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THE 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Published   Fortnightly  by  the  Students  of 


BOWDOIN   COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

PERCIVAL  P.  BAXTER,  '98 Editor-in-Chief. 

ROY  L.  MARSTON,  '99 Assistant  EDiTOB-iN-CniEr. 

FRANK  L.  BUTTON,  '99, Business  Manager. 

JOSEPH  W.  WHITNEY,  1900,  Assistant  Business  Manager. 

DREW   B.  HALL,  '99,       .        .        .    Personals.  PERCY   A.  B^ABsf WOof''^' }      Ct'^eS'"  Tabula. 

THOMAS  L.  MARBLE,  '98,    .     College  World.  BYRON  S.  PHILOON,  '99,       .        .      Athletics. 

JOHN  W.  CONDON,  '98,  Bowdoin  Verse. 


BOWDOIN   COLLEGE. 

BRUNSWICK,    MAINE. 

1897-98. 


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Index  to  Volume  XXVII. 


EDITORIAL    DEPARTMENTS. 

Editorial  Notes P.P.  Baxter,  Editor-in-Chief. 

1,  16,  29,  43,  67,  109,  123,  137,  151,  167,  181,  195,  209,  223,  241,  267,  275. 

CoLi.EGn  Tabula F.  R.  Marsh  and  J.  P.  Webber,  Editors. 

8,  22,  34,  57,  107,  115,  129,  143,  158,  173,  189. 
.        J.  P.  Webber  and  P.  A.  Babb,  Editors,  201,  215,  229,  248,  267,  281. 

Assisted  by  Editor-in-Chief. 

Athletics B.  S.  Philoou,  Editor. 

'"  10,  25,  36,  69,  118,  131,  145,  161,  176,  206,  252.. 

Assisted  by  P.  A.  Babb,  284. 

Assisted  by  Editor-in-Chief. 

Y.  M.  C.  A :....'.:..'..;.... R.  L.  Marston,  Editor. 

12,  27,  40,  120,  134,  148,  164,  178,  192,  205,  219,  233,  270,  271,  285. 

Assisted  by  Editor-in-Chief. 

Book  Notices P.  P.  Baxter,  Editor-in-Chief. 

13,  40,  184,  222,  234. 

Personals H.  H.  Webster  and  H.  F.  Dana,  Editors. 

13,  27,  41,  64,  121,  134,  149,  164,  178,  193. 

D.  B.  Hal),  Editor,  206,  219,  237,  253,  271,  286. 

Assisted  by  Editor-in-Chief. 

College  World  T.  L.  Marble,  Editor. 

28,  42,  65,  165,  194,  288. 

•      MIS  CELLANE  O  US. 
.  .  PROSE. 

Autobiography  of  an  Old  Umbrella. J.  W.  Condon .   19 

Alpha  Delta  Phi  Convention G.  M.  Brett 32 

Afternoon  Exercises. . . . , Editor-in-Chief 81 

Associated  Effort  and  Medical  Progress G.  M.  Woodman 102 

Alpha  Delta  Phi  Convention O.D.Smith 244 

At  Last W.  L.  Sanborn 246 

Bowdoin  Courtesy,  a  Study H.  F.  Dana 17 

Baccalaureate  Sermon President  W.  DeW.  Hyde 69 

Boston  Alumni,  Annual  Meeting  of. Editor-in-Chief 226 

Class  History,  A... H.  L.  Chapman,  '66 31 

Class  Day  Exercises Editor-in-Chief 75 

Cheering  the  Halls Editor-in-Chief 94 

Commencement  Dinner Editor-in-Chief 98 

Commencement  Ball Editor-in-Chief 106 

Commencement  Concert Editor-in-Chief 106 

Class  Reunions Editor-in-Chief 106 

Cutting  a  Bee-Tree F.  R.  Marsh 113 

Communication H.  S.  Chapman,  '91 154 

Communication H.  A.  Wing, '80 170 

Copperhead  Fate A.  L.  GritKths 279 

Class  of  '61 F.  L.  Hill 184 

College  Letter,  1756,  A K.  C.  M.  Sills 186 

Deserted  Farmhouse,  The G.  0.  Howard   125 

Delta  Upsilon  Convention W .  E.  Preble 163 

Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Convention p.  P.  Baxter 184 


I N  D  E  X<-^(jCoMiwme(;.) 

Debating  Society A.  H.  Nason 204,  219,  233 

Escape,  The ...G.  L.  Lewis 261 

Experiments  of  Alphonso  Gibbs  witli  Cathode  Rays.  .J.  P.  Webber Ill 

Fraternity  Reunions Editor-in-Chief 106 

Friend's  Treacliery P.  A.  Babb 170 

Friends  Forever P.  A.  Babb 199 

Fragment  of  Memory,  A H.  C.  RlcCarty 262 

Graduation  Exercises Editor-in-Chief 94 

Haunted  House F.  L.  Hill 211 

History  (Class  Day) G.  E.  Carmicliael 82 

Honorary  Appointments Editor-in-Chief 95 

Hawthorne,  a  Sketch K.  C.  M.  Sills 198 

Ivy  Exercises Editor-in-Chief 44 

Ivy  Hop Editor-in-Chief 57 

Industrial  Socialism  (Goodwin  Commencement  Oration). 

W.F.White 96 

luter-Collegiate  Base-Ball  Game,  An A.  H.  Nason 140 

In  Memoriam 14 

In  Memoriam 65 

In  Memoriam , 136 

In  Memoriam 180 

In  Memoriam 205 

In  Memoriam 221 

In  Memoriam , 274 

Junior  Prize  Declamation Editor-in-Chief 75 

Literature  and  the  College  (Ivy  Day  Oration) W.  W.  Lawrence 45 

Medical  School  Graduation   Editor-in-Chief lOL 

Man  the  Prisoner  of  His  Age  (Class  Day  Oration)  .  .F.  K.  Ellsworth 76 

Meeting  of  Boards  of  Trustees  and  Overseers Editor-in-Chief 105 

Maine  Historical  Society Editor-in-Chief 107 

Miss  Eaton,  Contralto H.  H.  Webster 126 

Mountain  Praj'er-Meeting,  A A.  L.  Griffiths 264 

Opening  Address  (Class  Day) G.  M.  Brett 81 

On  Casco  Bay D.  B.  Hall 141 

Present  Need,  A  ('Sixty-Eight  Prize  Oration) J.  G.  Haines 4 

Psi  Upsilon  Convention Editor-in-Chief 32 

President's  Address  (Ivy  Day) A.  B.  White 48 

Prophecy  (Class  Day) S.  O.  Andres 85 

Parting  Address  (Class  Day) A.  P.  Cook 93 

Prizes  and  Awards ". Editor-in-Chief 104 

President's  Reception Editor-in-Chief , 105 

Phi  Beta  Kappa Editor-in-Chief 106 

Portland  Alumni,  Annual  Meeting  of Editor-in-Chief 227 

"Quits" K.  C.  M.  Sills 262 

Response  of  Athlete W.  P.  McKown 49 

Response  of  Dig G.  H.  Sturgis 51 

Response  of  Sport C.  C.  Williamson 52 

Response  of  Backslider F.  A.  Hamlin 53 

Response  of  Criminal P.  P.  Baxter 55 

Response  of  Popular  Man W.  W.  Spear .56 

Smoking  Pipe  of  Peace Editor-in-Chief 9i 

'Tis  Sixty  Years  Since George  Woods,  '37 3 

Turkey  Supper G.  L.  Lewis 212 

Theta  Delta  Chi  Convention L.  P.  Libby 245 

Undaunted  Hero,  An P.  A.  Babb 155 

Washington  Alumni  Association,  Meeting  of Editor-in-Chief 246 

VERSE. 

Ad  Fontem  Molliter  Fluentem F.  C.  Lee 172 

Apostrophe  to  Androscoggin  Waters J.  W.  Condon 152 

Blue  Eyes  and  Violets J.  P.  Webber 188 

Bowdoin  Down  in  Maine J.  W.  Condon 188 

Broken  Ring,  The J.  P.  Webber 280 

Carmen  IV J.  A.  Pierce 280 

Chorus  from  Euripides L.  P.  Libby 115 

Class  Ode C.H.Holmes 94 

Compulsory  Church P.  P.  Baxter 21 

"EUeme  volt"  (Class  Day  Poem) J.  W.  Hewitt  79 


I N  D  E  X .— (  CowtwiMetl) 

Father  Time's  Soliloquy J.W.Condon 172 

Fin  de  Sieole  Freedom J-  W.  Condon 280 

Freshman's  Song  of    'Bendar"  L.  P.  Libby 213 

Girl  and  the  Flower,  The E.  B.  Holmes 200 

Hazel  Eyes L.  P.  Libby 189 

Health  to  Bowdoin,  A L.  P.  Libby 21 

Hearts E.  B.  Holmes 128 

Horace,  Ode  I A.  L.  Griffiths 281 

"Hullo!" J.W.Condon 266 

In  Vain J.  P.  Webber '. 114 

Ivy  Ode T.  L.  Pierce 56 

Jack,  A J.  W.  Condon 200 

Junior's  Dream,  The  (Ivy  Day  Poem) T.  L.  Marble 47 

Life  and  Death F.  C.  Lee 143 

Low  Tide F.C.Lee 200 

Lunch  Cart,  The J.  W.  Condon 127 

Memories J.  P.  Webber ..21 

Men  of  the  "Maine,"  The F.  C.  Lee 266 

Minstrel,  The Anon 7 

Moonset J.  P.  Webber 142 

Mr.  Noman G.  L.Lewis 248 

Object  Lesson,  An T.  L.  Marble 280 

Ode  to  an  Old  Pipe J.W.Condon 143 

Old  Fable  Illustrated,  An J.  W.  Condon 266 

Olympians  versus  Giants J.  W.  Condon 213 

Our  Thirtieth  (Reunion  poem) H.  S.  Webster,  '67 106 

Parody,  A L.  P.  Libby 33 

Penelope J.  C.  Minot 188 

Philosopher  Speaks,  The J.  P.  Webber 114 

Pine's  Origin,  The   Anon 22 

Rainy  Day,  The L.  P.  Libby 7 

Reviews ! J.  P.  Webber ' 142 

Shipwrecked  Mariner,  The E.  B.  Holmes 158 

Song,  The J.  P.  Webber 84 

Song  of  the  Dying  Soldier F.  C.  Lee 128 

Sunset  at  New  Meadows  River J.  P.  Webber 128 

Tokens,  The F.  C.  Lee 227 

To  the  Violet L.  P.  Libby 34 

Trooper's  Morning  Song H.  N.  Gardner 266 

Uncle  John's  Comment  on  Modern  Poetry E.  B.  Holmes 188 

Village  Wharf,  The P.  A.  Babb 247 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Vol.  XXVII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   APRIL  ,28,  1897. 


No.  1. 


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CONTENTS. 

Vol.  XXVII.,  No.  ].— April  28,  1897. 

Editorial  Notes 1 

"  'Tis  Sixty  Years  Since  "       3 

A  Present  Need  ('Sixty-Eight  Prize  Oration)      ...  4 
Bowdoin  Verse: 

The  Minstrel 7 

The  Rainy  Day 7 

CoLLEGii  Tabula       8 

Athletics 10 

Y.  M.  C.  A 12 

Boole  Notices 13 

Personal      13 

In  Memoriani 14 


When  a  college  paper  changes  its 
editorial  staff,  there  generally  ensues  a  long 
farewell  to  the  old  and  a  still  longer  intro- 
duction to  the  new.  We  will  not  prolong 
the  agony  any  farther  than  necessary.  To 
the  old  Board  we  simply  say,  "Thou  hast 
been  a  good  and  faithful  servant ; "  it  shall 
be  our  earnest  endeavor  to  keep  up  the  old 
traditions  and  customs  of  the  papei",  as  you 
have  so  ably  done,  and  we  trust  that  Volume 
XXVII.  of  the  Orient  will  not  fall  short  of 
the  twenty-six  that  have  preceded  it. 

Right  here  when  mentioning  "  old  tradi- 
tions" we  wish  to  speak  of  the  matter  of 
making  the  Orient  a  weekly.  This  question 
was  talked  of  more  or  less,  and  arguments 
pro  and  con  were  advanced.  The  Board 
decided  after  much  thought  to  make  no 
alterations.  The  reasons  for  this  were  three- 
fold, namely — it  is  best  to  let  well  enough 
alone ;  the  college  is  not  so  situated  as  to 
furnish  news  of  sufficient  interest  and  impor- 
tance to  fill  the  columns  of  the  paper  every 
week;  and  the  financial  basis  of  the  Orient 
did  not  seem  to  warrant  any  change  that 
would  mean  added  expense.  So  for  the 
present  this  matter  is  settled.  It  remains 
for  some  future  board  to  again  agitate  it. 
Sooner  or  later  it  will  come ;  as  yet,  however, 
the  time  does  not  seem  to  be  ripe. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


The  Orient  Board  of  '97-98  begins  its 
labors,  and  labors  indeed  they  are,  under 
circumstances  somewhat  different  from  those 
which  have  surrounded  most  incoming  boards. 
We  do  not  feel  that  we  need  deliver  either 
a  salutatory  or  an  address  of  welcome,  inas- 
much as  the  Oeient  was  under  our  care 
during  the  last  fall  term ;  then  it  was  that 
some  of  us  made  our  debut.  As  a  Board, 
however,  we  now  begin  our  regime,  and  trust 
that  all  will  feel  themselves  free  to  criticise 
and  make  suggestions,  but  not  to  grumble. 
Criticism  and  grumbling  have  no  connec- 
tion ;  the  one  is  conducive  to  improvement 
and  advance,  the  other  to  deadness  or  even 
to  retrogression.  We  invite  criticism,  but 
shall  ignore  grumbling. 


yrrO  say  that  our  athletic  prospects  were 
-*■  never  brighter,  would  be  to  use  a  time- 
worn  and  time-honored  expression  that  has 
appeared  in  the  Orient  from  year  to  year, 
with  more  or  less  truthfulness  according  to 
the  particular  athletic  season  in  question. 
This  season  it  is  true,  in  base-ball,  track  atli- 
letics,  and  tennis.  As  yet  tennis  has  but 
begun,  and  little  more  can  be  said  of  track 
athletics,  but  base-ball  has  been  well  launched. 
Two  'varsity  and  one  second  nine  games  have 
been  played,  so  that  pow  the  team  is  practi- 
cally chosen.  In  all  three  games  the  men 
showed  their  ability,  and  the  competition 
among  the  large  number  of  candidates  has 
wrought  wonders  in  bracing  up  the  team, 
both  individually  and  collectively.  Captain 
Haines  and  every  member  of  the  team  is 
determined  to  equal  if  not  excel  last  year's 
record,  and  it  can  be  done  if  the  proper 
spirit  is  but  infused  into  the  players.  The 
teams  have  started  out  well,  and  must  and 
will  maintain  the  pace  already  set. 

Let  us  now  glance  at  the  financial  side  of 
the  season.  Track  athletics  and  tennis,  by 
careful  and  prudent  managements  in  the  past, 
are  free  from  debt  and   should  remain  so. 


Base-ball,  however,  is  heavily  in  debt.  Of 
what  use  is  it  to  conceal  this  disagreeable 
fact  ?  Added  to  this,  the  first  game  had  to 
be  postponed  on  account  of  rain,  and  the 
present  period  of  financial  distress  makes 
itself  felt  very  forcibly  in  the  subscription 
lists,  now  so  numerous.  Financially,  base- 
ball has  "  a  hard  row  to  hoe,"  and  expenses 
must  be  reduced  considerably;  still  the  man- 
agement hopes  to  bring  the  team  out  free 
from  debt  if  it  is  possible.  This  can  be  done 
in  two  ways,  and  in  two  ways  only ;  by  sub- 
scribing to  the  team  and  by  attending  each 
and  every  game  played  here.  It  is  in  the 
power  of  the  students  whether  or  not  the 
season  shall  be  made  successful.  Stormy 
days,  hard  times,  and  a  large  debt  can  and 
will  be  overcome  if  the  students  so  desire. 


TITHE  recent  attack  upon  certain  of  the 
^  members  and  methods  of  our  late  Board, 
published  in  the  last  issue  of  the  Orient, 
seems  to  be  too  undignified  to  call  for  mucli 
comment  or  even  to  demand  an  explanation 
in  their  behalf.  It  is  not  impossible  that 
more  harm  may  have  been  done  by  this 
attack  than  by  any  so-called  questionable 
methods  which  may  or  may  not  have  been 
employed  by  the  late  Board.  However  that 
may  be,  the  Orient  is  and  should  be  above 
tlie  childish  practice  of  "  ink-slingii5g,"  and 
retaliation  in  kind  is  by  no  means  the  best 
method  of  rebuke.  We  simply  leave  the  case 
upon  its  merits,  and  will  gladly  trust  the 
good  sense  of  those  who  may  care  to  look 
into  the  matter  to  decide  for  itself.  Possibly 
no  mention  of  the  affair  would  have  been  as 
well ;  at  any  rate,  a  word  is  sufficient. 


IT  will  give  Bowdoiu  men  some  little  satis- 
faction to  know  that  our  customs  are 
thought  well  enough  of  to  be  adopted  verba- 
tim et  litteratim  by  some  of  our  sister  institu- 
tions. The  most  recent  case  in  point  is  that 
of  McGill  University  of  Montreal,  an  institu- 


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tioii  much  larger  than  ourselves  and  one  of 
the  leading  colleges  of  Canada,  which  has 
chosen  our  Class  Day  programme  as  the  one 
they  are  to  use  exclusively  in  the  future. 
After  a  careful  study  of  the  Class  Day  pro- 
grammes of  the  leading  colleges  of  this  entire 
country,  they  have  adopted  ours  as  the  one 
best  suited  to  them.  This  indeed  is  no  small 
compliment  to  our  customs  and  traditions. 


ipiIE  '68  Prize  Speaking  took  place  as 
-*■  usual  the  last  part  of  the  winter  term. 
The  Orient  takes  pleasure  in  publishing  the 
full  text  of  the  oration,  "A  Present  Need," 
in  another  part  of  this  paper. 


"C70R  the  benefit  of  our  readers,  and  we 
■*■  hope  for  the  benefit  of  the  new  Athletic 
Field,  we  present  a  few  hard,  cold  facts,  which 
should  prove  of  interest  to  any  and  all 
Bowdoin  men.  This  is  simply  to  inform 
Bowdoin  men  what  has  been  accomplished 
there  this  spring ;  it  is  to  keep  you  posted, 
as  you  should  be. 

The  new  Athletic  Field  is  being  put  in 
order  for  base-ball  and  the  spring  meets,  and 
much  necessary  work  has  already  been  done. 
Fills  have  been  made  where  the  ground  had 
settled  during  the  winter,  also  the  diamond 
has  been  marked  out,  leveled,  and  rolled. 

Preparations  are  being  made  to  move  the 
fence  on  the  north  side  of  the  field  nearer 
to  New  Meadows  Road,  thus  giving  more 
room  for  base-ball.  The  track  has  been 
scraped  and  rolled ;  also  jumping  paths  have 
been  built  and  circles  for  the  shot  and  ham- 
mer have  been  put  in.  The  bills  for  the 
work  done  will  increase  the  debt  on  the  field 
to  $400,  1200  of  which  is  covered  by  unpaid 
subscriptions.  So  it  is  necessary  that  all 
sums  promised  be  paid  and  |200  more  be 
given  in  order  to  clear  the  field  of  debt. 
The  Athletic  Field  Committee  asks  grad- 
uates  and   friends  of   the  college,  who  are 


willing  to  contribute,  to  send  subscriptions 
to  Ira  P.  Booker,  Esq.,  Treasurer  of  Bow- 
doin College. 


"'Tis  Sixty  Years  Since." 

To  the  Editors  of  the  Orient : 

TN  the  Orient  for  March  31st  I  see  with 
'•'  regret  some  reference  to  hazing  in  my 
loved  Alma  Mater.  It  is  true  the  editor 
writes  that  it  was  but  a  small  matter,  but 
this  is  the  first  I  have  heard  of  hazing  there 
for  more  than  half  a  century.  Young  men 
go  to  college  to  acquire  culture  and  knowl- 
edge, not  to  practice  rowdyism.  In  some  of 
our  colleges  this  rowdy  spirit  is  exhibiting 
itself  in  a  most  disgraceful  manner.  Edward 
Everett,  when  President  of  Harvard  Univer- 
sity, said  that  college  students  should  be 
punished  for  violations  of  law  as  well  as 
other  persons.  If  this  were  done,  hazing 
would  soon  cease. 

In  1833  the  Freshmen  of  Bowdoin  suf- 
fered every  sort  of  abuse  and  wrong  from 
the  Sophomore  Class.  To  have  one's  windows 
broken  in  and  doors  burst  open,  when  one  is 
quietly  studying  or  sleeping;  to  be  driven 
out  of  bed  and  compelled  to  give  perform- 
ances in  a  night-dress,  to  which  one  is  not 
accustomed,  is  not  conducive  to  happiness 
or  the  acquiring  of  knowledge.  The  leader 
then  in  hazing  was  the  most  athletic  fellow 
in  college.  Some  of  that  Freshman  Class, 
after  fully  discussing  the  matter,  decided  to 
put  a  stop  to  the  hazing  or  leave  college. 
They  were  ready  to  resort  to  desperate 
measures. 

One  cold  night  in  December,  about  11 
o'clock,  thirteen  students  ascended  to  the 
third  story  of  Maine  Hall,  burst  open  the 
door  which  had  been  especially  fortified,  and 
seized  this  leader  in  his  bed  before  he  could 
take  his  loaded  gun,  which  it  was  known  he 
had  by  his  bedside.  They  then  took  him  in  his 
night-dress  to  the  old  wooden  pump  some 


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three  hundred  feet  distant,  and  held  him 
under  the  pump  until  he  was  fully  drenched. 
While  this  process  was  going  on,  Rev.  Dr. 
Cyrus  Hamlin,  then  a  Senior,  from  the 
fourth  floor  of  the  same  buildhig  cried  out 
from  his  window,  "  Give  it  to  him,  give  it  to 
him;"  and  it  was  given  to  him.  There  was 
war  in  college  after  this  for  some  weeks. 
The  Freshmen  had  a  guard  for  many  nights 
in  one  of  their  rooms.  But  they  were  too 
strong  for  the  Sophomores,  and  in  a  few 
weeks  the  excitement  subsided. 

After  all  was  over  the  Freshmen  held  a 
meeting  and  unanimously  voted  to  treat  any 
member  of  their  class  in  the  same  way  should 
he  attempt  to  haze  any  one  of  the  next 
Freshman  Class.  There  was  no  more  hazing 
while  I  was  in  college.  This  is  the  last  I 
had  heard  of  hazing  in  Bowdoin  until  the 
slight  notice  in  the  Okibi^t.  May  it  not  be 
heard  again. 

George  Woods,  Class  of  '37. 


A  Present  Need. 

'SIXTY-EIGHT  PRIZE   ORATION. 
Won  by  John  George  Haines. 

MORE  than  a  hundred  years  ago,  when 
the  fathers  of  the  American  Revolution 
rose  in  arms  against  the  mother  country,  they 
felt  that  they  were  redressing  not  merely 
their  own  grievances  but  the  wrongs  of 
humanity  at  large.  With  loyal  heart  and 
ready  hand  those  valiant  men  shouldered 
their  trusty  muskets  and  marched  fearlessly 
to  the  front.  You  remember  with  what 
daring  courage  and  noble  self-sacrifice  they 
fought ;  you  recall  with  what  patience  they 
endured  the  winter's  cold  at  Valley  Forge 
and  at  Morristown ;  and  so  long  as  the  fire 
of  patriotism  burns  within  you,  you  will 
never  weary  in  recounting  those  glorious 
achievements  of  the  ragged  Continentals 
which  are  forever  recorded  at  Bunker  Hill, 
at  Saratoga,  and  at  Yorktown,  along  the  ice- 


bound banks  of  the  Delaware  and  amid  the 
burning  sands  of  the  Carolinas. 

The  war  ended,  the  fathers  of  the  young 
nation  forthwith  set  themselves  to  finish  the 
grand  woi'k,  which  they  had  so  conscien- 
tiously begun.  They  had  battled  for  the 
rights  of  human  nature ;  now  they  labored 
to  secure  for  mankind  the  substance  of  those 
i-ights  b}'  the  enactment  of  just  laws  and  the 
establishment  of  free  institutions.  To  each 
man,  whether  rich  or  poor — intelligent  or 
ignorant — of  native  birth  or  of  foreign  extrac- 
tion, was  granted  an  equal  share  in  the  affairs 
of  state.  .  In  the  eyes  of  the  law  all  men  were 
equal,  and  America  truly  became  "a  govern- 
ment of  the  people,  for  the  people,  and  by 
the  people." 

But  the  struggle  for  human  rights  did 
not  end  with  the  Revolutionary  War  nor 
with  the  adoption  of  the  Federal  Constitu- 
tion. The  foundations  of  popular  govern- 
ment were  laid  firmly  but  not  adequately. 
Erelong  a  hideous  monster  raised  its  "Gor- 
gon head  "  within  our  borders,  and  with  open 
defiance  threatened  the  safety  and  progress  of 
our  cherished  liberties.  Alas!  what  supreme 
mockery  that  slavery  with  all  its  degrading 
influences  should  exist  in  a  boasted  land  of 
freedom  !  In  their  mad  race  for  wealth  and, 
power  Americans  had  lost  sight  of  those 
principles  for  which  their  fathers  had  died. 
We  in  turn  had  infringed  upon  the  just  rights 
of  humanity  and  had  brought  down  upon  our 
own  heads  well-merited  chastisement. 

More  than  thirty  years  have  rolled  by 
since  the  question  of  caste  was  settled  forever 
in  our  territories.  During  this  time  America 
has  been  stretching  out  her  hands  in  all 
directions,  subduing  the  rough  conditions  of 
the  land,  adding  strength  to  strength,  and 
distributing  blessings  to  mankind  without 
measure.  Our  population  has  been  doubled 
since  the  war;  we  have  received  thousands 
upon  thousands  of  the  poor  and  neglected 
from  foreign  shores  and   have   given  them 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


employilient  and  protection.  Mining,  manu- 
facturing, agriculture,  and  commerce  have 
grown  apace,  until  we  have  become  a  mighty 
nation  of  untold  resources  and  unknown 
strength.  Meanwhile  our  wonderful  indus- 
trial progress  has  been  purchased  at  the  sac- 
rifice of  much  that  is  noble  in  character  and 
indispensable  in  national  life.  To-day  we 
are  confronted  with  another  phase  of  the 
problem  of  human  rights.  Though  we  may 
not  be  aware  of  the  fact,  it  is  nevertheless 
true  that  there  is  another  form  of  tyranny  in 
our  midst,  more  complex  and  wide-spread 
than  slavery,  less  conspicuous  perhaps,  but 
none  the  less  real.  It  still  remains  for  Amer- 
ica to  settle  the  question  of  wealth.  The 
very  ladder  by  which  she  has  climbed  to  her 
present  greatness  among  the  nations  of  the 
world  may  jet  prove  the  cause  of  her  speedy 
downfall.  We  have  seen  the  oriental  nations 
decked  in  all  the  blazonry  of  luxur}^  and 
riches  fall  an  easy  prey  to  the  valiant  arms 
of  Alexander ;  we  have  seen  Macedonia  in 
turn,  now  given  up  to  the  degrading  pleas- 
ures of  wealth,  succumb  to  the  conquering 
cohorts  of  Rome.  And  what  shall  I  say  of 
Rome?  Did  not  her  very  conquests  prove 
her  ultimate  ruin  ?  Let  America,  then,  heed 
the  warning  voice  of  the  Past  before  it  is  too 
late.  Already  this  self-same  spirit  has  marred 
the  beauty  of  American  life.  At  this  moment 
the  pursuit  of  wealth  is  the  ruling  motive  in 
all  things  American.  Thousands  of  our 
youth,  disdaining  the  tardy  process  of  educa- 
tion, at  an  early  age  repair  to  the  busy  city, 
bent  on  taking  the  shortest  cut  possible  to 
riches.  Money  has  become  the  standard  of 
social  prestige — the  mark  of  rank,  of  worth 
and  favor.  The  means  has  become  an  end 
in  itself;  instead  of  being  used  to  free  man 
from  the  bondage  of  ignorance  and  poverty, 
wealth  has  become  an  instrument  of  oppres- 
sion. Mark  how  the  business  of  legislation 
is  menaced  by  the  unscrupulous  plutocrat. 
Laws  are  passed  nowadays  not  for  the  highest 


good  of  the  community,  as  our  fathers  had 
intended  they  should  be,  but  for  the  exclu- 
sive benefit  of  those  who  possess  the  most 
money  to  purchase  their  enactment.  Offices 
are  bought  and  sold  with  the  same  keen 
competition  as  stocks  on  Wall  Street;  and 
in  some  of  our  large  cities  men  will  expend 
several  times  as  much  for  election  to  office 
as  the  salary  paid  by  that  office,  and  why  ? 
Simply  because  elevation  to  a  position  of 
trust,  forsooth,  means  elevation  to  admirable 
opportunities  for  private  glutton3^ 

But  you  say  this  sordid  spirit  is  confined 
to  the  less  intelligent  of  our  population.  On 
the  contrary,  this  same  immorality  dominates 
thfe  lives  of  a  large  proportion  of  the  wealthy 
and  well-educated  as  well;  ay!  they  who 
would  be  leaders  of  mankind  countenance 
this  monstrous  wickedness ;  and  secure,  as  it 
were,  within  the  fortress  of  their  own  means 
and  attainments,  either  hold  themselves  aloof 
from  the  responsibilities  of  citizenship,  or 
refuse  to  exert  their  influence  to  reclaim 
politics  from  the  mischiefs  of  corruption. 
No  wonder  reform  is  slow,  when  the  general 
tone  of  the  populace  is  so  debased !  No 
wonder  New  York  City  and  a  thousand  other 
cities  in  our  land  have  been  controlled  and 
are  controlled  to-day  by  the  "  boss  "  and  his 
faithful  band  of  the  ignorant  and  foreign- 
born.  For  shame  !  Americans,  we  who  have 
been  called  to  the  grandest  heritage  of  nations, 
shall  we  be  guilty  of  such  an  inexcusable 
infidelity,  such  base  ingratitude  !  Reared  in 
a  land  resplendent  with  the  glories  of  free- 
dom, shall  we  lack  the  independence  to  speak 
and  the  courage  to  execute  ? 

Again  mark  the  influence  of  wealth  in 
our  churches.  We  walk  into  our  beautiful 
city  edifices,  and  what  do  we  see  ?  A  large 
congregation;  but  of  what  nature?  The  poor 
and  outcast?  Is  the  factory  girl  there?  Do 
you  observe  plain  people  there  in  plain 
clothes  ?  Do  you  feel  the  house  of  prayer 
permeated  with  a  spirit  of  lowliness  and  gen- 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


uine  brotherly  love  ?  Wealth  has  entered 
the  place  of  worship  and  driven  out  the 
humble  workman,  because  he  feels,  and  not 
without  justice  either,  that  he  is  no  longer 
welcome  there.  And  what  is  the  attitude 
of  the  church  toward  labor  reforms?  Most 
painfully  silent !  With  now  and  then  a  nota- 
ble exception,  the  pulpit  not  only  does  not 
openly  espouse  the  cause  of  labor,  but  is 
even  loath  to  denounce  either  the  covetous 
spirit  of  modern,  money-making,  or  the  utterly 
selfish  way  in  which  money  is  hoarded  and 
expended. 

But  the  pernicious  influence  of  this  inoi-- 
dinate  thirst  for  riches  is  most  severely  felt 
in  the  economic  relations  of  man  to  man — 
of  capital  to  labor — of  class  to  class.  As 
civilization  progresses,  the  standard  of  living 
is  raised  and  the  gap  between  classes  be- 
comes wider  and  wider.  The  poorer  element 
of  our  population,  no  longer  content  with 
their  present  condition,  and  believing  them- 
selves robbed  of  their  rightful  share  of 
the  product  of  industry,  are  resolved  upon 
a  change  in  the  distribution  of  wealth.  Even 
at  this  moment,  while  assurances  of  peace  are 
being  wafted  to  our  shores  from  across  the 
waters,  a  mightj^  wail  of  despair  and  suffer- 
ing, swelling  ever  louder  and  louder  above 
the  din  of  business,  rises  from  our  streets, 
our  slums  and  factories,  and  proclaims  in  no 
uncertain  tones  that  there  is  no  peace.  From 
the  ruined  farmer  of  the  far  West  to  the 
penniless  artisan  of  the  East  the  same  voice 
is  heard,  demanding  just  legislation  and  the 
exercise  of  Christian  charity.  It  is  a  cry 
for  manly  sympatliy — not  socialism ;  for  the 
privilege  of  earning  one's  daily  bread ;  for 
suitable  wages;  for  clean,  comfortable  homes, 
instead  of  crowded,  disease-breeding  tene- 
ments; for  schools  and  churches.  Shall  this 
outcry  of  the  oppressed  not  be  heeded?  It 
must  be  heeded.  America  has  always  stood 
for  the  cause  of  oppressed  human  nature, 
and  she   will  stand    forth  again    to-day   to 


defend  the  just  rights  of  man.  There  never 
was  a  time  in  our  history,  and  there  never 
shall  be  a  time  in  our  history,  when  one  class 
or  one  section  of  our  people  may  presume 
with  impunity  to  exist,  either  by  itself,  or 
purely  for  itself.  For  behold,  we  have  com- 
mon interests:  one  government,  one  flag, 
one  suffrage,  one  motto — liberty  and  justice. 
So  to-day  the  interests  of  the  laborer  are 
largely  the  interests  of  the  em[)loj'er — the 
interests  of  the  poor  are  closely  associated 
with  those  of  the  rich.  We  must,  there- 
fore, look  with  favor  upon  the  affairs  of  our 
fellow-men  if  we  would  be  truly  at  peace. 
A  great  work  is  before  us.  If  we  cherish 
tlie  self-sacrificing  spirit  of  our  ancestors  this 
civil  tyranny  will  be  banished  from  our 
midst,  and  we  shall  enter  upon  a  period  of 
peace  and  prosperity  such  as  the  world  has 
never  seen.  If,  on  the  other  hand,  we  shut 
our  eyes  to  these  dangers  and  regard  with 
stolid  indifference  the  urgent  needs  of  our 
fellow-men,  then  this  fair  land  and  these 
beloved  institutions  will  experience  an  over- 
throw more  bitter  and  humiliating  than  that 
occasioned  by  the  reign  of  terror  in  France, 
or  the  recent  war  of  secession  in  America. 

Let  us  then  as  loyal  sons  of  libert}^  eager, 
as  were  our  fathers  of  old,  for  the  conflict, 
step  manfully  forth  into  the  arena  of  life, 
and  resolve  ourselves  that  we  shall  never  lay 
down  our  arms  until  the  bands  of  oppression 
are  broken  in  sunder,  and  the  classes  of  our 
people  are  forever  and  inseparably  bound 
together  by  the  ties  of  Christian  Brother- 
hood. 


There  will  be  an  athletic  meet  between  the 
Freshman  Classes  of  Bowdoiu  and  Colby  at  Water- 
ville  on  either  May  22d  or  27th.  Final  preparations 
are  now  being  made. 

Gardner,  '98,  has  returned  after  a  prolonged 
trip  to  Washington  and  the  South. 

The  Calve  Concert  at  Portland  ou  the  26th 
attracted  a  goodly  number  of  students,  who  were 
amply  repaid  for  their  journey. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


Bowdoii^   ^0P§e. 

The  omnipotent  of  Heaven, 

Who  hath  power  all  to  save. 

Took  both,  nor  left  one  soul  to  cheer 
His  pathway  to  the  grave. 

The   Minstrel. 

The  minstrel's  dim  eyes  moistened 

The  sun  was  high  in  heaven 

As  he  ceased  the  plaintive  lay. 

One  burning  summer's  day, 

And  from'  his  cheek,  deep  furrowed. 

When  a  minstrel  worn  and  weary, 

He  dashed  a  tear  away. 

With  scattered  locks  and  gray, 

He  said,  "  My  soul  is  weary 

'Neath  a  spreading  oak  sought  shelter 

Of  toil  and  bitter  woe. 

From  the  parching  midday's  heat, 

And  I  long  for  the  welcome  season 

And  bathed  his  brow  in  the  springlet  cool 

When  my  time  shall  come  to  go." 

That  bubbled  at  his  feet. 

And  as  these  words  he  murmured, 

Long  sat  he  there  and  rested. 

"Of  toil  and  bitter  woe," 

He'd  far  to  travel  yet, 

Faltered  his  hand  and  dropped  his  head 

Nor  could  he  rise,  from  weakness, 

Upon  his  bosom  low. 

Until  the  sun  had  set. 

The  good  dame  rose  and  found  his  heart 

At  length  he  took  his  aged  harp, 

Was  silent  in  his  breast. 

His  sole  remaining  friend. 

His  Father  hearkened  to  his  words 

And  slowly  tottered  onward 

And  gave  his  wished- for  rest. 

Toward  his  fixr-oflf  journey's  end. 

When  the  crescent  moon  beneath  the  west 

The  Rainy  Day. 

Had  veiled  her  silver  light. 

The  day  is  dark,  and  falls  the  rain 

And  the  deepening  shades  of  darkness 

In  silver  drops  on  hill  and  plain.                         / 

Had  bedimmed  the  minstrel's  sight, 

Vanquished,  the  rightful  king  of  day 

He  sought  an  ancient  castle 

No  longer  sheds  his  warming  ray, 

Where  dwelt  a  dame— 'twas  said— 

And  far  withdrawn  from  mortal  sight 

Who  erst  the  poor  befriended, 

Gives  up  the  world  to  worse  than  night. 

Oft  gave  them  alms  and  bread. 

But  list,  borne  on  the  swelling  breeze 

From  yonder  group  of  swaying  trees. 

There,  given  sumptuous  repast, 

A  vocal  note  I  seem  to  hear 

The  bard,  ere  he  retires, 

Of  mild  reproach  and  lofty  cheer. 

In  gratitude  attunes  his  harp 

And  sweeps  the  trembling  wires. 
Though  voice  and  hand  were  feeble 

"Descend,  ye  rains. 
In  silver  chains. 

He  strove  to  do  his  best, 

Descend  in  sparkling  rills. 

Said,  "  I  will  sing  one  humble  lay 
Before  I  go  to  rest." 

Ye  April  showers, 
Bring  forth  the  flowers 

And  clothe  the  naked  hills. 

Now  chord  on  chord  in  cadence  deep 

"  Dear  to  my  sight 

Bursts  from  the  magic  strings, 

Is  the  golden  light 

And  now  his  whole  life's  story 

Whicli  Sol  sheds  on  the  land. 

The  hoary  minstrel  sings. 

But  drear  to  me 

How  he  loved  and  won  a  maiden 

Would  summer  be 

In  the  blissful  long  ago, 

Unblest  by  Flora's  hand. 

How  she  bore  to  him  one  daughter. 

Fair  as  the  driven  snow. 

"  Whether  God  above 

In  His  boundless  love 

Ere  the  babe  had  known  three  summers 

Send  rain  or  sunshine  fair, 

To  eternity  she  passed. 

With  spirit  light 

Ere  her  eyes  were  dry  from  weeping 

As  sea  foam  white 

Her  mother  breathed  her  last. 

I  fly  my  daily  care. 

BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


"  No  vague  unrest 

Disturbs  my  breast, 
My  life  is  ever  briglit. 

No  plaintive  note 

E'er  'scapes  my  throat, 
Whatever  is,  is  right." 

The  songster  has  ceased  from  his  tuneful  lay. 
And  as  the  last  strain  dies  away, 
The  woodland  nymph  catches  the  note 
Serenely  in  her  mimic  throat. 
And  breathing  on  the  gentle  gale. 
Re-echoes  it  along  the  vale, 
'Whatever  is,  is  right." 

Thrice  blest, 
0  robin  in  the  elm  tree  crest. 
Thy  noble  song !     Be  it  my  care 
Henceforth  content  my  lot  to  bear. 
Nor  more  o'er  present  evils  brood— 
God-visited  for  future  good. 


Last   week  the  Orient 
Board  held  their  first  meeting 
in  their  new  quarters  at  No.  11  Memo- 
rial  Hall.      During  the  vacation   the 
room  has  been  fitted  out  with  a  center- 
table,  desks,  chairs,  and  some  shelves 
at  one  end  for  preserving  exchanges.     With  a  few 
more  minor  additions  the  Orient  will  be  perma- 
nently settled  in  its  new  home  for  future  work. 
Bicycles  are  once  more  in  evidence. 
The  medics  enjoyed  a  short  vacation  last  week. 
Bean,  1900,  is  at  home  on  account  of  sickness  in 
his  family. 

The  "Immortals"  are  busied  in  making  up  their 
examinations. 

Oliver  D.  Smith,  '98,  paid  a  visit  to  his  old  school, 
St.  Paul's,  recently. 

The  base-ball  men  returned  the  latter  part  of 
vacation  week  for  practice. 

The  Sophomore  division  of  Botany  is  studying 
"Bessy's  Essentials  of  Botany."  Gray's  text-book 
has  been  used  iu  former  classes. 


Clarke,  '99,  returned  to  college,  from  Augusta, 
the  latter  part  of  last  term. 

Robinson  Brothers'  We  Young  People  has  not 
been  appearing  regularly  of  late. 

Professor  Chapman  attended  the  Bridgton  alumni 
reunion,  held  recently  at  Riverton. 

Greenlaw,  '99,  has  been  detained  at  home  on 
account  of  the  death  of  his  mother. 

H.  E.  Marston,  '99,  has  returned  to  college  from 
North  Anson,  where  he  has  been  teaching. 

The  '99  semi-public  debate,  which  was  to  have 
been  held  on  April  19th,  has  been  given  up. 

One  of  the  pianos  in  North  Maine  was  moved 
out  last  week.    More  quiet,  but  less  melody. 

The  subjects  for  the  first  Sophomore  themes  of 
this  term,  which  were  due  April  27th,  were : 

1.  A  Bicycle  Ride. 

2.  The  Work  of  College  Settlements  in  Our  Large  Cities. 

3.  An  Ideal  Newspaper. 

i.    Fast-Day  :  Should  it  be  Abolished  ? 

5.  "A  Tale  of  Two  Cities,"  by  Dickens. 

6.  Arlo  Bates'  "  Talks  on  Writing  English." 
Adjourns  or  early  recitations  were  in  order  on 

the  afternoon  of  the  Murphy  Balsams  game. 

The  subscription  book  for  track  athletics  was 
going  the  rounds  last  week.    Don't  dodge  it. 

Crafts,  1900,  business  manager  of  the  Orient, 
who  has  been  out  teaching,  returned  last  week. 

Edwards,  '98,  and  Willey,  1900,  are  out  teach- 
ing this  term.    The  former  has  a  school  at  Boothbay. 

June  17th  has  been  announced  as  the  limit  at 
which  the  Seniors  must  have  all  back  work  made  up. 

The  members  of  the  Delta  Upsilon  fraternity 
have  been  making  over  their  tennis  court  during  the 
last  week. 

Managers  Baxter,  Pierce,  and  Dana  were  making 
calls  last  week  in  the  interests  of  their  various 
Associations. 

H.  A.  Hitchcock,  Cornell,  1900,  and  Edwin  S. 
Alexander  of  Glasgow  University,  were  recent 
visitors  on  the  campus. 

A  representative  of  Shuman's  Clothing  House 
of  Boston,  with  samples  of  spring  goods,  was  at  the 
Tontine  just  before  vacation. 

Quite  a  crowd  watched  a  game  of  base-ball  on 
the  Delta,  last  Thursday,  between  the'Preeport  and 
Brunswick  High  School  teams. 

Professor  Currier  is  talking  of  holding  an  exhi- 
bition at  the  Art  Building  this  term,  showing  the 
work  done  by  his  pupils  in  drawing. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Bacon,  1900,  kept  up  his  base-ball  work  during 
vacation.  The  followiug  is  from  the  Boston  Herald 
of  recent  date : 

"  Tho  Naticks  brought  with  them  Bacon  of  Bow- 
doin  College  as  pitcher,  and  he  did  good  work." 

The  following  party  enjoyed  one  of  "Jake's'' 
shore  suppers  last  week :  Elliot,  Hagar,  Brett,  W.  F. 
White,  E.  C.  Davis,  all  of  '97. 

Cobb  and  Potter,  1900,  who  have  been  rooming 
on  Cleaveland  Street,  are  on  the  campus  now. 
They  have  Room  27,  North  Appleton. 

A  new  case  has  recently  been  put  up  in  the 
Boyd  Gallery  of  the  Art  Building.  The  case  is  to 
be  filled  with  some  old  German  porcelain. 

The  Twentieth  Century  Twelve,  an  organization 
of  Lewistou  young  ladies,  entertained  a  party  of 
Bowdoin  students  on  the  evening  of  the  26th. 

The  much-desired  and  long-looked-for  railroad 
station  is  still  a  futurity.  The  promise  that  work 
would  begin  in  the  spring  is  yet  to  be  fulfilled. 

With  the  advent  of  spring  new  duties  have 
devolved  upon  the  Freshmen,  and  for  a  week  past 
they  have  been  engaged  in  putting  the  tennis  courts 
in  order. 

Mr.  Booker  fails  to  confirm  the  rumor  that  one 
or  both  of  the  old  ends  will  be  remodeled  the  coming 
summer.  He  tells  us  that  nothing  definite  can  be 
said  until  June. 

The  sending  up  of  the  arc-light  from  Mt.  Wash- 
ington recently  caused  many  speculations  among 
the  students  as  to  the  identity  of  various  stars  in 
the  northern  sky. 

The  Chess  Tournament,  between  Colby  and 
Bowdoin,  was  held  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  rooms,  April 
15th,  16th,  and  J 7th.  The  Colby  team  won,  with 
lOi  games,  against  7i  for  Bowdoin. 

Laycock,  '98,  enjoyed  his  chapel  service  on  the 
first  day  of  the  term  "all  by  his  lonesome."  The 
new  method  of  reckoning  time  evidently  hadn't 
been  impressed  upon  him  forcibly  enough. 

The  University  of  Maine  has  just  issued  several 
valuable  pamphlets  from  its  agricultural  experiment 
station.  These  cannot  fail  to  be  of  great  use  to 
those  ij^terested  in  them  thr^qughout  the  state. 

Base-ball  practice  commenced  early  in  earnest, 
and  as  the  new  field  was  not  dry  enough,  the  Delta 
was  in  active  service  last  week  once  more.  H.  W. 
Coburn,  '96,  was  back  last  week  helping  the  men. 

The  Deutscher  Verein  has  adopted  a  pin  in  the 
form  of  a  shield,  the  colors  of  which  are  red,  white, 


and  black,  the  national  colors  of  Germany.  On 
the  shield  is  a  girkel,  the  emblem  of  the  Verein  in 
Germany. 

The  number  of  books  taken  from  the  library 
during  March  was  1,134.  This  is  an  unusually  large 
number  for  March  as  compared  with  other  years. 
The  greatest  number  taken  out  on  any  one  day  was 
108,  on  the  3d. 

The  disappearance  of  the  storm-doors  at  the 
Library  and  Gymnasium  and  of  the  wooden  steps 
at  the  Art  Building  herald  the  advent  of  spring. 
Already  the  grass  is  turning  green  and  the  robins 
have  begun  to  arrive. 

The  '68  Prize  Speaking  of  the  Class  of  '97  was 
held  at  Memorial  Hall,  April  1st.  The  speaking 
was  of  a  high  order,  and  there  was  a  large  attend- 
ance, both  of  towns-people  and  students.  The 
prpgramme  was  as  follows: 

MUSIC. 

Industrial  Socialism.  William  Frye  White. 

MUSIC. 
The  Birth  of  Scholarship.  Harry  Maxwell  Varrell. 

MUSIC. 

The  Old  and  the  New.  Archie  Sherman  Harriman. 

MUSIC. 

A  Modern  Crime.  '  Robert  Sidney  Hagar. 


A  Present  Need. 


John  George  Haines. 


'-  Alfred  Page  Cook. 


Minority  Eepresentation. 
*  Excused. 

The  introduction  of  music  between  each  part  was 
very  agreeable  and  added  much  to  the  enjoyment 
of  the  evening.  The  prize  was  awarded  to  John 
George  Haines  of  Paterson,  N.  J. 

Now  is  the  time  when  subscription  papers  for 
base-ball,  tennis,  and  track  athletics  are  being 
passed  around.  Patriotism  to  the  college  interests 
can  be  shown  in  no  better  way  than  by  a  ready 
response  for  the  college  teams. 

Mrs.  Levi  C.  Wade  of  Bath  has  made  some 
kindly  loans  to  the  Art  Building,  which  have  been 
placed  upon  exhibition  this  winter.  Previous  to  this, 
one  of  the  most  admired  pictures  in  the  Boyd 
Gallery  was  one  loaned  by  her. 

W.  F.  Garcelon,  the  trainer  of  our  athletic 
team,  has  been  getting  the  men  to  work  during  the 
past  week.  Every  man  should  show  his  interest  in 
the  work  and  thus  do  his  part  in  making  Bowdoin's 
team  stronger  than  ever  before. 

Some  250  books  were  recently  received  at  the 
library  from  Rev.  Dr.  Henry  F.  Cheever  of  the 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Class  of  1834.  Manj'  of  the  works  are  on  anti- 
slavery  and  temperance  subjects,  and  will  form  a 
valuable  addition  to  the  library. 

One  of  the  recent  additions  to  a  South  Winthrop 
room  was  a  cat  brought  from  Portland.  A  man 
in  North  Maine  has  been  expecting  to  have  a  parrot 
from  South  America  this  spring  term.  But  alas  for 
Poll !    She  died  upon  reaching  port. 

The  Sophomore  reading  in  French  outside  of 
the  class  this  term  is  as  follows :  Bernardin  de  Saint- 
Pierre — Paul  etVirginie;  Chateaubriand — Extracts, 
edited  by  Sanderson ;  Victor  Hugo — Les  Miserables, 
edited  by  Sumichrast. 

The  fourteenth  annual  meeting  and  banquet  of 
the  New  England  Association  of  Theta  Delta  Chi 
Fraternity  took  place  recently  at  the  Parker  House. 
There  was  a  full  attendance  df  members ;  among 
the  number  were  E.  E,  Spear,  '98,  and  C.  C.  Wil- 
liamson, '98,  of  Bowdoin. 

A  branch  chapter  of  the  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa 
was  organized  at  the  beginning  of  the  term  among 
the  "  medics."  This  is  the  first  secret  fraternity  in 
the  medical  department  at  Bowdoin.  The  officers 
are:  W.  S.  A.  Kimball,  A.B.,  President;  J.  J. 
Gailey,  Vice-President;  W.  E.  Merrill,  Secretary; 
J.  F.  Starrett,  Treasurer. 

During  vacation  some  improvements  have  been 
made  on  the  athletic  field.  Places  for  the  running 
high  jump,  the  running  broad  jump,  and  the  pole 
vault  have  been  made,  and  a  ring  for  putting  the 
shot  has  been  arranged.  There  is  some  talk  of 
moving  the  right  field  fence  back  some  forty  feet 
and  thus  making  the  right  field  larger. 

The  Brunswick  Minstrels,  last  Friday  evening, 
drew  many  of  the  students  to  the  Town  Hall.  The 
company  was  composed  of  Brunswick  and  Bath  talent 
and  the  Bowdoin  Orchestra  furnished  music.  Among 
the  late  attractions  in  the  amusement  line  have 
been  the  Easter  Monday  ball,  and  Barlow  Bros.' 
seance  which  took  place  Saturday  evening. 

A  fine  addition  has  been  made  to  the  library  in 
the  form  of  some  one  hundred  and  twenty-five 
books,  which  have  just  been  received  from  Ger- 
many. The  books  are  mostly  fiction  and  represent 
a  class  in  which  the  German  department  of  the 
library  has  hitherto  been  wanting.  Among  the 
authors  represented  is  Baumbach,  whose  "Schwie- 
gersohn"  the  Sophomores  are  reading. 

The  provisional  Commencement  appointment 
list  of  the  Class  of  '97  has  been  announced  as  fol- 
lows:  S.  P.  Ackley,  East  Machias;   C.  L.  Blake, 


New  Gloucester;  G.  M.  Brett,  Auburn;  G.  E.  Car- 
michael,  Medway,  Mass.;  A.  P.  Cook,  Portland; 
F.  H.  Dole,  Gorham;  D.  W.  Elliot,  Brunswick; 
F.  K.  Ellsworth,  Brockton,  Mass.;  R.  S.  Hagar, 
Richmond;  J.  G.  Haines,  Paterson,  N.  J.;  A.  S. 
Harriman,  Brunswick;  J.  W.  Hewitt,  South  Ber- 
wick; C.  H.  Holmes,  Brewer;  R.  L.  Hull,  Deering 
Center;  F.  G.  Kneeland,  Lovell  Center;  Hugh 
McCallura,  Pawtucket,  R.  I.;  S.  L.  Merriman, 
Harpswell;  J.  H.  Morse,  Bath;  E.  F.  Pratt,  Wilton  ; 
J.  H.  Quint,  Dover,  N.  H. ;  F.  J.  Small,  Oldtown ; 
F.  A.  Stearns,  Norway;  H.  M.  Varrell,  Wells;  E.  C. 
Vining,  Freeport;  W.  F.  White,  Lewiston.  This 
makes  a  total  of  25  out  of  a  class  membership  of 
59.  These  will  all  write  Commencement  parts, 
from  which  six  will  be  chosen  for  delivery. 


As  the  annual  spring  contests  draw  nearer, 
training  and  preparation  go  on  apace.  With  the 
new  field,  the  meet  to  be  held  here,  and  plenty  of 
new  material,  all  looks  bright.  But  at  the  same 
time  more  men  are  sorely  needed  to  help  each  other 
along.  To  quote  the  coach :  "  Success  in  atliletics 
depends  upon  numbers,  and  if  we  are  to  win  we 
must  have  more  men  out  training,  for  it  is  impossi^ 
ble  with  the  number  now  at  work.  With  the  meet 
here  at  home,  and  at  no  expense,  we  should  pick 
up  the  seconds  and  thirds,  and  to  do  this  we  simply 
must  have  more  men." 

It  is  too  early  in  the  season  to  pick  the  best  men, 
but  after  the  trials,  which  are  to  come  off  the  first 
of  May,  they  will  be  definitely  chosen.  At  present 
we  seem  to  be  weak  in  the  dashes,  but  in  the  hur- 
dles, even  without  Home,  '97,  we  are  as  strong  as 
last  year.  In  the  shot  and  hammer  the  old  men  are 
better  than  ever,  but  here,  too,  new  men  are  needed. 
In  the  half-mile  and  long  distances  we  are  better 
than  last  year,  and  also  have  plenty  of  new  material. 
The  following  men  are  in  training  for  the  different 
events :  From  '97 — French  and  White  for  the 
weights;  French,  Cook,  and  Stearns  for  the  jumps; 
Stearns  for  the  bicycle  race;  Hanlou,  Cook,  and 
Carmichael  for  the  sprints,  and  Brett  for  the  middle 
distances.  From  '98— Kendall  is  as  yet  undecided; 
Wiggin,  Hutchings,  Pettengill  are  also  running; 
and  Miuott  is  doing  the  pole  vault.  From  '99 — God- 
frey for  the  shot  and  hammer;  Hadlock  for  the 
hurdles ;  Sinkinson  and  Nelson  for  the  long  dis- 
tances;  Woodbury,  Clark,  Lavertu,  Cleaves,  and 


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11 


H.  E.  Marston  for  tbe  half  mile ;  R.  G.  Sraitli,  Piper, 
and  WigDott  for  tbe  jumps ;  Neagle  for  the  bicycle 
race.  From  1900— Babb  and  Willard  for  the  half 
mile;  Gould,  Merrill,  and  Gardner  for  tbe  jumps; 
S.  M.  Hamlin  for  the  shot  and  hammer;  Sylvester, 
Kowell,  Willard,  and  Potter  for  the  hurdles.  Giles, 
Goodspeed,  and  Leveusaler  are  also  running. 

Tbe  date  of  the  State  Meet  has  been  set  on 
Wednesday,  June  9th.  The  date  of  the  Worcester 
Meet  is  Saturday,  May  22d.  The  mile  walk  has 
been  barred  out  of  this  meet,  but  in  other  respects 
it  is  to  be  the  same  as  last  year. 

Tbe  courts  are  now  in  first-class  condition,  and 
the  men  are  hard  at  work.  Considerable  tennis 
training  was  done  early  in  the  season  in  the  gym., 
and  the  men  show  the  beneficial  eflects  of  it. 

A  new  cup  is  to  be  competed  for  this  spring  by 
tbe  men  in  the  singles,  and  we  have  high  hopes  of 
holding  it  for  the  coming  year. 

The  inter-scholastic  tennis  meet  bids  fair  to  be 
a  close  contest,  and  many  schools  will  compete  for 
the  cups  which  tbe  Bowdoin  Tennis  Association  has 
oflfered.  Tbe  dates  of  this  tournament  are  the  28th 
and  29th  of  May.  The  intercollegiate  tournament 
is  to  be  iu  Portland  again  this  year.  The  date  is 
the  first  three  days  of  the  second  week  in  June. 

The  following  men  are  working  for  the  doubles  : 
Dana,  '98,  Ives,  Cook,  and  W.  W.  Spear,  White, 
'99,  and  Dana,  '99.  These  men  and  others  will 
enter  the  singles. 

BASE-BALL. 
Bowdoin,  10;   Murphy  Balsams,  3. 

Rain  caused -the  postponement  of  the  first  sched- 
uled game  from  Saturday  to  Monday,  the  J 9th.  The 
weather  was  cold  and  windy,  and  it  rained  during 
tbe  latter  part  of  the  game.  But  seven  innings 
were  played,  and  it  was  so  raw  that  neither  of  the 
pitchers  exerted  themselves.  Bodge  pitched  an 
excellent  game,  striking  out  fourteen  men,  some  of 
whom  were  old  league  players.  Bowdoin's  team 
this  year  appeared  to  good  advantage.  The  two 
new  men  showed  up.  well  in  what  little  they  had 
to  do.  Bacon  has  a  hard  place  to  fill,  but  bids  fair 
to  fill  it  well.  The  alternating  of  Libby  and  Bodge 
from  first  base  to  the  pitcher's  box  will  insure  us 
a  good  first  baseman  all  tbe  time,  for  both  men  are 
old  players  at  that  position. 

The  game  on  Monday  was  slow  to  watch,  as 
might  be  expected  from  tbe  weather  and  the  earli- 
ness  of  the  season,  but  all  in  all  it  was  very  satis- 
factory  to   Bowdoin  supporters,   who    could   only 


criticise  the  batting  and  base-running,  which  will 
no  doubt  improve  as  the  season  advances.      Score  : 

BOWDOIN. 

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

Haines,  c, 4  1  1  1  \r>  0  0 

Bodge,  p., 5  2  1  1  0  2  1 

Bryant,  l.f., 3  2  1  1  0  0  0 

Bacon,  s.s., 3  1  0  0  1  0  0 

Stanwood,  o.l.,    .....1  1  0  0  2  0  0 

Hull,  2b. 3  1  1  2  0  0  1 

Clarke,  3b 4  1  2  3  0  0  0 

Libby,  lb 1  1  1  1  3  0  0 

Smith,  r.f 4  0  1  1  0  0  0 

Totals,      ....    28      10        8      10      21        2        2 

MURPHY   BALSAMS. 

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

Webster,  2b.,  .....2  2  1  2  5  4  2 

Gorham,  3b., 4  0  1  2  1  1  1 

Kilfedder,  s.s 4  0  0  0  2  0  0 

Edgar,  c 2  0  0  0  5  5  1 

Murphy,  r.f., 2  0  0  0  0  0  0 

Flavin,  lb., 3  0  0  0  7  0  0 

Allen,  c.f.  and  p 3  0  0  0  1  0  0 

Woiodbury,  l.f.,   ....    3  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Hodgdon,  p.  andc.f.,  .    .2111001 

Totals, 25        3        3        5      21      10        5 

SCORE  BY  INNINGS. 

12      3      4      5      6      7 

Bowdoin 300010      6—10 

Murphy  Balsams,  ...  100010  1—  3 
Base  on  balls— by  Bodge  4,  by  Hodgdon  fa",  by  Allen  3. 
Hit  by  pitched  ball—  Webster,  Libby.  Wild  pitch— Bodge 
1,  Allen  1.  Stolen  bases— Haines,  Hodgdon.  Struck  out  — 
by  Bodge  14,  by  Hodgdon  4.  Passed  balls — Edgar  2, 
Haines  3.     Left  on  bases — Bowdoin  6,  Murphy  Balsams  4. 

Bowdoin,  1 ;  Portland,  9. 
Bowdoin  played  her  second  game  with  the  Port- 
land league  team  on  Fast-Day.  The  game  was 
played  iu  Portland,  and  was  an  excellent  one  after 
the  second  inning,  when  Bowdoin  settled  down  to 
hard  work.  The  fielding  of  both  teams  was  first- 
class  and  shows  our  team  up  in  a  very  favorable 
light,  for  we  made  fewer  mistakes  than  the  leaguers, 
even  after  their  two  weeks  of  playing.  It  may  be  too 
early  in  the  season  to  criticise  the  batting  of  our 
team,  but  later  iu  the  season  we  expect  to  see  a 
different  sort  of  stick  work.  The  playing  of  Hull 
and  Bacon  was  rather  the  best  for  Bowdoin,  while 
the  batting  of  Hickey  was  the  feature  of  Portland's 
game.     Tbe  score : 

PORTLAND. 

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

Hickey,  2b 4  4  3  4  2  3  0 

Coughlin,  r.f.,      ....  5  1  1  1  0  0  0 

Nichols,  c, 5  1  2  2  5  2  0 

Houle,  l.f 5  2  2  3  1  o  0 

McQuirk,  lb.,      ....  5  0  2  2  14  0  0 

Polhemus,  c.f.,    ....  5  0  0  0  1  0  0 

Burns,  3b.,       3  1  2  2  2  2  2 

Deisel,  s.s 4  0  1  1  2  4  1 

Miller,  p., 4  0  0  0  0  2  0 

Engel,  p 0  0  0  0  0  0  0 

Totals, 40        9      13      15      27      13      "3 


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BOWDOIN. 

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

Haines,  c,       1  0  0  0  4  1  0 

Bodge,  p 3  0  0  0  0  2  0 

Bryant,  l.f., i  1  1  1  1  0  0 

Coburn,  3b 4  0  0  0  1  2  2 

Bacon,  s.s., 4  0  0  0  3  4  0 

Stanwood,  c.f.,     ....    4  0  0  0  2  0  0 

Hull,  2b 4  0  1  1  2  5  0 

Libby,  lb 3  0  0  0  14  1  0 

Clarke,  r.f 3  0  0  0  0  1  0 


Totals, 


30 


27      16 


SCORE  ET  INNINGS. 

12345678  9 
Portland,  ....42110100  0—9 
Bowdoin,  ....00010000  0—1 
Earned  runs — Portland  4.  Two-base  hits — Hickey, 
Houle.  Sacrifice  hit — Bodge.  Stolen  bases— Hiokey  2, 
Coughlin,  Nichols  2,  Houle  2,  Burns,  Haines,  Bacon, 
Stanwood,  Hull.  First  base  on  balls — by  Miller,  Haines 
2;  by  Bodge,  Hickey,  Burns.  First  base  on  errors — Port- 
land 2,  Bowdoin  3.  Left  on  bases — Portland  5,  Bowdoin 
6.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — by  Engel,  Haines.  Struck  out — 
by  Miller,  Bryant,  Libby;  by  Bodge,  Polhemus,  Deisel, 
Miller.  Passed.balls— Haines  2.  Wild  pitches — Bodge  3. 
Double  plays — Nichols  and  Burns;  Coburn,  Haines,  and 
Bacon.     Umpire — Hassett.     Time — 2  hours  15  minutes. 

L.  H.  S.,  12;  Bowdoin  2d,  6. 
Tbo  first  game  of  the  second  nine  was  played  on 
the  Athletic  Field  against  the  Lewistou  High  School 
team,  Saturday,  the  24th.  The  second  nine  thus  far 
has  been  rather  more  talked  about  than  known,  and 
this  game  showed  that  if  the  rest  of  the  schedule  is  to 
be  played  in  a  manner  creditable  to  the  college,  the 
team  must  have  regular  practice  and  systematic 
coaching.  The  game  for  the  first  five  innings  was 
close  and  exciting,  but  after  that  the  visitors  batted 
in  better  luck  and  gradually  pulled  away,  while  the 
college  team  showed  plainly  its  lack  of  practice  by 
not  batting  at  all.  Jioth  pitchers  did  fine  work, 
Stetson  striking  out  thirteen  men.  The  fielding  of 
both  teams  was  also  very  good.  'J'hc  score : 
BOWDOIN   2d. 

A.E.      K.      B.H.    T.E.    S.H.  P.O.       A.       E. 

Philoon,  c 5        0  1        1        0  13        1        1 

stetson,  p 4        2  0        0        0  0        1        0 

Clarke,  lb 5        0  0        0        1  13        1        2 

White,  2b 2        0  110  111 

Towle,  2b.,       ...  1        0  0        0        0  0        2        0 

Haskell,  3b 32  0        0        0  1        2        1 

Hunt,  s.s 4        1  2        3        1  1        2        2 

Moulton,  r.f 31000100 

Came,  c.f 4        0  0        0        0  0        0        0 

Smith,  l.f. 4        0  2        2        0  0        0        0 


Totals, 


35 


6 


2 


10 


A.E.  R 

Ward,  2b 6  0 

Harkins,  3b 4  1 

Hayes,  o 7  1 

Curran,  lb 7  0 

Shea,  p.,      ....  5  0 

Dennett,  l.f 4  4 

Joyce,  S.S.,  ....  3  3 

Davis,  0.1 5  1 

Wright,  r.f.,     ...  4  2 


.H. 

T.E. 

S.H. 

P.O. 

A. 

2 

2 

1 

0 

3 

1 

1 

0 

0 

1 

1 

2 

0 

10 

4 

1 

1 

1 

10 

0 

0        0        0        0 


Totals, 


45      12      Xi      13       3      37      U 


Struck  out — by  Stetson  13,  by  Shea  9.  Base  on  balls — 
by  Stetson  6,  by  Shea 7.  Stolen  bases— Bowdoin  7,  L.  H.  S. 
7.  Wild  pitches— Stetson,  Shea.  Passed  balls — Philoon 
2,  Hayes  3.    Umpire — T.  Keohan.    Scorer — L.  L.  Cleaves. 


President  Ernest  Laycock,  '98,  led  the  evening 
service  Thursday,  April  15th.  He  took  as  his  sub- 
ject "Perplexities,"  and  carried  out  his  theme  very 
clearly  and  interestingly. 

Last  Thursday  evening  the  meeting  was  eon- 
ducted  by  Fred  K.  Ellsworth,  '97.  The  current 
theme  of  the  consideration  was  the  way  or  ways  in 
which  we  can  please  God.  The  leader  spoke  ear- 
nestly and  frankly  his  views,  and  several  other 
members  gave  bits  of  experience  and  thought. 
The  general  conclusion  reached  by  all  seemed  to  be 
that  the  best  and  surest  vi'ay  to  please  our  Maker 
is  to  always  do  our  best  to  develop  whatever  talents 
He  has  given  us,  and  to  make  as  many  people  as 
truly  happy  as  our  abilities  and  capabilities  will 
permit. 

At  the  business  meeting,  held  directly  after  the 
service,  it  was  unanimously  agreed  that  the  discon- 
tinuance of  the  Sunday  afternoon  song  service 
would  bo  the  only  means  to  prevent  the  interest 
and  strength  of  the  Association  from  weakening. 
The  change  in  time  of  the  afternoon  chapel  makes 
it  necessary  to  hold  the  T.  M.  C.  A.  meeting  at  5.30, 
which  is  the  regular  dinner  hour  at  the  clubs.  The 
attendance  would  necessarily  be  very  slim,  and  it 
would  be  putting  too  much  upon  the  shoulders  of 
the  chairman  of  the  prayer-meeting  committee  to 
ask  him  to  invite  speakers  for  so  small  an  audience. 

It  is  understood  that  several  of  the  Bowdoin 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  intend  to  make  the  trip  to  Northfield 
this  year  on  their  bicycles.  All  who  can  go  should 
report  the  fact  to  the  secretary. 

For  convenient  reference  the  complete  list  of 
officers  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  is  published  below : 
President,  Laycock,  '98;  Vice-Presidont,^  Wood- 
bury,'99;  Secretary,  Marsh, '99;  Treasurer,  Rob- 
inson, 1900;  Hand-Book  Committee,  Varney,  '99, 
Alexander,  '98,  S.  M.  Hamlin,  1900,  Webster, '99, 
C.  C.  Smith,  '98;  New  Student  Committee,  Wood- 
bury, '99,  Wormwood,  '98,  Wignott,  '99,  Blake,  '98, 
Phillips,  '99;  Meeting  Committee,  Poor,  '99,  Holmes, 
1900,  Bragdon,  1900. 


Nebraska  University  is  making  preparations  for 
a  summer  school. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


13 


Book  Ifotiee§. 


(Cap  and  Gown:  The  Second  Series  of  College 
Verse.  Selected  by  Frederic  Lawrence  Knowles. 
L.  C.  Page  &  Co.,  Boston,  1897.)  The  college  man 
throughout  the  country  always  hails  with  joy  a 
publication  distinctively  collegiate.  The  college 
verse  writers  or  college  rhymers,  as  they  may  be 
called,  are  no  exception  to  this  rule,  and  the  "Cap 
and  Gown  "  will  receive  such  a  welcome  as  only  the 
American  college  man  can  give.  Among  the  thou- 
sands and  tens  of  thousands  of  verses  that  appear 
annually  in  the  student  press  of  to-day  it  would-be 
strange  indeed  were  there  not  some  which  were 
worthy  of  preservation.  To  cull  out  the  half- 
developed,  and  to  choose  the  well-rounded,  repre- 
sentative verse,  is  a  task  of  Herculean  proportions, 
but  with  his  extensive  knowledge  of  the  American 
college  world,  Mr.  Knowles  has  been  enabled  to 
accomplish  this  with  marked  success.  Many  a 
college  man  will  feel  flattered,  and  justly  so,  when 
he  perceives  his  verses  copied,  and  many  another 
will  strive  to  improve  so  that  in  the  future  his 
name  may  be  enrolled  upon  the  scroll  of  honor. 
College  verse  is  amateur  verse  and  must  be  criti- 
cised as  such.  In  many  of  these  verses  may  be  found 
the  beginnings  of  future  greatness,  who  can  tell? 
Doubtless  many  would  consider  it  a  rash  statement 
should  one  say  that  the  genius  of  a  second  Byron 
or  Longfellow  lurks  under  certain  of  these  lines;  still 
it  takes  but  time  to  disclose  it.  These  series  of  col- 
lege verse,  it  is  hoped,  may  not  stop  here;  but  as  time 
goes  on  and  the  bulk  of  college  verse  increases, 
Mr.  Knowles  will  have  to  use  liis  keenest  judgment 
if  he  intends  to  maintain  the  high  standard  of  his 
first  two  series.  He  will  prove  himfelf  equal  to  the 
task,  however,  and  wheu  a  suflScieut  time  shall  have 
elapsed  we  shall  eagerly  await  his  Third  Series. 

(The  College  Tear-Book  and  Athletic  llocord  for 
1896-97.  Compiled  by  Edwin  Euierson,  Jr.,  New 
York,  1897.  Stone  &  Kimball.)  If  there  are  any 
college  men  who  think  themselves  well  acquainted 
with  our  American  colleges  let  tliem  but  glance  at 
this  book.  All  such  conceited  ideas  will  instantly 
vanish.  This  is  a  book  of  statistics,  pure  and 
simple,  and  as  such  it  is  unrivalled.  Every  institu- 
tion in  the  country,  qualified  to  confer  collegiate 
degrees,  is  accurately  described ;  but  this  is  only  a 
small  fraction  of  the  entire  work.  There  are  com- 
plete and  up-to-date  lists  of  college  publications, 
frateruities,  and  colors,  in  fact,  college  everything; 


not  omitting  college  professors  and  instructors. 
The  volume  closes  with  an  athletic  record  of  all  the 
leading  contests  in  every  branch  of  athletics.  It  is 
a  stupendous  work  and  one  that  every  cosmopolitan 
college  man  should  keep  on  hand  for  ready  reference. 


'38.— Edward  A.  Dana 
died  March  29th  at  his  res- 
idence in  Fairhaveu,  Mass.,  of  which 
town  he  was  one  of  the  best  known 
citizens.  Before  taking  up  his  residence 
in  the  town  he  had  resided  in  Boston  and 
its  vicinity,  and  had  lived  in  Fairhaven  summers 
for  many  years.  He  was  a  lawyer  by  profession,  a 
graduate  of  Bowdoin  College,  Class  of  1838,  but 
never  practiced  law  to  any  extent,  being  the  pos- 
sessor of  a  competence  by  inheritance  and  inclined 
more  to  invention  than  practice  at  the  bar.  He 
was  a  man  of  great  ingenuity,  the  inventor  of 
various  devices,  several  of  whicli  were  very  profit- 
able and  successful  ventures.  Among  these  was  a 
windmill,  and  a  brand  of  fulminating  powder,  for 
which  he  received  a  government  contract.  The 
windmills  had  quite  an  extensive  sale.  Mr.  Dpna 
first  became  a  Fairhaven  summer  resident  about 
fifteen  years  ago,  and  since  that  time  had  devoted 
much  attention  to  the  cultivation  of  his  extensive 
farm.  He  ])ad  a  fondness  for  trout  propagation, 
among  other  branches,  and  his  ponds  were  among 
the  leading  ones  of  their  kind  in  those  parts.  He 
also  engaged  somewhat  in  fancy  cranberry  culture. 
Mr.  Dana  was  a  man  of  culture  and  interested 
deeply  in  all  progressive  movements  in  the  direction 
of  a  broader  popular  education.  While  a  resident  of 
Brookline,  several  years  ago,  he  was  one  of  the  pro- 
moters and  founders  of  the  free  public  library  of 
that  town,  and  one  of  its  leading  patrons.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Democrat.  Mr.  Dana  married  a 
daughter  of  Thomas  Nye,  Jr.,  of  Fairhaven.  He 
leaves  a  widow  and  two  daughters. 

'49.— Col.  William  Hobson,  the  well-known  law- 
yer, died  the  first  week  in  April,  at  his  home  in 
Cambridgeport,  Mass.  He  had  been  ill  about  a 
fortnight  with  the  grippe.  Col.  Hobson  had  resided 
in  Cambridge  several  years,  although  he  was  per- 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


haps  better  known  in  Somerville,  where  he  had 
resided  for  raanj'  years.  He  was  a  tall  and  well- 
built  man,  and  wore  a  long,  flowing  beard.  He 
was  eccentric  in  many  ways,  one  of  his  peculiari- 
tie.s  being  that  he  never  wore  an  overcoat,  not  even 
on  the  coldest  day  in  winter.  He  also  avoided 
riding  in  street  cars.  Being  fond  of  walking, 
he  invariably  walked  back  and  forth  to  Boston, 
always  accompanied  by  his  faithful  St.  Bernard  dog. 
He  was  full  of  interesting  anecdotes,  and  could  tell 
a  good  story  to  perfection.  Col.  Hobson  was  born 
in  Buxton,  Me.,  October  13,  1826,  and  graduated 
from  Bowdoin  College  in  the  Class  of  1849.  Before 
the  war  he  taught  in  the  high  school  in  Saco,  Me. 
When  the  war  l)roke  out  he  organized  a  company 
of  volunteers  in  Saco,  and  went  to  the  front  in 
command  of  the  company.  It  was  attached  to  the 
17th  Maine  regiment.  He  won  distinction  at  the 
front,  and  rose  to  the  rank  of  lieutenant-colonel  of 
the  regiment.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  was 
brevetted  brigadier- general.  Col.  Hobson  had 
practiced  law  in  Boston,  Cambridge,  and  Somer- 
ville  for  many  years,  and  had  a  large  acquaintance. 
His  wife  died  some  years  ago.  He  leaves  a  daughter, 
Mrs.  King,  who  resides  in  Montana,  and  who  was 
at  her  father's  bedside  when  he  passed  away. 

'60. — Hon.  William  Widgory  Thomas  has  lately 
been  appointed  by  President  McKinley  as  U.  S. 
Minister  to  Sweden  and  Norway.  Mr.  Thomas  held 
this  responsible  office  under  President  Harrison, 
and  filled  it  to  the  eminent  satisfaction  of  all.  He 
himself  has  a  great  love  for  Sweden  and  the  Swedes, 
and  is  a  perfect  master  of  the  language  and  cus- 
toms of  that  people.  He  was,  in  fact,  the  first  repre- 
sentative of  any  foreign  country  to  address  the 
King  of  Sweden  and  Norway  in  the  Swedish  tongue. 
He  is  respected  and  loved  by  the  large  Scandina- 
vian population  in  this  country,  and  is  the  founder 
of  the  very  prosperous  Swedish  colony  in  the  eastern 
part  of  this  state. 

'62. — Albion  Burbank  recently  completed  twenty- 
five  years  service  as  principal  of  the  Exeter,  N.  H., 
High  School.  He  has  been  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful and  popular  teachers  Exeter  has  ever  had. 
Mr.  Burbank  was  born  in  Limerick,  Me.,  and  is  a 
graduate  of  Bowdoin  College.  He  was  principal  of 
Limerick  Academy  in  1863  and  1864. 

'66.— Professor  Chapman  last  week  spoke  enter- 
tainingly to  a  large  and  enthusiastic  body  of  Bridg- 
ton  Academy  alumni,  at  their  reunion  banquet  in 
Portland. 

'75. — At  the  close  of  the  Maine  Legislature  the 
Speaker,  Hon.  Seth  L.  Larrabee,  was  applauded 
and  warmly  congratulated  for  the  efSoiency  with 
which  he  had  discharged  his  onerous  duties.  Not 
once  during  all  the  tedious  session  had  his  ruling 
been  at  fault,  and  he  had,  it  is  said,  observed 
stricter  impartiality  than  had  any  previous  speaker. 
Present  indicatious  would  seem  to  show  that  he 
will  be  a  prominent  candidate  for  the  next  govern- 
orship. His  many  friends  predict  for  this  rising 
young  lawyer  a  brilliant  career. 

'87.— A  recognition  service  for  Kev.  0.  D.  Sewall, 
the  new  assistant  pastor  of  the  Harvard  Congrega- 
tional  Church,  Brookliue,  Mass.,  was   held  at  the 


church  March  1st.  The  church  is  one  of  the 
wealthiest  in  Massachusetts,  and  the  pastor  is  Rev. 
Reuen  Thomas,  D.D.  President  Hyde  preached 
the  sermon  at  the  recognition  service. 

'92. — Weston  M.  Hilton  went  to  Rockland  Friday, 
April  2d,  to  take  the  civil  service  examination. 

'94. — Fred  W.  Pickard  will  make  a  three  weeks' 
European  tour  this  summer. 

'94.— Rev.  Phillip  I.  Moore  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  Saco,  Maine,  has  tendered  his 
resignation,  which  is  to  take  place  in  June. 

'96. — Charles  A.  Fogg  has  been  recently  installed 
as'a  pastor  at  Post  Mills,  Vt.  In  the  Oeient  for 
February  I7th  it  was  given  as  Charles  H.  Fogg,  '89. 
The  Okient  wishes  to  correct  the  error. 


IN   MEMORIAM. 


Hall  of  the  Kappa,  -f  T,  > 

April  22,  1897.      I 

Whereas,  Our  loyal  and  beloved  brother,  James 

Frederick  Dudley,  of  the  Class  of  1865,  has  been 

removed  from  our  midst; 

Besolved,  That  the  Fraternity  loses  in  him  a 
brother  who  has  always  held  a  deep  and  sincere 
interest  in  its  welfare; 

Besolved,  That  we  deeply  deplore  his  death  and 
extend  our  warmest  synapathy  to  the  members  of 
his  afflicted  family;  and 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  to  the  family  of  the  deceased  and  to  the  Bow- 
doin Orient. 

Fkank  Jackson  Skall, 
John  Fessenden  Dana, 
Walter  Stimpson  Mundy  Kellet, 

Committee  for  the  Chapter. 


Hall  op  the  Kappa,  -f  y,  } 
April  22,  1897.      ^ 
Whereas,  We  have  learned  with  deep  sorrow  of 
the  death  of  our  beloved  brother,  William  Hobson, 
of  the  Class  of  1849; 

Besolved,  That  the  Fraternity  suffers  a  severe 
loss  by  the  removal  of  one  whose  noble  qualities 
made  him  loved  and  honored  by  all  who  knew  him ; 
Besolved,  That  we  deeply  lament  his  death  and 
extend  our  sincerest  sympathy  to  his  friends  and 
relatives;  and 

Besolved,  That  copies  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  to  the  relatives  of  the  deceased  and  to  the 
Bowdoin  Orient. 

Frank  Jackson  Small, 
John  Fessenden  Dana, 
Walter  Stimpson  Mundy  Kelley, 

Committee  for  the  Chapter. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Vol..  XXVII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   MAY   12,  1897. 


No.  2. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVEKY  ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY  DURING 
THE  COLLEGIATB  YEAK  BY  THE  STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Percival  p.  Baxter,  '98,  Editoi-in-Chief. 

Roy  L.  Marston,  '99,  Assistant  Editor-in-Chief. 

William  H.  Crafts,  1900,  Business  Manager. 

Thomas  L.  Marble,  '98.         Harold  F.  Dana,  '99. 

LuciEN  P.  LiBBY,  '99.  Fred  R.  Marsh,  '99. 

Byron  S.  Philoon,  '99.  Hanson  H.  Webster,  '99. 

James  P.  Webber,  1900. 


Per  annum,  in  advance. 
Single  Copies, 


.      $2.00. 
15  Cents. 

Extra  copies  cau  be  obtained  at  tlie  bookstores  or  on  applica- 
tion to  the  Business  Manager. 

Itemittances  slioulil  be  niaje  to  tlie  Bnsiness  Manager.  Coni- 
nmnications  in  regard  lo  all  otlicr  matters  sliould  be  directed  to 
the  Editor-in-Cliict. 

Students,  Professors,  and  Alumni  are  invited  to  contribute 
literary  articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be 
accompanied  by  writer's  name,  as  well  as  the  signature  which 
he  wishes  to  have  appended. 

Contributions  for  Bowdoin  Verse  Department  should  be  sent 
to  Box  iltiO,  Brunswick,  Me. 

Personal  items  should  be  sent  to  Box  1149,  Brunswick,  Me. 

Entered  at  the  Post-OHcs  at  Brunswick  as  Sccond-Olasa  Mail  Matter. 
Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston. 

CONTENTS. 

Vol.  XXVir.,  No.  2.— May  12,  1897. 

Editorial  Notes 15 

Bowdoin  Courtesy:  a  Study 17 

Autobiography  of  au  Old  Umbrella 19 

Bowdoin  Verse: 

Compul.sory  Cliurch 21 

Memories 21 

A  Health  to  Bowdoin 21 

The  Pine's  Origin       22 

CoLLEGii  Tabula       22 

Athletics 25 

Y.  M.  C.  A 27 

Personal      27 

College  World 28 


The  Board  of  Trustees  and  Overseers, 
at  their  meeting  last  Commencement,  gave 
Room  No.  2  in  South  Winthrop  Hall  to  the 
Orient  to  be  used  as  an  office.  Since  tlien, 
changes  have  been  made,  and  the  Faculty 
recently  substituted  Room  No.  11  in  Memo- 
rial Hall  for  the  one  first  given.  For  some 
time  nothing  definite  was  accomplished,  and 
the  whole  plan  seemed  to  have  fallen  through. 
Finally  the  present  board  shook  off  its  inertia 
and  voted  to  take  jiossession  and  fit  up  its 
office.  Preparations  were  commenced,  and 
now  the  Orient  rejoices  in  a  liome  of  its 
own,  small,  but  convenient  and  well  adapted 
to  our  luirposes.  We  are  now  permanently 
established,  and  here  all  of  our  work  will  be 
done.  We  trust  that  all  will  call  upon  us 
and  that  a  more  lively  interest  may  be  taken 
in  the  paper,  now  that  the  Orient  is  a  fixture 
and  is  no  longer  migrating  from  one  "end" 
to  the  oilier. 


Tff HE  several  managers  of  the  track,  tennis, 
^  and  base-ball  associations,  while  circu- 
lating their  subscription  papers,  have  encoun- 
tered some  unfavorable  comment  upon  the 
fact  that  no  treasurer's  reports  have  been 
rendered  to  the  various  associations  account- 
ing for  the  funds  entrusted  to  their  care. 
As  one  student  said,  "  Your  association  is  in 


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debt ;  but  why  and  how  is  it  ?  Until  I  know 
what  becomes  of  mj"^  money  I  will  not  give 
another  cent."  This  is  but  just  and  reason- 
able. The  present  managers  have  agreed  to 
render  an  itemized  account  of  all  funds  pass- 
ing through  their  hands,  which  account  shall 
appear  in  the  Orient  at  the  end  of  each  sea- 
son. Then  evei'v  one  will  know  why  such  and 
such  an  association  is  ahead  or  behind.  This 
custom,  in  vogue  in  other  colleges,  is  an 
excellent  one,  and  the  Orient  is  glad  to 
welcome  its  appearance  at  Bowdoin.  Man- 
agers in  the  future  will  be  a  trifle  more 
careful  about  expenditures  when  they  know 
that  .everything  will  appear  in  print  to  be 
criticised  and  commented  upon.  There  is 
nothing  more  wholesome  than  to  know  that 
one's  accounts  and  actions  are  to  be  freely 
aired  in  the  public  press. 


'U  MOST  valuable  service  is  being  rendered 
/I  the  college  by  Mr.  Austin  Gary,  '87, 
about  which  but  little  is  known  by  the  stu- 
dents and  alumni  in  general.  The  old  pines 
back  of  tlie  college  buildings  wliicli  have 
always  been  characteristic  of  Bowdoin,  of 
late  liave  been  showing  their  years,  and  at 
present  but  few  health}'  ones  remain.  Even 
these  old  patriarchs  must  soon  succumb  to 
wind  and  weather.  Under  Mr.  Gary's  super- 
vision a  new  growth  of  young  pines  is  being 
started,  which  in  a  few  years  will  take  the 
place  of  the  old  dihipidated  trees  which  are 
fast  becoming  anything  but  an  ornament  to 
the  grounds.  A  variety  of^  pine,  known  as 
the  white  pine,  is  being  used,  not  the  ordinary 
pine  tree  as  found  about  Brunswick,  but  a 
variety  more  hardy  and  more  ornamental. 
Of  recent  years  numerous  brush  fires  have 
wrought  havoc  with  the  young  pines  that 
have  been  started  by  nature,  so  that  nothing 
has  been  able  to  long  survive.  Now  that 
such  care  and  labor  is  being  employed  to 
start  this  new  variety,  it  is  hoped  that  the 
students  and  all  others    will    be    especially 


careful  with  respect  to  promiscuous  brush 
fires;  and  also  careful  not  to  wantonly 
injure  these  young  trees  by  other  means. 
Mr.  Gary  deserves  the  heartiest  co-operation 
of  the  college  in  his  labors,  and  every  under- 
graduate and  alumnus  of  Bowdoin  owes  Mr. 
Gary  a  debt  of  gratitude  for  the  preserva- 
tion of  her  pines.  Bowdoin  would  hardly  be 
Bowdoin  without  her  pines. 


WHAT  means  this  lethargy  in  athletics? 
Why  is  not  more  interest  shown  in 
the  track  team  and  in  base-ball  this  season? 
Every  man  in  college  should  ask  himself  this 
question :  "Am  I  doing  all  I  can  to  further 
Bowdoin's  athletic  interests?"  Nine-tenths 
of  them  must  say  guilty  at  once.  Just  think 
of  this:  last  year  there  were  over  fifty  men 
training  for  the  track  team,  and  where  did 
they  tiain?  Around  the  campus,  around  the 
college  walks,  and  at  Topsham !  Entluisiasm 
was  at  fever  heat;  every  man  who  could 
accomplish  anything,  however  small,  did. 
This  year  we  may  well  hang  our  heads 
with  shame.  With  a  perfect  ti'ack  but  a 
minute's  walk  from  the  gym,  with  every 
convenience  for  tiaining,  and  how  many 
men?  Thirty!  A  paltry  thirty  !  We  shall 
not  enter  upon  the  question  of  why  we  need 
more  men ;  the  reason  is  plain  to  all.  We 
must  have  more  men.  It  is  an  insult  to  the 
new  field,  if  notliing  more,  to  have  the 
number  of  men  fall  away  so.  Every  man 
who  ever  did,  thinks  he  can,  or  hopes  to  be 
able  to  do  something,  should  come  out. 
Don't  hang  around  the  "ends,"  or  pitch 
pennies,  or,  worst  of  all,  promenade  the 
streets  of  the  town,  but  put  on  your  running 
pants  and  at  least  make  believe  you  are  an 
athlete. 

When  there  is  a  base-ball  game,  go  to  it. 
Don't  phi}'  tennis;  don't  go  on  bicycle  rides; 
don't  lounge  under  the  trees;  don't  do  any- 
thing except  to  go  to  the  game.  You  ci'iticise 
managements  for  running  in  debt,  and  then 


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won't  help  the  teams,  financially  and  morall}', 
by  your  presence.  It  is  enough  to  make  a 
manager's  heart  sick  to  see  fifty  or  a  hundred 
men  lounging  about  the  campus,  when  every 
single  one  of  them  should  be  at  the  ball 
game.  No  wonder  debts  have  been  incurred. 
At  the  last  three  games  there  has  been  an 
average  of  one  hundred  people  at  each  game. 
Then  you  grumble  if  the  team  gets  discour- 
aged. Why  do  we  have  such  a  thing  as 
athletics,  at  all?  We  say  as  Lord  Nelson 
said :  Bowdoin  "  expects  every  man  to  do  his 
duty ! " 

"nNOTHER  Bugle  has  been  added  by  the 
!*■  Class  of  '98  to  those  published  for  so 
many  years  by  preceding  Junior  classes,  and 
the  '98  Bugle  can  easily  hold  its  own  with 
its  predecessors.  Of  course  it  has  its  strong 
and  its  weak  points — we  all  have — but  its 
strong  points  can  honestly  be  said  to  pre- 
dominate. Its  Board  of  Editors  are  to  be 
congratulated  upon  the  early  appearance  of 
their  jDublication  and  upon  its  moderate  cost; 
two  cardinal  points,  the  importance  of  which 
cannot  be  overestimated.  Some  Bugles,  in 
fact  most  of  them,  have  been  a  burden  to 
their  publishers  financially,  and  have  made 
their  appearance  about  Ivy  or  Commence- 
ment week,  when  they  were  almost  forgotten 
in  the  excitement  and  gaiety  of  those  festive 
times.  The  '98  Bugle  is  promptly  on  deck, 
and  the  Orient  can  conscientiously  say  that 
there  has  never  been  a  Bugle  published  at  so 
reasonable  a  cost  that  can  surpass  it. 

The  only  noticeably  weak  points  are  its 
literary  and  its  "  roast "  departments.  For 
this  the  editors  are  not  entirely  to  blame, 
the  class  itself  must  assume  its  share,  for  it 
is  the  class  that  should  have  supplied  the 
editors  with  proper  material.  Possibly  the 
editors  might  have  created  more  interest  had 
they  tried  harder,  but  of  all  things  hard  to 
create  at  Bowdoin  it  is  interest,  and  the 
editors,  after  all,  without  doubt  have  done 


their  best.  The  standard  portion  of  the  Bugle 
is  excellent.  It  is  well  arranged  and  well 
printed,  but  we  regret  that  so  little  interest 
was  taken  by  the  class  as  a  whole  as  to  allow 
its  own  periodical  to  suffer.  It  is  much 
easier  to  criticise  than  to  create,  however, 
and  the  Orient  congratulates  the  Board  of 
Editors  upon  their  admirable  production. 
We  must  not  forget  to  mention  the  cuts  and 
drawings  of  the  '98  Bugle;  they  are  above 
criticism,  and  it  can  be  safely  said  that 
they  equal,  if  not  surpass,  those  which  have 
appeared  in  former  Bugles. 


Bowdoin  Courtesy:  a  Study. 

@UR  college  life  would  indeed  be  a  gloomy, 
mechanical  affair,  and  hardly  worth  the 
living,  were  it  not  that  the  sharp  corners  are 
rubbed  off  and  the  hollow  plaCes  filled  by 
those  numberless  little  forms  of  friendly 
courtesy.  For,  different  as  our  former  stand- 
ards may  have  been,  when  once  we  have 
entered  Bowdoin,  and  until  we  leave,  we 
observe  a  common,  though  unwritten,  code 
of  fair  civility;  a  code  with  rules  so  delicate 
that  the  subtlest  uninitiated  mind  can  hardlj' 
fathom  them.  Neither  too  stringent  nor  yet 
too  flexible,  they  largely  control  the  conduct 
of  eveiy  one  of  us;  and  it  is  mostly  bj'  the 
regard  that  he  pays  to  these  time-honored 
customs,  that  a  man  is  adjudged  worthy  the 
respect  or  the  dislike  of  his  fellow-students. 
The  very  turn  that  our  conversation 
takes  tells  artlessly  the  charm  of  student 
intimacy;  for  it  invariably  assumes  an  air  of 
bantering  familiarity  which  cannot  but  break 
the  ice  of  metropolitan  politeness.  We 
realize  the  hopeless  waste  of  energy  in 
trying  to  explain  to  penny  papers  and  to 
trim  old  maids  the  peculiar  fascination  of 
the  college  slang  vernacular.  But  that  is 
the  very  delight  of  it!  We  alone  know  how 
to  ease  poor  Mother  Tongue  of  all  her  frills 
and  ruffles  and  make  her  comfortable!     We 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


have  unconsciously  estimated  so  well  the 
high  value  of  thus  doing  away  with  ceremony, 
that  speech  which  would  be  forcible  and 
elegant  in  outside  circles,  becomes  cold  and 
formal  in  a  college  room.  Imagine  your 
neighbors  tip-toeing  into  your  room  with  a 
"How  do  you  do  to-day?"  and  your  reply- 
ing, "  Very  well,  I  thank  you ; "  instead  of 
his  slamming  the  door  and  shouting,  "Hullo, 
old  man,  how  are  you?  "  and  your  returning, 
"Out  of  sight,  old  sj)ort." 

It  is  of  the  very  essence  of  Bowdoin 
politeness  to  be  infinitely  bored  and  make 
no  sign.  This  is  part  and  parcel  of  the 
same  feeling  that  makes  the  student  the  best 
person  in  the  world  of  whom  to  ask  a  favor; 
he  seems  to  have  come  naturally  to  a  little 
of  the  spirit  of  the  Golden  Rule.  He  is  a 
kind  and  willing  nurse  in  his  neighbor's 
time  of  sickness,  and  a  grateful  patient  in 
his  own.  If  it  so  happens  that  he  is  supplied 
with  money — though  it  is  indeed  seldom 
every  one  knows — he  will  lend  cheerfully  to, 
his  hardly -pressed  companiorL,  without  expect, 
ing  and  certainly  without  receiving  a  speedy 
return  of  his  money. 

The  Bowdoin  man,  in  fact,  is  happily 
oblivious  of  all  pecuniary  matters.  Whether 
his  fellow  is  rich  or  poor  he  does  not  know 
nor  care  to  know;  and  in  this  spirit  he  but 
obeys  the  unwritten  code,  which  says :  "  Your 
fellow-student's  private  affairs  are  none  of 
yours."  And  so  in  accordance  with  the  law, 
he  allows  his  friend  to  pursue  his  own  incli- 
nations without  meddlesome  interruption. 

Yet  there  is,  as  a  notable  exception  to 
the  above  rule,  one  case  where  we  Iiave 
taken  it  upon  ourselves  to  judge,  rightlj^ 
or  wi'ongly,  the  character  of  our  neighbor: 
who  shall  define  in  fitting  term's  that  luckless 
butt  of  every  student  gibe,  the  "Chinner?" 
We  must,  it  seems,  satisfy  our  craving  for 
the  extreme  in  anything,  and  so  we  decided 
to  perch  upon  a  pedestal  the  extreme  loafer, 
while  we  consign  to  deepest  ignominy  the 


extreme  worker.  A  difficult  task,  indeed, 
to  describe  this  latter  mythical  being !  He 
is  supposed  to  watch,  with  green-eyed  envj', 
his  neighbor's  triumphs,  and  gloat  with 
fiendish  glee  upon  his  downfalls.  He  con- 
verses with  much  learning  and  soft  insinua- 
tion, after  recitation  hours,  with  the  professor; 
and  of  a  IVIonday  evening,  full  of  starch,  he 
makes  his  ceremonious  call.  His  sunken 
eyes  and  hollow  cheeks  jiroclaim  his  nightly 
vigils,  or,  has  he  sle})t,  his  drear,  uncanny 
dreams. 

Far  different  and  much  more  real  is  tliat 
other  one,  our  pojjular  idol.  He  is  a  sleek, 
well-favored  individual,  with  ready  and 
familiar  tongue.  He  puffs  with  jaunty  air 
his  little  cigarette  and  passes  idle  com- 
ment on  meerschaum  pipes  or  favoi'ite 
tobacco  brands.  For  all  except  his  mortal 
enemj^  the  "Chinner,"  he  wears  an  easy  and 
indulgent  smile.  He  avows,  with  noble 
fi'ankness,  that  his  lessons  are  no  care  for 
him,  supplementing  the  assertion  with  the 
sage  proposal  that  "we  cut  all  profs  to-day." 
In  fine,  he  is  the  man  whom  we  must  greek 
with  loud  huzzas,  for  he  it  is  whom  we  have 
made  our  king,  and  the  king,  you  know, 
"can  do  no  wrong." 

This  false  hero-worship  comes,  however, 
from  our  praiseworthy  readiness  to  applaud, 
which  exhibits  itself,  only  in  a  form  much 
more  favorable  than  the  last,  in  the  hearty 
support  that  we  tender  our  college  organi- 
zations. To  disparage  unjustly  one  who 
represents  the  college,  is  the  extremest  breach 
of  Bowdoin  etiquette;  since  it  signifies  an 
ungenerous,  envious  spirit,  which  the  un- 
written laws  will  never  tolerate.  We  have 
learned  well  the  difficult  lesson,  to  recognize 
skill  superior  to  our  own,  and,  furthermore, 
to  recognize  it  cheerfully;  or, if  all  have  not 
learned  the  lesson,  they  must  make  an 
excellent  pretence  of  it,  else  their  lot  will 
not  be  otherwise  than  thorny.  Such  is  the 
firm    foundation    upon  which  is  built  what 


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popularlj'  is  known  as  "  College  Spirit," 
and  were  it  not  for  "College  Spirit"  Bow- 
doin  might  equally  as  well  turn  kindergarten 
as  stay  college. 

But  the  best  thing  about  this  generosity 
of  our  applause  is  its  overflowing  abundance. 
We  have  even  enough  to  bestow  upon  other 
colleges,  and  on  the  general  public.  There 
is  the  secret  why  Bowdoin  plays  with  such 
success  the  r81e  of  host,  wh}'  she  has  obtained 
her  enviable  popularity.  We  can  boast  with 
pardonable  pride  that  she  has  not  stooped  so 
low,  but  that  she  can  treat  all  opponents 
fairly  and  recognize  merit  even  in  hostile 
guise.  Neutral  merit,  too,  has  a  share  of 
the  applause,  as  those  who  have  so  kindly 
entertained  us  with  the  Memorial  Hall  Song 
Recitals  will,  no  doubt,  gladly  testify.  In 
fact,  the  Bowdoin  man  fairly  burns  with 
cordiality  for  all  comers. 

Yet  see  how  finely-wrought  the  code  is, 
even  here.  It  has  found  the  means  to  be  in 
open  sympathy  with  all,  and  yet  to  make  a 
nice  distinction  between  the  comrade  and 
the  alien.  How  could  it  have  been  planned 
more  gracefully  than  in  that  stereotyped 
salute,  "  Hullo ! "  The  strongest  link  in  all 
our  chain  of  courtesy  is  in  that  little  word. 
It  suffices  as  a  form  of  greeting  at  once  for 
closest  friends,  for  chance  acquaintances,  or 
utter  strangers ;  provided  only  that  they  be 
Bowdoin  men — and  very  strange  it  is,  and 
very  true  too,  that  we  can  always  tell  at 
sight  a  college  man. 

The  public  does  not  and  cannot  under- 
stand this  self-same  college  man.  It  takes 
him  generally  as  a  huge  joke,  sometimes  as  a 
wonderful  curiosity,  not  seldom  as  a  harm- 
less nuisance,  but  never  as  he  really  is.  For 
this  we  do  not  much  care.  The  sorry  thing 
is  that  we  have  not  regard  enough  for  our- 
selves to  understand  our  own  mechanism. 
We  take  our  customs  and  our  privileges  as 
by-gone  generations  have  left  them  for  us, 
without  once  looking  beneath  the  surface  to 


see  how  well  our  fathers  builded.  Did  we 
but  take  a  nearer  view  we  would  see  that 
we  act  not  altogether  independently,  but  as 
a  little  part  of  the  well-ordered  system  which 
long  experience  has  devised. 


Autobiography  of  an  Old  Umbrella 

i^UITE  recently,  when  all  Nature  seemed 
N^  bound  by  a  spell  (of  wet  weather),  the 
thought  struck  me  that  my  autobiography 
might  be  of  interest  to  some  of  my  former 
friends.  I  don't  know  that  I've  ever  done 
anything  brilliant,  but  I  do  know  that  auto- 
biographies have  been  written  by  people  who 
have  not  traveled  any  further  nor  seen  any 
more  than  I  have.  Didn't  I,  when  I  was  a 
youngster,  ride  in  a  box-car  all  the  way  from 
the  large  factory  in  New  York  to  a  strong- 
smelling  little  grocery  store  in  a  small  country 
town  in  New  England?  And  wasn't  I  so 
crowded  by  the  others  in  the  car,  that  if  my 
ribs  hadn't  been  steel  they  would  surely  have 
been  broken  ?  Most  certainly.  Hence  this 
literary  treat. 

A  few  days  after  my  arrival  at  the  country 
grocery  store  I  heard  a  customer  ask  the 
store-keeper  to  show  him  some  umbrellas. 
After  he  had  examined  a  few  of  my  com- 
panions he  selected  me.  "  Four  dollars," 
remarked  the  proprietor.  "  Give  yer  three." 
At  this  offer  the  store-keeper  held  up  his 
hands  in  (un)hol3'  horror,  declaring  that  we 
cost  him  three-and-a-half  apiece  at  wholesale. 
With  difficulty  I  restrained  myself  from 
groaning,  for  I  was  well  aware  that  he  had 
paid  just  a  dollar  and  fifty-three  cents  apiece 
for  us.  But  it  was  no  business  of  mine,  so  I 
kept  quiet  and  was  sold  for  three  seventy- 
five,  and  went  home  with  my  new  owner. 

It  took  me  some  time  to  get  acquainted 
with  the  members  of  the  family,  for  my 
modesty  (and  my  master)  always  kept  me 
in  the  entry,  never  allowing  me  to  go  further 
into  the  house.  Besides,  on  pleasant  days, 
when  the  family  went  walking,  I  stopped  at 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


home,  and  only  went  out  on  rainy  days,  when 
most  of  the  famil}'  staid  indoors.  M}^  first 
new  acquaintance  was  the  youngest  boy  of 
the  household.  I  accompanied  him  to  school 
one  rainy  morning;  and  as  we  were  return- 
ing home  a  dispute  arose  between  my  young 
friend  and  another  boy  considerably  older, 
who  finally  grew  angry  and  would  have 
struck  the  smaller  boy.  But  the  little  fellow 
used  me  to  advantage,  and  between  us  we 
managed  to  smirch  our  adversary's  counte- 
nance most  admirably.  Not  a  very  pretty 
trick,  you  may  say,  but  I  had  taken,  the  part 
of  the  weaker  side,  so  my  conscience  didn't 
smite  me. 

Another  day  the  young  lady  of  the  house 
was  going  out  calling,  and  as  there  were 
signs  of  rain  she  took  me  along  with  her. 
She  was  a  nice  young  lady  and  I  was  glad  to 
accompany  her,  although  I  have  the  name  of 
not  being  very  sociable.  As  we  were  return- 
ing from  our  calls,  we  passed  a  gateway, 
through  which  a  livel}'  but  savage-looking 
cow  came  running  in  our  direction.  My  fair 
companion  was  terribly  frightened,  and  I  saw 
an  opportunity  to  "spread  myself"  (if  I  may 
be  allowed  the  slang)  ;  and  I  did  so  with 
such  alacrity  that  the  festive  cow  got  out  of 
the  way  with  considerable  interest.  Before 
we  reached  home  I  had  another  chance  to 
offer  my  protection  to  the  pretty  young  lady. 
The  rain  and  wind  began  to  assail  us,  and 
I  devotedly  sheltered  my  companion's  head 
from  the  shower.  As  I  was  performing  this 
pleasant  duty  I  became  so  puffed  up  with 
pride  (and  wind)  that  at  last  I  was  actually 
turned  wrong  side  out.  This  naturally  shat- 
tered my  pride,  and  in  fact  I  felt  somewhat 
shattered  myself;  but  my  kind  protSgS  soon 
set  me  to  rights,  and  we  went  on  our  way 
rejoicing.  These  and  other  similar  experi- 
ences were  quite  common  in  my  career  in 
the  country.     But  they  could  not  last. 

One  day  I  went  with  my  owner  on  a  visit 
to  a  well-known  New  England  city.     While 


we  were  in  the  city  my  owner  attended  a 
public  entertainment;  and  as  the  evening 
was  dark  and  showed  signs  of  rain,  I  was 
taken  along,  as  my  owner  and  his  friend 
jokingly  remarked,  "for  comfort  rather  than 
for  company."  Upon  arriving  at  the  place 
where  the  entertainment  was  to  be,  I  was 
left,  as  usual,  to  stand  in  the  entry  and  wait 
for  my  master.  I  never  saw  him  again.  A  few 
other  umbrellas,  all  more  or  less  ragged  or 
decrepid,  came  in  and  stood  with  me  in  the 
entry — with  the  exception  of  one  or  two 
whose  owners  had  sense  and  carried  their 
umbrellas  inside  with  them. 

During  the  progress  of  the  entertainment 
a  young  fellow  came  into  the  entry,  and,  after 
hastily  looking  us  over,  took  me  and  went 
out  of  tiie  building.  A  few  moments  later 
we  entered  a  building  which  was  darkened 
in  the  front  part,  but  in  a  back  room  we 
found  a  number  of  men  talking  and  drinking. 
While  my  new  companion  was  accepting  an 
invitation  io  "take  a  little  wine  for  his 
stomach's  sake,"  I  leaned  against  tlie  counter 
to  wait  for  him.  I  was  not  accustomed  to 
such  places,  and  it  was  not  long  ere  the  odor 
of  the  liquor  made  my  head  dizzy,  and  in 
spite  of  myself  I  soon  fell  to  the  floor.  When 
my  young  companion  got  ready  to  leave  the 
place  and  found  me  lying  on  the  floor,  in  a 
puddle  of  tobacco-juice,  his  language  would 
certainly  have  gone  at  a  discount  in  any 
Sunday-school  in  the  country.  He  picked 
me  up  and  brushed  me  as  well  as  he  could, 
and  when  we  got  out  into  the  cool  air  I 
began  to  feel  better;  and  after  a  good  night's 
rest  I  felt  almost  as  well  as  ever. 

The  next  morning  my  new  comrade  (after 
donning  his  father's  hat,  which  was  two  sizes 
larger  than  his  own)  took  me  under  his  arm 
and  started  down  town.  A  newly-posted 
notice  attracted  our  attention,  and  we  stopped 
just  in  time  for  me  to  playfully  punch  the 
eye  of  a  rather  corpulent  gentleman  directly 
behind  us.     His  cry  of  mingled  agony  aud 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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rage  caused  my  companion  to  whirl  suddenly 
about  in  such  a  manner  as  to  bring  me 
sharply  across  the  face  of  a  red-haired  man 
who  was  passing. 

There  is  little  more  to  tell.  Since  that 
fatal  morning  I  have  not  felt  like  myself 
at  all.  Most  of  my  ribs  are  either  bent  or 
broken,  and  my  head,  though  made  of  brass, 
is  sadly  smashed ;  not  to  mention  my  silk 
outer  garment,  which  is  utterly  ruined.  I  find 
myself  broken  doivn  completely,  and  badly 
hrolcen  wp,  too.  As  a  result,  I  do  not  mingle 
much  with  society.  But  any  friends  who 
wish  to  visit  me  will  find  me  in  the  rubbish 

heap  in  the  alley  by  the   canal  on  th 

Street.  I  am  patiently  waiting  for  whatever 
may  happen  next,  not  knowing  what  will 
finally  become  of  me.  Doubtless  I  shall  dry 
up  and  blow  away,  or  assist  in  a  bonfire  for 
the  impending  political  rallies. 

It  may  not  seem  inappropriate  to  close 
my  story  with  a  gem  of  poetry  which  my 
friend,  the  last  year's  newspaper,  gave  me  : 

"In  the  storms  of  life,  when  you  need  an  umbrella, 
Don't  let  it  be  stolen  by  some  other  feller. 
And  when  on  the  street  you  are  walking  so  proud, 
Don't  punch  at  a  spot  in  the  face  of  the  crowd. 
When  the  showers  have  hit  your  umbrella  and 

wet  it, 
Keep  it  out  of   the   way,    if   you   don't,  you'll 

regret  it." 

Faithfully  yours, 

Ann  Beil. 


U.  of  P.  will  hold  a  contest  in  foot-ball  kicking 
for  three  prizes.  First,  for  punting;  second,  for 
drop-kicking;  third,  for  place-kicking.  A  gold 
medal  will  be  given  for  first  prize,  and  a  silver  medal 
for  second  prize  in  each  event. 

According  to  the  latest  report  of  U.  S.  Com- 
missioner of  Education  Harris,  there  are  in  this 
country  481  colleges  and  universities.  These  re- 
ceived during  the  year  a  total  income  of  $15,783,638, 
employed  ,8,459  instructors,  and  enrolled  63,402 
undergraduates  and  4,273  graduate  students. 


Compulsory  Church, 

Or,  "Things  Are  Not  AEwats  What  Thet  Seem. 

To  church  the  student  musing  goes 
Upon  his  hymn  (or  her),  who  knows 

What  brews  within  his  pate  ? 
In  front  he  sits  and  gazes  down 
On  those  below,  without  a  frown, 

A  spectacle  sedate. 

A  prayer-book's  all  that  can  be  seen 
(The  railing  serves  him  as  a  screen 

And  hides  this  naughty  youth). 
He's  nearly  bubbling  o'er  with  glee. 
For  down  below,  upon  his  knee, 

He  reads  the  latest  "I-rwi/*." 


Memories. 

Why  so  sad,  my  April  fair? 

Why  these  tear-stained  eyes? 
Winter's  gone  and  spring  has  come. 

Sunlight  fills  the  skies. 

Yet  I  too,  dear  child,  confess 
Spring-tide  makes  me  sad. 

But  a  sadness  sweet,  so  sweet, 
That  tho'  sad,  I'm  glad. 

A  Health  to  Bowdoln. 

Come,  comrades,  let  us  gather 

In  this  grateful  hour  of  rest, 
And  extol  with  heartfelt  praises 

The  girls  whom  we  love  best. 
Fill  up  the  foaming  goblet 

With  the  red  and  sparkling  wine. 
And  drink  a  health,  a  merry  health, 

To  the  one  thou  callest  thine. 

But  there's  one  whom  we've  forgotten. 

So  gentle  and  so  kind. 
It  makes  me  blush  for  shame,  my  boys. 

That  she  should  slip  our  mind. 
Then  fill  again  the  goblet 

With  red  and  sparkling  wine, 
And  drink  a  health,  a  merry  health. 

At  Boivdoin's  hallow'd  shrine. 

Then  here's  a  health  to  Bowdoin, 
The  mother  of  us  all. 


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With  whom,  my  comrades,  we  will  stand 

And  witli  whom  we  will  fall. 
She  puts  forth  her  protecting  arm 

To  guide  our  wayward  youth 
In  the  holy  paths  of  virtue 

And  of  everlasting  truth. 

And  we  in  turn  must  cherish  her, 

Her  honor  e'er  defend. 
Determined  to  endure,  my  boys, 

Faithful  e'en  to  the  end. 
The  evenings  that  we  have  spent 

Gathered  around  her  knee 
Are  the  gladdest  hours,  my  friend.s,  that  w( 

Shall  ever  live  to  see. 

And  when  we  have  departed  from 

The  haunts  of  youth  so  dear, 
When  with  grey  our  locks  are  sprinkled 

And  life's  even  draweth  near. 
Oft  with  mingled  joy  and  sorrow 

Shall  we  look  with  tearful  gaze 
Upon  the  fair  and  lovely  visions 

Of  our  long-lost  college  days. 


The  Pine's  Origin. 

In  the  days  when  great  Jupiter  ruled  supreme 

O'er  Olympus  majestic  and  grand. 
In  the  forest  or  pasture  or  oft  by  some  stream 
Now  and  then  partaking  of  honoy  and  cream, 

Seeking  pleasure.  Pan  roamed  through  the  land. 

Near  the  brink  of  a  river  the  nymph  Pitys  staid 

And  garlands  sweet  wreathed  on  the  bank. 
But  once  far  away  from  the  river  she  strayed, 
And 'twas  there  that  Pan  met  and  accosted  the  maid 
Who,  surprised,  from  the  god's  presence  shrank. 

But  with  words  of  sweet  love  ber  affections  he  won, 

And  he  charmed  all  her  weak  fears  away. 
In  the  forest  secure  from  the  beat  of  the  sun, 
Boreas,  her  unwelcome  suitor,  to  shun, 
They  passed  that  delightful  long  day. 

When  upon  the  two  lovers  the  full  moon  shone 

Through  the  foliage  green  above, 
Then    together   they   rose;    hand  in    hand   wan- 
dered on, 
And  they  followed  the  paths  where  Pan  oft  had  gone, 

And  ho  told  of  his  passionate  love. 

But  alas,  the  fierce  Boreas  discovered  the  twain 
On  the  crest  of  a  mountain  gray, 


Tbenhe  blew  and  he  blustered  with  might  and  with 

main, 
Till  he  dashed  the  fair  maiden  down  onto  the  plain, 
A  motionless  form  of  clay. 

Pan,  availing  himself  of  his  power  divine. 

As  he  wept  o'er  her  body  dear. 
Changed  the  beautiful  maid  to  a  moaning  pine, 
Sadly  murmured,  "  Thou  shalt  be  forever  mine, 

Thou  shalt  over  remain  green  here." 

And  the  pine  tree  is  now  often  softly  wooed 

By  Pan,  the  gentle  breeze; 
And  is  oft  roughly  smitten  by  Boreas  rude. 
When  the  Northwind  comes  forth  in  most  terrible 
mood, 

Yet  stands  firm,  the  noblest  of  trees. 

In  all  lands  her  offspring  on  hill  and  on  dale, 

Decked  in  richest  of  emerald,  stand. 
As  Pan  softly  approaches  they  breathe  Pitys'  tale 
And  with  voice  low  and   mournful  her  sad  fate 

bewail 
When  the  moon  smiles  all  night  on  the  land. 


At  the  request  of  Bowdoin 
students  and  the  citizens  of 
Brunswick,  Hon.  Joshua  L.  Chamber- 
lain, LL.D.,  gave  a  lecture  on  Gettys- 
burg, at  Memorial  Hall,  on  the  evening 
of  May  15th.  Gen.  Chamberlain  had 
the  fortune  to  be  an  actor  in  the  great  battle,  which 
made  his  talk  doubly  valuable. 

Last  Monday,  Arbor  Day,  was  a  holiday. 
The  Freshmen  were  matriculated  last  week. 
The  College  tennis  tournament  opened  yester- 
day. 

Goodspeed,  1 000,  has  been  at  home  for  a  week 
or  two. 

John   Bass,    1900,   has  returned    after  a   brief 
absence. 

Minot,  'il6,  was  on  the  campus  for  a  few  days 
last  week. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


23 


Weather  forecast : — Sudden  showers,  followed  by 
tired  feeling. 

Farwell,  1900,  paid  a  flying  visit  to  his  home  in 
Rockland,  recently. 

The  extra  class  in  surveying,  for  the  Freshmen, 
has  been  organized. 

W.  S.  M.  Kelley  is  Bowdoin's  correspondent  for 
the  Bath  Independent. 

A  tramp  on  the  campus  has  been  affording  the 
boys  some  amusement. 

John  F.  Stacy  of  Bath  is  playing  trombone  with 
tlie  Bowdoin  Orchestra. 

The  members  of  the  Deutsoher  Verein  had  their 
pictures  taken  recently. 

Flood,  '94,  was  here  to  see  the  game  with  the 
New  Hampshire  College. 

Scrub  teams  in  base-ball  have  been  in  evidence 
a  good  deal  for  the  past  week. 

An  enjoyable  sociable  was  held  at  the  Congre- 
gational vestry  week  before  last. 

Memorial  Day  comes  upon  Sunday  this  year. 
Monday  will  be  a  holiday,  however. 

Many  of  the  stores  were  found  to  have  sold  out 
their  stock  of  cigarettes  on  May  1st. 

E.  R.  Hunter,  the  Bath  vocal  teacher,  sang  in 
the  chapel  choir  on  a  recent  morning. 

Percy  A.  Babb,  1900,  has  been  elected  assistant 
business  manager  of  the  Boivdoin  Quill. 

Freshmen  are  now  using  upper  Memorial  in 
which  to  exercise  their  oratorical  powers. 

Laucey,  '99,  treated  the  Sophomore  division  in 
English  History  to  cigars,  a  few  days  ago. 

In  place  of  the  term  examination  in  ethics,  the 
Seniors  are  to  write  theses  on  "  The  Moral  End." 

An  informal  dance  was  given  by  the  Mandolin 
Club,  at  the  Court  Room,  last  Thursday  evening. 

The  Inter-class  Debate  will  take  place  on  the 
evening  of  Thursday,  May  20th,  in  Memorial  Hall. 

A  troupe  of  Canadian  jubilee  singers  at  the 
Town  Hall  was  a  late  attraction  in  the  amusement 
line. 

The  members  of  the  Brunswick  High  School 
athletic  team  have  been  at  work  in  the  gymnasium 
of  late. 

After  this  April  weather  of  showers  and  clouds 
let's  hope  we  may  have  some  of  May's  flowers  and 
sunshine. 

Quite  wet  under  the  windows  of  the  ends  on 


pleasant  days  now  when  the  Freshmen  come  back 
from  dinner. 

It  surely  seems  warm  enough  to  run  open  cars 
on  the  electric  road,  but  as  yet  they  have  not  put 
in  an  appearance. 

Again  the  vision  of  Trilby  floats  before  our  eyes. 
W.  A.  Brady's  company  visits  Brunswick  and  plays 
at  the  Town  Hall. 

Laycock,  '98,  left  college  last  week  to  begin  his 
summer's  work,  in  the  North-western  States,  as  an 
expert  machinist. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Junior  Class,  Robert 
R.  Morson  was  chosen  chaplain  for  Ivy  Day  in  place 
of  F.  H.  Swan,  resigned. 

A  violinist  and  harpist  on  Main  Street,  playing 
"  Sweet  Rosy  O'Grady,"  and  other  popular  airs,  have 
been  late  visitors  to  Brunswick. 

The  willow  tree  which  stood  so  near  the  path 
by  Memorial  as  to  be  an  inconvenience,  has  been 
removed  a  few  steps  farther  away. 

A  pleasant  sight  from  a  window  in  North  Maine 
the  other  day,  was  a  brown  squirrel,  whAscrambled 
up  the  tree  to  perch  on  its  branches. 

The  Sophomore  division  in  French,  having  fin- 
ished MelUVs  Contemporary  French  Writers,  are  to 
take  up  Daudet's,  "  La  Belle  Nivernaise." 

French,  '97,  has  been  coaching  some  of  the 
members  of  the  Brunswick  High  School  who  are 
preparing  for  the  coming  inter-scholastic  meet. 

A  walk  over  to  the  falls  and  back  is  a  favorite 
stroll  directly  after  supper.  This  spot  is  surely  one 
of  the  most  charming  pieces  of  Brunswick  scenery. 

The  usual  spring  work  is  being  done  on  the 
campus,  in  fixing  up  the  paths,  raking  together 
the  old  leaves,  and  in  preparing  things  generally 
for  summer. 

Among  the  books  received  at  the  library  lately 
are  thirteen  volumes  of  the  Collected  Mathematical 
Papers  of  Arthur  Cayley,  Professor  of  Mathematics 
at  Cambridge. 

Crawford's  Express  went  to  Bath  last  week  and 
brought  up  some  curios  loaned  to  the  Walker  Art 
Building  by  Hon.  Harold  M.  Sewall,  during  his 
sojourn  in  Hawaii  as  United  States  Minister  to  that 
island. 

A  number  of  Bowdoin  men  attended  the  Uni- 
versity of  Maine-Bowdoin  base-ball  game,  at  Orono, 
last  Wednesday.  Among  the  number  were  Hon. 
C.  J.  Chapman,  '68,  Rev.  C.  T.  Hawes,  '76,  M.  S.  Clif- 
ford, '93,  and  H.  L.  Fairbanks,  '95. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


W.  F.  Garcelon,  our  track  trainer,  is  with  us  off 
and  on.  He  says  that  some  of  the  fellows  are  show- 
ing up  finely  and  bid  fair  to  break  some  of  the 
records  of  last  year. 

The  cadets  from  Maine  State  College,  for  wo 
believe  it  is  not  to  be  called  University  of  Maine 
yet,  will  hold  their  annual  encampment  at  Bath 
this  year,  the  last  of  May. 

Sousa's  Band  at  Lewiston  attracted  some  of  our 
music  lovers.  The  great  march  king  with  his  btind 
passing  through  here  lately  caused  some  regret  that 
they  did  not  play  at  Brunswick  this  year. 

Everybody  got  a  bit  of  mail  the  other  day,  when 
another  postal  said  that  a  representative  from  a 
prominent  company  of  Boston  would  make  a  second 
exhibit  of  samples  at  the  "  Toutine  Hotel." 

Freshman  athletes  are  training  for  the  proposed 
rheet  with  the  Colby  Freshmen.  At  present  final 
arrangements  have  not  been  made,  but  it  is  thought 
that  the  meet  will  take  place  the  24th  of  this  month. 

'Ninety-eight's  Bugle  was  put  on  sale,  Thursday, 
May  fith,  at  the  chapel.  Soon  after  it  appeared 
one  could  see  little  groups  of  men  scattered  every- 
where over  the  campus,  reading  the  different  items. 

The  number  of  books  taken  from  the  library 
during  April  was  933,  which  compares  favorably 
with  the  record  for  this  month  in  former  years. 
There  were  88  books  taken  out  on  the  2d,  17th, 
and  23d  days,  each. 

There  have  been  a  number  of  young  pines 
planted  iu  the  woods  back  of  the  college  recently. 
The  old  trees  there  are  becoming  thinned  out,  and 
every  precaution  should  be  taken  to  replace  them. 
The  "  Bowdoin  pines  "  have  been  one  of  the  most 
distinctive  features  of  our  campus,  and  we  cannot 
aflfbrd  to  lose  them. 

The  recent  trips  of  the  Bowdoin  Orchestra  have 
been  to  Lisbon  Falls  and  Wiscasset.  The  boys 
were  favorably  received,  and  at  the  latter  place 
there  was  some  talk  made  of  engaging  them  to  play 
at  the  graduation  exercises  of  the  high  school. 
The  Orchestra  has  several  engagements  to  play 
commencement  time  in  neighboring  towns. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  George  Evans  Debating 
Society  this  term  was  held  Tuesday  evening,  April 
27th,  in  the  German  Room.  The  subject  for  debate 
was:  Resolved— That  the  co-education  of  the  sexes 
in  higher  institutions  is  desirable.  The  principal 
speakers  on  the  afBrmative  were  Marsh,  '99,  and 
Bragdon,  1900,  and  on  the  negative,  Woodbury,  '99, 


and  Bell,  1900.  After  some  speaking  from  the 
house,  the  question  was  decided,  on  the  merits  of 
the  question,  14  to  3,  in  favor  of  the  negative;  and 
on  the  merits  of  the  principal  speakers,  9  to  5,  in 
favor  of  the  affirmative.  As  the  next  regular  meet- 
ing would  conflict  with  the  College  Debate,  it  was 
decided  to  have  the  next  meeting  on  May  18th. 
The  subject  will  be  the  Cretan  question. 

The  second  themes  of  the  term  were  due  Tues- 
day, May  1 1th.     The  subjects  were: 
1. — Tlie  Best  Methods  of  Dealing  with   Intemperance  in 

Maine. 
2.— Military  Drill  in  Public  Schools. 
3. — The  Requirement  in  English  for  Admission  to  College: 

How  can  it  be  improved  ? 
4. — An  After-Dinner  Speech  to  Bowdoin  Alumni. 
5. — A  Comparison  of  a  Sixteenth-Century  Gentleman  In 
B'rance  with  a  Nineteenth-Century  Gentleman  in  Eng- 
land.    (See  Weyman's  "A  Gentleman  of  France,"  and 
Miss  Muloch's  "  John  Halifax,  Gentleman.") 

The  College  Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs  gave  a  con- 
cert in  Portland  on  April  24th.  This  is  the  first 
time  the  clubs  have  appeared  in  Portland  since  the 
time  they  gave  an  entertainment  there  for  the  bene- 
fit of  the  fund  for  the  Longfellow  statue.  Follow- 
ing is  the  programme : 

March — King  Carnival.  Mandolin  Club. 

'Tis  Morn.  Glee  Club. 

Mandolin  Quartette. 

Messrs.  Merrill,  Moulton,  White,  and  Potter.- 

Vocal  Solo — Thine  Eyes.  Mr.  Hunter. 

Serenade— Rococo.  Mandolin  Club. 

College  Songs.  Glee  Club. 

Selections — Robin  Hood.  Mandolin  Club. 

Wake  Not  but  Hear  Me.  Glee  Club. 

Mandolin  Solo— Los  Cuerdas  Majicas.         Mr.  Merrill. 

Ye  Catte.  Glee  Club. 

Song  d'Amour — Intermezzo.  Mandolin  Club. 

Bowdoin  Beata.  Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs. 

A  valuable  addition  has  been  made  recently  to 
the  Art  Building  in  a  collection  of  curiosities  from 
India  and  the  islands  of  the  Indian  Ocean.  The 
collection  has  been  only  partially  unpacked  in  the 
Boyd  Gallery;  but  among  the  things  of  interest  to 
be  seen  are  some  Indian  paddles,  spears,  and  war 
shields;  a  large  Indian  idol;  some  bows  from 
Malay;  and  a  number  of  battle  clubs  from  Samoa. 
The  lot  will  form  an  interesting  increase  to  the  Art 
Building. 

The  Junior  Class  has  elected  the  following  men 
to  take  part  in  the  Junior  Prize  Declamation,  which 
will  occur  on  Monday  evening  of  Commencement 
week :  P.  P.  Baxter,  Portland ;  H.  M.  Bisbee, 
Rumford   Falls;    A.  L.   Hunt,   Lewiston;    W.  W. 


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Lawrence,  Portland;  W.  P.  McKown,  Boothbay 
Harbor;  R.  E.  Morson,  Upton,  P.  E.  I.;  T.  L. 
Marble,  Gorhara,  N.  H. ;  D.  R.  Ponuell,  Lewistou  ; 
C.  S.  Pettcngill,  Augusta;  E.  E.  Spear,  Wasbing- 
tou,  D.  C;  F.  H.  Swau,  Westbrook;  A.  B.  Wbite, 
LewistOD. 

Ad  enjoyable  sociable  was  held  in  tbe  vestry  of 
tbe  Congregational  cburcb  on  Tuesday  evening  of 
last  week.  A  short  programme  of  vocal  and  instru- 
mental music  constituted  the  evening's  cuteitain- 
ment,  and  light  refreshments  were  served. 

Wo  clip  tbe  following  from  the  Bath  Enterprise. • 
The  Tufts  College  boys  who  belong  to  the  glee  club 
Ihat  appears  here  to-night  come  under  the  management  of 
some  of  our  Bath  girls,  and  after  the  concert  there  is  to  be 
a  dance  in  the  Armory.  The  college  boys  are  in  luck,  as 
they  will  not  have  hotel  bills  to  pay,  because  they  are  to  be 
entertained  at  the  home  of  some  of  our  Bath  young  ladies 
over  Saturday  night.  Of  course  the  gossips  are  having 
a  nice  chance  to  talk  it  over  and  say  they  don't  think  it 
looks  well  for  young  ladies  to  entertain  young  men  that 
they  have  never  met  before.  There  will,  no  doubt,  be  a 
good  many  of  our  Bath  girls  at  the  concert  and  compara- 
tively few  young  men.  Some  of  the  gossips  are  mean 
enough  to  say  that  the  Bath  girls  have  lost  their  charm 
for  Bath  boys  or  Bowdoin  students,  and  so  are  trying  to 
win  favor  in  the  minds  of  the  youths  from  another  state. 


J§{^le{i(ss,. 


Bowdoin,  12;  Murphy  Balsams,  1. 

A  second  game  was  played  with  tbe  Murpby 
Balsams,  Wednesday,  the  28th.  Bowdoin  played  a 
different  battery  than  in  the  first  game,  and  the 
cflbot  was  not  at  all  disastrous.  Captain  Haines 
had  a  bad  finger,  and  Wilson  caught.  His  work  as 
a  whole  was  very  good,  and  bis  throwing  was  excel- 
lent. Libby  pitched  his  first  game  of  the  season 
and  Bodge  played  bis  first  game  at  first  base. 
Both  showed  that  they  had  not  forgotten  former 
experience  at  those  positions  and  did  excellent 
work,  Libby  striking  out  ten  men,  giving  no  bases 
on  balls,  and  allowing  but  four  hits  during  the 
game. 

Soule  of  the  Medical  School,  last  year's  third 
baseman,  was  tried  in  the  right  field,  but  had  little, 
chance  to  distinguish  himself. 

Greenlaw  was  back  in  bis  old  position  and 
showed  up  better  than  ever.  He  hit  hard  and  was 
in  tbe  game  at  all  points.  He  will  greatly  strengthen 
the  team,  and  we  all  are  glad  to  see  bim  back. 


The  score : 

BOWDOIN. 

A.B.      R.      B.H.   X.B.    P.O.      A.         H. 

Hull,  2b. 3  2  1  1  2  2  0 

Bodge,  lb., 4  1  1  110  0  0 

Greenlaw,  l.f 5  2  2  2  1  0  0 

Bacon,  s.s. 5  2  0  0  0  0  0 

Stan  wood,  c.f.,    ....3  2  1  1  2  0  0 

Clarke,  3b., 4  1  1  1  2  3  2 

Smith,  r.f.,       ..:..2  0  0  0  1  0  0 

Libhy,  p 4  2  1  1  1  4  1 

Wilson,  c. 3  0  0  0  8  3  1 

Soule,  r.f., 3  0  1  1  0  0  0 

Totals,       ....     3G       12        8        8      27      12        4 

MURPHY    BALSAMS. 

A.B.      K.     B.H.  T.B.     P.O.     A.       E. 

Webster,  2b 4  0,  0  0  4  4  2 

Kilfedder,  s.s.,    ....  4  0  1  3  0  4  3 

Edgar,  c 4  0  1  1  0  1  0 

Flavin,  3b 4  0.  0  0  2  4  0 

Murphy,  r.f., 4  0  1  1  0  0  0 

Ross,  lb., 3  1  0  0  1  0  0 

Woodbury,  l.f.,   ....  3  1  0  0  1  0  0 

Blood,  c.f.,       3  0  0  0  0  0  0 

Hodgdon,  p.,       ....  3  0  0  0  0  3  0 

Totals 32        1        4        (i      24      IG        7 

SCOKB  BY  INNINGS. 

12345678      9 
Bowdoin,        ...41001402     x— 12 
Murphy  Balsams,       00001000      0—1 

Struck  out— by  Libby  10,  by  Hodgdon  5.  Wild  pitch — 
Hodgdon.  Bases  on  balls— by  Hodgdon  7.  Hit  by  pitched 
ball — Woodbury.  Passed  ball — Edgar.  Stolen  bases — 
Hull,  Bodge,  Bacon,  and  Clarke.  Left  on  bases— Bowdoin 
3,  Murphy  Balsams  3.  Double  play— Libby,  Hull,  and 
Bodge.     Umpire — Merrill. 


Bowdoin,  14;   New  Hampshire  College,  4. 

Again  was  Bowdoin  victorious,  this  time  over 
tbe  New  Hampshire  College  nine.  The  game  was 
played  on  the  Wbittier  Field,  Saturday,  May  1st, 
and  was  called  at  the  end  of  tbe  seventh  inning  in 
order  to  allovp  the  visitors  to  catch  their  train. 

At  no  time  were  the  New  Hampshire  men  at  all 
dangerous.  We  started  in  to  win,  and  runs  were 
not  hard  to  get.  Chase  started  in  to  pitch,  but  was 
taken  out  at  tbe  end  of  the  third  inning.  He  showed 
more  signs  of  being  a  pitcher  thau  his  successor, 
but  was  wild. 

The  small  number  of  chances  which  Bacon  has 
had  on  the  home  grounds  is  rather  remarkable. 
In  this  game  be  had  but  one  chance,  which  he 
accepted,  and  in  tbe  three  games  he  has  had  but 
two  chances. 

For  New  Hampshire  College  Nelson  played  the 
best  game.  He  led  in  their  batting  and  caught  an 
excellent  game  throughout. 

The  feature  of  Bowdoin's  game  was  easily  Green- 
law's three-base  hit.  It  was  the  longest  and  pret- 
tiest hit  yet  made  on  tbe  new  field.  Libby  also 
made  a  pretty  three-bagger. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


The  score : 


BOWDOIN. 


A.B.  K.  B.H.  T.B.  P.O.  A.  E. 

Haines,  c 2  1  0  0  11  1  0 

Bodge,  p., 5  1  2  2  0  1  0 

Greenlaw,  l.f 3  3  2  i  0  0  0 

Bacon,  S.S., 3  2  1  1  0.1  0 

Hull,  2b 3  3  2  2  2  0  0 

Stanwood,  c.f.,    ....  4  1  1  1  0  0  0 

Clarke,  r.f i  2  1  2  0  0  0 

Soule,  3b. 4  1  0  0  1  2  1 

Libby,  lb., 5  1  1  3  (i  0  0 


Totals,  . 


.  35       14       10      1.5     *20        5         1 


NEW   HAMPSHIEE  COLLEGE. 

A.B.  K.  B.H.  T.B.    P.O.  A.  E. 

Haley,  s.s 2  1  0        0        3  1  1 

Langlier,  lb.,       ....    4  0  0        0      10  0  0 

Richardson,  l.f.,  p.,     .     .    4  0  0  0        2  3  0 

Nelson,  c,       3  1  2        3        3  1  0 

Smith,  3b 2  0  0        0        0  3  2 

Wright,  2b 3  1  0  01  1  0 

Mather,  r.f., 3  0  1        2        1  0  0 

K.iue,  c.f., 3  0  0        0        0  0  0 

Hayes,  l.f., 2  1  1        1        1  0  1 

Chase,  p 0  0  0        0        0  1  1 


Totals,      ....    26        44 
*Eane  hit  by  batted  ball  in  the  sixth. 


21      10 


SCORE  BY  INNINGS. 

12       3       4       5       6       7 

Bowdoin 230204      3—14 

New  Hampshire  College,  000220  0—4 
Struck  out— by  Bodge  11,  by  Chase  2.  Wild  pitch — 
Bodge.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — Bacon  and  Smith.  Passed 
balls — Haines  3,  Nelson  1.  Stolen  bases — Bowdoin  7, 
New  Hampshire  College  4.  Lett  on  bases— Bowdoin  4, 
New  Hampshire  College  4.     Umpire — T.  Koehan. 

Bowdoin,  3 ;   University  of  Mcdne,  1. 

TLie  first  gniuo  of  the  college  league  schedule 
was  that  between  the  Bowdoin  and  the  University 
of  Maine  teams  at  Orouo,  Wednesday,  May  5th. 
The  game  was  close  and  exciting  throughout, 
neither  side  scoring  until  the  fifth  inning. 

Bowdoin  out-played  and  out-batted  the  Univer- 
sity team,  and  won  on  her  merits.  The  only  run 
which  the  University  ,men  made  was  ou  a  wild 
throw  by  Bacon,  which  allowed  the  runner  to  go 
all  the  way  round.  This  was  Bacon's  first  error  of 
the  season,  and  easily  excusable  by  the  fact  that  he 
was  in  no  condition  to  play. 

'J'he  base  running  of  the  University  of  Maine 
team  was  rather  ragged,  while  our  team  showed  up 
in  all  respects  much  better  than  in  their  last  game. 


The  score : 


BOWDOIN. 


A.B.  R.  B.H,  T.B.  P.O.  A.  E. 

Haines,  c., 4  1  0  0  10  4  0 

Bodge,  p 4  0  1  1  0  4  0 

Greenlaw,  l.f.,     ....  4  0  1  1  0  0  0 

Wignot,  r.f 4  1  1  3  1  0  0 

Bacon,  s.s., 4  0  0  0  0  1  1 

Stanwood,  c.f 3  0  1  1  0  0  0 

Hull,  2b 3  1  2  2  5  1  0 

Clarke,  3b 3  0  0  0  5  0  2 

Libby,  lb.,       3  0  0  0  5  0  0 


Totals 32 


6 


8    *20      10        3 


UNIVERSITY  OP   MAINE. 

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

Pietto,  S.S 2  0  0  0  1  2  1 

Crockett,  p 4  0  1  1  0  1  0 

Palmer,  c, 4  0  0  0  4  2  0 

Small,  lb 4  0  2  2  8  0  0 

Robinson,  ob.,      ....  1  0  0  0  1  0  0 

Welch,  3b 2  0  1  1  0  0  3 

Cushman,  1.1 3  0  0  0  3  0  2 

DoUey,  2b., 2  01  1  2  3  1 

Brann,  c.f 3  0  0  0  3  0  0 

Sprague,  r.f.,       ....  3  1  0  0  1  0  0 

Totals, 28        1        5        524        8        7 

*  Crockett  hit  by  batted  ball. 

SCORE  BY  INNINGS. 

12345078      'J 

Bowdoin 00002100     x— 3 

University  of  Maine,  00000010      0—1 

Stolen  bases— U.  of  M.  2,  Bowdoin  2.  First  base  ou 
balls — by  Bodge  4,  by  Crockett  2.  First  base  on  errors — 
Bowdoin  2,  U.  of  M.  2.  Struck  out— by  Bodge  9,  by 
Crockett  5.  Passed  ball— Palmer,  Haines.  Hit  by  pitched 
ball — by  Bodge  2.    Umpire — D.  W.  Nason  of  Bangor. 


Boivdoin,  4;  Boaton  College,  0. 

One  of  the  most  exciting  ball  games  ever  wit- 
nessed in  Brunswick  was  played  ou  the  Athletic 
Field,  Saturday  afternoon,  May  8t.h.  The  Bowdoin 
nine  and  that  of  Boston  College  were  the  opposing 
teams,  aud  although  the  work  of  the  Boston  boys 
was  at  tiiues  extremely  clever,  the  game  finally 
resulted  in  the  score  of  4  to  0  in  Bowdoin's  favor. 
Throughout  the  game  the  Bovvdoiu  nine  played 
with  an  air  of  professionalism  which  it  has  hitherto 
lacked,  while  its  work  demonstrated  without  a  doubt 
that  the  college  is  represented  this  season  by  one  of 
the  strongest  ball  teams  in  its  history. 

Libby  occupied  the  bos  for  Bowdoin,  and  his 
work  was  most  eli'ectual.  Stanwood  in  ceuter  field 
accepted  two  extremely  ditBoult  chances,  the  first 
being  the  most  phenomenal  and  sensational  play  of 
the  season.  GriflQn  pitched  for  Boston  College,  and 
the  three-base  hits  of  Greenlaw  and  Hull  and  the 
single  of  Haines  were  the  only  hits  made  ofl"  his  deliv- 
ery. For  Boston  College,  the  work  of  Lyons  and 
Bergin  was  the  most  commendable. 

The  following  is  the  summary  of  the  game  : 
BOWDOIN. 

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

Haines,  c 3  2  1  1  10  0  0 

Greenlaw,  l.f.,     ....  4  0  1  3  1  0  0 

Bacon,  s.s 3  1  0  0  0  3  0 

Wignot,  r.f., 4  0  0  0  1  0  0 

Stanwood,  c.f 3  1  0  0  2  0  0 

Hull,  2b 3  0  1  3  3  1  2 

Clarke,  3b., 3  0  0  0  0  1  1 

Libby,  p 3  0  0  0  0  5  0 

Wilson,  lb 3  0  0  0  10  0  0 

Totals 29        4        3        7      27      10        3 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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BOSTON   COLLEGE. 

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

McDei-mond,  c,       .     .     .  3  0  0  0  10  0  0 

Lyons,  31) 4  0  1  1  1  4  0 

Cassicly,  s.s 4  0  1  1  0  1  2 

Brewin,  lb 3  0  0  0  8  0  2 

O'Connor,  2b 4  0  0  0  1  0  0 

Bergin,  l.f 3  0  0  0  3  0  0 

White,  c.t., 4  0  1  1  0  0  0 

GriflSn,  p., 4  0  0  0  1  2  1 

Fallon,  r.f 4  0  1  1  0  0  0 

Totals, 33        0        4        4      24        7        .5 

SCORE  BY   INNINGS. 

123456789 

Bowdoin 00010300      x^ 

Boston  College,  ..00000000  0—0 
Three-base  hits— Greenlaw,  Hull.  Passed  balls — Haines, 
McDermoud.  Bases  on  balls— by  Libby  1,  by  Griffin  2. 
Hit  by  pitched  ball— by  Libby  2,  by  Griffin.  Struck  out — 
by  Libby  9,  by  Griffin  8.  Double  play — Hull  and  Wilson. 
Umpire — T.  C.  Keohan. 


Thursday,  April  29th,  F.  E.  Glidden  led  the 
meeting.  He  tooli  as  his  subject  a  passage  found 
in  Lulie  12  :  31  :  "  But  rather  seek  ye  the  liingdom 
of  God;  and  all  these  things  shall  be  added  unto 
you."  His  talk  was  very  practical  and  clear.  He 
pointed  his  moral  at  life  in  college.  He  advised  a 
Christian  life  first,  and  "all  those  things  shall  be 
added  unto  you." 

President  Laycock,  who  went  away  for  his  sum- 
mer work  last  week,  made  a  short  farewell  address 
to  the  society. 

On  account  of  General  Chamberlain's  lecture  on 
the  "Battle  of  Gettysburg"  there  was  no  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  meeting  last  Thursday  evening. 


Boston  University  will  this  year  send  an  athletic 
team  to  Mott  Haven. 

Harvard,  Yale,  and  Pennsylvania  have  accepted 
invitations  of  the  Now  Jersey  Athletic  Club  to  com- 
pete in  their  Decoration  Day  relay  race. 

After  October  J,  1900,  the  requirements  for  ad- 
mission to  the  law  department  of  the  University  of 
Michigan  will  be  the  same  as  in  the  literary  depart- 
ment. 

Four  law  prizes  of  one  hundred  dollars  each 
have  been  established  at  Union  University  for  stu- 
dents desiring  to  follow  that  profession.  For  three 
of  them  the  prize  applies  on  expenses  at  any  law 
school ;  the  fourth  applies  to  the  Albany  Law  School 
onlv. 


'23. —  Richard  William 
Dumnicr  was  born  at  Hal- 
lowell.  Me.,  September  17,  1802.  He 
was  prepared  for  college  at  the  acad- 
emy in  his  native  town,  and  was  graduated 
from  Bowdoin  in  1823.  After  graduation  ho 
studied  law,  presumably  with  his  brother,  Charles 
Dummer,  Esq.,  Bowdoin,  '14.  Ho  practiced  his 
profession  a  few  years  in  Maine,  and  in  1832 
removed  to  Springfield,  III.,  where  he  was  associ- 
ated in  professional  work  with  his  brother,  Henry 
E.  Dummer,  Bowdoin,  '27.  In  1840  he  married 
Miss  Elizabeth  Willhite.  Their  golden  wedding 
was  celebrated  in  March,  1890.  About  18.5.5  he 
went  to  Kansas  and  engaged  in  farming.  For  the 
last  forty  years  of  his  life  he  resided  near  Lecomp- 
ton,  Douglas  County,  where  he  was  one  of  the 
oldest  teachers  in  the  public  schools.  Since  the 
death  of  Dr.  Stone,  Mr.  Dummer  has  been  the 
oldest  graduate  of  the  college.  He  maintained  his 
physical  powers  to  an  unusual  degree,  being  able  to 
read  his  Bible  without  glasses  in  his  ninety-fourth 
year.  He  was  highly  esteemed  in  the  community, 
and  was  spoken  of  by  a  neighbor  as  "a  grand  old 
man  in  every  way."  Ho  died  of  old  age,  March  15, 
1897,  leaving  an  invalid  wife  and  seven  children. 

'24.— The  death  of  Mr.  Dummer  leaves  Frederick 
Waite  Burke  of  Brooklyn  the  oldest  graduate  of 
Bowdoin  now  alive,  although  Hon.  James  Ware 
Bradbury  of  Augusta,  who  was  graduated  in  the 
Class  of  '25,  is  four  years  his  senior.  Mr.  Burke  was 
born  February  14,  1806,  at  Woodstock,  Vt.  After 
graduation  he  studied  law  with  George  and  Edward 
Curtis  of  New  York.  Ho  opened  an  office  in  that 
city  and  still  lives  there,  much  respected  as  a  lawyer 
and  a  man. 

'46.— Prof.  Joseph  C.  Pickard  has  just  returned 
from  a  year's  travel  in  Europe.  During  his  absence 
interesting  articles  descriptive  of  his  tour  have 
appeared  quite  regularly  in  the  Newton  Graphic. 

Mod.,  '66.— Dr.  Edward  Horatio  Foster  died  of 
heart  failure  at  his  home  in  Concord,  N.  H.,  April 
6th.  He  was  born  October  19,  1839,  at  Canterbury, 
N.  H.,  being  a  descendant  of  the  famous  Canterbury 
family.  After  graduation  ho  settled  as  a  physician 
in  Concord,  N.  H.,  where  he  remained  until  his  death. 


28 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


77. — Tbe  Neio  York  Sun,  speaking  of  Lieut.  R. 
E.  Peary's  future  labors,  notes  tliat  Secretary  Long 
of  the  Navy  has  revolied  the  order  transferring  him 
from  Brooklyn  to  San  Francisco.  Mr.  Peary  is  now 
engaged  in  preparing  for  publication  the  results  of 
his  years  of  labor  in  northern  Greenland,  and  this 
work  would  be  greatly  interfered  with  if  he  were 
obliged  to  loavo  at  Brooklyn  his  valuable  Arctic 
collections  and  data,  which  are  far  ahead  of  any 
others  in  quantity,  variety,  and  excellence.  Mr. 
Peary  is  now  planning  to  explore  the  archipelago 
north  of  Greenland,  hoping  to  extend  our  knowl- 
edge of  the  world  to  the  North  Pole  itself. 

77. — Dr.  Henry  H.  Smith  of  Machias  was  mar- 
ried at  Whitneyville,  Conn.,  March  24,  1897,  to 
Miss  Julia  B.  Longfellow. 

Med.,  77.— Dr.  J.  F.  Hill  of  Augusta,  one  of  the 
presidential  electors,  has  been  lately  married. 

'87.— Mr.  Austin  Gary,  the  well-known  forestry 
expert,  two  weeks  ago  planted  two  hundred  pine 
seedlings  on  the  territory  back  of  the  observatory. 
The  undertaking  was  an  extremely  delicate  one, 
owing  to  conditions  of  ground  and  weather  that 
had  to  be  observed,  so  that  much  interest  as  to  the 
result  is  manifested.  Mr.  Charles  E.  Oak,  Forest 
Commissioner  of  the  State  of  Maine,  prefaces  his 
annual  report  with  the  following  observations: 
"On  arranging  the  work  of  investigation  I  was 
extremely  fortunate  in  securing  the  assistance  of 
Mr.  Austin  Gary  of  Bangor,  a  gentleman  who  is 
making  the  subject  of  forestry  a  life  study,  and 
whose  work  in  collecting  the  scientific  data  required 
by  the  national  department  peculiarly  fitted  him  to 
grasp  the  practical  ideas  of  which  we  were  in 
search.  To  him  in  a  large  measure  is  credit  due, 
should  this  report  prove  of  merit.  In  fact,  without 
his  assistance  wo  should  have  been  able  to  accom- 
plish comparatively  little,  for  I  know  of  no  other 
person  in  the  United  States  with  his  practical  expe- 
rience. The  results  of  his  studies,  explorations, 
investigations,  aiid  reasonings  will  be  found  written 
in  his  own  language  as  the  principal  part  of  this 
report." 

'88. — George  Patten  Brown  died  on  the  25th  of 
March  at  Denver,  Col.,  of  typhoid  fever.  He  was 
born  June  8,  1867,  at  Hudson,  Wis.  At  the  expira- 
tion of  his  college  course  he  settled  in  Denver  and 
entered  into  banking. 

'91.— Thomas  Rich  Croswell  has,  in  the  April 
number  of  the  Pedagogical  Seminary,  an  article 
entitled  "  Courses  of  Study  in  the  Elementary 
Schools  of  the  United  States." 

'96. — The  engagement  is  announced  of  Charles 


T.  Stone,  the  popular  and  successful  principal  of 
Denmark  High  School,  to  Miss  Nannie  A.  Davis  of 
Bridgton,  Me.  Mr.  Stone,  while  in  college,  made 
many  friends,  who  unite  in  tendering  him  their 
sincere  congratulations. 

Ex-'97.— Benjamin  J.  Fitz  has  lately  won   the 
tennis  championship  of  Colorado  College. 


A  syndic.ite  of  daily  newspapeis  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  Chicago  Daily  Record,  will  conduct  dur- 
ing the  summer  four  distinct  courses  of  instruction 
in  English  literature.  Eighteen  authors  will  be 
treated  in  a  popular  style,  and  it  is  estimated  that 
these  courses  will  have  over  2,500,000  readers. 
Prof.  T.  W.  Hunt  of  Princeton  will  furnish  the 
articles  on  Hawthorne. 

Yale's  spring  foot-ball  practice  began  Thursday 
under  the  supervision  of  Bull,  '89,  as  coach.  Thirty 
candidates  were  out. 

The  privilege  of  getting  out  the  souvenir  pro- 
gramme for  the  Tale-Harvard-Cornell  boat  race 
has  been  awarded  to  F.  T.  Adier  of  New  York. 

Colorado  College  has  succeeded  in  raising  an 
endowment  fund  of -$200,000.  The  greater  part  of 
this  amount  was  contributed  by  Easterners. 

The  requirements  of  Johns  Hopkins  University 
have  been  so  high  that  but  784  of  2,976  students 
have  obtained  degrees. 

R.  C.  Winthrop  of  Boston  has  sent  as  a  gift  to 
the  Yale  Library  the  largest  and  most  valuable  col- 
lection of  letters  and  documents  ever  received  by  it. 
They  consist  of  sixty-six  letters  and  autographs 
written  by  magnates  of  New  England  colonial  days. 
A  large  number  of  them  bear  dates  before  1650,  and 
twenty-two  of  them  have  never  been  printed. 

The  world's  record  for  the  25-mile  road  race 
was  broken  recently  by  J.  J.  McDermott,  in  the  Mar- 
athon games  held  under  the  auspices  of  the  Boston 
Athletic  Association.  McDermott's  time  was  2h. 
55m.  10s.,  lowering  by  10s.  the  previous  record. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Vol.  XXVII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   MAY   26,  1897. 


No.  3. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

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THE  COLLEGIATE  YEAR  BY  THE  STUDENTS   OF 

BOV^'^DOIN     COLLEGE. 

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Roy  L.  Marston,  '99,  Assistant  Editor-in-Chief. 

"William  H.  Craets,  1900,  Business  Manager. 

Thomas  L.  Marble,  '98.         Harold  F.  Dana,  '99. 

LuciEN  P.  LiEBT,  '99.  Fred  E.  Marsh,  '99. 

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James  P.  Webber,  1900. 


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Editorial  Notes 29 

A  Class  History, 31 

Psi  TJpsilon  Convention 32 

Alpha  Delta  Phi  Convention, 32 

BoYCDOiN  Verse: 

A  Parody, 33 

To  the  Violet, 34 

The  Song, 34 

CoLLEGii  Tabula 34 

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College  World 42 


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Day,  three  weeks  from  this  number,  as  it  is 
to  contain  the  exercises  of  Ivy  Day  in  full. 
All  those  having  parts  or  responses  will 
hasten  the  appearance  of  the  Orient  by 
handing  them  to  the  editor  at  once. 


