Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-01-21
TELLS STORY OF WV.
FOUNDING MOVEMENT
Article Relates History of Effort to
Secure Organization

1t would be a marvelously inter
esting study If some one would write
a series OF articles called 'Romances
of the Modern College World Per-
haps a campus seerns as foreign as a
great factory to the spirit of ro-
nance, in the larger meaning OF the
word. Yet there is no more roman
tic story than the development of the
great woman's movement which has
grown up on college campuses. And
very important phase of this
growth which is still holding the in
terest Of the world is the women S
student Christian movement, which.
for most American colleges. means
the Student Young Womens Chris
tian Association.
To be true romance a story must
begin in medias res The Young
Womon's Christian Association the
country over, is celebrating this
month OF February, 1916, its fiftieth
birthday, and because it possesses
eternal youth it is calling this birth
day jubilee On the evening of
the first day of February practically
every Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION in tho United states viii
gather together its members for
banquet. Can you realize what that
means? 1t means that every woman
in the United States who is inter
estcd in the coming OF the Kingdom
OF God will have an opportunity to
iCil with Other women in a fellow
ship that ought to kindle the world
into frionGiiness that night. Think
OF the psychology OF such an event.
And, if you've never been persuaded
that Uind-things control external
things, watch for the results that
will follow this Jubilee at which
women will meet to do honor to the
courage of the past and to plan for
greater future. No college woman
who goes to the Jubilee banquet will
ever again need to feel that she has
no allegiance. that she belongs to
no great movement
But the Nationwide Members Jul
bilee is but an occasion, month-long
though it iG What else has the Stu
dent Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION brought to the college girl
lin what ways is it steadily work
ing with all the other agencies that
help to make her fit for life in the
| world?
Perhaps the first answer to that
question on the lips of any college
woman whose campus vocabulary in
cludes the letters "Y. W. c.. A."
would be Summer Conferences"
The Jubilee with it's gathering of
like-minded women in great cause,
is thrilling in a spectacular fashion.
''Nh CNClg SulAlLlGi ny SGdSHOIe ana
mountain, and lake. college girls
Sather for 10 days to think together
and study together and play together
end enter together upon a fuller fol-
| lowing Of the way which Jesus Christ
came to make known to the world
two thousand years ago 1t is diff
fioult to speak of the influences
which Summer Conference puts in
to the life of girl: one has the feel
ing. always, that these are things
which are perhaps not unlawful but
certainly impossible to be uttered
The Jubilee and the Summer Con-
ferences are weaving Student Asso-
Citations together into a great body
where individuals find help and in
spiration. But in the everyday life
an dactiyities of student associa-
ton undergraduates are laboring to
get along with people, are develop
ing leadership, are solving problems.
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