Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-10
NO MAN TOO BIG FOR WORK WITH
 THE Y. N. C A.
Association Looking for Addi- tional Secretaries to Supply Overseas Departments; Big Shortage in Men

''No man is too big for army Y. M. C. 4. work" said E. A. Putnam, gen. eral secretary of the Bisbee associa- tion, last week, commenting upon the fact that Professor James. president of Illinois university, had resigned his chair to take up army '. M. c. A. work.
 The association found six months ago that in order to keep filled the ranks of its overseas workers it would have to institute training schools for "Y' secretaries. Applicants from Ari- zona receive their training at the army training school at San Antonio, Texas, which is headquarters for the army "" for the southern military department, according to MT. Putnam. So that now the preparation for over seas work in the Y. NJ. C. A. is a mat ter of definite schedule.
 Describing the various stages of en- try into overseas ''Y" work, MT. Put nam said last night: Three things are of prime importance at the out set. First, an applicant for army "Y" work must be able to get passports; he must be member of a church, for the T. M. C. A. is essentially an arm of the evangelical church; and he must be physically fit With regard to passports, the government will not issue overseas clearance to any man whose parents were born in Germany or Austria, or to anyone who has not been naturalized, no matter if he be a British or French subject; and to none who has not complied with army regulations touching innoulation and other medical requirements.
 American born men, preferably not of draft age, are preferred for overseas work. There is a particular reason for insisting upon the pure American strain in "Y'' work as compared with army enlistment The "" man over seas goes anywhere, everywhere; he passes lines usually without the for mality required of the military. There fore. his loyalty must be above i'm peachment, in fact, and as to appear ances.
 "The application for admittance to the army y. NJ. c. A. is in effect a questionable. Upon it's acceptance the candidate is ordered 10 report to San Aaton.o for q three weeks intensive rcuTse of raining This one school las turned ort more than 200 secre- aries since it's first class last April Th"re inc students are put upon a se-2im;litary pro gram. hich begins at 1n the morning and ends with taps at 10 D. m. They are taught the re lationship of the " to the military historical background of the war, how to organize games and mSss play ~mong the soldiers, religious leader ship, the conduct of educational e urses as they fit in with the mili- tary scheme, first aid, business man az ment.. insofar as it has to do with requisttiCning and issuance of Y sup plies, lard (overseas) canteen stocks, army regulations an1 practical work. called laDratory practice. which is gJined by contact wIth the soldiers c: Camps Travis and Fort Sam Hous- ton
 Throughout the three weeks term students are plucked as unfit for service much the same as are students in officers training camps are weed ed out, At the end of the three weeks course the " student, then 8 'secre- tary,' Is usually assigned to two months apprenticeship in home camps being permitted to specialize along one of the five following lines: As secre- tary in. charge of building or hut, as physical director, as educational and social work leader, religious work sec retary or as strictly business mana ger. It is the province of the train ing school to find out what an army