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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21866, 20 August 1936, Page 16

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monthly MEnoigj^v • ■; DIRECTORS Increased attendances at dents’ Sunday morning the month]? service in the Street Congregational recorded in the report of the ■£!. secretary, Mr A. J. MrTildnif SwfS' the monthly meeting of the ! directors of the ToßQgjf^BHp^ 1 ' Christian Association. Wtd Parton presided over ad ance .of Messrs K. G. Ardher %SHSr Allen, W. F. Blackwell, ters, A. C. Cottrell, r! Fleming, J. I. Boyds, F. H. Sladen, A. M. West, and TlHß*l Sympathy was expressed was mil' W. Hillary in the ghiemaJM' Hillary, and hopes were expnaaagS her speedy recovery. ■ ‘ The debating club was having a most and the optimist dub had ■ea|SHH|' ; its work as usuaL The .'AagSißß' football dub had arranged weekly games evenings,' :wldd|| : lH|been attended by an avemH*B| The hostel had been full tianaginS the’ month, and there were ourSaS vacancies, which had been :lggD9pß i; visiting members from otfa»;«BMK In the Boys’ Departmad n&S, presented by Mr Boss, that the average weekly atteodwniM 48 dubs during the month': badl||gi ; 311. During the month had'been held in all seetimiM*-jii|||p|j special health week was Msi mencing with a combined rallirtJßß3i ondary school boys, winch Stanley ' Foster addressed.' hymn evening was held in the section and proved most hdamma and inspiring. Other ccmbinegMjjSS consisted of 'education mowmeEsgl ture evenings when over .200 present. The first of a bates' was held in the secondi|Bß‘''::: tion when keen interest w^'wSEHp::': The physical director. -Mr G;l||fc : ness, stated that July had been ntHfe of progress both from the pahit||H|i| of, increased membership and' dHB i ment with the programmes or liiSßll ous classes and groups. Special ggEj were training for the gjrmcaswK play which would be held' towamßHip:! end of September. The total SjiL ment in gymnasium classes. —fflk consisting of 34 business' younger men, 70 employed: hoy*fiis| secondary school boys, 178 prioggt boys over 12, 104 boys under ladies, and 31 school girls. attendances at classes during theamk was # 1649. ALTERATION OF DERATBG CLUB’S TITLE A decision to adopt the nsmt, Y.M.CA Jubilee Debating CUt was made at the weekly aasefeing of the Young Men’s Cmidaa Association Junior Club. Mr *L. Ormandy presided. It was decided to hold during September competitions in oratory, impromptu speech elocution and eaagp writing. Messrs L Brook and H. H»ard were chosen to conduct the competitions. A debate, “That Modem Civilisstiee is a Failure,” judged by Messrs 1 Brown and G. Simpson, held daring the evening, was won by the agSantive team, Messrs H. Hazard sad A Powrie. 'The negative was taken bf Messrs J. Reeve and P. Gallaghie.