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

! Word has been received at the college
ot,tne death of one of the prominent
graduates, George L. Sweet a promi-
Sweet, who was graduated from the col
/ lege in 1903 died at Tuscon, Ariz, lie
| was born in South Atkinson, Me. and
after leaving Colby attended Harya rd
Law school, receiving the degree of l.,
l., b. from there in 1907. In 1916 MI
Sweet attended the Monterey training
camp but was later refused for army
service because OF i'll health lie was
prominent as lecturer, being the lee
turer on commercial law at the Poly
/ technic High school in Los Angeles lie
wrote the chapters on bigamy for the
Encyclopedia of Procedure a legal pub
I LEGATION. Mr.. Sweet was a member Of
the Harvard Masonic Club, the CITY
J club of Los Angeles, Zeta Psi fraterni-
/ ", the Los Angeles. Bar Association
ana was 32d degree Mason. His death
is regretted by all Colby men and wo-
| men.
! Professor Crowell of the college libra
~ announces that the Iioulton Times is
now beinS sent to the college library as
a git from the publishers Other new
additions to the library are "Mediciuc
as Profession" by Weaver, given by
president Roberts, and WillcoN's
French English Military Technical Die
tionary.
Mr. and Mrs Warren f. Cheney have
announced the enga cement of their
daughter. Muriel Cheney. to George W
Pratt Il Mr.. Pratt. who is a member
OF the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
mas recently completed the grtr,,nd
schoo course in aviation at Ithaca.
Harold G. u. Scott. formerly of colby,
was a visitor at the college this week
Donald II. White 10 has enlisted in the
|. ;. service. He is a member of ~.
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and is
the son of Professor White head Of the
Greek Department.
Ensign Donald 6. Jacobs is is now
stationed on the L. :. S North Dakota
according TO recent letter received
from him
| Vernon Smith, ex-'1a. is now stationed
! IL,
ne toiiege 7 NJ. {. A. is planning 10
hoia 'iet-together' night for all the
members or the mems division in tho
coHege gymnasium next Saturday eve
hins at 30 Plans have been made h,.
I PRESIDENT Scott Of the Z. NJ. G. for
a nig time Social life and athletics
, nave been rather dull a the colleeo MI
year due to the unusual times. and the
! NJ t. A, is making an attemn, ia
. hNei things up bit. One feature ~
the entertainment will be tue-of-w.r
/ hetWeeh teams from each of the fra,er
mites
The junior class at class ,nseti,,s
Wednesday voted to have soma SORT -.
a JUNIOR prom this year. The fate Of
'he annual Junior Prom, which is ono
OF the big social events of the wear at
CODY, mas been in doubt for the mast
lew months, but the Junior class fea,s
mat the best thing to do is to keen nm
All the regular college customs possibla
so, although the affair NAV not III. III
same FORM that it has In past wears
some sort OF a Prom will be held 4
committee was appointed by the ,,ass
To decide what form the affair shan
take. and to make arrangements for A.
Ihls committee was composed q, no
ieilo@ng: Charles NJ. Bailey. Della
Kappa Epsilon; Wentworth Y Dr;soo,,
Zeta Psi: j. Harold johnson. Doll. ~
snoh iahcein Heyes. Phi Delta Theta !:
Earn . tyler, Alpha Tau Omega: Har-