Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-20
COLBY COLLEGE
Gov. Miliken to Attend Recep.
tion and Lecture by Ex-Pres.
Taft-WOmen's Literary So
ciety Discusses 'Favorite
Poems and Their Authors
Class Debates Begin Monday
Gymnasium May Be Equip
ped with New Supplies

The coming of Ex-President Taft
here on February IA. when he is to lee
ture on Our World Relationships" is
creating considerable interest. Gov.
Milliken has sent word that he will be
here as a guest at the reception and
lecture.
AS announced before, this series of
lectures is to give every student in col
lege an opportunity 70 have a very
practical part in raising the 100000
endowment fund before 1920. Already,
seats to the number of $50 have been
reserved for the student body and the
remaining seats are soon to be offered
to the public.
The lecture will not only be an eve
ming of much pleasure both In help
ing on the endowment fund and enjoy
ing the lecture, but It will also be of
distinct educational value both to the
college and to the community Great
lecturers are none too common either in
tho college or III the city. and tho COM
ing Of such a distinguished man as Mr.
Taft is truly an unusual opportunity.
y reception al which ticket holders
will have an opportunity to meet Mr..
Taft will be held in Chemical hall on
the afternoon o. ms arrival. He will
be entertained. during his stay in the
city at the home ~ President Roberts.
The regular mcctiJs of the Colby
Chemical Society Mas held Friday eve
ming in Chemical hall. 4 large num-
Der wrrc present. Iairh =. Huber II.
Il lY,,
al Aluminium"
The regular mcctin.5 or the Women's s
Literary Society was held at Foss hall
Friday night with q large attendance
and great interest n evidence. The
subject of the meeting vas "Favorite
Poems and Their Authors" The follow
ing gave FIVE minute talks on tho sub
l"ct Lillian futile. 'l7 Myrtle AID
rich, II. Winifrcd Greeley, rs. Isabel
Snodgrass. IS. Myra Doll"H. l9, Emily
Kelley, 10 Eleanor Seymour. 20. and
Ula Orr. 20 Current events will be
discussed by Eertha PcaslcE. '!S Jo-
scphinc Rice, 'l9 and Elsie McCausland,
20
Leslie Rlack '1g has loY, college and
after 2 short vacati"n Ut home, will
leave for Boston to axe up j position
there.
Prof. Henry W Brown or the Eng
lish department went 70 Solon FRIDAY.
whore he spoke before the Western
Somerset Educational Association at
its annual meeting His subject was
Some Vital Consideration in Educa-
ton.
Delta Epsilon toon three points from
Delta Kappa Epstlol IL Thursdays $
college Bowling league match. Chit
tendon Was high maa with Ill for a
single string and 80 tor three string
total
Next Monday might win start the
ball rolling in Pro!. Llbby's public
speaking class debates. It is proposed 10
hold a debate each week in which two
teams picked from the first year class
ir debating viii participate. Aftcr the
wee Xiv debate there Will be y general
discussion IN which several other
members of the class viii participate.
For next Monday night it is planned
TO have two twO-mcn teams debate be
lore u college audience on some sub
lect Of vital interest. Judges Will be
chosen from faculty and students as III
folmer similar debates. \ question OF
current interest Will then hc discussed
from different angles by several dclc-
Gated men in the public debating class
and then a general discussion will lie
III order.
The regular meeting q! The Christian
Associations OF the college Will take
the form of the postponed report OF the
three Colby delegates 70 the lntcrcol-
legiate Prohibition convention held IL
Lexington. Ky, during the Christmas
holidays. IL will be neld in the college
chapel next Tuesday night, and stu
dents from both divisions may attend.
The three speakers will DC Miss Helen
Baldwin 10. Charles NJ. Bailey - and
Herbert L.. Newman rs. 4 special mu-
sical program will be furnished.
The Student Council. at its meeting
on Thursday. afternoon took up the
of the purchase Of new
athletic supplies for the gymnasium.
1t will shortly present petition to
proper authorities for the purchase OF
materials for indoor practice by can
didates for next springs track team.
An epidemic OF grip and severe colds
has been keeping many students from
class during the last week. Some have
gone home to recover and college au-
thoritics urge everyone to take proper
care at just this important time in
the college year.