The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02
COUNTY WORK RECORD


County work is a distinct type of Y.
NJ. c. A. work and must not be con-
fused with the city association work
which requires an expensive building,
and several expert secretaries. In
county work two factors are essential
for success. volunteer effort and ex-
pert supervision. The voluntary or
ganization, the county committee con-
sisting Of from Is to 20, prominent
business and professional men and
successful farmers, constitute the ad-
ministratiye unit and clearing house,
for policies and programs. for county
wide activities as we'll as for indiyid-
ual communities. These county COM
mttee men are selected with great
care. primarily meeting one of two
qualifications to be able to command
resources of their own. to promote
this work for a period of years or to
possess such influence as to command
the resources of others, both In time
and in money. They all must stand
for the best things in county life.
They constitute a voluntary body, not
unlike the faculty of a university at
one time, of the health board of a
county in another instance, as the
clearing house for a religious cam
paign at another time as voluntary
body of commissioners to advance the
specific interests of a county and in
no uncertain degree measure out their
best judgment frequently along the
lines of advancing the agricultural or
economic interests.
The county committee assigns these
various aspects of its work to sub
committees, each Of which renders pc
riodical reports to the County Com
mittee
The expert supervision is provided
through the county secretary who is
the executive officer OF the county
committee His salary and expenses
are financed by the county at large.
He Is usually the fittest type Of COL
lege man and usually with other
special training He must be a man
of large capacity for leadership, with
a broad knowledge of human nature
and IA fine friendliness as we'll as
earnest Christian purpose and great
longing to help country boys and
young men to we'll developed Chris
tian manhood.
his uISl ldSh Is u Seth Oul anu
develop volunteer leaders in the vari-
/ GUS communities and rural sections
of the country.
He must not be expected TO ba To-
cal secetarry doing local activities
but he must function through volun-
teer leaders who will give their time
acting under his direction in various
fields of work with boys and men. The
county work is a cooperative work
/ federating existing agencies and COM
peting with no organization existing
in the county. The State Y. NJ c. A
Boys Conference have been Of ire
mendous value to the churches OF
Maine and in much larger way the
county organization would be yalu-
able TO churches and communities IN
Somerset County
A survey is being conducted in
Somerset County and the findings Will
be published soon together with q
definite program of activities possible
and needed In Somerset County.
A movement which commands the
confidence of business men to the ex-
tent of a quarter of million dollars q
year at the present time, which en-
list 1000 leaders and committee men
and which reaches in Its activities
more than $4,000 men and boys in SOC
communities with sixty-two trained
experts and thirty-five years expert
ence is worthy the consideration OF
thoughtful residents OF Somerset
| County.