Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-08
WATERVU.LE.
COLBY COLLEGE.
Miss verena H, CLANCY
Wins Colonial Danes Prize
Clara WinsIow and Florence
Haynes Ham|in Prize Winners.
Trials in the Tennis Tournament
Played Off tuesday.

Word has just been received from
the president of the Society of tho
Colonial DANES of the State of Maine
that the annual prize of $50. known as
the Mary Floyd Nicely Memorial prize
which is offered by the society for the
best essay upon some topic in the col
onial history of Maine, has been
awarded for the year 1910, to Miss
Nerena Hilton CLANCY, a member of
the present Senior class of Colby cot
leee. The subject of the essay is: '"rhc
True Story of Pemaqud." The COM
petition Cor this prize IS open TO the
women of the colleges of Maine. who
are pursuing courses in history A
number of excellent papers were sub
Mite, this year. and of this number,
two We're sent from Colby This is the
fiith consecutive time this prize has
been won by a Colby student.
Miss CLANCY. the winner of the prize
% 1910 was born in the town of
Bremen. Me. and fitted for college in
the Morse High school at Bath. AZ
ter teaching two years, she entered
Colby in the fall of 1906. Miss CLANCY
has been prominent among her class
mates throughout her course in TIC
various activities of college life, and
VIII graduate this month with the class
Of 1910. The successful article is q his
torical research of something over 5000
words in length. based upon careful,
study of the resources of the libraries
of Maine and Boston. especially the
collections of the Maine Historical So
'ietN 1T Portland, involving four or five
morths Of preparation. The article is
fully illustrated with maps and dia-
grams. In the letter accompanying the
award of honor. Miss Chaney's paper
was accorded the highest praise for
general excellence by the committee OF
award
The finals in the Hamlin prize contest
for the Womans Division was held
Saturday. The program:
An Initial Letter. Eva Macomber
THE Great Guest Comes"
Marian ingalls,
'TeckalS Lilies PHYLLIS Stellar
How Luis Prayer Was Answered."
Florence Cole
Peter Patrick" Florence Haynes
The Soul OF the Violin"
Margaret Adams
Selection from Queen Esther"
Gladys knowlton
Little Emlics Flight
Florence 1ngerSoll
"EllCl" CYNTHIA Knowles
"The ClimaX!' Dora Libby
THE Emergencies of Etiquette"
Clara Winslow
Firct"wn's New Schoohouse,"
Bessie Dutton
Tho winners of the two prizes as
announced Yesterday are Clara Wins
low of Camden. first: Florence Haynes
of Bradford, second. On the whole the
Judges pronoUnces this one of the best
contests ever held of this kind, the
rank of the II speakers being close and
the rank of the winners being only
fraction of a point apart. The judges
were Mrs. Martha Baker Dunn, Mrs.
Webster Chester and Herbert G.. Libby.
The trials in the tennis tournament,
which vas to have been PLAYED off
Monday and were postponed on ac-
Tuesday. the remainder of the semi
finals and the finals to be played off
tomorrow. The results of Yesterdays
Playing SlloNtu lllett lHfIt are SOME
fast mon in this years meet. Colby
alone seeming to he weak In the
matches between Maine and Bates
there was some fine and close playing.
in both matches the playing being
about equal, Bates if ANYTHING follow
ing up her advantages a little closer.
The results:
BLAKE and Ross. Bowdoin. vs. Dow
and Baum. Colby. won by Bowdniu,
So. 81 Bolster and Moulton, Bates
VS. Gcoch and Peckham. Maine: won by
Bates, Sc, 81. Halves and Martin,
30 ,tdoin. vs.. Dane and EIcrrct, Colbv;
wor by Bowdoin so so Wallace and
Bird Maine. vs. Clason and Woodman.
Bates; won by Bates. 90. So, 6-3
IN the semi-fInals only the first set
was played. Halves and Martin, Bow
dom, vs.. Wallace and Bird Maine;
won by BoWdoin- 6-3. 60.