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Vol. VII. No. 4d.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2J, 907.
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"THE FORWARD PASS"
' Written Especially for the Football Number of. the
DAILY NEBRASKAN
by
'" - WALTER H. ECKERSALL
COLLEGE Y.M.G. A.
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ORGANIZATIONS ARE IN MANY
. SCHOOLS OF THE WORLD.
OTHER WORK.
Student
Move-
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It Has Spread With Great Rapidity
and Today It the Largest Men's
"'Organization In the World.
, The Young. Men's Christian Asso
ciation Is an organization of recent
growth. The founder of It, Sir George
Willfdms of England, a business man,
died only 'two years ago. Since its
beginning It has spread with great
rapidity until at the present time It Is
. the largest men's organization In the
world and has Uulldlngs and equip
ment valued at many millions of dollars.-
All classes of. men and boys are to
be found In the ranks of this great
brotherhood. It Includes organizations
fj'n cities, high schools, 'colleges, uul-
'vorsltles', counties and smaller towns,
jnrmy poBts, naval headquarters, In
factories and shops, mines and lumber
..camps, among Indians, negroes,
Chinese, Japanese, Europeans and all
'nationalities from the frozen regions
5 of Alaska to the torrid lands of South
'America, ABia and Africa. Whcrover
is found a group of men or boys, there
Is found a field for the entranco of the
H Young Men's Christian Association
- with its manyrsidod activities', which
meet all the needs of men.
The nature of the work done by
the various local organizations Is
largely determined by . conditions ex
isting in the locality In which It Is
situated, for It tries to furnish tho
things young men need that are not
furnished" by any other organizations.
' It Is for tills reason that the city nsso-
clatloit -furnlBhos baths, gymnasiums,
educational opportunities, social fea-
tures, religious meetings and employ-ttierilj-whlle
the student associations
" Imvo religious meetings, social events,
- employment, etc., but no secular edu
cational classes or gymnasluihs, since
the schools take care of tho physical
and Intellectual needs of the students.
The , Association "recognizes man's
thre'e-fold nature, body, 'mind' and
spirit, and endeavors to supply what
ever is necessary to bring all these
phases of one's life to their highest.
.development. -
Th'e Nebraska Association,' whlch Is
(Continued on page"1 3.) ' .
Association Building
ment.
In January, this year, tho $10,000
Y. M. C. A. building at Iowa College,
Grlnnell, was completed. The house
la of brick,not large, but artistically
and beautifully arranged and situated
ntnr tho center t the campus. Tho
money was raised .by subscriptions
frdm students and friends of the col
lege. At the University of Texas $36,500
has been .subscribed towards a $75,000
building, Students gave $11,000, the
faculty and a few lending citizens of
Austin gave $10,800. Four students
sgjured during tho summer $12,000
from alumni and friends. The crtnvas3
is being pushed.
The building canvass at New Mex
ico Agricultural College is making
good progress. The sum of $7,500 baa
been subscribed towards the building
nnd the Board of Regents have appro
priated $2,000 provided dormitories to
serve a number of students aro in
cluded in the building. The construe
tlon has just icommenced.
The foundations for the Association
building at Oregon Agricultural Col
lego, Corvalles, aro nOw In nnd 'the
swimming tanks In place. Tho erec
tion of the building is in progress and
$5,100 of the $17,900 pledged has been
paid in.
Tho cornerstone of the Young Men's
Christian Association building of the
University of Missouri was laid on
April 26th. The building will contain
attractive social features as well as
facilities for the direct religious work
of the Association and will cost, with
equipment, but exclusive of ground,
about $65,000.
At tho University of Georgia an
Alumni Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation building will be erected, cost
ing $100,000. Forty thousand dollars
in the hands of the Alumni Associa
tion was offered two years ago for'
Buch a building "on the eoiidl'tlon that
the Association, with the help of the
state committee, raise an additional
$35,000 beforo' Commencement this
year. On Juno 18th, the state secre
tary reported that $41,650 hud been
secured to meet these conditions. At
a meeting of tho Alumni Association
of tho University It .was decided to
increase tho subscriptions to $100,000.
