. Curios and relics. Plants. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Thatcher, Maurice H. (Maurice Hudson), 1870-1973; Sheldon, Bert; Trees. Sixteen Nationalities Represented nt an International Boys' Camp In Switzerland ial I' Tree Planted In the Botanic Gardens by Abraham Lincoln Chinese and winning their confidence is shown by results. Tactful, judicious, ahle and free from indirection, the Y. M. C. A., manned first by Americans and now cooperatively with the Chi- nese, is the most influential fore--—la China today, except the military which it silently ; /"^OOD will is the esse


. Curios and relics. Plants. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Thatcher, Maurice H. (Maurice Hudson), 1870-1973; Sheldon, Bert; Trees. Sixteen Nationalities Represented nt an International Boys' Camp In Switzerland ial I' Tree Planted In the Botanic Gardens by Abraham Lincoln Chinese and winning their confidence is shown by results. Tactful, judicious, ahle and free from indirection, the Y. M. C. A., manned first by Americans and now cooperatively with the Chi- nese, is the most influential fore--—la China today, except the military which it silently ; /"^OOD will is the essence of sports- VJlmanship, and America in recent years, has been ahle, through its sys- tem of sports and play-for-all," to con- tribute to the development of a new spirit of friendliness among the youug men o"f many nations. The association has been the pioneer of sports in many countries. It introduced athletic meets into China. Its physical directors not only organized inter-association meets,* year' i'behOTelthat'muehlot the prog- it started nation-wide campaigns of and established programs of play-for- ress achieved by the Filipino people evangelism; it introduced work for all, but worked out international com- during all these years of American ad- laborers; it originated city-wide health petitions which, for the first time in ministration has been made possible campaigns against cholera and other history, brought together contestants through the influence of this institu- diseases, . from many Far Eastern countries, ; As a result of the introduction of the Planned on the Olympic model, they Twenty-five years ago a leading mass education movement into China have awakened interest in young men -Chinese statesman said: "The Young by the Y. M. C. A., there are at the of the Orient who look hopefully to time more than 500,- the Olympics as a goal. 000 men and boys The outreach of the American asso-. learning to read and ciations, as well as the reco


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