The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1933-1938

By 1940, although 1,699 institutions in North America had associations, they claimed only 51,400 members out of a total student population of almost 1.4 million (3.4 percent). Many of the Student Associations not only proved to be breeding grounds for leadership on their own campuses but also for the larger YMCA movement, education, and the nation. ................
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