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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1926)
4 : v - ' i . 'Mew Salem C. '.-Ah Last: Word : In Com Y.M. SECTION THREE Pages 1 to 6 i C LEAN ! AN"D.,V IGO.R.OU5. r. iff. . c. 4. section Dedication-Today: SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON; -SUNDAY MORNINOMAY 16?rl926ti : ri t r: r:.. PRICE FIVE CENTS Mm . ; - ' ' V . . ... - ; I rrvi i r i f "Vf i i nJ V Salem Building-Beclared : Modelf or Gity of 30,000 i . . ' - 'i ' J J i , , . - ; ' Separate Departihents fbrIen and Boys, Residence Hall for I Young Men, Allow FtJflf Use of Gymnasium and Pool to Salem Women Two Days Per,' Week s J1 " t TJA Cijy of Salem is the proud possessor of one of the jaost practical and complete community buildings of its size bii the Pacific coast. Its gymnasiums and up to date nata toriunrgive it all the physical benefits of a costly athletic club. .Its dormitories have the environment of a good home. Its spiritual influence is that of a church, and its educational classes give the help of a college. All these are combined in . one institution in the building of American citizenship and Christian ideals n Salem. " ' Boys' Lobby I , There are two main entrances on Court street leading into the boys', and the men's departments. The right entrance j leads into the spacious boys' social lobby, with its game tables" ?and large fireplace, with its glowing warmth greets the eye. The lobby is done in interior California stucco, brown and gold, and the woodwork is finished in walnut. The floor is laid in high grade brown linoleum, which gives a warm color by the flood of light coming through the large windows. The boys'.secretary's office is located near the entrance where he has full view of the lobby and the entrance, and here he can hold small group conferences in planning, the boys pro gram, and can also interview individual boys: : Near by is the service desk where the games are handed out and the boys wearing apparel can be checked for safety. In the rear of the lobby is the boys' wash room, with floor done in brown tile. . . , , r ' -t Gymnasium ! n t From the spectators' gallery one looks into the large gym, which is surrounded by an upper gallery on three sides with plenty of light, and the walls and high ceiling are all painted as to give a warm, cheerful effect. All the latest and best athletic apparatus, including chest weights, bars, ladders and - 0L " . 1 . V A. A 1. . A A -1 A 1. res are xuacea aoouc ine iioor ana aiiacnea w me ceiune; ss drinking fountain is attached to the wall, and sanitary V. I V cuspidors are near by; There are marked out courts for bas ketball, handball, baseball, volleyball and indoor track. f ' , , Men's Lobby t' , V i The left entrance comes into the men's lobby, and when one enters he Is struck with the warmth and cheerfulness of the tinted walls The large fireplace is at the end of the lobby where all the latest magazines and papers are on .file. ; The service desk is located near the entrance, and the secretary in Charge will have full view of the lobby, where h can' super vise all activities. The general secretary's office is located at the 'right. of the entrance and is large enough for small committee meetings, conferences,' etc : The physical director's office and examination room4 is located just off the gymnas ium where he has a full view and can supervise all "activities in the gym. rrp HandbaU r - t Courts and small gymnasium are on the third floor. The small recreation gymnasium hall will please the average athlete for private exercise. The two four-wall handball courts are the regulation size and are well lighted and the . sides are smoothed down to a fine surface finish. In the :' : small gymnasium there will be twoone-wall handball courts. This room will also be used for boxing "and s wrestling, and - small boys classes, which will make it a beehive of activities. X :h I . . Locker Room . . ; , 5 Passing from the men's lobby down into the locker room -' every person must pass the attendant, to be checked in. arid - . out.! The boys' side also have the same arrangement. At the ' front end of the basement hallway is located the public wash room and lavatory. The most improved locker system is used. It is called the Kansas City system, and every member is assured quick service, and gets a temporary locker and bas ket. I 'The old system was every man was given a' locker, which rapidly filled up with dirty,sweaty clothes and be came a breeding place for disease germs- In this; way his clothes are carried 4back in a basket arid taken into, the hot room to dry but and be kept in the best sanitary condition. It also does away with 200 extra lockers, v i f ; ; ; 'It i VThe boys have a separate room, with no connection with ' the men's side. Leading through a short passageway is the ' beautiful white porcelain tile swimming pool. It is 20 by 60 feetJ and ranees in deDth from three to nine? feet The water ' t is pure and clear, filtered and chlorinated at all times. The .S . runway around, the pool is wide and laid with non-slip tile, !. and at the side is located a s spectators' gallery. One can l'i ' iriairine the delightful aauatic events that will take place in the near future. In the front room is a boys club room and t open fireplace. It will be used for dinners; and for Scout, Pioneer and Hi-Y meeting place. f ' : t j ,The men's shower room is tiled with warm brown mosaic tile covering the entire room from top to bottom. There are J . eight showers. The business men will have separate dressing u rooms from the senior locker room.