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-~15 - fhe Forum in 1922 invited 81x European students to the United States who, during a pericd of four months, spoke in 58 collcges tn this comtry and this gave Awew ican etwrients an " oppo: tunity to gein a better intermicael understeming- . t+ Genserence In December, 1922, the first Natiomi Stucen was held in Hartedale, New York, under tue auspices of the *" $tudsnt Forum. Twenty-eight coaleges were repeesensed a% the ed in order to give etudents an op~ to watch and Jisten™, and members of Corfererce, which was cali portunity "to act rather than merely “sccept responsibility 5 civilization end creators of the rence one of thé éiscussion ree which in response to a cesire to the community, ae inheritors of future". At the close of the Confe te stand against war 85 the fo groups urged @ defini riendly deve lopment most definitely threatened the full sara f of individual personality, They proposed as the first step a program designed to avert war, the formation of college groups to study the causes of war and diplomatic methods, and affiliation organizations working toward a 8 e suggestions. with internatioml Youth ‘milar end. The Porun itself took no action on the s Rational Student Volunteer Union , ou Tiwaukee ot., Denver, Colorado. . The National Student Volunteer Union makes the following recommendations to its membe rss "Believing that students have a definite responsibility they should help for facing the issues of their time, ena that to build for idezl world relationships, and that re who are looking forverd to missionary service have a particuier responsibility for developing world friendship: we recomend that Student Volunteers frankly and fearleesiy study, in the Light of Jesus’ teaching, the zhole ouestion of war in its military, racial, social, and economic forms in order that we may help to establish @ world of Good i121."