The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-08
YOUNG CHRISTIANS MEET,
Annual Conference of College
Young Mems Christian
Association.
Enthusiastic Sessions at Berkeley.
Academic Football at the
University.

BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. THE annual
conference of the Northern California Col
lege Young Mems Christian Association
was called to order this morning at Stiles
Hall. Eleven institutions were repre-
sented with total delegation of fifty men,
bers. Following is the list of colleges rep
resented: Stanford University, University
of the Pacific, consisting of Napa College
and the San Jose College, California Col
lege, East Oakland, State Normal; Pacific,
San Anselmo and San Francisco Theo-
logical seminaries; San Joaquin Valley
College, Cooper Medical College.
The exercises opened at IL o'clock with
an address by c. C. Kitchener, interna-
tionaI secretary of the association, in
which he emphasized the words of Christ:
"Seek We first the kingdom of God and
his righteousness, and all these things
shall be added unto you"
The proposition of establishing sum-
mer school for college men at which
methods of Christian work in colleges and
universities could be studied was discussed.
Mr.. Mlchener and Messrs. Scott and Gift
ford of Stanford and G.. NJ. Fisher of the
University OF California spoke on the ques-
their hands as willing to attend If such an
institution were esta blished.
1t was finally decided that If seventy-tive
supporters and $1,000 IN coin could be
raised the plan would be made to carry.
The subject of missions was treated by
Messrs. Bracefeld, Wilson, Akers and
Campbell, all members of the student vol
unteer movement for foreign missions,
and also by Galen NJ. Fisher
At $50 this evening the conference sup
per was held in the dining-room of Stiles
hall, at which sixty-6ve covers were laid.
Professor Thomas K. Bacon and DR.. Ritter
of the university and III. j. Mccoy re-
sponded to toasts. At 7 80 Mr.. Mccoy de-
livered an address on the work OF the col
lege associations and the great influence
which these associations are capable OF
exerting.
Sessions will be held tomorrow at A. NJ,
3 P. NJ. and P NJ. at which the different
phases of the work vii be discussed chiefly
by the delegates. In the evening at z
o'clock the closing exercises OF the confer
ence will be held.
Academic Football.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. THE Oak
land High School football eleven met a
team from the Alameda University Acad-
envy this afternoon on the U. Z. grounds.
The game resulted in score OF 1910 in
favor of the Oakland High School players.
The Alameda boys played an uphill
game from the kickoff to the finish. The
Oaklanders were too heavy for them. The
academy team was further handicapped
| by the loss of four regular players.
At the end of the first half the score stood
10 to 0, with one goal and touchdown for
the 0. H. S. In the second half they made
another touchdown and goal. The distin-
guished work of the day was done by
Baker and Langley for the Academy boys,
and by Guppy and Anderson for the
0. Fl. S.
Will Graduate Christmas.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. THE aca-
demic council o. the university has recon-
mended three members of the senior class
for their bachelor degree, who will prob
ably be graduated at the end of the pres
ent term. The three are: Miss Rachel
Vrooman of Oakland, Miss Bertha Oliver
of Los Angeles and w. D. Thompson OF
Salt Lake City.
Burglar Bradley Sentenced.
BERKELEY, CAL. Dec. flames Brad
ley, who pleaded guilty Of burglary IN
residence in Berkeley short time ago, was
to-day sentenced by Judge Frick to two
years in San Quentin.