CONFERENCE TO FACE PROBLEMS OF LABOR

A conference of students attending American colleges and universities who have had industrial experience will be held at Swarthmore College, Philadelphia, in the first week of November. A. J. Muste, Dean of Brookwood Labor College, will preside over the assembly, which will meet on the evening of November 4 at 8 o'clock and adjourn November 6 at noon.

Expert industrial advisers will attend the meeting, including Henry Tatnall Brown, President of Brown & Baily Co.; Norman Thomas of the League for Industrial Democracy; Powers Hapgood '21 and Israel Mufson, Director of Philadelphia Labor College. Discussion of Industrial problems will be based on the actual experience in industry of the delegates.

Any student who has spent either last summer or some previous time at some form of manual labor is eligible to attend this conference. Those interested should apply for admission on special blanks provided for the purpose and obtainable at the Phillips Brooks House. Candidates should state their industrial experience by answering the questions printed on the application blanks, which must be in the hands of James Myers, 105 East 22d Street, New York City, by ctober 20. Delegates will be chosen on the basis of their experience as participant observers in industry.

Expenses during the session of the assembly, which will be limited strictly to 75 members, will be about $1.50 per day. A conference fee of $2.00 will be charged.