TTTHE  Orient  is  constantly  in  receipt  of 
■'■  anonymous  productions,  both  of  prose 
and  poetry — mostl}'^  poetry,  however.  To 
those  who  send  such  articles  we  would  say 
that  it  is  impossible  for  us  to  publish  them 
unless  somebody  is  willing  to  stand  behind 
us.  Any  writer  who  wishes  his  name  con- 
cealed has  but  to  say  so  to  the  Orient. 
His  article  shall  appear  anonymously  both 
ill  the  Orient  and  in  the  index  if  he  so 
desires — only  the  editor  need  know;  but  to 
publish  anything  and  everything  we  may 
receive,  even  though  it  possess  marked  merit, 
would  be  a  dangerous  custom.  Of  late  we 
have  rejected  several  excellent  bits  of  poetry 
simply  for  the  lack  of  a  name  attached. 
However  much  we  dislike  to  do  this,  it  is 
necessary.  Do  not  fear  to  sign  your  name 
man-fashion,  and  if  you  don't  care  to  have 
it  in  print  we  pledge  ourselves  to  keep  it 
secret. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


NOT  many  years  ago  military  tactics  were 
taught  at  Bowdoin,  and  taught  success- 
fully. The  fact  that  military  drill  was  com- 
pulsory proved  its  death,  and  its  death  was 
both  fortunate  and  unfortunate;  fortunate 
in  its  abolition  of  compulsion,  but  unfortu- 
nate in  its  abolition  of  the  drill.  Like  so 
many  other  human  actions,  if  they  are  forced 
upon  us  they  become  tiresome ;  if  we  act 
freely  with  regard  to  them  we  enjoy  and 
profit  by  them.  The  Orient  wishes  to  make 
a  plea  for  military  drill — a  plea  probably  to 
prove  useless,  but  still  it  is  none  the  less 
sincere.  At  most  of  our  sister  institutions 
"The  Cadets"  take  the  lead  in  social  events, 
as  at  Brown,  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology, and  other  colleges,  and  both  sides  of 
a  man's  nature  are  trained — his  physical  and 
his  social.  Simply  because  others  drill  we 
should  not,  but  if  there  is  real  merit  in  it, 
and  such  has  been  tested,  then  we  should 
not  be  behind  our  fellows. 

All  of  us  are  not  foot-ball  or  base-ball 
players  or  track  atliletes,  and  those  of  us  who 
are  not  should  have  some  athletic  exercise 
to  keep  the  body  in  a  healthful  condition. 
What  better  exercise  is  there  than  military 
drill?  What  gives  a  man  so  firm  a  step,  so 
easy  a  bearing  as  that?  The  Orient  believes 
that  a  company  could  be  successfully  organ- 
ized at  Bowdoin,  and  that  such  a  company 
would  be  of  inestimable  advantage  to  the 
college  in  more  ways  than  one.  In  starting 
a  new  project  difficulties  always  lie  in  one's 
path,  but  remember  that  the  greater  the  dif- 
ficulties surmounted,  the  greater  the  credit 
due  the  successful  surmounter.  There  is 
material,  there  is  spirit  enough  here  to  start 
such  a  company,  and  if  one  or  two  interested 
men  should  take  hold,  by  next  fall  Bowdoin 
would  be  the  proud  possessor  of  a  military 
company,  non-compulsory,  that  would  be  of 
great  benefit,  not  only  to  the  college  but  to 
the  entire  student  body.  The  student  body, 
we   believe,  would   gladly  take  up  such  a 


project,  and  "  where  there's  a  will  there's  a 
way." 


l^VERY  man  in  college  should,  and  doubt- 
■^  less  does,  feel  satisfied  with  our  Worcester 
team.  For  a  college  with  but  little  over  two 
hundred  men  to  win  third  place  among  insti- 
tutions of  three  or  four  times  her  size  is  a 
feat  of  which  we  justly  may  be  proud.  If 
there  is  one  athletic  contest  that  really  offers 
a  chance  for  comparison,  that  is  the  Worcester 
meet.  Here  from  ten  to  twelve  of  the  lead- 
ing New  England  colleges  compete,  and  here 
last  Saturday  Bowdoin  won  third  place.  Our 
team  did  nobly,  and  every  man  of  the  team, 
whether  or  not  he  won  a  point,  can  feel 
elated.  By  conscientious  work  we  have 
worked  from  sixth  to  third  place,  and  by 
more  of  the  same  we  shall  step  from  third 
to  first! 

Our  creditable  performance  at  Worcester 
suggests  a  question  that  is  being  discussed 
about  college  just  at  present:  shall  we  still 
continue  to  take  part  in  the  M.  I.  C.  A.  A. 
meet.  Many  argue  that  in  track  athletics 
we  are  at  present  in  a  different  class  from 
the  other  Maine  colleges  as  a  result  of  our 
years  of  experience  at  Worcester,  and  that 
it  is  hardly  profitable  for  us  to  enter  games 
where  we  win  nearly  one  hundred  out  of 
some  one  hundred  and  thirty  points.  This 
argument  appears  logical  to  the  Orient. 
When  the  Maine  colleges  prove  themselves 
in  our  class  in  track  athletics  we  should 
compete,  but  not  until  then.  That  may  be 
this  season;  it  may  be  next;  whenever  it  is, 
we  should  compete  with  them,  and  not  until 
then. 


PRIZE  speakings  are  given  for  the  benefit 
of  the  undergraduate  body  by  the  under- 
graduates, and  it  is  they  who  should  be  con- 
sidered and  their  preferences  consulted,  when  . 
practicable,  in  planning  these  exhibitions. 
For     years,   probably    always,   these     have 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


oi 


been  held  during  examination  week,  the 
Junior  speaking  during  Commencement 
week,  and  for  as  many  years  the  attendance 
of  students  has  been  much  smaller  than  it 
otherwise  would,  had  the  speakings  come  at  a 
more  favorable  time.  In  the  fall  and  winter 
the  last  night  of  the  term  is  chosen — the 
busiest  of  the  entire  season — when  scores  of 
the  students  have  gone  home  already;  others 
are  hard  at  work  "plugging"  for  their  last 
examinations,  and  almost  all  those  remaining 
are  busy  packing  their  trunks  or  otherwise 
preparing  for  departure.  In  June  it  is  not 
so  inconvenient,  however,  as  some  under- 
graduates remain  at  Commencement,  and  the 
alumni  probably  enjoy  the  oratory.  Of  all 
days  in  the  term  why  should  the  busiest  and 
most  confused  be  chosen  for  public  exhibi- 
tions? The  speakers  themselves  even  feel 
the  pressure  of  time,  and  they  often  do  not  do 
themselves  justice.  It  seems  to  the  Orient 
that  should  these  prize  speakings  come  at 
some  more  convenient  and  appropriate  time, 
as,  for  instance,  at  some  time  during  the 
last  two  or  three  weeks  of  the  term,  when 
the  pressure  is  not  so  high,  that  not  only 
better  speaking  might  be  obtained,  but  also 
that  more  interest  might  be  taken  by  the 
student  body  in  these  contests. 


A  Class  History. 

N  interesting  and  beautiful  book  has 
recently  been  received  by  the  college 
library,  that  is  worthy  of  particular  notice 
in  the  columns  of  the  Orient.  It  is  the 
history  of  the  Class  of  1861,  for  the  thirty- 
five  years  following  its  graduation.  The 
compiler  is  Mr.  Edward  Stanwood,  the  sec- 
retary of  the  class,  to  whose  good  taste  is 
due  the  mechanical  beauty  of  the  volume, 
as  the  fullness  and  accuracy  of  the  facts 
which  it  presents  are  due  to  his  patient  and 
loving  diligence. 

The  book  is  bound  in  the  college  color, 


white,  in  full  Turkey  morocco,  with  tasteful 
tooling  and  lettering  in  gilt  upon  the  back 
and  cover,  and  with  full  gilt  edges.  The 
title  page  is  adorned  with  a  daintj'  head- 
piece of  wood  engraving,  showing  the  roof 
and  spires  of  King  Chapel,  and  a  part  of 
Maine  and  Appleton  Halls.  On  the  reverse 
of  the  title-page  leaf  is  an  engraving  of  the 
Bowdoin  coat-of-arms,  and,  on  the  opposite 
page,  the  dedication,  "To  the  name  and 
fame  of  Old  Bowdoin,"  above  a  miniature 
engraving  of  the  College  Seal. 

There  is  a  bright  and  attractive  introduc- 
tion by  Mr.  Stanwood,  which  is  of  the  nature 
of  a  brief  sketch  of  the  class,  with  an  inter- 
esting summary  of  the  facts  which  are 
tabulated  in  the  following  pages.  "Most  of 
the  boys,"  he  remarks  with  pardonable  piide, 
"have  done  something."  And  so  indeed 
they  have !  Twenty-five  of  them  served  in 
the  army,  and  two  in  the  navy  of  the  United 
States,  and  two  in  the  Confederate  army. 
It  would  leave  the  world  a  good  deal  poorer 
than  it  is  to  blot  out  the  services-  to  health, 
jurisprudence,  social  and  political  life,  busi- 
ness interests,  education,  and  religion  of  the 
eleven  lawyers,  eleven  doctors,  ten  business 
men,  six  ministers  of  the  gospel,  six  teachers, 
three  editors,  with  the  varied  occupations  of 
the  remaining  members  of  the  Class  of  1861. 
It  is  an  impressive  confirmation  of  the  worth 
of  a  college  education,  and  of  the  high 
character  of  the  j'oung  men,  almost  without 
exception,  who  seek  such  an  education,  to 
read  this  record  of  the  life-work  and  the 
achievements  of  a  single  class.  The  pride 
of  the  college  is  not  greater  in  its  rare  roll 
of  illustrious  graduates  than  it  is  in  the 
larger  number  who  have  carried  the  Bowdoin 
diploma  into  the  less  conspicuous,  but  not 
less  useful,  arena  of  practical  business  and 
professional  life;  the  great  body  of  faithful 
graduates,  who  are  busily  engaged  in  doing 
the  useful  work  of  the  community,  making 
effective  in  actual  life  the  training  they  have 


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BOWDOINl    ORIENT. 


received  at  the  college.  Of  this  Class  of 
1861,  five  have  been  honored  w^ith  the  title  of 
"Judge,"  four — if  they  do  not  shrink  from 
the  distinction — ai'e  entitled  to  be  called 
"Professor,"  and  two  have  been  college 
presidents.  Eight  have  served  in  the  legis- 
latures of  their  respective  states,  five  of 
them  as  senators.  Three  have  received 
honorar}'  degrees  from  their  Alma  Mater. 

Interesting  as  this  book  is  as  a  record  of 
the  achievements  of  the  class,  it  is  even 
more  interesting  as  a  proof  of  the  strength 
and  persistency  of  class  ties, — of  the  loyal 
affection  which  these  classmates  have  -cher- 
ished for  one  another  and  for  the  college 
through  the  thirty-five  years  that  have 
passed  since  their  graduation.  This  gives  it 
a  beauty  beyond  its  mechanical  beauty  of 
type  and  binding  and  illustration.  This 
makes  it,  as  it  will  make  every  similar  book, 
a  treasure  in  the  college  librarj^.  Eight 
sons  of  the  class,  as  past  and  present  stu- 
dents of  Bowdoin,  are  an  additional  proof  of 
the  loyalty  to  the  College  of  the  Class  of  1861. 

The  half-tone  portraits  of  the  members 
of  the  class  are,  with  one  or  two  exceptions, 
from  photographs  taken  expressly  for  this 
history,  and  add  not  a  little  to  its  interest 
and  value.  Altogether  it  is  a  model,  both  in 
substance  and  form,  for  class  histories,  and 
is  an  honor  alike  to  the  class  and  to  its 
accomplished  secretary. 

H.  L.  C. 


Psi  UpsilOn  Convention. 

TlfHE  sixty-fourth  annual  convention  of  the 
-^  Psi  Upsilon  Fraternity  was  held  with 
Xi  Chapter  at  Middletown,  Conn.,  on  May 
5th,  6th,  and  7th.  The  attendance  was 
unusually  large,  and  the  New  England  Chap- 
ters were  especially  well  represented. 

The  delegates  began  to  arrive  on  Tuesday, 
but  not  until  Wednesday  did  the  rush  com- 
mence, then  every  train  brought  dozens  of 
loyal  Psi  U's.     On  Wednesday  evening  an 


informal  smoker  and  sing  was  given,  and 
the  delegates  became  acquainted  with  one 
another.  On  Thursday  morning  and  after- 
noon the  private  sessions  of  the  convention 
were  held  at  the  Xi  Chapter  House.  At 
eight  o'clock  in  the  evening  the  public  liter- 
ary exercises  were  held  in  the  Middlesex 
Opera  House,  and  there  was  a  full  attendance. 
Professor  Charles  F.  Johnson,  Yale,  '55,  of 
Trinity  College,  was  the  orator  of  the 
evening.  The  Convention  Poem  was  read 
by  John  Kendrick  Bangs,  Columbia,  '83.  One 
of  the  most  interesting  events  was  a  ball  game 
played  at  Pameacba  Park,  Friday  afternoon, 
between  teams  representing  the  Xi  Chapter 
and  the  Fraternity  at  large.  The  annual 
banquet  was  held  at  Hartford  on  Friday 
evening,  and  the  convention  adjourned. 

The  Kappa  Chapter  of  Bowdoin  was  repre- 
sented by  E.  G.  Pratt,  '97,  and  S.  E.  Young, 


Alpha  Delta  Phi  Convention. 
]PHE  Alpha  Delta  Phi  Fraternity  held  its 
^  sixty-fifth  annual  convention  on  May 
13th  and  14th,  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Brunonian  Chapter  at  Providence,  R.  I.  It 
has  been  sixteen  years  since  this  chapter  was 
the  host  in  the  annual  convention,  and  no 
pains  were  spared  to  make  this  occasion  a 
memorable  one. 

The  few  delegates  who  arrived  Wednes- 
day evening  were  delightfully  entertained 
at  the  Hope  Club  by  the  reception  committee. 
The  earlj"-  trains,  Thursday  morning,  brought 
in  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  delegates 
from  the  twenty-two  chapters  of  the  fratei'- 
nity.  The  convention  was  formallj'-  opened 
at  9.30  o'clock,  in  the  Mathewson  Street 
M.  E.  Church,  with  Brother  Charles  E. 
Sprague,  secretary  of  the  fraternity,  presid- 
ing in  place  of  Brother  Clarence  A.  Seward, 
president  of  the  fraternity,  who  for  the 
second  year  was  unable  to  attend  on  account 
of  illness.     It  was  interesting  to  learn  that 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


33 


Brother  Sprague  was  on  Little  Round  Top 
with  Brother  Joshua  L.  Chamberlain  in  the 
Battle  of  Gettysburg,  and  also  that  at  the 
beginningof  the  war  he  wrote  that  well-known 
song,  "John  Biown." 

At  one  o'clock  the  steamer  Squantum, 
with  Reeves'  Band  on  board,  took  all  the 
Alpha  Delta  down  Narragansett  B.iy  about 
five  miles  to  the  Pomhara  Club.  Here  a  real 
Rhode  Island  clam-bake  was  served  and  an 
enjoyable  afternoon  spent  in  spite  of  the 
rain.  In  the  evening  the  public  exercises 
were  held  in  Sayles  Memorial  Hall.  Brother 
Edward  Everett  Hale,  Harvard,  '39,  presided 
in  his  characteristic  and  courteous  manner. 
Addresses  were  made  by  Hamilton  W.  Mabie, 
Williams,  '67,  editor  of  the  Outlook;  Percy 
Brown,  Kenyon,  '64;  Charles  E.  Grinnell, 
Harvard,  '62;  and  George  W.  Smalley,  Yale, 
'53,  upon  the  topic,  "The  Relation  of  the 
College  to  the  Republic."  Immediately  after 
the  public  exercises  a  "Smoker"  was  given 
in  the  Leyman  Gymnasium. 

Friday  forenoon  and  afternoon  were  given 
up  to  business  sessions  of  a  private  nature. 
The  convention  ended  with  a  banquet,  Friday 
evening,  in  the  gymnasium  of  the  Providence 
Athletic  Association,  which  was  very  prettily 
decorated  with  flowers  and  green  and  white 
bunting.  Brother  Sprague  presided,  and  the 
following  were  some  v?ho  responded  to  toasts: 
Rowland  G.  Hazard,  J.  E.  Leach,  Hamilton 
W.  Mabie,  Prof.  A.  Williams,  Prof.  W.  C. 
Poland,  and  Rev.  H.  I.  Cushman. 

By  the  kind  invitation  of  the  Brunonian 
Chapter  many  of  the  delegates  remained  in 
Providence,  Saturday  afternoon,  and  wit- 
nessed the  Brown-Yale  game.  A  very  pleas- 
ant dinner  was  given  to  all  Alpha  Delts 
by  Brother  Richard  B.  Comstock  at  the  Hope 
Club  before  the  game. 

The  Bowdoin  Chapter  sent  six  delegates: 
George  Monroe  Brett,  '97;  D.  Weston  Elliot, 
'97;  Robert  Sidney  Hagar, '97;  William  Frye 
White,  '97;    Oliver  Dow  Smith,   '98;    aiid 


Alfred  Benson  White,  '98.  Dr.  H.  M.  King, 
Bowdoin,  '59,  and  Thomas  W.  Dike,  Bow- 
doin, '86,  were  also  present.  The  convention 
of  1898  meets  in  Toronto. 


Bowdoirp  ^ep§e. 

A  Parody. 

lu  Brunswick's  sleepy  hollow, 

By  Androscoggin's  wave, 

In  a  vale  in  the  land  of  Bowdoin 

There  lies  a  lonely  grave. 

No  sexton  dug  that  sepulchre, 

No  parson  saw  it  e'er, 

But  a  Sophomore  the  sod  uptore 

And  laid  the  Freshman  there. 

That  was  the  direst  funeral 
That  ever  passed  on  earth, 
'  All  Brunswick  heard  the  tramping 
And  saw  the  train  go  forth 
With  ghastly  glare  of  torches 
Amid  the  shadows  dun, 
With  mighty  yell  as  if  in  hell 
New  tortures  had  begun. 

With  the  "  brave  old  banner"  raised  aloft 

Beneath  the  midnight  sky, 

With  beat  of  "  drum  ancestral " 

And  with  strains  of  old  "Phi  Chi." 

Without  sound  of  funeral  music 

Or  voice  of  them  that  wept, 

In  broken  lines  through  the  moaning  pines 

The  weird  procession  swept. 

This  Freshman  came  to  Bowdoin  stuffed 

With  vain  and  airy  knowledge, 

Like  many  both  before  and  since 

Resolved  to  run  the  college. 

In  athletics  and  in  scholarship 

He  flourished  in  the  van, 

He  smoked  his  pipe  and  cigarette 

And  thought  he  was  a  man. 

This  Freshman  cruel  vengeance  vowed 

On  any  Sophomore 

Who  e'er  should  dare  on  his  blest  head 

One  drop  of  water  pour. 

A  look  of  bold  defiance 

O'erspread  his  knowing  face, 

Forever  certain  to  appear 

Where  most  'twas  out  of  place. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


This  was  the  freshest  Freshman 

Of  whom  I  yet  have  hoard, 

The  most  conceited  mortal 

That  ever  breathed  a  word. 

For  never  earth's  philosopher 

Traced  with  his  golden  pen 

On  the  deathless  page  truths  half  so  sage 

As  he  doled  forth  to  men. 

But,  alas !    Behold  his  high  reward ! 

Earth's  freshness  for  his  pall. 

To  lie  in  state  while  demons  wait. 

With  forks  and  torches,  all. 

And  the  pines  in  mocking  triumph 

Over  his  bier  to  wave, 

And  a  stranger  hand  in  that  lonely  land 

To  lay  him  in  the  grave. 

Ob,  lonely  tomb  in  Bowdoin's  land, 

Speak  from  thy  tragic  hill 

To  each  ambitious  Freshman's  heart 

And  teach  him  to  be  still. 

Sophs  have  their  mysteries  of  grace 

That  Freshmen  cannot  tell, 

Tboy  hide  them  deep,  like  the  secret  sleep 

Of  him  they  loved  so  well. 


With  holy  modesty  imbued. 

Doth  in  seclusion  secret  blessing  breed  1 

0  man  !     Well  might  ye  pray  for  humbleness 

Like  this  !    Then  were  this  world  indeed 

A  veritable  heaven,  and  ye  than  gods  no  less  ! 


To  the  Violet. 

Hail,  Violet,  forerunner  of  the  summer-tide. 

Who  in  this  lone,  secluded  glen 

Dost  modestly  prefer  to  hide 

Thy  tender  loveliness, 

Far  from  the  careless  haunts  of  men  ; 

Untouchable  but  by  the  soft  caress 

Of  maiden  chaste. 

Why  veil'st  thou  thus 
Thy  noble  head?    Thou  dost  forget, 
0  humble  flower,  that  thou  art  yet 
Dame  Nature's  pride,  and  boast  of  us 
Whom  most  thou  seek'st  to  shun;  and  bashfully, 
As  oft  some  secret  benefactor  spreads 
Innumerable  blessings  far  and  wide  o'er  heads 
Unwitting  where  the  fount  of  good  can  be, 
Dost  from  thy  secret  bower  shed 
Thy  magic  fragrance,  sweeter  e'en 
Than  sweetest  incense. 

Raise  thy  head. 
Come  boldly  forth,  and  be  the  garden's  queen, 
Admired  of  all;  nor  waste  in  solitude 
Thy  beauty.    But,  no.    Thy  humble  modesty 
Abhors  pretentious  art.     Then  live  thou  on 
In  native  solitude,  where  none 
May  dare  intrude.    Happy  whoe'er  like  thee, 


The  Song. 

I  sat  down  and  wrote. 
But  I  know  not,  indeed, 

What  vein  you'd  have  called  it 
Or  if  you  could  read. 

For  sentences  flowed 
As  swift  as  my  thought, 
In  phrases  as  free, 
Unfettered  by  rules. 
And  what  did  I  write. 
Of  nature  or  love  ? 
Or  God  overhead? 
No  matter  at  all 
So  long  as  I  know 
I  wrote  what  I  felt. 

For  meanings  are  caught 

When  a  sweet  song  is  heard. 

Though  ears  strive  in  vain 
To  distinguish  a  word. 


The  Class  of  '99  has  elected 
its  Bugle  editors  as  follows: 
Apha  Delta  Phi,  Cram;  Psi  Upsilon, 
Dana;  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon,  Marston ; 
Zeta  Psi,  Clarke;  Theta  Delta  Chi, 
Woodbury;  Delta  Upsilon,  Dutton ; 
Kappa  Sigma,  Wignott;  and  the  non-fraternity  men, 
Hall. 

Where  is  the  sun-dial  ? 
Rollins,  '99,  is  teaching  at  Bristol. 
Baxter,  '98,  was  at  New  York  last  week. 
The  Seniors  have  donned  their  caps  and  gowns. 
Open  cars  are  now  running  on  the  electric  rail- 
road. 


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35 


Next  Monday  will  be  observed  as  Decoration 
Day. 

Professor  Woodruff  is  a  late  convert  to  the 
wheel. 

The  campus  paths  are  being  trimmed,  and  what 
an  improvement ! 

The  Juniors  are  practicing  marching  each  day 
in  Upper  Memorial. 

Kendall,  '98,  was  at  Hebron  coaching  the  ath- 
letic team  recently. 

R.  L.  Marston  has  been  detained  at  home  by  the 
illness  of  his  father. 

The  Bowdoin-Colby  Freshman  meet  is  now 
booked  for  June  3d. 

The  base-ball  subscription  book  is  being  circu- 
lated.   Help  it  along. 

A  drunk,  but  jolly  organ-grinder,  furnished  us 
music  on  a  recent  afternoon. 

Errorless  base-ball  games  are  infrequent,  but  all 
the  more  creditable  for  so  being. 

Jordan  and  Gardiner,  J  900,  have  taken  the 
agency  for  the  Crescent  Lanndry. 

Among  our  recent  peddlers  was  a  man  selling  a 
very  useful  coat  and  trousers  hanger. 

W.  T.  Libby,  '99,  spent  a  day  at  North  Conway, 
on  his  way  home  from  the  base-ball  trip. 

Knight,  '98,  has  left  college  for  the  remainder  of 
this  term.    He  has  a  situation  at  Gardiner. 

A  sociable  was  held  at  the  home  of  the  Eev. 
Medville  McLaughlin  last  Thursday  evening. 

Adams  &  Townseud,  the  Brunswick  shoemen, 
have  been  holding  sales  in  the  different  hallsrecently . 

Home,  'i)7,  who  has  been  coaching  the  athletes 
at  the  Bangor  High  School,  has  returned  to  college. 

Professor  Kobinson,  accompanied  by  his  class  in 
Mineralogy,  made  a  visit  to  Bowdoinham  last  week. 

President  Hyde  delivered  the  annual  address 
before  the  "  Student's  Association,"  in  Bangor,  last 
week. 

In  case  of  the  absence  of  the  regular  chapel 
organist,  Libby,  Breitling,  of  the  Medical  School, 
presides  at  the  instrument. 

Gardeners  are  still  at  work  on  the  campus.  A 
flower  bed  of  quite  elaborate  design  is  being  laid 
out  south-east  of  Memorial. 

Professor  Chapman,  the  conductor  of  the  Maine 
Festival  Chorus,  met  the  Brunswick  division  at  the 
court-room  last  Saturday  evening. 

Now  are  the  days  when  a  tennis  game  or  an 


afternoon  nap  on  the  campus  prove  far  more 
attractive  than  books  or  class-rooms. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  trustees  of  the 
Bangor  Theological  Seminary  last  week,  Professor 
Chapman  was  elected  president  of  the  trustees. 

The  Electric  Light  Company  has  been  putting 
new  lights  in  the  ends.  To  tell  the  truth,  the 
hghting  for  the  past  year  has  been  abominable. 

Two  weeks  to  Ivy  Day,  and  but  little  over  three 
left  in  the  term.  Would  that  the  winter  term 
might  be  shortened,  and  spring  term  lengthened ! 

The  last  themes  of  the  term  were  due  Tuesday, 
May  25th.     The  subjects  were  as  follows : 

1.  Describe  an  Intercollegiate  Base-Ball  Game. 

2.  Ancient  and  Modern  Methods  of  Physical  Training. 

3.  English  Prisons  Two  Hundred  Years  Ago. 

4.  The  Choice  ol  a  Profession. 

5.  Holmes's  "  Elsie  Venner." 

The  recent  Amherst-Dartmouth  trip  paid  its 
own  expenses  and  a  trifle  more.  The  manager 
reports  a  balance  of  $8.95,  all  expenses  having  been 
paid. 

Charles  D.  MoultOD,'98,  has  left  to  take  up  his 
duties  as  purser  on  the  Mount  Desert  steamer, 
"  Frank  Jones."  This  is  his  second  season  on  the 
boat. 

Several  Bowdoin  alumni  attended  the  Worcester 
Meet  on  the  22d,  among  them  being  Bucknam,''93, 
Clough,  '96,  and  Knowlton,  '95.  Stetson,  '97,  was 
also  there. 

The  genial  "Mike"  is  now  back  on  his  car,  but 
still  finds  an  evening  occasionally  to  visit  the  ends 
with  his  gifts  for  the  boys.  Mike  is  a  true-blue 
Bowdoin  man. 

The  cadets  from  Maine  State  College  passed 
through  here  last  Friday,  en  route  for  their  encamp- 
ment at  Bath.  The  Portland  High  School  cadets 
make  them  a  visit  this  week. 

H.  H.  Van  Tuyl,  representing  Wright,  Kay  & 
Co.,  the  Detroit  firm  of  fraternity  jewelers  and 
stationers,  was  here  at  the  college  last  week.  He 
had  a  room  at  North  Appleton. 

This  year  has  seen  no  theatrical  or  operatic  pro- 
duction put  on  exclusively  by  Bowdoin  talent,  not 
even  a  minstrel  show,  and  yet  the  college  has 
notably  as  much  musical  talent  now  as  it  has  ever 
had. 

The  Freshman  base-ball  nine  met  the  Brunswick 
High  School  team  on  the  Delta,  last  Wednesday 
afternoon,  and  defeated  them  by  a  score  of  21  to  13. 
The  game  was  quite  an  exciting  one.  The  battery 
for  the  Freshmen  was  Farwell  and  Philoon. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Keading-Eoom  Asso- 
ciation the  following  officers  were  elected :  Presi- 
dent, Edward  Stanwood,  Jr.;  Vice-President,  Sumner 
C.  Pattee;  Directors,  J.  E.  Wiguott,  CD.  Moultou, 
W.  P.  McKowii ;  Manager,  Willard  T.  Libby. 

There  is  some  talk  of  having  an  elective  course 
in  French  for  Junior  year.  A  vote  was  taken  in 
the  Sophomore  division  of  French  recently  to 
15nd  out~how  many  would  take  such  a  course,  if 
it  were  offered,  though  as  yet  nothing  definite  has 
been  done. 

The  Worcester  team  was  made  up  as  follows : 

220-yard  hurdles— Kendall,  '98;  Home,  '97. 

120-yard  hurdles— Kendall,  '98;  Home,  '97. 

100-yard  dash— Merrill,  1900. 

220-yard    dash— Kendall,  '98;    Horne,   '97;    Stetson,   '98; 

Merrill,  1900. 
Quarter  mile — Stetson,  '98;  Marston,  '99. 
Half-mile— Stetson,  '98;  Marston,  '99. 
One-mile  run — Sinkinson,  '99. 
Two-mile  run— Sinkinson,  '99. 
Broad  jump— Horne, '97;  Stearns,  '97. 
Pole  vault- Minott,  '98. 
Shot  put— Godfrey,  '99. 
Bicycle  Race — Stearns,  '97. 
Hammer  Throw— French,  '97. 

The  forty-flfth  annual  meeting  of  the  Maine 
Medical  Association  will  be  held  in  Portland,  June 
2d,  3d,  and  4th.  Among  the  speakers  on  the  pro- 
gramme are  Professor  F.  N.  Whittier,  whose  subject 
is  "Physical  Training  and  its  Therapeutical  Value," 
and  Professor  Robinson,  who  is  to  speak  on  "  New 
Methods  of  Disinfection." 

A  recital  was  given  in  the  Town  Hall  last 
Thursday  evening  for  the  benefit  of  Saint  Paul's 
parish.  The  artists  were  Miss  Harriet  Shaw,  the 
harpist,  and  Mr.  Turner,  the  baritone,  who  sang  at 
the  song  recitals  given  by  the  Misses  Vannah  and 
Bartlett  here  last  winter.  They  were  assisted  in  a 
pleasing  programme  by  the  Bowdoin  Mandolin  Club. 

The  Freshmen  are  Idoking  forward  to  their 
banquet  to  be  held  in  Portland  the  18th  of  next 
month.  It  was  thought  in  the  first  place  to  hold  it 
at  the  Congress  Square,  but  arrangements  have 
now  been  made  to  hold  it  at  the  West  End.  The 
literary  parts  are  as  follows  :  Toast-master,  P.  A. 
Babb;  Opening  Address,  A.  L.  Burnell ;  Poet,  J.  P. 
Webber;  Historian,  C.  H.  Potter ;  Closing  Address, 
H.  P.  West.  The  Committee  on  Arrangements  is 
J.  W.  Whitney,  G.  B.  Gould,  G.  B.  Colesworthy. 
The  Committee  on  Odes  is  L.  M.  Spear,  S.  P.  Harris, 
E.  B.  Holmes. 


The  oflScials  for  the  interscholastic  meet,  which 
will  be  held  here  June  5th,  areas  follows:  Mar- 
shal, Prof.  G.  R.  Lee,  P.  A.  C. ;  Referee,  Dr.  F.  H. 
Whittier,  Bowdoin;  Judges  at  Finish,  Barrett  Pot- 
ter, Brunswick,  Prof.  G.  T.  Piles,  Bowdoin,  W.  W. 
Bolster,  Jr.,  Bates;  Time-Keepers,  F.  P.  Pike, 
Colby,  P.  P.  Baxter,  Bowdoin,  Alfred  Mitchell,  Jr., 
Bowdoin  ;  Judge  of  Walking,  C.  S.  Pettengill,  Bow- 
doin; Starter,  A.  S.  ilacreadio,  Chicago  A.  A.; 
Clerk  of  Course,  Merle  R.  Griffith,  Portland  ;  Scorer 
of  Track  Events,  W.  F.  White,  Bowdoin  ;  Judges  of 
Field  Events,  A.  A.  French,  Bowdoin,  P.  A.  Stearns, 
Bowdoin  ;  Scorers  of  Field  Events,  J.  Clair  Minot, 
Augusta,  E.  B.  Stanley,  Bates;  Measurers  of  Field 
Events,  E.  T.  Minott,  Bowdoin,  G.  F.  Stetson, 
Bowdoin. 


^t¥«ti®§- 


BASE-BALL. 

Amherst,  10;  Bowdoin,  3. 

After  a  very  good  showing  thus  far  this  season, 
we  were  defeated  by  the  Amherst  College  nine, 
Saturday,  May  15th,  at  Amherst. 

For  the  first  four  innings  Bowdoin  shut  out  the 
Amherst  men  and  scored  three  runs  in  the  mean- 
time. Then  by  a  combination  of  hits  and  errors  in 
the  fifth,  Amherst  got  four  runs  and  a  lead  in  the 
game.  Johnston  went  in  to  pitch  in  the  sixth 
inning  and  did  excellent  work,  while  our  opponents 
had  no  trouble  in  scoring  six  times  more. 

None  of  Amherst's  runs  were  earned,  but  they 
did  some  very  good  team  work.  Bodge  pitched 
excellently  at  times,  but  on  the  whole  was  hit 
rather  freely.  Stanwood  and  Bacon  did  by  far  the 
best  work  for  Bowdoin,  while  Messenger  led  for 
Amherst.  The  umpiring  was  hardly  as  impartial 
as  it  might  have  been.    The  score : 

AMHEKST. 

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

Gregory,  s.s.,       ....  5  1  1  1  5  3  1 

Tyler,  lb 5  2  2  2  11  0  2 

Sullivan,  c, 5  2  1  1  1  1  0 

Thompson,  3b.,    ....  5  2  0  0  4  1  0 

Tinker,  r.f 5  0  1  1  1  0  0 

DeWitt,  c.f i  1  2  2  0  0  0 

Boyden,  p., 2  0  0  0  0  3  0 

Johnston,  p 1  0  1  1  0  4  0 

Foster,  l.f 2  1  0  0  1  0  0 

Messenger,  2b.,    ....  2  1  1  1  4  4  0 

Totals 36      10        9        9      27      16        3 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


37 


BOWDOIN. 

A.B.      K.      B.H.    T.B.    P.O.      A.        E. 

Haines,  c 3  1  1  1  5  0  1 

Bodge,  p., 4  0  2  2  0  1  0 

Stanwood,  c.f.,    ....  4  0  2  2  0  0  0 

Wignott,  r.f.,       ....4  0  0  0  10  0 

Hull,  2b 4  0  2  2  5  5  3 

Greenlaw,  l.f.,     ....  4  1  0  0  0  0  0 

Bacon,  s.s., 3  0  0  0  2  5  0 

Clarke,  3b 4  0  2  i  0  2  2 

Libby,  lb.,       4  1  0  Oil  0  1 

Totals 34        3        8      10      24      11        6 

SCORE  BY  INNINGS. 
123456789 

Amherst 00004002      4—10 

Bowdoin,  ....00210000  0—3 
Stolen  bases — Clarke,  Libby,  Greenlaw.  Struck  out — 
by  Bodge  5,  by  Johnston  1.  Bases  on  balls— by  Bodge  4, 
by  Johnston  2.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — Haines.  Passed 
balls— Haines  3.  Double  plays— Hull,  Libby;  Johnston, 
Messenger,  Tyler.    Umpire — Col.  Wright,  U.  S.  A. 

Dartmouth,  3;  Bowdoin,  1. 

The  first  game  with  Dartmouth  was  played  at 
Hanover,  May  17th.  It  was  a  twelve-inuing  game 
and  the  fastest  kind  of  base-ball.  Had  the  score 
been  reversed  it  would  have  been  more  pleasing, 
but,  as  it  is,  the  game  shows  us  what  sort  of  a  team 
we  have  this  year.  Dartmouth's  team  is  considered 
one  of  the  best  college  teams  in  the  country  to-day, 
and  the  showing  which  Bowdoin  made  against  such 
a  team  can  only  be  gratifying  to  Bowdoin  supporters. 

It  was  a  pitcher's  battle  throughout,  and  honors 
were  about  even,  but  in  the  twelfth  inning,  by  a 
scratch  hit  and  a  couple  of  errors,  Dartmouth  got 
a  lead  which  we  could  not  overcome.  Both  teams 
fielded  sharply,  but  couldn't  hit  freely. 

Crolius  did  the  best  work  for  Dartmouth,  and 
Clarke  and  Greenlaw  played  excellently  for  Bow- 
doin.   The  score : 

DARTMOUTH. 

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

McCornack,  l.f.,      ...  5  1  0  0  1  1  0 

Folsom,  2b., 5  0  0  0  4  1  1 

Putnam,  c 4  0  1  1  16  0  0 

Crolius,  S.S., 5  1  1  2  2  2  1 

Adams,  r.t, 5  0  1  1  1  0  0 

Watson,  lb. 5  0  1  1  9  0  0 

L.  Hodgkins,  3b.,     ...  5  0  2  2  0  3  2 
W.  Hodgkins,  c.f.,       ..5122310 

Patey,  p 4  0  0  0  0  2  0 

Totals, 44        3        8      10      36      10        4 

BOWDOIN. 

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

Haines,  c. 6  0  0  0  10  0  1 

Bodge,  lb., 4  1  1  2  14  01 

Stanwood,  c.f.,    ....  5  0  0  0  1  0  0 

Wignot,  r.f., 5  0  1  1  0  0  0 

Hull,  2b., 5  0  1  1  3  1  1 

Greenlaw,  l.f 4  0  0  0  4  0  0 

Bacon,  s.s 5  0  1  1  1  2  0 

Clarke,  3b., 4  0  1  1  3  4  1 

Libby,  p 5  0  1  1  0  g  1 

Totals, 43       1       6       7      36      15       5 


SCORE  BY   INNINGS. 

123456789    10    11    12 
Dartmouth,     01000000000     2—3 
Bowdoin,    .00010000000     0—1 

Base  on  balls— by  Libby  4,  by  Patey  1.  Hit  by  pitched 
ball — Bodge.  Wild  pitch — Libby.  Stolen  bases — Hull, 
Bacon  2,  McCornack  2,  Putnam,  Crolius,  W.  Hodgkins  3. 
Struck  out — by  Patey  14,  by  Libby  7. 


Dartmouth,  9 ;  Bowdoin,  5. 

The  second  game  was  also  won  by  Dartmouth 
on  Tuesday,  the  18th.  It  was  a  different  game 
than  the  one  on  the  day  before,  and  although  we 
out-batted  and  out-flelded  onr  opponents,  we  failed 
to  win. 

Bodge  seemed  to  have  an  off-day,  and  in  the 
fifth  was  replaced  by  Libby,  whoso  arm  was  too 
sore  to  allow  him  to  do  well,  and  Bacon  pitched  the 
last  of  the  game  and  did  very  well.  Conway  started 
in  pitching  for  Dartmouth,  but  was  batted  hard 
and  soon  replaced  by  Patey,  who,  in  turn,  gave 
way  to  Tabor. 

The  game  was  called  on  account  of  rain  in  the 
middle  of  the  eighth.  W.  Hodgkins  did  the  best 
work  for  Dartmouth,  both  at  the  bat  and  in  the 
field.  Bacon,  Hull,  and  Haines  did  the  best  for 
Bowdoin.    The  score : 

DARTMOUTH. 

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

McCornack,  l.f.,      ...  5  0  0  01  0  1 

Folsom,  2b., 3  2  1  1        2  2  2 

Putnam,  lb., 5  2  2  3        6  0  1 

Crolius,  s.s., 3  2  2  4        0  3  1 

Adams,  r.f., 3  0  0  0        1  1  0 

W.  Hodgkins,  c.f.,       ..4222300 

L.  Hodgkins,  3b 3  1  0  0        1  1  1 

Drew,  c 4  0  1  1       7  1  0 

Conway,  p., 2  0  0  0        0  1  0 

Patey,  p 2  0  0  0        0  0  0 

Tabor,  p. 0  0  0  0        0  0  1 

Totals, 34       9       8      11      21       9       7 

BOWDOIN. 

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

Haines,  c 3  1  1  1  3  2  0 

Bodge,  p.,  lb.,  r.f.,       .     .  5  0  2  2  1  10 

Hull,  2b 4  1  1  1  7  0  0 

Wignott,  r.f 3  0  2  2  0  0  0 

Clarke,  3b.,  S.S.,       ...  4  0  2  2  2  0  3 

Stanwood,  c.f 4  1  0  0  1  0  1 

Bacon,  S.S.,  p 4  0  1  1  1  7  2 

Libby,  lb.,  p.,      ....  4  1  3  1  6  0  0 

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

Soule,  3b., 0  0  0  0  1  1  0 

Totals 35        6      11      11      24      11        6 

SCORE  BY  INNINGS. 

12345678 

Dartmouth 0001350     0—9 

Bowdoin 0      3      0      0      1      1      0     x— 5 

Earned  runs^Dartmouth  4.  Stolen  bases — Dartmouth 
6,  Bowdoin  4,  Struck  out — by  Conway  1,  by  Bacon  1,  by 
Bodge  1.  Wild  pitches — by  Bodge  1,  by  Conway  1.  Hit 
by  pitched  ball — Wignott,  Crolius  2. 


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Bowcloin,  11 ;  Bath,  0. 

The  game  with  Exeter  for  May  22d  having  been 
cancelled,  a  game  was  played  with  the  Bath  nine, 
a  semi-professional  team,  with  Kerwin,  an  Augusta 
leaguer,  as  pitcher.  Tlio  game  was  played  on  the 
Athletic  Field,  and  was  the  shortest  game  of  the 
year.  It  was  also  one  of  the  cleanest  and  most  pro- 
fessional-lilse  games  ever  seen  in  Brunswick.  It 
clearly  demonstrated  the  fact  that  we  have  one  of 
the  fastest  base-ball  teams  Bowdoin  has  had  for 
many  a  day.  Things  went  on  witli  a  snap,  and  the 
team  work  was  excellent  and  well  rewarded  in  the 
way  of  runs. 

Not  an  error  was  made  by  Bowdoin  and  hardly 
a  fumble.  Two  very  quick  double  plays  were  made. 
Both  pitchers  did  fine  work,  but  Bodge  had  by  far 
the  best  of  it,  only  two  singles  being  made  off  his 
delivery.  Hull  led  in  the  batting  for  Bowdoin  and 
fielded  very  prettily.  For  the  visitors,  Barton,  in 
left  field,  did  the  best  work;  he  also  got  one  of 
their  two  hits.    The  score: 

BOWDOIN. 

A.B.      R.      B.H.   T.E.   P.O.      A.        K. 

Haines,  c,       4  3  1  1  6  0  0 

Bodge,  p 5  2  1  1  0  5  0 

Hull,  2b., 4  1  3  3. 4  3  0 

Wignott,  r.f.,       ....  4  0  0  0  0  0  0 

Clarke,  3b., 4  0  0  0  1  2  0 

Bacon,  S.S., 4  1  1  3  2  4  0 

Greenlaw,  I.f 4  2  1  1  0  0  0 

Stauwood,  c.f.,    ....  2  1  1  1  0  0  0 

Libby,  lb.,       4  1  1  2  14  0  0 

Totals, 35      11        9      12      27      14        0 

BATH. 

A.B.     E.     B.H.    T.B.   P.O.      A.       E. 

Winslow,  0., 4  0  0  0  4  0  0 

Bryant,  s.s., 3  0  00  0  1  0 

Barton,  I.f 3  0  1  1  6  0  1 

Thomas,  r.f 2  0  0  0  2  0  0 

McPhee,  lb 2  0  0  0  9  0  2 

Caldwell,  c.f.,      ....  3  0  1  1  1  0  3 

Sandford,  2b 3  0  0  0  1  3  0 

Caw,  3b 3  0  0  0  1  1  1 

Kerwin,  p 3  0  0  0  0  4  0 

Totals, 26        0        2        2      24        9        7 

SCORE  BY  Innings. 
123456789 
Bowdoin,  ....31000601      x— 11 
Bath, 00000000      0—0 

Stolen  bases— Bodge,  Stanwood,  Haines.  Double  plays 
—  Bacon,  Hull,  and  Libby;  Hull,  Bacon,  and  Libby. 
Bases  on  balls— by  Bodge  2,  by  Kerwin  1.  Struck  out— 
by  Bodge  6,  by  Kerwin  3.  Passed  balls  —  Winslow  3. 
Umpire— T.  C.  Keohan.    Time— Ih.  20m. 

Batting  Averages. 
The  following  figures  need  some  slight  explana- 
tion.   Bryant  has  played  in  but  two  games,  R.  G. 
Smith  in  but  parts  of  two  games,  Soule  in  one  whole 
game  and  parts  of  three  others,  and  Wilson  has 


played  but  two  whole  games.    It  is  pleasing  to  note 
that  Hull  has  batted  safely  in  every  game  thus  far. 

His  average  is  also  far  superior  to  his  last  year's 
average  at  this  time  in  the  season. 

A.B.          B.H.  T.B.  AVERAGE. 

Hull, 39           15  18  ..385 

Bryant 7             2  2  .286 

Clarke 37           10  13  .270 

Greenlaw 31             8  12  .258 

Bodge, 40           10  11  .250 

Stanwood 32             6  6  .188 

Haines 30             .5  5  .167 

Libby, 36             6  9  .167 

Smith,  R.  G 6             1  1  .107 

"Wignott, 24             4  6  .167 

Bacon, 37             4  6  .108 

Wilson, 6             0  0  .000 

Soule, 8             0  0  .000 

League  Standing. 

PLAYED.      WON.  LOST.  PER  CENT. 

Bowdoin, 1               1  0  .1000 

Colby 1               1  0  .1000 

Bates, 2               1  1  .500 

University  of  Maine,  .3               1  2  .333 


TRACK   ATHLETICS. 

The  annual  college  field  meet  was  held  on  the 
new  athletic  field,  Saturday,  the  15th.  A  slight 
wind  was  blowing,  but  on  the  whole  it  was  a  very 
good  day  for  the  meet.  Although  the  number  of 
men  contesting  was  too  small,  the  events  were  all 
close  and  interesting. 

From  the  Freshman  Class,  Merrill  showed  up 
the  best,  and  his  work  in  the  100  and  220-yard 
dashes  was  excellent.  Sylvester  also  did  good 
work  in  the  quarter-mile  run.  Marston,  '99,  a 
comparatively  new  man,  won  very  handily  in  the 
half-mile  run  and  gives  great  promise.  Captain 
Kendall  was  in  great  form  and  won  his  events 
easily.  The  Worcester  team  is  to  be  chosen  from 
the  winners  in  this  meet.  The  ofBcials  were  Coach 
Glarcelou  and  Dr.  Whittier,  Timers;  Kimball,  '95, 
and  Soule,  '95,  Measurers  ;  Morse,  '97,  scorer. 

The  summary  : 

100-yard  dash— Won  by  Merrill,  1900.    Time,  10  2-5s. 

220-yard  dash— Won  by  Merrill,  1900.     Time,  23  3-5s. 

120-yard  hurdle— Won  by  Kendall,  '98.    Time,  17  l-5s. 

220-yard  hurdle— Won  by  Kendall,  '98.    Time,  26  3-5s. 

440-yard  run— Won  by  Sylvester,  1900.    Time,  58  3-5s. 

Half-mile  run— Won  by  Marston,  '99.   Time,  2m.  12  3-5s. 

One-mile  run— Won  by  Sinkinson,  '99.  Time,  4m.  591-5s. 

Putting  shot— Won  by  Godfrey,  '99.    Distance,  37ft.  3iu. 

Throwing  hammer— Won  by  French,  '97.  Distance, 
105ft.  8in. 

Running  high  jump— Won  by  Smith,  '99.  Height, 
5ft.  3in. 

Running  broad  jump— Won  by  Cleaves,  '99.  Distance, 
18ft.  4in. 

Pole  vault— Won  by  Minott,  '98.    Height,  9ft.  6in. 


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WORCESTER  MEET. 

Saturday,  May  22d,  the  eleventh  annual  field 
meet  of  the  N.  E.  I.  A.  A.  was  held  on  the  Worcester 
Oval.  This  was  Bowdoiu's  fifth  year,  and  the  team 
was  made  up  as  follows :  Stearns,  French,  and 
Home,  '97;  Kendall,  Captain,  and  Miuott,  '98;  Sin- 
kinson,  Godfrey,  and  H.  E.  Marston, '99;  and  Mer- 
rill, 1900. 

As  a  whole  our  team  was  very  successful,  win- 
ning three  more  points  than  last  year.  The  first 
hard  luck  was  in  Home's  drawing  Kendall  in  the 
first  trial  heat.  Siukinson  also  met  with  a  painful 
accident  in  the  first  lap  of  the  mile  run.  He  was 
severely  spiked  and  had  to  drop  out  of  the  race. 
His  wound  was  cared  for  and  he  pluckily  started  in 
the  two-mile  run,  but  his  wound  was  too  painful 
and  he  could  not  possibly  finish. 

The  men  who  won  points  for  us  were  Kendall, 
first  in  both  hurdles ;  Godfrey,  first  in  the  shot  put; 
Stearns,  second  in  the  bicycle  race;  and  French, 
third  in  the  hammer  throw. 

As  a  whole,  the  meet  was  a  great  success.  The 
points  were  more  evenly  distributed  and  the  events 
all  closely  contested.  Four  records  were  broken. 
They  were  the  pole  vault,  changed  to  11  ft.;  the 
hamujer  throw,  changed  to  125  ft.,  5Jin.;  the  bicycle 
race,  reduced  to  5m.  41  4-5s.;  and  the  two-mile 
run,  reduced  to  10m.  8s. 

Following  are  some  clippings  from  the  Boston 
papers  which  show  up  very  well  our  standing  in  the 
meet  and  the  way  in  which  some  of  our  men  were 
looked  upon : 

Dartmouth  carried  off  the  Iiighest  honors,  winning  in 
all  29  points,  and  Brown  came  second  with  26,  while  Bow- 
doin  piled  up  19  points.  The  most  remarkable  thing  about 
the  work  of  Bowdoin  is  the  steady  manner  in  which  they 
have  climbed  during  the  past  four  years  from  the  sixth, 
fifth,  fourth,  to  third  place,  winning  in  points  6, 10, 16, 
and  19. 

Perhaps  the  genuine  surprise  of  the  day  was  Kendall 
of  Bowdoin,  a  pupil  in  track  athletics  of  the  old  Harvard 
hurdler,  Garcelon.  The  instructor  has  been  very  wiley 
about  him,  saying  never  a  word  till  the  races  came,  and 
then  the  pupil  won  both  the  hurdle  races  "  hands  down," 
with  yards  and  yards  to  spare. 

Both  of  the  hurdle  races  were  gifts  to  Kendall  of  Bow- 
doin, for  he  won  out  as  easily  as  if  he  was  against  a  field 
of  high  school  boys.  Home  of  the  same  college  made  a 
good  showing,  but  the  bullet  wound  in  his  leg  made  the 
work  anything  hut  a  pleasure. 

The  summary  follows : 

100-yard  dash— First  heat,  won  by  C.  Billington,  Wes- 
leyan;  second,  D.  F.  O'Brien,  Brown.  Time,  10  l-5s. 
Second  heat,  won  by  0.  M.  Callahan,  Williams;  second, 
E.  H,  Fraln,  Wesleyaa.    Time,  10  2-5s,    Third  heat,  won 


by  A.W.Grosvenor,  M.  I.T. ;  second,  C.  G.  McDavitt, Dart- 
mouth. Time,  10  2-5s.  Fourth  heat,  won  by  H.  H.  Sears, 
Dartmouth;  second,  G.  D.  Robbins,  Wesleyan.  Time, 
10  2-5s.  Heat  for  second  men  won  by  D.  F.  O'Brien, 
Brown;  time,  10  2-5s.  Final  heat,  won  by  C.  Billington, 
Wesleyan;  second,  C.  M.  Callahan,  Williams;  third,  A. 
W.  Grosvenor,  M.  I.  T.     Time  ,  10  l-5s. 

880-yard  run — Won  by  E.  F.  Hanson,  Brown;  second, 
C.  E.  Baker,  Dartmouth;  third,  E.  L.  Stockwell,  Brown. 
Time,  2m.  2  2-5s. 

120-yard  high  hurdle  race — First  heat,  won  by  C.  F. 
Kendall,  Bowdoin;  second,  J.  H.  Home,  Bowdoin.  Time, 
10  2-53.  Second  heat,  won  by  J.  B.  Hutchinson,  Dart- 
mouth; second,  A.  Mossman,  Amherst.  Time,  16  2-5s. 
Third  heat,  won  by  O.  W.  Lundgren,  W.  P.  I.;  second, 
W.  C.  Woodward,  Dartmouth.  Time,  16  3-5s.  Heat  for 
second  men  won  by  A.  Mossman,  Amherst;  time,  16  4-5s. 
Final  heat  won  by  C.  P.  Kendall,  Bowdoih;  second,  O.  W. 
Lundgren,  W.  P.  I.;  third,  A.  Mossman,  Amherst. 
Time,  16  l-.5s. 

2-mile  safety  bicycle  race — First  heat,  won  by  F.  A. 
Stearns,  Bowdoin;  second,  E.  Gumey,  M.  I.  T.  Time, 
5m  49  4-5s.  Second  heat,  won  by  G.  L.  Gary,  Dartmouth; 
second,  C.  P.  Schipper,  Brown.  Time,  5m  23  3-5s.  Third 
heat,  won  by  P.  D.  Chase,  M.  I.  T.;  second,  P.  C.  Dudley, 
Amherst.  Time,  5m  43  l-5s.  Final  heat,  won  by  G.  L. 
6ary,  Dartmouth;  second,  P.  A.  Stearns,  Bowdoin.  Time 
5m  41  4-5s. 

1-mile  run — Won  by  A.  L.  Wright,  Brown;  second,  J. 
Bray,  Williams;  third,  S.  B.  Purbush,  Amherst.  Time, 
4m.  33s. 

440-yard  run— First  heat,  won  by  F.  K.  Taft,  Brown; 
second',  H.  C.  Hull,  Brown;  third,  E.  P.  Priest,  M.  I.  T. 
Time,  53  2-5s.  Second  heat,  won  by  C.  B.  Stebbins,  M.  I. 
T.;  second,  W.  J.  Gunn,  Brown;  third,  G.  P.  Stetson, 
Bowdoin.  Time,  53  3-5s.  Third  heat,  won  by  E.  T.  Elli- 
ott, Amherst;  second,  H.  C.  Collar,  Dartmouth;  third,  W. 
A.  Sparks,  Trinity.  Time,  54  3-4s.  Final,  won  by  H.  C. 
Collar,  Dartmouth;   second,   P.   K.   Taft,  Brown;   third, 

E.  T.  Elliott,  Amherst.    Time,  51  4-5s. 

Throwing  161b.  hammer— Won  by  R.  Healey,  Tufts, 
distance,  125ft.  5  l-2in;  second,  J.  P.  Coombs,  Brown, 
distance,  113ft.  1"  l-2in.;  third,  A.  A.  French,  Bowdoin, 
distance,  107ft.  7  l-2in. 

Pole  vault— Won  by  E.H.  Wilder,  Dartmouth,  lift.; 
second,  a  tie  between  H.  W.  Pifer,  Williams,  and  J.  L. 
Hurlburt,  Wesleyan,  10ft.  9  3-4in.  (In  the  jump-off, 
Hurlburt  vaulted  lift,  and  got  the  second  prize,  but  points 
were  divided.) 

220-yard  low  hurdles— First  heat,  won  by  0.  P.  Ken- 
dall, Bowdoin;  time,  26  4-5s.  Second  heat,  won  by  A. 
Mossman,  Amherst;  time,  27  l-5s.  Third  heat,  won  by 
C.  B.  Stebbins,  M.  I.  T.;  28s.  Fourth  heat,  won  by  E.  H. 
Sprague,  Dartmouth;   time,  27s.     Pinal  heat,  won  by  C. 

F.  Kendall,  Bowdoin;  second,  C.  B.  Stebbins,  M.  I.  T.; 
time,  28s.;  third,  E.  H.  Sprague,  Dartmouth;  time,  26  l-5s. 

220-yard  dash — Heat  winners:  first  heat,  won  by  E. 
E.  Barker,  Brown;  time,  24  l-5s.  Second  heat,  won  by  E. 
T.  Elliott,  Amherst;  time,  24s.  Third  heat,  won  by  E. 
H.  Pruin,  Wesleyan;  time,  24s.  Fourth  heat,  won  by  C. 
W.  Henry, Trinity;  time,  24  4-5s.  Fifth  heat,  a  dead  heat 
between  G,  D.  Eobbins,  Wesleyan,  and  H.  H.  Sears^ 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


Dartmouth;  time,  23  3-5s.  Sixth  heat,  won  by  C.  Billing- 
ton ,  AVesIey  an ;  time,  23  2-5s.  Seventh  heat,  won  by  C. 
M.  Callahan,  Williams;  second,  A.  W.  Grosvenor,  M.  I. 
T. ;  time,  23s.  Semi-finals,  first  heat,  won  by  E.  T.  Elliott, 
Amherst;  second,  R.  E.  Barker,  Brown;  time,  24  l-5s. 
Second  semi-fiual  heat,  won  by  H.  H.  Sears,  Dartmouth ; 
second,  C.  W.  Henry,  Trinity;  time,  24  2-5s.  Final  heat, 
won  by  R.  T.  Elliott,  Amherst;  second,  H.  H.  Sears, 
Dartmouth;   third,  R.  E.  Barker,  Brown.    Time,  23  2-5s. 

2-mile  run— Won  by  A.  L.  Wright,  Brown;  second,  F. 
A.  Tower,  Wesleyan;  third,  H.  B.  Maybew,  M.  I.  T. 
Time,  10m.  8s. 

Running  high  jump— Won  by  I.  K.  Baxter,  Trinity, 
5ft.  7  l-2in.;  second,  S.  S.  Lapham,  Jr.,  Brown,  5ft.  6in.; 
third,  a  tie  between  E.  G.  Littell,  Trinity,  and  W.  L. 
Butcher,  M.  I.  T.,  at  5ft.  5in. 

Running  broad  jump— Won  by  A.  W.  Grosvenor,  M.  I. 
T.,  21ft.  6  1-2in.;  second,  T.  W.Chase,  Dartmouth,  21ft. 
6  l-2in.;   third,  E.  G.  Locke,  Amherst. 

Putting  16-pound  shot— Won  by  E.  R.  Godfrey,  Bow- 
doin,  36ft.  9iu.;  second,  F.  Corson,  Dartmouth,  35tt.  Sin.; 
third,  H.  W.  Clark,  Dartmouth,  35ft.  2in. 

The  summary  of  the  events  aad  tbe  points  won 
by  colleges  follows,  the  points  being  scored  on  a 
basis  of  five  for  a  first,  three  for  a  second,  and  one 
for  a  third. 

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100-yard  run  . 
880-yard  run  . 
High  hurdles 
440-yard  run  .. 
Mile  run  ... 
2-mile  bicycle 
Low  hurdles  . 
220-yard  run  . 
2-mile  run  .  . 
Pole  vault  .  . 

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High  jump  .  , 
Hammer  .  .  .  , 
Broad  jump  . 


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At  a  recent  meeting  of  tbe  student  body  at 
Williams  it  was  decided  to  put  the  management  of 
athletics  in  the  hands  of  a  committee  of  nine,  com- 
posed of  three  Faculty,  three  alumni,  and  three 
undergraduate  members. 

Chicago  University  now  gives  credit  for  attend- 
ance at  Sunday-school.  The  Sunday-school  work 
is,  however,  substantially  a  course  in  Bible  History, 
the  lesson  must  be  carefully  prepared,  and  an  exam- 
ination must  be  passed. 


Something  must  be  done  to  stir  up  more  enthu- 
siasm in  our  Y.  M.  C.  A.  There  should  be  twice  as 
many  at  the  meetings  these  warm  evenings.  The 
goers  would  be  benefited  and  the  society  would  be 
benefited.  The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  meetings  should  be  a 
place  wherein  every  one  could  express  his  opinions 
on  theological  matters.  The  barriers  of  custom 
should  be  removed  so  that  the  unprofessed  Chris- 
tian could  speak  freely.  The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  should  do 
more  than  keep  the  flame  aglow  in  the  hearts  of 
professed  Christians  in  college.  It  should  foster 
and  kindle  the  Christian  flame  in  the  hearts  of  the 
great  mass  of  the  doubtful  and  uncertain. 

All  of  which  leads  up  to  a  subject  discussed  at  a 
recent  meeting:  "What  Christian  heroism  is  and 
does."  There  are  so  few  heroes  in  college,  so  few 
Christian  heroes !  You  look  all  about  you  and  there 
is  hardly  one  in  sight.  He  is  not  the  Christian  hero 
who,  heart  and  soul  enthused,  sings  the  loudest  or 
prays  the  longest — he  sacrifices  nothing.  Doubts, 
fears,  and  the  comments  of  his  fellows  never  shake 
their  ugly  fists  in  his  face.  Where  are  the  Chris- 
tian heroes?  They  are  here  among  us,  but  we 
never  notice  them  in  tlie  bustle  of  the  work-a-day 
life.  Real  heroes  are  never  seen  by  tbe  unsympa- 
thetic throng.  There  is  a  mock  heroism  that  is  like 
unto  the  genuine  only  as  notoriety  is  unto  fame. 

Frederick  C.  Leo,  1900,  led  the  meeting  Thurs- 
day evening.  May  20th.  His  subject  was  "  Sin- 
cerity."         

Sook  ^eviewg. 

(A  Slight  Romance,  by  Edith  Leverett  Dalton. 
Second  edition.    Damrell  &  Upham,  Boston.  ■  1897.) 

We  have  just  received  the  second  edition  of  this 
novelette,  so  much  admired  and  the  recipient  of  so 
much  favorable  comment,  when  it  first  appeared, 
about  a  year  ago.  It  is  not  surprising  that  a  second 
edition  was  warranted,  but  it  will  be  so  if  two  are 
to  satisfy  the  demand  for  this  picturesque,  truo-to- 
life  story.  Among  so  much  that  is  being  published 
nowadays  it  is  difBcult  to  cull  the  wheat  from  the 
tares,  and  especially  so  when  the  wheat  is  so  modest 
and  unassuming;  but  in  the  case  of  "A  Slight 
Romance"  its  unpretentiousness  is  its  charm,  and 
that  very  charm  has  held  and  will  continue  to  hold 
a  place  for  itself  in  the  many-sided  fiction  of  to-day. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


41 


The  following  Bowdoin 
men  will  deliver  papers  at 
the  forty-fifth  annual  meeting  of  the 
Maine  Medical  Association  :  Wal- 
lace K.  OaUes,  M.D.,  of  Auburn,  70, 
on  "  The  Technique  of  American  Sur- 
gery ;  "  Prof  P.  C.  Robinson,  73,  on  "New  Methods 
of  Disinfection;"  Walter T.  Goodale,  M.D.,  of  Saco, 
74,  ou  "  Static  Electricity  ;  "  F.  N.  Whittier,  M.D., 
'85,  on  "  Physical  Training  and  its  Therapeutical 
Value;  "  Henry  H.  Brock,  M.D.,  of  Portland,  Med., 
'90,  on  "  Hip-Joint  Disease." 

'60.— Hon.  J.  W.  Symouds,  LL.D.,  of  Portlandj 
has  been  elected  a  vice-president  of  the  American 
Unitarian  Association. 

'61. — Edward  Stanwood,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  man- 
aging editor  of  the  Youth's  Companion,  has  just 
published  a  beautiful  volume,  entitled,  "  Class  of 
1861,  Bowdoin  College,"  consisting  of  half-tone  por- 
traits of  the  survivors  of  the  class,  with  brief  bio- 
graphical sketches.  The  class  graduated  fifty-two, 
and  sixty-one  men  in  all  were  connected  with  it. 
It  was  graduated  at  the  opening  of  the  war,  and 
many  of  its  members  entered  the  service  and  several 
died  in  battle.  Kenniston  was  in  Libby  Prison  ou 
the  day  the  class  graduated  —  August  7,  1861. 
Thirty-two  men  yet  survive.  Two  members  of  the 
class  were  breveted  general — General  Hyde  of  Bath, 
and  General  Manning  of  Lewiston.  Eleven  of  the 
class  became  lawyers,  eleven  doctors,  six  clergymen, 
three  editors,  and  Judge  Emery  of  the  Maine 
Supreme  Bench  was  a  member  of  the  Class  of  '61. 
Purber  has  won  a  large  fortune  in  Chicago.  "Not 
one  of  the  six  clergymen  of  the  class  could  become 
a  bishop  without  changing  his  faith."  Professor 
Feruald  of  Orono  and  Professor  Packard  of  Brown 
University,  are  celebrated  specialists  of  the  Class  of 
'61.  President  Carter,  formerly  of  the  University 
of  Vermont,  was  educated  at  Lewiston  Falls  Acad- 
emy and  at  Bowdoin.  Dr.  Dwight  Bradford,  a 
native  of  Auburn,  died  a  martyr  to  duty  in  New 
York  City.  Eight  members  of  the  class  have  served 
in  state  legislatures.  The  class  has  nine  authors. 
Seven  members  of  the  class  have  married  and  are 
childless,  but  the  other  thirty-eight  have  become 
the  fathers  of  sixty-five  sons  and  fifty-nine  daugh- 


ters, of  whom  fifty -three  sons  and  forty -five 
daughters  are  living;  twelve  of  these  sons  and 
twelve  of  these  daughters  have  married,  and  ten 
members  of  the  class  are  grandfathers  and  are  the 
ancestors  of  nine  grandsons  and  eleven  grand- 
daughters. While  but  four  of  the  Class  of '61  were 
children  of  college-bred  men,  thirty-four  sons  and 
fifteen  daughters  of  the  Class  of  '61  have  graduated 
from  college,  and  twenty  sons  and  twelve  daughters 
have  taken  degrees  in  arts,  medicine  or  science. 
Eight  sons  of  '61  men  have  entered  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege, of  whom  two  are  yet  there. 

Hon.,  '85.— Judge  Charles  Wesley  Walton,  who 
has  just  retired  from  the  Supreme  Judicial  Bench 
of  Maine,  was  born  at  Mexico,  December  9,  1819. 
He  is  the  son  of  Artemas  G.  and  Abigail  (Stevens) 
Walton.  He  received  a  common  school  education 
and  then  learned  the  printer's  trade,  at  which  he 
worked  for  fourteen  years,  at  Dover,  N.  H.,  Paris, 
Me.,  and  Boston,  Mass.  While  working  at  the  case 
he  imbibed  a  taste  for  study  and  knowledge  and  a 
desire  to  improve  his  condition  in  hfe.  Accordingly 
he  began  the  study  of  law  as  a  student  in  the  office 
of  the  late  Isaac  Randall  of  Dixfield,  and  having 
been  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1 843,  was  taken  as  a 
partner  by  Mr.  Randall.  He  was  soon  after  this 
time  elected  successively  to  the  town  ofBoos  of 
clerk,  moderator,  agent,  selectman,  collector,  treas- 
urer, and  school  committeeman.  In  1847  he  was 
elected  county  attorney  of  Oxford  County,  in  which 
position  he  served  four  years.  Desiring  a  wider 
field,  for  practice,  in  1855  ho  removed  to  Auburn, 
and  became  the  County  Attorney  of  Androscoggin 
County  in  1857.  In  I860  he  was  elected  to  the 
Thirty-seventh  Congress,  succeeding  the  Hon.  John 
J.  Perry.  While  in  Congress  he  was  placed  upon 
the  committee  of  private  land  claims  as  a  recogni- 
tion of  his  high  standing  as  a  lawyer.  After  serving 
in  Congress  for  over  a  year  he  was  appointed  by 
Governor  Washburn  to  the  Supreme  Judicial  Bench 
of  Maine,  May  14,  1862,  since  which  time  he  has 
been  appointed  without  interruption  to  the  present 
month,  when  he  has  refused  a  reappointment.  Ho 
has  thus  served  on  the  bench  continuously  for 
thirty-five  years,  a  judicial  life  in  excess  of  any 
other  judge  who  has  presided  in  this  court.  During 
this  long  term  of  service  Judge  Walton  has  had  as 
associates  who  are  no  longer  living,  Chief  Justices 
Appleton  and  Tenney,  and  Associate  Justices  Rice, 
Cutting,  Davis,  Goodenow,  Kent,  Dickersou,  Fox, 
Barrows,  Danforth,  Tapley,  Virgin,  and  Libbey. 
This  brief  sketch  cannot  be  better  closed  than  with 
a  few  extracts  from  Charles  Hamlin's  estimate  of 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Judge  Walton  iu  the  GreenBag  for  December,  1895 : 
"To  have  made  himself  cue  of  the  ablest  lawyers 
ill  the  state,  to  have  gained  a  seat  on  the  floor  of 
Congress,  and  to  have  won  and  retained  the  confi- 
dence and  respect  of  bis  associates  on  the  bench, 
many  of  whom  have  a  national  reputation,  would 
seem  to  have  filled  the  measure  of  the  printer  boy's 
ambition;  but  a  true  estimate  of  his  place  in  the 
history  of  the  Maine  bench  shows  something  more — 
a  strong  judge,  of  marked  individuality,  and  one 
who  has  given  positive  additions,  and  of  permanent 
value,  to  the  body  and  growth  of  the  law.  .  .  . 
He  has  ever  devoted  himself  entirely  to  the  business 
of  his  office,  nor  suffered  his  time  and  attention  to 
be  distracted  by  other  pursuits.  Then  add  to  all 
these  things  that  be  is  industrious,  firm,  prompt, 
frank,  self-possessed,  and  not  given  to  wasting  bis 
dignity  by  an  over-refined  delicacy  that  often 
weakens  and  seldom  adds  to  the  usefulness  of  a 
judge."  In  1885  be  was  given  the  degree  of  LL.D. 
by  Bowdoin  College. 

'68.  —  Dr.  Charles  A.  Ring,  in  company  with 
other  Portland  physicians,  sailed  for  Europe  on 
Saturday,  May  22d. 

'75.— The  Evening  Star  of  Washington,  D.C., 
speaks  in  the  highest  terras  of  the  valedictory 
address  delivered  by  Woodbury  Pulsifer  on  his 
graduation  from  the  Medical  Department  of  Colum- 
bian University.  Mr.  Pulsifer,  now  of  course  an 
M.D.,  received  honorary  mention  for  the  best  gen- 
eral examination  for  two  years,  and  won  the  prize 
for  his  essay  on  "  Nervous  Diseases." 

'79.— James  C.  Tarbos  of  Monticello,  Minn.,  has 
been  appointed  by  the  Governor  as  judge  of  the 
new  Eighteenth  Judicial  District. 


The  Yale  Law  School  Faculty  has  accepted  a 
prize  of  $250  worth  of  books  from  a  publishing 
firm,  to  be  awarded  to  that  Senior  voted  to  be  the 
most  faithful  and  successful  in  his  studies. 

Representatives  of  Harvard,  Yale,  and  Prince- 
ton will  respond  to  toasts  at  the  luncheon  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  Alumni  Society  ou 
Alumni  Day,  June  8th. 

The  Yale  Navy  has  received  an  invitation  for  Yale 
to  enter  crews  at  the  annual  amateur  regatta,  to  be 
held  in  Hamburg,  Germany,  on  July  I7th  and  18th. 

The  Class  of  '85  of  Wells  College,  the  class  Mrs. 
Cleveland  belongs  to,  will  present  a  handsome 
stained  glass  window  to  its  Alma  Mater,  The 
subject  of  the  window  is  "  The  Dawn." 


There  was  an  average  attendance  of  6,000  per- 
sons at  the  games  played  at  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  last  fall. 

The  base-ball  debt  at  Cornell  has  been  announced 
as  $1,300;  the  naval  deficit,  $600;  and  the  foot-ball 
surplus,  $2,600. 

Another  American  professor  has  been  honored 
in  Europe.  Tbis  time  it  is  J.  W.  Gibbs,  Professor 
of  Mathematical  Physics  at  Yale.  He  has  been 
elected  a  member  of  the  Royal  Society  of  London, 
an  honor  hitherto  conferred  on  only  six  Americans. 

Vassar  College  has  recently  received  a  gift  of 
some  exceedingly  rare  and  valuable  books.  There 
are  only  nine  of  them  altogether,  but  they  are 
worth  at  least  $2,000. 

The  Central  Debating  League  has  been  estab- 
lished in  the  West,  comprising  the  universities  of 
Michigan,  Chicago,  Wisconsin,  and  Northwestern. 

Hon.  William  L.  Wilson  has  been  elected  Presi- 
dent of  Washington  and  Lee  University  to  succeed 
Gen.  G.  W.  C.  Lee,  who  has  resigned.  Mr.  Wilson 
is  a  graduate  of  Columbia  College,  Washington, 
D.  C,  and  was  at  one  time  President  of  the  West 
Virginia  University. 

The  Princeton  Faculty  may  forbid  games  in 
base-ball  or  foot-ball  being  played  on  Saturday  on 
account  of  a  resolution  adopted  by  the  Presbytery 
condemning  Sunday  desecration  by  the  students, 
following  Saturday's  games. 

By  a  bill  passed  in  the  last  Legislature,  the 
preparatory  department  of  the  West  Virginia  Uni- 
versity will  be  abolished  in  three  years. 

A  library,  with  a  capacity  of  75,000  volumes,  is 
to  be  erected  for  Franklin  and  Marshall  College. 

The  will  of  the  late  Edward  Drinker  Cope,  Pro- 
fessor of  zoology  and  comparative  anatomy  in  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  bequeaths  about  $100,- 
000  to  that  institution  for  the  establishment  of  a 
chair  of  vertebrate  paleontology  in  the  Philadelphia 
Academy  of  Natural  Science. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Vol.  XXVII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   JUNE   16,  1897. 


No.  4. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

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

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Percival  p.  Baxter,  '98,  Editor-in-Chief. 

EOY  L.  Marston,  '99,  Assistant  Editor-in-Chief. 

William  H.  Crafts,  1900,  Business  Manager. 

Thomas  L.  Marble,  '98.         Harold  F.  Dana,  '99. 

LuciEN  P.  LiBBY,  '99.  Fred  E.  Marsh,  '99. 

Byron  S.  Philoon,  '99.  Hanson  H.  Webster,  '99. 

James  P.  Webber,  1900. 


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CONTENTS. 

Vol.  XXVII.,  No.  4.— June  16,  1897. 

Editorial  Notes 43 

'98's  Ivy  Day 44 

Oration 45 

Poem 47 

Address  of  Class  President 48 

Presentations  and  Kesponses 49 

Ivy  Hop 57 

CoLLEGii  Tabula      57 

Athletics 59 

Personal .  64 

In  Memoriam 65 

College  World 65 


Another  Ivy  Day  has  come  and  gone, 
and  another  successful  celebration  has  been 
added  to  the  long  list  of  those  already  chron- 
icled in  the  annals  of  Bowdoin.  The  exer- 
cises are  always  interesting,  and  the  custom 
is  one  that  is  bound  to  survive  as  long  as 
"Bowdoin  is  old  Bowdoin."  The  Class  of 
'98  is  to  be  congratulated  u[)on  its  after- 
noon's programme,  and  especially  upon  its 
hop.  The  full  text  of  the  oration,  poem,  and 
responses  is  to  be  found  in  the  columns 
of  this  issue.  All  departments  of  this  issue 
have  been  shortened  so  as  to  allow  the  Ivy 
Exercises  to  be  printed  in  full. 


yiTHE  remodeling  of  certain  of  our  dormi- 
■^  tories  seems  at  last  an  assured  fact. 
Plans  have  been  made,  contractors  have  been 
looking  over  the  ground,  and  the  authorities 
seem  to  be  in  earnest.  The  sooner  this  is 
done,  the  better;  old  buildings  are  not  con- 
ducive to  good  order  and  proper  care,  in  fact 
they  do  not  breed  respect.  New,  well-kept 
dormitories  will  exert  a  refining  influence 
upon  their  occupants,  a  much  greater  influ- 
ence than  one  would  think.  Certain  boister- 
ous practices  now  in  vogue  will  disappear  at 
once  upon  the  remodeling  of  the  "ends," 
and  this  result  can  not  come  too  quickly. 


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BOWDOIN'S  base-ball  season  has  eiideil, 
and    ended   honorably.      Although    we 
have  not  won  the  pennant,  we  have  played 
first-class  ball  and  have  upheld  the  honor  of 
the  college  from  start  to  finish.     It   is  not 
everything    to    win    the   pennant,  the  main 
point  is  to  play  good  ball  and  fight  for  every 
point;  that  we  have  done  with  but  one  or 
two   exceptions,  and  the  college  should   be 
and  is  satisfied.     We  may  console  ourselves 
with  the  news  that  as  long  as  we  are  not  to 
win,  no  team  has  won ;  we  have  by  no  means 
been  left  in  the  race.     The  situation  in  the 
league  is  this:    Colby,  by  refusing  to  play 
U.  of  M.   again  at  Waterville,  has  ignored 
the  decision    of   the    league    managers,  and 
therefore  is  no  longer  a  member  of  the  league. 
The  decision  of  the  managers  is  final.     Thus 
the  three  other  colleges  remain,    and  since 
each  has  split  even  with  each  of  the  other 
colleges,  there  is  a  triple  tie  for  the  pennant. 
This  will  not  be  played,  as  Bowdoin  has  dis- 
banded and  all  games  must  have  been  played 
before  June  12th.     Thus  we  end  the  season, 
having  played  good  ball  both  in  the  league 
and  out,  but  not  having  always  played  win- 
ning ball.     Financially  the  season  has  been 
successful,  as  will    be    seen    by  the    report 
of  the  manager,  published  in  another  column 
of  the  Orient.     As  a  whole  the  season  has 
been  very  satisfactory,  and  though  we  have 
played  in  harder  luck  than  last  year,  we  have 
played  better  ball. 

All  know  what  has  been  accomplished  in 
track  athletics  and  tennis.  Both  associations 
have  been  most  capably  managed,  and  both 
have  finished  the  season  not  only  honorably, 
but  most  successfully.  Surely  this  spring's 
athletics  have  been  a  credit  not  only  to  the 
teams  but  also  to  the  college. 


The  will  of  Mrs.  Sarah  Van  Nostrand  of  Jack- 
sonville, Fla.,  who  died  March  29th,  leaves  $25,000 
to  Tale  University  and  $5,000  to  the  General  Theo- 
logical Seminary  of  New  York. 


98'§  Ivy  Dag. 

FRIDAY,  June  Uth,  was  observed  as  98's 
Ivy  Day,  and  as  everything   depended 
upon  beautiful  weather,  many  hearts  were 
made  glad  when  the  morning  dawned  bright 
and  clear.      For  days  and  weeks  it  has  rained 
incessantly,  and  until  midnight  Thursday  it 
still  continued.     The  weather-man  evidently 
took  pity  upon  '98,  and  gave  them  a  pleasant 
forenoon,  at  least.     During  the  forenoon  the 
campus  was  a  scene  of  life  and  gaiety  ;  knots 
of  visitors  could  be  seen  insiiecting  the  build- 
ings and  grounds,  and  everything  and  every- 
body seemed  in  a  state  of  eager  expectation. 
Everything  passed  smoothly,  both  the  exer- 
cises of  the  afternoon  and  the  evening's  hop. 
At  about  the  time  for  the  exercises  of  the 
afternoon  to  commence,  however,  the  weather- 
man    rebelled,    and    light   sun-showers    de- 
scended;   these    went    and    came    intermit- 
tently during  the  afternoon,  and  by  evening 
had  settled  into  a  steady  rain,  which,  how- 
ever, did  not  dampen  the  enthusiasm  of  the 
afternoon,  nor  lessen  the  attendance  of  the 
evening.      At   a   little    after    three    o'clock 
the  Juniors,  under  the  marshalship  of  Ives, 
marched    slowly  down   the    center   aisle   of 
Memorial    and   took    their   seats    upon    the 
stage.    These  evolutions  were  very  creditably 
performed,  not  a  mistake  being   made,  and 
great  credit  is  due  the  Marshal.     The  follow- 
ing programme,  occupying  about  two  hours, 
was  carried   out,  and   the    parts  were  well 
received   by  the  audience.     The   Germania 
Orchestra  of   Boston  furnished    the   music, 
which  was  of  a  high  order.     'Ninety-eight  is 
to  be  congratulated  upon  its  successful  per- 
formance. 

The  programme  was : 

MUSIC. 
Prayer. 


Oration. 


MUSIC. 
MUSIC. 


R.  R.  Morson. 
W.  W.  Lawrence. 


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Poem. 

MUSIC. 
Address  by  President. 

PRESENTATIONS  : 
Athlete— Dumb-bell. 
Dig — Spade. 
Sport — Diamond. 
Baclislider — Spurs. 
Criminal — Handcuffs. 
Popular  Man — Wooden  Spoon. 


T.  L.  Marble. 
A.  B.  White. 

W.  P.  McKown. 

G.  H.  Sturgis. 

C.  C.  Williamson. 

F.  A.  Hamlin. 

P.  P.  Baxter. 

W.  W.  Spear. 


IVY-DAY  ORATION. 

LITERATURE  AND   THE   COLLEGE. 

Br  William  "Witherle  Lawrence. 

As  we  stand  to-day  upon  the  threshold  of  a  new 
century,  and  consider  the  progress  which  our  nation 
has  made  since  the  time  when  the  victories  of  the 
Revolution  gave  a  new  birth  to  liberty  in  America, 
we  may  well  feel  a  thrill  of  patriotic  pride  in  the 
thought  that  we  are  citizens  of  a  country  so  pros- 
perous, free,  and  enlightened.  Our  government 
embodies  the  highest  type  of  republicanism,  and 
the  oppressed  in  foreign  nations  tnru  their  eyes 
longingly  toward  our  shores,  and  find  refuge  under 
our  flag.  The  curse  of  slavery  has  departed  from 
ns,  and  the  horrors  of  war  have  left-  our  borders 
undisturbed  for  more  than  thirty  years.  The  prod- 
ucts of  American  industry  are  Ijnown  over  the 
civilized  world.  Science,  with  its  marvelous  reve- 
lations, has  nowhere  found  more  earnest  and  suc- 
cessful students  than  here  in  the  United  States. 
Nor  have  arts  and  letters  been  neglected.  The 
country  which  claims  as  its  own  the  inventions  of 
Fulton,  Morse,  and  Edisun,  can  [joint  with  pride  to 
the  achievements  of  Emerson  and  Longfellow. 
Politically,  socially,  iiidustiially,  and  morally,  we 
enjoy  a  degree  of  prosperity  which  has  been  vouch- 
safed to  few  nations  since  the  world  began. 

A  great  scholar  once  declared  poi)ular  education 
to  be  the  surest  means  of  attaining  national  happi- 
ness. The  truth  of  this  saying  is  perfectly  illus- 
trated in  our  own  history.  The  past  century  has 
witnessed  a  i-apid  increase  and  development  of 
educational  institutions,  fi-om  the  common  school  to 
the  university.  The  demand  foi-  higher  instruction 
has  brought  with  it  more  ailvanced  methods  and  a 
more  liberal  course  of  study.  The  lower  schools 
are  laying  a  more  solid  foundation  for  that  higher 
knowledge  which  university  training  alone  can  give. 
An  educational  system  of  such  efficacy  camiot  fail 
to  exercise  a  strong  influence  upon  the  growth  of  our 
national  literature,  as  well  as  upon  public  moi'als  and 


public  enlightenment.  It  may  be  said  that  no  single 
factor  has  had  greater  power  in  developing  and 
molding  American  letters  than  the  college.  It  is 
the  college  which  gives  form  and  finish  to  elemen- 
tary education;  it  is  the  college  which  gives  the 
power  of  truest  e.xpression  to  the  author  and  poet, 
and  ripens  the  noblest  fruits  of  genius. 

A  hundred  years  ago  America  could  show  no 
great  achievements  in  literature.  The  country  was 
still  English  in  its  manners  and  customs.  The 
theological  works  of  Jonathan  Edwards  and  Cotton 
Mather  were  rather  the  result  of  transplanted  British 
thought  than  of  any  original  New-World  ideas.  It 
was  not  until  after  the  Revolution  that  a  truly  dis- 
tinctive American  literature  sprang  into  existence. 
Then  the  spirit  of  the  times  found  expression  in  the 
strong,  homely  prose  of  Franklin,  and  the  rugged 
eloquence  of  Washington.  Successful  writing  was 
difficult  in  those  days,  when  the  schooling  necessary 
for  a  mastery  of  the  elements  of  learning  was  hard 
to  obtain.  Harvard  College  was  then  little  more 
than  a  large  high  school.  But  with  the  new  impulse 
breathed  into  education  later  on  came  a  new  birth, 
of  literary  achievement,  when  Irving,  Cooper,  and 
Bryant  made  American  prose  and  verse  known  and 
loved  at  home  and  abroad.  They  were  educated 
rather  in  the  school  of  life  than  by  acquaintance 
with  the  arts  acquired  by  study.  Emerson  was  the 
first  great  American  author  to  receive  a  college 
education,  but  our  later  men  of  letters  have  been, 
in  the  main,  college  graduates.  Among  the  greatest 
are  Longfellow^  and  Hawthorne,  sons  of  our  own 
Alma  Mater,  while  with  them  there  stand  Holmes, 
Lowell,  Thoreau,  Prescott,  Parkman,  and  a  multi- 
tude of  others,  men  of  less  transcendent  genius.- 
Thus  we  SCO,  in  reviewing  our  history  iluring  the 
past  century,  that  the  development  of  the  college, 
co-oxistent  with  the  growth  of  our  national  litera- 
ture, has  exerted  upon  it  a  considerable  influence. 

Whether  this  influence  is  as  strong  now  as  it  has 
been  in  the  past  is  a  question  for  posterity  to  decide. 
It  is  evident,  however,  that  at  the  present  day 
undergraduates  take  far  less  interest  in  literary 
matters  than  they  did  thirty  years  ago.  Formerly 
the  college  existed  solely  to  impart  knowledge, 
especially  to  give  an  acquaintance  with  the  best 
thoughts  of  the  master-minds  of  the  world.  To 
the  better  accomplishment  of  this  object  the  stu- 
dents voluntarily  devoted  a  large  part  of  their 
leisure  time.  The  curriculum  was  classical  rather 
than  scientific.  There  were  few  distractions.  Most 
men  stayed  away  from  college  if  they  did  not  sym- 
pathize with  its  aims.    At  the  present  day>ll  this 


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is  changed.  Tbe  wonderful  progress  made  in 
invention  ,ind  discovery  has  given  anew  impetus  to 
science,  so  that  young  men  of  to-day  malie  a  study 
of  tbis  rather  than  the  literary  branches.  At  the 
same  time  there  have  arisen  a  multitude  of  outside 
interests  to  distract  the  attention  of  the  undergrad- 
uates, the  greater  number  of  which  may  be  included 
under  athletics.  When  athletic  sports  are  so  spec- 
ialized as  to  become  almost  professional  in  their 
character,  it  is  inevitable  that  other  things  should 
suffer.  But  wo  cannot,  nn  the  v\hole, feel  dissatisfied 
at  tliese  changes.  The  broader  view,  the  more  prac- 
tical character  of  the  course  of  study,  the  greater 
attention  paid  to  physical  health,  are  all  advances 
in  the  march  of  education.  Our  eagerness  for  the 
practical  to  the  exclusion  of  the  ideal  is  character- 
istic of  tbe  times  we  live  in.  It  will  not  do,  however, 
to  neglect  the  old  in  our  infatuation  for  the  new; 
to  allow  the  blazing  light  of  science  to  conceal  from 
our  eyes  the  pure,  steady  flame  of  literature. 

The  consideration  of  the  influence  of  the  college 
upon  American  letters,  and  of  the  importance  of 
encouraging  literary  activity  among  undergraduates, 
brings  up  the  practical  question  of  how  the  best 
results  in  this  line  are  to  be  attained  during  college 
life.  The  circumstances  which  tend  to  repress  such 
activity  have  just  been  noted.  But  when  these 
circumstances  have  been  wholly  or  partly  removed, 
in  tbe  course  of  time,  something  more  than  mere 
passive  attention  will  be  necos.sary  to  make  litera- 
ture the  vital  force  it  ought  to  bo  in  the  college. 
It  is  not  enough  to  study  and  appreciate  other 
men's  work,  however  fine;  what  is  necessary  is 
active  creative  effort— the  expression  of  whatever 
worthy  original  thought  may  come  to  us.  There  is 
scarcely  any  man  who  does  not,  now  and  then,  have 
an  idea  which  he  would  like  to  have  perpetuated, 
one  which  ho  feels  would  be  interesting  or  helpful 
to  his  fellow-men.  In  the  majority  of  cases  the 
attempt  to  put  tho  thought  into  words  is  not 
made,  or,  if  it  is  made,  it  results  in  failure.  The 
reason  is  not  far  to  seek.  Lack  of  practice  causes 
lack  of  success.  A  man  may  be  educated,— familiar 
with  the  best  ideas  of  others,  but  if  he  has  not 
learned  to  express  himself  in  a  graceful,  concise, 
logical  way,  he  has  wasted  a  large  part  of  his  advan- 
tages. The  only  way  of  ensuring  good  fruits  of 
literature  in  mature  life  is  to  insist  upon  creative 
cftbrt  and  the  cultivation  of  the  art  of  expression 
in  collegiate  days.  So,  above  all  things,  let  us  have 
more  of  this  individual  work,  not  so  much  for  pub- 
lication or  exhibition,  not  so  much  for  influencing 
others  at  the  present  time,  as  for  the  development 


of  the  student,  whose  riper  productions  in  later  life 
may  prove  a  source  of  help  to  his  fellow-men. 

One  of  the  greatest  obstacles  to  the  attainment 
of  success  in  writing  is  the  difficulty  of  producing 
any  truly  oiiginal  work.  A  rehash  of  other  men's 
ideas  interests  the  world  but  little.  It  may  seem  a 
hopeless  task  to  create  anything  really  original. 
Before  the  beginning  of  the  Christian  era  it  was  a 
maxim  among  men  that  there  was  nothing  new 
under  the  sun.  Consider  the  work  of  the  world's 
greatest  geniuses,  however.  Who  shall  say  that 
Shakespeare,  Dante,  Goethe,  Milton,  and  Words- 
worth were  not  original,  or  that  they  attained  success 
by  the  expression  of  any  other  thought  than  that 
which  they  found  in  their  own  minds?  Emerson 
tells  us  that  even  history  is  subjective,  so  that 
Thucydides  was  as  much  of  a  thinker  as  Plato. 
Each  century  has  brought  its  own  great  masters, 
making  an  unbroken  line  from  Homer  down  to  our 
owii  times.  The  mind  of  man  is  as  active  as  it  ever 
was,  and  will  ever  express  itself  in  new  forms.  To 
the  most  peifect  results  in  this  expression  of  thought 
the  college  is  tho  guide  and  help.  But  we  must 
beware  of  mistaking  influences  for  impulses.  Books 
and  reading,  for  instance,  are  of  the  greatest  value 
as  a  means  of  training  and  as  an  inspiration  and 
incentive  to  study,  but  they  are  not  the  sources 
whence  we  should  derive  the  ideas  which  form  the 
key-note  of  our  work.  Tho  greatest  thinker  whom 
America  has  ever  produced  said:  "I  had  better 
never  see  a  book  than  to  be  warped  by  its  attraction 
clean  out  of  my  own  orbit,  and  made  a  satellite 
nistead  of  a  system."  It  is  because  Emerson  fol- 
lowed out  this  principle  consistently  that  we  value 
his  writings  to-day.  Nature,  Life,  and  Thought  are 
the  three  great  store-houses  from  which  tho  creative 
mind  gets  its  material.  Thinking  men  in  all  ages 
have  realized  this;  the  cry  of  "Back  to  Nature!" 
is  no  new  one.  Not  only  is  it  uttered  by  many  of 
the  best  minds  of  our  own  day,  but  it  found  a  mighty 
apostle  in  Wordsworth,  and  it  was  re-urged  by 
Rossetti  and  the  pie-Raphaelites.  When,  therefore, 
the  college  man  has  learned  to  find  his  thoughts  in 
himself  and  his  surroundings,  rather  than  in  books 
and  other  men's  dicta,  then,  and  oidy  then,  will  he  be 
able  to  produce  some  truly  valuable  work. 

The  consistent  adherence  to  high  ideals  is  most 
important  in  securing  strength  and  endurance  to 
the  literature  of  any  nation.  The  nervous  hurry 
and  scramble  for  wealth,  so  characteristic  of  our 
own  day,  are  by  no  moans  favorable  to  care  and 
conscientiousness.  Tho  world  is  full  of  authors 
who,  having  made  a  success  of  some  one  meritorious 


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work,  have,  on  the  strength  of  that,  flooded  the 
bookstores  with  inferior  productions,  carelessly 
written.  Such  work  proves  demoralizing  to  author 
and  reader  alike.  A  literature  of  pot-boilers  is 
worse  than  none  at  all.  Whether  it  be  a  man's 
ambition  to 

"  Give  to  barrows,  trays,  and  pans 
Grace  and  glimmer  of  romance," 

or  to  describe  the  highest  and  holiest  passions  of 
mankind,  let  him  give  forth  only  his  best,  destroying 
his  work  rather  than  making  public  something 
beneath  his  talents.  If  every  man  would  set  up  an 
ideal  and  follow  it  conscientiously,  the  coming  cen- 
tury would  indeed  be  the  golden  age  of  American 
arts  and  letters. 

We  are  the  makers  of  twentieth-century  litera- 
ture. The  Longfellow,  the  Emerson,  or  the  Haw- 
thorne of  to-morrow  is,  perchance,  here  in  our 
midst  at  Bowdoin.  Certain  it  is  that  college  walls 
now  enclose  many  who  will  win  honor  and  glory  in 
the  years  to  come.  Side  by  side  with  them,  to  be 
sure,  stand  those  whose  names  will  he  unknown 
when  the  roll  of  fame  is  called,  who  will  have  left 
behind  them  the  record  of  no  lofty  achievement, 
but  who  will  have  lived  lives  none  the  less  noble 
than  those  of  their  more  fVimous  comrades,— lives 
of  integrity  and  industry,  lives  which  give  to  their 
country  the  power  to  stand  fast  in  the  hour  of 
adversity,  and  to  rise  pre-eminent  among  the 
nations  of  the  world.  But  who  can  say  which  man 
will  be  renowned  and  which  obscure  f  Those  who 
have  given  the  greatest  promise  in  youth  have 
often  failed  when  the  time  came  to  fight  the  battle 
of  life;  those  who  seemed  the  dullest  and  the 
poorest  have  risen  to  be  the  first  minds  of  the  age. 
Fame  is  not  within  the  reach  of  all  men,  but  the 
opportunity  to  live  honestly  and  uprightly,  however 
low  in  station,  is  offered  freely  to  each  and  all. 
Through  such  living  success  in  arts  and  letters 
will  be  all  the  brighter,  if  it  comes,  while  if  it  comes 
not,  a  life  of  unsullied  integrity  will  be  in  itself  an 
achievement  none  the  less  noble.  In  the  past, 
Bowdoin  has  gained  an  honored  name  for  sons 
distinguished  in  literature,  science,  and  statesman- 
ship. It  rests  with  us  to  perpetuate  that  glorious 
record  in  the  future,  and  in  our  later  life  to  show, 
by  making  the  best  use  of  the  knowledge  and 
experience  gained  here,  that  the  influence  of  the 
college  is  a  strong  one,  not  alone  upon  American 
literature  and  American  learning,  but  in  the  foster- 
ing and  development  of  those  sterling  old  Puritaii 
virtues  upon  which  rest  the  foundations  of  our 
modern  civilization. 


IVY-DAY  POEM. 
THE  JUNIOR'S   DREAM. 
By  Thomas  Littlkfield  Marble. 
'Twas  night;  its  lullaby  the  evening  breeze 
Had  sung  to  drooping  flowers,  majestic  trees. 
And  now  all  nature  yielded  to  its  sway; 
The  moon  o'er  slumb'ring  earth  now  cast  her  ray, 
And  as  Night's  sentinel  her  vigil  kept ; 
Succumbing  to  the  potent  spell,  calm  slept 
The  Junior.     Visions  of  the  future  clear 
Before  him  rise;  fleet  fantasies  appear, 
And  storied  myths  and  wond'rous  legends  seem 
Realities.    This  was  the  Junior's  dream  : 

Commotion  on  Olympus  raged, 

And  naught  the  gods'  great  grief  assuaged  ; 

Melpomene,  the  lyric  Muse, 

Had  brought  from  earth  most  direful  news, 

And  o'er  the  gods'  snow-crowned  abode 

The  deities  in  anger  strode. 

Majestic  Jove  high  raised  his  hand ; 

All  mutely  waited  his  command  ; 

With  shame  Apollo  bowed  his  head. 

As  these  grave  words  the  Father  said : 

'  O  King  of  Muses  !  hide  thy  face  ; 
Eternal  is  thy  deep  disgrace ; 
Time  was  when  poets  lived  and  sung 
Inspired  lays  mankind  among ; 
Now  in  the  poet's  lowly  mind 

Ye  gentle  Muses  hold  no  place ; 
True  poetry  is  dead,  I  find. 

Melpomene,  please  state  your  case." 

Out  from  the  council  of  the  gods 

The  lyric  Muse  swift  stept, 
And  o'er  her  Grecian  countenance 
The  flush  of  anger  crept. 
'  O  mighty  gods!  'tis  true,"  she  said, 
'  The  love  of  poetry  has  fled 
From  human  hearts.     You  doubt  it?     Well, 
Pray  listen  to  the  tale  I  tell. 

'The  Bowdoin  Juniors  soon,  forsooth. 

Their  Ivy  Day  will  celebrate, 
And  they  a  most  prosaic  youth 

Have  chosen  for  their  laureate. 
Unlettered  and  to  fame  unborn. 
He  fain  would  scale  fair  Helicon, 
And  steal  the  art  of  poetry !  " 
So  spoke  the  Muse,  Melpomene. 

Scarce  on  the  air  her  tones  had  died, 
Wlien  Jove  arose  and  thus  replied  : 
'  Howe'er  unjust  the  case  appears. 
Sweet  goddess,  prithee  calm  thy  fears  ; 


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For  this  poor  bard,  the  Fates  decree, 
Bj'  greater  fame  eclipsed  shall  be. 

"  Fair  Bovvdoin,  blessed  with  tender  love  ! 

A  mother  ne'er  forlorn  ! 
Whom  Time,  a  loyal  son  hath  said. 

Touched  only  to  adorn. 
Tho'  great  the  glory  of  thy  past. 
Thy  future  stands  secure  and  fast 

Upon  the  scrolls  of  Fate, 
And  in  the  shadow  of  thy  fame 
Unknown  shall  be  the  luckless  name 

Of  this  poor  laureate. 

"  Bowdoin,  thy  sons  shall  win  renown 

Throughout  the  mortal  race. 
And  statesman,  soldier,  bard,  and  sage 

Thine  honored  rolls  shall  grace  ; 
But  first  amongst  the  noble  throng 
Of  men  far-fomed  by  deed  and  song, 
Shall  stand — so  reads  the  Book  of  Fate — 
The  happy  Class  of  'Ninety-eight. 

"And  as  the  ivy  which  they  plant 

Upon  their  festal  day, 
Shall  gently  'round  thy  hallowed  walls 

Its  creeping  tendrils  lay. 
So  when,  inspired  by  love  that  lies 
Within  their  souls,  thy  sons  shall  rise 

To  heights  of  boundless  fame. 
The  fibers  of  their  hearts  shall  be 
Close-twined  about  the  memory. 

Fair  Bowdoin,  of  thy  name." 

The  Father  ceased.     O'er  that  array 
Of  deities  calm  silence  lay. 
As  thus  great  Jove  foretold  the  fate 
Of  Bowdoin  and  of  'Ninety-eight; 
And  as  the  prophecy  he  spoke. 
The  vision  lied.     The  Junior  woke. 

'Twas  morn  ;  the  song  ot  birds  with  sweetness  rife 
Had  roused  old  Mother  Earth  from  sleep  to  life, 
And  now  all  future  fancies  once  so  clear 
Within  the  morning  light  swift  disappear; 
Yet  who  shall  boldly  say  the  dreams  of  night 
May  not  in  alter  days  be  clear  and  bright 
Realities  ?     Who  dares  in  earnest  deem 
The  Junior's  vision  but  an  empty  dream  ? 

PEESIDENT'S   ADDRESS. 
By  Alfked  B.  White. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen,  Friends  of  the   Class  of 

'Ninety-Eight  : 

It  is  my  very  fortunate  privilege  to  welcome  you 

in  behalf  of  the  class  to  the  exercises  of  this,  'Niuety- 

eigbt's  Ivy  Day.     We  invite  you  to  join  heartily 


with  us  in  celebrating  this  event,  which  is  one  of 
the  happiest  in  our  college  course.  There  are 
many  feasts  and  festivals  in  our  life  here  at  Bow- 
doin, but  Ivy  Day  is  the  day  of  days,  and  its  exer- 
cises are  the  source  of  much  pleasure  for  us.  This 
day  marks  the  close  of  three  of  the  happiest  years 
of  our  lives,  and  while  we  are  sad  when  we  think 
of  it,  we  cannot  resist  the  powerful  feelings  of  joy 
that  I'ise  spontaneously  within  us.  Ivy  Day!  Here 
at  last.  After  waiting  three  whole  years  for  it  we 
should  feel  happy. 

Some  of  you  may  uot  know  how  and  why  Ivy 
Day  was  first  celebrated.  To  you  I  shall  say  that 
away  back  iu  the  dim  ages  of  the  past  the  Class  of 
'66,  in  its  Senior  year,  held  the  first  Ivy  exercises 
at  Bowdoin  and  planted  the  ivy  iu  order  that  the 
vine,  green  and  sturdy,  might  remind  undergrad- 
uates in  after  years  of  the  glorious  Class  of  '60.  It 
is  pleasant  for  us  all  to  know  that  our  own  Professor 
Chapman  wrote  the  Ivy  Ode  on  that  occasion. 
Since  tliat  time  few  classes  have  neglected  to  follow 
'66's  si)leiulid  example,  and  for  over  twenty  years 
every  class  lias  left  here  a  sturdy,  insistent  memorial 
in  the  ivy  vine. 

This  tells  you  a  little  of  the  custom  and  its 
origin;  now  I  wish  to  introduce  to  you  the  class 
that  observes  it  to-day. 

All  these  fine,  noble,  gentlemanly  students  are 
members  of  tho  Class  of  '98.  This  class  is  undoubt- 
edly the  keenest,  brightest,  and  most  powerful  one 
that  ever  entci'ed  Bowdoin.  From  our  very  first 
moment  on  this  campus,  Faculty  and  students  alike 
have  recognized  what  a  power  wc  are,  and  during 
our  college  course  nothing  of  any  importance  has 
been  done  here  without  first  consulting  tho  wishes 
of  '98.  All  this  respect  has  been  shown  us  purely 
on  account  of  our  natural  worth,  and  for  no  other 
reason. 

We  entered  Bowdoin  in  the  fall  of  1894,  not  the 
green,  gullible  Freshmen  of  whom  you  hear  so 
much,  but  a  class  of  59  polished  young  men.  There 
might  have  been  125  members  in  our  class,  but 
Professor  Moody  does  not  believe  in  large  classes, 
so  after  he  had  passed  60  of  us  he  conditioned  all 
the  other  ajiplicants.  During  our  first  year  we  got 
along  very  pleasantly ;  everything  came  our  way 
but  the  ball  game,  and  it  was  uot  Sawyer's  fault 
that  we  didn't  get  that.  Our  peanut  drunk  and 
foot- ball  game  are  surely  wortliy  of  mention,  for  we 
made  a  very  creditable  showing  in  both. 

Winter  term  found  us  with  but  56  members, 
Cleaves  and  Morrill  having  left  us  on  account  of 
ill-health,  and  Kaler  because  the  Sophomores  cut 


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his  hair.  We  managed  to  worry  along  without 
them  through  along,  uneventful  winter  term.  During 
spring  term  we  once  for  all  demonstrated  our  ability 
to  control  the  proceedings  of  this  institution.  I  will 
explain.  For  several  ycai's  it  bad  been  the  custom 
for  the  two  lower  classe.'^  to  hold  a  boat  race  on  the 
morning  of  Ivy  Day.  It  had  also  been  the  custom 
for  the  Junior  Class  to  sell  its  sludl  to  the  Freshmen, 
making  fifty  or  seventy-five  dollars  by  the  transac- 
tion. '96  expected  to  do  this  very  thing,  but,  strange 
to  say,  our  class  had  a  serious  aversion  to  boating, 
and  so  '96  has  quite  a  valaable  shell  down  in  the 
boat-house.  Dui'ing  Freshman  year  we  were  care- 
fully watered  and  cultivated,  and  doubtless  this 
treatment  did  much  toward  making  us  the  clean, 
upright  class  you  see  before  you. 

When  we  became  Sophomores  it  devolved  upon 
us  to  initiate  '99  into  the  mysteries  of  college  life, 
and  we  did  it  so  well  that  I  have  no  hesitation  in 
saying  that  '99  follows  '98  more  closely  than  any 
other  class  in  college.  We  met  with  some  very 
serious  losses  about  this  time,  for  on  Thanksgiving 
day,  1895,  Harry  Raymond  Mclntire  severed  his 
connection  with  our  class.  He  was  mourned  by  all 
who  knew  him — Faculty,  students,  and  towns- 
people. Poor  Mac,  we  have  missed  you !  And  why 
not?  Were  you  not  our  §10,000  beauty  from  Saco, 
and  did  you  not  have  an  addition  put  on  the  Lyons 
House  so  you  could  bring  your  clothes  to  Bruns- 
wick? And  Hamilton — Harry  Harmon  Hamilton  — 
we  have  missed  you  too !  You  were  the  only 
member  of  the  class  who  could  read  Latin  and 
Greek  out  of  your  Trigonometry. 

Our  drill  squad,  which  bad  bard  luck  Freshman 
year,  did  itself  proud  on  its  second  appearance,  and 
since  that  time  has  never  been  defeated.  In  all 
branches  of  athletics  our  class  has  always  been  a 
leading  one.  Kendall,  Stanwood,  Spear,  Ives,  Dana, 
and  Pettengill  will  be  remembered  on  account  of 
their  prowess  in  athletics  long  after  this  class  has 
graduated. 

But  athletics  is  not  the  only  side  of  a  man's 
character  that  should  be  developed.  We  are  told 
that  the  mind  should  be  occasionally  looked  after. 
Very  soon  after  we  entered  Bowdoin  we  realized 
that  there  was  oue  custom  observed  here  that  was 
very  injurious  to  the  moral  development  of  the 
students.  I  refer  to  horn  concert.  Early  in  Fresh- 
man year  our  class  voted  not  to  observe  horn  con- 
cert, and  wo  had  the  courage  to  stand  by  our  vote. 
I  sincerely  hope  that  horn  concert  will  never  be 
sung  again. 


Sophomore  year  closed  in  a  blaze  of  glory,  a 
wonderfully  gorgeous  time,  and  not  one  of  us  can 
over  forget  "Skeet's"  set-up. 

During  Junior  year  we  have  continued  our 
triumphal  march  of  conquest,  and  we  now  sit 
before  you  a  truly  wonderful  class.  Jim  Verrill  and 
Bumiie  Webster  have  left  us  for  other  fields  of 
labor,  and  we  are  therefore  somewhat  crippled;  but 
here  we  are,  and  look  closely,  for  you  may  never  see 
such  a  sight  again. 

It  may  seem  to  you  that  I  have  been  a  bit 
egotistical  in  my  history,  but  I  assure  you  that  I 
have  not.  We  know  our  weak  points  as  well  as 
any  one;  for  instance,  we  never  could  play  base- 
ball, and  our  turkey  supper  was  not  a  great  success. 
But  consider  the  results  we  have  brought  about  and 
I  am  sure  that  you  will  all  agree  with  me  when  I  say 
that  we  are  a  wonderful,  yea,  a  marvelous  class. 

I  have  but  mentioned  a  few  of  our  achievements, 
spoken  by  way  of  introduction,  so  that  you  may 
know  what  sort  of  a  class  we  are.  And  now  that 
you  know  something  of  us  as  a  class,  I  shall  bring 
before  you  a  few  of  our  more  noticeable  and  famous 
individuals  and  make  a  few  presentations. 

As  '98  is  such  an  athletic  class  it  is  only  natural 
that  our  greatest  athlete  be  honored.  It  was  little 
trouble  for  nie  to  decide  who  should  be  the  lucky, 
man,  for  every  one  in  college  knows  that  there  is 
one  member  of  tlio  class  who  stands  head  and 
shoulders  above  every  one  else  in  all  kinds  of  ath- 
letic work. 

Mr.  Wendell  Phillips  McKown,  ever  since  your 
entrance  here,  you  have  manifested,  in  a  modest 
way,  your  wonderful  powers.  You  have  taken  part 
in  all  kinds  of  in-  and  out-door  sports,  and  have 
done  more  than  any  other  member  of  the  class  to 
keep  the  blue  and  white  on  top.  I  take  great 
pleasure,  therefore,  in  presenting  to  you,  in  behalf 
of  the  class,  this  little  token.  I  know  that  it  is  too 
small  to  be  of  any  use  to  you  in  your  training,  but 
perhaps  you  can  use  it  as  an  ornament. 

RESPONSE  OF  ATHLETE. 
Mr.  McKown  said: 

Mr.  President  and  Fellow-  Classmates: 

I  thank  you  most  heartily  for  this  recognition  of 
my  superb  physical  ability.  This  little  dumb-bell, 
an  appropriate  present  indeed,  will  I  cherish  as  a 
memento  of  your  wisdom  in  the  selection  of  a  class 
athlete.  This  distinction  in  our  noble  class  must 
be  and  is  an  honorable  one  in  the  eyes  of  all  intelli- 


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gent  people,  for  we  are  a  class  of  athletes,  having 
in  our  midst  men  such  as  Sturgis,  Hills,  and  innu- 
merable others. 

Fellow-classmates,  many  have  been  the  rivalries 
for  this  honor  that  you  ha-ve  bestowed  upon  me; 
many  have  been  the  diOiculties  which  I  have  suc- 
cessfully overcome,  and  now,  when  they  have  finally 
disappeared,  I  look  back  with  admiration  and 
regard  upon  my  perseverance. 

Let  me  bring  to  your  notice  some  of  my  most 
important  rivals.  There  were  Williamson  and  Law- 
rence, the  only  two  men  in  the  whole  class  compar- 
able with  me  iu  excellency  of  physique,  but  they 
have  long  since  sunk  into  obscurity.  There  was 
Pettengill,a  mauof  a  jealous  and  selfish  disposition, 
who,  when  he  had  learned  that  a  majority  of  the  class 
was  iu  favor  of  electing  me  squad-leader  for  the 
athletic  exhibition  of  our  Freshman  year,  struck 
me  down  with  an  Indian-club.  He  was  elected  to 
the  much-coveted  position  while  I  lay  uncouscious, 
for  it  was  three  weeks  before  I  regained  my  senses 
again,  and  then  I  was  awakened  by  a  dream,  in 
which  1  seemed  to  hear  some  one  saying  that  he 
had  just  come  from  a  recitation  in  Political  Econ- 
omy, and  that  not  a  man  had  left  the  I'oom  during 
the  whole  hour.  Who  wonders  that  I  was  immedi- 
ately awakened  ?  What  more  startling  or  surpris- 
ing thing  could  have  happened? 

Enough  for  my  rivals.  I  must  now  speak  of 
myself,  though  I  am  far  too  modest  to  recount  to 
you  the  many  miraculous  feats  which  I  have  per- 
formed. I  pass  through  space  like  a  cannon-ball. 
I  have  broken  the  world's  record  in  the  seven-yards 
dash,  having  performed  this  in  the  marvellous  time 
of  one-fifth  of  a  second,  over  a  vertical  course, 
starting  at  a  window  in  Maine  Hall.  My  wind 
became  nearly  exhausted  iu  this  event,  for  the  finish 
was  an  extremely  hard  one. 

Mr.  President,  I  ask  you,  is  not  this  a  record  of 
which  any  man  may  be;  rightfully  proud?  Is  not 
this  a  record  for  which  I  should  be  rewarded,  and 
rewarded  as  I  have  been  to-day? 

My  career  in  base-ball  and  foot-ball  need  not  be 
recalled  to  the  memory  of  any  one,  for  my  successes 
in  these  branches  of  athletics  have  been  so  numer- 
ous and  so  brilliant  that  my  name  has  ever  been 
before  the  public  notice. 

It  is  as  an  all-around  athlete  that  I  stand  here 
to-day.  What  a  wonderful  figure  I  must  present 
to  the  eye !  I  have  been  trying  to  make  arrange- 
ments with  the  class,  so  that  I  might  have  some 
light  weights,  of  about  two  thousand  pounds  each. 


with  which  I  would  give  a  short  exhibition.  All 
attempts  to  gain  their  consent  were  fruitless,  and 
so  I  am  left  hero,  having  nothing  but  this  little 
dumb-bell,  and  an  inferior  command  of  the  English 
language,  to  explain  to  you  my  remarkable  ability. 
If  I  should  tell  you  that  I  could  easily  raise  five 
thousand  pounds  from  the  floor,  you  would  not 
believe  it,  and  so  with  all  my  feats— the  only  way 
to  believe  them  possible  is  to  see  thom. 

You  may  now  want  to  know  wliat  I  intend  to  do 
after  leaving  college.  This  I  have  not  yet  definitely 
decided.  There  are  many  channels  open  to  nio  in 
whicli  I  could  not  fail  to  meet  with  the  greatest 
success.  I  shall  probably  establish  a  school  of 
instructinn  for  athletes.  In  this  I  would  build  up  a 
world-wide  reputation,  and  would  attract  the  atten- 
tion of  all  the  notables  of  the  land,  and  perhaps 
that  of  Professor  Hutchins,  which  my  ability  has 
failed  to  accomplish  thus  far. 

Mr.  President,  the  only  feeling  which  I  can  have 
toward.s  you  and  our  noble  class  is  a  feeling  of 
gratitude.  I  consider  myself  at  present  the  hap- 
piest man  on  earth ;  happiest,  because  I  have 
received  an  honor  which  time  cannot  erase.  In 
the  future  I  shall  always  sleep  with  this  token  of 
your  esteem  under  my  pillow,  that  I  may  never 
forget  dear  old  Bowdoin  and  the  Class  of  'Ninety- 
eight,  not  even  in  my  dreams. 

Mr.  White: 

I  have  been  greatly  troubled  in  deciding  who 
is  our  class  dig,  for  we  are  all  very  studious.  I 
asked  each  member  of  the  class  separately,  but 
each  man  claimed  the  honor  for  himself.  The 
instructors  have  their  favorites,  so  I  could  learn 
nothing  from  them.  For  a  long  time  I  was  afraid 
our  class  had  no  dig,  but  I  was  very  fortunately 
aided  by  a  disinterested  party  in  a  rather  curious 
way.  One  night  I  had  a  dream ;  I  saw  an  angel,  a 
beautiful,  radiant  being,  seated  upon  a  cool,  mossy 
bank ;  I  was  at  once  reminded  of  Welch,  on  the 
trip  to  Cathance.  The  angel  seemed  to  be  drawing 
cards  out  of  an  urn.  I  approached  and  learned 
that  she  was  the  angel  of  divination.  Upon  learn- 
ing my  desire  she  agreed  to  decide  for  me  who  was 
the  dig  of  the  Class  of  '98.  At  first  she  chose 
Mclntire,  but  I  told  her  "Mac"  had  left  us;  then 
she  chose  Webster,  but  Webster  had  gone  too.  On 
the  third  trial  she  chose  Sturgis,  aud  so  he  is  our 
class  dig. 

Mr.  Guy  Hayden  Sturgis,  Fate  has  chosen  you 
as  the  dig  of  our  class,  and  therefore,  I  present  to 


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you  this  spade  as  an  emblem  of  tho  perseverance 
and  grit  you  have  always  manifested,  particularly 
in  your  studies. 

EESPONSK   OP   DIG. 

Mr.  Sturgis  said  : 
Mr.  President  and  Classmates: 

It  is  with  a  feeling  of  great  pride  aud  satisfac- 
tion that  I  receive  this  little  token  of  your  high 
and  just  appreciation  of  my  labors  while  in  this  dear 
old  Alma  Mater  of  ours.  You  have  called  me 
"  class  dig,"  and  rightly,  for  who  among  my  class- 
mates assembled  here  dares  dispute  my  claim  to  that 
title  or  let  even  a  single  spark  of  jealousy  kindle  in 
his  breast  ? 

Faithfully  and  diligently,  Mr.  President,  have  I 
striven  to  make  myself  worthy  of  this  title.  Sparing 
neither  time  or  labor,  have  I  slowly  but  surely  dug 
my  way  to  this  hour  of  fame  and  glory.  Can  it  be 
true?  Class  Dig!  How  my  heart  throbs  with 
pleasure  as  I  hear  these  words  !  But,  friends,  I  was 
destined  for  this  honor.  For,  when  a  mere  child,  I 
only  needed  a  spade,  a  pail,  and  a  stretch  of  sandy 
beach  to  be  in  a  perfectly  blissful  little  world  of 
my  own.  ' 

Years  have  swept  by,  and  never  has  this  peculiar 
trait  left  me,  but  clinging  like  a  brother,  won  mo 
world-wide  fame  as  a  "digger."  No  man  nor  boy 
was  ray  equal.  In  rain  or  shine  I  never  tired  of  my 
little  spade,  and  the  amount  of  Mother  Earth 
upturned  by  my  tireless  energy  was  simply  im- 
measurable. 

The  sage  men  predicted  a  glorious  future  for  me, 
when  I  had  hardly  reached  the  tender  age  of  fifteen, 
for  even  then  I  was  the  champion  "potato  digger" 
of  my  native  hamlet.  The  young  men  and  boys 
also  looked  up  to  me  with  honor  and  respect,  for 
where  was  there  a  person  who  could  unearth  the 
dainty  angle-worm  with  such  speed  and  skill  as  I? 
But  those  happy  days  soon  passed  by.  and  I,  a  mere 
stripling,  came  to  this  dear  old  town  of  Brunswick 
to  commence  life  as  a  Freshman. 

Hardly  had  I  passed  my  exams  before  my  dig- 
ging inclination  was  noticed  and  commented  on. 
Upper-classmen  were  simply  compelled  to  grant  me 
due  respect,  and  with  willing  hands  did  they  heap 
upon  me  tokens  of  their  esteem.  Not  a  Sophomore 
who  was  not  really  anxious  to  do  me  a  favor.  They 
allowed  me  to  bring  their  w'ater,  dodge  their  water, 
or  receive  it.  But  life  is  short  and  time  is  fleeting, 
so,  having  always  before  my  eyes  the  title  with 


which  I  am  to-day  honored,  I  silently  and  zealously 
kept  digging  at  my  books. 

I  didn't  receive  any  direct  reward  for  my  noble 
conduct,  till  part  of  my  Sophomore  year  had 
elapsed.    Then  it  came,  and  with  a  rush. 

Beneath  me,  in  that  dear  old  hall  called  by  the 
masses  North  Winthrop,  but  by  me  "  Home,"  room 
two  dear  friends  of  mine,  the  "  Tutors,"  men  who, 
as  their  title  signifies,  usually  are  of  a  boisterous 
temperament  and  a  bit  inclined  to  be  wild;  men 
who,  for  all  their  wickedness,  are  tender-hearted  as 
snow-white  doves,  yet  bold  as  African  lions,  unselfish 
to  a  fault,  and  whose  only  thought  is  that  of  pleas- 
ing others. 

Such  were  my  neighbors  from  below.  Now  these 
two  young  men  had  long  been  disturbed  lest  my 
close  application  to  study  should  seriously  injure 
my  health.  So  one  autumn  eve,  as  the  clock  was 
striking  out  an  early  hour,  the  "  Tutors,"  hearing 
the  leaves  of  my  book  rustle  as  I  thumbed  the 
well-worn  pages,  and  thinking  that  it  was  finally 
time  I  was  warned  against  bringing  about  my  own 
ruin,  noiselessly  and  carefully  tiptoed  up  the  stairs 
and  approached  my  room. 

Surrounded  by  books,  and  burning,  as  usual,  my 
midnight  oil,  I  heard  a  gentle  rapping  and  a  tapping 
at  ray  chamber  door.  It  opened,  and  my  visitors 
walked  in.  Clad  in  their  "robes  des  chambres,"' 
they  advanced  to  my  desk  and  made  their  errand 
known.  They  counseled  me  to  desist  from  such 
conduct  and  change  my  habits.  They  told  me  how 
dangerous  to  my  health  was  such  a  course,  and  left 
me  a  sadder  and  wiser  boy.  But  'twas  vain,  for 
.still  I  kept  a  digging  and  a  plugging,  never  letting 
the  vision  of  my  present  honor  and  future  glory 
leave  my  sight. 

Now,  the  wise  men  say  that  "A  deed  well 
begun  is  half  done,"  and  the  world  acknowledges  it. 
So  to-day,  as  I  look  back  on  my  boyhood  days  and 
feel  that  they  have  been  spent  in  a  manner  worthy 
of  nothing  but  the  highest  praise,  then  look  into  the 
future,  and  plan  for  a  life  of  fame  and  fortune,  I 
truly  feel  that  my  life's  work  is  half  done.  Aud, 
friends,  it  is  with  a  feeling  of  deepest  regret  and  com- 
passion that  I  look  into  the  bright  faces  of  such  men 
as  our  dear  little  "Robbie"  Morson  and  "Mellie" 
Loring,  and  remember  that  their  lives  have  been 
one  endless  round  of  pleasure  and  dissipation,  that 
their  time  in  college  has  been  spent  in  idleness, 
and,  perhaps,  vice. 

But,  classmates,  we  cannot  all  be  saints,  and  as 
Dame  Fortune  has  granted  to  me  alone  that  privi- 


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lege,  why  uot,  you  who  feel  the  need,  reform,  take 
me  as  an  example,  and  become  honored  and 
respected  as  your  humble  servant  now  is. 

Mr.  President,  again  let  me  tender  you  my 
heart-felt  thanks,  and  assure  you  that  my  desire 
for  glory  while  in  college  is  satiated,  tliat  this  little 
spade  shall  be  dearer  to  me  than  gold,  and  that  the 
memory  of  this  day,  celebrated  by  our  glorious  Class 
of  '98,  will  be  one  of  the  pleasantest  recollections 
of  my  life. 

Mr.  White: 

Shakespeare  said : 

"  I  do  not  know  the  man  I  should  avoid 
So  soon  as  that  spare  Cassius." 
Now  Shakespeare  never  knew  our  Cassius,  for  if  he 
bad  he  would  never  have  written  those  lines.    Our 
class  sport  is  just  the  fellow  not  to  avoid  ;  he  is  just 
the  chap  we  all  want  to  meet  as  often  as  possible. 

Mr.  Williamson,  a  sport  should,  according  to  the 
accepted  rules,  possess  a  very  large  flashing  jewel 
for  prominent  display.  I  was  unable  to  get  the  dia- 
mond I  desired,  but  peihaps  you  may  value  this 
one  as  highly  as  any  I  could  obtain. 

RESPONSE  OF  SPORT. 

Mr.  Williamson  said : 
Mr.  President  : 

It  has  justly  been  said  of  many  great  men  that 
they  awoke  one  delightful  morning  to  find  them- 
selves famous.  Great,  indeed,  must  have  been  their 
pleasure  at  realizing  themselves  thus  afloat  on  the 
vast  sea  of  popular  favor.  Yet  how  much  more 
satisfaction  and  pleasure  do  I  experience  on  this 
glorious  occasion,  coming,  as  I  have,  through  these 
long  years  of  rivalry  and  strife,  to  a  position  envied 
by  every  one ;  for  I  stand  before  you  to-day  the 
most  famous  of  the  great. 

Anxiously  have  I  waited  for  this  moment,  this 
supreme  moment  of  my  college  life,  when  I  might 
present  myself  to  the  world  as  king  of  the  sportiest 
of  the  sports. 

It  would  indeed  be  difficult  for  me  to  portray  to 
you  the  exact  time  at  which  1  started  in  this  pro- 
fession. Profession,  yes,  for  I  have  in  it  a  profession, 
an  ideal,  before  which  everything  else  vanishes  as 
speedily  as  does  every  sound  before  the  sonorous 
voice  of  our  Class  Saviour,  Mr.  Welch. 

After  plodding  wearily  along  for  these  years  I 
fully  realize  that  I  have  now  come  to  a  position 


where  I  no  longer  shall  have  to  endure  the  daily 
routine  and  drudgery  of  a  professional  life,  but  can 
rank  myself  among  that  corps  of  expert  specialists 
of  which  there  is  only  one  world-renowned  name. 
That  name,  Mr.  President,  designating  a  sport  who 
everywhere  commands  admiration  and  respect,  is 
Cassius  Claudius  Williamson,  born,  as  the  name 
would  suggest,  in  the  ancient  city  of  Milan — New 
Hampshire. 

When  for  the  first  time  I  beheld,  upon  this 
glorious  old  campus,  the  classmates  of  which  I  am 
so  proud,  I  thought  I  saw  in  some  of  them  at  least, 
a  spark  of  that  indomitable  spirit  which,  if  fanned 
with  the  bieezes  that  I  was  capable  of  creating, 
would  burst  into  an  eternal  flame  which  no  sopho- 
moric  water  could  quench.  Especially  as  I  looked 
on  the  divine  forms  and  angelic  faces  of  Eaton  and 
Loring,  I  was  fully  convinced  that  I  should  be  com- 
pelled to  exert  every  force  at  my  command,  lest  I 
be  outsti'ipi)ed  in  the  race  for  the  kingship  by  these 
masterpieces  of  humanity.  But  alas  for  my  rivals, 
the  waters  which  served  to  freshen  and  brighten 
my  buds  of  sporthood,  causing  them  to  burst  into 
fragrant  flowers,  only  caused  theirs  to  be  subdued 
and  ci'iished  into  an  oblivion  from  which  no  amount 
of  nursing  could  rescue  them. 

Thus  I  came  to  the  close  of  our  Freshman  year, 
having  attained  the  position  of  class  sport,  the 
right  to  the  honor  of  which  neither  Faculty  nor 
students  could  question. 

Scarcely  had  we  entered  the  second  year  of  our 
college  life  when  there  came  among  us  one  whom. I 
only  regret  is  not  here  to-day,  that  I  might  thus 
publicly  commend  him  for  his  excellent  qualities  as 
a  sport.  I  refer  to  our  most  eiBcient  ex-president, 
Mr.  Laycock. 

As  in  athletic  sports,  so  in  social  sports,  those 
who  at  first  appear  the  least  promising  are,  often- 
times, crowned  with  the  laurels  of  success  in  the 
end.  There  has  developed  from  one  of  our  most 
modest  and  bashful  classmates  a  sport  of  the  highest 
order.  The  village  dancing-master,  Mr.  Preble, 
who  has  broken  the  heart  of  many  a  fair  maid,  is 
to-day  a  close  second  for  the  position  which  I  am  so 
nobly  filling.  Our  class  politician,  Mr.  Baxter,  who 
with  stentorian  voice  so  nobly  upheld  the  honor  of 
his  party,  when  Mr.  Bryan  was  striving  to  win  fame 
in  the  native  city  of  his  presidential  associate,  can- 
not be  too  highly  praised  for  his  sportive  traits. 
Did  he  not  recover  the  vast  sum  of  ten  mills  for  the 
ill-treatment  received  at  the  hands  of  the  oflicers  of 
our  neighboring  city,  thereby  gaining  a  reputation 


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that  will  place  him  among  the  foremost  of  the 
nation's  sports? 

Would  that  I  could  show  you  hy  comparison 
how  much  superior  I  am  to  all  of  my  competitors. 
Such  a  procedure,  however,  is  not  possible.  Not  in 
a  single  trait  can  I  be  compared  to  any  of  them. 
My  dress,  that  sacred  idol  of  every  sport,  is  utterly 
unapproachable.  I  am  without  doubt  the  only 
sport  in  New  England  wearing  at  the  present 
moment  the  newly  devised  shirt  front,  a  revolving 
bosom,  containing  six  of  the  most  dazzling  and 
highly  colored  patterns  ever  to  be  found.  That 
you  may  be  able  to  recognize  me  after  I  have  rid 
myself  of  this  incumbrous  mantle,  I  will  say  that 
immediately  after  these  exorcises  I  shall  be  robed 
in  a  silk  hat  of  the  very  latest  shape,  a  long-tail 
coat  of  the  most  recent  cut,  trousers  of  the  most 
approved  black  and  white  check,  shoes  of  pale 
blue,  and  gloves  of  the  daintiest  lavender.  Gaze  on 
me  as  I  pass  along  the  streets,  and  you  will  per- 
ceive that  I  have  in  no  way  over-estimated  my 
talents. 

Mr.  President  and  classmates,  when  I  first  arose 
to  thank  you  for  the  great  honor  conferred  upon  me, 
I  felt  fully  confident  of  being  able  to  reveal  to  you 
in  flowing  language  the  gratitude  with  which  my 
heart  is  filled.  As  I  now  stand  here  I  feel  that  I  am 
in  the  same  condition  as  was  the  young  boy  who, 
leaning  out  of  a  third-story  window,  trying  to  pluck 
a  peach  from  a  tree  near  by,  fell  to  the  ground, 
s — peachless.  My  articulatory  organs  fail  to  respond 
to  the  words  of  thankfulness  with  which  my  mind 
is  o'ercrowded.  I  will  not  weary  you  trying  to 
express  the  pride  that  I  feel  in  receiving  this 
elegant,  appropriate,  and  valuable  token  of  the 
esteem  in  which  I  am  held  by  you ;  but  assure  you 
that  I  shall  ever  maintain  as  high  a  position  among 
sports  as  does  this  diamond  occupy  among  precious 


Mr.  White: 

I  am  very  sorry  to  bring  to  your  notice  the  only 
member  of  the  class  who  has  degenerated.  In  every 
flock  there  is  one  black  sheep,  but  black  sheep  are 
usually  born  black.  Ours  has  changed  from  one  of 
spotless  whiteness  to  the  other  extreme.  When 
Francis  Hamlin  entered  college  he  was  an  innocent, 
guileless  youth, "but  now  I  am  afraid  he  is  not. 

Mr.  Hamlin,  realizing  as  we  do  that  unless  some 
marked  improvement  is  made  in  your  actions  at 
once  you  too  will  leave  us,  we  present  to  you  these 
spurs.    May  they  urge  you  on  until  you  attain  your 


old  exalted  position  in  the  eyes  of  the  town  and 
college. 

RESPONSE   OF   BACKSLIDER. 

Mr.  Hamlin  said : 
Mr.  President  and  Classmates  : 

This  occasion,  which  to  you  is  one  of  unalloyed 
happiness,  brings  to  me  a  mingled  feeling  of  joy 
and  pain.  When  I  consider  the  past,  the  heights 
from  which  I  have  fallen,  what  I  might  have  been, 
and  what  altitudes  I  might  have  attained,  my  grief 
seems  greater  than  I  can  bear,  for  "  a  sorrow's 
crown  of  sorrow  is  remembering  happier  things." 

But  when  I  turn  to  the  present,  my  grief  is 
somewhat  mitigated.  As  t  am  at  the  foot  of  the 
hill,  I  have  little  to  lose  and  much  to  gain.  I,  unlike 
those  who  are  perched  on  the  summits,  have  no  fear 
of  a  fall.  I  have  sinned  and  backslidden,  yet  now 
that  my  confession  is  made,  my  mind  is  at  peace, 
and  no  longer  shall  "  concealment  like  a  worm  in 
the  bud  "  gnaw  at  my  vitals. 

Now  a  man  cannot  backslide  unless  he  has,  at 
some  time,  attained  an  elevation  from  which  to 
slide.  But  do  we  not  have  greater  honor  for 
that  man  who  has  once  occupied  high  places  than 
for  the  one  who  has  never  been  higher  than  he  now 
stands?  Certainly  we  do.  Therefore,  I  say,  if  ir 
be  duly  appreciated,  for  one  to  be  called  a  back- 
slider is  unquestionably  an  honor;  to  be  a  back- 
slider is  a  greater  honor;  to  be  the  backslider  of 
'98  is  the  greatest  honor.  Being  the  recipient  of 
honor  it  behooves  me,  therefore,  to  see  to  it  that  my 
position  be  appreciated,  and  to  do  this  I  will  briefly 
mention  the  qualifications  of  a  backslider  and 
recount  some  of  my  own  experiences  by  way  of 
explanation  and  illustration. 

It  requires  a  natural  talent,  a  complete  knowl- 
edge of  the  profession,  and  continual  practice,  to 
make  backsliding  a  success.  That  [  have  made  it 
a  success  is  proved  by  my  being  now  in  this  most 
honorable  position. 

When  I  was  but  a  small  "  kid"  it  was  one  of  my 
fondest  sports — to  climb  a  hill,  do  you  think  ?  Ah, 
no  !  but  to  slide  back,  that  was  immense  fun. 

Well,  I  took  many  backslides,  some  demanding 
plasters  and  poultices,  others  simply  moral  and 
mental  patching  and  healing. 

My  childish  faith  in  certain  beliefs  was  strong 
and  ardent,  yet  from  my  opinions  I  was  forced  to 
backslide  in  many  cases.  One  case  I  remember  all 
too  well.  I  sincerely  believed  that  all  those  pretty 
little  black  and  white  animals  were  kittens.    One 


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morning  out  by  the  stable  I  picked  one  up.  Suffice 
it  to  say  I  backslid  from  the  faith.  And,  Mr.  Pres- 
ident, if  such  occasions  are  not  pleasant  they  are 
events  never  to  be  foi'gotteii,  illustrations  of  fact 
not  to  be  questioned. 

As  time  went  on  I  was  always  found  in  the 
straight  and  narrow  path.  My  aim  was  to  shun 
evil  and  cleave  to  that;  which  was  good.  When  I 
entered  Bowdoin  I  was  known  as  an  ideal  youth  in 
whom  there  was  no  guile ;  lionest  and  upright  in 
purpose;  "  Chaste  as  the  icicle;"  "A  trustier  heart, 
more  loving,  never  beat  in  human  breast." 

Of  course  I  took  the  Faculty  and  Seniors  as  my 
examples  and  guides,  and,  anxious  to  follow  them, 
I  abandoned  secret  prayer,  and  having  no  invita- 
tion to  offer  public  praise,  I  abandoned  prayer  alto- 
gether. By  so  doing  I  avoided  the  chance  of  at 
least  one  unpleasantness,  that  of  getting  "  wooded" 
should  I  pray  too  long.  As  fast  as  possible  I  acquired 
the  other  attainments  of  those  chosen  for  my  great 
examples,  and  soon  I  could  smoke,  chew,  gamble, 
swear,  and  even  bluff,  almost  as  well  as  they. 

About  this  time  I  was  surprised  to  learn  that 
these  attainments  were  not  considered  essential 
characteristics  of  a  member  of  a  college  Faculty  nor 
even  of  a  Senior  in  college.  These  were  only  special 
features.  But  I  had  now  come  to  take  delight  in 
such  things.  I  saw  that "  Sometimes  virtue  starves 
while  vice  is  fed."  I  at  once  "shook"  virtue. 
I  came  to  think  that  "  Breaking  of  an  oath  and 
lying  is  but  a  kind  of  self-denying,"  and  when,  like 
Byron's  hero,  I  knew  not  what  to  say,  I  swore. 
"Swiping"  I  easily  acquired,  a  "booze"  now  and 
then  came  along  in  order,  and  soon  I  was  a  complete 
backslider  from  all  the  teachings  and  beliefs  of  my 
childhood.  But  I  found  "  'Tis  better  to  be  vile  than 
vile  esteemed,"  so  with  "A  virtuous  viser,  I  hid 
deep  vice,"  and  took  for  my  motto 

"  Bear  a  fair  presence  though  your  lieart  be  tainted, 
Teach  sin  the  carriage  of  a  holy  saint." 

With  Hall,  Martyn,  and  several  South  Maine 
classmates,  I  always  attended  chapel,  and  under  no 
circumstances  would  Perkins  and  I  cut  a  recitation. 
We  spent  hours  iu  trying  to  persuade  Morsou  not 
to  cut  so  often,  especially  biology.  With  Sturgis 
and  Hills  I  was  always  found  at  the  Y.  JVl.  C.  A. 
meetings.  We  urged  the  "  theologs"  to  go,  but  iu 
vain.  When  one  of  our  number  was  sick  (of  his 
place)  and  in  prison,  I  would  have  visited  him,  but 
was  forcibly  detained.  I  pleaded  with  Blake  and 
Laycock  to  sign  the  temperance  pledge;  by  the  aid 
and  example  of  Stauwood  and  Merrill  I  did  induce 


"Jake"  Loring,  when  he  must  swear,  to  say  noth- 
ing worse  than  "  damn."  To  prove  my  zealous  spirit,  I 
brought  Alexander  and  Pi-eblc  into  close  friend- 
ship, hoping  that  their  natures  might  strike  a  happy 
medium,  and  that  Alexander  might  drop  the  idea 
that  he  was  a  society  man  and  a  famous  lady-killer, 
and  that  Preble  might  assume  more  confidence  and 
mingle  in  the  giddy  whirl  of  Topsham  and  Wiscasset 
society. 

But  "A  daw's  not  reckoned  a  religious  bird 
because  he  keeps  cawing  from  a  steeple."  So  at 
last  I  was  foui'.d  out,  and  to-day,  free  from  all 
deceit,  I  stand  here  as  a  backslider.  I  have  hack- 
slidden  from  purity,  truth,  temperance,  and  morality. 
I  now  love  and  seek  the  juices  of  all  forbidden 
fruits.  But  iu  one  thing  I  rejoice.  In  the  various 
vicissitudes  of  my  profession  I  learned  to  have, 
whenever  I  backslid,  due  regard  to  a  landing  place. 
I  venture  to  say  that  any  man,  however  high',could 
find  reasons  for  rejoicing  were  he  on  this,  my  pres- 
ent foundation ;  for  the  landing-place  I  chose  was 
that  best  of  colleges,  our  dear  old  Bowdoin,  and  that 
most  renowned  and  brilliant  of  classes,  tlie  Class 
of  '98.  And,  Mr.  President,  with  these  spurs  as  a 
reminder,  and  with  such  examples  as  I  shall  surely 
receive  from  my  classmates,  though  I  may  back- 
slide from  all  things  else,  I  shall  never  backslide 
from  Bowdoin  nor  the  Class  of  '98. 

Mr.  White: 

It  will  astonish  you  all  to  hear  that  we  have  a 
criminal  in  our  class,  a  man  full  of  pure  deviltry, 
who  ought  to  know  better,  who  has  had  all  the 
advantages  possible  to  a  young  man,  and  yet  is  a 
hardened  criminal.  He  is  the  terror  of  the  State, 
and  he  is  known  on  account  of  his  crimes  all  over 
the  United  States.  There  is  hardly  any  crime  of 
which  he  is  not  guilty,  but  he  cannot  be  convicted 
of  any  of  them.  He  is  so  cunning  that  he  always 
escapes,  always  has  an  impregnable  defence. 

Mr.  Percival  Proctor  Baxter!  You  seem  aston- 
ished !  Perhaps  you  do  not  believe  that  such  an 
innocent-looking  young  man  is  guilty  of  all  these 
misdemeanors.  It  is  true,  I  assure  you.  That 
bright,  fresh-looking  countenance  is  in  every  rogue's 
gallery  iu  this  country.  He  is  talented,  but  his 
talents  are  employed  in  an  evil  manner.  lustead 
of  busying  himself  iu  a  peaceful,  law-abiding  way, 
he  is  always  prowling  around  to  find  some  poor 
unoffending  victim  upon  whom  he  may  commit  some 
of  his  devilish  antics. 

Mr.  Baxter,  iu  behalf  of  the  class  I  present  to 


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you  these  handcuflfs,  and  advise  you  always  to 
wear  them.     It  will  save  you  money. 

RESPONSE  OP  CLASS  CRIMINAL. 

Mr.  Baxter  said : 
Mr.  President  and  Classmates  : 

How  can  I  thauk  you  for  these  elegant  brace- 
lots*  I  infer  in  presenting  them  to  me  that  you 
design  them  as  a  reward  of  merit,  for  my  having  so 
faithfully  followed  the  careful  teaching  and  example 
set  by  certain  beloved  Bowdoin  men  who  before  my 
day  have  also  been  made  notorious  by  being  cast 
into  prison.  Though  you  would  shame  me  before 
such  an  audience,  I  simply  ask,  is  it  a  disgrace  to  have 
followed  in  the  footsteps  of  such  men  as  Professor 
Emery  and  our  own  Hutch,  the  former  one  of  Mr. 
Despeaux's  Brunswick  jail-birds,  the  latter  like  my- 
self a  sometime  inmate  of  the  Bath  police  station? 
There  is  a  prevalent  opinion  that  honors  are  too  often 
sought  by  unscrupulous  men.  Let  me  assure  you, 
however,  that  in  my  case  these  honors  were  thi'ust 
upon  me,  and  this  very  thrusting  was  done  by  no 
less  a  celebrity  than  the  lord-high-muck-a-muck 
of  the  Bath  police  force,  the  City  Marshal  himself 
What  a  fortunate  community  Bath  is!  She  pos- 
sesses those  two  things  which  should  constitute  all 
earthly  happiness,  a  plenty  of  pretty  maidens  and 
an  efficient  (?)  and  manly  (?)  police  force. 

Our  class  is  a  class  of  criminals,  but  I  shall 
simply  refer  to  two,  those  most  hardened  by  crime, 
myself  and  Hutchings,  or  plain  "Hutch"  as  he 
is  called.  My  history  is  brief.  While  asserting  the 
rights  of  free  speech  in  the  highways  of  Bath,  I  was 
rudely  spirited  away  by  an  overwhelming  power, 
and  upon  recovering  from  the  shock,  found  myself 
where  ?  In  the  "  cooler  !  "  But  the  only  cool  thing 
in  that  cooler  was  a  pail  of  cold  water,  used  presum- 
ably to  cool  the  heads  of  whatever  harmless  inebriates 
might  fall  into  the  hands  of  these  doughty  peace- 
protectors.  What  feelings  of  association  and  recol- 
lection crept  over  me  as  I  thought  of  all  those  who 
had  occupied  and  should  in  the  future  occupy  those 
dingy  quarters,  my  predecessors  and  my  successors  ! 
I  shall  not  weary  you  with  detail.  My  kind  and 
sympathetic  friends  secured  my  release,  and  I  was 
a  free  man,  free,  but  unless  vindicated,  stigmatized 
for  life!  Vengeance  was  my  sole  thought,  and  ven- 
geance I  obtained  !  Here  is  my  vindication  ;  my 
one  cent !  No  longer  is  the  mark  of  Cain  upon  my 
brow;  that  one  cent  has  removed  all  stains,  and 
to-day  I  stand  here  with  a  character  as  spotless  as 
the  driven  snow. 


Not  so  with  "Hutch";  this  young  man  sits  yonder 
an  unvindicated  law-breaker.  He  too  was  captured 
by  these  valiant  "coppers,"  but  what  was  found  on 
his  person  ?  A  thermometer  of  giant  size !  Imagine 
the  despair  of  poor  Hutch  ;  captured  with  contra- 
band goods  in  his  possession  as  he  was  about  to 
escape.  He  was  allowed  to  depart  on  bail,  and  on 
the  following  morning  paid  his  fine  of  some  ten 
dollars,  like  the  little  man  he  is.  Thus  ends  the 
record  of  our  criminality.  That  has  passed,  but 
what  of  to-day?  "  Hutch  "  is  contemplating  mem- 
bership with  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  and  I  am  a  full-fledged 
member  of  the  College  Jury. 

As  I  gaze  upon  these  delicate  bracelets,  as  I  look 
into  so  many  faces,  I  seem  in  a  trance.  I  imagine 
myself  in  my  narrow  cell;  the  strains  of  "Oh,  that 
Funny  Feeling,"  and  "The  Blow  Almost  Killed 
Father"  are  wafted  to  my  ears,  as  on  that  memor- 
able night.  The  scene  changes.  I  am  addressing 
His  Honor  the  Mayor  of  Bath ;  my  accuser  faces 
me,  but  is  dumb  ;  I  seem  to  hear  the  sonorous  tones 
of  William  J.  Bryan  floating  through  the  darkness, 
softened  by  having  passed  around  several  corners, 
and  down  lane  and  alley.  Again,  I  am  before  the 
court;  question  after  question  phases  rae  not. 
Others  take  the  stand ;  the  self-coufldent "  Hellcrack" 
Merrill,  the  bashful  "  Freddie"  Drfike.  Oliver  Dow 
Smith  is  now  there.  What?  Alas!  The  dream" 
passes !  Oliver  has  rendered  the  Bowdoin  yell  with 
but  six  " 'rahs,"  fatal  mistake.  Oliver,  of  ali  men 
to  so  forsake  and  demean  his  Alma  Mater. 

Mr.  President,  you  say  I  have  an  open  counte- 
nance, but  there  are  two  varieties  of  open  coun- 
tenances, that  of  a  saint  and  that  of  a  fool.  How 
shall  I  discover  your  intention?  Weird  tales  of 
gruesome  creatures,  of  uncanny  beings,  now  man, 
now  beast,  such  as  Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde,  have 
come  to  us  ;  to  these  incongruous  shapes  I  claim  no 
relationship.  I  am  a  simple  disturber  of  the  peace, 
an  inciter  of  riots.  With  these  beautiful  as  well  as 
substantial  bracelets,  for  which  I  thauk  you,  Mr. 
President,  to  keep  me  from  mischief,  and  with  a 
little  judicious  missionary  work,  which  I  trust  may 
not  be  denied,  I  may  still  hope  to  outlive  my 
questionable  reputation,  and  once  again  be  a 
respected  citizen  of  the  community. 

Mr.  White: 

Whatever  pleasantry  and  joking  has  been  em- 
ployed in  the  previous  presentations  is  now  laid  at 
one  side,  and  we  come  to  the  most  serious  part  of 
the  exercises. 

To  choose  a  Class  Popular  Man  is  the  greatest 


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honor  a  class  can  bestow  upon  any  of  its  mem- 
bers. The  Popular  Man  is  the  college  man's 
ideal.  Ho  is  an  athlete,  .^^cholar,  and  a  fine  fellow 
in  every  sense  of  the  word.  Whoever  receives  the 
wooden  spoon  is  respected  and  loved  by  every  man 
in  college.  Our  popular  man  is  uo  exception  to 
these  rules ;  he  is  dear  to  every  one  of  us.  He  is 
a  fine  athlete,  a  good  scholar,  and  deserves  the 
highest  possible  praise.  On  the  tennis  court  and  the 
foot-ball  field  the  Bowdoin  "Panther"  has  ui)held 
the  name  of  Bowdoin,  until  everybody  who  is  inter- 
ested in  the  college  knows  "  Bill"  Spear  either  per- 
sonally or  by  reputation. 

Mr.  Spear,  in  presenting  to  you  this  wooden 
spoon  I  voice  the  sentiments  not  only  of  the  class 
but  of  the  whole  college.  I  can  only  say  that 
instead  of  calling  you  class  Popular  Man,  I  present 
to  you,  the  most  popular  man  in  college,  this  spoon. 
May  it  ever  serve  to  remind  you  of  the  love  and 
good  wishes  every  man  in  college  extends  to  you 
to-day. 

RESPONSE  OP  POPULAR  MAN. 

Mr.  Spear  said: 
Mr.  President  and  Classmates  : 

It  is  always  a  great  pleasure  for  one  to  know 
that  he  has  many  friends;  and  in  accepting  this 
token,  which  is  one  of  the  greatest  honors  that  a 
class  has  in  its  power  to  bestow,  I  realize  more  than 
ever  how  strong  are  the  bonds  of  friendship. 

We  have  been  here  now  for  nearly  three  years  — 
years  which,  when  we  entered  on  our  college  course 
as  strangers  to  one  another,  seemed  almost  ages. 
But  how  quickly  they  have  passed,  and  how  many 
happy  hours  we  have  spent  together  within  these 
old  halls,  without  the  slightest  sign  of  that  discord 
which  is  so  apt  to  arise,  and  which  often  tends  to 
mar  the  happiness  of  college  life.  From  the  day 
when  we,  as  Freshmen,  held  our  first  class  meeting 
in  the  hall  below,  we  have  shared  each  other's  joys, 
stood  together  in  our  sorrows,  and  our  relations 
with  each  other  have  always  been  of  the  pleasantest. 

In  a  class  like  our  own,  where  we  have  always 
been  bound  together  by  such  strong  ties  of  friend- 
ship, it  would  be  entirely  out  of  place  for  one  man 
to  consider  himself  more  popular  than  another,  for 
indeed  we  are  all  popular,  as  is  shown  by  the  way 
in  which  we  have  stood  together  through  the  last 
three  years.  But  custom  has  established  the  rule 
that  each  class  shall  choose  one  of  its  members  as 
the  guardian  of  this  token ;  therefore  in  receiving  this 
spoon  I  cannot  look  upon  it  as  my  personal  prop- 


erty, for  we  all  share  it.  But  I  do  consider  myself 
greatly  honored  at  being  chosen  by  qiy  fellow-class- 
mates to  hold  in  trust  this,  their  most  cherished 
token. 

Classmates,  the  three  years  which  are  now  draw- 
ing to  a  close  have  been  three  of  the  happiest  and 
most  profitable  years  of  our  lives,  and  now  that  we 
are  about  to  enter  upon  our  fourth  and  last  year 
within  the  halls  of  old  Bowdoin,  let  us  try  to  make 
it  even  happier  and  more  profitable  than  ever. 

In  closing  I  thank  you,  not  only  for  this  spoon, 
but  also  for  that  which  it  signifies,  and  I  shall 
always  look  upon  it  as  the  most  cherished  memento 
of  my  college  days. 

Immediately  after  these  presentations  the 
class  filed  out  and  gathered  about  the  north 
end  of  Massachusetts  Hall,  where  the  Ivy 
Ode  was  sung,  while  the  curator,  E.  G.  Wil- 
son, planted  the  ivy. 

The  ode  was  written  by  T.  L.  Pierce, 
and  was  sung  as  follows,  to  the  tune  of 
"Em  an": 

IVY  ODE.— Class  of  '98. 
Air — Ernan. 
While  btue  skies  smile  on  Youth  and  Beauty  bright, 

We  give  this  day  to  pleasure  unconfined; 
We  chase  dull  sorrow  far  beyond  our  sight, 
And  joy  doth  reign  within  each  happy  mind. 

We  ne'er  again  shall  know  such  days  as  these, 
These  college  days,  when  cares  do  not  oppress, 

When  we  may  lie  and  dream  beneath  the  trees, 
And  every  wind  that  blows,  blows  to  caress. 

Then  on  this  festal  day  we  celebrate, 
We'll  plant  this  Ivy  as  a  symbol  true 

Of  that  deep  love  which  time  cannot  abate, 
The  love,  from  us  to  dear  old  Bowdoin,  due. 

And  if,  in  future  years,  this  vine  recall 

To  younger  sons,  the  class  that  set  it  here, 

This  be  the  lesson  it  will  speak  to  all — 

Love,  and  strive  upward,  hope,  and  never  fear. 

After  the  planting  of  the  ivy  the  Junior 
Class  witnessed  the  Seniors'  last  chapel  from 
the  balcony.  The  cha[)el  was  packed  to 
overflowing  by  the  time  the  voluntary  ceased. 
President  Hyde  read  the  scripture  selection, 
and  then  followed  au  anthem  by  tlie  choir, 
beautifully  rendered.  After  President  H^^de 
had  offered  prayer,  the  Seniors  formed  in  a 
solid  phalanx,  and  with  locked  step  marched 


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down  the  aisle  under  the  leadership  of  Mar- 
shal French,  singing  "Auld  Lang  Syne." 
The  ceremony  was  most  impressive.  The 
Seniors  marched  through  the  lines  of  uncov- 
ered undergraduates  extending  from  the  steps 
far  down  the  walk.  After  cheering  the  col- 
lege and  the  classes  they  were  heartily 
cheered  in  return  by  all  those  assembled. 
Thus  ended  the  afternoon's  programme. 


Ivy  Hop. 

^PHE  annual  Ivy  Hop  was  held  in  the  Town 
-*■  Hall  in  the  evening,  and  was  a  fitting 
close  to  a  most  successful  day.  There  never 
has  been,  it  is  safe  to  sa}',  a  more  brilliant 
Ivy  Hop  than  this.  From  eight  o'clock  until 
nine  the  Germania  Orchestra  gave  a  concert. 
There  were  upwards  of  seventy-five  couples 
present  when  dancing  commenced,  and  the 
gallery  was  swarmed  with  spectators.  Supper 
was  served  in  the  Court  Room  during  inter- 
mission. The  participants  in  the  hop  were 
by  no  means  anxious  to  leave,  and  the  rising 
sun  and  singing  birds  were  holding  full  sway 
when  the  weary  dancers  plodded  their  way 
homeward. 

The  order  of  dances  was  as  follows: 


Waltz— Artist  Life. 

Strauss 

Two-Step— Jack  and  tlie  Beanstalk. 

Sloane 

Waltz— Ma  Belle  Adoree. 

Roy 

Two-Step— El  Capitan. 

Soiisa 

Waltz— Wizard  of  the  Nile. 

Herbert 

Tv\  o-Step— Up  tlie  Street. 

Morse 

Waltz — Sweet  Dream. 

Strauss 

Portland  Fancj'— A  Jolly  Night. 

Beyer 

Two-Step — Handicap. 

Rosey 

Waltz— Wiener  Blut. 

Strauss 

Two-Step— King  Cotton. 

Sousa 

INTERMISSION. 

Two-Step — Cuban  Liberty. 

Ramsdell 

Waltz— 0  Schbner  Mai. 

Strauss 

Two-Step — Black  America. 

Coote 

Waltz — Lady  Slavery. 

Kerker 

Schottische — My  Angeline. 

DeWitt 

Two-Step — Happy  Dreams  in  Dixie. 

Mills 

Waltz— Jack. 

Sloane 

Lanciers — Amorita. 

Czibulka 

Two-Step — Wizard  of  the  Nile.  Herbert. 

Waltz — Simple  Simon.  Sloane. 

Two-Step — King  Carnival.  Rosey. 

Several  extras  were  added,  to  say  nothing 
of  the  dozen  or  so  of  encores  which  were 
given. 

The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  Hyde,  Mrs. 
Mitchell,  Mrs.  Robinson,  Mrs.  Johnson,  Mrs. 
Woodruff,  Mrs.  Moody,  Mrs.  Lee,  Mrs. 
Houghton,  Mrs.  Hutchins,  and  Mrs.  Files. 

