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ROOM 6 ^/i. Cu. Sprague NORTH COLLEGE COarSer staple. Street J/eat * S)rug Store JOHN WESLEY COOMBS i J ^ CONTENTS. has not forgotten Colby. The name of the The Premier of the World . . .35 college is frecently on his lips when he Coombs Fulfills a Prophecy ...... 36 Coombs as. a Comedian . . . , . . . . . - . . ; . . 36 tells of his early experiences on the dia- Cupid Trims Athletics . . . . . 37 mond, and Colby men cannot but be grate- Jack a Good Loser . . . . ." ...... 37 A Favorite in Philadelphia ...... 37 ful to one who remembers the college in Fred Owen Tells About John Coombs ...... 37 the glad hour of his triumph. Cracked Rib Didn't Matter . .38 Coombs' Hammer . 39 John Wesley Coombs was born in Le- Bowdoin, 6; Colby, 5 ...... 39 grand, Iowa, Sept. 12, 1882.' He received Editorial ...... 40 Mass Meeting ...... 40 his educational training at Coburn Classical Colby Man Makes Good ...!...... , 40 Institute,, where he was a leader in the Visit of E. C. Mercer . . , ...... 41 Coburn Classical Institute News ... . . , . .41 class room as well as in athletics. Coombs Directory . . .".. 42 came to Colby in the fall of 1902. He Intercollegiate Notes ...... 42 high ' college Campus Chat , ...... '... .-...... 43 stood in his work and was DeFeminis ...... ; 44 prominent in ", all 'branches of athletics', showing remarkable versatility. He made THE PREMIER BASEBALL PITCHER every team in college, and is entitled to OF THE WORLD. wear baseball, football, track and basket- ball C's." For four years he was a reg- That is what the sportin g writers pi the daily press are calling John W. Coombs, ular Varsity pitcher, and during his last Colby, '06, who is rememb.erd among his two years in college was captain of the Waterville , and Colby admirers as plain Varsity nine. He won two championships "Cy " Coombs. That title . "Cy " was a for Colby, one in 1904, and again in his borrowed one,, taken . from the fame of Senior year in 1906. ' Before his graduation, another baseball master, but now Cy has Coombs received many offers from maj or become "Jack" a sobriquet all his own. league managers, but not until his diploma He acquired it three years ago when he was safely in his pockets did he sign the secured a place, on the Philadelphia Athlet- contract which had been left with him by ics, and it became truly his in the great 24- Mr. Cornelius McGillicuddy, ( ) ihning game which he won ,from Boston, the astute manager of the Philadelphia hut howy when Coombs has performed the Athletics. Coombs reported to manager unprecedented feat of winning three out of Mack immediately after his graduation, five games in which his team contested for and he had not been in big league company world's championship honors, he stands three days before he was placed on the first among, the. athhitic heroes of . the day. mound, and his first game was a victory spite of over the Washington . It is refreshing to note that in ' the honors , that have come to him, he re- team by a score of 3 to 0. mains as unassuming and modest as ever. Coombs achieved international fame by In the interviews which have been secured winning the 24-inning game with the Bos- from by enterprising reporters, we ton American League team by a score of him : observe the same • John . Coombs whom we 4 to % which was a record performance in , admired W§?n he wore the Colby Blue. American League annals. Last June And it is also a pleasure to note that he Coombs returned to Colby, and on Monday of Commencement week, backed by the for the Boston Americans. Like every mi members of his old team, with two ex- other New England "phenom" of those H ceptions, trimmed the Colby Varsity 3 to 1. days, the name of "Cy " was applied to m Somehow this achievement appeared to him , and it was as "Cy" Coombs that M give him courage, for immediately after Connie Mack heard of him when he was M returning to the Philadelphia team he sur- pitching Colby College into baseball cham- 11 prised his greatest admirers by greater pionships in ' Maine. ||j success than he had ever before secured. Mack watched the collegian's career and II During the past season, he has pitched sent scouts to look him over. The result mi nearly double his