Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-15
LARGE GATHERING
At MEETING COLBY
ALUMNI ASSO'N,

Association held a meeting Thurs
day evening in the Falmouth Hotel
in Portland at which those present
were told of the progress that the
college is making, and the very inn
portant announcement was made
that arrangements have been COM
pleted for a course in Business Ad-
ministration at the College this year.
The man who will occupy the newly
created chair has been selected, but
his name is withheld at present.
Colby will be the first college in the
State to offer a course of this kind
and it is believed that ii will prove
of great advantage to the institu-
ton.
Ernest H. Mailing. president of the
association presided at the dinner
which was held in the small dining
room. The decorations were carna-
tons and the Colby colorS, Gray and
Blue.
Ernest c. Mariner. librarian of
the college was the first speaker. He
related that the first messages from
President and Mrs. Roberts since
they sailed for Europe had been re-
ceived Wednesday. At the time the
first message was written they were
passing Gibraltar.
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athletic rule which forbids students
playing with varsity teams during
the first semester. He said that this
rule had been made in agreement
with the other Maine colleges. 1t d d
away with the tramp athlete and in
vestigation showed that it resulted
in better teams. He mentioned the
increase in tuition which begins next
year and the business administration
course.
Donald E. Sprague, 'o6. represent
ed the student body of the college.
He spoke very hopefully concerning
athletics, saying that the teams have
been uniformly successful. The
need Of a hockey coach was stressed
and the speakers said that one would
probably be secured another year.
He hoped that basketball would be
made major sport by another year
with series of games with the 9TH
err three Maine colleges. He paid
high compliment to Professor c..
Harry Edwards. the director of ath-
letics and the coaching staff which
he said the college believed to be the
best in the State.
President Mailing. in introducing
Miss Nettie May Runnals, dean Of
the women's division said that she
! had recently been made full pro-
fessor. This was received with APP
plause.
Dean Runnals said that in speak
ing to the association three years
ago she had told of the three most
pressing needs of her department.
! They were a new small dormitory,
! a physical director and a dietician.
These, she declared, had been Sc
continual tn dos
cribe the work of the department
and what it was aiming to accom-
plish in citizenship and scholarship.
The concluding speaker was Henry
r. Merrill of Portland, who describ-
cd the proposed Great Lakes and st.
Lawrence waterways project and
told how in his opinion it was an
economic and physical imposSibility.
If it should be found practical, he
said that it would be runouS to the
Atlantic ports.
College SONGS We're sung during
the evening. led by Rex. w. Dodge.
Those present We're:
! Henry f. Merrill. Ernest G.. Mar
riner. 1913: Donald f. Sprague,
1926: Miss Caro- B. Chapman. 1910;
Nettie May Runnals, 1908; William
b. Jack. 1900; Miss Mira l.. Dolley,
1913, MISS bldce W JOIlHSoIl, IoS1'
Miss Blanche LaBonte. 1912: Miss
Tena L. McCallum. 1897: Mrs. Myra
Nelson Jones, 1897: Mrs. Sophia
Hanson Mace; Ernest II. Mailing,
1899: Mrs. Mailing: Addison b. Lori
mer. 1888; Mrs Lorimer. 1899; II. II.
Bryant. Mrs. Lila Harden; Hersey,
1895: A. NJ. Richardson. 1886: Mrs.
Richardson; John Lyman Pepper, NJ.
D.. 1899; Mrs. Pepper; Vernon II.
Tooler. 1919; Mrs. Tooker: Hugh c.
Whittemore, 1922; Mrs. Whittemore:
Charles NJ. Foster, 1871; Mrs. Fos-
ter: f. +. Robinson. 1884 Mrs. Rob-
inson: John +. Tilton. 1883; Kath-
crime r. Tilton, 1898: Ruth NJ. Til
ton. 1928: John =. Tilton, 1923; G..
s. Rowel. 1869; Mrs. Rowell; r. A.
Harlow: w. G. Chapman. Jr, 1912:
G. c. soule. 1923: Mrs. soule;
Spaulding Bishee. 1918: Fred x.
Owen. 1887: Rex w. Dodge. 1876:
Clair F. Benson, 1913; Mr.. and Mrs
William H. Looney, 1877; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin T.. Thompson, 1888; w.
Mayor Payson. 1914: Leo Gardner
Shesong. 1913; Mabelle Babson Mayo,
1909: Maud Collins Stevens, 1912:
Eleanor Bradlee Mitchell, 1916: Clark
d Chapman. 1909 Mrs. Laura w.
Chapman, Alice Thomas Good, 1911:
Ralph NJ. Good. 1910: n. II. Mayo.
U. OF NJ, 1909; Percy d. Mitchell.
, Bowdoin. 1914.