The  floor  manager  was  E.  E.  Spear,  and 
his  aids  were  G.  F.  Stetson,  D.  R.  Pennell, 
H.  R.  Ives,  and  F.  E.  Drake. 


The  Brunswick  Division  of 
the  Maine  Festival  Chorus  gave 
a  concert  at  the  Town  Hall,  recently. 
Professor  Chapman  of  New  York  was 
present  to  conduct.  The  Bowdoin 
Glee  Club  vi'as  programmed  to  sing, 
but  for  some  reason  or  other  failed  to  put  in  an 
appearance.  Among  the  members  of  the  chorus 
were  Professors  Woodruff  and  Chapmau.  The  latter 
is  a  kinsman  of  the  great  conductor. 

The  base-ball  team  posed  at  Webber's  last  week. 
The  Dekes  have  a  tasteful  flower  bed  at  their 
club. 

Greenlaw,  '9i.>,    was  elected   base-ball    captain 
for  '98. 

Charles  D.  Moulton,  '98,  was  on  the  campus  a 
day  last  week. 

George  L.  Dillaway,  '98,  is  enjoying  the  delights 
of  a  western  trip. 

The  final  signing  for  rooms  was  called  this  week 
by  the  Treasurer. 

A  party  of  Alpha  Delts  enjoyed  a  ride  to  the 
Gurnet,  Saturday  evening. 

The  Commencement  Concert  has  been  posted, 
and  bids  fair  to  bo  a  great  success. 

Carleton    and    Payson,    '9.3,    were    at    college 
recently  and  attended  the  Ivy  Hop. 


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The  Freshmeu  banquet  in  Portland  this  weelf, 
but  where  and  when  no  one  knows. 

What  weather!  May  Coraraenceraeut  weeli  be 
pleasant,  even  tho'  it  rains  all  summer. 

The  Inter-Scholastic  meet  of  last  week  brought 
a  big  batch  of  sub-Freshmen  to  the  campus. 

The  Orchestra  is  away  on  a  prolonged  trip,  fur- 
nishing music  for  high  school  graduations,  etc. 

Brett,  '97,  attended  the  graduating  exercises  of 
the  Auburn  Grammar  School,  Wednesday  evening. 

Now  for  exams.  The  time  when  the  midnight 
oil  should  buru  but  for  our  a,bominable  electric 
lights. 

0.  D.  Smith  and  A.  L.  Hunt,  '98,  have  accepted 
positions  on  two  of  the  Boston  and  St.  John  boats 
for  the  summer. 

The  last  of  the  receptious  to  the  members  of  the 
Freshman  Class  was  given  week  before  last  at  Mrs. 
W.  A.  Houghton's. 

The  Seniors  are  enjoying  their  vacation,  and 
nearly  each  delegation  has  gone  into  camp  either 
at  the  lakes  or  sea-shore. 

Adjourns  and  early  recitations  have  been  iu 
order  for  the  past  week  in  consequence  of  ball 
games,  real  or  imaginary. 

Not  enough  interest  could  be  aroused  in  '97  to 
warrant  a  banquet.  But  twelve  men  would  agree 
to  go,  and  the  matter  fell  through. 

The  Seniors  played  a  "bawl  game"  recently, 
the  "  Wingtownpeclers"  vs.  sonic  other  club  with 
an  equally  unpronounceable  name.  The  score  has 
been  lost. 

Drake,  '98,  is  singing  at  the  Winter  Street  Con- 
gregational Church,  in  Bath.  E.  R.  Hunter,  well- 
known  for  his  work  with  the  Glee  Club,  is  tenor  at 
this  church. 

Professor  Moody,  examiner  for  Washington 
Academy,  did  not  make  a  visit  to  that  institution 
this  spring,  as  there  are  no  candidates  for  admis- 
sion to  Bowdoin  this  year. 

The  Commencement  speakers  have  been  chosen 
as  follows:  William  Frye  White,  Robert  Sidney 
Hagar,  Harry  Maxwell  Varrell,  John  George  Haines, 
Archie  Sherman  Harriman,  Fred  Gustavus  Knee- 
land. 

The  luterscholastio  men  were  entertained  at  the 
different  ckibs.  Professors  Robinson  and  Hutchins 
experimented  with  the  X-rays  for  their  amusement, 
and  the  Art  Building  was  thrown  open  to  them 
during  the  evening. 


There  have  been  several  meetings  of  the  M.  I.  C. 
Base-Ball  League  held  recently  at  Brunswick- 
The  University  of  ^Nlaine  has  been  represented  by 
C.  H.  Farnham,  Bates  by  J.  A.  Marr,  Colby  by  F.  A. 
Roberts,  and  Bowdoin  by  Manager  Baxter. 

The  Base-Ball  Association  elected  the  following 
officers  at  its  annual  meeting  recently:  President, 
Nason,'99;  Vice-President,  Webster, '99;  Secretary, 
Neagle, '99;  Treasurer,  F.  B.  Merrill,  1900;  Mana- 
ger, L.  L.  Cleaves,  '99;  Scorer,  J.  W.  Whitney,  1900. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  General  Athletic  Associa- 
tion, held  June  Uth,  in  Memorial  Hall,  tho  follow- 
ing ofiQcers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  Pres- 
ident, Button,  '99;  Vice-President,  Philoon,  '99  ; 
Secretary,  Levensaler,  1900;  Treasurer,  McCarthy, 
1900;  Manager,  R  S.  Cleaves, '99. 

The  Maine  Interscholastic  Athletic  Association 
held  its  seventh  annual  meet  at  Brunswick,  June  5th. 
Bangor  High  School  won  with  45  2-U  points,  Port- 
land High  School  followed  with  42,  Hebron  Academy 
with  18,  Brunswick  High  School  with  17  1-3,  Bath 
High  School  with  7,  and  Lewiston  High  School  with 
5  points.  The  meet  was  most  successful  in  every 
respect. 

That  the  committee  in  charge  of  this  year's 
Commencement  Concert  made  a  coup  d'etat  when  it 
engaged  the  Temple  Quartette  of  Boston,  of  which 
Mr.  Bert  G.  Willard,  Bowdoin,  '96,  is  a  member,  is 
conceded  liy  everybody.  Mr.  Willard  has,  for  the 
past  year,  been  under  tho  instruction  of  one  of  the 
best  professors  of  voice  culture  in  this  country,  and 
his  numerous  friends  here  in  college  and  about 
town  will  be  only  too  glad  of  an  opportunity  to 
hear  him  once  more. 

According  to  newspaper  accounts  one  would 
have  imagined  that  the  lightning  played  havoc  in 
the  midst  of  our  beautiful  buildings  week  before 
last.  To  tlie  contrary,  the  Bowdoin  campus  will  be 
looking  better  than  ever  this  year  at  Commence- 
ment week.  A  few  feet  of  stone  blasted  from  the 
rear  of  the  chapel,  and  a  few  feet  of  plastering 
knocked  from  the  ceiling  of  a  student's  room,  seem 
to  have  been  about  the  only  observable  damage 
done.  Yet  the  newspapers  gave  us  quite  a  thrilling 
report  of  the  wreck  (?). 

A  very  sad  drowning  accitient  happened  last 
Sunday,  and  since,- the  college  has  been  in  mourning. 
Dr.  Rice,  a  young  doctor  of  Brunswick,  who  had 
endeared  himself  to  all,  especially  to  the  college, 
wlierc  he  had  hosts  of  friends,  and  Sinkinson,  '99, 
were  rowing  on  the  river.  While  passiug  through 
the  "narrows"  their  light  craft  was  capsized  and 


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59 


they  started  to  swim  for  the  shore.  Everything 
seemed  well  and  Dr.  Rice  said  he  was  "all  right," 
when  asked  by  Siiikinson.  Nothing  more  was  seen 
of  him,  and  Sinkinson  was  picked  up  by  a  boat 
in  a  half-unconscious  condition,  owing  to  the  icy 
water.  The  college  deeply  feels  this  loss,  for  Dr. 
Kice  was  identified  with  college  interests,  and  was 
beloved  by  all  who  knew  him. 


iftf?Ieties. 


BASE-BALL. 
Boivdoin,  7 ;  Bales,  4. 

Wednesday,  May  26th,  Bowdoin  went  to  Lewiston 
in  full  force,  and  came  home  well  pleased.  The 
game  was  about  as  hoped  and  expeolod.  The  Bates 
team  batted  harder  than  Bowdoin,  but  couldn't  field 
well  enough  to  over-balance  the  visitors'  superior 
work  in  that  line. 

Bates  took  the  lead  in  the  second  inning,  and  held 
it  until  the  sixth,  when  Bowdoin  clinched  the  game 
on  hits,  and  errors  by  Slattery  and  Mason.  The 
rest  of  the  game  was  hard  fought,  but  Bowdoin  was 
not  in  danger  at  any  time.  Both  pitchers  did  good 
work,  being  cool  at  all  times,  and  pulling  out  of 
some  hard  places. 

The  throwing  of  Bacon  and  Chirke  was  superb, 
and  the  fielding  of  Hull  was  excellent.  He  accepted 
nine  chances  without  an  error.  For  Bates,  Johnson 
and  Puringlon  did  good  work.  Mason  also  hit  well, 
but  was  useless  in  the  field.     The  score : 

BOWDOIN. 

A,B.      R.    E.H.    P.O.      A.       B. 

Haines,  c 3  0  0  4  3  0 

Bodse,  p 5  2  0  1  'J.  0 

Hull,  2b .5  1  1  3  B  0 

Wignott,  r.f 4  1  0  1  0  0 

Clarlic,  ob 3  1  0  1  2  2 

Greenlaw,  l.f 4  2  2  0  0  0 

Bacon,  s..s 4  0  0  1  4  1 

Stanwood,  c.f. 4  0  1  2  1  0 

Libby,  lb 3  0  0  14    •  0  0 

Totals 35        7        4      27      18        3 

BATES. 

A.E.      R.      T.E.    P.O.     A-.       E. 

Pulsifer,  p 4  0  1  0  3  0 

Burrill,  l.f 4  0  0  0  0  0 

Quinii,3b 3  0  1  1  3  0 

Purington,  c 3  0  0  10  3  1 

Slattery,  2b 4  0  1  3  1  2 

Johnson,  s.s 4  0  0  2  4  0 

Bennett,  c.f 2  1  0  2  0  0 

Lowe,  lb 3  2  1  9  0  1 

Mason,  r.f 3  1  2  0  0  2 

Totals 39        4        6      27      14        6 


SCORE   BY  INNINGS. 

123456789 
Bowdoin    ....100004020—7 

Bates 020000200  — 4 

Earned  runs— Bates  1.  Two-base  hits— Slattery.  Three- 
base  bit — Pulsifer.  Stolen  bases— Bodge.  Wignott.  Double 
plays— Stanwood  and  Libby;  Bacon,  Hull,  and  Libby. 
Bases  on  called  balls— Haines  2,  Libby,  Quinu,  Bennett, 
Lowe.  Struck  out— by  Bodge,  Pulsifer,  Quinn,  Lowe;  by 
Pulsifer,  Haines,  Hull,  Clarke,  Bacon,  Stanwood,  Libby. 
Hit  by  pitched  ball— by  Hodge,  Purington.  Wild  pitches— 
Pulsifer.     Time— 2h.  20m.     Umpire— Webb. 

Colby,  5 ;  Bowdoin,  1. 

The  game  with  Colby,  Saturday,  the  26th,  was  a 
very  unsatisfactory  one  to  Bowdoin  supporters  and 
players.  In  the  first  place  the  grounds  were  in  no 
condition  to  play  on,  and  a  protest  was  made  on  that 
account  before  the  game  started.  Nevertheless,  Colby's 
captain  said  "play,"  and  the  game  was  started.  It 
commenced  to  rain  at  the  end  of  the  fourth,  and  the 
umpire  refused  to  call  the  game,  but  after  another 
half  inning,  he  was  obliged  to  stop  the  playing. 
The  protest  is  to  come  before  the  league  managers 
for  decision. 

f  he  Bowdoin  team  could  do  nothing  in  the  mud 
and  rain  after  their  work  on  the  new  grass  field,  and 
plaj'ed  a  waiting  game,  while  the  Colby  men  seemed 
just  in  their  element  in  the  mud  and  slime. 

The  score : 

COLBY. 

A.E.    B.H.    P.O.      A.       E. 

Cushman,  c 3  2  3  0  0 

Hudson,  3b 3  0  0  0  0 

Scannell,  p 3  0  1  5  0 

V.  Putnam,  2b 2  1  2  1  0 

Gibbons,  l.f 2  1  0  0  0 

Wilson,  r.f l  o  0  0  1 

Fogg,  r.f 1  0  0  0  0 

Tupper,  c.f I  0  1  0  0 

H.  Putnam,  lb 1  1  8  0  0 

Tolman,  s.s 2  1  0  2  0 

Totals 19        6      15        8        1 

BOWDOIN. 

A.E.    E.H.    P.O.      A.       E. 

Haines,  c 0  0  5  2  0 

Bodge,  p 3  0  2  0  1 

Hull,  2b 2  0  1  0  1 

Greenlaw,  l.f 2  0  0  0  0 

Clarke,  3b 2  1  0  0  0 

Bacon,  s.s 1  0  1  1  1 

Stanwood,  c.f 2  0  1  0  0 

Libby,  p 2  0  1  0  0 

Smith,  r.f 2  0  1  0  1 

Totals 16        1      12        3        4 

SCORE    BY   INNINGS. 

12      3      4      5 

Colby 2      2      0      1      x— 5 

Bowdoin o      1      0      0      0—1 

Runs  made— by  Gibbons,  Fogg,  Tupper,  H.  Putnam, 
Tolman,  and  Clarke.  Two-base  hits— Cusliman  and  H. 
Putnam.  Stolenbases— Cushman  and  Tolman.  Bases  on 
balls— Haines  and  Bacon.  Struck  out— Scannell  3,  Gib- 
bons, Wilson,  Bodge,  Libby,  Smith.  Hit  by  pitched  ball— 
Tupper,  H.  Putnam,  Haines.  Passed  ball— Cushman. 
Time— Ih.  15m.    Umpire— Nason. 


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Bowdoin,  6 ;  Harvard  College,  3. 

Monday,  May  31st,  Bowdoin  played  the  strong 
Harvard  College  nine,  on  Ihe  athletic  field.  The  game 
was  one  of  the  best  ever  seen  on  the  grounds,  and 
was  clean,  hard  base-ball  from  start  to  finish.  The 
visitors  were  no  mean  opponents,  having  beaten  the 
regular  'varsity  nine.  Bates  College,  and  other  good 
teams. 

It  was  a  pitchers'  battle  from  the  start,  and  both 
did  superb  work.  Morse  is  no  doubt  one  of  the  best 
pitchers  BovidoiD  has  yet  met,  and  they  fell  before 
him  with  only  a  two-bagger  by  Greenlaw,  but  they 
out-fielded  the  Harvard  men  and  so  won.  Libby 
did  by  far  the  best  work  for  Bowdoin,  accepting  six 
chances  and  striking  out  twelve  men.  The  score  : 
BOWDOIN. 

A.E.      R.      E.H.    P.O.      A.        E. 

Haines,  o 3  0  0  1.3  1  0 

Boilge,  lb 3  3  0  4  0  0 

Hull,  2b 2  2  0  3  0  0 

Greenlaw,  r.f 4  1  1  1  0  0 

Clarke,  3b 4  0  0  1  0  3 

Kacon,  s.s 3  0  0  3  0  0 

Stanwood,  c.f 4  0  0  3  0  0 

Libhy,  p 3  0  0  0  G  0 

Smith,  l.f 3  0  0  1  0  2 

Totals 29        6        1      27        7        5 

HARVARD   COLLEGE. 

A.B.      K.     E.H.    P.O.      A.       E. 

Holt,  2b 5  0  0  0  0  0 

Sears,  l.f 4  1  0  3  0  1 

Foster,  lb 4  0  0  11  0  1 

Gregory,  3b 4  0  1  0  1  1 

Galbraith,  r.f 3  1  0  0  0  0 

MoVey,  s.s 4  1  3  0  0  0 

Mor.se,  p 3  0  0  0  3  0 

Slade,  c 4  0  0  S  (>  3 

Maiming,  u.f 3  0  1  2  0  1 

Totals 34        3        5      24      10        7 

SCORE  BY    INNINGS. 

12345  0  789 
Harvard  College  .00100000  2—3 
Bowdoin  ....30100002  0— (i 
Two-base  hits — Greenlaw,  McVey.  Passed  balls— by 
Slade  3.  Wild  pitch— by  Morse  1.  Bases  on  balls— by 
Libby  1,  by  Morse  4.  Struck  out— by  Morse  14,  by  Libby 
12.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — Hull,  Galbraith.  Stoleu  bases- 
Bodge  2,  Greenlaw  1,  Sears  1. 

Bowdoin,  11 ;  Colby,  6. 

The  second  game  with  Colby  was  played  at 
Brunswick,  Wednesday,  June  2d,  and  the  result  was 
more  satisfactory  than  the  first  game.  In  the  first 
inning  Bowdoin  seemed  nervous  and  three  of  the 
five  errors  were  made,  allowing  Colby  to  score 
twice  without  a  hit.  After  the  first  inning  the  Colby 
men  were  easily  disposed  of  except  in  the  seventh, 
when  they  scored  three  runs  on  four  consecutive  hits 
and  a  poor  throw.  Then  Bowdoin  came  in  for 
runs  in  the  eighth,  making  five  runs  and  striking  all 
around  once,  and  Greenlaw  twice. 

The  work  of  Bacon  was  best  for  Bowdoin.     He 


played  perfectly  at  short-stop  until  the  sixth  inning, 
when  he  replaced  Bodge  in  the  box.  He  pitched 
the  rest  of  the  game  in  magnificent  style,  striking 
out  six  men.     The  score  : 

BOWDOIN. 

A.E.      K.      B.H.   T.E.    P.O.      A.        E. 

Haines,  c 4  2  1  1  10  0  2 

Bodge,  p., s.s 4  1  2  5  0  5  0 

Hull,  2b 4  1  0  0  3  1  1 

Greenlaw,  l.f 5  2  3  5  0  0  0 

Clarke,  3b 4  2  2  2  1  1  2 

Bacon,  s.s.,  p 4  1  1  3  3  2  0 

Stanwood,  o.f 4  0  0  0  2  0  0 

Libby,  lb 4  1  1  1  8  1  0 

Gould,  r.f 2  1  0  0  0  0  0 

Totals 35      11      10      17      27      10        5 

COLBY. 

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

Cushman,  c 5  1  2  2  6  2  0 

Hudson,  3b 5  2  3  4  3  1  1 

Scaimell,  p 5  2  2  2  1  1  0 

V.  Putnam,  2b 5  1  2  3  2  2  2 

Gibbons,  l.f 4  0  0  0  1  0  } 

Fogg,  r.f 3  0  0  0  1  1  0 

Tupper,  c.f 4  0  0  0  2  0  0 

H.Putnam,  lb 3  0  0  0  8  0  0 

Tolman,s.s 4  0  1  2  0  0  2 

Totals 38        6      10      13      24        7        6 

SCORE   EY   INNINGS. 

12345678      9 
Bowdoin       ....10020305     x— 11 

Colby       2      0      1      0      0      0      3      0      0—6 

Struck  out— by  Scannell  4,  by  Bodge  2,  by  Bacon  6. 
Base  on  balls— by  Scannell  2,  by  Bacon  2.  Hit  by  pitched 
ball — Gould,  Hull,  Bodge.  Stolen  bases — Colby  5.  Passed 
balls— Cushman,  Haines.     Umpire— Kearns  of  Lewiston. 

U.  of  31. ,  11;  Bowdoin,  6. 

Saturday,  June  5th,  Bowdoin's  second  game  with 
the  U.  of  M.  team  was  played  on  the  new  field.  From 
the  start  to  the  finish  the  home  team  was  outplayed." 
In  the  first  inning  Bowdoin  seemed  dazed,  and  did 
not  get  into  the  game  as  they  should  have  done  until 
it  was  too  late.  Tlie  visitors  played  a  Freshman 
battery,  and  they  did  fine  work. 

Bodge  pitched  the  first  four  innings  and  then 
retired  in  favor  of  Libby,  who,  although  severely 
handicapped  by  an  injured  finger,  did  much  better, 
but  it  was  too  late.  Captain  Haines  seemed  to  have 
an  off  day,  and  was  responsible  for  several  runs. 

For  Bowdoin  the  work  of  Greenlaw  was  excellent, 
both  in  the  field  and  at  the  bat.     Brann  and  Pretto 
did  the  best  work  for  the  visitors.     The  score : 
UNIVERSITY   OF  MAINE. 

A.B.      E.       B.H.     T.B.    P.O.      A.        E. 

Pretto,  s.s 3  3  2  2  1  2  0 

Crockett,  3b 5  3  2  2  1  0  0 

Palmer,  lb 4  1  1  1  9  0  1 

Dollev,  2b 4  0  2  2  0  1  1 

Small,  r.f 5  1  1  2  0  0  0 

Cushman,  p 4  0  0  0  0  4  0 

Clark,  c 5  0  0  0  10  3  1 

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

Sprague,  l.f 4  0  1  1  1  0  0 

Totals 39       11       10       12      27         8        3 


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BOWDOIN. 

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

Haine.s,  c 3  2  1  2  6  1  1 

Bodge,  p.,  lb 4  0  2  2  0  0  0 

Hull,  2b 5  0  0  0  3  1  0 

Greenlaw,  l.f 5  1  2  i  3  0  0 

Clarke,  3b 4  0  0  0  2  4  3 

Bacon,  s.s 4  0  0  0  1  4  1 

Stanwood,  c.f 3  2  2  2  1  0  0 

Libby,  lb.,  p 3  0  1  3  3  2  1 

Gould,  r.f 4  1  0  0  0  0  0 

Totals 35        6        8      13      27      12        6 

SCORE  BY  INNINGS. 

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U.  of  M 3      1      0      3      0      3      0      1      0—11 

Bowdoiu  ....11002002  0—6 
Struck  out — by  Cushraan  7,  by  Bodge  2,  by  Libby  2. 
Base  on  balls— by  Cushman  5,  by  Bodge  3,  by  Libby  2. 
Stolen  bases— U.  of  M.  2,  Bowdoin  9.  Wild  pitches— 
Cushraan,  Bodge  2.  Passed  balls— Haines  4,  Cushman. 
Umpire — Hadley  of  Portland. 

Bates,  9 ;  Bowdoin,  8. 

Tuesday,  June  8th,  Bates  came  to  Brunswick  for 
the  second  game,  and  it  was  the  closest  and  most 
exciting  game  of  the  season.  The  game  was  close 
and  hard  fought  to  the  end,  but  Bowdoin  was  oat- 
batted  and  out-fielded. 

Burrill  started  in  pitching  for  Bates,  and  he 
pitched  well  until  the  fifth,  when  Bowdoin  scored 
twice.  Pulsifer  then  took  his  place,  and  we  scored 
three  more  runs.  Libby  pitched  the  whole  game  for 
Bowdoin,  and  did  excellent  work.  For  the  first  five 
innings  he  was  invincible,  but  in  the  seventli,  the  fatal 
seventh,  on  a  couple  of  bases  on  balls  and  five  hits 
Bates  scored  five  runs.  After  the  seventh  Libby 
steadied  down,  but  then,  with  a  lead  of  one  run,  the 
game  was  lost  on  errors. 

Purinton  did  the  best  work  for  the  visitors,  field- 
ing perfectly  and  hatting  well.     The  score  : 
BATES. 

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

Pulsifer,  2b.,  p 5  1  0  0  3  2  0 

Burrill,  p.,  l.f.,  2b.       ..  5  2  2  3  0  5  0 

Quinu,  3b 5  2  1  1  0  1  2 

Purinton,  c 5  1  3  6  8  1  0 

Slattery,  l.f.,  2b.       ...  4  1  1  1  0  0  3 

Johnson,  s.s 5  1  1  2  1  2  0 

Bennett,  c.f 4  0  1  1  2  0  0 

Lowe,  lb 5  1  0  0  12  0  0 

Mason,  r.f 4  0  0  0  1  0  1 

Totals 42        9        9      14      27      11        6 

BOWDOIN. 

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

Haines,  c 2  1  1  1  14  1  0 

Bodge,  lb 5  0  2  3  8  0  2 

Hull,  2b 5  0  0  0  1  4  1 

Greenlaw,  l.f 5  0  2  3  0  0  1 

Clarke,  3b 4  2  0  0  2  1  1 

Bacon,  s.s 3  2  1  1  1  1  0 

Stanwood,  c.f 5  1  0  0  1  0  0 

Libby,  p 4  1  1  2  0  2  1 

Gould,  r.f 3  1  0  0  0  1  1 

Totals 36        8        7      10      27      10        7 


SCORE   BY  INNINGS. 

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Bates 00000151      2—9 

Bowdoin      ....00002321      0—8 

Struck  out— by  Libby  13,  by  Burrill  4,  by  Pulsifer  5. 
Base  on  balls — by  Libby  4,  by  Burrill  1,  by  Pulsifer  2. 
Hit  by  pitched  ball— Gould,  Haines.  Wild  pitches — Bur- 
rill 2.  Stolen  bases— Bates  1,  Bowdoin  4.  Umpire— Kelley 
of  Lewiston. 

BASE-BALL   AVERAGES. 

The  following  averages  are  for  the  whole  season. 
In  fielding  they  are  far  superior  to  last  year,  while  in 
batting  the  work  has  not  been  quite  as  good. 

Batting  Averages. 

PEE 
A.B.       B.H.       T.B.  CT. 

Greenlaw, .  56  18  26  .322 

Bodge, 61  17  22  .279 

Hull " 62  16  19  .258 

Clarke 59  13  16  .220 

Stanwood, 53  9  9  .169 

Libby 56  9  15  .161 

Haines, 48  7  8  .144 

Wiguott, 28  4  6  .143 

Gould 9  1  1  .111 

Bacon, 57  6  9  .106 

Wilson, 6  0  0  .000 

Fielding  Averages. 


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fM 

0 

3 

1.000 

4 

117 

.967 

6 

142 

.959 

1 

21 

.955 

1 

13 

.928 

6 

73 

.924 

■2 

21 

.913 

(i 

62 

.912 

0 

76 

.884 

8 

43 

.705 

Wignott,  r.f.  (7  games),     ...  3 

Libby,  lb.,  p 121 

Haines,  c 148 

Wilson,  c,  lb.  (2  games),       .     .  22 

Greenlaw,  l.f 14 

Bodge,  p.,  lb 79 

Stanwood,  c.f., 23 

Bacou,  s.s 08 

Hull,  2b 8() 

Clarke,  3b.,       61 

Gould,  r.f.  (3  games),     ....  3 


Financial  Report  of  the  Base-Ball  Manager 
FOR  1897. 

June  8,  1897. 
To  the  Bowdoin  Base-Ball  Association : 

As  manager  for  the  season  of  1897  I  beg  leave  to 
submit  the  following  report  of  the  funds  received  and 
disbursed  by  me  during  my  management : 
Assets. 

Paid  subscriptions,  '97 $27.50 

Paid  subscriptions,  '98,        •     .    79.32 

Paid  subscriptions,  '99,        55.50 

Paid  subscriptions,  1900, 31.50 

Paid  subscriptions,  Specials,      1.00 

Gate,  Murphy  Balsams 44.15 

Gate,  Lewiston  High  School, 8.90 

Portland,  guarantee, 60.00 

Gate,  Murphy  Balsams,  second, 16.90 

Gate,  New  Hampshire  College,       28.80 

Cook  &  Co.,  license 5.00 

Gate,  Boston  College 35.80 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Amherst,  guarantee $100.00 

Dartmouth,  guarautee, 150.00 

Gate,  Bath, 26.65 

Gate,  Harvard  2(1 66.31 

Gate,  Colby 138.00 

Gate,  University  o£  Maine, 77.00 

Gate,  Bates 157.50 

Subscriptions  collected,  June  8th 24.50 

$1,134.36 
Liabilities. 

Base-balls f64.25 

Bats 22.40 

Wright  &  Ditson,        126.79 

Umpires, 23.70 

Stamps, 4.75 

LovellArmsCo 17.80 

Bases, 3.00 

Express .      8.05 

Expenses,  M.  I.  C.  A.  A., 7.45 

Printing 32.00 

Telegrams, 6.46 

10  per  cent,  gate  and  grand  stand, .    44.25 

Guarantees 245.00 

Miscellaneous 19.17 

Expenses  of  trips,        416.14 

10  per  cent.  Bates  game, 15.75 

11,055.96 
Surplus. 

Balance  cash  in  treasury, $78.40 

Unpaid  subscriptions, 166.00 

Balance  on  hand  June  8th $244.40 

All  bills  of  the  Association  contracted  during  the 
management  of  1897  are  paid.  A  balance  of  $78.40 
is  at  present  in  the  treasury  in  cash,  and  there  are 
f  166  due  on  the  subscription  lists.  The  Association's 
debt  for  1896  was  $225.84;  thus,  after  this  is  paid, 
there  will  be  a  surplus  in  the  treasury  of  $18.66. 
P.  P.  Baxter,  Manager,  1897. 

TENNIS. 

Notwithstanding  the  unfavorable  conditions  of  the 
weather  for  tennis  this  spring,  the  entry  list  in  the 
annual  tournament  was  as  large  as  in  previous  years. 
The  graduation  of  Dana,  '96,  the  college  champion  in 
singles,  and  of  Fogg,  '96,  who,  together  with  Dana, 
was  champion  in  doubles,  left  two  championships 
to  be  contested  for.  Much  interest  was  shown  in  the 
tournament,  and  the  matches  were  closely  watched. 
H.  R.  Ives,  '98,  won  first  place  in  singles.  Dana,  '98, 
and  Ives  are  champions  in  doubles,  and  Cook  .and 
W.  W.  Spear  are  second.  Wright  &  Ditson,  and 
Loring,  Short  &  Harmon,  very  kindly  presented 
rackets  to  be  used  as  prizes  in  the  tournament. 
Singles. 
Preliminary  Round. 

L.  L.  Cleaves,  '99,  beat  Dunnack,  '97,  by  default. 

Haskell,  '99,  beat  Drake,  '98,  5-6,  6^,  7-6. 


R.  S.  Cleaves,  '99,  beat  Dole,  '97,  2-6,  6-4,  7-5. 
Clark,  '97,  beat  Levensaler,  1900,  by  default. 
W.  W.  Spear,  '98,  beat  Webster,  '99,  6-0,  6-0. 
Littletield,  Med.,  beat  Briggs,  '99,  by  default. 
Varrell,  '97,  beat  Wood,  1900,  6-2,  6h1. 
Dana,  '98,  beat  West,  1900,  6-1,  6-4. 
Thomas,  '99,  beat  Stetson,  '98,  6-2,  6-2. 
Ives,  '98,  beat  Dana,  '99,  6-1,  6-1. 

First  Round. 
Wiggin,  '98,  beat  Nelson,  '99,  by  default. 
Chapman,  1900,  beat  Marsh,  '99,  6-2,  8-6. 
Randall,  '99,  beat  Merrill,  '98,  by  default. 
Minott,  '98,  beat  Bell,  1900,  6-2,  6-1. 
Cook,  '97,  beat  Merrill,  '99,  6^1,  6-3. 
Hawes,  1900,  beat  Moulton,  '99,  6-1,  6^. 
Haskell,  '99,  beat  L.  L.  Cleaves,  '99,  by  default. 
Clark,  '97,  beat  R.  S.  Cleaves,  '99,  7-9,  6-4,  6-4. 
W.  W.  Spear,  '98,  beat  Littlefleld,  Med.,  3-6,  0-3,  6-2. 
Dana,  '98,  beat  Varrell,  '97,  6-0,  6-1. 
Ives,  '98,  beat  Thomas,  '99,  6-0,  6-2. 
White,  '99,  beat  Jordan,  1900,  6-0,  6-4. 
Kelley,  '99,  beat  Gilman,  '97,  9-7,  6-2. 
Came,  '99,  beat  Carmichael,  '97,  6^,  6-3. 
E.  G.  Pratt,  '97,  beat  P.  W.  Davis,  '97,  6-2,  0-4. 
W.  H.  Smith,  '99,  beat  Knight,  1900,  7-5,  3-6,  6-3. 

Second  Round. 
Chapman,  1900,  beat  Wiggin,  '98,  by  default. 
Randall,  '99,  beat  Minott,  '98,  6-4,  6-1. 
Cook,  '97,  beat  Harris,  1900,  6-4,  7-5. 
Haskell,  '99,  beat  Clark,  '97,  6-4,  6-2. 
Dana,  '98,  beat  W.  W.  Spear,  '98,  8-6,  9-7. 
Ives,  '98,  beat  White,  '99,  6-2,  6-3. 
Kelley,  '99,  beat  Came,  '99,  2-6,  6-4,  6-2. 
E.  G.  Pratt,  '97,  beat  W.  H.  Smith,  '99,  7-5,  0-0. 

Third  Rotmd. 
Randall,  '99,  beat  Chapman,  1900,  6-3,  6-2. 
Cook,  '97,  beat  Haskell,  '99,  6-2,  6-3. 
Ives,  '98,  beat  Dana,  '98,  4-6,  7-5,  6-1. 
E.  G.  Pratt,  '97,  beat  Kelley,  '99,  6-3,  6-2. 

Semi-Finals. 
Cook,  '97,  heat  Randall,  '99,  6-3,  7-5. 
Ives,  '98,  beat  E.  G.  Pratt,  '97,  6-4,  6-3. 


Ives,  ' 


Finals. 
8,  beat  Cook,  '97,  6-1,  6-8,  6-0,  6-3. 


Champion  in  Singles. — H.  R.  Ives,  '98. 

Doubles. 
Preliminary  Round. 

Littlefield,  Med.,  and  Little,  Med.,  beat  Hunt,  '98,  and 
Lord,  '97,  by  default. 

White,  '99,  and   Dana,  '99,  heat  Levensaler,  1900,  and 
Knight,  1900,  by  default. 

R.  S.  Cleaves,  '99,  and  Merrill,  '99,  beat  E.  G.  Pratt,  '97, 
and  P.  W.  Davis,  '97,  by  default. 

Came,  '99,  and  Kelley,  '99,  beat  W.  H.  Smith,  '99,  and 
Haskell,  '99,  6-3,  6-1. 

Cook,  '97,  and  Spear,  '98,  beat  Carmichael,  '97,  and 
Dunnack,  '97,  by  default. 

Bell,   1900,   and  Wood, 
Minott,  '98,  by  default. 


1900,    beat    Merrill,    '98,   and 


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First  Round. 

Dana,  '98,  and  Ives,  '98,  beat  Littlefield,  Med.,  and 
Little,  Med.,  6-2,  6-1. 

White,  '99,  and  Dana,  '99,  beat  R.  S.  Cleaves,  '99,  and 
Merrill,  '99,  6-i,  6-1. 

Cook,  '97,  and  Spear,  '98,  beat  Game,  '99,  and  Kelley, 
'99,  6-3,  6-1. 

Moulton,  '99,  and  Randall,  '99,  beat  Bell,  1900,  and 
Wood,  1900,  6-1,  6-2. 

Semi-Finals. 

Dana,  '98,  and  Ives,  '98,  beat  White,  '99,  and  Came,  '99, 
6-0,6-0. 

Cook,  '97,  and  Spear,  '98,  beat  Moulton,  '99,  and  Ran- 
dall, '99,  6-4,  8-6. 

Finals. 
Dana,  '98,  and  Ives,  '98,  beat  Cook,  '97,  and  Spear,  '98, 
3-6,6-3,6-2,6-1. 

Champions  for  1897. — Dana,  '98,  and  Ives,  '98. 

MAINE  INTERCOLLEGIATE  TENNIS  TOUR- 
NAMENT. 

The  Maine  Intercollegiate  Tennis  Tournament 
held  in  Portland,  beginning  June  7th,  resulted  in  Bow- 
doin  taking  first  place  in  singles  and  also  first  in 
doubles.  There  was  no  second  place  to  be  contested 
for,  as  the  Southard  cup  for  second  in  singles  became 
Bowdoin's  property  last  year.  The  cup  for  first  in 
singles  was  a  new  one,  competed  for  this  year  for 
the  first  time.  The  continued  wet  weather  has  so 
handicapped  the  college  tennis  associations  that  Bow- 
doin  was  the  only  college  to  send  her  full  quota  of 
representatives.  Bales  and  Colby  sent  two  men 
each,  while  the  University  of  Maine  sent  none  at  all. 

The  first  match  in  which  Bowdoin  figured,  between 
Ives  and  Shannon  of  Colby,  resulted  in  the  former's 
winning  two  sets,  6-2,  11-9.  This  was  a  finely 
played  match,  and  in  the  second  set,  the  winner  was 
ahead  by  only  four  points.  McFadden,  Colby,  beat 
Courser,  Bates.  In  the  semi-final  round  Ives  won 
from  Summcrbell,  Bates,  6-3,  6-2.  J.  F.  Dana  beat 
McFadden,  Colby,  9-7,  6-3.  The  finals  between 
Ives  and  Dana  were  won  by  Dana. 

But  four  teams  were  entered  in  doubles.  Cook 
and  Spear  lost  to  Shannon  and  McFadden  in  a  very 
exciting  match.  The  score  was  7-5,  4-6,  6-3.  Dana 
and  Ives  defeated  Summerbell  and  Courser,  6-3,  6-1. 
The  finals  in  doubles  between  Dana  and  Ives  and 
Shannon  and  McFadden  were  won  by  the  former, 
8-6,  8-6,  2-6,  6-3. 

Bowdoin  has  twice  won  the  cup  for  doubles,  and 
needs  but  one  more  victory  to  acquire  permanent 
possession.  Rackets  were  presented  by  Wright  & 
Ditson  and  the  Horace  Partridge  Co. 


MAINE  INTERCOLLEGIATE  FIELD  MEET. 
The  third  annual  championship  contest  of  the 
M.  I.  C.  A.  A.  was  held  on  the  Athletic  Field 
on  the  afternoon  of  Wednesday,  June  9th.  The 
weather  was  cold  and  cloudy,  which  rather  dampened 
the  enthusiasm.  But  the  games  were  run  off  in  a 
very  pleasing  and  business-like  manner. 

In  this  meet,  as  in  the  two  previous  ones,  Bow- 
doin clearly  out-classed  her  rivals,  winning  bv  a 
large  margin.  The  number  of  points  vion  by  Bow- 
doin this  year  is  much  smaller  than  last.  The  fact 
is  easily  explained.  Bowdoin  lost  several  good  men 
in  '96.  Home  was  disabled,  and  Sinkinson  had  not 
recovered  from  his  injuries  received  at  Worcester, 
and  further  by  the  fact  that  the  other  colleges  are 
employing  better  coaches  and  becoming  more  enthu- 
siastic as  well  as  more  expert,  while  Bowdoin 
remains  at  her  ease. 

Captain  Kendall  won  the  individual  champion- 
ship very  handily,  getting  five  firsts.  He  won  the 
100  yards,  the  220,  both  hurdle  races,  and  the  run- 
ning broad  jump. 

The  pluek  and  spirit  of  Home  was  especially 
noticeable  and  worthy  of  imitation.  Although  not 
winning  his  events  the  ex-captain,  in  spite  of  numer- 
ous falls  and  injuries,  fought  out  each  event  to  the 
end  and  made  those  who  won  hustle  for  their  places. 
Foss,  of  Bates,  showed  himself  to  be  a  runner  of 
no  mean  ability,  winning  three  firsts,  the  half-mile, 
mile,  and  two-mile  runs. 

Two  records  were  broken  :  the  pole  vault,  which 
was  raised  from  9  ft.,  8  in.,  to  9  It.,  Hi  in.  by  Clarke 
and  Minott,  who  tied  for  first  place;  and  the  hio-h 
jump  from  5  ft.,  44  in.,  to  5  ft.,  bh  in.,  by  Gibbs  of 
U.  of  M.     The  winners  were  as  follows : 

100-yards  dash— 1st  heat.  Stetson,  Bowdoin,  11  1-5;  2d 
heat.  Home,  Bowdoin,  11;  od  heat,  Rollins,  U.  of  M.,  11; 
4th  heat,  Kendall,  Bowdoin,  10  4-5;  5th  heat,  Stanwood, 
Bowdoin,  11. 

Half-mile  run— 1st,  Foss,  Bates;  2d,  Clement,  Colby; 
3d,  Marston,  Bowdoin.     Time,  2  m.,  9. 

120-yards  hurdle— 1st  heat,  Hadlock,  1st;  Home,  Bow- 
doin, 2d.  17  3-5.  2d  heat,  Kendall,  1st;  Spencer,  Colby, 
2d.    18  2-5. 

440-yards  dash— 1st  heat.  Stetson,  Bowdoin,  1st;  Mer- 
rill, U.  of  M.,  2d.  55  3-5.  2d  heat,  Hooke,  Colby,  1st; 
Barker,  Colby,  2d.    57. 

Final  heat  of  100-yards  dash— Kendall,  Bowdoin,  1st; 
Rollins,  U.  of  M.,  2d;  Stanwood,  Bowdoin,  3d.  Time  10  2-5. 

Mile  run  won  by  Foss,  Bates;  Merrill,  Bates,  2d;  Sink- 
inson, Bowdoin,  3d.    Time  5  m.,  3  2-5. 

120-yards  hurdle  won  by  Kendall,  Bowdoin.  Hadlock, 
Bowdoin,  2d;  Spencer,  Colby,  3d.    Time  17  3-5. 

440-yards  dash  won  by  Stetson,  Bowdoin;  Merrill,  A. 
S.,  D.  of  M.,  2d;  Hooke,  Colby,  3d.     Time  56  4-5. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Two-mile  bicycle  race  won  \>y  Stearns,  Bowdoin;  Chase, 
Colby,  2(3;  Neagle,  Bowdoin,  3d.    Time  7m.,  3  3-5. 

220-yards  hurdle— 1st  heat,  Home,  Bowdoin,  1st;  Had- 
lock,  Bowdoin,  2d.  28  4-5.  2d  heat,  Kendall,  1st;  Spen- 
cer, Colby,  2d.    28  3-5. 

220-yards  dash— 1st  heat,  Noble,  Colby,  25  3-5.  2d  heat, 
Stanwood,  Bowdoin,  24  2-5.  3d  heat,  Merrill,  Bowdoin, 
24  2-5.    4tli  heat,  Kendall,  Bowdoin,  24  1-5. 

220-yards  hurdle  won  by  Kendall,  Bowdoin.  Hadlock, 
Bowdoin,  and  Spencer,  Colby,  tied  for  2d  place;  2d  and  3d 
divided.   Hadlock  won  toss-up  tor  2d  medal.   Time  28  2-5. 

Two-mile  run  won  by  Foss,  Bates;  Merrill,  Bates,  2d; 
Livermore,  U.  of  M.,  3d.    Time  11m.,  13. 

220-yards  dash  won  by  Kendall,  Bowdoin;  Stanwood, 
Bowdoin,  2d;  Merrill,  Bowdoin,  3d.    23  3-5. 

Pole  vault— Clarke  and  Minott,  Bowdoin,  tied  for  1st 
place;  Chapman,  Bowdoin,  3d.    9  ft.,  11  1-4  in. 

Putting  16  lb.  shot— Godfrey,  Bowdoin,  1st;  Grover,  U. 
of  M.,  2d;  French,  Bowdoin,  3d.     37  ft.,  5  in. 

Running  high  jump-Gibbs,  U.  of  M.,  1st;  Stevens, 
Colby,  2d;  Saunders,  Bates,  and  Robinson,  Colby,  tied 
for  3d.    5  ft.,  5  1-2  in. 

Throwing  16 lb.  hammer— French,  Bowdoin,  1st,  100  ft., 
4  in.;  Saunders,  Bates,  2d,  96  ft.,  9  in.;  Pike,  Colby,  3d, 
96  ft. 

Running  broad  jump— Kendall,  Bowdoin,  1st;  Merrill, 
Bowdoin,  2d;  Swain,  U.  of  M.,  3d.     19  ft.,  8  in. 


Summary. 


100-yards  dash, 6  0  3  0 

Half-mile  run 1  5  0  3 

120-yards  hurdle 8  0  0  1 

440-yards  dash 5  0  3  1 

Mile  run 1  8  0  0 

2-mile  bicycle 6  0  0  3 

220-yards  hurdle 7  0  0  2 

220-vards  dasli 9  0  0  0 

2-raile  run 0  8  1  0 

Pole  vault 9  0  0  0 

Putting  shot 6  0  ^    .,     ** 

Running  high  jump, 1-2  5    3  1-2 

Throwing  hammer 5  3  0  1 

Running  broad  jump, 8  0  1  0 

Totals 71  24J  16      144 


Manager  Young  of  the  foot-ball  team  announces 
the  following  excellent  schedule,  one  or  tvro  dates  of 
which  are  as  yet  unsettled,  but  will  soon  be  decided : 

Oct.      2— Bates      ' at  Brunswick. 

Oct.      6- Harvard at  Cambridge. 

Oct.      9— Open. 

Oct.    13— Exeter at  Exeter. 

Oct.    16— Tufts at  Brunswick. 

Oct.    23— Dartmouth at  Hanover. 

Oct.    30— M.I.  T at  Brunswick. 

Nov.    3— Colby at  Waterville. 

Nov.    6— Tnfts       at  College  Hill. 

Nov.  10— Open. 

Nov.  13— Colby at  Brunswick. 


6. — Ex-Governor  Gar- 
celon  returned  May  6th  from 
Philadelphia,  where  he  attended  the 
annual  convention  of  the  great  Amer- 
ican Medical  Association.  The  venerable 
ex-Governor  was  with  others  the  guest  of 
the  Quaker  City,  and  enjoyed  the  convention  im- 
mensely. He  accompanied  the  physicians  on  their 
excursion  to  Atlantic  City,  and  comes  back  from  the 
trip  refreshed  and  invigorated. 

'63. — Chief  Justice  Fuller  delivered  the  address 
at  the  celebration  of  the  centennial  of  Augusta  on 
Wednesday,  June  9th. 

'64. — Hon.  Charles  F.  Libby  of  Portland  was 
chosen  Vice-President  for  Maine  of  the  National 
Sound  Money  League  at  a  recent  meeting  in  Chicago. 

'77. — Lieutenant  Robert  E.  Peary,  who  has  re- 
ceived a  five-years'  leave  of  absence  from  his  duties 
in  the  navy,  for  the  purpose  of  making  another 
attempt  to  reach  the  North  Pole,  will  start  north, 
July  8th,  making  a  preliminary  journey,  the  sole 
object  of  which  will  be  to  prepare  for  the  one  to  be 
begun  in  July,  1898.  Lieutenant  Peary  will  first 
pick  out  a  ship  for  the  preliminary  voyage.  He  will 
select  one  of  the  St.  John  sealers  and  have  it  ready 
to  leave  Boston  between  July  .5th  and  8th.  At  Boston 
the  sealer  will  take  on  board  a  store  of  supplies. 
Lieut.  Peary  will  be  accompanied  by  two  or  more 
scientific  parlies,  which  will  go  north  with  him  to 
some  point  near  Melville  Bay.  The  journey  this 
summer  will  be  from  Boston  to  Sidney,  Cape  Breton, 
where  the  ship  will  take  on  coal,  through  the  gulf  of 
St.  Lawrence  to  Belle  Isle  and  up  the  Labrador  coast 
to  the  mouth  of  Hudson's  Strait,  then  to  Resolution 
Island  and  across  to  the  South  Greenland  coast,  to 
Melville  Bay,  and  finally  to  Whale  Sound,  which  will 
be  reached  in  the  latter  part  of  July.  The  return 
will  be  made  in  September. 

Med.,  '81. — Incidentally  connected  with  the  ses- 
sions of  the  Maine  Medical  Association  at  Portland, 
recently,  there  were  several  pleasant  reunions  of 
former  college  classmates.  At  the  Congress  Square 
Hotel,  in  the  early  evening,  a  reunion  of  members  of 
the  Class  of  '81,  Maine  Medical  School,  was  held. 
Those  who  attended  were:  Class  President,  Dr.  S. 
J.  Bassford  and  wife,  of  Biddeford;    Vice-President 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


65 


Dr.  C.  W.  Abbott  and  wife,  Waterville ;  Dr.  J.  J. 
Cobb  and  wife,  Berlin  Falls,  N.  H.;  Dr.  M.  O. 
Edwards  and  wife,  Monmouth;  Dr.  D.  A.  Robinson 
of  Bangor,  President  of  the  Maine  Medical  Associa- 
tion ;  Dr.  C.  H.  Gibbs,  Livermore  Falls. 

Med.,  '86. —  The  community  of  Portland  was 
shocked  on  the  morning  of  May  25th  at  the  announce- 
ment of  the  sudden  death  of  Dr.  William  Lawrence 
Dana,  oldest  son  of  Dr.  Israel  T.  Dana,  and  one  of 
the  most  prominent  and  widely  known  young  physi- 
cians of  Portland.  Especially  marked  was  the  grief 
among  the  members  and  associates  of  the  medical 
fraternity,  with  whom  he  was  held  in  close  friend- 
ship and  high  esteem.  His  death  was  so  sudden  and 
unexpected  that  it  seemed  all  the  harder  to  bear,  and 
his  intimate  friends  could  hardly  realize  the  fate  that 
had  overtaken  him.  In  the  death  of  William  Law- 
rence Dana  Portland  loses  a  young  physician  of  rare 
attainments,  superior  skill,  and  sterling  character,  a 
man  beloved  of  the  community  and  whose  friends 
were  many  throughout  the  state.  Dr.  Dana  was  born 
in  Portland  on  the  30th  of  June,  1862,  and  received 
his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city. 
He  afterward  attended  Harvard  College  and  gradu- 
ated from  that  university  in  1883,  and  in  1886  he 
received  his  medical  diploma  from  the  Bowdoin  Med- 
ical School.  He  has  been  an  instructor  in  anatomy  in 
the  Porlland  Medical  School  since  1888,  and  has  been 
demonstrator  of  anatomy  in  the  Medical  School  of 
Maine  three  years.  In  1800  he  was  made  ailjnnct  sur- 
geon to  the  Maine  General  Hospital  and  continued  in 
that  capacity  for  three  years,  when  ho  was  prouKJted 
to  the  regular  staff  of  surgeons,  which  position  he  held 
at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  a  member  of  ihe 
Maine  Medical  Club,  the  Lister  Club,  the  Portland 
Medical  Club,  the  Critic  Club,  a  fellow  of  the  Amer- 
ican Academy  of  Medicine,  and  a  member  of  the 
Association  of  American  Anatomists. 

'93. — A.  S.  Haggett  recently  received  his  degree 
of  I'h.D  from  Johns  Hopkins  University. 

'9o. — Under  the  Deerfield,  N.  IL,  items  appeared 
the  following  from  the  Exeier  News  Letter: 

"Memorial  Day  services  were  held  here  in  the 
evening  at  the  town  hall.  Perley  D.  Smith  of  Law- 
rence, Mass.,  was  the  speaker,  and  gave  an  admirable 
address." 

'96.— Mr.  B.  G.  VVillard  of  Newcastle,  Me.,  who 
has  met  with  such  flattering  success  as  a  member  of 
the  Temple  Quartette  of  Boston  during  the  past 
season,  is  to  be  one  of  the  soloists  at  the  commence- 
ment concert  this  year. 


The    Wesleyan    foot-ball    team    is    being "  put 
through  light  practice  during  the  spring  term. 


IN   MEMORIAM. 

Bowdoin  College,  ? 
May  28,  1897.      (, 

Whereas,  We,  the  students  of  the  Medical 
Department  of  Bowdoin  College,  have  learned  with 
profound  sorrow  of  the  untimely  death  of  our 
esteemed  professor,  Dr.  William  Lawrence  Dana, 
Resolved,  That  in  his  death  we  lose  an  instructor 
whose  exceptional  ability  and  unflagging  zeal 
made  him  valued  and  respected  by  every  student ; 
Resolved,  That  we  suffer  a  severe  loss  by  the 
removal  of  one  whose  noble  qualities,  unfailing 
courtesy,  and  grateful  words  of  encouragement, 
made  him  loved  and  honored  by  all ;  and 

Resolved,  That  we  deeply  lament  his  death  and 
extend  our  sincere  sympathy  to  the  members  of  the 
afflicted  family; 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  to  the  family  of  the  deceased  and  to  the  Bow- 
doin Orient. 

Geoegb  M.  Woodman,  '97, 
John  J.  Gailey,  '98, 
George  W.  Hastings,  '99, 

Committee  for  the  School. 


©ollege  \J90pId. 

At  the  annual  Spring  athletic  meet  held  at  Cor- 
nell, Friday,  four  Cornell  records  were  broken. 
They  were  the  mile  walk,  220-yard  dash,  broad  jump, 
and  shot-put. 

The  department  of  mineralogy  and  metallurgy 
of  Columbia  University  has  lately  been  divided  into 
two  departments,  and  professors  appointed  for 
each. 

Owing  to  the  crowded  condition  of  the  Cali- 
fornia State  University,  the  regents  have  had  three 
large  tents  erected,  which  are  to  be  used  as  recita- 
-tion  rooms. 

The  new  library  building  at  the  University  of 
Wisconsin  is  now  nearing  completion.  Its  cost  is 
estimated  to  be  about  half  a  million  dollars. 

Students  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  are 
contemplating  the  establishment  of  an  undergrad- 
uate comic  magazine. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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isthe  Old  and  Original  Brand  of  Straight  Cut  Cigarettes, 
and  was  brought  out  by  us  in  the  year  1S75. 

BEWAEE  OF  IMITATIONS,  and  observe  that  the  firm  name  as 
below  is  on  every  package. 

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The  American  Tobacco  Company, 

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Ladies'  Dresses  Cleansed,  Dyed,   and 

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Lace  Curtains  done  over  to  look  like  new. 

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better,  and  the  best  Typewriter  Tables  and  Desks, 
Letter  Presses,  Bill  Files,  Office  Tables,  Swivel 
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any  business  purpose.      Catalogue  sent  on  request. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 

9  9  COMMENCEMENT    NUMBER.  »  e 


Vol.  XXVII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   JULY   7,  1897. 


No.  5. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

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

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Percival  p.  Baxter,  '98,  Editor-in-Chief. 

EoY  L.  Marston,  '99,  Assistant  Editor-in-Chief. 

William  H.  Crafts,  1900,  Business  Manager, 

Thomas  L.  Marble,  '98.         Harold  F.  Dana,  '99. 

LuciEN  P.  Libby,  '99.  Fred  R.  Marsh,  '99. 

Byron  S.  Philoon,  '99.  Hanson  H.  Webster,  '99. 

James  P.  Webber,  1900. 

TE]:R3MS   : 

Per  annum,  in  advance $2.00. 

Single  Copies 15  Cents. 

Extra  copies  can  he  ohtained  at  the  bookstores  or  on  applica- 
tion to  the  Business  Manager. 

Itemittances  should  he  made  to  the  Business  Manager. ,  Com- 
munications in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to 
the  Editor-in-Chief. 

Students,  Professors,  and  Alumni  are  invited  to  contribute 
literary  articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be 
accompanied  by  writer's  name,  as  well  as  the  signature  which 
he  wishes  to  have  appended. 

Contrilnitions  for  Bowdoin  Verse  Department  should  be  sent 
to  Box  960,  Brunswick,  Me. 

Personal  items  should  be  sent  to  Box  945,  Brunswick,  Me. 

Entered  at  the  Post-Offlce  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter. 
Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston. 

CONTENTS. 

Vol.  XSVII.,  No.  5.— .Tuly  7,  1S97. 

Editorial  Notks 67 

Baccalaureate  Sermon  bv  President  Hyde 69 

.Junior  Prize  Declamatio"n 75 

'97's  Class  Day 75 

Oration 76 

Poem 79 

Afternoon  Exercises 81 

Openins  Address 81 

Class  History 82 

Class  Prophecy 85 

Parting  Addr^  ss 93 

Smoking  the  Pipe  of  Peace 94 

Class  Ode 94 

Cheering  the  Halls— Farewell 94 

Graduation  E.xercises 94 

Honorary  Appointments 95 

Industrial  Socialism  (Goodwin  Commencement  Oration)..  96 

Commencement  Dinner 9S 

Medical  School  Graduation 101 

Associated  Effort  and  Medical  Progress  (Oration) 102 

Prizes  and  Awards 104 

Commencement  Ball 105 

Meetings  of  the  Boards  of  Trustees  and  Overseers 105 

Commencement  Concert 105 

Fraternity  Reunions 105 

President's  Reception 105 

Plii  Beta  Kappa 106 

Class  Reunions 106 

Maine  Historical  Society 107 

CoLLEGii  Tabula 107 


The  Commencement  number  of  the 
Orient  appears  a  little  later  than  usual, 
owing  to  unavoidable  delays.  Although 
somewhat  tardy,  we  trust  it  may  be  of  inter- 
est to  those  connected  with  the  exercises  it 
records.  The  several  parts  and  orations  are 
given  in  full,  but  certain  portions  of  the. 
exercises  are  mentioned  but  briefly,  owing 
to  the  great  expense  of  publishing  so  large 
an  issue.  Extra  copies  can  be  obtained 
from  the  Business  Manager,  or  from  Byron 
Stevens  of  Brunswick,  at  the  price  of  twenty- 
five  cents  each. 


THE  only  sad  incident  connected  with  the 
otherwise  joyous  week  of  Commence- 
ment is  the  severing  of  all  active  connec- 
tion between  the  graduating  class  and  the 
college.  Some  of  the  Seniors  appeared 
glad,  others  sorrowful,  still  others  indifferent, 
yet  whatever  ma}^  have  been  their  external 
appearance,  there  still  hung  a  gloom  over 
every  head,  and  many  a  heavy  heart  pulsed 
beneath  a  smiling  face.  Still,  we  must  all 
come  to  an  end,  and  the  Class  of  '97  can  feel 
that  she  has  fought  a  good  fight  and  has  had 
a  career  as  honorable  as  that  of  any  class  yet 
graduated  from  Bowdoin.  They  will  be 
sorely  missed  in  every  branch  of  college  life, 
and  many  will  be  the   gaps   left   open  for 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


others  to  fill.  The  college  bids  farewell  to 
'97,  and,  although  it  may  appear  hackneyed 
so  to  say,  hopes  that  success  may  crown  their 
efforts  in  years  to  come.  They  have  a  great 
responsibility  resting  upon  them.  What 
useful,  not  to  mention  what  great  men,  have 
left  these  walls  in  years  past,  and  what  credit 
have  they  brought  them !  To  join  such  a 
band  means  honor  to  the  Class  of  '97  if  she 
can  show  her  true  worth  and  accomplish 
something,  dishonor  if  she  fails  to  push  for- 
ward and  make  a  name  for  herself.  Honor 
is  her  goal,  and  as  she  pushes  forward  she 
has  the  best  wishes  of  each  and  all  of  the 
undergraduates,  as  well  as  of  the  many 
classes  who  have  preceded  her  in  leaving 
their  Alma  Mater. 


'D'PPEAL  after  appeal  has  been  made  to 
/  -^  the  alumni  and  undergraduates,  and  bill 
after  bill  has  been  sent  them  urging  the  pay- 
ment of  their  Orient  subscriptions ;  but  gen- 
erally in  vain.  There  seems  to  be  an  impres- 
sion, particularly  strong  about  college,  that 
the  Orient  is  public  property,  and  that  each 
student  is  entitled  to  his  copy  free  of  charge. 
This  idea  has  grown  and  not  without  cause, 
for  in  years  past  subscriptions  have  been 
allowed  to  run,  practically  no  effort  being 
made  to  collect  them.  This  impression,  that 
the  Orient  is  free,  must  be  cleared  away, 
for  affairs  have  assumed  so  serious  an  aspect 
that  some  radical  step  in  reform  is  needed. 
Scores  of  names  are  on  our  lists  whose  sub- 
scriptions have  been  running  for  years,  not 
one  cent  of  which  has  been  collected  ;  men, 
indeed,  have  graduated  from  college  who 
have  received  the  Orient  regularly  for  four 
years,  but  who  have  paid  never  a  pennj'. 
To  cure  this  evil,  the  Orient  Board,  at  a 
meeting  held  in  June,  passed  unanimously 
an  order  to  the  effect  that  all  unpaid  sub- 
scriptions which  are  of  over  a  year's  stand- 
ing shall  be  cancelled.  This  will  mean  a 
great   shrinkage   in    our    subscription    lists 


unless  the  delinquents  proceed  to  settle  at 
once,  but  we  can  better  afford  to  print  fewer 
copies  and  have  them  all  paid  for,  than  to 
distribute  gratis  several  scores  of  Orients 
each  fortnight.  This  rule  is  to  take  effect  at 
our  next  appearance  in  the  fall,  and  we  trust 
that  none  will  be  so  blind  to  their  own  inter- 
ests, as  well  as  to  the  interests  of  the  college, 
as  to  allow  their  names  to  be  cut  from  the 
lists  simply  because  they  have  neglected  to 
pay  their  dues.  If  you  fail  to  receive  the 
Orient  hereafter  the  reason  will  not  be  far 
to  seek,  so  do  not  complain ;  if  you  wish  to 
receive  it  again,  and  so  keep  in  touch  with 
college  affairs  and  college  life,  the  course  is 
open  to  you,  as  well  as  the  office  of  our 
Business  Manager. 


THE  report  of  President  Hj'^de  for  the  past 
year,  1896-1897,  is  full  of  interest  to 
those  connected  with  the  college.  It  is  not 
our  intention  to  review  this  exhaustive  report, 
one  should  read  it  carefully  from  cover  to 
cover  and  see  for  himself  what  great  steps  in 
advance  luive  been  taken  during  the  past 
twelve  months.  We  shall,  however,  mention 
very  briefly  a  few  of  its  most  important  por- 
tions, that  they  may  serve  as  an  appetizer  and 
give  a  taste  of  that  which  may  be  obtained 
by  reading  it  in  full.  Bowdoin  has  received 
during  the  past  year  in  bequests  five  hundred 
sixty-seven  thousand  five  hundred  dollars; 
the  Medical  School  has  been  joined  more 
closely  to  the  college,  a  change  that  will  be 
of  great  benefit  to  both  parties  and  one 
long  needed  ;  the  experiments  in  individual 
instruction  have  proved  very  successful;  and 
a  system  of  honors  has  been  established. 
Following  these  sections  are  the  reports  of 
the  different  professors  and  instructors,  all 
of  which  are  profitable  reading;  then  follow 
reports  as  to  the  state  of  affairs  at  the  Art 
Building  and  the  Athletic  Field.  The  Libra- 
rian's report,  one  always  of  much  interest,  as 
it  rei^resents  probably  the  most  important  of 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


69 


all  branches  of  our  college  work,  comes  last. 
As  will  be  seen  by  reading  the  report  in  full, 
several  radical  changes  have  been  made,  all 
of  which  are  in  the  line  of  advancement,  and 
all  of  which  bring  great  credit  to  those  who 
have  inaugurated  them.  The  Orient  wishes 
it  had  sufficient  space  to  publish  every  word 
of  this  report,  but  not  having  such  we  can 
but  heartily  recommend  it,  to  all  those  who 
have  as  yet  not  read  it,  as  one  of  the  most 
interesting  and  comprehensive  documents 
ever  issued  by  our  college  authoi'ities. 


JTTHOSE  Freshmen  who  endeavored  tobriug 
-*■  their  class  into  prominence  by  painting 
their  class  figures  on  the  chapel  steps  should 
have  been  handled  with  no  delicate  hands. 
Evidently  they  tried  to  imitate  their  brethren 
of  Harvard,  who  so  far  forgot  themselves  and 
their  college  as  to  bedaub  with  crimson  paint 
the  statue  of  its  founder.  Of  all  things  des- 
picable, an  imitation  is  the  most  so,  but  a 
poor  imitation  is  even  worse,  and  this  was  an 
extremely  poor  imitation.  To  shield  the 
class  from  deserved  and  open  rebuke,  the 
steps  were  covered  during  Commencement 
week,  as  in  winter.  This  was  proper,  for  the 
whole  class  should  not  suffer  for  a  few  of  the 
more  foolhardy;  the  perpetrators  and  they 
only  should  pay  the  penalty.  There  may 
have  been  a  period  when  such  actions  were 
countenanced  by  the  students  in  general,  but 
it  is  far  from  being  so  at  present,  and  many 
were  the  marks  of  displeasure  exhibited  not 
only  by  the  three  upper  classes,  but  by  the 
more  rational  of  the  Freshman  Class,  upon 
seeing  this  disfiguration  of  college  property. 
It  is  no  sign  of  daring  or  cunning  for  a  man 
to  creep  in  the  dead  of  night  to  the  chapel 
steps,  armed  with  a  paint  pot  and  brush,  and 
bedaub  the  stone  steps ;  any  youth  who  is 
not  afraid  of  the  dark  could  do  that.  Only 
certain  unthinking  lovers  of  notoriety  would 
have  done  this,  and  punishment  should  not 
be    meted   out   in    small    doses   to  such  as 


these.  Let  an  example  be  made,  for  such 
actions  are  out  of  date,  and  it  is  high  time 
they  were  discontinued. 


^QpameneeFneni  ^xeF©i|,ei,. 


Baccalaureate  Sermon 

By  Rev.  William  DeWitt  Hyde,  D.D.,  Presi- 
dent OP  BowDonsr  College. 

Delivered  Before  the  Class  of  '97,  at  the  Congre- 
gational Church,  Brdnswick,  Me.,  June  20,  1897. 


THE    TRUTH   SHALL   MAKE   TOU   FREE. 
John  viii. ;  32. 

In  national  affairs  we  are  beginning  to  realize 
that  it  requires  something  more  than  the  sword  of 
revolution,  a  declaration  of  independence,  or  a 
proclamation  of  emancipation,  to  make  a  people 
free.  A  people  who  have  not  the  traditions  of 
freedom  in  their  institutions,  and  the  fire  of  freedom 
in  their  blood,  cannot  accept  it  as  a  gift,  or  retain 
it  long  when  won  by  diplomacy  or  war.  The  slave 
will  always  be  provided  with  a  master  as  long  as  he~ 
remains  at  heart  a  slave;  and  the  change  in  forms 
of  government  can  do  no  more  than  hand  him  over 
from  the  rule  of  a  foreign  tyrant  to  the  rule  of  a 
domestic  boss;  from  the  military  to  the  machine. 
A  nation  can  maintain  and  perpetuate  its  freedom 
only  in  so  far  as  it  is  true  to  the  trusts  imposed  upon 
it,  true  to  the  duties  required  by  it,  true  to  the 
people  represented  in  it. 

My  theme  to-day,  however,  is  not  the  freedom 
of  nations,  but  the  freedom  of  individuals.  The 
two  are  closely  related.  For  it  takes  free  individ- 
uals to  make  a  free  state.  And  to  be  free  your- 
selves, is  the  first  step  towards  keeping  your 
country  free. 

Freedom  may  be  sought  in  either  of  three  ways: 
first,  you  may  seek  it  as  a  gift  of  nature ;  second, 
you  may  seek  it  by  the  force  of  craft;  third,  you 
may  seek  it  through  fidelity  to  truth.  The  first  is 
sure  to  fail.  The  second  is  a  partial  success,  but 
proves  an  ultimate  failure.  The  third  is  a  sure 
success. 

First,  you  may  expect  freedom  as  a  gift  of 
nature.  Why  not?  Tou  have  always  been  practi- 
cally free  in  your  home.  Everything  you  needed 
was  provided  for  you.    Your  wants  were  antici- 


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pated.  Everybody  there  seemed  to  have  your 
wishes  and  interests  at  heart.  Occasionally,  to  be 
sure,  when  yon  became  too  wayward  and  obstrep- 
erous, they  curbed  your  folly  and  corrected  your 
faults.  And  then  you  thought  30U  were  dreadfully 
maltreated.  Possibly  during  these  childhood  years 
you  thought  more  about  the  restraint  than  the 
freedom.  Ungrateful  children  sometimes  make 
that  mistake.  But  whatever  you  thought  then,  as 
you  look  back  upon  it  now,  you  appreciate  the 
splendid  liberty  of  these  happy  childhood  years. 

And  the  college  simply  continues  this  family 
regime.  Everything  in  college  is  arranged  for  your 
happiness  and  welfare,  Everybody  is  your  servant. 
Though  here  again,  no  doubt,  you  sometimes  forget 
this  fact,  and  think  only  of  the  tasks  and  burdens 
it  imposes.  Bat  now  that  you  look  back  on  it,  you 
see  that  they  were  all  designed  for  your  good,  and 
made  as  light  as  was  consistent  with  your  reason- 
able progress.  Indeed,  as  the  college  itself  looks 
back  on  these  years,  the  chief  thing  it  has  to  repent 
of  is  having  been  too  indulgent  to  you.  One  con- 
sideration, however,  serves  to  lighten  this  regret. 
You  will  never  suffer  from  this  kind  of  treatment 
again.  Very  soon  you  will  discover  that  unlike  the 
home  and  the  college,  the  great  world  outside  is 
not  made  for  your  convenience  ;  it  has  no  concern 
whatsoever  for  your  happiness  and  prosperity ;  it 
has  no  mercy  for  your  follies,  your  weaknesses,  your 
sins. 

Consequently,  if  you  expect  to  find  your  freedom 
in  this  great  world  ready-made  for  you,  as  it  has 
been  in  the  home  and  the  college,  you  will  find 
yourselves  very  much  mistaken.  Very  soon  it  will 
dawn  upon  your  minds,  if  it  has  not  already,  that 
the  world  can  get  on  very  well  without  you;  that 
it  has  no  comfortable  corner  fitted  up  for  your 
reception  ;  that  it  will  give  you  nothing  but  what 
you  wrest  from  it  in  the  sweat  of  your  brow;  that 
it  will  exact  the  last  farthing  of  every  debt  you 
owe;  that  its  standards  are  rigid;  its  competition 
merciless;  its  penalties  inexorable.  Men  will  use 
you  so  long  as  it  is  for  their  advantage,  and  then 
cast  you  aside,  as  they  would  a  dull  tool  or  a  worn- 
out  garment.  You  will  never  hold  a  position  where 
there  are  not  a  dozen  men  ready  to  take  cruel  advan- 
tage of  every  false  move  you  make  to  stab  you  in 
the  back.  You  will  be  criticised  and  condemned  for 
what  you  do  and  what  you  fail  to  do ;  the  men  you 
most  rely  on  will  prove  false;  the  fruits  of  years  of 
toil  will  be  swept  away  by  a  dishonest  associate  or  an 
unrighteous  deal.  Whole  sections  of  life  on  which 
you  counted  for  peace  and  happiness  will  be  turned 


into  bitterness  and  gall.  Disease  and  disaster, 
treachery  and  dishonesty,  failure  and  falsehood,  will 
strike  their  cruel  blows  on  the  right  hand  and  on 
the  left.  Death  will  make  its  dread  inroads  into 
the  circle  of  your  family  and  friends,  and  hang  over 
your  lonely  and  desolated  hearts  until  you  will 
hardly  know  whether  to  shun  him  as  an  enemy  or 
welcome  him  as  the  best  of  friends.  The  world 
was  not  made  to  order  for  your  comfort  and  enjoy- 
ment, and  it  would  not  have  been  good  for  you  if  it 
had  been.  In  that  case  you  would  have  remained 
great  babies,  spoiled  children  to  the  last.  Make  up 
your  minds  then,  once  for  all,  that  freedom  isn't 
coming  to  you  ready-made ;  but  must  be  wrought 
out  and  won  by  efforts  of  your  own.  That  is  the 
first  great  lesson  for  every  man  to  learn.  And  not 
until  he  has  learned  it  well,  and  bases  his  expecta- 
tions and  estimates  of  life  upon  it,  is  he  fit  to 
graduate  from  the  nursery,  to  say  nothing  of  acad- 
emy and  college. 

Second,  not  finding  freedom  ready-made,  you 
may  try  to  gain  it  by  craft  and  cunning.  This 
prison  that  hems  us  in,  these  walls  that  confine  us, 
these  wrongs  we  suffer,  are  they  not  for  the  most 
part  of  human  creation?  But  these  people  who 
treat  us  so  badly,  who  care  so  little  for  our  welfare, 
they  are  not  so  wise  after  all.  They  can  be  man- 
aged. They  can  be  made  to  further  our  interests 
in  spite  of  themselves.  Just  as  the  human  body  is 
transparent  to  the  eye  of  the  surgeon,  so  the 
human  mind  may  be  transparent  to  the  eye  of  the 
psychologist.  Just  as  the  surgeon  can  cut  beneath 
the  surface  and  pick  up  the  nerve  and  avoid  the 
artery,  so  the  man  who  understands  the  working 
of  the  human  mind  can  touch  the  springs  that  lead 
to  the  action  he  desires.  Thus  instead  of  being 
used  by  men  you  can  use  them,  and  make  them  the 
tools  of  your  designs.  It  is  not  a  difiicult  trick  to 
learn,  not  a  dangerous  game  to  play.  People  are 
so  easily  deceived,  so  readily  hoodwinked  by  flat- 
tery, so  prone  to  jump  at  easy  ways  to  gain  riches 
or  honor,  that  with  very  cheap  and  inexpensive 
bait,  you  can  catch  their  money,  their  influence, 
their  votes,  even  their  heart's  affections,  strange 
as  it  may  seem.  Hence  the  shrewd,  long-headed 
man  learns  to  deal  with  his  fellows  as  a  player  deals 
with  the  pieces  ou  a  chess-board.  Whatever  he 
does  he  is  always  thinking  of  the  way  it  will  afi'ect 
his  interests  in  the  end.  The  educated  man,  by 
virtue  of  his  superior  mental  discipline,  has  enor- 
mous advantages  for  playing  this  game,  and  before 
you  have  lived  very  long  among  men  you  will  be 
tempted  to  resort  to  it.    The  world  will  treat  you 


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in  this  matter  mucti  as  an  old  gambler  treats  a 
novice.  You  will  win  for  a  while  every  time,  and 
you  will  come  to  think  this  a  very  profitable  game. 
You  will  find  yourselves  making  money,  gaining 
oCaces,  enjoying  honors,  winning  friends,  and  in 
your  youthful  exultation  you  will  fancy  that  you 
have  found  the  key  that  unlocks  your  prison,  you 
will  flatter  yourselves  that  you  are  really  free. 
Not  quite.  You  have  no  monopoly  of  this  insight 
into  human  hearts.  There  are  others  who  can  read 
you,  just  as  clearly  as  you  can  read  the  men  you 
seek  to  dupe.  They  understand  precisely  what  you 
are,  and  they  set  you  down  for  a  fraud,  and  when 
it  comes  to  a  critical  issue,  you  find  that  the 
best  people  don't  quite  trust  you.  And  when  you 
turn  inward  for  comfort,  you  discover,  to  your  horror, 
that  you  don't  trust  yourself.  And  if  you  look  up 
for  recognition  from  above,  you  find  that  there  is  no 
comfort  or  consolation  to  be  had  for  such  as  you 
from  Heaven.  You  are  not  a  genuine  part  of  this 
world  which  God  has  made.  You  are  trying  to  use 
it  for  your  ends,  regardless  of  the  end  of  the  Creator. 
You  turn  to  the  scriptures  and  "  woe  to  you  scribes, 
Pharisees,  hypocrites,"  are  the  only  words  there  that 
fit  your  case.  You  are  not  so  free  as  you  thought  you 
were.  It  is  a  poor  bargain,  this  gaining  the 
applause  of  a  few  hundred  fools  and  losing  the 
respect  of  the  half  dozen  men  and  women  who 
know  you  as  you  really  are,  and  whose  approval 
is  the  only  human  approval  worth  having.  It  doesn't 
pay,  this  gaining  the  world  and  losing  your  own 
soul.  This  isn't  freedom  after  all,  this  manipirla- 
tion  of  a  few  simple  folk,  at  the  expense  of  being 
despised  by  good  men  and  condemned  by  God; 
and  you  would  gladly  give  all  your  ill-gotten  gains  to 
get  back  the  lost  respect  of  yourself,  and  the  for- 
feited favor  of  the  few  who  know  you  as  you  are. 
You  have  been  beaten  at  your  own  game,  and  you 
have  only  yourself  to  blame  for  it.  You  can't  com- 
plain as  the  child  does  that  the  world  is  bad.  The 
badness  is  in  you  yourself,  a  much  more  serious 
matter.  The  truth  is  not  in  you,  and  that  is  why 
you  are  not  free. 

Third,  you  may  seek  first  the  truth  and  gain  the 
freedom  which  the  truth  alone  can  give.  Truth  is 
the  right  relation  between  men  and  things.  In  our 
first  effort  after  freedom  we  mi.ssed  it,  because  we 
were  not  active  enough.  Truth  is  an  adjustment 
of  ourselves  to  men  and  things;  and  because  we 
failed  to  make  this  adjustment,  we  failed  to  find 
our  freedom.  In  our  second  attempt  we  failed  to 
consider  the  rights  and  claims  of  men  and  things 
outside  us,  and  so  they  were  not  rightly  adjusted 


to  us,  and  missing  the  truth  from  that  side,  we  lost 
our  freedom  too.  That  right  adjustment  between 
men  and  things  without,  and  our  own  aims  and 
interests  within,  must  come  from  a  due  regard  for 
both  sides  of  the  relation.  We  must  consider  others, 
we  must  be  alert  and  vigorous  ourselves.  And  the 
perfect  equilibrium  between  these  two  sides  of  life, 
the  external  and  the  internal,  is  the  truth  which 
makes  men  free.  Still  truth,  adjustment,  equilib- 
rium, external  and  internal,  are  all  very  vague, 
abstract  terms,  good  enough  to  hold  a  philosophic 
formula,  but  not  concrete  and  precise  enough  to 
afford  much  practical  guidance  in  the  complexity  of 
life.  Let  us,  then,  break  up  these  vast  abstractions 
into  some  of  the  concrete  departments  to  which 
these  general  terms  apply.  Let  us  see  what  truth, 
adjustment,  equilibrium  between  outer  and  inner 
mean  when  applied  to  the  concrete  relations  of  our 
daily  lives. 

First,  our  physical,  or  more  precisely,  our  physi- 
ological environment.  What  is  truth  here  ?  What 
i^  the  perfect  adjustment  of  capacity  within  and 
force  without?  What  is  the  perfect  equilibrium 
between  the  vital  functions  and  the  physical  environ- 
ment? It  is  the  priceless  boon  of  health.  And  by 
health  I  mean,  not  immunity  from  this  or  that  dis- 
ease or  petty  ailment.  I  mean  that  reservoir  of 
unspent  energy,  that  buoyancy  of  spirits,  that 
exuberance  of  vitality,  which  turns  all  work  into 
play,  and  enables  a  man  to  go  about  his  business 
with  the  eagerness  and  zest  with  which  a  strong 
man  rejoices  to  run  a  race.  The  man  who  drags  a 
worn-out  body,  an  exhausted  nervous  system  to  his 
task,  can  never  accomplish  much.  His  shots  will 
fall  short  of  the  mark.  He  may  keep  the  machinery 
of  his  business  or  profession  going ;  but  when  it 
comes  to  pushing  things  to  their  ultimate  conclu- 
sion, when  it  is  a  question  of  fighting  a  hard  battle 
to  the  finish,  then  he  is  sure  to  be  found  wanting. 
You  might  as  well  give  up  all  hope  of  considerable 
success  in  anything  which  calls  for  influence  with 
your  fellow-men,  as  let  yourselves  once  lose  the  tone 
and  temper,  the  cheerfulness  and  geniality,  the 
courage  and  confidence,  the  serenity  and  invincible- 
ness,  which  comes  of  the  consciousness  of  enormous 
physical  reserves  to  call  into  action  and  keep 
steadily  at  work  whenever  the  battle  threatens  to 
go  against  you  or  the  work  begins  to  lag.  Keep 
your  health,  then,  at  all  hazards.  Live  much  out 
of  doors.  Keep  your  hand  in  at  half  a  dozen  games 
and  sports;  hunt,  fish,  ride,  climb,  swim,  skate; 
take  an  occasional  day  with  the  axe  in  the  woods 
or  with  the  scythe  and  pitchfork  on  the  farm,  and 


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it  will  make  all  the  difference  between  painful 
inefficiency  and  glorious  achievement  in  the  years 
from  forty-flve  to  seventy.  Beware  the  temptation 
of  the  modern  city,  which  is  excessive  nervous  strain 
coupled  with  luxurious  living  and  sedentary  habits ; 
the  resort  to  narcotics  and  stimulants,  and  the  inev- 
itable breakdown  at  flfty-five  or  sixty,  just  the  time 
when  the  man  who  has  been  true  to  the  laws  of 
hygiene  ought  to  be  at  his  grandest  and  his  best. 
The  college  in  these  days  gives  every  man  a  splendid 
start  in  this  essential  element  of  the  great  race  of 
life;  but  not  one  man  in  twenty  uses  common  sense 
in  these  matters  during  the  early  years  of  profes- 
sional and  business  life.  Keep  your  health  intact; 
store  up  enormous  reserves  of  nervous  energy ; 
keep  your  muscles  active,  digestion  unimpaired,  and 
suffer  no  encroachment  on  the  hours  of  sleep;  and 
you  enter  the  great  game  of  life  with  the  victory 
already  half  won. 

The  next  great  feature  of  our  environment  is 
the  industrial  or  economic.  And  here  truth  takes 
the  form  of  honesty.  The  scholar  has  great  temp- 
tations here.  During  student  days  you  have  been 
supported  by  your  parents  long  after  the  point 
where  other  men  begin  to  earn  their  living.  In  a 
great  measure  the  education  you  receive  is  a  gift. 
And  the  habit  of  expecting  special  favors  and 
immunities  is  easily  formed  and  only  with  difficulty 
shaken  off.  Then  you  have  systematically  culti- 
vated expensive  tastes.  Hence  the  temptation  to 
the  young  graduate  to  live  beyond  his  means  is 
very  great;  and  many  are  made  miserable  all  their 
lives  because  they  cannot  overcome  it.  Truth  on 
this  point  has  severe  requirements.  Live  well 
within  your  income.  Contract  no  debts.  Pay  as 
you  go.  Mind  your  own  business ;  and  don't  meddle 
with  kinds  of  business  which  you  don't  understand. 
This  last  point  requires  special  emphasis.  Remember 
that  a  college  education  does  not  make  you  an  expert 
in  mining,  real  estate,  railroading,  banking,  or  manu- 
facturing. And  yet,  just  as  soon  as  you  get  a  little 
money  ahead,  somebody  will  come  along  with  a 
promising  scheme  in  some  of  these  lines  and  coax 
and  flatter  you  to  induce  you  to  lend  your  name  and 
put  your  money  into  it.  And  you  will  be  sorely 
tempted.  People  have  an  idea  that  business  in 
general  is  a  great  money-making  enterprise;  and 
if  they  can  only  get  a  little  capital  invested  in  a 
mine,  or  the  suburbs  of  a  growing  city,  or  a  rail- 
road, or  a  promising  manufacturing  or  commercial 
enterprise,  they  will  be  on  the  sure  road  to  pros- 
perity and  riches. 

Beware  of  that  delusion.     There  is  no  money 


whatever  in  business  except  for  experts  in  the 
precise  line  in  which  they  are  engaged.  And  for  a 
man  who  has  simply  a  college  education,  with  a  few 
thousand  dollars  he  may  have  saved  at  his  profes- 
sion or  have  inherited  from  his  parents,  to  go  into 
any  of  these  forms  of  business  in  which  he  has  no 
expert  training,  is  simply  to  proclaim  himself  a  fool 
and  throw  his  money  to  the  winds.  Remember  that 
your  college  education  does  not  qualify  you  to 
meddle  with  matters  which  requij'e  expert  training 
and  knowledge;  and  therefore,  unless  you  are  a 
miner,  let  mines  alone;  unless  you  are  a  real  estate 
dealer,  let  real  estate  in  western  cities  and  prairies 
alone;  unless  you  are  an  expert  financier,  let  the 
stocks  of  promising  enterprises  alone,  and  confine 
such  investments  as  you  have  to  make  strictly  to 
the  savings  banks,  or  local  building  and  loan  asso- 
ciations, or  improved  real  estate  under  your  own 
eye,  or  to  the  most  conservative  kind  of  bonds. 
A  moderate  rate  of  interest  or  rent  you  may  right- 
fully expect.  But  business  profits  belong  exclusively 
to  business  men;  and  if  you  try  to  get  them  with- 
out technical  knowledge  of  the  business  in  hand, 
you  are  trying  to  get  something  for  nothing;  and 
that  is,  after  all,  the  essence  of  dishonesty,  and  it 
will  turn  out  badly  in  the  end,  as  all  things  that 
are  not  perfectly  honest  ultimately  do.  I  am  not 
now  blaming  people  who  have  made  investments  of 
this  sort.  The  ethics  of  investments  has  not  yet 
been  preached  and  is  not  understood.  It  is  being 
learned  by  multitudes,  however,  through  painful 
experience  of  the  penalty.  And  those  who  have 
been  duped  deserve  pity,  not  reproach.  But  it  is 
high  time  that  the  inherent  dishonesty  as  well  as  the 
gigantic  folly  of  the  attempt  to  get  business  profits 
on  the  part  of  persons  who  are  not  expert  busi- 
ness men  should  be  clearly  defined  and  generally 
understood. 

The  man  who  is  in  perfect  health,  out  of  debt, 
with  his  savings  securely  invested,  has  the  funda- 
mental elements  of  practical  freedom.  He  is  true 
on  the  physical  and  economic  sides  of  his  life,  and 
the  truth  makes  him  free.  In  the  next  place  he 
must  be  true  in  his  work,  his  business,  his  profes- 
sion; and  truth  at  this  point  takes  the  form  of 
thoroughness.  Especially  in  professional  life  is  this 
phase  of  truth  imperative.  The  doctor,  lawyer, 
minister,  teacher,  statesman,  engineer,  professes  to 
understand  and  practice  certain  things  which  are 
beyond  the  knowledge  of  the  average  man.  People 
who  employ  him  have  to  put  their  trust  in  him ;  and 
if  he  proves  unreliable  or  incompetent  they  have 
uo  protection  and  practically  no  redress.    No  man 


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is  compelled  to  enter  these  high  callings ;  but  if  he 
does  enter  them  he  must  make  himself  the  master 
of  the  art  he  professes.  Incompetence  in  a  profes- 
sional man  is  a  crime  of  the  first  magnitude.  In 
the  lawyer,  imperfect  knowledge  of  the  law  may 
rob  a  client  of  his  estate;  it  is  therefore  robbery. 
Inadequate  training  and  equipment  in  the  physician 
may  deprive  a  patient  of  life ;  it  is  murder.  Lack 
of  thoroughness  and  accuracy  in  the  teacher  is  the 
worst  form  of  lying.  Make  your  profession  as  small 
as  you  please,  but  know  and  understand  with  abso- 
lute thoroughness  the  thing  you  profess  to  teach  or 
practice.  Within  the  circle  of  the  science  or  art 
which  you  profess  you  must  speak  with  the  clear 
authority  of  truth.  For  the  lawyer  or  physician 
to  blunder  on  points  which  every  competent  prac- 
titioner is  expected  to  know,  is,  and  ought  to  be, 
fatal  to  his  standing  and  practice.  Let  the  teacher 
or  preacher  be  caught  but  once  or  twice  dodging 
difficulties  or  palming  off  ideas  which  a  day  or 
two  of  honest  study  would  show  to  be  untenable, 
and  that  man's  influence  with  thoughtful  men 
is  dead  and  done  with.  No  matter  how  earnestly 
and  emphatically  he  may  proclaim  his  views  there- 
after, people  will  always  understand  that  his  "  I 
think"  means  simply  "  I  have  heard  or  read,"  and 
his  "  I  believe"  means  nothing  more  than  "  I  find 
it  convenient  to  assume."  All  the  utterances  of 
such  a  man  are  discounted  in  advance  in  conse- 
quence of  the  lack  of  professional  thoroughness  and 
intellectual  honesty  in  the  man  himself.  Such  men, 
soon  or  late,  fail  as  they  deserve  to  fail. 

Be  thorough,  then,  in  the  thing  which  you 
profess.  Be  sure  of  your  ground;  or,  if  you  find 
yourselves  confronted  with  a  question  you  cannot 
answer,  a  ease  you  cannot  comprehend,  or  a  doctriue 
into  which  you  can  get  no  real  insight,  acknowledge 
it  frankly  and  appeal  to  higher  authority.  Above 
all  things  do  no  guess-work,  palm  off  no  uncertain- 
ties in  the  line  in  which  you  profess  to  be  an  expert. 
Thoroughness  in  the  particular  thing  which  one 
professes  to  do  is  the  very  core  and  heart  of  truth. 
Other  things  may  be  overlooked  or  pardoned  ;  but 
for  a  man  to  be  a  failure  in  the  one  thing  which  he 
sets  out  to  do — that  is  to  be  a  failure  through  and 
through.  Make  sure,  then,  that  if  you  teach  school, 
you  teach  the  truth  as  it  is — not  as  it  used  to  be  or 
as  it  is  supposed  to  be — and  that  the  text-books 
and  programmes  and  methods  of  instruction  and 
mode  of  discipline  is  the  very  best  that  pedagogical 
theory  and  experience  has  made  available.  Whether 
it  be  law  or  medicine  or  politics  or  business,  or  school 
or  church,  the  thing  which  you  undertake  is  the 


thing  you  must  be  judged  by.  If  that  is  done 
thoroughly,  effectively,  and  what  comes  to  the  same 
thing  in  the  long  run,  successfully,  then  you  are  a 
genuine  contributor  to  the  great  social  whole;  you 
are  true  at  the  point  of  most  vital  contact  with  it, 
and  the  truth  there  makes  you  free. 

Each  age  makes  its  own  idea  of  heaven ;  and 
the  freedom  which  comes  from  thoroughness,  indi- 
viduality, and  integrity  is  the  chief  element  in  the 
idea  of  heaven  which  attracts  the  earnest  modern 
man.  Kipling  has  happily  expressed  it: 
"  And  only  tlie  Master  shall  praise  us,  and  only  the  Master 

shall  blame ; 
And  no  one  shall  work  for  money,  and  no  one  shall  work 

for  fame. 
But  each  for  the  joy  of  the  working,  and  each  in  his 

separate  star, 
Shall  draw  the  thing  as  he  sees  it,  for  the  God  of  things 

as  they  are." 
The  next  adjustment  we  have  to  make  is  to  our 
fellow-men.  And  truth  at  this  point  takes  the  form 
of  sympathy.  These  persons  about  us  are  as  real 
fis  ourselves;  and  sympathy  is  the  true  relation 
toward  them,  because  sympathy  appreciates  them 
as  real  and  treats  them  accordingly.  It  is  the  only 
way  to  get  along  in  this  world.  Some  men  are 
always  iu  difficulty  and  misunderstanding  with 
their  fellow-men.  Others  get  along  smoothly, 
easily,  and  effectively,  no  matter  what  sort  of  people 
they  are  dealing  with.  The  whole  secret  of  the 
difference  is  that  this  sort  of  men  treat  persons 
as  persons,  take  account  of  their  interests,  their 
prejudices,  their  likes  and  dislikes,  and  aim  to  make 
their  action  a  resultant  of  the  views  and  wishes  of 
both  others  and  themselves.  The  other  sort  of 
men  are  perfectly  clear  about  their  own  rights  and 
aims,  but  are  very  hazy  about  the  views  and  dispo- 
sitions of  other  people.  They  treat  these  other 
people  as  though  they  had  no  views  or  wishes  what- 
soever. They  treat  them  as  mere  things,  or  at 
best  as  automata;  responsible  perhaps  for  their 
actions,  but  not  appreciated  according  to  their 
motives.  Such  people,  of  course,  are  always  in  hot 
water,  as  they  deserve  to  be.  People  are  not  mere 
things  or  automata;  and  it  is  at  once  a  blunder 
and  a  crime  to  try  to  treat  them  so.  It  is  not  true; 
and  consequently  the  man  who  tries  to  act  on  that 
basis  soon  finds  that  he  is  not  free.  Every  man's 
hand  is  against  him,  just  because,  ignorantly  and 
unintentionally  no  doubt,  his  hand  is  against  every 
man.  He  is  trying  to  suppress  the  best  thing  in 
other  men  —  their  personality — and  rightly  they 
resent  it.  Treat  men  as  men.  As  Hegel  puts  it, 
"  Be  a  person  and  respect  the  personality  of  others." 


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Make  your  act  the  resultant  of  all  the  aims  that 
are  affected  by  it.  And  this  does  not  involve,  by 
any  means,  weakness  and  undue  concession.  It  is 
not  necessary  to  yield  your  own  views  or  rights. 
If  you  only  understand  and  appreciate  the  nature 
of  the  man  you  are  dealing  with;  if  you  show  him 
that  you  actually  see  things  as  he  does,  yon  can 
resist  him  with  inflexible  determination  ;  you  can 
squarely  oppose  him  in  every  move  he  makes;  and 
though  he  may  not  like  what  you  do,  he  will  respect 
you  in  doing  it,  because  he  sees  that  you  have  first 
respected  and  appreciated  him.  It  is  being  misun- 
derstood; it  is  being  not  understood  at  all,  but 
being  treated  as  something  other  than  they  really 
are,  that  makes  men  mad.  Help  men  when  you 
can  ;  resist  them  when  you  must ;  fight  them  when 
you  have  to;  but  appi-eciate  them  as  they  are, 
sympathize  with  them,  seek  the  best  things  for 
them  that  the  case  permits— in  brief,  love. them 
while  you  oppose  them,  and  have  their  real  good  at 
heart  even  when  you  do  the  things  they  most 
dislike;  and  it  is  perfectly  possible  to  be  true  and 
fair,  and  therefore  happy  and  free,  in  your  relations 
with  big  boys  on  the  back  seat  of  a  district  school, 
or  Sophomores  in  a  college,  or  the  leaders  of  the 
opposite  party  in  a  heated  political  campaign,  or 
labor  leaders  in  an  unreasonable  strike.  We  have, 
then,  four  phases  of  the  truth,  four  guarantys  of 
freedom:  health,  financial  soundness,  professional 
thoroughness,  and  the  capacity  to  take  the  point  of 
view  of  other  people  as  well  as  of  ourselves. 

One  thing  more  and  I  am  done.  We  have  been 
dealing  thus  far  with  things  within,  beneath,  around 
us.  There  are  things  above  us ;  forces  and  powers 
and  laws  and  tendencies  which  were  before  us  and 
will  endure  long  after  we  have  left  these  scenes. 
The  Infinite  and  the  Eternal  are  far  more  sure,  more 
vast,  more  pregnant  with  significance  for  us  than 
any  of  these  finite  facts  and  forces  we  have  been 
considering.  A  man  is  not  adjusted  to  his  total 
environment;  he  is  not  completely  and  ultimately 
true;  and  consequently  he  is  not  really  and  perma- 
nently free,  unless  he  can  look  on  the  whole  cosmic 
process  as  that  of  which  he  is  a  conscious  part  and 
a  co-operating  member — unless  he  can  look  on  the 
Author  and  Finisher  of  that  process  as  his  Father 
and  his  Friend. 

Toward  the  Infinite  Being  and  the  Eternal  Life, 
of  whom  all  that  we  see  is  the  manifestation,  and 
all  that  we  enjoy  is  the  gift,  and  all  that  we  are  is 
the  impartation — the  true  attitude,  the  right  adjust- 
ment, is  reverence.  In  the  presence  of  the  wondrous 
wisdom  that  has  founded  the  universe  in  order  and 


roared  it  in  beauty  and  crowned  it  with  beneficence; 
in  the  presence  of  the  mighty  power  that  burns  in 
the  sun,  and  revolves  in  the  stars,  and  clings  in  the 
molecules,  and  flashes  in  the  electric  current,  and 
expands  in  the  leaf,  and  propagates  in  the  seed, 
and  struggles  in  the  animal,  and  thinks  and  loves 
in  man,  a  creature  endowed  with  reason  and  imagi- 
nation and  emotion  cannot  remain  indifferent  and 
unmoved.  Tlie  only  true  relation  in  which  man 
can  stand  to  God  is  one  of  thankful  adoration  for 
all  that  He  has  done  and  earnest  co-operation  with 
all  that  He  is  doing  to  make  the  social  and  moral 
world  as  fair  and  glorious  as  is  the  natural  world. 
Not  otherwise  can  man  gain  his  ultimate  freedom. 
The  man  who  knows  not  God  as  his  Father  and  his 
Friend  must  find  this  vast  process  of  which  he  is 
so  insignificant  a  fraction  an  external  and  inexpli- 
cable limit,  beyond  which  his  sympathy  and  service 
cannot  pass.  He  who  has  reverently  and  lovingly 
acknowledged  the  Creator  and  Ruler  of  the  universe 
as  his  Father  and  his  Friend  finds  in  all  the  cosmic 
process  nothing  which  is  alien  to  himself;  and  in 
all  the  complexity  of  life  no  situation  where  the 
Will  that  is  at  once  most  glorious  and  most  dear  . 
may  not  by  him  be  done.  And  thus  to  trauscend 
these  last  seeming  limitations,  and  know  one's  self 
as  child,  and  servant,  and  helper,  and  frieud  of  the 
God  from  whom  all  things  proceed,  and  to  whom 
all  evolution  tends,  —this  is  the  crown  and  consum- 
mation of  the  freedom  of  which  we  are  in  search. 
And  in  this  highest  and  broadest,  as  in  the  narrower 
and  humbler  spheres  we  have  been  considering,  this 
freedom  comes  in  consequence  of  right  adjustment, 
of  taking  account  of  facts,  of  fitting  ourselves  into 
our  environment,  and  performing  faithfully  our 
proper  function  in  the  whole  of  which  we  are  a  part. 
Here  as  everywhere  it  is  the  truth,  and  nothing  but 
the  truth,  that  makes  us  free. 

Members  of  the  graduating  class :  The  college 
sends  you  forth  with  the  elements  of  a  liberal  educa- 
tion ;  an  education  that  tends  to  make  you  free. 
It  has  placed  in  your  hands  the  mathematical 
formulas,  the  microscope  or  telescope,  the  scalpel 
or  crucible,  the  spectroscope  or  balances,  wherewith 
lo  break  down  the  barriers  behind  which  nature's 
processes  are  hid.  It  has  made  the  languages  and 
literatures  of  past  and  present  nations  ;  the  political 
institutions  and  economic  arrangements;  the  his- 
toric evolution  and  the  moral  ideal  of  mankind  no 
longer  inclosures  from  which  you  are  shut  out,  but 
fields  in  which  you  are  free  to  wander,  and  where 
you  begin  to  feel  at  home.  And  yet  the  deepest 
freedom  is  something  much  more  vital  and  personal 


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than  any  institution  can  impart.  It  is  participation 
r.nd  identification  in  one's  entire  environment;  and 
that  involves  a  genuine  surrender  of  one's  self  to 
the  laws  and  principles  by  which  each  aspect  of  our 
environment  is  governed.  I  have  tried  to  point  out 
what  some  of  these  more  essential  adjustments  are. 
But  the  life  and  spirit  of  it  all  is  something  each 
man  must  learn  for  himself.  Jesus  is  the  perfect 
Master  of  this  all-round  adjustment  to  our  environ- 
ment; and  the  secret  of  it  you  must  learn  from 
him.  Health,  and  honesty,  and  thoroughness,  and 
sympathy,  and  reverence :  these  are  some  of  the 
special  aspects  of  that  comprehensive  spirit  of  love 
to  God  and  man  which  he  brought  to  the  world. 
And  DOW  that  the  days  of  college  tuition  are  over,  I 
would  commend  you  each  and  all  to  his  teaching, 
his  guidance,  his  influence  and  grace.  He  is  the 
truth  incarnate  in  perfect  personality ;  and  if  he 
makes  you  free,  you  shall  be  free  indeed.  The 
service  of  Christ  is  perfect  freedom ;  just  because  it 
is  that  true  and  genuine  adjustment  to  men  and 
things  which  is  the  will  of  God.  Be  true  to  every 
relation  and  every  claim,  natural,  human,  and 
divine,  as  Jesus  was,  and  to  you  as  to  him  will  come 
freedom  and  peace  and  power.  Lot  truth  be  your 
first  concern  as  it  was  his ;  and  the  truth  shall  make 
you  free.  And  if  the  Son  shall  make  you  free,  you 
shall  be  free  indeed. 


W 


Junior  Prize  Declamation. 

'HE  Junior  Prize  Declamation  of  '98  was 
held  in  Memorial  Hall,  Monday  evening, 
June  21st.  The  Bowdoin  College  Orchestra 
furnislied  excellent  music  and  was  warmly- 
applauded.  The  capacity  of  the  hall  was 
stretched  to  its  utmost,  and  the  selections 
without  exception  were  well  delivered  and 
well  received.  The  programme  was  as 
follows : 

MUSIC. 

The  Greek  Revolution. — Clay. 
6  Wendell  Phillips  McKown,  Boothbay  Harbor. 

The  Death-Bridge  of  the  Tay. — Carletou. 
fc  Thomas  LittleBeld  Marble,  Gorham,  N.  H. 

Protection  of  American  Citizens. — Frye. 

Dwight  Richard  Pennell,  Lewiston. 
The  Honored  Dead. — Beecher. 

*  Edwin  Ellis  Spear,  Washington,  D.  C. 

MUSIC. 

The  New  South.— ^Grady. 
1 1  Alfred  Benson  White,  Lewiston. 


->, 


The  Traditions  of  Massachusetts. — Lodge. 

Harlan  Melville  Bisbee,  Rumford  Falls. 
The  Plea  of  Sergeant  Buzfuz. — Dickens. 

Charles  Sumner  Pettengill,  Augusta.  ^ 

Adams  and  Jefferson. — Webster. 

*  William  Witherle  Lawrence,  Portland.  1  - 

MUSIC. 

The  Nomination  of  McKinley. — Thurston. 

Frank  Herbert  Swan,  Westbrook.  '  ' 

Regulus  to  the  Carthaginians. — Kellogg. 

Peroival  Proctor  Baxter,  Portland. 
The  Soldier's  Faith. — Holmes. 

*  Robert  Robertson  Morson,  Upton,  P.  E.  I.  7 

The  Leadership  of  Educated  Men. — Curtis. 

*  Arthur  Le  Roy  Hunt,  Lewiston. 

MUSIC 
*  Excused. 

The  judges  of  the  evening  were  J.  C. 
Picliard,  '46,  D.  C.  Linscott,  '54,  and  Barrett 
Potter,  '78. 

The  first  prize  was  awarded  to  Harlan 
Melville  Bisbee  and  the  second  to  Percival 
Proctor  Baxter. 

The  committee  was  Percival  Proctor 
Baxter,  chairman,  William  Witherle  Law- 
rence, Wendell  Phillips  McKown. 


'97's  Class  Day. 

CLASS   OFFICEES. 

President,  William  Frye  White. 

Marshal,  Aldro  Amos  French. 

Committee,         Edgar  Gilman  Pratt,  Chairman, 

Joseph  Snow  Stetson,  Chase  Pulsifer. 

MoENiNG  Exercises. 
JPUESDAY,  June  22d,  was  observed  by 
-^  '97  as  her  Class  Day,  and  what  a  perfect 
day  it  was  !  From  start  to  finish  everything 
went  smoothly.  The  campus  was  crowded 
with  guests,  and  all  wore  a  look  of  con- 
tentment and  expectation.  The  morning's 
exercises  were  held  at  Memorial  Hall,  and 
commenced  promptly  at  10  o'clock.  The 
attendance  was  unusually  large  when  the 
Salem  Cadet  Band  started  upon  one  of  its 
famous  marches,  to  which  the  Class  of  '97, 
under   the    marslialship    of   A.   A.    French, 


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filed  down  the  aisle  and  seated  themselves 
on  the  platform.  This  programme  was 
carried  out: 

MUSIC. 

Prayer.  John  Hastings  Quint. 

MUSIC. 

Oration.  Fred  Keith  Ellsworth. 

MUSIC. 

Poem.  Joseph  William  Hewitt. 

MUSIC. 

President  William  F.  White  introduced 
the  speakers,  and  their  parts  were  both  well 
delivered  and  well  received.  The  oration 
and  poem  follow  in  full. 

Class-Day  Oration. 

"MAN   THE   PRISONER  OF    HIS  AGE." 
By  F.  K.  Ellsworth. 

Is  man  a  prisoner  of  the  age  in  which  he  lives,  or 
is  he  independent  of  it?  If  there  is  one  thing  upon 
which  thinking  men  of  to-day  are  more  nearly 
agreed  than  upon  any  other,  it  is  that  everything 
in  nature  has  become  what  it  is  by  virtue  of  its 
relations  to  what  has  gone  before.  The  time  has 
come  when  we  can  no  longer  regard  the  higher 
thoughts  and  nobler  purposes  which  lead  men  to 
right  action,  as  a  ready-made  product  which  some 
deity  has  thrust  upon  the  world.  Nor  can  we 
regard  the  baser  motives  which  lead  men  to  a 
life  of  crime  as  the  work  of  fiends  imprisoned  within 
the  shadowy  walls  of  some  subterranean  sphere. 
We  have  come  to  look  upon  the  more  intelligent 
views  of  life  and  social  relations,  as  a  result  of  the 
accumulated  experience  and  wisdom  of  untold  ages; 
and  to  look  upon  evil  as  perverted  good. 

Science  has  taught  us  to  question  everything 
claimed  as  a  fact  that  necessitates  a  break  in  the 
uniform  operation  of  the  laws  of  nature.  If  the 
scientist  chooses  to  place  a  question  mark  against 
the  miraculous  events  recounted  in  history,  it  is  a 
privilege  granted  him  by  the  spirit  of  the  age. 
The  philosophy  of  to-day  teaches  us  to  regard  truth 
as  a  whole,  in  harmony  with  itself;  and  if,  after  the 
different  branches  of  science  have  collected  their 
facts  and  deduced  theories  that  are  contradictory 
when  placed  in  a  larger  system  of  relations,  the 
devotee  of  philosophy  may  be  pardoned  if  he 
chooses  to  question  some  fond  theory  of  the  scien- 
tists. As  in  science  one  unquestionable  fact  may 
demand  a  readjustment  of  all  the  other  facts  in  a 
system,  so  in  philosophy  one  well-established  theory 


may  demand  a  modification  of  all  other  theories  so 
as  to  make  room  for  it  in  the  system  of  truth  to 
which  it  belongs. 

If  we  are  to  form  any  scientific  view  of  society  as 
it  exists  to-day,  we  must  regard  its  individual  mem- 
bers as  parts  of  the  social  system  in  which  they  are 
placed.  And  if  we  seek  a  philosophy  of  society, 
which  can  explain  the  progress  of  human  history, 
we  shall  find  it  in  the  fact  that  the  institutions,  codes, 
and  policies  of  a  given  time  represent  the  highest 
conceptions  of  the  age  they  were  intended  to  serve. 
The  military  organization  of  the  primitive  state  was 
made  necessary  by  the  war-like  character  of  the 
people.  A  republican  form  of  government  is  im- 
possible to  any  people  who  have  not  learned  the 
art  of  self-control.  The  Reign  of  Terror  during  the 
French  Revolution  was  the  result  of  mistaking 
liberty  for  license.  The  suspicions  and  jealousies 
engendered  by  years  of  oppression  and  tyranny, 
took  full  possession  of  the  mobs,  and  the  men  who 
were  supposed  to  represent  a  government  dared 
not  defy  their  demands. 

The  history  of  a  people  is  meaningless,  unless 
careful  attention  is  paid  to  the  influences  exerted 
upon  their  institutions  and  customs  by  the  nations 
with  whom  they  come  in  contact.  "  By  history  in 
its  highest  sense,"  says  Freeman,  "  we  understand 
the  history  of  those  nations  which  have  really 
affected  one  another,  so  that  their  whole  story  from 
the  beginning  to  our  own  time  forms  one  tale  of 
which,  if  we  wholly  leave  out  any  part,  we  cannot 
rightly  understand  what  follows  it."  The  early 
writers  of  all  nations  have  recognized  this  necessity, 
and  have  sought  to  comply  with  its  requirements, 
in  explaining  the  origin  of  their  race,  by  means  of 
mythological  persons  in  direct  descent  from  the 
gods. 

The  periods  of  history  follow  one  another  in  log- 
ical succession,  each  growing,  naturally,  out  of  the 
conditions  prepared  for  it  by  the  preceding  age. 
With  the  downfall  of  Carthage  came  a  period  of 
ease  and  luxury  which  made  the  conquest  of  Italy 
by  the  Goths  and  Vandals  a  natural  result. 

The  men  who  have  been  prominent  in  tlie  his- 
torical development  of  the  race,  are  better  under- 
stood when  viewed  in  the  light  of  the  times  in  which 
they  lived.  An  Alexander,  a  Csesai',  and  a  Napoleon 
could  never  have  been  produced  by  an  age  of  peace. 
The  spirit  of  the  age  in  which  they  lived  was  that 
of  war.  Physical  courage  was  the  highest  virtue. 
To  gain  renown  upon  the  field  of  battle  was  to  win 
a  crown  of  glory  for  which  men  were  ready  to  sac- 
rifice their  livesi 


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77 


The  story  of  Braddock's  defeat  at  Port  Duquesne 
ailords  us  an  example  of  a  general  of  unquestioned 
valor,  who  had  become  so  influenced  by  the  methods 
of  warfare  in  which  he  had  been  trained,  as  to 
utterly  disqualify  him  for  efiBcient  service  under 
changed  conditions.  When  attacked  by  the  Indians 
in  ambush  he  forced  his  men  to  stand  out  in  full 
view,  to  be  shot  down  by  an  enemy  they  were 
powerless  to  resist. 

The  literature  of  a  period  shows  the  influence  of 
the  political  and  social  conditions  of  the  time.  The 
war  songs  and  ballads  of  primitive  peoples  reveal 
the  spirit  of  the  political  conditions  of  which  they 
were  born.  The  great  demand  was  for  courage  in 
battle,  and  those  early  expressions  of  thought  were 
designed  to  inspire  bravery  in  the  breasts  of  the 
soldiers,  by  recounting  the  deeds  of  their  chieftain. 
The  moral  and  social  ideals  of  an  age  are  seen  in 
the  literature  it  produces.  An  expurgated  copy  of 
Shakespeare  was  not  needed  in  the  seventeenth 
century  when  Dryden  and  Lee  were  writing  for  the 
English  stage.  It  is  said  that  Mrs.  Centliver's 
comedies  during  the  period  of  Queen  Anne  show  no 
trace  of  purity. 

The  men  who,  by  their  genius,  have  exerted  a 
lasting  influence  upon  the  world,  have  never  been 
appreciated  by  their  generation.  The  Jews  stoned 
their  prophets  and  crucified  their  Messiah.  Tlie 
Greeks  ostracized  the  honest  Aristeoden  and  pois- 
oned their  Socrates.  The  Shakespeare  that  was 
apologized  for  in  the  seventeenth  century  is  ideal- 
ized in  the  nineteenth.  The  poets  who  dared  to 
break  away  from  the  mechanical  form  of  verse  of  the 
eighteenth  century  were  persecuted  and  ridiculed 
by  the  critics  of  the  day.  Lord  Jeffrey,  commenting 
upon  Wordsworth,  called  him  a  "drivelling  idiot." 

Every  age  has  had  its  own  standards  by  which 
to  judge  the  moral,  intellectual,  and  social  life  of 
the  time.  We  look  backward  over  the  pages  of 
history,  and  see  how  systems  have  arisen  by  a 
steady  growth,  and  where  they  have  declined, 
leaving  behind  them  only  their  accumulated  experi- 
ence as  a  warning  and  a  guide  to  succeeding  gen- 
erations. When  we  attempt  to  unravel  the  threads 
of  social  progress  from  broken  frajjments  that 
remain  to  remind  us  of  the  worn-out  systems  of  the 
past,  we  are  surprised  at  the  blindness  of  the  men 
who  were  then  upon  the  scene  of  action.  But  they 
were  then,  as  we  are  now,  parts  of  a  social  order, 
prisoners  of  the  age  in  which  they  lived,  and 
could  only  move  forward  with  the  slow  progress  of 
intellectual  growth. 

In  our  own  country  the  spirit  of  individualism 


has  been  developed  to  a  greater  degree  than  in  any 
other  nation.  In  the  prologue  to  the  Declaration  of 
Independence  it  is  declared,  "that  all  men  are 
created  equal;  that  they  are  endowed  by  their 
Creator  with  certain  unalienable  rights ;  that 
among  these  are  life,  liberty,  and  the  pursuit  of 
happiness."  This  declaration  is  the  direct  out- 
growth of  the  philosophy  of  men  like  Rousseau, 
whose  famous  declaration  of  "liberty,  equality,  and 
fraternity"  became  the  war-cry  of  the  French 
Revolution.    ■ 

Our  celebrated  .declaration  breathes  forth  the 
spirit  of  the  time  when  it  was  written.  But  it  sets 
forth  a  doctrine  which,  if  followed  to  the  letter, 
would  destroy  every  vestige  of  civil  liberty  we  now 
enjoy.  Are  "  all  men  created  equal"?  Is  not  the 
individual  born  into  family  relations?  Are  not  our 
earliest  memories  those  of  restraints?  Are  there 
not  peculiarities  of  disposition  and  temperament 
that  we  have  inherited  from  our  ancestors?  And 
have  not  the  influences  of  the  homes  in  which  we 
,were  trained  determined,  to  a  large  extent,  the  way 
in  which  we  view  many  political,  social,  and  relig- 
ious questions?  The  great  majority  of  men  in  the 
country  vote  the  same  party  ticket  that  their  fathers 
voted,  and  for  no  other  reason. 

Few  ever  rise  to  a  higher  social  level  than  the 
one  in  which  the  first  ten  years  of  their  lives  are 
spent.  The  church  relations  in  which  children  are 
trained  almost  always  determine  their  religious 
preference  in  later  life.  Men  are  not  created  equal. 
They  are  not  equal  in  physical  endurance.  They 
are  not  equal  in  mental  endowment.  They  are  not 
equal  in  moral  courage,  or  love  for  liberty. 

Freedom  is  not  an  unalienable  right.  Society 
has  enacted  laws  for  the  government  of  itself,  and 
no  man  is  free  to  violate  them.  The  right  to  life 
on  the  part  of  one  member  of  society  binds  him  to 
respect  the  lives  of  others.  If  one  man  murders 
another,  society  takes  his  life  in  return. 

The  right  to  liberty  on  the  part  of  one  member 
of  the  community,  binds  him  to  respect  the  liberty 
of  others.  If  one  person  infringes  upon  the  lights 
of  another,  society  places  the  offender  where  he 
will  not  disturb  the  social  order.  So  with  property. 
Society  protects  the  property  of  one  man  on  con- 
dition that  he  respect  that  of  another.  The  only 
unalienable  right  which  the  individual  possesses  is 
the  right  to  do  as  society  tells  him.  He  has  a  right 
to  life  so  long  as  the  state  does  not  need  it.  But 
when  she  commands  him  to  march  to  the  front  and 
defend  her  institutions  with  his  life,  he  must  obey. 
He  has  a  right  to  property  so  long  as  the  state  does 


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not  demand  it  for  public  use.  Tlnus,  society  has 
devised  rules  for  tlie  government  of  itself  which 
make  every  individual  the  prisouer  of  his  age. 

Not  only  does  society  place  legal  restrictions 
upon  the  individual,  but  custom  comes  in  with  her 
set  of  rules  declared  to  be  good  form,  and  no  matter 
how  ridiculous  they  may  make  the  individual 
appear,  he  is  almost  powerless  to  resist  them. 

In  the  business  world,  men  are  bound  by  the 
customary  rules  of  trade.  So  in  the  professional 
■world.  Each  profession  has  its  own  peculiar  cus- 
toms and  social  relations  which  its  members  must 
observe. 

Institutions  have  their  traditions  which  succeed- 
ing generations  must  perpetuate.  In  the  industrial 
world,  demand  and  supply  determine  what  shall 
be  produced  and  at  what  price  it  can  be  sold. 
Competition  determines  what  kind  of  machinery  a 
man  must  use;  when  he  shall  strike  the  market; 
what  shall  be  the  quantity  and  quality  of  the  goods 
he  produces.  Both  capitalist  and  laborer  have 
found  it  necessary  to  give  up  their  individual  liber- 
ties and  combine  their  strength,  in  order  to  meet 
the  demands  of  the  age.  Organized  labor  is  trying 
to  defend  the  laboring  man  against  the  oppressions 
of  organized  capital.  They  treat  with  one  another 
as  organizations,  and  not  as  individuals.  The  indi- 
vidual is  lost,  the  organization  alone  lives  on. 

The  part  played  by  the  individual  in  American 
politics  to-day  is  exceedingly  small.  Everything, 
from  the  ward  caucus  to  the  national  convention,  is 
in  the  control  of  the  party  machine.  The  platforms 
adopted  by  conventions  are  designed  moi-e  to  secure 
votes  than  to  enlighten  the  voter.  The  requi- 
sites of  a  good  candidate  are,  that  he  be  a  strong 
party  man,  and  does  not  have  an  opinion  of  his  own. 
The  candidate  sinks  his  individuality  in  the  party 
system,  and  appears  only  when  re-election  is  sought. 
A  Congressman  may  be  allowed  to  say  what  he 
thinks  upon  a  question  at  issue,  but  he  must  vote 
in  accordance  with  the  party  policy.  If  newspaper 
reports  can  be  trusted,  our  present  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives comes  near  being  a  burlesque  on  the 
name  of  political  liberty. 

In  religious  thought,  tradition  has  woven  a  web 
of  faith  and  fancy  in  which  most  of  our  denomina- 
tions have  become  entangled,  and  tradition  is 
allowed  to  palm  herself  off  for  either  Christianity  or 
theology,  as  the  case  may  demand.  Few  disorinii- 
nate  between  the  two,  and  the  majority  will  discount 
fact  for  fiction.  Dr.  Abbott's  recent  attempt  to 
show  that  the  science  of  theology  is  not  out  of  har- 
mony with  the  prevailing  philosophy  of  the  day. 


was  the  signal  for  an  exhibition  of  ignorance  and 
bigotry  that  would  have  been  more  becoming  to  an 
earlier  age. 

Philosophy  has  acquired  the  art  of  changing  her 
form  with  more  ease  than  her  sister  subject,  theol- 
ogy, and  makes  her  periodical  appearances  in  new 
terminology  with  old  meanings.  The  Pantheism 
of  one  century  appears  as  Paulogism  in  the  next, 
with  an  imaginary  distinction  between  the  two 
terms.  Philosophy  is  sometimes  thoirght  to  be  the 
sole  possession  of  educated  men,  but  the  number  of 
philosophical  novels  published  in  the  last  few 
years  is  an  evidence  that  the  fascination  of  specu- 
lative thought  is  obtaining  a  strong  hold  upon  every 
class  in  the  community. 

Almost  every  conceivable  subject,  from  the 
amoeba  to  the  Creator  of  the  universe,  has  been 
explained  on  a  theory  of  evolution.  And  if  one 
should  be  so  bold  as  to  suggest  that  there  are  as 
yet  limitations  to  the  theory,  and  regions  where  its 
explanations  are  open  to  question,  his  courage  may 
be  admired,  but  his  judgment  would  doubtless  be 
questioned. 

While  it  is  true  that  man  is  and  always  has  been 
the  prisoner  of  his  age,  it  is  equally  true  that  he 
has  been  the  builder  of  his  own  prison.  The 
influence  of  the  individual  member  of  society  may 
be  very  slight,  but  when  taken  with  the  combined 
work  of  others,  it  accaraulates  a  momentum  that 
forms  are  powerless  to  resist.  The  contributions 
of  a  single  generation  to  the  wisdom  of  the  world 
may  bo  almost  imperceptible,  but  however  slight, 
it  is  none  the  less  important. 

The  institutions  and  customs  that  now  surround 
us,  are  the  safeguards  of  society.  They  represent 
the  accumulated  wisdom  and  experience  of  a  million 
years.  Remove  the  restrictions  of  government,  and 
anarchy  i-eigns  supreme.  Remove  the  custoruary 
rules  of  trade,  and  socialism  is  upon  us  in  an  iustaut. 
Remove  the  customary  courtesies  and  forms  of 
social  life,  and  confusion  is  the  inevitable  result. 
We  shall  gain  little  or  no  freedom  from  the  destruc- 
tion of  old  forms.  They  can  be  cast  aside  only 
as  they  are  outgrown.  We  can  move  forward  only 
with  the  growing  intelligence  of  the  world.  Edu- 
cation is  the  only  guarantee  of  liberty.  As  we  go 
out  froui  our  college  home  to  take  up  the  responsi- 
bilities that  society  will  place  upon  us,  we  have  a 
right  to  assume  the  attitude  of  intellectual  independ- 
ence, and  to  examine  every  question  at  the  bar  of 
our  own  reason,  and  if  reason  demands  that  a  cus- 
tom be  defied,  or  a  tradition  broken,  we  arc  bound 
to  follow  her  dictates,  as  we  serve  God  rather  than 


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79 


men.  Our  unconformity  may  bring  dowa  upon  our 
heads  the  ridicule  and  criticism  of  the  public,  but 
time  will  secure  our  justification  if  we  are  right. 

We  owe  it  to  ourselves  and  to  future  generations 
that  we  have  an  intelligent  purpose  in  life,  and  that 
we  follow  it  at  whatever  cost.  We  owe  it  to  this, 
our  Alma  Mater,  that  we  be  loyal  to  the  spirit  of 
intellectual  independence  that  has  been  her  glory 
in  the  past,  that  is  transmitted  to  us  as  her  choicest 
gift  of  the  present,  that  contains  her  brightest  hope 
of  her  future. 

Class-Day  Poem. 

By  J.  W.  Hewitt. 
"BLLE  ME  VOIT!" 
"God  wills  it!"   Long  years  silent,  rings  that  cry 
Again  o'er  France.     In  glowing  piety 
Saint  Louis  has  the  heavenly  call  obeyed 
And  forth  will  lead  another  tierce  crusade 
'Gainst  Paynim  power,  to  Egypt's  distant  coast, 
A  blow  to  strike  at  Islam's  western  bo8,st. 

There  dwelt  within  the  bounds  of  rich  Champagne, 
Reared  up  in  castles  neighboring,  lovers  twain. 
He  was  Amauri,  strong  and  brave  and  tall, 
For  courtly  grace,  the  pride  of  festal  hall ; 
In  tourney's  sport,  in  battle's  turmoil  grim, 
His  prowess,  great  renown  had  won  for  him. 
Tried  knights  had  yielded  to  his  youthful  lance  : 
No  squire  so  famed  in  all  the  land  of  France. 

His  fond  companion,  e'en  from  childhood  days. 
When,  free  of  heart,  they  roamed  the  wildwood 

ways. 
In  childish  sport  beguiled  the  careless  hours 
Or  sought  the  gladding  spring-time's  earliest  flow'rs, 
Was  Marguerite,  a  dark  and  slender  maid, 
Whose     heaven-blue    eyes,    'nealh    lashes    long, 

betrayed 
By  their  fond  sparkle,  tender  thoughts  within. 
And  soul  unsullied  by  a  taint  of  sin. 

But  now  the  days  of  youth  were  nearly  past ; 
Still  in  the  blind  god's  bonds  their  souls  were  fast. 
That  longed-for  time  had  come,  when  he  might  take 
The  vows  of  knighthood,  and  his  young  life  stake 
In  conflict  with  God's  foe,  the  Saracen, 
Cruellest,  fiercest,  bloodiest  of  men. 
All  duties  for  novitiates  laid  down 
Were  well  performed,  and  he  in  each  had  shown 
Himself  a  true  and  valiant  son  of  God, 
Worthy  to  serve  him  with  his  toil  and  blood. 
And  see,  he  stands  prepared  his  arms  to  take,    " 
His  armor  bright  to  don,  youth's  tasks  forsake. 


He  hears  the  Master  say,  in  solemn  tone : — 
'Obey  thy  God,  and  worship  Him  alone; 
Be  bold,  be  brave,  be  loyal,  never  shrink 
From  danger's  dragon  eye,  nor  even  think 
Of  flight,  defeat,  despair,  but  let  all  be 
For  honor  of  our  noble  chivalry 
And  the  advancement  of  our  holy  faith. 
Press  ever  on  ;  thine  only  rest  be  death." 

In  this  proud  moment  by  his  side  tliere  stood. 

In  bloom  of  beauty  and  of  maidenhood, 

The  lady  Marguerite,  and  as  she  bound 

Gently  the  knightly  spur  his  ankle  round. 

And  handed  him  the  shield,  from  rim  to  boss 

With  no  device  or  motto  marked  across, 

And  wept  to  think  the  parting  now  so  nigh. 

He  clasped  her  fondly  to  him,  strove  to  dry 

The  welling  tears,  kissed  her  sweet  up-turned  face, 

Whispering,  "  Weep  not,  neither  time  nor  space 

Can  part  our  hearts,  tho'  I  afar  may  roam 

On  yonder  sea,  and  leagues  of  barren  foam 

May  'twixt  us  toss  their  heaving,  hoary  manes. 

,  By  Nile's  broad  stream,  on  Daraietta's  plains. 
To  fight  that  heathen  horde,  our  Saviour's  foe. 
The  crescent-crowned  Mussulman,  I  go. 
My  shield  is  hare  of  motto,  let  me  have 
This  magic  sentence,  bidding  me  be  brave :        . 

'  She  sees  me, '  blest  assurance,  let  that  word 
Be  my  companion  constant,  let  it  gird 
My  loins  with  strength  of  fire,  my  arm  make  steel, 
Infuse  my  heart  with  courage.     I  shall  feel. 
In  battle's  fiercest  shock,  thine  eyes  rest  calm 
And  tear-bedewed  upon  me,  healing  balm 
On  festering  wounds  applied,  my  heav'ns  sole  star. 
Then  can  I  fail,  in  yonder  fearful  wars 
The  Saracen  to  meet,  and  calmly  wait 
For  weal  or  woe,  the  fixed  decree  of  fate. 
To  win  the  fight,  and  safe  return  to  thee. 
Or,  lying  prone,  to  pour  ungrudgingly, 
E'en  to  the  last  red  drops  that  slowly  well. 
My  blood  for  Christ  and  thee  ?     Farewell.     Fare- 
well." 

So  he  was  gone ;  and,  to  his  promise  true, 
Soon  on  his  shield,  in  gold  and  azure  hue, 
Those  magic  words  resplendently  outshone. 
These  near,  he  felt  least  lonely  when  alone. 

Now  on  the  tideless  deep,  behold  him  tossed, 
A  speck  on  Neptune's  vasty  bosom  lost. 
Seated  on  deck  when  Luna's  glorious  car 
Climbed  the  steep  heaven,  and  that  steadfast  star 

Which  seeks  no  rest  beneath  the  ocean  rim, 

The  sailor's  guide,  suggested  oft  to  him 
Her  whom  his  tireless  heart  must  ever  woo. 


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As  turns  the  compass-needle,  constant,  true 
To  its  far  love,  the  North  Star. 

When  at  last 
That  huge  array,  its  ocean  perils  past, 
Lay  camped  on  sandy  plain,  lone  in  his  tent. 
When  all  was  still,  and  the  night  wind  had  spent 
Its  dying  breath  in  yonder  rustling  palm. 
Steeped  in  the  restfulness  of  moonlit  calm, 
He  felt  the  quiet  in  his  soul,  could  hear 
The  loved    low   tones,   the   words   of   whispered 

cheer, — 
'  She  sees  me,"  knew  her  thoughts  from  France  did  fly 
To  him  alone,  beneath  that  southern  sky. 

Great  deeds  and  famous  there  the  French  performed. 
The  lordly  Damietta,  fiercely  stormed. 
Could  not  the  conquering  Christian  might  withstand. 
But  discord,  greed,  disease,  attacked  their  band. 
And,  captured,  freedom    late    they   bought    with 

hoard 
Of  gold  disgraceful,  rather  than  with  sword. 
Yet  in  those  struggles  stubborn  and  hard-fought, 
Amauri  gained  renown,  for  aye  he  sought 
The  post  of  danger,  with  endurance  stern 
Joining  impetuous  bravery,  to  earn 
His  sovereign's  highest  trust  and  confidence. 
Still  governed  by  a  sentiment  intense 
Of  loyalty  to  her,  now  on  life's  main 
No  more  a  separate  sailor,  but  by  pain 
Of  passion  fervent,  welded  to  his  soul. 
The  two,  one — one  forever. 

Now  the  roll 
Of  white-capped  billow  crossed  once  more,  returned 
Not  knight,  but  banneret,  reward  hard-earned. 
With  his  ancestral  arms  he  hung  that  shield, 
A  charm  in  peace,  as  on  the  bloody  field, 
For  aye,  a  spell  and  comfort  to  his  eyes. 
And,  in  the  after  years,  when,  chance,  would  rise 
Thoughts  of  those  times  of  struggle,  he  would  tell 
Once  more  to  Marguerite,  who  though  she  well 
The  story  knew,  loved  once  again  to  hear. 
Of  those  past  seasons,  when  her  image  dear 
Had  hovered  o'er  him,  and  her  eyes  did  rest 
Upon  him,  urging  him  to  do  his  best. 
So  had  he  won,  by  truth  and  courage  tried. 
His  sovereign's  favor  and  his  cherished  bride. 

We  too  are  entering  on  a  great  crusade. 
Long  fought  and  stubborn , — right  against  the  wrong. 
For  this  fierce  conflict,  'neath  her  fragrant  shade, 
Bowdoin  has  trained  her  sons.     A  century  long — 


She's  sent  brave  warriors  forth  the  wrong  to  smite, 
And  drag  Injustice  from  her  high  seat  down, 
Its  lawful  place  to  give  the  eternal  Right, 
Heeding  not  danger,  nor  the  lowering  frown 
Of  Progress'  enemies.     And  Bowdoin's  sons 
Have  ever  proved  her  teachings  cherished  well. 
He  in  whose  veins  true  blood  of  Bowdoin  runs. 
Yields  not  one  inch  to  Error's  armies  fell. 
Though  rank  on  rank  they  hurl  their  mighty  force 
Against  his  steadfast  front,  a  bristling  host. 
As  towering  billows  speed  their  maddened  course 
'  Gainst  haughty  cliffs,  on  some   wild  rock-bound 
coast. 

Our  lessons  have  been  learned,  our  tasks  are  o'er 
Here  in  this  pleasant  shade.    Bowdoin  has  done 
Her  best  for  us ;  from  out  her  bounteous  store 
Her  century-gathered  treasures  on  each  one 
Has  lavished,  that  we  too  may  some  day  reach 
The  lofty  heights  gained  by  those  noble  souls 
Who  trod  these  walks  before  us ;  sought  to  teach 
Where  wrong  lay,  where  lay  the  right;  has  shown 

the  goals 
That  each  should  strive  for.     'Neath  yon  towers' 

shade 
Four  years  we've  loved  the  music  of  her  name. 
With  loyal  hearts,  her  honor,  ours  have  made ; 
Stainless  we  leave  it,  e'en  as  when  we  came. 
Forth  as  we  go  to  play  on  life's  wide  stage 
Our  needed  part,  like  knight  of  old  we  know 
Her  eyes  rest  on  us,  as  on  her  an  age 
In  wonder  gazes.     Shall  we  then  be  slow 
To  action  brave  ?     Her  eyes  no  tears  must  spill 
To  see  her  son  a  slave  in  Error's  train. 
Nay,  rather  must  her  breast  with  fond  pride  fill 
To  see  the  evil  downed  yet  once  again 
And  by  her  manly  sons  as  oft  before. 
As  yon  sad  tablatures  which  skirt  this  hall 
Mark  those  brave  souls,  who  in  the  battle's  fore. 
Proved  themselves  worthy  sons  of  Bowdoin  all. 
Such  she  delights  to  honor,  for  'tis  they 
Who  honor  her,  who  are  the  surest  sign 
Of  her  high  power,  who  make  her  proudly  say 
O'er   their  wept   graves:    "There   lies   a   son   of 

mine." 

Bowdoin!  we  honor  thee,  and  our  farewell, — 
Our  best  farewell,  most  grateful  to  thine  ears. 
Is  earnest  promise,  ever  to  excel 
In  fealty  to  thee ;   and  as  the  years 
Roll  o'er  that  lovely  whitening  head  of  thine, 
Thy  honor  be,  e'en  as  thy  color,  pure ! 
Thou  art  the  mother  of  a  goodly  line 
And  in  thy  sons'  affection  rest  secure. 


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Afternoon  Exercises. 
Under  the  branching  arms  of  the  old 
Thorndike  Oak,  surrounded  by  scores  of 
pretty  girls  in  gay  attire,  the  Class  of  '97 
completed  its  day's  literary  programme.  The 
programme  was  of  a  high  order  of  excellence 
and  was  as  follows : 

MUSIC. 

Opening  Address.  George  Monroe  Brett. 

MUSIC 

History.  George  Edgar  Carmichael. 

MUSIC. 

Prophecy.  Stephen  Osgood  Andros. 

MUSIC. 

Parting  Address.  Alfred  Page  Cook. 

MUSIC. 

The  parts  are  printed  below  in  full: 
Opening  Address. 

By  George  M.  Brett. 

"Morituri  Salulamus^''  was  our  beloved  Long- 
fellow's greeting  on  that  memorable  fiftieth  anniver- 
sary of  his  renowned  class.  Victuri  SahUamus  is 
our  greeting  on  this  our  bright  and  happy  Class  Day. 

His  was  the  last  but  ever  hopeful  voice  of  a  small 
band  of  men,  who  for  fifty  years  had  traveled  the 
rough  road  of  life  with  success  to  themselves  and 
honor  to  their  Alma  Mater.  Ours  is  the  joyous  cry 
of  a  large  class,  which  this  day  takes  its  first  step 
into  the  world  of  conflict  and  activity.  May  our 
journey  be  as  long  and  successful  as  theirs ! 

Victuri  Salutamus ;  we  who  are  about  to  live 
salute  you.  I  say  we  who  are  about  to  live,  not  that 
we  have  been  dead  or  even  asleep  in  the  past — nay, 
some  of  us,  perhaps,  have  been  too  lively  at  times 
during  our  college  course  to  maintain  the  dignity 
required  by  our  worthy  President  and  Faculty — but 
now  that  we  are  brought  to  the  point  of  realization, 
we  can  see  that  the  life  upon  which  we  are  about  to 
enter  differs  from  our  college  life  in  a  great  many 
ways. 

Those  past  four  years  we  shall  reckon  as  the 
pleasantest  years  in  our  memory,  as  my  classmates 
will  all  agree.  Every  summer  we  have  separated 
to  spend  a  pleasant  vacation  with  our  friends,  always 
anticipating  a  happier  time  at  the  return  in  the  fall. 
We  have  been  free  from  cares  and  responsibilities. 
And  yet,  have  I  not  heard  the  undergraduate  telling 
the  hesitating  high  school  student  what  a  grand  thing 
a  college  course  is,  because  it  throws  one  upon  his 
own  responsibility  ?     Yes,  and  he  is  right  to  a  certain 


extent.  We  have  been  away  from  home  and  have 
felt  responsible  to  our  parents  and  friends.  But  to 
them  has  belonged  the  real  care  and  worry;  to 
them,  who  have  labored  and  deprived  themselves  of 
luxuries  and  even  necessities  in  order  that  we  might 
secure  an  education.  For  nine-tenths  of  us  every 
trouble  has  been  straightened  out  by  placing  the 
responsibility  upon  our  parents'  shoulders. 

From  now  on  the  burden  is  changed.  To-day  we 
step  from  the  smaller  college  world  into  that  broader 
one  of  busy  every-day  life.  We  cannot  come  back 
here  together  next  fall  as  we  have  for  the  past  four ; 
but  we  must  separate  and  each  one  pursue  his  own 
chosen  profession.  As  doctors,  lawyers,  ministers, 
teachers,  or  citizens,  our, responsibilities  are  multi- 
plied and  we  must  assume  them  ourselves. 

But  let  us  congratulate  ourselves  that  we  have 
had  such  a  golden  opportunity  to  prepare  for  the 
duties  which  society  will  thrust  upon  us.  Who  is  it 
that  leads  and  ennobles  every  walk  in  life?  It  is  the 
college  graduate.  In  literature  the  college  has  more 
influence  than  any  other  factor.  To  be  sure  some  of 
our  masterpieces  have  been  written  by  men  of  self- 
education.  But  it  is  the  moulding  and  developing 
character  of  a  university  training  alone  which  can 
give  true  permanence  and  advancement  to  a  country's 
literature.  In  science  the  progress  of  the  college  is 
more  marked  than  in  any  other  branch.  Thecurric-, 
ulum  of  to-day  is  scientific  as  well  as  classical. 
Persistent  experimenting  in  the  laboratories  brings 
forth  inventions  and  discoveries  which  undeveloped 
genius  would  take  years  to  produce.  In  medicine, 
law,  and  politics  the  same  formula  is  true. 

The  influence  and  training  of  a  college  course 
places  its  recipients  at  the  head  of  their  i:)rofessions, 
while  the  demand  for  higher  instruction  in  the 
gospel  and  in  the  schools  can  be  supplied  only  by 
the  highest  institutions  of  learning. 

Although  our  class  contains  leaders  in  all  these 
professions,  some  of  our  names  cannot  be  inscribed 
upon  the  I'oU  of  fame.  Some  of  us  must  be  content 
with  less  lofty  achievements.  But  we  all  owe  it  to 
old  Bowdoin,  our  dear  Alma  Mater,  not  to  be,  as  was 
the  Roman  clerk  in  our  poet's  story : 

"  Tempt  from  our  books  and  our  nobler  selves  " 
to  the  gain  of  earthly  riches  and  vanity.     It  is  the 
duty  of  every  one  of  us,  as  a  college  graduate,  to 
work  for  the  sake  of  the  work  and  to  live  noble  lives 
of  integrity  and  uprightness. 

It  is  a  time-honored  custom  with  our  college  to 
celebrate  this  last  day  of  undergraduate  life  by  an 
account  of  our  deeds  and  exploits  of  the  past  and  of 
the  future.    If  aught  in  the  record  of  them  seems 


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egotislical  to  any  of  you,  I  crave  that  you  will  pardon 
it  as  due,  not  to  self-esteem,  but  to  the  mingled  feel- 
ings of  joy  and  sadness  at  this  inevitable  parting. 

You,  O  ancient  Pines,  who  have  whispered  the 
fame  of  our  college  for  so  many  years  ;  and  you,  O 
cherished  Halls,  about  whom  so  many  pleasant  mem- 
ories cling,  we  fondly  greet  for  the  last  time. 

To  you,  kind  parents  and  friends,  who  have 
labored  so  unceasingly  for  our  success,  and  who  have 
watched  our  progress  so  carefully  and  aifectionately, 
to  you  we  extend  a  most  hearty  and  cordial  welcome 
to  dear  old  Bowdoin  and  the  Class  Day  of  '97. 

Class  History. 

By  G.  E.  Carmichael. 
Ladies  and  Gentlemen  : 

This  class  which  you  see  before  you  has  been 
making  history  very  rapidly  during  the  last  four 
years,  and  it  is  but  fitting  that  you,  who  have  gath- 
ered here  to  help  us  celebrate  our  Class  Day,  should 
be  told  something  of  the  college  life  of  'Ninety-seven. 

Were  a  Prescott  or  a  Bancroft  given  this  task 
which  now  is  mine,  he  would  find  very  little  mate- 
rial out  of  which  he  could  construct  a  history.  A 
few  records,  good,  bad,  or  indifferent  on  the  books 
of  the  Faculty,  and  a  few  more  in  the  pages  of  the 
college  publicatious,  would  be  the  sum  total  of 
available  material.  No,  such  a  task  as  this  is  not 
for  a  historian  of  great  renown,  but  simply  for  one 
who  has  lived  the  whole  life  of  'Ninety-seven  from 
beginning  to  end  and  has  shared  all  her  sorrows 
and  joys. 

To  such  a  one  the  question  is  not  "  Whore  shall 
I  begin?"  but  "Where  shall  I  stop?"  Out  of  the 
confused  jumble  of  incidents  that  fill  up  the  brain 
of  the  retrospective  historian,  which  shall  he  take 
for  a  class  history?  For  to  tell  them  all  would 
require  many  volumes.  It  is  hard  to  decide.  All 
things,  however,  begin  with  the  beginning,  and  the 
beginning  of  the  life  of  a  class  at  Bowdoin  as  such 
is  its  first  chapel  exercise. 

As  the  bell  began  to  ring  for  chapel  on  the  morn- 
ing of  September  nineteenth,  eighteen  hundred 
ninety-three,  the  various  members  of  the  Class  of 
'Ninety-seven  began  to  put  in  an  appearance.  By 
that  subtle  intuition  which  will  ever  remain  a  prob- 
lem for  psychologists  to  solve,  we  recognized  each 
other  as  Freshmen  and  classmates,  and  withdrew  a 
little  from  the  happy  crowd  of  upper-classmen.  The 
martial  strains  of  "Old  Phi  Chi  "  were  ringing  out 
from  the  throats  of  the  merry  Sophomores.  On  all 
sides  were  salutations,  hand-shaking,  and  gladness. 


except  in  the  group  of  Freshmen  who  looked  on  in 
innocent  astonishment  and  vainly  tried  to  make  out 
the  words  of  "Phi  Chi." 

At  last  the  bell  stopped  ringing  and  we  found 
ourselves  at  our  first  chapel  exercise.  Perhaps  if 
we  had  known  what  trouble  these  same  chapel 
exercises  would  give  some  of  us  in  the  future,  we 
would  have  prayed  that  this  first  might  also  be  our 
last.  It  was  soon  over,  however,  and  if  one  or  two 
of  our  number  started  to  come  out  before  the  Sen- 
iors, they  soon  discovered  their  mistake.  We  ran  the 
customary  gauntlet  of  canes  and  Sophomores,  and 
at  last  found  ourselves  free  to  roam  about  the 
campus,  provided  we  did  not  get  too  near  the  dor- 
mitory windows. 

All  sorts  and  conditions  of  men  we  were.  Dead 
game  sports  from  Gardiner  and  Rockland,  and 
unsophisticated  innocents  from  Portland  and  Lew- 
iston ;  big  men  and  little  men,  young  men  and  old 
men,  and  even  married  men  and  single  men  went 
into  the  make-up  of  this  glorious  class. 

Every  night  during  the  first  week  we  received 
at  the  parlors  of  Mr.  William  R.  Field,  and  regaled 
the  whole  Sophomore  Class  with  fruit  and  confec- 
tionery, while  Jim  Rhodes  worked  the  slot-machine 
for  cigars  for  the  crowd.  The  usual  first-week  pro- 
gramme of  impromptu  concerts,  cock-fights,  and 
song  and  dance  numbers  was  carried  out  to  the 
full,  and  occasionally  there  issued  a  doleful  sound 
from  the  tombs  in  the  neighboring  grave-yard. 

The  class  was  somewhat  embarrassed  at  first 
through  lack  of  leaders,  but  soon  Bill  White  and 
Julius  Howard  Bradford  Fogg  camo  bravely  to  the 
front  and  constituted  themselves  President  pro 
tempore  and  authority  upon  parliamentary  rules. 
Under  the  efQcient  leadership  of  these  modest  young 
men  we  had  a  class  meeting  and  transacted  much 
business. 

In  the  athletic  contests  of  the  first  week  we  won 
the  rope- pull,  after  vain  attempts  to  pull  up  a 
hydrant  and  several  trees,  and,  though  we  made  a 
plucky  fight,  we  lost  the  foot-ball  game.  The  last 
event  of  the  week  was  the  base-ball  game,  and  here 
'Ninety-seven  began  to  show  what  her  boys  could 
do  in  this  line,  for  our  unpracticed  nine,  playing 
together  for  the  first  time,  gave  the  veterans  of 
'Ninety-six  so  hard  a  struggle  that  they  won  the 
respect  of  all.  It  was  in  this  game  that  "  the  boy 
from  Gardiner,"  of  sainted  memory,  won  fame  for 
himself  and  established  the  foundation  of  a  great 
reputation  as  a  pitcher.  The  foundation  is  still 
there.  Thus  the  first  week  came  to  an  end,  and 
'Ninety-seven  took  up  its  college  work  with   the 


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energy  and  persistence  that  has  always  character- 
ized the  class.  In  spite  of  required  mathematics 
we  succeeded  in  getting  out  about  twenty-flve  can- 
didates for  a  foot-ball  team,  and  had  the  satisfac- 
tion of  beating  the  Colby  Freshmen,  18  to  4.  The 
Rugby  game  with  'Ninety-six  came  and  was  gone, 
and  we  found  consolation  only  in  the  fact  that  we 
had  scored  on  the  strong  'Ninety -six  team  by  clear 
good  playing  at  a  critical  point.  Our  visions  of  vic- 
tory and  glory  had  vanished,  for  the  score  stood  40 
to  6  against  us. 

The  day  before  Thanksgiving  we  undertook  to 
spring  our  new  twenty-seven  section  class  yell  at 
the  station,  but  as  the  time  was  short  and  the 
Sophomores  restless,  we  left  off  the  last  twenty-six 
sections  by  mutual  consent,  and  have  since  used 
only  the  first.  We  passed  through  our  first  experi- 
ence of  final  examinations  with  fear  and  trembling, 
and  returned  for  the  winter  term  with  only  three 
members  missing.  Of  these,  one  had  left  to  enter 
the  Medical  School  and  another  on  account  of 
sickness. 

The  winter  term  passed  along  smoothly,  and 
nothing  of  importance  happened  until  the  last  day, 
when  the  following  notice  appeared  upon  the  bul- 
letin-board :  "  Freshman  Examination  in  Greek 
postponed  till  next  term.  —  F.  E.  Woodruff." 
Half  of  the  class,  being  somewhat  distrustful  of  the 
notice,  which  seemed  too  good  to  be  true,  decided 
to  go  to  Memorial  Hall  at  any  rate  and  see  if  Pro- 
fessor Woodruff  was  there.  They  found  him  there 
calmly  awaiting  the  arrival  of  the  class  and  wholly 
ignorant  of  the  notice  of  postponement.  Great  was 
the  surprise  of  that  portion  of  the  class  which  had 
swallowed  the  notice  whole  when  their  rank  in 
Greek  for  the  term  was  sent  home,  and  greater  still 
was  their  disgust  on  returning  to  Brunswick  to  learn 
that  the  notice  was  a  base  fraud. 

Spring  term,  with  its  showers  falling  alike  upon 
the  just  and  the  unjust,  was  now  with  us.  As  the 
buds  began  to  swell,  so  did  our  heads,  in  anticipa- 
tion of  Sophomore  triumphs,  but  while  everything 
around  us  was  steadily  growing  greener,  'Ninety- 
seven  steadily  matured  and  began  to  assert  herself 
as  an  important  factor  in  the  life  of  the  college. 

We  had  a  boat-race— a  statement,  by  the  way, 
which  no  other  class  now  in  Bowdoin  can  make — 
and  if  our  crew  did  not  win,  they  rowed  a  plucky 
race  and  received  well-deserved  commendations. 
On  Field  Day  we  started  out  to  win  first  place,  but 
seeing  that  our  friends  the  Juniors  desired  it  very 
much,  weiet  them  have  it.  The  banquet  at  Port- 
laud  closed  the  year  in  a  fitting  manner,  and  the 


punch-bowl  which  we  broke  on  that  occasion  was, 
at  last  accounts,  almost  paid  for. 

Sophomores!  Vacation  over  and 'Ninety-seven 
once  more  gathered  together!  Everybody  hailed 
the  campus  with  a  yell  and  shook  hands  until  his 
arm  ached.  We  had  returned  sixty-four  men,  hav- 
ing lost  five  of  the  original  members  of  the  class, 
and  having  gained  three  others.  During  the  year 
we  lost  five  more.  Billy  Merrill  stayed  with  us  only 
long  enough  to  help  us  beat  'Ninety-eight  at  foot- 
ball, and  then,  finding  the  class  too  swift  for  him, 
he  dropped  back  into  'Ninety-eight,  which  he  has 
easily  led  ever  since. 

The  first  week  of  Sophomore  year  passed  off  as 
usual.  We  let  the  Freshmen  take  their  turn  at 
pulling  up  the  hydrant,  and  we  also  won  the  foot- 
ball game.  The  base-ball  game  was  the  next  thing 
in  order,  and  seeing  that  'Ninety-eight's  team  was 
weak  in  batting  and  needed  practice,  we  allowed 
Harry  Sawyer  to  pitch  until  the  Freshmen  got  a 
sufficient  lead  to  make  the  game  interesting,  and 
then  the  invincible  "  Mamie  "  stepped  in  and  'Ninety- 
feight's  fun  was  over. 

The  first  few  weeks  of  the  year  were  filled  with 
good-natured  sport.  Secret  societies  sprang  up  in 
every  end,  and  lucky  was  the  Freshman  who  escaped 
initiation  into  some  one  of  them.  Grave-yard  excur- 
sions, artist's  clubs,  and  open-air  concerts  flourished, 
and  late  each  night  could  be  heard  "  Phi  Chi,"  and 
the  ringing  'Ninety-seven  yell. 

We  had  a  horn-concert— in  fact  '97  was  the  last 
class  to  indulge  in  this  harmless  (?)  amusement.  It 
has  been  said  concerning  us  that  we  did  not  dare 
to  stay  out  of  "  horn-concert."  All  I  have  to  say 
in  reply  is  that  we  did  dare  to  go  into  it,  which  is 
more  than  can  be  said  of  certain  other  classes.  We 
had  a  very  good  time  that  night  watching  the  two 
upper  classes  trying  in  vain  to  squeeze  water  from 
a  hydrant,  which,  thanks  to  our  foresight,  failed  to 
respond  to  their  efforts.  Later  the  same  two  classes 
held  a  joint  peanut  drunk,  which  from  their  point 
of  view  was  very  successful. 

It  was  during  this  term  that  an  event  occurred 
which  attracted  much  attention  on  all  sides.  One 
morning  we  noticed  a  small  white  banner  floating 
from  the  chapel  spire.  With  a  field-glass  and  some 
difficulty  the  figures  '"98"  could  be  seen  thereon. 
Great  was  our  surprise  and  chagrin.  Most  of  us 
were  inclined  to  believe  that  it  was  the  work  of 
some  bold  Junior,  but  a  few  were  willing  to  place 
the  credit  where  it  was  due.  A  few  days  later  the 
name  of  the  daring  Freshman  was  revealed,  and  it 
was  shown  that  the  latter  were  right. 


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It  mattered  little,  however,  who  put  the  banner 
up;  the  all-important  question  was,  who  should 
take  it  down  ?  In  a  class  like  ours  this  was  easily 
settled,  and,  during  the  night  following  the  appear- 
ance of  'Ninety-eight's  banner,  brave  Dan  MacMil- 
lan  climbed  the  lightning-rod  of  the  spire  and 
descended  in  safety,  and  to  the  anxious  eyes  of  the 
'Ninety-seven  hoys  the  next  morning  there  appeared 
the  glorious  sight  of  the  chapel  spire  crowned  with 
a  plug  hat  and  a  huge  banner  proclaiming  to  all 
the  world  that  'Ninety-seven  was  still  on  top.  Do 
you  wonder  that  we  carried  Mac  into  chapel  on  our 
shoulders  that  moruiug'? 

The  time  drew  near  for  the  Rugby  game  with 
'Ninety-eight,  and  excitement  waxed  high.  We  had 
a  strong  team  and  were  confident  of  victory,  while 
the  'Ninety-eight  boys  said  little  but  worked  hard. 
We  won  the  game  6  to  0,  but  many  in  the  class 
overran  their  appropriations  for  that  term. 

In  the  spring  we  tried  to  have  a  boat-race,  but 
owing  to  the  Jewish  element  in  'Ninety-six  and  the 
inability  of  the  Freshmen  to  realize  that  other  shells 
were  to  be  had  besides  the  'Ninety-six  shell,  our 
challenges  were  not  accepted.  'Ninety-seven  there- 
fore is  and  probably  will  remain  the  last  Bowdoin 
class  to  have  issued  a  challenge  for  a  boat-race. 

The  year  of  Sophomoric  wildness  and  freedom 
soon  came  to  an  end,  and  we  scattered  once  more, 
already  beginning  to  feel  our  Junior  dignity.  We 
came  back  dreaming  of  girls  and  of  that  mythical 
haven  of  rest  known  as  ''Junior  ease,"  which,  sad 
to  say,  we  never  found.  We  had  lost  no  men  from 
the  class,  but  had  gained  four,  and  we  now  num- 
bered sixty-three.  During  the  year,  however,  we 
lost  Rhines,  whom  ill-health  compelled  to  leave, 
and  Thompson,  whom  we  gave  over  to  Uncle  Sam, 
and  West  Point  gained  through  our  loss.  Henry 
Warren  left  to  study  medicine,  while  several  others, 
after  an  interview  with  our  worthy  President, 
decided  that  their  presence  was  needed  elsewhere. 

It  was  with  sincere  grief  that  we  heard  of  the 
death  of  Tapley,  a  former  classmate.  We  all  knew 
and  liked  him,  and  I  think  there  was  not  a  man  in 
the  class  who  did  not  feel  a  deep  and  genuine  sor- 
row at  the  news  of  bis  death. 

Junior  year  glided  along  rapidly.  The  first  term 
was  marked  by  the  signal  success  of 'Ninety-eight's 
Turkey  Supper,  the  burning  of  the  Maine  Central 
Railroad  station,  and  the  "  library  scrap,"  in  which 
a  body  of  Sophomores,  guarding  a  banner  which 
they  had  bung  up  in  the  chapel,  were  surprised  and 
overcome  by  a  band  of  upper-classmen.  Thepar- 
ticipants  in  this  memorable  contest  met  President 


Hyde  a  few  days  after,  and  all  would  have  undoubt- 
edly taken  a  short  vacation  had  it  not  been  for  the 
brave  and  warlike  appearance  of  Bill  White  and 
Fat  Davis,  who  came  in  with  shot-guns  just  in  the 
nick  of  time.  After  an  interesting  lecture  by  the 
President,  the  company  was  photographed,  and  the 
picture  may  now  be  found  in  the  Rogues'  Gallery, 
in  charge  of  Mr.  G.  M.  Brett. 