share of games, and it was that in 1906 Coombs started for Phila- Ijj was largely due to his efforts that the Phil- delphia-to join the Athletics, leaving be- ||j adelphia team won the championship of hind another championship for Colby. mi the American League. He reached Philadelphia at noon. Get- if When the^orld's series began, it was ting into a uniform, he warmed up before K conceeded that Coombs was the best pitch- the afternoon game. After the contest || er on Connie Mack's staff , but in the first Mack was sitting in his office talking with I game played at Philadelphia, Coombs was Burnham, when Coombs entered. |§ said to show wildness. Not at any time, ' 'Are you planning to work me tomor- l || howeyer, did he lose his head, but pulled row?" he asked, without hesitation. H his team out of many difficult situations The manager paused and then replied in H| with the result that a decisive victory the negative. H was gained. In the first game at Chicago, "Well, I thought I would ask you, Mr. II Coombs again showed his old time form, Mack, because I intend to go to the theatre' R| and pulled off a second win for the Athlet- tonight. Of course, if you were going to 11 ics. , the mighty, lost the use me tomorrow I shouldn't do anything El following game, and it was Coombs or that would }put me out of condition." H nothing for Connie Mack. In spite of great When the manager had repeated his as- mja pressure to put in other on his sertipn Coombs went out and Mack, turn- H staff , Connie Mack saw that Coombs was ing to Burnham, said: • H the one man who could win the world's "What do you think of the nerve of that II championship. The result of the final game recruit?" H which the Athletics won by a score of Then, as if struck suddenly by the other H 7 to 2 is too recent history for repetition side of the episode, he added : . H here. It is sufficient to say that every "Say, Walter, I like that fellow's nerve. : mm Colby man, graduate or undergraduate, He's got the idea that makes for success in H takes deepest pleasure in the success that baseball or anything else, and someiday he H has come to John W. Coombs. will be one of the stars of my.^ pitching BB staff. Mark my prediction. "—New York H COOMBS FULFILS A PROPHECY. Tribune. . H

Nerve of Pitcher Appeals to Even Connie COOMBS AS A COMEDIAN , I Mack on Day Jack Joins Athletics. John Coombs when in Coilege' was not H Walter Burnham, who was formerly the only an athlete and a good student, but he H owner and manager of the Newark team of also had a lot of theatrical ability. As a I the Eastern League, recently told a story member of the Dramatic C51ub he was, as- H about Jack Coombs. Jack is a Maine signed the comedy lead, and when the play U product, and began twirling on rural teams was presented in WatervHle one year, he " H w^en MCy'' Young was doing his best work came put for a little specialty between the I Mi i , ^H acts. The sketch proved to be a monologue, Coombs was one of the first of the Coburn and a well known citizen who was at the boys called upon. In response to his name time a candidate for political honors was his head appeared at a window, his frank handled in summary fashion. The audi- and open smile belying his sinister inten- ence was sent into paroxysms of laughter, tions. The next instant he had wet down but some of the gentleman's friends took the crowd with the contents of a pail of umbrage at a few of the most telling water. Then, just to show that there was "hits," and the local paper the next morn^ no malice, he went out and helped the High ing "roasted" the young Thespian in terms School boys celebrate for the rest of the that were caustic and unequivocal. The evening. criticism did not seem to bother John very much, for when he came to be graduated, i his Class Day prophecy was a model for A FAVORITE IN PHILADELPHIA. I coming generations in the art of humorous, Dr. J. F. Hill, Colby '82, who was always true-to-life characterizationr an intimate friend of John Coombs while

