Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-28


which has been rather a dormant or
ganixation for the past three years
has taken q new lease Of life this
winter and 10 an active factor in col
iege life. New officers were elected
Monday for the remainder Of this sea-
son and the first part Of next winter.
The president is Alan Mercer '23 Of
White Plains, n. Y. Mercer is one
of Colby's strongest track athletes and
early in the winter was elected cap
tain Of the cross country team. Mer-
Ger is one of the fastest quarter-mil-
ers in the State winning that event
in the Maine Intercollegiate Track
meet held at Bowdoin last spring. He
has also run in the relay races last
Year by Colby teams in the Boston
and New York meets. This year he
vas not n member OF the relay team
because Coach Ryan decided to enter
him in the middle distance races
against some Of the most famous rum
ners in the country. In the Maine
state meet held in Waterville this
spring Mercer will be one of Colby's
strongest hopes as a point winner.
Mercer was a member of the Snow
shoe team that Colby sent to the Au-
the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.
William Cove "a, Of Brockton,
Mass, is the vice president. Cove is
a member OF the Lambda Chi Alpha
fraternity and the Colby Chemical So
o.ety. Cove was one OF the men who
was active in the reorganization of
the outing club.
John H. Jow % of Live Oak, Flor
i,la. was elected secretary. Jow is
prominent in Colby athletics as cap
tain OF tennis for the 1920 season and
u hi=h jumper of some ability. He
has been a member OF the tennis team
every year since he mas been been at
Colby and last year was one of the
two mon who represented Colby at the
New England intercollegiate meet last
spr.n..
Ralph l.. Libby ~. Of Warren, is
treasurer. Libby is 4 member of the
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and has
been very active in the outing club
during tho past season. Libby is gen.
crallY' granted TO lie the fastest man
on snOwshoes in tho club.
This Outing club is one of the meth
DDS that Colby is using to promote
athletics throughout he winter. Be-
fore this year there has been no man
who has had charge Of all the sports
and the attempts ~ winter sports
h1yc been rather hit or miss.
Last year an outing club was Or
Canizcd and plans were made for
hikes once a week but nature pre-
vented much sport in that direction
J." keeping Tie ground bare week
after week and the result was that
the Outing club did not amount to
ruch.
TH!s yCcr now man has come to
colby IS athletic director. Associate
lofosGor .. Harry Edwards Il. p. f..
'Cal Of tho cop. tmcrt of physical
'.u'atfor. graduated from Spring
i.'l last year. Through his efforts
',tn tic cooperation Of the student
lody Of Colby, basketball associa
ton has been formed and the team
taat has boon produced has shown
i's-'f equal to the teams from the
c,her colleges OF the state that have
boon IN existence much longer. Also
tGcIo have been inter fraternity
l1;,k' tball games going on every
Ncck in the Colby gymnasium SC
that tho interest Of tho student is
e instantly kept up by the various
. contests. Coach Edwards work ct
with somc drawbacks on account OF
y Frances. but small admission has
e. been charged at the games and this
has helped in that requirement. A
novel institution that has been in
: PRODUCED has been the "Wednesday
. afternoon dances after the basket
. tall games. This idea was started
when the students seemed to be tired
of just basketball games and it has
proved n great success. The Cobb,
. hockey team was organized this
o. year for the frat time in many
years. Several mon were found ir
. college who had had experience and
q although ono or two of the men were
green. the team has made n very
crcdi'able showing, winning from
Bowdo.n and Maine and losing &c
. Bates. The first OF the year il look.
Cd as though they might be one Of
. the best teams in the State but Rad.
cine. tho strongest point winner
was quitely severely injured playing
basketball and has been out since the
first two games.
Tho Outing club has started Il
carry out a program Of long hikes t.
various camps and places of interos'
around Wafcrvillc. The first hike
vas taken sunday by Coach Edward.
with n party % fifteen TO one of The
camps across from the North Del
grade station on Snow pond. Thu
mon took food and cooked ore mca
out there and then came back late
IN tho evening. Every student is eli.
P.ble 20 70 on these hikes and II in.
forest is shown Colby Will probabl,
have n Winter carnival next year.