The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-06-14


veloped than in former years and
larger number of boys were cared for
who were unable to meet the small
charges made than usual
Six full gymnasium Classes were
maintained for boys and young men,
and under the leadership of Director
Olsen,, assisted by volunteers a splen-
did course of instruction was given,
which was fully demonstrated in the
three exhibitions given to almost
1000 people. The annual circus was
accorded by all to have been the equal
if not the superior OF any similar
event ever pulled of at the local Y.
M. c. A.
The attendance in the physical de-
partment for the year was 7,186.
Night school classes in Spanish, the
three RS" bookkeeping, etc, were
conducted for the six months-Octo-
Der to March inclusive-under COM
petent teachers, with total enroll
ment of "a. Total attendance 587.
Five general meetings were con-
Quoted on Sunday afternoons, led by
visiting speakers, for the most part,
in which good singing had a large
place. The attendance at these meet
ings aggregated 750.
With the cooperation of business
men and the officials of Fort Barran-
cas- a most successful cross country
run was had from Mallory Square to
the fort and return, in which distance
and runners were CAREFUL recorded
| and made available for future oc-
casions Fifty-five boys from the
junior, intermediate and high school
division entered this Thanksgiving
Day event.
The opening of the new hospital
made demand for our Turkish bath
masseur and we cheerfully relinquish-
ed that department for the benefit of
the new institution
Our substitute extension work of
the year was the establishment of
locker annex for sailors, which was
quite largely used by the boys of the
Z. S. S. San Francisco, and with a
few minor conveniences will be more
largely used by the bluejackets of all
visiting ships.
One of the primary schools secur-
eti the cooperation of the physical
director and once every two weeks
has brought the boys of grade down
for a workout in the gymnasium It
is hoped that this coming year there
will be an enhancement of the staff
so that larger bit of service may
be rendered to other groups of boys
at specified times, especially to those
who are not members.
Your secretary looks out upon the
year to come with every encourage
ment. The collection of the cam
paign fund win make the securing of
boys work secretary possible in the
fall, and with this addition to the
staff the development of the insti-
tuition to meet the needs of the city
will be facilitated.
he repeats that no larger oppor-
tunity exists in the city of Pensacola
for the doing of good in the develop
ment of future citizens than the re-
lease of the Y. M. C. A. from its
thran of building debt, which has
hung upon its neck for eleven years;
he sincerely believes that no greater
memorial tan be built than to de-
velop its plant for the use of boys and
! educational work.
In all of its years of service the
Y. M: G. A. has been the beneficiary
of no endowment or bequest. If those
who have reaped the benefit of the
goodness of the past may be led to
invest it in the future, the boys and
their friends viii be grateful.
Sincerely,
w. P. CUNNINGHAM,