¦ ¦ the latter was in college, went to Philadel- )— • phia to see John pitch in the world's cham- I CUPID TRIMS ATHLETICS. pionship series and was his guest at the 1 Connie Mack, Jack Coombs and Others game. 1 Strike Out in Rapid Succession. He says that without question John is one of the most popular men in Philadel- I The close of the great world's series was phia today, not only in baseball circles but I crowned with a halo of romance. Connie wherever he is known. . Unlike many men I Mack was the first to announce his ap- of his calling he tends strictly to business 1 preaching nuptials, then followed the re- with an eye to the future. | | ports that several members of the team He is the idol of Connie Mack. Just as j were to enter the ranks of the benedicts. in his college days, he is continually sur- I These were "Eddie" Plank, "Jack" Barry, prising people with new feats of endurance I "Eddie" Collins and finally "Jack" or skill. He stands today , in a class by 1 Coombs, whose marriage will soon take himself, having in the last world's series 1 place with Miss Florence Reiss of Palestine, eclipsed all former records by pitching and 1 Texas. It is but a modern instance of the winning three world's championship games | | brave knight winning the fair lady, and the in six days. I announcement was greeted with plaudits Adams pitched three in seven days and 1 that were heard the whole land over. Mathewson, in eight. I Hearty and sincere are the congratulations ______—_—— ' i ¦ # I of Colby men, and long life and great pros- I I perity are devotedly wished for them. FRED OWEN TELLS ABOUT JOHN f— COOMBS. I JACK A GOOD LOSER. (From an account in Portland Sunday 1 The rivalry between Coburn Classical Press, Oct. 30.) , I Institute and Waterville High School was On Monday v June 25, 1906 at the Pine I keen in the. days when John was the pitch- Tree grounds in South Portland there was I erf or the Institute team. One spring day a ball game. , I the High School came off victorious,, After The contending forces were, teams repre- I supper they ' 'celebrated, '' and someone senting the colleges of Bowdoin a,nd Colby. ] I proposed the plan of calling on the Coburn Each had mowed down with comparative 1 athletes and rubbing it in a bit. Naturally ease its other rivals, Maine and Bates, and each had won a game apiece in the series which was subjoined to the story of the for the championship of the 'State. game will tell you. " - ' ; The decisive game was to be played in "John Coombs easily the premier box Portland as that was neutral territory. I artist in the Maine ' colleges mailed- his con- recall that the game had been arranged fcr tract to Connie Mack of the Philadelphia the Saturday previous, but it had rained Athletics last night. " - ' ¦ pitchforks on ' that day and the teams The game Coombs pitched for Colby that stayed over until Monday. The game day and which won' her the Maine college meant much to the young athletes contend- championship ¦ was - his last for his alma ing and it was fought out with a despera- mater. : -: ' tion that I had rarely if ever seen equalled Commencement came the following week on the ball field. and John got his "sheep skinums" as they Colby, however, won 6 to 6 chiefly say in Latin and also incidental to the through the prowess of its pitcher. week's festivities was presented with a In writing of the game the next morning cup by the alumni and students of the col- in the press I had this to say of the Colby lege as a token of their appreciation of his pitcher: services on thejball field, . The.presentation ¦ . . . ' 'There are others who deserve honor of the cup was something of a formality hut in bestowing it as it should be bestowed and when the mug was passed over to "Cy " there recurs constantly to the mind the as his college mates knew him, his voice tall, graceful athlete, his cool smile, the went back on him as his arm never had for tremendous swing of his arm, his timely Colby, and he blubbered something about presence in every part of the diamond it, his having "pitched his last game for where a miss might be made and help old Colby " and sat down. needed, his clean handling of ground balls But didn't they cheer! The rafters of and his swift and accurate throwing to old memorial hall rang as they had never bases. Did the opposing team gain a tem- rung before, the pictures of the stern old porary advantage by a hit or an error there Baptist preachers which were hung about was never any exhibition of