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TjpftlAITEUniUillft 1 HE jn nn A mv T7 TT7 IT Vol.15. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL BILL, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1907. No. 21 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. ' ' ' ' " .1 MM II. I ! .1. I.,-.!..,.,,. ' 1 SUMMER CONFERENCES FOR 1907 Significant Student Gatherings. Final Announcement of Speakers and Leaders. THOSE who organized and con ducted the first student sum mer school at Mount Hermon in 1886 little realized " ' .at a potent factor the student conference would become in promoting Christian life and work among students in all parts of the world. Now Great Britain, Scandinavia, South Africa, Australasia, China and Japan, as well as practically every other coun try where there are organizations of Christian students, are annually making use of this means of inspir ing and training the leaders of their movements, and of inducing stu dents to devote their lives to the service of Christ. Next summer ten conferences will be held for students in the United States and Canada in differ ent parts of the continent under the auspices of the Student Department of the International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associ ations and of the National Board of Young Women's Christian Associ ations. The general scheme for these gatherings has been improved from year to year, to meet with in creasing efficiency the varied needs of the students, and is now practi cally the same in all the conferences. This scheme includes addresses by eminent speakers who understand the viewpoint of students on inspir ing spiritual themes, and addresses each evening at sunset in some pic turesque place on the various call ings which are in particular need of college men and in which they can devote their lives to the service of others. The Bible classes to be conducted will, as far as possible, reproduce the Bible groups among students in the colleges, while Bib lical scholars will coach the student leaders of the Bible groups, and will from time to time also meet all the students following the course of these experts. The conferences have been very effective as agencies to promote mis sionary interest among students. Normal mission classes will be con ducted an hour each day in both home and foreign missions, while practical methods of promoting other missionary activities and the call to missionary service will also be considered. Undoubtedly one of the funda mental means of accomplishing Christian work in college is through personal evangelism. Daily con- W. C. BRANHAM, Branhani & Hughes School. ferences on this theme will be con ducted by men who have not only become authorities on the subject, but in their own lives are conspic uous exemplars of this apostolic agency of extending the Kingdom, Not the least valuable feature of the conferences is the opportunity afforded to exchange experiences and methods of carrying on the work of a Christian Association in a college. The student Association conference should, therefore, be at tended at least by all officers and committeemen who are delegates to the conference. A comparatively new feature, which promises to be of great ser vice, is the series of life-work in stitutes where men looking forward to specific Christian callings may receive suggestions regarding the best means of preparation for their life-work and inspiration to seek to enlist other men of ability to devote their lives to the same work. Such institutes will be held respectively for volunteers for foreign missions, for those looking forward to the Christian ministry at home, and those expecting to become Young Men's Christian Association secre taries. To many students the personal interviews with leaders and speak - This Quartette, with the ers and the friendships formed with other delegates are remembered as the most precious benefits of the conferences which they have at tended. The good fellowship man ifested in the athletic sport, in the informal social events, and in the "celebration," has also left an in delible impression on many minds. From all standpoints it is impor tant that every college should be represented at the conference which is most convenient by a large dele gation of the strongest and most influential students. No amount of effort or sacrifice is too great if it assures that the college is ade quately represented. And no Chris tian student can afford to lose the experience of being a delegate to a student conference. It makes an important contribution to a liberal education. The following are the summer conferences for 1907: Northwestern Student Confer ence, Gearhardt, Ore., in June. Niagara Student Conference, Nia-gara-on-the-Lake, June 14-23. Southern Student Conference, Asheville, N. C, June 14-23. Western Student Conference, Lake Geneva, Wis., June 14-23. Northfield Student Conference, East Northfield, Mass., June 28 July 7. ASHEVILLE. It is expected that over 300 South ern students will assemble at the Asheville Farm School, Swanna noa, North Carolina, about eight miles from Asheville, on June 14 to 23, for the Southern Conference. The magnificent mountain scenery and the exhilarating air always make a valuable contribution to the pleasure and profit of this gather ing. W. D. Weatherford and R. M. Harper will have charge of the con ference arrangements. Among the speakers are Mr. Speer, Dr. O. E. Brown, of Vanderbilt University; Dr. Junius W. Millard, of Atlanta; President Henry Louis Smith, of Davidson College; Dr. E. B. Chap pell; Clayton S. Cooper, of New York; Dr. H. M. Mcllhany, Univer sity ofVirginia; Mr. S. W. McGill, Nashville; and Mr. A. C. Harte, of Mobile. The Bible scheme will be under the direction of Thornton B. Pen field, and the leaders will be coached by Dr. Brown, Dr. Andrew Sledd, president of the University of Flor ida; President Smith and Professor W. C. Branham, of Branham and Hughes School, Tennessee. H. F. Lafiamme and W. T. Davis, of the Student Volunteer Movement, will direct the missionary interests. F. A. Brown will lead the home mission course. The ministerial in stitute, which has been so valuable a feature of the past two confer ences, will be led by Dr. Brown. women's student conference. The Southern Conference will be held at Kenilworth Inn, near Ashe ville, North Carolina, from June 7 to 17. Miss Helen F. Barnes will be the leader of the conference, and Mrs. S. J. Broad well, of theNa- . v , " J "... '. ' ' A J - ' ) A. i "... VANDERBIIT UNIVERSITY QUARTETTE. Davidson College Orchestra, will Furnish the Music at the Conference. tional Board, will preside. Among the speakers will be Mr. Speer, Miss May Blodgett, Rev. Charles Stelzle, Rev. Egbert Smith, and Rev. Lin coln G. Hulley. A LETTER FROM LEGATE Dear Harper: Am coming with Samples of printing yells songs " college spirit . Sleeves up ready for work. Legate. FROM THE CLEHSON TIGER Let every man remember that he is a necessary part of a movement that is world-wide in its mission 4f 'A ' -rtfi I THREE LEGGED RACE, Track Meet. and heaven high in its purposes. Clear conceptions of the work in all its phases will result in a higher appreciation of its worth and a realization of its magnitude. To this end the Association should send as many men as possible to the summer con ferences, for the purpose of getting the best information and that inspiration so needful for a vigorous and earnest pros ecution of the work at home. The men who attend these conferences are usually the life of the Association. Nowhere better than at these gatherings can be had those visions of the work that will lead a man to see beyond his immediate surroundings and make him feel the joy that comes from realizing that he has part in this world-wide movement, looking to the evangelization of the na tions of the earth. Prof. D. W. Daniel, Chairman Advisory Board, Young Men's Christian Association of Clemson College. THE CAROLINA ASSOCIATION. A Review of Student Association Work in the Carolinas By C. D. DANIEL, Inter-State Student Secretary THE work of the Student Young Men's Christian Association is now being carried on in thirty-six Colleges and Schools in North and South Carolina, with a total enrollment of five thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight men. Four Associations have been organized during the present col legiate year Warrenton High School, Central Academy, The Westminster School and the Or angeburg Collegiate Institute. Out of the 5888 male martricu lates in the Colleges and Schools of North and South Carolina, 2445 are enrolled in the Associa tion. We now have in the Carolinas three local General Secretaries and one Assistant General Secretary. Mr. Ray H. Legate is in charge of the work at Clemson College, S. C. Mr. F. B. Rankin and his Assis tant, Mr. A. F. Jackson are in charge at the University of North Carolina and Mr. E. R. Walton at the A. & M. of North Carolina. Plans have already been made to place a General Secretary at David son College for the the next year, and Trinity College is considering the project. Great interest has been manifes ted in this most important part of Student Work during the past year. An enrollment of 1519 men in daily devotional Bible Study has been reported. These men are di vided into about 200 groups, each group is intelligently conducted by a Student Leader and these Lea ders, in turn, are grouped accor ding to courses of study and are coached either by a member of the faculty or some other Strong Bible Student. An exact report of the Mission Study department can not be made because of the incomplete report from the individual Colleges. Only 183 men studying Missions in 18 groups has been reported. A fair estimate would be to double the actual report. conferences. Two Special Donferences have been held in the Carolinas during the past year. One at Clemson, College, South Carolina for the South Carolina Students on Nov. 2nd-4th, 1906, and one at Trinity College, Durham, N. C, for the North Carolina Students on Feb. 15th-l7th, 1907. The total attendance of visiting students upon the session of the Conference at Clemson College was 75 men. Total attendance at Trin ity College was 140. SUMMER STUDENT CONFERENCE. We are all aware of the fact that if we are to keep pace with the rapid development of other depart ments of College life, and if we may hope to meet and solve the consequent problems we must 4 'land men" at the Student Conferenc Ashville each summer. We m have special training for the gi work before us. With this fact view, we have planned to have men from the Carolinas at Ashev this summer. Each Associate should see to it that its strong men go to Asheville to get the sential training the Confere offers. GEORGIA HITS IT'S STRID During a visit from one of Association Secretaries, four of Georgia Schools began active c: paigns for strong representau delegations at Asheville. Gordon Institute at Barnesvi the first school visited, with bu hundred men at the Confere: Meeting, raised over $60.00 aftq ten minute presentation of Uonrerence ana its claims up College Men. The Secretary the boys in the midst of an act personal canvass among the facuB students, churches and bushi men of the town. Mercer University, the n place visited, raised $85.00 fr; the faculty and students for .permanent vjonrerence i'und. a special .service, and this was lowed by a personal canvass every man in College. Georgia Military College at ft ledgeville was then visited and of seventy-five students old enoq to appreciate the power of the cj ference, over $40.00 was raised the meeting and before the Seel tary left the committee repor that the $50.00 mark had b passed. Last report $135.00 raised, 1 ting hard for $180.00. Emory College, the last Coll visited, raised $70.00 at the cha service immediately following short presentation of the Conf ence by the visiting Secretary. T money, with the amount to raised by a personal canvass, vi be used in establishing a "Pern nent Conference Fund." This comes with special foi from Emory as they had the larg delegation of any Georgia Sch; last year. After the paper had gone to pr word was received from Georr School of Technology that $260.1 DR. JUNIUS W. MILLARD, Atlanta., (An Old Wake Forest Man.) 1 had been raised for the Conferen in one meeting. Tech. had i representative at the Confereni last year. j Wake Forest College has secure $250.00 to establish the Permanel Conference Fund. A personal lc ter has just been sent out to mar! alumni asking them to raise th' amount to $500.00. Brown writ j: that Wake Forest will send a del; gation of fifteen men to the Soutf ern Student Conference. Cowles writes from Nashvil, that whereas the University I Nashville sent three men last ye;! it will send twelve men this sun mer. Auburn is planning for tv or fifteen men and the Universit of Mississippi for ten. j I 1 1 v .- - ) J ' i
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