Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-05
A COMMUNICATION.
Rev. (. G. Whittemore Explains About
Colby Club Resolutions.

Editor kennebec Journal.
Inc article in the Journal Of Mon-
uay morning seems to misapprehend
tne relation that exists between the
Colby Club and Colby College and in
Its structures upon the action of the
club to do scant justice to the col
lege. The club has no organic or Of
hclal connection with the college
whatever and the college is therefore
IN no way responsible for any action
on the part of the club The club was
organized by the local alumni for the
purpose of good fellowship and the
rendering Of such aid to the college as
lay within its power, but it has never
assumed to speak or act for the COL
iege in any matter whatever. To hold
the college responsible for the action
OF the club is plainly unjust
The namelesS business man on
; Main street refers 10 something
which the majority Of those who have
lived in Warcrville all their lives have
never heard of before viz: THE feudal
feeling and the effort on the part Of
the college professors to run the
town 1t has always been assumed.
that the relations between the co =
lege and the city were amicable and
mutually helpful. As 4 business man.
the local sport should appreciate the
fact that the college pays out of is
own treasury over $4,000 per year in
the city Of Waterville. though possibly
the business of the local sport may
not be affected. Only in rarest in
stances have the college professors
been candidates for any municipal Of
flee and they have never shared in the
strifes of party politics. The local
alumni and very many of the leading
men of the city deprecate the publica
tion in n paper 50 widely circulated
as the Journal of statements so mis-
leading and calculated to iEjure the
city as well as the college.
As to the main question the Colby
Club is quite willing to submit to the
people of Waterville and of the State
the resolution which it adopted. That
resolution was as follows:
Resolved. that the Colby Club re-
garding the so-called boxing exhibi-
tons as recently given in the city as
unworthy the fame of the city. inju-
riOus to public morals and especially
prejudicial to the best interests Of the
to place upon record it's dsapproval
of such exhibitions ana lis protest
againS the holding of them in the
public buildings Of the city and that
a committee be appointed to confer
with the mayor and city council with
reference to the possible prevention
Of such exhibitions in the future
The representation in the article re-
ferred to that the business mon
OF Waterville as q body. or IN
any considerable number and
through the holding of such
boxing bouts in the city is contrary
to facts as I have learned hE personal
inquiry | am slow 10 believe that the
article in question represents the at
titude or policy of the Kcnnebec Jour-
nei. Its appearance must he regarded
as an inadvertanca en- the part
of someone and | can but hope that
the Journal Will express itself with its
customary fairness in this matter.
Il should be noted that the press So
counts Of the boxing exhibitions" de-
scrib"d them as nights both bcfor"
and afterwards and that their reports
are giving Watervilln an unenvianle
nnt"riety. The benefit to the city Of
SUCH exhibitions seems 10 10 rather
:ln,ll in comparison with the dis
advantages. The Colby Club. and
wha, We believe a large majority Of
tho citizens of Watcrvil,e, would be
glad to soc no more exhibitions in the
buildings which are the property of
the city and which thus confer unon
the events taking place within them u
quasi official sanction.
EDWIN c. WHITTEMORE.
Waterville Ne. Nov. 4. 1907.