Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-04
BATES COLLEGE

At the regular Wednesday even
ing meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A., the
following officers were elected for the
coming year: President, Philip S.
Mason. '23; vice president, Wesley
ID. Silpetrie, ga; secretary, Frank L.
Dorr, '25; treasurer Harry w. Rowe;
advisory board, Ernest Robinson,
'23; James Mitchell. 'o4: alumni
member, Guy V. Aldrich.
All is in readiness for the Greek
play, "Antigone," which is to be
given Friday evening by the Phil
Hellenic club. All the members have
been working hard and the produc-
ton will be n worthy one.
The results of the trials for the
Sophomore prize debates have been
posted. Each team will be composed
of two and an alternate. The de-
bates will take place about March :.
and a prize of SIS will be awarded
the winning team. A prize of $40
will be awarded the best individual
speaker among both the men and
women.
The young women who will debate
are Misses Janice Holt, of Auburn;
Louise Bryant of Lebanon, y. H.:
| Hazel Converse of Putnam: Conn:
| Mildred Lincoln Of West Leeds.
-Nternatcs; Miss Florence Hodgkins
Of Lisbon Falls and Miss Laura
| Warren of Groveton. n. ii. In the
| mems trials the following qualified
for the final debate: Elton Young
| of Auburn: William Young of Lewis
/ ton: Edward Rave of Lynn, Mass; \.
/ W. Pollister of Danville, Alternate
f; Paul Wolynic of Lawrence. Mass,
ard Harold L. Mayo of Collnsyille.
| Mass.
The preliminary trials in Fresh
! man public speaking have been go
/ ing on since Monday. Every fresh
man presents d five minute speech.
From the contestants fifteen men and
| iltteen women were chosen Thursday
/ evening for the scmi-fnals which
, Will take place at Hathorn hall on
Friday afternoon. At this time six
men and six women will be chosen
for the prize speaking which will
take place on Saturday. March 4. A
prize of SO will be awarded to the
winning man and woman.
/ Both semi-iinals and finals will be
open to the public
| On March II Der Deutseli Verein.
the college German club will present
two plays Mt Ilathorn hall. The first
entitled, eve form Il Nerein," in
| English and the second, Elmer Mus
lleiraten," in German The pro-
ceeds Of the play will so towards
the million dollar fund and the sup
port of all is solicited
The Ramsdell Scientific Society
met Thursday evening at G.45 at
Carnegie hall for their regular BIZ
monthly gathering. The speaker
was Miss katherine Hanscom, 20. of
Bethel. Her subject was "Snow
Crystals" which she handled in an
exceptionally able manner. The
members Of the club then presented
clippings on various subjects which
they had brought. After some dis
cussion of the material presented the
meeting adjourned.
Manager Roland Carpenter, 80, of
the baseball team has posted a notice
requesting all sophomores who wish
TO become assistants to hand their
names to him.
The Freshman class met at Ha-
thorn hall Thursday afternoon at
=. NJ. TO elect the class member to
the student council. The ballotng
was close, the election going to Rob-
ert S. Chandler of Dorchester
Mass. Chandler is popular both with
his classmates and with the upper
classmen and the choice is a wise
one.
Miss Mary Hodgkin. 10. a teacher
in the Dover, \. H. High school, was
a visitor on the campus Thursday.
Professor II. r. Purinton spent
Friday in Portland on matters Of
business.
The Bates Needle Club will meet
on Friday afternoon with RS. +. A.
Knapp. Mrs. Case will assist the
hostess.