The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-22
|En0SIHthtAN SOCIETY
II ROANOKE CELEBRATES

Salem. Va, Jan. 21.--The class Of
#AA17 of Roanoke College commemo-
4 rated the birthday of Lee in the an
nual celebration of the Demosthenean
4 I1terary Society last evening. DR.. l.
IA. FOX. of the faculty, opened the
exercises with invocation. J. Alfred
Eadwaiiatser, eff Salem, presided. and
J ~ the first speaker. chose as his sub
\ 1ect THE Demands OF the World
. Crisis His speech was a call to
seriousness in the face of the great
problems that confront the nation In
& the restora tion OF peace and the re-
reconstruction of civilization after the
war.
J. Arthur Linn, Of salisbury, y. c.,
speaking on when Mans Man.
declared that man. in order TO de-
velop the highest type Of manhood,
must consider life not a possession,
J but trust. and attune HIS heart 10
the call of duty in his relationship to
society.
The debate or the query. Resolved.
That the Rdminist ration's Mexican
policy has been for the best interests
OF our country" was a good exhibition
! of arCumentative skin. William G.
Robinson. Of Columbia, s G, for the
Affirmative maintained that Wilson's
Mexican policy has been truly Amcri-
can: that il has been consistent and
that 1t has borne fruit in greater Sc
curity at home, a better Mexico the
furtherance of friendly relations with
the South American countries through
the Abe conference, and the en-
dorsement OF the States whose inter
ests were most at stake.
Carson Keys. Of Gate city. Va for
the negative. insisted that the policy
has been one Of ''blnff, bonn bast and
insincerity; of mcddlesomc interior
ence and apologies" that the Vera
Cruz affair and pcrshing's expedition
were failures, and that America has
lost the friendship OF all factions in
Mexico, which has vet no hope of per-
manent peace.
Kenneth 7. often, OF Wilmington,
NJ C., whose subject was The Hand
of America" pointed out tho great
role I'm the international drama that
America Is destined to play in estab-
fishing an international world fed
Grafton, whose law IS cooperation
and whose citizenship Is equality"
and urged that intellectual federation
is the first step towards THIS eT1a,
The stage. draped In the society
coiors of pink and green. made very
pleasing decorative effect. The col
Iege orchestra, under the direction OF
Marvin Krieger. '1S, helped materially
TO make the program n success
Harry J. IAngston. student secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. G. A. In Virginia,
was here in conference with the lead
ers of the local association Tuesday.
In the evening he assisted In organic
ing the mission study classes and gave
a lecture introducing the course OF
study which viii have to do with the
application of Christianity 10 social
and industrial conditions in the South.
Moore's THE South of Today" will
he used as text DR.. L. A. Fox will
help the leaders by conducting lead
ers' class before each meeting The
plan OF assigning special topics and
conducting round table discussions has
stimulated the interest Of a large
number Of students, and a banner en-
roiirnent is anticipated.
J. F. Morton, physical director. rep
resented Roanoke at the meeting OF
the Virginia intercollegiate Athletic
Association In Richmond Friday.
The first semester examinations be-
gin Tuesday January 20. and continue
for eight days through January 81
All other college activities will be sus-
pended and study viii hold full sway
the coming week.
c.. c. keedy, IL, OF Hagerstown.
Md. was visitor at the college Thurs
day. MFR. Keedy is n rising young
lawyer, and at present represents his
bone county in the Maryland Legfs-
lature.
Rev. w A. Brown. 'aS, Of Ports
mouth, Va, was al the college Thurs
day