Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-23
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The trials for the varsity debating
team were held at Hathorn hall
Thursday evening beginning at $40.
The trials were primarily for the
! the Freshmen as the upper classmen
had the opportunity to compete last
June. Any student was eligible
however. who wished to enter. Each
candidate presented three minute
speech on one of the following prop
ositions: Resolved, That the United
States should cancel all war debts
owed her by the Allies: resolved:
that the United States should own
and operate the coal mines. Re-
solved, That compulsory arbitration
should be employed in all disputes
between capital and labor in the pub
lie utilities. From these trials men
will be chosen for the semi final de-
bates.
The undergraduate committee of
the Million Dollar Fund has started
its work for the year. At a previous
meeting it was decided to present an
other play hoping to repeat the sue
cess of the last one. The following
committee has been appointed to Sc
lect and arrange for another play to
be given early in January. Elton
Young "a, of Auburn, chairman;
Miss Janice Hoyt "a. of Auburn,
vice chairman, Harold S. Segal
"a of Lewiston, publicity: Wal
liamantic, Conn, talent; Edward
Roberts. 'a3 of Lewiston, properties;
Miss Hazel Monteith '23 Of Rumford.
costumes. A committee to, stage
some novelty student demonstration
in connection with the citizens cam.
paign was appointed as follows: Will
liam Kennedy '23 OF North Belling-
ham, Mass, chairman; Miss Marjorie
Plllsbury '23, of Limington. Richard
Stanley "a of Lewiston, Miss Vera
! IIdridge "a of Amherst, Mass, Miss
Euterpe Boukis rs of Haverhill.
Raymond Bragg '25 of Worcester,
Mass. Herbert Bean '23 of Lewiston.
The Freshmen members of the COM
mittee will be appointed later.
| The Ramsdell Scientific club met
in Carnegie Science hall at 6.45 on
| Thursday evening. In answering the
roll each member replied with some
scientific term. Miss Beatrice Ad-
| ans presented a comprehensive pa
per on Goal in China" The great
possibilities of the great yellow re-
l'public We're well brought out. A
General discussion followed the pres
entation after which the meeting ad-
jCurned.
The tryouts for the Girls Glee club
were held Thursday evening at Rand
hall. Last year the Club was very
successful giving concerts at many of
the nearby towns. Special selec-
tions are given on Christmas day and
other occasions.
! The Spoffard club will hold it's an
nual picnic on Friday afternoon at
! Sabbath Day lake. The members
will assemble before Rand hall at
3.45 each one equipped with a spoon
| and a cup. The members are also
requested to prepare a three minute
selection as part of the entertainment
for the occasion. Herbert Carroll
'2S is chairman of the committee on
| arrangements. The, chaperones will
! be Professor Baird and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. L. Purinton.
The French club met at Libby Fo-
! rum at 7.30 on Thursday evening.
This club is composed of students
interested in French. Meetings are
held once a week and are conducted
entirely in the French language.
Papers relating to science, business,
athletics and various subjects are
presented.
On Thursday evening President
Gray spoke before the mems league
OF the Cults avenue Baptist church
OF Saco. His speech had to do with
present day conditions and was a
very able discussion of the public
problems.