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OLDER BOYS MEET
IS Big SUCCESS
THREE DAY SESSION CLOSES SUN
DAY NIGHT MUCH VALUE DE-
RIVED BY BOYS

'The Fellowship Circle with all
president joining hands and singing
''Blest Be the Tie That Binds closed
the three day session Sunday night of
the Older Boys conference for north
! ern Idaho and eastern Washington,
held here Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. More than 100 visiting boys, be-
tween the ages of Is and 21, passed
unanimously a resolution thanking
the people of Moscow for the hospi
tality shown them during the confer
ence sessions.
| All those who attended the confer
ence sessions looked upon the meeting
as entirely successful. The boys,
numbering approximately 150 includ
ing the Moscow delegation of so, en-
tered into the spirit of the conference
and derived much benefit from the
sessions. The theme of the confer
ence was "The Price of leadership"
and the four points of the gathering,
"The Price of Physical Leadership,
the Price, of intellectual leadership,
the Price of Friendship, and the Price
of Christian leadership" were we'll
put across to the impressionable young
men, now in the formative stage of
life.
Lecture on "Passion Play"
The conference was in charge of
A. E. Yount of Portland, Y. M. G. A.
boys secretary for Oregon and Idaho.
The closing session of the confer
ence in the Presbyterian church Sun
day night was well attended, the
crowd packing the church and many
were turned away Reports of the
credential committee and the resolu
tions committee were heard and adop- |
n
of romance languages at the univer-
sity, gave an illustrated lecture on the
Obermmergau Passion Play"
Summarizes Conference
A general summing up of the con-
ference followed with W. w. Dillon
of Portland, Y M G. A. secretary of
Oregon and Idaho, leading the dis
cussion Short talks on the value de-
rived from the conference were given
by number of the boys, each dele
cation being represented by speak
err Several of the leaders of the
conference and a number of Moscow
men were called upon for short talks.
The real social and get-together
event of the conference was the ban
quet held Saturday night in the
Methodist church with Dean J. G.
Eldridge of the university as toast
master. Singing by those present
and songs and yells by the individual
delegations served to liven up the
party Moscow, Palouse and Genesee,
represented by larger number of
boys, entered into an impromptu and
song and yell contest
Banquet Big Success
A quartet, made ur of Prof H. L.
Axtell, Dean J. G. Eldridge, DR.. F. c.
Church, and J. D. Davis, was well re-
ceived both for the harmony offered
and for the comedy attraction. Three
boys were called upon for short
toasts. George Clarke of Moscow,
president of the conference and presi
dent Of the Moscow high school stu
dent body, talked on "The Confer
ence." Jesse MacMahon of Genesee
spoke on "Football" and Olin Andrew
of Palouse used another football term,
"Offsfde," for his address.
Scout Executive F. D. Hawley was
called upon for an address Service
as Scout" W. w. Dillon of Portland,
addressed the crowd on "The Value
of Friendship" and the principal ad-
dress of the banquet, "The Price of
was given by DR.. A. H.
Upham, president of the University of
idaho Three Kipling readings, given
by Prof c.. w Chenoweth, were well
received.
Sunday Afternoon Sessions
Sunday morning the conference
boys attended the Sunday schools and
church services of their choice and
in the afternoon two sessions were
held. A. D. Brewer, general secre
tary Of the Spokane Y. M. G. A., ad
dressed the meeting of the boys on
"The Price of Christian Leadership
at 3 o'clock. At 3:15 w. w. Dillon of
Portland addressed a meeting of the
parents of the boys, Moscow people,
teachers and leaders Of boys clubs.
The Older Boys conference for
and towns of the most
northern part OF the state will be held [