Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-06

applies to few cases and is no more true
than the statement that trade encour-
ages cheating.
College life is a climb. The student
may find rocks, ravines and under
brush. He may waste steps alone. Fra
ternity life is a blazed trail leading
from one peak to another. Men who
have proceeded him have chosen their
paths. indicated their standard and
provided help along the way. Whatever
destination the freshman seeks, fra
ternity life will help him to reach it.
The next speaker was George X Hunt
ington of Lynn. Mass, who was the win
ner of the sophomore prize defamation,
last year. His selection of n theme, part
ly serious and partly humorous, was one
that took especially well.
The Aroostook War, SO called, can be
traced back to a poorly constructed clause
in the. treaty of 1873. The boundary line
of northern Maine was located as follows:
From the northwest angle which is form
ed by a line drawn due north from the
source OF the ST CrolX river. to the High
vide those rivers which flow into the St.
Lawrence from those which flow into the
Atlantic ocean, to the northWeStern-mOst
head of the Connecticut river.
AS a result of this complicated clause n
| strip 80 miles wide of valuable timber
land was claimed by both England and
| The United States. Disputes and a final
! clash followed attempts to cut off the
; timber, and soon the State militia was
j called to the frontier Military opera
tions were begun in earnest, troops were
raised, and two forts know known as Fort
! Fairfield and Fort Kent were built.
! Such was the activity of the State In
preparing for war. and so slight was the
opposition of the Canadians, that arbtra-
ton was consented to by the latter and
peace was concluded by the Webster
! Ashburton treaty of 1872 These were the
facts of the AroOStook War. but history
i presents perhaps "A more humorous side
In fact, it is regarded as standing joke
! BY the people of Maine.
| Mr.. Huntington treated the facts of the
| story both on its serious and its humor-
ous sides in his own original style, and
throughout his selection.
The next t. ied the I, last speaker r, Of the
whose theme was international Peace
| The speaker began by discussing the
| Cars international peace congress in 1898.
All nations have found that war is too
dear a price to pay for commercial SUI
premacy, and all are now seeking to cur
tail the great expense of maintaining arm
| aments such as are now kept in readiness
tor use.
The present attitude of England and the
United States on the arbitration question
gives hope that these two most pacific ma
IONS OF the WOrld may soon lead OH IN
the settlement of this question The sub
jet was eNhaustively treated by Mr.: Dow
and showed very careful preparation.
The concluding selection was The
/ Maine INDIAN" by Miss Florence Ralen-
! tine of Orono The subject was discussed
on the merits of this question: Can We
! say that the Maine Indian of colonial day
was vindictivc without cause? The Maine
| Indian was not naturally savage and cruel
but gentle and peace loving. probably on
| account of the severity Of the climate.
| His time was mostly employed in provid-
! ing for his winters needs.
| The attitude of the settlers was mostly
at fault for the fierceneSS of the Maine
| Indian toward early settlers. This and
the evil influence of the French are both
| good reasons for the seeming unpardon-
| able cruelty of our Maine tribes Miss
Balentne has an easy and forciblc dcliv-
! cry and received good round OF APP
! plauSe.
The judges were Rev \. b. Lorimer, T.
| NJ. Blanding and Rev. u. w. Beach. The
! committee in charge was A. w. Collins
and II. A. Hilton.
| The program for Mondays events starts
with convocation at 9.45 A. NJ. These cX-
crciscs will be in charge of Prof. James
| S. Stevens.
| At the faculty meeting. Saturday. June
i 4. the second five members of Phi Kappa
| Phi were decided upon, ana these names
will be announced ut the conVocatiOn eX-
! crcisPS.
! At O'Clock in the afternoon. the seniors
will hold Glass day exercises in the cha pei
and the day will conclude with Il receI-
ton at +. NJ. by President Fellows at