Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-14
Bates COLLEGE
Bates Outing Club News

Plans are underway and are being
rapidly developed which will make
the coming year the greatest one
that the Bates Outing Club has ever
seen. The Club progressed to a high
degree of efficiency and development
last year. The present board of
directors have undertaken several
new phases to be carried out this
coming year. among which, the
most important is, the building of a
log cabin at Lake Sabattus on the
top of a very high hill called Mt.
SabattuS.
Last year it was voted by the
directors board to build a cabin and
during the past summer, negotia-
tions were carried on with several
farmers who owned property on the
mountain but 1t was not until late
this fall that the Club was able to
lease any land. This cabin will be
near the summit of the mountain
and will be uneXposed to any cold
wintry winds as it is on the south
ern side of the mountain and yet
affords a splendid view of the lake.
This view may be greatly enlarged
by climbing a short distance to the
top of the mountain from where the
Presidential Range, the Sandwich
Range. the Ossippee Range, the
Franconia Mountains and the
seen.
Many lakes may be seen up
through Greene. Monmouth, and
Wayne. The Tacoma Lakes and
Belgrade Lakes may also lie seen.
Transportation from and to the
mountain will be paid to the workers
who go out The cabin. when COM
plete will have a fireplace and cook
stove, a large lounging-room and a
kitchenette alcove. Built-in hunks
and a loft above will compose the
sleeping quarters In short. it will
be a coy woods cabin open to all
members of the Outing Club who
anticipate perfect week end.
The Club has also been given q
cabin in Albany about ten miles
from Bethel AMI alterations will be
begun on this cabin Just as soon as
the Sabattus cabin is completed.
Winter sports are a considerable
way off yet, but already the pros
poets for another championship
team are forecasted. 1t is possible
that this year Bates may compete at
either Dartmouth, Lake Placid. or
Montreal for the team has received
requests that they appear at larger
out of-state competitions. There
will still be the official Maine COM
petition against the other three COL
leges and the season will be ap-
parently more important and sue
cessful than ever.
Monday night a rally was held on
top of Mt. David to celebrate Bates
victory over Colby. President Gray
and Coach Cults were the principal
speakers. DR.. Gray mentioned the
following important dates: Oct. II,
1892; July a.. 1875: Nov. II, 1918;
Nov. IL, 1924. Coach Cults said that
Coach Wiggin deserved lot of
credit for this victory. A huge bon
fire was burning on the mountain
for the larger part Of the evening.
Merritt Hewitt, Frank Harrington
of Augusta and Horace Hildreth of
Gardiner. all students of Bowdoin
College were at the Armistice Day
game.
Ernest Church 20. Augusta, was
home Tuesday to attend the Cony-
Gardiner game and returned to COL
lege in the afternoon for the Bates
Colby game
Work on the Outing Club cabin at
Sabattus Mountain was begun the
latter part of last week Men
volunteers from the student body
have been going out daily to peel the
logs and the structural part will
probably be begun Wednesday or
Thursday.
Miss Helen Lovelace Of Danforth,
Conn. and Miss Inez Farris of Ok
ford will represent Bates College at
meeting of the Women's Student
Government Association at Vassar
College November 10, IA. IS. The
meeting will be composed OF rep
resentatives from all the eastern
women's and educational col
leges and they will discuss problems
of the campus.
Richard Anketell, 'os. Of Gardiner
was in Augusta attending the Cony-