Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-15
COLBY SPEAKERS
At MEETING OF
ME-. COLBY ALUMNI

Il never In my lie said that no
lady ever smoked cigarette" de-
clared President Arthur J. Roberts
OF Colby college Friday evening at
dinner at the Portland Eiks' club. of
the Western Maine Association of
Colby Alumni. Il have known excel
lent ladies to do So" stated the Colby
president.
Reports were made OF The general
condition of the college from Presi-
dent Roberts and> about athletics
from c. Harry Edwards. Colby phys
ical director.
In discussiong athletics, Mr.. Ed
wards was warm in his praise Of Ed
ward c. Roundy OF Portland, who
last summer was. elected year round
coach OF the institution and made a
plea for the new gymnasium, OF
which the college is in such great
need.
President Roberts besides report.
ing on the growth and improvements
the college is enjoying. created some
interest by telling of the girls cigar
cite episode. The president returned
from a trip abroad last June and he
promised to come to Portland and
tell the graduates about his tour at
some time during the summer. The
proposition was accepted by the al
umni and the meeting will be ar
ranged to which both nICn and wo-
men graduates will be invited.
Professor G.. III. AuffinScr. the head
of the business administration de-
partment, which has recently been
added to the college courses. met for
tho first time with the alumni and
told of some of his plans.
The proposition to have a perman-
cnt alumni secretary was discussed
by those present. the sentiment being
that such a position should be Gre
ated.
The meeting was enlivened by a
number of stunts Of humorous
character which went eff in good
shape. The one making the biggest
hit was a TRIAL of President Roberts
on complaint made by the American
Tobacco Co. that the president had
interfered with the sale Of their pro-
ducts
Walter NJ. Payson acted as judge
and the complaint was presented by
Leo G.. Sheeshons 10; Hon. William
II. Looney ~, served as counsel for
the defense.
Chester c. SouIe '1s. president of
the local association, presided.
Prof. Edwards first was called
upon, when the speaking began. He
gave a general review of the athletic
situation. beginning by stating it to
be the policy of the college that a
. high standard of scholarship must
be maintained by those representing
the college on the athletic field.
or Coach Round, Professor Ed
wards said that he was just the man
7 q he, h., Il 60 IL
said that the new coach WIS Il col
lege man, OF high character and q
gentleman and one in which charge
any parents would be willing to
place their boys. The speaker de-
scribed Mr.. Roundy as u natural
leader and one who had plenty of
him with us for many years. con-
] cluded Mr.. Edwards.
In going over the athletic situation
Mr.. Edwards reported that the col
lege had 100 men in uniform for
football early in the fall, that there
| We're So candidates for track and
that other sports were correspond
ingly we'll represented.
| He said that hockey had been
adopted as a minor sport and that
ball. A fraternity hockey league
would probably be organized. The
football schedule had been COM
pleted all but one or two games.
Contrary to the usual custom the
first game will be played at home
and a game will be secured to break
the length of time before the Bates
game. There will be seven or eight
games on the schedule and the
freshman team will have a schedule
of seven games with the leading 1it-
ting schools in the State. The base
ball schedule was still lacking a
couple of games which would be
filled as soon as possible.
Mr.. Edwards set forth the great
, need of a new gymnasium and urged
the alumni to help in securing one.
Physical education in the college
was also discussed.
Professor Auffinger who was next
introduced made n decidedly good
impression. He is earnest, has q
definite idea of what he is going to
do and as President Soule expressed
it looks like q good fellow"
The new teacher told of his
coures and what he hopes to &C.
complish. He said that already Is
students are enrolled in his depart
| ment. BY another year he said that
the value of the department could
better be estimated.
President Roberts spoke at consid-
cradle length. He said that Colby
college was a bigger and better COL
lege than ever 1t had been before. It
was bigger because all colleges are
bigger, and il was better because 1t
has an Interested and intelligent body
| of trustees. a loyal alumni and fire
student body. He said that no COL
| lege in the country had better pres
ident of its board than is Chief JUS
tice Cornish. The loyalty OF the
alumni was testified to in many ways.
one Of them being that at present
there are in the college &c boys, the
sons of Colby graduates.
The president discussed athletics
and said that that department was IN
GOOD shape. He said that it did not
worry him long that the teams did
not always win, and he declared that
he did not want them to win too
often. II they did. he said that he
would know that there was sonc-
thing wrong.
with respect to the new depart
ment, he said that 1t was not the plan
to create q school OF business admin
istration in the college. but simply to
offer courses to students who were
contemplating entering business.
The discussion Of the cigarette In
cident was an afterthought with the
nresident, He said that it was found
That two girls have been smoktnS
cigarettes and they were suspenaeo.
There had been no rule against them
sae a. has never been thought neces-