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The Young Men’s Christian Association
(1911) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / © 15 November 1911 by Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated [J162503, J162504, J162505, J162506]. Released [?] November? 1911; in a split-reel with The Living Peach (1911). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Documentary.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The demand for trained leaders in the Young Men’s Christian Association has been so great that the training schools in Chicago and Springfield have been unable to supply the demand, and summer schools have been established in various parts of the country. The one at Silver Bay on Lake George, N.Y., is the subject of this sketch, and this represents a typical day at the summer school. The first scene shows the men going to breakfast, a scene from the kitchen, then their leaving the chapel exercises, then classes in gymnastics, an exhibition of life-saving by Mr. George H. Corsan, then the sports in the afternoon and the parade of the men. During the month of August five hundred and ninety-six different men spent from two to four weeks at Silver Bay, equipping themselves for positions as employed officers. The best instructors are seemed to teach methods, principles and technical work. After three years in this summer school those who are graduated receive diplomas. The Young Men’s Christian Associations have more than five hundred thousand members, seven hundred and thirteen buildings on the North American continent, three thousand employed officers, so that these summer schools are absolutely necessary.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 27 December 2024.
References: LoC-MoPic-1 p. 69 : Website-IMDb.
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