Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-13
COLBY COLLEGE
Former President VIM. H. Taft
to Address Student Body
Friday Afternoon
SPIRIT MEETING HELD RE-
GARDING BASEBALL


the coming of ex-President William How
ard Taft on Friday afternoon. Accord
ing to the train schedule, Mr.. Taft will
arrive in Waterville at 3.Q5 Friday after
noon and will be obliged to wait in this
city until the train leaves for Skowhe-
gan at 41o Accordingly through arrange
ments made by Mr.. Cram, the former
president of the Bangor & Aroostook.
and James H. Prince '16. plans are well
under way for his coming. In accord
ance with the letter from Mr.. Taft's Sec
retary, who has full charge OF the train
arrangements, ETC.. he said that they
would be here in Waterville at that time
and that Mr.. Taft would be pleased to
drop in and see Colby. So If nothing
new turns up, Colby will have the great
honor Of entertaining the former chief
executive of the nation Friday afternoon.
Definite plans for this event have not as
yet been made, but it is entirely probable
that the student body will meet the ex-
President at the station and accompany
him to the chapel, where he will say a
few words to the men. The faculty are
very much interested in this occasion and
the student body led by President Rob
erts, and the forces Of the Colby Repub-
lican Club, will strive hard to make the
visit Of their distinguished guest as pleas
ant as possible. A large number of the
men will accompany him to Skowhegan
to attend his lecture in the evening at the
Skowhegan Opera house.
The first Of series Of college spirited
talks was held Wednesday morning al
chapel, when f. F. Sully '16. president OF
the athletic association, called upon Col.
by's little Napoleon, Captain Simpson,
better known as 'Swipes," to lead the
meeting. Simpson gave an Grafton. "a
masterpiece. such as never has been
equalled BEFORE" as Professor Brown
said. With words fitting and right to
the point, Simpson called the attention
Of the student body to the arrival Of the
baseball season and the spirit needed to
bring out a championship team this year
Not only did he urge the men to come
out for the team and to stick with the
squad II their chances Of making posi-
ton we're not Of the brightest. but he
also said that every Colby man should
be behind the team, should show an in.
| terest In the fighters for the laurels, and
be out on the field, where they could
follow and encourage the men in theil
daily training. Life is what you make
it, fellows" he said, land Colby is what
you make it."
With strong appeal delivered in a
very impressive manner. Simpson
| called the men to account. When he
had finished with a very appropriate
poem, the old chapel echoed and re-
choed with the laundering Of applause
and cheering of the members present.
After the applause had subsided, Sui
ly announced that there would be q
speaker for the next two mornings
and hoped that there would be as good
attendance to witness the call OF two
other Of Colby's prominent men.
A very important meeting Of the SEN
ior class was held Wednesday morning
after chapel, to discuss plans for the
approaching Commencement. The, as
sessment was voted upon. and the
work Of the next few months outlined
to the Senior men. AS an executive
committee to have the Commencement
exercises In charge, the following were
appointed by the president: Ralph
Kolseth Of Dorchester. Mass: Rich
ard J. Kimbau. Jr.. Of Bridgewater;
Alden w. Allen Of Camden; Irving R.
6tanwood Of Nedhaln Heights, Mass.
Henry A. Eaton Of Whitefield, N. H.;
and Peter J. Mayors, Jr., Of New Ro-
chelle, N. Y. For the ode committee
Burieigh Marston OF Augusta. Waldo
c. Lincoln Of Wayne ana Ernest G.
Simpson Of Waterville were appointed
The Democratic Club, which has
been fairly dormant since its organ
i1ation last fall, are now SHOWING
signs Of life. and. according to report
they arc to entertain Governor Curtis
next Tuesday evening In the Collsgs
chapsl, where he viii address tho mem.
bers Of the club ana their friends "a
the issues Of the campaign. and the
IDemocratic stand on these questions,
Tho Republican Club has already he'd
A. - a. - - - .-xf