Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-10
Bates COLLEGE

On Saturday evening the first movie
program Of the year was staged at
Chase Hall. A fine program was pre-
scented, the feature Of the evening be-
| ing the well known attraction "A
Prince There Was" with Thomas
Meighan. A two-reel comedy and pic
lures of the 1922 commencement COM
pleted the attractions. The pictures
OF commencement were especially in
| teresting, containing as they did the
entire senior class and the familiar
campus and halls in I new light. Fol-
| lowing the pictures the hoor was
cleared and dancing was enjoyed until
late hour. The attendance and sue
| cess Of this the first affair of this ma
| ture for the year speaks well for those
| to come.
| The senior class has already held its
| first meeting of the year and laid ten
| tative plans for the publication of the
class annual, The Mirror William
| Kennedy '23, class president, in intro
| ducng the matter spoke of the Mir
rors" of other years and emphasized
| the value of an early start. A COM
| mittee to nominate members to serve
| on the editorial board was elected. The
| committee members are William Ken
| nelly Of North Bellingham. Mass.
| (chairman), Carl Purinton of Lewis
| ton, John Fogg Of Portland, Edward
| Roberts of Lewiston and Misses Alice
Jessaman Of Lisbon, n. H., Gertrude
Lombard Of Saxton's River VT, and
Theodore Barentzen Of Augusta. The
early beginning of the work seems to
insure worthy publication.
Women's athletics have started off
| for the year with the intcrclass hockey
competition. The girls are working
| hard to make their class teams and
| thereby earn The coveted stripe. First
and second teams will be chosen and
the series will tc played off before the
Thanksgiving recess.
At the last meeting Of the Macfar
lane Club, the college club for those
interested in music, it was voted that
10 new members should be elected TO
fill the vacancies left by the gradual
ing class. The following were elected
to membership: Alvin Freclove '25,
Paul Libby -. Charles Diehl '25, Ray
mond Bragg '25, Misses Alice Blouin
'23, Mildred Stanley '25. Ruth Wass
~, Elizabeth Powers "a, Alice Cum
! bingham ':3 and Roland Doanc. French
| instructor honorary Inc mbcr.
Arthur ii. Farley of Lynn, Mass,
| former member of the class Of 1924,
visited his friends on the campus Sat
urday and attended the BatcsTufts
! game. While at Bates Farley was
prominent in athletics, being a letter
man in football and a consistent man
| in the hundrcd-yard dash.
Those who accepted the offer of
Winslow G. Smith. Bates '09. president
of The W0man's Weekly of Chicago. in
regard to canvassing for magazine sub
scrptions report a plcasurable and
| profitable summer. The men covered
a large amount of ground working
parts of Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa.
| on their trip cut the men stopped at
many places of interest-Montreal To-
ronto, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, Port
| Huron and South Bend. The men feel
| that the experience gained more than
makes up for the hard work.
| At the recent meeting of the Spot
| fard Club four new members were
| elected. This club is made up Of those
| who have shown marked ability along
| literary lines. The membership is linn
tied to Is and It is one Of the most de-
| sirable clubs on the campus. The now
members are Erwin d. Canham of Au-
burn, Charles K. Conner '25 Of Auburn,
Dorothy W. Clarke '25 Of Augusta,
Gladys W. Hasty '25 of South Ber-
wick,