Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-03-05
Many Delegates Here for
Big Convection /
R. 7. Patten Of Sovhsgan
Addresses The Students.
Presentation Of College Play at
Fairfield Decided Success.

The delegates from the Maine colleges
and from some Of the preparatory schools
of the State arrived at the college yes
terday afternoon for the annual confer,
ence of the Maine College Y. NJ. C. A..
and are being entertained at the
college or at homes in the city.
There have already arrived more dele
gates than attended any previous college
convention and all bids fair for this to be
one of the most successful ever held in
| the State.
| Last evening there was a reception for
the delegates held in the First Baptist
church. the College Orchestra furnishing
music After refreshments were served
and a social hour had been spent, in
which the delegates made each Others
| acquaintance, greetings were extended to
the visitors by Mayor Redington. Prest-
dent Roberts welcomed the delegates to
Colby College and Guy w. Vail in behalf
of the College Y. NJ. c. A.
Responses to the greetings of Mayor
! Redington and President Roberts were
made by Professor NJ. ID. Jones of the
University of Maine, who assured thn
| Waterville people that the visitors appre-
ciated the hearty welcome extended them.
by Prof. Calvin c. Clark Of Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary and General Secretary
]. l., MIcConnaughty of BoWdoln. -.
The address of the evening was made
by Professor Alfred w. Anthony of Bates
College on Saving the Deficit" After
this address the meeting adjourned until
. o'clock this morning. when the conven-
tion will open with u quiet hour service
led by Cecil Daggett OF this city.
| The committee having the convention
| in charge extends an invitation to all in.
terested in the work of the organization
and assures them that their interest and
cooperation will be deeply appreciated.
A large number OF the college people
attended the play given by Colby ORA.
matte Club last evening at Fairfield. Al.
though this was the first performance
the cast did itself justice in every way.
Having a really strong play the charac-
| ters chosen by Miss Flood for the sew
eral parts certainly deserve commenda-
| tion, as they in all cases took their parts
well.
The parts taken by Moor and Dow are
especially strong and are acted in cred-
! table manner. Fogwell as Lord Chill
lingworth gave the Audience much merri.
ment and on all occasions his appear.
ance was signal for laughter. Dolan.
who acted as his valet, also took his part
| well. The three female characters, Gil-
patrick, Chase and Holt, have yet good
deal of work to do on their parts, as they
are difficult ones to master The club will
give either eight or 10 more performances
before they give the play here in Water
vile, then without doubt 1t will be ono
of the best ever given by the college
clubs.
President Roberts returned yesterday
from Norway, Me-, where he addressed
the High school Thursday evening.
Rowland II. Patten of Skowhegan de.
livered a short informal lecture before
the class in public speaking yesterday
| on Direct Primaries" He gave brief
| outline of the scheme as it will be pre-
sented before the next Legislature and
the possibilities of improvement over the
present caucus system. After deliver
ing his address Mr. Patten remained for
half an hour giving the men a chance to
question him regarding the details.
Franklin Bradstreet, who has been con.
| fined to the house for the past week with
| tonsllitis, is somewhat improved.
Lewis W. Dunn. 1906. recently visited
his graduation been connected with Y.
NJ. c. A. work and is now State secretary
Of New Hampshire.