This was accomplished by a vigorous
CanvasB.
The cornerstone of tho Young Men's
Christian Association building- at the
" "f (Continued on page 4.)
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN.
Two Teams of Men After Members for
Y. M. C. A.
Up to the prosent time it is esti
mated that about ninety new members
have been added to thel. C. A.
an a result of the contest recently
organized. Not all contestants havo
reported, henco It Is Impossible to
arrive at absolute rosults, but' ono
side has handed In tho names of forty,
nine and tho other of twenty-one, mak
ing a known total of seventy. With
"out much doubt twenty, or porhaps
more, names havo not us yet been
reported. It 'Is deBlred by tho two
lenders that all men on sides report
at the earliest opportunity In order
that a definite count may bo made.
At the meeting of the committees
together last Saturday evening much
enthusiasm was manifested and a de
termined spirit was shown, which ac
counts for the number of names al
ready secured.. It was decided at thf.
time that the genoral secretary, J.
Der KIndoren, should not work or
elthor side, but by himself., J. C
Knode will havo 'tho leadership of his'
.group. Roy Nelson Is leader of tho
other group. At tho present time tho
former division Is ahead.
Since the membership up to the be
ginning of tho contest was 335, the
present number with tho recent addi
tions exceeds tho 400 mark. Tho goal
Is 500 or more. It Is felt that .this
mark is quite within reach and if tho
same sort of energy Is displayed In
the remainder of the period allotted
as has been shown so far there Is lit
tle question ia to Its accomplishment.
Y. MI C. A. ROOMS
THE NEW QUARTER8 IN THE
TEMPLE ABOUT READY.
Y. M. C. A. Rooms to Be Comfortably
Furnished by Thanksgiving Vaca
tlon and to Be Occupied Then. "
Tho summer- student's conference,
which has been held at Lako Geneva
in the past, is to bo divided and a new
conference formed which will meet
some place In Colorado, the exact lo
cation has not yet been decided. Ne
braska delegates will go to tho new
conference next sumor.
Superintendent of Buildings O. J.
Feo has Informed tho rooms commit
tee that tho Young Mon'H Christian
Association's rooms In tho Toraplo
will bo ready to receive tho furnlturo
during Thanksgiving vacation and be
ready for occupation, at the closo of
tho recoas on Decomber 2. Tho fur
nishings are purchased and will be
dellvored as soon ns tho rooms aro
completely finished.
Tho Association quarters will bo on
tho first floor in tho northwost cornor
of tho building. They consist of ono
largo room, two lobbies, ono of which
has a fireplace, and two small rooms.
Ono of these small rooms wlil servo
nB meeting place for committees, ,.
classoB, etc., and tho othor will bo
used as tho secretary's office.
Tho material used -and tho work
manship Is oPlho best quality, thus
making tho rooms as attractive as
possible. Tho furnishings will bo In
mission stylo and while of a very sub
stantial nature, It will bo of pleasing
appearance.
Tho committee plans to havo a
house-warming soon after Thnnksglv-.,
Ing vacation. It is tho purposo of the
Association to, mako these rooms as
comfortable and pleasant us possible,
so that any Bparo moments may bo
spent In congenial surroundings. A'
number of the prominent Lincoln and
Omaha dailies will be kept on flic for
public uso. All University men aro
cordially invited to make uso of these
rooms whenever they choose to do so.
In compliance with tho request of
Cupt. Worklzer tho Association, will
have a tent" at the cadet encampme'nt
next spring. Plans are yet Indefinite
but the work will bo along lines sim
ilar to that at the .State National
Guard encampments, r
Pennants from Cornell, Michigan
and Purdue hariebiieja8ecured by tho
rooms committee. Others from largo
universities aro to bo obtained for
tho now rooms,
An arrangement has been completed
whereby on payment of $7.50 a student
pays ono years dues to the University
and nine months dues to tho city Y, M J
C. A. with full privileges in the latter
organization. ,
1200 copies of tho students hand
book have been distributed this ycat
Tho demand has far exceoded tho sup
ply. . v -
Tho best oyster stow in tho city Is
that served at Tho Bos.ton Lunch.
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