'-BOYS will be hoys'u has excused manli a

ycluthful prank and shortcorning. " Boys rqniltr

be h{EN" offers no exeuses, points a frnger to
the future that has tao often been ignored"
The bo1' of yesterday has become the criminatr,
the racketeer, the revolutionist, the good citizenu
the honest business CIr professional man! the
educator or spiritual guide, the leader in govenn*
ment todal'- . . depending upon his envinon-
ment, his experiences and the kind of leadership
to which he was exposed.
The problem is not only what kind of a man wiln
your bo1' become. It is a problem that knows
no national boundaries. In everli country of
the world the same kind of boys are growing
r"rp today, to become the men of tomors^ow"
How will boyhood experiences, environment
and leadership influenee the lives of the youth
of Japan, China, India, Egypt, South Afriea,
Italy, Germany, France, I{orth America. . . . ?
What kind of leaders will they tre tornorrow?

B oy s w ill B e MEN
TFIE PICTURE above shows members of the
"fallinn, Estonia, Y. N{" C. A" making skis in
the Boys' I)epartment workshop, with the hetrp
of a young
(rY" leader"
Recently from ldew York City there sailed for
Europe another young "Y" leader-a strapping
big felow, with a rare smile and a booming bass
voice" He was bringing to a close six years of
study in America" He had earned" his way
during those six years with his voice, singing
on the stage of Radio City Music Hall in l{ew
York City. He lvas returning as an ordained
minister to his native land, Jugoslavia, to be-
come a Y. \{" C. A. secretary in rural comrnu-
nities.
The kind of leadership given to boys, in any
country, is important in determinin g wh,at k'irud
of men they will become.
 Tr-rg BOYS ,in .this picture are chinese ancl
J apanese. They have j'st pledged lasting
friendship for each other by carving thcir in-
itials on torches they used during the ,,Fiie'of
friendqhip"l,g*t.mony aL {he, ,,V:, M., C, ,A,o*
r}ternational"
-camp at. Tsingtag, ,Chinp,, f-he
ccrman girls in the picture, members of a youth
group camping nearby, are pledging frien-dship
lry carving their initials on the tor.L*r. " ' : r

At Y. M- c. A. international camps in sixteen

c()Llntries last Augustn the symbolic ,,Fir*- oi
Friendship" ceremony was held" Every s,mrner
thousands of boys light their torches, all making
the- same pledge of friendship for boys of uit
nations, races and creeds, tlrus gaining u. d**f-
er appreciation of the power for p.".-* tt at
$Uriendship among rh" p*oplc .f alr ,',atio,rs.
*A cclpy of the "Fire of FriendFhip_
groups €ager to- promote international ceremony,', for use
friendship, *ry
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THESE interesting young men comprise the
first graduating class of the Russian Superior
Technical Institute in Paris, France, &r insti-
tution established by Paul B. Anderson, North
American Y. M, C" A. secretary, to enable
Russian refugees to secure an education. It
is one of the most unique projects of the rdY's"
World Service Program"
The Institute is authorized to grant diplomas
in civil and elect-ro-mechanical engineering. It
also offerso through its Home Study Section
(correspondence school) a wide range of cnurses.
A total of 9,75L students from fifty countries
have enrolled in the Home Study Sectionn and
2,394 have eompleted full courses.
Look at the interesting faces in this picture
and read below brief facts about these men:
I n the top row at the left is Eugene Gavrilko,
age 41. In Russia he studied at the Petrograd
Railroad Institute and also in a military school"
He was an infantry officer during the War.
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Taxi-driving was the only u,'ork he could find

as a refugee.
I{ext is Ivan Krundysheff, age 32. After
in a
graduation from high school he studied
university in Belgium.
At the right is Nicholas Vlassichenko, age 35.
A high school graduate in Russia, he took part
in the \A,tar. As a refugee he became a fireman,
an assistant-mechanic on a steamship, and
finally drove taxis for seven years.
In the first row at the left is Vsevolod Krolhin,
age 33. An artillery officer in the War, he got
work as a technician in a chemical factory after
the revolu tion.
Next to him is Nicholas Gromoff, age 48. A
high school graduate in Russia. During the
War he g'as an ofificer in infantry and technical
regiments. As a refugee he worked in a chemi-
cal factory.
To his right is Peter Gavriloff-Bouyar, age 38.
He u'as a graduate of a technical high school in
Russia and was an artillery officer during the
\\''ar. His emigration as a refugee forced him
to taxi-driving.
Ivan Soukhanoff, age 34, is at the right end.
After high school in Russia he took part in the
W'ar. As a refugee he became a sailor on a
merchant vessel and later was graduated from
an aviation school in Italywith a pilot's diploma"
These seven men are all Christian refugees frorn
Russia-high-grade men who were forced, as
victims of the War and social revolution, to gtl
through terrific struggles and accept any kind
of u'ork to earn a bare living" The Y. M. C"
A.'s Institute has helped them and thousands
of students in its correspondence school, to
make educational adjustments and to improve
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THtrY are Catholic and l\'Ioslem' One was

winner cif the Fifth AnnuaX Palestinian "ferrnis
Championship. promoted by the Jerusalem Y.
h'I. C. A. It does not matter rvhich man was
nhe winner. They are friends-a Catholic and
a hIc,slem.
In still bitter race and re*
Jerusalem thcre are
ligious riots. While a race riot
raged irr c)Ile
part of the Floly City, the L{oslem mayor of
Jerusalem was presenting a trophy at the Y.
N{. C. A" to the winner of a sports competitiein
in which n{oslems, Jews and Christians partici-
pated--an event notable for its clean pla-v and
sportsmanlike consideration.
T'he mission of the Y" M. C" A. is to help boys
and young men overcome prejudicesu and be-
eome better men.

