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VOLUME    XII. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Arthur   J.  Russell,  '83,  Manac/mg  Editor. 

Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '88,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83.  Oliver  W.  Means,  '84. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.  Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 

Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83.  Charles  E.  Sayward,  84. 

N.  Brooks  K.  Pettingill,  '83. 


BOWDOIN   COLLEGE, 

BRUNSWICK,   MAINE. 

1882-3. 


INDEX    TO    VOLUME    XII. 


PEOSE. 

PAGE. 

A  Day  at  New  Meadows 148 

An  Episode  of  College  Life 5 

A  Story  with  a  Moral 161 

A.  J.  0.  Convention 30 

Base-Ball 32,  48,  64 

Boat  Race 46 

Colonial  Men  and  Letters 73 

Conservatism 91 

Class  Day 78 

Commencement  Day 80 

Completed  Will  in  Liberty 132 

Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Convention 105 

Dedication  of  Memorial  Hall  and  Longfellow 

Exercises 79 

Detection    of    Forgery    by    Means    of    the 

Microscope 145 

Episode  in  Teacher's  Life 133 

Field  Day 47 

Ghost  of  North  Maine,  The 149 

Great  Eating  Match  at  Harpswell  Neck 104 

I.  P.  A.,  The 162 

Ivy  Day 45 

In  Memoriam 6 

Lake  George  Regatta 81 

Mutton  Ghost 120 

Necrology,  '81-'82 85 

Origin  of  the  Orient 173 

One  of  Bowdoin's  Boys 60 

Psi  Upsilon  Convention 30 

Ralph  Waldo  Emerson 117 

Smoke 90 

Story  of  a  Face,  The 17 

Study  of  Latin  and  Greek 3 

Sugar  Camp 159 


Ten  Old  Maids 118 

Theta  Delta  Chi  Convention 121 

Tale  of  Two  Princes 147 

Thoughts  about  Psychology 175 

Thomas  Jefferson 16 

Value  of  an  Education 201 

Zeta  Psi  Convention , 175 

POETET. 

A  Thought 160 

Class  Day  Poem 76 

Ceaseless  Echo 90 

Dreaming 104 

Evening 132 

Erster  Schnee 187 

Ivy  Ode 30 

Ivy  Poem 43 

Last  Summer 52 

My  Evening  Cigar , 117 

To  A.  S.  P 159 

Waste  Matter 60 

MISCELLANY. 

Chppiugs 11,24,38,55,67,97,  110,  127, 

139,  154,  168,  181,  195,  209,  223,  237 
College  Items.. -.8,  20,  34,  49,  61,  82,  92,  106, 121, 

134,  150,  163,  177,  191,  204,  218,  230 

College  World 10,  24,  38,  53,  66 

Communications 31,  .161,  188,  202,  215,  229 

Editorial  Notes.  ...1,  13,  27,  41,  57,  71,87,  101,  115, 

129,  143,   157,  171,  185,  199,  213,  225,  227 

Editor's  Table 11,  25,  38,  54,  68,  97,  111,  125, 

140,  154,  168,  182,  196,  210,  224,  238 
Personals 10,  23,  37,  52,  65,  84,  96,  109,  124 

138,  153,  167,  180,  194,  208,  222,  236 


Stwisla  Often' 


Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MAY  3,  1882. 


No.  1. 


A  CLKAR,  STEADY  LIGHT  the  STUDENT'S 
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chasing goods  in  our  line,  are  invited  to 
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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN   COLLEGE. 


Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the 
following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  ^neid ;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Greek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar;  Xenophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books ;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 
Ancient  Geography. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,  including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,  Interest,  Square   Root 
and  the  Metric  System ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Eeal  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.      Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.    All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Mettiod  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  bo  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  iu  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  each  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  be 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  will  be  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  he  will  be  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  held  for  the  purpose,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  final  examination,  as  he  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnished,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  ho  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  Luay  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table  : 

required— FOUR  HOURS  A  WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Khetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terras. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  thi-ee  terms. 

Mental    and    .Moral    Philosophy,    Evidences  of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  teiins. 

electives — FOUR   HOURS   A   WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 

Latin,  two  terms. 

Greek,  two  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Physics,  one  term. 

Chemistry,  two  terms. 

Science  of  Language,  one  term. 

English  Literature,  two  terms. 

German,  two  terms. 

History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 

International   Law  and   Military    Science,   two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  $25.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  $1 10. 

Board  is  obtained  iu  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probaV)ly  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  materially 
lesson  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MAY  3,  1882. 


No.  1. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
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CONTENTS. 
Vol.  XII.,  No.  ].— May  3,  1882. 

Editorial  Notes 1 

Literary: 

The  Study  of  Greek  aud  Latin 3 

An  Episode  of  College  Life 5 

In  Memoriam 6 

College  Items 8 

Personal 10 

College  World 10 

Clippings 11 

Editors'  Table 11 


It  is  not  our  purpose  on  making  our  debut 
as  collegiate  journalists  to  drop  a  tiraid 
courtesy  and  follow  with  a  series  of  apologies 
and  cravings  for  indulgence.  Neither  do  we 
hold  it  fitting  to  signalize  our  maiden  en- 
deavors by  claiming  allowance  for  our  inex- 
perience, or  by  humoring  with  entreaties  in 
any  way  the  harsh  critic  who  is  ready  to  en- 
gage with  the  result  of  our  first  labors.  A 
fervent  outburst  of  professions  and  prom- 
ises is  to  be  expected  on  such  an  occasion  as 


this.  And  the  most  soul-stirring  expressions 
of  devotion  to  our  work,  while  destined  to 
be  stigmatized  as  perfunctory  or  even  ridicu- 
lous in  any  place  except  an  editorial  of  salu- 
tation, under  these  circumstances  may  be  pal- 
liated and  given  countenance  to,  merely 
through  the  right  of  custom.  Such  super- 
fluous incantations,  however,  we  propose  to 
dispense  with  in  order  to  give  place  to  an  ex- 
pression of  honest  intentions. 

However  becomingly  the  editorial  robes 
may  fall  over  our  shoulders,  their  outward 
appearance,  whether  grotesque  or  beautiful, 
should  not  detract  from  the  worthy  motives  in 
the  minds  of  the  wearers.  While  we  do  not 
promise  to  offer  a  publication  superior  in 
many  respects  to  those  which  have  emanated 
from  the  fertile  brains  and  ready  hands  of  our 
illustrious  predecessors,  we  have  a  sincere 
hope  of  being  able  so  to  do.  This  is  not  an 
unworthy  profession,  provided  worthy  en- 
deavors supplement  the  will  and  cope  with 
the  emergency.  If  we  fail  of  our  object,  it 
will  be  because  of  an  overestimate  of  our 
abilities  and  not  from  wilful  negligence  or 
unpardonable  indifference.  If,  in  the  judg- 
ment of  our  readers,  the  standard  of  our  sheet 
is  elevated,  it  will  only  be  the  cariying  out  of 
the  earnest  desires  of  our  board ;  while  the 
delivery  of  our  charge  into  the  hands  of  our 
successors,  if  only  in  as  good  condition  as 
that  in  which  it  is  received  will  be  a  source 
of  gratification  to  us,  for  even  under  such  cir- 
cumstances we  hope  to  rest  assured  that  it  is 
the  end  of  only  afaithful  performance  of  duty. 
Thus  with  unity  in  our  workings,  with  sincer- 
ity of  purpose,  and  with  a  becoming  faith  in 
the  result,  we  shall  submit  to  your  criticism  the 
fruits  of  our  labors  and  await  your  decision. 


2 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


The  Orient  enters  upon  the  twelfth  year  | 
of  its  existence  with  a  change  in  the  make- 
up of  its  board  of  editors.  It  is  a  change 
which,  we  trust,  will  work  successfully  and 
for  which  no  feeling  of  disappointment  can 
be  hereafter  experienced.  However  remote 
in  the  minds  of  former  editors  may  have  been 
the  intention  of  disseminating  thought,  partial 
to  one  class  in  college,  the  fact  of  such  pro- 
mulgations in  the  past  has  been  apparent  in 
not  a  few  instances.  We  would  not  impute 
it  to  the  motives  of  any  of  those  who  have 
gone  before  us,  or  charge  them  with  inten- 
tionally taking  a  too  zealous  interest  in  the 
welfare  of  tlieir  respective  classes.  Much 
rather  would  we  attribute  it  to  a  patriotic  in- 
fluence unconsciously  exerted  over  them,  an  1 
excuse  for  which  could  not  be  looked  for  or 
even  claimed. 

A  step  which,  in  a  measure  will  re- 
move the  possibility  of  the  existence  of 
such  a  state  of  affairs,  has  been  taken  in  the 
addition  of  three  members  from  the  Sopho- 
more class  to  the  usual  board  of  seven.  And 
while  the  innovation  does  away  with  the 
probability  of  giving  to  the  paper  an  un- 
healthy tone  of  class  importance,  it  also  di- 
rectly expands  the  bounds  of  thought  to  an 
extent  that  could  not  otherwise  be  attained. 
At  the  same  time  a  judicious  blending  of  the 
ideas  of  those  wlio  have  reached  diffeient 
points  in  the  college  course  may  have  a  salu- 
tary effect  in  awakening  a  greater  and  more 
satisfactory  interest  tlian  has  heretofore  been 
manifested  in  the  success  of  our  college  jour- 
nal. 

It  is  a  trite  saying  that  the  Orient  is  the 
organ  of  the  students  in  general  and  not  of  the 
editois  in  particular,  and  yet  each  succeeding 
board  feels  called  ui)on  to  impress  the  fact 
upon  the  minds  of  its  readers.  Although  we 
represent  a  larger  part  of  the  students  than 
formerly,  the  mission  of  the  paper  cannot  be 
said  to  have  been  accomplished  unless  it  rep- 
resents the  whole   college,  and  is  open  to  an 


expression  of  the  feeling  of  all  sides  and  of 
every  individual. 


If,  at  an}^  time,  our  college  has  displayed 
a  lack  of  feeling  and  interest  it  was  at  the 
time  of,  and  subsequent  to,  the  death  of  de- 
servedly our  most  illustrious  alumnus,  the 
poet  Longfellow.  His  connection  with  the 
college  in  j^ears  gone  by  was  of  such  a  nature 
that  the  honors  be  gained  during  his  well- 
spent  life  were  particularl}-  a  source  of  pride 
to  all  who  are  or  have  been  connected  in  any 
wa}-  with  his  Alma  Hater.  He  was  looked 
up  to  as  the  most  renowned,  the  most  beloved 
of  any  who  have  passed  from  these  walls,  and 
so  invariably  did  the  college  first  point  to 
him,  when  recounting  her  distinguished  sons, 
she  seems,  in  his  death,  to  be  deprived  of  one 
who,  by  his  pure  life,  noble  cliai-acter,  and 
beautiful  works,  has  gained  a  position  which 
few  can  attain  to. 

For  these  reasons  we  think  we  have  been 
remiss  in  paying  homage  to  his  name,  and 
that  our  actions  have  been  culpably  deficient 
in  expressing  our  reverence  for  a  life  which 
has  been  productive  of  so  much  that  is  good 
and  beautiful.  While  it  may  not  be  fitting  at 
the  present  time  to  take  action  in  memorj^ 
of  the  one  who  has  been  freed  from  the  cares 
and  trials  of  this  life,  we  feel  confident  that 
on  some  future  occasion,  exercises  will  be 
held,  and  of  such  a  nature  that  they  will  ap- 
propriately commemorate  the  death  of  one 
to  whose  fame  tlie  college  owes  so  nuicli. 


It  should  be  a  cause  for  congratulation 
that  so  much  interest  has  been  shown  in  col- 
lege in  our  sports.  We  believe  that  the  ex- 
tent to  which  these  are  engaged  in  is  not  fuU^' 
realized,  and  that,  for  tlie  size  and  standing 
of  our  college,  we  would  rank  iiigh  for  atten- 
tion given  to  physical  exercise  out  of  doors. 
In  institutions  of  the  same  rank  as  our  own, 
to-day  we  rarely  find  interest  evinced  in  more 
than  one  athletic  pastime.     To  be  sure  great 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


proficiency  may  be  shown  in  that  branch,  but 
it  is  obtained  at  the  abandonment  of  work  in 
all  other  directions.  In  our  own  case,  how- 
ever, we  do  not  find  all  interest  centered  on 
one  particular  venture,  for  although  laboring 
under  disadvantages  greater  than  most  of  the 
New  England  colleges  experience,  we  have 
been  represented  abroad  in  the  contests  on 
the  diamond,  and  in  all  probability  will  meet 
outside  muscle  on  the  water  during  the  com- 
ing season. 

It  is  sometimes  held  that  attention  should 
be  directed  to  only  one  sport,  for,  if  the  ener- 
gies of  tlie  college  are  scattered  and  exerted 
in  every  direction,  no  satisfactory  results  can 
be  realized  in  any  particular  field. 

If  the  object  of  college  athletics  is  to 
turn  out  professional  base-ballists  and  oars- 
men, such  an  argument  may  be  of  some 
weight,  but  if  the  sports  are  engaged  in 
merely  as  an  inducement  to  exercise,  and  as  a 
means  of  offering  amusement  to  the  college 
at  large,  we  think  the  greater  the  diversity 
in  the  character  of  the  pastimes,  the  corre- 
spondingly greater  satisfaction  will  be  derived 
from  the  interest  shown  in  them. 

It  is  usually  the  question  of  finances  that 
raises  the  issue  as  to  participation  in  one  or 
more  branches  of  athletics,  and  unless  there 
are  exceptionally  fine  natural  advantages  and 
an  unwonted  array  of  good  material  for  some 
special  work,  we  are  of  the  opinion  that 
greater  benefits  and  more  enjoyment  will  be 
obtained  if  a  generous  diversity  is  maintained. 


We  have  no  hesitation  in  saying  that  the 
result  of  the  trial  at  Portland  was  a  disap- 
pointment to  nearly  every,  if  not  every,  stu- 
dent in  Bowdoin  College.  For  it  appeared 
that  there  was  an  almost  universal  desire  that 
the  defendents  in  the  case  be  acquitted. 
This  desire  arose,  not  from  a  feeling  of  sym- 
pathy for  fellow-students  in  trouble,  but  be- 
cause of  an  almost  unanimous  opinion  as  to 
the  innocence  of  those  who  were  called  upon 


to  defend  themselves.  With  all  the  vision- 
ary proofs  and  subtle  theories  that  the  counsel 
for  the  plaintiff  ofl^ered  the  jury,  which,  by 
the  way,  contained  but  one  college  graduate, 
we  do  notbelieveone  student  present  harbored, 
for  a  moment,  the  idea  that  any  of  the  defend- 
ants were  instrumental  in  inflicting  the  injury 
upon  the  plaintiff.  The  act  was  one,  the  like 
of  which  was  never  known  to  have  been 
committed  in  the  college  domain,  and  we  rest 
assured  that  we  are  expressing  the  sentiment 
of  the  college  in  saying  that  no  circumstan- 
tial evidence,  such  as  was  produced,  can  ever 
convert  us  to  the  belief  that  any  of  the  de- 
fendants are  guilty.  The  college  does  not 
believe  it;  the  President  and  Faculty  do 
not  believe  it ;  and  the  student  who  was  in- 
jured has  stated  that  he  did  not  believe  it. 

The  most  potent  influence  against  which 
the  defense  has  been  obliged  to  battle  is  prej- 
udice. Inasmuch  as  hazing  is  so  universally 
denounced  by  the  outside  world,  it  can  but 
be  a  plausible  theory  that  the  jury  should  be 
actuated  from  public  opinion  to  make  an  ex- 
ample of  this  case.  The  act,  however,  can- 
not in  any  way  be  looked  upon  as  one  com- 
mitted with  an  intention  of  hazing.  The 
student-body  would  not  sanction  it ;  the  most 
brutal  Sophomore  would  not  uphold  it.  And, 
being  so  decidedly  at  variance  with  the  haz- 
ing spirit  in  this  college,  a  verdict  against  the 
defense,  as  the  judge  stated  in  the  charge, 
could  not,  in  accordance  with  the  evidence, 
be  construed  as  a  condemnation  of  the  prac- 
tice. Prejudice,  therefore,  should  be  allowed 
but  little  room  for  action  in  determining  of 
the  merits  of  the  case. 


THE  STUDY  OF  GREEK  AND  LATIN. 

The  study  of  Greek  and  Latin  is  of  the 
utmost  importance  and  is  worthy  of  the  ad- 
vanced position  which  it  holds  in  the  courses 
of  study  followed  in  our  flrst  colleges.     The 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


great  office  of  this  study  is  to  discipline  the 
mind,  and  in  this  work  it  has  few  equals  and 
no  superiors.  It  imparts  a  breadth  and  depth 
of  learning  that  can  be  reached  in  no  other 
way.  It  renders  the  mind  capable  of  stud)'- 
ing  understandingly  all  other  branches,  and 
of  culling  out  tlie  principles  to  commit  to 
memory  from  the  chaff  of  explanations  which 
often  causes  us  to  forget  the  whole.  The 
study  in  itself,  the  mere  drudgerj'  of  repro- 
ducing in  pure  English  a  sentence  from  the 
works  of  a  Greek  author  gives  that  mental 
satisfaction  which  true  scholars  value  so 
highly,  and  tends  to  make  a  person  cultured 
and  able.  No  other  study  so  compels  concen- 
tration of  mental  powers  and  continued  ap- 
plication, and  the  results  of  no  other  study  so 
reward  the  deserving  student  and  so  crown 
the  labor  done. 

We  should  omit  a  great  proof  of  the  use- 
fulness of  Greek  and  Latin,  should  we  fail  to 
bring  forward  the  fact  that  nearly  all  modern 
tongues  are  in  part,  at  least,  founded  on  the 
languages  of  which  we  speak.  Particularly 
is  this  true  of  the  English  language.  Our 
best  and  most  noble  words,  those  that  repre- 
sent ideas  and  are  purely  creatures  of  the 
mind,  are  mainly  through  other  languages 
from  Greek  and  Latin  roots.  In  a  certain 
great  writer's  description  of  a  sublime  nat- 
ural object  two-thirds  of  the  words  are  of  the 
above-mentioned  class,  while  a  barn-yard 
scene,  depicted  by  a  man  of  lesser  note,  is 
composed  mainly  of  Anglo-Saxon  words. 
A  person,  then,  desiring  to  examine  our 
words  and  their  meanings  fundamentally, 
must,  of  course,  read  the  works  of  the  classic 
authors,  for  there  are  found  the  roots  from 
which  our  most  scholarly  words  are  derived. 

Moreover,  in  connection  with  Greek  and 
Latin  texts,  we  always  learn  of  the  manners 
and  civilization  of  the  people  wlio  formerly 
spoke  tliose  languages.  We  are  to-day  fol- 
lowing witii  wonderful  closeness  in  our  pri- 
vate and  public  affairs  the  forms  and  customs 


that  were  originated  and  followed  long  ago  in 
Greece  and  Italy.  In  man}-  things  our  civili- 
zation does  not  surpass  tliat  which  thev  en- 
joyed. Modern  governments  are  patterned 
after  those  of  old.  Our  social  life  is  only 
theirs  improved;  our  arts,  our  inventions  are 
only  theirs  carried  farther.  At  best  we  can- 
not deny  that  we  are  imitators  of  antiquitj", 
rightly  so  perhaps,  but  still  imitators.  How 
then  can  we  better  study  the  lessons  of  to- 
day ?  How  can  we  better  examine  the  great 
problems  which  our  advanced  civilization  and 
social  state  present,  than  by  commencing  at 
the  beginning  ages  ago  and  carr3'ing  our  re- 
searches up  to  the  present  time?  All  must 
concede  that  this  is  the  only  true  way. 

Oratory,  that  gift  of  the  gods,  reached  its 
height  in  the  days  of  Demosthenes.  Sculp- 
tors to-day  strive  in  vain  to  equal  Phidias. 
Philosophy,  in  the  hands  of  the  Greek 
reasoners,  received  an  impetus  that  has  not 
yet  lost  its  influence.  Rome  did  mighty 
works  in  war  and  in  peace,  but  must  yield 
first  place,  in  all  things,  to  Greece.  In  writ- 
ing the  Greeks  were  especially  pre-eminent. 
Their  inspiring  epics  and  beautiful  lyrics  will 
be  studied  and  discussed  throughout  all  time. 
Too  much  appreciation  for  their  writers  we 
cannot  have.  Their  productions  represent 
the  beginnings  of  literature.  To  pursue  the 
study  of  literature  is  one  thing,  to  make  a 
commencement  of  that  study  is  an  entirely 
diflFerent  thing.  Our  writers  can  only  justly 
claim  to  do  the  first,  Greek  writers  unques- 
tionably did  the  latter.  In  Greece,  too,  was 
freedom  born.  Where  in  later  times  oppres- 
sion held  full  sway,  in  early  times  the  Persian 
invader  was  driven  back,  and  liberty  was 
given  as  a  birthright  to  all.  Tlie  Grecian 
form  of  government  was  of  course  inferior  to 
ours,  it  was  oppressive  in  various  ways  and 
did  not  wholly  recognize  the  rights  of  all  the 
citizens,  still  it  contained  within  it  the  germs 
of  popular  rule.  In  the  light  of  all  three 
things    what    can    interest   and   instruct   us 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


more  than  the  study  of  Greek?  How  can 
we  thoroughly  learn  of  literature,  art,  ora- 
tory, government,  and  civilization  unless  we 
commence  here. 

But  it  is  urged  that  colleges  should  give 
instruction  only  in  those  branches  that  will  be 
of  pratical  use  in  after  life  ;  that  Latin  and 
Greek  are  eminently  impracticable  and  there- 
fore should  be  dropped  from  college  courses. 
People  who  argue  in  this  way  do  not  under- 
stand the  aim  of  colleges.  There  are  plenty 
of  professional  and  training  schools  to  fit  per- 
sons for  the  various  money-making  employ- 
ments of  life.  A  college  is  designed  expressly 
to  prepare  the  mind  for  the  reception  of 
knowledge  in  a  special  direction  necessary  for 
those  intending  to  enter  a  professional  career; 
to  lay  a  broad  and  sure  foundation,  upon  which 
the  professional  superstructure  may  securely 
rest ;  to  impart  mental  discipline,  habits  of 
study,  power  of  application  ;  in  short  to  make 
the  man  from  which  a  true  professional  orbusi- 
ness  man  may  be  fashioned.  In  this  work  Greek 
and  Latin  claims  a  most  important  part.  The 
so-called  most  impracticable  of  all  studies 
can  justly  profess  to  pave  a  solid  way  in 
which  practical  studies  can  most  safely  and 
most  profitably  travel.  History  may  be  cited 
in  furtherproof  of  this  point.  The  colleges  of 
this  country,  in  days  long  since  gone,  produced 
men  whose  abilities  the  graduates  of  to-day 
can  hardly  hope  to  equal.  These  men  who, 
while  in  college,  spent  their  time  in  pursuing 
Latin,  Greek,  Mathematics,  and  a  little  logic 
were  the  first  writers,  lawyers,  and  legislators 
of  the  country.  Their  opinions  are  now  laws, 
and  their  works  we  look  upon  with  reverence. 
Our  constitution  was  framed  by  men  who 
had  not  spent  four  years  in  hastily  running 
over  the  surface  of  nearl}'  all  the  physical 
and  moral  sciences,  and  in  committing  to  mem- 
ory a  short  vocabulary  in  three  or  four  mod- 
ern languages.  Their  minds  had  been  trained 
in  the  study  of  the  classic  authors. 

The   universities  of   England  give  great 


prominence  to  the  study  of  the  dead  lan- 
guages. They  carry  it  to  an  extent  that  has 
not  been  thought  of  in  this  country,  and  yet 
they  turn  out  some  of  the  first  scholars  of 
the  age  ;  they  furnish  men  who  are  practical 
enough  to  manage  tiie  destinies  of  the  British 
empire. 

It  is  well,  then,  to  think  twice  before  we 
say  that  the  two  first  years  at  Bowdoin  are 
nearly  thrown  away,  and  it  certainly  admits 
of  a  doubt  that  our  alumni  are  abler  men 
than  they  would  have  been  if  even  more  time 
was  given  here  to  the  dead  languages. 


AN  EPISODE  OF  COLLEGE  LIFE. 

One  evening  in  early  winter,  while  the 
storm  was  raging  without  and  the  wind  was 
causing  the  limbs  of  the  old  elms  to  creak 
dismally,  I  was  seated  in  my  room,  which  was 
made  cheerful  by  a  bright  fire  and  student 
lamp.  Although  the  comforts  of  my  situ- 
ation would  naturally  have  made  me  happy 
and  contented,  my  feelings  were  far  otherwise. 

The  despair  exhibited  in  my  face  and  my 
reckless  manner  would  have  given  rise  to  the 
belief  that  suicide  was  premeditated.  A  pile 
of  odds  and  ends  of  paper,  a  box  of  drawing 
instruments,  and  a  trigonometry  all  made  it 
plain  that  a  mathematical  lesson  of  unusual 
difficulty  was  the  cause  of  my  trouble.  All 
sorts  of  fantastic  figures  did  I  construct  in 
attempting  to  solve  the  problem,  but  none  of 
them  satisfied,  in  every  particular,  the  neces- 
sary conditions.  Then  I  would  vainly  try  to 
quiet  my  excited  brain  by  thinking  of  other 
subjects,  of  the  vacation  that  was  so  near, 
and  of  the  many  plans  for  enjoyment  which  I 
had  mapped  out  in  my  mind. 

Like  a  person  lost  in  the  forest  my 
thoughts  would  ever  return  to  the  dread 
reality  which  was  before  me  upon  the  table. 
Tlie  magnitude  of  the  undertaking  increased 
constantly,  and  the  more  I  tried  to  fix  my 
thoughts  upon  it  the  less  I  seemed  able  to 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


understand  it.  At  first  I  felt  angry  that  I 
was  unable  to  perform  the  operation,  but  at 
length  a  stolid  indifference,  such  as  I  think 
amanmustfeel  thrtt  has  been  sentenced  tostate 
prison  for  life,  began  to  take  possession  of  my 
mind.  I  doubted  vvheiher  I  had  any  knowl- 
edge at  all  of  mathematics,  and  felt  sure  that 
the  simplest  question  in  arithmetic  would  be 
a  puzzle. 

From  early  evening  until  the  darkness  of 
midnight  had  surrounded  the  college  did  I 
work  and  try  every  method  known  to  me  for 
the  solution  of  the  problem,  but  in  vain.  Suc- 
cess seemed  as  far  from  my  grasp  as  when  I  be- 
gan the  task.  My  mind  became  more  and 
more  bewildered,  and  I  thought  that  I  was 
attending  the  Medical  School  and  was  listen- 
ing to  a  lecture.  The  professor  held  up,  to 
the  astonished  gaze  of  his  class,  a  skull  that 
was  entirely  covered  within  by  figures,  ex- 
amples of  every  kind,  and  by  queer  geomet- 
rical drawings.  "This,"  said  he,  "is  the 
head  of  a  college  student.  The  young  man 
was  a  fine  mathematician  and  the  pet  of  his 
instructors.  His  thirst  for  knowledge  in 
mathematics  was  so  great  that  he  could  study 
nothing  else,  and  he  would  frequently  get  up 
during  the  night  to  try  some  problem  that 
happened  to  occur  to  him.  He  met  with  a 
sad  fate,  for  his  friends,  from  his  constant 
study  and  working  of  problems,  supposing 
him  to  be  crazy  sent  him  to  a  hospital,  where 
he  died  in  a  few  months  of  grief  and  disap- 
pointment. The  professor  then  went  on  to 
say  that  the  reason  why  the  skull  held  no 
brains  was  that  the  mathematical  faculties 
were  completely  worn  by  excessive  use, 
while  the  other  parts  of  the  brain,  througii 
lack  of  exercise,  had  dwindled  entirely  awaj'. 

A  fall  from  my  chair  brought  me  to  my 
senses,  and,  after  an  hour's  game  at  cards,  I 
retired.  The  next  morning  I  went  to  the 
room  of  a  friend  who  was  especially  skillful 
in  working  out  all  such  blind  examples,  and 
in  a  few  minutes  copied  his  carefully  executed 


work.  The  morning  suu  was  making  all  nat- 
ure rejoice,  and  my  heart  responded  in  full 
accord,  as  I  vowed  never  to  waste  another 
evening  in  such  useless  labor. 


IN   MEMORIAM. 

[  Below  we  give  the  remarks  of  Dr.  D.  R.  Goodwin  on  the 
life  and  character  of  the  late  Dr.  John  Cotton  Smith,  before  the 
Bowdoin  dinner,  recently  held  in  New  York.— EDS.] 

Me.  Peesident, — Since  our  last  reuuion  one  has 
been  taken  from  us  who,  from  year  to  year,  was  ac- 
customed to  enliven  our  festivities  by  his  welcome 
presence  and  his  genial  fellowship  ;  and  nothing  is 
more  natural  and  appropriate  than  that  when  we 
thus  come  together  we  should  pause  a  moment  and 
give  to  our  brothers  who  have  passed  away  some 
commemoration  in  words  as  well  as  in  heart.  John 
Cotton  Smith  is  gone,  and  in  him  we  have  lost  one 
of  our  most  distinguished  men,  stricken  down  in 
the  fulness  of  his  strength  and  in  the  midst  of  his 
usefulness. 

Dr.  Smith  may  not  have  been  a  great  man  in 
the  highest  sense  of  that  word,  but  he  was  a  man  of 
note,  of  mark,  and  of  merit.  There  are  different 
kinds  as  well  as  different  degrees,  both  of  greatness 
in  general  and  of  intellectual  greatness  in  particu- 
lar. No  man  is  great  in  every  kind  and  in  all  de- 
grees, and  we  arc  prone  to  exaggerate  the  slight 
difference  by  which  the  great  man  is  raised  above 
his  fellows.  As  in  marksmanship,  if  one  hits  but  by 
the  merest  hair's  breadth  within  the  circle,  and 
another  but  by  a  hair's  breadth  without,  he  is 
everything  and  the  other  is  nothing ;  or,  as  in  the 
awarding  of  a  prize,  half  a  grain  may  determine 
the  trembling  balance  of  judgment  which  gives  all 
to  one  and  to  the  other  nought.  So  he  who  stands 
but  the  least  appreciable  fraction  above  his  fellows 
in  the  struggle  of  life  is  as  if  ho  towered  in  the  sky, 
wliile  the  rest  wore  but  pigmies  around  him. 

"  lugrcditur,  victorque  vires  supereminet  omnes." 

Moreover  the  standards  of  greatness  are  differ- 
ent in  different  times  and  under  dilVoreut  circum- 
stances. It  is  ftir  more  difficult  to  bo  a  great  man 
now  than  it  was  a  hundred  years  ago.  It  is  said  to 
bo  characteristic  of  old  men  to  bo  lanclMorcs  tern- 
ports  acti ;  but  that  is  a  symptom  of  old  ago  which 
I  do  not  feel.  I  fully  appreciate  the  advantage  of 
the  present  over  the  past.  Never  has  the  world 
advanced  so  rapidly  as  in  this  century  and  especially 
in  the  last  quarter  of  a  century.     Dr.  Smith  could 


bOwdoin  orient. 


boast  of  an  honored  ancestry,  being  a  lineal 
descendant  of  tbe  Rev.  Jobn  Cotton,  of  early  New 
England  fame,  and  a  grandson  of  Dr.  Leonard 
Woods  of  Andover.  But  he  reflected  quite  as  much 
luster  upon  his  ancestry  as  he  received  from  them. 
If  the  same  John  Cotton  had  remained  in  England, 
pastor  of  St.  Batolph's  Church  in  Boston,  or  if  he 
had  lived  at  this  present  time,  he  would  probably 
have  been  scarcely  heard  of  fifty  miles  from  his 
home  or  a  score  of  years  after  his  death. 

Dr.  Smith  was  a  nephew  of  our  late  President 
Woods,  and  reproduced  many  of  the  president's 
personal  and  intellectual  traits  in  a  very  striking 
degree.  He  was  not  wanting  iu  great  natural 
talents  and  gifts,  but  he  was  distinguished  not  so 
much  by  what  is  called  genius  as  by  a  certain 
pervading  geniality  of  temperament,  mind,  and 
character,  which  brought  all  his  powers  into  easy 
and  effective  action.  He  was  distinguished  more 
by  beauty  and  grace  than  by  strength ;  more  for 
readiness  and  fulness  than  for  depth  and  precision  ; 
more  in  the  art  of  rhetoric  than  of  logic ;  in  conciliat- 
ing and  persuading  by  attractive  presentation  than 
in  convincing  and  compelliug  assent  by  unanswer- 
able arguments.  As  an  orator  he  was  Ciceronian 
rather  than  Demosthenian  ;  as  a  preacher  he  was 
rather  a  Chrysostom  than  an  Augustine.  Dr. 
Smith  was  no  mean  theologian,  but  his  iustincts 
and  his  forte  were  rather  literary  than  theological. 
In  this  connection,  I  am  tempted  to  indulge  in  an 
anecdote  which  is,  perhaps,  a  little  below  the  strain 
of  the  present  occasion. 

Immediately  after  Dr.  Smith  was  ordained 
deacon,  he  preached  one  Sunday  at  the  little  Epis- 
copal Church  in  Brunswick.  Among  the  few  who 
were  accustomed  to  gather  there  was  a  butcher  of 
the  village.  On  the  following  Monday  morning,  as 
he  went  his  rounds  with  his  cart,  he  was  loud  and 
eloquent  in  his  laudation  of  the  young  preacher. 
"  The  sermon,"  he  said,  "  was  the  greatest  in  the 
liter-rai-ry  that  had  been  heard  in  Brunswick,  and 
the  young  Mr.  Smith  was  a  perfect  Alma  Mater." 
Surely  the  butcher  possessed,  in  no  mean  degree, 
insight  and  prophetic  instinct. 

Dr.  Smith  showed  great  ability  and  effective- 
ness as  a  practical  worker  for  the  good  of  his  fel- 
low-men. What  he  did  towards  the  permanent 
improvement  of  the  tenement  houses  of  this  city 
will  continue  a  monument  to  his  memory,  the  more 
remarkable  as  a  work  done  by  a  young  son  of  far 
off  Bowdoin  here  in  this  great  metropolis  of  the 
nation.    But  the    chief   and    most    distinguishing 


characteristic  of  Dr.  Smith  was  his  ready  and 
instinctive  adaptation  of  himself  to  the  drift  and 
current  of  the  times.  He  observed  which  way  the 
stream  was  running.  He  threw  himself  into  it  and 
worked  on  with  it,  instead  of  wasting  his  strength 
in  struggling  against  it.  This  is  the  key  to  his 
character  and  the  secret  of  his  success.  His  was 
not  the  stuff  of  which  martyrs  are  made.  He  aimed 
at  present,  practical  results,  and  he  reached  them. 
In  full  accordance  with  this  trait  he  endeavored  to 
mediate  between  Christianity  and  the  tendencies  of 
modern  science,  and  on  this  effort  he  concentrated 
all  his  well-trained  powers,  his  stores  of  liberal 
learning,  his  graceful  and  winning  eloquence.  He 
was  partially  successful ;  but  neither  side  was 
entirely  satisfied,  the  one  thinking  he  had  yielded 
too  much,  and  the  other  complaining  that  he  had 
not  fully  comprehended  their  positions.  The  truth 
is  that,  for  the  thorough  accomplishment  of  this 
work,  more  is  required  than  broad  views  and  gen- 
eral outlines  though  set  forth  with  all  the  fervor 
and  adornments  of  the  loftiest  eloquence ;  there 
must  be  a  thorough  mastery  of  the  modern  schools 
of  metaphysics  as  well  as  of  modern  science.  For, 
whatever  it  may  pretend  to  the  contrary,  modern 
science  rests  upon  its  own  peculiar  metaphysical 
basis.  In  truth,  men  are  more  metaphysical  in 
their  assumptions  than  the  anti-metaphysicians  ;  no 
men  more  utterly  dogmatic  than  the  anti-dogma- 
tists; none  more  sure  of  their  points  than  the 
agnostics  and  the  absolute  skeptics ;  none  more 
negative  than  the  positivists,  or  more  positive  in 
their  knowledge  than  the  nescients. 

The  science  of  evolution  in  its  anti-Christian 
aspect  (for  it  is  by  no  means  anti-Christian  in  all 
its  aspects),  rests  at  bottom  upon  a  pessimistic 
metaphysics,  a  fatalistic  ethics,  a  materialistic  phi- 
losophy, a  pantheistic  theology,  and  a  bold  and 
bottomless  skepticism.  To  grapple  with  it,  whether 
for  reconcilement  or  for  conquest,  for  peace  or  for 
war,  one  must  master  the  Logic  of  Mills,  the  Psy- 
chology of  Spencer,  and  the  Metaphysics  of  Hegel 
and  Schofenhauer  and  Hartmann,  as  well  as  the 
evolutionary  doctrines  of  Darwin,  and  the  seientiflc 
speculations  of  Huxley  and  Haeckel. 

For  this  we  need  the  other  Smith,  whom  we  lost 
erewhile,  to  stand  by  the  side  of  him  who  is  just 
gone.  Had  both  our  Smiths  been  spared  to  bring 
into  full  play  and  application  their  rich  and  ripened 
powers,  their  vast  and  varied  acquisitions,  they 
might  have  forged  for  Christianity  a  shield  which 
would  have  been  able  to  withstand  all  the  weapons 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


and  shafts  of  Troy  or  of  Tartarus,  of  science  or  of 
nescience,  of  positivism  or  of  pessimism.  But  they 
are  gone.  Meantime  they  have  shown  us  where  to 
find  the  materials  and  how  to  do  the  work.  Who 
now  shall  forge  the  Achillean  shield  ?  Mr.  Presi- 
dent, we  need  more  Smiths. 


COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


The  foethcoming  volume  of  the   Orient 

WILL   be   sent  to  all   OLD    SUBSCEIBEES   UNLESS 
AN  OEDEE  IS  EECEIVED  THAT  IT  BE  DISCONTINUED. 

Did  you  attend  the  trial  ? 

The  class  crews  must  take  a  brace. 

Twot  knows  how  to  get  a  free  lunch. 

The  Sophomores  are  studying  Milton. 

One  of  '83's  solid  men  is  severely  boiled. 

New  floats  are  needed  at  the  boat-house. 

About  ten  students  spent  vacation  in  town. 

White,  of  Bates,  '84,  has  joined  Bowdoin,  '84. 

Who  said  that  '83  was  to  have  rhetoricals  this 
term  °l 

The  Seniors  take  kindly  to  Evidences  of  Chris- 
tianity. 

Lawn  tennis  is  receiving  considerable  attention 
this  term. 

Prof.  Grimmer  with  his  orchestra  made  a  de- 
cided hit. 

The  dark  green  hat  and  overcoat  are  seen  in 
the  land. 

The  ambitious  athlete  daily  makes  the  circuit  of 
the  campus. 

The  spring  term  opened  with  prayers  on  Tuesday 
morning,  April  J  8. 

"  A  lobster  is  an  incrustacean,"  was  a  recent 
remark  of  a  Senior. 

The  Science  of  Language  division  is  composed 
of  good  questioners. 

One  '85  man  always  removes  his  hat  upon  enter- 
ing the  reading  room. 

Keep  your  eyes  straight  ahead  when  you  go  by 
the  Latin  recitation  room. 

Some  of  the  boys  talk  of  producing  the  drama, 
"  Foiled,"  in  a  few  weeks. 

Expect  a  call  from  the  collector  of  the  Boating 
Association  about  this  time. 


The  medics  are  on  hand  with  their  hght  pants. 

The  delta  has  been  put  in  a  good  condition  for 
the  season's  games. 

The  college  grounds  will  stand  a  great  deal  of 
cleaning  this  spring. 

The  bills  of  the  apron  festival  offered  some  as- 
tonishing inducements. 

Have  you  bought  all  the  Bugles  you  agreed  to, 
and  paid  for  all  you  bought '? 

Wanted,  by  certain  B.  G.'s,  the  scalp  of  the 
man  who  wrote  "  Hand-Downs." 

The  Senior  electives  for  this  term  are,  German, 
English  Literature,  and  Chemistry. 

All  who  have  not  yet  paid  their  base-ball  dues 
are  requested  to  do  so  immediately. 

'83  recently  elected  E.  F.  Holden  to  the  position 
of  Ivy  Poet,  resigned  last  fall  by  Russell. 

The  college  was  as  quiet  and  peaceful  as  a  grave- 
yard during  the  first  week  of  the  term. 

Prof.  L.  A.  Lee  was  recently  elected  to  member- 
ship in  Natural  History  Society  of  Portland. 

The  Freshmen  are  using  in  their  mathematics  a 
book  on  "  Mensuration"  written  by  Prof.  Smith. 

The  Faculty  hold  their  meetings  in  the  praying 
circle  room. 

"  Wherever  God  erects  a  house  of  prayer, "  etc. 

It  is  said  that  the  bell-ringer  gave  us  a  half-past 
sis  morning  bell  recently.  That  must  not  occur 
again. 

The  Brown  University  Nine  have  made  bold  to 
challenge  our  boys  to  play  them  in  Portland,  Memo- 
rial Day. 

The  point  in  snatching  a  bulletin  is  not  apparent 
to  a  certain  Faculty  man.  Will  somebody  kindly 
enlighten  him  "I 

The  Juniors  are  about  equally  divided  on  elec- 
tives. Thirteen  take  Botany;  fifteen.  Science  of 
Language  ;   and  ten,  Physics. 

The  Sophomore  class  is  without  a  president. 
Now  the  cause  of  the  natural  and  social  convul- 
sions so  prevalent  this  year  will  bo  plain  to  all. 

Headers  of  the  Orient  are  especially  asked  to 
examine  our  advertising  colunnis  and  give  their 
trade  to  the  persons  who  help  support  our  college 
paper. 

Some  of  the  words  cm  the  physics  examination 
paper  had  a  strange  look  about  them.  Our  profes- 
sor in  that  branch  allows  his  originality  to  appear 
even  in  his  spelling. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


His  eyes  are  fixed  upon  the  page. 

And  with  a  ghince  not  meek, 
His  brows  are  knit,  his  look  is  sage, — 

The  Soph,  is  hossing  Greek. 

One  young  lady  went  as  high  as  fifty  cents  at 
the  auction  in  the  Lemont  Hall  entertainment.  At 
this  rate  in  the  near  future  nobody  but  bank  cash- 
iers can  afford  to  have  girls. 

Those  that  understand  the  art  of  chinning  re- 
ceived unusual  recognition  for  their  work,  in  the 
way  of  rank  last  term.  Verily,  taffy  hath  charms 
to  soothe  the  tutor's  breast. 

It  makes  a  man  feel  crosser  and  look  meaner 
than  the  proprietor  of  the  Tontine  Hotel  to  en- 
counter in  the  dark  one  of  the  ashy  cones  depos- 
ited by  Mr.  Condon's  wheelbarrow. 

A  blooming  Fresh.,  suspected  of  being  cheeky, 
was  greeted  with  a  copious  shower  of  water  as  he 
sallied  forth  for  church  in  gorgeous  attire,  some 
Sundays  since.    Let  the  good  work  go  on. 

How  strange  that  the  second  division  in  German 
should  complain  of  last  term's  examination,  while 
the  first  division  called  it  exceedingly  soft.  It 
must  be  that  the  good  scholars  end  with  K. 

The  reading  room  was  allowed  to  take  care  of 
itself  for  the  first  four  or  five  days  of  the  term,  and 
papers,  files,  coal  ashes,  etc.,  gave  the  room  a  de- 
lightfully homelike  and  pleasant  appearance. 

The  members  of  the  college  crew  are  showing 
that  they  are  in  every  way  worthy  of  the  backing 
they  are  receiving.  They  take  a  spin  each  after- 
noon and  sometimes  in  the  morning  as  well. 

A  spittoon  cleaning  young  man, 

An  old  clothes  wearing  young  man, 

A  blacker  of  shoes, 

A  beggar  of  chews, 

A  smoker  of  stubs  young  man. 

A  third  term  medic  was  lately  seen  showing  to 
his  companion  a  swollen  neck,  and  explaining  that 
the  diseased  condition  of  the  lachrymal  gland  situ- 
ated in  that  place  was  the  cause  of  the  trouble. 

Bro.  Tenney  of  the  Telegraph  has  said  the  un- 
kindest  thing  yet  about  our  new  hall.  In  speaking 
of  the  stained  glass  windows  just  put  in,  he  says 
that  "  the  smaller  the  windows  are  the  better  they 
look." 

The  clinic  of  last  Saturday  was  a  long  one  and 
very  skillfully  conducted.  Prof.  "Weeks  is  filhng  his 
difficult  position  to  the  satisfaction  of  all,  and  is 
showing  in  all  his  operations  that  the  knife  of  Dr. 
Greene  has  fallen  into  able  hands. 


The  bilious  looking  .specimen,  who,  by  his  pathetic 
tale  of  a  suffering  mother  and  sister,  induced  many 
to  buy  pins  of  him  at  ten  cents  per  paper,  was  lately 
seen  down  street  under  the  influence  of  some  CaHeO 
solution,  striving  to  hold  the  sidewalk  down  in  its 
proper  place. 

Scene  :  The  singers'  seats  in  one  of  our  churches. 
Parties  :  Young  lady  and  student  who  is  obliged  to 
quit  singing  on  account  of  hiccoughs.  Young 
Lady — "Dear  me,  Mr.  S.,  how  I  pity  you;  have 
you  been  taking  anything?  "  That  student  will  be 
more  careful  next  time. 

The  medics  expend  considerable  strength  in 
kicking  the  rubber  sphere.  They  claim  to  be  more 
proficient  in  this  than  their  neighbors  across  the 
street.  Let  '84  play  them  a  game,  then  the  medics' 
conceit  will  vanish  and  there  will  be  no  lack  of 
subjects  for  the  dissecting  room  during  the  rest  of 
the  year. 

The  mahogany  colored  individual,  who-is  at  pres- 
ent enjoying  a  monopoly  in  the  y agger  business,  evi- 
dently appreciates  his  high  position.  The  other 
day,  upon  being  ordered  to  get  out  of  the  way  by 
one  of  the  Professors,  he  promptly  answered,  "I'll 

see  you  d d  first.    I've  as  much  right  here  as 

you  have." 

The  ball  nine,  as  it  is  at  present  working,  is 
made  up  as  follows :  Knapp,  '83,  captain,  c; 
Wright,  '84,  p. ;  Stetson,  '83,  3  b. ;  C.  Torrey,  '84, 
2  b.;  Cook,  '85,  s.  s.;  Packard,  '83,  1  b. ;  Phinney, 
'84,  1.  f.;  Barton,  '84,  r.  f. ;  Waterman,  '84,  c.  f. 
Practice  hours  are  from  four  to  six  every  pleas- 
ant afternoon. 

A  Sophomore,  while  spending  his  vacation  at 
home,  asks  the  fond  maidens  of  his  native  hamlet 
to  call  him  Mr.,  adding  as  a  reason  for  his  request 
that  the  Brunswick  girls  honor  him  with  that  title ; 
but  he  is  told  by  his  blushing  admirers  that  not 
even  the  overpowering  dignity  of  Sophomore  year 
can  make  him  other  than  Ernest  to  them. 

The  Kennebec  Journal  has  gleaned  from  the 
reports  of  the  trial  valuable  information  in  regard 
to  hazing  here.  It  informs  its  readers  that  "  this 
detestable  institution  consists  in  forcing  Freshmen 
to  scan  laten,  and  to  play  upon  flutes  and  other  in- 
dignities." (  Now  we  always  thought  that  a  flute 
was  something  of  the  nature  of  an  indignity,  but 
we  never  dared  to  say  so  right  out. )  It  is  too  bad 
to  give  away  the  secrets  of  the  prison-house  in  this 
way.  This  exposure  will  doubtless  keep  many  men 
from  Bowdoin  next  year 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Although  rather  late  we  must  not  neglect  to 
notice  the  Senior  and  Junior  exhibition  which 
took  place  April  6.  We  would  congratulate  the 
persons  who  participated  upon  their  tasty  programs, 
the  excellent  music  which  they  secured,  and  the 
general  success  of  the  exhibition.  The  Brunswick 
people,  desiring  to  keep  up  their  reputation  of  at- 
tending free  shows  in  a  body,  filled  Lemont  Hall  to 
a  much  greater  extent  than  usual  upon  such  oc- 
casions, and  seemed  to  appreciate  keenly  the  points 
made  by  the  several  speakers.  As  of  old  the  sad 
and  mournful  portions  of  the  Latin  salutatory  were 
roundly  applauded,  while  the  funny  parts  brought 
forth  no  smile.  Were  we  to  criticise  the  entertain- 
ment we  should  say  that  while  the  parts  were  all 
well  written,  some  of  the  speakers  might  profitably 
have  spent  a  longer  time  in  committing  to  memory 
their  parts  and  in  practicing  the  delivery  of  them. 


PERSONAL. 


'27. — John  Owen,  the  life-long  friend  and  com- 
panion of  Longfellow,  died  at  Cambridge,  April  1,5, 
from  a  cold  contracted  at  the  funeral  of  his  friend. 
Born  in  Portland  in  1806,  he  there  commenced  his 
intimate  companionship  with  Longfellow  which 
lasted  through  college  and  through  life.  After 
leaving  college  he  studied  for  the  ministry,  but  on 
account  of  ill  health  had  to  give  up  that  profession. 
In  1834  he  entered  the  book  business  and  was  Long- 
fellow's publisher  until  1848,  when  he  retired  on 
account  of  financial  embarrassment.  Since  that 
time  he  has  assisted  his  friend  principally  in  read- 
ing proofs. 

'34. — Rev.  and  Hon.  Samuel  Clement  Fessendeu, 
brother  of  Hon.  Wm.  Pitt  Fessenden,  died  in  Stam- 
ford, Conn.,  April  18,  aged  65  years.  Born  in  New 
Gloucester,  Me.;  after  graduating  from  college  he 
completed  his  education  at  the  Bangor  Theological 
Seminary.  After  presiding  over  several  churches  in 
this  state  he  established  the  Maine  Evangelist  in 
1856.  In  1858  ho  was  admitted  to  the  Lincoln 
County  bar  and  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law. 
He  was  Kepresentative  from  Maine  in  the  Tlnrty- 
Sevonth  Congress  and  was  afterwards  appointed 
Consul  at  St.  John,  N.  B.  He  contributed  largely 
to  the  leading  newspapers  and  magazines  of  tlio 
day  and  was  known  as  a  vigorous  writer  and 
speaker. 

'35. — Rev.  Isabel  Moore,  who  has  lieen  in  charge 
of  the  Appleton  House  in  Noedham,  Mass.,  died 


there  April  9,  of  peritonitis.  He  was  born  in  Gar- 
diner, Me.,  and  was  71  years  old.  Connected  with 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  Maine  a  period 
of  forty  years,  he  filled  a  number  of  pastorates  and 
also  filled  the  position  of  presiding  elder.  He  was 
connected  with  the  Wisconsin  Conference  eight  years. 
He  was  buried  in  Evergreen  Cemetery,  Portland. 

'37. — Dr.  Calvin  Seavey  of  Bangor,  has  presented 
to  the  college  his  private  museum,  arranged  by 
himself  and  son.  It  is  said  to  be  orue  of  the  most 
extensive  and  valuable  private  museums  in  New 
England. 

,'40.  —The  Boston  Post  thinks  the  Easter  hymn, 
composed  by  President  Jackson  of  the  Maine  Cen- 
tral Railroad,  is  as  good  as  anything  ever  written 
by  Dr.  Watts. 

'52. — Gen.  Chamberlain  has  appointed  A.  E. 
Adams,  of  Waterville,  aide  de  camp  on  his  staff, 
with  rank  of  Captain.  Gen.  Chamberlain  and 
staff  will  attend  the  military  ball  in  the  Patten  Car 
Works,  Bath,  May  3. 

'60. — Judge  Symouds  presided,  and  Mayor  Libby, 
'64,  was  for  the  defense  in  the  recent  trial  at  Port- 
land, against  some  of  the  students  for  hazing. 

'79. — Sewall  S.  Stearns,  of  Lovell,  lately  admit- 
ted to  the  Oxford  County  bar,  will  probably  open  a 
law  office  in  New  Portland. 

'81.— Briry,  who  is  studying  in  the  Boston  School 
of  Medicine,  is  spending  his  vacation  in  Bath. 

'81.— Hitchcock  has  been  appointed  assistant 
dissector  to  Dr.  Weeks. 

'84. — Sweetser  has  returned  and  joined  his 
class. 


COLLEGE    WORLD. 


HAKVAED : 

This  year  there  has  been  a  great  falling  ofl'  in 
the  numbers  of  the  Memorial  Uall  Dining  Associa- 
tion, and  unless  a  rally  is  made  soou  it  will  have  to 
bo  given  up. 

The  Sophomores  are  about  to  give  soino  theatri- 
cals for  tlie  bouelit  of  the  university  crow  and  foot- 
ball team  ;  tho  play  is  a  burlesque,  entitled  "  All 
Baba,  or  the  Thirty-nine  Thieves." 

Tho  latest  enterprise  at  Harvard  i.s  a  Co- 
operative Association,  the  members  of  wliich  can 
buy  at  reduced  rates.  Already  over  thirty  Cam- 
bridge tradesmen  have  signed  an  agreement  to 
allow  the  members  discounts  ranging  from  five  to 
twenty  per  cent.,  at  which  the  dealers  who  have 
not  beou  asked  to  sign  are  greatly  wroth. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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Yale  : 

Some  of  tlie  students  have  in  rehearsal  an  origi- 
nal opera,  called  "  Penikeese."  We  shall  expect  to 
hear  soon  of  the  establishment  of  a  chair  of  Poetry 
and  the  Drama  at  our  leading  colleges. 

We  learn  from  the  Neivs  that  the  "  fence  "  gath- 
erings have  begun  ;  as  far  as  we  can  ascertain  they 
are  occasions  for  the  assembling  of  the  different 
classes  at  the  "  fence,"  to  sing  and  to  listen  to  ex- 
temporaneous speeches,  mostly  of  a  humorous  or- 
der. Such  a  custom  is  well  worthy  of  adoption,  as 
a  means  of  strengthening  class  ties  and  promoting 
general  good  fellowship. 
Elsewheee  : 

Several  colleges  are  considering  the  subject  of  a 
consolidated  nine  for  the  purpose  of  giving  the 
regular  nine  more  practice. 

The  President  and  Faculty  of  Dartmouth  have 
been  requested  by  the  Alumni  Association  of  New 
York  to  retain  their  positions. 

Oscar  Fingall  O'Flaherty  Willis  Wilde  has  vis- 
ited the  University  of  California,  and  there  appears 
to  be  considerable  discussion  as  to  whether  a  stu- 
dent or  a  member  of  the  Faculty  had  the  honor  of 
showing  him  off. 


CLIPPINGS. 


Little  drops  of  water, 

Little  grains  of  sand, 
Make  the  milk  and  sugar 
Plenty  in  the  land.— JEfe. 

A  nation  in  arms — vacci-nation. — Beacon. 

A  motto  for  young  lovers— so-fa  and  no  father. 
— Transcript. 

Ethics.  Prof. — "  In  the  next  chapter  we  will 
take  up  "  Future  Life."  Student— "  Not  prepared ! " 
— Haverfordian. 

Subscriber— "Why  is  my  paper  so  damp  every 
morning  ?  "  Editor — "  Because  there  is  so  much 
due  on  it." — Ex. 

"There  are  two  boating  associations  here," 
wrote  a  Japanese  student  homo,  "  called  Yale  and 
Harvard.  When  it  rains  the  members  read  books." 
—Ex. 

Father  (addressinglhis  little  boy,  who  has  brought 
home  a  bad  mark  from  school)— "  Now,  Johnnie, 
what  shall  I  do  with  this  stick  ?  "  Johnnie — "Why, 
go  for  a  walk,  papa." — Collegian. 

Teacher — ^"  Class  in  Geography,  stand  up.  What 
is  a  strait?"  Small  Boy  (next  to  the  foot) — "A 
straight  beats  two  pair,  three  of  a  kind,  and  gen- 
erally takes  the  pot— unless  some  fellow  happens  to 
have  a  cold  deck  slipped  up  his  coat  sleeve." 
Teacher — "  Let  us  pray." — Hohart  Herald. 


EDITORS'  TABLE. 


It  is  with  feelings  almost  of  dismay  that  we 
look  upon  the  pile  of  exchanges  before  us  and 
around  us.  Tables,  chairs,  nay,  even  the  floor  it- 
self is  covered  to  such  a  depth  that  two  of  our 
creditors  who  dropped  in  the  other  morning  just  to 
make  a  friendly  call  came  to  the  conclusion  that  we 
were  out.  The  fact  is,  we  were  deep  in  one  of  the 
heavy  articles  of  the  Niagara  Index,  and  no  won- 
der they  couldn't  find  us  ;  it  was  with  the  greatest 
difficulty  we  could  find  ourselves. 

In  accordance  with  a  time-honored  custom  we 
shall  now,  at  the  beginning  of  our  career,  proceed 
to  declare  our  policy,  that  all  may  see  at  the  end 
how  far  short  of  our  standard  we  have  fallen,  and 
how  frail  is  human  nature,  from  the  editor  of  a  col- 
lege paper  to  the  President  of  these  United  States. 
In  the  first  place,  we  shall,  of  course,  avoid  all  those 
unseemly  brawls  into  which  some  of  our  exchange 
editors  unfortunately  fall,  going  our  way  in  peace, 
occasionally  to  be  sure,  casting  a  critical  glance  on 
either  side  and  stopping  perchance  as  often  to  heal 
a  wound  as  to  iniiict  one.  And  when  it  is  abso- 
lutely necessary  for  us  to  go  on  the  war  path,  it 
shall  be  with  the  hatchet  in  one  hand  and  a  case  of 
sticking  plaster  in  the  other.  In  short,  we  are  go- 
ing to  come  the  "good  Samaritan"  racket  right 
through. 

But  let  no  one  think  we  are  to  be  assailed  with 
impunity,  for  verily  we  say  unto  you  that  under  our 
sheep's  clothing  we  shall  be  found  as  "  ravening 
wolves."  (It  may  as  well  be  said  right  here  that 
all  suggestions  of  the  ass  in  the  lion's  skin  are  out 
of  order.) 

Now  where  shall  we  begin?  Why!  the  ladies 
first,  of  course. 

The  Vassar  Miscellany  is  one  of  the  most  read- 
ble  of  our  exchanges,  not  only  because  of  the  mat- 
ter it  contains,  but  from  the  interest  which  we  all 
naturally  take  in  the  sayings  and  doings  of  our 
fellow-students  of  the  weaker  sex.  The  first  arti- 
cle of  the  present  number  of  the  Miscellany,  "  An 
Intercepted  Post  of  the  Sixteenth  Century,"  by 
Miss  Champury,  of  '69,  is  both  interesting  and  in- 
structive, picturing  in  an  easy  manner  the  glorious 
summer  time  of  art  in  Italy,  the  days  of  Raphael, 
Michael  Angelo,  Leonardo  de  Vinci.  The  man- 
ners, foibles,  and  intrigues  of  the  day  are  skillfully 
worked  in,  and  the  whole  production  does  credit  to 
Vassar's  alumnae.  We  have  next  "  A  Glimpse  of 
Canaan  Camp  Ground,"  a  thoroughly  feminine 
sketch  of  a  camp-meeting,  from  which  we  may  be 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


permitted  to  make  one  quotation,  wliicli  appears  to 
us  to  "hit  the  nail  on  the  head":  "The  good  of 
the  camp-meeting,"  says  the  writer,  "seems  to  me  to 
he  in  the  atmosphere  of  universal  brotherhood 
which  pervades  the  place,  rather  than  in  the  defi- 
nite resolves  made  or  incentives  given  there." 
"  Life  in  a  Country  Hotel"  is  a  collection  of  character 
sketches,  rather  disjointed  perhaps,  but  true  to  life. 
The  remainder  of  the  literary  department  consists  of 
an  incident  of  the  war  which,  beginning  with  the 
thrilhng  words,  "  News  from  the  seat  of  war.  .  . 
Washington  in  danger,"  flattens  out  into  the  rather 
commonplace  subject,  "  Walt  Whitman."  But  the 
one  distinctive  feature  of  the  Miscellany  is  the  per- 
sonal column ;  three  of  the  five  items  composing 
it  are  marriage  notices,  a  fact  which  speaks  for 
itself. 

Let  us  now  turn  to  our  brethren  of  the  quill,  to 
whom  we  can  give  space  in  no  way  commensurable 
with  their  merits,  but  only  such  as  our  exhausted 
discussion  of  the  Miscellany  has  left  us.  The  Nas- 
sau Lit.  is  full  of  good,  solid  matter  and  well  de- 
serves the  position  it  has  held  in  college  journalism 
during  the  management  of  '82.  Its  literary  arti- 
cles are  much  above  the  ordinary  run  of  such  pro- 
ductions, which  usually  smack  too  strongly  of  the 
encyclopedia  ;  especially  striking  is  the  short  re- 
view of  "  The  Scarlet  Letter,"  and  the  thorough 
manner  in  which  the  writer  enters  into  Hawthorne's 
peculiar  style  of  thought.  Perhaps  the  best  criti- 
cism on  the  Lit.  is  found  in  the  closing  sentence  of 
one  of  its  own  editorials.  Giving  advice  to  its  con- 
tributors, it  says,  "The  conclusion  of  the  whole 
matter  is,  give  us  less  erudition." 

It  is  really  refreshing,  after  wading  through 
dissertations  on  "  Biblical  Poetry,"  "  The  Universal 
in  Art,"  and  that  new  and  strange  subject,  "  Co-edu- 
cation," to  take  up  the  Acta,  the  Banbury  News  of 
college  papers.  "  What  I  know  about  Picnics"  is 
certainly  the  best  tiling  of  its  kind  we  have  seen  ; 
it  is  witty,  and  the  wit  is  not  strained,  a  virtue 
which  so  few  so-called  funny  articles  possess,  and 
one  which  we  cannot  attribute  to  T.  Carlyle 
Smith's  effusion,  "  A  Tale  of  Death,"  in  wliich  he 
endeavors  to  dispose  of  Cipaugo,  the  funny  man  of 
the  Athenaium. 

The  Philosophian  next  catches  our  eye  and  we 
open  it  with  the  full  expectation  of  being  con- 
fronted with  a  treatise  on  the  immortality  of  the 
soul  and  kindred  topics  ;  but,  no !  'tis  of  immortal- 
ity that  the  Philosophian  man  discourses,  as  shown 
in  the  failure  of  the  citizens  of  Bridgton  to  sup- 
port the  cause  of  temperance.    The  second  edito- 


rial is  about— ah  I  beg  pardon — the  second  edito- 
rial is  not  an  editorial  at  all,  but  merely  an  account 
of  a  young  man's  mishaps  in  the  laboratory.  The 
South  Jersey  Institute  must  be  a  quiet  little  family 
school.  Come,  let  us  depart  from  this  field  of  dis- 
appointments, just  stopping  to  note  a  contributor's 
definition  of  the  slang  word  "mash,"  which  struck 
us  as  rather  good.  We  quote:  "Mash  should  be 
added  to  our  vocabulary  and  defined  as  a  '  Fluctu- 
ating affection  excited  by  beauty  or  whatever  is 
for  the  moment  most  pleasing.'  "  A  truly  philosophic 
definition. 

We  cannot  close  our  notices  of  this  issue  with- 
out mentioning  our  two  sprightly  dailies,  the  Kar- 
vard  Herald  and  the  Yale  News.  Both  of  them  are 
newsy  and  full  of  interest  to  the  students  of  other 
colleges  as  well  as  of  Harvard  and  Tale,  represent- 
ing, as  they  do,  the  most  daring  of  college  enter- 
prises. We,  who  sometimes  have  difliculty  in  get- 
ting out  a  paper  once  a  fortnight,  can  hardly  im- 
agine the  amount  of  energy  and  hard,  steady  work 
required  to  keep  a  college  daily  paper  up  to  the 
standard.  The  Herald  is  at  present  engaged  in  a 
lively  little  "lift""  with  the  Oberlin  Review  and,  as 
it  has  a  chance  to  talk  pretty  much  all  of  the  time, 
it  is  getting  rather  the  better  of  the  representative 
from  the  town  where  the  beer  saloon  is  not  known, 
the  click  of  the  ivories  is  never  heard,  and  the 
apothecaries  do  not  get  rich.'  The  Neics  commends 
itself  to  us  at  the  present  time  by  its  good  word 
for  the  Trinity  men  who  have  been  handled  so 
roughly  by  the  other  college  papers.  The  aflair 
was  not  so  bad  as  it  appeared  from  the  highly  col- 
ored and  sensational  accounts  in  the  newspapers, 
and,  surely,  if  there  is  anything  to  be  said  in  exten- 
uation, it  should  come  from  us  who  appreciate  the 
influence  of  class  feeling. 

As  we  are  going  to  press  we  receive  the  ^'Oracle," 
published  by  the  Sophomore  class  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan,  which  we  wish  to  acknowledge. 
The  outside  is  very  attractive  ;  the  interior  we 
have  not  bad  time  to  examine. 


Of  every  kind,  Ui  till  S|)i-ing.  SumnuT,  and  Fall 
cng:ig(>nicnt.s  now  coming  tn  hiind. 
Qrndualcs  aiul  undcrgr'idualcs  of  any  School, 
SeniitiiUT,  or  College,  of  little  or  no  ('X|)erience,  or 
other  persons  d(!sii-ing  to  teach,  should  not  fail  to 
address  at  once,  with  stamp,  tor  appliciition  form, 

National  Teachers'  Agency, 

(Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
N.  B. — Situations  in  the  West  awA  iSo?(</{a  specialty. 
Good  pay  to  local  agents  and  private  correspondents" 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


FEME  8MIMT^ 

MADE    FrOM    MEASURE, 

A   F1®F1€T  FIT  GUillJIlTElD. 

Also  a  Full  Assortment  of 

GENTS'  FURNISHINGS 

Under  Preble  House,  Portland,  Me. 

Orders  by  Mail  Prompfly  A  f tended  To. 

HEW   DRUG    STORE. 


Tk  Palace  Clotliinff  Store  of  Maine 


ED.  J.  MERRYMAN, 

BEUQS,    MEDICINES, 

Fancy  an  j  Toilet  Articles,  Ciprs  I  Toiiacco, 

DUNLAP  BLOCK,  MAllM  STREET. 

13" Prescriptions  Carefully  Compouiuled. 

(Fo  budj,  '^mi'c  0i§ur4  and  Bi/^ut^eS. 
JUmmfatiutm  o/  Urn  S^euai  Spand 
of  "S'omdmn  0oMmje."  JliSo,  dmk'c 
in  3lu^  Sobuv/co ,^}wmn^  und  imok- 

m§.    Ji  fuU  (me  o/  Snvojkin/^  Jlui' 

Jftam  St.,  oStunSmck. 


ieiIjXJje:   stoh-IE. 

ALL  THE  LEADING  NOVELTIES  IN 

Y0UMQ   MEM^S  CLOTHIIQ 

AND   NOBBY   FANCY   GOODS. 


STRICTI-Y    ONE    PRICE. 

^^Boys'  and  Children's  Department  entirely  separate. 

BLUE    STORE, 

T4f£  mt-fn^t  CiOTiiflEBS, 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


;^^<^^^  m'W^Q'B, 


Fine  Watches,  Jewelry,  Silver  Ware,  &c., 

m   GREAT   VARIETY,   BEST  QTJALlTf,   AND   LOWEST  PRICES, 

521  Congress  Street,  cor.  Casco, 

PORTLAND,  -  _  _  _  MAINK. 

A.  CABTER.  J.  W.  D.  CARTER. 

SPRING    ^ND   SUMMER,  1882. 

AT 

ELLIOT'S,  Opposite  Town  Clock, 

West  Side,  may  at  all  times  be  found  a  choice  assortment  of 
Hats,  Caps,  Gloves,  Hosiery,  Linen  Shirts,  Collars, 
Cuffs,  all  sizes  of  Underwear,  Fine  Ready-Made 
Clotliino;  in  complete  suits  or  sing^le  garments.  White 
Vests,  White  Neckties,  White  Kids,  a  superb  assort- 
ment of  Boston  and  New  York  Neckwear  which  will 
be  sold  very  cheap  for  cash. 

On  and  after  December  5th, 

Passenger  Trains  leave  Bruns-wick 

For  Bath.  8.10  and  11.50  a.m..  2  10,  4.40,  and  6.25  p.m.,  12.42 
night,  Saturdays  only. 
Rockland.  8.10  a.m.,  2.10  p.m. 
Portland.  7.25. 11.48  a.m..  4.35  p.m.,  12.35  night. 
Boston,  7.25,  11.48  a.m.,  12.35  night. 
Lewiston,  8.12  a.m.,  2.10,  6.33  p.m.,  12.40  night. 
Farmington.  2.10  P.M. 

Augusia,  8.10  A.M.,  2.14.  6.35  P.M.,  12.45  night. 
Skowhegiin,  Belfast,  Dexter,  and  Bangor,  2.14  P.M..  and 

12.45  night. 
Waterville,  8.10,  12.45  a.m.,  2.14  p.m.  (6.35  Snturdays). 
PAYSON  TUCKER,  Supt. 
December  5, 1881. 


Main   St.,   under  Town   Clock. 
Il^  Families,  Parties,  and  Clubs  supplied. 


WALTHAM     WATCHES, 

239  Middle  Street.       -      -      -      Portland,  Me. 


J.  A.  Merrill, 


A.  Keith. 


MAIN     STREET, 

DUNLAP   BLOCK. 


28  Free  Street,  Portland,  Me. 


THE  BRUNSWICK  TELEGRAPH, 

Published  every  Friday  Morning  by  A.  G.  Tenney. 

Terms, $1.50  a  Year  in  Advance. 

JOB  WORK  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 

PROMPTLY    EXECUTED. 


©&£i 


Purchase  your  COAL  at  the 

Ooal  "5Z"a,rca.  in  Topsla.a,na, 

WHERE  NONE  BUT 

The  Best  of  Coal  is  Kept, 

And  i.s  Delivered  well  prepared  and  in  Good  Order. 

Office   near  the  Sheds. 


J.    E.    ALEXANDER, 

Dealer  in  all  kinds  nl' 

I7r©slx   aiid  ©alt   lySea-fes, 

Vegetables,  Fruit,  and  Country  Produce, 

Main  Street,  under  L.  D.  Snow's  Grocery  Store. 

49-  Special  Bate9  to  Student  Olubs.^SQ' 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


3*  C«  ^SWW$S0W^ 

No.  I  O'Brien  Block,  Just  North  of  P.  0. 

Fine  Stationery;  Portland  and  Boston  Daily 
Papers;  Circulating  Library,  1600  "Volumes; 
Fancy  Goods  and  Toys  in  great  variety ;  Pocket 
Cutlery ;  Canes ;  Bii-d  Cages ;  Base-Ball  and  La 
Crosse ;  Pictures  and  Picture  Frames ;  Frames 
Made  to  Order  at  Short  Notice.  Agency  for 
Brunswick  Laundry. 

J.  W.  CURTIS,  D.M.D., 
Dentist, 

O'Brjen  Block,       BRUNSWICK,  MAINE. 

M.   S.   GIBSON,    Proprietor. 

Enlaro;ed  from  the  ancient  mansion  of  Commodore 
Preble,  of  naval  fame,  and  now  known  as  one  of  the 
best  hotels  in  the  City. 

POft.TI..A.Nr>,       T/LA-TTfE. 

Maine  Central  Dining  Rooms, 

BRUNSWICK,   ME. 
W.  R.  FIELD,  Proprietor. 

CHOICE  GROcTrTeS,  CANNED  GOODS, 

Fruits,  Confectionery,  Tobacco  &  Cigars, 

Cor.    Main   and    Cleaveland    Streets,    Brunswick. 
N.  B.— Speciul  Rates  to  Students. 

Is  now  prepared  to  furnish  Music  for  Concerts,  Com-      FINE      WORK      A      SPECIALTY. 

mencements,  Exhibitions,  Balls,  Parties,  etc. 

CHARLES  GRIMMER,  Director, 

750  Middle  Street,     -     -     -     -      Port/and  Me. 


A..    O.    REED, 

BR.XJIlSrS'WICK:,     3VEE. 

Special  Rates  to  Classes  I  Students 

Interior  Views  Made  to  Order. 

A  Good  Assortment  of  Bransurick  and  Topsham 
Stereoscopic  Viewrs  ;   also  College  Views. 

ALL     KINDS     OF 


^lim.iirpjl^:!;^" 


wmmm 

For  Schools  and   Colleges, 

EXECUTED   AT   THE 

Journal  Office,  Lewiston,  Maine. 

NEW  TYPE, 

NEW  BORDERS, 

NEW  DESIGNS. 


i=i^ic:es  iLiO^^T^r. 


THE  FAVORITE  A/OS.  S03-404-332-l7O-^5l-  WITH 

OTHER  STYLES  SOLD  BY  ALL  DEALERS  THROUGHOUT  THE  WORLD. 

E.  SMITH,  Variety  Store.      Bottom  Prices  to  Students. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


DEALER  IN  ALL  KINDS  OF 

Office  at  Central  Telephone  Office,  Brunswick. 
las'  All  Onlers  left  at  C.  E.  Towusend's    Store   will 
be  promptly  attended  to. 


IRA  C.  STOCKBRIDCE, 

MUSIC    PUBLISHER, 

And  Dealer  in  Sheet  Music,  Music  Books,  Musical  Instruments,  and  Musi- 
cal Merchandise,  of  all  kinds, 

156   Excliaiige   Street,  Portland. 


GEO.    C.    SHAW    &    CO., 
Wholesale  and   Retail  Grocers. 

CHOICE  TABLE   DELICACIES   A   SPECIALTY. 

j8j  and  '^8j  Congress  St.,  and 2JJ  Middle  St., 
PORTLAND,     :     :    MAINE. 

v^TSend  fok  Pkick  List. 

J.  H.  PETERSON  &  SON, 

DEALERS  IN 


Boots  and  Shoes,  Tobacco  and  Cigars, 
Main  Street,    ---.--     -     Brunswick,  Me. 


Fii^:NrK:  e.  Roberts 

Has  the  Largest  and  Best  Assortment  ol  Gentlemen's 

Boots,  Shoes,  Rubbers,  and  Slippers 

Corner  of  Main  and  Mason  Streets. 


FIR.ST-CLA.SS 

Bai05,    Orgass,    and    Melodeonsj 

AT  LOW   PRICES.        LARGE  RENTING  STOCK. 


COLUfflBIA  BICYCLE. 

Bicycle  riding  is  iinsiirpusscd  as  ii 
niotlioil  of  travelinR.wliillier  lor  speed, 
sport,  or  renewal  of  lieiillli.  The  prnc- 
tii'abilltv  of  the  iiiiiehine  has  hei'ii 
tliorcni^lily  tested,  and  salisl'aelorily 
proved,  beyond  (|Ueslion.  ThoiisMnds 
lire  in  daily  use,  and  the  niiinher  is 
rapidly  increasing.  'I'lie  exi'reise  is 
ree.ornmendedbylheniedieil  prolession 
as  most  benelicial  to  heallli.  briii^iiiif; 
into  e.vercise  almost  every  muscle  of 
the  bodv. 

Send  ;!e.  stanii)  for  llll-pajje  Illiistr.'iled 
ClltaloKUe  eniilalMMi),' iiri<-e  lisL^  .-iiid  lull 
liifonnatluii. 

THE    POPE    MFC.    CO. 

597  W.ishinRton  St.,  BOSTON,  MASS, 


ESTABLISHED    18«. 

W.    L.    Wl  LSON    &    CO., 

Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealers  in 

TEAS  AND  FANCY  GROCERIES. 

N.  B. — Orders  by  mail  will  receive  prompt  attenlicn.     Send  for  price  list. 

142  &  144  Exchange,  cor.  Federal  St., 


The  Sixty-Secoiul  Annual  Course  of  Lectures  at  the  Medi- 
cal School  o"f  Maine,  will  commence  Fkbku.vky  «tb,lSy3, 
and  continue  SIXTEEN  WEEKS. 

FACULTY.— JosHCA  L.  Chamberlain-,  LL.B  ,  President  ;  Israel  T. 
Dana,  .M.D.,  Pathology  and  Practice  ;  Alfred  Mitchell,  M.B.,  Obstetrics 
and  Diseases  of  Women  and  Children  ;  Frkdehic  H,  Gerrisd,  M.D., 
Anatomy;  Charles  "W.  Goddard,  A.M.,  Medical  J  ari^prudence  ;  IIenrt 
Carmichael,  Ph.D.,  Chemistry ;  Bcrt  G.  Milder,  M.D.,  Physiology; 
Stephen  H.  Week.^,  M.D  ,  Surgery  and  Clinical  Surgery  ;  Charles  O. 
Hunt,  M.  D.,  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics  •,  Daniel  F.  Ellis,  M.D., 
Registrar  and  Librarian ;  Irving  Kimball,  M.D,  Demonstrator  of 
Anatomy. 

Circulars  containing  full  information  may  be  obtained  on  application  to 
the  Registrar,  D.  F.  ELLIS,  M.D.,  or  to  th^  Secretarj'. 

ALFRED  MITCHELL,  M.D.,  Secretary. 
Brunswick,  Maine. 


WATCHES,  CLOCKS,  AND  JEWELRY, 


^p"  Watches,  Clocks,  and  Jewelry  promptly   re- 
paired Jind  warf;)iit(!d. 

EDWIN     F.    BROWN, 

COR.    O'BRIEN    AND    MAIN    STREETS,    BRUNSWICK,    ME. 


Mrs,  leal's  look-Binderj, 

JOURNAL   BLOCK,   LEWISTON. 

Magazines,  Music,  etc..  Bound  in  a  Neat  and 
Durable  Manner. 

Ruling  and  Blank  Book  Work  to  Order. 

W.    B.    KNIGHT, 

:i^  (O  ^  I  <0  3^     i^     M  i  1 .1$  « 

Special  Rates  to  Student  Clubs. 

aaj'Transient  Orders  for  Milk  or  Cream  niliil  b.v  Rivini;  suitable  notice. 

Residence,  School  Street. 

Curtis' Colleo-e  Bookstore 


BOOKS.    5taxione:ry.  FIOOIVI 
PAPER,    PERIODICALS.    «StC. 

A.    W.    TOWNSEND, 

Books,  Stationery,  J  Fancy  Goods. 

.\lsn  Ivi.-lein  Muliial  Union  Tele.L'iaiill  (Ullee. 
Undor  Town  CIoclc,      -       -       -       Bruusnriok,  Me 


M  Of teoti 


Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MAY  17,  1882. 


No.  2. 


A  CLEAR,  STEADY  LIGHT  the  STUDENT'S 
COMFORT    AND    NECESSITY. 

The  "Argand  Library," 

AND  THE  AD.TUSTABLE  HAKGISG 
SATISFY  ALL  DEMANDS. 

Try  the  new  "Oxford"  and  "iVloehring"  Burners 

rS  PLACE  OF  THE   OLD   KINDS. 

ROOM  FITTINGS  IN  VARIETY  FOR  SALE. 

JOHN    FURBISH. 

H^LL    L.   DA. VIS, 

Books,  Stationery,  and  Paper  Hangings, 

53  Exchange  Street,  PORTLAND,  ME. 

BLANK  BOOKS  TO  ORDER  A  SPECIALTY 

FRANK   M.  STETSON, 


■<^J^%^^fc 


"SO. 


PS 
CO 

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^^•JlIU  25-^* 


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DEANE  BROTHERS  &  SANBORN, 

Manufacturers  and  Dealers  in 


First-Class  and  Medium  Furniture, 

B^  Lowest  Prices  in  the  State, 

755  &  185  Middle  Street,    -    -    -   Portland,  Me. 


VISITORS  TO  PORTLAND, 

Independent    of  any    intention  of  pur- 
chasing goods  in  our  line,  are  invited  to 
inspect   the   Model  Clothing  and  Fur- ' 
nishing  Store  of  Allen  &  Co.,  470  Con- 
gress St.,  opp.  Preble  House, 

LANCASTER  BUILDING. 


SI'ECIA.L    A.aENT. 

IS^Dunlap  &  Co.,  of  New  York,  Celebrated 
Stiff  Hats. 

Also  his  New'  Straw  Mackinaw,  $2.00  and. 
$2.50. 

MERRY,  The  Hatter, 

237  Middle  Street,  PORTLAND. 

LORING,  SHORT  &  HARMON, 

PORTLAND, 

Visiting,  Class  Cards  and  Monograms 

ENGEAVED  IN  THE  MOST  FASHIONABLE  STYLE. 

FRENCH  and  ENGLISH  STATIONERY 

AGENCY  FOR 


474  Congress  St., 


opp.  Preble  House.. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN  COLLEGE. 


Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the 
following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  ^Eneid ;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Geeek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar;  Xenophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books ;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 
AifciENT  Geography. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,  including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,  Interest,  Square  Root 
and  the  Metric  System ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree  ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Real  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.     All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  courseprcparatoryforcollegeof  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  bo  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  flnal  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Bowdoiii,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  each  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  bo 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  will  be  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  ho  will  bo  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  held  for  the  purpose,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  liual  examination,  as  ho  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnished,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table  : 

KEQUIHED— iFOUE  HOURS  A  WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

j^Iathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,   Evidences   of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

ELECTIVES — FOUR   HOURS  A  WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 

Latin,  two  terms. 

Greek,  two  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Physics,  one  terra. 

Chemistry,  two  terms. 

Science  of  Language,  one  term. 

English  Literature,  two  terms. 

German,  two  terms. 

History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 

International   Law  and  Military    Science,   two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  $25.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  $110. 

Hoard  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necossarj'  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  materially 
lesson  the  coat  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


Voh.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MAY  17,  1882. 


No.  2. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


PUBLISHED    EVERY   ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY,   DURING  THE 
COLLEGIATE  YEAR,   BY  THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

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N".  Brooks  K.  Pettingill,  '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83.  Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '83.      Oliver  W.  Means,  '84. 
Arthur  J.  Russell,  '83.  Charles  B.  Sayward,'84. 

Terms  —  $2.00  a  year  in  advance  ;  siagle  copies,  15  cents. 

Remittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor.  Communications 
in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to  the  Managing  Editor. 

Students  and  Alumni  of  the  collep:e  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer's  real  name. 

Entered  at  the  Post  OfBce  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 

Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiaton,  Me. 

CONTENTS. 
Yol.  XII.,  No.  2.— May  17,  ]882. 

Editorial  Notes 13 

Literary  : 

Thomas  Jeflferson 16 

The  Story  of  a  Face 17 

College  Items 20 

Personal 23 

College  World 24 

Clippings 24 

Editors'  Table 25 


We  had  thought  some  of  opening  our 
editorial  column  in  this  number  with  a 
"leader"  on  spring,  graphically  picturing  the 
scenes  about  us,  with  all  the  paraphernalia 
necessary  to  the  presentation — singing  birds, 
budding  trees,  green  grass,  gentle  showers, 
mud,  ash  heaps,  and  all,  uniting  to  make  up 
that  well-known  panorama  which  is  annually 
resurrected  for  the  purpose  of  letting  men 
know  that  the  fairest  season  of  the  year  is  at 
hand.  We  shall  desist,  however,  from  expa- 
tiating at  any  length  upon  the  beauties  of 


nature  at  this  period  of  the  year,  for  the  rea- 
son that  nearly  every  one  of  our  honored  con- 
temporaries in  the  field  of  college  journalism 
has  brought  into  use  his  fruitful  imagina- 
tion, keen  wit,  and  power  of  appreciation,  so 
that  the  result  is,  as  the  showman  puts  it,  a 
•'stupendous aggregation"  of  beautifully  writ- 
ten articles,  sufficient  to  meet  the  wants  of 
all.  It  may  seem  to  some,  too,  that  it  is 
rather  late  to  pen  a  sentiment  to  a  season 
which  was  ushered  in  two  months  ago,  but 
if  the  state  of  temperature  and  disagreeable- 
ness  of  the  weather,  generally,  continue  as  they 
have  been  for  the  last  month,  we  think  an  edi- 
torial on  winter — minus  the  snow — might  be 
quite  as  appropriate  as  one  on  spring. 

Truly,  the  season  with  us  has  been  back- 
ward, unpleasantly  so,  and  the  raw,  piercing 
winds  which  warn  the  prudent  that  it  is  too 
early  to  lay  aside  the  well-worn  ulster,  also 
render  it  anything  but  comfortable  for  those 
who  engage  in  any  out-door  work  or  exercise. 
However,  let  us  hope  by  the  time  active  par- 
ticipation in  our  sports  is  begun,  the  influence 
of  the  weather  will  have  been  thrown  off  and 
that  the  mercury  of  the  thermometer  as  well 
as  the  spirits  of  the  community  will  have  risen 
to  a  satisfactory  level. 


In  our  last  number  we  alluded  to  the  fact 
that  the  Orient  is  generally  looked  upon  as 
the  organ  of  the  students,  and  that  it  is  not 
supposed  to  represent  any  single  faction  or 
class.  It  is  intended,  through  its  columns, 
to  give  utterance,  not  to  any  particular  ideas 
that  the  editors,  individually,  may  hold,  but 
rather  to  the  sentiment  which  the  college  as  a 
whole  would  recognize  as  its  own.  Unity  in 
belief  is  rarely  to  be  found,  and  there  must 


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be  some  means  for  the  expression  of  differ, 
ences  of  opinion  when  they  exist.  Without 
these  means,  the  true  representation  of  col- 
lege thought  is  an  impossibility.  It  is  not  to 
be  expected  that  tlie  editors  will  always  look 
upon  a  question  or  dispute  with  unbiased 
minds,  so  they  may  often  take  issue  with 
those  who  take  opposite  views  in  relation  to 
any  discussion  that  may  be  agitating  the  col- 
lege mind.  And  so  it  is  onlj'  riglit,  that  op- 
portunity for  presenting  one's  belief  should 
be  offered  to  those  who  may  desire  it. 

To  read  that  alone  which  regularly  comes 
from  one  source  is  not  only  unsatisfactory  to 
the  reader,  but  in  time  causes  a  feeling  of  dis- 
interestedness to  make  itself  manifest,  and 
though  the  productions  which  are  offered 
may  be  pregnant  with  common  sense,  they 
will  not  receive  theattention  that  they  merit. 
With  timely  suggestions  and  worthy  prop- 
ositions continually  coming  from  new  sources, 
however,  and  tlie  presentation  of  comments 
from  parties  outside  of  the  regular  board,  such 
a  feeling  as  that  of  indifference,  on  the  part 
of  our  readers,  will  not  be  likely  to  creep  in. 

Consequently  we  desire  that  all  should  feel 
at  liberty  to  ask  for  space  for  a  communica- 
tion, and  that  there  shall  not  be  a  lack  of  in- 
terest in  this  particular,  as  has  sometimes 
been  apparent  in  past  years.  There  are  con- 
stantly many  questions  arising  as  to  the  man- 
ageiuent  of  affairs  in  and  about  college,  and 
no  one  who  has  anything  to  say  in  relation  to 
such  matters,  should  hesitate  about  bringing 
his  thoughts  to  public  notice.  We  sincerely 
trust  that  the  Faculty  uphold  and  have  some 
respect  for  our  paper,  and  that  anything  pub- 
lished in  the  interest  of  the  college  or  the 
students,  will  be  duly  noticed  and  considered 
by  them.  Therefore,  as  many  as  have  any 
question  which  they  wish  to  discuss  "  let  them 
come  forward  and  declare  it  and  they  shall 
be  heard." 


At  last,  after  many  trials  and   vain   at- 


tempts, Bowdoin  is  to  send  her  representatives 
away  to  measure  oars  with  those  from  other 
colleges,  or  rather  those  from  at  least  one  col- 
lege. The  cause  of  Bowdoin's  non-participa- 
tion in  any  inter-collegiate  aquatic  contests 
for  the  last  seven  years  should  not  be  attribu- 
ted to  any  lack  of  interest  at  home,  for  she 
has  repeatedly  manifested  great  enthusiasm 
in  the  direction  of  boating,  and  with  reasona- 
ble inducements  offered,  would,  in  all  proba- 
bility have  answered  any  call  that  was  extended 
to  her.  But  since  the  last  college  regatta  at 
Saratoga,  many  of  the  New  England  institu- 
tions have  withdrawn  entirely  from  active 
labor  in  this  direction,  turning  their  at- 
tention wholljr  in  some  other.  It  was  extreme- 
ly difficult  to  awaken  any  of  the  colleges  from 
the  lethargy  into  which  they  had  fallen  imme- 
diately after  the  discontinuance  of  the  annual 
regattas,  in  fact,  so  entirely  has  boating  been 
thrown  aside  in  some  instances,  there  is  no  hope 
of  its  ever  behig  carried  on  to  any  extent  in  the 
near  future.  It  was,  therefore,  natural  that 
Bowdoin  should  not  be  heard  from  in  boat 
races,  for  though  she  has  made  repeated  at- 
tempts to  meet  others,  arrangements  could 
not  be  perfected,  and,  disappointed,  she  has 
been  obliged  to  wait  for  a  more  favorable 
opportunity. 

It  seems  now  that  the  longed-for  opportu- 
nity has  arrived,  and  in  all  human  probabilty 
her  supporters  can  have  the  gratification  of 
knowing  that  the  crew  will  go  away  with  the 
determination  of  doing  all  in  its  power  to  re- 
flect honor  on  the  institution  which  it  repre- 
sents. The  students  are  giving  all  the  aid 
and  encouragement  they  can  muster,  and  it 
is  hoped  that  the  alumni,  wlio  iiave  always 
generously  upheld  the  association,  will  prompt- 
ly lend  all  the  assistance  in  their  power,  for 
there  were  never  brighter  prospects  for  a  suc- 
cessful race  or  higher  hopes  for  a  satisfactoi'y 
result. 


The  field-daj'^  officers  have  been  elected, 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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and  but  a  comparatively  short  period  of  time 
intervenes  before  the  day  will  be  at  hand. 
Upon  a  casual  glance  at  tiie  state  of  affairs 
in  college,  as  regards  work  in  this  branch  of 
athletics,  one  might  have  some  misgivings  as 
to  the  ability  of  the  students  to  better  the 
records  of  past  years,  or  even  equal  those 
made  at  the  last  meeting.  The  reasons  for 
the  taking  of  such  a  stand  of  conjecture  are 
obvious.  In  the  first  place,  no  opportunity 
has  been  offered  during  the  year  for  physical 
training.  The  miniature  gymnasium  of  which 
one  of  the  halls  boasts,  has  not  been  adequate 
to  the  wants  of  the  college.  All  have 
been  debarred  practically  from  taking  system- 
atic exercise  since  their  arrival  in  the  fall.  It 
is,  therefore,  to  be  expected  that  those  wlio 
customarily  take  part  in  the  athletic  contests 
should  be  somewhat  backward  in  rising  from 
their  long  inactivity.  But  the  time  for  the 
holding  of  the  spring  meeting  is  so  near  at 
hand  that  extra  endeavors  must  be  made  if 
any  degree  of  success  is  to  be  hoped  for. 
Placed  in  such  a  position  as  the  want  of  a 
gymnasium  necessitates,  it  is  only  by  the  most 
strenuous  efforts  that  the  interest  hitherto 
shown  can  be  maintained.  To  keep  this  in- 
terest at  its  height,  records  in  the  various 
contests  must  excel,  or  at  least  equal  those 
that  have  been  made  on  previous  occasions. 
To  do  this  will  require  continual  work  and 
practice  on  the  part  of  those  who  engage  in 
the  sports,  and  unless  such  a  plan  is  followed 
out  an  interesting  field  day  can  not  be  looked 
forward  to. 

In  years  past,  the  spring  meeting  of  the 
athletic  association  has  been  one  of  the'  most 
worthy  and  entertaining  occasions  of  the  year. 
It  can  be  made  so  now  if  the  sevei-al  con- 
testants will  but  give  some  time  and  thought 
to  previous  training  and  physical  condition. 
But  to  undertake  to  make  creditable  records 
or  interesting  exercises  with  no  preliminary 
work  whatever  will  be  found  an  impossibility, 
and   that  association,  which,  unlike   all  the 


others,  is  self-supporting,  notwithstanding 
this  point  in  its  favor,  will  have  great  diffi- 
culty in  maintaining  the  standard  it  has  here- 
tofore held. 


Those  embryonic  race-exterminators  across 
the  way  who  are  preparing  themselves  for  a 
life-work  of  slaughter,  or  something  as  near 
to  that  as  their  knowledge  will  allow,  have 
been  endeavoring  for  some  time  past  to  dig 
up  that  false  theory  that  two  institutions  or 
two  departments  of  one  institution  can  not 
live  together  harmoniously.  That  belief  has 
been  defunct  for  a  long  time,  and  the  sooner 
the  knife-manipulators  of  would-be  surgical 
fame  come  to  a  realization  of  it,  the  better  it 
will  be  for  all  of  us.  The  feeling  between 
the  students,  academical  and  medical,  has  of 
late  years  been  gradually  becoming  of  a  fra- 
ternal nature,  and  we  can  see  no  just  cause  for 
a  renewal  of  hostilities,  at  a  time  during  this 
enlightened  era  of  the  universe,  when  only 
the  most  barbarous  nations  look  to  war  for  a 
redress  of  grievances  or  for  satisfaction  in  any 
dispute.  The  existence  of  bitter  feelings  be- 
tween the  two  parties  in  question  will  result 
in  no  good  to  either  side,  for  it  is  extremely 
unlikely  in  these  times  of  policemen  and  bil- 
lies that  the  unpleasantness  will  result  in  an 
open  encounter,  and  to  nurse  one's  pent-up 
wrath  day  and  night,  with  no  likelihood  of 
effervescence,  in  the  shape  of  striking  from 
the  shoulder,  will  only  be  a  waste  of  energy. 
The  details  of  the  controversy  will  not  be 
here  discussed.  We  certainly  believe  our 
medical  brethren  are  in  the  wrong,  and  we  are 
not  actuated  at  all  by  prejudice.  There  is  no 
denying  that  there  is  just  ground  for  com- 
plaint. But  because  some  person  commits  an 
unlawful  act,  an  act  which  college  men  would 
denounce ;  because  some  person  does  damage 
to  property  which  does  not  belong  to  our 
medical  friends,  and  which  has  cost  them 
neither  trouble  nor  money,  that  is  no  reason 
why  they,  without  proving  that  the  malefac- 


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tor  was  a  student,  should  seek  speed}-  revenge 
from  the  students,  and,  yielding  to  their  bu- 
colic instincts,  should  en  masse  do  damage  to 
property,  the  expense  of  repairing  which  falls 
directly  upon  one  of  the  college  associations. 
If  the  guilty  party  can  be  found,  let  him  suf- 
fer for  the  crime  of  arson.  It  is  always  un- 
wise to  take  the  law  into  one's  own  hands, 
and  to  carry  it  out  in  a  way  that  suits  the 
feeling  of  the  hour.  We  believe  our  friends, 
the  disciples  of  the  pill,  upon  sober  second 
thought  will  see  that  strife  is  unnecessary, 
and  even  out  of  place,  so  we  ma}'  look  for 
peace  and  kindly  feeling  between  the  factions 
that  have  stood  arrayed  against  each  other. 


THOMAS    JEFFERSON. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  paintings  in 
the  college  art  gallery,  and  one  that  instinct- 
ively attracts  the  eye  of  the  visitor,  is  the 
portrait  of  Thomas  Jefferson.  As  you  study 
the  lineaments  of  the  face  of  that  illustrious 
personage  the  conviction  is  strengthened  that 
he  was  a  master  of  principles,  and  of  the  lan- 
guage in  which  those  principles  find  their  ex- 
pression. Born  in  the  Iiumbler  walks  of  life 
it  was  not  strange  that  he  was  a  bitter  op- 
ponent of  aristocracy,  and  a  devout  de- 
fender of  human  rights.  Like  Pitt,  the  Earl 
of  Chatham,  he  might  justly  be  called  the 
"  Great  Commoner."  Reared  in  the  com- 
panionship of  such  men  as  Hamilton,  Mad- 
ison, Henry,  Franklin,  and  Adams,  intel- 
lectual and  statesmanlike  giants,  how  could  he 
be  otherwise  than  great  ?  It  was  while  he 
was  a  student  in  the  historic  William  and 
Mary's  College  that  young  Jefferson  became 
acquainted  with  tlie  eloquent  Patrick  Henry, 
afterwards  his  companion  in  many  an  impor- 
tant work.  He  was  standing  in  one  of  the 
lobbies  of  the  Virginia  House  of  Burgesses, 
upon  that  memorable  day  in  1675,  when  the 
news  came  that  tlie  famous  stamp  act  was 


passed.  He  listened  to  the  inspiring  words 
of  Henry  as  he  said,  "Ctesar  had  his  Brutus, 
Charles  I.  his  Cromwell,  and  George  III. 
may  profit  by  their  example."  The  words 
of  the  eloquent  patriot  found  an  abiding  echo 
in  his  young  heart,  and  aroused  the  slumber- 
ing sentiments  that  directed  all  his  future  con- 
duct. 

At  the  age  of  thirty-one  he  entered  public 
life.  Immediately,  upon  becoming  a  member 
of  the  House  of  Burgesses,  he  proposed  the 
act  to  give  masters  a  right  to  free  their 
slaves,  which  afterwards  became  a  law.  He 
and  Henry  were  members  of  the  famous 
"  committee  of  correspondence"  for  spreading 
political  intelligence  among  the  masses.  His 
"Summary  of  the  Rights  of  Britisii  America," 
a  masterly  exposition  of  American  rights,  was 
revised  and  published  in  England,  by  Edmund 
Burke.  He  was  appointed  by  Washington, 
commander-in-chief  of  the  colonial  forces. 
His  bold  and  vigorous  reply  to  Lord  North's 
"conciliatory  proposals,"  ranked  him  among 
the  ablest  men  in  Congress.  And,  when 
Virginia  instructed  her  delegates  to  urge  in- 
dependence, a  committee  being  formed,  by 
general  consent  he  was  put  at  its  iiead.  He 
consented,  and  wrote  the  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence, the  Magna  Charta  of  American 
freedom. 

At  the  next  election  he  was  again  chosen 
a  member  of  Congress,  but  declined,  believing 
that  he  could  best  serve  the  cause  of  liberty 
in  liis  own  State.  There  his  most  important 
reforms  were  bills  to  establisii  religious  free- 
dom, to  abolish  entail,  to  put  an  end  to  the 
right  of  primogeniture,  and  to  proliibit  the 
importation  of  slaves.  Tiirougii  the  darkest 
hours  of  the  Revolution  he  was  Govenor  of 
Virginia,  after  which  he  returned  to  private 
life.  But  he  was  not  allowed  there  to  remain. 
From  the  seclusion  of  private  life  lie  was  called 
again  to  the  legislative  hall  of  the  nation. 
His  first  work  was  an  act  to  establish  the  pres- 
ent system  of  coinage,  and  a  bill  for  the  total 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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abolition  of  slavery  after  the  year  1800.  Had 
his  wise  counsels  been  heeded  then,  a  half 
century  later,  four  long  bloody  years  of  frat- 
ricidal strife  would  have  been  avoided.  There 
was  a  prophetic  meaning  in  his  words  when 
he  said,  "  I  tremble  for  my  country  when  I 
remember  God  is  just."  His  embassy  to  Italy, 
Germany,  and  France  gave  him  a  knowledge 
of  different  nations  and  peoples  that  fitted 
him  upon  his  return  for  the  duties  of  Secre- 
tary of  State.  This  trust  having  been  ful- 
filled he  returned  once  more  to  his  domestic 
affairs. 

But  from  the  peace  of  "Monticello"  he 
once  more  was  called  to  be  the  recipient  of 
the  highest  gift  of  his  grateful  countrymen. 
Here  he  displayed  that  same  simplicity  and 
detestation  of  royal  pomp  and  splendor  that 
had  characterized  his  former  life.  An  English 
gentleman,  present  at  his  inauguration,  said  : 
"His  dress  was  of  plain  cloth;  he  rode  on 
horseback  to  the  capitol,  dismounted  without 
assistance,  and  hitched  the  bridle  of  his  horse 
to  the  palisades."  Yet  beneath  the  plain,  sim- 
ple exterior  of  the  man,  was  the  heart  of  a 
philanthropist,  and  the  intellect  of  a  sage. 
The  principles  upon  which  the  foundations  of 
our  government  rest,  were  set  forth  in  his  first 
inaugural,  with  a  clearness,  precision,  and  force 
that  have  no  parallel.  "  Equal  and  exact  justice 
to  all  men  of  whatever  state  or  persuasion, 
religious  or  political;  peace,  commerce,  and 
honest  friendship  with  all  nations ;  the  sup- 
port of  state  governments  in  all  their  rights, 
as  the  most  competent  administration  for  our 
domestic  concerns,  and  the  surest  bulwark 
against  anti-republican  tendencies;  the  pres- 
ervation of  the  general  government  in  its 
whole  constitutional  vigor,  as  the  sheet-anchor 
of  our  peace  at  home  and  safety  abroad ;  ab- 
solute acquiescence  in  the  decisions  of  the 
majority,  the  vital  principle  of  republics,  from 
which  there  is  no  appeal  but  to  force,  the 
vital  principle  and  immediate  parent  of  des- 
potism ;  the  supremacy  of  civil  over  military 


authority ;  economy  in  the  public  expense  ; 
the  honest  payment  of  our  debts,  and  sacred 
preservation  of  the  public  faith ;  encourage- 
ment of  agriculture  and  its  handmaid,  com- 
merce ;  diffusion  of  information,  and  arraign- 
ment of  all  abuses  at  the  bar  of  public  reason  ; 
freedom  of  religion,  freedom  of  the  press,  and 
freedom  of  the  person  under  the  protection  of 
the  habeas  corpus.  These  principles  should 
be  the  creed  of  our  political  faith,  the  text  of 
civic  instruction,  the  touchstone  by  which  to 
try  those  we  trust ;  and  should  we  wan- 
der from  them  in  moments  of  error  or  alarm, 
let  us  hasten  to  retrace  our  steps,  and  to  re- 
gain the  road  which  alone  leads  to  peace,  lib- 
erty, and  safety." 

His  dying  words,  "  I  resign  my  soul  to 
God,  and  my  child  to  my  country,"  showed 
his  abiding  faith  in  the  perpetuity  of  those 
principles,  and,  like  Washington,  he  could 
say,  "  Mine  eyes  have  grown  dim  in  the 
service  of  my  country,  yet  I  have  never 
doubted  her  justice."  And,  viewing  the  life 
of  this  philanthropist,  statesman,  and  scholar, 
it  can  truly  be  said, 

"  Wisdom,  alone,  outbuilds  them  all, 
Her  monuments  shall  stand  when  Egypt's  fall." 


THE  STORY  OF  A  FACE. 

"  It  was  during  the  winter  and  spring  of 
1868,"  said  my  friend  settling  back  in  his  easy 
chair  and  knocking  the  ashes  from  his  cigar, 
"  that  the  only  adventure  I  ever  had,  that  could 
really  be  called  an  adventure,  happened.  At 
that  time,  as  it  chanced,  I  was  rooming  in 
that  old  room  in  Winthrop  Hall,  of  which 
you  have  so  often  heard  me  speak,  and  with 
a  medic  as  chum.  Such  a  combination  as 
this  rarely  happens,  and  you  will  doubtless  be 
surprised  at  it,  but  when  I  entered  college  as 
a  Freshman,  my  chum  was  a  Junior,  and  so 
in  the  process  of  time,  completing  the  last 
two  years  of  his  course,  he  entered  upon  the 
study  of  medicine,  of  which  he  had  always 


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been  passionately  fond,  and  as  the  two  col- 
leges were  in  close  proximity,  it  made  it  very 
convenient  for  him  to  keep  his  old  furnished 
room  and  his  old  friend  as  chum. 

"Well,  as  I  was  saying,"  continued  my 
friend,  taking  up  the  thread  of  the  story 
where  he  had  left  it  to  knock  to  pieces  a  lump 
of  coal  in  the  grate  which  burst  into  a  clear 
colorless  flame  and  then  died  down  again, 
"  everything  was  going  first  rate  during  the 
spring  of  1868.  Stevens,  for  that  was  my 
chum's  name,  Jim  Stevens,  had  settled  down 
to  study  in  good  earnest.  The  fair  sex  and 
all  the  pleasures  Brunswick  in  the  spring  sea- 
son afforded,  were  abandoned  for  the  pursuit 
of  knowledge,  which  was  to  last  him  through 
his  life  as  a  life-work,  and  on  wliich  I  did  not 
doubt  Jim  founded  the  hope  of  gaining  dis- 
tinction. For  indeed,"  said  my  friend 
stretching  out  his  feet  to  the  blaze,  "  I  never 
saw  ambition  and  power  so  united  in  the  en- 
thusiastic pursuit  of  an  idol,  as  they  were  in 
the  person  of  Jim  Stevens  in  his  pursuit  of 
medical  knowledge." 

"One  year  had  passed  over  our  heads 
already,  and  I  was  entering  upon  my  Senior 
Year  and  my  chum  well  along  in  his  second 
year,  when  I  noticed  a  change  in  his  demeanor 
and  aspect.  Nothing  to  be  sure  that  would 
be  noticed,  by  one  that  was  unacquainted 
with  his  habits.  But  there  was  in  fact  a 
change  to  my  eyes,  and  a  noticeable  one.  He 
seemed  distracted  and  nervous,  and  if  I  ad- 
dressed him  suddenly  would  look  up  with  a 
start.  Now  Jim  was  the  farthest  from  a 
nervous  person  I  ever  saw,  and  in  medical 
operations  was  noted  for  possessing  a  cool 
head  and  steady  hand.  But  something  liad 
evidently  upset  his  equinimity,  so  one  day  I 
made  bold  to  address  him  on  the  subject. 
'  You  had  better  leave  off  smoking,  Jim. 
You  are  getting  nervous,  and  that  won't  do 
for  a  doctor.'  Jim  laughed  and  made  some 
reply  about  only  smoking  in  tlie  dissecting 
room,  and  as  he  seemed  unwilling  to  say  more 


I  did  not  then  press  him  farther.  The  next 
day  was  Sunday,  and  by  Monday  morning 
he  seemed  quite  himself  again,  and  I  was 
about  to  drop  the  subject  from  my  mind, 
when  Monday  night  he  came  home  worse 
than  ever,  for  when  I  accidentally  dropped 
a  book  that  came  down  on  its  side  with  a 
slam,  Jim  leaped  out  of  his  chair  all  in  a 
bunch,  with  remarks  not  at  all  complimentary 
to  things  in  general,  and  still  less  so  to  the 
case  in  hand.  Now  this  was  so  unlike  him  in 
every  way,  that  I  stared  for  a  few  seconds  in 
perfect  amazement,  and  then  blurted  out: 
'  For  Gad's  sake,  Jim,  what  is  the  matter 
with  you  ?  Has  your  girl  gone  back  on  you, 
or  are  you  haunted?  You  are  as  nervous 
as ' — and  here  I  stopped  for  want  of  a  simile. 
Jim  laughed  rather  sheepishly,  and  re- 
plied :  '  That's  just  what  is  the  matter, 
chummie.  I  am  haunted,  but  not  by  a  ghost ; 
its  bj'  a  face,  and  not  a  pleasant  one  either.' 
I  stood  with  open  eyes  and  distended  lower 
jaw  to  hear  him.  It  seemed  so  utterly  im- 
possible for  Jim  Stevens  to  be  in  any  way 
supei'stitious.  He  laughed  again  at  my 
amazement,  and  said,  '  If  3'ou  will  sit  down 
and  care  to  hear  about  it,  I  will  tell  you.' 
So  I  drew  a  chair  up  to  the  stove,  lighted  the 
'  old  reliable,'  and  waited  for  him  to  begin." 

" '  Well,'  said  he,  '  I  suppose  you  will 
laugh  at  it,  and  it  makes  me  hate  myself  to 
think  I  am  such  a  fool,  but  it  is  all  to  do  with 
my  subject  at  the  dissecting  room.  I  was  not 
there  when  the  subjects  came,  so  the  other 
fellows  had  got  out  the  body  and  were  pre- 
paring to  work  on  it  when  I  came  in.  It  was 
in  a  first  rate  state  of  preservation  and  seemed 
to  be  the  body  of  a  man  of  middle  life.  His 
face,  and  this  is  what  I  wish  to  speak  of  par- 
ticularly, showed  him  to  be  a  foreigner,  prob- 
ably a  Portugese,  and  of  all  the  evil  malicious 
faces  I  ever  saw,  that  seemed  to  be  the  worst. 
When  I  lifted  the  cloth  to  look  at  liim,  it 
fairly  startled  me  by  its  repulsiveness.  The 
eyes  were  open  and  fixed  in  a  stony  stare  on 


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my  face,  the  lips  drawn  back  just  enough  to 
show  the  teeth,  and  the  whole  expression  and 
look  was  of  one  who  might  have  belonged  to 
the  damned.  Of  course  I  have  seen  so  much 
of  that  kind  of  thing,'  continued  Jim,  '  that 
I  expected  soon  to  get  used  to  it,  and  looked 
upon  it  as  an  interesting  subject,  probably  as 
good  a  one,  if  not  the  best,  there  was  in  the 
lot.  But  for  some  reason  or  other  I  found 
myself  horribly  attracted  to  that  cloth,  cover- 
ing the  face,  and  once  or  twice  was  on  the 
point  of  lifting  it  to  take  another  look,  but  on 
second  thought  restrained  myself.  I  soon 
found  I  was  getting  nervous  and  sort  of  un- 
strung, and  so  boldly  went  up  and  threw  the 
cloth  into  a  corner,  that  '  familiarity  might 
breed  contempt,'  not  doubting  I  should  soon 
get  accustomed  to  the  sight  and  think  no 
more  about  it.  And  so  I  worked  on  the  rest 
of  the  afternoon  with  that  cursed  face  looking 
at  me  and  calmly  watching  the  dissection  of  its 
own  body.  Well,'  continued  Jim,  '  that's 
all  there  is  to  it.  I  have  been  at  work  on  it 
for  a  week  or  so,  and  it  goes  on  just  the  same. 
I  am  not  getting  used  to  it  at  all,  and  what  is 
more,  when  we  divided  up  the  body  the  head 
and  cervical  vertebral  fell  to  me,  so  I  shall 
either  sell  them  or  clean  them  and  keep  them 
for  my  own  use.' 

"  I  was  so  much  interested  in  the  story  that 
I  determined  to  go  to  the  dissecting  room  the 
next  day  and  see  the  body.  So  I  acconjpanied 
Jim  to  that  most  fearful  of  places  for  the 
uninitiated,  where  death  becomes  a  stupen- 
dous joke,  and  every  better  and  reverent  feel- 
ing with  which  we  have  been  taught  from 
childhood  to  regard  death,  a  subject  of  laugh- 
ter. I  could  have  picked  out  my  fiiend's 
subject,  I  am  sure,  had  he  not  gone  straight 
to  it,  by  the  malice  and  evil  expressed  in  that 
horrible  face.  He  had  not  at  all  overdrawn 
the  picture  when  he  said  '  it  was  the  face  of 
one  who  might  have  belonged  to  the  damned.' 
I  staid  just  long  enough  to  get  the  face  im- 
pressed on  my  memory,  and  then  the  combi- 


nation of  tobacco  smoke  and  that  peculiar 
smell  that  cannot  be  described  coming  from 
dead  bodies,  drove  me  off.  I  worked  away 
in  my  room  for  the  rest  of  the  afternoon,  not 
particularly  thinking  of  the  sights  I  had  seen, 
yet  nevertheless  that  face,  with  its  stony 
stare,  would  come  into  my  mind.  Towards 
five  o'clock,  Jim  had  not  yet  come  to  the 
room,  leaving  my  books,  I  went  out  for  a 
walk  before  supper,  as  had  been  my  custom 
for  some  years,  rain  or  shine.  As  I  was 
swinging  off  at  a  good  round  pace  I  met  a 
particular  friend  who  earnestly  requested  me 
to  take  supper  with  him  as  he  was  boarding 
with  a  family  in  town  whom  he  represented 
as  very  pleasant  people.  As  another  attrac- 
tion he  mentioned  an  old  sailor  who  had  just 
come  home  from  sea  to  'lay  by'  for  the  rest 
of  his  life,  and  who  was  full  to  overflowing 
with  sea  stories  and  anecdotes  that  would 
have  made  an  ordinary  liar  hang  his  head  for 
shame.  It  is  needless  to  say  I  accepted  the 
invitation.  After  supper  the  old  villain  fast- 
ened on  me,  possibly  for  the  same  reason  the 
Ancient  Mariner  did  upon  the  wedding  guest, 
'  When  e'er  his  face  I  see 

I  know  the  man  must  hear  me 

To  him  my  tale  I  teach.' 

And  after  a  few  moments  he  had  my  will  as 
completely  as  the  Ancient  Mariner  did  the 
wedding  guest's,  and  no  less  terrible  were 
some  of  his  stories. 

"It  was  towards  eleven  o'clock  when  I 
found  myself  again  out  in  the  street  and  on 
the  way  to  the  college.  It  was  cloudy  and 
very  dark,  and  the  road  was  only  lit  up  here 
and  there  by  a  gleam  from  some  window  fac- 
ing the  street.  As  I  came  into  the  vicinity  of 
the  colleges  I  saw  the  lights  were  mostly  out 
and  the  end  lamps  taken  in.  On  passing  the 
medical  building  to  enter  the  campus  near  the 
north  end  of  Winthrop,  for  some  unknown 
reason  that  confounded  face  flashed  into  my 
mind  with  startling  distinctness.  Every 
feature  was  impressed  there  as  plainly  as  when 


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I  stood  in  the  room  and  looked  down  upon  it. 
I  overcame  with  some  difficulty  an  unpleasant 
feeling  creeping  up  my  spine  and  tending  to 
raise  my  hair,  and  entered  the  hall.  Feeling 
my  way  up  stairs  to  my  room,  finding  the 
key-hole  in  the  dark  and  throwing  open  the 
door,  occupied  but  a  moment.  It  was  pitch 
dark  within,  and  I  saw  by  the  lack  of  the 
cheerful  glow  that  usually  saluted  me  from 
the  stove  that  the  fire  had  died  down,  or  more 
probably  gone  out.  I  closed  the  door  care- 
fully behind  me,  and  with  that  sort  of  sense 
of  perception  which  one  has  in  a  familiar 
place  in  the  dark,  placed  my  hand  upon  the 
match-box  at  the  first  trial.  But  to  my  dis- 
may it  was  empty.  I  knew  that  there  were 
two  or  three  bunches  in  the  bureau  drawer  in 
the  bedroom,  but  I  hated  to  stumble  in  there 
in  the  dark,  and  besides,  that  ghastly  face 
persisted  in  remaining  in  my  mind's  eye. 
But  there  was  no  other  way,  so  I  felt  along 
the  wall  to  the  door,  threw  it  open,  and  had 
hold  of  the  bureau  knobs,  noticing  at  the 
same  time  that  it  seemed  a  little  lighter  in  the 
bedroom,  possibly  from  the  reflection  of  a 
light  somewhere.  I  had  done  all  this  without 
looking  up,  but  when  I  saw  an  increase  of 
light,  I  glanced  towards  the  window  directly 
in  front  of  which  was  the  bureau  and  before 
which  I  was  stooping,  holding  the  knobs  of 
the  bureau  drawer.  And  there — right  in 
front  of  me — so  near  that  by  stretching  out 
ray  hand  I  could  have  touched  it,  was  the  out- 
line of  a  human  head.  And  in  what  dim 
light  did  come  into  the  room  I  recognized 
with  that  peculiar  sinking  feeling  of  the  heart 
the  features  I  had  seen  that  day  and  which 
had  so  stamped  themselves  upon  my  memory. 
I  suppose  I  started  back  without  letting  go 
my  hold  on  the  bureau  drawer,  for  I  remem- 
ber seeing  the  head  begin  to  nod  and  fall 
towards  me. 

"The  next  I  remember  was  a  blaze  of  liglit, 
and  my  chum  turning  the  contents  of  the 
water-pitcher  over  me.     But  never  do  1  re- 


member, in  all  my  life,  of  seeing  an3'thing 
that  looked  so  pleasant  and  life-like  as  that 
light.  life  and  light !  surely  the  two  are 
closely  connected.  My  chum  could  never 
forgive  himself  for  his  carelessness,  although 
no  serious  consequences  came  from  it.  For 
tlie  whole  explanation  of  the  affair  was,  that 
my  chum  had  brought  home  the  head  to  clean 
off  the  flesh  and  prepare  it  for  anatomical 
purposes.  He  had  brought  it  to  the  room  and 
placed  it  on  the  bureau,  when  some  one  called 
for  him  and  he  had  gone  off  and  forgotten  it 
entirely.  It  happened  that  I  discovered  it 
under  unfavorable  circumstances,  and  you 
know  the  result.  I  afterwards  bought  the 
skull  of  Stevens,  and  it  now  adorns  my 
library." 


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"  A.  very-boot-licking  young  man, 
A  worship-the-Prols.  youug  man, 

A  stay-after-elass-ery 

Chuck-full-of-gus-ery 
Study-for-nmk  youug  man." 

"  Empty  is  the  Elm  House." 

Ivy  holidays  June  1st  and  2d. 

The  cold  weather  makes  training  uncomfortable. 

The  college  has  been  canvassed  for  Guizot's 
History. 

The  hand-organ  men  are  'round  with  all  the 
modern  tunes. 

Boston  with  variations  was  the  principle  feature 
of  the  May  festival. 

Question  of  the  day,  "  Will  my  Derby  last  me 
until  straw  hat  timef  " 

A  book,  entitled  "  What  I  know  about  snakes," 
is  soon  to  be  writtou  by  the  Major. 

The  order  of  exercises  for  licld  day  is  slightly 
dilTcront  from  that  of  last  year.  The  changes  are 
for  iho  bettor. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


21 


Ivy  day  invitations  can  be  obtained  of  F.  E. 
Perbam,  16  Main  Hall. 

An  upset  does  not  bave  a  very  dispiriting  effect 
upon  the  single  scull  men. 

Tbe  late  reviews  bave  been  bound  and  arranged 
conveniently  for  use  in  tbe  library. 

We  believe  it  was  a  Junior  wbo  wished  to  know 
what  was  meant  by  "  discussing  "  a  point. 

The  Richmond  straight  cut,  introduced  by  one 
of  the  Profs,  is,  of  course,  having  a  big  run. 

Prof.  Campbell  is  the  author  of  Campbell's  Ger- 
man course,  a  text-book  of  recognized  worth. 

The  reporters  are  losing  caste.  Truly  aesthetic 
companies  now  close  their  doors  against  them. 

The  Freshman  crew,  if  it  is  a  good  day  for 
them,  get  around  the  island  in  less  than  an  hour. 

Trout  flsbing  is  particularly  popular  with  the 
Seniors.    Well,  they  must  kill  their  time  some  way. 

A  Junior  renders  und  Johanna  setzt  sich  den 
Selm  auf,  "and  Joan  sits  down  upon  tbe  helmet." 

Skilled  workmen  have  put  together  and  mounted 
upon  pedestals  the  last  installment  of  plaster  casts. 

Optional  drill  calls  out  but  few  cadets.  Five 
officers  and  three  privates  is  the  average  make-up 
of  the  squad. 

The  chap  with  paper  in  hand  and  pencil  behind 
the  ear  is  the  one  to  dodge.  He  wants  you  to  sign 
away  some  sbeks. 

"And  the  poor  locust  lay  there  on  tbe  ground 
and  slowly  cast  his  eye  upward,"  sounds  rather 
good  in  a  sermon. 

The  latest  thing  is  to  make  tbe  Juniors  take  the 
same  lesson  next  time,  and  to  ask  them  if  they 
won't  kindly  study  it  a  little. 

Now  remember  this :  Tbe  college  janitor  really 
did  once  upon  a  time  set  a  pane  of  glass  on  the 
day  that  he  promised  to  do  it. 

Watching  tbe  evolutions  of  a  dove  among  the 
arches  broke  the  monotony  of  church  service  at 
tbe  Orthodox  house,  recently. 

'83  man,  looking  over  the  college  journals  in 
the  exchange  editor's  room:  "Say,  Boss,  where's 
the  Harvard  Lampoon  published  ?  " 

The  two  lectures  of  Mr.  C.  M.  Saford,  Secretary 
of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of  Massachusetts,  before  the 
praying  circle,  were  very  highly  spoken  of. 


McCarty,  '82,  is  coaching  the  college  crew.  Capt. 
Reed  proposes  to  put  his  crew  over  tbe  course  with 
the  class  crews  on  June  1st. 

Perhaps  a  man  don't  feel  mad  after  he  has  said 
"  unprepared,"  when  a  man  across  the  room,  with 
a  name  sounding  bke  his,  was  the  person  called. 

Does  anybody  say  that  time  spent  at  church  is 
thrown  away  ?  Examine  the  fly-leaves  in  the  north 
gallery  hymn  books  before  you  form  your  opinion. 

Prof,  to  Junior— "What  is  tissue?"  Junior — 
"Tissue,  sir,  is  something  that  is  exceedingly  thin." 
Prof.—"  The  same  might  be  said  of  your  answer." 

Tbe  ancient  book-seller  has  made  his  yearly 
visit.  "The  two-hundred -paged  dictionary,  with 
fifty  thousand  words  with  definitions,"  was  his  best 
hold. 

The  campus  now  resounds  with  the  cries  of  the 
base-ballist. — Bates  Student.  We  bad  reasons  for 
believing  that  the  crying  up  there  would  take  place 
later. 

Now,  don't  you  feel  a  little  bit  ashamed  because 
you  went  to  Muldoon's  Picnic  and  the  walking 
match  instead  of  going  to  tbe  Cecilia  Quartette's 
concert  1 

It  is  mighty  pleasant  to  bounce,  accidently  of 
course,  into  a  maiden's  arms  while  playing  rough 
games,  but  isn't  it  rather  undignified  for  professors 
to  do  it  ? 

It  has  great  effect  and  is  remarkably  consistent 
for  a  professor  to  reprimand  tbe  " funny  men"  in  a 
class,  and  in  so  doing  attempt  to  make  bis  own 
remarks  witty. 

The  following  ball  games  have  been  arranged : 
May  17th,  with  the  Colbys  at  Waterville;  May 
24tb,  with  tbe  Bates  on  the  delta ;  May  27th,  with 
the  Bates  at  Lewiston. 

Gile,  ex-'83,  appears  in  the  catalogue  of  the 
University  of  Michigan  Law  School  as  an  A.B. 
from  Bowdoin,  '81.  We  always  thought  that  the 
Elder  possessed  some  gall. 

A  Freshman  says  that  his  class  is  unwilling  to  put 
forward  a  crew  in  the  spring  race  because  it  would 
certainly  come  in  last.  There,  young  man!  you 
have  given  the  whole  snap  away. 

The  Maine  members  of  tbe  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon 
Fraternity  held  a  banquet  at  the  Preble  House, 
Portland,  on  Thursday  evening,  April  26.  An 
Association  of  Maine  A.  K.  E.'s  was  formed. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Prof,  (to  Senior  in  Christian  Evidences)—"  At 
what  time  were  the  Xew  Testament  manuscripts 
prepared'?"  Senior— "  About  two  thousand  years 
before  Christ,  sir."    Prof,  gasps  for  breath. 

The  Juniors  have  lately  held  class  meetings  for 
the  distribution  of  honors  and  arrangement  of  other 
affairs  relative  to  ivy  day.  The  results  of  their 
deliberations  will  be  withheld  for  the  present. 

Bowdoin  is  one  of  sis  colleges,  out  of  the  forty- 
three  represented  in  the  American  college  song 
book,  that  have  received  the  especial  praise  of  the 
publisher  for  the  excellency  of  pieces  furnished. 

A  certain  student  went  without  his  suppe?,  the 
other  night,  in  order  to  hold  sweet  converse  with  a 
young  lady  in  the  waiting-room  at  the  depot. 
Some  men,  you  know,  do  not  live  by  bread  alone. 

Men,  from  different  publishing  firms,  have 
induced  some  of  the  most  heartless  of  the  boys  to 
make  life  miserable  to  the  inhabitants  of  the  rural 
districts,  during  the  coming  summer,  by  canvassing 
for  books. 

The  ball  nine  is  to  have  a  new  uniform,  consist- 
ing of  a  white  hat  trimmed  with  red,  tight-fitting 
white  shirt,  light  white  blouse  trimmed  with  red, 
and  red  stockings.  It  is  believed  the  combination 
will  be  an  attractive  one. 

The  College  Orchestra  have  frequent  rehearsals 
and  are  making  considerable  advancement  under 
the  instruction  of  Prof.  Grimmer  of  Portland.  It 
is  feebly  rumored  that  this  organization  will  give 
an  entertainment  some  time  this  term. 

C.  H.  Gilman,  '82,  was  delegate  from  the  Bow- 
doin chapter  to  the  Psi  Upsilon  Convention,  held  at 
the  University  of  Syracuse  last  week.  A  general 
Psi  Upsilon  banquet  was  held  at  the  Preble  House, 
Portland,  Thursday  evening,  May  11th. 

The  following  is  ■  raked  up  from  trial  relics : 
Junior — "  Well,  S.,  since  you  began  to  receive  wit- 
ness fees,  I  suppose  you  have  smoked  twenty-five 
cent  cigars"  Soph,  (indifferently)— "  Why,  cer- 
tainly, I  have  smoked  twenty  five-cent  cigars." 

Here's  a  joke  from  the  Vermont  University 
Reveille,  "The  members  of  the  class  of  '85  resem- 
ble new-laid  eggs  in  what  way?  They  are  Fresh." 
The  originator  of  that  stupendous  thing  has  obvi- 
ou.sly  mistaken  his  calling.  Flo  might  make  his 
indispcndcnt  fortune  in  a  short  tiiiin  in  the  epitaph 
business  or  ou  the  oililorial  board  of  the  London 
Punch. 


A  portion  of  the  mineralogy  class,  with  Prof. 
Robinson,  took  a  ten-mile  tramp  to  the  Topsham 
quarries  on  Saturday,  May  6th.  They  succeeded 
in  getting  quite  a  quantity  of  good  specimens,  only  a 
few  of  the  boys  were  obliged  to  come  back  on  the 
train. 

There  was  more  than  the  usual  trouble  in  pro- 
curing books  at  the  commencement  of  this  term. 
If  the  managers  of  the  college  book  store  could 
increase  their  capital  sufficiently  to  enable  them  to 
carry  a  stock  of  three  or  four  dozen  books,  it  would 
certainly  be  appreciated. 

'85  has  been  discussing  the  advisability  of  choos- 
ing directors  to  manage  the  affairs  of  their  ball 
nine.  Certainly  there  is  no  institution  in  college 
that  to-day  feels  the  need  of  a  live  board  of  direc- 
tors so  much  as  the  Freshman  ball  nine,  except 
perhaps  it  be  the  college  nine. 

A  South  Appleton  man,  who  has  a  briUiant 
future  before  him,  strove  last  week  to  warm  his 
room  by  making  a  fire  on  the  brick  hearth,  suppos- 
ing that  the  smoke  would  escape  through  the  stove- 
pipe hole.  An  atmosphere  in  all  that  end,  dim 
with  smoke  and  sulphurous  with  profanity,  was  the 
result. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Athletic  Association,  on 
Friday,  May  4th,  the  following  officers  were  elected 
for  the  coming  year:  President,  W.  C.  Winter,  '83; 
Vice  President,  S.  W.  Walker,  '84;  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  A.  Pierce,  '84 ;  Directors,  H.  A.  Bascom, 
'83 ;  B.  Sewall,  '83  ;  R.  I.  Thompson,  '84 ;  Master 
of  Ceremonies,  H.  R.  Goodwin,  '83. 

The  classico-medical  unpleasantness  has  about 
disappeared.  At  one  time  serious  complications 
were  threatened,  but  the  better  spirit  seems  sure  to 
prevail.  The  medics  have  openly  displayed  what 
we  have  for  a  long  time  given  them  credit  for, — 
superiority  in  rural  pursuits  and  in  using  the  cheap- 
est of  cheap  talk.  Now  the  summer  is  coming  on, 
and  it  is  getting  too  hot  to  stay  mad.  Good-bye 
torch.    Good-bye  plowshare.    Doctor,  let's  shake. 

The  program  tor  field  day,  June  1 ,  is  as  follows : 
1.  Mile  run.  2.  Standing  high  jump.  3.  Sack 
race.  4.  Putting  shot.  5.  One  hundred  yards 
dash,  three  heats.  6.  Running  broad  jump.  7. 
Hop,  skip,  and  jump.  8.  Wheelbarrow  race.  9. 
Two  hundred  and  twenty  yards  dash.  10.  Throw- 
ing base-ball.  II.  Standing  broad  jump.  12.  Half- 
mile  run.  13.  Throwing  hainmcr.  14.  Hurdle  race. 
15.  Three-legged    race.       Hi.    Bicycle    race,    two 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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miles.    17.  Potato  race.    18.  Consolation  race.    19. 
Tug-of-war. 

Here  is  a  Young  man  with  a  Summer  Ulster  and 
a  Square-topped  stiff  Hat.  His  Pants  are  white, 
though  it  is  only  May.  Is  he  Trying  to  Force  the 
Season  1  I  don't  Know.  Don't  go  near  him,  Child, 
for  he  has  been  eating  Onions.  Is  he  the  Adopted 
Son  of  the  Prosperous  Washerwoman  ?  No,  he  is 
a  Medic.  See  how  Sharp  his  Eyes  are  and  how 
Long  he  lets  his  Hair  Grow  !  He  has  just  taken 
his  Supper  at  a  Bakery  and  is  now  Picking  his 
Teeth  on  the  Steps  of  the  Tontine.  Will  he  Stay 
in  his  Eoom  this  Evening  and  Plug  for  To-morrow's 
Quiz  ?  Not  much.  He  will  Walk  on  the  Harps- 
well  Eoad  with  the  Box-shop  Girl. 


The  class  races  will  occur  on  June  1st,  at  10.30 
A.M.  Only  three  crews  can  participate,  as  the 
Seniors  have  furnished  three  men  from  their  crew 
for  the  college  crew  and  are,  of  course,  unable  to 
fill  their  places  upon  so  short  a  notice.  The  Juniors 
have  been  obliged  to  put  two  new  men  into  their 
boat,  still  the  crew  will  go  into  the  race  in  as  good 
condition  as  on  previous  occasions.  The  improve- 
ment in  their  stroke  is  especially  noticeable.  The 
following  is  the  make  up : 

Name.  Age.  Height.  Weight. 

H.  A.  Bascom,  bow.  21  yrs.  5  ft.  11  in.  152  lbs. 

A.  E.  Austin,  No.  2.  21  yrs.  .5  ft.  10"^  in.       152  lbs. 

W.  C.  Winter,  No.  3.  24  yrs.  5  ft.  dM  in.         16.5  lbs. 

E.  W.  Chase  (Capt.),  strolie.  22  yrs.  5  ft.  11  in.  156  lbs. 

Coxswain H.  R.  Goodwin. 

Average  age 23  years. 

Average  height 5  ft.  10t4  in. 

Average  weight lo6J  lbs. 

The  Statistics  of  the  Sophomore  crew,  as  at 
present  made  up,  are  as  follows  : 

Name.  Age.  Height.  Weight. 

J.  Torrey,  bow.  1«  yrs.  5  ft.  10  in.  150  lbs. 

C.  E.  Adams,  No.  2.  18  yrs.  5  ft.  9  in.  155  lbs. 

A.  F.  Sweetser,  No.  3.  21  yrs.  5  ft.  9|  in.  160  lbs. 

A.  H.  Brown  (Capt.) ,  stroke.    20  yrs.  5  ft.  9  in.  175  lbs. 

Coxswain J.  A.  Waterman. 

Average  age 19  yrs.  1  m. 

Average  height 5  ft.  9^6  in. 

Average  weight ; 160  lbs. 

Brown  and  Sweetser,  however,  are  training  in 
the  college  crew,  and  it  is  possible  that  Capt.  Reed 
will  not  allow  them  to  row  in  the  class  races.  In 
that  case  either  the  crew  will  be  re-arranged,  Z.  W. 
Kemp  and  W.  H.  Cothren  making  up  the  four,  or 
the  Sophomores  will  decline  altogether  to  put  a 
crew  upon  the  water. 

The  Freshmen  have  purchased  the  boat  formerly 
belonging  to  '82,  and  their  crew  appears  to  be  mak- 
ing good  progress.  Their  form  is  rather  bad  as  yet, 
but  that  will,  doubtless,  be  in  a  great  measure  rem- 
edied before  the  race.    The  following  is  the  crew : 


Name.  Age.  Height.  Weight. 

N.  B.  Ford  CCapt.),  bow.  18  yrs.  5  ft.  11  in.  165  lbs. 

F.  N.  Whittier,  No.  3.  20  yi-s.  6  ft.  168  lbs. 

L.  Hodgkins,  No.  3.  20  "yrs.  5  ft.  10  in.  175  lbs. 

F.  W.  Alexander,  sti-oke.         22  yrs.  5  ft.  8  in.  160  lbs. 

Coxswain J.  A.  Peters. 

Average  age 20  years. 

Average  height 5  f t.  lOJ  in. 

Average  weight 167  lbs. 


"  My  great  heavens  I  "  cried  the  student, 

As  he  jumped  up  from  his  bed. 

"  The  last  bell,  and  I've  slept  over, 

Fourteen  marks,  too,  o'er  my  bead. 

I  must  reach  it,  I  must  gain  it, 

Quick  now,  hasten!    Where's  my  vest? 

Where's  my  pants  and  my  suspfenders? 

Sine  qua  non  :    I'll  be  blest  1 

Thunderation  1  can't  I  find  them? 

Never  mind,  I'll  put  her  through, 

Rubber  boots  and  linen  duster. 

Now  my  hat,  there,  that  will  do." 

So  he  speedeth  toward  the  chapel 

'Mid  a  crowd  of  others  late, 

All  of  whom  put  forth  their  utmost, 

As  the  bell  tolls  out  their  fate. 

They  have  reached  it,  doors  are  closing. 

In  they  squeeze,  all  else  forgotten; 

But  our  hero  does  not  notice 

He  has  torn  oft"  every  button 

Of  the  duster  that  surrounds  him, 

'Neath  which  nature's  covering  shines. 

And  it  quickly  yields  in  summons 

To  the  surging,  pressing  Hues. 

Pen  and  brush  both  fail  in  telling 

Of  the  beauty  there  displayed. 

Of  the  shapely  limbs  belonging 

To  that  student  sore  dismayed. 

Folding  now  the  duster  'round  him. 

After  all  have  had  a  look, 

Our  poor  hero  hides  his  blushes 

In  a  chapel  singing  book. 

Muttered  curses  now  escape  him. 

Anger  bristles  in  his  eye, 

And  he  swears,  "  Before  next  morning, 

An  alarm  clock  I  will  buy." 


PERSONAL. 


'39. — Rev.  Chas.  F.  Allen  has  been  appointed 
Presiding  Elder  of  Lewiston  District.  He  was 
formerly  President  of  Maine  State  College.  His 
post-office  address  is  Brunswick. 

'48.— Rev.  Wm.  C.  Pond,  a  son  of  Dr.  Pond, 
was  recently  installed  pastor  of  Bethany  Church, 
San  Francisco. 

'71. — The  following  information  concerning  the 
nineteen  members  of  the  class  of  1871,  whose 
names  appear  in  the  new  general  catalogue  of  the 


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BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


alumni,  has  been  sent  to  us  by  one  of  the  class : 
Charles  E.  Clark,  physician,  51  Allen  Street,  Bos- 
ton; Newton  F.  Curtis,  physician,  White  Plains, 
N.  Y. ;  Edgar  P.  Davis,  pastor  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church,  Gardiner,  Me. ;  Wm.  S.  Dennett, 
oculist.  Hotel  Pelham,  Boston;  Edwin  H.  Lord, 
High  School,  Lawrence,  Mass. ;  Wm.  P.  Melcher, 
physician,  Pemberton,  N.  J. ;  Edward  P.  Mitchell, 
on  the  editorial  corps  of  the  Neiv  York  Sun;  Wm. 
S.  Pattee,  lawyer,  Northfleld,  Minn. ;  Vernon  D. 
Price,  in  business,  Louisville,  Ky. ;  Chas.  L.  Shep- 
ard,  head  clerk  of  quartermaster's  department, 
U.  S.  A.,  Helena,  M.  T. ;  Augustine  Simmons, 
lawyer.  North  Anson,  Me. ;  Everett  S.  Stackpole, 
pastor  of  Methodist  Church,  Woodford's  Corner, 
Me.;  Wallace  R.  White,  U.  S.  District  Attorney, 
Boise  City,  Idaho.  Monroe  and  Hussey  are  dead. 
We  learn  that  Kingsbury  Bachelder,  formerly 
Principal  of  the  Maine  Central  Institute,  at  Pitts- 
field,  is  at  present  in  the  Theological  School  at 
Bates  College;  and  that  Jacob  F.  Chaney  is  at 
present  a  book-keeper,  320  East  Fifth  Street, 
Leadville,  Col.  Who  knows  where  Billings  and 
Cole  are  ? 

'73. — A.  J.  Boardman,  a  native  of  Maine,  was 
one  of  the  Republican  candidates  for  Alderman,  in 
Minneapolis,  at  the  late  election.  We  are  sorry  to 
learn  that  he  was  defeated. 

'73. — E.  J.  Cramm  is  studying  law  in  Portland 
with  Strout,  Gage  &  Strout. 

74._At  Great  PaUs,  N.  H.,  May  4th,  Harry 
Vane  Moore  of  Berwick,  Me.,  was  married  to 
Emma  Frances,  daughter  of  Wm.  W.  Nason  of 
Great  Falls. 

'75. — L.  A.  Rogers,  Principal  of  New  Britain 
Seminary,  Conn.,  held  appropriate  services  upon 
the  death  of  Longfellow. 

'76. — Geo.  F.  Pratt  is  on  the  Superintending 
School  Committee,  Bath.  Geo.  E.  Hughes,  '73, 
Principal  of  High  School,  resigned. 

'77. — R.  E.  Peary,  Lieutenant  Civil  Engineer, 
U.  S.  N.,  has  been  ordered  to  Key  West,  Fla.,  to 
superintend  the  construction  of  an  iron  pier  at  that 
place. 

'78. — Philip  L.  Paine,  after  passing  an  excellent 
examination,  has  been  admitted  to  the  Cumberland 
County  bar,  at  Portland. 

'80.— Ferguson  is  teaching  at  Milton  Mills,  N.  H. 

'80. — Edwards  is  teaching  the  Topsham  High 
School. 

'80. — Thomas  P.  Jones  pastor  of  the  Methodist 
church  in  Bowdoinham. 


'81.— Rogers,  lately  appointed  trial  justice  at 
Pembroke. 

'85. — Brown  is  teaching  the  Grammar  School  in 

Topsham. 


COLLEGE    WORLD. 


The  attempt  to  admit  women  to  the  Harvard 
Medical  School  has  proved  a  failure. 

The  average  cost  of  a  four  years'  course  at  Yale 
is  estimated  at  $3,825. — Princetonian. 

Fourteen  of  Ohio's  thirty  odd  colleges  and  uni- 
versities have  formed  an  organization  whose  aim  is 
to  bring  about  uniformity  in  the  standard  of  require- 
ments for  admission. 

The  editors  of  the  paper  at  the  University  of 
Cincinnati,  who  were  suspended  for  casting  reflec- 
tions upon  the  Faculty,  have  been  taken  back  on 
condition  that  they  renounce  all  connection  with 
the  paper  hereafter. 

Among  the  questions  prepared  by  the  Senior 
Class  Historian  at  Columbia,  to  obtain  the  class 
statistics,  are  the  following:  "Who  do  you  con- 
sider the  handsomest  man  in  the  class?"  "The 
cheekiest?"  "  The  cleverest?"  "Are  you  engaged?" 

The  Walker  building  at  Amherst,  containing 
many  valuable  specimens,  which  was  recently 
destroyed  by  fire,  was  not  insured.  It  is  also  re- 
ported that  the  rank  of  the  various  classes  was 
consumed  in  the  building.     "  'Tis  an  ill  wind,"  etc. 

The  Yale  men  are  beginning  to  make  complaints 
against  their  ranking  system.  They  think  it  is 
about  time  for  Yale  to  lay  aside  her  conservatism 
and  follow  the  lead  of  other  colleges  which  have 
well  nigh  abolished  the  marking  system,  as  it  is  in 
vogue  among  us.  The  action  of  Mr.  Gunn  of 
Williams  in  refusing  the  highest  honor  of  his  class, 
on  the  ground  tbat  the  present  marking  system  is 
pernicious,  seems  to  have  awakened  interest  in  this 
subject  throughout  the  country. 


CLIPPINGS. 


Judge— "  Officer,  what  is  this  man  charged 
with?"    Officer — "  With  whiskey,  your  Honor." 

]$owdoin  and  Williams  will  build  gymnasiums  at 
an  expense  of  $()5,0U0.— £.r.  The  best  joke  of  the 
season. 

"Who  was  the  great  Athenian  poetf"  asked 
the  Schoolmaster.  "  Periklos,"  replied  the  slow 
boy  in  the  farther  seat,  "  he  was  versed  in  war, 
versed  in  peace,  and  vor — "  But  the  pedagoguo 
interrupted  him  to  say  that  was  the  vorst  he'd  ever 
heard;  and  just  than  lightning  struck  the  an- 
tique tower  of  the  village  school,  and,  without  com- 
ing to  a  vote,  the  house  adjourned.  — Fn/'SiV^/- 


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"Ain't  it  wicked  to  rob  dis  yere  hen  roost, 
Jim'?"  " Dat's  a  good  moral  question,  Gumbo; 
we  ain't  got  time  to  consider  it  now — hand  down 
another  pullet." — Ex. 

"  Can  I  ask  a  few  questions  concerning  the  cele- 
brated Damascus  steel  ?  "  is  the  way  a  correspon- 
dent begins  his  letter.  Certainly ;  we  don't  care  a 
Damascus  anything  you  want  to  know. — Emory 
Mirror. 


EDITORS'  TABLE. 


We  always  listen  with  peculiar  interest  to  what 
our  neighbors  have  to  say,  and  so  now  that  we  have 
put  our  house  in  order,  which  we  assure  you  was 
no  small  job,  we  will  turn  our  attention  to  the  Col- 
Tjy  Echo  and  the  Bates  Student.  The  Eclw  is  con- 
gratulating itself  on  the  increase  in  the  number  of 
electives,  and  expresses  the  hope  "  that  in  the 
'  Golden  Sometime '  we  may  become  a  university  in 
fact  as  well  as  in  name."  The  literary  department 
opens  with  a  poem  entitled  "  Vishnu,"  which,  to 
the  uncultured  mind,  would  appear  about  as  mys- 
terious as  the  matter  of  Commencement  appoint- 
ments.   We  quote : 

"  If  the  known  cloth  know  the  knower, 

If  the  knower  is  the  known. 
It  is  not  all  the  mystery 

I  come  and  go  and  am  alone." 

We  take  the  liberty  of  offering  a  prize  for  a 
solution,  the  Colby  Echo  for  one  year.  Then  follow 
three  rather  long  but  quite  readable  literary  arti- 
cles, the  tediousness  of  which  is  relieved  by  another 
poem.      We  may  be  permitted  to  quote  one  line, 

"  From  thy  rifted  side  the  aortal  current  flows." 
Now  "  aortal "  is  a  real  good  word  and  it  fills  in  the 
line  first  rate,  but  it  is  so  seldom  that  the  poet  de- 
scends from  his  lofty  flights  of  fancy  to  the  stern 
realities  of  physiology,  that  we  can't  help  expressing 
our  admiration  of  this  exception.  The  Echo  is  sug- 
gestively silent  on  the  subject  of  the  nine.  It  merely 
remarks  that  the  men  have  been  put  in  position  and 
are  at  work.  Colby's  new  President,  Dr.  Pepper, 
is  to  be  inaugurated  next  Commencement.  The 
Colby  men  are  extremely  proud  of  their  new  acqui- 
sition, an  instructor  in  gymnastics,  and  they  pro- 
pose to  give  an  exhibition  at  the  end  of  the  term  in 
addition  to  their  regular  field  day. 

The  Bates  Student  has  an  attractive  cover, 
though  at  first  sight  we  were  a  little  reminded  of 
Dr.  Ayer's  Almanac,  and  from  it  we  learn  that  this 
enterprising  (  Ahem ! )  publication  has  reached  its 
tenth  year,    Opening  it,  we  are  really  startled  at 


the  first  words  of  the  last  editorial,  "  Longfellow  is 
dead."  We  had  thought  all  the  poets  in  the  coun- 
try had  exhausted  their  vocabularies  on  this  sub- 
ject, and  that  we  would  no  longer  be  harrowed  by 
their  mournful  wails,  but  the  Student  has  yet  a 
wail  that  must  be  wailed.  Would  that  we  had 
space  to  give  it  in  its  entirety,  but  we  spare  your 
tears.  Listen  :  "  One  by  one  the  names  of  those  we 
early  learned  to  love  are  passing  to  the  voiceless 
silence  of  pathetic  dust."  And  again,if  some  one  could 
only  answer  this  we  would  be  relieved :  "  Was  that 
sweet  song  which  charmed  our  souls  naught  but  the 
echo  of  a  song  from  out  the  halls  of  molecular  rev- 
elry, where  waltzing  atoms  play  their  timeful  ditties 
on  the  brain  of  genius  ? "  Oh !  the  pathos  of 
"waltzing  atoms"  and  "  molecular  revelry."  Ah! 
we  choke.  We  sob.  We  weep.  We  can  do  no 
more.  Having  dried  our  eyes  we  turn  to  an  edito- 
rial placed  in  the  literary  department  because,  as 
the  Student  remarks,  long  editorials  are  objection- 
able; it  is  called  "  The  Mission  of  College  Journal- 
ism," and  from  it  we  clip  the  following  as  an  ex- 
pression of  the  StudenVs  opinion  on  the  subject : 
"  The  college  paper  should  express  not  the  thoughts 
of  the  mass  of  thoughtless  boys  whose  fathers  may 
be  rich  in  purse  but  poor  in  the  elements  of  brain 
entailment,  but  of  the  thoughtful  few  who  usually 
have  the  control  of  the  college  publication."  How 
nice  to  be  the  thoughtful  few !  Again  we  quote: 
"  To  us  there  seems  to  be  something  pecuharly 
beautiful  in  the  idea  of  the  college  press  becoming 
the  mediator  between  the  mass  and  the  great 
thinkers."  We  fail  to  see,  dear  Student,  how  the 
mass  is  to  be  greatly  benefitted  by  a  paper  which 
has  a  circulation  not  much  over  a  thousand.  To 
us,  too,  it  would  appear  "peculiarly  beautiful"  if  the 
mass  would  only  see  it  in  that  hght  and  "  ante  up." 
The  Student's  locals  are  very  good  and  must  be  of 
interest  to  all  connected  with  the  college.  We  find 
the  same  silence,  however,  which  we  remarked  in 
the  Echo  in  regard  to  base-ball,  but,  considering 
the  views  of  the  editors  on  college  journalism,  we 
should  hardly  expect  much  news  of  that  kind. 

One  of  the  best  of  our  exchanges  is  the  Argo, 
from  Williams,  with  a  plain,  neat  cover,  good  paper, 
and  irreproachable  typography,  it  has  reason  to 
congratulate  itself  upon  its  general  appearance. 
In  the  present  number  we  think  the  editorials  are 
most  deserving  of  praise;  they  are  numerous, 
short,  and  to  the  point,  and  treating  of  matters  of 
interest  to  the  reader,  present  models  upon  which 
many  of  our  contemporaries  could  profitably  build. 
"  A  Leaf  from  the  Adamabasis,"  a  parody  on  the 


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Anabasis,  is  quite  funny,  and  the  analogy  is  well 
carried  out.  The  Argo  rather  excels  in  its  poetry, 
those  shallow  waters  in  which  so  many  journalistic 
harks  do  run  aground.  The  following  "  Kondeau  "  is 
very  pretty : 

"  Ma  chere  amie ;  — 'tis  hard,  without 
You  at  my  side,  to  roam  about 
The  old  pine  grove.    I  did  not  guess 
That  I  should  feel  such  loneliness — 
(But  that  will  surely  make  her  pout, 
And  I  don't  want  to  scratch  it  out — 
Let's  see,— I  must  sweet  nonsense  spout,) 
My  secret  thoughts  I  will  confess. 

Ma  chere.    Ah  rae  I 

"  How  much  I  fear,  at  ball  or  rout. 
Your  lover's  wishes  you  will  scout; 

And  flirting,  cause  him  deep  distress. 

Ah !  say  this  is  but  silliness ! 
Tell  me,  I  never  need  to  doubt 

Ma  chere — Amy ! " 

The  Yale  Courant  gives  its  readers  as  much  as 
any  paper  we  have  seen,  and  the  matter  is  of  a  by 
no  means  inferior  quahty.  The  greater  part  of  its 
space  is  devoted  to  light,  readable  articles,  some 
witty,  and  all  intended  to  be.  The  latest  sensation 
at  Yale  appears  to  be  the  suppression  by  the  Faculty 
of  the  Freshman  class  supper.  The  Freshmen  are 
naturally  much  incensed,  but  the  general  opinion  is 
that  the  Faculty  were  justified  in  their  action  by 
the  disorder  of  past  occasions  of  the  kiud.  As  an 
incentive  to  victory  the  upper-classmen  have  forbid- 
den the  Freshmen  to  sit  on  the  fence  unless  they 
beat  the  Harvard  Freshmen  in  base-ball.  The  orig- 
inal comic  opera  of  "Pennikeese"  was  so  success- 
ful that  it  is  to  be  repeated.  The  amount  realized 
by  the  Boat  Club,  in  whose  favor  it  was  given,  is 
upwards  of  $600. 

The  color  of  tlie  Dartmouth  is  certainly  strik- 
ing ;  it  is  green,  a  sort  of  a  cross  between  apple 
green  and  asparagus  green, in  short  the  exact  shade 
which  is  characteristic  of  every  third  substance  in 
the  mineralogy.  Our  poet  essayed  the  remark  that 
the  cover  was  a  whole  spring  poem  in  itself,  but 
before  he  had  uttered  the  last  words  he  laid  him- 
self quietly  down  and  died.  The  Dartmouth  lit- 
erary department,  which  is  very  creditable,  comes 
first,  and  then  we  have  the  editorials,  an  arrange- 
ment which  a  number  of  our  exchanges  have 
adopted,  but  of  which  we  fail  to  see  the  advantage. 
The  editorials  are  written  in  an  easy  manner,  but 
they  appear  to  be  mostly  confined  to  one  topic. 
The  revival  of  "Mrs.  Partington"  is  quite  amusing 
although  the  subject  is  not  quite  so  refined  as  it 
might  be.    The  best  department  is  the  "  College 


Cuts,"  which  show  a  good  deal  of  care  and  discrim- 
ination. 

Our  readers  will  doubtless  be  glad  to  learn 
something  of  our  opponents  at  Lake  George.  We 
clip  the  following  from  the  Wesleyan  Argus : 

"  Saturday,  April  22d,  six  men  were  chosen  from 
the  University  crew,  of  whom  five  will  be  sent  to 
Lake  George.  The  men  are  pulling  in  the  follow- 
ing order:  Tyler,  '83,  bow;  Peufield,  '83,  Xo. 
2 ;  Thompson,  '8.5,  No.  3 ;  Brundage,  '85,  No.  4 ; 
McCarthy,  '83,  No.  5;  McDonald,  '83,  stroke. 
They  are  up  at  5  a.m.  and  go  to  bed  at  10  p.m., 
taking  a  row  of  five  miles  before  breakfast  and 
before  supper.  Steady  practice  is  producing  grati- 
fying results.  The  crew  are  boarding  at  Mrs. 
Skinner's,  on  Hamlin  Street,  and  eat  more  than  did 
Pharaoh's  lean  kine.  The  Boating  Association  pays 
two  dollars  a  week  on  each  man's  board,  and  the 
men  pay  the  rest." 

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Examine  each  Cigarette ;  see  that  every  wrapper  has 

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engagements  now  coming  to  hand. 
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Seminary,  or  College,  of  little  or  no   experience,  or 
other  persons  desiring  to  teach,  should  not  fail  to 
address  at  once,  willi  stamp,  for  applieation  form, 
National  Teachers'  Agency, 

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153" Prescriptions  Carefully  Compounded. 

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m  Mu§  Sobucto ,'cfmvm§  mtd  ^mok- 
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SPRING    AND   SUMMER,  1882. 

AT 

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West  Side,  may  at  all  times  be  found  a  choice  assortment  of 
Hats,  Caps,  Gloves,  Hosiery,  Linen  Shirts,  Collars, 
Cuffs,  all  sizes  of  Underwe.ar,  Fine  Ready-Made 
Clothing  in  complete  suits  or  single  garments.  White 
Vests,  White  Neckties,  White  Kids,  a  superb  assort- 
ment of  Boston  and  New  York  Neckwear  which  will 
be  .sold  very  cheap  for  cash. 

On  and  after  December  5th, 

Passenger  Trains  leave  Brnnswick 

For  Bath.  8.10  and  11.50  a.m.,  2  10,  4.40,  and  6.25  p.m.,  12.42 
night,  .Saturdays  only. 
Rockland,  8.10  a.m.,  2.10  p.m. 
Portland.  7.25, 11.4S  a.m.,  4.35  p.m.,  12.35  night. 
Boston,  7.25, 11.48  a.m.,  12.35  night. 
Lewiston,  8.12  A.M.,  2.10,  6.33  P.M.,  12.40  night. 
Farmington,  2.10  p.m. 

Augusta,  8.10  A.M.,  2.14.  6.35  P.M.,  12.45  night. 
Skowhegan,  Belfast,  Dexter,  and  Bangor,  2.14  p.m..  and 

12.45  night. 
Waterville,  8.10,  12.45  A.M.,  2.14  P.M.  (6.35  Saturdays). 
PAYSON  TUCKER,  Supt. 
December  5, 1881. 


Main   St.,   under  Town   Clock. 
I^- Families,  Parties,  and  Clubs  supplied. 

WALTHAM     WATCHES, 

239  Middle  Sfreet,      -      -      -      Port/and,  Me. 


J.  A.  Merrill. 


A.  Keith. 


MAIN     STREET, 


DUNLAP   BLOCK. 


fy!i!j]Ti3^s  Miti  m^fmy. 


28  Free  Street,  Portland,  Me. 

THE  BRUNSWICK  TELEGRAPH, 

Published  every  Friday  Morning  by  A,  G.  Tenney. 

Terms, $1.50  a  Year  in  Advance. 

