The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-04
MANY WILL ATTEND.
College Men Are Preparing for the
Student Conferences.


Three years ago student in one of the
colleges of the middle west walked 2l7
miles In order to attend the Lake Geneva
Student Sumner conference, and waited on
table for the ten days of the session as
well. Hundreds of college men of both
the United States and Canada, some of
whom do not need to take into consider
alton the question of expense in planning
for their summer vacations, others of
whom must take careful account of their
financial resources, are now beginning to
plan to attend one of the five approaching
student sumner conferences conducted by
the international committee. Some of
these men will meet their own expenses,
others will be sent in part or wholly by
their friends or by the Christian associ-
alton to which they belong. 1t is now
matter of college pride In each institution
to send to these conferences a group of
men who will adequately represent 1t, and
for the sake of the benefits to be OBJ
tanned. as well as for standing In the eyes
Of the student world, the men of the col
leges leave no stone unframed to secure
large delegations at these intercollegiate
gatherings
The primary purpose of these confer
ences Is to inspire and train men for
larger usefulness In their colleges during
the coming year. Morning and evening
are spent in conference on the problems
of college life. In study of the opportu-
mites for service open to college men af-
ter graduation, and in meetings where
men of experience and power give adj
dresses on practical themes At sunset
each day there is meeting out of DOORS
at which the opportunities In different
life callings are presented by men who
have won conspicuous success in them.
Around this central purpose has grown
up a many-sided conference life. Inter-
change of social courtesies and express
sions of good feeling between the col
leges have become increasingly frequent
The afternoons are given up wholly to
recreation and to athletic contests in va
rious sports between the different col
leges. Here, as may be easily imagined,
there is abundant opportunity for the dis
play of college spirit and the enthusiasm
of friendly rivalry.
The students of the east and Canada
have been meeting for twenty years at
East Northfield Mass, on the Connect
icut river. Last year there were over 600
men present fror1 more than 100 institu-
lions. Among the delegation from Yale,
which numbered about 100 men, were the
captains of the football eleven and the
baseball nine The Mortified conference
will meet this year from June 30 to July
3; and Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Column
bia and Pennsylvania, as we'll as all the
smaller colleges of the east, are now Sc
curing delegations
The students In the states and provinces
around Lake Erie will meet at Lakeside
O., from June is to %. 1t Is expected this
year that over 400 men will be present.
At Lake Geneva Wis, the students of the
middle west will meet on the same date,
and at Asheville, n c.. the students of
the south.
In the Pacific northwest the conferences
will be held at Gearhart Park, Ore. on
the shore of the Pacific from May to
IA, This conference though but recently
inaugurated, is already very successful.
At these five gatherings last year and
at the two smaller conferences held dur
ing the winter in California and Louis
lana. POSI- delegates were present, of whom
1917 were students. 1t is expected that
this year the attendance of students will
aggregate over 1000.