Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
COLLEGE MEN
GET TOGETHER
Inspiring Talks Given Last
Night at Dinner in 7. NJ.
C. A. Banquet Hall

The spirit of several colleges
merged into one made for a night
OF good fellowship where the true
camaraderie and the atmosphere OF
high Ideals abounded, last night
when the members of the Hi-Y Club
received TIL men who n home from
various institutions of learning for
the holidays. at supper in the Y. Nj
C. A. last night. Jovial spirits. q
splendid meal, fair Mattresses and
a vein of serious thought that mani
tested tie worthy aspirations of both
hosts AMI guests resulted in hnes'
meeting which the organization has
held this year.
Roy Nielsen, president of the Hi
Y Club welcomed the men and brief
ly recommended his fellow students
to take example from the guests in
seeking a higher education. The
spirit of Springfield College was pre-
dominant, both because of its close
afnliation with the work of the Y.
NJ. e. A. ard the largest representa-
lion present. Will g. Stevens of this
institution, a CUES in the city upon
invitation TO speak. took for his sub
iect. Some Things / Wish / Had
known Before L Was Twenty-one.'
Several points brought u by Mr.
Stevens were the necessity for re-
spect for others opinions, regard
for old and young, patience with
self and others as well as environ
ment, the value of home, friend
ship, sense of abilities as gifts and
responsibilities for use, service, the
value of men, religion in its reaction
TO divinity, optimism, the necessity
for forward look and health OF
mind. body and spirit.
Arthur Doc Emmons, speaking
on The Value of College" took
Springfield as the ideal rather than
the typical" comparing the two
types. Mr.. Emmons spoke interest
lngly from the point of view OF the
mental. physical. spiritual and So
cial sides of a man as brought ou'
by his college career.
"Miny'' Cannon, in his "Prepara-
ton for Life Work" stressed the
value of making the best of ones
time, directing most of his words to
the high school students, admonish-
ing them not to waste time. BE
prepared was one of Mr.. Can
mons slogans and quoting from one
of his professors said that "whai
you put into a thing, you'll get out
of it,"
President of the Perth Amboy
Alumni Association Louis Booz, a
former Rutgers College man, greet
ed the boys who had returned and
spoke of college spirit, high school
spirit and "Y" spirit. Mr.. Booz adj
vised that the retaining of ~" pen
and ideals would be one of a mans
greatest assets at college.
Interspersed with group singing,
vocal solos by Mr.. Stevens and
school yells, short responses were
made by Theodore Jones of Trinity
College, Douglas Fraser of Rutgers
College, Judson Hubbard of Cornell
University, Frederick Walker OF
Massachusetts, Institute of Technoi-
ogy, and Henry loft, of the Carne-
gle Institute Of Technology. Repre-
sentatives from the following insti-
tutions were present:
University of Illinois, Trinity Col
lege, Cornell University, Syracuse
University, Drury College, George
Washington University, Columbia
University, Columbia University,
CJlgate University. Carnegie Insti-
tute of Technology and the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology.
The meal was served by the girls
of the Hi-Y Auxiliary.