The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-19
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WORK THAT Is BEING DONE
BY ORGANIZATION
UPL|PT FOR YOUTHS
Activities Of Boys Department
= Shown By Paul Green,
49, Secretary.


the Mankato Y. NJ. c. A. is carry
ing on one of the greatest programs
of work to be found in this state.
This labor covers the broadest range
possible, not only with reference to
: the kinds of activities carried on,
but also regarding the personnel Of
the membership. Among the boys
who are members of Association
NNl be found boys from Catholic,
Protestant and Jewish homes as well
as boys from homes which have no
! religious affiliation whatever. Some
thing of the kind of work being done
may be seen from the following
statement handed The Free Press BY
Paul Green, boys work secretary,
/ covering the activities of his de-
partment. H.
Objective: The paramount pur-
pose of the boys department OF the
Y. M. c, A. is to establish and
build Christian character among the
and stand for the highest ideals Of a
Christ life.
Work with high school boys.
Purpose: The Hi-Y club, a high
school organization under the di-
rection of the boys department OF
the ~ is in its third successful
year in Mankato, with a fast in
creasing number of members. The
purpose of the club is to create,
maintain, and extend throughout the
school and community the highest
standards of Christian character.
Their slogan being Contagious
Christian Character and the objec'
tive 'Sacrihcial Service-Christian
Manhood
every Thursday evening and every
other Thursday a supper is. served
by the mothers of the boys, The
frst part of the meeting is taken UP
with the business Of the club, such
as voting in new members, allowing
lows, which takes up the vital prob,
lens of the high school fellow, and
at various times such men as Mr..
Willard, Mr.. Palmer, Mr.. Ferguson
and Or. Andrews have lead these
discussions, In this way some of the
problems have been made easier to
overcome and also wider view
points is given concerning them.
The football banquet given BY
! the Hi Y club on November Is gath
cred together over sixty, 1--WE high
school fellows and others interested
in football. The captain of the 1872
team was elected here and the main
address of the evening was given by
Mr.. McCreery of the University OF
Minnesota, H..
"The hrst part of December the
club sent nine fellows to the 7. M.
IC. A. older boys conference at Al
bert Lea and paid half of their ex-
penses with funds obtained through
running stands at the footoail
ference were instrumental in max
ing Mankato headliner in the state
as an example of clean athletics
and scholarship. Plans are being
made to have the conference in
Mankato in 1923. 4
Come Clean Campaign.
FOLLOWING the conference at Al
bert Lea, the Hi-Y club carried on
a three day come clean campaign
in the high school assembly, dealing
mostly with the upper classmen and
winding up with a total of 1874 deci-
sions for a definite stand in clean
living. clean speech, clean athletics,
and clean scholarship. Also cards
were placed in the locker rooms
etc, as a reminder of their decision
for clean speech.
I. ION January 26 the first annual
. Mother and Son banquet was held
and about forty couples OF mothers
and their sons were present. Al.
though this was the first affair OF
its kind. the club voted to make 1t
an annual affair as ii gives the
mothers a closer relationship with
their sons.
Invitations: Plans were accept.
ed from Sleepy Eye, st. Peter and
Lake Crystal, to assist them in max
ing their Hi-Y meetings more pro-
gressiye. Also Rochester asked us
, to give them all the information We
can to make their club more active.
"Junior Hi-Y: The Junior Hi Y
club Is carried on in way similar
to that of the Hi-Y 1t is preparing
the Junior high boys and freshmen
! for the future Hi-Y club and thus
initiates the right ideas all through
the high school period. The Junior
Hi-Y meets every Monday at 1880
for a period of one hour.
Glee Club: The Glee club, com
posed of about twenty four high
school fellows, meets every Sunday
afternoon under the direction OF
Miss Mansfield. They sang at our
at the Methodist church on Thrift
week night and completed their irst
year by handling the after concert of
the Barnum & Bungling circus with
great success.
Orchestra: The orchestra of the
boys department. under the leader
shin of Maurice Switzer, have play
ed on several occasions, such as
high school plays at High School
and Opera House, Father and Son
banquet in North Mankato and many
others, and are rendering some real
musical service for the ~" The
orchestra consists OF twelve pieces.
Lobby: The holiday program at
the ~ was the busiest time of the
year, when for two and half weeks
the lobby and gym were used 20 the
fullest capacity. Several tourna-
ments were carried on such as pool,
checkers, etc. .-
Number of Clubs.
Clubs: The Junior club. com.
bers, meets every Thursday evening
after class for discussion and Bible
study. There are about twenty boys
( in this club and the are showing q
fine interest in the discussions.
"The Midget four square club
meets every Saturday morning at
1890 for their weekly meeting.
They are taking up the little booklet
"Tle Strength of Ten" for their
discussion and study.
"The boys secretary has had over
fifty interviews with boys concerning
their personal problems and also
those elements which so many boys