The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-01
CONFERENCE
WAS SUCCESSFUL
BIG CONFERENCE OF STATE Exc
cuTIvE COMMITTEE OF Y. NJ.
G. A. WITH G. w. MeDiLL, WAS
IMPORTANT AND FULL OF IN.
TEREsT.

George w. McDiIl OF Chicago, inter-
national committee field secretary for
the northwest, held a conference last
evening with State Secretary A. l..
Miller and the Y. M. G. A. state com
mittee at the Gardner hotel at the
regular dinner hour.
The conference was concerning a
plan of Mr.. McDill, John r. Mott and
A. g. Elliott Of the student depart
ment Of the international committee
for whom Mr.. McDill is now making
an investigation to the wisdom Of
conducting student work under the
direction of the state work of North
and South Dakota, Wisconsin and
Minnesota. AS a business proposition
1t seems wise to the international
committee that thesr four states be
covered by one student secretary.
Mr.. McDfll pointed out in the con-
ference last evening that there were
a few less number of colleges in these
four states than in either Iowa or
Illinois, about the same number Of
total membership and about the same
grade Of efficiency and that it might
prove business economy to organize
these four states into one. Already
the Wisconsin state committee has
agreed to this and there is every in
dication that Minnesota will follow
suit. j. G. Childs, formerly student
secretary of the University of Wiscon-
sin, has entered the field under this
programme and is now working in
Wisconsin. Although wisconsin and
Minnesota have state committees
neither have student secretaries.
The plan advocated by Mr.. McDi1l
is that there shall be an INTERPRETATION
between the student secretary AMI the
already existing state committees and
the International committee. The
support to be received from the state
committees assigned to and vouched
for by the international committee.
After considerable discussion the mat
ter was left to be taken up at the Y.
M. g. A. state convention which con-
venes at Grand Forks March Is and
16.
1t seemed to be the unanimous
opinion of the Representatives Of the
North Dakota association that the four
states were too large a field to be
covered by one secretary; too much
time would be absorbed in travel
which would also entail great expense.
Although the state committee has not
been able so far to fully raise its
budget there is great indication that
this viii be accomplished this year;
while the work was never in better
condition and is equal to that of many
of the larger and better organized
states. 1t is hardly probable that the
programme will go through as far as
North Dakota is concerned.
Those present at the conference
We're F. H. Squires, DR.. c. N. CAL
lander, Pres. J.. H. Worst. w. J.. Lane.
Dean Stratton of Fargo college repre-
senting President Creegan, State
Secretary A. L. Miller, and the Asso-
ciate State Secretary Ralph r. Wolf
and Mr.. McDill.
Following the Gardner hotel con-
ference a short conference was held
with the board of directors at the city
association concerning local policies.
Mr.. McDill left early this morning for
the South Dakota state convention at
Huron, going from there to Denver,
Salt Lake and Portland. State Secre-
tary Miller returned to Grand Forks
this morning and will remain there
until after the Men and Religion and
state Y. M. c. A. conventions are over.