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BOffS are hero-worshippers. They always
flock around a leader. Here are some of the
warsaw broys who gathered around Paul Super,
one of Poland's outstanding leaders of youtlr,
to congratulate hirn on his recent decoration
by the Polish Government.
Paul super is not aPole. He is a North Ameri-
can Y. M. c" A. secretary. Yet so highly d'es
Poland think of his serviie to polish yJut-h that
its Government has decorated him for the thircl
time-on this occasion with the commancler's
cross of Polonia Restituta, which corresponds
to the French Legion of Honor.
Paul super has given fourteen years to the
youth of Poland, and he expects to give the
rest of his life to the same cause. He is lrtration-
al Secretary of the Y. N,I. C. A" for poland.
Leadership helps boys to develop as leaders of
ITlen.

B:b,rurs' W ill B'e; M '8tN,'".'.'"

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 TnrS PICTURE shorvs the finish of a race
at the "Y's" international carnp in 'I'urkey,
where boys of different religious beliefs, and
nationalities compete on f riendly terms.
The "Y, " forrvard-looking in its desire to help
youth, has had a large share in the initiation
and development of the Olympic Games. I3Y"
secretaries first introduced spor ts and athletic
eontests in nlany countries, and have helped
train teams u'hich produced Ol-vmpic 'll'inners.
After the War, at the request of the Olympic
Games Committee, the Y. M. C. A. assumed
responsibility for the participation of various
eountries in the Olympic Garnes competitions.
In 1928 The Olympic Committee au'arded thc
Y. l{. C. A. first honors in the field of physical
education. "Y"-trained athletes from a num- :

ber of countries are competing in the current

Olympiad.
Good sportsmanship speaks a common lan-
guage. Clean play and clean living in youth
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WHEN Edouard Benes mer with this group
of young men in the Prague Y. M. C. A. h; **u
Foreign A{inister of czeehoslovakia. Today he
is President of his country" The y. M. C. 4.,
witla its program for the youth of czechostro-
vakiau iaas axways been close to the heart of
President Benes. He has given Brackett Lewis
and other North Ameriean Association secre-
taries his unqualifred suppeirt on manlr ocea*
sions.
'fhe Y. M. C" A.os prograrn for youth eommands
the respect anel support of the world's leaders"
They know the dcY" stands for the things that
will hetrp boys become better men"

Boys w itt Be MEN

 Fifteen Milliow Boys awd Ar{evc?
TUn Y. M. C" A" is nearirrg' t centuiy of service to
the youth of the world" It is the second, ol:dest in-
ternational organization in 'exiStence (established in
L844) and has grown to embrace a membershi'p of
\,642,876 memkrers in 54 countries of the world today.
How many boys attd young rnen have been frelped
by the Young Men's Christian Association in ninety-
two years of a character-building program? Ten
rnillion? Fifteen million ? No one can s&Y, a'c-
curately. But consider the' vast rnultitude of men to-
day who have been in its rnembership ranks at one
time or another during their lives . . . i {n'the year
1930 alone, the membership totaled 1,584,'867. ' In
1870, twenty.-six years after its founding the member-
ship was 69,01L; in the year 1890 it was 357,943; in
lgdO it was 533,049; in 1910 it was 971,833; in 1920
itwas 1,483,E65" Add to these figures the great, pass-
ing procession of boys and men who have rnoved into
and out of its ranks every year and you ask again . " . .
Ten million? Fifteen million? Twenty million... "?
And what has the
d'Y" done for its millions of mem-
bers? I{o one can estimate to what degree it has helped
in molding the character of these men and boys
all over the wortd. But you will find your answer in
the personalities of leaders in your own colnmunity,
and in every community of the world, who feel that
the {(Y" has helped thern-men who became mem-
bers as boys and who continue to give their time and
support because they lenow it is a signiftcant worlcl
entenprise.
needed to
Your personal interest and support are {dY!'
make the World Service program of the more
widely known in tr{orth American and increasingly
effective abroad" Your Y. M. C. A. is represented in
its work abroad by
TFTE II{TERN.A.TTONAL CON4NTHTTEtr OF'
YOUI{G MEN'S CIIR"ISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
OF THE UNITED STATES AF{D CANADA
347 fuladison Avenare 4S College Street
NBW YORK CTTY T$RONTO, CANADA
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