Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-06
COLBY COLLEGE

The colby college musical clubs
will give their first concert this eve
ming at Fairfield. The rehearsals in
all branches ofthc clubs have pro-
crossed very well. about thirty men
reporting every day. From this
number about twenty-five will be
chosen to make the various trips
that Manager Pratt has planned
There are about twelve men out for
the mandolin club and from this
number and excellent team under
the leadership of Robert L Wilkins
will be selected. The orchestra is
being directed by Ransom Pratt 81
and the glee club by John Foster
Choate 90. The promise of an ex-
Ceilcnt program is assured this year
Instrumental selections will be given
by trio made up of Frank J. Hois
81. Ransom Pratt 81 and Merle Bar
mum 81. The quartet is composed of
III. Foster Choate. bass. Harold Bald
win. baritone, Evan J. Shearman.
second tenor and Clifton Lord, first
tenor. Neil Leonard who has been
the reader ofthe clubs for the past
two years will he with them again
this year. Violin solos will be given
by Gleason Perry president OF the
clubs. and J. Foster Choate.
Manager Pratt has been busy ar
ranging d schedule of concerts to
come within the next few weeks. A
concert will be given in Oakland on
the tenth of February. 1t is proba-
bic that the clubs will take the usual
Aroostook trip during the Easter va
cation and negotiations are now I'M
der way for 4 concert to be given in
Portland during the first week in
March. The manager is anxious to
hear from some interested party in
Augusta to handle the annual con-
cert in that city. The date of the
annual Waterville concert has not
yet been decided upon.
The following list of names was
announced this morning as having
been chosen TO take part in the Muir
ray Prize Debate: Ralph G. Brad.
ley. Providence, r. l.; John w.
Brush, Mt. Vernon, New York; DON
aid a. Shaw, Clinton: Thomas q.
Grace, Brooklyn, y. y; Charles a.
Mitchell, Smyrna Mills: Herbert A.
Perkins, Waterville. The alternates
are. Thomas =. Cook, Waterville md
Leonard w. Mayo, oxford. Mass.
The Murray Prize Debate is an an
nual affair that takes place in the
chpel on Monday evening, March Is
for prizes aggregating sfo. The
t. 1;x,ir1 aI Sc
divided among the winning team and
SIS among the losing team. The donor
Of this gift is George Edwin Murray
of the class of 1879 Of Lawrence
Massachusetts to stimulate an inter-
est in debating at the college. The
prizes are open for competition to all
students taking the first year public
speaking course. The following rules
govern the contest Students shall be
required to prepare a written argu-
ment on u question to be submitted
by DR. Herbert c. Libby who con-
ducts the public speaking depart
ment. and to deliver from this argu--
ment an excerpt before a board of
Judges. The written argment shall
count so points and the oral work
80 points. OF those competing six
shall be selected for the final debate.
a public debate shall be held as
soon after the end Of the first sem.
ester as possible at which time the
six delegates shall be assigned to
teams representing the affirmative
and negative ideas Of the subject for
debate.
Three judges. to be selected by the
president of the college shall pass
upon the merits of the debates.
The judges shall award the prizes
on bisis Of points; of which value
Of argument shall count 2. appear.
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