South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-23
Many -sided Activities of the Y W. C. H. are
All Aimed Toward Building Up Solid
Foundation of Worthy Citizenship Among Boys


organization. the largest mems or
sganizatiOn. the busiest civic center
and the largest club in South Bend
the local Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION Is taking a large part in the
plan OF community service. acting as
Il does as an arm and agency OF
the Christian church IN standing for
the highest type OF Christian citi-
zenship and FOR all or those things
which make for a greater and bet
ter city
The local association. organized
on March 10. 1882, with Clement
Studebaker as president and Marvin
Campbell as recording secretary, has
grown from very small beginnings to
a present membership Of over 100
men and boys. with an employed
staff OF IS men and women under a
secretarial leadership Of eight trained
men in charge OF the various de-
partments. In 1910 the present
splendid building. the gift Of the
StudeoaSers, was opened and later
the fine boys building and big gym
nasium were added. thus making IL
one Of the foremost public struc-
lures in south Bend and one Of the
most complete association equip
ments in the middle west The boys
division stands as one Of the largest
and most important in the country
with its enrolment Of 700 members.
HAS Remarkable Growth.
Just as the south Bend association
has seen remarkable growth tn a
comparatively few years. just so has
the great international organization
developed with even more rapidity
Founded in London more than ii
years ago by George Williams, a dry
goods clerk, With II charter mem
bers, the "big idea" has expanded
into an organization numbering
fully a million members, with 7OO.-
900 in North America alone, with
over 1000 unit organizations owning
buildings and equipment valued at
over 500, 900, employing 5000
trained secretaries. and with
branches in probably every country
on the globe-literally brotherhood
OF man.
The management Of the South
Bend association is in the hands of
board OF directors and a board OF
trustees. The former is in charge
of all activities and is headed by the
president Of the association, l. A.
Walker. with G.. Il. DuCOmb as vice
president, Perry J. Stahly chairman
of the executive committee, Marvin
Campbell treasurer and +. A. t3eyrer
recording secretary. W. A. Bugbee
is chairman OF the board Of trustees,
which has the responsibility for the
property Of the association. The Va
rious departments are in charge Of
committees. chairmen Of which are
as follows: House, Walter Fass-
nacht: membership, James Taylor;
religious, Elmer Rodgers; physical,
Dr. r. L. Moore; educational. A. G.
Rumpf and boys, A. y. Thielens
The board of directors includes
many Of the city's best business men,
who generously give OF their time
and energy in the interest Of this
work
The Y. NJ. c. a. does not serve it's
large paid membership alone, but is
also valuable civic center for ali
kinds OF groups and activities such
~ church parties, factory parties,
the Round Table. the Real Estate
club. high school athletics. Minis
terial Union. sunday School Superin-
tendents' association. and many 9TH
ers too numerous to mention IN a
Z nrief survey.
I'm the department Of physical
education the eye has one Of it's
strongest and most popular func-
tions.
In the Physical Department.
M the world war has taught US
anything. surely it has tausht us the
great need Of physical fitness
stamina and endurance as pre-
requisites to the success of arms. The
sol iier has had 10 stand up under
the most trying conditions. Lacking
sleep. tired at times hungry and
thirsty. yet he has mad to Garry
ON" 4 successful advance meant
that ne had 20 fight harder and
stand up better than the enemy. and
no organization can travel faster
han the slOwest member i'm il. a
charging line was slowed up by it's
sIowest member a retreat. to be
successful. had 10 travel faster than
the opposition. This meant forced
marches and called for a maximum
OF human endurance. IL was the
marily. not the fastest. which helped
or hindered the organization. Speed
and condition were elementary 10
success.
The work which the Y. n G. A..
physical directors did I'm the camps
and environments OF this country and
abroad toward bringing about this
condition OF physical fitness is well
known 10 everyone. Through games
and athletic sports they have made
a great contribution 20 Americas
fighting men. They took games
which are common TO the city assO-
citation. such as volley ball. various
ring and zone games and. changing
them 20 lit the local needs got the
men interested in large numbers. In
stead of competition between the
best men in each organization, their
aim was 10 get every man into the
game There was the representa-
tive competition or the expert type.
but the work which did the greatest
rood was the work Done for tn, so