this city for $4,000,000, for the work of the Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Associations? "It was the greatest money campaign in the world's history," said Mr. Charles S. Ward, the director of the campaign.

To those men and women—and there were one thousand of them en

rolled on the teams whose privilege it was to participate in the raising of the $4,052,501 it will stand out as one of the most unique and thrilling experiences of their lives. To the interested onlooker, there were certain outstanding and significant characteristics of this first whirlwind campaign in the history of New York.

"New York rose to the occasion as it always does," said one of the leaders, and this applied equally to both workers and generous contributors. Men and women with a maximum of business and social engagements put everything aside and announced emphatically, "This one thing I do." There was no swerving from the original purpose and they plunged into the work with as much zest as if it were the first whirlwind campaign in the world's history. And what shall we say of the democracy of the individual gifts, 17,344 of them, ranging from two cents to over $500,000, many of them representing real sacrifices but given willingly as "an investment in futures" for the youth of this great city. It was the number of givers and the large number of small gifts that prompted some who had already promised large sums to increase their pledges and others who had not given at all to give generous sums unsolicited.

The generosity of the New York papers in the matters of space exceeded the expectations of the most sanguine, for when the stock of clippings was taken it was found that 600 full columns had been devoted to editorials and news of the campaign, together with a generous use of pictures.

The chivalrous attitude of the men was evident from the very start when

they generously allowed the larger apportionment of the funds to be given to the women's work, and on through the days, as personally they kept in the background. There was evident no lack of appreciation of what the women who worked so untiringly were doing, for as a member of one of the men's teams remarked after it was all

over, "It took the women to put the zip into things."

No one regretted that it was necessary to extend the time a day over the allotted two weeks, for it brought the close most fittingly on the eve of our Thanksgiving Day, and those present at the final gathering of workers who lifted their voices in the singing of the Doxology after the announcement was made that the goal had been reached, felt with Secretary Daniels of the Navy Department that "this campaign is not significant so much because of the large amount of money raised as because it emphasized the fact that these Associations are appraised at their true value. It is a matter for sincere thanksgiving that the leaders in the churches recognize the need of reaching young people and of employing this new and modern agency."

Getting Ready for the Panama Exposition

A committee of the Department of Method called the Panama Exposition Committee is working hard at plans for some national contests designed to interest all types of Association members and stimulate constructive work of permanent value. The contests will be started early in the spring, and their concrete results will be exhibited at the Exposition. There are to be competitions in the making of model wardrobes, the writing of stories, plays, songs, etc., and in the line of thrift, health and community service. Valuable prizes will be awarded in all classes. Associations reaching certain standards of excellence will be placed on an Honor Roll. Watch for the details!

Summer School Course for Physical Directors

Summer schools abound. The would-be summer student may make choice among them according to geography, merit or special application to the vocation to which each is related. In offering a summer course for physical directors the National Training School of the Young Women's Christian Associations is not competing with other schools nor is it duplicating their work. This school has its own unique mission, which is to provide Association training for Association people. There is no other place where this training can be had.

The course is offered for physical directors in the Association and accepted candidates for Association positions, whether recent graduates without experience or directors who have been instructors in other institutions. In the Young Women's Christian Association the physical director is more than a teacher; she is the executive of a department. She works with a committee under the direction of a board and its executive. Her field is the community and all her work factors in the life of the community whether she will or no.

The school does not provide all the courses offered in the purely technical department of physical education of the ordinary summer school. It is not its aim merely to furnish "material," but it offers the best material available as illustrative of the Association's policy and working pro

gram.

cation of Wellesley College will give a special course in advanced gymnastics. This will be a graduate course. His association with Miss Homans, the head of the department at Wellesley, gives added value to Dr. Skarstrom's remarkable qualifications and personality.

Miss Homans herself hopes to be able to adjust her summer plans so urgent invitation to be its guest for as to be free to accept the school's some days in some part of the school term. If she can be present she will give a brief course of lectures on the Ethics of the Profession.

Miss Maude March. of Teachers' College will have charge of the course in Normal Diagnosis.

The popular course in swimming given last year will be repeated under Mr. George H. Corsan.

Dr. Anna L. Brown gives four lectures on department organization and four on administration of the department of hygiene and physical education.

The Bible course offered will consist of fifteen studies in the Life of Paul by Miss Ethel Cutler. Miss Elizabeth Wilson gives three lectures on the Association Movement.

A complete announcement will be issued at an early date. The expenses are a fee of $5, payable at time of registering (applicants should register before May 1); tuition charges, which are $20 for lectures and practical work, and $5 for use of gymnasium and pool, and living expenses of $9 per week for full room and board at the National Training School.

Board

Dr. William Skarstrom of the department of hygiene and physical edu

For the first time the entire national leadership of the Young Women's Christian Association will be represented in the annual conference meeting at headquarters February 4 to 7. This is true in part because December has seen the inclusion of the one re

maining part of the country into the field system, with the organizing of the new Southwest Field, and in part because it is already assured that at least three field committee members or secretaries from each field will journey to New York for this purpose, while from many fields the representation will be far larger. It is beyond estimate to think of what, through these representatives, this conference may mean to the some 650 women who have accepted the national leadership of the Association.

Besides reports and technical hours there will be seminars on subjects calculated to focus the study of this gathering upon critical and characteristic phases of girl life in this country, somewhat apart from purely Association connection. A set of slides is being prepared for special illustration of these subjects. Dr. John Henry Jowett has consented to conduct one of the devotional hours.

Immediately after this gathering the annual conference of the secretarial staff will be held for three days, beginning on Monday, February 9. The program for these days makes good reading: "What do we mean when we talk of a democratic organization": "The initial approach: to the immigrant, the freshman, the highly paid business woman, etc."; "The principles of the Country Life Movement"; "Our Commission Work"; "Where does the responsibility rest for the religious work of the Association"; etc.

The Association Monthly Campaign Although THE ASSOCIATION MONTHLY campaign is as yet not fully launched, we have had gratifying returns in response to our editorial in the December number. Aside from ninety new individual subscribers, there have been three large clubs of one hundred and fifty members to add to our list. We trust this month will multiply these figures to our most optimistic fulfillment.

classes will be glad of the Biblical readings, so well adapted to supplement their class work. The course of reading is selected from the Gospels and extends over thirteen weeks. It may be ordered through the publication department: When ordered with a mission or social study textbook, five cents; ordered separately, ten cents.

A new price list of the publications and importations of the national publication department has just been issued. It is twice the size of the former one and three times the number of pages-proof positive that the old one should be discarded at once and the new one sent for. A post card request will bring it to your desk, and you will find its descriptive lists, its mention of especially pertinent books by other publishers, and its title index, a satisfaction in your day's work.

The little study of familiar country impressions, by Miss Elizabeth Wilson, called "How My Five Senses Teach Me to Love the Country," is much in demand, and is suitable as a card of greetings for any time of year. Price ten cents.

Summer Conferences for 1914

The Department of Conventions and Conferences announces the Conferences for 1914 as follows:

Southern General-Blue Ridge, Black Mountain, N. C., June 2 to 12.

School Girls'-Eagles Mere, Pa., June 12 to, 19.

Northwest General-(Date and place not settled).

Eastern Student-Silver Bay, on Lake George, N. Y., June 19 to 29.

Eastern City-Silver Bay, on Lake George, July 21 to 30.

East Central Student-Eagles Mere, Pa., June 23 to July 3.

Pacific Coast Student-Asilomar Grounds, near Pacific Grove, Cal., August 4 to 13. Pacific Coast City-Asilomar Grounds, near Pacific Grove, Cal., August 14 to 24.

Olive Brown, to be physical director at Winona, Minn.

Edith L. Deadrich, formerly assistant secretary at Mobile, Ala., to be physical director at Asheville, N. C.

Mrs. Dowding, to be house secretary at Topeka, Kans.

Hazel Flynn, to be assistant physical director at Toledo, Ohio.

Leila Hickcox, formerly announced as house secretary at Bay City, Mich., to be lunchroom director at the same place.

Blanche Leeming, to be physical director at Keokuk, Ia.

Margaret Moore, to be physical director at Yonkers, N. Y.

Ruth Potter, to be domestic science and cafeteria director at Keokuk, Ia.

Mrs. Helen G. Wagoner, to be house secretary at Fort Wayne, Ind.

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