The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-28
Older BOYS MEET
HERE april 7-9
$50 YOUNG MEN TO ATTEND NOR
THERN IDAHO-EASTERN WASH
INGTON CONFERENCE

$50 YOUNG MEN TO ATTEND NOR
THERN IDAHO-EASTERN WASH
INGTON CONFERENCE
More than $50 boys are expected to
attend the Older Boys conference for
Northern Idaho and Eastern Wash
ington, to be held in Moscow, April
Z to 9 inclusive, according to an
4ouncement by A. E. Yount of Port
land, interstate boys secretary of the
Y. M G. A. of Oregon and Idaho, who
has arrived in Moscow to make plans
for the conference.
The conference was originally call
ed for this weekend but on account
of conflicting dates the conference
was postponed one week.
Moscow Now Making Plans
Extensive plans for the conference
are being made by Moscow people.
The visiting boys will be entertained
in Moscow homes. President A. H.
Upham of the University of Idaho,
Prof. J. w. Barton, Prof, R. S. Snider,
Dean ]. G. Eldridge, Prof. F. L. Pick
EFT of Washington State college and
probably Prof. Phi. Soulen, superinten-
dent of the Moscow public schools,
are scheduled for addresses on the
conference program. w. w. Dillon
of Portland, interstate Y. M. G. A. sec
retary for Oregon and Idaho, is also
to be here for the conference.
The conference is a joint conference
for the older boys of northern Idaho
and eastern Washington More than
100 visiting boys between the ages of
Is and 81, are expected from St. Mar
les, Lewiston, Grangeville, Cotton,
VI o1 1%nh oioI,
.Genesee, Cottonwood, Lapwai, Asotin,
Wash, Colfax, Wash, Pullman, Wash,
and Winchester Most of the visiting
delegates will be high school boys or
working. boys
Conference Project Successful
A delegation of SO boys is expected
from Moscow The conference of old
er boys is a project that has sprung
up in recent years and one that has
met with instantaneous success. AS
the boys, ranging from 16 to 21 years
of age, are still in the formative
stage the conferences have done much
to put the finishing touches on the
boys in the making of Christian lead
ers.
3. G.. Rowe, secretary of the Moscow
chamber of commerce, and w. F. Nor !
gareidge make up committee on en-
tertainment. The visiting boys will
be entertained at Moscow homes with
out charge and the only expense for
the visitors is the cost of transpor-
tation to Moscow and an incidental
registration fee.
banquet will be held Saturday
night, April 8, at which Dean J. It.
Eldridge will be tOaStmaster and /
President Upham the principal speak
er. Prof. R. S. Snider, J. D. Davis,
and Harry Sampson are IN charge OF
for the banquet.
HThe Price of Leadership"
The theme of the conference is The
Price of leadership and the program
to be carried out will develop four
points, "Physical Leadership, Intel
lectual Leadership, the Leadership OF
and Christian leadership
Under the plan of the program these
four points will each be discussed by
prominent speakers and the boys at
the conference will be shown how
each of the four ideas dove-talls with
the other.
Ali conference sessions will be held
in the Presbyterian church, with one
exception. All sessions will open with
a song service and devotional exer-
cises. The Rev H. o. Perry, the Rev.
Wayne S. Snoddy, and the Rev. A.
Andre, will be the leaders of the de-
yotional exercises. The opening ad-
dress of the first session, Friday af-
ternoon at 4:3O, will be "The Chal-
lenge" by the Rev. ]. Orrin Gould,
student pastor at the University OF
Idaho.
Mayor Melgard to Speak
On Friday evening addresses Of vel ]
come will be given by Mayor n.
the Rev. H. Q. Perry, and ]
George Clarke, president of the Mos
COW high school student body. A re- I
sponse will be given by George Mich
,ls of Charleston, Wash. The address |
II the evening will be "The Price OF j
leadership" by Prof. J. W.
Barton of the university. {
There will be leaders meeting
Saturday morning and the general
meeting will open at O'Clock. Prof. {
pickett of w. S. G. will speak on "The
Price of Intellectual leadership. A
discussion, lead by Prof. R. S. Snider,
will follow on the subject "Can the t
Individual Boy Raise the Moral Tone {
n the High School," I
Saturday afternoon DR.. Church, /
lead of the university history depart /
nent, will speak on "How Much Ser t
ice may the Church and the Sunday
school Expect from the Older Boy" I
! recreational period will follow +
rom 8 to 6 o'clock under the leader
hip of Coach David Mcmillan and the
Rev. ]. Orrin Gould.
May Speak at. Churches n
Visiting boys will attend the varl-
,us churches of the city on Sunday
morning. An interesting feature OF
he banquet will be number of ad- q
Lresses by the boy delegates and
hort talks may be made at the church L
ervices by some of the visitors. n
Sunday afternoon the general ses- s
ion will open at 3:15 and the address
o be given will be "The Price OF
;hristian leadership" Sunday night
he closing session will be held at ?
80. r
Mr.. Yount will leave Moscow We'd a
esday for Lewiston and he will visit Il
he towns Of the CamaS prairie In the r
interests Of the confel Ace. He will 7
eturn the middle of next week to e.
foscow to complete plans for the "