Doing Much Good

The xeoutive committee of the Young Men's Chrietian AsfOiiation has just fcssued lts annual statement. This statement shows not only what the money received by the asfociation has been use dfor, but :ilso the estimates for the coming year, and the ■rork accompliehed during the year passed. The receipts from rarious sources, Including $152.93 on hand at the beginning of the yeax, was $1,560.06. The disburseinents $1, 472.79, 'eaving a balance on hand of $87.27 on Jan. lst, '96. The principal items in the disburseaccount, were for rent and heat $252.08 ; the general secretary $366.82; Janitor $104; light $126.86; preparing rooms for occupaney $200.90 ; furnishing rooms $84.73 ; p'aced in the bank to credit of building fund, $135.25. The estimates ro ftii coming year, over and above receipts, amounts to $1,049. This sum the good peop'e of Ann Arbor, who nre interested in the special woik this astociation is doing will be asked to contribute. The sustaining membership the past year, that is those who have contrimited $5 and over, number 102. The active membership i 139 makins a total of 241, an tocrease of 111 during the year 1895. The total attendanee at the rooms during the evenlngs has been 13,468 and the attendanee at Sunday meetings 4,142. Tliere were 28 young men permaentlj' won over to the right way of thinking and living duriug the year, and many more started in the faiie direction. Is not ihat one item of ■-ork worth rnaay times what the association lias cost either the individual or colective contiibutore ? What society eau show a better ïecord? The occupations of the active membership is of interest also. It is found that 27 are clerks, 25 mechanies, 18 laborera, 17 resident high school students, 16 merchante, 12 printers or binders, 7 each pro.'essional men and college studente, 4 farmers, and 3 each manufacturera and railroad men. The occupations are certainly sufiiciently varied. The night classes are attended as follows : classes in arithmetic and penmanship each 14, bookkeeping 19, business law and English each 13, Germán 11, mechanxal ürawing 8, business correspondence 6, making a total of 98. This is also a record to be proud of. The young men attending these night classes are so engaged that they can not attend a day school, and here is an .avenue ïor them to become enüghtened and educated citizcus. B not tlWng the tilghest rauks, perliaps, yet cUmblng up so that liie wiU be more to them and to their Mende and families. So that they wül become a power ior good in the community. The Y. M. C. A. is doing a noble ivork. There is no question about lt. And the people of Ann Arbor rw-ill, we believe, take that view and lacrease the mcans of usefulnfiES of the Assocuition. Every dollar expended by this association is well spent. No moncy is wasted or fooled away, but it all goes to help the pread oí knowledge among the masses, t ix on ( "ii -t h uftu nees, and assist the cause of ïight living, pure thinking, uprij.ht dealing, and the brotherhood of man. Yout hand, extended in a helpful, generous way, is needed. Withhold it not. ' ..i