Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-18
COLBY COLLEGE
Meeting of Women's Literary So
ciety-Y. W. c. A. Selects
Candidates for Offices-Colby
Man President intercollegiate
Tennis Association

The Women's Literary Society of
Colby at it's last meeting discussed the
NE and works of H. G. Wells, the great
English author Pauline Windsberg.
Is, spoke on III. G. Wels-His Life
ana Philosophy" Phyllis Cole, Is.
gave a review of his famous book.
"Mr. Britling Sees 1t Through" Inter
'csting current events were given by
''ladys DOW, '21; Stella Greenlaw, 20:
and Ethel Armstrong, IS. Marion
Starblrd, rs, was The critic of thought
and Gladys Emerson, 20. was the crit
nc OF delivery. Hilda Bradbury and
Llllan iike gave some special music.
me \. w. c. a. has drawn up the
lolloWlng slate of officers to be voted
upon for the coming year: For presi-
dent Helen Baldwin of Derbey, Alice
Barbour OF Portland; vice president,
Iaullne Hlgginbotham of Dorchester.
Mass, Marion Waterman of Belfast:
secretary, Stella Greenlaw of Calais.
harriet SWeetser Of Yarmouth; treas
urer, Belle Longley of China. Elizabeth
Hoffman Of Richmond Hill. n. Y. The
members of the nominating commit
Tee which Grew up this slate were AL
Ia Davis, Mira Dolley, Miriam Adams.
Marion Campbell and Ruth Wills.
A. w. Allen, 16, recently graduated
from the ensign school at bingham.
Mass, and now studying at Annapolis
Naval Academy, called at the Delta
opSlIoh House Saturday evening while
on ms waY through Waterville to visit
ms mother IN Rockland. Ensign Allen
passed ms examination at bingham
with such high mark that he was
sent to Annapolis for further training
Ensign Allen says that while he has
to study very hard he enjoys the work
THOROUGHLY While at Colby Allen was
extremely popular with the students
he was good athlete, gaining fame
IN baseball by his long hits which
earned for him the nickname Home
run Allen.' He was also a fine bowl
or. He was a member of Delta Jrpsi
Ion.
Jacob A. Klain 10 has enlisted in
'he Medical Corps and plans to leave
WaterVille this morning for Fort
Cglethorpn, Ca. where he will go into
training. 1\lain's departure means the
loss of one of the two Varsity, pitch
ers left from last years baseball team.
This Will leave the pitching depart
ment in poor shape. as the only other
man of experience is Fahey, 20, who
cannot of course do all the work. Klain
cid some fine work last year which was
his first year on the team. He is a
member of Alpha Tau Omega Frater-
nifty.
Merrill $ F. Greene 80, Of Athens.
manager OF the Colby tennis team, was
saturday elected president of the
State ercollegiate Tennis Associa-
ton. at meeting held in Lewiston.
The managers Of the four Maine COL
leges were present and it was voted
to have the State intercollegiate tour
nament take place on May 20-2l. The
place of the tournament this year is
on the Colby courts at Waterville. Cur
tis Ross Hatch is captain of the Col
by team this year and is also the only
veteran let from last spring.
The meetings of the Y. NJ. c. A. this
week have been timely and have
aroused much enthusiasm among the
students.
The speaker at the next meeting Of
the Y. NJ. c. A, which comes next
Tuesday evening. will be State Super
intendent of Public Instruction, Au-
gustus o. Thomas. His address which
will be continuation of the vocational
addresses, will have for it's subject.
Teaching as a Profession"
Carlton NJ. Bliss. former Colby stu
dent. has Just been appointed to the
rank of second lieutenant in the Avia-
ton Corps. according to a Boston pa
per Bliss has been training at San
Antonio. Texas.
Harold J. Logic. 20. who has been