isa-normaladvance-1909-00119

Description:	THE NORMAL ADVANCE119What then should the Y. M. C. A. as an organization, have to do with this problem?Every man that has lived has had some influence in the social life. Every man that haslived is still living in the social life. If weregard the life of every man that has livedsince time began as a drop of social influence,then mixing these as one great compound, beit good or bad, we have as a result our sociallife. The members of the Young Mens Christian Association should enter into the affairsof life in such a way as to elevate society.Their conduct should be such on the street orin their room, that a person would be ashamedto swear or to tell a foul story in their presence. Their behavior in athletics should be soclean that they would win the admiration ofevery adversary. Their conduct should be suchin the halls, library, or recitation rooms thattheir example may be a worthy pattern. It ispossible that a body of young men can set andmaintain a moral standard for the wholeschool. This the Young Mens Christian Association should do.How are we to do this ? Men are not reachedby standing off and calling to them from thedistance. We must reach them some way upontheir own plane of thought and action. Thenthere are but two ways of reaching men,thought or appeal, and action or example.What type of man has the greater influencethe one that proclaims his ideas of right fromthe housetops, or the one that lives it as hepasses in and out before men. Every year thereare boys that come to the Normal School whoare, when at home, in the habit of attendingchurch and Sabbath School, but when they getinto school, they forget or neglect that important duty. What does the Organization do forthose boys ? It offers to them a course in BibleStudy and uses its influence to promote attendance at Church and Sabbath School. What isoffered in the way of social entertainment?Three times each school year, one at the beginning of each term, a reception is given with thehelp of the Y. W. C. A. to all the students of theschool. Many talks by able men are given during the year. Pres. Parsons shows a great interest, not only in the Y. M. C. A., but also inthe Y. W. C. A., in that he brings three verynoteworthy lecturers to us. The first, Dr.Stanley Coulter of Purdue University, spoke toquite a large audience of students and friendsof the school on Sunday, January 10. Twolectures will be given, probably during thespring term.In conclusion we wish to re-state that theOrganization should, by its Bible Study, lectures, socials, and by the conduct of its members lift up and maintain a higher socialstandard.Y. W. C. A.The Young Womens Christian Associationbegan its work of the term by assisting newand returning girls in finding rooms and inregistration.The outlook of the Association for the following term is very encouraging. With a cabinet and committees which are familiar withthe various departments, the possibilites for theAssociation are much greater than during theprevious term when most all the girls werenew in the work.The first meeting of the term, given by Dr.Coulter of Purdue at Normal Hall, under theauspices of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.was well attended. A very helpful and interesting address on Bible Study was given andit resulted in the enrollment of many studentsin Bible Study Classes.This address was a very suitable beginningfor the Bible Study Institute which the twoAssociations are planning to give during thefirst week of February. The institute will beconducted by Miss Ethel Cutler, the NationalBible Study Secretary of the Y. W. C. A.Those who have heard Miss Cutler are lookingforward to her coming with the highest anticipation and feel assured that all will be delighted as well as benefited with her work.An informal reception given by the Y. M. C.A. and Y. W. C. A. in the Association rooms,
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