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¦ fested in college elections, there is one fact in m . PUBLISHED MONTHLY , DURING- THE COLLEGIATE YEAR, BY connection with, them to which too little impor- THE STUDENTS OF tance is attached, viz., the fi nancial management. COLBY UNIVERSITY. The Publishing Association, tlie Base-Ball Asso- EDITORS. ciation, the Reading-Room Association, the Ath- 0. M. Coburn, '81. L. H. Owen-, '82. letic Association, the Boardman Missionary So- • F. G. Mortimer, '81 . P. W. Farr; '82. ciety,: the Oracle, and the class organizations, Managing .Editor. H. B. Knox, '81. all have occasion to handle during the year a considerable amount of money. Probably 12000 Terms.— $1.00 per year, in advance. • Single copies, 15 cents. would not be too high an estimate of the amount Subscribers will be considered permanent until notice of of money that passes through the various college discontinuance is given and all arrearages paid. Communications should be handed to the Editors, or ad- organizations in the course of a year. One will dressed to The Colby Echo, Waterville, Me. readily acknowledge that so large a sum should CONTENTS. be entrusted to skillful financiers, if there are Voi. Y., No. 9.—July, 1881. any in college. Yet this fact is seldom thought of in the elections. The financial condition in The Sanctum... 100 Literary • which several of these organizations are to-day is A Thought (poem)...... 103 not at all flattering. In some cases no blame can Nationality of Music 103 be charged to the officers, while in other cases The Rising of the Tide 104 they have not displayed the requisite financial The Pl ight of Years (poem)..... 106 The Campus 106 ability. We hope that more care will be exer- Base-Ball.. ..108 cised in the future, both by the students in the Field Day 110 elections and by those who are elected in the ex- The College Press 110 Other Colleges ;.lll ercise of their financial trusts. - The Waste- Basket Ill Personals 112 Among- the questions which are often asked THE SANCTUM. in regard to our college, are the following : How

¦i ¦i ,, - ..-, _¦ .,. about co-education—is it a success ? It was ten —- w There is something sad in last things. The years ago that the trustees voted to admit young last hours of college life,—how we shall think of women to the college under equal privileges with them ! The last farewells,—how they will lin- young men. At the Commencement dinner it ger in our memory ! We confess a feeling of was remarked by Professor Smith, who received sadness as we assume our editorial task for the the degree of Doctor of Laws the same year, . last time. The year that is past has been a pleas- that the trustees " had galvanized the institution ant one, and its events will be long remembered and doctored the faculty." After ten years of by us. With this number our work is done. trial the question naturally arises, Is it a suc- We go to the blessed Niiw&na of oblivion , while cess ? This question can be answered in several we leave others " bound upon the wheel of ways. In respect to numbers the success haj change " to wait till their turn shall come. not been as great as was probably anticipated, There have been twenty-five ladies who have " The Dew is on the lotus !—rise, Great Sun ! And lift my, leaf and mix me with the wayo. availed themselves of the privilege. Nine, in? Om.fflanijpadme hum, the Sunrise comes j . eluding those in the present Senior class, have j The Dewdrop slips into the shining Sea!" graduated, Six. haye left college without com* pleting their course, /The remainder are now in • low light of sunset seemed entirely out of college.: While the numbers are not as great as { tune. , with the every-day, ^practical life which could be wished, they' are increasing rather than college^students are wont to live." decreasing. There are more ladies now in col- Was such a scene as that worth nothing ? lege than ever before. Did it add nothing to the enjoyment or the worth The question of the higher education of of living ? Yet Dame Nature, almost unaided women may be considered as settled. The ques- by human hand, made it all. We are told that tion of co-education is fast becoming a thing of man is a trustee of his powers ; -that it is his duty the past. The progress in that direction which to improve^ , cultivate, and develop them. Is he other colleges, in pur own and in other lands, not also a trustee of this beautiful world about have.made is a sure sign of the tendency of the him, as well as of his own aesthetic taste within times. Whatever temporary reverses it may re- him ? Should he^ not improve - and .cultivate the ceive here and there, its ultimate success is as- . one as well as the other ? Would not four years sured. In the words of Mr. Gladstone, " You spent upon grounds where man and nature con- cannot fi ght against the future . Time is on our spired to please each other be far more valuable side." The fact that a very large proportion of than an equal time spent where beauty and taste the colleges established within the last twenty were not to be found? As a practical educating years, and that no small part of the older ones, influence, developing and expanding our noblest have opened their doors to both sexes, is signifi- faculties, we urge the further improving and cant as showing in which direction progress is beautifying of our college grounds. tending. Even in conservative England this tendency is felt, and the university examinations are now open to women. Is it not time that The Oracle has at last appeared. The most some more substantial encouragement and in- noticeable feature in it is the frontispiece, with ducements were offered in this college for the the accompanying dedication. Our first impres- education of women ? Beyond a mere admis- sions of it were those of surprise. The design sion into the collejge, nothing of practical im- is very pretty and is well executed. But we do portance has been done. The wonder is that so not appreciate the taste of the editors. Suppos- many have been found to avail themselves of the ing that the faces are fancy pictures, the editors privileges which are offered. have given us a very pretty page, with a very meaningless dedication. But if they are not fanc3r pictures, and this is a more correct suppo- In our last number we mentioned the im- sition, they have paraded before the public pict- provements which were being made on the land ures which they should prize more highly. , But between the college grounds and the railroad every man to his tastes. station, and we expressed a hope that a similar The absence of the usual amount of literary work might be done upon the campus. We matter is a change for the better. The Oracle were particularly impressed a short time ago is not intended as a literary exponent of the col- with the natural beauty which our college lege, and there is no reason why its real charac- grounds possess. The leaves had just attained ter should be marred by. extended articles. their complete growth, and were glistening from The cuts are nearly all new, and are very the effects of a recent shower. The sun was original. We were especially pleased with tpe nearing the west, and was sending his rays al- class cuts. The old stereotyped notions are not most horizontally across the campus. The build- found in them. The Freshman is usually repre- ings were lighted up with that peculiar sunset sented in some infantine form. The Sophomore , glow which only deigns to come after a spring is always a pompous specimen. The Junior is, shower. Upon them the leaves cast their shad- beginning to learn