Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-17

by Ralph S. Wilkinson Of Pleasant
Vile, N. " and the class day ora
ton by Robert M. Waugh of Sanger
vile. Gifts were then awarded to
several members of the class by Rus
sell M. Squire of Waterville.
The class history of the members
Of the Woman's division was:
The class grafton which was de-
1ivered by Robert M. Waugh and
the history of the men Of the class
was given by Ralph S. Wilkinson and
was:
The class of 1925 entered Colby
college with larger enrolment
than any freshman class has ever
mad, and next year we look forward
to graduating greater number
than any preceding class has grad
uated., AS we stand upon the TIRES
hold of our seniority, it seems like
good opportunity to take stock
OF our short comings, and our sue
cesses, although you may rest as
sured that the former will receive
very little attention today
Our freshman year was unlike
the freshman year Of other classes.
We submitted to the indignities
heaped upon us by the present Sc
nior class, only as long as it took
then we rose in our righteous wrath
and held our banquet unmolested.
and in the now famous Battle of
Hedman hall we showed the calibre
of class that has placed more
football men upon the team than
any other class in college. From
the wreckage of old Hedman and
prouding bearing our cuts. our
bruises and our shorn locks, we
emerged as sophomores.
1.-THE sophomore year was filled
with the difficulties and RESPONSE
bilities of whipping freshman class
into a condition that would make
Colby proud of its new cofers. Suf-
flee to say that the task was thor
oughly accomplished and we dined
and danced. self invited guests at
that years freshman banquet, we
spirit instilled within us in our own
first year.
This past year has been the best
year of ALL No longer was it our
duty to mingle in the sportive and
childish pastime of the two infant
classes. We spent the time profit
ably, learning how to acquire that
dignity which shall be such a ne
cessity next fall. Indeed, we have
established an enviable record. Our
scholarship ranking has been higher
than that of any of the other classes
and we have placed more men in
extra curriculum activities than any
other class. OF course, it might
be said that all this Is due to the
fact that we have the greatest num-
Der of men. I shall be forced to
disregard this argument entirely. for
1t would be classed as one of those
short comings which / have prom
Used to omit
considering, our experiences as a
whole. 1 think the greatest benefit
we have derived from our three
years here has been intangible, in
definite something that we call Col
by Spirit. We are now looking for
ward to one more year in which it
shall be our privilege and our pleas
ure to serve the greatest mother of
them alI-Colby college"
Will Hartwell Lyford, 20, of Chi
cago, the guest of honor of the jul
Nor class. Mr.. Lyford was intro
duced to the class and the audience
by BENJAMIN Z. Soule of Portland,
president of the class. His address
was as follows:
Will Hartwell Lyford
ct feel highly honored by the invi-
tation to be the guest of the Junior
class and. with its members, to take
part in these exercises" said Will
Hartwell Lyfford, A. B. A. M. 10.
Junior guest of honor in speaking
iors. I wish I knew the considera-
tions which led you to invite me to
occupy this position. I might then
be able better to suit my remarks to
the purpose you had in view. My in
vitation simply-stated that I would
be expected to give brief ten or fiji
teen minute address. on any topic
upon which / might care to speak.
1.-THE topic have selected was sug-
gested by an invitation to give an
address at Cornell University last
year, on the subject admirably. His
audience was composed of college
professors and instructors in engin-
eering. For this audience, have Sc
lected a more general topic: Leader
ship.
"The crying need in this great
country of ours today is for COM
petent leaders. Our industrial sys-
tenn has become so complex; our po-
litical system so involved and our
whole civilization so far advanced
that mediocre men and women can
not cope successfully with the old
and new problems which confront us.
ssss
II the opportunity Is available, de-
vote some of your leisure hours dur
ing term time and vacation, to prac-
teal work in an Office of shop. on in
the field. During my college days,
most Of the seniors expected to be
preachers or teachers and they
preached on Sundays and taught
school during vacations. In the pres
emit day. there are openings in law
yers' offices for law students: in
workshops an6 in the field for stu
dents of engineering and in large
stores. banks and other offices for