Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-01
Colby Notes.

Again Colby is to be congratulated
upon having secured through the
efforts of the scientific department and
the trustees of the Arthur jeremiah
Roberts Lecture Foundation, William
Morris Davis. professor of physical
geography in Harvard University and
exchange professor in the University
of Berlin Professor Davis has Just
returned from years work at the
University of Berlin. for which posi-
ton he was selected by the Kaiser.
Professor Davis has not only lecturei
before the foremost societies of the
continent, but has conducted a course
for advanced students in the Alps and
elsewhere. Recently he delivered a
course of lectures at oxford Univer-
sity. and just previous to his return to
America he presented before the
Royal Geographic Society in London
his illustrated lecture on THE Colora-
do Canyon" which he will also deliver
at Colby. The date of the lecture has
been placed so that the members of
the English and Science sections Of
the Maine State Association of Col
leges and Preparatory Schools may
have the privilege of hearing Pro-
fessor Davis. who has kindly con-
scented to remain and address the
Science Teachers section Saturday
forenoon, on Practical Exercises in
Physical Geography" This will be
for all teachers who may desire to at
tend. and it is expected that this
meeting will be the best science meet
ing ever held in Maine.
On May IA and Is, 1909 the Mathcma-
tics and Science sections of the Maine
Association Of Colleges and Prepara-
tory Schools will hold their Spring
meeting at Colby College. The inter-
est in this work has been growing for
several years, and Colby is in the front
rank among the Maine colleges in her
mathematical course. Her courses and
equipment in chemistry and physics arc
second to none in the State. Being
centrally located makes the college
easily accessible Cor such meetings and
with the reduced daily rates offered
by the management of the Elinwooa
and reduced rates from all stations of
the Maine Central it is possible for all
who are lrtercstcd to attend. The
present officers of the association arc:
President George f. Parmenter of Wa
terville; secretary, Charles o. Caswcll
OF Portland; executive committee, NJ.
A. Chrysler. Orono: a. &. Russell.
kcpt's Hill and 0. NJ. Riggs Of Au-
gusta.
The program
Al s p. M. May IA, in First Baptist
church-Illustrated lecture, THE Coiora-
do Canyon" by VIM. NJ Davis, Sc. D..
Phi. D., Sturgis Hooper professor of geol-
ogy in Harvard and exchange professor
University of Berlin 1859.
At 10 A. NJ. May Is, Lecture room.
Chemical hall--Address, practical Exer-
cses in Physical Geography" illustrated,
Prof. w. NJ. Davis. Harvard University;
discussion; paper. "a Report on the Re-
cent Meetings of the New England Phys
les Teachers Association" Miss Eva E.
Ancmidown. Deering High school.
1870 to 130-Intermission.
1.30 p M.-Business; paper. The Use OF
Fallacies in Teaching Algebra" Prof.
VIM. A. Moody of Bowdoin College; dis
cussiOn.
The track men are in the pink of
condition and the following will leave
Saturday morning with Coach
Thompson and Manager Haskell to
contest with Bates College: Emmons
Stacey. Leo Trask. Joseph Chandler.
Frederick Joy. Robert L. Erwin, Leon
Giipatrick. S. A. Herrick, John
Bagnell. w. " Cole. John .Tidd. Guy
Vail, MahIon Hill. Ralph Richardson,