Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-08
News Of The Colby College
Society Notes.
First Classes Meet, Monday, In
New BOWdoin gymnasium
First Chapel at Bates After Christ
mas..Track Coach Arrives.


Severa interesting works have Just
been added To the College library.
Among them are "Quadratic lnVOlu-
lions on the Plane Rational Quad
the Board of University Studies Of
Johns Hopkins University. in com
pliance with the degree of doctor Of
philosophy, by Thomas Bryce Ash
craft. 1911. DIR. Ashcraft is now in
his second year as professor IF
mathematics at Colby.
Another work is Admission to
American Trade Unions" The dis
sertation submitted to the Board ri
University Studies Of the John Hop
kips University, in compliance with
the degree ofsdoctorf Of philosophy by
Ia L. Wolfe, fasT2s ,.Br Wolfe is now
asAs tant professers of polotieal econ
,s}Aaw at Colby. -
4 Selipol Organization and the
ke9hf1A Shy William H. Holmes, PHI. D.,
sGsntbg as97, superintendent Of SCHOOLS.
westerly. r. |. fff5 sly.
Thee Rhodes Scholarship by
George r. Parkin, {. NJ. g.
The librarian has also had the last
three years of the Colby Echo and
the first volume of the Colby Alum
nus neatly bound.
Prof. H. C. Libby conducted chapel
exercises, Tuesday morning.
f. Harold Jones, ID, Portland, lead
er of the Glee Club. announces that
men for the College Quartet will be
picked within a short time. There
are a large number of students try
ing for positions.
! The officers of the musical clubs
will have the program of the season
ready for publication in a short time
1t is understood that it is the best
| for several years. containing many
/ new members that are especially en-
/ tanning
AT ansnnportant meeting of the Sc
nior class, held after chapel exer-
cises, Tuesday morning. the following
| nominating committee for. the slate, OF
| Glass day Officers was elected. John
! Wells of New Britain, Conn; George
l.. Beach OF Waterbury. Conn; and
| Lawrence r. Bowler of Waterville
! The report of the committeeman. be
submitted to the class at a meeting,
Tuesday, Jan. Il. John H. Foster of
Burton, Wash. the class treasurer,
made report of the finances which
was accepted.
Harvey Mayo, IA, of Northeast
Harber. who has been in Boston for
several days, seeing an eye specialist,
returned, Tuesday, to Watervile, To
resume his college work.
d. President Rnbprte w9e N 81.
Tuesday, on short business trip.
Lester A. Keys 10, of Dryden, was
the leader of the Christian Associa =
ton meeting, Tuesday evening. Al
the close of the service the Missioli
10, Sangerville. A large number
We're present.
The gymnasium classes met, Tues
day, for the first time, this year, un
der the direction of Athletic Instruc-
tor, Edward j. DAILY. The Freshmen
reported in the morning and the Soph-
mores at O'Clock, in the afternoon
The Juniors win report at p. NJ
/ Thursday afternoon. The work is not
! required for members of the Senior
class.
Miss Cunningham, IA, of Marble
head Mass. and Miss Marion Wy
man, '16. of Damariscotta, :. were the
leaders of the Y. w c.. a. meeting
Tuesday evening, at Foss hall, Ths
subject of the meeting was 1.-THE Val
ne of Discipline" The innovation OF
having two leaders. an upperclass
member, who gives the lesson, and a
Freshman. who leads the devotional
exercises, is proving to be very bene-
| fetal.
A meeting of the Colby Coneg,
| Chess Club, VIII be held, at p. NJ.
| Wednesday, at the Delta Kappa Epsi
Ion house. for the purpose of accepting
he constitution and bylaws that haV,
been drawn UP by the executive com
mittee. At this meeting the rules GOV
ernine the tournament will be dis
cussed and the date of it's beginning
set Each member will play every othel
member one game and the person win
mig the most will he declared the col
lepe chess champion. The followinf
will enter the tournament: Campbell
IL; Kelsie. Is; Foster 10; Dyer. 'l6
Pratt. 10; Young. Is: Williams, IS
Bramhall. IL Wheeler. IA; Skillngs
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