the joys—or sorrows—of lpve. ows, forming a delicate tracery, which resembled The Senior sees visions of the future, while cus- 1 the most beautifully wrought lace. The tall torn-houses and cradles usually appear in the trunks, of the trees cast their shadows upon distance, But all this is done away with, and a the. grass. As we looked across the grounds very original idea is wrought out, in a very suc- ¦ ¦ ' '¦ ¦' ¦ ¦ the vista of trees and buildings in the mel- cessful manner. " . "."" ; ' '/' . ' . The chief fault in the general make-up of who writes. Its office is not to instruct, to ad- the book is its hashy appearance. There is not vise, or to convince, it is simply the expression enough method shown in the arrangement of the of the feelings in the heart, suggested, moulded, contents. Why, for example, should the Sigma and stamped by surrounding influences. A Kappa Fraternity, a society of seven years' stand- nation's habits color a nation's music Just in pro- ing, be separated from the other secret fraterni- portion as those habits mark and give peculiar- ties by four societies, all of which are younger ity to all other national characteristics. than itself, and three of which are not fraterni- Lohengrin and Taunhauser are German from ties at all ? overture to f inale and no one can deny it. Ev- As a whole, the Oracle is the best one we ery note is written in accordance with musical have over seen. We have spoken of its faults rule ; every chord is perfect ; indeed they are rather than of its merits. But it is all in love ; almost painfully correct. As the German stu- for "he that spareth his rod hateth his son : but dent must complete the course of the gymna- he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes." sium before he undertakes a specialty in any science, so the German musician must thoroughly understand the foundation principles of music before he undertakes to compose. There are no LITERARY. neglected branches in the education of a Ger- * man scholar, or unfamiliarity with laws of har- A THOUGHT. mony and composition in the education of a Beautiful flower, so sweet, so sweet, German musician. Daintily lifting thy head to greet The blue of the April skies ; The German does not indul ge in very lively The Mndly sunbeam with tender grace movements ; no more is his music lively, as a Softly kisses thy,pure, sweet face, Till thy modest beauty its crown receives class, but solid harmony and not sportivenees or In the deepening blushes the sunbeam leaves. the brilliant aria characterizes the production of the true Teuton. The German four-part Beautiful, sweet, beyond compare, Delicate, fragran t, wondrously fair, songs are good representatives of the German A thought thou dost bring to me tendency. Intricate, compact harmony makes Of a life so hidden from human sight, That it scarce is known to the great world's light ; those songs what they are, and very rarely is the But the Father has smiled on the inward, grace allegro of a Scotch movement to be found in one And left His seal upon that face. M. of them. How different is the music of Italy ! Could the Carnival of Venice be celebrated with NATIONALITY OF MUSIC. music like Der Freyschutz ? Under the A tolerably close observer can easily distin- southern skies, where summer lingers almost all guish between a German, an Englishman, an the year and where, beneath the moon, the gon- Italian , an Irishman, a Spaniard, and an Amer- dolier sings songs of love, we find the music of a ican, by their characteristic modes of dress, by far more sensuous nature. Languid melodies are their habits, and by their general carriage ; and accompanied by the din of the boatman's oar, in each case the national mark is as plain and and the abandon of the Italian song is only well defined . as the boundary which limits the equaled by the singer's unstudied style of de- territory of the fatherland. livery. Harmony is not the distinguishing feat- Critics say that in very many cases the ure of Italy's music, but melody is the chief nationality of a writer can he determined by a thing. In short, Italian music is like Italian life close stud y oi his book. Most certain it is that and dress, showy, bright, and attractive. a nation's music bears the stamp of its nation- To associate the music of the Scotch with ality as. plainly as if the copyright were printed what we know and have seen of their odd ways on its pages. and bright, funny costumes, is only to associate Th is is , not much to be wondered at. Music, darkness with night-time and sunlight with day- " the universal language*" is also a language time. Surely such jerky, syncopated , uninvit ing that speaks the emotions of the mind, the long- mus ic can only be enjoyed by t hose whose ears ings , the hope , the joy, and the sadness of him are pleased with the droning of a bag-pipe, and whose eyes are satisfied with the gay plaids of on that he harps until all his work is monoto- the mountaineers. nous and worthless. But worse than that, his What can be said of Ireland's song ? That ignorance of iirst principles often makes his ¦ nation which, through all her oppression, has music positively vitiating. preserved an originality that has at once made her ; Our tendency to do everything in a hurry, people the butt of all fun and the object of com- and to convert everything into a means of mak- miseration. While the grog lasts and excite- ing money, is. n owhere more apparent than in the ment runs high, the Irish heart and foot move music bearing the American stamp-r—music made gladly and quickly to the lively strains of. " St. merely to sell ! Patrick's Day in the Morning," or " Lannigan's Greece was greater because of her indulgence Ball," but let one of their number leave the in the fine arts ; England is. greater because liter- land of the Shamrock, to find.a .home elsewhere, ature flourished in her borders ; Germany is and the sweet, sad strains of " Come Back to greater because she bore Handel and Beethoven ; Erin," or the " Irish Emigrant's Farewell," . tell and any nation is greater and better when love of the loving, sympathetic .heart that beats in of music, sculpture, and painting is prevalent the breast of poor Pat. His music is as ver- among its people. W. G P. satile as his passions. Let us look briefly at American ; music and see if we find any of the American nature and THE RISING OF THE TIDE. tendencies in it. Perhaps the taste of the peo- It was a warm summer's evening, as I stood ple governs, or at least influences, the style of on a headland of rock in one of the lonelier American music, but if ought not to be so. The spots of our eastern coast, looking out over the man who would write music for the sake of glassy water that stretched on and on till sky music, should never be led awa}r from his own and ocean met in the distant haze. It was the impulses by a desire to please the popular ear. hour just before sunset. The sea had reached Here it should be remarked that in speaking its lowest point and already had begun to creep of American composers, these remarks apply up the strip of beach at my left, breaking upon chiefly to composers of vocal m usic, and in no it in tiny waves, rippling and splashing with a case can a man of other than American parent- murmur that alone broke the silence of the age, though foreign born , and resident; be re- place. Below me the heaving water, as it lazily garded as an American composer. rose and fell, was playing with the rock-weed, We are not a musical nation. Music is, to that seemed to welcome in a languid way the so great an extent emotional , and designed to return of