The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-28
STUDENT VOLUNTEER
CONVENTION N DEC.

Plans in; connection with the sendins
Of delegates from Virginia educational
Institutions to the famous student VOL
unteer convention at Des Moincs, Iowa,
are rapidly nearing completion under
the supervision of the state student
secretaries Of the Y. M. c. A, and the
Y. W. c. A., who are responsible for
virginiA's quotas OF men and women
students, respectively. II il expected
that nifty male delegates and about ff-
ty-fve women will represent the vari-
Gus colleges Of Virginia making In All
q total OF something like los delegates
from the Old Dominion.
The student volunteer convention nj
Des Mo!nes, from December 81 to jan
nary 4. win be the largest convention
Of students ever held Mt any one place
at one time in tho history of tho
world. II is estimated that approx
nateiy 5000 students from all quarters
of the globe. mostly American, how
ever. will attend More than 500 stu
dent leaders from the European con-
tinent will attend.
Sorne Of the most brilliant and force
full Christian leaders of the world will
he on hand coming from the farthest
corners Of the earth solely for The
purpose Of speaking for few minutes
each TO this huge assembly of educated
Christian leadership in foreign fields.
The prime purpose of the student vol
unteer movement ia the study and fur
thering Of the work of Christian lead
ershin in the parts of the world III
which II is most needed.
This convention will be the eighth
OF a series, one % which has been
held once in every student generation
which means once during every four
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first was held in Cleveland. Ohio. with
total attendance OF csc delegates.
which figure. In comparison with the
5000 attendance expected at the next
one. will Indicate something of the
progressive strides which have accom-
panied the movement with the conven-
tons held since the frst one. The. Sec
ons conciave was held at Detroit and
1898 delegates attended. This was in
1924 In 1873 another was held In
Cleveland with almost double the at
tendance of the previous one. having
total Of z.371 delegates on hand. The
fourth convention was held In Toronto.
Canada. with 2e5T delegates in attend
ance. Nashville. Tenn. Was the meet
ing place for the NTH in 1905. Roches-
ter. ". Y. for the sixth in 1870, and
the seventh was held in Kansas city.
Mo, in 1914 the total attendance hav-
ing by this time reached considera bly,
past the 5000 mark.
Five conventions OF a similar char
scter have met in Great Britain: tho
first IN Liverpool In 1895, the second
In London in 1900, the third in Edin-
pool In 1908. and the nth also in Liver
pool In 1912.
Representatives Of the executive
committee OF the student volunteer
movement state that the purpose OF
this convention at Des Moines will be
to bring together representative dele
CATIONS of professors and students
from all the important institutions OF
higher learning in this country and ir
Canada, and leaders of the Christian
enterprise throughout the world. and
TO consider unitedly the seriousness OF
the world situation as Il stands today,
together with the problem of eyange-
lizing tho non Christian peoples Of the
world. meanwhile gaining inspiration
and a vision OF the world ide mission
airy responsibilities Of the church, and
to unite In prayer and work for n
great advance in tho direction of ex-
tending Christianity among all ma
tons.
There viii he students In attendance
from 500 leading universities, colleges
theological seminartes. and other lead
ing institutions OF higher learning ir
the United States and Canada The
delegates will be both volunteers ant
non volunteers In addition to thesi
win be members of the faculties. th'
secretaries employed by the Stnden
Young Mems Christian associations
and university pastors. as we'll as stu
dent volunteers not at present con
nected with any institution
rf Mt a
various colleges In two student dele
gates from each institution and on.
additional student delegate for each 1ai
stnd cnts or fraction thereof above sh,
first 20o students matriculated in th'
institution. For instance. an institu
ton In which are matriculated $50 stu
dents will he entitled to one membe'
of tho faculty and two studs Mt dele
gates; an Institution having 400 mem
m en- Der and four student delegates; al
institution having 1000 students viii
be entitled to one faculty member am
ten student delegates. 1t Is estimates
that the expenses of one delegate from
Virginia to the convention will be 81 90
December has been set as tho "deat
line" For registration of delegates. WHIT
in this state. are required to register
with either the state student secretar,
OF the Y. NJ. c. A. or the Y, w. c. A.
men registering with the former ans
women with the latter or at nead1uar
ters 2s Madison avenue. New York.
BY arrangement with the railroad
by J, W. Gainfort. state student secre
tary for the Y. NJ G. A. a special trai,
for Virginia delegates VIII leave Rich
mond ~ 9:sn A. M. December %. ans
sections to meet this with be -un iron
Norfolk and Shenandoah. these to NEE
the Richmond section at Roanoke.
According to report OF September
there Ia an attempt in the provinces o
ontario. Canada, to link mp a vote o,
the LIQUOR onestion with the provin