Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-07
COLBY COLLEGE

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! The sneakers who will compete in
the annual Junior ExI ibition were
annuonced on Thursday by Professor
Libby who has charge OF the contest.
The speakers arc chosen by open
competition in each division OF the
junior class, the awards to the final
exhibition being made upon the basis
OF tho worth Of the articles submitted
to board OF Judges. The exhibition
will take place next Thursday even
ing. the opening night OF Commence
,uent. Four men and five women
have been chosen as follows: Cor
don E. Gates Of Foxcroft: Earle s.
Tyler of Harrington: Arthur +. Scott
Of Englewood. =. f., and Robert F..
Sullivan of Camden. \. J., Miss Nina
, l.. Dolly. of Raymond; Miss Lura F..
Dean Of New London. y. Il: Miss
Katherine q. Hatch of Fairfield: Miss
Belle y. I.ongley vi China and Miss
Josephine Rice of Milton, Mass. The
subjects Of the speeches will be an
nounced later.
! Richard l.. Sprag"e. IS. of Water
vile. has been appointed to be one
of the speakers on Commencement
day, 10 take the place IF Herbert l..
! Newman of Weston. who has been
called into military service. and who
will consequently not be able to take
part. Another speaker will be APP
pointed for the same program to take
the place of John *. Pottle, who will
be unable to be at the Commence
ment exercises in time 10 deliver his
part.
! 1t has been announced at the col
lege that the baccalaul cate sermon
this year will be delivered by the
! Reverend Woodman Brn 1bury, d. D.,
of the class of 81, who is now a pro-
lessor at Newton Theological Semi
nary. AS has been previously an
nounced George l.. Hully, LID.
president Of Florida will deliver the
University of Florida VIII deliver the
Commencement address,
! The last number of the Allumnus
for the present year comes from the
press today. This number is the best
issue Of the Alumnus vet since If has
been in the hands Of the present edi-
tor. Professor Herbert G. Libby az
the articles and editorials are all ex-
lceptionaliy timely. and :,s there is an
unusual large number o. fine cuts of
prominent Colby graduates and Of
Colby men in the service,
There are many feature articles in
this number, among them bein,, the fol
| lowing: War and the Study of Ger
man by Prof. Croweli of the German
department, OF Colby: Nathan Weston
Blanchard by Prof Henry " Rroxy
Of Colby college: commencement, ,ro
gram ana announcements by Rex
Dodge, president of the Colby Alumni
Association; class letters hv the var,o,,
classes who are to hold class reunions
this year: and the third installnent Of
the long article on Colby in the Great
War by Prof. Libby, editor of the
Alumnus. Beside this there are about
Is editorial notes on prominent co,bv
graduates and about matters of in.erss,
TO Colby men and women. There are
III all " GUS In the issue, these being
divided about equally between the prom
| !nent graduates and the men in the ser.
| vice. One interesting cut il that IF
Prof. Taylor, who for 30 years has baa,
| professor OF Latin at Colby. Anothe,
interesting cut Is reproduction OF an
oio CUT OF former Colby facultv in
isss' Prof Taylor being the onIy mem.
per or that faculty who is on the pr.s-
eht board Of instruction. -he whole t.
cue ~ interesting and Prof Libby is IA
oe commended upon his efforts IN ur,.
e--ing the issue.
Seniors Last Chapel
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