c A**4Tcr »9lG Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign http://archive.org/details/annualreportofco1916amhe II I II The ALUMNI COUNCIL of AMHERST COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS WORK AMHERST MASSACHUSETTS 1916 BULLETINS OF AMHERST COLLEGE Issued in November, December, January, April, May and June Entered at the Post Office at Amherst, Mass., as second-class matter JME 6 under the Act of Congress of July 16, 1914 BULLETIN NUMBER 2, SUPPLEMENT tfOYEMBES, 1U4, OFFICERS, 1915-1916 President, JULIUS S. BIXLER, 1916 Vice-President, ERALSEY C. FERGUSON, 1916 Treasurer, BURBANK C. YOUNG, 1916 Recording Secretary, ALFRED H. WASHBURN, 1916 r a A , t c a/% . t„; 00 J WALTER R. AGARD, 1915 Graduate Secretanes, j J0S EPH L. SNIDER, 1915 W. C. Baker, '16 T. C. Edwards, '16 H. J. Heavens, '16 W. M. Leonard, Jr. S. W. Rider, '16 E. E. Sawyer, '16 D. StevensoD, '16 W. H. Tow, '16 C. F. Weeden, '16 R. T. Hobart, '17 C. B. Ames, '16 W. G. Avirett, '16 M. H. Boynton, '16 L. W. Douglas, '16 E. C. Ferguson, '16 M. 0. Young, '16 H. F. Anthony, '17 M. E. Baker, '17 J. D. Clark, '17 C. P. Cochrane, '17 M. A. Copeland, '17 G. I. Baily, '17 J. P. Estey, '18 COMMITTEES Bible Study, S. M. BUCHANAN, '16, Chairman R. M. Proctor, '16 H. G. Vaughn, '17 A. M. Clarke, '17 H. W. Wells, '17 R. M. Fisher, '17 S. Thayer, '18 '16 W. E. Sibley, '17 Boys' Work, G. W. WASHBURN, B. E. Johnson, '17 R. S. Woodward, '17 G. Benneyan, '18 J. B. Brainerd, Jr., '18 G. L. Cross, '18 O. H. Kenyon, '18 Chairman P. H. See, '18 W. C. Washburn, '18 W. W. Yerrall, '18 Deputation, F. R. OTTE, '16, Chairman W. M. Leonard, Jr., '16 A. D. Marks, '16 C. B. Peck, '16 R. M. Proctor, '16 J. U. Reber, '16 T. M. Greene, '18 G. W. Washburn, '16 C. H. Bartholomew, '16 C. P. Cochrane, '17 H. Rauschenbusch, '17 R. G. Bemis, '18 Employment, A. P. WHITE. '16, Chairman A. M. Clarke, '17 S. A. Howard, '17 Finance, B. C. YOUNG, '16 9 Chairman D. R. Craig, Jr., '17 P. H. Plough, '17 B. S. D'Ooge, '17 W. E. Sibley, '17 J. G. Gazley, '17 H. G. Vaughn, '17 J. A. Hawkins, '17 R. S. Woodward, '17 R. T. Hobart, '17 Hand Book, T. C. EDWARDS, R. P. Kelsey, '18 H. A. Ladd, '18 M. S. Moore, '18 16, Chairman C. G. Seamans, '18 L. E. Thayer, '18 T. D. Dayton, '16 H. J. Heavens, '16 L. M. Knapp, '16 J. E. Glann, '17 C. T. Jones, '17 C. B. Low, '17 T. Barone, '16 D. Blanchard, '16 W. G. Chapman, '16 P. M. Hughes, '16 J. M. Jenkins, '16 R. J. Anderson, '16 D. E. Hardy, '16 J, S. McCloy, '16 H. E. Sawyer, '16 E. Stinson, '16 W. C. Baker, '16 H. A. Chandler, '16 Immigrant Education, E. D. ANDREWS, '16, Chairman C. E. Maynard, '17 F. K. Sanders, Jr., '17 H. W, Wells, '17 J. L. Whitcomb, '17 F. E. Bogart, '18 D. H. Kessler, '18 Membership, G. H. LANE, '] G. N. Keeney, '16 H. F. Redfield, '16 E. H. Seamans, '16 W. H. Smith, '16 G. Hinman, '17 Mission Study, C. B. AMES, '16, Chairman L. F. Whetsone, '16 F. L. Moginot, '17 C. H. Bartholomew, '17 J. F. Swett, '17 R. B. Bristol, '17 T. L. Widmayer, '17 C. T. Jones, '17 E. H. Marks, '17 Northfield, E. C. FERGUSON, '16, Chairman L. B. Wood, '16 M. O. Young, '16 L. H. Young, '16 E. W. Morehouse, '18 W. R. Peabody, '18 A. F. Saunders, '18 L. E. Thaver, '18 M. H. Williams, '18 Chairman C. B. Low, '17 C. B. McGowan, '17 R. D. Metcalf, '17 . E. M. Root, '17 Reading Room and Publicity, C. B. PECK, L. M. Knapp, '16 F. M. Sleeper, '17 P. I). Bell, '17 G. R. Aiello, '18 A. S. Homer, '17 J. E. Campbell, '18 K. T. Ross, '17 E. B. Greene, '18 '16, Chairman A. R. Morehouse, '18 W. L. Thompson, '18 ^-n"-—" TO THE ALUMNI This report of the work of the Amherst College Christian Association for the year 1915-1916 has been submitted to us by the officers of the Association. We are sending copies to every alumnus and non-graduate as a record of the religious life of the college. We believe you will be interested in reading every word and thus becoming familiar with this important part of the college life. If, however, you cannot take the time to do this, please note pages 10 and 26-29. THE ALUMNI COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS WORK, Prof. John M. Tyler, '73, Chairman President Alexander Meiklejohn, ex-officio Dean George D. Olds, ex-officio Pres. -Emeritus George Harris, '66 Walter B. Mossman, '78 Charles M. Pratt, '79 John Timothy Stone, '91 Bruce Barton, '07 Laurens H. Seelye, '11 Theodore A. Greene, '13 o CONTENTS Page List of Officers, 1915-1916 . . . ] inside front cover Report of the Graduate Secretaries . 4 Service to the College Discussion Groups 7 Sunday Evening Meetings 8 Alumni Sunday .... 9 Bible Study .... 10 Mission Lectures .... 11 Henry Ward Beecher Club 12 Employment Bureau 13 Reading Room . . . 14 Work for New Students . 15 Service to the Community Deputations .... 16 Immigrant Education 18 Boys' Clubs . 19 The Holyoke Vacation School 20 Conferences ..... 23 Organization Student Membership 25 Finances ..... 25 Alumni Co-operation 26 List of Officers, 1916-1917 Inside back cover Report of tfje #raouate Secretaries! "Amherst is the most religious place I've struck," was the remark of an undergraduate last winter, when the class discus- sion groups were at the height of their interest. What did he mean by this, and what is the statement worth? To answer these questions will be our aim in this brief summary of the de- tailed committee reports that follow. What is the religious situation at Amherst? It is charac- terized most of all, we believe, by a healthy spirit of spiritual curiosity, a desire to know the true values of religious experience and of ethical conduct. Along with the unquestionably keen spirit of intellectual inquiry now rife in the college, this attendant concern about the biggest thoughts and conceptions of men has been developing. And, as men will always desire to find ex- pression for their moral and spiritual ideals, continued interest has been taken in practical helpfulness and service in the college and outside communities. This is the situation. How has the Christian Association been meeting it? First, we have been trying to deepen the spirit of spiritual concern and deal helpfully with the problems it raises. This we have attempted to do in a sane, reasonable way, chiefly through the class discussion groups, by bringing up the great re- ligious and ethical problems for thoughtful consideration. The results from these groups we honestly believe to be of consider- able value. It seems fair to say, considering the fact that several New England colleges held evangelistic campaigns this past year, that we have purposely declined such procedure. Am- herst students on the whole don't need or want the spectacular and emotional features of an evangelistic campaign; they are preferring to seek the truth in a normal, natural way. This point is startlingly emphasized by the published