Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Bates COLLEGE
Coach Arrives to Direct Play
Winter Sports Under Way
A A Players to Appear in
Gardiner - Student VOlun-
teer Delegates Return

With the arrival at Bates college of
Miss Louise Clifford of New York.
who will act as coach for the play
| Cheating Cheaters," which will be
given for the benefit of the Gym
| fund at the Empire theatre on March
| 10, active work will begin. The first
rehearsal of the entire cast will be
held on Monday and at that time
minor parts not already decided will
| be assigned. The college is fortunate
| in securing as coach such an able
| artist as Miss Clifford. She is a
| Lewiston girl who has studied under
| leading dramatic teachers of the
east and has been engaged in New
York for the past three years. The
members of the cast who were chosen
| before the Christmas recess have
| been working on their parts for
| some time and report that they have
them well in hand. The cast is an
, able one headed by Miss Ellouise
| Townsend '27 of Deering and Harold
| Is. Simpson '25 of Richmond. The
business manager of the production.
| Elton Young "a of Auburn is already
7 making advance arrangements and
, interest all over the campus Is run
! hing high.
Winter sports are well under way
| with over n score of candidates re-
porting to Coach Evan A. Woodward.
J This year minor sport letters Will be
| awarded to winners in this branch
! of athletics and this announcement
! has caused much interest among the
students The ski jump constructed
last year has been improved so that
! u longer jump is now possible and
! aspirants for that department are al
: ready rislSinS their safety daily. The
cross country mon axe practlcinS
! daily on both skis and snowshoes
! over the Pole hill course which is
, one calculated to produce speed and
! endurance. Captain Elberton ]. Tiff
: fanny of Pittsfeld is proving an able
! leader and is working his hardest to
I put Bates winter sports across in the
/ best style yet.
| Bates interest in basketball this
! year will be confined to interclass
J games following the precedent of last
year. The series will start on Friday.
. Jan. II, when two clashes will be
staged. Before the conclusion of the
series each team will have met each
J ether team in two contests. Class
squads will he limited 10 ten men
and the competition Will be very keen
/ for positions. Practice will begin on
! Monday. The Juniors, last years
champions, are putting a strong team
On the floor and are hoping to re-
/ peat for first honors.
! According to a recent announce
ment by Walter V. Gavigan, chair
man of the English "A players, the
! dramatic group of the college, trip
! to Gardiner will he staged on Jan.
i1S. The players will present one OF
! their programs of one-act plays for
! which they have gained a very high
: reputation in college and local cir
| c!cs. Among the cast will he Miss
J Dorothy Coburn "a of Lewiston, Miss
Lois Simpson '25 of Auburn. Samuel
! Graves PA of New Haven. Conn. and
| Waiter V. Cavigan '25 of Willimartic,
! Conn. The PLAYERS plan to take other
trips later in the year and Manager
/ Thomas a. Reed is engaged in cores
pondence with several towns and cit
| les.
The Bates delegates to the recent
Student Volunteer Conference at In
dianapolis returned to the campus on
Saturday after ten day stop at the
western city, The college was rem
resented by Miss Helen Lovelace 20
/ Of Danbury. Conn. Miss Helen Hill
| '25 of East Brownfeld, Miss Helen
| Hamm "a of Woodfords. Harold
| Walker '2s OF Portland. Frank F.
| Dorr '25 OF Orland. Harold +. Mayo
"a Of Lowell. Mass. and Stanley
! Stuher &c OF Gardiner. ON the re-
! turn trip the delegates visited MIR