Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
COLBY COLLEGE
Conservative Policy Being Main
tanned as to Pledges for Ad-
mittance to Fraternities
REPUBLICAN CLUB AC-
| CEPTS CHALLENGE OF
DEMOCRAT CLUB

With the college season two weeks
under way pledging by the six frater-
mites seems to have come to a COM
parative standstill. There is an abund-
ance of good material in the Freshman
class but owing to policies Of past
years found to be the best, it is rare
that more than a certain number of
new members are received into any fra
ternity. AT present there are Sc men
pledged out of the so enrolled ~,
In recent tennis matches Of the fall
tournament Ingraham II defeated
Choate 10 11-9, As, "a; Ingraham II
defeated Chittendon 10 Sc, 60; James
20 defeated Latin Is So. Sc, Cd;
GirouX 20 defeated Arnold 20 81. 6-3
Flood IT defeated Rollins IT Ga, ll-9.
At chapel Saturday morning Mr.. Por-
ter. director of the campaign for Y NJ.
{. A. prison camp relief work, announ-
ced that $3.50 had been realized from
the efforts of the student body. The
work was carried on until noon Satur-
day and little more added to that
amount CHAPEL exercises were then
turned over n the Athletic Association
Capt. Cauley made a short address re-
garding athletes and policies of pick
ing men for the different teams. The
object was 10 arouse interest in the
Colby-N. Fl. State game.
A. bit of excitement occurred Friday
nightAWhen the report went about the
campu3Itha the annual Freshman ban
quet wSs to be held. 1t seems that a
crowd of, Ereshman girls We're planning
to enjoy an out-of-door feed" on the
banks Of the Massachusetts The Sopho-
more girls grew suspicious and imme-
diately put the Sophomore boys wise
to their suspicious. The result was a
lot Of hurry. tearing about and excite
ment but no real bona fide Freshman
banquet materialized,
The promised importance of the foot
ball game Saturday brought back to
the college quite a number of nearby
graduates eff the college
Colby students are showing a very
particular interest in the present
Worlds Series. This is due to large
extent TO Jack Coombs, the hero of
many diamond exploits. here in college
and since then in major baseball. This
explains the fact that so many are pull
ing hard for Booklyn to win over Bos-
ton.
The following challenge and reply
have been posted in public, regarding
the proposed debate between Wilson
and Hughes supporters. The Wilson
club just proposed speakers of State
prominence. But the Hughes men, as
below indicted. preferred the partici-
pants to be undergraduates. The re-
ply and statement of the affair read:
ATTENTION.. COLBY DEMOCRATIC
CLUB.
The Colby Republican Club has duly
considered the challenge of its most es-
teemed opponents.
1t is the opinion of the Republican
Club that it would be inadvisable to
conduct a debate in the manner pro-
posed. The club feels that the debate
should be strictly a college affair. AS
such it would in our opinion be of more
interest to the college at large than if
we were to call in outsiders We have
not forgotten the failure of the series
Of political speeches held at the college
last spring and feel that 1t was due in
large measure to the fact that the
men engaged were practically unknown
to the college mon. On the other hand,
however, if the debate were conducted
entirely by college men we feel that
there would be more enthusiasm
aroused and better time insured.
We accept the challenge as made
with the provision that it be restrict
ed to members Of the undergraduate
body.