Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-17
DEAN ROBERTS
Prominently Mentioned For
Presidency of Colby.
Has All Qualifications and Is
Very Popular With Students.
Has Many Acquaintance and Is
Highly Esteemed.

The following paragraphs were elm
ped from the editorial columns of tie
Saturdays edition of the Bangor Com
| mercial.
The news of the resignation of Rev.
| Charles l.. White, president Of Colby
College, is Of interest to al those who
have at heart the welfare Of our higher
educational institutions, and the choice
OF ms successor. While OF primary i'm
poft@hc'' To those directly concerned
with the management of the affairs of
Colby, is also of interest to q much
wider circle of friends Of that institu-
ton who desire 10 sec it enter upon an
era OF Increased prosperity and useful
ness.
The Commercial is interested i'm this
subject because it is Interested in
Whatever affects any institution, indus
try or occupation of our people. 1t is
interested in every college, seminary.
school and institution of learning in
our State. 1t takes pride in the work
OF all Of them and it has ever stood
FOR that which would rebound to the
best good and the highest honor OF
each. For this reason we arc interest
ed in Colby us we are interested in
BoWdoin and in the State University.
There is work enough for III TO do,
honor enough to go round. and we be-
lieve it belongs to a newspaper pledged
to the good of the State to support
our colleges as Institutions which make
for the higher education and greater
welfare OF the people
There rs one man connected with the
of JJ,r -In 10,
possessing many qualitica atoms for the
position and in the article in the Com
mercial of Thursday which announced
the resignation of President White his
name was mentioned in connection
with the vacancy.
Prof. Arthur J. Roberts, head of the
department of English, and recently
made dean Of the university, is n
graduate Of Colby in the Glass of 1890,
ard has been connected with its teach
ing force since that time, spending the
year 1S99-1900 in advanced work at
Harvard.
Pros. Roberts has a wide circle of ac-
duaintances throughout the State, ana
is universally esteemed by those with
whom he has come in contact He is
q broah-mindcd man, possessed of
great energy, speaker Of rare force
and magnetism, and an administrator
Of UNUSUAL ability. He is the chairman
of III" State Library Commission and
is serving his third term as president
Of the N.'ine Library Association The
last issue of The Oracle, the Colby an
nGal. speaks OF him az 'unqueStion-
ably The most popular member of the
faculty. He is in great demand as 4
speaker before teachers meetings, and
no man i'll any college III the State is
murr popular among our teachers
There arc many friends of colby wh1
will unite With the Commercial in its
belief that by the election of Prof.
Roberts as president. It's trustees
would PLACE at it's head L man ad-
mirably qualified for the position, one
who would Il" much to promote the in
creased prosperity Of this old and re-
spected institution and to foster har-
mony ana concord among The colleges
Of the State
The reference contained in the above
to Dean Roberts will be read with
much interest by Colby men and won,-
en- and the friends OF the institution.
Dean Roberts name has frequently
been mentioned in Connection with the
presidency Of Colby since the resigna-
ton Of President White was announc-
ed. and there are many Interested III
the present prosperity and future
growth of Colby. who are earnestly
advocating his election. That he pos
sesses all the admirable qualities of
character suggested by the CONNER
Gals comment there can be no Ques-
ton whatever