We  resolved  to  profit  by  the  experience  of  the 
class  ahead  of  us,  and  not  publish  a  Bugle  that  we 
could  not  pay  for,  but  still  to  publish  a  book  that 
should  be  representative  of  the  college.  This  we 
did,  and  the  only  slur  that  was  ever  cast  upon  it 
came  from  a  publication  so  inferior  to  ours  in  every 
way  that  we  pass  it  by  with  deserved  contempt. 
Our  Ivy  exercises  were  a  grand  success,  and  all  who 
attended  will  long  remember  'Ninety-seven's  Ivy 
Day. 

Vacation  came  and  went,  and  we  returned  once 
more,  glad  to  get  back,  but  our  joy  was  clouded  by 
two  things.  We  realized  that  it  was  our  last  year, 
and  we  missed  tlie  familiar  faces  of 'Ninety-six.  We 
numbered  at  the  beginning  of  this  year,  fifty-nine 
men,  having  lost  three  and  gained  three.  Two 
have  since  left  us.  We  have  tried  to  realize  that  it 
was  our  last  year  at  Bowdoin,  but  it  has  sped  swiftly 
away,  and  to-day  we  find  ourselves  celebrating  the 
day  to  which  we  have  looked  forward  for  years — 
our  Class  Day. 

No  history  of  'Ninety-seven  would  be  complete 
without  mentioning  a  few  of  the  bright  and  shining 
lights  of  which  the  class  is  composed.  Our  Ency- 
clopedia of  Universal  Information  is  Freddie  Dole, 
who  has  never  been  known  to  forget  anything  he 
has  once  learned.  He  is  a  splendid  man  to  have 
for  a  neighbor  in  an  examination,  and,  under  the 
efflcient  management  of  Reuel  Smith,  seats  in  his 
vicinity  have  often  sold  for  fabulous  sums.  Senator 
Frye's  grandson  is  also  a  member  of  the  class.  We 
have  a  famous  actor  and  reader,  M.  Sumner  Coggan, 
who  is  also  a  foot-ball  player.  The  Falstaff  of  the 
class  is  Blake,  generally  known  as  "Tammany." 
His  motto  is  "  Laugh  and  grow  fat,"  and  those  who 
know  him  best  afBrin  that  his  practice  accords  with 
his  preaching.  I  must  not  forget  to  mention  Georgie 
.Haines,  renowned  far  and  wide  as  the  toughest  man 
in  the  class,  or  the  late  Mr.  Hanlon,  better  known 
as  "Flying  Spud."  Tomasso  Keohan  achieved 
distinction  during  his  course  by  bemg  elected  poetry 
editor  of  the  Bowdoin  Orient,  when,  as  he  him- 
self affirmed,  he  had  never  written  a  single  thing 
for  it.  Charles  Lamb  is  the  ladies'  man  of  the 
class,  having  but  one   rival,  Jack  Morse.     Haw% 


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Lord  and  Jira  Russell  vie  with  each  other  for  the 
distiDotioD  of  Class  Sport.  At  last  accounts  Jim  was 
a  little  ahead,  because  Dinimick  joined  the  Bon  Ami 
Club.  Harriman  has  the  honor  of  being  the  father 
of  the  class  baby,  with  E.  P.  Pratt  a  close  second. 

We  stand  before  you  to-day,  a  class  of  fifty- 
seven — the  largest  class  Old  Bowdoin  has  ever 
graduated.  We  have  taken  an  active  part  in  the 
college  life  during  our  course  here,  and  have  been 
well  represented  in  all  lines  of  college  work.  In 
Harriman,  Varrell,  Hewitt,  Dole,  Quint,  and  many 
others,  we  have  scholars  of  a  genuine  type.  In  foot- 
ball we  claim  to  have  had  in  Stearns  the. best  end, 
and  in  MacMillan  the  swiftest  back  that  Bowdoin 
has  ever  had.  The  latter  was  forced  by  sickness  to 
leave  us  at  the  end  of  last  year,  and  it  becomes  his 
sad  duty  to  graduate  next  year.  We  heartily  con- 
gratulate 'Ninety-eight,  but  we  are  extremely  sorry 
for  Mac.  In  Shute  and  French  in  the  line  we  have 
two  men  who  have  ever  played  a  hard,  steady  game, 
and  helped  to  win  many  a  hard-fought  battle. 

On  the  track  we  are  represented  by  French  and 
Home.  To  the  latter  the  class  and  the  college 
alike  owe  a  debt  of  gratitude,  for  when  Bowdoin 
most  needed  help  on  the  track  "Jim"  was  right 
there,  and  our  first  respectable  showing  at  Worces- 
ter was"  due  mainly  to  him.  A  series  of  unlucky 
accidents  have  prevented  the  fulfillment  of  an 
athletic  career  of  great  promise,  but  Home  has 
done  his  work  and  done  it  well,  and  college  and 
class  allk«  unite  in  extending  to  him  their  hearty 
thanks. 

It  is,  however,  in  our  base-ball  prowess  that  we 
take  most  pride,  and  our  base-ball  spirit  crops  out 
in  strange  places.  Once  during  Junior  year  the 
Political  Economy  division  decided  the  tariff  ques- 
tion by  a  base-ball  game  with  a  majority  in  favor  of 
free-trade.  This  term  the  Jutes  and  Ishmaelites 
have  crossed  bats  on  the  Delta,  and  later.  Captain 
Tammany  Blake  led  the  Pinktownwheelers  on  to 
glorious  defeat  administered  by  the  Wingtownpeel- 
ers  under  the  leadership  of  Captain  Jack  Morse. 

But,  all  joking  aside,  our  record  in  base-ball  is 
one  of  which  any  class  might  well  be  proud.  Four 
years  we  have  filled  the  most  important  positions 
on  the  team.  Pour  years  we  have  had  the  catcher, 
three  years  the  pitcher,  and  twice  we  have  had  the 
captaincy.  We  have  had,  in  Bodge  and  Haines,  one 
of  the  best  batteries  that  Bowdoin  has  ever  had, 
and  in  Hull  a  man  who  has  played  half  of  the  posi- 
tions on  the  team  and  filled  them  all  equally  well. 

Following  are  our  class  statistics :  Of  the  57 
men  in  the  class,  4  are  from  Massachusetts,  3  from 


New  Hampshire,  1  from  New  Jersey,  1  from  Rhode 
Island,  and  the  rest  from  Maine.  The  oldest  man 
in  the  class  is  Ellsworth,  aged  29  years  and  7 
months.  The  youngest  is  Varrell,  aged  18  years 
and  11  months.  The  average  age  is  22  years  6 
months.  The  tallest  man  is  Blake,  whose  height  is 
6  feet  2  inches.  Booker  and  P.  W.  Davis  are  tied 
for  the  place  of  shortest  man,  the  height  of  each 
being  5  feet  4  inches.  The  average  height  is  5  feet 
7.68  inches.  The  heaviest  man  is  Harriman,  who 
tips  the  scal'esat  217  pounds.  The  lightest  is  Elliot, 
who  weighs  123  pounds.  Average,  158  1-2  pounds. 
We  have  two  Cinderellas,  Booker  and  Hagar,  who 
both  wear  No.  4  shoes.  White  has  the  biggest  head 
in  the  class,  for  he  wears  a  7  1-2  hat.  After  him 
there  is  E.  F.  Pratt,  who  also  wears  a  7  1-2  hat. 
There  are  10  men  who  wear  hats  of  the  7  1-4  size. 
The  average  is  6.9.  27  men  in  the  class  use  tobacco. 
3  men  are  married  and  3  more  are  engaged.  There 
are  38  Republicans,  16  Democrats,  2  Independents. 
There  are  28  Cougregationalists,  7  Methodists,  5 
Baptists,  4  Universalists,  2  Episcopalians,  1  Swe- 
denborgian,  2  Agnostics,  and  7  who  are  indifferent 
on  the  subject.  15  members  will  teach,  7  will  enter 
the  ministry,  14  will  study  law,  8  will  study  medi- 
cine, 4  will  go  into  business,  1  will  study  art,  1  den- 
tistry, 1  electricity,  J  pharmacy,  3  are  undecided, 
and  one,  the  President  of  the  Bon  Ami  Club,  wiH 
be  a  gentleman  of  leisure. 

And  now  I  am  done.  Before  the  sun  of  another 
day  has  set,  the  life  of  'Ninety-seven  as  under- 
graduates of  Old  Bowdoin  will  be,  like  this  history, 
finished. 

Class  Prophecy. 

By  S.  O.  Andros. 
Mr.  President,  Members  of  ''97,  and  Friends  of  the 
Class : 

Shortly  after  I  was  delegated  to  act  as  a  committee 
of  one  for  ascertaining  and  recording  the  futures  of 
my  class,  I  began  to  wonder  by  what  process  I  could 
predict  the  careers  of  these  men  who  were  destined 
to  become  renowned.  Since  I  am  not  a  Wall  Street 
speculator,  accustomed  to  dealing  in  "futures,"  this 
small,  diminutive  wonder  gradually  began  to  assume 
gigantic  proportions  and  became  an  immense,  robust 
doubt  as  to  whether  I  was  able  to  reveal  the  manner 
in  which  these  men  of  '97  were  to  become  illus- 
trious. 

Science  has  turned  her  search-light  upon  almost 
every  subject,  and  scientific  investigation  has  become 
the  rule,  rather  than  the  exception,  but  the  future 
still    remains   an  unexplored   country — unexplored 


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save  by  "  Class  Prophets."  Eagerly  I  searched  the 
list  of"  the  latest  inventions,  seeking  some  device  for 
reading  what  is  to  be  in  our  lives,  but  I  could  find 
nothing  to  aid  me ;  the  most  recent  products  of 
man's  ingenuity  gave  me  no  help.  Sorrowfully  I 
turned  from  Science  and  her  achievements,  to  look 
further — but  in  what  direction  ?  Wildly  I  prayed  to 
Somnus,  God  of  Sleep,  asking  him  to  loan  me  the 
use  of  his  son,  Morpheus,  for  only  one  night,  but  in 
vain  ;  no  dream  came  to  me.  I  fell  purposely  from 
the  horizontal  bar  in  "  Whit's  Gym,"  striking  on  my 
head,  but  among  all  the  tableaux  phantasma  that 
appeared  to  me  consequent  to  my  fall,  there  was  not 
one  that  gave  me  any  information  concerning  my 
classmates  after  their  graduation.  Holding,  as  I 
did,  the  position  of  Foreman  of  the  Jury,  I  was 
debarred  from  "hitting  the  bowl"  as  a  means  of 
inspiration.  How  I  longed  for  the  faculty  of 
Melanipus,  the  first  mortal  endowed  with  prophetic 
power.  Gradually  there  grew  upon  me  a  sense  of 
my  inability  to  prophesy ;  I  began  to  despair,  and 
finally  I  resolved  to  give  up  the  attempt  and  acknowl- 
edge myself  to  be  defeated.  Acting  upon  this  reso- 
lution, I  ceased  to  make  any  endeavor  to  play  the 
part  of  Oracle,  and  devoted  myself  entirely  to  my 
studies.  Time  flew  by  till  the  fifth  week  of  spring 
term  was  reached,  and  still  no  ideas  relative  to  my 
prophecy  were  produced ;  in  fact,  I  almost  had  for- 
gotten that  this  task,  equal  to  any  of  those  of  Hercules, 
was  not  completed. 

But  I  have  wearied  you  enough  by  descriptions 
of  how  I  did  not  write  ray  prophecy ;  I  will  tell  you 
now  how  I  did  come  to  write  it. 

One  afternoon  when,  mirabile  dictu,  I  was  not 
"plugging,"  I  strayed  into  the  Senior  Lab.  I  saw 
a  large  evaporating  dish  on  a  bracket  in  one  of  the 
desks  and  beneath  it  a  Bunsen  burner.  Remember- 
ing the  many  times  that,  in  that  very  room,  I  had 
labored  assiduously,  pouring  acids  into  alkalies  and 
vice  versa,  according  to  the  instructions  of  Prof. 
Rob.,  I  decided  that  it  would  give  me  pleasure  to 
mix  the  ditt'erent  chemicals  promiscuously  and  irre- 
sponsibly ;  so  hunting  after  and  finding  a  tray  of 
chemicals,  I  seized  a  bottle  of  cone.  H'-SO-',  and 
pouring  it  into  the  ijvaporating  dish  I  added  to  it  a 
large  quantity  of  Potassium  Ferrocyanide  and  lighted 
the  lamp  beneath ;  then  as  some  pleasant  memories 
of  happy  days  during  my  college  course  came  to 
me,  I  sat  down  and,  forgetting  my  chemical  solution, 
fell  into  a  reverie  and  gave  myself  up  to  reminis- 
cences. I  do  not  know  how  long  I  thus  sat  there 
wrapt  in  thought — it  must  have  been  an  hour — when 
the  door  from  the  hall  opened  and  "Rob."  entered, 
bringing  his  isreoccupied  air  with  him.     Seeing  me, 


he  said,  "Mr.  Andros,  if  you  will  come  with  me — 
let  me  see,  CO^  is  gaseous,  and  in  freeing  from  com- 
pounds, effervesces — er,  as  I  was  saying,  Andros,  if 
you  will  come  with  me  1  will  show  you  something 
that  may  interest  you."  Wondering  whether  he  was 
about  to  show  me  a  piece  of  hematite  that  he  had 
found  in  his  garden,  or  a  precipitate  of  arsenic  from 
the  Brunswick  water,  I  followed  him.  We  went 
through  the  basement  and  upstairs  to  "Hutch's" 
private  laboratory,  where  the  imperturbable  Hutch 
himself  awaited  us.  He  greeted  me  with  a  nod,  and 
then  Rob.  disclosed  to  me  a  secret  that  made  me 
thrill  with  joy.  It  was  nothing  more  nor  less  than 
that  they  had  Invented  a  machine  for  seeing  into  the 
future.  As  soon  as  they  had  made  perfect  the 
Aldehyde  lamp,  so  Rob.  said,  they  had  begun  work 
upon  this  machine,  which  was  intended  to  carry  their 
names  down  to  posterity  as  the  two  most  ingenious 
men  of  their  age,  as  indeed  thoy  are.  I  had  noticed, 
when  I  entered,  that  one  corner  of  the  room  was 
hidden  by  a  curtain,  and  to  this  curtain  they  now  led 
me.  With  one  of  his  superb  gestures.  Hutch  pulled 
it  aside  and  left  exposed  to  my  curious  gaze  their 
wonderful  invention.  As  I  examined  it  gingerly, 
they  explained  its  mechanism  to  me.  To  be  brief, 
and  not  to  be  technical,  I  will  describe  only  the  gen- 
eral appearance  of  this  mysterious  machine.  It 
resembled  a  large  camera  on  a  tripod,  and  Rob. 
told  me  that  through  the  small  aperture  in  front 
the  inquisitive  person  was  to  look,  and  that  on  what 
would  correspond  to  the  ground-glass  of  a  camera 
would  appear  one  picture  in  the  life  of  any  pei'sou 
requested.  I  could  name  as  manj'  men  as  I  wished, 
he  said,  and  one  picture  in  the  life  of  each  would 
appear.  He  then  called  my  attention  to  a  dial  on 
the  front  of  this  machine  containing  figures  from  20 
to  70,  On  whichever  figure  I  pressed,  the  picture 
that  then  appeared  would  be  in  the  year  of  life  cor- 
responding to  that  figure.  Such  was  the  machine, 
and  such  its  operation.  I  was  eager  to  begin  and 
clear  up  my  difficulties  in  foretelling  the  futures  of 
the  members  of  '97,  and  immediately  I  asked  per- 
mission to  look  through  that  aperture  and  see  for 
myself  the  futures  of  my  classmates.  This  permis- 
sion was  readily  granted  on  condition  that  a  nickel 
should  be  dropped  into  the  slot  for  each  picture 
shown.  This  slot  had  escaped  my  notice  up  to  this 
time,  and  upon  inquiry  Kob.  told  me  that  the  weight 
of  the  nickel  released  a  spring  that  set  the  machinery 
in  motion,  and  that  the  nickels  dropped  into  this  slot 
were  given  to  Robinson  Bros.,  Printers.  When  I 
had  assented  to  his  proposition,  placing  me  on  an 
insulated  stool,  Rob.  told  me  that  I  might  begin. 
With  trembling  fingers,  I  dropped  a  nickel  in  the 


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slot,  pressed  the  figure  28,  and  placing  my  eye  at 
th'}  opening,  said,  "  Let  me  see  a  picture  in  the  life 
of  "  Ram "  Pratt  when  he  is  28  years  (>f  age."  When 
I  first  looked  in,  I  saw  only  a  plate  of  ground  glass, 
but  presently  there  appeared  figures  and  colors, 
gradually  growing  more  distinct,  until  finally  the 
picture,  clear  in  every  detail,  appeared.  Intently  I 
gazed,  but  at  first  could  not  understand  the  meaning 
of  what  was  shown  me.  I  will  tell  you  what  I  saw, 
and  I  believe  you  will  appreciate  my  bewilderment. 
I  seemed  to  be  looking  into  a  large  room,  around 
the  sides  of  which  were  comfortable  arm-chairs  to 
the  number  of  twenty.  In  every  one  of  these  chairs 
was  cozily  ensconced  an  old  lady,  and  at  the  side  of 
each  was  a  table,  on  which  was  a  tea-tray  containing 
cups  and  saucers.  On  a  platform  at  the  head  of  the 
room,  seated  on  a  large  throne,  was  "Ram"  Pratt. 
The  light  from  the  open  fire  cast  over  his  classic 
features  a  soft,  warm  glow,  giving  to  his  counte- 
nance a  benign  expression  that  I  never  had  seen 
before.  The  whole  room  seemed  pervaded  by  an 
atmosphere  of  contentment,  and  "Ram"  was  the 
most  contented  of  all  those  contented  beings.  What 
could  this  mean,  I  thought.  From  his  conspicuous 
position,  I  judged  that  Pratt  must  be  in  authority, 
but  what  about  the  old  ladies?  Ah!  Suddenly  I 
remembered  Pratt's  expressed  preference  for  ladies 
over  54  years  of  age,  and  I  understood  all.  This 
was  one  of  the  rooms  in  an  Old  Ladies'  Home,  of 
which  Pratt  was  the  founder  and  patron.  Could  any 
occupation  be  more  sublime  than  that  of  easing 
these  aged  bits  of  femininity  down  the  incline  to  the 
grave  which  waited  all  of  them  in  a  few  years  ?  I 
understood  now  why  the  fire-light  had  seemed  like 
a  halo  about  "Ram's  "  head.  I  looked  again  through 
the  opening  to  study  more  closely  the  details,  but 
the  picture  had  disappeared.  So,  then,  "Ram"  was 
happy.  Well,  he  always  was  fortunate  ;  witness  his 
success  in  the  game  in  which  he  "  bid  two  and 
called."  With  a  sigh,  partly  of  envy  for  "Ram's" 
luck  in  having  his  wishes  fulfilled  and  partly  of 
sorrow  at  parting  with  my  money,  I  dropped  another 
nickel  in  the  slot,  pressing  figure  29,  and  said : 
"Let  me  see  Blake."  The  picture  that  appeared 
this  time  surprised  me  so  greatly  that  I  nearly  fell 
off  the  stool  on  which  I  was  standing.  The  picture 
that  I  had  seen  before  was  one  of  peace  and  calm, 
painted  in  quiet  colors ;  this  one  was  all  bustle  and 
hurry,  and  painted  in  as  many  different  colors  as 
appeared  on  Coggan's  face  when  desciibing  leader- 
ship as  "conscious  and  unconscious."  It  represented 
a  ball-room,  as  I  determined,  and  was  filled  with 
dainty  damsels  in  abbreviated  skirts  and  hyphenated 
sleeves.     0  temporal  0  mores !    Blake  a  teacher  of 


ballet  dancing !  He  stood  in  a  graceful  position  and 
seemed  to  be  resting  from  recent  gyrations.  I 
noticed  the  looks  of  awe  and  admiration  on  the  faces 
of  his  pupils,  and  by  these  tokens  I  knew  that  Blake, 
in  his  role  as  devotee  of  Terpsichore,  was  suc- 
cessful . 

Fishing  out  another  nickel,  I  deposited  it  in  that 
never-to-be-satiated  slot  (the  proceeds  from  which 
were  going  to  Robinson  Bros.,  Printers),  and  press- 
ing the  figure  30,  called  for  a  picture  of  "Mamie" 
Bodge.  It  came  slowly,  and  I  thought  for  a  moment 
that  I  was  looking  at  one  of  the  pastoral  scenes  that 
Virgil  so  wonderfully  describes  in  his  Bucolics.  (If 
I  were  to  take  Latin  next  year,  that  last  sentence 
would  ensure  me  first-class  standing.)  In  the  mid- 
dle of  a  half-plowed  field,  beside  a  two-horse  plow, 
leaning  gracefully  upon  it  in  his  usual  pose,  stood 
"Mary,"  with  a  far-oft"  look  in  his  "eygle  ei,"  that 
look  so  often  observed  on  the  faces  of  deep  thinkers. 
He  stood  with  outstretched  hand,  calling  the  beauties 
of  the  landscape  to  the  attention  of  his  companion, 
who  held  the  reins  of  the  horses ;  and  truly,  that  bit 
of  scenery  was  worthy  of  admiration.  The  green, 
level  fields  stretched  away  to  meet  the  horizon,  and 
in  the  twilight  of  a  spring  day  formed  a  likeness  of 
tranquil  farming  life  that  could  not  be  excelled.  But 
what  had  so  transformed  "Mary?"  What  could 
have  changed  him  from  the  giddy  man  of  fashion  to 
a  farmer?  Seeking  for  an  answer,  I  glanced  about 
the  environments ;  surely  I  had  met  that  driver  of 
the  horses  before!  Yes,  it  was  "Kid"  Lord;  no 
longer  the  irresponsible,  mischievous  "Kid"  of  our 
college  days,  but  a  man  on  whose  face  was  the  stamp 
of  a  high,  noble  purpose  in  life ;  his  clothes  were  as 
plain  and  homely  as  were  "Mary's."  In  his  pocket 
was  a  book,  the  title  of  which  I  could  see  was 
"  Hegel's  Philosophy  of  History.  "  Well,  there  was 
a  change  in  "  Diramick.  "  I  remember  that  his 
favorite  author  used  to  be  Archibald  Clavering  Gunter, 
and  now  no  lighter  reading  than  the  most  abstruse 
Philosophy  will  suflice  him.  And  this  is  the  man 
who  confirmed  "Pink's"  belief  in  evolution!  I 
looked  in  a  different  direction,  at  the  neatly  white- 
washed buildings.  Over  the  door  of  what  was  evi- 
dently the  main  dwelling-house  was  a  sign  bearing 
the  words  : 

"Hegel  Farm.     Milk  Fok  Sale." 

This,  then,  was  the  I'eason  for  the  sequestration 
of  these  two  members  of  '97.  A  second  Brook 
Farm  experiment  had  been  formed  by  these  ardent 
seekers  after  Truth,  for  the  purpose  of  studying 
Philosophy.  Having  a  community  of  interest  and 
making  a  community  of  property,  they  finally  had 
decided  to  consolidate  themselves,   and,    living   far 


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apart  from  their  fellow-men,  earn  their  daily  bread 
by  the  sweat  of  their  brow  and  meditate  on  the  vanity 
of  things  worldly  and  the  wonderful  system  of  the 
universe. 

With  a  feeling  of  exaltation  at  the  sublimity  of 
these  men's  occupation,  I  fished  out  another  nickel, 
pressed  figure  31,  and  demanded  to  see  Ackley. 
This  time  it  was  the  interior  of  a  church  that  was 
shown  me,  in  which  the  ceremony  of  ordaining 
Ackley  was  being  conducted  in  the  orthodox  manner. 
There  on  the  platform  was  Ackley,  with  that  devout 
expression  of  his,  and  there  also  were  Adams  and 
Booker,  Adams  in  the  flowing  robes  of  a  bishop, 
and  Booker  as  assistant  in  the  ceremony,  with  a 
flowing  moustache.  The  church  was  crowded,  and  by 
the  happy  faces  turned  towards  the  pulpit,  I  could 
see  that  this  was  an  event  looked  forward  to  with 
delight  by  the  congregation.  It  was  an  affluent 
congregation  that  attended  this  church,  for  evidences 
of  wealth  were  visible,  in  the  upholstering  of  the 
pews  and  the  carpeting  of  the  floor ;  so  Ackley  must 
be  going  to  have  a  fat  salary. 

Pressing  figure  35  I  dropped  another  nickel  in 
the  slot  and  called  for  a  picture  of  John  Quint.  A 
more  complete  antithesis  of  the  last  picture  could 
not  be  imagined.  Instead  of  a  richly  furnished 
church,  I  was  looking  at  a  room  resembling  the 
interior  of  a  barn.  The  only  similarity  between  the 
two  pictures  was  that  each  contained  a  pulpit,  but 
there  the  likeness  ended.  Instead  of  an  immense 
congregation,  there  was  a  mere  handful  of  people ; 
instead  of  the  inane,  comfortable  look  on  the  faces 
of  the  former  assembly,  the  countenances  of  this 
audience  wore  a  look  of  close,  undivided  attention  to 
the  words  of  the  speaker.  The  speaker  was  John 
Quint ;  at  a  glance  I  appreciated  the  situation ; 
because  of  the  unsoundness  of  John's  theology  he 
had  been  unable  to  obtain  the  pastorate  of  any  ortho- 
dox church  and  so  had  hired  this  bare  hall  and  was 
preaching  to  these  faithful  few  who  preferred  origi- 
nality and  truth  to  the  beaten  path  and  error.  I 
almost  could  seem  to  hear  liim  denouncing  the  gulli- 
bility of  the  ordinary  church-goer.  I  almost  could 
hear  him  asking  for  proofs  of  the  wildly  fantastic 
creeds  postulated  by  the  different  churches,  but  while 
I  looked  and  thought,  the  picture  faded  from  my 
sight  and  left  only  the  blank  glass. 

I  dropped  another  nickel  in  the  mouth  of  that 
money-hungry  slot,  and  pressing  figure  24  demanded 
to  see  Home.  On  the  glass  there  gradually  appeared 
a  shooting  gallery.  The  most  conspicuous  figure 
was  "Jimmy,"  who  stood  near  the  railing  at  the 
extreme  end  of  the  gallery,  loading  the  rifles  and 
holding  them  out  beseechingly  to  the  occupants  of 


the  room,  as  if  begging  them  to  try  three  shots  for 
five  cents.  Jim  always  was  fond  of  a  rifle,  and  even 
in  college  had  become  expert  in  its  use,  so  that  I 
was  not  at  all  surprised  to  see  him  at  his  present 
occupation. 

This  time  I  deposited  my  nickel,  pressed  figure 
56,  and  asked  to  see  Harriman.  This  picture  seemed 
to  take  a  long  time  in  making  its  appearance,  and  I 
was  somewhat  surprised,  when  it  did  appear,  to  see 
nothing  but  an  immense  book,  the  title  of  which  was 
"A  Refutation  of  Giddings's  Sociology,  by  A.  S. 
Harriman."  No  explanation  was  necessary  to  me 
when  I  had  read  tliis  title.  The  production  of  this 
volume  had  been  the  labor  and  delight  of  Harriman 
since  his  graduation. 

Contributing  another  nickel  to  the  collection  of 
Robinson  Bros.,  I  pressed  the  figure  24  and  asked 
for  Stparns.  I  saw  the  veranda  of  a  large  summer 
hotel  by  the  sea ;  in  the  drive- way  was  a  natty  little 
trap.  On  the  veranda,  scores  of  pretty  girls  were 
clustered  about  a  finely  built  man,  who  stood  with 
folded  arms,  and  each  of  them  seemed  to  be  asking 
a  favor  of  the  motionless  figure  that,  Sphinx-like, 
made  no  answer.  The  man  was  Stearns.  I  could 
understand  the  story  without  being  told.  The  pro- 
prietor of  this  hotel,  finding  that  the  number  of 
women  who  spent  the  summer  at  his  place  continued 
to  increase,  and  the  number  of  men  to  decrease, 
advertised  for  a  college  graduate  of  good  appearance, 
with  great  muscular  power,  to  make  interesting  the 
sojourn  at  his  house  of  his  guests  of  the  female  per- 
suasion. When  the  po-wer  of  Stearns's  arm  became 
known,  there  was  a  great  demand  for  moonlight 
drives  with  him.  Happy  was  the  girl  whom  he 
chose  to  be  his  companion.  His  favors  were  dis- 
tributed impartially,  however.  Of  course,  for  the 
performance  of  such  arduous  duties,  Stearns  received 
a  large  salary. 

Pressing  figure  26  I  asked,  after  the  usual  contri- 
bution, for  a  glimpse  of  "Pewee"  Davis.  I  looked 
in  bewilderment,  for,  although  I  saw  "Pewee,"  who 
was  as  short  as  ever,  he  seemed  to  have  grown  a 
pair  of  large  wings.  On  a  close  inspection,  I  com- 
prehended that  these  wings  were  part  of  an  automatic 
flying-machine.  I  could  read  the  story  easily ; 
developing  a  greater  "tendency  to  non-existence," 
or,  in  ordinary  language,  growing  lazier,  "Pewee" 
came  to  dislike  the  exertion  attendant  on  walking,  and 
consequently  invented  this  machine.  In"Pewee's" 
case  not  necessity,  but  laziness,  was  "the  mother  of 
invention." 

When  "Pewee"  had  faded,  I  called  for  Danny 
Linscott,  after  pressing  figure  31  and  dropping  my 
nickel  in  the  slot.     Immediately  I  was  looking  at  a 


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89 


street  that  I  think  was  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York. 
On  the  shady  side  were  four  men  dressed  in  the 
height  of  fashion  and  sporting  canes  and  tall  hats, 
with  the  blase  air  of  the  typical  city  man.  The 
quartette  was  Linscott,  Clark,  Hatch,  and  Pease.  1 
was  disappointed  to  think  that  any  '97  man  should 
degenerate  into  that  species  of  the  genus  homo 
commonly  known  as  "dude,"  and  with  tears  in  my 
eyes  I  turned  away  from  the  picture  in  disgust. 

Hoping  for  better  results  this  time,  I  dropped  in 
the  slot  another  nickel,  pressed  figure  36  and  asked 
to  see  Sammy  Bean.  I  never  shall  forget  the  grand- 
eur and  horror  of  the  picture  that  appeared  in 
response  to  my  request.  I  saw  a  battle-field  upon 
which  two  great  nations  were  struggling  for  victory. 
No  smoke  obscured  the  view  of  the  battle,  for  smoke- 
less powder,  of  course,  was  used.  Italy  and  Turkey 
were  the  contestants,  and  Italy  had  by  far  the  greater 
advantage.  A  terrific  charge  of  Italian  cavalry  was 
taking  place  ;  the  captain  of  the  company  nearest  me 
was  Sammy  Bean.  Bareheaded,  with  shining,  out- 
stretched sword,  he  led  his  men.  Heedless  of  the 
dead  and  dying  on  the  ground,  he  urged  his  gallant 
charger  to  greater  speed,  and  by  the  grim  look  of 
determination  on  his  face,  I  saw  that  he  was  primed 
to  do  deeds  of  valor  for  his  adopted  country. 
Unlucky  Turkey!  If  you  but  knew  who  was  the 
captain  of  one  of  Italy's  companies,  you  would  fiy  in 
dismay.  Sammy  had  entered  the  Italian  army  and 
obtained  a  captaincy.  It  seemed  incredible  that  the 
mild,  lamb-like  Sammy  was  a  soldier,  but  the 
Mechanical  Future  Reader  could  not  lie. 

Sliding  my  finger  around  the  dial  until  I  found 
the  figure  30  I  pressed  it,  dropping  in  my  nickel, 
and  asked  to  be  shown  Georgie  Haines.  Immediately 
I  was  looking  at  a  deep-sea  picture ;  sub-marine 
monsters  in  plenty  could  be  seen  swimming  about 
the  motionless  figure  of  a  diver,  dressed  in  the  regu- 
lation suit.  As  the  diver  was  the  only  human  being 
in  sight,  I  judged  that  it  was  Haines.  At  first,  I 
came  near  mistaking  one  of  the  monsters  for  our 
phenomenal  catcher,  but  discovered  my  error. 
Remembering  Georgie's  attempt  at  diving  through 
the  ice  without  a  suit,  I  considered  that  he  had 
developed  great  common  sense,  although  his  first  trial 
at  exploring  the  river  bottom  created  quite  a  sen- 
sation. 

With  my  next  nickel,  pressing  figure  50,  I  asked 
to  see  Jimmy  Rhodes.  After  the  picture  appeared, 
I  saw  a  court  room  in  which  a  trial  was  progressing, 
and  the  Judge  was  Jimmy.  I  wished  to  give  the 
old  cheer,  "Jimmy  Rhodes,  Rah!  Rah!"  but  some- 
how it  didn't  seem  appropriate  now,  for  Jimmy  was 
too  sedate  and  dignified.     Evidently  some  trial  of 


national  importance  was  taking  place.  The  four 
lawyers,  whom  I  judged  were  counsel  for  the  pris- 
oner, were  Dole,  Lamb,  Hanlon,  and  Gribbin.  None 
of  them  had  changed  much  in  appearance,  and  I 
could  imagine  Lamb  saying,  "Hello,  got  your 
Greek?"  These  four  men  were  conferring  together 
on  some  important  point  and  seemed  to  take  the 
matter  very  coolly,  as  if  their  success  was  already 
assured.  The  man  that  appeared  to  be  conducting 
the  prosecution  for  the  state  was  Vining,  and  by 
the  angry  looks  of  the  jury,  he  evidently  had  scored 
a  point  against  the  prisoner.  From  the  brief  in  the 
hands  of  Dole,  I  saw  that  the  prisoner  was  charged 
with  embezzling  $200,000.  That  prisoner  must  have 
been  like  Richard  III,  an  "artist  in  crime."  I  looked 
closely  at  him  and  recognized  George  Brett.  The 
path  that  he  had  entered  when  he  took  the  manage- 
ment of  the  foot-ball  team  had  led  him  to  this.  With 
the  hope  that  his  punishment  would  be  made  to  fit 
his  crime,  I  turned  away,  and  pressing  figure  41, 
after  depositing  my  nickel,  asked  to  see  Kneeland. 
I  now  saw  the  operating  room  of  a  hospital ;  a  patient 
was  stretched  on  the  long  table,  and  clustered  about 
him  were  the  surgeons  with  their  sleeves  rolled  up. 
Kneeland,  who  appeared  to  be  the  head  surgeon, 
was  calling  the  attention  of  his  colleagues  to  the 
exact  spot  where  he  would  make  the  first  incision. 
The  faces  of  some  of  the  surgeons  were  familiar-to 
me  ,•  among  them  I  distinguished  Merriman  and 
Shordon.  Eastman  was  administering  the  anaes- 
thetic and  appeared  to  be  talking  in  a  low  monotone. 
I  remembered  the  soporific  efi'ects  of  his  long  speeches 
while  he  was  in  college,  and  I  felt  pleased  that  the 
patient  had  been  so  easily  and  quickly  rendered 
unconscious. 

When  I  had  relieved  my  pocket  of  the  weight  of 
another  nickel  and  pressed  the  figure  28,  I  asked  to 
see  Cook.  The  scene  changed  from  the  operating 
room  of  a  hospital  to  the  stage  of  a  dime  museum. 
On  a  pedestal  stood  Cook,  arrayed  in  purple  and 
fine  linen,  and  at  his  feet  was  a  sign  bearing  the 
legend  "The  Only  Morally  Perfect  Man  ;  this  is  the 
only  man  who  never  has  done  those  things  he  ought 
not  to  iave  done  and  who  always  has  done  those 
things  that  he  ought  to  have  done."  Of  course, 
Freddie  was  drawing  a  large  salary. 

Pressing  on  the  figure  25,  I  asked,  for  my  next 
nickel,  to  be  shown  Jack  Morse.  When  this  picture 
appeared,  I  was  undecided  whether  or  not  it  was  one  of 
Landseer's  productions  or  a  dog-pound ;  but  I  could 
not  reconcile  the  idea  of  Jack  as  a  common  dog- 
catcher,  so  I  studied  the  picture  closely  to  get  a  clue 
to  the  situation.  The  picture  showed  a  large  yard 
fenced  about  and  containing  thirty   or  forty   dogs. 


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Jack  stood  in  the  centre  of  the  inclosure  ;  from  the 
suiTounditig  buildings,  I  saw  that  this  was  the  old 
Delta.  After  puzzling  a  short  time,  I  found  an 
explanation  of  this  singular  scene.  I  recalled  the 
fact  that  when  Jack  was  taking  the  course  in  Biology, 
he  had  lamented  the  scarcity  of  dogs  that  could  be 
procured  in  a  legitimate  way  for  dissection,  and  this 
recollection,  combined  with  the  location  of  the  dog- 
farm,  unravelled  the  mystery.  Believing  that  an 
attempt  to  raise  dogs  solely  for  the  use  of  students 
in  Biology  would  be  successful,  he  had  bought  the 
Delta  and  turned  it  into  a  "doggery,"  and,  as  I  saw 
on  looking  at  the  corner  near  Adams  Hall,  he  also 
had  dug  a  pond  and  stocked  it  with  frogs.  His 
efforts  had  been  successful,  for  Jack  was  very  well 
dressed  and  still  carried  his  supercilious  smile. 

Pressing  the  figure  30,  I  dropped  in  my  nickel 
and  asked  to  see  Frank  Small.  I  was  shown  an 
Indian  reservation,  and  the  "bucks"  were  seated  in 
a  circle  about  a  tall,  commanding  figure,  clad  in  a 
gym.  suit  and  wearing  a  Gainsborough  hat.  I  had 
some  little  difficulty  in  recognizing  Frank  as  the 
figure  in  the  centre,  but  Frank  it  was.  He  seemed 
to  be  inciting  his  tribe  to  insurrection  against  the 
"White  Father"  at  Washington,  and  his  fiery 
harangue  was  meeting  with  great  approval.  The 
squaws  were  looking  on  from  a  distance,  and  in  the 
eyes  of  one  of  these  Minnehahas  there  was  an  unmis- 
takable light,  the  light  that  is  in  the  eyes  of  a  wife 
when  she  looks  at  her  loved  husband.  So  Frank  had 
forgotten  the  donor  of  that  Wellesley  banner.  Well, 
all  men  are  liars,  and  Frank  was  no  exception  to  the 
rule. 

As  I  pressed  the  figure  22  and  put  my  nickel  in 
the  slot,  I  asked  to  have  Chase  Pulsifer  shown  to  me. 
The  picture  when  it  came,  represented  a  fashionable 
drawing-room,  filled  with  the  members  of  New 
York's  400.  No  men  were  present,  or,  yes,  there 
was  one,  but  so  surrounded  by  the  representatives  of 
the  fair  sex  that  he  hardly  could  be  seen.  He  was 
dressed  with  a  careful  negligence  and  carried  in  his 
hand  a  book  of  poems  entitled,  "Sonnets  to  My 
Lady's  Finger  Tips,  by  the  author  of  According  to 
Law."  Presumably  there  was  one  sonnet  to  each 
fingertip.  The  poet's  hair  was  "cut  long"  and 
resembled  the  branches  of  a  weeping-willow.  His 
eyes  that  looked  forth  beneath  languid  lids  were 
large  and  lustrous.  This  poet  of  much  fame  and 
little  merit  was  "  Plootz."  There  was  no  mistaking 
that  short,  stubby  figure.  The  picture  vanished, 
and  I  was  glad  to  see  it  go. 

After  dropping  another  nickel  and  pressing  the 
figure  45,  I  asked  for  Varrell.  I  saw  the  oliice  of  a 
large  daily  newspaper ;    along  the  walls   were   the 


desks  of  the  reporters,  nearly  all  of  whom  were  hard 
at  work.  "Kid"  stood  in  the  centre  of  the  room 
talking  to  a  pompous-looking  individual,  who  was 
evidently  the  editor-in-chief.  There  could  be  no 
doubt  that  this  bundle  of  rotund  pomposity  was 
"Fat"  Davis;  by  the  sheets  of  paper  covered  with 
figures  that  "Kid"  held,  I  easily  decided  that  he 
was  business  manager.  I  could  not  determine  the 
subject  under  discussion  between  these  two  men, 
but  I  am  of  the  opinion  that  "Kid"  was  trying  to 
show  that  if  2,000  papers  were  sold  at  one  cent  each, 
the  result  would  be  $30.  He  would  have  no  trouble 
in  obtaining  such  a  result  by  use  of  the  tricks  that  he 
learned  from  Buck.  What  these  tricks  are,  I  do  not 
know  ;  I  was  not  fortunate  enough  to  learn  anything 
about  IVIath.,  except  that  when  attendance  rank  was 
6  and  rank  for  recitation  0,  the  two  gave  an  average 
of  3.  Glancing  at  "Fat's"  editorials  in  the  back 
numbers  of  his  paper,  I  saw  that  his  ambition  was  to 
prove  that  Bill  White  was  his  satellite  while  in  col- 
lege. It  had  been  the  consensus  of  public  opinion 
that  "  Fat"  was  an  adjunct  of  Bill's,  and  Davis  found 
it  hard  work  to  change  popular  belief  on  the  subject. 
Among  the  busy  reporters,  I  recognized  Gilman  at 
work  on  copy  for  the  society  column,  and  Jimmy 
Russell  putting  the  finishing  touch  to  an  article  for 
the  sporting  page.  Jimmy  was  resplendent  in  his 
pink  shirt  and  paste  diamonds. 

Pressing  the  figure  27,  I  sent  another  nickel  after 
those  "gone  before,"  and  asked  for  a  picture  of 
Bobbie  Hull.  I  was  shown  a  bare  little  attic  chamber 
in  which,  writing  at  a  large  table,  was  the  genial 
Bobbie.  He  was  surrounded  by  scores  of  large 
volumes  that  he  had  used  for  reference.  I  glanced 
at  what  he  had  just  written  and  perceived  that  he 
had  nearly  completed  his  book,  evidently  a  text- 
book, for  I  saw  the  words,  "My  treatise,  no  doubt, 
has  proved  instructive  to  you."  I  became  interested 
to  know  on  what  subject  Bobbie  had  devoted  so 
much  time  (for  that  he  had  spent  a  great  amount  of 
time  and  labor  on  his  work  was  shown  by  the  last 
page,  which  was  numbered  720).  I  looked  at  the 
title-page,  which  had  fallen  to  the  floor,  and  read, 
"Practical  Botany  ;  warranted  to  contain  more  '  yel- 
low stories'  and  less  botany  than  "Pink"  gave  in 
his  course  for  Sophomore  year."  Bobbie  was  a 
credit  to  '97.  The  need  of  a  work  of  this  kind  was 
greatly  felt  when  he  and  I  were  in  college,  and  his 
efforts  would  be  appreciated  by  all  the  undergrad- 
uates in  old  Bowdoin. 

With  a  pressure  of  the  figure  32,  I  gave  up 
another  nickel  and  asked  for  Randall.  I  saw  the 
stage  of  an  immense  theatre;  on  this  stage  there  was 
but  one  man,  and  he  appeared  to   be   delivering  a 


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long  monologue.  He  held  a  skull  in  his  hand,  and  I 
jadged  that  Hamlet  was  the  play  and  Randall  the 
Hamlet.  From  the  size  and  appearance  of  the  vol- 
untary contributions  thrown  on  the  stage  by  the 
audience,  I  came  to  the  conclusion  that  "Rufe"  was 
being  "egged  on"  to  greater  effort.  The  "  melan- 
choly Dane,"  as  portrayed  by  Randall,  was  evidently 
destined  to  become  more  melancholy  as  the  per- 
formance should  continue.  There  could  be  no  ques- 
tion as  to  what  had  caused  "Rufe's"  downfall;  it 
was  the  example  of  Cog.  in  his  periodic  rendition  of 
"  Old  Ace."  Thinking  that  "Rufe  "  had  better  be  look- 
ing for  another  occupation,  I  pressed  the  figure  26 
and  requested  to  have  a  glimpse  of  Holmes,  at  the 
same  time  slipping  another  nickel  in  the  slot.  I  was 
shown  a  band-stand  in  a  magnificent  park ;  it  was  a 
warm  summer  afternoon,  and  probably  the  knowl- 
edge that  Charlie  Holmes  and  his  orchestra  were  to 
play  had  attracted  the  thousands  of  people  who  were 
present.  The  neatly  uniformed  orchestra  showed 
the  influence  of  a  master  spirit,  and  its  members  were 
watching  closely  for  the  signal  to  begin.  Charley 
was  on  a  seat  elevated  above  the  others,  and  gazed 
fondly  at  the  music  before  him.  It  was  a  copy  of 
"Loved  Memories  of  Topsham,"  composed  by  the 
famous  conductor  himself.  I  noticed  Joe  Stetson 
among  the  umsicians  and  he  was  a  clarionet  player ; 
he  handled  his  clarionet  as  if  it  were  a  pipe  and  he 
was  about  to  "hit  it."  Without  a  doubt  as  to  the 
excellence  of  the  music  to  be  given,  I  pressed  again 
the  figure  26  and,  reluctantly  parting  with  my  coin, 
asked  for  a  picture  of  Bill  White,  our  noble  Presi- 
dent. I  was  shown  the  oifice  of  an  immense  hotel ; 
busy  men  were  rushing  to  and  fro  with  telegrams  in 
their  hands ;  friends  were  greeting  eacli  other ;  the 
chairs  along  the  sides  of  the  office  were  filled  with 
guests  reading  newspapers  ;  but  in  spile  of  the  hurry 
of  the  business  men,  in  spite  of  the  joy  of  friends  at 
seeing  each  other  again,  in  spite  of  the  deep  interest 
in  the  topics  of  the  day  that  the  newspaper  readers 
displayed,  I  noticed  that  every  one  of  the  great 
throng  that  filled  the  ofiice  would  now  and  then 
pause  to  look  fixedly  at  the  fine  figure  and  beautiful 
face  of  the  man  behind  the  desk.  With  the  hotel 
register  in  front  of  him,  this  man  leaned  upon  the 
counter  with  a  nonchalant  air,  a  calm  smile  upon  his 
handsome  face.  This  was  surely  an  exceptional 
clerk  in  regard  to  form  and  features.  It  was  none 
other  than  Bill  White.  Attired  neatly  in  a  close- 
fitting  business  suit,  his  "shape"  was  displayed  to 
great  advantage.  It  was  no  wonder  that  the  hotel 
was  crowded ;  such  a  clerk  would  fill  the  meanest 
house  in  the  city,  for  a  guest  willingly  would  put  up 
with  the  discomforts  of  a  poor  room,  if  behind  the 


oflSce  desk  there  was  a  man  like  Bill.  I  quickly 
comprehended  this  story  without  words.  After  Bill 
left  college  he  started  on  the  hunt  for  political  fame ; 
finding  that  so  many  other  men  of  ability  equal  to 
his  own  were  also  loaded  for  fame  in  politics,  he 
abandoned  its  chase,  but  being  unable  to  exist  with- 
out the  plaudits  of  the  multitude,  had  decided  that 
behind  the  desk  of  a  large  hotel  he  would  be  more 
observed  than  at  any  other  business,  and  so  he  began 
the  pursuit  of  notoriety,  and — there  he  was.  Glanc- 
ing at  the  register  in  front  of  this  modern  combina- 
tion of  Hercules  and  Apollo,  I  saw  among  the  names 
of  the  day's  arrivals,  that  of  E.  F.  Pratt,  with  the 
prefix  "Hon."  and  after  it  the  letters  "LL.D."  I 
could  not  see  Pratt  in  the  oifice  and  I  could  not  tell 
whether  he  was  a  U.  S.  Senator  or  a  Representative, 
but  I  had  no  doubt  that  he  was  a  member  of  one 
house  of  Congress.  The  LL.D.  spoke  for  itself;  he 
had  climbed  far  up  the  ladder  of  success,  and  '97 
should  be  proud  of  him. 

I  pressed  the  figure  30,  and  giving  up  my  nickel, 
asked  to  be  shown  Ellsworth.  Since  Ellsworth  was 
a  "theolog"  I  expected  to  see  him  engaged  in 
religious  work  of  some  kind,  but  I  was  not  prepai'ed 
for  what  I  did  see.  The  picture  showed  me  the  old 
familiar  Bowdoin  campus.  Marching  about  it  was 
a  little  band  of  three  men  clad  in  white,  Ellsworth, 
Dunnack,  and  McCallum.  Dunnack  carried  a  banner 
on  which  were  inscribed  the  words,  "  We  will  cleanse 
the  den  of  iniquity."  No  further  explanation  was 
needed ;  realizing  the  need  of  home  missionaries  to 
be  greater  than  the  need  of  workers  in  the  regular 
field  of  the  ministry,  they  had  remained  in  Brunswick 
and  were  trying  to  reform  the  men  rooming  in 
"South  Maine."  The  leopard  had  not  changed  his 
spots  and  the  "tiger"  in  South  Maine  had  the  same 
stripes  as  it  did  when  I  was  in  college ;  South  Maine 
was  a  den  of  iniquity  still.  I  did  not  know  whether 
the  color  of  the  suits  of  this  band  of  reform  was 
chosen  because  white  was  the  color  of  old  Bowdoin, 
or  because  white  was  the  emblem  of  purity,  or 
because  white  was  the  color  of  the  uniforms  of  the 
New  York  street  cleaning  department,  and  what  had 
proved  successful  for  the  street  cleaners  of  New  York 
would  be  of  service  to  the  cleansers  of  South  Maine. 
Whatever  the  reason  was,  the  men  made  a  brave 
showing,  and  I  wished  them  success  in  their  arduous 
task. 

My  stock  of  nickels  was  almost  gone,  and  there 
were  a  number  of  men  whose  futures  I  had  not  yet 
discovered,  and  the  first  of  those  men  not  yet 
"  futured,"  whose  name  I  remembered,  was  Hagar. 
For  a  long  time  I  debated  with  m3'self  on  the  ques- 
tion, "Is  it  necessary  to  waste  a  nickel  on  such  a 


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little  man  as  Hagar?"  Remembering,  at  length, 
tliat  I  was  commissioned  by  the  class  to  prophesy 
about  every  member,  I  pressed  the  figure  25,  dropped 
my  nickel  in  the  slot,  and  called  for  Hagar.  The 
picture  came  into  focus  quickly,  remained  but  a  few 
seconds,  and  then  disappeared.  It  did  not  vanish, 
however,  until  I  had  noticed  Hagar  and  his  occupa- 
tion. He  was  seated  near  a  table  on  which  rested  a 
phonograph,  and  he  was  talking  into  the  receiver. 
Filling  phonograph  cylinders  was  not  a  highly  intel- 
lectual occupation,  but  I  understood  wliy  Hagar  was 
employed  in  this  manner.  After  he  had  been  out  of 
college  for  a  year,  every  one,  friend  and  foe,  had 
become  excessively  weary  of  listening  to  his  effer- 
vescence of  words,  and  before  much  time  had  "fugi- 
ted"  Hagar  could  not  find  a  hearer  even  for  his 
choicest  monologue,  entitled  "A  Long  Talk  on 
Hagar,  by  Hagar."  But  the  sound  of  his  own  voice 
had  become  exceedingly  pleasant  to  him,  and  so 
combining  business  with  pleasure,  he  had  accepted 
this  position. 

Pressing  the  figure  23  and  dropping  in  one  of  my 
few  remaining  nickels,  1  asked  to  see  Keohan.  I  was 
shown  a  large  laundry  with  the  show  windows  full 
of  bundles  of  polished  linen.  Over  the  roof  of  the 
establishment  was  the  sign  "Wun  Lung  &  Ko  Han, 
Chinese  Laundry."  The  firm  was  evidently  doing  a 
rushing  business  and  doubtless  making  large  profits. 
Tommy  had  had  much  experience  in  college,  and 
long  before  his  graduation  had  learned  "all  the 
ways  that  are  dark  and  the  tricks  that  are  not  vain  " 
of  the  laundry  business. 

Pressing  figure  45  and  donating  another  nickel,  I 
asked  to  be  shown  Elliot.  I  beheld  a  newly  built 
house,  on  which  the  painters  were  at  work.  I  saw 
Elliot  on  one  of  the  stagings,  his  pail  of  paint  by 
his  side  and  his  brush  in  liis  hand.  He  was  survey- 
ing with  critical  approbation  the  portion  of  the 
house  that  he  had  just  painted,  and,  although  I  have 
not  the  "artist's  eye,"  I  could  see  that  the  laborer 
was  worthy  of  his  hire. 

I  spent  another  nickel,  pressed  figure  38,  and 
asked  for  a  picture  in  the  life  of  "Pomp"  French. 
I  saw  what  was,  to  all  appearance,  the  office  of 
some  great  business  house  ;  seated  at  a  desk,  gazing 
fixedly  at  a  bottle  before  him,  sat  "  Pomp."  On  the 
bottle  was  a  label  reading,  "  French's  Hair  Curler. 
The  only  preparation  that  gives  the  appearance  of 
naturally  curly  hair.  Prepared  under  the  direct 
supervision  of  French,  the  discoverer  and  proprietor. 
Price,  $1.00."  I  always  had  admired  "Pomp's  "  head 
of  hair,  and  I  determined  that  I  would  buy  a  bottle 
of  this  wonderful  liquid  at  the  first  opportunity. 

After  I  had  dropped  a  nickel  in  that  voracious 


slot  and  pressed  the  figure  30, 1  asked  for  Coggan. 
I  was  shown  a  lecture  hall ;  on  the  platform  was 
Cog,  attired  as  usual  in  a  dress  coat  and  corduroy 
waistcoat.  His  large  audience  was  spell-bound  ;  not 
one  person  out  of  the  three  or  four  thousand  present 
could  be  seen  to  move.  I  wondered  if  Cog.'s  subject 
was  "  How  to  render  '  Old  Ace'eifectively,"  but  when 
I  looked  at  the  programme,  I  saw  that  he  was  booked 
to  deliver  a  lecture  on  the  "Errors  in  Hoyle's  Book 
of  Games."  The  Fools'  Club  had  had  one  member 
who  was  destined  to  become  famous.  I  remember 
the  first  error  of  Hoyle's  that  Cog.  detected.  It  was 
during  a  secret  meeting  of  the  Fools'  Club,  and  on 
being  told  that  four  of  a  kind  beat  a  flush.  Cog. 
protested.  Finding  that  a  rule  to  this  effect  was  in 
the  book,  he  said  that  Hoyle  did  not  know  the  game 
(I  forget  what  the  game  is  called),  and  then  and 
there  declared  his  intention  of  composing  a  set  of 
rules  that  were  honest.  I  no  longer  had  any  feeling 
of  surprise  at  Cog.'s  success.  That  lecture  was 
worth  going  miles  to  hear. 

Pressing  the  figure  27  and  depositing  my  nickel 
in  the  slot,  I  asked  for  Carmichael.  '97  was  a  class 
containing  many  literary  men  ;  here  was  Carmichael 
in  a  sumptuously  furnished  apartment,  hard  at  work 
on  a  book  that  I  quickly  saw  to  be  a  "horse  on 
Faust."  Looking  at  a  book-case  in  a  corner  of  the 
room,  I  noticed  that  it  contained  many  more  books 
bearing  Georgie's  name.  The  one  on  which  he  was 
so  busily  engaged  at  present  was  one  of  a  series  of 
translations  of  German  authors,  "being  written,"  so 
the  introduction  read,  '•'  in  a  highly  polished  style, 
interpreted  poetically  wherever  possible."  What  a 
help  to  future  college  men  !  Carmichael's  poetry  is 
a  thing  of  beauty  per  se,  but  when  it  also  can  be 
used  in  "  plugging,"  it  is  doubly  sure  of  being  a 
blessing  to  mankind. 

After  transferring  another  nickel  from  my  pocket 
to  the  slot,  I  pressed  figure  25  and  asked  for  John 
Shute.  The  picture  that  appeared  in  response  to  my 
demand,  showed  me  a  large  brick  building  in  the 
centre  of  spacious  lawns.  Tennis  courts,  ball 
grounds,  and  running  tracks  also  were  visible.  On 
the  building  was  the  sign,  "  The  Boys'  Own  School ; 
College  Preparatory  Course.  D.  D.  Spear,  Princi- 
pal; John  Shute,  Director  of  Gymnasium.  Tuition 
and  Board,  $1,500  per  annum."  Under  this  sign 
was  a  smaller  one  on  which  was  painted  in  Latin  the 
motto  of  the  school.  The  motto  was  "  Belluni 
omnium  contra  omnes;"  and  directly  beneath  was 
this  translation  of  the  Latin  quotation — "  A  sound 
mind  in  a  sound  body."  I  failed  to  be  surprised  at 
the  error  in  translation,  for  I  remembered  that  Davy 
Spear  never  could  understand  Latin. 


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I  pressed  the  figure  31,  dropped  a  nickel  in  the 
slot,  and  aslied  for  Sewall.  I  saw  a  very  swell  turn- 
out; dressed  in  elegant  livery,  Sewall  sat  on  the 
box.  The  harnesses  of  the  coal  black  horses  were 
trimmed  with  silver.  Sewall's  face  wore  the  same 
look  of  stoical  imperturbability  that  it  had  while  he 
was  in  college  ;  he  made  a  coachman,  par  excellence. 

I  pressed  the  figure  50,  again  dropped  a  nickel 
in  the  slot,  and  asked  to  be  shown  a  picture  in  the 
life  of  Hewitt.  I  saw  the  reading-room  of  a  large 
library;  through  the  windows  I  recognized  the  Art 
Building  and  Appleton  Hall.  At  a  desk  sat  Hewitt, 
and  near  him,  writing  at  a  table,  was  Reuel  Smith. 
Studious  men  passed  back  and  forth  with  books  in 
their  hands;  looking  through  the  doors  on  each  side 
of  this  large  reading-room,  I  saw  that  there  were 
four  rooms  of  much  larger  size  than  the  reading- 
room,  and  that  they  were  lined  with  shelves  contain- 
ing books.  This  was  Bowdoin's  new  library,  and 
Hewitt  was  chief  librarian  with  Reuel  Smith  for  an 
assistant.  On  a  bronze  tablet  in  the  reading  room, 
I  read  that  in  recognition  of  the  past  services  of 
Professor  Little,  this  building  was  called  the  "  Little. 
Library."  For  such  a  large  structure,  this  name 
seemed  rather  paradoxical,  but  I  was  pleased  with 
it,  for  no  member  of  the  Faculty  had  Bowdoin's  inter- 
ests more  at  heart  than  "  Mush." 

My  store  of  nickels  was  exhausted.  I  had  found 
out  the  future  of  all  the  members  of  '97,  but,  as  you 
can  imagine,  I  was  desirous  of  ascertaining  what  was 
in  store  for  myself.  How  could  I  do  it?  I  had  no 
more  money,  and  "The  Mechanical  Future  Reader" 
did  not  show  its  pictures  on  credit.  The  only  way 
that  I  could  make  that  machine  work  was  by  paying 
cash.  I  was  in  a  quandary.  Finally  I  asked  Rob.  if 
he  would  loan  me  five  cents  for  a  few  days.  In  reply 
Rob.  told  me  that  the  future  was  the  future.  If  we 
improve  the  opportunity  of  the  present  moment,  we 
need  have  no  fear  of  what  is  to  happen.  It  is  largely 
in  our  power  to  be  what  we  desire  to  be.  I  knew 
that  his  words  were  true,  but  they  did  not  stifle  my 
desire  to  see  a  picture  in  my  own  future  life.  Again 
I  asked  Rob.  for  a  loan,  and  this  time  I  was  suc- 
c'essful.  Hardly  waiting  to  thank  him  for  the  nickel 
that  he  handed  me,  I  dropped  it  in  the  slot,  pressing 
figure  40,  and  asked  to  see  a  picture  of  myself.  Sud- 
denly there  was  a  flash  and  a  deafening  explosion  ; 
the  machine  vanished  into  air,  and  when  1  opened 
my  eyes,  I  was  lying  on  the  couch  in  Rob.'s  private 
ofiice,  with  anxious  faces  bending  over  me.  Rob. 
was  nearest  to  me,  and  in  a  voice  that  sounded 
strangely  faint,  I  asked  if  the  Future  Reader  was 
destroyed  by  the  explosion.  Rob.  looked  puzzled. 
Again  I  said,  "  Did  it  ruin  the  machine?"    "What 


machine  ?  "  asked  Rob.  ' '  Why,  your  future  machine 
that  showed  a  picture  in  the  life  of  any  one  asked 
for,"  I  answered.  Rob.  smiled.  "Mr,  Andros,  you 
have  had  a  very  narrow  escape.  You  did  the  very 
thing  against  which  I  warned  you  particularly  when 
you  studied  chemistry.  You  put  together  sulphuric 
acid  and  potassium  ferrocyanide  and  heated  the 
mixture ;  consequently,  according  to  chemical  law, 
it  gave  off  carbon  mon-oxide,  a  very  poisonous  gas, 
from  the  effects  of  which  you  were  rendered  uncon- 
scious, and  we  had  hard  work  to  resuscitate  you." 

So,  then,  the  Mechanical  Future  Reader  was  an 
hallucination  ;  or  was  it  an  illusion  ?  Whichever  it 
was,  it  gave  me  great  assistance,  for  without  it  I 
never  could  have  written  my  Class  Prophecy. 

Classmates,  it  is  no  small  task  to  foretell  the 
futures  of  such  a  body  of  men  as  the  Class  of  '97.  If 
my  best  efforts  are  not  satisfactory  to  you,  do  not  deal 
harshly  with  me.  Remember  what  the  people  of  old 
said  of  Phaethon,  when  he  was  dashed  to  earth  in  his 
attempt  to  drive  through  the  heavens  in  the  chariot 
of  his  father,  Phcebus  Apollo;  they  said  of  hira, 
"Here  lies  Phaethon, the  driver  of  his  father's  chariot; 
he  failed  to  manage  it,  but  he  fell  in  a  great  under- 
taking." I  ask  you  to  judge  me  in  the  same  kind 
manner. 

Parting  Address. 

By  A.  p.  Cook. 
Classmates  and  Friends : 

Again  a  year  has  passed  and  another  class  has 
arrived  at  this,  its  last  day  of  undergraduate  activity. 
It  is  my  sad  privilege  to  speak  for  the  Class  of  1897 
and  say  farewell.  Our  student  days  at  college  are 
behind  us.  With  them  are  inseparably  linked  ties  of 
closest  friendship  and  warmest  affection.  They  have 
been  happy,  happy  days,  bright  and  full  of  sunshine, 
rich  in  hallowed  associations,  and  teeming  with 
fruitful  opportunities.  But  now  comes  a  change,  and 
the  conflict  of  life  is  close  at  hand.  The  turning- 
point  is  reached.  From  the  little  sheltered  valley  of 
college  education  we  must  advance  to  climb  the 
mighty  rugged  mountain  of  the  world  at  large,  that 
now  looms  up  so  dark  and  uncertain  right  before  us. 

Four  years  ago  we  were  strangers  to  one  another. 
But  liow  different  now.  We  have  lived  in  a  world 
by  ourselves  and  the  strangers  of  the  past  are  the 
comrades  and  friends  of  to-day.  Side  by  side  and 
shoulder  to  shoulder  we  have  been  united  in  the  joy 
of  victory  and  in  the  gloom  of  defeat.  In  chapel 
and  recitation  I'oom,  in  the  library,  and  on  the  ath- 
letic field  we  have  been  continuously  and  intimately 
associated.  In  the  many  phases  of  this  daily  contact 
we  have  learned  to  understand  and  allow  for  the 


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distinctive  traits  of  each  individual's  ciiaracter. 
Tlie  class  has  been  transformed  from  sixty  separate 
individuals  into  an  harmonious  whole.  Now  the 
harmony  must  be  dissolved  and  the  members  scat- 
tered, never  again  to  be  fully  reunited.  I  assure  you 
that  the  parting  is  solemn  and  sad  to  each  one  of  us. 

Can  you  blame  us  for  pausing  regretfully  as  we 
leave  ?  Four  of  the  choicest  years  of  our  youth  we 
have  given  to  old  Bowdoin.  Meantime,  deeper  and 
deeper  has  grown  our  appreciation  of  the  Professors  ; 
greater  and  greater  has  been  our  regard  for  one 
another;  stronger  and  stronger  has  become  our  love 
for  the  college.  To-day,  as  never  before,  we  realize 
the  value  of  a  college  education.  Clearer  too  than 
ever  we  see  our  mistakes,  our  failures  to  embrace 
the  offered  opportunities.  But  for  all  the  advantages 
made  use  of  we  are  sincerely  thankful.  All  that  we 
have  acquired  is  ours  and  cannot  be  taken  from  us. 
Yet  this  very  training  and  development  that  we  have 
received  imposes  corresponding  obligations.  As  we 
now  step  into  the  ranks  of  college  educated  men  it 
is  our  duty  to  prove  that  we  are  worthy  of  the  place. 
Nay,  more,  the  glorious  line  of  former  Bowdoin 
classes  encourages  us  and  urges  us  on  to  strive  to  be 
desei'ving  of  the  proud  title  of  Bowdoin  graduates. 
It  is  a  noble  trust  that  is  committed  into  our  keeping. 
May  we  ever  realize  that  our  lives  henceforth  must 
indicate  to  the  world  what  the  college  has  been  to  us. 
Grant  that  we  may  be  truly  representative  and  add 
our  share  to  the  ever-increasing  fame  of  our  dear 
Alma  Maier. 

Dear  old  Bowdoin,  illustrious  mother  of  famous 
sons,  sadly  do  we  depart  from  thy  loved  halls. 
Gratefully  do  we  acknowledge  our  debt  to  tliee. 
Though  we  wander  far  from  this,  thy  beautiful  cam- 
pus, we  shall  ever  hold  thee  close  to  our  hearts.  In 
all  the  varied  paths  of  life  thy  influence  shall  attend 
and  strengthen  us.  For  thy  honor  we  will  live  and 
strive 

"  Until  the  sands  of  life  are  run." 
Farewell,  O  Bowdoin,  Alma  Mater. 

Smoking  the  Pipe  oe  Peace. 
After  the  literary  exercises,  the  class 
gathered  about  in  a  circle  upon  the  grass 
and  smoked  the  traditional  pipe  of  peace,  a 
ceremony  of  unusual  interest  to  the  crowd 
of  spectators,  especially  to  anxious  parents 
and  relatives.  The  pipe  passed  safely  around, 
and  then  the  ode  was  sung  beneath  the 
Thorndike  Oak.  The  class  ode  was  written 
by  Charles  H.  Holmes,  and  was  as  follows: 


CLASS  ODE. 

Air—"  America.^* 
The  knell  from  yonder  tower 
No  more  shall  mark  the  hour 

Of  toil  or  pra\  er. 
No  more  thy  "whispering  pine," 
No  more  thy  sun's  decline 
For  us  our  home  define. 

Fond  Mater  fair. 

We  look  back  on  the  past, 
We  see,  like  shadows  cast, 

Our  college  days. 
Oh,  days  so  free  from  strife, 
With  mirth  and  pleasure  rife, 
Shed  o'er  our  future  life 

Thy  radiant  rays. 

Fond  mem'ry  brings  to  light 
Visions  which  dim  the  sight, 

Forever  past. 
Backward  the  thoughts  may  fly. 
There  ease  and  plenty  lie  ; 
Forward  life's  cross  is  nigh, 

With  doubt  o'ercast. 

Like  seamen  on  the  deep. 
Whilst  we  our  courses  keep 

O'er  life's  rough  main, 
111  winds  may  rage  life's  sea, 
Agents  of  Destiny. 
Not  till  Eternity 

Peace  rules  again. 

Cheering  the  Halls-Farewell. 

Headed  by  the  band  and  Marshal  French, 
the  class  went  tlie  rounds  of  the  buildings 
and  gave  rousing  cheers  for  each.  At  the 
front  of  Memorial  the  class  formed  in  a 
circle  and  gave  the  '97  yell ;  then  came  the 
hand-shaking,  the  most  touching  of  all  the 
ceremonies.  After  this  the  circle  broke  and 
the  afternoon's  exercises  were  at  an  end. 


Graduation  Exercises. 
'D'T  10  A.M.,  Thursday,  the  Commencement 
/  -^  procession,  marshaled  by  W.  G.  Beale, 
'77,  headed  by  the  graduating  class  and  the 
Salem  Cadet  Band,  marched  to  tlie  church, 
where  the  exercises  were  held.  There  was  a 
large  crowd  in  attendance,  and  the  speaking 


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was  above  the  average  and  was  well  received. 

George  Samuel  Bean, 

Biddeford. 

The  order  of  exercises  was  as  follows : 

Cecil  LeRoy  Blake, 

New  Gloucester. 

Eugene  Leslie  Bodge, 

South  Windham. 

MUSIC. 

Frank  Daniel  Booker, 

Brunswick. 

PRATER. 

George  Monroe  Brett, 

Auburn. 

George  Edgar  Carmichael, 

Medway,  Mass. 

MUSIC. 

Ralph  Harrison  Clark, 

Limerick. 

Industrial  Socialism.                   William  Frye  White. 

Marcellus  Sumner  Coggan, 

Maiden,  Mass. 

loternational  Arbitration. 

Alfred  Page  Cook, 

Portland. 

Archie  Sherman  Harriman. 

Earl  Clement  Davis, 

Auburn. 

The  Armenian  Crime.               Robert  Sidney  Hagar. 

Philip  Webb  Davis, 

Portland. 

MUSIC. 

Frederick  Howard  Dole, 

Gorham. 

Henry  Ernest  Dunnack, 

Dixmont. 

The  New  Birth  of  Scholarship. 

Clark  Barker  Eastman, 

Cumberland  Mills. 

*  Harry  Maxwell  Varrell. 

Daniel  Weston  Elliot, 

Brunswick. 

Political  Lessons  from  Other  Countries. 

Fred  Keith  Ellsworth, 

Brockton,  Mass. 

Fred  Gustavus  Kneeland. 

Benjamin  John  Fitz, 

North  Bridgton. 

The  Preservation  of  Our  National  Liberty. 

Aldro  Amos  French, 

Norway. 

John  George  Haines. 

Henry  Gilman, 

Scarboro. 

MUSIC. 

Harry  Everett  Gribben, 

Portland. 

CONFERRING  OF  DEGREES. 

Robert  Sidney  Hagar, 

Richmond. 

PRATER. 

John  George  Haines, 

Paterson,  N.  J. 

Orville  Leon  Hanlon, 

Berlin,  N.  H. 

BENEDICTION. 

Archie  Sherman  Harriman, 

Brunswick. 

Augustus  Thomas  Hatch, 

South  Dresden. 

Honorary  Appointments. 

Joseph  William  Hewitt, 

South  Berwick. 

Class  of  1897. 

Charles  Herbert  Holmes, 

Brewer. 

James  Howard  Home, 

Berlin,  N.  H. 

Archie  Sherman  Harriman. 

Robert  Lord  Hull, 

Deering  Center. 

George  Monroe  Brett,          Fred  Gustavus  Kneeland, 

Thomas  Charles  Keohan, 

Westbrook. 

George  Edgar  Carmichael,  Hugh  McCallum, 

Fred  Gustavus  Kneeland, 

Lovell  Center. 

Frederick  Howard  Dole,     John  Hastings  Quint, 

Charles  Barnard  Lamb, 

Saco. 

Daniel  Weston  Elliot,          Frank  Jackson  Small, 

Daniel  Clarke  Linscott,  Jr., 

Boston,  Mass. 

John  George  Haines,           Harry  Maxwell  Varrell, 

Harry  Dimmook  Lord, 

Biddeford. 

Joseph  William  Hewitt,      Eugene  Conrad  Vining. 

Hugh  McCallum, 

Pawtucket,  R.  I. 

Robert  Lord  Hull. 

San  Lorenzo  Merriman, 

Harps  well. 

John  Hinckley  Morse, 

Batli. 

Samuel  Page  Ackley,           San  Lorenzo  Merriman, 

Oscar  Elmer  Pease, 

West  Farmington. 

Cecil  LeRoy  Blake,              John  Hinckley  Morse, 

Edwin  Francis  Pratt, 

Wilton. 

Alfred  Page  Cook,                Edwin  Francis  Pratt, 

Edgar  Gilman  Pratt, 

Belfast. 

Fred  Keith  Ellsworth,          Frank  Austin  Stearns, 

John  Hastings  Quint, 

Dover,  N.  H. 

Robert  Sidney  Hagar,          William  Frye  White. 

Rufus  Starkey  Randall, 

Freeport. 

Charles  Herbert  Holmes, 

James  Edward  Rhodes,  2d, 

Rockland. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  graduating 

James  Percy  Russell, 
Charles  Summers  Sewall, 

Warren. 

Wiscasset. 

Class  of  '97,  who  received  diplomas  and  the 

Norman  Clyde  Shordon, 

Buxton. 

degree  of  A.B.on  Thursday.     They  now  are 

John  Melville  Shute, 

West  Hancock. 

alumni,  and  have  no  active  connection  with 

Frank  Jackson  Small, 

Oldtown. 

Bowdoin.      Their   addresses   are  added  for 

Reuel  Washburn  Smith, 

Auburn. 

reference. 

Frank  Austin  Stearns, 

Norway. 

Joseph  Snow  Stetson, 

Brunswick. 

Samuel  Page  Ackley,                               East  Machias. 

Harry  Maxwell  Varrell, 

Wells. 

William  Cusbing  Adams,                                  Bangor. 

Eugene  Conrad  Vining, 

Freeport. 

Stephen  Osgood  Andros,                                Rockland. 

William  Frye  White, 

Lewiston. 

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After  the  completion  of  this  programme, 
the  Goodwill  Commencement  Prize,  for  the 
best  spoken  and  written  part,  was  awarded 
to  William  Frye  White.  His  oration  fol- 
lows, in  full : 

Goodwin  Commencement  Oration. 

INDUSTRIAL  SOCIALISM. 

By  William  Frte  White. 

It  is  impossible  for  any  man  to  judge  correctly  or 
wisely  of  tlie  merits  of  any  question,  be  it  religious, 
political  or  economic,  if  his  mind  is  embarrassed  by 
prejudice.  Prejudice  as  well  as  ignorance  is  fatal 
to  sound  reasoning.  There  is  an  opinion  prevalent 
in  the  community  that  Socialism  is  only  another 
name  for  that  red-eyed  monster  Anarchy.  It  shall  be 
my  purpose  to  present  to  you  a  correct  impression  of 
socialism,  together  with  a  criticism  of  its  proposals. 

Anarchy  demands  very  emphatically  that  the  state 
with  its  governing  and  ennobling  powers  shall  be 
thrown  to  the  ground  and  that  the  individual  shall 
become  responsible  to  himself  alone,  his  passions 
and  desires  constituting  the  only  guide  to  his  actions. 
Such  a  system  of  life  can  lead  only  to  social,  moral, 
and  industrial  chaos. 

Socialism,  on  the  other  hand,  does  not  attack  the 
state  nor  does  it  propose  to  make  the  individual  the 
sole  judge  of  his  own  actions.  Socialism  rather 
exalts  the  state,  entrusting  to  it  functions  heretofore 
denied  ;  socialism  recognizes  the  dependence  of  man 
on  man  and  the  necessity  of  law  and  order.  Social- 
ism is  not  anarchy. 

Many  there  are  who  think  that  socialism  exists 
only  in  name.  Such  people  display  only  an  ignor- 
ance of  facts.  The  study  of  socialism  shows  it  to  be 
an  exceedingly  active  element  in  the  economic  life 
of  the  world.  Its  large  and  in  many  respects  pow- 
erful press  is  continually  influencing  legislation  in 
behalf  of  labor ;  its  numerous  members  in  the  legis- 
lative bodies  of  the  world,  m'ore  particularly  perhaps 
in  that  of  Germany,  supi^orted  as  they  are  by  a  large 
and  increasing  constituency,  are  causing  their  efforts 
to  be  felt  and  recognized.  The  greater  part  of  the 
industrial  reforms  of  the  last  century,  such  as  the 
reduction  of  working  hours,  the  prohibition  of  the 
employment  of  women  and  children  under  certain 
conditions,  compulsory  sanitation,  these  and  many 
more  may  be  attributed  directly  to  the  criticisms  and 
untiring  zeal  of  the  socialists  in  one  form  or  another. 
Do  not,  then,  accuse  socialism  of  existing  only  in 
name.    It  is  rather  a  growing  power  in  which  is  some 


good,  some  evil.  It  is  for  us  to  separate  these  ele- 
ments, profiting  by  what  is  profitable,  avoiding  what 
is  unprofitable. 

I  have  intimated  that  socialism  is  preeminently  a 
system  of  criticism  directed  against  the  present  indus- 
trial conditions.  With  the  radical  elements  of  the 
socialists  we  need  not  deal.  We  will,  however,  exam- 
ine the  demands  of  those  who,  realizing  and  appre- 
ciating the  necessity  of  land  and  capital  as  factors  in 
production,  criticise  only  the  private  ownership  of 
these  forces.  The  fundamental  proposal  of  socialism 
is  this : — To  replace  the  present  system  of  private 
capital  with  a  system  of  collective  public  capital. 
Such  a  system,  it  asserts,  would  abolish  competition, 
replacing  it  with  a  system  of  common  production 
and  distribution. 

Many  and  serious  would  be  the  complications 
arising  during  the  period  of  transition  from  the  pres- 
ent regime  to  that  of  socialism,  and  these  complica- 
tions would  not  vanish  when  the  transition  had  been 
accomplished.  Socialism  from  the  industrial  point 
of  view  alone  must  prove  two  points  to  the  world 
before  it  can  justify  even  an  attempt  at  introduction 
of  its  schemes.  First,  it  must  show  that  production 
both  in  quantity  and  quality  would  increase,  and 
second,  that  distribution  would  be  more  just.  If  the 
socialists  are  able  to  uphold  and  prove  these  conten- 
tions, they  have  some  hope;  if  not,  none. 

The  ability  of  the  factors  of  production,  that  is, 
of  land,  labor,  and  capital,  to  produce,  depends 
directly  upon  their  efficiency.  If,  then,  the  three  fac- 
tors of  production  would  lose  any  of  their  efficiency 
under  socialism,  it  is  evident  that  production  both  in 
quantity  and  quality  would  suffer. 

The  most  powerful  agent  in  determining  what  a 
man  will  accomplish  in  life  is  stlf-interest,  or  to  use 
a  less  abused  word,  ambition.  Self-interest  or  ambi- 
tion it  is  that  induces  men  to  toil  day  in  and  day  out 
to  gain  some  cherished  end.  Ambition  it  is  that  has 
elevated  man  higher  and  higher  in  the  scale  of  civili- 
zation as  the  centuries  have  rolled  on.  The  greater 
the  ambition,  the  surer,  the  nobler,  the  more  produc- 
tive the  results.  Thus,  ambition  very  materially 
affects  efficiency.  In  the  socialistic  state  every  man 
must  work  or  starve,  but  in  what  a  different  capacity 
must  he  work  from  that  of  to-day.  At  present  the 
laborer  is  free  to  work  for  whom  and  at  what  trade 
he  pleases.  Freedom  is  his  own.  Under  socialism 
every  man  must  work  where  and  at  what  trade  the 
state  commands.  Every  man  becomes  at  once  a 
mere  tool  in  the  hands  of  the  state.  The  personality 
of  the  man  is  lost.  It  is  a  well-attested  fact  that  gov- 
ernment employment  is  very  likely  to  destroy  ambi- 


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tion.  The  numbers  of  bright,  ambitious  young  men 
who  obtain  employment  in  the  departments  at  Wash- 
ington and  wlio  gradually  fall  into  habits  of  laziness 
induced  by  the  good  pay  and  ease  of  government 
work,  are  witnesses  to  this  fact.  If  government  em- 
ployment affects  men  of  high  ability  in  this  manner, 
what  should  be  the  result  upon  weaker  men  ?  The 
state  itself  recognizes  the  uselessness  of  attempting 
any  large  business  enterprises.  All  its  ships  of  war, 
railroads,  canals,  and  docks  are  built  by  private  con- 
cerns. Why  ?  Simply  because  the  state  has  been 
taught  by  experience  that  its  employees  can  produce 
neither  the  same  quantity  nor  quality  of  work  for  the 
same  money  and  in  the  same  time  as  those  of  private 
concerns.  Governments  were  never  created  for  busi- 
ness purposes,  and  have  signally  failed  in  almost 
every  attempt  to  assume  such  functions. 

Socialists  assert  that  the  gain  made  by  the  aboli- 
tion of  competition  would  more  than  compensate  for 
any  loss  that  could  possibly  be  caused  by  any  decrease 
of  personal  endeavor.  While  I  do  not  deny  that  com- 
petition has  evils  that  ought  to  be  corrected,  I  do 
deny  most  emphatically  its  absolute  unworthiness. 
Competition  it  is  that  has  evolved  man  from  his  ani- 
mal state.  Competition  it  is  that  has  evolved  man 
from  his  savage  state.  In  a  word,  competition  has 
made  man  what  he  is.  Competition  and  ambition 
are  closely  related.  Take  away  the  former  and  you 
strike  a  blow  at  the  latter.  Such  men  as  Carnegie, 
Cramp,  and  Wanamaker,  types  absolutely  essential 
to  best  production,  would  never  be  found  where  com- 
petition had  been  suppressed.  There  seems  to  be  no 
conclusiun  to  be  reached  but  that  labor  would  deteri- 
oi-ate  very  materially  through  the  loss  of  efficiency 
under  socialism. 

Before  the  state  could  keep  up  the  quantity  and 
quality  of  its  production  it  would  be  necessary  for  it 
to  be  able  to  add  to  its  capital  to  meet  increasing  and 
changing  demands,  and  also  to  replace  impaired 
capital.  The  achievement  of  this  requires  a  high 
rate  of  i^roduction  in  order  that  the  profits  over  labor 
payments  may  be  large.  If  labor  were  deficient  and 
careless,  capital  simply  would  not  be  kept  up.  Capi- 
tal would  soon  lose  its  efficiency.  Again,  if  labor  and 
capital  were  both  weakened,  land  would  not  fail  to 
add  to  the  trouble  by  a  lessening  of  its  production, 
for  the  output  of  land  depends  directly  upon  the 
quantity  and  quality  of  the  labor  and  capital  expended 
upon  it.  It  seems  to  be  inevitable  that  the  whole 
productive  system  must  weaken  and  deteriorate  under 
socialism. 

The  second  premise  of  the  socialists  that  each  man 
would  receive  a  juster  remuneration  for  time  spent 
in   labor   must  now   hold   our   attention    for  a  few 


moments.  Professor  Shaeffle  in  his  "Impossibilities 
of  the  Social  Democracy  "  asks  this  question  :  "  Will 
the  fair  value  resulting  from  each  man's  contribution 
be  secured  to  all,  when  the  necessary  needs  of  the 
community  are  satisfied,  and  then  the  rest  of  the  prod- 
uct distributed  according  to  the  time  that  each  man 
has  given  to  his  work  ?  "  To  this  question  he  replies, 
"  By  no  means.  On  the  contrai-y,  each  social  worker 
who  contributed  more  in  a  given  time  than  his  fellows 
would  be  disproportionately  handicapped  at  the  start 
in  a  covert  manner  by  the  preliminary  deductions 
for  the  public  wants.  All  those  whose  average  pro- 
ductiveness was  higher  than  that  of  their  neighbors 
would  come  very  short  in  their  remuneration.  He 
who  produced  really  valuable  goods ;  he  who  con- 
tributed the  creative  idea  that  alone  can  set  on  foot 
higher  productivity ;  he  who  by  his  acts  of  prudence 
has  saved  revenue  ;  each  and  all  of  these  would  not 
only  fail  to  receive  what  was  due  him;  he  would,  on 
the  contrary,  fall  very  short  in  proportion  to  the  actual 
value  of  his  contribution,  and  this  is  so  because  the 
produce  is  divided  simply  according  to  the  time  that 
each  has  given  to  his  work."  The  system  that  pro- 
poses to  award  alike  the  really  skilled  and  careful 
workman  and  the  unskilled  and  careless  workman 
simply  because  they  have  worked  the  same  number 
of  hours,  is  dangerous  to  both ;  to  the  inferior  work- 
man, because  it  encourages  him  to  rely  more  than 
ever  upon  his  neighbor ;  to  the  superior  workman, 
because  it  has  a  tendency  to  reduce  the  zeal  of  his 
work.  Surely  there  could  be  no  justice  in  rewarding 
men  like  Tesla  and  Edison  the  same  as  a  common 
laborer  on  a  labor  time  basis.  Let  us  rather  reward 
men  in  proportion  to  the  actual  value  of  their  contri- 
bution to  society.     Justice  will  then  be  done. 

I  have  very  briefly  and  very  imperfectly  com- 
mented upon  the  industrial  phase  of  socialism.  I 
have  pointed  out  a  few  reasons  why  it  cannot  benefit 
society  as  an  industrial  reform.  If  any  change  from 
the  present  is  needed, some  other  plan  must  be  sought. 
Some  plan  less  radical  and  less  likely  to  carry  with 
it  such  direful  i-esults  into  the  social,  religious,  and 
political,  as  well  as  into  the  industrial  spheres.  The 
hope  of  the  laborer  lies  not  in  socialism.  It  lies 
rather  in  the  elimination  of  the  evils  of  the  present 
system.  Let  the  laborer  recognize  the  dignity  of  his 
position  in  the  world;  let  him  realize  that  he  has  a 
purpose  to  serve  in  the  life  of  humanity ;  let  him 
learn  that  capital  is  an  aid,  a  friend  and  not  an  enemy ; 
let  him  use  his  influence  in  the  trades-union  for  the 
upbuilding  of  his  fellows  mentally  and  morally  ;  let 
him  exercise  his  franchise  wisely,  electing  to  office 
men  who  will  legislate  without  fear;  let  him  do 
these  things,  and  the  laborer  will  find  his  lot  in  life 


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much  bright&r  and  happier ;  he  will  find  more  pleas- 
ure in  his  work  ;  he  will  have  gained  the  respect  and 
praise  of  his  fellows;  he  will  have  become  worth}- 
of  more  trust  and  honor.  When  the  laborer  does 
these  things,  and  may  it  be  soon,  we  shall  see 
the  three  factors  of  production  working  peacefully 
together  for  the  good  of  all. 

Commencement  Dinner. 

After  the  exercises  at  the  church  were 
finished,  the  line  of  alumni,  from  1836  to 
1897,  formed  again  and  marched  to  the  gym- 
nasium. Here  the  Commencement  Dinner 
was  held,  the  greatest  event  of  the  week  in 
the  eyes  of  the  returned  alumni,  and  here 
the  Class  of  '97  made  their  first  public 
appearance  as  alumni.  The  dinner  was  of 
unusual  excellence,  and  was  a  veritable 
dinner,  not  a  mere  lunch  or  picnic,  as  such 
so-called  dinners  often  are.  Great  credit  is 
due  to  the  caterer,  as  well  as  to  the  college, 
for  serving  so  substantial  a  meal  to  so  large, 
not  to  mention  hungry,  a  body  of  men. 
The  gym  was  packed,  each  seat  being  taken, 
and  had  we  space  we  should  publish  the  full 
list  of  returned  alumni.  This  being  impos- 
sible, we  give  but  a  partial  list  of  the  older 
alumni  present,  as  follows: 

Kufus  K.  Sewall,'39;  George  A.  Thomas,  '41; 
A.  C.  Adams,  '36;  J.  C.  Pickard, '46 ;  Edwin  Leon- 
ard, '47;  Charles  A.  Packard,  '48  ;  Charles  Cothrey, 
'49;  John  S.  Sewall,  '50:  J.  E.  Adams,  '53;  D.  S. 
Linscott, '54 ;  Galen  C.  Moses,  E.  B.  Palmer, '56; 
J.  N.  Fuller,  H.  Fairchild,  Henry  Newbegin,  James 
C.  Strout,  Francis  P.  Adams,  Benjamin  W.  Bond, 
Edward  A.  Rand,  Charles  W.  Pickard,  '57 ;  A.  H. 
Davis,  '60  ;  C.  0.  Hunt,  A.  S.  Packard,  Loring  Farr, 
'61 ;  Marcus  Wight,  Henry  0.  Thayer,  '62  ;  Thomas 
M.  Given, '63;  James  McKeen,  Enoch  Foster,  '64; 
Charles  Pish,  '65;  F.  H.  Gerrish, '66;  S.  M.  New- 
man, I.  S.  Curtis,  H.  S.  Webster,  Stanley  Plummer, 
J.  A.  McDonald,  Wiufleld  S.  Hutchinson, '67;  Clar- 
ence Hale,  T.  H.  Eaton,  '69;  D.  S.  Alexander,  '70; 
J.  S.  Richards,  F.  W.  Spaulding,  W.  F.  Bickford, 
Marcollus  Coggan,  George  M.  Whitaker,  H.  M. 
Heath,  George  W.  Seiders,  '72;  C.  C.  Sampson,  '73; 
H.  Johnson, '74;  Setb  M.  Carter,  S.  C.  Whitmore, 
'75;  Jere  M.  Hill,  F.  C.  Payson,  E.  H.  Kimball, 
George  B.  Merrill,  Charles  T.  Hawes,  A.  T.  Parker, 


Charles  G.  Wheeler,  '76;  Philip  G.  Brown,  P.  H. 
Ingalls,  William  C.  Greene,  W.  A.  Golden,  P.  C. 
Hargraves,  Joseph  R.  Greene,  E.  M.  Cousins,  F.  H. 
Crocker,  M.  A.  Sherman,  E.  A.  Scribner,  H.  H. 
Smith,  W.  G.  Beale,  C.  A.  Perry,  D.  D.  Gilman, 
6.  L.  Thompson,  Charles  E.  Cobb,  ^11;  Barrett 
Potter,  George  C.  Puriugton,  '78;  A.  H.  Holmes, 
John  Scott,  Walter  B.  Perkins,  Frederick  Cony, 
F.  0.  Purington,  '80;  William  King  and  F.  A. 
Fisher,  '81. 

From  time  to  time  during  the  dinner, 
class  yells,  also  the  Bowdoin  yell,  were  given 
with  a  will,  and  all  seemed  perfectly  happy. 

When  the  dinner  was  about  half  finished 
a  tall,  fair  man,  entered  quietly  and  took  a 
seat  with  the  Class  of  '77.  It  took  the  crowd 
somewhat  less  than  a  quarter  minute  to 
recognize  Lieutenant  Peary,  and  then  what 
an  ovation  he  received,  cheer  upon  cheer 
rent  the  air  and  reverberated  through  the 
rafters.  After  several  minutes  the  tumult 
subsided,  and  the  dinner  proceeded. 

After  all  had  been  quieted  President 
Hyde  announced  the  college  hymn,  and  it 
was  sung  lustily.   Then  followed  the  speeches. 

President  Hyde  in  opening  the  post- 
prandial exercises  expressed  his  pleasure  at 
welcoming  the  alumni  back  to  Bowdoin.  He 
spoke  of  the  progress  that  the  college  has 
vnade  in  athletics.  It  is  now  in  the  posses- 
sion of  a  fine  athletic  field,  and  the  collegians 
have  shown  themselves  worthy  of  it  by  their 
recent  achievements.  Interest  in  the  Art 
Building  is  shown  by  the  gifts  and  loans 
which  it  is  constantly  receiving.  The  work 
in  the  Science  Building  has  been  carried  on, 
and  a  discovery  in  new  modes  of  disinfecting 
has  brought  great  credit  to  the  college.  We 
are  also  rejoicing  in  the  favorable  termina- 
tion of  the  college  law  suits.  In  relation  to 
tiie  Medical  School  especially  the  iDolicy  of 
granting  large  libert}^  to  the  student  body  is 
being  extended  rather  than  restricted,  while 
means  are  being  taken  to  quietly  exclude 
those  who,  from  defective  intellectual  attain- 
ments or  morals,  are  undesirable  as  students. 


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The  college  is  looking  to  an  honor  system 
calculated  to  bring  out  the  best  efforts  of 
the  leading  students. 

President  Hyde  announced  that  the  degree 
of  A.M.,  for  merits,  had  been  conferred 
upon  B.  L.  Bryant  and  John  A.  Burbanb. 
The  degree  of  A.M.  was  conferred  upon  Dr. 
Charles  D.  Smith  and  ex-Governor  Henry 
B.  Cleaves  of  Portland.  He  also  announced 
that  Mr.  H.  C.  Emery  had  been  made  Pro- 
fessor of  Economics;  that  Mr.  Wilmot  B. 
Mitchell  had  become  Edward  Little  Professor 
of  Rhetoric  and  Elocution,  and  that  a  depart- 
ment of  English  Literature  had  been  estab- 
■  lished  with  Professor  Henry  L.  Chapman  at 
its  head.  Long  applause  followed  President 
Hyde's  speech. 

The  next  speaker  was  the  Hon.  John  A. 
Peters,  who  responded  for  the  state. 
Throughout  his  remarks  he  was  warmly 
applauded  and  kept  his  listeners  in  the  best 
of  humor.  He  said,  in  substance:  "I  love 
Bowdoin  College  because  I  love  my  State  of 
Maine,  and  the  state  loves  Bowdoin  College 
because  she  is  the  most  venerable  of  her 
colleges.  I  think  Bowdoin  stands  at  the 
head  of  colleges.  I  don't  say  universities — 
I  mean  real  universities.  It  takes  a  hundred 
years  to  make  a  college.  Any  legislature 
can  make  a  university  in  a  single  day. 
(Laughter.)  Bowdoin  wouldn't  be  a  univer- 
sity even  if  the  legislature  offered  to  make 
her  one.  It  takes  work  to  get  the  degree  of 
A.B.  here.  It  does  not  take  much  effort  to 
accept  the  degree  of  D.D.  if  j^ou  can  get  it. 
I  don't  believe  a  fool  can  be  pushed  through 
Bowdoin  College.  It  -has  been  said  that 
more  students  go  through  the  larger  colleges, 
but  in  the  smaller,  more  college  goes  through 
the  students.  I  believe  that  the  degree  of  A.B. 
at  Bowdoin  represents  an  education  second 
to  none.  I  would  be  willing  to  go  anywhere 
armed  with  that  degree  and  expect  success." 

Judge  Peters  spoke  of  the  litigation  in 
reference  to  the  Fayerweather  bequest,  say- 


ing that  it  was  already  won,  but  that  a  law 
suit  was  long  lived.  The  Fayerweather  case 
was  to  be  argued  some  more.  Argument 
was  all  there  was  left  to  it. 

He  continued:  "I  have  been  speaking  of 
those  who  cannot  get  through  Bowdoin  and 
whom  Bowdoin  cannot  get  through.  Now  I 
know  a  young  man  who  was  seven  years 
getting  through  another  college.  Then  he 
went  into  the  ministry  because  he  didn't 
have  sense  enough  to  practice  law.  He  went 
into  the  Episcopal  ministry  because  he  didn't 
have  to  make  prayers  and  could  steal  his 
sermons.  ■  Then  he  went  out  and  got  the 
degree  of  D.D.  from  a  university.  One 
would  have  done  just  as  well,  and  such  a 
degree  isn't  worth  a  D.  Think  what  a  blot 
that  vsfould  have  been  on  the  catalogue  of 
Bowdoin,  where  are  such  names  as  those  of 
Longfellow  and  Sargent  S.  Prentiss.  This 
young  man  came  from  Philadelphia  and  had 
a  wealthy  father.  He  had  lots  of  money  and 
kept  a  ban-el  of  beer  on  tap  and  was  popular 
in  college." 

In  conclusion.  Judge  Peters  alluded  to 
the  labors  of  General  Hubbard  and  Judge 
Putnam  in  connection  with  the  Fayerweather 
case,  and  spoke  of  them  as  illustrating  the 
integrity  and  success  of  Bowdoin  lawyers. 

Professor  Egbert  C.  Smyth,  the  next 
speaker,  responded  for  the  Trustees.  Pro- 
fessor Smyth  spoke  of  the  impression  made 
upon  him  by  the  graduates  of  '97  as  he  saw 
them  receive  their  diplomas.  They  impressed 
him  as  gentlemen  and  honest  men,  fine 
examples  of  the  manhood  which  has  gone 
out  from  Bowdoin. 

He  paid  a  glowing  tribute  to  the  grad- 
uates of  Bowdoin  who  have  gone  into  the 
ministry. 

Judge  L.  A.  Emery  responded  for  the 
Board  of  Overseers.  He  said  he  was  reminded 
of  the  fact  that  the  Board  of  Overseers  made 
only  short  speeches,  often  saying  them  loudl}'' 
and  sometimes  disagreeably. 


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He  spoke  humorously  of  the  pleasure 
taken  by  the  "  school  teachers  on  the  board, 
who  say  no  to  President  Hyde  once  a  year; 
the  military  men  who  say  no  to  those  distin- 
guished generals,  Chamberlain  and  Hub- 
bard; the  lawyers  who  say  no  on  these 
annual  occasions  to  the  distinguished  Chief 
Justice." 

General  Joshua  L.  Chamberlain,  of  the 
Visiting  Committee,  was  greeted  with  cheers 
when  introduced  as  an  ex-President  of  the 
college,  who  had  occupied  many  of  its  chairs 
and  brought  distinction  upon  it  by  his  great 
services  to  the  country.  "The  President 
has  kindly  referred  to  my  connection  with 
the  college.  I  believe  my  name  has  been  in 
the  catalogue  since  I  entered  in  1848.  The 
college  has  stuck  to  me,  and  I  have  tried  to 
stick  to  it,  but  I  have  been  put  out  of  nearly 
every  chair."     (Laughter.) 

General  Chamberlain  spoke  of  the  efforts 
made  during  his  presidency  to  help  the  col- 
lege both  financially  and  in  the  aim  of  mak- 
ing it  look  out  on  the  world  instead  of  too 
much  in  upon  itself. 

Mr.  James  McKeen  of  Brookljm,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Alumni  Association,  was  next 
called  upon,  and  spoke  biiefly  upon  the  rela- 
tions of  the  alumni  to  the  college.  In  partic- 
ular, he  said  that  those  who  came  back  after 
years  spent  in  active  business  life  are  apt  to  be 
skeptical  as  to  the  value  of  college  training, 
but  after  a  few  hours  here  they  once  more 
recognize  its  true  v/orth.  Mr.  McKeen  in 
describing  the  enthusiasm  of  the  returning 
alumni,  created  amusement  when  he  said : 
"After  we  have  come  here  and  fed  off  of 
this  Brunswick  ambrosia  and  inebriated  our- 
selves on  Androscoggin  river  water,  we  want 
to  raise  this  roof,  so  that  our  cries  for  old 
Bowdoin  may  reverberate  among  the  ever- 
lasting stars." 

Lieutenant  Pearj'  was  introduced  by 
President  Hyde  as  one  who  had  added  to  the 
fame  of  the  college.     As  Mr.  Peary  arose  he 


was  again  loudly  applauded.  He  said,  in 
substance : 

"Mr.  President  and  boys — I  thank  you 
very  much  for  the  kindly  attention  you  have 
shown  me.  I  was  told  to-day  that  I  had 
been  selected  to  speak  for  the  Class  of  '77, 
yet  I  hardly  know  why.  There  were  orators 
in  the  Class  of  '77.  And,  more  than  that,  I 
do  not  know  why  the  temperature  should 
have  been  turned  on  as  it  has  to-day.  I  am 
not  accustomed  to  it.  (Laughter.)  I  came 
back  to  visit  Bowdoin  to-day  for  the  first 
time  since  my  gi'aduation.  I  have  passed 
through  Brunswick  a  number  of  times,  and 
never,  whether  by  day  or  night,  without 
looking  toward  the  campus  and  the  church 
spire  on  the  hill.  I  doubt  if  those  of  you 
who  have  been  here  often  can  appreciate  the 
wave  of  love  and  homesickness  which  swept 
over  me  to-day  when  I  again  set  foot  on  the 
campus.  I  find  that  the  men  of  '77  are  good 
men  still.  I  am  glad  to  see  our  old  president 
on  the  platform,  teacher,  warrior,  and  states- 
man. Your  face,  Mr.  President,  is  new  to 
me,  but  3'onr  ability  and  level-headedness 
and  the  work  you  are  doing  for  Bowdoin  are 
widelj'^  known. 

"Last  year  I  attended  a  dinner  in  New 
York  at  which  the  Amherst  idea  was  described. 
I  do  not  remember  just  what  I  said  on  that 
occasion,  but  I  thought  the  Bowdoin  idea 
was  one  of  sturdiness  and  tenacity.  See 
what  you  want  and  stick  to  it  until  you 
get  it. 

"Gentlemen,  I  have  dreamed  of  Bowdoin 
when  there  was  nothing  in  the  world  around 
me  but  the  infinite  expanse  of  ice,  the  infinite 
expanse  of  the  blue  sky  and  the  white  sun. 
I  have  given  the  name  of  Bowdoin  to  a 
wonder  of  the  far  north.  There  is  a  bay 
there,  at  one  end  of  which  is  a  mass  of  ice 
two  miles  in  height.  It  is  a  glacier  two  or 
three  times  the  size  of  the  Union  glacier,  and 
I  have  named  it  the  Bowdoin  glacier. 

"  Gentlemen,  the  solitude  of  my  life  has 


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101 


uot  been  conducive  to  speech-making.  I  have 
said  just  what  came  into  my  heart  since  I 
sat  down  here,  and  I  thank  you  for  your 
attention."  Lieutenant  Peary's  speech  was 
loudly  applauded. 

Rev.  Edwin  A.  Rand  spoke  for  '57,  eleven 
members  of  which  class  were  present,  and 
"at  the  reunion  last  night  there  were  twelve, 
but  one,  a  military  man,  left  this  morning. 
That  may  look  suspicious,  but  we  did  not  do 
anything  more  convivial  than  to  sing  'Auld 
Lang  Sj'ne.' "  Mr.  Rand  spoke  humorously  of 
the  different  gentlemen  of  the  class  present. 
He  spoke  of  the  kindly  wishes  and  the  prayers 
of  Bowdoin  men  which  will  accompany  Lieu- 
tenant Peary, adding:  "I  believe  he  will  get 
there  and  sit  on  the  end  of  the  North  Pole 
if  he  wants  to." 

George  A.  Thomas  of  Portland,  sang 
"The  Friar  of  Albany"  capitally,  and  was 
greeted  warmly. 

After  this  Rev.  Charles  T.  Hawes  was 
called  upon,  and  made  an  interesting  an- 
nouncement. A  debt  of  $200  on  the  athletic 
field  has  been  a  worry  to  Dr.  Whittier. 
Mr.  Hawes  announced  that  the  members  of 
the  Class  of  '76  present  had  assumed  this 
debt. 

Rev.  S.  N.  Newman  of  Washington,  of 
the  Class  of  1867,  also  had  an  announcement 
to  make.  He  spoke  of  tlie  labors  of  Profes- 
sor Little  in  adding  to  the  usefulness  of  the 
librar}'.  The  '67  men  had  chipped  in  and 
contributed  $57  to  help  Professor  Little's 
work  along.  Professor  Little  has  a  plan  to 
secure  a  book-case  used  bj"  Longfellow  when 
a  jjrofessor  here  and  fill  it  with  books  relating 
to  Bovi^doin's  poet.  The  Class  of  '67  hope 
to  be  able  to  make  this  possible. 

Hon.  George  M.  Seiders,  of  the  Class  of 
'72,  spoke  briefly  for  that  class,  which  held  its 
twenty-fifth  anniversar}'  the  evening  before. 
Mr.  Seiders  spoke  of  the  success  which  had 
crowned  the  efforts  of  the  members  in" their 
chosen    calling,  success  due,  he  thought,  to 


the  fact  that  they  came  to  Bowdoin  from  the 
farm  and  the  workshop,  having  nothing  but 
their  hands  and  their  brains  on  which  to  rely. 
They  had  gained  a  self-reliance  and  stead- 
fastness which  helped  make  possible  their 
later  success. 

Prof.  J.  C.  Pickard  of  Kansas  said  a  few 
words,  and  Rev.  Charles  L.  Merriman  of 
Lowell,  an  alumnus  of  Yale,  spoke  on  the 
relations  and  feelings  between  the  two  col- 
leges. 

Congressman  D.  S.  Alexander  of  Buffalo 
was  to  have  spoken,  but  was  forced  to  leave 
to  catch  a  train. 

The  dinner  was  now  at  an  end,  and  the 
eminently  successful  exercises  of  Commence- 
ment week  had  been  brought  to  a  fitting 
close. 


Medical  School  Graduation^ 

TlfHE  graduating  exercises  of  the  Class 
J-  of  '97  of  the  Medical  School  of  Maine, 
took  place  at  Memorial  Hall,  Wednesday 
forenoon,  June  23d.  Hon.  Frank  L.  Dinglej'' 
of  Auburn  delivered  the  address,  and  was 
it  not  for  lack  of  space  we  should  take 
pleasure  in  publishing  it  in  full.  From 
start  to  finish  Mr.  Dingley  held  his  audience 
spell-bound.  The  Salem  Cadet  Band  fur- 
nished excellent  music.  The  [>rogramme 
was  as  follows: 

MUSIC. 
PRAYER. 

MUSIC. 

Address.  Frank  Lambert  Dinglej',  A.M. 

MUSIC. 

Oration.  George  M.  Woodman. 

MUSIC 

Presentation  of  Diplomas.  President  Hyde. 

MUSIC. 

The  orator,  Mr.  Woodman,  was  unfortu- 
nately unable  to  deliver  his  oration,  owing 
to  a  sudden  illness,  but  we  print  it  in 'full: 


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Medical  Oration. 

Associated  Effort  and  Medical  Progress. 

By  George  M.  Woobman. 

As  we  note  the  march  of  progress  along  through 
the  ages,  we  find  its  pace  rapid  or  slow,  as  conditions 
have  been  favorable  or  not,  for  man  to  unite  his 
efforts  with  those  of  his  fellow-man.  Consider  in 
what  a  marked  way  Rome  contributed  to  human 
progress,  by  razing  artificial  barriers  and  welding 
scattered  tribes  into  one  great  nation,  and  then 
securing  law  and  order  throughout  her  vast  domain. 
And  how  effectually  God  dissipated  the  forces  of 
man  at  Babel,  by  putting  strange  languages  into 
their  lips  and  thereby  forcing  them  to  dwell  asunder. 
The  strongest  lever  in  the  work  of  human  advance- 
ment is  co-operation.  By  associating  their  efforts, 
men  are  able  to  accomplish  the  most  wonderful 
results.  One  by  one  the  barriers  to  a  united  world 
have  been  removed,  and  man  in  this  century  has 
approached  the  marvellous,  through  the  great  power 
of  combined  effort. 

With  the  advent  of  the  railroad  and  telegraph, 
time  and  space  were  abridged  ;  communities  ceased  to 
be  worlds  within  themselves,  men  became  co-workers 
rather  than  isolated  laborers.  Thereby  there  was 
rendered  possible  a  concentration  of  intelligence,  an 
interchange  of  thought,  and  a  comparison  of  results, 
factors  so  necessary  to  true  and  speedy  achievement. 
With  the  change  in  the  relation  of  man  to  man,  the 
step  of  civilization  became  marvellously  quickened ; 
days  sufficed  to  ripen  the  former  fruit  of  years.  It 
made  this  century  pre-eminently  the  grandest  age  of 
the  world's  history. 

It  would  be  interesting  and  profitable  to  consider 
the  great  betterment  that  has  been  realized  by  this 
century  of  united  endeavor  in  the  social,  political, 
industrial,  and  educational  worlds,  but  time  forbids. 
It  will  be  possible  to  hastily  view  it,  only,  in  its 
relation  to  the  progress  of  medical  science.  In  this 
department  of  human  affairs  co-operation  has  played 
a  most  important  role  and  has  rendered  possible  the 
most  wonderful  results.  More  progress  has  been 
effected  in  medicine  since  the  opening  of  this  century 
than  in  the  preceding  two  thousand  years.  At  the 
dawn  of  the  nineteenth  century  medical  science  was 
most  imperfect  and  was  dealing  most  ineffectually 
with  disease.  The  surgeon  of  this  period  could  lay 
claim  to  but  little  superiority  over  the  followers  of 
this  art  of  hundreds  of  years  before.  His  instruments 
and  appliances  were  few  and  crude,  and  his  technique 
far  from  scientific.      Very  few  diseases  had   been 


removed  from  the  realm  of  the  unknown,  the  laws 
governing  them  were  in  a  great  part  a  sealed  book- 
and  their  treatment  was  most  irrational.  The  physi- 
cian often  came  into  the  sick  chamber  forced  to  be 
an  idle  spectator,  and  left  it,  humbled  by  the  con- 
sciousness of  the  narrow  limits  which  circumscribed 
the  resources  of  his  art.  The  records  of  this  period 
show  us  how  pathetically  incompetent  was  the  pro- 
fession then,  and  what  full  sway  was  permitted  dis- 
ease to  deal  forth  suffering  and  death. 

It  was  not  to  the  discredit  of  the  workers  in  the 
field  of  medicine  that  they  were  not  accomplishing 
better  results ;  they  wei-e  laboring  most  persistently 
and  devotedly  to  advance  the  efficiency  of  their 
science ;  they  were  doing  all  that  was  possible  in 
their  day  and  generation.  But  the  past  was  the  day 
of  isolated  workers,  and  medical  knowledge  is  the 
fruit  of  so  much  observation  and  research,  its  scope 
is  so  broad,  and  its  sources  of  information  so  numer- 
ous and  varied,  that  the  most  persistent  and  compre- 
hensive mind  working  unaided  and  alone  was  able 
to  accomplish  but  little.  It  is  natural  that  with  the 
conditions  then  existing,  we  find  the  progress  of 
medical  science  discouragingly  slow.  The  establish- 
ment of  one  fact  or  the  elimination  of  a  single  error 
was  then  the  work  of  a  generation.  To  originate 
and  perfect  such  a  simple  operation  as  the  tieing  of 
a  bleeding  vessel  was  the  labor  of  many  years.  The 
history  of  the  discovery  and  adoption  of  percussion 
as  a  means  of  diagnosis,  is  a  typical  illustration  of 
the  slowness  by  which,  previous  to  the  modern  age 
of  united  endeavor,  additions  were  made  to  the  gen- 
eral fund  of  medical  knowledge.  Percussion  is  that 
method  by  which  the  physician  ascertains  the  condi- 
tion of  an  internal  part,  by  tapping  the  surface  of 
the  body  and  noting  the  sound  that  is  elicited.  This 
invaluable  aid  to  diagnosis  was  discovered  by  a 
Vienna  physician  in  1761.  After  many  years  of 
patient  labor,  he  announced  his  discovery  to  those 
few  medical  men  with  whom  it  was  possible  for 
him  to  communicate.  Many  years  were  required  for 
it  to  permeate  the  medical  world,  and  nearly  a  cen- 
tury elapsed  before  it  was  sufliciently  tested  for  it  to 
become  universally  adopted  by  the  profession. 

Contrast  this  with  the  introduction  of  a  recent 
discovery — the  germ  theory.  That  minute  living 
cells  give  rise  to  the  infectious  diseases  and  cause 
suppuration  in  wounds  was  an  announcement  of  the 
most  revolutionary  character,  and  one  that  could  not 
be  adopted  until  its  claim  to  being  a  fact  was  fully 
demuustraled.  Modern  means  made  this  possible  in 
a  very  short  time,  and  in  less  than  two  decades  it 
was    universally  adopted  and   had    revolutionized 


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surgery  and  entirely  changed  the  conception  and 
treatment  of  infectious  diseases. 

With  the  worlsers  in  the  field  of  medicine  brought 
into  touch,  with  the  facilities  at  hand  for  one  to  learn 
from  and  improve  upon  the  methods  of  another,  it 
now  becomes  possible  in  a  few  years  to  arrive  at 
results  not  possible  in  centuries  in  the  past.  The 
profession  is  now  able  to  rapidly  sift  the  wheat  from 
the  chafif.  Various  sources  of  error  and  danger  are 
readily  detected.  New  discoveries  spread  with 
lightning  rapidity  over  the  medical  world,  and  in  a 
few  months  their  scope  and  value  are  determined 
and  they  become  the  capital  of  all. 

The  modern  journal  gathers  up  the  treasures  of 
observation  and  research  from  the  four  quarters  of 
the  globe.  They  ai-e  held  up  to  the  entire  profes- 
sion for  inspection.  They  are  put  to  practical  test 
by  thousands,  and  their  true  place  is  soon  determined. 
In  the  medical  society  the  consensus  of  opinion  is 
brought  to  bear  upon  medical  problems,  and  their 
solution  thereby  greatly  facilitated.  Previous  to  the 
modern  facilities  of  cheap  and  rapid  transportation, 
medical  societies  were  known  only  to  those  in  the 
larger  centers,  but  now  they  embrace  the  entire 
profession  even  to  the  remotest  districts. 

Great  advantage  has  been  derived  by  those  in  the 
different  departments  of  medicine  working  hand  in 
hand.  The  conclusions  reached  in  the  laboratory 
are  now  quickly  supplemented  and  corrected  by 
observation  at  the  bedside  and  in  the  operating  room. 
In  this  way  the  exact  truth  is  readily  ascertained. 
To  unhesitatingly  adopt  methods  upon  which  the 
light  of  those  in  only  one  field  of  investigation  has 
been  thrown,  has  many  times  proved  inexpedient. 
It  has  often  been  found  that  the  body  in  disease  does 
not  respond  to  drugs  exactly  as  the  experimental 
therapeutist  had  determined  it  should.  There  is 
some  factor  present  in  their  practical  application 
that  did  not  enter  into  his  experiments,  and  there 
comes  the  necessity  of  modifying  and  supplementing 
the  conclusions  derived  from  his  work.  Our  present 
perfect  knowledge  of  diseases  is  the  result  of  the 
observation  of  the  physician,  the  surgeon,  and  the 
microscopist. 

Having  thus  briefly  considered  the  important 
relation  that  associated  effort  bears  to  the  progress 
of  medical  science,  let  us  now  view  its  results  as 
reflected  in  the  medicine  of  the  close  of  this  century 
of  combined  effort.  It  will  be  possible  to  do  this 
only  in  the  most  cursory  way,  picking  out  a  treasure 
here  and  there,  and  leaving  many  grand  matters 
untouched.  It  has  made  this  science  rational  where 
formerly  it  was  irrational.  It  has  carried  it  beyond 
the  reproach  of  being  dependent  entirely  upon  expe- 


rience and  tradition.  The  most  crucial  tests  are  now 
applied  and  the  exact  truth  sought  in  a  scientific 
manner.  Nothing  is  taken  for  granted  and  nothing 
admitted  as  a  fact  that  is  not  susceptible  to  demon- 
stration. 

In  every  department  of  the  science  great  advance- 
ment has  been  made.  The  methods  of  operating, 
the  means  of  diagnosis,  the  therapeutics,  have  all 
been  wonderfully  changed.  Surgery  can  lay  claim 
to  having  approached  the  nearest  to  perfection.  It  is 
now  able  to  accomplish  the  grandest  results,  and  can 
with  safety  invade  the  most  vital  parts,  not  hesitating 
to  go  wherever  its  skill  is  demanded.  With  the 
improved  surgical  technique  wounds  heal  as  if  by 
magic,  and  blood  poisoning,  hospital  gangrene,  and 
other  awful  sequences  of  septic  infection,  which  were 
formerly  so  general,  have  ceased  to  exist. 

Reckoned  according  to  its  benefits  to  mankind, 
preventive  medicine  would  be  given  the  honor  of 
first  mention.  With  a  full  knowledge  of  the  nature 
of  infection,  the  intelligent  application  of  methods  to 
prevent  disease  has  been  instituted.  By  rigid  quar- 
antine and  the  adoption  of  wise  sanitary  regulations 
the  spread  of  epidemics  has  been  greatly  restricted, 
and  thousands  of  lives  saved  annually.  The  profes- 
sion now  stands  guardian  of  the  public  health, 
pointing  out  the  various  sources  of  danger  and  teach- 
ing how  they  can  be  eliminated  or  avoided. 

The  advance  of  science  and  invention  has  carried 
diagnosis  far  toward  exactness.  By  the  aid  of  the 
microscope  and  the  modern  devices  of  chemistry, 
diseases  are  now  positively  differentiated,  and  what 
is  more  important,  an  early  recognition  is  rendered 
possible  in  those  cases  where  a  fatal  issue  is  only  to 
be  prevented  by  the  application  of  remedies  at  the 
very  inception  of  the  malady.  Modern  diagnosis  is 
of  inestimable  value.  It  enables  the  physician  to  act 
wisely  and  safely  on  the  one  hand,  and  to  avoid 
unwarrantable  procedure  on  the  other.  The  natural 
history  of  diseases,  how  they  originate,  what  laws 
they  observe,  how  they  progress,  and  how  they 
naturally  terminate,  are  problems  most  difiicult  of 
solution,  but  even  here  a  vast  amount  has  been 
accomplished,  and  the  grim  enemy  has  been  forced 
to  very  narrow  limit's. 

Great  strides  have  been  made  in  curative  medi- 
cine. The  merciless  therapeutics  of  the  past  have 
been  swept  away.  A  more  accurate  knowledge  of 
diseases  and  a  better  understanding  of  the  action  of 
drugs  has  led  to  effective  methods  of  treatment. 
Medicines  are  now  given  with  a  definite  idea  of  their 
action,  and  in  cases  where  experience  has  taught 
recovery  is  more  speedy  without  them,  they  are 
wisely  withheld.     Nature  is  now  assisted  rather  than 


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hindered  in  effecting  her  cures.  Few  specifics  have 
yet  been  discovered,  but  from  vvrhat  has  already  been 
accomplished  it  can  be  confidently  predicted  that  the 
day  is  not  far  distant  when  a  majority  of  the  toxines 
will  be  met  by  their  anlitoxines. 

And  lastly,  a  word  in  regard  to  alleviative  medi- 
cine. There  is  nothing  for  which  manliind  is  more 
indebted  to  medical  science  than  for  the  power  it 
now  possesses  of  controlling  pain.  We  of  this  gen- 
eration can  never  justly  appreciate  the  boon  to 
humanity  in  ansesthetics.  We  cannot  fully  realize 
what  it  means  to  be  freed  from  the  awful  shock  and 
agony  of  surgical  operations. 

The  nineteenth  century  has  brought  marvellous 
blessings  to  sick  and  suffering  humanity,  and  the 
future  is  radiant  with  promise.  Every  day  we  see 
the  extension  and  improvement  of  the  means  which 
in  the  immediate  past  have  contributed  so  wonder- 
fully to  the  progress  of  this  beneficent  science,  and 
those  of  us  who  are  permitted  to  continue  this  life 
well  into  the  next  century  will  witness  development 
in  medicine  beyond  the  most  extravagant  imagina- 
tion to  predict. 

Members  of  the  Faculty,  the  Class  of  '97  is  not 
unmindful  of  the  debt  of  gratitude  it  owes  the  able 
corps  of  instructors  of  this  school,  and  we  deem  it  a 
great  pleasure  to  express  our  sincere  appreciation  of 
your  efforts  in  our  behalf.  Your  kind  words  of 
encouragement  and  unfailing  courtesy  have  smoothed 
our  path  and  lightened  our  burden.  You  have  taught 
us  by  example  the  lesson  of  zeal  and  application, 
and  the  influence  of  your  personalities  will  be  a  con- 
stant and  potent  factor  in  shaping  our  future  career. 
You  have  labored  with  untiring  zeal  in  assisting  us 
to  lay  a  substantial  foundation  for  the  noble  work 
before  us,  and  it  will  not  be  your  fault  if  we  do  not 
rear  thereon  a  superstructure  that  will  be  an  honor 
to  ourselves,  a  credit  to  our  profession,  and  a  blessing 
to  the  sick  and  suffering.  We  go  forth  trusting  that 
in  us  you  may  never  find  a  source  of  disappointment, 
but  rather  that  we  may  fulfill  your  highest  expecta- 
tions. 

Fellow-classmates,  the  time  has  now  arrived  when 
we  must  bid  adieu  to  old  scenes,  associations,  and 
friends,  and  there  is  a  thread  of  sadness  woven  in 
with  all  this  joy  and  hope  that  we  now  experience. 
It  is  with  reluctance  that  we  speak  the  words  of  fare- 
well. The  ties  that  have  bound  us  through  these 
three  student  years  must  be  broken,  but  the  friend- 
ships here  contracted  will  live  on  forever.  As  we 
step  forth  into  the  medical  profession,  may  we  be 
fully  impressed  witli  the  nobleness  of  our  calling. 
Great  opportunities  are  before  us,  and  let  every  one 
of  us  strive  to  abundantly  improve  them.     Much  is 


given  us,  and  much  in  return  will  be  expected  of  us. 
Let  us,  then,  be  guarded,  that  nothing  turns  our  foot- 
steps from  the  path  of  duty.  We  must  not  let  any 
fault  of  ours  so  mar  our  lives  as  to  prevent  an 
abundant  realization  of  the  hopes  we  now  cherish. 

After  the  oration,  President  Hyde  pre- 
sented tlie  diplomas,  and  announced  the 
following  men  as  leading  their  class  in  the 
order  named  :  George  M.  Woodman,  Nathan- 
iel P.  Butler,  Joseph  C.  Breitling,  and  George 
C.  Littlefield.  The  following  are  the  names 
of  the  graduating  class: 

Charles  William  Bell,  Joseph  Cushman  Breitling, 
Nathaniel  Purington  Butler,  Samuel  Thomas  Fergu- 
son, Charles  Pearl  Field,  Harry  Weston  Goodspeed, 
Daniel  William  Hayes,  Harry  Marshall  Heald,  Ben- 
jamin Franklin  Hodsdon,  Charles  Benjamin  Holt, 
Leroy  Mason  Howes,  Frank  Edgar  Hoyt,  Bela  Geyza 
llles,  Spurgeon  Judson  Jenkins,  Charles  Edgar  John- 
son, Charles  Milton  Leighton,  A.B.,  Erving  Asa 
Libbey,  George  Curtis  Littlefield,  A.B.,  James  Gard- 
ner Littlefield,  Walter  Emery  Merrill,  Dennis  Joseph 
O'Brion,  Clarence  Capen  Peaslee,  Everett  Clifton 
Perkins,  A.B.,  Lester  Forest  Potter,  Harry  Lockwood 
Prescott,  Fi'ank  Wayland  Russell,  Ross  Eliot  Savage, 
John  William  Schafer,  Charles  Roscoe  Smith,  A.M., 
Bernard  Le  Roy  Towle,  Charles  Jewett  Watson, 
Herbert  Clark  Wayland,  Benjamin  Franklin  Went- 
worth,  George  M.  Woodman. 

'J'he  class  officers  are  : 

President,  Charles  M.  Leighton  ;  Vice-Presidents, 
Charles  W.  Bell,  Ross  Eliot  Savage,  Joseph  C. 
Breitling;  Marshal,  Lester  F.  Potter;  Secretary, 
Erving  A.  Libby;  Treasurer,  James  G.  Littlefield; 
Executive  Committee,  (xcorge  C.  Littlefield  (chair- 
man), Daniel  W.  Hayes,  Bela  G.  llles,  Nathaniel  P. 
Butler. 

Prizes  and  Awards. 
Following  is  a  list  of  the  prizes  and  awards 

announced  during  the  spring  term: 

Goodwin  Commencement  Prize  —  William  Frye 
White. 

Pray  English  Prize — Joseph  William  Hewitt. 

English  Composition  —  Archie  Sherman  Harriman 
and  Frederic  Howard  Dole,  first  prizes ;  Harry 
Maxwell  Varrell  and  Robert  Sidney  Hagar,  sec- 
ond prizes. 

Brown  Extemporaneous  Prize — Archie  Sherman  Har- 
riman, first  prize;  George  Edgar  Carmichael, 
second  prize. 


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Junior  Declamation  Prizes — Harlan  Melville  Bisbee, 
first  prize  ;  Percival  Proctor  Baxter,  second  prize. 

Smyth  Matliematical  Prize — Drew  Bert  Hall. 

Sewall  Latin  Prize  —  Alton  Amaziah  Hayden  and 
Harold  FeSenden  Dana,  tied. 

Sewall  Greeli  Prize — Lucien  Percy  Libby  and  Lincoln 
Lewis  Cleaves,  tied. 

Commencement  Ball. 
On  Tuesday  evening  occurred  the  Dance 
on  the  Green,  which  later  adjourned  to 
Memorial  Hall.  The  evening  was  perfect, 
and  the  occasion  most  delightful  in  every 
respect.  About  seventy -five  couples  danced. 
The  green  and  the  hall  were  both  prettily 
decorated,  and  the  Salem  Cadet  Band  fur- 
nished music.  Supper  was  served  at  Memo- 
rial Hall.     The  order  of  dances  was: 

Waltz, Song  of  Love. 

Two-Step,      .....        Simple  Simon. 

Waltz, The  Swallows. 

Two-Step The  Old  Guard. 

Waltz,  ......        Espanita. 

Two-Step, King  Carnival. 

Waltz, Artists'  Life. 

Two-Step, Oriental  Echoes. 

Wallz,            ....    Sweet  Rosie  0'(irady. 
Two-Step Richmond. 

INTERMISSION. 

Two-Step, Maine  Capitol. 

Wallz, Symposia. 

Two-Step, Jack. 

Waltz,  .....        Simple  Simon. 

Two-Step El  Capitan. 

Waltz,  ....         Les  Mousquetaires. 

Two-Step King  Cotton. 

Waltz, Danube  Waves. 

Two-Step University. 

Waltz, Au  Revoir. 

Five  extras  were  added  at  intervals. 

The  aids  were  Stephen  Osgood  Andros, 
R.  Sidney  Hagar,  John  Hinckley  Morse, 
M.  Sumner  Coggan. 

The  patronesses  of  the  evening  were  Mrs. 
Hyde,  Mrs.  Mitchell,  Mrs.  Lee,  Mrs.  Robin- 
son, Mrs.  Houghton,  Mrs.  Woodruff,  Mrs. 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Little,  Mrs.  Moody,  Mrs. 
Hutchins,  Mrs.  Whittier,  Mrs.  Files,  Mrs. 
MacDonald,  Mrs.  W.B.Mitchell,  Mrs. Hatch. 


Meetings  of  the  Boards  of  Trustees 
AND  Overseers. 
During  the  week  several  meetings  of  the 
Trustees  and  Overseers  were  held,  and  much 
important  business  was  transacted.  All  of 
their  most  important  acts  are  mentioned  in 
other  columns  of  this  paper  with  one  excep- 
tion ;  they  voted  to  remodel  Appleton  Hall 
during  the  coming  summer,  and  work  is  to 
commence  immediately. 

Commencement  Concert. 
The  annual  Commencement  concert  was 
held  at  tlie  Town  Hall  on  the  evening  of  the 
23d,  and  was  well  attended.  The  programme 
was  excellent,  and  all  the  selections  were 
well  received.  The  Salem  Cadet  Band,  the 
Temple  Quartet,  Miss  Jennie  Corea,  soprano, 
and  the  remainder  of  the  programme  were 
all  at  their  best.  The  Temple  Quartet  was 
of  particular  interest  to  Bowdoin  men,  as 
Willard,  '96,  is  singing  basso  with  them. 
He  was  warmly  received  and  encored. 

Fraternity  Reunions. 
After  the  Commencement  concert  the 
reunions  of  the  various  fraternities  were 
lield.  These  were  all  well  attended,  and  are 
one  of  the  chief  attractions  of  the  week  to 
the  older  alumni,  not  to  mention  the  younger. 
The  morning  sun  was  appearing  as  these 
reunions  disbanded,  and  many  a  sleepy  eye 
of  the  day  following  told  of  the  happy  hours 
of  the  evening  before. 

President's  Reception. 
During  the  evening  of  the  24th,  Thurs- 
day, President  and  Mrs.  Hyde  held  their 
reception  at  Memorial  Hall.  This  was  well 
attended,  and  was  a  most  enjoyable  occa- 
sion. The  hall  was  tastefully  decorated,  and 
refreshments  were  served  during  the  evening. 
With  this  reception  the  exercises  of  Com- 
mencement week  at  Bowdoin  close. 


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Phi  Beta  Kappa. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  Society  was  held  at  four  o'clock, 
Wednesday  afternoon,  in  Adams  Hall.  The 
Fraternity  elected  fourteen  members  from 
the  Senior  Class,  a  very  large  percentage. 
Their  names  are  as  follows  :  Archie  Sherman 
Harriraan,  Harry  Maxwell  Varrell,  Joseph 
William  Hewitt,  Frederick  Howard  Dole, 
John  Hastings  Quint,  Fred  Gustavus  Knee- 
land,  John  George  Haines,  Robert  Lord  Hull, 
George  Monroe  Brett,  George  Edgar  Car- 
michael,  Hugh  McCallum,  Frank  Jackson 
Small,  Eugene  Conrad  Vining,  and  Daniel 
Weston  Elliot. 

The  officers  for  the  coming  year  were 
elected  as  follows :  President,  Prof.  H.  L. 
Chapman,  '66;  Vice-President,  Hon.  H.  H. 
Burbank,  '60 ;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Prof. 
F.  C.  Robinson,  '73;  Literary  Couimittee, 
Prof.  G.  T.  Little,  '77,  chairman. 

At  the  business  meeting  it  was  voted  that 
a  portion  of  the  members  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
be  elected  at  the  end  of  Junior  year,  this  to 
commence  next  year;  also  the  Bowdoin 
chapter  gave  her  assent  to  the  admission  of 
scientific  schools  into  the  fraternity. 

Retjnioks. 
The  classes  of  '7's  had  the  largest  and 
most  successful  reunions,  with  the  exception 
of  those  of  the  younger  alumni,  who  always 
return  in  goodly  numbers.  Among  the  papers 
read  was  the  following' poem,  delivered  by 
Henry  S.  Webster  of  '67 : 

Our  Thirtieth. 
What  upstarts  have  usurped  our  place  ? 

Where  are  the  cap  and  gown  ? 
The  seven  is  on  its  proper  base, 

The  six  is  upside  down. 

Reverse  the  figure  and  restore 

To  youth  its  wonted  gleam! 
We're  Bowdoin's  merry  boys  once  more, 

All  else  a  fitful  dream. 


Up,  comrades !     Rally  to  the  field  ! 

'Tis  Sixty-seven  that  calls ! 
Let's  cause  the  Medic  doors  to  yield ! 

Let's  scale  the  chapel  walls  ! 

Our  college  days  are  almost  o'er. 

We'll  frolic  while  we  can. 
Nor  delve  too  deep  in  Packard's  lore. 

Nor  Smythe's,  that  dear  old  man  ! 

Alas  for  him  whose  treacherous  mind 

Time's  ruin  idly  braves! 
Our  faltering  footsteps  are  confined. 

They  stumble  over  graves. 

llere  Prex  and  Profs  rest  side  by  side. 
There  classmates'  mounds  arise. 

And  Fancy's  witchery  cannot  hide 
The  ground  where  havoc  lies. 

We  must  confess  the  thirty  years 

Of  mingled  loss  and  gain. 
The  thirty  years  of  hopes  and  fears. 

Of  pleasure  and  of  pain. 

Content  that  in  the  final  cast 

Of  victory  and  dole. 
With  Memory's  pen  we  may  at  last 

Write  plus  before  the  whole. 

So  with  a  tear  for  those  who  died, 

A  smile  to  those  who  live. 
With  true  and  steadfast  hearts  we  bide 

Whate'er  the  future  give. 

And,  Bowdoin,  ere  we  part,  to  thee 
We'll  lift  the  voice  of  praise, 

For  hours  of  mirth  and  jollity, 
For  staid,  scholastic  ways. 

We  do  not  care,  while  memories  last. 

One  tittle  to  forego. 
Or  of  the  days  when  we  were  fast, 

Or  those  when  we  were  slow. 

For  surely  life,  when  lived  aright, 

Is  aye  a  checlsered  thing ; 
Joy  mates  with  grief  and  dark  with  light. 

And  autumn  follows  spring. 

Both  thou  and  we  have  had  our  days 

Of  halycon  calm  and  rest. 
When  not  a  cloud  perplexed  the  gaze. 
Nor  wave  the  soul  distressed. 

Why  venture  forth  on  unknown  seas 
Where  storms  perchance  were  loud. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


107 


When  we  might  glide  with  favoring  breeze 
O'er  those  our  fathers  ploughed  ? 

Why  face  the  wrath  of  Cyolades 

Or  lure  of  siren-song, 
When  Ithaca  had  sunny  leas 

Its  peaceful  shores  along    ? 

But  now  I  see  thee  spread  thy  sails, 

New  regions  to  explore, 
And  woo  the  breath  of  untried  gales 

Which  ne'er  filled  sail  before. 

Thee  from  thy  course  shall  tempests  blow  ? 

Or  thee  shall  waves  o'erwhelra? 
We  have  no  fears,  because  we  know 

Whose  hand  is  at  thy  helm. 

Then,  Mother,  bravely  speed  thy  way 

To  zones  of  greater  fame, 
And  light  of  love  and  glory  play 

Around  Old  Bowdoin's  name ! 

Maine  Historical  Society. 

The  annual  meeting  was  held  Wednesday, 
June  23,  1897,  in  the  Physics  Lecture  Room 
of  the  Science  Building  at  9  A.M.  and  2  p.m. 
The  following  papers,  commemorative  of  the 
quadri-centennial  of  the  discover}'  of  North 
America  by  John  Cabot,  were  presented 
and  read :  Introductory — "  A  Brief  Resum^  of 
Cabot's  Voyages,"  b}"^  Hon.  James  P.  Baxter ; 
"  The  Old  World  at  the  Dawn  of  Western  Dis- 
covery," by  Professor  J.  W  Black  of  Water- 
ville;  "The  Cartography  of  the  Period,"  by 
Rev.  H.  S.  Burrage  of  Portland;  "  The  Land 
Fall  of  Cabot  and  the  Extent  of  his  Discov- 
eries," by  Professor  William  MacDonald  of 
Brunswick;  "The  Value  and  Significance 
of  Cabot's  Discovery,"  by  Professor  John 
S.  Sewall  of  Baugor. 

These  ofEcers  were  chosen  for  1897-98 : 
President,  James  Phinnej''  Baxter  of  Port- 
land; Vice-President,  Rufus  K.  Sewall  of 
Wiscasset;  Treasurer,  Fritz  H.  Jordan  of 
Portland;  Corresponding  Secretary  and  Biog- 
rapher, Joseph  Williamson  of  Belfast;  Re- 
cording Secretary,  Librarian,  and  Curator, 
Hubbard  W.  Bryant  of  Portland;  Standing 
Committee,  Henry  S.  Burrage,  Henry  L. 
Chapman,  John  Marshall  Brown,  Edward  P. 


Burnham,    Samuel    C.  Belcher,    Charles    E. 
Nash,  John  M.  Glidden. 

The  following  men  were  elected  resident 
members  of  the  society :  Frederick  Atwood, 
Wiuterport;  Edward  A.  Butler,  Rockland; 
Henry  B.  Cleaves,  Portland;  Samuel  T. 
Dole,  South  Windham;  John  H.  Fogg,  Port- 
land ;  Ivory  F.  Frisbee,  Lewiston;  Francis 
Keefe,  Eliot-;  Seth  L.  Larrabee,  Portland; 
Sidney  W.  Thaxter,  Portland;  Robert  T. 
Whitehouse,  Portland. 

These  were  elected  corresponding  mem- 
bers: Professor  William  F.  Genung,  North- 
ampton, Mass.;  Professor  Charles  F.  Rich- 
ardson, Hanover,  N.  H.;  Henry  Herbert 
Edes,  Cambridge,  Mass.;  D.  S.  Alexander, 
Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

It  was  voted  that  the  field-day  excursion 
be  held  at  York,  Isle  of  Shoals,  early  in 
September.  M.  A.  Safford  of  Kittery  was 
appiiinted  as  chairman  of  Committee  of 
Arrangements. 

It  was  also  voted  that  resident  members- 
of  thirty  years'  standing  may  be  placed,  at 
their  own  request,  upon  the  list  of  honorary 
members. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned. 


©ollegii  ©abala. 

The  occupants  of  Appleton  Hall  were  kept  busy 
during  the  last  week,  moving  their  furniture. 

The  Freshmen  banqueted  at  Portland  according 
to  custom  on  the  evening  of  the  10th.  The  class 
attended  in  a  body,  and  all  enjoyed  the  festivities. 

The  alumui-'varsity  base-ball  game  was  played 
Wednesday  afternoon  on  the  Athletic  Field  before 
a  crowded  grand  stand.  The  game  was  somewhat 
loosely  played  by  both  sides,  but  it  had  its  interest- 
ing features.  The  'varsity  was  represented  by 
Haines,  c,  Bodge,  p.,  and  Hull,  2b.,  assisted  by 
French,  lb.,  Wilson,  s.s.,  Smith,  '99,  3b.,  Clarke,  '99, 
l.f.,  Neagle,  o.f ,  and  Baxter,  r.f.  The  alumni  were 
Chapman,  Plaisted,  Fairbanks,  Merrill,  Warren, 
Hinkley,  Libby  and  others.  When  play  ceased  the 
score  stood  7  to  4  in  favor  of  the  'varsity. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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These  ciofarettes  are  made  from  the  brightest,  most  delicately 
flavored  and  highest  cost  Gold  L,eaf  grown  in  Virginia.  This 
is  the  Old  and  Original  Brand  of  Straight  Cut  Cigarettes, 
and  was  brought  out  by  us  in  the  year  187.5. 

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Letter  Presses,  Bill  Files,  Office  Tables,  Swivel 
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any  business  purpose.      Catalogue  sent  on  request. 

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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   SEPTEMBER   29,  1897. 


Vol.  XXVII. 


No.  6. 


BOWDOIN"    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    ETEKT  ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY  DUBING 
THE  COLLEGIATE  TEAR  BY  THE  STUDENTS  OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
Percival  p.  Baxter,  '98,  Editor-in-Chief. 
Roy  L.  Mabston,  '99,  Assistant  Editor-in-Chief. 
William  H.  Crafts,  1900,  Business  Manager. 
Thomas  L.  Marble,  '98.         Harold  F.  Dana,  '99. 
John  W.  Condon,  '98.  Fred  R.  Marsh,  '99. 

Lucien  p.  Libby,  '99.  Hanson  H.  Webster,  '99. 

Byron  S.  Philoon,  '99.  James  P.  Webber,  1900. 

Per  annum,  in  advance, $2.00. 

Single  Copies, 15  Cents. 

Extra  copies  can  be  obtainecl  at  tlie  bookstores  or  on  applica- 
tion to  the  Business  Manager. 

liemittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Manager.  Coni- 
niunjcations  in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to 
the  Editor-in-Chief. 

Students,  Professors,  and  Alumni  are  invited  to  contribute 
literary  articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be 
accompanied  by  writer's  name,  as  well  as  the  signature  which 
he  wishes  to  have  appended. 

Contributions  for  Bowdoin  Verse  Department  should  be  sen' 
to  Box  960,  Brunswick,  Me. 

Personal  items  should  be  sent  to  Box  945,  Brunswick,  Me. 

Entered  at  the  Post-Offlce  at  Brunswick  as  S2cond-ClaS3  Mail  Matter. 
Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston. 

CONTENTS. 

Vol.  XXVir.,  No.  G.— September  29,  1897. 

Editorial  Notes 109 

The  Experiments  of  Alphonso  Gibbs  with  Cathode 

Rays Ill 

Cutting  a  Bee  Tree 113 

Bowdoin  Verse  : 

The  Philosopher  Spealcs 114 

In  Vain Hi 

Chorus ■.     .  115 

CoLLEGii  Tabula 115 

Athletics 118 

Y.  M.  C.  A 120 

Personal 121 


Another  summer  has  passed,  and  again 
the  old  campus  is  the  scene  of  the  life 
and  activity  which  deserted  it  last  June. 
To  the  majority  of  us  its  surroundings, 
its  customs,  and  its  faces,  save  those  of  the 
incoming  class,  are  familiar.  But  to  the 
Freshmen  everything  txppears  strange  and 
novel.  The  same  change  has  taken  place 
which  occui's  year  after  year ;  the  outgoing 
class  has  departed,  much  lamented,  while 
the  others  move  forward  one  step  to  make 
room  for  the  new  arrivals.  'Tis  as  useless 
for  the  Orient  to  eulogize  the  Class  of  '97 
as  to  advise  the  Class  of  1901.  The  former 
class  completed  an  honorable  record  as  many 
a  preceding  class  has  done,  while  the  latter 
must  yet  make  a  name  and  a  place  for  itself 
among  its  predecessors. 

The  Orient  greets  the  students,  one  and 
all,  and  hopes  that  the  year  of  '97-98  may 
be  one  of  unusual  brilliancy  and  success  for 
the  college  in  every  branch  of  its  varied  life. 
Let  our  present  and  future  be  as  free  from 
rupture  and  discord  between  individuals, 
professors,  and  classes,  as  our  past,  and 
Bowdoin's  onward  march  from  prosperity 
to  prosperity  will  be  uninterrupted  and 
irresistible. 


110 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


NO  radical  changes  have  occurred  among 
the  ranks  of  our  Faculty.  Owing  to  the 
absence  of  President  Hyde  in  Europe,  his 
position  is  filled  by  Professor  Chapman,  and 
his  Senior  courses  have  accordingly  been 
more  or  less  changed.  By  a  readjustment 
of  the  Senior  schedule  nothing  is  to  be  omit- 
ted, and  each  course  will  receive  its  proper 
attention. 

The  Orient  welcomes  to  the  college  our 
two  new  professors,  Professor  Mitchell  and 
Professor  Emery,  the  latter  having  but 
returned  from  a  prolonged  trip  abroad. 
In  filling  these  two  chairs  the  governing 
boards  of  the  college  showed  their  apprecia- 
tion of  marked  ability,  and  the  Orient 
speaks  for  the  college  in  extending  its  best 
wishes  to  both  Professor  Mitchell  and  Pro- 
fessor Emery  as  they  return  to  us  in  their 
new  capacities.  Although  they  may  not  find 
their  classes  more  eager  for  knowledge  than 
before,  on  account  of  the  change  from 
instructor  to  professor,  still  their  words 
should  now  bear  more  weight,  and  the  royal 
road  to  learning,  if  such  there  be,  may  be 
more  accessible  to  their  classes. 

The  members  of  the  present  Senior  and 
Junior  classes  remember  full  well  the  college 
days  of  our  new  assistant  in  mathematics, 
Mr.  Herbert  O.  Clough,  and  we  all,  from  '98 
to  1901,  are  glad  to  see  him  amongst  us 
again.  Since  graduation  he  has  been  pursu- 
ing post-graduate  worlc  at  Clark  University, 
Worcester,  Mass.,  and  comes  fnlly  prepared 
for  his  line  of  work.  May  his  paths,  as  well 
as  those  of  his  classes,  be  smooth. 


WHAT  are  our  foot-ball  prospects  this 
autumn?  This  is  the  all-important 
question  about  college  at  present,  and.it  is  a 
question  that  cannot,  be  answered  with 
words;  deeds  only  can  reply  in  this  case. 
The  Orient  may  as  well  speak  plainly  and 
state  the  true  condition  of  affairs.  The 
Class  of  '97  carried  away  several  of  our  best 


men,  and  there  seems  to  be  a  scarcity  of 
good  material  which  is  available.  The  can- 
didates are  far  too  few,  and  this  too  at  the 
commencement  of  the  most  important  season 
of  foot-ball  that  Bowdoin  has  ever  entered 
upon;  a  season  when  our  superiority  over 
our  sister  Maine  colleges  is  to  be  questioned, 
and  questioned  moreover  by  foenien  worthy 
of  our  muscle  as  well  as  of  our  brains. 
The  old  story  that  the  other  Maine  colleges 
never  could  overtake  us  in  foot-ball  is  indeed 
out  of  date.  Why  should  they  uot,  with 
men,  money,  and  brains?  Our  prestige  and 
experience  will  serve  us  only  so  far  as  we 
sup[)lement  them  with  men,  money,  and 
brains,  equal  if  not  superior  to  theirs.  How 
shall  this  be  done?  Everyone  knows  the 
answer,  every  one  knows  his  duty,  and  if 
every  one  does  his  duty  all  will  be  well. 

The  foot-ball  management  is  all  that 
could  be  desired — the  captain,  manager,  and 
coacli — and  they  will  accomplish  whatever  is 
in  the  power  of  man  ;  but  three  men,  two 
of  whom  are  non-players,  can  not  defend 
Bowdoin's  honor  upon  the  gridiron.  As 
Coach  Warren  recently  said:  "The  Bowdoin 
spirit  is  proverbial,  and  now  is  the  time  to 
uphold  it,  when  severely  pressed."  We  need 
men,  and  moreover  there  are  men  at  college 
just  such  as  we  need,  and  we  must  have 
them.  Foot-ball  is  Bowdoin's  specialty 
among  sports,  as  Dr.  Whittier  remarked  at 
the  mass-meeting  last  week,  and  as  such, 
strenuous  efforts  should  be  made  to  produce 
as  strong  a  team  as  the  college  can  afford. 

The  question  of  finance  must  not  be  over- 
looked in  our  efforts  to  strengthen  our  team. 
The  management  has  wisely  decided  to  incur 
no  debts,  and  to  play  only  so  long  as  funds 
are  supplied.  The  students  therefore  will 
not  only  be  to  blame  if  the  team  is  weak, 
but  also  if  the  season  should  be  abruptly 
stopped  for  lack  of  proper  financial  support. 
This  is  the  situation  facing  us,  and  it  would 
seem  hardly  necessary  for  us  to  urge   upon 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Ill 


the  student  body  the  performance  of  its 
duty. 

■^  SUMMER  vacation  has  never  passed  but 
/ -*■  that  some  improvements  have  been 
made  about  college.  In  times  past  our  prog- 
ress has  occasionally  been  somewhat  slow, 
but  it  can  be  safely  said  that  Bowdoin  has 
never  reached  a  position  of  standstill,  much 
less  of  retrogression.  The  foremost  step 
taken  last  summer  was  the  remodelling  of 
Appleton  Hall,  a  step  long  contemplated  and 
much  needed.  Now  the  college  possesses 
two  dormitories  of  which  it  is  justly  proud. 
Under  the  efficient  supervision  of  the  col- 
lege janitor,  Mr.  Simpson,  work  has  been 
pushed  rapidly,  and  the  dormitory  was 
read}',  much  to  the  surprise  and  satisfaction 
of  all,  as  soon  as  the  term  opened.  The 
occupants  of  Appleton  should  thank  Mr. 
Simpson  for  his  efforts  in  their  behalf,  for 
not  one  building  in  a  hundred  is  ready 
upon  schedule  time.  The  occujjants  of 
Appleton  should  take  especial  care  to  pre- 
serve the  freshness  and  neatness  of  their 
home,  and  let  the  men  of  Maine  Hall  vie 
with  those  of  Appleton  in  maintaining  order 
and  cleanliness  about  their  respective  build- 
ings. In  the  rush  and  hurry  of  remodelling 
Appleton,  the  other  buildings  have  by  no 
means  been  overlooked;  Massachusetts  has 
received  new  office  furniture,  recitation  rooms 
have  been  repainted,  and  everything  in  fact 
placed  in  perfect  condition  for  occupancy. 
What  better  proof  is  needed  of  the  college's 
prosperity  than  the  well-kept  lawns,  weed- 
less  paths,  and  spick  and  span  buildings? 
No  stranger  need  ask  as  to  the  progressive- 
ness  of  Bowdoin  if  he  but  uses  his  eyes. 


JPHE  Orient  Board  is  glad  to  receive  again 
-*■  a  former  member,  who  was  absent  from 
college  a  year,  Mr.  John  W.  Condon,  who 
has  joined  the  Class  of  '98.  He  resumes  his 
duties  at  college  and  upon  the  board  with 
the  best  wishes  of  all. 


JT7HIS,  the  first  issue  of  the  Orient  of  the 
-*■  present  collegiate  year,  is  sent  to  each 
membev  of  the  Freshman  Class,  in  the  belief 
that  each  will  wish  to  become  a  subscriber. 
College  journalism  should  be  supported  as 
well  as  college  athletics ;  in  fact  no  branch 
of  college  activity  ought  to  be  neglected. 
College  life  is  many-sided,  and  each  side 
should  receive  its  legitimate  attention. 
Unless  a  notice  is  received  by  the  business 
manager,  before  the  appearance  of  the  next 
issue,  to  discontinue  the  paper,  it  is  under- 
stood that  you  wish  it  continued,  thereby 
becoming  a  subscriber.  A  word  of  advice 
to  those  entering  upon  their  first  year,  and 
to  them  only,  for  it  is  too  late  for  the 
others.  Many  a  student  fails  to  preserve  his 
Orients  from  fortnight  to  fortnight.  When 
h^s  commencement  arrives  he  wishes  his 
Orients  bound,  as  they  contain  a  complete 
journal  of  his  college  course,  bat  long  before 
that  they  have  been  lost  or  destroyed,  and 
he  is  deprived  of  one  of  his  most  valued 
souvenirs  of  college  life. 

Last  spring  the  Orient  Board  voted  to 
discontinue  each  and  every  unpaid  subscrip- 
tion of  over  a  year's  standing.  This  was 
deemed  necessary  in  self-defense,  and  if  any 
students  or  alumni  fail  to  receive  the  Orient, 
the  reason  is  not  far  to  seek.  This  radical 
step  was  deemed  necessary,  owing  to  the 
large  and  increasing  number  of  "dead-heads" 
upon  our  lists,  but  we  trust  that  our  sub- 
scriptions will  not  suffer  thereby,  and  that 
all  will  square  their  accounts  immediately. 


The  Experiments  of  Alphonso 

Gibbs  with   Cathode  Rays. 

'"nTTORNEY  AT  LAW,"  read  the  sign 

/  *■  on  the  door  of  Alphonso  Gibbs's  office, 
and  the  few  persons  who  entered  his  sanctum 
did  indeed  find  a  number  of  old  briefs  scat- 
tered about  the  room;  otherwise  the  little 
old  room  seemed  to  be  a  sort  of  cross  between 
a  laboratory  and  a  photographer's  studio. 


112 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Alphonso  Gibbs  in  his  student  clays 
had  read  that  it  is  well  for  a  profes- 
sional man  to  have  some  hobby  which  will 
quite  divert  his  mind  from  his  regular  duties, 
and,  like  many  other  peo[)le,  Alphonso  Gibbs 
had  allowed  his  hobby  to  gain  the  greatest 
share  of  his  time  and  attention.  While  his 
brothers  in  the  profession  were  busy  working 
up  their  cases  and  tending  strictly  to  busi- 
ness, Alphonso  Gibbs  was  tinkering  around 
with  sulphuric  acid  or  developing  plates  in 
his  dark  room. 

Poor  Elvira,  Alphonso's  wife,  had  always 
had  a  hard  time  when  she  wished  to  get 
anything  done  by  her  better  half.  "Alphonso 
is  so  forgetful,"  she  would  say,  "  but  I  don't 
have  the  heart  to  scold  him,  for  he  is  always 
so  afraid  that  he  is  not  going  to  live  that  I 
fear  he  is  not  long  for  this  world."  Poor 
Alphonso  Gibbs!  His  wife's  words  were 
indeed  true;  the  poor  man  had  a  nervous 
dread  that  he  was  going  to  die  soon,  and  this 
thought  bad  tormented  him  for  years.  As 
day  after  day  came  on,  so  did  one  fancied 
disease  after  another  come  to  trouble  this 
nervous  man.  On  Monday,  heart  disease 
was  likely  to  take  him  off  any  minute;  on 
Tuesday,  consumption  was  fast  eating  up  his 
life;  Wednesday  morning  he  was  sure  that 
he  had  Bright's  disease,  and  if  he  happened 
to'  have  a  fall  on  Thursdaj'  he  knew  that  he 
had  dislocated  a  joint. 

As  to  his  foi'getfulness,  I  think  he  was 
the  most  absent-minded  man  I  ever  met. 
He.  had  one  method  by  which,  however,  he 
was  aided  in  remembering  to  do  some  errand 
or  small  task  enjoined  on  him  by  the  patient 
Elvira.  On  his  right  hand  he  wore  a  large 
seal  ring,  and  upon  receiving  his  wife's  com- 
mands, Alphonso  would  remove  the  ring 
from  his  right  hand  and  place  it  on  one  of 
the  fingers  of  his  left  hand.  The  peculiarity 
of  the  feeling  generally  lasted  long  enough 
for  him   to  go   from   his  house   down  town. 


The  errand  completed,  the  ring  was  shifted 
back  to  its  former  position. 

Now  it  happened,  one  Monday  morning, 
Mrs.  Gibbs  wished  her  husband  to  buy  either 
a  box  of  tacks,  or  a  bottle  of  cough  syrup 
for  mother's  cold,  or  some  other  trifle.  Ac- 
cordingly the  seal  ring  was  shifted  and 
Alphonso  went  forth  to  his  business.  Now 
it  happened  that  this  morning,  when  the 
errand  was  completed,  Alphonso  either  neg- 
lected or  forgot — we  suspect  the  latter — to 
change  the  position  of  the  ring,  and  this  was 
the  cause  of  the  distress  which,  several  days 
later,  filled  the  mind  of  this  worrying  man. 

This  Monday  morning  Alphonso  'Gibbs, 
upon  entering  his  office,  seated  himself,  and 
pushing  aside  the  scraps  of  litmus  paper  and 
a  bottle  of  deadly-looking  fluid  labelled 
"Developer  No.  1,"  took  down  from  his 
scanty  book-case  a  dusty,  musty,  old  law 
book.  He  turned  the  pages  aimlessly  for 
quite  a  long  time — it  may  have  been  for  an 
hour  or  more — then  his  ej'e  fell  ou  the  last 
number  of  his  scientific  journal,  and  soon 
he  was  in  the  midst  of  the  subject  of  cathode 
rays  and  recent  experiments  along  that  line. 

Enough  of  reading  for  Alphonso  Gibbs! 
He  must  see  for  himself.  In  an  hour  this 
tinkering  lawyer  had  prepared  to  photograph 
his  hand  with  X  rays.  Naturally  enough  he 
photographed  his  left  hand,  for  his  right  was 
busy  with  the  camera. 

The  plate  was  carefully  put  in  the  dark 
room  to  be  developed  on  the  coming  day. 
The  lawyer  went  to  his  home  and,  when  his 
attention  was  called  to  his  ring,  replaced  it 
on  his  right  hand  without  further  thought; 
for  a  very  absent-minded  man  was  this 
Alphonso  Gibbs,  attorney  at  law. 

