1929 Cedrus Yearbook

The C edrus G e n e r a l l y , th e c o l le g e cu r r ic u la r a n d a th le t ic p r o g r a m s p r o v id e f o r th e t r a in in g o f s tu d e n t s p h y s i c a l l y a n d m e n t a l l y , b u t in m o s t in s t i tu t io n s o f l e a r n in g l i t t le p r o ­ v i s io n is m a d e f o r th e d e v e lo pm e n t o f th e th i rd an d m o s t im p o r t a n t p h a s e . I t is th e d u t y o f th e c o l le g e Y . M . C . A . to p r o v id e f o r th is n e ed . B o t h th e Y . M . C . A . an d th e Y . W . C . A . o f C e d a r v i l le C o l l e g e r e c o g n iz e d th e f a c t th a t th e s tu d e n t s can be b e n e f i ted m o s t b y p r o g r a m s th a t o f fe r s om e th in g p r a c ­ t ic a l a n d in t e r e s t in g . T h e s p i r i t o f c o -o p e r a t io n e x i s t in g b e tw e e n th e tw o o r g a n i ­ z a t io n s in p r o v id in g th is p r o g r am is to he c om m e n d e d . F o r s e v e r a l y e a r s , it h a s b e en th e c u s tom o f th e tw o o r g a n iz a t io n s to g iv e a s o c ia l im m e d ia t e ly a f t e r th e o p e n in g d a y o f c o l le g e in h o n o r o f th e n ew s tu d e n t s . I n th is w a y th e n ew s tu d e n t s an d u p p e r c la s sm e n soon b e c om e a c q u a in te d , an d th e F r e s h m e n a r e im m e d ia t e ly im p r e s s e d b y th e d em o c r a t i c s p i r i t o f th e s tu d e n t b o d y . I t is th e p o l i c y o f th e Y . M . C . A . to s p o n s o r , f r om t im e to t im e d u r in g th e y e a r , s o c ia l e n te r t a inm e n t s f o r th e s tu d e n t b o d y . H o w e v e r , th e c h ie f w o rk o f th e A s s o c ia t io n is th e p r o v i s io n o f r e g u la r m e e t ­ in g s a t th e c h a p e l h ou r on W e d n e s d a y o f e a ch w e e k . I t is th e p u r p o s e o f th e Y . M . C . A . to p r o v id e v a r io u s p r o g r a m s , b r in g in g b e fo r e th e s tu d e n t s , m in i s t e r s o f th e g o s p e l , d o c t o r s , l a w y e r s , p r o f e s s o r s , m u s ic ia n s , an d m e n o f o th e r p r o fe s s io n s in o rd e r th a t th e p r o g r a m s m a y b e b o th e n te r t a in in g an d w o r t h -w h i le . T h e Y . W . C . A . h a s c o -o p e r a t e d w i th th e Y . M . C . A . f r o m t im e to t im e in o rd e r th a t em in e n t sp e a k e r s m ig h t b e o b ta in e d . I t is th e c o n fe s s io n o f m a n y m em b e r s o f th e A lu m n i th a t th e m em o r ie s o f th e m e e t in g s o f t h e Y . M . 6. A . are ' am o n g th e f o n d e s t m em o r ie s o f th e ir c o l le g e d a y s , an d w e h o p e th a t the w o rk o f th e Y . M . C . A . o f th e p a s t y e a r an d o f th e fu tu r e w i l l be in s p i r in g . C . C . F . Page E ighty-seven