St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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7 Young 1VIcn's Christian Association .24 MCNG all the organizations of the student body there is not one which is more deserving of encouragement than the Y. M. C. A. All others have foi their object either the promotion of the social or physical side but the Y. M. C. A. goes deeper and works for the grandest and ,most divine thing in the world-the human soul. Qthersideal with questions involving but abrief period of time g this organization has for its scope eternity. The Y. M. C. A. was first organized in 1886, and since that time its growth has been steady, if slow. It has had to face the opposition that anything religious meets in a college. It is a sad but nevertheless true fact that the majority of college men realize well the importance of developing their minds and bodies, and yet totally disregard the necessity of developing their souls. I It is this indifference that has been the organization's worst enemy. It is always a comparatively 'easy matter to meet and overcome open resistance, but indifference is something which requires more than the force of logic to overcome. The quarters of the association were formerly located in Pinkney Hall. Une of the large rooms in that building is still called the Y. M. C. A. in memory of its former tenant. But of late years the necessity for more room became apparent, and so the metings began to be held in the old historic chapel. There in the hall, revered by every St. Iohnis man, twice each week religious meetings are held. During the past year a reading room has been furnished by the efforts of the association. The daily papers are taken and placed on file for the accommodation of the student body. The association has long realized the necessity of keeping in touch with the work of other organizations, and in pursuance of this policy sends delegates of students to the T ri-State Convention at Northfield and to the annual Presidents' Conference. One delegate was also sent to the Toronto Students' Convention this year. ' In addition to the reading room and the religious meetings, the Y. M. C. A. plays an important part in the students' life. It has long been the custom to give a reception in the first days of the College year. Speeches are made by men rep- resenting the various interests of the College, refreshments served and the new students especially made to feel at home. A hand book is also edited and published by the association. The hand book is a fund of information for the new student about the College and Town. Blank pages are left for memoranda, and II4 X 1 I l v fr- ' fha EJ wi I I. f. .V fl E I 1 'si pi li H -I -f 1. Q! ' l , lift i'-I - fy .1 1. sn, ' ji if l. I l if ld A l f .I A y Q? rf w it ll 5' i 2 l i I. fl ri ll. iii lr . 1 ff fi. '75 S- 55

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