On  Tuesday  Alphonso  Gibbs  developed 
his  plate  and  put  it  in  the  bright  sun  to 
print.  He  took  out  the  proof  with  delight. 
There  was  the  grim  skeleton  of  his  hand  in 
a  dark  mass  of  flesh.     But  what  is  that  on 


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the  third  finger?  Something  which  Alphonso 
Gibbs,  with  his  smattering  of  anatonij-,  knows 
is  not  normal.  The  bones  show  distinctly, 
but  just  below  tlie  knuckle  is  something 
which  looks  like  an  abnoimal  growth.  He 
feels  of  his  finger.  There  seems  to  be 
nothing  there.  But  still — look  at  the  picture  I 
The  X  rays  show  what  is  within.  "Alas, 
poor  Alphonso  Gibbs,  3'ou  must  lose  that 
finger !  The  doctor  will  say  that  amputation 
is  absolutely  necessary."  Thus  this  nervous 
man  speaks  within  himself.  For  two  weeks 
or  more  Alphonso  Gibbs  quaked  with  fear. 
He  dreaded  to  tell  any  one  of  his  fearful 
discovery.  He  grew  paler  and  thinner  than 
ever.  At  last,  summoning  up  all  his  courage, 
he  called  upon  the  best  specialist  in  the  city. 
He  displayed  his  photograph  and,  pointing 
out  his  discovery,  groaned,  "Oh,  doctor, 
doctor!  What  can  this  be?"  Then  the 
doctor,  looking  at  poor  Alphonso  Gibbs,  the 
attorney  at  law,  smiled  and  said,  "I  should 
judge  that  you  must  have  worn  a  large  seal 
ring  on  your  finger  when  that  photograph  was 
taken."     And  then  he  smiled  again. 


Cutting  a  Bee  Tree. 

"Some  say  the  bee  stings;  but  I  say  'tis  the  bees-wax." 

— Henry  IV. 

TTfO  one  who  is  acquainted  with  the  life  and 
^  ways  of  the  bee  there  can  be  no  doubt 
of  its  ability  to  sting.  But  while  the  pain 
resulting  from  its  attack  is  rarely  serious, 
the  danger  of  being  stung,  such  as  it  is,  only 
adds  more  zest  and  excitement  to  the  cutting 
of  a  tree.  My  friend,  one  of  those  tall,  lean, 
loose-jointed  fellows,  and  I,  had  had  the  bee 
fever  for  some  time.  Various  interruptions, 
however,  had  delayed  our  expedition  till,  on 
one  clear  July  morning,  we  started  to  find  a 
tree.  The  air  was  still  and  clear,  and  as  we 
drove  oif  through  the  woods  we  could  see  the 
bees  everywhere  at  work  upon  the  flowers. 

Having   arrived  at  a  suitable  place   we 
took  a  small  alcohol  lamp  and  placed  it  under  a 


dish  containing  a  piece  of  honey-comb.  Near 
by  a  sheet  of  white  paper,  smeared  with 
honey,  was  placed  on  a  pole.  Pretty  soon 
the  honey-comb  on  the  pan  began  to  cook 
and  exiiale  a  strong  odor  of  honey.  The 
bees  working  near  by  were  attracted,  and 
with  long  buzzings  and  dronings  and  big 
circles  through  the  air  they  at  length  settled  on 
the  paper.  .In  half  an  hour  we  had  repre- 
sentatives from  all  the  section  about.  The 
paper,  with  the  bees  on  it,  was  then  carefully 
placed  in  a  small  glass  box  in  which  a  quan- 
tity of  flour  had  been  strewn.  It  was  not 
long  before  each  bee  was  as  white  as  the 
flour  itself,  and  we  commenced  to  let  them 
leave  the  box  one  by  one.  As  soon  as  the 
bees  were  freed  they  would  slowly  rise  in 
ever-widening  circles  above  the  box;  till 
finally,  having  got  the  points  of  the  compass, 
they  were  off  in  a  "  bee  line  "  for  the  hive. 
By  letting  our  captives  loose  from  different 
points  we  were  soon  able  to  line  several 
trees,  and  by  noon  liad  found  three.  One 
of  these  was  a  large  cypress,  some  six  feet 
through  but  all  hollow  at  the  base.  This  one 
we  decided  to  cut  in  the  afternoon,  leave  it 
till  after  dark  when  the  bees  had  settled 
down,  and  then  go  for  our  plunder.  After 
some  hard  chopping  the  tree  fell  with  a  loud 
crash,  and  we  beat  a  hasty  retreat  through 
the  underbrush  while  the  bees  swarmed  every- 
where about  us.  There  was  every  evidence 
to  believe  the  hive  was  a  large  one,  and  my 
friend  jubilantly  remarked :  "  I  reckon  we've 
struck  a  warm  one ; "  though  perhaps  it 
proved  to  be  warmer  than  he  had  imagined. 

About  eight  o'clock,  like  a  pair  of  rob- 
bers we  silently  went  to  the  swamp.  The 
night  was  dark,  and  loaded  down  with  axes, 
kettles,  and  various  utensils,  we  floundered 
along  among  logs,  quagmires,  and  almost 
every  conceivable  obstacle.  Around  us  the 
frogs,  to  judge  from  the  sound,  a  good-sized 
army  of  them,  were  croaking  iu  full  chorus. 
Suddenly,  without  any  obvious  cause,  they 


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were  silent,  and  in  the  pause  that  followed 
we  heard  a  low  but  well-defined,  continuous 
rumbling  sound  but  a  short  distance  ahead. 
It  was  the  bees  buzzing  in  the  tree  we 
had  cut. 

With  some  misgivings  we  set  about  our 
task.  Near  the  opening  in  the  tree  a  fire 
must  be  built  and  a  smudge  made.  Water 
must  be  sprayed  on  the  hive  and  sulphur 
burned  on  the  fire;  and  finally,  after  going 
through  these  and  other  incantations,  we 
took  our  axes  and  fell  to  opening  the  tree. 
We  well  knew  that  in  the  dark  not  many  of 
the  bees  would  leave  the  hive,  but  then — it 
only  takes  one  bee  to  make  a  strong  impres- 
sion. We  were,  however,  unusually  suc- 
cessful. The  bees  seemed  bewildered,  and 
flew  around  aimlessly  without  interrupting 
us  in  the  least.  The  old  comb,  some  of 
which  was  very  dark,  we  separated  from  that 
of  a  lighter  color,  and  it  was  all  placed  in 
the  kettles  we  had  brought  for  the  purpose. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  parts  of  cut- 
ting a  bee  tree  is  always  in  the  eating  of 
some  of  the  honey  as  it  is  taken  out.  My 
friend  had  become  tired  of  chopping,  and  so 
seating  himself  on  the  log,  he  was  compla- 
cently sucking  a  choice  bit  of  comb.  I  had 
my  back  turned  to  him  and  was  scooping  up 
some  honey  while  he  was  dilating  on  the 
value  of  our  find: 

"  No  doubt  about  it.  It  is  the  best  place, 
the  best  spot" — when  suddenly,  to  put  the 
action  as  poetically  as  possible,  something 
behind  me  "gat  up  and  gie  a  croon."  I  turned 
around,  and  there,  going  through  contortions 
and  antics,  was  a  figure  clutching  wildly  in  the 
air.  That  tall,  lank  form,  now,  in  the  uncer- 
tain light,  was  only  a  maze  of  hands  and  feet 
and  arms,  each  assuming  the  most  fantastic 
positions. 

"What  is  the  matter,  Montie?"  I  ex- 
claimed with  an  ill-concealed  smile. 

A  look  of  reproach  and  injured  innocence 
was   his  only  answer.     He   seemed  all  the 


while  to  shake  his  clothes  energetically,  and 
finally,  after  much  difficulty,  managed  to 
shake  out  of  his  pants  leg  a  little  bee — little, 
but  oh  !  so  warm. 

"Did  he  sting  you?"  I  inquired  sym- 
pathetically, but  my  friend  did  not  seem 
inclined  to  talk  on  the  subject,  and  contented 
himself  by  observing  that  it  was  an  "  active 
little  critter." 

After  this  encounter,  however,  we  had 
but  little  trouble.  When  the  rest  of  tlie 
honey  had  been  collected,  we  gathered  our 
things  together  and  put  out  our  fire.  The 
bees  were  sliaken  into  some  tight  sacks  which 
we  had  brought  along,  and  when  we  arrived 
at  home,  were  gently  placed  in  a  new  hive. 
Next  day  the  comb  was  picked  over  and 
melted  down  into  bees-wax;  while  the  honey 
was  strained  and  finally  placed  in  some  jars, 
to  be  for  a  long  time  a  pleasing  reminder  of 
our  adventures  in  cutting  a  bee  tree. 


Sowdoir^   ^ep§e. 

The  Philosopher  Speaks. 

Why  should  I  care  tho'  skies  be  gray ; 
Care  if  cloudy  be  the  day  ? 

Thine  eyes  are  my  blue  skies. 

Why  should  I  care  though  light  be  fied  ? 
Round  about  thy  gold-tress'd  head 
A  saint-like  halo  shines. 

Why  should  I  care  tho'  earth  be  sad? 
Thy  sweet  smile  shall  make  me  glad, 
And  life  be  pure  and  bright. 


In  Vain. 

I  watched  one  summer  by  the  sea 
The  ships  come  in. 
I  watched  for  mine. 
,  I  watched  in  vain. 
The  ships  all  bore  some  other  name ; 
Were  other  owners'  ships  that  came. 
For  mine  I  looked  and  watched 
In  vain. 


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I  watch  a  life-time  all  alone 
For  golden  days. 
They  come  not  by. 
I  watch  in  vain. 
All  others  find  that  happy  time 
And  live  amid  the  magic  clime. 
For  mine  I  look  and  watch 
In  vain. 

Chorus. 

[Translated  from  the  Bacchantes  of  Euripides.] 

Strophe. 
Oh,  thou  blessed  virgin  Dirce, 
Child  august  of  Achelous, 
Thou  who  in  thy  playful  fountains 
Didst  the  Zeus-born  infant  shelter, 
When  from  inextinguishable 
Flame  his  heavenly  father  snatched  hira, 
Snatched  him  to  his  thigh,  exclaiming, 
"Come  to  me,  my  Dithyrarabus, 
In  thy  father's  womb  take  shelter  ;  " 
Saying,  "Some  day  shall  the  Thebans 
Know  I  named  thee  Dithyrambus  !  " 
Tell  me,  0  my  blessed  Dirce, 
Tell  me,  why  dost  now  reject  me, 
Me,  who  in  thy  fields  and  forests 
Make  so  merry,  crowned  with  garlands? 
Why  dost  flee  me  ?     By  the  clustering 
Vine,  the  gift  of  Dionysus, 
Do  I  swear  the  day  yet  cometh 
When  thou  shalt  remember  Bacchus. 

Antisteophe. 
Oh,  what  rage,  what  raging  madness 
Actuates  this  earth-born  Pentheus, 
Pentheus,  sprung  from  creeping  serpent. 
Gotten  of  earth-born  Echion  ; 
Pentheus,  Thebe's  brute-faced  monster  ; 
Not,  indeed,  a  human  being. 
But,  in  sooth,  some  furious  giant, 
Wrestling  'gainst  the  powers  of  heaven, 
E'er  to  hope  to  bind  with  fetters 
Me,  the  chaste  handmaid  of  Bacchus, 
E'er  to  dare  to  cast  into  prison 
The  companion  of  my  revels  ! 
Dost  behold,  0  Dionysus, 
How  we  are  beset  with  danger? 
Wing  thy  flight  down  from  Olympus, 
Wave  the  golden-crowned  thyrsus. 
Curb  this  reckless  mortal's  fury. 

Epodos. 
Tell  me  where,  0  Dionysus, 
Thou  thy  revel-bands  assemblest? 


Whether  'midst  the  wilds  of  Nysa 
Or  upon  Corycian  summits  ? 
Or  amidst  Olympus's  wooded 
Chambers,  where  the  god-like  Orpheus 
By  his  lyre's  enchanting  music 
Brought  the  very  trees  to  listen, 
Charmed  the  wild  beasts  of  the  forest? 
Oh,  Pieria  the  blessed. 
Know  that  Evius  respects  thee. 
And  that,  stemming  Axius's  current. 
Leaving  Lydias  behind  him. 
Giver  of  all  wealth  to  mortals, 
Father  who,  with  fairest  streamlets. 
Waters  the  famed  land  of  horses, 
Evius  at  last  will  greet  thee, 
Urgingon  the  dancing  Marnods 
'Midst  the  sacred  Bacchic  revels. 


Since  the  last  edition  of  th,e 
Orient  several  changes  for  the 
better  have  taken  place  on  the  campus. 
Prominent  among  all  are  the  improve- 
ments that  have  been  made  on  Apple- 
ton    Hall.      Though    not    completely 
finished,  the  building  was  ready  for  occupancy  at 
the  beginning  of  the  term,  and  presents  now  a  far 
different   appearance   from  what  it   did  formerly. 
In   the   library  several  changes   have  been   made, 
chiefly  in   regard   to   the   position  of  the   reading 
desks  and  the  catalogue  lists.     A  more  commodious 
place,  also,  has  been  provided  for  Poole's  Index. 
The  frescoing  on  the  Art  Building  is  being  renewed, 
and  the  "Gym."  has  been  strengthened. 
Topsham  Fair,  next ! 
Piper,  '99,  is  out  canvassing. 
Phi  Chi  is  in  her  ancient  glory  (?). 
F.  E.  Drake,  '98,  is  leader  of  the  chapel  choir. 
Welch,  '98,  is  assistant  to  Professor  Hutchins. 
Rollins,  '99,  is  out  teaching  this  term  at  Bristol. 
Hewett,  '97,  is  to  serve  as  instructor  in  Greek 
and  Latin. 

The  Bowdoin  orchestra  is  not  yet  organized  for 
this  season. 


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Thompson,  '96,  is  assistant  to  Professor  Lee  at 
his  laboratory. 

Potter,  J9U0,  is  out  teaching,  as  is  also  S.  M. 
Hamlin  of  the  same  class. 

The  Art  Building  has  been  undergoing  some 
repairs  about  the  main  entrance. 

New  station,  dream  of  days  to  come!  Tliou 
art  still  an  ever-fleeting  unreality! 

Kyes,  Warren,  Eastman,  and  Bailey,  '96,  held  a 
miniature  class  reunion  last  week. 

McCarty,  1900,  is  employed  at  the  Library,  and 
Pearson,  1900,  at  the  Art  Building. 

The  treasurer's  ofQce  in  Massachusetts  Hall  has 
been  improved  by  a  hard-wood  floor. 

Colds  and  sore  throats  have  been  in  evidence 
much  of  late,  especially  at  Appleton  Hall. 

Joe  Mahoney  has  been  very  busy  these  first  few 
days  getting  the  college  rooms  open  for  us. 

Professor  Chapman  opened  the  first  chapel  this 
year  with  a  short  address  of  well-chosen  thoughts. 

Several  Bowdoin  students  spent  most  of  their 
summer  studying  medicine  at  the  Portland  Medical 
School. 

Lucien  Libby,  the  chapel  organist,  is  playing 
the  organ  at  the  Baptist  church  in  town  each 
Sunday. 

E.  Leon  Jordan,  1900,  who  was  so  unfortunate 
as  to  break  his  leg  this  summer,  has  returned  to 
the  campus. 

The  Trinity-Bowdoin  foot-ball  game  has  been 
canceled  by  Trinity,  as  her  Faculty  object  to  her 
making  so  long  a  trip. 

Professor  Chapman  recently  preached  the  annual 
sermon  before  the  conference  of  the  Congregational 
churches  of  Maine  at  Belfast. 

What  weather!  The  spring  term  was  rainy,  the 
summer,  more  so,  and  it  now  appears  as  though  the 
fall  term  was  to  cap  the  climax. 

The  college  book-store  is  for  sale.  It  would 
seem,  therefore,  that  this  institution  is  not  such  a 
mint  of  money  as  many  have  supposed. 

Foot-ball  enthusiasts  gather  ea,ch  afternoon  on 
the  athletic  field  to  watch  the  men  at  work  under 
their  coach,  Mr.  Prescott  Warren,  Harvard,  '96. 

Misses  Ethel  and  Eleanor  Hyde,  Mr.  Arthur 
Hyde,  and  W.  P.  Thompson,  Bowdoin,  '94,  gave  a 
concert  last  Wednesday  evening,  at  Pythian  Hall. 
The  concert  was  well  attended,  and  was  of  excep- 
tional musical  merit. 


Stetson,  '98,  is  at  home  sick  with  rheumatic  fever. 

Minott,  '98,  is  working  in  the  library  this  week, 
in  the  place  of  Swan,  '98,  who  is  sick. 

At  a  recent  meeting,  the  Class  of  '99  elected 
Greenlaw  as  its  member  on  the  athletic  committee, 
and  Thompson  as  its  juryman  for  the  coming  year. 

On  account  of  the  repairs  made  on  Appleton 
Hall,  most  of  the  furniture  of  the  occupants  of  that 
end  was  stored  for  the  summer  in  the  old  gymna- 
sium. 

The  familiar  form  of  "Eph"  is  absent  this  fall. 
Through  the  activity  of  our  capable  janitor,  Mr. 
Isaiah  Simpson,  this  "friend "of  all  Bowdoin  men 
is  now  boarding  on  the  state. 

The  first  themes  of  the  term  were  due  Tuesday, 
September  28th.     The  subjects  were  as  follows  : 
Juniors. 

1.  Freedom  in  University  Teaching. 

2.  A  Vacation  Trip. 

3.  Jane  Austen's  "  Priile  and  Prejudice." 

Sophomores. 

1.  An  Autobiography. 

2.  What  Should  Determine  a  Student's  Choice  of  Elective 

Courses  ? 

3.  Cooper's  "  Spy." 

A  Freshman  recently  was  discovered  searching 
in  the  top  of  the  Science  Building  for  Professor 
Moody's  ofHce.  Another  member  of  the  same  class 
was  heard  to  inquire  innocently  what  an  "  adjourn  " 
was. 

A  troupe  of  blind  musicians  gave  a  concert  at 
the  town  hall  one  evening  last  week.  The  gener- 
ally peaceful  streets  of  Brunswick  resounded  with 
their  strains,  more  or  less  musical,  as  they  paraded 
the  town. 

The  number  of  '97  men  who  have  returned  to 
visit  the  college  has  been  unusually  small  this  fall. 
It  is  hoped  that  the  reasons  for  this  are  that  they 
are  all  busily  occupied,  rather  than  that  they  are 
forgetting  us. 

The  College  Library  has  recently  received  a  fine 
portrait  from  Harold  Goodwin,  Mrs.  Mary  M.  Spen- 
cer, and  Anna  H.  Vaughan,  of  their  father,  Rev. 
Daniel  R.  Goodwin,  D.D,,  professor  of  Modern  Lan- 
guages and  College  Librarian  from  1838  to  1853. 

The  first  week  passed  "with  the  customary 
"  hold-ins,"  the  fake  foot-ball  game,  rope-pull,  and 
the  base-ball  game  between  the  two  lower  classes. 
As  is  usual,  the  Freshmen  won  the  foot-ball  game, 
while  the  friends  of  the  Sophomores  won  the  base- 
ball same. 


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Fairfield,  '99,  successfully  passed  the  examina- 
tions for  the  United  States  Naval  Academy,  at 
Annapolis,  recently.  But  eleven  of  sixty-six  can- 
didates were  successful.  He  will  be  greatly  missed, 
and  all  wish  him  well. 

The  book-case  owned  and  used  by  Longfellow 
in  his  study  during  his  professorship  at  Bowdoin, 
which  was  presented  to  the  college  by  the  Class  of 
1867,  has  been  set  up  in  the  library.  It  contains 
the  publicatious  of  alumni  who  graduated  previous 
to  1826. 

By  a  new  regulation,  where  there  are  more  than 
twelve  who  elect  Senior  German,  the  class  for  that 
course  is  now  chosen  by  rank.  The  members  of 
the  class  for  this  year  are  as  follows:  Bonney,  Con- 
don, Eaton,  Gardner,  Howard,  Hunt,  Knight,  Law- 
rence, Loring,  Miuott,  Morsou,  Odiorne. 

Last  Thursday  evening  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of  the 
college  gave  an  enjoyable  reception  to  the  members 
of  the  Freshman  Class  at  the  association's  rooms  in 
South  Winthrop  Hall.  The  committee  in  charge 
was  composed  of  F.  R.  Marsh  and  T.  E.  Glidden  of 
'99,  and  E.  B.  Holmes,  W.  B.  Woodbury,  and  F.  B. 
Merrill  of  1900. 

In  the  absence  of  President  Hyde,  during  this 
fall  term,  the  following  changes  have  been  made  in 
the  Senior  courses  for  this  year :  The  course  in 
American  Government  will  occupy  two  hours  a 
week,  throughout  the  first  and  second  terms,  and 
the  course  in  Constitutional  Law,  three  hours  a 
week  during  the  third  term.  The  courses  in  Phi- 
losophy will  occupy  six  hours  a  week  during  the 
second  term,  and  five  hours  a  week  during  the 
third  terra. 

The  following,  entitled,  "  College  Men  in  the 
Klondike,"  appeared  in  an  exchange:  "Frank  J. 
Staley,  one  of  Dartmouth  College's  foot-ball  players, 
has  gone  to  the  Klondike.  From  St.  Michaels  he 
writes  that  in  his  party  there  is  another  Dartmouth 
man,  Pinkham,  '74,  and  Chandler  scientific  course, 
now  a  resident  of  Boston.  There  are  also  several 
other  college  men  on  board— two  from  Tale,  several 
from  Berkeley,  one  or  two  from  Leiand  Stanford, 
two  from  Kenyou,  one  from  Michigan  University, 
one  from  Columbia,  one  from  Harvard,  and  one 
from  Iowa  University,  including  two  members  of 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  beside  himself— Sturges,  Cor- 
nell, '78 ;  McGowan,  Kenyon,  '85.  They  are  going  to 
organize  a  college  alumni  association  at  Klondike." 

"How  did  you  spend  your  vacation?"  is  a 
question  often  asked  these  first  days  of  college. 
With  the  thought  that  it  might  prove  interesting 


to  all,  the  Orient  gives  below  the  way  in  which 
the  different  members  of  the  Faculty  passed  the 
summer : 

President  Hyde  started  in  July  for  his  trip 
abroad,  and  has  been  travelling  through  Scotland 
and  Ireland.  Professor  Chapman  staid  for  a  part 
of  the  summer  at  Moosilocuke,  N.  H.  Professor 
Lee  was  in  Brunswick  nearly  all  summer.  Professor 
Robinson  was  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Me.  Professor  Hough- 
ton spent  a  few  weeks  in  North  Conway,  N.  H. 
Professor  Johnson  was  at  Thomaston,  Me.  Pro- 
fessor Woodruff  staid  during  July  at  Great  Diamond 
Island,  Portland  Harbor.  For  the  rest  of  the  vaca- 
tion he  was  in  Vermont.  Professor  Little  spent 
one  week  in  the  White  Mountains  and  another  at 
the  Isle  of  Shoals.  Professors  Moody  and  Hutch- 
ins  took  their  annual  outing  in  the  Maine  woods. 
Dr.  Whittier  was  studying  bacteriology  in  one  of 
the  Boston  hospitals  for  most  of  the  summer.  Pro- 
fessor Piles  passed  his  vacation  in  Portland.  Pro- 
fessor MacDonald  was  in  Brunswick  engaged  on  a 
volume  relating  to  American  and  Constitutional 
History.  Professor  Mitchell  was  at  Freeport  all 
summer.  Professor  Emery  returned  from  his  trip 
abroad  during  the  early  part  of  vacation  and  staid 
for  the  remainder  at  Hancock  Point.  Professor 
Currier  was  at  Hallowell. 

Below  is  a  list  of  the  new  students.  Freshmen, 
Sophomores,  and  Specials,  who  enter  college  this 
fall,  with  the  fraternities  to  which  they  are  pledged 
attached.  This  list  is  necessarily  more  or  less 
incomplete,  as  the  class  is  as  yet  unsettled.  Any 
errors  in  this  list  should  be  reported  to  Professor 
Little  at  the  library.  The  Senior  Class  has  been 
increased  by  several  '97  men,  Macmillan,  Thomp- 
son, and  Condon. 

Class  of  1901. 
John  Appleton,  A  K  E, 
Harold  L.  Berry,  i-  T, 
Thomas  W.  Bowler,  K  2, 
Royal  H.  Bod  well,  A  K  B, 
Gibeon  E.  -Bradbury, 
Roland  E.  Bragg,  A  K  E, 
Roland  E.  Clark,  -f  Y, 
Scott  M.  Clark, 
H.  H.  Cloudman,  K  S, 
Harry  S.  Coombs, 
John  A.  Corliss,  6  A  X, 
Arthur  F.  Cowan,  A  T, 
Fred  H.  Cowan,  A  T, 
Murray  S.  Danforth, 
Ripley  L.  Dana,  A  K  E, 


Bangor. 

Portland. 

Hopkinton,  Mass. 

Brunswick. 

Buxton. 

Bangor. 

Houlton. 

Brunswick. 

South  Windham. 

Lewiston. 

Bridgton. 

Biddeford. 

Farmington. 

Bangor. 

Portland. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Otho  L.  Dascombe  (A  K  E), 
Heury  D.  Evaus, 
Frank  A.  Dillaway,  Z  -t, 
Edward  T.  Fenley, 
Clarence  B.  Flint,  e  A  x, 
Robert  C.  Foster,  A  K  E, 
Edwin  M.  Fuller,  Jr.,  A  A  *, 
John  Gregson,  Jr.,  A  A  *, 
Arthur  L.  Griffiths,  A  A  *, 
Almou  F.  Hill,  e  A  X, 
Frederick  L.  Hill,  e  A  X, 
Philip  S.  Hill,  A  T, 
Samuel  P.  Hitchcock, 
Alfred  L.  Laferriere, 
Austin  P.  Larrabee,  A  K  E, 
Edward  K.  Leighton,  -i-  T, 
George  L.  Lewis, 
Elliott  W.  Loriug,  K  2, 
F.  L.  Marston, 
Henry  A.  Martelle, 

.  Harris  J.  Milliken, 
Bert  D.  Page, 
Artelle  E.  Palmer,  A  K  E, 
Gardner  M.  Parker,  Jr.,  K  2, 
Percy  S.  Percival,  *  T, 
John  A.  Pierce,  ^  T, 
George  L.  Pratt, 
Hugh  F.  Quinn, 
Thomas  C.  Eandall,  z  -ir, 
Walter  L.  Sanborn, 
Freeman  M.  Short,  -f  T, 
Kenneth  C.  M.  Sills,  A  K  E, 
Arthur  L.  Small,  K  2, 
Ernest  T.  Smith,  9  A  X, 
Donald  F.  Snow,  A  K  E, 
Rufus  Y.  Storer, 
Herbert  D.  Stewart, 

•  Herbert  L.  Swett,  A  K  E, 
Samuel  D.  Thompson, 
Lester  D.  Tyler,  Z  ir, 
Harold  P.  Vose,  Z  -ir, 
William  M.  Warren, 

■  Theodore  Wells, 
George  C.  Wheeler,  AT, 
John  H.  White,  A  A  *, 
Roscoe  E.  Whiting, 

■  John  H.  Wyman, 
Clemens  A.  "Sost, 


Specials. 


George  K.  Bond, 
Charles  S.  Brown, 
Arthur  C.  Koapp, 


Wilton. 

Camden. 

Lewiston. 

Portland. 

Cornish. 

Bethel. 

Bath. 

Worcester,  Mass. 

Maiden,  Mass. 

Portland. 

Brockton,  Mass. 

Saco. 

Bath. 

Norway. 

Gardiner. 

Thomaston. 

South  Berwick. 

Yarmouth. 

Fryeburg. 

Richmond. 

Bangor. 

Richmond. 

South  Brewer. 

Gorham. 

Waterville. 

Portland. 

Strong. 

Bangor. 

Freeport. 

Norway. 

Portland. 

Portland. 

Yarmouth  ville. 

Woodfords. 

Bangor. 

Brunswick. 

Richmond. 

Bangor. 

Bangor. 

Freeport. 

Machias. 

Bangor. 

Portland. 

Farmington. 

Lewiston. 

Brunswick. 

Skowhegan. 

Portsmouth,  0. 


East  Boston,  Mass. 

Augusta. 

South  Bridgtou. 


Mr.  Nutting, 
Henry  H.  Randall, 

Sophomores. 
Harry  T.  Burbank,  t  T, 
Burton  M.  Clougb, 
Harold  M.  Folson, 
Robert  S.  Edwards,  A  A  *, 
George  C.  Minard,  A  K  E, 


Hallowell. 
Farmington. 


Exeter,  N.  H. 

North  Sebago. 

Oldtown. 

Portland. 

Lewiston  (Bates). 


fime\i&S,. 


THE  SOPHOMORE  FOOT-BALL  RUSH. 
On  the  morning  of  the  17th  occurred  the  custom- 
ary foot-ball  rush  of  the  Sophomores.  After  the 
upper-classmen  had  called  "  Foot-Ball"  for  three 
successive  mornings,  a  certain  condescending 
Freshman  tossed  the  ball  in  the  midst  of  the  Class 
of  1900.  Thus  commenced  the  lively  but  short- 
lived struggle.  The  ball  first  took  a  somewhat 
extensive  tour  about  the  Science  and  Art  Buildings, 
then  was  rushed  toward  Appleton,  where  it  was 
very  nearly  captured,  two  or  three  open  windows 
increasing  the  probabilities  of  such  a  catastrophe. 
Nothing  so  serious  happened,  however,  as  the  cohorts 
from  Winthrop  and  Maine  were  most  actively 
opposed  against  such  a  plan.  After  numerous  per- 
sonal encounters  the  maltreated  little  ball  was  hur- 
ried toward  North  Maine,  and  there  was  lodged  by 
Pettengill,  '98.  The  entire  proceeding  occupied  less 
than  fifteen  minutes,  and  was  one  of  the  shortest 
rushes  on  record.  There  seemed  to  be  a  lacking  of 
general  interest,  and  the  participants  were  princi- 
pally those  who  always  enjoy  such  "scraps." 

Although  there  were  many  who  wished  to  con- 
tinue the  game,  the  captors  evidently  thought  too 
highly  of  their  prize  to  again  risk  it,  and  the  rush 
ended  rather  ingloriously.  No  recitations  were 
indulged  in,  however,  and  the  object  of  the  scrap 
was  thereby  accomplished. 

ROPE-PULL. 

After  the  foot-ball  rush  of  Friday  bad  been 
suddenly  terminated,  there  were  sundry  shouts 
for  a  rope-pull.  These  produced  the  desired 
effect  of  collecting  the  students,  and  also  of  pro- 
curing a  rope.  As  the  Junior  Class  had  made  no 
provision  for  furnishing  the  rope  it  was  deemed 
expedient  to  appropriate  the  bell-rope  of  the 
chapel.  This  done,  the  classes  assembled,  although 
no  Sophomores  were  to  be  seen  about,  and  the  pull- 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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iDg  commenced.  The  Freshmen  worked  with  a 
will,  tugging  at  hydrants,  trees,  upper- classmen, 
and  so  ou,  all  the  while  shouting  for  1900.  That 
class,  however,  failed  to  assemble  its  forces,  and  the 
Freshmen  were  last  seen  disappearing,  in  company 
with  the  rope,  around  the  northern  corner  of  Win- 
throp.  Thus  ended  the  glorious  contest  called  a 
rope-pull,  which  has  so  degenerated  that  it  has 
become  merely  a  waste  of  labor  and  time,  since  it 
is  no  longer  a  bonaflde  contest. 

Class  contests  are  beneficial  both  to  mind  and 
body,  and  tend  to  promote  independence  and  self- 
reliance  when  properly  conducted,  but  such  exhibi- 
tions of  niud-slingiug,  or  "paint"  slinging,  as 
occurred  on  the  delta  the  opening  week,  are  any- 
thing but  ennobling.    This  is 

THE    SOPHOMOEE-FRESHMAN    FOOT-BALL 

RUSH, 
the  sooner  abandoned  the  better.  A  small  body 
of  Freshmen  as  usual  were  linked  together  in  the 
"pines,"  and  the  Sophs  marched  upon  them  in  state. 
After  separating  them,  the  rushing  and  painting 
ensued,  green  paint  having  taken  the  place  of 
crimson.  With  the  assistance  of  upper-classmen 
the  Freshmen  won  three  goals  to  the  Sophomores 
none,  and  thereby  carried  the  day. 

The  customary  contests  of  the  first  week  seem 
to  have  lost  a  great  deal  of  their  former  interest, 
and  but  little  enthusiasm  was  displayed.  But  few 
participated,  the  majority  serving  as  spectators.  On 
the  whole  they  were  rather  tame,  and  it  is  to  be 
hoped  that  each  year  will  find  them  tamer  and  tamer 
until  they  die  a  natural  death,  for  no  active  meas- 
ures to  kill  them  probably  ever  will  be  taken,  unless 
some  class  follows  the  example  set  by  '98  in  abolish- 
ing "Horn  Concert."  If  these  "fake  contests" 
could  but  die  and  some  wholesome  sports  be  sub- 
stituted, there  not  only  would  be  more  interest 
taken,  but  the  lower  classes  would  be  given  a  fair 
opportunity  of  showing  their  true  worth  and 
strength. 

Sophomores,  14;  Freshmen,  8. 

Saturday,  the  18th,  the  annual  Sophomore- 
Freshman  base-ball  game  was  played,  and  the  Sophs 
won  easily.  Certain  modifications  of  the  rules 
of  the  game  had  to  be  made  because  of  the  lack  of 
the  catcher's  paraphernalia  which  had  been  stolen. 

Bacon  was  the  life  of  the  Sophomore  team.  He 
both  pitched  an  excellent  game  and  led  the  batting. 
Willey  also  batted  well. 

For  the  Freshmen,  Tyler,  on  first  base,  showed 


up  the  best.  He  is  a  player  of  some  experience, 
and  will  no  doubt  be  a  help  to  Bowdoin's  base-ball. 
White  was  batted  hard,  but  pitched  good  ball  at 
times.    The  score: 

SOPHOMORES. 

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

Willey,  c, 6  2  3  4  13  0  0 

Bacon,  p. 6  2  3  5  6  5  0 

Willard,  lb.,        ....  5  2  2  2  6  0  0 

Colesworthy,  2b 4  0  0  0  0  1  2 

Merrill,  s.s., 4  2  2  2  0  0  3 

Minard,  3b 5  2  2  2  1  0  1 

Robinson,  l.f,       ....  3  2  1  1  1  0  0 

Pearson,  c.f., 5  0  1  1  0  0  1 

Giles,  r.f., 5  2  2  2  0  0  0 


Totals, 43      14      16      19      27        6        7 


FRESHMEN. 


Fhnt,  c, 5 

White,  p 5 

Tyler,  lb., 5 

Corliss,  2b., 4 

Cloudman,  3b.,    ....  4 

Palmer,  s.s., 5 

Fuller,  l.f 5 

Foster,  r.f 4 

Snow,  c.f 2 

;,  c.f 1 


Totals, 40 


8      25 


SCORE  BY  INNINGS. 
123456789 
Sophomores,  ..2  5  030220  x— 14 
Freshmen,  ...01005110  0—8 
Struck  out  — by  Bacon  10,  by  White  4.  Bases  , on 
balls— by  Bacon  2,  by  White  3.  Hit  by  Bacon  3,  by  White 
3.    Umpires— Greenlaw  and  Libby,  '99. 

FOOT-BALL. 

The  candidates  for  Bowdoin's  foot-ball  team 
reported  for  practice  Thursday,  the  9th,  and  hard, 
systematic  work  has  been  carried  on  since.  Until 
the  20th  the  men  were  coached  in  tackling,  falling 
on  the  ball,  etc.;  then  they  were  lined  up  for  hard 
practice. 

Warren,  Harvard,  '96,  is  the  coach,  and  the  way 
he  makes  things  hustle  on  the  field  is  something 
new  to  Bowdoin's  athletes.  The  practice  goes  on 
under  almost  military  discipline,  and  the  eflects  of 
such  training  arc  early  noticeable. 

The  incoming  class  more  than  makes  up  the  loss 
sustained  by  the  graduation  of  '97,  and  the  only 
thing  lacking  to  make  the  foot-ball  outlook  bright 
is  a  little  animation  and  support  from  the  students. 
More  men  should  come  out  to  play  on  the  second 
eleven,  thereby  urging  every  man  to  do  his  best,  and 
to  hold  his  position.  The  best  foot-ball  players  are 
not  developed  in  a  single  season,  and  every  man 
who  aspires  for  gridiron  honors  should  come  out 
and  do  his  best,  not  only  for  his  own  benefit 
but  for  the  sake  of  his  college.  In  the  line  the 
most  promising    candidates  are :    Spear,   Fames, 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Merrill,  and  Wilson,  from  '98 ;  Stockbridge,  Jen- 
nings, Veazie,  Lancey,  Albee,  and  Hadlock,  from  '99; 
Sylvester,  Merrill,  Chapman,  and  Willard,  from 
1900;  Bodwell,  Gregson,  Cloudman,  Leighton,  and 
Snow,  from  1901. 

The  most  promising  backs  thns  far  are  Monlton, 
Clark,  Hadlock,  Cleaves,  Merrill  1900,  Miuard, 
Knight,  Stubbs,  and  Babb. 

The  following  is  the  schedule  of  games  for  the 
season,  and  it  is  gratifying  to  know  that  so  many 
excellent  teams  are  to  come  to  Brunswick.  The 
Harvard  game  no  doubt  means  a  defeat,  but  it  will 
surely  benefit  the  team  in  the  way  of  experience. 

Wednesday,  September  29.     Open. 

Saturday,  October  2.    Bates  at  Brunswick. 

Wednesday,  October  6.     Harvard  at  Cambridge. 

Saturday,  October  9.     Open, 

Wednesday,  October  13.    Exeter  at  Exeter. 

Saturday,  October  16.    Tufts  at  Brunswick. 

Wednesday,  October  20.     Open. 

Saturday,  October  23.     Dartmouth  at  Hanover. 

Wednesday,  October  27.     Open. 

Saturday,  October  30.    M.  I.  T.  at  Brunswick. 

Wednesday,  November  3.     Colby  at  Waterville. 

Saturday,  November  6.     Tufts  at  College  Hill. 

Wednesday,  November  10.     Open. 

Saturday,  November  13.    Colby  at  Brunswick. 

Wednesday,  November  17.    Open. 

Captain  Spear  of  the  foot-ball  team  resigned  his 
captaincy  last  Saturday,  the  25th,  and  Charles  D. 
Monlton,  '98,  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy.  Ex- 
captain  Spear  found  that  his  duties  as  captain  were 
conflicting  with  his  other  work,  and  that  he  was 
unable  to  do  them  both  justice.  He  is  not  to  cease 
playing,  however;  he  has  simply  resigned  his  official 
position,  and  will  be  seen  in  his  old  position  and  old- 
time  form.  Captain  Moulton's  choice  is  regarded 
as  an  extremely  happy  one,  and  without  doubt  he 
will  lead  the  team  to  victory.  Either  Spear  or 
Monlton  would  make  excellent  captains,  and  the 
good  work  of  the  one  will  be  continued  by  the 
other.     All  wish  Captain  Moulton  well. 

TRACK-ATHLETICS. 
More  or  less  has  been  heard  of  a  fall  meet,  and 
the  idea  seems  to  be  excellent.  Captain  Kendall  is 
trying  to  stir  up  interest  in  this  project,  and  he 
should  be  encouraged  and  assisted.  The  advantages 
of  such  a  meet  are  self-evident  to  all  of  our  track 
athletes,  who  should  do  all  in  their  power  to  bring 
it  about. 


Hoag  of  Harvard  is  coaching  the  Bates  eleven 
this  season. 

The  total  registration  at  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia this  year  is  1 ,600. 


.fl?.®./f. 


The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  begins  its  fourteenth  year  this 
fall,  and  a  very  healthy  "fourteen-year-old"  it  is, 
too.  In  the  course  of  its  existence  the  religious  life 
of  Bowdoin  has  undergone  a  revolution.  It  has 
broadened  from  the  narrow  society  of  sect  to  a  fra- 
ternity of  sociable,  vigorous  men,  which  takes  in  all 
sects  and  some  of  no  sect  at  all.  That  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
will  continue  to  do  its  good  work  in  the  ensuing 
college  year  the  very  successful  opening  meetings 
place  beyond  a  shadow  of  uncertainty. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  year  was  held  on  Thurs- 
day of  the  first  week  of  the  term.  Glidden,  '99, 
led  the  meeting.  He  took  for  his  subject  the  ever 
interesting  discussion  of  "  Strength  in  its  Manifold 
Instances."  Glidden's  talk  was  the  impetus  for 
free  and  informal  speaking  from  the  society. 

Professor  Houghton  addressed  the  Sunday  after- 
noon meeting,  September  19th.  The  subject  was 
one  to  reach  the  student  of  to-day  as  the  world  finds 
him  at  Bowdoiu.  The  theme  that  ran  through  the 
remarks  was  "The  All-Round  Man,"  for  which  the 
world  is  ever  searching.  The  all-round  man  must 
be  well  balanced;  he  must  not  be  so  social  as  to 
neglect  his  physical,  his  religious,  and  his  intellect- 
ual life.  Much  less  should  he  be  too  intellectual,  too 
physical,  or  too  religious.  He  must  be  agreeable,  he 
must  be  of  healthy  body,  mind,  and  morals.  Pro- 
fessor Houghton's  talk  was  indeed  very  interesting. 

The  annual  Y.  M.  C.  A.  reception  to  the  Fresh- 
man Class  was  held  last  Thursday  evening  in  the 
society  rooms  as  usual.  There  was  a  very  good- 
sized  company  gathered  to  welcome  the  Freshmen 
to  the  religious  life  of  the  college.  The  receiving 
committee  was  composed  of  Marsh,  '99,  Holmes, 
1900,  Glidden,  '99,  Woodbury,  '99,  Merrill,  1900. 
An  informal  reception  was  held  for  the  first  hour, 
then  fruit  was  served.  The  refreshments  finished, 
acting-President  Woodbury,  '99,  called  the  meeting 
to  order  and  pleasantly  welcomed  the  guests,  one 
and  all,  to  the  rooms  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  President 
Woodbury  then  called  upon  Professor  Chapman, 
who  made  one  of  those  charming  practical  talks  of 
his  that  make  glad  the  listener's  heart  and  stimu- 
late his  thoughts.  Professor  Chapman  paid  par- 
ticular attention  to  the  fact  that  the  Y.  M.  C.  A, 
extended  its  welcoming  hand  to  everyone  in  college, 
making  no  distinction  as  to  physical,  mental,  or 
social  calibre,  as  do  the  other  organizations  in  col- 
lege.   He  emphasized  the  advantage  of  becoming 


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connected  openly  and  manfully  with  the  college 
religions  society  at  the  very  outset  of  one's  college 
life.  In  behalf  of  the  college,  Professor  Chapman 
welcomed  the  Freshmen  to  the  college  and  especially 
to  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

The  next  speaker,  Professor  Robinson,  urged 
that  the  Freshmen  join  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  not  because 
he  thought  he  was  doing  the  college  a  good  turn, 
but  rather  because  he  felt  that  he  was  to  obtain 
benefit  for  himself  from  his  connection  with  the 
society. 

Professor  Little  spoke  interestingly  and  practi- 
cally upon  "Moral  Courage"  in  college.  He  com- 
mended the  man  who  had  the  courage  to  bolt  his 
society's  candidate  and  vote  for  the  man  whom  he 
considered  most  fit,  and  the  man  who  had  the 
courage  to  object  to  cutting  recitations  and  similar 
circumstances.  Professor  Little's  remarks  were 
distinctly  to  the  point,  and  all  struck  home  deep  in 
the  hearts  of  the  listeners. 

The  reception  was  very  successful  indeed. 
Much  credit  is  due  President  Woodbury  for  his 
untiring  efforts. 


'33.— President  F.  L. 
'Patton  of  Princeton  Dni- 
rsity,  says  that  it  would  be  hard 
to  name  another  American  living 
theologian  who,  in  conjprehensiveness  of 
knowledge,  breadth  of  vision,  and  ability  to 
press  all  departments  of  learning  into  his  service, 
is  quite  the  equal  of  Dr.  Samuel  Harris  of  the  Yale 
Divinity  School. 

Med.,  '36.-Dr.  John  Allen  of  Saco  died  Sep- 
tember 4,  1897,  at  the  age  of  eighty-five  years. 
He  was  one  of  the  oldest  practicing  physicians  in 
that  part  of  the  state.  During  the  civil  war  he 
served  in  the  army  hospitals,  and  has  since  held 
the  position  of  pension  examiner  at  Saco  for  many 
years.     He  leaves  two  daughters. 

'40.— Rev.  Elijah  Kellogg  was  present  at  the 
dedication  of  the  new  St.  Lawrence  Street  Church 
at  Portland  recently,  and  his  remarks  were  listened 
to  with  interest  by  all. 


'44.— Winthrop  Tappan,  son  of  Rev.  Dr.  Ben- 
jamin and  Elizabeth  Bowdoiu-Temple  (Winthrop) 
Tappan,  was  born  February  19,  1826,  at  Augusta. 
He  was  named  for  his  grandfather,  Hon.  Thomas 
Liudall  Winthrop,  but  during  the  greater  part  of 
his  life  used  the  surname  alone  as  his  Christian 
name.  He  was  prepared  for  college  at  the  high 
school  of  his  native  city  and  by  his  father.  After 
graduating  with  honor  he  studied  theology  at 
Princeton  Seminary,  also  at  Bangor  for  a  short 
time,  and  subsequently  abroad  at  the  universities 
at  Halle  and  Berlin.  Ill  health  prevented  bis 
entering  upon  the  active  work  of  the  ministry,  and 
he  turned  aside  to  teaching.  He  conducted  with 
success  a  private  school  at  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  for  three 
years,  and  one  at  Philadelphia  for  seven  years.  In 
1872  he  went  abroad  with  his  family,  and  resided 
in  Europe  twelve  years.  On  his  return  he  made 
his  home  in  Washington,  D.  C,  until  1894,  when  he 
removed  to  Bound  Brook,  N.  J.  Here  he  died, 
June  12,  1897,  of  intestinal  paralysis.  Mr.  Tap- 
pan's  "tastes  were  those  of  a  student  and  scholar, 
.and  books  and  music  were  his  greatest  enjoy- 
ment. His  reading  covered  a  wide  range  of  sub- 
jects in  English,  French,  and  German.  He  was 
a  warden  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Bound  Brook,  and 
deeply  interested  in  the  missions  of  the  Epis- 
copal church  at  home  and  abroad."  As  foreignaj-s 
of  distinction  were  introduced  to  bis  uncle,  the  late 
Robert  C.  Winthrop,  as  the  man  in  public  life  who 
best  illustrated  the  best  traditions  in  American  life 
In  the  New  World,  so  one  could  rightly  desire 
strangers  to  know  the  nephew  as  one  of  the  many 
gentlemen  in  private  life  who  contradict  the  charge 
so  often  brought  of  the  absence  of  thorough  culture 
on  this  side  the  Atlantic.  He  was  particulariy 
interested  in  the  Bowdoin  College  Library,  and  it 
is  to  him  that  we  are  indebted  for  a  complete  set 
of  volumes  of  the  American  Journal  of  Ai-chffiology. 
Mr.  Tappan  married,  August  15,  ISS.'i,  Pauline, 
daughter  of  Captain  George  F.  Patton  of  Batb, 
who  survives  him  with  their  children,  Mrs.  Mary 
W.,  wife  of  Dr.  J.  E.  H.  Nichols  of  New  York,  Miss 
Augusta  Temple  Winthrop  of  Bound  Brook,  N.  J., 
and  Mrs.  Gertrude  L.,  wife  of  the  Rev.  Arthur  S. 
Phelps  of  Bound  Brook. 

Med.,  '54.— Dr.  John  A.  Richards,  a  widely 
known  physician,  died  recently  at  his  home  In 
Farmington,  aged  68  years.  He  had  been  in  ill 
health  for  some  time,  and  two  days  before  his  death 
sustained  a  shock  of  paralysis,  from  which  he  could 
not  rally.    Dr.  Richards  was  the  oldest  and  one  of 


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the  most  successful  physicians  of  FanningtoD.  He 
was  born  at  Strong  in  1829,  and  began  tlae  study  of 
medicine  in  his  native  town,  afterwards  removing 
to  Lewiston.  In  1854  he  graduated  from  Bowdoin 
College,  and  subsequently  practiced  medicine  in 
Strong  and  Farmington.  Dr.  Richards  married 
Miss  Sophronia  Hiliuan  of  Farmington,  who,  with 
a  daughter  and  three  sons,  survives  him. 

'61. — An  exchange  gives  the  following:  "  G-ov- 
eruor  Powers,  Tuesday  forenoon,  renominated 
Judge  Lucilius  A.  Emery  of  Ellsworth  as  judge  of 
the  supreme  court.  Judge  Emery's  term  of  court 
expires  October  4th,  and  his  uoraiuation  will  be 
confirmed  at  the  meeting  of  the  council,  October 
5th." 

'76.— Dr.  John  H.  Payne  of  Boston,  formerly  of 
Bath,  and  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin,  now  a  well- 
known  oculist,  tells  the  New  York  Tribune  that 
bicycling  has  a  tendency  to  induce  fatigue  of  the 
optic  nerve  and  the  retina,  and  a  chronic  over- 
sensitiveness  to  light,  termed  photophobia,  which 
also  produces  reflex  headaches.  Dr.  Payne,  how- 
ever, does  not  recommend  bicyclists  to  give  up  their 
favorite  sport,  but  only  to  avoid  scorching  or  riding 
in  a  stooping  position.  If  properly  conducted,  he 
believes  bicycling  is  one  of  the  mo.st  healthful  exer- 
cises known  to  mankind. 

'81. — Edgar  0.  Achorn  has  the  sympathy  of 
many  friends  in  the  loss  of  liis  wife,  who  died  at 
Newcastle,  Me.,  June  9,  1897. 

'82. — The  betrothal  of  ex-Mayor  Edwin  Upton 
Curtis  of  Boston,  to  Miss  Maude  Waterman  of 
Thomaston,  Me.,  is  announced.  Miss  Waterman  is 
the  daughter  of  a  prominent  ship-builder,  who, 
with  his  family,  lived  in  Boston  from  the  time  of 
his  retirement  from  business  at  Thomaston  until 
his  death  in  the  spring  of  1895. 

'86.— Harry  Ridgeway  Fling  has  recently  been 
made  Professor  of  Biology  at  the  State  Normal 
School  at  Oshkosb,  Wis. 

'90. — Mr.  Frank  Purrington  Morse,  formerly  of 
Brunswick,  and  Miss  Mary  Elizabeth  Mitchell,  for 
the  past  ten  years  first  assistant  teacher  in  the  Free- 
port  High  School,  were  united. in  marriage  at  the 
home  of  the  bride  at  Freeport,  on  Wednesday, 
August  25th,  at  10  a.m.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morse,  after 
receiving  congratulations,  took  the  afternoon  train 
for  Bar  Harbor  for  a  week's  stay.  Mr.  Morse  is 
principal  of  the  Bradford  (Mass.)  High  School. 

'93.— Reginald  R.  Goodell  has  accepted  the 
position  of  instructor  in  modern  languages  at  the 
University  of  Maine. 


'94.— Rev.  Albert  J.  Lord  of  Ellsworth  has 
accepted  a  call  to  be  pastor  of  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  Hartford,  Vt. 

.'96. — A.  P.  Ward  is  undergoing  an  operation  for 
appendicitis  at  the  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary,  Portland. 

'96. — H.  R.  Blodgett  was  recently  married  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

'97.— The  birth  of  a  daughter  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
J.  H.  Horne  of  Groveton,  N.  H.,  is  announced. 
Mrs.  Horne  was  Miss  Anne  Laurie  Keene  of 
Groveton. 

'97. — News  reached  Gardiner  in  August  of  the 
death  in  Denver,  Col,  of  Horace  B.  Rhines,  son  of 
Mr.  George  B.  Rhines  of  Gardiner.  Mr.  Rhines 
went  to  Denver  about  one  year  ago,  having  been 
obliged  to  leave  college  during  his  Junior  year,  on 
account  of  his  health,  his  lungs  being  afl'ected.  He 
was  about  twenty-five  years  of  age. 


The  Orient  gives  as  complete  a  list  as  possible 
of  the  members  of  '97  with  their  present  occupations  : 
Ackley,  Clarke,  Dole,  Gilinan,  Hatch,  E.  F.  Pratt, 
and  Quint,  are  teaching  mostly  at  their  homes; 
Andros  is  instructor  in  English  and  athletics  at  the 
Detroit  School  for  Boys,  Detroit,  Mich. ;  Bean  is  to 
study  law  at  Boston  University;  Bodge  is  studying 
law  with  Scott  Wilson  of  Portland;  Brett  is  teach- 
ing at  Auburn;  Booker  is  at  the  Philadelphia 
Dentistry  College,  also  Holmes;  Coggan  is  at  the 
Boston  University  Law  School ;  Cook  is  in  busi- 
ness at  Portland;  E.  C.  Davis  is  teaching  at  Bil- 
lerica,  Mass. ;  P."W.  Davis  is  studying  medicine  at 
Portland,  as  is  also  Gribben;  Dunnack  is  pastor 
of  the  West  End  Church,  Portland  ;  Elliott  is  teach- 
ing drawing  at  Lynn,  Mass. ;  Ellsworth  is  preaching 
at  Pittston,  Me.  ;  French  is  teaching  at  Westfleld, 
Mass.,  and  Hagar  is  teaching  at  Jackson,  Me.; 
Haines  is  at  the  Andover  Theological  Seminary,  also 
Vining ;  Hanlon  is  in  business  at  home,  as  Lord, 
E.  G.  Pratt,  and  Pulsifer  also  are;  Harriman  is 
teaching  at  Bucksport  Seminary;  Hewitt  is  to 
assist  at  Bowdoin  in  Latin  and  Greek;  Holmes  is 
studying  medicine;  Horne  is  in  business  at  home; 
Hull  is  teaching  at  Thornton  Academy;  Keohan 
is  engaged  in  the  jewelry  business  in  New  York ; 
Kneeland  is  teaching  at  Denmark;  McCullum  is 
preaching  at  Waldoboro  ;  Morse  is  at  Bath  in  bus- 
iness; Randall  is  teaching  at  Bartlett,  N.  H.,  and 
Rhodes  at  Rockland,  Me. ;  Shordon  and  Stetson  are 
to  study  electricity;  Stearus  is  in  the  hardware 
business  in  the  West;  White  is  to  study  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,    OCTOBER   13,  1897. 


Vol.  XXVII. 


No.  7. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVERT  ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY  DURING 
THE  COLLEGIATE  TEAR  BY  THE  STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
Percival  p.  Baxter,  '98,  Editor-in-Chief. 
Roy  L.  Marston,  '99,  Assistant  Editor-in-Chief. 
"William  H.  Crafts,  1900,  Business  Manager. 
Thomas  L.  Marble,  '98.         Harold  P.  Dana,  '99. 
John  W.  Condon,  '98.  Fred  R.  Marsh,  '99. 

LuciEN  P.  LiBBY,  '99.  Hanson  H.  Webster,  '99. 

Byron  S.  Philoon,  '99.  James  P.  Webber,  1900. 

Per  annum,  in  advance, $2.00. 

Single  Copies, 15  Cents. 

Extr.i  copies  can  be  obtained  at  the  bookstores  or  on  apphca- 
tion  to  the  Business  Manager. 

Uemittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Manager.  Com- 
munications in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to 
the  Editor-in-Chief. 

Students,  Professors,  and  Alumni  are  invited  to  contribute 
literary  articles,  personals,  and  items.  Conti-ibutions  must  be 
accompanied  by  writer's  name,  as  well  as  the  signature  which 
he  wishes  to  have  appended. 

Contributions  for  Bowdoin  Verse  Department  should  be  sent 
to  Box  960,  Brunswick,  Me. 

Personal  items  should  be  sent  to  Box  945,  Brunswick,  Me. 

Entered  at.the  Post.Offlce  at  Brunswick  as  SsGond-ClafS  Mail  Matter. 

Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston. 

CONTENTS. 

Vol.  XXVII.,  No.  7.— October  13,  1897. 

Editorial  Notes 123 

The  Deserted  Farm-House 125 

Miss  Eaton,  Contralto 126 

Bowdoin  Verse  : 

Tlie  Lunch  Cart 127 

Song  of  the  Dying  Soldier 128 

Sunset  at  New  Meadows  River 128 

Hearts 128 

CoLLEGii  Tabula 129 

Athletics 131 

Y.  M.  C.  A 134 

Book  Reviews 134 

Personal 134 

In  Memoriam   .    .    .    ; 136 


It  surely  should  not  be  necessary  for 
the  Orient  to  call  attention  to  the  fact 
that  it  is  a  college  paper,  and  that  its 
columns'  are  open  to  each  and  every  under- 
graduate. To  obtain  variety  and  quality 
we  should  receive  two  or  three  times  the 
amount  of  matter  actually  needed  to  fill  our 
space,  and  this  competition  would  vi^ork  won- 
ders b}^  not  only  benefiting  the  Orient,  but 
also  by  improving  the  literary  style  of  the 
competitors.  There  is  also  an  added  incen- 
tive for  writing,  that  is,  two  birds  may  be 
killed  with  the  same  stone,  in  this  manner; 
themes  are  compulsory,  and  so  many  are 
required  per  term,  as  we  all  know.  Now, 
since  Orient  work  will  be  accepted  as 
theme  work,  if  it  is  of  proper  quality,  a 
man  may  combine  business  with  pleasure, 
for  writing  for  the  Orient  should  be  a 
pleasure  to  all. 

The  Orient  needs  contributors  to  main- 
tain its  rank  among  our  sister  journals,  and 
we  must  have  them.  There  are  men  at 
college  who  can  write  the  best  of  English, 
who  never  think  of  contributing  to  the 
college  paper,  and  when  asked  for  articles 
they  either  feebly  laugh  or  give  the  lame 
excuse  that  they  can't.  Of  course  they 
eanH  unless  they  try  once  or  twice.      The 


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secret  of  the  matter  is  they  are  too  lazy  to 
even  give  themselves  a  fair  trial.  The 
Orient  does  not  beg  for  articles  upon  its 
bended  knees,  nor  does  it  demand  them;  it 
simply  states  that  it  is  a  college  institution, 
published  and  maintained  for  the  benefit  of 
the  college  by  the  students,  and  that  its 
columns  are  open  to  any  and  all  under-grad- 
uates  v\fho  may  vi^ish  to  prosper  it. 


LAST  Friday  the  Greek-letter  fraternity 
initiations  took  place,  and  about  forty 
members  of  the  Freshman  Class,  as  well  as 
a  few  Sophomores,  were  admitted  into  the 
several  bonds  of  fellowship  of  our  seven 
four-year  fraternities.  In  a  small  college  of 
this  sort  fraternity  life  is  an  important  factor, 
and  a  factor  for  good  when  properly  re- 
stricted ;  but,  like  everything  else  that  is  of 
great  benefit  when  properly  guided,  it  is  of 
great  harm  when  its  forces  are  misdirected. 
Bowdoin  has  suffered  untold  injuries  in  her 
past  on  account  of  fraternit}'  feuds — injuries 
which  years  of  healing  cannot  totally  obliter- 
ate. We  can  truthfully  say,  however,  that  this 
unfriendliness  has  been  upon  the  wane  for 
several  years,  and  that  each  year  witnesses 
a  marked  improvement.  This  is  one  of  the 
reasons  of  our  prosperity,  and  bearing  this 
in  mind,  if  we  wish  still  to  prosper,  we  must 
closely  guai'd  against  a  revival  or  increase  of 
fraternity  discords.  Fraternities  are  a  bless- 
ing by  themselves  and  within  themselves, 
but  they  also  are  a  terrible  curse  when  they 
overstep  their  limits  and  permeate  college 
affairs.  The  college  should  be  managed  by 
the  college  en  masse  and  not  by  fraternities. 
The  sooner  "combines"  die,  the  sooner  shall 
the  millennium  for  colleges  reach  us. 

To  the  Freshmen  who  have  just  entered 
upon  their  fraternity  life,  the  Okient  bids 
good  luck;  but  let  them  remember  that 
fraternity  life  is  not  the  only  desirable  por- 
tion of  a  college  course ;  that  there  are 
fellows    among   the    other    fraternities  and 


of  no  fraternities,  as  bright,  as  pleasant,  as 
cultivated,  as  in  their  own  fold,  and  fellows 
who  in  after  life  will  amount  to  as  much. 
What  a  glorious  opportunity  there  is  for  the 
Class  of  1901  to  make  a  name  for  itself !  Let 
"combines"  be  unknown  to  them;  let  the 
best  man  invariably  be  elected;  and  let  every 
man  vote  as  though  such  a  thing  as  a  fra- 
ternity never  existed,  and  it  will  prosper  as  a 
class  never  before  has  among  these  classic 
and  weather-beaten  walls. 


TITHE  time  was  bound  to  come  when  Bow- 
-*■  doin  was  to  be  defeated  at  foot-ball  by 
another  Maine  team;  but  we  must  confess  it 
came  a  bit  sooner  than  we  had  expected. 
Last  Saturday  week  we  experienced  the 
most  crushing  defeat  of  years,  and  a  fair 
and  square  defeat  at  that.  The  game  was 
lost  by  our  poor  and  ineffective  playing, 
and  won  by  Bates's  snappy  work.  Bowdoin 
men  were  much  disappointed,  and  naturally 
should  be,  but  what  of  that?  We  all  meet 
with  disappointments  and  set-backs  in  our 
lives,  but  if  we  are  made  of  the  proper  stuff 
they  should  only  serve  to  give  us  new  life 
and  a  new  determination.  Possibly  that 
defeat  may  be  the  means  of  our  salvation  in 
the  future;  surely  we  were  awakened  rather 
rudel}'  by  the  shock,  but  an  awakening  was 
needed.  Of  late  we  have  trusted  rather  too 
much  to  our  prestige,  and  have  rested  a  little 
upon  our  oars.  Now,  however,  we  are  alive 
to  the  situation. 

Certain  sandless  individuals  asserted  that 
it  was  foolishness  to  play  Harvard,  and  rec- 
ommended canceling  that  game.  That  would 
have  proved  fatal.  Fortunately  our  foot-ball 
management  is  made  of  sterner  stuff,  and 
the  game  was  played.  With  what  results? 
The  team  did  its  best  and  upheld  the  honor 
of  the  college  nobly.  A  different  spirit 
prevailed  from  that  of  the  Saturday  previous, 
and  the  results  speak  volumes.  Against 
heavy  odds  we  won  the  admiration  of  all, 


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and  each  and  every  Bowdoin  alumnus  who 
saw  the  game  was  proud  of  his  team. 

In  our  coming  games  witli  Dartmouth, 
M.  I.  T.,  Tufts,  University  of  Maine,  and 
Colby,  our  team  will  play  good,  hard  foot-ball 
that  will  do  the  college  credit,  whether  we 
win  or  lose.  Everything  is  not  to  be  gained 
by  victories,  although  they  are  very  con- 
venient as  well  as  pleasant;  still  it  is  far 
more  honor  to  lose  a  hotly-contested  game 
than  to  win  where  one  team  scores  at  leisure. 
Do  not  for  a  moment  imagine  that  our  season 
is  to  continue  as  begun,  for  surely  we  made 
a  decided  step  in  advance  against  Harvard, 
and  shall  so  continue  to  do  for  the  entire 
season.  Win  or  lose,  and  we  shall  win,  our 
colors  shall  fly  until  the  end. 


TITHE  report  of  the  Finance  Committee  for 
-*■  the  fiscal  year  ending  May  31,  1897, 
has  recently  been  published.  A  detailed 
account  of  the  college's  finances  is  given, 
and  it  is  well  worth  while  to  spend  an  hour 
perusing  this.  No  college  can  exist  without 
funds,  therefore  it  is  of  vital  importance  that 
these  matters  are  thoroughly  understood  by 
all  those  having  the  welfare  of  the  college 
at  heart.  A  deficit  of  several  thousand 
dollars  has  occurred  during  the  past  year. 
This  is  nothing  new,  for  we  have  been  run- 
ning behind  a  little  for  several  years.  It 
is  nothing  serious,  however,  for  our  pros- 
pective assets  more  than  cover  it.  The 
finances  of  the  college  are  in  the  best  of 
shape,  and  there  is  every  prospect  of  their 
so  remaining,  thanks  to  the  efficient  man- 
agement of  our  Finance  Committee  and 
Treasurer. 


C^INCE  the  last  appearance  of  the  Orient 
f^  we  have  received  communications  from 
many  alumni  as  well  as  undergraduates,  ask- 
ing why  their  Obients  did  not  appear.  The 
reason  is  that  they  were  not  sent;  but  why? 
As  we  have  previously  stated,  our  financial 


affairs  were  greatly  muddled,  and  there  were 
scores  of  unpaid  subscriptions  upon  our 
lists.  We  determined  to  start  a  clean  sheet, 
and  all  unpaid  subscriptions  of  over  a  year's 
standing  were  cancelled.  This  meant  a 
great  shrinkage  in  our  lists,  but  the  shrink- 
age has  taken  place. 

As  an  example  of  this,  let  us  cite  an 
instance.  The  Class  of  '97  graduated 
between  forty  and  fifty  men,  all  of  whom 
received  the  Orient  while  in  college.  To- 
day we  have  three  '97  men  upon  our  lists, 
onl}'  these  three  are  subscribers.  Other 
classes  also  have  fallen  considerably,  as  well 
as  alumni.  This  is  a  sad  state  of  affairs  for 
a  college  journal,  but  a  radical  step  was 
necessary  and  was  taken.  We  shall  be 
delighted  to  renew  any  and  all  subscriptions  if 
old  accounts  are  settled,  but  not  until  then. 


The  Deserted  Farm-House. 

We  shall  see 
The  nakedness  and  vacancy 
Of  the  dark,  deserted  house. 

— Tennyson.  ~ 

TN  one  of  my  rambles  the  past  summer  I 

■*-  wandered  to  a  hill,  on  whose  summit  stood 

an   old,   deserted  farm-house,  which   I   had 

never  before  noticed.     Curiosity  led  me  to 

explore  its  mysteries. 

Built  nearly  a  century  ago  and  deserted 
many  years  since,  the  house  presented  a 
dismal  aspect.  The  glass  was  gone  from 
many  of  the  windows,  and  the  shingles  on 
the  roof  were  covered  with  moss  and  lichens. 
I  tried  the  door,  and  as  it  yielded  to  my 
touch  I  entered,  and  found  myself  in  a  hall. 
A  rat,  startled  at  my  approach,  scurried 
across  the  floor  and  disappeared  beneath  the 
stair-wa3^ 

A  breeze  blowing  through  the  broken 
glass  caused  one  of  the  doors  to  open 
slightljr,  revealing  the  brick  oven  and  enor- 
mous fire-place,  while  the  hooks  in  the  ceil, 
ing    showed   the    room    to   be   the  kitchen. 


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From  a  shelf  on  the  wall  an  ancient  clock 
looked  down  upon  this  deserted  room.  Its 
face  seemed  sad,  as  though  it  missed  the 
human  companionship  to  which  it  had  for- 
merly' been  accustomed.  Perhaps  it  was 
thinking  of  the  merry  frolics  which  had  taken 
place  in  this  very  room, — the  quiltings,  the 
candy-pulls,  the  apple-bees,  the  kitchen 
dances,  where  all  the  young  people  of  the 
neighborhood  were  wont  to  gather  during 
the  long  winter  evenings. 

Passing  through  the  house  I  explored 
each  room,  a  history  in  itself.  In  the  ancient 
parlor  I  found  an  old  chair,  and  seating 
myself,  soon  fell  into  a  revery.  In  this 
very  room  a  blushing  maid  and  stalwart 
youth  had  plighted  their  troth,  and  here 
their  mariiage  was  celebrated.  The  scene 
can  easily  be  fancied.  The  happy  bride  and 
her  future  husband  are  standing  yonder, 
while  the  village  parson  pronounces  the 
solemn  words  which  make  them  man  and 
wife.     How  trustfully  she  looks  at  him  ! 

The  scene  changes.  A  cradle,  over  which 
a  leaning  mother  sings  a  low,  sweet  slumber 
song.  What  calm,  serene  joy  shines  in  her 
face  as  she  looks  down  on  the  wee  form  of 
her  first-born.     A  mother's  love! 

But  still  a  second  scene.  The  boy,  grown 
to  manhood,  is  about  to  leave  the  old  home, 
seeking  his  fortune.  His  father  and  mother 
are  with  him  in  this  room,  where  first  he  saw 
the  light,  giving  him  the  last  words  of 
advice.  The  mother  weeps ;  the  father's  face 
bears  a  sterner  expression  than  usual.  But 
the  face  of  the  young  man  is  full  of  courage 
and  hope.  Little  does  he  realize  the  bitter- 
ness of  the  parting. 

Then  the  last  scene  of  all.  The  curtains 
are  drawn,  and  the  room  is  draped  in  deepest 
black,  for  a  still,  white  form  lies  on  a  couch 
in  the  center  of  the  room.  A  terrible  still- 
ness prevails.  The  door  opens,  while  a 
middle-aged  man  enters  and  slowly  and 
sadly   approaches     the    couch.     He    kneels 


beside  it,  and  gently  removes  the  sheet 
which  envelops  the  still  form,  then  gazes 
sadly  upon  it.  A  groan  bursts  from  his  lips. 
"Ah!  If  I  could  have  known.  Dear  mother, 
can  you  forgive  my  neglect?  When  I  left 
home,  so  full  of  confidence — "  But  the 
words  which  the  unhappy  man  utters  fall 
on  unheeding  ears.  This  may  have  been 
the  story  which  the  front  room  would  have 
told  me,  had  it  been  endowed  with  the  gift 
of  speech.  Who  knows?  And  doubtless 
every  room  in  the  old  house  could  tell 
strange  stories;  stories  of  life  and  death, 
happiness  and  sorrow. 

The  sun,  shining  in  at  the  western  win- 
dow, disturbed  my  revery,  and  warned  me 
that  my  footsteps  must  be  retraced.  Sadly 
I  closed  the  door  and  came  away.  The  sky 
was  cloudless  with  not  a  breath  of  air 
stirring.  A  robin  flew  into  a  tree  near  the 
house  and  sung  his  evening  song.  From 
the  marshes  could  be  heard  the  hoarse  croak- 
ing of  the  frogs,  while  all  nature  reflected 
the  calm  of  the  quaint  old  house  I  had  just 
left. 

Miss  Eaton,  Contralto. 
'Q'  FEW  years  ago-,  it  was  the  custom  of 
/  ^  the  boys  in  the  writer's  neighborhood, 
to  spend  an  evening,  occasionally,  with  an 
old  Bowdoin  alumnus — at  least,  he  seemed 
old  to  us — who  told  very  interesting  tales  of 
his  former  college  life  in  his  day.  Most  of 
those  who  gathered  at  his  fireside  expected 
to  go  to  college  sooner  or  later ;  and,  once 
in  a  while,  our  number  would  be  swelled  by 
some  Bowdoin  boy,  at  home  for  a  holiday. 

The  old  collegian  was  delighted  whenever 
'he  had  an  unusually  large  crowd  of  visitors, 
and  never  failed  to  please  every  one  with  his 
stories.  One  stormy  winter  evening,  it  seems 
but  yesterday,  seated  among  "  his  boys " 
before  a  roaring  wood  fire,  he  laughed  loud 
and  long  over  some  yarn  of  Prescott's,  a 
college  Sophomore. 


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"That  reminds  me,"  said  he,  "of  the  first 
concert  I  went  to  in  Brunswick.  Did  I  ever 
tell  you  that  story,  boys?  " 

It  appeared  that  every  one  wanted  to  hear 
it,  whether  it  had  been  told  before  or  not; 
so,  leaning  back  in  his  chair,  our  friend  told 
the  following  incident : 

It  happened,  he  began,  during  the  first 
term  of  his. Freshman  year.  One  day,  he, 
with  two  friends,  noticed  an  announcement 
of  a  concert  to  be  given  that  evening  by  the 

K Quartette.    Boy-like,  they  determined, 

upon  the  spot,  to  go,  especially  when  one  of 
them  spied  the  words,  "  Aided  by  Miss 
Eaton,  Contralto."  They  were  just  at  that 
age,  explained  the  narrator,  when  a  notice  like 
this  would  most  certainly  add  to  their  enjoy- 
ment of  the  concert — at  least  in  anticipation. 

Their  seats  were  bought,  and  in  the 
evening  they  were  at  the  hall,  a  full 
fifteen  minutes  before  the  concert  began. 
The  first  three  numbers  of  the  programme 
were  excellent;  so  excellent,  indeed,  that 
the  violinists  were  recalled  again  and 
again.  But  the  fourth  number  —  "Ah, 
forselui — Miss  Eaton!"  This  was  the  one 
those  three  boys  had  longed  for.  At  last  it 
had  come.  What  expectancy  an  observer 
might  have  seen  depicted  upon  those  three 
faces  as  the  singer  walked  upon  the  stage ! 
The  boys  applauded  lustily;  for,  as  Arnold 
said,  "  she  was  a  queen ! "  Then  they  settled 
back  and  listened  contentedly  to  the  beautiful 
song.  All  too  soon  it  was  over,  and  the 
applause  of  the  audience  reminded  the  boys 
that  they  must  encore  her,  and  in  it  they 
heartily  joined. 

The  rest  of  the  programme  was  equally 
enjoyable.  Almost  every  number  was 
encored,  but  the  fair  contralto  seemed  to  get 
the  lion's  share  of  the  applause — and  the 
boys  were  sure  she  deserved  it. 

After  the  concert  they  went  back  to  their 
rooms  and  talked  it  all  over.  What  fools 
they  had  been  not  to  have  had  a  bouquet 


for  her!  What  a  voice  she  had,  and  wasn't 
it  a  fine  concert !  What  a  beauty  she  was  ! 
Wasn't  her  dress  elegant,  too !  Finally, 
they  wound  up  with  an  agreement  to  go 
down  to  the  midnight  train  and  see  her  off. 

The  next  morning  at  breakfast  every  one 
talked  about  the  concert.  Every  one  seemed 
to  consider  Miss  Eaton  the  star.  At  last, 
the  Senior  at  their  club  turned  to  one  of 
the  Freshmen  and  demanded,  "  What  did 
you  think  of  her,  Arnold?'' 

Arnold,  of  course,  was  enthusiastic  in  his 
praise,  but  studiously  avoided  the  glances  of 
his  fellow-adventurers. 

"  Well,"  said  the  Senior,  "  I'm  going  down 
to  the  next  train  and  see  her  off.  She'll  go 
back  to  Boston,  won't  she?" 

"  Probably,"  stammered  Arnold.  But 
the  three  Freshmen  never  told  the  Senior 
that  she  had  already  gone,  nor  that  they 
were  the  only  students  who  had  "seen  her 
off."     And  the  joke  was  on  the  Senior. 


Bowdoir^   ^ep§e.  - 

The  Lunch  Cart. 

'Mong  the  fondest  recollections 

Which  now  haunt  aiy  retrospections, 

And  which  push  aside  the  veil  of  time  my  memory 

to  greet, 
There  is  one  which  I  shall  cherish 
Though  all  others  sink  and  perish, 
Of  the  gayly- painted  lunch  cart  at  the  corner  of 

the  street. 

Far  superior  to  grog  shop 

Was  this  famous  red-hot-dog-shop. 

Tow'rd  its  bounty  oft  at  midnight  I'd  direct  my 

weary  feet ; 
Oft  I  squandered  my  last  nickel 
Just  to  feel  my  palate  tickle 
With  a  fraukfurt  in  the  lunch  cart  at  the  corner  of 

the  street. 

Here  were  fraukfurts  rolled  in  mustard. 
Pies  of  apple,  mince,  and  custard, 
Cake  and  coffee,  luscious  sandwich  fit  for  any  king 
to  eat; 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


New  acquairttances  I  met  with, 
Old  friends  I  bad  many  a  chat  with 
In  the  hospitable  lunch  cart  at  the  corner  of  the 
street. 

And  if  I  am  of  the  number 

Who  will  take  their  final  slumber 

In  the  city  built  of   treasure  and   with   precious 

stones  replete, 
It  will  be  a  source  of  pleasure, 
'Twill  delight  me  beyond  measure. 
If  I  can  but  see  that  lunch  cart  standing  on  the 

golden  street. 


Song  of  the  Dying  Soldier. 

Past,  fast,  by  the  shores  of  the  wild,  restless  sea, 
Beneath  the  grim  crags  of  the  winter-capped  mount. 
Close  to  the  swift  flow  of  Glen  Cragie's  dear  fount, 
There  lives  a  sweet  maiden  who's  waiting  for  me. 
Years,  years,  have  flown  swift  since  we  parted  that 

day 
Beneath  the  wild  crags  on  the  edge  of  the  bay; 
She  cried  and  she  sobbed  that  I  should  be  torn 
From  the  arms  of  my  loved  one,  and  o'er  the  waves 

borne. 

I  kissed  and  would  cheer  her, 
"I  soon  would  be  near  her," 
She  smiled,  ah !  so  sadly  !  and  looked  so  forlorn  ! 
'Twas  the  last  one  in  life,  that  kiss  I  then  gave. 
For,  a  death-wounded  soldier,  I  go  to  my  grave; 
And  she,  faithful  lassie,  is  waiting  for  me 
In  her  home  'neath  the  mountains  that  look  on 
the  sea. 

At  night,  as  I  lie  on  my  palet  of  straw, 

My  thoughts  wander  back  to  my  dear  native  land. 

And  fly  o'er  the  ocean  to  Glen  Cragie's  land. 

To  that  house  that  is  built  on  the  edge  of  the  shore, 

Where  she,  as  she  knits  by  the  embers  at  night. 

Fond  dreams  of  love's  visions  that  death  soon  will 

blight. 
While  waves  whisper  songs  of  our  love  from  the  sea. 
She  knows  not  that  death  soon  will  part  her  from  me. 

May  Christ  e'er  be  near  her, 
And  hope  ever  cheer  her,' 
Though  her  life-work  is  hard,  most  constant  to  be. 
God  grant  that  we  meet  in  heaven  again  ; 
By  death  and  the  grave  we're  parted  till  then. 
And  she,  faithful  lassie,  is  waiting  for  me 
In  her  home  'neath  the  mountains  that  look  on 
the  sea ! 


Sunset  at  New  iVIeadows  River. 

Half  adown  the  western  road 
Goes  the  day-star  glowing, 
While  beneath  low-bending  sky 
Blue  New  Meadows'  flowing. 

To  the  northward  hills  arise, 
O'er  them  clouds  are  turning 
Now  from  white  to  crimson  hue, 
Now  in  gold  are  burning. 

On  the  marsh  till  close  of  day 
Not  a  moment  shirking. 
Piling  up  the  stacks  immense, 
Farmer's  thrift  are  working. 

Then  comes  floating,  soft  and  clear, 
Sound  and  landscape  blended. 
Far  away,  the  curfew  bell, 
Telling  day  is  ended. 


Hearts. 

Old  hearts,  as  young  hearts,  can  love  one  another; 
Old  hearts,  as  young  Jiearts,  can  ever  be  true; 
Eyes  become  dim,  but  old  age  confesses. 
Hearts  are  restored  every  day  fresh  and  new. 

Time,  the  destroyer,  may  take  as  his  tribute 
Bloom  of  our  youth  and  strength  of  our  prime; 
Love  never  faileth,  the  heart  is  its  fountain; 
Hearts  are  secure  from  the  ravage  of  time. 

Life  is  a  struggle,  a  contest  and  striving, 
Always  and  ever  for  life"'s  greatest  prize; 
Look  to  your  heart,  for  there  is  implanted 
Love  ever  golden,  and  love  never  dies. 


Robert  Gailey,  the  Princeton  foot-ball  center,  is 
to  enter  the  missionary  field  in  China. 

The  Freshman  Class  at  the  University  of  Maine 
this  year  contains  93  members. 

The  students  at  the  University  of  California 
have  interested  their  Faculty  in  a  proposition  to  set 
aside  an  hour  or  two  during  the  week  for  the  con- 
sideration of  questions  which  may  from  time  to  time 
arise  that  are  of  interest  to  the  entire  student  body. 

Lieutenant  Cloman,  commandant  of  the  cadets 
of  the  University  of  California,  is  reorganizing  the 
military  department  of  the  university  so  as  to  make 
it  more  efficient  and  popular.  Several  new  features 
are  being  introduced,  among  which  are  a  student 
fire  department  and  a  military  bicycle  corps. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


129 


^^^^ 


Professor  Lee  and  a  party 
of  fifteen  enthusiastic  geologists 
of  the  Senior  Class  visited  the  White 
Mountains  a  weelj  ago.  The  party 
left  Brunswick  on  the  morning  train 
and  reached  Fabyan's  at  noon.  After 
dinner  a  tramp  of  five  miles  was  indulged  in, 
to  Crawford's.  Mount  Willard  was  the  chief  goal 
of  the  expedition,  and  the  ascent  was  made.  After 
the  party  had  been  photographed,  for  cameras  were 
in  abundance,  they  returned  and  caught  the  even- 
ing train  for  Portland.  There  was  a  tired  band  of 
scientists  which  alighted  from  the  midnight,  a  tired 
but  wiser  crowd.  Many  specimens  were  brought 
back. 

Watch  out  for  the  Quill!!!!! 

Union  Street  will  not  be  closed. 

"  The  Bates  bell  rings  once  more." 

Wheeler,  '98,  has  returned  to  college. 

Wignott,  '99,  is  out  teaching  this  term. 

Swett,  '92,  was  recently  on  the  campus. 

What  has  become  of  the  class  foot-ball  elevens? 

Professor  Files  has  been  ill  at  home  for  a  few 
days. 

Tennis  still  lives  while  this  beautiful  weather 
lasts. 

Briggs,  '99,  spent  Sunday  at  Gardiner,  with  a 
friend. 

Now  for  bon-fires !  The  trees  are  preparing  for 
winter. 

Moulton,  '98,  was  elected  juryman  by  his  class, 
recently. 

W.  B.  Perry  of  Brown,  attended  the  Zeta  Psi 
initiations. 

Simpson,  '94,  was  among  the  mourners  at  the 
Bates  game. 

Lavertu,  '99,  visited  northern  New  Hampshire  a 
part  of  last  week. 

Blake  and  Odiorne,  '98,  have  moved  into  num- 
ber 3,  Maine  Hall. 

Kendall,  '98,  had  an  ankle  sprained  quite  badly 
in  the  Bates  game. 


Pierce,  '98,  has  been  coaching  the  eleven  of  the 
Portland  High  School. 

Professor  Chapman,  at  Sunday  chapel,  spoke  of 
Neal  Dow  and  his  work. 

Philbrook  and  Dascombe,  of  Colby,  joined  with 
A  K  E  at  their  initiations. 

The  Saturday  Club  is  preparing  an  elaborate 
schedule  of  entertainments. 

Graham,  '98,  preached  at  the  Free  Baptist 
Church,  Brunswick,  a  week  ago. 

The  genial,  "Mike"  is  often  seen  about  the 
campus,  and  he  always  is  welcome. 

H.  0.  Clough,  assistant  in  Mathematics,  is  organ- 
ist at  the  Methodist  Church,  Brunswick. 

October  20th,  one  of  the  foot-ball  opeu  dates, 
has  been  filled  with  New  Hampshire  College. 

Merritt,  '94,  who  is  sub-principal  of  Edward 
Little  High  School,  attended  the  Bates  game. 

At  a  recent  meeting,  the  Class  of  1900  elected 
Burnell  as  its  member  on  the  Athletic  Committee. 

The  second  themes  of  the  term  will  be  due 
Tuesday,  October  19th.  The  subjects  are  as  follows: 
Juniors. 

1.  Should  the  Medical  School  Be  Moved  to  Portland  ? 

2.  A  Criticism  of  the  Article  by  Grant  Allen  in  the  Cos- 

mopolitan for  October,  on  "  Modern  College  Educa- 
tion." 

3.  Lamb's  "  Essays  of  Elia." 

SOPHOMOBES. 

1.  Do  We  Need  a  College  Dining- Hall  ? 

2.  A  Talk  to  the  Students  of  My  Fitting  School  on  "  How- 

to  Choose  a  College." 

3.  Scott's  "  Kenilworth." 

A  number  of  the  students  went  to  Portland  to 
see  Jefferson  in  "Rip  Van  Winkle,"  last  Thursday 
night. 

Owing  to  the  illness  of  Professor  Files,  the 
various  German  divisions  have  been  having  a  series 
of  adjourns. 

The  Freshmen  are  undergoing  their  annual 
physical  examinations,  and  the  class  appears  to  be 
of  a  fair  average. 

Many  of  the  Boston  alumni  attended  the  Har- 
vard-Bowdoin  game  last  Wednesday,  and  they  were 
greatly  pleased  at  the  result. 

The  Bowdoin  and  Colby  Chapters  of  Delta 
TJpsilon  are  to  hold  a  joint  banquet  at  Hotel  North, 
Augusta,  on  the  evening  of  Friday  next. 

No  cider  this  fall !  The  apple  crop  has  been  so 
poor.  This  means  a  great  deal  to  the  students,  for 
the  cider  trade  oftentimes  was  very  brisk. 


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The  attendance  at  chapel  was  rather  light  the 
morning  after  initiation,  the  exercises  of  the  pre- 
ceding evening  not  being  conducive  to  very  early 
rising. 

The  Seniors  and  Juniors  have  been  most  fort- 
unate with  regard  to  adjourns  this  week,  Professors 
Chapman,  MacDonald,  and  Emery,  having  been 
absent  for  several  days. 

The  College  Boolistore,  which  has  been  kept  by 
Pettengill  and  Martin  in  North  Maine,  has  been 
closed  out.  The  room  where  the  store  was  will  be 
occupied  by  Farwell,  1900. 

The  Freshmen  have  wisely  adopted  the  rule  that 
no  one  shall  wear  the  class  letters  nnless  he  shall 
have  earned  them  by  having  represented  the  class 
in  some  bona  fide  athletic  contest. 

On  initiation  night  the  whole  campus  seemed 
wrapt  in  mystery  and  in  silence.  The  bell  on  the 
Science  Building,  which  of  late  years  has  marked  off 
the  long  hours  on  this  eventful  night,  was  silent, 
and  everything  went  on  in  quietness. 

The  Freshman  Class  held  a  meeting  last  week 
and  elected  the  following  officers  for  the  coming 
year:  Gregson,  President;  A.  F.  Cowan, Vice-Presi- 
ident;  Fuller,  Secretary;  Warren,  Juryman  ;  Snow, 
Captain  foot-ball  team  ;  Berry,  Manager. 

The  Lewiston  Journal  of  last  Saturday  contained 
an  article  entitled  "  The  Modern  War  on  the  Mi- 
crobe," by  Professor  Robinson.  Prof.  Robinson  tells 
of  the  quarantine  regulations  at  New  York,  and 
speaks  of  the  great  changes  that  have  occurred  dur- 
ing the  past  few  years. 

The  great  attraction  in  town  this  week  is  the 
Topsham  Fair.  It  is  said  that  Triangle  will  trot  on 
at  least  one  of  the  Fair  days.  Although  he  is  get- 
ting a  little  along  in  years,  Triangle  has  some  good 
material  in  him  yet,  and  the  fellows  always  will 
watch  his  career  with  interest. 

The  course  in  drawing  has  been  made  elective 
to  all  the  students  of  the  college.  This  course  is  a 
helpful  one  to  all  in  college,  but  most  especially  to 
those  who  are  taking  or  expect  to  take  Biology. 
It  is  to  be  hoped  that  a  large  class  will  be  formed, 
for  the  opportunity  is  a  rare  one. 

In  the  Obituary  Record  for  the  past  year  of  the 
graduates  of  the  college,  two  descendants  of  Gov- 
ernor James  Bowdoin  are  mentioned.  James  Bow- 
doin,  after  whom  the  college  was  named,  had  three 
of  his  descendants  graduate  here;  of  these,  two, 
Benjamin  Tappan,  '33,  and  Winthrop  Tappan,  '44, 
have  both  died  during  the  last  year. 


Friday  evening,  October  8th,  was  initiation  night 
on  the  campus.  In  all,  from  a  class  of  63  members, 
42  men  were  initiated.  Following  is  a  list  of  the 
initiates  and  their  fraternities: 

A  A  <!>.— Robert  S.  Edwards,  1900,  Portland; 
Edwin  M.  Fuller,  Jr.,  Bath;  John  Gregson,  Jr., 
Worcester,  Mass. ;  Arthur  L.  Griffiths,  Maiden, 
Mass.;  Harris  J.  Milllken,  Bangor;  John  H.  White, 
Lewiston;   all  from  1901. 

*  T.— Harry  T.  Burbank,  1900,  Exeter,  N.  H. ; 
Harold  L.  Berry,  Portland;  Roland  E.  Clark, 
Houlton;  Edward  K.  Leighton,  Thomaston;  Percy 
S.  Percival,  Waterville;  John  A.  Pierce,  Portland; 
Freeman  M.  Short,  Portland;   all  from  1901. 

A  K  E.— George  C.  Minard,  1900,  Lewiston; 
Royal  H.  Bodwell,  Brunswick;  Roland  E.  Bragg, 
Bangor ;  Ripley  L.  Dana,  Portland ;  Robert  C. 
Foster,  Bethel;  Austin  P.  Larrabee,  Gardiner; 
Artelle  E.  Palmer,  South  Brewer;  Kenneth  C.  M. 
Sills,  Portland;  Donald  F.  Snow,  Bangor;  Herbert 
L.  Swett;  all  from  1901. 

Z  Y. — Frank  A.  Dillaway,  Lewiston ;  Thomas 
C.Randall,  Freeport;  Lester  D.Tyler,  Freeport; 
Harold  P.  Vose,  Machias;   all  from  1901. 

e  A  X. — John  A.  Corliss,  Bridgton ;  Clarence  B. 
Flint,  Cornish;  Almon  F.  Hill,  Portland  ;  Frederick 
L.  Hill,  Brockton,  Mass.;  Ernest  T.  Smith  ;  all  from 
1901. 

A  Y.— George  L.  Lewis,  South  Berwick;  Arthur 

F.  Cowan,  Biddeford ;  Fred  H.  Cowan,  Farmington ; 
Philip  S.  Hill,  Saoo;  Alfred  L.  Laferriere,  Norway; 
Walter  L.  Sanborn,  Norway ;  George  C.  Wheeler, 
Farmington;  all  from  1901. 

K  i;. — Thomas  W.  Bowler,  Hopkinton,  Mass. ; 
H.  H.  Cloudman,  South  Windham  ;  Scott  M.  Clark, 
Brunswick ;  Elliot  W.  Loring,  Yarmouth ;  Gardner 
M.  Parker,  Jr.,  Gorham;  Arthur  L.  Small,  Yar- 
mouthville;   all  from  1901. 

The  following  were  among  the  alumni  who 
attended  the  initiations  of  their  several  fraternities  : 

A  A  *.— Prof.  F.  C.  Robinson,  '73;  Prof.  H.  L. 
Chapman,  '66;  Edward  Stanwood, '6J  ;  F.  V.  Gum- 
mer,  '92 ;  G.  C.  Purington,  '73. 

^  T.— Albion  Burbank,  '62;  C.  T.  Hawes,  '76; 
Barrett   Potter,  '78;    Prof.  George  T.  Files,  '89; 

G.  M.  Barney,  Union  College,  '91 ;  Dr.  Charles  P. 
Lincoln,  '91  ;  Prof.  H.  C.  Emery,  '92;  R.  W.  Mann, 
'92;  Walter  Williams,  '96;  John  B.  Thompson, '96  ; 
F.  B.  Smith,  '96;  E.  G.  Pratt,  '97;  Alfred  P.  Cook, 
'97;  P.  W.  Davis,  '97. 

K  2.— J.  W.  Hewett,  '97;  H.  0.  Gribben,  '97; 
R.  W.  Smith,  '97. 


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A  K  E.— Dr.  p.  N.  Whittier,  '87;  F.  W.  Dana, 
'94;  R.  P.  Plaisted, '94;  E.  H.  Baxter, '94 ;  J.  C. 
Minot,  '96;   Rev.  Medville  McLaughlin,  Colby. 

Z  i'.— Edgar  0.  Achorn,  '81. 

A  T.— H.  0.  Clougb,  '96;   J.  E.  Stetson,  '97. 

The  following  clipping  is  taken  from  the  Neiv 
York  Commercial  Advertiser  of  September  18th: 
"Dr.  William  DeWitt  Hyde,  President  of  Bowdoin 
College  and  author  of  a  work  entitled,  '  Outlines  of 
Social  Theology,'  is  said  to  have  another  volume 
entitled,  'Practical  Idealism,'  in  the  hands  of  his 
publishers,  the  Macmillan  Co.  The  new  book  pre- 
sents in  a  systematic  form  recent  practical  develop- 
ments in  psychology,  logic,  pedagogy,  ethics,  and 
philology.  Part  I.  treats  of  man's  mental  construc- 
tion and  ofthe  natural  world  in  which  he  lives. 
Part  II.  deals  with  the  spiritual  world,  and  opens 
with  a  discussion  of  the  topic  of  personality. 
Other  topics  named  are  the  family  and  the  marriage 
tie,  the  social  significance  ofthe  new  education,  the 
social  function  of  industry,  with  remarks  on  socialism, 
the  moral  idea  in  the  social  world,  etc.  These  are 
a  few  of  the  subjects  of  later  pages,  while  the  con- 
cluding chapter  sets  forth  religion  as  the  '  unifica- 
tion of  life  through  the  acceptance  of  the  will  of 
God  and  participation  in  the  spirit  of  Christ,  which 
is  the  spirit  of  love.'  It  also  discusses  modern 
problems  and  finally  attacks  that  of  evil  in  its  three- 
fold form,  of  evil  in  nature,  badness  in  others,  and 
sin  in  ourselves,  concluding  with  an  appeal  for  the 
union  of  philosophic  insight  to  see  the  world  as  a 
whole,  and  the  religious  spirit  to  serve  God  as  the 
great  need  of  the  world  to-day." 


ift¥eti®§- 


FOOT-BALL. 
Bates,  10;  Bowdoin,  6. 

The  first  game  of  the  season  was  with  Bates, 
and  for  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  foot-ball,  the 
Bowdoin  eleven  was  defeated  by  a  Maine  team. 
The  Bates  team  was  in  fine  condition  and  played 
an  excellent  game  throughout.  They  have  been 
coached  this  season  by  Hoag,  Bowdoin's  coach  of 
last  year. 

The  game  throughout  was  clean  and  fast  foot- 
ball, but  all  of  Bowdoin's  team  seemed  a  trifle  slow. 
Then,  too,  she  was  more  or  less  handicapped  by 
the  presence  of  five  new  men  in  the  line,  but  they 
showed  that  they  only  lack  practice  to  make  them 


as  good  as  any  men  of  their  weight.  No  one  was 
seriously  injured,  although  Jennings  was  replaced 
by  Wiggin  during  the  second  half  and  Kendall 
received  a  disagreeable  sprain. 

The  game  was  called  at  3.10,  with  perfect 
weather  and  a  large  and  interested  crowd.  Bow- 
doin won  the  toss  and  Bates  had  the  kick-off.  The 
officials  of  the  game  were  Mitchell  for  Bowdoin 
and  Burrill  for  Bates,  referees  and  umpires;  and 
Prof.  Bolster  of  Bates  and  Dr.  Whittier  of  Bowdoin 
were  the  linesmen. 

Bates  kicked  the  ball  well  into  Bowdoin's 
territory.  Ives  caught  and'  advanced  the  ball  five 
yards.  Bowdoin  had  two  downs  without  gaining, 
and  Stanwood  punted.  Halliday  caught  and 
advanced  the  ball  two  yards. 

Bates  now  held  possession  of  the  ball,  and  on  a 
pass  from  half  to  right  tackle.  Call  went  through 
the  whole  Bowdoin  team  for  a  gain  of  45  yards  and 
a  touchdown.  Call  was  compelled  to  cross  the 
goal  very  near  the  side  line.  This  made  a  very 
difficult  goal  to  kick,  and  Halliday  missed. 

Bowdoin  then  kicked  to  Bates's  five-yard  line. 
Halliday  caught  the  ball  and  punted  20  yards. 
Ives  caught  it,  only  to  be  downed  in  his  tracks  and 
dragged  back  a  couple  of  yards  by  Bruce. 

The  ball  was  now  on  Bates's  25-yard  line.  Bow- 
doin gained  two  yards,  then  Kendall  made  five 
yards  around  left  end.  Bowdoin  fumbled  and  lost 
five  yards.  Bates  got  the  ball  on  downs.  Russell 
then  bucked  the  line  for  two  yards.  Pulsifer  went 
through  Bowdoin's  right  tackle  for  two  yards. 
Halliday  was  then  sent  through  the  Bowdoin  ranks  for 
two  yai'ds  more. 

Bates  was  gaining  steadily.  Pulsifer  went  around 
Hadlock's  end  for  10  yards.  Purinton  bucked  Bow- 
doin's center  for  two  yards.  Halliday  punted  and 
Stanwood  fumbled.  Bruce  rushed  down  the  line 
and  fell  on  the  ball.  Russell  went  through  Bow- 
doin's right  tackle  for  seven  yards,  and  Bates  forged 
ahead  three  yards.  Bates  then  lost  the  ball  in  a 
scrimmage  and  Stanwood  fell  on  it.  Bowdoin 
gained  five  yards  through  Bates's  line.  Bruce  then 
broke  through  and  tackled  hard,  so  that  Bowdoin 
made  no  gain.  Bowdoin  tried  a  trick  play  and 
fumbled.     Putnam  fell  on  the  ball. 

Captain  Pulsifer  then  went  around  Bowdoin's 
right  end  for  15  yards,  eluding  Kendall  and  three 
or  four  more  men.  Stanwood  tackled  him.  The 
next  down  Bates  gained  no  ground.  Bruce  then 
went  through  Stockbridge  and  gained  six  yards. 
Saunders  ran  through  Bodwell  for  four  yards. 
Purinton  made  a  fast  sprint  around  Gregson,  dodg- 


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ing  prettily,  and  gained  fifteen  yards.  Bowdoin 
then  lost  ground  steadily,  although  they  fought  for 
every  inch.  Captain  Pulsifer  then  followed  his 
blockers  around  left  end  for  60  yards  and  a  touch- 
down.    Halliday  kicked  the  goal. 

Stanwood  kicked  ofif  for  Bowdoin  to  Bates's 
10-yard  line.  Halliday  advanced  the  ball  15  yards. 
Bates  bucked  the  line  for  three  yards,  and  the 
whistle  blew.  End  of  first  half.  Score:  Bates,  10; 
Bowdoin,  0. 

Stanwood  kicked  the  ball  to  Bates's  five-yard 
Hue.  Halliday  caught  it  and  sprinted  10  yards 
before  being  downed.  Bates  then  sent  Russell  past 
Gregson  for  three  yards;  then  five  yards  more  in 
quick  succession.  Purintou  went  through  Jennings 
for  a  four-yard  gain.  Halliday  played  near  right 
end  for  Putnam  to  go  into  the  Bowdoin  left  tackle, 
which  he  did,  gaining  three  yards.  Bates  then  sent 
her  backs  in  the  form  of  a  wedge  through  Bowdoin's 
left  guard  for  a  gain  of  five  yards. 

Bowdoin  was  off  side  and  Bates  was  given  10 
yards.  Purinton  went  around  the  left  end  for  a 
five-yard  gain.  Russell  went  around  Bowdoin's 
right  end  and  gained  five  yards.  Then  Bruce 
carried  the  ball  for  five  yards  more.  Russell  ran 
around  Bowdoin's  left  end  for  a  gain  of  15  yards. 
Call  went  through  Stockbridge,  gaining  three  yards. 
Pulsifer  gained  five  yards  around  Bowdoin's  right 
end.  Sprague  went  through  Jennings  for  two 
yards.    Purinton  was  hurt  and  time  was  taken  out. 

Bowdoin  got  the  ball  on  downs  and  sent  a  wedge 
into  Sprague  for  two  yards.  Kendall  went  around 
Putnam  for  20  yards  and  Stanwood  around  Rich- 
ardson for  10  yards.  Both  men  were  tackled  hard 
by  Halliday.  Bowdoin  sent  Stockbridge  down  the 
field  for  20  yards  and  a  touchdown.  Stanwood 
kicked  a  pretty  goal.    Score:  Bates,  10;  Bowdoin, 6. 

It  was  seven  minutes  of  four  o'clock,  with  seven 
and  a  half  minutes  to  play.  Halliday  kicked  to 
Bowdoin's  10-yard  line.  Stanwood  gained  15  yards 
and  was  tackled  by  Richardson.  Bowdoin  now 
made  no  gain,  but  was  given  15  yards  on  account 
of  Bates's  off-side  play.  Bates  hammered  Bowdoin 
back  three  yards.  Jennings  was  hurt  and  time 
taken  out.  Stanwood  punted  fifteen  yards,  Halli- 
day gaining  15  yards  in  return.  Bates  gained  three 
yards  and  Pulsifer  went  through  Bowdoin's  center 
and  gained  12  yards. 

Bates  sent  a  wedge  through  Bowdoin's  right 
tackle  for  three  yards,  but  Bowdoin  was  doing  her 
best  and  tackling  hard.  Bowdoin  gained  the  ball 
on  downs.  Kendall  carried  the  ball  into  Bates's 
territory  10  yards  and  was  tackled  hard  by  Saunders. 


Bowdoin  then  lost  two  yards.  She  then  gained 

no  ground,  and  the  whistle  blew  just  as  Stanwood 
punted  to  Bates's  five-yard  line. 

The  line-up: 

Bates.  Bowdoin. 

Richardson.                       Left  End.  Hadlock. 

Sprague.                           Left  Tackle.  Stockbridge. 

Saunders.                        Left  Guard.  Cloudman. 

Hoag.                                   Center.  Spear. 

Bruce.                             Right  Guard.  Bodwell. 

Call.                              Right  Tackle.  j  J?n?in.gs- 

Putnam.  Right  End.  Gregson. 

Purinton.  Quarterback.  Moulton. 

Pulsifer.  Left  Halfback.  Kendall. 

Russell.  Right  Halfback.  Stanwood. 

Halliday.  Fullback.  Ives. 

Score— Bates  10,  Bowdoin  6.  Touchdowns — Call,  Pul- 
sifer, Stockbridge.  Goals  from  touclidowns— Halliday, 
Stanwood.  Umpire— Mitchell,  Bowdoin,  '95.  Referee — 
Burrill,  Bates,  '97.    Time— 20-minute  halves. 

Harvard,  24;  Bowdoin,  0. 

Bowdoin  played  Harvard  upon  Soldiers'  field, 
Cambridge,  Wednesday,  October  6th,  and  the  team 
showed  marked  improvement  over  the  Bates  game. 
Every  man  was  in  the  game  in  earnest,  and,  as  a 
result,  Harvard  scored  but  twenty-four  points,  a 
score  much  smaller  than  many  expected. 

On  the  kick-off,  Dibblee  fumbled  the  ball  and 
was  downed  on  his  15-yard  line.  After  a  five-yard 
gain,  Haughton  punted  to  Bowdoin's  20-yard  line. 
Clarke  went  through  Harvard's  center  for  10 
yards,  but  a  quarter-back  fumble  and  failure  to 
gain  forced  another  punt.  Dibblee  caught  the  ball, 
and  with  good  blocking  by  Haughton,  gained  20 
yards. 

Good  ground  gaining  followed,  but  the  ball  was 
lost  on  fumbles  at  Bowdoin's  25-yard  line,  and 
regained  from  Bowdoin  on  the  same  fault.  The 
ball  was  passed  to  Dibblee,  and  he  spun  off  around 
the  right  end  and  out  at  the  corner  for  25  yards. 
Haughton  kicked  the  goal.    Score,  6-0. 

Maguire  muffed  the  kick-off,  but  recovered  the 
ball  in  time  to  return  it  with  a  left-footed  kick  to 
Stanwood,  who  also  missed  it,  and  was  downed  by 
Bouve  20  yards  from  the  goal.  Bowdoin  was  again 
forced  to  kick,  Haughton  getting  the  ball  on  his 
45-yard  line,  and  rushing  it  round  right  end  for 
some  15  yards.  Maguire  performed  some  excellent 
bowling  over  in  interference. 

Short  rushes  by  Brown  and  Bouve  carried  the 
ball  quickly  to  the  two-yard  line,  only  to  be  forfeited 
to  Bowdoin  on  off-side  play.  Minard  got  back  for 
a  fake  kick,  but  was  downed  in  his  tracks,  making 
a  touch-back.     Score,  8-0. 

Harvard  again  gained  steadily  down  the  field, 
and  at  the  30-yard  line  the  ball  went  back  to 
Haughton  for  a  try  for  goal  from  the  field.   He  failed, 


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aDd  the  ball  was  brought  out  to  the  25-yard  line 
again.  An  exchange  of  punts  followed,  Bowdoin's 
being  partly  blocked.  Dibblee  got  the  ball  10  yards 
from  the  goal.  He  went  round  right  end  for  seven 
and  Haughton  went  over.  The  latter  failed  at 
goal.    Score,  12-0. 

In  the  second  half  Bowdoin  started  in  at  a 
scoring  pace.  Stanwood  caught  Haughton's  kick- 
off  and  ran  80  yards.  Ives  followed  through  center 
for  seven  more,  and  Minard  doubled  the  distance. 
Bowdoin  pushed  the  Harvard  center  back  to  the 
40-yard  line  before  it  could  hold,  and  at  length  had 
to  give  up  the  ball  on  downs.  Dibblee  at  once 
circled  rouud  right  end  for  25  yards,  Brown  round 
left  end  for  20  more,  and  Haughton  then  went 
across.  He  fumbled  the  ball  before  it  went  down, 
and  Gregson  carried  it  to  the  35-yard  line.  Har- 
vard recovered  it  on  downs,  and  Dibblee,  Haughton, 
and  Moulton  regained  the  lost  territory,  Haughton 
finally  going  over  the  chalk.  Brown  kicked  the 
goal.     Score,  18-0. 

Parker  then  took  Dibblee's  place  behind  the 
line,  and  began  with  a  15-yard  run  after  the  kick- 
off.  Cabot  added  15  yards  more,  and  Brown  and 
Parker  added  several  strips  of  five  yards  each. 
Bouve  at  last  went  through,  and  Brown  kicked  the 
goal.     Score,  24-0. 

Both  teams  were  guilty  of  continued  fumbling. 
One  of  these  fumbles  cost  Harvard  a  touchdown 
and  gave  Bowdoin  40  yards  back  into  the  field 
again.  Harvard  had  worked  the  ball  up  to  within 
three  yards  of  the  goal,  and  Haughton  was  sent  across. 
In  the  mix-up,  and  before  the  ball  was  down,  it  was 
squeezed  out  of  Haughton's  arms  and  rolled  out  into 
the  field.  Gregson  captured  it  and  sprinted  40  yards 
toward  his  goal  befor'e  Maguire  caught  him. 

Of  the  Bowdoin  team,  Gould,  left  end,  Greg- 
son, right  end,  and  Spear,  center,  did  the  best  line 
work.  Of  the  backs,  Stanwood  did  the  best,  but 
all  three  did  excellent  work,  especially  in  tackling. 
Harvard  scored  two  touchdowns,  and  one  safely  in 
the  first  half,  and  two  touchdowns  in  the  second. 
Three  out  of  four  goals  were  kicked.  Tbe  line-up 
was  as  follows : 
Harvard. 
Cabot. 
"Wheeler. 
Bouve. 
Burnett. 
Shaw. 
Mills. 
Moulton. 
Maguire. 
Dibblee.  I 
Parker,  i 
Brown. 

Haughton. 


Bowdoin. 

Left  End. 

Gould. 

Left  Tackle. 

Stockbridge. 

Left  Guard. 

Cloudman. 

Center. 

Spear. 

flight  Guard. 

Bodwell. 

Eight  Tackle. 

Merrill. 

Right  End. 

Gregson. 

Quarterback. 

Moulton. 

Left  Halfback. 

Ives. 

Eight  Halfback. 

Stanwood. 

Fullback, 

1     Clark. 
1  Minard. 

Score— 24-0.  Touchdowns — Dibblee,  Haughton,  Brown, 
Bouve.  Goals  from  touchdowns — Haughton,  Brown  2. 
Touohback — Minard.  Umpire — W.  Mackie, '94.  Referee — 
J.  G.  Kuowlton.  Linesmen — F.  Richardson  and  Ordway. 
Attendance — 2,000.     Time — 15-minate  halves. 

Bowdoin,  1900,  20;  Bath  High  School,  0. 

A  week  ago  Wednesday  the  Sophomores  played 
their  opening  game  of  the  season  with  the  Bath 
High  School  team.  The  team  was  much  weakened 
by  the  absence  of  Captain  Chapman,  who  was 
called  to  his  home  in  Portland,  and  was  lack- 
ing in  any  decent  sort  of  interference.  The 
gains  were  made  in  a  very  trust-to-luck  manner. 
The  men  in  the  line  were  very  content  to  devote 
their  attentions  to  the  men  playing  opposite  them, 
whatever  the  play. 

Sparks  played  fairly  well  at  quarter,  but  lacked 
speed  and  wit  to  accept  opportunities.  The  backs 
played  well,  especially  Merrill,  who  developed  con- 
siderable speed  at  times.  Babb  made  some  fine 
tackles,  which  in  two  instances  prevented  Bath 
from  scoring  by  a  hair's-breadth.  Hamm,  at  tackle, 
played  a  star  game;  in  fact  he  played  the  best 
gkme  of  the  team  without  any  question.  He  easily 
played  in  'varsity  form,  Wednesday.  He  made  tre- 
mendous gains  every  time  that  he  was  tried.  The 
Bath  boys  could  not  stop  him  at  all.  He  kicked 
two  very  difficult  goals. 

The  Bath  team  was  large  for  a  preparatory 
school  team,  but  they  lacked  experience.  Their 
captain,  halfback  Donnell,  was  a  very  sharp  player, 
with  a  fine  head  for  the  game.  He  kept  his  men  in 
splendid  control.  There  were  some  on  his  team 
who  were  inclined  to  be  unruly  at  times,  and  bad 
humor  seemed  to  be  an  unfortunate  ingredient  in 
the  make-up  of  one  of  the  Bath  guards.  He  was 
continually  finding  things  which  disagreed  with  his 
turn  of  mind.  But,  on  the  whole,  the  Bath  team 
made  a  very  good  showing,  and  the  1900  team 
showed  that  they  must  work  very  hard  if  they 
expect  to  hold  the  Freshmen  down  to  a  reasonable 
score.     The  Sophomores  won  by  a  score  of  20  to  0. 

Babb,  Merrill,  and  Hamm  made  the  touchdowns 
for  1900.  The  halves  were  20  and  15  minutes. 
The  ofBcials  were  Studley,  '98,  and  Gould,  1900. 

The  teams  liued  up  as  follows : 
Bowdoin,  1900.  B.  H.  S. 


Parsons. 

Gardiner.  I 

Giles.         I 

Russell. 

Farwell. 

Hamm. 

Sylvester. 

Sparks. 

Levensaler. 

Merrill. 

Babb. 


Left  End. 

Left  Tackle. 

Center. 
Right  Guard. 
Right  Tackle. 

Right  End. 

Quarterback. 

Left  Halfback. 

Eight  Halfback. 

Fullback. 


Curtis. 

Sturtevant. 

Carter. 

Thompson. 

Ingalls. 


Perkins. 
Murphy. 
Donnell. 
Eobbins. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


The  Bowdoiii  society  of  the  Young  Men's  Chris- 
tian Associatiou  has  taken  unto  itself  new  life  and 
vigor  since  the  return  of  its  president,  Mr.  Ernest 
Laycock,  '98,  who  has  been  absent  these  first  few 
weeks.  President  Laycock  is  a  fine  presiding  officer 
and  moving  spirit  to  the  society.  His  encouraging 
talks  at  the  opening  of  the  meetings  are  always 
full  of  life  and  enthusiasm  for  the  noble  work  for 
which  the  T.  M.  C.  A.  aims. 

Prof.  Frank  E.  Woodruff  addressed  the  meeting 
the  Sunday  after  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  reception  to 
the  Freshman  Class.  Prof.  Woodruff's  little  talks 
are  always  very  interesting  and  helpful  towards  the 
common  end. 

Graham,  '98,  led  the  meeting  on  October  2d  in 
a  very  original  way.  Mr.  Graham  is  fortunate  in 
possessing  a  pleasant  and  easy  method  of  putting 
out  his  ideas  that  is  altogether  agreeable. 

Robinson,  1900,  led  Thursday  night's  meeting. 
Robinson  is  an  enthusiastic  worker. 

The  address  to  the  society,  last  Sunday,  was 
made  by  Prof.  Robinson.  Prof.  Robinson's  dry 
humor  cannot  help  breaking  out  in  whatever  he 
happens  to  be  doing.  His  address  was  strictly 
informal  and  very  interesting. 


Book  I^euiew§. 

Messrs.  D.  C.  Heath  &  Co.,  the  Boston  publishers, 
are  issuing  a  new  series  of  the  standard  works  of 
English  literature,  entitled  "  Heath's  English  Clas- 
sics." These  small  volumes  resemble  in  many  respects 
the  editions  of  "English  Classics"  published  by 
Harper  &  Brothers,  with  which  we  are  so  familiar. 
There  is  one  prime  difference,  however,  and  that  is. 
Harper's  ■' Classics"  are  edited  by  one  man.  Prof. 
William  J.  Rolfe,  and  Heath's  by  about  as  many 
editors  as  there  are  volumes.  Whereas,  the  Harper's 
confine  themselves  rather  strictly  to  Shakespeare, 
this  new  series  comprises  all  branches  of  English 
literature.  In  appearance,  as  well  as  literary  merit, 
this  new  series  is  fully  the  equal  of  its  predecessor, 
and  it  is  safe  to  predict  for  it  a  popularity  equal  to, 
if  not  greater  than  that  of  the  Harper  series. 

Nothing  which  could  aid  the  careful  student  of 
literature  is  omitted;  the  books  abound  in  notes, 
glossaries,  outlines,  criticisms,  and  biographical 
references,  all  compiled  and  edited  by  thorough  i 


students.  The  volumes  of  Shakespeare,  the  so-called 
"Arden  Shakespeare,"  are  of  uniform  style  with 
the  others,  but  are  distinguished  by  a  different 
color,  thus  dividing  the  series  into  two  classes — 
Shakesperian  and  otherwise. 

The  Orient  has  received  several  of  the  series, 
among  them  Shakespeare's  "  Tempest,"  edited  by 
Frederick  S.  Boas,  M.A.,  of  Oxford  University; 
De  Quincey's  "Fhght  of  a  Tartar  Tribe,"  edited  by 
George  A.  Wanchope,  M.A.,  Ph.D.,  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Iowa;  Coleridge's  "Ancient  Mariner,"  edited 
by  Andrew  J.  George,  M.A.,  of  the  Newton  High 
School;  and  a  volume  of  Tennyson,  containing 
"Enoch  Arden,"  "  Locksley  Hall,"  and  "Lockslcy 
Hall  Sixty  Years  After,"  edited  by  Calvin  S.  Brown. 

This  series  will  be  widely  used  by  schools  and 
colleges,  as  both  its  excellence  and  reasonable  price 
will  create  a  large  demand  for  it.  Other  volumes 
than  those  mentioned  above  are  constantly  appear- 
ing, for  it  is  the  object  of  the  publishers  to  issue  a 
comprehensive  series  that  will  become  the  standard 
of  future  years. 


'29  —Alexander  Rogers  Green  died 
at  Jackson,  Miss.,  August  24th,  at  the 
advanced  age  of  eighty-eight  years.  His 
native  town  was  Topsham,  Maine,  where 
he  lived  until  1832.  His  father  was  Nathaniel 
Green,  who  was  a  member  of  the  convention  that 
framed  the  State  Constitution.  Mr.  Green  prepared 
for  college  at  Monmouth  and  Gorham  academies, 
and  after  graduating  from  Bowdoin,  studied  law 
with  Charles  Packard,  Esq.,  of  the  Class  of  '17,  at 
Brunswick.  In  1832  he  emigrated  to  Mississippi, 
where  be  was  soon  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  then 
opened  an  office  and  practiced  law  at  Holmesville 
for  a  few  years.  Later  he  turned  his  attention  to 
cotton  planting,  and  afterward  became  principal 
of  the  Jackson  Female  Institution.  In  184(1  he  was 
a  member  of  the  Mississippi  legislature.  Mr.  Green 
was  a  married  man,  and  had  five  daughters. 

'38.— On    September    26th,  Judge   Maurice   C. 
Blake,  ex-Mayor  of  San  Francisco,  died  at  his  home 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


135 


in  that  city.  Judge  Blalie,  who  was  called  "  Old 
Honesty,"  was  born  in  Otisfleld,  Maine,  October  20, 
1815.  He  graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of 
1838,  among  his  classmates  being  Edward  Henry 
Daveis  of  Portland,  Isaac  Newton  Felch,  Professor 
Daniel  Lane  of  Iowa  College,  Professor  G.  S.  Palmer 
of  Harvard  University,  Horace  Piper  of  Washing- 
ton, Rev.  Enoch  Pond,  Professor  Stephen  M.  Vail, 
and  Robert  Wyman,  a  missionary  to  Ceylon.  Judge 
Blake  practiced  law  at  Harrison,  later  at  Camden, 
and  was  collector  of  the  port  of  Belfast  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  state  legislature.  In  1853,  joining  the 
tide  of  emigration,  he  braved  the  perils  of  a  trip 
around  the  Horn,  and  arrived  in  San  Francisco, 
where  he  again  took  up  the  practice  of  law.  Soon 
after  he  was  elected  a  justice  of  the  peace,  which 
office  was  followed  by  a  probate  judgeship,  and 
later  a  position  on  the  bench  of  the  municipal 
criminal  court.  In  all  positions  of  trust  he  com- 
manded the  commendation  and  respect  of  the  people 
by  unswerving  integrity,  and  for  this  virtue  was 
kept  on  the  bench  for  a  period  of  sixteen  years.  In 
1881  he  was  elected  mayor  of  San  Francisco,  and  at 
the  close  of  this  ofQcial  career  was  among  the  most 
prominently  mentioned  for  gubernatorial  honors. 
He  withdrew  from  this  race,  however,  despite  the 
protests  of  his  friends,  who  were  confident  that  suc- 
cess would  attend  his  efforts  for  the  high  position 
of  state,  and  resumed  his  law  pj-actice.  He  formed 
a  partuership  with  his  nephew,  Maurice  Blake, 
which  was  maintained  until  the  death  of  the  latter 
in  1885,  and  then  allied  himself  with  George  N. 
Williams  and  Edward  C.  Harrison.  Judge  Blake 
was  a  staunch  Republican,  and  attended  the  national 
convention  in  1884.  The  San  Francisco  Chronicle 
gives  the  following  account  of  his  sickness  and 
funeral : 

Death  removed  one  of  the  most  distinguished  of 
California's  pioneers  on  Sunday  night,  Maurice  C. 
Blake,  es-Judge  and  ex-Mayor,  passing  away  after  a 
brief  illness.  Judge  Blake,  a  week  ago  last  Sunday, 
suffered  a  slight  stroke  of  paralysis,  which,  although 
of  a  trivial  nature,  combined  with  the  eighty-two 
years  he  bore,  proved  fatal  and  closed  a  career 
which  is  well  remembered  by  all  of  the  early  resi- 
dents of  this  city.  Death  came  at  a  time  it 
was  expected.  The  attending  physician  had  an- 
nounced that  the  venerable  jurist  was  near  his  end, 
and  the  news  had  been  hardly  received  by  the 
friends  of  the  stricken  man  when  he  passed  away. 
Only  one  blood  relative  survives  Judge  Blake,  a 
sister  residing  in  the  East.  He  was  a  single  man, 
and  lived  at  the  residence  of  the  widow  of  a  nephew, 
Maurice  Blake.  The  funeral  services  over  the  re- 
mains of  the  dead  man  were  held  at  808  Hyde  Street, 
at  10.30  o'clock,  the  Rev.  George  C.  Adams  oflSciat- 


ing,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Horatio  Stebbins,  formerly 
of  Portland.  The  interment  took  place  at  the 
Mount  Tamalpais  Cemetery,  at  San  Rafael,  the 
funeral  train  leaving  the  city  on  the  11.30  boat. 

Med.,  '.56.— Dr.  John  Frank  Pratt  died  at  his 
home  in  Chelsea,  Mass.,  on  September  5,  1897,  after 
an  illness  of  three  years.  Dr.  Pratt  was  born  at 
Greene,  Me.,  August  3,  1830.  He  was  early  a  stu- 
dent at  Monmouth  Academy,  and  fitted  for  college 
under  a  private  tutor  at  Hartland.  In  1856  he 
graduated  from  Bowdoin  College,  immediately 
beginning  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Now 
Sharon.  In  1857  he  married  Annie  W.  Currier  of 
New  Sharon.  He  enlisted  as  surgeon  at  the  out- 
break of  the  war,  and  was  connected  with  the  Army 
of  the  Potomac  in  many  positions  of  trust  until 
the  close  of  the  war.  The  following  year  he  was 
in  charge  of  hospitals  connected  with  the  Preed- 
man's  Bureau.  In  1866  he  returned  to  his  practice 
at  New  Sharon,  removing  in  1873  to  Chelsea.  Until 
his  health  failed  Dr.  Pratt  had  a  wide  practice. 
His  first  attack  of  paralysis  came  three  years  ago. 
Since  last  January  he  has  been  confined  to  his  house, 
and  since  May,  to  his  room.  The  shock  which 
resulted  fatally  was  received  three  years  ago. 
Dr.  Pratt  was  a  close  student  of  history,  and  a 
voluminous  and  valued  contributor,  as  well  as  a 
skilled  illustrator,  to  the  local  histories  of  his_^ 
native  state.  Many  of  his  books  are  profusely 
illustrated  by  himself  He  was  well  known  in  liter- 
ary and  scientific  circles,  and  had  done  special 
work  for  the  state.  His  collection  of  rare  volumes 
and  prints  was  remarkably  complete.  Among  the 
many  societies  by  whom  Dr.  Pratt  will  be  missed 
as  a  member,  are  the  Bostonian  Society,  Massachu- 
setts Chapter  of  Sons  of  American  Revolution,  the 
Maine  Historical  Society,  and  the  Maine  Genealog- 
ical Society. 

'60. — Rev.  Dr.  C.  F.  Penney  has  tendered  his 
resignation  as  pastor  of  the  Court  Street  Baptist 
Church  in  Auburn,  to  take  effect  the  last  of  Octo- 
ber. Rev.  Dr.  Penney  began  his  labors  as  a  Free 
Baptist  minister  at  Augusta,  in  1862,  where  he 
remained  pastor  of  the  Free  Baptist  Church  twenty- 
four  years,  one  of  the  longest  pastorates  in  Maine, 
and  probably  the  longest  in  the  Free  Baptist 
denomination.  His  resignation  there  was  forced  by 
reason  of  ill  health.  The  church  gave  him  leave 
of  absence  for  one  year,  declining  to  accept  the 
resignation  in  the  hope  that  with  a  year's  rest  he 
would  be  able  again  to  take  up  the  pastorate,  but 
at  the  end  of  the  year  he  was  unable  to  resume  the 
pastoral  relations.    He  preached  for  two  years  at 


136 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Vinalhaveu,  after  wbich  be  weut  to  California, 
remaining  there  tbree  years.  Upoo  his  return  to 
Maine  be  occupied  Rev.  Tbomas  H.  Stacy's  pulpit, 
at  the  Court  Street  Free  Baptist  Church  in  Auburn, 
from  October,  1890,  to  the  following  March.  He 
was  then  recalled  to  the  pastorale  of  his  old  church 
at  Augusta,  where  be  labored  for  three  years.  He 
has  been  pastor  of  the  Court  Street  Free  Baptist 
Church  in  Auburn  about  four  years,  and  in  this 
pastorate,  as  in  all  others,  his  labors  have  been 
singularly  blessed.  He  has  been  beloved  outside 
his  parish  as  well  as  in  it,  and  his  relations  with  the 
pastors  of  Lewiston  and  Auburn,  and  with  the 
Faculty  of  Bates  College,  have  always  been  most 
cordial  and  pleasant. 

'61. — Professor  Lucilius  A.  Emery  visited  the 
college  after  having  completed  the  Melcber-Hadley 
case  at  Auburn.  He  attended  chapel  and  later  was 
an  interested  spectator  at  the  recitations  of  the 
Senior  division  in  Political  Economy. 

77. — Lieutenant  Peary's  steam-bark  Hope  has 
got  safely  back  to  Boston  after  a  two-month's  trip, 
in  which  it  penetrated  as  far  north  as  Cape  Sabine, 
latitude  78°  44'.  The  Hope's  trip  was  in  all  respects 
successful.  Besides  her  crew  of  twenty,  she  carried 
a  party  of  seventeen  explorers,  hunters,  and  scien- 
tists, who  returned  with  valuable  spoils  and  tro- 
phies. Lieutenant  Peary  found  the  old  Greely 
camp  at  Cape  Sabine,  and  brought  home  relics  from 
it.  Most  important  of  all,  he  fetched  home  the 
famous  hundred-ton  mass  of  stone  and  iron  dis- 
covered seventy  years  ago  by  Sir  John  Ross  at  Cape 
York,  and  believed  to  be  a  meteorite.  To  get  that 
was  a  chief  purpose  of  the  expedition.  All  the 
objects  of  the  expedition,  including  the  establish- 
ment of  Jausen  at  the  whaling-station  at  Spicer 
Harbor,  were  accomplished  without  misadventure. 

'90. — The  following  appeared  in  the  Brunswick 
Telegraph  of  last  week : 

Another  was  added  to  the  list  of  notable  nuptial 
events  in  Bangor,  on  Wednesday,  when  the  vows 
were  exchanged  which  made  Miss  Frances  Katha- 
rine Pierce  the  wife  of  William  Wiugate  Hubbard, 
Esq.  The  marriage  was  solemnized  at  the  residence 
of  Mrs.  Lsaiah  Stetson,  an  aunt  of  the  bride,  on 
Union  Street,  in  the  presence  of  a  gathering  of  the 
relatives  and  the  more  intimate  friends  of  those 
most  directly  concerned.  The  hour  was  eleven  o'clock. 

'92. — Swett  visited  the  campus  recently. 

'94. — In  Topsham,  on  Wednesday  evening,  Octo- 
ber 6th,  Rev.  Norman  McKinnon  of  Foscroft,  and 
Miss  Etta  A.  Whitehouse  of  Topsham,  were  mar- 
ried at  8  o'clock.  The  marriage  took  place  in  the 
sight  of  a  great  assembly  of  friends  of  the  bride  and 
groom.    The  marriage  was  said  by  Rev.  Philip  H. 


Moore  of  Saco.  Both  Mr.  McKinnon  and  Mr. 
Moore  were  engi, ged  in  study  in  the  seminary  at 
Bangor,  and  entered  college  after  their  gradua- 
tion. Here  they  were  closely  associated,  and 
graduating  together,  entered  the  ministry  at 
about  the  same  time.  Both  have  Maine  churches, 
and  both  have  made  names  for  themselves  amongst 
the  people  of  this  state.  Mr.  McKinnon  was 
escorted  by  the  groomsman,  Mr.  Harry  H.  Wood 
of  Boston.  The  maid  of  honor  was  Miss  Susan  M. 
Whitehouse,  sister  of  the  bride,  and  the  brides- 
maids were  Miss  Mattie  Gahan  of  Brunswick,  Miss 
Annie  Barrows  and  Miss  Ada  F.  Whitehouse,  a 
sister  of  the  bride,  of  Topsham.  The  ushers  were 
Mr.  Cony  Sturgis,  Bowdoin,  '99,  of  Augusta,  Mr. 
Aurin  Gahan  of  Brunswick,  Mr.  Preston  Kyes, 
Bowdoin,  '96,  of  North  Jay,  and  Mr.  Walter  Scott 
Abbott  Kimball,  Bowdoin,  '95,  of  Portland.  After 
a  wedding  journey  of  ten  days  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McKinnon  will  return  to  Foxcroft  and  enter  a  home 
which  has  been  prepared  for  their  reception.  The 
bride  is  one  of  the  most  highly  esteemed  young 
ladies  in  her  vicinity ;  she  is  the  daughter  of 
Superintendent  Frank  C.  Whitehouse  of  the  Bow- 
doin Paper  Company,  and  aside  from  rare  personal 
charms,  possesses  those  uncommon  qualities  of 
amiability  and  grace  which  will  fit  her  for  the  impor- 
tant duties  which  she  will  find  in  her  new  home. 
Mr.  McKinuon's  woi'k  in  eastern  Maine  is  too  well 
known  to  need  description,  for  his  breadth  of  mind, 
bis  depth  of  character,  the  height  of  his  ambitions, 
and  his  generous  cordiality,  he  is  dearly  loved  by 
his  people  in  Foxcroft. 

'97. — Haines    and    Varrell    are    at    present    in 
Albuquerque,  New  Mexico,  travelling  and  studying. 


IN  MEMORIAM. 

Hall  of  Theta,  a  k  e,   } 

October  11,  1897.      \ 

Whereas,  We  have  learned  with  profound  sorrow 

of  the  death  of  our  beloved    brother,  Horace  B. 

Rines,  at  Denver,  Col.,  last  August;  be  it 

Besolved,  That  the  Fraternity  has  lost  a  loyal 
and  honored  member ;  and  be  it  further 

Resolved,  That  we  extend  our  sympathy  to  his 
family,  and  that  copies  of  these  resolutions  be  sent 
to  the  relatives  of  the  deceased,  and  to  the  Bow- 
doin Okient  for  publication. 

Eugene  T.  Minott, 
Thomas  L.  Marble, 
Cony  Sturgis, 

Committee  for  the  Chapter. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,    OCTOBER   27,  1897. 


Vol.  XXVII. 


No.  8. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

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Harold  P.  Dana,  '99. 
Fred  R.  Marsh,  '99. 
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CONTENTS. 

Vol.  XXVII.,  No.  8.— October  27,  1897. 

Editorial  Notes 137 

An  Intercollegiate  Base-Ball  Game 140 

On  Casco  Bay 141 

Bowdoin  Verse  ; 

Moon-Set 142 

Blue  Eyes  and  Violets 142 

Beviens  1 142 

Life  and  Deatli 143 

Ode  to  an  Old  Pipe 143 

CoLLEGii  Tabula 143 

Athletics 145 

Y.  M.  C.  A .     .     .     .     .     .  148 

Personal 149 


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prevent  Mr.  Crafts  from  continuing  his 
duties,  for  it  had  been  hoped  that  during  the 
three  years  of  management  which  lay  before 
him,  he  might  have  the  credit  of  putting  the 
Orient  upon  its  feet,  financially.  It  was 
the  belief  of  the  Board  that  Mr.  Crafts  would 
have  been  able  so  to  have  done. 

The  choice  of  a  successor  to  Mr.  Crafts 
fell  unanimously  upon  Mr.  F.  L.  Dutton, '99, 
and  the  Board  extends  to  him  a  cordial  wel- 
come. He  is  a  man  who  is  experienced  in 
the  management  of  a  paper,  and  if  he  is 
successful  in  putting  the  Orient  upon  its 
feet  again,  he  will  receive  the  merited  thanks 
of  the  entire  college. 

The  Board  decided  to  hold  fortnightly 
meetings   at  its  office,  so  that  the  members 


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might  all  work  together  for  the  best  interests 
of  the  paper.  These  meetings  are  to  be 
held  alternate  Wednesdays,  preceding  the 
appearance  of  the  Orient. 

The  question  of  whether  or  not  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Orient  Board  shall  in  the  future 
be  allowed  to  act  upon  the  Quill  Board  was 
discussed,  but  no  action  taken.  The  general 
opinion  appeared  to  be  that  as  good,  if  not 
better,  results  might  be  obtained  if  the  papers 
were  distinctly  separate.  There  are  suffi- 
cient men  in  college  to  manage  both  papers 
without  overlapping,  and  more  general  inter- 
est  might  be  obtained  if  a  friendly  competi- 
tion existed.  The  matter  was  laid  upon  the 
table  until  the  next  meeting,  when  it  will  be 
decided. 


COMPLAINTS  are  continually  being  made 
both  to  the  town  and  college  authorities 
that  property  of  more  or  less  value  is  lost  from 
time  to  time  about  the  college.  Every  few 
days  something  is  missed,  from  wearing 
apparel  to  money  and  mileages,  and  no  one  is 
the  wiser.  Although  occasional  cases  of  klep- 
tomania may  exist  among  the  students,  and 
some  thefts  may  be  accounted  for  in  this 
manner,  the  greater  portion  of  our  thieving 
is  committed  by  outsiders  who  come  to 
us  for  the  ostensible  purpose  of  obtaining 
work.  "Tlie  students  themselves  are  respon- 
sible for  this  thieving,  indirectly,"  said  the 
sheriff  of  Brunswick,  "for  they  employ  per- 
sons of  known  dishonesty  about  their  rooms, 
persons  whose  characters  are  so  well  known 
about  town  that  their  presence  is  never  per- 
mitted." Last  summer  one  such  case  was 
brought  to  light,  but  that  was  by  no  means  the 
only  one.  To-da}'  the  students  employ  men 
who  frequent  the  college  for  no  other  purpose 
than  stealing,  and  should  employment  not  be 
given  these  characters,  a  large  percentage  of 
our  thieving  would  stop.  Every  man  should 
be  cautious  in  allowing  persons  to  work  for 
him,  unless  their  honesty  is  known.     The 


police  of  the  town  are  willing  to  assist  in 
the  suppression  of  this  nuisance,  but  when 
such  grand  opportunities  for  thieving  exist, 
it  is  practically  impossible  to  accomplish 
anything  of  importance. 


^PHE  Orient  has  been  requested  to  remind 
^  the  College  of  the  young  pines  that  were 
so  carefully  planted,  last  spring,  at  the  back 
of  the  campus,  toward  tlie  lower  village. 
These  pines  were  set  out  at  great  expense 
and  labor,  so  that  the  original  "  Pines  of  Bow- 
doin"  might  not  be  without  successors.  The 
tall  grass  has  hidden  these  in  places,  and 
careless  pedestrians  have  trampled  upon  and 
injured  several  of  the  young  trees,  not  to  men- 
tion the  fact  that  fires  promiscuousl}'  started 
and  allowed  to  spread,  have  burned  a  few. 
The  Orient  wishes  to  forcibly  call  the  atten- 
tion of  the  students  to  these  prospering 
pines,  and  thereby  prevent  further  harm. 
Carelessness  rather  than  wantonness  has 
destroyed  these,  and  it  is  hoped  that  a  cau- 
tion will  prove  sufficient.  Dr.  Whittier  and 
Mr.  Austin  Gary,  '88,  were  instrumental  in 
starting  this  project,  and  their  labors  in  our 
behalf  should  not  be  thwarted ;  rather,  we 
should  do  everything  in  our  power  for  the 
preservation  of  these  "whispering  pines"  of 
tlie  future. 


CLASS  foot-ball  teams  are  of  great  benefit 
to  the  college,  when  properly  managed, 
and  of  greater  injury  when  improperly  man- 
aged. No  minor  team,  whether  a  class,  or 
a  so-called  "scrub,"  team  should  ever  be 
allowed  to  leave  the  campus  unless  it  has 
proved  itself  worthy  and  competent  to  bear 
the  name  of  Bowdoin,  and  to  uphold  that 
name  by  hard  and  creditable  work.  When 
a  class  team  plays  some  fitting  school  in  a 
miserably  played  game,  when  the  name  of 
Bowdoin,  even  though  class  letters  be 
attached,  is  dragged  through  the  mire,  and 
when   the   game    played   would  disgrace    a 


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grammar-school  team,  a  halt  should  be  called. 
We  do  not  claim  that  every  team  must  win, 
that  is  impossible;  but  every  team  should 
play  a  respectable  game  of  foot-ball,  and  if 
this  is  impossible,  said  team  should  remain 
concealed  upon  its  native  campus.  Many 
people,  when  they  read  of  such  and  such  a 
Bowdoin  team's  defeat,  never  think  of  the 
class,  and  the  college  suffers  thereby.  Teams 
have  left  Brunsvi^ick  that  never  have  lined 
up,  and  many  that  have  lined  up  never 
should  have.  The  General  Athletic  Com- 
mittee should  take  this  matter  in  charge  and 
should  pass  judgment  as  to  the  advisability 
of  playing  each  and  every  game.  No  aggre- 
gation should  undertake  to  play  fitting- 
schools  for  the  simple  sake  of  having  "sport," 
as  it  is  expressed. 

Since  the  mass-meeting  was  held,  there 
has  been  a  different  spirit  manifested  with 
regard  to  our  'varsity  foot-ball.  More  men 
have  appeared,  and  much  more  enthusiasm 
shown.  Although  the  meeting  itself  was 
not  particularly  enthusiastic,  it  produced  a 
wonderful  effect,  which  was  seen  that  very 
afternoon.  Mr.  Warren  of  Harvard  coached 
the  team  successfully,  but  on  the  whole 
rather  severely,  and  his  place  has  been  taken 
by  Mr.  Libby,  Bowdoin,  '96.  One  mistake 
made  during  the  first  of  the  season  was,  that 
the  second  eleven  was  a  bit  neglected.  If 
the  second  eleven  is  instructed  in  the  new 
plays,  how  to  play  them  as  well  as  how  to 
stop  them,  and  if  it  is  encouraged,  the  great- 
est difficulty  has  been  overcome;  If  as  much 
care  is  taken  of  the  lesser  players  as  of  the 
greater,  a  coach  will  always  be  sure  of  two 
elevens,  and  the  team  is  bound  to  win.  All 
we  need  for  success  are  a  strong  second 
eleven,  financial  support,  and  the  proper 
spirit. 

YEAR  or  two  ago  the  college  authorities 
provided  Paradise  Spring  Water  for  the 
students,  and  the  two  "split"  barrels  behind 
the    chapel   were    visited   daily  by  a   large 


majority  of  the  college.  At  that  time  our 
authorities  evidently  appreciated  the  fact 
that  only  absolutely  pure  water  is  fit  for 
drinking  purposes,  but  since  then  they  must 
have  either  forgotten  this  fact  or  changed 
their  opinions,  for  the  barrels  disappeared 
and  hydrant  water  was  again  called  into  use. 
This  was  done  because  the  Brunswick  water 
works  were  connected  with  those  of  Bath, 
and  the  water  was  brought  from  beyond  the 
Kennebec.  From  that  time  on  our  water 
has  been  changed  constantly  —  to-day  we 
drink  Androscoggin  water,  and  to-morrow 
perhaps  Bath,  so  that  we  can  never  be  sure 
as  to  the  purity  of  our  standard  beverage. 
Unwieldy  schooners  are  constantly  dragging 
their  anchors  up  and  down  the  Kennebec, 
with  the  result  that  the  submerged  pipe  is 
bi'oken,  and  Bath  and  Brunswick,  when 
thirsty,  are  forced  to  resort  to  "hydrant 
juice  "  for  days. 

The  Orient  believes  that  the  college 
would  be  moi'e  than  recompensed  by  the  , 
increased  and  assured  healthfulness  of  the 
students  for  whatever  outlay  it  might  be 
subjected  to  in  reinstating  and  maintaining 
the  old  familiar  and  health-giving  "split 
barrels."  When  one  thinks  of  drinking 
Androscoggin  water,  and  that,  moreover, 
drawn  not  far  from  Freuchtown,  one  sud- 
denly loses  all  thirst  for  H2O ;  for  the  sake 
of  temperance,  if  for  no  other  reason.  Para- 
dise Water  should  be  supplied.  The  entire 
college  hopes  for  an  immediate  renewal  of 
our  pure-water  system,  and  there  is  no 
logical  reason  why  this  hope  should  not  be 
fulfilled.  Whether  or  not  breaks  occur  in 
the  Kennebec,  Bath  water  is  none  too  pure, 
and  it  would  be  much  more  healthful  for  the 
students  to  drink  the  same  water  continually, 
especially  when  that  is  of  unquestioned 
purity. 

The  Freshman  Class  at  Dartmouth  numbers  over 
200.  The  seatiug  room  of  the  chapel  is  insufflcient, 
and  dormitories  have  been  enlarged  to  provide  for 
the  increased  attendance. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


An  Intercollegiate  Base-Ball  Game 

TITHE  base-ball  season  of  1896  was  well 
-»■  under  way  for  the  Maine  Intercollegiate 
League.  Bates  had  played  Colby  and  Maine 
State,  and  had  won  from  both,  while  Bow- 
doin  had  taken  one  game  from  the  latter  and 
two  from  the  former,  not  to  mention  defeat- 
ing several  colleges  outside  of  the  state. 
The  two  victorious  nines  were  now  to  meet 
at  Bowdoin  for  their  first  trial  of  strength, 
both  confident  of  victory. 

The  old  Delta,  that  sunshiny  afternoon, 
presented  a  gay  appearance.  The  grand 
stand,  up  against  the  end  of  Adams  Hall, 
was  filled  with  a  crowd  of  students,  members 
of  the  Faculty,  and  the  lady  supporters  of 
both  teams.  Bates  men  were  down  in  force, 
and  from  the  northern  side  of  the  diamond 
they  strove  to  enliven  the  time  by  giving  their 
college  3'ell,  which  was  answered  from  the 
southern  side  and  from  the  grand  stand  by  a 
lustjr  " B-o-iv-d-o-i-n,  Rah,  Rah,  Rah!  "  Bruns- 
wick towns-people  swelled  the  throng,  and  it 
was  rumored  that  the  Bowdoin  "  Medics  " 
had  organized  a  band  in  honor  of  the  occa- 
sion. Copies  of  a  song  written  by  "Jake" 
Pierce,  '96,  had  been  distributed  among  the 
college  boys,  and,  not  content  to  wait  for  the 
game,  the  party  in  the  grand  stand  struck 
up  the  opening  verse  as  the  team  started  out 
for  preliminary  practice  : 

"Gathered  on  the  Delta,  boys,  we'll  raise  a  mighty 
cheer; 
Cheer  with  such  a  spirit  'that  the  Worcester  team 

shall  hear. 
Bowdoin's  nine  must  win  to-day ;  'tis  Bowdoiu's 
banner  year; 
And  Bowdoin  's  marching  on  !" 

A  moment  later  a  great  shout  arose  as, 
headed  by  their  band,  the  medical  students 
marched  onto  the  grounds.  In  front,  as 
Grand  Marshal,  strode  the  imposing  form  of 
President  Worthing  of  the  Senior  Class, 
with  tall  silk  hat  and  beribboned  cane,  and 


behind  came  the  banner  of  the  school,  and 
huge  placards  bearing  such  inscriptions  as: 
"  Bates  squawked  in  '94, 
Stayed  out  In  '95. 
Why?    Afraid  of  Medics!  " 
and : 

"  Can  the  Medics  play  ball  ? 
Watch  Bryant !  " 

The  procession  made  the  circuit  of  the 
field  and  finally  halted  on  the  southern  side, 
opposite  to  the  point  from  which  the  Bates 
students  were  trying  to  make  themselves 
heard  with  their  "  Boom-a-lak-a !  Boom-a- 
lak-a !  Boom !  Bates !  Boom ! "  Then, 
amidst  the  blaring  of  the  band  and  the 
cheers  of  the  opposing  colleges,  the  game 
began . 

The  first  few  innings  were  wildly  excit- 
ing. Bowdoin  started  in  by  piling  up  six 
runs,  and,  at  the  end  of  the  third,  the  score 
stood  eight  to  four  in  her  favor.  The 
"Medic"  band,  having  exhausted  its  reper- 
toire (which  seemed  to  consist  solely  of  "Phi 
Chi "),  was  obliged  to  repeat  it  several  times 
to  give  vent  to  the  enthusiasm,  and  from  the 
grand  stand  the  refrain  of 

"  Bowdoin,  Bowdoin,  Bowdoin,  Bowdoin; 
Old  Bowdoin's  marching  on  !  " 

swelled  again  and  again. 

In  the  fourth  inning  Bates  made  three 
runs  to  Bowdoin's  one.  This  seemed  to 
anger  the  "Medics,"  and  they  marched  over 
to  the  Bates  side  of  the  field  as  if  to  sweep 
their  opponents  out  of  existence.  Here, 
however,  they  were  met  by  Despeaux,  the 
town  constable,  and,  after  a  "scrap,"  which 
took  up  most  of  the  interest  of  the  specta- 
tors during  the  fifth  inning,  the  "Medics" 
returned  to  their  first  position.  For  a  time, 
now,  neither  side  scored,  and  the  Bowdoin 
men  in  the  grand  stand  expressed  their  ap- 
proval of  Bodge's  pitching  by  singing  the 
familiar  lines: 

"Mamie,  come  kiss  your  honey  boy, 
While  the  stars  do  shine  ! " 


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141 


They  also   took  the   opportunity  to  renew 
"Jake"  Pierce's  song: 

"We'll  trust  to  Bodge  within  the  box,  and  Haines 

behind  the  bat; 
.  And  Captain   Hull   and  Frankie    Dane,  there's 
nothing  slow  in  that ; 
Wlien  Auntie  Coburn  hits  the  ball  it  won't  Ijuow 
where  it's  at; 
While  Bowdoin  marches  on. 

"  Then  put  them  over,  Mamie,  and  we'll  have  them 
in  a  hole. 
For  nothing  passes  Bryant  and  there  are  no  flies 

on  Soule; 
While  "Lib"  and  Greenlaw  both  combine  to  help 
us  reach  our  goal, 
And  Bowdoin  marches  on  !  " 

The  eighth  inning  drew  to  a  close.  Bates 
had  added  three  more  runs  in  the  seventh, 
and  the  score  now  stood  15  to  10  in  Bow- 
doin's  favor.  The  disheartened  students 
from  Lewiston  began  to  leave  the  field. 
Some,  it  is  said,  went  to  the  telegraph  station 
and  sent  word  home  that  Bowdoin  had  won 
the  game.  The  Bowdoin  boys  were  jubilant, 
and  from  the  grand  stand  came  again  the 
song : 

"  Then  shout  again  together,  '  We  won't  do  a  thing 
to  Bates ! ' 
Thanli  God    that   we're  from  Bowdoin,  though 

they  call  us  sports  and  sljates,- 
For  Bowdoin  was  '  OLD  BOWDOIN '  when  there 
wasn't  any  Bates ! 
And  Bowdoin's  marching  on  !  " 

Truly  everything  was  in  Bowdoin's  favor. 
With  a  margin  of  five  points,  the  last  half  of 
the  ninth  began.  Bates  was  at  the  bat.  One 
man  out  .  .  .  two  men  out  .  .  .  and — what 
is  that?  A  run  ?  Two  runs  !  three!  four! 
five  !     The  score  is  tied  ! 

Just  what  happened  to  Bowdoin  in  that 
ninth  inning  has  never  been  satisfactorily 
explained.  Some  said  it  was  a  case  of 
"swelled  head,"  others  attributed  the  disas- 
ter to  the  "Medic"  band,  and  still  others 
laid  the  blame  on  "  Jake "  Pierce's  song, 
and  backed  up  their  assertion  by  citing  the 


defeat    received   from  Bates    the   last  time 
"Jake  "  wrote  a  song  for  the  game. 

But  whatever  the  cause,  the  result  was 
only  too  evident.  For  another  inning  and  a 
half,  Bowdoin  made  a  desperate  effort  to 
retrieve  her  fortunes,  and  then  .  .  the  Bates 
yell  resounded  from  the  Delta,  and  the 
reporters  sent  off  to  the  Sunday  papers  the 
dispatch:  "Bowdoin,  15;  Bates,  16." 


On  Casco  Bay. 

NOT  long  ago,  the  writer  had  the  good 
fortune  to  be  one  of  a  party  which  took 
a  bicycle  ride  to  the  shoi'es  of  beautiful 
Casco  Bay. 

After  the  usual  delay  in  picking  up  the 
different  members  of  the  company,  we  started 
off  at  a  good  pace,  for  the  day  was  cool  and 
cjoudy.  In  the  overflow  of  spirits,  caused 
by  the  exhilarating  first  spin  of  the  season, 
some  of  us  tried  racing,  but  shortness  of 
breath  and  "lack  of  form  "  incident  to  the 
winter's  rest,  soon  put  a  stop  to  such  exhibi- 
tions. Then  we  settled  down  to  a  quiet- 
gait,  sufSciently  swift  for  pleasure  and  com- 
fortable to  our  untrained  muscles. 

All  went  finely  till  the  main  road  was  left 
and  a  short  cut  taken,  which  soon  disclosed 
its  true  character.  The  soil  was  largely 
of  clay;  the  road  had  been  little  used, 
and  that  apparently  when  in  a  semi-liquid 
condition,  for  the  hoof-prints  aud  wheel- 
tracks  of  the  teams  that  had  passed  were 
seemingly  as  deep  as  when  new,  while  in  the 
bottom  of  each  one  lay  an  innocent  little 
pool  of  water,  ready  for  the  unwary  cyclist. 
But  worse  was  to  come,  and  come  it  did  in 
the  form  of  a  hill,  whereon  one  might  experi- 
ence the  novel  sensation  of  pedalling  as  hard 
as  he  could,  while  he  saw  the  earth  before 
him  slipping  farther  and  farther  away.  Our 
next  difficulty  was  occasioned  by  a  cross- 
road, about  which  no  one  knew  anything 
definite.  Finally  it  was  decided  to  turn  to 
the  right  toward  a  slight  descent.     We  set 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


out,  and  soon  were  jolting  and  thumping 
down  a  hill  comparable  only  to  an  old- 
fashioned  corduroy  road. 

So  far,  our  pleasure  had  been  derived 
from  overcoming  the  seeming  opposition  of 
nature,  but  we  were  yet  to  enjoy  our  reward. 
The  shore  was  reached  at  a  rocky  little  point, 
on  which  we  all  found  seats,  and  then  pro- 
ceeded to  amuse  ourselves  and  each  other 
by  skipping  shells  and  flat  stones,  examining 
rock-weed  and  telling  stories,  some  "with  a 
"fishy"  flavor  peculiarly  appropriate  to  the 
occasion. 

Meanwhile,  the  sharp-ej'ed  member  of  the 
party  had  discovered  a  little  dot  on  the 
horizon,  which  he  declared  to  be  a  vessel 
under  full  sail.  When,  after  many  directions 
and  much  craning  of  necks,  all  had  made  out 
the  speck,  the  glasses  were  produced  and 
proved  our  prophet  a  true  one,  and  from 
that  time  forth  he  was  not  without  honor  in 
his  party.  But  so  far  away  was  our  fancy- 
laden  craft  that  even  through  the  glasses  she 
appeared  but  a  spot  a  trifle  darker  than  her 
surroundings,  as  she  seemed  to  lie  floating 
in  the  air,  so  alike  were  the  colors  of  the  sea 
and  sky — calm,  thoughtful  shades  of  gray. 
We  watched  her  for  a  while,  but  could  not 
see  that  she  made  an}'  progress.    There,  like 

"A  painted  ship  upon  a  painted  ocean" 
she    lay   against   the    dim,   faint    distance; 
sombre,  yet  with  a  quiet  beauty  which  only 
such  gray  mists,  far  off  on  the  sea,  can  have. 

All  things,  however,  must  have  an  end, 
so  leaving  our  ship  to  tra'vel  its  lonely  course, 
we  turned  toward  home,  taking  the  more 
direct  and,  as  it  proved,  the  better  road. 


Chicago  University  is  planning  the  construction 
of  a  new  gymnasium.  Its  dimensions  will  be  ]00 
by  800  feet,  and  it  is  proposed  to  make  it  the  fiuest 
building  of  its  kind  in  the  world.  An  athletic  field 
100  by  600  feet  will  be  added,  with  a  seating 
capacity  of  25,000  people.  The  field  will  be  entirely 
closed  and  properly  heated,  so  that  sport  can  be 
carried  on  during  the  winter. 


Bowdoii^   ^ep§e. 

Moon-Set. 

The  moon  sank  down  in  distant  west, 

Yet  not  so  far  away 
But  I  could  see  the  place  it  dropped, 
Far  o'er  the  dark'uiug  bay. 

The  pine  tree  stirred,  as  gently  touched 

Its  top  the  waning  moon; 
And  swiftly  forth  a  fire  broke, 

Which  changed  the  night  to  noon. 

Prom  far  and  near  the  people  came 

To  idly  stand  and  gaze. 
And  wondered,  puzzled  in  their  minds, 

At  what  had  caused  the  blaze. 

But  had  they  seen,  as  I  had  done, 
The  moon  come  down  to  earth, 

The  question  would  have  solved  itself; 
They'd  known  what  gave  it  birth. 


Blue  Eyes  and  Violets. 

Dear  Violets, 

Sweet  flowerets, 

When  sunlight  falls  adown  blue  skies, 

I  gaze  into  your  tender  eyes, 

And  gazing,  dream  of  her, 

Dear  Violets, 

Sweet  flowerets. 

Dear  Violets, 

Sweet  flowerets, 

When  snow-flakes  fall  adown  grey  skies, 

I  gaze  iuto  her  lovely  eyes 

And  see  my  spring-time  dream, 

Dear  Violets, 

Sweet  flowerets. 


Reviens! 

Summer,  my  dear  Summer-time, 
Hasten  back  to  me ! 
Falling  rose  leaves,  fading  bowers 
Die  with  love  for  thee. 

But  my  lovely  Summer-time, 
Autumn  twilights  say, 
Never  will  come  back  again. 
Thou  art  gone  for  aye. 


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Is  it  that  thou  would'st  uot  come  ? 
Nay,  that  cannot  be. 
Pate  it  must,  Fate  doth  hold 
Cruel  reign  o'er  thee. 

Life  and   Death. 

I. 

Life  and  Death  once  met  together  at  a  bed 

Where  lay  a  dying  mother  and  her  new-born 
child; 
Death  to  claim  the  body  whence  the  soul  had  fled, 
And  Life  to  claim  the  babe  who,  all  unconscious, 
smiled. 
Said  Death  :  "Mine  is  the  greater  victory." 
SaidLife:  "But  time  alone  the  truth  will  see." 

II. 
Years  fled.  Death  atlast  the  child  his  victim  claimed. 

And  loud  exulting  sped  to  Life  and  said: 
"Life,  behold,  thy  treasure  has  my  spoil  been  named. 
Now  which  is  greater?    Is  not  vict'ry  with  the 
dead?" 
"Not  so,"  cried  Life,  "you  have  but  earthly 
clay. 
While  Life  Eternal  takes  the  soul  away." 


Ode  to  an  Old   Pipe. 

Old  relic  of  the  dusty  past. 

Across  the  threshold  of  whose  portals 

The  legendary  sunbeams  cast 

But  little  light  for  curious  mortals, 

I  ween  that  in  thy  blackened  bowl 

Are  stored  a  host  of  recollections 

As  vivid  as  a  very  scroll 

Of  mankind's  worth  or  imperfections. 

Perhaps  thou  hast  been  much  condemned 
By  prudes  and  those  who  knew  no  better; 
Or  looked  on  with  contempt  by  them 
Who  were  a  thousand  times  thy  debtor. 
Who  knows  but  some  grand  banquet-hall, 
Where  glasses  clinked  and  hearts  were  merry, 
Hath  felt  thy  power  to  enthrall — 
To  calm  and  soothe  the  mind  that's  weary? 

Or,  mayhap,  in  his  study-chair, 
An  author,  loved  by  ev'ry  nation. 
Had  been  reduced  to  dire  despair 
But  for  thy  friendly  inspiration. 
Ah,  well,  old  friend,  I'm  not  the  one 
To  painful  passions  to  provoke  thee; 
Be  mine  a  life  of  toil  or  fun, 
I'll  try  and  be  content  to— smoke  thee. 


Leonard  W.  Hatch,  Ph.D., 
who  last  year  occupied  the  chair 
of  Political  Economy  during  the 
absence  of  Professor  Emery,  is  at 
present  upon  the  Board  of  Labor 
Statistics  at  Albany,  N.  Y.  Dr.  Hatch 
is  eminently  qualified  for  such  work,  he  having 
made  a  specialty  along  the  lines  of  the  labor  and 
social  questions. 

Stetson,  '98,  is  back. 
Dane,  '96,  was  in  town  last  week. 
Howard,  '98,  visited  Tufts  College  a  part  of  last 
week. 

,  The  voice  of  the  mid-term  "quiz"  is  heard  in 
the  land. 

The  burning  of  the  dead  leaves  has  begun. 
Snow  next. 

Clarke,  '99,  has  been  coaching  the  Freshman 
foot-ball  team. 

Nason,  '99,  attended  the  A  k  E  initiation  at 
Colby,  last  week. 

The  Sophomore  Class  in  Physics  has  begun  work 
in  the  laboratory. 

The  first  rehearsal  for  the  Mandolin  Club  was 
held  last  Monday. 

The  fence  around  the  southern  division  of  the 
"Ma,ll"  has  been  removed. 

Adjourns  were  granted  during  the  progress  of 
the  Mass-Meeting  last  Friday. 

The  reading-room  has  been  refitted  with  racks 
for  holding  the  papers  in  position. 

The  Bowdoin  Orchestra  played  its  first  engage- 
ment of  the  season  at  the  Fair  Ball. 

Briggs,  '99,  and  Sturgis,  '99,  attended  the  Maine 
Music  Festival  in  Bangor,  last  week. 

An  adjourn  was  given  to  the  whole  college  the 
Thursday  afternoon  of  Topsham  fair. 

Orders  for  fraternity  note-paper  of  Dreka's  house 
have  been  taken  at  25  North  Winthrop. 

The  Frou-Frou  Club  of  Bath  gave  a  dance  last 
week,  which  some  of  the  fellows  attended. 

Some  of  the  students  enjoyed  a  dance  at  the 


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Court  Room  recently.  It  was  arranged  by  certain 
of  Brunswick's  young  people. 

Sinkiuson, '99,  refereed  the  Bates-Colby  game  at 
Lewiston,  Saturday  last. 

The  painters  were  at  work  in  the  Art  Building 
last  week,  oiling  the  floors  of  the  galleries. 

Professor  Emery  acted  as  one  of  the  ushers  at 
the  recent  Chandler-Allen  nuptials  in  Boston. 

A  number  of  Tufts  alumni  attended  the  Tufts 
game  and  cheered  loudly  and  to  good  purpose. 

Bacon,  1900,  ofQciated  as  umpire  at  the  Kent's 
Hill-Hebron  game  on  the  23d,  at  Livermore  Falls. 

Roller  polo  begins  early  next  month,  and  Bath's 
Alameda  will  again  be  a  magnet  for  winter  evenings. 

]^r.  Winn  Adams,  formerly  of  the  Class  of  '99  at 
Dartmouth,  has  entered  the  Junior  Class  at  Bowdoin. 

E.  R.  Hunter,  who  sang  with  the  Glee  Club  and 
drilled  them  last  winter,  is  studying  medicine  in 
Boston. 

Joe  Mahoney  is  peddling  candy  sticks.  ''Little 
Joe"  should  be  patronized  by  the  students,  one 
and  all. 

0.  D.  Smith  and  D.  R.  Pennell,  '98,  made  a 
flying  visit  to  St.  Paul's  School  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
recently. 

It  is  thought  that  La  Farge's  panel  for  the  Art 
Building  will  be  put  up  this  year.  Its  subject  is  to 
be  "Athens." 

A  mass- meeting  for  the  protection  of  Sabbath 
observance  was  held  at  the  Town  Hall  a  week  ago 
Sunday  evening. 

Dr.  Kneeland  of  Boston  gave  an  address  before 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Sunday  afternoon,  on  "The  Stu- 
dent and  his  Sunday." 

The  Freshmen  are  to  have  an  extra  course  in 
mathematics  this  term.  The  course  takes  up  the 
study  of  Higher  Algebra. 

The  Brunswick  post-office  has  issued  a  con- 
venient little  card,  giving  the  time  of  the  closing 
and  opening  of  the  mails. 

The  Bowdoin  Sophomore  foot-ball  eleven  played 
Portland  High  School,  last  Wednesday,  and  defeated 
them  by  a  score  of  22  to  0. 

During  a  brief  illness  of  Editor  Dunning  of  the 
Brunswick  department  of  the  Bath  Independent, 
his  place  was  filled  by  Kelley,  '99. 

One  of  Maine's  papers  thinks  it  amusing  that 
Consul  Sewall's  Samoan  relics  at  the  Art  Building 
are  labeled  "Loaned  by  His  Excellency." 


The  Alpha  Delta  Phi's  held  an  enjoyable  ride  to 
the  Gurnet  during  the  "  moon  season."  The  moon, 
however,  kept  out  of  the  way  nearly  all  the  evening. 

Preble,  '98,  and  Dutton,  '99,  represented  the 
Bowdoin  Chapter  of  Delta  Upsilon  at  the  annual 
convention  of  the  fraternity,  at  Amherst,  last  week. 

Judging  solely  from  the  number  of  men  seen 
limping  about  the  campus  in  the  last  two  weeks,  it 
would  be  fair  to  state  that  we  are  in  a  "crippled 
condition." 

The  Juniors  have  voted  to  have  the  assessment 
for  the  Bugle  paid  in  by  November  12th,  in  order 
that  the  editors  may  not  be  troubled  by  any 
financial  embarrassment. 

The  piano  at  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Asso- 
ciation rooms  was  tuned  recently.  These  instru- 
ments in  public  places  do  not  generally  receive  too 
much  attention  of  this  sort. 

The  sixth  annual  meeting  of  the  Maine  Amateur 
Press  Association  was  held  at  Orono  last  week. 
Forty-five  delegates  were  present,  representing  most 
of  the  student  publications  of  the  state. 

Why  think  of  going  to  the  Klondike  when  dusky 
Princess  Tou-om-ar-oan-nee  offers  a  kingdom,  and 
$35,000  per  annum  as  pin-money,  to  the  man  who 
will  marry  her?    Don't  all  speak  at  once. 

Brooke's  Band  of  Chicago  played  at  the  Town 
Hall  last  Tuesday  afternoon— that  is,  was  to  have 
played;  but,  as  about  a  dozen  appeared  in  the 
audience,  the  concert  was  adjourned  sine  die. 

The  Maine  Music  Festival  in  Portland,  last 
week,  drew  some  of  our  music  lovers.  Professors 
Chapman  and  Woodruff  were  members  of  the 
Brunswick  division  of  the  big  chorus,  the  latter 
being  its  president.  Professor  Chapman  wrote  the 
introduction  of  the  elaborate  programme  books. 

The  outside  reading  of  this  term  for  those  who 
have  elected  Sophomore  French  is  the  same  as  it 
was  last  year.  It  embraces  some  of  the  works  of 
Corneille,  Molifere,  and  Racine.  The  text-book  for 
use  in  the  class  will  be  Crane's  "Le  Romantisme 
Francais." 

Professor  Robinson's  large  Saint  Bernard  dog, 
which  was  a  familiar  form  on  the  campus,  is  no 
more.  Last  week  he  became  involved  in  a  scrap 
with  a"yagger"  bull-dog,  and  getting  the  worst 
of  the  conflict,  crawled  ofl"  to  the  grave-yard,  where 
he  was  found  badly  chewed  up. 

It  is  rumored  that  a  change  is  to  be  made  in 
our  postal  service.    Brunswick  and  Topsham  may 


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be  united,  postally,  and  free  delivery  may  result. 
What  a  boon  this  would  be  to  the  town  and  college ! 
Think  of  receiving  one's  letters  at  one's  door ;  and 
how  many  weary,  wet,  and  cold  tramps  through 
Brunswick  mud  would  be  saved.  This  is  a  dream 
indeed,  but  a  most  practical,  not  to  meution  prob- 
able, oue. 

The  A.  D.  F.  Randolph  Company  is  soon  to  pub- 
lish a  book  called  "The  Ten  Laws:  A  Foundation 
for  Human  Society,"  by  Dr.  E.  B.  Mason,  pastor  of 
the  Congregational  Church  of  Brunswick.  The 
work  is  designed  to  show  that  these  ten  laws  are 
the  natural  laws  of  man's  life,  and  that  they  have 
their  authority  not  alone  in  Moses,  but  in  the  nature 
of  things  or  the  necessities  of  social  existence. 

By  a  new  arrangement,  those  of  the  Juniors  who 
desire  to  take  Senior  German  next  year,  have 
handed  their  names  to  Professor  Files.  The  class 
is  thus  divided  iuto  two  divisions  which  recite 
alternately  every  Saturday.  Those  who  intend  to 
take  Senior  German  are  drilled  in  grammar  work, 
and  in  writing  German  in  the  script,  while  the 
remainder  of  the  class  have  lectures  and  sight 
reading.  There  are  nearly  thirty  in  the  first 
division  at  present. 

A  largely  attended  meeting  of  the  Foot-Ball 
Association  was  held  at  Memorial  Hall,  Friday, 
October  22d.  The  object  of  the  meeting  was  two- 
fold, namely  :  to  provide  funds  for  the  support  of 
the  team,  and  to  stir  up  interest  in  the  team  itself. 
President  Pettengill  presided.  Speeches  were  made 
by  Dr.  Whittier,  Coach  Libby,  Manager  Young  and 
others,  and  new  life  was  infused.  A  committee  of 
nine  was  appointed  to  canvass  the  college  for  sub- 
scriptions, consistiug  of  Briggs,  '99,  E.  E.  Spear, 
'98,  Pierce,  '98,  Neagle,  '99,  A.  B.  White,  '98,  Law- 
rence, '98,  Knight,  '98,  Odiorne,  '98,  and  Haydeu,  '99. 
This  committee  was  to  report  Saturday,  and  if 
proper  support  was  shown,  the  season  was  to  be 
fiuished.  Coach  Libby  urged  new  men  to  appear 
upon  the  field.  The  meeting  then  adjourued.  The 
beneficial  results  of  this  awakening  were  shown  on 
that  very  afternoon,  for  almost  three  elevens  were 
in  uniform,  and  a  goodly  number  of  spectators  to 
cheer  them  on.  The  committee  for  subscriptions 
should  be  warmly  received. 

The  George  Evans  Debating  Society  held  its 
first  meeting  for  the  year,  on  Tuesday  evening, 
October  19th,  with  an  attendance  of  some  forty 
members  and  visitors.  The  programme  consisted 
of  addresses  by  Professors  Mitchell  and  MacDonald, 
upon  the  importance  of  the  art  of  debating,  and  the 


best  means  for  its  acquirement.  Their  remarks 
were  both  entertaining  and  helpful,  and  were 
greatly  appreciated  by  all  present.  After  a  brief 
business  session,  in  which  the  programme  for  the 
next  meeting  was  announced,  and  several  applica- 
tions for  membership  were  received,  the  society 
adjourned.  It  is  intended,  beginning  with  the  com- 
ing meeting,  to  make  musical  and  literary  parts  a 
regular  feature  of  the  programme.  A  piano  has 
been  engaged  and  will  be  put  into  the  Modern  Lan- 
guage Room,  where  the  meetings  are  held.  The 
subject  for  the  debate  at  the  next  meeting,  Tues- 
day, November  2d,  is  :  "Resolved,  that  municipali- 
ties in  the  United  States  should  own  and  operate 
plants  for  supplying  light,  water,  and  transporta- 
tion." The  hour  of  meeting  is  seven,  sharp.  All 
are  invited  to  attend. 


)ft¥eti®S- 


/  FOOT-BALL. 

Bowdoin,  10;  Exeter,  0. 

Bowdoin  won  her  first  game  of  the  season  from 
Exeter,  at  Exeter,  Wednesday,  October  JSth.  The 
game  was  played  at  Exeter,  and  was  a  clean,  hard" 
game  throughout.  The  interference  on  both  teams 
was  at  times  brilliant,  but  generally  not  of  the  kind 
to  be  expected  so  late  in  the  season.  Of  Exeter's 
backs.  Scales  and  Lynd  evidently  had  an  off  day. 
The  latter's  punting  was  slow,  and  several  of  his 
punts  were  blocked.  A  muff  by  Scales  gave  Bow- 
doin her  first  touchdown. 

Ives  kicked  off  for  Bowdoin,  Baldwin  catching 
the  ball  and  advancing  it  nearly  to  the  center. 
Bowdoin  soon  recovered  the  ball  on  a  fumble,  but 
failing  to  gain,  Ives  punted.  Scales  missed  the  ball 
and  McMillan  got  it  and  easily  carried  it  30  yards 
for  a  touchdown. 

At  the  next  kick-off,  Exeter  forced  Bowdoin 
back  for  three  downs,  when  Ives  punted.  Haggerty 
and  Scales  were  now  sent  at  the  line,  and  they  made 
repeated  gains.  It  looked  as  though  Exeter  would 
score  easily,  but  fumbling  gave  Bowdoin  the  ball, 
and  McMillan  made  a  30-yard  gain  around  right 
end.  Sears  finally  bringing  him  down  by  a  fine 
tackle.    Bowdoin  was  again  held  and  forced  to  kick. 

Exeter's  backs  went  through  the  line  again,  and 
Higley  made  good  gains  on  tackle  plays.  Ives  was 
the  mainstay  of  the  Bowdoin  team,  and  his  splendid 
tackling  at  this  time  undoubtedly  prevented  Exeter 


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from  scoring  in  the  first  half,  which  ended  when 
Exeter  had  the  ball  only  12  yards  from  Bowdoin's 
goal. 

In  the  second,  Bowdoiu  went  into  the  game  with 
a  rush,  and  for  the  first  time  was  able  to  break 
through  Exeter's  line.  McMillan  got  around  left 
end  for  25  yards.  Exeter  finally  held  the  college 
men  on  her  15-yard  line.  Lynd  punted,  but  his 
kick  was  blocked,  and  Gregsou  fell  on  the  ball  three 
yards  from  the  goal  lino.  Bowdoiu  failed  to  gain 
in  three  downs,  but  on  the  fourth  carried  the  ball 
over.    Ives  kicked  the  goal. 

The  game  was  in  many  ways  a  disappointment, 
for,  while  Exeter  hardly  expected  to  win,  yet  her 
play  to-day  was  far  behind  that  in  her  previous 
games.  Greene  and  Baldwin  tackled  well,  and  the 
line  was  strong,  but  Exeter's  team  showed  far  less 
strength  than  was  expected.  Ives,  McMillan,  and 
Cloudman  played  a  hard,  steady  game,  and  the 
tackling  of  the  first  was  especially  brilliant. 

The  summary: 

BOWDOIN.  EXETEK. 

Gregson.  Left  End.  Sears. 


Stockbridge. 

Left  Tackle. 

Jones. 

Cloudman. 

Left  Guard. 

Zimmerman. 

Bodwell. 

Center. 

Greene. 

Merrill. 

Right  Guard. 

Mallett  (Miller.) 

Spear. 

Right  Tackle. 

Higley  (Capt.). 

Veazie. 

Right  End. 

Bailey. 

Moulton  (Capt.). 

Quarterback. 

Baldwin. 

McMillan. 

Left  Halfback. 

Haggerty. 

Stanwood. 
Ives. 

Eight  Halfback. 
Fullback. 

Scales. 
Lynd. 

Score— Bowdoin,  10;  Exeter,  0.  Touchdowns— McMil- 
lan, Ives.  Goal  from  touchdown — Ives.  Umpire — Pen- 
dleton. Referee— Ross.  Linesmen — Wood  and  Smith. 
Time— 15m.  halves. 


Tufts,  18;  Bowdoin,  6. 

Saturday,  October  16th,  at  Brunswick,  Bowdoin 
again  met  defeat  on  the  foot-ball  field.  The  team 
that  performed  the  trick  was  Tufts,  and  the  way 
they  accomplished  it  heaps  anything  but  credit  on 
their  heads,  and  speaks  volumes  in  praise  for  the 
pluck  and  endurance  of  our  team  of  substitutes. 
The  Tufts  team  did  all  in  their  power  to  advance 
the  ball,  and  more  often  holding  and  slugging  were 
Indulged  in  than  clean,  gentlemanly  foot-ball. 

On  the  kick-off.  Spear,  the  "  Bowdoin  panther," 
was  injured,  and  had  to  be  forcibly  taken  from  the 
field.  We  then  had  on  the  side-lines,  Spear,  Clarke, 
McMillan,  Stockbridge,  and  Stanwood,  and  these  are 
the  men  upon  whom  Bowdoin  has  mainly  depended 
for  her  foot-ball  glory  for  the  past  two  years. 

Tufts  had  the  wind  in  their  favor  the  first  half 
Bowdoin  took  the  ball.  Ives  kicked  off  for  30  yards 
and  the  ball  was  down   on  Tufts'  35-yard  line. 


Bowdoin  held  Tufts  for  three  downs,  and  all  looked 
well  for  an  easy  victory.  Ives  made  five  yards  and 
Cleaves  made  three,  when  Bowdoin  fumbled.  Tufts 
now  got  the  ball  and  hurled  her  interference  at  the 
Bowdoin  ends  and  tackles.  Moses  made  six  yards, 
then  Carpenter  took  the  ball  and  made  a  dash  for 
10  yards.  By  short  gains,  Tufts  rushed  the  ball  to 
Bowdoin's  25-yard  line,  where  the  ball  was  given  to 
Maddocks,  who  cleared  himself  of  all  save  the 
Bowdoin  fullback,  and  finally  dodged  him.  Tufts 
had  scored.     A  goal  resulted. 

Ives  kicked  off  to  Tnfts'  25-yard  line,  and  the 
ball  was  rushed  to  Bowdoin's  50-yard  line,  where 
the  home  team  took  a  stand  and  got  the  ball  on 
downs.  Tufts  got  through  on  Bowdoin's  first  down, 
and  forced  them  back  six  yards.  Ives  punted,  but 
was  partially  blocked  and  the  ball  went  just  to  the 
center  of  the  field.  Then  Tufts,  by  the  fastest  sort 
of  foot-ball,  smashed  down  the  field  for  55  yards 
and  made  their  second  touchdown.  Maddocks 
kicked  the  goal. 

Ives  was  suffering  from  a  sprained  ankle,  so 
Bodwell  kicked  off.  He  usually  has  no  trouble  in 
kicking  off  to  the  goal  line.  But  somehow  or  other 
the  ball  touched  the  ground  about  30  yards  from 
him  and  rolled  along  the  ground  to  Tufts'  50-yard 
line.  Tufts  punted  for  25  yards,  but  Cleaves 
fumbled  the  catch,  and  the  Tufts'  fullback  fell  on 
the  bounding  pigskin.  This  fumble  was  crisis 
number  two. 

Tufts  failed  to  make  the  requisite  five  yards, 
and  Bowdoin  made  two  good  gains,  when  the  ball 
was  given  to  Veazie  for  an  end  criss-cross.  By  fine 
dodging  and  running  he  made  30  yards.  Time  was 
called  when  he  shouted  "down "on  Tufts'  45-yard 
line. 

In  the  second  half,  Bowdoin  played  the  old 
Bowdoin  game.  They  went  into  it  with  a  dash. 
Tufts"  kicked  to  Bowdoin's  15-yard  Hue.  Wiggin 
caught  the  ball  and  advanced  it  15  yards.  Ives 
made  a  good  gain  through  the  center  for  five  yards. 
Bowdoiu  lost  the  ball  aud  recovered  it  again  on 
downs.  Cleaves  made  six  yards  around  the  end, 
and  Veazie  seven  yards  on  an  end  criss-cross,  then 
Gregson  made  a  35-yard  run,  and  would  have  scored 
then  and  there  could  he  have  run  fast  enough  to 
have  kept  out  of  the  way  of  the  Tufts  fullback,  who 
sprinted  and  tackled  him  on  Tufts'  12-Tard  line. 
Then  Ives  easily  carried  the  ball  through  Tufts' 
center  for  a  touchdown.  Ives  kicked  the  goal. 
Score,  12-6. 

Goddard  kicked  oft'  to  Bowdoin's  20-yard  line, 
and  Ives  made  a  fine  catch  and  ran  20  yards  before 


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being  downed.  Then  the  signal  was  given  for  Ives 
to  punt  from  his  position  in  the  line.  Tufts  broke 
through  and  blocked  the  kick,  and  by  hard  fighting 
In  10  downs  carried  the  ball  35  yards  for  a  touch- 
down. Tufts  kicked  the  goal,  and  the  score  was 
18  to  6  in  their  favor. 

The  rest  of  the  half  was  a  hard  struggle  against 
heavy  odds  by  the  Bowdoin  men.  They  fought  a 
good  fight,  got  the  ball  twice  on  downs,  but  could 
not  break  away  from  Tufts.  Time  was  called  upon 
Tufts'  30-yard  Hue.     Score,  18  to  6. 

For  the  visitors,  Almeida  at  quarter  played  the 
best  game.  Almeida  was  very  swift  and  sure. 
For  Bowdoin,  Captain  Moulton,  Ives,  and  Veazie 
played  the  best  game.  Wiggin  and  Merrill  played 
well  at  tackles. 

Bowdoin. 
Gregson. 
Wiggin. 
Gloudmau. 
Bod  well. 
Spear  <Merrill.) 
Merrill  (Albee.) 
Veazie. 


Tufts. 

Left  End.  Foster. 

Left  Tackle.  Carpenter  (Capt.). 

Left  Guard.  Bartlett. 

Center.  Avery. 

Eight  Guard.  Daniels. 

Right  Tackle.  Goddard. 

Right  End.  Burton. 


Almeida. 


Moulton  (Capt.).         Quarterback. 
Minard.  Left  Halfback. 

Ives.  Right  Halfback.  Maddooks. 

Cleaves.  Fullback.  Kand. 

Touchdowns — Rand,  Maddocks,  Moses,  and  Ives. 
Referee— Pierce  of  Bowdoin.  Umpire— Swett  of  Tufts. 
Linesmen — Stockbridge  of  Bowdoin;  and  Hildreth  of 
Tufts.    Time — 20  and  15-minute  halves. 


Bowdoin,  1901,  0;  Portland  Eigh  School,  0. 

Saturday,  the  6th,  the  Freshman  eleven  played 
Portland  High  School  in  Portland,  and  succeeded  in 
tying  with  them.  The  game  was  slow  and  uninter- 
esting throughout.  Both  teams  fumbled  badly,  and  it 
was  a  very  discreditable  game  for  a  Bowdoiu  team  to 
participate  in.  Elated  at  being  able  to  keep  the 
High  School  team  from  scoring,  the  Freshmen 
seemed  to  forget  that  it  would  be  well  for  them 
to  score  themselves,  and  they  delayed  the  game 
and  took  so  much  time  that  the  spectators  decided 
that  they  didn't  even  know  their  signals,  much  less 
foot-ball. 

The  Freshmen  should  realize  that  foot-ball  is 

not  a  waiting  game,  and  brace  up  and  get  some 

snap.     The  line-up : 

Portland  H.  S. 

Anderson. 

Williams. 

Watson. 

Smith. 

Dortieos. 


Bowdoin,  1901 

Snow. 

Griffeths. 

Leigh  ton. 

Cowen. 

Martelle. 

Hill. 

Short. 

Collis. 

Lefarriere. 

Randall. 

Palmer. 


Left  End. 
Left  Tackle. 

Left  Guard. 

Center. 
Eight  Guard. 
Right  Tackle.       Feeney  (Pinnerty") 

Right  End.  Fogg. 

Quarterback.  S.  Anderson  (Walker.) 

Halfback.  Twitcheli. 

Halfback.  Webber 

Fullback.  Underwood! 


Score  —  Portland  0,  Bowdoin  0.  Umpire  —  Grifteth 
of  Portland.  Referee— Walter  Clarke,  Bowdoin,  '99. 
Time — 15m.  and  10m.  halves. 


Bowdoin,  1900,  22 ;  P.  E.  S.,  0. 

Wednesday,  October  20th,  the  Sophomore  team 
played  the  Portland  High  School  eleven  and  won 
handily.  The  Portland  forwards  put  up  a  fine  game. 
They  held  their  heavy  opponents  well,  and  broke 
through  repeatedly,  but  Portland's  weakness  was 
behind  the  line,  where  Underwood  was  the  only  man 
who  could  be  relied  on  to  advance  the  ball. 

Within  the  last  three  minutes  of  playing  time, 
the  high  school  boys  started  a  new  style  of  play, 
namely,  running  the  guards  and  tackles  with  the 
ball,  and  this  plan  worked  to  perfection.  Watson, 
Williams,  and  Dortieos  ploughed  through  the  Bow- 
doin line  -for  big  gains,  but  the  adoption  of  this 
style  of  play  came  too  late  in  the  game. 

The  first  touchdown  which  the  Sophomores 
scored  was  practically  a  gift.  Bowdoin  had  worked 
the  ball  up  to  within  three  yards  of  Portland's  goal 
line,  and  here  the  high  school  boys  made  a  splendid 
stand  and  held  them  for  downs. 

When  the  teams  lined  up,  the  Portland  backs, 
were  behind  their  own  line,  and  under  such  con- 
ditions there  was  only  one  play  to  be  made,  and 
that  was  to  punt.  Instead  of  doing  this,  however^ 
Twitcheli  was  sent  through  the  Sophomore  line,  or 
rather  the  quarterback  intended  that  he  should  go 
through  the  line,  but  he  utterly  failed  in  the  attempt, 
and  furthermore  dropped  the  ball,  whereupon  a 
Sophomore  fell  on  it  quicker  than  a  flash,  and  the 
result  was  six  points  for  Bowdoin. 

The  third  touchdown  was  on  a  fluke.  Portland 
had  worked  the  pigskin  to  Bowdoin's  15-yard  line 
and  a  touchdown  seemed  sure.  Underwood  ploughed 
through  the  line  for  a  10-yard  gain,  and  then  both 
teams  piled  up  in  the  scrimmage.  Suddenly  out  of 
the  heap  of  struggling  players  rolled  the  ball. 
Chapman  jumped  for  it  and  started  down  the  field 
with  the  pigskin  tucked  under  his  arm.  Before 
any  of  the  Portland  men  knew  what  had  happened 
Chapman  had  a  tremendous  start,  and  he  never 
stopped  until  he  had  planted  the  oval  behind  Port- 
land's goal  posts. 

The  weather  was  just  right  from  the  player's 
standpoint,  but  the  three  hundred  spectators  who 
lined  the  field  and  sat  in  the  grand  stand  found  it 
rather  chilly.  Among  those  out  to  see  the  game 
was  May  Irwin.  Miss  Irwin  remained  throughout 
the  first  half. 


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The  following  is  the  summary: 


Portland. 
Anderson  (Capt.). 
Williams. 
Watson. 
Smith. 
Finnerty. 
Dorticos. 
Fogg. 

Walker.  j 

S.  Anderson,  j 
Webber. 
Twitohell.  I 
Files.  j 

Underwood. 


Left  End. 
Left  Tackle. 
Left  Guard. 

Center. 
Kight  Guard. 
Right  Tackle. 
Right  End. 

Quarterback. 

Left  Halfback. 

Right  Halfback. 

Fullback. 


BOWDOIN,  1900. 

Chapman  (Capt.). 

Gardiner. 

Willard. 

Russell. 

Farwell. 

Bass, 

Sylvester. 

Sparks. 

Merrill. 

Babb. 

Clark. 


Score— Bowdoin,  22;  Portland  High,  0.  Touchdowns- 
Merrill  2,  Bass,  and  Chapman.  Goals  from  touchdowns — 
Bass  3.  Time  of  halves— 20  minutes  and  15  minutes. 
Referee — Griffeth  of  Portland.  Umpire— Gould  of  Bow- 
doin. Linesmen  —  Clark  of  Portland,  and  Stubbs  of 
Bowdoin. 

Thornton  Academy,  44;  Bowdoin,  1901,  0. 
The  Freshmau  team  visited  Saco  on  Saturday, 
the  23d,  and  was  completely  outclassed  by  Thorn- 
ton Academy.  The  Academy  boys  played  a  snappy, 
fast  game,  while  the  Freshmen  were  unable  to 
withstand  their  onslaught  for  a  moment.  The 
game  was  most  one-sided  from  start  to  finish.  In 
commenting  upon  the  game  one  of  the  newspapers 
remarked,  "If  any  manager  in  the  state  is  looking 
for  something  easy,  he  should  arrange  a  game  with 
the  Bowdoin  Freshmen."  The  line-up  was  as  fol- 
lows : 

Thornton  Academy.  Bowdoin,  1901. 

Boyker.  Left  End.  Corliss. 

J.Dow.  Left  Tackle.  Griffith. 

Hatch.  Left  Guard.  Leighton. 

Weutworth.  Center.  (;owan. 

Hamilton.  Right  Guard.  Martel. 

Cole.  Right  Tackle.  Hill. 

Seavey.  Right  End.  Short. 

Leavitt.  Quarterback.  White. 

Giles.         ) 

Bradford.  \  Halfback. 

Bean.  ) 

E.  Dow.  Fullback.  Palmer. 

Score— Thornton  Academy,  44;  Bowdoin  Freshmen,  0. 
Touchdowns— E.  Dow  4,  Bradford  2,  Boyker  1,  Bean  1. 
Goals  from  touchdowns- Bradford  6.  Umpire — Kendall 
of  Bowdoin.    Referee— Hodgdon  of  Saco. 


I  Snow. 
i  Randall. 


As  the  foot-ball  schedule  has  been  changed 
several  times  recently,  the  Orient  publishes  it  as 
it  stands  at  present.  The  Dartmouth  game  was 
canceled  owing  to  the  crippled  condition  of  the 
team,  and  the  New  Hampshire  game  was  postponed 
a  week. 

Wednesday,  Oct.  27. — New  Hampshire  College  at  Bruns- 
wick. 

Saturday,  Oct.  30. — Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology 
at  Brunswick. 

Wednesday,  Nov.  3.— Colby  at  Waterville. 

Saturday,  Nov.  6.— Tufts  at  College  Hill. 

Saturday,  Nov.  13.— Colby  at  Brunswick. 

Saturday,  Nov.  20. — Open.  Possibly  University  of  Maine 
at  Brunswick. 


BASE-BALL  SCHEDULE. 
The  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Maine  College 
League,  consisting  of  President  Ernest  L.  Collins 
of  Bates,  Secretary  R.  C.  Stearns  of  University  of 
Maine,  Treasurer  J.  E.  Steverson  of  Colby,  and 
L.  L.  Cleaves  of  Bowdoin,  held  a  meeting  at  the 
Elmwood  Hotel,  Waterville,  and  arranged  the  fol- 
lowing provisional  base-ball  schedule  for  1898: 

May  7. — U.  of  M.  vs.  Bowdoin  at  Brunswick. 
May  14. — Colby  vs.  Bates  at  Lewiston. 
May  21. — Bates  vs.  U.  of  M.  at  Lewiston. 
May  21. — Bowdoin  vs.  Colby  at  Waterville. 
May  25. — Bates  vs.  U.  of  M.  at  Orono. 
May  25. — Colby  vs.  Bowdoin  at  Brunswick, 
May  28.— U.  of  M.  vs.  Colby  at  Waterville. 
May  28. — Bowdoin  vs.  Bates  at  Lewiston. 
June  4. — Bowdoin  vs.  U.  of  M.  at  Orono. 
June  4. — Bates  vs.  Colby  at  Waterville. 
June  8.— Colby  vs.  U.  of  M.  at  Orono. 
June  11. — Bates  vs.  Bowdoin  at  Brunswick. 

TRACK-ATHLETICS. 

The  proposed  fall  meet  died  a  natural  death. 
Not  sufBcieut  interest  was  shown  to  warrant  such  a 
meet,  aud  no  definite  action  was  taken. 


Robinson,  1900,  led  the  meeting,  held  on  Thurs- 
day night,  October  14th.  He  took  for  his  subject, 
"  Contentment,  its  Virtues  and  Ills."  He  skillfully 
drew  the  happy  medium  of  contentment,  the  point 
where  ambition  is  still  rife,  and  still,  where  peace 
of  soul  is  manifest.  Contentment  is  plainly  a  curse 
to  the  student  who  is  entirely  satisfied  with  a  col- 
lege standing  that  will  barely  keep  him  in  college, 
aud  who  has  no  ambition  to  better  himself  or  his 
fellows  in  any  way.  On  the  other  hand,  content- 
ment would  be  a  boon  to  the  man  who  is  always 
goading  himself  and  his  friends  to  death  to  achieve 
some  ever-fleeting  object  of  his  imagination,  who  is 
never  satisfied  with  his  state  in  life. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Kneeland  of  Boston  preached  in 
the  Congregational  Church  on  Sunday,  October  17th, 
aud  in  the  afternoon  addressed  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  in 
the  society  room.  He  spoke  of  the  way  the  Sab- 
bath is  kept  by  college  students,  and  how  it  should 
be  kept.  In  the  first  place  Dr.  Kneeland  said  that 
physically  a  man  cannot  use  his  brain  steadily  seven 
days  in  a  week  without  materially  injuring  his 
health.  The  rule  of  refraining  from  labor  on  Sun- 
day was  made  from  an  hygienic  point  of  view, 
undoubtedly.  He  denounced  the  method  that  some 
students  have  of  doing  all  the  work  of  the  week  on 


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149 


Sunday.  He  also  reproved  the  great  mass  of  stu- 
dents who,  from  force  of  habit,  allow  little  tasks  to 
gather  through  the  week  to  he  done  on  Sunday. 
Probably  two-thirds  of  the  theme  work  in  college 
is  written  on  Suuday.  Dr.  Kneeland's  talk  was 
very  bright  and  to  the  point. 

Last  Thursday  night  the  meeting  was  led  by 
Woodbury,  1900,  who  took  as  the  subject  of  the 
meeting,  "Perseverance."  It  was  a  very  good 
meeting,  but  poorly  attended. 

A  large  audience  attended  the  informal  address 
last  Suuday,  given  by  Mr.  D.  E.  Tobias  of  Brown 
University,  who  spoke  upon  the  race  question,  and 
especially  of  the  social  question  among  the  negroes 
in  the  South.  Mr.  Tobias  was  a  very  intelli- 
gent and  cultured  speaker.  He  plead  for  the 
social  liberty  of  his  race.  He  said  that  the 
white  brothers  dragged  his  people  from  happy 
homes  in  sunny  Africa  to  a  beast's  life  of  servitude 
in  the  fields  of  the  South.  For  two  hundred  and 
fifty  years  the  colored  people  faithfully  served  their 
tyrant  rulers.  Then  the  white  brothers  shed  the 
fairest  blood  of  the  world  to  gain  the  freedom  of 
these  slaves.  And  now  the  colored  people  are 
worse  than  slaves,  as  the  doors  of  civilization  are 
closed  against  them.  Mr.  Tobias  was  eloquent  at 
times,  and  thoroughly  impressed  the  society  as  to  the 
virtue  of  his  cause.  Mr.  Tobias  is  one  of  those 
modern  Bolivars  who  are  struggling  for  the  freedom 
of  their  race  from  the  yoke  of  public  scorn. 

He  is.  thoroughly  educating  himself  to  enable 
him  to  take  up  the  gauntlet  with  any  in  the  realm. 
That  he  will  be  a  blessing  to  the  colored  race  in 
America,  as  Booker  Washington  is,  there  seems  to 
be  no  question.  He  does  not  cry  for  sympathy,  or 
pose  as  a  martyr,  but  be  rather  is  ready  to  convince 
people  by  the  force  of  sheer  logic  and  sense.  He  is 
a  genuine  student  of  economy,  living  in  the  richest 
soil  for  the  economist. 


^epgGi^Gtl. 


'29.— Hon.  John  P.  Hartley,  who  died  in  Saco, 
October  20th,  at  the  age  of  88,  was  a  resident  of 
Portland  in  his  early  manhood.  He  graduated  at 
the  old  Saco  Academy,  and  later  at  Bowdoiu,  with 
high  honors,  in  1829;  studied  law  in  the  ofiace  of 
John  and  Ether  Shepley,  and  began  practice  in 
Saco.  After  a  short  time  he  removed  to  Portland, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  practice  till  1838,  in  the 


meantime  acting  as  editor  for  the  Eastern  Argus. 
He  was  also  connected  with  the  Standard.  He 
spoke  frequently  at  political  gatherings,  and  gained 
so  high  a  reputation  in  this  line  that  his  friends 
thought  him  destined  to  become  distinguished  in 
the  political  world.  But  his  tastes  led  him  in  a 
different  direction.  In  1838  he  received  an  appoint- 
ment to  a  clerkship  in  the  treasury  department  at 
Washington,  under  Hon.  Levi  Woodbury,  Secretary, 
and  also  during  the  administration  of  President  Van 
Buren.  He  was  appointed  chief  clerk  in  1863,  by 
the  late  Salmon  P.  Chase,  secretary  of  the  treasury, 
which  position  he  retained  till  18G5,  when  he  was 
appointed  assistant  secretary  of  the  treasury  by 
President  Andrew  Jolinson.  Ho  continued  to  dis- 
charge the  duties  of  that  office  till  1875.  Mr. 
Hartley's  career  iu  the  treasury  department  showed 
in  what  high  esteem  he  was  held.  Though  a  Dem- 
ocrat, he  was  retained  in  the  position  of  assistant 
secretary  through  Republican  administrations,  even 
when  sweeping  changes  were  made  among  the 
officials  of  the  department.  Several  times  he  was 
for  short  periods  acting  treasurer  of  the  United 
States.  He  was  an  intimate  and  trusted  friend  of 
Secretaries  Salmon  P.  Chase,  William  P.  Fessenden, 
and  Hugh  MeCulloch,  the  last  of  whom  was  an  hon- 
orary graduateofthecollege.  ASaco citizen,  who  was 
in  the  treasury  during  Mr.  Hartley's  incumbenc}'", 
says  that  he  was  marked  by  a  very  unusual  knowl- 
edge of  the  affairs  of  the  department,  especially  of 
the  laws  and  decisions  relating  to  customs,  and  was 
regarded  as  an  invaluable  man  in  the  place.  In 
18C9,  when  the  cash  room  in  the  north  wing  was 
built,  the  name  of  John  F.  Hartley,  as  assistant 
secretary,  was  inscribed  upon  it,  together  with  that 
of  Hugh  MeCulloch,  secretary  of  the  treasury. 
While  in  office,  Mr.  Hartley  was  influential  in  get- 
ting appointments  for  many  Maine  men,  and  there 
are  some  officials  in  the  department  now  who  owe 
their  places  to  him.  He  leaves  a  large  estate.  Two 
sons  survive  him.  Dr.  Frank  Hartley,  and  Attorney 
Edward  Hartley,  both  of  New  York. 

'50.— Hon.  William  P.  Prye  was  elected  a  director 
of  the  Maine  Central  Railroad  at  its  annual  meet- 
ing, on  October  20th.  Senator  Prye  succeeds  Mr. 
Payson  Tucker  as  director,  while  the  office  of  Vice- 
President,  also  held  by  Mr.  Tucker,  was  abolished. 

'56.— Major  William  Henry  Smyth  of  Georgia, 
formerly  a  Brunswick  man,  has  been  recently  made 
postmaster  of  Atlanta.  Major  Smyth  is  a  son  of 
the  famous  Professor  Smyth  of  Bowdoin  College, 
and  held  a  position  in  the  post-office  in  Harrison's 
administration.    He  has  long  been   prominent  in 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Georgia  politics,  and  was  connected  with  tlie  Atlanta 
Exposition. 

'60.— A  late  number  of  the  Illustrated  American 
contains  an  article  by  Hon.  Thomas  B.  Reed,  entitled, 
"  A  Great  Yankee  Leader  of  the  Past  Generation." 

'68, — Mr.  George  Langdon  Chandler,  supervisor 
of  nature  study  in  the  Newton  schools,  died  Octo- 
ber 6,  1897,  at  the  age  of  fifty-two  years,  from  a 
complication  of  diseases.  He  was  born  in  Water- 
ville.  Me.,  where  his  early  education  was  obtained. 
Later  he  graduated  at  Bowdoin,  in  the  Class  of  '68. 
He  remained  here  as  instructor  after  his  graduation, 
and  later  became  master  of  the  high  scliool  at 
Franklin  Falls.  In  1888  he  went  to  Newton  as 
instructor  in  physics  in  the  high  school,  holding 
this  position  until  1894,  when  he  became  supervisor 
of  nature  study.  He  was  an  exceedingly  popular 
man,  both  in  school  and  about  town,  and  was  a 
member  of  several  prominent  societies.  A  widow 
and  a  son  survive  him. 

'70. — A  Buffalo  exchange  notes  the  following: 
"The  eighty-five  gentlemen  who  attended  the 
meeting  of  the  Westminster  Club,  last  Tuesday 
night,  were  agi'ced  in  pronouncing  it  one  of  the 
most  successful  and  enjoyable  in  the  club's  history. 
Col.  Alexander  was  at  his  best,  and  gave  a  most 
charming  talk  on  Congress,  entitled,  "  A  First  Ses- 
sion in  Congress,"  a  talk  replete  with  reminiscence 
and  anecdote,  yet  presenting  a  powerful  picture  of 
the  Congress  of  to-day.  Refreshments  were  served 
in  the  cafo  of  the  "Lenox,"  and  afterwards  an  hour 
was  spent  in  social  intercourse.  Altogether  the 
evening  was  a  brilliant  inauguration  of  the  season's 
work." 

'74.  —  Rev.  Samuel  Valentine  Cole  has  been 
elected  president  of  Whoatou  Seminary  at  Norton, 
Mass.  Hitherto  its  Faculty  of  instruction  has  been 
under  the  leadership  of  a  woman.  Mr.  Cole  was 
born  in  Machias,  Me.,  in  1S5I,  and  graduated  from 
Bowdoin  College  at  the  age  of  23,  leading  his  class. 
The  next  year  he  was  tutor  in  rhetoric  here,  and 
later,  after  several  years  of  experience  in  various 
preparatory  schools,  returned  to  his  Alma  Mater  as 
instructor  in  Latin.  A  few  years  after  he  entered 
Andover  Seminary,  where  he  graduated  in  1889. 
Returning  from  study  in  Europe,  a  year  later,  he 
became  pastor  of  the  Trinitarian  Church  in  Taun- 
ton, Mass.,  where  he  has  been  very  successful. 
Mr.  Cole's  varied  talents  have  been  employed  in  his 
pastoral  and  charitable  work,  and  in  contributing  to 
the  Atlantic  Monthly,  the  Andover  Review,  the  New 
England  Magazine,  and  numerous  other  periodicals. 

'80. — A  delightfCd  home  wedding  occurred  at 
Freeport,  on  Tuesday,  October  12th,  at  the  home 
of  the  bride's  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Enos  Allen. 
The  bridegroom  was  Mr.  Walter  L.  Dane  of  Keune- 
bunk,  one  of  the  most  prominent  of  the  junior 
members  of  the  York  bai',  and  the  bride,  Miss 
Jeanette  L.  Allen.  The  ceremony  was  performed 
by  Prof.  Henry  L.  Chapman  of  Bowdoin  College. 
Mr.  Francis  S.  Dane,  Bowdoin,  '96,  brother  of  the 
bridegroom,  acted  as  best  man.  After  the  ceremony 
the  wedding  breakfast  was  served,  after  which  the 
bridegroom  and  bride  took  the  evening  train  for  a 


wedding  trip  to  Boston  and  other  places.    Upon 
their  return  they  will  reside  at  Kennebunk. 

'85.— The  dictionary  definition  of  Sloyd  is  as 
follows:  A  system  of  elementary  training  originating 
in  Sweden,  but  introduced,  with  modification,  else- 
where. "The  Sloyd  work  consists  of  a  series  of 
manual  exercises,  carefully  graduated  in  difSculty 
from  the  simplest  discoverable  tool-manipulation 
to  the  most  complete  kinds  of  joining.  But  these 
are  embodied  in  complete  and  useful  objects  from 
the  outset,  and  in  their  character  as  exercises  they 
are  carefully  veiled  from  the  pupil."  At  Long 
Beach,  Cal.,  there  has  been  established  a  Sloyd 
Summer  School,  of  which  Professor  Howard  L.  Lunt 
is  principal.  An  exhibition  was  recently  given  of 
the  work  of  the  school  and  of  its  principal,  in 
regard  to  which  a  Long  Beach  newspaper  speaks : 
"That  interest  in  Sloyd  has  been  awakened  was 
made  manifest  by  the  number  of  people  which 
attended  the  exhibition  of  that  useful  and  fascinat- 
ing study,  held  on  the  afternoon  of  Monday  last. 
There  were  a  number  of  tables  arranged  in  different 
parts  of  the  hall,  on  which  were  the  finished  prod- 
uct of  the  different  pupils,  the  duration  of  the 
course  being  one  month.  Professor  Lunt,  who  has 
made  a  thorough  study  of  Sloyd,  both  cardboard 
and  wood,  graduated  in  the  former  branch  from  the 
manual  training  school  at  Leipsic,  Germany,  and  in 
wood-Sloyd  from  the  Boston  training  school,  besides 
studying  the  art  at  Nails,  Sweden.  Some  beautiful 
models  and  specimens  of  his  own  handiwork  in  both 
branches  of  the  art  were  on  exhibition.  The  whole 
display  included  one  hundred  models  in  cardboard, 
which  Professor  Lunt  imported  from  Sweden  for 
use  in  his  classes,  specimens  of  his  own  work  in  the 
same  material  while  studying  at  Leipsic,  and  of 
wood-Sloyd  while  studying  at  Boston,  and  lastly, 
specimens  of  the  work  of  his  pupils,  which  showed 
a  wonderful  aptitude." 

'90. — Rev.  Henry  W.  Webb,  formerly  at  Grand 
View,  Tenn.,  is  now  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
Church  at  Gettysburg,  South  Dakota. 

'95.— J.  A.  Roberts,  who  last  year  studied  law 
at  the  Albany  Law  School,  is  at  present  reading 
with  his  father  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

'96. — J.  H.  Libby  has  been  coaching  the  foot-ball 
team  for  the  past  few  days,  and  his  work  is  most 
effective. 

'97. — J.  G.  Haines  is  spending  the  fall  and 
winter  in  Albuquerque,  New  ilexico,  where  he  is 
instructor  of  German  in  the  University  of  New 
Mexico. 

'96.— Robert  Newbegin  recently  left  his  home  at 
Defiance,  Ohio,  for  Boston,  to  enter  the  law  school 
of  Boston  University  as  a  member  of  the  senior 
class.  He  has  already  read  \That  is  required  in  the 
courses  of  the  junior  and  middle  years  in  his  father's 
office  at  home. 

'97.— Harry  D.  Lord  visited  the  campus  recently. 
He  is  at  work  in  the  Pepperell  Mills,  Biddeford. 

'97.— Frederick  H.  Dole  of  Windham,  has 
accepted  the  position  of  assistant  instructor  of  Ger- 
man at  Bowdoin.  He  will  enter  upon  his  duties 
Januarv  1st. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   NOVEMBER   10,   1897. 


Vol.  XXVII. 


No.  9. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

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

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Percival  p.  Baxter,  '98,  Editor-in-Chief. 

Roy  L.  Marston,  '99,  Assistant  Editor-in-Chief. 

Frank  L.  Dutton,  '99,  Business  Manager. 


Thomas  L.  Marble,  '98. 
John  W.  Condon,  '98. 

LUCIEN  P.  LlEEY,  '99. 

Byron  S.  Philoon,  '99. 


Harold  F.  Dana,  '99. 
Fred  R.  Marsh,  '99. 
Hanson  H.  Webster,  '99. 
James  P.  Webber,  1900. 


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Students,  Professors,  and  Alumni  are  invited  to  contribute 
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accompanied  by  writer's  name,  as  well  as  the  signature  wdiich 
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Vol.  XXVII.,  No.  9.— November  10,  1897. 

Editorial  Notes 151 

Delta  Upsilon  Convention 153 

Communication 154 

An  Undaunted  Hero     .     .     .   " 155 

Bowdoin  Verse  : 

Apostrophe  to  Androscoggin  Waters 158 

The  Shipwrecked  Mariner 158 

CoLLEGii  Tabula 158 

Athletics 161 

Y.  M.  C.  A 164 

Personal 164 

College  World ..."  165 


The  following  vote  that  was  passed 
unanimously  by  the  Orient  Board  at  its 
regular  fortnightly  meeting,  last  Wednesday, 
is  self-explanatory.  The  question  had  been 
'presented  at  a  previous  meeting,  and  laid 
upon  the  table  for  action  in  the  future. 

Office  op  the  Bowdoin  Orient,  ? 
Novembers,  1897.         ^ 

It  is  voted,  that  no  student  who  is  a  member  of 
the  Quill  Board  can  also  retain  a  position  upon  tlie 
Orient  Board,  inasmuch  as  it  is  the  opinion  of 
the  members  of  the  Orient  Board,  that  the  interests 
of  the  college  publicatious  and  the  literary  life  of 
the  college  can  best  be  promoted  and  encouraged 
if  the  two  publications,  the  Orient  and  the  Quill, 
are  distinctly  separate. 

It  is  also  voted,  that  those  students  who  at 
present  are  serving  on  both  boards  shall  not  be 
affected  iu  any  manner  by  this  action. 

After  a  thorough  discussion  of  this  ques- 
tion, it  was  passed  as  above  stated. 

We  hope  that  our  action  will  be  under- 
stood by  the  college,  and  that  sufficient 
interest  will  be  made  manifest  to  have  both 
papers  well  supplied  with  undergraduate 
productions,  both  verse  and  prose.  This  in 
no  wise  prevents  any  single  student  from 
contributing  to  both  papers,  and  it  is  hoped 
that  our  intentions  will  not  be  misunderstood 
in  that  direction.  New  contributors  are 
needed,  and  new  contributors   before  long 


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become  new  editors.  With  tliis  number  the 
present  volume  of  the  Orient  reaches  its 
half-way  mark,  and  prospective  editors  should 
be  at  work. 


IN  another  column  of  the  Orient  we  pub- 
lish a  communication  from  Mr.  Henry 
S.  Chapman,  '91,  relating  to  our  athletic 
interests.  The  letter  suggests  a  complete 
change  in  our  athletic  management  by 
proposing  that  a  committee  of  alumni  take 
active  charge  of  our  various  teams.  At 
present  the  undergraduate  body  has  practi- 
cally complete  control  over  sports,  notwith- 
standing our  General  Athletic  Committee, 
which  numbei's  alumni  among  its  members. 

That  a  revision  of  our  management  is 
necessaiy,  should  be  evident  to  all ;  but 
how  shall  this  be  accomplished?  Mr.  Chap- 
man's plan  has  operated  to  perfection  in 
other  institutions,  and  it  seems  to  the 
Orient  that  it  would  here.  Undergraduates 
are,  as  a  rule,  inexperienced  in  affairs  of 
such  importance,  and  an  error  of  judgment 
at  critical  times  has  often  ruined  a  season. 
Added  to  the  lack  of  mature  judgment  is  the 
evei-present  danger  of  fraternity  influences. 
Bowdoin  has  suffered  in  the  past  on  these 
accounts,  and  precautions  against  a  recurrence 
of  such  misfortunes  cannot  be  too  rigid. 

It  is  for  the  undergraduates  to  take  the 
initiative  in  this  direction,  and  as  they  are  in 
control  they  must  surrender  their  powers  to 
others  if  the  plan  seems  best.  The  alumni 
cannot  assume  control  of  our  athletics;  we 
must  offer  it  to  them. 

Every  student  at  college  should  give  this 
matter  serious  thought,  and  when  the  time 
comes  for  action  to  be  taken,  he  should  be 
prepared  to  vote  intelligently  on  the  subject. 
We  must  either  continue  our  present  system, 
where  we  now  prosper  and  now  fail,  or  we 
must  change  to  a  condition  of  affairs  where 
everything  will  tend  toward  a  continuous 
state  of  prosperity  and  victory. 


O^UCH  a  wholesale  disregard  of  college 
f^  property  and  college  rights  as  was  made 
manifest  by  the  Sophomore  Class  on  Hallow- 
e'en should  not  pass  unrebuked  by  the  college 
press.  For  a  band  of  students  to  disfigure 
and  disgrace  the  college  chapel  to  such  an 
extent  as  occurred  upon  the  night  in  ques- 
tion, and  for  that  band  to  deliberately  insult 
the  Faculty  as  well  as  the  upper-classmen, 
was  shameless,  and  too  severe  criticism 
cannot  be  passed  upon  them. 

The  idea  of  blockading  the  chapel  was 
thought  to  have  died  a  natural  death  when 
the  Class  of  '99  wiselj'  and  sensibly  abolished 
it.  The  present  Sophomore  Class,  or  rather 
certain  members  of  that  class,  wishing  to  do 
something  very  bold,  and  not  possessing 
sufficient  originality  to  think  of  something 
new,  foolishly  raked  this  obsolete  custom 
from  its  hiding-place  and  re-instated  it,  much 
to  their  discredit.  Had  the  Class  of  '99 
re-inaugurated  the  vicious  practice  of  "horn 
concert,"  abolished  by  '98,  it  would  have 
taken  such  a  step  backward  as  1900  has 
recently  done.  Wlien  a  senseless  and  out- 
of-date  custom  is  once  abolished,  let  it 
hereafter  so  remain  forever. 

The  members  of  the  class  who  participated 
in  this  action  were  summoned  before  the 
College  Jury.  The  following  morning  they 
were  publicly  reprimanded  at  chapel,  and  a 
notice  of  the  same  was  sent  to  their  parents  or 
guardians.  In  addition  to  this,  these  twent}^- 
five  students  were  placed  under  strict  proba- 
tion for  the  remainder  of  the  college  year, 
with  the  provision  that  if  they  again  should 
be  brought  before  the  Jury,  their  punishment 
should  be  more  severe. 

It  is  the  opinion  of  the  undergraduates, 
as  well  as  of  the  alumni,  that  the  time  lias  long 
since  passed  when  such  practices  should  go 
unnoticed,  and  also  that  the  sooner  they  are 
weeded  from  our  midst  the  better  for  the 
welfare  of  the  college. 

The  young  gentlemen  in  question  should 


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bear  in  mind  the  fact  that  a  public  reprimand 
was  never  before  administered  at  Bowdoin, 
and  it  is  hoped  that  it  may  never  be  thought 
necessary  again. 


WHEN  a  college  is  forced  to  cancel  a  sched- 
uled game  with  another,  it  is  generally 
customary  eithei-  to  give  good  reasons  for  so 
doing,  or  to  allow  time  for  another  game  to 
be  arranged  for  the  date  in  question.  Neither 
of  these  unwritten  rules  of  sport  was  ful- 
filled by  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technol- 
ogy recently,  when  she  canceled,  last  Friday 
evening  at  six  o'clock,  her  game  with  Bowdoin 
which  was  to  have  been  played  the  follow- 
ing day.  Her  reason  for  canceling  was  that 
a  member  of  her  team  was  disabled.  What 
would  become  of  nine-tenths  of  the  foot-ball 
games  of  the  country  if  every  team  canceled 
whenever  one  man  was  disabled?  It  is  the 
opinion  of  the  Orient  that  the  Tech 
management  displayed  an  unsportsmanlike 
spirit  by  this  action,  and  as  this  is  by  no 
means  her  first  offense,  Bowdoin  managers 
of  the  future  should  be  very  careful  as  to 
their  terms  when  planning  games  with  Tech. 
Of  all  condemnable  actions  in  athletics,  that 
of  "crawling"  is  the  most  so.  The  safest 
way  to  insure  the  stability  of  a  schedule  is 
to  give  and  require  forfeits.  A  manager 
thus  gains  in  funds  what  he  loses  on  account 
of  canceled  games. 


WHEN  a  man  wears  a  B.  it  sliows  that  he 
is  an  athlete  who  has  represented  the 
college  in  some  recognized  athletic  contest 
or  contests.  But  when  the  letters  of  a  class 
are  worn  upon  a  sweater  it  signifies  nothing 
but  that  the  wearer  is  a  member  of  that 
particular  class.  If  a  B.  denotes  a  'varsity 
man,  class  letters  should  distinguish  a  class 
athlete.  The  same  rule  applies  in  both 
cases,  and  no  man  should  be  entitled  to  wear 
a  class   sweater    who  has   not  earned   that 


privilege  by  having  represented  his  class  in 
some  recognized  contest.  There  is  but  one 
class  in  college  that  has  made  any  such 
provision,  and  that  is  the  Freshman  Class. 
They  have  taken  a  step  in  the  right  direc- 
tion, and  when  they  become  Seniors  probably 
class  sweaters  will  have  risen  so  that  they 
mean  something.  It  is  too  late  for  the  other 
classes  to  adopt  such  rules,  but  the  Freshmen 
should  hold  fast  to  theirs. 


TTTHE  next  issue  of  the  Orient  will  appear 
^  two  or  three  days  earlier,  owing  to  the 
Thanksgiving  recess.  ,  Contributors  and 
editors  will  please  bear  this  in  mind,  and 
send  their  manuscript  earlier  than  usual. 


Delta  Upsilon  Convention. 

TTTHE  sixty-third  annual  convention  of  the 
^  Delta  Upsilon  fraternity  was  held  with 
the  Amherst  Chapter  on  the  21st  and  22d 
days  of  October.  The  delegates  were  enter- 
tained at  the  Norwood,  in  Northampton,  a" 
few  miles  from  Amherst. 

Wednesday  evening  the  delegates  went 
in  a  body  to  Springfield  to  hear  Joseph  Jef- 
ferson in  "The  Cricket  on  the  Hearth,"  and 
"Lend  Me  Five  Shillings."  The  fraternity 
colors  were  suspended  from  one  of  the  boxes, 
and  when  Jefferson,  in  recognition  of  the 
tumultuous  applause,  stepped  in  front  of  the 
curtain  to  make  a  few  remarks,  he  held  in 
his  hand  a  bouquet  tied  with  gold  and  blue 
ribbons. 

Thursday  was  devoted  to  the  ordinary 
business  of  the  convention.  Two  petitions 
for  admittance  to  the  fraternity  were  pre- 
sented, one  from  a  local  society  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Nebraska,  the  other  from  a  local 
society  in  McGill  University,  Montreal.  The 
executive  council  was  instructed  to  investi- 
gate the  standing  of  these  societies,  and 
report  at  the  next  convention.    The  Phi  Rho 


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Society  at  Wesleyan  was  refused  admittance 
to.  the  fraternity. 

Thursday  evening  the  literary  exercises 
were  held  at  Amherst,  followed  by  a  "  smoke 
talk,"  at  the  chapter  house,  where  hospi- 
tality was  not  lacking. 

Friday  a.m.  was  occupied  with  business; 
but  in  the  afternoon  the  delegates,  accom- 
panied by  ladies  from  Smith  College,  which 
is  located  in  Northampton,  went  on  a  mount- 
ain, trip  to  Mount  Tom.  The  trip  was 
enjoyed  by  all.  Friday  evening  was  very 
pleasantly  passed  at  Columbian  Hall,  where 
a  banquet  was  served.  Dr.  McEwen,  Adel- 
bert,  '78,  presiding  as  toast-master.  Saturday 
morning  the  delegates  left  Northampton, 
after  saying  farewell  and  cordially  thanking 
the  Amherst  chapter  for  its  kind  eiitertain- 
ment. 

The  Bowdoin  Chapter  was  represented 
by  W.  E.  Preble,  '98,  and  F.  L.  Dutton,  '99. 


'^ovi^rQameGi{ior^. 


To  the  Editor  of  the  Orient : 

Sir: — The  situation  which  was  developed  iu  the 
affairs  of  the  Bowdoiu  foot-ball  team  during  the 
early  weeks  of  the  present  season,  has  led  a  good 
many  alumni  who  still  retain  a  deep  interest  in  the 
undergraduate  life  of  the  college,  to  consider  very 
seriously  whether  they  cannot  be  of  use  in  the  effort 
to  prevent  a  recurrence  of  so  disagreeable  an  experi- 
ence. Of  course  the  alumni  do,  from  time  to  time, 
as  they  are  called  upon,  sitbscribe  such  sums  as 
they  can  afford,  to  the  support  of  the  athletic  teams 
which  represent  the  college,  or  to  the  discharge  of 
debts  for  which  the  present  undergraduate  body  is 
in  no  way  responsible. 

But  financial  aid  is  the  least  valuable  and  most 
unnecessary  form  their  loyalty  can  take.  Under 
capable  management,  and  with  the  proper  amount 
of  support  from  the  student  body,  there  is  no  rea- 
son why  any  athletic  team  should  not  be  able  to 
pay  its  own  expenses.  It  has  been  proved  again 
and  again  that  it  can  be  done,  and  it  is  better  for 
the  college  that  it  should  be  done. 

But  there  are  other  ways  in   which   Bowdoin 


graduates  can  render  valuable  service  to  the  athletic 
teams.  A  practical  example  has  been  furnished 
this  fall  by  several  young  alumni  who  were  in  their 
day  members  of  the  foot-ball  eleven.  After  the 
defeats  which  began  the  season,  and  the  departure 
of  the  hired  coach,  they  found  time  to  come  down 
to  Brunswick,  to  undertake  the  coaching  and  disci- 
pline of  the  team,  and  to  inspire  in  the  student 
body  that  virile  and  vital  college  spirit  which 
seemed  to  be  lacking  early  in  the  fall. 

Their  example  should  be  followed  next  year  by 
just  as  many  of  the  younger  alumni  who  have  had 
foot-ball  experience  as  can  possibly  do  so.  Even  if 
they  have  not  been  the  star  performers  of  the  eleven, 
even  if  only  a  few  days'  or  a  week's  time  can  be 
spared,  let  then:  get  back  to  Brunswick,  and  help 
to  the  extent  of  their  powers,  in  turning  out  the 
best  eleven  the  college  has  ever  had.  The  under- 
graduates will  respond  instantly  to  their  leadership. 
A  few  graduate  coaches  on  the  field  and  about  the 
campus  will  do  more  to  put  life  and  snap  into  the 
team  and  courage  and  enthusiasm  into  the  student 
body  than  the  highest-priced  professional  coach  in 
the  country.  It  is  the  return  of  the  old  players  to 
Yale  and  Princeton  every  fall,  and  the  work  they  do 
for  pure  love  of  the  college  and  love  of  the  sport, 
that  makes  these  teams  what  they  are.  A  similar 
effect,  on  a  smaller  scale,  can  bo  produced  here  at 
Bowdoin  by  the  same  means.  Doctor  Carleton  and 
Messrs.  Libby,  Swett,  and  Eastman,  deserve  the 
thanks  of  every  alumnus  of  Bowdoiu  who  is  con- 
cerned for  the  healthy  success  of  its  foot-ball  team. 
Their  example  is  commended  to  every  former  foot- 
ball man  for  emulaticm  next  year,  and  to  every 
member  of  the  present  'varsity  or  class  teams  for 
imitation  in  the  years  to  come. 

But  graduates  will  hesitate  to  come  back  and 
assume  the  right  to  direct  and  discipline  the  team 
unless  they  feel  that  they  are  the  representatives  of 
the  whole  body  of  the  alumni.  This  leads  me  to 
suggest  another  way  in  which  the  alumni  can  be  of 
service  in  the  athletic  affairs  of  the  college,  and 
that  is  through  a  graduate  committee  which  shall, 
in  connection  with  the  undergraduate  managers, 
have  direct  control  over  the  base-ball,  foot-ball, 
and  track  teams.  Such  committees  have  done  great 
good  elsewhere,  and  there  is  every  reason  to  antici- 
pate the  success  of  the  experiment  at  Bowdoin. 

In  the  first  place,  it  seems  impossible  at  Bow- 
doin, as  in  most  small  colleges,  to  entirely  divorce 
the  management  of  athletic  affairs  from  society 
politics.  The  alumni  have  all  been  students  at 
some  time,  and  they  realize  how  hard  it  is  for  the 


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undergraduates  to  ignore  absolutely  all  questions  of 
society  connection  in  the  choice  of  a  manager  or 
captain,  or  in  the  selection  of  an  athletic  team.  It 
might  be  much  worse  at  Bowdoin,  but  there  is  too 
much  of  it  as  it  is.  The  alumni  have  pretty  well 
outgrown  the  jealousies  and  rivalries  of  college  life, 
aud  the  influence  of  a  graduate  committee  would 
be  salutary  in  the  direction  of  harmony  and  the 
emancipation  of  athletic  affairs  from  the  confusion 
of  society  politics. 

Then,  too,  the  wider  acquaintance  and  the  busi- 
ness experience  of  the  alumni,  could  not  but  be  of 
service  to  the  managers  in  selecting  coaches  for  the 
teams,  and  conducting  the  affairs  of  the  various 
associations.  Finally,  it  seeras  probable  that  under 
this  system  the  new  and  closer  relations  between 
the  graduates  and  under-graduates  of  Bowdoin 
would  assist  in  building  up  a  yet  stronger  and  more 
effective  college  si)irit  than  esists  to-day. 

I  have  been  led  into  wiiting  a  much  longer  com- 
municatiou  than  I  intended,  but  the  ideas  which  I 
have  imperfectly  expressed  are  so  generally  and 
earnestly  held  by  all  the  young  alumni  whom  I  am 
in  the  habit  of  meeting,  that  I  have  been  embold- 
ened to  present  them  at  some  length  to  the  Orient. 
lu  the  practical  execution  of  such  a  plan  it  will  be 
necessary  for  the  under-graduates  to  take  the 
initiative,  since  they  are  at  present  in  complete  con- 
trol of  athletic  affairs.  If  the  suggestion  com- 
mends itself  to  their  judgment,  I  am  sure  they  will 
find  the  alumni  thoroughly  in  earnest,  aud  willing 
to  do  all  that  lies  in  their  power,  as  soon  as  the 
students  show  themselves   ready  to   accept   their 


co-operation. 


Heney  S.  Chapman,  '91. 


An  Undaunted  Hero. 

TV7HAT  is  more  pleasing  than  a  picture  of 
^^  ambitious  manhood,  such  as  was  made 
by  Robert  Dubois  proudlj'  marching  between 
throngs  of  admiring  and  enthusiastic  specta- 
tors at  West  Point?  In  his  right  hand  he 
held  a  simple  roll  of  parchment,  very  similar 
to  that  which  many  a  student  has  suspended 
over  his  desk,  and  to  which  his  eyes  often 
fondly  wander.  Just  such  a  piece  of  parch- 
ment was  Robert  Dubois  holding  as  he 
marched  with  his  class  for  the  last  time. 
What  innumerable  pleasures  and  sorrows,  all 
pregnant  with  experiences,  did  this  piece  of 


paper  signify  !  What  did  the  future  have  in 
store  for  him?  Would  he  make  his  mark 
before  the  eyes  of  his  countrymen,  or  would 
his  name  on  the  annals  of  West  Point  mean 
no  inspiration  to  future  soldier  boys?  Not 
the  latter,  for  young  Dubois  felt  that  he 
would  make  his  mark,  and  indeed  who  could 
doubt  that,  on  beholding  the  flash  of  his  dark 
blue  eyes,  the  determination  of  his  soldierly 
step,  and  his  tall,  manly  figure,  of  which 
every  muscle  was  hard  and  developed.  The 
descendant  of  the  best  blood  of  America  and 
France,  he  possessed  the  courteous  chivalry 
of  the  Virginian,  the  impetuosity  of  the 
Frenchman,  and  the  bravery  of  both.  Yes, 
he  would  apply  himself  to  his  life's  work, 
and  would  accept  the  appointment  he  had 
been  offered  in  the  West.  With  such  thoughts 
surging  through  his  mind  he  bade  adieu  to 
his  beloved  classmates  and  instructors,  and 
left  the  happy  faces  and  the  picturesque 
scenery  that  had  composed  his  environment 
for  the  past  four  years. 

Fort  B — ,  among  the  Black  Hills,  was. 
hardly  an  attractive  place,  even  to  the  few 
rough  pioneers  of  that  district,  yet  in  the 
3'ear  1882,  with  its  palisaded  walls,  it  seemed 
an  elysium  of  retreat,  causing  comfort  and 
peace  in  many  a  bosom,  for  one  of  those 
memorable  Indian  outbreaks,  which  have 
dyed  many  a  page  of  our  history  with  the 
life-blood  of  sturdy  Americans,  was  upon  the 
verge  of  explosion. 

The  few  homes  scattered  here  and  there 
had  already  lodged  their  most  cherished  pos- 
sessions within  the  inviting  arms  of  the  fort, 
and  by  night  all  within  a  radius  of  twenty 
miles  would  be  safely  under  the  protection  of 
its  homely  walls.  John  Stanwood  and  his 
aged  mother  had  settled  within  two  miles  of 
the  fort,  but  as  he  was  so  near,  thought 
he  could  safely  remain  under  the  more 
desirable  shelter  of  his  home  for  one  night 
at  least;  but  "to-morrow,"  as  he  told  his 
help,  he  "guessed  as  how  he  had  better  am- 


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bulate  to'ards  the  old  fort,  as  them  pesky 
varmints  were  powerful  uncertain,"  and  he 
"  allowed  "  as  how  he  "  didn't  have  no  women 
to  lose  in  their  bloody  picnics."  So  prepara- 
tions were  accordingly  made  for  an  early 
departure  in  the  morning. 

At  about  twelve  o'clock  on  the  night  of 
that  day,  the  lonely  sentinel  at  the  fort  heard 
an  insistent  sound,  regular,  and  becoming 
clearer,  until  he  recognized  it  as  that  of  a 
fast-ridden  horse,  coming  from  among  the 
hills  on  his  right.  In  such  hostile  times  it 
would  be  exceedingly  unwise  to  ignore  such 
an  important  sound.  He  glanced  at  his 
pistols,  and  grasping  his  rifle  more  firmly, 
waited.  Soon,  from  around  the  hill,  a  cow- 
pony  came  at  a  fearful  pace,  and  upon  its 
back  the  sentinel  recognized  John  Stan- 
wood's  hired  man,  even  though  his  head  was 
bound  in  a  bloody  rag,  and  blood  had  trickled 
down  his  leathery  cheek,  drying  in  ghastly, 
sickening  streaks. 

"  Halt !  "  the  sentry  shouted.  The  man 
looked  up,  giving  his  steed  a  lift  on  the  bridle 
that  brought  the  beast  onto  its  haunches,  at 
the  same  time  gasping  incoherently  : 

"  Them  d red-skins  are  on  the  war- 
path, and  are  giving  it  to  John  !  For  God's 
sake,  get  back  to  the  fort  like  mad  and  send 
us  some  help  !  " 

In  a  few  moments  several  companies  were 
moving  in  orderly  trot  among  the  hills 
towards  the  scene  of  action,  leaving  several 
families  which  had  taken  refuge,  a  few  old 
scouts,  and  the  inexperienced  soldiers,  to 
guard  the  fort. 

"Colonel  is  crazy,  to  leave  the  fort  with 
only  us  few,"  drawled  old  Jim  Cummings, 
renowned  for  his  keen  insight  into  Indian 
trickery,  an  hour  later — "  them  blasted  cusses 
will  likely  as  not  sweep  down  on  us  and 
raise  our  hair  before  colonel  discovers  the 
trick —  and  I  swan  if  there  they  aint,"  he 
suddenly  cried,  as  a  shout  rent  the  air  when 
the  spiteful  snap  of  the  first  terrible  fusilade 


fell  upon  the  fort.  Besides  the  settlers  and 
scouts  there  were  about  fifty  soldiers,  well 
trained  in  military  tactics,  but  as  yet  sadly 
unacquainted  with  Indian  warfare.  Among 
these  was  Robert  Dubois,  homesick  and 
wretched,  his  pride  wounded  b}'  the  lack  of 
attention  shown  this  young  Apollo,  fresh 
from  West  Point.  At  last  he  would  prove 
to  these  old  veterans  the  material  under  his 
much  ridiculed  white  skin,  by  liis  readiness 
and  recklessness  in  sacrificing  his  life.  It 
was  a  very  dangerous  mixture  of  ingredients. 

The  bullets  were  falling  like  hail  upon 
the  fort,  but  all  knew  it  was  simply  a  blind 
to  covei'  a  mad  charge  which  was  not  long  in 
coming.  The  brave  defenders  easily  repelled 
them  at  first,  but  should  each  following  rush 
take  five  of  their  number  from  action,  it 
would  be  but  a  short  time  before  the  fort 
must  fall.  Another  rush  was  made,  and  that 
dark  mass  of  savages  pressed  forward  with 
their  blood-curdling  yells.  Suddenly  they 
turned  their  whole  force  upon  the  east  side 
of  the  fort,  to  the  surprise  of  the  defenders, 
since  that  side  was  almost  impregnable  on 
account  of  the  cannon,  which  could  mow  down 
their  ranks  with  grape-shot.  They  even  col- 
lected under  the  mouth  of  these  cannon  belch- 
ing forth  death.  A  severe  shock  followed,  and 
the  warriors  sought  the  shelter  of  the  neigh- 
boring hills  with,  this  time,  shouts  of  joy.  Well 
may  the  defenders  tremble,  for  the  Indians 
have  spiked  their  cannon,  and  on  account  of 
the  scarcity  of  rifle  holes  upon  that  side,  the 
enemy  can  easily  make  a  breach  in  the  wall 
with  the  powder  so  kindly  supplied  by  Con- 
gress. The  seemingly  impregnable  fort  was 
in  a  most  critical  condition,  and  unless  the 
cannon  should  be  freed,  or  the  troops  return, 
the  defenders'  fate,  at  least,  is  doubtful. 

By  this,  his  first  engagement,  Robert  Du- 
bois was  visibly  affected,  as  his  pale  face  and 
sparkling  eyes  showed.  Oh,  for  an  opportu- 
nity to  let  these  old  scouts  and  unappreciating 
companions  see  that  he  would  gladly  sacri- 


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fice  all  for  his  country.  At  last  he  thinks  he 
sees  the  chance,  if,  like  Sergeant  Jasper  of 
old,  he  should  leap  upon  the  embankment, 
down  On  the  other  side,  and  calmly  free  the 
cannon,  then  return  to  his  companions;  how 
they  would  admire  him,  and  his  countr}^ 
would  resound  with  the  praises  of  this  mod- 
ern hero.  Perhaps  his  second  lieutenant's 
stripes  would  be  changed  for  a  promotion. 
Why  weigh  the  cost?  He  should  be  about 
it,  as  there  was  no  time  to  be  lost. 

He  grasped  the  butt  of  the  cannon  and 
in  a  second  had  mounted  it,  then  leaping 
upon  the  stone  wall,  with  a  cry  of  dismay 
from  his  companions  who  saw  his  intentions, 
he  jumped  to  the  ground  just  as  the  defend- 
ers saw  by  the  early  morn  the  Indians  again 
rushing  towards  the  fort. 

The  chai'ge  was  never  finished,  for  the 
boys  in  blue,  after  having  found  the  muti- 
lated bodies  of  the  two  unfortunate  settlers, 
returned  in  all  haste  to-  the  fort,  and  swept 
down  upon  the  Indians,  who  fled  precipitately 
to  the  hills.  A  parting  volle}^  of  which  sev- 
eral shots  were  fired  at  the  foolish  but  brave 
boy  at  the  mouth  of  the  now  unobstructed 
cannon,  «nded  the  fight.  The  young  soldier 
was  carefully  and  tenderly  carried  into  the 
fort,  where  the  brusque  but  kind-hearted  sur- 
geon cared  for  him.  It  was  found  that  several 
flesh  wounds  had  been  inflicted,  the  only 
serious  one,  however,  being  on  his  knee, 
where  a  bullet  had  shattered  the  patella  and 
badly  splintered  the  leg  bone. 

After  several  weeks  of  intense  suffering, 
Robert  Dubois  was  able  to  parade  about  the 
enclosure  of  the  fort,  but  only  with  the  help 
of  his  crutches.  Now  he  had  a  surfeit  of 
admiration,  and  his  bravery  and  willingness 
to  sacrifice  his  life  for  his  country  was  undis- 
puted, but  in  order  to  obtain  this  worldly 
recognition  he  had  bartered  away  his  career, 
since  his  stiff  knee  made  him  unfit  for 
service  in  the  future. 

It  was  during    the  famous  presidential 


campaign  of  1896,  when  stump  speakers  were 

in  their  glory.   The  town  of  C ,  Ohio,  was 

bedecked  with  flags  and  bunting,  bands  were 
playing,  and  the  very  atmosphere  seemed 
heavy  with  pent-up  excitement.  The  cause 
of  all  this  was  that  that  unique  combination 
of  war  veterans,  who  were  canvassing  the 
country,  were  to  explain  the  different  national 

platforms  to  the  good  people  of  C in  their 

town  hall  that  evening. 

The  last  speaker  of  the  evening  was 
announced,  and  the  enthusiastic  audience 
hailed  him  with  shouts  of  applause.  He  was  a 
very  young- man,  handsome  and  soldierly. 
In  his  speech  he  deviated  from  the  paths  of 
his  predecessors  in  that  he  confined  himself 
to  no  one  platform,  but  spoke  of  the 
resources  of  this  great  and  glorious  republic, 
and  the  necessity  of  true  citizenship  if  we 
would  realize  the  best  from  our  country. 
He  finished  with  an  eloquent  plea  for  the 
performance  of  the  suffrage  by  the  people 
of  C in  such  a  way  that  all  their  fellow- 
citizens  may  be  benefited,  and  our  national 
honor  upheld.  'Mid  deafening  applause  he 
bade  them  a  courteous  good-night,  and  as  he 
stepped  from  the  stage,  assisted  by  a  cane, 
our  old  friend,  Robert  Dubois,  stood  before 
us;  neither  the  Robert  Dubois  of  West  Point 

nor  of  Fort  B ,  jet  a  man  who  was  surely 

making  his  mark,  albeit  not  world-wide,  but 
as  a  just  and  enthusiastic  advocate  of  true 
American  citizenship. 


Ground  has  been  broken  for  Houghton  Memorial 
Chapel  at  Wellesley. 

A  new  set  of  rules  relating  to  musical  and 
athletic  organizations  has  been  published  at  Brown 
University,  with  the  object  of  preventing  students 
from  neglecting  regular  work,  and  to  discourage 
professionalism. 

Governor  Black  of  New  York,  who  is  a  young 
man  in  the  forties,  was  a  farmer's  son  and  one  of  a 
family  of  eleven  children,  yet  he  prepared  himself, 
unaided,  to  enter  college  at  eighteen,  and  graduated 
from  Dartmouth  at  twenty-two. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Bowdoir^  ^ep§e. 

Apostrophe  to  Androscoggin 
Waters. 

Thou  "beauteous,  bounding,  busy,  boiling  stream, 

We  must,  forsooth,  admire  thee  from  afar, 

So  grandly  splendid  in  thy  winding  course, 

So  mighty  and  so  ready  to  lend  aid. 

But  as  a  beverage  thou'rt  a  failure. 

Not  Hercules,  in  all  his  strength  array'd, 

Could  wrest  this  firm  opinion  from  our  minds. 

Of  all  the  vile  impurities  which  God, 

For  some  good  reason  (though  to  us  unknown). 

Saw  fit  to  impregnate  this  planet  with. 

Dear  Androscoggin,  thou  hast  sure  thy  share. 

E'en  from  Umbagog,  unctuous  is  thy  tide; 

The  deadly  microbe,  and  the  juice  of  sewers. 

And  ev'rything  that  can  be  called  unclean 

Are  cast  into  thy  welcoming  embrace, 

Thou  scavenger  of  scum.     All  that  have  drunk 

of  thee 
Do  rue  the  day  when  they  their  epidermis  filled 
With  such  a  base  affront  upon  their  thirst. 

We  love  thy  music;   and  despis'd  be  they 
Who  hurl  foul  epithets  at  thy  fair  name. 
We  love  thee;   but  our  love  of  life  demands 
That,  when  as  a  potation  thou  dost  pose. 
Our  parched  lips,  our  dry  and  burning  throats, 
Our  very  souls — all  that  within  us  is. 
Rise  up  in  fierce  rebellion  at  the  thought. 
Cast  but  one  lingering,  longing  look  at  thee, 
Then  shun  thee  as  we  would  mankind's  worst  foe. 


The  Shipwrecked   iVIariner. 

Where  the  swelling  of  the  deep 
Lulls  the  sailor  into  sleep, 
While  the  eddies  and  the  shoals 
Cast  their  net  for  human  souls; 
And  the  sparkliug  waters  blue 
Promise  safety,  yet  untrue; 
There  in  gaudy  painted  boat. 
Gayest  of  all  barks  afloat. 
Launched  a  youthful  sailor  proud; 
As  he  launched  he  cried  aloud: 
"Ocean  blue  and  ocean  wide, 
Ever  swept  by  surging  tide, 
Take  ye  me,  and  on  thy  breast, 
Studded  o'er  with  foamy  crest. 


Let  my  bark  ne'er  cease  to  sail. 
Laugh  at  storm  and  laugh  at  gale ! 
Hail,  ye  dwellers  of  the  land! 
Hail,  ye  bound  and  servile  band! 
By  the  song  Musaeus  sings. 
By  the  joy  that  Bacchus  brings, 
Break  away,  and  live  with  me 
Lives  of  endless  jollity  !" 
Onward  far  he  flies  apace, 
Lo!    the  waters  change  their  face! 
While  the  surges  foam  and  dash, 
Thunders  roll  and  lightnings  flash. 
Roundabout  in  fiendish  glee 
Dance  the  waves  in  mockery. 
Now  each  angry  surge  in  turn 
Shakes  the  l)ark  from  stem  to  stern ; 
Now  a  thrill,  a  sudden  shock  ! — 
She  has  run  upon  a  rock! 
"Hail!    Ahoy!"   he  cries  at  last, 
"Life  is  fleeting,  fleeting  fast! 
Angi-y  tempests  threaten  me, 
'Neath  me  yawns  eternity!  " 
But  no  human  hands  avail, 
Now  to  try  is  but  to  fail. 
Bending  low  the  Master  heard. 
Stilled  the  tempest  with  a  word. 
Brought  the  sailor  safe  to  land, 
Kindly  guiding  by  His  hand. 


^'^^ 


Mr.  Dunning  of  the  Bangor 
Commercial  was  at  Brunswick 
recently.     He  is  the  gentleman  who, 
as  "Linotype,"  does  more  to  stir  up 
hostile  and  unfriendly  feelings  between 
the  athletic  teams  of  Bangor  and  Port- 
land than  all  other  sources  combined.     If  he  would 
but  transfer  his  efforts  from  so  unsportsmanlike  a 
task  to  the  purifying  of  interscholastic  athletics,  he 
would  deserve  the  thanks  of  the  public. 
What  of  chess? 
Thanksgiving,  next ! 
The  epidemic  is  on  the  wane. 
The  Quill  appears  Monday,  next. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


159 


Where  is  the  Hare  and  Hounds  Club  ? 

Wheeler,  '98,  was  on  the  campus  recently. 

Mandolin  rehearsals  have  been  postponed  until 
later. 

The  Juniors  should  wait  aud  watch  for  those 
turkeys. 

Photography  abounds  nowadays,  with  such 
weather. 

Smith,  '91,  was  upon  the  campus  for  a  few  hours 
recently. 

The  courses  at  the  Art  Building  are  growing  in 
popularity. 

"  Sweet  are  the  uses  of  adversity,"  should  be  our 
foot-ball  motto. 

The  Juniors  had  their  class  picture  taken  for  the 
Bugle,  last  week. 

L.  P.  Libby,  '99,  was  elected  secretary  of  the 
Orient  Board  last  week. 

Portland  vs.  Bangor  proved  a  strong  attraction 
last  Saturday  at  Portland. 

Bath's  Food  Fair  last  week  drew  some  of  our 
fellows  to  the  city  of  ships. 

The  Bowdoin  College  Catalogue  for  1897-98  is 
in  the  hands  of  the  printer. 

Nason  and  Hills,  '99,  are  studying  the  mazes  of 
the  Terpsichorean  art  at  Bath. 

No  new  station.  The  present  edifice  is  being 
painted.    That  tells  the  story. 

There  was  quite  general  interest  taken  about 
college  in  the  New  York  elections. 

Professor  Chapman  last  Sunday  week  spoke  at 
chapel  on  "Public  and  College  Spirit." 

The  M.  I.  T.  game  was  cancelled  the  night 
before  the  day  it  was  to  have  been  played. 

Mike  Madden,  the  "genial  Mike,"  has  been 
giving  several  cake-walks  among  the  boys  of  late. 

Adjourns  were  granted  in  German  the  latter  part 
of  last  week,  owing  to  Professor  Files  being  out  of 
town. 

Sparks,  1900,  who  represented  the  non-frater- 
nity men  on  the  college  jury,  has  resigned  that 
position. 

The  Pythian  Sisterhood  gave  a  fair  and  dance 
week  before  last,  which  was  enjoyed  by  some  of  our 
number. 

Acting-President  Chapman  represented  Bowdoin 
at  the  meeting  of  the  New  England  colleges  at 
Cambridge  last  week. 


1900's  banner  at  chapel  needs  starch. 
Bacon,  1900,  is  at  his  home  in  Natick. 
Edwards,  1900,  has  been  sick  at  home  in  Boston 
for  the  past  week. 

The  Juniors  commenced  laboratory  work  in 
chemistry  last  week. 

The  Orient  board  holds  meetings  every  other 
Wednesday  afternoon  at  its  editorial  room  in  Memo- 
rial Hall. 

Blair  and  Cummings,  Specials,  of  last  year,  visited 
college  recently.  They  enter  the  Medical  School 
next  winter. 

The  dance  to  have  been  given  last  week  by 
Messrs.  White,  Gardner,  and  Bisbee,  '98,  has  been 
idefinitely  postponed. 

The  foot-ball  team  was  coached  by  Swett,  '92, 
Dr.  Carleton,  '93,  Libby  and  Eastman,  '96.  Alumni 
coaches  are  what  are  needed. 

A  large  number  of  students  attended  the  Colby- 
Bowdoin  game  at  Waterville.  They  returned  a 
sadder  but  wiser  aggregation. 

The  third  themes  of  the  term  were  due  last 
Tuesday,  November  9th.     The  subjects  were : 

Juniors. 

1.  Should  College  Property  be  Taxed? 

2.  The  Power  of  the  Pulpit  in  Municipal  Keform. 

3.  The  Lesson  of  Browning's  "  Grammarian's  Funeral."- 

Sophomores. 

1.  How  a  College  Student  Should  Spend  his  Sundays. 

2.  Should  Party  Lines  be  Drawn  in  Municipal  Politics  ? 

3.  Hawthorne's  "Marble  Faun." 

4.  Stevenson's  "  Virginibus  Puerisque." 

Professor  Little  gave  an  address  in  Medford, 
Mass.,  before  the  Massachusetts  Literary  Club,  on 
"  Bibliography,"- last  week. 

What  a  treat  it  would  be  if  Elliot  Hubbard 
could  be  induced  to  deliver  some  of  his  lectures 
here,  while  he  is  touring  Maine. 

The  great  Italian  Banda  Rossa  plays  in  Bruns- 
wick, Thanksgiving  day.  It  ought  to  come  when 
the  fellows  are  in  town  if  it  is  after  a  big  house. 

The  chapel  choir  delights  in  singing  "Now  the 
day  is  over"  and  "Abide  with  me,  fast  falls  the 
eventide,"  mornings,  before  our  work  is  hardly 
begun. 

The  Deutscher  Verein  held  its  first  meeting  of 
this  term  last  Wednesday  evening.  The  following 
officers  for  the  coming  year  were  elected :  Vor- 
sitzender,  Condon;  Schriftwart,  Lawrence;  Kas- 
senwart,  Morson. 


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Minott,  '98,  celebrated  his  arrival  at  manhood 
on  the  evening  of  November  5th. 

The  Library  has  adopted  a  new  system  of  serv- 
ing notices  upon  delinquent  book  holders.  A  slip 
is  enclosed  in  each  volume  bearing  the  date  of  limit 
upon  it. 

An  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  company,  with  two 
bands,  a  cake-walk,  and  real,  live  bloodhounds, 
numbers  among  late  attractions  at  the  "  Opera 
House." 

Mr.  W.  J.  Ryan  of  Portland,  the  "  Old  Farmer's 
Almanac  Man,"  is  making  his  fifteenth  annual  tour 
of  the  state.  Last  week  he  called  at  the  college 
while  "doiug"  Brunswick. 

The  Sophomore  Class  has  elected  the  following 
men  for  their  Prize  Speaking:  Babb,  Bacon,  Bur- 
nell,  Chapman,  Jordan,  Lee,  McCarty,  McCormick, 
Shorey,  Sparks,  Webber,  and  Whitney. 

Hallowe'en  was  observed  by  the  Sophomores. 
A  banner  was  suspended,  but  later  obscured;  an 
attempt  was  made  to  blockade  the  chapel ;  and 
President  Hyde's  summer  house  was  appropriated. 

Professor  Woodruff  was  elected  Vice-President 
of  the  Brunswick  and  Topsham  Choral  Society  last 
week.  To  his  untiring  efforts  as  President  was 
due  the  success  of  this  chorus  at  the  recent  Festival. 

Quite  a' delegation  of  students  from  the  Freeport 
High  School  visited  the  campus  last  week,  and 
attended  morning  chapel.  It  was  rather  an  unusual, 
yet  most  welcome,  sight  to  see  twenty  or  more  young 
ladies  at  chapel. 

May  Irwin,  who  was  playing  in  Portland  the 
week  of  the  Maine  Festival,  preferred  watching  the 
foot-ball  game  between  the  Bowdoin  Sophomores 
and  Portland  High  School  to  attending  one  of  the 
afternoon  musicals. 

The  '99  Bugle  is  progressing.  Promises  of  an 
early  appearance  are  being  made.  For  the  past 
hundred  years,  more  or  less,  such  promises  have 
been  made,  however.  A  smile  will  be  pardoned. 
'99  always  was  ambitious ! 

Rehearsals  have  begun  for  the  new  opera,  "  The 
Idyll  of  the  Mill."  The  composer  is  Mr.  Leavitt, 
who  also  composed  "The  Frogs  of  Windham"  and 
"  The  Charter  Oak."  Several  college  men  are  to  be 
connected  with  its  production. 

Rather  an  unfamiliar  sight  was  to  be  seen  upon 
the  campus  last  Sunday.  Three  brindle  cows  wei'e 
making  themselves  very  much  at  home  about  the 
Art  and  Science  Buildings.  A  stranger  might  have 
mistaken  us  for  "  the  farm,"  or  U.  of  M.,  so-called. 


The  number  of  books  taken  from  the  library 
during  October  was  923,  an  average  of  30  a  day. 
The  greatest  number  taken  on  any  one  day  was  87, 
on  Monday,  the  1 1th.  The  record  for  the  same 
month  last  year  is  755,  which  shows  an  increasing 
interest  among  the  students  in  reading. 

One  of  the  foolish  escapades  of  Hallowe'en  was 
the  tampering  with  the  chapel  organ.  Several  stops 
were  removed,  the  pedals  were  disconnected,  and 
the  organ  in  general  was  bothered.  A  tuner  from 
Portland  has  been  sent  for  to  thoroughly  overhaul 
the  instrument,  the  joke  being  that  the  Sophomores 
pay  the  bills. 

Godfrey,  '99,  in  a  strength  test  according  to  the 
Sargent  method,  the  other  day,  showed  a  total 
strength  of  1716.2.  This  breaks  the  best  Harvard 
records.  Merrill  of  Yale  stands  ahead  of  Godfrey, 
but  Harvard  men  do  not  wholly  allow  his  mark, 
claiming  that  more  than  the  required  time  was 
taken  to  complete  the  test.  Godfrey  is  19  years 
of  age,  stands  6  feet  4  inches,  and  weighs  206 
pounds. 

A  contemporary  publication  recently  displayed 
its  ignorance  of  affairs  of  state  in  commenting  upon 
the  Polynesian  collections  of  "  His  Excellency," 
Hon.  Harold  M.  Sewall  of  Hawaii,  at  the  Art  Build- 
ing. The  publication  in  question  was  disturbed  at 
the  phrase  "  His  Excellency,"  evidently  forgetting 
the  fact  that  every  United  States  minister  to  a 
foreign  country  is  addressed  and  spoken  of  as  "  His 
Excellency,"  the  title  accompanying  the  oflBce. 

Professor  Robinson  attended  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  American  Public  Health  Association  at  Phil- 
adelphia. Last  year,  at  Buffalo,  Professor  Robinson 
introduced  his  lamp ;  this  year  he  read  a  paper  on 
"Formicaldehyde;"  and  next  year,  at  Ottawa,  Out., 
he  will  report  further.  The  success  of  his  lamp  has 
been  unprecedented,  and  scientific  men  on  both 
sides  of  the  Atlantic  are  using  it  to-day.  The  "  ic" 
has  been  dropped  from  the  name,  so  that  now  it  is 
more  pronouncable. 

The  College  Jury  met  and  organized  on  the 
evening  of  October  28th,  as  follows :  '98,  C.  D. 
Moulton;  '99,  W.  L.  Thompson;  1900,  C.  S.  Brag- 
don  ;  1901,  W.  M.  Warren  ;  A  A  <J>,  A.  B.  White,  '98; 
^  T,  H.  R.  Ives,  '98 ;  A  K  E,  P.  P.  Baxter,  '98 ;  Z  -f, 
F.  A.  Thompson,  '98;  9  A  X,  R.  M.  Greenlaw,  '99; 
A  T,  L.  D.  Jennings,  '99;  Non-Fraternity,  F.  M. 
Sparks,  1900.  C.  C.  Phillips,  '99,  was  elected  to  the 
vacancy  caused  by  Sparks  resigning.  White  was 
chosen  foreman,  and  Ives,  secretary. 


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iftl^Ietiss. 


FOOT-BALL. 

A  game  bas  been  definitely  arranged  with  the 
University  of  Maine  for  Saturday,  November  20th, 
at  BruDSwicli.  Managers  Webster  and  Young  have 
made  all  arrangements,  and  the  last  game  of  the 
season  m\l  be  played  at  the  home  grounds  a  week 
from  next  Saturday. 


Colby,  16 ;  Bowdoin,  4. 

Sixteen  to  four  v^as  the  score  by  which  Colby, 
for  the  first  time  in  her  foot-ball  history,  defeated 
Bowdoin.  The  weather  was  just  cool  enough;  the 
grounds  moist,  but  not  badly  so,  a  good  wind  being 
the  only  objectionable  feature.  A  delegation  of 
University  of  Maine  students  were  present,'  ''root- 
ing" with  vigor  for  Bowdoin. 

The  game  was  highly  interesting.  Rice's  65, 
Alden's  34,  and  Kendall's  25-yard  runs,  Stanwood's 
and  Rice's  punts,  and  Moulton's  touchdown  from 
the  kick-ofl",  were  plays  which  brought  forth  the 
greatest  enthusiasm. 

The  style  of  the  game  used  by  the  two  elevens 
was  very  similar,  and  both  teams  put  dash  and 
vim  into  their  games,  and  every  man  entered  the 
plays  with  determination.  After  the  first  few  minutes 
the  play  of  the  Colby  team  was  very  effective. 
Bowdoin's  defense  was  good  at  first,  but  gradually 
weakened,  and  her  offensive  play  became  ragged, 
her  interference  going  to  pieces  rather  easily.  The 
following  figures  may  be  of  interest: 

BowDom.— Yards  rushed,  111;  number  of  rushes,  32 
average  rush,  3  1-6  yards;  yards  kicked,  275;  number  of 
kicks,  S;  average  kick,  35  5-8  yards;  ball  lost  on  downs,  4 
ball  lost  on  fumbles,  0;  average  weight,  157  pounds. 

CoLEY. — Yards  rushed,  344;  number  of  rushes,  64 
average  rush,  5  3-8  yards;  yards  kicked,  142;  number  of 
kicks,  4;  average  kick,  35  1-2  yards;  ball  lost  on  downs,  3 
ball  lost  on  fumbles,  1;  average  weight,  154  pounds. 

That  neither  team  was  penalized  speaks  well  for 
the  players.  A  tendency  to  "  hold"  was  noticeable, 
but  made  no  material  difference  in  the  outcome. 
In  detail  the  plays  follow: 

Bowdoin  won  the  toss,  choosing  the  westerly 
goal,  having  the  grade  and  the  wind  in  her  favor. 
Scannell's  kick-off  was  caught  and  advanced  25 
yards  by  Stanwood  to  the  35-yard  line.  After  three 
short  rushes,  Stanwood  punted  to  the  center.  Seven 
rushes  gained  Colby  but  20  yards,  and  the  ball  went 
to  Bowdoin  on  downs.    Stanwood  punted  to  Colby's 


45-yard  line.  Ten  rushes  carried  the  ball  but  20 
yards,  and  Colby  kicked  to  the  15-yard  line.  Five 
rushes  advanced  the  ball  12  yards,  and  Kendall 
went  around  Cotton  for  28  yards.  A  few  short 
plunges,  and  Stanwood  got  clear  of  the  end  for  10 
yards,  but  Colby  held  for  downs  on  her  33-yard  line. 
After  gaining  seven  yards  on  four  rushes.  Rice  was 
given  the  ball  on  a  trick  play,  which  he  executed 
to  the  sura  of  65  yards,  eluding  Stanwood,  and 
landing  the  ball  four  yards  from  the  goal  line  before 
being  brought  down.  Two  rushes  put  it  over,  and 
Brooks  kicked  a  hard  goal.    Score,  6  to  0. 

Stanwood  kicked  off,  sending  the  ball  across  the 
goal  line.  It  was  followed  by  Alden,  who  stood 
watching  it  roll  along  when  Moulton,  who  had  fol- 
lowed the  kick,  fell  on  it  and  claimed  a  touchdown. 
It  was  some  -time  before  a  decision  was  reached, 
but  the  claim  was  allowed  under  rules  5  (a),  17,  and 
3.  On  the  punt  out  it  was  claimed  by  Colby  and 
allowed  that  Moulton  advanced  beyond  his  mark, 
therefore  Bowdoin  had  no  try  at  goal.  Score,  6  to  4. 

On  Colby's  kick-off  Clark  received  the  ball 
on  the  15-yard  line  and  passed  it  to  Stanwood, 
"who  punted  to  Colby's  50-yard  line.  Bowdoin 
received  the  ball  on  downs  at  her  40-yard  line, 
but  was  forced  to  punt,  the  half  ending  with  the 
play;  Colby's  ball  on  her  45-yard  line.  Time 
was  now  called  for  the  first  half,  with  the  score  C  to 
4  in  Colby's  favor. 

The  second  half  opened  with  a  rush.  Bowdoin's 
kick-off  was  received  on  the  20-yard  line  and  carried 
back  17  yards  before  downed.  Kendall  fell  on 
the  ball  for  Bowdoin  on  a  fumble  near  the  centre 
of  the  field.  Colby  held  for  downs  and  punted  to 
the  35-yard  line.  She  then  held  for  downs  and 
rushed  the  ball  to  within  two  yards  of  a  touch- 
down, chiefly  by  her  "guard's  back"  play.  Here 
Bowdoin  made  a  rally  and  held  for  downs.  Stan- 
wood punted  to  the  28-yard  line.  It  took  Colby 
three  rushes  to  make  her  second  touchdown, 
which  Rice  made  on  the  same  trick  played  earUer. 
The  score,  12  to  4. 

Bowdoin's  kick-oft'  fell  on  the  25-yard  line, 
and  once  again  a  Bowdoin  forward  fell  on  the 
ball.  Bowdoin  was  unequal  to  the  task  of  advanc- 
ing it,  gaining  but  two  yards  on  three  downs,  the 
nearest  she  came  to  Colby's  goal  line,  except  as 
above  related.  Colby  carried  it  steadily  over 
18  chalk  marks,  Alden  making  a  run  of  35  yards 
around  left  end  behind  splendid  interference, 
scoring  her  third  touchdown  just  as  time  was 
called.  No  goal.  Score,  16  to  4.  The  game  was  a 
surprise  to  Bowdoin  in  more  ways  than  one.   Cloud- 


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man,  Veazie,  and  the  backs  played  the  best  for 
Bowdoin.     Every  Colby  man  played  well. 
The  line-up  : 


COLET. 

Bowdoin. 

Buneman. 

Left  End. 

Gregson. 

Putnam. 

Left  Tackle. 

Albee. 

Brooks  (Capt.) 

Left  Guard. 

Cloudman. 

Allen. 

Center. 

Jennings. 

Scaunel. 

Right  Guard. 

Spear. 

Powell. 

Right  Tackle. 

Merrill. 

Cotton. 

Right  End. 

Veazie. 

Hooke. 

Quarterback. 

Moulton  (Capt.) 

Alden. 

Left  Halfback. 

Kendall. 

Rice. 

Right  Halfback. 

Stauwood. 

Towne. 

Fullback. 

Clark. 

Umpire,  Dr.  Edwards.  Referee,  Cobb.  Linesmen,  J. 
C.  Minot,  Bowdoin;  J.  B.  Gibbons,  Colby.  Touchdowns, 
Moulton,  Rice,  Alden,  Brooks.  Goals,  Brooks  2.  Total 
score,  Colby,  10;  Bowdoin,  i.    Time,  20-minute  halves. 


Bowdoin,  64;  N.  E.  C,  0. 

Wednesday,  October  27th,  Bowdoin  played  New 
Hampshire  College,  on  the  Wbittier  field,  and  the 
result  was  all  that  could  be  asked.  Bowdoin  kicked 
off  to  New  Hampshire's  15-yard  line,  and  Calder- 
wood  made  five  yards  before  he  was  downed.  Then 
Bowdoin  took  the  ball  on  downs.  McMillan  and 
Cleaves  each  tried  hard  to  get  the  ball,  as  Jen- 
nings tried  a  new  pass  which  resulted  in  a  loss 
of  seven  yards.  Then  Moulton  decided  the  old 
way  was  good  enough.  Mcilillan  made  10  yards 
and  Cleaves  five,  with  seven  yards  for  a  touch- 
down. Ives  ploughed  through  and  in  three  minutes 
from  the  kick-off  Bowdoin  had  scored  six  points. 

N.  H.  C.  kicked  off  to  Ives  on  the  12-yard  line, 
who  carried  it  to  the  30.  Then  by  straight  foot- 
ball, mostly  end  plays  in  five  downs,  Merrill  made 
Bowdoin's  second  touchdown.  Ives  again  kicked 
the  goal.  After  this  McMillan  made  a  fine  run  of 
30  yards,  was  tackled  and  badly  bruised,  so  Kendall 
was  put  in  his  place. 

N.  H.  C.  kicked  off  40  yards  to  Merrill,  1900, 
who  rushed  it  20  yards  with  splendid  interference. 
Ives  made  12  yards  through  a  big  hole  of  Merrill, '98's 
making.  Then  Kendall  carried  the  ball  to  N.  H.'s 
35-yard  line.  Here  Veazie  took  the  ball  around  left 
end  and  made  a  beautiful  run  of  35  yards  for  a 
touchdown.  They  had  played  hardly  eight  minutes 
and  Bowdoin  bad  18  points. 

N.  H.  C.  kicked  to  Kendall  on  the  16-yard  line, 
and  Calderwood  tackled  on  the  40-yard  line. 
Gregson  and  Merrill  carried  the  ball  to  the  42-yard 
line  and  there  the  pigskin  again  fell  to  the  lot 
of  Kendall,  who  carried  the  ball  58  yards  for  a 
touchdown.     Score,  Bowdoin  24,  N.  H.  C.  0. 

Calderwood  kicked  off  to  Ives  on  the  15-yard 


line  and  Ives  ran  13  yards.  Then  Merrill  made  25 
yards.  Ives  and  Kendall  took  the  ball  to  the  20- 
yard  line  and  Merrill  again  made  15  yards.  The 
New  Hampshire  boys  now  took  a  hard  brace  and 
held  Bowdoin  within  their  five-yard  line  for  two 
downs,  when  Ives  rushed  through  for  a  touchdown. 
Ives  failed  at  goal,  and  the  score  stood  Bowdoin  28, 
N.  H.  C.  0. 

Calderwood  kicked  off  to  Ives  again  on  the 
15-yard  line,  who  carried  it  20  yards.  Then  Mer- 
rill made  a  pretty  dash  of  25  yards,  which  Ives 
followed  with  15  yards.  Kendall  carried  it  to 
the  20-yard  line.  Merrill  made  10  more,  and  Albee 
picked  up  Ives  in  his  arms  and  carried  him  across 
the  goal  line.   Ives  failed  at  goal.  Score,  Bowdoin  32. 

Calderwood  again  kicked  35  yards  to  Kendall, 
who  made  15  yards.  Merrill  made  20  more.  Then 
the  tackle  back  signal  was  given,  and  Merrill,  '98, 
made  a  good  line  gain,  followed  by  a  25-yard  gain 
by  Ives  through  right  tackle.  Kendall  again  took 
the  ball,  and  just  as  he  was  downed  the  time-keeper 
cried  "five  seconds  more  to  play,"  but  Ives  made 
his  sixth  touchdown.  Then  Ives  kicked  a  goal,  and 
the  score  stood  38. 

In  the  second  half,  Cleaves  took  Merrill's  place 
at  left  halfback;  Wilson,  Veazie's  place  at  right  end; 
and  Minard,  Kendall's  position  at  right  halfback. 

N.  H.C.  kickedoff  to  Albeeon  Bowdoin's  30-yard 
line.  Albee  fumbled  a  bit,  but  went  ahead  for  a 
dozen  yards.  Cleaves  then  made  a  pretty  run  of 
30  yards,  which  was  duplicated  next  play  by  G-reg- 
son,  who  carried  the  ball  to  within  three  yards,  of 
the  goal.  Then  Cleaves  took  the  ball  across,  and 
Ives  kicked  the  goal.     Score,  44  to  0. 

Calderwood's  kick-off  of  40  yards  was  punted 
back  by  Ives  to  the  middle  of  the  field.  N.  H.  C. 
made  a  yard  in  two  downs,  and  then  attempted  to 
punt,  but  was  blocked  so  that  the  kick  went  straight 
up  in  the  air  and  came  into  Ives's  arms  on  the  40-yard 
line.  Cleaves  made  15  yards,  and  Minard  a  like 
distance.  Gregson  lost  five  on  a  fumble,  but  Ives 
regained  it.  Then  Minard  and  Cleaves  took  it  to  the 
six-yard  line  and  Ives  made  a  touchdown  and  kicked 
the  goal.     Score,  50  to  0. 

Ives  made  a  splendid  punt  of  over  60  yards  iu 
returning  N.  EI.  C.'s  kick-off.  They  tried  to  punt, 
but  Gregson  broke  through  and  stole  the  ball,  and 
was  on  their  yard  line  when  Umpire  Pierce  called 
them  back  for  off-side  play  and  gave  the  ball  to 
N.  H.  C.  again,  but  they  lost  the  ball  on  downs, 
with  two  yards'  gain.  With  a  few  short  center 
plays,  by  Ives  and  Minard,  the  ball  went  to  the  five- 


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yard  line,  and  Minard  made  a  touchdown  through 
tackle  and  end.  No  goal;  score,  54  to  0.  Minard 
was  hurt  a  trifle  and  Clark,  1900,  was  put  in. 

The  next  touchdown  was  a  repetition  of  the 
others,  mostly  end  and  tackle  plays.  Clark  and 
Cleaves  made  some  fine  gains,  and  Ives  his  eighth 
touchdown,  while  Clarke,  1900, kicked  agoal.  Score, 
60  to  0. 

N.  H.  C.  kicked  to  Clarke  on  15-yard  line  and 
Clarke  came  near  getting  by  Calderwood  for  a 
touchdown  from  kick-off,  but  was  pulled  down  by 
his  arm.  Cleaves  made  25  yards,  Ives  eight,  and 
Clarke  went  through  the  center  for  a  touchdown. 
Clarke  failed  to  kick  a  goal.  Score,  Bowdoin  64, 
N.  H.  C.  0,  with  one  minute  to  play. 

Ives  caught  the  kick-off  on  the  20  yard  line  and 
carried  it  to  the  45-yard  line ;  then  Gregson  made 
a  pretty  dash  to  N.  H.'s  30-yard  line.  Ives  now 
went  through  center  to  the  15-yard  line,  and  the 
ball  was  almost  in  play  when  time  was  called. 
This  finished  the  game  with  the  largest  score  made 
on  Whittier  field.    The  line-up  was  as  follows : 

Bowdoin.  N.  H.  C. 

Gregson.  Left  End.  Hunt. 

Albee. 
Cloudman. 
Jenmngs. 
Speaf. 
Merrill. 
Veazie.   j 
Wilson,  j 
Moulton.   ) 
Hadlock.  ( 
Merrill.   ) 
Cleaves.  ) 
McMillan.       1 

Mfnffd!"  \         R'gl't  Halfback 

Clarke,  1900.  .1 

Ives.  Fullback.  Calderwood. 

Touchdowns— Merrill,  Minard,  Clarke,  Cleaves,  Ives  8. 
Goals  from  touchdowns— Clarke,  Ives  7.  Umpire — T.  L. 
Pierce,  Bowdoin.  Referee— Demerit,  N.  H.  C.  Lines- 
men—Clarke,  Bowdoin, '99;  audGrover,  N.  H.C.  Halves, 
20  minutes  each. 

Tufls,  20;  Bowdoin,  8. 

Again  Bowdoin's  team  suffered  defeat  at  the 
hands  of  Tufts.  The  game  was  played  at  Medford, 
Saturday,  November  6th,  and  was  hard  fought 
throughout. 

Bowdoin  did  not  show  up  in  anything  like  the 
form  that  was  expected.  The  right  side  of  her  line 
was  weak,  though  the  center  was  almost  impreg- 
nable. The  redeeming  feature  of  her  play  was 
the  superb  punting  of  Clark  and  the  tackling  of 
F.  Merrill. 

Bowdoin  won  the  toss  and  chose  the  wind. 
The  ball  changed  hands  twice,  and  Bowdoin  got  it 
ou  the  50-yard  line.  Clark  went  through  the  center 


Left  Tackle. 

Left  Guard. 

Center. 
Right  Guard. 
Right  Tackle. 

Right  End. 

Quarterback. 

Left  Halfback. 


Mathews. 

Butterfield. 

Givens. 

Dimick. 

Baruam. 

Hancock. 

Lewis. 

Wilson. 

Cleveland. 


for  several  short  gains,  and  Merrill  circled  Tufts's 
right  end  for  15  yards.  Ives  went  around  left  end 
for  a  touchdown.  Clark  failed  at  goal.  Score, 
Bowdoin  4,  Tufts  0. 

Tufts  kicked  off  to  the  20-yard  line.  Tufts  held, 
and  Clark  kicked  to  Tufts's  five-yard  line.  Goddard, 
Carpenter,  and  Maddocks  worked  the  ball  to  the 
20-yard  line,  and  finally,  Goddard  was  pushed  over 
for  a  touchdown.  Phillips  failed  at  goal.  Score, 
Bowdoin  4,  Tufts  4. 

Bowdoin  seemed  to  lose  heart  at  this  point,  and 
was  forced  to  play  entirely  on  the  defensive.  Moses 
made  a  splendid  60-yard  run,  behind  interference, 
to  Bowdoin's  20-yard  line.  Goddard  went  through 
for  Tufts's  second  touchdown,  and  Phillips  kicked 
the  goal.     Score,  Tufts  10,  Bowdoin  4. 

On  the  next  kick-ofif  Clark,  for  Bowdoin,  sent 
the  ball  on  a  long,  low  course,  straight  at  Almeida, 
who  failed  to  stop  it,  and  it  rolled  behind  the  line, 
where  Veazie  fell  on  it  for  a  touchdown.  Clark 
again  failed  at  goal.     Score,  Tufts  10,  Bowdoin  8. 

In  the  second  half  Tufts  played  an  even  faster 
game.  Avery  blocked  the  ball  from  the  kick-off, 
■and  Tufts  had  it  on  her  own  45-yard  line.  Succes- 
sive rushes  around  Bowdoin's  right  end  netted 
Tufts  a  third  touchdown.  P.  Merrill  tackled  the 
runners  almost  every  time,  and  seemed  to  play  the 
whole  game  for  Bowdoin.  Pbillips  again  kicked 
the  goal,  and  the  score  was  16  to  8. 

Fi-oin  the  kick-off  Tufts  worked  the  ball  from 
its  own  five-yard  line  past  the  centre  of  the  field, 
and  a  trick  play  sent  Maddocks  over  again  on  a  45- 
yard  run.     No  goal.     Score,  Tufts  20,  Bowdoin  8. 

At  this  point  Almeida  gave  way  to  Phillips,  who 
was  in  turn  replaced  by  Wells.  Tufts  got  to  Bow- 
doin's three-yard  line,  where  Bowdoin  held  for 
downs  just  as  time  was  called.  Moses,  Maddocks, 
Goddard,  and  Robinson  played  well  for  Tufts,  and 
for  Bowdoin,  Clark,  Ives,  and  Jennings  excelled. 

The  summary: 


Tufts. 

Bowdoin. 

Robinson. 

Left  End. 

Gregson. 

Carpenter. 

Left  Tackle. 

Albee. 

Bartlett. 

Left  Guard. 

Cloudman. 

Avery. 

Centre. 

Jennings. 

Daniels. 

Right  Guard. 

(  Spear. 

1  Eames. 

Goddard. 

Right  Tackle. 

Merrill. 

Phillips.  I 
Wells.      1 

Right  End. 

Veazie. 

Almeida.  ( 
Phillips,    i 

Quarterback. 

Moulton. 

Maddocks.  j 
Moses.         j 

Halfback. 

I  Ives. 
(  Merrill. 

Clarkson. 

Fullback. 

Clark. 

Score- Tufts  20.  Bowdoin  8.  Touchdowns— Ives,  God- 
dard 2,  Moulton,  Maddocks  2.  Goals  from  touchdowns- 
Phillips  2.  Umpire— Knowlton,  Bowdoin.  Referee— Dr. 
Holmes  of  Somerville.  Linesmen — Barron  of  Tufts  and 
Smith  of  Bowdoin.    Time— 20-minute  halves. 


164 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


Professor  Chapman  addressed  the  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
Sunday  afternoon,  October  31st.  Professor  Chap- 
man began  his  discourse  by  quoting  the  famous 
statement  of  Bismarcls's,  to  the  effect  that  a  third 
of  the  students  in  the  German  universities  go  to 
the  dogs,  a  third  ruin  their  constitutions  by  over- 
application  to  study,  and  the  remaining  third  govern 
Europe.  The  ruinatiiui  of  so  great  a  percentage  of 
the  selected  youth  of  Germany  seems  a  very  great 
price  to  pay  for  the  success  of  the  remainder.  What 
is  true  of  German  students  is  true,  though  to  a  less 
degree,  of  the  students  of  American  educational 
institutions.  It  is  true  that  an  alarmingly  large 
number  of  the  college  students  of  the  present  day 
are  "going  to  the  dogs."  If  there  are  young  men 
here  at  Bowdoin  who  have  shown  such  a  tendency, 
the  undergraduates  of  the  college  are  best  able  to 
help  them  resist  temptation.  Professor  Chapman 
closed  by  saying  that  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  by  its  influence 
and  example,  should  strive  to  lead  young  men  to  a 
life  of  truth  and  morality. 

A  song  service  was  held  at  tbe  Y.  M.  C.  A.  rooms, 
Sunday  afternoon,  November  7th.  The  meeting 
was  well  attended. 


'41  —The  Orient  has 
'received  a  pamphlet  enti- 
tled, "Memoiial  Addresses  on  the 
Life  and  Character  of  Henry  Ingalls." 
These  addresses  were  presented  before  the 
Supreme  Judicial  Court  of  Maine,  for  the 
County  of  Lincoln.  Among  them  were  several  by 
Bowdoin  men:  Hon.  Rufus  K.  Sewall, '37;  0.  D. 
Castner,  '79;  and  Emerson  Hilton,  '91.  Judge 
Andrew  P.  Wiswell,  '73,  presided. 

'49.— At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  American 
Antiquarian  Society,  held  recently  at  Worcester, 
three  new  members  were  elected.  Among  these 
was  Hon.  Joseph  Williamson  of  Belfast,  Me.  But 
two  Maine  men  have  ever  been  admitted,  Hon. 
Joseph  Williamson  and  Hon.  James  P.  Baxter,  Hon  , 


'87.  Mr.  Baxter  wa.'i  admitted  several  years  ago, 
and  at  the  recent  meeting  was  elected  a  member  of 
the  council  of  the  society.  This  society  is  one  of 
the  most  important  in  the  country,  and  includes  men 
of  science  and  letters  throughout  the  world. 

'61.  — Charles  G.  Atkius,  of  the  United  States 
fish  hatchery  at  Craig  Brook,  visited  Rangeley  and 
vicinity  during  tbe  summer  with  a  view  of  estab- 
lishing a  government  hatchery  there.  The  investi- 
gation was  made  in  answer  to  a  special  request  of 
United  States  Senator  William  P.  Frye,  Bowdoin, 
'50.  Mr.  Atkius,  in  his  report  to  the  United  States 
flsh  commissioner,  said  that  the  places  examined 
presented  very  little  encouragement  for  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  profitable  fish  hatchery. 

'65. — Rev.  J.  Ellsworth  Fullerton,  pastor  of  the 
Congregational  Church  at  Bellows  Falls,  Vt.,  died 
October  27th  from  injuries  received  by  falling  down 
stairs.  Mr.  Fullerton  was  born  at  Readfield,  Me., 
July  4,  1843.  He  was  graduated  from  the  Bath 
High  School  in  1861.  Upon  his  graduation  from 
Bowdoin  he  was  recalled  to  teach  in  the  same  high 
school.  Later  he  was  engaged  as  principal  of  the 
boys'  fitting  school  at  Hallowell,  Me.  He  after- 
wards attended  the  Andover  Theological  Seminary, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1873.  He  was 
pastor  of  churches  in  Southbridge,  Mass.,  Laconia, 
N.  H.,  Hopkinton,  Mass.,  and  Brighton,  Mass. 
From  the  latter  pastorate  he  came  in  1890  to  the 
First  Congregational  Church  of  Bellows  Falls. 

Non-'75. — The  Brunswick  Telegraph  printed  the 
following:  "  This  week  tbe  sad  tidings  have  reached 
us  of  the  death  in  Mexico  of  Frank  Lane  Furbish, 
aged  fortj'-eight  years.  Mr.  Furbish  was  born  in 
Brunswick,  and  lived  here  until  about  twenty-five 
years  ago.  In  the  early  seventies  he  entered 
college,  and  was  a  member  of  tbe  Psi  Upsilou 
Fraternity.  The  death  of  his  parents,  however,  so 
changed  his  plans  that  he  left  college  and  went  out 
west,  and  later  to  the  city  of  Mexico,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  active  busiuess  at  the  time  of  his 
sudden  illness,  which  so  speedily  terminated  in  his 
death.  Those  of  us  who  had  the  privilege  of 
knowing  Mr.  Furbish  can  strew  his  grave  with  the 
most  fragrant  flowers  that  can  spring  from  the 
memory  of  a  beautiful  life.  He  was  a  man  upright 
and  generous  in  all  his  dealings,  a  devout  church- 
man, and  a  loyal  friend.  One  who  knew  him  from 
boyhood  up,  says  of  him,  'Frank  never  had  an 
enemy.'  This  was  from  no  weakness  on  his  part,  nor 
from  any  lack  of  the  positiveness  that  at  times 
antagonizes  some  individuals  against  a  good  man. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


165 


He  had  no  enemies,  for  he  himself  .lived  in  love 
towards  all  men." 

76. — Professor  Charles  D.  Jameson,  formerly  of 
Bangor,  who  has  been  in  China  the  past  six  years, 
has  been  connected  as  civil  engineer  with  some  of 
the  largest  railroads  in  the  Chinese  empire,  and  has 
been  given  precedence  over  engineers  from  England, 
Germany,  and  France.  He  has  been  personally 
interested  in  numerous  enterprises  of  great  magni- 
tude, and  has  brought  about  the  importation  of  a 
large  number  of  the  locomotives  of  the  Baldwin 
manufacture  to  be  used  on  the  Chinese  railroads. 
In  Tien  Tsin,  one  of  the  larger  cities  of  the 
empire,  is  a  system  of  artesian  wells,  the  establish- 
ment of  which  was  due  to  the  efforts  of  Professor 
Jameson.  Pure  water  was  unknown  in  that  city 
until  the  system  was  inaugurated.  It  is  thought 
that  Professor  Jameson  is  the  person  connected 
with  the  Jameson-Hooley  syndicate,  which  has 
just  made  a  loan  of  $80,000,000  to  the  Chinese 
government. 

'78.— H.  C.  Baxter  recently  underwent  an  oper- 
ation for  appendicitis  at  his  home  in  Brunswick. 
Dr.  Seth  C.  Gordon  of  Portland  performed  it. 

'78. — It  is  rumored  that  Hon.  James  T.  Davidson, 
a  leading  lawyer,  bank  president,  and  business  man 
of  York,  is  among  the  candidates  for  Governor  to 
succeed  Governor  Powers  at  the  end  of  his  term. 

'82.— The  wedding  of  Hon.  Edwin  U.  Curtis, 
ex-Mayor  of  Boston,  and  Miss  Maud  Waterman  of 
Thomaston,  Me.,  took  place  at  Chicago  on  October 
28th.  Miss  Waterman  is  a  daughter  of  a  promi- 
nent shipbuilder  of  Thomaston,  and  is  well  known 
in  Boston  society.  The  ceremony  was  performed 
at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  sister,  Mrs.  Jesse 
E.  Hall  of  Chicago. 

'85. — In  the  recent  Massachusetts  elections,  Mr. 
John  F.  Libby  of  West  Medford  was  elected  to  tlie 
House  over  his  Democratic  opponent  by  638  votes. 
Mr.  Libby  was  born  in  Richmond  in  J 863.  He 
graduated  from  Bowdoin  iu  J 885,  and,  after  exten- 
sive law  reading,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1890. 
He  was  principal  of  the  Waldoboro  High  School  for 
two  years,  of  Bridgton  Academy  for  a  year,  and 
was  for  some  time  with  Attorney-General  Littlefield 
in  his  law  office.  Until  recently.  Air.  Libby  was  a 
member  of  the  law  firm  of  Hanly  &  Libby,  Boston, 
but  a  few  months  ago  the  business  was  dissolved, 
and  since  then  Mr.  Libby  has  conducted  an  office  of 
his  own.  While  in  college,  Mr.  Libby  was  a  member 
of  the  Orient  Board. 

Hon.,  '85. — Chief  Justice  Peters  is  now  at  the 
Carney  Hospital,  South  Boston,  where  he  is  recov- 


ering from  the  effects  of  a  painful  operation.  On 
October  19th,  Dr.  Derby  extracted  a  cataract  from 
one  of  his  eyes.  The  Chief  Justice,  in  a  note  which 
he  dictated,  said:  "The  operation  unexpectedly 
proved  to  be  a  critical  one.  On  removal  of  the 
bandages,  however,  to-day,  the  indications  are  that 
the  result  will  be  a  good  one;  still  the  amount  and 
quality  of  sight  which  I  shall  get  out  of  it  cannot 
be  exactly  known  for  some  time  yet,  thoroughly. 
The  prospect  is  an  encouraging  one." 

'89.— Clarence  L.  Mitchell  has  been  re-elected 
and  has  entered  upon  a  new  year  as  principal  of 
the  Wareham,  Mass.,  High  School,  a  position  he  has 
filled  to  great  acceptance  for  the  past  half  dozen 
years. 

'92. — T.  H.  Gately,  Jr.,  was  elected  president  of 
the  Law  Students'  Club  of  Portland,  last  week. 
F.  H.  Haskell,  '95,  was  elected  treasurer. 

'95.— George  H.  D.  Foster  is  at  the  Columbia 
Law  School  of  New  York  City.  Last  June  he  was 
admitted  to  practice  before  the  New  York  Bar,  and 
is  now  pursuing  his  courses  at  the  university. 

'96.— Fessenden  and  Pierce  are  studying  law  at 
New  York,  the  former  with  Dayton  &  Swift,  and 
the  latter  with  Ed.  J.  Garegan  and  at  the  New 
York  Law  School. 

'97.— Rev.  Hugh  McCullum  delivered  an  address 
upon  "Neal  Dow  as  a  Philanthropist,"  at  Waldo- 
boro recently,  where  memorial  services  were  held  ■ 
for  the  late  prohibitionist. 


rOOT-BALL   CAPTAINS. 

Dartmouth,  Eckstorm;  Wesleyan,  Young;  Yale, 
Rodgers;  Brown,  Fultz;  Holy  Cross,  Shannahan ; 
Bates,  Pulsifer ;  Syracuse  University,  O'Day;  Har- 
vard, Cabot;  Colby,  Brooks;  Bowdoin,  Moulton; 
W.  P.  L,  Booth  ;  M.  A.  C,  Beaman  ;  Williams,  Lotz ; 
Princeton,  Cochrane;  Lehigh,  Gunsolus. 

Through  the  generosity  of  an  alumnus,  the 
athletic  field  of  Wesleyan  University  is  to  have 
Improvements  to  the  extent  of  $30,000. 


166 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Ex-President  Cleveland  has  been  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Nassau  Club  of  Princetou. 

Professor  Pickering,  director  of  the  observatory 
at  Harvard  University,  has  lately  devised  an  attach- 
ment to  a  photographic  telescope  of  such  a  nature 
that  eiglit  photos  can  be  exposed  without  disturb- 
ing the  telescope. 

There  is  a  plan  now  under  consideration  to  con- 
solidate Harvard  University  and  the  Massachu- 
setts Institute  of  Technology,  which  would  make 
one  of  the  largest  universities  in  the  world,  with  a 
total  of  6,000  students. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  student  body  at 
Williams  it  was  decided  to  put  the  management  of 
athletics  in  the  hands  of  a  committee  of  nine,  com- 
posed of  three  Faculty,  three  alumni,  and  three 
undergraduate  members. 

A  company  of  students,  graduates,  and  instruct- 
ors in  Harvard  University  and  Radcliffe  College, 
assisted  by  ladies  of  Boston  and  Cambridge,  will 
present  Racine's  "  Atbalie"  in  the  original  French, 
at  Sanders  Theatre,  on  the  evenings  of  December 
6,  8,  and  10. 

The  supreme  court  has  decided  a  suit  brought 
against  the  city  of  Providence  by  Brown  University, 
for  the  recovery  of  taxes  paid  under  protest,  in 
favor  of  the  university.  By  this  decision  all  prop- 
erty of  the  university  is  exempt  from  taxation. 
The  city  maintained  that  only  the  college  grounds 
and  buildings  proper  could  be  exempted. 

The  following  gifts,  exceeding  one  million  dol- 
lars, have  been  given  by  individuals  to  educational 
institutions:  Stephen  Girard  to  Girard  College, 
$8,000,000;  John  D.  Rockefeller  to  Chicago  Uni- 
versity, $7,000,000 ;  George  Peabody  to  various 
foundations,  $6,000,000;  Leland  Stanford  to  Stan- 
ford University,  $5,000,000;  Asa  Packer  to  Lehigh 
University,  $3,500,000 ;  Charles  Pratt  to  Institute 
of  Berkeley,  $2,000,000;  Paul  Tulane  to  Tulane 
University,  New  Orleans,  $1,500,000;  Isaac  Rich  to 
Boston  University,  $2,000,000 ;  Jonas  G.  Clark  to 
Clark  University,  Worcester,  Mass.,  $2,000,000;  the 
Vanderbilts  to  Vanderbilt  University,  $1,775,000; 
James  Lick  to  the  University  of  California,  $1,000,- 
000;  John  C.  Green  to  Princeton,  $1,500,000;  Wil- 
liam C.  DePauw  to  DePauw  University,  $1,500,000; 
A.  J.  Drexel  to  Industrial  School,  $1,500,000;  Peter 
Cooper  to  Cooper  Union,  $1,200,000  ;  Ezra  Cornell 
and  Henry  W.  Sage  to  Cornell  University,  each, 
$1,000,000;  Presiden^Low  to  Columbia,  $1,000,000. 
—Prin  cetonian 


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Wednesday  noon,  when  for  three  or  four 
days  the  college  will  be  vacated  and  the 
wheels  of  education  will  be  given  a  much- 
needed  rest.  For  ten  weeks  the  college  has 
been  in  session,  and  the  students  will  gladly 
welcome  a  breathing  space,  even  though  it 
be  short.  The  coming  days  of  rest  should- 
be  profitably  spent  in  recreation,  so  that 
when  college  re-opens  all  may  be  fully  rested 
and  well  prepared  to  commence  the  strenuous 
efforts  which  usually  precede  the  final  exam- 
inations. The  present  term  has  slipped  by 
with  lightning  speed,  and  few  can  realize 
that  but  tliree  solid  weeks  remain.  We 
should  stop  and  think  if  pur  time  has  been 
profitably  spent  and  if  we  have  accomplished 
as  much  as  we  might  have.  Retrospection 
is  of  great  advantage  when  occasionally 
employed,  and  now  is  the  time  when  it  can 
be  brought  into  effective  use. 

As  has  been  stated  again  and  again,  it  is 
the  duty  of  every  student  to  so  bear  himself 
during  the  holidays  that  Bowdoin  may  be 
respected,  and  any  slurs  upon  her  fair  name 
should  be  blotted  out  by  conduct  rather 
than  words. 


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0UR  foot-ball  season  has  come  and  gone, 
and  we  may  now  review  it  as  a  whole. 
It  may  be  said  that  the  season  has  been  the 
most  uncertain  one  we  have  j^et  undergone 
in  our  gridiron  history,  as  surprises,  both 
pleasant  and  unpleasant,  have  been  the  order 
of  the  day.  We  invariably  have  done  the 
least  expected,  and  failed  to  do  that  which 
appeared  the  most  probable.  From  the  day 
when  Bates,  for  the  first  time  in  the  history 
of  Maine  foot-ball,  defeated  us,  to  the  second 
and  last  game  with  Colby,  when  it  was 
clearly  shown  that  she  was  in  no  respect 
superior  to  Bowdoin,  we  have  at  times  been 
happy  and  at  times  despondent.  Of  the 
eight  games,  we  have  won  two,  lost  five,  and 
tied  one,  and,  although  the  record  is  not  a 
particularly  glorious  one,  it  is  by  no  means 
dishonorable.  The  spirit  shown  by  the  team 
in  its  defeats  has  been  remarkable.  Not  a 
word  was  said  advocating  disbanding ;  not 
a  man  thought  of  giving  up;  but  each  went 
ahead  determined  to  play  until  the  end. 
And  play  they  did.  The  last  game  of  the 
season  was  sufficient  to  offset  the  entire 
series  of  defeats.  Bowdoin  showed  her 
sportsmanlike  qualities  by  sticking  to  the 
game  and  finishing  strong;  where  many  a 
team  would  have  given  up  in  disgust,  Cap- 
tain Moulton  and  his  men  fought  to  the  end, 
and  covered  themselves  with  honor  by  playing 
the  game  of  their  lives  against  Colby. 

The  season  opened  with  a  defeat  by 
Bates — a  most  unlooked  for  occurrence,  and 
one  as  yet  unexplained.  Contrary  to  gen- 
eral expectation,  a  remarkabl}'  fine  game  was 
plaj^ed  against  Harvard,  and  nothing  but 
praise  was  given  the  team.  Then  followed 
a  half-hearted  victory  over  Exeter,  two 
defeats  by  Tufts  and  one  by  Colby.  In 
none  of  these  games  did  the  team  biing 
itself  much  credit,  playing  good  but  not 
winning  ball.  Nevertheless,  if  a  team 
plays  its  best,  it  really  makes  but  little 
difference,  from  a  philosophical  standpoint, 


whether  defeat  or  victory  result,  though 
to  win  is  much  more  agreeable.  The 
one  bright  star  amid  these  gloomy  defeats 
was  the  New  Hampshire  College  game,  when 
touchdowns  flowed  as  freely  as  Androscoggin 
water. 

Passing  these  sad  experiences,  let  us 
glance  at  the  game  of  last  Saturday.  Never 
a  more  confident  team  trod  upon  a  field  than 
Colby,  and  never  a  more  desperate  team  than 
Bowdoin.  From  the  start,  Bowdoin  held 
her  own  against  every  play  and  trick  that 
Colby  could  think  of,  and  the  result  was  that 
neither  side  scored.  Several  years  ago  Bow- 
doin would  not  have  been  so  elated  over 
such  a  result.  There  is  no  reason,  however, 
why  other  Maine  teams  should  not  play  foot- 
ball, and  they  do,  as  has  been  demonstrated. 

Every  member  of  the  team,  from  Captain 
Moulton  to  the  substitutes,  is  to  be  congrat- 
ulated for  having  finished  the  season  so  well. 
The  team  has  been  well  captained  both  by 
Captain  Spear  and  later  by  Captain  Moulton, 
and  they  have  produced  the  best  team  pos- 
sible under  the  circumstances.  An  unfort- 
unate choice  was  made  witli  regards  our 
coach,  but  such  misfortunes  cannot  alwa3^s 
be  guarded  against. 

The  management  has  been  all  that  could 
be  desired,  and  no  pains  have  been  spared  to 
make  the  season  a  financial  success.  The 
report  of  Manager  Young  will  appear  in  the 
next  Orient,  and  it  will  then  be  known 
as  to  the  season's  financial  outcome.  The 
manager  has  conducted  the  team  upon  busi- 
ness principles,  and  if  our  teams  of  the  past 
had  all  been  so  conducted,  we  should  be  free 
of  debt  to-day.  A  losing  team  is  much 
harder  to  manage  than  a  victorious  one,  and 
grumblers  always  will  be  found;  neverthe- 
less these  grumblers  are  the  very  men  who 
are  willing  neither  to  help  nor  to  hold  their 
peace. 

Bowdoin  to-day  stands  as  honorable  as 
ever  in  foot-ball,  and  it  but  remains  for  the 


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team  to  elect  a  suitable  captain,  and  the 
college  a  business-like  manager;  then  we  may 
feel  confident  that  the  team  of  1898  will 
prove  itself  worthy  of  the  name  of  Bowdoin, 
as  the  teams  of  previous  years  have  done. 


TPHAT  real  interest  is  being  taken  by 
A  Bowdoin  alumni  in  our  proposed  athletic 
reforms  is  shown  by  their  communications, 
Vidiich  have  appeared  and  are  appearing  in 
our  columns.  They  have  carefully  watched 
our  teams  during  the  past  few  seasons,  and  at 
last  have  awakened  to  the  fact  that  something 
should  be  done,  and  now  they  are  prepared 
to  do  that  something. 

Mr.  Henry  A.  Wing,  '80,  has  a  commu- 
nication in  another  column  which  seconds 
Mr.  Chapman's  letter  of  our  last  issue. 
The  alumni  are  ready  to  act,  and  we  believe 
the  student  body  is,  so  that  now  something- 
should  be  done.  Our  alumni  are  as  patriotic 
and  loyal  as  alumni  of  other  colleges,  and 
they  will  do  all  in  their  power  to  further  our 
athletic  as  well  as  other  interests. 

The  recent  vote  of  the  Faculty,  that  no 
games  should  be  arranged  by  class  teams 
without  the  consent  of  the  regular  Faculty 
committee  that  passes  upon  our  'varsity 
schedules,  is  a  step  in  the  right  direction. 
We  may  now  hope  neither  to  see  nor  to  hear 
more  of  those  class  teams  that  have  brought 
only  discredit  to  the  college.  No  games 
should  be  allowed  unless  a  strong  team  is 
assured,  and  whenever  such  a  team  is  ready 
and  willing  to  play,  it  should  be  encouraged 
to  arrange  games  with  the  prominent  fitting 
schools  of  the  state. 


WITHIN  the  past  year  the  college  has 
offered  a  new  course  to  the  student 
body,  namely,  that  of  art  instruction  at  the 
Walker  Art  Building.  These  courses  are 
under  the  personal  supervision  of  Professor 
A.  B.  Currier,  who  devotes  two  entire  days 
each  week  to  his  department.     The  impof-  i 


tance  of  this  work  cannot  be  over-estimated. 
Every  man  who  wishes  to  be  well-rounded, 
who  wants  to  be  able  to  judge  a  work  of  art, 
or  who  intends  pursuing  this  branch  more  or 
less  in  after  life,  should  embrace  the  splendid 
opportunities  offered.  Individual  instruction 
is  given,  and  the  pupil's  work  is  suited  to 
his  ability  and  the  time  at  his  disposal.  Next 
term,  drawing  from  life  is  to  be  taken,  and 
it  is  expected  that  the  classes  will  be  much 
enlarged,  as  this  branch  is  much  more  inter- 
esting than  plain  cast  drawing.  The  college 
has  shown  its  liberality  and  progressive  spirit 
in  establishing  these  courses,  and  the  student 
body  must  surely  appreciate  these  efforts  in 
their  behalf.  We  have  in  our  midst  a  small 
art  school,  the  equal  of  many  of  the  profes- 
sional schools  of  the  country,  and  there  is 
every  reason  to  believe  that  it  has  come  to 
stay.  When  such  movements  enter  quietly, 
and  step  by  step  force  their  way  to  the  front, 
they  generally  become  permanent;  whereas, 
a  great  splurge  and  splutter  denote  weakness, 
and  are  indicative  of  probable  failure.  The 
art  courses  began  in  a  modest  way,  but  each 
term  has  brought  more  and  more  students, 
until  now  their  future  is  assured. 


^PHE  new  Business  Manager  comes  to  his 
■*■  duties  fully  conscious  of  the  financial 
standing  of  the  Orient.  The  business  of 
the  Orient  changes  hands  so  often  that  it 
is  highly  important  that  its  accounts  be  kept 
as  accurately  as  possible;  and  a  strenuous 
effort  will  be  made  to  have  the  financial 
affairs  of  the  present  volume  adjusted  by 
the  time  the  last  number  appears.  In  order 
to  do  this,  however,  the  Manager  must  have 
the  active  support  of  the  student-body. 

In  the  past  few  years  the  financial  attitude 
of  the  students  towards  the  Orient  has 
reflected  much  discredit  upon  all  parties 
concerned,  while  the  backing  which  they 
have  given  shows  a  great  lack  of  apprecia- 
tion of  the  benefits  of  a  college  journal  and 


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of  the  arduous  duties  connected  with  its 
umnagement.  But  we  nve  loth  to  believe 
that  the  undergraduates  of  Bowdoin  College, 
when  brought  face  to  face  with  tlie  fact  that 
the  management  of  a^college  publication  is 
a  business  matter,  pure  and  simple,  will 
withliold  their  hearty  co-operation  in  making 
the  Orient  a  financial  as  well  as  a  literary 
success. 


To  the  Editors  of  the  Orient  : 

IT  was  with  much  interest  that  I  read  the 
communication  signed  by  Henry  S.  Chap- 
man, '91,  in  the  Obibnt  of  November  10th. 
I  know  that  the  plan  of  having  a  committee 
from  the  alumni  who  shall  co-operate  with 
the  undergraduate  managers-  of  the  base-ball 
and  foot-ball  teams,  is  one  which  would  meet 
with  hearty  accord  from  the  members  of 
Bowdoin  alumni. 

Recently  I  have  had  occasion  to  converse 
with  several  members  upon  this  point,  and 
the  consensus  of  oj^inion  is  that,  had  there 
been  such  a  committee  this  season,  some  of 
the  disagreeable  features  of  recent  foot-ball 
history  would  have  been  avoided. 

A  plan  which  has  been  proposed  is  this: 
That  a  committee  of  three  from  the  alumni 
should  be  appointed  for  the  purpose  of  con- 
sultation with  the  undergraduate  managers 
in  matters  pertaining  to  the  sports  of  the 
college.  And  it  ha,s  been  suggested  that 
should  that  committee  be  residents  of  the 
state,  less  expense,  and  more  ready  response 
to  the  needs  of  the  college,  might  follow. 

Necessarily,  this  committee  should  be 
vested  with  full  powers  to  act,  or  to  decide 
questions  of  importance,  or  their  usefulness 
would  be  too  limited  to  be  of  practical  value 
to  the  college.  Such  a  committee  as  has 
been  proposed  would  be  valuable  not  only 
in  ways  already  suggested,  but  could,  when 


necessary,  act  as  a  committee  to  solicit  money 
from  the  alumni. 

Although  personally  I  agree  with  Mr. 
Chapman  in  his  statement  that  sports  at 
Bowdoin,  when  placed  upon  a  proper  footing 
and  conducted  under  proper  business  meth- 
ods, would  be  self-supporting,  there  will 
always  be  occasions  when  it  would  be  desir- 
able to  raise  money  for  matters  connected 
with  athletics,  outside  of  the  regular  and 
natural  income. 

Should  the  undergraduates  wish  for  the 
assistance  of  such  a  committee  appointed 
from  the  alumni,  it  is  of  course  necessary 
that  the  undergraduates  take  the  initiatory 
steps.  And  perhaps  it  might  be  feasible 
for  the  undergraduates  to  hold  a  mass-meet- 
ing, for  the  expression  of  opinion  as  to 
whether  or  no  the  alumni  committee  is 
desired.  If  the  question  is  decided  in  the 
affirmative,  the  students  can  then  put  the 
matter  in  proper  form  for  presentation  to 
the  alumni  at  their  annual  meeting  next 
Commencement. 

It  is  eminently  important,  however,  in 
the  minds  of  many  of  the  alumni,  that  a 
committee  should  be  appointed,  as  soon  as 
practicable,  from  the  alumni  of  the  four 
colleges  of  the  state,  who  shall  act  as  a 
board  of  arbitration  to  finally  settle  differ- 
ences which  may  arise  between  the  athletic 
teams  of  the  different  colleges. 

Henry  A.  Wing,  '80. 


A  Friend's  Treachery. 

TITHE  great  ocean  liner  "City  of  Paris"  is 
-■■  about  to  begin  her  lonely  voyage  to  Eng- 
land. About  her  curving  gang-plank  are 
thronged  numerous  parties  of  separating 
friends;  but  somewhat  apart  from  these 
stand  two  that  it  will  be  our  interest  to 
notice,  a  young  man  and  a  young  woman. 

The  young  man,  Valentine  Slierwood,  is 
going  abroad  for  a  year  to  study ;  his  com- 
panion and  fiance,  Ethel  Boyd,  meanwhile  is 


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to  polish  her  musical  education,  and  other- 
wise fit  herself  for  the  wife  of  a  popular 
young  barrister. 

The  bell  rings,  the  gang-plank  is  cleared, 
parting  injunctions  are  freely  exchanged, 
handkerchiefs  wave,  and  the  monstrous 
steamer  puts  to  sea. 

The  year  has  passed.  Valentine  Sher- 
wood has,  utilized  every  moment  in  prepar- 
ing himself  for  his  chosen  career.  He  stands 
once  more  on  his  native  shore,  yea,  on  the 
very  spot  where  he  parted  from  his  dear  one 
only  a  year  ago ;  but  where  is  she  whose 
fond  farewell  so  effectually  soothed  the  pang 
of  their  separation  ? 

After  a  few  weeks  of  separation  a  certain 
coolness  gradually  became  detectable  in  the 
young  lady's  letters,  closely  followed  by  an 
accusation  against  Sherwood's  honor.  Pride 
never  permitted  him  to  refute  the  lies  and 
treachery  told  by  his  bosom  friend,  which 
were  all  fabrications  to  win  his  sweetheart, 
and  finally  a  newspaper  notice,  announcing 
"the  broken  engagement  of  Mr.  Valentine 
Sherwood  and  IMiss  Ethel  Boyd,"  destroyed 
any  remaining  hope  of  reconciliation. 

Man  is  a  creature  of  ambition  ;  and,  even 
though  the  disappointment  of  love  may 
occasion  most  bitter  pangs,  his  nature  leads 
him  into  the  bustle  of  the  world  to  seek 
fame  and  honor.  Therefore,  when  Sherwood 
receives  an  offer  to  manage  an  extensive 
mining  plant  in  Colorado,  he  grasps  the 
opportunity  most  eagerly,  hoping  the  busy 
life  may  teach  him  to  forget  his  sad  experi- 
ences with  the  fickle  goddess. 

Three  years  in  managing  the  "  Silver  City 
Mine,"  together  with  a  claim  of  his  own,  fills 
Sherwood's  coffers  with  a  respectable  amount 
of  wealth  ;  in  fact,  the  interest  alone  on  the 
principal,  judiciously  invested,  will  provide 
him  with  a  sumptuous  living.  Three  years 
have  also  wrought  a  change  in  the  man.  He 
is  continually  possessed  by  a  craving  to  for- 


get,  to  cast  from  his  thoughts  the  plans 
and  the  companions  of  his  young  manhood. 
To  do  this  he  will  enter  almost  any  path  of 
life,  be  it  what  it  may. 

A  desire  for  a  change  of  both  scenes  and 
actions  moves  Sherwood  to  resign  his  office 
and  seek  new  surroundings.  As  a  ship- 
wrecked and  hopeless  man,  he  determines  to 
plunge  into  the  tide  of  pleasure,  perchance 
in  the  whirl  of  dissipation,  hoping  to  drift  to 
a  more  contented  state  of  mind. 

Sherwood  fits  up  rooms  most  elegantly  in 
Chicago,  purchases  an  ample  stable,  engages 
servants;  he  joins  a  swell  club,  the  members 
of  which  account  him  "a  mighty  fine  fel- 
low." And  now  to  live!  To  live  like  the 
gods  !     Will  his  scheme  reap  success? 

As  Sherwood  is  lounging  in  the  sumptu- 
ous rooms  of  the  "Bachelor's  Club,"  one 
stormy  winter  night  in  Januaiy,  surrounded 
by  warmth  and  comfort,  a  cigar  between  his 
lips  and  the  'Outing  before  his  eyes,  he  is 
disturbed  by  a  "beastly  telegram,"  which 
reads:  "Come  to  M —  Street  station  at  once- 
Very  important.     A.  S.  T." 

What  any  one  can  want  of  the  swell  Mr. 
Sherwood  in  the  toughest  part  of  the  city  at 
eleven  o'clock  at  night  is  beyond  the  conject- 
ure of  either  Sherwood  or  his  friends ;  but 
a  smack  of  adventure  about  the  thing  induces 
him  to  seek  an  explanation. 

The  police  sergeant,  as  he  ushered  Sher- 
wood into  the  station,  informed  him  that  a 
reporter,  who  had  just  received  a  death 
wound  in  a  raid  upon  a  gambling  den,  wished 
to  see  him  at  once,  and,  owing  to  the  few 
minutes  of  life  remaining,  Sherwood  had 
better  hurry  into  the  room. 

In  the  dimness  Sherwood  makes  his  way 
to  the  lonely  death-bed;  a  spark  of  sympathy 
rises  in  his  heart  at  the  abrupt  summons  of 
the  unfortunate  to  his  Maker;  a  feeling  of 
awe  and  of  his  own  unworthiness  gradually 
possesses  him.  The  dying  man's  eyes  are 
closed,  and  his  heavy  breathing,  intermingled 


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with  groans,  shows  that  he  suffers.  Sher- 
wood bends  over  him,  and  a  flash  of  recogni- 
tion immediately  lights  up  his  countenance. 
The  man's  face  carries  him  back  many  years 
to  his  happy  college  days,  to  the  days  when 
he  planned  and  worked  to  be  a  man ;  the 
treachery  of  his  college  chum  for  the  moment 
is  forgotten  as  he  looks  upon  his  face,  once 
so  beloved,  and  now  drawn  by  the  pain  of 
his  death  wound.  A  groan  escapes  Sherwood 
as  Alfred  Thorpe  opens  his  eyes. 

"  Valentine  Sherwood  !  My  old  friend — 
is  not  my  punishment  most  just  ?" 

"  Alfred  Thorpe,  can  you  call  me  a  friend, 
you  who  have — "  began  Sherwood,  but 
Thorpe  interrupted  him. 

"Listen — I-am-going,"  the  dying  man 
said.  "She-knows-my- treachery;  she-never 
could-have  been  mine ;  my  falseness  she  dis- 
covered; since — life  has  been  a  hell  to  me. 
Valentine,  go  to -her;  promise  me-quick ! 
Ah!  you  promise-thanks-thanks-.  How-I 
have-wronged  my-dearest  friend ;  is  not  my 
retribution  just?  May  God  bless-you  and 
her-forever;  can  you  forgive-Val,-can-you? 
It-will-make  -  me-niuch  -  happier.  Thank 
you-most  generous  of  you, -you  always- 
were  so-,  that-pain  !     I-am-going,-Val — !  " 

Sherwood  placed  his  friend's  hand  in  his, 
and  on  bended  knee  sought  forgiveness  for 
his  own  shameful  life. 

Several  months  later  a  member  of  the 
"  Bachelor's  Club  "  was  most  amazed  to  read 
the  following  paragraph  in  an  odd  newspa- 
per he  had  chanced  upon  :  "  We  learn  that 
Mr.  Valentine  Sherwood  and  Miss  Ethel 
Boyd,  who  entered  into  the  bonds  of  matri- 
mony last  Wednesday  evening,  will  spend  a 
month  in  Colorado,  where  the  bridegroom 
passed  several  years  of  his  younger  days. 
The  united  couple  anticipate  taking  up  their 
residence  on  Manhattan  Island,  where  Mr. 
Sherwood  will  practice  his  chosen  profession 
of  law." 


Bowdoir^   ^ep§e. 

Ad  Fontem  Molliter  Fluentem. 

0  Fountain,  thou  crystal  deligbt,  that  hath  birth, 
Soft  flowing,  from  out  of  the  bow'ls  of  earth, 
Dispenser  of  blessings  by  day  and  by  night, 

All  careless  of  poverty,  riches  or  might, 

Beside  thy  sweet  waters,  on  banks  green  with  moss, 

1  rest  my  worn  body,  and  to  the  winds  toss 

The  cares  and  the  sorrows  that  would  me  oppress, 

Forgetful  of  all  things  in  thy  soft  caress. 

I  free  my  pent  fancies  to  pictures  and  dreams, 

And  care  not  that  each  cannot  be  what  it  seems. 

I  looli  on  thy  surface  unruffled  by  wrath ; 

I  see  there  the  glory  of  life's  aftermath  : 

The  image  of  azure  thy  waters  reflect 

Is  like  the  sweet  image  of  heaven's  aspect. 

The  image  the  soul  ever  fondly  doth  hail. 

Though  seeing  but  darkly  as  through  a  dim  veil. 

I  look  in  thy  bosom,  so  deep  and  so  clear; 

I  see  there  the  beauty  that  death  bringeth  near, 

The  freedom  from  cares  and  the  struggles  of  life, 

The  peace  and  the  quiet,  the  rest  from  all  strife. . 

0  Fountain,  my  fancies  from  running  on  thee 

Are  turned  to  that  Fountain  of  all  purity. 

That  Fountain  of  mercy,  that  Fountain  of  love. 

That  God  who  has  syraboled  Himself  by  the  dove. 

The  Ruler  of  justice,  the  King  of  all  grace, 

Whom  we  at  the  judgment  shall  see  face  to  fiice. 

And  Fountain,  in  turning,  I  give  thanks  to  thee, 

For  thou  wast  the  cause  that  hath  brought  Him  to  me. 


Father  Time's  Soliloquy. 

I  smile  in  my  sleeve  when  I  hear  mortals  boast 
About  their  accomplishments,  feeble  at  most. 
For  in  all  of  their  vict'ries  to  which  they  refer 
I  do  more  than  half  or  they'd  never  occur. 
There's  "  training  the  lightning"  and  "  tying  down 

steam," 
And  thousands  of  things  of   which  human  minds 

dream. 
Their  wondrous  inventions  and  triumphs  in  rhyme, 
But  what  could  they  do  if  they  didn't  have  Time  t 

The  family  doctor  looks  wise  as  a  sage 
When  aching  limbs  torture,  or  hot  fevers  rage. 
He  scratches  his  head,  saying  "I've  done  my  best, 
And  Nature  and  Time  must  accomplish  the  rest." 
And  many  a  task  which  these  mortals  would  do, 
And  have  it  all  done  in  a  moment  or  two 


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(Drying  paint,  raising  wheat-cropsor  locating  crime) 
Must  await  my  best  pleasure,  because  it  takesTime." 

So  I,  Father  Time,  claim  a  certain  degree 

Of  the  credit  and  glory  wbate'er  it  may  be. 

They  may  brag  of  their  genius,  their  learning  and 

wit; 
But  these  without  me  wouldn't  help  them  a  bit. 
'Tis  a  maxim  much  used  in  all  manner  of  storm, 
"Time  and  Perseverance  will  wonders  perform." 
"Time  will  tell,"  say  these  mortals,  and   upward 

they  climb 
As  they  never  could  do  if  they  didn't  have  Time. 


