Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-10
Colby Commencement
Parts Awarded Honor
Students-Other Plans

The announcement was maze + r.
day by DR.. Herbert G. Libby, head
of the department of Public Speak
ing at Colby college. that the Com
mcncement parts have been awarded
to Clifford Peaslec of Pittstield,
Mass; Clyde Edwin Russell OF
Charleston and Bertha Emily Cobb
of Waterville. These three were
selected from a group Of contestants,
who submitted articles TO a board
of judges some time ago. In order
to be eligible for this honor STU
dent must receive a rank of at least
So per cent in all courses or in Eng
lish and Public Speaking for four
years. The addresses will be dcliv-
cred at the Commencement day eX-
crciSeS.
Clifford Peaslce has been promi-
nent in college activities during his
four years at Colby. He has taken
part in many contests among which
were, The Goodwin Prize Speaking,
The Hall0Weil Pre- Speaking, JUNIOR
Exhibition, second prize. He was
Glass Orator last year for the Junior
class. He is member Of the Lambda
Chi Alpha fraternity and the Druid
Honorary society.
Clyde Russell has been one IF
Colby's best citizens. He has been
ir many forensic events, among
which We're: HalloWell Prize Speak
ing Contest, Sophomore Defamation,
Goodwin Prize Speaking Contest, in
tercollegiate debates galore. He was
q member of the Colby Cross country
debating team. He has been aSSo-
cate editor of the Echo and Oracle
and editOr-in- chief of the Echo. He
is president of the Senior class and
the Student Council. Russell is a
member of the Delta Epsilon fra
ternity. the ri Kappa Delta honorary
forensic fraternity and the E.picurean
honorary society.
Bertha cobb won first prize in the
Hamlin Prize Speaking contest her
Freshman year. She has taken part
in the Ivy Day Pageant, the IVY
Day Play, and the Colby Day Play.
Miss Cobb was vice president of the
Sophomore class. She was leader OF
the Girls Glee Club this year. \
member of the Dramatic Club tor tho
last two years. Miss Cobb is amen
Der of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority
and the Chi Gamma Theta honorary
society.
Seniors Last Chapel
The Senior last Chapel at Colby
college will take place Saturday
morning at half past eight. This is
the first time that the 1922 Seniors
appear in cap and gown. \ speaker
is chosen each year from the faculty.
The professor who is chosen is gem
orally one who has been a member
of the Colby faculty for long while.
This year Prof. Webster Chester,
head of the Biology department will
give the address. Prof. Chester was
an associate professor Of Biology at
Colby from 1905 to 1910 and since
1910 he has been professor OF the
department..
Boardman Willows
Preparations for the Colby Com
mcncement are progressing rapidly.
The Boardman Willows have been
trimmed and many of the old and
decayed trees removed entirely. on
Sunday afternoon President Arthur
]. Roberts. assisted by a selected
group of students will replant the
willows. DR.. julius Daniel TAYLOR
will give the address at the replant-
ing of the Boardman Willows.
Workmen have appeared upon the
Colby campus during the past few
days and electric light wires are be
ing strung everywhere about the
campus.
Flagstaff at Stadium
The flagstaff. presented to the coll
lege by the class of 1892. was erected
Friday in front of the center of the
Colby stadium. Experts from the
mast yard in Bath erected the staff
which is siXty-two and one half feet
tail. The staff. which is heWn from
one white pine tree over a hundred
feet tall, was cut near BoWdoinham
and according to the foreman in
charge of the erecting crew is per-
feet piece of timber. The staff is set
in solid five ton concrete block.
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