JOB  WORK  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 

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At^ 


Purchase  your  COAL  at  the 

Ooal  "5ra,rd.  in  Topsliaian, 

WHERE  NONE  BUT 

The  Best  of  Coal  is  Kept, 

And  is  Delivered  well  preiiarcd  and  in  Good  Order. 

Office   near  the  Sheds. 


J.    E.    ALEXANDER, 

l)C!ilei-ln  all  kimls  of 

"^x^&slx   arid   Salt.   »I©at,3p 

Vegetables,  Fruit,  and  Country  Produce, 

Main  Street,  under  L.  D.  Sno-w's  Grocery  Store 

«3-  Special  Bates  to  Student  Clubs.^Gir 


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No.  I  O'Brien  Block,  Just  North  of  P.  0. 

Fine  Stationery;  Portland  and  Boston  Daily 
Papers;  Circulating  Library,  1600  Volumes; 
Fancy  Goods  and  Toys  in  great  variety ;  Pocket 
Cutlery ;  Canes  ;  Bird  Cages ;  Base-Ball  and  La 
Crosse ;  Pictures  and  Picture  Frames ;  Frames 
Made  to  Order  at  Short  Notice.  Agency  for 
Brunswick  Laundry. 

J.  W.  CURTIS,  D.M.D., 
Dentist, 

O'Brien  Bi.ock,       BRUNSWICK,  MAINE. 


M.  S.  GIBSON,   Proprietor. 

Enlarged  from  the  ancient  mansion  of  Commodore 
Preble,  of  naval  fame,  and  now  known  as  one  of  the 
best  hotels  in  the  City. 

Maine  Central  Dining  Rooms, 

BRUNSWICK,   ME. 
W.  R.  FIELD,  Proprietor. 


CHOICE  GROCERIES,  CANNED  GOODS, 

Fruits,  Confectionery,  Tobacco  &  Cigars, 

Cor.    Main   and    Cleaveland    Streets,    Brunswick. 
N.  B. — Special  Rates  to  Students. 

Is  now  prepared  to  furnish  Music  for  Concerts,  Com- 
mencements, Exhibitions,  Balls,  Parties,  etc. 

CHARLES  GRIMIVIER,  Director, 

180  Middle  Street,     -     -     -     -      Portland,  Me. 


A..    O.    REED, 


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Interior  Views  Made  to  Order. 

A  Good  Assortment  of  Brnns-nrick  and  Topsham 
Stereoscopic  Views  ;   also  College  Views. 


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cal Merchandise,  of  all  kinds, 

156  Exchange  Street,  Portland. 


GEO.   C.    SHAW    &    CO., 
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jSj  a7id  ^87  Congress  St.,  atid 235  Middle  St., 
PORTLAND,     :     :    MAINE. 

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Boots  and  Shoes,  Tobacco  and  Cigars, 
Main  Street,    ---.--     -     Brunswick,  Me. 


FJBiANK    E.    ROBERTS 

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Boots,  Shoes,  Rubbers,  and  Slippers 

Corner  of  Main  and  Mason  Streets. 

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sport,  or  renewal  of  health.  The  prac- 
ticiiliility  of  the  machine  has  been 
thoroiijj'hly  tested,  and  satisfiiclorily 
provcul,  beyond  queslion.  Thousands 
are  in  daily  use,  iind  the  niiinbcr  is 
rapidly  iiu-rrMsin^'.  The  cxiTfisc  is 
recomniciulc'illiylliriiiciliciil  pmlrssidn 
as  most  bnnclii'ial  In  Ik'iMHi,  lirinf;iny 
into  exercise  almost  every  muscle  of 
the  body. 

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The  Sixty-Second  Annual  Course  of  Lectures  at  the  Medi- 
cal School  of  Maine,  will  commence  February  8th,  18S3, 
and  continue  SIXTEEN  AA^EEKS. 

FACULTY.— Joshua  L.  Chamberlain,  LL.D.,  President;  Israel  T. 
Dana,  M.D.,  Pathology  and  Practice  ;  Alfred  Mitchell,  M.D.,  Obstetrics 
and  Diseases  of  Women  and  Children  ;  Frederic  H.  Oerrish,  M.D., 
Anatomy  ;  Charles  "W.  Goddard,  A.M.,  Medical  Jurisprudence  ;  Hekst 
Carmichael,  Ph.D.,  Chemistry ;  Bcrt  G.  Wilder,  M.D.,  Physiology  j 
Stephen  H.  Weeks,  M.D,,  Surgery  and  Cliuicil  Surgery  ;  Charles  0. 
Hdnt,  M.  D.,  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics  ;  Daniel  F.  Ellis,  M.D., 
Registrar  and  Librarian  \  Irvinq  Kimball,  M.D,  Demonstrator  of 
Anatomy. 

Circulars  containing  full  information  may  be  obtained  on  application  to 
the  Registrar,  D.  F.  ELLIS,  M.D.,  or  to  the  Secretary. 

ALFRED  MITCHELL,  M.D.,  Secretary. 
Brunswick,  Maine. 


WATCHES,  CLOCKS,  AND  JEWELRY, 


15°  Watches,  Clocks,  and  Jewelry  promptly  re- 
paired and  warranted. 

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COR.    O'BRIEN    AND    MAIN    STREETS,    BRCNSWICK,    ME. 


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JOURNAL   BLOCK,   LEWISTON. 

Magazines,  Music,  etc.,  Bound  in  a  Neat  and 
Durable  Manner. 

Ruling  and  Blank  Book  Work  to  Order. 


W.    B. 

^  e  ^  3.  'O  r 


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Special  Rates  to  Student  Clubs. 

.^-Transient  Orders  for  Milk  or  Creiim  fiUcii  by  piving  suitable  notice. 

Residence,  School  Street. 

Curtis' College  Bookstore 

BOOKS.    STA^XIONERY,    ROOM 

PwA.pe:r.  PE:iiiODiCAX.s.  <ScC. 

A.    W.    TOWNSEND, 

Books,  Stationery,  M  Fancy  Goods. 

Also  Eastoin  Mutual  Union  Telegraph  Office. 
Under  To\m  Clock,     -       -       -      Brons-nrick,  Me. 


#wi#la  ®il©att 


Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MAY  31,  1882. 


No.  3. 


W\ 


A  CLKAR,  STEADY   LIGHT  the  STUDENT'S 
COMFORT    AND    NECESSITY. 

The  "Argancl  Library," 

ASD  THE  AD.JtTSTABLE  HANGING 
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Try  the  new  "Oxford"  and  "Moehring"  Burners 

IN  PLACE  OF  THE   OLD  KINDS. 

ROOM  FITTINGS  IN  VARIETY  FOR  SALE. 

JOHN    FURBISH. 

H-A^LL    L.   DAVIS, 

Books,  Stationeff,  and  Paper  Hangiop, 

53  Exchange  Street,  PORTLA/VD,  ME. 

BLANK  BOOKS  TO  ORDKR  A  SPECIALTY 

FRANK   M.  STETSON, 


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DEANE  BROTHERS  &.  SANBORN, 

Manufacturers  and  Dealers  in 

First-Class  and  Medium  Furniture, 

Cy  Lowest  Prices  in  the  State, 

755  (&  185  Middle  Street.    -    -    -   Portland,  Me. 


VISITORS  TO  PORTLAND, 

Independent    of  any    intention  of  pur- 
chasing goods  in  our  line,  are  invited  to 
inspect    the   Model  Clothing  and  Fur 
nishing  Store  of  Allen  &  Co.,  470  Con- 
gress St.,  opp.  Preble  House, 

LANCASTER  BUILDING. 


SPECIA.L    ^GENT. 

[®"Dunlap  &  Co.,  of  New  Tork,  Celebrated 
Stiff  Hats. 

Also  his  New  Straw  Mackinaw,  $2.00  and 
$3.50. 

MERRY,  The  Hatter, 

237  Middle  Street,  PORTLAND. 

LORING,  SHORT  &  HARMON, 

PORTLAND, 

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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN  COLLEGE. 


Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  esamiued  in  the 
followiug  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar, including  Prosody;  Writ- 
ing Latin  {35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  ^neid ;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Greek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar;  Xenophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 
Ancient  Geogeapht. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,   including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,  Interest,  Square  Root 
and  the  Metric  System  ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree  ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Real  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.      Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
■which  such  classes  have  accomplished.    All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  bo  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  each  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  be 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  will  bo  fur- 
nished a  list  of  toi)jcs  on  which  he  will  bo  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  lield  for  the  purpose,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  final  examination,  as  ho  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  be  set  on  the  topics  furnished,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table  : 

KEQUIEED— EOUE  HOURS   A  WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,   Evidences   of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

electives — FOUR   HOURS    A    WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 
Latin,  two  terms. 
Greek,  two  terms. 
Natural  History,  three  terms. 
Physics,  one  term. 
Chemistry,  two  terras. 
Science  of  Language,  one  term. 
I-inglish  Ijitcrature,  two  terms. 
Gorman,  two  terms. 
History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 
International    Law  and   Military    Science,   two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (hall),  average,  $'Zii.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  Cullogc  charges,  .'isilO. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  materially 
lesson  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


Voj-  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MAY  31,  1882. 


No.  3. 


bowdoijst  orient. 


POBtlSHED    EVERY    ALTERNATE   WEDNESDAY,   DnRING   THE 
COLLEGIATE   YEAR,   BY   THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Robert  C.  Washburn,  '83,  Managing  Editor. 

N.  Brooks  E.  Pettingill,  '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83.  Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '83.      Oliver  W.  Means,  '84. 
Arthur  J.  Russell,  '83.  Charles  E.  Sayward,  '84. 

Teems  —  S2.00  a  year  in  advance  ;  single  copies,  15  cents. 

Remittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor.  Communications 
in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to  the  Managing  Editor. 

Students  and  Alumni  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer's  real  name. 

Entered  at  the  Post  Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Glass  mail  matter. 

Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston,  Me. 

CONTENTS. 
Vo\.  XII.,  No.  3.— May  3],  1882. 

Editorial  Notes 27 

Literary: 

Ivy  Ode 30 

Psi  Upsilon  Convention 30 

Alpha  Delta  Phi  Convention 30 

Communication 31 

Base-Ball 32 

College  Items 34 

Personal 37 

College  World 38 

Clippings  38 

Editors'  Table 38 


The  next  number  of  the  Orient  will  be 
issued  on  Wednesday  of  next  week  or  on 
Thursday,  at  the  latest.  Being  the  Ivy  num- 
ber it  will  contain  reports  of  the  Junior  ex- 
ercises of  Friday,  together  with  the  results, 
of  the  field-day  sports,  boat  race,  and  base- 
hall  game.  Extra  copies,  with  or  without 
wrappers,  may  be  obtained  from  the  business 
editor. 


In  glancing  at  the  reports  of  the  subscrip- 
tion lists  of  some  of  our  college  journals,  one 
will  be  surprised  that  certain  of  those  fortu- 
nate sheets  should  have  such  a  host  of  sup- 
porters and,  presumably,  readers.  In  some 
cases  there  are  three  or  four  times  as  many 
subscribers  as  there  are  students  in  the  col- 
lege by  whose  members  the  paper  is  pub- 
lished. .The  conclusion  naturally  follows 
that  there  must  be  a  large  number  of  sub- 
scribers outside  of  college,  and  just  as  natu- 
rally is  it  supposed  that  the  mass  of  these  out- 
siders is  found  among  the  alumni.  It  cer- 
tainly must  be  gratifying  to  the  editors  of  the 
above-mentioned  fortunate  sheets  that  such 
interest  is  manifested  in  their  college  paper, 
and  therefore  in  the  college  itself,  not  only 
because  of  the  acknowledged  praiseworthi- 
ness  of  a  patriotic  feeling  for  one's  Alma  Ma- 
ter, but  also  from  the  probabilit}-  of  a  pleas- 
ing balancing  of  the  debt  and  credit  side  of 
the  account  book. 

The  influence  of  having  a  large  number 
of  readers  among  the  alumni  must  necessa- 
rily show  itself  in  the  make-up  of  the  paper. 
The  character  of  any  journal  is  determined 
by  the  standing  and  desires  of  its  readers. 
The  belief  of  an  editorial  board,  that  it  is 
catering  to  the  tastes  not  only  of  the  student 
body,  but  also  of  those  who  have  graduated 
and  have  reached  various  stations  and  differ- 
ent ages  in  life,  must,  in  a  measure,  be  felt  in 
the  discrimination  of  matter  which  is  to  be 
published.  For  our  part  we  can  think  of  no 
better  method  for  displaying  one's  interest  in 
the  welfare  of  his  college  than  by  subscribing 
for  the  college  paper.  He  thus  keeps  in  close 
acquaintance  with  the  ups  and  downs,  pros- 
perity and  needs  of  the  institution   that  fos- 


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tered  him,  and  at  the  same  time  urges  on  to 
greater  and  better  endeavors  those  who  feel 
under  obligations  to  him  for  his  patriotism 
and  generosity. 


The  fact  that  we  have  a  university  crew 
in  training,  and  that  undivided  support  should 
be  extended  to  it  must  not  lead  us  to  foiget 
that  our  class  races  are  of  no  slight  impor- 
tance this  year.  The  boats  will  be  called 
into  position  at  two  o'clock  to-mori'ow  after- 
noon. If  nothing  prevents,  three  crews  will 
participate,  and  there  seems  every  prospect 
for  an  interesting  race.  They  are  as  evenly 
matched  as  ever  before,  and  a  close  struggle 
at  the  finish  may  be  expected.  Notwith 
standing  the  lack  of  gymnasium  work  in  the 
early  spring,  quite  continued  practice  has  been 
engaged  in  on  the  river  and,  with  good 
water,  creditable  time  should  be  recorded. 
The  Seniors  will  not  be  represented  this  year 
for  the  reason  that  three  members  of  their 
old  crew  are  in  training  for  the  Lake  George 
race.  Their  withdrawal  will  make  tlie  class 
race  more  enjoyable,  inasmuch  as  the  race 
will  not  be  decided  until  rowed,  a  circum- 
stance which  in  some  years  past  has  rendered 
our  regattas  on  the  river  devoid  of  interest. 
A  large  crowd  will  probably  be  in  attendance, 
for  a  suitable  hour  has  been  selected  for  the 
start. 


Those  who  frequent  the  tables  of  the 
library  where  the  reviews  are  kejDt  for  read- 
ing must  liave  noticed  the  absence  of  the  North 
American.  Upon  inquiry  as  to  the  cause  of 
its  discontinuance  it  is  learned  that  the  Re- 
view some  months  since  contained  articles 
which  were  not  in  harmony  with  the  ideas  of 
those  who  liave  some  influence  over  the  man- 
agement of  the  library  periodicals,  and  tliat 
they,  believing  tliat  the  reading  of  the  Review 
would  work  to  the  detriment  of  students' 
minds  and  morals,  caused  its  removal.  It  is 
hard  to  realize  that  such  one-sided  views  are 


held  by  those  who  take  part  in  the  govern- 
ment of  the  college.  The  North  American 
Review  holds,  beyond  dispute,  the  first  place 
among  periodicals  of  that  character.  It 
numbers  among  its  contributors  the  leading 
statesmen,  professors,  journalists,  and  profes- 
sional men  of  the  country.  Its  articles  are 
always  recognizable  as  coming  from  tlie  most 
able  writers  and  the  closest  thinkers  of  our 
land.  Because  publication  was  given  to  the 
religious  beliefs  of  Col.  R.  G.  Ingersoll  tlie 
monthly  is  banished  from  sight  for  fear  tliat 
the  susceptible  minds  of  the  students  may  lie 
touched  by  the  subtle  arguments  of  the 
famous  unbeliever.  To  look  with  disfavor 
upon  the  idea  of  scattering  about  promiscu- 
ously any  theories  advanced  by  atheists  or 
infidels,  ma}-  justly  be  expected  from  those 
who  uphold  Christian  principles  and  doctrines, 
but  to  deliberately  attempt  to  restrain  one 
from  following  out  his  inclinations,  whether 
from  conviction  or  curiosity,  can  liut  bring  to 
view  an  unwholesome  display  of  bigotry. 
Something  that  is  not  lookt'd  for  in  these 
times  when  a  man  is  fi-ee  io  think  and  act  as 
his  conscience  dictates. 


Memorial  Hall  is  fast  assuming  a  more 
finished  and  attractive  appearance.  The 
work  has  been  carried  on  so  uninterruptedly 
for  some  time  past  that  an  idea  of  its  intended 
beauty  and  attractiveness  can  be  gained. 
The  upper  hall  is  particularly  inviting. 
While  not  ornamented  in  a  style  too  magnifi- 
cent or  dazzling,  the  fresco  and  stucco  work 
have  that  moderate  yet  rich  tone  of  finish  so 
agreeable  to  the  eye,  and  so  fitted  to  lend  an 
air  of  modest  elegance  to  tiie  surroundings. 
The  beautiful  stained-glass  windows  gives 
the  presence  of  a  subdued  brilliancj^  to  the 
large  apartment,  while  the  wood-work  has 
been  most  tastefully  finisiied.  When  com- 
pleted it  will  certainly  meet  the  expectations 
of  those  who  have  so  long  desired  that  it  be 
put  to  use   according  to   the   original   plans 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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and  intentions.  A  want,  long  felt,  will  thus 
be  supplied,  and  we  are  to  be  congratulated 
that  at  last  it  has  been  provided  against. 
The  exercises  of  dedication  will  be  held  dur- 
ing Commencement  Week,  and  Bowdoin  can 
then,  with  feelings  of  mingled  pleasure  and 
sadness  look  upon  her  beautiful  tribute  to  the 
memory  of  her  brave  sons  who  gave  up  their 
lives  in  behalf  of  their  country. 


Our  nine  has  opened  the  season  of  ball 
pla3ang,  and,  we  must  confess,  not  very  aus- 
piciously. Our  hopes,  held  before  any  games 
were  played,  were  not  extravagantl}' founded, 
for  the  reason  that  the  appearance  of  six  new 
men  upon  the  diamond,  with  no  previous  rec- 
ord, gave  no  good  cause  for  having  great  con- 
fidence as  to  successful  results  in  the  first  few 
games.  For  all  that,  it  cannot  be  denied  that 
great  disappointment  was  felt  at  the  termi- 
nation of  two  of  the  games.  Especially  was 
it  so,  because  the  mateiial  of  the  nine  has 
been  shown  to  be  scarcely  inferior  to  that 
which  composed  the  club  of  last  year.  It  is, 
perhaps,  luijust  to  attribute  our  defeats  to 
the  questionable  playing  of  any  one  individ- 
ual. The  cause  of  them  is  seen  rather  in  the 
weak  points  of  the  nine  as  a  whole.  One, 
and  perhaps  the  most  important  of  them,  is 
the  absence  of  a  common  feeling  or  de.sire  to 
work  together  in  perfect  harmony,  something 
that  could  hardly  be  expected  thus  early  in 
the  season.  It  is  only  after  participation  in 
several  games  that  such  a  unity  of  purpose 
can  become  apparent,  and  we  confidently 
look  for  a  manifestation  of  it  in  the  near  fut- 
ure. In  the  matter  of  base-running,  another 
weak  point  is  disclosed,  and  there  must  be 
far  greater  attention  paid  to  this  particular, 
than  has  heretofore  been  shown.  Changes 
for  the  better,  in  these  two  respects,  and  a 
continuation  of  the  improvement  in  batting, 
will  end  in  the  making  of  a  more  satisfactory 
record.  The  result  of  the  game  at  Lewiston 
goes  to  prove  it. 


We  have  oftentimes  pondered  over  the 
past  history  of  our  college  paper,  and  from 
that,  ran  off  in  our  imagination  upon  its  fut- 
ure prosperity,  reaching  a  time  far  distant 
fi-om  us  now,  but  one  in  which  the  paper  had 
attained  to  a  popularity,  a  dignity,  a  useful- 
ness hardly  to  be  believed.  To  bring  about 
such  a  display  of  unexampled  success,  as  the 
visionary  picture  offered,  we  now  are  serious- 
ly thinking  of  taking  the  first  steps.  It  is 
in  the  direction  of  securing  a  permanent  home 
for  our  charge,  and  we  are  determined  to 
consummate  any  plans  that  will  be  instru- 
mental in  making  this  advancement.  An  of- 
fice is  something  every  paper  ought  to  have. 
In  our  mind's  eye  we  liave  pictured  many  a 
time  the  pleasure  and  advantage  attending 
the  acquisition  of  such  a  feature  to  our  now 
excellent  facilities.  And  giving  loose  rein  to 
our  thoughts,  we  have  too  often  drawn  reck- 
lessly upon  our  imagination,  and  manufact- 
ured that  which  is  as  wide  from  what  reality- 
would  be,  as  black  is  from  white.  Before  us 
were  visions  of  Brussels  carpets,  elegant  roll- 
ing-top desks,  beautiful  mahogany  chairs, 
and  glittering  chandeliers,  all  of  which,  in 
one  moment,  changes  to  what  we  really  may 
hope  for, — a  comfortable  room,  plenty  of 
chairs,  with  a  number  of  desks,  a  long  table, 
and  some  other  necessaries,  so  much  of  em- 
bellishment being  allowed  as  the  financial 
standing  of  the  paper  would  warrant.  This, 
however,  would  satisfy  the  desire  of  the  most 
particular  or  capricious  man  on  the  board, 
and  so  enthusiastic  are  we  in  this  direction 
when  making  what  we  believe  is  a  reasonable 
request,  it  is  with  no  little  confidence  that  we 
look  forward  to  the  answer  of  our  petition. 
The  latest  developements  are  favorable,  and 
we  trust  that  the  carrying  out  of  our  plans 
will  result  in  our  obtaining  an  office  of  which 
you,  as  well  as  ourselves,  will  be  proud.  It 
is  useless  to  enumerate  the  advantages  that 
would  be  derived  from  such  addition.  They 
are  many,  and  so  apparent  that  we  wonder 


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why  those  who  have  gone  before  us  have  not 
carried  out  the  project  to  a  successful  issue. 


IVY  ODE. 

Under  June's  glowhig  skies, 
Under  June's  green  trees, 

Greet  we  the  hour  that  flies 
Winged  by  June's  soft  breeze. 

Swift  have  the  hours  flown  by. 
Hours  fraught  with  gladness. 

Now  sterner  work  is  nigh. 
Life's  sterner  sadness. 

Yet  we  thy  praise  will  sing. 

Ivy  and  pine  tree, 
And  here  our  tribute  bring 

Loath  to  resign  thee. 


PSI  UPSILON  CONVENTION. 

The  forty-ninth  annual  couvention  of  tiie 
Psi  Upsilon  Fraternity  met  with  the  Pi  Chap- 
ter at  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  on  May  10th  and  llth. 
There  were  forty-three  delegates  present, 
every  chapter  being  represented.  Besides 
the  regular  delegates,  many  members  of  the 
fraternity,  both  graduates  and  undergradu- 
ates, were  in  attendance. 

The  convention  was  called  to  order  on 
the  morning  of  the  10th,  by  H.  L.  Bridgman 
(Gamma,  '66,)  of  the  executive  council. 
During  the  forenoon  and  afternoon  of  both 
days,  the  convention  was  occupied  with  so- 
ciety business,  mostly  of  a  private  nature. 
An  application  from  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota for  a  chapter,  was  denied. 

On  the  evening  of  the  10th,  the  members 
of  the  fraternity,  about  two  liundred  in  num- 
ber, assembled  at  the  chapter  rooms  of  the 
Pi  and  marched  to  the  Grand  Opera  House, 
wliere  the  public  exercises  were  held,  in  the 
presence  of  a  large  and  select  audience.  Af- 
ter an  overture  l)y  the  orchestra,  prayer  was 
offered  by  lie  v.  S.  N.  Jjattimore  (Upsilon,  '6<S), 
and  the  members  of  the  fraternity  arose  and 
sang,  with   great  effect,  the    Reunion  Song. 


Prof.  C.  W.  Bennett,  D.D.,  of  Syracuse, 
president  of  the  exercises,  then  intioduced 
Hon.  Chauncey  M.  Depew,  of  New  York, 
(Beta,  '56,)  the  orator  of  the  evening.  The 
subject  of  the  oration  was  "  The  Uses  and 
Abuses  of  a  Liberal  Education.'.'  The  large 
audience  gave  the  closest  attention  to  the  or- 
ator, and  his  masterly  production  was  re- 
ceived with  much  applause.  Prof.  N.  M. 
Wheeler  (Pi,  '75,)  delivered  the  poem  which 
was  full  of  pure  wit,  and  was  greatly  appre- 
ciated by  the  audience.  After  the  exercises, 
the  visiting  members  and  invited  guests  were 
received  in  the  hall  adjoining  the  Opera 
House.  About  four  hundred  people  were 
present,  among  them  man}^  distinguished  per- 
sons. 

A  promenade  concert  filled  in  tlie  time 
till  eleven  p.m.,  when  dancing  was  indulged 
in,  Drescher's  Orchestra,  of  Rochester,  fur- 
nishing excellent  music.  The  visitors  were 
charmingly  entertained  by  the  fair  young 
ladies  of  Syracuse,,  and  the  occasion  was 
thoroughly  enjoyed  by  all. 

On  the  evening  of  tiie  lltli,  about  one 
hundred  and  fifty  members  of  the  fialernity 
assembled  again  in  the  Grand  Opera  House 
Hall  and  partook  of  a  magnificent  banquet. 
Toasts  were  responded  to  by  many  prominent 
Psi  U's,  and  by  delegates  from  each  cliapter. 
Telegrams  of  congratulation  were  read  from 
all  parts  of  the  country,  and  letters  from  four 
of  the  seven  gentlemen  who  founded  the  so- 
ciety at  Union  College,  in  1833.  The  ban- 
quet closed  tlie  forty-ninth  convention  in  a 
most  satisfactory  manner. 

The  semi-centennial  of  llie  fraternity  will 
be  celebrated  next  year  with  the  Theta  Chap- 
ter, at  Union  College,  where  the  society  was 
founded. 


ALPHA  DELTA  PHI   CONVENTION. 

The  semi-centennial  convention  of  Aljilni 
Delta  Plii  was  held  in  New  York  City,  May 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


31 


16th,  17th,  and  18th,  under  the  auspices  of 
the  executive  council.  The  hall  of  the 
Grand  Commandery,  Masonic  Temple,  was 
placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  society  for  its 
business  sessions.  Forty-eight  delegates  from 
the  seventeen  chapters  were  in  attendance. 
After  the  business  meetings,  Tuesday,  the 
convention  adjourned  to  meet  in  the  evening 
at  the  Academy  of  Music.  The  public  exer- 
cises consisted  of  a  symposium,  by  the  Hon. 
Jno.  Jay,  president  of  the  fraternity,  and 
speeches  on  the  "Fifty  Years'  Progress,"  by 
the  following  well-known  gentlemen:  Donald 
"  G.  MitcheU,  Merrill  E.  Gates,  Ph.D.,  Rev. 
Richard  S.  Storrs,  D.D.,  Hon.  A.  Q.  Keasby, 
and  Rev.  Roswell  D.  Hitchcock,  D.D.  The 
academy  was  filled,  and  the  evening  was  a 
most  pleasant  and  profitable  one.  The  busi- 
ness session  occupied  Wednesday  morning, 
and  in  the  afternoon  three  hundred  of  the 
society  accepted  the  invitation  from  the  exec- 
utive council  to  enjoy  an  excursion  up  the 
Hudson.  The  trip  extended  above  Tarry- 
town,  and  was  enlivened  by  Cappa's  Seventh 
Regiment  Band  and  the  Amherst  Glee  Club. 
After  a  characteristic  "walk-around,"'  as  the 
steamer  approached  the  Twenty-third  Street 
pier,  a  large  number  of  the  men  visited  the 
Fifth  Avenue  rooms  of  the  Manhattan  Chap- 
ter to  attend  a  reception  given  by  that  body. 
The  dinner,  closing  the  three  days'  work  of 
the  convention,  occurred  at  Delmonico's,  on 
the  evening  of  thelStli.  It  was  attended  by 
two  hundred  and  sixty  gentlemen,  and  the 
demand  for  tickets  considerably  exceeded  the 
number  of  seats  it  was  possible  to  furnish. 
Joseph  H.  Choate  was  master  of  ceremonies, 
and  among  the  speakers  might  be  mentioned 
John  U.  Whitney,  Algernon  S.  Sullivan,  Rev. 
Percy  Browne,  George  William  Curtis,  Ever- 
ett P.  Wheeler,  and  Francis  Lynde  Stetson. 
The  speeches  were  interspersed  and  enlivened 
by  society  songs,  sung  lustily  and  with  exhil- 
arating effect.  The  next  annual  meeting  will 
be  held  in  Cleveland. 


COMMUMICATION. 


Editors  of  Orient : 

A  crying  need  of  our  college  is  for  more 
modern  books  in  our  library.  Especially  rich  in 
works  that  are  valuable  chiefly  because  of  their 
great  age, it  contains  comparatively  few  that  are 
of  use  to  a  person  in  examining  the  researches 
and  discoveries  of  the  last  twentj^  years. 
While  the  literature  of  Greece  and  Rome, 
and  of  the  earlier  days  of  France,  England, 
and  Germany  have  representatives  upon  every 
shelf,  that  of  more  recent  date  is  either  very 
poorly  represented,  or  wholly  wanting.  We 
venture  to  say  that  many  institutions  of  learn- 
ing, inferior  to  our  own  in  all  other  respects, 
offer  greater  inducements  to  students,  in  a 
stiictly  literary  point  of  view,  in  possessing 
libraries  made  up  of  books  collected  during 
the  last  two  decades,  and  consequently  of 
those  that  treat  the  subjects  considered  in  a 
way  according  with  advanced  ideas  of  thought. 
Indeed,  the  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary  or 
Bates  College  may,  justly,  we  think,  claim  su- 
periority over  our  own  college  in  the  respect 
mentioned.  But  comparisons  are  proverbi- 
ally odious,  and  in  this  case,  pei'haps,  useless 
as  well.  The  imperfections  of  the  library,  I 
will  assume,  are  known  and  appreciated  by  all 
the  students  who  are  at  all  acquainted  with  it. 
Must  they  always  continue  to  be  a  source  of 
mortification  as  well  as  inconvenience  to  us? 
While  we  are  proud  of  our  library's  art  treas- 
ures, its  relics  of  antiquity,  and  its  wealth  of 
volumes  of  inestimable  value  to  a  student  of 
archaeology,  we  are  forced  to  admit  that  for 
information  on  the  standard  topics  of  interest 
to  us  all,  we  must  too  frequently  look  else- 
where. 

The  authorities  certainly  cannot  be  wholly 
in  the  dark  concerning  the  theme  of  our  com- 
plaint, but  perhaps  they  are  not  aware  that 
the  library  is  undergoing  a  starving  process 
that  will  soon  complete  its  work,  in  making, 
what  ought  to  be  in  the  van  of  all  the  means 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


of  imparting  knowledge  used  here,  simply  a 
resort  for  those  who  love  to  study  the  exist- 
ing monuments  of  the  dead  past,  unless  they 
increase  by  a  large  amount  the  sum  annuallj' 
set  aside  for  its  support,  and  even  that  sort  of 
help  will  not  be  sufScient-  The-  library 
should  not  be  obliged  to  depend  solely  upon 
the  varying  dispositions  of  any  body  of  men, 
however  devoted  and  loj^al  they  may  be  to  its 
interests.  Then,  too,  the  likelihood  that  the 
sums  voted  would  sometimes,  from  various 
causes,  be  made  too  small  to  avail  much,  ren- 
ders this  means  of  supporting  it  and  increas- 
ing its  efSciency  extremely  precarious.  It 
should  have  a  permanent  fund  so  large  that 
the  interest  would  be  sufficient  to  enable  it  to 
keep  abreast  of  the  times.  A  spasmodic  at- 
tempt was  made  some  time  ago  to  raise  such 
a  fund,  but  so  far  as  we  are  able  to  learn,  it 
was  barren  of  good  results.  We  sincerely 
hope  that  the  originators  of  the  scheme  will 
not  be  discouraged  by  their  first  failure,  for, 
until  the  library  has  some  such  visible  means 
of  support,  we  cannot  claim  for  it,  from  a 
practical  standpoint,  what  we  always  could 
claim  from  a  standpoint  of  intrinsic  value — a 
position  among  the  first  libraries  of  the  country. 
We  are  aware  that  some  improvements  have 
been  made  in  library  affairs  during  the  past 
year.  Prof.  Johnson,  doubtless  seeing  the 
state  of  things,  is  striving  very  hard,  with  the 
limited  means  at  his  command,  to  make  the 
rooms  attractive,  commodious  and  convenient. 
Some  reviews  have  been  bound,  some  new 
books  added;  but  grim  poverty  still  lurks 
among  the  columns,  and  makes  it  necessary  to 
swing  the  heavy  doors  in  the  face  of  the  man 
who  wishes  to  effect  a  sale  of  Guizot's  com- 
plete Histories  of  France  and  England.  "  Ah, 
but  that  is  all  riglit,"  says  the  man  who  closes 
his  eyes  to  plain  needs,  "there  is  a  History  of 
England  in  the  library  now."  Yes,  but  it  was 
written  in  1820.  "  English  history  preceding 
that  date  has  not  changed  since  then,"  he  adds. 
True,  true,  perhaps  we  should  be  satisfied. 


Great  progress  has  of  late  been  made  in 
many  departments  of  college  affairs.  The 
course  of  study  has  been  extended  and  im- 
proved. College  laws  have  been  in  a  measure 
changed  for  the  better  in  being  softened  from 
their  former  state  of  severit3\  The  buildings 
have  been  improved,  and  our  comforts  are  be- 
ing most  carefully  looked  after.  The  next 
thing  is  to  bring  the  library  to  the  same  grade 
of  excellence,  to  modernize  it,  to  eliminate, 
or  at  least  to  place  in  the  background  the  por- 
tion that  never  has  been,  and  never  will  be, 
used,  and  to  fill  the  places  thus  left  vacant 
with  recent  works  of  great  authors  that  will 
be  eagerly  sought  by  all.  SiCEAUX. 


BASE-BALL. 

Colhys,  6 ;  Bowdoins,  2. 

Tiie  Bowdoins  went  to  Waterville  on 
Wednesday,  the  17th,  and  opened  the  season 
in  a  game  with  Colby.  The  college  was  not 
overconfident  as  to  the  result  of  the  match, 
and,  consequently,  were  not  so  much  dis- 
appointed as  they  might  otlierwise  have  i)een. 
The  game  in  itself  was  finely  played,  being 
for  the  most  part  a  work  of  pitchers  and 
catchers.  The  batting  was  not  heavy  on 
either  side.  For  the  Bowdoins  it  was  by  far 
too  weak.  Improvement  in  this  particular 
will  make  a  decided  difference  in  tiie  result 
of  future  games.  Harmony  among  the  men 
in  playing  could  hardly  be  expected,  inas- 
much as  this  was  the  first  game  that  six  of 
the  men  had  appeared  in.  Wright's  pitching 
was  excellent,  he  striking  out  eight  men, 
while  Knapp  played  finely  behind  the  bat. 
The  following  is  the  score  iir  detail : 

BOWDOINS. 

A.H.  li.      In.  T.lt.  I'.O.  A.      K. 

Stotson.lib 2        1       (I  0  I  (I       0 

Writ'lit,  1> 4         1        '  '  '•  '•        ' 

Kiiai)i),  c 4  (I      1  1  II  11 

WiiU'niuui,  l.r ;i  CI      II  II  II  II      0 

Cocik,  s.s •!  II      II  II  113 

Uartoii,  c.r •!  H       H  H  I  0       H 

I'liokani,  lb 4  0      d  u  S  0      0 

Tomo',  --il) :*  "       '  '  :'  ■'      - 

IMiiiuiBy,  r.C 3  HI  U  0  0      0 

Totals 31      2       3       4         25     19      7 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


33 


COLBYS. 

A.B.      R.      iB.      T.B.      P.O.      A.      E. 

Doe,  c 5  1         2        2  13      2  1 

Andrews,  c.f 5  111  0      0  0 

Wright,  I.f 5  0        0        0  10  0 

Ryder,  lb 5  0        11  6      0  0 

Garland, 3b 4  0        0        0  4      0  0 

Emerscm,  r.f 3  10        0  0      0  0 

■Woddcock,  s,.s 4  0        11  14  2 

Barton,  p 4  2        11  18  3 

Boswm-tb,  2b 4  1         ]         1  1       0  1 

Totals 39      6        7        7        27     14     7 

123456789 

Bowdoins 2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0—2 

Colbys 00002040    0—6 

Struck  out — Bowdoins,  7 ;  Colbys,  8.  First  base  on 
called  balls — Bowdoins,  3;  Colbys,  1.  Passed  balls — 
Knapp,  2;  Doe,  2.  Balls  called— On  Wright,  69;  on  Bar- 
ton, 80.  Strikes  called— On  Wright,  16; 'on  Barton,  19. 
Time  of  game — 1  hour  35  minutes.  Umpire — Dennison, 
Colby,  '82.  Scorers — Washburn,  Bowdoiu ;  Clement, 
Colby. 

Bates,  9  ;  Bowdoins,  8. 

The  first  meeting  between  the  niues  of 
Bowdoiu  and  Bates  took  place  on  Wednes- 
day, May  24th,  and  a  more  unsatisfactory 
game  was  never  witnessed  on  our  grounds. 
Play  began  with  a  liglit  rain  falling,  and  as  it 
rapidly  became  heavier  the  game  was  sus- 
pended before  the  completion  of  the  first 
innings.  After  a  shower  of  short  duration 
play  was  resumed,  and  tiien  followed  one  of 
most  miserable  exhibitions  of  ball  playing 
the  Bowdoins  have  ever  engaged  in.  The 
poor  base  running  of  our  nine  became  a  feat- 
ure from  the  first.  No  runs  were  scored  un- 
til the  fourth  innings,  although  man  after  man 
gained  first  and  was  pushed  around  by  base 
hits,  or  errors  on  the  part  of  our  opponents. 
A  great  improvement  in  the  manner  of  run- 
ning bases  must  be  made  if  any  success  at  all 
is  to  be  hoped  for  this  season.  The  batting 
record  of  the  Bowdoins  was  vastly  superior 
to  that  made  by  them  at  Waterville,  Cook 
securing  the  only  two-base  hit  of  the  game. 
The  errors  on  both  sides  were  numerous, 
those  of  our  nine  occurring  at  the  most  criti- 
cal periods,  when  several  runs  were  made  on 
account  of  them.  The  game  seemed  practi- 
cally settled  when  half  of  the  ninth  innings 
had  been  finished,  and  the  score  stood  8  to  6 
in  favor  of  Bowdoin,  but  the  opportunities 
for  putting  the  last  men  out  were  not  taken 
advantage  of,  and,  error  following  upon  error, 
three  runs  were  made  which  decided  the  game 
against  us.  Some  changes  in  the  make-up  of 
the  nine  would  probably  tend  to  bring  about 


a  more  satisfactory  result.     Following  is  the 
score : 

BOWDOINS. 
A.B.      R.      1b.      T.B.      P.O.      A.      E. 

Stetson,  3b 5  0  0  0  2  2  1 

Wright,  p 5  0  I  I  0  10  1 

Knapp,  c 5  0  0  0  7  3  6 

Waterman,  l.f 5  2  1  1  0  11 

Cook,  s.s 5  3  2  3  1  2  3 

Barton,  c.f 5  2  0  0  2  0  1 

Packard,  lb 5  0  2  2  9  2  3 

Torrey,  2b 5  11  1  5  3  1 

Phinney,  r.f 4  0  0  0  0  0  1 

Totals 44        8      7        7      26      23    18 

BATES. 

A.B.      R.      1r.      TB.      P.O.      A.      E. 

Merrill,  S.S 5  2      1115  3 

Tinkham,  2b 5  12        2        111 

Sanford,  c 5  2      2        2        7        3  4 

Richards,  r.f 5  1112        0  1 

Bartlett,  3b 4  12        2        12  1 

Douglass,  l.f 4  2      0        0        1        0  0 

Freeleih.p 4  0      1        1        4        8  12 

Whitmore,  r.f 4  0      0        0        0        0  0 

Atwood.lb 4  0      1        1       10        0  0 

Totals 40       9     10      10      27      19    22 

123456789 

Bates 0    0     12    0    0    0    3    3—9 

Bowdoins 00033000    2—8 

Two-base  hit — Cook.  First  base  on  errors — Bowdoins, 
J2;  Bates,  7.  First  base  on  called  balls — Bowdoins,  7; 
Wild  pitches — Preeleih,  4.  Struck  out — Bowdoins,  4; 
Bates,  2.  Balls  called— On  Wright,  44 ;  on  Freeleih,  139. 
Strikes  called — On  Wright,  8;  on  Freeleih,  16.  Passed 
balls — Knapp,  5  ;  Sanford,  4.  Time  of  game — 2  hours  10 
minutes.  Double  plays — Wright,  Torrey,  and  Packard; 
Wright,  Packard,  and  Knapp.     Umpire — A.  H.  Perry. 

Bowdoins,  13;  Bates,  12. 

The  second  game  between  the  Bowdoins 
and  Bates  took  place  at  Lewiston,  on  Satur- 
day last.  About  fifty  of  the  students  accom- 
panied the  nine  to  lend  encouragement.  The 
contest  proved  to  be  a  most  exciting  one, 
notwithstanding  the  large  number  of  errors 
recorded  to  each  side.  From  the  first,  the 
Bowdoins  played  an  up-hill  game,  and  worked 
better  than  a  Bowdoin  nine  ever  before  did, 
under  similar  circumstances,  wresting  victo- 
ry out  of  the  very  jaws  of  defeat.  The  feat- 
ure of  the  game  was  Torrey's  marvelous  stop 
with  the  left  hand,  of  a  hot  grounder,  which 
seemed  far  out  of  his  reach.  The  batting  of 
Barton,  Cook,  and  Wright  was  excellent, 
while  Knapp's  catching  was  almost  faultless. 
For  the  Bates,  Merrill  played  an  exceedingly 
fine  game  at  short  stop,  Atwood  did  well  at 
first,  and  Sanford  displayed  wonderful  pluck 
in  facing  the  wild  pitching  he  was  obliged  to 


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catch.  Mention  should  be  made  of  the  good 
umpiring  of  Mr.  Pingree.  Appended  is  the 
score  : 

BOWDOINS. 
A.B.      R.        iB.      T.B.      P.O.      A.        E. 

Stetson,  3b 5  9        2        2  10        3 

Wright,  p 5  2        2        2  3  9        0 

Knapp,  c 5  0        1        1  7  0        2 

"Waterman,  1.  f. 6  10        0  2  0        4 

Cook.s.s 5  112  0  12 

Barton,  c.  f. .5  2        4        5  2  0        4 

Packard,  lb 5  1117  11 

Torrey,  2b 4  2        1        2  5  2        3 

Collins,  r.  f. 5  2         0         0  0  0         2 

Totals 45      13      12      15      27       13      21 

BATES. 
A.B.      R.       iB.      T.B.      P.O.      A.        E. 

Merrill,  s.  s 5  1112        7        3 

Tinkham,  2b 5  2        2        2        2        10 

Sanford,  o 5  1         0        0        7        0        2 

Richards,  c.  f. 5  112        3        0        6 

Hatch,  r.f. 5  1112        0        1 

Bartlett,  3b 5  3        110        0        1 

Douglass,  1.  f. 5  111112 

Preeleih.  p 5  10        0        2        11 

Atwood,  lb 5  11116        5 

Totals 45      12        8        9      20      16      21 

Two-base  hits — Barton,  Cook,  Torrey,  Richards.  First 
base  on  errors — Bowdoins,  8;  Bates,  10.  First  base  ou 
called  balls — Bowdoin.s,  4  ;  Bates,  0.  Wild  pitch — Free- 
leih.  Struck  (iut — Bowdoins,  2;  Bates,  4.  Balls  called — 
On  Wrifrbt,  48;  on  Freeleih,  89.  Strikes  called— On 
Wright,  4;  on  Freeleih,  16.  Passed  balls — Knapp,  1; 
Saui'ord,  5.  Time  of  game  —2  hours  9  minutes.  Umpire 
— M.  A.  Pingree  of  Lewiston. 


COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


It  is  never  too  late  to  bone. 
Put  not  your  trust  in  tutors. 
Pop's  new  suit  is  a  stunner. 
Where  are  the  Junior  discussions  ? 
Field-day  cider  in  the  near  future. 
Arrange  your  bets  on  to-morrow's  race. 
The  Main  Street  sidewalk  is  a  solemn  fact. 
'84'8  boat  has  been  repaired  and  varnished. 
No  more  grumbling  about  the  chapel  choir. 
The  Freshmen  have  got  that  tug-of-war  cold. 
A  grand  stand  for  the  ball  ground  is  talked  of. 

Notice  our  additional  two  pages  of  reading  mat- 
ter. 

Several  are  trying  to  Iciirn  how  to  rido  bicycles. 
The  hedges,  trees,  and  solid  college  walks  will 
probably  survive  the  thumping. 


Can't  we  have  an  instructor  in  orthography 
here? 

0  for  the  days  when  we  can  boast  of  a  gymna- 
sium ! 

Six  was  a  big  sail  in  the  last  Freshman  Latin  ex- 
amination. 

An  '85  man  calls  the  large  sized  orchestra  fiddle 
a  vioUnsolo. 

The  term  of  the  Medical  School  closes  ou  Wed- 
nesday, May  31st. 

Shooting  doves  from  the  windows  is  the  latest 
Sabbath  pastime. 

One  Sophomore  takes  field  work  in  ornithology 
as  an  e.xtra  study. 

The  third  game  with  the  Colbys  will  probably 
be  played  in  Augusta. 

The  Lewiston  bridge  is  a  popular  resort  on 
pleasant  Sunday  afternoons. 

Bowdoins  and  Tufts  on  the  delta,  to-morrow 
forenoon  ;  game  called  at  9.30. 

The  directors  have  decided  not  to  have  the  boat 
race  just  after  midnight,  this  year. 

Wasu't  there  a  rumor,  last  fall,  that  '84  had  de- 
termined to  bury  Anna  at  any  cost? 

The  Senior  English  literature  divisions  have 
completed  Julius  CiEsar  and  Macbeth. 

The  Freshman  lougeth  for  the  time  to  arrive 
when  he  can  carry  a  cane  with  safety. 

There  are  an  abundance  of  entertainments  to  go 
to  now  when  we  care  least  about  them. 

Would-be  Book  Agent  (to  a  companion  in  misery) 
— "  Have  you  got  jou.v prosjMctivc  yet,  F ?  " 

Who  said  those  fems.  had  seen  every  fellow  in 
college  ?    Why,  bless  you,  the  Orient  was  slighted. 

The  wood  work  of  the  main  library  room  and 
the  north  wing  has  been  carefully  cleaned  and 
oiled. 

Prof.  Campbell  lectured  before  the  B.  and  T. 
Musical  Association,  Thursday  week,  on  "  An  hour 
with  Socrates." 

It  was  a  man  that  don't  take  the  Orient  whose 
countenance  cracked  the  large  mirror  on  the  out- 
side of  the  circus  advertising  car. 

The  Faculty  of  the  University  of  Minnesota 
have  commenced  shooting  mischievous  students. 
That  college  is  getting  pretty  high  toned.  Wo  ex- 
pect to  hear  soon  that  the  students  have  blown  up 
the  Faculty,  with  dynamite,  by  way  of  retaliation. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


35 


Hon.  James  W.  Bradbury,  '25,  of  Augusta,  is 
the  donor  of  the  lower  window  in  the  north  end  of 
Memorial  Hall. 

Fe(e)in(g)  notes  emanant  from  the  chapel  or- 
gan when  played  by  persons  not  acquainted  with 
its  peculiarities. 

When  a  man  shouts  in  his  sleep,  "Now  brace! 
brace!  "  you  may  wisely  conclude  that  he  is  deeply 
interested  in  boating. 

Lieut.  Howe  lectures  to  the  Seniors  on  warlike 
topics  in  the  morning  hour,  wheu  the  President  is 
unable  to  meet  the  class. 

Prof.  Carmichael  delivered  his  lecture  on  "  Mole- 
cules," before  a  large  audience,  in  the  chemical  lect- 
ure room,  last  Thursday  night. 

Prof.  Lee  lectured  in  Westbrook,  Tuesday  even- 
ing, May  23d,  on  the  last  summer's  work  of  the 
United  States  Pish  Commission. 

Score  sheets,  officially  made  out,  and  posted  in 
the  reading  room,  are  found  to  be  very  convenient 
to  all  in  settling  disputed  points. 

Everybody  who  could  raise  fifty  cents  went  to 
the  "Jollities."  The  editors  of  the  last  Bugle  were 
in  their  several  rooms  all  that  evening. 

More  than  six  hundred  dollars  have  been  raised 
this  year,  by  subscription  alone,  among  the  students 
here,  for  the  support  of  boating  and  base-ball. 

Now  the  man  with  the  distended  calf-skin  walks 
up  to  the  man  who  is  never  known  to  have  a  red,  and 
challenges  him  to  put  up  money  on  the  race. 

A  very  pleasant  German  was  given  by  some  of 
the  students  at  Dirigo  Hall,  recently.  A  strolling 
company  of  Itahans  furnished  excellent  music. 

The  class  in  physiology  rejoice  in  having  learned 
why  it  is  that  a  person  when  paralyzed,  sees  double, 
and  kicks  without  being  conscious  of  the  actions. 

Prof,  in  Greek  (to  Fresh) — "Almost  everyone 
makes  a  mistake  on  this  word,  but  you  happened 
by  some  happy  thought  to  get  the  translation  right." 

E.  K.  Jewett,  '82,  and  E.  Thomas,  '85,  were  the 
Bowdoin  delegates  to  the  semi-centennial  celebra- 
tion of  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  Fraternity,  held  in 
New  York  City  last  week. 

Princeton,  Washington  and  Lee,  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania  will  probably  send  four- 
oared  crews  to  contend  with  Wesleyan  and  our  boys 
at  the  Lake  George  Regatta. 

Another  Senior  debate  was  held  last  Tuesday 
evening  in  the  Senior  room.    The  proposition  for 


discussion  was  the  restriction  of  voting  by  an  edu- 
cational qualification.  Discussed  by  Mansur  and 
Libby  in  the  affirmative,  by  Chase  and  Weeks  in 
the  negative. 

"Nehmen,"  said  the  Prof,  explaining,  "has  a 
peculiar  use ;  for  instance,  if  you  were  in  Germany, 
and  wanted  to  ask  a  friend  to  take  something,  you 
would  use  '  Nehmen.'  " 

The  man  with  the  dead  rabbit  cut  on  his  hair 
must  expect  to  be  closely  examined  by  the  persons 
who  contemplate  completing  the  work  that  Prof. 
Darwin  has  just  laid  down. 

Prof,  (conducting  Sunday  school  class,  with 
mind  somewhat  on  week-day  affairs) — "  Mr.  H., 
what  principles  must  we  bear  in  mind  while  study- 
ing the  parabola  of  the  sower  ?  " 

Bowdoin  has  graduated  forty-five  Smiths,  and 
seven  more  that  spelled  their  names  with  a  "y  "  ; 
and  yet  there  are  a  good  many  people  who  think 
that  we  need  more  of  the  same  name. 

Prof.  Robinson  has  succeeded  in  awakening  quite 
an  interest  in  mineralogy  among  the  Juniors.  Sev- 
eral are  making  collections  of  such  specimens  as 
can  be  found  in  this  neighborhood. 

The  song  of  "Junior  Ease,"  produced  at  the 
chapel  concert  last  winter,  is  exceedingly  popular, 
a  fact  that  seems  to  reflect  discredit  upon  the  dis- 
criminating powers  of  the  song  committee. 

The  Sophomores  have  accepted  an  invitation  to 
hold  class  supper  exercises  together  with  the  Soph- 
omores of  Colby  and  Bates,  at  the  DeWitt  House, 
Lewiston,  probably  on  the  evening  of  June  24th. 

About  a  dozen  fellows  accompanied  the  nine  to 
Waterville,  on  May  17th,  and  saw  the  boys  take 
their  warming.  They  reported  good  treatment, 
fair  play,  and  entire  absence  of  disagreeable  chin- 
ning. 

Go  to  the  circus,  June  3d,  see  some  dirty,  half- 
starved  animals,  Garfield's  assassinatiou,  the  Gui- 
teau  trial,  and  some  inferior  riding  and  tumbling, 
learn  some  new  songs,  and  then  come  home  and 
hate  yourself. 

Prof,  (in  science  of  language  recitation)— "  Mr. 
W.,  what  are  the  Glosses?"  Mr.  W.— "  The 
Glosses  are  interlinear  comments  written  by  Celtic 
scholars  upon  the  Greek  and  Latin  manuscripts 
which  they  studied."  Prof —"  Right ;  I  hope  none 
of  you  have  ever  labored  under  the  mistaken  idea 
that  it  is  necessary  to  do  likewise  in  order  to  hand 
down  our  words  and  phrases." 


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The  new  song  book  was  issued  on  May  15th.  It 
has  two  hundred  pages,  and,  until  June  1st,  will  be 
sold  for  $1.30;  after  that  time  $2.00  will  be  charged. 
Send  in  your  orders  to  Geo.  H.  Pierce,  No.  9  A.  H. 

The  Sophomore  crew,  made  up  as  given  in  the 
last  number,  will  pull  in  the  class  race.  The  two 
men  who  are  training  in  the  college  crew  have  been 
able  to  take  only  a  few  practice  pulls  in  their  class 
boat. 

The  votes  for  Sophomore  Prize  Declaimers  were 
handed  in  by  the  class,  Saturday,  May  '20th.  The 
names  confirmed  were :  Adams,  Barton, Child,  Kemp, 
Means,  Pierce,  Say  ward,  Smith,  Sweetser,  J.  Torrey, 
Walker,  and  Waterman. 

Sitting  down  during  prayers  is  getting  altogeth- 
er too  general.  It  may  be  more  comfortable  to  sit, 
toothpick  in  mouth,  and  stare  aimlessly  at  a  panel 
painting,  but  it  is  more  respectful  to  stand  up  like 
a  man  and  give  attention. 

The  field-day  prizes  and  boating  cups,  in  the 
window  of  the  college  book  store,  make  a  good 
show,  and  doubtless  do  more  toward  stimulating 
the  boys  to  do  their  level  best  than  any  amount  of 
verbal  encoui'agement  would. 

The  Juniors  will  pull  the  race  in  suits  consisting 
of  maroon  handkerchiefs,  sleeveless  shirts  with  '83 
upon  the  breasts,  red  knee  pants  and  stockings. 
The  Sophomores  and  Freshmen  will  content  them- 
selves with  class  color  handkerchiefs  only. 

Dr.  D.  A.  Robinsou  (Gym  Rob),  of  Bangor,  our 
former  instructor  in  gymnastics,  would  doubtless 
smile  to  know  that  one  who  was  many  terms  a 
faithful  worker  in  his  department,  recently  spoke 
of  him,  in  earnest,  as  Mr.  James  Robinson. 

Does  it  not  occur  to  some  of  the  students  that 
this  custom  of  yelling  "  heads  out,  "  and  making 
other  demonstrations  from  windows  and  doorways, 
whenever  a  lady  ventures  to  walk  upon  the  college 
grounds,  is  decidedly  stale,  and  in  very  liad  taste  ? 

H.  (who  aspires  to  be  a  mineralogist,  exhibiting 
a  black  lump  to  Prof,  in  tliat  branch)  — "  What  is 
this  a  specinicn  of  ?  I  picked  it  up  down  street." 
I'rof. — "  0,  that's  nothing  of  importance;  you  can 
piclv  up  most  anything  down  street."  II.  is 
uncertain  whether  to  fuel  sat  down  on  or  not. 

The  program  for  tlio  next  two  days,  Juno  1st  and 
2d,  is  as  follows;  Basc-l)all  on  Thursday  foi-enoon  ; 
in  the  afternoon  at  two,  the  boat  race  ;  and  at  three, 
the  tub  race.  On  Friday  morning,  athletic  sports 
on  the  fair  ground;  at  1.30  r.Ji.,  the  presentation 
of  prizes  in  the  chapel ;  at  three  the  ivy  exorcises  of 


'83 ;  and  in  the  evening  the  hop.  On  Saturday  even- 
ing, field-day  cider.  All  studying  will,  without 
doubt,  go  over  until  Monday. 

The  band  have  rehearsals  in  the  base-ball  room. 
We  are  authorized  to  pronounce  false  all  statements 
to  the  effect  that  they  are  soon  to  commence  a  se- 
ries of  musical  ( ?  )  struggles  with  the  Grammar 
School  Band  for  the  champion.ship  of  Brunswick. 
They  have,  however,  decided  to  furnish  music  for 
the  field  day  exercises. 

The  ivy  day  committee  have  obviated  the  diffi- 
culties of  dancing  on  the  rough  and  uneven  floor  of 
Lemont  Hall,  by  securing  a  dance  covering  to  be 
spread  over  all  the  surface  on  the  evening  of  the 
hop.  It  is  hoped  that,  on  this  account,  a  more  gen- 
eral participation  by  parties  outside  the  Junior 
class  will  serve  to  balance  this  additional  expense. 

Nos.  7,  10,  and  11  of  Vol.  III.,  and  No.  13  of  Vol. 
VII.,  of  the  Orient  are  wanted  to  complete  the 
files  in  the  college  library.  Persons  having  some,  or 
all  of  the  above  will  confer  a  great  favor  by  sending 
them  to  the  business  editor.  When  these  numbers 
are  procured,  the  papers  are  to  be  bound  and  ar- 
ranged conveniently  for  reference,  upon  the  shelves. 

The  '84  ball  nine  may  poissibly  arrange  some  ball 
games  with  the  Sophomore  nines  of  Colby  and 
Bates.  We  vrould  impress  up«u  the  minds  of  our 
Freshmen,  also,  the  propriety  of  meeting  some  club 
upon  the  dusty  diamond.  They  have  good  materi- 
al, are  putting  in  some  good  practice,  and  would 
doubtless  do  themselves  and  the  college  credit  in  a 
game. 

The  very  latest  pun  comes  from  the  mouth  of  an 
end  woman.  She  came  softly  into  the  Junior's  room, 
and  while  disarranging  his  belongings  and  spilling 
ink  upon  his  books  and  papers,  said:  "You'll  not 
stay  here  a  great  while  longer,  I  suppose."  Junior— 
"  No,  my  course  is  drawing  to  a  close.  I  shall  be  a 
Senior  next  year."  End  Woman— "Ah,  shall  youf 
Well,  I  thought  I'd  seen  yer  'round  here  some  con- 
siderable time.''  Junior  falls  insensible  into  end 
woman's  arms. 

The  librarian  has  dropped  the  North  American 
lieview  from  the  list  of  periodicals  taken  by  the 
college  libraiy,  because  the  uianagers  of  that  month- 
ly see  fit  to  continue  to  publish  Col.  IngorsoII's  ar- 
ticles, and  have,  it  is  said,  refused  to  grant  to  Mr. 
Jero  Black  spaee  for  more  answers.  The  last 
number  containing  a  paper  from  Col.  Ingorsoll, 
thought  to  be  unlit  for  youths  of  tendiM'  minds  to 
read,  is  kept  securely  locked  up.    This  course  of 


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action  in  regard,  to  the  library  may  commend  itself 
to  "  the  powers  that  be,"  but  we  venture  to  state 
that  it  certainly  will  never  be  endorsed  by  the 
greater  part  of  the  students  in  whose  interest  the 
library  ought  to  be  run. 

We  cannot  understand  why  the  cleaning  of  the 
college  grounds  must  always  be  put  off  until  after 
ivy  day.  This  question  comes  upon  us  with  more 
than  usual  force  this  year,  for  while  some  of  the 
paths  have  received  their  usual  superficial  attention, 
at  the  time  we  write,  the  green  turf  around  Memo- 
rial Hall  is  covered  for  some  distance  out  with  un- 
seemly rubbish.  A  small  amount  of  time  and  labor 
would  have  remedied  this  and  rendered  the  vicinity 
of  Memorial  Hall  one  of  the  most  attractive  places 
around  the  college  to  take  our  friends  during  the 
coming  holidays. 

The  new  base-ball  suits  look  well  upon  the  men, 
and  give  pretty  general  satisfaction.  The  impres- 
sion, however,  that  jackets  were  to  take  the  place 
of  outside  shirts,  was  broad-spread,  and  consequent- 
ly some  disappointment  was  expressed,  when  the 
nine  first  appeared  in  their  new  attire,  to  see  the 
upper  garment  out  as  of  old.  The  change  from 
cap  to  hat,  and  from  brown  to  Bowdoin's  color,  is 
especially  to  be  commended.  As  ball  suits  cannot 
be  furnished  every  year,  the  nine  will  do  well  to 
take  great  care  in  preserving  their  uew  ones ;  the 
persons  who  gave  money  to  buy  them,  expect  to  see 
no  part  of  them  worn,  when  the  nine  are  not  actu- 
ally engaged  in  playing  or  practicing. 


PERSONAL. 


[Graduates  and  undergraduates  are  earnestly  solicited 
to  send  personal  items  to  the  Bowdoin  Orient,  Bruns- 
wick.] 

Among  the  gubernatorial  candidates  in  this  State 
before  the  next  RepuWican  Convention  will  be  the 
names  of  Hon.  W.  W.  Thomas,  Jr.,  '60,  of  Port- 
land; Col.  Frederick  Eobie,  '41,  of  Gorham;  Gen. 
Thomas  W.  Hyde, '61,  of  Bath ;  and  Hon.  T.  E. 
Simouton,  '53,  of  Camden.  Mr.  Simonton  is  also 
mentioned  as  representative  to  Congress. 

'37.— Kev.  Dr.  John  0.  Fiske,  pastor  of  the 
Winter  Street  Church  in  Bath,  left  for  Germany, 
May  1.5th.  On  account  of  faihng  health  he  will  re- 
main abroad  some  time. 

'45.— Judge  Wm.  B.   Snell  has  been  appointed 


Judge  of  the  Police  Court,  District  of  Columbia. 
Judge  Snell  is  a  native  of  Monmouth,  Me. 

'61. — Dr.  H.  S.  B.  Smith  is  practicing  physician 
at  Middleboro,  Mass. 

'62.— Rev.  Edward  N.  Packard,  of  Dorches- 
ter, Mass.,  son  of  Prof.  Packard,  preached  at  the 
Congregationalist  church  in  town,  May  22d. 

'72.— Dr.  F.  A.  Mitchell,  for  two  years  a  mem- 
ber of  this  class,  has  recently  removed  to  Bridgton, 
Me.  Dr.  Mitchell  is  a  graduate  of  the  College  of 
Physicians  and  Surgeons,  New  York  City ;  was  one 
of  the  house  physicians  of  Bellevue  Hospital,  N.Y., 
a  year  or  more,  and  afterwards  practiced  in  Flor- 
ida with  his  uncle,  an  army  surgeon  and  skillful 
physician.  For  the  past  seven  years  he  has  been 
practicing  in  North  Fryeburg. 

'72. — Herbert  M.  Heath,  Kennebec  County  Attor- 
ney, will  deliver  the  address  Memorial  Day  at 
Fairfield. 

'74. — H.  W.  Philbrook  is  teaching  in  the  public 
schools  at  San  Francisco  and  studying  law  at  the 
same  time.    His  address  is  1308i  Ellis  Street. 

'77. — C.  W.  Morrill  is  practicing  law  in  Portland. 

'79. — J.  P.  Huston,  of  Damariscotta,  has  recently 
been  admitted  to  the  Lincoln  county  bar. 

'80. -H.  B.  Wilson  is  book-keeper  for  C.  M.  Rice 
&  Co.,  wholesalers  in  paper  and  twine,  Portland. 

'81.— C.  E.  Harding  was  confirmed  Sunday,  May 
14th,  at  the  Episcopal  church  in  this  place. 

'81. — Harry  E.  Snow  is  now  at  1113  K  street, 
Sacramento,  Cal. 

'81. — Hitchcock  and  Walker  will  attend  the 
Portland  School  of  Medical  Instruction  immediate- 
ly upon  the  close  of  the  present  term  of  the  medi- 
cal department  of  this  college. 

'81. — Geo.  H.  Townsend,  formerly  of  this  class, 
who  has  been  a  U.  S.  Deputy  Marshal,  since  that 
time,  was  admitted  to  the  Cumberland  bar.  May 
12th.  On  account  of  ill  health,  Mr.  Townsend  has 
gone  to  New  Hampshire  to  recuperate  before  com- 
mencing practice. 

'81. — F.  E.  Smith  has  been  appointed  paying 
teller  in  Maverick  Bank,  Boston. 

'81.— A.  E.  Whitteu,  principal  of  Mattanawcook 
Academy,  Lincoln,  Me.,  is  spending  a  short  time  in 
town. 

'81.— J.  W.  Wilson  is  with  N.  M.  Perkins  &  Co., 
wholesale  furniture  dealers,  Portland. 


This  is  the  way  a  West  Pointer  informed  his  pa- 
rents that  he  had  got  the  g.  b. : 

My  Dear  Father  :  Fatted  calf  for  one. 

Yours  aflectionately,  Geoege. 


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COLLEGE    WORLD. 


A  book  of  three  hundred  sketches  from  the  Har- 
vard Lampoon  has  just  been  pubhshed. 

Cornell  is  to  have  a  new  building,  costiuR  S15,  - 
000,  to  be  used  for  militai-y  drill  and  gymnastic  ex- 
ercise. 

At  the  inter-collegiate  foot-ball  convention  held 
in  New  York,  a  short  time  since,  four  colleges  were 
represented, — Columbia,  Harvard,  Princeton,  and 
Yale.  Quite  important  changes  were  made  in  the 
rules,  the  tendency  being  to  prevent  the  "  block 
game,"  and  to  encourage  skillful  running,  picking, 
and  dodging. 

Wc  learn  from  the  Tuftonian  that  "  the  nine 
are  working  with  a  will,  and  bid  fair  to  do  excel- 
lent work."  The  Institute  of  Technology  retired 
under  a  score  of  14  to  8.  A  strong  nine  from  the 
Boston  Law  School  was  defeated  15  to  8.  But 
Tufts  was  rather  badly  used  up  in  the  game  with 
Harvard,  by  a  score  of  32  to  2.  However,  the  uine 
played  a  good  fielding  game ;  the  pitching  was  ex- 
cellent and  the  catching  more  than  equal  to  that 
of  Harvard.     Batting  seemed  the  weak  point. 

With  respect  to  the  coming  regatta  at  Lake 
George,  the  Evening Neivs  contains  the  following: 
The  University  of  Pennsylvania  has  fully  deter- 
mined to  send  a  crew  to  the  Lake  George  regat- 
ta this  year,  and  the  men  to  be  sent  will  be  chosen 
by  Ellis  Ward  after  the  class  races  in  May.  On 
Lake  George,  the  University  boys  will  meet  some 
of  the  best  college  crews  in  the  country,  and  her 
only  chance  of  winning"  is  in  making  up  in  skill 
what  she  lacks  in  weight.  She  will  j)robably  have 
to  compete  with  crews  from  Bowdoin,  Connecticut 
Wesleyan  University,  Columbia,  Cornell,  Prince- 
ton, Marietta  College,  and  possibly  the  University 
of  Virginia.  The  majority  of  these  crews  are  com- 
posed of  excellent  matei-ial,  which  is  being  well 
trained  for  the  regatta,  and  each  has  determined 
to  make  a  tremendous  struggle  for  victory.  Bow- 
doin is  a  stranger  to  the  University  boys,  and  bids 
fair  to  be  a  hard  stranger  to  handle.  Her  crew 
this  year  is  considered  one  of  the  best  she  has  ever 
sent  to  a  regatta.  Wesleyan  also  has  a  strong 
crew,  as  has  Cornell  and  Marietta.  If  the  Univer- 
sity boys  this  year  do  as  well  as  the  crew  of  last 
year  did  on  Lake  George,  it  has  little  to  fear  from 
the  majority  of  the  competitors. — College  Olio. 


CLIPPINGS. 


How  doth  the  busy  editor 
Work  livelong  diiy  luid  night. 
And  let  his  lessons  go  to— well, 
And  read  his  Deutseh  at  sight. 

What  made  the  Tower  of  Pisa  lean  t  The  great 
famine  in  the  land. — Tablet. 

One  of  our  Seniors  is  looking  around  I'or  a  pict- 
ure of  Apollo  with  the  "beveled  ear." — Ex. 


Scene :  Young  ladies'  boarding  school.  Prof. 
—  "  What  can  you  say  of  Pluto*"  Aliss  D. — "He 
was  the  son  of  Satan,  and  when  his  father  died  he 
gave  him  Hell." — Occident. 

Fresh.  (tran.slating  Tacitus) — "They  protracted 
their  sleep  till  late  in  the  day."  Professor—"  What 
is  the  objection  to  that?"  Fresh. — "  Well,  really,  I 
never  could  see  any  myself." — Athenaum. 

CH.tNSON. 

I  lingered  'neath  the  chamber, 

Wherein  my  darling  slept. 
While  softly  up  behii'd  me 

Her  father's  bull-dog  crept ; 

I  sang  my  bitter  sorrow 

That  ever  we  should  part, — 

My  pants  are  with  the  tailor, 
I'm  more  than  sore  at  heart  I 


EDITORS'   TABLE. 


To-day  we  shall  invite  our  readers  to  a  trip 
across  the  continent.  Never  mind  your  baggage, 
just  jump  upbehindon  the  chariot  of  "  Sol  Oriens,"  as 
it  passes  the  door  of  our  sanctum,  and  we  promise, 
after  an  all  day  ride,  which  may  be  rather  a  hungry 
one  if  you  forgot  your  lunch  basket,  for  there  are 
no  stops  by  the  way  of  "ten  minutes  for  refresh- 
ments," to  land  j'ou  at  the  setting  of  the  sun  on  the 
campus  of  the  University  of  California,  where  the 
editors  of  the  Occident  are  waiting  to  receive  you. 
When  they  have  recovered  from  the  delirious  joy 
occasioned  by  our  arrival,  their  countenances  as- 
sume a  mournful  aspect,  and  they  begin  the  recital 
of  their  woes.  In  the  first  place,  we  are  told,  there 
is  an  utter  lack  of  enthusiasm  among  the  students ; 
they  take  no  interest  in  anything,  they  have  become 
thoroughly  blase,  they  have  "sucked  the  orange 
dry."  The  University  is  possessed  of  a  very  fine 
gymnasium,  but  the  instructor  in  gymnastics  has 
been  discharged  because  there  is  never  any  cue  for 
bira  to  instruct.  Their  next  sorrow  is  "unpaid 
bills";  we  weep  in  sympathy.  But  the  strangest 
thing  wo  hear  is,  that  the  Seniors,  after  receiving 
their  diplomas,  are  obliged  to  go  around  and  so- 
licit the  signatures  of  the  president  and  each 
member  of  the  faculty.  Imagine  one  of  our  dig- 
nified Seniors,  after  the  Commencement  dinner, 
rushing  about  the  campus  in  search  of  the  Profs. 
Where,  oh,  where  will  he  find  them  i    \YhocaatelH 

In  pleasing  contrast  to  the  mournful  wail  of  the 
Occident,  which,  by  the  way,  iinnotnices  itself  as  an 
an ti- fraternity  pajjcr,  are  the  beaming  countenances 
of  the  licrkcleiian  editors,  full  of  joy  at  the  prosper- 
ity of  their  Alitia  Mater.  Possibly  they  are  a  trifle 
premature  when  thoy  insist  "  the  fact  may  as  well 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


39 


be  understood  that  for  solid  merit  tlie  University  of 
California  raiilis  among  tlie  half-dozen  institutions 
which  are  fairly  entitled  to  be  called  the  best  in  the 
United  States."  As  the  Berkeleyan  well  remarks, 
"there  is  such  a  thing  as  too  much  humility."  But 
oh,  how  rare  I  However,  there  is  cause  for  congrat- 
ulation; the  property  owned  by  the  University  is 
worth  nearly  $2,000,000,  and  their  library  contains 
20,000  volumes,  with  a  fund  of  $4,000  a  year,  devot- 
ed to  increasing  the  number.  Considering  that  it 
is  hardly  more  than  an  infant,  the  child  is  quite 
precocious.  The  Berkeley  an' s  literary  department 
is  good  and  excites  our  envy  by  its  two  columns  of 
poetry.  The  "  Olla-Podrida,"  which  is  devoted  to 
original  jokes  and  funny  paragraphs,  is  something 
of  a  departure  from  the  beaten  track,  and,  thus  far, 
is  not  wholly  successful.  Wit  and  humor  are  what 
we  want  in  college  papers,  but  when  they  are  sought 
in  poor  imitations  of  the  funny  (?)  paragraph  of  the 
local  newspaper,  the  attempt  is  a  reflection  upon 
the  originality  and  good  taste  of  college  students. 

At  first  glance  the  Amherst  Student  strikes  us  as 
a  good,  solid,  substantial  paper,  such  as  every  Am- 
herst man  would  read  with  interest,  and  read  thor- 
oughly, too.  But  as  we  give  it  more  careful  atten- 
tion, we  are  lead  to  modify  our  opinion  in  some  re- 
spects. Without  doubt  it  is  interesting  to  a  major- 
ity of  its  readers.  The  editorials  are  well  consid- 
ered and  written  in  an  easy  style;  the  miscellaneous 
columns  are  up  to  the  average;  inter-collegiate  and 
sporting  news  is  in  abundance ;  but  for  a  literary 
department  there  is  absolutely  nothing, unless  we  can 
consider  as  an  apology  for  one,  the  sketch  entitled 
"  Mr.  Van  Dunk  and  His  Dog,"  in  which  figures  the 
well-known  dog  howling  at  the  moon,  the  number 
eleven  boot  whizzing  through  the  air,  and  finally 
the  indispensable  portion  of  a  young  man's  trousers 
left  behind.  We  do  not  believe  in  all  tlie  clap-trap 
talk  that  is  made  about  the  mission  of  college 
journalism,  but  we  do  think  that  no  college 
paper  that  devotes  the  greater  part  of  its  space  to 
sporting  and  local  news,  can  justly  lay  claim  to  be- 
ing an  exponent  of  college  life.  No  wonder  out- 
siders get  the  idea  that  our  institutions  of  learning 
are  only  training  schools  for  professional  base-ball 
players  and  oarsmen. 

The  Oberlin  lievietv  comes  to  us  this  week,  with 
an  account  of  the  Inter-State  Oratorical  Contest, 
held  at  Indianapohs  the  first  of  May.  There  were 
contestants  from  Ohio,  Minnesota,  Iowa,  Wiscon- 
sin, Illinois,  and  Indiana;  and  the  judges  decided 
in  favor  of  Mr.  Hanchett,  of  Chicago  University, 
111.     The  writer  in   the  Review  apparently  feels 


pretty  sore  over  Ohio's  defeat,  for  he  pitches  into 
the  Indiana  men,  with  whoui  the  convention  was 
held,  most  unmercifully,  and  speaks  of  them  in  a 
manner  hardly  consistent  with  the  spirit  of  meek- 
ness and  charity  that  we  had  always  supposed  was 
characteristic  of  Oberlin.  The  Revieiv  is  certainly 
above  the  ordinary  run  of  the  western  college  pa- 
pers, and,  were  it  a  little  more  hberal,  and  a  little 
less  given  to  patting  itself  on  the  back,  while  look- 
ing upon  the  rest  of  the  world  as  hopelessly  aban- 
doned, it  would  stand  well  with  the  college  papers 
of  the  country. 

The  Collegian  from  C.  C.  N.  Y.  has  reached  the 
fourth  number  of  its  first  volume,  and  in  spite  of 
the  many  predictions  of  failure,  it  seems  to  hold  its 
own  in  the  second  rank  of  college  publications. 
Strange  to  say,  in  New  York,  too,  we  find  the  same 
lack  of  college  spirits  and  enthusiasm,  as  was  la- 
mented by  the  Occident.  Every  enterprise  ilrt 
is  undertaken  for  the  benefit  of  the  whole  college, 
fails  of  success,  because  of  the  violent  party  spi..; 
that  prevents  the  students  from  uniting  their  eftbrfs 
for  the  common  good.  "  At  elections,"  says  the 
Collegian,  "  and  all  sorts  of  other  occasions  that 
favor  the  display  of  such  feeling,  students  are  gatli- 
ered  in  ho.stile  swarms,  as  Ancients  and  Moderns, 
Fraternity  men  and  Independents,  and  whatever 
else  may  be  the  watchwords  of  party."  Such  a 
state  of  things  is  truly  deplorable,  and  it  should  bo 
a  matter  of  congi'atnlation  for  us,  that  beyond  all 
society  feeling  there  is  a  true  college  spirit  that 
will  ever  respond  to  the  call  of  "  Old  Bowdoin." 


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AT 

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Cuffs,  all  sizes  of  Underwear,  Fine  Ready-Made 
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On  aiul  after  December  5tli, 

Passenger  Trains  leave  Brunswick 

For  Bath.  8.10  and  11.50  a.m..  2  10,  4.40,  and  6.25  P.M.,  12.42 
nislit,  Saturdays  only. 
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JOURNAL  BLOCK,   LEWISTON. 

Magazines,  Music,  etc.,  Bound  in  a  Neat  and 
Durable  Manner. 

Ruling  and  Blank  Book  Work  to  Order. 


KNIGHT, 


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Special  Bates  to  Student  Clubs. 

jUa-Transicnt  Orders  for  Milk  or  Cream  tilled  liy  giving  suitalilc  notice. 

Residence,  School  Street. 

Curtis' College  Bookstore 

BOOKS.    STATIONERY.    ROOM 
PAPER.    PE:RI013ICAI.S.   <ScC. 


A.    W.    TOWNSEND, 

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Rockland,  8.10  a.m.,  2.10  P.M. 
Portland,  7.25, 11.4S  a.m..  4.35  p.m.,  12.35  night. 
Boston,  7.25, 11.48  A.M.,  12.35  night. 
Lewiston,  8.12  a.m.,  2.10,  6.33  P.M.,  12.40  night. 
Farmington,  2.10  p.m. 

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Skowhegan,  Belfast,  Dexter,  and  Bangor,  2.14  p.m..  and 

12.45  night. 
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December  5, 1881. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN   COLLEGE. 


Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the 
following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody  ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  ^neid ;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Greek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar;  Xenophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 
Ancient  Geography. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,  including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,   Interest,  Square   Root 
and  the  Metric  System  ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Real  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.    All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  thoir  pupils  may  be  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Priucipal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  each  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
ondorseinent  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  be 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  will  bo  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  ho  will  bo  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  liold  for  tlio  purpose,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  final  examination,  as  ho  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnished,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  theu  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  "liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table  : 

KEQUIEED— FOUR  HOURS  A  WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,   Evidences   of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

ELECTIVES — FOUR   HOURS   A   WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 

Latin,  two  terms. 

Greek,  two  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Physics,  one  term. 

Chemistry,  two  terms. 

Science  of  Language,  one  term. 

English  Literature,  two  terms. 

German,  two  terms. 

History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 

International   Law  and   Military    Science,   two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (halQ,  average,  $25.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  $110. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  materially 
lesson  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  tho  Presi- 
dent. 


Vol    XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  JUNE  14,  1882. 


No.  4. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PnBLlSHED    EVERY    ALTERNATE   WEDNESDAY,   DURrNG   THE 
COLLEGIATE  YEAR,   BY   THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Robert  C.  "Washburn,  '83,  Managing  Editor. 

N".  Brooks  K.  PETTisorLL,  '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83.  Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Herbert  K  Kendall,  '83.      Oliver  W.  Means,  '84. 
Arthur  J.  Russell,  '83.  Charles  E.  Saywabd,  '84. 

Terms  —  S2.00  a  year  in  advance  ;  single  copies,  15  cents. 

Remittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor.  Communications 
in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to  the  Managing  Editor. 

Students  and  Alumni  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer's  real  name. 

Entered  at  the  Post  Offlce  at  Brunswiclj  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 

Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewlston,  Me. 

CONTENTS. 
Tol.  XII.,  No.  4.— June  14,  1882. 

Editorial  Notes 41 

Ivy  Poem — The  Maid  and  the  Genii 43 

Ivy  Day 45 

Boat  Race 46 

Field  Day 47 

Base-Ball 48 

College  Items 49 

Last  Summer  (poem) 52 

Personal ,'52 

College  World 53 

Clipping.s 53 

Editors'  Table 54 


The  Ivy  Day  of  '83  is  a  thing  of  the  past. 
It  has  come  and  gone,  leaving  in  the  minds  of 
the  members  of  the  class  that  observed  it 
only  the  pleasantest  recollections.  The  beau- 
tiful day,  the  large  and  select  attendance, 
together  with  the  perfectly  successful  filling 
of  the  program,  must  have -given  satisfac- 
tion to  all  who  were  present.  Particularly 
to  the  class  under  whose  auspices  the  exer- 
cises were  held  will  the  remembrance  of  the 


day  be  lasting.  The  bonds  of  brotherly  regard 
existing  between  thatclassorbetween  anyclass, 
can  but  be  strengthened  and  rendered  firm  by 
any  such  impressive  ceremonies  as  the  planting 
of  the  ivy.  It  is  one  of  those  occasions  when 
a  class  with  a  common  feeling  commemorates 
the  advancement  made  in  the  course,  and 
leaves  a  suitable  mark  of  the  friendship  then 
existing,  and  which  is  destined  to  exist 
through  life.  It  has  been  only  a  compara- 
tively few  years  since  the  custom  of  planting 
the  ivy  was  instituted;  but  it  has  yearly 
gained  in  popularity,  till  now  the  day  set 
apart  for  it  is  one  of  tlie  most  interesting  of 
the  year.  The  exercises,  while  not  yielding 
too  strictly  to  sentiment,  are  in  harmony  with 
the  respect  entertained  for  the  day,  and  have 
always  proved  entertaining.  Those  of  last 
week  were  considered  especially  so  by  those 
who  attended. 


The  participants  in  the  Junior  and  Soph- 
omore exJiibitions  have  been  selected,  and  now 
all  the  oratorical  powers  of  those  happy  indi- 
viduals will  be  brought  into  play  and  exerted 
until  the  day  arrives  for  the  presentation  of 
the  declamations.  Probably,  as  is  the  custom, 
a  professor  of  elocution  will  be  present  here 
in  due  season  for  the  purpose  of  giving 
instruction.  We  have  heard  nothing  to  the 
contrary,  and  certainly  there  is  need  of  such 
instruction  if  exercises  of  any  merit  are  to  be 
expected.  In  this  connection,  we  do  not 
think  it  out  of  place  to  allude  to  the  present 
state  of  affairs  in  college  as  regards  instruction 
in  elocution  and  declamation.  It  is  needless 
to  dwell  on  the  importance  of  training  in 
these  branches.  The  advantage  derived  from 
such  instruction,  and  even  the  necessity  of  it 


42 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


are  apparent  to  all.  It  is  something  which  is 
supposed  to  claim  no  little  attention  in  every 
institution  of  learning.  In  our  own  case  we 
believe  it  has  been  sadly  neglected,  and.  that 
those  acquirements  which  are  to  be  looked  for 
in  the  college  student  will,  in  many  cases,  here 
be  found  wanting.  We  cannot  give  the 
reasons  for  this  lack  of  compulsory 
practice  in  waiting,  nor  do  we  know  to  whom 
to  attribute  the  causes  for  it.  It  is  surely  a 
question  that  calls  for  immediate  attention  on 
the  part  of  the  Faculty , and  we  are  led  to  believe 
that  due  consideration  will  be  given  it. 
These  spasmodic  attempts  to  become  an  ora- 
tor within  two  or  three  weeks  cannot  result 
in  any  great  profit  to  those  making  them,  and 
they  should  not  be  disappointed  if  they  fail 
to  create  the  impression  that  is  expected  from 
a  student  who  is  thought  to  attain  great  pro- 
ficiency in  speaking  while  in  college-  It  is 
only  continued  practice  through  two,  three, 
or  even  four  years  in  the  course  that  will 
work  marked  results,  and  enable  one  to 
declaim  with  ease  and  good  effect  generally. 


however,  was  the  result  of  faithful  practice, 
and  betokened  a  creditable  lecord  in  the  fut- 
ure if  the  organization  should  see  fit  to  keep 
on  in  its  work.  Nothing  could  be  more  pleas- 
ing to  the  students  than  to  have  these  sum- 
mer evenings  enlivened  by  a  band  concert. 
The  Bowdoin  Band  has  shown  its  ability  to 
gratify  such  desires,  and  if  it  is  well  supported, 
as  it  should  be,  there  is  no  reason  why  such  a 
plan  cannot  be  carried  out. 


On  Wednesday  of  last  week  the  Bow- 
doin Band  made  its  first  appearance  in  pub- 
lic and  rendered  some  fine  selections  from  its 
repertory.  Everybody  was  agreeably  sur- 
prised. The  band  from  the  first  has  labored 
under  difficulties.  It  has  maintained  its  ex- 
istence only  in  the  face  of  opposition  and  op- 
pression. Its  labors  have  been  treated  to 
some  extent  with  ridicule.  It  has  received 
no  support  at  all  from  outside  parties,  but  has 
struggled  on,  and,  as  it  has  recently  siiown, 
to  good  purpose.  The  music  which  was 
given,  while  not  free  from  some  defects  in 
tone  or  execution,  was  such  as  called  for 
praise  from  nearly  all  who  listened  to  it.  It 
could  not  be  expected  that  a  band  of  new 
musicians,  some  of  whom  were  playing  on 
brass  for  the  first  time  in  public,  should  dis- 
course strains  of  classical  music  in  a  perfectly 
correct  and  finished  style.     What  was  given. 


The  casts  from  the  antique,  recently 
received  by  the  college,  have  been  mounted 
and  arranged  so  that  the  collection  now  has 
become  quite  extensive.  The  north  wing  of 
the  chapel  has  undergone  some  repairing  and 
painting,  so  that  the  casts  may  be  seen  to 
good  advantage.  The  last  additions  were 
from  some  of  the  finest  ancient  pieces  of 
statuar}',  and  are  among  the  most  noticeable 
and  striking  of  any  in  the  collection.  At  the 
present  rate  of  progress  our  collection  is  des- 
tined to  assume  large  proportions,  so  that  we 
may  anticipate  unusual  facilities  for  studying 
the  artistic  beauty  and  refinement  of  antique 
sculpture.  It  is  certainly  a  study  in  wiiich 
no  little  interest  is  taken  at  the  present,  and 
it  is  fortunate  for  one  that  he  has  opportu- 
nity for  following  it  out,  if  his  mind  is  in- 
clined in  that  direction.  The  north  wing, 
with  its  casts  and  array  of  fine  paintings  that 
adorn  the  walls,  will  now,  we  predict,  be  one 
of  the  favorite  resorts  for  passing  a  pleasant 
hour. 


We  have  not  as  yet  learned  whether  the 
Sophomore  class  has  taken  any  action  to  the 
effect  of  holding  the  exercises  of  burial  of 
analytics,  but  we  are  in  hopes  that  they  may 
soon,  if  they  have  not  already,  and  decide  to 
again  carry  out  the  custom  which  for  the  last 
two  years  has  been  allowed  to  fall  from  grace. 
It  cannot  be  considered  to  the  credit  of  the 
two  upper  clas.ses  that  they  omitted  the  exer- 
cises, whatever  might  have  been  the  circum- 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


43 


stances  that  led  them  so  to  act.  Anything  of 
that  nature  must  have  an  appreciable  effect 
upon  the  unity  of  class  feeling.  It  matters 
not  just  what  the  custom  may  be,  or  what  the 
nature  of  the  exercises  are.  Any  project 
which  the  whole  class  carries  out,  or  any 
action  in  which  the  class  as  a  whole  engages, 
is  always,  in  after  years,  looked  back  upon 
with  pleasure.  The  following  out  of  the  cus- 
tom has  as  a  result  not  only  the  binding 
together  of  the  members  of  the  class  by 
stronger  ties  while  in  college,  but  also  the 
perpetuation  of  class  regard  and  interest 
years  after  graduation.  Because  two  classes 
before  have  not  manifested  enough  interest 
to  appropriately  celebrate  the  completion  of 
work  in  mathematics,  that  is  no  reason  why 
the  present  Sophomores  should  be  influenced. 
The  occasion  we  refer,  to  has  always  been  an 
enjoyable  one,  and,  for  our  part,  we  hope  it 
may  be  observed  this  year. 


IVY  POEM.— THE    MAID  AND   THE    GENII. 

BY   B.   F.    HOLDEN. 

In  Persia's  distant  land,  'tis  said, 
There  dwelt  long  years  ago,  a  maid 
Graceful  in  form,  in  features  fair. 
With  starry  eyes  and  raven  liair  ; 
In  each  particular,  so  great 
The  beauty  that  did  on  her  wait. 
To  all  who  saw  her  well  it  seemed 
She  scarcely  could  be  mortal  deemed. 
The  music  of  her  sweet  voice  rang 
So  rich  and  full  wliene'er  she  sang. 
It  seemed  like  heavenly  music  clear 
Filling  with  joy  each  listening  ear ; 
And  when  upon  the  harp  she  played, 
Such  melody  her  fingers  made 
As  great  Apollo  drew  of  old 
•  From  his  lyre  of  shining  gold. 
Although  so  fair  in  form  and  face 
And  well  endowed  with  every  grace 
To  please  the  eye  or  win  the  heart, 
The  maiden  chose  to  dwell  apart 
In  solitude  ;  when  suitors  came 
Drawn  by  her  beauty's  wide-spread  fame 
No  passion  in  her  bosom  burned, 
But  she  to  all  a  deaf  ear  turned, 
This  maiden's  fame  so  much  surpassed 
That  of  all  others,  that  'tis  said 
'Twas  told  at  last  in  Eden's  bowers 
By  spirits  of  the  blessed  dead ; 


Her  beauty  and  her  virtue  were 

By  all  that  e'er  had  seen  her  face 

Described  as  worthy  well  to  have 

Admission  to  that  happy  place. 

With  darkening  brow,  the  houris  heard 

These  praises  of  a  mortal  maid  ; 

And  then  in  sullen  tone  and  low 

They  thus  to  one  another  said : 

"  From  this  blest  place  let  some  one  speed 

To  earth  below  and  bring  back  word 

Whether  this  earth-born  maid  hath  grace 

So  great  as  lately  we  have  heard." 

On  speedy  wing  two  genii 

Hasted  to  heaven's  golden  gate 

And  bade  the  porter  open  wide 

The  ponderous  doors ;  he  made  them  wait 

And  gave  this  caution  :     "  Dare  not  speak 

To  mortal  ear  the  sacred  name 

That  here  must  ever  be  pronounced 

Before  I  sheath  my  sword  of  flame. 

Should  ye  to  mortal  e'er  reveal 

That  holy  name,  from  out  your  mind 

The  word  will  in  a  moment  fade 

And  leave  no  single  trace  behind. 

So  ye  can  not  reenter  here 

But  upon  earth  ye  must  remain, 

For  possible  it  will  not  be 

E'er  to  recall  the  word  again." 

Then  wide  the  massive  portals  swung : 

One  backward  glance  the  genii  flung, 

Then  swift  as  falls  from  heaven  afar 

Through  the  thin  air,  a  wandering  star, 

Downward  they  sped  on  wings  of  snow 

To  distant  earth  so  far  below. 

There,  in  rich  merchants'  garb  arrayed, 

Quickly  they  sought  the  beauteous  maid 

The  praises  of  whose  name  were  sung 

By  earthly  and  by  heavenly  tongue. 

When  they  the  maiden  fair  had  found 

They  humbly  bowed  them  to  the  ground 

And  said  :     "  From  Cathay's  land  we  came 

Drawn  by  the  power  of  thy  fame." 

She  bade  them  to  her  father's  home 

For  rest  and  entertainment  come  ; 

Supplied  their  needs  with  wiUing  hand 

As  the  great  prophet  gave  command. 

Here  then  the  genii  tarried  long 

Charmed  by  the  music  of  her  song ; 

And  felt  more  strongly  every  hour 

The  magic  of  her  beauty's  power. 

At  last  they  could  no  longer  wait. 

But  full  resolved  to  know  their  fate 

They  to  the  damsel  said  one  day  : 

"  We  did  not  come  from  far  Cathay; 

More  distant  still,  in  Paradise 

Our  dwelling  is ;  e'en  there  our  eyes 

Have  never  seen  form  so  divine 

Nor  features  beautiful  as  thine. 

We  know  the  virtues  of  thy  heart, 

That  pure  as  beautiful,  thou  art ; 

Therefore  we  choose  thy  love  to  gain 

And  with  thee  here  on  earth  remain, 

Rather  than  with  the  blest  above 

To  dwell,  and  lose  fore'er  thy  love  ; 

So  choose  between  us."    Then  'tis  said 


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Strange  wonder  filled  the  listeninn;  maid, 
And  kept  her  dumb  ;  at  length  she  broke 
The  spell's  strong  power,  and  thus  she  spoke  : 

"  Fools  your  home  to  leave 

Here  on  earth  to  rest, 

Evermore  shut  out 

From  pleasures  of  the  blest ! 

But  if  your  words  are  true 

And  me  ye  truly  love. 

Sure  I  may  entrance  gain 

To  Paradise  above. 

Since  ou  snowy  vfing 

From  Paradise  ye  came. 

Ye  surely  know  the  word 

The  ever-blessed  name 

At  sound  of  which  the  doors 

Of  gold  are  opened  wide ; 

And  he  who  tells  it  me 

May  claim  me  as  his  bride." 
Both  instantly  pronounced  the  name 
That  opes  the  gates  of  Paradise  ; 
The  maiden  heard  it ;  quickly  then 
She  vanished  from  their  wondering  eyes. 
To  heaven  was  she  borne  aloft, 
And  there,  by  Allah's  high  command, 
They  placed  upon  her  snowy  brow 
The  morning  star,  and  in  her  hand 
A  golden  lyre ;  evermore 
She  leads  the  music  of  the  spheres, 
The  dances  of  the  glittering  stars, 
As  swiftly  speed  the  flying  years. 
The  genii  strove  from  earth"  to  rise. 
But  now  they  found  they  had  forgot 
The  word  that  gave  them  power  of  flight, 
And  they  were  fastened  to  the  spot. 
Their  wakened  mem'ry  now  recalled 
To  them,  when  'twas  alas  !  too  late, 
The  warning  that  they  had  received 
Before  they  left  the  golden  gate. 
To  earth  they  bowed,  their  sin  confessed. 
And  prayed  to  Allah  that  he  would 
Upon  them  lay  as  punishment 
Whatever  unto  him  seemed  good. 
And  Allah  in  his  grace  did  grant 
The  guilty  angels,  option  free 
To  expiate  their  grievous  fault 
In  time  or  in  clernUy. 
They  chose  the  punishment  in  time ; 
Then  mighty  Allah  sternly  gave 
Command  to  shut  them  far  within 
The  black  depths  of  a  gloomy  cave. 
So  there,  in  darkness,  damp  and  drear. 
With  sorrow  and  remorse  they  wait 
Until  the  end  of  time  shall  break 
The  seal  upon  their  prison  gate. 
Then  may  tiicy  once  more  rise  again 
And  soar  to  roach  their  native  skies, 
And  dwell  forever  with  the  blest 
'Mid  blissful  scenes  of  Paradise. 

Let  us  from  this  siinplo  story 
Draw  a  le.'sson  that  shall  serve 
E'er  to  load  us  back  to  duty 
When  we  fi'oin  the.  pathway  swerve. 

As  amid  eternal  pleasures 


Dwelt  the  genii  of  our  tale. 
So  the  scholar  e'er  possesses 
Joys  that  nevermore  shall  fail. 

As  the  praise  of  earthly  maiden 
Was  in  Eden's  bowers  heard, 
So  the  breast  of  many  a  scholar 
Has  \>y  pleasure's  call  been  stirred. 

Then  impelled  by  some  mad  passion. 
Seeking  joy  in  things  of  earth, 
He  forgets  his  nobler  mission 
And  the  things  of  greater  worth. 

He  pursues  the  glittering  bauble 
Which  before  him  ever  flies  ; 
Never  can  he  quite  o'ertake  It 
Hovering  just  before  his  eyes. 

Maddened  more  by  baffled  longings, 
More  and  more  he  turns  his  back 
On  those  high  and  noble  pleasures 
That  the  wise  need  never  lack. 

When  he  thinks  by  one  concession 
He  at  last  his  end  shall  gain, 
Lo  !  the  bubble  fades  before  hira, 
There  is  left  him  naught  but  pain. 

Then  he  sees  his  fatal  error. 
Then  repents  he  of  his  sin. 
Longing,  praying,  to  recover 
Quietness  and  peace  within. 

Happy  he,  if,  by  repentance 
He  escape  the  vengeance  due 
To  his  weak  and  foolish  choosing 
False  delights  instead  of  true. 

Yet,  if  he  be  strong  and  earnest, 
He  may  break  the  heavy  chain 
That  so  long  has  held  him  captive, 
And  be  counted  free  again. 

As  wo  now  shall  plant  our  ivy. 
May  this  lesson  teach  our  hearts 
To  resolve  that  we  will  ever 
Strive  to  act  aright,  our  parts. 

Long  as  this  fair  vine  shall  flourish 
Warmed  by  sunshine,  wot  by  showers, 
May  it  waken  in  our  bosoms 
Mcm'rics  of  to-day's  glad  hours. 

When  we  go  hence  to  our  life-work. 
And  our  places  others  till. 
May  this  vine  here  at  old  Bowdoin 
Keep  alive  oiu'  raom'ry  still. 

When,  in  after  years,  some  nieniliors 
Of  the  class  back  hither  couio. 
This  vine  shall  within  them  wakon 
Thoughts  of  voices  that  are  dumb. 

Thoughts  of  those  who  from  our  number 
Shall,  as  yiNirs  go  flying  by, 
]?c  calltMl  hence  by  Death's  swift  nu^ssage 
To  a.  better  home  on  high. 

If  we  then  from  this  occasion 
Draw  the  lessons  that  wo  may. 
Surely  it  will  not  bo  fruitless 
That  we  have  our  Ivy  Day. 


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IVY   DAY. 

The  Ivy  Day  of  the  class  of  '83,  Friday, 
June  2d,  has  come  and  gone,  and  is  now 
written  on  the  page  of  hi.story.  Looking 
back  over  its  occurrences,  we  think  the  class 
may  fairly  congratulate  themselves  upon  its 
success.  The  weather,  after  the  storm  of  the 
day  previous,  was  clear  and  bright,  making 
all  rejoice  that  the  spring  sunshine  had  come 
again  to  welcome  our  Ivy  Day.  As  the  class, 
headed  by  its  Marshal,  G.  B.  Swan,  entered 
the  chapel  a  few  minutes  after  three  o'clock 
P.M.,  the  array  of  mingled  beauty  and  talent 
which  greeted  the  eyes  of  its  members  was 
more  than  sufficient  to  stimulate  each  and 
ever}'  man  to  show  himself  worthy  of  such  an 
audience.  The  altar  was  covered  with  white, 
the  college  color,  and  simply  but  taste- 
fully decorated  with  "  B.  C,  '83,"  worked  in 
flowers  upon  the  front,  while  the  seats  were 
draped  with  the  class  color.  After  the  class 
had  taken  their  positions  in  the  Senior  seats, 
the  President,  R.  C.  Washburn,  in  short  but 
peculiarly  appropriate  remarks,  opened  the 
exercises,  which  were  then  continued  accord- 
ing to  the  program  following: 
Prayer, B.  Sewall. 

MUSIC. 

Oration, W.  A.  Perkins. 

MUSIC. 

Poem, E.  F.  Holden. 

MUSIC. 

At  the  beginning  of  his  oration  the  orator 
announced  that  he  had  seen  fit  to  depart  from 
the  usual  custom  of  choosing  a  subject  bear- 
ing upon  the  educational  problem,  and  would 
speak  of  the  "  Value  of  Monuments  "  as  a 
topic  forcibly  suggested  by  the  exercises  of 
the  day.  He  spoke  of  the  difficulty  of  draw- 
ing a  sharp  distinction  between  monuments 
and  the  records  of  books ;  yet  each  has  its 
own  peculiar  province.  The  distinctive 
power  of  monuments  is  their  power  of  remind- 
ing— of  noble  deeds,  of  noble  examples,  of 
noble  characters.  Their  silent  influence  is 
always  underrated,  ofttimes  wholly  unrecog- 


nized. Though  the  abuse  of  monuments  may 
have  partly  robbed  them  of  significance,  yet 
in  this  they  are  not  inferior  to  other  means 
with  like  object.  But  "  time  has  its  re- 
venges "  ;  hence  monuments  are  valuable  to 
a  nation  in  bringing  to  future  notice  patriots 
whose  virtues  are  not  appreciated  in  their 
own  age.  Their  value  depends  upon  the 
value  of  that  which  they  commemorate. 
They  cannot  create  ;  they  can  only  preserve  ; 
hence  useless  to  those  who  try  to  pervert 
them.  In  the  light  of  such  conclusions  they 
must  always  possess  a  peculiar  value.  Our 
ivy,  then,  will  be  valuable  to  us  as  a  monument 
according  to  the  pleasure  and  value  of  the 
memories  which  it  recalls,  and  it  should  be 
our  duty  and  privilege  to  make  that  value 
ever  steadily  increase. 

The  oration  from  beginning  to  end  was 
replete  with  thought  and  cogent  in  expression, 
serving  to  impress  upon  the  class  that  the 
planting  of  their  ivy  should  not  and  would 
not  be  without  its  future  influence.  Of  the 
poem,  nothing  higher  can  be  said  than  has 
been  repeated  again  and  again  by  those  who 
listened  to  its  flowing  lines.  It  speaks  for 
itself  better  than  we  can  speak  for  it,  and  we 
recommend  for  it  a  careful  perusal,  as  it 
appears  in  another  column.  The  music  by 
Grimmer's  Orchestra  was  of  its  usual  artistic 
character,  and  served  much  to  render  the  exer- 
cises enjoyable.  At  the  conclusion  of  this 
part  of  the  exercises,  the  class  led  the  way  to 
the  north  side  of  the  chapel  where,  reclining 
at  ease  upon  the  sward,  they  listened  to  the 
presentation  of  the  honors  to  the  several 
recipients  among  their  number,  as  follows : 

Best  Moustache, P-  M.  Fling. 

Lazy  Man, A.  E.  Austin. 

Handsome  Man, W.  J.  Collins. 

Dig, C.  H.  Stetson. 

Ponyist, J-  W.  Knapp. 

Popular  Man, N.  B.  K.  Pettingill. 

Mr.  Washburn  was  exceptionally  happy 
in  his  many  jokes  and  timely  hits,  and  the 
class  may  well  congratulate  themselves  that 


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the  difficult  duties  of  President  were  in  such 
able  hands.  The  recipients  were  so  well 
suited  to  the  honors  given  that  it  was  an 
easy  matter  for  them  to  wax  eloquent  in 
appreciation  of  their  positions,  and  the  class 
were,  in  many  cases,  the  suiferers  from  their 
sallies  of  wit.  The  trowel  was  then  presented 
to  the  Curator,  R.  Linscott,  who  earnestly 
professed  his  determination  to  perform  his 
duties  in  the  most  approved  manner.  He 
then  proceeded  to  plant  the  ivy  of  '83,  each 
of  the  class  in  turn  assisting  in  the  use  of  the 
trowel,  and  almost  burying  the  poor  vine  in 
their  zeal  to  do  their  part.  The  class  then 
gathered  around  the  shrine  and  closed  the 
exercises  by  singing  the  following  : 

IVY   ODE. 

BY  J.   A.   CROWLEY. 

Dear  classmates,  as  we  gather  here 

Our  ivy  vine  to  plant, 
Come  let  us  raise  our  voices  clear 

A  tuneful  lay  to  chant. 

We  are  a  happy,  joyous  band ; 

We  rest  from  care  and  toil 
To  trust  this  life  in  Nature's  hand, 

To  her  rich,  fertile  soil. 

Entwine  your  branches  far  and  veide 

Upon  our  chapel  wall. 
And  when  life's  tempests  dark  betide, 

Our  ivy  we'll  recall. 

O  Friendship!  twine  within  each  breast 
Tour  blossoms  pure  and  sweet. 

Never  to  fade  till  we  shall  rest 
In  death's  unknown  retreat. 

As  the  last  notes  died  away  the  class 
separated,  not  yet  realizing  that  what  they 
had  anticipated  so  long,  one  of  the  mile-stones 
of  their  course  liad  at  length,  come  to  pass : 
'83  has  had  its  Ivy  Day. 

The  hop  in  the  evening  at  Lemont  Hall 
was  a  most  enjoyable  affair.  The  canvas 
covering  upon  the  floor  made  it  as  good  as 
the  best  and  tlie  dancers,  thougli  few  in  num- 
ber, seemed  fully  to  appreciate  the  change 
from  its  ordinary  condition.  It  was  declared, 
without  hesitation,  by  all  those  present  to  be 
the  "  best  of  tiie  season." 


BOAT    RACE. 

On  Fi-iday  morning,  June  2d,  there  took 
place  on  the  Androscoggin  one  of  the  most 
exciting  and  hotly  contested  races  ever  pulled 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Bowdoin  Boating 
Association.  A  day  more  fitted  for  such  an 
event  could  not  have  been  asked  for.  Hardly 
a  breath  of  wind  disturbed  the  surface  of  the 
water,  and  the  large  number  of  people  lining 
the  banks  for  some  distance  suffered  no  annoy- 
ance from  cold.  The  race  was  over  the 
usual  course,  commencing  at  the  railroad 
bridge,  making  the  circuit  of  Cow  Island, 
and  ending  at  the  bridge,  a  distance  of  three 
miles,  and  was  between  the  class  crews  of  '83 
and  '84.  A  reason  before  stated,  the  with- 
drawal of  three  men  from  their  boat  to  fill 
positions  in  the  college  crew,  kept  the  Sen- 
iors from  being  represented  in  the  race,  while 
the  sickness  of  their  stroke-oarsman,  at  the  last 
moment,  furnished  the  Freshmen  an  equally 
strong  cause  for  staying  out. 

The  Sophomores  were  first  upon  the 
water,  and,  as  they  pulled  awa}-  to  their  chosen 
position  on  the  Brunswick  side  where  the  cur- 
rent was  comparatively  weak,  they  presented 
a  fine  appearance;  their  broad  shoulders  and 
prominent  muscles  showing  at  an  advantage 
as  they  slid  away,  inspired  confidence  in  the 
minds  of  their  backers.  They  wore  dark 
trunks,  white  hose,  and  class  color  handker- 
chiefs. The  Juniors  soon  followed  and  took 
position  toward  the  Topsham  shore.  Tiiey, 
too,  showed  up  finel}'  in  their  new  boating 
suits  furnished  by  their  class,  consisting  of 
maroon  handkerchiefs,  sleeveless  shii'ts  with 
'8:5  in  red  upon  the  breasts,  red  trunks  and 
stockings. 

The  word  "go"  was  given  about  10.30,  and 
the  Sophomores,  gettingthe  better  start,  quick- 
ly made  good  their  advantage.  Their  oars, 
striking  the  water  at  the  rate  of  nearly  forty- 
four  strokes  per  minute,  placed  them  at  the 
end  of  tlie  first  half  mile  a  full  boat  length  in 
advance.     '83  commenced  with    hardly   any 


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dash,  and,  taking  a  long,  swinging  stroke, 
seemed  to  scarcely  heed  the  fact  that  '84  was 
quite  rapidly  gaining.  At  the  foot  of  the 
island,  however,  where  the  turn  must  be 
made,  the  Sophomores  had  decreased  their 
rate  of  pulling,  and  '83  had  crept  up  to  within 
half  a  boat  length  of  them;  but  the  Sopho- 
mores, having  the  inside  water  at  this  point, 
found  themselves,  when  the  bows  were  fairly 
pointed  toward  home,  nearly  two  lengths 
ahead.  Great  strength  and  bottom  was  now 
necessary  to  drive  the  heavy  barges  forward 
against  the  swift  current,  and  '84  began  to 
show  the  result  of  expending  too  much  wind 
and  muscle  at  first  bj^  slowly  losing  the 
lead.  At  a  distance  of  three-quarters  of  a 
mile  from  the  bridge  the  boats  were  abreast, 
and  soon  after  the  Juniors  took  the  lead  to 
hold  it  until  the  close.  The  Sophomores 
struggled  bravely  to  regain  their  lost  ground, 
and  succeeded  in  the  last  quarter  of  a  mile 
in  getting  a  few  feet  nearer  the  leading  boat. 
But  their  final  spurt  came  too  late  to  avail. 
The  Juniors  went  under  the  bridge  with  a 
time  of  twenty-one  minutes  and  forty  sec- 
onds, the  Sophomores  coming  in  twelve  sec- 
onds after.  The  time,  although  far  inferior 
to  the  best  record,  is  nevertheless  considered 
to  be  good,  taking  into  account  the  turn  that 
had  to  be  made,  and  the  rapidity  of  the  cur- 
rent, which  was  much  greater  than  it  has  been 
on  any  similar  occasion  heretofore.  The  '83 
men  are  justly  gratified  with  the  race  they 
pulled,  and  certainly  '84's  crew  should  not  feel 
discouraged.  They  pulled  a  stubborn  race, 
and  that,  too,  under  some  disadvantages.  It 
is  deeply  to  be  regretted  that  the  Freshman 
crew  was  unable  to  participate.  The  time 
that  this  crew  has  made  in  practice  pulls 
warrants  us  in  stating  that,  had  it  entered,  it 
would  have  done  itself  and  the  class  credit. 
'85  ought  to  keep  up  work  and  to  take  pre- 
cautions hereafter  against  such  an  occurrence 
as  that  which  caused  the  struggle  to  be  be- 
tween two  crews  only. 


The  referee  was  Prof.  F.  C.  Robinson  ;  the 
time-keeper,  F.  A.  Fisher;  starter  for  the 
Juniors,  F.  M.   Fling ;  for  the  Sophomores, 

D.  C.  Clark;  judges  on  the  island,  J.  B. 
Reed,  '83,  and  C.  W.  Longren,  '84.  In  the 
chapel,  at  1.30  p.m..  Commodore  Plimpton, 
with  appropriate  remarks,  delivered  to  Capt. 
Chase  the  college  cup,  which  will  wear  maroon 
for  a  year  to  come,  and  gave  to  each  of  the 
winning  crew  a  cup  in  behalf  of  the  Bowdoin 
Boating  Association. 

We  give  the  names  of  the  winning  crew: 

E.  W.  Chase,  Portland;  A.  E.  Austin,  Au- 
gusta; W.  C.  Winter,  Bethel;  H.  A.  Bas- 
com,  Portland ;  coxswain,  H.  R.  Goodwin, 
Augusta. 


FIELD  DAY. 

The  spring  meeting  of  the  Athletic  Asso- 
ciation was  held  on  Wednesday  afternoon, 
June  7th,  at  the  Topsham  Fair  Grounds. 
The  weather  was  favorable  for  the  exercises, 
but  there  was  not  a  large  attendance  at 
the  grounds,  owing  to  the  postponement 
of  the  exercises  from  June  2d.  The  college 
band  was  present  in  full  numbers,  and 
discoursed  some  of  their  finest  airs  during 
the  afternoon.  The  number  of  carriages 
within  the  inclosure  was  far  below  that  of 
previous  years.  In  fact,  the  interest  shown  in 
the  exercises  of  the  day  was  not  such  as  has 
been  seen  on  previous  occasions  of  a  like  nat- 
ure. The  program  was  fully  carried  out, 
however,  and  proved  entertaining  to  all. 
The  records,  as  a  general  thing,  were  better 
than  those  made  last  year,  some  of  the  con- 
tests proving  very  exciting,  from  the  fact 
that  the  competitors  were  very  evenly 
matched.  Below  we  give  the  winners  with 
records  for  this  year  and  last : 

1.  Mile  Run— Kemp, '84,  5  minutes  31  seconds; 

last  year,  5  minutes  27  seconds. 

2.  Standing  High  Jump— C.  C.  Torrey,  '84,  4.3 

feet ;  last  year,  4.2  feet. 


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a     Hop,  Skip,  and  Jump— Walker,  '84,  36.21  feet ; 
last  year,  35.6  feet. 

4.  Sack  Eace ;  50  yards  aud  return— Kemp,  '84, 

26J  seconds. 

5.  Putting  Shot ;  36  pounds— Collins,  '83,  20  feet ; 

last  year,  19  feet. 

6.  Eunning  Broad  Jump— Pettingill,  '83,  16  feet ; 

last  year,  15. 4i  feet. 

7.  100- Yards  Dash  ;  3  heats  -Thompson,  '84,  lU 

seconds;  last  year,  lOi  seconds. 

8.  Throwing  Base-Ball— Cook,    '85,    295.4  feet; 

last  year,  311.8  feet. 

9.  Throwing   Hammer— Winter,   '83,  64.9i  feet; 

last  year,  52.3  feet. 

10.  Wheelbarrow  Eace  ;  100  yards— Pettingill,  '83, 

131  seconds. 

11.  Hurdle   Race— Kemp,   '84,  131  seconds;    last 

year,  15i  seconds. 

12.  220-Yards  Dash— Thompson,  '84,  261  seconds ; 

last  year,  27J  seconds. 

13.  Standing    Broad    Jump— Goodwin,    '82,    10.6 

feet ;  last  year,  1 1  feet. 

14.  Half-Mile    Eun— Kemp,   '84;   2    minutes    221 

seconds;  last  year  2  minutes  18  seconds. 

15.  TLiree- Legged  Eace;  100  yards -Phinney  and 

C.  Torrey,  '84,  13|  seconds;  last  year  14  sec. 

16.  Potato  Eace — Bascom,  '83. 

17.  Bicycle  Eace ;    1  mile — Sewall,  '83,  4  minutes 

511  seconds. 

18.  Consolation   Race ;  i  mile  run — Stetson,   '83, 

1  minute  4i  seconds. 

19.  Tug-of-War— Class  of '83. 


BASE-BALL. 

Colbys,  17  ;  Bowdoins,  3. 
The  second  game  between  the  Bowdoins 
and  Colbys  was  played  Wednesday,  May 
31st.  It  was  a  one-sided  exhibition,  our  nine 
not  showing  off  so  well  as  was  expected. 
During  tlie  fifth  innings  the}'  went  to  pieces, 
and  several  runs  on  errors  were  scored.  The 
batting  of  the  Bowdoins  was  an  improvement 
over  that  of  the  first  game,  but  sliould  be 
bettered  in  the  tiiird  match.  Appended  is 
the  score. 

BOWDOINS. 

A.Ii.        R.      iB.      T.  B.      1>.0.      A.      K. 

Stetson.  3b 4         0        1110       1 

Wright,   p 4         I         I        1        :t        1)      0 

Kuapp,  0 4       1       I       1       ;i      :i     :i 

Waterman,  l.f.  aud  s.s  4  1  I  1  1  i!      i> 

Cook,  s.s.  uua  l.f 4  0  (I  0  0  14 

Barton,   c.f. 4  0  0  0  0  0       1 

Packard,  lb 4  0  (i  (I  U)  ii      i 

Torrey,  2b 4  0  0  0  2  li       :i 

Collins,  r.f 4  0  1  1  1  I       (I 

Totals, 30       3        5        5       27       18     1.^ 


COLBYS. 
A.B.        R.       iB.      T.B.      P.O.      A.      E. 

Doe,  c 6  1        1        1  7        0  1 

Andrews,  c.f 6  2        3        5  0        0  0 

Wrifiht,  l.f 6  12        2  3        0  2 

Ryder,  lb 6  3        1         1  9        0  0 

Garland,  3b 6  2        112        13 

Emerson,  r.f 6  3        1         J  2        1  0 

Woodcock,  s.s 5  2        0        0  14  2 

Barton,  p 6  12        2  17  0 

Bosworth,  2b 5  2        2-2  2       2  1 

Totals, 52      17      13      15      27      15      9 

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Bowdoins 00000    2    010—3 

Colbys 0    2    3    0    5    2    2    3    0—17 

First  base  on  errors — Bowdoins,  7;  Colbys,  13. 
Earned  runs — Colbys,  2.  Strnck  ont — Colbys,  6;  Bow- 
doins, 4.  First  base  on  called  balls — Colbvs,  1 ;  Bowdoins, 
1.  Passed  balls— Knapp,  6.  Balls  called— on  Wright, 
63;  on  Barton,  59.  Strikes  called—off  Wright,  8;  off 
Barton,  4.  Time  of  game— 1  hour  43  minutes.  Umpire — 
H.  S.  Payson,  Portland. 

Bowdoins,  12;  Tufts,  7. 

The  Tufts  came  down  from  Massachusetts 
Wednesday,  May  31st,  but  owing  to  bad 
weather  were  unable  to  play  till  Friday  morn- 
ing, June  2d.  They  are  a  fine  appearing  set 
of  young  fellows,  and  impressed  us  all  by 
their  gentlemanly  conduct.  The  game  was 
not  so  interesting  as  it  might  iiave  been,  our 
men  gaining  the  lead  from  the  start,  and 
holding  it  to  the  close.  The  best  playing  was 
done  by  Knapp,  Wright,  and  G.  R.  Howe. 
Ten  of  the  Tufts  struck  out,  while  nine  of 
the  Bowdoins  failed  to  hit  the  ball  when  they 
should  have  done  it.     Following  is  the  score: 

BOWnOINS. 

A.B.        R.      1b.      T.B.      P.O.      A.      E. 

Stetson,  3b 6  2  0        0        2  2       0 

Wright,  p 4  4  1        1        0  13       0 

Knapp,  0 5  1  3        4       12  0      3 

Waterman,  s.s 4  0  0        0        13      0 

Cook,  U 5  0  0        0        0  2      0 

Barton,  c.f 5  0  0        0        0  11 

Packard,  lb 4  0  118  10 

Torrey,  2b 4  2  2        2        2  12 

Collins,  r.f 4  3  112  0      1 

Totals 41      12        8        9      27      23      7 

TUFTS. 
A.B.        R.      1b.      T.B.      P.O.      A.      E. 

F.  H.  Howe,  r.f 5  0  0        0  0        0  0 

Perry,  s.s 5  2  1        1  0        0  3 

Cro.sby,  3b 5  2  3        4  2       2  1 

Snow,  p 4  2  12  0      12  2 

Currier,  l.f 4  0  2        2  0        0  0 

Eddy,  c.f 4  0  0        (1  10  1 

G.  K.  Howe,   lb 4  0  0        0  9        0  0 

Day,  0 4  0  1         1  U        2  0 

Farrell,  2b 4  11112  2 

Totals 39        7        9      11      24      18      9 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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BowdoiDS 2     0     14    3    0    2    0    0—12 

Tufts 0     0022030    0—7 

Three-ba?e  hit— Crosby.  Two-base  hits — Snow, 
Crosby,  Kiiapp.  Earned  vuus — Tufts,  ].  First  base  on 
errors — Bowdoins,  ]3;  Tufts,  6.  Struck  ont — Bowdoins, 
9;  Tufts,  JO.  First  base  on  called  balls — Bowdoins,  6. 
Balls  called- on  "Wright,  70;  on  Snow,  12.  Strikes 
off  called— Wright,  14;  off  Snow,  24.  Passed  balls— 
Knapp,  1;  Day,  6.  Time  of  game — 1  hour  35  minutes. 
Umpire — J.  W.  Wilson,  Portland. 

Bowdoins,  7;  Tufts,  5. 

The  Bowdoins  met  the  Tufts  for  the  sec- 
ond time  on  the  delta  Monday  morning,  and 
the  best  game  of  the  season  was  played.  It 
was  an  exciting  contest  throughout,  especi- 
ally so  up  to  the  sixth  innings.  The  score  is 
given  below: 

BOWDOINS. 

A.B.        R.      iB.      T.B.      P.O.      A.      E. 

Stetson,    3b 5  12        2        0        2  2 

Wright,  p 4  0        0        0        3        7  0 

Knapp,   0 5  0        115        3  0 

Waterman,  s.s 4  0        1         12        10 

Cook,  l.f 4  10        0        0        0  0 

Barton,  c.f 3  2        1110  0 

Packard,  lb 4  2        1        1       12        0  1 

Torrey,  2b 3  1113       2  1 

Collius,  r.f 4  0        0        0        10  1 

Totals 36       7        7        7      27      15      5 

TUFTS. 
A.B.        E.       IB.      T.B.      P.O.      A.      E. 

P.  H.  Howe,  r.f 5  1  1        1        0  0  0 

Perry,  c 5  0  0        0        2  0  0 

Crosby,  3b 5  0  2        2        2  2  2 

Suow,p 5  0  113  4  3 

Currier,  l.f. 4  0  0        0        0  0  2 

Eddy,   c.f 4  0  110  0  0 

Day,  s.s 4  0  0        0        0  4  2 

Parrel),  2b 4  3  3        4        3  10 

G.  R.  Howe,  lb 4  1  2        3      13  0  0 

Totals 40        5      10      12    "23      11      9 

*  Man  out,  struck  by  batted  ball. 

123456789 

Bowdoins 02001310    0—7 

Tufts 001030010—5 

Two-base  hits — Parrell  and  Howe.  Earned  runs — 
Tufts.  First  base  on  en-ors — Bowdoins,  8;  Tufts,  4. 
Struck  out— Tufts,  3.  Balls  called— on  Wright,  41;  on 
Snow,  83.  Strikes  called— off  Wright,  5;  off  Snow,  7. 
Left  on  bases — Bowdoins,  7 ;  Tufts,  7.  Passed  balls — 
Perry,  4.  Wild  pitches — Snow,  4.  First  base  on  called 
balls — Bowdoins,  3.  Time  of  game — 1  hour  45  minutes. 
Umpire,  A.  H.  Perry,  Brunswick. 


COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


Scene  at  the  station :  Prof,  (who  happened  to 
be  passing,  to  college  bell-ringer,  who  is  standing 
before  the  railroad  clock  correcting  his  time-piece) — 
"Mr.  L.,  do  you  set  your  watch  every  morning?" 
Mr.  L.(too  much  engaged  to  see  who  Is  speaking) — 
"  What's  that  you  say,  Captain  1 "    Prof,  moves  on. 


Pay  up,  and  look  pleasant. 

Don't  shoot  those  squirrels. 

Did  you  get  left  on  a  team? 

The  Mackinaw  has  come  to  stay. 

Look  out  for  the  latest  on  Jumbo. 

The  yaggers  say  that  times  are  dull. 

Class-Day  invitations  at  No.  24  Appleton. 

No  '68  prize  speaking  this  year.    Too  bad. 

The  upperclassmen  are  indulging  in  new  plugs. 

A  horn  concert  would  sound  flrst-rate  about  now. 

Are  you  losing  your  interest  in  the  national 
game  ? 

Hazel  Kirke  at  Lemont  Hall  the  last  of  this 
month. 

The  Freshman  ball  nine  were  too  strong  for  the 
Medics. 

More  than  twenty  members  of  '81  were  in  town 
last  week. 

The  Seniors  went  out  of  chapel,  on  Saturday, 
June  10th. 

Another  large  float  has  been  added  to  the  con- 
veniences of  the  boat-house. 

Want  to  advance  some  money  to  join  the  inter- 
collegiate base-ball  association  next  year? 

He  would  be  a  public  benefactor  who  would  put 
a  good  five-cent  cigar  on  the  market  here. 

The  campus  will  be  illuminated  on  Class-Day 
night  by  the  same  firm  that  did  the  work  last  year. 

It  is  possible  that  the  Junior  and  Sophomore 
prize  declamations  may  be  held  in  Memorial  Hall. 

'Rah  for  the  Prof,  that  pi-oposed  to  substitute  a 
lecture  for  a  recitation  on  the  Saturday  after  Ivy 
Day. 

Prof.  H.  L.  Chapman  presided  at  the  recent 
meeting  of  the  Maine  Pedagogical  Association  at 
Bangor. 

The  late  pleasant  weather  has  brought  out  the 
leaves.  The  Syrioga  bushes  will  soon  make  the 
air  fragrant  with  their  blossoms. 

Why  don't  somebody  write  an  article  for  a  paper 
on  Memorial  Hall  ?  It  is  wrong  for  that  building 
to  be  so  seldom  mentioned  in  print. 

Fifty  backers,  with  strong  lungs,  went  to  Lew- 
iston  to  see  the  second  Bates  game.  Those  that 
waited  until  the  game  was  through,  came  home 
satisfied. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Colby  has  got  the  boss  team. 

And  we  won't  take  the  State  championship  this 
year. 

One  or  more  instructors  will  have  to  be  chosen 
at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Boards.  Brace  up. 
Here's  a  grand  opportunity. 

A  good  way  to  apply  your  mathematics  is  to  try 
to  count  the  swallows,  some  evening,  as  they  go  into 
the  unused  chimney  in  Massachusetts  Hall. 

Drill  has  been  discontinued  for  the  rest  of  the 
term  from  lack  of  men  to  drill.  A  few  are  taking 
target  practice  at  the  range.  There  vrill  be  no 
prize  shoot  this  year. 

The  praying  circle  has  few  members  from  the 
Freshman  class,  probably  because  the  class  pretty 
generally  understands  the  principle  that  green 
things  will  not  burn. 

Let  us  be  thankful  even  for  that  apology  for  a 
walk  at  the  north  entrance.  Coal  ashes  are  better 
than  sand.  A  stone  crossing  we  must  not  hope  for 
in  these  times  of  high  prices. 

Is  not  a  Freshman  getting  rather  cheeky  when 
he  throws  a  ball  as  nearly  in  a  line  with  an  upper- 
classman's  plug  as  his  skill  will  permit?  Wo  have 
a  prescription  for  such  troubles. 

The  orchestra,  assisted  by  a  quartet  of  stu- 
dents and  Prof.  Grimmer,  gave  an  entertain- 
ment at  Freeport,  on  Friday,  June  9th.  They 
"exhibit"  again  at  Yarmouth,  soon. 

A  great  deal  of  house-cleaning  was  done  the 
first  of  last  week.  Pipe  and  fine-cut  were  retired 
to  the  bureau  drawer,  and  nicotine  flavors  were,  as 
far  as  possible,  removed  from  garments. 

What  could  have  been  the  condition  of  the  stu- 
dent in  the  mind  of  the  Prof,  who  remarked: 
"Now,  Mr.  G.,  I  don't  wish  to  be  personal,  but  did 
you  ever  see  a  glass  of  pure  cold  water  ?  " 

The  library  has  lately  received  a  gift  of  some 
twenty  volumes  from  the  Rev.  Wm.  W.  Uand,  class 
of  '37,  and  another  of  twelve  volumes,  from  an 
anonymous  source,  through  Prof.  Wheeler. 

The  first  class  in  geology  from  tho  Hallowcll 
School  made  a  visit  to  the  Cloavcland  cabinet,  last 
Saturday  afternoon.  The  Freshmen  showed  off 
well  beside  tho  feminine  portion  of  tlio  class. 

A  number  of  the  rooms  arc  connected  by  tele- 
phones of  simple  construction,  and  you  can  carry 
on  a  conversation  with  them  almost  as  well  as  you 
could  if  you  addressed  your  friend  directly  in  au 
ordinary  tone. 


The  Lewistou  horse-car  company  will  be  able 
to  declare  a  dividend,  providing  one  of  their  cars 
can  secure  another  load  of  Bowdoin  students  whose 
eyes  are  in  such  a  condition  that  they  cannot  see  to 
make  change. 

South  Main  is  ahead  on  journalism ;  three 
Orient  editors,  two  BugJe  editors,  and  the  college 
representatives  of  the  Portland  Press,  Argus,  and 
Augusta  Journal  honor  that  locality  by  making 
their  home  there. 

Complaints  of  the  bad  quality  of  the  water  in 
the  college  wells  come  to  us.  We  espected  to  hear 
some  remarks  about  the  water,  after  the  thorough 
testing  it  has  been  receiving  on  early  mornings, 
during  the  past  week. 

The  Brunswick  young  ladies  attended  the  ivy 
exercises  in  large  numbers,  says  an  exchange.  Of 
course  they  did,  brother;  why,  the  shoe  dealers 
here  find  it  wholly  unnecessary  to  keep  in  stock 
small  sizes  in  ladies'  shoes. 

We  beg  pardon  for  the  item  of  last  week  about 
the  had  condition  of  the  college  grounds.  Mr. 
Booker  and  his  assistants  put  things  in  shape  be- 
fore Ivy  Day.  The  same  spirit  that  impelled  us  to 
write  may  have  inspired  the  deed. 

The  playing  of  the  band  before  the  game,  Fri- 
day, surprised  even  those  that  were  acquainted 
with  the  talent  it  contains.  Much  credit  is  due  to 
the  persons  who  have  succeeded  in  making  a  brass 
band  one  of  our  college  institutions. 

The  study  of  physiology  has  brought  forth  tho 
fact  that  '83  has  a  man  whose  pulse  varies  from  65 
to  120  beats  per  minute.  As  is  proper,  the  mini- 
mum occurs  on  Sunday;  the  maximum,  we  are 
sorry  to  add,  is  reached  during  recitation  hours. 

The  following  Juniors  have  been  elected  by  the 
class  to  speak  in  the  Junior  prize  exhibition,  on 
Monday  evening  of  Commencement  week  :  Allen, 
Austin,  Bascom,  Cole,  Fling,  Gibson,  Kendall,  Per- 
kins, Pettingill,  Stetson,  Swan,  and  Washburn. 

Uolden,  '63,  is  meeting  with  great  success  in  his 
new  role  of  resurrectionist.  While  digging  at 
Friendship  the  other  day,  he  found  an  Indian  skel- 
eton in  a  good  state  of  preservation.  Prof.  Lee 
considers  it  quite  an  addition  to  tho  college  collec- 
tion. 

Tho  Bates  Student  is  trying  to  come  the  love 
feast  dodge  on  tho  Colby  boys,  and  is  ottering  tatty 
in  largo  quantities.  For  tho  honor  of  Colby,  bo  it 
said,  that  tho  &lio  has  thus  far  shown  no  disposi- 
tion to  reciprocate,  or  even  to  accept  the  unwhole- 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


51 


some  mixture.  Toadyism  may  worli  sometimes; 
but  we  are  satisfied  that  tMs  is  not  a  good  year  for 
it. 

Tlie  death  blow  was  given  to  Junior  ease  on 
Tuesday  last.  The  class  received  two  warnings 
upon  that  day,  one  in  regard  to  tiie  low  rank  taken 
in  physiology,  and  the  other  against  any  more  cuts. 
From  now  until  Commencement  the  grind  will  be 
incessant. 

The  kindness  of  the  Faculty  in  extending  our 
holidays  because  part  of  the  time  originally  granted 
was  unfitted  for  out-door  sports,  certainly  deserves 
return  on  our  part.  Those  who  are  disposed  to 
grumble  at  hard  lessons  and  strict  dealings  should 
keep  ever  green  the  memory  of  last  week. 

This  is  an  off-year  for  the  Brunswick  High 
School.  The  graduating  class  consists  of  only  two 
members,  and  they  have  unanimously  voted  to 
hold  no  pubho  graduating  exercises  or  class  recep- 
tion. So  you  can  spend  for  beer  that  money  that 
you  were  saving  up  to  buy  bouquets  with. 

On  Topsham's  fair  grounds,  last  Saturday  morn- 
ing ;  discussion  going  on  as  to  the  advisabiUty  of 
holding  field  sports,  in  spite  of  the  weather  :  Di- 
rector of  Athletic  Association  (to  board  of  time- 
keepers and  referees,  composed  of  Profs.)—"  Now, 
look  here,  felloivs,  let's  have  a  fair  and  candid  talk 
about  this  matter." 

Scene  in  mineralogy  recitation  :  Prof,  (to  tired 
looking  Junior) — "Mr.  W.,  what  forms  of  prisms 
are  there  in  the  hexagonal  system  ? "  T.  L.  J. — 
"First,  there's  the  hexagonal  form*"  Prof — 
"Yes;  do  you  think  of  any  other?"  T.  L.  J. — "I 
think  the  six-sided  forms  are  also  included  in  that 
system."    Class  applaud. 

There  is  some  talk  of  changing  our  college 
cheer,  because  it  has  been,  iu  effect,  stolen  from  us 
by  a  neighboring  institution.  But  if  we  should 
change,  our  altered  possession  would  not  long  be 
ours  alone.  The  Bates  men  copy  our  college  cus- 
toms as  far  as  they  are  able,  take  for  their  own  our 
pet  expressions  and  peculiar  slang,  and  would 
quickly  appropriate  our  new  yell  if  it  seemed  to 
them  an  improvement  upon  the  old.  Such  a  mixt- 
ure of  good  taste  and  dishonesty,  as  they  present 
in  such  matters,  is  rarely  seen. 

Our  crew  starts  on  Monday  next  for  Troy,  N. 
Y.,  where  they  expect  to  find  ready  for  use  their 
new  boat,  which  has  been  built  for  them  there. 
On  the  24th  they  will  take  up  their  quarters  at 
Lake  George,  and  on  July  4th  the  college  regatta 


will  take  place  there.  The  names  of  the  crew  are 
as  follows:  W.  0.  Phmpton,  '82,  stroke;  W.  G. 
Reed,  '82,  No.  2,  and  captain ;  A.  F.  Sweetser,  '84, 
No.  3 ;  E.  U.  Curtis,  '82,  bow ;  A.  H.  Brown,  '84, 
substitute.  The  Seniors  in  the  crew  will  take  their 
final  examinations  before  they  set  out. 

The  exercises  of  last  week  passed  off  well,  and 
were  evidently  thoroughly  enjoyed  by  all.  The 
victory  scored  by  the  Juniors  in  the  class  race,  the 
gratifying  result  of  the  ball  game  which  represent- 
atives of  '83  so  effectually  aided  in  bringing  about, 
the  carrying  out  of  the  ivy  program,  and  the  hop 
in  the  evening,  made  last  Friday  essentially  an  '83 
day.  Unfortunately,  the  threatening  weather  and 
the  bad  condition  of  the  track  was  thought,  by 
some,  to  render  it  necessary  to  postpone  the  Field 
Day  sports  until  Wednesday  afternoon  of  this  week. 
In  another  part  of  this  issue  may  be  found  detailed 
accounts  of  the  race,  the  ball  game  with  the  Tufts' 
men,  and  the  ivy  exercises. 

Several  of  the  students  were  present  at  the 
closing  address  by  Judge  Symonds,  at  the  medical 
school,  Wednesday  last.  Those  who  attended 
were  well  repaid  for  their  time  and  the  recitations 
which  they  lost.  To  say  that  it  was  a  fine  produc- 
tion would  but  mildly  express  our  opinion  of  it ; 
and  yet  it  was  hastily  composed,  and  the  manu- 
script from  which  he  read  was  the  original,  written 
with  pencil.  The  speaker's  well-known,  free-and- 
easy  manner  of  dehvery,  enabled  every  one  to  com- 
prehend fully  the  fine  thought  and  noble  sentiment 
of  his  address.  The  audience  displayed  its  appre- 
ciation of  his  effort  by  long-continued  applause. 
He  was  followed  by  Dr.  Kimball,  a  member  of  the 
medical  class  of  '69,  who,  in  behalf  of  the  alumni, 
in  touching,  eloquent  words  presented  the  medical 
department  with  a  large  portrait  of  the  late  Prof. 
William  Warren  Greene. 

We  regret  to  state  that  Prof.  Johnson  has  de- 
cided to  sever  his  connection  with  the  college,  for  a 
time  at  least,  at  the  next  Commencement,  in  order 
to  pursue  farther  his  philological  studies  in  Europe. 
He  will  sail  the  last  of  July,  and  will  soon  after 
commence  at  the  University  of  Upsala,  in  Sweden, 
a  course  of  study  that  he  has  marked  out,  extend- 
ing through  three  or  four  years,  or  until  he  has  be- 
come thoroughly  conversant  with  those  branches  of 
the  Germanic  family  of  languages  spoken  in  the 
Scandanavian  peninsula.  Although  his  sojourn 
abroad  cannot  be  looked  upon  as  a  mere  tempor- 
ary suspension  of  his  connection  with  Bow- 
doin,  unless  the  Boards  wisely  decide  that  it  shall 


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be  so  held,  still  we  may  be  permitted  to  hope  that 
he  will,  upon  his  retarn,  again  occupy  the  chair 
that  he  has  so  acceptably  filled.  His  euthiisiastic 
and  tireless  labors,  both  in  his  department  of  mod- 
ern languages,  and  in  behalf  of  the  library  and  the 
art  collection,  are  fully  appreciated  by  the  students, 
and  we  know  that  we  voice  their  sentiments,  when 
we  say  that  he  is  a  man  that  the  college  cannot 
well  aflford  to  lose. 

The  following  lines  written  on  manuscript,  by 
Longfellow,  in  1875,  in  honor  of  Prof.  Parker 
Cleaveland,  "  the  father  of  natural  sciences  in 
Bowdoin,"  and  afterward  placed  in  the  vestibule  of 
Cleaveland  Hall,  together  with  the  portraits  of 
Profs.  Longfellow  and  Cleaveland,  will  be  read 
with  especial  interest : 

Among  the  many  lives  that  I  have  known, 
None  I  remember  more  serene  and  sweet, 

More  rounded  in  itself  and  more  complete. 
Than  his,  who  lies  beneath  this  funeral  stone. 

These  pines,  that  murmur  in  low  monotone, 
These  walks  frequented  by  scholastic  feet, 

Were  all  his  world;  but  in  this  calm  retreat 
For  him  the  Teacher's  chair  became  a  throne. 

With  fond  aft'ection  memory  loves  to  dwell 
On  the  old  days,  when  his  example  made 
A  pastime  of  the  toil  of  tongue  and  pen; 
And  now,  amid  the  groves  he  loved  so  well 
That  naught  could  lure  him  from  their  grateful  shade. 
He  sleeps,  but  wakes  elsewhere,  for  God  hath  said 
Amen! 


LAST    SUMMER. 

One  evening  she  remarked  to  me — 
How  sweet  these  recollections  seem — 

"  A  kiss  without  a  moustache  is 
Like  strawberries  without  the  cream." 

I  sadly  stroked  my  naked  lip. 
She  gaily  tossed  her  pretty  head  ; 

"  Now,  don't  you  know,  with  strawberries 
I  never  did  like  cream,"  she  said. 


PERSONAL. 


[Graduates  and  undergraduates  are  earnestly  solicited 
to  send  personal  items  to  the  Bowdoin  Orirnt,  Bruns- 
wick.] 

'37.— Rev.  Dr.  Geo.  VV.  Field  recently  delivered 
an  eloquent  address  lu^fore  the  Bangor  G.  A.  R. 

'48. — Dexter  A.  Hawkins  will  deliver  an  address 
before  the  alumni  of  P.ridgton  Academy,  the  last  of 
June. 

'48.— T.  H.  Rich, Professor  of  Hebrew  in  the  The- 


ological department  of  Bates  College,  took  part  at 
the  meeting  of  the  Society  of  Biblical  Literature 
and  Exegesis,  which  met  in  New  Haven,  Conn., 
June  1st. 

'52. — Pres.  Chamberlain  delivered  a  memorial 
oration.  Decoration  Day,  in  Massachusetts. 

'57. — Rev.  Cyrus  Stone,  D.D.,  lectured  before 
the  Castine  Normal  School  the  evening  of  May  31st. 

'57. — Dr.  R.  E.  Paine,  a  graduate  of  the  medical 
department  only,  died  at  his  residence  in  Camden, 
Me.,  May  31st,  aged  48  years,  of  a  carbuncle  on  his 
neck.  Dr.  Paine  was  a  surgeon  in  the  army  during 
the  war,  and  came  to  Camden  in  18ij7,  where  he 
has  had  an  extensive  practice.  He  was  Grand 
Dictator  of  the  Knights  of  Honor  of  the  State  of 
Maine,  and  a  member  of  several  organizations. 
He  leaves  a  wife  and  son. 

'(50.— Judge  J.  W.  Symonds,  of  Portland,  fa- 
vored the  graduating  class  of  the  medical  school, 
and  others,  with  an  exceptionally  fine  and  finished 
closing  address,  winning  the  highest  praise.  Dr. 
John  R.  Kimball,  medical  school,  '69,  the  same  day 
presented  the  school,  in  behalf  of  the  alumni,  with 
a  fine  portrait  of  the  late  Prof.  William  Warren 
Greene. 

'63. — Rev.  Newman  Smythe  has  accepted  the 
call  of  the  Centre  church  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

'73. — Dr.  D.  A.  Robinson  took  an  active  part  at 
a  recent  meeting  of  the  Maine  Pedagogical  Society 
held  in  Bangor. 

'77.— F.  H.  Crocker  and  C.  A.  Baker,  78,  have 
just  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of 
this  college. 

'78.  —  The  Indianapolis  Daily  Sentinel  of  La- 
fayette, Ind.,  a  city  of  15,000  inhabitants  of  Ameri- 
can birth,  says  :  "  James  T.  Davidson  is  the  pros- 
ecuting attorney.  He  was  born  in  Oxford,  Ohio, 
in  1856.  He  is  ason  of  Judge  R.  P.  Davidson,  well- 
known  in  Indiana.  He  prepared  for  college  in  the 
Ford  High  School,  and  graduated  at  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege with  the  class  of  1878.  Soon  after  his  gradu- 
ation he  commenced  the  study  of  law  in  his  father's 
office.  In  the  summer  of  1880  ho  was  nominated 
prosecuting  attorney  of  this  Judicial  Circuit  on  the 
Republican  ticket,  against  seven  older  contestants. 
He  came  into  otfice  Nov.  7,  1881.  JNIr.  David- 
■son  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  the  youngest 
prosecuting  attorney  in  the  State.  When  a  young 
man,  twenty-six  years  of  age,  is  entrusted  by  the 
voters  of  a  popular  city  with  such  a  responsible 
office,  it  is  assuredly  a  demonstration  of  sni)eri(u-ity 
which  is  worthy  of  special  mention.  During  his 
term,  thus  far,  he  has  brought  to  justice  an  muisually 


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53 


large  number  of  criminals.  He  is  administering 
his  office  regardless  of  fear  or  personal  motives. 
He  has  recently  made  a  vigorous  war  against  the 
gamblers  of  this  city,  and  has  caused  them  to  emi- 
grate to  other  parts." 

'81.  — H.  D.  Staples  has  gone  to  Princeton,  to 
take  a  course  of  physics  and  chemistry. 

'81. — Henry  Goddard,  who  has  been  with  Hun- 
newell  &  Co.,  drapers,  Boston,  is  to  return  to  Port- 
land and  study  law  with  his  father. 

'81. — Leland  B.  Lane  is  iu  Dakota. 

'81.— The  following  eighteen  men  of  this  class 
have  been  in  town,  the  past  week  :  Chamberlain, 
Cutler,  Dike,  Donovau,  Fisher,  Greene,  Haggerty, 
Harding,  Hitchcock,  H.  L.  Johnson,  J.  W.  Mauson, 
Payson,  Sawyer,  Towle,  Walker,  Wheelwright, 
Whitten,  and  Wilson. 

Ex-'82. — Thomas  Lane  is  at  present,  corner  6th 
and  Wyandotte  Streets,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


COLLEGE    WORLD. 


At  the  University  of  Wisconsin  the  students 
have  an  Anti-Tuition  League. 

The  five  performances  of  "  Penikeese"  netted 
about  $1,000  for  the  Navy.— Ya^e  Becord. 

Seven  students  at  the  University  of  California 
are  suspended  by  the  faculty  for  neglect  of  duty.  — 
Brunonian. 

The  Yale  Alumni  Association  of  Colorado  has 
offered  to  pay  the  expenses  of  any  student  going  to 
Yale  from  that  State. 

The  editor  of  the  Knox  Student  is  about  to  pub- 
lish a  book  containing  a  full  account  of  the  rise  and 
progress  of  college  journalism. 

The  co-operative  society  at  Harvard  expects  to 
number  seven  hundred  members  nest  year,  and  it 
has  been  estimated  that  the  aggregate  saving  to 
the  students  will  reach  $-35,000. 

Bowdoin,  Princeton,  and  Wesleyan  surely,  and 
probably  Pennsylvania,  Columbia,  Cornell,  and  Uni- 
versity of  Toronto,  will  row  in  the  Lake  George 
regatta,  July  4. — Argo. 

The  Williams  Athenmimi  has  suggested  that 
Harvard,  Yale,  Amherst,  Williams,  Dartmouth, 
Brown,  and  Bowdoin,  the  leading  colleges  of  New 
England,  establish  some  kind  of  an  inter-collegiate 
publication  to  be  conducted  by  a  board  of  editors, 
one  from  each  of  these  seven  colleges. 


The  new  athletic  grounds  at  Yale  cover  thirty 
acres,  with  tennis,  archery,  cricket  and  foot-ball 
field,  three  base-ball  fields,  and  a  rifle  range.  The 
college  authorities  bear  half  the  expense  of  the 
grounds. 

The  Yale  Becord  asks  the  Faculty  to  annul  the 
rule  foi'bidding  the  sale  of  choices  for  rooms.  This 
practice  enables  every  man,  who  is  willing  to  pay  a 
small  sum  for  the  privilege,  to  make  a  choice  of 
his  neighbor's  for  the  coming  year. 

In  the  inter-collegiate  sports  held  recently  at 
the  polo  grounds,  New  York,  Harvard  won  six 
first  prizes  and  six  second,  out  of  the  tbirteeu 
events,  and  thus  retains  the  championship.  The 
results  of  one  or  two  of  the  events  beat  the  previous 
inter-collegiate  record.  Some  of  the  best  records 
were :  Final  heat  of  100  yds.  dash,  won  by  Brooks, 
Yale,  '85,  in  10  1-5  sec. ;  final  heat  of  120  yds. 
Hurdles,  won  by  Jenkins,  Columbia,  '84,  in  17  .3-5 
sec. ;  throwing  the  hammer,  won  by  Porter,  Colum- 
bia, '83,  who  threw  it  87  ft.  3  1-2  inches,  beating 
the  record  by  2  1-2  inches ;  final  heat  of  220  yds., 
won  by  Brooks  of  Yale  in  22  2-5  sec;  Jenkins,  Co- 
lumbia, '84,  in  the  running  broad  jump  beat  the  col- 
lege record  with  21  ft.  3  inches;  Goodwin,  Harvard, 
'84,  won  the  half-mile  run  in  2  min.  2  2-5  sec.  beat- 
ing the  record. 


CLIPPINGS. 


His  father  took  the  shingle, 
Aud  made  the  5-ouiigster  tingle, 

For  playing  pranl<s  in  fun. 
Wlien  the  clouds  liad  passed  away, 
Brollier  Charlie  heard  him  say, 

"  Dark  spots  upon'the  snn. "—iVews. 

"I  leave  a  vast  expanse  of  territory  behind  me," 
said  the  thief  as  the  dog  grabbed  him. — Princeton- 


Prof. — "What  is  the  technical  name  for  the 
eclipse  of  Venus  by  Jupiter?"  Rough-and-ready 
student—"  Osculation,  sir."  He  probably  meant 
occitltation.— .Ba;. 

Medical  student  (to  friend  suffering  with  Loco 
Motor  Ataxy) — "Hold  your  breath  if  you  want  to 
cure  your  hiccups."  Invalid — "(Hie,)  can't  hold  it, 
is-sh  too  (bic)  strong." — Princeton  Tiger. 

The  very  latest,  nicest  little  idea  is  for  a  young 
lady  to  decorate  a  miniature  bellows  and  send  it  to 
her  best  gentleman  friend.  It  signifies,  "  Do  not 
mind  your  poverty;  I  will  raise  the  wind." — Ex. 


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THAT  WRETCH. 

They  were  talking  of  the  wedding, 

He  and  she,  one  Sunday  night; 
And  his  ai-m  around  the  maiden — 

Well,  'twas  an  impi'essive  sight. 

"  No  one  loves  me,"  said  she  shjly, 

And  her  blushes  came  and  went; 
"  Some  one  loves  you,"  said  he  softly. 

As  he  nearer  to  her  bent. 
"  Who?"  she  murmured  with  quick  glances, 

That  from  marble  words  might  fetch. 
Nestling  close,  the  maiden  waited  : 

"  God,  he  loves  you,"  said  the  wretch. — Ex. 

"Why,"  said  the  jesthetic  editor  as  he  came  into 
the  Argo  sanctum,  "is  my  cigar  intense?"  "Give 
it  up,"  said  Ephraim.  "Because  it's  too  all  butt," 
remarked  A.  E.,  plaintively.  His  place  is  now  va- 
cant.— Athenceum. 

"I  want  to  find  out,"  said  Petre,  "  about  a  quid 
some  Freshmen  got  on  me.  I  asked  one  of  them 
what  society  he  belonged  to,  and  he  repHed,  'I'm 
an  Oi>  Sh  and  John,  here,  is  a  Mr,  3^-^.'  Tlien  the 
crowd  began  to  yell  and  'wood  up,'  and  I  came  to 
look  at  your  French  dictionary  to  see  where  the  joke 
came  in." — Athenceum. 

Johnnie,  after  having  been  out  playing  with  the 
boys,  came  home,  and  the  following  conversation 
took  place:  "Marama,  what  is  the  difference  be- 
tween a  wax  figure  of  a  woman  and  daddy's  not  let- 
ting me  go  to  the  circus  yesterday?"  "I  don't 
know,  Johnnie,  what  is  it  ?"     "  Why  one  is  a  sham 

dame,  and  the  other  is  a  d Ow!  Ow!    Let  go  of 

my  ear.     Take  a  feller  of  your  size."— -Ea;. 

This  is  a  Junior.  See  his  Plug  Hat.  He  has  a 
Stick  in  his  Hand.  Which  is  the  Stick!  The 
Junior  is  not  a  Stick.  Oh.no!  He  has  a  Plug,  too. 
The  Plug  is  Too-Too.  Does  he  Chew  the  Plug? 
No,  he  does  not  Chews  to.  The  Plug  is  used  to 
ride.  When  did  he  get  those  Kids?  Do  Juniors 
often  have  Kids?  Tes,  yes!  The  Kids  raise  Cane. 
Does  the  Junior  ever  Cane  the  Kids  ?  Tell  me  what 
is  a  Junior  Good  for  ?  Nobody  knows.  Perhaps  a 
Roman  Nose.  Maybe  he  is  good  for  something. 
Who  can  Tell  ?—  Wabash. 


EDITORS'  TABLE. 


There  is  one  branch  of  college  journalism  that 
editors  have  hitherto  been  rather  loath  to  undertake, 
viz.,  the  illustrated  paper.  The  reason  of  this  hes- 
itation must  bo  want  of  support;  for  surely  there 
can  bo  no  lack  of  ability,  and  nowhere  could  more 
abundant  material  for  tlie  caricaturist  be  found  than 
within  the  college  walls.  For  several  years  the 
Harvard  Lampoon  has  been  the  pioneer  in  this  vast 
deserted  tract,  and  the  success  it  has  mot  with 
should  give  onougli  encoin-agemont  to  other  colleges. 
At  Columbia,  the  Spectator  lias  boon  well  supported, 


and  quite  recently  the  Princeton  Tiger  has  been  let 
loose  in  the  arena;  Tale's  only  attempt  in  this  hne 
has  been  an  illustrated  supplement  to  the  News 
once  a  week. 

The  latest  venture  is  that  of  the  new  board  of 
the  Williams  Athenceum,  and,  judging  from  the  last 
Issue,  it  promises  fair  to  take  rank  with  the  Specta- 
tor and  the  Tiger.  Three  illustrations  are  all  that 
are  attempted,  but  they  show  originality  and  good> 
smooth  execution;  two  are  of  the  humorous  order, 
the  last  one  representing  Vassar  as  the  bone  of 
contention  between  Cipango  and  the  editors  of  the 
Argo  and  the  Acta.  The  Athenreiim  has  taken 
offense  at  the  Cornell  Era  for  "  reading  a  lecture" 
to  the  Faculty  of  Williams,  because  of  their  action 
in  suspending  the  Sophomores  who  presented  a  dis- 
respectful petitiou  to  them.  The  petition  was  di- 
rected against  oue  of  the  instructors,  and,  consid- 
ering the  attendant  circumstances  and  the  language 
In  which  it  was  couched,  the  Faculty  were  justified 
in  their  course,  in  the  opinion  of  the  whole  college. 
The  Athenanim  gives  us  two  or  three  rather  good 
stories  and  some  very  good  poetry.  The  local  col- 
umn, we  think,  is  hardly  up  to  the  average,  and 
seems  to  betoken  either  a  lack  of  items  in  the  col- 
lege or  else  a  spirit  of  contentment  in  the  local 
editor.  But  the  Athenceum  is  one  of  the  most  ac- 
ceptable of  our  exchanges,  and  now  that  Gipango's 
howl  is  heard  no  more,  we  trust  that  it  may  be  one 
of  the  most  peaceable. 

The  Princetonian  has  come  out  in  an  osstbetic 
cover.  It  is  extremely  difficult  to  give  our  readers 
an  idea  of  its  appearance.  The  nearest  wo  can 
come  to  it  is :  imagine  the  mangled  remains  of 
Princeton  after  a  foot-ball  game  with  Yale,  scat- 
tered about  promiscuously  in  a  very  artistic  burial 
lot.  But  we  like  the  Princetonian,  we  admire  its 
enterprise,  we  envy  it  its  iestheticism.  This  num- 
ber contains  two  letters,  one  from  an  '82,  and  oue 
from  an  '83  man,  setting  forth  the  objections  to  the 
grading  or  marking  system;  and  the  intention  of 
the  editors  is  to  bring  the  matter  boforo  the  college 
by  publishing  papers  on  both  sides  of  the  question. 
One  of  the  writers  mentions  an  objection  which  ap- 
pears to  us  as  forcible  as  it  is  common.  He  says: 
"  The  student  endeavors  to  master,  not  the  sub- 
ject, but  the  instructor,  knowing  that  any  attempt 
to  inform  himself  by  outside  reading  mjiy  cost  him 
'  points.'  In  this  way  all  independent  thought  is 
dwarfed But,  after  all,  the  greatest  ob- 
jection is  that  the  student  is  denied  that  freedom  of 
speech  and  inquiry,  both  in  the  class-room  and  out, 
by  the  very  natural  fear  that  some  ono  may  impute 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


55 


unworthy  motives."  "Ye  Presente  and  ye  Future," 
a  poem  in  the  Robert  Herrick  style,  is  well  done,  and 
the  versification  is  exceptionally  good.  The  Prince- 
toman's  locals,  college  news,  and  clippings  are  all 
mixed  up  together  under  one  head,  and  a  very  reada- 
ble mixture  it  makes. 

