Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
COLBY COLLEGE
Announcement of Prizes for
Public Speaking Contests
Among Students
MEETING OF COLLEGE
BASEBALL M AN GERS
FRUITLESS

Announcement has been made from the
Office of the registrar that the list of
prizes offered for the year 19l5-1916 are
again available and will be competed for
this year.
The list of prizes includes:
One hundred dollars, the gift of Flor
ence Melancthon Hallowell of the class
of 1877, of kearney, Nebraska. for the en-
enlargement of public speaking. These
prizes are open for competition to all stu
dents electng Public Speaking g.
The Murray debating prizes amounting
to 500 are given in the interest Of de-
batting and are open for competition to all
students electing Debating ). These prizes
are the gift of George Edwin Murray or
the class of 1879, of Lawrence. Mass.
Special prizes aggregating 500 given in
memory of Hon. Forrest Goodwin, class
of 1887. of Skowhegan. by Mrs. Marie
Goodwin, Skowhegan. are made available
to the college and are open to students
of the high schools and academies of
Maine. The chief object of the prizes is
to encourage a study of augmentation
and debating, and the prizes will be
awarded for general excellence in debat-
ing.
Special prizes aggregating $780, the gift
Of Will Hartwel Lyford Of the class of
1879, of Chicago, Illinois, are made avail
able to the college and are open to young
men attending preparatory schools In
Maine, New Hampshire and Massachu-
sets. The chief object Of the prizes is
to encourage public speaking. and the
awards will be made for general excel
lence in defamation.
Basketball practice among the women's
division has begun in earnest. Phoebe
Vincent II. head Of sports for the ensu-
Ing year, is arousing interest among the
girls to play off set Of championship
games. The captains of the class teams
have been elected as follows: 1917. Phoebe
Vincent; 1918. Gladys Craft; 1919, Molle
Tourtillott; 1920, Eleanor Seymour, tenn
porary captain.
The junior class officers for the womens
division have been elected for the coming
year as follows: President, Annie Chase
vice president. Doris Andrews secretary,
Ruby Robinson; treasurer, Marion Lewis.
The Athletic Association football sea-
son tickets were distributed Thursday
They are the same book form as prov
ed so satisfactory last year and follow
the style of such big colleges as Har-
ward and Cornell.
Mark Thompson II, cheer leader and
track captain, was the chapel student
speaker Thursday morning. He open
ed ceremonies with a short rehearsal
of the different college cheers and then
gave boost to college spirit with a
short address.
The meeting Of the four baseball
managers of the Maine State College
Baseball League, held at the Commons
club Wednesday, was not entirely sat
isfactory.
From information that could be Sc
cured from more or less authoritative
sources the arrangements of the diff
ferent teams could not seem to agree
on schedule arrangements. Bowdoin
alone, as far as could be ascerta1ned.
wants to return to the two-game sched-
ule. Her reason is, ostensibly to en-
able her to take on Massachusetts col
leges This preference on the part of
BoWdon does not meet favor with anv
or the other Maine colleges. They con-
tend that until Bowdoin can prove her
rlSht to dictate to the College League
Board of Arbitration she should con-
FORM to the wishes of the other three
colleges who favor the three-game
schedule. Bowdoin. it will be remem-
bered. is only recognized as a member
or the Maine State College League. bv
the other three colleges and is not a
formal member. Another meeting of
the anagers will be called in the near
future to settle this controversy
David p Porter nj eoorn
tary of the Y. NJ c. A, is making
eo-hour campaign of Colby in the in
terests of the work of that organiza-
| ton in the prison camps of Europe
Mr. Porter, who is q co-worker with
the great student leader. John r. Mott
is endeavoring to raise 500 900 among
the colleges of the country To that
end he is touring this college on his
local 20-hour campaign. A meeting was
held at the home of President Roberts
Thursday evening, which was attended
by Y NJ. G. A. cabinet. faculty and
representative students. Mr. Porter laid
his plans before those present for the
work of his local campaign. There was
lot of interest displayed and Colby
Will doubtless take up her share of this
great work. Colby men are much more
interested because she has some close
associates already in the prison work
at the European battle front Among
others are Prof Johnson Of the French
department. who is working in France
in Y. NJ. c. A. trench work. Prof.
Johnson. it will be remembered. was
granted a years leave Of absence for
this especial purpose. James Perry.
'o9. also sails next week on some sort
of the same mission. Still another, who
is in the work. is Ralph Dunn Of the
class of '0S
Mrs. Frank Miles OF Burnham was a
caller in town Thursday.