The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-07
Fourteen Socials Held.

dull during vacations but the "Y" is
always open. Last Christmas with the
cooperation of Columbia people the
detained students were given a COM
plimentary Christmas dinner. 1t
wasn't the home dinner-but it helped
a lot. Seventy-five students repre-
senting fifteen states and six foreign
countries enjoyed the hospitality of
Columbia students.
The Y. NJ. c. A. Building has be-
come one of the social centers of the
University for both men and women
During the fall and winter. especially,
the lobby and club rooms are almost
in constant use. Large numbers of
men find their most helpful life in the
association Most any evening you
can count a dozen men in the billiard
and game rooms; score in the read
ing room; a half dozen gathered
around the fire place; and others
waiting at the desk for their laundry
upon which they receive Is per cent
discount. or perhaps waiting 10 use
the typewriter which is provided for
the use of the members. A typical
even'ne shows tbs following meetings
scheduled. Devotional Meeting, Room
ID; Boy Scouts, Room A; Block and
Bride Club, Room c.; and Glee Club
in Auditorium. While typical Sum
day in midwinter shows $3.50 a. m.
Auditorium, Short Course Club, 1870
p. m. Poale Zionist Society; 4:3O p.
m. Sunset Club; 1880 p. m. Lutheran
Students Congregation. During the
year seventy clubs and organizations
have held over 500 meetings in the
club rooms with an approximate at
tendance of 10000. While the attend
ance at ninety-seven meetings held by
the Association has been $40.
A Cooperative Agency.
The association recognizes that the
churches of Columbia, the Missouri
Bible College. and other agencies can
provide a certain religious training
for students that the association can
not give. 1t co-operates in organizing |
the Bible classes for students in the |
Sunday Schools; promotes student |
Sunday, and in every possible way en-
courages a close relationship on the
part of students with Columbia 1
churches.
This year there was organized the
Sunday Sunset Club, which is the reg
ular association meeting. The meet
ings are held at 4:3O on Sunday after
ha nf
the week. Good fellowship prevails
and the men join in merrily in half
hour of singing followed by a half
hour religious talk. The average at
tendance for the year has been sixty,
and a great deal of interest has been
manifested in the meetings. Especial
credit is due to the Y VI. c. A. Or
chestra, the members of which have
so generously given of their time. On
Tuesday evenings from 7:15 to 7:45
o'clock devotional meetings have been
held with different students as lead
ers. These meetings have been a
source of great spiritual strength to
the members. Including the meeting
for Short Course students the. asso-
citation held fifty-eight religious meet
ings since September with a total at
tendance of 2161.
The Y. N. c. A. is a world organiza
ton and many foreign students when
they come to the University bring
with them letters of introduction from
in foreign countries Most
foreign students get their first point of
contact with the University through
the Y. NJ. c. A. Illustrating the scope
Of the work this is an instance: In
the case of a young Filipino student
who was called home soon after arriv-
ing at the University by the death of
his mother He was out of money. but
he association secured money enough
% pay his living expenses while re-
turning and through correspondence
With the government secured him free
passage on a government transport.