Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-10
COLBY COLLEGE
Debating and Other Activities
Gathering Momentum as the
Football Season Nears
Conclusion
FOOTBALL PRACTICE
CAMPUS CHAT

Another debate in the series of pre-
| lZUinary debates for the election o.
! the college team. will be given in the
chapel Monday evening, Nov. %. upon
the question. Resolved. That Party
Alliance Is Preferable TO Independent
Action in Politics. The affirmative
side o. the question will be upheld
by Sullivan Is. Peterson 'le, AID Pot
tie IL. while the negative will be ably
supported by Newman IS. Hayes rs,
and Record II. Another progressive
step Of th- society IS the recently es-
tablis1ed af7ilation with the Intern.,-
tional Federation OF Poliry Clubs.
The Colby Varsity will leave
/ Thursday morning for Annapolis.
where they will play with the Navy
Saturday. The boys were given res.
Monday after their strenuous game
with Bates, but Coach Fuller was
! right OF the job, again Tuesday, and
Az o'clock, practice was called for
and the usual number reported. The
squad has now dwindled to hardly
more than the Varsity and the half
! week Of the season and the men who
! "ill make this last trip are now gem
orally known. The training table which
mas been conducted at the Elmwood
Tor the past three weeks has broken
up and the boys will be left TO them
selves for the short remainder of the
season. There is a great deal Of in
tsfest over the games Of Saturday
when Colby faces the Navy and L. Of
N. will contend with the Army.
Professor W. H. Brown of the Rhe+-
oric department led the weekly Y. N.
{. A. meeting Tuesday evening, when
he chose for his subject, "Paurs Per-
suasion,' taking for his text Timothy
II, LIP.
Now that the football season is
practically over. the various other ac-
tiTities Of the college are coming into
full play. The progress Of the debat
ing societies is we'll on its way. The
college Is also thriving along its mu-
seal lines. and each afternoon from
Il 10 s. the campus is full Of music
OF various sorts. The Glee Club is
}
aratlon for the trials, which will prob
ably come off just after THANKSGIVING.
the Mandolin Club has just commenc-
: ed having regular gatherings. and
their department in the musical clubs
! IS fast taking form The bowling
league is gradually being revived from
the fact that the bowling alleys of
the city are being frequented by the
college men. who aspire, by practice.
I 20 win place on the fraternity
teams, which will soon begin 10 CON.
,end for the cup. within a week or so.
The cup is now in the possession of
the Zetes. who have won it for the
past TWO years, and the zeal will be
Keen in keeping it away from them
this year so that they will not gain
permanent possession Of the excellent
trophy. The Zetes will play their side
! OF the game. and the forthcoming
matches will be close. keen and fairly
bullying with competition. friendly and
/ spOrtsmanlike
spike Loane. who has been visit
ing friends at the Deke house for the
past week, has returned to his home
4 IN Aroostook county.
| George Snow, ex-'13. called on
friends on the campus on his way
from Old Town TO Freeport. making
the trip by automobile.
/ Blink Joy 10, is passing few
days in town, visiting friends at the
Zete house.
/ Charles L. F. Chamberlain, '1a is
not attending courses for few DAYS.
due to rather serious trouble with his
! eyes
/ Word has been received from Aaron
H featon Is. who is now located in
beverly, Mass. where he is learning
the shoe business.
The Misses Jeane and Catherine
Moulton have returned from Bruns-
wick. where they have been attending
a house party at the Beta and Zete
houses. respectively
Miss Grace PattangalI passed the
weekend with her parents in Au-
gusta.
Miss Hortense Lambert was re-
| cent guest at the D. L. house party
held at Bowdoin last week.