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BATES 0. ALPHA TAU OMEGA COLBY DRAMATICS PHI DELT A THET A COLBY 5; Enjoyed by Bates Played to a Standstill on Garceloni Seventeenth Annual Initiation and Banquet <HW Toastmaster," the Play to be Pre- Annual Initiation Banquet Field. Number. Held at the Gerald Hotel, Fairfield. sented This Year. Large On Saturday afternoon ,. October 19 ,. research, it ;has been de- The twenty-fourth annual initiation The seventeenth annual Initiation Ban- •After some Colby played her first championship game "The Toastmaster" as banquet of the Maine Alpha Chapter of quet of Gamma Alpha of Alpha Tau cided to present of the season with Bates at Lewiston play for 1907. The play is Phi Delta Theta was held at "The Omega was held at the Gerald, Fairfield , the college winning by the score of 5 to 0. The written by. Norman Lee S wartout, the Gerald" iu Fai rfield , Monday evening, Thursday evening, Oct, 10. At about 9 game was fast and well played by botht author of "Half Back Sandy," the great October 14. The fraternity left their o'clock some 25 Taus led by Toastmaster teams. In the second half- after a for- e f lb s Dramatic Club last chapter house, 67 College avenue, by Jones and Choragws E. .. W. Merrill succ ss o Co y' ward pass and an end run by Good the-' year.. In many respects the play seems special car at 9.15 p.m. and arrived at marched into the banquet hall to the ball was within one foot of the goal.. even better t&a'n '-Half Back Sandy.'' It "The Gerald" where the banquet was strains of a rollicking march. The feast T.rask was given the ball on the next, is similar to it in some respects and served at ten o'clock. The occasion was was all that could fee desired, the kind play and scored the touchdown. Every different in others : like it, in that it N a especially pleasant because of the fact that Landlord Bradbury usually provides one played a first class game and unless- play taken from scenes of college life ; that many ot the local alumni of the for his fraternal banqueters. the other Maine colleges show a marked! different in that it deals with the rivalry Chapter were able to enjoy the banquet The several alwunui present added to , improvement within the next few weeks,. of the freshman and sophomore classes with the active members. the general fellowship and good cheer of i Colby should have little difficulty in land- in one college whereas "Half Back Charles W. Atchley, '02, presided as the occasion, fraternity arid college ing the championship provided she keeps ' Sandy" had its plot in the rivalry of two toastmaster and after an excellent feast songs were mingled with the jokes and the pace set Saturday. Captain Schu- ' different colleges. such as has given "The Gerald" deserved the good humoried- conversation. Claude macher did not start the game for Bates In the play this year "T he Toast- renown, the post-prandial followed. Boyle of Beta Upsilon spoke very enthu- but waited until the second half owing to* siastically and helpfully for Alpha Tau . - master" of the .Sophomore class is Charles W. Atchley, '02 Toastmaster he cannot realize illness from which he had not fully re- G. A. Stewart was also present from kidnapped by several members of the "Do what he will, . ' Half he conceives—The glorious vis.on flies." covered. He was unable to stem the tide- Maine and ad<ila«essed the Chapter. Rem-! freshman class the day b fore the great Merle Roliston Keyes, '08 Welcome however and from the very shadow of iniS'Oences wci>e recounted by the alumni Sophomore banquet. He is taken to one "Thou art-long and lank and brown her own goal posts Colby advanced 50* of the freshman's homes whose father is which caused anauy a jolly laugh and : A sthe ribbed sea sand." yards by straight football , 30 more by ai , a Professor and there is discovered by rkigamg ebeei's of pride for the olden Norman K. Fuller, '98 Famous Phis forward pass and another 20 by an endl the Sophomores and is finally recaptured days. It was an the cool hours of the "Should auld acquaintance be forgot , . run by Good. This brought the ball, to- through the aid of this freshman's sister, momiing wtoemtihe final cheer was given, And never brought to mind?" the one foot line when Trask put it over at whose home the Toastmaster is. This and fsheTaus »«ftsipersed for their several Charles O. Dwyer, '08 as has been said before. For Col by the : young lady is in love with , one of the (homes. The ttoasts follow: Our Duty to Our College particular stars were Good and Dwyer;; members of the Sophomore class and ¦ " TTOASTS. "Onr duty Is to be useful, not according for Bates, Cobb and Cummings. prefers to aid them on this account rather powers. TPoasftota-s'ter V. Ray Jones, '08 To our desires but according to our " At 3.10 Bates kicked to Colbv on their* than help her freshman brother. "II ibeatimv heaH anil fancy wit will coti e, Clarence N. Flood, '05 Future Phis 25 yard line. In two rushes Colby gained s nobody at home. The play throughout is very humorous '• I have married a wife IKnook.os I ipleaae ithere' " five yards and then Good punted 30 yards- and.being of the same style as last year's And therefore I cannot come." Asdwaiwtages«o(f lEca'ternity Life to Cobb who handled the ball welL play,: is one especially adapted for college Hervey Clifford Allen, '11 Clifford H. Libby, '08 Bates could not gain so tried an onsides '"IHaw:4preataithinsis brotherhood." students to present. There are ten char- The Three Gates ¦ - -¦"• • «*~*^*~~> JsicJs4pr 3fXyj^ •¦: actcrs*4u ^tlie-'fplay ttijd-*^rials' «'2oi<^the v*'V:- ¦< **? r esevtt-fe^rs:'.-^*^''-^^ " -•— ^ Son^'^—i^^-> '^ ^ for offside . Good kicked to Cummings' ¦<'Through ;a (Glass IBarkly various parts will be held soon. All Are less than horrible imaginings." " Harry Emery Pratt, '02 Social Phis who was downed In his tracks. Bates {Isaac Higginbotham those who .wish to take part in the play , '11 'iGratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing tried the forward pass snd Colby got the 'IRaforemine eyec for the coining season will kindly baud More than any other man " in all Venice." ball. At this point Good made the best lElitwisiona o£ a imystic land." their names to the President of the club, IMPROMPTU. run of tlie game going around the ejoA ffihe \Who \WearstOur dross I. R. McCbmbe. No person will be given for 25 yards and only stopping lEdwin W. Merrill, '09 a part for the sole reason that he was in Following the program were several when>\ forced out of bounds '(Qn.henwhitelbreasttas&parkling cross she wore, the play last year, but every part will be impromptu speeches. Phi and Colby . Colby bucked the- line twice and then lost the ball on Which Jewsim.lfflitiJussiandcnfidels adore." competitive. It is hoped that a large songs were sung, and a general good time a for- {Song rJTlie Greeks of A. T. O. number of names will be received so that passed. The committee of arrangement ward pass, The ball vYas on Bates, 50* "(Dur -Sister (Chapter" competition will tee strong. If this is was composed of Dean , '09, Cotton, 08, yard line. Bridges made five and ther? Beta Upsilon done, those best suited to the various and Cary, '10. The Initiates were Her- Bates fumbled , Cummings however re- "Thou hast>nod£auusr or.I ne.faults can spy, characters will be chosen and hence the vey Clifford Allen of Camden, Raymond covering the ball. Bates punted and on TiIiqu art all beauty,, or all; blindness I." season's success gtieater. Already the Bridges of Brooklin , John Carlisle Rich- the first play Colby fumbled , Booker get- 'Reminiscences , * *' iEvneat H. Pratt '94 manager and president have received ardson of Wolsboro, N. H., and Nathan ting the ball for Bates on Colby's 25 yard •"An d now with noiseless,.steps ,&wetet memory comes, K. Patterson of Winslow. line. Cummings gained five yards on a. And leads me throughJtbe,twilight,realms." letters from several places asking for The following alumni were present. forward pass. Bates fumbled and Colby Athletics ;F. rSiherburao terms and expressing the desire of having . Wiilliam , '08 N. K. Fuller, '98; H. E. Pratt '02; C. W: got the ball only to lose it In the same-, "The gb>ry of a yOqr^iinan.isJn hto strength." the Colby Dramatic Club sometime dur- Vigue, W; C. W. Atchley, '02; M. A. manner on the next play. Bates tried at Informal Toasts ing the season. Priest, '05; J. G. Towno, '05; C. N. trick play but was unable to gain. Cobb ¦"Le t each man wary bc,.l4St|he ibdtakes*unawares. " The management hopes to make sev- eral trips during the year so that Colby Flood, '05; G. N. Bankhart, Dartmouth, lost two yards on a quarter back run and INITfctXES. , - may be advertised even better through 06; Elwoocl Howe, ex '10. then Cummings tried a place kick but Otls Bultord Read, Plainflcld , N. H.j this medium than she was last year, ¦«?» ¦ failed. IBalph Albert Parkcr„ ^Gardiner* Me.; Rev. "w\ E. Witter of Boston Addresses Good punted nearly 40 yards out of. Isaac Iligglutbotham, .Awiesbury, Mass.; the College Students at Baptist Church. clanger and Bishop was downed where- Iielber Wallace Clark, Wiashburn, Me. ; RESOLUTIONS.