- h t - - ' , Oxvthe second floor, are the educational- and banquet rooms. -There is also a complete kitchen with the latest up ' to-date conveniences. Across the hallway is 5 the ladies' rest . room. A floor and one-half is given to dormitory rooms; 38 le rooms and qne double room.. The rooms are well furn-r- edand steam heated. : There are two shower baths and a - yge wash room on each floor. . ; J ' " v : v " The building; which stands on the north side of Salem's historic and picturesque "civic center is a distinct addition to the city's beauty, i Almost directly across from the Elks -. . ' ' ' i M -i -'i,-. J U " 3 " 1 A Temple nevvriy erecxea, it lenas oignaiy ana an ir ox luxury w the ample park. ".---tu':4f.- y.--i'..- I From the exterior one gains only a slight idea of the beauty and the skilful workmanship which renders the build ing the outstanding example of semi-public- edifices "of the coast, and close inspection reveals new attractions even to those who have spent many months in designing and plan ning. - i : . . . s '. ' ; -;t For the first time in the1 history of Salem, the community has a place which belongs to it, which is open to it, and where hia?r Vl"r2 Ql lUQ gre gir.rcd, -t- , ti . Salem's JSew $ Ready For Dedication W. I. STALE Y NEW Y. M. C. A. BUILDING . i : S .' T: 1 -'. " :; - -v.,- ) JOSEPH ALBERT - -.-: 4 '- f N t 1 4-'' I. s i s. ; u i mii.: i, ..- v- l . ''"" ssa '. " "iii' - jtj4..-- jl . ! - Jl . I ' : r-i -.- j : - J R i 4 i , 1 - r i i 4 i lil ' , , ' You're been hearing about this dream building for the .past 15 years, ever since Salem began to outgrow its old quarters. Now it is ready for your inspection and use. It is the last word in money's worth ciric architecture. SALEM BOYS' CHORUS CARLE ABRAMS L t - There may be a few unfortunate people in Salem who have not yet heard this chorus sing. That is a misfortune, like being born blind or deaf or with only one leg. It is one of the foremost choruses of Its kind in the whole west, and It is strictly a Salem "Y" product. 1 SENIOR LEADER'S CORPS . A A. LEE v,;v i. - Standing, left' to right: John Sills, French Hageman, v?ran Kafoury.'MelTin Flake, Homer jSmith, jr., Jonn Schaefier. Secretary, Oiar BlUetn. Seated, lert. to rignt: Edward Marr, Warr'en Keeney, . Charles Simpson. 'Bob Boardman.l Bob Boardman. Jr., mascot, Francis De Harport, president, Raymond i Miller. Clair Miller. Carl Schaefier not m picture. : : ; - r : j Salem Boys' Chorus Gets i Chance to Do More Work Reward of Splendid Juvenile Organization. Comes When "Yf firl.si- i i 1 t-i a niri - T ! J J .... t ' . iu tviiicn anejr ruaue rir&i. iasn uiu-iiutiucu V'.. !" Adequate Accommodations No abtivily of, the fealem 'YW has been, more outstanding than the Salem Boys' chorus. . : " " , . -It .wasn't started exactly as a-'fY?, adjunct ."At first it W's lbs Salig brgnch jths Wfcitnejr Boys' cbonis affiUad with; the' similar organization in Portland and several other cities. It seemed to bp a current belief, or tradition, that Dr. Whitney, then located in Portland, had a peculiar and ex elusive mastery of boys; that he could make them sing when they .could no more than croak, or: just "holler for other leaders ;. that he could bring about order where others found only. rebellion and chaos. ko&c : But Dr. H. C. Epley, from the first the local1 director of the Salem branch alone took over the work; whenDr.iWhit ney dropped out. He did it well; the boys sanr and tfehaved at least - as well as in the Whitney regime. They liked '. the genial bigr .man with the. smile, who sang vith, instead of at, thenu- They gave one concert under his direction: then an- "I ' Opening Service to Tate in Vast Gyriiriasiiim Dr. Carl Gregg Doner, Formerly Overseas in Organization's Service, to Be Principal Speaker at Formal Dedi cation Starting at 3 O'clock Formal dedication services for the-neMj Salem Y begin Sunday, afternoon, May 16, at 3 o'clock.