Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-11
Interesting Report Of a
Japanese Student.
The Murray Prize Debate Is
Scheduled for March Il.
Epsilon Beta Initiation and Ban.
quet..-Coming College Events.

Ar interesting report has been re-
Gently received of the only Japanese
student that ever attended Colby.
Yogoro Chiha is u native Of Sen2ia
and belongs hy adoption To Il Samily
of high rank. He was converted 10
Christianity in 1887 while attending
Eihle classes led by Baptist mission
aries in that province Of Japan. Chiba
received part of his education in a
Methodist institution in Toxic. grad
uating at the head Of his class. After
graduating from the school in Toxic
he came TO America and passed two
years in Colby, 1S9395, and then pass
ed three years in Rochester Theologi-
cal Seminary. While here he was con-
sidered the strongest man in his class
In both philosophy and theology. Since;
his return to Japan he has been on the
faculty of several Of the best second
airy schools of the country and is at
present president of the Southern Bap-
fist Theological Seminary at Tukoka.
Chba has since he left this country
led q most vigorous campaign for the
Improvement of the educational meth
DDS Of his country. proving in many
ways the mettle Of his American train
ing. ..ut.
Rev. w f. Chase formerly pastor
Of the WaShburn church, has recently
accepted a call to the church in Nan
net, y. Y. and is to begin his work
there April l. Since leaving Maine Mr..
Chase has been county secretary OF
the Y. NJ. C. A. in Morris county. n.
j.. with headquarters al Dover.
Rex. w. Dodge '06. has recently
changed his headquarters from Lewis
ton TO Portland. Mr. Dodge has since
graduation been employed by the New
England Telephone Co.
The Murray prize debate, which has
been postponed several times. has
been announced for the evening of
March 81. The second alternate has
been chosen to take the place of Chap
man, now on the team in place of
Fogg, who is absent on account OF
sickness. Guy W. Vail. the second can
di1ate. is graduate Of Kicker Class
ical institute. and has had a good deal
Of experience in speaking. both in his
fitting school and in college.
Applications are still being received
for admittance 10 the Lyford inter-
scholastic prize speaking contest. The
last two schools 10 apply We're Milo
and Norway High. Both the secondary
schools of this city are to be repre-
sented. the speakers being Robert Hall
Bowen and Donald Swete Knowlton,
from Coburn Classical institute. and
Harris Dubor and Raymond A. Rog-
ere from Watcrville High.
Tho UpsilOn Beta Glass Society held
its final initiation and banquet last
evening the boys holding their spread
at the Delta Epsilon house on the
campus The initiates are Bertrand A.
I.nane, Fort Fairfield: George l..
Beach. Waterbury. Ct; Roy oGod
Monticello: Charles j. Kcppell, Dor
chester. Mass: Edwin A. Soulc, South
Windham: Victor A. Fitzpatrick. Houl-
ton: Elmer II. Hussey. Norway: Iran
Chase, Bangor; George c. Adams,
West Derby. Vt; Ivan o. Harlow,
Oakland.
\ list OF the coming college events
is as follows,
March l2-4.30 p. NJ. Twilight musi-
calo at the First Baptist churcvh.
March 15-16-Musical Clubs at Ban
60" and Milo.
March lS-Lecture by Prof. Paul
Nixon of Rowdon College. Subject,
Modern Jokes Of An Ancient Wit
March l9-Dramatic Club at the Ma
tionaI soldiers Home al Togus.
March 2l-Dramatic Clubs at Hart
land.
March 21-Murray prize debate.
March oS-The reception Of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.
March 31-Reception and Dance OF
the Zeta Psi Fraternity.
April 1-12-Easter recess.
April 4-I1--Dramatics at -Millinoeket
Houlton. Presque Isle. Caribou, Dex-
ter. Bangor and Charleston.
April Musical Clubs at National
Soldiers Home.
April Musical Clubs at Kenne-
bunk.
April s-9-Musical Clubs at Farm
incton, Maiden. bingham, Marshfield
ard Boston.
April 15-Lyford interscholastic prize
speaking contest.
April e2-Goodwin prize speaking
contest.
April 25-Dramatic clubs in Water
vile.
April e9-Annual Junior prom.