Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-06
SHORT AND SWEET.
Colby Freshmen Reading Has
An Abrupt Ending.
Sophomores So Much in Evidence,
That Meeting Is "Adjjourned."
General Celebration and HiIarity Fol.
lows the Breakup.

W NN~A fiiitJ AlC., uiiG J-tOptCldlJ.
The annual Colby freshman reading
was TO have taken place at the Baptist
church, Friday evening, but on account
of the disturbances made by the sopho-
mores was adjourned by President
White after the first speaker had fin
ished, something that has never hap
pened before in the history of the COL
lege so far as could be remembered.
1t has been the custom for years at
Colby for the sOphomores to do every
thing they could devise to interrupt the
proceedings, but no class ever before
succeeded in stopping the reading en-
tirely. One of the things always done
has been the distribution of the War
Cry" small, burlesque publication is
sued by the sophomore class and in
which the freshmen are numerically
roasted. In years past the language
has been so strong that no at
tempt was ever made to distribute
them in the church during the exercises
but at the door as the people came out
or went in.
But the class of '9S issued WAR
1IN lHdI WOulu pass amy NHclc anu
was strong enough TO distribute this at
the doors of the church without Sc
rous hinderance from the freshmen.
Later classes have adopted the plan
of throwing them broadcast through
the audience at the beginning of the
program.
Everyone is eager to get copy and a
| great deal of confusion has always re-
suited and occasional scrimmages start
| ed by the ushers to prevent this as the
freshmen feel duty bound to prevent
so far as possible the circulation Of the
publication and this has usually caused
| considerable friction.
The freshmen decided, this year, to
prevent any disturbance in the church
by keeping out all the sophomores and
were fairly successful for time. But
| the willy sophs outWitted them by go
! ing in disguise and several Succeeded
| in getting by the guards at the door,
| bearing generous loads of the War
| Cries which they have called THE 1905
| Whhop,' this year. But one sopohO-
more who attempted to pass himself in
as woman was discovered and then
the fun began. The disguise was Il
| good one, but some one discovered it in
some way and a scrmmagc resulted.
Meanwhile two selections by Halls
orchestra and a prayer by Rev. f. c.
Whittemore had been heard in peace
and quietness. Robert L. Emery, the
| first speaker on the program, was not
| present, so that Karl r. Kennison
opened the exercises. He had just
gotten well underway when there was
| l., 1, ,,,:y
rious places in the church. A good
number had quietly and mysteriously
appeared before this, but after the fe-
| male disguise had been discovered the
| little papers came in a regular flood.
| This created great confusion in the
church itself. the audience being more
! bent on getting copies Of the paper
| than on listening to the speaker, and
there was a great uproar outside.
AS soon as Mr.. Kennison had finished
| President White announced that the
reading was adjourned and left the
platform, followed shortly after by Mr..
! Whittcmore. The people were n little
slow in grasping the situation but filed
out quietly.
Then there was some cheering and sing
ing of Phi Chi" and an attempt was made
to get back into the church to hold an
| impromptu reading. but the lights were
| turned off before this could be done. The
college boys finally marched off up the
street singing and cheering and followed
| by good share of the crowd to the col
| leGe chapel There were people enough
to fill this to its capacity and a lively pro
gram was carried out. Speeches were
| made by sophomorcs and one freshman
rccitcd the piece which he should have
delivered 1T the church There was also
a good deal of cheering and singing, the
crowd apparently being well pleased with
| the exercises.
| Tho following is that program that was
to have been given at the church:
The following was the program:
| THE Bowling Match Johnston
Robert Lowell Emery.
"Sonny's Dipomy." Anon
| Karl Raymond Kennison.
| The Whistling Regiment Harvey
Florence Ellen Slower.
*"1nCidcnt OF the French Camp,
Browning
| Harold Leon Pepper.
| selection from The Little Minister"
Barrie
Harriet May Drake