Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-22
interest in Evangelical
Services Are Increasing,
Literary Societies Have Good
Programs Friday Evening.
Debating Teams Are Preparing tor
intercollegiate Debates.

Lewiston. Me-, Jan. 21.-(Special).-
Interest in the evangelical services be-
ing held this week at Bates College Is
increasing every day. Last evening
Roger Williams hall chapel was crowd
ed and if the number in attendance in
creases in like proportion for the re-
naming meetings, the services will
have to be held in Hathorn hall chapel.
The society meetings were postponed
for a half hour on Friday evening, be-
ginning at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Parker the evangelist, Is proving
himself to be a powerful man and mas
won the admiration of the student
body of the college. Saturday noon he
will conduct the class prayer meetings
in a union service in Hathorn Hall
chapel. There will be no service sat
urday evening, but there will be two
services Sunday. Both of these Will
be open meetings, beginning at o'clock
in the afternoon and 7.15 in the even
ing. 1t is expected a portion of the
Bates Glee Club will sing at the Sun
day services.
The society programs Tor FRIDAY
evening were as follows:
urosophia-Selection Orchestra of
Eurosophia; original. part, Miss Jessie
Nettleton 10; mandolin solo, S. Allen
70; reading, A. Buck ~; piano solo,
Miss Jenkins H. reading, Miss Bridg-
ham -; selection, orchestra.
Polymnia-Piano solo, Miss Edith
Pemberton II; reading, w. E. Mat
~. 10. rpQdinp
Miss Turgeon '12; vocal solo, Leon
James.
Piaeria-Piano solo, Miss Sarah Lit
tie 10; reading, Miss Mary Cook Wall
Iron II; vocal solo, Miss Ada Rounds
u; reading, S. E. Howard 10; duet,
Miss Howard II and Miss Moulton IL.
The Junior class has begun its plans
for IVY day. The following committee
has been elected to arrange program:
Miss Susan Elsie Hayes, Rochester, N.
Il; Charles Edward Taylor, Lisbon
Falls. and Charles Russell Clason of
Gardiner. This committee will decide
what parts shall be presented and at
he next meeting the class will elect
speakers to fill these offices.
The debating teams are busy pre-
barring for the inter- collegiate debates.
The team to debate against Clark Col
lege has been definitely decided upon.
1t will be Junior team composed of
Robert Milton Pierce, Boston; Bernt
}. Stordahl of Baltic, S. D., and Wal
ter E. Matthews of st. Adams. The
alternates are Waldo v. Andrews IL,
Jefferson; Roy Emerson Cole 10. South
Paris. and John Edwin Peakes II, of
oil hi1itxy tho al
errfates will form a team as pre-
liminary debate will be held against
the principals before the debate in
Worcester. Bates has the affirmative
side of the question of 1.-THE Galveston
Plan of City Government, or City Gov
>rnment by Commission, in American
Cities
The Senior team expects to debate
against New York City College. 1t has
submitted a question to the latter and
is awaiting the decision. New York
having been given CHOICE of sides. This
debate will be held I'M Lewiston The
Bates team will be composed Of Peter
Ognatius Lawton, Auburn; Clarence
Paul Quimby, North Turner, and Stan
ley Edwin Howard, Springfield, Mass.
This is the same team that defeated
the U. of M. Sophomores two years
ago at Orono. Frederick Walter Hill
man II, Island Falls, and Alton Ross
HodgkinS II. DamariScotta Mills, are
the only alternateS chosen thus far.
Howard will select his alternate later.
Although Freshman declamations are
1 month off, rehearsals have already
begun. Professor Robinson has charge
IF these. assisted by Miss Nettleton 10
and Lawton 10. 1t is planned that
each student shall be given from six
% eight rehearsals. varying in length
from a half hour to 10 minutes.