho rest. The local association i7
looking forward 20 he time when IL
VIII be able 20 throw open the priN-
lcres OF "a large recreation room
whore an may meet for good. whole
some. sane run which o. So essential
for the development Of tho mind ana
spirit as well as for the body. ~
prcscn.. this side OF the work Wu'
be- largely given through tho gym
NAHUM class and the clubs.
The fan work ls opening nicely and
claesc, are being started. Two weeks
ago The pymuaelum class began u1-
der the efficient leadership ar Miss
lydia Fadnor with an enrollmcrt of
twcnty-threc and hrec now members
were enrolled last Tuesdav ecYuiug
All the memberH are most cnthprlhF-
tie over the class ana Il hlls iu-t tho
need iu tho lives o. .hese busy giflH
ONE The Y 81. G.. s. DO in
deed, gFaitiui TO |NNllN'ti"'
the boBrl Of education for their
generous and kindly spirit iA allow
the association tp hold ts cl1-7 in
she high school gym1as,um.
No organization can long maintain
rs lie without 90 definite purpose, ana
any organization ls rf liberty O." CHOOSE
whatever OBJECT 70 WILL Tho p1rprsc
OF .he Y. W. C. s. h the DEVELOPMENT
Of Christian character. To-Day the
church is -enhlrmIng ln new tcrmH
and with new emphasis the rrcut
necessity for cNalt.1g the standards
OF Christ ut society 10 b. BE- to attain
ia desired goal when The kingdom Of
God shall bee realized on earth The
dav when AN hoil know him from mo
20 the greatest and AN vino long
for tina. great day must help spread