Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-23
BATES COLLEGE

The Executive Committee Of the
Citizens Campaign for the Million
Dollar fund is now in active service.
Nine Of the most influential business
and professional men in Lewiston
and Auburn are swinging the local
campaign. They are: chairman, Will
liam H. Whittum Of White & Whit
tum. dealers in Industrial Insurance;
Charles Ault, treasurer Of the Ault-
Williamson shoe company; James E.
Coburn, agent of the Androscoggin
mills: Lewis Z. Flanders of L. Z.
Flanders and company; Walter Z.
Cutman, agent Of the Worumbo mills,
Lisbon Falls; George w. Lane, Jr,
treasurer Of the Lewiston Trust COM
pany, William B. Shelton of White,
Carter & Shelton law offices; Willis
A. Trafton, treasurer of the Dingley-
Foss Shoe company, and Dana S.
Williams. Esq, Attorney, Lisbon
street.
The would be orators of the Fresh
man class are now puzzling their
heads in selecting pieces worthy of
their prowess. The Sophomore prize
speaking over Professor Robinson
and his assistants will groom the
Frosh into shape for their annual
contest after Christmas. Every year
some fine speakers are discovered by
these contests and it is believed that
this years class will be no exception.
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Monday evening for a rehearsal.
Professor Doane reports pleasing
progress and says that the Glee club
this year will eclipse those of pre-
vious years. Rehearsals are being
held twice a week and the members
sre taking a genuine interest as
shown by their almost perfect at
tendance.
DeutSche Verein, the German club,
met at Libby Forum on Monday eve
ming for initiation of new members
and a short business meeting. This
club is composed of those students
interested in German. Literary pro-
grams dealing with writer's of note
are presented during the year and
the meetings are enlivened with Ger
man games and songs. The present
club is a revival of the old pre-war
clubs and is very successful in its
programs and general interest.
This week the work of taking group
pictures for the Mirror, the Senior
annual, will go on rapidly. The fol-
lowing groups will meet at Harry
Plummer's studio on Lisbon street
this week: Tuesday, Senior hockey
(girl's); Wednesday. football: Thurs
day, Sophomore class officers; Friday,
cross country team. All the pictures
will be taken at one o'clock in order
that 100 classes may not be inter-
fered with.
The Press club met at Libby Forum
on Monday evening at 7.45 for the
discussion of matters of special in
terest to the club. 1t plans to CO.
operate with the Bates news bureau
in spreading Bates news and aiding
the fund campaign. At the last
meeting of the club the matter of a
Bates page in some Sunday supple
ment was brought up and George
Duncan "a was appointed to look
into the matter.
Professor j. Murray Carroll,
head of the department of
Social science will debate Norman
Thomas of the New York League for
Industrial Democracy on Friday
evening at Hathorn hall. The subject
of the discussion is to be, Resolved
That industrial waste can be elimin-
ated and social welfare advanced
better under socialism than under
capitalism. This debate was ar
ranged by the Politics club which is
engaged in the study of such social
problems. Last year Professor Car
roll met Harry W. Ladder in debate
on Socialism. 1t was through the
help of Mr.. Ladder that the present
debate was arranged. Mr.. Thomas, |
who will speak for Socialism is well |
qualified to deal with such a ques-
ton. He is a graduate of Princeton |
in the class of 1905 and of Union |
Theological seminary. While at |
Princeton he was an intercollegiate |
debater and took part in the contest .
with Harvard and Yale. He was
class valedictorian and member of |
Phi Beta Kappa. He has been at
various times a pastor and an author.
He has served as editor. of "The
World Tomorrow" and as assistant
editor of "The Nation" Professor
Carroll is a worthy opponent of such
a man. He is graduate of Bates in
the class of 1909 and is also a Phi
Beta Kappa man. He has served as
instructor in Augmentation and has
taken graduate work in economics at
in which branch he is now
professor. He has a remarkable
grasp of the present day problems