Highland Park College - Piper Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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,K A fy! 'Y Q if if p . gh Young Men's Christian Association ' Ofiicers 1917 1918 Prof. E. M. Brown, Faculty Advisor I. D. Pettigrew .... ................. P resident .............,. ....... H . L. Garrett 0. E. Spooner ..... ............. V ice President ........... ..... M ark L. Thomson Paul Saxe ...... ...... Se cretary ...... ....... H an-y Dieter: Prof. Zuker .... .... T reasurer .......... ,... P mf. Zuker COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Perry Crawford P. A. Willis J. W. Darr R. C. Kerns Will Bray 0. E. Spooner The Y. M. C. A. of 1917-18 Lest the college man forget or neglect the religious side of his life, the Y. M. C. A., under the leadership of sincere, religious men, strives to foster and encourage those funda- mental things which tend to make him what he should be. Realizing the important place held by the association in the present confiict, the men put forth a special effort this year to put new life and vigor into this chapter, and it may truly be said that they did their work well. The association started its work this year with an unusual amount of enthusiasm due large- ly to the energy put forth by Ray V. Sowers and Prof. E. M. Brown. Weekly meetings have been held. Bible study and social service have been organized and have been successful in every way. Every day its forces were shattered by a call to the colors, but in every instance it met the emergency and vacancies were filled by men willing to assume responsibilities. When the Y. M. C. A. asked the students for financial aid for the Students' Friendship Fund, they re- sponded liberally, due quite largely to the assistance and co-operation of the Y. W. C. A. The State Y. M. C. A. Officers' Training Conference was held here April 12-14, 1918, for the purpose of training new officers and inspiring old officers to greater efforts. Seventeen colleges of the state were represented by the thirty-five delegates present and speakers of na- tional prominence addressed the meetings. At the banquet given by the college in honor of the occasion, Mr. Vaughn, business manager of the college, gave a splendid address full of cheer and encouragement to the men. The association has had the honor of sending three of its best men into army Y. M. C. A. work, Prof. E. M. Brown, who is now in France, and Dean Blezek -and Ray V. Sowers, who are stationed at Camp Dodge. The present cabinet wish to express their appreciation for the work done by P. K. Craw- ford, Will Bray, J. W. Darr, R. C. Kems and P. A. Willis, all of whom served on the cabinet, but were compelled to leave college on account of war conditions. It is an encouraging fact to those who have finished and those who will finish their work here, to know that the Y. M. C. A. will go forward with renewed vigor to conquer all obstacles that may arise in the future.

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