Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-11
COLBY OPENS
98th Year Starts on
Wednesday Morning

Colby college opened today for it's
3sth year with the prospects for a
normal enrolment very slim. Accord
ing to all the present indica tions the
three upper classes will not be moro
than half as large as normal, although
the trains today may bring in quite
a number of students The Freshman
class which at first was expected to be
large appears to be rather Sma Tier
than normal although the exact num-
Der cannot be told until after the reg
iStration this forenoon. the number Of
male Freshmen would appear tc b.
about so. This is smaller than for Sow
eral years.
Fraternities Hard Hit
some of the fratornities will he
ather heavily hit by graduation and
10y enlistment. One of the fratcrnities
is reported to have only six upper
classmen back and several Of the 9TH
ers are nearly as badly off. None Of
the fraternities will have all their lIp-
Yer classmen. although one or two will
have nearly all of them. This scarcity
of upper classmen means that the
rushing season will be rather strenu-
Gus.
Already signs Of this are ev,de1, m
the manner in. which sthe upon. class
men are treating the new arri,9.:;.
First Gathering
The first gathering of ,hp COLLEGE
will be the chapel for the ,nan which
will he held in the chapel building ut
2 A. NJ. al which all the mnn are cx
56 n i,,.
come the registration and selection uf
courses.
The enrolment Of the Wnmen's pi-
vision will be rather large than nor
NAL this year if all the whispers nom
Foss hall the women's dorm tory.
prove correct. This will help 10 swell
the total enrolment of the college,.
The Freshmen women arc expcc- ed TO
number around So while last Jnr' they
only numbered in the nei~nhprhoo |
Of 40
While the college authorities 10 not
sem inclined to say mucn in adVano Q
they appear to he ver;- hopeful tina
more will hc hack than they had am
expectation would come.
Scrimmage was held for III first
time by tho Colby football sq,iod Yes
terlay afternoon undcr TIE combined
&C aching Of Erwin and Art Smitl, VINO
will be in WatorNilla Tor Il few days
to assist in training the men. IN aC-
count Of the examinations thesn were
not quite enough men on t. max" two
teams. but a first team was rormc"
and the other mon were pa III tn hing
TO oppose them. The first cam back
field consisted of Conlon. quarter olaf
fey. half. McCra cken half. and Kali
loch fulltack. Brcssett was also placed
at half. Captain Perry and Ronert
Carr formerly of Waterville hiya. werc
at ends while Dow played at center.
AS has been surmised, Buchanan. the
heavy center of last year. has been
shifted to tackle where T. seams %
fit as though he had alwdES Nla i
there. He wilt help to I'll The places
made vacant by Heath. "oohdG" and
Joyce. For the other lino positions va
rious candidates We're tried.
A big stocky fellow named Gunle--
son. who halls from Winthrop hlch
school in Massa chusetts. was out prac-
ticing punts and he certainly looks
good. He SENS to have had consider
able experience in punting and may
prove 20 be valuable find
After today the examinations Will
he over ard squad large enough Tor
at least three teams is expe ,tei ont.
But little time remains before TIE Ma
val Reserve game on Saturday. and
some heavy work will he given to the
men before that time