that element in which it could lightly address the soul, that it fails to find much indul- wave and float, nor be forced to hang in shape- gence in so practical a nation as our own. A less ugliness from the hard rock. Gradually the miser is never a musician , nor a musician, a sun sank, and the rocky pastures and the smooth miser. Perhaps we can safely say that our very sea, all alike, were bathed in the ruddy glow. lack of music is a characteristic of our nation Out on the horizon several sails were visible, and so brings an influence to bear on the music bub as the sun sank and the bank of haze crept we do have. One need hardly use all the fingers inland, these disappeared;.a slight breeze, also, of one hand to count the composers of merit sprung up and the rising.tide now broke cheer- with which this land is blessed. There may be fully on the sands. talent in our composers, bub the trash they send Looking towards the eastern horizon, already to market hardly supports the assumption. shut in by the darkness and gloom, while the The music we have is assuredly American. west was still bright with the light of departing It is all our, own, and no stranger can claim it. day, strange it was to think how others, but a There is with us a sad lack of preparation among few hours before, had stood upon the opposite those who would be composers, as there is among shore of this same water, and watched night those who would be, scientists, linguists, lawyers, steal over the darkened hills, turning , then to and doctors. All are in a hurry to do something, gaze upon the snowy sails far out at sen. still 4 and that haste causes unpleasant results. Our gleaming in the fading light.. But now, had would-be composer only gets a single idea, and evening risen from the same , ocean, and as the western clouds lost sight of that sun, some of grow and swell until it hurled itself, a steep and whose brightness they had striven to retain, a curving cliff of rushing water, upon the rocks. neighboring light-house sent forth its bright There it would fling its snowy ruins, bearing gleam which seemed almost . unnecessary, shed in their grasp streamers of uptorn kelp, far, far as it was upon waters scarcely ruffled by the above the flinty walls, and, with as many hands breeze. Still - rose the tide,—calmly, silently, as the fabled Briareus of old, would insert its stealthily, but not less surely, creeping up the long white arms in every crack and crevice of shingle, pushing up its narrow line of foam and the sea-worn rock, as though thereby to obtain a bits of sea-weed ; covering, little by little, the firmer hold with which to tear down its stubborn form of a cruel ledge not far from shore, and foe. The sunken ledge over which that sum- now, with no sluggish weeds to prevent its soft mer's evening the waters flowed so smoothly, is music, washing upon the foot of the cliffs now the foaming centre of a scene of strife and whereon I stood. tumult mid which the gulls scream and soar in Thus, that summer's night, rose the tide,— apparent delight, and the ever-leaping pillar of softly, gently, dreamily, but yet as steadily and spray, seen from the shore, seems like a beacon irresistibly as though hurled onwards by all the rising to point out the unrelenting enemy be- fury and the might, all the deafening roar of an neath. Rapidly the tide rises and swiftly night easterly gale. Before midnight its task was shuts in the tossing sea, calling forth from the done ; every foot of weed-draped rock, every gaunt light-house a steady gleam, that now looks hollow in . the relentless ledge was covered ; with only upon the encircling breakers. Now is no wondrous display of might or grandeur, brought to mind the thought of the dread possi- without a struggle with the iron cliffs, slowly bility which the light by its far-reaching rays is and silently it had reached its limit. ever striving to prevent, and in every wave we It was in the latter part of a cold, grey after- see an instrument of destruction, which could noon in February, when, with a companion, I both willingly and easily lift a helpless fishing again stood upon the headland prepared to vessel on its snow-capped crest and hurl it on the watch the incoming tide. For two days a north- jagged teeth of iron that only wait their oppor- east storm had been piling up the water against tunity to grind to fragments the trembling its rocky barriers, and though the scene was no timbers. longer shut in by the blinding flurries of snow, So far now did the driving sheets of spray yet the keen wind, laden with salt spray, blew encroach upon the belt of rock, that we retreated strong and , fresh from the east. The tide was to the edge of the snow-covered pastures and rising. Seaward, beneath the low-lying clouds, there remained for a time in the darkness, watch- the green waves were tossing against the horizon ing and listening with a feeling almost akin to their curling crests, which chased each other in fear,—watching the dark shadows of the waves ' regular succession to the shore. There, broken as, emerging one by one from the night beyond, only by the gap where the waves rolled in upon they rose before us; then, as the huge shapes the sandy beach , stretched away the gloomy suddenly sank with a< crash of thunder, watching walls of rock,—a dark and narrow belt, bordered a broad, white something that for an instant on one side by the leaping fringe of spray, and leaped and towered aloft like a wide-spread veil, on the other by the desolate pastures hurried deep and then sank as swiftly, leaving the platforms by the drifted snow, that showed here and there a of rock bathed in a milky liquid that glided smooth ledge swept bare, by the wind, or the top away by hidden paths, and. fell backinto the sea. of some projecting boulder standing out like a Watching the red light, steady midst all the sentinel amidst the surrounding whiteness. surrounding commotion ; gazing fearfully out Grand was the sight, watching the plunging into the night that shrouded the phantom shapes breakers ; to fix upon some one of those green of the tossing waves. Listening we were, too, mounds when it was yet far out and see it, ere —listening with awe to those fierce shocks that it neared the land, topple over in its haste, leav- we could botlrTiear and feel as often as a wave ing oh the spot a broad, white patch of foam ; broke fairly on the unyielding wall ; listening then, as it gathered streng th and speed, and to the incessant roar that reached us from the swept onward towards the shore, to watch it sunken ledge, and \o the rush of water as the pillars of spray in their fall drenched the space Only a few swift fleeting years, So grand, and sweet and fair ; just before us; listening to the strange, weird Then let us all gather the seeds of truth, sounds that came from chasms and hidden caves "With labor and sorrow and tears foresooth, And scatter them everywhere. In the rocks beneath ; to the heavy thud that P. W. P. rose as the waves filled some rounded cavity, to the choking gurgle and labored breathing that occasionally oame up, as though some giant was being strangled by those unrelenting arms ; THE CAMPUS. ._ m ¦¦¦ — . listening to the whistling of the wind as it drove Open-air concerts by the orchestra of North past us, leaving our faces wet with spray. College is the latest feature of college life at Thus watching, thus listening, did we stay Colby. by the rising water till it overleaped its limits, The Cecilia Female Quartette of Boston will and with trembling fingers of white exultingly touched the shelves of rock whose upturned furnish