Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-03
COLLEGE CHAT.
DR.. H. K. Trask Dies at
Bridgton, N. J.
Portland High Wins InschOIas-
lie Tennis Tournament.
Bates Wins from Colby, Saturday
Afternoon, In a Close Game.

Waterville, Me-, June 1.-(SpeciaD.
Notice was received at the college,
Saturday, of the death of Dir. Hen
ry *. Trask which occurred May is,
at Bridgton, N j. AT the time of his
deeease he was one of the few oldest
living alumni of the institution. The
life of DR. Trask was long and rich
in active work For nearly a half a
century he was connected with pre-
paratory schools in Maine Illinois and
New Jersey, acting either as superin-
tendent or principal. He was born
al Windsor. Me-, Sept 2, 1881. Imme-
diately after graduating from Colby
be became principal of Bloomfield
Academy. For four years in the early
sixties he was superintendent of
schools at Morris, H.. and in the
later SOS he was principal of Way
land Academy. Beaver Dam, and from
1868 till 1900 the time of his retire
ment from the teaching profession. he
was principal of the South Jersey In
stitute at Bridgton, N. J.
The initiation of the Chi Gamma
women which has been held on the
instalment plan on and about the
campus for the past week culminat-
ed, Saturday afternoon, with a grand
picnic on the banks of the Messalon
skee stream. The twelve Freshman
young ladies' four from each of the
three national sororities, by their
unique regalia, furnished great
amount of amusement to the entire
student body, as they attended classes.
The circus at Foss hall, Friday. was
said TO be literally the funniest in
the history of Chi Gam. The Fresh
men, with two boys carts loaded to
overlooking with picnic dainties set
out for the stream, while the Sopho-
mores, who had care of the initiation
activities. went upstream in a much
more enjoyable manner in canoes.
The two companies met, however, on
the bank of the stream and there
the final initiation took place. The
initiates follow: From Sigma Kappa,
Ethel Chamberlain of Caribou, Ruth
Whitman of Bangor, Helen Hanson of
Calais, Marguerite Robinson of Wa
terville: from Delta Delta Delta, /
Mary Washburn of China, Hazel
Ross of Guilford, Ruth Young of
saeo. Marion Stewart of Lawrence.
Mass: from Chi Omega, Merle Bow
Ter of Waterville. Amy Tiiden of Au-
gusta Mildred Holmes of PASSPORT
and Ruth Goodwin of Waterville.
Harold w Soule, '04. principal of
the Middlcsex school at Concord,
Mass. is visiting his brother, Sey-
mour, II. of bingham, Mass. at the
Delta Epsilon fraternity house. Mr..
Soule will be remembered as the first
Colby graduate to go to the univer-
sity of oxford as one of the Rhodes
scholars He went in the year 1903.
Richard A. Harlow, ~. of Portland,
editor of the oracle Association, call
ed a meeting of the board Saturday
The following slate of Of
fieers was presented and will be vot-
ed upon by the student body after
chapel, June IA. unless another slate
is presented, which is possible, ac-
cording to the bylaws of the assoc
citation: For president, Irving l..
Cleveland, Is, of Wilmont, N. H.;
for vice president, Milry Warren, IA,
of East Bromfield and for secretary.
Prince A. Drummond. Is, of Water
vile.
The track manager has received an
invitation for Colby runners to enter
the first annual Bangor Marathon
race, to be held in Bangor, June II,
in connection with the Bangor street
carnival The course will be ten miles,
from Bangor a to Orono Numerous
cups and shields will be presented TO
the winners: $40 will be divided
among the first five winners. The
Marathon is open to all runners of
the State, and especially to the anna
teur runners of the college. Several
of the Colby cross-country and long