Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-07
COLBY COLLEGE.
Series Of Lectures to Be
Given by the Faculty.
Religious Committee Arranging
Series Of life Work" Talks.
The Debating League..Public Speak.
ing Course--coIIege lettings.

the faculty of Colby College is to be
given during January and February
for the benefit of the College library
These lectures will be popular in style
and illustrated by stereOpticon views.
| Tickets for the entire series may be
obtained at Moore's bookstore, or at
the College library, for 70 cents each.
Tickets for single lectures will be 20
cents. To students course tickets Will
be sold for 40 cents each; single lee
lures Is cents. The dates and speakers:
Jan. IA. Tuesday evening, Prof. John
Hednan of the French language: The
10 nj of the Midnight Sum: Jan 28
fTuesday evening, Prof Webster Ches
ter Of Biology: "A Biologist in Ber-
mulalf Feb. IL, Tuesday evening.
Porf Clarence II. White of the Greek
language: The Sea Kings of Crete;
Feb q, Tuesday evening, Prof. George
f. Parmenter of chemistry: The
While AIc@ntpins."
Tacturss viii begin at p. NJ. and
will be held lther in the College chap
| eel or in the lecture room of Chemical
| hall. Tickets can be secured by mail.
| Edward j. Daley. football coach and
athletic instructor a Colby, returned to
HOLIDAYS at his home in East STRAIT
| ford. n. H. He announces that the
gymnasium work of the winter term
| fol the three lower classes of the
mems division will begin, Tuesday aft
ernoon.
The first concert of the combined
Musical Clubs of the season VIII De
given at Fairfield, Friday evening
Jan. H. Manager Lester a. Keyes 10
of Dryden, has several dates pending
some of which include concerts to De
given in Aroostook county.
President Mariner has called an i'm
portant meeting Of the Senior class for
Tuesday morning after chapel.
Aloha Tau Omega and Phi Delta
Theta will contest in the first inter
| fraternity bowling match after the va
cation. AS usual. the contest viii De
held at the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys.
Registrar H. G. Libby announced
| that formal invitations had been sent
| TO the eight preparatory schools that
were members of the Colby Goodwin
| Interschoastic Debating League, ask
ling that they take part in the debates
| that are 70 be conducted by the
fleag1e, this year. They are: Coburn
Classical Institute and Waterviile
High. Waterville; Oak Grove Semi
nay, Vassalboro; Hallowell High, Hal
| lowell; Higgins Classical Institute,
| Charleston; Maine Central Institute,
Pittsfeld: Skowhegan High. Skowhe-
gan, and Good Will High, Hinckley.
Prof H. w. Brown of the English
department, delivered an address be-
| fore the students of Higgins Classical
Institute at Charleston, Sunday eve
ming. He returned TO Waterville,
Monday
Chester F. Wood IA of Woburn.
| Mass, was hastily called to his home,
Sunday, on account of his father suf-
| fering from severe injuries received,
Saturday, in a railroad accident at
Woburn Mr. Wood was in the en-
ploy of the railroad company at the
time of the accident. The Christian
Endeavor Society of the First Baptist
Church. of which Chester Wood is a
lmembers voted. Sunday evening, to-
send to him a message of sympathy
,lJsThe faculty met, Monday afternoon,
/ for its regular weekly meeting. in
| stead of on Friday, as has been the
custom for the past two months.
President Roberts announced. Mon
| DAY. that the proposed advance course
| in Public, Speaking, to be taught by
Prof. II c. Libby. will be given dur
| ing the second semester. Just what
students will be eligible to take the
| course, the size of the class, and the
| time of meeting has not yet been
decided upon. The course will prob
ably have but one or two hours of
recitation work as the majority of the
4 time will be spent in preparing long
| speeches which will require diligent
| research. Mr. Libby expects that the
class will be limited to about twelve
members, thatk more time may be
given to individual instruction.
Prof H. C. Libby will give an adj
| dress at Higgins Classical Institute,
| Thursday evening, one of the series
of lectures Being given this winter.
| The class monitors We're appointed
by President Roberts. Saturday, and
began their duties which were quite
strenuous. owing to the ve.y large
| chapel attendance, Monday morning.
The monitors are: Clair F. Benson.
10, Portland Everett Kelson, 10,
Westbrook; Henry A. Eaton, 10.
| Whitefield, n. H.; and Leon G. Crock
| EFT. Is, of Elliott; and Arthur F. Bick-
ford, '16, Concord, N. H.; and James
| O'Brien, '16 Portland.
| Miss Cummings and Miss Marion
| Wyman, '16, will be the leaders of the
Y. w C. A. meeting, Tuesday eve
ming.
| A series of five Life Work. talks,
similar to the one conducted under the
auspices of the Christian Association,
last year, has been arranged for by
the chairman of the religious meetings
committee, John III. Foster. IS, of
| Burton, Wash This departure was an
| innovation in the scope of the work of
| the Y. M. G. A. last year, and, in
| every particular, it proved to be more
than successful. The prime purpose
| of this series of Life Work talks is
to bring the students of the college in
to intimate contact with men. leaders
| in their chosen professions, prominent