fear o: lack of the room looked even a little, sterner confidence; only a little harder swin j of the perhaps at so much hilarity in the vener- arm, only a little more swi ftly the - bail able edifice, and the plaster statues, of would come over the plate and the n in a Ve::u3 de. Milo afyl Apollo Belvedere and second or two the advantage which might the other old time sports of Greece maybe have seemed serious to the anxious sup- smiled a little at the shock which they porters of his team would fade avay and realized their Puritanic companions had the Colby people would cheer and others received. would laugh at the ease with w ' lich he disposed of what might have been trouble. CRACKED •RIB DIDN'T MATTER. Colby has had many great pitchers and Charles W. Atchley, '03, told an Echo re- many ball players in the past 28 years but porter the , following story illustrative of Forrest Goodwin, Whit Parsons, Horace Jack Coombs' grit and staying qualiti es Newenham. and all the rest mint yield the under painful conditions. ; palm to the tall boy from Freepo?t. " . In the spring of 1904 the new. grand- Most of you know who that pitcher was stand ' .was coriipleted oh a; Saturday fore- or could guess by reading the above and noon before a game;•.; with Maine in the some, of you shrewd ones guessed what I . afternoon.' During the forenoon , COombs was coming at the minute you began ', this was running around the grandstand , watch- ; story. If riot, the following paragraph ing the work. By some f accident he fell through the uncompleted structure to the The second period showed Colby in better ground and was badly hurt. Upon exami- style. The teams fought back and forth nation it was thought that he had broken in the center of the field. Only once was a rib and all hope of winning the game there a chance of Colby scoring. The ball that day was given up. Jack thought dif- was worked down onto the Bowdoin end of ferently about it however, and despite the the field. Welch was put in. It looked as fact that his rib was cracked he pitched if Colby was going to score, but Bowdoin the game that afternoon and shut Maine obtained the ball. On the punt Welch out 3 to 0. j caught the ball, but was downed by three or four Bowdoin men and his knee again COOMBS' HAMMER. injured. During the period, Smith missed Monday afternoon , while measuring a two field goals. course for the proposed new 220 yard In the second half Colby came back for straight-away, Coach Thompson and Mr. business. She played all around Bowdoin. Chapman found a 16-pound lead hammer, Right at the start she rushed the ball up to buried in the ground back of the athletic Bowdoin's ten yard line. The ball was field. This hammer was lost before Mr. then lost on a forward pass, Bowdoin Thompson came to Colby, three years ago. punted out. After this neither team came The condition of the hammer showed that near scoring for the rest of the period. it could not have been buried very many In the fourth period Colby did her scor- years. The distance of the hammer from ing. By straight line plays the ball was the circle was well over 100 feet, indicating rushed steadily down the field. Bowdoin that the hammer had been thrown by one held and stopped Colby for a few minutes. of Colby's better hammer throwers. It But, as soon as Colby recovered the ball, seems very probable that this hammer was another series of line plays were tried. the one in use when John Coombs, to whose This time the touchdown was scored by athletic ability this issue of the Echo is Good's around the Bowdoin end. The dedicated, won the record of the college, goal was missed. From this time on Colby and by no means unlikely that the throw kept the ball most of the time, but could which lost the hammer was made by him. not put it over for the second score. The BOWDOIN, 6; COLBY, 5. summary : Colby. • Bowdoin. Bowdoin Defeats Colby by One Point. re, Ervin - - le, E. Smith, Devine rt, Beach - - - It, Wood Saturday afternoon, October 29, on her rg, Rogers (capt. ) - - lg, Hastings own field, Bowdoin defeated Colby by the c, Hamilton - - - c, E. Kern narrow margin of one point. Bowdoin lg, Soule - - - - rg, Burns failed to pass Colby's goaMine, scoring by It, Keppel - - rt, Clifford , Hinch two