Bates College SCARAB The aB tes Student Archives and Special Collections 10-18-1929 The aB tes Student - volume 57 number 11 - October 18, 1929 Bates College Follow this and additional works at: http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student Recommended Citation Bates College, "The aB tes Student - volume 57 number 11 - October 18, 1929" (1929). The Bates Student. 409. http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student/409 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aB tes Student by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 4 ib* XXWX/-1 V\* VOL. LVII. No. 11. I.HWISTOX. MAINE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1929 PRICE TEN CENTS VICTORY OVER SPRINGFIELD DEBATING SQUAD BATES MEETS RHODE ISLAND BY GARNET X-COUNTRY MEN IS ANNOUNCED FOR THE SEASON IN LAST OUT-OF-STATE GAME Viles, Whitten and Cushing Finish Two, Three, Four Teams Soon to be Chosen Outcome of the Contest is Doubtful, Due to the Fact And with Jones and Hobbs Placing Six and Eight for four Early Debates That Most of the Backfield is on the Sick List They Bring in Season's First Win, 23-35 Last Tuesday afternoon and evening Game to Serve as a Take-off for the Series the final trials for the men's and women's debating team was held in the When the Bates team plays its Little Theatre. Professors Quimby, Chase, second home game of the current sea- and Carroll acting as judges. son Saturday on Garcelon Field, it Tho recent trials culminate an inten- Leslie Brown will meet another team whose record sive two week preparation by all mem- for the season also shows no games bers of the debating squad to get places Chosen Editor won from their opponents on the grid- on one of three teams, all of which will iron this year. Optimism though gen- debate during the arst ten days of of 1930 Mirror erally high among the student body December. Misses Gladys Young, Shaw, :-. somewhat depressed when the facts Withington, Wilcox. Lerrigo, Ingle. of the situation are considered. The Brown. Corey and Sonstroem competed Robert Jackson Elected to Bobcats thus far have had a none too for the honor of meeting Vnssar in Lew- easy schedule, and the recent game iston on December 7th, while from the Business Managership with Tufts did not leave the Bates men, Messrs. Hislop, White, Manning, team in any better physical condition. Thomas. Gould, Colby. McDonald, Although the line has survived without Weatherbce, Krosnick, Robinson, Tre- considerable injuries, the backfield was worgy, Lemieux, Greenleaf. and Bugbee. not as successful. With such men as will be chosen teams to meet Tufts at Cal Chamberlain, Stan Fisher, and Lewiston on December 4th, Amherst, Earl Garcelon unable to start the away, on December 7th. and the Uni- game, the visions of spectacular play- versity of New Zealand on December ing arc somewhat lessened. Syd Far- 0th at Bangor. rell, though not in any too good condi- SCHEDULE IS HEAVY tion may start. It will be noticed that these debates This last weekend the State team was occur, all within five days. One on the not engaged in gridiron combat. The 4th of December, two on the 7th, and conch of this team is a former Bates ono on the 9th making a very hard Grad from the class of 1911, Frank schedule. Keaney. His teams have been noted for HARR IER SQUAD Professors Chase. Quimby. and Carroll being unorthodox in both plays and The Bobcat harriers were hard found that the choosing of the respective formations. Y. M.C. A. is Addressed pushed Saturday afternoon to wrest teams was made very difficult by the The Bates team will use straight a victory from Springfield College, but fact all of the debaters are so near football as will be necessary with an By Prof. Myrhman brilliant running by Viles, Whitten parity and presented such good cases. inexperienced backfield. In spite of and Cushing finally brought them Hence they have decided to drop no one, the difficult season which the Bobcats through with a comfortable low score and in the meantime all will be working have experienced. Coach Morey has Speaks at First Meeting of 23 points to 35 for the Massachu- on their respective problems. The judges been gradually building up his team setts lads. however hope to announce the teams for the State Series games. The game Capt. Laughton at Second The race was run over a five-mile within a few davs. Saturday may be one of experimenta- course, a mile and a half of which was tion and the outcome will be subject PROF. MYRHMAN on tarvia road; and as Coach Thomp- to the Fates. Spofford may not be Wednesday evening, October 9, Pro- son's men were quite unaccustomed to Tennis Tournaments able to start the game, in which event, lessor Myrhmnn