The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-06-24
Y. M. C. A. WORK AT A.
& M. COLLEGE GROWS
Annual Report of Secretary Shows
High Standard of Work Being
Done.

If there is any one feature of life
and activity connected with the Mis-
sissippi Agricultural and Mechanical
College that is distinctive and out
standing more than others that fea-
ture is the Y. M. c. A. The active
membership in the Association is
made up largely of students and theN
building maintained by the organi-
cation, is really the center of the Col
lege, universe, religious, social and
otherwise.
The organization is fortunate in
having for it's principal executive Of
ficer such personality as Ben F.
Rogers, Secretary, who has been in
charge for several years past, whose
work speaks eloquently for his adap-
liability to the trust committed to
him.
In his recent annual report to the
Board of Trustees and Directors, Mr..
Rogers makes reference to the out
standing features connected with the
Association work. Among other
things he wrote:-
'The results of the years work
cannot be accurately set forth or
estimated. l think the parable of
the sower describes the conditions
surrounding the work of any relig-
ious organization. Some seed fall
by the. wayside and are ,devoured by
the fowls. Some fall upon stony
places and fail to germinate. Some
fall among thorns and are choked
out. Others fall upon good ground
and bring forth fruit thirty, sixty,
and hundred fold.
Our building has continued to
be in very real sense the center of
social and religious activities of the
campus. The building has not been
kept as tidy at all times as we would
like. This, however, has been true
largely on account of the fact that it
probably has greater and more
constant use than at any time in its
history. The game room on the lob |
by floor is rarely ever vacant except
after call to quarters. Our reading
room has been we'll supplied with the
magazines and papers and has been
used by a considerable number of
both students and others on the
campus. We have had quite a deal
of trouble in keeping games and
magazines. There seems to have
been a number who have been very
inconsiderate of the rights of others
and have had no hesitancy about TAX
ing for personal use that which was
intended for the use of the entire
student body. To prevent games,
suchlas rook, checkers and magazines
from being taken from the building
is one of our petty vexing problems.
If any member of the Board has
solution to offer, we would be very
glad to have, him offer it.
In our social activities last ses-
sion feel that we set high stand
ard, but / am equally certain that
our social program this year has been
just as excellent and even better in
some respects. New students were
met and welcomed and aided in ev-
cry way possible in getting settled
and ready for work.
I have attended a great variety
of informal social affairs, but / am
sure l have never been present where
people had better time socially than
did our campus people when the
three classes of the Campus S. S. and
the Y. M. c. A. entertained this win
ter. made special mention of this
social not because I had the pleasure
of providing the means of much of
the entertainment, but to bring be-
fore this Board renewal of the ex-
preston Of my conviction that we do
not have enough of such wholesome
association
Mr.. Rogers includes in his report
the following reference to the cam
paigns for funds to support the rep
resentative of Mississippi A. & M.
College in the Y. M. c. A. field in
China:-
Our campaign for funds with
which to support our representative
AAh NAAAdb MI. ~, N. hd6AAts 4SSu1IS0
in practically doubling what we Sc
cured last session. We have collect
ed for this fund UP to date s13S1.'
We will probably collect $3.50 addi-
tional. 1t may be of interest to the.
Board to know that this Is several
hundred dollars more than any other
college in the South has contributed
to Missions. In additionsto this our
students made real sacrifice and
contributed s259.S6 for the relief Of
needy European students. This was
done by denying themselves one meal
entirely and by eating a typical
Austrian student meal. donating the
amount thus saved.
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