Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-03-04
Announce Names
for Debating Team
Colby. on Long Trip

Colby. on Long Trip
The men who have been chosen to
represent Colby as a debating team
on the long cross country trip were
announced this morning at the chap
el exercises of the mems division
by President Arthur J. Roberts The
team viii lconsist of the following
men: Clyde Elwin Russell, '23 of
Charleston, Maine: George Bernard
Wolstcnholme, 20 of Sidney Mines.
y. s.; Leonard Wilmington Mayo, '22
of New Gloucester, and Forrest
Merle Royal '23 of Houltou. The
announcemtn was made after care
full consultation of the professors
of these men. All of the men were
chosen from the class of Intercol-
legiate debating that has been new
ly organized at Colby this year.
Clyde Elwyn Russell was born in
Bangor and educated in the public
schools Of that city. He graduated
from Higgins Classical Institute in
the class of 1918. While in Hig-
gins he took part in several of the
prize speaking contests and won one
prize during his junior year. Dur
ing his senior year at Higgins he
was chosen as one of the Lyford
speakers and came to Colby to par
ticipate in that contest He enter
ed Colby in January 1918, after
teaching the fall term. During his
freshman and sophomore years he
took part in some of the prize con-
tests in the college winning several
prizes. During his junior year he
was member of the Inter collegiate
team that debated Clark University.
This year he is president of the SEN
ior class, president of the Student
council. editor in chief of the Colby
Echo and was q member of the win
ming team that debated against the
University of Maine a short time ago.
He is a very quick thinker and many
4 singing satire has slipped from
his lips during the heat of debate.
George Bernard Wolstenholme is
the speaker who has had the most
experience in public. He graduated
from Coburn Classical Institute in
1918. He ha salso studied in the
Emerson school of Oratory and at
Columbia college. He has been q
prize winner in the college contests
and has been a member of the inter-
collegiate debating team ever since
he came to Colby. He is a member
Of the Zeta Psi fraternity and of the
ri Kappa Delta Debating fraternity.
He has been manager of the glee
club during the past season. He is
probably the most impressive speak
or of the team and can hold the in
terest Of his audience at all times.
He has a wonderful command of the
English language and often can
make the smallest statement seem
Il thing of real value by his ability.
Leonard Wilmington Mayo is also
an experienced debater as well as a
forceful speaker. He came from
Gloucester High school to Colby in
the fall of 1918. He is q member of
the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
May is an all-round college man; he
is good student, speaker and an
athlete. He is able 10 sport var
Sity track letter to show his prowesS
in that direction. He was a member
of the winning team in the Murray
Prize Debate two years ago. AS a
debater he has a very pleasing pes
ence and the words flow witt. a
smoothness that shows abality to
think quickly and mastery of Eng
lish
Forrest Merle Royal is a new mai
in intercollegiate debate so that he
deserves great credit for the ability
that he has developed in the short
time that he, has been trying out for
the trip. Royal elected the course in
has come forward in giant strides as
is shown by his selection for the
team. He came to Colby from Houl-
ton High school in the fall of 1919
ROYAL is a student and an athlete as
well he has held down the position
of right half back on The varsity foot
ball team during the past two sea-
sons.
This is the longest trip ever at
teulpIeU bS any NOlI'N OISdHlZd tlOu
and the debating team will cover
cood part of the United States. The
itinerary is as follows:
Western Reserve University, CIevc-
land. Ohio. March 20.
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo.
Michigan. March 2l.
Notre Dame University, Notre
Dame Indiana. March o3.
In Chicago. March "a.
Hedding College, Abingdon, Illinois,
March 25.
In Springfield and Alton. Illinois.
March &c.
Simpson College, Indianola. Iowa,
March %.
In Indianola attending ri Kappa
Delta Convention. March 2S-3o
Berea College, Berea, Kentucky.
April 1.
In West Virginia. April 2.
William e Mary College, Will
lamsburg. Virginia, April 4.
Blue Ridge College, New Windsor,
Maryland. April 5.
In Washington, April CO.
Letters have been sent in advance
to all the Colby graduates living in
in this section of the country and
Colby meetings will probably be held
in Ohio, Maryland. Indiana, Iowa,