music for the Commencement exercises at the Institute. foreheads so seldom felt the salty foam, and as, departing, we stumbled through the drifted Mr. C. C. King, of '80, paid his friends here a . snow, still came to our ears, borne on the damp visit recently. He is on his way to the Hot sea wind, the distant roar of the breakers—the Springs, Arkansas, hoping there to regain his hoarse music of the rising tide. *. H. K. health. The Mail has taken the gentle hint of the Oracle and is no longer " devoted to the support, THE FLIGHT OF YEARS. of the Union." Ah 1 these bright and beautiful years , A Senior translated, "jamai s arriere " " al- Are gliding away so fast ; ways last," and eight Freshmen borrowed a Swift as the rush of au arrowy stream, Or the glancing flush of the dawning gleam,. French dictionary and tried to prove that he was Into the shadowy past. mistaken. Crowned with "beauty and love and youth, Mr. F. N. Fletcher, of '82, has been elected Bright as a maiden's dream ; business manager of the Echo for the ensuing Free from pain and sorrow and tears, Corroding care and troublesome fears, year, and Mr. B. F. Wright, of '83, will be its So tender and sweet they seem. non-society editor. With all their wealth of beauteous joy, The following gentlemen are to be the They vanish away so soon ; speakers at Commen cement : Cob urn, G ushing, Like the fading sigh of a summer breeze That lifts the leaves of the slumbering trees, Davies, Gardner, Grimes, Knox, Melcher, Parsh- Or the light of the waning moon. ley, Preble, and Wyman. We see them passing one by one The false orders came out this year as usual. Into the star-lit dome ; Their wit is below the customary standard, but As silent and swift as the sea-bird's flight, Or the racing beams of the morning light, they are without the vicious traits which have Or a fleck of wind-swept foam. characterized some of the previous issues. They are bearing us onward, these beautiful years, Mr. W. 0. Philbrook, owing to the pressure To age and sorrow and care ; of other duties, has been obliged to resign his They will sever our friends from our loving embrace, And banish the bloom from many a face, posi tion as Manager of the Base-Ball Associa- Be they never so bright and fair. tion, and Charles A. True, of '82, was elected There are only a few years left for us Manager for the remainder of the year. To laugh and labor and weep : Ere our joys shall be lost in the dismal gloom The Faculty at Kent's Hill appear to exer- That gathers around the darksome tomb cise the strictest censorship over the morals of In the silence so long and deep. their students. During the late game there, be- There are only a few more years to love, tween Colby and the Pine Trees, the Colby men A few more years ' of life ; were requested to refrain from ' the use of to- .. "¦. - , , Shall we waste these years in useless tears, In discontented and boding fears, baceo, lest the youth of Kent's Hill should be In sullen and bitter strife ? corrupted. . Comparing the records made at our Field set to Worcester;. morocco, calendar and a pa- Day with those of Bowdoin, it will be. ¦found per knife and silver napkin ring combination to that Bowdoin excelled us in only two events, the W. .Andrews ; silver napkin ring to Moulton ; hundred-yard dash and.quarter-mile run , tied us morocco shaving mirror to Trowbridge; music in the standin g jump, and was far behind us in roll and eye-glasses to ; Lord ; and a set of Mar the mile walk, running broad jump, hop, step, caulay's History of England to Doe. and jump, and throwing the base-ball. The following is the programme, for Com- The officers of the Base-Ball Association for mencement as at present determined : . Sunday the ensuing year are as follows : Manager and afternoon, June 26th, Bapcalaureate sermon ; Scorer, C. A. True, '82 ; Vice President, G. D. Sunday evening, sermon before, the Board man ' Sanders, '82 ; Secretary, W. K. Clement, '84 ; Missionary Society, on " The Moral : Dignity of Treasurer, F. D. Mitchell, '84 ; Cap tain of the the Chvistian Ministry," by Rev. F. M.. Ellis, University Nine, G. M. Wadsworth, '83 ; Cap- D.D., of Boston ; Monday evening, June .27, Ex- tain of the Second Nine, W. C. Emerson, '84. hibition of the Junior class ; Tuesday afternoon, June 28, Planting, of the Ivy ; Tuesday evening, The Freshman's Prize Beading took place , , Wednesday evening, June 8th. The reading Oration and Poem, orator Rev. E.. L. Magoon, of Philadel as a whole was extremely good, the music was phia, subject, " The Drama of His- tory, , , excellent, and the small number of speakers " poe t Rev. Mark Tufto n D.D., of Boston, prevented that tediousness which often attends subject, " Flashes from a M inister's; Mirror ; " Wednesday, June 29, Commencement Exercises such exhibitions. The committee on prizes con- of class , of '81. . , ' sisted of Messrs. Bellows, Foster, and Dunn.. tbe ( . . They awarded the firs t prize to C. S. Estes, and The general catalogue of the alumni which the second to F. B. Hubbard. has been in preparation during the year, will be published earl in the fall. It will , The . report of H. B. Knox, business mana- y present in English , a brief record ger of the Echo, shows that this publication , of-fact* of general inter- est in the history - of each graduate, as far as notwithstanding the recent reduction in price, can be furnished. This, will include mention , continues to be more than self-supporting, but with dates, of positions as teacher or pastor, de- the subscription list does not by any means in- grees received , profession or business, civil of- clude all the students, and the editors have been fices, military record, books published, and prevented from making several improvements on post- office address. It is believed that the general account of Jack of funds. When the Echo re- catalogue will be found of great practical value ceives its proper pecuniary support , it will be able and will show a record in which the college and to take a higher position among college journals. the alumni may well take pride. Any addi- On the 9tli inst., examinations took place in tional information for the catalogue should be studies o£ the Juniors and Sophomores. The . sent at once to Prof. E. W. Hall. Faculty unkindly neglecting to announce a cut Owing to the late change in the length of in the afternoon, the members of the aboye the terms, the date of the election of the officers classes decided to absent themselves in a body. of the Base-Ball Association has been changed Prof. Foster exhorting the Juniors to attend his from the second Saturday in July to the second recitation on pain of suspension, most of the Saturday before Commencement. The consti- class complied, but the godless , Sophs failed to tution has also been so revised that Directors heed a like exhortation from Prof. Warren, and can no longer be members of the Nine. This but seven of their number were present. The change made two vacancies in the Board of Di- end is yet to be heard from. rectors, and Dennison, of '82, and Tilton, of '83, The Field Day prizes were awarded Satur- were elected to fill them.. The selection of day, June ll fch , by J. C. Worcester, president players, also, was taken fr om the captain and 1 of; the Athletic Association. They consisted of placed in the hands of the directors. The ex- a gold mounted cane, a pocket-knife,, and silver pediency of the latter change is considered cup to Wadsworth ; a silver napkin ring to , G. doubtful by many, but time alone will' show Andrews ; onyx sleeve buttons, and a smoking whether their fears are well grounded or not.

¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ * ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ " ' :;r :<- y . . . - . . BASE BALL. Walker, of Bowdoin, was chosen umpire. The Colhys 16, Kent' s Sills 5. game, began with the Bowdoins at the bat. An On May 28th , the Colby nine visited Kent's error and a base hit gave the two first strikers their bases, looked Hill. A good game was-.anticipated , as on the and the prospect for Colby day before, the Bates had but barely beaten the very discouraging. However a lucky double- play shut them out. . The Colbys, on the other Pine Trees. The. nine was accompanied by a goodly number of the students, and unusual in- hand, scored in their first innings. This lead, terest was felt as to the result of the game, since however, was of short duration. The Bowdoin's third innings was marked by wretched fielding two new men were to . fill, the important posi- tions of third base and short stop. On their ar- on the part of Colby. Two men reached third rival the nine donned their uniforms, and after and second on errors, and scored on a muff of an early dinner to which all the Colby men an easy fly to the out field. Sharp play would were cordially invited, proceeded to. the ball have, shut out the Bowdoins entirely, and the field. result of the game would have been far differ- After valuable time had been wasted in a ent. The lead thus secured, the Bowdoins needless discussion, Mr. Emerson was chosen as maintained throughout. The Colbys made : a umpire and proved entirely satisfactory. The rally in their last innings but to no purpose^ and game began at 12.20 p.m., with the Colbys at it may safely be said that their poor play in the bat. They at once began to pound Nute the third innings defeated them. Marshall with telling effect, five singles and a double se- pitched finely, but was poorly supported. The curing five runs. This heavy batting was con- Colbys slightly out-batted their opponents. tinued throughout. On the other hand, M ar- Rogers, Sn ow, and Knapp fielded brilliantly for shall proved very effective. As the game was Bowdoin , and Worcester and Andrews for Colby. one sided from the start, it was not very excit- Good batting was done by Wilson, Haggerty, ing. The features were the batting of Andrews, Stetson, Worcester, and Wright. The Bowdoin Garland, and Doe, whose three-baser was one of boys witnessed the game in full force, and the the longest hits ever seen on the Kent's Hill windows of the surrounding buildings were ground. The fielding was at times rather loose, filled with their lady friends. The Bowdoins but many of the errors are attributable to the extended a hearty hospitality to the visitors, and poor ground. Garland and Mclntire fielded the evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all. BOWDOINS. OOLBYS. with coolness, and will strengthen the nine at AB. H. lB.TB.rO. A, E. AM. R. IB. TB. PO . A. E. Wilson , p 5 2 2 4 2 5 0 Worcester , lb.. .6 0 2 2 9 O' O the bat. The game resulted 16 to 5 in favor Rogers , 2b 5 1113 4 0 Doe, o 5 0 110 4 1 Uardner , 8b 5 0 0 0 5 0 2 Andrews , c.f....5 1 11 2 0 0 of the Colbys. The following is the full record : Snow, c 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 Marshall , p 4 1 0 0 10 2 Smith , l.f. 6 10 0 111 Wright , r.f 4 0 2 3 1 0 OOLBYS . KENT 'S HILLS. "0 p Wright , b.s 4 0 110 8 1 Garland . Sb 4 0 110 11 j4b. ii. In , tb. po. a. k, ah, r. Ib .td. o, a, is. Knapp, lb 4 1 1 1 10 2 0 Mclntire , s.s....4 111 12 1 Worcester , lb...6 2 2 3 16 3 1 Chase , 2b 4 2 1110 3 Haggerty, c.f....4 2 2 2 10 0 Trowbrldge.l .f,..4 1110 0 1 Doe, c„ 6 2 2 13 5 1 Yountf, 3b 5 0 115 0 1 Stetson , r.f. . ...4 0 2 2 0 0 0 Lord , 2b 4 111 70 2 Andrews. c.f....O 2 3 3 10 0 Murray, r.f 5 0 0 0 10 0 Marshall , p 6 S 2 2 2 7 1 Blaokraan , S.8...5 1113 4 3 Totals 41 7 9 11 27 16 4 Totals 89 5 10 U 27 18 il Wright. r. f.....O 4 2 3 0 0 0 Oobb , c.f 4 0 110 0 1 Trowbridge , l.f..5 0 0 0 0 0 2 Underwood , l,f..5 12 2 2 10 Garland , 3b 6 8 8 3 2 2 1 Abbot , o 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 Mclntire , 8,s....6 0 2 2 112 Nuto ,p 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 Colbys 15, Bowdoins 5. Lord , 21> 5 0 112 10 Pettlngill , lb... .8 10 0 0 0 0 ~ " The Bowdoins came up on the afternoon Totals 5Q 10.17 21 27 10 8 Totals. 38 6 o 1 27 15 " i of Time of game—1 hour 40 minutes , Base on balls—Ma rshall , 3} Nute, 2. Wednesday, the 8th, to play a return game. A Passed balls—Doe. 8 j Abbot , 4. Struck out—Kent 's Hills, 6) Colbys, 4. Umpire —Wa lter Emerson. Scorer—P. Woodcock. good crowd of spectators was present, and many ladies witnessed the game from carriages. Mr. Bowdoins 7, Colbys f t. Bos worth officiated as itmpire. Play was called . iThe first game in the Bowdoin-Colby series at 4.50 P.M., the Colbys in the field. ' The first topic place at Brunswick, on the afternoon of innings was soon played, neither ' side scoring. Wednesday, June 1st, Our nine left Wat.err In the second innings the Colbys began to wield ville at one p.m., accompapied : by the largest the bat in a manner .which evinced their deter- crowd tjiat eyer , went with them to an, out-of- mination to wipe out their defeat at Brunswick, town game. The students filled one car, and, and fiv e runs were soon secured, much.' , to the enlivened by song, the trip, was very enjoyable. delight of the men, of Colby. The home nine The nine arrived at Brunswick at 4,25. Mr, kept up this heavy batting until fifteen, tuns had'

