The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-08
Volusia County Y.M.C.A., Its
Aims and Ambitions, Results
Accomplished in Two Years
j.. r. Conrad. I,etand.


The rOuntv committee employs an
executive secretary. who conducts the
work through the local associations
and cooperating committees through
out the county lie has charge of the
camps. conferences. special campaigns
Of education in the various commrni
ties and county wide. Ha selects and
trains leadership and organizes groups
Of boys. who meet In various places
for an Hll-round character building
program. lie conducts personal in
terviews and goes in response, To the
call from the home. tho church and
the school. as well as to the individ
ual man and boy He Is not Il me
ehanic, but an engineer. lie does no,
attempt to do everything himself, but
seeks out the undeveloped man and
challenges him Will, IA task OF sharing
! his life unsclfishly with others.
! The business methods Of the Noe
lusia County Y. NJ. &. A. ale the same
! as any other well organized institu
! tiun in the county II uses a youc.le.
check Tor the disbursement OF all
! finds, the account being passed upon
by finance committee before il ~
paid II issues a duplicate serial re-
cnipt for every contribution received
AMI Il strict auditing of il books IS
made by registered accountant once
Il wear.
There are three fully organized 10
eel resolutions in the county with
small cooperating committees IN Val
Ious other points in the county. Thee
local associations are at Daytonl. d.
Land and New Smyrna They have
Their own autonomy. as much so as
tho City Association 1T jacksonville
with its extensive plant They deter
mine. with the assistance of the coun
I. secretary. what activities are to hf
promoted in their respective coinmi.ni
ties They are at liberty. At any tine
to launch bigger program and a more
intensive work. by Incorporating anc
purchasing property. erecting build
ing and employing q staff.
The association. with its Is years
experience in specialized work with
r,cn and boys throughout the world
seeks to bring down 10 the local com
! munit, the benefit oi what it has dis
covered II docs not say a communit,
is too small to have building. bat u
does remind "a community OF two dan
gers. viz. the danger OF putting ~
available money into an en0rmou;
. building. as is sometimes done in tn
!, case OF school plants and have moth
!, ing lett to maintain tho plant With an,
~ employ stlff for its ltrgesi use
or they make the other mistake q
nj s.1,a hui Il IN
which perhaps NAV be adequate to
the present. but in growing toni"iu
: nity soon becomes too small and f,il
t. command the respect and the prid'
:, .lat d community should have IN siel
!, Il plant The county work is not or
rosed t. the modern building. on tn
other hand IL encourage the Wis
ne" Of al equipment. but It insist
:, that the first essential IN the build
;. ing of character is NOT plant. hl'
), personality II seeks. therefore Ia d.
veiop the altruistic spirit and 10 Gu
tivate a spirit of brotherlincss ana q
good Ill among all classes II seek
to unite groups Of bows on q common
basis Of friendship. II seeks to dev.
, % latent leadership and chall~rgp
;, men to tasks worthy OF then be st. IN
- whnr YOU get u group of mon y hp Sil
sit down around u common table an
:, ias. the problems Of ths tommurit
- Ike men. Won have the foirdatio
! work lad. which will guarantee rish
. relationships and right aitiiide
ward all human beings ard the prone
value cf the individual and in Il SO
~ like this You can grow Christian MAJ
. hood. and Christian manhood can le'
4. olutiorize community aud tflnsfsll
4, the No.'ld.