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Colby Alumnus Vol. 52, No. 2: Winter 1963
No full textThis special edition of the Alumnus is an attempt lo communicate, to a wider audience, a picture of the college today. It is hoped that, through Perspective, parents and other friends can share with alumni and alumnae a knowledge of Colby\u27s significant and spirited process of education.
What Do We Mean By Excellence?President Robert E. L. Strider
WCBBA little over two years ago, Colby Joined Bates and Bowdoin in establishing Maine\u27s first educational television station. WCBB-TV was a unique venture, for it marked the first instance of three independent colleges cooperating to sponsor such a facility.
The Legacy of FreedomC. Eric Lincoln, Professor of Social Philosophy, Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Lincoln delivered this address, slightly abridged here, at Colby in January, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. He is the author of the book The Black Muslims in America.
JanuaryA safe attitude or a true adventure.
Perspective on the College
Colby History & Dean MarrinerA review, by Thomas Savage, of the History of Colby College by Dean Ernest C. Marriner; published, 1963, by the Colby College Press.
SportsIt has been a long, cold winter on Mayflower Hill… and sports enthusiasts will be the first to agree. Mule fans, spoiled by a record-shattering hockey team and a championship basketball team last winter, have seen fewer wins and thrills this year.However, in every long, cold winter, there are the sunny days between blizzards and Colby followers have had a fair shake of proud moments
Colby Alumnus Vol. 74, No. 4: September 1985
No full textFEATURES
J. Seelye Bixler: Tributes to the Exceptional ManSome associates of the late President Emeritus Bixler warmly recall his character and personality.
Toward a Better ColbyWith the institution of the College\u27s Residential Commons system, communications and investments in the Colby community are expanding.
For the Love of LifeBiologist Jane Russell Abbott \u2741 explores life fully and spurs her students to do likewise.
Colby\u27s Irish RenaissanceGifts from the late James Augustine Healy gave Irish literature a permanent presence at Colby, but interest in Irish studies has become broader.
The Collegiate Rites of SpringPhotographs taken-and advice and tributes given-on the weekend of Colby\u27s 164th Commencement Exercises capture moments in the various celebrations and ceremonies.
Of Chauvinism and NescienceStaunch conservative William F. Buckley, Jr., author, editor, columnist, and host of television\u27s Firing Line, counsels Colby\u27s new graduates.
And So They Were HonoredExcerpts from honorary degree citations make clear why these seven were chosen for academic accolades.
A Time to RememberFrom class gatherings, tributes, and business meetings to races, boating excursions, and faculty discussions, this year\u27s reunions were memorable in and of themselves.
DEPARTMENTS
Eustis MailroomNews from the HillClass CorrespondenceMilestonesAlumni Club News (inside back cover
Colby Alumnus Vol. 53, No. 1: Fall 1963
No full textCONTENTS
Dana Foundation Gift of $300,000 is Second Largest Single Award in Colby\u27s History
Lecture Review:Should Advertising Be Abolished? David M. Ogilvy, chairman of Ogilvy, Benson and MathersGandhi and Tagore, Vishwaneth S. Naravane, professor of philosophy at Allahabad UniversityJames Stephens, Eilis Dillon, Irish authorThe Education Box, Paul Goodman, author (Growing Up Absurd, A Community of Scholars)
The Working LibraryThe job of the library is the organization of knowledge.
A Twentieth Birthday for the Colby Library QuarterlyIn the yeare 1653, when all thinges sacred were throughout ye nation either demollisht or profaned, Sir Robert Shirley, Barronet, founded this church: whose singular praise it is to have done the best thinges in ye worst tymes and hoped them in ye moste calamitous.In the first issue of the Colby Library Quarterly, editor Carl J. Weber (now professor-emeritus of English) quoted this celebrated inscription on Staunton Harold Chapel in Leicester, England.
Vox Alumni
The Jette GalleryDedicated honorary graduates of Colby who have added immeasurably to the aesthetic life of the college.
SportsClass NotesWilliam H. Tobey \u2744, PhotographerIn Memoria
Colby Alumnus Vol. 21, No. 3: Spring 1932
No full textEDITORIAL NOTES:
The Year Now ClosingCommencementA Human TragedyAdvertising the CollegeOpen MindsLeadershipMayflower HillStaff RecruitingRequired Physical EducationThousands in PrizesA Moot ProblemThe Lecture CourseThe Author of AmericaColby\u27s FriendsTown and GownThe Good Men DoClass ReunionsIfA Deficit
SPECIAL ARTICLES:
The World Is Turning to Its Teachers, By Florence Hale, President N. E. A.The Liberal Arts College, By Franklin Winslow Johnson, L.H.D. \u2791The Cornish Letters (Continued), By Herbert Carlyle Libby, Litt.D. \u2702Societies of Sons and Daughters of Colby, By Joseph Coburn Smith, M.A. \u2724Education for Women on Colby\u27s New Campus, By Director of Colby PublicityAddresses at Unveiling of Smith Tablet, By Leopold H. R. Hass, A.B., Herbert Carlyle Libby \u2702, Franklin Winslow Johnson \u2791April Meeting Board of Trustees, By Edwin Carey Whittemore, D.D. \u2779Paving the Way to Peace, An Address, By John Edward Nelson, LL.D. \u2798
Colby Gatherings:At New York, By Leonard Withington Mayo, A.B. \u2722At Boston, By Associated PressAt Hartford, By Linda Graves, A.B. \u2795
Submarine Poetry, By Carl J. Weber, M.A.From the Secretaries of Graduate Organizations, By G. Cecil Goddard A.B. \u2729, Alice May Purinton, A.M. \u2799Announcements and Program of the One Hundred and Eleventh Commencement, By Lester Frank Weeks, A.M. \u2715Among the Graduates, By the EditorIn Memoriam: By the Edito
Colby Alumnus Vol. 19, No. 3: Spring 1930
No full textEDITORIAL NOTES:
CommencementValue of the ALUMNUS If AgainAlumni SecretaryThe Study of LatinMore Study — Less DistractionsMoving the CollegeSalariesTrials of a College PresidentLarge Trees At Lovejoy\u27s Tomb Success
SPECIAL ARTICLES:
If I Were To Go Through Colby Again, By Marian Ingalls Hague, A.B. \u2713, Elizabeth Josephine Dyar, B.S. \u2722, Louise Lee Steele, A.B. \u2723, Harriet Maria Pearce \u2722, Mattie Windell Allen, A. B. \u2713, Ida Jones Smith, A.B. \u2723, Merle Davis Hamilton, B.S. \u2721, Elizabeth McCausland, A.B. \u2719, Ella Lydia Vinal, B.S. \u2728, Hilda Maria Fife, A.B. \u2726April Meeting of the Board of Trustees, By Edwin Carey Whittemore, D.D. \u2779, SecretaryAnent Moving the College, By the EditorProfessor Taylor and Personality, An Alumnus of the EightiesSome Early Books in the Colby Library, By Robert Bingham Downs, M.S., LibrarianSome Roberts Letters, By Herbert Carlyle Libby, Litt.D. \u2702Concerning the Author of America, By the EditorThe 1930 Commencement, By Ernest Cummings Marriner, A.B. \u2713The Boston Colby Alumni Dinner, By Linwood Leighton Workman, A.B. \u2702Memories of the College, By Thomas Benton Briggs \u2764Comparison in College Salaries, By the EditorColby in 1874, By the EditorHampton\u27s Fourth Principal, By lsaac FisherOn Maine\u27s Sharing in an Unveiling, A. G. S. in Lewiston JournalComment on the ALUMNUS, Editor, Lewiston JournalClass Reunions, By Joseph Coburn Smith, A.B. \u2724The Death of Morgan \u2715, By the EditorWith Mr. Taft on His Maine Tour, By the EditorCandidates for Alumni Trustees, By the Secretary Alumni AssociationA Memorial Elegy (A Poem), By Edward John Colcord, Litt.D. \u2775Among the Graduates, By Herbert Carlyle Libby, Litt.D. \u2702In Memoriam, By the EditorColby Lore, By Joseph Coburn Smith, A.B. \u2724, Alumni SecretaryUniversity Club of Boston Extends WelcomeNew Site for Colby — Where? By the Edito
Colby Alumnus Vol. 49, No. 1: Fall 1959
No full textCONTENTS
The Billboard
This Was a Day of FulfillmentThe new Art and Music Center has been named in honor of Dr. Bixler.
Lovejoy as an UndergraduateA well-known author and scholar, John Gill, writes about Lovejoy as an undergraduate.
Spotlight on ColbyColby Folk in the HeadlinesThe Faculty Procession
Elder Statesman in The World of ScholarshipRetirement has come for Carl Weber, one of the builders of the new Colby.
The College SceneColby Retains Football ChampionshipKeeping in Touch
Newcomers Enrolled at ColbyMeet the Sons and Daughters of Alumni.
In Memoria
Colby News
No full textStudent Affairs Adds Deans for Spiritual Life, Sexual Diversity
Hugh Gourley, Art Museum Director and Leader
TwitterFEED
Colby Covers the Campaign
Mitchell Scholar Wins Travel Fellowship to Jordan
Finance Alumni Give Students a Preview
Shea Is New Goldfarb Center Director
New Storage Facility To Be Boon to Colby Libraries
Author and Icon, Woodward Receives Lovejoy Honor
South African Reconciliation Advocate is Oak Fellow
Message in a Box
Tobacco Banned on Most of Campus
New Mellon Fellowship in Environmental Studies
Belgrade Lakes EPSCoR Research Has Impact
Colby Volunteers Boost SAT Scores for Local Student
Colby Alumnus Vol. 58, No. 4: Summer-Fall 1969
No full textTHE ISSUE
Retirement: the Chappie Era EndsAfter forty-one years professor, counsellor, helper, Alfred K. Chapman ends his career. An attempt, albeit feeble, to honor one of those rare persons who truly deserves to be called \u27beloved, dedicated.\u27
Patriotism Then and NowBased on four Civil War letters recently presented to the college, John J. Pullen \u2735 molds a provocative article on the intriguing problem having to do with a democracy at war. Mr. Pullen is author of the book, The Twentieth Maine.
Baccalaureate: Some Dicta…President Strider discusses those characteristics he believes the graduate should possess, basing this broadly on two statements. The first: Faulkner\u27s, \u27I decline to accept the end of man\u27; the second, David McCord\u27s, \u27Life is the only thing we have to lead.\u27
Comments on Studentry (France, America)Parallels, and non-parallels, between the student uprising in France in 1968 and the unrest, and rebellion, on American campuses. Jean Bundy, head of the department of modern foreign languages, offers his analysis – through first-hand experience: he was in France on a Fullbright grant during that stormy year.
Of Words and Visual BridgesA Colby parent (Donna \u2770), Earl Sundeen is supervising editor in charge of graphical arts technical publications at Eastman Kodak in Rochester. He has, in recent years, worked on programs (in schools and colleges) concerned with the urgent need for education in effective communication – especially as applied to the visual and graphic arts. National executive secretary of the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts, he has received TAGA\u27s Elmer G. Voigt award as well as the President\u27s medal of the International Graphic Arts Education Association
The Strider Years: An Extension of the History of Colby College
No full textBeloved Colby historian Ernest Cummings Marriner \u2713 documents Robert E. Lee Strider\u27s nineteen years as president of Colby College. Marriner is also the author of the definitive History of Colby, which covers the period up to the Strider presidency.https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/colbiana_books/1002/thumbnail.jp
Catalog of Paintings Exhibited in the Colby College Art Museum May 8 -22- 1974
No full textThis catalog describes paintings by the author, completed as his Senior Scholar Project in art and exhibited in the Colby College Art Museum. Images of the paintings are not available
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