Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-31
CREW OF WORKMEN
MAKE REPAIRS AT
COLBY COLLEGE

While the campus Of Colby COL
lege has appeared serene and undis-
turbed for almost six weeks, yet
there has been great deal Of &C
tivity going on there during every
day. More than 20 workmen under
the supervision OF Fred Weymouth.
who has charge OF grounds and
buildings, have been engaged in
making changes, repairs and i'm
proveTnents that Will cost $lJ, 900 or
more.
Carpenters, electricians. painters
and nasons have been at work in
the various buildings all summer
long and they will continue their
work up until the time college opens
again the middle OF September.
Everything Is being put in first
class order TO start the fan term
Even the grounds look as well kept
az usual for Il man is employed TO
run a lawn mower all day long.
10 begin with, Memorial hall.
which contains the chapel and IL
| brary. perhaps the most extensive
Improvements are being made here.
The chapel seats are being changed
TO some extent. go as 10 make great
or seating capacity and each seat is
being scrapcd and vanished. A new
, and larger platform is being erected
in the front Of the chapel. big
enough to seat the entire faculty.
Several changes have been made re-
Gently for the seating OF the faculty
in the chapel. Untt the attendance
at the college became so large tina,
every seat In the chapel was re-
CURED for the students, the custom
has been followed at the college for
years Ia have D. i
+ in the seats on the west side, the
aophomorcs next. the juniors and
then tho seniors. The faculty al
ways sat In the front part OF the lu-
NOR section. 4 couple years ago
seats were built in the front at the
side OF the platform for most of
, the faculty and n few Of the Older
| members sat on the platform with
| IrcSldcnt Roberts.
chapel seats have always had a
I great significance at Colby. The
! Freshmen always looked with longing
| eyes toward the seats OF the Sopho-
| morcs and the most coveted position
| "t all was in Senior row. When
/ chapel was dismissed the freshmen
! had 10 remain seated until the up
! per Clas9mou ana faculty had retired
/ Always the first of the wear n few OF
! ''i' hliF'i'iiINtl II ilFtl freshmen were
| the victims Of the upper Classmen In
/ the purchasing OF seat in chapel AT
| prices ranging from - cents to five
| dollars. on the backs of the seats
/ could always be found the initials OF
/ various students some of them hav-
! ing been inscribed there many years
! ago. Most of these historical marks
/ have been cultivated in the process
! of rcHnishing the seats Hut few that
| were cut deep into the wood while
| a member OF the faculty was trying
| to deliver the chapel addresses will al
! ways remain
! In the library not much is being
| done in the old section but I'm the
4 new reading room very great i'm
/ provcment is the installation Of table
/ reading lamps. The college is for
! tunatc In having some very beauti-
/ ful oak furniture in tho reading room
/ presented by Charles Spavcrns, '0l
! hut when this part was built the
! lights were placed in the CcalinE
/ which is very high above the noor
! and were not considered efficient by
! many.
! Professor Ernest { Mariner. IL
! brarian. and n corp OF assistants have
| been busy working In the library al
! summer IiiIklUE tilNbA'N tA'A 49,
! plovemcnts in the system.
/ Chemical Hall and tICdman Hal
| arc being thorouGhly renovated and
! tho newest building 81 the campus
/ rlastcrers are nj work on the tor
! floor md considerable painting will
! bc done there.
Recitation hall was completely re
| rovated last year and Will not need
Z any repDirS this season.
/ 4 modern heating plant IS being IN
{ stalled in Cohuru hau in place Of
| Mace Of the former steam system
| shannon Observatory is receiving an
| interior coat Of paint. North and
! South college have been repaired or
/ rebuilt recently but the outside trim
mincs are being painted.
Seaverna field is n busy place INNS
I summer with the TaCounet baseball
! team making its headquarters there
| They are keeping the field IN excel
! lent shape according 70 Mr.. Wey-
! mouth.
~ Harold Branch mntDTei to Rel-