comment of a student in one of the other colleges, to the effect that to the men who are really intellectually concerned about the great spiritual experiences, the evangelistic campaign at that college was not only not helpful, it was discouraging. It may be well to speak of some of the other ways in which the Association is attempting to help the individual spiritual development of the undergraduates. In the Bible study work this past year we have definitely tried to get at the meaning of re- ligion in personal and social living, taking for a basis the ideas of the prophets of Israel. At the Sunday evening meetings, of which there were half a dozen more than in any previous year, special attention has been given to personal religious problems, including talks on "Building a Faith", "What is it to be a Chris- tian?" and "The Essentials of a College Man's Religion". It is hard to emphasize sufficiently the value of Alumni Sunday, when a score of alumni came back and spoke frankly to the students concerning the effect of their religious belief in their work of every day. Several alumni have asked us how the Association has been cooperating with the College Church in getting men interested for later life in religious institutions. It seems hard to meet this problem adequately, but note should be made that at the three communion services of the year, conducted by Pres. Albert P. Fitch, Rev. Charles S. Moore and Pres. -Emeritus George Harris, three men joined the College Church on confession of faith, one by letter and twenty-one in the Covenant of Christian Liv- ing. We have also worked with the International Y. M. C. A., in identifying recent alumni with city social work. Here may we speak of two very important aids in the work, one past, one future. Dr. Arthur C. McGiffert, Professor of Church History in Union Theological Seminary, gave during the winter on the Henry Ward Beecher foundation a remarkable series of lectures upon God and the World; lectures which proved their appeal by drawing more and more students as the series progressed. The other is in the form of an announcement, forecasting great things for the future. In September, 1917, Albert Parker Fitch, now President of Andover Theological Seminary, widely regarded as the foremost college religious leader in this country, will come to Amherst as Professor of the History of Religion and Biblical Literature. No further comment is necessary to the hundreds of Amherst alumni who know and love Dr. Fitch; the stimulating effect of his being here will be of incalculable benefit to the College Church, the Association and the general religious life of the college. In addition to its effort to encourage religious insight, the Association as usual has enlisted men in service in the College and the communities nearby. The particular opportunities thus offered are explained carefully in the reports that follow. A new committee has been established for next year, which will take charge of charities, such as Red Cross relief, collections of clothing and magazines for city missions and Labrador, and similar work which the Association has directed to some extent this past year. A bit of testimony as to the value of the Association may be quoted, even at the risk of incurring charges of thinking of our effort more highly than we should, to give a concise sum- mary of the Association activity. A recent editorial in the Student reads, "It is safe to say that never has the Christian Association been of more real value in an Amherst man's educa- tion than at the present time. After starting the year with an exceptional 'Freshman Bible', the Association has arranged in effective fashion its regular service and Bible study work, has broadened its acquaintance and support among the alumni, has secured as varied and stimulating Sunday evening speakers as one could wish, and has enrolled three times as many men as ever before in groups for the discussion of college and religious problems. In other words, it has promoted a healthy and con- structive religious attitude and effort". To the alumni we owe our very hearty thanks for their co- operation in making Alumni Sunday a success and for their in- creased assistance, financial and advisory. The members of the faculty have won our appreciation by their suggestions, their actively expressed sympathy with our plans, and their help in entertaining speakers. To President Meiklejohn, Dean Olds and Professor Tyler we owe special and particular thanks for their encouraging and constructive cooperation by which we have profited constantly. Our best wishes go to the two new Secretaries, Scott M. Buchanan and Alfred H. Washburn. Their previous experience has well fitted them for their work. We also congratulate them upon their privilege. It is indeed a stimulating and inspiring opportunity to be in a position to deal so intimately with the healthy and growing religious life of Amherst College. WALTER R. AGARD, JOSEPH L. SNIDER, Graduate Secretaries. berime to tije College DISCUSSION GROUPS For several years small class groups have been meeting with the Graduate Secretary an evening a week to talk over ethical and religious problems, but never until this past year had an invitation been given every member of a class to join such a group. Owing to the general college interest in these problems, such an invitation was given last fall to every member of the freshman and sophomore classes. As a result 140 men in these classes expressed a desire to attend such discussions. Seven groups were formed, meeting for an hour each week with one of the Secretaries. The sophomores took up the problems of building a faith, with spirited argument on such subjects as sin, immortality, the atonement, the nature of God. Various books on these subjects were read and criticized, such as Professor Coe's "The Religion of a Mature Mind" and E. W. Lyman's "Theology and Human Problems". The freshmen talked over the elements of a right college atti- tude the first semester, and in the second semester considered definite college values. During this series of meetings Bixler, '16 came in and criticized college activities, and a number of the faculty came in for an evening apiece and gave some "orienta- tion" talks, which proved of help when the matter of next year's courses was important. President Meiklejohn spoke on the re- lation of the various departments in college in a liberal education, Prof. Stark Young presented the cause of literature, Professor Gallinger of history, Professor Doughty of science, and Professor Newlin of philosophy. These meetings consisted of a half-hour talk, followed by questions and discussion. In addition to these meetings, some Sunday afternoon discussions on religious views were held during the spring. Besides these