LONG CONNECTED WITH Y.M.C.A.

John R. Mott, Ph. B., A. M., LL.D., was born at Livingston Manor, N. Y., in 1865. He attended Cornell University, receiving the degree of Ph. B. from that institution in 1888. Entering Y. M. C. A. work upon graduation, he became a student-secretary of the international committee of the Y. M. C. A. In the same year he took up missionary work as chairman of the Student Volunteer Movement, and in 1895 was chosen General Secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation.

Continuing in Y. M. C. A. leadership, Dr. Mott became foreign secretary and then associate general secretary of the international committee of that organization, which latter position he holds at the present day. He has made four trips around the world in connection with this work, and has studied the student problem in many foreign countries.

The honorary degrees of A. M. and LL.D. were bestowed upon him by Yale University in 1899, and the University of Edinburgh in 1910, respectively. Princeton University also conferred upon him the degree of LL.D. in 1911. Doctor Mott is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a fellow in the Royal Geographic Society.

During his present stay in America while directing the Red Triangle campaign, Dr. Mott has spoken before 50,000 people in seven cities in the space of four days.

During the war Dr. Mott has served as general representative of the American Y. M. C. A. in Europe