Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-21
COLBY COLLEGE NOTES.
Interest in Baseball Between Senior
Class and Faculty. ...,.,,.,,

| Edward II. Cotton, '05, will leave,
| this afternoon, for Leeds Center. wherS
he will preach. tomorrow morning and
evening, at the Baptist church.
Professor Sorcnsen announced in his
sociology class that if he could make
arrangements he would take the class
| through the Lockwood cotton mills be-
| fore the close of the spring term. The
class is studying the labor movement
in American as sociological problem,
, and visit to the mills will give the
class a practical idea of the making
, of cloth and the labor required.
Simon p. Hcdman, Colby 100, and
J. r. IIeeb of Chicago, agents for the
Chautauqua desks, are canvassing the
students of Colby, this week. for agents
to go out, this summer, to work for
them.
Harry S. Brown, Colby 80. Of the
+. ii. Brown Clothing Co., Fairfield,
was on the campus, Friday evening.
Prof. A. ]. Roberts left. Friday, for
Searsport, where he is attending the
Waldo County Teachers convention
held there, Friday and today. Profess
sor Roberts will give an address at the
convention.
| President Charles l.. White will
preach in the Baptist church at Fair
| field, Sunday morning and evening.
The candidates for the sophomore
Defamation are nearly prepared and
the event will probably take place, the
| first of June.
The handbook committee of the Y.
M. c. A. has completed it's work and
the copy is now in the printers hands.
The book will be out just before Com
mcncement and will differ but little
! from that of last year.
The contract for fixing up the lawns
and setting out plants on the campus
has been let to Landscape Gardener
Felller L. Temple of Bucksport. Mr..
| Temples crew of men arrived here.
Thursday, and commenced work,~Irri-
day, under T.. a. Cooper of Bucksport.
| as boss. Friday, part of the ground
between the gymnasium and the row of
willows back of South college was
plowed up. This portion will be leveled
off and sowed TO lawn seed. Flower
beds are being made in front of
Champlin hall and Recitation hall.
William +. Sherbourne and Oscar w.
Peterson, members of the senior class
at Monson Academy. We're the guests
of Merle v. Jones. 'O6. the first of this
week. Both of these men will enter
Colby, next fall. y
The great event among the students
is the game of baseball which is to be
played between the faculty and the
senior class. some time the last of next
week. 1t was to be played today, but
rs Cowing is away ut Cambridge, the
game was postponed as the seniors
have no one who can catch except him.
Both teams are out on the diamond
every day practicing for the game.
The challenge for the game was issued
by the senior class to the faculty, who
accepted it. From the practice,
Wednesday afternoon, it looks as i!
the faculty will have strong team, as
quite a number of the members have
had considerable experience. The bat
terry will consist of Atchley, '03, who
caught OH the Varsity in 80, and Pro-
fcSSor Sorensen as pitcher. Prof. So
rcnsen is left hand twirler and prob
ably will prove quite a puzzle to the
senior team. First base Will be played
by Professor Hedman, second base by
President White. third base by Pro-
fesSor Hatch, ShortStop by Professor
Beck. The positions in the field will
be played by Professors Roberts, Black
and Parmenter. The following is the
lineup of the senior class team: Wins
low, center field; Cowing. catcher:
Perkins, right field: Leighton, first
base; Tarbell. second base; Roberts.
left field; Tapley (captain), pitcher;
Hammond. shortstop; c. Bryant. third
base. substitutes SO,Ile and Wood