Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-03
COLBY COLLEGE
Colby Man on Torpe doe d
Steamer-Trials for Good
win Speaking Contest-Col-
by to Aid Public Service Re-
serves

serves
. A large number Of men reported
for the trials in the Goodwin Prize
Speaking Contest. which Were held
Wednesday afternoon. The judges
were Professor Libby and Professor
White. The names OF the men who
will be the contestants will be chcs-
en- from those who spoke Wednesday
afternoon, and will be announced
shortly by Professor Libby. who has
chage of the contest. The finals are
scheduled for May -. and much in
terest is being taken in the result.
Professor Little. VINO has charge Of
the enlistment al Colby in the United
States Public Service Reserve, which
has for its aim The enlistment OF col
lege students for summer work wher-
- ever the government wishes 10 send
them. announces that the campo ign
which is being carried on al Colby
promises 10 be highly successful. Men
have been appointed at each frater-
nifty house to have charge of the work
at those places. and the campaign is
being pushed viEt rously. 1t looks as
though there would be considerably
over so who would enroll. More com
pete returns will be announced by
Professor Little in several days.
Norman J. Merrill. IA. is visiting
the Phi Delta Theta House while on
furlouch from Camp Devens where
he IS stationed in an officers school
Guy Written, 10. is visiting the
Delta Epsilon House. Written is
stationed az an officers school for ar
tillery az Camp Devens.
John 3. Puesley. 05. was passen-
ger on the steamer Orissa which was
SUNK recently He vas saved in a
/ life boat and = now in London.
Pugsiey was crossing to take charge
Of traC X athletics in one Of tn. camps
for American soldiers in France.
While al Colby he was very prom
inent in sports. He was on both the
varsity football and baseball teams
for all four years of his college course
and for his a., two years was cap
tain Of football.
j Professor Brown was tie Spea ker
/ Thursda" evening al Pennington. be-
4 fore the Franklin County Teachers
association and The students Of Farm
!ngton Normal school
G. r. Johnson, ~, has received an
appointment as sergeant in the medi-
cal corps.
Ashton F. Richardson, 20. has gone
TO Boston TO enlist in the Naval Avia-
ton.
Milton A. Philbrook. IL. who has
been attending Navigation school
for the Merchant Marine At Rock
land. has successfully completed his
I course there, and is now ranked as
a third mate in The Merchant Marine.
He was q recent visitor a. the col
lege.
Frederick d blanchard, 10, who
enlisted in the Medical corps last fall.
is now in France and according 10 d
recent letter received from him he
expects 10 receive an appointment
soon as an N-ray Techican.
George Skillin. IL, has nlsted in
the Tank Corps, and is now stationed
at Gettysburg. Pa.
! Samuel Gates, ~, a member Of the
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. who
/ has until recently been professor of
science at PENNSYLVANIA State col
lege. has been drafted and has re-
ported for service
! The Colby service Of Alpha Tau
/ Omega now has 80 men in the nation
! al service
! The freshman class Of the women s
/ division will hold a party for the
| benefit of the Y W. c. A. in the col
! lege chapel on Saturday evening
. The program will include a number
, Of musical selections and one-act
play called THE Girls over Here"
The annual Oratorical contest and
convention of the State Tntercolegi
ate Prohibition Association will be
held at Colby College this evening
test will be held this evening and
after the speakers from the differ
ent colleges have spoken, Governor
. Mllliken Will deliver a short address.
The prizes which will he given 70
the two speakers doing the best work
are $40 and SOS. These two winners
Will be chosen by a board of judge.
2 These judges will be announced 20
day. Two speakers from Rates Col
lege. two speakers from Colby and
one speaker from Bangor TheolDgi-
cal Seminary have already announced
their intentions of speaking. These
speakers and their subjects will he
as follows Arthur F.. Tarbell Of
Bates, National Prohibition and he
Great War; Charles Percy MayOh
of Bates. rs National Prohibition
Necessary" Earl S. TYLER Of Colby,
Prohibition and the New Order:
Edgar Wendell Everts of Colby. The
Greatest Enemy; and George saw
age Brooks Of Bangor TheologIcal
Seminary. When the BOYS Come
Home" The public is invited 10 at
tend and listen to these speakers and
Governor Milliken. The affair is in
the hands of Herbert l.. Newman. rs.
Of Colby. president Of the State In
tercollegiate Prohibition Association.
and Vernon L. Phillips of Boston,
field secretary Of the association tor
New England. Tomorrow morning
the convention of the association wifi
be held.
Al meeting OF the junior class
Wednesday afternoon plans were dis
cussed for the junior exhibition which
will take place Thursday, June 49, the
opening day OF commencement Compe
tition for the speakers is open 20 al
members Of the class. the speakers be
ing chosen by Judges. Those who are
planning to try out for parts discussed
their speeches with Prof Libby. Nor:
he