The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
NorthfeLd, Mass.
STUDENTS CONFERENCE ENDED
Young Woman's Conference Begun
Something About the Speakers.

The oath session of the students con-
ference ended its 10 days series OF meet
ings on Sunday night, The speaker at
both morning and evening service was Dr.
T., |. Boswell, dean of Oberlin university,
the subject of the morning discourse being
Prayer. There was also during the day a
special children's service, informal meet
ings under the trees, meeting or the
leaders of the young woman conference,
a roundtop service, and the regular 81,
BILE classes. The conference Just closed
was not as large in numbers as last year,
which was record breaker, but more
colleges were represented and there were
many visitors in town so that social at-
fairs assumed more Importance. In addl-
ton to the fraternity receptions the differ
emit delegations added social activities to
their activities in religious and physical
lines. Harvard, Princeton and Cornell
Joined in giving Yale Il reception which
was largely attended. Trips We're made
to Mt. Hermon and walking parties to
nearby points of interest were led by
many of the platform speakers.
On Friday afternoon all the delegates
and hundreds of the visitors i'll the town
turned out to watch the athletic events.
No meetings or classes We're held in order
that all the interest might be centered on
the baseball and tennis. The surprise OF
the afternoon was Princetons defeat by
the navy: Princeton had an excellent
pitcher in Nleese, captain of her basket
ball team and prominent III other sports
there. One of the best players was Prot
/. H. Miller, who was "a baseball crack
when he was in college. On the navy
team, however, were three OF her varsity
men of this year, including Anderson, he ef
famous left handed pitcher. Instead OF
using uniforms. the middies played IN
their white sailor togs which they have
been using on the cruise they have just
completed Yale. with three varsity men
in her lineup. defeated Dartmouth, so the
finals for the baseball championship Will
be PLAYED tomorrow between the navy and
Yale. Cornell, who had worked ner way
into the third round, was disqualified Ter
irving to use men from other colleges on
her team.
Music was a special feature of the stu
dent conference. Eight hundred young
men served as an excellent chorus, and
under the able leadership of Rev. bob
Davis Dartmouth graduate, all the mu-
sic in them was gotten out. Inc new "
skinner organ was played by James Z.
Craft of Harvard. The quartet this year
came from Pennsylvania. In the past,
Canada. Harvard Yale, and other uni
versities have furnished this share OF the
music NJ. w. Lick, first tenor, and ;. >.
Smith, first bass. came from the UnlVer-
sity of Pennsylvania, where they were
sell. second tenor. and NJ L. Hickernell,
second bass, claim Allegheny as their
alma mater.
The young woman's conference. began
Tuesday and will continue until july 20
The speakers and teachers are to pc f kev'
G. A. .Johnston-Ross, Mr.. and Mrs;
Charles S. Studd, Rev. John KEENAN, and
Miss Margaret Slatterly. Another con
ference is also in session, the womans
home missionary conference beginning
Wednesday to close July 20; Besides the
speakers already mentioned, Mrs Fred
Bennett Smith and Rev. Frank Hall
Wright will also be among the platform
speakers