Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
Soldiers Tell Of The Work
To Be Done By YIN. ca.

and who have resumed their
places in the ranks of civil en-
ployes, the Y. M. G. A. has
many strong friends. Sgt. Bat
tie Williams, who is at present
located at the Ft. Mcpherson.
Ga, Hospital, has written an
article for his home paper, The
Raleigh, N. c. Observer, which
is so good that some part of it is
here given to the people of
Jackson county. 1t touches upon
the veryheart of the great pro-
gram before the State Y. M. C
A. The viewpoint of the soldier
is certainly worth considering
and this frank, honest statement
sheuld command the respect of
everyone who reads it;
TO those interested in rural
eXtention work and the better.
ment of community life, the re-
cent announcement of the Y. M.
C. A. with regard to its policy of
establishing rural "Y's" in the
country will come as a message
of good cheer and thanksgiving.
1t is now proposed to place a Y.
M. c. A. man in every rural sec
ton where the people will con-
sent to support the movement by
financial contributions, moral
backing, and enthusiastic attend
ance. In the proposed organiza
tion the unit will be the county.
A group of citizeus constitute a
committee to serve as directors
and have authority to engage the
services of a county secretary.
who will have complete charge
of the program Of activities and
will be the organizer and pro-
moter of the movement thruout
his given county, devoting his
entire time to the "Y" work.
Local organization of the county
W" will be formed in townships,
possibly, or in districts of the
county, and bands of workers
will be scattered here and there
over the rural county. thps di-
rectly contributing to the moral,
the social, recreational and ply
sical life of the several communi-
ties thruout the country.
Activities of the rural "Y"
will embrace program provid-
ing for attention to matters af-
fecting public health and rural
sanitation: recreational affairs,
athletics events, educational
needs. public Libraries, extention
lectures. Bible classes, reading
circles, debating clubs, and other
progressive movements that go
toward making tho rural county
and its people bigger, better,
broader, healteier and more
righteous and service-giving will
be heartily supported by the new
country "Y".
The newly iniated rural "Y"
movement goes upon the theory
that the best way to help a man
is to help the man TO help hin-
self, hence volunteer leaders are
sought in every community, thus
making for more effective or
ganization. Occasionally the
leaders of the county work will
be called together to consider
: the best methods of furthering
their work and leading co-opera-
tion to their endeavors. Per.
, haps once a year county insti-
: tutes or training conferences
{ will be held. and in many instan-
ces it may be deemed practicable
te conduct state training schools.
t Mr.. W. B. Seay, Jr.. of Rich.
! mond, Va. also agrees with Mr..
r Williams in his general estimate
!. of the work Of the Y. NJ. C. A.
: and has prepared a special state.
e ment that he wishes to be giver
e the Iargeet possible publication
e This statement was given to ths
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