Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-13
EXPECT 300 YOUTHS
FROM FIVE STATES
WILL ATTEND MEET
Annual Boys Conference, Jan.
s to 16, viii Bring Together
Noted National Speakers.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Bozeman. Dec. I2.-'Fhe Young
mems vocation conference, Pianneo
for this year at Montana state college.
will be the biggest conference OF It's
kind. ever held in the { nite0 states,
according to those in Charge of the
work at the college. This will be the
fourth annual conference inl inc at
tendance at each of these gatherings
has been double that OF the previous
one. The conference this year VIII
be held in Bozeman, January : TO TO-
and it is expected that over SoW Young
men will gather from the various hlg
schools of the state.
These conferences were inaugural,
ed in order to give the hlgh sclooi
students of the state, an opportunity
to learn something of the various Vo-
cations that are open to them, n to
| aid them in the selection of q life vo-
caion. Time is given. to instruction In
law. medicine, journalism, dentistry,
engineering, teaching. chemistry, agri-
culture, forestry, banking, mining, MIN
istry. politics, industries, inspiration
al lectures, and entertainments. Men
nationally known and prominent IN
their professions, will talk on each OF
the above subjects.
Club viii Aid
The young men who will attend thus
conference, from practically every hlgh
| school in Montana, and from high
schools in four other states, Will have
their expenses paid by local civic or
CARNATIONS, over the state, business
mems organizations, women's clubs,
Rotary clubs, kiwanls clubs, CONNER
cial clubs. schools, Y. M. &. AS
schools. churches and parents. Last
| wear the Anaconda Copper Mining
| company bore the expenses of several
! young men to the conference. In
1929. Butte and Billings lead the cities
of the state with the number of stud
| ents enrolled, sending 10 and 20 re
| spectiyely.
The attendance at the conference is
| not limited to hgih school students,
however, but any young man interest
ed in vocational guidance are invited
to attend the meetings. A conference
designed especially for high school SUI
perintendents and principals is sched-
uled to be held in connection with the
| boys conference.
Railways Pledge Delegates
The Great Northern and Northern
! Pacific railroads are sending three
| young men from each of the high
schools along their lines. One of the
features of the conference will be the
annual Northern Pacific VS.. Great
Northern live stock judging contest.
in which 4S0 of the young men. sent
| 10 the conference by those two roads,
| will. take part. This contest will be
the largest livestock judging contest of
its kind ever held in the nation. The
| winning teams will be sent free, to the
Pacific International exposition IN
| Portland, and the international Live
| stock show in Chicago next year.
All the railroads within the state
have granted fare and one-third rates
! for this conference and also the an
| nual farmers week which will be held
| at Bozeman at the same time. The
| rates will be allowed on the usual Ger
! tificate plan. When in Bozeman the
| young men will be furnished rooms
| free of charge, through the coopera-
| ton of the townspeople, the students,
and the Milwaukee railroad. The lat
ter company has wired NJ. }. Abbey,
in charge of the conference. that they
| will supply two standard sleeping cars
for the convenience of the young men
! during the conference. Porters will
be supplied with each of the cars.
Eighty young men will be able to find
sleeping quarters in these ears.
Eastern Speakers
The list of speakers already SEIZED
uled for talks and instruction during
| the conference includes many names
of national prominence. Following is
a partial list Of speakers:
4. II. Upham, president Of the Uni
~verstiy of Iowa; Or. Louis B. Wilson,
one of the most prominent. surgeons
of the Mayo foundation, Rochester,