Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-05
TRAGIC DEATH OF
COLBY STUDENT
CAUSES SORROW

The deep gulf Of sorrow into which
the students and faculty Of Colby
college were plunged late Wednesday
afternoon through the death OF Lee
T. Nichols Of the senior class was
evidenced throughout the day yester-
day. The tragic death Of one Of the
most popular men in the college left
a cloud of gloom over the campus
which recalled the days following the
terrible catastrophe on December 4,
1922. when fire took the lives Of four
students.
At a meeting of the senior class
held directly after the brief services
in the college chapel yesterday MORN
ing, a committee on resolutions was
appointed as well as a committee to
departed classmate. The committee
was composed of Edward T. Baxter
of Waterville, John +. Flynn Of
Pittsfield. Mass. and Russell NJ.
Squire Of Waterville. 1t was decided
that the members of the senior class
would meet this noon at 100 o'clock
and go to the First Baptist church in
a body.
Every fraternity on the college
campus at their meetings held on
Wednesday night drew up resolutions
on the untimely death Of their col
lege mate and made arrangements
for floral tributes to his memory.
Manager Lloyd NJ. Dearborn, '25. Of
Bangor. Of the combined Colby Glee
and Musical clubs stated yesterday
afternoon that he had sent night let
ters to the five towns in which the
clubs were TO play during the next
week, cancelling all of the dates.
4 VII, 1,,;s YI4l 80
was the annual ArOostook trip. Lee
, Nichols was president of the COM
bned Glee and Musical clubs as well
az leader Of the Glee club and with
out him it would be absolutely impos-
sible to carry off the scheduled con-
certs. The clubs will endeavor after
the vacation to gather up the ends
and prepare for they second trip,
but with heavy hearts carry out their
! program.
At the regular weekly meeting of
, the college faculty held last night. It
' was decided that the faculty would
sit together at the services in the
First Baptist church.
The flag on the college flagpole on
the front campus was lowered to half
mast at the request of President Rob-
I erts yesterday morning and will re-
main in its present position until
after the funeral this afternoon.
All of the track men and candi-
dates for the various track teams
were called to the college gymnasium
yesterday afternoon and when assem-
bled they were addressed for the bet
1 ter part of an hour by several speak
ers. Among the speakers were Attn
! letic Director G. Harry Edwards.
| Track Coach Michael J. Ryan. Head
| the letter men in track. All OF the
speakers told Of the unfailing loyalty
to the college which Nichols display
ed at all times and Of his constant
! training in hopes to make his varsity
! letter in the spring as broad
jumper. In spite of the fact that he
, knew Of his poor physical condition,
, he willingly sacrificed himself for his
| Alma Mater and died with his rum
ming shoes on.
DIR. Everett s. Winslow, who had
attended Nichols for some time, said
! that he had warned the unfortunate
youth of his very bad condition and
: told him that he should drop all Of his
outside activities until the first Of the
new year, even to playing the violin.
At Kent's Hill number of years ago.
Nichols suffered from an attack Of
the same trouble which caused his
death Wednesday and was uncon-
! scious for 40 minutes before he was
revived. Because OF this fact, the
doctors worked over his body for
, nearly two hours before all hope was
abandoned.