At the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, December 27, 28, 29 and 30, 1915.
_Announcements_
All members of Menorah Societies are cordially invited to attend the
Convention. Though the right to vote is enjoyed only by duly
accredited Representatives and Deputies of constituent Menorah
Societies, all Menorah members may be given the privilege of the floor
at the business sessions. Graduates also, especially former members of
Menorah Societies, are invited to attend.
All business sessions, unless otherwise indicated, will take place at
College Hall, University of Pennsylvania.
A reception will be given to the delegates and other Menorah members
by a Committee of graduates and leading Jewish men and women of
Philadelphia, at the Y. M. H. A., on Monday evening, at 8.
By invitation from the President of the Dropsie College, Dr. Cyrus
Adler, one of the meetings, the "Scholars' Evening," will be held at
The Dropsie College, corner Broad and York Sts., Philadelphia, on
Tuesday evening, December 28, at 8.15 P. M. This meeting will be open
to the public.
The Convention Dinner, at the Hotel Adelphia, Philadelphia, on
Wednesday evening, December 29, at 6.30 P. M., will be open to
Representatives and Deputies, all other Menorah members, all
graduates, and invited guests. Menorah members who desire their
friends to be invited will please send their names and addresses
immediately to the Intercollegiate Menorah Association, 600 Madison
Avenue, New York. The subscription will be $3.00 a cover.
_Program_
MONDAY, December 27.
10. A. M. Opening session. Submission of
credentials by Representatives
and Deputies, and written reports
of their respective Menorah
Societies (unless previously sent
to the Chancellor of the Intercollegiate
Menorah Association);
payment of Society dues to the
Association for 1916; seating of
Representatives and Deputies;
presentation of the applications
of new Menorah Societies for admission
into the Association and
action thereon.
1. P. M. Informal luncheon to delegates
and visiting Menorah members.
2. P. M. Presentation of reports of Intercollegiate
Officers for 1915, covering
(1) roster of Menorah Societies
and census of Menorah
members; (2) extension of the
Menorah movement during 1915;
(3) the Menorah College of Lecturers;
(4) Menorah courses of
study and syllabi; (5) Menorah
Libraries; (6) Menorah Prizes;
(7) The Menorah Journal; (8)
Menorah Classics; (9) Graduate
Menorah Committees; (10) The
graduate phase of the movement;
(11) Relations of the Menorah
with other organizations, etc.
Questions regarding the activities
of the Association and the policy
of the Administration during
1916.
8. P. M. Formal reception to the delegates
and visiting Menorah students,
given by University alumni of
Philadelphia at the Y. M. H. A.
TUESDAY, December 28th.
9.30 A. M. Discussion of the Intercollegiate
reports submitted the previous
afternoon, with special reference
to The Menorah Journal. Resolutions.