groups, the regular upper class groups of former years met and talked over religious questions that were arising in their reading and study. Altogether, these discussion groups proved of decided value in attempting honestly to face some of the big problems of college experience. SUNDAY EVENING MEETINGS It is no exaggeration to say that the discussion on ethical, religious and social problems aroused by our Sunday evening speakers, both in the open forum after the talks and during the weeks following, has been a considerable influence in changing and moulding student thought. A wide field of subjects and speakers was chosen, as the following list will show. The most able preachers, social workers, educators, representatives of professions and political leaders readily available came to talk over their ideas and convictions with us. 1915 Dean George D. Olds "The Honor System" Pres. Marion L. Burton of Smith College "The Severity of Jesus" Dean Charles R. Brown of Yale School of Religion "Labor and the Church" Rev. N. S. Elderkin, '01, of Lawrence, Kan. "A Christian: Different" William H. Lewis, '92, of Boston "The Law as a Profession" John Haynes Holmes of New York "The Christian Equivalent of War" Rev. Augustus P. Reccord of Springfield " Self -Consecration" Pres. William F. Slocum, '74, of Colorado College "The Balkan Background of the War" Pres. Albert Parker Fitch of Andover T. S. "The Intelligent Choice of a Vocation" President Fitch "The Characteristic Drabness of the American Student" Pres. Kenyon L. Butterfield of M. A. C. "The Rural Life Movement" Rev. Alexander H. Abbott of Albany, N. Y. "Constructing a Faith" Dr. Edwin S. Ward, '00, of Beirut, Syria "The Present Challenge of the Near East" 1916 Prof. Walton H. Hamilton "The Greatest Temptation of College Life" Rv\ . Roy B. Chamberlin of Saranac Lake, \. Y. "Is the Ministry Worth While?" Sept. 26. Oct. 3. Oct. 10. Oct. 17. Oct. 21. Oct. 31. Nov. 7. Nov. 14. Nov. 21. Nov. 28, Dec. 5, Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Jan. !) Jan. l(i Jan. 23. Prin. Alfred E. Stearns, '94, of Andover "Teaching as a Profession' 1 Jan. 30. Dr. John L. Elliott of Hudson Guild, New York "The Boy and the Gang in New York City" Feb. 20. Pres. Clarence A. Barbour of Rochester T. S. "Worth While Living" Feb. 27. ALUMNI SUNDAY. President Meiklejohn, presiding; Howard A. Bridgman, '83; William Orr, '83; Robert A. Woods, '86; C. A. Andrews, '95; Charles E. Bennett, '05; L. D. Stilwell, '13 "What Religion Means in my Everyday Work" Mar. 5. Morris Hindus of Colgate University "Russian Peasant Life" Mar. 19. Amos P. Wilder of New Haven " Yale in China" Mar. 26. Pres. Rush Rhees, '83, of U. of Rochester "Making the N. Y. State Constitution" April 9. Ex-Gov. Robert P. Bass of N. H. "College Men and Politics" April 16. Ralph Adams Cram of Boston "Education in the Light of the War" April 30. Pres. Mary E. Woolley of Mt. Holyoke "What is it to be a Christian?" May 7. Hon. James W. Adams of New York "College Men in the New City Government" May 14. Rev. John Timothy Stone, '91, of Chicago "Some Vital City Social Problems" May 21. Pres. Albert P. Fitch "The Essentials, of a College Mans Religion" May 28. Rev. George A. Gordon of Boston "Readings from Robert Burns" June 4. Edward H. Sudbury, '09, of New York "Amherst with the Red Cross in France" ALUMNI SUNDAY Over a score of alumni returned to Amherst on February 27th to observe Alumni Sunday. This for three years has been Amherst's unique way of celebrating the Day of Prayer of Colleges. The purpose has been to establish closer and deeper fellowship between alumni and students, and to give the under- graduates an intimate insight into the value of religious con- viction and activity. No one present will deny that this purpose was to a large de- gree realized. At 10 o'clock Sunday morning the alumni met 10 and became acquainted with the Christian Association cabinet, after which all went to the College Church, where Rev. E. H. van Etten, '05, conducted the service. In the early afternoon they scattered to the dormitories and fraternity houses, where they led the discussion groups in a consideration of the problems of Christian living. Alumni thus leading included Williams, '73, Mossman, '78, Orr, '83, Thayer, '85, Woods, '86, Kelsey, '86, Andrews, '95, Seelye, '11, Greene, '13, Stilwell, '13, Westcott, '13, and Mills, '14. President Meiklejohn presided at the evening meeting in Johnson Chapel, and spoke with appreciation of the growing interest of the alumni in the deeper concerns of undergraduate life. The subject of the six brief addresses was "What Religion Means in my Everyday Work"; the speakers, Howard A. Bridg- man, '83, William Orr, '83, Robert A. Woods, '86, Charles A. Andrews, '95, Charles E. Bennett, '05, and Lewis D. Stilwell, '13. The talks were straightforward, genuine and helpful. Undergraduate opinion and the sentiment of the alumni present unite in considering the day a happy and profitable one. Alumni Sunday must be established as an annual Amherst event, marked in red letters on the alumni calendar. Plans are now under way for making it even more helpful next year in enriching the religious life of the college. The date is set for Feb. 25, 1917. Every alumnus is hereby cordially urged to be with us on that day. BIBLE STUDY The aim of the Bible Study Committee during the past year has been the clarifying of religious thinking among the under- graduates; the method has been the centering of interest upon the question "What is Religion?" As a starting point for dis- cussion in the various fraternity groups we have taken the answer to this question as formulated by the Hebrew Prophets in the Old Testament. Professor Cornill's Prophets of Israel has been used as a commentary on the Bible references. Rev. Irving Maurer of the Edwards Church in Northampton has had charge of the class for leaders, consisting of one upper- classman leader from each fraternity. The class met once dur- 11 ing each week to prepare the lesson for the following Sunday. The average attendance at these meetings was six. Twelve fraternities held meetings on Sundays beginning at the end of the holiday recess and ending at the spring recess. The average attendance at each meeting was nine. Eight of the houses held a total of eight meetings; four started one or two weeks late; and one house had no meetings. Secretary Agard had charge of a class of four leaders for freshmen dormitory groups who held meetings in the various entries of the dormitories. They studied the course drawn up by Seelye, '11, and revised by Greene, '13 and Agard, '15. This course deals with the problems of college life. Eight meetings were held on successive Sundays from Christmas to Easter with an average attendance of twelve in each entry. The majority of the leaders