The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-15
COLBY COLLEGE.

The junior class elected the following
officers Tuesday morning: President, Mar
tin Long, Denver, Colo; vice president,
Harry e. Pratt, Phillips; secretary, Fred
W. Thyng, Ross Corner; treasurer, Os-
sian Taylor, Hampton; marshal, j. Per-
ley Dudley, Mapleton, orator, Herbert y.
Libbey, waterville; awarder OF prizes,
Angler L, Goodwin, Skowhegan; histo-
rian. Max Philbrick, Watervilie; prophet,
John q. Larson. Jemtland; poet, Winter
W. Drew, waterviile; chaplain, Henry
A. Barber, Hancock. N. H.; toastmaster.
William IL. lockwood, winthrop; Execu-
tive committee, Frank p. Hamilton,
Boston, Alexander Mitchell, Billerica,
Mass, and Lew @. Church, Skownegan;
ode committee. Linwood l.. Workman,
Cherryfield; Adelbert o. Jones, Liver
more, and Noah " Barker, Caribou.
j. III. y. Fogg, manager Of the "Colby
Stories," showed your correspondent,
Tuesday a number of the originals of the
illustrations OF that book, which were
done by Chase, rising young artist Of
New York. Mr.. Chase Ia well known, as
he does all the cover designing for q
prominent publishing house. as well as
being employed by one OF the large news
paper concerns in New York. The cut
illustrating HOLMAN +. Days story +, and
the one for Mr.. A. G. Hinds's yarn are es-
penially good. In the matter of illustra-
lions, "Colby Stories will excel any col
lege book that we have yet seen. The
originals Will soon be ON exhibition in
watervllle, Bangor, Portland and other
places.
Ii. K. Pratt, '02, has been chosen to
represent the Maine Alpha chapter OF
Phi Delta Theta at its biennial conven
ton to be held at Louisville. KY, from
November 20 to December /. This frater-
nifty Is one of the Oldest college secret
societies of western origin, and for seven
teen years 1t has had living chapters in
more colleges and universities than any
similar organization. 1t was founded In
1913 at Miami University, Oxford. Ohio,
where 1t celebrated Its semi-centennial
two years ago with appropriate exercises.
This year the attendance will be the
largest on record, as the society is very
strOuB III Rcueuohfg OhloS Ahoiaud anu
Illinois, and as the social features are
unusually elaborate. Reduced rates on
the certificate plan are offered by all rail-
roads, In addition to the business ses-
sions there VIII be two receptions and
dance on the opening night, a ball, q
banquet, a smoker and theatre party
on succeeding evenings, with q buffet
breakfast, i've o'clock tea and foot
ball game In between. The fraternity
now has II, 600 members, among whom
are Gen. BENZ. Harrison, Hon. A. E.
Stevenson, Hon. K. II. Conger, Minister
to China, Hon. A. O. Harris, Minister
to Austria, Senator Blackburn and Gen.
Funston. About LOO members are now
college students, there being "a chapters
OF these, and Al alumni clubs 1.-THE largest
of any fraternity.
The convention Of Delta Kappa Epsi-
lon Fraternity IL held this year with
the Brown chapter. A. M. Blackburn,
'O1; Sherman Perry, '01, and Louis q.
stearns, '0s, left college Tuesday afternoon
TO attend 1t. !. Delta Kappa Epsilon is the
oldest of the Colby societies. and 1t has
many alumni scattered throughout the
State.