The  Chronicle,  coming  from  the  University  of 
Michigan,  appears  to  take  on  the  form  of  the  local 
newspaper  more  than  any  college  publication  that 
we  have  seen.  We  find  politics  on  every  other  page. 
The  election  of  editors  to  the  Chronicle  has  just 
taken  place,  and  there  was  as  much  canvassing  as 
if  Topsham  were  going  to  elect  first  selectman. 
But  finally  the  election  passed  off  quietly,  and  the 
successful  faction  celebrated  with  a  banquet.  The 
Chronicle  has  a  very  apt  parody  on  the  "  May 
Queen,"  entitled  the  "Student's  May  Day."  It  is 
apropos  of  the  coming  examinations  and  begins: 

'■If  you're  waking,  call  me  early,  call  me  early,  cliummy 

dear. 
For  to-morrow  I've  the  hardest  work  I've  had  the  livelong 

year." 

The  Chronicle's  departments  are  well  kept  up,  but 
the  paper  as  a  whole  has  not  the  true  college  spirit 
in  it,  although  it  may  be  a  fair  exponent  of  the  stu- 
dent's life  in  the  University  of  Michigan. 

We  have  to  express  our  appreciation  of  an  ex- 
tended notice  of  the  Oeiext  in  the  last  number  of 
the  Bates  Siudent.  We  believe  that  we  fully  appre- 
ciate the  spirit  in  which  it  was  written,  and  would 
endeavor  to  reply  in  the  same  choice  language,  but 
the  attempt  would  be  useless.  Unfortunately  we 
have  never  received  the  polish  and  elevating  influ- 
ence of  that  excellent  fitting  school,  yclept  Bates 
College.  Such  an  exhibition  of  coarseness  and 
downright  billingsgate,  as  appeared  in  the  exchange 
column,  can  but  be  looked  upon  as  a  disgrace  to  even 
the  Bates  Student,  and  we  have  no  doubt  that  its 
editors  after  cool  consideration  will  make  an  ample 
apology. 


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OUR   LITTLE  BEAUTIES 

PRESSED    CIGARETTES. 

Our  Pressed  Cigarettes  smoke  longer  and  cooler  than  round 
made  Cigarettes. 

The  Tobacco  being  pressed  and  interlocked,  prevents  parti- 
cles from  entering  the  mouth,  and  causes  perfect  combustion. 

There  is  no  taste  of  the  paper,  as  under  pressure  it  becomes 
impregnated  with  the  tobacco. 

OUR  LITTLE  BEAUTIES  are  made  from  the  highest  grade 
of  Virginia  sun-cured  leaf,  blended  mth  Turkish  tobacco  of  our 
own  importation,  and  smoke  mild,  with  a  most  agreeable  aroma 
and  taste.  \Ve  guarantue  them  puke  and  free  from  arti- 
ficial FLAVORING  OR  DRUGS. 

OUR  LITTLE  BEAUTIES  are  made  with  the  now  celebrated 
Papier  Ambr(5,  the  same  as  used  on  our  Opera  Puffs  Cigarettes, 

AND  WILL  NOT  STICK  TO  THE  LTP.S. 

OUR  LITTLE  BEAUTIES  are  put  up  in  packages  of  ten,— so 
compact  that  they  will  not  break  when  toted  in  the  pocket. 
AIiLEUr  &  GINTER,  Manafaoturers, 

EICHMOJXTD,  VIKGIITIA. 


CrST    THE    BEST. 

im 


Biography,  Letters,  Poems,  Anecdotes,  Ti-ibutes,  &c. 

AGENTS    WANTED. 

Agents,  women  and  men,  wanted  to  sell  the  handsomest  and 
most  entertaining  and  comprehensive  illustrated  biography  of 
the  poet,  Henry  W adsworth  Lon^t ellow.  The  book  is  an  octavo 
volume  of  368  pages,  with  two  hne  porti'aits  (profile  and  fi'ont 
views) ,  and  12  good  illusti'ations.  It  is  printed  -with  large  new 
type  on  excellent  heavy  calendared  and  tinted  paper.  In  addi- 
tion to  a  thorough  life  of  the  poet,  there  are  almost  100  pages  of 
anecdotes,  a  digest  of  all  his  writings,  a  reprint  of  his  early 
poems,  general  criticism,  a  full  bibliography,  a  selection  of  poet- 
ical and  prose  tributes  from  this  country  and  Europe,  the  whole 
completely  indexed.  It  is  one  of  the  best  books  to  sell,  for  every 
family  in  America  ought  to  have  a  copy.  In  every  respect  it  is 
what  is  usually  sold  at  S2..50  to  $3.50,  but  the  retail  price  is  put  at 
only  $1.50  a  copy,  with  liberal  discounts  to  agents.  Single  copies 
mailed  to  any  address,  postpaid,  on  receipt  of  $1.50.    Call  on  or 

n^vliOSES  min^TCS-,  lE^-U-lolislier 

Harvard  Square,  CAMBRIDGE,  MASS. 


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lOBJ 

These  Goods  .are  sold  under  an 

Absolute  Guarantee 

That  they  are  the  Finest  and  PUREST 

goods  upon  the  market; 
They  ARE  FREE  from  DRUGS  and 

CHEMICALS  of  any  kind; 
They  consist  of  the  Finest  Tobacco  and 

Purest  Rice-Paper  made. 

OUR  SALES  EXCEED  the  products 

of  ALL  leading  manufactories  combined. 

None  Genuine  without  the  trade-mark 
of  the  BULL.     Take  no  other. 

W.TJLACKWELL&CO. 

Sole  Manufacturers.         Durham,  N.  C. 


Of  every  kind,  to  fill  Spring,  Suninior,  .and  Fall 
engagements  now  coming  to  hand. 
Oraduales  and  undergraduates  of  any  Scliool, 
Seminary,  or  College,  of  little  or  no  experience,  or 
other  persons  desiring  to  teach,  shonld  not  fail  to 
address  at  once,  with  stanij),  for  a])plii'alion  form. 

National  Teachers'  Agency, 

Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

N.  B. — Situations  in  the  West  and  So2t</t  a  specialty. 
Good  pay  to  local  agents  and  private  correspondents. 


CAUTION  TO   SMOKERS. 

Seware  of  Imitations  and  Counterfeits. 

Examine  each  Cigarette ;  see  that  every  wrapper  has 


TRY  IT. 
■  Fine,  Mild  &  Sweet. 


Fac  simile  Signature  on  it  No  Bogus  Patented  Sub- 
stitutes or  flavoring  used  in  our  genuine  brands. 

KINNEY    TOBACCO    CO..  N.  Y. 

SOLD  BY  ALL  DEALERS  THROUGHOUT  THE  WORLD. 


irimp  & 


432  Washington  St.,  Boston, 

iDTite  attention  to  tlie  largest  anil  finest  stock  in  the  city,  of 

DIAMONDS,  RARE  GEMS, 

KEPRESEXTATn'ES  OF  THE 

Gorham  Manufacturing  Company,  in  Boston. 

Exhiliit  a  Lirge  and  coraijlete  collection  ol  the 

SOLID  SILVER  AND  ELECTRO-PLATED  WARES 

PKODUCED  BY  THIS  COJIPAKT. 

The  ornamentations  now  used  iind  tlie  eflfeots  produced,  are 
something  entirely  novel  in  the  craft  of  the  Silversmith,  and  will 
interest  every  one  by  their  combination  of  artistic  and  useful 
qualities. 

Especial  Attention  given  to  Designing  Class-Day 
and  College  Invitations  of  Every  Description. 


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924  Chestnut  Street,   Philadelphia. 

M'croscopes, 
Telescopes, 
Field  Glasses, 
Opera  Glasses, 

Drawing  Instruments, 
Surveying  Instruments, 
Thermometers, 

Barometers, 
Magic  Lanterns, 
Apparatus  for 

Projection, 
Philosophical  and 
Chemical  Apparatus. 

CATALOCt'KS  AS  FOLLOWS  SENT  ON  APPLICATION: 
Part  1— JlathcmiillcMl  Instruments,  Ki'J  puses.  Piu-t  2— Optical 
Inslrunients,  lS(i  p^^cs.  Part  3— Magic  Lanterns,  120  piiges. 
Partd—Philosophli'iil  Instruments,  IGO  pages.  Part  !>— Sloteor. 
ologlcal  Apparatus,  120  pages. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


No.  I  O'Brien  Block,  Just  North  of  P.  0. 

Fine  Stationery;  Portland  and  Boston  Daily- 
Papers;  Circulating  Library,  1600  Volumes; 
Fancy  Goods  and  Toys  in  great  variety ;  Pocket 
■Cutlery;  Canes;  Bii'd  Cages;  Base-Ball  and  La 
Crosse ;  Pictures  and  Picture  Frames ;  Frames 
Made  to  Order  at  Short  Notice.  Agency  for 
Brunswick  Laundry. 

J.  W.  CURTIS,  D.M.D., 
Dentist, 

O'Brien  Block,       BRUNSWICK,  MAINE. 

M.  S.  GIBSON,    Proprietor. 

Enlarged  from  the  ancient  mansion  of  Commodore 
Preble,  of  naval  fame,  and  now  known  as  one  of  the 
•best  hotels  in  the  City. 

Maine  Central  Dining  Rooms, 

BRUNSWICK,   ME. 
W.  R.  FIELD,  Proprietor. 

C.    E.    TOTT^riNrSEiJiTXD, 

DEALER  IN 

CHOICE  GROCERIES,  CANNED  GOODS, 

Fruits,  Confectionery,  Tobacco  &  Cigars, 

Cor.    Main   and    Cleaveland    Streets,    Brunswick. 
N.  B. — Special  Rates  to  Students. 

Is  now  prepared  to  furnish  Music  for  Concerts,  Com- 
mencements, EKhibitions,  Balls,  Parties,  etc. 

CHARLES  GRIMIVIER,  Director, 

780  Middle  Street      -     -     -     -      Port/and  Me. 


^.    O.    REED, 

Special  Rates  to  Classes  I  Students 

Interior  Views  Made  to  Order. 

A  Good  Assortment  of  Brnnsirick  and  Topsham 
Stereoscopic  Vievs  ;   also  College  Views. 

ALL     KI  N  DS     OF 


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For  Schools  and  Colleges, 

EXECUTED  AT  THE 

Journal  Office,  Lewiston,  Maine. 

NEW    TYPE, 

NEW    BOE.DERS, 

NEW    DESIGNS. 

FINE   WORK  A   SPECIALTY. 


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THE  FAVORITE  NOS.S03-40'4-332-l7O-S5l-WITH 
■^l-IIS  OTHER  STYLES  SOLD  BY  ALL  DEALERS  THROUGHOUT  THE  WORLD. 


E.  SMITH,  Variety  Store.      Bottonn  Prices  to  Students. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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DEALER  IN  ALL  KINDS  OF 


Office  at  Central  Telephoiie  Office,  Brunswick. 
|Il3~  All  Orders  left  at  C.  E.  Townsend's    Store   will 
be  promptly  attended  to. 

IRA  C.  STOCKBRIDCE, 

MUSIC    PUBIilSHEK, 


156  Exchange  Street,  Portland. 

GEO.    C.    SHAW    &    CO., 
Wholesale  and   Retail  Grocers. 

CHOICE  TABLE   DELICACIES  A   SPECIALTY. 

j8j  and ^82  Congress  St.,  and 2J§  Middle  St., 
PORTLAND,     :     :    MAINE. 

.^-Send  for  Price  List. 

J.   H.  PETERSON  &  SON, 

DEALERS  IN 


Boots  and  Shoes,  Tobacco  and  Cigars, 
Slain  Street,    ---.---     Brunswick,  Me. 

FR^INTK    E.    ROBERTS 

Has  the  Largest  and  Best  Assortment  of  Gentlemen's 

Boots,  Shoes,  Rubbers,  and  Slippers 

Corner  of  Main  and  Mason  Streets. 

FIFIS5T-  CI.  A.SS 

AT  LOW  PRICES.        LARGE  RENTING  STOCK. 


COLUMBIA  BICYCLE. 

Bleycle  ridinp;  is  unsurpassed  as  a 
mctliod  of  travel  ing,\vliether  for  speed, 
sport,  or  renewal  of  health.  The  prac- 
ticability of  the;  machine  has  been 
thoroughly  tested,  and  sati.sfactorily 
proved,  beyond  question.  Thousands 
are  in  daily  use,  and  the  number  is 
rapidly  increasing.  The  exerci.'ie  is 
recommended  by  the  medical  profession 
as  most  beneficial  to  health,  brniging 
into  exercise  almost  every  muscle  of 
the  body. 

Send  lie.  sUimji  for  .'!(!-imKO  Illustrated 
('Mliil"i,'iic™nt»"ii"K'l'i'l<'e  lists  and  full 
iiiloriiuitlou. 

THE    POPE    MFC.    CO. 

597  Washington  St„  BOSTON,  MASS. 


ESTABLISHED    1844. 

W.    L.    WILSON    &    CO., 

"Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealers  in 

TEAS  AND  FANCY  GROCERIES- 

N,  B. — Orders  by  mail  will  receive  prompt  attention.    Send  for  price  list. 

H2  &  144  Exchange,  cor.  Federal  St., 

F.  W.  BTOOKMAN.  \ 
WM.  A.   WILSON.    S 


^QWioiii  §olk|©  Jfeliea!  ^epapfement 

The  Sixty-Secoutl  Annual  Course  of  Lectures  at  the  Medi- 
cal School  of  Maine,  will  commence  Februaky  8th,  1883, 
and  continue  SIXTEEN  WEEKS. 

FACULTY.— Joshua  L.  Chamberlais,  LL.D.,  President  •,  Israel  T. 
Dana,  M.D.,  Pathology  and  Practice  -,  Alfred  Mitchell,  M.D.,  Obstetrics 
and  Diseases  of  Women  and  Children  ;  Frederic  H.  Gerrtsh,  M.D., 
Anatomy,  Charles  W.  Goddabd,  A.M.,  MedicalJarisprudence  ;  Henbt 
Oabmicoael,  Ph.D.,  Chemistry ;  Burt  G.  Wilder,  M.D.,  Physiology; 
Stephen  H.  Weeks,  M.B.,  Surgery  and  Clioical  Surgery  j  Charles  0. 
Hunt,  M.  D.,  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics  ;  Daniel  F.  Ellis,  M.D., 
Registrar  and  Librarian ;  Irving  Kimball,  M.D,  Demonstrator  of 
Anatomy. 

Circulars  containing  full  information  mav  be  obtained  on  application  to 
the  Registrar,  D.  F.  ELLIS,  M.D.,  or  to  the  Secretary. 

ALFRED  MITCHELL,  M.D.,  Secretary. 
Brunswick,  Maine. 


WATCHES,  CLOCKS,  AND  JEWELRY, 


^"Watches,  Clocks,  and  Jewelry  promptly  re- 
paired and  warranted. 

EDWIN     F.    BROWN, 

COR.    O'BRIEN    AND    MAIN    STREETS,    BRUNSWICK,    ME. 


JOURNAL   BLOCK,   LEWISTON. 

Mag'a2dnes,  Music,  etc.,  Bound  in  a  Neat  and 
Durable  Manner. 

Ruling  and  Blank  Book  Work  to  Order. 


W.    B. 

^  e  a.  1  '0  r 


KNIGHT, 


Special  Rates  to  Student  Clubs. 

;0-rraii9icnt  Onkrs  for  Milk  or  Cream  filled  by  Riving  suitable  notice. 

Residence,  School  Street. 

Curtis' College  Bookstore 

PyVPEFt,    PE:FtXODICA.X^S.   <ScC. 


A.    W.    TO^VNSEND, 

Books,  stationery,  |)  Fancy  Goods. 

Also  lOnKloni  Mutual  Uuiiin  Tolograpli  Oflioo. 
TJndor  To'wn  Clock,     -       -       -       Brnns-wiok,  Me.. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


FIME  SMIMTE  *IMIE=^S1M)EB.* 


MADE    FROM    MEASURE, 

H   FllFlCT  FIT  eU^l^lTlll, 

Also  a  Full  Assortment  ol" 

GENTS'  FURNISHINGS 

■IBBILL  &  ii.t 

Under  Preble  House,  Portland,  Me. 

Orders  by  Mail  Promptly  Attended  To. 

MEW   B113Q   STOBE. 


Largest  Clothing  House  in  Maine, 


ED.  J.  MERRYMAN, 

Fancy  iii  Toilet  Articles,  Ciprs  I  Tokacco, 

DUNLAP  BLOCK,  MAIN  STREET. 

|Il3=  Prescriptions  Carefully  Compounded. 

So>  'bwj  §mit  0i^ur4  and  Bi^aldkS. 
J^ami/fadiitm  g/  ihe  Sp^mial  Si^mfd 
of  "Sawdmn  BoUuje. ' '  JIU'Q,  dmki 
in  Mii^  (Fobu'C/co ,thmm^  wnd  Amok- 
in§.  Ji  fiitt  line  c^f  Sm^kiM§  JlUi- 
dt6,  of  uU  ik4v/(/ipliQjn6 . 

JK'cm  Si.,  cSuinkvwk. 


-.^XjIj  mi:B- 


Leading  iNovelties 

For  Young  Men's  Wear. 

f INE  fURNISHING  ^OODS 

A    SPECIALTT. 


All  Goods  Marked  in  Plain 
Figures.     Strictly    • 
One  Price. 


BLUE  STORE 


UWISTOH,  MAINE. 


CHILDREN'S  CLOTHINfi  in  Every  Quality. 


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Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  JUNE  28,  1882. 


No.  5. 


A  CLEAR,  STEADY  LIGHT  the  STUDENT'S 
COMFORT    AND    NECESSITY. 

The  "Argand  Library," 

AST)  THE  ADJUSTABLE  HANGING 
SATISFY  ALL  DEMANDS. 

Try  the  new  "Oxford"  and  "iVIoehring"  Burners 

IN  PLACE  OF  THE  OLD  KINDS. 

ROOM  FITTINGS  IN  VARIETY  FOR  SALE. 

JOHN    FURBISH. 

Books,  Stationeff,  and  Paper  Hangings, 

53  Exchange  Street,  PORTLAND,  ME. 

BLANK  BOOKS  TO  ORDER  A  SPECIALTY 

FRANK   M.  STETSON, 


^^ii^tc 


ac 

CO 

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fa 

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DEANE  BROTHERS  &  SANBORN, 

Manufacturers  and  Dealers  in 

First-Class  and  Medium  Furniture, 

1^°  Lowest  Prices  in  the  State, 

755  &  185  Middle  Street,    -    -    -   Portland,  Me. 


VISITORS  TO  PORTLAND, 

Independent  of  any  intention  of  pur- 
chasing goods  in  our  line,  are  invited  to 
inspect  the  Model  Clothing  and  Fur- 
nishing Store  of  Alien  &  Co.,  470  Con- 
gress St.,  opp.  Preble  House, 

LANCASTER  BUILDING. 


SPECIAL    ^GEISTT. 

I^Dunlap  &  Co.,  of  New  York,  Celebrated 
Stiff  Hats. 

Also  his  New  Straw  Mackinaw,  $3.00  and 
$2.50. 

MERRY,  The  Hatter, 

237  Middle  Street,  PORTLAND. 


LORING,  SHORT  &  HARMON, 

PORTLAND, 

Visiting,  Class  Cards  and  Monogranis 

ENGEAVED  IN  THE  MOST  FASHIONABLE  STYLE. 

FRENCH  and  ENGLISH  STATIONERY 

AGENCY  FOE 


474  Congress  St.,     - 


opp.  Preble  House 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN   COLLEGE. 


Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the 
following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (3.5  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  si.^  books  of  the  .<Eneid ;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Greek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar;  Xenophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books ;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 
Ancient  Geography. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,  including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,  Interest,  Square  Root 
and  the  Metric  System  ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Real  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.     All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Metiiod  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  be  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  each  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  be 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  will  be  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  ho  will  be  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  cither  at  a 
special  oxamination  held  for  the  purpo.so,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  Onal  examination,  as  ho  niay  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnislied,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table  : 

KEQDIEED— FOUR  HOURS  A  WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,   Evidences   of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

electives — FOUR   HOURS   A   WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 

Latin,  two  terms. 

Greek,  two  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Physics,  one  term. 

Chemistry,  two  terras. 

Science  of  Language,  one  term. 

English  Literature,  two  terms. 

German,  two  terms. 

History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 

International   Law  and   Military    Science,   two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  $2.i.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  $110. 

Hoard  is  obtained  in  town  at  $;J  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  manageinont,  very  materially 
lesson  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


Vol,    XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  JUNE   28,  1882. 


No.  5. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PtTBLlSHED    EVERY   ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY,   DURING  THE 
COLLEGIATE  TEAR,   BY   THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Egbert  C.  "Washburn,  '63,  Managing  Editor. 

N".  Brooks  K.  Pettingill,  '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83.  Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '83.      Oliver  V.  Means,  '84. 
Arthctr  J.  Russell,  '83.  Charles  E.  Sayward,  '84. 

Terms  —  $2.00  a  year  in  advance  ;  single  copies,  15  cents. 

Remittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor.  Communications 
in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to  the  Managing  Editor. 

Students  and  Alumni  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer's  real  name. 

Entered  at  the  Post  Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 

Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lemston,  Me. 

0ON'TEN"TS. 
Tol.  XII.,  Ku.  5.— June  28,  1882. 

Ewtorial  Notes 57 

Literary: 

Waste  Matter  (poem) 60 

One  of  Bowdoin's  Boys 60 

College  Items 61 

Base-Ball 64 

Personal 6.5 

College  World 66 

Clippings 67 

Editors'  Table 68 


Tlie  custom  has  been  to  elect  the  editors 
of  the  annual  Bugle  at  the  beginning  of  the 
fall  term.  The  custom  is  one  which  brings 
out  the  conventional  grumbling  and  growling 
about  Christmas  time,  and,  on  this  account, 
calls  for  a  change.  From  the  lateness  of  the 
season  at  which  the  college  year  opens,  it  is 
almost  impossible  for  the  unfortunate  editors 
of  the  much-abused  annual  to  bring  out  a 
work  wliich  attains  to  the  rank  expected,  i.  e., 
better  than  the   last."      Each   succeeding 


board  is  inspired  with  a  desire  to  excel  its 
predecessor,  and  to  do  this  and  publish  the 
pamphlet  on  the  week  before  Christmas,  the 
time  when  it  should  come  out,  requires  hasty 
work,  unsatisfactory  drawing  and  engraving, 
and,  on  the  whole,  necessitates  the  making  of 
a  book  which  is  incomplete  and  unfinished  in 
many  particulars.  It  has  been  proved  that 
Bugles  issued  after  Christmas  do  not  meet 
with  the  sale  that  greets  tliose  appearing 
before  the  close  of  the  fall  term.  And  it  is, 
therefore,  a  matter  of  no  little  importance  to 
the  editors  as  to  what  time  they  shall  turn 
their  prodigy  out  into  the  world.  If  board 
after  board  comes  out  with  the  record 
of  paying  every  year  for  the  honor,  it  will  be 
as  difficult  to  elect  a  board  of  editors  as  it 
was  to  select  the  Utah  Commission. 

Let  the  Bugle  editors  be  chosen  this  term. 
Then  there  will  be  ample  opportunity  for 
making  that  preparation  which  the  publication 
demands.  The  work  need  not  be  hurried. 
The  engraver  can  have  time  to  finish  the  cuts 
in  the  best  manner,  and  the  publication  can 
be  brought  out  at  the  close  of  the  fall  term, 
an  occurrence  not  common  and  one  that 
signifies  books  that  balance  and  not  fifty  or 
one  hundred  dollars  on  the  wrong  side. 


Events  of  late  do  not  augur  a  bright 
future  for  our  military  department.  The 
interest  manifested  in  the  drill  surely  has  not 
increased  in  a  way  that  would  give  gratifica- 
tion to  those  who  look  with  favor  upon  the 
giving  of  a  partial  military  education  to 
those  who  see  fit  to  take  advantage  of  the 
instruction.  In  fact,  what  seemed  to  be  the 
dawning  of  an  era  of  prosperity  for  the 
department  has  turned  out,  we  fear,  to  be  the 


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last  struggle  with  the  accompanying  rally 
before  the  demise.  Were  the  present  indica- 
tions but  forerunners  of  only  a  temporary  lull 
in  the  enthusiasm  for  the  drill,  they  would  be 
looked  upon  with  no  forebodings  of  unsatis- 
factory results,  but  they  can  be  viewed  only 
as  proofs  of  a  dissatisfaction  that  has  existed 
for  the  last  ten  years.  A  dissatisfaction,  in 
the  face  of  which  it  is  folly  to  attempt  to 
carry  on  the  work  with  any  hope  of  satisfac- 
tory conclusions. 

Our  military  department  went  into  dis- 
favor with  the  opening  of  the  great  rebellion  iu 
college  some  nine  or  ten  years  ago,  and  it  has 
never  since  that  time  gained  a  strong  foun- 
dation to  rest  upon  with  any  prospect  of  per- 
manency. Strenuous  as  have  been  the  en- 
deavors of  its  supporters  to  place  it  on  a  sure 
footing,  only  a  spasmodic  evincing  of  interest, 
now  and  then,  on  the  part  of  the  students  has 
rewarded  the  effort.  While  the  swelling  of 
the  list  of  cadets  within  a  year  to  the  number 
of  seventy  or  eighty  ma}'  have  given  cause 
for  the  raising  of  hopes,  the  drill  of  to-day 
with  three  officers  and  one  private  present 
leads  one  to  the  belief  that  it  was  a  delusive 
symptom.  To  be  sure,  the  fact  that  it  is  not 
at  present  compulsory,  may  answer  in  part 
for  the  scarcity  of  soldiers  in  line,  but,  with 
option  allowed  between  the  gymnastic  exer- 
cises and  the  drill,  we  do  not  predict  a  much 
fuller  attendance  than  in  the  instance  men- 
tioned above.  It  would  be  with  regret  on 
our  part  that  we  should  see  the  government 
withdraw  the  instruction  which  they  have 
heretofore  allowed  us.  But  because  of  the 
fascination  of  our  new  gymnasium,  for  the 
building  of  which,  as  report  has  it,  the  money 
already  has  been  subscribed,  and,  from  the 
evident  lack  of  favor  for  the  drill,  we  do  not 
see  any  reasons  for  believing  that  a  military 
instructer  will  be  stationed  here  much  longer. 

The  "  American  College  Song  Book  "  has 
been  received  with  a  considerable  degree  of 


favor  here,  and  the  offer  made  for  disposing 
of  the  book  at  an  introduction  price  seems  to 
have  been  readily  accepted.  The  work  is 
well  gotten  up,  nicely  bound,  and  printed  in 
an  attractive  st3'le.  In  it  will  be  found  com- 
positions from  some  forty-eight  or  fif t}'  colleges 
besides  a  small  collection  of  miscellaneous 
music  and  popular  airs.  We  have  never 
wished  to  essay  the  role  of  a  musical  critic 
and,  therefore,  would  not  pass  an  extended 
criticism  upon  the  real  worth  of  the  different 
compositions  that  make  up  the  new  book. 
There  is  no  doubt  but  what  some  of  the  orig- 
inal pieces  of  music  are  of  considerable  merit 
and  betoken  the  possession  of  no  little  musical 
talent  by  those  who  composed  them.  On  the 
other  hand,  it  is  not  at  all  improbable  that,  in 
due  time,  some  grave  errors  iu  harmony  or 
composition  will  be  disclosed  in  some  of  the 
pieces,  while  others  will  be  found  rough, 
unfinished,  and  discordant.  Some  of  the 
colleges  have  furnished  sets  of  music  that 
ma}'  prove  exceedingl}'  fascinating,  whUe 
others  have  sent  in  those  i)ieces  wiiich  never 
can  be  popular,  and  which  are  destined  to  be 
made  use  of  only  by  the  composers.  The 
publishers  of  the  book,  in  their  preface,  truth- 
fully say  that  there  is  probably  no  more  justly 
popular  music  than  college  songs ;  not  because 
of  being  artistic  in  composition  or  rendition, 
but  because  of  their  cheer  and  the  fond  recol- 
lections they  awaken  in  so  many  minds,  and 
it  is  certainl}-  true  that  some  of  the  pleasantest 
memories  are  those  called  up  by  hearing  the 
ringing,  jolly  songs  of  one's  college  days.  We 
think,  however,  tiiat  some  of  the  composers 
have  lost  sight  of  tiie  object  for  which  the 
songs  of  college  are  published,  and,  in  this 
particular,  we  hear  of  more  or  less  dissatisfac- 
tion expressed.  It  is  lield  by  many  that  selec- 
tions have  been  published  in  the  song  book 
which,  although  of  considerable  worth  as  musi- 
cal compositions,  can  never  be  popular  and 
never  will  be  sung  by  college  students.  Cer- 
tainly a  song  or  piece  of  music  appropriate  for 


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funeral  or  some  similar  sad  or  solemn  occasion 
can  never  find  a  home  in  the  repertory  of  a 
college  man,  even  though  the  piece  be  one  of 
merit.  There  have  been  a  number  of  such 
cases  of  discrimination  in  deciding  as  to  vs^hat 
should  be  published  and  what  tiirown  aside, 
and  while  they  attest  to  the  good  judgment 
of  the  selecting  committee,  so  far  as  appreci- 
ating worthy  music  goes,  they  seem  to  be 
inconsistent  with  the  purpose  of  publishing 
those  songs  that  will  be  popular  and  therefore 
handed  down  from  year  to  year. 


From  the  Associated  Press  dispatches  we 
learn  that  the  Colby  base-ballists,  b}^  winning 
the  last  game  with  Bates,  have  won  the 
championship  of  Maine.  We  do  not  take 
issue  with  them,  for  they  have  gained  an 
indisputable  right  to  the  claim,  and  it  is  a 
pleasure  to  know  that  for  once,  at  least,  this 
annually  agitated  question  has  been  settled. 
It  has  been  an  exceedingly  easy  thing  to 
claim  the  championship  in  past  years,  but  tiie 
mere  announcement  of  the  claim  is  something 
entirely  different  from  deciding  the  question 
by  base-ball  contests.  So  far  as  we  can  see, 
the  title  of  superioiity  has,  heretofore,  right- 
fully belonged  to  none  of  the  three  colleges 
that  usually  meet  on  the  diamond,  for  the 
reason  that  no  complete  series  of  games  have 
been  played.  With  only  three  institutions 
sending  out  their  representatives,  and  with 
but  two  or  three  contests  with  the  several 
clubs,  it  does' not  appear  practicable  to  judge 
the  strength  of  the  nine  from  the  per  cent,  of 
number  of  games  won.  With  the  few  meet- 
ings that  we  have  during  the  season,  it  is  far 
better  to  decide  on  the  worth  of  the  competing 
nines  by  completing  a  series,  whether  it  be 
of  three  or  five  games,  and  deciding  from  the 
results  of  the  series.  In  case  of  a  tie  at  this 
point,  one  contest  alone  is  required  to  decide. 
To  leave  a  series  of  games  unplayed  or  to 
come  to  no  conclusions  as  to  superiority,  as 
has  been  the  case  for  some  years  back,  is  pro- 


voking, and  the  result  of  this  yeai^'s  work,  to 
say  the  least,  will  be  of  some  satisfaction  from 
the  fact  that  it  has  been  decided  and  settled 
beyond  controversy. 


If  there  is  any  matter  which  demands 
consideration  at  the  hands  of  the  boards  at 
the  next  Commencement,  it  is  in  regard  to 
the  building  of  a  gymnasium.  We  do  not 
know  what  truth  there  is  in  the  report  that  the 
money  necessarj'  has  been  subscribed,  but 
whether  it  be  true  or  false,  some  action  should 
be  taken  speedily  to  ari'ange  plans  and  look 
to  the  construction,  if  the  money  is  available, 
or  to  form  some  system  or  method  of  raising 
the  necessary  funds,  if  they  have  not  already 
been  subscribed.  It  certainly  must  have 
been  shown  to  the  B'aculty  and  those  friends  of 
the- college  who  have  visited  us  that  a  gymna- 
sium is  now  the  most  pressing  want  of  the 
institution,  and  from  its  importance  it  is  to  be 
expected  that  definite  and  decisive  measures 
will  now  be  put  through,  so  that  the  difficul- 
ties arising  from  the  lack  of  suitable  means 
for  exercise  will  be  overcome  at  an  early  day. 
We  have  made  mention  on  several  occasions 
of  the  results  of  discontinuing  daily  exercise 
and  at  no  time  iiave  they  been  more  apparent 
than  during  the  present  term.  Not  only  does 
the  lack  of  exercise  leave  tlie  system  torpid 
and  inactive,  and  the  student  to  some  extent 
disinclined  to  study,  but  successful  participa- 
tion in  the  out-door  sports  is  rendered  impos- 
sible, or  at  least  improbable  because  of  it. 
The  good  reports  that  come  from  systematic 
work  in  a  well-equipped  gymnasium  should 
lead  all  to  the  acknowledgment  of  the  neces- 
sity of  such  work  in  college,  and  we  trust 
that  steps  will  be  taken  at  once  which  will 
result  in  supplying  the  need  we  have  so  long 
experienced. 


"Bacon  says  that  reading  makes  a  full  man,"  mut- 
tered the  Senior.  "  Now  that  hits  my  case  exactly, 
it's  so  cheap.  I  guess  I  will  spend  Senior  vacation 
'round  college  and  draw  largely  on  the  library." 


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WASTE  MATTER. 

We  sailed  the  waste  of  waters  o'er, 
Made  love  the  livelong  day, 

The  vessel's  waist  was  a  retreat 
For  me  and  my  sweet  May. 

The  great  circumf  rence  of  the  waste 
Of  sea  we  could  not  measure. 

But  I  found  the  circumf'rence  of 
The  waist  of  my  sweet  treasure. 


ONE   OF   BOWDOIN'S   BOYS. 

During  my  last  spring  vacation  I  met  an 
old  family  friend  and  alumnus  of  tlie  college. 
His  stories  of  life  in  college,  nearly  forty 
years  ago,  were  very  interesting  and  showed 
a  state  of  things  forming  a  strange  contrast 
with  the  present.  One  afternoon,  as  we  were 
taking  a  drive  together,  he  related  his  expe- 
rience of  the  first  few  years  after  graduating. 
He  said  :  "  I  was  a  little  wild  during  my 
course  and  did  not  decide  upon  any  business 
or  profession.  Consequently,  after  leaving 
college,  I  was  '  all  at  sea.'  My  constitution 
was  naturally  somewhat  worn,  so  for  the  first 
few  months  I  rested  and  looked  about  for 
some  business  opening.  Then,  teaching 
school,  clerking  in  a  dry  goods  store,  and 
acting  as  a  drummer  for  a  wholesale  boot 
and  shoe  house  occupied  my  time  for  two 
years,  when  the  gold  fever,  that  was  then 
raging,  claimed  me  as  an  additional  victim. 

"A  number  of  my  fellow-townsmen  were 
about  to  set  out  for  California,  and  with  them 
I  made  arrangement  for  tiaveling.  It  was  in 
May  of  1849  that  I  packed  up  my  worldly 
goods  and  started  out,  with  my  face  towards 
the  '  Golden  Gate,'  to  seek  my  fortune.  It 
is  needless  to  dwell  upon  that  long  wagon 
trip  across  the  continent.  Our  adventures 
were  sufficiently  numerous  to  enliven  the 
monotony  of  tlic  journey.  My  attention  was 
particularly  drawn  to  the  different  ways  of 
working   and   living  of   the   people  through 


which  we  passed.  Sometimes  I  imagined  my- 
self in  some  foreign  land,  so  strange  did  every 
thing  appear  to  me.  When  the  snow-capped 
mountains  and  great  western  desert  were 
reached  it  seemed  as  if  my  old  home  in  New 
England  and  the  country  in  which  I  then 
was  must  be  upon  opposite  sides  of  the  earth, 
so  far  did  I  feel  from  all  familiar  scenes. 
The  constant  exposure  had  transformed  me 
from  a  fastidious  commercial  traveler  into  a 
rough,  sunburnt  man,  and  I  doubt  if  my  old 
acquaintances  would  have  recognized  me. 
When  we  reached  the  land  of  promise  a 
3'oung  man,  one  of  our  party,  and  myself 
joined  forces  and  staked  out  a  claim  along  the 
side  of  a  small  creek  that  came  tumbling 
down  from  the  mountain  above.  At  first  we 
met  with  moderate  success  and  rather  en- 
joyed the  wild  life,  so  different  from  that  to 
which  we  had  been  accustomed.  We  began 
to  feel  acquainted  with  the  great  mountain 
that  stretched  its  snowy  peak  far  above  our 
heads,  and  at  whose  base  we  were  slowl3'  dig- 
ging in  hope  of  finding  the  shining  dust. 
Soon,  however,  we  found  that  we  wei'e  not 
likely  to  obtain  sufficient  to  repay  us  for  our 
labor  and  began  to  look  about  for  something 
more  profitable.  My  chum,  or  'parcbier'  as 
I  should  sa^s  grew  tired  of  the  rough  life, 
and,  finding  a  company  about  to  return  to 
the  East  joined  them,  thus  leaving  me  to  my- 
self. 

"  My  fatiier  was  a  physician  and  I  iiad 
picked  up  more  or  less  knowledge  of  medi- 
cine from  him.  Accordingl3%  with  a  few 
medical  books  tliat  I  had  clianced  to  bring 
with  me,  as  stock  in  trade,  I  put  out  my  sign 
as  doctor  and  surgeon.  I  felt  some  doubt  as 
to  my  success,  but  determined  to  put  on  a 
bold  face  and  comforted  myself  with  the 
thought  that,  if  the  patients  would  die  in  any 
case  my  aid  could  do  nothing  more  than  to 
hiisten  the  event.  From  the  first  I  was  fairly 
successful,  and,  as  the  diseases  were  for  the 
most  part  of  a  slight  natui'c,  no  great  skill  or 


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61 


experience  was  necessary,  while  at  the  same 
time  I  took  care  that  the  bill  for  services 
should  be  as  large  as  the  miner's  bag  of  gold 
could  afford.  It  was  not  long  before  I  at- 
tained considerable  local  reputation  and,  since 
there  was  no  other  physician  within  a  radius 
of  fifty  miles,  my  practice  was  sufficiently 
large  to  keep  me  constantly  at  work.  I  be- 
gan to  look  forward  to  a  speedy  return  to  my 
beloved  State  of  Maine,  and  a  little  home  of 
my  own  seemed  not  at  all  improbable. 

"One  dreadful  night,  when  the  darkness 
was  so  thick  that  it  might  almost  have  been 
felt,  and  the  rain  was  pouring  in  torrents,  a 
weather-beaten  man  came  to  summons  me  to 
the  bedside  of  a  sick  friend.  I  did  not  wish 
to  go,  but  the  man  was  so  urgent  that  I  had 
not  the  heart  to  refuse  him.  So  we  set  out, 
I  upon  my  trusty  horse  and  lie  riding  an  old 
mule.  We  rode  on  through  mud  well-nigh 
impassable,  and  across  streams  that  the  recent 
rains  had  greatly  swollen,  where  sometimes 
the  water  was  so  deep  that  I  would  be 
obliged  to  draw  my  feet  up  on  the  saddle. 
Thus  we  kept  on  for  so  long  a  time  that  I 
began  to  suspect  that  I  was  being  led  into 
some  kind  of  a  trap,  until  we  finally  reached 
a  small  log  cabin.  On  entering  I  saw  a 
young  man  lying  asleep  upon  a  bed  in  one 
corner.  He  was  very  thin,  more  from  expos- 
ure, however,  it  seemed  to  me,  than  from  any 
lingering  disease.  As  soon  as  I  had  examined 
his  face  a  little  more  closely  I  discovered  the 
features  of  my  college  chum.  I  had  not  seen 
him  since  we  graduated,  and  had  not  heard 
from  him  for  a  long  time,  while  his  appear- 
ance was  so  altered  that  I  did  not  at  once 
recognize  him.  It  was  not  long,  however, 
before  recognition  followed,  and  it  turned  out 
to  be  especially  agreeable  to  him.  He  recov- 
ered rapidly  and  attributed  his  speedy  con- 
valescence more  to  my  cheering  society  than 
to  my  medical  remedies.  By  the  time  he  was 
restored  to  his  usual  health  we  had  deter- 
mined to  leave  that  part  of  the  country.     We 


did  so  and  together  returned  to  our  native 

city,  where  we  settled." 


COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


June  days  and  nights. 

One  more  Orient  this  term. 

The  field-  day  cider  was  the  worst  yet. 

Celebrate  the  glorious  Fourth  in  Lewiston. 

Those  oral  examinations  are  coming  right  along. 

The  fences  have  been  treated  to  a  coat  of  white- 
wash. 

Let's  chip  and  have  the  Brunswick  streets 
sprinkled. 

Butler,  '85,  has  been  teaching  a  singing  school 
in  Topsham. 

The  boating  man's  coat  sleeves  are  becoming 
loose  again. 

The  fire-cracker  has  again  appeared  in  the  reci- 
tation room. 

Eumor  says  that  '86  will  number  over  60.  We 
hope  so,  but — 

The  Freshmen  took  another  examination  in 
Horace  on  June  13th. 

Where  are  the  settees  that  we  used  to  have  un- 
der the  trees  last  summer  ? 

The  Oeient  was  pretty  solid  for  Thomas  but  has 
concluded  to  support  Eobie. 

The  trees,  hedges,  and  grass  ground  have  taken 
their  Commencement  brace. 

Several  Juniors  have  found  the  battery  in  the 
chemical  lecture  very  shocking. 

Professors  Packard,  Smith,  and  Campbell  were 
present  at  the  Congregational  conference. 

The  Seniors  are  away  preparing  their  constitu- 
tions for  the  strains  of  Commencement  Week. 

Perham,  '83,  Perkins,  '83,  and  Longren,  '84,  fill 
places  in  the  choir  vacated  by  departing  Seniors. 

Jewett  and  Pierce  took  first  prizes  in  Senior 
English  composition  ;  Chase  and  Curtis,  second. 

Reports  from  the  University  crew  are  encourag- 
inn-.    The  men  are  in  excellent  health  and  spirits. 

The  gas  fixtures  have  been  put  into  Memorial 
Hall.  This  building  will  be  completed  in  about  a 
week. 


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BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


Sylvia  wasn't  impressed  with  the  solemnity  of 
the  Seniors  last  chapel  exercises. 

The  committee  of  arrangements  for  the  Sopho- 
more Prize  Declamation  are  Waterman,  Barton,  and 
Pierce. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Boards,  don't  forget  to  do 
something  about  that  new  gymnasium  at  your  nest 
meeting. 

This  is  indeed  a  progressive  age.  The  Bruns- 
wick Herald  has,  just  added  a  "box  shop"  depart- 
ment to  its  other  attractions. 

Several  students  will  take  examinations  before 
the  rest  of  their  class  in  order  to  begin  their  sum- 
mer's work  as  early  as  possible. 

Why  do  so  many  students  of  late  find  the  gal- 
leries more  comfortable  than  the  back  pews  during 
evening  service  at  the  hill  church  I 

One  of  the  questions  in  the  Junior  physics  divis- 
ion the  other  day  was,  "can  you  change  a  ten  dol- 
lar bill  ? "    Every  man  took  a  dead. 

The  orchestra  also  gave  a  concert  at  Yarmouth 
last  week,  and  on  Friday  evening  furnished  music 
for  the  Masonic  ball  at  Lemont  Hall. 

A  ball  game  between  our  nine  and  the  Bates  will 
not  be  a  feature  of  the  Lewiston  celebration,  large 
posters  to  the  contrary,  notwithstanding. 

Several  of  the  undergraduates  will  spend  the 
summer  at  the  G-len  House,  White  Mountains.  They 
will  be  there  in  the  capacity  of  waiters,  however. 

On  account  of  the  absence  of  Prof.  Smith  the 
Sophomore  division  in  mathematics  and  the  Fresh- 
men as  well  have  had  a  "pud"  for  the  past  week. 

The  Orient's  advice  to  the  Junior  and  Sopho- 
more declaimers  is  to  choose  for  yourselves,  if 
possible,  the  committee  who  are  to  award  the  prizes. 

'82  is  going  to  follow  the  precedent  established 
by  '81,  of  donating  to  the  library  an  album  contain- 
ing cabinet  photographs  of  the  members  of  the 
class. 

The  Senior  class  supper  will  bo  hold  at  the 
Preble  House,  Portland,  on  the  evening  of  July  I4t.h. 
The  Freshmen  will  hold  theirs  at  the  .same  place, 
July  7th. 

The  time  has  now  come  when  the  iiKhistrious 
student  is  disturbed  at  all  hours  of  the  day  and 
night  by  the  clamor  of  the  prize  declaiuier  re- 
hearsing his  piece. 

The  hitest  mineralogy  grind.  Prof.  (Iiolding  a 
model  and  indicating  with  his  linger)—"  What  are 


these  planes  called  ?  "  Junior  (after  some  hesita- 
tion)—"Those,  sir,  are  called  the  lateral  sides." 
Some  one  laughs. 

It  was  a  Freshman  who  suggested  as  a  reason 
for  partially  clipping  a  certain  pet  canine  in  town 
that  it  would  greatly  facilitate  in  deciding  which 
part  was  the  head. 

One  Senior  examination  was  held  in  Memorial 
Hall.  A  rough  bench  served  the  professor  for  a 
chair,  while  the  class  occupied  the  seats  of  honor 
upon  the  grand  platform. 

"  He  might  be  a  first  rate  fellow,  but  they  say 
he  sometimes  drinks  beer,"  is  the  statement  a  Colby 
man  recently  made  to  a  Bowdoiu  man  concerning  a 
mutual  friend  in  Colby,  '82. 

Soph,  (to  roommate,  a  careless  Junior) — "Say, 
chum,  what  will  you  give  toward  having  our  carpet 
taken  up  and  beaten?"  Junior— "  What  will  I 
give  ?    0,  well,  Pll  give  my  consent." 

The  Senior  extemporaneous  writing  contest  took 
place  June  17th.  About  a  dozen  took  part.  The 
subjects  to  choose  from  were  labor-strikes  and 
choice  of  occupation  ;  time  limited  to  one  hour  and 
a  quarter. 

Prof  (to  '82  man,  whom  he  is  interviewing  about 
a  make-up.) —"  Now,  Mr.  G.,  you  are  back  on  or- 
ganic chemistry  ;  supposing  you  come  in  to-morrow 
on  alcohol  and  sugar,  they  will  go  well  together  you 
see."    Mr.  G.  agrees. 

The  political  status  of  the  college  has  beeu  as- 
certained by  an  industrious  Lewiston  Journal  cor- 
respondent. It  is  Republicans,  110  :  Democrats,  22; 
and  Independents,  2.  How  lonesome  those  inde- 
pendents must  feel. 

Wanted.— A  good  mathematician  to  count  the 
whole  number  of  would-be  musicians  in  South  Wiu- 
throp  and  give  us  the  exact  per  cent,  of  real  music. 
A  liberal  remuneration  for  his  services  is  offered. 
None  but  a  proficient  need  apply. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Praying  Circle  June  10th, 
the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  coming 
year:  President,  Perkins,  '88;  Vice-President, 
Scwall,  '88 ;  Secretary,  Waterman,  '84  ;  Standing 
Committee,  KussoU,  '83,  C.  C.  Torrey,  '8-1,  Dunham, 
'85. 

The  college  band,  the  orchestra,  the  university 
crew,  the  several  class  crows,  the  boat-house,  and 
the  ball  nine  have  been  photographed  by  Mr.  Reed. 
Persons  desiring  any  of  the  pictures  can  procure 
them  at  reasonable  rates  by  leaving  their  orders  at 
his  studio. 


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Mosquitoes  are  very  plentiful  this  summer.  The 
unhappy  victim  of  their  assaults,  after  having  spent 
the  greater  part  of  the  night  in  combating  them, 
exhausted,  falls  asleep  in  the  early  hours  of  the 
morning,  misses  chapel,  and  thus  adds  two  more 
marks  to  his  account. 

Prof.  Carraichael's  laboratory  on  Union  Street, 
where  the  professor  has  spent  some  time  during  the 
past  six  months  in  superintendiug  the  construction 
of  paper-ware  vessels,  was  badly  damaged  by  Are 
on  June  7th.  It  is  understood  that  the  business 
will  hereafter  be  carried  on  at  Waterville. 

"  Well,  gentlemen,"  said  the  Prof,  with  a  sigh  to 
the  Seniors  in  the  university  crew,  who  had  just 
completed  an  examination  preparatory  to  setting 
out  for. Lake  George,  "I  devoutly  hope  that  you 
will  show  before  you  return  that  you  know  more 
about  rowing  than  you  do  about  moral  science." 

"0  Lord,  we  thank  thee  for  these  things  for 
which  we  are  thankful,"  is  the  way  a  Harvard,  '82, 
man  began  to  say  grace  at  dinner  at  Wellesley  some 
time  since.  The  suppressed  laughter  arising  from 
the  fair  feasters  on  all  sides  caused  him  to  forget 
the  rest  of  his  ideas,  and  the  grace  was  ended  with- 
out even  an  amen. 

The  annual  Senior  ball  game  took  place  on  Wed- 
nesday last,  directly  after  the  close  of  Senior  ex- 
aminations. It  was  between  the  first  and  second 
divisions  of  the  class,  and  was  chiefly  interesting 
from  the  abundance  of  errors  made  and  the  peculi- 
arity of  the  pitching  upon  both  sides.  Won  by  first 
division ;  score,  31  to  9. 

The  professors  made  it  warm  for  the  Seniors  on 
make-ups  just  before  their  examination.  The  look 
of  anguish  that  would  come  upon  an  '82  man's  face, 
as  he  found  himself  cornered  on  the  chapel  steps 
and  heard  the  dreadful  tidings  that  he  was  expected 
to  pass  on  examination  on  that  Freshman  Greek 
condition,  was  indeed  heart-rending. 

Even  target  practice  has  been  abandoned,  Lieut. 
Howe  not  thinking  it  profitable  to  carry  it  on  with 
only  two  or  three  men.  Unless  something  is  done 
soon  to  arouse  an  interest  in  the  drill,  it  is  said  that 
probably  our  military  instructor  will  he  taken  from  us 
and  sent  elsewhere.  Well,  build  us  a  gymnasium 
and  make  the  students  choose,  as  we  did  two  years 
ago  between  working  in  it  regularly  and  drilling, 
and  enough  will  take  the  drill  to  make  it  a  success. 

The  following  is  the  assignments  of  Commence- 
ment parts  that  are  to  be  spokeu  in  the  class  of  '82 : 
Salutatory,  M.  S.  Hoi  way,  Augusta;    English  Ora- 


tions—G.  F.  Bates,  Yarmouth,  H.  H.  Chase,  Unity, 
W.  C.  Merryman,  Brunswick,  W.  A.  Moody,  Kenne- 
bunk,  A.  G.  Staples,  Bath  ;  Philosophical  Disquisi- 
tions—E.  T.  McCarthy,  Peabody,  Mass.,  C . E.  Stinch- 
field,  Brunswick;  Literary  Disquisitions — J.  F. 
Libby,  Locke's  Mills,  G.  H.  Pierce,  Portland.  The 
first  eight  received  their  appointments  on  general 
rank,  the  last  two  on  rank  in  writing. 

It  is  difficult  to  understand  why  the  boating 
association  dues  are  not  paid  more  promptly.  The 
sum  called  for  from  an  individual  member  each 
year  is  small,  and  those  who  have  allowed  them- 
selves to  get  behind  have  been  repeatedly  reminded 
of  their  indebtedness,  so  that  the  plea  of  forgetting 
all  about  the  affair  can  not  be  urged.  It  should  be 
remembered  that  the  expenses  of  the  association 
this  year  have  been  unusually  large,  and  that  every 
dollar  of  the  amount  justly  due  is  needed  to  sijuare 
accounts  at  the  end  of  this  term. 

The  band  gave  a  promenade  concert  on  the 
public  mall  Saturday  evening,  June  17th,  by  invi- 
tation of  several  Brunswick  gentlemen.  The  play- 
ing was  pronounced  good  by  persons  competent  to 
judge  and  was  greatly  enjoyed  by  a  large  assembly 
of  towns-people.  The  disturbances  caused  by  a 
party  of  yaggers  made  hearing  difficult  at  times. 
After  the  concert  the  boys  serenaded  Mr.  Brewster 
of  the  Tontine  House,  and  Mr.  Gilman  on  Gilman 
Avenue.  At  both  places  a  generous  treat  was  pro- 
vided.   Verily,  it  doth  pay  to  be  a  musician. 

That  ancient  trick  of  causing  a  curtain  covered 
with  rude  pictures  and  ruder  attempts  at  wit  to 
descend  during  a  recitation  has  been  unearthed  by 
some  members  of  '84  or  '85.  We  had  hoped  that 
the  curtain  joke  had  been  forgotten  and  that  the 
year  might  pass  away  without  any  such  display  of 
bad  taste  and  want  of  originahty  as  that  which  has 
been  made,  for  all  must  acknowledge  that  this 
thing,  justly,  perhaps,  a  subject  for  laughter  at  its 
first  five  or  six  repetitions,  has  finally  become  noth- 
ing if  not  weary,  flat,  stale,  and  unprofitable. 

Saturday,  June  24th,  the  Sophomores  from  Bow- 
doin  and  Colby  had  their  "exit"  supper  at  the 
Cony  House,  Augusta,  instead  of  at  the  DeWitt,  in 
Lewiston,  as  was  at  first  proposed.  Bates,  '84,  were 
invited  to  participate  but  the  teacher  wouldn't  let 
them  go.  A  game  of  base- ball  between  the  two 
class  nines  was  arranged  for  the  afternoon  before  the 
evening's  festivities.  The  idea  was  a  novel  one,  and 
must,  it  seems  to  us,  be  productive  of  great  good. 
We  hope  it  may  be  the  initiatory  step  to  a  custom 
which  will  be  sustained  by  coming  classes.    The 


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game  of  ball  was  hotly  contested,  and  at  the  pnd  of 
the  ninth  innings  stood  four  to  four.  During  the 
tenth  innings,  after  the  Colbys  had  scored  three 
runs,  when  Waterman  sprained  his  finger,  and  the 
game  was  suspended  on  account  of  the  injury. 

Field  Day,  though  successful  from  a  general 
point  of  view,  was  financially  a  failure,  and  the  loss 
has  been  made  up  by  assessing  a  small  sum  upon 
each  member  of  the  athletic  association.  In  our 
opinion,  had  the  program  been  carried  out  upon  the 
day  advertised  (and  a  few  clouds  that  were  quickly 
dispersed  was  the  only  reason  assigned  for  the 
postponement),  enough  gate  money  would  have  been 
taken  to  more  than  pay  the  expenses.  The  mana- 
gers showed  praiseworthy  zeal  in  getting  so  many 
to  participate  in  the  exercises,  in  spite  of  the  fact 
that  the  training  must  be  done  under  the  open  sky. 
The  records  made  were,  under  the  circumstances, 
good,  for  the  best  results  iu  such  sports  must  not  be 
looked  for  until  the  boards  take  pity  upon  us  and 
give  us  a  gymnasium. 

The  orchestra,  assisted  by  some  outside  talent, 
gave  a  concert  in  the  chapel  on  the  afternoon  of 
June  15th,  for  the  purpose  of  raising  money  to  help 
defray  the  expenses  of  the  university  crew.  The 
entertainment  was  not  so  fully  attended  as  it  de- 
served, considering  the  object  for  which  it  was  given 
and  the  excellency  of  the  music  rendered.  The 
program : 

1.  Overture — "  Golden  Fleece."    Ripley. 

Bowdoin  Orchestra. 

2.  Eulalie.    Taylor. 

Bowdoin  Quartet. 

3.  Song — "  Singing  Like  a  Bird."    Buckland. 

L.  Barton. 

4.  "  Baby  Polka."    Rudolph  Biol. 

Bowdoin  Orchestra. 

5.  "  The  Bumble  Bees." 

Quartet. 

6.  Violin  Duet — Klange  an  die  Heimath.     Gung'l. 

Prof.  Grimmer  and  W.  E.  Butler. 

7.  "Traumerei."    R.  Sc/mman. 

Bowdoin  Orchestra. 

8.  Song — "  There's  nothing  like  a  Pre.sh'ning 

Breeze."    Bandogger. 

G.  H.  Pierce. 

9.  "  Sara-Neighed,"  (From  Romoo  and  Juliet). 

G.  Wholowws.        Bowdoin  Quartet. 

10.  liaritone  Solo — Instrumental. — Poarl  of 

Enghien.    E.  Vcmar. 

J.  W.  Crosby. 

11.  "  Come,  Quaff  the  Bowl."  La  Fitle  rlc  Madame 

Angot.  Bowdoin  Quartet. 

12.  "  Le  Diademe."    Herman. 

Bowdoin  Orchestra. 


BASE -BALL. 

Bowdoins,  11 ;  Bates,  6. 
The  third  game  of  the  series  was  played 
on  the  delta  June  10th,  Saturday  afternoon,  and 
resulted  in  a  decided  victoiT  for  our  nine.  The 
Bowdoins  led  from  beginning  to  end,  and  ex- 
celled both  atthe  bat  and  in  the  field.  The  play- 
ing of  Winter  at  first  base  deserves  special  men- 
tion, he  putting  out  fourteen  men,  assisting  in 
one  double  play,  and  making  one  himself 
without  assistance.  Mr.  Pingree  came  down 
from  Lewiston,  and  umpired  to  the  satisfaction 
of  all.     Following  is  tlie  score  : 

BOWDOINS. 
A.B.       R.        iB.     T.B.     P.O.       A.        E. 

Winter,  lb 4  1        2        2      14  0  I 

Wright,  p 5  1113  3  0 

Knapp,  0 5  13        4        5  0  2 

Wateiraan,  s.s 5  1112  2  2 

Cook,  3b 5  2        2        2        0  2  1 

Barton,  c.f. 3  2        0        0        0  0  0 

Packard,  l.f. 4  2        1         1         1  0  1 

Torrey,2b 3  10        0        2  4  0 

Collins,  r.f. 4  0        0        0        0  J  0 

Totals 38      11       10      11      27       12        7 

BATES. 
A.B.       R.        1b.     T.B.     P.O.        A.        E. 

Merrill,  S.S 4  0        0        0        1         0  1 

Tinkham,  2b 4  0        1113  1 

Sanford,  c 4  2        1         3        (5        1  0 

Noroross,  r.f. 4  11110  1 

Richards,  c.  f. 4  1        2        3        1         0  2 

Douglass,  l.f. 4  0        112        0  1 

Bartlett,  3b 4  0        0        0        2        3-1 

Freligh,  p 4  12        2        14  2 

Uorr,  lb 4  1119        0  1 

Totals 36        0        0       12      24      II       10 

Three-base  hit — Sanford.  Two-base  hits — Knapp,  Bich- 
ards.  First  base  on  errors — Bowdoin,  7;  Bates,  3.  Struck 
out — Bowdoins,  2;  Bates,].  Wild  pitches — Freligh,  5. 
Passed  balls — Sanford,  4;  Knapp,  2.  Balls  called — on 
Wright,  34;  on  Freligh,  106.  Strikes  called— on  Wright, 
9;  on  Freligh,  IS.  Time  of  game — 1  hour  50  minutes. 
Umpire — Pingree. 

Bates,  5;  Bowdoins,  4. 
The  Bowdoins  played  in  Lewiston  on 
Wednesday,  the  14th.  The  game  should 
have  been  theirs,  for  they  seemed  to  have  it 
well  in  iiand,  and  would  have  won  but  for  the 
usual  making  of  errors  in  the  most  critical 
part  of  the  game,  errors  which  result  only 
fi'om  carelessness,  and  which  are  in  no  sense 
excusable.     Tliis  gives  two  victories  to  each 


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65 


of  the  two  nines,  with  the  fifth  and  deciding 
contest  yet  to  be  played.     The  score : 

BOWDOINS. 
A.B.      R.        iB.      T.B.      P.O.      A.        E. 

Stetson,  3b 5  0        0        0        3  12 

Wright,  p 5  0        112  3        2 

Knapp,o 4  0        116  10 

Wiuter,  lb 5  1         1         1        7  0        3 

Watermau,  s.s 5  0        0        0        0  2        0 

Cook,  2b 4  1112  3        2 

Barton,  1.  f 2  1        0        0        1  0        0 

Packard,  o.  f. 4  112        2  0        1 

Collins,  r.  f. 4  0        0        0        10        1 

Totals 38        4        5        6      24      10      11 

BATES. 
A.B.      K.        iB.      T.B.      P.O.      A.        E. 

Merrill,  S.S 4  0        1115  3 

Tinkham,2b 4  0        114        0  1 

Sanford,o 4  0        0        0      11        2  0 

N"orcross,  r.  f. 4  0        0        0        0        0  0 

Richards,  o.f 4  113        0        0  1 

Douf;lass,  1.  f. 4  1        0        0        1        0  0 

Bartlett,  3b.' 3  1        0        0        1         0  1 

Preligh,  p 3  11114  1 

Dorr,  lb 3  100800 

Totals 33        5        4        6      27      11        7 

Three-base  hit — Richards.  Two-base  hit — Packard. 
First  base  on  called  balls — Bowdoins,  3.  First  base  on 
errors — Bowdoins,  10;  Bates,  7.  Balls  called — On  Wright, 
25;  on  Freligh,  81.  Strikes  called— Off  Wright,  6;  off 
Freligh,  16.  Struck  out— Bowdoins,  4;  Bates,  2.  Wild 
pitcji — Freligh.  Passed  balls — Sauford,  2;  Kuapp,  0. 
Time  of  game — 1  hour  32  minutes.  Umpire — M.  A.  Pin- 
gree  of  Lewiston. 


FERSOKAIx. 


[Graduates  and  undergraduates  are  earnestly  solicited 
to  send  personal  items  to  the  Bowdoin  Orient,  Bruns- 
wick.] 

The  Bowdoin  alumni  of  Bangor  and  vicuiity 
held  a  reunion  at  the  Bangor  exchange,  June  22. 

Faculty,  73. — The  June  number  of  the  Chem- 
ical Journal  contains  an  article  by  Prof.  Chas.  P. 
Mayberry,  Harvard,  and  Prof.  P.  C.  Robinson,  Bow- 
doin. Tlie  article  is  upon  a  new  compound  which 
was  discovered  by  them  at  Cambridge  last  summer. 
Prof.  Robinson  will  continue  these  investigations 
at  Harvard  the  coming  summer.  He  has  lately 
been  made  a  member  of  the  Berlin  Chemical  Society. 

Prof.  L.  A.  Lee  recently  spoke  on  the  U.  S.  Pish 
Commission  at  Gardiner. 

'26. — Judge  Geo.  T.  Sawyer  died  June  15,  at  his 
residence  in  Nashua,  N.  H.  He  was  born  in  Wake- 
field, N.  H.,  in  1805.  After  graduating  from  col- 
lege, he  became  admitted  to  the  Bar,  when  twenty- 


five  years  of  age,  and  began  the  practice  of  law  in 
Laconia.  He  represented  Nashua  in  the  Legisla- 
ture, and  afterwards  became  Justice  of  the  Supreme 
Judicial  Court.  He  was  at  one  time  offered  the 
Governorship  of  one  of  the  Territories  by  President 
Pierce,  but  declined.  More  recently  he  was  one 
of  the  commissioners  to  revise,  codify,  and  amend 
the  constitution. 

'41. — Hon.  Prederick  Robie  of  Gorham,  was 
nominated  for  Governor  by  the  recent  Republican 
Convention  at  Portland. "^^'■■fhomas  B.  Reed,  '60, 
was  at  the  same  time  nominated  for  Representative 
to  Congress. 

'60. -June  28th,  Hon.  W.  W.  Thomas,  Jr.,  of 
Portland,  will  lecture  before  the  literary  societies  of 
the  New  Hampton  Literary  Institute,  which  cele- 
brates its  59th  anniversary  at  that  time. 

'64. — E.  G.  Ingersoll,  a  native  of  Bangor,  coun- 
sel for  the  plaintiff  in  the  Christiancy  divorce  suit 
at  Washington,  has  been  examined  by  Drs.  Rey- 
burn  and  Bliss  and  declared  insane.  His  family  are 
quite  sanguine  that  his  disability  will  be  temporary 
and  believe  it  has  resulted  from  his  too  close  appli- 
cation to  business. 

'68.— John  S.  Derby,  a  leading  Democrat  of  Saco, 
and  one  of'York  County's  first  lawyers  has  removed 
to  New  York  City,  and  becomes  a  member  of  the 
law  firm  of  Stanley,  Clark  &  Smith. 

'72.— Rev.  W.  P.  Bickford  of  Breckenbridge,  Col. 
recently  sent  a  number  of  excellent  specimens  to 
the  cabinet. 

'73. — Addison  E.  Herrick,  of  Bethel,  law  partner 
of  Enoch  Poster,  Esq.,  and  Miss  Minnie  D.  Chase, 
only  daughter  of  Capt.  M.  K.  Chase  of  Bluehill,  were 
married  in  Bluehill,  June  19th. 

'73. — D.  A.  Robinson  has  formed  a  xsartnership 
with  W.  H.  Brown,  of  Bangor,  for  the  practice  of 
medicine  in  that  city. 

'74. — S.  V.  Cole  has  an  excellent  poem  in  a  May 
number  of  the  Literary  World  upon  Ralph  Waldo 
Emerson. 

'78. — P.  L.  Paine  has  established  a  law  office  in 
Portland. 

'79.— Geo.  W.  Johnson,  Chas.  T.  Harris,  '76,  P. 
A.  Wilson,  '73,  have  just  graduated  from  the  Bangor 
Theological  Seminary.  Mr.  Johnson  has  assumed  a 
charge  at  Milford,  N.  S. 

'32. — D.  R.  Goodwin,  professor  and  dean  in  the 
Episcopal  Theological  Seminary  at  Philadelphia, 
will  deliver  an  address  in  Memorial  Hall,  July  12, 
upon  Prof.  Longfellow. 

'82. — Of  the  graduates  of  the  last  class  at  the 
medical  department,  Clayson  has  settled  in   Gardi- 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


ner,  Silsby  in  Camden,  Murch,  a  house  pupil  at  the 
Maine  General  Hospital,  Meserve,  assistant  surgeon 
at  Maine  General  Hospital. 

Ex-'83. — S.  S.  Gannett  has  left  the  Boston  School 
of  Technology  and  is  going  West  to  engage  in  civil 
engineering. 


The  following  are  the  names,  with  occupation 
and  present  address,  of  the  members  of  the  class  of 
76: 

Alden,  physician,  666  Congress  St.,  Portland, 
Maine. 

Andrews,  C.  S.,  mayor's  clerk,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

Atwood,  lawyer,  Auburn,  Me.,  care  Mitchell  & 
Atwood. 

Bates,  editor  Boston  Courier,  299  Washington 
St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Brookhouse,  business,  -38  Brunswick  St.,  Fitzroy, 
Victoria,  Australia. 

Burnham,  minister,  So.  Freeport,  Me. 

Clark,  teaching,  Bath,  Me. 

Evans,  teaching.  Hillside  Seminary  Norwalk, 
Coim. 

Hall,  lawyer,  Damariscotta,  Me. 

Hawes,  theological  student,  Bangor,  Me. 

Hemmenway,  business ;  address  care  Ralph  Hem- 
menway,  Garland,  Me. 

Hill,  teaching,  Dexter,  Me. 

Jameson,  civil  engineer,  Mexican  Central  R.  R. ; 
address  care  Mexican  Central  R.R.,  City  of  Mexico, 
Mexico. 

Kimball,  E.  H.,  lawyer;  address  care  John  H. 
Kimball,  Bath,  Me. 

Kimball,  F.  R.,  business,  room  9  1-2  31  Milk  St., 
Boston,  Mass. 

Knight,  lawyer,  Wiscaset,  Me. 

Leavitt,  business,  Gorham,  Me. 

Libby,  medical  student,  Portland  School  of  Med- 
icine, Portland,  Me. 

McNulty,  Kansas  City,  Kan. 

Merrill,  engineer,  Waterbury,  Conn. 

Millay,  lawyer,  Richmond,  Mc. 

Morrill,  lawyer,  Auburn,  Mo. 

Newcomb,  mechanical  engineer,  Cumberland 
Mills,  Ale. 

Parker,  business,  215  Franklin  St.,  Boston, 
Mass.,  care  Coylo  &  Parker ;  address,  as  Secretary, 
17  So.  Market  St. 

Payne,  physician,  680  Tremont  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Payson,  lawyer,  38  Exchange  St.,  Portland,  Me., 
care  Snow  &  Payson. 


Perry,  theological  student,  Brunswick,  Me. 
Box  1171. 

Pratt,  minister,  Bath,  Me. 

Prince,  civil  engineer,  Carlinville,  111.,  care  Burl- 
ington &  Ohio  River  Railway  Co. 

Robinson,  teaching,  Franklin  Falls,  N.  H. 

Rogers,  Prof.  Modern  Languages,  Maine  State 
College.  Orono,  Me. 

Rowe,  physician.  Cape  Elizabeth  Depot,  Me. 

Sanford,  lawyer,  17  Doane  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Sargent,  lawyer,  Machias,  Me. 

Sewall,  H.  R.,  electric  engineer,  5.51  Broadway, 
Albany,  N.  Y.,  care  Com'l  Gal.  Co. 

Sewall,  J.  E.,  mariner,  Bath,  Me. 

Somes,  teaching,  Salmon  Falls,  N.  H. 

Souther,  business,  Fryeburg,  Me. 

Stevens,  lawyer,  53  Devonshire  St.,  Boston, 
Mass. 

Stimson,  agent  I.  &  C.  Elevator,  of  the  C.  I. 
St.  L.  &  C.  R.  R.,  Smith  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Sturgis,  business,  Augusta,  Me.,  care  Kennebec 
Land  and  Lumber  Co. 

Taylor,  teaching,  Goshen,  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind. 

Waitt,  lawyer,  28  School  St.,  E.  42,  Boston, 
Mass. 

Wheeler,  literary  work,  Winchendon,  Mass. 

Whitcomb,  lawyer,  Boston,  Jlass. 

White,  teaching,  Townseud,  Mass. 

Whittemore,  business,  36  West  Bridge  St.,  Grand 
Rapids,  Mich. 

Wilson,  lawyer,  Augusta,  Me. 

Wright,  lawyer,  Salem,  Mass. 

Yates,  teaching;  address  Cape  Elizabeth  Depot, 
Me. 

Marrett,  business ;   address  Brunswick,  Me. 

Parsons,  business,  Cairo,  111. ;  address  box  79, 
New  York  City. 

Sabui,  Prof.  Chemistry,  University  of  Vermont, 
Burhngton,  Vt. 


COLLEGE    WORLD. 


The  Harvard  club  of  San  Franoisco  is  going  to 
found  a  two-thousand-dollar  scholarship  at  their 
Alma  Mater. 

The  Senior  class  at  Harvard  have  reconsidered 
their  resolution,  adopted  some  time  ago,  forbidding 
the  Freshmen  a  place  at  the  tree  Class  Day,  and,  in 
deference  to  the  wishes  of  the  college  in  general 
have  extended  an  invitation  to  them  to  be  present. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


67 


It  is  said  that  the  lady  students  in  the  Harvard 
Annex  are  as  much  opposed  to  co-education  as  the 
male  students. 

The  diiflculty  between  the  different  papers  pub- 
lished at  the  University  of  Michigan  is  to  be  brought 
into  the  courts. 

Dilts,  of  Brown,  has  signed  an  agreement  to  play 
with  the  Worcesters  for  the  rest  of  the  season,  and 
will  join  them  in  the  course  of  a  week. — Eclio. 

If  Yale  beats  Harvard  in  the  University  race  at 
New  London,  it  is  proposed  to  send  the  eight  across 
the  water  to  row  with  Oxford  and  Cambridge. — 
Princetonian. 

M.  H.  Goodwin,  in  the  spring  athletic  meeting 
at  Bowdoin,  in  the  standing  broad  jump,  is  reported 
to  have  made  10  feet  6  inches,  beating  the  best  col- 
lege record  of  10  feet  3  3-8  inches. — Herald. 

A  restaurant  in  the  basement  is  one  of  the 
striking  features  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 
Grave  Seniors  may  be  seen  rushing  through  the 
hall  with  a  piece  of  pie  in  one  hand,  and  a  philoso- 
phy in  the  other. — Badger. 

The  thirteen  hazing  Seniors  of  Trinity  Collegek 
were  each  fined  $10  and  costs  on  the  7th,  at  Hart- 
ford, the  result  of  a  prosecution  brought  at  the  in- 
stance of  the  fathers  of  two  of  the  students  who 
were  hazed.  The  hazers  who  have  recently  re- 
turned to  Hartford  after  their  suspension  pleaded 
nolle  contendere. 

The  nine  returned  on  the  5th  from  their  trip 
to  Maine — a  trip  in  one  way  unsuccessful,  and  in 
others  very  successful.  The  generous  hospitality 
of  the  Bowdoin  boys  and  the  courtesy  of  their  Fac- 
ulty will  be  long  remembered  on  College  Hill.  The 
boys  were  also  treated  well  at  Waterville.  The 
congratulations  of  all  the  students  are  due  to  the 
nine  for  the  good  work  done  and  sympathy  for  the 
ill  fortune  that  condemned  their  labors  to  failure. 
We  hope  to  see  the  Maine  nines  at  College  Hill  soon. 
— Tuftonian. 

It  is  proposed  to  form  a  foot-ball  league  among 
the  New  England  colleges  outside  of  Yale  and  Har- 
vard; each  college  to  play  one  game  with  every 
other,  and  the  one  winning  the  greatest  number  of 
matches  to  be  champion  for  the  year.  Yale  and 
Harvard  are  to  be  excluded,  because  the  advantage 
they  possess  in  being  able  to  pick  their  teams  from 
a  number  of  candidates  greatly  in  excess  of  any  of 
the  other  colleges,  added  to  .several  years  of  expe- 
rience, at  present  practically  precludes  the  possibil- 
ity of  others  competing  with  them,  with  any  chance 
of  success.— iferaM. 


CLIPPIHGS. 


Together  they  sat  in  the  parlor  alone 

At  the  dusk  of  a  Sabliath  day; 
Her  shapely  head  close  to  his  own 

In  a  tender,  loving  way, 

"  I  like  to  lay  ray  head,  dear  Will, 
'Gainst  yours,"  she  murmured  low; 

In  tones  which  made  their  pulses  thrill, 
And  his  face  with  rapture  glow. 

"  And  is  it  because  you  love  me,  dear  ?" 
He  asked,  and  then  she  coughed; 

No !  dear  Will,  not  that,  but  love 

Because  its  nice  and  soft."  — Ex. 

A  soft  snap — the  breaking  of  a  coquette's  heart. 
—Ex. 

Jones  says  his  chum  is  like  the  moon —gets  round 
to  his  last  quarter  about  once  a  month. — Ex. 

The  lillies  of  the  field  have  pistils,  and  every 
citizen  of  Texas  is  "arrayed  like  one  of  these." — 
Argo. 

A  member  of  the  Freshman  crew  said  that  he 
liked  rowing  better  than  any  other  branch  of  athlet- 
ics, because  he  could  sit  down  to  it. — Spectator. 

Teacher  (to  small  boy) — "What  does  the  prov- 
erb say  about  those  who  live  in  glass  houses  ? " 
Small  Boy— "Pull  down  the  bhnds." — Institute  In- 
dex. 

Father  (looking  over  report) — "  What  does  this 
mean,  my  sou — must  pass  another  examination?  " 
Son—"  Well,  you  see,  several  of  us  are  trying  for 
first  in  that  branch,  and  our  papers  were  so  nearly 
ahke  that  we  have  to  try  it  over." — Princetonian. 

WHO? 

Who  coyly  twists  my  tiny  'tache? 

Who  pats  my  downy  cheek? 
Who  chucks  my  chin  with  ardor  rash, 

And  never  lets  me  speak? 

Who  lightly  smooths  my  crumpled  hair? 

Who  steals  a  curly  lock? 
Who  leans  so  smiling  o'er  my  chair, 

And  smothers  me  with  talk? 

Whose  linen  duster  long  and  gray, 

Is  bathed  in  orient  scents — 
"  Can't  trust  you  for  the  shave  to-day ; 

You  owe  us  twenty  cents." — Cornell  Era. 

A  FACE. 

Two  rosy  lips  thou  hast,  my  love, 

And  a  dimple  in  each  peachy  cheek, 
Where  Cupid,  having  bent  his  bow, 
With  saucy  smiles  that  come  and  go. 
Plays  hide  and  seek. 

Two  gems,  thine  eyes  are  set  above; 

And  their  color  is  Columbia's  hue. 
There  Fun  and  Laughter  seem  to  sleep. 
Or,  waking,  flash  a  gay  "  Bo-peep !  " 

Prom  depths  of  blue. — Spectator. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


The  Gothic  style  of  handwriting,  now  so  popular 
among  young  ladies,  may  have  its  disadvantages. 
It  is  said  that  a  young  man  who  recently  received  a 
specimen  of  it  could  not  tell,  for  the  life  of  him, 
whether  it  was  "Yes,  with  pleasure,"  "No,  thank 
you,"  or  a  sketch  of  a  picket  fence. — Indianapolis 
Herald. 


EDITORS'   TABLE. 


The  present  number  of  the  HainiUon  Lit.  is  an 
exceptionally  good  one.  We  are  first  presented 
with  a  poem,  "  Pictures  of  a  Day  in  the  Homeric 
Age,"  whicli  follows  the  adventures  of  Hector  through 
one  day,  during  the  siege  of  Troy.  The  meter  is 
iambic,  and  the  Homeric  style  is  adopted  as  far  as 
possible.  It  is  really  a  very  ingenious  composition, 
and  the  manner  in  whicli  the  ancient  customs  and 
even  historical  facts  are  worked  in,  shows  consider- 
able skill,  and  much  careful  research.  In  one  or 
two  places  clearness  of  thought  is  sacrificed  to  the 
versification,  and  the  figures  are  not  in  every  case 
faultless;  but  on  the  whole  it  may  be  considered  a 
remarkable  production.  The  author  of  the  article 
on  the  "  Power  and  Destiny  of  the  English  Lan- 
guage "  shows  himself  a  better  patriot  than  prophet, 
when  he  hints  at  the  universality  of  the  English 
language.  In  this  number  the  present  editorial 
board  complete  their  labors,  and  on  their  departure 
take  occasion  to  give  their  readers  some  good  ad- 
vice. Under  the  heading,  "  A  College  Fallacy," 
they  aim  at  the  tendency  that  is  so  fast  becomiag  a 
confirmed  habit  among  students,  of  making  preten- 
sions to  phenominal  smartness,  and  giving  their 
fellows  an  idea  that  they  can  prepare  their  lessons 
without  any  studying.  If  you  ask  a  man  if  he  has 
got  his  lesson,  the  chances  are  he  will  answer,  "Oh, 
I've  only  looked  it  over  once,"  when  he  is  perfectly 
aware  that  you  know  he  has  put  two  or  three  hours 
of  hard  plugging  upon  it.  Much  worse  is  the  man 
who  "might  lead  his  class  if  he  would  only  try"; 
and  the  admiration  with  whicli  he  is  regarded  by 
certain  of  his  classmates  would  seem  to  indicate 
that  indolence  is  more  respected  among  us  than 
faithful,  earnest  work.  Let  no  man  bo  ashamed  to 
acknowledge  that  he  is  doing  that  for  which  ho 
came  to  college,  namely,  study.  The  Lit.  lias  quite 
an  extensive  alumni  department,  indeed  to  us  it  ap- 
pears almost  too  (sxtensive  for  a  college  ])apcr; 
items  about  the  alumni  must  always  bo  of  interest 
to  undergraduates,  but  when  more  space  is  given  to 


"  Alumniana"  than  to  locals,  it  would  indicate  that 
the  editors  had  to  rely  upon  the  alumni  mainly  for 
their  support. 

We  were  much  taken  with  the  attractive  appear- 
ance of  the  Targum  from  Rutgers,  which,  we  will 
say  for  the  benefit  of  the  uninformed,  is  situated  at 
New  Brunswick,  N.  J.  Upon  the  first  page  of  the 
present  number  we  find  a  poem,  "  The  Revelers," 
which  is  as  weird  and  wild  as  one  could  wish.  The 
sketch  called  "  That  Gainsborough,"  is  rather  flat 
and  strained  ;  and  we  would  suggest  to  the  author 
of  "  Self-Control,"  that  he  keep  to  his  subject,  and 
not  turn  aside  to  make  a  remark  which  has  no 
bearing  upon  the  subject,  however  valuable  it  may 
be  to  his  readers.  In  distinguishing  self-suppres- 
sion from  self-control,  he  makes  a  good  point,  which 
we  should  like  to  quote  :  "  Self-suppression  is  not  so 
hard  as  self-control;  it  merely  calls  for  the  single 
process  of  stifling  and  crushing  out.  Self-control  in- 
volves the  constant  exercise  of  judgment;  it  implies 
observance  of  the  golden  mean  which  it  is  so  difiicult 
yet  necessary  to  observe."  Among  the  editorials  we 
find  a  call  upon  the  alumni  for  aid,  and  an  earnest 
plea  for  a  dormitory.  We  can  hardly  conceive  of  a 
college  without  its  halls  and  dormitories,  which  rep- 
resent, far  more  than  a  recitation  room  can,  our 
college  life.  But  such  is  the  case  at  Rutgers  at 
present,  in  spite  of  the  many  attempts  that  have 
been  made  to  remedy  it,  which  we  hope  in  the  fu- 
ture may  be  more  successful.  One  thing  especially 
about  the  Tnrr/inn  pleases  us ;  it  is  the  large  num- 
ber of  communications  from  undergraduates  setting 
forth  their  grievances  and  suggesting  reforms. 
This  shows  the  amount  of  interest  taken  in  the  pa- 
per by  the  students  at  large,  and  the  understanding 
that  it  is  the  organ  of  the  whole  college  and  not  of 
two  or  three  editors. 

We  are  in  receipt  of  the  Knox  Student,  which  is 
a  fair  sample  of  the  average  western  college  paper. 
At  present  it  is  very  much  agitated  over  the  form- 
ation of  a  Western  College  Press  Association,  which 
was  first  suggested  in  the  columns  of  the  Student. 
Representatives  from  twenty  or  more  colleges  met 
at  Indianapolis  and  completed  the  organization, 
and  adopted  a  constitution  and  by-laws.  In  those 
it  is  provided  that  at  the  annual  meetings  all  sub- 
jects bearing  upon  college  journalism  shall  be  dis- 
cussed, and  also  a  prize  of  fifty  dollars  is  otlbrcd  for 
the  best  article  that  is  i)ublislied  in  any  paper 
belonging  to  the  Association.  Certainly  great 
credit  is  due  our  Western  brethren  foi'  their  enter- 
prise in  starting  such  an  organization,  and  we  trust 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


69 


the  day  is  not  far  distant,  when  we  of  the  East  may 
have  something  of  the  kind,  that  will  he  a  source 
of  pleasure  and  of  profit  to  us  all.  The  absence  of 
everything  in  the  way  of  literary  articles,  and  the 
meageruess  of  the  other  departments  of  the  Student 
can  perhaps  be  accounted  for  by  the  fact  that  the 
editor-in-chief,  in  addition  to  the  Press  Association 
has  upon  his  hands  a  "  History  of  College  Journal- 
ism," which  is  also  confined  to  the  West. 

We  are  greatly  pleased  to  welcome  the  Prince- 
ton Tiger  upon  our  table.  jEsthetic  without,  witty 
within,  it  approaches  very  nearly  to  our  ideal  of  the 
"funny,"  illustrated  college  paper.  The  cover  is 
done  in  tan-brown  and  brick-red  (we  believe  those 
are  the  proper  designations  of  the  colors,  at  any 
rate  they  are  fashionable  and  should  be  the  colors, 
if  they  are  not),  and  the  design  is  a  marvel  of  in- 
genuity. The  articles  are  all  good  and  laughable, 
from  the  undecipherable  poem  to  the  last  joke  on 
the  last  page.  But  we  must  stop  ;  such  praise  must 
be  "  simply  cloying" ;  and  we  would  not  be  thought 
guilty  of  throwing  "sops  to  Cerberus." 

From  the  publisher,  Moses  King  of  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  we  have  received  the  recently  published  vol- 
ume on  Longfellow,  by  W.  Sloane  Kennedy.  The 
appearance  of  the  volume  is  excellent,  with  its 
heavy  durable  cover,  and  large,  clear  print.  The 
illustrations  are  many  and  good,  the  frontispiece 
being  a  fine  engraving  of  the  revered  poet.  From 
a  cursory  examination  of  the  subject  matter  (which 
is  all  we  have  had  time  to  bestow  upon  it)  little  ap- 
pears to  be  said  except  in  praise.  It  is  especially 
rich  in  anecdote  and  reminiscence  and  differs  from 
anything  we  have  yet  seen  in  that  it  tells  us  not 
everything  of  the  poet  but  much  of  the  man,  and 
gives  us  delicious  glimpses  of  the  purity  and 
nobility  of  his  every-day  life.  The  author  has  also 
liberally  quoted  of  what  in  his  judgment  is  of  es- 
pecial beauty  in  his  works.  What  is  of  especial  in- 
terest to  us  at  Bowdoin,  if  any  part  can  be  more 
interesting  than  another,  is  the  account  .of  his  tire- 
less labor  in  the  composition  of  "Morituri  Saluta- 
mus,"  and  of  his  extreme  anxiety  lest  something  of 
it  should  become  known  before  its  delivery.  The 
following  in  regard  to  it  is  quoted  from  his  publisher : 
"With  every  new  proof  takeu  of  this  poem,  Long- 
fellow would  require  the  old  one  returned,  that  by 
no  possibility  it  should  be  left  about  where  it  could 
be  seen  or  taken  away.  In  the  intervals  of  waiting 
I  would  sometimes  look  to  see  that  the  dust  on  the 
type-form  had  not  been  disturbed;  for  I  felt  more 
than  ever  before  that  it  would  not  only  be  doing 


him  a  great  wrong  to  allow  it  to  get  out,  but  would 
rob  him  of  the  pleasure  he  had  so  long  contemplated 
of  coming  before  his  old  classmates  fresh  with  the 
richest  treasures  of  his  heart." 


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Our  Pressed  Cigarettes  smoke  longer  and  cooler  than  round 
made  Cigarettes. 

The  Tobacco  being  pressed  and  interlocked,  prevents  parti- 
cles from  entering  the  mouth,  and  causes  perfect  combiistion. 

There  is  no  taste  of  the  paper,  as  und«r  pressure  it  becomes 
impregnated  with  the  tobacco. 

OUR  LITTLE  BEAUTIES  are  made  from  the  highest  grade 
of  Virginia  .sun-cured  leaf,  blended  with  Turkish  tobacco  of  our 
own  importation,  and  smoke  mild,  with  a  most  agreeable  aroma 
and  taste.  W  E  guarantee  them  P0re  and  free  from  arti- 
ficial FLAVORING  OR  DRUGS. 

OUB  LITTLE  BEAUTIES  .are  made  with  the  now  celebrated 
Papier  Ambre,  the  same  as  used  on  our  Opera  Puffs  Cigarettes, 

AND  WILL  NOT  STICK  TO  THE   LIPS. 

OUll  LITTLE  BEAUTIES  arc  put  up  in  packages  of  ten,— so 
compact  that  they  will  not  hrc.ik  when  toted  in  the  pocket. 
ALLEM"  &  GINTER,  Manufacturers, 

BICHMOHD,  VIBGIliTIA. 


70 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


[IDBJ 

These  Goods  are  sold  under  an 

Absolute  Guarantee 

That  they  are  the  Finest  and  PUREST 

goods  upon  the  market; 
They  ARE  FREE  from  DRUGS  and 

CHEMICALS  of  any  kind; 
They  consist  of  the  Finest  Tobacco  and 

Purest  Rice-Paper  made. 

OUR  SALES  EXCEED 

of  ALL>  leading  manufactorie 

None  Genuine  without   the   trade-mark 
of  the  BULL.     Take  no  other. 

W.T,BLACKWELL&CO. 


the  products 
;s  combined. 


Sole  Manufacturers. 


Durham,  N.  C. 


Of  evory   kind,   to   fill    Spring,   Suniinci-.   niiil    F;i 
engagements  now  coming  to  jiiiml. 
OradiuUes    and  undergraduates  of    iiny    Si'lioo 
Seminary,  or  C'ollege,  of  little  or  no   i'X|)('i'ienei',  oi 
othi^'  persons  d(!siring  to  teach,  .sliould   not  fail   l( 
address  at  once,  witli  stamp,  lor  application  lorni, 

National  Teachers'  Agency, 

CiNOiNNATi,  Ohio 

N.  B. — Sit.uations  in  tlic  WestiwA  .Soj/Y/j  a  specialty 
Good  pay  to  local  agents  and  private  corrcsjiondcnts. 


CiillTIOM  TO   SMOKERS. 

Be-nrare  of  Imitations  and  Counterfeits. 

Examine  each  Cigarette ;  see  that  every  wrapper  has 

^=f^  LM/  TRY  IT. 

l^n^n^^Ch-C^.  Fine,  Mild  4  Sweet. 

Fac  simile  Signature  on  it.  No  Bogus  Patented  Sub- 
stitutes or  flavoring  used  in  our  genuine  brands. 

KINNEY    TOBACCO    CO.,  N.  Y. 

SOLD  BY  ALL  DEALERS  THROUGHOUT  THE  WORLD. 


432  Washington  St.,  Boston, 

Invite  attciuion  to  tlie  largest  ami  linest  stock  iu  the  city,  of 

DIAMONDS,  RARE  GEMS, 

IIECKESEXTATIVES   OF  TnE 

Gorham  Manufacturing  Company,  in  Boston. 

Exliiliit  a  large  and  complete  collection  of  the 

SOLID  SILVER  AND  ELECTRO-PLATED  WARES 

PRODUCED  BV  THIS  COMPANY. 

The  ornamentations  now  used  anil  the  efl'ects  produced,  are 
something  entirely  novel  iu  the  craft  of  the  Silversmltli,  and  will 
interest  every  one  l)y  their  comhinalinn  of  artistic  and  useful 
qualities. 

Especial  Attention  given  to  Designing  Class-Day 
and  College  Invitations  of  Every  Description. 


U  E  E 


•  » 


924   Chestnut   Street,   Philadelphia. 

Microscopes, 
Telescopes, 
Field  Glasses, 
Opera  Glasses, 

Drawing  Instruments, 
Stirveying  Instrtiments, 
Thermometers, 

B.Trometers, 
M.igic  Lanterns, 
Appar.itiis  for 

Projection, 
Philosophical  and 
Chemical  Apparatus. 

\s   hOl.MIWS  SlsNT  ON    Al'IM>I('ATION: 
III    liislnniiciil-..    Ii;.'  li:li,'cs.      I'.irl  -J-Oiilical 

llislilMnciil>.    ISII    |.:ii;rs.       I':i\-|    :!-M,i,L;ic    I.Millcviis,    f.'O   |i.i,ws. 

I'Mrl  I  -rii.lo,sn|iliic:il  Inslrumcnls,   \m  imgcs.     I'lirl,  5— Mclcor- 

ol,>gicMl  Appai-iitiis,  I'Jd  pages. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


MADE    FROM   MEASURE, 

A  PEIFEOT  FIT  QUJIIJIITEED. 

Also  a  Full  Assortment  of 

GENTS'  FURNISHINGS 

:>ii  mill  &  ii.^ 

Under  Preble  House,  Portland,  Me. 

Orders  by  Mail  Promptly  A  ttended  To. 


MEW  DBOG  STOIE. 


ED.  J.  MERRYMAN, 

HUGS,   MEDIWIES. 

Fancy  an!  Toilet  Articles,  Ciprs  I  Tolacco, 

DUNLAP  BLOCK,  MAIN  STREET. 

rescriptions  Carefully  Compounded. 


§0  io  S.  c?.  ^amim^ 

(F-o  ^iMf,  ijmi'c  Bi^U'Fi  and  Bi^aieiUS. 
Jdunufadn'cm  'ofifie  §p-wial  Smnd 
of  "Snwdmn  0oUmje."  JlU-a  dmk/c 
in  J^4u4  (F-a'bmw,chemn^  xmd  imok- 
m^.  Ji  fuU  Urne  0/  iSmoMi/n^  JlUi- 
tk^'  of'  uU  dMv/ci/pliomS . 


Largest  Clothing  House  in  Maine, 


--^31.Ij    TI^E- 


Leading  Novelties 

For  Young  Men's  Wear. 

Pine  f  urnishikg  §[oods 

A    SPECIALTT. 


All  Goods  Marked  in  Plain 

Figures.     Strictly 

One  Price. 


BLUE  STORE 


CHILDREN'S  CLOTHING  in  EKry  Quality, 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


QM,^^l 


^1 

Fine  Watches,  Jewelry,  Silver  Ware,  &c., 

IN   GREAT   VARIETY,   BEST  QUAUTf,   AND   LOWEST  PRICES, 

521  Congress  Street,  cor.  Casoo, 

PORTLAND,  .  -  -  -  MAINK. 

A.  CARTER.  J.  W.   D.  CARTER. 

SPRING    AND    SUMMER,  1882. 

AT 

ELLIOT'S,  Opposite  Town  Clock, 

^est  Side,  may  .it  all  ttmes  be  found  a  choice  assortment  of 
Hats,  Caps,  Gloves,  Hosiery,  Linen  Shirts,  Collars, 
Cliffs,  all  sizes  of  Underwear,  Fine  Reach'-Made 
Clothino;  in  complete  suits  or  single  garments.  White 
Vests,  White  Neckties,  White  Kids,  a  superb  assort- 
ment of  Boston  and  New  York  Neckwear  which  will 
be  sold  very  cheap  for  cash. 

Ou  and  after  June  ISth,  ISS'i, 

Passenger  Trains  leave  Brunswick 

For  Bath.  7.2S,  8.05.  and  11.18  a.m..  2  38,4.40,  and  6.30  p.m., 
12.42  nisht  (Saturdays  only). 
Rockland,  8.05  a.m.,  2.38  P.M. 
Portland.  7.25, 11.15  a.m.,  4.30  p.m.,  12.30  night. 
Boston,  7.25, 11.15  a.m.,  12.35  night. 
Lewiston,  8.10  a.m.,  2.38,  6.33  P.M.,  12.40  night. 
Parmington,  2.38  p.m. 

Augusta,  8.08  a.m.,  2.40.  2.45,  6..35   p.m.,  12.45  night. 
Skowhegan,  Belfast,  Dexter,  and  Bangor,  2.40,  2.45  P.M., 

and  12.45  night. 
Watervillo,8.08,  12.45  a.m.,  2.40,  2.45  P.M.  (6.35  Satur- 
days). 
Dexter  and  Bangor,  6.35  p.m.   (Saturdays  only.) 

PAYSON  TUCKER,  Supt. 
June  18,  1882. 


Main    St.,    under   Town    Clock. 

ipgr  Families,  Parties,  and  Clul)s  supplied. 

WALTHAM     WATCHES, 

239  Middle  Street,       -      -      -      Poiiland.  Me.  \ 


MAIN     STREET, 

DUNLAP   BLOCK. 

28  Free  Street,  Portland,  Me. 

THE  BRUNSWICK  TELEGRAPH. 

Published  every  Friday  Morning  by  A.  G.  Tenney. 

Terms, $1.50  a  Year  in  Advance. 

JOB  WORK  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 

PROIVIPTLY   EXECUTED. 
Purchase  your  COAL  at  the 

Ooa-l  ~S"a-rca.  in  Topsliaaan., 

WHERE  NONK  BUT 

T&e  Best  of  Coal  is  Kept, 

And  is  Delivered  well  prepared  and  in  Good  Order. 

Office  near  the  Sheds. 


J.  A.  Merrill. 


A.   Keith. 


J.    E.    ALEXANDER, 

HeaUTinallliinds,.!' 

lr«3r©sh.,    axid    Salt    Iiya;©a.-fa©, 

Vegetables,  Fruit,  and  Country  Produce, 

Main  Street,  under  L.  D.  Sno^A^'s  Grocery  Store. 

«S-Special  Bates  to  Student  Olubs.-ffiff 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


No.  I  O'Brien  Block,  Just  North  of  P.  0. 

Fine  Stationery;  Portland  and  Boston  Daily 
Papers;  Circxilating  Library,  1600  "Volumes; 
Fancy  Goods  and  Toys  in  great  variety ;  Pocket 
Cutlery;  Canes;  Bird  Cages;  Base-Ball  and  La 
Croose ;  Pictures  and  Picture  Frames ;  Frames 
Made  to  Order  at  Short  Notice.  Agency  for 
Brunswick  Laundry. 

J.  W.  CURTIS,  D.M.D., 
Dentist, 

O'Brien  Block,       BRUNSWICK,  MAINE. 

M.  S.  GIBSON,   Proprietor. 

Enlarged  from  the  ancient  mansion  of  Commodore 
Preble,  of  naval  fame,  and  now  known  as  one  of  the 
best  hotels  in  the  City. 

POFtTr..A.NI3,       IVI.A.INE:. 

Maine  Central  Dining  Rooms, 

BRUNSWICK,   ME. 

W.  R.  FIELD,  Proprietor. 

CHOICE  GROCErTeS,  CANNED  GOODS, 

Fruits,  Confectionery,  Tobacco  &  Cigars, 

Cor.    Main   and    Cleaveland    Streets,    Brunswick. 
N.  B. — Special  Rates  to  Students. 


Is  now  prepared  to  furnish  Music  for  Concerts,  Com- 
mencements, Exhibitions,  Balls,  Parties,  etc. 

CHARLES  GRIMIVIER,  Director, 

180  Middle  Street,      -     -     -     -      Portland,  Me. 


J^.    O.    REED 


BR,XTISrS"U7"ICI2:,     3VEE. 

Special  Rates  to  Classes  I  Students 

Interior  Views  Made  to  Order. 

A  Good  Assortment  of  Brunsvirick  and  Topsham 
Stereoscopic  Vie-ws  ;   also  College  Views. 


ALL    KINDS     OF 


^<£)giiTi^iifSs^!^'^lMSPy^i^ii^ 


me^ 


„,  Bjlll^ll 

W 
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MM 


For  Schools  and  Colleges, 


EXECUTED   AT   THE 


JournarOffice,  Lewiston,  Maine. 

NEW  TYPE, 

NEW  BOEDERS, 

NEW  DESIGNS. 

FINE   WORK  A   SPECIALTY. 


t''£:3'^^tS  .< 


t««I  »«1I»S 


TT/iT  FAVORITE  NOS.  303-404-332-I7O-S5I-  WITH 
HIS  OTHER  STYLES  SOLD  BY  ALL  DEALERS  THROUGHOUT  THE  WORLD. 


E.  SMITH,  Variety  Store.      Bottom  Prices  to  Students. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


SJ^^S'0  3»s 


DEALER  IN  ALL  KINDS  OF 

Office  at  Central  Telephone  Office,  Brunswick. 
ja-  All  Orders  left  at  C.  E.  Townsend's    Store   will 
be  promptly  attended  to. 

IRA  C.  STOCKBRIDGE, 

MUSIC    PUBLISHER, 


156  Ezchange   Street,  Portland. 

GEO.    C.    SHAW    &    CO., 
Wholesale  and   Retail   Grocers. 

CHOICE  TABLE   DELICACIES   A   SPECIALTY. 

^8 J  and ^8j  Cojigress  St.,  and 23 j  JMiddle  St., 


ESTABLISHED    1S44. 


W, 


PORTLAND, 

a^SEND  FOB  Price  List. 


MAINE. 


J.  H.  PETERSON  &  SON, 

DEALERS  IN 

Boots  and  Shoes,  Tobacco  and  Cigars, 
Main  Street,    ---.---     Brunswick,  Me. 

FR^MK    E.    ROBERTS 

Has  the  Largest  and  Best  Assortment  o<  Gentlemen's 

Boots,  Shoes,  Rubbers,  and  Slippers 

Corner  of  Main  and  Mason  Streets. 


FIRST-CLA-SS 


AT   LOW    I'llICES.        LARGE   RENTING   STOCK. 


IS. 


COLniBIA  BICYCLE. 

Bicycle  riding;  is  unsurpassed  as  a 
method  of  traveling.whcllier  for  speed, 
sport,  or  renewal  of  liealtli.  The  prac- 
ticability of  the  machine  has  been 
thoroughly  tested,  and  satisfactorily 
proved,  beyond  quesiion.  Thousand's 
are  in  diiily  use,  and  llic^  mimhIkm-  is 
rapidly  iiiri-cM^iiiL'.  Tin'  I'xcrcise  is 
recommciidcil  by  ilicnicilii'iil  |ii-(i('i<ssion 
as  most  benelicial  to  licallh,  bringing 
into  exercise  almost  every  muscle  of 
the  body. 

.Si'nil  Sc.  stamp  for  SO-paKO  Illustrated 
(:;ilalo>;nc  i-oiitalnlnn  prli'o  lists  and  full 
irir.irmallou. 

THE    POPE    MFC.    CO. 

597  Washington  St„  BOSTON,  MASS. 


L.    Wl  LSON    &    CO., 

"Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealers  in 

TEAS  AND  FANCY  GROCERIES. 

N.  B. — Orders  by  mail  will  receive  prompt  attention.    Send  for  price  list, 

142  &  H4  Exchange,  cor.  Federal  St., 


,0^aom 


goHe|©  Jfelieal 


The  Si.xty-Seeond  Annual  Course  of  Lectures  at  the  Medi- 
cal School  of  Maine,  will  commence  February  8tli,1883, 
and  continue  SIXTEEN  WEEKS. 

FACULTY.— JoSHCi  L.  Chambeblais,  LL.D.,  President;  Iskael  T. 
Dana,  M.D.,  Patliology  and  Practice  ;  Alfred  Mitchell,  M.D.,  Obstetrics 
and  Diseases  of  Women  and  Children ;  Frederic  H.  GERRrsH,  M.D., 
Anatomy  ;  Charles  W.  Goddabd,  A.M.,  Mftiical  Jurisprudence  5  Hejirt 
Carmicbael,  PIi.D.,  Chemistry ;  Bmi  G.  Wilder,  M.D.,  Physiology; 
Stephen  H.  Weeks,  M.D.,  Surgery  and  Clinical  Surgery  ;  Charles  0. 
Hr.\-T,  M.  D.,  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics  ;  Daniel  F.  Ellis,  M.D., 
Repstrar  and  Librarian ;  Irving  Kimball,  M.D,  Demonstrator  of 
Anatomy. 

Circulars  containing  fUU  information  may  be  obLnined  on  application  to 
the  Registrai-,  D.  F.  ELLIS,  M.D.,  or  to  the  Secretary. 

ALFRED  MITCHELL,  M.D.,  Secretary. 
Brunswick,  Maine. 


WATCHES,  CLOCKS,  AND  JEWELRY, 


iy°  Watches,  Clocks,  and  Jewelry  promptly  re- 
paired and  warranted. 

EDWIN     F.    BROWN, 

COR.    O'BRIEN    AND    MAIN    STREETS,    BRUNSWICK,    ME. 


JOURNAL  BLOCK,   LEWISTON. 

Magazines,  Music,  etc..  Bound  in  a  Neat  and 
Durable  Manner. 

Ruling  and  Blank  Book  Work  to  Order. 

C.  L.  RICHARDSON, 

Special  Rates  to  Student  Clubs. 

flS-Transicnt  Orders  for  Slilk  or  Cream  fllkd  by  giving  suitable  notice. 

Residence,  School  Street. 

Curtis' College  Bookstore 

BOOK9S.    SXAXIOrJERY.   ROOIMC 
I>A.I»EIt,    PERIODICALS,  <ScC. 

A.    V/.    TOWNSEND, 

Books,  stationery,  M  Fancy  Goods. 

Also  Kastcrn  Mtttual  Union  Telegraph  Office. 
Under  Town  Clock,     -       -       -       Brimswick,  Me. 


■M*****>M"i'***>Ji'J<*^>f"(t 


,_,___  ^^w^\  /^m.  /0mm  /  X  \  /\  \  /\\  ^fis 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


S^S^I"^^    ^^©S 


Fine  Watches,  Jewelry,  Silver  Ware,  &c., 

IN   GREAT   VARIETY,   BEST  QUALlTlf,   AND   LOWEST  PRICES, 


521  Congress  Street,  cor.  Casco, 

-  -  -  MAINE. 

J.  W.  D.  CABTER. 


PORTLAND, 
A.  CABTER. 


SPRING    AND   SUMMER,  1882. 

AT 

ELLIOT'S,  Opposite  Town  Clock, 

West  Side,  may  .it  M  times  be  found  a  clioice  assortment  of 
Hats,  Caps,  Gloves,  Hosiery,  Linen  Shirts,  Collars, 
Cuflfs,  all  sizes  of  Underwear,  Fine  Readj-Made 
Clothino^  in  complete  suits  or  single  garments,  White 
Vests,  White  Neckties,  Wliite  Kids,  a  superlj  assort- 
ment of  Boston  and  New  York  Neckwear  which  will 
be  sold  very  cheap  for  cash. 

On  and  after  June  18th,  1882, 

Passenger  Trains  leave  Brnnswlck 

For  Bath.  7  2S,  8.05,  iind  11.18  a.m..  2  38, 4.40,  and  6.H0  P.M., 
12.42  nisrht  (Saturdays  only). 
Hockland,  8.05  a.m.,  2.38  P.M. 
Portland.  7.23. 11.15  a.m..  4.30  p.m.,  12.30  night. 
Boston,  7.25,  11.15  a.m.,  12.35  night. 
Lewiston,  8.10  a.m.,  2.38,  6.33  P.M.,  12.40  night. 
Fannington.  2.38  p.m. 

Augusta,  8.08  A.M.,  2.40,  2.45,  6.35   p.m.,  12.45  night. 
Skowhegan,  Belfast,  Dexter,  and  Bangor,  2.40,  2.45  p.m., 

and  12.45  night. 
Watorvillc, 8.08,  12.45  A.M.,  2.40,2.45  P.M.  (0.33  Siilur- 

days). 
Dexter  and  Bangor,  6.35  p.m.   (Saturdays  only.) 

I'AYSON   TUUKEU,  Supt. 
June  18, 1882. 


Main   St.,    under  Town    Clock. 

ipg*  Families,  Parties,  and  Clubs  supplied. 

WALTHAM     WATCHES, 

239  Middle  Sireet.       -       -      -      Portland.  Me. 
J.  A.  Merrill.  A.  Keith. 


MAIN     STREET, 

DUNLAP    BLOCK.  X 


28  Free  Street,  Portland,  Me. 

THE  BRUNSWICK  TELEGRAPH, 

Published  every  Friday  Morning  by  A.  G.  Tenney. 

Terms, $1.50  a  Year  in  Advaace. 

JOB  WORK  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 

PROMPTLY   EXECUTED. 


QM,%t 


Purchase  your  COAL  at  the 

Coal  ~5ra,rd.  in  Topsliann., 

WHERE  NONE  BUT 

Tbe  Best  of  Coal  is  Kept, 

And  is  Delivered  well  prejiared  and  in  Good  Order. 

Office   near  the  Sheds. 


J.    E.    ALEXANDER, 

neater  In  all  kinils  of 

FresK   a»d  Salt   Iffi©a-b,s„ 

Vegetables,  Fruit,  and  Country  Produce, 

Main   Street,  under  L.  D.  Snow's  Grocery  Store. 

«S-Speoial  Bates  to  Student  Clubs. .ec 


Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  JULY  12,  1882. 


No.  6. 


A  CLEAR,  STEADY  LIGHT  the  STUDENT'S 
COMFORT    AND    NECESSITY. 

The  ''Argand  Library," 

AND  THE  ADJUSTABLE  HANGISG 
SATISFY  ALL  DEMANDS. 

Try  the  new  "Oxford"  and  "Moehring"  Burners 

DJ  PLACE  OF  THE  OLD  KINDS. 

ROOM  FITTINGS  IN  VARIETY  FOR  SALE. 

JOHN    FURBISH. 

Book,  Staliofieff,  and  Paper  Uaopgs, 

58  Exchange  Street,  PORJLMD,  ME. 

BLANK  BOOKS  TO   ORDER  A  SPECIALTY 

FRANK   M.  STETSON, 


^^f^iE_M^^ 


DEANE  BROTHERS  &.  SANBORN, 

Manufacturers  and  Dealers  in 


First-Olass  and  Medium  Furniture, 

S^  Lowest  Prices  in  the  State, 
755  £  185  Middle  Street,    -    -    -   Portland,  Me. 


VISITORS  TO  PORTLAND, 

Independent  of  any  intention  of  pur- 
chasing goods  in  our  line,  are  invited  to 
inspect  the  Model  Clothing  and  Fur- 
nishing Store  of  Allen  &  Co.,  470  Con- 
gress St.,  opp.  Preble  House, 

LANCASTER  BUILDING. 


SPECIA.L    ^GENT. 

HyDunlap  &  Co.,  of  New  York,  Celebrated 
Stiff  Hats. 

Also  his  New  Straw  Mackinaw,  $2.00  and 
$2.50. 

MERRY,  The  Hatter, 

237  Middle  Street,  PORTLAND. 

LORING,  SHORT  &  HARMON, 

PORTLAND, 

Visiting,  Class  Cards  and  Monograms 

ENGEAVED  IN  TEE  MOST  FASHIONABLE  STYLE. 

FRENCH  and  ENGLISH  STATIONERY 

AGENCY  FOR 


474  Congress  St.,     -      -      -     opp.  Preble  House. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN   COLLEGE. 


Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the 
following  subjects :  ; 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount  j 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucohcs, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  iEneid ;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust.  I 

Geeek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar;  Senophon's  | 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two  | 
books ;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition.  i 

Ancient  Geography.  ! 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,  including    Common  | 
and  Decimal  Fractions,  Interest,  Square  Root 
and  the  l^etric  System ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Real  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.    All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  be  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  his  graduating 
class  wlio  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  I'lDwdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  cacli  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  be 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  will  be  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  he  will  be  requested 
to  examine  tlio  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  held  for  the  purpose,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  final  examination,  as  he  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnished,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table : 

KEQUIEED— FOUE  HOURS  A  WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  tenuis. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,   Evidences   of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

ELECTIVES— FOUE   HOUKS   A   "WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 

Latin,  two  terms. 

Greek,  two  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terras. 

Physics,  one  term. 

Chemistry,  two  terras. 

Science  of  Language,  one  term. 

English  Literature,  two  terras. 

Gorman,  two  terms. 

History  of  Philosophy,  two  terras. 

.International   Law  and  Military    Science,   two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (haH),  average,  $2'-).  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges.  $110. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  i)robal>ly  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  materially 
lesson  tlie  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


Vol    XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  JULY  12,  1882. 


No.  6. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PTTBLISHED    EVER'J   ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY,  DURING  THE 
COLLEGIATE   TEAR,   BY   THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Robert  0.  Washburn,  '83,  Managiug  Editor. 

N".  Brooks  K.  Pettingill,  '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83.  Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '83.      Oliver  W,  Means,  '84. 
Arthur  J.  Russell,  '83.  Charles  E.  Sayward,  '84. 

Terms  —  S2.00  a  year  in  advance  ;  single  copies,  15  cents. 

Remittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor.  Communications 
in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to  the  Managing  Editor, 

Students  and  Alumni  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer's  real  name. 

Entered  at  the  Post  Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 

Printed  at  the  Journal  Osace,  Lewiston,  Me. 

CONTENTS. 
Tol.  XII.,  No.  6.— July  12,  1882. 

Editorial  Notes 7] 

Literary : 

Colonial  Men  and  Letters 73 

Class-Day  Poem 76 

Class  Day 78 

Dedication  of  Memorial  Hall  and  Longfellow 

Exercises 79 

Commencement  Day 80 

The  Lake  George  Regatta 81 

College  Items 82 

Personal 84 

Necrology,  1881-82 85 


EDITORS'  TABLE. 


The  Commencement  just  passed  was  one 
of  the  most  successful  known  in  the  history 
of  the  college.  With  the  exception  of  Thurs- 
day fine  weather  prevailed,  which  rendered 
the  exercises  exceedingly  entertaining,  espe- 
cially those  held  out  of  doors.  There  was 
a  large  attendance  of  alumni  and  friends, 
larger  perhaps   than  has  been  seen  for  some 


years,  and  this  very  fact  goes  far  in  account- 
ing for  many  pleasant  occasions  of  the  weeli. 
The  attractions  this  year  were  perhaps  greater 
than  have  been  offered  for  some  years  past,  and 
for  this  reason  many  faces  unfamiliar  to  us 
appeared  here  after  many  years'  absence. 
Besides  the  class  day  and  Commencement 
exercises,  the  dedication  of  Memorial  Hall 
and  the  Longfellow  memorial  address  drew 
many  back  who  would  not  otherwise  have 
come.  Those  wlio  endeavor  to  visit  the  col- 
lege annuall}'  were  hapjoy  in  being  able  to  be 
with  us  again,  while  those  who  had  never 
returned  since  graduation,  thirty  or  forty 
years  ago,  wandered  about  the  old  halls  and 
by  the  scenes  of  their  youth  with  only  the 
most  pleasant  recollections.  All  in  all  the 
week  was  the  most  enjoyable  recorded  for 
many  years. 


The  class  of  'eighty-two  has  passed  from 
beneath  the  careful  eye  of  old  Bowdoin  and 
no  more,  as  students,  will  her  members 
again  look  upon  tlie  cloistered  walls  which 
have  become  so  familiar  and  so  dear  to  each 
one  of  them.  'Eighty-two  was  never  a  re- 
markable class,  either  in  respect  to  numbers 
or  otherwise  ;  but  she  was  made  up  of  ability 
perhaps  equal  to  that  which  has  distinguished 
those  who  have  recently  preceded  her.  It  is 
too  early  now  to  place  her  beside  any  of  those 
cla.sses  which  have  gained  such  note  through 
the  deeds  of  some  of  their  members,  and  yet 
it  is  perhaps  unjust  to  criticise  her  work  in 
college,  whether  good  or  bad,  or  to  measure 
her  future  by  present  ability  or  achievements. 
Years  work  wonderful  changes  and  it  is  not 
impossible,  even  though  it  may  look  improb- 
able, that  some  of  the  liberally  educated  young 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


men,  who  now  start  out  on  the  work  of  life, 
may  in  time  attain  to  great  distinction  and 
become  men  to  whom  the  college  will  point 
with  pride  and  look  upon  with  admiration. 
Fortune  cannot  cast  her  lot  with  all,  but  she 
is  ever  read)'  to  side  with  those  who  labor 
diligently  and  honorably  and  are  true  to 
themselves  and  their  fellow-men.  One  is  not 
obliged  to  judge  of  a  man's  future  career  by 
his  course  in  college.  It  is  rather  his  work 
after  graduation  that  determines  his  success 
or  failure  in  life.  With  faithful  endeavors 
on  the  part  of  the  individual  merabeis  of  tlie 
class  that  has  just  joined  the  ranks  of  the 
alumni  we  predict  success,  even  though  their 
course  here  may  not  have  been  a  particularly 
brilliant  one. 


After  a  lapse  of  seven  or  eight  years 
Bowdoin  has  at  last  seen  fit  to  send  her  rep- 
resentatives out  of  the  State  to  contend  with 
other  colleges  at  the  oar,  and  with  the  pro- 
verbial luck  which  has  followed  her  in  similar 
undertakings,  has  had  to  content  herself  with 
the  last  position  in  the  race.  It  is  needless 
to  remark  that  the  result  was  a  bitter  disap- 
pointment to  all  her  friends,  as  well  as  a  com- 
plete surprise  to  those  who  were  at  all  ac- 
quainted with  the  composition  of  the  crew. 
The  hopes  of  Bowdoin's  supporters  were  not 
founded  on  any  visionary  or  questionable 
grounds.  It  was  from  the  firm  belief  that 
they  had  an  exceptionally  strong  and  firm  set 
of  men  to  row  that  rendered  tiie  confidence 
in  them  unimpaired  even  to  the  last.  And 
it  is  the  belief  of  Bowdoin  men  to-day  that 
their  crew  will  compare  favorably  with  any 
tliat  attended  the  late  regatta.  Supposed  to 
be  well-balanced,  in  fair  training,  with  as  good 
a  trainer  as  tiio  country  affords,  and  as  strong, 
etiff,  and  fast  a  boat  as  could  be  desired,  it  is 
not  to  be  wondered  at  that  the  expectations 
of  the  alumni  and  undergraduates  should 
have  been  raised  to  the  highest  pitcii.  The 
stroke  which  they  pulled  in  practice  was  one 


which  they  were  able  to  hold  for  at  least  two 
miles,  and  tiieir  practice  spins  over  the  course 
were  made  with  a  record  that  none  of  their 
competitors  pretended  to  equal.  Why,  en- 
tering under  such  favorable  auspices,  a  better 
position  was  not  taken  at  the  finish  in  the 
race  is  a  question  which  for  a  long  time,  in 
the  minds  of  many,  will  remain  unsolved. 
By  a  series  of  "  ifs  "  and  "  huts  "  to  apologize 
or  make  excuse  for  a  defeat  is  always  dis- 
gusting to  the  listener,  provided  tiie  defeat  is 
deserved,  but  when  such  confidence  is  uni- 
versally expressed  as  was  felt  in  Bowdoin  at 
Lake  George,  it  seems  as  though  there  must 
be  some  reasons  to  w  hich  to  attribute  her 
taking  of  the  last  position  in  the  race,  if 
not  her  failure  to  take  the  first.  To 
begin  with,  by  some  misjudgment  the  stroke 
was  not'  set  higher  than  forty-two  or  three, 
when  it  was  expected  that  it  would  not  go 
below  forty-four,  and  at  times  would  reach  as 
high  as  forty-eight.  Furthermore,  for  some 
unexplained  reason,  one  side  of  the  boat  was 
manifestly  stronger  than  the  other,  a  state  of 
affairs  which  has  never  appeared  before,  but 
which  resulted  in  the  pulling  of  a  zigzag 
course,  almost  from  start  to  finish.  The  fact 
that  the  crew  had  never  rowed  in  a  race  before 
and  had  no  winter  training,  may,  in  a  measure, 
account  for  the  result.  With  all  the  defects 
remedied,  however,  it  is  not  claimed  tliat 
Bowdoin  would  have  crossed  the  line  in  the 
van,  but  it  certainly  must  be  acknowledged 
she  might  have  been  relieved  from  guarding 
the  rear. 

Disappointed  as  all  may  be,  the  boating  in- 
terest is  not  deadened  by  the  result  of  the  late 
regatta.  No  little  enthusiasm  is  already  shown 
in  favor  of  sending  a  crew  away  next  3-ear. 
One  will  at  least  be  put  in  training  in  the  early 
fall,  and,  with  good  work  and  training  through 
the  winter,  it  is  probable  that  a  showing  will 
be  made  on  the  river  in  the  spring  which  will 
warrant  the  formation  of  as  high  hopes  as 
were  entertained  prior  to  the  late  race. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


73 


■  ■  The  business  transacted  by  the  Boards  at 
the  last  Commencement  was  of  considerable 
importance.  Tlie  resignation  of  Prof.  Wheeler 
Avas  accepted,  although  all  would  have  been 
gratified  had  the  worthy  instructor  and  esti- 
mable gentleman  seen  fit  to  tarry  with  us 
longer.  Provision  was  made  for  instruction 
in  Latin  for  the  coming  year.  Prof.  Johnson 
was  elected  Longfellow  Professor  of  Modern 
Languages  and  allowed  a  two-years'  absence 
for  travel  and  study  in  Europe.  Li  the  mean- 
time instruction  in  these  branches  will  be  pro- 
vided by  a  committee  selected  for  the  pur- 
pose. Prof.  Campbell  is  retained  another  year 
for  the  same  chair  which  he  has  so  acceptably 
filled  for  the  last  year.  Through  the  gener- 
osity of  a  kind  benefaction  the  Blake  scholar- 
ship was  established  and  the  Goodwin  Com- 
mencement prize  founded.  Thirty-three  hun- 
dred dollars  was  subscribed  for  a  new  gymna- 
sium, and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  sum  will 
rapidly  increase,  for  there  is  no  need  of  the 
college  which  is  so  pressing  as  the  one  which 
a  gymnasium  will  supply.  It  is  absolutely 
necessary  that  there  be  some  means  for  exer- 
cise during  the  coming  year. 


COLONIAL  MEN  AND  LETTERS. 

CLASS    DAY    ORATION. 

BY   M.    H.    GOODWIN. 

The  present  inhabitants  of  America  are, 
for  the  most  part,  direct  descendants  of  those 
Englishmen  who  came  to  our  shores  daring 
the  first  century  of  American  colonization. 
Born  of  the  same  race  and  under  the  same 
skies,  they  differed  greatly  from  each  other  in 
character,  in  social  standing,  and  in  intent 
and  purpose.  Two  widely-distinct  motives 
influenced  our  forefathers  to  leave  their  native 
land  to  encounter  the  perils  of  an  unknown 
sea,  and  to  seek  for  themselves  a  home  in  the 
wilds  of  American  forests.  One  great  motive 
which  allured  the  early  colonists  hither  was 


of  a  material  nature.  For  a  century  the  peo- 
ple of  the  Old  World  had  been  listening  to 
the  extravagant  accounts  of  a  continent  newly 
discovered,  and  to  its  shores  adventurers  were 
flocking,  expectant  of  acquiring  untold  wealth 
almost  without  exertion.  Another  great 
motive  was  of  a  spiritual  nature.  It  was  a 
religious  impulse  that  moved  a  great  body  of 
the  early  settlers.  These  came  not  for  merely 
temporal  emolument.  They  were  actuated 
by  a  far  nobler  purpose.  In  a  strange  land 
they  sought  and  found  freedom  of  conscience. 
We  observe,  then,  two  totally  dissimilar 
elements  in  the  formation  of  the  early  Amer- 
ican colonies ;  and  to  this  dissimilarity,  in  a 
great  measure,  America  is  indebted  for  her 
present  greatness.  Like  the  union  of  two 
chemical  units,  which  produces  a  compound 
more  useful  than  either  of  the  simples,  so  the 
combining  of  these  two  diverse  types  of 
character  upon  American  soil  has  produced  a 
single  people  superior  to  either  of  the  individ- 
ual component  parts.  History  and  literature 
in  America,  springing  into  existence  at  the 
same  moment,  date  their  birth  from  the  year 
1601,  the  virtual  establishment  of  the  first 
colony.  That  the  earliest  writers  were 
Englishmen  cannot  be  denied;  but,  trans- 
planted to  this  country,  they  became  Ameri- 
cans in  mind  and  deed.  The  very  air  they 
breathed,  the  novelty  of  the  scenery,  the 
grandeur  of  the  primeval  forests  rendered 
them  American  in  thought,  if  it  could  not 
make  them  so  in  blood.  The  dawn  of  litera- 
ture in  America  was  at  a  fortunate  moment. 
In  England,  the  splendor  of  the  age  of 
Elizabeth  had  reached  its  culmination.  The 
statesmen,  warriors,  and  poets  who  sur- 
rounded that  sovereign  had  gathered  the 
laurels  of  world-wide  renown.  It  was,  then, 
an  auspicious  hour  when  American  coloniza- 
tion began ;  and  it  is  not  to  be  wondered  at 
that  a  gleam  of  light  shot  across  the  waters 
and  illuminated,  though  with  diminished 
radiance,  the  shores  of  another  world. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT, 


No  nobler  type  of  manhood  is  found  than 
in  the  Elizabethan  age.  Her  heroes  were 
men  of  thought  and  men  of  action, — the 
bearers  of  a  free  lance,  and  the  possessors  of 
busy  and  active  brains.  For  the  birthplace 
of  American  literature  we  must  look  to  Vir- 
ginia, to  the  sands  of  the  Chesapeake,  and 
near  the  tide  of  the  James  River.  It  was 
a  curious  medlej'  of  humanity  gathered  to- 
gether into  that  oldest  colony  in  America. 
Spendthrifts,  broken-down  merchants,  ruined 
gamblers  were  associated  with  men  of  noble 
birth,  and  with  those  who  had  already  gained 
a  reputation  and  a  name. 

The  first  writer  in  American  literature 
was  Captain  John  Smith,  whose  career  among 
the  Turks  and  in  this  country  has  made  liis 
life,  to  say  the  least,  a  romantic  one.  He  was 
a  noble  representative  of  the  manhood  of  the 
era — a  man  of  enterprise  and  a  man  of  let- 
ters. With  him  chivahy  perished.  He  may 
be  said  to  be  the  last  knight-errant  the  world 
ever  saw.  The  first  book  America  produced 
was  entitled  "A  True  Relation  of  Virginia." 
This  work  interests  us  not  only  because  it  is 
the  earliest  production  of  our  literature,  but 
still  more  because  it  possesses  unmistakable 
merit.  Its  style  is  graphic  and  smooth.  It 
is  an  exact  yet  picturesque  account  of  early 
Virginian  life.  As  a  mere  literary  product  it 
is  by  all  odds  worthy  to  be  the  pioneer  book. 
During  the  first  twenty  years  six  authors, 
worthy  of  the  name,  appear  in  Virginia.  Their 
productions  were  almost  exclusively  historical 
and  descriptive.  The  first  settlers  of  Virginia 
brougiit  with  them  their  true  English  ideas. 
They  desired  to  reproduce  England  in  the 
American  wildeiness,  and  to  carr}'  out  this 
project  tliey  created  large  plantations  after 
the  manner  of  English  estates.  Tiie  immedi- 
ate introduction  of  slaves  tended  to  make  life 
easy  and  labor  unnecessary.  In  a  new  coun- 
try such  an  event  proves  fatal  to  education, 
and  when  education  is  neglected  there  is  a 
corresponding  decline  in  literature. 


After  the  first  generation  had  passed  away 
no  writers  of  note  appear  until  after  the  Revo- 
lution. With  a  sorrowful  heart  at  the  sad 
condition  into  whicii  Virginia  has  fallen  we 
turn  to  New  England.  Here  another  colony 
of  Englishmen  has  been  established,  but  of  an 
entirely  different  stamp.  A^iiginia  and  New 
England  were  the  two  chief  sources  of  litera- 
ture during  the  Colonial  period,  but  the  for- 
mer sinks  into  insignificance  beside  the  gran- 
deur of  the  latter. 

What  has  made  New  England  so  much 
superior  and  its  progress  so  much  more  rapid 
than  the  other  settlements  in  America  is  an 
interesting  problem  not  eas_y  to  solve.  Many 
factors,  no  doubt,  iiave  contributed  to  the  gen- 
eral result, — race,  climate,  motive  of  coming, 
and  many  other  things  have  all  combined  to 
produce  a  superior  intelligence.  Tiie  early 
people  of  New  England  represented  the 
Saxon  element  in  the  English  nation.  The 
Saxon  was  noted  for  his  bold,  self-reliant,  and 
energetic  character,  hard  to  move,  but  when 
once  moved  irresistible.  To  this  Saxon  ele- 
ment, in  a  great  degree,  must  be  ascribed  the 
progressive  spirit  which  has  characterized 
New  England.  The  climate  of  New  England 
is  especially  adapted  for  the  production  and 
perpetuation  of  a  hardj^-ace.  In  warm  climates, 
as  we  have  already  seen  in  the  case  of  Vir- 
ginia, life  is  much  more  relaxed,  and  the  re- 
sult is,  after  a  certain  time,  an  all-pervading 
enervation  of  the  people.  In  cold  climates 
the  struggle  for  existence  is  much  harder,  and 
constant  activit)'  becomes  a  part  of  life  itself. 
There  is  still  another  factor  which  enters  as 
an  imjiortant  element  into  tlie  consideration. 
It  is  the  motive  which  induced  tliem  to  come 
to  this  country.  With  them  religion  became 
a  part  of  their  very  life.  No  sects  ever  had 
such  austere  and  rigid  rules  of  morality  and 
religion  as  did  the  Pilgrims  and  Puritans  of 
New  England,  and  no  sects  ever  so  scrupu- 
lously lived  up  to  their  convictions  as  did 
they.     Persecuted  themselves,  they  were  even 


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more  intolerant  toward  others.  They  be- 
lieved their  own  the  only  true  religion,  and 
regarded  all  other  beliefs  pernicious,  and  the 
punishment  of  the  promulgation  a  command 
divine!}'  bestowed  upon  them. 

Such  were  the  early  settlers  of  New  Eng- 
land, and  such  were  the  men  wiio  have  be- 
queathed the  firmest  ideas  to  American  civili- 
zation. At  this  epoch  of  American  liistory 
we  can  look  back  over  our  national  life  and 
safely  say,  with  our  own  Hawthorne :  "  Let 
us  thank  God  for  having  given  us  such  an- 
cestors ;  and  let  each  successive  generation 
thank  him  not  less  fervently  for  being  one 
step  further  from  them  in  the  march  of  ages." 

The  strong  affection  for  home  and  friends, 
the  tendency  to  settle  in  communities,- and 
towering  over  all  an  extremely  devoted  re- 
ligious spirit  has  marked  the  early  settlers  of 
New  England  as  a  very  peculiar  people.  The 
first  settlers  of  New  England  were  not  the 
oifscourings  of  the  Old  World,  but  were  men 
of  ability  and  learning.  The  number  of  uni- 
versity graduates  for  the  same  proportion  of 
inhabitants  was  even  greater  than  in  England 
itself.  Is  it  any  wonder,  then,  that  the  school- 
house  arose  by  the  side  of  the  log-cabin,  and 
that  both  were  reared  by  the  axe  of  the  pioneer 
woodsman  ?  In  such  a  condition  of  affairs  the 
early  production  of  literature  becomes  a  mat- 
ter of  course;  and  we  find  that  before  the 
sound  of  the  settler's  axe  dies  away,  the 
lispings  of  Ameiican  literature  awakes  into 
new  activity  the  deep  and  mysterious  forests. 
The  historical  consciousness  was  the  first  to 
be  developed  in  New  England.  With  men 
of  so  devout  minds  and  fully  conscious  of  the 
high  and  noble  purpose  for  which  they  came, 
and  knowing  tlae  influence  their  lives  would 
have  upon  all  succeeding  generations,  they 
thought  every  fact  and  incident  worthy  to  be 
recorded.  This  historical  spirit,  so  early 
cultivated,  has  gone  on  increasing  in  power 
by  being  transmitted  from  father  to  son 
through  all  the  generations  of  their  descend-' 


ants.  Six  historians  stand  out  prominent  as 
such  in  the  first  fifty  years.  Many  chapters 
in  the  histories  contain  only  a  record  of 
trivial  and  unimportant  events,  but  anon 
there  are  passages  graphicall}'  written  dis- 
playing the  genius  and  power  of  a  master. 
Taking  everything  into  consideration,  the 
subject-matter,  opportunities,  and  all,  the 
early  histories  of  the  colonies  are  remarkable 
productions.  Indian  wars  and  massacres  are 
the  oft-recorded  events,  and  these  are  written 
generally  when  the  horrors  of  the  scene  are 
fresh  in  the  minds  of  the  authors.  Living  as 
far  as  we  do  from  earlj^  colonial  times,  we  are 
apt  to  regard  the  hardships  and  trials  of  our 
forefathers  as  matters  of  little  consequence, 
but  a  careful  survey  will  show  that  life  with 
them  was  no  mere  child's  play. 

There  is  an  interesting  and  agreeable  class 
of  writings  found  in  our  early  literature  which 
is  descriptive  of  the  country  and  the  Indians 
who  dwelt  here.  Our  forefathers,  coming 
from  a  civilized  land  and  beholding  for  the 
first  time  the  wildness  and  beauty  of  hill, 
mountain,  and  dale,  and  the  awful  stillness  of 
the  primeval  forests  were  naturally  moved  to 
describe  the  same  in  some  form  or  other, 
and,  as  a  result,  we  have  a  class  of  works 
devoted  to  descriptions  of  nature.  These 
writings  are  pleasing  because  they  are  true 
to  life.  They  describe  the  beauties  of  the 
New  World  as  it  burst  for  the  first  time  upon 
the  astonished  eyes  of  Europeans  with  all  its 
primitive  grandeur.  The  inhabitant  of  the 
forest — the  red  man  with  his  firm  and  ma- 
jestic step  seemed  to  them  a  being  dark  and 
mysterious.  He  became  the  subject  of  many 
a  busy  pen,  both  in  prose  and  in  rhyme. 

In  the  early  official  records  of  Massachu- 
setts, still  extant,  there  is  preserved  a  list  of 
things  wanted  from  the  Mother  Country  on  a 
certain  time.  The  list  includes,  among 
others,  the  following  needed  articles :  Beans, 
pease,  vine-planters,  pewter  bottles,  brass 
ladles,  spoons,  and  ininisters.     It  is  only  fair 


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to  say  that  in  the  original  document  the  last 
mentioned  article  stood  first,  but  for  all  that 
it  seems  a  strange  classification  which  jjlaces 
ministers  in  the  same  catagory  with  beans  and 
pewter  bottles.  Curious  as  the  combination 
is,  it  only  shows  how  closely  our  ancestors 
were  wedded  to  their  religion.  To  them  the 
worship  of  God  seemed  more  indespensable 
than  the  necessaries  of  life.  The  religious 
spirit  of  the  Puritans  was  so  inwoven  with 
their  very  natures  that  in  the  founding  of  one 
town  they  built  a  meeting-house,  and  made 
arrangements  for  a  minister,  before  even  the 
site  of  a  private  dwelling  had  been  marked 
out.  The  sermons  were  long  spun  out,  hold- 
ing the  audience  in  rapt  attention  for  hours 
at  a  time.  The  prayers  were  sometimes 
almost  as  lengthy.  Let  the  present  generation 
be  silent  as  regards  long  sermons  !  Let  them 
consider  what  our  ancestors  had  to  undergo, 
and  thank  their  stars  that  things  are  as  well 
as  they  are.  These  sermons  were  often 
printed,  and  they  form  a  large  proportion  of 
the  literature  of  the  Colonial  period.  Relig- 
ious controversies  were  being  continually 
carried  on,  and  the  arguments  and  counter- 
arguments on  disputed  points  would  fill  vol- 
umes. The  pulpit  of  New  England  contained 
the  most  brilliant  lights  of  the  time.  The 
list  contains  such  names  as  Jonathan  Edwards, 
John  Cotton,  and  the  three  Mathers,  men  of 
deep  learning  and  profound  thought.  The 
sermons  of  the  early  divines  are  often  spoken 
of  with  mirth  by  an  age  which  is  wanting  in 
their  energy,  faith,  and  devotion.  The}^  may 
now  be  laid  aside  as  unreadable,  but  they  had 
tlieir  usefulness  in  their  day ;  so  let  us  not 
now  condemn  them  as  worthless  because  they 
are  no  longer  practicable.  As  the  character- 
istics of  the  early  settlers  of  America  become 
more  and  more  familiar  to  the  minds  of  their 
descendants,  and  as  their  motives  become 
more  and  more  appreciated  by  them,  they 
will  apjiear  not  as  that  irritable  race  so  often 
ridiculed  by  us,  but  a  company  of  noble  men, 


with  their  faults,  it  is  true — and  who  has 
not? — but  possessing  also  the  excellent  quali- 
ties of  brothers  and  Christians.  The  litera- 
ture produced  by  them  maj-  now  be  forgotten, 
but  say  not  on  that  account  it  is  valueless. 
Though  now  unread,  it  has  exerted  and  is 
still  exerting  a  powerful  influence  upon  Amer- 
ican thought.  It  is  these  first  feeble  out- 
bursts that  have  made  American  literature 
possible,  and,  if  for  nothing  else,  on  this 
account  alone,  to  them  the  highest  tribute 
should  be  paid.  The  authors  themselves  are 
now  long  since  passed  away;  but  their  spirits, 
like  the  spirit  of  the  great  Caesar,  are  mighty 
yet,  and  still  walk  abroad  throughout  the 
length  and  breadth  of  the  Ameiican  nation. 


CLASS-DAY    POEM. 


BY   J.    F.    LIBBT. 


Classmates,  friends,  I'd  not  essay 

With  lofty  fliglit  to  malie  my  way, 

Midst  rosy  clmids  of  upper  air 

On  which  Imagination  fair 

Reclines.     For  there,  with  powerful  sway, 

She  rules  men's  minds,  and  day  by  day 

She  wantonly  herself  amuses 

While  man's  poor  senses  she  abuses. 

Most  trivial  things  beneath  her  hand 

Assume  appearances  most  grand  : 

The  massive  clouds  of  summer  days. 

Huge  pile  on  pile  a  billowy  maze 

Of  vaporous  uothingness  arise, 

As  dark-winged  nionstci-s  of  tlio  skios; 

Or  else  she  paints  with  gurgeous  hue 

The  broad  expanse  of  lleaviMi's  blue; 

And  seems  to  open  Heaven's  gate 

To  show  the  glories  which  await 

The  weary  sojourner  of  earth 

When  he  shall  leave  its  care  and  dearth ; 

Thus  then,  imagination  seems 

To  (ill  the  mind"  with  changing  dreams. 

Which,  like  the  clouds,  ere  scarce  they're  born, 

Melting  away  arc  quickly  gone. 

Then  I  would  sing  in  luunhlcr  strain, 

And  from  all  lolly  lliglits  I'clVain  : 

If  Fancy,  tliongh,  should  taUc  the  lead, 

I'll  follow  her  with  cautious  speed; 

If  thus,  pei'chance,  1  may  discern 

Some  uschil  lesson  we  may  learn  ; 

The  grandest  harmonies  of  song, 

In  human  hearts  will  not  live  long 

Unless  in  tune,  the  heart-cords  be 

'['o  vibralc  with  such  harmony  : 

And  oftener  far  the  simpler  lays 


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Of  happy  hours  of  by-gone  days, 

Or,  of  some  theme  though  old,  yet  proved, 

The  heart's  most  passionate  depths  has  moved; 

And  thrilled  the  soul  with  pleasure  deep 

Whose  memoriesevermore  will  sleep  : 

Thus,  then,  would  I  not  by  the  art 

Of  poetry,  try  to  move  the  heart 

To  pleasure.     But  the  theme  alone 

For  lack  of  art  must  well  atone. 

That  theme  is  Friendship — tried  and -true, 

Which  binds  the  hearts  of  '82. 


In  the  early  light  of  morning, 

Flushed  with  rosy  hues  most  fair, 

As  the  day  of  youth  was  dawning, 
Breathing  fragrance  on  the  air, 

Aimlessly  my  feet  were  straying 

Through  life's  fairest,  happiest  bowers. 

But,  no  nobler  thing  essaying, 
Plucked  I  only  mortal  flowers. 

Life  was  beauty ;  life  was  pleasure, 
With  its  joys  my  heart  was  glad ; 

For  it  held  no  richer  treasure. 
It  no  deeper  meaning  had. 

But  before  the  dews  of  morning. 
Heavenward  sped  like  spirits  free 

To  my  soul  a  gentle  warning, 

Spoke,  and  seemed  to  say  to  me : 

"Flowers  of  earth  too  soon  must  perish, 
Sensuous  pleasures  soon  depart; 

There  are  fadeless  flowers  to  cherish 
In  the  garden  of  the  heart. 

"  Being,  simply,  is  not  living; 

Living  duties  plainly  call 
To  them  all  thy  ettbrts  giving  : 

Thou  Shalt  win  the  love  of  all. 

"  Hast  thou  never  heard  the  voices 

Of  the  trees,  the  brooks,  and  flowers  ? 

Natui'e  evermore  rejoices. 

Toiling  for  these  lives  of  ours. 

"  See  that  tree,  with  branches  bending 
'Neath  its  weight  of  golden  fruit, 

Willingly  its  labor  lending, 

For  the  good  of  man  or  brute. 

"  All  its  life  it  gives  to  others, 
Senseless,  soulless  though  it  be, 

Then  should  men,  immortal  brothers, 
Live  together  selfishly  ? 

"  No.     There  is  a  land  of  beauty; 

To  it  should  thy  soul  aspire ; 
There,  with  each  accomplished  duty. 

It  mounts  heavenward,  ever  higher. 

"  'Tis  a  realm  of  truest  pleasure. 
Where  the  purest  waters  flow ; 


Whose  bright  skies  of  deep-hued  azure 
The  dark  storm-clouds  never  know. 

"There,  the  verdant  fields  are  gladdened 
By  the  gentlest  summer  showers; 

There,  the  air  is  heavy  ladened 

With  the  perfume  of  sweet  flowers  ; 

"  Purling  streams  and  shady  bowers, 
Leaflets  sighing  to  the  breeze, 

Birds  beguiling  all  the  hours. 
With  the  sweetest  harinonies; 

"  Hillocks  like  to  gentle  billows. 

Waving  gracefully,  arise ; 
Climbing  vines  and  drooping  willows, 

All  make  up  a  Paradise. 

"  Few  this  happy  land  discover. 
Fewer  still  who  pass  it  through ; 

For  admitted,  are  no  other 

But  the  friendly,  brave,  and  true. 

"And  yet,  all  might  know  the  treasures 
Of  this  tranquil,  sunny  land ; 

All  might  feel  the  depth  of  pleasures 
Only  known  to  this  small  baud. 

"  But,  alas ;  with  selfish  dreaming, 
Mau  would  win,  or  wealth,  or  fame ; 

Truth  and  friendship  have  no  meaning 
Only  as  an  empty  name. 

"Hence  he  passes  by  unminded 
All  the  fairest  flowers  of  life ; 

By  his  lust  for  riches  blinded. 
Seeing  only  care  and  strife. 

"  In  youth's  morn  may  you  discover. 
This  fair  land  where  all  are  blessed; 

Where  the  hand  of  each,  as  brother, 
With  fraternal  warmth  is  pressed." 

Classmates,  'neath  the  branches  bending 
Of  fair  Bowdoiu's  stately  elms. 

We  our  happy  way  were  wending. 

Through  its  brightest,  fairest  realms. 

Land  of  friendship,  bending  o'er  us. 
Are  thy  blue  and  smiling  skies ; 

While  in  beauty  spread  before  us, 
All  thy  pleasant  landscape  lies. 

Here,  from  every  heart  is  flowing 

Streams  of  friendship,  love,  and  truth ; 

Which,  while  on  life's  journey  going, 
Ever  green  shall  keep  our  youth. 

Here  we  gather  in  the  roses 

Which  adorn  the  path  of  life ; 

Here  the  weary  heart  reposes. 

Free  from  wasting  care  and  strife. 

But  the  time  has  come  to  sever. 

We  must  leave  these  friendly  walls  ; 


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Dwelling  never  more  together, 
We  must  go  where  duty  calls. 

Now  that  life  is  in  its  morning, 

Quick  the  seeds  of  friendship  start; 

Sow  them  then,  thereby  adorniug 
The  fair  garden  of  the  heart. 

From  it,  pluck  all  weeds  of  malice, 
All  the  noisome  tares  remove ; 

And  from  out  the  soul's  fall  chalice, 
Water  it  with  showers  of  love. 

Then,  a  rich,  ripe  harvest  gleaning, 
When  the  fall  of  life  draws  nigh, 

We  shall  know  the  depths  of  meaning 
Of  our  college  days  gone  by. 


CLASS   DAY. 

Tuesday  dawned  clear  and  beautiful,  iind 
the  exercises  of  the  day,  both  in  the  cliurch 
and  on  the  green,  afforded  great  pleasure  to  all 
the  visitors  and  undergraduates  present,  and 
certainly  must  have  given  great  satisfaction 
to  the  class  under  whose  au,spices  they  were 
held.  As  usual  they  were  well  attended, 
especially  under  the  oak  in  the  afternoon,  and 
with  the  favorable  weather  and  complete  fill- 
ing of  the  program,  must  be  recorded  as  a 
success. 

At  an  early  hour  the  people  began  moving 
toward  the  church,  and  the  transepts  rapidly 
filled  up.  By  the  time  the  exercises  com- 
menced the  main  body  of  the  church  contained 
rather  more  of  an  audience  than  is  usual  for 
the  morning  exercises.  We  think  it  would 
be  advisable  hereafter  to  close  the  two  galler- 
ies and  allow  tlie  audience  seats  in  the  body 
of  the  building.  In  this  way  the  speakers 
can  direct  their  words  to  those  in  front,  and 
will  not  be  obliged  to  address  their  remarks 
to  gallery  heights,  where  the  larger  portion  of 
the  hearers  seem  to  be  found. 

The  class  marched  in  under  the  leadership 
of  Marshal  Merryman  and  took  seats  on 
the  stage,  after  which  the  following  program 
was  carried  out : 

MUSIC. 

Prayer W.  VV.  Curtis. 

MUSIC. 


Oration M.  H.  Goodwin. 

MUSIC. 

Poem J.  F.  Libby. 

The  exercises  were  of  the  most  interesting 
nature,  and  were  listened  to  with  great 
attention  by  all  present.  President  Reed 
officiated  with  becoming  dignity,  and  the 
speakers  were  well  received,  their  productions 
calling  for  hearty  applause.  The  oration,  on 
"  Colonial  Men  and  Letters,"  was  assuredly 
one  which  could  but  be  replete  with  good 
thought,  interesting  historical  fact  and  theory, 
and  the  clear  delivery  with  which  it  was  pre- 
sented rendered  it  all  the  more  entertaining. 
The  full  text  will  be  found  elsewhere,  and 
we  commend  it  to  the  notice  of  our  readers. 

The  poem  was  entitled  "Friendship,"  and 
met  with  a  flattering  reception.  Besides  be- 
ing well  written,  it  contained  many  good  ideas 
and  more  or  less  advice  to  the  class  about  to 
separate.  The  poet  hardly  did  his  production 
justice  by  his  delivery,  for  it  was  extremely 
difficult  to  catch  his  words  in  the  back  part  of 
the  house.  In  another  column  will  be  found 
the  poem  entire. 

In  the  afternoon,  as  the  hour  of  three 
approached,  the  platform  constructed  under 
the  oak  began  to  be  filled  bj'  a  gay  and  brill- 
iant throng.  All  the  friends  of  the  chiss, 
young  and  old,  ladies  and  gentlemen,  wended 
their  way  in  the  direction  of  the  stately  old 
monarch  of  the  campus,  and  it  was  soon  sur- 
rounded by  one  of  the  happiest  and  most  select 
audiences  seen  at  any  gala  day  of  tlie  college. 
Although  the  heat  of  the  sun  was  intense  at 
times  during  the  afternoon,  considerable  com- 
fort was  derived  from  tiie  use  of  many  para- 
sols, which  formed  an  almost  unbroken  canopy 
over  the  iloor,  and  a  refresiiing  breeze  rustled 
through  the  trees,  lending  its  cooling  and  in- 
vigorating influence  to  all  around.  Mr.  Reed 
presided  and  introduced  the  speakers  in 
accordance  with  the  following  program  : 

MUSIC 

Olioniiig  Address E.  R.  Jowett. 

MUSIC. 


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History C.  H.  Gilman. 

MUSIC. 

Prophecy H.  Carpenter. 

MUSIC. 

Parting  Address A.  M.  Goddard. 

The  opening  address  differed,  in  some  re- 
spects, from  those  delivered  in  years  past. 
It  was  written  in  blank  verse  and  from  its 
happy  import  met  witli  approval.  Welcome 
was  extended  to  all  and  well  wishes  expressed 
for  the  class. 

Mr.  Oilman's  history  was  one  of  the  best, 
if  not  the  best,  productions  of  the  day.  It 
was  well  worded  and  delivered  in  an  effective 
manner,  and  with  such  clearness  and  force 
that  all  could  hear  and  appreciate  the  many 
good  points  that  were  made.  He  endeavored 
to  recall  the  deeds  and  doings  of  his  class 
from  the  time  when  they  entered  college  up 
to  date,  and  that  he  did  it  successfully  is 
attested  by  the  applause  bestowed  at  the 
completion  of  the  reading.  Some  vigorous 
blows  were  dealt  on  some  members  of  the 
class  and  certain  others,  and  in  some  instances 
the  facts  were  moulded  to  meet  the  occasion 
rather  than  the  truth,  but  all  in  all  the  history 
was  quite  complete,  sparkling  and  entertain- 
ing to  everybody. 

Mr.  Carpenter  followed  in  the  well-beaten 
path  of  prophets,  and  adopted  the  old-time 
dream  "  method."  His  remarks  were  short, 
witty,  and  to  the  point,  and  if  the  class,  at  the 
end  of  twenty  years,  are  destined  to  be  found 
under  such  conditions  as  their  prophet  placed 
them,  congratulations  should  be  extended  to 
them. 

The  closing  address  of  Mr.  Goddard  was 
appropriate  to  the  hour.  He  wished  the  class 
success  for  the  future,  asking  that  they  ever 
be  loyal  to  themselves,  to  the  class,  and  to  the 
college.  He  bade  farewell  to  those  outside  of 
the  class  who  had  ever  commanded  the  respect 
of  '82,  and  took  occasion  to  praise  whatever 
kindness  and  favor  had  been  extended  to  her, 
and  to  rebuke  those  who  had  seen  fit  to  trifle 
with  her. 


After  the  literary  exercises,  the  class  seated 
on  the  ground  d  la  mode  Sitting  Bull,  took 
the  customary  whiff  from  the  gaily  decorated 
pipe,  a  manoeuver  which  gave  so  much  sat- 
isfaction that  it  was  passed  around  a  second 
time.  The  class  ode,  written  by  J.  F.  Libby, 
was  then  sung. 

After  forming  in  line  the  march  was  made 
to  the  several  halls  where  cheers  were  sent  up 
to  the  old  walls,  which  had  been  a  home  to 
many  for  four  short,  happy  years. 

The  following  statistics  are  gleaned  from 
the  pages  of  the  history  : 

No.  entered,  33  ;  No.  graduating,  28 ;  average 
age,  22  years  11  months  4  days  ;  oldest  man,  Man- 
sur,  28  years  2  months  11  days;  youngest  man, 
Crosby,  20  years  I  month  13  days;  average  height, 
.5  feet  8  inches  ;  tallest  man,  Jewett,  6  feet  1  inch  ; 
shortest  man,  Staples,  .5  feet  4  inches;  average 
weight,  147  pounds;  heaviest  man,  Phmpton,  177 
pounds;  lightest  man,  Staples,  112  pounds.  In- 
tended occupations— Law, 12;  medicine, 4;  teaching, 
3;  ministry,  journalism,  farming,  and  business,  one 
each.  Keligious  Preferences — Congregatioualist,  8; 
Unitarian,  7;  Uuiversalist,  2;  Christ,  2;  Epis- 
copal, 2;  Roman  Catholic  and  Methodist,  1  each. 
Political  Preferences  — Republicans,  14;  Demo- 
ocrats,  7  ;  Independents,  6 ;  Stalwart  Republican,  1 . 
Favorite  Studies— chemistry,  8;  philosophy,  5; 
English  literature,  3 ;  metaphysics,  2;  mineralogy, 
mathematics,  history,  nature,  and  German,  1  each  ; 
no  preference,  2.  Eleven  members  of  the  class  use 
tobacco ;  10  have,used  it,  but  do  not  use  it  now. 


DEDICATION  OF  MEMORIAL  HALL 
AND  LONGFELLOW  EXERCISES. 
On  the  afternoon  of  Wednesday,  the 
alumni  in  large  numbers  assembled  before 
the  chapel,  and,  at  a  quarter  to  three,  marched 
to  Memorial  Hall  to  the  music  of  Grimmer's 
band.  The  exercises  were  held  in  the  newly 
finished  hall,  on  the  second  floor,  and  it  was 
quickly  filled  with  a  lai'ge  and  select  audience, 
the  speakers  and  honored  guests  being  seated 
on  the  circular  seats  back  of  the  stage. 

The  order  of  exercises  was  as  follows : 


80 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


After  music  by  tlie  orchestra,  Hon.  J.  W. 
Bradbury,  in  behalf  of  the  committee  on 
construction,  made  a  formal  presentation  of  the 
hall  to  the  president  and  trustees  of  Bowdoin 
College,  stating  that  it  cost  $83,000  and  was 
delivered  free  from  debt  and  incumbrance. 
President  Chamberlain,  in  a  few  well  chosen 
words,  received  the  keys  in  behalf  of  the 
college  corporation.  Prayer  was  offered  by 
Prof.  Packard.  President  Chamberlain  then 
announced  that  addresses  were  in  order  from 
the  various  gentlemen,  and  called  upon  Gov. 
Plaisted  to  speak  for  the  State.  The  gover- 
nor remarked  it  is  fitting  to  dedicate  this  hall 
to  the  young  men  of  Bowdoin  who  fell  in  the 
rebellion.  They  represented  the  permanence 
of  the  nation,  and  it  was  his  belief  that  this 
monument  does  not  transcend,  not  even 
approximate,  to  their  worth. 

The  president  then  introduced  the  follow- 
ing speakers,  all  of  whom  spoke  ably  and 
fittingl_y:  Rev.  Di-.  Newman  Smj-th,  Hon. 
John  H.  Goodeiiow  in  behalf  of  Mrs.  Stone 
of  Maiden,  Mass.,  to  whom  the  college  is  in- 
debted for  the  means  to  complete  the  hall, 
-Judge  Hawes  of  New  York,  Commo- 
dore Horatio  Briilge  of  Washington,  Clifford 
Belcher  of  Farmington,  John  Marsliall  Brown, 
Gen.  Ellis  Spear  of  Washington,  Gen.  Thomas 
H.  Flubbard  of  New  York,  aijd  Cullen  Saw- 
telle  of  the  famous  class  of  1825. 

The  Longfellow  memorial  exercises  were 
held  in  the  large  hall  in  the  evening.  The 
address  of  the  occasion  was  given  by  Prof. 
Daniel  R.  Goodwin,  LL.D.,  of '32.  It  was  a 
masterly  production,  and  although  the  speaker 
occupied  nearly  two  hours  in  ils  delivery  lie 
was  listened  to  throughout  with  marked  at- 
tention. Following  the  address  Mrs.  Ada 
Gary  Sturgis  sang  beautifully  Longfellow's 
"  Bridge,"  and  the  services  were  thus  appro- 
priatcl}'  concluded. 


The  '83  men  are  onn^fratulating  themselves  that 
they  have  survived  the  study  of  mineralogy. 


COMMENCEMENT  DAY. 

Thursday  opened  with  a  cloudy  sky,  and 
early  in  the  morning  rain  began  to  fall,  much 
to  the  disappointment  of  the  man\^  visitors  in 
town.  Notwithstanding  the  unfavorable 
weather,  a  large  assembly  could  be  seen  be- 
fore the  chapel  and  there  awaited  the  adjourn-  ■ 
ment  of  the  board  which  was  in  session 
inside.  There  were  signs  of  a  clearing  in  the 
heavens  at  about  eleven,  and  when  the  pro- 
cession started  for  the  church  the  rain  had 
ceased  entirely.  Charles  H.  Gilman  of  Bruns- 
wick acted  as  marshal,  leading  the  procession, 
headed  by  Grimmer's  Band,  down  the  north- 
east walk  of  the  campus.  Arriving  at  the 
church,  the  following  program  was  carried 
out : 

MUSIC. 
PRAYER. 

MUSIC. 

Exercises  for  the  Degrees   of  Bachelor  of   Arts 
AND  Bachelor  of  Science. 

1.  Salutatory,  in  Latin. 

Melvin  Smitli  Holway,  Augusta. 

2.  The  Struggle  for  Personal  Rights. 

Heihert  Harrison  Chase,  Unity. 

3.  Kantian  Criticism. 

George  Howard  Pierce,  Portland. 
i.     Charles  I. 

Eugene  Timothy  McCartliy,  Peal)Oily,  Mass. 
MUSIC. 
5.    Religion  and  tlm  State. 

William  Curtis  Merryman,  Brunswick. 
G.     Civilization— A  Blessing  or  a  Curse  ? 

George  Francis  Bates,  Yarmouth. 
7.     Tlie  Iniliyidual  and  Society. 

Cliarles  Ehcn  Stinehticld,  Bridgton. 

MUSIC. 

S.    The  Query  of  Pessimism. 

William  Albion  jNInody,  Ivi'iuiebunkport. 
0.     Irish  Emanoipation. 

Arthur  ( i  lenwond  Staples,  Bath. 
lU.     MonoiMily. 

.lesse  Felt  Ijibhy,  Locke's  Mills. 

MUSIC. 
EXICKCISICS    FUK    THK    DEC.BEKS    OF    MASTKI!    UF    A  U  I'S    AND 

Master  of  Science. 

11.  English  Oration. 

Mr.  .lames  ("nsliman  Tarbox,  Monti(^ello,  Minn. 

12.  Valodietory,  in  Latin. 

Mr.  .Vlhert  Henry  I'eniull,  Wostbrook. 
conferring  of  degrees 
prayer, 
iienkdiction. 

After  the  exercises,  which  were  of  unusual 

merit,  the  procession  was  again  formed  and  a 

line  of  march  was  taken  to  Memorial  Hall,  in 

the    lower   Hoor    of    which  were  spread  the 

bountifully  loaded  tables  for  the  Commence- 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


81 


ment  Dinner.  After  the  bill  of  fare  had  been 
severely  dealt  with  a  number  of  after-dinner 
speeches  followed.  Remarks  were  made  by 
Messrs.  Soule  and  Goodwin  of  New  York, 
Hyde  of  New  Hampshire,  Mayor  Libby  of 
Portland,  ex-Professor  Chadbourne,  Profes- 
sor Packard,  and  others.  At  the  close  of  the 
speaking  all  united  in  singing  the  old  hymn. 


THE  LAKE  GEORGE  REGATTA. 

The  intercollegiate  boat  race  between  the 
crews  of  Pennsylvania,  Wesleyan,  Princeton, 
Cornell,  and  Bowdoin,  was  pulled  at  Lake 
George  on  July  4,  at  about  six  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon.  The  Bowdoin  crew  arrived  at 
the  Fort  William  Henry  hotel  about  ten  days 
previous  to  the  race,  and  were  thus  allowed 
some  time  to  acquaint  themselves  with  their 
new  boat,  as  well  as  the  new  course  which 
was  one  mile  and  a  half  in  length.  Every- 
thing worked  well  and  the  good  time  made 
in  practice  pulls  gave  ground  for  holding  high 
hopes  as  to  the  crew's  ability  to  make  a  good 
showing  in  the  regatta.  On  the  appointed 
day  the  Bowdoin  men  left  their  float  at  the 
appointed  hour,  and  in  the  midst  of  a  drizzling 
rain,  paddled  up  to  the  starting  line.  Arriv- 
ing there,  they  were  obliged  to  wait  for  over  an 
hour  in  their  thin  rowing  costumes,  while  the 
shower  and  the  chilly  wind  blowing  down  the 
lake,  rendered  it  anything  but  comfortable, 
and  could  not,  to  say  the  least,  have  had  a 
bracing  effect  in  fitting  them  for  the  struggle. 

The  positions  taken  were  :  starting  from 
the  west  shore  of  the  lake,  Pennsylvania, 
Wesleyan,  Bowdoin,  Cornell,  and  Prieceton. 
The  word  was  given  at  about  six  o'clock. 
Cornell  and  Bowdoin  at  once  dashed  to  the 
front,  closely  followed  by  the  other  crews, 
who  were  nearlj^  on  a  level  for  third  position. 
These  positions  were  held  up  to  the  end  of 
the  first  half  mile,  when  Bowdoin  was  seen 
to  edge  over  towards  Cornell  who  was  on 
their  port  side.     At  a  warning  given  by  the 


referee,  their  boat  was  put  about,  but  in 
changing  the  course  they  fell  back  several 
lengths.  Having  again  settled  down  in  the 
right  course,  a  rapid  gain  was  made  on  the 
crews  in  front,  but  it  was  oidy  to  be  followed 
by  another  turn  into  the  water  of  Cornell,  and 
a  second  warning  from  the  referee.  Pulling 
back  into  position  several  boat  lengths  were 
again  lost,  and  the  crew  which  wore  the  white, 
in  the  words  of  the  associated  press  dispatch, 
"  had  taken  the  last  place  and  guarded  it  to  the 
close."  The  zigzag  course  was  followed  up 
nearly  to  the  finish,  and  by  that  time  a  lead 
had  been  gained  by  the  other  crews  which 
could  not  be  overcome.  During  the  last 
quarter  of  a  mile  the  men  from  Pennsylvania, 
by  a  magnificent  spurt,  took  first  place  and 
maintained  it  to  the  finish,  crossing  the  line 
about  a  length  ahead  of  Wesleyan  in  the  time 
of  9  m.  35  s. ;  the  time  for  Wesleyan  was 
9  m.  40  s. ;  Princeton,  9  m.  53  s. ;  Cornell, 
9  m.  55  s.,  with  Bowdoin  close  upon  her  in 
9  m.  57  s.  Here  was  a  surprise.  Princeton, 
to  whom  previous  to  the  race  the  last  position 
had  been  conceded  by  all,  had  maintained  the 
lead  for  over  a  mile,  while  Bowdoin,  who  had 
stood  high  in  the  opinion  of  good  judges,  and 
whose  practice  time  had  been  reached  by 
none  of  the  others,  was  compelled  to  see  her- 
self honoring  a  place  behind  all  of  her  com- 
petitors. It  was  attributable,  perhaps,  to  the 
wild  course  which  she  had  taken  almost  from 
start  to  finish,  which  was  caused  not  so  much 
because  of  poor  steering,  as  from  the  fact 
that  one  side  of  the  boat  pulled  stronger  oars 
than  the  other,  and  caused  the  shell  to  swerve 
to  the  left,  when  it  became  necessary  to  use 
the  rudder,  something  which  cannot  be  done 
without  losing  more  or  less  headway.  By 
some  misjudgment  the  stroke  did  not  average 
over  forty  to  forty-two  to  the  minute,  while 
hitherto  a  stroke  of  from  forty-six  to  forty- 
eight  had  been  set.  For  all  this,  howevei-,  it 
may  not  have  been  possible  to  have  taken  a 
position  nearer  to  the  front,  but  it  is  generally 


82 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


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5  lOJ 


conceded  that  Bowdoin's  sfanding  at  the  close 
was  to  be  partially  explained  b}^  the  above 
mentioned  facts.  We  give  the  statistics  of 
the  five  competing  crews  : 

PENNSYLVAjriA. 


Bow,  F.  E.  Wittberger '85 

No.  2,  A.  J.  Gray '84 

No.  3,  T.  G.  Hunter '82 

Sti-oke,  G.  Sergeant,  Jr ...'8i 

Average 

■VVESLETAJf. 

Bow,  W.  Tyler '83 

No.  2,  F.  E.  Bnindage '85 

No.  3,  J.  McCarthy 'Si 

Stroke,  W.  S.  McDonald '84 

Average 

BOWDOIN. 

Bow,  E.  U.  Cnrtis '82 

No.  2,  W.  G.  Reed '82 

No.  3,  A.  F.  Sweetser '84 

Stroke,  W.  O.  Plimpton '82 

Average 

CORNELL. 

Bow,  J.  F.  Tuthill '82 

No.  2,  A.  H.Cowlcs '82 

No.  3,  S.  S.  Holman '85 

Stroke,  H.  B.  Swartwout '85 

PRINCETON. 

Bow,  T.  A.C.  Baker '83 

No.  2,  G.  B.  Jenuison '83 

No.  3,  W.  C.  Bird '85 

Stroke,  G.C.Howell '83 

Average 


COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


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1573 


A  successful  Comraeiiceraeut. 

Be  on  the  ground  early  next  fall. 

The  clas.s  punch  must  be  squelched. 

The  quick  stroke  didn't  do  the  business. 

Winter,  '83,  has  been  elected  bell-ringer. 

Who  was  George  Washington,  anyhow  ? 

'85  possesses  some  adepts  at  glass  smashing. 

The  prize  declairaers  were  drilled  by  Prof.  Chap- 
man. 

The  ventilation  in  Memorial  Hall  is  pronounced 
perfect. 

L;iy  our  licking  at  Lake  George  to  cold.  15o\v- 
doin's  luck. 

The  position  of  Faculty  dog,  so  long  vacant  here, 
is  at  la.st  admirably  filled. 

It  is  the  general  opinion  that  we  ought  to  have 
a  series  of  class  ball  games  next  terra. 

"Between  you  and  I"  is  the  way  a  tutor  in 
rhetoric,  employed  in  a  college  situated  not  a  thou- 
sand miles  distant  from  Bowdoin,  recently  com- 
menced a  sentence. 


Reporters  were  thick  at  the  Commencement 
dinner. 

'85  did  the  white  thing  in  petitioning  Prof. 
Wheeler  to  retain  his  position  here. 

Maynard's  ice-cream  saloon  was  a  much  visited 
place  on  the  hot  evenings  near  the  end  of  the  term. 

Prof  Eobinson  entertained  bis  Sabbath  School 
class,  made  up  of  Juniors,  Saturday  evening,  July  8. 

The  examiners  in  mineralogy  were  told  by  a  high 
ranking  Junior  that  ground  apatite  was  used  to 
irrigate  the  soil. 

Bowdoin  will  be  represented  in  the  Lake  George 
regatta  next  year.  It  is  no  time  to  leave  off  when 
you  are  in  the  hole. 

The  undergraduates  are  much  pleased  that  Mr. 
Fisher  is  to  retain  his  position  of  tutor  in  mathe- 
matics for  another  year. 

The  North  American  Beview,  recently  dropped 
from  the  list  of  library  periodicals,  will  hereafter  be 
found  in  the  reading  room. 

Thirty-eight  men  have  taken  the  examinations 
for  the  next  Freshman  Class.  This  number  will 
be  considerably  iucreased  in  the  fall. 

'82  held  class  supper  exercises  at  the  Falmouth 
Hotel,  Portland,  Friday  evening  of  last  week.  Olfi- 
cers  for  their  next  reunion  were  elected. 

C.  C.  Torrey  secured  the  Greek  prize  also  in 
'84;  honorable  mention,  E.  C.  Smith.  The  compe- 
tition was  small,  only  these  two  taking  the  prize 
examination. 

The  Smyth  mathematical  prize  of  ,$300,  for  the 
Sophomore  who  has  excelled  in  that  study,  has  been 
awarded  in  '84  to  C.  C.  Torrey ;  honorable  men- 
tion, W.  H.  Cothren. 

The  Reading  Room  Association  oljicers  for  the 
next  year  are  as  follows  :  President,  Cole.  '83  ;  Vice 
President,  Waterman,  '84;  Directors,  Fling,  '83, 
Wright,  '84,  and  Cook,  '85. 

Two  large  and  nicely  finished  black  walnut  cab- 
inets have  laeen  placed  in  the  library,  in  which  are 
to  be  arranged  the  large  number  of  \-alu,able  draw- 
ings that  have  heretofore  been  kept  in  drawers  and 
closets. 

Below  we  give  the  base 
son.  It  will  be  seen  that 
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83 


The  Fourth  was  a  very  quiet  day  around  college. 
The  rattle  of  the  mowiug  machine  on  the  campus 
or  an  occasional  flre-cracker  was  all  that  broke  the 
silence. 

79  Man  (hack  to  take  his  A.M.,  looking  over  a 
book-case  in  a  friend's  room) — "Ah!  this  book  ap- 
pears familiar.  I  used  to  admire  Cicero's  Anabasis 
very  much  in  my  youthful  days." 

The  damage  done  by  the  cyclone  on  the  south 
roof  and  one  of  the  chimneys  of  Maine  Hall  was  very 
quickly  repaired.  The  nearness  of  Commencement 
doubtless  caused  the  unseemly  haste. 

More  than  the  usual  nuniber  of  examiners  were 
present  at  the  examinations  of  last  week.  They  ex- 
pressed themselves  as  satisfied  at  the  showing  up 
of  the  classes.  The  Juniors  were  especially  com- 
phmented. 

The  Latin  prize  was  given  in  '84  to  E.  C.  Smith, 
with  honorable  mention  of  Waterman  and  Kemp. 
Prof.  Wheeler  stated  that  these  three  stood  so 
nearly  together  that  it  was  extremely  difficult  to 
determine  which  was  the  leading  man. 

The  Bowdoin  gymnasium  boom  is  assuming  defi- 
nite proportions.  A  committee,  consisting  of  the 
President,  and  Treasurer  Young,  are  taking  sub- 
scriptions. Three  thousand  five  hundred  dollars 
were  pledged  on  Wednesday  of  last  week. 

The  students  with  whom  Prof.  Wheeler  has  be- 
come acquainted  since  his  advent  here  were  very 
pleasantly  entertained  at  his  residence  on  the  even- 
ing of  July  4th.  His  grounds  and  those'  of  Prof. 
Packard's  were  decorated  with  Chinese  lanterns. 

The  second  Sopho-Freshman  ball  game  took 
place  July  3d,  and  was  easily  won  by  '84  in  a  score 
of  16  to  2.  Had  the  Freshmen  been  stronger  be- 
hind the  bat  the  result  would  have  flattered  them 
more,  though  even  then  they  could  not  have  hoped 
to  win. 

The  funny  man  spent  Commencement  Week  here, 
and  inflicted  damage  to  the  amount  of  $-350  upon 
the  college  by  setting  fire  to  one  of  the  out-buildings. 
We  hail  with  rejoicing  the  report  that  a  squad  of 
policemen  from  Portland  will  be  employed  to  guard 
the  college  grounds  hereafter  during  Commence- 
ment Week. 

The  first  edition  of  Prof.  Packard's  history  of 
Bowdoin  will  come  from  the  hands  of  the  printer  in 
October  or  November  next.  The  book  will  be 
heavily  bound  and  will  contain  about  900  pages.  It 
treats  of  the  years  from  the  founda'tion  of  the  col- 
lege down  to  1880.  The  subscription  price  will  be 
five  dollars  per  copy. 

The  Associated  Press  dispatch  did  rank  injus- 
tice to  our  crew  in  its  account  of  the  regatta. 
Ninety  minutes  of  weary  waiting  in  the  race  boat  in 
the  midst  of  a  cold  rain-fall  spoiled  our  chances, 
and  not  bad  steering.  Plenty  of  men  were  ready 
the  next  morning  after  the  race  to  back  the  White 
against  the  other  crews. 

The  officers  of  the  Alumni  Association  for  the 
next  three  years  are  as  follows  :  President,  Jotham 
B.  Sewall,  Braintree,  Mass. ;  Vice  President,  Hon. 
Josiah  Crosby,  Dexter ;  Secretary,  Prof.  H.  L.  Chap- 


man, Bruniswick;  Treasurer,  Hou.  Stephen  J. 
Young,  Brunswick;  Executive  Committee,  Gen. 
John  M.  Brown,  Portland,  Dr.  Alfred  Mitchell, 
Brunswick,  and  Gen.  Thomas  W.  Hyde,  Bath. 

The  playing  of  our  ball  nine  has  given  satisfac- 
tion this  year,  and,  had  the  Bates  series  been  com- 
pleted and  the  other  games  played  that  were  ar- 
ranged, there  would  be  no  cause  for  complaint  in  the 
season's  work.  It  is  certainly  exasperating  that 
year  after  year  series  should  be  left  undecided,  and 
all  the  more  when  we  realize  that  the  fault  is,  as  a 
rule,  with  us.  There  is  no  reason,  except  laziness, 
why  our  nines  should  stop  all  work  at  about  the 
middle  of  June,  when  a  month  of  the  college  year 
most  favorable  to  ball  playing  yet  remains. 

The  action  taken  by  the  Faculty  in  regard  to  the 
alleged  misbehavior  of  certain  members  of  the 
newly  graduated  class  was  highly  offensive,  not  only 
to  all '82  men  but  also  to  the  whole  body  of  students. 
That  a  man,  after  he  has  taken  his  final  exami- 
nations, should  be  watched,  reported,  and  harshly 
dealt  with  when  his  offense  is  a  modified  form  of 
one  that  has  been  frequently  committed  here  by 
many  students  who  have  escaped  scot  free,  is  at  least 
surprising,  and  something  that  will  not  tend  to 
raise  the  officers  concerned,  in  this  sort  of  govern- 
ment, in  the  estimation  of  those  people  who  love 
fair  play. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
Society,  on  Wednesday  forenoon,  the  following  were 
chosen  as  the  officers  for  the  coming  year :  Presi- 
dent, Hon.  Josiah  Crosby,  Dexter ;  Vice  Presi- 
dent, Hon.  Joseph  W.  Symonds,  Portland;  Sec- 
retary and  Treasurer,  Prof.  Fraulilin  C.  Robinson ; 
Literary  Committee,  Prof.  Henry  L.  Chapman, 
Brunswick,  Rev.  Edward  N.  Packard,  Dorchester, 
Mass.,  Daniel  C.  Linscott,  Esq.,  Boston,  Mass.  The 
following  men  from  the  graduating  class  were  elected 
members  of  the  society  :  G.  F.  Bates,  M.  S.  Holway, 
E.  T.  McCarthy,  W.  A.  Moody,  H.  H.  Chase,  A.  G. 
Staples,  W.  C.  Merryman,  C.  E.  Stiuchfield,  and  W. 
E.  Mason. 

The  Prize  Declamations  of  the  Sophomore  Class 
were  held  in  the  church  on  the  evening  of  July  5th, 
and  were  listened  to  by  an  audience  of  good  size 
considering  the  inclemency  of  the  weather.  The 
speaking,  on  the  whole,  was  good ;  the  abundance 
of  heavy  pieces,  however,  made  the  exercises  rather 
dry.  Since  the  committee  was  unable  to  name  the 
best  speaker,  the  prizes  were  divided  equally  be- 
tween Barton  and  Waterman.  Grimmer  provided 
music.  The  program  was  as  follows  : 
Sympathy  for  Greek  Revolutionists.     Webster. 

Blessings  of  the  Constitution.    Webster. 

Declaration  of  Irish  Bights.     Grattan. 

J.  A.  Waterman. 
In  Defense  of  the  French  Revolution.    Fox. 

J.  Torrey. 
Cicero  Against  Mark  Antony.    Brougham. 

S.  W.  Walker. 
Social  Equality  in  America.    Webster. 

O.  W.  Means. 
Our  Battle  Flags.    Schurz. 

L.  Barton. 


A.  Pierce. 
S.  R.  Child. 


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Our  Honored  Dead.    Seecher. 

C.  E.  Saj-ward. 
Centennial  Oration.    Winihrop. 

Z.  yV.  Kemp. 
Speech  of  Vindication.    Emmet. 

E.  C.  Smith. 
Ajiierican  Nationality.     Choate. 

C.  E.  Adam.s. 
Eulogy  on  Garfield.    Blaine. 

*A.  F.  Sweetser. 
*  Absent. 

An  audience  almcst  filling  the  large  cliurch 
greeted  the  Junior  declaimers  on  Monday  evening, 
July  10.  The  speaking,  on  the  whole,  was  pro- 
nounced hy  many  to  be  as  good  as  any  in  the  his- 
tory of  the  college.  Prof.  Grimmer  carried  out  the 
musical  portion  of  the  exercises.  The  awarding 
committee,  consisting  of  Prof.  F.  C.  Eobinson,  Rev. 
Alfred  Gooding,  and  Mr.  F.  A.  Fisher,  decided  that 
the  first  prize  belonged  to  Fling  and  the  second  to 
Stetson.  The  program : 
Appeal  for  Judgment  upon  Hastings.    JiurJ.'e. 

F.  M.  Flmg,  Portland. 
"White  Murder  Case.     Webster. 

H.  E.  Cole,  Bridgton. 
The  First  Predicted  Eclipse.    Mitchel. 

G.  B.  Swan,  "Waldoboro. 
Icilius.    Kellorjr/, 

H.  P.  Kendall,  Bowdoiuham. 
Death  of  Garfield.    Blaine. 

H.  L.  Allen,  Alfred. 
Danger  of  Conquest.     Corwin. 

N.  B.  K.  Pettingill,  Augusta. 
Vindication  of  Ireland.    Sheil. 

0.  H.  Stetson,  East  Sumner. 
Death  of  Charles  IX.    Maud  Moore. 

*H.  A.  Bascom,  Portland. 
Great  Britain  and  America.    TIall. 

W.  A.  Perkins,  Salem,  N.  H. 
Nomination  of  Grant.     ConJding. 

R.  C.  "Washburn,  Portland. 
Godfrey  de  Bouillon.     Anonymous. 

A.  C.  Gibson,  Bangor. 
Character  of  Napoleon.     Phillips. 

*A.  E.  Austiu,  Eeadfield. 
*  Absent. 

The  annual  Freshman  supper  came  off  at  the 
Preble  House,  Portland,  Friday  evening,  July  7th, 
and  the  members  of  '85  state  that  they  enjoyed  to 
its  fullest  extent  the  carrying  out  of  this  ancient 
custom.  The  class  went  up  to  Portland  on  the  4.30 
train,  and  the  plug  hat,  cane,  and  blue  ribbon  were 
seen  on  the  streets  until  about  10  o'clock,  when  all 
repaired  to  the  parlors  of  the  Preble  and  did  ample 
justice  to  the  excellent  metm.  After  supper  the 
literary  exercises  were  held  in  accordance  with  tlic 
following  program,  President  Thomas  in  the  chair: 

Oration, F.  AV.  Davis. 

Poem <).  DviT. 

History L.  HodfjkiMS. 

Prophecy, E.  H.  Allen. 

All  these  parts  were  carefully  written  and  well  de- 
livered. The  toa.sts  were  then  proposed  by  Toast- 
master  Leigh  and  responded  to  as  follows: 

Class  of  'fWi R.  Webb. 

The  Ladies N.  H.  Ford. 

Old  Bowdoin <).  R.  CmAi. 

The  Faculty, D.  P.  Jlowanb 

College  Orchestra b.  li.  Folsom. 

University  Crew H.  GcmhIciidw. 

The  Band M.  GnildMrd. 

The  Ball  Nino, W.  iMi»xr,s. 


The  responses  were  in  a  happy  vein.  The  odes, 
owing  to  the  enterprise  of  the  Committee  on  Odes, 
were  excellent.  There  was  no  dism-der,  and  Mr. 
Gibson  of  the  Preble  did  everything  that  he  prom- 
ised. The  class  separated  the  next  morning  entirely 
satisfied  with  the  closing  event  of  their  first  year  in 
Bowdoin. 


PERSONAL. 


[Graduates  and  undergraduates  are  earnestly  solicited 
to  send  personal  items  to  the  Bowdoin  Orient,  Bruns-  ■ 
wick.] 

Seventeen  members  of  the  graduating  class  of 
'82  sat  down  to  an  elegant  spread  at  the  Falmouth 
Hotel,  Portland,  ou  the  evening  of  the  14th. 
Voted  to  purchase  a  class  cup.  The  following 
officers  were  elected :  President,  Gilraan :  Secretary, 
Carpenter ;  Committee  of  Arrangements,  Bates, 
Libby,  Jordan. 

The  Bowdoin  alumni  of  Denver  and  vicinity 
talk  of  forming  an  association.  There  are  several 
graduates  in  that  city ;  also  in  Boulder,  Leadville, 
Colorado  Springs,  and  other  towns  of  Colorado. 

'32.— Prof.  Daniel  R.  Goodwin,  D.D.,  LL.D., 
has  just  given  to  the  college  one  thousand  dollars, 
the  interest  of  which  is  to  be  reserved  as  a  prize 
for  the  person  in  the  graduating  class  who  delivers 
the  best  oration  at  Commencement  exercises. 

'65. — M.  J.  Hill  is  teacher  of  mathematics  in 
Bryant  and  Stratton's  Commercial  College,  Boston. 

'70. — C.  A.  Page,  principal  of  Grotou  (Mass.) 
High  School,  formerly  principal  of  Fryeburg  Acad- 
emy and  later  of  Calais  High  School,  has  been 
elected  principal  of  Leicester  Academy,  Leicester, 
Mass. 

'7Q. — F.  R.  Kimball  has  recently  published  a 
book,  "  Signs  of  the  Times." 

The  following  account  of  the  class  of  '79  has 
been  handed  to  us  by  a  member  of  that  class : 

Aohoru,  moulder  and  contractor  for  ship  frames, 
Newcastle,  Me. 

Bourne,  physician,  Kennebunk,  Me. 

Bowker,  teaching  high  school  at  Groveland.Mass. 

Byron,  ticket  agent  at  Bay  City,  Mich. 

Careleto'n,  graduated  at  Philadelphia  Divinity 
School.     Address,  Rockport,  Mo. 

Castner,  reading  law  at  Waldoboro,  Mo. 

Corey,  treasurer  of  ColHns  Granite  Co.,  East 
Bine  Uiil,  Me. 

Davies,  dispensary  clerk.  Insane  Hospital,  Au- 
gusta, Me. 

Davis,  manufacturing,  and  liorny-fisted  son  of 
the  soil,  Portland,  Me. 

Filield,  traveling  for  A.  Little  &  Co.,  Portland. 

Henderson,  teaching  mathematics  in  High 
School,  Bath,  Mo. 

Huston,  H.  .\.,  principal  of  Ford  Schools,  Lafay- 
ette, lii(b 

Huston,  J.  P.,  practicing  law  at  Damariscotta. 

■Johnson,  C.  F.,  teaching  at  Macliias,  Me. 

Johnson,  G.  W.,  preaching  at  ililford,  N.  B. 


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Kimball,  drug  business,  Sioux  City,  Iowa. 

Lumbert,  practicing  law,  firm  of  Powers  &  Lum- 
bert,  Houlton,  Me. 

Page,  pension  office,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Peiinell,  Westbrook,  Me. 

Ring,  insurance  business,  606  Congress  Street, 
Portland,  Me. 

Stearns,  practicing  law,  Waterford,  Me. 

Tarbox,  practicing  law,  Mouticello,  Minn. 


NECROLOGY,   1881-82. 

'25. — Henry  Wadswortli  Longfellow,  b.  Portland, 
February  27,  1807;  d.  Cambridge,  March  24,  1882, 
aged  75. 

'25. — David  Shepley,  b.  Norridgewock,  June  1, 
1804;  d.  Providence,  E.  I.,  Dec.  1,  1881,  aged  77. 

'26.— William  Tyng  Hillard,  b.  Gorhara,  Feb. 
20,  1806;  d.  Bangor,  Nov.  9,  1881,  aged  76. 

'26. — George  Yetton  Sawyer,  b.  Wakefield,  N. 
H.,  Dec.  5,  1805;  d.  Nashua,  N.  H.,  June  15,  1882, 
aged  77. 

'27.— John  Stevens  Abbott,  b.  Temple,  Jan.  6, 
1807;  d.  Watertown,  Mass.,  July  12,  1881,  aged  74. 

'27._John  Owen,  b.  Portland,  March  28,  1806 ; 
d.  Cambridge,  Mass.,  April  22,  1882,  aged  76. 

'30.— Jonathan  Tilden  Moulton,  b.  Bucksport, 
Oct.  8,  1808;  d.  Chicago,  111.,  Dec,  1881,  aged  73. 

'34. — Samuel  Clement  Fessenden,  b.  New  Glou- 
cester, March  7,  1815;  d.  Stamford,  Conn.,  April, 
1882,  aged  67. 

'35. — Asahel  Moore,  b.  Gardiner,  Nov.  16,  1811  ; 
d.  Needham,  Mass.,  April  16,  1882,  aged  70. 

'37.— Albert  Ruter  Hatch,  b.  Greenland,  N.  H., 
Oct.  10,  1817;  d.  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  March  5, 
1882,  aged  64. 

'44.— Samuel  Porter  Dinsraore,  b.  Bangor,  Oct. 
29,  1823 ;  d.  New  York,  March  23,  1882,  aged  58. 

'44.— Josiah  Howes,  b.  New  Sharon,  Sept.  24, 
1819  ;  d.  Clarinda,  Iowa,  Dec,  1881,  aged  62. 

'45.— Alvab  Black,  b.  Limington,  Dec.  3,  1817; 
d.  Paris,  Jan.  29,  1882,  aged  65. 

'47.— George  Stevens  Peters,  b.  Ellsworth,  June 
2,  1826 ;  d.  Ellsworth,  Oct.  6,  1881,  aged  55. 

'47. — John  Cotton  Smith,  b.  Andover,  Mass., 
Aug.  4,  1826 ;    d.  New  York,  Jan.  9,  1882,  aged  55. 

'55. — Charles  Henry  Foster,  b.  Orouo,  Feb.  18, 
1830  ;  d.  Philadelphia,  March  13,  1882,  aged  .52. 

'55.— John  Wingate,  b.  Ossipee,  N.  H.,  Oct.  5, 
1831;  d.  Nov.,  1881,  aged  50. 

'57. — Edward  Eastman,  b.  Saco,  April  3,  1837; 
d.  Saco,  July  5,  1882,  aged  45. 

NOT    BEFORE    REPORTED. 

'14.— Winthrop  Hilton,  b.  Deerfleld,  N.  H., 
Sept.  14,  1794;  d.  Deerfleld,  Aug.,  1869,  aged  75. 

'23.— William  Brown,  b.  Portland,  Nov.  12,  1806  ; 
d.  Austin,  Texas,  1877,  aged  71. 

'32. — Samuel  Beamon,  b.  Bridgtori,  Feb.  12, 
1808;  d.  New  York,  July  9,  1877,  aged  69. 

'35.— Edward  St.  John  Nealley,  b.  Lee,  N.  H., 
Dec  16,  1811 ;  d.  Bath,  1881,  aged  70. 

'38. — Amander  Barker,  b.  Waterford,  March  23, 
1810;  d.  date  not  given. 


'55.— John  Farnbam  Shaw,  b.  Greenville,  March 

5,  1829  ;  d.  date  not  given. 

'58. — John  Milton  Staples,  b.  Buxton,  April  16, 
1836;  d.  New  Orleans,  1868,  aged  32. 

'.59. — Franklin  Putnam,  b.  Ci'ovdon,  N.  H.,  Sept. 

6,  1833;  d.  Kansas  City,  Nov.,  1865,  aged  32. 

'71. — Sylvanus  Otis  Hussey,  b.  S.  Newbury,  July 
31,  1844 ;  d.  Dec.  20,  187:),  aged  29. 


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Vol.  XII. 


No.  7. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  fnr  admission  will  be  examiued  in  the 
following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  Including  Prosody ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  Jineid;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Geeek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar;  Xenophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 
Ancient  Geography. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,   including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,   Interest,  Square   Root 
and  the  Metric  System  ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree  ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Keal  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.     All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  exiiminatiDUs  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments.  | 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a  - 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  be  ex-  i 
amined  for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  ca.scs  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  cotu-se  of 
study  in  tlie  institution  under  his  charge,  togetlier 
with  tlie  names  of  those  raeraborsof  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  #'reshman  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  cacli  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  tlio  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  bo 
satisfactory,  the  I'rincipal  sending  them  will  bo  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  ho  will  be  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  held  for  the  purpose,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  final  examination,  as  lie  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnished,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  talile  : 

EQUIEED— IfQUE   HOURS  A   WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,    Evidences  of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

ELECTIVE.S — FOTK   HOtTKS   A   WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 
Latin,  two  terras. 
Greek,  two  terms. 
Natural  History,  three  terms. 
Physics,  one  term. 
Chemistry,  two  terms. 
Science  of  Language,  one  term. 
English  Literature,  two  terras. 
.German,  two  terms. 
History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 
International    Law  and   I^Iilitary    Science,   two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  $25.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  $110. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  materially 
lessen  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
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Vol.  XII. 


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No.  7. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVER'S    ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY,   DURING   THE 
COLLEGIATE   YEAR,    BY   THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
Arthur  J.  Eussell,'33,  Mauagiug  Editor  pro  tern. 
Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83.  Oliver  W.  Means,  '84. 

Howard  K.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '34. 
Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83.         Charles  E.  Sayward,  '84. 
isT.  Brooks  K.  Pettingill,  '83. 

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Remittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor.  Communications 
in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to  the  Managing  Editor. 

Students  and  Alumni  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer's  real  name. 

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Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston,  Me. 

CONTENTS. 
Vol.  XII.,  No.  7.-0CT.  18,  1882. 

Editorial  Notes 87 

Literary : 

The  Ceaseless  Echo 90 

Smoke 90 

Conservatism 91 

College  Items 92 

Personal 96 

Clippings 97 

Editors'  Table 97 


EDITORIAL  KOTES. 


The  Orient  board,  back  once  more  from 
the  summer's  pleasure  or  work,  as  the  case 
may  have  been,  "  bobs  up  serenelj- "  and  sa- 
lutes its  old  friends  and  patrons.  We  hope 
you  have  bad  as  pleasant  a  vacation  as  we, 
and  that  there  still  linger  in  your  minds 
those  delightful  summer  evenings,  with  their 
visions  of  door-step  parties,  hammocks  swing- 
ing under  the  trees,  where  the  crowd  was  not 


unmanageably  large.  And  again,  we  hope 
you  have  not  forgotten  those  swingings  on 
back  gates,  over  which  sweet  nothings  were 
exchanged.  However,  such  a  subject  cannot 
be  trifled  with,  and  having  brought  up  the 
mental  picture,  we  refrain. 


At  the  beginning  of  this  college  year 
thirty  young  gentlemen  waved  affectionate 
adieux  to  tearful  mothers  and  admiring  sis- 
ters, and  suddenly  appeared  upon  the  stage 
of  college  life.  We  did  hope  that  a  few 
more  "father's  joys  and  mother's  prides " 
would  help  swell  the  number,  but  for  some 
unexplained  reason  such  was  not  the  case. 
To  those  that  are  here,  however,  the  Orient 
wishes,  without  intending  any  offense,  to 
offer  a  little  advice.  It  falls  in  with  our 
ideas  of  the  eternal  fitness  of  things,  that 
you  should  subscribe  for  the  Orient.  As  a 
college  publication,  it  appeals  to  the  college 
largely  for  its  support.  And  to  you  now,  as 
an  integral  factor  of  the  college,  it  makes  its 
appeal.  In  accordance  with  this  idea  the 
Orient  will  be  sent  to  each  one  of  you,  and 
those  who  desire  it  to  be  discontinued  will 
call  upon  our  genial  business  editor  and  so 
state  the  case. 

As  a  further  word  of  advice,  we  would 
suggest  that  you  do  not  lose  your  confidence 
in  human  nature  and  in  the  power  of  the 
upperclassmen's  minds  to  detect  mai-ks  of 
genius,  if,  after  each  society  has  picked  out 
its  quota  of  men,  you  are  not  quite  so  much 
sought  after,  and  the  beauties  of  Memorial 
Hall  and  the  location  for  the  new  gym- 
nasium are  not  quite  so  assiduously  pointed 
out.     You  will  take  your  turn  at  that  sort  of 


BOWDOiN    ORIENT. 


business,  all  too  soon;  and  in  the  meantime 
comfort  yourselves  with  the  reflection  that  the 
world  always  has  a  place  for  modest  merit. 


We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  the  two 
next  lower  classes  to  the  fact  that  the  time 
has  come  for  tliem  to  hand  in  articles  for 
publication,  the  merit  of  which  is  to  be  the 
basis  of  the  election  of  the  succeeding  board 
of  editors.  And,  in  connection  with  this,  we 
must  express  our  astonishment  at  the  ex- 
tremely small  amount  of  literary  matter  sent 
us  by  the  students.  We  notice  at  other  col- 
leges that  the  reverse  is  true.  Some  of  them 
complain  of  being  overwhelmed  by  the  pro- 
ductions of  ambitious  writers,  and  at  one  col- 
lege we  noticed  a  large  proportion  handed  in 
was  poetry.  Other  college  publications  are 
full  of  rondeaux  and  neat  little  turns  in 
poetry,  which  are  so  popular  now.  There 
seems  to  be  no  reason  why  this  should  not  be 
so  here.  It  is  a  shame  that  all  the  Bowdoin 
talent  in  that  line  should  "  be  laid  up  in  a 
napkin"!  The  old  question  of  the  last  few 
years,  "  Where  is  the  Bowdoin  poet?"  is 
very  applicable  to  the  present  situation.  Col- 
lege yarns  more  or  less  founded  on  fact,  usu- 
ally less,  are  always  interesting.  We  remem- 
ber with  what  gusto  we  listened  to  the  stories 
of  our  uncles,  fathers,  and  brothers,  before 
we  ourselves  were  under  the  cherishing  care 
of  our  Alma  Mater.  And  with  what  pleasure 
we  looked  foiw;  rd  to  being  a  magna  pars  in 
some  of  those  wonderful  jokes!  Everything 
favored  those  old  undertakings.  Strings  tied 
to  pails  of  water  up  in  the  capacious  fire- 
places always  Inirned  off  and  let  the  water 
down  just  at  the  right  time.  Pans  of  ashes 
set  up  on  a  half-open  door  always  did  their 
duty.  Stories  a!  ways  gain  a  great  part  of  their 
romance  by  being  told  two  or  tiiree  times. 


Tlio.se  who  are  interested  in  atiiletics  are 
now  in  the  field.     Cold  weatlier  comes  on  so 


soon  after  our  term  opens  that  it  is  impossi- 
ble to  do  much  out  of  doors.  It  seems  al- 
most useless  to  keep  reiterating  that  a  gym- 
nasium is  a  crying  need  of  the  college,  but 
we  saw  by  a  paper  about  last  Commence- 
ment that  the  sura  of  fourteen  thousand  dol- 
lars was  already  raised  and  in  the  hands  of 
the  authorities.  If  this  is  true  there  seems 
to  be  no  reason  why  the  building  should  not 
now  be  going  up.  As  things  are  managed 
now,  the  board  at  next  Commencement  will 
vote  to  erect  a  gymnasium ;  at  the  Com- 
mencement after  that  they  will  submit  plans 
to  builders;  and  again,  at  the  Commence- 
ment after  that  will  accept  the  lowest  bid, 
and  the  gymnasium  will  be  a  fact.  Not- 
withstanding these  discouragements  we  hope 
the  base-ball  men  will  go  to  work  and  show 
us  some  good  games  next  spring. 

As  to  boating,  if  there  is  a  college  con- 
test anywhere,  we  know  of  no  reason  wliy 
a  crew  should  not  be  sent  to  participate. 
There  is  still  material  left  in  college  to  form 
a  good  crew.  It  has  been  said  that  wiien  so 
good  a  crew  as  was  sent  to  Lake  George  last 
summer  was  defeated,  it  was  not  probable 
that  a  crew  we  could  raise  now  would  stand 
much  show.  But  a  judicious  selection  of 
men  and  hard  work  will  give  us  no  mean 
crew.  It  seemed  improbable  tliat  Bowdoin 
should  bring  up  the  rear  last  summer.  But 
the  improbable  happened  tiien,  and  it  may 
happen  again,  this  time,  let  us  hope,  more 
favorably . 


The  small  number  of  men  in  the  Fresh- 
man class  this  year  has  brought  up  that  old 
question  of  the  attitude  that  a  college  sliould 
assume  to  students.  There  lias  been  some 
complaint  tliat  tiie  ^'acuity  has  not  been  ener- 
getic enough  in  its  attempts  lo  influence  stu- 
dents, who  intend  to  enter  college  somewhere, 
to  come  here.  Those  who  hold  this  view 
argue  that,  believing  as  they  do  that  we  have 
a  fine  course  of  study  well-fitted  to  develop  a 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


89 


man  on  all  sides,  that  every  means  should  be 
taken  to  get  as  many  men  under  its  influence 
as  possible.  We  ourselves  well  remember 
that  Vi^hen  we  were  thinking  of  enteiing  col- 
lege, and  had  about  decided  upon  Bowdoin, 
agents  from  another  college  came  to  us  and 
offered,  in  the  name  of  the  authorities  of  that 
college,  to  give  pecuniary  aid  if  we  would 
change  our  decision.  On  the  other  hand, 
those  who  oppose  this  policy,  say  that  a  first- 
class  college  ought  not  to  be  dependent  upon 
the  number  of  its  students,  or  upon  its  stu- 
dents at  all ;  that  those  who  are  connected 
with  the  college  should  go  on  with  their  work 
toward  attaining  a  broader  culture  and  knowl- 
edge, and  if  students  are  attracted  to  go  over 
the  ground  and  go  on  with  them,  why  so 
much  the  better.  This  argument,  it  seems  to 
us,  will  apply  very  well  to  a  rich  college,  as 
all  colleges  ought  to  be  but  unfortunately  are 
not.  We  do  not  see  how  it  can  apply  to 
the  average  American  college,  as  Dartmouth, 
Amherst,  Williams,  and  our  own,  which  in 
the  nature  of  the  case  are  to  a  great  degree 
dependent  upon  their  students,  whether  they 
ought  to  be  or  not. 

We  hope  that  all  efforts  have  been  made 
to  draw  students  to  Bovi^doin  and  bring  them 
under  the  influence  of  our  excellent  course 
of  instruction.  Because  we  have  a  some- 
what smaller  class  than  usual,  we  do  not  be- 
lieve it  is  so  much  due  to  lack  of  effort  on 
the  part  of  the  Faculty  as  to  certain  other 
causes. 


We  learn  with  regret  that  there  have 
been  symptoms  of  trouble  between  students 
and  town  boys.  It  seems  that  the  trouble 
started  on  the  day  of  the  Sophomore-Fresh- 
man base-ball  game.  Owing  to  the  promi- 
nence of  certain  Sophomores  on  that  occasion, 
a  prominence  which  to  say  the  least  was 
marked,  a  few  of  the  small  yaggers  who  in- 
fest the  college  grounds,  took  great  offense. 


Considering  ripe  fruit  and  ancient  cucumbers 
a  good  medicine  for  such  excessiveness,  they 
proceeded  to  administer  it.  We  sincerely 
hope  that  measures  will  be  taken  to  prevent 
the  feeling  from  spreading,  for  it  is  exceed- 
ingly unpleasant  to  feel,  while  walking  along 
the  street,  that  one  is  liable  at  any  moment 
to  stop  a  ripe  egg.  There  is  no  reason  why 
gentlemen  living  in  town  and  gentlemen  in 
the  college  should  not  get  along  together 
without  trouble.  As  for  the  yaggers,  the 
sooner  they  are  excluded  from  the  grounds 
by  the  college  authorities,  and  kept  off  en- 
tirely, the  better  it  will  be. 


It  has  been  the  boast  of  our  American 
institutions  that  they  have  been  conservative 
towards  the  good  customs  and  radical  toward 
the  bad.  The  truth  of  this  boast  has  been 
shown  here  this  year.  Bowdoin  has  always 
boasted  of  her  conservatism,  and  when  the 
question  of  co-education  was  so  strongly  agi- 
tated, a  few  years  ago,  and  it  was  the  popu- 
lar thing  to  admit  women  to  institutions  be- 
fore peculiar  to  men,  she  did  not  give  way 
to  the  feeling,  and  the  issue  has  proved  that 
slie  did  well. 

The  treatment  of  the  Freshmen  this  year 
is  a  great  improvement  over  the  old  manner. 
By  it,  Bowdoin  has  shown  that  she  is  not 
conservative  towards  a  bad  custom.  We  hai\ 
the  fact  as  the  dawn  of  a  better  day  for  the 
college. 


Those  who  are  interested  and  desirous 
that  Bowdoin  shall  have  a  good  representa- 
tive Bugle  this  year,  cannot  be  too  early  in 
their  efforts  to  get  a  good  set  of  men  ap- 
pointed as  soon  as  possible.  It  is  due  to 
those  who  are  to  be  editors  that  the  matter 
should  be  taken  in  hand  as  soon  as  practicable. 
A  few  weeks  mean  a  good  deal  to  the  success 
of  the  Bugle^  as  previous  years'  experience 
has  shown. 


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THE    CEASELESS    ECHO. 

There  comes  the  ceaseless  echo 
Of  a  happier  day  to  me, 
Like  the  forest's  dreary  murmur, 
Or  the  surge  of  the  distant  sea. 

How  softly  aud  how  sadly, 
When  fade  the  stars  away. 
It  breaks  my  dreamland  fancy 
And  brings  me  back  to  day  : 

And  in  the  busy  noontide 
And  at  the  midnight  hour, 
I  hear  its  constant  whisper 
And  feel  its  fateful  power. 

It  brings  the  thought,  the  saddest 
To  every  heart  in  pain, 
That  joys  once  known,  departed, 
Will  ne'er  return  again. 

And  ever  through  life's  changes — 
Though  fitful  breezes  blow— 
Its  every  pleasure  shadowing 
And  deepening  every  woe. 

Will  come  the  ceaseless  echo 
Of  a  happier  day  to  me. 
Like  the  forest's  dreary  murmur 
Or  the  surge  of  the  distant  sea. 

G.  C.  Cresset,  '75. 


SMOKE. 

Tt  seems  good  to  sit  once  more  in  the  old 
room  after  the  summer's  fun  and  pleasure.  It 
seems  good  to  sit  at  the  window  and  look  out 
at  the  statel}'  row  of  elms  that  runs  the  whole 
length  of  the  colleges.  They  are  now  but 
dimly  seen  througli  the  twilight  waving  their 
arms  in  the  October  chilliness ;  and  the  twi- 
light, too,  is  deepened  in  the  room  by  the  dim, 
barely  curling  smoke  of  ray  meditative  pipe. 
And  a  meditative  pipe  it  is,  too,  for  in  the 
smoke  is  the  mirror  of  the  whole  summer, — 
hills  rising  in  the  warm  sunlight  and  rivers 
lazily  flowing  past  wooded  banks, — but  the 
sunlight  is  over  everything  as  I  look  back 
upon  it.  Not  a  wasted  summer  at  any  rate, 
since  filled  with  such  scenes,  and  such  food 


for  meditation  through  the  winter.  Whiff, 
whiff;  the  room  is  so  still  the  smoke  does  not 
curl  but  rises  in  along,  graceful  curve  toward 
the  ceiling ; 

"  Hills  going  up  to  Heaven," 

as  Robert  Browning  says,  is  the  scene  I  can 
see  in  that  smoke.  Cape  Cod  hill,  with  its 
wooded  sides  and  rocky  top,  and  winding 
along  its  southern  slope  a  carriage  road.  Two 
tracks  for  the  carriage  wheels  and  one  for  the 
horse  and  the  spaces  between  the  two,  all 
grown  up  with  grass  and  wild  flowers.  The 
adventurous  golden-rod  has  grown  on  the 
sides  of  the  road  in  such  profusion  that  it 
sends  out  pioneers  to  occupy  the  road,  like 
the  overflow  of  the  old  countries  into  the  new 
world,  risking  hardship  for  the  sake  of  larger 
space  and  an  opportunity  to  breathe  the  free 
air  of  heaven  unpolluted. 

On  the  right  going  up,  the  hill  slopes 
so  suddenly  down  that  the  tall  hemlocks,  not 
a  hundred  feet  below,  have  their  conical  tops 
on  a  line  with  the  road.  On  the  left,  sloping 
suddenly  up,  is  a  forest  of  little  white  birches 
covering  the  ground  with  a  carpet  of  wrinkled 
yellow  leaves  i?i  summer  as  well  as  fall,  (^n 
the  sides  of  the  road  crowding  close  to  the 
wall  is  a  perfect  mass  of  golden-rod  that  de- 
light to  tangle  the  sunshine  all  up  in  their 
golden  crowns. 

Yes,  Nellie,   the  scene    is  beaut but 

stop,  my  pipe  is  out, — why,  I  was  almost 
dreaming.  Fizz,  sputter,  what  a  fuss  a  little 
match  makes !  Now  we  are  under  way 
again.  That  curl  of  smoke  rises  like  a  smooth 
flowing  river.  What  a  summer  scene  that 
brings  up  !  We  sat  one  da}'  just  on  the  very 
edge  of  the  river,  compelled  to  retreat  every 
few  minutes  by  the  incoming  tide,  and  made 
an  imbecile  sketch  of  the  scene.  Any  sketcli, 
however,  would  do  injustice  to  that  bank, 
deeply  wooded  with  dark  firs,  whicii  make  a 
plain  background  for  the  white  birches.  One 
cannot  long  resist  the  impulse  to  plunge  into 


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the  clear  fresh  water  and  look  down  upon  the 
sand  and  pebbles  on  the  bottom,  while  floats 
hig  seemingly  on  air  and  looking  into  an  im- 
mense magnifying  glass.  But  the  chill  of  the 
water  or  something  has  disturbed  my  dreams. 
The  pipe  is  smoked  down  to  a  few  Avhite 
ashes,  the  fire  hardly  flickers,  and  the  world 
has  treasures  in  store  for  those  who  work,  not 
for  dreamers. 


CONSERVATISM. 


To  one  living  in  the  nineteenth  century, 
and  especially  in  America,  in  the  midst  of  so 
much  bustle  and  push,  so  much  rivalry  and 
radicalism  in  various  directions,  and  seeing  as 
a  result  of  these  active  agencies  so  much  real, 
substantial  progress,  it  may  at  first  seem  rather 
absurd  to  accuse  the  world  of  over-much  con- 
servatism. But  careful  study  must  convince 
him  that  the  imputation  is  far  from  being  an 
unjust  one. 

Conservatism  is  commendable  and  neces- 
sary to  the  extent  of  holding  to  established 
usage  and  theory,  so  long  as  there  is  no  sufii- 
cient  evidence  of  the  existence  of  something 
better.  Indeed  an  intelligent,  judicious  con- 
servatism is  indispensable  to  guard  against 
the  opposite  extreme  of  radicalism,  and  to 
prevent  the  supplanting  of  present  systems  or 
ideas  by  newer  ones,  having  perhaps  a  spe- 
cious exterior  but  no  inherent  merit.  But  it 
is  a  false  conservatism  that  maintains  and  ad- 
vocates long  exploded  and  obviously  errone- 
ous theories,  that  clings  to  ancient  usage  and 
administration  simply  from  the  fact  of  their 
general  acceptance  in  the  past,  and  wilfully 
ignores  the  just  claims  of  new  plans  wrought 
out  by  riper  thought  and  wider  experience. 
In  this  extreme  development  conservatism  be- 
comes a  serious  hindrance  to  the  progress  of 
the  world  toward  a  perfect  civilization. 

As  has  often  been  said,  nearly  all  the 
grandest  achievements  of  the  human  intellect, 
great  reforms,  discoveries,  and  inventions,  have 


met  the  most  bitter  and  unreasoning  opposi- 
tion, and  their  just  claims  have  been  acknowl- 
edged only  after  many  years.  For  much  that 
we  now  enjoy  in  life  we  are  indebted  to  the 
heroic  efforts  of  noble  men  who  have  dared  to 
endure  the  derision,  and  in  many  cases  the 
persecution,  of  the  world  in  support  of  princi- 
ples that  later  were  fully  received  and  incor- 
porated into  the  life  of  the  world,  and  have 
become  essential  elements  of  our  civilization. 
Progress  in  any  direction  is  generally  pre- 
faced by  the  patient,  unrequited  toil  of  a  few 
bold  spirits,  who,  living  in  advance  of  their 
age,  and  thus  seeing  wliat  the  true  interests 
of  mankind  demanded,  have  broken  away 
from  the  trammels  of  ultra  conservatism,  and, 
daring  to  act  according  to  their  own  convic- 
tions, have  paved  the  way  which  the  world, 
at  length  recognizing  its  worth,  has  gladly 
followed. 

In  this  connection  it  is  sufficient  to  call  to 
mind  the  lives  of  Galileo,  Martin  Luther,  and 
the  Pilgrim  Fathers ;  and  later  the  patriots 
of  the  Revolution  and  the  early  advocates  of 
the  abolition  of  American  slavery.  These  few 
names  will  suggest  to  the  thoughtful  reader 
of  history  scores  of  others,  which  it  were  use- 
less to  enumerate. 

Happily  the  extreme  phase  of  conserva- 
tism illustrated  in  some  of  the  examples  cited 
is  less  often  met  than  formerly.  There  is 
much  less  aggressive  opposition  to  progress 
and  improvement  now  than  in  the  past.  We 
never  expect  to  see  again  such  persecutions 
and  ignominy  as  were  imposed  on  many  of 
these  earlier  worthies.  But  though  the  char- 
acter of  this  ultra  conservative  spirit  has  been 
modified  and  mollified  by  the  education  and 
development  of  the  human  family,  it  is  still 
active  under  a  changed  exterior, — less  pro- 
nounced and  less  bald,  it  is  true,  in  its  oppo- 
sition to  any  innovations  on  time-honored  in- 
stitutions, but  still  existing. 

It  is  still  too  often  the  case  that,  like  the 
storied  Dutchman,  men  will  insist  on  the  ne- 


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eessity  of  putting  a  stone  into  one  end  of  the 
meal-bag  to  balance  the  grist  in  the  other 
across  the  horse's  back,  because  "  mei'w  Vater 
und  mein  Grossvater'''  did  so. 

In  view  of  the  facts  of  history,  it  is  idle  to 
imagine  that  reforms  will  of  themselves  spring 
up  and  develop,  or  that  the  world  will  spon- 
taneously rise  as  a  unit  and  inaugurate  them. 
As  long  as  reforms  are  necessary,  so  long  will 
there  be  need  of  the  right  kind  of  men  to  set 
in  operation  the  forces  that  shall  work  such 
reforms. 

To  enumerate  the  various  fields  of  effort 
which  these  thoughts  suggest  would  trans- 
cend the  purpose  of  this  article.  A  few  only 
may  be  briefly  alluded  to.  The  domain  of 
politics  opens  up  a  vast  field  for  effort  in  this 
direction ;  neither  do  we  need  to  look  beyond 
our  own  country  for  illustrations. 

Our  laws  governing  the  right  of  suffrage 
are  too  comprehensive.  The  grand  idea  of 
universal  equality  inherited  from  our  Puritan 
ancestry  has  taken  us  too  far.  The  right  of 
suffrage  should  be  withheld  from  all  who  can- 
not at  least  read  and  write  with  some  degree 
of  facility,  and  conviction  of  capital  crimes 
ought  to  disfranchise  the  condemned  man  for 
a  longer  or  shorter  period,  if  not  for  life,  in 
addition  to  the  legal  penal tj^  of  his  crimes. 
Our  naturaliziition  laws  are  too  easily  com- 
plied with  and  too  susceptible  of  tampering 
by  scheming  men.  War,  grim  relic  of  bar- 
barous ages,  must  give  place  to  the  more  hu- 
mane method  of  arbitration  in  the  settlement 
of  national  and  international  differences.  The 
vexed  and  vexing  question  of  labor  and  capi- 
tal still  seeks  a  solution  of  its  perplexing  prob- 
lems, and  still  asks  in  vain,  on  wliat  ground 
of  compromise  the  two  may  meet  in  justice  to 
both. 

Man}'  abuses  in  social  life  arising  from  ig- 
norance, avarice,  or  neglect  call  for  action. 
Although  many  of  these  and  other  necessary 
reforms  must  come  only  as  the  result  of  years 
of  education  and  elevation  of  the  race,  still 


there  must  be  the  guiding  genius  of  indi- 
vidual men,  sagacious  enough  to  see  when  the 
fit  time  to  usher  them  in  has  come,  and  bold 
enough  to  carry  them  forward  against  the 
apathy,  or  it  ma}'  be  the  active  opposition,  of 
a  large  part  of  their  fellow-men  ;  and  it  is  to 
such  men  that  we  must  look  for  the  initiation 
of  those  measures  that  shall  banish  the  limit- 
less train  of  present  abuses  and  "  ring  in  the 
new"  with  its  gladder  prospects  and  bound- 
less possibilities. 


COLLEGE   ITEMS. 


Though  autumn's  frosts  with  red  aud  gold 
NoTv  paint  the  leaves,  grown  old  and  sere, 
"With  joy  I  seek  the  silent  grove 
That  in  the  moonbeams  shows  so  drear. 

For  there  I'll  meet  my  darling  May, 

As  fair  as  spring's  most  beauteous  flower 

That  elf  or  fairy,  sprite  or  fay 

Has  nursed  with  sun  or  fed  with  shower. 

Her  little  hand,  so  soft  and  white, 
Is  placed  in  mine  in  trusting  love. 
Her  ruby  lips  their  sweetness  yield, 
A  nectar  fit  for  gods  above. 

And  then  my  arm  surrounds  her  waist — 
But  with  a  bound  of  startled  deer 
I  leave  behind  my  darling  love. 
With  dad  and  dog  hard  on  ray  rear. 

Send  in  your  Autumn  Idyls. 

The  dormitories  are  well  filled. 

Timo  those  white  hats  were  in. 

Liudsey,  of  Colby,  has  joined  '84. 

Goddard,  '82,  gave  us  a  call  last  week. 

The  Fair  at  Topsham  was  the  attraction  last 
week. 

The  Seniors  had  a  writtcMi  examination  in  psy- 
chology last  Saturday. 

Billy  is  undecided  whether  the  human  race  orig- 
inated from  one  single  pair  or  from  three  of  a  kinil. 

The  knowledge  of  astronomy  that  the  average 
Senior  possessed  at  the  conniionccment  of  this  term 
is  rapidly  departing  from  him. 

H.  E.  Cole,  '83,  and  W.  K.  Hutlor,  '84,  arc  the 
delegates  from  tlio  Bowdoin  charge  to  the  Thota 
Delta  Chi  Convention  to  be  held  at  Young's  Hotel, 
Boston,  Oct.  2(!  and  27. 


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It  is  reported  that  '82  has  reformed  since  grad- 
uating. 

The  annual  scratch  race  will  be  held  on  Saturday, 
Oct.  21. 

The  crossing  at  the  north  gate  has  been  im- 
proved. 

Rogers,  '85,  has  joined  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon 
Society. 

The  hop  was  quite  a  festive  occasion  for  some  of 
the  boys. 

"  Biuey  "  is  loth  to  break  his  connection  with  the 
college  (?). 

They  say  that  "  The  Fish"  left  matters  all  right 
at  the  Glen. 

The  Sophs  are  giving  us  all  the  nocturnal  music 
we  can  stand. 

The  cigarette  has  appeared  again  on  the  streets 
of  Brunswick. 

Reed  has  a  theory  that  he  wants  to  spring  on  an 
innocent  public. 

Fling,  '83,  took  in  the  Sagadahoc  Fair  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Argus. 

Wanted  by  the  Orient — more  communications 
from  the  student-body. 

Complaints  are  quite  prevalent  concerning  af- 
fairs at  the  reading-room. 

A  good  time  to  agitate  the  question  of  opening 
the  library  on  Sunday  afternoons. 

Is  the  interest  in  base-ball  so  low  that  even  class 
games  cannot  be  arranged  this  fall  ? 

The  Freshmen  should  commence  their  course 
right  by  subscribing  for  the  Orient. 

Billiards  are  not  popular  this  fall  on  account  of 
the  increased  price  at  Fields's  Parlor. 

The  canvassers,  with  one  or  two  exceptions, 
did  not  meet  with  astonishing  success. 

The  late  cold  weather  caused  orders  for  coal  to 
pour  rapidly  into  the  treasurer's  office. 

The  orchestra  has  held  a  meeting  and  voted  to 
reorganize  and  get  itself  in  trim  for  business. 

A  movement  is  on  foot  to  form  a  dancing  school, 
under  the  instruction  of  Gilbert  of  Portland. 

We  hope  that  all  the  students  will  remember  to 
give  our  advertisers  a  liberal  share  of  patronage. 

The  class  officers  for  this  term  are  as  follows  : 
Prof.  Campbell  for  the  Senior  class.  Prof.  Robin- 
son, Junior,  Mr.  Fisher,  Sophomore,  and  Prof. 
Smith,  Freshman. 


The  Sophs  are  getting  their  razors  ready.  Fresh , 
take  notice. 

The  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Club  has  removed  to 
Cleaveland  Street. 

The  Juniors  declare  that  the  lectures  in  Physics 
are  as  clear  as  mud. 

Will  somebody  volunteer  to  help  Howard,  '85, 
tend  his  moustache  ? 

Prof.  Carmichael  attended  chapel  exercises  on 
the  first  morning  of  the  term. 

The  chapel  and  some  of  the  other  buildings  have 
undergone  extensive  repairs  since  last  spring. 

Sophomores  say  that  the  upper  classes  are  gi-ind- 
ing  them.     "Justice  may  sleep,  but  never  dies." 

To  protect  his  machine,  the  lung-tester  man  at 
the  Fair  was  compelled  to  buy  off  Whittier,  '85. 

Crowley,  '83,  and  Howard,  '85,  add  their  voices 
to  the  general  harmony  produced  by  the  college 
choir. 

One  of  the  recitation  rooms  on  the  ground  floor 
of  Memorial  Hall  is  to  be  fitted  up  for  the  use  of  the 
Seniors. 

The  yaggers  have  a  less  belligerent  attitude. 
The  Sophomores  now  dare  to  go  down  street  in  the 
day  time. 

The  Seniors  are  using  Hickok's  Mental  Science 
in  psychology  in  place  of  the  more  bulky  Porter  used 
heretofore. 

The  Skowhegan  ball  club  have  challenged  our 
nine.  The  matter  will  probably  be  allowed  to  stop 
right  here. 

H.  R.  Goodwin,  '83,  is  delegate  to  the  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon  Convention  held  at  Providence,  R. 
I.,  this  week. 

Prof.  Lee's  house  was  broken  into  dui-ing  his 
absence  last  summer,  and  a  number  of  valuable 
articles  stolen. 

Tutor  Cutler  has  general  charge  of  the  library 
this  year,  assisted  by  Longren,  '84.  Library  hours 
are  from  1  to  3  p.m. 

The  rope-pull  between  '85  and  '86  resulted  in  a 
victory  for  '86.  Some  of  the  Sophomores  intimate 
that  the  Freshmen  received  help  from  the  upper- 
classmen,  but  they  are  doubtless  biased. 

One  of  the  accessions  to  the  Faculty  was  made 
the  subject  of  a  Sophomorio  joke  recently.  He 
careles.sly  left  the  key  in  the  recitation  room  door, 
and  after  the  class  had  gone  found  himself  locked 
it.    His  imprisonment  lasted  for  nearly  an  hour. 


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Brown,  '84,  secured  the  foot-ball  in  the  scramble 
at  the  chapel  door. 

Subscribers  will  please  take  notice  that  all  com- 
nuinications  intended  for  the  business  editor  should 
be  sent  to  Mr.  H.  P.  Kendall. 

The  Juniors  have  elected  as  follows  :  Mathemat- 
ics, 2;  Greek,  6;  Latin,  2;  Zoology,  17.  Child  and 
Cothrcn  have  not  yet  returned. 

The  ridiculous  hazing  case  is  beiug  tried  again 
in  Portland  this  week.  May  the  trial  bring  even 
less  of  profit  to  the  plaintiff  this  time. 

The  class  monitors  for  this  term  are  as  follows : 
Senior,  A.  J.  Russell ;  Junior,  H.  C.  Phinney ;  Soph- 
omore, J.  Gould ;  Freshman,  Wentworth. 

The  Seniors  throng  the  meetings  of  the  different 
associations  for  the  purpose  of  using  their  newly 
attained  knowledge  of  parliamentary  law. 

The  hbrary  has  received  from  various  sources 
during  the  summer  upwards  of  five  hundred  vol- 
umes, besides  considerable  addition  to  its  funds. 

In  order  to  avoid  embarrassment  to  both  parties, 
it  will  be  well  for  the  boys  to  use  caution  in  refresh- 
ing the  memory  of  alumni  as  to  the  Prof.'s  name. 

Up  to  this  time  three  of  the  Bugle  editors  have 
been  elected.  We  would  urge  upon  the  other  two 
societies  the  necessity^of  choosing  their  editor  as 
soon  as  possible. 

The  foot-ball  men  should  brace  up.  The  energy 
daily  showed  by  them  in  kicking  pi-omiscuously 
might  much  better  bo  expended  in  regular  games 
between  regular  elevens. 

A  Senior  explains  the  word  Psychology  as  com- 
ing from  the  Greek  words  i/'"^'?'  and  Xoyoc;,  mean- 
ing a  discussion  concerning  breath  or  wind,  in  other 
words  a  ivindij  discussion. 

The  Freshmen  should  immediately  take  steps 
toward  the  purchase  of  a  class  boat.  The  boat 
formerly  used  by  '81  is  still  for  sale  and  can  doubt- 
less bo  secured  at  a  fair  price. 

Prof.  Atwood,  disliking,  probably,  to  break  the 
custom,  has  concluded  to  try  a  new  French  gram- 
mar with  the  Sophomore  class.  It  is  Keetel's  French 
course  this  time.  This  is  tbe  fourth  French  gram- 
mar that  has  been  in  use  here  since  187!). 

Prof.  Geo.  S.  Atwood,  a  graduate  of  Amherst, 
and  a  teacher  of  great  experience,  has  charge  of  tiio 
department  of  Modern  Languago  here  during  the 
absence  of  Prof.  Johnson  in  EurojJO.  Mr.  Geo.  T. 
Little,  Bowdoin,  '77,  has  been  made  instructor  in 
the  Latin  Languago  and  LitiM-ature. 


The  Juniors  who  have  decided  to  take  physics 
the  third  term  are  few.  At  present  only  three  have 
put  in  an  appearance. 

There  are  soon  to  be  additional  improvements  in 
the  laboratory  in  the  line  of  small  closets  under  the 
desks,  for  convenience  in  keeping  materials  in  their 
proper  places.    The  Prof,  has  the  right  idea. 

We  very  often  hear  the  occupants  of  So.  W.  H. 
enquire  why  their  end  woman  doesn't  finish  her 
work  as  soon  as  it  is  done  in  the  other  ends.  The 
problem  is  solved.  An  absent-minded  Soph  locks 
her  in  his  room  so,  as  the  other  boys  think,  that  she 
may  have  time  to  see  all  that  needs  to  be  done 
there. 

The  Faculty  have  done  more  than  the  usual 
amount  of  grindiug  of  late,  and  one  of  the  results  is 
that  one  of  the  most  influential  men  among  the  stu- 
dents, the  foremost  in  all  literary  and  sporting  en- 
terprises, has  been  forced,  by  their  unalterable  de- 
cree, to  sever  his  college  ties.  He  has  the  sympa- 
thy of  all  the  students,  who  would  gladly  welcome 
him  back  again. 

The  following  are  the  men  from  '86  pledged  to 
the  different  societies  :  Psi  Upsilon — Butler,  Cal- 
derwood,  Cornish,  Knight,  Kuowltou,  Palmer, 
Parker,  and  Smith ;  Theta  Delta  Chi— Home,  Kil- 
gore,  and  Turner ;  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon — Norris  ; 
Zeta  Psi— Allen,  Berry,  Hutchins,  Rideout,  Stack- 
pole,  and  Wentworth;  Alpha  Delta  Phi — Dike, 
Davis,  J.  H.,  Davis,  C.  A.,  Tuttle,  and  Perkins. 

That  gallant  body  of  troops  called  the  Bowdoin 
cadets  is  a  tiling  of  the  past.  No  more  can  the 
studeut,  ambitious  to  secure  military  glory,  disport 
himself,  in  garments  furnished  by  the  United  States, 
before  the  admiring  eyes  of  yaggors  and  Brunswick 
girls.  Our  instructor  has  been  taken  from  us  bo- 
cause  of  our  lack  of  interest  in  the  drill,  and  Bow- 
doin is  now  to  cease  being  one  of  the  institutions 
especially  favored  by  the  government. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Boating  Association 
the  following  oflicers  were  elected  :  Commodore,  E. 
W.  Chase;  Vice  Commodore,  C.  E.  Adams;  Treas- 
urer, Instructor  F.  A.  Fisher ;  Assistant  Treasurer, 
S.W.Walker;  Secretary,  Richard  Webb;  Direc- 
tors, N.  B.  K.  Pottingill,  A.  F.  Swootsir,  and  L. 
Hodgkins.  It  was  voted  to  call  a  meeting  of  the 
college  at  an  early  day  for  the  purpose  of  choosing 
a  captain  for  tlio  University  crew  and  a  comuiittoo 
to  raise  money  for  tlio  support  of  said  crew. 

Within  the  past  few  days  the  question  of  forming 
a  temperance  association  among  the  students  has 


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been  agitated.  It  is  a  matter  to  wliich  due  consid- 
eratiou  should  be  given  by  all.  Such  a  step  can 
surely  work  no  harm,  and  may  be  the  means  of  ad- 
vancing the  interests  of  the  students  individually 
and  of  the  college  as  a  whole.  A  preliminary  meet- 
ing has  been  held  and  a  committee  appointed  to 
draft  a  pledge  aud  constitution.  The  pledge  will 
probably  be  made  to  cover  only  the  college  course. 
One  of  its  greatest  advantages  will  be  to  incoming 
classes.  We  hope  every  one  who  is  at  all  interested 
in  the  matter  will  do  his  best  to  effect  a  permanent 
organization. 

We  learn  that  at  the  performance  of  the  min- 
strel troupe  the  other  evening,  a  certain  well-known 
yag,  who  goes  under  the  sobriquet  of  Bill,  got  him- 
self iuto  trouble.  It  seems  William  was  offered 
fifteen  cents  to  place  a  bent  pin  in  a  chair  on  the 
as  yet  unoccupied  stage.  The  filthy  lucre  proved 
too  great  an  attraction,  aud  the  business  end  of  a 
pin  was  soon  pointing  iunoceatly  toward  the  zenith, 
waiting  for  some  one  to  attempt  the  much-tried 
but  hitherto  unaccomplished  feat  of  balancing  him- 
self on  the  point.  But  "The  best  laid  plans  o' 
mice  and  men  gang  aft  agley,"  and  so  it  was  in  this 
case.  It  seems  that  one  of  the  performers  near  the 
door  had  the  southwest  corner  of  his  eye  pointed 
at  William  all  the  time,  aud,  with  that  inherent  and 
deep-seated  prejudice  which  seems  characteristic  of 
our  race  against  empirically  investigating  the  law 
of  bent  pins,  removed  the  pin  and  William  at  the 
same  time. 

An  attempt  has  been  made  by  the  Faculty  this 
fall  to  suppress  the  ancient  aud  harmless  custom  of 
crying  "foot-ball,"  at  the  close  of  chapel  exercises, 
for  three  mornings  in  succession  previous  to  the 
Sopho-Freshman  game,  a  thing  that  has  been  done 
by  the  three  upper  classes  for  a  number  of  years 
past.  Although  we  do  not  question  the  right  of  the 
Faculty  to  do  away  with  the  observance  of  this  cus- 
tom, and  at  the  same  time  appreciate  that  our  peti- 
tion will  amount  to  but  little,  still  we  would  hum- 
bly submit  that  we  are  not  grammar  school  chil- 
dren, but  young  men  capable  in  most  cases  of 
forming  our  own  opinions ;  therefore  we  ask  that  our 
right  to  observe  certain  customs  (such  as  crying 
"foot-ball"),  which  are  not  calculated  to  iujure  the 
institution  in  any  way,  be  respected.  Nearly  every 
one  is  willing  that  hazing  should  be  buried  beyond 
hope  of  resurrection,  but  we  are  not  yet  ready  to 
say  good-bye  to  all  the  thiugs  that  go  to  make  life 
pleasant,  not  to  say  endurable,  here.  Hazing  days 
are  gone,  we  hope.     Sophomore  class  suppers  have 


been  so  discouraged  that  they  are  things  of  the  past. 
The  periodic  sprees  that  the  different  classes  once 
indulged  in  have  been  discarded,  and  poor  Anna's 
ghost  has  for  three  years  roamed  the  earth  to  haunt 
the  Sophomores  who  have  been  in  some  way  hin- 
dered from  burying  her  body.  All  these  things  are 
well  as  they  are,  but,  kind  Faculty,  go  no  farther 
at  present.  Still  allow  us  to  play  foot-ball,  to  row, 
to  play  base-ball,  to  celebrate  Ivy  Day,  and  to  be 
out  after  9  o'clock  p.m. 

The  first  of  the  Sophomore-Freshman  contests, 
a  game  of  foot-ball  between  the  two  classes,  took 
place  on  the  south  part  of  the  campus,  Friday,  Oct. 
6,  at  2  P.M.,  and  in  accordance  with  general  expec- 
tation resulted  in  an  easy  victory  for  the  Sopho- 
mores. The  Freshmen  took  their  position  a  little 
before  2  under  the  leadership  of  their  captain.  Tur- 
ner. They  were  not  kept  waiting,  for  soon  a  long 
procession  of  burly  Sophs  emerged  from  South  Ap- 
pleton,  and,  after  marching  around  on  the  walks  to 
the  vociferous  singing  of  old  Phi  Chi,  until  the 
upper  classmen  showed  their  impatience  by  some 
forcible  exclamations,  they  took  their  places  in 
front  of  the  small  band  of  Freshmen,  who  plainly 
showed  the  terror  that  the  dress  and  general  ap- 
pearance of  the  Sophomores  were  calculated  to  in- 
spire. After  some  delay,  caused  by  an  ineffectual 
attempt  to  induce  the  '85  men  to  toss  up  with  the 
Freshmen  for  positions,  the  game  commenced  and 
was  as  quickly  ended.  The  ball  was  tossed  up  by 
the  referee,  immediately  seized  by  the  Sophs, 
driven  across  the  campus  and  beyond  the  goal  be- 
fore the  astonished  Freshmen  could  get  even  a 
chance  to  struggle  for  it.  The  wind,  superiority  in 
numbers,  and  position  in  the  field,  all  favored  the 
Sophomores.  Gould  was  the  lucky  man  who  drove 
the  ball  over  the  main  path.  This  closed  the  con- 
test proper,  but  the  Sophomores,  to  satisfy  the 
desires  of  the  upper  classmen  for  more  fun,  took  the 
position  that  the  Freshmen  held  in  the  first  rush, 
and  after  six  rushes,  some  of  which  were  well  con- 
tested, forced  the  ball  beyond  the  other  goal,  the 
thick  hedge  at  the  lower  end  of  the  campus,  thus 
making  themselves  doubly  victors.  E.  W.  Chase  of 
the  Senior  class  refereed  the  game ;  S.  W.  Walker, 
'84,  was  judge  for  the  Freshmen;  A.  F.  Sweetser, 
'84,  for  the  Sophomores. 

The  customary  base-ball  game  between  the  two 
lower  classes  has  come  and  gone.  To  say  that  it 
was  one  of  the  most  interesting  and  exciting  matches 
of  the  sort  ever  witnessed  on  the  delta  is  nothing 
more  than  just.   The  Freshmen,  encouraged  beyond 


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measure  by  the  two  upper  classes,  entered  the  game 
with  the  determination  of  winning,  or,  at  least,  of 
making  a  hard  fight  for  the  victorious  laurels.  The 
Sophomores,  on  the  other  hand,  resolved  to  have 
the  game  at  all  hazards.  The  continuous  roar  of 
strong-lunged  Sophs,  the  brandishing  of  canes,  the 
systematic  bulldozing  of  all  sorts — all  gave  evidence 
of  how  firmly  this  resolution  had  been  stamped  in 
the  top  of  each  time-honored  plug.  The  game  was 
called  at  2.30  p.m.,  with  the  Sophomores  at  the  bat. 
They  scored  one  run  the  first  inning,  and  the  Fresh- 
men were  whitewashed.  Soon,  however,  the  novi 
]ioinmes  braced,  and  Capt.  Cornish  showed  the  bull- 
dozers what  his  nine  was  made  of  For  a  time  the 
score  was  pretty  close,  and  would  have  remained 
so  but  for  the  errors  which  the  "mealy-mouthed" 
giants  caused  the  timid  Fresh  to  make.  Despite  the 
Sophomoric  clamor  some  of  the  new  men  showed  re- 
markable presence  of  mind.  An  example  of  this  is 
the  innocent  little  center-fielder,  who  had  the  au- 
dacity to  cause  the  bloodthirsty  '85  catcher  and  the 
elongated  pitcher  to  bite  the  dust  in  their  vain  at- 
tempts to  put  him  out  as  he  stole  home  from  third 
base.  The  game  lasted  about  three  and  one-half 
hours,  and  resulted  in  a  score,  at  the  end  of  the 
eighth  inning,  of  26  to  17  in  favor  of  '85.  Wright's 
umpiring  was  excellent.  Although  the  numerous 
hearty  cheers  of  the  upper  classmen  aided  the  Fresh 
materially,  yet  the  score  would  probably  have  been 
even  more  favorable  to  the  Sophs  had  not  their 
catcher  shed  blood  so  freely  and  retired  so  early  in 
the  game. 


PERSONAL. 


[Graduates  and  undergraduates  are  earnestly  solicited 
to  send  personal  items  to  the  Bowdoin  Orient,  Bruns- 
wick.] 

Faculty : 

Prof.  L.  A.  Lee,  during  the  past  summer,  has 
pursued  his  scientific  investigations  with  the  United 
States  Fish  Commis.sion,  having  their  headquarters 
at  Wood's  Holl,  Mass. 

Prof.  Geo.  L.  Voso,  formerly  of  the  Faculty,  has 
an  article  in  the  last  North  American  Ecvieiv  upon 
"  Safety  in  American  Travel." 

Prof.  IF.  S.  Chapman  spent  part  of  his  sunnner 
at  Jefferson,  N.  II. 

'22. — John  Hubbard  Wliito,  who  died  recently 
at  Dover,  N.  II.,  was  formerly  postmaster  of  Dover, 
and  representative  to  the  Now  Hampshire  Legisla- 


ture in  1833-4,  register  of  probate  in  1849,  and 
the  first  poUce  court  judge  of  Dover  in  I8.")3. 

'37. — George  A.  Wheelwright,  of  Wells,  died  at 
his  residence  in  that  place,  September  8th,  at  the 
age  of  sixty-four  years.  Among  his  classmates 
were  the  late  Gov.  John  A.  Andrew,  of  Massachu- 
setts, and  Hon.  L.  D.  M.  Sweat,  of  Portland. 

'43. — Joseph  Darie  was  defeated  as  the  demo- 
cratic candidate  for  Congress  in  the  first  district,  at 
the  September  election. 

'45.— Moses  B.  Goodwin  died  at  Franklin, 
N.  H.,  aged  sixty-three.  For  many  years  he  was 
a  teacher  and  correspondent  of  newspapers.  He 
had  for  a  time  a  position  in  one  of  the  departments 
of  Washington.  Mr.  Goodwin  was  a  native  of  Lim- 
ington.  Me. 

'76. — Arlo  Bates,  of  Boston,  was  married  at 
Brunswick,  September  5th,  to  Miss  Hattie  L.  Vose, 
of  Brunswick. 

'79. — M.  K.  Page,  formerly  an  editor  of  the 
Orient,  received  the  degree  of  LL.M.  at  the  last 
Commencement  of  Columbian  University,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  Law  Department. 

'79. — Henry  B.  Carletou,  twenty-four  years  of 
age,  son  of  Hon.  J.  P.  Carletou  of  Rockport,  died 
a  few  weeks  ago  at  his  father's  residence,  after  a 
short  illness.  He  had  just  completed  a  three  years' 
course  in  the  divinity  school  of  Philadelphia,  and 
was  to  be  ordained  in  a  few  weeks  for  the  Episcopal 
ministry. 

'81. — A.  D.  Gray,  of  Dover,  has  accepted  the 
position  of  assistant  principal  in  the  high  school  at 
Woonsocket,  K.  I. 

'82. — W.  G.  llccd  will  bo  married  this  (Wednes- 
day) evening,  October  18th,  to  Miss  Mary  Louise 
Hagar  of  Richmond.  They  will  reside  in  Boston 
Highlands. 

'82.— E.  U.  Curtis  and  W.  G.  Reed  are  to  stud^ 
law  in  the  office  of  ex-Gov.  Gaston,  Boston. 
McCarthy  is  studying  law  at  Peabody,  Mass.;  Jew- 
ett,  law  at  Chicago,  111.;  Goodwin,  law  at  Gorhara  ; 
Holway,  law  at  Augusta ;  Staples,  reporter  on  the 
Bath  Times;  Stearns,  principal  of  an  academy  at 
Bluchill,  Me.  Bates  continues  to  circulate  between 
Yarmouth  and  Brunswick.  Ho  will  study  modicino 
in  New  York  this  winter.  Blondcl  is  in  the  insur- 
ance business  in  Topsham. 

Ex-'82. — Sanliorn  is  principal  of  an  academy  in 
Plainlicld,  Vt. 

'83. — Jackson  has  boon  with  a  surveying  party 
on  the  European  &  North  American  Railroad  this 
summer. 


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'83. — Bascom  is  teaching  Patten  Academy,  Pat- 
ten, Me. 

'83.— Sewall  has  been  studying  French  and  Ger- 
man, this  summer,  at  Sauveur's  College  of  Modern 
Languages,  Amhei'st,  Mass. 

'84. — Jesse  P.  Waterman,  formerly  of  '83,  who 
has  been  assistant  secretary  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
Boston,  has  joined  this  class. 

'85. — Butler  is  teaching  in  the  New  Meadows 
district,  Brunswick. 

'85. — John  Hall,  formerly  of  '84,  has  joined  this 
class. 

'85. — Hodgkius  was  clerk  in  a  hotel  at  Bar  Har- 
bor this  summer. 


CLIPPINGS. 


A  billy  goat, 

A  field  Elysian, 
A  servant  girl, 

A  well  artesian. 

A  water  trough, 

A  thirsty  throat, 
A  stooping  girl, 

A  running  goat. 

A  billy  goat, 

A  field  Elysian, 
A  servant  girl 

In  well  artesian. 

Song  for  Monday  morning — "  Let  the  conquer- 
ing zero  come." 

We  have  at  last  discovered  what  Romeo  and 
Juliet — it  was  taffy. 

Prof. — "Now,  Mr.  T— r,  will  you "  Fresh- 
man— "Don't  call  me  Mr.  T— r,  please;  call  me 
Wal  -tah." — Princetonian . 

"  Ah!  maid  with  laughing,  laughing  eye, 
For  what  those  tears  ?  Oh!  why  that  sigh  ?  " 
She  murmurs,  as  the  blushes  come, 
"  I  swoUered  a  hunk  of  chewin'  gum."  - 

Jones—"  What  did  you  think  of  my  argument, 
Fogg  ?  "  Fogg—"  It  was  sound,  very  sound  [Jones 
is  delighted] ;  nothing  but  sound,  in  fact."  Jones 
reaches  for  a  brick. 

The  same  man  who  christened  his  pig  Maud, 
because  she  went  into  the  garden,  and  his  cat 
Misery,  because  he  loved  company,  and  his  wife 
Crystal,  because  .she  was  always  on  the  watch,  has 
now  purchased  a  brace  of  fine  hunting  dogs  for  the 
sole  purpose  of  baptizing  them  two  for  a  scent 
and  publishing  the  fact  in  a  comic  almanac. 


Here  rests  his  head  upon  the  lap  of  earth,  a 
youth  to  fortune  and  to  fame  unknown.  Too  much 
benzine  crept  underneath  his  girth,  and  played  the 
mischief  with  his  temperatezone. 

Professor  (to  sleepy  student) — "  If  you  wish,  I 
will  send  out  for  a  bed."  Sleepy  Student  (with 
great  sang  froid)—"'DoiVt  go  to  that  trouble,  sir,  I 
have  a  crib  with  me." — Tale  Eecord. 

Turning  the  tables  :  A  student  in  physiology 
asked  the  professor  a  question.  The  latter  began 
his  explanation,  then  hesitated,  saying,  "  I  don't 
know  as  that  covers  the  point  you  are  after."  "  Oh, 
go  on,"  said  the  student,  encouragingly,  "  I  think 
you  were  about  to  answer  correctly." 

He  was  an '85  man;  she  ablooming  college  widow. 
He  wrote  to  his  father  announcing  his  engagement. 
The  reply  : 

"  My  Dear  Son:  Accept  my  heartiest  congratulations. 
I  was  engaged  to  the  same  Miss  Bunter  when  I  was  in  col- 
lege, and  can  appreciate  the  fun  you  are  having.  Go  it 
while  you  are  young. 

"  Your  loving  Father." 

IN    MEMORIAM. 

Again  before  me  comes  that  girl, 

Again  appears  her  soft,  fair  beauty. 

With  maze  of  hair  in  tangled  curl, — 
To  love  but  her  were  easy  duty. 

The  laughing  eyes,  the  rose-wreathed  mouth, 
The  shifting,  fleeting,  dainty  dimple, 

A  smile  as  of  the  sunny  South, 
Enough  to  drive  a  fellow  simple. 

A  loveliness  of  form  and  face, — 

No  wonder  that  I've  sadly  missed  her; 

But  perhaps  there'd  be  more  grace 

If  she  weren't  my  own  younger  sister. 

—Advocate. 


EDITORS'  TABLE. 

Having  cleared  a  space  upon  the  table  to  make 
room  for  our  glue-pot,  we  stand  ready,  scissors  in 
hand,  to  welcome  our  old  friends,  most  of  whom, 
indeed,  have  been  for  some  time  awaiting  our  arri- 
val, and  a  cordial  welcome  we  give  you,  one  and  all. 

Our  readers  can  hardly  appreciate  the  interest, 
nay,  aifection,  we  feel  for  our  exchanges  ;  there  are 
no  friends  so  constant,  none  so  jovial,  none  whose 
conversation  is  so  replete  with  wit  and  wisdom.  To 
the  exchange  editor  the  college  world  is  his  world, 
the  exchanges  his  companions.  While  you,  our 
readers,  confine  your  interest  to  what  concerns  your 
college  alone,  the  exchange  editor,  from  his  lofty 
position  upon  the  table,  looks  out  upon  the  world 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


and  is  interested  in  all  its  doings.  Often  he  is  so 
bewildered  by  all  he  sees  that  he  finds  the  greatest 
difficulty  in  deciding  what  particular  features  to 
make  note  of  for  the  benefit  of  bis  readers,  who, 
doubtless,  hang  upon  the  words  of  wisdom  that  fall 
from  his  lips.  Such  a  responsibihty  is,  indeed, 
wearisome,  and  it  is  only  by  the  greatest  efforts  that 
we  succeed  iu  bearing  up. 

Again  we  welcome  you,  Acta,  Argo,  Atlienmum, 
Spectator,  Crimson, jRecord,Neivs, Herald,— s\\\  may 
your  ads.  never  be  less.  Yes,  to  the  Bates  Student 
we  extend  the  hand  of  friendship,  and  would  say, 
"  Let  bygones  be  bygones."  Space  is  too  short  for 
quarrelling.  "  If  we  have  said  anything  we  should 
be  sorry  for,  we  are  glad  of  it." 

All  our  exchanges  are  overflowing  with  good  ad- 
vice to  "those  who  have  recently  come  among  us," 
as  one  daintily  puts  it ;  all  eager  to  relate  their  ad- 
ventures of  the  summer,  and  compare  notes  upon 
the  vacation  "  crushes."  They  have  journeyed  far 
and  near.  The  Spectator  has  been  down  the  Khine, 
and  lost  his  heart  in  a  railway  coach  ;  the  Argo  has 
been  exploring  caves  in  the  Alps  with  young  ladies 
in  decidedly  unconventional  costumes;  while  we, 
without  going  so  far,  have  all  had  our  little  summer 
romances  under  some  discreet  parasol. 

From  the  much  good  advice  that  is  offered  on 
every  hand  to  the  class  of  '86,  we  clip  the  following 
from  the  Yak  Neivs,  for  the  benefit  of  our  '86,  hop- 
ing they  will  believe  that  the  sentiments  it  contains 
are  as  much  those  of  Bowdoin  as  of  Yale: 

"  No  man  will  respect  you  less  for  standing  for  mamly 
principles  which  you  have  brought  with  you.  No  one  will 
look  down  upon  you  if  you  choose  to  take  your  place 
among  the  Christian  men,  of  whom  you  will  soon  find 
many  among  your  companions.  But  when  you  have  once 
taken  a  high  position  you  must  never  go  hack  on  it.  Sincer- 
ity, above  all  things,  receives  a  full  face  value  here.  In- 
deed, we  believe  every  man  in  college,  whatever  his  own 
ideas  and  belief,  will  bear  us  out  when  we  s.ay  that  when 
a  class  graduates,  there  are  none  who  command  greater 
esteem  and  respect  from  every  member  of  the  class  than 
they  who  have  stood  firm  from  the  beginning  in  unpre- 
tentious, unbigoted  Christian  life.  It  may  be  an  intensely 
jolly  life  we  lead,  it  may  be  that  some  few  carry  that  jollity 
to  too  great  an  extent,  but  there  is  not  a  man  among  us 
who  fails  to  respect  a  manly  Christianity." 

The  Argo  and  the  Athenceuin  are  as  i'ull  as  ever  of 
good  things,  and  it  is  greatly  to  the  credit  of  Wil- 
liams that  slio  can  support  two  such  papers.  The 
present  number  of  the  Argo  contains  an  indignant 
remonstrance  against  the  hostage  system  as  prac- 
ticed by  the  faculties  of  certain  colleges;  the  imme- 
diate cause  of  the  Argo  going  on  the  war-path  is 
the  action  of  the  President  of  Williams  in  compell- 


ing the  Sophomores,  in  class  meeting,  to  pass  a  res- 
olution permitting  the  Freshmen  to  carry  canes — an 
act  hardly  in  keeping  with  the  dignity  of  his  posi- 
tion. And  this  was  accomplished  by  threatening  to 
expel  certain  Sophomores  if  this  requirement  was 
not  complied  with.  Surely  there  is  nothing  that 
would  so  unite  a  class  in  opposition  to  the  authori- 
ties as  this,  and  it  can  but  incite  the  students  to 
further  disorder.  Such  a  proceeding  is,  in  fact,  a 
declaration  of  war  between  faculty  and  students, 
and  the  fact  that  it  is  often  effective  iu  suppressing 
disorder  for  the  time  being  cannot  be  used  as  an 
argument  of  its  justice  and  expediency.  Similar 
means  of  discipline  have  long  been  used  at  certain 
colleges,  and  we  can  only  hope  that  they  will  be- 
come obsolete,  along  with  many  others  that  have 
the  effect  to  destroy  the  good  feeling  that  should 
exist  between  faculty  and  students. 

As  a  healthy  reaction  from  thoughts  so  condemn- 
atory of  the  faculty,  we  find  among  the  editorials 
of  the  Atlienmum  a  comment  upon  the  remarks  of 
a  Yale  paper,  some  time  ago,  upon  the  conservatism 
of  college  students.     Wb  quote  : 

"  We  as  students  have  been  clamoring  to  our  faculty 
to  desert  some  of  the  conservative  notions  of  past  genera- 
tions, and  launch  out  into  methods  more  in  accord  with 
the  tendencies  of  to-day.  We  have  been  constantly  de- 
manding, and  propose  to  continue  in  the  demand,  that 
Williams  keep  step  with  all  the  progressive  movements 
which  are  now  shaking  up  educational  circles  throughout 
the  country.  Where  are  we  students  standing  ourselves? 
This  same  impulse  of  advance  demands  that  we,  too,  turn 
our  backs  upon  certain  customs  which  only  a  conservative, 
clinging  to  the  notions  of  an  outgrown  past,  can  keep 
alive.  The  various  forms  of  mild  hazing,  the  poor  apolo- 
gies for  cane-rushes  which  are  resurrected  to  a  miserable 
existence  every  yeai- — in  fact,  all  the  puerile  animosities 
which  hang  over  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years,  belong  to 
the  past  of  college  life  rather  than  to  its  present,  and  read 
more  like  chapters  from  the  musty  romances  which  our 
grandfathers  were  brought  up  on,  than  tlie  doings  of  to- 
day's Young- America." 

It  seems  to  us  that  this  is  the  text  of  a  sermon  which 
each  one  of  us  could  with  profit  read  to  ourselves, 
especially  at  this  time,  the  beginning  of  the  college 
year.  And  whenever  we  complain,  as  we  often  do, 
that  the  government  of  our  college  is  too  conserva- 
tive, that  the  Faculty  are  not  as  liberal  as  at  some 
other  colleges,  lot  us  ask  ourselves  this  question  : 
Do  not  we,  liy  clinging  so  steadfastly  to  our  old  cus- 
toms, hinder  the  onward  march  of  Old  Uowdoin  1 

From  the  Uuivorsity  of  Michigan  a  now  paper 
comes  to  us,  the  Argonaut.  As  wo  learn  from  them, 
this  new  expedition  is  in  search,  not  of  a  piece  of 
sheep's  wool,  but  of  college  news  and  a  gymnasium. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


99 


May  success  attend  you,  0  venturous  Argonauts, 
and  no  doubt  in  the  searcli  of  the  former  you  will 
he  eminently  successful ;  but  of  the  gym.,— well,  we 
don't  want  to  discourage  you,  but  here  we  have 
been  wandering  around  for  the  last  ten  years  in 
search  of  that  self-same  thing,  and  still  we  wander. 
Maybe  the  glorious  climate  of  Michigan  is  more 
conducive  to  the  growth  of  gymnasiums  than  our 
own  spicy  variety  of  Maine.  Bat  if  you  do  strike  a 
field  where  there  are  a  lot  of  gyms,  lying  around 
loose,  after  you  have  taken  your  pick,  just  send  us 
one  down  here,  as  that  is  what  we  are  pining  for. 
At  any  rate  the  Argonauts  have  got  a  tidy  little 
craft  for  their  expedition,  and  apparently  a  pretty 
lively  crew  on  board  ;  yet  there  is  a  drop  of  sorrow 
in  their  cup,  as  the  following  will  testify  : 

"  A  London  newspaper  in  an  article  on  American,  col- 
leges speaks  of  Ann  Arbor  and  says :  '  As  the  name  indi- 
cates, this  is  a  ladies'  school,  one  of  the  largest  and  most 
famous  in  the  country.'  "We  always  feared  that  our  ro- 
mantic name  would  get  us  into  trouble,  but  expected  noth- 
ing so  melancholy  as  this.  Imagine  Harvard  and  Colum- 
bia being  spoken  of  as  '  famous  bicycle  schools,' or  a  New 
York  newspaper  referring  to  Eton  as  '  a  famous  English 
restaurant,  as  its  name  implies.'  " 

With  such  a  rival  as  the  Argonaut,  the  Chronicle 
will  have  to  look  to  its  laurels,  likewise  to  the  cor- 
recting of  its  proof;  we  shall  have  to  award  it  the 
palm  for  getting  in  more  mistakes  in  two  columns 
than  even  the  editor  of  the — well,  we  will  say  rojw- 
ham  Courier. 

We  have  received  an  addition  to  the  infant  class 
from  the  Farmington  High  School,  called  tlie  Sole- 
cism. Why  it  should  be  called  the  Solecism  we 
have  not  the  most  remote  id«a ;  but  it  is  a  real  good 
name,  and  looks  well  in  print.  So  come  on,  little 
one  !  there  is  plenty  of  room  for  all  and  no  crowd- 
ing. If  we  do  happen  to  step  on  anyone's  toes  in 
passing,  it  is  not  that  we  mean  any  offense,  but  we 
generally  carry  our  head  so  high  that  we  can't  see 
where  we  are  .stepping. 

It  does  not  appear  to  be  a  very  good  time  for 
poetry,  but  this,  from  the  Acta,  wo  thought  rather 
good : 

IN   HER   HAMMOCK. 

In  her  hammock,  she  is  lying. 
Swayed  gently  by  the  breeze, 

That  is  sighing,  softly  sighing. 
Through  the  shading  trees. 

In  her  hammock,  she  is  dreaming, 

Kissed  by  the  setting  sun. 
That  is  gleaming,  gently  gleaming, 

For  day  is  nearly  done. 

The  twilight  shadows  are  creeping, 
Around  about  her  bed. 


Still  she's  sleeping,  sweetly  sleeping. 
With  her  arms  above  her  head. 

Sleep  sweetly  on,  fair  maiden, 
And  dreaming,  dream  of  me. 

Thy  lover's  heart  is  laden 

With  thoughts  of  love  for  tliee. 


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A  CLKAR,  STEADY    LIGHT  the   STUDENT'S 
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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN   COLLEGE. 


Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the 
following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination);  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  ^neid ;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Greek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar;  Xeuophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 
Ancient  Geography. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,  including    Common  ' 
and  Decimal  Fractions,   Interest,  Square   Root 
and  the  Metric  System  ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree ;    Geometry,  Books 
L  and  in.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Real  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.     All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  be  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  tlic  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  each  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  those  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  bo 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  will  bo  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  ho  will  be  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  liold  for  tlio  i)urposo,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  leguUir  final  examination, as  ho  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnislied,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extpnt  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table  : 

EQDIKED— FOUE   HOURS   A   WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  sis  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terras. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and     Moral    Philosophy,   Evidences   of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

electives — EOITR  HOURS   A    WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 

Latin,  two  terms. 

Greek,  two  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Physics,  one  term. 

Chemistry,  two  terras. 

Science  of  Language,  one  term. 

English  Literature,  two  terras. 

German,  two  terms. 

History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 

International   Law  and   Military    Science,    two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  .$7.5. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  $2r,.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  ('dllegecliarges,  ,fllO. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  i?4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  imdcr  good  management,  very  materially 
lessen  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


B®w 


Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  NOV.  1,  1882. 


No.  8. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVERY   AIiTEENATE  WEDNESDAY,   DTTRIHG  THE 
COLLEGIATE  YEAR,  BY   THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
Arthur  J.  Russell, '83,  Managing  Editor ^^j-o  tern. 
Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  B.  Cole,  '83.  OLrvER  W.  Means,  '84. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83.         Charles  B.  Sayward,  '84. 
N.  Brooks  K.  PETTrNGiLL,  '83. 

Terms — $2.00  a  year  in  advance  ;  single  copies,  15  cents. 

Remittances  slioukl  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor.  Communications 
in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to  the  Managing  Editor. 

Students  and  Alumni  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer^s  real  name. 

Entered  at  the  Post  Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 

Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston,  Me. 

CONTENTS. 
Yol.  XII.,  No.  8.— Nov.  1,  1882. 

Editorial  Notes 101 

Literary: 

Dreaming  (poem) 104 

TIiG  Great  Eating  Match  at  Harpswell  Neck 104 

Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Convention 105 

College  Items 1 06 

Personal 109 

Clippings  110 

Editors'  Table Ill 


EDITORIAL  NOTES. 


By  the  time  this  second  number  of  the 
Oeient  has  come  upon  the  stage,  and  made 
its  modest  bow  and  demand  upon  your  time 
and  for  your  favor,  the  college  will  have  set- 
tled down  to  its  usual  routine  of  work,  and 
affairs  will  begin  to  take  on  their  old  aspect. 
The  Freshman  will  soon  find  out  about  what 
is  required  of  him,  and  the  consumption  of 
midnight  oil,  in  endeavoring  to  come  up  to 


these  requirements,  will  delight  the  hearts  of 
our  worthy  grocers.  To  him  the  distinction 
between  the  Aorist  and  Imperfect  and  the 
exact  definition  of  a  line,  so  that  it  can  be 
easily  stopped  before  it  runs  out  through  the 
ceiling  to  infinity,  will  no  longer  be  hidden 
mysteries.  The  stoical  Sophomore,  who  has 
been  secretly  practicing  all  last  year,  will 
now  bite  a  small  semi-circle  out  of  his  plug, 
in  the  presence  of  wondering  classmates  who 
before  regarded  him  as  immaculate.  The 
Junior,  with  a  far-away  look,  dons  his  best 
suit  and  goes  to  see  his  best  girl — maidens, 
beware !  While  the  Senior  meditates  upon 
the  distinction  between  the  Subjecto-objective 
subject  as  compared  with  the  Objecto-sub- 
jective  object,  and  wonders  whether  he  had 
better,  at  the  present  time,  let  loose  upon 
the  world  a  theory  which  he  holds,  or  wait 
until  increasing  years  have  brought  increas- 
ing influence.  The  yagger,  who  stood  under 
a  Sophomore's  window  and  intercepted  about 
a  gill  of  pure  cavendish,  has  learned  to  keep 
one  eye  cocked  up  at  the  windows. 

In  short,  if  an  old  alumnus  should  come 
back  now  he  would  probably  see  what  he  saw 
five,  ten,  or  twenty  fall  terms  ago, — -scenes 
which  we  shall  be  glad,  yet  at  the  same  time 
extremely  sorry,  to  leave. 


We  feel  constrained  to  speak  of  the  un- 
fortunate ebb  in  the  musical  tide  at  the  pres- 
ent time.  To  be  sure  there  are  spasmodic 
intervals  of  singing  by  small  squads  coming 
from  meals,  and  very  pleasant  evenings  passed 
by  a  few  gathered  around  a  piano  in  some 
room.  But  there  are  no  evening  gatherings 
as  of  yore  on  the  chapel  steps,  when  half  the 


102 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


college  was  present,  and  every  man  anxious 
to  do  his  duty  by  his  country  to  the  full  ex- 
tent of  his  lungs.  The  welkin  used  to  ring 
in  those  days,  and  graduates  tell  us  that  some 
of  the  happiest  hours  were  spent  listening  to 
and  joining  in  that  crash  of  voices.  In.  other 
college  papers,  from  time  to  time,  we  see 
allusions  to  a  crowd  coming  up  fronj  down 
town  or  sitting  on  the  fence  around  the  cam- 
pus, singing.  Let  us  have  a  good  old-fash- 
ioned chorus  some  of  these  evenings  ! 


That  unfortunate  hazing  case  has  reached 
another  phase  in  its  career.  Last  week  a  jury 
brought  in  a  verdict  of  damages  for  the  plaint- 
iff. The  result  was  received  here  with  aston- 
ishment and  dissatisfaction,  and  some  wonder 
on  what  grounds  the  jury  saw  fit  to  take  this 
action.  Of  course  the  case  was  appealed  at 
once  by  the  defendants  to  the  Supreme  Court, 
which  holds  its  session  in  July.  It  is  hoped 
that  here  a  fair  trial  of  the  merits  of  the  case 
will  be  given  before  an  unprejudiced  jury, 
and  if  this  can  be  accomplished  the  defend- 
ants need  have  no  fears  of  the  result.  It  is 
evident  to  those  who  are  at  all  accustomed  to 
college  life  or  college  ways,  that  the  whole 
affair  of  the  so-called  hazing  was  only  a  gigan- 
tic farce  undertaken  by  a  ci-owd  of  fun-loving 
boys,  for  the  sake  of  frightening  the  un- 
sophisticated Freshman.  About  every  per- 
son in  that  crowd  had  gone  through  the  same 
experience  without  injury,  and  no  one  in- 
tended to  carry  the  affair  from  jest  to  earnest. 
Because  an  accident  happened,  to  claim  a 
conspiracy  to  injure  Freshmen  seems  little 
short  of  nonsense.  All  we  ask  foi,  in  the 
next  trial,  is  a  fair  statement  of  the  facts  in 
the  case  and  an  unprejudiced  jury. 


It  has  been  suggested  that  one  of  (he  mis- 
takes of  the  base-ball  men  is  in  not  organiz- 
ing a  second  nine  to  keep  thein  in  practice. 
In  the  method  of  practice  adopted  at  present. 


a  man  usualh'  knows  ten  or  fifteen  minutes 
beforehand  that  there  is  a  ball  coming  for  him, 
and  he  takes  his  time  and  "lays  for  it."  In  a 
game,  he  hasn't  so  much  time  to  think  it  over; 
he  sees  a  small,  red-hot  comet  striking  for 
him,  and  hears  a  yelling  on  the  part  of  the 
bystanders.  Then  there  is  excellent  prac- 
tice in  keeping  cool  and  exercising  presence 
of  mind,  which  some  say  did  not  character- 
ize our  nine  last  year.  After  every  defeat  of 
our  nine,  last  j'ear,  it  was  noticed  that  men 
who  were  just  on  the  edge  of  being  on  the 
nine,  were  accustomed  to  remark  that  they 
could  pick  up  a  nine  out  of  the  rest  of  the 
college  that  would  "  thump  "  the  college  nine. 
But  it  was  also  noticed  that  the  "  tlunnping  "' 
was  usually  taken  out  in  talk.  The  advan- 
tages of  a  second  nine  would  be  to  show  us 
some  games  and  keep  the  base-ball  interest 
up  and  thus  the  pocket-books  open,  and  to 
have  men  in  practice  for  all  places  that  hap- 
pen to  be  vacated.  A  substitute  may  be  an 
excellent  plaj'er  in  a  certain  position,  but  if 
another  position  is  vacated  he  may  not  be 
able  to  fill  it  so  well  as  a  man  who-  has  been 
constantly  practicing  that  position  in  a  second 
nine. 

The  piece  of  news  we  heard  recently  in 
regard  to  the  change  of  recitation  rooms,  we 
think  will  be  hailed  with  acclamation  bj^  the 
students  generally.  The  remark  of  the  Pres- 
ident to  the  Seniors,  that  one  of  the  recita- 
tion rooms  in  Memorial  Hall  would  be  occu- 
pied by  them  in  a  few  weeks,  was  received 
with  applause.  We  have  heard  it  stated  also 
that  the  present  Senior  room  would  be  used 
as  a  modern  language  room,  and  then  possi- 
bly the  present  modern  language  room  given 
for  a  reading-room.  Tliis  would  give  us  an 
excellent  reading-room,  with  plenty  of  light 
and  space.  It  also  ojiens  a  vista  to  tliat 
heaven  of  the  Orient  board,  for  wiiich  the 
worthies  who  have  gone  befiu'u  ns  have 
worked  and  fought — an  Okient  office.    If  the 


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present  reading-room  is  unoccupied,  wiiy  can 
it  not  be  handed  over  to  the  Orient  for  that 
purpose?  Surely  a  college  paper  has  some 
claim  on  tlie  college  for  support  and  assist- 
ance! A  certain  number  of  men  ai-e  elected, 
and  for  little  or  nothing  give  their  time  and 
efforts  to  producing  a  readable  college  paper, 
aiming  to  stand  by  and  advance  the  interests 
of  the  college  in  every  way  possible.  We 
hope  those  who  have  this  matter  in  charge  will 
see  the  leasonableness  of  our  request,  and  ad- 
vance the  interests  of  the  college  b}'  advanc- 
ing ours. 


A  lipple  in  the  calm  surface  of  college 
life  has  been  caused,  by  the  organization  of  a 
temperance  society  known  as  the  Bowdoin 
College  Temperance  Union.  The  pledge, 
which  is  quite  iron-clad  enough  to  suit  the 
very  Neal  Dow-est  of  temperance  men,  is 
taken  for  the  college  course,  and  prohibits  the 
use  of  alcoholic  drinks,  including  wine,  beer, 
and  cider.  That  such  a  step  is  advisable,  and 
will  advance  the  interests  of  the  college,  has 
long  been  our  opinion.  The  movement  does 
not  seem  to  be. confined  at  all  to  any  class, 
society,  or  religious  organization,  but  is  a 
sort  of  spontaneous  erupting  of  individual 
opinions  that  before  this  have  been  held  down 
by  custom,  or  some  similar  reason.  We 
tliink  the  movement  is  timely,  and  wish  it 
the  success  that  it  deserves. 


Of  coui'se,  after  our  editorial  in  the  last 
number  of  the  Orient,  we  confidently  ex- 
pected to  see  men  with  measuring-tape  and 
picks  breaking  ground  for  the  new  gymna- 
sium. But  for  some  reason  or  other  such 
was  not  the  case.  We  must  confess  to  some 
disappointment,  yet  we  still  think  our  position 
was  good  ;  for  the  other  day,  in  psychology, 
we  noticed  the  sentence,  "  Energy  of  muscle 
stimulates  to  enterprise  of  mind,"  and  imme- 
diately  thought,  "  What  an  argument  for  a 


new  gymnasium  !  "  And  on  Anthropological 
grounds,  too  !  It  seems  almost  as  if  such  an 
argument  as  this  ought  not  to  be  disregarded 
by  an  institution  of  learning  that  aims  es- 
pecially to  produce  "  enterprise  of  mind,"  to 
so  cultivate  the  mind  on  all  sides  that  it  will 
be  perfectly  developed  and  free  to  choose  its 
best  direction  of  woi'k,  and  yet  be  not  igno- 
rant of  other  lines  of  work  and  thought. 
And  energy  of  muscle  stimulates  to  this  en- 
terprise of  thought.  It  is,  then,  if  we  allow 
the  authority  of  Dr.  Hickok,  as  much  a  fac- 
tor of  enterprise  of  mind,  and  so  of  a  liberal 
education,  as  literature  and  science.  In  im- 
portance it  may  stand  on  a  plane  below  these, 
but  still  it  is  a  factor,  and  as  such  should 
not  be  neglected.  The  attitude  of  the  author- 
ities now  seems  to  be  that  of  Mahomet  wait- 
ing for  the  mountain.  But  as  the  mountain 
will  not  come  to  Mahomet,  Mahomet  had  bet- 
tei  go  to  the  mountain. 


It  has  been  suggested  to  us  to  ask  Pro- 
fessor Packard  to  repeat  that  lecture  deliv- 
ei'ed  two  or  three  years  ago  to  the  students, 
on  Bowdoin  as  it  was  in  those  good  old  times, 
that  seem  to  us  so  far  off  and  to  him  so  near. 
We  well  remember  of  attending  that  lecture, 
and  the  intense  interest  with  which  we  list- 
ened to  every  word,  delivered  with  an  elo- 
quence and  an  earnestness  which  few  who 
were  there  will  soon  forget.  There  have  two 
or  three  new  classes  entered  since  the  lecture 
was  delivered,  and  we  are  sure  that  not  a 
single  one  who  heard  it  before  will  miss  the 
opportunity  to  hear  again  that  voice  so  dear 
to  every  student  of  Bowdoin,  and  which  has 
been  so  eloquently  and  often  raised  in  Bow- 
doin's  defense  and  praise. 


Geniality  as  an  every-day  quality  is  not 
so  rare  that  its  presence  deserves  recognition. 
We  cannot,  however,  resist  putting  into 
words   a    universal   opinion    of    the   college, 


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that  the  geniality  and  kindness  of  our  assist- 
ant treasurer  deserve  recognition  on  our  part. 
If  any  mistakes  are  to  be  corrected  or  infor- 
mation sought,  his  time  and  efforts  are  always 
cordially  given.  Such  a  quality  is  readily 
recognized  and  responded  to  heartily  by  the 
students. 


DREAMING. 

When  the  slowly  gathering  twilight 
Bathes  in  purple  light  the  skies, 

Comes  a  glad  and  cheering  vision 
To  my  weary,  longing  eyes. 

In  a  panoramic  vista 

By  the  fire-light's  ruddy  glow, 
Fancy  sees  the  scenes  repeated 

Of  a  happy  long  ago. 

Scenes  of  joy  and  scenes  of  sorrow, 
Scenes  of  pleasure  and  of  pain, 

Long  gone  days  of  sun  and  shadow 
Seem  to  circle  me  again. 

But  the  sorrow,  pain,  and  shadow, 
Through  the  mellow  light  of  years, 

Lose  their  keen  and  bitter  moaning 
In  this  world  which  Fancj'  rears. 

Vision  sweet  of  days  departed ! 

Sister  mine,  those  days  recall. 
May  their  light  our  lives  still  brighten, 

Soothing,  gladd'ning,  chastening  all. 


THE   GREAT    EATING   MyVTCH   AT 
HARPSWELL    NECK. 

"Yes!  "  said  Tom,  scratching  a  match  in 
the  old  style  and  applying  it  scientifically  to 
his  pipe,  "  it  is  a  fact  that  of  all  the  eaters  I 
ever  saw,  Dick  and  Harry  of  my  class  could 
pull  the  hard-tack.  It  used  often  to  be  a 
matter  of  wonder  to  the  boys  that  the  board 
ran  so  high,  but  on  a  second  consideration  the 
above  fact  easily  explained  it.  For  a  wiiile 
they  both  sat  at  one  table  on  one  side  of  the 
room,  but  it  was  found  by  accurate  experi- 
ment tliat  that  side  of  the  room  sank  four 
inches  after  each  meal.     After  a  time  this  be- 


came dangerous,  and  Dick  was  seated  at  our 
table,  and  this  equalized  the  pressure  and  re- 
moved the  fears  of  the  boj^s.  Subsequently 
to  this  they  had  been  eating  side  by  side 
without  much  livalry,  for  all  the  rest  had 
been  busily  engaged  in  getting  something  in 
the  general  havoc ;  but  now  each  table  backed 
its  own  man  and  the  rivalry  became  intense. 
Bets  were  freelj'  offered  and  taken  on  a  din- 
ner or  a  supper,  but  no  decision  could  be 
arrived  at,  for  what  Dick  lacked  on  bread  he 
made  up  on  doughnuts,  and  where  Harry  fell 
short  on  cakes  and  pastry,  he  went  over  the 
line  with  flying  colors  on  beans.  One  was 
known  as  the  Human  Shark,  and  the  other  as 
the  Perpetual  Vacuum.  "  So  one  day,"  con- 
tinued Tom,  puffing  vigorously  at  his  pipe, 
and  reaching  mechanically  for  a  match,  as  he 
perceived  it  had  gone  out,  "  I  proposed  that 
the  boys  go  down  to  the  sea-shore,  take  pro- 
visions enough  for  a  fair  trial,  and  have  the 
thing  settled.  The  proposal  was  eagerly 
caught  at  by  the  boys,  and  five  dollars  laid 
on  the  Shark  as  against  the  Vacuum.  Tliis 
was  promptly  taken  by  the  backers  of  the 
Vacuum,  and  the  coming  match  was  much 
talked  about  during  the  week.  Both  trained 
vigorously  and  were  in  prime  order,  and  there 
was  every  indication  of  an  exciting  contest. 

"  At  6.30,  sharp,  Saturday  morning,  two 
teams  started  from  the  campus  loaded  with 
boys,  while  a  little  later,  a  hay  cart  heavily 
loaded  with  provisions.  At  8.30  the  destina- 
tion was  reached,  the  provision  unpacked,  and 
everything  made  ready  for  the  struggle. 
Dick  and  Harry,  loosely  dressed,  and  eager 
for  the  fray,  roamed  ai'ound  and  watciied  willi 
hungry  eyes  the  necessary  preparations.  At 
12  o'clock,  sharp,  the  dinner  was  prepared, 
the  rest  of  the  boys  sat  round  and  pretended 
to  eat,  but  anxiously  watched  the  contest. 
By  the  side  of  each  of  the  two  plates  was 
placed  one  (juart  of  beans  and  a  loaf  of  bread, 
with  a  iialf  pint  of  water  optional.  At  ex- 
actly 12.10  the  word  'Eat'  was  given  and 


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105 


the  havoc  begun.  At  12.15  the  first  heat  was 
finished,  Dick  leading  Harry  by  six  and  a 
quarter  seconds. 

"  The  next  heat  was  lobster,  and  here  Harry 
showed  superior  stowage  powers,  and  Dick 
broke  badlj'.  The  men  who  backed  Harry 
were  radiant.  Three  pounds  of  boiled  beef- 
steak, were  now  set  before  each  man  and 
quickly  disappeared.  But  now  signs  of 
weakness  were  shown,  and  it  was  decided, 
after  a  consultation  of  tlie  judges,  to  finish  the 
contest  on  pie.  Mince  after  mince,  apple 
after  apple,  custard  after  custard,  were 
brought  on,  and  disappeared.  On  the  eighth 
pie,  however,  Dick  again  broke  badly,  and  this 
time  went  all  to  pieces.  His  friends  rolled 
him  on  the  ground  and  prodded  him,  but  to 
no  purpose.  Harry  was  declared  to  be  the 
victor  amid  shouts  of  exultation.  On  at- 
tempting to  stand  up  and  walk  off  uncon- 
cerned, he  fell  over,  owing  probably  to  the 
change  in  his  center  of  gravity,  and  was 
picked  up  and  deposited  in  the  hay  cart  with 
the  vanquished  Dick.  On  the  way  back  a 
commotion  was  heard,  and  on  investigation  it 
was  found  that  they  had  run  across  an  undis- 
covered package  of  doughnuts,  and  were 
quickly  putting  them  out  of  sight.  They 
were  choked  off,  however,  by  their  personal 
friends,  and  slept  quietly  for  the  rest  of  the 
day  and  night." 

Since  then,  we  learn,  Dick  has  offered  to 
eat  Harry  for  fift}'  dollars  a  side,  on  any  ho- 
mogeneous material  he  may  name.  We  un- 
derstand Harry  has  accepted  his  terms,  re- 
questing, however,  that  the  material  shall  be 
Dick's  favorite  dish. 


DELTA    KAPPA    EPSILON     CONVEN- 
TION. 

Fifty-six  delegates,  representing  twenty- 
six  chapters  of  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Fra- 
ternity, met  in  convention  at  Masonic  Hall, 
Providence,  R.  I.,  Wednesday  and  Thursday, 


Oct.  18th  and  19th,  with  the  Upsilon  Chap- 
ter of  Brown  University.  Tuesday  night, 
the  evening  before  the  convention  assembled, 
by  a  long-established  custom  called  "  Columbia 
night,"  was  spent  in  enjoying  the  hospitalities 
of  the  Columbia  delegates  and  in  becoming 
thoroughly  acquainted. 

The  convention  held  business  sessions  on 
the  morning  and  afternoon  of  Wednesday ; 
the  evening  session  was  shortened  so  that  the 
delegates  might  attend  a  lecture  by  Harry  W. 
French,  to  which  they  were  invited  in  a  body 
by  his  manager,  an  alumnus  of  D.  K.  E.  The 
business  sessions  were  continued  Thursday 
morning  and  afternoon ;  and  at  6.30,  all  busi- 
ness having  been  disposed  of,  the  thirty-sixth 
annual  convention  was  brought  to  a  close  by 
adjournment.  A  game  of  base-ball  had  been 
arranged  between  the  Brown  University  nine 
and  a  local  team,  but  owing  to  the  inclemency 
of  the  weather  it  had  to  be  given  up  ;  how- 
ever, many  of  the  delegates  accepted  the  in- 
vitation of  members  of  the  Upsilon  Chapter, 
and  visited  the  colleges,  where  they  were 
hospitably  entertained. 

Thursday  evening,  at  half-past  seven,  the 
delegates  marched  in  a  body  from  the  Narra- 
gansett  House,  the  head-quarters  of  the  con- 
vention, to  Low's  Grand  Opera-House,  where 
the  public  exercises  were  held.  After  the 
Fraternity  Ode,  written  for  the  occasion  by 
Prof.  Gilmore,  Brown,  '58,  had  been  sung  by 
the  brothers,  and  prayer  offered  by  the  chap- 
lain, Rev.  C.  Edwin  Barrows,  D.D.,  Brown, 
'58,  the  Opening  Address  was  delivered  by 
Gen.  Francis  A.  Walker,  Amherst,  '60,  who 
also  officiated  as  President  of  the  occasion. 
The  exercises  further  consisted  of  an  address 
by  John  DeWitt  Warner,  Cornell,  '72,  Secre- 
tary of  D.  K.  E.  Council,  the  Oration  by 
Hon.  Andrew  J.  Jennings,  Brown,  '72,  and 
the  Poem  by  Rev.  James  S.  Good,  Lafayette, 
'72.  Music  was  furnished  by  Reeves's 
Orchestra.  The  exercises  were  well  received 
and  listened  to  with  the  closest  attention  by 


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BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


a  large  aucHeiice.  After  singing  tiic  Fiater- 
nitj'  Song,  written  by  F.  N.  Luther,  Brown, 
'84,  and  receiving  the  benediction,  tiie  dele- 
gates proceeded  to  the  Narragansett  House, 
where  a  sumptuous  banquet  awaited  tlieni. 
After  the  banquet  followed  the  usual  order 
of  toasts,  speeches,  and  songs  till  a  late  hour, 
when  the  brothers  parted,  with  the  unanimous 
sentiment  that  Upsilon  had  discharged  her 
duties  as  iiosless  in  a  most  admirable  niannei-, 
and  that  the  thirty-sixtii  annual  convcniion 
of  D.  K.  E.  was  a  "lorious  success. 


COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


How  dotli  the  busy  little  Prof. 

Improve  each  shining  hour, 
To  gather  hull-frogs  all  the  day 

From  every  fen  and  bower. 

Class  elections  are  in  order. 

Laziness  is  still  at  a  promiuni. 

Boating  is  over  for  the  season-. 

"  Got  anything  you  want  done  ? " 

We  dosorvo  a  better  reading-room. 

'J'lie  melancholy  days  are  right  liero. 

The  scratch  race  was  a  mournful  failure. 

How  docs  your  spending  money  hold  out  ? 

Fifty  cents  says  you  havn't  seen  the  comet. 

Give  us  a  soug  entitled  "  Over  the  fire  wall." 

A  gymnasium  would  be  the  thing  about  now. 

F'iing,  '86,  has  joined  the  Psi  Upsilon  Society. 

Some  folks  say  that  canned  goods  have  advanced. 

n.  M.  Wright,  '84,  was  also  a.  dologato  to  tin' 
J.  A.  A',  convention. 

A  noat  directory  has  liccn  pul  up  in  llic  lnwcr 
entry  of  South  Maine. 

You  want  to  visit  the  lislnv;iy  :it  Iriist  once  lic- 
fore  the  season  clo.ses. 

The  oflicors  of  the  liasc-Ball  AssdciiUion  sjicmlil 
have  been  chosen  long  ago. 

In  speaking  of  Brown  and  Butler  in  the  last 
i)iiiKN'i',  '8l>  should  have  been  used  instead  of '8-1. 

It  really  seems  as  though  I'rof.  I'ackai'd  was 
growing  younger  instead  of  older.  Mis  good  hcallli 
is  a  source  of  joy  to  every  Bowdoiii  boy. 


Less  business  than  usual  done  on  the  pave  this 

fall. 

'I'liu  Brunswick  Skating  Rink  is  to  be  opened 
soon. 

.Sdutli  Wiiitlirop  grasps  the  confection  im  end 
women. 

'I'he  liaziiig  case  bids  fair  iievei-  to  reach  a  set- 
tlement. 

Now  is  the  time  to  ''swear  ofT"  for  the  rest  of 
the  year. 

About  time  to  gi\e  the  entry  lauips  their  ;nnuial 
cleaning. 

The  collector  of  the  Boating  Association  is  on 
the  war-path. 

Beware  of  "  inesi)onsible  pensons  with  a  dispo- 
sition to  pilfer.'' 

Prof.  Packard's  "  Hi.story  ot  Bnwdoin  "  is  nearly 
ready  for  distribution. 

The  Seniors  are  being  iiisiructed  in  parliament- 
ary law  by  Mr.  Fishei'. 

The  band  is  to  be  revixed  under  the  lcadersbi|i 
of  Mr.  C.  0.  Hutcbins,  'S:i. 

The  local  dealers  report  good  sales  of  room 
furnishings  to  the  Freshmen. 

An  "  odor  of  long-forgotten  dinners  lingers  lov- 
ingly "  about  some  of  the  ends. 

Don't  forget  to  press  some  of  those  autumn 
leaves  to  scud  to  your  best  girl. 

A  Freshman  has  been  heard  asking  if  Prof  Smith 
really  owns  and  drives  a  trotter. 

"The  frog  wdio  would  a-wooing  go"  has  fallen 
to  the  tender  mercy  of  the  Juniors. 

The  Sophomores,  iu  view  of  ht)lding  a  class  sup- 
per, invested  iu  a  line  lot  of  turkeys. 

The  Freshmen  have  not  e\eu  been  watered. 
What  a  change  from  two  years  ago  1 

The  choir  made  the  hair  rise  in  the  l)od\  of  the 
chapel,  on  a  recent  Sabbath  afternoon. 

An  (Mupt\  coal  hod,  lurking  in  a  dark  ball  way, 
ri\als  icy  ste|)s  as  a  promoter  of  profaiiilv. 

An  auction  of  books  last  Wednesday  eve  caused 
a  tein[)orary  e.xcitemeut  among  the  literati. 

Why  have  the  Saturday  evening  prayer-meetings 
in  the  lUeaveland  room  been  discontinued  ? 

Piof.  Lee  lectures  to  the  Freshmen  on  "  Hygi- 
enic" once  each  week  in  the  ("leavcland  room. 

A  certain  Senior  has  decided  "  to  Jliii;/  away 
ambition"  and  taki^  to  the  auctioneering  block. 


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107 


The  sportsmen  report  good  shooting  in  the 
suburbs. 

You  uuist  answer  to  your  own  name  only,  wlien 
the  roll  is  called. 

The  atmosphere  is  very  lVa.L;-rant  with  the  odor 
of  class  elections. 

The  well  near  Massachusetts  Hall  is  the  best 
one  on  the  campus. 

Can't  we  have  a  few  moi'o  games  of  foot-ball  be- 
I'lire  it  gets  too  cold? 

The  Sophs  have  discovered  symptoms  of  an 
approaching  peanut  drunk. 

Prof  Campbell  occupied  the  pulpit  in  the  Con- 
gregational church  on  Sunday,  Oct.  22. 

One  of  our  Faculty  doesn't  have  a  single  recita- 
tion this  term,  and  yet  claims  to  be  a  bard-worked 
man. 

The  Seniors  are  looking  with  a  stufi'ed  club  for 
the  man  that  told  them  that  psychology  was  a  soft 
snap. 

The  I'emark  that  Clatj  was  fire-proof  lirought 
appreciative  grins  to  the  faces  of  the  Senior  astron- 
omers. 

Moody,  Goddard,  and  Bates,  '82,  and  Smith, 
WiKson,  and  Wheelwright,  '81,  have  been  in  town 
recently. 

Ninety-nine  per  cent,  of  our  exchanges  headed 
the  local  column  in  the  first  fall  issue  with  "  Wel- 
come, '86." 

There  is  a  slight  stringency  in  the  excuse  busi- 
ness this  fall.  There  are  more  offered  than  can 
find  takers. 

The  Juniors  (zoology  division)  have  been  very 
successful  in  obtaining  frogs,  lizards,  and  snakes 
for  dissection. 

Everybody  is  complaining  of  the  dullness  of  the 
term.  Isn't  it  due  to  lack  of  enterprise  among  the 
upperclassmen  ? 

A  course  of  lectures  and  concerts  in  Memorial 
Hall  is  one  of  the  delightful  possibilities  of  the  im- 
mediate future. 

A  Senior  suggests  that  wo  ought  to  have  prayers 
twice  right  off  on  Sunday  morning,  and  then  have 
all  the  afternoon  to  ourselves. 

In  psychology:  Prof. — "Now,  Mr.  H.,  when  I 
say  '  this  is  a  tree,'  what  do  you  get  from  it  ?  "  Mr. 
H.  (who  is  severely  practical)—"!  don't  get  any- 
thing from  it,  and,  if  you  will  permit  mo,  I  don't  sec 
any  sense  in  your  question."    Wild  applause. 


A  three-legged  frog  is  an  object  of  interest  in 
the  Cleaveland  room.  It  is  expected  to  sprout  a 
new  leg  at  an  early  date. 

These  are  bracing  mornings  to  those  who  are 
coming  through  the  entrances  of  the  campus  just  as 
the  last  alarm  for  prayers  commences  to  strike. 

The  class  in  astronomy  are  taking  advantage  of 
the  pleasant  evenings  to  view  the  heavenly  bodies 
through  the  opera-glass  belonging  to  the  college. 

Many  of  the  college  rooms  have  posted  on  the 
inside  of  the  closet  doors  the  names  of  those  who 
have  successively  occupied  the  rooms  for  the  last 
twenty  or  thirty  years. 

It  is  a  sad  thing  to  see  a  professor  in  such  a  state 
that  he  solemnly  makes  the  statement  that  it  takes 
light  about  three  and  one-half  miles  to  come  to  the 
earth  from  a  certain  star. 

It  is  considered  in  the  geology  class  that  there 
are  no  great  openings  for  going  into  the  earthquake 
business.  William,  who  sat  down  ou  a  bent  pin, 
seemed  to  work  up  considerable  enthusiasm  on  the 
subject. 

A  Junior,  in  chemistry  the  other  day,  tried  to  de- 
ternnne  the  character  of  a  certain  solution  by  tast- 
ing it.  He  found  out  what  he  wanted  to,  and  so 
was  somewhat  reconciled  to  go  without  solid  food 
for  five  days. 

"  Why  has  not  Bowdoin  been  more  successful  in 
regattas?  "  was  one  of  the  subjects  for  the  Sopho- 
more themes  due  last  week.  We  have  a  celluloid 
scarf-pin  for  the  man  who  has  answered  that  ques- 
tion satisfactorily. 

The  Sophomores  should  agitate  Anna  in  their 
class  meeting.  They  have  the  largest  class  in 
college  and  have  no  heavy  class  expenses  to  pay 
this  year.  Why  can't  they  give  us  a  good  burial  of 
analytics  next  spring  ? " 

A  gentleman  by  the  name  of  Milton  Whitney, 
from  John  Hopkins  University,  has  come  here,  on 
account  of  ill  health,  to  spend  the  winter  with  us 
and  to  pursue  a  special  course  in  organic  chemistry 
under  the  direction  of  Prof,  llobinson. 

Another  theory  has  been  advanced  by  a  Senior 
in  geology :  Considering  that  SO2  gas  comes  from 
an  active  volcano,  this  Senior  wishes  it  distinctly 
understood  that  the  volcano  is  "all  balled  up"  in  not 
sending  out  frozen  lava  and  chunks  of  ice.  And 
the  man  who  goes  to  investigate  the  eruption  ought 
to  wear  rubber  boots  and  several  overcoats.  The 
theory  is  good,   but  for  some  reason  or  other  the 


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facts  don't  agree  with  it.    So  much  the  worse  for 
the  facts. 

An  enterprising  member  of  '83  oflBciated  at  an 
auction  sale  of  books  down  town,  last  week.  His 
motto  was  "large  sales  and  small  proQts."'  But  the 
most  remarkable  feature  of  the  whole  thing  was 
that  his  books  were  printed  in  "  printer's  print." 

If  there  is  an  organ  in  the  room  above  yours  and 
a  piano  across  the  way,  you  have  our  profoundest 
sympathy.  If  the  man  next  door  contemplates 
learning  to  play  the  cornet,  you  had  better  immedi- 
ately engage  your  rooms  in  the  Maine  Insane  Asy- 
lum. 

When  a  man  is  a  Freshman  here,  he  puts  iu  his 
coal  himself;  when  he  is  a  Sophomore,  he  helps  a 
yagger  do  it ;  as  a  Junior,  he  merely  bosses  the  job  ; 
and  when  be  has  put  on  Senior  dignity,  he  throws 
over  the  whole  att'air  to  the  Freshman  who  rooms 
with  him. 

An  advertisement  of  Colby  University  appears 
in  the  literary  department  of  one  of  our  exchanges, 
the  Farmington  High  School  Solecism.  Wouldn't 
it  have  been  a  little  more  honorable  for  the  Colby 
man  to  have  put  his  article  among  the  other  ads. 
and  paid  for  it  like  a  little  man  ? 

We  suggest  the  following  as  good  subjects  for 
communications  to  the  Orient  :  "  Our  Need  of  a 
New  Reading- Room,"  "  The  Present  Apathy  in 
Sports,"  "The  College  Library,"  "Did  It  Pay  to 
Build  Memorial  Hall  Simply  for  an  Ornament?" 
"  What  Shall  We  Do  with  Our  Beardless  Tutors?" 
and  "  The  Need  of  More  Light  in  Astronomy  and 
Physics." 

Hasn't  the  history  course  of  the  present  Senior 
class  been  neglected  a  little  ?  With  the  exception 
of  one  term  in  ancient  history  Freshman  year,  not 
one  bit  of  instruction  has  '83  had  in  this  direction. 
Time  was  when  a  Bowdoin  graduate  knew  some- 
thing about  Roman,  Medifoval,  French,  English, 
and  American  history.  Why  should  such  an  im- 
portant branch  of  study  be  so  totally  ignored  here 
now? 

He  was  a  Junior,  and  it  is  said  had  been  trying 
to  learn  something  about  physics  since  term  com- 
menced. He  was  found  wandering  through  the 
streets  of  Bnuiswick  at  1.30  a.m.,  muttering  some- 
thing about  "unformed  accidental  rectangular  mo- 
tion." He  was  borne  tenderly  to  his  room,  and  is 
better  now.  Moral — never  try  to  learn  anything 
about  physics  hero,  unless  you  want  to  pass  tlirough 
life  a  raving  maniac. 


Scene  at  table,  dignified  Senior  dining  out : 
D.  S. — "Yes,  as  I  was  saying,  Mr.  W.,  while  out 
riding  with  his  hitherto  unproposed  to  truly-truly, 
took  this  a^ccasion  to  aw-make  a  proposal." 
Daughter  of  the  house  where  D.  S.  was  diuing  (sud- 
denly)— "Why,  what  did  he  do  with  the  reins?" 
D.  of  H.  is  covered  with  confusion  by  the  shout  of 
laughter,  and  has  since  spent  her  time  trying  to  find 
out  wherein  she  gave  herself  away.    Fact. 

The  auction  of  '83's  Bugles,  Wednesday, 
October  18th,  was  financially  more  of  a  success  than 
was  anticipated.  About  twenty-five  copies  were  sold 
by  Boss  F.  The  auctioneer's  efforts  on  Wednesday, 
October  2.5th,  were  not  crowned  with  any  marked 
degree  of  success,  only  a  dozen  copies  having  been 
disposed  of.  As  a  result,  the  editors  still  have  a  lot 
on  hand.  The  suggestion  that  each  society  relieve 
its  editor  of  the  financial  burden  imposed  by  small 
sales  seems  to  be  a  good  one,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped 
that  hereafter,  beginning  with  the  volume  soon  to 
be  issued,  tbe  editors  shall  lose  no  more  than  their 
shares  as  individual  members  of  the  college. 

The  Praying  Circle,  established  in  1815,  so  long 
ago  that  evei-ybody  thought  that  it  was  one  of  the 
lasting  institutions  of  the  college,  has  passed  away_ 
Its  undergraduate  members,  iu  accordance  with  the 
advice  given  them  by  Mr.  Wishard,  a  representative 
of  the  College  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  have  voted  to  change  it  into 
a  chapter  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  It  is  claimed  by  those 
who  favored  the  change,  that  the  usefulness  of  the 
Christian  organization  in  Bowdoin  will  be  vastly 
increased  by  giving  it  a  grander  name  and  thus 
making  it  a  part  of  an  association  that  extends 
throughout  the  principal  colleges.  So,  perhaps,  iu 
payment  for  the  loss  of  the  old  Praying  Circle,  in 
which  we  have  all  taken  so  much  pride,  we  may 
fairly  expect  to  see  at  once  a  decided  increase  in 
religious  feeling  and  work  among  the  students. 

'84's  Bugle  board  consists  of  Cothron,  Adams, 
Clark,  Hilton,  and  Phinney.  They  have  hold  a 
meeting  and  organized  as  follows:  Literary  Editor, 
Phinney;  Business  Editor,  Clark.  The  statistics 
and  miscellaneous  matter  is  equally  divided  among 
the  five.  Rather  an  innovation  has  been  made  at 
the  outset  by  voting  that  each  class  shall  furnish  its 
own  history,  which  is  to  be  written  by  some  mem- 
ber chosen  by  his  class.  The  step  seems  to  bo  a 
good  one,  inasnnich  as  each  history  will  probably  be 
enlivened  by  an  ardent  desire  on  the  part  of  its 
writer  to  have  his  class  stand  on  the  pinnacle  of  fame. 
So  far  as  known,  only  the  two  lower  classes  have 


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chosen  their  historians.  '85  is  represented  by 
Bartlett,  '86  by  Kuowlton.  Let  us  hope  that  the 
boys  will  put  on  the  immortal  brace  and  give  us  a 
Bugle  that  will  find  a  ready  acceptance  by  all. 


IN  MEMORIAM. 


At  a  regular  meeting  of  the  Theta  Chapter  of 
the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Fraternity,  held  October 
20,  1882,  the  following  preamble  and  resolutions 
were  passed : 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  Almighty  God  to  re- 
move by  death  from  active  Christian  hfe  our  beloved 
brother,  A.  H.  Pennbll,  of  the  class  of  1879, 
therefore, 

Resolved,  That  in  his  death,  the  Delta  Kappa 
Epsilon  Fraternity  loses  one  whose  loyalty  to  her 
dearest  interests  was  never  wanting,  and  whose  ex- 
amples and  precepts  are  worthy  of  our  adoption; 
that  by  his  sincerity  and  devotion,  a  large  circle  of 
friends,  and  especially  those  who  are  his  brothers 
in  Theta  Chapter  of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon,  are 
called  upon  to  mourn  his  untimely  death,  by  which 
he  was  cut  off  in  the  spring-time  of  life  from  what 
promised  to  be  the  performance  of  a  Mfe-long 
Christian  work. 

Resolved,  That  we  deeply  sympathize  with  the 
relatives  and  friends  of  the  deceased  in  this  their 
sad  affliction. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  to  his  relatives,  and  that  a  copy  also  be  sent  to 
the  press  for  publication. 

J.  F.  Waterman, 
C.  E.  Adams, 
B.  Baktlett, 
In  behalf  of  Theta  Chapter. 


Whereas,  For  the  first  time,  "the  fatal  asterisk 
of  death  is  set "  against  the  names  of  two  of  our  be- 
loved classmates,  Henry  Baird  Carleton  and 
Albert  Henry  Pennbll, 

Resolved,  That  while  we  bow  to  the  All-Wise 
Providence  that  has  denied  us  the  companionship 
of  two  so  universally  loved,  so  worthy  of  admiration 
and  respect,  we  would  comfort  ourselves  with  the 
thought  that  for  them  both  this  was  no  dreaded 
change,  but  merely  a  summons  from  the  Master 
they  both  were  preparing  to  serve. 

Resolved,  That  while  we  cherish  the  delightful 
memories  of  our  late  classmates  and  friends,  we 
should  imitate  the  exemplary  Christian  lives  they 
led  among  us. 

Resolved,  That  we  tender  our  heartfelt  sympa- 
thy to  the  afflicted  families,  and  cause  a  copy  of 
these  resolutions  to  be  published  in  the  Bowdoin 
Orient  and  sent  to  them. 

Horace  E.  Henderson, 
Geo.  W.  Bourne, 
Joel  P.  Huston, 

Committee  on  Resolutions. 

October  ICth,  1882. 


At  a  regular  meeting  of  Lambda  Chapter  of  the 
Zeta  Psi  Fraternity,  held  October  20,  1882,  the 
following  preamble  and  resolutions  were  adopted : 

Whereas,  An  All- Wise  Providence  has  removed 
by  death  our  esteemed  and  worthy  brother,  Henry 
Baird  Carleton,  of  the  class  of  1879,  therefore. 

Resolved,  That  in  his  death,  the  fraternity  loses 
a  brother  who  was  ever  faithful  in  the  performance 
of  his  duties  while  an  active  member  of  this  Chapter, 
and  aft&r  his  graduation,  endeavored  in  every  way 
to  advance  the  interests  of  Zeta  Psi ;  one  who  was 
endeared  to  us  by  the  strongest  ties  of  brotherhood, 
whose  early  death  closed  a  life  of  great  promise. 

Resolved,  That  we  extend  to  the  family  of  the 
deceased  brother  our  heartfelt  sympathies  in  their 
great  affliction. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  to  the  family  of  the  deceased,  to  the  several 
Chapters,  and  to  the  Orient. 

F.  E.  Perham, 
J.  A.  Crowley, 
A.  C.  Cobb, 
In  behalf  of  the  Lambda  Chapter. 


PEB.SOHAL. 


[Graduates  and  Undergraduates  are  earnestly  solicited 
to  send  personal  items  to  the  Bowdoin  Orient,  Bruns- 
wick.] 

The  many  friends  of  Prof.  George  T.  Ladd  will 
be  pained  to  know  of  the  death,  Oct.  5,  of  his 
youngest  son,  Jesse. 

On  Monday,  Oct.  23,  died  Miss  Frances  A.  Pack- 
ard, a  daughter  of  Prof.  W.  A.  Packard,  of  Prince- 
ton, and  a  granddaughter  of  Prof.  A.  S.  Packard,  of 
Bowdoin  College. 

'53. — MelvilleW.  Fuller,  of  Chicago,  declined  the 
Democratic  nomination  for  the  first  district  of  Illi- 
nois. 

'65. —Harmon  is  practicing  law  in  Boston. 

'65.— Locke  is  practicing  law  in  Portland. 

'65.— Weeks  is  clerk  of  courts  in  Wiscasset. 

'65. — Millay  is  practicing  law  in  Bowdoinham. 

'65.— Swasey  is  practicing  law  in  Portland. 

73. — p.  E.  Whitney  is  in  a  law  offlce  with  his 
brother  in  San  Francisco.  He  was  for  three  years 
in  Tokio,  Japan,  and  afterwards  read  law  in  St. 
Louis. 

73._F.  A.  Wilson  is  to  be  ordained  as  a  Con- 
gregational minister  at  Orono.  After  graduating 
he  studied  at  the  Bangor  Theological  Seminary. 

'73. — Bradstreet  is  enjoying  a  vacation  with 
friends  in  Bridgton.  In  1881  he  became  Assistant 
Manager  of  the  Tehauutepec  Interocean  Railway 
Co.     After  a  severe  attack  of  malarial  fever,  he 


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became  thoroughly  acclimated,  aud  last  December 
was  promoted  to  the  position  of  General  Manager- 

75. — Hatch  has  obtained  a  position  as  teacher 
at  Milford,  Mass. 

'77. — Bourne,  having  studied  medicine  at  Phila- 
delphia, has  settled  in  Taunton,  Mass. 

78.— Potter  is  studying  law  with  Weston  Thomp- 
son, Brunswick. 

79. — Hastings  is  practicing  law  in  Fryeburg, 
Me. 

79. — Hanson  is  a  teacher  of  Latin. 

79.— Ford  is  teaching  school  in  Lafayette,  Ind. 

79. — Fessenden  has  a  position  in  the  Census  Of- 
fice, Washington,  D.  C. 

79. — Bourne  is  practicing  law  in  Kennebunk, 
Me. 

79. — Brown  is  an  ornithologist  at  Portland. 

79. — Varney  is  a  civil  engineer  in  Texas. 

'80. — Payson  was  married  to  Miss  Louise  G. 
Thaxter,  Thursday,  Oct.  12. 

'80. — Harding  is  in  the  Columbian  Law  School, 
Washington,  D.  C. 

'80.  — Giveen  is  a  candidate,  on  the  Democratic 
ticket  in  Colorado,  for  Supervisor  of  Schools. 

'80.— Perkins  and  Dane  are  in  a  law  school  in 
St.  Louis. 

'8L — Pettengill,  '81,  aud  Pierce,  '82,  are  in  Tale 
Theological  Seminary,  New  Haven,  Ct. 

'81 — Sawyer  is  teaching  the  Lindsey  High  School, 
Shapleigh,  Me. 

'81. — Little  was  married,  Oct.  19,  to  Miss  Eila 
Lucia  Gray  of  Portland. 

'81.— F.  L.  Johnson  is  in  the  Signal  Service  at 
(Jhincateague,  Va. 

'81.— Goddard  is  with  Osgood's  Hcliotype  Co., 
Boston. 

'82. — Mason  is  teaching  a  grammar  school  in 
East  Boston. 

'82.— Blondcll  is  for  a  shoi't  time  teacher  of  the 
grammar  School,  in  Augusta,  Me. 

'82.— Merryman  is  in  the  Boston  Scliool  of  Tech- 
nology. 

'82. — Holway  is  at  home  in  .Augusta,  and  is  about 
to  begin  the  study  of  law. 

'82.— Goddard  is  studying  law  with  Titcomb  & 
Son,  at  Augusta. 

The  following  arc  in  the  Law  Department  of  the 
IJoston  University:  Smith,  '78;  Martin,  '80;  Shaw 
and  Towle,  both  of  '81  :  and  Stinson,  formerly  of 
V,i. 

'81.  — Packard  is  in  the  .lunior  rlass  at  Am- 
herst. 

'84.— I'eirco  is  in  business  in  Now  York. 


CLIPPINGS. 


A  negro  tramp  stood  in  a  box. 

The  captain  of  tlie  station, 
In  accents  steru  and  pen  in  liand, 

Aslied  him  his  occupation. 

AVitli  knowing  grin  and  water}-  eyo 
The  darkey  said,  "  Well,  sar  ! 

Guess  I's  a  wrecker,  lease  I  hauls 
De  schooners  off  tlie  bar." 

—  Crimson. 

The  nobbiest  thing  in  boots  is  a  bunion. 

When  did  Washington  take  his  first  ride? 
When  he  took  a  hack  at  the  cherry  tree.  —Ex. 

First  Division  Sophomore  (legit) — "  0,  home  of 
Hades—"  Prof. — "  Well,  you  may  stop  there.'' 
Red  lights. — Tale  Cnurant. 

Prof,  (looking  at  watch) — •'  As  we  have  a  few 
moments  left  I  should  like  to  have  any  one  ask  a 
question  if  so  disposed."  Student—"  What  time  is 
it,  please  ?  " — Ex. 

Professor — "  What  is  the  technical  name  lor 
the  eclipse  of  Venus  by  Jupiter  ? "'  Rough-and- 
ready  Student — "  Osculation,  sir."  He  probably 
meant  occitltation. — Ex. 

Little  Lottie  to  her  friend:  "I  have  so  many 
cares.  Yesterday  a  little  baby  sister  arrived  aud 
papa  is  on  a  jury.  It  was  only  a  piece  of  luck  that 
mamma  was  at  home  to  take  care  of  it." — Y<ile 
News. 

They  had  been  at  the  masquerade,  where  she 
recognized  him  at  once.  "  Was  it  the  loud  beating 
of  your  heart,  my  darling,  that  told  you  I  was 
near  ? "  murtnured  he.  "  Oh,  no,"  she  replied  :  "  I 
recognized  your  crooked  legs." — Ex. 

SCENE — BAT    OF    BISCAY. 

On  the  ocean,  O  my  darling, 

When  it  roolcs  us  to  and  fro, 
Would  it  not  be  better,  darling, 

We  should  both  go  down  below  ? 
When  the  ship  is  tossing  gently 

'Tis  some  sudden  unknown  woe 
Prompts  me  once  again  to  a-sk  you 

Would  you  like  to  go  l)('low  '' 
In  the  gloaming,  O  my  darling, 

Cling  not  lovingly  to  me, 
For  I  often,  with  short  warning, 

Long  to  view  the  deep,  blue  sea. 
Aiul  I  feci  all  choked  with  something 

Longing,  struggling  to  bo  [roo  ; 
It  were  best  to  leave  you,  darling, 

Best  for  you  and  best  for  me. 

—Lehiyk  linn: 


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EAU  MIGH  ! 

There  was  a  young  girl  from  Bordeaux, 
"With  corns  on  her  little  pink  teaux  ; 

They  gave  her  such  pain 

The  tears  ran  like  rain 
Down  the  bridge  of  her  elegant  neaux. 

— Cornell  Era. 

Jumbo's  catching  at  Brunswick  was  too  much 
for  Tufts,  and  we  were  caught  Knapp-ing.  (We 
beg  pardon,  but  our  defeat  has  softened  our  brains.) 
— Tuftonian. 

Why  is  a  torn  umbrella  like  a  small  circus  ?  A 
torn  umbrella  makes  a  display  of  ribs,  and  a  dis- 
play of  ribs  is  a  side-show,  and  a  side-show  is  a 
small  circus. — Princetonian. 

YE  SWELLE  COQUETTE. 

Her  Beauty.  Her  head  is  most  divinely  set ; 

Quiek-flashing  eyes  as  black  as  jet; 
Mirth  doth  a  dimpling  smile  compel 
O'er  face  more  fair  than  I  can  tell, 
Whose  lips  aye  part  for  saucy  threat. 

Her  Dress.    Her  hat,  'twere  folly  to  forget. 

Her  claudent  scarf  and  collarette 
She's  sure  in  style  are  ultra  swelle, 
Steal  dainty  boots  and  pointed  well, 

Prom  'neath  her  jaunty  ulsterette, 

Her  CO-        This  chic  brunette,  perdie,  will  bet, 
Will  slyly  smoke  a  cigarette. 

Or  sip  a  glass  of  bright  Moselle, 
Ye  swelle  coquette. 

Her  Power.    She  uses  slang,  the  newest  yet; 
Has  read  the  latest  novelette ; 
The  freshest  gossip  can  re-tell, 
Albeit  is  the  reigning  belle : 
A  hundred  hearts  holds  in  her  net,         , 
Ye  swelle  coquette. 

"  I  never  saw  a  real  prize  flte,  but  I  saw  a  fut- 
ball  game.  First  a  man  kiks  the  ball;  thou  the 
boys  each  each  other  round  the  nex  and  roll  in  the 
mud;  then  one  man  yells  hell  and  they  get  up  in  a 
line  and  the  men  on  the  end  they  danse;  then  the 
boys  on  the  fens  they  laf.  When  a  man  runs  with 
the  ball  they  catch  him  and  sit  on  his  neck ;  then 
he  goze  home  and  another  man  takes  his  j)lace; 
then  one  man  kiks  the  ball  and  the  other  side 
yells  fowl ;  then  they  swear.  My  brother  Bill, 
before  the  game,  sed  he  was  laying  for  one  of 
those  dam  Freshmen.  When  he  came  down  to 
the  feeld  in  his  sute  the  boys  on  the  fens  they 
yelled:  'It  came  from  New  York  on  the  breeze.' 
When  he  came  home  with  his  leg  broke  I  asked 
him  if  he  fixed  the  Freshman.  And  my  sister's 
young  mau  lafted  and  said  not  this  eve,  and  Bill  he 
kust." — Collegian. 


EDITORS'  TABLE. 


The  matter  which,  just  at  present,  appears  to  be 
agitating  the  college  world,  and  especially  Coluni- 
IMa  and  Harvard,  is  the  difficulty  or  misunderstand- 
ing that  arose  from  the  proposed  race  at  New  Lon- 
don last  July.  The  facts  of  the  case,  as  nearly  as 
we  can  learn  from  the  conflicting  statements  made 
in  the  various  papers,  are  as  follows :  The  race  was 
agreed  upon  for  a  certain  day  and  time ;  both 
crews  were  in  training  at  New  London ;  by  the 
death  of  the  Columbia  coxswain,  a  postponement 
of  the  race  was  necessitated ;  the  day  was  agreed 
upon  again,  but  Harvard  demanded  a  change  of 
time,  to  which  Columbia  would  not  accede ;  there- 
upon the  Har^'ard  crew  went  out  of  training,  and 
left  New  London  ;  on  the  appointed  day  and  hour 
Columbia  rowed  over  the  course,  and  was  awarded 
the  race  by  the  referee.  So  the  race  was  decided, 
and,  one  might  think,  the  matter  ended.  But, 
no  ;  in  the  fall  some  of  the  Harvard  papers  took  it 
upon  them  to  censure  the  crew  and  its  manager, 
Mr.  Bancroft,  and  to  demand  that  a  suitable  apol- 
ogy be  made  to  the  Columbia  crew  for  departing  so 
abruptly  and  without  giving  ofiicial  notice  of  their 
intention.  This  expression  of  opinion  drew  from 
Mr.  Bancroft,  backed  by  the  Boat  Club,  a  full  state- 
ment of  Harvard's  position  and  her  reasons  for 
withdrawing  from  the  race,  to  which  the  Columbia 
papers  immediately  responded  with  their  construc- 
tion of  the  affair,  and  so  the  battle  goes  on.  The 
latest  move  is  the  desertion  of  the  Harvard  gradu- 
ates from  their  standards;  they  went  to  the  ex- 
treme of  sending  a  letter  of  apology  to  Columbia 
in  behalf  of  the  crew,  whom  they  condemned  in  no 
measured  terms,  alleging  that  they  "crawled"  from 
the  race,  either  because  they  were  afraid  to  row 
Columbia,  or  because  they  did  not  care  about  the  " 
race,  one  or  the  other,  inasmuch  as  they  had  already 
defeated  Yale,  and  maintaining  that  they  should 
have  remained  in  training  at  New  Loudon  until 
some  time  could  be  agreed  upon  and  the  race  rowed. 
This  appears  to  be  as  just  a  view  of  the  matter  as 
can  well  be  formed  without  a  full  knowledge  of  the 
particulars.  And,  indeed,  most  of  the  college 
papers  seem  to  take  this  stand,  viz.,  that  for  some 
reason  Harvard  did  not  want  to  row  Columbia,  and 
so  took  advantage  of  a  slight  misunderstanding  to 
"  crawl."  The  controversy  has  gone  so  far  that 
Columbia  declares  she  will  never  row  Harvard 
again,  and  Harvard  reciprocates.  The  whole  affair 
is  utterly  fruitless  of  any  good  to   either  college, 


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and  can  only  provoke  bad  feeling ;  and,  as  we  un- 
derstand, Harvard  does  not  claim  tbe  race,  there  is 
no  reason  vrliy  tbe  tbing  sbould  ever  bave  been 
brought  up  at  all,  nor  why  should  it  not  be 
dropped. 

From  various  itenis  wbicli  have  been  going  tbe 
rounds  of  tbe  college  papers,  it  appears  that  Presi- 
dent Eliot,  of  Harvard,  has  solicited  tbe  Presidents 
and  Faculties  of  other  colleges  to  take  some  united 
action  so  as  to  prevent  the  college  nines  from  playing 
with  professional  teams.  Most  of  the  Eastern  col- 
leges bave  responded  favorably,  but  the  Tale  Fac- 
ulty refused  to  interfere  in  the  matter,  and  the 
Courant  gives  us  to  understand  that  the  students 
are  perfectly  satisfied  with  tbe  action,  or  rather 
want  of  action,  of  the  Faculty.  Tbe  Record,  how- 
ever, interprets  the  sentiment  of  the  college  differ- 
ently, and  consequently  there  is  a  division  in  the 
press.  Curiously  enough,  this  same  lack  of  una- 
nimity of  opinion  is  noticed  among  the  Harvard 
papers.  The  Herald  considers  Tale's  refusal  to  act 
as  a  direct  insult  to  Harva,rd  and  its  President,  who 
was  the  originator  of  the  movement,  while  the 
Crimson  thinks  the  Tale  Faculty  knew  what  they 
were  about.  And  doubtless  they  both  are  right. 
By  the  way,  iu  speaking  of  the  Courant,  we  sbould 
not  forget  to  mention  tbe  wonderful  improvement 
that  has  been  made  in  its  appearance  by  the  addi- 
tion of  a  new  cover  which,  although  partaking 
somewhat  of  the  meaningless,  ffistbetic  jumble 
which  has  recently  become  so  fashionable,  and  from 
which  it  is  often  a  task  to  decipher  tbe  name,  is  yet 
neat  and  modest.  The  number  at  hand  contains  an 
account  of  "Journalism  at  Tale  "  which,  we  presume, 
does  the  double  duty  of  filling  space  in  the  Courant 
and  of  complying  with  tbe  request  of  the  gentle- 
man who  has  in  preparation  a  complete  history  of 
college  journalism.  We  would  here  state  that  any 
student  who  feels  that  ho  can  fill  the  bill  of  "one 
of'your  able  literary  men,"  and  "  who  can  furnish  an 
article  worthy  of  your  college  and  paper,"  as  Mr. 
McClure's  communication  runs,  had  better  devote 
his  time  to  writing  up  an  account  of  journalism  at 
Bowdoin  and,  no  doubt,  bo  w^ll  be  amply  rewarded 
in  some  way  or  other  by  Mr.  McCluro.  l?ut  to 
return  to  our  article  in  the  Courant.  From  this 
we  learn  that  the  lirst  publication  at  Tale  was  the 
Literary  Cabinet,  m  1800;  it,  however,  perished 
the  following  year.  Since  this  time  there  have 
been  some  twelve  attempts,  of  which  only  five  bave 
had  a  permanent  success  and  become  an  institution 
of  the  college,  viz..  Lit.,  Courant,  Becord,  News, 
and  Banner,  tlie  last  being  an  annual. 


Fault-finding,  we  suppose,  is  universal,  yet  it  is 
a  sort  of  comfort  to  be  reminded  that  we  have  com- 
panions in  misery,  even  way  out  in  Ohio.  Witness, 
a  long  editorial  in  the  Marietta  Olio  upon  the  sub- 
ject of  fault-finders,  from  which  we  would  infer  that 
tbe  Olio  has  recently  been  subjected  to  this  species 
of  torture.  The  exceeding  frankness  of  the  article, 
and,  .shall  we  say,  the  justice  of  its  strictures,  strikes 
our  fancy  and  we  would  quote : 

"  The  critical  student  never  sees  a  good  thing  iu 
tbe  Olio,  unless  be  has  written  it  himself.  He 
growls  at  each  new  number  of  the  Olio.  It  is  dull, 
feeble,  silly,  and  unworthy  of  perusal.  He  sneers 
at  every  article.  He  ridicules  tbe  editorials  and 
contributions.  But  does  he  do  anything  to  improve 
the  paper?  If  he  thinks  the  bterary  department 
too  heavy,  does  be  write  a  light  sketch  for  it? 
No,  he  only  growls.  He  writes  nothing.  He  pulls  to 
pieces.  If  any  student  does  not  think  the  Olio  en- 
tertaining, let  him  quit  bis  dyspeptic  grumbling 
and  do  something  to  better  it.  The  grumbler  does 
little  for  the  world.  He  builds  nothing.  He 
advances  nothing.  He  simply  opposes  and  obstructs. 
We  want  the  students  to  write  for  the  Olio.  It  is 
their  paper,  and  if  they  don't  like  it  let  them  do 
something  to  improve  it.  Don't  sit  on  tbe  fence  and 
growl.  That  will  do  no  good.  Go  to  work  and 
write,  or  else  take  what  the  editors  give  you.  Sug- 
gest and  do  something  better,  or  forever  hold  your 
peace.  Ton  are  making  an  unenviable  spectacle  of 
yourself  by  your  melancholy  and  monotonous 
grumbling.  If  you  don't  know  it,  rest  assured  that 
everybody  else  does." 

In  this  connection  we  remember  the  remark  of  one 
of  our  exchanges,  to  the  effect  that  "  with  all  the 
'kickers'  there  are  in  college,  we  ought  to  have  a 
good  foot-ball  team." 

The  Yale  News  of  the  24th  inst.  presents  a  cut 
of  the  new  athletic  grounds,  now  in  course  of  prep- 
aration, and  a  description  of  the  same.  There  is 
to  bo  a  quarter-mile  track,  a  space  for  lawu-touuis 
courts,  two  base-ball  fields,  a  cricket,  a  la  crosso,  a 
foot-ball  field,  and  a  grand  stand  facing  two  ways, 
besides  an  imposing  gate,  not  to  speak  of  a  high 
picket  fence  surrounding  the  whole,  that  will  pre- 
vent small  boys  on  the  outside  from  seeing  the 
games  as  effectually  as  would  a  high  board  fence. 
Truly  our  Yale  brothers  are  to  be  congratulated 
upon  the  anticipation  of  such  an  arena,  so  match- 
less in  every  respect,  where  thoy  may  exhibit  the 
physical  prowess  that  has  always  so  distinguished 
them.  As  was  stated  above,  all  this  is  presented 
in  the  News,  which,  by  the  way,  we  think  does  not 
deserve  the  criticism  which  has  been  made  upon  it 
by  the  exchange  editor  of  the  Acta.     He  says  : 

"The  Yale  News  is  also  on  hand.  It  contains 
the  usual  remarks  about  Mary  Anderson  and  Hecrs's 


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113 


Drug  Store,  or  Drug's  Beer  Store,  we  forget  which. 
But  why,  oh.  News,  do  you  not  print  some  news 
about  dear  old  Yale  ?  As  our  parados  editor  says : 
'  The  Yale  News  has  arrived,  but  the  news  of  Yale 
hasn't  got  here  yet.' " 

Another  matter  which  at  present  occupies  the 
editorial  mind  is  college  singing,  or  rather  the  lack 
of  it.  We  can  all  remember  when  the  boys  used  to 
get  together  and  have  a  good  old  sing, — perhaps  it 
might  be  called  a  "howl," — when  every  man  felt  it 
his  duty  and  high  privilege  to  take  part  in  a  jolly 
chorus.  There  is  nothing  that  is  so  strong  to 
unite  men  in  the  ties  of  friendship  and  good 
fellowship  as  a  college  song.  It  always  used 
to  be  and  ever  ought  to  be  a  prominent  feat- 
ure of  college  life.  We  could  make  endless 
extracts  from  our  exchanges  urging  the  revival 
of  this  old  custom,  for  lack  of  interest  in  it  is  felt 
in  many  of  our  sister  colleges,  but  it  would  seem  as 
if  its  value  ought  to  be  evident  to  all.  To  be  sure, 
we  do  hear  a  good  deal  of  one  song,  which  often  at 
this  season  fiills  upon  our  ears  at  the  dead  of  night, 
rendered  with  an  amount  of  force  and  ferocity  that 
is  calculated  to  strike  terror  to  the  hearts  of  the 
quaking  Freshmen  ;  but  surely  this  is  not  the  only 
song  we  know,  and  even  if  we  do  not  take  kindly  to 
the  new  song  book,  there  are  some  songs  that  have 
belonged  to  Old  Bowdoin  for  many  years,  and  which 
are  well  worth  repeating. 

Some  kind  friend,  unknown,  has  sent  us  the 
After  Supper,  a  paper  for  home  and  school,  express- 
ing the  wish  that  we  would  give  it  a  careful  perusal. 
We  have  perused.  The  first  thing  that  met  our 
eye,  on  opening  this  model  sheet,  was  the  startling 
information,  amoug  the  "Answers  for  August," 
that  "Bees  are  provided  with  a  little  bag,  inside 
their  bodies,  a  kind  of  second  stomach,  in  which 
the  honey  designed  for  storage  is  carried";  and 
"  Steel  pens  were  introduced  in  1830."  Among  the 
"Questions  for  October''  this  conundrum  is  pro- 
pounded, "Where  do  flies  go  in  winter?"  Now 
what  in  the  world  is  the  use  of  inquiring  where  the 
flies  go  in  winter.  If  some  one  would  find  out 
where  they  don't  go  in  summer,  he  would  prove 
himself  a  benefactor  to  the  human  race,  and  a  good 
man  to  build  a  summer  hotel.  Further  on  we  find 
a  list  of  games,  suitable,  we  presume,  for  children 
of  our  age.  Just  imagine  the  editorial  board  play- 
ing "  Tom  Tiddler's  Ground  "  in  the  sanctum  ;  but 
we  beg  pardon,  it  would  be  too  much  to  ask,  for 
first,  dear  reader,  you  would  have  to  imagine  a 
sanctum  for  the  Orient,  and  that  is  too  much  even 
for  our  powers,  which,  we  assure  you,  are  not  weak 


in  that  direction.  However,  there  is  one  game  men- 
tioned to  which,  perhaps,  the  board  are  most  ac- 
customed. It  is  called  "Beauty  Made  Ghastly," 
and  the  directions  for  playing  it  are,  "  Take  half  a 
pint  of  spirits  and  some  common  salt."  Now  we 
are  rather  in  the  habit  of  taking  our  salt  first, 
whether  in  the  form  of  fish  or  otherwise.  It 
must  be  that  the  salt  in  this  case  is  designed  to  get 
up  a  thirst  for  the  second  half-pint.  Glorious 
thought!  To  you,  0  After  Supper,  we  are  indebted 
for  it.  To  you  shall  due  credit  be  given.  Here- 
after we  shall  always  carry  our  vest  pocket  full  of 
common  salt,  in  case  of  an  emergency. 


BOOK  NOTICE. 

"The  Secret  Societv  System,"  byE.  E.  Aiken;  New 
Haven  :  Briggs  &  Co.,  1882. 

The  above  pamphlet  is  upon  our  table.  The 
author  is  a  graduate  of  Yale,  and  in  his  Senior  year 
was  connected  with  one  of  the  societies  there,  and 
so,  presumably,  has  an  exceptional  stand-point  fi'om 
which  to  judge.  The  book  is  a  vigorous  attack 
upon  secret  societies  in  general,  college  societies  in 
particular.  The  subject  is  treated  under  the  three 
heads  of  intellectual,  moral,  and  social  effects.  The 
arguments  are  clearly  though  somewhat  fully  ex- 
pressed, carefully  classified,  and  to  a  remarkable 
degree  strengthened  by  the  opinions  of  noted  men. 
Any  of  us,  whose  college  life  is  so  centered  in  our 
secret  societies,  would  be  well  repaid  by  a  careful 
perusal  of  the  book;  and  even,  although  in  our  po- 
sition, we  cannot  admit  the  truth  of  the  author's 
arguments,  yet,  through  his  acuteness  in  discov- 
ering our  weak  points,  we  might  learn  wherein  our 
system  needs  improvement,  and  perhaps,  in  a 
measure,  discover  the  means  to  attain  the  perfec- 
tion which  we  all  desire  in  our  fraternities.  The 
book  can  be  obtained  of  the  publisher. 


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Lewiston,  8.10  a.m.,  2.45,  6.33  P.M.,  12.40  niglit. 
Farmiugton,  8.10  a.m.  (Mi.xed),  2.45  p.m. 
Augusta,  8.10  A.M.,  2.45,  6.35  P.M.,  12.45  night. 
Skovvhegan,  Belfast,  Dexter,  and  Bangor,  2.45p.m.,  and 

12.45  night. 
Watervillo,  8.10  a.m.,  2.45,  6.35  p.m.  (Saturdays  only), 
12.45  night. 

PAYSON  TUCKER,  Supt. 
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Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the 
following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgios,  and  six  books  of  the  jEneid ;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Greek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar;  Xenophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Riad,  two 
books;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 
Ancient  Geography. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,  including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,  Interest,  Square  Root 
and  the  Metric  System  ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree  ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  IIL  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Real  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.    All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  be  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  each  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  bo 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  will  bo  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  ho  will  l)e  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  held  for  tho  purpose,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  final  examination,  as  he  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnished,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  "liberal  range  of 
eleotives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table : 

EQUIRED— FODE  HOURS  A  WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  sis  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,   Evidences  of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

ELECTIVES — EOUR   HOURS   A   WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 

Latin,  two  terms. 

Greek,  two  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Physics,  one  term. 

Chemistry,  two  terras. 

Science  of  Language,  one  term. 

English  Literature,  two  terms. 

German,  two  terms. 

History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 

International    Law  and   Military    Science,    two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  $2n.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  $110. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  materially 
lessen  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
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Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  NOV.  15,  1882. 


No.  9. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVERy    ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY,   DURING   THE 
COLLEGIATE  TEAR,   BY   THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
Arthur  J.  Ru.ssell,'83,  Managing  Editor  j»'0  teiii. 
Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83.  Oliver  W.  Means,  '84. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83.         Charles  B.  Sayward,  '84. 
iST.  Brooks  K.  Pettingill,  '83. 

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Remittances  slanuld  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor.  Communications 
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Students  and  Alamui  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer's  real  name. 

Entered  at  the  Post  Oifice  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 

Printed  at  ttie  Journal  Office,  Lcwiston,  Me. 

CONTENTS. 
Tol.  XII.,  No.  9.-N0V.  15,  1882. 

Editorial  Notes 11.5 

Literary  : 

My  Evening  Cigar  (poem) 117 

Kalph  Waldo  Emerson 117 

"Ten  Old  Maids" 118 

A  Mutton  Ghost 120 

Theta  Delta  Chi  Convention 121 

College  Items 121 

Personal 124 

Editors'  Table 125 

Clippings  127 

EDITORIAL  NOTES. 


Once  more  the  Orient  extends  its  hand 
and  asks  your  tolerance.  Bear  witli  us  a 
little  longer,  for  like  the  ghost  of  Christmas 
present  we  feel  that  our  time  is  growing 
short.  The  leaves  have  fallen  from  tlie  trees 
on  the  campus  for  the  last  time  iu  our  course, 
and  there  are  strong  suggestions  of  winter  in 
the  air.  The  student  wlio  has  been  wasting 
his  frame  grappling  with  the  relics  of  ancient 


lore,  or  in  vain  attempts  to  "  read  his  soul,"  be- 
gins to  think  he  deserves  a  little  vacation.  So 
he  packs  his  collar-box  and  starts  off  Friday 
night  to  see  his — ah  !  well — say  his  sister, 
and  stay  over  Sunday.  Monday  morning 
you  see  him  fresh  and  vigorous  and  readj'  to 
pitch  in  again.  In  the  evening  he  smokes 
his  pipe  and  gives  his  chum  an  account  of 
his  visit  home,  and  from  time  to  time,  exam- 
ines with  critical  eye  a  new  photograph  on 
the  mantel-piece.  Talk  about  girls  anywhere 
else  in  the  world  in  comparison  with  that 
one !  Brunswick  is  nowhere  in  point  of 
beauty  of  its  3'oung  ladies  in  comparison  with 
Starks  or  Plantation  No.  4 !  But,  girls,  the 
Orient  doesn't  think  so.  It  is  strongly 
prejudiced  in  favor  of  Brunswick  girls,  all 
reports  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding. 
Well !  well !  We  started  to  moralize  on  the 
shortness  of  time,  and  see  where  we  landed  ! 
Whether  or  no  we  have  more  than  one  life 
to  live,  it  is  certain  that  we  haven't  but  one 
college  life,  so  let  us  make  the  most  of  it. 


The  gymnasium  question  has  been  re- 
cently agitated  in  quite  a  practical  manner 
by  the  undergraduates.  Despairing  of  any- 
thing definite  from  the  powers  that  be,  a 
meeting  of  the  students  was  held  and  a  com- 
mittee appointed  to  provide  for  a  series  of 
lectures  and  concerts  to  be  held  in  Memorial 
Hall  which  thus  promises  to  become  useful 
as  well  as  ornamental.  The  proceeds  of  this 
course  are  to  be  handed  over  to  the  authori- 
ties to  go  towards  the  new  gymnasium.  Here 
seems  to  be  a  definite,  active  step  in  the  right 
direction,  and  it  speaks  well  for  the  enter- 
prise and  pluck  of  the  undergraduates.     Even 


116 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


if  the  proceeds  from  the  lectures  are  not  very 
great,  they  will  form  a  nucleus  around  which 
more  will  gather,  and  the  stirring  up  of  the 
subject  will  soon  serve  to  keep  before  the 
graduates  and  friends  of  the  college  the  need 
and  strong  desire  we  have  of  that  wonderful 
new  gymnasium  with  baths  and  other  con- 
veniences so  mucli  needed  here.  As  we  said 
before,  it  speaks  well  for  the  enterprise  of 
the  undergraduates,  and  shows  that  the  pre- 
vailing idea  is  not  to  get  as  much  as  possible 
out  of  the  college  and  then  go  off  and  forget 
her,  but  to  aid  lier  as  much  as  possible  to  go 
on  to  higher  usefulness,  and  obtain  a  nobler 
name,  if  that  is  possible,  than  she  has  now. 
As  Professor  Packard  said  at  the  last  Com- 
mencement dinner,  "  Bowdoin  is  not  in  the 
ruts,"  and  it  seems  to  us  this  action  of  the 
students  goes  to  show  it  to  be  a  fact. 


paratively  modern,  for  the  old  idea  put  a  col- 
lege education  as  far  ahead  of  its  actual  value 
as  the  modern  idea  does  behind  it.  And  this 
character  we  have  been  speaking  of  is  re- 
sponsilile,  in  some  part,  for  this  change. 


As  loyal  sons  of  old  Bowdoin  we  should 
do  what  we  can  to  increase  her  influence. 
And  one  thing  we  can  do  is  to  speak  well  of 
the  studiousness  of  her  students.  There  is 
one  charactei',  unhappily  too  conunon,  which 
we  confess  we  could  never  understand.  The 
pride  a  person  takes  in  saying  he  hasn't 
studied  the  lesson  at  all,  hasn't  looked 
at  it,  while  nine  chances  out  of  ten  that 
same  fellow,  if  called  up,  will  make  a  good 
recitation.  It  has  been  our  experience, 
that  a  person  does  not  usually  get  up 
and  recite  on  a  subject,  using  the  argu- 
ments and  coming  to  the  same  conclusion  as 
the  author  of  a  text-book,  without  having 
looked  over  the  subject.  Again,  this  same 
character  goes  home,  and  when  asked  if  he 
doesn't  have  to  woi'k  pretty  hard  at  college, 
replies  that  he  doesn't  have  anytliing  to  do, 
or  has  a  general  loaf,  and  the  questioner  goes 
off  with  the  idea  that  four  years  at  college, 
and  especially  four  years  at  Bowdoin,  are 
wasted.  It  is  surprising  liow  often  we  have 
met  with  this  argument.     It  seems  to  be  com- 


In  those  good  old  times,  just  after  our 
"Revolutiouar}'  daddies  fit  for  their  liberties," 
it  was  considered  not  quite  the  thing  to  have 
the  churches  warmed  by  anything  resembling 
a  fire.  It  was  the  old  argument  that  if  their 
religion  couldn't  keep  people  warm,  they  had 
better  go  cold.  A  relic  of  this  custom  still 
lingers  at  Bowdoin.  The  furnaces  in  the 
chapelmay  be  ornamental, — no  one  we  can 
find  ever  descends  into  the  Hades  below  to 
find  out, — but  they  certainl}'  are  not  to  any 
great  extent  useful.  If  there  is  anj'  heat — we 
have  sometimes  thought  we  detected  a  vibra- 
tion over  the  register — it  ascends  into  the 
dim  religious  light  of  the  vault  above,  wliile 
those  below  fall  back  on  their  religion  for  the 
necessary  supply  of  "  caloric."  In  some  of 
the  classes  this  supply  is  rather  short,  and 
there  is  a  consequent  complaint  of  cold.  We 
have  heaid  it  said  that  during  the  winter 
prayers  would  be  held  in  the  base  of  Memo- 
rial Hall.  This  would  offer  various  advan- 
tages. Besides  being  comfurtably  warm,  the 
singing  would  go  ofl'  nuieli  better.  In  the 
chapel,  owing  to  tiie  great  distances  and 
echoes,  those  near  the  desk  often  find  them- 
selves finisliing  up  one  line  about  tiie  time 
the  choir  is  bracing  on  tlie  next,  a  fact  which 
has  rather  a  tendency  lo  spoil  the  effect  of 
the  harmony.  We  think  the  change  proposed 
would  be  very  acceptable  to  the  majority  of 
professors  as  well  as  students. 

Since  we  wrote  our  editorial  on  the  so- 
called  hazing  question,  in  the  last  issue,  there 
has  been  revealed  to  us  some  differences  of 
opinion  on  the  subject,  wliich,  while  tliey  do 
not  cliange  our  o[)inion  as  before  expressed. 


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yet  are  so  prevalent  as  to  demand  recognition 
on  the  part  of  the  Orieistt,  which  claims  to 
voice  the  opinion  of  the  students  as  far  as 
possible,  while  maintaining  its  own  independ- 
ence of  judgment.  We  have  received  several 
letters  from  graduates,  inclosing  slips  from 
prominent  newspapers  of  tlie  day,  referring 
to  the  result  of  the  trial  and  commenting  on 
it  in  a  way  which  shows  that  they  know  very 
little  about  the  true  state  of  the  case.  One 
letter  received  protested  against  the  position 
taken  by  the  Okient,  claiming  that  we  up- 
held hazing.  Heaven  forbid  that  we  should 
for  a  moment  even,  seem  to  uphold  that 
practice  which  has  been  the  bane  of  so  many 
of  our  American  institutions  !  The  sentiment 
of  the  college  is  unanimously,  we  can  fairly 
say  unanimously,  opposed  to  any  manifesta- 
tion of  the  old  hazing  spirit.  The  general 
idea  expressed  by  the  newspaper  articles  re- 
ferred to,  seems  to  be  that  we  had  a  sort  of 
Whittaker  ca^e  here,  that  a  few  fellows 
started  out  with  the  intention  of  inflicting 
bodily  injury  on  others.  Nothing  was  farther 
from  the  intentions  of  the  boys  than  this. 
There  was  not  the  least  "malice  afore- 
thought," simply  a  crowd  enjoying  the  fun 
of  frightening  Freshmen.  But  we  have  no 
doubt  you  are  as  sick  of  the  subject  as  we 
are.  We  shall  endeavor  not  to  mention  it 
again,  but  let  it  die  a  natural  death  if  it  will. 


MY    EVENING    CIGAR. 

The  robin's  eve-song  dies  away  in  bis  bi'east, 
The  sparrow  and  swallow  are  silent  in  rest, 
A  Sabbath-like  stillness  pervades  all  the  air 
As  I  sit  myself  down  to  my  evening  cigar. 
My  soul  has  emotions  words  cannot  express. 
Relieved  from  the  trouble,  the  care,  and  the  stress 
Of  every-day  life,  my  fancy  takes  flight 
In  day  dreams  as  flitting  as  shadows  at  night. 
My  spirit  is  raised  above  all  things  that  are 
As  I  take  pleasant  ease  with  my  evening  cigar. 
The  nightingale's  song,  wafted  light  on  the  breeze. 
The  swaying  and  moan  of  the  half-phantom  trees, 


The  varying  peep  of  the  shrill-  mouthed  frogs, 
The  deep-sounding  growl  of  the  troubled  watch- 
dogs, 
The  cricket's  sharp  chirp,  and  the  Katy-did's  tune 
Seem  to  echo  the  words  of  the  golden  new  moon, 
As  softly  she  whispered  in  accent  so  fair, 
I  envy  you  now  with  your  evening  cigar. 


RALPH    WALDO   EMERSON. 

Within  the  last  year  Ralph  Waldo  Emer- 
son, the  philosopher,  essayist,  poet,  and 
teacher,  has  passed  away,  and  to  those  of  us 
who  have  learned  to  know  and  love  him 
through  his  writings,  it  is  as  if  we  had  lost 
our  wisest  and  kindest  friend.  It  has  been 
said,  and  perhaps  truly,  that  his  death  will 
be  more  lamented  abroad  than  at  home,  for 
the  saying,  "  A  prophet  hath  no  honor  in  his 
own  country,"  has  been,  in  his  case,  made 
good.  For  as  a  matter  of  fact  scarcely  any 
American  writer  has  been  so  extensively 
neglected  by  Americans  in  general.  The 
reasons  are,  I  think,  obvious.  He  never  loved 
publicity,  never  wrote  for  fame,  never  aimed 
to  establish  any  new  school  of  philosophy  or 
poetry.  He  treated  principally  questions 
which  begin  to  puzzle  young  men  just  start- 
ing in  life,  and  in  his  kind,  pleasant  way  he 
teaches  the  true  aims  and  ends  of  life,  without 
a  trace  of  any  thing  like  bitterness  or  cynicism. 
He  loves  everything  and  everybody.  Few 
writers  reveal  themselves  to  the  world  so 
clearly  and  none  better  reward  a  careful  study. 

When  a  great  man  dies,  and  his  presence 
no  longer  graces  the  world,  men  turn  to  his 
writings.  They  who  have  known  him  per- 
sonally find  there  the  same  man, — not  the 
form  and  feature,  but  the  thought  and  emo- 
tions which  in  life  animated  them.  They 
who  liave  known  him  only  through  his  writ- 
ings find  him  just  as  they  always  have  known 
him  and  nothing  taken  away.  They  who 
have  never  known  him  at  all  reproach  them- 
selves for  their  neglect. 

Now  that  this  kind  friend  and  teacher  of 


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his  fellow-men  has  passed  away,  we  all  should 
feel  in  duty  bound  to  become  acquainted  with 
his  work ;  and  no  one  who  seeks  triitli  and 
beauty  will  go  unrewarded  away.  He  is  the 
writer  who,  move  than  any  other,  has  made 
American  thought  and  literature  respected 
and  extended  abroad.  He  is  the  example  of 
all  men,  both  in  modesty  and  manliness.  His 
writings  are  not  like  those  of  man}-  modern 
writers  tainted  with  pessimism.  On  the  other 
hand  they  are  tlie  shadow,  as  it  were,  of  his 
noble  life,  a  life  which  was  in  the  truest  way 
spent  in  working  for  his  fellow-men. 

The  grand  doctrine  on  which  he  is  con- 
stantly touching,  and  which  he  so  beautifully 
practiced,  was  that  man  is  his  own  best  ad- 
viser. No  one  believed  more  iirmly  than  he 
that  man  finds  the  best  answer  to  the  vexing 
questions  that  beset  him,  in  himself.  The 
strongest  weapon  against  pessimism  is  sincer- 
ity. Let  a  man  speak  what  his  inmost  soul 
tells  him,  unbiased  by  any  outward  consider- 
ations. "  You  are  rightly  fond,"  he  says  "  of 
certain  books  or  men  that  you  have  found  to 
excite  your  reverence  or  emulation.  But 
none  of  these  can  compare  with  that  greatest 
of  counsel  which  is  open  for  j'ou  in  happy 
solitude.  I  mean  that  there  is  for  you  the 
following  of  an  inward  leader,  a  slow  dis- 
crimination, that  there  is  for  each  a  Best 
Counsel  which  enjoins  the  fit  word  and  the 
fit  act  for  every  moment,  and  the  path  of 
each  pursued  leads  to  greatness.  How  grate- 
ful to  find  in  man  or  woman  a  new  empliasis 
of  their  own." 

But  space  forbids  my  going  into  a  detailed 
account  of  Emerson's  philosophy.  I  wish  in 
closing  to  mention  some  of  the  best  of  his 
works,  the  best  for  gaining  an  insight  into  liis 
ways  of  thonglit.  His  books  lead  to  each 
other,  and  when  once  started  few  readers  stop. 
I  will  mention  them  in  the  order  in  wliich  I 
read  them.  First,  by  all  means,  the  "  Letters 
and  Social  Aims,"  a  volume  of  short,  concise, 
ringing  essays  upon  sncli  subjects  as  "Great- 


ness, "  Resources,"  etc.  Next  the  "  Essaj's  " 
proper,  next  the  "  Conduct  of  Life,"  perhaps 
the  richest  group  of  essays  in  all  his  writings, 
treating  such  subjects  as  "  Power,"  "  Wealth," 
"  Culture  "  ;  students  in  history  should  read 
tiie  lectures  on  "Representative  Men."  The 
rest  of  his  works  will  readily  introduce  them- 
selves. 

One  word  in  closing  as  to  the  best  form 
in  which  to  procure  the  books.  By  all  means 
procure  them  in  the  "Vest  Pocket  Series" 
if  possible.  These  tiny  books  can  easil}'  be 
carried  in  the  pocket,  and  when  on  a  jour- 
ney or  by  yourself  they  will  prove  most 
charming  companions.  "  Books  that  j-ou  can 
carrj'  to  the  fire  and  hold  readih'  in  your 
hand  are  the  most  useful  after  all,"  saj's 
Samuel  Johnson,  and  our  experience  proves 
anew  its  truth.  Moreover  Emerson  is  always 
new.  Some  sentences  do  not  show  their  clear 
cut  beauty  and  finish  at  a  first  glance,  and  it 
is  only  after  reading  them  again  and  again 
that  they  reveal  themselves  fully.  Nor  will 
this,  I  am  convinced,  prove  to  anyone  a  difiS- 
cult  or  irksome  task.  So  suggestive  and  so 
enlivening  is  his  style,  that  from  the  end  of  an 
essay  we  almost  involuntarily  turn  to  the 
beginning  again,  and  feel  afterwards  well  re- 
warded for  our  pains.  He  draws  the  mind 
into  the  healthiest  and  noblest  ciiannels  of 
thought,  finally,  he  will  do  more  to  build  up 
a  firm,  genuine  manliness  than  iiny  other 
American  writer.  L. 


"TEN  OLD  MAIDS." 
Chap.  I. 

SCRAPING    ACQlTAIlSrTANCE. 

"  Ten  Old  Maids."  Tiiese  words,  on  a 
bit  of  board  over  the  door  of  a  cottage,  at- 
tracted the  attention  of  Hal  and  mj-self,  as 
we  lazily  strolled  about  tiie  streets  of  a  little 
sea-side  resort  one  sultry  day  in  August.  We 
had  just  arrived,  and,  while  pulling  away  at 
pretty  fair  cigars,  exchanged  careless  remarks, 


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or  commented  with  charming  frankness  on 
the  looks  of  the  girls  whom  we  met.  Of 
course  we  stopped  and  stared.  What  else 
would  students  fresh  from  Bowdoin  have 
done  ?  Hal  broke  the  silence  by  exclaiming 
in  his  impulsive  way  : 

"  I  sa^',  Bob,  let's  see  what  kind  of  vine- 
gar-faced maidens  sail  under  such  bold 
colors !  " 

The  proposition  struck  me  as  somewhat 
startling,  but  I  replied  carelessl}' : 

"  All  right,  drive  ahead  and  I'll  back 
you." 

This  was  enough  for  Hal,  who  immedi- 
ately sauntered  up  the  steps  leading  to  the 
cottage,  I  following  with  serious  misgivings. 

In  response  to  our  knock,  the  door  was 
opened  by  a  pretty  girl  of  eighteen,  whose 
bright,  laughing  face  and  sparkling  eyes 
showed  conclusively  that  she,  at  least,  was 
no  old  maid,  though  a  very  charming  young 
one. 

"  Can  I  see  the  lady  of  the  house  ?  "  asked 
Hal,  lifting  his  hat  politely  to  the  young  lady. 

"  Oh  certainly,"  she  replied,  while  her 
eyes  danced  and  she  seemed  to  be  greatly 
amused  at  something,  much  to  my  disgust. 

She  led  us  into  the  parlor,  where  a  whole 
bevj^  of  young  ladies  were  sewing  and  chat- 
ting, and  before  we  had  recovered  from  our 
astonishment,  said  :  "  Here  is  the  ladj'  of  the 
house,  gentlemen,  in  ten  parts, "  and  she 
seemed  ready  to  burst  with  suppressed  merri- 
ment, as  she  bowed  to  us,  the  other  ladies  fol- 
lowing her  example. 

I  for  one  did  not  relish  the  situation,  and 
felt  awkward  enough  in  the  presence  of  those 
ten  girls  who  sat  there,  some  demure,  others 
laughing,  and  all  as  self-possessed  as  a 
Quaker  in  church. 

But  Hal's  Sophomoric  cheek  did  not  de- 
sert him  even  under  these  ch'cumstances,  for, 
drawing  from  his  pocket  a  Revised  New 
Testament  (the  Lord  only  knows  how  he 
happened  to  have  it),  he  said  that  he  was  a 


book-agent,  and   actually  buzzed  those  girls 

for   half  an    hour,    while  he   explained   the 

merits  of  the    book,  and  insinuated  himself 
into  their  good  graces. 

Chap.  II. 

FALLING  IN  LOVE. 

Three  weeks  had  passed  since  our  awk- 
ward introduction  to  the  "  ten  old  maids,  " 
and  the  morrow  would  see  our  departure  for 
prosaic  horsing  of  Greek  and  Latin.  But  we 
were  to  have  one  more  good  time,  an  old- 
fashioned  country  ball,  as  a  wind-up  to  our 
weeks  of  rowing,  riding,  fishing,  and  flirting- 
so  decided  to  put  off  grave  thoughts  till  morn- 
ing light,  for  then  come  woe  and  care.  The 
past  few  weeks  had  been  extremely  pleasant,  I 
devoting  myself  with  brotherly  care  to  nine 
of  the  girls,  while  Hal  concentrated  all  his 
sweetness  on  the  roguish  miss,  who,  evi- 
dently, was  leading  him  a  pretty  chase,  the 
result  of  which  it  was  difficult  to  foretell. 
One  thing,  however,  was  certain.  Hal  was 
head  over  heels  in  love,  and  making  such  a 
fool  of  himself  that  I  often  strolled  down  to 
the  beach  and  blushed  for  him.  Why,  after 
a  moonlight  walk  he  would  prowl  about  the 
cottage  like  a  melancholy  Tom-cat,  looking 
at  the  moon  and  singing  some  infernal  love- 
song.  But  the  worst  of  it  was,  the  yaggers 
o-ot  the  run  of  the  business  and  pelted  him 
with  ripe  eggs,  so.  that  he  returned  to  our 
room  as  redolent  of  embryonic  chickens  as  a 
Soph  after  a  game  of  base-ball.  My  thoughts 
of  departure,  therefore,  were  mingled  ones  of 
pain  and  pleasure,  but  I  determined  to  enjoy 
that  ball  even  if  Hal  came  home  with  two 
inches  of  stratified  egg-shell  deposit  plas- 
tered on  his  clothes. 

Chap.  III. 

THE  END   or    IT  ALL. 

If  I  were  to  picture  to  myself  the  abode 
of  the  blest,  so  as  to  find  an  answering  echo 
within  W  heart,  I  should  imagine  a  country 


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house  where  a  couple  of  fiddles  filled  the  air 
with  their  fascinating  music,  and  pretty 
girls,  with  coquetish  looks  and  smiles,  kept 
beaux  in  bewildered  joy,  uncertain,  yet  inex- 
pressibly sweet.  When  into  such  a  scene 
you  have  sandwiched  waltzes,  lunch,  and 
quiet  ecstatic  love-making  in  some  quiet  cor- 
ner, you  will  have  a  fair  picture  of  the 
Elysian  Fields,  Jerusalem  the  Golden,  or 
some  place  authorized  by  the  new  version. 
Into  such  an  earthly  paradise  Hal  and  I  en- 
tered that  evening,  and  the  wee  small  hours 
found  us  still  whirling  in  the  dizzy  mazes  of 
the  waltz,  while  we  murmured  pleasant 
nothings  into  our  companions  ears. 

Four  o'clock,  and  I  sit  in  my  easy  chairi 
pulling  away  at  my  favorite  pipe,  waiting  for 
Hal's  appearance.  It  is  half-past  four  when 
at  length  he  comes,  and  dropping  into  a 
chair  sits  in  moody  silence.  At  length  he 
looks  up  and  there  was  a  quaver  in  his  voice 
as  he  said,  "  Well,  chum,  it  is  all  over.  I 
popped  to-night,  and  got  all-firedly  bounced. 
For,  would  you  believe  it"  continued  he, 
becoming  excited,  "  she  is  an  own  cousin  to 
that  girl  I've  been  with  so  much  in  Bruns- 
wick, and  the  hussies  have  corresponded  reg- 
ularly the  past  two  years,  "  and  terribly  crest- 
fallen, Hal  commenced  to  retire,  pulling  off 
his  things  with  vicious  jerks  and  throwing 
them  about  the  room.  I  comforted  him  as 
well  as  I  could  with  soothing  words  and  dis- 
tilled mountain  dew,  and  rather  think  I  was 
successful,  for  the  last  words  I  heard  from 
him  that  night  as  he  turned  on  his  pillow, 
were  "  Dum  all  women,  say  I." 


A   MUTTON   GHOST. 

Not  far  from  my  hoine  is  the  vilhige  cem- 
etery lying  along  the  bank  of  the  river,  and 
the  path  by  the  water's  edge  through  the 
graveyard  to  the  piece  of  woods  beyond,  has 
long  been  my  favorite  walk. 

One  evening  in  July,  tired  with  a  day's 


idleness,  I  took  my  book  and  wandered  up 
the  stream  to  the  woods.  Finding  a  pleasant 
place  near  the  water  I  sat  and  read  while 
daylight  lasted,  and  as  the  words  began  to 
grow  dim  on  the  page  I  fell  asleep.  It  was 
dark  when  I  opened  my  eyes  wakened  by  a 
horrible  dream.  I  picked  up  my  hat,  which 
had  rolled  almost  into  the  water,  and  started 
for  home  feeling  hardly  awake,  and  the  plot 
of  my  novel  mixing  with  the  strange  fancies 
of  my  dream,  gave  me  a  rather  troubled  state 
of  mind.  I  had  gone  nearlj^  through  the 
graveyard  when  a  low  moan  stopped  me,  and 
straight  ahead  on  a  tomb  that  I  must  pass 
was  something  white.  In  the  dim  starlight  I 
could  not  make  out  its  form,  but  as  I  looked 
it  seemed  to  move,  and  I  was  certain  that  I 
heard  the  moan.  I  moved  forward,  to  con- 
vince myself  that  it  was  nothing  but  a  tomb- 
stone or  a  creature  of  my  imagination,  but 
the  moanings  became  more  distinct,  and  tlie 
ghost  certainlj'  moved.  I  paused  again. 
Suddenly  it  seem  to  notice  me  and  to  come 
towards  me.     I  ran. 

But  it  did  not  follow,  and  when  out  of 
sight  I  stopped.  The  exercise  and  excite- 
ment started  perspiration  from  every  pour, 
and  to  help  control  myself  I  took  a  cigar 
from  my  pocket  my  hand  trembling  so  that 
I  could  hardly  light  it.  I  leaned  against  a 
tree  and  saw  ghosts  in  ever}'  direction.  I 
shut  my  eyes  and  my  dream  returned  with  a 
hundred  ghosts.  But  as  I  smoked  I  grew 
more  calm.  I  finished  my  cigar,  and  bathed 
my  hot  forehead  in  the  river.  As  senses  re- 
turned I  blamed  myself  for  my  foolishness 
and  putting  a  couple  of  stones  in  my  pocket, 
turned  again  towards  iiome. 

When  I  reached  the  tomb  the  object  of  my 
terror  was  still  there,  and  conquering  my  im- 
pulse to  run  I  threw  first  one  stone  and  then 
the  other.  A  frightened  sheep  ran  down  the 
side  of  the  tomb  and  at  tiie  tomb  door  I 
found  a  drunken  num  snoring  off  his  pota- 
tions. 


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tf'HETA   DELTA  CHI  CONVENTION. 

The  thirty-sixth  annual  convention  of 
Theta  Delta  Chi  was  held  at  Young's  Hotel, 
Boston,  Thursday  and  Friday,  Oct.  26th  and 
27th,  Upsilon  Deuteron  acting  as  hostess. 

Every  charge  was  represented  by  a  full 
quota  of  delegates.  There  was  also  a  large 
number  of  visiting  members  present,  includ- 
ing several  old  graduates  from  Boston  and 
vicinity.  Business  meetings  were  held  in 
the  forenoon  and  afternoon  of  both  days.  A 
large  amount  of  business  was  transacted.  A 
eh&i-ge  has  been  started  at  Harvard  during 
the'year  and  it  is  now  in  a  flourishing  condi- 
tion. Reports  from  all  directions  showed 
that  the  Society  was  never  in  a  better  con- 
dition than  at  the  present  time.  The  follow- 
ing officers  were  chosen  for  the  coming  year : 
President,  N.  LaF.  Bachman,  Hamilton,  '72; 
Tj'easurer,  C.  Kincaid,  Dartmouth,  '83  ;  Sec- 
retary, Geo.  L.  Taft,  Boston  University,  '84. 

Thursday  evening  a  large  number  of  the 
delegatest^and  visiting  members  visited 
Lambda  charge,  Boston  University,  in  their 
Fraternity  rooms,  and  passed  a  veiy  enjoya- 
ble evening. 

Friday  evening  the  members  to  the  num- 
ber of  one  hundred  met  in  the  banquet  hall 
of  Young's  Hotel  and  listened  to  the  follow- 
ing literary  program :  Oration,  Wm.  E.  Ho- 
gan,  of  Bath,  Dartmouth,  '72 ;  Poem,  Geo. 
W.  Putnam,  Dartmouth,  '79 ;  Biography  of 
Marc  F.  Cook,  known  in  literary  circles  as 
Vandyke  Brown,  Hamilton,  '74,  delivered  by 
N.  LaF.  Bachman,  Hamilton,  '72.  The  literary 
exercises  received  the  closest  attention  though- 
out,  and  the  speakers  were  frequently  ap- 
plauded. After  partaking  of  the  sumptuous 
banquet  provided,  there  was  the  usual  order  of 
toasts,  speeches,  songs,  etc.  Among  those  that 
responded  to  toasts  was  E.  H.  Capen,  President 
of  Tufts.  All  voted  it  one  of  the  best  con- 
ventions ever  held  by  the  Fraternity.  Omi- 
cron  Deuteron  has  the  thanks  of  all  for  the 


admirable  manner  in  which  she  provided  for 
the  wants  of  the  delegates. 

Saturday  a  large  number  of  brothers  vis- 
ited Tufts  College,  and  enjoyed  the  hospital- 
ity of  the  Kappa  boys. 


COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


A  tiny  foot,  a  shapely  ankle, 
A  jjretty  face  all  wreathed  in  smiles; 
A  sno'n'y  hand,  some  auburn  ringlets, 
A  heart  replete  with  woman's  wiles. 

A  stove-pipe  hat,  a  stand-up  collar, 
His  upper  lip  adorned  with  hair; 
A  social  dance,  some  quiet  flirting; 
A  Junior  caught  in  maidens  snare. 

A  little  ring  on  taper  finger, 
A  manly  arm  around  her  waist; 
Some  cooing  words — a  sudden  pallor. 
An  exit  from  the  house  with  haste. 

For  as  the  little  head  "bent  lower 

And  gently  rested  on  his  breast. 

Her  pearly  teeth  slipped  from  their  places 

And  rolled  down  his  expanse  of  chest. 

Thanksgiving  recess  in  two  weeks. 

Wentworth's  algebra  is  used  by  '86. 

The  Rugby  has  been  revived  by  '85. 

Sayward,  '84,  is  teaching  in  Wells,  Me. 

These  are  the  nights  for  good  coal  fires. 

Holden,  '83,  has  returned  from  teaching. 

Don't  allow  Old  Phi  Chi  to  be  forgotten. 

Not  much  said  about  the  new  gymnasium. 

Lawn-tennis  has  gone  into  winter  quarters. 

Junior  ease  has  been  transferred  to  Senior  year. 

Pity  we  can't  have  a  regular  Cohege  Glee  Club. 

Keep  your  hair  short  or  else  write  poetry  for  the 
Orient. 

The  Sophomores  claim  to  be  enjoying  a  picnic 
in  French. 

What  is  that  Temperance  Association  doing  all 
this  time  1 

Things  around  college  are  being  put  in  shape 
for  winter. 

The  season  of  frosty  mornings  and  muddy  noons 
is  well  under  way. 

The  college  catalogue  for  1882-3  will  be  out  in 
a  few  days.  Take  one  from  the  Treasurer's  Office, 
but  leave  twenty  cents  on  the  counter. 


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There  is  decided  evidence  of  glacial  action  on 
Mount  Condon. 

Perkins,  '83,  commenced  a  school  in  Phipsburg 
on  Monday  last. 

They  say  that  the  Freshmen  slept  'round  on  the 
night  of  Oct.  26th. 

The  ventilation  of  some  of  the  recitation  rooms 
might  be  improved. 

The  skating-rink  gets  its  full  share  of  patron- 
age from  the  college. 

Prof.  Robinson  spoke  in  the  Senior  room,  Sun- 
day evening,  Nov.  5th. 

A  quartette  of  students  rendered  college  songs 
at  the  Unitarian  concert. 

Who  borrowed  a  boat-house  key  on  a  recent 
Indian  summer  evening  i 

'85  could  not  be  beaten  on  the  turkey  issue, 
either  by  force  or  strategy. 

An  immense  amount  of  mail  matter  is  forwarded 
from  the  college  box  on  Mondays. 

Why  is  not  the  Base-Ball  Association  organized 
and  oificered  for  the  coming  year  ? 

The  man  who  bet  against  Ben.  B.  smokes  a 
pipe  now,  instead  of  cigars  as  of  yore. 

The  Senior  and  Junior  exhibition,  at  tbe  close  of 
this  term,  will  be  held  in  Memorial  Hall. 

A  propensity  for  agitating  the  wood-saw  is  a 
valid  excuse  for  absence  from  astronomy. 

The  work  of  the  newspaper-mutilating  fiend  is 
quite  often  apparent  in  the  reading-room. 

A  big  interest  in  foot-ball  was  aroused  just  in 
time  to  have  playing  vetoed  by  cold  weather. 

Religious  meetings  are  held  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
room,  North  Maine,  every  Thursday  evening. 

Prof.  Chapman  preached  at  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church,  Farmington,  on  Sunday,  Nov.  5th. 

The  number  of  bicycle  riders  is  on  the  increase 

We  would  suggest  the  formation  of  a  Bicycle  Club. 

.  The  school  teachers  are  departing  for  their  fields 

of  labor.    The  number  is  not  as  large  as  usual  this 

year. 

A  grave  and  reverend  Senior  riding  in  a  dump- 
cart,  caused  a  sensation  down  street  some  days 
since. 

As  the  classics  are  not  elective  here  Senior 
year,  several  '83  men  have  taken  to  riding  a  llcsh 
and  blood  horse. 

An  Appleton  Sopiiomorc  found  a  cow  snugly 
domiciled  in  his  room,  upon  his  return  from  recita- 
tion, the  other  afternoon.  Now,  some  might  take 
this  as  an  example  of  the  survival  of  the  fittest, 
but  the  '85  man  couldn't  see  it  in  that  light. 


Prof.  Smith  talked  to  the  students  on  religion^ 
topics,  in  the  Senior  room,  Sunday  evening,  Oct.  29. 

A  Senior  who  knows  sa3TS  that  this  cold  weather 
is  bringing  out  the  color  in  the  town  girls'  cheeks. 

The  Bowdoiu  alumni  of  Boston  have  a  reunion 
and  dinner  on  the  first  Friday  evening  of  each 
month. 

Strange  that  a  man,  who  almost  habitually  cuts 
forenoon  church,  should  always  be  on  hand  at  the 
evening  service. 

The  Brunswick  people  haven't  given  us  even 
one  of  those  soul-stirring  affairs  called  church 
sociables,  this  fall. 

This  seems  to  be  a  good  mouth  fox^clean  sha^s. 
Let  the  razor  do  its  work  thoroughly  if  you  ^pt 
to  be  in  good  company. 

A  North  Appleton  Senior  owns  a  first-rate  tele- 
scope, and  the  astronomers  in  his  end  have  formej 
an  association  for  star  gazing. 

A  large  number  of  the  students,  on  a  receiS 
Sabbath,  went  to  Topsham  and  listened  to  a  dis- 
course by  the  Rev.  Elijah  Kellogg. 

It  would  be  a  good  idea  to  revive  the  "  Dorics," 
this  winter,  and  give  dramatic  entertainments  with 
the  college  orchestra  to  furnish  music. 

The  Boating  Association  propose  J^give  us  a 
lecture  course.  It  would  suit  the  college  first-rate 
if  they  would  occasionally  give  us  a  ^ace. 

Scene  in  astronomy:  Prof. — "Before  clocks 
were  invented,  how  weye  the  nights  measured  on 
ship-board?"    Aus.— ''"By  watches,   sir." 

The  division  in  zoology  in  '84,  paid  a  professional 
visit  to  the  sea-coast,  a  week  ago  last  Monday.  The 
results  of  their  trip  were  highly  satisfactory. 

A  class  of  eleven  in  optional  French  has  been 
formed  from  among  the  Juniors.  They  read  the 
History  of  Charles  II.,  aud  recite  twice  a  week. 

The  Bugle  is  well  under  way.  The  editors  are 
making  a  despei-ate  attempt  to  put  it  in  the  hands 
of  their  patrons  before  the  Christmas  vacation. 

Farewell  old  Bowdoin  Praying  Circle.  The  re- 
sult of  an  iniiuest  upon  you  would  be,  "  Assassin- 
ated by  its  own  members  in  the  sixty-eighth  year 
of  its  life." 

The  Senior  eleven  easily  defeated  the  Sopho- 
mores at  foot-ball  last  Wednesday  afternoon  by  a 
score  of  four  goals  and  ouc  touch-down  to  two  goals. 
The  Sopbt)mores  immediately  after  played  the  Jun- 
ior eleven  and  redeemed  their  former  defeat  by 
coming  out  victorious  by  a  large  majority. 


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123 


For  the  benefit  of  whom  it  may  concern,  we  will 
state  that  '83  has  had  instruction  in  logic,  in  spite 
of  all  reports  and  indications  to  the  contrary. 

The  Sophomores  showed  good  judgment  and 
commendable  spirit  in  defending  their  well-earned 
class  supper  from  the  rapacious  upperclassmen. 

Very  little  is  said  about  training  the  ball  nine 
this  winter.  Gratifying  results  cannot  be  expected 
next  spring  unless  solid  and  seasonable  work  is  put 
in. 

First  Fresh  to  second  Fresh  (on  the  way  to  rec- 
itation)—"Come,  J.,  I'm  weak  on  that  review; 
how  many  places  did  the  Prof,  say  Homer  was  born 
in?" 

A  dead  calm  has  settled  down  again  upon  the 
library,  all  the  more  noticeable  because  of  the  way 
Prof.  Johnson  made  things  brighten  up  there  last 
year. 

President  Chamberlain  lectures  four  times  per 
week  to  the  Seniors,  on  Political  Economy.  The 
"  conference "  method  is  used  in  reviewing  the 
lectures. 

A  remarkable  whirlwind  was  seen  on  the  walk 
near  Maine  Hall  some  days  ago;  leaves  and  sticks 
were  carried  up  far  above  the  tops  of  the  highest 
buildings. 

The  members  of  the  two  lower  classes  are  com- 
plaining of  the  kind  of  instruction  they  are  getting 
in  Latin.  It  savors  altogether  too  much  of  the  fit- 
ting school. 

The  quadrupeds  with  the  strong  smell  are  cer- 
tainly growing  fewer  in  the  upper  part  of  the  village. 
One  of  the  Faculty  has  succeeded  in  entrapping 
two  of  them. 

It  has  been  suggested  that  the  musician  room- 
ing over  the  North  Maine  recitation  room  ought  to 
play  "  The  Dead  March  in  Saul  "  on  his  piano  dur- 
ing psychology  hours. 

The  Longfellow  Memorial  Address,  delivered 
last  Commencement  by  Dr.  Goodwin,  has  been 
printed  in  pamphlet  form,  aud  may  be  found  upon 
the  table  in  the  library. 

The  outlines  of  the  diamond  on  the  base-ball 
ground  are  almost  obliterated  now,  and  the  village 
cows  wander  over  the  places  where  the  nimble 
fielders  formerly  muffed  the  flies. 

The  recitation  rooms  in  Memorial  Hall  are  not 
yet  ready  to  be  occupied.  0  well,  there's  no  hurry. 
It  would  be  unseemly  to  commence  to  use  a  hall 
that  has  been  sixteen  years  in  building,  directly 
after  it  was  completed. 


Longren  and  C.  C.  Torrey,  '84,  were  delegates 
from  Bowdoin  to  the  State  Convention  of  the  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  recently  held  in  Lewiston.  A  number  of 
other  students  attended. 

In  recitation  :  Sophs,  reading  Terence's  Andria. 
Prof,  (to  man  who  had  just  rendered  a  passage)  — 
"Well,  upon  that  what  did  Simo  say?"  Voice 
from  the  back  seats—"  Thumbs  up." 

Two  or  three  of  the  good  shots  have  been  prac- 
ticing with  the  photograph  of  one  of  our  distin- 
guished Professors  as  a  target.  It  is  possible  that 
they  took  this  way  to  pay  off  old  scores. 

Bowdoin's  History  is  out  at  last.  It  is  a  fine 
large  volume,  and  is  so  interesting  and  comprehen- 
sive that  no  Bowdoin  man  should  be  without  a 
copy.     Prof.  Chapman  has  charge  of  the  books. 

Prof.  Chapman  presided  at  the  meeting  of  the 
Maine  Pedagogical  Society  in  Portland  last  week. 
He  also  delivered  an  address  before  the  society,  on 
"  The  Duty  and  Opportunity  of  the  Teacher  in 
Respect  to  the  Development  of  the  Character  in  the 
Pupil." 

"  This  is  what  you  might  call  a  sidereal  mount- 
ing, gentlemen,"  remarked  the  astronomy  Professor 
to  his  gasping  hearers  on  a  recent  evening,  as  he 
placed  the  telescope  on  the  top  of  an  empty  cider 
barrel  in  order  to  get  a  better  view  of  a  certain 
constellation. 

When  a  man,  who  has  been  here  nearly  four 
years,  is  heard  to  declare  that  he  don't  know  as 
much  about  writing  as  he  did  when  he  left  the 
fitting  school,  one  is  naturally  led  to  infer  that  the 
head  of  one  of  our  departments  of  instruction  is 
not  doing  his  whole  duty. 

It  has  been  discovered  (no  matter  how)  that  a 
certain  Sophomore,  who  in  style  is  supposed  to 
border  on  the  toney,  secures  the  fair  proportions 
that  his  nether  limbs  ordinarily  present,  by  wearing 
a  thick  pair  of  pants  under  those  that  are  displayed 
before  the  view  of  an  admiring  public. 

The  Junior  class  has  held  its  election  with  the 
following  result:  Vice  President,  Z.  W.  Kemp; 
Orator,  J.  A.  Waterman ;  Poet,  C.  W.  Longren ; 
Odist,  S.  W.  Walker;  Chaplain,  O.W.  Means;  Com- 
mittee of  Arrangements,  F.  P.  Knight,  2d,  S.  R. 
Child,  3d.  Owing  to  a  disagreement  among  some 
members  of  the  class  in  regard  to  the  distribution 
of  certain  of  the  offices,  the  positions  of  President, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Curator,  Marshal,  and 
1st  on  Committee  of  Arrangements  will  not  be  filled 
at  present. 


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Prof.  Chapman  spoke  in  the  Senior  Room  before 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  last  Sunday  evening. 

We  understand  that  there  has  been  a  little  dif- 
ference of  opiuiou  between  the  Sophomores  and  the 
Faculty. 

One  source  of  amusement  at  present  to  the  stu- 
dents is  firing  revolvers  out  of  windows  at  old 
tomato  cans  and  glass  bottles.  It  pleases  the  boys 
and  doesn't  hurt  the  bottles. 

A  Senior  (reciting  psychology  outside) — "  The 
unification  of  the  apparent  dualism  of  things  can 
be  prognosticated  by  the  sentient  susceptibilities 
appertaining  to  the  convergent  lines  of  evident 
damfoolishness." 

Senior  (reciting  from  his  personal  experience) — 
"I  have  often  noticed  the  occurrence  of  rocks  of 
this  description  in  the  vicinity  of  the — "  Senior 
hesitates.  A  voice  from  back  seat— "  Box-shop." 
Class  comes  down  heavy. 

Bill's  face  has  recently  assumed  the  beautiful 
contour  of  a  baked  apple.  Small  boys  shouldn't 
meddle  with  powder.  Some,  however,  have 
thought  that  Bill  tried  to  commit  suicide  on  ac- 
count of  mortification  at  having  lost  all  his  money 
pitching  coppers  with  a  Senior. 

It  is  high  time  for  the  Juuiors  and  Sophomores, 
who  have  Oriental  aspirations,  to  send  in  contri- 
butions for  the  editors  to  base  their  judgments 
upon  in  choosing  the  next  board.  Of  two  men 
equally  eligible,  the  one  who  sends  in  his  articles 
most  promptly  will  certainly  receive  the  prefer- 
ence. 

After  our  worthy  Prof  of  Agriculture  had  raked 
up  a  pile  of  leaves  and  gone  around  into  a  sheltered 
corner  to  "light  up,"  some  vile  wretch  applied  a 
match  to  the  pile.  When  the  Prof,  appeared 
around  the  corner,  the  leaves  were  fast  becoming 
ashes,  and  in  the  distance  were  seen  the  flying  coat- 
tails  and  vibrating  elbows  of  the  miscreants. 

At  last  a  home  for  the  Orient  seems  to  be  an 
established  fact,  since  the  Faculty  have  voted  to 
allow  the  room  across  the  entry  from  tbe  reading- 
room  in  South  Maine  to  bo  u.sed  for  an  office.  The 
room  is  sufficiently  largo  and  is  centrally  located. 
Treasurer  Young  will  doubtless  do  something 
in  the  way  of  furnishing  it.  We  expect  to  hand 
over  to  the  next  board  a  convenient  and  conilbrtable 
office  witli  files  of  the  Okient  and  of  tlu!  |)rinoii)al 
exchanges  carefully  arranged. 

The  workmen  who  repaired  the  chapel  this  fall 
succeeded  in  doing  considerable  damage  with  their 


stagings  and  their  cement  to  several  of  the  tender 
ivy  vines  that  had  just  begun  to  climb  the  mossy 
walls.  The  vines  planted  by  '79,  '82,  and  '83  were 
most  seriously  injured,  while  '80's  and  '81's  were 
very  badly  used.  More  care  ought  to  be  taken  in 
the  future  to  protect  class  ivys  and  promote  their 
growth.  Each  class  should  delegate  one  man  to 
make  their  vine  his  especial  care. 

On  Monday,  Oct.  30th,  a  meeting  of  the  college 
was  held  in  the  Senior  room  to  decide  the  mooted 
question  of  putting  forward  a  university  crew  to 
participate  in  four-oared  intercollegiate  races  next 
summer.  It  was  voted,  after  some  discussion,  to 
immediately  organize  such  a  crew.  Sweetser,  of 
'84,  was  elected  captain,  and  together  with  Files, 
'83,  and  Cook,  '85,  was  directed  to  select  other  men 
ehgible  for  the  crew,  and  to  provide  a  place  suitable 
for  a  system  of  training  during  the  winter. 

One  of  the  students  out  gunning,  the  other  day, 
found,  south  of  the  village,  a  long  lane  made  by 
unnatural  agencies  through  the  woods.  The  trees 
were  bent  over,  and  the  bushes  and  shrubs  broken 
down  along  this  narrow  passage,  which  seemed  to 
connect  two  roads  running  parallel  to  each  other. 
He  was  at  a  loss  at  first  to  account  for  this  unusual 
appearance,  for  he  had  studied  geology  and  knew 
that  the  days  of  mammoths  and  mastodons  had 
long  since  passed  away,  but  he  finally  concluded 
that  the  havoc  among  the  trees  and  underbrush 
had  been  caused  by  a  Brunswick  girl,  who  had 
merely  taken  a  walk  across  lots  with  her  new  fall 
boots  on. 


PERSONAL. 

[Graduates  and  Undergraduates  are  earnestly  solicited 
to  send  personal  items  to  the  Bowdoin  Orient,  JBruns- 
wick.l 

Faculty : 

The  History  of  Bowdoin  College  finished  by 
Prof.  A.  S.  Packard,  is  just  at  hand,  and  is  a  work 
of  rare  value  to  those  interested. 

Prof.  F.  C.  Robinson,  who  has  been  pursuing 
independent  scientific  investigations  in  chemistry 
at  Harvard  the  past  .summer,  has  succeeded  in  find- 
ing a  substance  hitherto  unknown  among  chemists. 
It  is  tetrnbrora  propionic  acid,  which  is  a  substi- 
tuted propionic  acid.  The  result  of  his  researchos, 
which  was  recently  read  before  an  assembly  or 
scientific  men  at  Montreal,  will  soon  be  published 
in  i)aiuphlet  form.     Prof.  Robinson  and  Prof.  Alay- 


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125 


berry,  of  Harvard,  are  uow  communicating  with 
each  other  the  results  of  their  experiments  in  a 
common  direction. 

Mr.  George  T.  Little,  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin, 
class  of  77,  has  been  called  as  temporary  in- 
structor in  Latin,  to  fill  the  vacancy  made  by 
Prof.  Wheeler,  who  has  assumed  the  professor- 
ship of  Greek  in  the  University  of  Virginia.  Mr. 
Little  was  a  very  fine  scholar  while  in  college, 
and  since  that  time  has  been  pursuing  his  studies 
for  some  time  abroad.  He  has  recently  been 
teaching  in  Thayer  Academy,  Braintree,  Mass. 

Mr.  Geo.  S.  Atwood,  a  member  of  the  class  of  74, 
Amherst  College,  is  filling  the  chair  of  modern 
languages.  Prof.  Johnson  having  obtained  leave  of 
absence  for  two  years,  is  studying  French  and  Ger- 
man in  Leipzic,  Germany.  Mr.  Atwood  has  been 
abroad  some  six  years,  and,  although  his  wife  is  an 
American  lady,  his  children  speak  German  as  their 
household  language.  He  has  taught  in  the  English 
High  School  at  Newton,  Mass.,  and  recently  was 
teaching  German  to  the  physicians  in  the  Massa- 
chusetts General  Hospital.  Of  his  ability  to  fill 
his  position  here  it  is  sufficient  to  say  that  he  comes 
recommended  by  Bancroft,  the  historian,  Long- 
fellow, and  Prof.  Boscher  of  Harvard. 

The  following  in  regard  to  the  members  of  the 
class  of  72,  was  received  from  Dr.  G.  H.  Cum- 
mings,  the  secretary  of  the  class : 

Abbott,  Coggan,  Heath,  and  Rogers  were  the 
original  editors  of  the  Oeient.  Abbott,  it  is  un- 
derstood, was  the  prime  mover. 

John  G.  Abbott,  lawyer,  19  Milk  Street, 
Boston. 

A.  V.  Ackley,  summer  hotel,  Peak's  Island,  Port- 
land, Me. 

J.  B.  Atwood,  farmer,  St.  Albans,  Me. 

Chas.  B.  Benson,  lawyer.  West  Paris,  Me. 

Rev.  W.  P.  Bickford,  Breckinridge,  Col. 

M.  Coggan,  lawyer,  27  Tremont  Row,  Boston. 

Geo.  H.  Cumraings,  M.D.,  312  Congress  Street, 
Portland,  Me. 

Frederic  G.  Dow,  lawyer,  145  Broadway,  New 
York. 

J.  Sumner  Frost,  teacher,  Springvale,  Me. 

S.  L.  Gross,  lawyer,  Evening  Post  building, 
New  York  City. 

Herbert  Harris,  teacher  of  music,  10  Claremont 
Park,  Boston. 

Herbert  M.  Heath,  lawyer,  Augusta,  Me. 

Capt.  W.  0.  Hooker,  died  at  Rio  Janeiro,  1879. 

Weston  Lewis,  banker,  Gardiner,  Me. 


Rev.  Simeon  P.  Meads,  Limiugton,  Me.  (?) 

Rev.  J.  S.  Richards,  Waterford,  Me. 

Freeman  A.   Ricker,  died  in  the   Adirondacks, 
1878. 

Rev.  0.  W.  Rogers,  Bridgton,  Me. 

Geo.  M.  Seiders,  lawyer.  Centennial  Block,  Port- 
land, Me. 

Wm.  C.  Shannon,  M.D.,  U.  S.  A.,  Fort  Thorn- 
burg,  Utah. 

Geo.  W.  Stone,  farmer  ("?),  Livermore  Falls,  Me. 

Geo.  M.  Whitaker,  editor,  Southbridge,  Mass. 

Harold  Wilder,  teacher,  Barre,  Mass. 

Rev.  C.  C.  Sampson,  Pembroke,  N.  H. 
Connected  with  class  : 

Arthur  B.  Ayer,  invalid,  Waltham,  Mass.  (?) 

Edgar  H.  Deering,  business,  Portland,  Me. 

Frank  J.  Goodwin.  (?) 

John  L.  R.  Hinks,  Insane  Hospital,   Augusta, 
Me. 

Prank  P.  Ireland,  lawyer,  Nebraska  City. 

J.  Y.  McClintock,  civil  engineer.  (?) 

Frank  A.  Mitchell,  M.D.,  Bridgton,  Me. 

Everett  Totman,  business,  Fairfield,  Me. 


EDITORS'  TABLE. 

Among  the  new  exchanges  that  grace  our  table 
is  noticeable  Chaff,  from  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. In  its  "  two  bushels  (that  is,  its  fourteen 
pages,)  of  chafl',"  you  do  not  have  to  seek  all  day 
ere  you  can  find  "  two  grains  of  reason."  Nor, 
"when  you  have  found  them,  do  you  feel  they  are 
not  worth  the  search."  For  the  first  thing  that 
strikes  our  eye  is  the  prophetic  picture  of  "  Co- 
education at  the  University  in  1900,"  by  an  Alarmed 
Correspondent.  The  Professor,  in  giving  out  the 
lesson  in  Juvenal,  notes  the  passages  to  be  omitted  : 
"In  the  first  satire  from  lines  100-150;  in  the 
second,  from  1-100;  the  whole  of  the  third;  from 
the  beginning  of  the  fourth  to  within  five  lines  of 
the  end;  in  the  fifth,  all  but  the  last  five  lines;  the 
whole  of  the  sixth ;  in  the  seventh—"  Here  he 
was  interrupted  by  one  of  the  young  ladies,  who 
asked,  "Why  do  we  omit  these  lines,  Professor?" 
Which  question  we  leave  our  readers  to  answer  for 
themselves.  And  so  the  "Alarmed  Correspond- 
ent" carries  us  on  through  a  recitation  in  chem- 
istry and  a  class  election,  depicting  with  appalling 
vividness  the  doom  that  is  threatening  so  many  of 
the  colleges  of  our  land.  You,  our  afflicted  sisters^ 
have  our  heartfelt  sympathy.     Thus  far  Bowdoin 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


has  escaped ;  but,  alas,  we  cannot  foresee  what  the 
future  may  have  m  store  for  her.  The  present 
number  of  Chaff  also  contains  a  remarkably  good 
satire  on  the  recent  bi-centennial  celebration  at 
Philadelphia,  under  the  guise  of  an  "  Athenian 
Celebration  of  the  Twelve  Hundredth  Anniversary 
of  the  Landing  of  the  Cecrops."  We  should  like 
to  quote  it  in  full  for  the  benefit  of  our  readers,  but 
space  is  valuable  (our  advertising  rates  are  five 
dollars  an  inch),  and  so  our  quotation  must  give 
way  to  the  grocer's  "  ad."  Chaff  is  bright,  witty, 
and  interesting,  and  seems  to  fill  a  place  hitherto  al- 
most unoccupied  in  the  field  of  college  journalism, — 
that  of  an  avowedly  funny  paper.  We  hope  our 
friend  from  the  Quaker  City  may  long  continue  to 
"chaff,"  and  trust  that  his  success  may  warrant 
more  frequent  visits  than  once  a  month,  in  the  fut- 
ure. 

In  the  College  Mercurt/  of  a  recent  date,  we  find 
the  following  among  the  items  in  regard  to  Bow- 
doin  :  "  Hazing  is  not  yet  dead  at  Bowdoin,  discred- 
itable as  such  performances  are  now  everywhere 
regarded."  Now,  presumably,  the  exchange  editor 
received  such  au  impression  from  something  that 
appeared  in  the  columns  of  the  Orient,  but,  after 
a  careful  search,  we  are  unable  to  find  anything 
that  would  warrant  such  an  assertion.  If  the 
Mercury  can  cite  an  occurrence  of  this  year  that 
can  in  any  way  be  called  hazing,  we  will — well,  we 
will  swallow  our  glue-pot.  We  should  like  to  feel 
that  there  was  a  misunderstanding  on  the  part  of 
the  Mercury,  but  it  seems  determined  to  play  the 
role  of  mentor  towards  us,  as  witness:  "The  fol- 
lowing item  will  be  astonishing  to  the  law-abiding 
students  of  this  part  of  the  country.  It  is  the  bar- 
barism of  a  hundred  years  ago,  and  shows  a  small 
childishness  which  we  believed  to  have  been  totally 
extinguished  in  colleges  of  good  standing:  'One 
of  the  accessions  to  the  Faculty  was  made  the  sub- 
ject of  a  Sophomore  joke  recently.  He  carelessly 
left  the  key  in  the  recitation-room  door,  and  after 
the  class  had  gcme,  found  himself  locked  in.  His 
imprisonment  lasted  for  nearly  au  hour.' "  A  few 
lines  farther  on,  we  find  this:  "We  receive  the 
Haverfordian  from  Haverford  College,  which  is  a 
Quaker  institution  in  Pennsylvania.  The  Sopho- 
mores recently  tossed  the  Freshman. class,  one  by 
one,  in  a  blanket.  This  operation  was  submitted 
to  with  the  greatest  good  humor,  and  it  is  said  that 
the  Sophomores  did  not  fully  enjoy  it.  The  sport 
was  altogether  too  laborious."  So,  tossing  Fresh- 
men in  a  blanket  is  the  sport  of  "  the  law-abiding 
students  of   this  part  of  the  country,"   and  in  a 


Quaker  college.  The  only  comment  the  virtuously 
indignant  3Iercury  makes  upon  it  is  that  the  sport 
was  rather  "  too  laborious."  While  locking  a  Pro- 
fessor in  a  room,  in  another  part  of  the  country,  is 
stigmatized  as  "  the  barbarism  of  a  hundred  years 
ago."  Such  inconsistency  is  really  refreshing. 
Barbarians,  as  we  are,  we  welcome  the  advent  of 
the  Mercury  as  a  missionary  sent  among  us  to 
enlighten  our  ignorance, and  raise  us  to  that  pinnacle 
of  self-satisftiction,  whence  we  may  look  down 
with  righteous  indignation  upon  the  barbarous 
practices  of  our  less  fortunate  fellows. 


BOOK  NOTICE. 

History  of  Bowdoin  College,  by  Xehemiah  Cleave- 
lan'd.  Edited  and  Completed  by  Alpheus 
Spring  Packard.  James  R.  Osgood  &  Co.  Pub- 
lishers. 

We  are  much  pleased  to  acknowledge  the  receipt 
of  the  History  of  Bowdoin  College.  We  have  had 
hardly  sufficient  time  to  give  it  such  a  careful 
review  as  the  work  demands  at  our  hands.  But 
we  can  have  no  hesitation  iu  saying  that  it  is  a 
book  which  every  alumnus  ought,  and  every  un- 
dergraduate might  well  have  upon  his  shelves. 
The  honor  and  glory  of  a  college  is  iu  its  alumni, 
and  their  lives;  and  truly  Bowdoin  has  great  rea- 
son to  be  proud  of  the  roll  of  her  honored  sons, 
honored  in  every  path  of  life — iu  literature,  in  phi- 
losophy, in  science,  in  the  learned  professions,  in  the 
State  and  in  the  Nation,  and  not  least  in  the 
defence  of  their  country. 

The  main  feature  of  the  work  is  the  biographies 
of  the  alumni  of  the  classes  from  I80(j  to  1879, 
inclusive.  These  are  supplemented  by  more  or  less 
extended  sketches  of  the  Presidents,  Professors, 
and  Instructors,  together  with  the  earlier  Trustees 
and  Overseers,  to  whose  labors  so  great  a  part  of 
the  prosperity  and  welfare  of  the  college  is  due. 
But  to  us,  perhaps  the  most  interesting,  and  cer- 
tainly the  most  curious  portion  of  the  work  is  that 
relative  to  the  founding  of  the  college,  and  the 
story  of  its  early  struggles  for  existence.  The 
Ti'ustees  and  Overseers  iu  those  days  had  much 
opposition  to  overcome,  many  difficulties  to  contend 
with;  their  difficulty  in  obtaining  a  charter;  in  se- 
curing a  subsidy  from  the  State;  in  proving  their 
title  to  a  portion  of  the  Bowdoin  estate ;  in  the 
choice  of  a  President;  and  in  the  selection  of  a 
site  lor  the  college;  all  these  were  obstacles  to  be 
met  and  surmounted.  In  regard  to  choosing  a 
site  for  the  college,  Portland,  Gorhani,  North  Yar- 
mouth, and  Frceport  wore  strongly  urged  as  suit- 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


127 


able  locations,  but  finally  they  determined  upon 
Brunswick,  as  being  in  Cumberland  County,  adjoin- 
ing Lincoln,  and  not  far  from  Kennebec.  On  tlie 
19th  of  July,  1796,  the  two  boards  met  in  conven- 
tion at  Brunswick,  in  John  Dunning's  store,  to 
make  their  final  decision.  But  we  will  let  the 
historian  describe  it  in  his  own  manner:  "Here 
they  resolved  themselves  into  a  committee  of  the 
whole,  and  walked  out  to  see  for  themselves. 
Let  us  in  imagination,  go  back  for  a  moment 
to  that  hour.  Brunswick  has  witnessed  many 
academical  processions,  but  this  was  the  precursor 
and  predestinator  of  them  all.  No  ordinary  prom- 
enaders,  those  who  move  down  the  narrow  lane 
from  John  Dunning's,  spread  out  on  the  twelve-rod 
road,  wind  up  the  little  hill,  and  then  wander  in 
groups  over  the  open  plain  and  beneath  its  border- 
ing pines.  What  dignity,  what  pictnresqueness,  in 
their  very  costume, — the  cocked  hat,  the  white  wig, 
and  the  broad-skirted  coat,  the  tight  knee-breeches, 
the  large,  bright  buckles !  Well  may  they  look 
grave,  for  a  grave  question  is  before  them.  They 
are  to  determine,  for  all  time,  where  a  great  seat  of 
learning  is  to  have  its  home.  With  them  it  rests  to 
say  whether  that  tame,  uninteresting  plain  shall 
become  classic  ground,  enriched  thenceforth  and 
hallowed  by  all  delightful  associations." 


CLIPPINGS. 

Bold  Jesse  James'  spirit  soared 

Beyond  this  earthly  plain  ; 
He's  gone  to  see  what  he  can  do 

To  stop  the  heavenly  train. 

—  Hohcirt  Herald. 

A  Freshman  wrote  to  his  father :  "I  want  a  lit- 
tle change."  The  paternal  parent  replies  :  "  Dear 
Charlie,  just  wait  for  it.  Time  brings  change  to 
everybody." — Reveille. 

An  advertising  canvasser  was  in  bathing  at  Long 
Branch  when  a  huge  shark  swam  in  shore.  Their 
eyes  met.  After  a  moment  the  shark  blushed  and 
swam  away. — Ex. 

Oscar  Wilde  says  be  "  pants  to  meet  Roscoe 
Conkling."  Now  he  should  "pant"  to  meet  some 
other  celebrity,  and  then  he  would  have  a  pair  of 
pants— an  article  of  dress  he  sadly  needs. — Norris- 
town  Herald. 

"  Wilt  thou?"  came  the  manly  voice,  as  he  shed 
an  amorous,  fire-eating  glance  into  her  lustrous 
eye — and  she  wilted.     "Dost  thou?"  in  stentorian 


tones  from  the  owl-eyed  car-driver  to  the  adventu- 
ous  kid  on  the  rear  platform— and  he  dusted.— 
Detroit  Chaff. 

Over  the  garden  wall, 
Apple  trees  big  and  tall, 
No  apples  as  yet  so  hard  to  get. 
And  you  may  bet, 
I'll  never  forget 
The  night  that  dog  on  me  was  set, 
Over  the  garden  wall. 

— Madison  ensU. 

Sometimes  it  is  not  judicious  to  be  too  particular 
in  locating  local  occurrences,  so  we  will  merely  say 
that  the  following  conversation  was  heard  in  a  cer- 
tain store  in  Oil  City.  A  young  lady  was  looking 
at  some  hosiery  and  asked  the  blushing  clerk  :  "How 
do  you  sell  those  ?  "  at  the  same  time  holding  up  be- 
fore him  a  long  pair  of  zebra-colored  ones.  "  Those 
are  worth  five  dollars  a  pair,"  he  answered.  "  Oh, 
my,"  twittered  the  giddy  creature,  "they  come 
pretty  high,  don't  they?"  "  Y-y-e-s,"  stammered 
the  bashful  youth,  "  th-th-ey  come  p-pret-pretty 
high,  bu-bu-but  you're  pretty  t-tall,  you  know."' — 
Blizeard. 

CHAUSOM". 
Oh,  sarsaparilla  and  soda  fizz, 
Are  good  enough  for  thee  ; 
But  rum,  and  gum,  and  valley-tan, 
For  a  bloated  blood  like  me  ; 

The  church  and  Sunday-school  for  you, 
Oh,  church-fair  cake  is  fair  to  see — 
But  Tivoli  Export  Beer  for  me — 
Fairest  of  all  is  The  Tivoli. 

Coffee  and  doughnuts  twain  for  you, 
Coffee-stands  are  open  late, 
For  me  a  swig  of  mountain-dew  ; 
White,  oh  white  is  the  bar-keeper's  slate. 

For  you  three  girls  to  take  about ; 
Ice-cream  when  a  man  is  broke — 
For  me  three  times  lor  a  drink  to  shoixt ; 
[The  snakes  are  awful  bad.] 

— Berkeleyan. 

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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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Benrare  of  Imitations  and  Counterfeits. 

Examine  each  Cigarette ;  see  that  every  wrapper  has 

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Cuffs,  all  sizes  of  Underwear,  Fine  Reacl3--Made 
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Passenger  Trains  leave  Brnns-wick 

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Lawiston,  8.10  a.m.,  2.45.  6.33  P.M..  12.40  niglit. 
Farmington,  8.10  a.m.  (Mixed).  2.45  p.m. 
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12.45  night. 
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12.45  night. 

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Vol.  XII. 


No.  10. 


A  CLEAR,  STEADY  LIGHT  the  STUDENT'S 
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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN  COLLEGE. 


Requirements  for  Admission.  \ 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the  ] 
following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody ;  Writ-  ■ 
ing  Latin  (35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;   Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  JSneid ;   Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Greek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar;   Xenophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and   Homer's   Iliad,  two 
books;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 
An'CiENT  Geography. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,  including    Common  i 
and  Decimal  Fractions,  Interest,  Square  Root 
and  the  Metric  System  ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree  ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Real  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.     All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  i-equired  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
■with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  be  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  oxaraiuations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  iu  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  each  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  be 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  will  bo  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  ho  will  bo  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  held  for  the  purpose,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  final  examination,  as  he  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnished,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table : 

REQUIRED— FOUR  HOURS  A   'WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Slineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,  Evidences  of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

ELECTIVES — FOUR  HOURS    A   'WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 

Latin,  two  terms. 

Greek,  two  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Physics,  one  term. 

Chemistry,  two  terms. 

Science  of  Language,  one  term. 

English  Literature,  two  terms. 

German,  two  terms. 

History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 

International   Law  and  Military    Science,   two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  $25.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  $110. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Siiulents  can,  however,  by  forming 
clul)s  inuU'r  ixood  managomont,  very  materially 
lessen  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  NOV.  29,  1882. 


No.  10. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVERY    ALTERNATE   WEDNESDAY,   DURING   THE 
COLLEGIATE  YEAR,   BY   THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD, 
Arthur  J.  Russell, '83,  Mauagiug  Editor ^/j-o  tem.' 
Herbert  P.  Kendall," '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83.  Oliver  W.  Means,  '84. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83.         Charles  E.  Sayward,  '84. 
iST.  Brooks  K.  Pettingill,  '83. 

TBRM3  —  $2.00  a  year  IN  advance;  single  copies,  15  cents. 
Remittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor.    Communications 

in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to  the  Managing  Editor. 
Students  and  Alumni  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 

articles,  personals,  and  items.    Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 

writer's  real  name- 
Entered  at  the  Post  Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 
Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston,  Me. 

CONTENTS. 
Tol.  XII.,  No.  10.— Nov.  29,  1882. 

Editorial  Notes 129 

Literary  : 

Evening  (poem) 132 

"Tlie  Completed  Will  in  Liberty." 132 

An  Episode  in  a  Teacher's  Life 133 

College  Items ]  34 

Personal 138 

Clippings  ■]39 

Editors'  Table 140 

EDITOHIAL  KOTES. 


By  the  time  this  number  of  the  Orient  is 
out,  your  mouths  will,  doubtless,  be  caused  to 
water  by  the  anticipation  of  that  Thanksgiv- 
ing turkey.  Here's  hoping  you  may  enjoy  it 
while  you  are  telling  admiring  mothers,  sis- 
ters, etc.,  about  the  wonderful  exploits  of  the 
"fellows"  at  that  place  of  places,  Bowdoin 
College  !  The  Thanksgiving  recess  comes  at 
a  peculiarly  happy  time  in  the  term, — the  ad- 


vance work,  with  its  daily  "  loading  up  "  and 
"  unloading,"  has  come  to  an  end,  and  there 
is  a  natural  weariness  that  this  recess  is  "just 
the  thing "  to  alleviate,  before  the  more  im- 
portant reviews,  with  their  gathering  up  of 
loose  ends  and  sorting  processes,  begin.  So, 
in  a  few  days,  the  campus  will  be  dotted  with 
the  returning  fellows,  with  their  valises  and 
new  winter  overcoats,  all  rested  and  willing 
to  "  dig  away  "  again,  be  it  at  Greek  roots  or 
empirical  susceptibilities. 

About  this  time,  too,  the  departing  peda- 
gogue shakes  the  mud  of  Brunswick  from  his 
feet.  He  leaves  the  campus  a  boy ;  he  ar- 
rives, at  his  distant  field  of  labor  an  intellect- 
ual giant,  looked  up  to  and  respected  by  the 
"horny-handed  turners  of  the  glebe,"  and  ad- 
mired and  sweetly  smiled  at  by  their  buxom 
daughters.  If  you  will  let  us  assume  the 
prerogative  of  the  good-advice  friend,  we 
shall  say,  "  Beware  of  the  big  girls  in  the 
back  seat." 

Those  who  pass  the  recess  in  Brunswick 
are  now  anxiously  awaiting  that  hamper  of 
good  things  from  home.  Invite  us  round, 
and  we  will  do  our  best  to  help  you  dispose 
of  them!  We  cannot  come  to  an  end  with- 
out again  wishing  you  a  jolly,  good  Thanks- 
giving. 


The  remark  by  one  of  our  professors  that 
he  hoped  to  give  a  course  of  half  a  dozen  or 
so  lectures  to  the  Seniors,  on  the  fine  arts, 
was  a  very  welcome  announcement,  and  re- 
ceived with  applause  by  the  class.  As  was 
stated,  one  of  the  urgent  needs  of  our  course 
is  instruction,  to  some  extent  at  least,  in 
the  master-pieces  of  painting  and  sculpture. 
Most  of  our  graduates  go  out  into  the  world 


130 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


with  no  knowledge  of  this  subject,  or  at  the 
most,  an  imperfect  knowledge  gathered  from 
miscellaneous  reading.  Our  library  has  some 
very  fine  works  on  this  subject,  and  of  the 
excellence  of  our  art  collection  it  is  superflu- 
ous to  speak,  except  in  .regard  to  the  attic  in 
which  they  are  now  kept.  Crowded  together 
so  that  they  almost  overlap  one  another,  and 
hung,  many  of  them,  so  high  that  stilts  would 
be  a  necessity  ia  a  study  of  them,  one  gets 
but  a  very  imperfect  idea  of  the  worth  of 
the  Bowdoin  collection  of  paintings.  Last 
spring,  happening  to  be  in  the  room  during  a 
shower,  we  ourselves  took  the  liberty  to  re- 
move a  painting  from  the  wall,  over  which  a 
stream  of  water  was  trickling.  On  the  top 
of  the  frame  had  settled  the  dust  of  ages, 
and  the  cords  by  which  it  was  suspended 
looked  rotten  and  ready  to  break.  The  light, 
too,  is  extremely  bad.  The  painting, 
"Italian  Mother  and  Child,"  which  was 
recently  presented  to  the  college,  has  lost 
half  the  beauty  it  had  in  the  lower  room,  by 
being  hung  on  the  dingy  old  wall  upstairs,  in 
a  sort  of  cross  light  that  seems  to  take  away 
from  the  whole  expression  of  the  picture  tiie 
wonderful  sweetness  and  grace  it  formerly 
presented.  The  remedy  is  very  easy  to  sug- 
gest. We  have  always  supposed  that  the  top 
story  of  Memorial  Hall  was  to  be  used  as  an 
art  gallery.  The  light  would  be  as  good  as  it 
now  is  bad,  and  the  paintings  could  be  separ- 
ated enough  to  stand  each  by  its  own  merits, 
'and  not  take  the  color  out  of  its  neighbor. 
We  have  heard  but  one  objection  to  this  idea, 
and  that  is  that  people  would  not  climb  so 
many  stairs  to  visit  an  art  gallery!  And 
what  an  objection !  People  who  would  not 
take  a  few  steps  to  see  a  supposed  Ruhens,  to 
say  nothing  of  others  as  valuable  and  beauti- 
ful, would  not  be  benefited  by  seeing  them 
any  way,  or  would  be  lazy  enough  to  think 
that  the  college  ought  to  furnish  a  free  hack 
from  the  depot  to  the  campus. 

We  have  been  led  a  little  aside  from  our 


subject,  but  wished  to  say  that  with  the  ad- 
vantages we  have  here,  some  study  of  the 
fine  arts  would  be  very  profitable,  and  Prof.- 
Campbell's  lectures  will  be  very  acceptable 
to  that  part  of  the  class  to  which  anj'  part  of 
the  course  is  acceptable. 


Owing  to  the  prevalence  of  slang  nowa- 
days, one  who  does  not  keep  up  with  the 
times  is  almost  compelled  to  carry  a  "  Diction- 
ary of  Slang"  around  with  him.  For  the 
benefit  of  those  who  used  to  be  at  Bowdoin 
"  in  days  of  yore  "  and  the  sisters,  cousins, 
etc.,  to  whom  many  of  our  expressions  are 
the  deepest  mysteries,  we  give  a  short  list 
with  explanations.  A  person  "  plugs "  or 
"  swots ',  when  he  studies  hard  on  a  lesson. 
If  he  goes  in  unprepared  and  runs  his  chances 
of  being  called  up  he  is  said  to  "go  in  on  his 
blood";  when  he  is  prepared  on  a  subject  he 
has  it  "down  cold."  If  he  carries  in  one  of 
those  little  pieces  of  paper  with  the  greatest 
possible  amount  of  information  on  the  least 
possible  amount  of  space  with  intent  to  de- 
ceive the  watchful  professor,  he  is  said  to 
"fakir."  If  he  utterly  fails  to  recite,  he 
"flunks"  and  "  takes  a  dead";  if  he  goes 
through  well,  he  "  makes  a  sail."  If  a  favor- 
ite with  the  gentler  sex,  he  is  "on  the  mash." 
If  hungry,  he  is  "peckish."  These  expres- 
sions have  the  merit  of  brevity,  but  an  un- 
comfortable way  of  coming  out  at  unseason- 
able times,  if  you  are  in  the  habit  of  using 
them. 


A  ver}'  puerile  form  of  amusement  seems 
to  be  having  a  run  at  present,  namely,  that 
of  smashing  things,  and  destroying  property 
of  more  or  less  value.  We  should  not  speak 
of  it  here,.but  leave  it  to  be  settled  by  that 
phenominal  mathematical  calculation,  usually 
known  as  "  average  of  repairs,"  did  not  certain 
of  the  professors,  in  or  near  whose  recitation 
rooms  these  laudable  actions  take  place,  con- 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


131 


strue  the  affairs  as  insults  to  themselves  or 
their  branches  of  study.  We  think  nothing 
is  farther  from  the  minds  of  those  who  en- 
gage in  these  enterprises,  than  to  insult  or 
imply  any  disrespect  to  professors  or  studies. 
It  seems  to  be  an  outbreak  of  youthful  ex- 
uberance, not  giving  the  least  thought  to 
how  it  will  be  taken  by  others  till  after  it  has 
come  out  that  some  one  has  taken  the  action, 
very  naturally,  as  an  insult  to  himself.  It  is 
not  at  all  confined  to  the  recitation  rooms,  for 
every  little  wliile  there  is  evidence  of  the 
end-lamp  fiend,  who  takes  his  pleasure  in 
smashing  lamps  that  are  placed  in  the  hall- 
ways, by  the  autliorities,  for  his  own  benefit 
as  well  as  that  of  others. 

There  is  also  a  specimen  of  idiot  abroad 
who  takes  intense  delight  in  practicing  with 
his  revolver  at  his  own  door-knob.  After 
somebody  has  "  lost  the  number  of  his  mess" 
by  the  exertions  of  this  character,  this  form 
of  amusement  will  probably  lose  its  popular- 
ity. We  mention  these  things  to  show  that 
these  outbreaks  around  the  recitations  arise 
more  from  thoughtlessness  than  any  other 
motive,  but,  of  course,  are  not  in  the  least 
excusable  on  this  account. 


We  have  pleaded  a  number  of  times  for 
communications  or  articles  from  the  "student 
body,"  but  the  pleading  seems  to  be  in  vain. 
Won't  you  have  a  little  pity  on  "  ye  poor  ed- 
itor "  who  has  to  spend  all  his  Sun beg 

pardon,  we  mean  Saturday  afternoons  in  writ- 
ing up  his  department?  It  would  seem  that  a 
college  paper  deserves  more  support  from  the 
students  than  is  given  in  taking  it  from  the 
office  once  in  two  weeks  and  laughing  at  its 
jokes.  It  is  not  necessary  to  find  fault  with 
the  lack  of  warmth  in  the  reading-room  or 
chapel,  or  want  of  a  gymnasium,  for  these 
are  old  customs  and  it  won't  do  to  do  away 
with  old  customs,  you  know.  But  send  us  in 
some  college  stories  or,  above  all  things,  keep 


away  from  the  barber  and  send  us  some 
poems.  We  pine  for  poems,  that  is,  good 
ones.  And  Juniors,  now  is  your  time  to 
gain  fame  by  sending  us  some  good  articles, 
and  thus  assuring  your  election  to  the  follow- 
ing Orient  board. 


The  Orient  office  is  no  longer  a  remote 
possibility,  but  an  actual  fact.  For  several 
years  the  Orient  boards  have  been  trying  to 
obtain  possession  of  some  room  where  records 
could  be  kept  and  the  exchanges  placed  on 
file.  Now,  through  the  kindness  of  the  Fac- 
ulty, such  a  room  has  been  given  us.  Doubt- 
less before  long,  the  rubbish  will  be  cleared 
out  and  you  will  see  our  modest  shingle  on 
the  door.  We  wish  to  thank  the  Faculty 
most  heartily  for  their  action  and  express 
our  appreciation  of  tlieir  kindness.  The 
future  Orient  boards  will  not  labor  under 
the  disadvantages  we  and  those  before  us 
have  had  to  encounter,  and  we  hope  they 
will  give  you  a  better  paper,  and  a  more  rep- 
resentative one  than  we  have  done. 


The  choir,  like  all  mundane  things,  seems 
subject  to  change.  It  is  quite  a  matter  of 
interest  now,  from  day  to  day,  to  see  what 
new  faces  shed  their  radiance  from  the  organ 
loft.  Allow  us  humbly  to  suggest  that  such 
a  course  in  the  long  run  is  rather  prejudicial 
to  good  music.  We  would  suggest  that  a 
committee  be  chosen  to  look  after  the  present 
committee.  What  is  evidently  needed  in  the 
chapel  is  a  strong  choir  of  voices,  and  espe- 
cially a  pronounced  air  that  can  plainly  be 
heard  at  the  other  end  of  the.  chapel  to  sus- 
tain the  mass  of  bass  and  tenor  which  seem 
to  be  the  dominant  parts  in  the  body  of  the 
house.  Nothing  adds  to  the  chapel  service 
like  good  music  in  which  all  can  take  part. 


We   were  a  little  "previous"  in  our  edi- 
torial  in   regard   to  the   course  of  lectures. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


The  lectures  are  to  be  given,  and  in  Memo-  j 
rial  Hall,  we  hear,  but  are  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Boating  Association  instead  of  the  new- 
gymnasium.  Either  object  is  a  good  one,  | 
but  still  we  have  a  little  tenderness  for  that 
in  embryo  gymnasium.  We  understand  that 
a  good  course,  of  lectures  is  to  be  given,  and 
all  efforts  have  been  made  to  make  them  a 
success.  Memorial  Hall,  itself,  will  doubt- 
less be  somewhat  of  an  attraction  and,  as 
there  has  been  no  course  of  lectures  given  in 
town  for  several  years,  there  will  probably 
be  a  good  attendance  of  town  people. 


EVENING-. 
By  the  light  of  the  fire  and  its  red-glowing  ember, 
When  the  darkness  has  come  and  the  daylight  has 

fled, 
J  sit  here  alone  -with  my  thought,  aud  remember 
But  hopes  that  are  dead. 

The  joys  that  once  came  with  the  thought  of  the 

morro-w, 
That  seemed  theu  ho-w  gladsome  do  tongue  can 

essay,    - 
Have  no-w  vanished  quite  and  left  but  the  sorrow 
That  naught  can  allay. 

And  so  it  will  be  when  hfe's  work  is  done  with, 
Thoughts  gone  from  their  throne  and  the   light 

from  our  day, 
We  turn  still  a  moment  to  joys  life  begun  -with, 
And  then— who  shall  say? 


"THE    COMPLETED    WILL    IN 
LIBERTY." 

Reader,  did  you  ever  dream  you  were 
under  the  radical  sign  ?  If  not,  then  pray 
heaven  to  avert  the  awful  conception  from 
your  mind!  We  once  had  such  a  dream.  In 
the  dread  stillness  of  the  night  we  felt  tlie 
awful,  choking,  invisible  power  of  tliat  dread 
sign  •/  over  us,  as  tliough  some  niiglitier 
power  were  trying  to  extract  our  root. 
Once,  too,  when  we  were  Frcsli,  wc  dreamed 


that  we  were  one  of  the  logarithms  in  the 
table  surrounded  by  that  boundless,  eternal, 
surging  sea  of  logarithms,  no  hope,  no  limit 
to  our  imprisonment.  O,  how  we  prayed 
that  some  friendly  hand  would  take  us  from 
the  table  and  find  the  number  corresponding 
to  us.  But  these  harrowing  experiences  are 
as  flea-bites,  nay  more,  are  as  nothing  to  the 
awful  experience  through  whicli  we  passed 
so  lately.  As  we  look  back  on  tlie  time,  that 
night  seems  years  ;  and  years  of  experience 
are  wrapped  up  in  that  awful  vision  which 
has  left  us  prematurely  old.  ^Vllow  us  to 
explain. 

Friday  night  had  come.  In  olden  times 
we  would  have  said,  "  Happy  Friday  night, 
with  its  vision  of  Saturday's  glorious  loaf." 
But,  alas  !  we  say  thus  no  longer!  View  the 
schedule  for  one  moment,  and  like  Niobe  dis- 
solve in  tears:  "Saturday — 10.30,  geologj^ ; 
11.30,  psychology."  Glorious  Saturday  of 
olden  times,  thou  hast  indeed  faded  into  the 
dimness  of  tlie  past,  but  thy  memory  is  ever 
green  in  our  minds  !  With  some  such  tliought 
as  tliis  we  sat  down  Friday  night,  and  began 
our  work.  Geology  is  soon  disposed  of.  We 
take  the  psychology  from  its  resting  place, 
adjust  tlie  wet  towel  around  our  brow,  and 
pitch  in.  The  distant  town  bell  strikes  nine, 
ten,  and  soon  eleven.  "  What,  chummie,  going 
to  bed  ?  Yes  ?  You  wish  me  a  pleasant  even- 
ing? There,  dodge  that  diclionary,  and  see 
how  you  like  it !  "  We  hear  a  squeaking  of 
the  bed,  aud  in  a  few  moments  chum's  mel- 
lifluent snore.  We  groan  and  turn  the  page. 
Devil!  that  can't  be  twelve  o'clock!  But  it 
is.  The  lamp  burns  away  with  a  little 
buz-z-z,  and  all  the  end  is  still.  Boom  !  One 
o'clock  !  Is  it  possible  !  There,  we  begin  to 
catch  a  fleeting  glimpse  of  what  the  author 
intendsto  assert.  Why,  it  is  quite  simple, after 
all.  Encouraged  by  this  mental  feat,  we  turn 
over  a  hundred  pages  at  random.  Stoj)! 
What  is  that  sentence  that  catches  our  eye? 
"The  coniplotcd  will   in   liberty."      Wonder 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


133 


what  that  means?  Well,  we  shall  come  to  it 
soon  enough,  I  dare  saj'.  And  slam  goes  the 
book  on  to  the  table.  We  sit  for  a  moment, 
onr  hands  clasped  on  the  back  of  our  head, 
the  chair  tilted  back,  earnestly  regarding  the 
fire. 

The  completed  will  in  liberty !  The  com- 
pleted will  in  liberty  ' !  The  completed  will 
in  liberty ! ! !  Why,  what  the  devil  has  got 
into  us  ?  This  is  worse  than  "  Punch,  broth- 
ers, punch."  Hardly  had  we  made  the  above 
pious  ejaculation  when  the  room  seemed  full 
of  an  intense,  stifling,  overcoming  Presence. 
In  its  effect  it  was  like  an  immense  feather- 
bed, made  to  fit  the  room,  falling  down  and 
smothering  everything.  The  light  faded 
from  the  lamp,  and  the  fire  sank  away  to  dull 
ashes.  Dimly  a  struggling  starlight  entered 
at  the  window,  and  barely  gave  their  outlines 
to  things.  We  half  observed  and  half  did 
not  observe  the  book-case  rising  to  the  ceil- 
ing, filled  with  classic  lore  and  modern 
science, — old  foes  standing  side  by  side.  But 
above  all,  and  brooding  over  all,  we  felt  that 
Presence.  And  with  what  terrors  we  can- 
not bring  ourselTcs  for  a  moment  to  contem- 
plate. The  thought  arose  in  our  minds, 
"  What  is  this  dreadful,  smothering,  thing  ?  " 
And,  as  if  in  answer  to  the  thought,  a  voice 
shaped  itself  from  the  space  and  said,  "  I  am 
the  completed  will  in  liberty."  Cold  sweat 
bathed  our  every  limb,  but  we  managed  to 
stammered  out,  "  H-how  do  you  find  your- 
self to-night."  "Free,"  the  Thing  exclaimed, 
suddenly  assuming  a  shape,  and  pointing  at 
us  with  extended  arm  and  index  finger, 
"Free,  I  am  in  liberty,  and  completed.  I  am 
completed,  I  tell  you,"  the  voice  rising  to 
a  shriek,  "  completed."  Extreme  terror  so 
overcame  us  at  these  extraordinary  words 
that  we  leaped  from  our  chair,  and  flung  the 
coal-hod  straight  at  the  head  of  the  "Com- 
pleted Will  in  Liberty,"  and — found  our- 
selves caught  by  the  throat  by  our  chum,  and 
soundly   shaken.     "Damn   you!     What  do 


you  mean,"  another  shake,  "by  firing  that 
coal-hod  at  me?  Wake  up  !  Any  one  would 
think  you  were  crazy,  howling  that  way  in 
the  middle  of  the  night.  What  are  you 
dreaming  of?"  Slowly  we  rubbed  our  eyes, 
and  sneaked  off  to  bed,  followed  by  the  wrath- 
ful objurgations  of  our  chum,  who  laboriously 
scraped  the  coal  dust  from  the  carpet. 


AN  EPISODE  IN  A  TEACHER'S  LIFE. 

Many  of  the  readers  of  the  Orient  have 
experienced  the  emotions  of  pleasure,  not  all 
unmixed  with  pain,  however,  that  come  to 
one  at  the  close  of  a  term  of  teaching.  Those 
who  have,  will  the  better  appreciate  this 
little  episode ;  those  who  have  not,  have 
surely  missed  one  of  the  pleasures  of  a  stu- 
dent's life.  One  winter,  not  long  since,  one 
of  my  fellow-students  and  myself  were  teach- 
ing in  adjoining  districts,  and,  as  our  schools 
were  to  close  the  same  day,  we  decided  to 
unite  our  forces,  and  give  a  public  entertain- 
ment the  evening  after  our  winter's  work  of 
teaching  was  finished.  The  scholars  from 
both  schools  entered  into  the  plan  with  en- 
thusiasm, and,  with  the  expenditure  of  but 
little  time  and  energy,  a  pleasing  programme 
was  prepared.  The  evening  came  and  with 
it  came  a  storm, — but  what  cared  we?  The 
scholars,  as  scholars  always  are,  were  full  of 
life,  and  feared  not  the  inclemency  of  the 
weather,  and  the  teachers  were  not  behind 
them  in  that  respect,  that  night  at  least. 

My  school-house  was  about  two  miles 
from  the  hall  where  we  were  to  have  our  ex- 
ercises, and,  that  we  might  the  better  enjoy 
ourselves,  one  of  the  larger  boys  put  the 
hay-rick,  supplied  with  temporary  seats,  on 
traverse  sleds ;  and,  with  a  full  complement 
of  robes  and  a  pair  of  good  horses,  we  set 
out, — a  lively  company  indeed. 

At  the  hall  our  exercises  passed  off  pleas- 
antly, after  which  we  gave  ourselves  up  to 
social   enjoyment.      After   twelve   weeks   of 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


teaching,  twelve  weeks  during  which  we  had, 
of  necessity,  been  rather  quiet  and  somewhat 
dignified,  we  were  once  more  free, — once 
more  we  were  jovial,  fun-loving  students,  and 
what  wonder  if  we  entered,  with  even  un- 
wonted zest,  into  whatever  of  amusement 
arose  ? 

After  an  evening  enjoyed  by  all,  our  party 
prepared  for  the  homeward  ride.  As  our 
well-loaded  team  stood  before  the  door,  kind 
wislies  and  good-byes  were  exchanged,  and 
we  rode  out  into  the  darkness,  singing,  be- 
tween our  outbursts  of  merriment,  the  well- 
known  refrain  of  the  "  Three  Blind  Mice." 
That  ride  home  with  my  scholars,  how  well 
I  remember  it!  Scholars  and  teacher  no 
longer,  but,  I  truly  believe,  sincere  friends 
and  happy  ones,  though  about  to  part,  per- 
haps for  years. 

But  such  an  evening  can  not  be  described 
in  the  space'  allowed  me.  Let  it  suffice  to 
say  further,  that  the  remembrance  of  it  will 
ever  be  a  pleasant  one  to  me.  And  I  doubt 
not  that,  after  our  student-life  is  ended,  many 
of  us  will  look  back  with  pleasure  to  the 
close  of  our  several  schools,  as  to  brighter 
spots  upon  our  pathway,  over  which  but  a 
faint  shadow  is  thrown  by  an  occasional  cloud, 
which  only  tempers  the  brightness  of  the 
sun. F. 

COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


When  night  lier  sable  robe  lias  cast 

O'er  mountain,  meail,  and  ocean's  wave, 

The  Junior  dons  his  Sunday  best 
And  talies  a  turn  upon  tlxe  pave. 

Anna  is  to  be  buried  this  time,  sure. 

Fling,  '86,  is  canvassing  in  Boothbay. 

The  musicians  arc  giving  us  a  long  rest. 

Brunswick  can  now  boast  of  an  art  store. 

What's  the  attraction  down  town  at  9  p.m.  ? 

The  Bugk  ads.  come  in  rather  slow  this  year. 

Lennan,  '83,  is  teaching  a  school  in  Woolwich. 

Double  windows,  overcoats,  and  underflannols. 

Chess  playiug  is  indulged  in  considerably  now. 


The  Juniors  are  compelled  to  write  themes. 

One  of  the  Junior  chemists  calls  a  precipitate  a 
curd. 

Look  out  for  muddy  walks  after  the  sun  strikes 
them  ! 

The  '82  men  are  bound  not  to  get  left  iu  matri- 
mony. 

Folsom,  '85,  has  commenced  a  school  in  Clinton, 
Maine. 

The  Freshmen  are  now  allowed  to  sit  during 
prayers. 

"About  this  time  look  out  for  church  fairs." — 
Almanac. 

Prof  Johnson  aud  lady  are  spending  the  winter 
in  Leipsic. 

The  Home  Baptist  Society  is  rapidly  increasing 
in  membership. 

Did  you  ever  know  of  its  being  so  quiet  'round 
college  before  f 

F.  M.  Fling  has  been  chosen  to  write  the  history 
of  '8;i  for  the  Bugle. 

The  three  Graces  do  not  perambulate  together 
as  much  as  formerly. 

Quite  a  number  of  the  recent  graduates  have 
been  iu  town  of  late. 

Some  of  the  wells  on  the  campus  are  causing 
trouble  by  giving  out. 

A  fall  from  a  bicycle  has  kept  Nealley,  '85,  at 
home  for  a  few  weeks. 

Brown,  '85,  has  closed  his  school  at  Topsham, 
aud  rejoined  his  class. 

Time  to  get  out  those  old  overshoes  that  you 
had  left  over  last  spring. 

Eamcs,  '85,  has  been  laid  up  a  few  weeks  with  a 
bad  ankle. '  Foot-ball  did  it. 

The  Seniors  took  their  fourth  examination  in 
pisychology  on  Saturday  last. 

'84  have  their  chemistry  lectures  in  the  lower 
lecture  room  in  Adams  Hall. 

The  church  sociable  at  Mr.  Martin's  was  the 
objective  point  Tuesday  evening. 

The  new  installment  of  box-shop  girls  is  hailed 
with  gladness  by  some  of  the  students. 

The  Freshman  can  now  go  home  and  delight 
the  village  maiden  with  the  society  pin. 

Our  readers  will  please  give  us  credit  for  not 
attempting  a  joke  on  the  Thanksgiving  turkey. 

Beautiful  snow  and  the  rigors  of  a  Maine  winter 
are  on  us  a  little  sooner  than  they  were  expected. 

Overheard  iu  a  dark  hall  way  at  the  church 
sociable  last  week,  "  How  funny  you  kiss,  Mr. ." 


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135 


The  trouble  with  the  chapel  choir  has  com- 
menced. 

Now  is  the  time  to  borrow  your  neighbor's  rub- 
ber boots. 

Wheelwright  and  Wilson,  '81,  spent  Sunday 
before  last  in  town. 

It  has  been  ascertained  that  Pop  is  plugging  for 
a  Commencement  Part. 

Barton,  '84,  and  Butler,  '85,  sing  in  the  choir  at 
the  Universalist  church. 

S.  T.  B.  J.  has  brought  out  the  antiquated  ulster 
for  positively  its  last  season. 

Here's  hoping  that  we  sball  have  some  skating 
on  the  Androscoggin  this  wiuter. 

The  North  Appleton  left-hand  nine  has  chal- 
lenged the  South  Winthrop  left-hand  nine. 

The  launching  of  a  large  vessel  at  Bath  last 
week  attracted  a  small  delegation  of  students. 

The  inhabitants  of  Winthrop  have  been  going 
lately  for  water  to  the  well  opposite  Appleton. 

Certain  of  the  Seniors  are  taking  exceptions  to 
the  statements  in  the  test-book  on  psychology. 

There  is  a  feeling  among  the  Seniors  that  injus- 
tice was  done  one  of  their  number  in  astronomy  last 
week. 

The  Bath  men  naturally  think  that  their  city 
ought  to  be  represented  by  a  paper  in  the  reading- 
room. 

Bound  volumes  of  the  late  Bevieivs  have  been 
arranged  in  the  north  part  of  the  library,  main 
room. 

Some  of  the  boys  are  taking  private  waltzing 
lessons  in  view  of  Ivy  Day  and  the  "  Dance  on  the 
green." 

The  Junior  Parts  are  to  be  delivered  by  C.  C. 
Torrey,  0.  W.  Means,  E.  C.  Smith,  and  J.  A.  Water- 
man, Jr. 

Hutchins,  '83,  has  invented  an  improvement  to 
the  spectroscope  that  prouaises  to  be  of  considera- 
ble advantage. 

Prof.  Chapman  spoke  in  the  Senior  room  Sun- 
day evening,  Nov.  12th,  and  Prof.  Campbell  in  the 
same  place,  Nov.  19th. 

It  is  possible  that  the  roller-skating  rink  may  be 
secured  and  turned  over  to  the  boating  and  base- 
ball men  for  a  place  to  train  in. 

We  should  make  better  progress  in  our  studies 
and  have  less  sickness  among  us,  if  the  new  gymna- 
sium was  only  in  running  order. 


Analytical  chemistry  is  a  very  popular  study 
among  the  Juniors.  Many  of  the  class  are  putting 
in  extra  work. 

An  additional  furnace  has  been  put  in  the  base- 
ment of  the  chapel.  There  is  some  hope  for  us  this 
winter  after  all. 

The  week  of  prayer  was  observed  by  the  T.  M. 
C.  A.  boys.  Meetings  were  held  every  night  and  a 
good  deal  of  interest  was  aroused. 

Rev.  Elijah  Kellogg,  preaching  at  Topsham,  is 
depopulating  the  galleries  at  the  church  on  the 
hill.    Get  your  excuses  beforehand,  boys. 

The  man  who  can  pass  through  Senior  year 
without  ruining  his  handwriting  taking  notes  of 
lectures,  is  certainly  to  be  congratulated. 

We  understand  that  C.  C.  Hutchins  requested  to 
be  excused  from  his  Senior  Part.  The  request  was 
granted  and  the  part  given  to  A.  C.  Gibson. 

Mr.  Whitney,  from  John  Hopkins  University, 
Baltimore,  who  is  taking  a  special  course  in  organic 
chemistry  here,  uses  the  laboratory  in  Adams  Hall. 

It  is  quite  likely  that  the  Base-Ball  Association 
will  offer  prizes  next  season  for  the  best  fielding 
record,  best  batting  record,  and  best  general  play- 
ing. 

A  specimen  of  the  cup  coral  of  the  Silurian  age, 
labeled  petrified  buffalo  horn,  was  added  to  the 
cabinet  some  time  ago,  by  an  unscientific  friend  of 
the  college. 

It  has  been  suggested  that  two  copies  of  the 
Leiviston  Journal  ought  to  be  kept  on  file  in  the 
reading-room,  the  rush  for  that  paper  is  so  great  in 
the  evening. 

It  is  stated  that  the  outlook  for  the  next  Fresh- 
man class  is  very  good,  and  that  there  is  no  doubt 
of  a  class  of  frona  sixty  to  seventy.  P.  S.— This  is 
a  good  joke. 

The  following  note  was  picked  up  on  the  cam- 
pus recently : 

Dear , On  the  Bact  Street  Bridge  at  nine 

to-night.  Yours,  

Prof  Robinson  has  re-formed  his  Sunday  School 
class  of  Seniors.  The  exercise,  will  be  held  the 
hour  before  evening  prayers  in  different  rooms  of 
the  college. 

All  the  cuts  for  the  Bugle  have  been  sent  to  the 
engravers,  and  nearly  the  whole  of  the  literary 
matter  is  in  the  hands  of  the  printer.  It  really 
looks  as  though  the  publication  would  appear  before 
the  close  of  the  term. 


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An  alDsent-minded  Senior  (Father  W.)  sat  for 
half  an  hour  on  the  stone  steps,  south  side  of 
Adams,  thinking  that  he  had  reached  his  recitation 
seat. 

The  chairs  and  settees  for  Memorial  Hall  have 
been  ordered.  When  they  arrive  and  are  put  in 
place,  we  are  assured  that  a  boom  in  rhetoricals  may 
be  looked  for. 

The  Juniors  say  that  Monday  is  the  hardest 
day  of  all  the  week  for  them.  If  that  doesn't  put 
a  premium  on  Sunday  studying,  will  somebody  be 
kind  enough  to  inform  us  what  does  1 

The  funeral  of  C.  E.  Stinchfleld,  '82,  was  held 
here  on  Sunday,  Nov.  19th.  His  pure  life  and  noble 
character  were  very  feelingly  referred  to  by  Prof. 
Packard  at  evening  prayers  that  day. 

In  astronomy:  Question  — "Mr.  J.,  what  is  the 
density  of  Saturn?"  Mr.  J.  (nervously)— "  The 
density  of  Saturn,  sir,  is  so  dense  that  it  is  not  quite 
as  dense  as  water  is."    Grins  go  'round. 

We  wonder  if  the  sorrow  of  one  of  our  demo- 
cratic Seniors,  at  the  departure  of  the  "relict"  to 
green  fields  and  pastures  new,  was  to  any  degree 
relieved  by  the  victory  of  Widow  Butler. 

Juniors  complain  of  the  indefinability  of  the  sub- 
ject given  out  for  themes.  Several  of  them  bor- 
rowed a  psychology  of  a  Senior,  read  a  few  pages, 
and  crawled  away  to  die.    Draw  your  own  moral. 

Mr.  Cutler  has  been  called  from  his  duties  to 
Florida  by  the  sickness  of  his  father  who  is  spend- 
ing the  winter  there.  Prof.  Chapman  has  the 
Sophomores  in  rhetoric  and  theme  writing  during 
his  absence. 

Grounds  of  church-going :  First  Junior — "Going 
over  to  Topsham  to  church  to-day,  chum  1 "  Second 
Junior — "N-no,  I  guess  not;  the  girls  in  Brunswick 
are  prettier  than  the  girls  in  Topsham."  First 
Junior  groans. 

The  Sophomore  class  election,  hold  November 
13th,  resulted  in  the  following  choice  of  officers: 
Marshal,  F.  I.  Brown;  President,  Richard  Webb; 
Vice  President,  Daniel  Goodenow;  Eulogist,  J.  F. 
Libby;  Elegist,  D.  P.  Howard;  Panegyi-ist,  K.  L. 
Manson ;  Odist,  W.  P.  Nealley ;  Historian,  Walter 
Mooers;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  L.  Hodgkins; 
Committee  of  Arrangements,  Boyd  Bartlett,  Eugene 
Thomas,  and  H.  N.  Dunham.  The  class  has  firmly 
decided  to  bury  Analytics  next  summer,  and  so  the 
class  oflicers  of  Sophomore  year,  for  a  year  at  least, 
will  cease  being  honors  only  in  name. 


One  of  the  boys  in  Winthrop  recently  set  a  man- 
trap by  using  the  attic  floor  for  fire-wood.  A  high- 
toned  Senior,  a  few  days  afterward,  slipped  down 
through  into  the  hall,  accompanied  by  profanity, 
dust,  mortar,  and  delighted  chuckles  of  witnessing 
underclassmen. 

The  following  Seniors  have  been  appointed  by 
the  Faculty  to  deliver  parts  in  the  exhibition  at  the 
close  of  the  present  term:  Salutatory  in  Latin,  H. 
R.  Goodwin;  English  Parts,  A.  E.  Austin,  H.  E. 
Cole,  F.  M.  Fling,  C.  C.  Hutchins,  E.  A.  Packard, 
W.  A.  Perkins,  and  G.  B.  Swan. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Base-Ball  Associa- 
tion the  following  oflicers  were  elected  :  President, 
C.  H.  Stetson,  '83;  Vice  President,  D.  C.  Clark, 
'84;  Secretary,  B.  Bartlett,  '85:  Treasurer,  C.  E. 
Adams,  '84:  Assistant  Treasurer,  R.  Webb,  '85; 
Directors,  H.  E.  Cole,  '83,  1st.  F.  H.  Files,  '8-3,  2d, 
and  C.  C.  Torrey,  '84,  3d. 

Some  persons,  who  were  spoiling  for  some  fun, 
took  a  sign-board  the  other  night  that  the  parties 
down  street  were  done  using,  and  placed  it  over 
the  chapel  door.  The  next  morning  chapel  goers 
were  directed  to  take  out  their  life  insurance  poU- 
cies  inside.  Now,  fuuny  men,  the  bulletin-board 
trick  must  be  looked  after. 

A  foot-ball  club  has  been  organized  at  Lasell. 
How  we  should  enjoy  seeing  the  dainty  Lasellians 
play  the  beautiful  game  of  foot-ball.  Wonder  if 
shin  kicking  is  ruled  out.  Our  curiosity  is  so  great 
that  if  the  club  will  send  down  two  elevens  to  give 
an  exhibition  game  on  our  front  campus,  the  Oriknt 
will  agree  to  pay  all  the  expenses  of  the  trip,  and 
set  'um  up  on  spruce  gum  to  an  unlimited  extent. 

The  base-ball  directors  have  chosen  the  first  five 
men  of  the  nine  that  will  represent  the  college  next 
summer.  They  are :  Knapp,  '83,  Wright,  '84, 
Stetson,  '83,  J.  A.  Waterman,  '84,  and  C.  C.  Torrey, 
'84.  Wright  has  been  elected  captain  of  the  nine. 
The  five  men  will  choose  the  other  four  probably 
from  among  tho  following  named  men  :  Winter,  '83, 
Cook,  '85,  Collins,  '83,  Packard,  '83,  Barton,  '84, 
Lindsey,  '84,  Chase,  '85,  J.  H.  Davis,  '86,  and 
Cornish,  '86.  'JMiese  men  are  expected  to  work  with 
the  first  five  this  winter  in  the  extemporized  gym- 
nasium. A  second  nine  will  be  formcil  at  the  very 
beginning  of  the  spring  term  from  the  base-ball 
material  not  needed  for  tho  first  nine,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  giving  tho  first  nine  practice  games.  All 
who  would  hko  to  become  players  on  this  second 


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nine  are  earnestly  recommended  to  keep  tliemselves 
in  training  for  the  active  worli  of  next  spring. 

"the   MODEEN   MARIjnEE." 
The  mariner  gay,  says  he,  "  WTiat  do  ye  say," 
And  "  "What  do  ye  say,"  says  he; 
"  I've  drank  of  the  rum  from  '  far  Cathay,' 
And  rot-gut  that  came  from  the  Bay  o'  Biscay 
Has  never  heen  slighted  by  mfe. 

"  But  of  all  the  drinks  to  fill  up  the  chinks 
And  lay  a  man  up  for  the  day. 
To  tie  up  his  entrails  in  separate  kinks 
And  lay  him  away  for  his  forty  winks, 
Is  AU-n's  vile  rot-gut,  I  say!  " 

Tlie  Freshmen  held  a  class  meeting  ou  Nov. 
15th,  and  elected  the  following  officers  for  the 
coming  year:  President,  L.  Turner;  Vice-Presi- 
dent, T,  W.  Dike ;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  J.  H. 
Davis ;  Orator,  G.  M.  Norris  ;  Poet,  H.  R.  Fling ; 
Historian,  W.  V.  Wentworth;  Prophet,  E.  E. 
Rideout ;  Toast  Master,  W.  A.  Cornish  ;  Committee 
of  Arrangements,  A.  A.  Knowlton,  A.  W.  Hutchins, 
C.  W.  Tuttle ;  Committee  on  Odes,  I.  W.  Home, 
W.  H.  Stackpole,  J.  W.  Calderwood. 

The  first  lecture  in  the  Boating  Association 
course  was  given  in  Memorial  Hall  last  Saturday 
evening  by  Hon.  William  Parsons,  on  "Peter  the 
Great,  and  Napoleon  Bonaparte."  The  beautiful 
hall  was  quite  well  filled  by  students  and  town's- 
people,  who  seemed  to  enjoy  intensely  the  rich 
literary  treat.  The  size  of  the  audience  on  this 
first  evening  makes  it  sure  that  the  Boating  Asso- 
ciation will  not  only  pay  expenses  but  will  realize 
quite  a  handsome  sum  from  the  enterprise.  Other 
lecturers  in  tbe  course  (see  posters  for  dates),  are  : 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Livermore,  subject,  "  Superfluous 
Women";  President  Chamberlain,  subject,  "The 
Battle  of  Gettysburg";  Mr.  William  Blaikie,  sub- 
ject, "The  Rational  Education  of  Our  Bodies";  and 
Mr.  George  Makepeace  Towle,  subject,  "  Gambetta.'' 

Prof.  Baird,  of  the  U.  S.  Fish  Commission,  ha 
oifered  Prof  Lee  the  position  of  naturalist  in  the 
scientific  expedition  that  is  to  be  sent  by  the  gov- 
ernment to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  about  the  middle  of 
January  next.  The  company  is  made  up  of  the 
foremost  practical  scientists  in  the  country,  and 
will  have  at  its  disposal  the  new  government 
steamer  Albatross.  The  field  of  operations  will  be 
in  the  southern  part  of  the  gulf.  Prof.  Lee  has  not 
yet  decided  to  accept  the  flattering  ofi'er,  but  it  is 
hoped  that  his  duties  here  may  be  so  arranged  that 
he  will  be  able  to  do  so.  If  he  can  in  any  way  be 
spared  for  a  few  months  this  winter,  the  disadvan- 


tage from  his  absence  will  be  more  than  balanced 
by  the  outside  work  he  will  do  for  the  college,  and 
the  additions  to  the  cabinet  that  he  will  be  able  to 
make. 

A  small  party  of  students,  coming  in  late  some 
nights  since,  saw  flames  and  smoke  arising  beyond 
the  pine  grove  back  of  Appleton.  Thoughts  of  a 
big  conflagration,  the  Brunswick  fire  companies, 
and  piles  of  fun  generally  caused  them  to  seek  the 
fire  in  a  hurry,  whore  they  found  only  a  wood  pile 
that  some  funny  or  malicious  person  had  set  fire  to. 
The  boys  set  themselves  immediately  to  putting  out 
the  fire,  and  after  thirty  minutes'  hard  work  suc- 
ceeded in  accomplishing  their  purpose.  They  were 
about  to  leave,  confidently  expecting  that  each 
would  be  presented  with  a  gold  watch  by  the  grate- 
ful citizens,  that  the  Bnmsiviclc  Herald  would 
notice  them  in  its  "varsity"  column,  and  that  tbe 
editor  of  tbe  TeUgraph  would  cease  writing  about 
something  to  eat  long  enough  to  produce  an  edi- 
torial on  their  gallant  exploit,  when  a  couple  of 
able-bodied  and  lightly  attired  men,  who  owned 
the  wood  pile  and  thought  that  they  had  struck  the 
incendiaries,  appeared  upon  the  scene  and  insisted 
that  a  fight  was  necessary.  The  men  were  so 
anxious  to  settle  tbe  affair  vi  et  armis.  that  it  re- 
quired considerable  argument  on  the  part  of  the 
boys  to  convince  them  of  their  mistake,  and  thus 
deprive  the  Maine  papers  of  a  cboice  article  about 
a  broil  caused  by  Bowdoin  students.  But  at  last 
outraged  justice  was  satisfied.  The  would-be 
avengers  vouchsafed  a  surly  apology  for  their  hasty 
action,  and  the  amateur  fire  company  sought  their 
respective  rooms,  vowing  that  Brunswick  would 
have  to  be  subjected  to  a  temperature  several  thou- 
sand degrees  (centigrade)  higher  than  any  fair  sized 
conflagration  could  furnish,  before  they  would  again 
exert  themselves  to  preserve  life  or  property. 


IN    MEMORIAM. 

Died  in  Patten,  Me.,  of  typhoid  fever,  Chaeles 
Eben  Stinchfield,  Bowdoin,  '82. 

It  has  never  been  our  lot  to  chronicle  a  death 
so  sad,  or  one  that  has  touched  the  hearts  of  so 
many.  A  young  man  full  of  hope  and  vigor,  of  the 
loftiest  aspirations,  he  had  just  finisbed  his  college 
course,  which  he  worked  hard  to  complete,  to  a 
great  extent  paying  his  way  by  his  own  exertions. 
In  the  dawn  of  his  manhood,  with  the  powers  of 
his  mind  developed  by  study  and  thought,  he  en- 
tered upon  a  course  of  teaching,  the  beginning  of  a 


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literary  career  which,  those  of  us  who  knew  him 
best  never  doubted  would  be  crowned  with  honor 
and  success.  But  the  terrible  power  of  the  disease 
seized  upon  him,  and  on  the  16th  of  November, 
looliiug  out  upon  the  rugged  sides  of  Katahdin 
warmed  by  the  glow  and  glory  of  the  setting  sun, 
he  passed  away  without  a  struggle.  As  I  write, 
his  favorite  poem,  Shelley's  "  Skylark,"  is  open  be- 
fore me.  and  every  line  speaks  of  him  who  pointed 
out  so  many  of  its  wonderful  melodies.  Well  can 
be  said  of  him  what  that  sweetest  of  singers  said 
at  the  death  of  his  brother  poet : 

"  Green  be  the  turf  above  thee. 

Friend  of  my  better  days; 
None  knew  thee  but  to  love  thee, 

Xone  named  thee  but  to  praise." 

Whereas,  Our  dear  brother  Charles  Eben 
Stinchfield  has  been  taken  from  this  life. 

Resolved,  That  in  this  manner,  we  testify  to  his 
perfect  life,  his  firm  faith,  and  his  unwavering 
Christian  hope. 

Resolved,  Tliat  in  liis  death  we,  his  brothers  in 
A.  A.  il>.j  lose  a  sincere  friend  and  a  loyal  brother, 
whose  life  gave  promise  of  usefulness  and  literary 
excellence. 

Resolved,  That  while  we  bow  before  an  inscrut- 
able Providence,  we  sincerely  mourn  the  death  of 
our  dear  brother  and  wish  to  give  our  heartfelt 
sympathy  to  the  afflicted  family. 

Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be  printed  and 
sent  to  the  several  chapters  of  A.  J.  il>.,  to  the 
relatives  of  the  decea.sed,  and  to  the  press. 
A.  J.  Russell, 
J.  A.  Waterman,  Jr., 
E.  Thomas, 
In  behalf  of  the  Bowdoin  Chapter. 


PERSONAL. 

[Graduates  and  Undergraduates  are  earnestly  solicited 
to  send  personal  items  to  the  Bowdoin  Okient,  Bruns- 
wick.] 

'32.— Rev.  C.  A.  Bartol,  D.U.,  of  the  West 
Church,  Boston,  had  an  article  in  the  Unitarian 
Review  for  October,  on  "  The  Nature  of  Knowl- 
edge ;  Emerson's  Way." 

'52. — Gen.  James  D.  Fessenden,  of  Porthind, 
sou  of  Senator  Fessenden,  died  Nov.  18th.  He 
was  with  Sherman  in  his  march  through  Georgia ; 
was  on  Gen.  Hunter's  staff,  and  was  engaged  in  the 
battle  of  Chattanooga,  and  Lookout  Mountain. 

'ijtf. — Hon.  T.  li.  Simonton,  of  Camden,  has  as- 
sumed  the    editorship    of   the    Camden    Herald, 


formerly  a  greenback  but  now  a  republican 
paper. 

'57.  — Strickland  is  practicing  law  in  Houlton,  Me. 

'57.— Strout  is  in  the  Congressional  Library  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

'57. — Waterman  is  a  clergyman  in  Dover,  N.  H. 

'57. — Stone  is  a  clergyman  in  Farmiugtou,  Me. 

'72. — Heath  is  practicing  law  in  Augusta,  and 
was  elected  Senator  to  the  Legislature  last  Sep- 
tember. 

'73. — A.  F.  Richardson  is  President  of  the  Cum- 
berland County  Educational  Association. 

'73. — D.  A.  Robinson,  formerly  an  instructor  at 
Bowdoin  College,  has  been  appointed  city  physi- 
cian of  Bangor. 

'74.— Lowell  read  a  paper  before  the  Pedagog- 
ical Convention  at  Portland. 

'74. — Hunter  is  practicing  medicine  in  Minne- 
apolis, Minn. 

'75. — Simmons  has  been  admitted  to  member- 
ship in  the  New  York  Produce  Exchange,  as  sales- 
man for  the  firm  of  Charles  Haight  &  Co.,  one  of 
the  largest  and  oldest  flour  commission  firms  in 
New  York ;  olflce,  27  Pearl  Street. 

'75.— Cressey  is  studying  in  Yale  Divinity 
School. 

'76. — Kimball  is  in  the  coal  business  at  Lew- 
iston. 

'76. — F.  C.  Payson,  of  Portland,  has  been  ap- 
pointed Notary  Public  by  Gov.  Plaisted. 

'78. — Potter  delivered  a  Fourth  of  July  oration 
at  Calais,  which  has  been  printed  in  pamphlet 
form  by  the  City  Government. 

'78.  — Jacobs  is  engaged  in  cattle  rai.'^iug  in 
Texas. 

'78. — Davis,  of  Portland  Packing  Co.,  has  gone 
to  Europe  on  business. 

'79. — Paine,  of  Portland,  has  gone  to  Portland, 
Oregon,  to  practice  law. 

'80.— A.  H.  Elolmes  has  gone  to  Europe. 

'80.— F.  0.  Puringtou  is  teaching  at  Meclianic 
Falls. 

'80. — A.  D.  Holmes  has  .gone  to  K.nrope  to  study 
modicino. 

'80.— Perkins  and  Dane  are  studying  law  in  St. 
Louis.     Their  address  is  1725  Washington  Avenue. 

'80.— Wing,  formerly  connected  with  tha  Lewis- 
ton  Journal,  is  to  assume  the  business  management 
of  The  Live  Stoclr  Monihly,  a  now  magazine  to  be 
published  in  Portland. 

'80. — Whitmore  is  studying  law  in  Gardiner.  Me. 

'81.— Greene  is  at  home  in  Brunswick. 

'81. — E.  H.   Chamberlain  is  studying  at  the  Ec- 


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lectic  Medical  Institute,  228  Court  Street,  Cincln- 
iiatl,  Oliio. 

'81. — McGillicuddy  has  been  appointed  Trial 
Justice  at  Lewiston,  by  Gov.  Plaisted. 

'82.— Irving  Stearns  was  married  Nov.  21  to  Miss 
Minnie  A.  Littlehale  of  North  Newry.  He  com- 
mences the  winter  term  at  the  Bluehill  Academy  in 
about  two  weeks. 

'82. — Plimpton  is  to  study  medicine  in  Gardiner. 

'82.— W.  W.  Curtis  is  teaching  the  High  School 
at  Gorham,  Me. 

'82. — Crosby  is  reading  law  at  Dexter,  in  the 
office  of  his  father,  Hon.  Josiah  Crosby  of  '35. 

'82. — Stinchfleld,  after  a  long  and  severe  illness, 
died  at  Patten,  Me.,  where  he  had  been  teaching 
school. 

'82. — Blondel  has  relinquished  his  temporary 
position  as  teacher  of  the  Augusta  Grammar  School. 

'82. — Jordan  is  in  business  with  his  father  at 
Brunswick. 

'83. — Perkins  is  teaching  school  at  Phips- 
burg,  Me. 

'83. — Lennan  is  teaching  school  at  Woolwich, 
Me. 

'83. — Pettingin  is  detained  at  home  on  account 
of  the  illness  of  his  brother. 

'84.— Sayward  is  teaching  school  at  Wells,  Me. 

'85. — McDonald  is  teaching  school  at  Ells- 
worth, Me. 

Of  the  Portland  Law  Students'  Club,  A.  C. 
Cobb,  '81,  is  President,  J.  W.  Manson,  '81,  is  Secre- 
tary and  A.  C.  Cobb  and  Wheelwright,  '81,  are 
members  of  the  Executive  Committee. 


CLIPPINGS. 


"  What  kind  of  boys  go  to  heaven 
'  Dead  ones." — Nassau  Lit. 


Johnny — 


They  say  when  a  pretty  Irish  girl  is  stolen  away 
it  is  supposed  that  some  boycotter. — Ex. 

Prof. — "Mr.  P.,  do  you  know  what  you  are  try- 
ing to  prove?  Mr.  F.— "N-no,  sir,  but  I  think  I 
can  get  it." — Ex. 

"  The  pen  indeed  is  mighty,  but  the  men 
Who  wield  the  shining  shears  with  skill  and  taste, 
And  then  so  carefully  apply  the  paste. 
Are  cognizant  of  things  beyond  the  ken 
Of  those  who  only  wield  the  pungent  pen." 

—Ex. 

Eggs  600  years  old  have  been  found  in  a  town 
in  France.  The  mother  of  those  eggs  has  just 
been  sold  for  a  spring  chicken. — Dartmouth. 


The  first  letter  sent  by  a  gashing  Freshman 
home  :  "  Pater,  cani  ha  veso  memore  stamps  sent- 
to  me?  Ego  spentthe  last  cent.  Tuus  studious 
heres,  Johannes." — Ex. 

A  little  boy  quietly  watched  a  bee  crawling  on 
his  hand,  till  he  stopped  and  stung  him,  when  he 
sobbed:  "I  didn't  mind  its  walking  about,  but 
when  it  sat  down  it  hurt  awful." — Ex. 

Prof,  (explaining  workings  of  gas  meter) — "  Some 
day  you  will  be  at  a  party,  and  the  lights  may  go 
out ;  you  will  be  the  ones  expected  to  know  what 
to  do."  Class  comes  down,  mid  sounds  of  oscula- 
tion.—£'x. 

Stuttering  Prof,  (at  the  board)—"  If  a  plana  cut 
the  figure  at  an  angle  of  90  degrees  the  section  will 
be  a-ur — ur — be  a-ur — "  Sleepy  Junior — "Nobeer, 
thank  you,  but  I'll  have  a  little  plain  soda,  if  you 
please. " — Ex. 

Only  as  a  brother:  "My  teeth  are  full  of 
sand,"  said  the  fairest  bather  in  the  surf.  "  All 
right,  hand  them  out,"  said  an  admirer,  "and  I'll 
rinse  them  ofl'for  you."  And  now  she  regards  him 
only  as  a  brother. — Index. 

Apropos  of  the  falling  leaves : 

"  Her  lips  were  like  the  leaves,"  he  said, 

"  By  autumn's  crimson  tinted." 
' '  Some  people  autumn  leaves  preserve 
By  pressing  them,"  she  hinted. 

—Ex. 

"  It  is  not  the  whichness  of  the  where,  nor  of 
the  when,  nor  even  of  the  which,  but  of  the  what 
that  constrains  the  philosophical  do,  but  is-sing  the 
is-ness  of  the  is  is  a  matter  of  no  less  difflculty  than 
the  whatness  of  the  what. — Extract  from  Concord 
School  of  Philosophy. 

"When  he  asked  her  but  "  yes  "  to  his  question  to  say,— 

She  was  a  maiden  quite  winsome  and  gay  ; 
All  the  four  years  in  the  light  of  his  love 
She  had  fluttered  her  feathers,  the  dear  little  dove, — 

She  had  answered  his  glances  and  never  said  nay. 

But  in  this  last  hour  of  his  very  last  day, 

When  he  asked  her  but  "  yes  "  to  his  question  to  say, 

She  said,  looking  up  in  his  eyes  just  above, 
"  Why,  no  ;  I  could  never,  oh,  never,  say  that," 
And  firmly,  but  tenderly,  passed  him  his  hat. 

—Ex. 

At  the  Bordertown  Female  College,  the  other 
day,  a  rap  was  heard  at  one  of  the  doors,  upon 
opening  which  a  seedy  looking  tramp  was  brought 
to  view.  "Is  this  the  college!"  "Yes,  what 
would  you  like  ?  "  "  Have  the  students  any  old 
pants  they  would  like  to  dispose  of?"    The  inter- 


140 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


view  was  abruptly  terminated  by  a  speedy  closing 
of  the  door.     Fact.— JS./-. 

An  eloquent  Junior  in  tlie  course  of  an  oration 
on  George  Stephenson,  said  that  "  if  it  had  not 
been  for  George  the  locomotive  would  have  stran- 
gled in  its  cradle." — Ex. 

"Lemmy,  you're  a  pig  I"  said  a  father  to  his 
son,  who  was  five  years  old.  "  Now,  Lemmy,  do 
you  know  what  a  pig  is?"  "Yes.  sir, — a  pig  is  a 
hog's  little  boy." — Ex. 

Prof,  in  Greek  Recitation — "  Joy  has  its  ebb  and 
liow,  and  nature  its  sere  and  yellow  leaf  as  well  as 
its  vernal  bloom."  Peek  a  boo,  love,  but  the  spring 
will  soon  heh&ce.—Princetoniun. 

Prof,  of  Latin— "Why  did  the  Romans  put 
wreaths  of  celery  about  their  heads  ? "  Sopho- 
more —  "  To  accelerate  their  ideas."  Professor  re- 
marks that  it  might  be  advisable  to  revive  the 
custom. 

Base-ball  is  played  by  eighteen  persons  wearing 
shirts  and  drawers.  They  scatter  around  a  field 
to  try  to  catch  a  cannon  ball  covered  with  rawhide. 
The  game  is  to  get  people  to  pay  to  come  inside  the 
fence.— £.r. 

Professor— "Among  these  may  be  mentioned  the 
wood,  the  stone,  and  the  iron  age."  Student  (of  an 
anxious  turn  of  mind) — "  What  is  our  age  ?"  Pro- 
fessor— "To  judge  by  the  cla.ss,  one  would  say  the 
age  of  brass  I  " — Ex. 

Opera — Billee  Taylor  ; 

Last  week,  Friday  night. 
She,  full  dress  with  lilies, 

Opera  cloak  of  white. 

Only  met  on  Tuesday, 

Impudence  ungraced, 
Tries  to  put,  however, 

Aim  around  lier  waist. 

Heavens  !  how  she  shuddered, 

Shivered  like  a  saint. 
Whiter  than  her  lilies. 

Seemed  to  want  to  faint. 

He  began  to  stammer, 

Not  a  word  would  come  ; 
She,  "  Sir,  Oil,  how  dare  you  ? 

Wait  till  I'liniiug  lidiiif." 

— Princetonlan. 

Miss  Society  (idly  turning  her  music) — "Do  j 
you  know  'When  llic  Leaves  begin  to  Fall'?"  ' 
Fresh,  (thoughtfully  )— "  Why  yes,  generally  along  | 
in  the  first  two  weeks  of  Octobei-.  It  depends  [ 
somewhat  on  the  weather." — Ex.  \ 


Fashion  notes  of  Adelpliian  :  Trowsers  are  lean — 
that's  too  thin.  "  Crushed  brick-bat "  is  quite  the 
popular  shade  for  suits.  Some  dresses  have  a  sort 
of  rear  extension  springing  from  between  the 
shoulders,  producing  a  sort  of  a  "star-spangled 
banner,  along-may-it-wave  eflect  "  when  the  wearer 
is  in  motion. — E.c. 

A    MODEKN   PAEIS. 
Down  the  orchard's  fruit-arched  laue, 

Past  its  hedge-rows,  autumn-gloried. 
Strolled  a  youth  with  maidens  three, 

Fair  as  nymphs  in  fables  storied . 

Long  they  talked  on  classic  themes, 
Till  the  youth  to  show  his  learning, 

Told  how  Paris  gave  the  prize, 
Venus  favoring,  Juno  spuming. 

Tired  at  length  of  sober  talk, 

With  a  huigh  one  saucy  maiden  * 

Sprung  and  caught  a  ruddy  apple, 

From  the  branch  above  o'er-ladeu. 

"  History  repeats  itself," 

Cried  the  maid,  with  smile  the  rarest,     . 
"Take,  Sir  Paris,  take  the  prize, 

Aud  award  it  to  the  fairest." 

Slow  he  took  it  from  her  hand. 
Waiting  till  the  laughter  ceases, 

Drew  his  knife — sly  dog  ! — and  then 
Cut  tlie  apple  in  three  pieces. 

—Chajff''.$  latest. 


EDITORS'   TABLE. 


The  first  thing  that  catches  our  eye,  this  week, 
is  The  Eightij-Fiie,  a  class  paper  published  by  the 
Sophomores  at  the  University  of  California.  Its 
editorials  open  in  a  very  Sophomoric  manner,  by 
saying  that  the  University  has  degenerated  in  the 
last  five  years.  It  complains  of  a  lack  of  life 
among  the  students,  and  groans  because  hazing 
and  "  beer-busts"  are  made  punishable  by  expul- 
sion, and  mourns  over  the  "digs  of  the  present 
classes.''  The  best  advice  we  can  give  is :  "  Drink 
your  beer  quietly,  and  shut  up.  What  if  some  of 
the  students  do  study  hard,  it  doesn't  do  any  par- 
ticular harm  to  the  university  in  the  eyes  of 
tlioughtful  outsiders,  who  are  thinking  of  sending 
their  sons  to  college.  You  arc  still  }"oung,  my  boy, 
and  as  you  grow  older  will  doubtless  grow  wiser." 
We  noticed  that  some  of  our  exchanges  doubted 
the  good  of  establishing  class  papers,  seeing  that 
they  are  at  the  best  but  shortlived  and  liable  to  take 
patronage  from  the  regular  established  publications 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


141 


of  the  college.  We  concur  in  this  opinion.  A  col- 
lege paper  needs  all  the  patronage  it  can  get,  and 
as  far  as  we  have  heard,  many  of  the  editors  do 
not  get  rich  from  the  proceeds. 

The  Dartmouth  says : 

"  We  have  received  the  first  numher  of  the  Vas- 
sar  MisceJkmy,  and  consider  it  among  the  best  of 
our  exchanges.  Both  the  editorials  and  the  literary 
work  are  e.'iceptionally  good,  and  the  college  notes 
and  personals  are  well  sustained." 

Ah !  Dear  Dartmouth,  sort  'o  getting  into  the 
good  graces  of  the  girls,  are  you  ?  You  are  a  sly 
dog,  and  no  mistake !  Speak  a  good  word  for  us 
if  you  go  to-visit  the  charming  editresses.  We  are 
"  way  down  in  Maine,"  you  know,  and  can't  get 
avray  so  easily.  And,  by  the  way,  we  enjoyed 
reading  the  Dartmouth  extremely,  this  week,  es- 
pecially the  article,  "Gossipy  Reminiscences"  of 
the  time  when  Webster  delivered  his  speech  in  the 
celebrated  .  case  of  Dartmouth's  struggle  with  the 
State.  How  we  sympathize  with  you  in  the  follow- 
ing chppiug : 

'•  One  of  the  oddest  features  of  college  life  and 
college  morals  is  the  apotheosis  of  cheek.  Among 
a  certain  class  of  students  this  distinctively  asinine 
quality  is  regarded  as  the  chiefest  of  virtues,  and 
one  that  will  atone  for  a  multitude  of  sins.  The 
possessor  of  this  attribute  is  looked  upon  with 
envy,  as  one  almost  more  than  mortal.  And  the 
amount  of  brass  with  which  some  of  these  heroes 
are  endowed  is  really  preternatural.  The  cheeky 
man  is  found  in  all  sorts  of  guises,  all  kinds  of 
places,  and  in  all  kinds  of  company.  He  appears 
in  the  recitation  room,  on  the  campus,  on  the 
street,  and  even  (more's  the  pity)  in  your  sanctum 
sanctorum.  He  chaffs  and  worries  the  instructor  at 
every  recitation,  and  bores  him  with  idiotic  com- 
ments afterwards.  He  is  the  self-appointed  critic 
of  all  that  you  think,  say  or  do,  and  is  far  from 
bashful  about  letting  you  know  all  about  it.  He 
occasionally  has  a  sort  of  low-water-mark  respecta- 
bility, that  only  serves,  however,  to  widen  his  field 
of  uselessne.ss  and  heighten  the  effect  of  his  impu- 
dence." 

Student  Life  from  Washington  University,  St. 
Louis,  defends  the  Western  college  papers  in  their 
literary  departments,  which  are  filled  with  ex- 
tremely heavy  articles,  something  after  the  char- 
acter of  a  review.  But  we  must  beg  leave  to 
disagree  with  you,  for  who  is  willing  or  cares  to 
take  boys'  ideas  for  authority,  when  by  a  judicious 
use  of  the  library  you  can  go  to  the  masters'?  Other 
Western  papers  are  full  of  this  class  of  literature. 
One  contains  "  Our  Duty  to  the  Indians,"  and  "  The 
Political  Mission  of  Puritanism,"  and  the  "Poemou 
Longfellow,"  as  its  sole  literary  articles.  Heaven 
deliver  us  from  reading  them. 


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For  Bath.  8.10,  11.2.5  a.m.,  2.45,    4.40,  and   6.25  P.M.   12.42 
night  (Sunday  mornings  only). 
Rockland,  8.10  a.m.,  2.45  P.M. 
Portland.  7.2.5, 11.30  a.m.,  4.30  p.m.,  12.35  night. 
Bo.ston,  7.25,  11.30  A.M.,  12.33  night. 
Levviston.  8.10  a.m.,  2.45,  6.33  P.M..  12.40  niglit. 
Farmington,  8.10  a.m.  (Mixed),  2.45  p.m. 
Augusta,  8.10  A.M.,  2.45,  6.35  p.m.,  12.45  night. 
Skowhegan,  Belfast,  Dexter,  and  Bangor,  2.45  p.m.,  and 

12.45  night. 
Waterville,  8.10  a.m.,  2.45,  6.35  p.m.  (Saturdays  only), 
12.45  night. 

PAYSON  TUCKER,  Supt. 
Oct.  15, 1882. 


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Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the 
following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  ^neid ;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Greek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar ;  Xenophou's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 
AsrciENT  Geogeapht. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,  including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,  Interest,  Square   Root 
and  the  Metric  System  ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree  ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  IIL  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Real  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.     All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  be  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 
■  In  such  cases  the  Princiiial  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  Ills  graduating 
class  who  wi.sh  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Uowdoni,  vpith  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  each  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  be 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  viill  bo  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  he  will  be  ro(iuested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  exaininalioii  held  for  the  purpose,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  linal  examination,  as  he  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnished,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table : 

EEQUIEED— FOUE  HOUES  A  'WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,    Evidences   of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

electives — FOtTR  HOURS  A   WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 

Latin,  two  terms. 

Greek,  two  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Physics,  one  term. 

Chemistry,  two  terms. 

Science  of  Language,  one  term. 

English  Literature,  two  terms. 

German,  two  terms. 

History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 

International    Law  and   Military    Science,    two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  $2'i.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  SI  10. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  materially 
lessen  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  Information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  DECEMBER  13,  1882. 


No.  11. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVERY   ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY,  DURING  THE 
COLLEGIATE  YEAR,  BY  THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
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Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83.  Oliver  W.  Means,  '84. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83.         Charles  B.  Sayward,  '84. 
K.  Brooks  K.  Pettingill,  '83. 

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Students  and  Alumni  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer's  real  name. 

Entered  at  the  Post  Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 

Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  LeTviston,  Me. 

CON'TENTS. 
Tol.  XII.,  ISo.  11.— Deo.  13,  1882. 

Editorial  Notes 143 

Literary  : 

Detection  of  Forgery  by  Means  of  the  Microscope,  145 

The  Tale  of  the  Two  Princes 147 

A  Day  at  the  Meadows 148 

The  Ghost  of  North  Maine 149 

College  Items 1 50 

Personal 153 

Clippings 154 

Editors'  Table 154 


EDITORIAL.  NOTES. 

Dear  readers,  Christmas  is  coming !  Per- 
haps you  hadn't  thought  of  it  but  among  its 
other  blessings  it  gives  "ye  wearie  editor"  a 
subject  for  an  editoriah  This  time  we  do  not 
have  to  sit  down  and  bite  the  end  of  our 
quill  waiting  for  an  inspiration,  but  we 
launch  out  boldly  with  the  spirit  of  Christ- 
mas   present    to    back    us.       We    wish  we 


could  be  "  a  mouse  in  the  wall  "  and  look  in 
on  you  all  this  Christmas  vacation.  Ah ! 
the  stories,  games,  charades,  and  who  can  tell 
what  not !  We  can  see  them  in  our  mind's 
eye  !  Later  the  Freshman  hangs  his  stocking 
by  tiie  side  of  the  chimney  with  the  other 
children,  the  Sophomore  is  telling  an  old 
crony  how  they  fixed  a  cheeky  Freshman  at 
college,  the  Junior  is  found  to  have  carried 
off  the  prettiest  girl  of  the  party  to  a  shel- 
tered sofa,  and  the  Senior  looking  down  from 
his  dignity  upon  such  things  calmly  meditates. 
Tliere  are  various  ways  of  passing  a  merry 
Christmas,  and  you  all  doubtless  have  your 
own  methods  and  will  follow  them  out  in 
spite  of  the  Okient's  advice.  But  if  you 
wish  our  idea  of  what  will  constitute  a 
happy  Christmas,  we  should  say  read  Dickens' 
"Christmas  Carol  in  Prose  "  and  pay  up  your 
subscription  to  the  Orient. 


We  have  lately  had  the  opportunity  of 
examining  the  old  files  of  the  Orient  in  the 
college  library  and  find  them  very  interesting 
reading.  In  the  first  number  of  April  3, 
1871,  there  is  an  appeal  for  a  boat-house,  and 
an  article  strongly  opposed  to  the  marking 
system.  At  present  we  rejoice  over  the  boat- 
house,  but  still  groan  under  the  marking 
system.  This  number  also  notes  that  in 
place  of  Monday  morning  recitations  the 
Faculty  had  substituted  lectures,  and  claims 
that  it  had  almost  entirely  abolished  studying 
Sundays,  and  had  entirely  prevented  "  plug- 
ging in  church."  We  are  sorry  the  custom 
of  Monday  morning  lectures  has  gone  into 
disuse  at  the  present  day,  for  Sunday  is 
hardly  taken  as  a  day  of  rest  now.     There 


144 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


is  little  complaint  among  the  Seniors  who  do 
happen  to  have  a  lecture  in  the  morning  and 
an  hour  before  the  next  recitation.  But  we 
were  recently  paralyzed  to  find  that  one  of 
the  Juniors  was  accustomed  to  get  up  Mon- 
day morning  at  five  o'clock  and  study  till 
breakfast.  It  is  our  opinion,  we  may  be  mis- 
taken, that  the  majority  of  Juniors  do  not  do 
this,  and  to  study  Saturday  afternoon  is,  we 
know  by  experience,  extremely  hard  work. 
We  doubt  if  many  of  them  do  it.  The 
alternative  is  a  "  dead  "  or  "  Sunday  plug- 
ging." "  You  pays  your  money  and  you 
takes  your  choice."  Probably  the  honors  are 
about  equally  divided  between  the  two 
courses.  We  also  wish  to  quote  one  blood- 
curdling local  from  this  first  issue  before  we 
close,  and  it  is  this:  "Tliisweek  the  hour  for 
morning  praj^ers  has  again  readied  its  mini- 
mum— six  o'clock.  O,  ye  who  think  that 
students  lead  an  easy  life,  imagine  them  com- 
pelled, to  '  turn  out' every  morning  at  half- 
past  five."  In  comparison  with  the  present, 
all  we  can  say  is,  "  Thank  Heaven." 


while  the  Junior  or  Sophomore,  who  has  the 
key  to  the  room,  goes  down  town  to  get  his 
mail.  The  Orient  has  decided  not  to  take 
any  exercise  this  winter. 


We  wish  to  inform  the  "  alumni  and 
friends  of  the  college"  that  the  new  gynnia- 
sium  was  not  built  this  fall  nor  was  the 
ground  broken  for  it.  Ti>e  college  having 
astonished  itself  by  completing  Memorial 
Hall  will  now  rest  on  its  laurels  for  the  next 
ten  years.  Meanwhile  we  hear  that  the 
'former  modern  language  room  will  be  fitted 
for  a  temporary  gymnasium.  This  means 
that  the  windows  will  be  nailed  down  and  an 
old  husk  bed  thrown  into  the  room  for  those 
who  feel  so  disposed  to  turn  somersaults  on. 
Any  one  who  attempts  to  get  on  the  iiorizon- 
tal  bar  in  that  room  will  break  his  neck  or 
run  his  head  up  through  the  ceiling,  while  any 
one  who  swings  clubs  will  be  guilty  of  man- 
slaughtei'.  It  also  means  that  when  the  hour 
for  exercise  conies,  four  small  Freshmen  with 
eight  big  clubs   will  shiver  around  the  door 


While  other  college  papers  are  complain- 
ing of  the  cheeky  man  and  the  cigarette  idiot, 
we  must  lift  up  our  voice  against  that  relic  of 
barbarism — the  cynic.  As  a  thoroughly  un- 
comfortable sort  of  person  to  get  along  with, 
we  commend  the  cynic  to  you.  In  morning 
prayers  he  stands  out  in  the  aisle  with  a 
wooden  toothpick  in  his  month,  gazing  aim- 
lessly at  a  painting  on  the  wall  and  readj'  to 
make  a  dive  for  the  door  when  the  prayer 
shows  symptoms  of  coming  to  a  close.  In 
church  he  attempts  to  make  Siirca.-^tic  re- 
marks to  liis  neighbor  in  a  voice  that  can  be 
heard  within  a  radius  of  a  rod.  After  the 
sermon  begins  lie  props  himself  up  in  a  cor- 
ner and  tries  to  convey  the  impression  tliat 
he  is  sleepy.  Nothing  about  the  college 
pleases  him,  but  it  is  his  opinion  that  the 
whole  concern  is  going  to  tiie  devil  post 
haste.  If  ihe  cap  fits  «/om,  my  friend,  put  it 
on  and  give  us  a  rest. 


It  has  been  suggested  to  us  a  number  of 
times  during  our  course  that  some  way 
might  be  taken  to  draw  Faculty  and  students 
nearer  together.  There  is  no  question  that 
the  students  do  not  feel  free  with  the  Fac- 
ulty. Many  are  deterred  from  calling  at 
their  Iiouses  by  the  fact  tliat  if  it  is  found 
out  it  is  thought  that  they  are  "  laying 
for  rank."  In  former  times,  we  see  b}'  old 
Okients,  the  Faculty  used  to  give  receptions 
to  a  class,  after  which  of  course  tliose  attend- 
ing felt  free  to  call.  Sucii  a  course  also, 
when  one  has  enjoyed  the  iiospitality  of  a 
professor,  takes  away  that  feeling  that  some 
iiave,  tliat  a  professor  in  a  class-room  is  the 
natural  enemy  and  prey  of  tlie  student,  and 
would,    without    doubt,    be    a    great     step 


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towards  attaining  that  nnicli-desired  reform — 
better  order  in  some  of  the  class-rooms. 


There  seems  to  be  a  reaction  at  present 
in  the  college  in  favor  of  rooming  alone,  so 
much  so  in  fact  that  all  the  desirable  rooms  are 
taken.  We  would  not  give  up  our  privilege  of 
rooming  alone  for  a  good  deal.  To  be  sure 
there  are  some  advantages  in  having  a  room 
mate,  you  always  have  company  to  whom  you 
can  talki  and  one  person  often  acts  as  a  restraint 
upon  anothei'.  Yet  if  you  loom  alone  you 
can  have  companj'  if  you  want  it  by  going 
into  a  neigl'iboring  room,  or  gathering  a  little 
crowd  in  your  own,  or  you  can  have  the 
company  of  books  "  who  give  you  their  con- 
fidences and  do  not  askfor  any  in  return." 
But  if  two  persons  occupy  a  room  ycm  are 
obliged  to  say  "  Come  in  "  to  att.knocks,  for 
possibly  the  knocker  may  be  your  room 
mate's  visitor.  If  you  are  reading  or  study- 
ing, nine  cases  out  of  ten  youi-  chum  comes 
in,  shuts  the  door  with  a  slam,  and  makes 
various  remarks  complimentary  or  other- 
wise, as  the  case  maj^  be,  about  his  studies. 
You  feel  compelled  to  answer  and  so  lose  the 
run  of  what  you  are  reading,  and,  if  you  are 
mortal,  probably  your  temper.  If  you  wish 
to  write,  you  know  how  impossible  it  is  to  do 
that  with  another  person  in  the  room  picking 
up  and  throwing  down  books,  and  occasion- 
ally throwing  in  remarks.  For  our  part  give 
us  a  room  by  ourselves  where  we  can  iiave 
company  if  we  want  it  and  if  we  don't  we 
can  shut  ourselves  up  like  a  clam  in  his  shell 
and  enjoy  ourselves  as  the  festive  clam  is  sup- 
posed to  do  at  high  water. 


During  the  Thanksgiving  recess.  Jack 
Frost,  thinking  probably  that  he  had  held  off 
too  long  already,  came  down  on  the  campus 
in  good  style.  The  season  of  rubber  boots 
and  comforters  has  come.  The  snow-plow 
man  drives  his  beast  hitched  to  a  board  over 


the  campus,  under  the  impression  that  he  is 
cleaning  out  the  patlis,  and  in  the  early 
morning  can  be  seen  the  tracks  of  the 
man  who  lost  the  path  in  the  darkness 
of  the  night  before  and  wandered  off  aim- 
lessly in  the  general  direction  of  the  halls 
till  he  brought  up  in  the  cross  path.  It  is  the 
time  when  the  kindling  wood  which  the 
authorities  caused  to  be  nailed  down  in  the 
attic  is  put  into  general  use.  When  the 
singing  school  starts  up  and  the  medic  re- 
turns, the  place  will  begin  to  take  on  a  famil- 
iar look. 


The  number  of  students  Avho  are  to  go 
out  teaching  seems  greater  than  usual  this 
year.  They  all  express  great  regret  at  hav- 
ing to  be  out,  but  lack  of  funds  renders  it  a 
necessit}'.  There  has  been  some  discussion 
as  to  whether  the  college  should  not  adopt 
a  system  used  in  certain  inferior  colleges,  to- 
ward those  who  are  obliged  to  be  out,  viz., 
(hat  of  not  requiring  of  them  a  part  of  the 
regular  work  gone  over  by  the  class.  We 
should  be  sorry  to  see  such  a  s\'stem  adopted, 
for  it  would  lower  the  standard  of  the  col- 
lege and  increase  the  number  of  those  who 
are  away  from  its  instruction.  We  think, 
from  observation,  that  a  student  loses  the 
most  by  being  out  during  either  the  Junioror 
Senior  year,  especially  the  former. 


THE    DETECTION   OF   FORGERY   BY 
MEANS  OF  THE  MICROSCOPE. 

For  many  years  the  methods  of  examin- 
ing imitative  writing  have  beein  the  object  of 
much  interest  and  investigation.  Long  years 
of  the  most  careful  study  and  experience 
have  brought  but  very  unsatisfactory  results, 
and  the  establishment  of  but  few  general 
principles.  Experts  learned,  in  the  first 
place,  that  no  person  wrote  a  signature  twice 
of  the  same  length,  and  that  a  positive  proof 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


of  the  forgerj'  of  a  name  was  obtained,  if  it 
was  found  to  measure  in  length  precisely  the 
same  as  a  genuine  signature. 

Again,  they  gradually  learned  the  distin- 
guishing characteristics  of  every  handwriting, 
such  as  the  dotting  of  Cs,  the  crossing  of  fs, 
peculiar  flourishes,  and  the  so-called  rhythm 
of  form.  Besides  these,  experience  taught 
that  two  signatures  of  the  same  person  rarely, 
if  ever,  correspond  in  the  minute  details  of 
flourish,  shape  and  size  of  each  letter,  etc. 

But  within  the  past  few  years  the 
use  of  the  microscope  has  thrown  a  flood 
of  light  on  former  investigation,  till  it  has 
become  next  to  impossible  for  a  signature 
to  be  forged  without  detection. 

The  first  and  simplest  revelation  made  by 
a  microscope  in  the  examination  of  a  suspic- 
ious signature  is  the  jagged  uneven  edges  of 
the  lines  as  compared  with  the  smooth,  clean- 
cut  edges  in  a  genuine  article.  This  is,  of 
course,  for  the  most  part,  the  result  of  the 
attempts  of  a  novice  or  of  an  ovei'-excited 
and  fearful  forger.  Still  a  more  careful 
examination  gives  often  similar  results  in  the 
case  of  experts  as  they  stop  in  an  instant  here 
and  there  to  glance  at  the  copy  and  then  go 
on. 

A  clumsy,  but  very  frequent  method  of 
forgery  is  by  first  imitating  in  pencil,  and 
then  retracing  in  ink.  A  microscopic  exam- 
ination of  a  signature  thus  forged  reveals  two 
proofs  of  its  imitation.  First,  in  erasing  the 
pencil  marks,  the  fibres  of  the  paper  are  dis- 
turbed. This  is  distinctly  seen  with  a  strong 
power  under  tlie  microscope.  Again,  though 
the  graphite  be  erased  witli  tlie  greatest  care, 
portions  of  it  still  adhere  to  the  paper,  and 
though  invisible  to  the  eye,  even  with  the 
aid  of  a  strong  lense,  are  to  be  seen  with  the 
microscope.  It  is  further  said  that  the  me- 
chanical effect  of  the  point  of  a  pencil  upon 
the  fibres  of  the  paper  can  be  detected,  but 
generally,  ordinarily  thick  ink  would  cover 
this. 


Another  interesting  feature  of  this  in- 
vestigation is  the  fact  that  the  pen  leaves 
upon  the  paper  a  layer  of  ink  thick  enough 
to  appear  under  the  microscope  like  a  solid 
lying  on  the  paper  and  in  consequence,  when 
two  lines  are  crossed,  the  microscope  reveals 
two  solids,  one  lying  upon  the  other  and  dis- 
tinctly shows  which  line  was  last  made.  The 
advantage  of  tliis  discovery  is  great  in  con- 
nection with  the  loop  letters  below  the  line 
which  so  often  run  into  the  loop  letters  above 
the  line  below.  Hence  if  two  signatures  on 
two  successive  lines  intercross,  it  can  be  easily 
ascertained  which  was  written  first.  Most 
business  men  always  use  paper  of  some  fa- 
vorite make,  hence  another  important  branch 
of  the  question  is  the  study  of  the  different 
sorts  of  papers,  and  the  fibre  of  which  they 
are  composed.  The  microscope  tells  us 
whether  the  fibre  is  linen,  eotten,  straw,  or 
wood,  and  the  directions  in  which  these  fibres 
run.  In  paper  made  by  some  of  the  more 
modern  machines,  the  most  of  the  fibres  run 
in  but  one  way. 

A  short  time  ago,  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  a  signa- 
ture was  positively  proven  to  be  a  forgery  by 
the  discovery,  by  means  of  the  microscope, 
that  the  paper  used  was  introduced  at  a  date 
much  later  than  the  date  on  the  document. 
This  is  only  one  of  the  many  illustrations  of 
the  importance  of  the  study  of  paper.  In 
the  same  way,  and  for  the  same  reason,  is  the 
examination  of  inks  another  important  part 
of  the  study. 

Ordinary  black  ink  is  a  tannate  of  iron. 
The  iron  after  a  long  time,  oxidizes,  and 
forms  a  compound  much  lighter  than  the 
original  ink.  Although  we  cannot  from  this 
tell  the  exact  age  of  the  writing,  it  gives  us 
a  clue  to  the  relative  ages  of  two  lines  made 
at  different  times  witii  similar  ink. 

Another  ink  much  in  use  is  made  of 
chromate  of  potash  and  logwood.  Suppose 
tiien  a  forger  adds  a  mark  or  two  to  a  genu- 
ine document,  whether  he  used  the  same  ink 


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147 


or  a  different  one,  we  could  in  many  cases 
ascertain,  in  the  former  case,  by  the  different 
stages  of  oxidation,  in  the  latter,  by  the  dif- 
ferent appearances. 

So  far  the  experiments  noted  have  been 
of  a  comparatively  coarse  nature.  We  now 
come  to  the  last  and  most  subtle  test,  the  test  of 
the  rhythm  of  progress,  and  the  rhythm  of  pres- 
sure. The  rhythm  of  progress  is  caused  by 
the  actions  of  the  small  muscles  in  regulating 
the  amount  of  pressure  upon  the  pen  and  is 
the  involuntary  and  unconscious  act  of  every 
one.  The  number  of  these  pressures  is  be- 
tween two  and  three  hundred  to  an  inch, 
and  in  a  naturally  written  signature  are  per- 
fectly regular  and  symmetrical.  Now  no  mat- 
ter how  cleverly  a  signature  be  imitated,  it 
is  impossible  to  overcome  this  involuntary 
action  of  the  muscles  in  making  the  regular, 
rhythmical  pressure  with  the  pen.  And,  as 
this  is  different  with  every  person,  the  micro- 
scopical examination  of  the  genuine  and 
forged  signatures  will  reveal  the  difference. 
These  differences  would,  of  course,  be  visible 
only  to  the  most  skilful  and  experienced 
microscopist. 


THE  TALE  OF   THE    TWO    PRINCES. 

During  the  reign  of  Joshua,  Sultan  of  Bo 
Doin,  there  were  two  youths  present  at  his 
court,  who  were  receiving  instruction  in  the 
various  arts  that  would  fit  them  for  lives  of 
usefulness.  Both  were  princes  and  weie 
highly  loved  and  esteemed  by  the  people  in 
the  far-off  lands  in  which  they  dwelt.  One 
was  tall,  with  a  face  like  the  morning,  the 
other,  the  younger,  was  of  middle  height, 
and  his  beauty  surpassed  description.  These 
two  princes,  thrown  together  by  accident, 
took  a  strong  liking  for  each  other,  and  were 
to  be  seen  constantly  together,  both  in  the 
presence  of  Joshua,  the  Sultan,  and  on  the 
highways  of  the  territory  of  Bo  Doin. 

Thus  it  happened  that  they  were  at  an 


evening  service  in  the  mosque,  which  stood 
upon  the  hill,  the  one  especially  beloved  by 
the  Sultan.  The  younger  prince,  wearied 
by  the  length  of  the  services,  looked  around 
among  the  worshipers  to  see  what  members 
of  the  Court  of  the  Sultan  were  present. 
His  glance  was  arrested  by  the  devout  mien 
of  two  maidens.  He  paused  a  moment  to  look 
at  them  and  was  enchanted  by  their  wonder- 
ful beauty.  One  was  dark  with  a  wealth  of 
raven  hair,  and  eyes  like  sloes,  the  other  was 
comety,  and  her  face  beamed  with  an  ineffa- 
ble goodness. 

The  younger  prince,  unable  to  restrain 
himself,  said  to  his  companion,  "  Did  those 
maidens  yonder,  whose  beauty  surpasseth  all 
in  the  realms  of  Bo  Doin,  come  hither  un- 
attended ?  "  He  replied,  "  I  see  neither  father, 
nor  brother,  nor  cousin  attending  them  ;  they 
came  alone."  Thereupon  the  younger  said, 
"  Would  that  I  were  acquainted  with  them, 
in  order  that  I  might  protect  them  on  their 
homeward  way  "  (for  the  roads  of  the  region 
were  unpleasant  to  unpi'otected  maidens). 
Then  the  elder  prince  spake,  "  Oh,  my 
brother,  I  am  acquainted  with  these  maidens, 
and  will  give  you  this  proof  of  my  friendship. 
At  the  doorway  of  the  mosque,  after  the 
priest  has  closed  the  service,  I  will  place  the 
maiden  whose  face  beams  with  ineffable  good- 
ness, under  your  protection,  while  I  will  see 
that  the  maiden  whose  eyes  are  like  sloes 
reaches  her  domicile  in  safety." 

Finally  the  priest  brought  the  service  to 
a  close,  and  the  two  princes  stationed  them- 
selves at  the  doorway  of  the  mosque.  When 
the  two  maidens  of  surpassing  beauty  ap- 
peared, the  elder  prince  spoke  a  word  in  the 
ear  of  her  whose  countenance  beamed  with 
goodness,  and  led  her  to  his  friend,  who  re- 
ceived her  smiles  with  downcast  eyes  and 
quaking  knees.  Then  the  elder  prince  looked 
around  for  the  other  maiden ;  but  alas !  she 
was  nowhere  to  be  seen.  Another  prince 
who  was  also  present  at  the  Court  of  Joshua, 


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and  who  had  no  respect  for  his  superiors,  had 
spirited  her  away  in  the  davl^ness  of  the 
night.  Then  the  prince,  with  a  face  like 
the  morning  no  longer,  cursed  loud  and  deep 
at  tlie  profligate  prince  whi)  had  so  baselj' 
cheated  him ;  but  as  the  rauzzein  clianted 
the  hour,  he  repented  his  quickness  and  said 
softly  to  himself,  " '  Virtue  is  its  own  re- 
ward,' I  have  made  my  friend  happy,  and 
that  should  suffice."  Then  buttoning  his 
mantle  close  under  liis  chin,  he  disappeared 
in  the  darkness.  K.  K. 


A   DAY   AT  NEW    MEADOWS. 

For  several  weeks  the  Seniors  in  the  Zool- 
ogy division  had  been  anxiously  watching  the 
weather,  and  hoping  for  a  suitable  day  on 
which  they  might  make  their  contemplated 
trip  to  New  Meadows,  for  the  purpose  of  se- 
curiug  specimens  for  laboratory  work.  At  last 
one  morning  our  professor  announced  to  us 
that  he  was  ready  to  go,  and,  after  a  hasty 
meal  to  satisfy  the  cravings  of  the  inner  man 
until  our  return,  we  assembled  at  the  depot  to 
take  the  11.30  train.  A  more  picturesque 
group  is  seldom  seen.  In  view  of  the  work 
we  were  to  engage  in,  we  all  had  on  the 
worst  suits  of  clothes  we  could  find, while  our 
pedal  extremities  were  incased  in  rubber 
boots  of  enormous  dimensions.  Some  of  the 
party  had  shovels ;  some  dip-nets ;  some  old 
pails  and  glass  jars  ;  and  a  few,  among  wliom 
were  two  dignified  Seniors,  who  Jmd  begged 
the  chance  of  accompanying  us,  had  bottles. 

When  the  conductor  came  around  for  our 
tickets  he  looked  at  us  sharply,  and  no  doubt 
wished  he  had  a  second-class  car  for  such 
rough  looking  specimens  of  humanity. 

In  due  season  we  arrived  at  oiir  destina- 
tion and  were  divided,  by  our  jjrofessor,  into 
squads,  to  prosecute  the  different  brancims  of 
the  work.  Three  were  to  take  the  shovel 
and  explore  for  worms,  muscles,  etc.;  two 
were  to  collect  aninialcuhn  willi  the  (hao--n(!t 


from  the  bridge ;  three  were  to  capture  as 
many -'free,  swimming  animals"  as  possible 
with  the  dip-net,  while  the  rest  were  to  col- 
lect what  they  could  find  on  the  rocks  and  in 
the  edge  of  the  water.  Each  squad  com- 
menced its  allotted  part  with  alacrity,  and 
soon  all  were  engaged  in  the  work.  It  fell 
to  our  lot  to  join  the  squad  that  were  explor- 
ing for  worms,  muscles,  etc.;  and  so  vigor- 
ously did  we  work,  that  a  long  stretch  of 
the  shore,  to  use  the  words  of  the  funny  man 
of  the  party,  looked  as  if  "a  drove  of  wild 
hogs  had  been  dining  there."  After  having 
collected  a  million  (^moi'e  or  less)  different 
species,  our  fingers  began  to  ache  with  the 
cold,  in  consequence  of  pawing  around  in 
the  half-frozen  mud ;  so  one  of  our  number 
proposed  a  halt  and  a  reconnoisance  of  the 
other  parties. 

When  we  first  looked  around,  we  thought 
the  bridge  was  on  fire,  for  a  dense  smoke 
was  rising  from  one  of  the  piers,  on  the 
sunny  side  of  the  bridge  ;  but  a  sudden  gust 
of  wind  dispersed  the  smoke,  and  showed  us 
the  recumbent  forms  of  two  of  our  class- 
mates, who  were  working  (J)  the  drag-net, 
basking  in  the  sun,  and  each  vigorously  puff- 
ing a  T.  D.  pipe.  The  two  Seniors  had  long 
before  become  disgusted  with  specimen-hunt- 
ing and  were  seated  on  a  liigh  rock,  trying 
to  lure  the  finny  tribe  to  make  a  dinner  of 
the  tempting  bits  of  mollusk  that  covered 
their  hooks.  The  party  working  the  dip-uet 
were  nowliere  to  be  seen — probably  resting 
from  their  labors  on  the  warm  side  of  some 
projecting  rock. 

Scarcely  had  we  noticed  these  circum- 
stances when  a  yell,  which  seemed  to  be  a 
cross  between  a  locomotive  whistle  and  the 
death-howl  of  a  Sioux  Indian,  caused  us  to 
glance  anxiously  toward  a  small  point  of 
land  which  extended  some  distance  into  the 
water,  left  bare  by  the  retreating  tide. 
There  we  saw  a  group  of  our  classmates 
clustered   around   one  of  their  number,  who 


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149 


was  dancing  about  like  a  madman,  and  shak- 
ing his  hands  in  the  air,  all  the  while  giving 
vent  to  demoniac  yells.  On  hastening  to  the 
spot  to  ascertain  the  cause  of  the  tumult,  we 
found  that  Mell,  for  that  was  his  name,  had 
stumbled  upon  a  crustacean  of  the  order  Be- 
capoda,  or  common  crab,  and  in  trying  to 
pick  it  up,  the  animal  had  fastened  upon  his 
finger,  frightening  him  nearly  out  of  his  wits. 
After  his  fears  were  somewhat  allayed  by 
the  assurances  of  his  companions  that  the 
thing  wouldn't  hurt  him,  he  managed,  to  get 
a  thick  paper  around  the  animal,  and  put 
him  into  his  pocket  for  safe-keeping ;  but 
even  then  he  didn't  seem  perfectly "  easy 
about  the  creature,  for  every  time  he  put  his 
hand  on  his  pocket  the  same  scared  look 
would  come  back  to  his  face  that  was  noticed 
while  he  was  yelling  so  vigorously. 

This  episode  over,  the  sinking  sun  warned 
us  that  it  was  time  to  call  together  our  scat- 
tered forces,  and  make  preparations  to  return 
home.  We  met  upon  the  bridge  and  took 
an  account  of  stock.  Those  who  had  charge 
of  the  drag-net  had  made  a  fine  haul  of  Pro- 
tozoa, considering  the  time  they  had  devoted 
to  actual  work.  Among  their  specimens 
was  discovered  a  new  species  of  the  branch 
Infusoria,  order  Ciliata,  which  was  named 
after  its  discoverers,  Sweetserinus-Bradlio- 
lus.  Our  professor  had  secured  several  rare 
specimens  of  Porifera  of  the  order  Carneos- 
pongiae  ;  while  specimens  of  Coelentarata, 
Echinodermata,  Vermes,  Mollusca,  Arthrop- 
oda  had  been  secured  in  great  numbers. 
The  two  Seniors  for  their  share  succeeded  in 
capturing  a  vertebrate  of  the  class  Pisces,  of 
the  order  Eleocephali,  a  rave  and  valuable 
specimen.  Having  packed  up  our  treasures 
we  betook  ourselves  to  the  train,  and  arrived 
home  in  time  for  supper,  well-satisfied  with 
our  trip.  w. 


Never  applaud  iu  chapel.    None  of  the  actors 
are  prepared  for  an  encore. — Princeton  Tiger. 


THE  GHOST   OF  NORTH  MAINE. 

Long  ago,  soon  after  the  medical  school 
was  founded,  a  j^oung  student  while  perform- 
ing his  part  of  the  required  dissecting,  be- 
came attached  to  his  subject  and  declared 
that  he  would  alone  dissect  all  its  parts.  All 
his  time  was  required  to  do  this,  and  he 
worked  day  and  night ;  so  closely  did  he  con- 
fine himself  that  he  became  contaminated  by 
the  foul  odors  and  after  a  short  sickness  died 
in  a  friend's  room  in  North  Maine.  His  last 
request  was  that  he  should  be  buried  with  his 
half-dissected  subject  near  the  college,  but 
his  friend  thinking  little  of  it,  arranged  for 
the  removal  of  his  remains  to  his  family  in  a 
distant  town. 

Not  long  after,  the  students  in  North 
Maine  were  at  times  startled  by  tappings, 
footsteps  ascending  the  stairs,  mutterings, 
shrieks  and  groans,  accompanied  by  an  occa- 
sional fall  of  a  heavy  body,  then  all  would 
be  quiet;  at  other  times  latches  would  noise- 
lessly lift  and  doors  open,  blinds  that  had 
been  securely  fastened  would  slam,  and 
tightly  fitted  windows  would  jar  and  rattle 
with  a  fury  that  silenced  all  conversation  and 
did  not  promote  study.  These  remarkable 
disturbances  terrified  those  who  roomed  in 
that  end,  and  some  moved  to  other  buildings, 
but  with  this  change  the  visitations  ceased; 
so  for  some  few  years  afterward  there  existed 
only  a  legend  of  a  former  ghost,  who  had 
long  curling  brown  hair,  very  white  teeth,  a 
deep  hollow  in  each  cheek,  and  was  altogether 
an  unpleasant  spectacle  to  behold.  His  ap- 
proach was  heralded  to  any  mortal  creature 
who  was  unfortunate  enough  to  fall  in  his 
way  by  the  blowing  of  an  ice  cold  wind ;  and 
nobody  who  had  once  felt  that  the  wind  had 
the  slightest  chance  of  ever  feeling  warm 
again. 

Gradually  the  old  superstitions  wore  away 
and  slowly  the  rooms  began  to  be  occupied 
once  more.  But  the  signs  of  life  about  the 
end  apparently  awoke  the  ghost,  for  the  tap- 


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pings  were  renewed  and  this  time  the  gliost 
seemed  to  take  a  malicious  pleasure  in  annoy- 
ing the  occupants ;  for  many  a  dark  night 
have  students,  coming  quietly  into  this  end, 
stumbled  and  fallen  mysteriously  at  the  head 
of  the  second  stair  case,  felt  the  cold  blast, 
heard  a  hoarse  chuckle  and  then  the  patter 
of  bony  footsteps  ascending  to  the  roof. 

Often  has  the  weary  student,  when  half 
asleep  over  his  work,  been  aroused  by  tlie 
sudden  extinguishing  of  his  whale  oil  lamp, 
or  by  the  cold  breath  to  discover  his  fire  out 
and  his  windows  open.  And  even  now  some 
of  the  inhabitants  of  the  north  end  claim  that 
on  dreary  nights  when  the  veind  howls  from 
the  direction  of  the  medical  building  they 
can  hear  the  stealthy  movements  of  their 
unwelcome  visitor. 


COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


And  still  we  have  no  gymnasium. 

Term  closes  Friday  noon,  Dec.  22d. 

Last  number  of  the  Oeient  for  this  term. 

Heard  anything  about  a  new  reading-room  'I 

A  club  at  the  Tontine  next  term  is  talked  of. 

A  few  of  the  boys  spent  the  recess  in  Boston. 

The  library  is  used  more  than  usual  this  term. 

Kemp,  '84,  has  commenced  a  school  in  Harrison. 

Brunswick's  new  sidewalks  are  appreciated 
now. 

Wish  we  could  have  a  series  of  Germans  this 
winter. 

The  President  is  lecturing  on  capital  to  the 
Seniors. 

Stackpolo,  '86,  is  canvassing  in  Brunswick  and 
Topsham. 

K.  U.  Washburne,  formerly  of  '83,  has  entered 
Tufts,  '83. 

Going  to  tlio  depot  is  about  the  only  excite- 
ment at  present. 

The  reading-room  and  mail  box  are  run  by 
Thompson,  '84,  during  the  absence  of  Mr.  Fling. 

Austin  and  Fling,  of  the  Senior  Class,  are  hold- 
ing auction  sales  of  books  in  the  larger  villages  in 
tlie  State.     They  are  having  good  success. 


Three  men  from  the  Auburn  High  School  intend 

to  enter  '87. 

Webb,  '85,  has  been  chosen  scorer  for  the  college 
nine  next  season. 

The  good  skating  in  the  suburbs  is  causing  some 
Sabbath  breaking. 

Considerable  energy  expended  with  the  stove 
shaker  these  days. 

It  takes  over  150  tons  of  coal  to  run  the  college 
through  the  winter. 

Terra  reviews  are  now  in  order  and  consequent- 
ly the  cutters  are  few. 

The  Seniors  ought  to  know  soon  who  is  to  be 
the  class  photographer. 

Almost  forgotten  how  you  used  to  enjoy  those 
old  Saturday  holidays  ? 

The  new  Tontine  Laundry  seems  to  be  raising 
out  the  old  one,  in  college. 

Merry,  the  hatter,  Portland,  has  the  genuine 
Bowdoin  tile  in  his  window. 

J.  F.  Waterman  is  assistant  librarian  during 
Longreu's  absence  teaching. 

Accessions  to  some  of  the  classes  are  expected 
at  the  beginning' of  next  term. 

We  have  found  out  what  the  original  land 
league  was.    It  was  three  miles. 

A  delegation  from  Bowdoin  will/  attend  the 
opening  of  the  Maine  Legislature. 

President  Chamberlain  lectured  three  times  in 
Aroostook  County  week  before  last. 

'86  might  find  it  of  advantage  to  brace  up  a  lit- 
tle on  a  class  crew  for  next  spring. 

Perham,  '83,  is  the  President's  messenger,  and 
also  has  charge  of  the  Senior  library. 

Prof.  Lee  is  as  yet  undecided  in  regard  to  the 
proposed  trip  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico. 

The  Congregationalist  pulpit  in  Farmingtou  has 
lately  been  supplied  by  Prof.  Campbell. 

Strange  that  the  Greek  professor  should  object 
to  the  Sophomores  smoking  in  recitation. 

As  the  holiday  season  draws  on  apace  the  youth 
and  beauty  begin  to  return  to  Brunswick. 

The  man  who  swore  he  couldn't  stand  it  has 
taken  a  seat  and  now  gets  along  first-rate. 

It  is  rumored  that  another  paper,  a  weekly,  is 
to  bo  started  in  college.    Don't  you  believe  it. 

The  Freshmen  are  complaining  of  too  much 
algebra.     "  The  mills  of  the  gods  grind  slowly." 

Who  are  the  class-day  officers  ?  is  a  question 
that  should  not  remain  unanswered  much  longer. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


151 


Don't  let  her  keep  you  away  too  long  at  the 
beginning  of  next  term. 

'84  is  to  use  Thorpe's  Manual  of  Chemistry  as  a 
reference  book  next  term. 

The  janitor  grumbles  because  he  has  to  lug  fuel 
from  the  cellar  in  South  Maine. 

There  are  a  few  more  "  artists"  in  college  that 
ought  to  have  their  show  in  the  choir. 

There  was  a  vivid  representation  of  the  music 
of  the  spheres  in  the  astronomy  class  the  other 
day. 

The  interior  of  the  post-office  presents  an  intel- 
lectual appearance  at  the  opening  of  the  evening 
mail. 

The  Orient  office  will  be  ready  to  be  occupied 
early  in  January.  Bill  Seco  has  been  engaged  for 
devil. 

The  gay  and  festive  end-women  find  it  conven- 
ient now  to  cut  two  days  every  week  to  do  their 
washing. 

The  "History  of  Bowdoin"  has  been  widely 
distributed.  It  gives  great  satisfaction  to  all  classes 
up  to  '81 . 

Our  readers,  when  they  want  fine  stationery, 
etc.,  should  remember  that  Dreka  has  an  ad.  in 
the  Oeient. 

The  path  clearer  will  soon  be  at  work  on  the 
campus.  Hope  the  work  will  be  done  better  this 
year  than  last. 

The  yaggers  have  been  saving  up  their  dimes 
all  summer  in  order  that  they  may  have  good  quar- 
ters this  winter. 

Dunning,  '83,  has  rejoined  his  class.  He  has 
been  enjoying  a  few  weeks'  shooting  in  the  north- 
ern part  of  the  State. 

Those  who  are  to  be  absent  a  while  this  winter 
and  want  the  address  on  the  Orient  list  changed, 
should  notify  the  business  editor. 

Aren't  the  Seniors  to  have  some  practical  exer- 
cises in  Parliamentary  Law  before  they  forget  all 
they  learned  from  the  text-book? 

A  copy  of  the  Bugle  will  make  rather  a  good 
Christmas  present  for  your  second  best  girl.  Copies 
for  sale  soon  at  8  Maine. 

Senior  and  Junior  Exhibition,  in  Memorial 
Hall,  Thursday  evening,  Dec.  21st.  Music  will 
probably  be  furnished  by  Grimmer. 

Sleighing  is  good  but  the  Brunswick  stable  men 
are  planning  to  be  millionaires  in  the  near  future. 
If  you  patronize  them  you  are  merely  encouraging 
the  accumulation  of  vast  wealth. 


The  Brunswick  girls  declare  that  the  present 
Senior  Class  hasn't  the  average  number  of  society 
men  in  it.    Too  bad. 

Nearly  fifty  students  spent  the  Thanksgiving 
recess  in  town.  So  many  ought  not  to  have  ex- 
perienced much  lonely  loneliness. 

Quite  a  party  of  the  students  went  to  Lewiston 
last  week  and  saw  the  "Pirates"  played  by  local 
talent.    They  saw  a  mighty  poor  show. 

A  member  of  the  chemistry  class  having  finished 
his  examination  of  the  element  mercury,  concluded 
that  he  would  take  up  quicksilver  next. 

We  should  fall  short  of  our  aim  to  faithfully 
chronicle  the  events  of  the  day  if  we  failed  to 
notice  the  fact  that  a  certain  jovial  Junior  has 
lately  purchased  a  hat  that  is  emphatically  a  la 
mode. 

Occasionally  things  get  into  this  department  of 
the  Orient  without  the  knowledge  or  consent  of 
the  local  man.  An  item  in  last  issue  is  a  case  in 
point. 

Prayers  will  be  held  in  the  chapel  during  the 
whole  winter,  contrary  to  the  general  impression 
that  they  would  be  held  in  Memorial  Hall  in  the 
coldest  weather. 

It  was  rude  for  that  student  to  say  when  he 
heard  that  a  Brunswick  girl  had  one  foot  in  the 
grave,  that  she  was  all  right,  for  there  probably 
wasn't  room  for  both  feet. 

Everybody  knows  that  we  are  sadly  in  need  of 
an  observatory  and  a  full  set  of  astronomical  in- 
struments, but  we  won't  urge  the  matter  while  the 
gymnasium  question  is  pending. 

It  was  a  Sophomore,  who,  upon  being  told  last 
Tuesday  night  that  the  commencement  of  Venus' 
transit  might  be  seen  next  day  at  9  o'clock,  asked 
whether  9  a.m.  or  p.m.  was  meant. 

Scene  :  Two  Sophomores  on  a  stroll  passing  a 
farm-house.  Great  scattering  of  poultry  as  they 
go  by.  1st  Soph.—"  What  makes  those  hens  run 
so!"  2nd  do. — "  Instinct  I  guess,  they  recognize 
their  enemies." 

"  Harry  dear,"  she  said  as  they  strolled  along 
arm  in  arm  and  gazed  upon  the  starry  firmament, 
"you  are  a  Senior  and  have  studied  astronomy; 
now  won't  you  please  point  out  to  me  which  is 
Venus  and  which  is  Adonis  ?  " 

F.  H.  Piles,  '83,  A.  E.  Austin,  '83,  and  W.  K. 
Hilton,  '84,  are  the  delegates  from  the  Bowdoin 
Chapter  to  the  general  convention  of  the  Zeta  Psi 
Fraternity,  to  be  held  at  Young's  Hotel,  Boston, 


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Jan.  4th  and  5th.     Several  other  members  of  the 
Chapter  here  will  also  be  present  at  the  convention. 

^here  are  as  many  as  six  difterent  brands  of 
tobacco  in  the  market  that  the  dealers  recommend 
as  being  the  varieties  especially  favored  by  those 
of  the  Faculty  who  fiud  comfort  in  using  the  nox- 
ious weed. 

A  North  Winthrop  man  announces  that  he  has 
discovered  what  a  perpetual  motion  is.  His  gas- 
meter  went  ahead  registering  all  last  summer, 
although  his  room  was  locked  up  at  the  beginning 
of  vacation. 

Moody,  '82,  teacher  in  the  Auburn  High  School, 
spent  his  winter  vacation  in  town.  He  is  pursuing 
further  his  studies  in  mineralogy  and  so  wished  to 
be  where  he  could  have  access  to  cabinet  and 
laboratory. 

A  Freshman  was  one  of  a  party  of  fox  hunters 
in  his  native  town  Thanksgiving  week.  They 
chased  a  shepherd  dog  eighteen  miles  across  the 
Country  before  they  found  out  that  he  was  not  the 
game  they  were  after. 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  even  a  temporary  gym- 
nasium has  not  yet  been  provided,  the  janitor  must 
not  swear  very  much  if  considerable  glass  is  smashed 
in  the  end  windows  by  boys  who  wish  to  keep  up 
their  base-ball  practice. 

The  transit  of  Venus  awakened  considerable 
enthusiasm  among  the  astronomers.  A  number  of 
good  observations  were  made  through  the  college 
instrument  and  the  one  lately  constructed  by  C.  C. 
Hutching  of  the  Senior  Class. 

A  certain  Junior,  who  had  been  to  the  skating 
rink,  passed  the  remainder  of  the  night  iu  writing 
a  sonnet  to  the  fair  one  whom  he  escorted  home. 
This  is  the  result : 

Whoii  Greek  meets  Greek, 

Then  comes  the  tug  of  war; 
When  lip  meets  lip, 
Then  comes  tlie  tug  of  jaw. 

A  man  who  was  there,  thus  reports  a  lecture 
on  English  literature  at  one  of  the  neighboring  col- 
leges (?) :  [Prof  from  his  rostrum].  "Gentle- 
men, please  come  to  order.  Milton  was  a  great 
poet.  Ho  wrote  Paradise  Lost.  Schiller  was 
also  a  great  poet.  His  works  were  good.  There 
were  also  many  other  great  poets.  At  my  next 
lecture  I  will  treat  of  the  great  prose  writers. 
Please  go  out  quietly,  gentlemen." 

An  un.succcssful  attempt  was  recH^nlly  made  to 
veto  the  ringing  of  the  seven  o'clock  bell.      'I'he 


only  result  was  the  spoihng  of  several  locks.  One 
wpuld  suppose  that  the  persons  who  persist  iu  en- 
gaging in  such  asinine  enterprises  would  see  that 
the  spirit  of  the  college  is  against  them,  and  that  if 
they  keep  on  they  will  not  only  be  severely  dealt 
with  by  the  authorities,  but  will  secure  the  disfavor 
of  the  best  and  largest  part  of  the  students. 

Prof.  Campbell  states  that  '83  has  had  more 
difficulty  with  the  text-book  in  psychology  (Hickok) 
than  any  other  of  the  fifteen  classes  who  have  used 
the  hook  under  his  instruction.  We  look  upon  this 
as  anything  but  a  compliment  to  the  members  of 
the  fifteen  classes.  We  supposed  that  every  class 
found  out  ultimately  the  entire  unfitness  of  Hickok 
as  a  text-book,  and  so  took  no  especial  credit  to 
ourselves  for  recognizing  it  early  in  the  term. 

The  subject  of  Mr.  Parson's  lecture  iu  the  B.  A. 
course  two  weeks  ago,  was  changed  from  "Peter 
the  Great  and  Napoleon  Bonaparte,"  as  advertised, 
to  "Homeric  Heroes."  The  change  was  on  the 
night  of  the  lecture,  too  late  to  have  the  notice 
appear  correctly  in  the  last  Orient.  The  lecture 
was  very  interesting  and  instructive.  Some  listen- 
ers were  unkind  enough  to  say  that  they  got  a 
better  insight  iuto  the  manners,  customs,  and  in- 
stitutions of  ancient  Greece  in  the  hour  and  a  half 
than  the  two  years'  course  iu  Greek  here  iu  college 
gives.  The  next  lecture  in  the  course  will  be  given 
on  Tuesday  night  of  this  week,  in  Memorial  Hall, 
by  President  Chamberlain.  Subject,  "  The  Surren- 
der of  Lee." 

It  is  highly  important  that  the  Senior  Class 
election  should  be  held  soon.  The  unlucky  feeling 
that  exists  in  the  class  in  regard  to  the  distribu- 
tion of  ofQces  should  not  be  allowed  to  endanger  the 
success  of  the  class-day  exercises,  and  the  success 
of  those  exercises  will  certainly  not  be  assured  un- 
less the  men  who  have  literary  parts  are  chosen  at 
an  early  date,  in  order  that  they  may  have  time  to 
fully  prepare  themselves.  No  Senior  will  for  a 
moment  think  of  allowing  disagreement  in  regard 
to  a  few  petty  oflicos  to  load  to  the  abolishing,  for 
this  year,  of  the  pleasant  and  endearing  customs 
observed  in  the  celebration  of  class  day.  It  would 
bo  childish  to  harbor  such  a  thought.  The  election,  ' 
then,  will  ultimately  be  held.  Why  not  hold  it  at 
onco?  If  a  ticket  cannot  be  agreed  upon  in  cau- 
cus, let  the  whole  class  meet  and  hold  the  election 
without  previous  arrangement.  We  would  suggest 
that  the  class  assemble  in  their  recitation  room  on 
some  half-holiday,  and  vote  upon  each  ollice  sep- 
arately until  the  whole  affivir  is  decided. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


153 


We  have  been  allowed  the  privilege  of  examin- 
iug  a  portion  of  tbe  proof-sheets  of  the  Bugle  that 
is  to  be  thrown  upon  tbe  college  public  in  a 
short  time,  and  are  very  much  pleased  to.  be  able 
to  give  the  assurauce  that  the  publication  promises 
to  be  one  that  will  reflect  credit  upon  the  board  of 
editors,  and  be  worthy  of  the  class  and  of  the  col- 
lege. All  the  cuts  are  appropriate  and  are  well 
executed.  They  are  put  on  the  paper  in  much 
better  shape  than  has  been  tlae  case  in  times  past. 
The  engraving  has  been  done  by  the  Moss  Engrav- 
ing Co.,  New  York.  Ttie  frontispiece  is  especially 
excellent,  and  to  many  will  be  worth  more  than 
the  cost  of  the  whole  book.  Tt  consists  of  a  gen- 
eral view  of  the  college,  with  views  of  Memorial  Hall, 
the  chapel,  Massachusetts  and  Adams  upon  the 
several  corners.  The  literary  matter  is  perhaps 
hardly  up  to  the  standard  of  former  Bugles,  but 
cannot  be  severely  criticised.  The  editorial  is 
gracefully  written,  and  gives  a  history  of  last  year's 
sports  and  general  college  events  in  a  very  enter- 
taining manner.  It  is  evident  that  the  class  his- 
torians have  not  allowed  themselves  to  be  seriously 
impeded  by  truth  in  preparing  the  class  histories 
for  the  Bugle  readers.  The  introduction  of  consid- 
erable poetry  is  a  new  and  pleasant  feature.  The 
miscellaneous  matter  is  well  gotten  up  and  ar- 
ranged, and  cannot  fail  to  place  the  book  high  in  a 
humorous  aspect.  The  thrusts  are  keen  ones  but 
are  given  in  good  part  and  should  be  taken  in  the 
same  way.  Moreover  the  book  is  entirely  free 
from  vulgarity  and  steep  allusion.  In  our  estima- 
tion it  is  almost  a  model  college  annual.  The 
editors  have  done  themselves  proud  and  must  not 
be  allowed  to  lose  money  ou  their  enterprise.  We 
cannot  expect  as  good  a  publication  next  year  un- 
less we  are  willing  to  pay  for  this  one.  The  '84 
editors  have  done  their  work  well ;  let  us  do  ours 
as  well  by  taking  copies  enough  to  insure  them  an 
even  balance  sheet. 


PERSONAL. 


[Graduates  and  Undergraduates  are  earnestly  solicited 
to  send  personal  items  to  the  Bowdoik  Okient,  Bruns- 
wick.] 

The  following  has  been  kindly  sent  us  in  regard 
to  membens  of  the  class  of  '57  : 

Adams  is  in  business  in  Ossipee,  N.  H. 

Andei'son  is  in  the  insurance  lousiness  at  Port- 
land. 

Bean  is  a  clergyman  at  Gray,  Me. 

Belcher  is  a  lawyer  in  Farmington,  Me. 

Cole  is  practicing  medicine  at  Bangor. 

Brastow  is  a  clergyman  at  Burlington,  Vt. 

Currier  is  a  professor  in  Oberlin  College,  Ohio. 


Dame  is  teaching  in  Boston,  Mass. 
Fairfield  is  practicing  law  in  Saco,  Me. 
Fuller  is  teaching  in  Beatrice,  Neb. 
Hamlin  is  a  lawyer  in  Bangor. 
Hewes  is  a  clergyman  in  Cambridge,  Mass. 
Hibbard  is  a  clergyman  in  York,  Me. 
Howard  is  a  clergyman  in  Potsdam,  N.  Y. 
Hubbard  is  practicing  law  at  No.  Ill  Broadway, 

Kingsbury  is  practicing  law  at  Defiance,  Ohio.  -ffT*  */ 

Mclntyre  is  teaebtng-at-Harfeford--  Ey.  %  -^^^-l-v 

Merrill  is  a  lawyer  at  No.  56  Wall  Street,  New'^'^''''^ 
York  City.  l4t^hC/1ift 

Moses  is  a  professor  in  Urbana  University, 
Urbana,  Ohio. 

Newbegin  is  practicing  law  at  Defiance,  Ohio. 

Nichols  is  a  clergyman  at  Brownville,  Me. 

Parker  is  teaching  in  Brockton,  Mass. 

Pickard  is  a  publisher  in  Portland,  Me. 

Pierce  is  living  at  West  Baldwin,  Me. 

Pond  is  in  the  Patent  Office  at  Washington,  D.C. 

Rand  is  a  clergyman  at  Watertown,  Mass. 

Robbins  is  in  the  Treasury  Department  at  Wash- 
ton,  D.  C. 

Sanborn  is  a  lawyer  at  Lawrence,  Mass. 

Smith  is  a  clergyman  in  Illinois. 

Stanley  is  practicing  law  in  Pensacola,  Pla. 

Stewart  is  a  clergyman  in  Lynn,  Mass. 

Stockin  is  in  buisiness  at  47  Franklin  Street, 
Boston. 

'68. — Orville  D.  Baker,  of  Augusta,  Me.,  has 
been  admitted  to  practice  in  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court. 

'73. — Moulton,  for  a  time  instructor  in  Latin  at 
Bowdoin  College,  is  now  practicing  law  in  Portland. 
He  represented  Scarboro  in  the  State  Legislature 
for  two  years. 

'79.— Stearns,  who  is  practicing  law  in  Water- 
ford,  was  admitted  last  March  and  has  already 
secured  one  divorce,  besides  having  several  other 
cases  now  on  the  docket. 

'82. — Holway  is  to  study  law  in  the  Office  of  W. 
L.  Putnam,  Portland,  Me. 

'82. — Moody  is  teaching  in  the  Auburn  High 
School. 

'82.— Jennings,  formerly  of  '82,  is  in  the  office  of 
the  Superintendent  of  the  Sandy  River  Railroad  at 
Farmington,  Me. 

'83. — Fling  is  a  traveling  book  salesman. 

'83.— Bascom  is  teaching  at  Patten,  Me. 

'83.— Washburn  has  entered  the  Senior  Class  at 
Tufts  College. 

'84. — Cobb  is  teaching  at  Damariscotta,  Me. 

'84. — Poland,  formerly  of  this  class,  is  studying 
civil  engineering  at  Newj)ort,  under  Col.  Waring. 

'84.^-Phinney  is  teaching  the  High  School  at 
Union,  Me. 

'84. — Orr  is  teaching  in  Brunswick. 

'84. — Knight  is  teaching  in  Brunswick. 

'84. — Barton  is  teaching  at  Naples,  Me. 

'84.  -  Lougren  is  teaching  at  Pownal,  Me. 

'85. — Hall  is  teaching  at  South  Orrington,  Me. 

'8.5. — Bartlett  is  teaching  at  Ellsworth,  Me. 

'85. — Fling  is  teaching  at  Boothbay,  Me. 


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CLIPPmGS. 

Suspenders  for  college  breaches,  is  a  Junior's 
definition  of  FacaMy.— Dartmouth. 

What  kind  of  ears  reach  the  highest?  Mount- 
aineers (ears)  ?    No,  arr  (air)  ears. — Ex. 

"  Oh !  George,"  a  Boston  girl  intensely  ex- 
claimed while  gazing  at  the  comet,  "  how  tran- 
scendently  beautiful  and  rapturously  precious  it  is ; 
I  should  love  to  study  botany."— Yate  News. 

Forewarned  is /oio'-armed.  "Why  didn't  you 
tell  me  you  two  girls  were  going  ?  A  fellow  can't 
drive  a  span  of  skittish  horses  with  his  teeth. — 
Tale  Becord. 

First  Soph — "  Say,  fellows,  have  you  heard  the  ! 
latest  on  a  corset?"  Second  Soph— "No,  what  is 
it?"  First  Soph — "  Why,  a  zvaist  basket."  Third 
Soph,  (of  journalistic  inclination)  —  "The  only 
difference  is,  that  what  gets  into  the  waste- 
basket  never  gets  into  the  press.  See  ?  " — Prince- 
tonian. 

Scene  in  French  class  from  9.30  to  10.30  a.m.  : 
Mr.  G.,  reading  a  description  of  a  Highland  Scotch- 
man's dress,  runs  on  to  a  word  meaning  that  part 
of  the  apparel  which  supports  the  stockings.  Mr. 
G.,  being  possessed  of  maidenly  diffidence,  hesitates 
to  translate  the  word  into  our  expressive  vernacu- 
lar. Prof.  "  class."  Feminine  voice,  "  I  think  it 
must  mean  suspender." — Chronicle. 

MT  FOUNTAIN  PEN. 
My  fountain  pen,  in  case  so  neat. 
With  bi-isht  blue  lining  all  complete 

With  couch  for  it,  a  cover  too, 

A  canopy,  its  kingship  due — 
To  my  fond  gaze,  indeed's  a  treat. 

But  you  must  leave  your  snug  retreat 
And  wing  across  the  stainless  sheet 
■  Thy  way,  this  blank  with  life  imbue, 

My  fountain  pen. 

How,  what!  not  go  I  I  do  entreat, 

My  pride  avvai'd  with  action  meet. 

Alas  I  must  I  all  faith  eschew 

Ih  things  that  seem  so  fair  to  view? 

A  fount  thou  ait  with  woes  replete, 

My  fountain  pen. 

Ncatli  an  o-penumhra-\\-<!L  they  sat  in  tlic  .sun. 
In  her  grief  ho  tried  to  cow- solar :  "iMy  dear, 
can't  you  planet  o'er  father  to  comet  somehow  by 
as/r«-tegctn  bolder.  Node-owhi  you  shadow  some 
allegiance  to  him,  yet  tlio  way  to  ■a\)i\-nrbil  I'll  (ix." 
At  such  talk  from  iho  par-(a)-sol  hid  his  head  and 


gave  them  a  chance  to  s^eclipse.  The  above  was 
written  by  an  '83  man,  insane  from  polling  astron- 
om  V.  —Princetonian. 


EDITORS'  TABLE. 


There  is  nothing  in  college  journalism  that  is 
more  noticeable,  since  we  have  taken  our  seat  at 
the  table,  than  the  change  that  has  come  over  the 
college  muse,  or  perhaps  it  might  better  be  said, 
over  her  costume.  She  has  fallen  in  with  the 
fashion  of  the  day  and  now  her  garb  must  be  cut 
and  made  only  according  to  the  French  mode.  To 
be  sure,  it  is  not  always  best  to  follow  implicitly  the 
fashions,  and  it  may  be  that  her  graceful  move- 
ments are  hampered,  as,  learned  men  tell  us,  are 
those  of  the  fashionable  young  lady  of  the  day,  by 
her  dress,  and  she  is  rendered  powerless  to  soar 
away  on  those  wonderful  flights  into  the  realm  of 
fancy  for  which  college  poetry  is  so  notorious  ;  yet 
wo  cannot  but  think  that,  clothed  in  her  new  dress, 
the  college  muse  is  more  attractive  than  she  has 
ever  been  before  in  her  state  of  beauty  unadorned. 

Of  all  sad  things,  that  best  calculated  to  bring 
the  tear  to  every  eye,  is  the  sight  of  a  young  man 
trying  to  express  himself  in  sickly  rhyme,  by  an 
ode  to  the  ocean  or  to  night,  by  a  wail  of  desola- 
tion or  something  equally  suggestive  of  indigestion. 
Such  was  formerly  the  prevailing  character  of  col- 
lege poetry,  but,  thanks  to  free,  enlightened  minds 
and  healthy  bodies,  there  is  now  a  change  for  the 
better  in  the  adoption  of  the  less  pretentious  French 
style  of  verse.  The  pioneer  in  this  movement  was 
P.  D.  S.  who  published  last  year  in  the  Ada  Co- 
lumbiana the  first  rondeau  that  ever  appeared  in  a 
college  paper.  Since  then,  the  suggestion  has  been 
accepted  by  many  others,  and  the  Acta,  the  Argo, 
the  Spectator,  the  Record,  and  the  Athemrum  have 
from  time  to  time  given  us  very  creditable  verses  of 
this  form.  So  now  in  place  of  long  poems  in  high- 
sounding  hexameters  to  Pegasus  and  labored  versi- 
fication, we  have  the  charming  little  chanson,  the 
rondeau,  the  vilancllc,  the  triolet  with  its  delightful 
repetition  of  every  third  line,  all  having  a  graceful- 
tripping  movement  that  is  very  fascinating.  The 
beauty  lies  not  so  much,  perhaps,  in  the  thought  as 
in  the  form  of  versification  ;  yet  there  is  plenty  of 
room  for  originality  in  the  happy  turn  of  thought  or 
cxi)ression,  and  success  is  attainable  without  such 
throes  of  ))ootical  agony  as  are  painful  to  the  reader. 
Many  specimens  of  those  kinds  of  verso  have  been 


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155 


printed  in  these  columns,  most  of  them  clipped 
from  the  Acta;  one  particularly  we  remember, 
which  we  would  recall  to  the  minds  of  our  readers, 
"Te  Scuttle  Hatte,"  by  F.  D.  S.  It  was  copied 
extensively  by  other  papers  and,  we  believe,  ap- 
peared in  the  Orient.  The  latest  thing  of  this 
kind  is  from  Chaff: 

TKIOLETS. 
For  a  moment  or  two 

We"ve  been  both  very  quiet — 
And,  between  me  and  you, 
For  a  moment  or  two 
I've  not  known  what  to  do, 

But  my  thoughts  have  run  riot. 
For  a  moment  or  two 

We've  been  both  very  quiet. 

Her  eye  looks  askance. 

But  her  smile  is  siispicious. 

Were  it  not  for  that  glance 

Her  eye  darts  askance 

I  should  think  I'd  a  chance — 
Is  the  moment  auspicious  ? 

Her  eye  looks  askance, 

But  her  smile  is  suspicious. 

Her  glance  is  subdued. 

But  her  lips  are  a^pouting. 
There's  a  change  in  her  mood, 
Her  glance  is  subdued — 
I  was  not  very  rude. 

Will  she  give  me  a  flouting  ? 
Her  glance  is  subdued, 

But  her  lips  are  a-pouting. 

Hush !  she's  going  to  speak. 

I've  a  penitent  forehead  ; 
I  appear  very  meek. 
Hush  !  she's  going  to  speak. 
How  she  dimples  her  cheek  ! 

"  Jack,  I  think  you  are  horrid  !  " 
Hush !  she's  going  to  speak — 

I've  a  penitent  forehead. 

This,  however,  is  not  the  only  manner  in  which 
the  college  muse  disports  herself.     We  still  have 
many  of  the  lofty  flights,  and  much,  too,  that  is 
decidedly  of   the   earth,   earthy.       If   the   reader 
thinks  we  are  too  much  aping  foreign  manners,  he 
may  be  propitiated  by  such  an  offering  as  this, 
which  is  so  universal  among  us  that  it  might  be 
called  a  sample  of  English  versification  : 
They  sat  by  the  tower  at  Pisa, 
And  he  did  what  he  could  to  plisa; 
He  looked  in  her  eyes. 
He  heard  many  seyes. 
Then  stuck  out  his  arm  for  to  squisa. 

Then  we  have  the  most  unsatisfactory,  the 
suggestive  type,  wherein  the  poet  sails  along  beau- 
tifully for  the  first  few  lines,  then  comes  to  a  dead 


stop,  leaving  the  rhymes  for  the  reader  to  fill  in 
the  lines.  But  the  following  is  so  complete  in 
itself  that  there  is  no  need  of  any  imaginative  work 
on  the  part  of  the  reader : 

A  sxtmmer-day's  spoet. 

A  POEM   IN  TWO  CANTOS. 

Canto  I. 
Boy, 
Gun, 
Joy, 
Fun. 

Canto  II. 
Gun, 
Bust, 
Boy, 
Dust. 

—Ex. 

In  short,  we  would  suggest  that  it  is  fully  as 
profitable  and  certainly  more  entertaining  to  the 
reader,  for  the  college  poet  to  refrain  from  reach- 
ing out  after  that  which  is  unattainable  without 
inborn  genius  or  many  years  of  hard  study,  and  to 
confine  himself  to  that  in  which  success  is  at  least 
possible.  To  us,  an  unexpected  thought,  a  happy 
turn  of  expression  is  worth  more  than  lines  upon 
lines  of  burning  genius,  such  as  one  finds  in 
the  ordinary  college  paper.  AVe  will  close  our 
homily  on  poetry  with  the  following  from  the 
Becord,  which  is  rather  good  : 

A  COMPARATIVE   DEGREE. 
Miss  Emma  Blank,  tutor  at  Vassar, 
Once  said  to  a  Cornell  Professor, 

"I  should  like  a  degree, 

And  I  think  that  M.  D. 
Would  make  me  a  happy  possessor." 

The  Prof,  like  a  bold  chevalier. 

As  he  drew  up  his  chair  somewhat  near, 

Said,  "  Of  greater  degree. 

Shall  you  be  than  M.  D., 
I  confer  the  degree,  Emma  Dear." 

The  Athenceum  announces  that "  at  last  the  Inter- 
collegiate Press  Association  is  beginning  to  assume 
a  tangible  form."  We  learn  that  the  Acta,  the 
Amherst  Student,  the  Vassar  Miscellany,  the  Dart- 
mouth, the  Brunonian,  the  University  Magazine, 
the  Argonaut,  and  the  Harvard  Herald  have  all 
expressed  approval,  and  we  wish  that  the  Orient's 
name  might  be  enrolled  in  the  number  of  support- 
ers. When  the  idea  was  first  proposed,  we  believe  it 
was  favorably  commented  upon  in  our  columns; 
at  any  rate,  we  wish  now  to  express  our  hearty 
co-operation  in  the  scheme,  and  the  hope  that  we 
are  not  so  far  out  of  the  world  that  we  may  not  do 
our  share  towards  carrying  it  out.  We  wish  all 
success  to  the  I.  P.  A. 


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BOWDOIN   COLLEGE. 


Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  jidmission  will  be  examined  in  tlie 
following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody  ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (3.5  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  ^neid ;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Greek.  —  Ha'dley's  Greek  Grammar ;  Xenophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition.  ■ 
Ancient  Geography.  _ 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,  including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,   Interest,  Square   Root 
and  the  Metric  System  ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Real  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.     All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Pi'iucipiils  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  iluration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  be  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  the  iustitutimi  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  incinliers  of  liis  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  wliich  eacli  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  (piality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  be 
satisfactory,  tlie  Principal  sending  them  will  bo  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  ho  will  be  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  cither  at  a 
special  examination  held  for  the  purpose,  or  as  a 
aprt  of  his  regular  linnl  (>xamination,as  he  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnished,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study.         , 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table  : 

REQOIEED— l'"O0R   HOURS   A   WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,    Evidences   of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

ELECTIVES — FOUR    HOURS    A    WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 
Latin,  two  terms. 
Greek,  two  terms. 
Natural  History,  three  terms. 
Physics,  one  term. 
Chemistry,  two  terras. 
Science  of  Language,  one  term. 
English  Literature,  two  terras. 
German,  two  terras. 
History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 
International    Law   and   Military    Science,    two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  $2.i.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  $110. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  oxponsos  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  materially 
lessen  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


Vol.  Xir. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  JANUARY  17,  1883. 


No.  12. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PHBtlSHED    EVERY   ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY,   DURING   THE 
COLLEGIATE  YEAR,   BY   THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BO^A^DOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
Arthur  J.  Russell, '83,  Managing  Editor. 
Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  B.  Cole,  '83.  Oliver  W.  Means,  '84. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83.         Charles  E.  Sayward,  '84. 
S.  Brooks  E.  Pettingill,  '83. 

Terms — S2.00  a  year  in  advance  ;  single  copies,  15  cents. 

Remittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor.  Communications 
in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to  the  Managing  Editor. 

Students  and  Alumni  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer's  real  name. 

Entered  at  the  Post  Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 
Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston,  Me. 

CONTENTS. 
Tol.  XII.,  No.   12.— Jan.  17,  1883. 

Editorial  Notes 157 

Literary: 

To  A.  S.  P.  (poem) 159 

The  Sugar  Camp ]59 

A  Thought  (poem) 160 

A  Story  with  a  Moral 160 

Communication 161 

The  I.  R.  A 162 

College  Items 163 

Professor  Packard 166 

Personal 1 67 

Clippings 168 

Editors'  Table 168 


EDITORIAL  HOTES. 


The  Orient  extends  its  greeting  to  you 
once  move  at  the  beginning  of  this  its  last 
term  under  the  present  board  of  editors,  and 
wishes  you  a  successful  term.  The  winter 
session  is  pre-eminently  a  time  devoted  to 
study,  because  there  are  so  few  attractions 
out  of  doors.  The  pines,  indeed,  after  every 
snow-fall,  present  a  beautiful  sight,  but  not 


one  which  calls,  as  they  dg  in  summer,  for 
one  to  throw  himself  at  full  length  on  the 
turf  and  gaze  up  through  their  brown 
branches  into  the  sky.  Winter  has  every 
thing  to  himself  at  this  season,  and  we  gladly 
hie  ourselves  to  our  genial  rooms  and  seek 
comfort  in  pines  of  former  ages,  which  have 
come  down  to  us  in  the  shape  of  coal.  Now 
is  the  time  for  books  and  good  solid  work,  if 
one  is  ever  going  to  do  it.  To  be  sure  nobody 
objects  to  a  social  game  once  in  a  while,  and 
doubtless  every  one  finds  himself  the  better 
for  such  little  relaxments.  These  are  good 
long  evenings,  too,  to  spend  in  some  cozy 
parlor  down  town,  if  you  are  not  true-blue 
to  the  "girl  you've  left  behind  you."  You 
will  never  have  a  better  opportunity  either  to 
improve  the  library  privileges  you  now  enjoy. 
You  may  not  be  able  to  find  just  the  modern 
works  you  want,  or  the  ones  you  do  want  in 
good  editions,  but  on  this  account  we  are  not 
yet  willing  to  see  all  the  books  pitched  out  of 
doors  and  the  library  started  over  again  as 
some  seem  to  want  it.  This  is  the  term,  too, 
when  the  Senior  lays  himself  out  for  a  Com- 
mencement Part.  Go  in  and  win,  my  boy, 
and  if  you  get  it  the  Orient  will  mention 
your  name,  and  on  Commencement  day  the 
north  and  south  galleries  at  the  church  will  be 
filled  with  one  extended  smile  of  admiring 
mothers,  sisters,  cousins  and  aunts. 


We  do  not  know  who  has  charge  of  the 
walks  on  the  campus,  but  it  would  be  inter- 
esting to  find  out.  Their  present  disgraceful 
condition  is  the  cause  of  much  bad  blood  and 
remarks  that  will  not  bear  repeating.  Two 
or  three  days  after  a  storm  some  person  or 


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persons,  unknown,  drag  around  a  snow-plow 
edgewise,  which  is  supposed  to  indicate  the 
general  direction  of  the  path.  They  are 
cleared  out  about  as  they  would  be  if  Bow- 
doin  were  a  western  fort  on  the  plains,  and  all 
coming  and  going  were  hunters  or  trappers 
prepared  to  "  go  in  "  breast  deep.  We  wish 
the  Faculty  would  give  us  credit  for  thin 
boots,  and  look  after  the  man  who  does  not 
look  after  the  paths. 


The  Bugle  editors  were  successful  in  get- 
ting their  publication  out  the  last  of  the  term, 
and  we  wish  to  congratulate  them  on  that 
fact,  and  likewise  on  the  excellence  of  the 
Bugle  generally.  There  is  a  manliness  of 
tone  about  it,  and  an  absence  of  low  wit  that 
is  refreshing.  The  Senior  cut  is  quite  a 
"daisy,"  and  is  doubtless  what  Prof.  New- 
comb  had  in  mind  when  he  entitled  his  work 
"■Popular  Astronomy."  According  to  the 
class  histories,  Bowdoin  has  four  most  re- 
markable classes.  We  do  not  wish  to  quar- 
rel with  that  statement,  but  wish  that  the 
Bxujle  would  lend  us  its  poet,  if  it  has  no 
further  use  for  him,  to  write  for  the  Okient 
awhile.  Some  of  the  cuts  are  pretty  sharp, 
but  doubtless  '85  will  make  it  about  square 
when  the  Bugle  comes  into  its  hands  next 
year.  Some  of  the  puns  are  pretty  bad,  but 
since  we  have  come  to  college  we  have  be- 
come sort  of  callous  to  that  kind  of  thing, 
and  we  read  them  through  without  experienc- 
ing any  other  bad  effects,  except  a  slight 
nervous  prostration.  On  the  whole  it  is  a 
good  Bugle,  and  one  we  are  willing  to  send 
to  our  friends  as  a  fair  exponent  of  college 
life  at  Bowdoin. 


The  first  college  exercise  ever  held  in 
Memorial  Hall  was  the  Senior  and  Junior 
Exhibition  held  there  at  the  close  of  last 
term,  and  the  beautiful  hall  was  well 
christened.  The  usual  "large  and  intelligent 
audience  filled  the  hall,"  and  the  music  and 


speaking  were  generously  applauded.  Prof. 
Grimmer  is  a  general  favorite,  and  always 
gives  the  greatest  satisfaction.  In  the  ren- 
dering of  a  medley  of  familiar  tunes,  the 
orchestra  struck  upon  one  that  always  goes  to 
the  heart  of  eveiy  Bowdoin  boy  of  the  last 
twenty  years,  and  there  were  probably  but 
few  there  who  did  not  want  to  join  in  on  the 
chorus  with  a  hovrl  that  would  have  made 
the  rafters  ring,  and  raised  the  hair  of  the 
Freshmen.  But  politeness  "repressed  their 
noble  rage,"  and  they  contented  themselves 
with  an  encore.  The  speakers  rendered  their 
parts  well,  and  showed  original  thought  and 
work  above  the  average  exhibitionists. 


The  skating-rink  seems  to  be  one  of  the 
attractions  nowadays,  and  we  vouch  for  it 
that  it  is  one  of  the  most  pleasant  places  to 
pass  an  afternoon,  or  evening  especially.  The 
music  makes  one  skim  along  without  thinking 
of  the  effort,  and  the  exercise  is  excellent. 
Indeed,  so  much  so  that  some  one  has  sug- 
gested that  the  Faculty  furnish  the  students 
free  tickets  in  place  of  a  gymnasium.  We 
understand  that  the  genial  manager,  Mr. 
Crawford,  has  offered  to  make  a  reduction  to 
the  students,  namely,  to  sell  them  five  tickets 
for  a  dollar,  and  we  do  not  doubt  that  many 
will  take  up  with  the  offer,  and  the  result 
will  be  an  increased  attendance. 


There  has  been  a  good  deal  of  complaint 
about  not  leaving  the  ends  open  during  the 
short  vacations,  and  rightly.  Students  that 
come  from  a  distance,  or  those  who  have  any 
special  woik  to  do  often  want  to  stay  in  the 
rooms  which  they  have  paid  for,  and  studj-  or 
work  during  the  vacation.  There  seems  to 
be  no  reason  why  they  should  not  do  so. 
But  no!  i\\e  fiat  has  gone  forth  and  the  ends 
shall  be  shut,  reason  or  no  reason.  Students 
are  obliged  to  hire  rooms  in  town  or  go  home, 
however  expensive  the  trip  ma}'  he,  and  thus 
fail  to  do  the  work  planned,  or  fail  to  do  it 


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as  well  as  is  possible  in  the  solitude  and  quiet 
of  their  own  rooms. 


We  shall  be  very  glad  to  receive  communi- 
cations from  tlie  alumni  or  others  interested 
in  the  college.  We  find  in  talking  with  re- 
cent graduates  and  otliers  that  they  express 
vigorous  opinions  as  to  the  government  and 
general  tone  of  the  college.  We  shall  be 
glad  to  give  all  a  hearing,  for  a  thorough  agi- 
tation of  the  subject  will,  doubtless,  in  the 
end,  be  for  the  best  interests  of  the  college. 


We  have  recently  received  a  communica- 
tion, which,  after  some  hesitation,  we  have 
decided  to  publish  in  this  number.  Although 
it  may  be  objectionable  to  a  few,  yet  it  ex- 
presses the  thought  of  a  great  many  of  the 
students,  and  we  believe  is  a  more  general 
opinion  than  is  thought.  We  are  sure  that 
the  communication  has  been  handed  us  in 
good  faith,  and  was  not  written  for  the  sake 
of  finding  fault,  or  of  getting  into  print. 
We  hope  before  you  condemn  it,  or  us,  you 
will  give  the  subject  candid  consideration. 


At  last  the  recitation  rooms  in  Memorial 
Hall  are  finished,  and  the  Seniors  occupied 
their  room  on  the  south-west  corner  for  the 
first  time  at  the  beginning  of  this  term.  The 
rooms  are  commodious,  well  arranged,  and 
fitted  for  comfort.  By  the  side  of  each  per- 
son is  a  little  stand  suited  for  an  arm-rest,  or 
for  taking  notes.  The  rooms  each  accommo- 
date a  class  of  fifty,  which  is  probably  as 
large  a  class  as  Bowdoin  will  have  for  some 
years.  In  looking  over  the  old  files  of  the 
Oeient  we  see  much  complaint  of  small, 
badly-ventilated  recitation  rooms.  Now  Bow- 
doin can  point  with  pride  to  its  rooms  in  Me- 
morial Hall  and  the  two  in  Maine  Hall,  all  of 
which  have  been  fitted  up  within  the  last  four 
years.  We  are  glad  to  see  .signs  of  progress, 
and  hail  this  as  a  happy  omen  of  the  future. 


TO    A.  S.  P. 

[Read  at  the  meeting  of  the  Maine  Histoi-icai  Society  in  cele- 
bration o{  Prof.  Paclcard's  eighty-fourth  birthday,  Dec.  23, 1883.] 

The  kindly  years — more  khidly  for  the  deeds 

That  he  hath  daily  wrought,  whose  tranquil  age, 
Disclaiming  wisdom,  still  reveals  the  sage, — 

Confirm  the  truth,  enshrined  in  all  the  creeds 

Inspired  and  uttered  by  our  human  needs. 
That  who  life's  conflict  worthily  doth  wage, 
With  patient  toil  illuminates  a  page 

Whose  beauty  is  a  boon  to  him  that  reads. 

Resting  at  length  beneath  the  evening's  glow. 
The  healthful  flush  of  victory  on  thy  cheek, 

The  snowy  wreath  of  reverence  round  thy  brow. 
Of  such  a  conflict,  waged  from  long  ago. 
The  kindly  years  permit  thy  lips  to  speak, 

And  ours  to  answer  with  a  "  Long  live  thou." 

H.  L.  C. 


THE   SUGAR   CAMP. 

As  one  comes  upon  a  New  England  sugar 
orchard  in  a  pleasant  morning  in  spring-time, 
he  cannot  help  being  impressed  by  the  beauty 
of  the  scene.  Clinging  to  the  protecting 
slope  of  the  hill-side  stand  the  clean-limbed 
maples,  clusteied  close  together,  with  here 
and  there  a  lovely  evergreen.  The  crust  of 
the  snow  glistens  in  the  sun  as  though 
studded  with  diamonds,  while  among  the 
trees  one  sees  the  gleam  of  tin  buckets  hang- 
ing a  few  feet  from  the  ground  by  rusty 
nails.  Over  them  are  rude  spouts,  termed  in 
the  parlance  of  the  woods,  "  spiles."  As  one 
approaches  he  hears  the  steady  drip,  drip  of 
the  sap,  which  set  in  motion  skyward  by  the 
warmth  of  the  sun  has  abandoned,  through 
necessity,  its  original  intention  of  forming- 
maple  leaves  and  has  concluded  to  become  a 
bearer  of  sweet  things  to  man. 

Nestled  in  some  quiet  corner  of  the  grove 
is  the  "  sap-house,"  so-called,  a  low,  weather- 
beaten  building,  sending  up  into  the  sky  a 
column  of  white,  fleecy  vapor.  Arranged 
about  it  is  the  paraphernalia  of  the  spring 
campaign, — the  ox-sled  with  a  huge  hogsliead 
lashed  thereon,  piles  of  buckets  drying  in  the 


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sun,  and  last,  but  not  least,  the  wood-pile,  a 
collection  of  choice  tit-bits  culled  from  the 
family  supply  during  the  long  winter  before. 
The  wood-pile  is  the  sugar-maker's  especial 
pride,  comprising  as  it  does  the  light  wood 
from  the  neighboring  swamps  and  the  sturdy 
"chunks"  that  have  successfully  resisted  the 
attacks  of  axes  and  beetles  and  wedges,  and 
are  calmly  waiting  their  final  dissolution  at 
the  hands  of  Dame  Nature  herself. 

As  we  enter  the  structure  filled  with 
steam,  and  at  times,  too,  with  blinding 
smoke,  we  see  collected  on  one  side  the  vats 
for  holding  the  sap,  while  in  the  center  is  the 
"evaporator,"  under  which  a  brisk  fire  is 
blazing.  The  evaporator  is  nothing  more 
than  an  overgrown  sap-pan  of  the  olden  time, 
measuring,  perhaps,  five  feet  by  twelve  and 
partially  crossed  by  numerous  strips  of  metal 
like  the  wing  dams  that  one  sometimes  see 
upon  our  rivers.  At  one  corner  is  the 
apparatus  for  regulating  the  flow  of  the  sap, 
an  instrument  akin  to  a  Mariotte  bottle. 
Here  the  sap,  which  has  hitherto  been  a  very 
peaceful  fluid,  seems  angry  at  its  imprison- 
ment and  rushes  from  side  to  side  of  the  pan, 
venting  its  wrath  in  white  foam  which  is 
carefully  skimmed  off  by  the  watchful  at- 
tendant. After  it  has  passed  the  greater 
number  of  the  wing-dams  it  becomes  more 
quiet,  assuming  the  well-known  amber  tint 
and  becoming  slower  in  its  movements. 
Finally  it  reaches  the  end  of  its  bounds  and 
;s  drawn  off,  either  to  be  further  maltreated 
by  being  made  into  "  candy  "  or  to  be  stored 
in  casks  which  it  quietly  sets  to  work  to  en- 
crust, from  bung  to  chime,  with  large,  trans- 
parent crystals. 

As  we  leave  the  "sweet"  sjiot  the  gonial 
sugar-maker  bids  us  good  morning,  and  bids 
us  come  some  other  day  when  he  is  niakiini- 
candy.  K.  K. 


Bowdoin  is  well  rnprosontcd  in  tlio  Maine  L(>j 
islature. 


A    THOUGHT. 

In  the  wreath  of  the  smile, 

In  the  glance  of  the  eye 
Lies  the  power  to  beguile 

And  the  strength  to  defy; 
But  each  natural  grace 

As  each  gift  of  the  mind 
Has  its  own  worthy  place 

In  the  worlv  for  mankind. 


A  STORY  WITH  A  IVIORAL. 

One  cold  stormy  night  in  the  winter  of 
18 —  a  number  of  boys  were  collected  around  a 
nice  warm  fire  in  No.  25.  It  was  one  of  those 
nights  when  the  wind  howls  and  roars  around 
the  corners  of  the  building,  making  one  think 
of  the  old  battles  of  the  gods  pictured  by 
Milton  (or  of  the  time  when  he  was  a  Fresh 
and  played  foot-ball  with  the  Sophs)  ;  when 
the  wind  creeps  in  under  the  door  and  gently 
induces  one  to  put  his  feet  upon  the  stove 
and  draw  himself  down  into  his  easy  chair, 
thanking  his  lucky  stars  that  he  is  not  a  sailor, 
or  an  engineer  on  a  night  express,  or  any  of 
those  horrible  things, — just  the  night  to  make 
old  friends  thoughtful  and  confidential. 

Representatives  from  each  of  the  four 
classes  were  present.  From  the  beginning  it 
was  evident  that  the  thoughts  of  those  pres- 
ent were  not  upon  the  lessons  of  the  next  day 
nor  even  in  Brunswick,  but  were  wandering 
away  to  the  scene  of  many  a  pleasant  time 
past.  I  was  then  a  Senior,  full  of  that  quiet 
dignity  which  so  much  becomes  the  members 
of  the  class  when  put  on  ;  it  is  never  nat- 
ural. After  talking  a  little  while  over  some 
of  their  many  youthful  experiences,  one  of 
the  boys,  a  Sophomore,  turning  to  a  member 
of  the  next  lower  class,  said  : 

"  Irving,  do  you  write  to  (hat  girl  of  yours 
now'/ " 

Irving  replied  that  he  did,  regularly. 

"  Don't  you  find  it  an  awful  bore  lo  have 
to  write  every  week?"  again  asked  the  inquis- 
itive Soph. 


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161 


"  No,"  replied  Irving,  "  I  find  that  to 
spend  a  little  while  Sunday  afternoon  writing 
to  the  lady  in  question,  is  a  very  pleasant  way 
to  pass  my  time.  It  keeps  me  out  of  mischief 
and  at  the  same  time  I  find  that  I  am  receiv- 
ing a  great  deal  of  good.  It  is  the  only  good 
way  we  have  to  associate  with  the  ladies,  and 
you  yourself  will  acknowledge  that  that  is  a 
most  desirable  part  of  life." 

"  Yes,"  replied  the  Sophomore,  "  but  I 
think  that  I  can  associate  with  them  during 
vacation  all  that  is  needful  for  me." 

Just  here  the  grave  and  reverend  Senior 
broke  forth.  "Boys,"  said  he,  "I  want  to 
relate  my  experience  in  that  direction.  When 
I  entered  college  I  used  to  write  to  a  young 
lady  of  my  acquaintance  once  a  week  regu- 
larly. At  first  we  wrote  two  sheets  a  week. 
Since  in  love  as  in  everything  else  we  cannot 
stand  still,  but  must  go  backward  or  forward, 
we  followed  in  the  footsteps  of  others  and 
advanced.  By  the  end  of  my  second  term  we 
got  so  that  we  wrote  four  sheets  a  week. 
Now  there  is  a  limit  to  everything.  So  after 
things  had  gone  on  in  this  way  a  month  or 
so,  I  began  to  feel  as  if  I  should  like  to  have 
a  Sunday  afternoon  to  myself  once  in  a  while. 
After  a  fejlow  has  studied  hard  all  the  week 
he  does  not  care  to  spend  all  day  Sunday 
writing  letters.  Sometimes  he  wants  to  read, 
or,  if  he  be  of  a  religious  turn  of  mind,  to  go 
to  Sabbath  School.  Although  I  did  not  care 
to  go  to  Sabbath  School,  I  did  like  to  read  a 
good  book.  I  used  to  think  with  myself:  'If 
I  only  had  my  Sundays  to  myself,  I  could 
read  a  lot  and  perhaps  profit  by  it.' 

"  The  more  I  tiiought  of  this,  the  more  I 
wished  that  I  did  not  have  to  write  letters. 
Matters  went  on  in  this  way  for  some  little 
time.  During  that  time  I  committed  more 
sin  in  the  way  of  swearing  than  I  could  con- 
fess in  a  week.  I  got  so  I  really  dreaded  to 
have  Sunday  come  around.  It  nearly  spoiled 
my  temper ;  indeed,  I  have  not  fully  got  over 
the  surliness  brought  about  by  that  dreadful 


year.  For  the  first  part  of  the  week  I  would 
be  in  very  light  spirits,  but  by  the  time  Thurs- 
day got  around  I  would  begin  to  grow  ugly, 
and  by  Saturday  night  there  was  no  such 
thing  as  living  with  me.  I. soon  found  that 
something  must  be  done.  Well,  boys,  the 
upshot  of  it  was  that  some  other  fellow  wrote 
the  letters,  and  I  was  left  in  peace.  Take 
the  advice  of  one  older  in  years  and  experi- 
ence, and  write  no  more  letters." 

I  am  glad  to  say  that  this  advice  had  its 
effect  upon  some  six  or  seven  of  the  boys 
present,  and  six  hearts  were  broken  thereby. 
Dear  reader,  from  this  a  moral  may  be 
drawn, — but  I  will  leave  that  to  you. 


COMMUHICATIOK. 


To  the  Editors  of  the  Orient :       _ 

All  who  are  acquainted  with  our  Faculty 
acknowledge  their  great  worth.  They  are 
always  ready  to  do  anything  in  their  power 
for  the  students  and  also  for  the  graduates. 
Of  course  it  would  be  very  presumptuous  for 
me  to  try  to  advise  the  Faculty  as  to  their 
duty;  and,  even  if  I  should  try,  I  should  fail. 
But  does  tlie  Faculty  do  all  within  its  power 
to  help  the  college  along?  Hazing  and  a 
good  many  things  which  happen  every  year 
have  done  a  great  deal  to  hurt  the  college. 
Last  term,  after  certain  persons  got  so  they 
vt'ould  do  almost  anything  in  the  shape  of 
"deviltry,"  three  of  them  were  advised  to  go 
home  hefore  they  were  sent  home.  In  a 
few  weeks  they  were  allowed  to  come  back. 
Now  there  is  no  one  in  college  more  sorry 
to  see  any  of  the  boys  sent  home  than  the 
writer  of  this  article.  But  after  such 
actions  as  were  carried  on  here  last  fall,  some- 
body ought  to  have  gone  home  and  stayed 
there.  To  my  certain  knowledge  there  are 
quite  a  number  of  boys  who  will  do  all  they 
can  to  stop  actions  which,  outside  of  college, 
are  punishable  by  law,  provided  they  could  get 


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an}'  help  or  encouragement  from  the  "powers 
that  be."  The  Faciilt}'  say,  and  it  is  one  of 
the  most  humane  of  human  ideas,  "  We  treat 
the  students  as  gentlemen  and  appeal  to 
their  own  idea  of  right  in  our  government." 
This  is  all  right  as  long  as  they  are  dealing 
with  gentlemen  ;  but  when  the  students  cease 
to  be  such,  what  must  be  done  ?  It  is  cer- 
tainly discouraging  to  those  who  are  trying 
to  help  the  college  along  and  doing  every- 
thing in  their  power  to  further  its  interests, 
to  see  the  Faculty  wink  at  misdemeanors. 
If  they  would  only  take  some  stringent 
measures  to  stop  them,  Bowdoin  College 
would  have  more  students  and  a  better  class. 
That  is,  more  who  now  go  to  other  colleges. 
where  such  things  are  not  countenanced, 
would  come  here,  and  those  who  now  come 
would  lead  a  different  life. 


THE  I.  R.  A. 

In  response  to  the  call  of  Wesleyan,  del- 
egates from  Columbia,  Cornell,  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  Princeton,  Rutgers,  Wesleyan, 
and  Bowdoin  met  at  the  Hoffman  House, 
New  York  City,  December  28th,  and  formed 
the  Inter-collegiate  Rowing  Association.  The 
constitution  of  the  old  Inter-collegiate  Ath- 
letic Association  was  so  revised  and  amended 
as  to  answer  the  purpose  of  the  new  organi- 
zation, and  a  committee  was  appointed  to 
revise  further  the  constitution,  so  that  by 
next  December,  when  there  is  to  be  another 
meeting  of  delegates,  the  association  may 
have  a  complete  constitution. 

It  was  voted  to  hold  the  next  regatta  at 
Lake  George,-'July  4,  1883,  in  which  there 
will  certainly  be  a  niile-and-a-half,  straight- 
away, four-oared  shell  race,  and  possibly  an 
eight-oared  and  a  sfngle.  All  further  matters 
pertaining  to  the  next  race  were  left  to  the 
regatta  committee,  of  three  graduates, 
Charles   Francis  of  Cornell,  Reginald    Hart 


of  University  of  Pennsylvania,  and  John  E. 

Eustis  of  Wesleyan. 

The  qualifications  for  members  of  the 
crews  are  attendance  of  at  least  five  lectures 
a  week  in  a  course  of  study  requiring  two 
years  to  obtain  a  degree  or  certificate  ;  such 
attendance  to  have  begun  at  least  six  months 
befoie  the  date  of  tlie  i-ace.  As  regards 
membership  in  the  association,  any  college 
that  fails  to  send  a  crew  to  the  regatta  two 
years  in  successiori  forfeits  its  right  of  mem- 
bership. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  have  not  yet 
been  published,  and  as  the  time  was  limited 
and  business  was  dispatched  in  something  of 
a  hurry,  we  are  able  at  present  to  give  only 
the  most  important  features  of  the  constitu- 
tion ;  but  we  hope  soon  to  present  it  more 
fully  to  the  readers  of  the  Orient.  The 
greatest  enthusiasm  was  manifested  at  the 
meeting,  and  all  were  anxious  for  an  associa- 
tion by  which  a  race  would  be  guaranteed 
every  year.  It  would  seem  as  if  a  new  era 
in  college  rowing  was  about  to  be  in- 
augurated, and  it  is  certainl}'  the  earnest 
wish  of  every  alumnus  and  undergraduate 
that  Bowdoin  should  come  to  the  front.  So 
let  the  crew  get  to  work  and  deserve  the 
support  which  we  trust  they  will  get  from 
all. 


Tlie  two  recitation  rooms  in  tlie  liasement  of 
Memorial  Hall  are  completely  furnished  and  are 
now  in  use.  The  room  on  the  west  side  of  the 
vestibule  is  for  the  Seniors  exelusivel.v  :  the  one  on 
the  opposite  side  is  called  the  classical  room,  and  is 
used  by  the  two  lower  classes  in  their  recitations  in 
Greek  and  Latin.  Both  rooms  are  thoroughly 
equipped  with  patent  settees  with  rests  attached, 
blackboards,  raised  platforms  and  desks  for  the 
instructor,  and  arc  heated  by  furnaces  below.  The 
walls  are  richly  tinted,  and  the  windows  provided 
with  curtains.  The  Senior  room  has  also  neat  and 
substantial  cases  for  the  volumes  composing  the 
Senior  library.  Indeed,  it  would  be  dillicnlt  to  find 
more  commodious  and  finely  a])poinii'd  rooms  for 
recitations  or  lectures  in  any  insiitution  in  the 
country,  than  those  provided  tor  u.s  by  those  friends 
of  the  college  who  have  erected  tlu'  grand  Bowdoii; 
Memorial  Uall. 


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COLLEGE  ITEMS. 

TRIOLETS. 
The  gas  is  turned  low, 

We're  sitting  together, 
'Tis  jjast  time  to  go. 
The  gas  is  turned  low, 
"We  speali  of,  you  know, 

Little  else  but  the  weather. 
The  gas  is  turned  low. 

We're  sitting  together. 

I  speak  in  her  ear. 

She  bends  her  head  slightly. 

She  is  now  very  near, 

I  speak  in  her  ear, 

I  have  no  idea 

She'll  think  of  it  lightly. 

I  speak  in  her  ear. 

She  bends  her  head  slightly. 

She  looks  in  my  face, 

Can  it  be  she's  enraged  ? 
I  think  I've  a  case, 
She  looks  in  my  face, 
And  answers  with  grace, 

"  No,  thanks,  I'm  engaged." 
She  looks  in  my  face, 

Can  it  be  she's  enraged  ? 

9,  14,  17,  23. 

Let's  have  a  Senior  class  election. 

Fling,  '83,  is  canvassing  in  Portland. 

The  book  auctioneers  didn't  get  rich. 

Certain  men  of  mark — class  monitors. 

Chase,  '85,  spent  the  vacation  in  town. 

How  would  a  weekly  Orient  strike  you  f 

Didn't  the  rooms  warm  up  slowly  though  ? 

Broken  that  New- Year's  tobacco  pledge  yet  ? 

Great  deficiency  of  water  in  the  campus  wells. 

A  number  of  bad  colds  were  contracted  duriug 
vacation. 

The  Senior  chemistry  division  use  the  laboratory 
in  Adams  Hall. 

Prof.  Robinson's  Senior  Bible  Class  is  studying 
the  life  of  Paul. 

The  winter  term  opened  with  chapel  exercises 
on  Tuesday  morning,  Jan.  9. 

The  Dutch-loviug  men  from  '83  are  reading  the 
last  part  of  the  Maid  of  Orleans. 

As  far  as  can  be  learned  the  Bugle  is  doing  well 
the  work  to  which  it  was  dedicated. 

The  Alpha  Delta  Phi  eating  club  is  now  located 
at  the  house  of  Mr.  Hill  on  Page  Street. 


Usual  delay  about  starting  up  the  reading- 
room. 

The  Freshmen  have  tackled  the  Greek  lyric 
poets. 

Some  new  books  have  been  received  at  the 
library. 

The  standard  papers  of  Maine  appreciate  the 
Orient. 

Arrangements  are  being  made  for  a  series  of 
Germans. 

Four  men  from  North  Bridgton  Academy  will 
enter  '87. 

Auction  of  reading-room  papers  last  Saturday 
afternoon. 

The  Juniors  ought  to  complete  their  hst  of  Ivy 
Day  officers. 

Lecture  hours  are  arranged  very  conveniently 
for  the  Seniors. 

The  heating  apparatus  in  Memorial  Hall  needs 
more  attention. 

Prof.  Chapman  is  now  librarian,  in  addition  to 
his  other  duties. 

The  jovial  H.  Clay  is  once  more  a  feature  in 
Brunswick  society. 

An  appeal  to  the  understanding — wipe  your 
feet  before  entering. 

Austin,  '83,  has  charge  of  the  reading-room  and 
mail-box  at  present. 

Why  don't  the  Freshmen  take  steps  toward  pur- 
chasing a  class  boat? 

An  able-bodied  y agger  would  find  considerable 
to  do  round  college  now. 

Prayers  in  Memorial  Hall  accommodates  the 
clubs  on  Cleaveland  Street. 

Liability  to  take  cold  won't  save  a  man  from  at- 
tending prayers  this  winter. 

Early  rising  is  a  good  thing  this  winter,  that  is, 
as  far  as  bread  is  concerned. 

Perkins,  '83,  has  completed  his  school  at  Fort 
Popham  and  rejoined  his  class. 

A  bulletin-board  in  Memorial  Hall  is  essential 
now  that  prayers  are  held  there. 

Communications  for  the  Orient  may  be  dropped 
into  the  letter-box  at  the  office  door. 

The  bell-ringer  has  a  standing  excuse  from 
prayers.    Some  men  are  born  lucky. 

The  Seniors  will  finish  geglogy  under  Prof.  Lee 
in  the  President's  intervals  of  absence. 

Mr.  Cutler  has  been  obliged  to  resign  his  posi- 
tion as  tutor  in  rhetoric.  We  understand  that  the 
vacancy  thus  made  will  not  be  filled  at  present. 


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A  Senior  says  that  the  maid  of  Orleans  was  a 
brunette,  for  wasn't  she  Joan  d'  Arc  ? 

Seen  those  Turkish  rugs,  reclining  chairs,  and 
inlaid  desks  iu  the  new  Okient  office? 

Senior  and  Junior  "  exs.  "  are  a  httle  less  ex- 
pensive to  the  participants  than  formerly. 

The  old  Senior  room  in  North  Maine  is  to  be 
used  hereafter  as  a  modern  language  room. 

Child,  '84,  is  working  up  quite  a  business  in 
procuring  text-books  for  the  several  classes. 

The  Colby  boys  are  to  have  the  pleasure  of 
listening  to  a  lecture  by  Pres.  Chamberlain. 

The  "  Electric  Spark"  didn't  draw  well.  There 
is  such  a  thing  as  too  much  of  a  good  show. 

The  boating  and  ball  men  are  vainly  waiting 
for  a  place  in  which  to  keep  their  muscles  up. 

The  Bugle  editors  are  feeling  a  little  shaky. 
Won't  you  help  them  out  by  taking  another  copy? 

We  are  sorry  to  see  decided  evidence  of  flirting 
in  the  organ  loft  during  service  at  the  hill  church. 

Eating  onions  keeps  the  lips  from  chapping  and 
the  chaps  from  lipping.  Spread  this  among  the 
girls. 

The  Greek  division  of  '85  is  reading  the  Olyn- 
thiacs ;  the  Latin  division  the  Tusculan  Disputa- 
tions. 

Elective  mathematics  is  becoming  more  popu- 
lar. Fifteen  from  '85  take  it.  Bowser'.s  Analytics 
is  used. 

Eighteen  Seniors  have  elected  English  literat- 
ure for  this  term,  fourteen  chemistry,  and  five 
German. 

Notice  that  mail  matter  fur  midnight  trains 
must  be  dropped  into  the  box  in  South  Maine 
before  6  p.m. 

Won't  some  Brunswick  girl  kindly  give  us  one 
of  her  cast-off  overshoes  to  use  as  a  waste-basket 
in  the  Orient  office  ? 

Prof.  Campbell  dedicated  tlio  new  Senior  room 
by  a  lecture  on  the  "  History  of  Phildsuphy,"  Tues- 
day morning,  January  Dth. 

A  select  class  in  optional  modern  geometry  has 
l)een  formed  among  the  Freshmen.  The  test-book 
used  is  by  Prof.  McDonald. 

Prof  Lee  is  in  demand  as  a  lecturer.  IJis  re- 
cent lecture  before  the  students  on  the  "  Physio- 
logical Effects  of  Alcoholic  Stimulants,"  and  his  ad- 
dress in  Portland  on  tin;  "  Metamorphoses  of  Ani- 
mals," have  been  very  favorably  commented  upon. 


The  Seniors'  rank  bills  showed  that  one  of  our 
Professors  was  bound  to  have  his  revenge  iu  some 
way  for  certain  proceedings. 

"  Furnished  Eooms,"  by  a  good  company,  ap- 
pearing in  Lewiston  this  week  attracted  quite  a 
number  of  students  to  that  city. 

A  Freshman  was  lately  heard  bewailing  the 
hard  fortune  that  gave  him  only  9.16  in  rank  last 
term.    Age  will  improve  that  youth. 

"The  same  remorseless  old  feud,"  sighed  a 
Soph,  at  one  of  the  clubs,  as  he  accepted  his  plate 
of  hash  on  the  first  morning  of  tiie  term. 

The  advantages  of  the  new  office  ought  to 
encite  the  Juniors  and  Sophomores  to  greater 
efforts  in  trying  to  get  on  the  next  Board. 

The  armory  has  been  changed  into  a  base-ball 
room.  The  old  ball-room  will  be  occupied  by 
Walker  and  Child,  '84,  the  rest  of  the  year. 

We  hear  that  comet  parties  have  been  popular 
at  Bath.  By  Jupiter,  some  fellows  are  bound  to 
planet  so  as  to  get  the  girls  away  from  their  Mars. 

It  is  hoped  that  a  schedule  of  the  ball  games 
to  be  played  next  spring  with  the  Colby  and  Bates 
nines  may  be  arranged  in  time  to  appear  in  our  next 
number. 

The  Medical  Department  opens  on  Thursday, 
February  8th.  The  opening  lecture  will  be  deliv- 
ered at  3  P.M.,  by  Prof  Hunt.  A  large  entering 
class  is  assured. 

Class  officers  for  the  term  are  as  follows:  For 
the  Seniors,  Prof.  Lee ;  for.  the  Juniors,  Prof.  Rob- 
inson ;  for  the  Sophomores,  Mr.  Little  ;  and  for  the 
Freshmen,  Mr.  Fisher. 

Prof.  Cleavelaud,  known  and  admired  upon 
both  sides  of  the  Atlantic,  served  a  part  of  the 
time,  while  a  member  of  the  Bowdoin  Faculty,  as 
captain  of  a  Brunswick  fire  company. 

How  our  temperance  association  booms  the  good 
cause  here  in  college.  The  new  names  on  the  pledge 
must  average  as  many  as  two  a  month.  Those 
meetings  are  such  interesting  affairs,  too  ! 

Details  of  a  Hirtation  between  a  student  return- 
ing to  college  on  a  midnight  train  and  a  young  lady 
from  St.  Katie's,  Augusta,  have  reached  the  edito- 
rial oar,  but  will  be  withheld  for  the  present. 

First  Junior  (to  second  do.,  who  is  groaning  and 
executing  peculiar  facial  contortions  while  acting 
as  his  own  barber)  — "  Don't  your  razor  take  hold 
well,  D  — P"  Second  Junior— "0  yes,  it  takes 
hold  well,  but  it  don't  let  go  worth  a  cent." 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT, 


165 


The  Mendelssohu  Quintette  Club,  of  Boston, 
would  like  to  assist  in  the  class  exercises  at  Com- 
mencement this  year.  Guess  they  don't  know  how 
'83  is  fixed  in  regard  to  that  important  event. 

The  Brunswick  and  Topsham  Musical  Associa- 
tion has  reorganized,  and  a  class  has  been  formed 
under  the  instruction  of  Kotzschmar  of  Portland. 
Several  of  the  students  are  members  of  the  class. 

A  contributor  to  our  last  number  complains 
that  his  piece  appeared  with  some  important 
punctuation  marks  omitted.  He  should  remember 
that  the  average  compositor  is  not  a  pointer,  but  a 
setter. 

President  Chamberlain  spoke  before  the  Y.  M. 
C.  A.,  in  the  Senior  recitation  room,  on  the  last 
Sunday  afternoon  of  the  fall  term.  He  gave  his 
lecture  on  the  "  Surrender  of  Lee,"  at  Fryeburg, 
during  vacation. 

Lecture  in  history  of  iDhilosophy.  Prof. — 
"  Thales  maintained  that  water  was  the  foundation 
and  necessary  principle  of  all  things.  He  left  no 
works  behind  him."  Loud  whisper  from  the  out- 
skirts, "Thank  God!" 

The  next  lecture  in  the  B.  A.  Course  will  be  de- 
livered on  the  15th  of  February  by  Mr.  George 
Makepeace  Towle,  on  Gambetta.  The  recent  death 
of  .the  great  French  statesman  will  give  to  this  ad- 
dress a  peculiar  importance. 

Question  has  been  raised  as  to  the  significance 
of  the  word  "  rhetoricals  "  on  the  schedule  of  Senior 
studies  for  this  term.  From  past  experience  we 
should  infer  that  the  word  was  placed  upon  the 
paper  merely  to  fill  up  space  that  would  otherwise 
be  blank. 

It  is  stated  that  one  or  two  of  the  Sophomores 
have  refused  to  take  the  Bugles  that  they  pledged 
to  take,  because  '85  got  rather  more  than  her  share 
of  notice  in  the  volume.  A  man  that  willingly 
gives  himself  away  as  badly  as  that  is  certainly  to 
be  pitied. 

Great  consternation  was  aroused  among  the 
Seniors  the  other  day  by  the  President's  remarks, 
"Now,  gentlemen,  I  am  going  to  give  you  four 
marks."  Fears  were  allayed,  however,  when  he 
went  on  to  say  that  the  marks  were  to  be  merely 
points  in  a  line  of  argument. 

Goodwin,  '83,  represented  Bowdoiu  at  the  meet- 
ing of  delegates  from  the  colleges  making  up  the 
Inter-collegiate  Rowing  Association,  at  the  Hoff- 
man House,  New  York  City,  on  the  28th  of  last 


month.  A  four-oared  race  at  Lake  George  on  July 
4,  1883,  was  determined  upon.  The  record  of  the 
other  transactions  of  thisLmeetiug  may  be  found  in 
another  column. 

It  would  be  a  real  pleasure  to  everybody  if  we 
could  have  a  Hugle  free  from  mistakes.  In  the 
current  number,  Longfellow's  class  is  given  as  1824 
instead  of  1825,  and  Mr.  Stetson's  name  is  omitted 
in  the  notice  of  the  present  Orient  Board,  beside 
a  number  of  blunders  of  less  importance.  These 
blunders,  however,  were  not  made  by  the  printer, 
but  were  in  the  copy. 

The  Okient  Board  are  now  ready  to  receive 
congratulations  upon  the  culmination  of  their 
hopes,  schemes,  and  labors,  a  pleasantly  situated, 
well-furnished,  and  comfortable  offlce  for  our  col- 
lege journal.  To  the  '82  Board  is  due  the  concep- 
tion of  the  idea  of  such  a  convenience,  and  had  it 
not  been  for  several  drawbacks,  chief  among  which 
were  the  objections  of  that  important  personage, 
our  Prof,  of  Dust  and  Ashes,  they  would  have  seen 
the  consummation  in  their  time.  But  we  may  be 
pardoned  when  we  say  that  we  are  not  sorry  that 
to  us  was  reserved  the  carrying  out  of  the  project 
which  they  originated,  and  thus  of  marking  an  im- 
portant era  in  journalism  at  Bowdoin.  The  '82 
men  will  always  be  held  in  most  grateful  remem- 
brance for  their  share  in  the  work,  but  we  should 
be  overmodest  if  we  did  nofr  claim  some  credit  for 
the  accomplishment  of  the  part  left  for  us  to  do. 
And  now  a  word  in  description  of  the  offlce.  As 
has  been  before  stated  in  these  columns,  it  is 
situated  on  the  ground  floor  in  South  Maine, 
directly  across  the  hall  way  from  the  reading-room. 
It  is  15x16  feet  in  size,  has  a  high  ceiling,  and  is  light- 
ed by  three  large  windows.  The  college  treasurer 
has  caused  it  to  be  newly  papered  and  painted,  and 
furnished  it  with  a  good  base  burner  for  heating. 
The  present  Board  have  provided  it  with  ample 
cases  for  the  files,  chairs,  tables,  a  chandelier,  and 
side  lamps,  and  all  other  apparatus  necessary  to 
editorial  work.  A  neat  sign  over  the  door  outside 
marks  the  location.  More  furniture  will  be  added 
from  time  to  time  during  the  remainder  of  '83's 
regime,  until  the  room  is  elegant  as  well  as  con- 
venient and  comfortable.  It  is  the  intention  of  the 
Board  to  have  the  offlce  open  to  the  college  public 
every  afternoon  and  evening,  except  on  occasions 
when  the  transaction  of  Geient  business  demands 
the  exclusion  of  outside  parties.  Of  course  the 
room  cannot  be  thrown  open  to  everybody  at  all 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


times  as  the  reading-roora  is,  but  abundant  oppor- 
tunity will  be  given  for  an  examination  of  the  ex- 
change table.  The  thanks  of  the  Board  and  of  the 
whole  college  is  due  tu  'President  Chamberlain, 
Treasurer  Young,  and,  indeed,  to  all  the  Faculty, 
for  the  kindness  they  have  shown  in  encouraging 
and  substantially  helping  along  a  project  which, 
in  its  present  consummation,  we  believe  cannot  fail 
to  result  in  profit  and  pleasure  to  us  all. 

The  first  Senior  and  Junior  Exhibition  of  the 
present  college  year  was  held  in  the  upper  hall  of 
Memorial,  on  Thursday  evening,  December  21st, 
the  last  night  of  the  fall  term,  with  the  following 
program  : 

MUSIC. 

Salutatory  Oration  in  Latin. 

H.  K.  Goodwin,  Augusta. 
Protection  of  American  Shipping. 

A.  C.  Gibson,  Bangor. 
Eulogy  on  the  Martial   Legion.— English   Version  from   i 

Cicero.  *  J.  A.  Waterman,  Jr.,  Gorham. 

The  Evolution  of  Theories. 

tA.  E.  Austin,  Reaflfield. 

MUSIC. 

The  Modern  Type  of  Oiipression. 

E.  A.  Paclcard,  Auburn. 
Wallenstein  to  his  Soldiers. — English  Version  from  Schil- 
ler. *C.  C.  Torrey,  Yarmouth. 
The  Future  of  the  Democratic  Party: 

tF.  M.  Fling,  Portland. 

Funeral   Oration   on   Cond(!'. — Englisli  Version   from  the 

French  of  Bossuet.  *0.  W.  Means,  Augusta. 

MUSIC. 

False  yEstheticism. 

H.  E.  Cole,  Sebago. 
Oration  against  Philip. — English    Version  from  Demos- 
thenes. *E.  C.  Smith,  Augusta. 
Obligations  of  Educated  Men. 

tW.  A.  Perkins,  Salem,  N.  H. 
What  is  Truth  ? 

G.  B.  Swan,  Waldoboro. 

MUSIC. 

*  Juniors.        t  Excused. 

A  larger  audience  has  not  listened  to  Senior  and 
Junior  speaking  for  many  years  than  that  which 
nearly  filled  the  spacious  auditorium.  Most  excel- 
lent music  was  furnished  by  Prof.  Grimmer's  Or- 
chestra. It  is  to  be  regretted  that  so  many  were 
compelled,  by  absence  from  college,  to  be  excused 
from  speaking,  although  the  length  of  souie  of  the 
parts  delivered  made  the  exercises  sullicii-'ntly  Imig. 
All  pronounced  the  exhibition  a  good  oiu\ 

Where  shall  the  new  organ  be  placed,"  seonis  to 
be  a  question  of  paramount  importance  to  our 
genial  brother  of  the  Telegraph.  As  the  organ  is 
for  the  Congregational  church  wo  would  suggest 
that  it  be  placed  exactly  in  the  center  of  the  body 
of  the  church,  and  then,  since  the  audience  will  be 


situated  where  it  can  command  all  sides  of  the  In- 
strument, perhaps  we  sh:dl  hear  no  more  hints  of 
unorthodox  actions  in  the  choir. 

The  lower  hall  in  Memorial  is  now  used  for  the 
college  devotional  exercises.  This  room  can  be 
heated  much  more  effectually  than  the  chapel,  and 
on  this  account  the  change  for  the  present  is  a 
good  one.  We  are  glad  to  learn,  however,  that  as 
soon  as  the  weather  permits  we  shall  return  to  the 
old  place,  for  somehow  the  impressiveness  of  the 
esercLses  is  impaired  by  holding  them  in  any  other 
place  than  where  the  saints  and  worthies  of  Bow- 
doin  have  listened  to  Professor  Packard  for  so  many 
vears. 


PROFESSOR   PACKARD. 

THE   CELEBRATION  OF   HIS    EIGHTY  -  FOURTH 
BIRTHDAY. 

The  hall  of  the  Historical  Society,  Portland,  was 
well  filled  Saturday  evening,  Dec.  23,  1882,  to  do 
honor  to  that  grand  old  Professor  who  has  served 
the  college  so  long  and  faithfully.  The  daily  papers 
gave  so  full  accounts  at  the  time  that  we  refrain 
from  going  into  details.  President  Chamberlain 
delivered  the  principal  address  of  the  evening,  an 
eloquent  tribute  to  Professor  Packard,  full  of  pathos, 
yet  relieved  at  times  by  flashes  of  humor. 

Professor  Packard,  in  reply,  adopted  the  lan- 
guage of  Dr.  Guthrie  on  receiving  a  testimonial 
from  the  churches  of  Scotland  :  "  Some  may  think," 
said  Dr.  Guthrie,  "that  this  has  blown  me  up,  but 
no,  it  has  caused  me  humiliation  "  :  and  he  went  on 
to  say  that  he  regarded  the  distinction  of  the  meet- 
ing as  due  rather  to  his  advanced  years  than  to 
anything  he  had  done.  But  it  seems  to  us  that  an 
editorial  in  the  Portland  Advertiser  of  the  next  day 
gives  the  true  reason  of  the  love  and  veneration  felt 
for  the  noble  old  man.    We  cannot  forbear  quoting : 

Professor  Packard  said  Satiu-day  evening  that  the  His- 
torical Society  observed  liis  birthday,  not  on  account  of 
what  he  had  done  but  as  a  mark  of  respect  for  his  ad- 
vanced age.  There  are  older  men  than  he  to  whom  no 
such  tribute  would  lie  awarded.  The  true  explanation 
would  never  occur  to  him.  It  is  not  wliat  he  has  done  but 
what  he  is,  that  draws  all  hearts  toward  him.  Neither 
great  deeds  nor  many  years  can  commaiul  affection,  whicli 
is  after  all  the  possession  best  wortli  having  in  this  world, 
and  is  the  natural  reward  of  an  affectionate  disposition, 
like  attracting  like  in  this  as  in  other  respects. 

Among  the  literary  treats  of  the  evening  was  a 
sonnet  read  by  Professor  Chapman,  which  we  give 
in  another  column. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


167 


PERSONAL. 


[Graduates  and  Undergraduates  are  earnestly  solicited 
to  send  j)ersonal  items  to  the  Bowdoin  Orient,  Bruns- 
wick.] 

The  following  in  regard  to  the  members  of  the 
class  of  '60,  has  been  kindly  sent  us  by  H.  H.  Bur- 
bank,  of  Saco,  the  class  historian  : 

A.  L.  Allen  was  clerk  in  U.  S.  Treasury  Depart- 
ment ;  was  admitted  to  the  York  County  Bar  in 
1866;  has  been  Clerk  of  Courts  of  the  same  county 
since  1871,  and  has  recently  been  appointed  Clerk 
of  the  Judiciary  Committee,  Washington,  D.  C. 

J.  F.  Appletou  died  at  Bangor,  Aug.  31,  1870. 
After  reading  law  a  year,  he  joined  the  12th  Me. 
Regt.,  and  participated  bravely  at  the  seige  of  Port 
Hudson.  He  was  made  Colonel  of  a  negro  regi- 
ment, was  subsequently  brevetted  Brig.  Gen.,  and 
after  the  war  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Bangor. 

N.  E.  Boyd,  taught  school  for  a  time  and  served 
for  about  a  year  in  the  2.5th  Me.  Regt.  He  was  in 
the  Portland  Custom  House  for  four  years,  then 
studied  at  the  Meadville  (Pa.)  Divinity  School; 
preached  in  various  places  until  ill  health  drove 
him  to  California,  where  he  is  now  engaged  as 
agent  of  a  San  Francisco  publishing  house. 

S.  S.  Boyd,  read  law  in  Portland,  afterwards 
being  admitted  there,  and  then  practiced  in  St. 
Louis,  where  he  has  largely  confined  his  work  to 
patent  law. 

A.  W.  Bradbury,  traveled  south  and  then  read 
law  at  Eastport.  He  entered  the  U.  S.  service  in 
1861,  and  was  finally  promoted  to  Lieut.  Colonel 
and  Chief  of  Artillery.  He  was  in  the  Maine 
militia  for  five  years  upon  the  staff  of  Maj.  Gen. 
Chamberlain. 

J.  M.  Brown,  entered  the  army ;  was  present  at 
the  battles  of  Autietam,  Shepardstovvu  Ford,  and 
Fredericksburg;  was  appointed  Aid  to  Gen.  Ayers; 
was  commissioned  Lieut.  Col.  32d  Maine,  and  was 
in  the  Virginia  campaign  until  discharged  on  ac- 
count of  wounds  received  at  Petersburg,  being 
brevetted  Brig.  Gen.  He  is  an  Overseer  of  Bow- 
doin College;  was  sent  as  a  Commissioner  to  the 
Paris  Exhibition  in  1867;  is  now  Colonel  of  First 
Maine  Regiment,  and  is  engaged  in  the  banking 
business  at  Portland. 

H.  P.  Brown,  was  killed  at  Antietam,  Sept.  13, 
1862. 

A.  P.  Bucknam,  taught  for  a  time  in  Maine  and 
in  Texas ;  served  in  the  army ;  received  his  M.  D. 
degree  from  the  Medical  School  in  1864,  and  lias 


been    engaged    in    a    large    medical    practice    at 
Warren,  III. 

H.  H.  Burbank,  taught  school  for  a  while;  read 
law  at  Harvard ;  was  two  years  in  the  army ; 
practiced  law  fur  ten  years  in  Limerick,  Me.,  and 
since  1875  has  practiced  law  in  Saco,  Me.  He 
held  the  oflSce  of  Judge  Advocate  on  Gov.  Connor's 
Staff  for  three  years. 

S.  M.  Came,  read  law  at  Alfred  and  at  Harvard 
Law  School,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Alfred. 

George  Cary,  was  in  the  army  two  years;  was 
State  Senator  from  Aroostook  in  1869,  and  is  now 
practicing  medicine  in  Houlton. 

Robert  Cash,  went  to  San  Francisco  soon  after 
graduating  and  embarked  in  the  enterprise  of  ex- 
tracting gold  from  the  ore  by  modern  appliances. 

M.  D.  Chaplin,  practiced  law  in  Auburn,  and 
was  burned  to  death,  Dec.  13,  1869. 

P.  G.  Clifford,  served  for  a  time  in  the  army, 
and,  although  partially  blind,  carries  on  a  farm  in 
Edgecomb. 

W.  T.  H.  Craig,  died  two  years  after  graduat- 
ing, a  patient  sufferer  from  consumption. 

W.  L.  Crowell,  read  law  ;  taught  school ;  edited 
a  paper,  and  died  at  San  Francisco  in  1867. 

A.  H.  Davis,  was  Professor  of  Latin  at  Bowdoin 
College  in  ]87.'5,  and  in  1876  accepted  the  position 
of  Head  Master  of  the  High  Schools  in  Salem  and 
Worcester,  Mass. 

L.  G.  Downes,  traveled  through  England  and 
France,  and  since  has  practiced  law  in  Calais.  He 
is  an  Overseer  of  Bowdoin  College. 

G.  B.  Emery,  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Port- 
land, but  is  now  settled  in  Gorham. 

S.  A.  Evans,  was  on  the  Scientific  Expedition 
to  Labrador  and  Greenland  in  1860,  and  is  now  a 
physician  at  Conway,  N.  H. 

R.  E.  Farnham,  since  1862  has  been  employed 
as  civil  engineer  in  Chicago. 

S.  C.  Farrington,  served  in  the  army,  and  later 
acted  as  civil  engineer  at  Fryeburg.  Five  years 
ago  he  went  to  Wisconsin  and  nothing  later  has 
been  heard  from  him. 

'76 — Parsons  was  married  to  Miss  A.  B.  Scarritt, 
at  Cairo,  111.  He  is  in  the  brokerage  business  in 
New  York  City. 

'77.— Tillson  is  a  civil  engineer  at  Omaha,  Neb. 

'79 — Lumbert,  of  Houlton,  Me.,  was  married, 
Nov.  26th,  to  Miss  Gertrude  Horton,  of  Houlton. 


An  American  took  first  prize  in  mathematics  at 
the  University  of  Heidelberg,  Germany. 


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CIxIPPIKGS. 


Man  proposes  and  the  girl  weighs  his  pocliet- 
book  and  decides.— J?*. 

The  father  of  a  two-weeks'  old  baby  called  her 
Ma's  newly  discovered  satellite.— £^i;. 
Song  of  the  Salvation  Army  : 

If  you  can't  get  in  at  the  golden  gate, 
Get  over  the  garden  wall. — Ex. 

"Nothing  but  leaves,"  said  Eve  pleasantly,  when 
Adam  praised  the  taste  shown  in  her  new  polo- 
naise.—i)fa?ic7tester  Union. 

It  rains  alike  on  the  just  and  the  unjust— and 
on  the  just  mainly  because  the  unjust  have  bor- 
rowed their  umbrellas. — Ex. 

Viola  Vassar  (who  is  home  on  her  Thanksgiving 
vacation)  says  she  don't  object  to  a  man's  staring 
at  her ;  but  when  she  looks  back  and  finds  him 
looking  back  too,  it's  too  presuming  for  anything. 
— AthencEum. 

■'  Did  Mr.  B —  call  in  my  absence,  John  ? ''  "  No 
mum!  but  Mr.  Thank  Heavens  did,  leastways  when 
I  told  him  you  were  oat,  and  asked  what  name  to 
give  you  he  said  kind  of  low  like,"  "  Missed  her, 
thank  heavens ! "  — Ex. 

''Violet,  dearest,  do  you  play  that  tune  often  f  " 
asked  Hugh  Montressor  of  his  affianced.  "Yes,  pet, 
and  when  we  are  married  I'll  play  it  all  the  time." 
Then  Hugh  went  out  and  shuddered  himself  to 
death. — Midland  Sem. 

Junior  (on  the  train,  to  young  mother  with  a 
noisy  baby) — "  I  beg  pardon,  madam,  but  can  I  be 
of  a.ssistance  to  you?"  Young  Mother  — "No,  I 
thank  you. "  (More  squalling.)  Junior — "  You  had 
better  let  me  try,  I  think  I  can  quiet  it."  Young 
Mother  (innocently)—"  No,  I  guess  not,  thank  you, 
the  poor  little  darling  is  hungry,  that's  all."  — 
Cornell  Sun. 

FORTUNE    TELLING. 

Her  little  liand  lay  soft  in  mine, 

Wliilo,  ii'cT  its  ])inl<  ji.alni  bonding, 
Itrarcd  Willi  ciliv  i;i(U  wavv  line 
In  hoiii-  llic   sr.ivts  l,Mli\inr 

Hid  in  tlii'ir  yi-acclnl  lilcndinj;. 

I  spoke  of  fortune's  gifts  in  store; 

Of  prospects  briglit  and  pleasant; 
Of  wealtli,  ease,  travels,  sea  and  shore. 
Discarded  suitor.s,  full  a  score, 

Of  him  who  sighed  at  present. 

"  His  Mrilcnl  wdnin^^r  must  succeed," 

.Siiiil  I,  '■  ;i-i  |il:iinly  written"; 
But  sill'.  Muilr  iiilil.'ss,  indeed: 
Softly  ri'iiliril,  ■■  rr;iy,  I'lui  you  read 

Tlio  inuaniiiH  in  tliis  niilten  ?  " 

—Athenoiiiin. 


EDITORS'   TABLE. 

Ye  jolly  editor  has  not  sufficiently  recovered 
from  his  frolics  of  the  holidays  to  settle  down  to 
wearisome  work ;  for  it  is  sometimes  weari- 
'some  indeed,  in  spite  of  the  exhilaration  he  feels 
in  giving  vent  to  the  great  thoughts  that  shall  mold 
the  minds  of  his  little  world  of  readers  ;  and  conse- 
quently our  exchanges  are  few  that  bear  the  date 
of  1883.  What  a  thrill  of  pride  and  expectation 
'83  awakes  in  the  bosom  of  the  Senior !  This 
is  our  year,  the  year  we  have  looked  forward  to 
ever  since  we  entered  as  Freshmen.  It  seems  as  if 
the  whole  world  ought  to  feel  that  it  is  to  be 
invaded  by  thirty-five  young  men  before  '83  draws 
to  a  close,  and  subdued,  too,  for  when  we  leave  Bow- 
doin's  walls,  it  is  our  firm  intention  to  conquer  the 
world  and  bring  it  in  subjection  to  our  feet.  How- 
ever, this  glow  of  pride  is  quickly  cooled  by  the 
chilly  blasts  that  sweep  across  our  campus,  and  we 
return  to  our  exchanges. 

Chaff's  January  number  is  before  us,  but  we  sus- 
pect that,  like  the  magazines,  it  is  dated  half  a  month 
ahead.  But  Chaff,  whether  early  or  late,  is  always 
welcome,  and  the  only  fault  we  find  is  that  he  does 
not  come  oftener.  He  has  opened  up  a  new  mine 
in  the  shape  of  a  column  headed  "  De  Aliquibus," 
a  sort  of  Personal  column.  Among  its  items  we 
find  the  following  interesting  ones:  "Mr.  Jay 
Gould  is  engaged  "— "  Chester  A.  Arthur  is  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  Stfites" — "Mr.  Ulysses  S. 
Grant,  who  acquired  some  notoriety  as  President  of 
the  United  States,  is  at  present  doing  nothing  in 
particular." 

We  are  always  pleased  to  welcome  a  new  ex- 
change from  "our  female  sisters,"  and  the  latest  is 
the  Abbott  Courant  from  the  Female  Senlin;^ry  at 
Audover,  Mass.  Their  papers  are  particularly  in- 
teresting, as  being  the  only  weapon  with  which  tlie 
much-abused  girl  of  the  period  can  defend  herself, 
one  which  she  readily  avails  herself  of.  Tliis  num- 
ber of  the  Courant  contains  an  article  on  American 
girls  which  is  a  most  eloquent  protest  against  the 
manner  in  which  our  authors  seize  upon  the  weak- 
est and  coarsest  types  of  girls  and  parade  them 
before  the  public,  both  hero  and  abroad,  as  fair  spec- 
imens of  their  species.  It  is  from  the  works  of 
these  authors  and  perhaps  its  own  observation  of  a 
few  girls  who  make  themselves  conspicuous  by 
their  indifference  to  its  code  of  propriolies,  that 
England,  for  instance,  forms  its  opinion  of  the 
American  girl ;    as  is  apparent  to  any  reailor  of  an 


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169 


English  novel,  where  the  girl  from  America  is  rep- 
reseoterl  as  an  untutored  savage  and  a  thorough 
barbarian.  Henry  James'  "Daisy  Miller"  was 
heralded  as  a  fair  type  of  the  American  girl  abroad, 
but  the  Courant's  con-espondent  thinks  foreigners 
would  have  a  better  idea  of  what  the  American  girl 
really  is  and'aims  to  be,  if  they  read  "Avis,"  or 
"  Doctor  Zay,"  or  "  Aunt  Serena."  Thus  does  the 
Courant  take  up  the  cudgels  to  vindicate  our  girls. 
May  victory  crown  its  labors  and  the  cause 
never  lack  champions  among  the  sterner  sex. 
Another  contribiitor  points  out  the  claims  of  the 
Pilgrim  Mothers  to  a  place  in  history.  It  never 
occurred  to  us  before  how  prominent  a  part  these 
matrons  must  have  played  in  the  early  history  of 
New  England,  and  what  a  far-reaching  influence 
they  have  had  upon  the  characters  of  our  forefath- 
ers. We  never  tire  of  estolling  the  perseverance, 
the  self-denial,  the  religious  zeal  of  the  Pilgrim 
Fathers,  but  it  is  seldom  we  have  a  thought  for 
those  noble  women  who,  giving  up  all  the  comforts 
of  civilization,  followed  their  husbands  to  this  bar- 
ren shore;  who  bore  unflinchingly  all  the  dangers 
and  hardships  of  those  times ;  and  who  raised  up 
such  generations  of  men  as  have  made  this  country 
what  it  is.  If  the  men  were  actuated  by  religious 
zeal,  how  much  stronger  must  it  have  been  in  the 
women  who,  too,  transmitted  it  to  their  children, 
for  it  is  at  the  mother's  knee  that  the  child  gets  its 
first  instruction.  So  let  the  Pilgrim  Mothers  have 
all  honor,  and  let  us  always  have  an  attentive  ear 
to  what  our  sisters  of  the  quill  have  to  say  either 
for  themselves  or  their  mothers. 

The  Holiday  Number  of  the  Bates  Student  closes 
the  labors  of  the  present  board,  and  they  certainly 
go  out  with  flying-  colors.  It  is  by  far,  we  think, 
the  best  number  they  have  produced,  and  would 
be  a  credit  to  any  college.  The  Student,  speaking 
from  its  experience  of  the  past  year,  takes  occasion 
to  sketch  its  ideal  of  a  college  paper,  and  predicts 
a  most  brilliant  future  for  college  journalism.  A 
future  which,  we  are  afraid,  will  not  be  realized 
till  the  millennium ;  however,  it  is  always  a  good 
thing  to  aim  high.  The  Student  would  have  the 
college  paper  the  medium  that  shall  convey  to  the 
common  mind  in  a  simple  form  the  great  thoughts 
of  the  day,  and  confidently  predicts  that  the  begin- 
ning of  the  twentieth  century  shall  find  the  college 
journal  the  living  exponent  of  living  ideas.  We 
are  glad  to  see  the  Student  take  a  more  pop- 
ular and,  as  we  would  think,  a  more  sensible  view 
of  co-education.  Hitherto,  the  columns  of  the  Sti(- 
dent  have  teemed  with  the  most  absurd  and  fan- 


tastic ideas  on  the  subject,  but  now  it  appears  that 
there  is  considerable  difference  of  opinion  among 
its  editors,  and  one  of  them  comes  forward  and 
recognizes  the  possibihty  of  a  turn  in  the  tide  of 
public  sentiment  which,  he  avers,  has  for  several 
years  flowed  in  favor  of  co-education ;  and  he 
wisely  concludes  that  "its  future  career  will  be  a 
matter  to  be  decided  only  by  the  coming  years." 
The  Student  also  presents  us  with  an  article  on 
"  The  Useless  in  Education,"  in  which  the  author 
raises  the  old  cry  of  less  time  to  ancient  languages 
and  mathematics  and  more  to  modern  languages 
and  the  sciences ;  a  cry  that  is  very  little  heeded  by 
college  faculties  who  stand  more  firmly  upon  the 
narrow  platform  of  conservatism  than  did  the  walls 
of  Jericho  when  assailed  by  the  trumpets  of  Joshua. 
The  StudenVs  poetry  is  hardly  up  to  the  standard  of 
its  literary  articles,  but  there  is  one  thing  certainly 
that  the  Student  is  to  be  congratulated  upon,  and 
that  is  the  interest  the  alumni  appear  to  take  in  its 
success.  The  present  number  contains  two  exten- 
sive communications  from  alumni,  such  as  would 
delight  the  editorial  heart  of  the  Orient  to  receive.. 
The  Tech.  is,  as  usual,  bright  and  entertaining, 
in  spite  of  its  occasional  heavy  scientific  articles, 
which,  however,  we  suppose  is  what  its  readers 
demand.  The  Tech.  has  the  following  simple  and 
touching  ballad : 

ONLY    ONE. 

There's  a  name  upon  our  books  — 

Only  one,  it  cannot  fade; 
Innocent  enough  it  looks,  — 

'Tis  the  snide  that  never  paid. 

As  we  turn  those  pages  o'er, 

Thinking;  how  we'd  hoped  and  prayed 

For  the  money  or  the  gore 
Of  the  beat  that  never  paid, 

'Tis  with  anguish  we  recall, 

Cold  and  stark  our  bulldog  laid ; 

And  he  could  not  overhaul 

That  vile  wretch  that  never  paid. 

(We  have  another  dog.) 


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Boston,  7.25, 11.30  A.M.,  12.35  night. 
Lewiston.  8.10  a.m.,  2.45,  6.33  p.m.,  12.40  night. 
Parmington,  8.10  a.m.  (Mixed),  2.45  p.m. 
Augusta,  8.10  A.M.,  2.45,  6.35  P.M.,  12.45  niglit. 
Sliowliegan,  Belfast,  De.vter,  and  Bangor,  2.45  p.m.,  and 

12.45  night. 
Watervillc,  8.10  a.m..  2.45,   6.35  p.m.  (Saturdays  only), 
12.45  night. 

PAYSON  TUCKER,  Supt. 
Oct.  15, 1882. 


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Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the 
following  subjects : 

Latin.— Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  jEneid :  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Geeek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar ;  Xenophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 
Ancient  Geography. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,   including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,   Interest,  Square   Root 
and  the  Metric  System  ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Real  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.    All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  be  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Fre-shnian  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  each  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  bo 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  \v\\\  bo  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  ho  will  bo  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  hold  for  the  purpose,  or  as  a 
aprt  of  his  regular  final  examination,  as  he  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnished,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table : 

REQUIRED— FOrR   HOCTRS   A   WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,    Evidences   of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terras. 

ELECTIVES — FOUR   HOURS    A    WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terras. 
Latin,  two  terms. 
Greek,  two  terms. 
Natural  History,  three  terms. 
Physics,  one  term. 
Chemistry,  two  terms. 
Science  of  Language,  one  terra. 
English  Ijiterature,  two  terms. 
Gorman,  two  terms. 
History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 
International    Law  and   Military    Science,   two 
terras. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  .$25.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  $110. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  nuitorially 
lessen  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


ffitwitla  ®: 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  JANUARY  31,  1883. 


Vol.  XII. 


No.  13. 


BOWDOIN    OKIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVERY    ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY,   DURING   THE 
COLLEGIATE  YEAR,   BY   THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
Arthur  J.  Eussell,'83,  Managing  Editor. 
Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '83,  Busiuess  Editor. 
Herbert  B.  Cole,  '83.  Oliver  W.  Means,  '84. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83.         Charles  B.  Sayward,  '84. 
iSr.  Brooks  K.  Pettingill,  '83. 

Terms  —  $2.00  a  year  in  advance  ;  single  copies,  15  cents. 

Eemittances  siiould  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor.  Communications 
In  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to  the  Managing  Editor. 

Students  and  Alumni  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  ContriWtions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer's  real  name. 


Entered  at  the  Post  OflQce  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 


Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston,  Me. 

COKTENTS. 
Yol.  XII.,  No.  13.— Jan.  31,  1883. 

Editorial  Notes 171 

Literary: 

Origin  of  the  Orient 173 

Zeta  Psi  Convention 1 75 

Thoughts  About  P.sychology 175 

College  Items 177 

Personal 180 

Clippings 181 

Editors'  Table 182 


EDITORIAL  NOTES. 


This  term  has  been  marked  by  various 
interesting  and  historically  important  events, 
not  the  least  of  which  is  the  entrance  of  the 
Orient  into  its  new  office.  Notwithstand- 
ing the  fact  tliat  the  Orient  has  at  times, 
contrary  to  the  judgment  of  a  part  of  the 
board,  spoken  its  mind  quite  freely  concern- 
ing members  of  the  Faculty  and  of  the  ad- 
ministration of  the  college,  the  Faculty 
kindly  forgave  and  voted  us  the  office.     We 


liave  before  expressed  our  thanks  and  we 
cannot  resist  doing  so  again,  as  we  apply  our 
editorial  key  to  tlie  editorial  lock  and  enter 
the  sanctum.  No  arrangements  have  yet 
been  made  for  regular  hours  of  opening  the 
office  and  permitting  students  and  others  to 
examine  the  exchanges.  Measures  will  soon  be 
taken  to  haveitopen  at  a  regular  hour,  or  hours. 
The  room  is  not  to  be  made  a  general  loaf- 
ing place,  nor  will  any  conduct  not  befitting  a 
private  room  be  allowed,  contrary  to  the 
opinion  of  one  connected  witli  the  col- 
lege, who  tried  hard  to  prevent  us  obtaining 
the  use  of  the  room.  We  soon  hope  to  wel- 
come you  all  in  the  new  room  and  receive 
your  congratulations. 


We  have  been  impressed  more  and  more 
lately  with  the  usefulness  of  the  old  society 
libraries  in  the  south  wing  of  the  chapel. 
Many  books  that  are  called  for  and  cannot 
be  found  in  the  old  library  are  dug  out,  after 
some  search,  in  the  libraries  of  these  old 
societies.  They  "  builded  better  than  they 
knew "  in  accumulating  so  many  thou- 
sand volumes  which  are  now  so  useful,  not 
to  say  indispensable,  to  the  college.  But 
there  is  great  need  of  cataloguing  these 
books  as  soon  as  possible  before  any  of  them 
are  lost,  and  also  that  one  may  know  what 
is  there.  At  present,  in  searching  for  a 
book,  one  has  to  look  over  shelf  after  shelf 
and  so  loses  much  time.  We  wish  the  boards 
would  appropriate  money  sufficient  to  cata- 
logue these  books  in  good  shape.  Professor 
Johnson  began  this  work  two  or  three  years 
ago,  but  was  obliged  to  stop  from  want  of 
funds    and    time.     These    libraries    contain 


172 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


many  valuable  works  and  form  a  good  com- 
plement to  the  other  library.  It  seems 
strange  that  the  college  got  along  without 
them  as  long  as  it  did,  for  the  majority  of 
books  taken  from  the  library  now  are  from 
the  south  wing.  We  confess  we  have 
not  much  hope  of  anything  from  the  boards. 
The  first  of  last  term,  one  of  the  Seniors 
came  into  the  library,  looked  around,  and 
remarked  with  a  sigh,  "  I  heard  last  Com- 
mencement that  the  boards  had  appropriated 
fifty  thousand  dollars  for  a  library  fund,  but 
since  I  have  come  back  and  inquired  into  the 
facts,  I  find  they  appropriated  fifty  dollars  for 
repairs." 

Here  is  a  magnificent  opportunity  for 
some  rich  alumnus,  or  "  friend  of  the  college," 
to  hand  his  name  down  to  posterity  by  send- 
ing the  library  a  sum  of  money,  the  interest 
of  which  shall  go  towards  the  purchase  of 
new  books  or,  if  that  is  too  much,  enough  to 
make  a  good  catalogue  of  both  parts  will  be 
joyfully  received. 


For  the  last  few  weeks  there  have  been 
many  attractions  for  the  society  man. 
Church  fairs.  Grand  Army  fairs,  church  socia- 
bles, card  parties,  and  not  the  least  of  them, 
the  skating  rink.  Week  before  last  there 
were  three  attractions  of  this  sort  in  one 
night,  and  a  good  many  of  the  boys  tossed  up 
cents  to  determine  which  to  "  take  in."  We 
know  of  one  fellow  so  callous,  so  hardened, 
so  utterly  abandoned,  that  he  preferred  to 
cut  them  all  and  go  to  a  country  gathering 
about  (wo  witlihold  the  number)  miles  out, 
where  those  glorious  old  games  of  our  ances- 
tors, Copenhagen,  post-office,  etc.,  are  still 
popular. 


We  hear  reports  from  time  to  tinu;  of  l.lie  be- 
havior 1  f  Sophomores  in  recitation.  We  can 
appreciate  fun  as  well  as  any  one,  but  when  it 
comes  to  organized  attempts  to  disturb  a  recita- 


tion or  bully  a  professor,  we  feel  that  there  is  an 
injury  being  done  to  the  class  and  to  the  col- 
lege. We  are  assured,  too,  that  the  better 
sentiment  of  the  class  is  against  this  spirit 
and  in  sympathy  with  whatever  measures 
may  be  taken  to  check  it.  Several  of  these 
young  bloods  took  occasion  to  disfigure  the 
seats  of  the  Senior  room  in  Memorial  Hall 
during  a  recitation  there,  week  before  last. 
The  seats  had  not  been  touched  by  a  knife  or 
pencil  till  the  outbreak  of  the  country-school- 
house  spirit  in  this  class  who  do  not  belong 
in  the  room  at  all. 


The  recent  act  of  the  Fi-eshmen,  which  is 
quite  unprecedented  in  college  affairs,  has 
called  out  man}-  strong  expressions  of  opinion. 
Some  defend  their  position  and  others  as  strong- 
ly condemn  it.  There  is  no  doubt  in  our 
mind  but  that  in  taking  this  step  they  were 
not  actuated  by  a  desire  to  revenge  theirgriev- 
ances,  but  by  an  honest  wish  to  check  this 
mean  spirit  that  is  always  trying  to  invade 
their  rights  and  thus  to  provoke  resistance 
and  cause  hazing  to  break  out  again.  For 
this  reason  we  are  willing  to  overlook  what 
appears  a  breach  of  college  honor,  for  the  end 
justifies  almost  any  means.  The  class  by  this 
action  has  placed  itself  in  such  a  position 
that  any  attempt  to  invade  the  rights  of  the 
Freshmen  next  year  will  con)e  very  badly 
from  them.  This  is  the  good  there  is  in 
the  movement,  they  have  placed  themselves 
squarely  on  i-ecord,  while  if  they  had  waited 
till  next  year  there  is  a  strong  probabilitj' 
that  things  would  go  on  about  as  tiiey  have 
bef(ue. 


We  iuvve  recently  received  a  copy  of  the 
Boston  Courier,  containing  an  article  compiled 
from  the  recently  published  "History  of  Bow- 
doin."  It  is  extremely  interesting  to  Bow- 
doin  men,  and  readers  generally,  to  note  the 
changes  during  the  present  century,  in  age 


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173 


and  profession  of  the  graduates.  It  is  to  be 
noticed  that  the  age  of  students  has  been 
increasing  till  the  last  decade  when  the  advance 
in  age  is  checked.  As  to  professions,  the  hiw 
offers  the  strongest  attraction,  and  the  number 
of  students  entering  this  profession  has  been 
quite  regular.  From  1831  to  1840,  the 
ministry  held  the  first  place  in  the  prefer- 
ences of  students;  now  it  is  fifth,  falling 
from  twenty-four  per  cent,  in  the  first  de- 
cade, to  eight  per  cent,  in  the  last.  There 
is,  also,  a  decided  tendency  of  late  years  to- 
wards the  medical  profession.  This  is  also 
true  of  teachers,  and  a  still  stronger  tendency 
towards  a  mercantile  and  business  life  shows 
itself.  The  day  has  gone  by  when  a  college 
course  is  necessarily  followed  by  a  profes- 
sional career.  The  article  goes  on  to  say 
that  it  would  be  extremely  interesting  to 
trace  some  of  the  social  influences  of  which 
the  shifting  college  sentiment  is  at  once  the 
cause  and  the  result.  A  study  of  the  "  His- 
tory "  from  which  these  facts  were  drawn  will 
well  pay  the  reader  if  he  is  at  all  interested 
in  education,  or  the  course  of  thought  of  ed- 
ucated men. 


the  judgment  of  posterity  on  their  work  and 
character. 


We  have  recently  received  an  article 
which  we  shall  publish  in  this  number  on  the 
"Origin  of  the  Orient."  The  author  has 
evidently  taken  some  pains  to  get  at  the  facts 
in  the  case,  and  gives  them  in  a  clear,  concise 
manner.  We  had  occasion,  a  few  weeks  since, 
to  go  over  the  same  ground  and  with  nearly 
the  same  results.  We  were  inclined,  how- 
ever, to  give  the  more  prominent  place  in  the 
work  to  Abbot,  while  our  correspondent  gives 
it  to  WhitaTier.  It  would  be  hard  to  tell, 
probably  to  which  to  give  the  greater  promi- 
nence, as  both  were  so  closely  connected  with 
the  work.  There  is  added  to  the  article  a 
short  sketch  of  the  characters  of  these  men, 
and  it  will  probably  be  interesting  to  them,  if 
any  of  them  happen  to  see  the  paper,  to  read 


Tlie  newspapers,  from  time  to  time,  keep 
us  informed  of  President  Chamberlain's 
whereabouts.  Last  week,  we  noticed  by  the 
daily  papers  that  he  was  present  at  a  gather- 
ing of  the  New  York  City  Alumni.  Many 
distinguished  men,  active  in  business  a,nd  lit- 
erature, were  gathered  at  the  tables,  showing 
the  prominence  of  Bowdoin's  sons  in  all 
walks  of  life,  a  prominence  of  which  we  may 
justly  be  proud.  It  was  stated  that  the  mem- 
or3'  af  Longfellow  was  drunk  in  silence.  Of 
that  fnmous  class  of  '25,  Cullen  Sawtelle, 
whose  eloquent  and  touching  address  was 
heard  by  so  many  of  us  at  the  dedication  of 
Memorial  Hall,  last  Commencement,  was 
present.  We  understand  that  there  is  soon 
to  be  a  meeting  of  the  Portland  Alumni. 
These  gatherings  show  the  grateful  interest 
which  Bowdoin  still  inspires  in  her  sons,  and 
serve  to  keep  the  college  prominently  before 
the  public.  We  hope  that  while  the  alumni- 
are  so  universally  acknowledging  her  worth, 
that  nothing  may  be  done  by  her  students  to 
tarnish  her  fair  name. 


ORIGIN    OF    THE    ORIENT. 

During  the  last  four  or  five  years  there 
has  been  more  or  less  controversy  in  regard 
to  the  originators  of  the  Okient.  I  wish  to 
give  the  readers  of  said  paper  a  few  facts  in 
regard  to  the  matter.  What  I  say,  I  have 
learned  from  those  who  know,  and  I  can 
therefore  speak  with  great  confidence.  In  the 
class  of  1872  were  two  persons  who  had  con- 
siderable natural  ability  in  the  direction  of 
journalism — Abbot  and  Whitaker.  Abbot, 
during  his  college  course,  was  correspondent 
for  several  papers,  among  others,  the  Boston 
Eerald.  Whitaker  entered  college  with  the 
intention  of  becoming  a  journalist.     He  had 


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BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


learned  the  mechanical  part  of  the  business 
and  had  had  some  little  editorial  experience. 

These  two  persons  roomed  together.  Out 
of  their  conversation  grew  the  Orient.  It 
is  hard  to  tell  which  of  these  iirst  conceived 
the  idea  of  starting  a  paper  at  Bowdoin  ;  but 
it  probably  was  Whitaker.  After  they  had 
done  all  they  could  in  arranging  their  plans, 
the  subject  was  bi'ought  before  the  class — 
then  the  Junior.  The  idea  was  favorably 
received.  A  committee  was  appointed  to 
devise  a  mode  of  procedure  and  arrange 
details.  This  committee  made  two  reports 
to  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  class — a  ma- 
jorit}'  and  a  minority  report.  Whitaker  was 
tlie  author  of  the  former.  It  recommended 
the  election  of  five  editors  to  manage  the 
paper  and  be  collectively  responsible  for  its 
character  and  conduct.  Abbot  was  the  au- 
thor of  the  minority  report.  This  recom- 
mended the  election  of  one  editor-in-chief,  who 
should  have  full  authority  and  responsibility, 
and  four  assistant  editors.  Abbot  ^rgued 
that  this  was  after  the  plan  of  all  great  news- 
papers. On  the  other  hand,  Whitaker  argued 
that  the  case  under  consideration  could  not 
be  compared  with  that  of  large  newspapers; 
tiiat  the  paper  was  a  voluntarj^  affair  among 
classmates,  where  all  should  be  equal ;  that 
each  editor  should  have  his  share  of  the 
honor  and  responsibility;  that  tiie  paper 
could  lie  I'un  with  less  friction  to  have  all 
equal ;  that  the  success  of  the  paper  demanded 
a  union  in  ideas  of  all  the  editors.  As  one 
would  naturally  suppose,  the  majority  report 
was  the  more  pleasing  to  the  class  and  was 
almost  unanimously  accejjted. 

The  ol)jectof  tiie  Orient,  as  intended  by 
the  originators,  may  for  the  most  part  be 
gleaned  from  the  following,  which  is  taken 
from  an  editorial  of  the  first  number:  "  Wliile 
the  Orient  is  to  be  strictly  in  under-gradu- 
ate  control  we  desire  that  it  shall  be  tiie 
connecting  link  between  the  students,  tlie 
alumni,  and  the  Faculty;  that  here  all  may 


bring  their  wounded  hearts  and  here  tell  all 
their  sorrows.  All  shall  at  least  have  a  fair 
hearing  and,  in  this  way,  perhaps,  complica- 
tions and  revilings  may  be  avoided."  I 
would  further  state  that  it  was  the  idea  of 
the  first  board  of  editors  to  have  it  purely 
local  and  not  of  a  literary  character. 

The  first  board  of  editors  was  chosen  by 
the  class  and  consisted  of  the  following  per- 
sons: Abbot,  Coggan,  Heath,  Rogers,  and 
Whitaker.  Harold  Wilder  was  also  chosen, 
but  resigned  soon  after  the  appearance  of  the 
first  number.  Of  these,  Whitaker  attended 
to  all  the  business  and  was  what  we  now  call 
the  business  editor,  although  he  was  not 
then  so  denominated.  Besides  this  he  fur- 
nished his  share  of  the  editorials.  During 
the  summer  vacation  of  1871  he  was  called  to 
edit  the  SoutJibridge  Journal.  Through  the 
next  college  year,  by  haid  studj'  evenings,  he 
managed  to  keep  up  his  studies  and  grad- 
uated with  his  class.  During  the  fall  term 
of  1871,  fifteen  members  of  the  Senior  class 
were  sent  home  oii  account  of  some  little 
misunderstanding  which  they  had  with  the 
Facultj-.  Three  of  the  four  editors  were  of 
this  number.  This  left  the  whole  duty  of 
editing  the  Orient  on  one  man — Rogers. 
He  had  to  furnish  most  of  the  copy  for  three 
numbers.  This  task  only  those  who  have 
had  experience  can  appreciate ;  for  then  it 
was  not  the  custom  as  much  as  now  for 
any  except  the  editors  to  write  for  the  paper. 

The  name.  Orient,  was  suggested  by 
Mitchell,  of  '71,  Bowdoin  being  the  most 
easterly  college  of  any  importance.  The 
names  of  the  editors  did  not  a[ipi'ar  in  (he 
first  three  numbers.  They  wanted  to  see 
how  it  would  be  received  before  tiiey  com- 
mitted themselves  publicly.  As  soon  as 
they  were  assured  of  the  success  of  their 
project,  the  names  of  the  editors  were  pub- 
lished. The  money  made  the  first  year  was 
exj)ended  by  the  first  board  of  editors  in  a 
sui)per  to  the  second  board. 


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I  wish  to  give  just  a  little  sketch  of  these 
five  men  who  did  so  much  for  the  good  of 
old  Bowdoin.  Abbot  was  very  energetic  and 
a  fine  writer.  He  is  well  remembered  for 
his  strong  democratic  principles.  He  was 
nicknamed  the  "  Judge."  During  his  college 
course  he  nearly  paid  his  way  by  correspond- 
ing for  different  papers.  Coggan  was  a 
sailor  before  entering  college,  and  was  dis- 
tinguished for  that  joviality  which  marks 
every  sailor.  He  was  a  general  favorite  and 
a  great  believer  in  hazing.  He  always  went 
by  the  name  of  "  Cog."  Heath  was  remark- 
able for  his  great  debating  abilities.  It 
would  naturally  follow  that  he  was  a  readj^ 
writer.  Rogers  was  one  of  those  quiet  plod- 
ders who  are  always  ready  to  work  whenever 
there  is  anything  to  be  done.  Whitaker  was 
a  ready  writer  and  nearly  paid  his  way 
through  college  by  corresponding  for  papers. 
He  was  nicknamed  "  G.  Whitaker." 

All  who  knew  these  five  persons  during 
their  college  course  know  how  different  they 
were  in  their  characteristics.  It  would  have 
been  difficult  to  pick  out  five  persons  who 
displayed  so  great  a  dissimilarity  of  genius. 
The  combination  of  these  different  traits  of 
character  did  very  much  for  the  success  of 
the  Orient.  Since  that  time  it  has  been 
recognized  among  leading  college  papers  of 
the  United  States,  and  to-day  it  stands  as 
high  as  it  has  at  any  time  since  its  foundation. 

Etjkope. 


ZETA   PSI    CONVENTION. 

January  4th  and  5th,  the  Grand  Chapter 
of  the  Zeta  Psi  Fraternity,  met  by  invitation 
of  the  Tufts  and  Bowdoin  chapters,  at 
Young's  Hotel,  Boston.  The  large  number 
in  attendance,  eighteen  of  our  nineteen  chap- 
ters being  represented  by  delegates,  includ- 
ing tlie  chapter  at  McGill  University,  Mon- 
treal, then  but  a  few  weeks  old,  showed  that 


the  Fraternity  is  growing,  and  her  members 
are  greatly  interested  in  her  welfare. 

From  Bowdoin,  Bi'others  Simmons,  Whit- 
temore,  Totman,  Chandler,  Achorn,  Smith, 
and  Gardner  of  the  alumni,  and  Files  of  the 
class  of  '83,  and  Lindsey  of  the  class  of  '84, 
were  present.  The  two  days  were  devoted 
to  business,  there  being  a  great  amount  to 
attend  to.  Among  other  things  of  equal  im- 
portance, a  Fraternity  Journal,  to  be  edited 
by  J.  Bruen  Miller,  was  established. 

Thursday  evening  was  devoted  to  an  ora- 
tion bj'  Brother  Gunnison,  D.D.,  of  Brook- 
lyn, and  a  poem  by  Brother  McElroy,  of  the 
Tribune;  also  an  address  by  past  1  A, 
Brother  Van  Wyck  of  New  York,  all  of  which 
were  received  with  much  applause  and  were 
well  worthy  of  it.  After  these  exercises,  a 
collation  was  served  by  the  hosts,  followed 
by  singing,  and  "a  good  time  generally." 

The  grand  officers,  for  the  ensuing  year, 
are  :     1  A,  Max  Shwerene  of  Union  College 

2  A,  Parker  P.  Simmons  of  Bowdoin  College 

3  A, 'J.   Bruen   Miller  of  Rutgers  College 

4  A,  D.  Cady  Gere  of  University  at  Syra- 
cuse ;  5  A,  Chas.  B.  Everson  of  Cornell  Uni- 
versity;  6  A,  Fred.  A.  Tibbetts  of  Tufts 
College;  7  A,  Albert  C.  Anbury  of  Uni- 
versity at  New  York. 

The  convention  was  concluded  Friday 
evening,  by  the  customary  banquet,  and  very 
pleasing  toasts,  to  meet  January  3d  and  4th, 
1884,  at  New  York,  with  the  Delta  Chapter, 
where,  judging  from  this  convention,  a  very 
pleasant  time  may  be  anticipated. 


THOUGHTS   ABOUT  PSYCHOLOGY. 

It  seems  almost  cruel  to  disturb  the  ghost 
of  Psychology  hj  any  reflections  at  this  late 
day ;  yet  it  may  be  not  whoU}^  unprofitable 
to  make  sjich  reflections. 

Psychology — the  science  of  our  inner  be- 
ing— is  a  subject  that  may  well  demand  ear- 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


nest,  thoughtful  study,  and  be  at  once  a  source 
of  pleasure   and  profit.      But  if  thought   on  I 
the  part  of  the  student  be  either  disregarded 
or  positively  discouraged,  then   the  studj'  of 
Ps3'chology  is  both  iriisome  and  unprofitable. 

Empirical  Psychology  professes  to  be 
founded  entirely  on  the  facts  of  conscious 
mental  experience.  So  far,  then,  as  its  state- 
ments conform  to  the  student's  individual 
consciousness,  they  are  valid,  and  he  is  bound 
to  accept  them.  If  thej'  transcend  or  seem- 
ingly contradict  his  consciousness,  he  is  not 
bound  to  accept  them  until  they  are  simpli- 
fied, or  the  seeming  contradiction  is  explained. 
This  point  is,  I  think,  forgotten  by  most 
writers  on  Mental  Science,  and  many  teachers 
who  seem  to  think  that  the  statement  of  a 
principle  in  general,  abstruse,  and  often  ob- 
scure language  is  sufficient  to  insure  its  im- 
mediate reception  by  every  mind. 

Another  fact,  overlooked  by  man3s  is  that 
mental  processes  and  phenomena  are  as  yet 
so  imperfectly  undei'stood  in  all  their  bear- 
ings and  relations,  that  teachers,  on  this  sub- 
ject, disagree  in  many  particulars.  Each  Psy- 
chologist may  construct  a  sytsera  perfectly 
logical  in  itself,  but  as  his  fundamental  propo- 
sitions differ  more  or  less  from  those  of  all 
others,  so  his  conclusions  will  be  also  dif- 
ferent. 

Notwithstanding  all  this,  we  are  taught 
Psychology  from  some  book  that  states  posi- 
tively certain  so-called  facts  of  common  con- 
sciousness, and  we  are  required  to  recite  the 
substance  of  the  teaching  of  the  text-book, 
whether  we  believe  it  or  not.  Many  a  man 
will  liave  to  recite  statements  concerning  mat- 
ters of  common  consciousness  that  are  con- 
trary to  his  own  mental  experience.  If  the 
student  dare  express  a  doubt  concerning  any 
statement  of  book  or  instructor,  lie  is  looked 
upon  as  one  whose  only  purpose  is  to  delay 
and  disturb  the  recitation.  Instead  of  having 
his  questions  fairly  answered,  and  liis  doubts 
and  difficulties  cleared  u[),  he  is  often  merely 


told  to  "  think  of  it,"  as  though  no  other  help 
were  needed.  If  the  point  in  question  is  ethical 
in  its  bearings,  the  questioner  is  very  likely  to 
be  so  answered  as  to  hint  slyly  that  his  own 
moral  perversity  is  the  only  hindrance  to  his 
seeing  the  truth.  Then  the  class  Ijursts  into 
a  guffaw  as  though  some  rich  joke  had  been 
perpetrated,  and  the  inquirer  is  silenced  if 
not  convinced. 

Another  fault  of  Psychologists  is  the  ob- 
scurity that  thej'  seem  to  think  it  necessary 
to  throw  around  their  subject.  The  text-book 
that  we  liave  recently  used,  for  example,  is, 
in  some  parts,  so  obscure  that  it  takes  as  long 
to  find  out  the  meaning  of  the  author  as  to 
master  the  difficulties  of  the  subject  itself. 
To  tell  the  class,  by  way  of  encouragement, 
that  the  book  will  not  seem  so  difficult  after 
they  have  mastered  the  subject,  is  rather  cold 
comfort  to  most  of  them.  It  is  equivalent  to 
saying,  "  This  book  is  not  obscure  because 
when  you  know  all  about  the  subject  you  will 
know  what  the  author  means,  or  at  least  what 
he  ought  to  mean,  in  every  case." 

As  an  illustration  of  the  unsatisfactory 
way  in  which  questions  were  often  turned  off, 
I  mention  one  case  :  The  Divine  Being  was 
often  spoken  of  as  eternal  and  self-origmat- 
ing.  One  day  it  was  asked  how  the  Eternal 
could  have  any  origin  either  in  self  or  any 
other  source.  The  answer  was  that  He  must 
be  stf^-originating  since  no  other  being  could 
have  originated  him,  thus  dodging  the  point 
of  the  question,  which  was  whether  the  Eter- 
nal can  have  any  origin  at  all. 

Sucii  things  as  those  I  have  mentioned  are 
not  conducive  to  the  faithful,  honest  thought, 
the  frank,  manl}'  expression  of  opinion,  the 
respectful  inquiry  for  light  that  are  especially 
needed  in  a  study  st)  difficult  as  Mental  Sci- 
ence. 

1  do  not  expect  Psychology  to  be  made  so 
simple  that  it  shall  require  no  study  to  grasp 
all  its  teachings,  but  I  do  expect  it  to  be  so 
slated  (bat  the  average  student  can,  by  a  rea- 


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177 


sonable  amount  of  study,  master  the  greater 
part  of  it. 

One  more  point  and  I  am  done. 

It  is  a  common  assumption  that  our  Men- 
tal Science  is  complete,  or  very  nearly  so,  yet 
there  is  not  perfect  agreement  on  the  very 
first  axioms  of  the  science,  and  some  state- 
ments of  the  ordinary  text-books  are  contrary 
to  the  consciousness  of  many  persons. 

Let  us  not  assume  too  much  for  Psychol- 
ogy. Let  us  remember  the  extent  of  the  field 
that  is  to  be  investigated,  its  range  in  time 
and  place ;  for  we  must  stud}^  not  the  modern 
and  cultured  mind  alone,  if  we  would  have  a 
complete  science,  but  the  human  mind  in  all 
ages  and  under  all  conditions  so  far  as  we  are 
able  to  do  so.  Why  not  say  of  Psychology  as 
of  the  other  sciences,  "it  has  still  many  de- 
fects," and,  instead  of  trying  to  hide  or  ex- 
cuse those  defects,  strive,  by  patient,  thought- 
ful effort,  to  remedv  them  ?  Enquiebe. 


COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


TO  MY  PIPE. 


President  Chamberlain  attended  the  annual  din- 
ner of  the  Bowdoin  Alnmni  of  New  York  City,  held 
at  Delmonico's  on  the  19th.  Other  distinguished 
Bowdoin  graduates  present  were  Prof.  Dunn  of 
Rutgers,  and  Hon.  Cullen  Sawtelle  of  the  famous 
class  of  '2.5 ;  Eev.  Kewman  Smythe  of  New  Haven  ; 
Prof.  Goddard,  of  the  Bowdoin  Medical  School ; 
President  Goodwin,  of  Trinity  College,  Philadel- 
phia ;  Prof.  Brackett  of  Princeton,  and  Gen.  J.  B. 
Brown  of  Portland.  President  Chamberlain  re- 
sponded to  the  toast  on  "Alma  Mater";  Gen. 
Brown,  on  the  "Pine  Tree  State  " ;  Dr.  Smythe,  on 
"  Theology  a  Progressive  Science " ;  and  Prof. 
Brackett,  on  "Science  the  Handmaid  of  Religion. " 
The  memory  of  Longfellow  and  other  graduates 
that  have  died  during  the  year  was  drunk  in  si- 
lence. The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the 
ensuing  year:  President,  Dr.  Fordyce  Barker ;  Vice 
Presidents,  Dr.  Daniel  E.  Goodwin,  Gen.  Foster, 
Mr.  E.  B.  Merrill,  and  Mr.  Curtis  Jewett ;  Treas- 
urer, Mr.  James  McKeen ;  Corre.sponding  Secre- 
tary, Mr.  Charles  E.  Soule. 


Prof.  Chapman's  lectures  on  the  Celts,  Saxons, 
Danes,  and  Normans  are  among  the  best  of  those  to 
which  '8."J  has  had  opportunity  to  listen. 


Let  martial  songs  inspire  the  breast 
Of  whomsoe'er  they  can; 
As  songs  of  love,  the  spirit  of 
The  sentimental  man. 

Let  passion  rage  of  iaugliing  eyes, 
And  pearls  'twixt  ruby  lips ; 
Let  Bacclius  chant  the  praises  of 
The  nectar  which  he  sips; 

But  me  the  lieavenly  muse  inspires 
Thy  praise  alone  to  sing. 
Who  dulcet  peace  in  measure  full 
Through  troubled  hours  dost  bring. 

Full  many  an  hour  in  raj)ture  deep, 
From  care  and  trouble  free, 
Long  whiffs  of  purest  bliss  I've  drawn 
From  thee — my  own  T.  D. 

And  as  the  fragrant  incense  rose 
In  azure,  circling  crest, 
It  seemed  to  wake  the  odors  there, 
Of  Araby  the  blest. 

Fade  from  my  mind  Geology 
And  Psychologic  lore. 
Philosophy  and  Pol.  Econ. 
Attend  my  way  no  more. 

Still  shall  thy  graces  be  my  theme 
Of  calmest  peace  the  type, 
Thou  remedy  for  all  my  woes — 
Reliable  old  pipe. 

The  orchestra  rehearses  once  a  week. 

Port  of  Brunswick — Sweetened  water. 

College  Catalogues  for  this  year  are  out. 

Pearson,  '83,  has  returned  from  teaching. 

A  new  bulletin-board  has  appeared  at  Memorial. 

What  should  we  do  if  it  was  not  for  excitement  ? 

Kendall,  '85,  has  commenced  a  school  at  Berlin, 
N.  H. 

A  debating  society  here  would  fill  a  long-felt 
want. 

Hope  the  Seniors  will  have  a  crew  in  the  class 
races. 

Cole  is  Senior  class  mouitor,  vice  Russell,  re- 
signed. 

The  newspapers  have  struck  another  Bowdoin 
bonanza. 

Lennan,  '83,  is  back  from  his  teaching  sojourn  in 
Woolwich. 

The  collegian  in  "Furnished  Rooms"  was  a 
libel  on  the  name. 

Sewall,  '83,  holds  the  position  of  assistant  libra- 
rian for  the  present. 

TheOniENT  feels  like  congratulating  the  citizens 
of  Brunswick  for  the  admirable  manner  in  which 
the  affairs  of  their  post-office  are  conducted. 


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Coppee's  manual  is  used  by  the  Senior  English 
"  Lit."  division. 

Chase,  '85,  has  one  of  the  most  tastily  decorated 
rooms  in  college. 

The  "  Police  measure  "  is  something  unique  in 
college  government. 

A  good  way  to  get  the  sense  of  a  meeting  is  to 
pass  around  the  bat. 

Manson,  J.  W.,  Cobb,  and  Wilson,  '81,  have  re- 
cently made  us  a  visit. 

"  When  the  cat  is  away  the  mice  will  play" — 
Facultorially  speaking. 

The  new  end-woman  in  North  Appleton  is  nick- 
named Sara  Bernhardt. 

The  proper  way  to  keep  your  room  warm  is  to 
keep  your  stove  coaled. 

Butler,  '85,  is  running  seven  singing  schools  in 
Brunswick  and  vicinity. 

Prof.  Lee  comphments  the  Juuioi-s  for  the  inter- 
est they  take  in  Zoology. 

Is  there  any  reasonable  doubt  as  to  whom  the 
cake  should  be  given  now  f 

There  is  a  strong  probability  that  the  band  is 
dead.     May  it  rest  in  peace. 

The  Delta  Kappa  Epsilou  boarding  club  has  se- 
cured rooms  on  Page  Street. 

Sayward,  '84,  has  closed  his  term  of  school  at 
Wells  and  returned  to  college. 

English  "  Lit."  is  the  daisy  study — unanimous 
verdict  of  the  Senior  division. 

The  T.  M.  C.  Association  boys  are  holding  some 
interesting  meetings  this  winter. 

How  large  we  should  feel  if  the  Bowdoin  fort- 
nightly Bevieiv  should  be  revived. 

A  good  organ  has  been  placed  in  Memorial, 
lower  hall,  for  the  use  of  the  choir. 

The  skating-rink  continues  to  entice  some  of 
the  students  away  from  their  books. 

And  now  we  have  some  more  of  "  the  Decline 
and  Fall  of  the  Freshman's  Moustache." 

If  the  steps  were  kept  well  ashed  there  would 
bo  a  decided  moral  reaction  round  college. 

Probably  the  Freshmen  look  witli  great  satis- 
faction on  the  glorious  thing  they  have  done. 

A  class  in  Anglo-Sa.xon  (extra),  under  Prof. 
Chapman,  has  been  formed  among  the  Seniors. 

The  man  who  has  to  hang  his  tluM-rnometcr  on 
his  stove  to  induce  the  mercury  to  tra\'el  up  to  (JO 
degrees,  cannot  boast  of  very  comfortable  quarters. 


Prof.  Campbell  calls  the  period  in  which  the 
Sophists  flourished,  the  Sophomoric  age  of  Philoso- 
phy- 

Something  in  the  11.30  Senior  lecture  (Hist,  of 
Phil.)  reminds  one  '83  man  of  a  walking  match 
against  time. 

The  students  who  pre-empted  the  front  seats  at 
"  Furnished  Rooms  "  are  said  to  have  received  their 
money's  worth. 

Kemp,  '84,  is  given  in  the  catalogue  as  the  win- 
ner of  the  Sewall  Latin  prize,  last  spring.  It 
should  have  been  Smith,  '84. 

The  Bowdoin  alumni  of  Boston  hold  their  an- 
nual reunion  and  dinner  at  Young's  Hotel,  on 
Wednesday  evening,  Feb.  14th. 

It  is  considered  the  correct  thing  now  among  the 
alumui  to  call  them  "  the  old  girls  of  the  Andros- 
coggin" instead  of  "  the  old  maids  of  Brunswick." 

Rector  Nichols  of  St.  Paul's  Church  holds  Shake- 
spearian readings  at  his  house  quite  frequently. 
Some  of  the  students  are  lucky  enough  to  get  invi- 
tations. 

Day  of  Prayer  for  Colleges  was  observed  last 
Thursday.  Services  conducted  by  Rev.  Mr.  Clark 
of  Williston  Church,  Portland,  were  held  in  Memo- 
rial at  1 1  A.M. 

It  is  said  that  Mr.  Fisher  is  to  resign  his  posi- 
tion as  tutor  in  mathematics  nest  Commencement, 
to  enter  upon  the  study  of  law.  We  earnestly  hope 
that  such  may  not  be  the  case. 

A  Freshman  lately  told  a  member  of  the  Faeulty 
that  he  had  lost  a  half  pint  of  peanuts  from  his 
room,  and  that  he  had  many  reasons  for  believing 
that  a  Sophomore  stole  them.  Now  what  do  you 
think  of  that  f 

'8(5  is  a  class  with  a  mission.  It  has  been  made 
plain  to  its  members  by  direct  revelation  that  it  has 
been  reserved  for  such  as  they  to  raise  from  our 
necks  the  yoke  of  error  and  to  shape  the  future  of 
Bowdoin.     Bab ! 

The  first  German  was  held  last  week  in  the  hall 
over  the  Niagara  engine  room.  Fifteen  couple 
participated.  This  number  will  be  cousiderably  in- 
creased at  the  next  evening.  lUitlor,  "85,  and  Cald- 
orwood,  '86,  furnished  music. 

A  student  recently  received  a  letter  from  a  grad- 
uate, one  of  his  own  society  men,  in  which  this  sen- 
tence occurred,  "Candor  compels  me  to  denomi- 
nate you  an  ass."  The  writer,  naturally  enough^ 
igued  himself  "  Vours  fraternally." 


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The  ball  given  by  the  Bath  Cadets,  last  week, 
gave  the  boys  a  chance  to  show  off  their  waltzing. 

Let  us  hope  that  while  our  alumni,  with  knees 
under  the  mahogany  at  reunion  dinners,  discuss  the 
affairs  of  Bowdoin,  they  will  not  forget  to  consider 
our  greatest  of  all  needs  at  present,  a  new  gymna- 
sium. 

The  art  criticism  class  of  the  Brunswick  High 
School  looked  over  the  college  collection  of  casts  in 
the  chapel,  north  wing,  one  afternoon  last  week. 
The  Oeienx  had  no  representative  on  the  spot,  and 
so  cannot  give  particulars. 

We  understand  that  the  2it«(7?e  board  are  going 
to  be  about  $50  out  of  pocket.  We  contemplate 
publishing  the  names  of  the  students  who  have  re- 
fused to  give  any  support  to  the  admirable  present 
number  of  our  college  annual.  The  list  will  be 
quite  a  long  one. 

Some  of  the  Freshmen  say  that  they  are  deter- 
mined to  find  out  whether  the  Faculty  or  the  class 
of  '85  runs  this  college.  The  case  is  different  with 
us.  We  are  anxious  to  know  whether  it  is  the  Fac- 
ulty or  the  class  of  '86  before  whom  we  must  bow 
down  and  worship. 

The  first  division  of  '85  (French)  was  dismissed 
one  day  last  week,  long  before  the  hour  was  up,  on 
account  of  flagrant  misbehavior  on  the  part  of  some 
members.  About  half  a  dozen  of  the  Sophomores 
seem  to  be  engaged  in  building  up  a  somewhat  un- 
envial)le  reputation  for  the  whole  class  to  shoulder. 

A  Brunswick  girl  has  kindly  indulged  our  whim 
and  forwarded  one  of  her  cast-off  overshoes  to  serve 
as  an  editorial  waste-basket.  We  extend  thanks  ; 
still  when  we  made  our  humble  request  we  had  iu 
mind  an  adult  Brunswick  girl  and  not  one  of  those 
little  young  things  that  have  only  got  as  far  as  num- 
ber elevens. 

The  fourteenth  annual  dinner  of  the  Bowdoin 
Alumni  Association,  of  Portland,  was  held  at  the 
Falmouth  Hotel,  on  Tuesday  evening,  January 
30th.  The  literary  exercises  consisted  of  an  ora- 
tion by  Mr.  Geo.  F.  Emery,  '36,  and  a  poem  by  Mr. 
E.  H.  Thomas,  '31.  Mr.  F.  W.  Hawthorne,  '74, 
officiated  as  toast-master. 

Those  who  are  disposed  to  complain  that  the 
Orient  is  deficient  in  literary  matter  should  re- 
member that  it  is  the  object  of  the  editors  to  make 
the  paper  intensely  local,  in  other  words  a  Bowdoin 
newsiKiper.  A  periodical  devoted  chiefly  to  literary 
articles  containing  the  undergraduate's  ideas  on  the 


great  questions  of  the  day  would  be  a  grand  thing 
here  and  would  doubtless  be  well  supported. 
Whether  the  students  of  the  future  will  decide  to 
work  this  mine  or  not  the  Orient  will  keep  right 
on  in  the  course  it  has  marked  out  for  itself,  deal- 
ing with  local  matters  as  extensively  as  possible 
and  making  the  literary  department  a  secondary 
issue. 

The  Freshmen  may  thank  their  lucky  stars  that 
they  became  members  of  Bowdoin  in  these  later 
times.  Had  they  appeared  upon  the  scene  of  action 
here  in  that  whoop-la  sort  of  a  way  that  they  indulge 
in  now  during  any  of  those  palmy  days  from  '64  to 
a  few  years  ago,  we  tremble  at  the  thought  of  the 
direful  punishment  that  would  surely  have  been 
visited  upon  them. 

Some  person  wanting  in  taste,  and  having  no 
eye  for  the  beautiful,  has  ventured  to  assert  that 
the  Business  Editor  must  have  been  a  httle  off  when 
he  selected  that  work  of  art,  the  Orient  office  sign, 
that  from  its  commanding  position  over  the  door  of 
our  sanctum  in  South  Maine  seems  to  shed  a  poetic 
glamour  over  all  its  surroundings,  not  even  except- 
ing the  pail,  duster,  and  broom  belonging  to  the  ar- 
tist that  puts  rooms  in  order  in  that  favored  end. 

"  Ehetoricals "  on  the  study  schedules  of  the 
several  classes  can  no  longer  be  considered  a  dead 
letter.  -  Commencing  this  week,  speaking  is  to  be 
held  in  Memorial  on  every  Wednesday  afternoon  at 
two,  throughout  this  term  and  the  next.  On  this 
Wednesday  afternoon  original  declamations  are  to 
be  delivered  by  Winter,  Wheeler,  and  Allen,  '83; 
and  selected  declamations  by  Child  and  Thompson, 
'84,  and  Chase,  Libby,  and  Peters,  '85.  The  whole 
college  must  attend  these  exercises. 

The  annual  reunion  and  banquet  of  the  Wash- 
ington Association  of  Bowdoin  Alumni  was  held  at 
the  Riggs  House,  Washington,  on  the  evening  of 
January  23d.  Commodore  Bridges,  '25,  presided. 
Twenty-six  graduates  were  present,  among  whom 
were  President  Chamberlain,  General  Whittlesey, 
Senators  Frye  and  Grover,  General  Sewall  and 
Israel  Putnam  of  the  Treasury  Department,  Pro- 
fessors Coffin  and  Chickering  of  the  National  Ob- 
servatory, and  Fifth  Auditor  Alexander. 

It  always  delights  us  to  hear  of  the  success  of 
Bowdoin  graduates.  This  time  it  is  Crosby,  of  '82, 
who  comes  to  the  front.  He  is  pursuing  law  stu- 
dies with  his  father,  aud  some  weeks  since  appeared 
in  a  legal  capacity  for  the  first  time  and  as  counsel 
in  a  somewhat  complicated  ease  at  Dexter,  his 


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home.  As  would  seem/c«sible  upon  sucli  an  occa- 
sion, Crosby  (altliough  he  rleclared  one  night  while 
in  college  that  he  had  not  the  sliglitest  regard  for 
"gold  and  silver")  laid  himself  out  and  won  the 
suit  for  his  client. 

If  there  is  anything  that  the  Seniors  take,  espe- 
cial pride  in,  at  present,  it  is  their  new  recitation  in 
Memorial ;  hence  it  is  no  wonder  that  the  average 
Senior's  serenity  of  mind  is  disturbed  when  he 
views  the  ravages  that  the  pocket-knives  and  lead 
pencils  of  the  Sophomore  rhetoric  division  are  mak- 
ing among  the  seats  and  desks  in  this  room.  We 
would  suggest  to  the  Faculty  that  if  this  class  of 
'85  cannot  be  induced  to  refi'ain  from  disfiguring 
one  of  the  adornments  of  the  college,  and  thus 
abusing  a  privilege  that  has  been  granted  them 
through  kindness,  that  they  be  made  to  recite  un- 
der the  chapel  or  in  some  other  place  equally  well 
suited  to  the  disposition  that  they  are  constantly 
showing. 

If  the  Freshmen  had  really  desired  to  do  away 
with  whatever  shadowy  remnant  of  that  institution 
that  our  fathers  founded  and  fostei'ed,  hazing,  they 
should  have  acted  this  year  in  a  way  becoming  their 
station  ;  they  should  have  rebuked  any  undue  as- 
sumption on  the  part  of  their  individual  members, 
and  next  year  as  Sophomores,  with  the  moral  back- 
ing of  the  college,  they  would  be  in  a  condition  to 
emphasize  the  position  that  they  claim  to  have 
taken  by  allowing  the  class  under  them  to  be  on  an 
equality  in  all  things  with  themselves.  Then  we 
should  have  been  spared  the  disgusting  exhibition 
that  has  been  the  talk  of  the  college  for  the  past 
few  days,  and  should  not  have  known  that  any  Bow- 
doin  student  could  show  us  that  "  tell-the-teacher'' 
spirit  that  we  all  so  thoroughly  and  instinctively 
detested  in  the  primary  school  long  ago. 

The  drawing  and  oki  aiodern  language  rooms  in 
Wiuthrop,  having  been  made  available  for  the  pur- 
po.se  by  the  opening  of  the  new  recitation  rooms  in 
Memorial,  have  been  thrown  into  one  and  fitted  up 
for  the  use  of  the  boating  and  base-ball  men  in  their 
training.  Of  course  all  the  conveniences  of  a  gym- 
nasium are  not  given  hero,  but  the  room  is  large 
(100  feet  in  length  by  20  in  width),  well  lighted  and 
warmed,  and  completely  furnished  vvitii  dnnib-bells, 
Indian  clubs,  parallel  bars,  and  rowing  weights. 
As  it  is,  it  ali'ords  the  men  a  good  chance  for  devel- 
oping their  muscles.  The  candidates  for  the  col- 
lego  crew  and  the  crews  of  the  throe  lower  classes 
went  into  training  here  on  Jan.  22d,  and  from  4  to 
5.30  P.M.  each  day  they  go  through  a  regular  course 


of  exercise  under  the  leadership  of  Capt.  Sweetser. 
The  ball  men  under  Capt.  TVright  weut  to  work  a 
few   days  later.     They  have   the  room  from  3  to 

4  P.M. 

The  long  agony  is  over.  The  Seniors  held  a  very 
harmonious  class  meeting  on  Wednesday  last  and 
succeeded  in  electing  the  '83  class-day  officers.  The 
list :  Marshal,  F.  H.  Files ;  President,  C.  H.  Stet- 
son ;  Vice  President,  E.  P.  Jordan ;  Orator,  J.  B. 
Eeed;  Historian,  F.  M.  Fling:  Prophet,  W.  S. 
Pearson ;  Odist,  A.  J.  Russell ;  Opening  Address  at 
the  Oak,  H.  E.  Cole ;  Parting  Address  at  the  Oak, 
N.  B.  K.  Pettingill :  Chaplain,  J.  D.  Lennan  :  Sec- 
retary and  Treasurer,  G.  B.  Swan ;  Committee  of 
Arrangements,  H.  E.  Goodwin,  W.  C.  Winter,  and 
F.  J.  Day ;  Committee  on  Pictures,  E.  W.  Chase,  J. 
W.  Knapp,  and  E.  A.  Packard.  The  office  of  Poet 
will  not  be  filled  at  present. 


PERSONAL. 

[Graduates  and  Undergraduates  are  earnestly  solicited 
to  send  personal  items  to  the  BowDOUf  Orient,  Bruns- 
wick.] 

'41.— Frederick  Kobie  was  inaugurated  Gover- 
nor, January  4th,  at  Augusta,  and  delivered  a  fine 
inaugural  address. 

'42. — Hon.  W.  H.  Brown,  a  prominent  physician 
of  Bangor,  died  November  23,  after  a  long  illness. 
He  graduated  from  Harvard  Medical  School  in  1859: 
and  was  Mayor  of  Bangor  in  1880. 

'45. — I.  N.  Wadsworth  of  Manchester  has  been 
appointed  clerk  in  the  office  of  Superintendent  of 
Schools  at  Augusta. 

'48.— David  Fales  was  at  one  time  principal  of 
the  high  school  in  Augusta,  read  law  there  and 
then  removed  to  Biddeford,  where  ho  was  for  a 
long  time  a  partner  of  Hon.  J.  M.  Goodwin.  In 
1863  he  engaged  iu  busiuess  in  New  York  City, 
until  his  death,  a  little  while  since. 

'.50. — Hon.  W.  P.  Frye  was  re-elected  United 
States  Senator  by  the  State  Legislature. 

'.57. — IJov.  James  T.  Hewes  for  a  time  taught 
the  High  School  iu  Topsham,  and  afterward  pur- 
sued theological  studies  at  Cambridge.  He  was 
settled  at  South  Boston,  Portland,  Salem,  and  at 
Fitchburg,  Mass.,  where  ho  died  the  last  of  Xovoni- 
ber. 

'57.  — Charles  Hamlin,  of  Bangor,  is  a  member 
of  the  Legislature.  He  served  through  the  war; 
has   been    City    Solicitor   of    Bangor,   and   is   the 


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author  of  the  Law  Book,  entitled  "Insolvent  Laws 
of  Maine." 

'59. — Stephen  J.  Young,  of  Brunswick,  and  the 
Treasurer  of  Bowdoin  College  is  in  the  State  Senate. 

'60.— P.  H.  Stubhs  of  Strong,  Franklin  County, 
is  a  member  of  the  State  Senate.  He  graduated 
from  Harvard  Law  School  in  1863,  and  has  since 
practiced  law  where  he  now  resides.     ~ 

'62. — E.  C.  Barrows,  of  Vassalboro,  served 
through  the  war  and  graduated  at  the  Law  School 
in  Albany,  N.  Y.  He  is  now  a  representative  in  the 
Legislature. 

'62. — W.  G.  Frost  is  a  physician  in  Dan  vers, 
Mass.,  having  practiced  in  Brunswick,  Bath,  and 
Portland.  He  taught  school  for  some  time  after 
graduating.  He  served  as  a  surgeon  in  the  United 
States  Navy  for  some  time  during  the  war,  receiv- 
ing his  diploma  from  the  Maine  Medical  School 
in  1866. 

'62. — Chas.  P.  Mattocks,  of  Portland,  is  in  the 
State  Legislature.  He  entered  the  army  as  lieuten- 
ant, and  participated  in  all  the  battles  of  the 
Potomac.  He  was  for  nine  months  a  prisoner ;  and 
for  gallant  conduct  was  breveted  Brigadier  Gen- 
eral. After  the  close  of  the  war  he  entered  Har- 
vard Law  School,  and  graduated  in  1867.  He  has 
ever  since  practiced  law  in  Portland.  Besides  being 
the  owner  of  fine  imported  thoroughbred  stock,  he 
is  President  of  the  Winslow  Packing  Company. 

'62. — Chas.  W.  Gardiner  served  through  the 
war,  twice  made  extended  journeys  through 
Europe,  on  one  occasion  carrying  United  States 
securities  to  London.  He  was  connected  with  sev- 
eral Western  railroads,  and  general  agent  of  the 
Burlington  and  Cedar  Rapids.  After  a  lingering 
illness,  he  died  of  consumption,  at  Cedar  Rapids, 
Iowa,  in  1880. 

'65.— J.  E.  Moore  studied  law  with  Hon.  A.  P. 
Gould,  and  has  since  been  his  partner.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Legislature,  and  was  a  delegate  to 
the  Cincinnati  Convention  in  1880. 

'69.— Clarence  Hale,  of  Portland,  is  a  member  of 
the  Legislature.  He  studied  law  with  Hon.  Eugene 
Hale  at  Ellsworth,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Port- 
land. 

'70. — C.  E.  Beale,  A.M.,  LL.B.,  is  the  supervis- 
ing editor  of  the  Universal  Educator,  a  cyclopedia 
recently  published  in  Boston. 

'73. — Wiswell,  of  Ellsworth,  has  been  appointed 
Bank  Examiner  for  Maine. 

'73.— A.  P.  Richardson  has  been  appointed  a 
Trustee  of  the  Normal  School  at  Gorham. 


'73.— A.  L.  Crocker,  of  Minneapolis,  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Clara  T.  Peabody  of  Princeton,  N.  Y. 

'75.  — Standish  is  a  surgeon  at  the  Massachusetts 
Charitable  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary,  Boston. 

'78. — Felch  is  principal  of  the  academy  at  Cheney, 
Washington  Territory. 

'80. — Bartlett,  employed  by  a  Chicago  publish- 
ing house  as  editor  and  compiler  of  subscription 
books,  is  at  present  located  at  Bedford,  Pa. 

'80. — Purington  is  principal  of  tiie  high  school 
at  Mechanic  Falls,  Me. 

'80. — Burbank  was  married,  November  29th,  to 
Miss  Nason. 

'81.— Lane  is  teaching  in  Colesburg,  Iowa. 

'81. — Nichols  is  a  clerk  in  the  freight  office  at 
St.  Paul,  Minn. 

'81. — Stevens  is  teaching  in  Searsport,  Me. 

'81. — H.  L.  Johnson  is  teaching  in  Augusta,  Me. 

'82. — Chase  is  studying  law  in  Unity,  Me. 

'82. — Gilman  is  in  the  insurance  business  in 
Portland. 

'82.— Jewett  is  studying  law  in  Chicago. 

'82.— McCarthy  is  studying  law  with  Northend 
&  Benjamin,  Salem,  Mass. 

Ex-'82.— Crawford  is  on  the  staff  of  the  Bloom- 
ington  Leader,  Bloomington,  111. 

Ex-'82.— J.  M.  Curtis  is  in  business  in  New  York 
City. 

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CIxIPPIKGS. 


How  many  swallows  make  a  lark  ? — Ex. 

Who  first  said  "  Cxive  us  a  rest?"  Archimedes. 
—Ex. 

Teacher—"  Miss  S.,  with  what  do  you  breathe  1 " 
Miss  S.  (who  is  a  Junior,  replies)— "  With  my  epi- 
gram." Teacher — "Oh,  no!  you  are  thinking  of 
the  epiglottis."  Miss  S. — "Oh,  yes,  I  mean  my 
diagram." — Ex. 

"And what  do  you  call  that?"  asked  the  inquisi- 
tive visitor,  xDointiog  to  a  mutilated  statue.  "  That 
is  a  torso,"  replied  the  sculptor.  "  H'm,"  muttered 
the  I.  v.;  "but  how  did  it  become  torso?"  He 
was  tenderly  kicked  out. — Boston  Transcript. 

Seminarian  (who  has  an  asthmatic  dog  at  home) 
is  calling  on  a  young  lady.  As  a  suspicious  sound 
issues  from  an  adjoining  apartment  he  remarks, 
"  How  homelike  it  sounds  to  hear  the  old  dog 
snore."    A  few  moments  later  the  young  lady  ob- 


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served  that  "  Papa  seems  to  be  sound  asleep  in  the 
other  room." — Targum. 

Examination! 
Termination? 
Jubilation ! 
Vacation! 
Consternation! 

upon  beholding  the  wrath  of  The-Old-Man-on-His- 

Ear  about  the  last  month's  report. — Dickinsonian. 

Scene,  recitation  room,  Wellesley  College,  class 
in  Latin.  Professor  (who  is  a  Harvard  graduate, 
and  consequently  bashful)—"  Miss  A.,  will  you  de- 
cMne  the  pronoun  hie?"  Miss  A. — "Sic,  hcec, 
hoc,  hug-US,  hug-iis,  hug-us."  Exit  professor  amid 
great  excitement. — Tech. 

Pretty  little  maiden, 

On  the  mountain  top, 
Plucking  a  flower's  petal, 

"  Love  or  love  me  not." — Cf(»'p»s. 

Pretty  little  maiden, 

Handling  of  a  mop. 
Knock  the  stuflSn'  out  of 

A  man  who  writes  such  rot. 

— Argonaut. 


EDITORS'   TABLE. 


We  have  read  with  much  interest  the  accounts  of 
the  first  meeting  of  the  Inter-collegiate  Press  Asso- 
ciation in  the  columns  of  the  various  papers  that 
were  represented,  but  we  must  confess  to  a  very 
hazy  idea  of  what  the  I.  P.  A.  really  is,  and  what 
are  its  aims.  Delegates  from  some  twelve  of  the 
best  papers  upon  our  table  were  present,  and  "  the 
Vassar  Miscellawj  was  represented  by  letter"; 
they  adopted  a  constitution ;  they  had  a  dinner ; 
they  appointed  a  committee  to  choose  a  Vice  Pres- 
ident ;  they  assigned  literary  parts  to  be  read  at 
the  next  meeting,  among  them  an  essay  by  the 
Vassar  MisceUany,  by  letter,  of  course ;  they 
adjourned.  Such  is  the  report  of  the  Ada,  the 
father  or  mother  of  the  promising  infant.  The 
Argonaut  tells  us  more  :  "The  object  of  the  asso- 
ciation is  to  build  up  a  social  and  professional 
friendship  among  the  members  of  the  college  press, 
and  to  elevate  the  standard  of  college  journalism." 
.  .  .  .  "  Each  paper  in  the  association  is  ex- 
pected to  treat  its  follo\vs  with  courtesy,  aud  to 
maintain  a  good  literary  standing;  in  case  it  fails 
in  these  particulars  it  is  subject  to  expulsion." 
Now  if  any  association  can  put  an  end  to  these 
unbeconjing,  not  to  say  disgraceful  controv(>rsies 
that  have  filled  the  columns  of  many  of  our  papers, 


it  is  indeed  doing  a  good  work.  It  is  a  most  sur- 
prising thing  that  any  paper,  which  professes  to  be 
the  mouthpiece  of  the  students  and  to  express  their 
opinion,  should  commit  itself  to  such  language  in 
speaking  of  its  contemporaries,  as  no  individual 
student,  who  considers  himself  a  gentleman,  would 
use  towards  the  student  of  another  college.  The 
inevitable  result  of  any  friendly  contest  between 
two  colleges,  appears  to  be  loud  boasting  on  one 
side  and  wild  charges  of  unfairness  on  the  other. 
Soon  we  shall  hope  to  surpass  in  interest  the 
journals  of  our  professional  brothers,  to  whom  a 
match  between  professional  oarsmen  is  a  godsend, 
with  all  its  charges  and  counter-charges  of  bribery 
and  corruption,  and  letters  of  explanation  from 
this  and  that  gentleman,  "  well-known  in  sporting 
circles."  No  wonder  people  declaim  against  the 
prominence  of  athletics  in  our  colleges,  if  it  is  to 
make  rowdies  of  the  students,  and  to  fill  their 
papers  with  billingsgate.  So  the  Press  Association 
has  a  wide  and  a  clear  field  for  its  work,  and  if  it 
goes  in  with  earnestness  and  determination,  may 
all  success  attend  it. 

However  virtuously  indignant  the  Ex.  Ed.  may 
become  over  the  petty  quarrels  of  our  E.  C.'s,  there 
is  never  anything  said  to  excite  his  wrath  among 
our  dear  contemporaries.  We  never  hear  them  en- 
gage in  a  fierce  contest  as  to  the  superior  merits  of 
this  or  that  brand  of  chewing-gum.  To  be  sure 
they  generally  let  each  other  severely  alone,  per- 
haps recognizing  the  weaknesses  of  their  sex,  but 
let  it  be  said  to  their  credit  that  they  reserve  the 
thunderbolds  of  their  wrath  for  their  brethren  who 
offend  them. 

The  Lasell  Leaves  has  just  undergone  a  radical 
change,  as  we  are  told  by  the  new  editor-in-chief, 
which,  liowever,  is  particularly  noticeable  only  in 
the  somewhat  lengthy  list  of  department  editors. 
In  addition  to  the  editor-in-chief,  there  arc  editors 
for  the  Local,  Art,  Political,  Scientific,  and  Liter- 
ary departments,  together  with  a  publisher  and 
two  assistants.  We  shall  be  much  interested  in 
the  work  of  the  Political  Editor,  her  contributions 
should  be  most  valuable,  as  indicating  the  "  Point 
of  View."  Taking  the  Political  Editor  aud  an  an- 
nouncement in  the  same  paper  of  a  course  of  lect- 
ures on  the  "  Principles  of  Connnon  Law,"  it  would 
seem  as  if  man  must  make  a  hard  struggle  in  the 
near  future  to  maintain  his  prerogatives.  Tlu^ 
Leaves  has  a  remarkably  good  sketch  of  a  "  Conn- 
try  Sewing-Circle,"  and  an  eti'usion,  called  "  Long- 
fellow's  First  Poem,"   which,  at  the  age  of  nine 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


183 


years,  the  poet  wrote  for  Ms  school  "  composition." 
The  subject  was  "  Mr.  Finney's  Turnip."  We  pre- 
sent the  first  stanza : 

"  Mr.  Finney  had  a  turnip, 

And  it  grew  behind  the  barn; 
And  it  grew,  and  it  grew, 

And  tire  turnip  did  no  harm." 

It  may  be  interesting  to  our  readers  to  hear 
what  the  members  of  the  Inter-collegiate  Rowing 
Association  say  in  regard  to  themselves,  and  the 
prospects  of  the  next  regatta  at  Lake  George. 
Columbia's  position  is  given  in  the  following  edi- 
torial from  the  Ada:  "Columbia  has  uot  decided 
whether  to  join  the  new  rowing  association  or  uot. 
The  matter  has  not  even  been  considered  by  the 
Directors  of  the  Boat  Club.  Before  this  is  done  we 
can  hardly  consider  this  association  as  one  in  which 
we  are  interested,  and  though  we  wish  it  all  suc- 
cess, we  intend  to  leave  it  alone  for  the  present  at 
least." 

The  Princetonian  says  :  "  In  mass  meeting,  the 
college  has  decided  to  raise  a  crew.  An  entertain- 
ment has  been  promised,  for  its  benefit,  in  New 
York.  Princeton  will  probably  row  at  Philadelphia 
and  at  Lake  George.  Duties,  therefore,  devolve. 
Material  should  be  forthcoming,  at  once.  If  enough 
shows  itself,  Princeton  may  yet  boast  an  eight. 
But,  four  or  eight,  work  is  needed  from  a  dozen  or 
more  men." 

Tlio  Cornell  Era  sees  a  siguificencc  in  the  elec- 
tion of  Mr.  Swartout  (of  Cornell)  to  the  presidency 
of  the  association.  "It  is  plain,"  the  Era  goes  on 
to  say,  "  that  the  college  men  present  at  the  meet- 
ing felt  a  sympathy  for  Cornell  in  regard  to  the  re- 
cent troubles  which  have  somewhat  tarnished  our 
aquatic  reputation."  It  is  stated  in  another  column 
that  it  is  thought  Brown  and  Amherst  will  soon 
join  the  association. 

The  University  Magazine  indicates  the  enthu- 
siasm that  is  manifested  at  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania. It  says  :  "  Aspirants  for  aquatic  honors 
have  been  trainiug  for  the  past  month,  and  if  the 
enthusiasm  that  now  exists  among  the  men  con- 
tinues, we  will  be  able  to  put  as  good  a  crew  upon 
the  water  this  season  as  last.  We  can  congratulate 
ourselves  tliat  we  still  have  with  us  three  of  the 
old  crew  that  has  already  done  such  good  service: 
a  fourth  man  is  to  be  selected  from  the  class  crews 
after  the  races  in  the  spring.  Now  that  the  Inter- 
collegiate Rowing  Association  is  formed,  we  may 
expect  to  meet  some  of  the  best  crews  of  American 
colleges,  and  it  behooves  us  to  put  forth  every 
eflbrt,  muscular  and  financial,  to  sustain  our  good 


record  in  this  branch  of  athletics."     Now  what  is 
Bowdoin  doing? 

"l    HELD   HER  HAND." 
RONDEAU. 

I  lield  her  liand — 'twas  years  ago: 
She  loved  me  then,  and  told  me  so; 
As,  lingering  by  the  lattice  gate, 
Slie  pressed  my  arm,  and  bade  me  wait. 
She  can't  forget  it  all,  I  know. 

"We  spoke  in  whispers,  sweet  and  low ; 
I  begged  a  kiss,  and  then,  although 
She  sighed,  and  seemed  to  hesitate, 
I  held  her  hand. 

'Tisstrange  that  love  so  cold  can  grow, — 
That  Time  can  deal  so  keen  a  blow. 

Her  love,  alas!  is  turned  to  hate. 

Perhaps  I  held  the  hand  of  Fate. 
Ah,  well!  I  can't  forget — heigh  ho! 
I  held  her  hand. 


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And  is  Dolivoi'cd  well  prepared  and  in  Good  Order. 

Office  near  the  Sheds. 

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Vegetables,  Fruit,  and  Country  Produce, 

Main  Street,  under  L.  D.  Sno-w's  Grocery  Store. 

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No.  I  O'Brien  Block,  Just  North  of  P.  0. 

Fine  Stationery;  Portland  and  Boston  Daily 
Papers;  Circulating^  Library,  1600  Volumes; 
Fancy  Goods  and  Toys  in  great  variety ;  Pocket 
Cutlery;  Canes;  Bird  Cages;  Base-Ball  and  La 
Crosse ;  Pictures  and  Picture  Frames ;  Frames 
Made  to  Order  at  Short  Notice.  Agency  for 
Brunswick  Laundry. 

J.  W.  CURTIS,   D.M.D., 
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O'Brien  Block,       BRUNSWICK,  MAINE. 

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Enlarged  from  the  ancient  mansion  of  Commodore 
Preble,  of  naval  fame,  and  now  known  as  one  of  the 
best  hotels  in  the  City. 

P  O  ft.  7 1<  .A.  IT  D .       IVIA.INE:. 

Maine  Central  Dining  Rooms, 

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Fruits,  Confectionery,  Tobacco  &  Cigars, 

Cor.    Main   and    Cleaveland    Streets,    Brunswick. 
N.  B. — Special  Rates  to  Students, 

Is  now  prepared  to  furnish  Music  for  Concerts,  Com- 
mencements, Exhibitions,  Balls,  Parties,  etc. 

CHARLES  GRIMIVIER,  Director, 

WO  Middle  Street,     -     -     -     -      Portland,  Me. 


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Interior  Views  Made  to  Order. 

A  Good  Assortment  of  Brunswick  and  Topsham 
Stereoscopic  Views  ;    also  College  Vie^ws. 


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And  Dealer  iu  Slieet  Music,  Music  Buolcs,  Musical  Instruments,  and  Musi- 
cal Merchandise,  of  all  kinds, 

156   Exchange   Street,  Portland. 

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FIR.ST-CLiA.SS 

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Class  and  Reunion  Suppers  a  .Specialty.     First-Class  Laundry 
Work,  equal  to  Ti'oy,  done  at  short  notice. 


^®^3ili  |©lIeoe  ^eiieal  |)epaFfemeit 

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cal School  o'f  Maine,  will  commence  Februaky  8th,  1883, 
and  continue  SIXTEEN  WEEKS. 

■  FACULTY.— Josni-i  L.  Cuuibeklais.  LL.D  .  President ;  ISRiEL  T. 
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and  Diseases  of  Women  and  Chiliher. ;  p];rrEr.ic  U.  Geueish,  M.D., 
Auatomv  ;  Chahles  W,  Godpard,  A.M.,  Medical  .lurisprudence  ;  Henry 
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He.n-t,  M.  D..  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics  ;  Daxiel  F.  Elds,  M.D., 
Rejristrar  and  Librarian;  Irving  Kimball,  .M.D,  Demonstrator  of 
.\natomy. 

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the  Registrar,  D.  P.  ELLIS,  M.D.,  or  to  the  Secretary. 

ALFRED  MITCKELL,  M.D.,  Secretary. 
Brunswick,  Maine. 


J."   G.    WASHBURN, 

.Maiuilactuivr  n[  ami  Dealer  in 

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From  tlie  clicaijesl   tn   llie   verv  Ijcst.    Also  Pictures,  Cabinet 
Frames,  siaiii>nerv,  Canls,  .\lbums,  etc.    Also,  Agent  for 

llie  crleliraiecl  1  L.uscliolil  Sewing  Maeliiue. 
In  the  Blue  Store,  Main  Street,  Second  Door  from  Elm, 

Opposite  the  Park,  Brunswick,  Maine. 

COLUMBIA  BICYCLE. 

Bicycle  riding  is  unsurpassed  tis  a 
method  of  travcling,whether  for  speed, 
sport,  or  renewal  of  health.  The  prac- 
ticability of  the  machine  lia.s  lieen 
thoroughly  tested,  and  salisl'aetorily 
proved,  beyond  queslinn.  'I'liousands 
are  in  daily  use.  and  the  number  is 
rapiillv  inereasinp.  The  exercise  is 
rec(.in'iiirniledlivlhemedical  profession 
as  ni(i>l  benelie'ial  to  health,  bringing 
into  exercise  almost  every  muscle  of 
the  l)ody. 

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paired and  wairanted. 

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Special  Rates  to  Student  Clubs. 

^-Transient  Orders  for  Milk  or  Cream  tilled  by  giving  suitable  notice. 

Residence,  Scliool  Street. 


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Under  To'wn  Cloch,      -       -       -       BrunsTO-icli.  Me. 


B#wi#ta 


Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  FEBRUARY  14,  1883. 


No.  14. 


A  CLEAR,  STEADY   LIGHT  the  STUDENT'S 
COMFORT    AND    NECESSITY. 

The  '^Argancl  Library," 

AND  THE  ADJUSTABLE  HANGING 

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IN   PL.ICE  OF  THE  OLD   KIKDS. 

ROOM  FITTINGS  IN  VARIETY  FOR  SALE. 

JOHN    FURBISH. 

HALL    L.    DAVIS. 

Books,  Monerf,  and  Paper  Haopgs, 

53  Exchange  Street,  PORTLAND,  ME. 

BLANK   BOOKS  TO  ORDER   A  SPECIALTY 

FRANK   M.  STETSON, 


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DEANE  BROTHERS  &  SANBORN, 

Miinufactiirers  and  Dealers  in 

First-Class  and  Medium  Furniture, 

^Sf  Lowest  Prices  in  the  State, 
755  &  185  Middle  Street,    -    -    -    Portland,  Me. 


VISITORS  TO  PORTLAND, 

Independent  of  any  intention  of  pur- 
chasing goods  in  our  line,  are  invited  to 
inspect  the  Model  Clothing  and  Fur- 
nishing Store  of  Allen  &  Co.,  470  Con- 
gress St.,  opp.  Preble  House, 

LANCASTER  BUILDING. 


SPECIAL    AGENT. 

I^Dunlap  &  Co.,  of  New  York,  Celebrated 
Stiff  Hats. 

Also  his  New  Straw  Mackinaw,  $2.00  and 
$2.50. 

MERRY,  The  Hatter, 

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LORING,  SHORT  &  HARMON, 

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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN   COLLEGE. 


Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the 

following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (3.5  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  jEneid ;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 

Geeek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar;  Xenophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books ;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 

AlfCIEXT  GeOGRAPHT. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,   including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,  Interest,  Square   Root 
and  the  Metric  System  ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree  ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Eeal  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.      Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.    All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
■Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  be  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  each  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  aniount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  be 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  will  be  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  he  will  be  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  hold  for  the  purpose,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  final  examination,  as  he  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnislied,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated lionorabjy  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table : 

REQUIRED— FOUE   HOURS   A  "WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  ilineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,   Evidences  of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

ELECTIVES — FOUR   HOURS   A    WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 
Latin,  two  terras. 
Greek,  two  terms. 
Natural  History,  three  terms. 
Physics,  one  term. 
Chemistry,  two  terms. 
Science  of  Ijanguage,  one  term. 
English  Literature,  two  terras. 
German,  two  terms. 
History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 
International   Law  and  Military   Science,    two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

Tiie  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  $:25.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  $110. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  materially 
les.sen  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  FEBRUARY  14,  1888. 


No.  14. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVERY   ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY,  DURING   THE 
COLLEGIATE   YEAR,   BY  THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD, 
Arthur  J.  Ru.ssell,'83,  Managing  Editor. 
Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83.  Oliver  W.  Means,  '84. 

Howard  B.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Charles  H.  Stetson,  '83.         Charles  E.  Sayward,  '84. 
N.  Brooks  K.  Pettjngill,  '83, 

Terms  —  S2.00  a  year  in  advance  ;  siugle  copies,  15  cents. 

Remittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor.  Communications 
in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to  the  Managing  Editor. 

Students  and  Alumni  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer's  real  name. 

Entered  at  the  Post  Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 
Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston,  Me. 

CONTENTS. 
Tol.  XII.,  No.  14.— Feb.  14,  1883. 

Editorial  Notes 185 

Literary: 

Erster  Sohnee  (poem) 187 

Communications 188 

College  Items 19] 

Personal T. 194 

Clippings 19.5 

Editors'  Table 196 


EDITORIAL   NOTES. 


We  have  been  looking  forward  for  some 
time  to  the  advent  of  spring,  which  furnishes 
the  Okibnt  with  an  annual  editorial  on  the 
condition  of  the  walks,  the  ash  heaps,  and 
kindred  pleasant  subjects,  but  as  we  sit  down 
to  work  up  this  number,  it  could  well  be 
called  the  mid-winter  number,  for  Winter 
doesn't  show  any  signs  of  allowing  his  back- 
bone to  be  broken.  The  snow-plow  man  still 
goes  through  his  farce  of  clearing  off  the 
walks,  and  the  struggles  of   the  uninitiated 


with  the  icy  door-steps  form  a  pleasant  amuse- 
ment to  the  lookers  on.  One  thing,  however, 
has  occurred  since  we  last  slung  the  editorial 
ink,  that  has  made  a  profound  ripple  on  the 
usually  placid  surface  of  Brunswick  societ}', 
and  that  thing  we  cannot  neglect.  It  is  the 
advent  of  the  festive  Medic,  clothed  with  im- 
poi'tance  and  with  incipient  hair  on  cheek  and 
jowl.  Look  out  maidens  and  cats !  Not- 
withstanding that  the  season  ought  to  grow 
warmer,  it  may  be  still  a  cold  day  for  ye  both. 
Tenderness  boasts  not  a  place  in  the  Medic 
heart.  Here's  hoping  that  conflagrations  and 
agricultural  exhibitions  will  not  occur  again 
this  year. 


We  notice  in  one  of  our  exchanges  a  com- 
plaint that  the  library  books  are  disfigured  by 
annotations  and  markings,  criticisms  and  com- 
mendatory adjectives  written  in  the  margin. 
We  are  not  so  much  troubled  bj  that  at  Bow- 
doin,  although  it  does  exist  in  a  mild  form, 
as  by  the  ravages  of  the  reading-room  fiend. 
During  the  late  "  onpleasantness"  this  was 
especially  noticeable.  Almost  every  paper 
that  had  a  notice  of  the  affair  was  mutilated 
before  it  had  been  in  the  reading-room  twelve 
hours.  A  person  who  will  do  this  will  steal 
end-lamps.  It  does  not  seem  to  occur  to 
them  that  anybody  has  any  interest  in  these  ar- 
ticles but  their  own  miserable  selves.  If  any- 
body will  hand  us  the  names  of  those  who  have 
been  guilty  of  this,  we  shall  be  strongly 
tempted  to  publish  them. 


One  of  the  recent  numbers  of  the  Am- 
herst Student  contains  something  so  rich  that 
we    cannot   refrain   from   mentioning  it.     It 


186 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


seems  that  a  short  time  ago  the  Olio,  which 
corresponds  to  the  Bugle  at  Bowdoin,  came 
out.  It  was  a  racy  publication,  quite  out- 
spoken, and  immediately  sold  like  hot  cakes. 
There  were  grinds  on  the  Faculty  in  it  which 
it  was  thought  would  get  the  editors  into 
trouble.  And  for  several  days  after  the  issue 
the  board  awaited  a  "  summons "  with  fear 
and  trembling.  Sure  enough,  one  day  it 
came,  and  the  board  in  a  body  wended  their 
way  to  the  President's,  with  thoughts  of  sus- 
pension and  The-Old-Man-Oii-His-Ear  floating 
before  their  minds.  The  President  received 
them  calmly,  listened  to  their  explanations, 
remarked  that  no  summons  had  been  sent 
them,  and  that  probably  their  consciences  had 
been  troubling  them,  and  dismissed  them. 
Five  minutes  later,  four  figures  were  seen 
upon  the  campus,  raising  their  right  hands  to 
heaven,  and  swearing  to  devote  the  rest  of 
their  college  course  to  hunting  up  the  man 
who  sent  that  bogus  summons. 


We  understand  that  a  new  edition  of  the 
American  College  song  book  is  soon  to 
be  issued  with  corrections  and  additions.  The 
first  edition  is  nearl}'  exhausted.  The  book, 
it  seems,  is  fairly  popular  at  some  of  the  col- 
leges. At  Bowdoin  it  has  never  received 
popular  favor,  most  of  the  selections  being 
strained  and  in  praise  of  the  colleges  whence 
they  eminated.  A  song  book  to  be  good  can 
not  be  gotten  up  in  a  few  months,  it  must  be 
the  result  of  a  growth. 


It  is  rather  late  in  the  day  to  annoiuiue 
the  birth  of  the  Inter-collegiate  Press  Asso- 
ciation, which,  by  this  time,  is  quite  a  healthy 
infant.  Nine  papers  from  leading  colleges  are 
members  of  the  association,  and  others  will 
doubtless  join.  There  are  many  advantages 
in  belonging  to  such  a  league,  among  whicli 
have  been  mentioned  the  cultivation  of  a 
spirit  of  courtesy  and  good-fellowship  among 


the  papers  represented,  and  a  community  of 
interests  which  gives  strength  by  union. 
Bowdoin  is  so  far  "  down  east "  that  it  is  al- 
most isolated  from  colleges  of  its  kind,  and 
to  her  any  membership  with  such  a  league 
would  be  of  great  advantage.  The  time  of 
the  present  board  of  editors  has  so  nearly 
expired,  that  probably  no  action  »■.  ill  be  taken 
towards  asking  for  .admission  to  the  associa- 
tion. 


Our  attention  lias  recently  been  called  to 
a  discussion  at  the  last  meeting  of  New  Eng- 
land College  Presidents,  namel}",  as  to  estal)- 
lishiug  a  Chair  of  Pedagogy  in  our  colleges. 
We  can  all  see  how  much  this  affects  us,  since 
so  man}'  of  our  students  teach  winters  while 
in  college,  and  so  man}-  make  it  a  work  for  a 
few  years,  at  least,  after  leaving  college,  if 
not  a  life-work.  It  has  been  a  matter  of  re- 
mark that  so  few  of  the  students  who  are  new 
at  that  kind  of  work  fail  in  teaching,  and  come 
back  without  finishing  out  tiieir  schools. 
Every  year  from  six  to  a  dozen  from  each 
class  are  out  teaching,  and  it  doubtless  will 
be  so  for  years  to  come.  It  would  be  a  great 
advantage  to  those  who  are  oul,  and  those 
who  intend  to  teach,  ever  to  have  instruction 
in  this  department.  It  would  raise  up  better 
professors  for  the  next  geneiation  of  students, 
also.  There  is  no  doubt  but  that  teaching  is 
quite  a  science  in  itself  and  needs  quite  as 
much  if  not  more  thorough,  honest,  hard  work 
and  thought  than  the  other  professions.  And 
Bowdoin,  from  (he  verj'  fact  that  so  many  of 
her  students  teach  at  some  time  in  tlieir  lives, 
would  have  her  standard  j'ai.sed  hy  endowing 
such  a  professorship  and  sending  out  men 
better  fitted  to  do  their  work. 


It  is  not  too  earljr  to  begin  a  boom  in 
spinis,  if  we  intend  to  make  any  kind  of  a  I'ec- 
ord  next  spring  and  summer.  The  base-ball 
men  and  oarsmen  have  already  begun  to  work 


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in  the  rooms  fitted  for  the  purpose,  but  there 
is  not  that  regularity  in  attendance  and  work 
that  insures  success.  We  understand  from  the 
committee  that  the  series  of  games  for  next 
spring  has  already  been  arranged,  and  that 
the  schedule  will  appear  in  this  number.  A 
series  of  five  games  will  be  played  with  each 
of  the  colleges  in  the  State,  and  games  with 
other  colleges  and  clubs  will  doubtless  be. 
sandwiched  in.  One  of  the  rules  adopted  by 
the  committee,  and  ratified  by  the  committees 
from  the  other  colleges,  is  that  when  a  club 
fails  to  appear  on  the  ground  at  the  appointed 
time  they  shall  forfeit  the  game.  This  is  an 
excellent  rule,  and  will  prevent  a  club  back- 
ing out  of  a  game  because  their  center  fielder 
has  a  sore  toe,  as  has  sometimes  been  the  case. 
There  has  never  been  a  series  of  games  looked 
forward  to  with  such  interest  as  the  coming 
games  with  Bates  and  Colby,  and  those  who 
have  the  matter  in  charge  ought  to  feel  the 
responsiljility  of  keeping  the  men  up  to  their 
work.  There  has  never  been  much  danger 
of  overtraining  at  Bowdoin,  at  least  for  the 
last  few  years.  In  regard  to  rowing  there 
seems  to  be  no  reason  now  why  four  crews 
should  not  participate  in  the  class  races  next 
June.  The  Sophomores  were  unable  last  year 
to  enter  a  crew,  and  ought  this  year  to  work 
doubly  hard  to  secure  a  good  showing.  The 
Freshmen  for  this  very  reason  are  about  on 
an  equality  with  them,  and  have  some  excel- 
lent material ;  if  they  will  only  brace  they 
may  astonish  themselves.  It  is  well  known 
with  what  eager  interest  the  students  and 
many  of  the  alumni  look  to  the  selection  of 
the  University  crew,  and  how  willing  all  are 
to  help  along  the  cause  by  their  influence  and 
pocket-books.  Surely  there  never  was  a  time 
when  these  interests  called  for  greater  exer- 
tion and  support  from  the  college. 


We  have  recently  received  several   long 
communications  from  alumni  bearing  on  the 


general  management  of  the  college  and  the 
conduct  of  such  as  are  now  her  students.  We 
shall  publish  these  as  we  have  space,  giving, 
however,  sufficient  space  for  undergraduates 
to  be  heard  from  if  any  are  anxious  to  stand 
a  show  for  the  next  Orient.  As  yet  we 
have  received  very  few  articles  from  the  class 
which  is  to  hold  the  power  during  the  com- 
ing year  of  the  Orient.  It  is  almost  time 
for  the  polls  to  close,' and  we  entreat  you  to 
write  before  it  is  too  late.  We  shall  endeavor 
to  make  the  selection  of  the  best  men  regard- 
less of  all  other  things. 


The  majority  of  the  Sophomores  have 
been  taking  an  enforced  vacation.  They 
took  a  position  from  which  it  was  inevitable 
that  they  must  recede  sooner  or  later,  viz.: 
that  they  would  not  attend  college  exercises 
till  five  of  their  class  who  were  sent  home  to 
await  the  action  of  the  Faculty  should  be 
ordered  back.  At  the  return  of  the  Presi- 
dent they  were  given  the  option  of  going  into 
exercises  as  usual,  or  going  home.  Nine  of 
the  class  had  the  good  sense  to  see  that  their 
position  was  wrong,  and  returned  to  their 
allegiance  to  the  college.  The  rest  started 
for  home,  where,  at  the  hour  of  writing  they 
still  remain.  Meanwhile  the  college  goes  on 
just  the  same  as  usual.  It  is  reported  that 
some  of  them  are  missed  at  the  rink. 


ERSTER    SCHNEE. 

FROM   THE   GERMAN   OF   MOEITZ   HARTMANN. 

The  trees  but  now  in  glorious  green 
Droop  with  the  early  snows, 

The  dreams  wrought  out  in  childish  faith 
Droop  with  the  early  woes. 

The  glowing  sun  sends  forth  his  rays, 
And  vanished  are  the  snows, 

But  deeper  wounds  cannot  be  healed, 
The  wounds  of  early  woes, 


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COMMUNICATIONS. 


To  the  Editors  of  the  Orient  : 

"  The  Annual  Side  Show  of  Bowdoin 
College  has  begun,"  was  what  the  writer  was 
led  to  exclaim  on  reading  in  the  daily  papers 
an  account  of  the  recent  "  stir "  in  your 
midst.  "Annual"  might  here  be  modified  so 
as  to  include  the  last  few  years,  for  it  is  only 
until  recently  that  the  college  has  been  in- 
creasing an  unenviable  notoriety  through  the 
columns  of  the  daily  papers.  From  the 
amount  of  free  advertising  the  college  has 
lately  had,  one  might  be  led  to  think  that  the 
Faculty  were  in  league  with  the  "  devil "  and 
hazing  was  on  the  increase. 

Is  this  a  fact,  is  hazing  practiced  more 
now  than  it  was  five  years  ago?  Anyone 
who  was  in  college  then  and  has  kept  run  of 
it  since  can  truthfully  sa}',  "  No,  liazing  is 
nothing  now  to  what  it  was  then."  Why 
then  this  increasing  notoriety?  If  the  prac- 
tice of  publicly  putting  Freshmen  over  the 
door  and  making  them  dance  on  tables  has 
been  given  up,  why  should  it  appear  that  the 
college  iseach  year  losiiigground?  Five  or  six 
years  ago  did  accounts  of  hazing  scrapes  appear 
as  frequently  as  during  the  last  two  years? 
Ten  years  ago  could  you  take  up  a  morning 
paper  and  read  an  account  of  a  hazing  scrape  ? 
Very  seldom.  Wliy?  Was  there  less  done 
then  than  now,  or  was  it  rather  because  such 
things  were  then  winked  at,  unless  they  be- 
capie  too  glaring,  and  the  Facultj^  were  just 
as  willing  then  not  to  hear  a  horn  concert,  as 
they  are  onlj'  too  willing  now  to  put  on  their 
coats  and  rush  for  the  campus  at  the  sound  of 
a  single  horn. 

Wouldn't  it  do  for  the  members  of  the 
Faculty  to  renew  their  youtli  sufficiently  to 
practice  winking?  Methinks  I  hear  one 
member  exclaim  :  "Oli !  My  !  We  can't  wink, 
we  are  members  of  tlie  Faculty."'  Ah!  But 
you  have  winked.      You   winked    when  '78 


were  Sophomores,  and  again  when  '79  took 
her  turn,  and  when  '80  came  to  the  front  you 
were  kept  winking  so  fast  }"ou  couldn't  see  a 
single  thing. 

Was  the  outside  world  any  wiser  for  that 
winking?  On  the  other  hand  did  not  the 
opinion  gain  ground,  backed  as  it  M^as  bj'  the 
declaration  of  the  Faculty,  that  hazing  was 
dead? 

You  winked  at  '81,  but  only  with  one  eye- 
Since  then  you  have  allowed  the  "good  old 
custom  "to  die  out.  If  you  could  wink  at 
such  practices  why  is  it  necessary  to  parade 
before  the  public  (ever  eager  to  magnify  the 
smallest  wrongs)  the  petty  tricks  that  are 
now  practiced  ? 

(Do  I  hear  some  one  exchiim,  "Is  the  pos- 
sible losing  of  an  eye  a  petty  trick?"  No ;  but 
it  is  taken  for  granted  that  all  unprejudiced 
minds  do  not  look  upon  that  unfortunate  af- 
fair as  a  premeditated  attempt  at  liazing.) 

Because  a  Freshman  loses  a  "pint  of  pea- 
nuts "  is  it  necessary  that  all  the  papers  from 
Maine  to  Texas  should  publish  tiie  fact, 
heading  the  item,  "Another  Case  of  Haz- 
ing in  Bowdoin  College  "?  If  a  Freshman's 
effort  to  raise  a  moustache  is  not  appreciated, 
need  an  account  of  the  "  outrage "(?)  be 
made  public  ? 

Wh}'  not  let  such  matters  between  classes 
settle  themselves.  The  members  of  tiie  Faculty 
will  live  just  as  long  and  the  college  longer  if 
such  things  are  kept  quiet. 

If  any  member  of  tiiis  same  Faculty  has 
"slight  breezes"  in  liis  own  family  does  he 
acknowledge  and  pioclaim  the  fact  to  all  tlie 
world?  Does  he  not  rather  strive  to  conceal 
such  troubles  and  use  eveiy  effort  to  make 
things  appear  pleasant  ? 

Into  till'  care  of  the  Faculty  more  than  to 
any  other  bodv  of  mon  are  the  fortune  and 
good  name  of  tlie  college  entrusted.  Why 
should  not  tliey,  its  guardians,  be  as  careful 
to  guard   its   reputation   and   keep  quiet  tiie 


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slight  difference  between  classes  as  they  would 
the  petty  troubles  of  their  own  household? 

A  majority  of  the  alumui  will  applaud 
every  honest  effort  to  suppress  hazing,  but 
many  fail  to  appreciate  the  methods  employed 
and  the  results  attained  during  the  last  few 
years.  x. 

To  the  Editors  of  the  Orient : 

There  is  a  certain  family  feeling,  born  of 
college  associations,  which  every  man  has  for 
his,  Alma  Mater, —  a  term  which  I  use  in  its 
widest  sense,  as  including  everything  neces- 
sarily connected  with  college  life.  This  feel- 
ing is  difficult  to  describe.  It  is  a  pride.  In 
what?  In  those  features  of  the  institution 
for  which  the  man  would  personally  vouch  as 
being  sound,  honest,  fair,  promotive  of  that 
gi'owth  toward  true  manhood  for  which  col- 
leges are  presumably  established.  It  is  often 
a  devotion.  To  what?  To  the  best  inter- 
ests of  the  college ;  to  the"  advancement  of 
its  standard,  not  merely  in  boating — although 
that  offers  a  wide  field  in  Bowdoin — but  in 
its  curriculum,  its  government,  etc. 

Besides  the  sterling  qualities  of  honest 
pride  and  devotion,  tliere  is  another  trait 
which  the  great  body  of  college  students 
have  in  common  with  members  of  all  associ- 
ations which  make  devotees.  It  is  the  dispo- 
sition to  conceal,  actively  or  tacitly,  the  faults 
of  their  parent  head.  By  some  catechisms 
this  would  be  regarded  as  a  sin.  If  it  be  a 
sin,  we  must  agree  that  the  Bowdoin  Faculty 
for  the  past  five  or  six  years  has  exhibited 
tremendous  energy  in  resisting  the  devil  in 
this  form. 

I  have  used  the  term  Alma  Mater  in  a  very 
general  sense — as  a  name  for  the  memories 
which  an  alumnus  has  of  his  college  course, 
to  include  the  tree-fringed,  green-spread  cam- 
pus ;  the  cozy  interiors — seen  through  nar- 
cotic smoke  wreaths — with  their  groups  of 
nick-named  chums  telling,  around  the  cheer- 
ful open  fire,  the  tales  of  hideous  deeds  of 


blood-thii'sty  Sophs,  who  are  now  judges  of 
the  Supreme  Court,  doctors  of  divinity,  or 
college  professors.  Include,  also,  the  class- 
rooms, the  ball-field,  the  river  and  the  boat- 
house,  your  favorite  professors,  everything 
which  in  your  memory  is  necessary  to  make 
the  picture  an  agreeable  reproduction  of  your 
college  life.  I  would  even,  in  the  fullness  of 
my  heart,  include  that  annually  ephemeral 
session  of  Commencement  dinner  postponers, 
"The  Board,"  if  they  should  apply  for  ad- 
mission while  the  filial  frenzy  is  upon  me. 
To  this  collection  of  memories  with  their 
labyrinthine  suggestions  I  wish  to  apply  the 
term  Alma  Mater.  It  probably  does  not 
mean  that,  but  I  waive  the  question. 

Now,  every  alumnus,  in  thinking  of  his 
Alma  Mater,  does  not  stop  to  enumerate  to 
himself  all  these  things  which  make  those  two 
words  so  expressive  to  him.  If  he  did,  his 
aforementioned  pride  and  devotion  would 
involuntarily  stumble  at  some  of  them.  You 
will  notice  that  I  did  not  allude  to  the  Fac- 
ulty as  a  whole,  although  I  mentioned  "  your 
favorite  professors." 

I  remember  a  passage  in  a  speech  of  Hon. 
T.  B.  Reed,  '60,  in  which  he  emphasized  the 
moral  indifference  shown  in  the  acts  of  cor- 
porate bodies  as  compared  with  the  personal 
moi'al  worth  of  tlie  corporators. 

This,  I  think,  is  pertinent  to  the  Bowdoin 
Faculty  during  the  time  for  which  I  have  the 
presumption  to  criticise  it.  I  know  that 
many  alumni  will  agree  that  its  government, 
for  five  or  more  years  past,  has  been  charac- 
terized by  a  series  of  acts  toward  the  stu- 
dents placed  in  its  cliarge,  such  as  has  made 
many  a  true  friend  of  Bowdoin  heartily 
ashamed  for  it.  Taken  individually,  it  is  sel- 
dom that  any  number  of  alumni  or  students 
will  criticise  the  members  of  the  Faculty  ad- 
versely, but  taken  together,  the  sentiment 
which  they  currently  inspire  could  be  ex- 
pressed, somewhat  profanely,  by  a  few  lines 
written  in  the  Morse  alphabet   with  the  dots 


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BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


left  out.  Seemingly  without  any  collective 
compunction,  it  lias  set  examples  of  very 
doubtful  honesty  in  its  dealings  with  the 
youth  who  were  ardently  gazing  upward  into 
its  many-faced  countenance,  to  receive  from 
its  lips  the  elements  of  true  moral  manhood. 

It  has  depi-ived  innocent  students  of  a 
chance  to  get  an  education  by  indefinite  sus- 
pensions, to  justify  which  it  would  make  no 
specific  charges.  Students  thus  treated  have, 
sometimes,  gone  to  other  colleges,  but  have 
usually  abandoned  tlieir  college  career  in  dis- 
gust. 

It  has  frequently  held  single  individuals 
responsible  for  the  acts — to  he  committed — of 
his  whole  class  or  any  members  theieof. 

It  has  generally  sided  against  the  students 
when  complaints  have  beeu  made  against 
them,  on  the  good  old  principle  of  believing 
every  man  guilty  until  he  is  proved  innocent, 
which  proof  offers  some  peculiar  difficulties 
when  a  man  does  not  know  with  what  he  is 
charged,  and  besides,  is  not  allowed  to  an- 
swer the  charge.  What  is  the  use  of  con- 
tinuing this  catalogue?  Are  these  things 
doubted  by  recent  graduates,  or  by  present 
students?  Ask  them.  Take  a  vote  of  the 
college  on  their  truth  or  falsity.  If  they  are 
true,  are  they  "sound,  honest,  fair,  promotive 
of  that  growth,"  etc.,  etc.  ? 

Altiiough  the  moral  aspect  of  the  Faculty 
shows  atrophy,  its  grimly-humorous  side  is 
abnormally  developed.  It  has  frequently 
taken  great  credit  to  itself  in  the  assertion, 
expregiiis  verbis,  that,  "We  treat  the  students 
as  gentlemen,  and  put.  them  on  tiieir  honor  ! " 
Tills  Delphic  utterance,  so  oft  repeated  and 
so  confusing  when  viewed  througii  tlie  me- 
dium of  Webster's  Unabridged,  was  never 
solved  until  some  one  suggested  that  "honor" 
was  Faculty  slang  for  ".second  stage." 

"How  to  abolish  ha/.ing"  is  a  vexed  ques- 
tion, Imt  I  wisii  to  touch  one  piiase  of  it — a 
business  view.  Allliougli  some  severe  inju- 
ries have  resulted  from  lawlessness  in    Bow- 


doin  within  a  few  years,  yet  every  recent 
graduate  will  agree  that  there  has  been  very 
little  hazing  there  for  the  period  of  time  of 
which  I  speak,  and  most  will  agree  that — 
with  the  lielp  of  a  few  judicious  stabs  from 
the  Faculty — it  would  have  died  an  easy 
death,  for  the  college  sentiment  was  and  is 
strongly  against  it. 

But  the  policy  of  tlie  Faculty  has  been 
to  magnif}'  every  pett}'  offense  against  the 
rules  of  the  college  into  a  worship  of  Phi  Chi 
and  other  Sophomoric  gods,  by  inflicting  a 
punishment  entirely  disproportionate  to  the 
offense.  In  its  high  humor,  it  has  furnished 
the  newspapers  with  sensational  paragraphs, 
with  which  to  shock  the  prosaic  minds  of  our 
elders,  the  better  to  laugh  at  their  surprise 
when  on  visiting  Brunswick,  the}'  were  re- 
minded by  its  general  aspect,  more  of  Mount 
Vernon  than  of  Gettysburg.  And  what  is 
the  average  size  of  the  offenses  which  are 
used  to  advertise  Bowdoin  as  "the  worst  col- 
lege for  hazing  in  the  countr}-  "  ?  Two-Boys 
go  into  One-Boy's  room  and  make  One-Boy 
undress,  blow  out  liis  light  and  get  into  bed ! 
They  perhaps  anticipate  the  promptings  of 
nature  by  an  hour  or  two.  I  would  not  be 
understood  as  condoning  sucli  a  crime,  but  is 
there  no  way  of  punishment  to  express  its 
proportionate  enormity,  nrerel}'  for  the  pro- 
tection of  the  college  against  the  newspapers? 

Let  us  suppose  Bowdoin  College  to  be  a 
business  house  seeking  customers  for  its 
goods,  tlie  students  being  tlie  customers,  the 
quality  of  its  goods  being  represented  by  its 
desirability  as  a  residence  for  a  young  man  in 
search  of  a  "liberal  education."  Is  it  husi- 
ness-llke  to  represent  your  goods  (o  be  worse  than 
they  really  are  ■'  It  is  hardsiiip  enough  to 
most  meroiiants  to  rate  them  as  poor  as  they 
actuall}-  aie.  ^Vrc  the  members  of  the  Bow- 
doin Faculty  paid  for  using  business-like 
means  for  reducing  the  volume  of  their  trade, 
i.  e.,  lessening  the  size  of  their  classes — that 
tiiey  may  have,  according  to   the   law  of  av- 


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191 


erages,  fewer  black  sheep  in  their  not  over- 
crowded pastures?  How  does  this  sound  for 
an  advertising  circular  ?  "  Parents  !  We, 
the  Bowdoin  Faculty,  assembled  in  solemn 
conclave,  hereby  warn  you  that  Bowdoin  is 
not  a  safe  place  to  send  your  darling  boy  who 
is  about  to  enter  college.  Send  him  to  Bates 
or  Colby,  and  give  us  a  few  years  longer  that 
we  may  purge  our  classes  of  their  lawless  ele- 
ment,— which  we  are  determined  to  do  if  we 
reduce  their  membership  to  monitors  only, — 
and  b}^  the  time  your  now  toddling  infant  is 
ready  to  be  inoculated  with  wisdom,  we  can 
conscientiously  advise  you  to  send  him  here, 
if  the  buildings  by  that  time  are  not  occu- 
pied as  box-shops." 


This  article  was  not  inspired  by  any  per- 
sonal grudge  against  the  Faculty,  past  or 
present,  but  is  merely  an  attempt  to  express 
opinions  which  the  writer  holds,  in  common 
with  many  others,  upon  a  subject  which 
alumni  of  several  years'  standing  should  be 
able  to  regard  without  prejudice.  To  show 
the  absence  of  prejudice  as  a  motive  for  the 
article,  the  writer  avers  that  he  never  was  in 
any  way  reprimanded  by  the  Faculty,  and 
that  he  never  deserved  to  be.  He  has  great 
admiration  and  respect  for  its  members — indi- 
vidually. He  never  assisted  at  "  hazing"  or 
encouraged  it.  If  this  article  is  an  offense 
against  the  Bowdoin  Faculty,  it  is  his  first  one 
— "  and  we  won't  count  it." 

Indignus  Filius. 


We  would  mildly  suggest  to  the  members  of  the 
Chess  Club,  which  has  lately  sprang  Minerva-like 
into  full  vigor,  and  as  its  maiden  effort  accepted  a 
challenge  from  the  Columbia  champions,  that  they 
play  at  least  one  game  among  themselves  before 
maldng  such  a  risliy  venture  as  the  aforesaid. 

About  the  usual  number  of  would-be  disciples  of 
Esculapius  were  "plucked"  at  the  recent  entrance 
examination  at  the  medical  school,  for  insisting  that 
Boston  is  the  capital  of  Tennessee,  and  that  Behr- 
iug's  Strait  lies  between  Calais  and  Fort  Popham. 


COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


Lo,  the  poor  "  Medic  "  !  whose  untutored  mind 
Seeks  light  in  chemistry,  but  no  light  can  find. 

The  Idea  of  Plato  bothered  '83. 
The  Sophomores  drop  back  slowly. 
The  chapel  bell  is  rung  on  Boston  time. 
Nothing  ethereal  about  the  weather  lately. 
The  recent  graduates  are  getting  stirred  up. 
The  Brimswick  cats  had  better  lay  low  now. 
Expect  a  dun  from  the  Business  Editor  soon. 
The  deuce  of  diamonds  is,  they  cost  so  much. 
Champion  light  weight — a  Topsham  ton  of  coal. 
The  course  of  "  germans  "  is  a  blooming  success. 
The  Okient  Board  has  procured  a  reliable  dog. 
The  ball  men  can  see  what  they  have  got  to  do. 
The  chapel  is  the  place  to  hold  prayers  in,  after 


all. 

Plant  cells— mulleins  dealt  out  as  pure  Havana 
leaf. 

Prof.  Campbell  is  being  more  and  more  appre- 
ciated. 

Harding,  'S.^,  has  closed  his  school  and  rejoined 
his  class. 

Slip  !  Thud !  • !  ^ !  !     (Fill  in  to  suit 

yourself.) 

Several  Colby  men  were  seen  around  college 
last  week. 

You  can't  say  that  our  janitor  is  not  a  hard- 
worked  man. 

The  Mann  base-ball  will  be  used  in  our  games 
nest  summer. 

Holden,  '83,  has  been  having  some  trouble  with 
his  lower  jaw. 

A.  .0.  Keed,  of  Brnuswiek,  will  serve  as  photo- 
grapher for  '83. 

The  walk  clearer  has  apparently  gone  into 
winter  quarters. 

The  Bangor  Alumni  hold  their  annual  reunion 
and  dinner  soon. 

Our  last  number  was  the  innocent  cause  of 
trouble  to  one  man. 

The  Catholic  Fair  worked  in  well  as  an  enter- 
tainment, last  week. 

Sweetser,  '84,  is  to  have  charge  of  the  Patten 
Academy  this  winter. 

"Know  thyself"  was  the  motto  of  Socrates. 
"  No  beer"  is  the  motto  of  the  Bowdoin  Temper- 
ance Association. 


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Them  Medics  have  arrived  and  the  paper  collar 
trade  is  booming  again. 

Tvcelve  Juniors  take  optional  conversational 
German  to  Mr.  Atwood. 

A  feve  of  the  examining  comaiittee  showed  up 
'round  college  last  vreek. 

Do  the  admirers  of  the  Orient  intend  to  swamp 
us  with  communications '? 

The  photograph  of  Mrs.  Langtry  adorns  many 
a  mantel-piece  in  college. 

It  is  about  time  that  the  Boards  looked  into  the 
system  of  government  here. 

Nine-tenths  of  the  students  complain  of  being 
"  short."    The  rest  soon  will. 

Don't  believe  that  the  Faculty  want  to  see  over 
twenty-five  men  in  each  class. 

Bowdoin's  Library,  as  given  in  the  current  cata- 
logue, contains  37,500  volumes. 

Two  marks  is  the  penalty  for  absence  from 
Wednesday  afternoon  rhetoricals. 

The  Sergeant  came  near  being  scooped  in  down 
street  the  day  before  his  departure. 

The  proprietors  of  the  skating-rink  sell  season 
tickets  at  reduced  I'ates  to  students. 

The  ball  men  will  probably  have  to  make  their 
Massachusetts  trip  the  tirst  of  May. 

Mr.  Charles  T.  Hawes,  class  of  '76,  has  entered 
upon  his  duties  as  'I'ntor  in  Rhetoric. 

It  will  be  difficult  for  '8.5  to  enter  a  crew  for  the 
class  races.    Her  best  muscle  is  gone. 

The  "  Prologue  of  the  Canterbury  Tales "  is 
being  read  by  the  'English  "  Lit."  men. 

Woodbury,  '83,  is  to  read  law  next  summer,  in 
the  office  of  Attorney  General  Cleaves. 

The  abundance  of  unsbaved  faces  gives  the  col- 
lege a  sort  of  logging-camp  appearance. 

With  what  withering  contempt  a  barber  regards 
a  person  who  is  trying  to  raise  a  full  beard  ! 

Another  unpretending  structure  for  the  Medics 
to  protect  has  been  reared  near  Adams  Hall. 

Associated  press  dispatches  assure  us  that  per- 
fect order  and  quiet  reign  about  college  now. 

A  denizen  of  South  Winthrop  calls  his  periodic 
melancholy  fits,  attacks  of  the  azure  distemper. 

The  Seniors  are  more  than  pleased  with  the  line 
lectures  they  are  having  in  History  of  Philosophy. 

The  Orient  is  coming  into  use  as  a  card  to 
leave  when  you  call  anil  don't  fii\(l  anybody  at  home. 


There  is  sale  even  now  for  the  number  of  the 
last  Board's  Orient  that  contains  "  Hand  Downs." 

The  President  entertains  the  Seniors,  in  sections 
of  five  or  six,  at  his  residence  every  Tuesday  even- 
ing. 

One  man  tells  us  that  the  Fresh  mean  well. 
That  is  the  word  to  use  in  speaking  of  them,  any 
way. 

The  Senior  English  "Lit."  division  had  an  ex- 
amination on  tbe  Sa.\on  and  Norman  periods,  last 
week. 

A  kind  friend  has  provided  the  Orient  sanctum 
with  1883  calendars.  That  isn't  exaggerating  it  a 
particle. 

Mr.  Geo.  M.  Towle's  lecture  on  "  Gambetta,'' 
drew  a  good  sized  audience  to  Memorial  last  Satur- 
day night. 

The  local  editor  was  confined  to  bis  room  from 
the  effects  of  the  fell  swoop  of  the  Brunsicick 
Herald  quill-driver. 

Twenty-three  of  the  Sophomores  concluded  that 
the  wintry  atmosphere  of  Brunswick  is  too  bracing 
for  their  constitutions. 

Tbe  Medical  Department  opened  on  Thursday 
with  about  ninety-six  students  in  attendance.  The 
opening  lecture  was  by  Prof.  Hunt. 

A  good  many  people  think  that  the  '86  men  who 
caused  all  this  trouble  richly  deserve  the  heartiest 
execrations  of  all  true  Bowdoin  men. 

The  arrangement  of  the  Bowdoin  collection  of 
paintings  in  the  loft  above  tbe  library,  is  an  ex- 
ample of  "  the  art  that  conceals  art." 

Profs.  Avery  and  Robinson,  Instructor  Atwood 
and  Tutor  Fisher  represented  the  Faculty  at  the 
recent  dinner  of  the  Portland  Alunnii. 

There  is  no  more  need  of  Diogenes  and  his 
lantern.  The  object  of  his  search  has  been  found 
in  '86.     He  should  be  lent  to  Barnum  as  a  curiosity. 

Perhaps  the  events  of  tbe  last  few  weeks  will 
teach  future  upperclassmen  not  to  bolster  up  and 
encourage  Fresbmen  so  extensi\ely  during  tbe  fall 
term. 

We  know  a  man  (but  we  won't  give  him  away) 
who  lias  some  dozens  of  packages  of  Old  Judge 
smoking  tobacco  laid  by  for  a  rainy  day.  And  yet 
he  is  not  happy. 

President  ('hamlierlain  is  to  bold  exercises  in 
political  economy  from  four  to  five  p.m.,  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Seniors  who  were  absent  the  latter 
part  of  last  term. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


193 


Some  additions  to  the  college  library,  beside 
several  valuable  volumes  for  the  Senior  library, 
were  procured  by  the  President  during  his  recent 
trip  to  New  Yorli. 

Mr.  Winiiley,  of  Philadelphia,  who  recently  so 
generously  endowed  our  Latin  Chair,  has  presented 
to  the  college  a  fine  painting  of  himself.  It  is  hung 
in  the  chapel  (north  wing). 

In  imagination  we  hear  the  greeting  of  alumni 
to  '86  : 

"  By  corpus  donimi,  I  will  have  thy  knife, 
And  thou  shalt  have  a  distaff  and  go  spin." 

Rather  takes  the  courage  out  of  the  men  who 
fondly  hoped  that  Bowdoin  was  going  to  do  some- 
thing in  sports  this  year,  to  see  ten  of  the  most  en- 
ergetic men  in  '85  go  away. 

The  men  who  occupy  fourth  floor  rooms  in  the 
dormitories,  read  the  accounts  of  the  late  hotel 
catastrophes,  then  glance  out  of  the  windows  at 
the  hard  walks  far  below  and  sigh. 

Attention  is  called  to  communications  in  this 
number.  We  believe  they  state  the  sentiments  of 
the  vast  majority  of  our  alumni.  But  why  don't 
the  vast  majority  do  something  besides  talk? 

Faculty  meetings  are  now  held  in  the  north- 
east corner  room  on  the  ground  floor  of  Memorial. 
Seclusion  seems  to  have  been  aimed  at  in  making 
the  change  from  the  Cleaveland  lecture  room. 

It  appears  rather  bad  to  see  so  many  men  who 
are  longing  for  the  day  to  come  when  they  can  walk 
from  under  the  control  of  this  institution.  But 
they  certainly  have  some  reason  for  acting  as  they  do 

A  real  live  Governor  of  Maine  loafed  for  half  an 
hour  in  the  reading-room  the  other  day,  while  wait- 
ing for  a  train.  Judging  by  the  smell  of  his  cigar 
the  "  Gov."  does  not  smoke  the  Brunswick  variety 
of  cabbage. 

It  is  too  bad  that  we  cannot  have  a  better  col- 
lege catalogue.  The  current  number  tells  the  same 
old  story  in  the  same  old  way.  We  do  not  believe 
that  it  fairly  describes  the  condition  and  advantages 
of  Bowdoin. 

A  good  sized  delegation  from  Bowdoin  occupied 
front  seats  in  the  balcony  while  McCullough  played 
"Virginins"  at  the  Portland  theatre,  last  Friday 
night.  Don't  ask  us  where  this  delegation  was 
between  the  acts. 

The  Chess  Club  is  flourishing  like  a  green  bay 
tree.  It  has  upwards  of  twelve  jnembers  at  present. 
Mr.  E.  A.  Packard,  of  '83,  is  President.    A  series 


of  games  by  mail  has  been  commenced  with  the 
club  at  Columbia. 

Some  one  was  cruel  enough  to  remark  that  the 
Prex's  messenger,  while  performing  his  unusually 
arduous  duties  after  the  big  snow  storm,  was  scar- 
cely an  image  of  the  ideal  Mercury.  Perhaps  he 
had  mislaid  his  wings. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  Association  uses  the  Senior  room 
for  its  meeting.  Probably  the  janitor  will  soon 
commence  to  store  fuel  in  that  room  in  North  Maine 
that  the  college  fitted  up  so  well  for  the  use  of  the 
now  disbanded  praying  circle. 

The  students  do  not  duly  appreciate  the  privil- 
ege of  having  access  to  the  Oeient's  exchange 
table.  It  hardly  pays  for  the  editors  to  run  a  fire 
in  the  room,  and  delegate  one  of  their  number  to 
spend  his  afternoons  there  when  only  one  or  two  a 
week  call  in. 

Why  don't  the  members  of  '84  severally  re- 
strain their  greed  and  come  to  an  agreement  in 
regard  to  class  matters?  We  hope  they  will  save 
themselves  the  disgrace  of  considering  personal  or 
society  preference  before  the  importance  of  a  suc- 
cessful Ivy  Day. 

Mr.  Fisher  has  signified  his  willingness  to  meet 
the  Seniors  one  evening  per  week  for  the  practical 
application  of  parliamentary  law.  It  would  be  very 
profitable  to  hold  such  meetings,  and  if  the  exer- 
cises could  be  extended  by  debate,  so  much  the 
better.    The  matter  is  left  for  the  class  to  decide. 

The  rhetorical  exercises  in  Memorial,  last  Wed- 
nesday, consisted  of  original  declamations  by  Files, 
Hutchins,  and  Sewall,  '83;  and  selected  ones  by 
Cothren  and  J.  A.  Waterman,  '84,  and  Butler,  '85. 
This  afternoon  Bascom,  Jordan,  and  Snow,  '83, 
declaim  original  pieces ;  and  Clark  and  Wright,  '84, 
and  Brown  and  Cook,  '85,  selected  ones. 

As  will  be  seen  in  another  place,  the  ball  games 
which  our  nine  is  to  play  with  the  other  college 
teams  of  Maine  have  been  arranged.  The  dates 
are  as  favorable  as  we  had  right  to  expect,  although 
perhaps  not  as  favorable  as  we  could  wish.  The 
number  of  games  (five  with  Bates,  and  the  same 
with  Colby)  is  larger  than  usual ;  a  thing  that  will 
tend  to  test  most  thoroughly  the  strength  of  the 
several  nines,  and  to  satisfactorily  settle  the  ques- 
tion of  the  Maine  championship  for  1883.  It  will 
be  noticed  that  five  of  the  games  are  to  be  played 
on  our  own  delta. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


How  is  this  for  a  way  to  look  at :  '85  was  a 
pretty  large  class  for  Bowdoin.  Its  instructors  had. 
to  make  two  divisions  of  it  in  some  studies.  Now 
it  is  so  reduced  in  size  that  it  can  be  handled  very 
nicely  in  one  division.    Saves  work,  don't  you  see  ! 

The  following  schedule  of  ball  games  have  been 
arranged,  to  be  played  in  the  Maine  inter-collegiate 
season  of  1883 : 

May  12,  Bates  vs.  Bowdoin,  at  Brunswick. 

May  16,  Bates  vs.  Colby,  at  TVaterrille. 

May  19  (a.m.),  Bowdoin  vs.  Colby,  at  Brunswick. 

May  19  (p.m.),  Bates  vs.  Colby,  at  Lewiston. 

May  23  (a.m.),  Bowdoin  vs.  Bates,  at  Lewiston. 

May  2.3  (p.m.),  Bowdoin  vs.  Colby,  at  Waterville. 

May  26  (a.m.).  Bates  vs.  Bowdoin,  at  Brunswick. 

May  26  (p.m.),  Bates  vs.  Colby,  at  Waterville. 

May  30,  Bowdoin  vs.  Colby,  at  Waterville. 

June  2,  Colby  vs.  Bates,  at  Lewiston. 

June  6,  Bowdoin  vs.  Bates,  at  Lewiston. 

June  9,  Bowdoin  vs.  Colby,  at  Brunswick. 

June  16,  Colby  vs.  Bates,  at  Brunswick. 

June  23,  Bowdoin  vs.  Bates,  at  WatervDle. 

June  30,  Colby  vs.  Bowdoin,  at  Lewiston. 

This  arrangement  of  games  is  subject  to  change, 
only,  on  account  of  unfavorable  weather  and  ad- 
verse decrees  of  the  Faculties  of  the  several  insti- 
tutions represented. 

'86  will  go  down  to  fame  as  the  meanest  class 
that  Bowdoin  or  any  other  college,  indeed,  ever 
saw.  By  the  most  detestable  means,  that  of  in- 
forming the  Faculty  of  a  harmless  joke  played  upon 
one  of  their  number,  the  men  of  this  class  have 
crippled  us  in  sports  for  this  year,  and  have  de. 
pleted  our  numbers  at  a  time  when  we  cannot 
afford  to  lose  a  man.  And  they  have  done  this  in 
face  of  all  the  favor  that  has  constantly  been  shown 
them  by  upperclassmen ;  in  face  of  the  fact  that 
they  have  never  experienced  even  a  taste  of  hazing. 
They  claim  to  have  been  hazed  because  one  man 
lost  a  half  pint  of  peanuts,  and  another's  box  of 
boot  blacking  was  boned  upon  by  a  Sophomore. 
In -fact  they  don't  know  what  hazing  is ;  that  custom 
died  before  they  saw  Bowdoin.  In  short  the  ma- 
jority of  this  class  (for  there  were  a  noble  few  who 
opposed  the  policy  of  the  many)  have  broken  faith 
with  the  rest  of  the  college.  Tlicy  have  done 
some  things  that  wecan  never  forget  or  forgive.  Let 
then]  expect  no  more  favors  from  upperclassmen. 
They  are  deserving  of  contempt  and  they  will  prob- 
ably get  their  deserts  in  full  measure  during  the 
remainder  of  their  course. 

The  following  was  read  by  I'ldwiird  1'.  I'ayson, 
'69,  in  rosponso  to  the  soiUiuient,  "  The  Memory  of 


Longfellow,"  at  the  recent  dinner  of  the  Bowdoin 
Alumni  of  Portland  : 

The  world's  remembrance  guards  thee  in  that  fane 
Where  coffined  glory  sleeps  by  Thamis  shore ; 
Thy  people's  praise  is  voiceful  evermore 

Throughout  this  land  to  call  thy  ghost  in  vaia. 

This  State  wliose  motto  speaks  thy  record  well. 
This  city,  cradle  of  thine  earliest  songs. 
Each  holds  a  memory  that  to  each  belongs, 

As  doth  the  hearthstone  where  thy  numbers  fell. 

These  memories  are ;  yet  other  thought  have  we 
Who,  too,  his  Alma  Mater  mother  call, — 
A  singer's  voice  is  mute  within  our  hall, 

A  chieftain  of  our  house  hath  fallen;  he 

Who  highest  bore  the  silken  flag  we  prize, 
Hath  wearied,  and  hath  passad  unto  his  rest; 
Within  our  hearts  that  meniory  is  blest, 

And  bids,  unchecked,  our  whispered  homage  rise. 


FERSOKAIx. 


[Graduates  and  Undergraduates  are  earnestly  solicited 
to  send  personal  items  to  the  Bowdoin  Orient,.  Bruns- 
wick.] 

The  following  in  regard  to  the  class  of  '62  has 
been  received  from  Mr.  Hill,  of  Chelsea,  the  class 
secretary. 

Albion  Burbank  has  been  Principal  of  the  Exetor 
(N.  H.)  High  School  since  1872. 

Sylvester  Buruham  is  Professor  of  Hebrew  and 
Old  Testament  Exegesis  in  the  Baptist  Theological 
Seminary,  Hamilton,  N.  T. 

Joseph  W.  Chadwick  is  a  Master  in  the  Boston 
Latin  School.  He  resides  in  Maiden,  Mass.,  where 
in  numerous  public  positions  he  leads  an  active  and 
useful  life. 

Isaac  B.  Choate  is  in  a  private  school  in  Boston. 
He  lives  and  studies  in  Cambridge.  He  is  an  accu- 
rate and  vigorous  writer,  contributing  freely  to  the 
public  press. 

Melville  A.  Cochrane  ranks  as  Major,  U.  S.  A. 
He  was  at  Prescott,  A.  T.,  iu  1881,  with  12th  In- 
fantary. 

Samuel  P.  Dame  is  a  druggist,  Sharon,  Pa. 

William  E.  Donnell  is  on  the  editorial  staft"  of 
the  New  Yoric  Tribune. 

Ellis  R.  Drake  is  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
Church  in  North  Held,  Mass. 

Alnion  Goodwin  belongs  to  the  law  linn  of 
Vanderpoel,  CJreon  &  Cuming,  New  York  City. 

Frank  A.  Hill  has  been  Principal  of  the  High 
School,  Chelsea,  Mass.,  since  1870  ;  is  a  writer  for  the 
press,  and  in  demand  as  a  lecturer. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT, 


195 


Henry  H.  Hunt  is  a  physician,  Gorham,  Me. 

Frederic  N.  Huston  practices  medicine  in  Kook- 
land,  Me. 

Dorville  Libbey  represents  tlie  San  Francisco  firm 
of  A.  T.  Bancroft  &  Co.,  having  control  of  the  law 
publications  of  that  house  in  its  Eastern  busi- 
ness. 

Augustus  N.  Linscott  is  a  lawyer  in  Chicago- 
He  was  for .  some  time  the  prosecutiog  attorney  for 
that  city. 

John  T.  Magrath  is  pastor  of  the  Episcopal 
Church,  Hyde  Park,  Mass. 

George  A.  Mark  is  in  the  Congressional  Library 
at  Washington. 

Joel  Marshall  practices  law  at  Buxton,  Me. 

Charles  P.  Mattocks  is  a  lawyer  in  Portland,  Me., 
is  colonel  of  the  First  Maine  Volunteer  Militia,  and 
a  member  of  Gov.  Robie's  Staff. 

Joseph  Noble  is  in  the  U.  S.  Treasury  Depart- 
ment, Washington,  D.  C. 

Edward  N.  Packard  has  charge  of  the  Second 
Church,  Dorchester,  Mass.  He  is  a  writer  for  the 
press. 

Samuel  W.  Pearson's  address  is  Brunswick,  Me. 

John  M.  Pease  is  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
Churcb,  North  Lebanon,  Me. 

John  E.  Pierce  represents  the  Am.  B.  C.  P.  M. 
as  a  missionary  in  Nicomedia,  Asia  Minor.  He  has 
charge  of  twenty-four  native  teachers  and  pastors, 
thirteen  out-stations,  fourteen  common  schools,  a 
liigh  school,  and  a  girls' boarding  school,  containing 
over  six  hundred  pupils  in  all. 

Howard  L.  Prince  is  in  the  Police  Court,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

Isaac  W.  Starbird  received  the  degree  of  M.  D., 
Dartmouth,  in  1877  ;  is  in  Eichmond,  Me. 

Henry  O.  Thayer  is  a  Congregational  Clergy- 
man, Woolwich,  Me.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Maine 
Historical  Society. 

Albion  L.  Varney  ranks  as  Captain,  U.  S.  A., 
and  is  stationed  at  the  Watervliet  Arsenal,  West 
Troy. 

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It  rains  alike  on  the  just  and  the  unjust— and 
on  the  just  mainly  because  the  unjust  have  bor- 
rowed their  umbrellas.  —Ex. 

A  prep,  closes  his  patriotic  oration  thus  :  "  Yes, 
our  country  shall  remain  till  Gabriel  plays  his  last 
trump,  and  orders  up  the  universe." — Ex. 

Here  is  one  from  one  of  our  theological  semina- 
ries. Professor  in  Systematic  Theology — "  Where 
is  the  lesson  to-day,  gentlemen?"  Student — "It 
begins  at  good  angels  and  goes  to  the  devil." — 
Monmouth  Courier. 

Innocent  Little  Freshie  (passing  by  a  manufac- 
turing establishment  with  his  maiden  aunt) — 
"Auntie,  do  old  maids  live  here?"  Aunt — "I 
don't  know.  Why?"  Freshie — "Don't  you  see 
that  sign — '  Men  Wanted?'" — Ex. 

The  Ex.  Ed.  of  the  Kansas  Bevieiv  has  things 
a  little  mixed  when  he  speaks  thus  of  our  E.  C, 
the  Colbt/  Echo:  "Withal  if  your  brown  satin 
comes  out  but  once  a  year.  Miss  Colby,  we  hope 
for  the  same  pretty  appearance  next  Christmas 
tide." 

Arthur  Crayon—"  Miss  Rosebud,  I  have  brought 
a  little  picture  that  I  painted  especially  for  you. 
It  has  proved  a  very  pleasant  task  during  the 
month  that  I  have  worked  on  it."  Pinky  Rosebud — 
"Oh!  thanks,  Mr.  Crayon,  you  are  very  kind. 
But  I'm  afraid  I  must  return  the  frame,  as  my 
mother  never  allows  me  to  accept  presents  of  ant/ 
value  from  gentlemen." — Spectator. 

THE    MAIDEN    PAIE. 

Oil  Maiden  Fair  !  you  scoop  the  jumble  ; 
Your  honeyed  speech  doth  surely  crumble 

To  vitter  nothingness  the  sug 

"Which  the  bee,  the  busy  bug 
Known  to  most  of  us  as  bumble, 

By  day  into  his  hive  doth  tumble, 
And  when  it's  gone,  doth  never  grumble. 
Tie  up  with  silken  cord  the  pug, 
Oh  Maiden  Pair ! 

And  listen  to  your  servant  humble, 

While  he  soft  words  of  love  doth  mumble 

And  asks  you  soon  to  share  his  jug, 

And  to  his  home  your  traps  to  lug. 

To  rule  him  well  with  ten-pound  dumb-bell, 

Oh  Maiden  Fair. — Acta. 


196 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


EDITORS'  TABLE. 


The  solid  part  of  the  banquet  which  is  weekly 
spread  upon  the  Table  for  the  delectation  of  the  vo- 
racious Ex.  Ed.,  is  comprised  in  the  Lits.  They  are 
a  nourishing  food,  and.  as  w-e  know,  nourishing  food 
if  not  more  difficult  of  digestion,  at  least  requires 
more  time  for  the  process.  So  when  a  Lit.  arrives 
we  get  out  our  strongest  pipe,  pack  it  hard,  and  pull 
with  that  "universal  solvent"  of  care  and  trouble, 
draw  our  snuggest  chair  to  the  fire,  elevate  our  ed- 
itorial feet  to  the  proper  angle,  and,  must  we  say  it, 
often  go  comfortably  to  sleep  with  the  Lit.  in  our 
hand. 

The  colleges  are  few  in  number  that  can  support 
a  purely  hterary  magazine,  in  addition  to  the  more 
popular  college  paper;  at  present  we  have  before 
us  three,  which  we  believe  are  the  only  real  repre- 
sentatives of  this  class  among  our  exchanges,  viz., 
from  Yale,  Princeton,  and  Hamilton.  The  more 
usual  course  is  to  attempt  a  combination  of  the  lit- 
erary, the  humorous,  and  the  news-paper,— indeed, 
the  only  course  that'  is  open  to  smaller  colleges. 
The  Lit.  represents  the  student  phase  of  college  hfe, 
and  if  it  were  more  widely  circulated  might  disa- 
buse the  public  mind  of  the  somewhat  prevalent 
ideas  that  all  that  is  needed  to  found  a  college  is  a 
gymnasium  and  a  boat-house.  It  may  seem  to  some 
that  these  magazines  are  mere  relics  of  those  bar- 
barous days  when  triolets  and  villanelles  were  un- 
known, and  when  our  friend,  T.  Carlyle  Smith,  of 
the  Acta,  would  have  been  kicked  down  stairs  had 
he  offered  any  of  his  efiuisions  to  the  serious-minded 
editor;  but  if  they  are  relics,  they  should  be  cher- 
ished all  the  more  to  lend  the  dignity  to  college  lit- 
erature that  bag-wigs  and  black  gowns  do  the  dig- 
nitaries of  the  State. 

The  present  number  of  the  Yale  Lit.  is  fully  up 
to  its  standard ;  its  articles  are  not  only  thoughtful 
but  readable.  The  question  of  annexation  of  Can- 
ada is  somewhat  fully  discu.ssed,  together  with  two 
other  plans  by  which  England  may  dispose  of  her 
colonies.  (1no  of  these,  which  at  first  might  appear 
a  trifle  .startling,  is  believed  by  the  writer  to  be  the 
most  practicable,  viz.,  "th(>  consolidation  of  all  Eng- 
land's colonies  into  one  vast  Federation,  the  sepa- 
rate factors  of  which  shall  enjoy  absolute  local  self- 
rule,  yet  at  the  same  time  yield  obedience  in  all 
truly  national  matters  to  the  decrees  of  an  Imperial 
Parliament  whose  members  shall  represent  every 
State  in  the  Union."  In  this,  lie  is  confident,  will 
be  found  the  only  possible  solution  of  the  Irish  dif- 
ficulty.   Another  correspondent,  writing  of  Thoroau, 


the  "  Walden  Recluse,"  asks  the  question  :  "  Was  he 
bigoted  or  broad  ?  a  philosopher  or  a  cynic  ?  "  And 
although  he  would  suggest  that  the  proper  estimate 
lies  between  the  two  extremes,  yet  from  his  treat- 
ment of  the  subject  we  would  certainly  conclude 
that  Thoreau  was  a  "  bigoted  cynic."  The  sketch 
entitled  "  My  Uncle."  is  one  of  the  best  things  we 
remember  to  have  seen  in  any  college  publication. 
Among  much  good  advice  that  "  Uncle  Dick"  gives 
his  nephew  is  tbe  following,  on  hearing  that  he  had 
become  an  editor  of  the  college  paper  :  "  Don't  be 
discouraged  if  adverse  winds  meet  you.  College 
criticism  is  generally  keen,  but  quite  as  generally 
unfair.  You  will  find  your  severest  critics  to  be 
those  who  have  never  written  a  line,  and  who,  if 
given  the  helm  of  your  little  vessel,  would  run  it  on 
the  rocks  in  no  time.  I  would  not  advise  you  either 
to  imagine  that  because  you  are  editor  of  a  college 
paper  (perhaps  you  dignify  it  by  the  name  of  jour- 
nal), a  position  on  any  paper  in  the  land  awaits  you 
at  the  end  of  your  college  course." 

The  Nassau  Literary  Magazine,  from  Princeton, 
contains  this  month  a  prize  essay,  "The  Scarlet 
Letter,"  in  which  the  writer  gives  us  a  most  deep 
and  thoughtful  analysis  of  Hawthorne's  greatest 
work.  It  seems  to  us  that  he  strikes  tbe  very  core 
of  Hawthorne's  subject,  when  he  says:  "In  its 
broadest  sweep  it  is  erpiation.  It  is  the  highly  im- 
aginative history  of  nothing  less  tremendous  than  a 
sin.  The  prevailing  motive  of  the  story  is  confes- 
sion." "  Colleges  and  Civil  Service  Reform"  is  a 
repetition  of  the  oft-repeated  call  upon  students  to 
interest  themselves  in  this  subject ;  but  farther 
than  setting  forth  the  great  influence  college  gradu- 
ates ought  to  exercise  in  politics,  it  gives  us  no  ideas 
how  far  this  reform  is  practical.  Another  contribu- 
tor gives  us  an  exhaustive  paper  on  "  Matthew  Ar- 
nold as  a  Literary  Critic,"  and  finally  arrives  at  the 
assertion  that  "it  is  safe  to  affirm  that  new  life 
must  be  put  into  Protestantism.  Its  spirituality 
must  bo  revived."  ..."  The  strongest  part  of 
our  religion  to-day  is  its  unconscious  poetry."  And 
quoting  from  Sidney  Lanier,  "  Music  already  occu- 
pies one  end  of  the  church  ;  tbe  same  inward  need 
will  carry  poetry  to  the  other."  This  rather  re- 
markable number  closes  with  a  very  superficial 
criticism  of  Howell's  "  Modern  Instance." 

The  Hamilton  Lit.  is  a  modest-looking  pamphlet 
of  a  light  gray  persuasion.  Indeed,  it  is  noticeable 
that  the  Lits.  affect  the  more  subdued  colors  in 
marked  contrast  to  the  bright  reds  and  greens  of 
some  of  our  exchanges — and,  if  we  may  so  express 
ourselves,  its  contents  rather  borch-r  on  the  light 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


197 


gray.  The  author  of  "  Lessons  from  Shakespeare's 
Portraiture  of  Henry  V."  takes  rather  a  charitable 
view  of  Priuce  Hal's  character,  when  he  says  that  it 
consists  of  "  piety,  honesty,  and  modesty."  We 
perhaps  have  the  secret  of  the  author's  x^urpose 
when  he  suggests  that,  "  This  lesson  in  the  por- 
trayal of  Henry's  character  might  well  be  com- 
mended to  the  public  men  of  to-day  for  their  can- 
did consideration." 

The  Lits.  do  not  seem  to  run  much  to  poetry  ; 
perhaps  it  is  inconsistent  with  their  severe  and  solid 
tone.  The  following  from  the  HnmiUon  Lit.  is  so 
suggestive  that  we  can  almost  hear  in  its  movement 
the  remorseless  stroke  of  the  chapel  bell  : 

AN   EARLY  RISER. 

VILLANELLE. 

While  the  cbapel  bell  is  ringing, 
Calling  all  within  the  kirk, 
I  am  on  my  clnds  aflinging. 

Oh,  the  trees  are  sadly  singing, 
I'm  as  wild  as  any  Turk 
"While  the  chapel  bell  is  ringing. 

All  about  the  room  I'm  swinging, 
Quicker  did  I  never  work, 
I  am  on  my  duds  aflinging. 

All  the  while  my  conscience  stinging 

Is  a  wee  regretful  quirk 

"While  the  chapel  bell  is  ringing. 

Now  its  tolling  notes  are  dinging 
In  my  ears;  but  not  a  shirk, 
I  am  on  my  duds  aflinging. 

Now  my  way  I'm  kirkward  winging ; 
Tho'  in  bed  I  love  to  lurk, 
"While  the  chapel  bell  is  ringing, 
I  am  on  my  duds  aflinging. 


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Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the 

following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  JSneid ;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 

Greek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar;  Xenophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 

AlfCIENT   GeOGEAPHY. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,  including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,   Interest,  Square   Root 
and  the  Metric  System ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree  ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Keal  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.     All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examiuation  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  be  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
Pfesident  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  each  candidate  has  actually  spent  iu 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  be 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  will  be  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  he  will  be  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  held  for  the  purpose,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  final  examination,  as  ho  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnished,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table : 

EEQUIEED— EOPE  HOUES  A  WEEK. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

j^Iathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Khetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,    Evidences   of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

ELECTIVES — FOTTR   HOUKS   A   WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 
Latin,  two  terms. 
Greek,  two  terms. 
Natural  History,  three  terms. 
Physics,  one  term. 
Chemistry,  two  terms. 
Science  of  Language,  one  term. 
English  Literature,  two  terras. 
German,  two  terms. 
History  of  Philosophy,  two  terras. 
International   Law  and  Military    Science,   two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  $2r>.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  $110. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  materially 
lessen  tiie  cost  of  living. 

Further  inlormation  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


Vol..  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  FEBRUARY  28,  1883. 


No.  15. 


Entered  at  the  Post  Oifice  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 
Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston,  Me. 

CONTENTS. 
Vol.  XII.,  No.  15.— Feb.  28,  188;^. 

Editorial  Notes 199 

Literary  : 

The  Talue  of  au  Education  201 

Communications 202 

College  Items 204 

Personal 208 

Clippings 209 

Editors'  Table 210 


EDITORIAL   NOTES. 


One  of  the  editorials  in  a  recently  pub- 
lished Cornell  paper  complains  of  the  tirade 
of  abuse  against  the  college  by  the  news- 
pajjers,  who  are  charging  it  with  atheism  and 
complaining  that  it  harbors  all  the  evil  tend- 
encies of  the  times;  and  against  this  attack 
the  Era  is  trying  to  defend  the  college.  We 
feel  that  we  are  standing  in  this  same  posi- 
tion. Papers  far  and  near  are  "  pitching 
into "  us  for  iiavboiing  an  obsolete  and  dis- 
graceful custom  known  as  hazing.  It  seems 
impossible  to  make  people  outside  believe 
that  Bowdoin  is  not  a  sinner  above  all  other 
colleges  in  this  regard.  Why  is  this  feeling 
abroad  that  raises  a  hue  and  cry  against  every 
little  squabble  at  Bowdoin?  A  year  or  so 
ago  there  was  a  cane  rusii  at  Colbj'.  The  af- 
fair was  carried  on  with  a  good  deal  of  gusto, 
and  finally  got  into  the  papers.  But  instead 
of  raising  a  great  cry,  about  "  ruffianism," 
and  "  disgraceful  conduct,"  it  was  simply 
taken  for  what  it  was  worth  and  considered 
a  good  joke, — a  working  off  of  superfious  ani- 


mal spirits.  If  the  affair  had  occurred  here 
we  venture  to  say  these  same  newspapers 
would  have  had  a  different  notice  of  it. 
What  is  the  reason  of  this  willingness  td 
make  so  much  out  of  any  little  affair  at  Bow- 
doin, which  at  any  other  college  wtjuld  be 
passed  over  with  merely  a  statement  for  read- 
ers to  laugh  at?  We  confess  that  we  are  not 
able  to  give  the  reason.  It  may  lie  partly  in 
the  fact  that  when  students  go  home  they 
meet  with  questions  and  statements  about 
Bowdoin  so  utterly  false  and  ludicrous,  that 
they  merely  laugh  at  them,  and  do  not  take 
the  trouble  to  deny  them  up  and  down  as 
they  should.  And  so  repoi-ts  get  current,  and 
people  are  willing  to  believe  anything,  pro- 
vided it  is  bad,  about  Bowdoin.  We  are  well 
able  to  stand  all  the  truth,  and  shall  not  be 
worse  off  for  it,  but  we  must  protest  against 
this  eagerness  to  make  a  sensational  story  out 
of  what  would  be  considered  at  any  other 
place  than  Bowdoin  as  a  good  joke. 


At  Harvard  has  arisen  again  the  question 
of  compulsory  attendance  at  church.  An 
undergraduate  recently  wrote  to  the  Nation  a 
criticism  of  the  practice  now  in  vogue,  viz., 
of  requiring  of  each  man  at  the  end  of  the 
year  a  written  statement  that  he  had  attended 
services  at  some  church  every  Sunday  during 
the  year  unless  excused.  The  author  of  the 
communication  contended  that  many  men 
never  saw  the  inside  of  a  church  from  one 
year's  end  to  another,  yet  handed  in  their 
statements  annually,  and  on  this  ground  con- 
tended that  attendance  at  church  should  not 
be  compulsory.  We  do  not  ask  a  doing  away 
of  compulsory  attendance  at  church,  although 
it  is  probable  that  if  it  were  done  away  with 


200 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


the  majority  of  students  would  still  attend, 
but  the  present  cumbrous  system  of  requiring 
reasons  and  blanks  tilled  out  every  time  a 
person  prefers  to  attend  some  other  church 
than  the  Congregational  seems  a  waste  of 
time  and  labor.  It  would  be  much  better  for 
all  concerned  if  instead  of  every  week  a  blank 
could  be  handed  in  say  once  a  term. 


The  recent  action  of  the  Freshmen  is 
stirring  up  the  question  of  what  "  college 
honor  "  is,  whicli  their  action  is  said  to  have 
violated.  Outside  of  college  a  man  wlio  al- 
lows his  personal  rights  to  be  violated  con- 
tinually, is  not  considered  much  of  a  man  if  he 
does  not  take  some  steps  to  check  the  aggress- 
or. He  can  take  the  law  into  his  own  hands 
or  he  can  appeal  to  the  rightful  authorities 
for  protection.  If  now  a  man,  sa}^  of  twenty- 
five  years  of  age,  comes  to  college  the  whole 
aspect  of  things  is  suddenly  changed.  He  is 
a  Freshman,  and  as  such  he  must  be  subject 
to  the  class  above  him.  He  must  without 
objection  allow  water  to  be  poured  upon  him, 
or  if  he  has  aspirations  to  raise  a  moustache 
he  must  diligently  stifle  them.  If  he  does 
not  wish  to  submit  there  are  two  ways  he  can 
take,  one  is  to  take  the  matter  into  his  own 
hands,  the  other  is  to  call  upon  the  rightful 
authorities  for  protection.  This  latter  course, 
college  honor  says  he  cannot  take.  It  is  dis- 
honorable, mean,  sneaking,  are  some  of  the 
adjectives  applied  to  it.  He  then  must  sub- 
mit, or  by  opposing  create  a  disturbance  that 
will  advertise  the  college  far  and  wide  as  the 
abode  of  lawlessness.  If  he  refuses  to  take 
either  of  these  alternatives  and  goes  accord- 
ing to  common  right  by  appe.iling  for  pro- 
tection to  the  proper  authorities,  we  ourselves 
cannot  blame  him.  And  this  is  the  position 
we  have  taken  in  this  subject  during  the  re- 
cent troubles.  It  is  no  more  than  fair  to 
state  that  the  Orient  Board  is  evenly  di- 


vided on  this  matter, 
position. 


We  have  stated  our 


We  have  seen  by  the  papers  that  Prof. 
Campbell  has  recently  been  called  to  the  Chair 
of  Mental  and  Moral  Philosoph}'  at  Dart- 
mouth, and  this  furnishes  us  with  a  text  for  a 
suggestion.  Bowdoin  has  been  remarkably 
fortunate  in  her  choice  of  professors.  How 
many  men  from  Longfellow  down  have  begun 
a  celebrated  career  by  being  appointed  Pro- 
fessor at  Bowdoin !  But  at  the  same  time 
Bowdoin  has  been  remarkably  unfortunate  in 
losing  her  best  professors.  Few,  indeed,  are 
willing  to  say,  as  did  Parker  Cleveland,  when 
more  than  double  his  salar}'  was  offered  him 
at  several  other  colleges,  that  he  thought  lie 
should  "  stay  by  old  Bowdoin."  Is  there  not 
some  way  of  keeping  desirable  professors 
here  when  they  receis'e  flattering  offers  from 
other  colleges?  The  college  is  now  in  a  pros- 
perous condition  financially.  Is  it  impossible 
for  the  Boards  to  take  some  action  like  rais- 
ing a  professor's  salary  for  the  sake  of  keep- 
ing him  ?  If  not  we  fear  Prof.  Campbell's 
name  will  have  to  be  added  to  that  long  list, 
beginniTig  witii  Longfellow  and  ending  with 
Professors  Ladd  and  Wheeler. 


It  is  with  a  deep  sense  of  satisfaction  that 
we  chronicle  the  fact  that  nothing  has  been 
heard  from  the  band  this  term.  We  hail  it 
as  a  good  omen  that  the  loom  formerly  occu- 
pied b}'  them  in  their  nefarious  praclicings  is 
occu[)ied  now  by  peaceable,  law-abiding  citi- 
zens. Those  rooming  in  the  immediate  vicin- 
ity of  the  band  last  jear  may  have  been 
slightly  prejudiced.  Doubtless  they  were.  But 
in  our  opinion  the  filing  of  circular  saws  and 
the  "  dripping  of  a  thousand  water-butts" 
were  far  preferable  to  that  baud. 


We  were  button-holed  at  the  depot  a  few 
days  ago  by  an  old  man   who  asked  us  if  a 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


201 


man  would  make  a  better  farmer  if  he  had  a 
college  education.  He  evidently  thought 
the  question  was  a  poser  for  he  struck  an 
attitude  and  waited  for  an  answer.  We 
were  anxious  to  answer  in  the  affirmative, 
for  we  believe  that  there  is  nothing  a  person 
can  enter  upon,  in  which  he  will  be  as  well 
off  without  a  college  education  as  he  would 
be  with  it.  So  we  overhauled  the  contents 
of  our  mind  to  see  where  we  should  be  better 
off  on  a  farm  for  having  come  to  college. 
The  first  two  years  didn't  offer  much  en- 
couragement but  there  was  some  help  in  the 
third  year.  Chemistry,  mineralogy,  botany, 
physiology,  zoology,  surely  a  man  on  a  farm 
would  he  practically  better  off  from  a  knowl- 
edge of  these.  He  would  know  better  than 
to  send  iron  pyrites  to  New  York  under  the 
impression  that  he  had  found  gold  on  his 
farm.  Chemistry  would  teach  him  better 
than  to  take  from  the  land  all  the  time  with- 
out adding  to  it  the  necessary  compounds  to 
make  a  fertile  soil.  So  we  staggered  the  old 
gentleman  by  firing  off  at  him  the  names  of 
these  studies. 

We  mention  the  question,  however, 
because  it  is  a  representative  one  nowadays. 
People  are  asking,  does  a  college  education 
pay?  It  is  astonishing  how  often  we  meet 
the  question.  Well,  if  it  does  not  pay  in  a 
money-getting  point  of  view  it  certainly  does 
in  satisfaction.  It  seems  to  us  that  an 
educated  farmer  would  derive  an  immense 
amount  of  satisfaction  in  feeling  that  he  was 
abreast  of  the  times,  in  taking  an  interest  in 
the  discovery  of  a  new  comet,  or  in  follow- 
ing the  progress  of  a  theory,  perhaps  help- 
ing to  establish  it  by  his  own  observation  and 
experiment.  It  would  break  up  the  monot- 
ony of  working,  eating,  and  sleeping,  to  read 
a  bucolic  of  Virgil  or  an  ode  of  Horace.  We 
are  quite  near  the  end  of  our  course  now 
and  however  willing  we  might  have  been  at 
the  end  of  the  first  two  years  to  have  dropped 
it,  these  last  two  years  we  would  not  lose  for 
any  reason. 


THE  VALUE  OF  AN  EDUCATION. 

Of  late  much  has  been  spoken  and  written 
about  the  value  of  a  college  education;  es- 
pecially has  the  former  been  true  when  the 
student  has  been  confronted  on  his  return 
home  by  a  miscellaneous  collection  of  words 
and  phrases  from  all  the  languages  under  the 
sun — more  or  less — which  have  been  carefully 
culled  for  his  perusal  by  his  father,  anxious  to 
know  how  he  is  getting  on  in  the  acquirement 
of  knowledge. 

Some  even  have  gone  so  far  as  to  say  that 
the  time  spent  in  college  is  thrown  away  and 
worse  than  wasted;  but  that  this  statement 
is  groundless  is  amply  proved  by  a  practical 
application  of  the  knowledge  obtained  within 
old  Bowdoin's  walls,  lately  made  by  two  of 
our  fellow-students. 

The  young  men  in  question,  a  few  even- 
ings since,  wended  their  way  to  a  Catholic 
Fair,  held  in  the  hall  of  which  Brunswick 
is  so  proud.  They  entered  its  portals  and 
were  struck  with  astonishment.  The  myriad 
gas  lights  cast  a  halo  of  beauty  over  the  hall 
with  its  red  and  white  streamers  and  made 
the  checkered  quilts,  hung  upon  the  walls, 
seem  fit  coverings  for  royalty. 

As  our  heroes  stood  "  taking  in  "  this  scene 
of  surpassing  loveliness,  with  open-mouthed 
amazement,  they  were  approached  by  a  young 
lady  evidently  of  French  extraction  with  a 
pass-book  and  pencil  in  her  hand,  her  whole 
make  up  d  la  book  agent.  She  addressed  them 
in  flowing  accents  "  Voulez  vous  prendre  has- 
ards  en  une parure." 

Our  friends  were  entirely  unprepared  for 
this  emergency,  but  with  that  keen  mother- 
wit,  which  Bowdoin  students  possess  to  such 
a  marked  degree,  they  answered  "  Wir  hahen 
heine  Frauen"  To  say  the  young  lady  was 
astonished  would  be  to  draw  it  mild.  She 
gave  one  last  reproachful  look  at  them 
from  the  depths  of  her  liquid  eyes,  silently  shut 
her  pass-book  and  stole  away  to  find  some  one 
who   could   at   least    answer   in    "Yankee." 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


But  a  few  minutes  had  passed  before  our 
friends  were  accosted  by  another  young  lady 
who  wished  them  to  take  chances  in  a  silver 
ice  pitcher.  They  had  not  fairly  said  "■  JVous 
vous  aimons,'"  before  she,  too,  faded  away  into 
the  crowd. 

At  last  a  fair  maiden  came  who  under- 
stood French,  and  for  whom  low  Dutch  had 
no  terrors.  Our  friends  were  in  a  hard 
place  and  would  undoubtedly  have  been 
vanquished  if  the  spokesman  had  not  told  the 
lady,    with    great    firmness,    h-sbOsv    i'uXam;!. 

r^aijairdyYU.^    zptdy.iivra.      ThiS   WaS   tOO    mUCb,  and 

she  1-etreated  precipitately. 

Space  forbids  making  further  mention 
of  how  one  church  fair,  at  least,  was  brought 
low.  It  is  sufficient  to  say  that  a  close  cal- 
culation on  their  return  showed  that  the 
value  of  an  education  to  them,  for  one  even- 
ing, was  three  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents. 

K.  K. 


COMMUHICATIOKS. 


To  the  Editors  of  the  Orient : 

In  your  last  issue  the  course  pursued  by 
the  class  of  '86  was  severely  and,  it  seems  to 
me,  unfairly  criticised.  In  view  of  the  at- 
tendant excitement  it  is  perhaps  inevitable 
tiiat  misapprehension  should  exist  as  to  the 
facts  of  the  case.  I  ask  your  permission  to 
place  these  in  what  I  believe  to  be  their  Inie 
light. 

1.  The  Freshmen  did  not  base  their  action 
on  the  loss  of  a  few  pea-nuts,  as  has  been  in- 
timated in  I  lie  papers. 

When  the  class  spoke  to  me,  tliat  circum- 
stance was  mentioned  incidentally  as  a  trivial 
matter  and  was  at  once  dismissed.  It  can- 
not, with  any  fairness,  be  said  to  have  entered 
into  the  case  at  all.  The  surreptitious  use  of 
boot  blacking  was  not  mentioned,  nor  did  I 
hear  of  it  except  as  college  talk  a  few  days 
after. 


2.  They  did  mention  certain  real  indigni- 
ties which  had  been  practiced  upon  tlie  per- 
sons of  some  of  their  number  at  various  times 
since  the  opening  of  the  college  year.  It  has 
since  been  ascertained  that  these  indignities, 
so  far  from  being  exaggerated,  were  really 
understated.  I  refrain  from  naming  them, 
not  because  I  wish  by  an  air  of  mystery  to 
convey  the  impression  that  they  were  more 
serious  than  they  I'eally  were,  but  simply  be- 
cause enough  of  that  sort  of  information  has 
already  been  given  to  the  public. 

The  last  personal  assault  which  consisted 
in  an  attempt  hy  masked  men  to  remove  a 
Freshman's  moustache  is  so  well  known  that 
I  will  speak  of  that.  It  is  well  known  that 
those  who  attempted  the  renioval  of  the 
moustache  did  so  because  they  understood 
that  the  Freshman,  in  permitting  it  to  grow, 
intended  to  "  challenge "  the  Sophomores. 
In  my  opinion  the  real  challengers  were  those 
who  gave  to  an  act,  proper  and  harmless  in 
itself,  the  wholh'  artificial  character  of  a  chal- 
lenge by  deliberate!}'  resolving  early  in  their 
Sophomore  year  that  no  Fresliman  who  came 
here  with  a  smooth  face  should  be  allowed  to 
raise  a  moustache. 

With  regaid  to  this  resolution  it  is  no 
more  than  fair  to  say  for  those  who  are  not 
here  to  speak  for  themselves  that  they  re- 
solved at  the  same  time  not  to  inteifere  with 
any  nioustaciie  which  was  worn  by  its  owner 
at  the  time  of  his  coming  to  college,  and  tiuit 
they  claim  to  have  acted  in  a  conciliatory 
spirit  in  thus  permitting  any  liair  to  remain 
on  Freshmen's  faces.  Yet  it  would  seem  as 
though  any  one  with  even  a  slight  knowledge 
of  human  u.aiure  must  have  known  that  the 
proiiibitory  part  of  the  resolution,  coming  as 
it  did  from  an  illegitimate  source  of  authority, 
was  just  the  thing  to  promote  the  growth  of 
moustaches,  and  could  be  enforced  only  by  a 
I  resort  to  violence.  So  that  the  desire  to 
avoid  trouble,  though  doubtless  to  some  ex- 
tent genuine,  was  culpably  weak  and  worthy 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


203 


of  little  if  any  consideration,  since  it  did  not 
lead  the  authors  of  the  resolution  to  adopt 
the  only  manly  and  consistent  course,  that  of 
letting  other  people's  faces  entirely  alone. 
(It  should  here  be  said  concerning  a  part  of 
the  Sophomore  class  that  they  distinctly  re- 
pudiate the  whole  miserable  business  of  "  reg- 
ulating "  Freshmen.) 

As  to  the  true  nature  of  the  offence  com- 
mitted by  the  attacking  party,  it  may  not  be 
out  of  place  to  say  that  a  Judge  of  our  State 
Supreme  Court  on  hearing  of  it  declared  that 
if  the  Freshman  had  shot  his  assailants  he 
would  be  acquitted  in  court.  I  mention  this, 
not  as  intimating  in  any  way  my  own  or  any- 
body's desire  for  any  possible,  or  rather  let  us 
all  hope  henceforth  impossible,  bloodshed,  but 
simply  for  the  enlightenment  of  3'our  para- 
graph writer  who  affects  to  regard  the  offence 
as  a  "  harmless  joke." 

3.  In  laying  the  case  before  the  Faculty 
the  class  of  '86  acted  in  a  straightforward, 
honorable  way,  and  clearly  within  their  rights. 
Being  students  at  college  they  brought  a 
charge  of  assault  and  battery  before  the  col- 
lege authorities  as  they  would  have  done 
before  a  justice  of  the  peace  or  a  police  court 
had  they  been  citizens  at  home,  and  this  is  by 
common  consent  in  all  civilized  communities 
what  every  one  is  free  to  do  without  incurring 
odium  as  an  "informer."  That  students 
should  exercise  this  right  on  the  occasion  of 
every  little  squabble  I  would  be  the  last  to 
maintain,  and  indeed  there  is  not  the  slightest 
danger  of  that  being  done.  But  in  view  of 
the  history  of  hazing  in  this  college  I  am  con- 
vinced that  their  action  on  this  occasion  was 
rational  and  manly.  They  submitted  (with 
more  or  less  impatience)  to  Sophomoric  "  leg- 
ulation  "^during  the  first  three  months  of  the 
college  year  for  the  sake  of  peace.  Then 
they  concluded  to  submit  no  longer,  and  be- 
tween the  two  alternatives  of  fighting  it  out 
or  placing  the  matter  in  the  hands  of  the 
proper  authorities  they  chose  the  latter  in  the 


interest  of  good  order.  The  fact  that  their 
course  in  doing  so  has  been  approved  by  some 
of  their  fellow-students  in  the  upper  classes 
is  to  me  an  indication  that  they  acted  directly 
in  the  line  of  a  healthy  public  sentiment  which 
is  growing  here,  as  it  has  grown  in  others  of 
our  best  New  England  colleges,  in  favor  of 
proper  co-operation  between  students  and 
Faculty  in  preserving  order  and  correcting 
grave  abuses. 

4.  With  regard  to  hazing,  I  understand 
the  position  of  '86  to  be  this  :  they  decided, 
first  that  they  would  not  haze  next  year; 
second,  that  they  would  not  be  hazed  this 
year.  (I  understand  the  word  "  hazing  "  to 
be  used  here  in  its  generic  sense  so  as  to  in- 
clude "  visitation,"  "  regulation,"  and  all  those 
minor  invasions  of  the  rights  of  others  which 
keep  alive  the  hazing  spirit  and  easily  fan  it 
into  a  flame.) 

Having  ai-rived  at  the  first  decision,  I  do 
not  see  how  they  could  well  avoid  reaching 
the  second  in  order  to  make  the  first  effective. 
The  two  go  logically  together,  and  together 
make  thorough  work.  To  have  resolved  to 
submit  to  hazing  this  year  and  then  try  to 
stop  it  next  year  would  have  been  a  half-way 
measure,  and  would  probably  have  failed, 
partly  because  such  measures  are  apt  to  fail, 
and  partly  for  local  reasons  which  I  need  not 
point  out  to  any  one  who  has  been  a  Sopho- 
more here  within  the  last  few  years. 

C.  H.  S. 


To  the  Editors  of  the  Orient : 

The  query  in  your  last  number,  "  Why 
don't  the  alumni  do  something  besides  talk?" 
is  a  pertinent  one,  but  unfortunately  under 
the  present  system  governing  the  election  of 
officers  the  alumni  are  debarred,  in  a  great 
measure,  from  making  known,  directly,  their 
sentiments,  and  from  putting  into  practical 
operation  such  plans  as  they  may  individually 
or  collectively  entertain.  Evidently  the  only 
way  open  for  a  just  interpretation  of  their 


204 


60WD0IN    ORIENT. 


wishes  is  the  possession  of  a  power  of  legisla- 
tion without  the  intervention  of  any  agency, 
or  by  having  tlie  absolute  power  to  elect 
such  men  as  shall  most  nearly  voice  the  sen- 
timents of  the  great  majority  of  that  body — • 
in  a  word  b}^  sa3-ing  who  shall  be  the  author- 
ity and  what  tlie  policy  of  government.  At 
present  sucli  opportunity  is  lacking.  To  be 
sure  the  appointment  of  overseers  is  in  their 
hands,  but  this  power  to  appoint  is  only 
nominal,  as  these  nominations  are  made  sub- 
ject to  the  approval  of  the  Board  of  Over- 
seers itself.  The  result  has  been  the  lapsing 
of  all  powers  into  the  hands  of  a  few ;  a 
total  exclusion  of  the  younger  graduates 
from  the  Board.  An  examination  shows 
that  no  class  later  than  '60  is  represented,  a 
practical  disfranchisement  of  upwards  of 
seven  hundred  graduates — a  consequent  want 
of  interest  in  their  acts  by  the  young  men 
and  a  corresponding  lack  of  appreciation  of 
the  temper  of  the  student  body,  and  rigid 
scrutiny  of  the  doings  of  those  who  have  the 
immediate  charge  of  the  education  and  gov- 
ernment of  the  undergraduates.  Hence  it  is 
not  at  all  strange  that  the  college  authorities, 
with  this  loose  supervision,  have  become  for- 
getful or  careless  of  tlie  fact  that  they,  no 
less  than  the  students,  are  answerable  for 
their  doings  to  a  higher  tribunal,  and  that 
they  have  at  times  acted  as  if  the  supreme 
authority  rested  with  them.  Neither  is  it 
surprising  that,  moving  year  by  year  with  no 
other  guidance  than  the  limited  light  of  their 
sphere,  they  have  fallen  into  errors ;  and 
that  however  sincere  their  efforts  they  have 
been  unable  to  better  the  condition  of  the 
college  or  lesson  the  growing  and  reasonable 
dissatisfaction  with  the  management  of  af- 
fairs. Any  action,  therefore,  looking  to  a 
thorough  discussion  of  the  causes  leading 
thereto,  and  proposing  a  remedy  for  such, 
ought  to  meet  with  a  kind  reception  and 
careful  consideration.  It  is  pleasing,  then, 
to  learn  that  a  movement  is  on  foot  to  rem- 


edy these  defects,  so  far  as  possible,  and  by 
placing  the  responsibility  more  directly  upon 
the  alumni  to  thereby  incite  in  them  the 
deep  interest  in  the  aifairs  of  the  college, 
which  could  reasonably  be  expected  to  fol- 
low under  the  sense  of  such  responsibility. 
At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation of  Boston  and  vicinitj'^  a  communica- 
tion was  read  from  the  Boston  Bowdoin 
Club — an  association  of  upwards  of  forty 
members — asking  that  a  committee  be  ap- 
pointed to  confer  with  delegates  from  the 
different  alumni  associations  throughout  the 
country,  at  the  next  Commencement,  to  see 
if  measures  could  not  be  devised  whereby 
the  Board  of  Overseers  might  be  elected  by 
a  direct  vote  of  the  alumni,  and  also  to  con- 
sult on  other  matters  of  interest  to  the  col- 
lege. It  was  further  reported  that  the  Asso-' 
elation  at  New  York  warmly  commended  the 
plan  and  had  appointed  a  committee  for  con- 
ference. In  response  a  committee  was 
elected,  similar  action  has  been  taken  by  the 
Association  at  Portland,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped 
that  the  result  designed  will  be  reached. 
At  all  events  it  is  plain  that  unless  a  radical 
change  is  made  in  the  methods  of  adminis- 
tration, and  a  more  liberal  and  progressive 
policy  adopted,  the  future  of  tlie  college,  no 
less  than  the  present,  will  be  a  source  of 
anxiety  to  its  friends.  M. 


COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


CAUSE    AND    EFFECT. 
A  POEM  IN  TWO  CANTOS. 

Canlo  I.  Canto  II. 

Fresh  Shaved 

Brash  ;  0£f, 

Mous-  Bounced 

Tache.  Soph. 

Fling,  '83,  has  rojoiued  his  class. 
The  latest  thing  in  prayers— the  door  tender. 
Winter  is  getting  ready  to  shed  it's  Hver  pad. 
Seuii  iu  your  articles  you  future  Orient  meu. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


205 


A  collapse  of  the  boating  interest  is  threatened. 

A  dearth  of  local  matters  is  noticeable  just  now. 

Junior  Greek  division  is  reading  the  Symposium. 

Cook  has  the  position  of  Sophomore  class  mon- 
itor. 

Mr.  Atwood  is  soon  to  entertain  the  Juniors  at 
his  house. 

Just  about  an  even  hundred  of  Medics  registered 
up  to  date. 

Medics  are  harbingers  of  spring  and  the  good 
time  coming. 

The  Seniors  have  commenced  sitting  for  class 
photographs. 

The  Freshmen  have  taken  up  ''Antigone"  and 
"  De  Senectute. " 

Were  you  madder  than  usual  this  year  about 
that  Valentine  ? 

The  roofs  of  the  buildings  leaked  badly  during 
the  recent  thaw. 

Poor  ventilation  is  one  drawback  to  the  Memo- 
rial recitation  rooms. 

Nichols,  the  tailor,  can  do  as  good  work  as  any- 
body in  the  State. 

Over  half  of  the  Senior  class  appreciate  the 
luxury  of  smoking. 

Stump  speech  by  a  yagger — "  Gimme  the  butt  of 
yer  cigar,  Mister.  " 

Shaw,  '81,  and  E.  U.  Curtis,  '82,  were  in  town 
a  few  days  last  week. 

To  err  is  mortal,  but  to  brag  of  it  is  nothing 
short  of  Sophomoric. 

When  you  hear  of  any  college  news  that  is  new, 
don't  forget  the  Orient. 

It  is  reported  that  '84  is  to  have  additions  to 
her  numbers  from  '83. 

The  Orient  Board  ought  to  be  exempt  from 
Wednesday  p.m.  rhetoricals. 

The  grumbler  has  had  a  broad  field  for  labor 
during  the  past  few  weeks. 

We  predict  that  the  next  vacation  will  be  very 
disastrous  to  moustaches. 

The  strong  men  ought  to  revive  the  interest  in 
the  manly  art  of  boxing. 

Freshmen  have  not  yet  appeared  in  tall  hats 
and  canes.    Why  this  delay? 

Positively  only  two  more  appearances  of  the 
present  Orient  combination. 

The  man  is  to  be  put  out  who  uses  a  base-ball 
in  the  gymnasium  after  4  p.m. 


It  is  said  that  the  returning  Seniors  had  reasons 
for  coming  back  so  precipitously. 

Wish  some  other  Faculty  man  would  imitate  the 
President's  custom  of  entertaining. 

The  exercises  under  Mr.  Fisher  give  the  '83 
parliamentarians  a  chance  to  shine. 

Chase,  '83,  captains  the  university  crew  men 
during  the  absence  of  Capt.  Sweetser. 

Alexander,  '85,  sang  a  solo  at  a  recent  entertain- 
ment given  by  the  Unitarian  Society. 

Prof.  Campbell  contemplates  publishing  a  work 
on  the  Philosophy  of  the  Reformation. 

Reed,  '83,  has  closed  his  term  of  school  at  Ber- 
lin, N.  H.,  and  returned  to  his  studies. 

It  is  highly  appropriate  for  all  to  jubilate  over 
the  saccharine  singing  of  our  chapel  choir. 

Wentworth,  '85,  has  completed  a  term  of  school 
at  South  Thomaston  and  returned  to  college. 

This  picking  away  of  Bowdoin's  very  best  profes- 
sors by  other  colleges  is  getting  about  played. 

Ford,  '85,  has  been  elected  secretary  of  the 
Boating  Association  in  the  place  of  Webb,  absent. 

The  Little  Corinne  Company  exhibited  at  Le- 
mont  last  week.     Students  had  front  seats  as  usual. 

A  North  Appleton  Freshman  has  been  making 
an  undue  exhibition  of  cheek— he  had  the  mumps. 

Seniors  English  "Lits."  have  been  working  up 
the  case  between  Henry  II.  and  Thomas  a  Beck^t. 

North  Appleton  is  afflicted  with  a  Sophomore 
who  is  fitted  out  with  double  back-action  cast-iron 
lungs. 

It  is  said  that  the  contractors,  who  completed 
Memorial,  lost  money.  They  builded  better  than 
they  knew. 

The  stained  glass  windows  in  Memorial  have 
commenced  to  suffer  from  the  attacks  of  the  snow- 
ball flend. 

Brown,  '84,  and  Alexander,  '85,  have  been 
chosen  to  fill  vacancies  on  the  board  of  boating 
directors. 

Young,  the  tailor  of  Woodford's  Corner,  was  at 
No.  15  Maine,  last  Wednesday,  taking  orders  for 
Spring  suits. 

It  you  want  to  see  a  picture  of  green  and  yellow 
melancholy,  hunt  up  the  man  who  elected  Senior 
German  for  a  snap. 

'84  had  a  laugh  in  chemistry   the  other  day,  ■ 
over  the    Professor's    explanation    of   the    origin 
of  the  word  ammonia. 


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To  remove  certain  suspicions,  wo  here  state 
that  all  the  communications  in  our  last  number 
were  from  alumni. 

The  mere  mention  of  our  Prof  Packard's  name 
always  causes  a  burst  of  enthusiasm  at  the  reun- 
ions of  Bowdoin's  alumni. 

A  vigilance  committee  is  talked  of  to  attend  to 
the  men  who  practice  night  and  day  their  parts  in 
the  Wednesday  p.m.  rhetoricals. 

The  Senior  chemists  are  enthusiastic  over  the 
unrestrained  manner  in  which  they  are  allowed  to 
pursue  their  work  in  that  branch. 

The  Freshman  Pea-Nut  Association  holds  irreg- 
ular meetings  at  the  room  of  one  of  its  most  prom- 
ising members,  in  South  Appleton. 

It  would  be  interesting  to  know  exactly  how 
many  men  swore  off  smoking  on  New  Year's  and 
are  now  lighting  pipes  for  their  friends. 

Waterman,  J.  P.,  '84,  was  delegate  from  Bow- 
doiu  to  the  general  convention  of  the  New  England 
College  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  at  New  Haven,  last  week. 

A  statistician  tells  us  that  nineteen  of  the  lights 
that  adorned  Brunswick  society  last  year,  are  rev- 
eling in  "  green  fields  and  pastures  new  "  this  win- 
ter. 

Thornton,  formerly  of  '85,  has  ventured  to  creep 
back  to  Brunswick  and  enter  the  Medical  School. 
Now  why  should  he  court  martyrdom  in  this  man- 
ner? 

Next  lecture  in  the  B.  A.  course  will  be  delivered 
in  Memorial  on  the  evening  of  March  5th,  by  Prof. 
Wm.  Blaikie.  Subject—"  The  Rational  Education 
of  Our  Bodies." 

The  subject  of  money  has  been  discussed  by  the 
President  before  the  Seniors  in  a  series  of  some 
half  a  dozen  lectures.  He  leads  them  by  paths  to 
them  unknown. 

'Remembrances  of  bets  contracted  caused  trouble 
to  Seniors  and  Juniors  as  the  time  approached  for 
the  announcement  of  the  participants  in  tho  next 
public  exhibition. 

It  seems  likely  that  there  will  bo  a  number  of 
changes  in  tho  arrangement  of  tho  nine  this  com- 
ing season.  Waterman  will  probably  catch  \\'right; 
and  Knapp,  Cook. 

Class  officers  for  this  term  are:  for  the  Seniors, 
Prof.  Loo;  for  the  Juniors,  Prof.  Robinson;  for  the 
Sophomores,  Instructor  Little;  and  for  tho  Fresh- 
men, Instructor  Fisher. 


Brunswick  prices  current  indicate  a  sudden 
decline  in  the  cost  of  provisions.  This  was  readily 
explained  when  we  learned  that  the  "pie  biter" 
had  lost  his  ajipetite  for  a  few  days. 

One  '86  man  is  uncertain  whether  to  write  a  new 
code  of  ethics,  upon  graduation  ;  or  to  organize, 
upon  entirely  original  principles,  a  society  for  the 
prevention  and  detection  of  crime. 

One  man  is  disgusted  and  has  withdrawn  his 
support  from  the  Orient.  His  support,  however, 
consisted  in  borrowing  each  issue  from  a  friend  of 
his  chum,  and  so  the  Oeient  still  survives. 

Instructor  Little,  as  an  introduction  to  the 
study  of  Latin  literature  that  a  division  from  '85 
has  commenced,  is  giving  some  very  fine  lectures 
on  the  subject  of  early  Latin  productions. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  has  established  branches  at 
Cairo,  Beyrout,  Smyrna,  Damascus,  Jerusalem, 
Nazareth.  Calcutta,  Hong  fCong,  and  Yokohama, 
says  an  exchange.  We  would  add  also,  Bowdoin 
College. 

The  reading-room  manager  complains  that 
somebody  has  been  mean  enough  to  hook  a  maga- 
zine from  the  desk  in  that  favorite  resort.  He  adds 
that  it  will  probably  be  a  "  century  "  before  it  is 
returned. 

It  has  been  suggested  that,  as  a  fitting  ending 
for  the  B.  A.  course  of  lectures,  Prof.  Avery  be  re- 
quested to  deliver  his  lecture  on  "  the  Science  of 
Language "  and  the  correct  method  of  teaching 
that  branch. 

If  that  Freshman,  who  wasso  inspired  with  pro- 
found respect  for  '85  as  to  touch  his  hat  to  some 
of  her  members,  will  call  around  to  the  Orient 
otfice  with  the  cigars,  nothing  more  will  be  said  of 
the  matter. 

Sophomore  themes  were  due  last  week,  on 
"  The  true  end  of  a  college  course,"  "  Should  the 
prohibitory  amendment  bo  engrafted  into  the 
Constitution  of  Maine,"  and  "  Was  the  purchase  of 
Alaska  a  mistake? " 

The  new  organ  at  the  Orthodox  church  draws 
well.  It  has  been  unkindly  remarked  that  in  order 
to  thoroughly  evangelize  Brunswick,  some  attrac- 
tion should  bo  added  to  each  of  the  churches  as 
often  as  onco  a  week. 

A  lecture  was  given  by  Prof.  Carmichacl  before 
the  Society  of  Natural  History,  in  Portland,  ou 
Monday  evening.  Fob.  li),  on  tho  subject  of  the 
"  tirowth  of  Crystals."  The  subject  was  illustrated 
by  numerous  exprrinu'Uts. 


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Scene  at  the  rehearsal  of  the  cantata :  Senior 
(who  expects  a  topic  in  the  President's  quiz  next 
morning,  aside,  to  a  dainty  Brunswick  beauty) — "I'm 
very  anxious  to  get  up  to  college  ;  why  don't  they 
hurry  up  their  oblongata  anyway." 

The  following  Seniors  have  been  assigned  parts 
in  the  Senior  and  Junior  Exhibition  to  take  place 
at  the  close  of  this  term  :  Salutatory,  Stetson ; 
Enghsh  Orations,  Allen,  Bascom,  Files,  Kendall, 
Pettingill,  Russell,  and  Winter. 

There  is  a  much  larger  number  of  college  men 
among  the  Medics  this  year  than  usual.  Harvard, 
Brown,  Amherst,  Yale,  and  Dartmouth  have  repre- 
se  tatives,  while  nine  Bowdoin  graduates,  fouj- 
from  Bates,  and  three  from  Colby  appear  upon  the 
list. 

It  is  a  surprise  to  us  that  a  Prof,  who  has  had 
dealings  with  all  the  classes  in  college  should  in- 
quire for  a  Liddell  and  Scott's  Lexicon  at  any 
student's  room.  The  truth  is,  they  all  seem  to 
prefer  a  lexicon  arranged  with  reference  to  the 
text. 

The  alumni  wish  to  have  the  privilege  of  choos- 
ing a  part  of  the  members  of  the  Board  from 
among  their  own  numbers  at  their  meeting  on  Com- 
mencement week.  Such  a  custom,  they  claim; 
would  benefit  the  college,  aud  if  so,  it  should  by  all 
means  prevail. 

The  Seniors  used  the  morning  hours  during 
the  President's  absence  last  week  for  the  practical 
appHcatiou  of  parliamentary  law,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mr.  Fisher.  A  divorce  law,  the  women's 
suffrage  question,  and.  other  mighty  issues  were 
duly  mangled. 

Prof.  Chapman  was  present  and  took  a  promi- 
nent part  at  the  annual  gathering  of  the  Bowdoin 
alumni  of  Boston,  at  Young's  Hotel,  week  before 
last.  E.  U.  Curtis,  '82,  as  assistant  secretary,  ap- 
pears on  the  list  of  the  officers  of  this  association 
for  the  ensuing  year. 

Certain  musically  inclined  students  are  to  take 
part  in  an  entertainment,  consisting  of  selections 
from  "the  Hay-makers"  (cantata),  to  be  given  in 
Lemont  next  Monday  evening.  Miss  Pond,  a  music 
teacher  from  Portland,  originated  the  affair.  Take 
the  show  in  prepared  to  wood-up. 

Curtis,  '82,  of  last  year's  university  crew,  raised 
the  hopes  of  the  boating  men  wonderfully  by  his 
encouraging  remarks  at  the  special  meeting  of  the 
association  last  week.    He  stated  that  $200  might 


be  counted  upon  as  the  contribution  of  the  Boston 
alumni  toward  the  support  of  this  year's  crew. 

Rhetorical  exercises  this  afternoon  consisted  of 
original  parts  by  Austin,  Crowley,  and  Ru.ssell,  '83; 
and  selected  ones  by  Cobb  and  Clark,  '84,  and 
Dunham  aud  Eames,  '85.  Next  Wednesday,  Day, 
Holden,  and  Perkins,  '83,  Cothren  aud  Means,  '84, 
and  Norton  and  Chase,  '85,  will  hold  forth. 

In  elective  Greek  a  certain  Junior,  after  a 
somewhat  lengthy  effort  to  translate  an  expression, 
ends  with  "or  something  of  that  sort."  Prof. — 
"Not  exactly  that,  Mr.  S."  Jun.— "Well,  Prof., 
that's  as  well  as  I  can  express  it."  Prof — "  I 
haven't  the^east  doubt  of  it,  sir."  Junior  fainted, 
but  there  was  nothing  more  serious. 

There  was  a  large  attendance  on  the  hill  Feb. 
18th  to  listen  to  the  music  of  the  new  organ.  Several 
of  the  students  who  have  been  attending  other 
churches  were  present,  expecting  to  hear  some- 
thing nice  by  "the  gentleman  from  Boston,"  but 
were  disappointed.  Those  who  remained  after  the 
evening  service,  however,  realized  more  than  their 
expectations. 

An  item  has  been  going  the  rounds  of  the 
college  press  to  the  effect  that  our  Prof.  Packard 
is  the  oldest  active  college  Professor  in  the  United 
States,  or  perhaps  in  the  world.  We  rejoice  in 
the  fact  that  our  revered  Professor  is  very  active, 
but  wish  to  dispel  the  impress  that  class-room  or 
other  college  duties  are  still  obligatory  upon  him. 
Although  he  yet  labors  incessantly  for  the  interests 
of  Bowdoin,  he  was  placed  on  the  retired  list  with 
full  pay,  some  years  ago. 

Ever  since  the  Elder's  departure  South  Win- 
throp  has  maintained  her  well-earned  reputation 
for  musicians.  True  it  is  that  there  have  been  in- 
novations, but  judicious  innovations  lead  to  the 
high  road  to  success;  and  it  is  our  humble  opinion 
that  never,  within  our  knowledge,  has  her  musical 
standard  been  elevated  to  such  a  dizzy  height  as 
it  occupies  at  the  present  time.  To  those  who  are 
really  fond  of  c/ood  music  a  cordial  invitation  is  ex- 
tended to  "pass  a  season"  with  us,  and  share  the 
ethereal  transports  of  our  musicians'  commendable 
efibrts. 

In  the  course  of  a  recent  medical  lecture,  the 
Prof,  was  laboring  arduously  in  an  experiment 
with  the  friction  wheel.  The  class  was  well 
wrought  up  in  expectation  of  an  exceedingly  in- 
teresting result;  but  during  the  few  moments  of 
painful  suspense  which  naturally  attended  the  ex- 


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periment,  there  was  one  whole-souled  mortal  with 
extensive  wings  and  "good  understanding"  who 
did  not  allow  the  Prof.'s  flushed  face  to  escape  his 
notice.  Leaning  forward  eagerly  and  with  an 
expression  of  sympathy  clear  cut  upon  his  counte- 
nance, he  exclaimed  "  Let  me  turn  a  while  for  you, 
Professor ! "  The  Prof,  was  forced  to  smile,  hut 
thought  he  had  strength  enough  remaining  to  com- 
plete the  experiment. 

We  hear  with  much  concern  a  report  that  Prof. 
Camphell  is  likely  to  accept  his  call  to  the  Chair  of 
Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy  at  Dartmouth.  If 
he  does  so  we  shall  consider  it  one  of  the  greatest 
misfortunes  iu  the  way  of  losing  professors  that 
has  happened  to  us  for  many  years.  How  we  shall 
miss  our  scholarly  and  genial  Professor,  who  has 
won  so  high  a  position  at  Bowdoiu  in  the  short  pe- 
riod of  two  years  !  We  have  no  patience  with  the 
management  that  has  left  open  the  chance  for  such 
a  loss.  Had  Prof  Campbell  been  permanently  pro- 
moted last  Commencement,  it  is  fair  to  presume 
that  we  should  have  received  the  benefit  of  his  val- 
uable instruction  for  some  years  to  come.  As  it  is, 
the  Board,  if  they  have  the  true  interests  of  the 
college  at  heart,  will  assemble  at  once  and  raise 
him  to  the  full  Stone  Professorship  of  Intellectual 
and  Moral  Philosophy,  and  then  if  he  is  still  de- 
termined to  leave  Bowdoin,  we  will  mourn  and 
not  complain. 

The  following  was  contributed  by  the  Goat 
editor.  His  condition  is  considered  critical,  but 
we  have  hopes  of  his  ultimate  recovery. 

Piquant  and  graceful, 

Jaunty  and  tasteful, 
Up  through  the  Mall  trips  a  maiden  so  gay  ; 

With  dainty  French  gaiters 

She  charmingly  caters 
To  tlie  taste  of  the  boys  wlio  are  taken  that  way. 

Into  church  hustling, 

With  her  skirts  rustling, 
Oh!  how  the  students  dote  on  each  curl! 

While  she  is  singing 

They  are  all  grinning, 
Trying  to  flirt  with  the  new  box  shop  girl. 

This  damsel  so  merry 

Is  brown  as  a  herry, 
And  knows  how  to  wink  when  you  pass  on  the  street. 

Her  lips  are  so  ruby 

You,  like  a  great  booby, 
Oft  sip  of  the  nectar  so  bewitchingly  sweet. 

Tlien  stop  all  your  plugging 

And  tend  to  the  hugging 
Of  every  fair  box  shopper  that  comes  in  your  way  ; 

She's  somebody's  daisy, 

So  don't  bo  so  lazy 
'  As  to  let  her  lose  practice,  unless  she  says  nay. 


For  the  benefit  of  our  patrons  we  present  the 
following  table  of  local  styles  for  the  Spring  of  '83, 
compiled  from  our  leading  authorities  on  fashion  : 

Gents'  Shoes — Pointed  tips  and  worn  under  coat- 
tails  when  you  can't  pay  your  bills. 

Pantaloons — Extremely  tight— after  a  trip  to 
Bath. 

Brunswick  Beefsteak— Made  of  tough  material, 
plain,  without  trimmings. 

Beer — Stout,  and  trimmed  above  with  bead. 

Ladies'  Shoes— 'Large  sizes  most  fashionable. 

(N.  B. — This  is  a  lie,  but  we  put  it  in  for  the 
benefit  of  the  B.  G.'s.) 

Bills — Very  common,  cut  high  in  the  neck  and 
very  long. 

Sophomore  Plugs— Queen  Anne  style  revived, 
no  embellishments  in  the  way  of  dead-ripe  egg 
stains. 

C'j^raj-s— Drum-head  brand  probably  most  prev- 
alent. Two  slices  of  best  Chicago  beef  accompa- 
nying each  box. 


Editors  Bowdoin  Orient: 

Being  called  upon  at  a  dinner  some  time  since 
to  translate  the  opening  lines  of  the  Ars  Poetica, 
I  felt  instinctively  in  my  vest  pocket  for  some  aid 
to  memory,  and  found  the  following  reminiscence 
of  Sophomore  experience,  which  may,  perhaps, 
find  place  in  your  columns  iu  response  to  your 
courteous  invitation  that  you  may  hear  occasionally 
from  an  alumnus. 

A  human  head, 
To  which  a  )iainter  joins  a  dread- 
Ful  horse's  neck,  with  feathery  jnane, 
And  adds  from  his  diseased  brain 
Some  fabled  monster's  frame,  o'erwrought 
With  hideous  scales  \vcre  tbitlier  brought 
From  horny  beasts  (li;il  swim  the  flood 
Of  Acheron,  or  wad.'  tlic  mud 
That  borders  the  Tartarean  Styx; 
And  to  the  prodigy  affix 
A  slimy  climax  like  the  tall 
Of  the  authropophagic  whale 
That  swallowed  Jonah. 


PERSONAL. 


[Graduates  and  inuiergrartiiatcs  arc  earnestly  requested  to 
Bcnd  Personal  Items  to  the  Bowdoin  Oiuknt,  Brunswick.] 

The  following  additional  particulars  in  regard 
to  members  of'()2  have  been  rocei\e(l  from  H.  H. 
Burbank,  of  Saco : 

David  Ualo,  after  graduating,  road  law  and 
then  practiced  iu  Bridgton,  v>-hei'o  hard  work  and 
conlinement  brouglit  on  his  death  in  December,  73. 

W.  D.  Haley  served  for  a  time  in  the  army; 


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209 


admitted  to  Sagadahoc  Bar  in  '63;  but  was  for 
tlie  most  part  engaged  in  the  U.  S.  Revenue  and 
Customs  ofiSces  in  Bath.  He  died  in  January, 
1880,  after  sufi'ering  from  pulmonary  consumption. 

E.  A.  Harlow  entered  Bangor  Theological  Sem- 
inary and,  after  he  was  graduated,  preached  for 
some  time  in  Kansas.  He  has  since  preached  in 
Cape  Elizabeth. 

W.  L.  Haskell,  after  leaving  college,  taught  at 
Oak  Grove  Seminary,  Vassalboro ;  entered  the 
army,  serving  until  the  battle  of  Antietam,  when 
he  was  so  severely  wounded  as  to  cause  his  death  a 
few  days  later.  His  career  in  the  army  was 
remarkable,  being  unusually  brave  and  energetic. 

G.  P.  Hawes,  after  graduating,  received  the 
position  of  Professor  of  Ehetoric  in  Maryland  State 
College ;  studied  law  in  N.  T. ;  entered  the  army, 
being  Lieut.  Col.  on  Gen.  Emory's  staff;  was 
admitted  to  practice  in  New  York  in  1866;  in 
1879  was  elected  Judge  of  Marine  Court,  receiving  a 
salary  of  $10,000  per  annum.  In  1876  he  published 
"Hawes  on  Assignments." 

Augustine  Jones  taught  at  Foxcroft  and  at  Oak 
Grove  Seminary ;  read  law  with  Gov.  Andrews  in 
Boston,  and  also  at  Harvard ;  practiced  for  a  time 
in  Bo-ston ;  since  1879,  he  has  filled  the  position  of 
principal  of  Friends'  Boarding  School  in  Provi- 
dence. 

F.  A.  Kendall  entered  the  army,  serving  through 
the  war ;  received  his  commission  as  Capt. ;  was 
Prof,  of  Military  Science  and  Tactics  in  Brooks 
Academy,  Cleveland;  Col.  and  A.  D.  C.  to  Gov. 
Young,  of  Ohio,  in  m,  and  to  Gov.  Bishop  in  1878 
and  1879. 

L.  K.  Leavitt  taught  for  twelve  years  when  his 
failing  health  forced  him  to  change  his  profession; 
out-door  exercise  has  in  a  large  measure  restored 
his  health,  and  he  now  resides-  at  West  Sandwich, 
Mass. 

B.  K.  Lovatt  read  law  with  Hon.  Nebemiah 
Abbot,  of  Belfast,  and  at  Harvard  Law  School ; 
was  admitted  to  practice  in  1862,  and  has  since 
lived  in  Fall  River. 

E.  E.  Mayo  taught  school  and  read  law  in 
Dover,  N.  H.;  served  in  the  army ;  has  since  prac- 
ticed in  Eldred,  Pa. 

C.  S.  McCobb  served  in  the  army;  was  for  some 
time  a  prisoner  in  Richmond ;  at  Gettysburg  he 
was  shot  through  the  lungs  and  died  a  few  hours 
later. 

J.  N.  Metcalf  studied  medicine  at  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  and  at  University  of  Pennsylvania;  practic- 
ing in  Garrettsburg,  Tenn. 


C.  E.  Morrill,  since  graduation,  has  been  engag- 
ed in  manufacture  of  leather  at  Westbrook  and  at 
Deeriug.  He  was  a  member  of  the  State  Legislat- 
ure in  '76. 

J.  W.  North  studied  medicine  at  Augusta  and 
Portland,  and  at  Maine  Medical  School ;  served  as 
surgeon  in  the  army ;  practiced  in  various  places 
until  1875;  has  since  carried  on  a  dairy  farm  in 
Augusta  ;  has  held  .several  city  offlces. 

Winthrop  Norton  opened  a  high  school  in  Ster- 
ling, Texas ;  was  forced  to  join  the  rebel  army ; 
was  killed  at  Chickamauga. 

A.  W.  Oliver  read  law  in  Bath ;  went  to  San 
Francisco,  spending  a  short  time  in  mining;  was 
appointed  Probate  Judge  of  Humboldt  Co.,  Neva- 
da in  1861  ;  has  since  taught  school  at  Gilroy. 

C.  P.  Penney  studied  divinity  at  New  Hampton, 
N.  H.;  has  been  pastor  of  the  Free  Baptist  church 
in  Augusta  since  1862;  has  been  chaplain  of  the 
Insane  Asylum  and  of  tlje  State  Legislature. 

C.S.Perkins  studied  divinity  at  Bangor;  and 
has  preached  since  he  graduated  at  Bangor,  as  a 
Free  Baptist  minister  at  Providence,  Portland,  and 
Boston. 

'64.— C.  A.  Robbins  was  married  February  8th, 
to  Miss  Henrietta  S.  Dermont  of  Summit,  N.  J. 

'72. — G.  M.  Seiders,  of  Portland,  has  been  ap- 
pointed on  the  Commission  of  Alabama  Claims. 


CIxIPPIHGS. 


Fearfully  and  wonderfully  made — an  unmarried 
lady  forty  years  o\A.—Ex. 

"Yes,"  said  Jack  to  his  chum,  "it  was  so  quiet 
in  my  room  last  night  that  I  heard  the  bed  tick.' 
Fact.— JS'j^. 

For  some  inscrutable  reason  they  call  the  Har- 
vard campus  "The  Yard."  Perhaps  it  is  because 
it  is  three  times  as  large  as  a  Harvard  student's  foot. 
— Argonaut. 

The  man  who  sat  down  on  a  buzz  saw  the  other 
day  is  now  convinced  that  something  besides  des- 
tiny shapes  our  ends.—  Ex. 

A  bald-headed  man,  who  has  heard  that  the 
hairs  of  a  man's  head  are  numbered,  wants  to  know 
if  there  is  not  some  place  where  he  can  obtain  the 
back  numbers.— -Ex. 

Student  translates:  "And  you  shall  eat  your- 
self full  for  once  in  your  life."  Professor— "  What 
does  '  full '  modify  i "  Student  hesitating,  the 
Professor  continues  impatiently — "Come,  come, 
who  is  full?"  Student — "Yourself"  Music  by 
the  hand.— Cornell  Sim. 

"  What  makes  you  look  so  solemn  ?  "  said  Soph, 
to  a  Freshman  whom  he  had  just  thrown  at  the 
ball  game.  "  The  force  of  gravity,"  replied  the 
latter  as  he  whisked  himself  oS.— Occident. 


210 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


EDITORS'   TABLE. 


"  Now  is  that  melancholy  time,  the  saddest  of 
the  year,"  when  ye  editor  racks  his  weary  brain  for 
a  subject  and  wildly  goeth  about  seeking  whomso- 
ever he  may  devour.  Athletics  are  a  little  out  of 
season,  unless,  like  some  of  our  E.  C.'s,  he  be  fort- 
unate enough  to  have  a  dispute  about  a  last  year's 
boat-race  or  the  foot-ball  championship,  a  never- 
failing  stimulus  to  his  wrath;  "the  prospects  of 
our  nine  "  have  been  warily  discussed ;  the  condi- 
tion of  the  walks  is  rather  an  uncertain  topic,  for, 
in  this  glorious  climate,  facetious  remarks  on  run- 
ning a  ferry-boat  between  the  recitation  rooms  fal| 
rather  flat,  when  the  paper  comes  out  the  next  day 
and  finds  everything  frozen  up  as  solid  as  a  literary 
article  on  Thomas  Jefferson ;  in  vain  has  it  been 
argued  that  compulsory  attendance  at  chapel  is  the 
root  of  all  evil;  the  weather  racket  has  been  worked 
for  all  it  is  worth  ;  and  now,  in  despair,  the  weary 
editor  turns  to  his  old  friend  who  has  never  failed, 
who  will  sufier  all  kinds  of  abuse  and  always  come 
up  smiling — the  marlang  system.  Like  Harlequin 
in  the  pantomime,  it  assumes  all  manner  of  shapes 
and  forms,  now  a  policeman,  now  a  donkey,  ever 
changing,  invisible,  intangible,  it  skilfully  eludes 
our  grasp.  To  some  of  us  it  is  a  god  before  whom 
we  bow  in  submission,  if  not  adoration  ;  to  others  a 
loathsome  viper  to  be  spurned  beneath  our  feet. 
One  instructor,  by  carefully  marking  every  recita- 
tion, rigidly  adheres  to  its  laws;  another,  who 
"knows  about  what  every  man  in  the  class  is 
doing,"  strikes  a  fair  (?)  estimate  at  the  end  of  the 
term ;  and  finally  the  successful  student  is  borne 
aloft  on  the  grand  average,  computed,  no  one  knows 
when  or  how,  to  the  Commencement  platform, 
where  he  poses  in  the  eyes  of  admiring  friends  as 
the  head  of  the  class,  while  his  classmates  below 
look  upon  him  as  an  usurper,  and  bitterly  think  of 
their  college  course  as  a  failure.  Such,  our  ex- 
changes would  have  us  believe,  are  the  evils'  of  the 
marking  system— a  system  which  often  determines 
the  moral,  as  well  as  the  intellectual  standing  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Faculty,  where  it  is  clearly  apparent 
to  an  instructor  that  the  student  who  dresses  well, 
smokes  good  cigars,  and  is  known  to  frequent  the 
billiard  hall,  cannot  by  any  possibility  make  a  per- 
fect recitation  nor  do  good  college  work.  Shall  a 
student  be  judged  by  what  ho  does  or  by  what  (the 
instructor  thinks)  he  deserves? 

Amherst  was  the  first  college   to   break  away 


from  this  thralldom,  and  the  "Amherst  system" 
has  excited  much  discussion.  The  reform,  as  we 
learn  from  the  Studoit,  consisted  in  "  the  abolition 
of  terra  examinations,  of  marks  on  the  scale  of  one 
hundred,  and  of  the  valedictory  "  (which,  as  indica- 
tive of  rank,  corresponds  to  our  salutatory).  There 
has  been  substituted  a  marking  system  on  a  scale 
of  five,  which  indicates,  not  the  i-elative  standing 
in  the  class,  l)ut  the  amount  of  work  actually  done 
and  advancement  made  in  any  branch.  And  the 
diplomas  are  graded,  ranging  from  snmma  cum 
hiiide  to  rite. 

At  Cornell,  where  the  prize  and  honor  system  is 
in  full  swing,  the  Era  thus  argues  the  moral  side  of 
the  question : 

"  Here,  as  in  the  other  system  against  which  protest  is 
being  made,  a  wrong  conception  of  the  true  motives  of 
action  in  any  given  case,  is  entertained.  It  is  assumed  as 
a  fundamental  axiom  that  students  will  do  the  best  and 
most  satisfactory  work  under  the  impulse  of  a  desire  for 
marked  distinction.  But  even  conceding  that  they  will 
do  better  and  more  thorough  work  while  under  the  efJfect 
of  such  a  stimulus,  it  is  still  a  question  whether  the  evils 
do  not  overbalance  the  favorable  results  attained.  Besides 
the  undesirable  results  already  pointed  out  there  still  re- 
mains to  be  considered  this  question  of  motive.  Under 
the  prize  system  the  average  student  will  make  the  prize 
the  end,  and  rest  content  with  that.  He  forgets  the  true 
ends  of  scholarship,  and  prostitutes  his  powers  to  the  at- 
tainment of  a  temporary  notorietj'.  It  cannot  be  denied 
that  there  are  noble  exceptions  to  this  statement,  but  the 
rule  is  only  too  general.  If  it  be  conceded  that  the  end  is 
not  a  wholly  worthy  one,  if  to  attain  it  some  cherished 
principle  must  be  violated,  then  there  is  an  argument 
against  the  competition." 

The  Braiioiiifoi,  speaking  of  a  communication 
that  it  published  some  weeks  ago,  says :  "  The 
prime  defect  of  the  system  was  well  stated  by  the 
author  in  the  following  sentence,  'Any  system  which 
hires  the  individual  to  do  what  is  for  his  highest 
welfare,  blinds  him  to  the  important  fact  that  truth 
should  be  soLigbt  for  its  own  sake.'"  And  that 
some  of  the  professors  are  not  strict  devotees,  is 
shown  by  the  followiijg  from  the  Hnrrard  Herald  : 

"  The  recent  emphatic  condemnation  passed  upon  the 
marking  system  by  two  of  Harvard's  most  successful  and 
experienced  professors,  shows  pretty  clearly  the  drift  of 
that  opinion  in  the  matter  is  taking  among  progressive 
educators,  and  is  especially  interesting  as  indicating- the 
probable  views  of  the  Harvard  Faculty  in  general  as  to 
the  system.  .  .  .  That  a  system  of  ranking  and  of  exam- 
ination so  stuffed  with  evil  as  the  present  one,  and  so  uni- 
versally coudomnod  by  both  Faculty  and  students,  must 
soon  be  done  away  with  is  tolerably  evident." 

In  such  manner  does  the  editor  disport  himself 
with  reference  to  the  marking  system,  usually  in 
vain.    It  is  like  spari'ing  with  a  door;  it  don't  seem 


BOWDOIN- ORIENT. 


211 


to  hurt  the  door  any,  although  it  may  your  knuck- 
les.    Perhaps  some  of  us  subniit  to  the  tyrant  from 
the  fear  that  we  may  jump  from  the  frying-pan  into 
the  fire,  or  perhaps  we  have  been  slaves  so  long  that 
we   are   utterly   incapable  of  striking  a  blow  for 
freedom.     At  any  rate  our  exchanges  appear  de- 
termined to  keep  the  subject  in  agitation,  and  what 
has  been  written  on  it  in  the  last  few  years  would 
fill  a  volume  of  no  mean  size.     But  of  all  arguments 
and  authorities  brought  to  bear  upon  tliis  vexed 
question,  the   most  remarkable  is  that  of  a  corre- 
spondent of  the  Rutgers  Targum,  who  quotes  Cow- 
per.     To  think  that  any  poet  could  have  derived 
inspiration  from  a  thing  so  utterly  unpoetical,  not 
to  say  repulsive,  as  the  marking  system  !   However, 
if  Matthew  Arnold  be  right  in  saying  that  "poetry 
is  nothing  less  than  the   most   perfect  speech  of 
man,  that  in  which  he  comes  nearest  to  being  able 
to  utter  the  truth,"  it  may  not  be  amiss  to  subjoin 
this  quotation  from  one  of  England's  greatest  poets  : 
The  spirit  of  that  competition  burns 
With  all  varieties  of  ill  by  turns. 
Each  vainly  magnifies  his  own  success, 
Resents  his  fellows,  wishes  it  were  less, 
Exults  in  his  miscarriage  if  he  fail. 
Deems  his  reward  too  great  if  he  prevail. 
And  labors  to  surpass  him  day  and  night. 
Less  for  improvement  than  to  tickle  spite. 
The  spur  is  powerful,  and  I  grant  its  force. 
It  pricks  the  genius  forward  in  its  course, 
Allows  short  time  for  play  and  none  tor  sloth. 
And  left  alike  by  each,  advances  both. 
But  judge,  where  so  much  byW  enterrenes. 
The  end,  though  plausible,  not  worth  the  means. 
Weigh ,  lor  a  moment,  classical  desert 
Against  a  heart  depraved  and  temper  hurt. 
Hurt,  too,  perhaps  for  life,  for  early  wrong 
Done  to  tlie  noble  part  effects  it  long  ; 
And  you  are  staunch.  Indeed,  in  learning's  cause, 
If  you  can  crown  a  discipline  that  draws 
Such  mischiefs  after  it,  with  much  applause. 

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Requirements  for  Admission. 

Applicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the 
following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion are  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
G-eorgics,  and  six  books  of  the  JSneid ;  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Greek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar;  Xenophon's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books ;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 
Ancient  Geography. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,   including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,  Interest,  Square  Root 
and  the  Metric  System ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Real  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.    All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Metiiod  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  be  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  raorabcrs  of  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  vi'hich  eacli  candidate  has  actually  spent  in 
attendance  upon  tlie  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  admis- 
sion to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  be 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  will  bo  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topics  on  which  lie  will  bo  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  held  for  the  puri)oso,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  final  examination,  as  ho  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  he  set  on  the  topics  furnished,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  the  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table  : 

required — FOUR  HOURS  A  'WEEK;. 

Latin,  six  terms. 

Greek,  six  terms. 

Mathematics,  six  terms. 

Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 

Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 

History,  two  terms. 

Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 

Chemistry  and  ^lineralogy,  three  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,    Evidences   of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

electives — FOUR   HOURS   A   ■WEEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 

Latin,  two  terms. 

Greek,  two  terms. 

Natural  History,  three  terms. 

Physics,  one  term. 

Chemistry,  two  terras. 

Science  of  Language,  one  terra. 

English  Literature,  two  terms. 

German,  two  terms. 

History  of  Pliilosophy,  two  terms. 

International   Law  and   Military    Science,    two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  oxponsos  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  $25.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  $110. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  materially 
lesson  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MARCH  14,  1883. 


No.  16. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVERY   ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY,   DURING   THE 
COLLEGIATE   YEAR,   BY  THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
Arthur  J.  Russell, '83,  Managing  Editor. 
Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83.  Oliver  W.  Means,  '84. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83.      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Charles  H.  Stetson, '83.         Charles  B.  Satward,'84. 
W.  Brooks  K.  Pettingill,  '83. 

Terms — S2.00  a  year  in  advance  ;  single  copies,  15  cents. 

Remittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor.  Communications 
in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to  the  Managing  Editor. 

Students  and  Alumni  of  the  collefie  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer's  real  name. 

Entered  at  the  Post  Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 
Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  I^ewiston,  Me. 

CONTENTS. 
Tol.  XII.,  Ko.  16.— March  14,  1883. 

Editorial  Notes 213 

Communications 215 

College  Items 218 

Personal 222 

Clippings  223 

Editors'  Table 224 

EDITORIAL   NOTES. 


Although  Bowdoin  is  so  far  "down  East" 
that  we  cannot,  or  do  not,  take  part  in  the 
matters  that  are  stirring  the  minds  of  our 
sister  colleges,  yet  we  take  pleasure  in  listen- 
ing to  the  distant  echo  of  college  affairs 
which  we  hear  in  the  columns  of  our  ex- 
changes. Harvard  and  Yale  have  been  car- 
rying on  a  lively  war  of  words  over  the  next 
regatta.  The  correspondence  has  the  general 
smack  of  a  mighty  state  affair,  carried  on 
between  two  hostile  powers,  to  which  the 
civilized  world  is  turning  its  whole  atten- 
tion.    TJie  Amherst  Faculty  meanwhile  have 


voted  that,  considering  the  cost,  discourage- 
ment to  study,  and  bad  influences  to  which 
their  students  were  subjected  by  being  thrown 
in  contact  with  other  colleges,  Amherst  should, 
after  this  year,  take  part  in  no  inter-collegiate 
contests  of  any  kind.  At  which  a  mighty 
cry  of  indignation  1ms  arisen  among  the  stu- 
dents, who  are  preparing  a  petition  which 
will,  it  is  said,  be  signed  by  every  student  in 
college,  asking  the  Faculty  to  reverse  their 
decision  and  allow  them  to  be  beaten  by  other 
colleges  as  of  yore.  There  are  efforts  being 
made  at  Brown  and  Columbia  to  persuade 
them  to  open  their  doors  to  women,  and  the 
whole  subject  of  co-education  is  being  raked 
over  and  the  old  arguments  pro  and  con  ven- 
tilated. 

The  whole  gymnasium  question  has  re- 
cently received  a  practical  shaking  up  by  a 
statement  of  the  President,  viz.,  that  he 
thought  there  was  no  doubt  that  the 
matter  would  be  taken  in  hand  and  a  gymna- 
sium erected  this  summer.  Quite  an  amount 
of  money  is  subscribed  for  this  purpose  now 
and  the  rest  will  be  forthcoming.  The  col- 
lege is  to  be  congratulated  if  she  secures,  as 
she  doubtless  will,  so  desirable  a  building. 
It  is  to  be  hoped  that  bath-rooms  and  other 
necessities  will  be  provided.  Notwithstand- 
ing the  departure  of  the  drill  we  hope  tliat 
attendance  at  the  gymnasium  will  be  compul- 
sory, and  good  instruction  will  be  given  as 
was  given  formerly  by  Mr.  Robinson  in  the 
base  of  Memorial  Hall. 


We  spoke  a  while  ago  of  the  disgraceful 
state  of  the  paintings  in  the  Bowdoin  Art  Col- 
lection, which  is  now  situated  in  the  garret  of 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


the  chapel.  And  we  cannot  resist  speaking 
again  against  this  dustj',  leakj'  room  which 
holds  one  of  the  greatest  treasures  of  the  col- 
lege. Our  hearts  were  made  glad,  not  long 
ago,  by  a  report,  well  authenticated,  too,  that 
there  was  a  strong  movement  on  foot  to  erect 
here  a  one-story  art  gallery,  with  the  light 
falling  on  the  paintings  from  above,  and  the 
building  warmed  by  fire-places  at  each  end  to 
prevent  injuring  the  paintings  by  coal-dust  or 
gas.  The  report  is  so  good  that  we  can  hardly 
believe  it  to  be  true ;  but  at  any  rate  the 
present  position  of  the  paintings  ought  to  be 
a  trumpet  call  to  immediate  and  stirring  action 
on  the  part  of  the  authorities. 


One  of  the  great  needs  of  -the  library  is  a 
good  catalogue.  The  one  now  in  use  is  torn 
and  dog-eared  by  much  use,  and  in  a  year  or 
two  will  be  unfit  for  use,  and  the  location  of 
many  books  will  be  lost.  Those  who  have 
had  anything  to  do  with  the  library  know  the 
difficulty  of  finding  a  book  whose  location 
has  been  changed  or  lost.  The  card  catalogue 
began  by  Prof.  Johnson,  a  year  or  two  ago,  is 
now  being  continued  by  Prof.  Chapman,  but 
there  is  so  much  regular  work  to  do  in  the 
library  that  it  necessarily  progresses  very 
slowly.  We  wished  to  call  attention  to  the 
matter  here  to  see  if  the  Boards  could  not  be 
stirred  up  into  appropriating  a  sufficient  sum 
to  make  a  good  catalogue  at  once.  ,  Or  if  it 
is  hopeless  to  expect  anything  from  tlie  Boards 
to  call  the  attention  of  some  of  the  alumni  to 
this  need.  As  it  is  now,  the  books  in  the 
society  libraries,  uncatalogued  as  they  are, 
are  very  liable  to  be  lost  and  no  one  is  frlie 
wiser  for  it. 


Some  of  those  wlio  play  on  musical  in- 
struments all  day  have  been  complaining 
that  their  slumbers  have  been  disturbed  by 
those  who  indulge  themselves  in  the  pleasure 
of  promiscuous  yelling  in  the  middle  of  the 


night.  Each  of  these  parties  has  some  jus- 
tice on  its  side.  In  the  day-time,  strange  as 
it  may  seem,  some  of  us  want  to  study  or 
read  without  being  driven  to  the  verge  of 
madness  bj'  various  instruments,  from  a  jew's- 
harp  to  an  organ.  On  the  other  hand  it  is 
quite  desirable  that  a  few  hours  of  the  night 
be  devoted  to  sleep  without  being  disturbed 
by  the  war-whoojD  of  the  midnight  train  fiend. 
We  sympathize  with  both  parties  in  their 
complaints,  for  we  are  sufferers  from  both 
evils.  We  suggest  that  both  sides  shake  and 
swear  off. 


On  our  appeal  to  one  of  the  students,  a 
few  days  ago,  for  some  material  for  the  Ori- 
ent, he  remarked  that  it  was  the  business  of 
the  editors  to  provide  that.  While  we  do 
not  complain  of  the  support  the  Orient  has 
received  financially,  yet  we  must  confess  we 
do  not  receive  that  support  we  should  like  in 
the  way  of  opinions  and  articles.  It  is  not 
the  business  of  the  editors  to  manufacture 
college  opinions  and  sentiments,  but  to  voice 
them.  To  be  sure  for  the  last  few  weeks  we 
have  had  our  columns  filled  with  articles 
called  forth  by  the  recent  excitement  which, 
whatever  else  can  be  said  about  it,  was  a 
boon  to  the  editors.  But  before  this  time  we 
have  distinct  recollections  of  having  to  brace 
to  fill  out  the  number  of  columns  which 
should  have  contained  articles  from  under- 
graduates not  connected  with  the  paper. 


One  of  the  pleasantest  features  about 
college  life  is  the  tastily  decorated  rooms  we 
have  nowadays  in  contrast  with  the  bare,  un- 
furnished rooms  of  half  a  century  ago.  A 
recent  correspondent  to  the  Orient  speaks 
of  the  "cozy  interiors — seen  through  narcotic 
smoke  wreaths — with  their  groups  of  nick- 
named chums,"  and  with  these  few  words 
brings  up  a  picture  dear  to  the  heart  of  every 
Bowdoin  boy.     No  doubt  pleasant  surround- 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


215 


ings  have  a  great  deal  to  do  with  the  charac- 
ter of  a  person,  and  it  is  almost  a  duty  to 
make  our  surroundings  as  cozy  and  comfort- 
able as  possible.  We  see  by  one  of  our  ex- 
changes that  the  President  of  Union  College 
has  offered  a  prize  to  the  student  having  the 
most  tastily  decorated  room.  Hardly  a  fair 
offer  at  first  sight,  considering  how  much 
longer  purses  some  of  the  boys  have  than 
others.  Yet  the  general  effect  will  doubtless 
be  to  make  all  try  to  obtain  well-furnished, 
comfortable  rooms. 


One  of  the  pleasant  features  of  the  study 
of  the  history  of  philosophy,  which  the  Seniors 
are  taking  under  Prof.  Campbell,  is  the  course 
of  reading  required  in  connection  with  the 
lectures.  All  the  literature  upon  the  subject 
is  named,  and  each  one  is  given  his  choice  of 
an  author  or  an  article  on  which  at  least  two 
hours'  reading,  and  an  abstract  of  the  amount 
read,  are  required.  The  advantage  of  this 
system  is  at  once  seen.  One  gets  a  broad 
view  of  the  subject  and  the  results  of  the 
criticism  of  the  best  minds,  and  a  knowledge 
of  the  literature  of  the  subject  which  is  of 
no  small  importance. 


During  the  recent  icy  season  one  of  the 
pleasantest  diversions  of  the  hard-hearted 
is  to  reach  a  place  of  safety  and  watch  the 
struggles  of  their  less  fortunate  brethren. 
There  is  a  singular  feeling  of  felicity  in  watch- 
ing a  fellow  balance  himself  over  a  dangerous 
place  with  a  pail  of  water  in  one  hand  and  a 
pitcher  in  the  other,  and  in  speculating  on  his 
chances.  Nothing  either  puts  a  person  in 
greater  harmonj'  of  mind  than  to  stand  se- 
curely on  the  steps  of  Memorial  Hall  and 
watch  a  person  start  from  North  Appleton 
just  about  as  it  is  time  for  the  second  alarm 
to  ring.  The  sympathy  of  the  bystanders  is 
well  expressed  by  a  vigorous  yell  of  encour- 
agement given  to  the  unhappy  one  bouncing 


from  one  side  of  the  icy  path  to  the  other. 
We  have  often  laid  ourselves  the  cigars  on 
the  results  of  these  dashes  and  won  them 
every  time. 


COMMUNICATIONS. 


To  the  Editors  of  the  Orient  : 

In  your  issue  of  February  14th  there  ap- 
peared three  communications,  to  which,  I 
cannot  help  thinking,  every  true  friend  of 
Bowdoin  will  regret  that  you  gave  the  weight 
and  sanction  of  your  columns,  and  the  in- 
justice of  which  is  so  evident  that  it  is  not 
easy  to  imagine  the  purpose  for  which  they 
were  written.  The  writers  would  probably 
resent  with  indignation  the  charge  that  they 
had  written  with  the  deliberate  purpose  of 
injuring  their  Alma  Mater.  If  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege is  as  bad  as  they  represent  it,  the  fact 
ought  to  be  known  that  it  may  be  shunned. 
I  would  not  for  a  moment  conceal  its  faults. 
But  from  their  standpoint,  censuring  the  Fac- 
ulty for,  as  they  say,  "  furnishing  the  news- 
papers with  sensational  paragraphs  with  which 
to  shock  the  prosaic  minds  of  our  elders," 
can  anything  be  more  inconsistent  than  their 
articles  ?  And  if  their  desire  be  to  promote 
the  honor,  good  name,  and  consequent  growth 
of  their  Alma  Mater,  will  they  please  tell  us 
how  they  propose  to  bring  it  to  pass,  if  the 
statements  they  make  be  accepted  by  the 
public  as  true  ? 

One  writer  truly  says  :  "  Into  the  care  of 
the  Faculty  more  than  to  any  other  body  of 
men  are  the  fortune  and  good  name  of  the 
college  intrusted."  Do  they  expect  to  at- 
tract students  to  Bowdoin  by  representing 
the  Faculty  as  composed  of  men  who  "  set 
examples  of  very  doubtful  honesty,"  or  "  de- 
prive innocent  students  of  a  chance  to  get  an 
education,"  or  whose  "  moral  aspect  shows 
atrophy" — (whatever  that  may  mean), — or 
"  who  generally  side  against  the  students," 


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and  "  advise,"  by  implication,  "  parents  not  to 
send  their  sons  to  Bowdoiii?"  These  are 
serious  charges,  and  if  made  over  their  own 
names  by  men  accustomed  to  weigh  their 
words,  men  of  character  and  reputation  would 
forever  blast  the  college.  People  are  realiz- 
ing more  than  ever  before  the  importance  of 
moral  education,  and  will  not  send  their  sons 
to  college  where  the  Faculty — the  inspiring, 
vital  force — is  guilty  of  such  moral  turpitude 
as  your  correspondents  paint  the  Faculty  of 
Bowdoin.  It  is  a  matter  of  regret  that  they 
did  not  afSx  their  names  to  tlieir  articles  that 
we  might  know  liow  much  weight  their  own 
reputation  for  fairness  and  good  judgment 
would  add  to  their  charges. 

As  the  moral  and  intellectual  atmosphere 
of  a  family  is  fairly  judged  by  the  speech  and 
manners  of  the  children,  so  may  the  merits  of 
a  college  be  judged  by  the  fairness  and  man- 
liness of  its  graduates.  And  it  is  just  here 
that  one  finds  himself  embarrassed  in  trying 
to  show  the  fair  and  true  side  of  Bowdoin's 
shield,  by  these  articles  coming  from  young 
men  claiming  to  represent  "  many  of  the  re- 
cent graduates,"  and  containing  statements 
so  unjust  that  one  might  be  pardoned  in  think- 
ing that  some  envious  critic,  graduate  of 
some  less  favored  college,  or  more  likely  not 
a  graduate  at  all,  had  imposed  upon  your  ed- 
itorial good-nature. 

I  want  to  give  as  fairly  as  I  can  the  opin- 
ions of  Bowdoin  expressed  by  the  better,  and, 
by  far,  the  larger  class  of  her  graduates  as  I 
know  them;  the  opinions  of  men  who  judge 
their  Alma  Mater  not  with  boyish  jDrejudices, 
but  witii  reason  guided  by  an  actual  knowl- 
edge of  what  she  is  doing  in  common  with 
other  colleges. 

I  need  not  mention  Bowdoin's  roll  of 
honor  ;  her  friends  and  critics  alike  know  that 
by  heart.  She  does  not  need  to  repeat  their 
names  "  to  conjure  with."  The  Bowdoin  of 
to-day  can  stand  up  proudly  among  her  sister 
colleges  relying  alone  upon  present  merit.     It 


is  a  fact,  though  not  generally  known,  that 
onl}'  three  colleges  in  New  England  offer  a 
more  extensive  course  of  study  than  Bowdoin, 
and  none  offers  a  course  better  adapted  to 
fit  the  student  for  life, — Harvard,  Yale,  and 
Boston  University  doubtless  furnishing  bet- 
ter facilities  for  students  desiring  special 
courses. 

As  to  tlie  Faculty  let  me  repeat  a  state- 
ment made  to  me  not  many  months  ago  by  a 
gentleman,  himself  a  Bowdoin  graduate  of 
some  distinction,  of  extensive  acquaintance 
and  personally  acquainted  with  nearly  all  the 
Facult}'.  He  said  in  substance:  "I  believe 
there  is  no  college  in  New  England  honored 
hy  a  Faculty  more  industrious,  more  earnestly 
devoted  to  the  best  interests  of  the  young 
men  intrusted  to  its  care,  of  higher  personal 
worth  and  of  broader  scholarship  than  that 
which  has  held  for  the  past  ten  years  and  to- 
day holds  as  a  sacred  trust  the  fair  name  and 
fame  of  Bowdoin  in  its  hands.  And  I  do 
know  that  much  more  and  better  work  is 
done  now  than  at  any  other  time  during  the 
past  twent}^  years."  This  is  high  praise,  but 
I  know  that  many  of  Bowdoin's  recent  grad- 
uates believe  it  true  and  just.  If  it  be  too 
high,  all  I  can  say  is : 

"Yet  better  the  excess 
Tlian  the  defect ;  better  the  more  than  less." 

In  spite  of  every  assertion  to  the  contrary, 
from  whatever  source — from  false  friends  or 
envious  foes — daily  papers  or  Orient  locals 
— there  cannot  be  found  inside  of  college 
walls  a  more  industrious,  earnest,  high-minded 
class  of  young  men  than  the  great  body  of 
Bowdoiii  students,  both  now  and  for  the  past 
ten  years.  Quite  an  extensive  acquaintance 
with  students  of  other  colleges  justifies  the 
writer  in  making  this  statement,  and  he  mod- 
estly a.sks  leave  to  claim  unusually  good  op- 
portunities for  forming  his  opinion  of  the 
Bowdoin  Faculty  and  students,  remaining  as 
he  did  in  Brunswick  three  years  after  gradu- 
ation, and  his  work  being  of  that  kind  that 


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217 


he  was  brought  mto  more  or  less  intimate  re- 
lations with  some  members  of  the  Faculty, 
especially  those  serving  on  the  Brunswick 
School  Committee,  and  with  many  of  the 
students. 

Now  how  does  it  happen  that  Bowdoin, 
with  a  Faculty  and  class  of  students  as  rep- 
resented above,  has  acquired  an  unenviable 
reputation  in  some  quarters?  Among  the 
causes  of  lesser  importance  I  think  we  can 
place  denominational  and  political  prejudice, 
and  the  jealousy  of  younger  colleges  which 
in  the  struggle  for  existence  have  not  always, 
I  regret  to  say,  shown  towards  Bowdoin  that 
kindliness  and  fairness  in  their  criticisms  that 
we  have  been  taught  to  suppose  characterizes 
those  who  spend  their  lives  in  communion 
with  the  thoughts  of  the  great  and  good. 
But  Bowdoin's  worst  enemies  have  been  a 
very  few  of  her  own  students.  In  every  col- 
lege there  is  a  rowdy  element,  and  Bowdoin 
is  no  exception,  yet,  as  far  as  I  can  see,  since 
the  drill  rebellion  she  has  had  no  more 
breaches  of  discipline  than  the  other  colleges 
in  Maine,  the  difference  being  solely  in  the 
prominence  given  to  them  by  her  enemies 
and  indiscreet  friends.  Among  the  latter  I 
fear  the  various  Orient  Boards  have  many 
sins  to  answer  for,  especially  in  the  local 
column.  A  college  paper  cannot  be  too  care- 
ful in  its  criticisms.  Constant  grumbling, 
suggestions  that  the  Faculty  expel  men  to 
make  their  classes  smaller  and  easier,  state- 
mentsthat  Bowdoin  has  the  "  meanest  class 
that  it  or  any  other  college  ever  saw,"  do  not 
tend  to  attract  students. 

Your  correspondents  make  serious  charges 
against  the  Faculty  in  regard  to  their  methods 
of  discipline,  and  cite  as  their  chief  failure 
their  action  in  the  recent  "  outbreak."  Now 
to  a  disinterested  observer  it  looks  as  if  the 
only  fault  to  be  found  with  the  Faculty  is 
that  they  have  not  been  severe  enough.  The 
action  of  the  Sophomore  class  was  simply 
outrageous.  After  the  unpleasant  notoriety 
the  college  achieved  a  year  ago  they  should 


have  taken  every  means  to  preserve  the  best 
of  relations  with  the  other  classes.  But  in- 
stead of  that  they  bullied  the  Freshmen  until 
they  could  endure  it  no  longer. 

Since  beginning  this  article  I  have  re- 
ceived the  last  issue  of  the  Oeibnt  contain- 
ing an  article  by  "  C.  H.  S.,"  stating  the  po- 
sition of  the  Freshmen  so  admirably  that 
nothing  I  can  say  will  add  to  it.  He  ex- 
presses the  opinion  of  every  sensible  man  who 
has  given  the  subject  careful  thought. 

The  Sophomores  are  the  ones  upon  whom 
the  wrath  of  the  friends  of  the  college  ought 
to  fall,  for  after  bringing  about  the  trouble  it 
looks  as  if  they  thought  they  could  bully  the 
Faculty  into  taking  back  the  hostages,  men 
as  it  proves  who  had  been  guilty  of  hazing, 
without  waiting  even  for  an  investigation. 
A  college  rebellion  is  a  serious  matter  and 
ought  to  be  severely  punished.  Those  who  en- 
gaged in  it  are  allowed  to  return.  Those  who 
engaged  in  an  enterprise  that  outside  of  college 
college  walls  might  have  cost  their  lives,  are 
obliged  to  go  to  another  college.  What  fla- 
grant injustice  !  I  happen  to  know  that  there 
is  a  strong  feeling  among  the  best  students 
that  the  Faculty  are  not  severe  enough  rather 
than  too  severe,  and  this  feeling  has  existed 
for  a  long  time ;  and  I  am  fully  persuaded 
that  whenever  the  Facultjr  have  erred  in  that 
respect  it  has  been  because  they  wished  to 
give  the  student  the  benefit  of  every  doubt. 
Those  only  know  the  responsibility  that  a 
college  Faculty  feels  who  have  theinselves 
been  teachers. 

I,  in  common  with  "many  recent  gradu- 
ates," believe  that  the  action  of  the  Faculty 
toward  the  students  has  been  fair,  just,  and 
very  lenient.  But  if  it  be  not  so,  since  they 
were  so  kind  as  to  "  wink "  at  our  failings 
from  1878  to  1881,  suppose  we  try  to  be  very 
magnanimous  and  favor  them  with  the  same 
ocular  gymnastics  for  failing  to  turn  over  the 
college  to  the  domination  of  the  Sophomore 
class.  Very  respectfully, 

GEO.  C.  PUEINGTON,  78. 


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BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


To  the  Editors  of  the  Orient  : 

The  alumni  of  Bowdoin  are  anxious  for 
the  college  because  they  are  loyal  to  it.  If 
their  enthusiasm  is  a  little  chilled  at  times,  it 
is  never  from  waning  affection.  They  fear 
that  the  college  is  not  standing  where  it  ought 
to  stand,  that  the  public  is  looking  more  and 
more  kindly  upon  some  of  its  rivals ;  and  if 
these  results  seem  chargeable  to  individuals? 
indignation  is  not  to  be  wondered  at.  Even 
though  criticism,  under  such  circumstances 
be  captions  and  petulant,  it  is  quite  likely  to 
be  honest  and  may  contain  much  truth. 

In  your  issue  of  the  14th  ult.  were  three 
communications  that  I  believe  to  have  been 
animated  by  the  spirit  I  have  described.  But 
the  writers  were,  possibly,  more  honest  than 
their  communications.  When  alumni  attack 
the  government  of  the  college  through  the 
organ  of  the  undergraduates,  the  danger  of 
subverting  lawful  authority  would  seem  to 
deprecate  a  partisan  statement  of  facts.  And 
in  the  cases  I  refer  to,  nothing  in  the  world 
but  a  partisan  statement  was  made.  It  is  no 
purpose  of  mine  to  defend  the  Faculty  from 
charges  that  I  believe  to  be  partially  true,  but 
the  Faculty  is  not  alone  at  fault,  and  by  no 
means  to  the  extent  alleged.  The  recent  act 
of  the  Sophomore  class,  in  disregarding  its 
duty  and  impudently  dictating  to  the  Fac- 
ulty, was,  by  any  reasonable  standard  of 
honor,  fourfold  more  culpable  than  any  act  of 
the  Freshmen ;  and  whatever  hazing  was 
done  deserved  the  severe  punishment  it  re- 
ceived. 

When  we  are  told  that  very  little  hazing 
is  now  committed,  the  statement  is  perfectly 
true,  but  it  totally  ignores  what  is  equally 
true,  viz.,  that  in  the  present  sensitive  state  of 
public  opinion  the  trivial  acts  of  to-day  are 
more  injurious  to  the  college  than  was  the  gen- 
uine hazing  of  former  years.  It  is  no  sort  of 
rejoinder  to  say  that  the  public  and  the  Fresh- 
men are  unduly  sensitive,  or  that  the  Faculty 
is  responsible  for  it.     The  result  is  the  same 


— the  college  suffers.  A  sharp  issue  is  ac- 
cordingly presented  to  succeeding  Sopho- 
mores. Sliall  it  be  loj^alty  to  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege or  to  an  indefensible  custom  ?  It  has 
certainly  come  to  this.  The  line  can  be 
drawn  nowhere  else  with  safety.  Our  Alma 
Mater  can  afford  no  compromise. 

With  entire  respect  for  all  who  entertain 
other  views,  I  submit  that  these  are  some  of 
the  propositions  that  alumni,  if  they  speak  at 
all  upon  this  matter,  should  seek  to  enforce, 
and  it  is  for  omitting  to  state  them  that  I  crit- 
icise the  critics.  By  this  omission,  one  of  the 
three,  especially,  (who  strangelj',  and  I  will 
not  say  aptly,  st_yled  himself  "Indignus  Fil- 
ius,")  committed  the  very  error  he  reprobated. 
His  own  question  can  be  very  cogently  re- 
torted upon  him,  " /s  it  business  like  to  repre- 
sent your  goods  to  be  worse  than  they  really 
are  ?  " 

The  present  writer  was  once  a  Sophomore 
and  knows  that  the  stern  self-restraint  he  now 
preaches  is  dilEcult  in  practice,  but  never  be- 
fore was  it  so  clearly  demanded,  and  obedience 
will  be  the  test  of  loyalty.  Perhaps,  finally, 
if  mutiny  should  altogether  disappear  from 
the  ranks,  there  might  be  found  to  be  less 
need  of  reform  among  the  officers.  P. 


COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


A   TRIOLET. 

I  kissed  her  as  we  parted 

On  the  door-step;  aniT  slie  darted 

A  glance  so  i-oy  ;in(l  swoot! 

I  kissed  lier  as  wo  parted, 

And  tlirouu'li  my  whole  frame  started 

A  tlirill  of  love'complote. 

For  I  kissed  her  as  we  parted. 

My  arm  stole  'round  lier  waist 
As  1  pressiMl  with  oat;ev  haste 
Those  hiseious,  li'iider  lips, 
My  anil  stole  'round  her  waist 
As  1  reveled  in  the  fasto 
Of  those  warm  and  blissful  sips. 
My  arm  stole  'round  her  waist. 

On  my  br(^ast  reposed  her  head, 
As  with  gentle  voice  .she  said 
"  A  hard  lump  hurts  m.v  ear." 
From  my  ln<'ast  arose  her  head, 
As  vvillL  i-hceks  a  liery  red, 
She  grasped  my  hottle  dear. 
From  my  breast  arose  her  head. 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


219 


The  choir  is  decidedly  fresh. 

Pour  lectures  a  day  is  nothing  uncommon  for 
'83. 

Only  about  three  more  weeks  before  the  spring 
recess. 

The  "mashers  "  are  hilarious  over  the  approach 
of  spring. 

Some  of  the  Seniors  are  negotiating  for  elaborate 
class  albums. 

Longren,  '84,  has  resumed  his  position  as  assls- 
•tant  librarian. 

Clinics  at  the  "Medical  School  will  commence  in 
about  four  weeks. 

'85  has  completed  Hill's  Rhetoric  and  taken  up 
Hepburn's  Manual. 

If  you  could  grind  us  out  a  poem  on  Spring  we 
should  be  happier. 

Who  is  to  be  the  class-day  poet  this  year?  is 
still  an  open  question. 

The  new  organ  at  the  Hill  Church  continues  to 
cause  the  pews  to  fill  up. 

A  lame  foot  has  kept  J.  F.  Waterman,  '84,  on 
the  sick  list  for  some  time. 

We  are  convinced  that  there  is  material  in  col- 
lege for  a  first-class  glee  club. 

The  school  teachers  are  all  back  and  are  tear- 
ing their  hair  over  make-ups. 

Knight,  '84,  has  a  very  fine  collection  of  plants 
in  his  room  in  North  Appleton. 

Prof.  Carmichael  recently  delivered  a  lecture  be- 
fore the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of  Portland. 

The  Juniors  complain  that  their  hours  of  reci- 
tation are  very  badly  arranged. 

What  we  need  are  steam-heating  conveniences 
and  an  elevator  in  each  dormitory. 

The  Sophomore  Greek  division  spend  the  hour 
on  some  days  in  writing  translations. 

The  Sophomore  ball  men  are  following  a  thor- 
ough system  of  training  in  the  gymnasium. 

The  majority  of  the  Seniors  have  concluded  that 
they  know  all  about  Parliamentary  Law. 

Industrious  Seniors  have  commenced  on  their 
second  volume  of  political  economy  notes. 

Seniors  attend  church  more  extensively  than 
any  other  class.    Unparalleled  in  history. 

The  H.  A.  Lectures  have  not  been  well  sup- 
ported either  by  students  or  town's-people. 

Senator  Frye,  of  '50,  has  kindly  presented  the 
library  with  a  number  of  public  documents. 

A   "History  of  College  Journahsm,"   by  J.  F. 
McClure,  is  out.    Bowdoin  is  well  represented. 


Persons  who  have  parts  iu  the  coming  exhibition 
have  a  standing  excuse  from  Wednesday  rhetoricals. 

Attic  floors  are  receiving  a  great  deal  of  atten- 
tion from  the  men  who  can't  get  the  hang  of  a  coal 
fire. 

It  is  claimed  that  '83  will  graduate  a  good  half 
dozen  confirmed  infidels.  Religious  press  please 
copy. 

The  Senior  chemistry  division  was  entertained 
by  Prof.  Robinson  at  his  house  last  Wednesday 
evening. 

A  paper  on  "  Intensity  in  Art  "  was  read  by  In- 
structor Hawes,  recently,  before  the  Art  Association 
of  Bangor. 

Some  means  should  be  taken  to  show  the  Fac- 
ulty that  the  number  of  allowed  "  cuts  "  is  very  in- 
adequate. 

A  use  has  at  last  been  discovered  for  those  in- 
struments with  holes  in  them  that  are  found  in  the 
art  gallery. 

Hope  the  Sophomores  will  not  weaken  in  their 
determination  to  celebrate  the  Burial  of  Analytics 
this  summer. 

Our  new  Maine  luter-collegiate  Ball  Association 
has  attracted  considerable  attention  among  the 
sporting  papers. 

It  is  said  that  an  attempt  is  to  be  made  to  keep 
students  out  of  the  front  seats  at  the  entertainments 
at  Lemont  Hall. 

A  public  benefactor  has  been  at  work  on  one  of 
the  buildings,  l^ore  improvement  in  the  same  place 
would  be  acceptable. 

During  the  cold  snap  last  week,  it  was  pleasant 
to  meditate  upon  the  hot  times  coming  when  even 
flesh  will  be  a  burden. 

Be  it  said  to  the  credit  of  Cato,  that  he  did 
not  essay  the  study  of  the  Greek  language  until 
he  reached  eighty-four. 

A  Senior  has  developed  the  astounding  fact 
that  King  Arthur,  of  old  Celtic  times,  was  a  man 
of  strict  integrity,  "  etc." 

Advice  to  students  who  fit  up  with  second-hand 
furniture ;  don't  pay  high  prices.  Doesn't  Hoyle 
say,  "Second-hand,  low?" 

A  poet  in  oue  of  our  exchanges  begins  a  glowing 
stanza  with,  "  Some  day  I  shall  be  dead."  That  is, 
indeed,  a  beautiful  thought. 

Are  we  not  to  have  a  chapel  concert,  as  usual, 
this  year?  Any  of  the  college  associations  could 
easily  use  the  money  raised. 

The  library  rule,  that  fines  shall  be  imposed 
upon  those  who  keep  books  out  more  than  four 
weeks,  is  seldom  enforced  now. 


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President  Chamberlain  attended  tlie  Bangor  re- 
ception last  week. 

Ti:e  Sophomores  have  chosen  Cook  for  captain 
of  their  ball  nine. 

"  The  Haymakers  "  are  to  give  their  entertain- 
ment at  Bath  soon. 

Goodwin,  '82,  has  been  revisiting  the  "old 
familiar  scenes." 

The  ghost  of  geology  rises  up  to  torture  the 
Seniors  when  the  President  is  away. 

Juniors  are  groaning  over  Dutch.  They  are 
translating  some  of  Kant's  philosophical  writings. 

"  Give  me  solitude,"  sighed  the  upperclassman. 
Very  well,  try  to  start  a  class  in  some  optional 
study. 

Mr.  Whitney,  the  special  in  chemistry,  has  closed 
his  course  here  to  accept  a  lucrative  position  else- 
where. 

"  Here,  chum,  Tve  made  another  mash,"  exclaim- 
ed Snob,  as  he  raised  himself  sweetly  from  his  brand- 
new  stiff  hat. 

The  Juniors  have  settled  the  question  as  to  who 
should  be  the  vice  president  of  their  class,  and  the 
world  moves  on. 

D.  0.  G.  Booker  still  roams  the  campus  in 
seeming  forgetfulness  of  the  notoriety  that  he 
gained  in  the  '83  Bugle. 

If  Thales  had  lived  in  these  times  he  wouldn't 
have  been  laughed  at  for  explaining  all  things  on 
the  principle  of  moisture. 

Signs  of  the  times.  H.  Clay  has  gone  into 
spring  quarters,  and  the  drouth  has  struck  the 
restaurant  beer  counter. 

We  are  forgetting  our  college  songs.  Why  don't 
the  musical  men  take  a  brace  and  make  the  old 
tunes  ring  through  the  halls  again? 

Junior  themes  are  due  on  the  28th,  on  the  fol- 
lowing subjects  :  "  The  Norman  Conquest,"  "  The 
Advantages  of  War,"  "  The  English  Language," 
and  "  Was  Mahomet  an  Impostor"  ? 

"  No,"  said  the  Senior,  I  can't  come  'round  to 
the  debate  to-night,  "  I  have  a  pressing  engage- 
ment."   Ho  was  going  to  a  waltzing  party. 

The  last  Sophomore  themes  were  on  "  Arnold's 
Expedition  through  Maine,"  "  What  do  we  gain 
from  our  Friendships,"  and  "John  Milton." 

Complaints  about  the  management  of  the  read- 
ing-room arc  not  in  order.  The  first  director  do- 
serves  the  thanks  of  every  man  in  the  college. 

The  books  in  the  library  should  each  have  an 
electric  light  attached,  and  then  perhaps  they  could 
all  be  found  under  the  present  catalogue  system. 


The  students  are  all  earnestly  requested  to  con- 
tribute liberally  to  base-ball.  The  treasurer  of  the 
association  announces  that  the  money  comes  in  too 
slow. 

Mr.  L.  B.  Sheehan,  a  student  in  the  medical  de- 
partment, a  graduate  of  Amherst,  slipped  on  the 
ice  and  fractured  his  leg  quite  badly  one  night  last 
week. 

'84  has  a  most  remarkable  chemist.  He  thinks 
that  luck  will  be  badly  against  him  if  he  don't  dis- 
cover some  entirely  new  substances  before  he 
graduates. 

First  student — "  I  am  satisfied  that  Miss 

is  an  unmitigated  idiot."  Second  Student — "  Why?" 
First  Student — "  Oh,  I  accompanied  her  home  the 
other  night." 

'84  and  '85  speak  in  enthusiastic  terms  of  Mr. 
Hawes,  the  new  tutor  in  rhetoric.  He  has  suc- 
ceeded in  arousing  a  healthy  interest  in  writing  in 
these  classes. 

A  Freshman  says  that  his  class  think  of  petition- 
ing the  Faculty  to  be  allowed  to  take  part  in  the 
rhetoricals.  That  class  is  bound  to  gets  its  money's 
worth  here. 

A  sleigh  loaded  with  young  ladies  was  over- 
turned down  street  the  other  day,  and  bystanders 
were  furnished  a  striking  illustration  of  the  evolu- 
tion of  hosiery. 

Cothreu,  Orr,  J.  Torrey,  and  Wright,  from  the 
Junior  class,  have  parts  in  the  Senior  and  Junior 
exhibition  to  be  held  in  Memorial  on  the  last  even- 
ing of  the  term. 

An  extract  from  the  capital  punishment  speech 
of  Heath,  '72,  l)efore  the  Maine  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, was  delivered  by  Norton,  '84,  at  last 
week's  rbetoricals. 

Tlie  Brunswick  spring  election  furnished  some 
of  the  boys  a  chance  to  kill  an  afternoon  last  week. 
One  '85  man  is  said  to  have  made  the  effort  of  his 
life  on  that  occasion. 

The  frisky  men  of  Dartmouth  have  merely  been 
put  on  probation  for  the  rest  of  the  year.  Had 
they  been  Howdoin  students  they  would  have  been 
fired  as  from  a  catapult. 

A  Gorman  poet  has  said :  "  The  night  hath  a 
thousand  eyes,  and  the  day  but  one."  Yes,  but  a 
Sophomore  will  tell  you  that  as  a  general  tiling  the 
day  has  the  largest  head. 

The  Beacons,  of  Boston,  desire  to  arrange  a 
game  with  our  nine  in  the  coming  season.  They 
will  probably  scrape  the  delta  with  our  boys  some 
time  in  the  latter  part  of  May. 


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Give  yourselves  no  uneasiness  about  tliose  in- 
dividuals who  perambulate  the  campus  at  dead  of 
night  with  noses  elevated.  They  are  harmless. 
They  are  making  up  astronomy. 

The  "  Haymakers"  by  local  talent  was  a  festive 
occasion  last  week.  The  attempt  to  discoucert  the 
performers  by  using  opera  glasses  of  a  peculiar  pat- 
tern was  something  of  a  failure. 

The  ofQoers  of  the  Boating  Association  are 
thinking  of  procuring  ice  boats  for  the  oarsmen,  in 
order  that  they  may  get  on  the  river  as  soon  as 
their  brethren  in  other  colleges. 

"  Well,  Freshie,  you've  got  that  down  pretty 
fine,"  remarked  a  cruel  Soph,  as  he  gazed  with  ad- 
miration at  a  Freshman  deftly  arranging  the  faint 
down  of  a  new  existence  on  his  upper  lip. 

'  A  Junior  says  that  his  class  cuffed  the  last 
chemistry  examination  in  grand  style.  Prom  an 
inspection  of  the  cuffs  of  some,  just  before  the  ex- 
amination, we  should  say  "  No  wonder." 

On  Longfellow's  birthday,  the  Seniors'  English 
"  Lits."  were  entertained  for  an  hour  by  Prof. 
Chapman's  well-chosen  remarks  on  the  character 
and  works  of  our  distinguished  alumnus. 

The  theory  that  musical  instruments  get  tired 
by  constant  use  is  one  that  cannot  be  too  industri- 
ously circulated  in  the  interest  of  those  who  suffer 
from  the  over-practice  of  their  neighbors. 

Chesterfield  used  to  say  that  a  gentleman  should 
always  assume  an  air  of  elegant  leisure.  Pretty 
hard  to  follow  that  direction  when  you  don't  wake 
until  8,  and  have  to  breakfast  before  8.20  prayers. 

The  greatest  man  of  modern  times  instead  of 
having  "He  never  told  a  he"  engraved  on  his 
tombstone,  will  probably  have  this,  "  He  never 
boned  on  his  neighbor  for  matches  while  in  college." 

An  anti-ORiENT  feeling  is  being  fostered  by  the 
Medics.  Now  guess  we  are  scared.  How  fortunate 
that  we  didn't  conclude  to  buy  land  with  the  money 
we  make  this  year.  The  Medics  would  till  it  against 
our  wills;  don't  you  see  ? 

One  of  the  Profs,  was  seen  tearing  down  through 
the  drifts  of  Main  Street  with  a  Daniel-O'Leary 
gait,  the  other  evening,  evidently  in  quest  of  a 
physician.  It  has  since  transpired  that  he  was 
merely  taking  his  exercise. 

An  exchange  says  that  Bowdoin  is  soon  to  be 
provided  with  a  magnificent  gymnasium.  Young 
man,  you  lie.  If  anybody  hereafter  states  that  we 
are  ever  to  have  a  new  gymnasium  we  are  going  to 
make  it  a  personal  matter. 

Somebody  could  not  assent  to  a  statement  in 


one  of  the  library  books  and  so  he  wrote  along  the 
margin  of  the  page,  hicjacet.  He  probably  objected 
to  the  expression  ipse  dixit,  on  the  ground  that  it 
was  a  stale  quotation  from  "  Pinafore." 

Looking  at  the  specimens  of  Greek  art  in  the 
North  Wing,  recently,  a  Freshman  was  heard  to 
remark,  that  Greece  in  ancient  times  must  have 
been  blessed  with  a  very  warm  climate,  as  people 
didn't  seem  to  wear  much  clothing  there. 

The  graduating  class  at  the  Medical  School 
have  elected  the  following  ofSoers :  President,  H. 
T.  Twitchell ;  Vice  President,  C.  A.  Peaslee ;  Sec- 
retary, E.  L.  Swett ;  Treasurer,  A.  H.  Harriman  ; 
Executive  Committee,  Cole,  Perkins,  and  Emerson. 

Rhetoricals  last  week  consisted  of  original  parts 
by  Day,  Holden,  and  Perkins,  '83;  and  selected  ones 
by  Means,  '84,  and  Norton,  '85.  To-day  Dunning 
and  Packard, '83,  give  original  declamations ;  and 
Adams  and  Lindsey,  '84,  and  Peters  and  Puring- 
ton,  '85,  selected  ones. 

It  is  a  pleasant  thing  to  get  a  letter.  The  post- 
ofSce  is  the  dearest  spot  in  the  wide  world,  the 
loved  place  from  which  we  get  the  only  sunshine  of 
our  college  days.  Well,  I  guess  so;  but  just  imag- 
ine yourself  an  editor  of  the  Orient.  It  isn't  so 
funny  then — this  letter  business  isn't. 

"How  do  you  like  my  new  society  pin?"  said 
Junior  X.  to  Miss  K.,  the  apple  of  his  eye,  as  the 
conversation  lulled  the  other  evening.  "  Is  that  a 
society  pin  in  your  scarf?  Why,  I  thought  some 
salad  or  vegetable  hash  had  lodged  there,  and  was 
just  going  to  tell  you  of  it,"  rejoined  Miss  K.  They 
are  strangers  now. 

Junior  translating  German — "  He  took  his  four- 
year-old  daughter  by  the  arm  and  carried  her  be- 
fore the  nobles."  Instructor — "He  took  her  by  the 
arm  and  carried  her.  How  do  you  explain  that  f  " 
Junior—"  That  is  all  consistent  as  I  understand  it." 
Instructor — "Perhaps  you  haven't  had  much  ex- 
perience in  carrying  fonr-year-old  children."  Class 
folds  itself  up,  and  Junior  admits  that  he  has  had 
very  little. 

The  fourth  lecture  in  the  B.  A.  Course  was  de- 
livered on  Tuesday  evening  of  last  week,  by  Mr. 
Wm.  Blakie.  The  audience  was  small,  owing 
partly  to  the  terrible  condition'  of  affairs  out  of 
doors.  The  address  was  a  fine  one,  and  those  who 
missed  it  have  reason  to  be  sorry.  Mr.  Blakie's 
treating  of  the  subject,  "  The  Eational  Education 
of  our  Bodies,"  cannot  fail,  we  believe,  to  increase 
the  interest  in  athletics  here.  The  next  lecture 
will  be  given  on  April  30th,  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Liver- 
more  will  speak  on  "  Superfluous  Women." 


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'84  has  settled  all  her  diflaculties  and  come  to  an 
agreement  in  regard  to  Ivy-Day  officers.  A  meet- 
ing was  held  last  Thursday  at  which  the  last 
fall  election  was  annulled  and  the  following  list  de- 
cided upon  :  President,  A.  P.  Sweetser ;  Vice  Pres- 
ident, P.  S.  Lindsey  ;  Marshal,  A.  C.  Cohb ;  Orator, 
J.  A.  Waterman ;  Poet,  C.  W.  Longren ;  Odist,  S. 
W.  Walker;  Chaplain,  0.  W.  Means;  Curator,  E. 
C.  Smith;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  W.  K.  Hilton; 
Committee  of  Arrangements,  J.  P.  Waterman,  F. 
P.  Knight,  and  H.  R.  Bradley.  We  are  authorized 
to  state  that  the  man  who  attempts  to  rip  up  this 
election  will  not  escape  unharmed. 

A  Fable.— A  Freshman  in  the  days  when  the 
earth  was  young,  who  had  been  ardently  arguing 
with  a  band  of  wandering  Sophomores,  was-  bind- 
ing up  his  braises  aud  cutting  off  the  i-emainiug 
side  of  his  moustache  with  the  broken  blade  of  a 
pen-knife,  when  he  was  accosted  as  follows  by  a 
diminutive  mouse  who  had  been  attentively  watch- 
ing him  for  some  time :  "  How  much  better  it 
would  be  for  Sophomores  aud  Freshmen  to  heal  all 
animosities,  and  in  the  future  dwell  together  as 
brothers.  Don't  you  thiuk  so?"  "Yes,"  he  re- 
plied dolefully,  but  with  animation,  "  You  jufst  wait 
till  I  get  to  be  a  Soph,  aud  you  bet  your  dog-goned 
life  ril  make  Rome  howl !  " 


WJiereas,  It  has  pleased  the  All-Wise  Father  to 
take  to  himself  our  beloved  brother,  Orlaudo  Dyer, 

Resolved,  That  in  his  death  Alpha  Delta  Phi  has 
lost  a  loyal  brother,  whose  pure  life,  sterling  raauli- 
ness,  and  marked  ability,  made  him  loved  aud  re- 
spected by  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact. 

Resolved,  That  we  extend  to  the  relatives  and 
friends  of  our  departed  brother,  our  heart-felt  .sym- 
pathy in  their  affliction. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  to  the  several  chapters  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi,  to 
the  relatives  of  the  deceased,  and  to  the  press. 
W.  S.  Pearson, 

C.  C.  TORREY, 

E.  Thoiias, 
In  behalf  of  the  Boiodoin  Chapter. 


PERSONAL. 


[Griuluntesiind  unclcrgrndimtea  are  earnestly  soliciteil  to  aend 
peraoiinl  Items  to  tlie  Bowdoin  Ouient,  Brunswick,  Mo.] 

The  following,  in  regard  to  members  of  the 
Class  of  '60,  has  been  received  (Voin  Mr.  II.  II.  liur- 
bauk  of  Saco : 


James  L.   Phillips,  D.D.,  studied  theology  at 

New  Hampton  Seminary,  N.  H.,  and  studied  medi- 
cine at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons, 
New  York  City.  In  '64  he  went  to  India  as  a  mis- 
sionary, where  he  has  worked  ever  since  with  the 
exception  of  three  years  spent  in  this  country. 
He  is  now  principal  of  a  school  for  training  native 
helJDers,  at  Midnapore,  India. 

W.  S.  Poor,  in  summer  of  '60,  joined  the  Green- 
land expedition;  taught  a  military  school  at  Sing 
Sing ;  served  during  the  war ;  and  has  since  prac- 
ticed law  in  New  York. 

T.  B.  Reed  taught  Portland  High  School  one 
year ;  read  law ;  went  to  California  in  '63,  aud 
practiced  law  for  a  short  time  at  San  Jose  ;  was  A. 
A.  Pa.vmaster,  United  States  Navy,  from  April  to 
Noyember,  186.5;  has  since  practiced  in  Portland. 
He  has  been  in  the  Legislature,  two  years  as  Rep- 
resentative, and  one  j'ear  as  Senator;  Attorney 
General  of  Maine  three  years ;  was  elected  to  Con- 
gress in  1876,  and  has  twice  been  re-elected;  is 
now  Chairman  of  House  Judiciary  Committee. 

H.  C.  Robinson  taught  school  for  three  years; 
has  since  studied  agriculture  and  law ;  Supervisor 
of  Schools  in  Newcastle  for  seven  years ;  was 
hcensed  to  preach  in  1879. 

A.N.  Rowe  taught  school  for  a  year;  entered 
the  array;  after  re-enlisting  in  186.%  the  severe 
campaign  of  the  Shenandoah  Valley  caused  his 
death  in  1864. 

E.  B.  Sherzer  read  law  for  some  time ;  practiced 
in  St.  Paul,  Minn. ;  was  Paymaster's  Clerk  in  the 
army  for  two  years;  aud  correspondent  of  the 
Chicago  Tribune;  practicing  law  in  St.  Louis. 

D.  0.  Stevens  taught  for  a  short  time  in  Texas, 
but  the  impending  war  caused  his  hasty  return  ; 
the  law,  the  sea,  and  teaching  in  turn  occupied  his 
time  nntil  1864,  when  ho  entered  into  business  at 
Chicago;  is  now  a  lumber  merchant  in  JStason,  Wis. 

P.  H.  Stubbs  read  law  in  Portland  and  at  Har- 
vard ;  has  ever  since  practiced  law  in  Strong,  Me. 

J.  W.  Symonds  taught  and  studied  law  in  Port- 
land for  four  years,  where  ho  afterward  practiced 
for  eight  years ;  in  1872  was  appointed  Judge  of 
Superior  Court  of  Cumberland  County,  which  posi- 
tion ho  held  until  1878,  when  he  was  promoted  to 
the  Supreme  Bench  of  the  State. 

W.  W.  Thomas  read  law  in  Portland  ;  was  sent 
in  1862  as  Vice  Consul  to  Constantinople  ;  the  same 
year  was  appointed  Vice  Consul  at  Galatz  Moldavia  ; 
remained  at  Gothenburg,  Sweden,   as  Consul,  for 


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three  years ;  completed  his  legal  studies  at  Har- 
vard, and  has  since  practiced  in  Portland.  He  was 
in  the  Legislature  four  years,  two  of  which  he  was 
Speaker ;  has  held  various  other  State  offices.  He 
translated  the  "  Last  Athenian  "  fi'om  the  Swedish  ; 
and  has  contributed  to  standard  magazines. 

J.  H.  Thompson  was  assistant  editor  of  Ports- 
mouth Baihj  Chronicle  for  four  years ;    and  since 

1866  has  been  on  the  editorial  staff  of  the  New 
York  Times. 

A.  B.  Twitchell  served  through  the  war ;  has 
since  been  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  in  New- 
ark, N.  J. 

F.  W.  Webster  taught  in  State  seminaries 
for  two  years  ;  served  with  distinction  in  the  army, 
holding  several  important  offlces ;  after  the  close 
of  the  war,  he  went  to  Wisconsin  where  he  now 
resides.  He  is  Treasurer  of  Milwaukee  Glass  Man- 
ufacturing Company  at  Milwaukee. 

'6L— Edward  Stanwood  was  for  a  time  on  the 
staff  of  the  Kennebec  Journal  in  Augusta;    since 

1867  he  has  been  an  editor  of  the  Boston  Advertiser ; 
he  has  contributed  to  the  North  American  Bevieiv, 
the  Banlcers,  and  other  magazines. 

'64.— C.  F.  Libby  studied  with  Fessenden  & 
Butler,  of  Portland,  and  at  Law  School  of  Colum- 
bia College ;  practiced  ever  since  in  Portland  ;  was 
State  Attorney  for  Cumberland  County ;  and  was 
Mayor  of  Portland  the  past  year. 

'64.— James  McKeen  studied  law  in  New  York, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1867.  The  year 
following  he  studied  jurisprudence  at  Paris  and 
Berlin,  and  has  since  practiced  in  New  York. 

'70.— W.  E.  Frost  taught  the  High  School  in 
Norway  and  also  in  Gardiner,  until  1872,  when  he 
was  elected  principal  of  the  Westford  Academy,  a 
position  he  now  fills. 

'81.— H.  L.  Johnson  is  attending  the  Medical 
School. 

'84.— Longren,  Kemp,  Barton,  and  Orr  have  re- 
turned from  teaching. 

'82. — Mason  is  teaching  the  Litchfield  Academy 
at  Litchfield,  Me. 


CLIPPINGS. 


A  Junior  engineer  says : 

It's  not  so  very  difficult 

To  integrate  a  fraction,— 
Rule!  take  the  answer  from  the  book 

And  then  apply  reaction.  —Courant. 


There  was  a  man  in  our  town, 

And  he  was  wondrous  wise; 
He  wrote  a  crib  upon  his  cuff 

Of  much  diminished  size. 
But  when  he  felt  a  little  bored, 

And  yawned  with  arms  extended, 
This  wise  man  gave  himself  away, 

And  straightway  was  suspended. 

Dicf  sine  otic. — News. 

On  a  bust, — Poe's  raven. — Lampoon. 

Dogs  are  more  hardy  than  men.  They  can  go 
without  their  pants  in  winter. — Ex. 

Social  etiquette  :  "Next  we  shall  have  a  coat- 
tail  flirtation  code.  Having  the  tails  covei-ed  with 
mud  will  mean  '  I  don't  hke  her  father.'  "—Ex. 

Extract  from  a  letter  by  a  nine-year-old  young 

lady  to  her  brother  in  college  :     " Dickey 

bird  laid  an  egg  yesterday.  I  guess  we'll  call  him 
Jenny  -ao-^."— Courant. 

A  Freshman  hesitates  on  the  word  "  connois- 
seur.^'' Prof. — "  What  would  you  call  a  man  that 
pretends  to  know  everything?"  Freshman — "A 
Professor." — Chronicle. 

She  admitted  to  her  mother  that  the  young 
man  had  made  a  very  strong  impression  on  her. 
"  Yes,"  remarked  the  old  lady,  "  I  can  see  where 
the  impression  mashed  the  lace  flat  as  a  clean  nap- 
kin.   Don't  let  it  happen  again." — Chronicle. 

Parent  (interrogating  young  hopeful)— "  How 
many  rods  make  a  furlong?"  "Don't  know,  but 
you'd  think  that  one  rod  made  an  acre,  if  you  got 
such  a  flogging  from  Old  Scroggins  as  I  did  this 
morning."    Parent  stands  aghast. — Ex. 

The  latest  Cambridge  story  is  that  of  a  father 
who  had  twin  sons  so  much  alike  that  the  only 
way  he  could  distinguish  them  was  to  send  one  to 
Harvard  and  the  other  to  Yale.  One  of  them  came 
back  a  gentleman,  the  other  a  Connecticut  rough. 
—Ex. 

"I  put  a  secret  kiss  under  the  stamp  for  my 
darling,"  wrote  a  University  Press  editor  to  his 
girl.  She  removed  the  stamp  by  steam,  but  found 
no  kiss,  only  some  remnants  of  genuine  Durham 
tobacco. — Badger. 

"Come,"  said  a  Cincinnati  man,  showing  a 
Chicago  friend  the  institutions  of  the  city,  "come, 
let  us  go  and  see  the  Widows'  Home."  "Not 
much,"  cried  the  terrified  visitor;  "I  saw  a  widow 
home  once,  and  it  cost  me  $16,000  for  an  alleged 
breach  of  promise.  No,  sir.  Send  the  widows 
home  in  a  hack."— C/»at  by  the  Way. 


224 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


EDITORS'   TABLE. 


It  is  the  custom  with  very  many  of  our  e.f- 
changes  at  the  close   of  the  year  to  publish   the 
comments  or  rather  compliments  they  have  received 
during  that  time.     Now  it  is  not  our  purpose  to  fol- 
low their  example,   however  modest   it   may   be, 
because,  first,  we  have  not  space  ;  and,  second,  we 
don't  want  to  give   ourselves  away.     But  there  is 
one  comment  which  has  perplexed  our  mind   for 
some  time  and  has   made   our  editorial  existence 
miserable ;  many  a  night  have  we  dropped  away  to 
sleep  muttering  it  over  and  over,  and  awoke  in  the 
morning  to  hear  it  ringing  through  the  strokes  of 
the  chapel  bell.    Some  few  weeks  ago  one  of  our 
most  E.  C.s,  in  speaking  of  its  exchanges  referred 
to  the  Niagara  Index  and  "  the /es</oc  Oriext.  " 
Now  it  is  not  so  much  the  fact  of  being  coupled 
with  the  Niagara  Index  that  rankles  in  our  breast 
and  is  slowly  eating  its  way  into  our  heart,  as  that 
epithet  "  festive."     At  first  we  thought  it  was  com- 
plimentary ;  it  sounds  well ;  and  we  should  be  sat- 
isfied,   if  it    were    not    for   the   context— for  the 
Niagara  Index.    It  could  not  have  been  sarcastic, 
else  it  would  have  been  underlined;  for  the  editor 
is  always  careful  to  indicate  his  jokes  in  tliis  way, 
not  so  much  for  the  benefit  of  the  intelligent  reader, 
but  in  order  that  the  type-setter  while  he  is  hunting 
around  for  the  italics  may  have  full  opportunity  to 
appreciate  the  funny  part  of  it.    So  as  to  set  our 
mind  at  rest,  we  looked  the  word  up  in  the  diction- 
ary.   And  this  is  what  the  Orient  is—"  pertaining 
to,  or  becoming,  a  feast."    Well,  now  that  is  a  very 
clear  and  simple  definition.     But  what  in  the  world 
could  our  contemporary,  whose  name  we  will  not 
reveal,  mean  by  applying  such   language   to   the 
Orient.    Can  it  be  that  he  means  to  insinuate  that 
the  files  of  this  worthy  periodical   would  be  useful 
fol-  a  table-cloth,  at  a  picnic,  perhaps  !    Certainly 
that  would  satisfy  the  terms  of  the  definition.     We 
have  heard  of  the  festive  barber,  and  the  festive 
Senior,  and  the /es/u-e  end-woman,  and  we  do  ob- 
ject to  being  called  the  "festive  Orient."      But  wo 
will  weep  no  more ;  lot  us  consider  that  the  obnox-  ! 
ions  adjective  has  no  meaning  at  all,  and  ]irncocd  to 
look  over  our  exchanges. 

The  Trinity  Tablet  has  a  boom.    There  is  an 
Inter-collegiato  Athletic  Association,  an  S.  C.  R.  A.,  ' 
an  S.  C.  B.  B.  A.,  an  S.  C.  F.  B.  A.,  an  S.  C.  P.  A., 
and  now  the  TatAet  wants  an  S.  C.  V.  A.  Inter-col- 
legiate Valentino  Association.    The  propositiou  is  i 


!  to  meet  once  a  year  on  St.  Valentine's  Day,  "  throw 
.  our  dice,  choose  our  partners,  and  be  happy."     But 
j  here  is  a  little  difliculty ;  there  are  not  enough  co- 
I  eds.   to  go   around ;    it   would   doubtless  be   very 
I  pleasant  for  Vassar  and  Lasell  to  be  bones  of  con- 
tention (excuse  the  figure),  but  it  would  be  exceed- 
ingly cold  for  some  of  us  who  are  modest.    To  be 
sure,  a  college  is  of  the  feminine-  persuasion,  else  it 
could  not  be  an  Atina  Mater.     But  does  the  gender 
of  the  college  student  collectively  apply  to  him  (or 
her,  or  it)  individually  »    Now,  we  confess,  that  is  a 
poser.     But  the  Tablet,  in  the  most  arbitrary  man- 
ner, speaks  of  Dartmouth  "  sauntering  along  with 
a  straw  in  his  mouth,  his  hair  full  of  hay-seed,  and 
munching  a  well-peeled   turnip;"  while   Bowdoin 
and   Cornell  are   described  as  "  two  healthy,  up- 
country  maids,  with  strong  backs  and  broad  chests, 
able  to  withstand  a  whirlwind,  or  carry  on  a  love 
aflair  if  necessary."      Why   this   distinction  ?    We 
have  been  done  a  most  atrocious  wrong.    We  cry 
for  "  ber-lud."    Let  the  T:Mct  explain  ! 
:        We  clip  the  following  from  the  Oberlin  Review  : 
"  The  Faculty  of   Amherst    College  having    care- 
fully noted  the  tendency  of  inter-collegiate  ath- 
letic   games    as    now    conducted,     have    become 
convinced  that  this  tendency  is  demoralizing  :  that 
the  cost  of  these   games  in  respect  of   time    and 
money  and  energy  expended  has  no  compensating 
advantage,  and  that,  therefore,  so  far  as  the  mem- 
bers of  this  college   are   concerned,    they  should 
cease,  whenever  the  engagements   already   made 
have  been  fulfilled,  or  after  the  close  of  the  present 
collegiate  year.      In  reaching  this  conclusion  the 
Faculty  would  also  express  their  cordial  approval 
the  games  and  athletic  exercises  in  which  the  stu- 
dents of  this  college  engage  upon  theirown  grounds." 
And  the   Eevieic  remarks  that   "  there   is  need  of 
a  few  more  college  presidents  in  the  East  like  Pres- 
ident Seelye.  "    Such  an  expression  of  opinion  calls 
for  no  comment,  but  it  may  bo  well  to  state  that  the 
students  at  Amherst  are  thoroughly  aroused  and 
will  make  a  most  determined  stand  against  the  at- 
tempt of  the  Faculty  to  crush  athletics. 

While  glancing  over  the  cohunns  of  the  Crimson, 
our  attention  is  attracted  by  the  account  of  a  most 
horrible  disaster.  Harvard  University  has  lost  its 
rubber ! !  !  Now  to  the  thoughtless  reader  this 
might  seem  to  be  a  matter  of  little  moment.  You 
say,  "They  could  easily  replace  the  loss,:  rubbers 
are  not  expensive;  one  can  easily  buy  a  good 
standard  eraser  for  five  cents,  or  oven  for  one  cent 
President  Eliot  could  get  a    pencil    and    rubber 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


225 


combined."  But  uo !  we  are  told  that  this  one 
cost  $1,050.  That  is,  indeed,  doing  things  on  a 
magnificent  scale.  Think  of  it — paying  one  thou- 
sand and  fifty  dollars  for  a  mere  rubber,  nearly 
twice  as  much  as  a  tutor's  salary  at  this  college ! 
Perhaps  it  was  mounted  in  gold  and  studded  with 
diamonds  and  all  sorts  of  precious  stones.  Cer- 
tainly the  overseers  should  have  been  more  care- 
ful ;  such  a  valuable  piece  of  property  should  have 
been  deposited  in  some  safety  vaults  where  neither 
the  officers  of  the  institution  are  corrupt,  nor 
do  thieves  break  through  nor  steal.  But  we  read  a 
little  further  and  find  that  the  rubber's  name  was 
Robinson,  a  skilful  trainer,  as  well  as  a  good 
rubber,  and  that  he  was  always  on  hand  in 
the  gymnasium  to  rub  whoever  was  training 
under  him.  Alas!  our  sympathy  has  been  wasted  ; 
we  have  been  deceived.  Hereafter,  we  shall  be 
more  cai'eful  not  to  be  led  astray  by  a  startling 
statement  until  we  have  investigated  it. 

It  may  relieve  the  minds  of  some  of  our  readers, 
who  have  read  our  exchanges  for  the  past  few 
weeks,  to  learn  that  the  difficulties  between  Har- 
vard and  Yale  have  been  amicably  settled,  and  "the 
Government  at  Washington  still  lives."  The  race 
next  year  will  be  rowed  under  a  set  of  twenty 
stringent  rules,  carefully  drawn  up,  and  in  this 
knowledge  the  country  breathes  more  freely.  As 
one  of  our  E.  C.'s  suggested,  ''  If  Harvard  and  Yale 
had  saved  the  ink  they  used  in  writing  letters,  they 
could  have  rowed  their  little  race  in  it." 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN   COLLEGE. 


Requirements  for  Admission. 

i^TApplicants  for  admission  will  be  examined  in  the 
following  subjects : 

Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including  Prosody  ;  Writ- 
ing Latin  (35  Lessons  in  Allen's  Latin  Composi- 
tion ai-e  recommended  as  indicating  the  amount 
required  for  examination) ;  Virgil,  the  Bucolics, 
Georgics,  and  six  books  of  the  jEneid  -,  Cicero, 
seven  Orations ;  Sallust. 
Greek.  —  Hadley's  Greek  Grammar ;  Xenophou's 
Anabasis,  four  books,  and  Homer's  Iliad,  two 
books ;  Jones's  Greek  Prose  Composition. 
Ancient  Geography. 

Mathematics.  —  Arithmetic,   including    Common 
and  Decimal  Fractions,   Interest,  Square   Root 
and  the  Metric  System  ;  Algebra,  through  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree ;    Geometry,  Books 
I.  and  III.  of  Loomis's  Geometry. 
Real  equivalents  for  any  of  the  foregoing  require- 
ments will  be  accepted.     Candidates  for  admission 
to  advanced  classes  will  be  examined  in  the  studies 
which  such  classes  have  accomplished.     All  appli- 
cants for  admission  will  be  required  to  produce  tes- 
timonials of  good  moral  character. 

Time  of  Entrance  Examination. 

The  time  for  examination  is  the  Friday  after 
Commencement  and  the  Friday  before  the  opening 
of  the  first  term.  In  exceptional  cases  applicants 
may  be  examined  at  other  times. 

Method  of  Examination. 

The  examinations  held  at  the  college  are  mainly 
upon  written  answers  to  questions  prepared  by  the 
Professors  in  the  respective  departments. 

The  Faculty  are  also  ready  to  make  arrangements 
with  Principals  of  schools  and  academies  having  a 
regular  course  preparatory  for  college  of  at  least  three 
years'  duration,  whereby  their  pupils  may  bo  ex- 
amined for  admission  to  college  at  their  respective 
schools,  in  connection  with  their  final  examinations. 

In  such  cases  the  Principal  may  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  schedule  of  the  course  of 
study  in  the  institution  under  his  charge,  together 
with  the  names  of  those  members  of  his  graduating 
class  who  wish  to  enter  the  next  Freshman  class 
at  Bowdoin,  with  a  statement  concerning  the 
time  which  each  candidate  has  actually  speut  in 
attendance  upon  the  regular  preparatory  course  and 
the  amount  and  quality  of  his  work,  and  with  an 
endorsement  of  his  character  as  worthy  of  adaiis- 
sion  to  college. 

If  these  papers  are  found  by  the  Faculty  to  be 
satisfactory,  the  Principal  sending  them  will  bo  fur- 
nished a  list  of  topic.s  on  wliich  ho  will  be  requested 
to  examine  the  candidates  in  writing,  either  at  a 
special  examination  held  for  tiio  purpose,  or  as  a 
part  of  his  regular  final  examination,  as  he  may  elect. 


At  his  earliest  convenience  he  will  send  to  the 
President  of  the  college  a  copy  of  the  questions 
which  be  set  on  the  topics  furnisljed,  and  the  papers 
written  by  the  candidates  in  answer  to  them.  At 
the  same  time,  or  as  soon  after  as  possible,  he  will 
certify  to  the  fact  that  the  candidates  have  gradu- 
ated honorably  from  tlie  institution  under  his  charge. 

The  Faculty  will  then  pass  upon  the  examina- 
tion, and  will  communicate  the  result  as  soon  as 
possible  to  the  Principal,  and  to  the  several  candi- 
dates. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  lately  reconstructed, 
allowing  after  the  second  year  a  liberal  range  of 
electives,  within  which  a  student  may  follow  his 
choice  to  the  extent  of  about  a  quarter  of  the  whole 
amount. 

This  may  be  exhibited  approximately  in  the 
following  table  : 

REQUIRED— FOUR   HOCTRS   A   WEEK. 

-  Latin,  six  terms. 
Greek,  six  terms. 
Mathematics,  six  terms. 
Modern  Languages,  six  terms. 
Rhetoric  and  English  Literature,  two  terms. 
History,  two  terms. 
Physics  and  Astronomy,  three  terms. 
Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  three  terms. 
Natural  History,  three  terms. 
Mental    and    Moral    Philosophy,    Evidences   of 

Christianity,  four  terms. 
Political  Science,  three  terms. 

ELECTIVES — FOUR   HOURS   A   W^EEK. 

Mathematics,  two  terms. 
Latin,  two  terms. 
Greek,  two  terms. 
Natural  History,  three  terms. 
Physics,  one  term. 
Chemistry,  two  terms. 
Science  of  Language,  one  term. 
English  Literature,  two  terms. 
German,  two  terms. 
History  of  Philosophy,  two  terms. 
International    Law  and  Military    Science,    two 
terms. 

Expenses. 

The  annual  expenses  are  as  follows :  Tuition,  $75. 
Room  rent  (half),  average,  $25.  Incidentals,  $10. 
Total  regular  College  charges,  $110. 

Board  is  obtained  in  town  at  $3  to  $4  a  week. 
Other  necessary  expenses  will  probably  amount  to 
$40  a  year.  Students  can,  however,  by  forming 
clubs  under  good  management,  very  materially 
le3,son  the  cost  of  living. 

Further  information  on  application  to  the  Presi- 
dent. 


Vol.  XII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MARCH  28,  1883. 


No.  17. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVERY    ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY,   DURING   THE 
COLLEGIATE  TEAR,   BY   THE   STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
Arthur  J.  Russell, '83,  Managing  Editor. 
Herbert  P.  Kendall,  '83,  Business  Editor. 
Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83.  Oliver  W.  Means,  '84. 

Howard  R.  Goodwin,  '83,      Llewellyn  Barton,  '84. 
Charlbs  H.  Stetson, '83.         Charles  E.  Saywahd,'84. 
K  Brooks  E.  Pettingill,  '83. 

Terms  —  $2.00  a  year  in  advance  5  single  copies,  15  cents. 

Remittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Editor,  Communications 
in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to  the  Managing  Editor. 

Students  and  Alumni  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited  to  contribute 
articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
writer's  real  name. 

Entered  at  the  Post  Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second  Class  mail  matter. 
Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston,  Me. 

CONTENTS. 
Tol.  XIL,  No.   17.— March  28,  1883, 

Editorial  Notes 227 

Communication 229 

College  Items 230 

A  Corner  in  Rot 234 

Personal 236 

Clippings 237 

Editors'  Table 238 


EDITORIAL   KOTES. 


The  following  have  been  elected  to  the 
editorial  board  for  the  ensuing  year:  Barton, 
'84 ;  Cothren,  '84 ;  Means,  '84  ;  Say  ward,  '84 ; 
Thompson, '84 ;  Walker,  "84;  J.  A.  Water- 
man, Jr.,  '84 ;  Cook,  '85 ;  Goddard,  '85  ; 
Webb,  '85. 


With  this  number  of  the  Orient  the 
present  board  packs  its  collar  box,  makes  its 
grand  salaam  and  is  bowed  off  the  scene  of 
9,ction.     Circumstances  have  interfered  some- 


what with  the  high  ideal  of  the  paper  which 
we  set  before  us  at  the  start.  At  the  time  of 
our  first  issue  a  yeai'  ago  we  were  delayed  by 
the  connection  of  some  of  our  members  with 
the  government.  Later  in  the  year  our  man- 
aging editor  felt  compelled  to  sever  his  con- 
nection with  the  college,  and  therefore  with 
the  Oeient.  The  place  was  filled  by  a  new 
election,  and  the  world  moved  on.  All  was 
quiet  on  the  Potomac,  and  the  paper  moved 
along  in  its  accustomed  channels  till  the 
Soplio-Fresh  embroglio.  At  about  this  time 
the  board  was  struck  dumb  by  a  communica- 
tion from  an  alumnus.  Others  followed  and 
for  several  numbers  there  was  a  flourishing  of 
pens  and  a  flow  of  ink  that  brought  jo}'  to 
the  editorial  heart.  Now  again  we  had  re- 
sumed our  old  course,  when  lo !  we  had 
reached  the  end  before  we  knew  it.  We 
have  fought  the  fight  and  finished  our  course. 
Now  we  can  join  the  ranks  of  those  who  sit 
back  in  conscious  superiority  and  find  fault 
with  the  management  of  the  paper.  We  are 
no  longer  subject  to  the  wrath  of  the  Bruns- 
wick girl  or  new-fledged  alumnus.  Nor  do  we 
expect  to  receive  through  the  mail  overshoes 
filled  with  nitro-giycerine  or  cliallenges  to 
single  combat  from  indignant  Medics.  We 
shall  not  feel  obliged  to  sit  down  Sun —  Sat- 
urday afternoons  and  write  up  the  next  issue. 
It  lias  fallen  upon  others  to  turn  the  crank 
and  to  cudgel  the  editorial  wit  to  make  some- 
thing out  of  nothing.  Here's  hoping  that 
they  will  do  it  better  than  we  have. 


The  Brunswick  spring  has  struck  us  again 
with  all  its  horrors.  Rubber  boots  are  a  sine 
qua  non,  and  a  rubber  overcoat  and  hat  are 
blessings.     Main  Street  river  will  soon  begiq 


228 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


to  flow,  if  it  has  not  already  done  so,  b}'  the 
time  this  number  reaches  j'ou.  When  the 
waters  are  gone  from  the  face  of  the  earth, 
there  is  left  mud,  and  such  mud  !  Overshoes 
are  but  vanity.  We  almost  expect  to  see  the 
brick  sidewalk  disappear  from  view  in  the 
depths.  The  crossing  on  to  the  campus  near 
the  church  has  probably  occasioned  more 
language  than  a  political  campaign.  Tons 
and  tons  of  ashes  have  been  sunk  in  these 
depths.  Some  future  geologist  digging  there 
will  exhume  ashes,  tin  cans,  fossil  overshoes, 
and  sulphur,  if  not  human  bones. 


Sports  should  receive  more  than  their  ac- 
customed brace  this  year.  The  nine  will 
make  a  Massachusetts  trip  about  the  first 
of  May.  This  will  give  but  a  very  short  time, 
if  any,  on  the  delta,  for  out-door  practice,  and 
the  nine  will  labor  under  this  disadvantage. 
Hence,  as  much  time  as  possible  should  be 
given  to  the  gymnasium  piactice.  To  make 
the  spring  races  successful,  it  is  desirable  to 
have  every  class  represented.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  the  Freshmen  will  see  to  getting  a  boat 
and  putting  a  crew  on  the  river  as  soon  as 
possible.  They  have  good  material  and  can 
make  an  excellent  record  if  they  will.  Any 
class  that  neglects  to  purchase  a  boat  and 
take  an  interest  in  rowing  will  give  a  prece- 
dent that  will  do  more  injury  to  the  boating 
interests  at  Bowdoin  than  any  other  thing. 


Elocution  and  oratory  have  recently  re- 
ceived a  brace  which  bids  fair  to  be  lasting. 
The  completion  of  Memorial  Hall  has  fur- 
nished a  place  for  holding  these  exercises 
where  the  whole  college  can  assemble  and 
listen  to  stirring  eloquence  and  irresistible 
logic.  As  a  result  nearly  all  the  social  abuses 
of  the  day  have  been  done  away  with  and 
great  political  questions  settled.  There  is 
just  one  drawback,  and  that  is  the  amount  of 
practicing  and  rehearsing  done  in  the  rooms. 


It  is  quite  heart-rending  to  hear  the  air  stirred 
by  the  distant  echo  of  this  eloquence  which 
reaches  a  maximum  about  Tuesday  evening. 
Wednesday  afternoon  the  orator,  calm  and 
confident,  advances  to  the  stage  amid  sub- 
dued but  sympathetic  grins  of  fellow-suffer- 
ers. Then  Rome  howls  and  the  orator  de- 
scends breathless  and  triumphant  amid  storms 
of  applause.  Doubtless  the  practice  is  ex- 
cellent, but  we  are  willing  to  give  up  our 
place  to  the  highest  bidder. 


The  bulletin-board  is  monopolized  nowa- 
days by  the  notices  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  Associa- 
tion, which  is  holding  meetings  every  evening. 
The  meetings  are  interesting  and  deserve  a 
larger  patronage  than  they  receive.  A  few 
moments  spent  in  this  way  before  the  work  of 
the  evening  begins  are  not  misspent.  We  see 
notices  from  time  to  time  in  our  exchanges  of 
successful  meetings  held  by  college  religious 
societies.  The  Argo,  from  Williams  College, 
advocates  class  prayer-meetings,  and  speaks 
with  much  pleasure  of  such  social,  informal 
gatherings  held  in  private  rooms. 


In  looking  over  exchanges  we  have  come 
to  the  conclusion  that  Bowdoin  is  not  the 
worst  used  college  in  the  country  by  an}' 
means.  Among  the  chorus  of  complaints 
coming  from  our  sister  colleges  are  such  as 
half-past  seven  chapel  right  through  the 
winter  when  it  is  often  so  dark  that  it  is 
almost  impossible  to  read  without  a  light. 
Another  complains  of  two  chapels  a  day  with 
compulsory  attendance.  At  Hillsdale  there 
is  a  wail  of  horror  because  twenty  Seniors 
have  been  suspended  for  going  on  a  sleigh- 
ride  without  the  permission  of  the  Facultj'. 
Dartmouth  complains  that  her  professors  take 
from  fifty  to  a  hundred  books  from  the  library 
and  keep  them  for  three  years.  And  fiom 
the   western  plains   comes   the   echo   of  our 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


229 


standing  complaint,  "  Why  aren't  the  paths 
cleared  of  snow  ?  " 


A  report  comes  to  us  in  the  daily  papers  of 
a  little  fracas  between  college  students  in 
New  York.  It  seems  that  one  of  the  parties 
made  remarks  derogator}'  to  the  society  to 
which  the  other  belonged.  Whereupon,  in- 
stead of  settling  it  in  the  good  old  English 
fashion,  with  fists,  they  chose  the  chivalrous 
method  of  making  targets  of  each  other  for 
pistol  practice.  If  the  pistols  had  not  been 
loaded  with  blank  cartridges  there  might 
have  been  fewer  people  in  New  York  to  cel- 
ebrate the  first  da}'  of  next  month.  As  it 
was,  the  police,  who  it  seems  were  not  terrified 
by  such  a  blood-thirsty  spirit,  waded  in  and 
jugged  the  offenders,  who  have  the  satisfac- 
tion of  being  published  throughout  the  country 
as  belonging  to  that  mild  species  of  idiots  who 
formerly  flourished  in  the  South,  but  who  we 
were  congratulating  ourselves  had  died  out. 
It  is  a  good  thing  that  such  affairs  are  made  the 
mark  for  ridicule  and  contempt,  for  nothing 
will  kill  them  out  so  quickly. 


Two  years  ago  when  the  new  system  of  col- 
lege government  was  introduced  at  Amherst, 
the  papers  published  by  the  students  congrat- 
ulated the  college  and  each  other  on  the 
practical  abolition  of  the  marking  system  and 
of  term  examinations.  Recently,  however, 
it  was  announced  that  the  Commencement 
orators  were  to  consist  of  the  six  men  of 
highest  scholarship  in  the  class.  This  is 
mourned  by  the  Student  as  a  "retrograde 
step  from  the  new  theory  of  college  govern- 
ment." It  asks  that  these  orations  be  given 
up  entirely,  for  their  place  is  taken  by  class- 
day  and  prize  orations,  and  a  speech  from 
some  orator  of  established  reputation  and 
ability  be  given  in  their  place.  We  believe 
we  prefer  to  stick  by  the  old  method.  If 
men  have  done  good  solid  work  during  their 


course  let  them  have  some  show  for  it  at  Com- 
mencement. Still  there  is  good  opportunity 
for  argument  on  both  sides. 


At  length  we  have  come  to  the  end.  In 
the  absence  of  the  managing  editor  we  as- 
sumed the  duties  of  this  column  with  some 
reluctance.  The  work  has  been  something 
of  a  pleasure  and  something  of  a  grind.  We 
rely  on  3'our  go'od  nature  to  pardon  the  faults 
and  forgive  the  errors. 


Ta-ta. 


COMMUNICATION. 


To  the  Editors  of  the  Orient  : 

In  consideration  of  the  fact  that  many  of 
us  are  obliged  to  leave  college  at  different 
times  during  our  course  for  the  purpose  of 
teaching, — thereby  losing  many  of  our  priv- 
ileges— it  seems  fair,  at  least,  that  we  should 
duly  consider  our  present  condition  and,  if 
possible,  improve  it  so  that  it  may,  to  a  great 
degree,  benefit  those  who  are  obliged  to  go 
out  to  teach,  and  at  the  same  time  not  be  a 
disadvantage  to  those  whose  financial  condi- 
tion is  more  favorable. 

At  present  those  who  go  out  winters — for 
that  is  the  most  favorable  time  for  teaching — 
receive  the  benefit  of  only  two  weeks  of  col- 
lege vacation.  Now  suppose  that  term  to  be 
of  twelve  weeks'  duration,  on  his  return  to 
college  the  student  has  ten  weeks'  work  to 
make  up  besides  carrying  on  his  lessons  with 
his  class.  His  tasks  rise  like  a  mountain  be- 
fore him,  and,  in  consideration  that  he  has  so 
much  to  do  becomes  not  anxious  to  take  hold 
of  his  work  but  rather  discouraged  at  the 
enormity  of  it.  Hence  one  of  the  reasons  for 
so  much  tardiness  in  making  up.  Such,  at 
present,   is   our   condition,    which   is   by  no 


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means  favorable  to  him  who  depends  upon 
Ms  own  resources.  Cannot  this  condition  be 
helped?  We  think  it  can.  Let  our  summer 
vacation  be  eight  weeks  instead  of  eleven. 
This  will  cause  the  term  to  begin  about  Sep- 
tember 10th,  instead  of  October  2d  or  3d  as 
now, — a  change  which,  we  believe,  would  be 
universally  agreeable,  and  having  our  fall 
term  its  usual  length,  will  prolong  our  winter 
vacation  to  five  weeks,  thus  giving  him  who 
is  teaching  a  twelve  weeks'  term  only  seven 
weeks'  work  to  make  up,  besides  giving  him 
three  weeks  more  with  his  class.  The  ben- 
efit thus  derived  may  seem  small  and  insigni- 
ficant to  some,  but  it  will  be  fully  appreciated 
by  those  whom  it  favors. 

We  have  often  heard  it  urged  against 
Bowdoin  that  she  does  not  offer  good  accom- 
modations to  those  who  are  obliged  to  teach. 
While  our  Faculty  always  grant  us  leave  of 
absence,  and  are  most  accommodating  about 
making  up,  j'et  the  benefit  derived  from  class- 
room instruction  is  lost  and  we  are  compelled 
to  admit  the  truth  of  such  a  charge.  More- 
over, we  know  of  persons  who  would  come 
to  Bowdoin  if  good  accommodations  were 
given  to  teachers.  As  it  is  these  persons 
either  do  not  go  to  college  at  all  or  go  to  one 
that  suits  them  better  in  this  respect.  If, 
then,  students  go  to  other  colleges  because 
those  colleges  offer  better  inducements,  and 
if  those  colleges  suffer  in  no  respect,  but 
profit  rather  by  holding  out  these  induce- 
ments, why  cannot  Bowdoin  be  up  with  the 
times  and  offer  like  ones  also  ?  We  think  she 
can  by  making  tiiis  slight  change, — one  that 
is  not  radical  and  which  would  lighten  the 
burden  of  both  jirofessor  and  student,  besides 
giving  the  latter  more  benefits  of  his  course. 
It  would  also  encourage  others  to  come  here, 
thereby  bringing  more  self-made,  independent 
men  into  our  classes  besides  increasing  their 
number. 

"Farewell,   a  long  farewell  to  all   our  great- 


COLLEGE  ITEMS. 


The  nine's  Massachusetts  trip  is  now  assured. 

The  spring  suits  are  being  timidly  brought  out. 

What  are  we  going  to  do  about  a  Class-Day 
poet? 

Juniors  are  wrestling  with  the  Marsh  gas  group 
of  hydro-carbons. 

The  campus  wells  rarely  give  as  much  trouble 
as  they  have  this  year. 

It  was  a  Sophomore  this  time  who  spoke  of 
George  Eliot  as  a  "  he." 

Another  sign  of  spring, — the  Freshmen  play 
marbles  with  the  yaggers. 

Oue  more  term  of  bohning  and  the  Sophomores 
will  revel  in  tlie  sciences. 

The  Medics  show  a  peculiarly  refreshing  dou't- 
give-a-darn  air,  this  spriug. 

Quite  a  large  number  of  men  propose  to  spend 
the  spring  vacation  in  town. 

Two  years  ago  this  week  the  base-ball  men 
were  practicing  on  the  delta. 

A  base  hit— result  of  walking  on  an  icy  decline 
with  worn-heeled  overshoes  on. 

It  is  hard  to  understand  why  graduates  do  not 
take  the  Orient  more  generally. 

Tutor  Hawes  occupied  the  pulpit  at  the  Congre- 
gational church,  a  recent  Sabbath. 

Prof.  Robinson  lectured  on  "Minerals"  last 
week  before  the  Central  Club  of  Bangor. 

The  trains  ran  last  Sunday  as  usual,  notwith- 
standing the  protest  of  one  of  the  Seniors. 

Only  oue  issue  of  this  volume  of  the  Orient 
has  been  behind  time,  aud  that  one  only  a  day. 

The  Freshmen  can  sing  Phi  Chi  now  as  well  as 
a  '64  man.    Oh  !  we  are  progressing,  no  doubt. 

The  breezes  that  blow  from  the  medical  build- 
ing are  fragrant  with  the  odor  of  roasting  flesh. 

Thomas,  '85,  was  a  candidate  for  supervisor  of 
schools  in  Topsham,  at  the  recent  town  election. 
Cigars ! 

The  Freshmen  richly  deserve  to  bo  made  sub- 
jects of  discipline  for  disturbing  the  rhetorical  ex- 
ercises. 

The  Junior  Greek  division  reports  very  pleasant 
hours  passed  with  Prof.  Avery  in  reading  the  sym- 
posium. 

It  is  rather  a  pity  that  the  lower  floor  in  Memo- 
rial was  not  made  into  a  library  as  at  first  pro- 
posed. 

The  ranks  of  '83  are  now  full.     Knapp,  the  last 


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of  the  school  teachers,  rejoined  the  class  a  few 
days  since. 

A  Junior  who  knows,  says  that  the  ice-cream 
and  strawberry  season  will  be  upon  us  in  about 
nine  weeks. 

Mr.  Fisher  conducts  the  Senior  researches  in 
historical  constitutional  law  during  the  President's 
indisposition. 

Our  analogy  editor  says  that  the  milk  at  his 
club  resembles  the  quality  of  mercy,  inasmuch  as 
it  is  not  strained. 

The  committee  of  arrangements  for  the  "Ex.,'' 
next  Thursday  night,  is  composed  of  Stetson,  Win- 
ter, and  Wright. 

Everybody  should  hear  Mrs.  Livermore's  lecture. 
She  is  confessedly  one  of  the  best  speakers  of  her 
sex  in  this  country. 

Paradoxical  as  it  may  appear,  the  "  incoming 
board"  will  not  realize  their  "income  "  until  about 
fifteen  mouths  hence. 

Every  man  in  college  should  consider  it  his  duty 
and  privilege  to  lend  a  helping  hand  to  all  college 
sports  during  next  term. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  people  have  held  meetings 
each  evening  during  the  last  two  weeks,  in  the 
Senior  room,  at  Memorial. 

We  darkly  resolved  to  ruin  the  Orient  before 
letting  it  pass  into  other  hands,  hence  the  amount 
of  poetry  in  this  our  last  number. 

Only  twelve  men  "removed"  from  Bowdoin 
since  Jan.  1st.  Can  any  other  college  in  America 
make  anything  like  a  similar  showing  1 

Prof.  Campbell  discoursed  before  the  Y.  M.  C. 
A.,  Sunday  afternoon,  March  18th,  on  "  The 
Elements  of  Growth  in  Christian  Life." 

We  scorn  to  call  ourselves  the  "  retiring  board." 
We  are  not.  We  never  had  less  gall  or  cheek  than 
we  can  boast  of  at  the  present  moment. 

The  article  on  the  "  State  of  Maine,"  in  the 
latest  edition  of  the  Encyclopedia  Brittanica  was 
contributed  by  President  Chamberlain. 

How  long,  oh  how  long,  ye  friends  of  Bowdoin 
are  you  going  to  let  us  languish  without  a  gymna- 
sium !  !     Can't  you  build  us  a  $25  one  'i 

On  hearing  of  Prof.  Campbell's  conclusion  to 
leave  Bowdoin,  an  underclassman  was  led  to  say, 
"  Who  will  defend  us  from  our  Faculty  now  ?  " 

Seniors  who  wish  to  procure  class  albums, 
should  interview  A.  E.  Austin,  14  South  Maine,  who 
is  taking  orders  for  a  fine  piece  of  workmanship. 

Holding  recitation  in  Memoral  will  necessitate 
the  making  of  several  new  walks  across  the  cam- 


pus as  soon  as  the  season  is  far  enough  advanced. 

The  man  who  seeks  May-flowers  beyond  the 
Lewiston  bridge,  in  April,  this  year,  will  find  it  for 
his  advantage  to  take  a  snow-shovel  along  with 
him. 

We  presume  that  the  world  after  to-day  will  go 
on  about  the  same  as  heretofore,  notwithstanding 
the  fact  that  we  are  no  longer  connected  with  the 
Orient. 

The  Juniors  have  had  several  adjourns  lately. 
It  was  a  cold  day  for  them  though  when  they  tried 
their  "  funny  business "  around  the  medical 
building. 

The  '83  editors  have  "  mingled  feelings  "  as  they 
take  their  last  authoritative  look  around  the  Orient 
sanctum,  and  then  deliver  up  their  keys  to  their 
successors. 

"  Heard  the  Prof.'s  last  joke  ?  "  asked  a  Fresh- 
man of  his  Soph  chum.  "Heavens,  man!  no!" 
snarled  the  poor  victim  of  stale  humor,  "  but  I 
wish  I  had." 

The  second  Senior  and  Junior  exhibition  of  this 
year  is  to  be  held  in  Memorial  Upper  Hall,  a 
week  from  Thursday  evening  next.  Perkins'  Or- 
chestra will  provide  music. 

Will  the  young  man  of  the  future  use  both 
arms  ?  has  been  asked  us.  We  venture  to  say  that 
they  will,  that  is  if  the  young  lady  of  the  future 
can  drive  horses. 

The  dis-moustached  Freshman,  and  the  hero  of 
the  half-pint  of  peanuts  ought  to  lecture.  Per- 
haps they  could  secure  the  services  of  G.  C.  P.,  of 
'78,  as  advance  agent. 

Come  to  think,  the  Orient  board  has  done 
pretty  well  on  Senior  and  Junior  "  Exs."  this  year. 
Both  salutatories,  four  English  orations,  and  one 
Junior  part,  belong  to  us. 

For  their  many  courtesies  extended  to  us  dur- 
ing our  connection  with  the  Orient,  we  tender  our 
grateful  thanks  to  Messrs.  Pidgin  and  Hale  of  the 
Journal  Printing  OfiHce  at  Lewiston. 

It  is  now  certain  that  Prof.  Campbell  will  go  to 
Dartmouth  next  fall,  which  means  that  Bowdoin 
has  lost  one  of  her  best  instructors  and  that  we 
must  break  in  a  green  man  next  year. 

We  are  requested  to  ask  all  smokers  to  preserve 
the  residue  of  their  tobacco  after  combustion  for 
Sir  Hpesoj,  as  he  does  not  wish  to  learn  to  smoke 
in  order  to  continue  his  chemical  work. 

Rhetoricals  last  week  consisted  of  original  dec- 
lamations by  Dinsmore  and  Cole,  '83  ;  and  selected 
parts  by   Smith,  '84,  and  French  and  Eogers,  '85. 


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To-day,  Swan  and  Collins,  '83,  Say  ward  and  C.  C. 
Torrey,  '84,  and  Xealley  and  Thomas,  '85,  speak. 

By  the  pile  of  second-hand  toothpicks  accnmu- 
lated  near  the  steps  of  Memorial,  through  the  oper- 
ations of  the  janitors  broom,  it  would  seem  that  the 
time  spent  in  prayers  is  not  wholly  wasted. 

Bob  Ingersoll's  statement  that  "  colleges  are 
where  bricks  are  polished  and  diamonds  dimmed," 
should  have  been  well  examined  by  the  Freshmen 
before  they  resolved  upon  a  college  course. 

Skating  was  good  on  the  Androscoggin  last 
week,  and  some  of  the  stars  of  the  roller  rink  con- 
cluded to  forego  the  delights  of  female  companion- 
ship and  take  some  of  their  exercise  in  the  open 
air. 

The  members  of  the  seven  singing  schools 
taught  by  Butler,  '85,  in  this  town  and  vicinity, 
this  winter,  are  to  give  a  consolidated  concert  at 
LetDont  Hall,  some  evening  in  the  first  week  of 
next  term. 

The  subjects  of  the  last  Sophomore  themes  were 
"The  Causes  that  Led  to  the  War  of  1812,"  "  The 
Battle  of  Waterloo,"  "Oliver  Cromwell,"  "The 
Character  of  Ancient  Romans,"  and  "  Christopher 
Columbus." 

The  Orient  is  now  ready  to  subscribe  to  chari- 
table purposes.  Wealth  is  flowing  into  its  coffers 
from  its  patrons,  and  soon,  it  is  hoped,  will  amount 
to  simply  a  fortune.  All  solicitations  should  be 
directed  to  the  Bus.  Ed. 

Prof.  C,  in  ethics  the  other  day,  tracing  out  the 
derivation  of  the  word  right,  said  that  a  king  was 
a  man  who  con.sidered  himself  "  set  up."  Observa- 
tion enables  us  to  conclude  that  the  conversely  of 
this  statement  is  also  true. 

The  '85  monitor  list,  that  a  short  time  ago  con- 
tained forty-three  names  now  has  but  twenty-eight. 
The  absent  ones,  whom  the  Faculty  decided  were 
too  bad  for  Bowdoin,  will  make  first-rate  Dart- 
mouth, Amherst,  or  Colby  men. 

Clark,  '84,  has  been  compelled  to  go  home  on 
account  of  ill  health.  We  fear  Mr.  Blackie's  advice 
came  too  late.  An  ambition  to  lead  the  class  very 
often  leads  to  sickness.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  he 
will  be  able  to  be  with  us  ne.xt  term. 

Five  or  six  of  the  men  who  were  "  removed  " 
from  '85  have  entered  Dartmouth,  '85.  We  con- 
gratulate that  college  on  the  gain  of  a  number  of 
students  of  as  good  ability  and  character  as  any 
that  have  entered  Bowdoin  for  many  years. 

President  Chamberlain  is  undergoing  treatment 
in  New  York  for- troubles  arising  from  a  fresh  out- 


break of  his  old  war  wounds.  He  expects  to  be 
able,  however,  to  meet  the  Seniors  in  constitutional 
law,  at  the  commencement  of  the  spring  term. 

An  elderly  lady,  who  occupied  a  reserved  seat 
at  "  The  Haymakers,"  was  overheard  to  say  that 
she  was  very  well  pleased  with  the  entertainment, 
but  didn't  like  her  surroundings.  We  suppose,  of 
course,  she  referred  to  those  immediately  behind 
her. 

Bowdoin  has  a  ball  nine  that  proposes  to  do  a 
hard  season's  work,  a  four-oared  crew  for  Lake 
George,  at  least  three  class  crews  for  the  spring 
race,  and  no  gymnasium  except  a  room  in  one  of 
the  dormitories.  Tou  must  give  us  credit  for  some 
pluck,  if  nothing  more. 

The  man  who  gloried  in  a  square-topped  Derby, 
four  years  ago,  probably  wishes  that  he  had  laid 
it  away  when  it  went  out  of  fashion,  instead  of  pre- 
senting it  to  a  spittoon  yagger,  for  he  could  now 
bring  it  forth  from  its  retirement,  and  be  on  the 
topmost  wave  of  fashion. 

When  a  Freshman  doesn't  hear  plainly  the 
Professor's  question,  he  says  in  a  subdued  tone, 
"  Pardon  me.  Professor,  but  I  didn't  understand 
you."  The  Sophomore  says,  "  Will  you  please  re- 
peat your  question?"  The  Junior  says,  "What, 
sir?"    The  Senior  says,  "Huh?" 

No  more  wood  wanted  at  this  oflSce,  and  those 
of  our  dear  subscribers  who  hoped  to  pay  their  sub- 
scription in  that  way,  may  in  its  place  bring  hay. 
We  don't  use  it  ourselves,  but  we  feed  it  to  the 
Freshmen,  some  of  whom  refuse  all  other  diet, 
with  the  true  instinct  of  their  kind. 

Prof.  Robinson  was  recently  requested  to  test 
some  tangle-foot.  Thinking  that  some  of  his  Sen- 
ior chemists  might  be  good  judges,  he  gave  them 
the  opportunity  of  trying  it  (not  chemically). 
They  disagreed,  probably  (as  has  been  suggested), 
to  have  the  privilege  of  continuing  the  test. 

A  Senior  is  desirous  of  selling  his  "  human 
body,"  so  as  to  be  able  to  quiet  his  washerwoman. 
The  Medical  School  affords  him  no  market  for  his 
ware.  He  must  seek  the  blood-thirsty  Junior  who 
is  hungering  for  the  article  in  question,  since  it  is 
merely  Prof.  Martin's  text-book  in  i)hysiology. 

One  of  the  oldest  inhabitants  of  Freeport,  a 
lady,  was  heard  to  say  the  other  day,  "  They  are 
having  a  new  kind  of  disease  over  to  Bowdoinham 
College,  they  say  ;  it's  called  ha>■^in,  whole  rafts  of 
the  boys  are  down  with  it.  Some  have  had  it  so 
bad  that  they  had  to  go  home."    Crushed  again. 

A  short  time  since  the  Juniors  listened  to  a  very 


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interesting  lecture  by  Prof.  Carmichael  on  "  The 
Effect  of  Electricity  on  Radiant  Matter."  Experi- 
ments were  made  in  a  darkened  room  so  that  all 
the  beauties  of  the  phenomena  were  distinctly  seen. 
This  was  one  of  the  most  interesting  lectures  of 
the  course. 

A  Senior,  learned  in  astronomy,  took  the 
brightest  of  the  fixed  stars  for  Mars,  the  other 
night.  He  thought  it  quite  a  serious  matter  when 
the  by-standers  laughed.  (We  decline  to  develop 
this  joke  further,  here.  If  you  don't  catch  on  call 
'round  to  the  Orient  ofSce,  some  afternoon,  and  we 
will  explain  more  fully.) 

It  has  been  suggested  that  it  would  be  more 
convenient  to  have  rhetoricals  Wednesday  a.m., 
instead  of  p.m.  We  think  the  suggestion  a  good 
one,  as  then  the  whole  afternoon  would  be  at  the 
disposal  of  the  students,  and  those  who  have  mak- 
ing up  to  do  would  be  greatly  advantaged  by  such 
a  step.  If  it  be  possible  we  should  be  pleased  to 
see  such  an  arrangement  made  for  nest  term. 

Inserted  by  request :  If  that  blasted  picture  of 
impudence  who  cuts  articles  from  the  papers,  and 
lugs  off  the  periodicals,  don't  let  up  soon,  I'll  mash 
his  nose,  pound  his  head  into  phosphate,  break  his 
back  in  two,  and  hang  what's  left  on  the  end  of 
the  North  Pole,  where  the  pollywog  sings,  and  the 
tide  ebbs  and  flows  twice  every  day  by  the  light  of 
the  moon ;  that's  what  I  will !  (Signed),  Man- 
ager of  Reading-Room. 

We  take  this  last  opportunity  to  entreat  all  the 
undergraduates  to  contribute  all  in  their  power  for 
the  support  of  the  ball  nine.  If  the  nine  goes  to 
Massachusetts  to  measure  skill  with  the  powerful 
college  clubs  there,  it  will  be  necessary  to  raise 
considerably  more  money  tban  is  at  present  pledged. 
Every  person  in  college  should  double  the  subscrip- 
tion that  he  has  already  made.  Let  us  boom  that 
sport  in  which  success  is  at  least  possible,  and 
plenty  of  fun  for  all  interested,  assured. 

They  say  the  B.  G.'s  have  no  cheek.  This  is 
probably  correct,  but  there  is  a  certain  quality 
which  they  possess  that  we  have  racked  our  brain 
to  define.  When  we  go  down  town  about  7  p.  M., 
and  are  collared  by  a  couple  of  them,  taken  under 
the  gaslight  and  in-spec-ted,  we  are  conscious  (i.  e. 
"  we  know  a  somewhat  that  is  altogether"  )  of  the 
presence  of  an  indefinable  something  which  per- 
vades the  atmosphere.  Any  one  who  can  tell  us 
what  this  is  shall  have  a  seat  on  our  right  hand. 

To  a  stranger  our  chemical  lecture  room 
would  appear  like  an  old-time  pig  pen.    The  con- 


tinued practice  of  defacing  the  floor  with  tobacco 
spittle  is  anything  but  gentlemanly,  and  has  been 
carried  to  such  an  extent  that  no  one  can  enter  the 
room  without  noticing  its  effects.  It  is,  to  say  the 
least,  unpleasant  to  be  obhged  to  sit  an  hour  in  a 
room  in  which  the  floor  is  in  such  a  condition.  We 
would  make  a  humble  suggestion  to  the  effect  that 
the  nearest  barn  be  converted  into  a  lecture  room 
for  the  Medics,  if  they  cannot  be  induced  to  quit 
the  habit. 

Our  record  as  editors  for  the  year,  as  nearly  as 
can  be  recalled,  is  as  follows  :  Number  of  words 
spelled  incorrectly,  37 ;  number  of  mistakes  in 
proof-reading,  173;  number  of  "misquoted"  quo- 
tations used,  13;  number  of  editorials  on  "things 
in  general,"  47 ;  number  of  "misstated  facts"  in 
local  department,  93 ;  number  of  slugs  on  B.  G.'s, 
136;  number  of  "envious"  attacks  on  Faculty,  59; 
number  of  times  inserted  "  information  "  of  class  of 
'60  in  Personal  column,  14 ;  number  of  contributed 
literary  articles  printed,  4.  The  exchange  editor 
has  been  in  trouble  18  times ;  the  local  man  has 
borne  arms  for  the  last  six  months ;  the  literary 
eds.  have  ruined  their  health  by  overwork.  We 
have  had  to  destroy  two  editorials  after  they  were 
set  up ;  one  on  Bowdoin's  victory  at  Lake  George, 
last  July,  and  the  other  on  our  nine's  triumph  in 
the  Maine  college  games  last  season.  We  have 
consumed  three  miles  of  plug  tobacco  on  our  work 
during  the  year.  All  experienced  a  mighty  glad 
feeling  when  the  last  "copy"  was  ready  for  the 
printer. 

As  a  result  of  our  labors  on  the  Orient,  during 
the  past  year,  we  suppose  that  we  now  have  a  right 
to  expect : 

That  Prof.  Campbell  will  be  retained. 

That  Bowdoiu  will  not  fail  to  be  represented  in 
the  Lake  George  regatta  this  year. 

That  the  ball  nine  will  play  a  completed  series 
of  games  the  coming  season. 

That  there  will  soon  be  a  revival  in  field  sports 
here. 

That  college  singing  will  not  remain  much 
longer  a  lost  art  with  us. 

That  Wednesday  afternoon  rhetoricals  will  be 
made  compulsory  the  year  round. 

That  studeots  will  take  to  writing  poetry,  in- 
stead of  torturing  their  innocent  neighbors  with 
musical  instruments. 

That  the  student  body  will  respond  more  gener- 
ally to  the  Orient's  despairing  calls  for  contribu- 
tion of  literary  matter. 


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That  the  course  of  study  Senior  year  will  be  re- 
arrauged  so  as  to  be  a  little  less  mixed. 

That  the  old  Saturday  holiday  will  be  restored. 

That  Senior  crews  will  hereafter  row  in  class 
races. 

That  Sunday  moruing  prayers  will  be  abolished. 

That  those  who  chin  the  Faculty  for  rank  will 
soon  become  an  extinct  species. 

That  Sophomores  will  come  to  know  that  even 
their  wisdom  is  ephemeral. 

That  Freshmen  will  sometime  see  that  it  is 
hardly  becoming  for  them  to  usurp  all  the  rights 
within  reach  of  the  most  favored  undergraduates. 

That  a  suitable  gymnasium  building  will  ulti- 
mately be  erected  on  our  campus. 

That  some  plan  will  be  devised  to  have  the 
dormitory  rooms  cared  for  better. 

That  prayers  will  be  held  in  Memorial  only  in 
the  winter. 

That  we  shall  have  a  new  reading-room  next 
fall. 

That  the  library  will  be  modernized  and  cata- 
logued. 

That  the  art  collection  and  the  Bowdoin  paint- 
ings will  soon  be  safely  and  appropriately  arranged. 

That  a  larger  proportion  of  those  who  enter 
Bowdoin  may  be  allowed  to  graduate. 

Tbat  Brunswick  people  will  take  more  interest 
in  college  matters. 

That  the  medics  and  classics  will  cease  to  look 
upon  each  other  with  aversion. 

That  the  scramble  for  class  of33ces  will  be  done 
away  with. 

That  the  Brunswick  girls  will  adopt  the  Chi- 
nese method  of  reducing  the  size  of  pedal  extrem- 
ities. 

That  members  of  the  Faculty  and  students  will 
be  brought  into  closer  association. 

That  the  number  of  gray  heads  on  our  Faculty 
will  be  increased. 

That  the  marking  system  will  be  changed  for 
the  better. 

That  all  college  enterprises  will,  in  the  future, 
receive  better  support. 

That  students  will  learn  how  good,  and  how 
appropriate  it  is  to  behave  well  in  recitation. 

And  that  the  next  Orient  board  will  give  us  a 
number  every  week. 

Who  says  that  we  can't  write  a  poem  on  the 
weather  If 

Bold  March,  wlio  with  tho  liowling  wind 

Just  now,  displayed  his  wrath. 
Repentant  ia  that  he  has  sinned 

And  sunshine  fills  our  path. 


A    COENER    IN    EOT, 

OR  THE  POETRY  TVASTE-BASKET  EMPTIED  AT  LAST. 

The  song  of  the  K.  oil  light: 


Rink, 

Soot, 

Maid, 

Oil, 

Night, 

Rose, 

Mad, 

Light. 

Oil, 

Maid, 

Boy. 

No, 

Light. 

Xose. 

Glad. 

Night 

Same  old  story : 

A  noise  ujion  the  icy  steps, 
A  form  shoots  into  view; 
A  thud  upon  the  pointed  ice; 
The  air  a  sulphur  hue. 

This  is  the  way  that  ye  out-going  editor  feels 
about  it : 

Oh !  me,  oh !  my ,  I  feel  so  fly 
I  scarce  can  hold  my  jaw, 
I  want  to  get  all  by  myself, 
And  give  a  loud  guiiaw. 

AN  IMAGE   OF  CLAY. 

Before  my  mind  there  seems  to  rise 

A  well-remembered  face. 
Whose  presence  in  the  days  gone  by 

Old  Bowdoin's  halls  did  grace. 

I  seem  to  see  that  welcome  smile 

Split  mouth  from  ear  to  ear. 
Skinning  a  set  of  ivories 

Through  B.  and  L.  not  clear. 

A  face  as  dusky  as  charcoal, 

A  thatch  of  tight-curled  hair, 
A  shuffling  gait,  livery  of  state. 

And  white  hat  placed  with  care, 

A  rolling  eye  which  seems  all  white 

A  look  with  wisdom  bright, 
A  soldier's  wave  of  the  right  hand 

An  "  How  do  sir,"  polite. 

ONE  MORE  UNFORTUNATE. 

I'm  sitting  in  sadness. 
While  my  heart  is  aweary 
And  all  the  world  dreary, 
I'm  sitting  in  sadness. 
As  some  ancient  martyr. 
Who  his  soul  will  not  barter, 
I'm  sitting  in  sadness 
While  my  heart  is  aweary. 

I've  a  stocking  to  darn, 
And  the  cup  of  my  grief 
Is  too  fnll  for  relief; 
I've  a  stocking  to  darn 
And  the  hole  gapes  so  wide 
That  I  lose  all  my  pride. 
I've  a  stocking  to  darn  I 

A  thought  comes  to  soothe  me. 
And  1  rise  up  in  gladness, 
No  need  now  of  sadness. 


BOWDOiN    ORIENT. 


235 


A  thought  comes  to  soothe  me, 

For  when  Prexy  returned 

And  I  see  golden  tresses, 

From  his  ■'  tower,"  and  learned 

Hear  the  rustle  of  dresses. 

('Twas  a  scene  most  sad  to  deplore) 

A  thought  comes  to  soothe  me! 

That  in  all  the  college 

There  was  no  one  had  knowledge 

I've  a  sweet  little  helpmate! 

Of  a  single  Sophomore, 

She  holds  up  a  stocking, 

He  rose  on  his  ear 

The  sight  is  quite  shocking! 

And  said  it  was  queer. 

I've  a  sweet  little  helpmate. 

And  he  guessed  he'd  better  explore, 

She  does  all  my  mending. 

Since  they  had  begun, 

"While  my  money  she's  spending. 

"Whether  things  shouid  be  run 

I've  a  sweet  little  helpmate, 

By  him  or  the  Sophomore. 

I'm  a  family  man!! 

So  the  grind  is  resumed 

A  POEM   OF  THE  NDfBTEENTH  CENTUBY. 

"With  intent,  'tis  presumed. 

Canto  I. 

To  do  much  the  same  as  before, 

A  Fresh  gothrash, 
Raised  a  moustache, — 

And  more  men  we  see, 
"With  the  title  G.B., 

'Twas  cheek  full  sore — 

Are  mourned  by  the  Sophomore. 

And  did  inspire 

Canto  IV. 

Most  bitter  ire 

But  'tis  union  gives  strength. 

In  the  heart  of  the  Sophomore. 

As  the  Sophs  found  at  length. 

And  the  Sophomore  said  : 

And  straightway  began  to  implore 

"By  the  lightning's  red 

That  the  Faculty  mill 

And  the  thunder's  roar. 

Might  a  season  be  still 

"We  will  shave  his  face 

From  the  grind  of  the  Sophomore. 

To  his  deep  disgrace,"— 

Said  the  valiant  Sophomore. 

And  benign  Alma  Mater, 

Most  merciful  rate  her. 

'Twas  a  deed  for  the  night : 

Her  children  well  pleased  to  restore. 

By  a  ghastly  light 

Received  to  her  arms. 

In  that  room  on  the  upper  floor. 

Now  free  from  alarms, 

Lost  his  moustache 

The  wandering  Sophomore, 

Did  the  Freshman  brash 

The  prodigal  Sophomore, 

At  the  hands  of  the  Sophomore  ; 

The  penitent  Sophomore, 

The  terrible  Sophomore, 

The  self-isolated, 

The  villainous  Sophomore, 

But  now  re-instated 

The  never  repressible, 

Home-again  Sophomore. 

Most  inexpressible, 

Ye  blood-thirsty  Sophomore. 

Moral. 

Canto  II. 

The  moral  intent 

Of  this  tale,  it  is  meant. 

But  the  end  was  not  reached. 
For  the  Freshman  peached 

That  you  should  not  so  ignore  : 
Touch  not  the  moustache 

('Twas  never  so  known  before). 

Of  a  Freshman  brash. 

And  a  harrowing  tale 

Although  you're  a  Sophomore. 

That  would  make  you  turn  pale 

Is  told  of  the  Sophomore. 

THE  MEDIC  AND  THE  MAID. 

The  Faculty  mill. 

He  was  a  festive  Medic 

"With  a  vigorous  will. 

And  she  a  Brunswick  maid  ; 

Is  set  a-roUing  once  more. 

He  liked  to  dance  and  frolic, 

And  a  half  dozen  men 

"While  she  was  prim  and  staid. 

Right  there  and  then 

Are  fired  from  the  Sophomore. 

They  were  as  pretty  lovers- 

As  ever  you  did  view  ; 

Canto  III. 

He  spent  his  evenings  at  her  house 

You  scarce  need  he  told 

On  Jordan  Avenue. 

That  the  day  was  cold. 

And  that  somebody  wanted  to  swore  ; 

One  day  while  he  was  smoking 

But  "  Just.ilia  est  coeca," 

And  cutting  up  a  "  stiff," 

And  the  day  grew  .still  bleaker 

He  yearned  for  a  new  pleasure 

For  the  misguided  Sophomore  ; 

And  yearned  more  with  each  whiff. 

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So  he  at  last  decided, 

As  he  tipped  hlmseli  the  wink, 
That  he  would  take  his  daisy 

And  try  the  roller  rink. 

Contented  were  those  lovers 

As,  on  that  Wednesday  eve, 
He  Main  Street's  raging  torrent  stemmed 

While  she  held  fast  his  sleeve. 

Ah  !  now  they  reach  the  portal ! 

The  fifty  cents  are  paid. 
And  Emery  grins  as  he  hands  the  checks 

To  the  Medic  and  the  maid. 

The  world  seems  bright  and  beautiful. 

For  our  bold  Medic  thinks 
He'll  soon  be  showing  off  the  frills 

He  learned  at  city  rinks. 

"  Goodness !  "  exclaimed  the  maiden, 

"  This  skate  will  never  do  ; 
It's  barely  a  dozen  inches. 

While  I've  a  13  shoe. 

But  after  a  little  searching 

They  find  a  larger  size, 
And  doubting  fears  no  longer  stay, 

But  cheering  hopes  arise. 

The  skates  are  on,  the  band  strikes  up. 

After  some  false  alarms. 
And,  cautiously,  the  pair  start  out. 

Clasped  in  each  other's  arms. 

As  faster  and  still  faster 

They  spin  around  the  rink, 
The  maiden's  fears  again  arise 

And  her  heart  begins  to  sink. 

She  scarce  can  keep  upOn  her  feet, 

Despite  her  lover's  aid. 
And  confidence,  as  ne'er  before. 

Deserts  a  Brunswick  maid. 

You  wicked  students,  close  your  eyes  I 
The  sight  is  now  too  shocking  : 

The  air  seems  full  of  arms  and  legs. 
Skates,  shoes,  and  striped  stocking. 

Then  comes  a  shock  like  thunder  clap, — 
The  chairs  leap  from  their  places 

As  our  buhl  Medic  and  the  maid 
Together  find  their  basis. 

The  gentle  maid  feels  sick  at  heart 

And  bluslies  like  the  rose. 
For  there  are  all  those  college  boys 

A-staring  at  her  hose. 

And  yet  no  movement  does  she  make, 

Tliis  modest  little  lamb. 
Until  she  lieurs  the  Medio  sa.y 

Something  like  "  cod  and  ham." 

With  mournful  looks  and  limping  gait. 
They  seek  the  quiet  street, 


But  never  onoe  do  they  exchange 
Fond  looks  or  kisses  sweet. 

And  e'en  in  using  remedies 
The  gulf  between  was  seen. 

For  she  used  cloths  and  arnica. 
While  he  preferred  "  benzine." 

Alas  for  maid  and  Jledic  ! 

Alas  for  severed  loves  ! 
For  time  alone  can  heal  the  wound 

And  reunite  these  doves. 

Meanwhile,  our  festive  Medic 

Each  evening  takes  his  "  horn," 

And  the  maiden  borrows  a  razor 
And  pares  her  favorite  corn. 


PERSONAL. 


[Graduates  and  undergraduates  are  earnestly  solicited  to  send 
personal  items  to  the  Bowdoin  Okiext,  Brunswick,  Me.] 

The  following  in  regard  to  the  class  of  '66  has 
been  received  from  the  Secretary,  Dr.  P.  H.  Ger- 
rish,  of  Portland : 

C.  M.  Beecher  was  for  a  long  time  in  the  lumber 
business,  mainly  in  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  where  he 
still  resides.  He  is  now  chief  proprietor  and  man- 
ager of  a  steamship  line  to  Brazil,  with  office  at 
41  Wall  Street,  New  York. 

C.  A.  Boardman  for  some  years  manufactured 
lumber  in  Calais;  then  dealt  largely  in  wool  in 
Calais  and  Boston.  For  several  years  has  been 
manager  of  a  new  railroad  in  Florida,  with  head- 
quarters at  Palatka. 

D.  Carleton  is  an  apothecary  in  Manistee,  Mich. 
S.  B.  Carter  is  engaged  in  a  general  insurance 

busiuessin  Newburyport,  Mass.  He  has  been  pres- 
ident of  the  city  council,  and  prominent  in  the  Y. 
M.  C.  Association  and  other  societies. 

H.  L.  Chapman,  since  graduating  at  the  Bangor 
Theological  Seminary,  has  been  successively  tutor, 
instructor,  and  professor  at  Bowdoin.  He  now  oc- 
cupies the  Chair  of  Rhetoric  and  English  Literature. 

E.  H.  Cook  taught  until  recently  in  prominent 
schools  in  New  England,  the  Middle  States,  and 
Ohio.  For  two  years  he  has  had  charge  of  exten- 
sive mining  operations  in  Tucson,  Arizona. 

F.  H.  Geri-ish  practices  medicine  in  Portland. 
He  is  one  of  the  surgeons  to  the  Maine  General 
Hospital,  and  Professor  of  Anatomy  at  Bowdoin. 

C.  K.  Hinkloy  has  been  in  the  ^Yholcsalc  drug 


BOWDOIN     ORIENT. 


237 


business  in  Boston  nearly  all  the  time  since  gradu- 
ating in  medicine  in  1870.  For  some  mouths  he 
has  been  in  Europe  for  his  health. 

J.  J.  Herrick  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  legal 
profession  in  Chicago. 

G.  F.  Holmes  has  an  extensive  law  practice  in 
Portland. 

W.  P.  Hussey  is  principal  of  the  Oakland  Fe- 
male Institute,  Norristown,  Pa. 

G.  W.  Kelly  was  graduated  in  theology  at  Ban- 
gor in  1869,  and  since  then  has  preached  in  various 
towns  in  Maine.  For  several  years  he  has  been 
pastor  of  the  Congregational  church  at  Eastport. 

H.  B.  Lawrence  has  taught  ever  since  gradua- 
tion.   His  present  address  is  Holyoke,  Mass. 

L.  0.  Merriam  has  been  in  the  lumber  business 
continuously,  principally  in  New  Brunswick.  He  is 
now  in  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

G.  T.  Packard,  after  passing  through  the  Bangor 
Seminary,  entered  the  Episcopal  church,  and  has 
had  parishes  in  Brooklyn  and  Bangor.  His  health 
obliged  him  to  leave  the  ministry,  and  for  two  years 
past  he  has  been  associate  editor  of  the  Boston 
Daily  Advertiser. 

G.  T.  Sumner  for  a  long  time  practiced  law  in 
Sheboygan,  Wis.  Quite  recently  he  moved  to  Dur- 
ango,  Col.,  where  he  has  a  large  business. 

C.  E.  Webster  took  his  doctor's  degree  at  Bow- 
doin  in  1869,  and  has  been  in  practice  in  Portland 
ever  since. 

R.  D.  Woodman  traveled  for  a  Portland  flour 
firm  for  many  years.  He  is  now  in  trade  at  South 
China. 

H.  K.  Colby,  J.  A.  C.  Fellows,  J.  a.  Fernald,  J. 
P.  Gross,  and  G.  E.  Lord  are  dead. 

All  the  living  members  of  the  class  are  married 
excepting  Herrick,  Hiukley,  and  Kelly. 

'60.— S.  S.  Boyd  died  a  short  time  since  in  St. 
Louis.  He  had  been  engaged  there  in  the  practice 
of  law  since  his  graduation. 

'69. — H.  S.  Whitman  is  now  pastor  of  the  Uni- 
versalist  church  in  Dexter. 

'80. — Maxcy  is  now  in  business  in  Fargo,  Da. 


IN    MEMORIAM. 

At  a  regular  meeting  of  the  Kappa  Chapter  o( 
Psi  Upsilon  Fraternity,  held  March  12,  1883,  the 
following  preamble  and  resolutions  were  adopted  : 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  the  Supreme  Euler  of  the  uni- 


verse to  remove  from  this  life  our  brother,  Samuel  Still- 
man  Boyd,  a  member  of  the  class  of  'BO;  and 

Whereas,  The  intimate  relations  held  by  him  with  the 
society  while  in  college,  render  it  proper  that  we  should 
express  our  appreciation  of  his  merits  as  a  brother  and  as 
a  man,  therefore. 

Resolved,  That  in  his  death  the  society  loses  a  brother 
who  was  faithful  and  zealous  in  the  performance  of  his 
duties  while  an  active  member  of  the  chapter;  one  who 
was  wise  in  counsel  and  fearless  in  action;  an  honest  and 
upright  man,  whose  virtues  endeared  him  not  only  to  the 
Fraternity  of  which  he  was  a  member,  but  to  his  large 
circle  of  friends; 

Resolved,  That  we  tender  our  heartfelt  sympathy  to  the 
family  of  tlie  deceased  in  their  affliction  ; 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  to 
the  family  of  the  deceased,  to  the  several  chapters,  and  to 
the  press. 

H.  L.  Allen, 
E.  C.  Smith, 
J.  W.  Calderwood, 
In  behalf  of  the  Eappa  Chapter. 

Bowdoin  College,  Mar.  12,  1883. 


Whereas,  It  has  pleased  Almighty  God  to  remove 
from  this  life  our  esteemed  and  beloved  classmate, 
Orlando  Dyer,  therefor, 

Resolved,  That  in  his  death  the  class  of  '85  loses  a 
member  who  was  zealous  and  faithful  in  the  performance 
of  his  duties,  one  who  was,  in  every  way  deserving  of  our 
respect  and  regard,  whose  example  is  worthy  of  our 
adoption;  that  by  his  untimely  death  he  was  cut  off  in 
the  spring-time  of  what  promised  to  be  a  long  and  useful 
life. 

Resolved,  That  we  extend  to  the  family  of  our  deceased 
classmate  our  heartfelt  sympathy  in  this  their  deep 
afSiction. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  to 
the  family  of  the  deceased,  and  to  the  press  for  publi- 
cation. 

F.  I.  Brown, 
N.  B.  Ford, 

M.  H.  PUKRINGTON, 

Committee  on  Resolutions. 


CI.IPPINGS. 


Advice  to  a  bachelor  in  one  letter— W. — Ex. 

Little  Jack  Horner  sat  in  the  corner  eating  con- 
centrated lye;  his  mother  came  in— he  had  emptied 
the  tin.  They  will  meet  in  the  sweet-bye-aud-bye. 
—Ex. 

A  young  man  was  passing  a  lady  on  a  slippery 
sidewalk,  just  as  he  was  at  her  side  be  slipped  and 
fell  in  front  of  her  exclaiming,  "Helen  Blazes!' 
She  said  it  was  not  her  name. — Ex. 


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They  are  introducing  the  Roman  pronunciation 
of  Latin  at  a  number  of  the  young  ladies'  schools. 
The  other  day  one  of  the  fair  pupils  characteris- 
tically rend  jiibet  i-icissem  "you  bet  we  kiss  'em,"  to 
the  confusion  of  the  youthful  professor. — Ex. 

Maine  man  visiting  Harvard  friend :  Room 
crowded  to  hear  incidents  of  "Life  at  dear  old 
Bates."  "  Why,  there  is  one  man  in  our  class  that 
often  goes  to  recitation  with  a  translation  in  his 
text-book."  Chorus  of  Harvard  men  (amazed) — 
"  Sho,  what  audacity."— CoM»-ffl«t 


EDITORS'   TABLE. 


Columbia  has  been  very  much  agitated  of  late 
over  co-education.  A  petition  signed  by  many  of 
the  most  prominent  citizens  of  New  York  City,  ask- 
ing that  women  be  admitted  to  the  college,  has  been 
presented  to  the  trustees ;  and  their  answer  is  pub- 
lished in  a  recent  number  of  the  Spectator,  which 
by  the  way,  hugs  itself  and  cries  '•  I  told  you  so !" 
The  trustees,  while  urging  that  all  efforts  be  made 
for  the  higher  education  of  women,  yet  declare  as 
their  "  decided  and  deliberate  opinion,  that  it  is  in- 
expedient to  attempt  to  educate  the  sexes  together 
in  Columbia  College."  They  however  recommend 
the  establishment  of  an  Annex  somewhat  similar  to 
that  at  Harvard,  but  on  a  more  extensive  scale,  and 
are  proceeding  to  solicit  subscriptions  for  its  endow- 
ment from  the  prominent  signers  of  the  petition, 
who  now  will  probably  wish  they  hadn't. 

But  Columbia  is  not  the  only  point  of  assault. 
A  published  letter  from  the  poet  Whittier,  calling 
upon  Brown  to  open  its  doors  to  women,  has  stirred 
up  the  question  there.  In  a  commuuicatiou  to  the 
Brunonian  a  writer  makes  the  following  sweeping 
statements:  "More  than  two  hundred  of  our  uni- 
versities and  colleges  are  open  to  women  on  equal 
terms  with  men ;  physiological  difficulties  are  the 
result  of  false  training  and  are  not  radical ;  mental 
difficulties  are  to  a  large  extent  myths  ;  moral  and 
social  difficulties  there  are  none,  as  shown  not  only 
by  the  statements  of  experienced  teachers,  but  also 
by  the  fact  that  parents  continue  to  send  their 
daughters  to  co-educational  schools."  Kven  if  we 
were  not  inclined  to  take  exceptions  to  the  above, 
we  should  still  more  readily  agree  with  the  editorial 
opinion  "  that  to  open  the  door  of  Brown  Univer- 
sity is  one  thing ;  to  make  co-education  a  success 
here  is  quite  another.      To  merely  admit  a  half- 


dozen  young  women  or  less,  with  each  college  class, 
and  allow  them  the  privileges  of  the  class-room,  as 
is  the  case  in  some  of  our  so-called  co-educational 
colleges,  is  not  our  idea  of  success  in  such  a  move- 
ment." This  co-education  epidemic  seems  to  have 
started  in  the  west — where  the  potato  bug  did. 
Bowdoin  has  been  afflicted  with  a  mild  form  of 
hazing  and  it  is  rumored  that  the  mumps  have 
broken  out  among  us,  but  as  yet  we  have  been 
spared  that  most  awful  infliction— co-education. 

Here  is  a  gem  from  one  of  our  western  ex- 
changes; we  should  have  printed  more  of  it,  but 
our  stock  of  hyphens  gave  out : 

"  Behold!  the  wonderful  force  of  the  heaven-shot  sun- 
beam, streaming  athwart  darkened  chasms  of  space,  it 
flashes  its  golden  light  across  the  bosoms  of  worlds,  rock- 
ing on  the  very  verge  of  the  ocean  of  the  Infinite.  It  en- 
twines its  threads  of  gold  around  the  rugged  brow  of 
night-embraced  earth,  wreathing  it  in  smiles  of  joyous 
welcome.  It  infolds  its  sparkling  arms  of  infinite  power 
around  the  heart  of  earth-embosomed  waters,  invironed  in 
folds  of  watery  vestments,  Venus  like,  it  glides  away, 
clothing  the  earth  in  garments  of  misty  drapery." 

Has  the  former  editor  of  the  Bates  Student  gone 
west?  This  sounds  wonderfully  like  "  Waltzing 
Atoms." 

Chaff  gives  us  an  account  of  rowing  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,  and  the  prospects  for  the 
coming  season.  There  are  twenty-five  men  in 
training  for  the  class  crews  and  the  university,  be- 
sides a  number  from  the  medical  department.  Of 
their  last  year's  crew  they  have  lost  only  one  man, 
but  he  was  considered  the  best  man  in  the  boat. 
Before  the  race  comes  off"  at  Lake  George  the  crew 
will  have  the  experience  of  three  races,  among 
them  that  for  the  child's  cup,  which  Pennsylvania 
will  try  to  hold  against  Columbia  and  Princeton. 
In  speaking  of  their  record,  C li a ff  says:  "Since 
1875,  when  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  Boat 
Club  rowed  its  first  race,  its  members  have  com- 
peted in  thirty-five  races,  of  whicli  they  were  first 
in  twenty-three,  second  in  eight,  and  last  in  four." 

It  may  also  be  interesting  to  note  the  statistics 
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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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We  had  inteuded  at  the  close  of  our  editorial  career 
to  take  a  long  and  liugeriag  farewell  of  our  ex- 
changes— our  most  intimate  companions  of  the  past 
yeai'.  We  would  clasp  each  one  by  the  hand  and 
speak  some  words  of  encouragement  and  advice. 
We  know  they  would  be  valuable.  But  alas  !  in  a 
fatal  moment,  like  Faust,  we  sold  our  soul  to  the 
Devil  (the  printer's).  The  midnight  hour  ap- 
proaches. The  clock  is  upon  its  last  stroke.  We 
are  whirled  away  amid  demoniac  skrieks  to  the 
dark  abodes  of  Satan,  with  a  "farewell"  dying 
away  upon  our  lips. 

UPON  THE   SHORE. 

Down  on  the  shore  the  maiden  stands, 
Stretching  her  gleaming,  pallid  hands. 

Out  to  the  hungry,  foaming  sea, 
Where  the  wild  winds  sweep  in  their  horrid  glee. 

Breakers  are  kissing  her  naked  feet, 
Her  hair  is  covered  with  snow  and  sleet. 

Still  she  stands  like  a  tortured  ghost 
Asking  the  sea  for  what  is  lost. 

"  O  ravenous  sea,  0  cruel  sea, 
Why  hast  thou  taken  my  all  from  me, 

So  fair  and  so  bright  and  now  alack — ! 
Will  those  you  have  taken  ne'er  come  back? 

"  O  terrible  sea,  0  hungry  sea. 

List  to  the  prayer  I  raise  to  thee!  " 
But  the  sea  still  laughs  as  it  sweeps  away 

And  the  winds  with  her  tangled  tresses  play. 

Still  through  the  night  the  maiden  stands 

Down  on  the  icy-coated  sands. 
While  from  her  eyes  the  tear-drops  flow ; 

She  has  lost  her  shoes  in  the  undertow. 

— Athenmiim. 


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CIGARETTES. 


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little  more  for  Cigarettes  than  the  jtrice  charged  for  the 
ordinary  trade  Cigarettes  will  find  the 

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flavored,  and  highest  cost  gold  leaf  grown  in  Vir- 
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We  use  the  Genuine  French  Rice  Paper,  of  our  own 

direct  importation,  which  is  made  especially  for  us,  ^vater 
marked  with  the  name  of  the  brand — 

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on  each  Cigarette,  without  which  none  are  genuine.  Base 
imitations  of  this  brand  have  been  put  on  sale,  and  Cigar- 
ette smokers  are  cautioned  that  this  is  the  Old  and 
Original  brand,  and  to  observe  that  each  package  or 
box  of 

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bears  the  signature  of 

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complete,  together  with  a  Uberal  supply  of  ink  for  use  in  the 
same. 

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Boots,  Shoes,  Rubbers,  and  SHppers 

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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


L.     C.     YOUNG, 


n  OODFOBD'S,    -    -    -     MAINE, 

Will   visit  Bowdoin   College   with  a  large  line   of 

Samples,  to  take  orders  for  Spring,  Wednesday, 

Feb.  iXst,  and  Wednesday,  Feb.  28ih. 

!^=WILL    SHOW   SAMPLES    AT    15  M.  H.,^3 


.^«CIG2RETTES. 


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Absolute  Guarantee 

That  they  are  the  Finest  and  PUREST 

goods  upon  the  market; 
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Purest  Rice-Paper  made. 

OUR  SALES  EXCEED thcproduct. 

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None  Genuine  without   the   trade-mark 
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CilllTiae  TO  SMQKEBS. 

Bew^are  of  Imitations  and  Counterfeits. 

Examine  each  Cigarette ;  see  that  every  wrapper  has 
7' 


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The  VETERAN. 


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stitutes or  flavoring  used  in  our  genuine  brands. 

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SOLD  BY  ALL  DEALERS  THROUGHOUT  THE  WORLD. 

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Invite  attention  to  the  l.irgest  and  finest  stock  in  the  city,  of 

DIAMONDS,  RARE  GEMS, 

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Gorham  Manufacturing  Company,  in  Boston. 

Exhibit  a  large  and  complete  collection  of  the 

SOLID  StL\/ER  AND  ELECTRO-PLATED   WARES 

PKODUCED  BY  THIS  COMPAXT. 

The  ornamentations  now  used  and  the  effects  produced,  are 
something  entirely  novel  in  the  craft  of  the  Silversmith,  and  will 
interest  every  one  hy  their  combination  of  artistic  and  useful 
qualities. 

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Pari  I— I'll  lusophiiMl  lusiniiuunts,  lUO  pages.  Part  5— Meteor 
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And  au  oruameut  for  your  house,  all  in  one, 

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Fancy  aiii  Toilet  Articles,  Glprsl  ToMcco, 

DUNLAP  BLOCK,  MAIN  STREET. 

[|pg° Prescriptions  Carefully  Compounded. 


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Wedding  Invitations,  Business  Cards,  &c. 
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Beautiful  Engraved  Visiting  Cards. 

Plate  and  Pack,  $1.50 ;  former  price,  $3.00. 

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SPRING    AND    SUMMER,  1882. 

AT 

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West  Side,  may  at  all  times  be  found  a  clioice  assortment  oJ 
Hats,  Caps,  Gloves,  Hosiery,  Lineu  Shirts,  Collars, 
Cuffs,  all  sizes  of  Underwear,  Fine  Ready-Made 
Clothing  in  complete  suits  or  single  garments.  White 
Vests,  White  Neckties,  White  Kids,  a  superb  assort- 
ment of  Boston  and  New  York  Neckwear  which  will 
be  sold  very  cheap  for  cash. 

On  and  after  Oct.  loth,  1882, 

Passenger  Trains  leave  Bruns-nrick 

For  Bath,  8.10,  11.25  a.m..  2.45,    4.40,  and   6.25  P.M.   12.42 
niglit  (Sunday  mornings  only). 
Uockland.  8.10  a.m.,  2.45  P.M. 
Portland,  7.25. 11.30  A.M.,  4.30  p.m.,  12.35  night. 
Boston,  7.26,  11.30  A.M..  12.35  niglil. 
Lewiston.  8.10  a.m.,  2.45,  6.33  P.M..  12.40  niglit. 
Farminglon,  8.10  a.m.  (Mi.xeil).  2.45  P.M. 
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Skowhegan,  Bellast,  Uexler,  anil  Bangor,  2.45  p.m.,  and 

12.45  night. 
Watervijle,  8.10  a.m.,  2.45,   G.35  p.m.  (Saturdays  only), 
12.45  night. 

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Oct.  15,1882. 


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m^'Kamllies,  Parties,  and  Cluhs  supplied. 

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Purchase  your  COAL  at  the 

Ooal  ~2"a,rd.  in  Topslia-ran., 

WHERK  NONE  BUT 

The  Best  of  Coal  is  Kept, 

And  i.s  Delivered  well  prepared  and  in  Good  Order. 

Office   near  the  Sheds. 


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iPiresIx   axtd   Salt   Meat^, 

Vegetables,  Fruit,  and  Country  Produce, 

Main  Street,  under  L.  D.  Snow's  Grocery  Store. 

.^-Speoial  Bates  to  Student  01ub8..ei 


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Papers;  Circulating  Library,  1600  Volumes; 
Fancy  Goods  and  Toys  in  great  variety ;  Pocket 
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Crosse ;  Pictures  and  Picture  Frames ;  Frames 
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Brunswick  Laundry. 

J.  W.   CURTIS,   D.M.D., 

Dentist, 

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M.  S.   GIBSON,    Proprietor. 

Enlavo;ed  from  the  ancient  mansion  of  Commodore 
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POFtTL  A-ND,       1VIA.INE. 

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mencements, Exhibitions,  Balls,  Parties,  etc. 

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780  Middle  Street.     -     -     -     -      Portland,  Me. 


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Interior  Views  Made  to  Order. 

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x=i^xc:es   x^o'sTsT. 


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3©^  CI.  ssi^rsojj, 

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Office  at  Central  Telephone  Office,  Brunswick. 
(Il3"  All  Orders  left  at  C.  E.  Townsend's    Store   will 
be  promptly  iittended  to. 


IRA  C.  STOCKBRIDCE, 

MUSIC    PUBLISHEK, 

And  Dealer  in  Sheet  Music,  Music  Books,  Musical  Instruments,  and  Musi- 
cal Merchandise,  of  all  kinds, 

156   Exchange   Street,  Portland. 

J.   H.  PETERSON  &  SON, 

DEALERS  IN 

(im©€EmiESs  Fm©¥ISIQ)MS 

Boots  and  Shoes,  ToTiacco  and  Cigars, 
Main  Street,    ---.---     Brunswick,  Me. 

FIFtSX-Cr.ASS 

FlaioSj   Oifassj    mi    '^^ 

AT   LOW   PRICES.        LARGE   RENTING  STOCK 


TONTINIS     HOTXSL^ 

BRUNSWICK,    MAINE. 


S.  B.  BBEWSTEB, 


PBOPBJETOB. 


Class  and  Keunion  Suppers  a  Specialty.     First-Class  Laundry 
Work,  equal  to  Troy,  done  at  short  notice. 

"'"  J.    G.    WASHBURN'^ 

Mainifactiircr  of  ami  Dealer  in 

PICTURE    FRAMES    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

From  the  cheapest  to  the  very  best.    Also  Pictui'cs,  Cabinet 

Frames,  Stationery,  Cards,  Albums,  etc.    Also,  Agent  lor 

the  celebrated  Household  Sewing  Machine. 

In  the  Blue  Store,  Main  Street,  Second  Door  from  Elm, 

Opposite  the  Park,  Brunswick,  Maine. 


COLUMBIA  BICYCLE. 

Bicycle  ridinji  is  unsurpassed  as  a 
method  of  travelinp.whetlier  lor  speed, 
sport,  or  renewal  of  health.  The  prac- 
ticability of  the  machine  has  been 
thorousbly  tested,  and  satisfactorily 
proved,  beyond  queslion.  Thousands 
arc  ill  cbiiiv  use,  and  the  niiinber  is 
rapidlv  iiii-Veiisini:.  Tbc  cxeicise  is 
reciiniiueiHleilbvlboinrdicid  iUDlcssion 
as  iiiiisl  benelieial  lo  beallb,  liriDsing 
into  exercise  almost  every  muscle  of 
th<!  body. 

Send  ;ic.  stamp  for  3(l-paR0  Illustrated 
Calalogiie  coiiUiinlng  price  lists  and  lull 
inliirmalion. 

THE    POPE    MFC.    CO. 

597  Washififrton  St„  BOSTON,  MASS, 


ESTABLISHED    1844. 

W.    L.    Wl  LSON    &    CO., 

Wholesalerand  Retail  Dealer?  id 

TEAS  AND  FANCY  GROCERIES. 

N.  B. — Orders  by  mail  will  receive  prompt  attention.    Send  for  price  list. 

142  d  144  Exchange,  cor.  Federal  St., 

F.  W.  STOCKMAN.?  ff  

WM.  A.   WILSON.    S  •' 


Jif  Wn  §§II©|©  ifelieal  ^epaplmeiii 

The  Sixty-Second  Annual  Course  of  Lectures  at  the  Medi- 
cal School  of  Maine,  will  commence  February  8th,  18S3, 
and  continue  SIXTEEN  WEEKS. 

FACULTY.— Joshua  L.  Chambeblaix,  LL.D.,  President;  Israbl  T. 
Dana,  M.D.,  Pathology  and  Practice  ;  Alfred  Mitchell,  M.D.,  Obstetrics 
and  Diseases  of  Women  and  Children ;  Frederic  H.  Gebrish,  M.D., 
Anatomy  ;  Charles  W.  Goddard,  A.M.,  Medical  Jurisprudence  ;  Hesrt 
Carmichael,  PhD.,  Chemistry ;  Bctbt  G.  Wilder,  M.D.,  Physiology  ; 
Stephen  H.  Weeks,  M.D,  Surgery  and  Clinical  Surgery  ;  Charles  O. 
HcNT,  M.  D.,  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics  ;  Dan'IEl  F.  Ellis,  M.D., 
Registrar  and  Librarian  \  Irving  Kimball,  M.D,  Deiuoustrator  of 
Anatomy. 

Circulars  containing  full  LUformation  may  be  obtained  on  apphcation  to 
the  Registrar,  D.  F.  ELLIS,  IiI.B.,  or  to  the  Secretary. 

ALFRED  MITCHELL,  M.D.,  Secretary. 
Brunswick,  Maine.  

WATCHES,  CLOCKS,  AND  JEWELRY, 


|^=  Watches,  Clocks,  and  Jewelry  promptly   re- 
paired and  warranted. 

EDWIN     F.     BROWN, 

COR.    O'BRIEN    AND    MAIN    STREETS,    BRUNSWICK,    ME. 


GEO.    C.    SHAW    &    CO., 
Wholesale  and   Retail   Grocers. 

CHOICE   TABLE   DELIC.-VCIES    A    SPECIALTY. 

j8s  and s^y  Congress  St.,  and 2jj  Middle  St., 
PORTLAND,     :     :    MAINE. 

.8®"  Send  fok  Pkice  List.  


G.  L.  RICHARDSON, 

Special  Rates  to  Student  Clubs. 

flS-Transient  Orders  for  Milk  or  Creiiiu  fllled  by  giving  suitable  notice. 

Besidemce,  Satool  Street. 


Curtis' College  Bookstore 

BOOKS.    STA-TIONERY.    ROOIVI 
PAPER,    PERIODICAH-S.   <ScC. 


A.    W.    *rO"WNSEND, 

Books,  stationery,  I]  Fancy  Goods. 

Also  I'lastorn  Mtitnal  Unidii  Teloiiraph  (Mlico. 
Under  Towu  Clock,      -       -       -       BrunHwiok,  Me. 


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