in both fraternity houses and dormitories report worth while discussions. The efficiency of Bible Study in the future calls for a course with a broad back- ground, the careful selection of leaders, and insistance upon faithful attendance at the normal class for leaders. MISSION LECTURES To present in a normal, helpful fashion the social conditions of our own country and of foreign lands, together with the value of Christian activity in improving them, has been the aim of the Mission lectures this past winter. Many of the Sunday evening talks dealt with American social problems, notably President Butterfield's "The Rural Life Movement" and Dr. Elliott's "The Boy and the Gang in New York". Perhaps the most effective challenge of this sort, how- ever, was the address in College Hall by Raymond Robins, the lawyer-reformer and Progressive leader of Chicago, before an audience of nearly three hundred. Several returned missionaries were with us. Professor Porter and Dr. Harrison remained two days and spoke to the student body in chapel, and Mr. Swartz and Dr. Harrison held several conferences with students interested in foreign work. In this connection it is interesting to note that two members of the class 12 of 1916 have gone to teach in the American Board college at Madura, India, this year. The lectures in detail were as follows: Home Missions Feb. 8. David J. Ranney of Brooklyn, N. Y. "Thirty Years on the Bowery" Feb. 15. Raymond Robins of Chicago "The Challenge of the Changing Social Order" Foreign Missions Dec. 19. Dr. E. S. Ward, '00, of Beirut, Syria "The Challenge of the Near East" Jan. 13. Philip A. Swartz of New York "What Missions Mean Today" Mar. 2. Prof. Lucius C. Porter of North China Union College "The New Student Spirit in China" Mar. 16. Dr. Paul W. Harrison of Bahrein, Arabia "Conditions in Arabia" Mar. 19. Amos P. Wilder of New Haven "Yale in China" THE HENRY WARD BEECHER CLUB This organization, composed of some forty men who are in- terested in the ministry or some form of social service, has main- tained an informal program of meetings throughout the year, enabling the members to meet intimately some of the religious leaders and talk with them concerning the opportunities for effective service today. Of especial value was the informal re- ception to Dr. McGiffert after the last lecture of his series on the Henry Ward Beecher foundation; that evening he answered questions for an hour and a half on subjects related to his lec- tures on "God and the World". Other days of especial value were those week-ends when Mr. Chamberlin and T. A. Greene '13 were with us to present the cause of the ministry for thought- ful consideration. Edward D. Andrews, '16 has been chairman of the Club the past year, and Francis L. Moginot, '17 secretary. For the com- ing year Mr. Moginot has been elected president, and Philip N. Youtz, '18, secretary. Following is the list of speakers the past year: 13 Nov. 21. President A. P. Fitch of Andover Seminary "A Survey of the Present Religious Situation" Jan. 9. Dr. John Douglas Adam of Hartford Seminary "The Minister as a Moral Leader"" Jan. 16-17. Rev. Roy B. Chamberlin, Union Seminary, '15 "Modern Seminary Training" Jan. 21. Rev. Charles W. Merriam, '94, of Grand Rapids, Mich. "The Social Opportunity of the Church" Feb. 20. Pres. C. A. Barbour of Rochester Seminary "Qualifications for the Ministry" Mar. 19-20. T. A. Greene, '13, Union Seminary '18 "A Thinking Man's Job" x\pril 27. Prof. A. C. McGiffert of Union Seminary "God and the World" June 4. Dean Charles R. Brown of the Yale School of Religion "Satisfactions of the Ministry" EMPLOYMENT BUREAU A long felt want was to some degree met when the Association organized its Employment Bureau in 1915. During this past year the Bureau has served the college by finding employment for about 65 men, and work netting students from $1000 to $1300. Besides its regular duties the Bureau has rendered certain other services to the college, as the following account will show. A bulletin board was placed in Walker Hall for the posting of employment notices and the advertisement of lost and found articles. This has been of great service. A survey of employ- ment opportunities in town was made, through personal inves- tigation, advertisements in newspapers and widely distributed cards placed in stores and churches. Then the Bureau had cards filled out by the students, indicating the kind of work desired and free hours. Daily office hours were held from one to two o'clock. The Bureau cooperated with several business firms, placing students as agents during college and for the summer. Especial help was given freshmen in their efforts to find rooms and work, and considerable aid in tutoring was supplied by keeping in close touch with Dean Olds. Among the positions furnished by the Bureau were four permanent table jobs, three temporary table jobs, four agencies, one commencement job, five tutoring jobs and 47 jobs of piece work. 14 The Employment Committee has received the hearty sup- port of the entire college. Especial thanks are due President Meiklejohn, Dean Olds, Professors Genung, Esty and Goodale, Mr. Kidder and Mr. Steves. READING ROOM The Association Room in Williston Hall, largely owing to the equipment of furniture provided last year, has become a very popular place for meetings of organizations and for students to study and read between classes. The Forum, the Socialist Study Club, the Mitre and Phi Beta Kappa have held public meetings there; the musical clubs and the various classes have used it for meetings regularly. Association Room, Williston Hall 15 The room as usual has had current periodicals on its tables, including the Springfield Republican, New York Times, Amherst Student, World's Work, Saturday Evening Post, Outlook, McClure's, American, Life, Everybody's, Popular Mechanics and The North American Student. Due to the generosity of Howard A. Bridg- man, '83 and Gilbert H. Grosvenor, '97, the Congregationalist and the National Geographic Magazine have been added to this list. The Association has also arranged to have the Spring- field Republican sent to Pratt Cottage during the year. WORK FOR NEW STUDENTS The Handbook, containing its valuable information regard- ing college rules, customs and activities, was printed last sum- mer and distributed free to all new men in September. A book far surpassing that of any previous year was printed- President Meiklejohn wrote a foreword, the write-ups were carefully revised, fifteen new cuts were added, including one of the President and each of the fraternity houses, and the book was enlarged to 150 pages, with the mechanical features of cover and general make-up greatly improved. Owing to the coopera- tion of the fraternities and the alumni, together with the in- creased amount of advertising, 500 copies were printed, three times as many as previously. After the new men were supplied, several copies were bought by students and alumni to give to high schools as a concise summary of Amherst undergraduate activity. On the first Friday of the college year, the Association rally was held in College Hall, with practically the entire college body present. The purpose was to initiate the new men into the activities and spirit of Amherst. President Bixler presided, President Meiklejohn spoke, and a few representative leaders of college affairs presented the various activities of the college. Refreshments were served; the ladies of the faculty kindly pro- vided the cake for the occasion. A little later in the fall personal letters from the secretaries of the Association and the clerk of the college church were sent to the parents of all the new men, urging them to consult with their sons relative to membership and interest in the College Church and the Association. 