Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-20
AT BATES.
Debating Societies Centers of Interest
Friday Evening.

Lewiston, Me. Feb. lS.-(SpecaD.- Fri
day evening was made very enjoyable at
Bates despite the fact that so many of
he students were out of town. The So
cieties as usual enjoyed interesting pro-
grams. Polymnia debated: 'RcSoly ed
That the Large Industrial Combinations
Commonly Known AS Trusts Should be
Prohibited Affirmative. Sawyer, 'os
also. vocal solos by Sallcy. 06. and Miss
King o. and reading by Miss Libby
% The attendance was small, Yet the
evening was pleasantly spent by Poly
mna.
The Four Maine Colleges Should be
United in a University" The ueading
proposition and Thurston. 10, opposed
Winslow 'o5. and Bradford, ~. gave sew
ated Miss Blanchard and Miss bins
more contributed a pleasing part OF the
ent.rtainment in reading and original
part. respectively. a chatting dish social
at The close OF the entertainment proved
TO De an attractive feature 1T Piaeria.
After disrosins of a highly in ;ereStins
program consisting among other things
Of a spirited debate on the re-establiSh-
ment of the army canteen by Page and
Coleman of the Divinity School. the meet
ing was adjourned by President Holman.
charge of the chatting dis operations
When it comes to the management OF Il
chatting dish. there isn't any doubt but
that coed" cant be beat. And We sur
mise that their dizziness and gracious en-
terta inment converted more than one
wanderer to the principal of coeducation
No happie" evening has been spent IN
Pia"ria. this year. than the one which was
enjoyed, last Friday.
Many from the college haze attended
the successful drama given by The class Of
an annual custom and has been noted for
the excellence of the amateur work
which has been done. Members of the
senior class who have attudd this even,
for the last four years inform us that the
presentation OF "Niobe' which was given
on the evenings OF the 18th and 18th. sur
passes any OF the former productions i'll
the manner of its presentation.
The students are gratiiied to learn o.
the favorable report of the committee OF
education on the Bates approximation Al
though the original resolve is diminished
half in the report. the students feet
that half loaf is much more satisfac-
stand the situation. best appreciate she
henent of this grant. The bill of Mr. Mil
iiken. Bates. 80. concerning the labelling
of proprietary medicines is also attract
ing much favorab bic comment.
The Junior BateS-South Paris basket
bali game. scheduled for Friday evening
that the game will be played at some time
during next week The freshmen won out
over a licked team from Sabattus on
Thursday evening il the college gyInna ;
SUM by score of % to 4. As the scor,
Indicates the game was undressing and
one-sidcd
Johnson. '01. Went to Westbrook Fri
day evening. with the y. NJ. c. A. team of
the :ity. lie cheerfully reports SCUM.
whipping 10 the tune of n to II. Exc is
working gang of OS Italians in the cage
smoothing up the ground in preparation.
for the boys practice.
Cap Doe refereed 4 very close and ex-
citing game of basket ball az Hebron.
Friday evening between the home team.
and Coburn Classical Institute. The out
come OF The game was Hebron. %: Coburn.
-. Said Captain Doe: 1T wasn't undi-
vidcd work, it was team work from be
Glning to end: fast, *nappy and on the
whole Il Very clean game
hours and every day of the week in the
Coram Library pouring over histories,
political economies, and all varieties Of
statistics in preparation for their sophie
more debates. This is one of thu testing
times IN college for the man who win fu-
tune ,aurels in forensic cortests The.
men who are successful in their Sopoho-
NOR" debates are the men who stand
nearest TO the honor of an intercollegiate
position There is a further incentive IL,
work in these debates on account of 4
rr!7e for each winner in the various d.
visions. and still more an opportunity IL.
he ore of the lucky ones promoted to tho
sophomore champion debate which oc-
ours yearly at the commencement time
Several of the alumni have been seen
StrayinS around the dormiiory recently.
Among these we were glad to ,,.n
School, also Swan and Bradford of the .0l
class