Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-05
COLBY COLLEGE

Colby college started on the winter
term with the toll OF the o'clock
bell Wednesday. Again life and ac-
ton has come into the halls that have
been silent for the last three weeks.
From the various fraternity houses
and foss hall the familiar groups 81
students hurried across the campus
to the efficient class rooms. The at
tendance is always sure Ia bc good
on the first morning because 81 the
double cuts that are given on the day
preceding and the day following tho
holidays. Even on thus first morning
the sleepy laEglrd ~ in evidence "a
he hurrys along few minutes after
the bell has stopped ringing. The
students have been slower than Us
ual in coming ba,k thts year and
hardly a familiar face was seen ON
the campus "Wednesday hut the night
trains brought them IN hy the score.
The Freshmen "a usual were the late
ones as they have not vet fullv brnk-
en- the home ties and not knowing
that the winter term is the best ono
are rclugtant to leave the family
fircsidr.
The indoor sports viii predomi-
nate this term but hockey viii claim
n large share of attention and al
ready some of the enthusiasts are
preparing To chase the puck. There
will he plenty Of chances Tor tho mon
To compete in the inter fraternity
basketball tournament that is 10 be
held during the next two months and
the girls are still bouncing the VOL
ley ball. Those who aspire 20 schol-
astic fame viii have 10 get busy ~
the mid-Nedr examinations have
been st H. start on the 21th day of
this month, which date IL scarcely
three weeks away. This II tho term
when the greatest amount of study
ing il dome as the evenings are long
and tire fire feds good.
There arc always u few upper class
mc1 who are dutifi 10 the interests
of fraternity and appear on the scene
y little earlier than the rest IN order
that the houses may hc warm AMI thu
water flowing smoothly through tho
pipes. THIS is not ALWAYS y pleasant
iuh as often times winter playa havoc
with the plans uf men
Upon preparing to start the steam
circulating through the pip's ~ the
Delta Kappa Epsilon hous" ~" boys
were dismlycd 10 md that some en-
terpriSing youth had attempted 90
use the boiler ne n hot air heater md
then changing his mind Ind run va
ter into tho boiler While ~ vas Stili
hot and the result was that polrs
have decided 10 buy new boiler. A.
the present time they have been
marked down 10 $500. A decidedly
bad feature of this IL that the Dekcs
have to 20 20 the neighhors every
time they wish 10 wash face and
hands since the water cannot lie
turned on until the house ~ warm
once more
At the Phi Delta Theta house con-
ditions were not quit" so had hut the
cold weather had succeeded In en-
tering through n door that some In
truder had carclo ssly left open md
plumbers worked all day Wednesday
before the water again flowed. The
fire department. had y chance Ia prac-
tice in the cellar as one of tho gaso-
line torches set the woodwork on f,fc.
There happened To- be someone IN tho
house at the time SO that very liHle
damac' was done.
The fraternilics that reside IN the
brick dormltories are taken caresof
by the college workmen so that they
do not have 10 worry about the
household duties but even there tho
plumbers found work to do. Although
classes have started In form no one
settles down TO real work until Mon
day and then the grind IL On until
L., atnr