Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-15
TAKING POSSESSION
schoo, Year Now Under Way-6r's"'
Prospect for Colby.

,,, ctudantS are gradually REGAIN
nc .ar,.io,, of the town. Coburn is
nov well under way on announcer yea
oe hard work. and has the largest num-
nor Of students for some time, IL eve
hoforo The football squad can NC
co.., aftarnoons at work on the pfelill-
;ncr1 ,,,orl. in the rear of the bulldllis
ana tho BARRIERS will soon be instructed
lust to trim it up a niue. Dc"
school sessions many groups OF stu
dents can be seen about the city Will
bright new text books under thelr arms
that will not look so bright ana cream {.
few months hence. The High schooi
and other city schools are Well under
way. all with big lists of students.
When Colby opens, Sept. 20, the cap
ture will be complete and 1t VIII seem
like Waterville once more. NO place
in the State probably has more stu
dents at work than this city and 1t is
well named the university City OIL
Maine. = Y
The late unpleasantness" at CoiRE
is not expected to have any materlSf
affect on the classes, the coming year.
Thus far all of the former students
of the wear and the prospect for a large
ertering class is excellent. A few scat
tcring ones may go to some other COL
lege but the number is not expected to
be large enough to be noticeable.
There seems to be no reason foradOubt-
ing that the college will open just as
usual and the work of the year be re-
sumei as if nothing out of the ordinary
had happened at the close of last year.
IN fact, now that the storm has blown
over, better feeling is expected Ito
follow and a better college spirit and
much greater enthusiasm may ba
looked for.
An occasional light can be seen in
rthe dormitorics as the students are be-
ginning to arrive even now. The car
pentcrs are rushing the work on North
College and expect to get through
remain of the old building as the whole
interior has been rearranged and re-
built. The entrances on the west side
have been closed up and bow windows
built in their place, while new and
much better entrances have been con-
structed on the north and south ends.
The windows have been changed and
q new steel roof put on. This dormi-
tory will be 4 fine one and will accom-
nc date about co students.
A new roof like that on North Col
leSe has been placed on South College
and some exterior repairs made there
that VIII be appreciated. Nearly every
building owned by the college has had
something done to il during the vaca-
ton. The athletic field promises to
be in fine shape for football This has
been levelled and seeded to grass. This
has grown sufficiently to be cut and
there will probably be 4 good sod there
by the time the squad wants to use
the field
The old Hersey house at the north
ern end of the campus has been re-
cciving q good deal of attention dur
ing the summer and has been fitted up
for the commons which will be revived
this fall. The upper story has been fit
ted up for the use OF students and will
accommodate about 20. All of the fra
tcrnities. with one exception. the
Dekes will board at the commons. this
year Miss Mary A. Shackley will have
charge of the commons and is especial
ly competent for the position. 1t is be-
lieved that this will prove welcome
change and that after it has been thor
oughly tested no one will want to re-
turn to the old system.
The plans for the central heating
plant, after having matured sufficient
iy to allow bids for the construction to
at the last moment, for this year at
least. But it is now only question
OF short time before the plant is in
stalled. A material advance has been
made, this year, and the college prop
erty has been greatly improved.
The present indications are that the
entering class will number about 10
Some fine football material is looked
for and with the experienced players
it is expected that good strong team
can be rapidly developed. In some ways
the prospect for the game is much
better than it was. last season. and n
winning team would not surprise some
who are familiar with the situation.
So all things considered, the wear
promises to open with very bright
prospects and without being influenced
in any by the trouble of lact yo,r