The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-07-16
COUNTY Y. N. c. A.
COMMITTEE MEETS

AT the meeting OF the county Com-
mittee Of the Y. M. c. A. at Leroy
last Tuesday unanimous call was
extended to E. w. Barnes Of Lam
sing, Mich, to take the secretary
ship in Medina county. Mr.. Barnes,
has for the past two years been the
Boys Work secretary Of the Y. M. G.
A. at Appleon, Wis, resigning his
work there to enter the army, from
which he was discharged with the rank
of First Lieutenant. He is a graduate
Of Colorado State College, and Of the
School of Boys work at the Chicago
association training college. He form
erly studied agriculture. A
The call to Mr.. Barnes was extends
ed with the understanding that if he
accepts it will be for period of at
least three years. The county commit
tee is convinced that a short term
secretaryship will not meet the needs
in Medina county at the present time,
The question of his acceptance de-
pnds very largly upon the success of
the financial campaign that is now
being organized for the raising Of a
budget of $4500. This budget provi-
des for salary and expenses Of of
flee and the items usually included in
the Y. M. C. A. budget in this county.
Indications now are that there will
be an unusually large number Of
contributions toward the work that
with the smaller amounts ordinarily
given in the county it will not be diff
ficut to oTersubscribe the budget.
The work for the past year has been
very successful, considering the diff
culties under which work of this ma
ture has been promoted during the last
two years. County work all over Ohio
has suffered from the unsettled condi-
ton following the war, but during the
last few months the condition has
been returning to normal again and
the prospects are favorable for more
aggressive type of work than has ever
been promoted in the state. The res
ponse received thus far in Medina Co.
both in leadership and finances, indi-
Gates that this is true also here, The
regular group work Of the ~. has
during the last year been carried on
at Granger, Brunswick, Litchfield
Liverpool, Lodi, Homer, Leroy, Sc.
vile Chippewa Lake., Spencer and
York In addition to this work special
activities such as Father and Son
Week, County Boys Conference, Sum
mer Boys Camp, Country Life Institu.
te,, Educational Trips and the like
have met with more than ordinary sue
Mr.sBafnes has been visiting ftoSi ftoSii
several days in Medina county and has
occasion several times to present
publicly his ideas regarding commun'
ity boys work. He has been one of the
most successful secretary's in the pre-
motion of hi-Y clubs, employed boys
brotherhoods, boy scout troups, camps
and general community work with the
men.
The Christian Citizenship Training
Program of the 'Y' which is declared
by experts in boys work to be the
most comprehensive program of boys
work ever launched is ideally fittec
for rural communities such as are
served by the Y. M. C. A. in Medina
Co. This program calls for the streng'
thening Of the regular group work
and will be of reat value to the organ
lied work in every part of Medina
county.
One of the most recent results of the
work of the Medina county ~ has
been shown in the acceptance by Art
G. McQuate, formerly of Litchfield
of the secretaryship in Wyandotte
county. This is one of the most diff.
cult fields in Ohio and the training
that he received as a group leader in
the ~ work at Litchfield will stand
him we'll in hand in his new position
The present state county work secre.
tary of South Carolina is Byron A
Schnell, who was lead into Y. M. C
A. work by his membership in Y,
group years ago at bonneville. HI
served for a year as assistant to I
B. Lanham in Medina county anc
then became secretary in Union Co
Medina County has also contributed
Donald Lowrey, formerly Of Seville
to the work of the 'Y.' in Russia
where he is now located. Lloyd Han
son who is now employed in the Cleve
land ~ is also brother of the Y. M
C. A. worker in Medina county.
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