Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-04
COLBY COLLEGE

vision held an election Friday after
noon to select men 10 fill two class
offices. those of vice president and
treasurer, and one class part, that of
chaplain, all left vacant by men
leaving college Merrill A. Bigelow
of Augusta was chosen vice presl-
dent in place of Roy H. Hayes, who
has been drafted. Hayes was also
class chaplain. and in that position
Roger Marble of North Nassalboro
was placed by the election. Carleton
VI. Bailey of Livermore Falls was
elected treasurer to fill the place left
vacant by Howard G. Boardman.
who left college last winter to teac h
school.
The Colby baseball team will jour
ney 20 Lewiston today to face the
Bates college team in the first game
of the season between these two
teams and the first ames for Colby
in the State college series. Both
teams have been doing we'll this
year. and are considered the most
likely contenders for the State
championship. Colby has yet to lose
game and the Colby team after
hard week of work, which has
been somewhat hindered by poor
weather, hopes TO keep the slate
clean by defeating the team. That
batting order for the game will be
as follows, according to Coach Allen:
Heyes, third base; Taylor or Nours,
second base; Driscoll, catcher;
Buchanan, pitcher; F'raas. short
stop: Wyman, RICH field; Tyler or
kalloch, left field: Pulsifer, center
| field. and Marshall, first base. Niles
! will accompany the team as substi-
tute pitcher.
! The Colby second team will jour
ney to kent's Hill to play the Kent's
| Hill Seminary team, while the first
team is at Lewiston. Those who will
probably play on the second team
are as follows: Rouse. catcher: Pot
tie. pitcher: Stone. first base: Sea-
mans, second base; reen, third base:
| Brudno, short stop; and Lowery,
/ Barnes. Sussman and Hamer. field
/ ers.
! The annual Oratorical contest of
the Maine intercollegiate Prohibition
Association was held in the Colby
College chapel last evening. first
prize going to Arthur Elwood Tar
bell representing Bates College. Sec
ond prize was awarded to George s
| Brooks. representing Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary. Honorable men
ton was given Aerle Stanley Tyler
! OF Colby. The subject of the prize
winning speeches were: First. "\a
tional Prohibition and the War:
second, when the BOYS Come
Home; speech given honorable men
ton. prohibition and the New Or
der" First prize is $50 and second
prize is SIS
Governor Milliken was scheduled
to speak at this affair. but was IN
ahie to do so on account of Illness
frederick 6. Shepherd. city editor OF
the Waterville Sentinel who is prom
lnent IN the circles of the prohibi-
"oh party. spoke briefly and con
NinringlH on the theme that after We
&et the legallzed prohibition on the
statute books, our work is not done
nut That we must take steps to en-
force that prohibition law.
Vernon l.. Phillips. field secretary
. Tor New England of the Intercolle
siate Prohibition Association. pre-.
sided. The judges were Mark II
Shaw. one Of the prominent officer.
OF the Intercollegiate Prohibition AS,
socatlon. Harold f. Weeks Of Fair,
field and George Merriam. \ large
number Of students and town peopl,
were present besides number o
delegates to the convention from The
various state colleges
rms forenoon at o'clock a meet
ing OF the delegates will he held ir
Chemical hall. This meeting vii
wind up the convention for this wear