Colby College - Oracle Yearbook (Waterville, ME)

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14 THE COLBY ORACLE 1912 It was just a college generation ago that our President came into office and a slight review of the events that have happened since will not be ainiss. A record-breaking class entered that fall, and made necessary the enlarging of the faculty. The next fall came a still larger class and this year we Won the state charnpionship in football. For the next two years the entering classes have been larger and larger, making it necessary to increase the faculty, open new class rooms, and enlarge the curriculum. This year saw the opening of the new dor- mitory, the raising of the entrance requirements, and the graduation of the first class entering under President Roberts. This year has been one of the niost successful years in the history of the col- lege. May they, each one added, bring niore and more successes to her. Any one who says we lack college spirit should have been here Colby Day. Come this year and we will prove it to YOU. '

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1912 THE COLBY GRACLE 13 During the past year radical changes have been made in the management of Colby Athletics. The old, clumsy Executive Committee with its red tape of sub-committees has been entirely swept away. The athletic policy of the college is no longer to be decided at monthly meetings of a committee of twenty odd stu- dents, chosen for every purpose except a knowledge of the management of athletic teams and contests. The new constitution of the Association aims to place the running of our sports upon a business foundation. The direct supervision of them is entrusted to a Graduate Manager, who acts under the direction of a Council of seven, com- posed of two alumni of the college, two members of the faculty, and three stu- dents. This Council, of which one of the student members is president, meets weekly, and thus keeps in close touch with the athletic situation. A second radical change was made necessary by the reductfon in the size of the Council. The election of all ofhcers and managers of the association was placed in the hands of the student body. How much of a success the new constitution will prove cannot as yet be told. That it is not perfect is evident. That such a radical change would be at all per- fect was not to be expected. That it is much more satisfactory than the old organ- ization, however, is certain. Probably no event in this city has been so instrumental in bringing the citi- zens of VVaterville and the faculty together than the chess tournament which took place this year. The faculty won the tournament, but the best part was won by the city club when they gave the faculty team a forfeit banquet. At this affair all the phases of life were represented and the speeches were among the best ever heard in this city. Captain Marquardt and Captain joly are certainly to be con- gratulatd o-n the success of the affair from beginning to end. The QRACLE wants to take this opportunity of welcoming to Colby, the new members of the Faculty. Our association with them for the past year has been one of the very pleasant events of the year. Our only hope is that they have enjoyed the year as much as we have. Men of Colby, you have been indignant at the way the Echo has been used the past year, but look at it in the right way and see who has made it necessary for such exposures to be made, and remember that there is no other way to reach all of you. Think it over.

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Roberts Hall