Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-02
Colby President
Regrets Colleges Part
Dissertation Memorial Day

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6 Tcrne. rto served :. .-e hospitals
Of Frz.ce during sae s1.s VA. aprea,-
81 az chapel ~ Colby TstsczT no-.-
.cg ~ .a~s-A,1c, Of Persistent Roberts
% talk % ire s.s4er,s - regard 20
~..s tesA Of q proper osse-va-cs q
Memorial day. quoting frc- P-esl-
6eEt Roberts i-trs1sc-ioa 81 L. Col
Torre
Before Introducing Els guest If shs
morning however. P-esseeet Eocet,s
sid TIA, as EE.e5 % Ez.e STATE
men, aae proceeded 30 sss IA as
assumed TIE entire responsibility [oE
Col -orre srezxs sevrEely 10 yoz
~2at 700 70 know Tat yo1 are -oc %
blame I.Az1 70 ti-.e 70 consult any
o-e n regard 20 TIE game Lz-zge:
Erwin saw re down street and to.s re
that BE thought ae co9st z--ang. 4
game, ar9 cost hin 20 d. 81 : cozle
aave stepped - - Tad Sc. It 70
20 SO
I Saw by Ills mornings kenrecec
Journal sad President Pooer-S~ze.-
e. Itaccs.g A. ths representative OF
TIE Journal who was seated IN chapel
that games mere played tv-aro
tten preceded 70 name IRE colleges
watch lad eansz scheduled 70. Memo
-aAl day Ne also safe TIA. Re noticed
I TIA. :: - - American L.es.c- Pests
1. Massachusetts rad zlso played
BASEBALL
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Name 10 sot Aasszchgxest Ard Wa
tsrviaIe is ncr Boston. and I raa. %
say ncw that have no quarrel with
] the Grand Arny OF tie Rxouslsc o. the
/ American LeGca- HAD I understood
! TIA. there vas Any feeling Aso-c the
/ game would not have permitted Il
I What the Grand A-ry want / want
VIA, the American L<ssen .zntx I
rant ! Ave 10 auArrel With them
., all
! DE- Tovne viii aor speak 20 you
ana / AK you to Ere lin your re-
specetul and sympathetic a.teatior- g"
Lieut. Col Tc~ne started out By
saying that ne vas not gcins 20 - 50
lentent with the students as President
ROBERTS h41 been He told them thai
ne had sent President Roberts q let
ter and said tina. he vas gefne %
read the last paragraph Of It 70 them,
which Vas as follows: Institutions
Ike Colby college should be 100 per
cent American and I ask you If the
/ prostitution u a day like Memorial
/ Day 10 q Are example Of American
ism"
/ bold no grievance against YOU, +"
aid Col Tcvne in closing. 7 ask you
20 look yourselves IN the face and
think il over. There is a value in
American citizenship and If we Do
not accept IT At its full value. ve ale
30 much the losers"
/ Capt Siias Adams. a cfvss War
veteran was also present and was IL
vstsd TO speak by President Roberts
Capt Adama said that he waasAd %
oeer . protest 70 the tesecrarca Ct
Memorial Day. Referring 20 the ex-
ercses.at City hail Memorial Day he
stated that his Indignation knew 10
bounds when he came from City a.g
where the place vas net half fun
ana rode by the bali field On the wav
home and saw it filed with nen Il
all ages
Your tablet has q names" said
Capt Adams pointing 20 the bronze
tablet on the walls Of the chapel. ~sf
men who Loaf their lives in the south.
Is not their memsry worth presesv-
ing"
There Was talk Of the student body
drawing up . set OF resolutions which
they viii have read TO Presider.. Roo
erss. expressing their resentnaen- a.
Col. Towne's attitude aad words on
his visit 70 chapel President Roberts
sAA Col. Towne are brothers Of TIA
III ua3ta fJatesuity.