16 Much of the Association work described elsewhere in this report was conducted with special care for the interests of the new men. We might mention chiefly the employment bureau, which also served as an information bureau the first few days of college, and the ''orientation" groups organized later in the year. ikrbtce to tfje Community DEPUTATIONS The Deputation Committee has endeavored to be of service in presenting the social, intellectual and religious ideals of college to whatever communities desired to know of them. The men sent have tried to leave a stimulus of Christian optimism, which, combined with the intellectual idealism of Amherst, seems to be the most effective contribution we can give to any community. The college in general has been interested in the work, and men of every type have joined with the committee in meeting the engagements of the season. The deputations have as usual fallen under three heads: those sent to preparatory schools, to country churches, and, in cooperation with other colleges, to cities. These three types of work have been more evenly represented this past year than for some time. A number of men spoke at some of the important preparatory schools, presenting chiefly the aims of the college; several speakers, largely prospective ministers, have been provided to supply in the pulpits of country churches in the vicinity; and Amherst has taken part in four of the week-end intercollegiate deputations under the super- vision of the state Y. M. C. A. Committee to cities of Massa- chusetts. These intercollegiate engagements we feel were of particular value to all concerned; the Amherst delegates had a full three-days' program of speaking before Y. M. C. A., Sunday School and Christian Endeavor audiences, conferring with boys of the city personally concerning the problems of going to college, and, in general, bringing a healthy, vigorous interpretation of college life and college values to the attention of the city. 17 In addition to the separate engagements here recorded, J. S. Bixler, '16, has served many times as 'cello soloist in churches and at conferences, and several students have had regular and pro- longed service in nearby church work. C. J. Young and|W. G. Rogers, '18, have had charge of Sunday Schools in Holyoke, C. L. Goodrich, '18, has taught a class of Y. M. C. A. boys in Holyoke, and A. P. White, '16 and R. T. Ross, '17 as choir di- rector and organist have assisted at the Wesley Methodist Church, Amherst. J. S. Bixler, '16 has trained the chorus at the Holyoke Vocational School. The Association has assumed the direction of the Hope Church (colored) Sunday School, with C. B. Ames, and J. S. Bixler, '16 and S. P. Snelling, '19, super- vising the work. Following are the year's engagements: Aug. 8. South Hadley Congregational Church W. R. Agard, '15 "College Christianity" J. S. Bixler, '16 Cello Solos Oct. 22-24. Intercollegiate deputation at Cambridge J. M. Gaus, '15 "Social and Intellectual Values of College" Oct. 26. Grace Church, Holyoke R. G. Bemis, '18 An entertainment in prestidigitation Nov. 3. Hampden County Ministers' Association J. S. Bixler, '16 "The College Man and the Church" Nov. 29. Williston Seminary T. M. Greene, '18 Dec. 10-12. Intercollegiate Deputation at Newton J. L. Snider, '15 "Non-athletic Activities in College" Dec. 12. West Newton Baptist Church J. L. Snider, '15 "College Christianity" Dec. 22. First Congregational Church, Detroit, Mich. F. E. Bogart, '18 "Amherst College" Dec. 22. Union High School, Grand Rapids, Mich. C. H. Bratt, '18 "Why the College?" Dec. 22. Erasmus Hall, Brooklyn H. I. Fillman, '17 "The Amherst Idea" Jan. 9. Grace Church, Holyoke S. M. Buchanan, '16 "Religion in College" Jan. 12. Springfield Y. M. C. A. J. S. Bixler, '16 "Bible Study" Jan. 16. Belchertown Congregational Church S. W. Rider, '16 "Character Building" J. S. Bixler, '16 "Christianity in College" E. W. Morehouse, 'IS "What Christianity Means to Me" 18 Jan. 19. People's Institute, Northampton Glee Club Quartet, Gillies, White, '16; Low, '17; Ladd, '18 Holyoke Y. M. C. A. J. S. Bixler, '16 "The Story of the Meistersinger" Holyoke Y. M. C. A. F. R. Otte, '16 "An Appeal for India" Intercollegiate Deputation to Cushing Academy C. P. Cochrane, '17 "Intellectual and Religious Values of College" Conference of Boys of Mass. and R. I., at Newton J. S. Bixler, '16 "Honesty in Friendships" South Amherst Chapel R. D. Metcalf, '17 West Pelham Community Church W. R. Agard, '15 South Amherst Chapel C. J. Young, '18 West Pelham Community Church L. M. Knapp, '16 Mar. 24-26. Intercollegiate Deputation at Athol F. K. Sanders, '17 Grace Church, Holyoke Eugene Stimson, '16, Soloist; J. S. Bixler, '16, 'Cellist Montclair Academy L. M. Douglas, '16 "The Real Values of College" Grace Church, Holyoke C. P. Cochrane, '17 "A College Man's Religion" Choate School C. P. Cochrane, '17 "Christ in a College Man's Life" Jaffrey, N. H., Sunday School J. S. Bixler, '16 "The Meaning of Service" Second Congregational Church, Holyoke L. L. Spear, '17 "The Spirit of Honor" Williston Seminary S. M. Buchanan, '16 "The Northfield Conference" Presbyterian Church, Holyoke T. M. Greene, '18 "A Plea for Armenia" Kent School A. R. Morehouse, '16 "Amherst College" IMMIGRANT EDUCATION All of our work for immigrants this past year has been done under the supervision of the People's Institute, Northampton. This organization has a total membership of 310, mostly men Jan. 19. Jan. 30. Feb. 4-6. Feb. 19. Feb. 25. Mar. 5. Mar. 12. Mar. 19. Mar. 24-2 Mar. 26. April 30. May 7. May 14. May 21. May 21. May 21. May 28. May 28. . 