Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-07
COLBY COLLEGE
List of Speakers Announced
for Lyford Prize Speaking
Contest-List of Those in
Goodwin Finals.

Professor Libby, who has charge
of the Lyford Prize Speaking Con-
test. held under the auspices of Col
by, for the preparatory schools or
Maine and New Hampshire. has an
nounced the list of men who will
compete when the contest is held
this coming Friday, May 10, and the
schools which these men Will repre-
sent. The list shows that 20 schools
will be represented by q total of "a
men All but five of these men
come from schools in Maine. The
contest Will be the largest in the his
tory of the Lyfords, as the largest
number of schools and the largest
number of contestants nave entered.
The affair is usually o. great inter
est, and proves to he lose. Ray
mond y. Meller Of Colby Academy
and George Wolstenholm2 OF CoDuti.
Classical Institute took first ana Sec
end respectively last y@;iT. The list
of contestants and the schools from
which they come are as follows:
John S. Mccain, Bangor High:
James Mitchell, Bangor High; DAVID
I. Patterson, WestbrooK Seminary;
Phlo D. Clark, Stephens High,
Rumford; Charles w. Rivoire and
William Corc0ran, Good Will; Raoul
J. Dufail and +. King Turgcon, Ed
ward Little High; Leo A. DaNlau
and George 3. WolStenholme, Co
burn Classical Institute; Charles w.
Little and Glover $. kearly. Lincoln
Academy, Damariscotta; Theodore
{,
Academy Meriden, n. H.: Leland S.
March and Frank G.. Averill, Old
Town High; Norman r. Willard and
Simon II. Rourke, Hebron Academy:
Burpee +. Boyd and Sprague S.
Reynolds. Monmouth Academy;
Herman S. Pinkham and Walter n.
Griggs, Colby Academy, New Lon
don, y. H.; Louis H. Haskell Leav-
lit Institute. Turner Center; Walter
l.. Talbot and Everett r. Talbot,
South Portland High: Ralph 3.
Kemp and John j. Magnusson, San
born Seminary. Kingston, \. H.;
George Renwick and Haskell FL.
Clcaves, Bar Harbor High; Philip
n. Woodwork and Frank n. Ca
rucci, Lawrence High, Fairfield;
Norman j. Kelley, Livermore Falls
High; Kenneth G.. Merriam and Ev-
erett +. Morse, Belfast High; Car
roll Enemark, Deering High, Port
land
The names OF the men were an
! nounced Saturday who have been
chosen from the trials held a week
ago, to compete in the finals of the
Goodwin Prize Speaking Contest.
which will be held on May "a. These
men had to submit original speeches
on the subject "Education and
American Ideals" The names of
the successful contestants are as
follows: Stanley r. Black. III. Of
Watervile: Edgar w. EVcrts. 30. Of
Corning. \. y: Vicente Mabakaio,
81. of the Philippine Islands; Her
bert l.. Newman, rs, of Weston;
RAYMOND H. Parker, rs, of Bluehlll;
clifford Peaslee, 81, of Pittsfield,
, Mass; Phil r. SomeFville of Hulton;
Richard l.. Spraguc. rs. OF Water
Vile: Earle S. Tyler. 10 of Har-
rinGton: n Thomas trie, 20 of Bye
field. Mass: and Charles +. Nigue,
20 OF WaterVille. Professor Libby
ttonal names might be added to this
list.
Notice Of the elections which are
to be hello for alumni trustees are
being sent 10 the alumni by the Rev.
Edwin c. Whittemore, secretary Of
the alumni association of the college.
The new constitution of the alum
nj association which was adopted by
"a vote of the association and author
lHcl by the Legislature OF 1917. gives
tho alumni committee on nomination
OF alumni trustees OF the college pow
cr - nominate four candidates each
year. two of which are to be elected
TO serve for five years from the date
Of the Commencement at which they
are chosen.
Tho men who have been nominated
: 10y the nominating committee to he
voted upon this year are as follows: