Colby College - Oracle Yearbook (Waterville, ME)

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fc: o1.,1aY ll19 L.?ACI ,Rs We feel, however, that there are two items which will, in a measure, compensate our many failings: the brief history of the College and a series of portraits of the various professors. With each of the first three portraits Cviz: President Roberts, Doctor Taylor, Doctor Marquardtl we have presented a printed paragraph. Each is typical of the man who, in every case, needs no introduction to the sons and daughters of Colby. Who is not acquainted with the blustering, boisterous impetuosity, yet with a genial good humor beneath the surface, of President Roberts? Who does not respect and honor the man whose life has been so wrapped up in Colby's welfare: Doctor Taylor? And, lastly, who does not remem- ber this characteristic pose of Doctor Marquardt as he stands before the class: I know mein friends ? The debt we owe these men no eulogy can mouthg but time will be powerless to rob us of memories of them. The other professors, who follow, are new men to most Colby graduates, yet they are men who are maintaining the high scholastic standing which always has been Colby's prestige. In the ORACLE of this year we have followed a suggestion which has come from several sources: Build up your literary department. We have done this,--at least in length. As for quality, we acknowledge that some of the material used is inferior to that ofprevious years. On sev- eral occasions, however, a personal touch is present which is of direct merit and charm, even inthe work of an amateur. The selections offered for your approval are varied. The article on Elijah Parish Lovejoy will not fail to arouse interest. Luigi, shall we say, is a touch of feminine philosophy. A condensation of Charles Dickens' Our Mutual Friend is cleverly done and portrays to a marked degree the humor of this author. One prize-winning article in the Hallowell Prize Speaking Contest is also given. We leave it to the reader to imagine all the force of oratorical eloquence which accompanied this essay. To the loyal sons and daughters of Colby who are returning for a few hours to her sacred shrine of learning, the Colby ORACLE extends a most cordial and heartfelt greeting. Indeed, it will be a privilege to welcome these friends and graduates of Colby who are putting forth every eiort to make Colby a bigger factor in the lives of young men and women. Ztnzknnurlehgnwnt To all those who have helped in any way to make our work a success, how can we express our thanks? Gratitude is more than mere words. Especial thanks are due to Dr. Libby and Prof. Chester, both of whom have been most cordial with their assistance and suggestions. The splendid work obtained through Miss Kidder, Art-Editor, and Prof. Brown deserves also special mention. 11 Centennial Nulnber

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jZcroL,13YjA19g55Q0l1Q1QAc :I 41-aj 7 hituriala ERVANTES in his Don Quixote, though a novel of no literary me-rit, gives us a work which remains, after 300 years, unsurpassed as a picture of Spanish life, as a gallery of living portraits, as a masterpiece of droll humor. An illustration of the latter is the reply of Sancho to the Squire with the great nose: lt is with good reason that I pretend to have judgment in wine. This is a quality hereditary in our family. Two of my kinsmen were once called to give their opinion of a hogshead .... One of them tastes it, considers ity and, after mature reflection, pronounces the wine to be good were it not for a small taste of leather which he perceived in it. The other, after using the same precautions, gives also his verdict in favor of the wine, but with the reserve of a taste of iron which he could easily distinguish. Imagine how much they were both ridiculed for their judgment. But who laughed in the end? On emptying the hogshead, there was found an old key ring with a leathern thong tied to it. We, the Editors, do not presume to possess so splended a sense of dis- crimination as Sancho. What material goes to comprise our book will not permit of so fine a scrutiny for defects as did this famous wine. Even our merit, if we are thus favored, will be of a meagre sort for the reason that the ORACLE for 1920 is a meagre book. We have cut down on the various departments until they are actually threadbare, but through no inclination of our own. Material, in the present year book, comprises less than two-thirds of what we had under consideration last Fall. We have been obliged to reduce to almost endless reduction, simply because financial conditions at Colby prohibit the edition of a volume which could compare favorably with similar publications of other colleges in everything but the price. Printers' and engravers' rates on all ORACLE work have increased exactly 7091. since last year and our hopes for a banner book in this, our first centenary anniversary, are shattered. Do you wonder that we are almost helpless when it comes to delivering you a presentable book, now that you know with what we have to contend? All the same we shall consider ourselves generously rewarded, if our readers-no, not generous with their praise, nor relentless with their cen- sure-assume a neutral ground. Let them offer no consolation-the time for tears is past-but rather a constructive, sympathetic criticism. Criticism, in its ablest form, an art, demands a nicety and exactness of precision which only practice can give. It is this artistic criticism which We crave, one which will consider all points of the question and render a judgment uninfluenced by personal emotions. 10 Centennial Number

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fc o1.15YjlQg,97520IIQ1QAc,:I ,I-aj Gbftirew nf the Glurpnratinn President ARTHUR JEREMIAH ROBERTS, M.A. Waterville Vice-President, and em officio Chairman, Board of Trustees LESLIE COLBY CORNISH, LL.D. Atlgllsta Secretary CHARLES EDSON OWEN, D.D. Watl3'l lJille Treasurer FRANK BAILEY HUBBARD Waterville iiulnarh uf Efruntew HONORARY TRUSTEE JOSEPH L. COLBY, LL.D. Newton Centre, Mass. TERM EXPIRES IN 1920 HERBERT W. TRAFTON, B.A. GEORGE E. IWIURRAY, B.A. WILFORD G. CHAPMAN, B.A. LESLIE C. CORNISH, LL.D. CHARLES E. OWEN, D.D. HERBERT E. WADSWORTII, B.A. WILLIAM C. CRAWFORD, L.H.D. EDWIN C. WHITTEMORE, D.D. HARTSTEIN W. PAGE, M.D. TERM EXPIR GEORGE C. WING, LL.D. GEORGE OTIS SMITH, PH.D. DUDLEY P. BAILEY, M.A. EMERY B. GIBBS, LL.B. FRED M. PREBLE, D.D. REX W. DODGE, B.S. REUBEN WESIIEY DUNN, M.A. DANA W. HALL, B.A. 12 ES IN 1921 Fort Fairfield La wrence, Mass. Portland Augusta Waterville Winthrop Centre Allston, Mass. Waterville Worcester, Mass. Auburn Washington, D. C. Everett, Mass. Boston, Mass. Ludlow, Vt. Portland Waterville Chicago, Ill. Centennial Nambe? n