19 and women, employed for the most part in school work and in factories and mills, but also in business, farming, hired house- work, professions, trades, in homes and as clerks. The work for 1915-16 brought the teachers into contact with many nationali- ties, including Americans (white and colored), Canadians, Irish Americans, Austrians, English, Germans, Greeks, Irish, Italians, Japanese, Lithuanians, Norwegians, Persians, Poles, Russians, Scotch and Turks. From Amherst 18 men have gone over an evening a week during the winter to teach, coming into contact with approxi- mately 42 men of a dozen nationalities. The classes have been small, numbering usually only two men, where the teaching could be of real and immediate value, although there were two larger classes for English conversation, a new departure which proved very successful. Among the subjects taught were Eng- lish, reading, spelling, grammar, arithmetic, current events, Latin and American citizenship. At a community service conference held in the fall in North- ampton, the state and county authorities along these lines helped us make a start toward a survey of local conditions and a fair apportionment of the work among the various agencies best fitted to deal with it. Efforts were made to establish classes in Hadley, in North Amherst and in Amherst. It seems that the logical field for our activities is the immediate vicinity of the college, where the need is great, but initiative of organization is lacking. Any such work requires a solid, efficient foundation under efficient management. The students must work through institutions, or the system will be spasmodic and only temporary. Such an opportunity has been given us in Northampton by the Peoples' Institute. We are hoping that in the future, aided by local agencies, we can do similar work nearer home. BOYS' CLUBS One hundred and fifty Amherst boys, ranging in age from eight to twenty years, have been enrolled this past year in the three divisions directed by the Boys' Work Committee. Regu- lar meetings in Pratt Gymnasium began before Thanksgiving and continued throughout the year. 20 . The division of older boys has been organized as~usual into the "Senate". This has met Monday evenings under the super- vision of E. E. Sawyer, '16. On Friday evenings the youngest boys have met from six-thirty to eight and the "middlers" from eight to nine- thirty. This latter group has been regularly known as the "Amherst Boys' Club"; from it was picked the representative basketball team, which had a successful season of games. The general purpose of all of the work has been to enable the boys to develop themselves into healthy, clean, self -controlled men. A broad athletic program has seemed the best basis upon which to start. So the members of the committee have helped the boys in basketball, relay racing, boxing, wrestling, bowling and drills. The showerbaths and an occasional swim proved very popular with the boys. In addition to this train- ing in clean sportsmanship, the mere fact of organization into clubs with a fair amount of self-government was of decided edu- cational value. It is hoped that more outdoor work can be attempted next year, with perhaps the formation of Boy Scout companies. The work with younger boys in this vicinity is bigger in oppor- tunity than we have yet realized. In the work this past year Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Cooley have cooperated heartily in giving the boys a good time in the gymnasium, and credit is due them along with the members of the committee in evaluating the results of the year. THE HOLYOKE VACATION SCHOOL This is our most unique form of community service. The vacation school system has recently become prominent as a national movement, and schools have been organized in cities under the auspices of the larger colleges and universities. Am- herst for six years has contributed its link in the chain in the form of the Holyoke school. The school is supported jointly by our Association and Grace Church, a large institutional church of Holyoke, whose pastor is Rev. E. B. Robinson, '96. Its sessions are held in the rooms of Grace church five days a week. The object is to keep as many 21 as possible of the children of Holyoke off the streets, to give them something to do during the long, hot summer months, and to bring them under an influence at once educational and re- ligious. The school is non-sectarian and limits its efforts to no special class, although most of its pupils come from the families of factory employees in the down-town district. wMWJkM^ Hj|2 £ % fi. : x *v„.. ' Wi\ r^^tSJ.,; : ml '^2£a0& f0 *°* :' M [' ' '■X?s§V' '$~>M '?>:-■ ; ■'yr^< Holyoke Vacation School — Printing Room (This was started in 1915, largely through the efforts of the Amherst director of the boys' work. Ten boys are kept busy in this department each day. 100,000 impressions were turned out the past six weeks) 22 The enrolment this summer was about one hundred and fifty. The girls from seven to fourteen years old were taught sewing; the girls and boys under seven comprised the kinder- garten; the older boys were divided into two groups for chair caning and carpentry. A feature of the school was the singing. Before the summer was over passers-by on Race or Cabot Streets became accustomed to hearing any one of a number of songs rendered with great enthusiasm, the most popular of all being "Lord Jeffrey Amherst". Once a week the whole school went on an outing to Hampden Pond, where there was a ball game and swimming, to say nothing of a trolley ride both ways and a lunch in the picnic grounds. A feature unique in vacation school work was the operation of a printing press donated to the school early in the summer of 1915 by a prominent citizen of Holyoke. Money was raised for type and equipment, and the press is now turning out an average of five dollars' worth of printing a week. Any account of the work of the school would be incomplete without a comment upon what has been done by Mr. Robinson, the pastor of Grace church. It is largely through his energy and unbounded enthusiasm that both pupils and teachers have been secured, that expenses have been met, that problems of discipline as well as administration have been solved. Amherst may well be glad that this form of social work, carried on in the name of the College Christian Association, is backed by such a man. Some Amherst student has regularly spent his summer as director of the boys' work of the school. Previous teachers have been Leland Olds, '12, George D. Olds, Jr., '13, W. F. Greene, '14, C. M. Mills, '14, and, last year, Julius S. Bixler, '16. Dur- ing the past summer, William G. Rogers, '18, has had charge. Those who are further interested in this branch of the Association work are advised to read "An Adventure in Democracy" in the October, 1915, Amherst Monthly, which describes the work and its significance to Amherst students. Conferences Delegates have been sent this past year