. History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Department of the Young Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia . e at general class _ _ _ _ _ 61 Total _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1,438 195 Kducationaiv _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 4,134 Mechanicai, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 2,307 Literary _ - - _ 2,305 Musical. Number of organizations _ _ _. - _ 6 Attendance _ _ - - _ _ _ _ - 3,689 Entertainments. Attendance at Star Course _ _ _ - _ 11,655 Attendance at special events _ - _ _ — 2,072 Attendance at socials and receptions _ _ -— 6,345 Total _ -_ _ - _ _ - 20,072


. History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Department of the Young Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia . e at general class _ _ _ _ _ 61 Total _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1,438 195 Kducationaiv _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 4,134 Mechanicai, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 2,307 Literary _ - - _ 2,305 Musical. Number of organizations _ _ _. - _ 6 Attendance _ _ - - _ _ _ _ - 3,689 Entertainments. Attendance at Star Course _ _ _ - _ 11,655 Attendance at special events _ - _ _ — 2,072 Attendance at socials and receptions _ _ -— 6,345 Total _ -_ _ - _ _ - 20,072 Athletics. Attendance—in classes _ _ - - - —- 3,104 Attendance—individual exercises _ _ _. 3,454 Visitors to gymnasium and games - 7,310 Exercising at grounds _ — - - - 7,960 Visitors to games, etc., at grounds— - _ -— 18,750 Total _ - - - - - - - 40,578 Library. Periodicals in reading-room. _ _ _ _. _. 95 Volumes in library _ - - - - - 7,647 Volumes circulated _ _ — _ - - — 18,710 Miscellaneous. Profession of faith ._ _ _. _ _ - — 182 Visits to sick and injured _ _ _ - - - 848 196. <u. Io 5 Q 1-< UJ o < oo zo < Q. Io UJ X Junior Department. Attendance at rooms - - - - - 15,395 Attendance at religious meetings _ - - 2,039 Attendance at Bible classes _ - _ —.. 1,172 Attendance at socials and entertainments 2,599 Attendance at gymnasium classes.— _ _ —.. 2,541 Attendance at _ - — - 230 Attendance at athletic grounds _ _ - - 3,012 Attendance at educational _ —. 565 Attendance at camp _ _ - _ - — 112 Total _ _ - - - - _ _ 27,665 The foregoing figures speak most eloquently of the scope andprogress of the work. With the close of the year 1900 that part ofthe history of the Department made in the declining years of thenineteenth century was completed. As the twentieth centuryopened, the Department took its place as a force in aiding the rapidand, to an extent, the wonderful advancement in all things whicht


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