Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-23
COLBY COLLEGE

All SitS AuSu OI NOioy VINO arc III !.
terested in national and international
political and economic questions of
the day. met in the college chapel
last evening to form Colby Interna-
tional Relations Club. This club will
be financed by the Institute Of In
ternational Education Of New York,
Since the college men of today will
be leaders in later life. they should
be capable Of dealing intelligently
with questions of economics and 20
litical science. Literature dealing
with international Cancellation. Rus
sian Soviet documents, the League
of Nations. labor's war aims and the
problem Of reconstruction, has al
ready been furnished to the club.
Miss Margaret Alexander, who is
field secretary OF the Institute. has
promised that as soon as the club
is thoroughly organized and discus
sions OH international Cancellation
have been considered. that speakers
Of national reputation will visit the
college to give lectures.
Doctor Mcdonald OF the economic
department was in charge Of the FIRST
meeting. He outlined the purpose Of
the club saying that the meetings will
be informal. a forum where the men,
bers can discuss political and eco
nomic questions among themselves
and where they can have expert opin-
ions from faculty advisor. 1t will
be the duty Of the club to receive the
speakers who are sent here and to
work out problems for itself. Mem
bership is open only to upper class
men. The women of the college are
also eligible for membership, but
they will have separate meetings ex-
cept on special occasions when joint
meetings will be held.
The need Of such an organisation
has been apparent for a long time
College graduates should have logical
and clearly formulated ideas on the
questions that the nation and the
world must face and deal with in
the future. Already the club has over
80 members and it is expected that
the number will be doubled at the
next meeting.
The Colby Echo is to conduct a
straw vote on the various Presiden-
tial candidates whoseh ats are now f..
the ring. This vote will be held
Tuesday, Jan. q in the college chapel
and will allow ample time for tho
students to form their opinions as 70
the merits Of all candidates and the
result will be published in the Echo
on Wednesday, January %. It was
thought at first that an open forum
could be arranged so that all students
could express the cases Of their fav-
critics but. although this idea has not
altogether been discarded it is
thought that the straw vote would be
the best idea.
Since the opening Of college last
September about $50 volumes from the
library Of the late A. w. jackson
SO. presented by Mrs. Jackson, FIVE
volumes from Harrington Putnam, !,
set Of the memorial edition Of the
stories Of Charles E. Van Loan, pre-
sented by George Horace Lorrimer,
editor Of the Saturday Evening Post,
Colby ex-'ss: Swendenborss complete
works, presented by the Massachu.
sets New Church Union, "Maine--my
State presented by Miss Helen
Louise Coburn, II; "Hesperia," pre-.
sented by DR.. Fl. L. Koopnan the
author.
In the second Of the series Of in =.
terclass basketball games being held
in the gymnasium last night the
Juniors played the Freshmen and thu