to the regular con- ferences on religious work arranged by the various larger or- ganizations allied in interest with us. In addition to these mention should be made of the informal conferences arranged at Amherst many times during the year between undergraduates and leaders in Y. M. C. A. work, missionary activity, the minis- try and general social service. Especial attention should be called to one feature of our conferences. At the beginning of the year our Association held for the first time a "setting-up conference" for the Cabinet. The members arrived in town three days before rushing season started, and held meetings daily to get the year's program well in hand. We had the good fortune to have with us David R. Porter, National Student Sec- retary, Clarence P. Shedd, State Secretary, and T. A. Greene, '13. Dean Olds, Professor Tyler and Alumni Secretary Allis were also with us to talk over our plans. This setting-up con- ference proved of decided value in starting the year well. On October 15 Edward D. Andrews and Julius S. Bixler, '16 and Secretary Agard attended the annual Community Service conference in Boston, a meeting of social workers from all parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Mr. Bixler gave one of the addresses before the student division of the conference. The annual Conference of the Connecticut Valley Student Volunteer Movement Union, founded by H. S. Leiper, Amherst '13, was held at Wesleyan, Oct. 23-24. The Amherst delegates were Francis R. Otte, '16, George Benneyan, '18 and Secretary Snider. Andover Theological Seminary acted as host for the annual intercollegiate Conference upon the Ministry, held March 24-26. Representatives from a score of New England schools were present to enjoy a very valuable program of addresses, among the speakers being Nehemiah Boynton, '79, Prof. Walter Rau- schenbusch, Dr. Harry E. Fosdick, Professors Peabody and Hocking of Harvard, and Albert Parker Fitch. Amherst sent F. C. Allen, L. M. Knapp, '16, R. E. McGowan, '17, H. B. Staples, '19, and Secretary Agard. 24 The annual conference of the Intercollegiate Council of N. E. College Christian Associations was held at Dartmouth, April 14-16. Julius S. Bixler, '16, was president of the organization this past year. Amherst sent as delegates Secretaries-elect Buchanan and Washburn, President-elect Hobart and retiring Secretary Agard. This conference furnished a helpful inter- change of ideas on Association methods. Mr. Agard spoke on Bible study methods, and Mr. Bixler led the concluding meeting of the conference. Robert B. Proctor, '16, represented Amherst at the Y. M. C. A. Life Work Conference held in Boston May 6. From June 23 to July 3 the annual Student Conference for Eastern colleges was held at Northfield. Amherst was represented by 13 undergraduates and 4 alumni. The conference maintained its record of being of very great value to all the Amherst men who attended. ':%: The 1916 Northfield Delegation STUDENT MEMBERSHIP Last year a fraction over 88% of the college body were members of the Association. This year the Committee has worked together to enlist an even larger number, personally in- terviewing those men in college not already members. Mem- bership consists in signing the following statement: "I desire and will try to be a disciple of Jesus Christ and accept Him as the Master of my life." We are glad that we can report over 91% of the student body as being at present enrolled in the Association. The membership by classes is as follows : — Members Non-members Total Grad. Stud. 2 2 Seniors, 1916 77 2 79 Juniors, 1917 91 9 100 Sophomores, 1918 98 7 105 Freshmen, 1919 105 15 120 Totals, 373 33 406 FINANCES Owing largely to the increased generosity of the alumni, the Association has had sufficient funds this past year to extend several important departments of its activity. As a comparison with the previous year's expenditures will show, we have been able to increase our budget for speakers from $35 to nearly $80 and devote $40 more than before to deputations and conferences. An appropriation for the new Employment Bureau was neces- sary. These items, together with the^ $60 advance in printing expenses caused by the bulletin sent to all the alumni, account chiefly for the use we have made of our increased funds. FINANCIAL REPORT, July 1, 1915— July 1, 1916 RECEIPTS Balance on hand, July 1, 1915 $ 2.44 Undergraduate subscriptions 600.95 Faculty subscriptions 77.00 Alumni subscriptions 1,001.00 Interest from Gaylord fund 61.48 Total $1,742.87 26 EXPENDITURES Salaries of Secretaries $1,000.00 Speakers' expenses 79.75 Social events 38.00 Employment Bureau 12.84 Office expenses (including, postage) 80.02 Handbook deficit 75.00 Magazines and papers 25.00 Deputations and conferences 56.85 Printing : 179.54 Contributions: State Committee 25.00 International Committee 25.00 C. V. I. M. U 10.00 Holyoke Vacation School 90.00 Total $1,697.00 Total receipts $1,742.87 Total expenditures 1,697.00 Balance on hand, July 1, 1916 $45.87 Respectfully submitted, BURBANK C. YOUNG, Treasurer. ALUMNI COOPERATION One of the most encouraging features of the year's work has been the response of the alumni to the brief report sent out last winter by the Alumni Council Committee on Religious Work. The primary reason for sending this report out was not financial, but rather to give all the alumni the opportunity to learn of the religious situation at college. But the financial element of course did figure, for the Association work demanded increased funds to carry on its regular activity and provide for increased expenditure for speakers and deputations. We found that 172 alumni responded, as compared with about 40 the preceding year, and contributed $1001, an amount greater by $300 than ever before. It is planned to send out no personal letters soliciting funds this year. We are hoping that this report will bring the needed alumni contribution. 