Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-11
COLBY COLLEGE
Coach COhn Makes Important
Announcement Regarding
Students Vacations
SPEAKING CONTEST ON
TEMPERANCE APRIL 20 .

Harvey Cohn, athletic instructor at
the college, met the members OF the
Senior class Monday morning after
chapel. and gave out a very valuable
notice, especially affecting the ones
who are to take up teaching ana coach-
ing next fall. 1t seems that MI. conn
has been receiving numerous requests
for recommendations during the past
few weeks. from the men who are ap-
plying for teaching positions, where
the work includes the coaching or the
various athletic teams. This brought
to Mr.. Cohn's mind the idea OF estab-
fishing a course at Colby, wherein the
Senior men might learn the technique
and fine points of the game OF athletic
training, and thereby be better fitted
for the work to fall upon them. The
plan met with instant approval and
much appreciation for the interest Mr..
Cohn has taken in the welfare of the
last years class. Accordingly, the
members of the class so desiring, and
there were a large number of these
men, met at the Y. M. c. A. room in
the afternoon and the first instruc-
ton in the course was given out. Mr..
Cohn is we'll able to conduct this novel
training, and it Is sure to prove both
interesting and very. profitable to the
men allowed to enter it. He plans to
deal with the training Of the body in
general, it's demands. and the special
type of exercise required for the diff
ferent classes of men, so that the
knowledge of the next years prepara-
tory school physical director will be
quite varied and authoritative. The
class will meet probably three times a
week for the next month, and the
course will close with examinations on
the points taken up. This work aside
from the general beneficial knowledge
which it will afford, will also increase
greatly the quality of teaching calibre
which Colby sends out each year.
Winthrop L. Webb, president Of the
Colby Prohibition Society, has just
announced the preliminary contest in
public speaking which will be held
Saturday, April 90, at Chemical hall. A
competitor must be member Of the
organization, and must speak about
six minutes on some phase OF the tenn
perance question. This organization is
much alive here in the State and at
Colby, and is bound to do some good
before it is through. Mr.. Webb has re-
Gently been elected treasurer of the
State organization, and reports that
the work of in the State at large is
very promising. At the close of this
college contest, two men will be chos-
en- to compete in the State contest to
be held sometime in May, and one from
the four Maine colleges will be chos-
take part in the national contest, held
in Arkansas City, early in the sum-
mer.
This is great opportunity for Col
by to send man to the west, who will
represent both Colby and the State, and
at that have strong chance Of bring
ing back the laurels to the Pine Tree
State. There are already a large num-
Der OF students enrolled in the organiza-
ton, and the announcement Of this con-
test will probably bring forth MANY
new aspirants. There are fine awards
given to the successful entrants, and
the universal popularity Of the subiecs.
at issue is bound to produce a goodly
number Of contestants
At a meeting of the Senior Hon Com
mittee held Saturday at the Phi Delft
House. 1t was decided to mold this an
nual affair, the last occasion OF it's ma.
ture in the year, Monday evening. June
26. probably at the new Elks' hall.
The dramatic pictures. which ar. al
ways awaited with interest, came OFT
Monday and were on exhibition at FIR.
wins, where they were attracting a
great deal of interest. The group pic-
lures are very good as usual. but
novelty has been introduced in the cab.
met pictures, which show some OF the
more prominent characters in their CO.'S
tune. The female roles, if thew are
IN accordance with their portraits ara
sure TO be very clever. The seats for
the play, will go on sale at Hawkers'
wednesday morning A large%number
or tickets have already been sold and a
good house is we'll assured.
Louis Wilson. IA, was visitor at
the Phi Delt House over the Weekend
Albert NJ Guptil, Is, left last week
for Shanghai, China where ne has pro-
cured a very responsible position in the
employ Of the Standard Oil Company.
j. Frank Choate, who has been with
Arnold & Co. for a number of years, and
Russell Simpson. who has heen IN +bo