field goals. Colby on the other hand, le, Mikelsky - - - re, Hurley game. qb, Sturdevant, qb, Wilson made the only touchdown of th$ qb, Welch - - - - qb, Sullivan The game opened by Bowdoin kicking to rhb, Good - - lhb, F. Smith, ( capt. ) Colby. Colby fumbled the ball and a Bow- Ihb, Purington doin man recovered it almost in the shadow lhb, Vail, Joy, Bagnell rhb, Weatherill of the Colby goal. This seemed to put the fb, E. Soule, Dewitt - - fb, G. Kern • Colby team up'in the air for a few minutes. Score, Colby, 5; Bowdoin, 6. Touchdown, Good. Goals from field , F. Smith, 2. Here Bowdoin won her game. She rushed Ref eree, Noble. , Umpire, Dadmun. , Field the ball down into Colby territory three judge, Macreadie. Head linesman, Jones. times and tried for field goals. Smith suc- Timers, Wing, Brooks. Time of quarters, ceeded in scoring two of them. 15 minutes. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ --.v. - rf¦•]; ' ' . .' . ,.; -'- aging and it helps in a practical: way. It THE GOLB Y ECHO takes a lot of drudgery out of the work of Published Wednesdays During the College Year by the the editors, to know that our alumni are Students of sufficiently interested in the Echo to criti- COLBY COLLEGE cise it at all. We invite and welcome criti- EDITORIALBOARD cism favorable or unfavorable at any time. Editor-in Chief H. W. KIDDER. ' 11 Only in that way can we improve the paper Managing Editor ...... F. A. SHEPHERD, '11 and make it what you want it. Athletic Editor . . . . . W. G. CHAPMAN, '12 R „nrir . c ( J. WELLS, "13 Reporters { A. YOUNG, '13 Literary MASS MEETING. Editor W. E, JONES, '12 Assistant . - H. A. SMALL, '14 Friday evening, the biggest mass meet- Business Staff ing ever held at Colby, took place in the Business Manager R. C. BRIDGES, Ml chapel to stir up enthusiasm for the Bow- Assistant Manager M. T. HILL, '12 Mailing Clerk C. G. FLETCHER, '13 doin game. The band set things moving Exchanges and all communications relating- to the Literary and in good shape. Then followed some rous- News departments of the paper should be addressed to THE COLBY ECHO. Waterville, Maine. ing cheers under the leadership of Bridges, All remittances by mail shuold be made payable to the Business Manager. '11. The speeches brought the enthusiasm Subscription s, , $1.00 per yeai\ in advance up to the high point. Capt. Rogers, Man. Single Copies, Five Cents Cole, Dr. Hill, Capt. Pepper, and Coach Entered at the Post OJJ iee at Waterville, Maine, as Second Class Mail Matter. McDevitt made stirring speeches, urging go of Fairf ield Publishing Company the men to to Brunswick and to cheer Press . for the team, win or lose. Maine next Saturday ! The success of the meeting was certainly shown by the way the fellows turned out Also those semester bills! to go to Bowdoin. Two hundred and thirty went down on the special. That 230 cer- tainly gave the team all the lungs , they had. Some football, wasn't it? Either Colby cheers were going or else the Colby band was playing, from the time A tragedy in five acts—Act I, Reflection; that the special reached Brunswick, until Act II, Regret ; Act III, Resolve; Act IV, the timer blew his whistle at the end of Reform;—Act V, Relapse! the game. y, The score was not as we would have COLBY MAN MAKES GOOD. game fairly wished it but the was won and The Echo is in receipt of the .following there is no disgrace in such a defeat. letter from Charles Francis Me'serve, Pres- ident of Shaw University, Raleigh, N. C. If anyone doubts that the Colby eleven Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 27, 1910. is a fighting team from start to finish, we Editor Colby Echo, refer them to anyone who saw the Bowdoin Waterville, Maine. game. Dear Sir:—I send the enclosed for the next issue of the Echo. very kind letter the other Faithfully yours, We received a Chas. F. Meserve, . Edward B. Winslow; '04, ex- President. day from The enclosed notice was as follows pressing his appreciation of the Echo this | : "Professor George H. Stoddard, class of year and containing a. news item for the 1891, is very satisfactorily filling the; posi- Coombs edition. Now that is the kind . of tion of Supervisor of the Literary Depart- spirit , and loyalty that helps. It is encour- ments of ShaW