Y. M. C. A. Work

Last evening occurred the regular inonthly meeting of the board of directors of tïi e Y. M. C. A., at which reports were received of the work done by the various depavtments and committeea of the organization. General Secretary Huil reported that seventy names had been added to the association roll since Dec. lst, about one-third of whom had taken out tickets and become active members. The regular average attendanceat the men's meeting during the past month was 86, at Thursday evening meetings 24, at training class 4, bible class 8. There had been three conversions. The average number in attendance upon reception and reading room 30. At the last monthly meeting of the association 14 associate and 17 active members were admitted. The educational department of the work reported an average attendance upon the class in Germán of 20, the class of tree hand clrawmg o, peninanship and bookeeping 14, shorthaud 6. We subunit to onr good citizens if that is not a good record. Nothing phenomenal about it to be sure, but there are over forty young men who are educating themselves evenings, who do not iind it possible to do so day times with the regular public school pupils. They are being helped to knowledge, to better ways and a better Iife, to become good citizens and flll places of trust and honor perhaps in the future. The work done by the Y. M. C. A. is work that can not be measured by dollars jnd cents, yet it takes dollars and cents to continue it, and our associatiou here is hanipered for the want of money. It makes a dollar go a long ways, and refuses to do anything it eau not pay for. It will never go down under a cloud of debt as such institutions sotne times do, but when funds are not forthcoming it curtails its work and cuts its garments according to its cloth. It needs your help, it needs everybody's help who have in their hearts a loye for their brothers. Every penny given is used for the benefit of the whole community. Not a person in it but is benefited by the work done. To be sure these are hard times, it is not easy to get hold of money, yet there is a yery large class of people here in Ann Arbor who can give and give eriilly for tliis work, and we believe when tbey see and realize what is being accomplished they will give. The directora will make an effort this week to secure sufflcient funds to keep the association work running ior the year on its present foundation. Treat them kindly and give thein all the en couragement possible, both lïuancially and inorally.