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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1915)
INTERCOLLEGIATE PRO HIBITION ASSOCIATION Ten thousand college men and women will be enlisted as leaders in the anti-liquor crusade as the result of a movement launched at the To peka convention. Following an ad dress by Daniel A. Poling, vice-presi dent of the association, four hundred student delegates from all parts of the United States rose to their feet and with hands clenched into fighting fists pledged themselves to “see this thing thru.’ In addition it as resolved to initiate a Nationwide campaign to enlist at least five thousand college men and women who will engage in active service for National prohibition un der the direction of the various Na tional anti-liquor organizations. The present fight for National prohibition, it was declared, furnishes a “moral equivalent for war,” which peace ad vocates are urging to counteract the passion for military conflict. The Topeka convention was the greatest National student gathering of a civic character ever assembled in America. With delegates from Massachusetts and California, from Minnesota and Texas, and from near ly every intervening State, the con vention was by far the largest and most representative ever held by the association, and it stands as the one big student gathering of the year 1914. The entire convention program cen tered around the general theme, “The Challenge of the Anti-Liquor Move ment to the Present Student Genera tion.” In stirring addresses and earn est life purpose conferences the chal lenge for intelligent, patriotic leader ship was presented from many differ ent angles by recognized National leaders in the anti-liquor movement, and the challenge was eagerly accept ed. Among the prominent speakers were: Governor George H. Hodges of Kansas: Governor-elect Arthur Capper; ex-Governor John P. St. John; Dr. Charles M. Sheldon; “Catch-My-Pal” (Rev. R. J.) Patter son of Ireland; Di*. Purley A. Baker, National superintendent of the Anti- Saloon League; Eugene W. Chafin, twice Prohibition candidate for Presi dent and member of the Flying Squadron; Virgil G. Henshaw, Nation al chairman of the Prohibition party; Rev. Elmer L. Williams, “the fighting parson of Chicago;” Daniel A. Poling, National superintendent of good citi zenship department, United Society of Christian Endeavor; Hon. Alonzo E. Wilson, president of Lincoln Chau tauqua System and former member of the Illinois Legislature; Mrs. Frances E. Beauchamp, president of the Ken tucky W. C. T. U.; Harry C. McCain, extension secretary of the Methodist Episcopal Temperance Society; Dr. D. Leigh Colvin, president of the I. P. A., and Harley H. Gill, former vice- president. Telegrams and letters of greeting, all eartily endorsing the work of the I. P. A., were received from Hon. William J. Bryan, Congressman Rich mond P. Hobson, United States Sena tors Morris Sheppard and Robert L. Owen, Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, and nearly a score of college and univer sity presidents. The biennial National oratorical of the association was won by Earl H. Haydock of the University of South ern California. Second place was taken by Henry C. Jacobs of Hope College, Michigan, and third honors went to Herbert M. Myrick of Carson and Newman College, Tennessee. One young woman was among the com petitors and the contest was one of the strongest ever held. The four days’ session resulted in deep conviction as to the necessity and immediate demand for National prohibition, and a consecrated determi nation to assume the service of lead ership in bringing about its consum mation. It was an occasion of tre mendous inspiration and significance, and the forces which it set in motion will constitute one of the most potent factors in the anti-liquor movement thruout the world. Officers for the next two years were elected as follows: President, D. Leigh Colvin, Ph. D., New York; first vice-president, Daniel A. Poling, Bos ton; second vice-president, Harry G. McCain, Topeka, Kan.; secretary, Elon G. Borton, Greenville, 111.; treas urer, Harry S. Warner, Chicago; members of the executive committee, Neil D. Cranmer, Elmira, N. Y., and Harley H. Gill, University of Califor nia. Harry S. Warner was re-elected general secretary. The fundamental educational purposes of the associa tion were reaffirmed in resolutions adopted by the convention, and a campaign was launched to raise a fund of $125,000, payable in five year ly installments, for the purpose of ex tending the work of the organization to every college and university in the United States. LIEUTENANT HILL. AND THE HOWITZER W. G. Schultze has handed us a 1909 “Howitzer,” the West Point annual ' of the year that Lieutenant Hill graduated. Under the commandant’s picture in the senior section, we learn that he was originally from Portland, Ore. His biographer observes that tho he is from the wild and woolly West, his nature is quite mild, in deed. His recreation is said to be photography, and he is said to be a strong member of the “Anti-Knocking Society.” The “Howitzer” is a highly credit able annual. We took it over for the editor of the Long Horn to see and it excited his envy and admiration to such an extent that it was only with considerable effort that we were able to prize him loose from it. THE TEXAN IS REDUCED IN SIZE. The Texan, the first college daily in the South, has recently shortened its columns and now comes forward with the announcement that, for financial reasons, its size will be fur ther reduced from six to five columns, making it but two-thirds of its former size. CHAPEL NOTES. If every chapel sermon during the year 1915 is as good as the first, we will have the best chapel services in the State. We were very fortunate in having Dr. A. J. Barton of Waco on last Sunday. He is secretary of the Baptist State board of education, and is widely known among men of affairs. Dr. Barton dwelt on the interest and value of studying human nature, and the intelligent use of the will as concerned with the formation of habits. He used so many concrete examples to illustrate his points that his sermon was more than ordinarily interesting to the audience. Dr. Barton very generously consent ed to stay over from the morning service and speak at the regular Sun day night Y. M. C. A. service. He spoke on the much debated question of the hereafter. He dwelt on the facts that he hereafter is real, that it is different from the present life, and that it is where a man’s real worth is accurately set down. All were glad to hear Dr. Bizzell say that the Legislature had been asked for $150,000 with which to erect a new assembly hall. This is prob ably the most urgent need of the col lege at this time, as our present hall cannot accommodate the commence ment crowds, and has not done so for several years. Dr. D. W. Darnall of Sherman will conduct the chapel services on Sun day, January 17. TOLD IN THE PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS A small dog reached a depot about the time a train was passing thru. He took after it and pursued it for about 100 yards, then suddenly stopt and came back. A larger dog asked him why he had given up the chase. “Oh,” he replied, “While I was run ning it the thought came to me—what will I do with the thing if I catch it?” Said the toastmaster: “Wisrodt came very near eloping last summer. He got as far as putting the ladder up to her window, but a policeman approached, and, fearing that he would be taken for a burglar, he took down the ladder and slipt away. In a moment more he met another po liceman who asked him rather brusk- ly what he was doing. C. E. P. was at a loss what answer to give, but at length his knowledge of economics came to his aid and he said, ‘Oh, just circulating around.’ ‘Tell that to the chief,’ said the cop, as he took him in charge. 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