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148 THE ATHENAEUM 1 Along with three of the varsity debators of last season and the two alternates appeared new prospects; who in all probability will fight every inch of the, way to gain a place on the forensic platform. Out of the twelve men retained from the first preliminaries will be chosen the varsity teams who represent Morehouse in a quadran gular league composed of Fisk University, Knoxville College, Tal ladega College, and Morehouse College. The subject chosen for the inter-collegiate debate is Resolved: That the United States Government should own and operate the Coal Mines within its jurisdiction. Under the coaching of Professor N. P. Tillman together with his assistants we think it will be possible in the end to exclaim, “We have met the enemy and they are ours.” —E. Buchanan Williams, ’27. FIRST STATE STUDENT COUNCIL OF YOUNG MEN’S ✓ CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA The strength of unity is coming to be realized in the various religious activities of our time and especially is this true in the student department of the Young Men’s Christian Association. It has been the experience of the local units of this organization when assembled at Regional Conference to elect two councilmen whose duty it is to represent the state from which the units come in the Regional Council. This being done the first days of the Conference makes it quite difficult to choose said men, for the reason that the delegates sent from the local units are, for the most part, not at all acquainted. They are not only unacquainted with each other but are quite limited in their knowledge of the nature and work of the brotherhood on the council system. Facing these facts as well as recognizing the power of unified, energized and purposefully direct ed efforts, local units of various states are forming larger units known as State Councils. The state council is made up by the men elected by the local units and sent as council-men. There is a basis of representation which provides for one and only one councilman from each local group or unit. Along with other delegates from eleven local units in Georgia eleven council-men representing Americus Institute, Atlanta Univer sity, Clark University, Central City College, Fort Valley High and Industrial School, Georgia State College, Gammon Theological Sem inary, Morris Brown, Morehouse and Paine gathered at Fort Valley, February 6-8, 1925 at a State Conference and organized “The Georgia State Student Council of the Young Men’s Christian Association.” A constitution for this state unit was adopted and two committees, the one on place; the other on budget will report soon. The indicators of the first meeting points towards the realization of the meaning and value of combined effort which results in a great er diffusion of the knowledge of the brotherhood and a change in the amount and quality of work done in the Student Department. —B. Brazile Eatmon, ’26.