How   the   Freshmen   cele- 
brated their  victory  !     The  class 
yell  was  given  on  the  field  and  then  they 
all  adjourned  to  the  campus.     The  bell 
was  rung  for  an  hour  or  two  by  willing 
hands,  while    others    built    an   enor- 
mous bon-fire,  using  "the  Sophomores'  doors"  for 
the    purpose.      "Phi    Chi"  resounded    from    fifty 
Freshman  throats,  and  the  fire  was  constantly  fed 
by  the  happy  victors.     No  Sophomores  were  to  be 
seen,  save  for  an  occasional  straggler  who  dared 
face  the  storm.      For  the  first  time  in  years  the 
Freshmen  held  full  sway  without  hindrance,  and  it 
is  needless  to  say  they  enjoyed  the  novelty. 
Philoon,  '99,  is  ill  at  his  home. 
Gym.  next !     What  visions  of  bliss ! 
Hamlin,  1900,  is  back  in  college  again. 
The  first  snow  fell  last  week,  but  did  not  remain 
long. 

The  Reading-Eoom   should    be  warmed  nowa- 
days. 

Wignott,  '99,  has  returned  to  college  after  a  long 
absence. 

Sophomore  French  is  reading  "Le  Eomantisme 
Franjais." 

Before  long  the  exodus  of  student  teachers  will 
commence. 

Professor  Robinson  has  been  granted  a  patent  on 
his  new  lamp. 


The  Freshmen  recently  decorated  the  chapel 
with  a  giddy  banner. 

Pierce,  '98,  ofiiciated  at  the  Bangor-Portlaud 
game,  also  Bates,  '96. 

The  Seniors  had  a  mid-term  examination  last 
Monday  in  chemistry. 

Quite  a  delegation  of  Colby  men  came  down  to 
see  the  game  Saturday. 

Mr.  Poulteney  Bigelow  is  to  lecture  November 
20th.     All  should  attend. 

The  Freshmen  enjoyed  several  adjourns  to  Pro- 
fessor Woodruff  last  week. 

There  was  a  candy  sale  at  the  Congregationalist 
vestry  one  afternoon  last  week. 

Baxter,  '98,  officiated  as  organist  last  Thursday 
and  Friday  in  Libby's  absence. 

A  meeting  of  the  Prohibitionists  of  the  college 
was  held  at  Memorial,  on  the  17th. 

What  has  become  of  our  Republican  Club?  It 
should  not  be  allowed  to  grow  rusty. 

The  Debating  Society  has  been  forced  to  omit  a 
meeting  or  two  on  account  of  illness. 

It  was  rumored  that  a  member  of  the  Class  of 
'96  was  engaged  to  a  Bath  young  lady. 

The  foot-ball  picture  and  election  of  captain  is 
taking  place  at  Webber's  this  afternoon. 

-During  the  illness  of  the  rector  of  Grace  Church, 
Bath,  Webber,  1900,  acted  as  lay  reader. 

A  good  deal  of  interest  was  manifested  among 
the  students  in  the  Harvard-Yale  game. 

The  Sophomore  Prize  Speaking  will  be  held  this 
year  on  Thursday  evening,  December  16th. 

The  Senior  Geology  Class  was  given  an  exami- 
nation last  Thursday  upon  their  term's  work. 

The  Quill  arrived  Tuesday.  The  present  board 
of  editors  have  bat  one  more  issue  to  publish. 

E.  H.  Willis  has  inaugurated  a  system  of  deliver- 
ing his  work  from  the  Globe  Laundry  of  Portland. 

Baxter,  '98,  and  Briggs,  ,'99,  started  last  Friday  to 
attend  the  A  K  E  convention  at  Chicago  next  week. 

The  Deutscher  Verein  held  a  "gesang"  Tuesday 
evening  and  practiced  several  German  student 
songs. 

Good  spirit  was  shown  at  the  under-class- 
men's  foot-ball  games.  The  customary  rushes  were 
interesting. 

The  Juniors  who  elected  English  Literature, 
after  having  completed  "The  Age  of  Pope,"  are 


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now  to  take  up  a  work  called  "  The  Beginnings  of 
the  Romantic  Movement." 

A  massive  Norwegian  desk,  made  from  carved 
oak,  has  been  placed  in  the  Boyd  Gallery  of  the 
Art  Building. 

The  Bugle  editors  are  hard  at  work,  and  it  may 
appear  by  Commencement.  This  is  rather  a  stale 
joke,  however. 

Why  is  not  that  lantern  ever  used  in  chapel?  Is 
it  merely  for  ornament  and  to  make  one  think  of 
what  might  be? 

M.  J.  Madden's  famous  "Sitting  Bull"  cane  was 
on  exhibition  in  the  room  of  Merrill,  '98,  the  day  of 
the  Colby  game. 

Webster,  '99,  who  has  been  at  home  in  Portland 
some  week  or  ten  days,  returned  to  the  campus  the 
first  of  the  week. 

Polo  is  on  again,  and  the  games  are  being  fought 
out  at  the  dinner  table,  now  that  foot-ball  is  fast 
becoming  history. 

A  set  of  new  outside  doors  and  a  new  bell  rope 
are  among  the  improvements  which  have  been 
made  in  the  chapel  recently. 

Why  don't  some  enterprising  individual  peddle 
coru-cakes  and  soda  throughout  the  ends,  evenings'? 
There  would  be  big  money  in  it. 

A  pen  and  ink  drawing  by  Du  Maurier,  the 
author,  was  framed  last  week  at  the  photographer's, 
and  is  to  be  placed  in  the  Art  Building. 

Glee  Club  rehearsals  are  held  nearly  every  after- 
noon nowadays  in  the  Modern  Language  Room, 
Memorial  Hall,  where  a  piano  has  been  placed. 

It  is  rumored  that  President  Hyde  will  not 
come  back  to  college  at  once  upon  his  return,  but 
that  he  is  to  remain  at  Harvard  for  a  little  time. 

The  Geology  Class  may  be  interested  to  know 
that  Mount  Vesuvius  began  to  erupt  on  November 
11th,  and  since  then  has  been  increasing  in 
activity. 

A  recitation  or  two  was  'recently  missed  by  the 
underclassmen, owing  to  "scraps" in  general.  There 
was  some  difhculty  about  forcing  an  entrance  to 
Memorial. 

The  papers  still  harp  upon  the  impurities  of 
Androscoggin  water,  and  speak  of  the  "  terrible 
epidemic "  that  prevailed.  This  is  all  very  true, 
but  nevertheless  a  bit  old. 

The  Italian  Red  Band  plays  here  Thanksgiving 
Day  afternoon.  If  the  few  Bowdoin  men  in  town 
that  day  attend  the  concert,  they  will  hear  some 


great  music.  It  is  one  of  the  best  organizations  in 
the  world. 

"The  Walking  Delegate"  was  the  attraction  at 
the  Town  Hall,  Monday  evening,  and  the  students 
attended  in  goodly  numbers.  Standard  attractions 
always  draw  the  students. 

The  new  chapel  door  is  fine  with  its  elaborate 
handle.  We  would  suggest  that  the  donors  be 
allowed  to  put  a  plate  on  it.  It  is  not  every  class 
that  gives  the  college  such  a  present. 

University  of  Maine  after  all  cancelled  her  Bow- 
doin game  because  her  team  could  not  stand  the 
long  training.  They  must  have  been  anxious  for 
a  game.    Actions  speak  louder  than  words. 

Mr.  P.  S.  Mooney,  representing  C.  H.  Nason  of 
Augusta,  was  at  15  A.  H.,  November  11th  and  12th, 
with  a  fine  line  of  samples  of  tailoring  woolens, 
ready-made  suits  and  overcoats,  and  gentlemen's 
furnishings. 

Among  some  interesting  manuscripts  recently 
presented  to  the  library,  is  a  Fourth  of  July  oration 
delivered  to  the  members  of  the  Freshman  and 
Sophomore  classes  in  J 818  by  the  late  Rev.  Dr.  T. 
T.  Stone,  then  a  lad  of  seventeen. 

Professor  Robinson  gave  a  very  interesting 
account  last  Saturday  to  the  Juniors  who  take 
chemistry,  of  his  recent  trip  to  Philadelphia.  He 
spoke  in  general  of  the  work  that  has  been  accom- 
plished by  the  Public  Health  Association,  and  in 
particular  mentioned  several  subjects  which  were 
brought  up  at  the  meeting  for  consideration.  The 
talk  was  enjoyed  very  much  by  all  the  class. 

The  Sophomores  held  their  "Turkey  Supper" 
on  the  evening  of  the  llth,  and  it  proved  a  most 
successful  affair.  They  were  a  bit  careless  and 
spilled  their  gravy  on  the  Art  Building  steps,  which, 
being  limestone,  absorbed  it.  No  damage  was  done, 
however,  though  the  entire  class  asked  pardon  of 
the  Faculty  for  their  carelessness.  Whether  or  not 
it  will  be  granted  is  as  yet  undecided,  or  at  least 
unknown. 

On  Thursday  and  Friday  evenings  "The  Idyll 
of  the  Mill,"  a  comic  opera  of  colonial  times,  was 
presented  at  the  Town  Hall  by  Brunswick  and  Bow- 
doin talent.  Mr.  Leavitt,  who  came  here  to  drill 
the  participants,  is  the  composer  not  only  of  this 
work  but  also  of  the  "Charter  Oak,"  given  last  year, 
and  "  The  Frogs  of  Windham,"  given  two  and  three 
years  ago.  William  T.  Veazie  played  the  part  of 
Jack  Knowlton,  ward  of  the  usurer,  and  Charles 
G.  Willard  that  of  the  Minute-Man  of  Lexington. 


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In  the  chorus  were  Messrs.  Varney,  Sinkinson, 
'Pierce,  Adacos,  Drake,  W.  B.  and  A.  W.  Clark,  and 
W.  L.  Thompson. 

Among  the  new  books  of  especial  interest  which 
havebeen  received  lately  at  the  library  is  a  serie.s 
called  "The  Babminton  Library  of  Sports  and 
Pastimes."  The  work  is  an  English  one,  edited  by 
the  Duke  of  Beaufort,  and  comprises  some  twenty- 
three  volumes.  These  treat  minutely  of  foot-ball, 
tennis,  golf,  cycling,  bunting,  yachting,  and  many 
other  pastimes  of  a  like  nature. 

The  Orient  has  been  requested  to  publish  the 
following  quotation.  No  comment  is  necessary,  for, 
if  true,  it  speaks  volumes  for  itself: 

"Col.  J.  G.  Woolley,  in  his  speech  at  the  Neal 
Dow  banquet  in  Boston,  quotes  the  following  address 
of  the  presiding  officer  of  the  Ohio  Liquor  League, 
at  its  annual  meeting: 

'  The  success  of  our  business  is  dependent  largely 
upon  the  creation  of  appetite  for  drink. 

'  Men  who  drink  liquor,  like  others,  will  die,  and 
if  there  is  no  new  appetite  created  our  counters  will 
be  empty,  as  will  be  our  coffers.  Our  children  will 
go  hungry,  or  we  must  change  our  business  to  some 
other  more  remunerative. 

'  The  open  field  for  the  creation  of  this  appetite 
is  among  the  boys.  After  men  have  grown  and 
their  habits  are  formed,  they  rarely  ever  change  in 
this  regard.  It  will  be  needful,  therefore,  that 
missionary  work  be  done  among  the  boys,  and  I 
roake  the  suggestion,  gentlemen,  that  nickels 
expended  in  treats  to  the  boys  now  will  return  in 
dollars  to  your  tills  after  the  appetite  has  been 
formed.    -Above  all  things,  create  appetite.'  " 

The  interest  of  our  oldest  alumni  in  the  welfare 
of  their  Alma  Mater  is  often  brought  forcibly  to 
one's  attention.  Recently  Isaac  McLellan,  Esq  ,  the 
only  survivor  of  the  Class  of  1826,  a  friend  as  well 
as  a  contemporary  of  Longfellow,  and  a  writer 
whose  contributions  to  literature  have  found  a  place 
in  every  anthology  of  American  verse,  sent  a  hun- 
dred volumes  of  current  fiction  to  the  library.  A 
few  days  later  he  supplemented  this  with  a  gift  of 
$100,  to  be  used  in  completing  sets  of  American 
literature  which  may  be  incomplete. 

The  Bath  Independent  does  the  students  an 
injustice  when  it  says:  "Bowdoin  boys  are  longing 
for  the  Maine  Water  Works  to  again  let  in  Andros- 
coggin water — to  give  them  an  excuse  for  drinking 
beer."  The  consciences  of  the  students  are  not  so 
pliable  as  all  this  might  imply.  The  Independent 
probably  tried  to  be  funny,  but  when  Bowdoin 
wishes  beer  she  drinks  it,  whether  Androscoggin 
water  or  Nequasset  water  is  in  the  pipes  of  the  town. 


Not  a  drop  more  beer  is  used  at  college  when 
Androscoggin  water  is  "on"  than  when  Paradise 
or  Pine  Spring  is  used.  We  have  not  reached  our 
second  childhood  yet. 

The  first  regular  meeting  of  the  term  of  the 
George  Evans  Debating  Society  was  held  November 
9th,  in  the  Modern  Language  Room.  The  pro- 
gramme for  the  evening  consisted  in  a  piano  solo 
by  L.  P.  Libby,  '99,  and  in  the  regular  debate. 
The  subject  for  discussion  was,  "  Resolved,  that 
municipalities  in  the  United  States  should  own  and 
operate  plants  for  supplying  light,  water,  and  sur- 
face transportation."  The  principal  disputants 
were  :  On  the  affirmative,  Bisbee,  '98,  and  McCarty, 
1900;  on  tbe  negative,  Burnell,  1900,  and  Rumery, 
J900.  The  nest  meeting  is  to  be  held  on  Tuesday 
evening,  November  23d.  The  subject  for  discussion 
is,  "Besolved,  that  church  and  college  property 
should  be  taxed."    All  are  cordially  invited  to  attend. 

Professor  Robinson  gave  a  very  pleasant  "rab- 
bit" to  the  members  of  the  foot-ball  team  at  his 
laboratory  on  Tuesday,  the  16th.  He  told  them 
that  he  wished  to  congratulate  them  upon  the  spirit 
of  adhesiveness  which  the  team  displayed  from 
beginning  to  end.  He  spoke  of  the  efforts  of  the 
team  and  how  they  had  done  their  best  under  most 
discouraging  circumstances.  Each  and  every  mem- 
ber of  the  team  and  Dr.  Whittier  and  Mr.  Bryant 
were  in  attendance.  The  evening  was  pleasantly 
passed.  Professor  Robinson  also  spoke  of  tbe  happy 
ending  of  the  season,  which  compensated  for  previ- 
ous defeats.  This  was  decidedly  an  innovation  and 
was  greatly  appreciated.  The  teams  of  the  college 
need  such  friendly  encouragement,  and  Professor 
Robinson  deserves  the  thanks  of  the  entire  college, 
as  well  as  of  the  team. 


The  University  of  Illinois  has  just  completed  a 
new  library  building  at  a  cost  of  $75,000. 

A  number  of  Harvard  students  were  arrested 
recently  for  playing  golf  on  Sunday. 

Tbe  Faculty  of  Wesleyan  have  excused  the 
foot-ball  players  from  attending  all  three  o'clock 
recitations  during  the  remainder  of  the  season  to 
allow  extra  practice  for  the  Thanksgiving  day  game 
with  Brown  at  New  York. 

President  Eliot,  during  a  recent  meeting  of  the 
New  England  Association  of  Colleges  and  Schools, 
spoke  favorably  of  a  three  years'  course,  and  said 
that  the  hope  of  America  depends  upon  such  a 
reduction  from  the  present  time  of  thecollege  course. 


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A  summary  of  the  foot-ball  games  shows  that 
Bowdoiu  has  scored  98  poiuts,  to  her  opponents  88. 
Bowdoin  won  two  games,  tied  one,  and  lost  five. 
The  list  is: 

Bates  10,  Bowdoin  6.    ' 

Harvard  24,  Bowdoin  0. 

Exeter  0,  Bowdoin  10. 

Tutts  18r  Bowdoin  6. 

N.  H.  C.  0,  Bowdoin  64. 

Colby  16,  Bowdoiu  4. 

Tufts  20,  Bowdoin  8. 

Colby  0,  Bowdoin  0. 

Bowdoin,  0;  Colby,  0. 
For  the  second  time  this  season  Bowdoin  and 
Colby  met  on  the  foot-ball  field.  The  game  was 
played  Saturday,  November  13tb,  on  the  Whittier 
Athletic  Field,  and  was  the  cleanest,  most  scientific 
game  ever  played  on  a  Maine  gridiron.  '  Colby 
expected  to  find  Bowdoin  no  stronger,  at  least, 
than  when  she  defeated  her  at  Waterville,  but  she 
was  mistaken  and,  moreover,  out-played  at  every 
point.  In  the  first  half  Bowdoin  especially  showed  her 
superiority,  gaining  167  yards  to  Colby's  80.  Bowdoin 
was  also  much  stronger  on  the  defensive,  and  held 
Colby  for  downs  more  than  twice  as  many  times  as 
did  Colby  hold  Bowdoin.  The  game  was  very 
unsatisfactory  to  Bowdoin  supporters,  inasmuch  as 
we  did  not  win,  but  at  the  same  time  it  was  a  very 

\        creditable  ending  to  a  disastrous  season. 

\  Brooks  kicked  off  at  3.15   o'clock,  to  Clarke, 

on  the  15-yard  line.  Clarke  returned  the  ball  to 
Colby's  45-yard  line  and  Veazie  downed  Rice  in  his 
tracks.  Alden  tried  to  advance  arouud  the  left 
end,  and  lost  five  yards.  Then  Brooks  took  the 
ball  himself  with  Scannell  behind  him  and  the 
three-backs  -in  tandem  behind  Scannell.  This 
mass  of  beef  plunged  at  Spear,  who  held  them 
for  a  yard's  gain.  Again  the  same  play  and  at  the 
same  man.  This  time  they  gained  three  yards. 
Again  Brooks  charged,  but  this  time  his  career  was 
stopped  with  a  foot  gain,  and  the  ball  was  Bowdoin's 
on  downs. 

Moulton  gave  the  ball  to  MerrilLto  go  between 
Rowell  and  Cotton.  Nearly  ten  yards  was  the 
result.  Then  Clarke  went  at  the  center,  but  the 
line  failed  to  make  a  hole.  Spear  was  hurt  and  was 
replaced  by  Merrill,  '98,  whose  place  at  tackle  was 
taken  by  Wiggin.  Putnam  broke  through  and 
downed  Kendall  the  next  play.  Merrill  failed  to 
gain  the  distance,  and  it  was  Colby's  ball. 


Putnam  was  sent  through  Stockbridge  for  a 
short  gain,  and  Rice  duplicated  it  in  the  same  place. 
But  the  next  time  Putnam  tried  it  he  made  about 
an  inch.  Then  Brooks  adopted  the  old  tandem 
play  and  banged  three  times  at  guard  and  tackle 
without  success,  and  it  was  Bowdoin's  ball  on 
Colby's  35-yard  line. 

Clarke  made  a  couple  of  yards  between  Putnam 
and  Buneman.  Moulton  then  signalled  for  a  punt, 
and  Clarke  sent  the  ball  sailing  down  to  Colby's 
six-yard  line.  Veazie  made  a  splendid  sprint  down 
with  the  ball  and  tackled  Rice  for  a  loss.  Brooks 
wasted  no  time  now,  but  arranged  bis  battering- 
ram  and  tried  every  point  in  the  line,  making  short 
gains  every  time,  just  enough  to  save  them  the  ball. 
Cotton  made  five  yards,  however,  through  a  tackle 
.hole.  With  the  ball  on  Colby's  50-yard  line  and 
the  Colby  rooters  wild  with  joy,  Brooks  got  through 
between  Fames  and  Stockbridge,  and  things  looked 
dubious.  He  drove  down  the  field  for  15  yards,  and 
had  Merrill,  who  looked  small  beside  him,  been 
pushed  away.  Brooks  would  have  had  50  yards  of 
clear  field.  Merrill  ran  and  dove  at  his  knees. 
Brooks  fell,  while  Bowdoin  went  wild  and  Colby 
stock  fell  again.  The  Bowdoin  line  braced. 
Three  times  Brooks  gave  the  signal  for  "  formation," 
and  three  times  Bowdoin  stood  firm. 

With  the  ball  on  Bowdoin's  40-yard  line  (the 
nearest  that  Colby  got  to  Bowdoin's  goal  in  the  first 
half),  Moulton  sent  Clarke  for  a  gain  through  tackle. 
Then  the  ball  was  given  to  Kendall,  and  before  any 
one  knew  what  was  up  he  had  made  25  yards 
around  the  end.  On  the  third  down  Clarke  punted 
to  Colby's  three-yard  line  and  Veazie  again  hap- 
pened to  be  around  when  Rice  caught  the  ball. 

Alden  was  tried  again  on  an  end  play  with  the 
same  success  that  followed  Colby  whenever  she 
tried  Bowdoin's  ends.  Time  was  called  on  Colby's 
five-yard  line. 

The  second  half  was  a  repetition  of  the  first  half, 
except  that  operations  were  carried  on  more  in 
the  center  of  the  field.  Clarke  kicked  off  to  Colby's 
20-yard  line,  and  Stanwood  and  Veazie  had  Rice 
almost  in  his  tracks.  Colby  rushed  the  ball  in 
savage  plunges  for  20  yards,  and  was  forced  to  punt. 
Rice  punted  35  yards  to  Stanwood,  whom  Cotton 
pulled  down  easily.  Cotton  waited  till  Stanwood 
bad  caught  the  pigskin,  and  then  dove  magnificently 
into  space  while  Stanwood  was  wiggling  along  for 
five  yards.  Kendall  made  the  distance  and  P.  Mer- 
rill added  a  couple  of  yards  and  Clarke  four  more, 
and  so  on  to  Colby's  35-yard  line,  where  Putnam  got 
the  ball  on  a  fumble,  the  first  fumble  in  the  game. 


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Brooks  made  two  yards  and  Putnam  four.  Then 
Cotton  with  the  assistance  of  Hook  made  15  yards 
around  the  end.  Once  again  the  tandem  play  was 
tried,  but  the  required  five  yards  were  wanting 
and  it  was  Bowdoin's  ball,  only  to  go  to  Colby  again 
on  downs. 

Here  Brooks  tried  the  double  pass  play  that 
brought  the  touchdowns  at  Waterville,  but  Clarke 
was  not  caught  napping  and  Colby  lost  Ave  yards. 
Rice  then  punted  behind  the  Bowdoin  goal  line. 
Clarke  punted  from  Bowdoin's  10-yard  line  to  the 
forty-flve  yard  line  and  Kendall  downed  Rice  after 
a  little  sprint. 

Colby  made  15  yards  by  tandem  plays  and  lost 
the  ball  on  downs. 

The  very  first  down  Merrill  fumbled  and  Colby 
got  the  ball.  But  Colby  was  unable  to  gain  in  two 
downs  when  time  was  called. 

The  following  is  the  line-up : 
Bowdoin.  Colby. 

Veazie.  Right  End.  Cotton. 

Wggiu.  '^^'  I  ^^S^'  Tackle.  Kowell. 

ftferriil. }  ^'Sh*  Guard.  Soannell. 

Jennings.  Centre.  Allen. 

Cloudman.  Left  Guard.  Brooks. 

Stockbridge.  Left  Tackle.  Putnam. 

Clarke,  1900.  Left  End.  Buneman. 

Stanwoocl.  j  Quarterback.  Hooke. 

Merrill.  Right  Halfback.  Rice. 

Kendall.  Left  Halfback.  Alden. 

Clarke,  '90.  Fullback.  Towne. 

Score— Bowdoin  0,  Colby  0.  Umpire— Dr.  Cobb  (Wes- 
leyan),  Gardiner.  Referee— Prof.  John  H.  Bates,  Colby. 
Linesmen — H.  H.  Chapman,  Colby;  Ralph  M.Greenlaw, 
Bowdoin.  Time-keepers — Perry,  Brown;  McFadden, 
Colby.    Time— 20  and  25-minute  halves. 

Freshmen,  6 ;  Sophomores,  0. 

The  annual  Freshman-Sophomore  ganne  on  the 
17th,  i^roved  to  be  one  of  unusual  interest.  It  was  by 
far  the  cleanest  and  most  sportsmanlike  game  of  inter- 
class  foot-ball  that  has  been  seen  here  for  years.  Both 
teams  played  to  win,  and  at  times  it  appeared  as 
though  neither  side  would  score.  The  Freshmen, 
nevertheless,  played  decidedly  the  better  game, 
both  on  the  offensive  and  defensive. 

The  grand-stand  was  black  with  students,  all 
eager  for  the  fray,  when  the  two  teams  trotted  upon 
the  field  amid  shouts  and  cheers.  The  weather  was 
perfect,  from  the  players'  standpoint,  though  a  bit 
raw  for  the  spectators. 

.  Captain  Chapman  won  the  toss  and  took  the 
wind.  Leighton  kicked  off  to  Sparks,  who  was 
downed,  with  no  gain,  on  the  25-yard  line.  The 
Sophomores  started  with  a  rush  and  advanced  the 
ball  steadily.     Chapman   circled  right  end  for  a 


short  gain,  Babb  made  four  yards  through  the 
center,  and  Merrill  and  Clarke  gained  the  required 
distance.  Dana  broke  through  and  tackled  Chapman 
for  a  loss  of  a  yard,  and  on  the  next  play  Merrill  made 
a  run  of  15  yards,  being  brought  down  by  Palmer. 
After  several  rushes  the  ball  went  to  the  Freshmen, 
Merrill  having  held  Snow  in  the  line.  Bod- 
well  and  Cloudman  gained  two  and  four  yards 
respectively  by  the  guards-back  formation.  Lafer- 
riere  then  made  five  yards  through  the  center. 
The  ball  went  to  the  Sophomores  after  four  downs, 
but  was  soon  .regained  by  the  Freshmen  on  downs, 
owing  to  several  fine  tackles  by  Hill.  Gregson 
gained  several  yards  by  a  "dive"  play,  and  this 
was  followed  by  short  gains  by  the  guards  and 
tackles.  Nevertheless,  Leighton  was  forced  to  punt 
to  Babb.  The  Sophomores  lost  the  ball  on  a  pass- 
ahead,  and  1901  forced  it  to  their  15-yard  line, 
where  it  was  lost  on  four  downs.  The  Sophomores 
gained  a  few  yards,  but  time  was  called  with  the 
score  0  to  0. 

The  second  half  opened  with  a  kick-off  by 
Clarke.  Cloudman  caught  the  oval  and  advanced 
it  10  yards.  In  addition  to  this,  Gregson  gained 
30  yards,  and  Cloudman  five  more,  but  Minard  then 
tackled  Clarke  for  a  loss,  and  the  ball  was  punted 
outside,  where  Babb  found  it.  The  Sophomores 
could  do  nothing  with  the  Freshman  line,  which 
held  firm  and  even  broke  through,  repeatedly  tack-" 
ling  for  losses.  Clarke  punted  to  Palmer,  who  made 
five  yards.  Lafei'riere  and  Gregson  pushed  it  along 
a  bit,  followed  by  short,  steady  gains  by  Bodwell, 
Palmer,  and  Cloudman.  Leighton  was  forced  to 
punt,  howevei',  and  Babb  was  downed  with  the  ball 
on  the  10-yard  line.  Randall  tackled  Clarke  for  a 
loss,  and  the  Freshmen  took  the  ball.  A  few 
rushes,  and  Gregson  was  over,  with  the  ball  under 
his  arm.  Score,  4  to  0,  When  the  goal  was  tried, 
Minard  was  off-side,  and,  as  no  goal  resulted,  a 
second  trial  proved  more  successful,  and  the  score 
stood  6  to  0.     Corliss  kicked  the  goal. 

Clarke  kicked  off  now,  and  Bodwell  fell  on  the 
ball  15  yards  from  the  center  of  the  field.  Gardiner 
was  forced  to  retire  with  a  bad  ankle,  and 
Levensaler  substituted  for  him.  After  four  attempts, 
1900  took  the  ball.  After  the  ball  had  been 
rushed  about  the  center  of  the  field,  with  no 
advantage  either  way,  time  was  called,  and  the 
Freshmen  had  won,  6  to  0. 

For  1901,  Snow,  Gregson,  Cloudman,  and  Hill 
played  the  best,  and  for  1900,  Chapman,  Clarke, 
and  Merrill, 


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The  line-up  was  as  follows: 

1900.  1901. 

Sylvester.                        Right  End.  Corliss. 

Minard.  Eight  Tackle.  Hill. 

Farwell.  Right  Guard.  Bodwell. 

Russell.                                Center.  Dana. 

Minard.  Left  Guard.  Leighton. 

Leven^aler   i  Left  Tackle.  Cloudman. 

Capt.  Chapman.  Left  End.  Randall. 

Sparks.  Quarterback.  Capt.  Snow. 

Clarke.  Left  Halfback.  Gregson. 

Merrill.  Right  Halfback.  Laferriere. 

Babb.  Fullback.  Palmer. 

Score— 1901,  K;  1900,  0.  Time— two  20-minute  halves. 
Touchdown  —  Gregson.  Goal —  Corliss.  Referee  —  CD. 
Moulton,  '98.  Umpire-J.  H.  Libby,  '96.  Linesmen — 
Gould,  1900,  and  Clarke,  '99.     Timer- T.  L.  Pierce,  '98. 


On  Thursday,  November  1 1th,  C.  C.  Phillips, 
1900,  led  the  meeting.  He  took  as  his  subject, 
"Betrayal  of  Self,"  and  illustrated  with  examples 
from  the  ordinary  college  life.  A  man  betrays  his 
better  self  when  he  deceives  his  instructors  and 
when  he  tries  to  give  the  public  the  idea  that  he  is 
a  nonchalant,  an  indilTerent  sport,  and  an  imbecile, 
when  his  better  nature  is  crying  within  him  that  he 
is  lying.  The  outer  man  takes  undue  advantage  of 
the  inner  man  when  it  betrays  it  by  such  deeds. 
The  outside  man  has  the  advantage  of  the  inner, 
and  it  should  not  take  a  cowardly  and  mean  advan- 
tage of  it.  Mr.  Phillips's  talk  was  very  interesting 
indeed. 

There  was  no  meeting  of  the  Association  on 
Sunday,  because  the  janitor  had  neglected  to  heat 
the  rooms  properly.  It  is  the  first  time  for  a  long 
while  that  we  have  missed  a  meeting. 

Martin,  '98,  conducted  the  regular  Thursday 
evening  meeting  for  November  18th.  He  spoke  of 
the  great  influence  which  a  properly  conducted. 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  can  exert  over  student  life,  and  from  this 
he  treated  of  life  after  graduation.  Not  only  does 
this  religious  spirit  manifest  itself  in  college,  but  it 
permeates  the  entire  career  of  a  man.  The  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  at  Bowdoin  should  be  strengthened,  more 
men  should  participate  in  the  meetings,  and  the 
Association  should  and  can  be  placed  upon  a  footing 
equal  to  its  sister.  At  such  colleges  as  Yale  and 
Princeton  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  is  one  of  the  important 
institutions,  and  to  be  a  member  one  must  not  be  a 
mere  dummy— one  should  work,  and  work  enthusi- 
astically. Bowdoin  needs  a  Y.  M.  C.  A.  that  does 
active  work,  a  Y.  M.  C.  A.  that  makes  its  meetings 
so  interesting  that  all  will  gladly  come.    More  and 


good  men  are  needed,  men  who  take  part  in  all 
branches  of  college  work,  from  athletics  to  Bible 
classes. 

President  Laycock  showed  Mr.  Ward,  the  Pro- 
hibitionist leader,  about  college,  and  he  did  excel- 
lent work  in  visiting  the  students,  also  at  the 
meeting  at  Memorial. 


Bowdoin  alumni  were 
'especially  in  evidence  at  the 
nmeteenth  meeting  of  the  Maine 
Academy  of  Medicine  and  Science, 
held  at  the  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary  at 
Portland,  recently.  Dr.  S.  C.  Gordan,Med., 
'65,  presided.  The  president  appointed  Drs.  George 
H.  Cummings,  '92,  0.  P.  Smith,  Med.,  '92,  and  F.  W. 
Searle,  Med.,  '89,  as  a  committee  to  receive  the 
nominations  for  ofScers  for  the  ensuing  year  and 
term.  The  following  nominations  were  made  and 
the  candidates  elected  :  For  President,  Dr.  M.  C. 
Wedgwood,  Med.,  '59,  Lewistoii ;  Secretary,  Dr. 
N.  M.  Marshall,  Med.,  '79,  Portland  ;  Corresponding 
and  Statistical  Secretary,  Dr.  Addison  S.  Thayer, 
Med., '86,  Portland;  Treasurer,  Dr.  H.  F.  Twitchell, 
Med.,  '8'i,  Portland."  Dr.  Gordon  was  elected  a 
benefactor  of  the  academy,  in  view  of  valuable 
services  rendered.  A  most  interesting  paper  was 
presented  and  read  by  Dr.  F.  W.  Searle,  Med.,  '89, 
of  Portland,  upon  "  The  Land  Impoverished  by  the 
Sea;  a  Plea  for  the  Return  of  Sewage  to  the  Soil." 
Judge  J.  W.  Symonds,  '60,  read  an  interesting 
paper  on  "  Law  and  Medicine." 

'34.— Bishop  Perry,  in  his  address  before  the 
forty-fourth  annual  convention  of  the  Diocese  of 
Iowa,  alludes  to  the  late  Rev.  E.  A.  Downing  in  the 
following  words:  "In  the  lamented  death  of  the 
Rev.  Elijah  A.  Downing,  S.T.D  ,  the  senior  priest, 
we  believe,  in  the  Mississippi  valley,  .  .  .  there 
has  been  taken  from  earth  to  the  rest  of  Paradise, 
one  of  the  saintliest  of  men,  one  of  the  most  devoted 
of  priests,  'one  whom  none  knew  but  to  love,  and 
none  named  save  in  praise.'  ...  He  was  never 
superannuated.  His  ministrations,  to  the  last,  were 
most  faithful  and  acceptable— and  when  age  and  its 
consequent    feebleness    led   him,   at    his    bishop's. 


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repeated  request,  to  iutermit  his  missionary  services, 
which  required  journeyiugs  he  was  too  old  to 
attempt,  as  well  as  absence  from  the  home  he  so 
dearly  loved,  and  of  which  he  was  '  the  angel  in 
the  house,'  he  gladly  took  such  duty  at  the 
cathedral  as  was  within  bis  power.  A  ready  writer, 
he  was  a  constant  and  valued  contributor  to  the 
church  press,  while  his  magnum  opMS— the  contin- 
uation and  completion  of  the  late  Bishop  George 
Burgess's  list  of  Ordinations  to  the  Deaconate,  has 
been  given  to  the  church,  a  work  of  reference  at 
once  most  valuable  and  authoritative,  which  will 
embalm  his  name  for  lasting  renjembrance." 

'49.— Charles  Cothren  departed  this  life  suddenly 
on  the  28th  of  October  instant,  at  his  beautiful 
home  in  Bed  Bank,  N.  J.  He  was  attacked  with 
heart  trouble  and  asthma.  Before  this  attack  he 
was  apparently  in  perfect  health.  His  noble  and 
useful  life  deserves  far  more  than  a  passing  notice. 
He  was  born  on  June  16,  1822,  in  Parmington,  Me., 
on  the  "old  farm," and  continued  to  labor  there  till 
early  manhood,  when  he  commenced  to  prepare  for 
college.  This  preparation  was  at  Farmington 
Academy.  He  entered  Bowdoin  College  in  1845, 
and  graduated  in  1849,  esteemed  by  every  one  there. 
After  graduating  be  taught  school  in  several  insti- 
tutions in  Maine,  Connecticut,  and  New  Jersey. 
One  of  these  schools  was  the  Ocean  Institute,  a 
large  boarding  school  just  back  of  Long  Branch, 
where  he  taught  several  years  with  fair  success. 
This  building  is  now  called  the  Dunbarton  Asylum. 
He  afterwards  engaged  in  the  business  of  the 
manufacture  of  gas  fixtures  iu  New  York  City, 
which,  not  proving  satisfactory,  be  returned  to  Red 
Bank  in  1880,  where  he  lived  till  his  death.  He 
was  twice  married;  first  to  Miss  Hinraan  of  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  in  1854.  She  bore  him  two  children, 
who  died  very  young.  His  wife  died  in  1861.  In 
September,  1862,  he  married  Miss  Alice  Rodeliffe 
of  Connecticut,  who  now  survives  him.  A  few 
years  ago  he  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace,  and 
continued  to  bold  the  offlce  till  debarred  by  age. 
He  devoted  the  most  of  his  spare  time  to  his  duties 
as  justice,  and  was  respected  by  all  for  his  able  and 
impartial  rulings  in  this  court.  He  had,  while 
teaching,  spent  much  time  iu  the  study  of  the  law, 
which  was  of  great  service  to  him  in  his  judicial 
labors.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the 
American  Revolution,  and  several  other  associations 
and  institutions.  He  seemed  to  have  had  premoni- 
tion of  bis  death  the  past  summer.  He  visited 
during  the  summer  many  scenes  of  his  childhood 
and  early  manhood,  remarking  at  the  same  time 


that  this  was  his  last  review,  he  never  expected  to 
see  these  objects  again.  He  went  to  Commence- 
ment, saw  many  of  his  old  college  friends;  visited 
many  of  his  friends  throughout  Maine  and  else- 
where. But  he  was  especially  interested  in  the  old 
farm ;  every  scene  of  his  childhood,  the  rocks,  the 
trees,  the  orchards,  the  house  where  he  was  born, 
the  brooks,  where  he  had  his  miniature  water- 
wheels,  the  trout  brook,  his  favorite  apple  trees, 
place  where  the  wild  berries  were  most  abundant, 
and  a  thousand  other  objects  received  his  careful 
attention,  and  ^o  he  bid  them,  as  it  turns  out,  a 
sorrowful  and  a  last  farewell.  He  and  his  wife 
were  greatly  interested  in  church  work  and  in 
Sunday-schools.  He  was  remarkably  fond  of  little 
children,  and  many  of  bis  little  friends  will  drop 
tears,  as  they  read  these  simple  lines.  He  was 
kind,  tender-hearted  as  a  woman,  considerate,  sym- 
pathetic, a  noble,  Christian  gentleman. 

'60.— Hon.  T.  B.  Reed  left  Montreal  the  lith,  by 
the  Pacific  express,  in  a  private  car.  He  will  go 
through  to  the  coast,  and  after  seeing  the  situation  of 
affairs  iu  the  West  will  return  to  Washington  in  tiiue 
for' the  opening  of  Congress. 

'63. —Dr.  Newman  Smyth  has  recently  published 
a  new  book,  entitled,  "The  Place  of  Death  in  Evo- 
lution." He  is  energetically  opposed  to  the  popular 
belief  that  "evolution"  tends  to  reduce  the  mys- 
teries of  existence  to  mere  phenomenon  of  force 
and  mattei-.  Instead  of  regarding  science  and 
religion  as  antagonistic,  he  believes  that  "  the  com- 
ing theologian,  therefore— the  next  successful 
defender  of  the  faith,  once  given  to  the  saints- 
will  be  a  trained  and  accomplished  biologist.  Not 
only  will  his  thought,  descending  from  the  heights 
of  solitary  abstraction,  and  forsaking  the  cloistered 
shades  of  the  scboolnien,  ancient  and  modern,  pro- 
ceed like  the  wayfaring  Son  of  Man  along  the 
familiar  paths  of  human  life,  in  closest  touch  with 
the  common  heart  of  humanity;  but  also  each 
organic  form  will  tell  to  liira  the  story  of  its  origins, 
and  the  least  living  cell  will  unveil  the  secret 
chambers  of  its  divinity." 

'64.— Hon.  Charles  P.  Libby,  vice-president  for 
Maine  of  the  National  Sound  Money  League  (non- 
partisan), wrote  to  the  meeting  of  that  organization 
at  New  York,  November  9th  :  "So  far  as  Maine  is 
concerned,  I  do  not  think  that  the  silver  question 
will  be  an  issue  in  the  Congressional  campaign  next 
year.  I  think  that  there  is  a  feeling  that  a  more 
elastic  banking  system  is  needed  than  is  afforded 
by  the  present  bank  system,  and  many  believe  that 
the  government  should  go  out  of  the  banking  bnsi- 


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ness.  Ou  one  point  there  seems  to  be  greater 
unanimity  of  sentiment,  tliat  the  'endless  ehaiu' 
should  in  some  way  be  broken  up  and  a  system 
substituted  by  which  the  burden  of  supplying  all 
the  gold  that  is  needed  shall  fall  on  the  banks 
rather  than  on  the  government." 

73. — Col.  Edwin  J.  Cram,  recently  judge  of  the 
Biddeford  municipal  court  and  a  former  inspector  of 
rifle  practice  in  the  Maine  National  Guard,  distin- 
guished himself  as  an  athlete  the  other  evening,  by 
bowling  fifty-one  continuous  strings  in  a  local  bowl- 
ing alley.  He  threw  his  first  ball  at  11  a.m.,  and 
kept  everlastingly  at  it  till  10  p.m.,  using  only  the 
largest  balls  every  string.  His  average  for  the 
fifty-one  strings  was  209  2-3,  a  total  of  10,693  pins. 
Prom  the  alley  he  went  home,  took  a  bath,  ate 
a  light  lunch,  and  then  swung  Indian-clubs  two 
solid  hours,  at  the  same  time  studying  a  legal 
text-book.  Then  he  went  to  bed,  got  a  good 
night's  rest  and  came  down  town  looking  as  fresh 
as  a  daisy.  He  intends  to  further  test  his  powers 
of  endurance  by  bowling  24  consecutive  hours. 

77. — Lieutenant  Robert  E.  Peary  made  his  last 
public  appearance  in  Maine,  before  he  leaves  for 
the  North,  at  The  Jefferson,  at  Portland,  on  the  8th. 
His  lecture  was  a  graphic  account  of  his  last  trip, 
and  his  bringing  the  Cape  York  meteorite  home. 
His  stereopticon  views  were  unsurpassable,  and  his 
natives  in  costume  won  the  admiration  of  the  large 
audience. 

'84. — Word  has  been  received  at  Farmington, 
Me.,  of  the  death  from  consumption  of  William  H. 
Cothren  at  Phoenix,  Arizona,  which  occurred  Fri- 
day of  last  week.  Mr.  Cothren  graduated  in  the 
Class  of  '84,  and  was  made  assistant  to  Professor 
Robinson.  His  work  attracted  the  attention  of  the 
Edison  General  Electric  Company  and  he  was 
offered  and  accepted  a  fine  position  with  them,  with 
headquarters  in  New  York  City.  Afterwards  he 
was  transferred  to  the  Chicago  office,  and  it  was 
while  there  that  he  was  compelled  to  give  up  his 
work  and  seek  a  milder, climate. 

'86. — Levi  Turner  lectured  in  the  East  Windham 
Lyceum  course  on  Saturday  evening.  Mr.  Turner 
spoke  of  "The  Duties  which  the  Public  Schools 
Owe  the  State." 

'91.— Harry  Deforrest  Smith  left  Belfast  Wednes- 
day afternoon  for  Philadelphia,  to  enter  upon  his 
duties  as  instructor  in  the  Greek  language  and 
literature  in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  to 
which  position  he  has  recently  been  appointed. 
His  wife  remains  for  the  present  with  her  mother. 


Mrs.  C.  F.  Wood,  hi  Belfast,  and  will  join  her 
husband  in  Philadelphia  as  soon  as  he  makes  the 
necessary  arrangements  to  establish  their  home 
there.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  native  of  Gardiner.  He 
took  a  post-graduate  course  at  Harvard,  and  spent 
last  year  in  Berlin,  Germany,  a  student  iu  one  of 
the  great  universities  of  that  city. 

'96. — The  following  appeared  among  the  "  Nom- 
inations for  Fellowships,"  recently  published  in  the 
Harvard  Crimson  :  "  To  a  William  Whiting  Fellow- 
ship. Income,  $300.  Vacated  by  the  resignation 
of  R.  0.  King.  John  Emerson  Burbank,  A.B. 
(Bowdoin  College,  Me.)  1896,  A.M.  (ibid.)  1897; 
Assistant  in  Physics  at  Bowdoin  College,  1896-97; 
I.  year  Graduate  School ;  appointed  University 
Scholar,  June,  1897.  For  promotion.  To  study 
Physics." 

'96.— J.  Clair  Minot  recently  officiated  as  usher 
at  a  brilliant  wedding  at  Richmond,  Me. 


IN   MEMORIAM. 

The  Bowdoin  Club  of  Boston  desires  to  express 
its  loss  at  the  death  of  George  Lan&don  Chand- 
ler, of  the  Class  of  1868. 

Ho  was  known  to  a  large  number  of  Bowdoin 
men  as  one  of  the  college's  most  loyal  sons.  There 
was  no  part  of  the  life  of  the  college  which  did  not 
have  the  stimulus  of  his  interest  and  the  support 
of  his  powers. 

He  was  a  scholar,  thorough,  broad,  and  sound. 
In  his  closer  personal  relations  he  displayed  the 
same  unflagging  interest,  faith,  and  loyalty. 

This  tribute  we  wish  to  pay  equally  to  the  loyal 
son  of  Bowdoin,  to  the  ripe  scholar,  and  to  the 
friend  who  bad  so  much  of  our  afifection  and  our 
esteem. 

Edgar  0.  Achorn, 
Edward  P.  Patson, 
Henry  S.  Chapman, 
Committee  for  the  Bowdoin  Club  of  Boston. 


About  225  Yale  students  were  given  permission 
to  leave  college  to  vote  at  their  homes. 

The  Senior  Class  at  Leland  Stanford  University 
have  adopted  sombreros  for  their  class  hats. 

The  Sophomores  at  Columbia  have  voted  to  do 
away  with  the  annual  cane  rush. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Vol.  XXVII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   DECEMBER   8,  1897. 


No.  11. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVERT  ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY  DURING 
THE  COLLEGIATE  TEAR  ET  THE  STUDENTS  OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD, 
Percival  p.  Baxter,  '98,  Editor-in-Chief. 
.    Rot  L.  Marston,  '99,  Assistant  Editor-in-Chief. 
Frank  L.  Dutton,  '99,  Business  Manager. 
Thomas  L.  Marble,  '98.         Harold  F.  Dana,  '99. 
John  W.  Condon,  '98.  Fred  R.  Marsh,  '99. 

Ltjcien  p.  Libbt,  '99.  Hanson  H.  Webster,  '99. 

Btron  S.  Philoon,  '99.  James  P.  Webber,  1900. 

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munications in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to 
the  Editor-in-Chief. 

Students,  Professors,  and  Alumni  are  invited  to  contribute 
literary  articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be 
accompanied  by  writer's  name,  as  well  as  the  signature  which 
he  wishes  to  have  appended. 

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Vol.  XXVII.,  No.  11.— December  8,  1897. 

Editorial  Notes 

Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Convention 

The  Class  of  Sixty-One 

A  College  Letter,  1755 

Bowdoin  Verse  : 

Bowdoin  Down  in  Maine 

Uncle  John's  Comment  on  Modern  Poetry    .     . 

Penelope 

Hazel  Eyes        

CoLLKGii  Tabula 

Y.  M.  C.  A 

Personal     

College  World 


The  term  closes  soon  after  the  appear- 
ance of  this,  the  last  issue  of  the  Orient,  and 
the  holidays  then  commence.  In  previous 
issues  advice  has  been  given  as  to  spending  our 
vacation  profitably,  and  it  is  not  necessary  to 
repeat  these  I'emarks  so  soon.  Each  man 
knows  better  than  he  can  be  told  as  to  what 
he  should  and  should  not  do.  The  Orient 
hopes  that  the  Christmas  holidays  may  be~ 
enjoyed  by  all,  and  that  none  will  consider 
it  necessary  to  bother  themselves  with  lessons 
during  a  period  when  such  things  should  be 
farthest  from  our  minds.  In  other  words,  we 
hope  that  the  examinations  will  be  success- 
fully survived  by  all.  Now  is  the  time  when 
"  the  sheep  are  separated  from  the  goats  " — the 
fewer  the  goats  the  better,  however.  After 
the  trials  of  examinations,  holidaj^s  appear 
all  the  sweeter.     A  Merry  Christmas  to  all. 


TV7HEN  the  invitation  to  enter  an  Inter- 
^*  State  Debating  League  was  declined 
at  a  mass-meeting  last  week,  the  student 
body  took  the  proper  step.  There  is  im 
doubt  that  such  a  league  would  be  of  great 
advantage  and  also  that  in  time  to  com& 
such  a  league  will  be  formed,  inasmuch  as 
its  benefits  are  self-evident.  Debating  is  fast 
stepping  into  prominence   at   all  American, 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


colleges,  and  though  inter-collegiate  debates 
have  their  opponents,  they  probably  have  come 
to  stay.  Bowdoin,  however,  has  neglected 
this  branch  of  college  activity  for  some  time, 
and  consequently  has  been  forced  to  commence 
anevir.  The  George  Evans  Debating  Society 
has  done  much  to  encourage  debating,  but 
the  college  has  done  but  little  to  encourage  the 
George  Evans  Debating  Society.  By  college 
we  mean  the  student  body  as  well  as  the  Fac- 
ulty. Of  a  membership  of  sixty  not  more  than 
twenty,  exclusive  of  non-members,  attend 
regular  meetings.  When  so  little  interest  is 
shown,  and  when  out  of  the  entire  college  not 
more  than  fifty  attend  a  mass-meeting  to  con- 
sider the  advisability  of  an  inter-collegiate 
contest,  it  would  be  pure  folly  to  attempt  to 
carry  through  such  competitive  debates.  The 
truth  of  the  matter  is  that  the  college  does 
not  stand  behind  the  society,  and  to  be  rep- 
resentative nothing  can  be  done  without  the 
backing  of  the  college.  Debaters,  as  well  as 
athletes,  must  feel  that  they  are  representing 
something;  that  every  man  in  college  watches 
them  with  the  greatest  interest. 

The  Faculty,  moreover,  do  not  encourage 
debating  as  much  as  they  might.  No  credit 
will  be  allowed  for  work  upon  debates,  even 
though  hours  and  hours  are  spent  in  original 
research.  When  the  college  debate  was  held 
last  spring,  the  disputants  worked  with  a 
will  and  devoted  their  entire  time  to  that 
work,  and  for  what?  No  credit  was  given 
them,  not  even  a  single  theme  would  be  can- 
celled. It  was  extra  work,  pure  and  simple. 
When  so  much  labor  is  required  it  surely 
seems  as  though  a  little  credit  should  be 
given;  and  it  is  given  in  sister  institutions. 
The  Faculty  is  a  powerful  factor  for  encour- 
aging or  discouraging  college  activity,  and  it 
appears  to  the  Orient  that  our  Faculty  could 
furnish  the  much-needed  impetus  to  college 
debating  by  being  a  bit  more  liberal  along 
certain  lines.  If  the  Faculty  would  take 
the  initiative  the  students  would  then  work 


with  a  will,  and  after  we  had  gained  a  little 
experience  we  could  combat  our  sister 
colleges  and  combat  them  successfully.  The 
college  then  would  stand  behind  its  repre- 
sentatives, and  its  representatives  would  be 
such  in  the  truest  sense  of  the  word.  We 
need  debating  here  and  need  it  badly,  and 
now  it  behooves  us  to  do  something  to  infuse 
life  into  it  and  into  ourselves  as  well. 

We  already  have  too  many  undertakings 
on  foot  that  are  supported  by  the  "enthusi- 
astic few,"  and  if  new  enterprises  are  to  be 
undertaken  they  should  not  be  placed  upon 
the  shoulders  of  these  much-overworked 
patriots.  Nothing  new  should  be  undertaken 
until  we  have  perfected,  to  a  greater  or  less 
extent,  our  present  branches  of  college 
activity.  Whatever  we  do  let  us  do  well, 
and  accordingly  we  should  be  ver}'  careful 
not  to  have  too  many  irons  in  the  fire. 


jrrHE  new  Bowdoin  catalogue  for  1897-98 
^  appeared  last  week,  and  is  of  especial 
interest  to  all.  According  to  the  lists  of 
students  we  to-day  have  the  largest  enroll- 
ment in  the  history  of  the  college,  having 
sixty-one  Seniors,  sixty-one  Juniors,  fifty-six 
Sophomores,  fifty-nine  Freshmen,  six  Specials, 
and  one  hundred  and  forty  "Medics,"  making 
a  total  of  three  hundred  and  eighty-three. 
Although  it  is  not  the  policy  of  the  college 
to  enlarge  its  classes,  it  is  gratifying  to 
see  that  all  classes  are  well  filled  and  that 
everything  is  in  perfect  condition.  It  is  a 
well-known  fact  that  classes  of  double  the 
size  of  our  present  could  be  had,  but  they 
are  not  thought  desirable. 

Nothing  particularly  new  appears  except 
that  the  entrance  requirements  in  Greek  and 
Latin  have  been  altered  for  1898.  These 
involve  different  methods  of  preparatory 
study  rather  than  an  increased  amount  of 
work,  and  have  been  recommended  by  the 
commission  of  New  England  colleges  on 
entrance  examinations. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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The  new  catalogue  shows  a  list  of  five 
assistants  in  different  branches  of  instruction. 
This  step  is  in  accordance  with  President 
Hyde's  idea  on  supplementing  the  regular 
class-room  instruction  with  the  personal  work 
of  tutors.  At  present  all  indications  point 
to  the  most  successful  working  of  this  plan, 
and  without  doubt  it  has  come  to  stay. 

All  in  all,  the  catalogue  shows  the  splen- 
did condition  of  the  college.  There  is  not  a 
branch  of  college  work  being  neglected  by 
the  governing  boards,  and  all  are  working  for 
the  best  interests  of  the  institution. 


ipHE  eagerness  with  which  the  offer  of  the 
■*■  College  Library  to  sell  to  undergraduates 
two  of  its  important  publications  at  reduced 
prices  was  accepted,  shows  that  a  good  thing 
is  occasionally  appreciated.  Forty  sets  of  the 
"Centennial  Catalogue"  and  the  "Bowdoin 
Art  Collection"  were  placed  on  sale,  and  that 
was  sufficient.  The  offer  was  most  generous, 
and  those  fortunate  enough  to  take  advantage 
of  it  secured  a  veritable  bargain.  This  cata- 
logue is  a  necessity  to  every  student  and  alum- 
nus who  takes  the  least  interest  in  his  Alma 
Mater.-  Many  a  man  uses  it  more  than  his 
Webster's  or  Century  Dictionary.  The  "  Art 
Collection  "  is  one  of  the  finest  books  of  its 
type  ever  published,  and  a  credit  to  its  com- 
piler, Rev.  F.  H.  Allen. 


0N  the  15th  of  this  month  the  Bowdoin 
Quill  will  have  reached  the  end  of  its 
first  volume.  Already  a  new  Board  of 
Editors,  the  personnel  of  which  appears  in 
another  column,  has  been  elected  to  carry 
on  the  work  for  the  ensuing  year.  As  to  its 
literary  success  it  is  not  for  the  Orient  to  say, 
but  its  financial  standing  is  all  that  could  be 
desired  of  so  young  a  publication.  It  has 
survived  the  hardest  and  most  trying  year  it 
probably  will  ever  have,  and  to-day  stands 
firmly  upon  a  solid  literary  and  business  basis. 


In  factitshouldlive  and  prosper  if  ever  a  paper 
should,  and  it  will,  if  the  hearty  support  and 
co-operation  of  the  student  body  and  Faculty 
of  the  past  is  but  continued.  The  Orient 
believes  the  Quill  has  become  a  permanent 
institution,  and  extends  it  her  best  wishes 
for  its  future  welfare.  We  can  support  two 
papers,  we  have  for  the  past  year  and  we 
should  in  coming  years.  At  a  recent  Quill 
meeting  it  was  decided  to  make  it  a  strictly 
Senior-Junior  publication,  so  that  only  mem- 
bers of  the  Class  of  '99  were  elected  to 
office.  The  Orient  believes  this  to  have 
been  eminently  proper,  inasmuch  as  more 
interest  will  be  taken  by  competitors,  the 
credit  of  being  elected  will  be  more,  and 
there  will  be  no  danger  of  having  any  "stale  " 
editors  upon  the  Board. 

One  year  ago  this  issue,  the  Orient 
announced  the  birth  of  its  sister,  but  with 
mingled  feelings  of  pleasure  and  fear;  to-dajr, 
however,  there  is  no  need  of  fear,  for  she  has 
proved  herself  a  most  robust  and  vigorous 
child.  May  she  grow  during  the  coming 
year  under  her  efficient  Board  of  Editors'as 
she  has  in  the  past.  She  represents  the  liter- 
ary life  of  the  college,  and  we  think  she  is  a 
most  creditable  representative.  New  interest 
has  been  taken  in  literary  work,  and  both 
papers  have  felt  its  stimulus.  The  Orient 
and  the  Quill  always  will  live  in  peace  and 
happiness  in  the  future  as  in  the  past,  and 
the  Orient  has  only  the  best  wishes  for  her 
younger  sister.  To  the  outgoing  Board  of 
the  Quill  we  would  say  that  under  your 
fostering  care,  and  by  your  untiring  efforts, 
what  at  times  appeared  to  be  rather  a  doubt- 
ful undertaking,  has  now  proven  itself  able 
to  stand  alone  and  fight  its  own  battles. 


W.  J.  Bryan  has  offered  a  prize  fund  to  Ewing 
College,  111.,  for  annual  awards  for  the  best  essays 
on  the  science  of  government.  Mr.  Bryan's  mother 
and  sisters  were  students  there.  The  fund  is  to  be 
known  as  the  Mary  Elizabeth  Bryan  prize  fund. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Convention. 

TTTHE  f5ftj'-first  annual  convention  of  the 
^  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Fraternity  was 
held  at  Chicago  on  November  22d,  23d,  24th, 
and  25th  with  the  Northwestern  Alumni 
Association  and  the  Delta  Delta  Chapter  of 
the  University  of  Chicago.  The  convention 
was  a  remarkably  large  one,  about  30  of  35 
chapters  being  represented  by  undergradu- 
ates, not  to  mention  many  alumni. 

By  Monday  evening,  the  22d,  most  of  the 
delegates  had  arrived,  and  an  informal  recep- 
tion was  held  at  the  Delta  Delta  Chapter 
House.  Here  all  the  delegates  met  and 
hospitality  and  good  cheer  were  not  lacking. 
On  Tuesday  forenoon  and  afternoon,  business 
sessions  were  held  and  routine  affairs  were 
attended  to.  The  convention  headquarters 
were  at  the  club-rooms  of  the  Palmer  House, 
where  all  meetings  were  held.  The  conven- 
tion photograph  was  taken  on  the  steps  of 
the  Art  Institute,  and  an  unusually  large 
number  were  in  attendance. 

The  convention  ball  at  Bourniques's  on 
Tuesday  evening  was  a  most  successful  affair. 
The  beauty  of  Chicago  was  in  evidence  and 
the  splendor  of  the  occasion  will  long  be 
remembered  by  its  participants.  After  hours 
of  dancing  to  the  most  perfect  music  the 
dancers  disbanded,  happier  but  more  weary 
individuals.  Wednesday  forenoon  and  after- 
noon were  occupied  with  business  sessions. 
The  conservatism  of  the  fraternity  was  again 
shown  in  its  refusal  to  grant  several  charters 
for  which  applications  hajd  been  made.  Other 
business  of  importance  was  transacted,  and 
after  it  had  been  decided  to  hold  the  next 
convention  at  Ann  Arbor  with  the  Omicron 
Chapter,  also  at  Detroit  with  the  Association 
of  that  city,  the  convention  adjourned. 

The  convention  banquet  was  held  at  the 
Palmer  House,  and  two  hundred  and  fifty 
participated.  The  President  of  the  Associa- 
tion, Judge  Nathaniel  C.  Sears,  Amherst,  '75, 
called  the  meeting  to  order  and  introduced 


the  toast-master,  Major  Edgar  B.  Tolman, 
Chicago,  '80.  Toasts,  serious  and  otherwise, 
were  responded  to  by  Andrew  J.  Hirschl, 
Amherst,  '73;  Hon.  Albert  J.  Beveridge, 
De  Pauw,  '85;  Judge  W.  C.  Griffin,  Union, 
'59;  Jesse  Grant  Roe,  JLafayette,  '87;  David 
B.  Simpson,  Lafayette,  '86,  and  others.  At 
the  close  the  usual  ceremonies  were  indulged 
in,  and  the  banquet  dispersed. 

On  the  25th  lunch  was  served  at  the 
Delta  Delta  Chapter  House,  and  from  there 
the  delegates  adjourned  to  the  Coliseum, 
where  they  occupied  boxes  at  the  University  of 
Chicago-University  of  Michigan  game.  This 
ended  the  programme,  although  individual 
trips,  etc.,  were  sandwiched  between  these 
events.  Theta  Chapter  of  Bowdoin  was 
represented  by  P.  P.  Baxter,  '98,  and  F.  \V. 
Briggs,'99. 


The  Class  of  'Sixty-One. 

I  HAVE  always  congratulated  myself  upon 
being  a  bachelor,  and  for  having  taken  a 
degree  from  Harvard  University,  but  how 
often  have  I  lamented  the  fact  that  my  name 
is  Socket.  My  school-mates  alwaj's  plagued 
and  teased  me  about  my  queer  name  (just  as 
though  I  were  to  blame),  and  until  my  college 
days  I  scarcely  enjoyed  a  moment's  peace. 
But  in  Novembei-,  in  the  year  eighteen  hun- 
dred and  seventy-five,  on  the  twenty-ninth 
day,  I  had  sufficient  reason  to  dispute  with 
my  ancestors  for  handing  down  so  unfortu- 
nate a  name.  At  that  time  I  chanced  to  be 
in  Washington  on  business,  and  on  that  par- 
ticular evening,  a  guest  of  Senator  Dormer. 
Mr.  Dormer  was  giving  a  reception  and  my 
presence  was  requested.  The  exact  reason 
for  my  attending  has  always  been  doubtful, 
yet  probably  nothing  else  of  importance  was 
to  be  done.  The  Senator  owned  a  beautiful 
residence,  with  spacious  apartments,  espec- 
ially the  drawing-room.  At  one  end  of  this 
room  was  a  splendid  collection  of  palms  and 
ferns,  which  gave  the  location  an  appearance 


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185 


of  a  garden.  It  was  about  ten  o'clock,  I 
believe,  when  the  Senator  presented  me  to 
Miss  Lucy  Babbleton  from  Richmond.  The 
young  lady  seemed  fascinating.  She  was  a 
brunette,  with  large,  dark,  piercing  eyes, 
while  her  figure  was  tall  and  majestic.  The 
Senator  left  us  alone,  and  I  was  considerably 
taken  back  when  my  newly-formed  acquaint- 
ance, in  rather  an  abrupt  tone,  said,  "Mr. 
Socket,  may  I  interview  you  alone?" 

"  Certainl}',"  I  answered,  wondering  of 
what  service  I  possibly  could  be  to  this 
young  woman.  She  led  me  behind  the  palms 
and  ferns,  where  I  supposed  she  would  stop, 
but,  to  my  surprise,  she  passed  out  into  the 
glass-inclosed  balcony  and  closed  the  door 
behind  us.  Miss  Babbleton  now  beckoned 
me  be  seated,  and,  to  ni}'  astonishment, seated 
herself  at  the  opposite  side  of  the  room.  I 
hardly  knew,  under  the  prevailing  circum-' 
stances,  how  to  open  the  conversation,  and 
was  very  glad  to  hear  Miss  Babbleton's  voice. 
Suddenly,  she  said,  with  composure,  "You 
are  Mr.  Charles  Edward  Socket  from  Boston, 
are  you  not?" 

I  replied  that  such  was  the  case,  and  slie 
continued,  "And  from  Harvard,  the  Class 
of  '61?" 

"That  is  true,"  I  replied,  "and  I'm  proud 
to  own  it.  Senator  Dormer  and  I  were  class- 
mates and  room-mates;  also  were  then,  as 
now,  the  most  intimate  of  friends  " 

Miss  Babbleton  snapped  her  black  eyes 
and  bit  her  lips.  By  some  she  might  have 
been  called  attractive  and  striking. 

"Mr.  Socket,"  she  resumed,  "I  little  sus- 
pected when  I  was  leaving  Virginia  I  should 
find  you  here.  The  trip  has  really  repaid 
me.  I  did  not  know  even  that  you  were 
alive." 

Although  the  last  statement  decidedly 
took  me  by  surprise,  I  was  kind  enough  to 
attribute  it  to  Miss  Babbleton's  eccentricity, 
which  was  most  obvious  to  me.  To  say  that 
I  was  speechless  would  be  moderate. 


"I  would  have  crossed  the  ocean  to  see 
you,  Mr.  Socket,"  she  continued  in  a  most 
mysterious  manner,  and  compelled  me  to 
question  somewhat  her  sanity.  In  reply  to 
this  I  jumbled  something  to  the  effect  that 
she  seemed  "very  friendly." 

"Yes,  Mr.  Socket,"  she  said,  "  I  know  yon 
perfectly  well."  But  how  could  that  be 
possible,  I  attempted  to  ask;  but  she  resumed, 
"You  knew  my  father,  Richard  Babbleton" — 
(I  probably  did,  but  to  recall  him  was  impos- 
sible)— "  and  he  trusted  you."  "  How  good  of 
him,"  I  reflected;  but  Miss  Babbleton's  con- 
tinuous flow  of  words  hindered  me  fiom 
making  even  the  briefest  remark. 

"Few  men  have  lived  whose  lives  have 
been  more  pure,  upright,  and  honest  than 
was  my  poor  father's.  His  greatest  failing 
was  that  he  believed  every  one  else  as  honest 
as  himself.  But  the  time  came  when  he  was 
most  cruelly  deceived." 

I  attempted  to  say,  "how  sad,"  but  my 
fair  acquaintance  evidently  had  the  floor, 
so  I  refrained  from  being  rude  enough  to 
interrupt  her. 

"How  men  can  use  their  fellows  so 
wickedly,  so  contemptibly,  I  cannot  under- 
stand; but  remorse  finally  conquers,  and 
when  it  embraces  vicious  men  in  its  grasp,  I 
rejoice.  How  a  man  can  deliberately  steal 
one  million  dollars'  worth  of  the  W.  S.  K. 
and  C.  bonds  away  from  a  feeble,  dying  man, 
actually  staggers  me!  Oh,  Mr.  Socket,"  she 
exclaimed,  rising  to  her  feet  with  tears  in 
her  eyes,  "don't  you  fear  the  wrath  of  God?  " 

Here,  for  the  first  time  in  at  least  twenty 
minutes,  had  she  given  me  an  opportunity 
to  speak.  I  felt  confideut  that  she  was 
lacking  as  to  her  mental  strength, yet  deemed 
it  wise  to  answer.  Even  she  unnerved  me. 
"I  most  certainly  do,  Miss  Babbleton,"  I 
replied  with  emotion. 

"Then,  Mr.  Socket,"  she  begged  in 
pleading  tones,  "in  Heaven's  name  cleanse 
your  conscience    at   once.     How   dare   you. 


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live,  knowing  the  uncertainty  of  life,  without 
making  reparation  for  your  wickedness?" 

She  was  trembling  violently  and  breathing 
convulsively.  At  the  same  time  she  kept  so 
scrutinizing  a  stare  upon  me  I  dared  hardly 
watch  her  countenance.  All  the  occurrences 
of  my  youth,  college  days,  after  life,  passed 
vividly  before  me.  I  could  hear  music  from 
the  drawing-room,  also  the  active  buzzing  of 
female  voices. 

When  I  looked  up.  Miss  Babbleton  had 
disappeared.  Like  one  awakening  from  a 
nightmare  I  arose  and  tried  to  stand.  With 
the  utmost  difficulty  I  found  my  way  into 
the  drawing-room,  and,  to  my  surprise,  it 
was  empty.  Even  the  Senator  himself  had 
retired.  Stepping  into  the  street,  I  found 
there  my  coachman,  although  a  little  drowsy. 
"Drive  quickly,"  I  called. 

Soon  I  was  in  my  room.  A  cheerful  fire 
burning  in  the  grate  welcomed  me,  but  I 
was  too  nervous  to  sleep.  It  was  so  strange 
that  a  mere  demented  woman  could  work 
such  a  change  over  me!  Yet  I  was  a  bache- 
lor and  unaccustomed  to  it  all.  I  knew  I 
must  read,  but  what?  My  books  were  all  at 
home.  A  thought  came  to  me.  Opening  my 
trunk,  the  first  reading  matter  that  caught 
my  eye  was  an  old  college  catalogue.  Com- 
mencing, I  read  from  the  beginning,  yet 
hardly  comprehended  what  it  was  all  about. 
At  last  my  eye  fell  on  the  names  of  my  class, 
that  dear  old  gathering  of  'sixty-one.  I  had 
pasted  little  clippings  from  the  papers  beside 
every  name  that  had  come  to  my  notice. 
Here  and  there  I  found  an  account  of  the 
honorable  attainment  of  some  brilliant  class- 
mate. Atherton  had  been  elected  governor 
of  his  state,  Bailey  was  a  poet.  Clarendon  was 
a  judge,  and  so  on  until  I  came  to  the  letter 
S.  Alas!  Fewtliere  were  who  had  attained 
any  worthy  mention  under  that  category  of 
letters,  but  opposite  one  name  was  a  photo- 
graph and  rather  a  lengthy  clipping  from  the 


Journal.     And  they  were  both  most  service- 
able to  me. 

At  an  early,  although  very  seasonable 
hour,  the  following  morning,  I  sent  a  neat 
little  package  with  an  explanatory  letter  to 
Miss  Babbleton.  The  gist  of  it  all  was  this: 
I  had  a  classmate  whose  name  was  precisely 
the  same  as  my  own,  and  we  both  hailed 
from  the  same  town.  Never  before  in  my 
life  had  we  publicly  been  confounded  until  I 
met  Miss  Babbleton.  I  was  stupid  not  to 
have  remembei'cd  his  history,  especially  not 
to  have  been  able  to  recall  the  man  on  that 
particular  occasion.  But  I  left  that  labor  to 
the  musty,  time-worn  Jbwrna?,  which  told  her 
that  "one  Charles  Edward  Socket,  a  student 
of  Harvard  University,  a  member  of  the 
Class  of  '61,  had  been  arrested,  tried,  and 
convicted  of  pawning  stolen  silver  at  a 
Hebrew  broker's  shop  in  Boston."  Alas  for 
the  name,  but  more  so,  ten  thousand  times 
more  so,  for  the  man  ! 


A  College  Letter,  1755. 

WiLLiAMSBUEG,  Va.,  October  9,  1755. 
TT  is  now,  my  dear  cousin,  nearly  six  months 
*•  since  I  left  you  at  Bristol,  and  since  that 
time  many  strange  things  have  happened  to 
me,  which  may  interest  you.  In  ye  first 
place,  my  voyage  across  ye  great  ocean  was 
of  two  months'  duration,  but  pleasant  withal, 
as  for  the  most  part  the  sky  was  blue  and  ye 
weather  good.  We,  my  father  and  the  rest 
of  us,  arrived  at  Jamestown  and  thence  pro- 
ceeded to  Richmond.  This  new  country  is 
strangely  different  from  old  England,  as 
you  may  imagine,  but  that  is  not  ye  purport 
of  my  letter.  I  am  telling  you  somewhat 
of  my  adventures. 

The  chiefest  of  these  was  my  taking  part 
in  an  expedition  against  ye  French  and  inci- 
dentally ye  Indians.  They  are  a  most  strange 
race,  Tom,  copper-colored  and  usually  stolid 
and   dirty.     They   are,  however,   wondrous 


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fine  wood-craftsmen,  and  yet  in  this  they  are 
often  excelled  by  ye  colonists.  Would  that 
poor  General  Braddock  had  had  less  respect 
for  his  own  stiff  led-coats  and  more  for  the 
red-skins.     But  I  am  digressing. 

One  day  when  we  were  quietly  settling 
down  to  read  (it  was  Sunday,  and  my  father, 
pious  old  gentleman  that  he  is,  never  allows 
us  to  do  anything  else  on  that  day),  I  saw 
Tom  Riley,  an  excellent  woodsman  with 
whom  I  had  already  made  one  or  two  hunt- 
ing trips,  beckon  to  me  from  the  window. 
I  went  out,  and  he  told  me  that  that  very 
night  an  expedition  was  to  start  to  surprise 
a  French  outpost  not  far  from  Ticonderoga — 
that  is  one  of  the  devil-made  names  they  have 
here.  Without  asking  my  father's  consent 
(I  right  well  knew  I  could  not  have  obtained 
it)  I  then  determined  on  ye  undertaking. 
That  night  I  slipped  out  of  ye  house  and 
joined  the  scouting  party.  We  all  wore 
moccasins — a  sort  of  leggings,  and  one  of 
you  Englishmen  would  have  regarded  our 
march  through  the  forest  with  astonishment 
and  awe.  After  a  two  days'  tramp  we  arrived 
in  ye  enemies'  country,  and  then  still  greater 
care  was  taken.  On  the  fourth  morning  we 
were  walking  along,  single  file,  with  scouts 
ahead,  when  we  heard  far  off  in  ye  forest  a 
whip-poor-will's  cry.  Nothing  strange,  do  I 
hear  my  English  cousin  say?  In  another 
minute  it  was  answered,  and  before  we  knew 
it  we  were  surrounded  by  a  throng  of  ye 
yelling  "  naturals."  How  it  happened  that 
such  expert  woodsmen  as  we  were  surprised, 
I  leave  to  you.  You  can  account  for  it  as 
well  as  I. 

But  there  we  were,  and  1  tell  you  it  was 
no  pleasing  sensation,  either.  Of  course  we 
all  protected  ourselves  by  staying  behind 
trees,  but  in  spite  of-  that,  ye  naturals  were 
fast  getting  ye  best  of  us.  Then  a  prodigy, 
as  Virgil  would  say,  happened.  The  Indians 
fell  to  shooting  at  each  other,  and  we,  during 
the  confusion,  made  off  a  little  way.     Pres- 


ently we  heard  yells  of  triumph,  and  an 
Indian  voice  yelling,  "Welcome,  English- 
man." We  still  distrusted  them  until  Tom 
Riley,  speaking  in  their  outlandish  lingo, 
found  them  to  be  a  tribe  who  were  friendly 
to  us,  and  had  by  stratagem  (that  is  tlieir 
only  virtue)  united  with  the  French  Indians 
and  afterwards  conquered  them.  After  ye 
fight  was  over,  ye  Indians  came  to  greet  us, 
and  each  one  had  a  bloody  scalp  hanging  to 
his  wampum  belt.  Thank  my  lucky  stars 
that  my  hair  does  not  now  decorate  some 
Indian  brave. 

With  the  aid  of  these  friendly  Indians  we 
captured  the  outpost,  and  then  I  came  home 
in  company  with  two  young  officers — one 
George  Washington  by  name— a  pleasant 
though  reticent  young  man. 

I  can  almost  hear  you  saying,  there's  Jim 
Greenough,  lucky  boy, he  has  adventures  by 
the  wholesale,  while  I,  luckless  3'outh,  must 
stay  here  cooped  up  in  England.  Wholly 
wrong!  Here  I  am  now  in  William  and 
Mary  College,  at  school  all  because  I  did  not 
tell  my  respectable  father  of  my  little  journey 
in  ye  woods.  =  Cruel  fate  ! 

Ye  students  here,  they  number  nigh  on 
sixty,  are  well  termed  bloods.  All  they  care 
for  are  racing  horses,  game-cocks,  and  spend- 
ing ye  time  at  ye  billiard  or  gaming  table. 
Such  you  know  I  never  cared  for,  and  I 
prefer  to  spend  my  time  at  hunting  with  an 
Indian  youth,  Ciascio  by  name,  whom  the 
worthy  clergy  are  educating.  'Tis  very  true, 
as  I  have  heard  some  one  say,  that  as  we 
Christians  have  taken  away  the  heritage  of 
the  savages  on  earth,  we  should  in  return 
share  with  them  our  interest  in  the  promised 
land.  Ciascio  and  I  are,  I  fear,  but  poor 
Christians,  and  poorer  students,  and  the  next 
chance  we  get  we  will  leave  this  place,  where 
we  are  slowly  dying  of  ye  stagnation,  and 
take  part  in  another  expedition. 

And  now,  Tom,  how  is  your  sister,  my 
pretty  cousin  Ethel  ?     I  have  not  seen  a  fair 


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girl  since  I  took  leave  of  her.  Does  she  ever 
think  of  this  poor  mortal  thousands  of  miles 
away? 

Trulj'-,  I  swear,  this  writing  of  a  letter  is 
more  labor  for  me  than  partaking  in  twenty 
Indian  expeditions.  It  plainly  shows  my 
regard  for  you,  Tom,  my  boy,  and  so  you 
must  soon  let  me  know  how  "  Merrie  Eng- 
land" is  and  all  about  the  French  war.  We 
get  our  news  rather  late  here.    Now  good-by. 

Your  respectful  and  obedient  servant, 

James  Greenough. 

To  Master  Thomas  Hale, 

Clifton,  near  Bristol,  England. 


Bowdoir^   ^ep§e. 

Bowdoin  Down  in  Maine. 

An  unaccustomed pensiveness comes  over  me  to-daj', 
And  bears  ray  not  unwilling  mind  to  pleasures  far 

away, 
Which  ev'ry  hour  makes  dearer,  though  I'm  absent 

from  their  joys, 
And  for  a  time   each    passing    scene  my  faculties 

decoys. 
Deep  in  my  heart  there  lives  a  hope  that  some  day 

I'll  return 
To  that  lov'd  spot  for  which  my  thoughts  continually 

yearn ; 
And  in  my  daily  walk  of  life,  its  pleasure  and  its  pain, 
My  heart  still  clings  to  Bowdoin,  Old  Bowdoin  down 

in  Maine. 

The  classmates  and  companions  whom  I  on  the 
campus  found. 

The  learn'd  professors,  who  the  depths  of  knowl- 
edge did  expound. 

The  friendly  rushes,  and  the  games,  the  victories 
we  won, 

Through  my  imagination  their  successive  courses 
run. 

Whate'er  the  pleasures  of  the  hour,  whate'er  per- 
plexing cares, 

I  seem  to  hear  the  chapel  bell  enjoining  us  to 
prayers ; 

And  in  my  dreams  my  chapel  "cuts"  I  figure  o'er 
again. 

Just  as  I  did  at  Bowdoin,  Old  Bowdoin  down  in 
Maine. 


I  see  the  Androscoggin  sweeping  down  between  the 

hills, 
And  with  it  I  associate  the  music  of  the  mills ; 
But,  dearer  to  my  memory,  the  river,  as  it  flows, 
Across  the  background  of  my  life  a  vivid  picture 

throws. 
For,  ere  the  broad  Atlantic  takes  the  river  in  his 

grip, 
And  the  drops  that  turned  the  mill-wheel  help  to 

bear  the  gallant  ship, 
I  know  the  roaring  river  sings  a  resonant  refrain 
As  it  passes  dear  old  Bowdoin,  Old  Bowdoin  down 

in  Maine. 

J.  W.  C. 
October  15,  1896.  >Ct^ 


Uncle  John's  Comment  on  Modern 
Poetry. 

They  ust  to  say,  "  Oh,  Goddess,  sing," 

But  we  say  there's  no  Goddess  ; 

Then  words,  they  had  a  modest  ring. 

But  ours  aint  quite  so  modest. 

We  write  our  verse,  and  all  the  praise 

(Just  s'posin'  there's  some  due  us) 

We  take  ourselves  that  modest  phrase — 

Ah,  me  !     But  aint  it  cu'rus! 

That  men  should  write,  an'  write,  an'  write, 

And  own  no  insperation  ! 

And  work  the  Mews  for  day  and  night, 

An'  give  no  compensation ! 

Some  fust-rate  things  that  have  been  writ 

Are  spiled  for  me  in  readin'; 

When  some  poor  cuss,  uufortunit. 

Shows  mediocer  breedin'. 


Penelope. 

Upon  the  sea-girt  isle  through  lonely  years 
She  waited  true  as  native  mountain  height 
For  him  who  wandered  far  beyond  her  sight. 

Her  patient  love  surmounting  all  her  fears. 

And  like  a  star  her  faithful  name  appears 
While  ages  pass;  with  lustre  pure  and  bright 
It  guides  those  losing  hope  amid  the  night. 

And  strengthens  those  who  wait  and  mourn  in  tears. 

Beside  her  loom  we  still  can  see  her  there. 
Looking  with  yearning  eyes  out  o'er  the  sea, 

The  mellow  sunlight  gleaming  in  her  hair, 
A  crown  of  glory  through  all  years  to  be. 

Her  story  makes  the  world  more  blessed  and  fair; 
Her  noble  life  from  death  is  ever  free. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


189 


Hazel  Eyes. 

Long  years  ago  iu  a  rustic  town 
Where  beauty  blooms  in  cheelss  of  brown, 
I  saw  beneath  a  rose-bud  crown 
Two  hazel  eyes. 

'Neath  tresses  dark  a  silvery  light, 
Like  moonbeams  'neath  the  veil  of  night, 
Shoue  o'er  a  smile  most  sweetly  bright 
From  hazel  eyes. 

With  every  glance  a  dart  sped,  too  ; 
Straight  to  my  fluttering  heart  it  flew 
And  pierced  it  deep,  though  no  one  knew, 
Oh,  hazel  eyes ! 

Since  then  full  far  have  my  footsteps  strayed; 
Since  then  have  I  met  full  many  a  maid  ; 
But  none  hath  such  magic  charms  displayed. 
Such  hazel  eyes. 

As  I  into  the  fire-place  gaze 
Where  drowsily  the  red  flame  plays, 
1  see  transfigured  in  the  blaze 

Two  hazel  eyes. 

As  forth  into  the  night  I  spy, 

Like  twin  stars  twinkling  in  the  sky. 

Amidst  the  shadows  I  descry 

Two  hazel  eyes. 

And  as  I  lay  me  down  to  sleep. 
While  the  little  stars  their  vigils  keep. 
Into  my  dreams  serenely  creep 

Those  hazel  eyes. 

But  all  are  phantoms;  no  more  I  see 
The  angelical  reality. 

The  glance  that  enslaved  my  heart  to  thee. 
Dear  hazel  eyes. 

And  all  are  solaces  to  remove 

The  deeper  and  harsher  stiugs  of  love 

Till  I  shall  see  in  realms  above 

Those  hazel  eyes. 


The  privilege  of  unUmited  cutting  has  been 
extended  to  this  year's  Senior  Class  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Vermont. 

The  University  of  Pennsylvania's  bowling  team, 
composed  of  the  eight  men  with  the  largest 
averages  in  twenty-five  games,  has  an  average 
score  of  153. 


According  to  ancient  tra- 
dition the  Freshmen  sprung,  or 
attempted  so  to  do,  their  uewly  created 
yell  at  the  station  just  before  the 
Thanksgiving  recess.  To  tell  the  truth, 
it  was  quite  effectively  silenced,  the 
more's  the  pity,  for  it  really  is  a  very  effective  yell. 
More  will  be  heard  of  it  later,  however.  The  Soph- 
omores were  aggressive  and  kept  the  Freshmen 
well  under  control.  The  Brunswick  Telegraph,  our 
contemporary,  speaks  thusly,  exaggerating  a  bit, 
however  :  "  The  young  gentlemen  who  are  pursuing 
a  course  of  studies  at  our  famous  institution  of 
learning,  entertained  the  wondering  spectators  at 
the  depot,  on  Wednesday  noon,  with  an  imitation 
foot'-ball  game.  Heads  were  punched,  clothes  torn, 
and  bloody  noses  were  quite  frequent  sights.  This 
is  called  rushing,  and  the  boys  profess  to  enjoy  it 
hugely.  It  looks  queer  from  the  road,  and  at  times 
the  spectators  expected  to  see  somebody  knocked 
underneath  the  car  wheels.  The  sport,  however, 
was  all  in  fun,  and  the  boys  being  hardened  to  this 
rough  sport,  very  rarely  get  hurt." 

Junior  assemblies  next. 

Philoon,  '99,  is  at  home  ill. 

The  '99  class  pictures  are  out. 

Kussell,  '97,  visited  the  campus. 

Godfrey  is  ill  at  home  in  Bangor. 

The  Seniors  are  reading  Chaucer. 

E.  E.  Spear,  '98,  returned  last  week. 

Hagar,  '97,  visited  the  campus  recently. 

L.  L.  Cleaves,  '99,  is  teaching  at  Bristol. 

Brett,  '97,  was  on  the  campus  last  week. 

Marston,  '96,  visited  the  campus  recently. 

W.  W.  Fogg,  '96,  visited  college  this  week. 

Abbot,  ex- 1900,  was  on  the  campus  recently. 

Webber,  1900,  recently  ofiiciated  as  organist. 

A  few  fellows  spent  Thanksgiving  at  Brunswick. 

The  Freshmen  have  appeared  in  their  new  blue 
and  red  sweaters. 

The  foot-ball  men  had  their  picture  taken  just 
before  Thanksgiving. 


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No  skating  as  yet. 
Edwards,  '98,  returned  last  week. 
Bacon,  1900,  has  returned  to  college. 
Sopbomore  prize  speakers  bave  begun  rebearsals. 
Blair,    '95,   Medical, '  '98,   was  on   tbe  campus 
recently. 

Young,  '98,  spent  tbe  recess  witb  Ives,  '98,  at 
Portland. 

C.  C.  Smitb,  '98,  bas  returned  to  college  after  a  ] 
long  absence.  ; 

Byron  Stevens  has  some  new  Bowdoin  mono- 
gram paper. 

"Tbe  Country  Merchant"  played  at  tbe  Town 
Hall  last  week. 

The  time  is  close  at  band  for  the  return  of  tbe 
medical  students. 

Potter  and   Hamhn,  1900,  who  have  been  out 
teaching,  are  back. 

Those    owing    foot-ball     subscriptions    should 
hasten  to  pay  them. 

The  Seniors  in  Geology  probably  are  to  have  an 
oral  examination  this  term. 

Gym  work  is  now  to  be  noted  among  the  attrac- 
tions of  tbe  near  future. 

Lincoln  Academy,  Newcastle,  bas  been  made  a 
fitting  school  for  Bowdoin. 

Tbe  Dekes  have  changed  their  eating  club  to 
Mrs.  Stetson's,  on  Page  Street. 

The  Juniors  in  German  are  taking  up  Storms's 
"  Immensee"  for  sight  reading. 

Theme  work  is  over  for  this  term.    Last  ones 
were  due  Tuesday  of  last  week. 

The  first  snow  of  tbe  season  to  make  an  impres- 
sion appeared  on  December  1st. 

Storm-doors  and  double  windows  are  again  in 
order.    But  cheer  up,  spring  is  coming. 

Great  plugging  going  on   nowadays,  owing  to 
the  near  approach  of  examination  week. 

Tbe  Banda  Rossa  gave  a  splendid  concert  in  the 
Town  Hall,  Thanksgiving  Day  afternoon. 

"Mike"  Madden  attended  chapel  recently  and 
occupied  a  Faculty  seat  witb  Dr.  Wbittier. 

Professor  Mitchell  is  to  preach  in  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  at  Pownal  Center,  this  winter. 

Rector  McLaughlin  held  a  special   service  for 
young  men,  St.  Andrew's  Day,  at  St.  Paul's. 

Tbe  chapel  bell  failed  to  ring  Monday  morning, 
but  tbe  service  was  nevertheless  well  attended. 


Several  of  the  clubs  are  revelling  in  fresh  venison 
brought  back  by  some  of  their  Nimrod  members. 

The  last  themes  of  tbe  term  were  due  Tuesday, 
November  29th.     The  subjects  were  as  follows : 
Juniors. 

1.  How  Bowdoin  May  Be  Successful  in  Foot-Ball. 

2.  College  Journalism. 

3.  Does  Novel  Beading  Lead  to  Inaction? 

(See  "Great  Realists  and  Empty  Story  Tellers"  in 
Forum,  Vol.  XVIII.,  p.  9,  724.) 

Sophomores. 

1.  How  to  Learn  to  "Write  English. 

2.  A    Criticism  of  President  Andrews's  article   in  the 

Cosmopolitan  for   September,  on  "  Modern  College 
Education." 

3.  A  Short  Story. 

4.  Tennyson's  "  Locksley  Hall." 

Glee  and  Mandolin  clubs  are  busy  witli  rehearsals. 
There  are  quite  a  large  number  of  applicants  for  the 
latter. 

Wignott,  '99,  refereed  the  local  game  on  Thanks- 
giving Day,  and  was  highly  spoken  of  in  the  Bath 
papers. 

The  new  catalogue  shows  an  enrollment  of  363 
students,  7  more  than  were  given  in  last  year's 
summary. 

President  Hyde,  after  completing  his  trip  abroad, 
is  to  spend  a  few  weeks  at  Harvard  before  returning 
to  Bowdoin. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  foot-ball  team,  November 
27tb,  Clarke,  '99,  was  elected  Captain  of  next 
year's  team. 

Tbe  Orient  has  received  "  Harvard  Episodes," 
by  Charles  M.  Plandreau,  published  by  Copeland 
&  Day  of  Boston. 

Drake,  '98,  played  a  prominent  part  in  "  Co- 
phetua,"  at  Bath,  last  week.  W.  P.  Thompson,  '94, 
was  one  of  the  soloists. 

During  the  Thanksgiving  recess  two  foot-ball 
teams,  the  Brunswick  High  School  and  the  Bruns- 
wick Sittings,  occupied  the  Delta. 

Professor  Chapman  lectured  in  the  Deering  Star 
Course,  Thursday  evening  of  this   week.     "  Mac- 
I  beth"  was  his  subject. 

i        The  new  catalogue  is  here.    All  who  wish  copies 
J  sent  out  of  town,  should  leave  their  addresses  at 
the  Library  desk  witb  the  attendant. 

The  thirty-first  annual  convention  of  the  Young 

!  Men's  Christian  Association  of  Maine,  was  held  in 

Lewistou,   November   19tb,   20tb,  and   21st.     The 

Y.    M.   C.    A.    of  Bowdoin    was    represented    by 

Woodbury,  '99. 


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The  Junior  Class  held  a  meeting  last  Thursday 
and  elected  the  assembly  committee.  It  is  com- 
posed of  Sinkinson,  White,  and  Lancey. 

Stanwood,  '98,  has  purchased  of  Ives,  '98, 
'■Kappa,"  who  holds  the  enviable  position  of  being 
the  only  dog  in  college  at  present. 

Quite  a  number  of  Bowdoin  students  attended 
the  amateur  performances  of  McLellau  and  Bight's 
operetta,  "  Cophetua,"  in  Bath  last  week. 

A  few  weeks  ago  we  wrote  an  inquiry  as  to  why 
the  lectern  in  chapel  is  not  used.  Imagine  our  dis- 
may in  reading  "lantern"  in  the  Orieut. 

Byron  S.  Philoou  of  the  Orient  Board  is  sick 
with  typhoid  fever  at  his  home  in  Auburn.  His 
friends  will  be  glad  to  know  that  the  fever  has  turned. 

The  Freshmen  are  anxiously  awaiting  the  out- 
come of  the  esamiuatiou  week.  Eighteen  is  said  to 
be  the  number  of  those  who  received  a  minus  in 
the  Algebra  exam. 

At  the  American  banquet  held  at  Berlin,  Thanks- 
giving Day,  at  which  Ambassador  White  offici- 
ated as  toast-master.  President  Hyde  responded  to 
"  Friends  Across  the  Sea,"  and  was  warmly  received. 

The  number  of  books  taken  from  the  library 
during  November  was  879,  the  most  on  any  one 
day. being  87,  on  Wednesday  the  17th.  The  number 
taken  out  during  the  same  mouth  last  year  was  755. 

The  examiners  appointed  for  the  special  fitting 
schools  of  the  college  for  1898,  are  as  follows :  Frye- 
burg  Academy,  Professor  MacDonald;  Washington 
Academy,  Professor  Moody;  Thornton  Academy, 
Professor  Woodruff;  Lincoln  Academy,  Professor 
Houghton. 

Professor  MacDonald  addressed  the  Women's 
Fortnightly  Club  of  Bath  recently  on  woman 
suffrage  and  kindred  subjects.  He  handled  the 
subject  fairly  and  squarely  without  fear  of  treading 
upon  people's  toes,  and  his  remarks  were  thoroughly 
appreciated. 

From  the  accounts  which  have  been  appearing 
in  the  papers  of  late,  one  would  be  inclined  to  think 
the  foot-ball  season  still  in  its  prime.  Several  all- 
Maine  teams  have  been  formed,  but  so  far  no  satis- 
factory couclusion  to  any  party  concerned  seems  to 
have  been  reached. 

For  the  first  time  this  term  the  entire  Senior 
divisions  in  Pohtical  Science  and  Political  Economy 
were  present  on  December  1st.  Both  Professor 
MacDonald  and  Professor  Emery  spoke  of  the  fact. 
Evidently  the  Seniors  apprehend  the  day  of  reck- 
oning that  is  drawing  near. 


The  Quill  Board  recently  elected  A.  H.  Nason, 
H.  F.  Dana,  F.  R.  Marsh,  L.  P.  Libby,  and  H.  H. 
Webster,  all  of  '99,  as  members  of  the  Board. 
These,  with  R.  L.  Marston,  organized  and  elected 
R.  L.  Marston,  chairman,  and  F.  W.  Briggs,  '99, 
business  manager.  P.  A.  Babb,  1900,  resigned  from 
the  Board  as  assistant  business  manager. 

The  Foot- Ball  Association  should  not  delay  its 
election  of  manager.  In  the  past,  delays  have 
proven  costly,  and  the  sooner  a  manager  com- 
mences upon  his  schedule  the  more  satisfactory 
will  it  be.  The  meeting  should  be  called  this  week, 
before  the  matter  is  forgotten.  The  duties  of  a 
manager  are  many,  and  no  time  should  be  wasted 
in  useless  delays.  A  manager  can  as  well  be  elected 
at  once  as  several  months  later. 

The  Brunsiviclc  Telegraph,  in  speaking  of  the 
characters  of  the  "  Idyll  of  the  Mill,"  says:  "  Youno- 
Willard,  1900,  will  press  his  brother  hard  with  a 
little  more  training.  His  voice  is  good.  Veazie 
'99,— that  young  man  has  a  voice,  and  he  let  it  out 
just  as  if  he  were  making  a  forty  yards'  run  round 
the  end  for  a  goal.  By  the  way,  his  practice  at 
tackling  came  in  well  just  here,  too.  He  and  Miss 
Aubens  had  a  very  sweet,  tuneful  scene,  and  it 
was  well  done." 

One  of  the  most  valuable  of  recent  gifts  made  to 
the  College  Library  is  that  of  "  The  Butterflies  of 
the  Eastern  United  States  and  Canada,"  by  Samuel 
H.  Scudder.  The  edition  of  twelve  volumes  is  by 
far  the  most  comprehensive  account  of  this  subject 
in  existence.  Its  steel  plate  engravings  are  superb, 
and  it  is  one  of  the  finest  works  of  science  ever 
published.  The  college  is  indebted  to  George  W. 
Hammond,  Esq.,  of  Yarmouthville,  Me.,  foi^  this 
gift.  Nothing  has  been  spared  to  make  this  a  thor- 
oughly standard  work,  and  it  stands  to-day  unique 
in  its  branch. 

The  regular  meeting  of  the  George  Evans  Debat- 
ing Society  was  held  in  the  Modern  Language 
Room  on  Tuesday  evening,  November  23d.  After  a 
piano  solo  by  Webber,  1900,  the  chairman  announced 
the  subject  for  discussion:  "Shall  Bowdoin  Enter 
a  Maine  Intercollegiate  Debating  League?"  Dur- 
ing the  meeting,  the  fact  was  brought  up  that  at  an 
informal  gathering  of  students  from  the  four  Maine 
colleges,  held  at  Bates,  November  29th,  it  was 
decided  to  request  each  college  to  send  a  delegate 
to  a  meeting  in  Lewiston,  November  27th,  to 
organize  a  Maine  Intercollegiate  Debating  League. 
After  a  free  discussion  of  the  subject  by  members 
from  the  floor,  it  was  decided  that,  owing  to  the 


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comparatively  small  uumber  of  students  present,  it 
was  unadvisable  to  commit  the  college  to  any  course 
of  action.  On  Tuesday  after  the  Thanksgiving 
vacation,  a  mass-meeting  was  held  in  Memorial 
Hall  to  consider  the  matter,  and  instructions  were 
sent  to  Lewiston  to  the  effect  that  Bowdoin  would 
not  enter  the  League. 

The  Orient  has  been  requested  to  publish  the 
following ;  Mr.  Charles  Fairchild  (38  Uuion  Square, 
New  York)  is  chairman  of  the  American  Committee 
headed  by  Henry  M.  Alden  and  Edward  S.  Bur- 
lingame,  which  receives  subscriptions  to  the  pro- 
posed memorial  to  R.  L.  Stevenson  in  Edinburgh. 
Lord  Eoseberry  heads  the  English  Committee, 
which  includes  Sidney  Colvin,  George  Meredith, 
and  J.  M.  Barrie.  Subscribers  of  ten  dollars  or 
more  will  receive  a  special  edition  of  Stevenson's 
"Aes  Triples,"  not  otherwise  obtainable,  which  has 
as  its  frontispiece  a  reproduction  of  the  portrait  of 
Stevenson,  done  by  John  S.  Sargent. 

An  exchange  is  evidently  taking  time  by  the 
forelock  when  it  says:  "The  long-talked-of  plan 
to  remove  tlie  Maine  Medical  School,  in  connection 
with  Bowdoin  College,  to  Portland,  looks  like  an 
early  realization.  The  site  for  the  school  has  prac- 
tically been  secured.  A  committee,  consisting  of 
Drs.  F.  H.  Gerrish,  S.  H.  Weeks,  and  Superin- 
tendent Charles  0.  Hunt  of  the  Maine  General 
Hospital  has  been  actively  at  work  looking  over 
the  most  valuable  pieces  of  property.  The  site  has 
been  secured.  This  property  is  handled  by  Mr. 
Franklin  C.  Paysou,  and  it  is  with  him  that  the 
committee  has  held  its  conference.  The  property  has 
a  frontage  of  153  feet  and  it  is  144  feet  deep.  The 
location  for  such  an  institution  is  an  admirable  one, 
and  plans  for  the  construction  of  the  building  will 
probably  be  made  in  a  few  weeks.  While  the  resi- 
dents of  Brunswick  will  deeply  regret  the  removal 
of  the  school  to  this  city,  the  Faculty  and  students 
generally  are  unanimously  agreed  that  Portland, 
with  its  great  hospital  on  ,the  same  ground,  will  offer 
unquestionably  more  conveniences  and  better  facili- 
ties for  carrying  on  the  work." 

The  following  is  taken  from  a  recent  issue  of 
the  Boston  Advertiser:  "  'Select  Documents  Illus- 
trative of  the  History  of  the  United  States,  1776- 
1861,'  edited  with  notes,  by  William  MacDonald, 
Professor  of  History  and  Political  Science  at  Bow- 
doin College,  is  the  title  of  a  book  anuouuced  by 
the  Macmillan  Co.  This  work  is  designed  to  meet 
the  needs  of  teachers  and  students  who  desire  to 
have,  in  a  single  volume  of  moderate  size  and  cost, 


an  accurately  printed  collection  of  important  doc- 
uments illustrative  of  the  constitutional  history  of 
the  United  States.  The  selections,  90  in  number, 
cover  the  period  from  1776  to  1861 — from  the 
adoption  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence  to  the 
outbreak  of  the  Civil  War.  The  documents  are 
given  either  in  full  or  in  significant  extracts,  as 
their  nature  and  importance  seemed  to  indicate, 
and  follow  in  each  case  an  official  or  authoritative 
text.  Each  document  is  prefaced  by  a  brief  intro- 
duction and  a  select  bibliography.  The  introduction 
is  restricted  to  an  account  of  the  circumstances  of 
the  document  itself,  with  special  reference  to  its 
legislative,  diplomatic  or  legal  history.  The  bibli- 
ographies aim  primarily  to  indicate  the  collateral 
documentary  sources  and  the  most  important 
general  discussions.  For  the  guidance  of  students, 
a  general  bibliographical  note  on  the  use  of  the 
printed  sources,  particularly  the  congressional 
documents,  has  been  added." 


The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  meetings  were  suspended  dur- 
ing the  recess  with  the  other  branches  of  college 
work. 

A  happy  coincidence  in  connection  with  the  last 
two  meetings  was  that  they  were  led  respectively 
by  a  father  and  son.  The  Thursday  evening  meet- 
ing of  December  2d  was  led  by  Elbert  B.  Holmes, 
1900,  and  the  services  of  last  Sunday  included  an 
address  by  the  Rev.  G.  T.  Holmes  of  the  Methodist 
Church  of  Brunswick. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Holmes's  address  was  very  inter- 
esting and  helpful.  It  was  a  particular  plea  to  the 
students  of  Bowdoin  College  to  recognize  the  real 
aim  of  life.  It  was  a  students'  sermon  throughout. 
He  eulogized  the  life  of  the  apostle  Paul  as  the 
example  of  a  truly  great  and  uuselflsh  man,  who 
stands  as  he  has  stood  for  centuries,  the  central 
figure  of  Christian  Idealism. 

He  read  a  few  verses  from  Paul's  epistle  to  the 
Collossiaus,  third  chapter;  the  idea  which  betook 
as  a  text  being  the  words  of  Paul :  "  Set  your 
affection  on  things  above,  not  on  things  on  the  earth. 
For  ye  are  dead,  and  your  life  is  hid  with  Christ, 
in  God.  When  Christ,  who  is  our  life,  shall 
appear,  then  shall  ye  also  appear  with  him  in 
glory." 

Mr.  Holmes  said  that  success  was  not  the  com- 


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plete  success  unless  "Ye  be  risen  with  Christ."  A 
man  in  college  might  set  his  aim  upon  owning  a 
great  business  establishment  or  a  great  farm  with 
broad  acres  all  his  own.  The  one  might  labor  as  a 
clerk  doing  the  hardest  work  for  years  and  rise 
gradually  step  by  step  till  he  had  reached  the 
pinnacle  of  his  desires.  The  other  might  hold  the 
plow  and  till  his  neighbor's  fields,  buy  a  little  farm 
for  himself,  pay  off  his  mortgage  and  increase  his 
estate  till  he  was  the  master  of  all  his  eyes  could 
survey,  the  very  millennium  of  his  aims.  But  if  they 
had  neglected  the  culture  of  their  souls  with  their 
brains  and  fields,  their  grand  lives  were  failures. 
If  they  have  sought  only  those  things  which  are  on 
earth  and  have  neglected  to  "Seek  those  things 
which  are  above,  where  Christ  sitteth  on  the  right 
hand  of  God,"  their  success  is  not  the  real  success. 

Mr.  Holmes  asked  that  they  bo  not  mere  mer- 
chant princes  or  masters  of  broad  a,cres,  but  that 
they  be  first,  above  all,  Christians. 

In  selecting  a  vocation  or  avocation  for  the 
future  life,  aim  high  above  the  mark,  for  it  is  better 
to  over-shoot  than  to  under-shnot.  Success  in  the 
abused  sense  awaits  but  the  favored  few,  but  the 
real  success  in  the  eyes  of  God  is  waiting  for  all 
who  ask.  Mr.  Holmes  told  his  audience  not  to  be 
allured  by  the  false  prizes  of  earth  to  neglect  the 
culture  and  protection  of  the  soul,  "For  what  is  a 
man  profited,  if  he  shall  gain  the  whole  world  and 
lose  his  own  soul?  What  shall  a  man  give  in 
exchange  for  his  soul  ?  " 

President  Laycock,  '98,  made  a  few  interesting 
remarks  at  the  close  of  Mr.  Holmes's  address. 

The  meeting  was  one  of  the  most  enthusiastic 
and  sympathetic  of  the  year. 


.,-^ 


Among  the  gubernatorial 
'candidates  to  succeed  Gov- 
ernor Powers,  Bowdoin  is  well  repre- 
sented. The  two  most  prominent  are 
Hon.  Seth  L.  Larrabee,  '75,  and  Dr.  John 
F.  Hill,  Med.,  '77.  Others  are  as  follows: 
J.  T.  Davidson,  '78,  W.  T.  Cobb,  '77,  and  Thomas 
W.  Hyde, '61. 

There  was  a  meeting  of  the  Portland  Medical 
Club  Thursday  evening  last,  at  which  the  following 


officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  Presi- 
dent, Dr.  F.  W.  Searie,  Med.,  '89 ;  first  Vice-Presi- 
dent, Dr.  H.  H.  Brock,  Med.,  '90;  Treasurer,  Dr. 
Daniel  Driscoll,  Med.,  '85.  The  club  is  in  a  most 
wholesome  condition. 

'41. — The  OPvIENT  recently  received  probably 
the  only  extant  copy  of  a  certain  poem  published 
at  college  in  the  year  1839.  It  is  entitled  "  The 
Conflagration:  being  a  Pull,  True,  and  Amusing 
Account  of  the  Destruction  by  Fire  of  Maine  Hall, 
a  Building  Appertaining  to  Bowdoin  College;  to 
which  is  added  a  Supplementary  Book  Containing 
an  account  of  the  Burning  of  the  President's  Domi- 
cile." The  author  of  this  work  with  so  formidable 
a  title  was  H.  T.  Cummiugs,  '41.  This  poem  is 
interestin  gprincipally  on  account  of  its  antiquity 
and  the  wonderful  metre  and  rhyme  of  its  verse. 
Several  theories  as  to  the  origin  of  the  fires  are 
advanced,  and  these  form  the  most  important  as 
well  as  interesting  portions  of  the  work.  The  verse 
is  hardly  classic,  though  some  of  it  is  fair.  The 
pamphlet  is  hand-written,  never  having  been  put 
into  type.  On  the  whole  the  document  is  very 
valuable  as  a  curio,  and  is  now  in  the  College 
Library.  Dr.  D.  A.  Robinson,  '73,  of  Bangor,  sent 
it  to  the  Oeient. 

'47. — Dr.  J.  M.  Small,  a  well-known  physician  of 
Lewiston,  died  at  his  home  on  Park  Street,  Saturday 
evening.  He  was  a  native  of  Limington,  Me.,  anii 
about  eighty  years  of  age.  He  began  his  business 
career  as  a  wholesaler  in  Portland,  at  which  he  was 
eminently  successful.  He  graduated  at  Dartmouth 
and  afterward  studied  medicine  at  Bowdoin  Medical 
School,  graduating  in  the  Class  of  '47.  He  went  to 
Lewiston  about  thirty  years  ago.  He  leaves  two 
sons  and  two  daughters,  his  wife  having  died  about 
a  year  ago., 

'52. — Gen.  Joshua  L.  Chamberlain  was  one  of 
the  principal  speakers  at  the  recent  meeting  of 
the  Loyal  Legion  at  Bangor. 

'53. — Rev.  Ephraim  C.  Cummings  of  Portland, 
has  been  very  seriously  ill  with  heart  disease,  but 
has  greatly  improved  during  the  past  few  days. 

'CO.— John  Marshall  Brown  of  Portland  was 
recently  elected  president  of  the  Church  Club  of 
the  Episcopal  Diocese  of  Maine,  and  Thomas  H. 
Eaton,  '69,  was  elected  secretary. 

'73. — Hon.  Augustus  F.  Moulton  addressed  the 
members  of  the  Law  Students'  Club  of  Portland, 
on  the  subject  of  "Negligence,"  last  Friday. 

'77.— Married  in  New  York  City,  on  November 
3,  1897,  Dr.  Frederick  Henry  Dillingham  and  Mrs. 
Susie  Ganson  Ferguson. 


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'82.— Ex-Mayor  Edwin  U.  Curtis  was  nomiuated 
for  Mayor  of  Boston,  November  29th,  by  the  Repub- 
lican municipal  convention.  The  nomiuatiou  was 
made  unanimously,  and  by  acclamation.  We 
clip  the  following  from  the  speech  of  the  gentle- 
man who  Dominated  him.  "  Whom  shall  we  select 
to  lead  us  in  this  movement?  Do  we  hesitate  to 
name  a  man  because  he  was  born  and  raised  in  this 
city,  and  did  not  move  in  to  ripen  for  the  office? 
Shall  we  delay  to  choose  him  because  he  has  already 
been  tried  and  found  true  by  a  safe,  prudent,  clean, 
economical  administration,  that  so  commended 
itself  that  at  the  end  of  a  term  it  received  the 
largest  business  indorsement  ever  known  in  this 
community?  Having  gained  a  business  experience 
by  handling  his  own  affairs,  and  not  those  of 
others;  having  ripened  that  experience  by  a  term 
in  the  Mayor's  chair,  and  further  qualified  by  a 
voluntary  unpaid  service  for  the  state,  where  he 
saved  the  commonwealth  and  the  tax-payers  of  this 
city  thousands  of  dollars,  will  you  hesitate  to 
select  him?  With  such  a  man  so  qualified  can 
anybody  to-day  be  found  as  fit  to  lead  this  move- 
ment? And  may  I  not  ask  you  all  to  join  with  me 
in  the  nomination  by  acclamation  as  the  candidate 
of  this  convention  for  Mayor  of  Edwin  Upton 
Curtis?" 

Hon.,  '8.5. — The  many  friends  of  Chief  Justice 
Peters  will  be  delighted  to  learn  that  he  will  return 
this  week  from  Boston,  where  he  has  been  under- 
going a  critical  operation  upon  his  eye  at  the 
Carney  Hospital.  The  distinguished  jurist  is  in 
excellent  general  health,  and  though  his  eye  is  yet 
too  weak  for  constant  use,  he  has  been  fitted  to 
glasses  and  is  able  to  read  fine  print.  Before 
the  operation  it  was  sightless.  Its  strength  is  fast 
returning,  and  before  many  months  the  chief 
justice  will  have  two  as  good  eyes  as  belong  to  any 
man. 

Hon.,  '87. — Hon.  James  P.  Baxter  of  Portland, 
has  an  article  entitled  "The  Municipality,  Old  and 
New,"  in  the  December  New  England  Magazine. 

'88. — The  Kennebec  Journal  gives,  in  brief:  "  A 
son  was  born  to  Joseph  Williamson,  Jr.,  Monday 
afternoon,  November  29th." 

'91.— Parker  C.  Newbegin  of  Defiance,  0.,  and 
Miss  Frances  Burleigh  of  Houlton,  Me.,  were  mar- 
ried on  the  eighteenth  of  last  month,  at  the  home 
of  the  bride's  father,  Hon.  Albert  A.  Burleigh, 
Houlton.  The  ceremony  was  performed  by  Rev. 
Edward  H.  Newbegin,  the  groom's  brother,  of 
Ayer,  Mass.,  also  a  '91  man.  The  newly  married 
couple  spent  several   weeks  in   Ohio.    Robert  C. 


Newbegin,  '96,  attended  the  wedding.  Mr.  Parker 
C.  Newbegin  is  superintendent  of  the  Patten  & 
Sherman  Railroad,  and  will  reside  in  Patten,  Me. 

Med.,  '92. — An  exchange  gives  the  following: 
"The  members  of  the  graduating  class  of  the 
medical  departments  of  Bowdoin  College,  who  are 
attending  the  Portland  School  for  Medical  Instruc- 
tion, were  entertained  Thursday  evening  by  Dr. 
0.  P.  Smith,  at  his  home  on  Congress  Street.  A 
supper  and  whist  were  included  on  the  programme, 
and  the  young  'medics'  dispersed  at  the  end  of  a 
very  enjoyable  eveuing,  after  voting  Dr.  Smith  a 
capital  host." 

'92. — Rev.  Earl  B.  Wood  has  just  closed  a  year's 
pastorate  over  the  Congregational  Church  of  Lovell, 
Maine. 

'97. — Rev.  Hugh  McCallum  was  formally  installed 
as  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  Waldo- 
boro.  Me.,  on  the  evening  of  November  17th.  The 
ordination  sermon  was  preached  by  Professor  Henry 
L.  Chapman. 


The  Freshman  Class  at  Oxford  University  has  a 
membership  of  725  this  year. 

Harvard  and  the  University  of  California  have 
arranged  for  an  intercollegiate  chess  match  by 
telegraph  to  be  played  next  month. 

G.  H.  Butler,  the  short-stop  and  star  batter  on 
Princeton's  base-ball  team  last  year,  has  been 
elected  captain  for  the  season  of  '98. 

Chicago  is  to  try  military  drill,  which  will  be  a 
substitute  for  gymnasium  work.  An  officer  from 
the  regular  army  will  be  secured  as  instructor. 

The  following,  taken  from  the  Netv  York  World, 
will  probably  prove  interesting:  Fatal  accidents 
in  different  branches  of  sport  since  1894  :  Swimming, 
1,350;  boating,  986;  hunting,  654;  bicycling,  264; 
horseback  riding,  333 ;  ice  boating,  22 ;  base-ball, 
6;  tennis,  4;  golf,  2;  foot-ball,  11. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Vol.  XXVII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   JANUARY   19,  1898. 


No.  12. 


BO  WD  O  FN    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVERY  ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY  DURING 
THE  COLLEGIATE  YEAR  BY  THE  STUDENTS  OP 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
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Roy  L.  Marston,  '99,  Assistant  Editor-in-Chief. 
Frank  L.  Dutton,  '99,  Business  Manager. 
Joseph  W.  Whitney,  1901,  Assistant  Business  Manager. 
Thomas  L.  Marble,  '98.         James  P.  Webber,  1900. 
John  W.  Condon,  '08.  Drew  B.  Hall,  '99. 

Byron  S.  Philoon,  '99.  Percy  A.  Baeb,  I'JOO. 

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the  Editor-in-Chief. 

Students,  Professors,  and  Alumni  are  invited-  to  contribute 
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accompanied  b.y  writer's  name,  as  well  as  the  signature  which 
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CONTENTS. 

Vol.  XXVII.,  No.  12.— January  19,  1898. 

Editorial  Notes 195 

Hawthorne:   A  Sketch 198 

Friends  Forever 199 

Bowdoin  Verse  : 

A  Jaclc 200 

Low  Tide 200 

The  Girl  and  the  Flower       -200 

Collegii  Tabula 201 

Debating  Society 201 

Athletics 205 

y.  M.  C.  A 205 

Book  Reviews 205 

Personal 206 


By  the  time  the  Orient  appears,  the 
third  week  of  the  term,  the  customary 
editorial  referring  to  the  holidays,  which 
have  long  since  passed,  hoping  they  were 
pleasantly  spent,  and  offering  advice  and 
consolation  for  the  hard  work  to  come,  is  a 
bit  out  of  date.  Long  since  have  the  holi- 
days passed  from  our  minds  and  any  sug- 
gestions as  to  New  Year's  resolutions  at  this 
late  day  would  be  of  no  avail.  We  now 
are  busied  with  our  day  to  day  work  and 
that  is  apt  to  be  sufficient  for  the  minds  of 
most  of  us;  in  fact  it  should  be  if  it  is  not 
so,  as  the  courses  olTered  are  enough  to 
demand  the  undivided  attention  of  ordinary 
minds,  and  we  couldn't  with  modesty  pro- 
fess to  have  anything  more.  The  winter 
term  is  that  of  work,  probably  as  much  if 
not  more  being  done  then  as  in  the  com- 
bined fall  and  spring  terms.  Such  should 
and  always  will  be  the  case. 

With  the  opening  of  the  Medical  School, 
the  college  is  greatly  enlarged,  and  although 
the  medical  students  appear  to  take  but  little 
interest  in  college  affairs,  they  are  always 
welcome,  especially  those  of  them  who  have 
passed  four  years  in  the  academical  depart- 
ment. Both  the  Medical  School  and  the 
College  are  what  they  never  were  before, 
and  it  only  rests  with  us  to  advance  them  to 


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still  further  success.  The  battle  of  this  winter 
term  is  fairly  on,  and  let  no  one  shrink 
from  taking  his  due  share  in  the  struggle. 
With  the  spring  term  ahead,  bringing  its 
many  pleasures  and  trials,  for  every  terra 
has  trials,  •  we  should  work  with  renewed 
vigor.  At  the  end  of  these  thirteen  weeks, 
we  shall  consider  them  as  less  than  thirteen 
days.  If  anything  is  to  be  accomplished  it 
must  be  commenced  immediately. 


TITHE  Okient  welcomes  the  return  of  Pres- 
-■'  ident  Hyde  from  his  prolonged  trip 
abroad,  and  trusts  that  his  journey  was  most 
successful.  Every  member  of  the  college  from 
the  Freshman  to  the  Senior  is  glad  to  have 
him  with  us  again.  After  such  a  journey, 
with  its  comforts  as  well  as  its  discomforts, 
it  sureljf  must  be  agreeable  to  be  at  home 
again,  surrounded  by  old  associatiojis  and 
engaged  in  familiar  occupations.  Travel  as 
one  may,  that  longing  for  one's  native  land 
never  dies,  and  although  home  may  be  less 
exciting  and  novel  than  foreign  lands,  who  is 
there  not  subject  to  its  attractions.  If  Pres- 
ident Hyde  is  one-half  as  glad  to  be  at 
home  as  we  are  to  have  him  there  should  be 
satisfaction  on  all  sides.  What  was  our  loss 
was  his  gain,  however,  and  that  being  the 
case  we  couldn't  begrudge  him  one  moment 
of  his  time.  During  his  absence  Professor 
Ciiapman  has  conducted  the  affairs  of  the 
college  in  a  most  successful  manner,  and 
great  credit  is  due  him.  He  identified  him- 
self with  every  interest  of  the  college  and 
nothing  was  neglected.  In  fact  everything 
has  progressed  as  usual,  thanks  to  his  care 
and  watchfulness. 


O^EVERAL  important  changes  in  the person- 
f^  nel  of  the  Orient  Board  have  occuri'ed 
since  the  appearance  of  the  last  issue.  Owing 
to  the  election  of  Messrs.  Libby,  Webster, 
Dana,  and  Marsh,  all  of  '99,  to  tlie  Qnill 
Board,  they    resigned    their   positions  upon 


the  Orient.  This  was  due  to  the  resolution 
adopted  some  time  since  prohibiting  a  man's 
serving  upon  both  boards.  The  newly- 
elected  men  are  Messrs.  Hall,  '99,  Babb  and 
Whitney,  1900,  and  we  welcome  them  to 
their  new  positions.  This  radical  change 
necessitated  a  new  assignment  of  departments, 
so  for  the  sake  of  reference  we  give  the 
changes : 

John  W.  Condon,  '98,  Bowdoin  Verse. 
Drew  B.  Hall,  '99,  Personals. 
James  P.  Webber,  1900,  |  ^i  n     ■•-pi    i 
Percy  A.  Babb,  1900,       \  ^"^'^^S'^  T^^^'"'^^" 
Joseph  W.  Whitney,   Assistant   Business 
Maiuiger. 
The    other  members    hold    their    former 
positions.    The  new  Board  is  fully  the  equal 
of  the  old,  and  the  college  may  rest  assured 
that  the  standard  of  the  paper  will  by  no 
means  suffer.     With  a  smaller  board,  as  we 
now  have,    more  unity    of    action    and  less 
fiiction  results,  so  that  the  paper  to-day  is 
as  strong,  if  not  stronger  than  before. 

IN  our  athletic  column  is  published  a  tabu- 
lated account  of  the  finances  of  the  Foot- 
Ball  Association  for  the  season  of  1897.  By 
studying  this  document  one  sees  that  ail 
expenses  incurred  during  the  season  have 
been  paid,  and,  as  though  that  was  not  good 
enough  for  us,  who  have  been  so  unfortunate 
of  late  in  our  athletic  finances,  a  good  per- 
centage of  old  debts,  to  the  extent  of  nearly 
one  hundred  dollars,  have  been  paid.  To 
have  paid  running  expenses  and  to  have 
accumulated  a  surplus  last  fall  when  our 
prospects  were  not  briglit  and  our  team,  to 
say  the  least,  was  not  inspiring,  is  a  feat  of 
wliich  ex-manager  Young  may  well  be  proud. 
With  defeat  staring  us  in  the  face,  with 
most  miserable  weather  and  with  a  lack  of 
interest  almost  unprecedented,  none  would 
have  been  surprised  had  we  added  several 
hundred  dollars  to  our  already  burdensome 
debt.     Again  the  possibility  of  making  our 


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athletics  self-supporting  has  been  proved, 
and  if  any  one  thinks  the  season  just  passed 
was  easier  to  manage  than  former  seasons 
when  large  debts  have  been  incurred,  that 
person  has  been  grossly  misinformed.  What 
has  been  done  can  be  done  in  the  future, 
and  should  have  been  in  the  past.  Bowdoin 
undergraduates  can  support  Bowdoin  teams 
without  alumni  help,  and  they  should;  when 
the  day  comes  for  us  to  appeal  for  outside 
aid,  upon  that  very  day  we  should  halt,  and 
not  continue  in  athletics  until  we  are  again 
able  to  support  our  own  projects. 

It  is  of  but  little  use  to  bother  ourselves 
with  the  past,  except  to  take  warning  from 
it  for  use  in  the  future.  Former  seasons 
should  have  been  as  successful  as  the  one  just 
passed ;  nothing  new  was  tried,  and  no  reforms 
were  made;  but  why  then  its  success? 

Business  methods  were  employed  b}' 
business  men,  and  the  result  was  as  we  have 
it.  Can  an  unbusiness-like  student  manage 
a  team  of  foot-ball  or  base- ball  players, 
or  track  athletes,  successfully  any  more 
than  an  unbusiness-like  man  can  run  a  cotton 
mill  or  iron  plant  on  a  paying  basis?  Who 
has  been  to  blame  in  the  past?  We  ourselves 
have,  and  we  may  thank  or  curse  ourselves 
for  it.  In  a  majority  of  the  cases  where  poor 
managers  have  been  thrust  upon  us,  this  has 
been  due  to  fraternity  combinations,  clique 
vs.  clique,  where  the  college  should  have 
been  united.  We  have  chosen  fraternity, 
not  college,  manager's.  An  honest  difference 
of  opinion  as  regards  the  fitness  of  candi- 
dates may  often  be  held,  but  this  has  not 
been  our  case  once  in  a  dozen  times. 

Our  future  is  of  our  own  making ;  there- 
fore let  us  make  it  as  brilliant  as  possible  by 
choosing  the  proper  men.  Throw  fraternity 
politics  to  the  four  winds  and  unite  upon  the 
proper  man.  Have  the  managements  open  to 
inspection  as  the  past  has  been,  and  have  as 
little  secrecy  as  possible.  The  college  has  a 
right   to    know  what  is  going  on,  and  the 


better  aired  questions  are,  the  better  will 
they  be  settled.  The  matter  of  making  a 
schedule  and  managing  a  team  is  not  so 
delicate  but  that  it  may  be  made  public;  we 
are  not  diplomates  engaged  in  delicate  ques- 
tions of  foreign  policy,  as  often  has  appeared. 
Let  the  best  men  be  chosen,  and  let  them 
be  open  in  their  dealings;  then  we  shall  be 
cursed  with  no  more  debts,  and  we  shall  not 
be  forced  to  apply  to  outsiders  for  aid. 


JFRACK-ATHLETICS  are  as  important 
-^  to  our  standing  as  the  other  college 
sports,  but  they  are  too  often  not  recog- 
nized as  such.  Because  the  success  of  a 
track  team  depends  more  upon  individual 
effort  than  foot-ball  or  base-ball,  it  is  not 
watched  with  such  feverish  excitement. 
Just  as  much  courage  and  grit  are  necessary, 
however,  to  produce  a  good  runner  or  hurd- 
ler as  a  good  foot-ball  player. 

The  proposed  entering  a  team  in  the 
mile  relay  race,  and  possibly  athletes  in  other 
events,  at  the  indoor  meet  of  the  Boston-, 
Athletic  Association  has  been  favorabl}' 
received  about  college,  and  justly  so.  The 
meet  is  one  of  great  importance,  and  if  we 
should  do  creditable  work  and  win,  our 
athletic  standing  would  be  greatly  benefited 
thereby.  Owing  to  our  somewhat  uncentral 
location  at  Brunswick,  we  do  not  have  the 
opportunities  of  competing  with  larger  col- 
leges as  we  should  were  we  nearer  the  center 
of  the  college  papulation  of  New  England. 
Therefore  it  behooves  us  to  embrace  every 
favorable  opportunity  and  show  our  abilities. 
The  expense  is  comparatively  slight,  and  the 
possibilities  of  our  doing  very  creditable 
work  at  Boston  are  many  and  great.  The 
men  are  at  work  now,  and  all  that  is  needed 
to  assure  success  is  a  little  enthusiasm  and 
interest  on  the  part  of  the  student  body. 
As  in  all  phases  of  college  work,  if  every  one 
performs  his  share  the  burden  will  not  be 
felt,  and  great  good  will  be  accomplished. 


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Hawthorne:    A  Sketch. 

FOR  the  Bowdoin  student,  the  lives  and 
the  works  of  his  older  brethren,  the 
alumni,  have  a  peculiar  interest  and  charm. 
And  when  a  graduate  going  forth  from  col- 
lege acquires  more  distinction  and  fame  than 
is  the  common  meed  of  men,  it  is  with  a 
feeling  of  pride  and  fellowship  that  his  books 
are  read  and  his  biography  studied  by  the 
student  body  of  his  Alma  Mater.  Ask  a 
collegian  here  who  made  up  that  famous 
Class  of  '25,  and  he  will  doubtless  quote 
Longfellow  for  you  or  tell  you  his  opinion 
of  "Twice-Told  Tales."  But  would  his 
answer  be  as  definite  if  a  question  should  be 
put  to  him  concerning  their  earlier  days  or 
their  character? 

College  life,  however,  did  not  differ  so 
very  much  from-  that  of  ours  to-day.  Boj'S 
had  their  trials  then  as  now — burning  the 
midnight  oil  was  one  of  them.  Yet  even 
that  had  its  compensations.  Many  a  student 
had  an  extra  kerosene  can,  which  never  held 
a  drop  of — kerosene.  In  those  days,  too, 
mathematics  was  dreaded,  and  early  chapel 
was  a  great  trial  to  many  boys  who  have 
since  become  much  distinguished — perhaps 
in  the  ministry !  Hawthorne,  himself,  was 
a  typical  college  youth.  Although  fairly 
studious,  he  often  received  a  "dead"  in 
"math."  and  nothing  on  earth  could  induce 
him  to  declaim.  In  the  languages,  however, 
he  was  proficient. 

The  hardships  of  the  past  seem  greater 
in  comparison  with  those  of  the  present; 
college  life  in  the  early  history  of  Bowdoin 
does  not  appear  to  have  been  as  enjoyable 
as  that  of  to-day.  Yet  college  boys  have 
been,  are,  and  always  will  be  proverbially 
gay  and  happy.  Hawthorne,  if  tradition  is 
true,  had  no  aversion  to  the  glass  or  to  the 
gaming  table.  He  reformed  once  in  a  while, 
too,  as  the  following  passage  from  one  of 
his  letters  shows : 

"Lately  I  have  been  as  steady  as  a  sign- 


post and  as  sober  as  a  deacon ;  have  been  in 
no  'blows'  nor  indulged  in  any  wine  or 
otiier  strong  drink."  All  of  which  sounds 
virtuous  enough,  but  he  adds,  significantly, 
"I  have  had  no  money  this  six  weeks." 

In  1825  Hawthorne  graduated,  ranking 
eighteenth  in  a  class  of  thirty-eight.  After 
that  year  he  visited  Brunswick  but  once,  in 
1852,  for  some  college  celebration.  It  is 
sometimes  said  tliat  his  affection  for  Bowdoin 
was  never  great  and  that  the  best  thing  slie  did 
for  him  was  to  give  him  two  or  three  friends. 
Such  assertions  are  manifestly  unjust;  he 
himself,  in  his  writings  acknowledges  his 
indebtedness  to  his  Alma  Mater.,  and  the 
four  years  spent  there  are  in  striking  con- 
trast with  his  solitary  life  at  Lake  Sebago, 
before  he  entered  college,  and  at  Salem, 
where  he  lived  in  seclusion  for  a  loiio'  time 
after  graduation. 

On  leaving  Bowdoin,  Hawthorne  did  not 
immediately  become  engrossed  in  business. 
He  thought  of  entei'ing  an  uncle's  counting- 
house  and  at  one  time  wrote:  "I  have 
almost  given  up  writing.  No  one  can  be  a 
poet  and  a  book-seller  at  the  same  time." 
Yet  a  few  years. later  he  proved  that  state- 
ment to  be  false,  when,  at  the  height  of 
his  literary  powers,  he  occupied  a  position 
in  the  Boston  Custom  House,  and  a  little 
later  became  surveyor  of  Salem.  His  was 
truly  a  roving  life  and  sometimes  he  spoke 
pathetically  of  his  lack  of  a  home. 

Many  think  of  Hawthorne  as  a  silent, 
sad  man,  who  kept  himself  from  the  world 
and  desired  the  world  to  keep  from  him. 
The  fact  that  for  twelve  years  he  led  the 
secluded  life  of  a  hermit  to  a  certain  extent 
justifies  this  opinion.  It  is  also  the  cause  of 
several  anecdotes,  one  of  which  may  not  be 
out  of  place  here. 

"About  the  year  1833,  Hawthorne  came 
home  captivated  by  a  mermaid  of  Swanip- 
scott.  He  would  not  tell  her  name,  but  said 
she  was  of  the  aristocracy  of  the  village — 


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the  keeper  of  a  little  shop.  She  gave  him  a 
sugar  heart,  a  pink  one,  which  he  kept  a 
great  while,  and  then  (how  boyish,  but  how 
like  him  ! )  he  ate  it." 

This  quaint  story  is  a  good  illustration 
of  liis  simplicity,  especially  as  regards  women. 
But  perhaps  experience  gained  in  this  and 
other  ways  was  of  advantage  to  him  ;  for  his 
married  and  family  life  was  of  singular 
liappiness. 

In  a  business  way,  Hawthorne  was  no 
great  success.  Like  most  of  our  early  writers 
his  receipts  from  his  books  hardly  compen- 
sated him  for  the  labor  undertaken.  For  one 
of  his  most  widely-read  works  he  received 
but  one  hundred  dollars.  At  times  the  great 
author  became  discouraged  and  tired  of  his 
pen.  It  was  during  one  of  these  fits  of 
despondency  that  he  told  his  publisher  he 
liad  no  manuscript,  and  a  few  minutes  later 
thrust  into  that  astonished  man's  hands 
what  turned  out  to  be  the  "Scarlet  Letter." 

The  charm  of  Hawthorne's  writings,  the 
purity  of  their  diction,  the  originality  of 
their  thought,  are  all  well-known.  His  ver- 
satility is  remarkable;  in  romance,  in  short 
stories,  in  children's  tales,  in  descriptive 
narrative,  he  is  unsurpassed.  And  his  mental 
feelings,  as  his  talents,  wei'e  very  varied. 
On  one  day  gay  and  happy,  on  the  next 
morose  and  despondent,  sometimes  confident 
in  his  own  powers,  at  others  doubting  his 
ability  to  write  even  a  newspaper  article, 
yet  always  Hawthorne,  the  true,  courteous 
gentleman.  Kenneth  Sills,  1901. 


Friends  Forever. 
TITHE  position  of  the  Union  Army  consid- 
"*■  erably  troubled  Grant;  although  that 
worthy  commander  was  ever  prepared  for 
an  assault,  yet  he  did  not  relish  the  idea  of 
fighting  a  battle  on  this  unfavorable  spot,  so 
unsuited  for  effectual  artillery  maneuvering; 
truly  the    place    was   rightly    named    "The 


Wilderness."  As  twilight  approached,  Grant 
determined  to  learn  through  a  scout  just  the 
situation  of  Lee's  right  flank,  from  which  he 
expected  the  opening  of  an  attack  on  the 
morrow  morn. 

Richard  Davenport  of  Yale,  '63,  then  of 
Grant's  Army  of  the  Potomac,  was  ordered 
to  attempt  this  hazardous  undertaking,  but 
to  this  robust  collegian  the  danger  was 
accounted  as  naught  wlien  compared  to  the 
chance  of  an  adventure  and  to  the  duty 
owed  his  country. 

That  night  about  eleven  o'clock,  as  the 
moon  shone  upon  Sedwick  Creek,  a  solitary 
figure  might  have  been  seen  moving  down 
the  bank  which  was  somewhat  freer  from 
the  characteristic  tanglewood  of  this  dis- 
trict. Armed  with  a  revolver  and  knife, 
unhampered  by  unnecessary  clothing  and 
trappings,  a  cool  head  and  iron-like  muscles, 
surely  the  young  man  was  most  suited  to 
get  within  the  ranks  of  the  wily  Lee. 

Davenport,  not  knowing  the  position  of 
the  Confederates'  sentinels,  soon  drew  back 
into  the  darkness  of  the  forests,  picking 
along  his  way,  guided  only  by  the  murmur 
of  the  tumbling  waters. 

The  forest  and  tanglewood  ended  abruptly 
at  the  foot  of  a  short,  steep  hill,  and  on  the 
level  at  the  top,  Davenport  felt  that  there 
the  Confederate  tents  were  pitclied. 

With  the  utmost  stealth  he  crept  toward 
the  rise,  but  even  with  the  greatest  care 
dead  branches  occasionally  broke,  sounding 
weird  and  startling  in  the  stillness.  Daven- 
port had  gotten  nearly  out  of  the  woods 
when  a  glitter  to  the  left  caught  his  eye. 
The  thoughtless  Confederate  sentinel  had 
forgotten  that  the  moon  reflecting  on  his  bay- 
onet was  an  excellent  pointer  to  any  lurking 
enemy,  but  it  saved  Davenport's  life. 

The     Union    scout     crept    toward     the 

unsuspecting  watch;   the  least  noise  meant 

discovery  if  not  death,  but  yet  he  went  on. 

i  Inch    by   inch   the  distance   between    them 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


diminished  until  Davenport  stood  behind 
the  very  tree  against  which  the  sentinel  was 
leaning.  One  quick  blow  from  his  revolver 
and  at  his  feet  lay  the  insensible  Con- 
federate. 

Davenport  quickly  seized  tiie  sentinel  by 
the  shoulders  to  drag  him  into  the  bushes 
where  he  could  gag  him;  as  he  lifted  the 
still  form,  he  noticed  the  face — he  saw  some- 
thing familiar  about  it,  and  even  recognized 
it.  A  groan  fell  from  his  lips  as  he  staggered, 
sick  and  weak,  against  a  tree  with  the  limp, 
yes,  dead  body  of  his  bosom  friend  and  class- 
mate of  Yale,  '63. 

Lee's  right  flank  fell  upon  the  Unionists 
early  the  next  morning,  but,  to  their  amaze- 
ment, they  found  the  doughty  Grant  already 
di-awn  up  for  battle  behind  a  low  line  of 
breastworks.  All  day  long  bullets  hummed 
between  the  contending  armies,  but  Lee 
could  make  no  headway  against  liis  enemy, 
forewarned  and  forearmed. 

Davenport,  heart-sore  and  wretched,  took 
his  position  on  the  extreme  right  of  the 
earthworks,  which  happened  to  be  the  most 
exposed  to  the  raking  fire  of  the  Confeder- 
ates. He  conducted  himself  with  an  open- 
ness and  recklessness  that  seemed  to  invite 
death,  hoping  that  the  excitement  and  dan- 
ger would  for  the  time  heal  the  rankling 
sore  in  his  heart. 

When  the  day  waned,  and  the  cannon 
had  ceased  from  their  noisy  destruction, 
some  soldiers  in  repairing  the  breastworks 
found  a  man  near  the  right  end  of  the 
works,  lying  partly  hidden  in  a  small  clump 
of  tanglewood.  He  was  stretched  out  on 
his  back  and  a  ragged  hole  over  his  heart 
told  the  sad  tale,  but  yet  there  was  a  calm, 
contented  look  upon  his  grim  features,  as 
though  death  had  come  as  a  friend. 

Another  member  of  Yale,  '63,  had  gone 


to  his  Maker. 


P.  A.  B.,  1900. 


Sowdoir^   ^ep§e. 

A  Jack. 

When  playing  Higb-Low-Jack  or  Fitch, 
He  tried  the  cards  to  stack, 

So  tbat  his  partner  or  himself 
Would  surely  catch  the  Jack. 

In  after  days,  we  lately  learn'd. 

His  mania  did  not  slack, 
Poi'  finally  he  went  down  South 

And  caught  the  Yellow  Jack. 


Low  Tide. 

Green  is  the  water  in  the  bay. 
Brown  and  green  the  flats  lie  bare. 
The  wind  has  sunk  into  a  breath. 
The  smell  of  salt  is  in  the  aii-. 
The  tide  is  out. 

Over  the  marshes  skim  the  gulls. 
Close  upon  the  slack  sea-weeds. 
Where  crawl  the  crabs  in  trails  of  mud, 
Where  bang  the  clustered  fucus  beads. 
The  tide  is  out. 


The  Girl  and  the  Flower, 

She  said  "  It  weeps" — 
The  flower  trembling  in  her  hand; 

She  said'"It  weeps," 
And  tried  to  understand. 

"It  is  not  tall," 
She  said;  for  sbe  herself  repined 

That  she  was  small ; 
And  this  cause  she  assigned. 


It  has  been  generally  supposed  that  the  abolition 
of  all  prescribed  work  for  the  A.B.  degree  would  be 
a  blow  to  the  classics.  The  result  of  this  experi- 
ment, as  made  at  Cornell  this  year,  is  interesting 
to  note.  G-reek  has  not  suffered  materially.  Latin 
has  increased  20  per  cent.  The  mathematic  classes 
are  larger.  There  is  an  increase  in  the  political 
sciences.  Physiology  and  zoology  have  fallen  oft' 
considerably,  as  have  microscopy,  histology,  and 
embryology.  Thus  it  may  be  seen  that  neither  the 
classics  are  injured,  nor  the  sciences. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


201 


The  gym  work  this  winter 
consists  less  of  gymnastics,  but 
more  of  athletics,  which  surely  ought 
to  be  agreeable  to  the  student  body, 
as  they  thus  get  into  better  condition 
for  summer  sports.  Professor  Whit- 
tier  is  assisted  by  Pettengil],  '98,  Kendall,  '98, 
Minott,  '98,  Stetson,  '98,  and  Mcilillau,  '98,  with 
the  Freshmen  ;  Eames,  '98,  Babb,  1900,  and  Sparks, 
1900,  with  the  Sophomores;  Marstou,  '99,  with  the 
Juniors;  and  Pettengill,  '98,  and  Wiggin,  '98,  with 
the  Seniors. 

Quite  an  influx  of  Medics. 

Preble,  '98,  is  at  home,  sick. 

Percival,  1901,  has  left  college. 

Skating  and  polo  are  on  again. 

Examination  week  was  a  muddy  one. 

Professor  Johnson  is  riding  a  new  Rambler. 

L.  L.  Cleaves  was  on  the  campus,  Saturday,  the 
8th. 

Cats  are  in  great  demand.  Look  out  for  your 
pets. 

Look  out  for  the  man  with  the  subscription 
paper ! 

Professor  Mitchell  visited  Littleton,  Mass.,  re- 
cently. 

Usher,  1900,  is  ill  at  the  Maine  General  Hospital, 
Portland. 

Professor  Files  was  called  away  by  the  sickness 
of  a  relative. 

Fred  U.  Ward,  late  of  Wesleyan,  is  taking  a 
special  course. 

Sinkiuson,  '99,  spent  his  vacation  in  New  York ; 
also  Sturgis,  '98. 

The  Sophomore  Logic  will,  as  usual,  be  enliv- 
ened by  weekly  class  debates. 

Baxter  and  Young,  '98,  took  a  trip  by  sea  to 
New  York  during  the  vacation. 

Theta  Delta  Chi  again  enjoyed  deer  meat, 
secured  by  C.  C.  Williamson,  '98. 

Varuey,  '98,  is  just  getting  over  a  disagreeable 
inflammation,  the  result  of  a  cold. 


Judge  Euocli  Foster,  '54,  was  at  Brunswick,  Sat- 
urday afternoon,  calling  on  his  son. 
-    The  Juniors  have  been  enjoying  selected  read- 
ings from  Burns's  songs  and  poems. 

During  December,  up  to  vacation,  five  hundred 
books  were  taken  from  the  Library. 

Professor  Lee  recently  lectured  on  Labrador  to 
a  select  audience  at  Rumford  Falls. 

F.  L.  Hill,  1901,  who  is  teaching  in  an  adjoining 
town,  was  on  the  campus,  Saturday. 

Crafts,  1900,  does  not  return  this  term.  He  will 
join  his  class  in  the  spring,  however. 

The  sleighing  about  town  has  been  very  good 
for  the  past  two  weeks  (January  16th). 

The  '99  Bugle,  or  what  there  is  of  it  at  present, 
sat  at  Webber's,  Friday,  the  10th  of  December. 

The  Cornell  Concert  Company  made  a  week's 
stand  at  Brunswick.     A  few  students  patronized. 

The    first    award    of   the    recently-established 
Political  Economy  prize  was  made  to  Marble,  '98. 
,      President  Hyde  arrived  in  Brunswick,  Wednes- 
day, December  22d,  after  a  six  months'  trip  abroad. 

Thompson,  '99,  entertained  the  dwellers  in  Wiu- 
throp  with  a  gramaphone  concert,  Saturday  night. 

Efforts  are  being  made  to  secure  a  coach  for  the 
track  team,  now  that  Mr.  Garcelon  can  no  longer 
be  had. 

Mr.  Abbott  Thayer  has  been  at  work  at  the  Art 
Building  retouching  his  mural  decoration,  "Flor- 
ence," in  Sculpture  Hall. 

The  Christmas  number  of  Youth's  Companion 
contained  an  interesting  tale  of  musk-ox  hunting, 
by  Lieut.  Peary,  U.  S.  N. 

Anna  Held  proved  to  be  a  drawing  attraction  at 
the  Jefferson,  January  8th.  Her  praises  are  still  on 
the  lips  of  several  students. 

The  Seniors  are  having  Philosophy  six  hours  a 
week.  Because  of  President  Hyde's  absence  during 
the  fall,  three  terms'  work  must  be  done  in  two. 

The  Bowdoin  Orchestra  returned  to  Brunswick  to 
furnish  music  for  New  Year's  ball,  Friday  evening, 
and  for  the  Saturday  Club  the  evening  following. 

R.  R.  Goodell,  '93,  of  the  University  of  Maine, 
is  assisting  Professor  Johnson  in  Freshman  French 
during  the  long  vacation  given  by  that  institution. 

The  College  Library  has  received  several  letters 
addressed  to  Governor  Bowdoin,  in  the  original 
handwriting  of  Benjamin  Franklin,  John  Hancock, 
and  other  notables,  which  are  highly  prized. 


202 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Professor  Emery  attended  the  session  of  the 
American  Economic  Association  at  Cleveland,  dur- 
ing the  holidays.  He  is  a  member  of  the  council  of 
that  organization. 

The  Juniors  have  taken  up  "  Faust."  The  first 
part  is  to  be  finished  this  term.  Professor  Files 
reads  the  more  difficult  passages  dealing  with 
Goethe's  philosophy. 

Dr.  Stephen  M.  Newman,  of  the  Class  of  1867, 
has  recently  presented  the  Library  with  forty  vol- 
umes of  American  literatnre,  and  thirty-five  of  peri- 
odicals and  magazines. 

Professor  Woodruff  has  offered  to  the  Juniors  a 
new  elective  in  Greek  this  winter.  Quite  a  number 
have  availed  themselves  of  the  opportunity  ;  they 
are  reading  "  Anthologica  Lyrica." 

The  third  lecture  in  the  DeeringStar  Course  was 
delivered  before  a  large  audience.  Hon.  Augustus 
F.  Moultou,  73,  introduced  Professor  H.  L.  Chap- 
man, who  delivered  his  lecture,  "  Macbeth.-' 

Delegates  are  to  be  sent  to  the  business  meeting 
of  the  Mott  Haven  Athletic  Association,  to  apply 
for  membership.  The  meeting,  held  at  New  York, 
occurs  sometime  during  the  coming  month. 

Professor  Chapman  was  one  of  the  speakers  at 
tiie  dinner  given  by  the  Bowdoin  Club  of  Boston 
to  E.  O.  Achorn,  '81,  who  has  recently  been 
appointed  Secretary  of  the  United  States  Legation 
at  St.  Petersburg. 

At  the  closing  of  the  Maine  Medical  School  at 
Portland,  the  four  students  who  acted  as  demon- 
strators were  each  presented  with  a  silver  tonsil 
cutter  by  the  Faculty.  Alfred  Mitchel,  Jr.,  '95,  was 
among  the  number. 

The  Juniors  have  elected  the  following  commit- 
tee of  arrangements  for  the  assemblies:  Henry  W. 
Laucey,  Joseph  D.  Sinkinson,  Wallace  H.  White,  Jr. 
The  first  assembly  will  probably  take  place  the 
third  week  of  the  term. 

At  the  exhibition  of  fine  prints,  on  December 
13th,  in  the  Congregational  vestry,  there  were, 
besides  the  Copley  Prints,  a  number  of  very  beau- 
tiful photographs,  by  Professor  Hutchins,  of  the 
most  famous  paintings  in  the  Art  Building. 

The  following  members  of  the  Senior  Class  will 
compete  for  the  'fi8  prize  at  the  close  of  the  present 
term  :  Percival  Proctor  Baxter,  John  Wilbur  Con- 
don, William  Witherle  Lawrence,  Thomas  Little- 
field  Marble,  Robert  Robertson  Morson,  Frank 
Herbert  Swan.  They  were  chosen  by  rank  for  excel- 
lence in  writing  and  elocution. 


Professor  Houghton  recently  delivered  a  very 
able  address  at  the  Pedagogical  Convention  at 
Augusta,  on  the  proposed  changes  in  Latin  and 
Greek  requirements  for  admission  to  college.  A 
proposition  has  been  made  that  they  be  easier. 

So  many  desired  to  take  the  examination  given 
the  last  Saturday  of  the  term  to  applicants  for  posi- 
tions on  the  library  staff,  that  it  was  found  neces- 
sary to  adjourn  to  the  Physics  Laboratory.  Twenty- 
three  men,  members  of  the  lower  classes,  completed 
the  paper. 

Lawrence  E.  Willard,  who  attended  the  Medical 
School  last  year,  was  in  town  last  Saturday  after- 
noon. He  will  leave  his  home,  Woodfords,  Me., 
Monday,  for  Baltimore,  where  he  will  complete  his 
course  of  study  of  medicine  In  the  Baltimore  Medi- 
cal School. 

The  mid-winter  Boston  Athletic  Association 
games  come  off  in  Mechanics'  Hall,  Boston,  Febru- 
ary 5th.  Bowdoin  is  to  be  matched  against  Harvard, 
Cornell,  or  Holy-Cross,  in  the  mile  relay,  and  the 
team  will  probably  be  composed  of  Kendall,  '98, 
Stauwood,  '98,  Snow,  1901,  and  Gregson,  1901. 

A  class  for  the  purpose  of  studying  current 
politics  is  being  organized  among  the  Seniors, 
under  the  direction  of  Professor  Emery.  A  per- 
manent organization  is  to  be  adopted  soon,  and 
regular  meetings  held.  The  class  was  pleasantly 
entertained  by  Professor  Emery  on  the  evening  of 
the  1 0th. 

The  following  is  copied  from  the  bulletin  board: 
"A  Teachers'  Class,  for  the  study  of  the  aims  and 
methods  of  preparatory  classical  instruction,  will 
meet  twice  a  week  during  the  present  term.  Seniors 
or  Juniors  who  may  wish  to  join  are  requested  to 
communicate  with  me  as  soon  as  possible.  (Signed) 
Wm.  A.  Houghton." 

After  several  months  had  elapsed  it  was  hoped 
that  the  matter  of  "  That  New  Door,"  as  it  is  called, 
would  be  allowed  to  drop.  But  no,  the  Lewiston 
Journal  must  have  several  inches  of  its  valuable 
space  occupied  with  an  account  of  it  and  the  sum 
paid  by  the  Sophomore  Class.  News  must  be  scarce 
to  be  "  re-hashed"  so  often. 

At  a  mass-meeting  of  the  Foot-Ball  Association, 
held  last  term,  the  following  officers  were  elected 
for  '98:  R.  L.  Marston,  President;  H.  C.  McCarty, 
Vice-President;  L.  M.  Spear,  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer; C.  M.  Willard,  Fourth  Director;  J.  Gregson, 
Jr.,  Fifth  Director;  H.  W.  Lancey,  Manager;  R.  P. 
Chapman,  Assistant  Manager. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


203 


The  Telegraph  gives:  "George  Gould,  Bowdoin, 
'99,  undertook  to  heat  his  bed  one  cold  night  this 
week  by  placing  an  incandescent  electric  light 
beneath  the  bedclothes,  and  it  worked  to  a  charm. 
Bat  George  was  suddenly  awakened  by  something 
decidedly  warm.  The  conflagration  was  subdued 
with  nothing  more  serious  than  a  burned  hand." 

The  Sophomore  prize  speaking  at  the  end  of  the 
fall  term  proved  to  be  a  most  interesting  contest. 
Lee  won  the  first  prize,  and  Whitney  the  second 
prize.     The  programme  was  as  follows: 

MUSIC. 

Charles  Sumuer. — Curtis.     Ernest  l-.eon  Jordan,  Auburn. 
The  Dandy  Fifth.— Gasso way. 

Albro  Leonard  Burnell,  Woodfords. 
The  Man  who  Wears  the  Button. — Thurston. 

Francis  Melville  Sparks,  Bangor. 
The  Battle  of  Pontenoy. — Davis. 

Henry  Augustus  Shorey,  Jr.,  Bridgton. 

MUSIC. 

Massachusetts. — Lodge. 

Harry  Oliver  Bacon,  Natick,  Mass. 
The  Soldier  of  the  Empire.— Page. 

Joseph  Walker  Whitney,  Portland. 
Hervd  Kiel.— Browning.  James  Plaisted  Webber,  Bath. 
The  True  Power  of  the  State. — Browning. 

Frederick  Crosby  Lee,  Newcastle. 

MUSIC. 

Spartacus  to  the  Gladiators. — Kellogg. 

Robert  Franklin  Chapman,  Portland. 
Lasca. — Desprez. 

Islay  Francis  McCormick,  Boothbay  Harbor. 
Traditions  of  Massachusetts. — Lodge. 

Harry  Clinton  McCarty,  Portland. 

The  Signing  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence. — Anon. 

Percy  Andrus  Babb,  North  Bridgton. 

MUSIC. 

Committee  —Louis  Mahlon  Spear,  Joseph  Walker 
Whitney,  Frederick  Crosby  f^ee. 

The  first  themes  of  the  term  will  be  due  Tues- 
day, January  25th.  Subjects  for  Sophomores  and 
for  Juniors  nottaking  Political  Economy :  1 — Arctic 
Expeditions;  What  Aid  have  they  rendered  to  Civil- 
ization? 2 — Does  Labor-Saving  Machinery  Drive 
Men  Out  of  Employment  ?  3— The  Good  and  111 
Effects  of  Ranking  in  College  Work.  4— Carlyle's 
"  Sartor  Resartus." 

There  seems  to  be  plenty  of  excellent  base-ball 
material,  and  the  prophets  predict  an  unusually 
good  team.  Not  only  are  there  several  new  men 
showing  good  form,  but  also  a  larger  number  of 
"  Medics"  than  usual,  among  whom  is  Bryant.  The 
manager  is  now  hunting  for  a  coach,  which,  together 
with  the  present  material  and  an  excellent  schedule, 
should  gi  ve  an  excellent  season  of  sport. 


If  any  of  the  towns-people  miss  their  pet  cats 
they  would  do  well  to  betake  themselves  to  Profes- 
sor Lee  and  lodge  a  complaint,  plus  a  description 
of  the  animal  in  question.  No  time  should  be  lost 
in  this  pi'ocedure,  for  although  their  pussies  may 
have  nine  lives,  it  does  not  take  a  biological  student 
much  longer  to  dispose  of  nine  lives  than  one;  their 
fate  may  be  decided  any  moment.  "  The  man  who 
hesitates  is  not  lost,"  but  he  loses  his  cat. 

The  Library  has  received  a  little  book  on 
"Punctuation,"  by  F.  Horace  Teall,  Department 
Editor  and  Critical  Reader  of  Punk  and  Wagnall's 
Standard  Dictionary.  It  contains  seventeen  short 
chapters  dealing  with  the  comma,  colon,  dash, 
marks  of  reference,  use  and  non-use  of  capitals, 
etc.  Other  new  books  at  the  Library  are :  Bryce's 
"Impressions  of  South  Africa,"  Hon.  Joseph  Cham- 
berlain's "Foreign  and  Colonial  Speeches,"  and 
John  Fiske's  "  Old  Virginia  and  Her  Neighbors." 

The  candidates  for  the  Glee,  Banjo,  Mandolin, 
and  Guitar  Clubs  are  as  follows:  Glee  Club— First 
tenors,  Alpheus  6.  Varney,  '98 ;  Winburn  V.  Adams, 
'99;  William  T.Veazie, '99;  Wallace  H.  White, '99; 
Walter  B.  Clark,  '99;  Albert  W.  Clark,  1900;  Royal 
H.Bodwell,  I90I;  Gardiner  L.  Sturdivant,  Medical. 
Second  tenors,  Harlan  M.  Bisbee,  '98 ;  Philip  C. 
Haskell,  '99;  Ernest  L,  Jordan,  1900;  Geo.  W. 
Russell,  J900;  Joseph  W.  Whitney,  1900.  Baritone, 
Edward  Hutchins, '98;  Archer  P.  Cram,  '99;  Joseph 
D.  Sinkinson,  '99;  William  L.  Thompson,  '99; 
Henry  W.  Cobb,  1900;  George  C.  Minard,  1900; 
George  B.  Gould,  1900;  Larrabee,  1901.  Second  bass, 
Frederick  E.Drake, '98,  leader;  Edward  F.  Studley, 
'98;  Francis  L.  Lavertu,  '99;  Leon  B.  Leavitt,  '99; 
Edwin  M.  Nelson, '99;  Charles  G.  Willard,  1900. 
Mandolin  and  Guitar  Club— First  mandolins,  Alfred 
B.  White,  '98;  C.  C.  Smith,  '98;  Henry  P.  Merrill, 
Jr.,  Medical;  Willis  B.  Moulton,  '99;  Walter  S.  M. 
Kelley,  '99.  Second  Mandolins,  Edward  F.  Studley, 
'98;  Philip  P.  Haskell,  '99;  Arthur  B.  Woods,  1900. 
Henry  W.  Cobb,  1900;  Robert  L.  Chapman,  1900.^ 
The  Mandola,  Ernest  L.  Jordan,  1900.  Guitars, 
Dwight  C.  Pennell,  '98;  Emery  G.  Wilson,  '.98;  Cari 
V.  Woodbury,  '99 ;  Leon  B.  Leavitt,  '99.  'Cello, 
George  L.  Dillaway,  '98.  The  prospects  for  a  most 
successful  season  are  exceptionally  bright. 

