The Portland daily press., 1891-02-23
Colby University,
Correspondence Of the Press.l


VAUDEVILLE, February 81.
Prof VIM. Elder who occupies the Merrill
chair in chemistry will leave on Wednesday
for the South where he will remain until the
next fall term. Prof. Elders absence Is
necessitated by his Ill health which has
been aggravated for the past two or three
months. Mrs. Elder and daughterswill ac-
company him.
During the absence Of Prof. Elder the
class in Elective Chemistry from the junior
class will be taken charge Of by Prof, w. S.
Bayley of the geological department.
The appointments for the annual Junior
prize debate will probably be made on Mon
day or Tuesday. The Clason Australian
ballot bill Is the theme for discussion.
At meeting Of the Athletic Association
held in the chapel Wednesday morning, 1t
was voted to hold private exhibition In the
term The affair will be under the direction
of Mr.. Il, b Mathews 81, G. III. StOddard
'9i, Chas. L. Cohen '92 and G. II. Stimson '9S.
Mr.. Knapp Kalloch '92, who has been Ill
for the past week Is rapidly convalesciDg
aud will re-assume his studies next week.
Only three more issues OF the Echo are to
appear under the management OF the pres
ent Board, the new board taking charge
soon after the beginning Of the next teIm.
To summarize briefly the work done by the
present board, especially the business man
ager and editor-in-chief. we can say that
never have any editors devoted themselves
more faithfully TO the interests OF their re-
spective departments and the journal as
whole. Business Manager Campbell has
succeeded In placing the Echo on base
nearly out of debt and 1t lis safe to say that
there will be surplus In the treasury before
he retires.
The Oracle board have already begun their
arduOus labors. Handicapped by the delay
caused by The factional fight they will have
to work nearly double the usual time In or
der to have the Oracle appear at the stated
time. Manager Morse OF the easssoI ", Is
working like beaver securing adVsi.ase- ,iVs ase
Taking the literary genius OF the Doard INTO
consideration and the financial and persuar
siye ability Of the business manager INTO
consideration tha Oracle ought 10 succeed
and will If properly supported oy tne
The annual dinner Of the Boston Colby
Alumni Association will occur at the Quincy
House on Thursday evening, Feb. 26. Pres
ldent Small will attend and respond to the
"University."
An Invitation to attend the reunion at
Boston was sent to Samuel Osborne our
revered janitOr ''Sam" thought 1t would be
for his interest and that of the lcOllege TO at
tend so collection was taken up by the boys
DIR. +. G. Thayer, ga, r. W. Dunn 'ss, Hon.
Nathaniel Meader '6S, II. A. Heath '5S, III n.
). ). Brown '58, w. Q. PhilbrOOk 'S2 and
Sheridan Plaisted 's6, Alumni of Colby and
members OF the Chi Chapter Of Zeta Psi
have petitioned the state legislature to In
corporate them Into an association for the
purpose Of building CHAPTER house for the
use Of the Chi Chapter CT Zeta Psi at Colby.
| The name Of the corporation Is to be tue
| Zeta Psi Chapter House Association. some
| OF the societies have considered this matter
| for some time but this Is the first public move
/ In the matter. -
| The members of the Chi CHAPTER OF Is,s sns
i Psi were entertained at a stag party u.taav ~ ss
residence Of stephen stark ..g w ~ Time as
i evening. An exceedingly fratefn@i ''
| enjoyed by all ,.oolIso.
SD. Graves '92 10 wOrklng On hSs college
| Vile Sentinel In connection "i'N A''
! duties.