Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-20
COLBY COLLEGE
Mark Thompson, IT, Elected
Captain Cross Country Team
Irving Howe Returns
to the College
DEBAT'IN PROSPECTS
PLANS FOR COLBY DAY

Al recent meeting or the cross
country team. Marx Thompson. IT, Of
Woodhaven. Long Island. was elected
captain of the team, to take the place
Of Ezra Wens. last years elected cap
tain. who is pursuing an agricultural
course at Cornell. Thompson has been
member Of the cross country team
for three years. and is also prominent
ton is very popular one. He is a
Junior. and member Of the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity. Friends Of Ezra
Wens will be interested to learn that
he has made the cross country team
at Cornell, but owing to the fact that
this is his first year at that institution
he will not be able to compete with
other colleges.
Prospects for the 1916 track team
were much frightened by the vertical
t1on OF the rumof as to Howe's
return. when that track man Of such
nationwide reputation returned to the
city Monday evening and resumed his
studies, at the college Tuesday. Howe
has been in several meets during the
summer and is in fine form, so that he
looked to doing some great work on
the track team this season! j!
Forest Royal. ex-'ls. Hodgdon. 10 Wis
fting friends on the campus for q few
days. Royal will not return to college
this year. but will stay out. one year.
Donald g. Jacobs, ex-'17, who has
been calling on friends at the college
| for the IA.
Benton. where he has accepted posi-
ton in the high school Of that town
Cecil Rollins. IS. spoke on Real Re-
iigion' at largely 'attendeds.Y M. G.
A. meeting Tuesday evening.
At a meeting Of the debating society
held Tuesday afternoon in the chapel.
the following temporary officers were
elected by the members Of the club
present; President, Carroll Flanders of
skowhegan: Vice President, Cyril M;
Jolly Of Waterville: Treasurer. Lester
Young Of Ellsworth;s.s Corresponding
Secretary. Merle F. Wood of Lowell.
Mass; Recording Secretary. Donald
Record of Livermore Falls. AS last
year, there will be dual debate with
the University of Maine It Is planned
that a triangular debate with Maine
Bates and Colby will be arranged for
!! another year. .~~s... ~.
Claude "A. Labelle Of Concord, N. H..
will be manager of this years dra-
matte club having been elected at a
recent meeting of that Organization.
The chemical society held very i'm
terestfng meeting at Chemical HAN
MONDAY evening. DR.. Caswell read a
paper on Alchemy, and the evening was
passed in a careful discussion Of this
subject =
frederick F. suiiy...5 ns, went to
brunswick where he represented the
Colby chapter of Delta Epsilon at the
annual initiation banquet Of the 3oW.
dom chapter. -"
A brief business meeting oof Tho
phSsicai society was held Tuesday
evening. All the societies in the COL
iese are now beginning to make plans
LOT the coming year, and each day one
OF the various organizations has It's
meeting and prepares for the year.
everyone IN the faculty and student
ooay Is now busy with plans for the
Colby Day exercises which will take
place this Friday evening. President
ROBERTS has been away in order to OBJ.
tam speakers for this event and the
students are getting the campus ana
uornitories In readiness for the many
guests which are always expected for
'n.s occasion. All the friends of the
college and citizens in the citv ara Gov.
oia'y invited to attend; this afrair.
whicn promises to be the best in years.
Inc men will have their entertainment
In the Gymnasium. while the women.
olsisloh VIII carry out ap, elaborate
OrORram AZ E>o,. ry>v,