University, Raleigh, N. C." ' - ¦ ^—— I = VISIT m E. C. MERCER. will understand why he is making his life Next week, - Wednesday and" Thursday, work for the betterment of moral condi- the men of the College are going to have tions in American Colleges; you will see he the privilege of meeting and hearing a man is a man who knows whereof he speaks. who has peculiar power among College "In college Mercer was a prominent men. He has effectively reached men in student. He was captain of the varsity such institutions as Yale, Princeton, Cor- baseball team. He was a glee club man nell, University of Pennsylvania and most and a member of the most exclusive clubs. all the other eastern Colleges. Two years And it was in College . that he contracted the habits that carried him to the lowest that the life of the slum holds. It is against these practices and habits that Mercer protests. "The mission of Mercer is to preach the simple religion of today,, a religion of blood and sinew, instead of dry and dusty bones.'' The foregoing is quoted from the Cornell Daily Sun. . Mr. Mercer comes to us from other Col- leges where the presidents have : spoken very highly of his work and its inestimable value to their particular Institution. He has a message for us, too. Let us heed it for our own sakes and for the sake of Colby for his work is distinctly beneficial. When the list of appointments in the differ- ent Fraternity Houses and in the College EDWARD CLIFFORD MERCER rooms appear let us make a great effort, if necessary, to be there. He will speak in Chapel on Wednesday morning. Mr. Par- ago the Colby men who were at Northfield son, who is with him will speak in Chapel heard him as did those who were there last on Thursday. Let us show these, men that year when the plans were made for him to what they are doing is absolutely necessary visit us here. He represents ho organiza- for our best good. tion ; his work is independent of the Y. M. C. A., but he is one of its most valuable COBURN CLASSICAL INSTITUTE NEWS assets. Hon. George M. Hanson of Calais has Edward Clifford •Mercer is the man. He announced his intention of erecting in the is the son of Colonel Mercer of'Savanah large main-room at Coburn two magnificent and .nephew of President Arthur. "Fifteen fireplaces as a memorial to. his son Donald, years ago, Mercer was a drunkard On the a former student at Coburn who was Bowery. His life typified everything that a drowned the summer of 1907 . »No student strong man withstands.., He was down and was ever more universally loved, than Don- out. The story of , how he came back, how ald Hanson, and a proposal to establish a he squared himselj to the world and memorial to him will strike a responsive ^egan ¦ to play . th$ game with new rules, Mercer chord in the Hearts of all who knew. him. alone can tell. jAhct if , you hear him you The assemlbly room at the Coburn , build- will understand j :he power of the inan; you ing was remodeled , .and enlarged during the !_ ; past summer, and in its new form is of INTERCOLLEGIATE NOTES. beautiful and spacious proportions. The Bowdoin is building a new outdoor wooden track. plan has been to give it the touch more of The cross-country race between the University of a living room than of a severely plain room. Maine and Bowdoin College, scheduled to be run on The fireplaces will add in a marked degree November 12, will not take place. to this effect. The designing of them has The following articles are parts of the been intrusted to William Butterfield of constitution of the Honor Court voluntarily Manchester, N. H. established by the students of Union Uni- Hon. Mr. Hanson, a former mayor of versity. , is one of the best known men in Calais Article I. Maine. His recent strong contest for elec- tion to Congress from his district was most Section 1. —In order to make his exami- creditable and aroused the attention of the nation or test valid, each student shall sign public even outside of Maine. In addition the following declaration : "I pledge my to this, he is Supreme Chancellor of the honor as a gentleman that during this ex- Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias amination I have neither given nor re- of the United States. ceived assistance." Another splendid feature is to be added Section 2.