27 Several alumni have asked us if this matter should not be in- cluded among the Alumni Council organized budgets. Mr. Allis, the Council Secretary, tells us that this should be the case within a few years, but that so far the urgent work of organiza- tion and routine business of the Council make necessary the continuation of our present system for the time being. A blank for contributions will be found on the last page of this report. The list of the contributing alumni this past year follows: '54 Hallock, C. '55 Fiske, A. S. '56 Reade, J. T. '58 Grosvenor, G. S. '59 Knapp, G. B. '61 Andrews, E. N. '61 Hardy, A. S. '61 Phipps, G. G. '65 Emerson, B. K. '65 Jones, E. A. '66 Cole, R. M. '66 Cooley, N. S. '66 Morley, H. S. '67 Cobb, W. H. '67 Ward, S. '67 White, W. P. '69 Hammond, W. P. '70 Fowle, J. L. '70 Porter, H. '71 Hartzell, W. H. '71 Simpson, J. W. '71 Tomblen, C. L. '72 Clark, G. L. '72 Holbrook, D. L. '72 Paine, L. M. '73 King, H. A. '73 Tyler, J. M. '73 Williams, T. '74 Frye, J. H. '74 Kilbourn, E. B. '74 Morse, N. '75 Perkins, W. P. '76 Knight, E. H. '76 Patton, R. W. '76 Plimpton, G. L. '76 Washburn, W. I. '77 Hingeley, J. B. '77 Kyle, W. O. '77 Maxon, H. M. '78 Babbott, F. L. '78 Conant, G. A. '78 Cowles, W. L. '78 Gardiner, H. N. '78 Goodnow, H. R. '78 Heselton, G. W. '78 Ladd, W. M. '78 Mossman, W. B. '78 Stearns, F. W. '78 Hitchings, H. M. '79 Pratt, C. M. '79 Seelye, W. J. '79 Williams, S. '80 Gillett, A. L. '80 Headley, P. C. '80 Lane, C. S. '80 Rogers, N. C. '80 Jenkins, F. H. '81 French, F. E. '81 Parsons, F. H. '81 Stihvell, G. H. '82 Bixler, J. W. '82 Hale, E. D. '82 Hall, G. A. '82 Partridge, F. C. '82 Rolfe, A. G. '82 Thayer, L. H. '82 Tucker, H. A. '83 Patton, C. H. 28 '83 Walker, W. '84 Atwater, W. C. '84 Kelsey, C. E. '84 Phelps, C. S. '84 Rossiter, W. S. '84 Smith, F. M. '84 Thompson, J. O. '85 Greene, F. D. '85 Stone, A. F. '85 Thayer, W. G. '86 Clark, J. B. '86 Perine, H. B. '87 Conrad, W. O. '87 Goddard, G. N. '87 Kendrick, A. '87 Rounds, A. C. '87 Rounds, R. S. '87 Thorp, W. B. '88 Baker, A. G. '88 Bard, A. S. '88 Danforth, J. R. '88 Miller, J. H. '88 Perrine, W. H. '88 Seymour, G. N. '88 Woodin, H. P. '88 Wright, J. D. '89 Callahan, J. R. '89 Dicken, W. C. '89 James, A. C. '89 Smith, E. E. '89 Thompson, D. V. '89 Watkins, J. M. '89 Ackerman, J. F. '90 Putnam, F. C. '90 Tenney, B. F. '91 Avery, N. P. '91 Stone, J. T. '92 Clark, H. L. '92 Cox, E. H. '92 Thompson, F. L. '93 Allis, F. S. '93 Blodgett, F. D. '93 Esty, T. C. '93 Lay, F. M. '93 Tufts, P. H. '94 Capen, E. W. '94 Johnston, W. S. '94 Noyes, H. T. '94 Rice, A. '94 Staples, F. C. '95 Pratt, H. L. '96 Bixler, D. H. '96 Hall, E. S. '96 Halligan, H. A. '96 Merriam, G. E. '96 Tayler, J. D. '97 Emerson, B. K. Jr. '97 Esty, R. P. '98 Gregory, R. H. '98 Kendall, H. P. '98 Newlin, W. J. '98 Tinker, W. H. '99 Rogers, D. C. '00 Hardy, W. F. '00 Paine, B. L. '01 Crary, C. J. '02 Keith, E. B. '03 Breed, J. M. '03 Rhodes, M. A. '04 Goold, E. H. '04 Hartshorne, I. '05 Crossett, E. C. '07 Boynton, E. C. '08 Cobb, P. R. '08 Powley, N. '08 Washburn, W. I. '09 Melcher, J. B. '09 Burnett, G. B. Jr. '10 Hood, R. H. 'lOLadd, W. S. '10 Wolfe, C. A. '11 Abbot, F. P. '11 Seelye, L. H. '13 Greene, T. A. '13 Leiper, H. S. '13 Marsh, A. W. '13 Merrill, R. S. '13 Parsons, C. E. '13 Stilwell, L. D. '14 Cobb, E. S. '14 Hubbard, T. H. '15 Barnes, W. G. '15 Kingman, H. S. '15 Pratt, R. '15 Roelofs, H. D. '15 Smith, L. R. ALUMNI CONTRIBUTION As a result of the four thousand circulars mailed last fall we received many interesting letters of inquiry and suggestion, which we appreciate. There was also a marked increase in receipts; over one thousand dollars was contributed, in amounts varying from fifty cents to one hundred dollars. As stated in a previous bulletin, our opportunities are limited only by our resources. If we should have twice the above sum available this present year, we have plans already laid whereby we could spend every cent effectively. May we not count you among our regular donors this year? Mr. Robert M. Fisher, Treasurer. I hereby enclose $ . as my contribution to the A. C. C. A. for 1916-1917. (Signed) (Class). Address OFFICERS, 1916—1917 President, RICHARD T. HOBART, 1917 Vice-President, FRANCIS L. MOGINOT, 1917 Treasurer, ROBERT M. FISHER, 1917 Recording Secretary, DAVID C. HALE, 1917 (SCOTT M. BUCHANAN, 1916 I ALFRED H. WASHBURN, 1916 Graduate Secretaries, COMMITTEES Bible Study, HENRY W. WELLS, F. L. Moginot, '17 W. E. Sibley, '17 A. E. Harris, '18 E. W. Morehouse, '18 '17, Chairman S. Thayer, '18 C. G. Seamans, '18 C. L. Goodrich, '18 P. N. Youtz, '18 R. M. Fisher, '17 T. Kambour, '17 C B. Low, '17 F. B. Marks, '17 Boys' Work, S. B. GOODRICH, '17, Chairman E. F. Loomis, '17 C. Seamans, '18 P. B. Glann, '19 N. R. Lemcke, '17 P. H. See, '18 H. M. Lay, '19 C. B. McGowan, *17 S. Thayer, '18 F. E. Mygatt, '19 R. C. Perkins, '17 W. W. Yerrall, '18 L. B. Thornton, '19 R. S. Woodward, '17 A. E. Cavart, '19 H. P. Vermilya, '19 T. L. Widmayer, '17 L. Donahue, '19 G. Benneyan, '18 R. J. Davis, '19 Conferences and Charities, IRVING L. SPEAR, '17, Chairman M. A. Copeland, '17 R. E. McGowan, '17 A. F. Saunders, '18 M. E. Baker, '17 E. H. Marks, '17 S. A. Howard, '17 E. M. Root, '17 Deputation, CRAIG A. COCHRANE, G. I. Baily, '17 C. H. Bartholomew, '17 M. Eisner, '17 C. B. Low, '17 F. L. Moginot, '17 H. Rauschenbusch, '17 I. L. Spear, '17 J. F. Swett, '17 R. G. Bemis, '18 C. L. Goodrich, '18 T. M. Greene, '18 H. A. Ladd, '18 E. W. Morehouse, '18 L. E. Thayer, '18 J. C. Warren, '18 A. Bodenhorn, '19 R. B. Bristol, S. A. Howard, Employment, J. FREEMAN SWETT, R. E. Bednarski, '18 I. W. Soare, '18 D. D. Bixler, '18 W. B. Cummings, '19 '17, Chairman N. Boynton, '19 F. S. May, '19 D. G. Mitchell, '19 J. G. Howard, '19 W. W. Riefler, '19 R. V. Sheldon, '19 R. S. Starkey, '19 '17, Chairman J. R. Cotton, '19 L. W. Miller, '19 Finance, ROBERT M. FISHER, '17, Chairman A. M. Clarke, '17 K. W. Barber, '18 G. Benneyan, '18 J. S. Gillies, '18 H. F. Johnson, '18 R. B. Bristol, '17 M. Anderson, '19 F. F. Bailey, '19 H. A. Ladd, '18 M. S. Moore, '18 W. R. Peabody, '18 D G. Redmond, '18 L. E. Thayer, '18 R. B. Tylee, '18 W. W. Yerrall, '18 W. C. Washburn, '18 E. B. Kambour, '19 Handbook, PAUL H. PLOUGH, *17, Chairman A. E. Cavart, '19 H. M. Lay, '19 R. C. Evans, '19 W. L. Godwin, '19 H. R. Seward, '19 S..P. Snelling, '19 Immigrant Education, J. EVERETT GLANN, '17, Chairman F. D. Bell, '17 R. W. Myers, '18 L. P. Moore, '19 R. W. Hendricks, '17 W. R. Peabody, '18 J. A. Savoy, '19 C. B. McGowan, '17 E. W. Morehouse, '18 P. Rizzi, '19 J L. Whitcomb, '17 W. R. Stitt, '18 T. Southworth, '19 F. E. Bogart, '18 A. B. Forbes, '19 W. C. Spicer, '19 P. R. Arnold, '18 P. N. LeBrun, '19 H. B. Staples, '19 Membership, BENJAMIN F. D'OOGE, '17, Chairman R. B. Bristol, '17 R. D. Metcalf, '17 G. W. Cornell, '18 M. A. Copeland, '17 J. G. Gazley, '17 G. L. Cross, '18 G. Hinman, '17 F. K. Sanders, '17 W. C. Tooker, '18 C. B. McGowan, '17 J. M. Scandrett. '17 H. P. Stimson, '18 E. M. Root, '17 Mission Study, FRANK K. SANDERS, JR., '17. Chairman N. W. Cheng, '17 H. A. Smith, '17 E. B. Greene, '18 G. Benneyan, '18 R. P. Kelsey, '18 H. Knauth, '18 W. C. Hobensack, '18 C. J. Young, '18 Reading Room and Publicity, CHANDLER T. H. I. Fillman, '17 ' W. L. Thompson, '18 F. M. Sleeper, '17 M. Anderson, '19 R. P. Bentley, '18 A. F. Banfield, '19 G. W. Cornell, '18 P. A. Chase, '19 A. R. Morehouse, '18 P. Y. Eastman, '19 P. N. Youtz, '18 E. N. Hollings, '19 E. R. Smith, '19 JONES, '17, Chairman N. T. Macfarlane, '19 A. I.. Scott, '19 T. Southworth, '19 P. H. Stacy, '19 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-URBANA 3 0112 111514490