The Detroit times., 1915-10-16

The Young Mems Christian A.
ISOLATION Is hooking TOR 5.ooc more
men
Periodically. during the past few
years, the cry has gone out from
the International committee Of the
Y. NJ. c. A. in New York In the
face Of the European crisis and the
increased opportunities for work OF
every kind In the home and foreign
fields. the cry u now being renew
ed.
The association claims that II
can get the money and that II has
the proper methods. but IL must
have some 5000 men in the next 10
years TO carry on its work 1t home
and abroad Charles X OSer. fell
lowship secretary for the commit
tee. says that the great need IN for
men who can be trained to become
efficient general secretaries, de-
partmeut directors and instructors:
men. he says. who by their execu-
tive ability and constructive .sader-
ship can manage Q $4,000 or q
3SoO.oO0 association plant and carry
on an sctive life work among 9TH
er men. Mr.. Ober. in spite OF the
war. 10 searching for recruits for
the secretaryship Of associations.
the number OF which has outstrip-
ped the number Of competent lead
err and directors.
I'VE are not Offering mere Jobs"
said this fisher Of men" I'VE are
Altering n LIE xork. n chance 10 do
something really worth while, some
0hing vital to the Ifves Of other men
an opportunity for young men OF
red blood to get into the thick OF
THUGS and TO become leading fac
tors in all that Is significant In any
community. large or small"
According to Mr.. Ober, there are
nine essential qualifications for sue
cess o. Y. NJ. c. A. secretary. no
one Of which can be acquired with
IN the walls of college class room
J OF between the covers Of q text
!, took. They are: Character. cali
Der. personality, fAith. vision. sym
patty. tact. leadership and adapt
ability-certainly no mean arrsy Of
prerequisites. Given q man with
these attributes, the T. NJ c. A.
puts him through a school of ex-
perience designed TO supplement his
natural abilities. This experience
may b eainsd in one OF ths half
dosen training schools or In what
10 called the Fellowship plan.
AZ Lake Geneva. Wis: Silver Bay
N. r.; Black Mountain, n. c.: Estes
Park. Col: HoIlistss. No.: Lake
Couchiching, Ont; AsiIo1nar. Cal,
and Arundel on the Bay, Nd. sum-
mer schools are conducted for the
training of young men who expect
TO make the association sscretsry
ship their life work. In Chicas0..
an aIl-year.round college for train
ing In every phase of the work In
established now near the Univer.
sity of Chicago. II 10 conducted on
regular college lines and maintains
large faculty Of competent teach
ers.
The fellowship plan. OF more re-
cent origin. has been the means of
attracting more than 100 young
men into the work Of the ". NJ. G..
A. vho 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-
err than any sort OF definite Chris
tian work 40 their niche in life.
One, two or three years OF q
mans life may be required under
this plan to prepare him for hts gen.
ersiship. the length Of his appren-
+ tice period depending upon his
ability and his speed Of develop
mcnt. First. he II placed IN some
one OF the larger centers whore
buildings ere equipped with al the
varied departments Of the modern
association plant. He acts as q
sort Of understudy. frst IN this Dc.
partment. then IN that. getting an
insight into every phase OF the
work
The apprentice-secretary begins
TO earn his keep the minute he en-
lists In the service. IL In not q fat
salary - salaries 20, but II II a
living wass. simple for the needs Of
the beginner and sufficient To en-
able the apprentice to Ind himself.
after which he may be able to
nams Ma own figure. The allow
anes = lBessasel. Of course. ~ the
stu6snl Sisss insths general scale
u Det1t end ability. General sec
rstAsleo Gseahls Of snsanasins insti-
tutions n the larger cities nova
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