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D.C.A. INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE

May, 1922
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D.C.A. INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE
May, 1922

An intercollegiate conference of delegates from christian associations of several eastern colleges convened in Hanover, March 24 and 25, under the auspices of the D.C.A. The purpose of the conference was to discuss the opportunities for college men who are planning careers in the ministry, welfare, institutional, or missionary work; also to discuss the position of the student christian associations and their relation to the college.

The conference opened with a dinner to the delegates at which the Rev. Mr. Chamberlin of the College Church was the speaker. Two round table discussions were held the following morning, the Rev. A. K. Skinner '03 and C. K. Brown, Secretary of the Y.M.C.A. in Boston, speaking. At the afternoon conference dealing with opportunities in the mission field the Rev. Alden Clark was the speaker. The Rev. John Dallas of Hanover and the Rt. Rev. Edward M. Parker, bishop of the New Hampshire diocese, spoke at the public meeting which closed the conference that evening.

The colleges sending representatives to Hanover were Hartford Theological Seminary, Harvard, McGill, Middlebury, Massachusetts Institute of Technology New Hampshire State, Norwich, Springfield, University of Vermont, and Wesleyan.