for the third successive such conditions it was a hard fight for T.FSTJF W. BROWN the Bobcats will be in a quandry. year was lendofT speaker at the Y. His them to show to advantage. For the Are Now Under Way Although the Bates MIRROR for 1930 Whittier has been shifted from the discussion of the problems of personal first mile they were content to remain does not appear on campus in complete line to the backfield during the last religion disclosed a wealth of material in the rear, well-bunched and with Both Varsity and Freshmen form until next spring, the Senior class week in order to provide a supplemen- for further consideration in the open plenty of reserve strength. As the has started early to make plans for this tary backfield man. In spite of the forums which the Y plans to hold later route swung ofT the macadam into the Open Fall Contests important publication. Last Saturday local expert comment on the State in the year. woods and fields, stretching out over the class elected to the office of editor- Series situation, Coach Morey emphat- DEPUTATION short hills, the Garnet squad began to On the Courts in chief Leslie Brown of South Berwick. ically states that he is holding nothing A deputation team composed of Eld- feel at home, and soon its superiority Maine. His literary ability as expressed back for the Championship melees. As ridge Brewster '31. Julian Dodge '31, be ame felt. For the second successive year a tennis during his freshman year in a college yet Bates has not suffered any drastic Russell Hobbs '32. Lawrence Parker '32, Bennett of Springfield romped home tournament is underway for'the students song glorifying athletic prowess, and loss in the quarterbacks, and' in spite and George Austin '33 visited the Pre- ahead of the pack with an clasped of Bates College. Last year the Fresh- last year in the Ivy poem, fully justify of previous games, the coach has not sumpscot Union Parish during the week- time of 20.09. Only six seconds behind men were included, making it an nil- his election, also his general interest in lost confidence in his field generals. end of October 12 and 13. Two socials was Wally Viles who ran a heady race college affair, but this year the three all student publications and his keen were held Saturday evening. Sunday all of the way. Norman Whitten, the ui>per classes alone are admitted while humor and originality qualify him for the team conducted services in the five star of last year's freshman aggrega- the first year men are combatting each the work. churches—F. a s t Raymond, Raymond, tion, and Captain Cushing, romped home other in a tournament of their own. (Continued on page 4. column 3) RHODE ISLAND SCORES South Windham. North Windham. and in their respective order at ten second Nearly twenty-five players participated North Gorham. intervals. The entire squad was in in the preliminary rounds, while several, Extension Courses R. I., 19; Arnold College, 0. CAPT. J. F. LAUGHTON excellent condition at the finish, and including Clifton Jacobs and Hal Rich- Wednesday night. October IS. the Y (Continued on Page 4, Column 4) ardson, were admitted to the second Will be Offered at Maine, 7; R. I., 0. was privileged to listen to a forceful round without question. Richardson who Bates, Begin Oct. 17 and inspiring talk by Capt. J. F. Laugh- will pilot the Garnet racqueteers next Brown, 14; B. I.. 7. ton, commander of a missionary ship Freshman Gridders spring in their competitive matches, was Tt has long been the custom of the in Japanese waters, nis subject was Defeated by M. C. I. the first man to advance into the quarter largo American colleges to offer exten- "The Price of Friendship". Friend- round. He defeated Belmont Adams sion courses for the benefit of those stu- ship is a matter of give and take. It In Opening Game 6-0, 6-1, displaying form that should dents desiring to work for degrees while Football Rally even costs the injury of one's pride cause him to be reckoned with in the they are doing their regular work and sometimes. Armaments will not save the The Team Shows up Well Maine Tournament. Ben Briggs was for other people who desire information white man's civilization; only character next in line by virtue of a victory over in special fields. At Hathorn Hall will. He said friendship was the cure Especially in Line X. Lightman. and others have been Bates College, in an attempt to re- of our world problems, but would the advancing as steadily as possible con- main a small and exclusive college, has youth of America pay the price? The engagement of our Bobcats with The strong Maine Central Institute sidering that the courts are being worked heretofore not offered such opportunities overtime.