iously submitted.

2. P. M. Discussion of the activities and
problems of the Menorah Societies
and the ways in which
Menorah work may be still further
advanced in the Colleges
and Universities of the country.

4. P. M. Election of Intercollegiate Officers
for 1916.

6.30 P. M. Convention Dinner at the Hotel
Adelphia for Representatives and
Deputies, all other Menorah
members, graduates, friends and
invited guests. Toasts.

THURSDAY, December 30th.

9.30 A. M. Discussion continued of Menorah
activities in Colleges and Universities.
Resolutions.

2. P. M. Unfinished business.

=Items of Interest=

_Death of Dr. Schechter_

Solomon Schechter, President of the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America, died suddenly on November 19. Dr. Schechter was a member of
the Board of Consulting Editors of THE JOURNAL, and from the first an
inspiring friend of the Menorah movement. THE JOURNAL was shortly to
have received his promised article. Endeavor will be made in an early
issue to give worthy appreciation of Dr. Schechter as scholar and
humanist and Jewish leader. Meantime, it may be noted that several of
his leading works are to be found in Menorah libraries: "Studies in
Judaism" and "Aspects of Rabbinic Theology." Attention may also be
called to Dr. Schechter's last book, published only recently, entitled
"Seminary Papers and Addresses."

_Relief of Jewish Students in Switzerland_

Menorah members have sent the following amounts through the
Intercollegiate Menorah Association for the relief of Russian Jewish
students at present in Switzerland: $38 from the University of
Pennsylvania; $23.50 from the University of Valparaiso; $18 from The
Johns Hopkins University; $9.50 from Temple University (Philadelphia);
and $6 from the University of North Carolina. The students at Harvard
sent approximately $100.

_Syllabus of Jewish History_

By special arrangement with the University of London, the
Intercollegiate Menorah Association has been enabled to provide
Menorah Study Circles with a Syllabus of Jewish History from
Mendelssohn to Herzl, prepared by ten Jewish authorities in England as
an Extension Course of the University of London.

_New Menorah Societies_

New Menorah Societies have been organized since the opening of this
academic year at a number of Col