Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-02
| OUR COLLEGES.
Winter Sports at Cobb,
Having Big Boom.
Baseball Squad Will Have Great
Practice Through Season.
Bates College Students Now Absorbed
in the Debates.

cured to coach the basketball team
which has lately been organized by
Company Fl in this city. He has also
been engaged to coach the basketball
The house committee for the colby
Commons, which recently met ut the
residence OF President White for the
purpose of making a few arrange
ments and transacting some business.
carried into effect their plans, Thurs
day morning.
The committee in charge have made
the I, ON situated on the first floor i'll
the S'uth"tSt corner of the Ee:SeE
house into Il nice parlor. Some good
furniture has been purchased and
placed i'll the room. This will be Il
great benefit to the students OH these
cold Wintry days while they are wait
ing fOr their meals. A number Of those
who have been assisting in the kitchen
have been discharged and Mr.. Harris
and his sisters of Portland. hired to
take charge of the Commons.
Mr.. Harris has served us chef on one
Of tho BOSTON Portland steamers and
no doubt will give the students good
service.
Colby is we'll represented in thedra ma
which is to be given by company II, on
| the 18th of this month at the Opera
house. The drama is entitled, "A Sol
der in Petticoats." The management
of the play is under the charge of FL
hot G. Lincoln. No. VINO has consider
able experience III collegA plays. The
/ Il. nj ~, I'm, b.c htan
signed To F.. {. Lincoln. 'O6 Of Hing
| ham, Mass. The colonel of the army
will he acted by William l.. Dodge, OF,
of this city, and the SPY will be played
by William S. Stevens. '06. Of this city.
| The cast is under The instruction of
Fred L. Edgecomb. who came here,
| Wednesday evening, from his HON" in
Auburn for the purpose of drilling tn"
participants.
Fred +. Hutchns. Colby. cx-'o6, is
the guest of friends at the college f"r ii
few days Mr.. Hutchins, mo has b,--n
at tn" Eye and Far Inlirmary at Port
land for the past summer on account
of his eyes, is 50 Jar improved as to be
able to see quite we'll. At the present
time he is under the tratmcnt of DR..
Hill.
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been visiting friends at the Dutton
House for the past few days, returned
10 her HON. in Augusta. yesterday af
tcrnuon.
:erdina Trafton. colby. ex-'0i of
Hartland. has entered college as a
member of the sophomore class and
will resume her course for the remain
der of the year.
The annual meeting of the CODY
Athletic Association. will be held i'll
College chapel. next Saturday after
noon. 1T 430 +. NJ, for the purpose OF
elcctlng officers and executive com
mittec for the ensuing year
A meeting of the colby Oracle Asso-
citation WAS held, Thursday morning.
after pei for the purpose of electlng
n business manager to take the place
of Arthur L. Field. %. who was obilged
u resign on accoun, Of so much WORK
that he had got to do. The association
elected Glenn W. Starkey. 'O5. of North
Vassalboro. TO fill the position.
| Quite a number of the students are
sick with the measles: There are y
large number in college who nave
neve; had this disease and it is thought
that a run of them will occur.
Burr F. Jones left. yesterday. for ms
home in North Windsor where ne VIII
remain during his measiey time.
Among those who are sick at the col
lege are the following: Louise A. Ross
'OS, and Miss Cummings. O': CharieS
Rush O7. ard Roscoe l.. Hall. %.
Rasil Morrill, of MOnson,, who mas
heen the guest of his Monson friends
here for the past few days. has re-
turned home.
At the mass meeting. "Wednesday
morning il was decided to organize q
baseball squad which should meet
every afternoon from Ala to SIS except
on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon
This squad is under the instruction OF
Gymnasium Instructor a. ID. Sorensen.
I, is planned to continue this drill I'M
til next spring and thus develope some
good baseball material. The prospects
for a good team next spring We're never
better as the entering class have some
excellent material.
The squad met. last evening. for the
first time and went through some drill
that Professor Sorensen has prepared
especially for those men who have got
to develope the muscles and shoulders.
The following names We're posted, yes
terday Afternoon. members of this
squad and who will make try for the
team:
Pugsley, 05. Ross. 90. Starkey. 'o5.
, Field, 'O5: Searway. '0S; PhinEey, '0S:
, Peterson. '07; Grant, '07. Palmer, '06;
! Pile. 'O7: Osborne. '0s; Oliver. '0S:
) Spencer, 'O6: Sherburne, '0S; A. Smith,
'OS: M. Smith. '07: Tilton. o. Tubon.
I 'OS; Thompson. 'O7; Written. '0S; Will
ley. 'O6: Condor. 'OS; Reynolds, 'O6;
: Morse, 'O7: Young, 90; Jones' o.: Dunn,
: 'O7: Burton, 'O7: Coombs. 'O6; Blake, '0S;
. Bryant. 'O5, Craig, 'G6: Cotton, 'OS:
Dryer '0S: Dewitt. '07: fitzpatrick, '0S;
{ Getcheil. '0T: Gould. 'eS: Higgins. '0S:
=. Hunt, 'O7; c. Libby. 'OS: Mathews. '0S:
CONTINUED ON mage 81