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...annual Northfield Student Conference this year opens on June 23 and closes July 2. It is open to students of all New England colleges, and each year attracts more than 800 men. An unusually notable list of speakers, including George Sherwood Eddy, C. R. Brown '77, R. E. Speer, and H. E. Fosdick, has been arranged for this year. J. R. Mott will preside...
...general plan of the day at Northfield offers excellent opportunities for personal friendship, healthful recreation, and for listening to men who have a strong influence on the religion of the present day. In the mornings and evenings of the week at Northfield, speeches are made by leaders in Christian thought and service, and Bible and mission study classes are held, closing with a general meeting addressed by one of the Conference speaekrs. Afternoons are given over to athletics of all sorts. Intercollegiate and undergraduate competitions are held in baseball, track, and tennis, while after dinner there is a general meeting...
...Christian Association will hold its first meeting of the year in the Parlor of Phillips Brooks House tomorrow morning at 9.45 o'clock. Several Northfield delegates will speak, and plans for the year will be discussed. The meeting will be informal and new members of the University are especially urged to attend...
...largest University delegation that ever attended the Northfield Conference will leave North Station tomorrow morning on a special car attached to the 9.30 train. There is still an opportunity for any new men to join the party, and they should see L. A. Morgan '17 some time today and make arrangements for accommodations. The University delegation will be quartered in Gould Hall, which is considered the most comfortable dormitory at Northfield. There will be a large separate dining room, and the cost of board will be reduced to a minimum...
...daily program at Northfield will begin with a rising bell at 7.30. At 8.30 various special classes will be held such as social service, Bible study, or mission study. From 9.30 to 12.30 will be devoted to vocational discussion, in which men interested in different forms of life work will have a chance to talk with experienced men. The afternoons are given over to various forms of out-door recreation, including a tennis tournament, baseball league games, a track meet, and good swimming in the Connecticut. In the evenings there are out-door addresses on a neighboring hill-side...