Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-16
Bowdoin Frats
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ceremonies were held by the Bowdoin
college chapters Of 10 national frater-
chapter houses. The ceremonies were
largely attended by alumni. many Of
whom came from Portland. Augusta.
Lewiston. Bath, Boston and other
cities.
The class of 1923 furnished 50 Of the
candidates who rode the goat" while
one candidate from the class Of 1924 was
also initiated.
Preceding the former hour set for the
initiation ceremony the pledges were
forced to perform many amusing stunts.
One candidate nearly fell into the
meshes of the law when he was over
hauled b. officer Joseph Helie measur-
ing the distance from the college cam
pus to the Androscoggin river. at foot
at time. Officer Helie asked him his
business and the candidate refused to
talk, having instructions that he could
not utter word until his stunt was
finished. Just as the officer placed his
hand on the boys shoulder preparatory
to taking him to the police station a
friendly sophomore explained the situa-
ton and the candidate was allowed to
continue his task.
Banquets were served at the various
ceremonies.
The initiates were as follows:
Alpha Delta Phi-Emerson W. Hunt,
Newtonville. Mass: Emery L. Mallett,
Pennington; Norman F. Miller, Lew
iston; Stephen Palmer. Newton. Mass. !:
Clair A. Pollard Ashland; Wallace L.
Patram, Nitts-y; Richard I. Small,
Pennington; Abel NJ. Smith. Portland.
Psi Ursilcn-Eawrence c. Allen. San
ford; Blake E. Clark, Milton. Mass. !;
Henry L. Gray. Lubec: Frederic NJ
Gross. o land: Orvile H. circuit, Houl-
ton; CT ford P. Parcher, Saco; George
H. Quimby. Wellesley Hills. Mass. :;
Philip H. Schlosberg. Portland; George
D. Varney, South Berwick.
| Delta Kappa Epslon-Raynham T.
Ia s. East Rochester, Mass; Allen L..
Chr sly. -Nverpoint. r. 10 Roy NJ. Fitz-
mr.. is, Skowhegan: Earl w. Heath
j cote. Fall Rive, Mass; Godfrey T.
! Mason, Germantown. Pa; Lendall l.
Mcclellan Caribou; Edgar L. Means.
Orleans, heb; Karl r. Philbrick,
Skowhegan: George F. Russell. Houl-
! ton: George Stetson, Brunswick.
Theta Delta Chi = Malcolm S..
Blake, Saco: Malcolm w. Burr. Dor
chester, Mass: Whitman NJ. Chand-
Ter. Brookline. Mass; Edwin G.
| II0h D~trr ol~1
Kingston, n. H.; Edmond P. Libby,
Saco; Elliott P. Perkins. Cornish;
Devices F. Tice, Dorchester. Mass.
Zeta Psi-James A. Black. Ban
gor: Donald ]. Eames. Bangor:
John F. Handy. Bar Mills; Robert D.
Hanscom, Bethel; Morris L. Hussey.
Mars Hill; Harry NJ. Kearney, West
boro, Mass; Carr F. Kennedy, Au-
gusta; James E. Mitchell, Bangor;
Willis G. Parsons, Foxcroft; Jason
| c. Thompson. Southport; Herbert
{, c. Webb. Bangor.
!. Delta Upsilon-Luther D. Andrews.
Jonesport: Hartley P. Badger, Long
| Branch, U. j.: Eugene NJ. Beal,
Jonesport: William B. Jacob. Ames-
bury, Mass; John S. Martin. Waldo
boro: Earl B. Perkins. South Port
land; Scott H. Stackhouse. SPRING
! field. Ohio: Elmer N. Swinglehurst,
Orange. n. j.; Victor S. Whitman,
Norway.
Kappa Sigma-Philip H. Bison.
Barre, VT; Marcus P. Chandler,
Camden; George T. Davis. Portland;
William r. Hamlin, North Bridgton:
Harry L. Mohr. New York; Elmer S.
Ridlon, Gorham.
! Beta Theta Pi-Earl K. Smiley
1921. Caribou: Edward w. Lewis.
Amherst, Mass; Harvey P. Bishop,
Brunswick; Lloyd w. Bishop, Bruins
wick; Byron F. Brown. Pressure
Isle: Stanley w. Colburn, Augusta;
Donald Crawford. Camden; Hubert
V. Davis. New York City; Francis
P. Hill. Augusta: Curtis L. Hughes.
Hallowell: Jay Richard Sheesley.
Johnstown. Penn: Frederick K. Tur-
geon, Lewiston; Eugene C. Wing,
Stranton.
Chi Psi-Glenn V. Butler, Farm
| ington: Clarence S. Philbrook. Dry
den; Albert S. Plummer. Lisbon
Falls: Colby w. Robinson. Bingham;
Wilfred w. Slater, Dexter: Francis
H. Staples. Pittsfeld; Edwin E.
Towne, East Parsonsfield; Charles