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Y. m. c. A. IssUE VOL. V. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., APRIL 13, 1912. No. 25. CAROLINA MEN IN ASSOCIATION WORK University Alumni Serving the Y. M. C. A. DITAILED REPORT OF THEIR POSITIONS Former Students, Well Known on the Campus, Are Doing a Great Deal of Work for Organization. Among the Carolina men in Asso ciation work mention may be made first of Mr. E. S. Wilson, as he has been longer in the work than other Carolina alumnus. Mr. Wilson graduated with the class of .1899 and was for some years connected with the Washington, D. C., Asso ciation. About three or four years ago lie removed to Dallas, Texas, which Association he is still serving. Well known to Carolina men of a decade ago, Mr. Wilson is not so well known to the present student body, as his professional career has been almost wholly without the State. But the University always watches with interest the careers of her sons and should Mr. 'Wilson ever decide to return to South Caro lina and take up work nearer home he may be sure of a warm welcome at any time to the University cam pus. Another alumnus in Association work is Mr. L. P. Hollis. Since his gradluation some six or seven years ago lie has been the efficient secre tary of the Monaghan Mill Y. M. C. A. at Greenville, the pioneer cot ton mill Y. M. C. A. in the South. Recently, however, with I he forma tion of the Parker Cotton Mill Company Mr. Hollis has been made general superinten(lent of all the welfare work of that corporation. It is a matter on which the Univer sity may well be congratulated that one of her alumni should have been the man who more than any other has been instrumental in establish ing on a thoroughly practical and efficient basis the welfare work in our mill villages. In this connection it is interesting to obesrve that Mr. H-ollis is to give an illustrated lec ture on April 24th inl tihe University chapel 01n Y. M. C. A. wvork in the cotton mills, the views,.to be showvn being actual photographs of wvork dlone in tile mills of the Parker Company. Other alumni in Association wvork are: Mr. J. A. Gaines, for the lpast year secretary of the (Industrial) Y. M. C. FINANCIAL The following is the condition of of South Carolina: Dr. Balance brought forward.. $ 23.45 Receipt of pledges.. .. .. 127.35 Hand book "ads." ... .. .. 82.75 Sale of literature. . . . .. .. 35.60 Receipt of dues.. .. .. .. 60.00 Receipt of Flinn Hall fees. 133.00 From collections.. .. . . . 20.15 Return of loan.. .......15.00 Gift from E. H. Blake.. .. 5.00 Total debits... .. .. ..$502.30 Association at Bogolmne, La., and e. \V. H. Johnston, who has had the work at the Mills Mill in Green ville since last June. Both these gentlemen are well remembered by all who were on the campus last -year. It is rumored that Mr. John ston intends to give up his position this summer and to teach (luring the coming year. At Newberry College this year practically every man has been en rolled in Bible study and much in terest was manifested last fall in the study of "Negro Life in the South" under the leadership of Dr. G. B. Cromer. Wofford had (luring the month of February a very fruitful evangel istic campaign. The services were ledl by the Rev. Mr. H-ardin of Chester, formerly professor in the college. It is the general opinion among studlents and faculty that this campaign has (lone more lasting goodl than any other similar effort at Woffordt 4. i L. Cabinet. ITATEMENT. the Y. M. C. A. at the University Cr. Loan returned .. .. .. ..$ 15.00 Y. M. C. A. Press for books 34.50 International Commission. 15.00 Cost of receptions. . .. .. 59.52 Printing.. .. .. .. .. .. 143.00 Magazines.. .. .. .. .. .. 30.00 Stamps, envelopes, rubber stamp.. ... .. .. .. .. 3.00 Telegrams and exchange.. 1.34 Expenses of delegates.... 24.40 Interstate Commission. . . . 50.00 Part payment on furniture 76.00 Total credits.. .. .. ..$451.86 Balance to date.. .. .. ..$ 50.44 $502.30 INTRA-SOCIETY DEBATES. Perhaps the most important events in the Literary Societies dur ing the year are the intra-society contests. Much interest has been shown (luring the past few days and linal preparations have been made. In the Clariosophic Society there will be an oratorical contest, to gether with the debaters' and (e claimers' contest. 'I'his plan of hav ing an oratorical contest is a new feature in the history of the society and it is thought that it will be a great success. The contestants for the debaters' medal will he: Dick son, McMurray, Mann, Culp, Mc Cord, -agood, Barnett and Foster. For the declaimers' meddl the fol lowing men have enlteredl as con testants: Elkins, Brooks, Jeter, Bradley and( H-offmian. In the Eutphradian Society the sp)eakers in the debate wvill be: Murphy, Brohun, Stork and EdI wvardls. The prosp)ective speakers in the (declaimers' contest are : Wil liams, Danner, Swartz, Brearly and ot hers. BIBLE STUDY CLASSES HERE THIS SESSION Work Has Been Most Encour aging. AIM TO GIVE MEN RIGHT MORAL STANDARD A. H. Williams, Jr., Has Been Leader for Year 1911-1912-Those Who Have Helped With Groups. Bible study in the Association this year has been under the leader ship of Mr. A. II. Williams. Courses have been offered in Bos worth's Life of Christ, in the Acts of the Apostles by the same author, and in the Prophets of the Old Tes tament by Kent. The groups in these courses have been under the guidance in whole or in part of Messrs. A. H. Williams, S. A. Vhite, H. G. Goggans, V. 1h. Mills and Prof. F. V. Bradley. The question may be asked, What is the value of Sttudent Association Bible study ? But the answer is easy. First of all, the Bible fur nishes a man a moral standard, a sort of personal measuring rod, so to speak. It does this not merely by laying down rules and principles of conduct, but by showing these rules and principles as they are incorpo rated into the lives of the great men of the Bible, and above all, of Christ. The second thing that Bible study does for a man is to give him a true sense of values. It helps him to see what things are really wortl while, and what things are unessential. what things are right and what ~ i ong. Last of all, a knowledge of the Bible enables a man to uncderstanl far better than he could do otherwise, the whole couirse of modern iistory. For the larger developments of modern his tory have simply been the applica tion to life of the principles of the Bible. The Bible is at the founda tion of the spread of liberty and self-government around the whole world. The recent revolution in China, for example, is but the out come of the Bible's iniluences. This, then, is what the Y. M. C. A. tries to effect in its Bible study dlepartment, to give the fellowvs a right moral standard in the most effective wvay p)ossible, that is by pointing them to the finest examples of character, to give them also a true sense of values and, last of all, to furnish thenm with that key by (CONTINTTEn ON PArE FnVE.)