* ' . 1 COLBYS. / BATES. been scored . The Bowdoins could do nothing AB R IB TB PO A E ' AB B IB TB PO A B Worcester: lb...8 3 2 6 7 11 Foss, 2b 4 0 0 0 4 0 4 with Marshall's pitching, Enapp alone excepted. Doe, c 7 5 3 3 11 3 2 Parsons,p 6 2 1116 2 Andrews, c.f....7 4 3 6 10 0 Tinkham, l. f....4 1112 12 Their runs were wholly the result of errors by Marshall, p 7 4 110 6 2 Sanborn,lb.....2 0 1 1 10 0 0 Wright, r.f 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 Merrill, s. S 4 Oil 110 4 Colby. In the sixth innings Knapp and Snow Gartatjd, 3b 7 0 2 2 2 2 0 Minnahan, c 4 0 0. 0.4 3 9 Mclntire,s.s....6 1 2 2 0 2'0 Bartlett, r. f....4 0 1110 2 changed places. . Snow and Doe were each hurt Lord, 1. f...... 7 3 3 3 0 0 0 Roberts, 3b 4 0 0 0 3 3 5 Wadsworth, 2b..7 5 4 6 6 3 3 Kicker, c.f 4 0 0 0 10 1 during the game, and " time " had to be called Totals 64 27 22 29 27 17 9 Totals 36 3 6 6 27 22 29 twice. Too much praise cannot be given Gar- , Time of game—2 hours. Three-base hits—Colby, Worcester, 1; Andrews, land for his third-base play,—he made brilliant 1. Two-base hits—Colby, Wadsworth, 2. Wild pitches—Marshall, 2; Par- sons, 2. Passed balls—Doe, 3 •, Minnahan, 9. bases on balls—Bates, 3 ; stops, and caught a terrific liner in fine style. Colby, 1. Struck out—Bates, 2 j Colby, 2. Umpire—H. A. JDenniaon. , The pitching of Marshall was most excellent, The following is the comparative record of and Worcester did fine work in his position. the three games between Colby and Bates : The Bowdoins' fielding was loose, but such was Batting. Fielding. Buns. to be expected from such heavy batting. Rogers AB IB TB PO A B e' D U'D T'L. Colby 148 41 59 78 46 28 7 33 40 and Knapp fielded well, and Smith had an un- Bates 112 24 26 81 48 48 2 12 14 , usual amount of work for an out fielder. At Three-base hits—Colby, 2 ; Bates, 1. Two-base hits—Colby, 14. 1st base on tails—Colby, I 5 Bates, 5. 1st base on errors—Colby, 32; Bates, 16. the bat all the Colbys did well, Wadsworth Doable plays—Colby, 2. Wild pitches—Marshall, 2 5 Passed balls—Colby, 4; Bates, 12. Struck out—Colby, 8; Bates, 5. ¦leading ; his base running and that of Haggeity was very fine. After the game our boys vented Averages of Our Nine. their enthusiasm in ringing the college bell. In The averages of the Base-Ball Nine have the evening most of the visiting nine and several been out and the results are appended below. of our men enjoyed a ride about town in Mr. It is a record of which the Association may well Smith's barge. It is to be hoped that hoarse- be proud, as our Nine have surpassed their oppo- ness did not result from their singing. Later in nents in every particular except that of errors. the evening most of the visitors attended the Such a Nine should receive the earnest support Freshman Prize Readings, and returned to of every member of the college. Brunswick on the evening Pullman. A third gam e will be necessary to decide the series be- PIKLDJNG RECORD . No. of No. put Assist- Field'g Total Percentage of tween Bowdoin and Colby. gs. played, out, ed. errors, chances, chances ac'p'd. OOLBYS. BOWDOINS. Worcester 5 55 3 4 62 .935 AD, E. lB. TB. PO. A. E. AB. R. In. TB. PO. A. E. Garland 3 6 7 2 15 .866 Worcester, lb...8 2 2 2 14 1 2 Wilson, p 5 0 0 0 14 1 Andrews 5 5 0 1 6 .833 Doe,c 5 12 2 3 0 1 Rogers, 2b 4 0 0 0 110 Andrews, c. f...5 1110 0 0 Gardner, 3b....4 10 0 4 2 4 Wrijrht 5 3 2 1 6 .833 Marshall,p 6 0 2 2 2 5 1 Snow, a, lb....4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Wadsworth 4 10 16 8 34 ;764 Wr!ght, r.f 5 12 2 0 0 0 Smith, 1, f 4 10 0 4 18 Lord 5 12 4 5 21 .762 Mclntire, b. b....5 2 1113 2 Wright, 8.8 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 Marshall . 5 7 26 11 - 44 .750 Gurlaad,8b 5 12 2 4 4 L Knapp, lb., o...4 2 3 3 4 0 0 Lordjl.f. 6 3 2 2 10 0 Haggerty,c. f...4 1112 0 2 Mclntire 3 2 7 3 12 .750 Wadsworth,2b..5 4 3 3 2 12 Stetson, r. f.....4 0 0 0 0. 0 0 D(»e 5 28 9 18 55 .672 ' ~ ~ Trowbridge 3 12 2 5 .600 . Totals. 46 16 17 17 27 14 0 Totals 87 7 4 4 24 11 14 rime of game—1 hour 30 minutes. Wild pitches—Marshall, 1 j Wilson, 1. Totals 132 73 58 263 .779 Passed balls—Doe, 31 Snow, 4. Struck out—Colby, 2 ; Bowdoin, 2, 1st base on balls—Colby, 1 j Bowdoin, 1, Umpire—W. 8, Boswortb. Opponents 132 74 83 289 .705 Colbys 27, Bates 3. BATTING RECORD. ' ¦ The game which took place on the 15th . . • ' ? . . . J J li between Colby and Bates resulted in a most dis- i astrous defeat for the latte r. A high wind which * M-J Pi prevailed during the greater part of the after- noon did not seem to affect the playing of our Wadsworth.... 4 21 13 3.25 8 .381 14 .666 - Worooster .....5 30 7 1.40 11 .367 13 .433 Nine to any noticeable degree, while the fielding Wvigh t 5 25 4 .80 9 .360 13 .520 ' . of the Bates was wretched, while they Garland ...... 13 16 1 .33 5 .313 , 9 .667 could do Trowbridge....3 13 2 • .67 4 .307 5 .384 nothing with Marshall's pitching. Our second Dae ..5 27 7 1.40 , 8 .296 14- .618 Andrews 5 27 7 1.40 8 .296 . 16 .692 Nine' of ten plays a better game than theirs did. Lord ....6 25 11 2.20 7 .280 13 .520 There now remains to be played only one game Mclntiro 3 14 4 .1.33 4 .285 6 - .357 Marshall...... 5 25 5 , 1.00 ,4 .160 13 .520 1 Bowdoin, and if we are successful with in that, * ' ' the ohampionship is ours. The score was as Totals ....,.!'