Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-29
COLBY COLLEGE
Arrangements Complete for the
Election of Athletic Officers
Saturday Afternoon
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
MADE PUBLIC

Arrangements have been fully made
for the annual elections of the various
officers of the Athletic Association Of
the college. which will take place next
Saturday, June 3, in the Colby chapel.
This year, however, provision has been
made to cover the baseball men who
will be out of town on the day Of cleo
ton. There will be a special voting at
the Delta Upsilon house Friday after
noon. The polls will be open from to
s on Saturday. The polls will be in
charge of three men, F. F. Sully, Wa
terville, president of the council; Don
aid Putnam of Houlton, Senior coun-
Gilman, and A. Raymond Rogers Of
Waterville, Junior councilman, and
secretary of this advisory body.
The orators of the college are now
busy over the coming contest which is
to be held Wednesday afternoon in
the chapel under the direction and
auspices of the Colby Prohibition So
ciety. According to the rules of the
association, there is preliminary To-
cal contest held at Colby Wednesday
ISAt WIlcIl oil JHe CdnulCdIoS LOT lno
final contest will speak a portion Of the
, article which they have prepared on
some phase Of the subject of prohib-
tion Last year the State contest was
held at Bates, and this year Colby will
have the honor of entertaining the
event. The candidates for the local
contest are to hand their names and
articles to Winthrop Webb, II, pres
ident of the Colby organization
After much conference between the
alumni and faculty of the college, the
program for the coming Commence
ment has been announced
The Commencement week will open
with the Junior exhibition, held at the
Baptist church Saturday evening,
June "a. at P. M.
On Sunday. June 25, the annual Bac-
| calaureete sermon will be given at the
Baptist church at 1890 A. M, at which
the whole Senior class will be present
! IN body, according to the usual GUS
TOM In the evening at 730, there will
be the Boardman anniversary sermon
preached at the Baptist church.
Monday. June 2e. will be one of the big
gest days of the week in the social phase
Of the program. At P. NJ. the annual
Junior Class day exercises will be helo
on the lower campus. At 43O, the annual
meeting of the Maine Beta Chapter of
Phi Beta Kappa will be held at Chemi-
| cal hall. at which time, the new men,
bers from the class of 1916 will be voted
upon and elected, according to the rules
OF this honorary society In the evening
| at P. M. the presidents reception will
be held in Memorial hall, followed by
| the annual dance, known as the Senior
Hop. which will be given by the men,
bers Of the Senior class. in the New Elks
| hall. beginning with a reception and end
, ing with an order of dances of IS num-
| bers.
The exercises on the following day,
Tuesday, June q, will begin with a meet
ing OF the board of trustees In Chemi-
cal hall at $50 A. NJ, while at 10 the Sen
| Tors will hold their Glass day program
! on the lower campus. At 1890 P. NJ. the
alumni luncheon will be held in the gym
nasiur, while the luncheon Of the alum
| nae Of the college will take place at Foss
hall at P. M. At P. M. there will be
the dedication of a tablet to the men,
ory of Edward Winslow Hall. LII. D., of
| the class of 1862 At 3.45 the band con-
cert will be the subject of the program,
at which time the elaborate alumni pa
| rade will take place, when the alumni
will array themselves in garments of
varied colors and styles and form a pro-
cession around the campus. At 415 the
annual Combs game will be played on
| Alumni field, when the Colby Varsity
| will try to hold their own with an aggre-
CATION composed Of the alumni and other
stars of the diamond. The afternoon ex-
ercises will close with a college sing on
| the campus at $50, at which time the
Colby songs, together with the prize
| songs. will be sung by the alumni and
| undergraduates. In the evening at g.,
there will be the college grafton, taking
the place Of the annual Phi Beta Kappa
| oration which has been omitted this year.
This Grafton will be given by Professor
Albion w. Small, LII. D., in the Baptist
church. Following this Grafton, the re-
| unions of the various fraternities will be
| held at the halls Of these respective fra
ternities.
Wednesday. June 2s, the final day Of
Commencement will open with college
prayers in the chapel at A. NJ. At the
conclusion Of these services the process
sion Of graduates preceded by the fac
| ulty and Seniors, all in their honored
robes, will form, and march down to the
| Baptist church, where the Commence
ment and graduation exercises will be
l ~ Aft>r tho OraduafiOn and