Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-14
OF Colby College Have
Nightshirt Parade.
They Also Cut Up Many Franks
of Harmless Nature.
Cow in Recitation Room-chapeI Altar
Shipped Abroad-BcIl Stolen-"Cy"
Coombs Alone Able to Quiet the
Restless Spirits.


night had proclaimed the Sabbath over
and the time for good behavior at an
end the sound Of the sophomores wax
ing slumbering freshmen and order
ing them to array themselves for the
'night-shirt parade" was heard in the
dOrmitOries on the Colby campus and
the whole student body turned out in
force to make the parade a success and
continue the celebration of Saturday
night. Almost everything movable in
reach of the boys was moved and
placed in the most unimaginable posi-
tions.
President Whites cow was called upon
to aid in the celebration and led to the
third floor of the recitation hall and
left i'm Prof. Blacks recitation room. A
skeleton was Kidnapped from it's place
in the laboratory and plug hat placed
upon the skull and the whole mounted
guard in a chair in front of the hall,
with q cannon mounted on an impro-
vsed pair of trucks defending it, All
of the chairs were removed from sew
eral of the recitation rooms and car
ried to the garnet of North college and
the door locked and sealed upon them
All through the day, Monday, the stu
dents were Obliged to sit upon the floor
or recite standing.
The pulpit was removed from the
chapel and placed upon the rear plat
form of the "blind baggage" car on
train No. Il. The pulpit went to Ban
gor and came back on train No. GA,
Monday forenoon, going through to
Augusta, where it was sidetracked.
To-
from nearby lawns and carried to the
campus, where one was labelled $4,000
women's dormitory," and the other
$50, 900 heating plant Then the boys
had n good rest, for to cap their work
and let them slumber late, they re-
moved the college bell from its hang
ings and effectually silenced its clam
or.
1t vas surprising how careful the
boys We're of the property which they
carried off, for every article can be re
turned to its former position without
n particle of damage having been done
it. Un to o'clock. Monday morning
the spirit of mischief was still rife, but
"Cy" COombs made a speech from the
steps of South college and as "Cy's"
word is law with the boys they went to
their rooms and the celebration ended.
The speakers for the SD annual
Commencement have been appointed
and are as follows: From the women
division. Eunice Caldwell Mower of
Watervillc: Eva Estella Clement, Seal
Harhor; Paulenah M. Simminous,
North Arson.
From the mems division: Vernon
Stanley Ames, Pulpit Harbor. Frank
Horace Leighton. Columbia Falls;
Carroll Norman Perkins. Waterville;
John Sidney Tapley, West Brookville;
Edward Burton Winslow, Saco.
John G. LARSON. 90. of Jemtlard.
Walter l.. Glover. 'O3. of South Franz
ingham. Mass. George r Sweet '03.
of Atkinson; and Wendan c. Wash
burn. '03. of China.
G. z. Manter. a graduate Of the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary, this spring.
visited e. H. Cotton, 'O5, at the Bricks,
Monday
Miss Matte f. Shaw, ex-'O5, and
Miss Eleanor H. Stone. ex-'O5, are Wis
iting friends at the college for a few
days.
President c. L. White returned,
Monday afternoon, from Castine where
he preached. Sunday.
Charles F. Mckoy. 'O2. and Robert
c. Bakeman. '01. students at the New
ton Theological Institute, are visiting
friends on the campus.
A number of the old students We're
here over Sunday. Among those were
w. Winter Drew. 'Oa, superintendent
Of SCHOOLS mt Fairfield. Lew Clyde
Church. '02. Of Skowhesan: Angler L.
Goodwin, '03. of NORTH Fairfield.