Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-30
COLBY COLLEGE


at the college for a practically special
course, and is to be divided in three
divisions: academic division which is
as it used to be: the wonnen's divis-
ion practically the same as before
and in addition to the college is the
Students Army Training Course. un.
der the division of several special
men from the United States army.
The campus is beginning to looA
natural with the boys returning, bu.
it also notices that the boys are
younger than years before. due to the
effect of the selective draft.
The gymnasium is being made over
into a mess hall and under the sup
ervision Of grounds Fred Short, who
had crew working in the gym clean.
ing the floor and making the rl8ee
immaculate. The ceilings and walls
have been cleaned and whitewashed
and about four feet of the walls will
be painted with brown border. TIE
locker rooms have been changed into
a kitchen and large hotel range has
been installed. Al refrigerator has
been installed and is already stocked
with supplies ready to begin business
on Tuesday when the school will
open for the fall term.
Long tables will be provided which
will be lined with newly constructed
benches for the cadets to sit on. Be-
tween the former locker rooms and
the gym and large serving slide has
been made. The gym looks natural
and yet very unnatural and in some
respects would hardly be recognized
by an older graduate from the college
Other changes will be made. The Of
fee Of the college treasurer will be NOV.
ed from the Savings Bank building 10
the northwest corner room of the ground
floor of the recitation hall. which used to
be used as Ktrophy room and for meet
ings of the athletic council. This room,
will he divided up SO that there is a
sort ofsanteroom and a room for stor.
age in addition to the large Offices which
will be occupied by Frank B. Hubbard,
acting treasurer of the college.
The dormitory will be turned into bar
racks and the suites of rooms formerly
occupied by two will now accommodate
four cadets. 4.
The dormitory should be able to ac-
commodate from 70 to 80 cadets and
possibly more.
The commanding officers of the S. A.
T. c. have been using as an administers
ton Office the room in the chemical hal:
across the hall from President Roberts
Office.
1t is understood around the campus
that the officers detailed to the S. A. r.
c. will have quarters on the campus
of Hedman hall.
lit is also understood that the stu
dents will be held under rather close
supervision. messing together in the
gym, occupying the dormitories as bar
racks and studying in large room I'M
der the supervision of an of7icer rather
than Independently and individually as
as the usualscustom at college.
Colby Kelloch. Colby 20. of Houlton
has arrived in the city to continue his
course at college. Mr.. Kelloch is the
son Of DR.. Kelloch. formerly of this
cityA,ahd enlisted in the U. S. n. r. F.,
a ySSr ago last spring and served until
the Beginning of the fall of 1917. when
he was furloughed to the reserve to
enable him to continue. his studies at
collage.
Ransom Pratt. Colby q. Of Corning.
n. T., has returned to college. Mr..
Pratt is the son of Congressman Pratt
of New York and is brother Of First
Lieut. Hugh 8. Pratt, Colby II, who
is now in France with his regiment
News has been received in the city
that Norman D. Latin Colby Is, well
known in the city as violinist of ex-
ceptional ability, who went to Platts-
burg and was commissioned as a
lieutenant has arrived in France.
Donald Shaw and Ray Holt of Gin
ton, Colby '21, returned to the city
Sunday and will enlist in the s. A. T.
c. at Colby this year.
A. r. Scott Of Englewood, N. j.,
and Clark Drummond of this city,
who attended Plattsburg this summer
and finished their course with certifi-
Gates as instructors were seen on the
campus Sunday in uniform,
Percy Goldthwaite. Colby 20, re-
turned from Chester, VT, to continue
his college course.
A notice has been posted on the
campus announcing big get-to-
gether meeting at the former 4. T. o.
house at Colby which will take place
Monday evening when all the stu
dents at Colby will meet, giving the
old and new students the opportunity
of meeting and getting acquainted
and to find out Who's Who in college
this year.
The embryo members Of the Colby
S. T. A. are getting a little taste of
discipline already. Whilst
they are being registered and are set
Ting themselves they are required to
report every two hours If the day.
This will be some hardship for some
OF the young men who ara accus-
toned TO coming and going as they
like at home. And when they wake
up at the sound of a bugle they will
be grieved that they cannot shut Of
the busle as easily as the clock in
the old days when they put the clock
under the bed clothes or slung it out
of the window.
LIBERTY LOAN MEETING