Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-17
AUGUSTA. MAINE. MORNING. SEPTEMBER II. 1897.
al. KENI,S HILL.
Large Entering Class and Larger At
tendance Than Last Year.
Society Elections The Foot Ball Eleven Now
Doing Co Work.

Kcnt's Hill, Sept 16.-(Special. 1.-THE
fall term of school the Maine Wes-
leyan Seminary. is running very pleasant
ly under the direction of the new presi-
dent. DR.. Chase? The entering class is
much larger this AL than usual, number
ing sixty or more, With an aggregate of
one hundred and sev@pty-five students en-
rolled in the whole aehool, larger term
than at any time last year.
The literary societies have oraganized
for the term and have elected officers as
follows:
Literati: President. William Farwell;
vice president, w. II. Dow; secretary,
BENZ. Hartman, Jr.; treasurer, E. Mas
terman.
Calliopcan: President, c. o. Austin:
vice president, Geo. II Lufkin secretary,
Edward C..Stone: treasurer, G. A. Prack.
Adelphian: President, Ida Macfarlane;
vice president, Florence Cobb: secretary,
Vanessa Brown; treasurer, Helen Wy
man.
Eromathean: President, Lillian Samp-
son; vice president. Gertrude Flagg; sec
rotary, Lou LOring; treasurer, Edna
Nichols. 30
For ten days past the candidates for
the foot ball eleven have been putting in
some hard practice on the field under the
direction of Prof. Cam, the coach. who
is physical director of the University of
New York In the class of 81 Kent S
Hill lost some valuable foot ball men. OF
these. Wight's place at full back will be
the most difficult to fill. But the fresh
man class has n large number of candi-
dates from which to choose, many of
whom have already been prominent foot
ballists in the schools from which they
come. From the thirty candidates who
presented themselves for the preliminary
practice, fifteen have been selected from
which number the first eleven will be
picked. With two exceptions all are ex-
perienccd men. The names of the men
and the positions for which they are try
ing are as follows: Smith of Bridgeport,
CT. full back: Austin, center: Randall,
Sipprelle. guards; Berry, Mattocks, Luf-
kin. tackles: Palmer, Perry, Eastman.
ends: Palmer. Vickery. quarter back
Woodman: Mederos. Capt. Farwell, half
Sawyer is now busily engaged in secur-
ing dates and arranging the schedule of
games. The first game is expected to
come off, a week from Saturday, on these
grounds. Although nothing definite has
been arranged the Nichols Latin School
will probably be our opponents.
Two years ago. Kent's Hill won the
championship of the preparatory schools
of the State. and last year she enjoyed the
proud 60 distinction of leading the class
ut the foot. Last year. We had good ma
terial enough, but very+few of the men
had had any experience. The very hard
st of our games were played at the COM
mencement of the season. when our raw
recruits We're pitted against experienced
players. The result was a general de-
noralization of the tam and injury to
its most promising. hen. from which it
vas unable to recover. Undoubtedly last
ears experience viii not be repeated by
he present management
The Football Association has been es-'
,ecially favored in securing the services
Vt Prof. Cam. physical director of the
University of New York as coach. That
he thoroughly understands his work is
vident. and under his direction the boys
have made marked Improvement. Besides
thoroughly knowing the game he is a
very pleasant gentleman to meet. He
was given reception by the students in
Kicker hall. Wednesday evening.