. ' 233 60 12 68 .293 117 ., Hoi v " follows : Opponents.... '190 26 5,2 37 .194 n m FIELD DAY. The hurdle race was entered by G. Andrews, Cambridge, Moulton v W. Andrews, and Doe ; The weather was most propitious for our the distance was 120 yards, and there were 6 Field Day, being clear and cool. In the morn- hurdlesl Won by W. Andrews ; time 16 3-4 ing the base-ball game between nines, whose seconds. members were chosen for their deficiency in the. Throwing base-ball came next on the pro- national sport, created much amusement among gramme, with Judkins, Garland, Lord, Trow- the. numerous lookers-on, and it was really won- bridge, Doe, and . Morrill as contestants. Won derful how men who had seen so many base-ball by Lord ; distance 312 feet 10 inches. , games could display such ignorance of its sim- The running broad jump between Worcester, plest rules. In the afternoon the students be- Emerson , Morrill, and Lord was also won by took themselves to the Driving Park, and about Lord ; distance=17 feet 16 inches. 2 o'clock the real contests of the day commenced, Collins, : . The sack race-was entered. by Wads- with C. F. Johnson and A. L. McFadden as worth, Moul ton , Libby, and . Dudley, and: was judges, Dr. F. C. Thayer, referee, and E. M. Col- the most comical feature of the day. It was lins, of '82, master of ceremonies. won by Wadsworth ; distance 60 yards ; time First in the order of exercises came the one- 18 3-4 seconds. mile walk, with Atwopd, Gates, and Wadsworth • The quarter-mile run between Lord and W. as contestants. Atwood had probably made a Andrews was a walk-over for the latter, and no mistake and supposed he was entering the hun- time was taken. dred-yards dash, for before the first quarter mile The exercises then concluded with the potato was finished he was seen coining «cross lots to- race between Gates, Mathews, Cambridge, ward the jud ges' stand. Gates gave up in the Wadsworth, and Doe. This ra ce was a" simple last half mile, and Wadsworth won. the race in farce, the1 contestants being allowed to do about 8 minutes 15 seconds. Next came the running as . they pleased. ' The glory, such.as it was, was high jump, with . G.. Andrews ' and Monlton as awarded to Doe, and the athletic sports of Field contestants. Each accomplished 4 feet 10 inches, Day were over. We may say that on .the-whole and . as neither could surpass this record the ' it was a success. The l ecords made were all match was declared si tie. respectable, and som e of'tlieni were excellent. Worcester, VV. Andre ws, Gin-land, Edmunds, There was the usual amount* of grumbling, but and Tilton then assumed the role of modern that of course was to be -expected. • Tliors , and vied with each other in throwing a ' The ball given by the Directors of. the Asso- thirteen-pound hammer. Worcester thre w it ciation , in the evening, was a very.. moherchS 74 feet and 8 inches, and was declared the affair , and a perfect success in every respect ex- • victor. ' . cept financially, but that of course is a matter . The hundre d-yards dash was entered by W. which concerns themselves alone, and they de- And rews and Cambrid ge, and it was won by serve the thanks of the students for the agreeable Andrews after one dead head. Time 11 1-4 manner in which they ended our Field Day. seconcls. ¦ , . The standi n g long jump between W orcester and Marshall was wojn by the former. Eecord 11 feet. THE COLLEGE PRESS . The n cam e the wheelbarrow race , one of th e ¦ ¦ —a.i.i. imii i ¦¦ most amusing features of the day. Garland, To satisfy the curiosity of those who are interested Merrill , Trow brid ge, Hinds, and .Dunning took in us, instead of the usual matter of this department th eir places, sixty yards f rom the ju d ges' stand , we give some of the criticisms passed upon our efforts , by our exchanges during the past year. We con- each blindfolded and provided with a wheelbar- sidered ourselves fortunate in having a'few exchanges row. When the word was given they .started who have not been "blind to our faults. In selecting off rap idly, but most of th em soon came to the following from a largo number of notices, we have grief , and men and barrows were mingled in a endeavored to relieve as much as possible the monot- confusion , which must have been painful to the ony of continued praise. contestants if we may judge by their numerous Tlie Coxby Echo is one of the best of our ex- changes . Dennison Collegian. bruises.' Trowbridge won the race and con tinued — The Colby Echo wo read with more interest and his headlong career until brough t to a sudden satisfaction than any other college exchange.—• Under- standstill by the fence surrounding the Park. graduate , Middlebury,' Vt. ' This , feature will probably be omitted in the The Colby Echo, a neat 'and spicy sheet, is a future , as the spice of danger in it is rather too welcome caller to our table. Its various departments,, apparent; notwithstanding the fact that the number of its edi- . The entries in the hop, step, , tors has been curtailed, are well sustained,'— Univer- and jump con- sity Press Madison Wis. ., stated -of Lord, Worcester, Emerson , Morrill , , , and The Colby , Echo is a good specimen of college' Wadsworth ; won by the last j record 89 feet journalism ) justice being given to each department.— 4.inohes, Archangel

