Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-31 | Page 3 | College Men Score Prohi Amendment

COLLEGE MEN SCORE AMENDMENT AMEN Dry Act Denounced by Student Student Student Stu Stu- dent F Federation at Close of Seventh Congress Hy fly Associated Tress Press Toledo 0 O. Dec 31 The 31 The National Student Federation of America closed close d Its seventh annual congress toda today y with its delegates on record as opposIng Ing lag prohibition as as it now exists bu but t refusing to condemn the d act actA A resolution denouncing flog tion in its present form was introduced Intro intro- by James C. C Wilson of the University Uni Uni- of Missouri and adopted ed ba b ba by bya P a vote of 63 to 40 A motion by Lawrence A. A Pratt o of t Kansas State university asking th the e convention to go on record as opposed opposed op op opposed posed to the act was defeated de de- 50 to 31 with delegate delegates s declining to vote Many of ot- those ot-those those wh who o favored the previous resolution re refuSed reused refused re- re fuSed used to support Pratt on the ground group d his motion was unwise as a matte matter r of policy Wilson arguing for his resolution declared it is high time we forgee forge forget t our fears for what our college dean deans s and presidents are say when he n we we get home and vote wet the wa way Y we the believe Wales Smith of Buller Butler J offered a resolution to the effect tha t prohibition has been socially economically economically eco eco- and morally beneficial but it was ruled out of order Prohibition Pro Wales contended even eve eve n though it is not enforced as it shout should I be has brought greater happiness s greater economic security and a hig high I standard of social conduct to th the e American people In general dele delegates ates from New Nc NewYork v York Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois tJ l Missouri ouri r id d the far west voted wit with h Wilson while those from New England England Eng Eng- land and the remainder of the mIddle west took the dry side of the ques- ques tion ion Southern delegates took no ac tide U part in the debate e.