THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS DISCUSS WORLD'S AILMENTS

The Ninth Quadrennial Convention of the Student Volunteer Movement, held at Indianapolis, December 28 to January 1, registered a total attendance of 6,560, including 5,383 students, of whom 4,891 were white delegates, 124 colored delegates, and 368 foreign delegates, 110 out-of-college students, 200 missionaries, 388 representatives of mission boards, and 130 officers—all of whom, according to nice blue clip sheet sent out by the convention's publicity bureau, were "thinkers" demanding facts and wanting to work out their own solutions."

"The most interesting and most valuable part of the program was the discussion periods, when the sessions were broken into 50 groups. At these meetings the students considered problems that had been presented and discussed their solutions. As a rule, the leaders made no attempt to control the direction of the discussion or the thought. Race relations were considered of the utmost importance by the delegates, as most frankly Mated they face them on their own campus. International relations, especially regarding war, was next in interest. The youth movement was but little discussed because most of the students are living it. Pleaders for special causes held meetings outside the regular convention sessions.

"Four students were chosen to present four viewpoints on international relations. Because concrete suggestions were made, the sentiment of the student body was expressed by a show of hands. No count was made, but newspaper men present, including Associated Press and United Press representatives, agreed on the following approximate figures:

"Preparedness as a means of preventing war 200; Education, and determination to take part only in a defensive war, after appeal to the World Court and the League of Nations for adjustment had failed, 4,000; Calling on the United States to join the World Court and the League of Nations, 5,500; the pacifist point of view, 400."