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' ¦ ¦ ' i ' t'\ . The Colby Echo has again approached, isaying - The holiday-number of the Colby Echo 'makes good morning. - Some of the departments are. well quite an impression with its pretty Christinas costume. sustained but the general arrangement of the . paper Let the good , work go on; . it .is. . about , time , a good, might be improved.—The Dartmouth. . many of us were instituting a change in our appear- The Colby Echo wins our attention by its beau- ance, ai\d were we certain that' our efforts would'be tiful poem, entitled " Phantasia." It is a good speci- as decidedly successful: as the Echo's, . we- might be men of the poetic art. The Echo is a well gotten up induced to try.—The Reveille. . - . . .; . ¦paper. ^-College Herald , Lewisburg; Pa-. The Colby Echo greets us next. . Editors—three Colby Echo is so intensely conscious of its Seniors and two Juniors, reminds us of pur new staff. The The " exchange man " assures us that he does hot take excellent (?.) qualities, that it has loaded our table the chair, for the first time, which we might judge with two of its November numbers. Its scathing ar- from reading the exchange notes. The locals of this ticle on somebody's " Bump of Mendacity " is very . • should look to its own paper might be verified and the personals multiplied. well written ; but the Echo We read with pleasure the essay on the " Agents of " intellectual bump," for it presents a- curious weak- ' ¦ ¦ ' •' '- ' ness in that porti on of its organism. A little more Civilization."—Collegian Neoterian, thought, and a little less talk, friend Echo.— Univer- The article in Colby Echo, entitled " Propriety of sity. Press , Madison, .Wis. s Graduating Honors " contained good thought carefully : expressed. We were repaid for the time.spent in read-, The Colby Echo is neat in appearance, practical ing. College Record . in its views, and upon the wbole a paper of merit. — Its locals are not numerous but newsy and spicy! The The Colby Echo for May .is at hand. We have editorial and literary departments are especially de- always been - pleased with this paper, even though serving. Among its most worthy articles, are " Alex- published by ;the students of a rival college. ' One' of ander Pope," and " Emerson " wbo is discussed as a the best features' is- the literary department. . The- thinker, a writer, a lecturer, and a philosopher.—The articles are frequently heavy and at times , pedantic,, Transcript , Delaware , Ohio. but on the whole instructive. The Latin poem, "De • Eesurrectione Domini," has a Miltonian flavor about The Colby Echo comes to us first. We approve ' Student. the reduction of the number of editors from seven to it which is quite commendable.—Bates four. The Echo contains several good articles, one especially, entitled " The Voices of tber Past," but " The Character of Alexander Pope " is rather one sided.—Philosophian Revieiv, So. Jersey Institute. OT HER COLLEGES.

i - ¦¦ ¦ ' ... i. —..w The Colby Echo isteeming with college news and ^ excellent articles as of old. Conspicuous, " Voices of The University of Mi chigan has a course of the Past " and " Independence of Character," both of , , which contain many new ideas.—The Reveille; Penn, Sunday afternoon lectures. , j Military Academy, The stu dents and members of Edinburg are . The Colby Echo divides its space about equally intending to erect a memorial monument to between .well-written and -interestingeditorials , items Carlyle. , - • ¦ • .! • .: ¦ ' . . • ' concerning its own and other': Colleges, and a literary • • ' department somewhat mystical in character, a highly The University of . Pennsylvania!has con- imaginative poein, entitled " Phantasia," and articles ferred the degree of / LL.D. upon ? President on " Emerson and Pope," which are rather eulogies Garfield. \ • • . - than careful .criticisms, fill the department.— Vassar ' Miscellany. " ¦' ' . . Oxford has suspended eighty students who ' • The Colby Echo seems disposed to treat every were concerned in locking some of the college \ one fairly and rather disarms unfriendly criticism, but officers in a room. let it hot be inferred that ours may be such. The ' It will cost |2 ,500 to send the Cornell -crew". Echo contains a fair article on the " American Con- o , $1,500 of which ' will be paid the otherwise it is not burdened with'a abr ad ¦ ; hy stitution, "^. . supera- ' students and citizens of Ithica. '' ' bun.dance Of literary contributions,—Oberlin Review. Here comes another friend from^M aine—th e Colby The average age at en tering American col- . Echo. In every department of , the paper the practi- leges has changed within a century, from cal culture of Colby is visible. She is evidently a lit- fourteen years to seventeen years. ' . " ' erary institution and believes in " the spico of life." From the little, gem, " Ivy Ode," which heads that de- America's oldest college president is/. Aaron partment, to its last article, " Novelty," our praise is L.. Chapin of Beloit. The youngest is David S'. elicited. We must also commend the wisdom of the Hill of the University of Lewisburg, Pa. , , exchange editor. His plea will certainly be pro- nounced valid. " Nothing," as a subject of criticism, we should say, is a very unsatisfactory article. Allow us to recommend to the " heartless chief/'' the old 1 philosophic axiom : a Ex nihilo nihil f lW—Collegiwi • TH E' " WASTE-B AS K ET. ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦- ¦¦ ¦¦. and Neoterian, Lawrence Univ., Wis. — * —— December Colby Echo, makes, , . The of toyou shiver by Fun and fact with scissors caught , ^resenting you with a full score five four, game of Have many a, pleasant moral taught. ., ,, ," )ase-ball. We cannot exactly tell what wo think of ¦ he Echo. It 'is a good paper and all ' that j but it Don't ask if a man has.been through ;col,ie£e ;, lacks a platform.—Ma^am Index, . ask if a college has been through him, if Efe is a; The Colby Echo, for February is here.; The edi- walking, university. , . • . . i , torials first attracted our attention They are excellent, "To render assistance to the extent of one's » The Moral End of Poetry " deserves a, careful read- ' ing. It is a thoughtful article. The writer understood abilities and opportunities is the* noblest work his subject,— Unaergr.ad'uate, Mid