—Fraud in an examination or to Coburn's new athletic field, in the form test shall consist in any attempt to receive of a quarter-mile running track. It is assistance from any person, or his paper, planned that this track shall be the best of or from written or printed aids; or any at- its kind in Maine, and inferior to none in tempt to give assistance similarly. This New England. Such is the announcement rule shall apply whether the student has just made by Principal Stevenson, who ex- completed his paper or not, and shall hold plains that one of the loyal friends of the within and without the examination room school, whose name is not to be made during the entire time in which the exami- public, has provided ample funds for this nation is in progress, that is, until the time purpose. specified has expired. Work has already been begun and will Article II. be carried to completion as soon as possi- ble. The installing of such a track will Section 1. —The instructor may be pres- add the finishing touch to one of the finest ent in the examination room at his option. athletic fields possessed anywhere by a Section 3.-—During the examination each school or college. student shall have freedom of action and conversation, but quiet and good order DIRECTORY. shall be preserved in the room as , in ordi- Tho Colby Echo—Editor, Harry W. Kidder, '11 ; Manager, Ray- nary recitations. mond C. Bridges, '1J. Section 4— During Tho Colby Oracle-Editor, Isaac Higglnbotham, '11; Manager. the time allotted for Thomas S. Grindle, 12. the examination the examination paper of Athlotio Association — President, Raymond C. Bridges, '11; Secretary, Morris E, Lord, '12. the student shall in no case be taken from Football—Captain, Ronworth R. Rogers, '11; Manager, Wilbur V. Colo, '11. the place designated by the instructor for Baseball—Captain, Lewis C. Sturtevant; Manager, Robert L, the examination. Ervin, '11. Track-Captain , Frank D. Nardini. '18; Manager, Wilford G. Chapman, Jr., '12. Article III. Y. M. C. A.—President, Isaac Higglnbotham, '11; Secretary, James K, Romoyn, '18. Section 3. - Every student detecting Musical Clubs—Manager Rowland M. Huesoy, '12; Leader of tho Gloo Club, Russoll II. Lord , '12; Leader of tho Mandolin Club, fraud, as described in Art. 1, Sec. 2, shall Albion W. Blake, '11; Loader of the Orchestra, Arthur A. Knight, '12; Leader of tho Band , Roydon IC. Greoly, *]2. report the same to the president of the Dramatic Club—President, V. A. Gilpatrlok, '11. court; or shall immediately warn the man Class Presidents—Isaac Higglnbotham, 11; Samuel C. Catos, 12' ; Elwin A. Soulo, 18; Trancredi G. Granata, '14. under suspicion not to hand in his exami- nation paper; and if the suspected paper is . .. Clarke Blanche, ex-'12 was a visitor at handed in, shall report the , case to the the D. K. E. House, Tuesday; ¦ "¦¦ ¦¦ president of the court. Cuts were numerous Friday, as inost of the Professors had gone to -Bangor to at- ""' ' " ' . . . CAMPUS . CHAT. tend the Teachers' Convention. James Perry, '11, attended the Initiation Gilpatrick, '09, was a visitor at the Zeta Banquet of the Sigma Tau Chapter of D. Psi House last week. K. E. Fraternity at Boston Tech, Friday Garrick, '10, who is teaching at Higgins evening. Classical Institute, was in town over Sun- Vernon Smith of Washburn and Eugene day. Berry of Ashland spent Sunday with . .. . Merle Jones, '06,. called at the A. T. 0. Smith. '14. • . . . . House Friday. . ¦ . . . Harlow, '12 went to Portland Saturday, after the Bowdoin game. Under the auspices of Colby Y. M. C. A. special evangelistic services will be held at H. J. Clukey, '13, spent Sunday at his the Baptist church in Oakland, between ¦ ¦ . home in Dexter. < . • . Tuesday, November 1st, and continuing Bowker, '13, is instructor of Mathematics until November 13th . The speakers and at the Waterville High school. singers will be chosen from those members Coach McDevitt spent Sunday at West- of the Y. M. C. A., who have had former brook, visiting, friends. experience., As this is an innovation, we hope it will prove successful not only to Hebron defeated Coburn, Saturday, 17-0. the church at Oakland, but to the.Y. M. C. Wilbur Cole's 'brother was a visitor at A. as well. the