Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-15
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SESSIONS
Students CONFERENCE, THIS CITY

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It was an inspiring sight to witness
the gathering of students in the First
Baptist church Saturday evening ready
to take up the work Of the day eagerly,
each ready to do his part In the plan.
A song service was followed by de-
votional period led by Principal Drew
T. Hawthorne Of Coburn. At a business
session Immediately following the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, George Wolsten-
holme OF Coburn; vice president. Vernon
A. Libby of Maine Central Institute;
secretary. Frank Carrucii of Lawrence
High school, Fairfield. A resolutions
committee was also appointed consist
ing of Bernard Jacobs OF kents Hill,
Maynard Osgood. VI. {. L.; John Burns,
Kicker: Roger Thomas. William Law
Ter. Credential committee. Clarence
Day chairman, Roy Hall. Warren
Mitchell. Carleton Hammond and Ralph
I.arrabee. The chairmen of these conf
mittees were vice presidents of the con-
ference ex-officio.
The business session was followed by
an inspiring address from David r..
Porter OF New York. Mr.. Porter was
formerly engaged In work at Good WIN
and is well known in this vicinity. His
message 10 the boys was very heupful
Mr.. Wolf spoke on the subject "A
Life Investment" He said that certain
methods are changing. that Christianity
Is getting down and meeting the needs
Of live men. A few years ago there was
too much talk OF creed and certain
methods OF baptism, but now Christian
ity is getting down to live facts. He
said that he was struck with the re-
semblance between the platform OF the
British Labor party anu the new plat
form OF the Christian churches federat
ed at Chicago. and he went on to COM
pare the planks OF the two.
He asked the young men how they
were going 10 invest their lives. Wheth-
or it was money. influence in the COM
munlty or the desire to serve that they
wished. lie stated that the Y. NJ. c. A.
Is n movement that could adapt Itself
to circumstances. That the home base
OF the association was In great difn-
Guilty because they need leadership. He
urged them to put the work on the
same basis OF other professions or vo-
cations and 10 consider a life work In
the Y. VI. G. A. lie stated that the time
had come when they had got to look
to the young men In the high schools
academies and colleges TO come into
the Y. VI, &. 4 for leadership.
Nv Wplf la,
had boys Work been fostercd as It has
In the state OF Maine. and declared il
was due To- the activities Of jeff Smith
Arthur Head and Mr.. Morton. He told
them that there was need OF 5000 more
men IN county work.
9. a. Morton oH Winthrop spoke on
"A Patriotic Investment" He
stated that We as a nation had been
successful In peace and in war be-
cause We have been abundantly
blessed with food. and we had also
been able to live in n country where
we could tin our acres as we saw fit.
lettering TO the war he said that 1t
is the greatest conflict that the world
has even known and when we think
or the magnitude OF the issue, : we
must all he ready to do our UTMOST.
lie told the boys that one of the
things that has been asked for is
food To feed the people lighting and
these back of them. He spoke of the
big duty OF Maine to produce food
for herself. which she is not doing a,
the present time He said that tn.
Governor OF the State last year saw
the, situation and asked the young
NJ Mli to
and that they contributed To the
great movement nearly 500. 600 hours
Of labor on the farm OF Maine las,
year
He told them thay had no right &c
work in stores for so n day IL they
could 20 10 the farms. because IL was
really a call 10 the Colors. They
want 5000 boys like you in uniform
ont on the farms. said he and asked
all to stand up who were willing tc
do work OF that sort this year.
conference photograph was taker
ON the park opposite the church al
the close of the session.
A meeting Of the leaders with the
faculty and cabinet members was
held Saturday afternoon at . O'Clock
wv ''''~"'' b"NS'h hile alteI1loot as
they wished about the city, The
raiaF weather rather interfered with
the scheduled program but they en-
joyed themselves nevertheless,
An evening meeting with a song
service. n devotional service led by
Prof Gilbert Tolman and an address
by David Il. Porter closed the pro-
gram for the day. Previous 10 the
address. Dr Arthur s. Phelps urged
all to buy "A Liberty Bond. telling
them " they did not become bono
men now. they were likely to become
"bondmen' in the future.
An open conference was then helo
with the students from the academ
les and schools with organized stu
dent associations in the main audi
ence room which was led by tn,
chairman, David Il. Porter. the coun
Cillors being Donald s. Higgins o
Bowdoin. V II Wallingford of tn,
University Of Maine. Arthur r. Scot
of Colby and r. =. Stone of Bates
Methods Of work were thorough.
discussed Ivy the blackboard medium
and the boys got big insight int
the needs OF the association and tn
need OF steady and earnest endeavo
20 keep the association up 10 the re
quirements.
The high schools and all other!
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