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BLUE RIDGE MEETING OF "Y.M."IS SUCCESS Large Carolina Delegation At Annual Conference Learn to Make Work More Efficient The University was well represented at the Blue Ridge Conference and the leaders of the association on the campus learned a great deal at the various class es and from the men of other schools about ways to make the "Y" more effi cient and more interesting here at Caro lina. However one of the great parts of the conference was the Platform hour when speakers of note were brought to discuss some of the vital problems of the South and the world, and bring them before the students in the Christian light. The difference between this years conference and former conferences was that the stu dents were allowed and expected to ex press their opinions about the problems brought before them and, that the stu dents did express their opinion, often, loudly, and continously. Some of the problems were. Economic slavery and Christianity, War and International re lationships. The motto of the conference was ex pressed in the phrase, "To find Jesus' way of life." The students were urged to measure every problem in that was expressed in the phrase, "To Find light, "What would Jesus have done to day, if lie were here and faced with this problem." Naturally such a measurement brought forth a great deal of honest differences of opinion, and each man was willing to back up his apinion with all the argument that he knew. However, it was, to say the least "Thought pro voking." Kiby Page, whose books have stirred the nation, spoke on the problem of participation in future wars. Mr. Page said that lie did not think that his belief as a Christian would permit him to take part in future wars if they were of the kind and had the same actuating prin cipals and motives, as most of the wars that have preceeded, and that are in o peration at the present time. He replied to a question that he thought that some good came out of every war. He could not believe that God would let the huin dred million people that died in the last war be sacrificed unless some great good should come from the sacrifice. But he was of fopinion that more was lost than was gained by all participants. Mr. Page gave the students a chance for questions and from the rapid fire of questions that were poured into him it was quite evi dent that lie had not convinced all the students that they should not participate in a war if they were called to the colors. However, it wvas also apparent that if the thoughts of some of the students wvere followed, the nation would he convinced that the future wars of this country would be absolutely necessary for the life of the nation for them to take part. Dr. W. W. Alexander, the chairman of the Race Relatoinship committee brought a message on the Race question. Dr. Alexander was unfortunate in some of his pheascology in his first speach and gave an impression to the students that his views on the race qluestion were different from what they were. Boiled down, his idea seemed to be that our negroes should have justice and an o protunity from the Christian people of the south to develope themseves to the highest point possible for them to be developed, along their particular sphere of life, this chance of course not exceed ing the chance of each white man to the grenest developement of which he is capable. Of course a large number of stu dents differed with Dr. Alexander as well. Dr. Eddy brought his usual forceful message on Economic prob)lems, pleading for justice to the man who has to do the work of the nation so that the great catastrophes that have overtaken Europe may not come to us. There was no attempt made to put anything over on the students. As a general rule the many sides of a question were brought out so that 5a student might see that there were more than one side to it. Then the students were always given a chance to ask questions of the speakers and to express their views about the same problems. On other parts of the program, strong Our Weekly Oracle STROLLING DOWN the campus.... I PASSED the ...................... SHIEKIEST CAKE-EATER that .... EVER ....... .................. DECORATED a drugstore .......... FRONT. ....................... * * * ANOTHER sophisticated ............ KID just out of ...................... * * * HI. WHO thinks ................... A wide belt and ...................... BIG-LEG PANTS make .............. A M A N. ............................ M Y errorI .......................... HE HANDED me .................... A hello that would .................... HAVE MELTED the ................ HEART of a ........................ RED-HEADED STEPMOTHER. BUT when .......................... A COUNTRY LAD crossed .......... M Y path and ........................ THE CORN starch .................. WA S still in his hair .................. I GA VE up. .......................... HE would never be .................. ON E OF US. ........................ WRONG again. ...................... HE GRINNED a .................... H OW DY ............................ 'I'HAT made you glad ................ TO RETURN. IT. .................. SH UCKS it .......................... DOSEN'T MAKE any .............. DIFFERENCE who you .............. ARE .......... ................. DR WHERE you didn't .............. *L* * COME FROM. ................... YOU are a ....................... SON OF CAROLINA.............. NOW ............................ AND REMEMBER................ A SMILE won't crack.............. YOUR face ....................... AND a glad-hand is ................ NEVER .......................... BROKEN IN ACTION. ............ I thank you........................ IMP --U.S.C. life work messages were brought, quite a number of students made their decisions while- there to enter the min istry or else go to the foreign field. McNeill Poteat, a South Carolinian brought one of the strongest messages there from the foreign field. The conference was a little bit more "hectic" than we usually expect to find at Blue Ridge on account of the various problems discussed. But after we have had the summer to think things over in, we can look back and see that a jar oc casionaly is good for our complancency, and while none of us agreed with all that the speakers said, yet they accomp lished their purpose. They made us think, and think hard, of Christianity as being not only a faith but a faith as expressed in a Tife SECRETARY BELL IS HONORED Six persons have been elected to the annual meeting of the state committee of the Y. M. C. A. To serve.as members of the notional council of the"Y". The first meeting will be held at Buffalo,. N. Y., December 3-6. Three were chosen from the Eastern district and three from the Western. R. G. Bell, University Y. M. C. A. secretary was one of the three elected for the Western dictrict. A delegate from each of the dictricts will serve for three years as a member of the national council; another from each, for twoyears; and a third for one. The decision as to just which delegate will serve the allobted periods will be made when the council meets. Prof. Bradley of the University is a member of the committee on vacancies, having jurisdiction over the state. -U.s.c. IGNATZ HAS HIS SAY Ideal Satisfaction It would make any suffering mortal grn, And laugh away dull care, If he could see his dentist in Another dentist's ch.air Struggled Long '9I understand that, after twenty years, she married a struggling man." "Yes, poor shap. He struggled the best that he could, but she landed him." Let Nature Take Its Course Tommy (Not Tom McCutcheon) was a very bashful fellow. "When he first met the fair damsel he would sit on one end of the swing and let the poor girl shiver. Tommy came to college and it did not take long for his bashfulness to shed like MI, The Ho/ fo ZVE wish t versity of So to visit our s for Men of d MIIMN AUGH'S 'A Full Line of ti Styles in SUITS OVERCOA'] HATS AND MEN FURNISHI] OF ALL KI "Correct Styles" Mimnaugh's for its steri a snake's skin. When Christmas holidays came, he went to see the fair lady, BUT -this time - Hesatupcioselikethis. Those Good Ole' Days In days of old, When knights were bold, And sheet iron trousers wore, Life wan't.bad, Because 'tis said, A crease would last five years or so. In those old days, Steel shirts were the rage, they say. And, there was bliss enough in this, Cause them, The Laundry COULDN'T TEAR'EM. M. L. -Kii CLOTHING AND - Hom HART, SCHAFFNER 1523 Main Street NINAUG we of Snapi - College M c extend to the mer uth Carolina a cord plendidly equipped iscriminating taste. W'EN'S SHOP MIMNAUC SHC ie Newest Fall The Newest Men Now Reac S EXCL SALE~ S OF 1GS FLORl NDS SHOt "Superior Servi is known througho ing qualities and ex moderate prices. 4Aiways Welcome Students, We Welcorp Y,u, and will be pleased to have you make our store your rendezvous J. S. Pinkussohn Cigar Company 1307 Main Street Cigars - Sodas - Billiards Students under 21 years of age are not admitted to billiard room -iard, Inc. FURNISHINGS e of - & MARX CLOTHES Columbia, S. C. H'S 5y Wear en iof the Uni ial invitation departments H' S HIGH-CLASS IE STORE Autumn Footwear for SHEIM ce" ut the State ceptionally