Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-30
Colby College.

The Seniors elected officers Wednes-
day as follows: President, Paul Fraser,
! Dorchester, Mass; vice president, 7. j,
Crossman. Needham, Mass; secretary,
Leon Crockett, Whitefield, NH, treas
urer Lester F.. Weeks, Randolph,
Maine.
Professor H. c. Libby. registrar Of
the college, has completed the list of
students. The total enrolment is 447,
denoting an increase of "a over last
year. Mems division $685. women's
division 154. The Freshman class has
1O7 men and 81 women, making total
of 161. In the total. Il states and
two foreign countries are represented.
The number from each state is as fol-
lows: Maine 290, Massachusetts So,
New Hampshire 80, New York 90, Con-
necticut II. New Jersey 2, foreign
countries 3 Vermont, Pennsylvania.
Maryland, Rhode Island, Tennessee and
Washington are each represented by
one student.
The following students went to
Hartland Thursday night to assist in
a concert given by the local talent of
the Baptist church: Harry Upton 10,
reader; Winthrop Webb II, soloist;
Sussman 'ls, violinist
The following men have been
chosen on the committee for the Col
by day exercises: H. S. Campbell 10,
Ralph Weston Is, and A. D. Gilbert
10, music; Cedric Adams, P. Drum
mond for Seniors, F. F. Sully, Donald
Putnam, Juniors; Winthrop Webb.
'cozier, Sophomores, Eddy and Fraser,
CHI oh 70 ac
general committee.
Coach Fuller of the Colby football
team maintains the idea that the team
is in the pink of condition for the
game with Maine Saturday so has de-
cided to give the team a time TO rest
by the suspension of afternoon prae-
tice. Short signal drills will be in
process but no active practice will
take place.
The members of the Epicurean So
ciety, an honorary club for Seniors,
were entertained at the home of Prince
Albert Drummond at % Morrill, avenue
Thursday night.
The debating society of the college
held it's first meeting Of the year
Thursday afternoon. At this meeting
Harold Small 10, of Waterville was
elected president, and Flanders II,
of Skowhegan was elected vice presi
dert. The remaining offices will be
filled by election in the next regular
meeting which will occur in the near
future.
The faculty has declared that Friday
shall be given to the student body as a
holiday for the annual celebration OF
Colby day. In the evening exercises
will be held In the gymnasium, which
will consist of speeches and music by
the college band, orchestra and mandolin
club after which refreshments will be
served At this time Kent L. Royal Is,
captain of the track team and all-Maine
end, will be presented with the scholar
ship and athletic cup presented by Track
Coach Harvey Cohn.
The women's division will observe Col
by day by presenting pageant in the
dining hall at Foss hall During the aft
ernoon basketball games will be played
between the Sophomore and Freshman
teams to decide the championship of
those two classes.
President A. ]. Roberts was in Port
land Thursday, where lie attended the
Maine teachers convention.
Richard A. Waite spoke at the chapel
exercises Thursday morning. His SUBJ
ject was How to Play the Game" Mr..
Waite 10 the international secretary OF
the Y. NJ. G. A.