The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-19
|WORkOF Y.M.C.A.
RELATED IN BRIEF
BUSY SECRETARIES HAVE
MUCH TO DO; REPORTS
LABOR AMONG YOUTHS
This Is Shown BY Reports
Which Were Submitted;
Drive On Sunday.

80 ~Se~NS
! The busy secretaries or the local
Y. NJ. c. A are pushing the organ
ICED work OF this organization Tar
beyond the walls OF their somewhat
Inadequate building, as will be
readily seen IRON the statemen!
that follows from one OF the men
who are plotting this great work IN
our city
Report of the community work
committee:
Cooperating with Schools: The
community work with the boys has
been carried ON through the schools
and churches in clubs OF the Man '
kaIooze trail, there being three
clubs at the North Mankato school,
three at Franklin. three at Roose'
welt, three at Lincoln, one club at
Union, one at the North Mankato
Methodist church, one at Emmanuel
Lutheran church and one club at
Normal. Each club meets at the
l'Y' or the school once a week tor
a period of an hour and half eacn
time.
Trail club is a combination Of the
Boy Scout the Pioneer and other
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meet in the most natural and likable
way those things the boy likes To
do best Altogether it is summed
up in the four square idea pro-
gram covering the educational, ply
steal, social and devotional sides OF
q boys life. The educational pro-
gram, which takes in the school
work, hone reading and those
things which the boy would have
the tendency to learn, helps the
boy TO catch a wider viewpoint.
THE physical side of the pro-
gram takes in the physical examl'
nation, the swimming and all those
elements that make the boy one
hundred percent 1T.
The social service phase takes
the home which arc pleasing to the
parents, the home craft and public
service ideas which make the boy
realize more the Importance of his
part in the welfare and progress OF
The devotional or fourth side OF
the program takes the part OF a
boys life which really is the most
vital and helps train him to see the
best things of life which will mean
the most to him in future years.
1.-The boys have taken hold OF
this program in fine shape ard
their advancement is quite notice
able around the city by the blus
and gold monographs they are wear
ing. Each star on these mono
the club tests are finished at each
meeting there is a recreational yer
iod for games and such and the
weekly meeting is closed with 4
good time for every boy.
Nearly 200 boys are enrolled in
cdup work at the present time.
These boys compose the 5th, Sta,
7th and 9Th grades.
Tests: The swimming and other
tests are carried out through the
facilities of the Y, M. C. A: Boys
are taught to swim and dive. this
being part Of the physical phase
of the program. All OF the boys oil
the Mankatooze Trail clubs have
there are very few out Of the two
hundred who cannot swim and also
save a person Of their own size
from drowning.
Hikes: ON Saturdays the school
gyms have been used when the
weather was too bad for hikes and
games have made the Saturdays
real eventful days. Over 400 boys
have been in hikes during the year.
"At the time the Mankatooze
clubs we're organized last fall there
were over four hundred and fifty
boys lined up, but due to the fact
that we were unable to secure the
leaders for the clubs we had to
eliminate all OF the younger boys,
This cut the number to two hundred
and these are headed up entirely by
the Boys secretary and the Gen.
eral Secretary.
ON December "a a Community
Christmas tree was carried on for
all boys of Mankato. Over one
hundred and fifty boys we're pres
emit. Each boy brought nickle or
dime present and exchanged them,
Apples were plentiful and the boys
had a great time.
ION January the first annual
Father and Son banquet was held
at the North Mankato schools. The
banquet was prepared by the Par
ept- Teacher Association and over
| one hundred fifty were present,
The annual Father and Son banquet
was held on December 8, with over
two hundred present. The chyxches
, very gladly cooperated and tho
Methodist ladies served. The main
reaker was Mr.. Peter McFarlane
OF st, Paul.
THE " aight at the Methodist
church is another element OF the
cooperation Of the churches.
~"9 he Mankatooze Trail Track
Meet takes place the Goth of May in
which all the schools are to be
represented and take part in the
events, $3.50. =.
"The Boys Camp is being planned
for June and the way everything
is lining up. fifty boys are sure to
90 and get in real outing Of a
lifetime" .. I'll. = -.s....
This is the kind of work that the
citizens of Mankato are going to
be asked to support Literally when
the canvass Is made Sunday, May
t21. w. A. Sapborn and his coI>
: mittee are whipping the final de-
tails of their plan of action into
shape and everything will be ready
for the big push when the hour ar
rives. The people Of this city are
being asked to subscribe $500
! one half of the entire budget for
the next year, the balance coming
from the work of the Association
itself. D.
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