D. K. E. House, Friday and accompa- Laurence McFarland, Bowdoin, '11, at- nied the students to Brunswick Saturday . tended the Delta Upsilon initiation last Much must be said in praise of the band Wednesday night. which has so faithfully rendered service at all the afternoon and evening mass meet- Richardson, '11 spent Sunday in Port- ings,, and at the game Saturday . It is land. understood that they will be out several Dustin, Tuf ts, '12, called at the D. U. afternoons this week. House Saturday. Indoor work has been commenced in the Some of the visitors on the campus , last Gymnasium in the Physical Culture Course. week were, Charles B. Fuller, '96; A. P. Rehearsals have begun for the Hallowell Soule, '79; Glen Starkey, '06; Dr. T...E. Prize Speaking Contest. Hardy, '95, and Rev. Geo. Merriam, '79. Friday afternoon almost all the fellows The class in Public Speaking, 5, discussed in college met at the chapel and headed by the tollowing subjects Monday. the band marched to Alumni Field, where A. —Written term examinations should they cheered and played during practice. be abolished in Colby College. , Afterwards they marched down town and B.—The "honor system" should be adopt- , ¦ created much enthusiasm. ed for all examinations in Colby College..< «¦ Cards are out announcing the marriage C—A College commons should be estab- of Warren G. Lunt, ex-'12, of Falmouth to lished in- Colby College. , , , \'j ' f : ¦ ¦ Mis^ / 3^^^Q^^Pp^^9^;'LQy§^. Ife ...,, :.. ': „ '.. ,. Many interesting points were developed. The second of a series of try outs for the the Women's Division and is strictly limited Glee Club was held Monday night. The to the classic. Last Sunday, we were very prospects were never better for an excel- fortunate in being able to hear Mr. George lent glee club so far, about forty having Pratt, '14. who played the; violin. His reported. solos were greatly enj oyed. The preceding Sunday Mrs. C. H. White and Mr. Donald DE FEMINIS. White, '13, were kind enough to assist in the program with piano and violin. HAZEL BOWKER COLE, Editor. LAURA DAY, Manager. Saturday night the girls living at Foss Hall gave a Hallowe'en Party for the in- Mrs. Peacock and her son visited Lois mates of Mary C. Low Hall and Dutton Peacock, '14, last week. House. The party was held in the Gym Dean Bass chaperoned quite a nuinber of which was decorated with witches and pine Colby girls at the Colby-Bowdoin. game last and lighted only by Jack o' Lanterns. A Saturday. most interesting feature was the mysterious Helen Marsh, '13, went to Augusta Sat- Oriental passage where "Her Satanic urday. Majesty " presided and where the terrible Miss Blanche Wilbur, ex-'05, visited Irma fate of being an "old maid" was awarded Wilbur, '14, over Sunday. to many, while the destiny of others was more fortunate. Miss Stackpole of the city Jennie Reed, '12, spent the week-end at her home at Bowdoinham. told more extended fortunes to those who were patient enough to wait for their turn. Gail Taggart, '12, went to her home in During the evening, doughnuts, apples, Skowhegan for over Sunday. popcorn, and cider were served, and the Pauline Freeman, ex-'12, who is teaching girls enjoyed dancing , till the hour for in Hallowell high school this year was at breaking up the party. The guests , were the Hall Saturday and Sunday. greatly pleased with the performances of Jennie Grindle, '10, visited friends at the band which consisted of Florence Cole, Foss Hall, Saturday. Miss Grindle is Cynthia Knowles, Marjorie Scribner, Annie teaching in Eastport. Dudley, Dorothy Tubbs, Lucie Barrows, Leona Achorh, '10, who is teaching in Clara Winslow, Lois Peacock and Mildred Lubec high school, spent Thursday at Foss Smythe. The committee in charge was Hall. Dean Bass, Margaret Fielden, '1 1, Florence Dora Libby, '13, spent Saturday and Carll, '12, Helen Marsh, '13, and Lynette Sunday at her home in Winthrop. Philbrick, '14. , Cassilena Perry, ,'10, of Easton, was in town Saturday. Mrs. F. L. Thompson and her sister, NEW MOON Miss Gladys Richardson, were guests at STILL INVISIBLE IN MAINE the Hallowe'en party Saturday evening. WATCH Ethel Fairfield, '10 visited at Foss Hall, FOR FIRST APPEARANCE Saturday. . 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