Evening star., 1925-10-25
STUDENTS ATTEND
Y.M.C.A. GATHERING
Howard Men Take Part in
Field Council Session on
Work in Colleges.

Howard University was represented
| at the field council of the eastern dis
| trict. Young Mems Christian Asso
citation, held recently at Harrisburg
! Pa, by Tillman II. Henderson, presi
| dent OF the university branch. The
! council was composed OF students
| from Princeton. Rochester, Penn
State. Lincoln, West Virginia, Uni
| versity of Maryland, Howard. Johns
Hopkins and George Washington and
some Of the national council members
from the New York branch.
The purpose of the conference was
to assume increasing responsibility
for the student department In the col
leges and to urge ali members of the
National Council Of the Student AS
ISOLATION to acquaint themselves with
the needs OF the student friendship
fund, and, along with the regional
council. TO do everything possible to
raise the quota for their region. Con
siderable comment was given the sub
ject of tho United States entering, the
World Court. Kirby Page. author,
spoke on THE World Court" at sew
eral of the sessions.
Sophomores Hold Meeting.
The sophomore class of Howard
held it's initial meeting for the new
school year Tuesday and elected
Genvieve Lomax and Simon Douglass
as representatives Of the class TO the
Student Council. l.. =. Lovett, presi-
dent of the Student Council, spoke.
The University Glee Club made its
first appearance of the current sea
son Thursday at the Washington
Auditorium, where a program was
rendered in conjunction with the Cho'
raj society of the university before
the delegates attending the sessions
of the National Council of Congrega'
tional Churches of the United States.
The initial meeting of the Women s
Debating Society of the university
was held in Miner Hall. The pur
pose of this society is to stimulate an
interest among the women students
of the university in debating. From
all indications a woman student Is
sure to secure a place on the first
team.
Honorary Society Meets.
The Kappa Mu Honorary Society
held n meeting Wednesday in the
Thirkield Science Hall. on the Uni-
versity Campus. This society is com
posed of ranking students III chenis-
| try, who intend to further their study
in this course by research work. l. O
| Cummings was reelected president
! for the current school year.
Howard University was well rep
resented at the sessions of the
twenty-frst national conference or
colored work of the Young Mems
| Christian Association last week at the
Twelfth street branch Y. NJ. G. A
The official delegates of the university
| were William Il. West, executive sec
retary of the university branch; Till
man II. Henderson. student president
and Simon y. Douglass. Addresses
praiSing the work Of the Young Mems
Christian Association We're delivered
by Dean Kelly Miller of Howard Uni
versity at the public meeting We'd
nesday. and by William L. West al
the meeting Friday.
Franklin O. Nichols and DR. NJ J
Exner of the American Social Hy-
giene Association, delivered addresses
to the faculty and student body ot
the university, Thursday. The sub
ject discussed was Sex and Char
acter.'
Rev. Richard IT. Clapp, pastor OF
the United Church, New Haven
Conn, will be the principal speaker
at the vesper service this afternoon
in the Andrew Rankin Memorial
Chapel