- The services will be held in the gymnasium of the new bttildiiig. : It isn't half big enough, but it will have to suffice, even though there must be many hundreds turned away, for want.of roonu Dr. Doney, president of Willamette University, who went to Europe for the Y during the World Warisi the prin cipal speaker.! What he says on this occasion should be a milestone in Oregon's oratorical and spiritual history, r Sev eral old-timer secretaries and presidents arid other officers of the Y. now residing outside of Salem will be here to speak briefly of the older days when the foundations were being laid for the big things of today; The Salem Boys Chorus, led by Dr. Epley, will sing. The Boys' Chorus has always been a.Y activity; the boys have just bought a fine Chase upright piano fo rthe building, and are showing in this phy sical way the! sincere regard they have for! the association; Mrs. Treval Powers, fomerly Miss Trista Wenger, will sing; which is an event in local musical history . -t-: - - On Monday night is to be held the reception and Open House. The Cherrian Band will play; this is always a sterling attraction. The Willamette Girls'. Glee Club also will appear; they have never sung better than this year, and . their music is a real inspiration. There is not a. great deal of set program for this evening; the" guests are given the run of the house, to get fully acquainted with all it contains. Tuesday eveninsr is sriven over to athletics. Portland Y will send handball and volley ball sharks to shbwf Salem how they do it in a big city Y. There will pe wrestling; and gymnastics of various kinds, to initiate the new apparatus with a bang. iThe Portland Y Glee Club is to sing as a spec- Wednesday evening is to be in charge of -the .various women's clubs and organizations of Salem. ..They promise to present a novel and profitable program, which -is not yet fully made out for publication. With the splendid array of local talent affiliated with the clubs here, a program of pro fessional character can easily be anticipated.- . ; 3 J ; j Thursday msht is set aside for the Christian side of the Y work. All the churches of the city are tp join in a prayer service, the denominational prayer meetings usually, held in the various churches on the night being merged in one union service at the! Y. The local Y has worked ideally well witi the churches,? and there is no way to tell w jiere the work ol one leaves off and the other begins. , j ' Th program for Friday night is being 'arranged by the Junior Board of Directors. They may be boys m years, but some Of their dads are going to be mightily surprised at what the juniors are able to do. .They promise a program varied and thrilling; it ought to be one of the imost interesting evenings of the whole week. . " i . - -1 The Open House on Saturday night is not a program at all; it is just a gathering of the whole family about 18,00a of them; in all, if all can cottne--to shake their own hands and pat themselves on the back for the big jobof home-building now so happily completed. It is informal in nature, and "is intended to be what the Y really is at all (times a homey, kindly, old-clothes friendly helper and neighbor whose big gest business in life is to make people happier and better.' - This is at cold, skeletonized story of what the Dedication Week will mfean for the Y. As it actiallyj is, it will be full of Jife and color, of toil and love and BacHfice and triumph. You wftl enjoy any or all the programs ; keep the dates open, for Satem won't have another such Y or, another such week of good things lor a long, long wnne. - : , Salem Built-Well Built Is Authorities! Verdict Construction of New Building Best 'Obtainable, Cooperation of Local Firms Hailed . as Reason : for Superior Material and Workmanship . Salem "builders have made a notable contribution to civic betterment in. presenting the new Y to the public. It's, well built, from cellar to garret. They "have put In honest .workmanship and good material; they have built with the thought that here is a monument to a, city's standards, whictt they themselves help create, and . mafntain. f As far as possible, all the material, the supervision, and the labor, has been from SalemV.jWhen people go to buy a house, about' the first question the discriminating buyer asks is"Did you build it to live in?" A house built to sell may have a thousand covered jniquitiespoor j materials, shoddy workmanship clumsy, planning; one built fox one's self has the love-touch, the joy of .having things as good as they can be made. That is the way the Salem "Y" is built it has the love-touch of Salemiteso whom and to whose children for a century it will be a home, lit makes a difference. : ; I r :v Wechter & Hughes had the main building contract; the plumbing, wiring, plastering, paintmg furnishing, all wcra sub-contracted, mostiy to local firms. iSalem contractors have vied with each other, in quoting a particularly favprtiblo price as their contribution to: the' good cause; also, they have made it a point-of honor to get the very best possible in r.-.r.-terial and workmanship .The result is what tiie intematicn al committed of the Yi lJJ C. A.,' the general building, archi tects and supervisors for:Xv buildings throughout the -world, pronounee a -nationaUy noteworthy building; with mora ci tinction.and service for'the money expended, than drzzt anywhere else in America. There have been eg re erry:-:-