Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
Close Contest in the
Ha||oweN Prize Speaking
Basketball Team Loses in Dover
Several Games on Schedule.
Musical and Glee Club Dec. II at
CIinton...'l2 Gives a Party.

took place in the Baptist church Fri
day evening. Special prizes aggrega:-
ing 500, the gift of Hon. +. M. Halo
well of Kerney, Nep., a graduate of
Colby, II. were made available to the
college for the encouragement of pub
lie speaking as follows. First, SO; Sec
ond, S25; third, SIS: fourth, SO. The.
Judges determined the rank of each
speaked on basis of SO points, of
which INTERPRETATION counted %, APP
| pearance Is, pronunciation 10.
The successful contestants were John
More Maxwell, Coleraine, Ireland, first;
! Harry Waldo kidder. Waterville, Sec
ond; third, Henry Britt Moor and j.
Corey Richardson tied, the third and
fourth prizes being divided equally be
tween them.
Mr.. Maxwell who won the first place,
is graduate Of Wore ester Academy,
Worcester, Mass, graduating from
there in the Glass of 1906, entering
Colby the following fall. While in pre-
paratory school he was a member OF
the debating team and also won
prizes in declarations. Since enter
ing college he has also been successful,
winning second prize in the Freshman
reading, and last year winning first in
the Junior exhibition.
Mr.. Kidder is 4 graduate of Water
vile High school. While there he
made both Junior and Senior exhibit
ton, as We'll as as representing them
on their debating teams. In college
he won first prize both Of the Fresh
man readings, and second place in the
Sophomore defamation.
Mr.. Moor and Mr.. Richardson are
graduates If Coburn Classical Institute
and have taken part in the speaking
contests of their preparatory school
and college and if they have not pre-
viously won any prizes have won for
themselves much credit.
This contest is the best of it's kind
ever held by the college and each of
the participants seemed to stand a
chance of winning, the six men who
held the highest rank being within a
fraction Of a point Of each other, and
the whole II speakers varying over
only eight points.
The close competition Of this contest
has added much enthusiasm to the
hurry prize debate, to be held in a few
weeks, and also brings to mind and
adds interest to the Lyford contest, a
part of the public speaking course,
which will be held next semester.
The judges were Judge Oliver G..
Hall of Augusta, Hon. c. H. Smith of
Skowhegan and Supt. D. w. LaRue Of
Augusta.
The Athletic Council at Saturdays
meeting did not adopt the slate of Of
ficers submitted by the nominating
committee, on account Of some misun-
derstanding and an adjourned meeting
was called for next Saturday.
The fraternity team from the college
which played the Dover FoXcroft To-
cal Friday evening lost, SO to Ct It
was no great surprise to the college
boys, AS they had had only one nights
practice previous to the game and so
had no signals perfected. They have
two dates Tor little later in the sea.
son with this same team also dates
with Maine Westbrook Academy and
Hebron.
DR.. J. William Black met the Debat-
ing Society of the college Saturday ar
ternoon and discussed the question
ioA NS'atC, leCoOiNSu,
the United States Should Establish a
System of Shipping Subsidy" DR..
Black informed the men where they
could find material and from what
sources the best could be obtained He
also gave, IN the rough, an outline Of
both the affirmative and negative side
of the argument, and answered any
questions to make this outline clear.
James Perry, manager of the Musical
and Glee Clubs was in Clinton Satur-
day and completed arrangements for a
concert to be given there Dec. II. A
dance will follow the concert and many
of the Waterville people are planning
to attend. Arrangements are nearly
completed for a special train.
The Glass of 1912 held an informal
party Saturday evening at the Tacon-
net clubhouse. The management very
generously gave them free use of the
building and the class had a merry
time with dancing, playing pool. and
bowling. Dean Carrie Small of the
Woman's division of the college acted
as chaperon for the party. The Leahy
Sisters of this city furnished the music.