The Mankato free press., 1922-01-27
Y.W.C.A.B BUILDING
REQUEST BYLAD|Es
They Urge That Structure
Be In Evidence
ADDRESS ON SUBJECT
1t Will Be Delivered This Even
ing BY Miss Frances
Perry


Miss Frances Perry of Minneapolis,
field secretary of the student orgapiza-
ton OF the Y. w. C, A., spent the
day In conference with the officers Of
the Y, w. G, a, at the Teachers coll
lege. She will speak at Daniel Buck
hal this evening OF High School Y.
w. c. A, Work"
A number of women were inter.
viewed on the establishment Of Y.
w. G.. A. In Mankato and their opin-
sons are given below:
a.Y. w. C. A. would do for the young
women and girls, what the y, M. G.
A. is doing for the men and boys. In a
city of approximately the size, Of
Mankato, 1 watched the Y. W. G, A,
do some very hne work for the young
women" ..
the Women's Council "r very much
approve of o Young Women's Christ
ian association. There is very ur-
gent need, for there is a great many
which the organization takes up.
Mrs, W. A. Beach: "Mankato is
much in need OF a Y. w. C. A, building
for the benfit and comfort of many
young women that come to this city
as students, and also girls who work
and are compelled to make this city
Mrs. G. II. Cooper: Ever since /
have lived in this city, there has been
a great need Of this, but there has
always been the difficulty of financing
it. The women have tried to find a
way for many years, There is just as
mn fnr M
the mems organization, and the wo-
men and girls are even more unpro-
tected."
Mrs. J, w. Andrews: There is no.
thing that is needed more in Mankato
than a Y. w. C.
Mrs. T. Ross f..den: 1.-THE Y, w, C,
A. would meet the need OF a great
many people. That organization has
trained leaders and workers, and the
management would probably be easier
than other plans. There is spirit of
service brought out in this work that
is very fine thing for the girls"
she and Mr.. Palmer were both heart,
lily in favor of Y. w. G, A. in the
city, and that if any effort was started
to organize in the city they wodlu be
very glad to help.
Mrs. e. S. Selle: "Ail of my ex-
perienees with the Y. W, c. A. has
been most pleasant, ! knew a great
deal about it where l lived in Burl-
ington, Ia, and know that 1t was OF
real service to the girls of that city In
sysry spsa,y way Tbs Psrslly physically i aaa
tionnl organization !. with a definite
program tefore it of providing young
women with a well rounded group OF
activities. ! know that the Mankato
Council of Womsn had looked forward
to taking favorable action in the estab-
lishment of Y. M, @, A. in Mankato
and l have personally hoped that
either this organization or some other
might take definite steps in this di'
dection."
Mrs. Ralph A. Jensen; with all
the endeayors to make Mankate q
musical and educational center, we
need to recognize our responsibility in
the large number OF young people thai
come here, and meet the need of the
proper social and moral environment
Two institutions in this country thai
have proven their worth in the life oi
the young people in Supplying theil
needs are the Y. M. G. A. and the Y
w. c. A. We have Y. M. G. A, thai
is doing good work for the boys and
men. BY all means let US have Y
w, ~. "A. W iEAuSf tHS same hiho VI
service for our girls"
Mrs. R. @. Wilson, dean of women
Of the Mankato Commercial college
said: "To say am heartily in sym
pathy with any movement which
makes for the organization of a Y. w
G. A. in Mankato, is to express my
feeling mildly. / am a Y. w. G, A
enthusiast, having been closely con
nected for four years in college and
having been a city secretary for sew
en- years. know that | am speaking
truthfuiiy when ] say that the Y. M
c. A. Is not planned for any one spec
In the East at a Bible class rally,
have seen young women, who were
graduates of Wellesly. Yassar and Mt
Holyoke sitting side by side with
young immigrant women who Were
lust learning to read the English
Bible. The Grst American Young
Women's Christian association was
organized In the State Normal sehoo
at Normal, Ill.,, in 1873. Since then
the growth of the organization hal
been quite remarkable,
uplift work which does not center
about the life and teachings Of Jesus
Christ, touches only the outside OF the
man and so does not make for perma-
nent betterment. 1t is only where the
Christ spirit in the organization
touches the heart that he : becomes
permanentiy uplifted. The Y. w. G
A. is, not sectafiap, bat is distinctly
christian.
"The Y. w. C. A. believes that ey,
cry young woman should have tbs
opportunity to he her very best, So
cially, physically, mentally and spirit
ually and labors constantly for this
fouFfold development,
"To my mind there is nothing thai
more aptly pictures the work of the
Y, w. @. A. than the old poem, "The
fence or the Ambulance" by JOSEPH
Mains:
"Twas a dangerous cliff, as they
freely confessed,
Though to walk near its crest was sc
pleasant;
But over its terrible edge there hal
slipped
A duke, and full many a peasant;
SO the people said something would
have to be done.
But their projects did not at all tally
Some said,- Put q fence around ths
edge of the cliff"
Some, AN ambulance down. in ths
valley
But the cry for the ambulance car