Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-16
COLBY COLLEGE
Large and Appreciative Audi
ence Attends Annual Hal
lowell Speaking
SENIOR AND JUNIOR ARTI-
Giles GIVEN PRESIDENT

The annual Hallowell prize speaking
contest was held Monday evening in
the college chapel, when large audi
ence greeted II of the best orators of
the college in public address for prizes
aggregating the sum of S100. These
prizes ase the gift of F. NJ. Hallowell
of the class of 1877 of kearney. Neb.,
and the contest is one of annual re-
pute. The competition is open to all
students electing the course of public
speaking under the direction of Her.
bert c. Libby. There is preliminary
contest in which the some odd 60 men
making up the class read their origi-
nal articles before a board Of judges,
and from these men IL are chosen to
compete in the final contest The judg-
ing, according to the rules Of the con-
test, was on the basis of so points, %
for interpretation: Is for appearance.
and 10 for pronunciation. The board
Of judges this year was composed of
Hon. Fred w. Clair Of this city, Prin-
cipal John A. Partridge of the Law
renee High school of Fairfield, and
Mrs. Carl Green of Waterville. Pres
ident Roberts presided at the affair
and introduced the speakers to the
large and appreciative audience. The
program was as follows: THE High
Civilization" Fred A. Pottle II, of
East Otisfield, Me-; THE Power of
Public Opinion" Elliott S. Adams is,
Of Waverly, Mass: THE American
U Of
worth, Me; THE Laborer's Due" Roy
NJ. Hayes Is. of North Berwick;
Woodrow Wilson, President" Daniel
j. Sullivan IS. of Lwrence, Mass; THE
United States and War Maurice l.
Ingraham of Houlton. Me-; "The Sc
scert of Self Mastery" Oswald H.
Rankin of Bristol, Eng; THE Trade
Union and the Lborer,'' Raymond H.
Parker '1S. of Bluehill. Me-; THE
Dragon of War" Herbert Lee New
man of Weston: "America's Greatest
Problem Donald West of Sabattus;
The Red Fiddler" Norman d. Latin
of Corning, y. Y; "Prussianism," Jo
mas G. Perry of Camden. The prizes
are $50 for first award; second of s25,
SIS for third and so for fourth. The
announcement of the winners will bee
given out by President Roberts at
chapel Tuesday morning when check
will be presented them for the amount
Of the prize attained.
Monday was busy day for Presi-
dent Roberts and Professor Libbey, as
it was May Is, the time honored date
of the coming in of Junior and Senior
pf asnocial
portance owing to the new method OF
selection of speakers. The Junior ar
tcles were handed in, and will be ex-
amined and the writer's of the best ar
tcles will later be announced as the
speakers at the annual Junior exhibit
ton. The Seniors however had to meet
the faculty committee in the afternoon
and the five members of both the mems
and Women's division were obliged to
read their articles before this picked
body, who will have in hand the final
choice of the speakers for the COM
mencement exercises of graduation, the
last day OF the college year. According
to the new rule in vogue these ten men
and women We're chosen as the best in
the Senior class, taking into full and
careful consideration their scholastic
and public speaking ability. The ten
members chosen are all of high grade
scholarship and speaking standard, and
the result of this Offering out" Is
awaited with eagerness by the whole
Senior class The choice of the COM
mittee will probably be publicly an
nounced Tuesday morning together with
the results of the Hallowells