Y.M.C.A.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 149, 18 March 1908, Page 4

Y.M.C.A.

FURNISHINC THE NEW BUILDINC, The new building of: v-the; Wellington ; - Y.M.J/.A is now practically, conjploted extcr- 1 nally,v:and-'it:is.-mostly' finishing woi;k, js. 'beingi'doneiuisjdo.-The building ; .••• ' opened/; about -the ond- df 'April: vTh? ftAidar :■ ■ raisqd by popular, eailyass 4<>.n°t P r °vidOifor: ../■i. furnishmgj but friends; of the: Association, aro' iwith'.'generous.offorsi of assistance in this.direction. Promises havo- < been , made to. furnish', \hlrtccn bedrooms in tho new building; soiit df these- will bo . equipped •by:;'mdiTidual\';he!perSj.r>:sbn<o-|,'.-^y ; j ■ ladjoa working m groups,.!&nd;'qt.her rooms are as philanthropic.momorialsr,of., various i^ws-'fercjatiphi/ director appointed " will :, leav&Vnneouycr by. the 'Mdaiia 011 March 27, ■ and. should trrive'iil 1 W i cHm2toh'' , sl : tort.ly !: after . Easter/ taking charge ,0f... the largo : gymnasram"m:£ho'-^V~ro ] ■ :'the superintendence of all the athletic o'rga'lusatigjis thg. Asg{si/itiqte : v Judging by' his : pist 1. • v. should':.b?..Xullr fd re-. - i lived, a number flf.';;yeafs th&Y/gjrpafc ; t Y.M.6:Aii' ; lJrainiiigo <. 'lay physical' .1 director of: one of tho ( 'S;M.'C.A?j-:ihstitutiofA' t •;.sical Work Director of 'the Y."M;C.AV,' speaks f of . him jiif'the highest teMsr'iiHd'-ptafes that." Sir. (Jreenwdod -is-: particularly. l known ' -brilhant j*vrottast,';but that ho iis' also' ai offi-:' cienf:. Qrganiserj •: andy popiflar-with-menand :.-■ boys; ; He was cap^n.rflf.thovTraimfi'g-G01..... ..... legoJbaslfotvhalLteain,lias an excellent rocorfl and an expert cricketer L J ) , 1 AN IMPOHTAHT VISITOR; J " ■ 'Mv'-ro ■ v"«'. . . .'nTf-' *>•'».• v ,rl .i • Dr/j:Pislier, international;rPhysical -.-'Work'., Director of the Y.M.C.A., who has Ins-head- ■: ..:■ -pomingyto pKewr} Zealand by the Moanajnjyfiich Vancouver on March 27. Dr.'Tisher, whose re-putation-as-a'gl'itlhast7,iilid oi'ganie®iis a i'Mho highcstj- will tourjtjija. counter-- and jAn_straluv_ • : with v qbi^.^ n ;* CYMNASTICj WORK IN AMERICA, ;v:':The of.theT.M.O.A..in. North. I » imerifci/-,claimsH'.f Associdtion"'' Hen;?' •'lroveiV more than threo. times as;many members as ■ the ;next Mtgdst 1 ' 1 atMct'ic'organisation/ 1 'The 'Association's pnysicnl,~tr'arrimg:'cl£pai'tmont3 t. cover moro.than ; pools, plaoed'end to one mile : ; ;-yl<mg,-<uid. its stretch' out ' for three miles... It has ' 565 1 gymnasiums, ;, 190. swiramiflgEptfolsf 150 I ;^;-'athletjc ( 1 ,v' .volunteer;' teach en, •: and£G;ooQ.'mem bers or c .0 ;the»larsT. J ■ fist * enrolment in .j. thQ 198,000 r £ A^«? R i9 A MP- J Tho boys' : department tho : Y:M:C A- s ■year. J f^. r eac3mpmeiit_it'.Ecs,tpi: l r mll-ba-h«ld c 'tt Otaki, anchsr- 1 "1 . rangoments haTesbSsn- made ?for- »n'*encamp- c : mont on a larger scale than any that lias been 1 held before. ; It is expocted that no less c . than 100, into oamp>onrtho'^kl ; racecourse, kindly a .. placed: at; theU",;disposal,,' so. thati-they*- ueed- u . not fear j; The:'pamp^will-.ho- H r ■.und^,the , :;'a i b .■ provision nill b# made for moral, educa- t- - tional, and~athletic training. Tlnrresidente' ti of Otaki bavo entered enthusiastically into jj the proposal,, l :and, 3 aro ijCertain to gifo tho j) : .boys a Itindly ivclcomei\ A: united. service will probably : bo , held ,on the erenmg of u . Easter Sunday in Otaki Towh Hall. : „ SCOUTINC FOR BOYS, j j.j£ J 13^

