Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
Conference of the Interior Col
leges to be Held In Grinnell
In April
ALL THE PRESIDENTS INVITED
Nineteen Colleges Are Included in the
Association, Which Is Made Up of the
Various Congregational Schools of
the West-Prosram Prepared for the
Occasion.
Special to Times Republican.

Grinnell, March 27.-An important
! conference of colleges of the interior
| is to be held in this city, April and s
/ This conference will bring together the
presidents of nineteen colleges included
in the conference. Besides the presi-
dents of these colleges there have been
invited two other members of the fac
ulty of each college.
As result of the growing conviction
felt by many. that there is need of a
closer fellowship among the colleges
of the middle west, and that careful
study Of the college problems OF our
time. with an exchange of views and
experiences. would be productive of
much good, in promoting sympathy and
facilitating united action on the part
of the institutions concerned, a COM
mittee was appointed by the repre-
sentatives of our churches and the coll
leges associated With them, gathered
on the. occasion of the inauguration
OF President George. at the Chicago
Theological Seminary, Oct. %, 1902. to
call conference of colleges and pre-
pare a program for its sessions.
In accordance with the commission
given them. the committee invited the
colleges named below to be represented
as stated, at conference on the 18th
and Sth of April, 1908. to be held at
Grinnell, Iowa, and have arranged a
program of topics for special addresses
a nd fny, int nr al n
The colleges included in the confer
ence are:
Colorado. Colorado Springs. Col,
President w. T. Slocum: Chicago The
illogical Seminary, Chicago, Pres. Hen
ry r. George: Yankton. Yankton, S. D.,
President II. X. Warren; Carleton,
Mortified. Mimi. President w. II. Sail
mon; Drury. Springfield, Mo- President
H. T. Fuller; Knox. Galesburg. Ill.,
President Thos. McClelland: Olivet
Olivet. Mich, President w. G. Sperry:
Fargo, Fargo. N. d.. President Jonn III.
Morley; Ripon, Ripon Wis. President
r. c. Hughs: Doane, Crete, Neb.,
President d. b. Perry; Oberlin, Ober-
lin. Ohio. President n. c. King: Wash
burn. Topeka, Kas.. President Norman
Plass kingfisher, kingfisher. Okla.
President j. T. House; Marietta, Mar
ietta, Ohio. President A. I. Perry;
Iowa, Grinnell, Iowa, President Dan
+. Bradley: Beloit, Beloit. Wis. Presi-
dent f. ID. Eaton; Fairmont, Wichita.
kas.. President n. j. Morrison: Tabor,
Tabor, Iowa. President John Gordon
Wheaton. H., President C.
A. Blanchard.
The program follows:
TUESDAY MORNING.
Relative Values in Educa .ional Sub
ects."-The course for the A. r. De-
gree and recent proposed notifications.
Dean e. G. Smith, Beloit. CD The |
Prominence OF Science Courses ane |
the Science Degree. Prof. w. F. Slo-
cum. Colorado. Discussion. 49, Ath- |
letics. Dean T. r. Willard, Knox |
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL T.
"Religion as Central in Education"
CD The Modern Trend-Losses and |
(2.) Desirability of Pres /
ant Methods; Objects TO be Secured. !
Pres. A. r. Perry. Marietta.
TUESDAY EVENING APRIL Z.
Address-"What May the Theological
seminary Expect from lile' SoHeSe.
Pres. j. H. George, Chicago Theological. |
Address-'.What May the Commun-
ty Expect from the College In Pro-
lueing Efficient Citizens?" Pres. II. |
2. King, Oberlin.
EVENING. APRIL 8.
Leadership of the Col'ege'-O Re
alton OF the College and the Second
Try School. Dean John IA. T. Main.
owa. Discussion. ca Relation of
he College and the Sta.e Institutions,
Professor d. B. Perry, Dnane. Discus
zion. (3) Relation of the College and
Church, President j. II. Morley, Fargo.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
"1,he College and the Ministry"-O /
How to Revive Interest in the Ministry
Among College Students, President II.
r. Fuller Drury. Discussion. co De-
iirable Notifications in College Courses.
President c. A. Blanchard Wheaton.
Discussion (3) Possible Notifications
n Seminary Courses. President Nor
nan Plass, Washburn. Discussion.
Prayer Meeting.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Business Meeting.