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: VOLUME III. NUMBER 31 '
100 Tears of
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Fallnurrliin
A VlAVn 0U1V
THOMAS E. Hl'MMONS
Executive Secretary, HayesTaylor
Memorial Y. M. C. A.
On last Tuesday, the Young
M e n "b Christian Association
was one hundred years old. On
June 6, 1844, George Williams,
a young business man, founded
the Y. M. C. A. Young Williams
called together a group
of 12 dry goods clerks to organize
a society for "The improvement
of the spiritual condition
of young men engaged in the
drapery and other grades, by
the Introduction of religious
services among them.''
They gathered in the small
"-uiuuiu <ji ?4-ycar-oiu ueorge
Williams, who called the meets
ing. Devoted to the Christian
way of life, Williams was appalled
by the conditions facing
young men of London. With
' vice everywhere, dissipation
and ungodliness among the
shopmen of London, young Williams
and bis friends Bet out
to conquer these evils. This
- was a fertile soil for such a
movement that had behind it
the driving force of young men,
the spiritual power of Christ,
and the comradeship of union
in a common cause. Their association
grew in strength and
numbers and finally the work
required a full-time paid executive,
or "missionary," as he was
called.
Queen Victoria knighted the
Y. M. C. A's founder in 1894
for his distinguished service to
tumanlty. He died in 1905 at
the age of 84 and wsb interred
in St. Paul's Cathedral where
he lies nearby Britain's greatest
heroes, Lord NelBon and
the Duke of Wellington.
The first association work (
for Negroes-was started in 1853 i
in Washington, D. C., by Anthony
Bowen. Today, seventy-one I
associations, plus hundreds of |
other Y. M. C- A's serve Negroes
in this country. In 1888 William
A. Hunton was appointed
frist full-time paid executive
and In 1890 became National
Colored Work Secretary. In
1911 J ullu8 Rosenwald announced
conditional gifts in national
campaign for Negro Y.
M. C. A's which-Tesulted in his
providing a total of $675,000
in $25,000 units foy twentyseven
buildings. Amonga the
many highlights of the Y. M. C.
A- are the following: 1885, oldest
organized camp for boyB
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Y.; 1909," Fathef- and Son
movement established; 1914,
Father and Son movement established;
1897, Basketball invented
at Springfield Y. M. C.
A. College by James Nalsmith;
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Dr. F. D. Bluford
In order to accelerate t h e
program of study at A. and T.
College so that students may
more rapidly qualify for civil
service positions created by the
war, President P. D. Bluford,
today declared iu an Interview
with The Future Outlook, "Intensive
courses in business,
community service, the social
A. and T. College
I Holds 46th Annual
Commencement
During the 4 6th annual commencement
program Monday in
Harrison auditorium at A. and
T. College, forty-six seniors received
the bachelor of science
degree,' three the master of
science degree, sixteen were
awarded certificates in secretarial
science, and two received
certificates In shoemaking. Dr.
Elbert Russell, dean emeritus
of Duke University School of
Religion, was commencement
speaker.
"There is a dire need today,"
stated Dr. Russell*, "for truth
In' international relationships j
a n d, politics. Democracy is |
founded upon the importance
of truth and can only thrive on j
truth honestly founded" Dr.
Russell Bpoke. from the subject,
"Truth and Democracy."
Candidates for the bachelor
of science degrees were presented
by Dean Olbbs, McLaughlin
and Marteena of the
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Aids War Efforl
(science, nursery school educa
tion and other fields whlelj wil
fit students to meet the urgen
needs of our government nr<
being offered in the 48th aunu
al summer school session at A
and T. College which b e g a i
Thursday."
Dr. Bluford extended a cor
dial welcome to both uew unc
old students
A. & T. Colle
Visitors Hear Ope
Approximately 1,000 persons, ^
including 125 elected delegates, ^
'.fraternal representatives of j
other communions, connectionol
representatives from the general
organizations of the Methodist
church of which the Jurlstion
is a part, and local j
M4^hodlsts. white and colored,
gathered In the Annie Merner
PfW^fer chapel of Bennett Col- '
letfe Thursday night for the 1
first evening session of the cen- 1
tral Jurisdictional conference. 1
which opened a four-day sea- sion
here Thursday at 10 a. m 1
The evening session featured 1
an address by Bishop Lorenzo 1
H. King, of the Atlanta area, I
and brief messages by two fra-i'
ternal delegates from Liberia.
Prof. Thomas E. Ward a n d 1
Charles E. Cooper, both of j?
Monrovia, the only two over-j<
seas representatives of Method- I
ism present.
One of the most important '
1 (functions of the jurisdictional '
conference took place Friday !
t morning when delegates heard 1
Bishop Alexander P. Shaw read
the Episcopal address, the doc
ument which will largely guide
1 the body in its acts of delibera-j'
t tions. H
! Friday night's session fea-il
' tured "Women and Youth I
Night," Mr. J. W. E. Bowen, of 1
1 New Orleans, president of the '
Louisiana conference Woman's
- Society, presiding. Programmed '
I for addresBeB were Mrs. Lillian '
V. Warrick, speaking for the
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ge Graduation I
The Future Outlook! |
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PRICE: So
At Bennett
Delegates and
nlng Address
woman's section, and President
Karl E. Downs, of Samuel
Houston College, Austin, Texas,
'or youth. Rev. John A. Green,
pf Nashville, Tenn., youth sec-etary
in the local church division
of the board of education,
presided over the youth section
programOrganizational
routine folowed
the service of holy communion
Thursday morning. Administering
the communion
were Bishops R. E. Jones,
Alexander P. Shaw and Lorenzo
H. King of the central jurisdiction,
and Bishop C. O. Rus-.
sell, of the Colored Methodist
Episcopal church.
Dr. Haywood Re-elected
Dr. J. W. Haywood, president
of Morristown college, at
Morrislown, Tenn . was reelected
secretary. He named the
following assistants: L. W.
Lynn, Gadsden, Ala.; Mrs. P.
D. Johnson. Marshall. Tex.; W.
Scott Chlnn, New Orleans; J.
3. Henry, Waco, Tex.; C. E.
3ueen," Washington; Mrs. M.
M. Drake, Nashville, Tenn.. C.
A. Barrett, Asheboro, and L.
H. Lightner, - Denver, Colorado.
President David D- Jones of
Bennett College, was re-elected
treasurer.
The conference ordered telegrams
of appreciation sent to
Mrs. Henry Pfelffcr, New York
philanthropist, whose generosity
has made Bennett college
me of the souths' outstanding
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