Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-12
AT B0WD0IN.
Seniors Elect Men for
Commencement.
Unusual Interest This Year Be.
ing Taken in Debating.
Contest With Amherst, This Year, Will
Be at Amherst.

The Senior class election II officers and
men to participate n Commencement
h"nOrs took place IN Memo, ial hall this
afternoon. with larye attendance OF
the members % the class The follow
ing men were elected to the different
places:
Observation-Disclosures Copeland Philoon
Auburn.
Vice president Ralph Sylvester Rob
inson, Warren.
Secretary and trt asIIer-Charlcs
Joseph Donnell bath.
Marshal-Ansel Cyrus Dcnning. East
Poland.
Opening adlicss-Wlliam Blaine
Webb Skowh"gan.
Poet-Stanley Perkins Chase. Port
land
Orator-Lconard Augustus Pierce
Houlton.
Closing address-Edwin La Forest
Harvey, Rethel.
Chap'ain-Philip Kilhorn Greene
North Brighton.
Commencement cpn,mittee-D Donald
Cameron Whit LeNist"n: Robert
Knight Eaton. Brunswick: Louis
Dwight Harvni Well, Hyde Park.
Mass.
Picture committea-John Winchell
Riley. Brunswick: Frank Day. Trevett:
Paul Gould Robbins. Biddeford.
It was decided at he meeting tia,
the class ode should be determined by
competition.
dol &c no
ginning to assume Tr2ater proportions
at present than at any time during the
year. il Indeed il does not exceed thai
If any previous time in the history of
TIE college.
This IS due in 4 great degree to the
opcnng of debating rs regular part
of the college curriculum, which has
naturally aroused great interest cmoTc
the students. Int also u the approach
Of the annual Amherst Geiatc a'id IN"
preliminary debates leading up to :hat
contest
Notices were posted today. Of th"sc
preliminary meetings ana the date AMI
The question for the final debate. First
there will come Tie trials for the Brad
barry prize debate. When men Will be
chosen to compete for the Bradbury
prize. then the prize bate and from
these will be selected the three mon and
alternate to represent Bow Goin in the
Amherst debate.
The trials FOR the Bradbury prize Will
take place. Tuesday evening. Jan. ~
ut F. NJ. i'll the debating room AT
Hubbard hall and will be open to every
nan in .,olege who wishes to try i'll
these preliminarics. The only thing
necessary is to have the randi-
dates name in Manager Neld'S
hands before Jan. u. Each speaker
in this debat" Will be allowed SIX
minutes 10 speak Thu presiding Of
Gccr will be p"nf. II l.. Chapman. AMI
ire Judges will be Prof. MrCrra. Piof.
Mitchell and Mr.. Foster. six debaters
and two altornltcS viii be chosen from
tive contestants 10 participate in III"
bradbury nrizc debate.
Tho Rradbur-- debate vii; take place
in Memorial hail. Tuesday. Feb. y. tn"
prize being awarded to the side win
ming tho question. and the three men
excelIing will b" selected, as already
stated. 10 dehat" against Amherst.
The Amherst iebat" will take place
Mt Amherst this year. the contest ~
,a.t wear being held at Brunswick. The
debates are held alternately at Bruins
| wick and at Amherst. Last years h"-
hate vas won Ivy EJwdoin. The date
will he March "A.
! The questions ar also altHrnat'iN
submitted by zach college This year.
Amherst has submitted the question:
| which is as follows: THE Recommeh
| d,tious of PreSid mt Roosevelt That th'
| Interstate Commerce COMMISSION Is"
| Given Power to Fix Railroad Rates.
subject to Judicial Appeal. Shoaid We
Adoptad" 1t was voted by RoWdol'' he-
boters. last evening. to take the aiif-
native side If tic question.
The 1uesti III fer III" preliminary an"
the bradbury r:ize debate will also DC
ON This same question.
The last of the college class deha'cS
ne the present week will take place
Ills evening. the question being: THAT
the present policy If increasing the
y-ni;ed states navy * for the best m
forests Of the country" The disputan' :
for the affirmative are Peterson. %"
and Fcrnald. ~. For the negative, 1oi-
Inns %. and W. f.. Roberts. %.