The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07

task. He urged the youth to go out
and reform the world and make 1t
right.
He detailed simply the good
things or Mankato-told OF the
Manktao Teachers college which
enrolled 700 girls and IS boys. A
ringing APPLAUSE met this latter re-
mark. He also told OF the Mankato
Commercial college and described II
as the largest Of Its kind west Of
Chicago.
You boys will need TO do your
best in the years to come and l
hope that this conference will In
huence you 10 do your best in later
Lloyd Kersey, of the Mankato HI
the visiting delegates declared that
the entire Mankato Hi-Y club was
behind. the conference. ne said
that Mankato was fortunate in get
ting the conference this year and
intended to make 1t the largest in
the history Of the organisation. He
declared that there was nothing
like the Hi-Y Club 20 solve prob,
lens in Fellowship of young men.
Avery Moore Of the West Hi-Y
club OF Minneapolis made the re-
Spouse to the addresses OF welcome.
He declared that the conference
had many problems to face and that
they would unveil those problems.
He stated that If the delegates could
prove the welcome that Mankato
had given them then the conference
would be\a success.
Carl Schjoll, star athlete of the
University of Minnesota, gave an
athletic talk in which he stressed
the observance OF religious faith in
all branches OF athletics. He told
OF the numerous star college ath-
letes in the country who in later life
lived in their religious faith.
Hosea Harmer and Hollie Brand
rup rendered several pleasing solos
during the meeting. They both were
encored repeatedly. Miss Bonita
Johnson, accompanied the two solo
lists on the piano.
Conrad +. KranZ addressed the
delegates at the opening session of
the conference yesterday afternoon
at the Methodist church. He urged
the delegates to get everything pos
sible out OF the conference that they
might 60 back to their various clubs
and give the messages received in
the conference to their fellow mem
bers.
Life Is Game
Life Is q tournament OF games,
and the fellow who wins is the fell
low who trains for life. Play the
game fair and you will win. The
fellow who don't. see life as a game
and fights to win, will be licked be-
fore he is through.
You can't afford to have anyone
hand you anything In this life, for
IL you do you will be depending up
on that help, declared Mr.. Kranz.
The biggest Job fellow has is be-
ing good. You are here at this con-
terence to get a vision Of what you
can do and what you can become in
life"
He declared that it didn't help a
boy to get too much help in his stud
les in school because Of his athle-
tic prowess, for when he got out in
life he would find that no one gives
him the same help.
II want you fellows to go back TO
your home towns and live the best
and straightest life possible so that
you will be an example to others.
You fellows will come through II you
believe in yourself. You SHOULD be
the headers in your own communi-
ties" ~. |. .a- ltst
Clarence Angel led the assem-
blage in singing several songs and
hymns. The nominations of candi-
dates before the ballots were col
lected. "
The Minneapolis and st. Paul
delegations created a Iurore among
the delegates of the conference
when they arrived in the city late
yesterday afternoon. Each delegate
was decked out in a red and gold
cap shaped like an overseas head
piece. A band led the delegation in
a parade on Front street to the con-
ference headquarters at the Y. M.
C. A.
G. M. Palmer in delivering ad-
dress OF welcome to the large gath
ering of delegates at the banquet
last night reminded them that their
Sunday dinner may not be to their
liking as hostesses were going to
save a certain amount to send to the
Far East relief. He told them that
they would be served with a Gold
en- Rule Dinner" and that in eating
the dinner they would be aiding in
the relief work.