"With r,egardjftpi',.General;, Bchemo for training bojs in- scout- corps, which was, the subject pf ,an article in ",THB',-,p^i|^ip]y/,di^j I Mqnd?y i i!,.i1%.- / Hol^e^ : : '.of ;--.;thpi;,' , W.elli'ngtp'ri 1 ofothe ;schepte l '"fTOi'e? i 'mdti^.. v -America^ , fc^p_ecial!yi-l)pfdrei , tneywe>-o:pHt ! .''.fo'r--■ward by the.General. .Boys'-camps were held, Indian style,' rites andicoi'em'briics being' laid tho V.varidris; : ochierements.i .»iAt' "''tno:' ; eric'ampmcht^'" 'tvliibli''' thejunter/dGpaffc'fiipnfc'-'offchelocal'T.M.CjA'. is jto hold at Otaki; at. Easter, something of . this kind will be done. , Points will bo.given, % ? djiirjngithe; progress .of^;the .caihp, ■ 'afid .' ; 4it/its'who can" boast 1 - ari 1 new. i ,'to -bring ,-General : :Baderi-Pdwen , s L 'fi'chemd" lhfoo'peratwn ,'on a fairly; general mpdificationa : being mado, •; of ;: coursc, to -suit ■ speciar . conditions:bf,,thii. i -'coi'intry. /.Si, ' ' ~. ; : Most ;,of .the English Y;M.G.A. prijidvs re- . recently ,fr6hi'fEngland': : givi'Vaccounts various':Asfociitions for'-the '..scheme...in■:connection, with ..their ju.niori.de-•''•■%{v'this"-piOTi®S^M^:imirioifiS enthusiasm, : Liverpppl^esi'dirig' • wo ,"fd sew? , : sohpmd' *s, ; ' ar ß e v based on Thompson . g e i ton r T w j\°'v L : drey^pffch'^Laws.: of .tho : °6ton Indians," ■ hcon observed by hundreds,of American s.cboolboy.i, to their . great diversion arid - profltpdr at least threo years past. Tho AmeKcatii youth aro divided into "tribes," and trained "in woodcraft .By.;'3'bpdv: craft, . their -official c'ode.yexplains,' " is, meant;outdo^v atbletiqs, t .^^i;d il , atudj ) ;- l an.d .caxng; : Jheroism,J athletic •.•pron^^anipingf'-i^lift ;cordiiJg'itd';distinction3 or,"coiips;,',,i/VwonjShd : , boys take,Jrank I .as. sachems,. sagamores, ajid_ grand "sagainores. ; The' last two 'ranks" aro entitled, without election, to a placo on, the govern ' DEPARTURES. Ij , A' meeting : of. Jti^eiTah^s v will^ be. held 'fejnoi^^Jp^oj'i^fd^U' toS Mr. w. ;^]m,-" i vic4-^,!ii™ V i/,of;-thQ'';boys , .s on March to Irig-y land apd %s•%£{*■ • g Mr. J. of, the local;r.il/O.A,','; w at<