Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-23
BOWD0IN COLLEGE
Closes, Friday Afternoon,
For the Holiday Recess.
Meek Of Festivity Closes with
Several Fraternity Dances.
Plans on Foot to Organize Three.
cornered Debating LEAGUE.

Brunswick, Me, Dec. 22.-tSpeciaD.
"A sweek of festivity at Bowdoin Col
lege closed, this evening, with dances
given at the Delta Epsilon and Kappa
Sigma Chapter houses. In accordance
with the annual custom most of the
fraternities have celebrated the APP
proach of the Christmas vacation with
dances.
At the two dances, Friday evening,
he houses were very prettily decorated
nth Christmas emblems, and every
hing about the dances spoke Of the
hristmas time.
Al the dance given by the Bowdoin
HAPPIER of Delta Epsilon. the patron
sses were Mrs. Jennie Bird of Rock
md, Mrs. Frederic w. Brown and Mrs.
William Hawley Davis of Brunswick.
The dance was arranged by COM
tittee consisting of Carl Dana Skill
n, IL, of Hallowell, Harry Burton
Yalker, 10, of Biddeford and Samuel
food Chase, I, of Lowell, Mass.
! The guests were Miss Mamie O,Brien
Lubec, Miss Mildred Conant, Miss
azel Lathrop. Miss Mariella Ran
all, Miss Virginia Dunn, Miss Nina
verett, Miss May Dinsmore of Au-
urn, Miss Dorothy Bird. Miss Made
ne Bird, Mrs. Catherine Spear, Miss
lanche Hanscom of Rockland, Miss
Iarion Smart of Portland, Miss Edna
yer of Manchester. n. H., Miss Ger
ude Sadler of Brunswick, and Miss
vienna Lamont of Bath
Alpha Rho Chapter of Kappa Sigma
lrprised its guests at it's dance. Fri
ay evening. Just before intermission
lie hall was darkened, except from the
Sht furnished by the fraternity emb-
m. made up of small electric lights.
hen the hall was again lighted,
ngle of sleigh bells was heard and
anita Claus stood beside a heavily
AIDED Christmas tree, on which was
resents for every person present. Ac-
mpanying each present was an APP
ropriate verse, the readings of which
used much merriment.
The dance orders were very attrac-
I've. the covers being hand painted
: 18th original designs
Walter James Greenleaf, '12. OF
= cortland, Robert Devore Leigh, IA, OF
cattle, Wash. and Chester Granville
.Sbott, IS, of Lynn. Mass. were the
ommittee of arrangements.
The young ladies present were Miss
Margaret Day Miss Marguerite Hutch
MS of Brunswick, Miss Jessie Merrill
II Freeport, Miss Kathleen Duffy of
Gardiner, Miss Ida Beane of Auburn
ale, Mass, Miss Rita Mitchell, Miss
florence CARL, Miss Dorothy Goold,
liss Olive Goold, Miss Lorraine Eat
n, Miss Annie Hodgkins of Portland.
III. and Mrs. Ensign Otis of Rockland
we're among the guests.
Bowdoin College closed, this after
noon. for the Christmas vacation.
which will continue until Tuesday
morning, Jan. 9.
Plans are on foot to organize a
hree-cornered Debating League be-
ween Bowdoin. Wesleyan and New
fork University. According to the
iians debates will be held at all three
colleges on the same night One team
rom each college will support the af-
irmative. while another team will sup
port the, negative. NFor example Bow
YIN HiiSHe uepdtc wesleyan dt BfunS-
wick and have the affirmative, while
The Bowdoin team which would be de-
batting New York University at New
York would have the negative. At the
same time at Wesleyan, team from
that college would be supporting tie
Affirmative, while the New York Ulrf-
yersity team would have the mega
1--WE. The Bowdoin Debating Council
mas prepared set of regulations Cor
the league and has submitted them
to the other colleges for approval. A
great deal of interest is being taken in
DEBATING at Bowdoin, this year. and it
looks as though two very strong teams
would be put into the field.