Poster for One-Month Course for Training YMCA Secretaries and Physical Directors for Army Work
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A poster advertising a one-month course at the International Young Men's Christian Association College meant to train YMCA secretaries and physical directors working in army camps. At the top of the article is two pictures of faculty members Arthur Rudman and Henry B. Wright, with short biographies at the bottom. Also included is a list of participants involved in the "Committee on Army Work Course" at the bottom. The training of war work secretaries and physical education directors were important contributions to the war effort by Springfield College. The YMCA provided canteen services at the invitation of the US government and raised more than 150 million dollars (equivalent to 2.7 billion dollars in 2014) in order to comply with the request. This kind of work was not new to the YMCA which provided similar services during the Spanish American War.
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