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Y. M. C. A. RULY this has been a banner year for the Y. M. C. A. We find evidences of this in the following: a real spirit of com- radery and co-operation now exists among the students' the campus gives evidence of the fact; the class-rooms are tu;ning out higher grade work, and in plain old English-any phase of the college life that one can mention has felt the touch of that old sincere and conscientious hand, theY. M. C. A. Never before have the students felt and recognized to such a degree the importance of this organization. The Y has made student government on the men's side unnecessary. The men no longer suppress their ideals of honor, character, integrity, chiv- alry, but have taken them from the shelf and put them into active life. Any Saturday afternoon groups of men can be found gathered in different rooms discussing earnestly their relation to Jesus Christ. We cannot alone confine the influence of the Y. M. C. A. to "College Hill" for many young men and women have been reached thru the deputation teams. These teams have visited a number of churches carrying to its young people a message and challenge from the Y. M. C. A. of W. M. C. To one man goes the honor of such a successful year of work in the above field. The day Paul B. Stevens matriculated at Western Maryland, the tide of religious thought stopped for an instant and then reversed its course and ever since Jesus Christ has been the possessor of the minds and hearts of the men on this "Hill," and the old slogan, "The Hill for Christ," has almost become a reality. Y. W C. A. EVER has the Y. W. C. A. of Western Maryland College come as near fulfilling its real mission as it has during the last twelve months; for, during that time an honest effort has been made to place equal emphasis on the three sides of its triangle which stand, respectively, for the spiritual, the physical and the social development of young womanhood. In addition 'to its usual reception, hikes, and other get-acquainted par- ties and its regular mid-week devotional services, there have been many innovations. Perhaps the most outstanding of these was its bazaar, which was an exceedingly happy affair as it brought about-among many other desirable results-a greater and much-needed reciprocity between the College and the town. Another of its thoroughly worth while innovations was the systematic using of the bulletin boards to present the world's news in brief. A third innovation was the delightful "kid" party, which dem- onstrated that most of the girls at W. M. C. have now reached the point where they long to return to the days of hair ribbons, lollypops, and dolls! The dream of those who are genuinely interested in the Y. W. C. A. of Western Maryland College is to make it a great sorority-a sorority that will be the driving force on College Hill for truly abundant living. Two Hundred and One