The  Maine  Medical  School  opened  its  seventy - 
eighth  course  of  lectures,  Thursday  afternoon,  Jan- 
uary 6th,  at  3  o'clock.  President  Hyde  presided, 
and  the  Medical  Faculty  occupied  the  platform. 
The  hall  was  well  filled.  The  opening  lecture  was 
given  by  Professor  Franklin  C.  Robinson,  and  its 


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subject  was  "  The  Importance  of  Right  Ideas  in  Sci- 
entific Research."  There  are  several  notable  clianges 
in  the  Faculty.  Dr.  Alfred  Mitchell,  the  secretary, 
who  for  27  years  has  had  the  chair  of  Diseases  of 
Children,  and  for  26  the  chair  of  Obstetrics,  will 
lecture  on  Pathology  and  Practice.  Added  to  the 
list  are:  Charles  Augustus  Ring,  A.  i^.,  M.  D., 
Obstetrics;  Addison  Sanford  Thayer,  A.B.,  M.D., 
Diseases  of  Children;  Alfred  King,  A.B.,  Demon- 
strator of  Anatomy;  and  Prank  Nathaniel  Whittier, 
A.M.,  M.D.,  Instructor  in  Bacteriology  and  Patho- 
logical Histology. 

The  names  of  the  medical  students,  together 
with  their  addresses,  are  here  given  : 

FIRST  YEAR. 

WiHiam  Everett  Jonah,  B.A.,  Eastport;  Harry 
E.  Gribben,  A.B.,  Portland;  Virgil  C.  Totman,  Bar 
Mills;  Roswell  F.  Averill,  Waterville;  Michael  F. 
Gallager,  Marlboro,  Mass.  ;  James  W.  Loughlin, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  Carl  R.  Doten,  Portland;  Harry 
C.  Todd,  B.A.,  Calais ;  John  S.  Milliken,  Farming- 
ton;  Clarence  P.  Doten,  Portland;  Oliver  B.  Head, 
Denmark;  Edwin  L.  Soule,  South  Portland;  James 
A.  King,  Millville,  Mass.;  Eugene  M.  McCarty,  Wood- 
fords;  Edwin  F.  Pratt,  A.B.,  Topsham  ;  Henry  K. 
Stinson,  Richmond;  Linton  E.  Waldron,  A.B., 
Waterville;  Chas.  0.  Caswell,  Portland ;  Edmund 
P.  Fish,  Fairfield ;  Fred  W.  Day,  Gardiner  ;  Geo. 
K.  Blair,  Boothbay  Harbor;  Wallace  W.  Dyson, 
Portland;  Albert  F.  Stuart,  Appleton;  John  B. 
Clair,  Waterville;  Daniel  A.  Barrel!,  Auburn;  Nel- 
son 0.  Price,  Havelock,  N.  B.;  Francis  H.  Hobbs, 
Waterboro;  Edson  S.  Cummings,  Lewiston;  Win- 
throp  Fillebrown,  Boston,  Mass.;  James  D.  Nut- 
ting, Jr.,  Hallowell;  Willie  H.  Baker,  Portland; 
Louville  M.  Stevens,  Auburn;  Philip  W.  Davis,  A. B., 
Portland  ;  Matthew  J.  E.  Conlin,  Spencer,  Mass. ; 
Alfred  William  Haskell,  Portland;  Herbert  M. 
Brery,  Richmond  Corner ;  Clinton  T.  S wett,  Greene ; 
Francis  W.  Donahue,  A.B.,  Portland. 

SECOND  TEAR. 

Philip  L.  Pease,  Corinna;  Wallace  W.  Robin- 
son, East  Deering;  Edmund  E.  Foster,  Westbrook; 
Albion  H.  Little,  Portland  ;  Ralph  D.  Simons,  Mad- 
ison ;  Charles  C.  Rogers,  Windham ;  Edward  C. 
Hooper,  Winslow ;  William  F.  Hayward,  Brockton, 
Mass.;  Gardiner  L.  Sturdevant,  Fryeburg;  Arthur 
C.  Doten,  Woodfords;  Norman  J.  Gehring,  Cleve- 
land, Ohio;  Chas.  H.  Leach,  China;  Justus  G. 
Hanson,  Augusta;  Guy  H.  Hutchins,  Auburn  ;  Her- 
bert E.  Milliken,  Surry ;  Walter  E.  Tobie,  Port- 
land;   Angus  G.    Hebb,   A.B.,   Gilead ;   Lester  G. 


Purrington,  West  Bovvdoin;  Samuel  J.  Redman, 
Hanjpden ;  Hiram  L.  Horsman,  A.B.,  Princeton; 
Frederick  N.  Staples,  Temple  ;  Howard  A.  Milliken, 
Surry;  J.  Lowell  Gi'indle,  Mt.  Desert;  John  B. 
Thompson,  A.B.,  Toi)sham  ;  Henry  B.  Hart,  Port- 
land; George  H.  Rounds,  East  Baldwin;  Harold  S. 
Bryant,  Brunswick;  Frank  H.  Jordan,  Milton,  N. 
H.;  Ezra  B.  Skolfleld,  Brunswick;  William  H. 
Mitchell,  Brunswick. 

THIRD    YEAR. 

Bertram  L.  Bryant,  A.M.,  Lowell,  Mass. ;  Henry 
L.  Elliot,  Thoraaston ;  Samuel  W.  Crittenden, 
Oswayo,  Pa. ;  Walter  S.  A.  Kimball,  A.B.,  Portland ; 
Phillip  R.  Lewis,  South  Berwick  ;  Herbert  A.  Black, 
Augusta;  Henry  P.Merrill,  Jr.,  Portland;  Alfred 
Mitchell,  Jr.,  Brunswick;  Benjamin  F.  Sturgis,  Jr., 
Auburn;  John  W.  Joyce,  Lewiston  ;  Jolm  J.  Galley, 
Watertown,  Ct. ;  Joseph  W.  O'Connor,  Biddeford; 
George  E.  Washburn,  Augusta;  Clarendon  M. 
Whitney,  Unity;  Ja:ues  H.  Dixon,  Portsmouth, 
N.H.;  Byron  W.  McKeen,  Fryeburg;  Lorenzo  W. 
Hadley,  Ph.B.,  Frankfort ;  Harry  E.  Hitchcock, 
Farmington ;  Albert  I.  York,  Wilton;  James  S. 
Scott,  Guysboro,  N.  S.;  Joseph  F.  Starritt,  Warren; 
Chas.  J.  Watson,  Portland;  Sumner  B.  Marshall, 
Buxton  ;  Chas.  H.  Burgess,  Bangor. 


>eba|;ii7g  §)eeie{y. 


The  George  Evans  Debating  Society  held  its 
first  meeting  of  the  term,  January  11th,  Vice-Presi- 
dent Woodbury  presiding.  The  question  discussed 
was:  " Besolved,  That  debating  should  be  made  a 
regular  course,  optional  with  themes."  Affirmative — 
Webster,  '99,  and  Rumery,  1900;  Negative — West, 
1900,  and  Rollins,  '99.  On  the  merits  of  the  question 
ten  votes  were  cast  in  the  affirmative,  and  two  in 
the  negative.  After  the  opening  speeches,  the 
members  on  the  floor  warmed  up  to  a  brisk  dis- 
cussion. White,  '98,  was  elected  to  till  the  vacancy 
on  the  Executive  Board,  caused  by  the  absence  of 
F.  E.  Glidden.  The  Hawaiian  situation  will  be 
argued  at  the  next  meeting,  January  25. 


The  Faculty  at  Johns  Hopkins  has  at  last  given 
permission  for  the  publication  of  a  college  paper  in 
the  university.  It  is  to  be  under  the  direction  of  a 
board  of  two  editors,  and  if  successful  it  will  be 
turned  over  to  the  student  body. 


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Report  of  the  Manager  of  the  Bowdoin  College 
Foot-Ball  Association  for  the  Season  of  1897. 

receipts. 

Balance  from  1896,  $0.52 

Collected  from  189(3  subscriptions,  77.00 

Collected  from  1897  subscriptions,  581.24 

Bates  game,  admissions  and  grand-stand,  180.05 

Harvard  guarantee,  175.00 

Exeter  guarantee,  65.00 

Tufts  game,  admissions  and  grand-stand,  77.25 
N.  H.  College  game,  admissions  and  grand-stand,       49.25 

Tutts  guarantee,  125.00 

Colby  game,  admissions  and  grand-stand,  101.44 

Total  receipts  for  the  season,  $1,431.75 

EXPENDITURES. 

Express,  telegrams,  repairs  to  suits,  etc.,  1)24.89 

Traveling  expenses,  hotel  bills,  etc.,  416.60 

Tjime  for  marking  field,  4.90 

Labor  on  athletic  field,  8.25 

Sundries,  6.09 

Police,  4.00 

Prescott  Wai-ren,  coaching,  165.00 

General  Athletic  Committee,  33.68 

Adams  &  Townseud,  shoes,  2.50 
Bates  guarantee,  and  expense  one  official,   50.70 

Printing,  advertising,  stationery,  etc.,  31.25 

Postage  for  the  season,  8.00 

Training  table,  16.50 

Perry  &  INIcKenuey,  ankle  supports,  2.00 
Chase  &-Hall,  sundry  bills  for  shoes,  etc.,   68.10 

Tufts  guarantee,  125.00  ' 
Prescott  Warren,  Boston  to  Brunswick 

and  return, 
N.  H.  College  guarantee, 
■\V.  O.  Cobb,  M.D.,  referee  Colby  games, 
Mrs.  M.  A.  Hill,  Warren's  board  six  weeks 
Expenses  graduate  coaches, 
Wright  &  Ditson,  athletic  supplies. 

Total  expenditure  for  the  season,  .f  I,oo3.23 

Balance  for  the  season  of  1897,  $98.52 

Paid  bills  left  over  from  the  season  of  1896,        93.25 

Balance  paid  the  graduate  treasurer.  Prof.  Moody,      $5.27 

Submitted  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege Foot-Ball  Association,  December  15,  1897. 

S.  E.  YOUNG, 

Manager  for  1S97. 

I  have  examined  the  foregoing  report  and  have  found 
the  same  correct  in  every  particular  and  properly  vouched. 

RALPH   M.  GREENLAW, 
Auditor  for  the  General  Athletic  Committee. 


The  Sunday  service  on  January  9th  was  led  by 
J.  VV.  Hewitt.  The  service  was  one  of  praise,  and 
proved  to  bo  a  most  successful  meeting. 

Oil  Thursday,  the  I3tli,  President  La\cock  took 
charge  of  affairs  iu  bis  customary  able  manner. 
The  meeting  was  well  attended. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  and  instructive 
meetings  ever  held  was  that  of  last  Sunday.  After 
the  usual  preliminaries,  President  Hyde  spoke.  His 
subject  was  "Influence,"  and  he  treated  it  in  a 
most  practical  manner.  The  attendance  was 
unusually  large. 


©ook  I^eview§. 


(The  Ten  Laws:  A  Foundation  for  Human 
Society,  by  Edward  Beecber  Mason.  A.  D.  F.  Ran- 
dolph Co.,  New  York,  1897.  75  cents.)  For  some 
time  we  have  awaited  the  appearance  of  this  little 
volume,  and  now  we  have  it  we  are  compelled  to 
pronounce  it  a  perfect  success.  Dr.  Mason  treats  of 
the  old  ten  commandments  in  a  now  way;  instead 
of  preaching. a  long  and  technical  sermon,  he  gives 
a  brief,  practical  talk,  such  as  any  reasonable  man 
may  understand.  That  is  .not  all;  his  reader  not 
only  understands  the  subject,  but  it  is  impressed 
upon  him  in  so  quiet,  yet  powerful  a  manner  that 
he  must  of  necessity  remember  it.  ,  That  is  the 
secret  of  the  book;  once  read  it  will  prove  of  very 
practical  use  in  the  hurry  and  hustle  of  the  present 
day.  The  ton  laws  are  treated  as  a  unit  in  the  first 
two  chapters,  then  each  is  treated  separately  in  a 
chapter  by  itself  This  plan  makes  it  very  reada- 
ble, for  one  law  may  be  read  and  thought  upon  for 
some  little  time,  and  then  another.  By  this  process 
the  mind  is  permeated  with  them,  and  most  assur- 
edly it  could  contain  nothing  of  more  use  to  it.  Dr. 
Mason  has  given  us  one  of  tiie  neatest  and  most 
practical  religious  booksof  theday.  It  is  a  "foun- 
dation for  human  society,"  and,  moreover,  a  firm 
foundation.  The  book  will  be  well  received,  and  its 
author  may  congratulate  himself  upon  having  writ- 
ten a  non-denominational  religious  book  ;  one  that 
is  interesting  as  well  as  instructive. 

(Harvard  Episodes,  by  Charles  Macomb  Flan- 
drau.    Boston:  Copeland  &  Day,  1897.)    This  book 


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has  been  a  much-discussed  volume  for  some  time 
past,  and  especially  so  among  Harvard  men.  Some 
assert  that  it  represents  true  Harvard  life,  while 
others  proclaim  it  untrue  to  all  her  traditions,  and 
much  more  so  to  her  life  at  present.  The  truth 
seems  to  lie  half-way  between,  as  truths  generally 
do;  that  it  pictures  certain  forms  of  Harvard  life 
most  vividly.  Indeed  it  would  be  a  remai'kable 
book  that  could  present  all  sides  of  Harvard  life,  in 
the  form  of  stories,  in  the  space  of  some  three  hun- 
dred pages.  Harvard  is  a  world  by  itself,  and  needs 
more  than  one  volume  to  present  her  in  her  entirety. 
The  book,  however,  should  be  reviewed  by  an  out- 
sider as  a  book,  while  the  discussion  of  its  truth- 
fulness may  be  left  to  specialists.  The  stories  are 
well  written,  the  plots  being  good  and  the  language 
excellent,  if  judged  from  a  college  standpoint. 
There  is  of  necessity  more  or  less  slang ;  this,  how- 
ever, is  but  natural.  The  author  evidently  knows 
how  to  tell  a  story,  and  he  also  understands  the  art 
of  making  something  quite  interesting  out  of  every- 
day happenings.  As  a  collection  of  stories  of  under- 
graduates the  book  is  well  worth  reading,  and 
although  some  of  its  stories  do  not  present  the  most 
attractive  features  of  college  life,  they  are  probably 
true.  Such  features  exist  as  all  know;  the  only  ques- 
tion is,  should  they  be  spread  abroad  in  books,  or 
should  they  remain  at  home  concealed  as  much  as 
possible  1  Might  not  the  outside  world  take  a  wrong 
impression  from  such  stories,  and  judge  the  whole 
by  the  part  here  represented '?  The  book,  as  has 
been  stated,  is  well  written,  but  as  that  is  by  no 
means  the  only  requisite  of  a  good  book,  it  might 
be  well  to  consider  whether  or  not  other  considera- 
tions justified  its  ever  having  been  written. 


'fify:^^'k 


The  commission   on   the 

'annexation   of   Deering    to 

itland,  appointed  by  Chief  Justice 

Peters,  had  as  chairman,  Prof  Henry 

L.  Chapman,  '66,  and  as  secretary,  Hon. 

George  M.  Seiders,  72. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Maine  Academy 

of  Medicine  and  Science  the  following  officers  were 

elected :   President,  Dr.  M.  C.  Wedgwood,   Med., 

'59,  Lewiston  ;  Secretary,  Dr.  N.  M.  Marshall,  Med., 


'79,  Portland  ;  Corresponding  and  Statisticial  Sec- 
retary, Addison  S.  Thayer,  Med.,  '86,  Portland; 
Treasurer,  Dr.  H.  P.  Twitchell,  Med.,  '83,  Portland. 
The  retiring  president  was  Dr.  Seth  C.  Gordon, 
Med.,  '55. 

The  28th  annual  dinner  of  the  Bowdoin  alumni 
of  New  York  was  given  at  the  Savoy  on  the  evening 
of  January  I2th.  About  300  persons  were  present. 
Professor  William  A.  Houghton  represented  Bow- 
doin's  Faculty,  and  in  an  informal  speech  told  of 
the  college  affairs  during  the  past  year.  Among 
the  other  speakers  were  General  Thomas  H.  Hub- 
bard, '57,  and  Dr.  Newton  F.  Curtis,  '71.  Letters 
of  regret  were  read  from  Chief  Justice  Fuller,  '53, 
and  Speaker  Thomas  B.  Reed,  '60. 

Med.,  '46. — Abial  Libby  of  Richmond  died  at 
his  home  in  that  village,  a  few  days  ago,  of  heart 
failure,  aged  75  years  and  three  months.  For  a 
week  he  had  not  been  in  his  usual  vigorous  health, 
but  was  apparently  getting  better  and  was  out 
upon  the  street  that  forenoon.  His  death  came  as 
a  shock  to  the  community,  and  many  will  mourn 
his  loss  as  that  of  a  personal  friend.  Dr.  Libby 
was  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Lydia  (Libby)  Libby, 
and  was  born  in  the  town  of  Gardiner,  October  1, 
1822.  He  received  his  education  at  the  Gardiner 
Lyceum,  Monmouth  Academy,  and  the  Maine 
Medical  School,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1846. 
He  then  attended  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  in 
Philadelphia.  In  April,  1849,  he  settled  in  Rich- 
mond, and  has  ever  since  been  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  there,  having  been  one  of 
the   leading  physicians  of  the   town.      August  6, 

1861,  he  was  commissioned  assistant  surgeon  iu  the 
4th  Regiment  Maine  Volunteers.  He  was  promoted 
to  surgeon,  April  15,  1862.  He  saw  active  service 
in  the  Peninsular  campaign,  but  resigned  in  July, 

1862,  on  account  of  sickness  in  his  family  at  home. 
He  had  been  a  member  of  John  Merrill,  Jr.,  Post-, 
G.  A.  R.,  since  its  organization.  He  became  a 
member  of  Richmond  Lodge,  No.  63,  F.  and  A.  M., 
in  March,  1850.  He  was  actively  interested  in 
the  educational  affairs  of  the  town,  having  been  a 
member  of  the  present  school  board.  He  was  also 
a  director  of  the  Richmond  National  Bank.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church,  and 
was  twice  married.  A  widow,  three  daughters,  and 
one  son  survive  him. 

'53. — Ephraim  Chamberlain  Cummings  died 
December  14, 1897,  at  his  home,  No.  1 12  Park  Street, 
Portland,  Me.  He  was  born  September  2,  1825,  at 
Albany,  Me.,  being  the  second  son  of  Francis  and 
Lois  Chamberlain  Cummings.     Fitting  for  college 


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at  the  North  Yarmouth  Academy,  he  passed  his 
entrance  examinations  for  Bowdoin  in  1841,  but  was 
delayed  by  unfavorable  conditions  from  actual 
entrance  until  1849.  He  was  easily  among  the 
first  in  the  Class  of  1853,  a  class  bearing  on  its  roll 
the  names  of  the  lamented  John  Barrett  Southgate, 
early  called  from  a  brilliant  career,  William  A. 
Wheeler,  the  erudite  lexicographer  and  Shake- 
spearean scholar,  and  the  present  Chief  Justice  of 
the  United  States.  For  two  years  after  leaving 
college  Mr.  Cummings  was  engaged  in  teaching, 
one  year  of  the  time  being  spent  by  him  as  tutor  at 
Bowdoin.  He  graduated  at  the  Bangor  Seminary  in 
1857,  after  which  be  spent  a  pastorate  of  a  year  or 
two  in  Brewer.  From  I860  be  was  pastor  for  about 
ten  years  of  the  North  Congregational  Church  in 
St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.  Within  this  time  be  served  in 
the  army  as  Chaplain  of  the  I5tb  Vermont  Volun- 
teers. He  also  visited  Europe  and  the  East  in 
18(i5-66.  Two  other  visits  to  Europe  were  subse- 
quent to  his  St.  Johnsbury  pastorate.  His  life  after 
leaving  St.  Johnsbury  was  passed  mostly  in  the 
city  of  Portland,  the  chief  exceptions  being  his 
European  tours  and  a  year's  engagement  in  Bow- 
doin College,  where  he  filled  the  chair  of  Mental 
and  Moral  Science  in  1872-73.  He  was  married, 
October  18, 1866,  to  Miss  Annie  L.  Pomroy,  daughter 
of  Rev.  S.  L.  Pomroy,  D.D.,  and  Anno  Quincy 
Pomroy,  formerly  of  Bangor.  Mrs.  Cummings 
survives  him.  Wherever  Mr.  Cummings  lived  he 
commanded  the  admiring  regard  of  his  friends, 
and  his  friends  were  of  the  choicest.  His  produc- 
tions appealed  to  a  somewhat  high  order  of  mind, 
or,  at  any  rate,  required  thoughtful  perusal  or 
attention  for  their  fit  appreciation  and  fruitful  use. 
But  the  appreciation  of  the  man  was  not  confined 
to  those  who  followed  him  in  all  his  intellectual 
movements.  His  truth,  bis  purity,  his  genuine 
friendship  and  human  sympathy,  bis  unfailing  self- 
possession,  his  calm  elevation  of  mind  and  character, 
have  left  wide  their  impress  on  human  memories 
and  hearts.  Of  him,  as  of  few  others,  his  friends 
will  say,  "We  shall  not  look  upon  his  like  again." 
Beside  two  smaller  books — "Bii-th  and  Baptism" 
and  "The  Great  Question"— he  published  in  1884 
(second  edition,  1887),  "Nature  in  Scripture:  A 
Study  of  Bible  Verification  in  the  Range  of  Common 
Experience."  Those  whose  privilege  was  of  close 
friendship  appreciated  the  unassuming  man,  whose 
profound  investigations  into  the  gravest  problems 
and  fearless  declaration  of  his  conclusions  chal- 
lenged the  respect  of  the  seekers  for  truth.    -His 


thorough  scholarship  and  complete  mastery  of  the 
English  tongue  were  a  model  of  excellence,  and 
his  constant,  cordial  friendliness,  destitute  of  pre- 
tence and  beyond  all  price,  won  their  hearts.  The 
funeral  services  were  conducted  by  the  Rev.  Drs. 
Fenn  and  Jenkins  of  the  Congregational  Church, 
Rev.  J.  C.  Perkins  of  the  Unitarian  Church,  and 
Rev.  Dr.  Dalton  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  and 
those  who  bore  him  to  bis  last  resting  place  were 
Hon.  George  F.  Talbot,  Judge  Nathan  Webb,  Hon. 
J.  P.  Baxter,  Rev.  Dr.  Burrage,  Dr.  Whidden  of 
Portland,  and  Rev.  Dr.  J.  E.  Adams  of  Bangor,  a 
classmate  of  1853. 

Med.,  '57.— Dr.  J.  W.  Mitchell,  who  has  been  a 
resident  of  Freedom,  Me.,  for  many  years,  and  was 
widely  known  in  his  profession,  died  Saturday 
night,  November  20th,  of  pneumonia.  He  was  the 
father  of  the  late  John  W.  Mitchell  and  Mrs,  Maria 
T.  (Mitchell)  Stephenson,  who  were  formerly  teach- 
ers in  the  Rockland  schools,  and  Mr.  John  Mitchell 
had  also  taught  in  Belfast.  He  was  active  in  the 
temperance  cause  and  as  state  constable  did  etiect- 
ive  work  in  Waldo  County. 

'60.— Hon.  T.  B.  Reed  went  to  Philadelphia 
during  the  holiday  recess  and  delivered  an  address 
at  the  celebration  of  the  semi-centennial  of  Girard 
College. 

'60.— On  December  17th,  the  President  sent  th« 
following  nomination  to  the  Senate:  "William  W. 
Thomas  of  Maine  to  be  envoy  extraordinary  and 
minister  plenipotentiary  of  the  United  States  to 
Sweden  and  Norway."  By  this  time  Mr.  Thomas 
has  reached  Sweden,  and  is  again  installed  in  his 
his  office  as  minister. 

'70. — An  exchange  says  : 

Comptroller  Roberts  is  prominently  named  as  a 
Republican  candidate  for  Governor  of  New  York  at 
the  next  election.  He  has  the  equipment  of  ability, 
integrity,  and  a  remarkably  efficient  career  as 
comptroller.  It  is  significant  that  both  Governor 
Black  and  Colonel  Roberts  are  natives  of  York 
County,  Me. 

Med.,  '77. -Dr.  O'Neill  W.  R.  Straw  of  Gorham 
has  been  studying  at  the  Philadelphia  Polyclinic 
Hospital  the  past  few  months.  He  contemplates 
moving  to  Boston. 

'77.— The  papers  of  the  country  have  been  filled 
with  notices  of  Lieutenant  Robert  E.  Peary,  '77— 
his  travels,  lectures,  and  plans.  He  reached  this 
country  from  England  on  December  26th,  and 
since  then  has  been  lecturing.  When  in  London 
he  addressed  the  Royal  Geographical  Society  with 
great  success,  and  many  of  the  leading  geographers 


208 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


of  tbe  world  listened  to  him.  Previous  to  the  lecture 
ho  was  banqueted  by  the  Society,  where  he  met 
several  noted  Arctic  explorers. 

Med  ,  78.— Died  at  South  Paris,  Friday,  Dr. 
Isaac  Rounds,  aged  55  years.  He  was  a  graduate 
of  the  Medical  School. 

n.,  78.— Senator  Frye,  according  to  a  dispatch 
from  the  national  capital,  decided  to  recommend 
Isaac  W.  Dyer,  n.,  78,  of  Portland,  for  U.  S. 
District  Attorney  for  Maine.  The  President  is 
expected  to  send"  Mr.  Dyer's  name  to  the  Senate 
soon.  Mr.  Dyer  filled  the  position  under  the  last 
Republican  administration. 

79.— Hon.  A.  L.  Lumbert  has  moved  from 
Houltou  to  Bangor,  where  he  is  practicing  law. 

'81.— Edgar  Oakes  Achorn,  who  has  been 
appointed  Secretary  of  the  Legation  at  St.  Peters- 
burg, was  born  in  Newcastle,  Lincoln  County,  Me., 
in  1859.  Mr.  Achorn  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  until  be  entered  Lincoln  Academy  to  prepare 
for  Bowdoiu  College,  where  he  graduated.  He  at 
once  became  principal  of  the  High  School  at  Whit- 
man, Mass.,  and  held  that  position  two  years.  At 
the  end  of  that  time  he  entered  Boston  University 
as  a  law  student.  He  was  admitted  to  tbe  bar, 
June  16,  1884.  He  was  prominent  in  Scandinavian 
circles. 

'84.— Portland  has  a  new  afternoon  daily,  the 
Star.  Llewellyn  Barton,  '84,  of  the  Democratic 
State  Committee,  is  editor-in-chief.  The  Star  has 
started  well,  and  bids  fair  to  become  an  influential 
journal. 

'85.— Dr.  F.  N.  Whittier  contributed  a  very 
interesting  article  to  tbe  Sunday  Times  in  support 
of  foot-ball. 

'92.— Ernest  B.  Young,  M.D.,  bas  lately  been 
appointed  assistant  in  Anatomy  at  tbe  Harvard 
Medical  School. 

'94. — Rev.  Mr.  McKiunon  spent  Christmas  week 
with  his  wife's  family  at  Topsham. 

'95.— At  a  recent  examination,  Perley  D.  Smith 
was  admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  Bar,  being  one 
of  ten  successful  ones  out  of  nineteen  applicants. 
He  has  commenced  tbe  practice  of  law  at  Lawrence, 
Mass. 

'95. — Tbe  Telegraph  gives  the  following: 

At  the  residence  of  Thomas  H.  Riley  on  Pleas- 
ant Street,  Tuesday  evening,  December  21st,  there 
occurred  a  very  pretty  home  wedding.  Tbe  con- 
tracting parties  were  Miss  Millie  L.  Smith  and  Allen 
Qiiiraby,  sub-master  of  the  Cony  High  School  of 
Augusta,  Me.,  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin,  Class  of  '95. 
The  ceremony  was  performed  at  7.30  in  the  prettily- 
decorated  parlors  by  the  Rev.  Langdon  Quin:by, 
'95,  of  Gardiner,  a  brother  of  the  groom,  assisted 
by  Dr.  Edward  Beecher  Mason  of  the  Brunswick 
Congregational  Church.  The  bride  was  given  away 
by  her  uncle,  Thomas  H.  Riley,  n.,  '80.  From  8  to 
10  a  host  of  friends  tendered  congratulations  to  the 
happy  couple.  James  P.  Webber,  1900,  presided 
at  the  piano  during  the  reception.  The  wedding- 
presents  were  numerous  and  very  beautiful,  evincing 


the  popularity  of  tbe  couple  in  Brunswick  society. 
A  delightful  supper  was  served  at  9.  The  happy 
couple  took  tbe  miduigbt  train  for  a  short  wedding 
trip.  They  will  be  at  home  after  the  holidays  at 
Augusta. 

'96. — R.  T.  Plumstead  is  teaching  in  Eureka,  Nev. 

'96. — John  H.  Bates,  athletic  instructor  at  Colby, 
is  pursuing  his  medical  course  at  Brunswick. 

'96.- Herbert  0.  Clougb  has  charge  of  the 
Freshman  Mathematics  this  winter.  This  change 
enables  Professor  Moody  to  offer  to  the  Sophomores 
a  new  elective,  which  is  less  rigorous  than  the 
regular  course. 

'97.— In  tbe  list  of  instructors  given  in  the 
recently-issued  catalogue  of  Thornton  Academy 
appears  the  name  of  Robert  Lord  Hull  as  tbe  head 
of  the  Science  Department. 

'97. — F.  H.  Dole  is  acting  as  assistant  to  Professor 
Files  in  German  this  winter. 

'97. — James  H.  Home  has  accepted  the  position 
of  athletic  instructor  at  Hebron  Academy,  Hebron, 
Me.  In  previous  years  he  has  coached  the  Academy 
teaai  and  his  excellent  work  was  appreciated. 

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CONTENTS. 

Vol.  XXVII.,  No.  13.— February  2,  1898. 

Editorial  Notes    . 209 

The  Haunted  House 211 

A  Turkey  Supper 212 

Bowdoin  Verse  : 

Freshman's  Song  of  "Bendar" 213 

Olympians  versus  Giants 213 

CoLLEGii  Tabula 215 

Debating  Society 219 

Y.  M.  C.  A ; 219 

Personal 219 

In  Memoriam -221 

Book  Reviews 222 


Hoping  that  more  interest  might  be 
aroused  in  the  literary  portion  of  the  Orient, 
it  was  voted  at  a  recent  meeting  that  all 
articles  be  signed  with  the  author's  name,  or 
with  some  noni  de  jjlume.  In  this  way  a  cer- 
tain personal  element  is  added  which  tends 
to  make  an  article  much  more  readable,  and 
when  a  pen  name  is  used  a  little  curiosity  is 
stirred  up  as  to  who  may  have  written  this 
or  that.  Then,  also,  when  a  student  writes 
anything  good  he  naturally  enough  wishes 
credit  for  it,  and  if  credit  is  given  he  is 
encouraged  to  write  again;  if  his  story  be 
poor  he  will  be  ashamed  to  have  it  appear 
over  his  name.  Thus  both  the  reader  and 
the  author  are  benefited. 

The  Orient  calls  attention  to  the  fact 
that  now  is  the  time  for  candidates  for  the 
next  Board  to  be  at  work.  But  three  issues 
more  are  to  appear  before  the  new  Board  is 
elected,  and  as  three  vacancies  are  to  be  filled, 
a  large  number  of  candidates  is  needed  from 
whom  to  choose.  As  is  custoinaiy,  all  arti- 
cles accepted,  even  though  unpublished,  are 
credited  to  their  authors. 


0NE  of  the  most  important  branches  of 
college  work,  a  branch  that  is  of  use  not 
only  in  college,  but  out  of  college,  the  Politi- 
cal Club,  appears  lately  to  have  fallen  into 


210 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


disfavor,  or  at  least  into  disuse,  with  us. 
This  is  due,  probably,  to  the  fact  that  elec- 
tions of  national  importance  occur  but  once 
in  four  years;  still  the  club  represents  cer- 
tain principles,  and  why  should  these  princi- 
ples be  absolutely  forgotten  unless  elections 
are  near?  A  political  club  should  be  a  per- 
manent one,  and  its  members  should  associate 
during  peace  as  well  as  during  war.  "In 
times  of  peace  prepare  for  war,"  may  be  used 
of  politics  as  well  as  of  military  affairs. 
Our  Republican  and  Democratic  clubs  could 
and  should  perform  a  true  work  in  college 
circles;  men  should  ally  themselves  with  one 
party  or  the  other  as  early  as  possible,  and 
when  could  a  better  time  be  found  than 
during  a  college  course.  What  the  country 
needs  is  that  greater  interest  be  taken  by 
the  more  educated  citizens  in  politics.  What 
a  man  is  in  college  he  is  very  apt  to  be 
after  leaving.  If  he  draws  back  from  active 
political  work  during  his  student  life  he  is 
liable  to  be  one  of  those  useless,  and  worse 
than  useless  individuals  who  take  no  interest 
in  political  work,  and  then  when  affairs  go 
wrong,  complain  that  they  are  not  better. 
A  man  can't  say  to  himself,  "I  will  not  bother 
myself  with  politics  when  in  college,  but 
when  I  leave  will  show  myself  a  good  citi- 
zen and  take  active  interest."  Nine  cases 
out  of  ten  that  man  never  changes. 

Our  Republican  Club  has  not  met  for  over 
a  year,  and  owing  to  the  dissentions  among 
our  Democratic  brethren  it  is  now  a  matter 
of  history,  and  ancient  history  at  that,  since 
they  held  a  meeting.  Let  some  of  our  class 
politicians  take  up  the  matter  of  national  pol- 
itics, a  much  worthier  field  for  their  abilities. 
We  have  too  much  of  the  wrong  sort  of  politics 
at  present,  and  sorely  need  a  change.  Bow- 
doin  doesn't  seem  to  take  very  kindly  to 
man}''  clubs  and  associations  for  some  unac- 
countable reason.  The  air  doesn't  seem  to 
be  congenial.  The  existence  of  fraternities 
probably  is  responsible  for  this  to  a  great 


degree,  and  if  so  it  is  unfortunate.  We  need 
clubs,  and  thriving  clubs,  the  more  of  the 
right  sort  the  better.  Let  the  political  clubs 
again  show  their  heads,  let  every  man  join 
one  or  the  other,  and  let  them  again  prosper. 
What  has  become  of  the  Snow-Slioe  Club  ? 
What  more  perfect  weather  could  be  found 
than  this?  Such  snow  we  have  not  seen  for 
several  years !  What  has  become  of  the 
Portland  Club,  once  so  famous;  the  Ciiess 
Club  that  in  years  past  brought  us  renown? 
Rise  up,  ye  clubs,  and  do  something;  shake 
off  this  stupor  and  show  the  world  that  we 
are  not  so  wrapt  up  in  our  individual  tasks 
and  our  fraternities  that  we  can  think  of 
nothing  else. 


'US  has  been  said,  we  are  very  backward  in 
f  *■  our  support  of  clubs,  but  surely  we  are 
not  so  in  forming  them.  That  is  our  great 
fault,  we  form  them  enthusiastically,  and 
then  when  our  enthusiasm  cools,  the  clubs 
cool  in  proportion.  Nevertheless,  the  recently 
organized  Politics  Club  has  entered  upon  its 
career  with  flying  colors.  This  club  is  com- 
posed of  members  of  the  Senior  Class,  and 
its  name  clearly  signifies  its  purpose.  Such 
a  club  should  prove  of  great  benefit  to  its 
members,  and  indirectly  to  the  college.  It 
has  been  firmly  established  and  bids  fair  to 
become  a  permanent  organization.  Its  object 
is  social  and  political,  a  combination  which 
should  stand  the  test  and  ravages  of  time. 
The  Orient  gladly  welcomes  it  to  our  midst 
and  wishes  it  long  life  and  prosperity.  May 
it  not  succumb  to  those  influences  of  jealousy 
and  inertia  which  have  wrecked  many  a 
seemingly  prosperous  organization. 


^ITO  express  it  moderately,  it  seems  unfort- 
^  unate  that  our  walks  about  the  campus 
which,  during  the  spring  and  fall  terms  are 
so  beautifully  kept,  should  be  allowed  to  fall 
into  such  states  of  neglect  during  the  winter. 
The  college  authorities  seem  to  reason  that 


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211 


because  we  are  strong  and  healthy  young 
men  we  can  trudge  through  all  sorts  of  paths, 
now  deep  with  snow  and  now  overflowing 
with  water  and  mud.  One  of  the  comforts 
of  life  is  that  of  being  able  to  get  about  with 
ease  and  a  comparative  degree  of  safety,  and 
there  is  no  reason  why  college  men  should 
be  forced  to  wear  rubber  boots  weeks  at  a 
time.  Either  the  walks  might  be  drained 
properly,  or  temporary  board  walks  might  be 
constructed  on  the  principal  paths  during 
our  season  of  bad  weather.  It  is  a  wonder 
so  many  wet  feet  do  not  produce  more  illness 
about  college.  Other  institutions  have  con- 
venient walks,  and  we  also  should.  Nothing 
would  be  more  appreciated  than  this.  Our 
present  method  of  clearing  the  walks  is  by  a 
one-horse  plow,  which,  in  about  fifty  per  cent 
of  the  cases,  does  not  make  the  same  path 
twice;  it  all  depends  upon  the  sagacity  of 
the  horse,  evidently.  Any  reform  in  this 
line  would  be  a  blessing  to  the  college,  health 
would  be  improved,  and  what  is  even  more 
important,  the  state  of  mind  of  the  students 
would  be  greatly  benefited. 


TITHE  prizes  offered  by  the  Century  Com- 
-»•  pany  to  college  men  for  literary  produc- 
tions of  various  sorts  will  be  found  men- 
tioned under  the  CoUegii  Tabula.  This  offer 
is  most  munificent,  and  should  be  well  con- 
sidered by  those  intei'ested.  Without  doubt 
hundreds  of  students  throughout  the  country 
will  compete,  and  surely  among  this  number 
we  should  find  Bowdoin  men.  We  have  a 
past  reputation  at  Bowdoin  which  should 
and  can  be  upheld,  and  there  is  no  reason 
why  a  Bowdoin  man  should  not  win  in  this 
competition.  The  difficulties  are  great,  but 
the  honor  of  winning  is  thereby  made  greater. 
To  win  one  of  these  prizes  means  credit  to  one's 
self  as  well  as  to  one's  college,  and  every  Bow- 
doin man  should  " lay  on  "and do  his  best.  The 
goal  is  worth  striving  for,  and  the  more  of  us 
who  strive  the  greater  our  chances  of  success. 


The  Haunted  House. 

TT  WAS  my  good  fortune  last  summer  to 
^  pass  a  few  days  at  a  little  inland  town  in 
the  White  Mountain  region,  and  while  there 
an  incident  came  under  my  observation 
which  might  be  interesting  to  some  of  the 
Orient  readers. 

Not  far  from  this  wee  bit  of  a  town  is  a 
small  mountain,  to  which  the  inhabitants  of 
the  town  have  given  the  name  Mount  Athos; 
this  hill,  for  such  it  really  is,  is  a  favorite 
place  for  pleasure  seekers.  On  its  summit 
is  a  large  house,  which  for  many  years  has 
been  unused,  but  which,  in  former  days,  was 
a  fashionable  summer  resort.  This  is  the 
house  that  contains  my  story. 

One  beautiful  morning  in  the  middle  of 
July,  three  boys,  aged  eleven,  thirteen,  and 
iifteen  respectively,  started  out  a-wheel  with 
the  purpose  of  spending  the  day  upon 
Mount  Athos.  Having  reached  its  foot 
their  wheels  were  abandoned  and  soon  the 
boys  were  toiling  up  the  steep  ascent,  a  task 
by  no  means  easy,  but  one  quickly  accom- 
plished by  these  plucky  youths. 

As  thej'  were  leisurely  reclining  upon  the 
broad  piazzas  of  the  deserted  house,  one  of 
the  more  adventurous  conceived  the  idea  of 
entering  the  building  upon  a  tour  of  explo- 
ration. With  them,  to  think  was  to  act,  and 
soon  they  were  wandering  through  the  halls 
of  the  deserted  castle  to  their  hearts'  content, 
despite  the  numerous  placards  announcing 
such  a  proceeding  unlawful.  As  they  were 
about  to  explore  one  of  the  empty  rooms, 
suddenly  a  thump,  thump,  tliump,  was  heard, 
as  though  some  one  was  approaching.  To 
the  terror-stricken  lads,  the  footsteps  sounded 
like  those  of  some  terrible  monster,  and 
without  turning  their  heads  or  stopping  to 
learn  the  "vi'hys  and  wherefores,"  they 
tumbled  over  one  another  in  their  haste  to 
gain  the  open  air,  never  checking  their  pace 
until  they  were  half  way  down  the  mountain 
side.     Here  they  halted,  thoroughly  fright- 


m 


BOWDOIN    Of?IENt. 


ened,  and  greatly  out  of  breath.  Stop- 
ping to  consider  their  hasty  retreat,  however, 
it  appeared  cowardly,  and  they  determined 
to  solve  the  mystery.  Slowly  wending  their 
way  up  the  mountain  again,  they  collected 
the  most  formidable  weapons  obtainable,  a 
pair  of  iron  tongs  and  clubs  of  wood,  one 
of  the  party  even  having  a  revolver.  At 
the  top  a  halt  was  made  for  breath,  and  then 
summoning  up  their  sum  total  of  courage, 
they  boldly  re-entered  the  hall  of  their 
recent  departure.  A  second  time  was  heard 
that  ominous  thud,  thud,  thud,  which  echoed 
and  re-echoed  throughout  the  rooms,  striking 
terror  to  their  hearts  and  causing  the  hair  of 
their  youthful  heads  to  stand  upright.  Nearer 
and  nearer  came  the  dreaded  creature,  and 
each  second  the  thumps  grew  louder  and 
louder.  Bravely,  yet  with  trembling  limbs, 
they  awaited  the  attack ;  at  last  the  cause  of 
the  alarm  came  in  sight,  and  the  eldest  of  the 
three,  declaring  with  shaky  voice  that  it  was 
nothing  but  a  huge  bear,  gave  the  signal 
for  the  attack.  Strange  to  relate  the  ball  from 
his  revolver  went  far  from  its  mark  and 
punctured  a  window  pane  in  the  rear  of 
the  house ;  again  and  again  was  the  assault 
repeated.  When  tlie  capture  had  been 
made,  after  much  difficulty,  what  was  their 
dismay,  disgust,  and  chagrin,  to  find  that 
instead  of  a  terrible  monster,  they  had  put 
to  death  a  harmless  representative  of  the 
hedgehog  family. 

Instead  of  keeping  the  matter  a  secret, 
as  was  at  first  agreed,  boy-like  they  told 
their  friends,  and  a  vivid  imagination  is 
not  required  to  picture  these  small  boys  at 
the  mercy  of  their  thoughtless  companions. 
—X.,  1901. 


A  Turkey  Supper. 
'D'  NUMBER  of  years  ago  at  a  certain  pre- 
/■^   paratory  school,  three  of   the  students, 
HarryBenson,  Frank  Henry,  and  Tom  Nichols, 
planned  one  night  a  little  adventure  which 


was  to  be  followed  by  a  feast  the  next  day. 
That  same  evening  one  of  the  turkeys  in  a 
neighboring  farmer's  flock  disappeared,  and, 
neatly  plucked  and  ready  for  roasting,  spent 
the  next  day  in  No.  16,  the  room  of  the 
three  adventurers.  The  farmer,  on  discov- 
ering his  loss,  suspected  the  students  and 
hastened  to  report  to  Mr.  K — ,  the  instructor, 
who  roomed  in  the  dormitory,  requesting 
him  to  be  on  his  guard  for  roast  turkey. 

A  merry  party  gathered  in  No.  16  that 
evening.  The  turkey  was  produced  and 
roasting  commenced,  while  the  youthful  ban- 
queters gathered  about  the  fire,  telling- 
stories  and  cracking  jokes. 

Rumors  of  the  feast  had  been  noised 
about,  for  nothing  truly  secret  ever  happened 
at  a  preparatory  school,  and  the  occupants 
of  No.  23,  directly  beneath  the  impromptu 
dining-hall,  No.  16,  were  feeling  rather  out 
of  sorts,  not  having  been  invited;  neverthe- 
less they  were  tr3'ing  hard  to  make  the  best 
of  their  ill-fortune,  when  a  familiar  step  was 
heard.  Mr.  K —  had  scented  the  turkey, 
which  the  merry-makers  had  by  this  time 
cooked,  and  he  was  prowling  around  to  dis- 
cover whence  the"  odor  came.  Everything 
in  No.  23  was  legitimate,  so  he  passed  on. 

The  inmates  of  No.  16  were  not  slow  in 
recognizing  iiis  step  and  made  haste  to  cover 
up  all  signs  of  revelry.  Most  of  the  feast 
was  hastily  hidden  in  the  closet  under  books 
and  papers,  but  what  to  do  with  the  turkey? 
Mr.  K —  was  almost  at  their  door. 

"Here,  I've  got  an  idea,"  said  Tom;  "give 
me  a  stout  string  and  have  it  long  enough, 
and  we'll  hang  his  majesty  out  of  the 
window." 

No  sooner  said  than  done;  the  turkey 
was  tied  to  a  strong  cord,  hurriedly  sus- 
pended from  the  window,  and  made  fast  to 
the  blind  catch. 

"Now,"  chuckled  Frank,  "let  old  K — 
come  on;  we're  ready  for  him." 

Mr.  K —  soon  made  his  appearance,  and 


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though  the  smell  of  turkey  was  very  strong 
about  the  room,  he  found  nothing  suspicious 
and  finally  left,  leaving  the  boys  in  high 
spirits. 

"Haul  away  on  the  string  and  let's  have 
his  highness  again,"  said  Harry,  while  Frank 
went  to  the  window.  To  his  surprise,  how- 
ever, the  cord  came  up  without  any  effort. 

"What  in  thunder!"  he  exclaimed.  The 
turkey  was  gone,  and  the  rope  bore  traces  of 
having  been  cut  with  a  sharp  knife.  In  the 
desire  to  have  the  cord  long  enough  to  get 
the  turkey  out  of  Mr.  K — 's  reach,  they  had 
lowered  it  to  the  window  of  room  23,  and 
its  occupants  had  made  haste  to  appropriate 
their  much-longed-for  feast. 

Tlie  thoughts  and  words  of  the  three  in 
No.  16  may  be  better  imagined  than  printed. 
Suffice  it  to  say  that  this  was  the  end  of 
their  feast,  while  in  No.  23  the  following 
night  a  brilliant  spread  was  held  to  which, 
however,  the  hosts  were  kind  enough  to 
invite  Frank,  Harry,  and  Tom. 

— Z.,  1901. 


Bowdoirp  ^ep§e. 

Freshman's  Song  of  "Bendar." 

Sure  a  monster  most  fell 
.  Was  this  horrible  Bendar, 
I  wish  tiim  in — well, 
Though  a  monster  most  fell, 
'Tis  impi'oper  to  tell 

Or  in  poetry  render. 
Sure  a  monster  most  fell 
Was  this  horrible  Bendar. 

— L.  P.  L.  '99. 


Olympians  versus  Giants. 

Long  ago,  at  high  Olympus,  was  a  favorite  resort 
Where  all  the  gods  and  goddesses  in  summer  went 

to  sport ; 
For  here  they  found  it  pleasant,  free  from  all  offleial 

care, 
To  view  the  mountain  scenery,   and  breathe   the 

mountain  air. 


Now,  Zeus  and  all  his  family,  for  this  sufiScient  rea- 
son, 
Had  pack'd  their  Saratogas,  and  gone  up  to  spend 

the  season 
At  a  great  Olympian  summer-house,  a  grand  and 

stately  manse, 
Where  they'd  engaged  a  suit  of  rooms,  and  paid 

cash  in  advance. 
While  here  they  met  with  many  who  had  come  to 

mend  their  health, 
And  others  who  made  no  pretense  but  to  display 

their  wealth. 
A  handsome  young  musician,  named  Apollo,  was 

the  "lion," 
When  anxious  mothers  heard  he  was  a  royal  family's 

scion. 
But  this  precocious  youngster,  at  the  peri!  of  his 

life, 
Fell  in  love  with  charming  Venus,  the  blacksmith 

Vulcan's  wife; 
And  on  a  state  occasion,  when  Zeus  gave  a  big,  swell 

dinner. 
Young  Apollo  sat  near  Venus,  and  resolved  that  he 

would  win  her. 

The  guests  had  eaten  heartily  of  fricasseed  ambro- 
sia, 
And  polished  off  on  ice-cream,  in  the  greatest  of 

composure; 
The  pretty  waitress,  Hebe,  brought  in  nectar  for 

each  guest 
(A  barrelful  for  Bacchus,  and  a  plenty  for  the  rest), 
And  ev'ry  one  was  happy,  as  they  sipped  the  glow- 
ing wine. 
And  the  prospects  of  a  night,  noise  .and  revelry, 

were  fine. 
Poor  sleepy-headed  Morpheus  drank  as  long  as  he 

was  able, 
Then,  seeing  he  was  not  a  tank,  he  rolled  beneath 

the  table. 
Dan  Cupid  to  fair  Psyche  on  the  sly  his  love  did  tell. 
And  all   went  merrily  as  the  proverbial  marriage 

bell, 
Till  suddenly  Frau  Venus,   who   had  drunken  so 

much  nectar 
That  early  in  the  ev'ning  'twas  beginning  to  affect 

her, 
Now  clasped  her  hands  above  her  heart,  careless  of 

what  might  follow, 
And  sank  back  gracefully  upon  the  breast  of  young 

Apollo. 
At  this  the  sturdy  blacksmith  flew  into  a  raging 

passion. 


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And  swore  he  "  didn't  care  a  tinker's  dam  about  the 

fashion ; 
When  any  man  embraced  his  wife  under  his  very 

nose, 
He'd  smash  him  into  smithereens,  and  feed  him  to 

the  crows." 
And  young  Adonis,  who  had  been  a  favorite  of 

Venus, 
Swore  by  the  Styx,  most  vulgarly,  "  no  coon  shall 

come  between  us." 
They  rushed  upon  Apollo  with  a  clear  intent  to 

throttle, 
But  Comus  landed  heavily  on  Vulcan  with  a  bottle, 
And  some  one  struck  Adonis,  which  created  such  a 

fuss 
That  the  chances  for  Apollo's  life  looked  mighty 

dubious. 
A  brawl  was  fast  ensuing,  when  Argus,  hundred- 
eyed, 
Who,  to  watch  for  signs  of  trouble  had  been  posted 

just  outside, 
Sent  in  the  startling  message  that  the  Giants  (or 

police) 
Had  come  "to  apprehend  the  crowd  that  had  dis- 
turbed the  peace." 
The  dread  Gigantes    enter'd,    while   the  culprits 

look'd  askance. 
It  was,  you  can  imagine,  a  perplexing  circumstance, 
Till   warlike  Mars  demanded  of  the  blue-coats  of 

the  law. 
That  they,  "since  uninvited  to  the  dinner,  should 

withdraw, 
Or  he  and  his  companions  would  be  apt  to  cause  a 

row — 
Which  might  result  disastrously,"  he  added,  with  a 

bow. 
The  chief  Gigas  knew  Mars  had  been  a  terror  in  the 

wars, 
And  straightway  sent  a  messenger  to  summon  the 

Centaurs 
(A  force  of  mounted  offlcers,  called  only  on  occasions 
When  offender's  wouldn't  listen  to  the  usual  persua- 
sions). 
But  Mars  was  not  to  be  outdone.    He  called  to  him 

Mercurius, 
The  errand-boy  of  all  the  gods,  and  said,  with 

anger  furious, 
"  Go  telegraph  for  Hercules  to  come  and  help  us 

out" 
(For  Hercules  was  down  at  Thebes,  recov'ring  from 

the  gout). 


The  re-enforcements  came  at  last — the  Centaurs, 

with  their  nags, 
And  Hercules  the  Gouty,  with  his  foot  done  up  in 

rags. 
No   need  to  give  particulars— the   upshot  of  the 

matter 
Is,  when  the  Centaurs  first  saw  blood,  they  thought 

it  time  to  scatter, 
And  left  the  bold  Gigantes  at  the  mercy  of  their 

foes 
( Which    mercy    wasn't    over-great    as   ev'rybody 

knows). 
The  Giants,  thus  deserted  by  their  treacherous  allies. 
Began  to  see  their  finish  from  the  corners  of  their 

eyes. 
And,  since  the   trouble  showed  no   inclination  to 

diminish, 
When  Pollux  yelled,  "Let's  keep  it  up  and  fight 'em 

to  a  finish," 
His  pugnacious  proposition  was  disfavored  by  the 

Giants, 
And  with  a  howl  of  mingled  desperation  and  defi- 
ance, 
They  bolted  for  the  portals,  bent  on  making  their 

escape 
From  what  they  now  concluded  was  a  miserable 

scrape. 
But,  not  content  with  having  won  the  battle  and  its 

laurels. 
The  revelers  pursued,  with  oaths— they  had  no  time 

for  morals — 
And  when  they  overtook  them,  to  the  sorrow  of  the 

Giants, 
They  robbed  them  of  their  billies  (a  policeman's 

chief  reliance). 
And  used  the  very  handcufls  which  the  ol3Scers  had 

brought 
To  make  the  latter  prisoners  as  fast  as  they  were 

caught. 
When  all  of  the  Gigantes  had  been  caught  and 

bound  together, 
And  Pluto  made  a  bid  to  have  them  seut  to  regions 

nether. 
The  captors  quickly  dug  a  pit  of  most  prodigious 

size. 
And  cast  the  captives  into  it,  despite  their  doleful 

cries, 
And  built  a  fire  around  them— no  ordinary  smudgej 
But  such  as  deities  employ  to  satisfy  a  grudge ; 
Aud  then,  as  if  to  satisfy  themselves  beyond  a  fear 
Of  their  triumphant   machinations  getting  out  of 

gear, 


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215 


They  lifted  up  Mount  Etna  (quite  a  tasli  you  will 

admit), 
And  dropp'd  it  on  tbe  Giants,  who  were  howling  in 

the  pit. 
And  even  to  this  day,  though  centuries  have  come 

and  gone, 
The  Giants  try  to  burst  their  prison,  ever  and  anon, 
By  throwing  out  the  fire  through  Etna's  summit 

tow'rd  the  sky ; 
But  all  to  no  effect,  their  constant  failures  certify. 

The  deities,  at  last,  to  high  Olympus  did  return 
To  see  what  of  the  erring  young  Apollo  they  might 

learn. 
But,  taking  due  advantage  of  the  hubbub,  he  had 

flown — 
Had  stolen  Vulcan's  overcoat,  and  left  for  parts 

unknown. 
The  gods  were  much  fatigued  by  their  exertions  in 

the  fight, 
And,  as  the  daylight  now  began  to  take  the  place 

of  night. 
They  took  another  drink  apiece,  and  with  exultant 

laughter 
Retired  to  their  respective  homes,  and  "prospered 

ever  after." 

-J.  W.  C,  '98. 


Enterprising  journalism  is 
very  well  and  good,  but,  unfort- 
unately, it  cannot  count  upon  the  fem- 
inine mind.  The  Telegraph  is  forced 
to  acknowledge  its  over-zeal,  for  it 
says,  "By  the  way,  gentle  reader, 
Madame  Blauvelt  wore  the  other  costume,  but 
wouldn't  she  have  looked  sweet  in  the  one  we 
described?" 

Sleigh  rides  are  now  very  popular. 

A  runaway  or  two  is  reported  in  town. 

The  wheels  of  the  '68  speakers  are  buzzing  fast. 

Many  of  the  students  are  at  present  out  teach- 


Veazie  enjoyed  a  visit  from  his  brother,  January 


23d. 


And  now  comes  the  Mandolin  and  Glee  Clubs 
trips. 

Coombs,  1900,  will  be  out  of  college  for  several 
weeks. 

Some  of  the  fellows  have  the  polo  craze   and 
have  it  badly. 

Bailey,  '96,  recently  spent  several  days  with  his 
college  friends. 

Twenty  degrees  below  last  Saturday  morning — 
a  record  breaker. 

Mandolin  and  Glee  Club  Concert  in  Memorial, 
February  3,  1898. 

The  Sophomore  History  Class  enjoyed  a  written 
review  last  Monday. 

John  H.  Morse,  '97,  visited  the  campus  recently 
and  attended  chapel. 

The  Freshman  Foot-Ball  Eleven  sat  for  pictures 
at  Webber's  recently. 

Charles  Potter,  1900,  is  pianist  with  the  Colum- 
bia Orchestra  of  Bath. 

The  Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs  have  been  sitting 
for  pictures  at  Webber's. 

The  Sophomore  German  Class  is  reading  from 
Harris'  German  Header. 

Knight,  '98,  who  has  been  teaching  in  Pittsfield, 
is  on  the  campus  once  more. 

S.  P.  Harris,  1900,  and  Sturgis,  '99,  attended  a 
recent  assembly  in  Portland. 

The  rehearsals  of  the  Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs 
have  become  very  popular  of  late. 

Bowdoin   foot-ball    men    are   hoping  to  secure 
Hazen  of  Yale  as  next  year's  coach. 

Several  students  took  advantage  of  the  day  of 
prayer  and  "  put  in  "  a  week  at  home. 

What's  this  we  hear?     '99's  Bugle  to   be  out 
right  after  the  athletic  entertainment? 

The  Leiviston  Journal  is  publishing  breezy  let- 
ters from  some  Bowdoin  correspondent. 

The  annual  reception  and  ball  of  the  Psi  Upsilou 
Fraternity  will  be  given  early  this  month. 

Fifteen  or  more  students  attended  "  The  Heart 
of  Maryland,"  at  the  Jefferson  last  Saturday. 

What  philosophical  disquisitions  issue  from  the 
Seniors,  now  that  they  are  coping  with  James  ! 

Next  Friday  evening  St.  Paul's  parishioners  tend 
a  reception  to  the  student  choir  in  the  court  room. 

Usher,  1900,  who  has  been  at  the  Maine  General 
Hospital  with  a  bad  shoulder,  came  back  last  week. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


The  second  themes  of  the  term  for  Sophomores 
and  Juniors  not  taking  Political  Economy  are: 

1.  Causes  of  Abandoned  Farms  in  Maine. 

2.  Tlie  Place  o£  Revivals  in  Religious  Work. 

3.  An  Open  Letter  to  the  Strikers  in  the  Cabot  Mills. 

4.  Kipling  as  a  Poet. 

Juniors  taking  Political  Economy  have  been 
assigned  the  following  subjects: 

1.  Wampum  as  Currency. 

2.  Tobacco  Money  in  Virginia. 

3.  Early  Metallic  Currency  in  the  New  Englaud 
Colonies. 

The  foot-ball  rules  of  the  country  are  just  now 
undergoing  extensive  "alterations  and  repairs." 

The  Saturday  Club  concert,  which  was  given  in 
Town  Hall,  January  29th,  was  especially  attractive- 
Short,  1901,  served  a  Welsh  rabbit  to  some  of 
his  friends  in  North  Winthrop  the  other  Saturday 
eveniug. 

Cram,  '99,  is  out  of  college  on  the  U.  S.  S.  Pish 
Hawk  of  the  Fish  Commission,  which  is  at  work  in 
southern  waters. 

J.  D.  Sinkinson,  '99,  who  has  been  in  New  York 
ou  account  of  the  illness  of  his  brother,  has 
returned  to  college. 

A  quartette  from  the  Mandolin  Club  furnished 
music  for  the  Odd  Fellow's  public  installation  last 
Wednesday  evening. 

The  college  Mandolin  Club,  sixteen  in  number 
had  their  picture  taken  at  Webber's  studio,  last 
Wednesday  morning. 

An  original  drawing,  by  the  late  Du  Maurier, 
has  been  added  to  the  already  fine  collection  at  the 
Walker  Art  Building. 

Students  intending  to  work  during  the  coming 
summer  have  commenced  to  plan  and  to  count 
their  unhatched  chicks. 

We  wonder  if  the  original  ancients  ever  had  so 
much  snow  at  their  feet  as  their  likenesses  on  the 
Art  Building  now  stand  in. 

Byron  Stevens  has  published  a  book  of  verse, 
by  Professor  Henry  Johnson.  It  is  called  "  Where 
Beauty  Is,  and  Other  Poems." 

The  relay  team  has  been  matched  against  a 
Harvard  team.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  there  are 
not  better  facilities  for  training  here. 

Mrs.  William  A.  Houghton  entertained  Madame 
Blauvelt  upon  her  recent  visit  to  Brunswick,  with 
Chapman's  Maine  Symphony  Orchestra. 

The  members  of  the  Theta  Delta  Chi  fraternity 
rode  down  to  Jake's,  Saturday  before  last,  and  par- 


took of  one  of  his  famous  shore  suppers.  It  was  a 
merry  time. 

A  surprisingly  large  amount  of  letters  leave  the 
college  every  Sunday  night.  How  many  sweet- 
hearts and  mothers  are  made  happy,  Monday  ! 

A  clever  charcoal  drawing,  advertising  the 
Bowdoin  Quill,  has  been  in  the  window  of  Byron 
Stevens' bookstore.     It  is  the  work  of  Lawrence, '98. 

The  January  number  of  the  Quill  has  a  new 
cover  design,  drawn  by  Lawrence,  '98.  It  is  a  grad- 
uation silhouette  in  minature  frame  of  the  poet 
Longfellow. 

The  annual  concert  (tf  Brunswick's  Saturday 
Club  was  given  at  the  Town  Hall,  last  Saturday 
eveniug.  This  year  the  Eichberg  Quartette  (string) 
was  secured. 

Bob  Evans  is  peddling  pop-corn,  corn-cakes,  and 
cigarettes  through  the  ends  these  winter  evenings. 
We  have  needed  such  a  man  ever  since  Uncle 
Bradbury  died. 

Thursday  was  the  Day  of  Prayer  for  colleges, 
and  special  services  were  held.  Many  of  the  stu- 
dents took  advantage  of  the  recess  and  spent  the 
day  at  their  homes. 

The  Senior  Class  of  Freeport  High  School  had 
their  class  pictures  taken  last  Friday  by  Webber; 
incidentally  they  took  in  chapel  service,  the  gym., 
and  several  of  the  buildings. 

Byron  Philoon,  '99,  a  member  of  the  Orient 
Board,  who  has  been  very  sick  with  typhoid  fever, 
at  his  home  in  Auburn,  is  at  college  again.  His 
friends  are  glad  to  have  him  back. 

One  of  the  Orient's  exchanges,  the  Blaclisonensis, 
has  adopted  the  rather  novel  method  of  requiring 
all  candidates  for  the  editorial  staff  to  write  reviews 
of  a  certain  number  of  specified  books. 

In  the  lists  of  "Merrill's  Teachers'  Agency"  are 
found  the  names  of  ten  or  a  dozen  Bowdoin  aien, 
alumni,  who  either  are  desirous  of  securing  posi- 
tions as  teachers  or  of  changing  those  held  at 
present. 

The  two  men  elected  to  fill  vacancies  in  the 
corps  of  library  assistants  are  Bragdon  aud  Lee, 
both  of  1900.  They  were  chosen  in  a  competitive 
examination,  in  which  there  were  some  twenty-five 
contestants. 

Again  that  most  bare-faced  of  all  circular  letters, 
advertising  all  sorts  of  "  college  essays,  orations, 
and  debates,  $3.00  to  $15.00,"  has  reached  us.  Such 
a  firm  could  not  exist  from  year  to  year  unless 


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patronized,  and  this,  unfortunately,  speaks  ratliev 
poorly  of  the  undergraduate  honesty  of  the  country. 

Professor  Hutchins  gave  an  interesting  illus- 
trated lecture  on  the  Cathode  ray  before  the  Sopho- 
more Physics  Class  last  week.  At  the  close  of  the 
hour  the  members  of  the  class  were  allowed  to 
look  at  their  bones. 

The  Glee  Club  was  sorely  disappointed  on  the 
Day  of  Prayer,  at  not  being  allowed  to  render  their 
second  selection,  for  which  they  waited  so  patiently. 
They  may  console  themselves  with  the  fact  that 
they  heard  an  excellent  address  by  Dr.  Lewis. 

Bishop  Neally  visited  St  Paul's,  Sunday  before 
last,  when  conQrmatiou  was  ministered.  Among 
those  couflrmed  were  C.  C.  Smith,  '96,  and  H.  M. 
Folsom,  1900.  The  Bishop  attended  chapel  in  the 
afternoon  and  gave  an  address  before  the  students 
on  "Reality." 

The  Colby  Echo  has  at  last  made  a  re-appearance, 
but  in  a  novel  form.  It  is  now  a  four-page  weekly, 
and  its  first  issue  is  very  readable.  If  it  is  able  to 
maintain  its  standard  there  can  be  no  doubt  as  to 
its  success.  Its  news  is  up-to-date,  and  its  edito- 
rials well-written.     May  it  prosper. 

Last  Thursday,  being  the  Day  of  Prayer  for 
Colleges,  the  usual  exercises  of  the  various  classes 
were  suspended,  and  a  service  was  held  in  the 
chapel  in  the  forenoon,  on  wbich  occasion  the  stu- 
dent body  listened  to  an  able  address  by  the  Rev. 
George  Lewis,  D.D.,  of  South  Berwick.  Dr.  Lewis 
is  an  honorary  Bowdoin  man,  of  the  Class  of  '94, 
and  has  a  son  in  the  present  Freshman  Class. 

Abbott  H.  Thayer,  whose  mural  painting  "  Flor- 
ence "  adorns  the  south  wall  of  the  sculpture  hall 
in  the  Art  Building,  has  sold  a  painting,  entitled 
"  Caritas,"  to  the  Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  Boston. 
It  is  rather  interesting  to  note  that  the  central 
figure  of  this  latter  work  is  the  same  as  that  of  the 
"  Florence"  piece,  with  a  slight  change  of  pose.  The 
two  children,  symbolizing  painting  and  sculpture, 
which  are  in  the  Bowdoin  picture,  also  appear  in 
"  Caritas,"  but  are  there  divested  of  the  symbols 
of  art. 

Realizing  the  difficulty  of  making  classes  of 
thirty  master  a  modern  language,  and  feeling 
that  there  is  a  need  of  more  personal  relation  than 
can  exist  between  a  teacher  and  classes  of  such 
size,  Bowdoin  has  introduced  assistants  in  French 
and  German,  who  meet  the  lower-classmen  in 
divisions  of  four  or  five  once  a  week,  when  special 
training  is  given  in  the  fundamentals  of  the  lan- 


guages. As  mentioned  in  our  last  issue,  R.  R. 
Goodell,  '93,  is  assisting  Professor  Johnson  in  French , 
and  F.  H.  Dole,  '97,  is  assisting  Professor  Files  in 
German. 

The  Orient  publishes  the  following,  hoping 
some  of  the  students  may  be  interested : 

The  Century's  Prizes  for  College  Graduates. 

With  the  aim  of  encouraging  literary  activity 
among  college  graduates,  The  Century  Magazine 
offers  to  give,  annually,  during  four  successive  years, 
three  prizes  of  $250  each,  open  to  the  competition 
of  persons  who  receive  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts  in  any  college  or  university  in  the  United  States 
during  the  commencement  seasous  of  1897,  1898, 
1899,  1900. 

First. — S250  for  the  best  metrical  writing  of  not  fewer 
than  fifty  lines. 

Second. — S250  for  the  best  essay  in  the  field  of  biog- 
raphy, history,  or  literary  criticism,  of  not  fewer  than 
four  thousand  or  more  than  eight  thousand  words. 

Third.— jf250  for  the  best  story  of  not  fewer  than  four 
thousand  or  more  than  eight  thousand  words. 

On  or  before  June  1st  of  the  year  succeeding  grad- 
uation, competitors  must  submit  type-written  man- 
uscript to  the  Editor  of  The  Century  Magazine 
'  marked,  outside  and  inside,  "  For  the  College  Com- 
petition," signed  by  a  pen-name,  and  accompanied 
by  the  name  and  address  of  the  author  in  a  separate 
sealed  envelope,  which  will  not  be  opened  until  the 
decision  has  been  made.  The  manuscript  submitted 
must  be  the  product  of  literary  work  done  after 
graduation,  and  must  not  have  been  published.  ,A 
circular  giving  full  details  concerning  the  compe- 
tition will  be  sent  to  any  address  by  The  Century 
Co.,  Union  Square,  New  York. 

One  of  the  features  of  a  co-educational  institu- 
tion has  been  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  Okient 
recently,  more  forcibly  than  ever.  In  the  last  issue 
of  the  Colby  Echo  is  published  a  list  of  the  engage- 
ments of  the  students  announced  recently  about 
college.  Seven  of  the  students  of  both  sexes  have 
entered  upon  the  preliminaries  of  matrimony,  five 
Seniors  and  two  Sophomores.  This  is  indeed  a 
record  of  which  Colby  may  well  be  proud,  and  it 
speaks  volumes  for  co-education.  All  the  matri- 
monial bureaus  in  the  country  will  soon  be  cast  into 
the  shade  if  our  colleges  all  turn  co- educational. 
Libera  nos,  Domine ! 

A  writer  in  the  Telegraph  has  at  last  dared  to 
criticise  the  sidewalks  of  Brunswick.  For  years, 
the  college  has  realized  their  shocking  condition, 
but  it  was  deemed  dangerous  to  mention  the  subject. 
If  Brunswick  needs  walks,  what  does  the  college 
need?  Of  all  inconvenient,  dangerous,  and  ill-kept 
walks,  ours  are  the  most  so.  The  Telegraph 
utters  these  truthful  remarks:  "We  wonder  if 
the  greatest  need  of  our  town,  at  present,  is  not 


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good  sidewalks?  With  a  few  exceptions,  notably 
that  of  Main  Street,  we  have  scarcely  a  sidewalk 
worthy  of  the  name;  for  when  there  is  mud  in  the 
street  there  is  nearly  as  much  on  the  sidewalk, 
and  to  our  mind,  there  is  but  little  choice  between 
walking  through  mud  four  inches  deep  on  the  side- 
walk, and  five  inches  in  the  street.  Towns  much 
smaller  than  Brunswick  have  good  concrete  walks. 
Why  may  not  we  liave  those  or  something  better?'' 

Lincoln's  Birthday  is  our  next  holiday,  and  it 
comes  on  Saturday,  the  12th  of  February. 

The  recent  heavy  storms  have  piled  the  campus 
with  several  feet  of  snow.  The  walks  are  deep 
valleys,  running  in  all  directions.  Won't  the  first 
thaw  work  havoc  with  this  mass! 

It  is  decidedly  unfortunate  for  the  Seniors  that 
no  hot  water  can  be  obtained  by  them  at  the  Gym  . 
The  preceding  classes  use  it  all.  'Twas  not  so  when 
the  old  fireman  was  with  us.  We  prefer  a  little 
less  virtue  on  the  part  of  our  fireman,  and  a  little 
more  heat. 

The  first  concert  of  the  Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs 
was  given  at  Armory  Hall,  Bath,  before  a  large  and 
enthusiastic  audience.  The  Glee  Club  sang  with 
great  force  and  accuracy,  showing  that  Leader 
Drake  has  drilled  them  with  great  success.  Leader 
White  of  the  Mandolin  Club  showed  great  enter- 
prise in  having  the  Bride-Elect  for  his  club,  inas- 
much as  it  is  of  but  a  fortnight's  age.  The  concert 
was  greatly  enjoyed  by  all,  and  the  club  proved 
itself  a  most  competent  one.  The  hit  of  the  even- 
ing was  made  by  Thompson  in  his  reading,  he  being 
called  back  again  and  again.  The  only  way  he 
could  silence  the  audience  was  by  rendering  his 
"Gondola"  story,  which  produced  the  desired 
effect.    The  programme : 

Part  I. 
The  Bride-:plect  March— Sousa.  Mandolin  Club. 

We  are  Foresters  Free  and  Bold— Reyloff.         Glee  Club. 
The  Darkles'  Cradle  Song— Mandolin  Quartette— Wheeler. 
Messrs.  Merrill,  Moulton,  White,  and  Pennell. 
Tell  Her  I  Love  Her  So— De  Faye.  Glee  Club. 

Selection — Jack  and  the  Beanstalk — Arr.  by  Barker. 

Mandolin  Club. 
Part  II. 
The  Beetle  and  the  Flower— Veir.  Glee  Club. 

Mandola  Solo.  Mr.  Jordan. 

Ye  Catte— Seymore  Smith.  Glee  Club. 

Reading.  Mr.  Thompson. 

Serenade  Rococo— Mayer-Helmund.  Mandolin  Club. 

Bowdoin  Beata— Words  by  H.  H.  Pierce,  '96. 

Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs. 

The  annual  elections  of  the  Senior  Class  of 
the  Bowdoin  Medical  School  were  held  Saturday. 


The  following  officers  were  elected:  President, 
Edville  Gerhardt  Abbott  of  West  Sullivan;  First 
Vice-President,  Joseph  PYanklin  Starritt  of  Warren  ; 
Second  Vice-President,  Benjamin  Franklin  Sturgis, 
Jr.,  of  Auburn;  Third  Vice-President,  Lewis  Frank- 
lin Soule,  A.B.,  of  Phillips;  Secretary,  John  Wil- 
liam Joyce  of  Lewistou  ;  Treasurer,  George  Edward 
Washburn  of  Augusta;  Orator,  Walter  Scott  Abbott 
Kimball,  A.B.,  of  Portland;  Marshal,  Herbert 
Allen  Black  of  Augusta;  Executive  Committee, 
Henry  Libby  Elliott  of  Thomaston,  Byron  Wesley 
McKeen  of  Fryeburg,  Elbridge  Gerry  Allen  Stet- 
son of  Brunswick,  Thomas  Henry  McDonough  of 
Winterport. 

The  Politics  Club,  composed  of  Seniors,  met 
with  Baxter  and  Young  at  South  Appleton,  ou  the 
evening  of  the  24th,  and  organized.  The  club  con- 
sists at  present  of  thirteen  members :  Professor 
Emery,  Fames,  Blake,  Marble,  Baxter,  Hamlin, 
Dana,  Ives,  Young,  Sargent,  Sturgis,  Laycock,  and 
Lane.  There  are  to  be  three  new  members  elected 
from  applicants.  The  object  of  the  club  is  repre- 
sented by  its  name,  and  it  is  both  political  and 
social.  International  politics  are  informally  discussed 
at  the  meetings  in  connection  with  a  "  rabbit." 
The  officers  are  Baxter,  President;  Ives,  Vice-Pres- 
ident; and  Sturgis,  Secretary  aud  Treasurer.  These 
three  constitute  the  Executive  Committee. 

The  first  Junior  Assembly,  held  in  the  Town 
Hall  last  Wednesday  evening,  was  a  very  enjoyable 
affair.  There  were  about  fifty  couples.  The  even- 
ing trains  brought  about  two  score  of  young  ladies 
from  Bath,  Lewiston,  and  Auburn.  The  patron- 
esses were  Mrs.  William  DeW.  Hyde,  Mrs.  Frank- 
lin C.  Robinson,  Mrs.  Leslie  A.  Lee,  Mrs.  Henry 
Johnson,  Mrs.  William  A.  Houghton,  and  Mrs. 
Stevens,  a  guest  of  Mrs.  Houghton.  The  college 
orchestra  furnished  excellent  music,  and  the  whole 
thing  was  pronounced  a  success.  The  young  ladies 
from  Lewistou  and  Auburn  were  chaperoned  by 
Mrs.  Frank  H.  Briggs  of  Auburn,  and  those  from 
Bath,  by  Mrs.  Lincoln  of  Bath.  The  assembly  was 
one  of  the  most  successful  ever  given,  if  not  the 
most  so,  and  its  success  augurs  for  the  coming 
dances  of  the  Junior  Class.  The  committee  are 
endeavoring  to  make  the  second  assembly  superior 
to  the  first. 


President  Eliot  of  Harvard  has  issued  a  state- 
ment favoring  the  game  of  foot-ball  and  condemning 
the  bill  passed  by  the  Georgia  legislature  to  prohibit 
the  game. 


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The  regular  meeting  of  tfio  G-eovge  Evans  Debat- 
ing Society  was  held  in  the  Modern  Language 
Room,  Tuesday  evening,  January  25th,  First  Vice- 
President  Woodbury  presiding.  The  meeting  was 
opened  with  a  selection  by  the  Glee  Club,  and  then, 
after  reading  of  the  minutes  and  routine  business, 
the  society  proceeded  to  the  debate. 

The  subject  for  the  evening  was,  "Resolved,  That 
the  United  States  should  speedily  annex  Hawaii," 
and  the  principal  disputants  were,  Aflirmative — 
Hall,  '99,  Nason,  '99;  Negative— Burnell,  1900, 
Bisbee,  '98.  Although  the  size  of  the  audience  was 
anything  but  inspiring,  the  debate  proved  a  decided 
success.  The  speakers  were  well  provided  with 
ammunition  and  did  not  hesitate  to  use  it,  and  a 
red-hot  fire  was  kept  up  on  both  sides  until  nearly 
quarter  of  ten,  when  the  debate  was  decided  for 
the  negative  on  the  merits  both  of  the  question  and 
of  the  principal  disputants. 

The  question  for  the  next  meeting,  Tuesday, 
February  8th,  is,  "Resolved,  That  the  Civil  Service 
Reform  should  be  made  of  much  more  general 
application." 


The  society  has  been  favored  with  a  coterie  of 
able  speakers  since  the  last  number  of  the  Orient. 

It  is  always  agreeable  to  have  new  ideas  and  new 
men  represented  in  the  meetings.  The  Rev.  Sum- 
ner R.  Vinton,  of  McGill  University,  Montreal,  gave 
a  bright  and  interesting  address  on  Friday  night, 
January  28th.  Mr.  Vinton  is  a  representative  of 
the  Student's  Volunteer  Mission  Movement,  and 
came  to  Bowdoin  to  induce  the  society  here  to  send 
a  representative  to  the  convention  of  the  associa- 
tion at  Detroit,  to  be  held  soon.  The  Bowdohi 
society  has  practically  decided  to  send  at  least  one 
man.  Mr.  Vinton  comes  naturally  by  his  mission 
work,  as  his  father  and  grandfather  were  both 
missionaries  to  India.  Mr.  Vinton  himself  will  go 
to  India  this  year. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Russell,  who  is  doing  evangelical 
work  in  Topsham  and  vicinity,  spoke  before  the 
society  on  January  23d,  at  the  regular  Sunday  meet- 
ing, and  on  last  Thursday  evening.  His  address 
was  upon  evangelical  concerns  almost  entirely;  and 
was  very  interesting. 


Professor  Woodruff  spoke  before  the  Association 
last  Sunday  on  the  re-adjustment  of  religious  ideas 
and  faith — the  mental  and  spiritual  evolution  which 
takes  place  in  the  life  of  every  man.  From  the  time 
that  a  child  talks  till  he  is  ten  to  fifteen  years  of 
age,  be  has  a  simple  faith  and  omnipotent  feeling 
of  the  orthodox  blessings  and  punishments.  There 
is  very  often  a  lapse — perhaps  it  were  better  to  call 
it  a  relapse — from  this  little  era  in  which  a  laxation 
of  all  things  spiritual  takes  possession  of  the  youth. 
But  after  this  agnostic  impulse,  there  comes  in  the 
lives  of  all  good  men,  a  better  realization  of  the 
great  truths,  a  clearer  and  more  original  concep- 
tion in  religion.  It  was  of  this  re-adjustment  of 
thought  that  Professor  Woodruff  made  an  enter- 
taining and  helpful  talk. 


The  28th  annual  meeting 
of  the  Bowdoin  alumni  of 
Portland  and  vicinity,  was  held  on 
Saturday,  January  29th,  at  the  Con- 
gress Square  Hotel.  The  anniversary 
poem  was  given  by  Mr.  Frederick  W. 
Pickard  of  the  Class  of  1894,  and  Mr.  George  Mel- 
ville Seiders  of  the  Class  of  1872  acted  as  toast- 
master.  The  business  meeting  was  at  seven  o'clock 
P.M.,  and  at  its  close  dinner  was  served. 

Med.,  '59. — At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Maine 
Genealogical  Society  held  recently,  A.  K.  P.  Mes- 
erve,  M.D.,  was  elected  vice-president,  and  Fred- 
erick 0.  Conant,  '80,  secretary. 

'41. — An  exchange  gives: 

The  home  of  ex-Governor  Robie,  Gorham,  on  the 
19th,  enjoyed  a  double-headed  church  celebration,  in 
part  the  dedication  of  a  beautiful  brick  and  granite 
$12,000  chapel,  connected  with  the  Congregational 
Church,  and  in  part  the  centennial  anniversay  of 
the  church  itself.  Ex-Governor  Robie,  who  has 
been  the  largest  contributor  and  the  most  tireless 
worker  for  the  new  structure,  delivered  an  historical 
address,  teeming  with  statistics  and  replete  with 
entertaining  information. 

'46. — Dr.  Abial  Libby,  whose  death  at  Richmond, 
Me.,  of  heart  disease,  on  January  4th,  was  noted  in 
the  last  Orient,  was  one  of  the  oldest  and  best 
known  physicians  in  Maine.  He  was  born  in  1822, 
in  Gardiner.    For  fifty  years  he  practiced  medicine 


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at  Richmond,  and  during  the  war  was  surgeon  of 
the  4tli  Maine  Rogiraont. 

'66.— Governor  Powers  recently  nominated  Prof. 
Henry  L.  Chapman  trustee  of  the  State  Normal 
Schools. 

70. — Comptroller  James  A.  Roberts  of  New 
York  has  recently  published  his  annual  report. 
He  proposes  radical  reforms  in  the  taxing  system  of 
the  State,  and  in  fact  publishes  a  thesis  upon  an 
entirely  new  system  of  taxation.  He  would  abolish 
local  taxation  for  the  State  purposes,  also  real  and 
personal  property  taxes  for  State  purposes.  An 
increase  in  the  collateral  inheritance  tax  and  the 
State's  confiscation  of  the  entire  liquor  tax  law  are 
measures  he  advocates.  His  views  are  independent 
and  honest,  in  fact  they  are  directly  opposed  to  the 
State  Tax  Commissioners'  plan  which  is  now  being 
prepared.  Mr.  Roberts  evidently  possesses  the 
courage  of  his  conviction. 

N.,  '72.— Dr.  Frank  A.  Mitchell  of  Brighton,  one 
of  the  best  known  physicians  in  northern  Cumber- 
land County,  died  recently.  He  was  stricken  with 
paralysis  last  summer,  and  he  never  recovered  from 
it.  He  was  the  son  of  the  late  Rev.  John  Mitchell, 
at  one  time  a  very  prominent  Maine  Methodist 
clergyman.     Dr.  Mitchell  leaves  a  wife  and  one  son. 

Med.,  '74. -Dr.  E.  E.  Holt  left  for  Albany,  N.  T., 
yesterday,  to  attend  a  meeting  of  the  Laryngologi- 
cal,  Rhinological  and  Octological  Society. 

'75. — An  exchange  gives  the  following  : 

Dr.  D.  A.  Sargent  of  Harvard  says  that  their 
gymnasium  is  not  well  enough  patronized,  and 
proposes  three  methods  by  which  physical  exercise 
may  be  made  more  general.  First,  every  student 
must  pass  an  examination  once  a  terra,  showing 
improvement  in  his  physical  condition  ;  second,  a 
number  of  courses  in  gymnasium  work,  something 
like  those  given  in  the  summer  school,  and  count- 
ing toward  a  degree,  should  be  established  on  a 
basis  similar  to  the  other  courses  in  the  university; 
third,  a  course  consisting  of  three  hours  of  gymna- 
sium work  and  one  lecture  on  hygiene  a  week 
should  be  required  of  the  Freshman  Class.  This 
course  should  be  obligatory,  but  should  count  as  a 
half  course  toward  the  degree. 

'76.— Bion  Wilson  recently  resigned  his  position 
as  National  Bank  Examiner  for  Maine.  His  suc- 
cessor has  not  yet  been  appointed,  although  recom- 
mendations have  been  made. 

Med.,  '76. — Dr.  Irvin  E.  Kimball  has  gone  South 
for  a  trip  of  several  weeks. 

N.,  '78.— Hon.  Isaac  W.  Dyer,  Saturday  last, 
qualified  as  United  States  district  attorney  for  the 
District  of  Maine.  The  ceremony  took  place  before 
Judge  Webb,  h.,  '90,  in  the  chambers  of  the  United 
States  Court.     The  retiring  incumbent.  Col.  Albert 


W.  Bradbury,  '60,  said  that  inasmuch  as  Mr.  Dyer 
had  been  a  former  occupant  of  the  office  he  felt 
that  any  words  of  introduction  regarding  the  newly 
appointed  attorney  would  be  superfluous.  Mr. 
Dyer  then  stepped  forward  and  took  the  several 
oaths  prescribed  by  the  federal  law.  Judge  Webb 
then  ordered  the  clerk  to  spread  upon  the  records 
the  commission  and  oaths  of  District  Attorney 
Dyer.  At  the  adjournment  of  court,  Mr.  Dyer 
received  hearty  congratulations  and  expressions  of 
best  wishes  for  a  successful  administration  from  the 
officials  of  the  court.  He  will  at  once  enter  upon 
the  discharge  of  his  duties. 

'81.— Hon.  Frederick  C.  Stevens  of  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  one  of  the  most  brilliant  of  the  younger  mem- 
bers of  the  National  House  of  Representatives,  is  to 
address  the  Lincoln  Club  of  Portland  at  their 
annual  banquet  on  the  12th.  Mr.  Stevens  spent 
his  boyhood  in  Rockland,  Me.,  and  graduated  from 
Bowdoin  College  in  1881.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1884,  and  has  since  that  time  practiced  law 
in  St.  Paul. 

H.,  '81.—  Hon.  James  P.  Baxter  of  Portland  is  to 
deliver  an  address,  entitled  "New  England,"  before 
the  American  Geographical  Society  at  Washington, 
at  its  next  annual  meeting  early  in  February. 

Med.,  '86.— A  selection  of  books  from  the  med- 
ical library  of  the  late  Dr.  William  Lawrence  Dana 
has  been  presented  to  the  Medical  School  of  Maine, 
in  which  he  was  a  valued  instructor  during  the 
greater  part  of  his  short,  but  brilliant  career. 

'87.— The  appointment  of  John  V.  Lane  of  the 
Class  of  '87  to  the  position  of  assistant  postmaster 
of  Augusta,  leaves  vacant  on  the  Journal  of  that 
city  the  position  of  associate  editor.  After  Mr. 
Lane  graduated  from  college,  he  went  to  Augusta 
and  assumed  the  duties  of  city  editor  on  the  Jour- 
nal. Later  on,  for  a  year  or  two,  he  was  night 
editor,  and  for  the  past  five  years  has  occupied 
the  responsible  position  of  associate  editor.  His 
work  in  that  position  has  given  him  a  place  in  the 
front  rank  of  Maine  newspaper  workers. 

'87.— Clarence  B.  Burleigh,  president  of  the 
Maine  Press  Association,  presided  at  its  annual 
meeting  held  at  Portland  on  Thursday  last. 

'89. — Frank  M.  Russell,  who  is  in  business  jn 
Boston,  was  the  guest  of  the  Theta  Delta  Chi 
Fraternity  recently. 

'90.— Prof.  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell  delivered  his 
interesting  and  instructive  lecture  on  "  Books  and 
Reading,"  at  Potter  Academy,  the  18th.  The 
selections  from  "Othello"  and  "Silas  Marner" 
were  especially  good. 


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'92.— The  suit  brought  by  Arthur  L.  Hersey  of 
Portland,  against  the  Maine  Central  for  damages 
for  assault  and  illegal  arrest  has  been  settled  and 
there  will  be  no  trial.  It  will  be  remembered  that 
the  trouble  occurred  over  a  mileage  ticket,  the  con- 
ductor claiming  that  the  ticket  Hersey  had  was  not 
his,  and  causing  his  arrest  on  the  arrival  of  the 
train  at  Portland  for  alleged  evading  payment  of  fare. 
It  is  said  the  Maine  Central  pays  Hersey  $1,250. 

'92. — A  very  happy  wedding  was  consummated 
on  Wednesday  afternoon,  the  I9th,  at  the  residence 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elton  W.  \Yare  of  Bangor,  when 
their  daughter,  Miss  Maude  Warren  Ware,  became 
the  wife  of  Rev.  Earl  Boynton  Wood  of  that  city. 
The  house  was  filled  with  guests  bidden  to  the  cere- 
mony. The  sister  of  the  bride.  Miss  Ada  May 
Ware,  attended  her  as  maid  of  honor,  and  the 
brother  of  the  groom,  Mr.  G-orham  Henry  Wood, 
N.,  '95,  acted  as  best  man.  The  bride  and  groom 
left  on  the  8  o'clock  train  for  a  wedding  journey, 
and  upon  their  return  will  reside  in  Fort  Fairfield, 
where  Rev.  Mr.  Wood  has  been  called  to  the  pas- 
torate of  the  Congregational  Church  for  a  year. 
They  vi'ill  be  at  home  there  after  March  1st. 

'92. — It  is  seldom  that  a  doctor's  thesis  receives 
notice  in  a  critical  magazine,  yet  Professor  Emery's 
"Speculation  on  the  Stock  and  Produce  Exchanges 
of  the  United  States"  is  reviewed  at  length,  and 
favorably  in  The  Economic  Journal,  the  journal 
of  the  British  Economic  Association. 

'94.— The  marriage  of  Rev.  Albert  J.  Lord,  '94, 
of  Hartford,  Vt.,  and  Miss  Maude  Phillips,  was  per- 
formed at  Ellsworth  at  the  Congregational  Church, 
and  was  a  most  fashionable  affair.  Miss  Annie  C. 
Emery,  daughter  of  Judge  L.  A.  Emery,  '61,  was 
maid  of  honor,  and  Rev.  Alfred  V.  Bliss,  '94,  of  Ban- 
gor, was  best  man.  Three  of  the  ushers  were 
classmates  of  the  groom,  B.  B.  Whitcombe,  H.  A. 
Moore,  and  F.  W.  Flood,  all  of  '94.  A  reception 
was  held  at  the  home  of  the  bride's  parents,  Mr. 
Hosea  B.  Phillips,  at  the  close  of  the  ceremony. 
The  couple  took  the  evening  train  for  a  short  tour 
through  the  New  England  States.  The  groom  is 
the  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  Hart- 
ford and  graduated  from  the  Andover  Theological 
Seminary.     They  will  reside  at  Hartford. 

'95.-6.  P.  Mayo  was  admitted  to  practice  law 
in  the  courts  of  McKeeu  County,  Penn.,  in  December, 
1897,  and  on  the  first  of  January,  1898,  went  into 
partnership  with  his  father.  The  new  firm  will  he 
known  as  E.  R.  Mayo  &  Son. 

'95.— The  engagement  is  announced  of  Miss 
Margaret  Knowles,  teacher  of  Science  in  the  Bristol 


(Conn.)  High  School,  and  Fred  0.  Small,  principal 
of  Washington  Academy  in  East  Machias.  Miss 
Knowles  is  a  graduate  of  Bates,  '97,  carrying  off 
the  "first  honors"  in  the  class.  Mr.  Small  has 
been  principal  of  Washington  Academy  for  the 
past  two  years. 

'96. — The  many  friends  of  J.  C.  Minot  will  be 
glad  to  learn  that  he  has  been  appointed  to  the 
responsible  position  on  the  Kennebec  Journal  for- 
merly filled  by  Mr.  Lane,  '87.  The  Journal  says 
editorially  of  Mr.  Minot : 

Mr.  Minot  fitted  for  college  at  the  Cony  High 
School  in  this  city.  He  graduated  from  Bowdoin  in 
the  Class  of  1896.  During  the  four  years  of  his 
course  at  Bowdoin  he  served  as  the  Journal's  cor- 
respondent there.  He  was  also,  during  his  Junior 
year,  the  managing  editor  of  the  college  paper,  the 
Bo-WDOIN  Orient.  In  the  winter  of  1892-3,  he  did 
the  Journal's  Gardiner  work  and  assisted  the  night 
editor.  Last  winter  he  served  with  marked  efli- 
ciency  as  our  general  legislative  reporter.  At  the 
close  of  the  session  he  went  to  work  upon  the  text 
of  the  Journal's  soMYemr  edition,  which  was  issued 
last  June.  The  results  of  his  labors  speak  for  them- 
selves. During  the  summer  months  ho  was  in  the 
editorial  rooms  as  associate  editor,  and  for  two 
weeks,  during  the  vacation  season,  conducted  this 
department  of  the  paper  entirely  alone.  For  the 
past  few  months  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  study 
of  law  in  the  oflBce  of  L.  C.  Cornish,  Esq. 

'96.— Walter  S.  A.  Kimball  of  Portland  has 
been  elected  orator  of  the  graduating  class  at  the 
Maine  Medical  school. 


IN   MEMORIAM. 

Hall  of  Theta  or  a  k  e,  ? 
January  28,  1898.       \ 

Whereas,  We  have  learned  with  profound  sorrow 
of  the  decease  of  Ephraim  Chamberlain  Cummings, 
our  loyal  and  beloved  brother  of  the  Class  of  1853; 

Resolved,  That  in  him  our  Fraternity  loses  one 
who  always  took  a  deep  interest  in  our  welfare,  and 
whose  noble  qualities  made  him  respected  and 
loved  of  all; 

Resolved,  That  we  grievously  lament  his  death, 
and  extend  our  warmest  sympathy  to  the  members 
of  his  afflicted  family  ; 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  the  relatives  of  the  deceased  and  to  the 
Bowdoin  Orient. 

Edwaed  Hutchins, 
Peecital  Proctor  Baxter, 
Rot  Leon  Maeston, 

Committee  for  the  Chapter. 


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Book  I^eyiew§. 


(With  Pipe  and  Book,  a  Colloctiou  of  College 
Verse;  chosen  by  Joseph  Le  Roy  Harrison.  Pres- 
ton &  Rounds  Company,  Providence,  1897.)  It 
will  be  remembered  that  Mr.  Flarrison  is  the  editor 
of  the  "Cap  and  Gown"  series  of  college  verse. 
That  in  itself  is  sofflcient  guarantee  for  this,  his 
most  recent  book,  which  pursues  the  same  general 
principle— that  of  collecting  the  best  verses  from 
college  magazines  of  recent  date.  Mr.  Harrison  has 
done  this  to  perfection,  liis  selections  being  admi- 
rable. Many  of  the  verses  we  have  seen  in  their 
original  papers,  and  it  is  well  they  are  to  be  pre- 
served. The  professional  magazines  of  the  country 
cannot  surpass  some  of  the  poems  here  contained. 
Although  the  volume  is  much  less  pretentious  than 
his  former,  its  standard  has  by  no  means  been 
lowered.  Neatly  bound  with  a  sort  of  poster  cover,  it 
makes  a  most  attractive  volume,  one  to  be  read  at 
odd  intervals,  and  when  once  read,  re-read,  for  it 
will  bear  any  amount  of  repetition.  The  poem 
from  which  it  takes  its  name  is  this: 

With  pipe  and  book,  an  old  arm-chair, 
A  glowing  hearth,  what  need  I  care 
For  empty  honors,  wealth,  or  fame  ? 
Grant  me  but  this  :   an  honest  name, 
A  cup  of  ale,  a  coat  to  wear, 
And  then,  while  smoke  wreaths  rift  the  air. 
The  banquet  of  the  gods  I  share  ; 
Content  to  sit  before  the  flame 
AVith  pipe  and  book. 

Above  the  city's  noisy  glare. 
Yet  sweet,  tho'  humble,  is  my  fare  ; 
For  changing  not  from  praise  to  blame 
These  faithful  friends  are  still  the  same- 
No  earthly  comforts  can  compare 
With  pipe  and  book. 

(Select  Documents  Illustrative  of  the  History  of 
the  United  States,  1776-1861;  Edited  with  Notes 
by  William  MacDonald.  The  Macuiillan  Companv, 
New  York  and  London,  1898.  .f2.25.)  This  work 
meets  the  needs  of  teachers  and  students  who  desire 
to  have,  in  a  single  volume  of  moderate  size  and  cost, 
an  accurately  printed  collection  of  important  docu- 
ments illustrative  of  the  constitutional  history  of 
the  United  States.  The  selections,  ninety-seven  in 
number,  cover  the  period  from  1776  to  1861— from 
the  adoption  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence  to 
the  outbreak  of  tlie  Civil  War.  The  documents  are 
given  either  in  full  or  in  significaut  extracts,  as 
their  nature  and  importance  seemed  to  indicate, 
and  follow  in  each  case  an  official  or  authoritative 
text.  Each  document  is  prefaced  by  a  brief  intro- 
duction and  a  select  bibliography.  The  introduc- 
tion is  restricted  to  an  account  of  the  circumstances 
of  the  document  itself,  with  special  reference  to 
its  legislative,  diplomatic,  or  legal  history.  The 
bibliogi'apliies  indicate  the  collateral  documentary 
sources  and  the  most  important  general  discussions. 
For  the  guidance  of  students,  a  general  bibliograph- 
ical note  on  the  use  of  the  printed  sources,  particu- 
larly the  Congressional  documents,  has  been  added. 


While  none  of  t)ie  documents  are  new  or  rare, 
many  of  them  have  not  heretofore  been  readily 
accessible,  save  to  those  students  who  have  access 
to  large  libraries;  and  such  a  collection  as  is  now 
for  the  first  time  offered  will  be  welcomed  by  teach- 
ers of  American  history  who  desire  to  enlarge  the 
study  of  documentary  material  by  their  classes,  but 
who  have  thus  far  been  prevented  from  so  doing 
either  by  inability  to  obtain  for  class  use  the  docu- 
ments desired,  or  by  the  practical  difficulty  of  mak- 
ing effective  use  of  a  text  where  only  a  single  copy 
is  available. 

The  volume  is  adapted  for  use  in  connection  with 
any  narrative  text-book  on  the  period,  or  as  a 
manual  to  accompany  lectures.  Therefore  it  will 
be  found  useful  not  only  in  colleges  and  universities 
offering  extended  courses  in  the  constitutional  and 
political  history  of  the  United  States,  but  also  in 
high  schools  and  academies  in  which  the  study  of 
American  history  is  now  receiving  increased  atten- 
tion. 

The  work  is  upon  the  same  general  plan  as 
"  Preston's  Documents  Illustrative  of  American  His- 
tory," but  it  deals  on  the  whole  with  later  docu- 
ments. It  is  one  of  the  most  thorough  volumes  ever 
published.  Nothing  has  escaped  the  notice  of  its 
author,  and  even  the  most  critical  historian  will 
find  everything  to  his  taste.  Professor  MacDonald 
is  to  be  congratulated  upon  his  work,  which  fills  a 
long-felt  want. 

(  The  Federal  Judge.  A  Novel  by  Charles  K. 
Lush.  Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co.,  Boston  and  New 
York,  1897.)  In  the  Federal  Judge  we  have  a  well- 
written  modern  novel.  Its  characters  are  true  to 
life  and  there  is  no  tendency  to  overdraw  either 
their  faults  or  their  virtues.  The  scene  is  laid  in 
the  Northwest,  where  great  commercial  interests 
center,  and  from  first  to  last  it  teaches  the  great 
principle  of  "the  force  of  environment."  Prom  the 
judge  who  was  influenced  unwittingly  to  support 
the  schemes  of  greedy  corporations,  whose  decisions 
were  used  to  strengthen  one  faction  against  another, 
to  the  magnate  who  led  a  double  life  and  died  before 
he  could  escape  from  the  country  with  his  ill-gotten 
wife  and  worse-gotten  gains,  everything  follows  a 
logical  course  of  events.  Mr.  Lush  has  drawn  his 
characters  with  remarkable  force,  and  he  is  free 
from  that  too  common  fad  of  leaving  too  much  to 
the  imagination.  His  story  is  finished  definitely, 
and  that  is  a  relief  after  having  read  so  many  ^'w-rie- 
siecle  books,  which  leave  their  readers  in  a  more 
unsatisfactory  state  at  the  end  than  at  the  begin- 
ning. It  is  an  wholesome  book  and  one  showing 
certain  phases  of  modern  life  in  a  true  light.  It 
reminds  one  very  strongly  of  the  play,  "  The  Hen- 
rietta," which  treats  of  similar  matters  located  in 
New  York,  rather  than  the  Nortwest.  It  is  indeed 
one  of  the  strongest  novels  of  the  year,  of  the 
political  and  social  type. 

Books  to  be  reviewed  :  "  Practical  Idealism,"  by 
William  DeW.  Hyde,  D.D. ;  "  Where  Beauty  Is,  and 
Other  Poems,"  by  Henry  Johnson;  "  Varia,"  by 
Agnes  Repplier. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Vol.  XXVII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   FEBRUARY   16,  1898. 


No.  14. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PDBI.ISHED    EVERY  ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY  DURING 
THE  COLLEGIATE  YEAR  BY  THE  STUDENTS   OP 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
Percival  p.  Baxter,  '98,  Editor-in-Chief. 
Roy  L.  Marston,  '99,  Assistant  Editor-in-Chief. 
Frank  L.  Dctton,  '99,  Business  Manager. 
Joseph  W.  Whitney,  1900,  Assistant  Business  Manager. 
Thomas  L.  Marble,  '98.         James  P.  Webber,  1900. 
John  W.  Condon,  '98.  Drew  B.  Hall,  '99. 

Byron  S.  Philoon,  '99.  Percy  A.  Babe,  1900. 


Per  annum,  in  advance. 
Single  Copies, 


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Extra  copies  can  be  obtained  at  the  bookstores  or  on  applica- 
tion to  the  Business  Manager. 

Itenuttances  should  he  made  to  the  Business  Man.ager.  Com- 
munications in  regard  to  all  other  mattei-s  should  be  directed  to 
the  Editor-in-Chief. 

Students,  Professors,  and  Alumni  are  invited  to  contribute 
literary  articles,  personals,  and  items.  Conti'ibutions  must  be 
accompanied  by  writer's  name,  as  well  as  the  signature  which 
he  wishes  to  have  appended. 

Contributions  for  Bowdoin  Verse  Department  should  he  sent 
to  Box  960,  Brunswick,  Me. 

Personal  items  should  be  sent  to  Box  945,  Brunswick,  Me. 

Entered  at  the  Post-OfBce  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Glass  Mail  Matter. 
Printed  at  the  Journal  OFriOE,  Lewiston. 

CONTENTS. 

Vol.  XXVII.,  No.  14.— February  16,  1898. 

Editorial  Notes 223 

Annual  Meeting  of  the  Boston  Alumni 226 

Annual  Meeting  of  the  Portland  Alumni       ....  227 
Bowdoin  Verse  : 

The  Tokens 227 

CoLLEGH  Tabula 229 

Debating  Society  , 233 

Y.  M.  C.  A 233 

Book  Reviews 234 

Personal 237 


3  splendid  success  which  the  Glee 
and  Mandolin  Clubs  of  this  season  have  had 
and  are  still  having  must  surely  be  gratifying 
to  all  interested  in  the  affairs  of  the  college. 
After  the  concert  given  at  Memorial  Hall 
the  clubs  were  praised  in  the  highest  terms, 
and  the  audience,  composed  largely  of  stu- 
dents, who  are  apt  to  be  very  critical  on  such 
occasions,  was  thoroughly  satisfied.  Without 
doubt  our  musical  organization  is  the  best 
we  have  as  yet  produced,  and  it  deserves  great 
credit.  It  is  of  no  use  to  be  parsimonious 
with  praise  when  it  can  and  should  be  freely 
given.  We  are  often  too  ready  to  criticise 
any  unsuccessful  undertaking,  but  we  are 
rarely  too  prompt  to  commend  a  successful 
one.  Although  criticism  is  of  great  good  at 
times,  it  might  be  better  if  we  should  praise 
rather  more  than  criticise,  and  also  if  we 
should  be  too  free  in  bestowing  praise  rather 
than  not  free  enough.  Too  much,  however, 
cannot  be  said  in  commending  the  Glee  and 
Mandolin  Clubs ;  their  work  is  artistic  and 
fully  up-to-date  in  every  particular.  Both  the 
leaders  of  the  clubs,  Mr.  White  and  Mr. 
Drake,  may  congratulate  themselves  upon 
their  work.  Mr.  Thompson  as  reader  is  a 
pronounced  success,  and  he  adds  greatly  to 
the  charm  of  the  concerts. 

The  musical  clubs  represent  the  college  as 


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much  as  her  athletic  teams,  only  in  a  different 
manner,  and  they  possess  the  additional  virtue 
of  being  self-supporting.  Nevertheless  their 
interests  are  ours,  and  whatever  moral  sup- 
port we  can  give  should  be  given  freely. 


"TkURING  the  past  few  weeks,  by  the  publi- 
■*-'  cation  of  four  important  books,  Bowdoin 
has  taken  a  decided  step  upward  in  the  world 
of  literature.  President  Hyde's  "Practical 
Idealism";  Professor  MacDonald's  "Select 
Documents";  Professor  Johnson's  "Where 
Beauty  Is,  and  Other  Poems,"  and  Dr.  Mason's 
"The  Ten  Laws"  make  an  array  of  note- 
worthy productions  that  would  cause  any 
college  in  the  land  to  stop  a  moment  and 
gaze  upon  them  with  admiration  not  unmixed 
with  pride.  Philosophy,  history,  poetry,  and 
religion  are  here  represented,  and  most 
worthily  so.  When  an  institution  of  our 
size  publishes  four  such  volumes  in  about  as 
man}'  weeks,  it  is  something  of  which  to  be 
proud;  and  it  may  safely  be  said  that  no  such 
prolific  literary  activity  ever  was  seen  here 
before.  If  such  a  state  of  affairs  is  to  con- 
tinue, as  we  hope  it  may,  we  should  do  well 
to  have  a  "University  Press"  such  as  the 
larger  institutions  of  the  country  have.  The 
progressive  spirit  of  our  Faculty  is  shown  in 
no  better  way  than  this;  that  of  giving  to 
the  world  the  product  of  their  thought;  and 
nothing  adds  more  to  the  prestige  of  an  insti- 
tution than  having  its  works  largely  read 
and  used  throughout  the  land.  Judging 
from  the  comments  of  the  newspapers,  large 
and  small,  important  and  unimportant,  and 
there  is  no  surer  method  of  obtaining  the 
opinion  of  the  public,  these  books  have  with- 
out exception  met  with  unqualified  success. 
"Practical  Idealism"  is  the  embodiment 
of  President  Hyde's  advanced  philosophic 
thought;  itis  abook  that  not  only  adds  greatly 
to  his  fame,  but  that  also  will  be  of  great 
influence  in  moulding  the  philosophy  of  the 
day,  especially  practical   philosophy.     Pro- 


fessor MacDonald's  book  will  be  of  inesti- 
mable value  to  the  student  of  history,  as  it 
places  inaccessible  manuscripts  and  material 
at  his  disposal.  It  is  a  book  for  the  student 
of  history  who  deals  with  his  subject  in  the 
modern  method.  Professor  Johnson's  book 
of  verse  is  indeed  a  collection  of  marvel- 
lously beautiful  poems.  Many  of  his  poems, 
though  not  containing  the  philosophy  of  a 
technical  work,  are  truly  philosophic  in  their 
nature,  and  they  will  powerfully  influence 
their  readers.  Dr.  Mason's  book  we  claim  as 
our  own,  though  not  published  directly  under 
the  shado'w  of  the  college.  It  is  a  volume  of 
practical  sermons,  such  as  all  enjoy  reading 
and  hearing. 

The  alumni  feel  no  less  proud  of  this 
quartet  of  books  than  the  undergraduates, 
and  all  hope  that  not  only  will  more  from  the 
same  pens  be  given  us,  but  also  that  other 
members  of  our  Faculty  may  publish  works 
which  will  reflect  such  honor  upon  our  insti- 
tution. 


'UFTER  having  endured  so  many  trials  and 
I  ^  inconveniences  in  the  gymnasium,  we 
are  cheered  through  the  present  term  by 
the  promise  that  next  summer  the  gym  is  to 
be  thoroughly  overhauled  and  put  into  excel- 
lent condition.  This  is  indeed  good  news  for 
suffering  humanity;  when  we  have  our  reno- 
vated quarters  gym  work,  though  compul- 
sory, will  be  a  pleasure.  No  longer  will  it 
be  considered  in  the  light  of  a  bore,  for  noth- 
ing is  more  attractive  or  more  beneficial  than 
a  well-equipped  gymnasium.  Our  gym  facil- 
ities for  the  past  few  years  have  been  rather 
poor,  in  fact  they  have  steadily  deteriorated 
from  bad  to  worse,  and  the  news  is  therefore 
doubly  welcome  that  no  longer  are  we  to  suffer. 
New  bathing  facilities,  new  locker  room,  and 
new  fittings  are  to  be  given  us,  and  then  all 
will  be  pleasant  and  agreeable.  The  author- 
ities have  for  some  time  realized  the  short- 
comings of   the   gymnasium,  but   the    way 


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has  not  seemed  clear  to  promise  any  rad- 
ical reforms.  Now  everything  appears  to  be 
assured,  and  all  maj'  give  thanks  from  the 
depths  of  their  hearts.  With  this  prospect 
there  is  no  need  for  further  complaint, 
the  petty  trials  of  this  term  may  be  laughed 
at,  and  plans  laid  for  the  future. 


BRUNSWICK,  and  no  less  the  college,  has 
complained  for  years  that  a  suitable  hotel 
was  not  to  be  found  in  the  town,  and  such 
unfortunately  was  the  case.  A  good  hotel  is 
indispensable,  and  such  an  establishment  has 
long  been  needed  here.  Not  onl}^  at  com- 
mencement does  the  college  patronize  the 
hotel,  but  throughout  the  year  relatives  and 
guests  must  be  provided  for,  and  if  suitable 
accommodations  are  obtainable  the  number 
of  such  visitors  is  greatly  enlarged.  There- 
fore we  have  all  hoped  for  a  change,  and  it 
has  finally  come.  When  the  Tontine  caught 
fire  it  might  have  been  better  for  it  to  have 
burned  down  completely,  then  an  entirely 
new  building  might  have  been  erected  ;  but 
it  did  not.  Nevertheless  the  old  hotel  has 
received  so  thorough  an  overhauling  that  it 
would  hardly  be  recognized.  Everything  has 
been  put  in  first-class  order,  and  its  proprietor 
is  to  be  congratulated  upon  his  new  accom- 
modations. From  attic  to  cellar  the  house 
is  practically  new ;  this  is  especially  so  with 
its  culinary  department.  Students  as  well 
as  towns-folk  may  now  congratulate  them- 
selves upon  the  excellent  accommodations  of 
Landlord  Huntoon.  May  he  keep  his  house 
fully  up-to-date,  and  liave  everything  in  as 
perfect  order  in  the  future  as  it  is  at  present. 
He  is  fully  competent  to  do  this,  and  he  will. 


DESPITE  the  forebodings  of  certain  under- 
graduates, not  to  mention  alumni,  the 
Quill  seems  to  thrive  wonderfully  well.  No 
arguments  are  needed  to  prove  this  if  one 
will  but  examine  the  Februar}^  issue,  which 


appeared  yesterday.  If  that  is  not  a  healthy, 
prospering,  live  paper  it  would  be  difficult 
to  find  one.  The  second  volume  of  the 
Quill  has  entered  upon  its  course  with 
flying  colors,  and  bids  fair  so  to  continue. 
Professor  Chapman's  "  Diogenes  "  is  a  most 
effective  character  sketch,  and  it  portrays 
this  old  college  habituS  to  perfection.  "  A 
Chance  Rencontre  "  and  "  Choice  of  Valen- 
tines" are  both  interesting,  lively  stories, 
while  "A  Sonnet  on  King's  Chapel"  is  about 
as  striking  a  bit  of  poetry  as  has  been  pub- 
lished for  some  time  at  Bowdoin.  "  Swiped  " 
is  one  of  the  best  verses  of  its  kind  that  we 
have  seen.  As  for  the  departments,  too 
high  praise  can  not  be  given  them,  they  are 
bright  and  to  the  point.  The  new  depart- 
ment called  "Grey  Goose  Tracks"  is  par- 
ticularly spicy,  and  an  added  charm  is  lent 
Dy  the  lack  of  all  knowledge  as  to  its  author- 
ship. In  his  arraignment  of  the  student 
body  for  their  lack  of  spirit  the  author  of 
"Silhouettes"  and  the  "Grey  Goose"  man  as 
well,  touches  upon  a  time-worn  and  time- 
honored  theme,  but  one  which  never  grows 
stale.  Year  after  year  the  Orient  holds  forth 
every  now  and  then  upon  this  subject,  and 
probably  the  Quill  will.  It  is  one  of  our 
stock  editorials,  and  will  so  continue  as  long 
as  we  remain  human.  The  chairman  of 
the  QuiU  is  eminently  just,  nevertheless,  in 
his  criticism ;  when  less  than  50  students 
attend  a  Glee  Club  Concert,  affairs  have 
reached  rather  a  low  ebb.  If  writing  would 
remedy  matters,  we  should  sermonize  every 
issue,  but  it  won't,  unless  backed  by  some- 
thing more  substantial.  A  college  dinner  is 
suggested,  and  a  royal  good  thing  it  would 
be.  The  gymnasium  might  be  used  and  a 
rousing  time  had.  The  whole  affair  should 
be  conducted  by  the  students  themselves, 
and  the  Faculty  and  some  of  the  alumni 
invited.  Nothing  would  serve  to  give 
college  spirit  a  better  start  than  such  a 
dinner.      It  need  not  be  very  expensive,  if 


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all  would  share,  and  it  would  repay  us  many 
times  over.  A  few  good  speeches  from  the 
Faculty  and  one  or  two  alumni,  and  some 
remarks  by  representative  students  would 
make  an  evening  long  to  be  remembered. 
Nothing  will  be  accomplished,  however,  un- 
less some  action  is  taken ;  if  all  hang  back 
and  fear  to  be  aggressive  in  the  matter,  it 
never  can  materialize.  Let  each  give  it  a 
good,  strong  push,  and  when  the  ball  is  once 
rolling,  it  will  almost  carry  itself  along. 

Another  theme  which  has  been  harped 
upon  until  we  all  are  weary,  is  a  Press  Club. 
We  won't  mention  a  single  reason  why  one 
should  be  formed,  however,  but  will  simply 
say  that  a  meeting  of  those  interested  will 
be  held  at  the  Orient  office,  Memorial  Hall, 
Thursday,  February  17th,  at  5.30  p.m.  If 
any  of  the  newspaper  representatives  at 
college  care  to  join  in  a  serious  attempt  to 
collect  the  news  of  the  college  and  publish  it 
regularly  iu  some  systematic  form,  they  will 
be  welcomed  at  this  meeting.  Only  those 
need  come,  however,  who  are  willing  to  work 
and  to  work  hard  for  the  welfare  of  the  club, 
individually  and  collectively.  All  such  are 
invited. 


Annual  Meeting  of  the  Boston 
Alumni. 
^ITHE  Annual  Dinner  of  the  Bowdoin 
-»■  Alumni  Association  of  Boston  was  held 
on  the  evening  of  the  9th,  at  the  Copley 
Square  Hotel,  over  one  hundred  members 
being  present  and  ,enjoying  addresses  by 
President  Hyde  and  Professor  William  Mac- 
Donald  of  the  college,  and  Professor  Egbert 
C.  Smythe  of  Andover  Seminary.  Judge 
Daniel  C.  Linscott,  '64,  presided,  and  after 
the  usual  feast,  introduced  President  Hyde, 
who  was  received  vociferously  by  the  grad- 
uates, old  and  young.  President  Hyde  said 
that  the  college  was  never  in  better  condi- 
tion than  to-day,  and  that  for  the  first  time 
every  department  had  at  its  head  a  competent 


professor.  The  college  had  received  during 
the  year  f90,000  from  the  Fayerweather 
fund,  and  an  additional  $35,000  is  expected. 
A  new  library  building  is  one  of  the  most 
pressing  needs  of  the  college,  as  there  are  at 
present  over  4,000  volumes  belonging  to  the 
institution  for  which  there  is  no  room. 

Professor  MacDonald  said  that  it  was  the 
object  of  the  college  now  to  fit  men  to  suc- 
cessfully hold  good  positions.  He  urged 
the  Boston  alumni  to  remain  loyal  to  their 
Alma  Mater. 

Professor  Smythe  spoke  in  a  general 
manner  of  college  education.  The  following 
officers  were  elected:  President,  Oliver  C. 
Stevens,  '76;  Vice-President,  Professor  A.  E. 
Burton, '78;  Secretary,  William  G.  Reed,  '82; 
Assistant  Secretary,  G.  F.  Bean,  '97 ;  Exec- 
utive Committee,  T.  J.  Emery,  '68;  D.  S. 
Lowell, '74;  W.  A.  Robinson, '76;  W.  W. 
Towne,  '81;  C.  F.  Moulton, '87;  E.  H.  God- 
ing,  '91;  and  H.  S.  Chapman,  '91. 

Among  those  jjresent  were: 

Guilford  S.  Newcomb,  '48 ;  Rev.  Jotham  B.  Sew- 
all, '48;  Rev.  E.  C.  Smythe, '48 ;  George  C.  Robin- 
son, '49;  Daniel  C.  Linscott,  '54;  Henry  H.  Smith, 
'54;  John  G.  Stetson,  '54;  Reuben  A.  Rideout,  '61; 
Edward  Stanwood,  '&1 ;  Joseph  W.  Chadwick,  '62; 
Professor  George  L.  Goodale,  '63;  C.  U.  Bell,  '63; 
S.  W.  Harmon,  '65;  Dr.  Charles  R.  Brown,  '65; 
Sylvester  B.  Carter, '66  ;  James  W.  McDon.ald,  '67; 
Thomas  J.  Emery,  '68  ;  Edward  P.  Payson,  '69  ;  Cas- 
sius  C.  Powers,  '69  ;  Alonzo  G.  Whitman,  '70 ;  Nathan 
D.  A.  Clarlse,  '73 ;  John  F.  Eliot,  '73 ;  W.  M.  Payson, 
74;  Lucius  B.  Folsom, '85 ;  Charles  H.  Wardwell, 
'86 ;  Elmer  E.  Rideout,  '86  ;  George  W.  Parsons,  '87  ; 
Thomas  H.  Ayer, '88 ;  H.  W.  Jarvis, '91;  Edward 
N.  Coding,  '91;  Henry  S.  Chapman,  '91;  VV.  P. 
Chamberlain,  '93  ;  C.  C.  Bucknam,'93  ;  H.  E.  Andrews, 
'94;  Louis  C.  Hatch, '95;  Dr.  Fred  B.  Colby, '95; 
J.  E.  Hicks,  '95 ;  George  T.  Ordway,  '96 ;  Francis 
C.  Peakes,  '96  ;  Robert  Newbegin,  '96  ;  T.  C.  Keohan, 
'97  ;  Oscar  E.  Pease,  '97  ;  George  S.  Bean,  '97  ;  D. 
Weston  Elliott,  '97;  John  F.  Libby,  '85;  Irving  W. 
Home, '86;  Edwin  H.  Hall, '76  ;  Dudley  A.Sargent, 
'76 ;  Dr.  Myles  Standish,  '75  ;  George  R.  Swasey,  '75  ; 
Dr.  A.  S.  Whitmore,  '75;  Walter  A.  Robinson,  '76; 
A.  Sanford,  '76;  Oliver  C.  Stevens,  '76;  William  G. 
Waitt,  '76  ;  John  W.  Achorn,  '79  ;  E.  C.  Burbank,  '80 ; 


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A.  M.  Edwards,  '80 ;  Charles  Haggerty,  '81 ;  Will- 
iam W.  Towle,  '81 ;  Herbert  H.  Chase,  '82  ;  Will- 
iam W.  Curtis,  '82;  William  G.  Reed,  '82;  W.  E. 
Mason,  '82;  Henry  A.  Bascom,  '83;  A.  E.  Austen, 
'83  ;  Rev.  C.  W.  Longren,  '84 ;  Wilson  R.  Butler,  '84 ; 
F.  W.  Alexander,  '85 ;  Craig  C.  Choate,  '87  ;  Carroll 
M.  Austin,  '87  ;  George  A.  Ingalls,  '88  ;  Dr.  H.  P. 
Smithwiols,  '88;  George  L.  Rogers,  '89;  Dr.  Fred 
Drew, '91;  Owen  E.  Hardy,  '91;  Dr.  C.  S.  Wright, 
'91 ;  Ervine  D.  Osborne,  '92  ;  Daniel  Mclntire,  '92  ; 
Albert  M.  Jones, '93;  R.  H.  Hinl^ley,  Jr., '94;  H.  L. 
Bagley,  '94;  A.  H.  Stetson,  '95;  Allen  L.  Churchill, 
'95;  W.  S.  Bass,  '96;  W.  E.  Leighton,  '95;  J.  E. 
Burbank,  '96 ;  R.  S.  Hagar,  '97  ;  D.  C:  Linscott,  Jr., 
'97  ;  Edgar  G.  Pratt,  '97  ;  H.  R.  Mclntyre,  '98. 


Annual   Meeting  of   the  Portland 
Alumni. 

TITHE  twenty-eighth  annual  meeting  of  the 
-^  Bowdoin  Alumni  of  Portland  and  vicinity 
was  held  Saturday  evening,  January  29th,  at 
the  Congress  Square  Hotel. 

The  business  meeting  was  called  to  order 
at  7  o'clock  b}''  Judge  Symonds,  President 
of  the  Association.  Messrs.  Franklin  C.  Pay- 
son,  Joseph  A.  Locke,  and  George  F.  McQuil- 
lan were  appointed  a  committee  to  bring  in  a 
list  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year,  and  they 
reported  the  following: 

President,  Joseph  W.  Symonds ;  Vice- 
Presidents,  George  F.  Emery,  Charles  F. 
Libb}',  Clarence  Hale,  Augustus  F.  Moul- 
ton,  Prentiss  Loring ;  Secretary,  Hannibal  H. 
Emery;  Executive  Committee,  George  F. 
McQuillan,  Virgil  C.  Wilson,  Dr.  C.  A.  Ring; 
Dinner  Committee,  Frederick  O.  Conaut, 
Richard  C.  Payson,  William  W.  Thomas; 
Orator,  George  F.  Emery ;  Poet,  E.  S.  Osgood ; 
Toast-master,  Frederick  H.  Gerrish. 

At  the  close  of  the  meeting  the  company 
adjourned  to  the  dining-hall,  where  a  fine 
menu  was  served. 

After  cigai's  were  lighted  President  Joseph 
W.  Symonds  called  the  members  to  order 
and  introduced  George  M.  Seiders  as  toast- 
master  of  the  evening.  The  following  toasts 
were  offered  and  responded  to : 


"The  College,"  President  William  DeWitt 
Hyde  ;  "The  Clergy,"  Rev.  H.  S.  Whitman  ; 
"  The  College  Graduate  in  Commercial  Busi- 
ness," Russell  D.  Woodman ;  "  Our  State  and 
Her  Star,"  Hon.  Seth  L.  Larrabee ;  "The 
Legal  Profession,"  Augustus  F.  Moulton ; 
"  The  Faculty  and  the  Faculty  of  the  Fac- 
ulty," Prof.  Henry  L.  Chapman  ;  "  The  Med- 
ical Profession,"  Dr.  George  H.  Curamings. 

The  following  were  seated  at  the  table  : 
President  William  DeW.  Hyde;  Prof.  Henry 
L.  Chapman,  '66  ;  Prof.  George  T.  Files,  '89; 
George  F.  Emery,  '36;  Judge  William  L. 
Putnam, '55;  Charles  W.Pickard, '57;  Judge 
Joseph  W.  Symonds,  '60 ;  Fabius  M.  Ray,  '61 ; 
Joseph  A.  Locke,  '65;  Russell  D.  Woodman, 
'66;  Frederick  H.  Gerrish, '66;  Dr.  C.  A.  Ring, 
'68;  Rev.  H.  S.  Whitman,  '69;  George  M. 
,  Seiders, '72;  George  H.  Cummings, '72;  Au- 
gustus F.  Moulton,  '73;  Hannibal  H.  Emery, 
'74;  Seth  L.  Larrabee,  '75;  Geo.  F.  McQuil- 
lan, '75;  Franklin  C.  Payson,  '76;  Charles 
Sargent,  '76 ;  Frederick  O.  Conant,  '80 ;  Henry 
S.  Payson,  '81;  C.  H.  Gilson,  '82;  S.  T.  B. 
Jackson,  '83;  Eben  W.  Freeman,  '85;  Arthur 
W.  Merrill,  '88 ;  Charles  L.  Hutchinson,  '90 ; 
Henry  E.  Cutts,  '91 ;  Thomas  H.  Gately,  Jr., 
'92;  John  H.  Pierce,  '93;  Richard  C.  Payson, 
'93 ;  EliasThomas,  Jr.,  '94 ;  F.  W.  Pickard,  '94 ; 
William  W.  Thomas,  '94;  Francis  W.  Dana, 
'94;  W.  W.  Fogg,  '96;  E.  L.  Bodge,  '97; 
Alfred  P.  Cook,  '97. 


Bowdoir^   ^cpge. 

The  Tokens. 

In  fair  September,  ere  the  summer  flees, 

The  birds  of  passage  herald  fall  by  flight; 

The  birds  who've  sung  the  golden  summer  through, 

Since  first  they  built  their  nests  in  joyous  May, 

The  little  birds  of  passage,  sweet  of  song, 

Whose  presence  gladdened  ev'ry  field  and  grove, 

Ply  far  away  into  the  unknown  south, 

And  summer  goes  with  them  indeed.     We  miss 

Their  songs  among  the  yet  green  leaves.   The  day 


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Seems  strange  and  still,  because  we  hear  no  more 

The  little  birds  pipe  up  their  melodies. 

What  matter  though  the  leaves  be  green.    They 

hide 
No  more  the  robin,  or  the  finch,  or  wren  ; 
What  matter  though  the  flowers  bloom,  the  birds 
Have  fled  away,  and  they  must  follow  soon. 
Then  asks  the  soul,   "What  means  this  hurried 

flight?" 

When  leaves  are  rustling  on  the  ground,  and  trees 
Are  bare,  and  flowers  faded,  and  the  fruits 
Are  gathered  in,  the  earth  looks  gray  and  cold; 
As,  stripped  of  summer's'glory  and  its  pride. 
She  opes  her  bosom  to  the  frost  and  gale. 
And  then  again  the  soul  asks,  "What  means  this?  " 

The  winter's  snows  have  fallen  bleak  and  drear, 
A  white  expanse  that  covers  all  the  ground. 
The  leafless  trees  are  powdered  each  fall. 
And  rivers,  frozen,  show  a  spotless  floor. 
The  wind  has  piled  the  snow  in  fancy  shapes. 
And  drifted  high  great  banks  across  the  way. 
Here  breastworks  rear  their  rounded  heads,  and 

there 
A  threat'ning  crag  hangs  o'er  a  shallow  vale. 
A  weird  look  seems  to  haunt  the  woods  and  dales. 
The  houses,  draped  with  ice  cones,  crowned  with 

snow, 
Half  buried  in  the  drifts,  look  cold  and  drear. 
And,  save  for  smoke  that  rises,  thin  and  gray, 
Prom  out  the  chimney,  would  deserted  seem. 
Oft  merry  sleigh-bells  sound  upon  the  ear. 
And  crack  of  whip,  that,  in  the  frosty  air, 
Sounds  like  a  pistol  shot.     The  aching  eye 
Looks  out  across  the  white  expanse  to  see 
The  woodman  goad  the  oxen  through  the  snow. 
And  watch  the   logs  drawn  home  from  out  the 

woods. 
Once  more  the  soul   says,   "What  can  all  this 

mean  ?  " 

The  strengthened   sun    shines   warm  upon   the 

earth ; 
The  winter's  snow  melts  fast  before  its  rays. 
The  trees  put  forth  new  leaves,  the  tender  plants 
Peep  out  above  the  ground.     The  grass  grows 

green, 
The  air  is  laden  with  the  song  of  spring, 
New  hfe  is  born  in  all  we  see  around  ; 
A  life  that  grows,  expands,  enlarges  still, 
A  healthy  life,  a  life  most  glorious. 
Each  day  adds  beauty,  and  each  night  brings  rest. 


We  look  about  us  and  we  seem  to  feel 
The  very  impulse  that  invigorates 
Each  tree  and  flower  with  its  life  and  hope. 
The  soul  is  lightened  of  its  fears,  and  cries, 
"What   miracle   is   this?      Whence  comes  this 
change?  " 

Fair  Summer,  queen  of  all  the  year,  has  come; 
Blest  season,  it  is  hers  to  be  to  us 
The  time  of  times  we  love,  the  life  of  lives. 
Beneath  her  sun  we  bask  in  peace  and  joy. 
The  dreary  past  is  lost,  the  future  bright. 
The  heart  feeds  on  each  blossom  and  each  bud. 

The  eye,  in  sweet  content,  feasts  on  each  scene, 
Grace  moves  in  ev'ry  hue  that  she  has  traced, 
And  in  her  handiwork  is  beauty's  touch. 
Within  her  bosom  have  the  birds  found  rest. 
The  little  birds  have  returned  to  share 
With  other  beings,  all  her  feasts  and  joys. 
The  flowers  find  a  pillow  there  and  lie 
Contented  in  her  dewy  lap.    The  kine 
Find    shade   beside    her    gurgling    brooks   and 

streams, 
And  laughing  children  drink  of  her  delights. 
Our  souls  leap  up  in  us,  and  charmed  they  cry, 
"This  is  not  chance,  this  life,  this  joy,  this  hope. 
No  chance  can  make  the  seasons  move  like  this. 
From  autumn  unto  winter,  then  to  spring, 
And  from  the  spring  unto  the  summer  bright. 
It  is  a  purpose,  set  !     A  work  divine  ! 
This  life  cannot  exist  alone.    The  world. 
And  all  the  moving  of  the  universe 
Has  not  resulted  from  an  accident. 

"  In  autumn  earth  grown  gray,  the  flowers  die. 
The  birds  fly  far  away,  the  ground  is  bare. 
But  it  is  not  the  end.    The  seeds  are  then 
Already  to  burst  forth  at  touch  of  spring, 
And  birds  but  seek  a  temporary  home. 
Life  going  into  sleep,  not  dying,  this. 

"In  winter  snow  is  on  the  ground,  cold  reigns. 
And  frost  invades  the  earth,  the  stream,  the  air ; 
But  still  the  seed  and  bud  are  frozen  not. 
All  hfe  is  but  asleep.    It  is  not  dead. 

"In  spring  the  snow  is  melted  soon  away. 
The  buds  burst  open  and  the  seeds  come  up, 
The  birds  return,  and  all  the  earth  is  glad. 
The  life  awakes,  refreshened  by  its  sleep." 

'  In  summer  earth  is  at  its  best.    Behold, 
In  everything  is  life,  in  laud  and  sky. 


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If  1  but  watch  by  day  I  see  on  earth 

All  glad  and  gay  and  joyful ;  a  great  world. 

If  I  but  watch  by  night  I  see  o'erhead 

A  countless  firmament,  a  host  of  worlds. 

There  are  than  these  things  none  more  beautiful. 

And  yet,  what  can  these  awful  wonders  mean?" 

What  can  these  wonders  mean,  0  soul?    They 

mean 
That  there  is  near  us  a  great,  loving  God, 
Whose  every  work  is  full  of  good  intent ; 
Who  gives  to  us  a  home  that's  worth  a  race 
As  better  than  our  race  as  He  is  us. 
And  all  He  asks  of  us  is  that  we  bow, 
And  worship  not  to  any  one  but  Him. 
And  worship?    Aye,  and  love  Him  as  our  Own  ! 
— F.  C.  Lee,  1900. 


Mr.   Frank    H.   Swan    of 
Westbrook,  formerly  a  teacher 
in  the  High  School  of  that  city,  but 
now  a  Senior  in  Bowdoin  College,  has 
*^y  been  engaged  to  assist  at  the  Deering 

^^  High  School,  says  an  exchange.     This 

change  was  made  owing  to  the  sudden  death  of 
Principal   Crosby.     Mr.  Swan   will   remain  out  of 
college  the  remainder  of  the  term,  but  will  return 
to  graduate  with  his  class. 
Giles,  1900,  is  at  college. 
Bass,  1900,  has  returned. 
Washington's  Birthday  next! 
Lucky  we  brought  our  snow-shoes. 
Numerous  mid-term  exams,  last  week. 
Dana,  '94,  visited  the  campus  last  week. 
Junior  assembly,  number  two,  February  16th. 
Marston,  '99,  is  drawing  the  cuts  for  '99's  Bugle. 

Bass,  1900,  was  visiting  friends  in  Boston  last 
week. 

Robert  A.  Cleaves  of  Bridgton  spent  Sunday 
with  his  son. 

A  very  unique  group  of  Glee  and  Mandolin 
Club  photographs  announces  the  concert  of  those 
clubs. 


The  second  themes  of  the  term  were  due 
February  8th. 

Jordan,  1900,  has  been  at  his  home  in  Auburn 
the  past  week. 

Webber,  1900,  filled  Libby's,  '99,  place  as  organ- 
ist, last  Sunday. 

Bryant,  '95,  is  instructing  the  second-year  Medics 
in  uriual  analysis. 

R.  F.  Chapman,  1900,  spent  last  week  at  his 
home  in  Portland. 

Young,  '98,  attended  the  Tontine  Hotel  banquet 
the  other  evening. 

The  Bowdoin  Orchestra  played  at  Richmond  last 
Thursday  evening. 

Prof.  Moody  entertained  the  gentlemen's  club 
on  Friday  evening. 

A  A  $  had  a  shore  supper  at  "  Jake's  "  the  other 
Saturday  evening. 

Webster,  '99,  has  been  making  a  brief  visit  at 
his  home  in  Portland. 

Snow,  1901,  has  been  elected  captain  of  the 
Freshman  iudoor  team. 

The  Sophomore  English  History  Class  is  about 
to  enjoy  some  map-drawing. 

It  is  a  little  girl  that  has  come  to  gladden  the 
home  of  Dr.  F.  N.  Whittier. 

Professor  Moody  took  pictures  of  some  of  the 
largest  snow  drifts  last  week. 

F.  L.  Hill,  1901,  who  is  out  teaching,  was  visit- 
ing college  friends  last  Saturday. 

Well,  we  weren't  defeated  by  so  large  a  margin 
as  Yale;  that  is  some  satisfaction. 

Cleaves,  L.  L.,  '99,  has  returned  to  college  after 
a  very  successful  term  of  teaching. 

Lancey,  '99,  who  was  called  home  by  the  illness 
of  his  father,  has  returned  to  college. 

The  Bugle  subscriptions  seem  to  be  as  usual — 
rather  flighty  to  the  Business  Manager. 

Wednesday  morning,  the  bell  turned  over  so 
that  Condon  was  unable  to  call  all  to  chapel. 

The  past  few  days  have  seen  a  considerable 
shrinkage  in  the  snow  drifts  about  the  campus. 

Kendall  and  R.  S.  Cleaves  attended  the  meeting 
of  the  N.  E.  I.  C.  A.  A.  at  Boston,  last  Saturday. 

Professor  Lee  dehvered  his  stereopticon  lecture 
on  the  "Klondike  and  How  to  Get  There,"  in 
Oakland,  last  week.  It  was  very  instructive  and 
entertaining. 


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The  campus  evidently  is  about  to  become  sub- 
merged with  its  usual  amount  of  slush  and  water. 

The  Glee  and  Mandolin  clubs  are  planning  a 
trip  to  Northern  Maioe  for  the  week  of  the  twenty- 
second. 

The  Seniors  have  finished  Psychology  and  are 
deep  in  a  thesis  during  President  Hyde's  absence 
at  Harvard. 

Pettengill,  '98,  has  been  chosen  squad  leader, 
making  the  fourth  year  that  he  has  served  his  class 
in  that  capacity. 

President  Hyde  recently  announced  that  here- 
after Lincoln's  birthday  would  be  no  holiday,  as  it 
was  not  legally  so. 

There  was  a  dancing  party  at  Armory  Hall, 
Bath,  last  Wednesday  evening,  which  a  number  of 
Bowdoin  men  attended. 

E.  H.  Wheeler,  ex-'98,  who  is  in  the  law  office  of 
Weston  Thompson,  Esq.,  made  a  short  business  trip 
to  Massachusetts  this  week. 

W.  e.  Smith,  C.  C.  Williamson,  and  L.  P.  Libby 
attended  the  Somi-Ceutennial  Convention  of  Theta 
Delta  Chi  Fraternity  in  New  York. 

Rev.  E.  B.  Mason  of  the  Church  on  the  Hill  has 
bought  the  site  of  Old  Fort  Madison  at  Castine, 
and  will  erect  a  summer  home  there. 

There  are  about  twenty  men  taking  the  base- 
ball training.  They  are  divided  into  two  squads 
under  Capt.  Greenlaw  and  Edward  Stanwood. 

The  temperature  has  been  below  zero  at  sunrise 
for  the  past  eight  days— the  longest  period  of  severe 
cold  recorded  for  the  past  forty  years.  February  5th. 

Polo  enthusiasts  have  been  looking  forward  to  a 
proposed  game  with  a  Bath  team  to  be  played  at 
the  Town  Hall,  but  the  contest  has  had  to  be  given 
up. 

President  Hyde,  who  has  been  appointed  one  of 
the  university  preachers  at  Harvard,  is  at  Cam- 
bridge for  two  weeks,  conducting  the  Harvard 
chapel  exercises. 

The  Senior  Class  of  Westbrook  Seminary  have 
engaged  Hoegg  Hall  for  the  evening  of  March  4th, 
when  the  Bowdoin  Glee  Club  will  give  a  concert 
for  their  benefit. 

The  New  England  Orchestra  furnished  music  at 
the  social  dance,  held  in  the  Court  Room,  Wednes- 
day evening,  February  9th.  Bibber  of  the  Bowdoin 
Medical  School  led  the  orchestra. 

President  Hyde  and  Professor  William  MacDonald 
represented  the  Bowdoin   Faculty  at  the  annual 


meeting  of  the  Bowdoin  Alumni  Association  at 
Boston,  Wednesday,  February  9th. 

On  the  third  of  the  month  adjourns  were  quite 
generally  given.  The  lecture  rooms  were  very 
cold.  The  Seniors  were  granted  one,  also  the 
Juniors,  and  the  Freshmen  two  or  three. 

The  Politics  Club  held  its  third  meeting  of  the 
term  at  the  room  of  Messrs.  Ives  and  Dana,  Maine 
Hall,  Monday  evening,  February  7th.  The  South 
African  question  was  the  topic  under  discussion. 

Wallace  White,  Jr.,  '99,  and  Oliver  Dow  Smith, 
'98,  left  recently  for  a  trip  to  Toronto,  where  they 
represent  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  Fraternity  at  its 
convention.  The  convention  was  held  the  latter 
part  of  last  week. 

The  Sophomore  Class  meeting  of  a  week  ago 
resulted  in  the  following  officers  :  President,  West; 
Vice-President,  Willey ;  Secretary,  Goodspeed; 
Treasurer,  Knight;  Captain  of  Team,  Merrill; 
Squad  Leader,  Gould. 

The  Orient  has  received  the  Anti-Cigarette 
League  Herald,  which  is  published  at  Waterville. 
Its  mission  is  that  of  forming  clubs  for  the  sup- 
pression of  this  evil,  but  its  efforts  are  confined 
principally  to  school-boys. 

A  good  crowd  of  students  witnessed  the  Port- 
land-Bath polo  game  at  Bath,  Wednesday  evening, 
February  9th,  and  quite  a  number  of  students 
passed  a  very  enjoyable  evening  at  the  hop  given 
by  the  young  ladies  of  the  Tricola  Club  at  Bath. 

A  Bath  paper  gives : 

William  L.  Thompson  of  Portland,  who  made  his 
first  appearance  on  the  stage  as  humorist  with  the 
Bowdoin  Mandolin  and  Glee  Clubs  in  this  city, 
made  a  great  hit  and  showed  marked  talent  in  that 
role.  He  bears  a  strong  facial  resemblance  to  the 
popular  comedian,  Nat  Goodwin. 

,,  Kenneth  Sills,  1901,  gave  a  luncheon  for  his 
mother,  Mrs.  Dana,  Miss  Sills,  Miss  Mary  Merrill, 
and  Miss  Wright,  in  his  rooms  on  Saturday,  the  5th. 
Rev.  Mr.  McLaughlin  also  gave  an  afternoon  tea  in 
honor  of  Mr.  Sills'  guests.  Several  Brunswick 
ladies  were  invited  and  a  large  number  of  students. 
The  Orient  has  received  a  circular  from  the 
Metaphysical  Club  of  Boston,  inviting  all  friends  of 
good  morals  to  co-operate  in  an  earnest  movement 
to  abate  the  crying  evil  of  Modern  Sensationalism, 
or  Yelloiv-Journalism  as  it  is  more  popularly 
called.  Surely  such  a  staid  old  paper  as  the 
Orient  is  heartily  in  favor  of  this  movement,  but 
about  the  only  aid  she  can  render  is  by  her 
example. 


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It  is  a  nuisance,  as  well  as  an  injustice  to  the 
student  body,  for  any  one  to  selfishly  purloin  the 
books  of  reference  put  on  file  by  the  various 
instructors.  Professor  Mitchell  has  been  obliged 
to  adopt  the  plan  of  having  those  using  such  books 
in  his  work,  sign  for  them  at  the  library  desk,  thus 
assuring  their  return  on  the  user's  leaving  the 
library. 

The  Sophomore-Freshman  Debate  is  evidently 
bound  to  come.  The  Sophomores  have  elected  ten 
men,  from  which  the  two  for  the  debate  are  to 
be  chosen.  The  following  men  are  to  compete : 
Bragdon,  Burnell,  McCarty,  McCormick,  Rumery, 
Sparks,  Ward,  Whitney,  West.  The  Freshmen 
have  not  as  yet  decided  the  manner  of  choosing 
their  debaters. 

The  Military  Fair,  held  in  Town  Hall  last 
Tuesday,  Wednesday,  and  Thursday,  was  a  great 
success.  The  evening  entertainments  were  all 
most  enjoyable,  and  the  lecture  on  the  Klondike  by 
Professor  Lee  was  full  of  interesting  facts.  Wednes- 
day evening,  Dennett  the  humorist  gave  a  very  orig- 
inal act.  Thursday  evening  the  ^olian  Quartette 
gave  a  concert. 

Lectures  on  the  Uneecoeded  Life  of  Christ. 
Prof.  Alfred  W.  Anthony  of  the  Cobb  Divinity 
School,  Lewiston,  will  give  a  course  of  seven 
lectures  on  "  The  Unrecorded  Life  of  Christ,"  on 
successive  Wednesday  afternoons,  beginning 
Wednesday,  February  9th,  at  5  o'clock.  The 
lectures  will  be  in  Room  5,  Memorial  Hall.  The 
subjects  of  the  lectures  will  be  as  follows  : 

1.  The  Playmates  of  Jesus. 

2.  The  Education  of  Jesus. 

3.  The  Home  and  Early  Circumstances  of  Jesus. 

4.  Apocryphal  Lives  of  Jesus. 

5.  The  Baptism  of  Jesus. 

6.  The  Messianic  Self-Consciousness. 

7.  The  Temptation  of  Jesus. 

Judging  from  the  first  lecture,  which  was  given 
last  Wednesday,  they  will  prove  of  great  interest. 
A  good-sized  audience  attended  and  fully  appre- 
ciated the  discourse. 

Farwell,  1900,  was  suddenly  stricken  with  paral- 
ysis Tuesday  afternoon,  the  8th.  He  had  been 
exercising  at  the  gymnasium  as  usual  and  returned 
to  his  room.  Everything  appeared  well,  until  he 
was  suddenly  taken  very  ill,  and  upon  the  arrival  of 
Drs.  Whittier  and  Mitchell,  his  case  was  pro- 
nounced paralysis.  The  work  at  the  gymnasium 
is  in  no  way  responsible  for  this  sad  occurrence,  as 
his  exercise  was  the  ordinary  amount  and  he  was 


in  no  wise  injured.  It  is  simply  unaecountable. 
Being  young  and  of  a  robust  constitution  it  is 
earnestly  hoped  by  all  he  will  pull  through.  His 
parents  arrived  the  day  following  with  a  trained 
nurse,  and  he  appears  to  be  on  the  road  to  recovery. 

The  opening  of  the  newly-renovated  Tontine 
Hotel  was  celebrated  on  the  9th  by  an  elaborate 
banquet  given  the  business  men  of  Brunswick  and 
vicinity.  Landlord  Huntoon  provided  a  sumptuous 
repast  for  his  125  guests,  who  appreciated  his  eftbrts 
to  furnish  a  .hotel  for  Brunswick  equal  to  any  in 
this  section  of  the  state.  The  Tontine,  it  will  be 
remembered,  suffered  from  a  severe  fire  some  weeks 
ago,  and  this  opportunity  was  taken  to  thoroughly 
renovate  every  portion  of  this  well-known  hostelry. 
Every  room  has  been  fitted  up  in  a  neat  and  attract- 
ive manner;  the  dining-room  and  office  are  hand- 
somely furnished  with  steel  ceilings  and  plate-glass 
mirrors.  The  banquet  was  attended  by  all  the 
prominent  citizens  of  the  town,  and  Landlord  Hun- 
toon gave  them  a  regular  "  house-warming  "  of  the 
most  approved  sort.  Music  was  furnished  by  the 
Bowdoin  Mandolin  Quartette.  Baxter,  Marston, 
and  Marble  were  present  as  press  representatives. 

Mr.  Simpson,  the  college  janitor,  recently 
received  a  note  signed,  "  Respectfully  in  Behalf  of 
the  T.  M.  C.  A.,"  which  requested  him  to  stop  Bob 
Evans  peddling  cigarettes  around  the  "ends" 
evenings.  Bob  is  a  blessing.  He  briugs  his  corn- 
cakes,  his  ginger-ale,  and  his  cigarettes  for  those 
wishing  them,  and  tries  to  make  an  honest  dollar. 
He  deserves  support.  The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  officers  have 
been  interviewed,  but  know  nothing  of  this  letter. 
It  would  seem  that  some  one  is  bent  upon  making 
trouble.  Anonymous  letters  are  the  meanest  and 
most  sneaky  things  in  existence.  If  college 
students  can't  judge  as  to  the  advisability  of  smok- 
ing cigarettes,  they  had  best  be  sent  home  imme- 
diately. Bob  may  as  well  sell  cigarettes  as  the 
down-town  dealers,  and  his  peddling  does  not 
encourage  or  increase  their  use.  Let  this  would-be 
reformer  come  from  his  hiding-place  and  show  him- 
self, and  not  falsely  conceal  himself  under  the 
skirts  of  our  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

The  annual  concert  of  the  Bowdoin  Mandolin 
and  Glee  Clubs  was  given  February  3d,  at  Memorial 
Hall,  to  a  crowded  house.  These  concerts  are 
becoming  quite  the  social  event  of  the  season  at 
Brunswick.  The  first  selection  on  the  programme 
was  the  "Bride  Elect"  march  from  Sousa's  new 
opera,  by  the  full  Mandolin  Club.  The  fact  that 
the     opera    has    been    going  only  a   couple     of 


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weeks  shows  the  progressive  management  of  Mr. 
White.  The  Glee  CUib  was  given  an  ovation  when 
it  came  upon  the  stage.  There  were  one  and  twenty 
voices.  Old  Memorial  fairly  shook  with  echoes  as 
the  club  sang  its  selections.  Everything  went  with 
a  snap  and  a  zest.  The  repertoire  is  in  keeping 
with  college  life  and  feeling;  there  was  not  a  dull 
moment  in  the  programme.  This  concert  was  far 
ahead  of  that  at  Bath.  The  men  had  confidence 
and  were  not  afraid  to  let  themselves  out.  The 
Mandolin  Club  has  a  baker's  dozen  in  it,  and  a 
mandola  which  acts  as  a  backbone  to  the  club. 
The  Mandolin  Quartette,  composed  of  Alfred  B. 
White,  '98,  Willis  B.  Moulton,  '98,  Walter  E.  Merrill, 
Med.,  and  Dwigbt  R.  Ponnell,  '98,  guitar,  is  made 
up  of  artists  who  have  played  together  for  three 
years  and  are  in  perfect  sympathy.  The  mandola 
solo,  with  Mandolin  Club  accompaniment,  by  Ernest 
Leon  Jordan,  was  fine.  The  mandola  is  such  a 
deep,  rich-voiced  instrument  that  it  sounds  almost 
like  a  harp.  Then  came  one  of  the  best  numbers 
of  the  evening,  by  William  L.  Thompson,  '99,  the 
reader  of  the  clubs.  His  first  selection  was  a  dia- 
lect story  of  a  fat  Dutchman,  which  brought  him  out 
for  an  encore.  The  rest  of  his  selections  were  little 
original  make-ups.  He  was  repeatedly  encored 
until  he  was  exhausted.  The  concert  closed  as  all 
Bowdoin  concerts  close,  with  "  Bowdoin  Beata"by 
the  combined  clubs.  There  were  thirty  voices,  and 
the  instruments,  singing 
"  Bowdoin  Beata, 
Our  dear  Alma  Mater, 
There  is  no  fairer  mother  'neath  the  sun." 
The  programme  was  as  follows: 
Part  I. 
The  Bride  Elect  March.— Sousa.  Mandolin  Club. 

We  are  Foresters  Free  and  Bold.— Reyloff.        Glee  Club. 
The  Darkies'  Cradle  Song. — Wheeler. 

Mandolin  Quartette. 
Messrs.  Merrill,  Moulton,  White,  and  Pennell. 
Tell  Her  I  Love  Her  So.^DeFaye.  Glee  Club. 

Selections — Jack  and  the  Beanstalk. — Arr.  by  Barker. 

Mandolin  Club. 
Part  II. 
The  Beetle  and  the  Flower.— Velt.  Glee  Club. 

Mandola  Solo.  Mr.  Jordan. 

Ye  Catte. — Seymore  Smith.  Glee  Club. 

Reading.  Mr.  Thompson. 

Serenade  Rococo. — Meyer-Helmund.  Mandolin  CJub. 

Bowdoin  Beata. — Words  by  H.  H.  Pierce,  '96. 

Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs. 

The  Psi  Upsilon  Reception. 
The    ninth    annual    reception    of    the    Kappa 
Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  was  held  on  the  evening  of 
Friday,  February  11th.      An  afternoon  reception 


and  tea  was  given  at  South  Maine,  Rooms  5  and  7, 
by  the  Fraternity.  Mrs.  J.  E.  Drake  and  Mrs.  J. 
0.  Lincoln  of  Bath,  were  the  chaperones.  The  dance 
was  given  in  Memorial  Hall,  which  was  tastefully 
decorated  with  the  fraternity  colors.  J.  J.  Pooler 
of  the  Sherwood,  Portland,  catered,  and  Gilbert's 
Orchestra  furnished  music.  The  following  order  of 
dances  was  indulged  in  : 

Waltz.  A  Rustic  Lass. 

Two-Step.  Up  the  Street. 

Waltz.  Babbie. 

Two-Step.  Stars  and  Stripes  Forever. 

Portland  Fancy.  Popular  Medley. 

Waltz.  Sylvan  Reveries. 

Two-Step.  La  Russe. 

Waltz.  Zenda. 

INTERMISSION. 


Two-Step. 

Hot-Foot  Sue. 

Waltz. 

Affaire  d'Amour. 

Two-Step. 

Pacemaker. 

Waltz. 

Magnolia  Blossoms. 

Two-Step. 

Belle  of  the  Season. 

Waltz. 

Serenade. 

Two-Step. 

Idol's  Eyes. 

Waltz. 

Don't  be  Cross. 

FOUR  EXTRAS. 

The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  William  DeW.  Hyde, 
Mrs.  Alfred  Mitchell,  Mrs.  Leslie  A.  Lee,  Mrs. 
Henry  Johnson,  Mrs.  William  A.  Houghton,  Mrs. 
William  A.  Moody,  Mrs.  Stephen  J.  Young,  Mrs. 
Franklin  C.  Robinson,  Mrs.  Frank  C.  Wood- 
ruff, Mrs.  Charles  C.  Hutchins,  Mrs.  William  Mac- 
Donald,  Mrs.  George  T.  Little,  Mrs.  Wilmot  B. 
Mitchell.  The  Committee  of  Arrangements  con- 
sisted of  W.  W.  Lawrence,  '98,  W.  L.  Thompson, 
'99,  A.  W.  Levensaler,  1900,  H.  L.  Berry,  1900. 
The  delegates  from  the  other  fraternities  were, 
A  A  >!>,  D.  R.  Pennell,  '98;  A  K  B,  G.  F.  Stetson,  '98; 
Z  %  W.  B.  Clark,  '99;  9  A  X,  E.  E.  Spear,  '98  ;  A  T, 
G.  H.  Sturgis,  '98.  The  dancing  lasted  from  nine 
until  early  in  the  morning,  and  an  hundred  or  more 
people  were  present.  Portland,  Lewiston,  and 
Bath  all  furnished  delegations  of  guests,  and  a 
more  successful  evening  was  never  passed. 

The  relay  team  that  competed  at  the  Boston 
Athletic  Association  Meet  at  Harvard  made  a  very 
good  showing,  and  ran  a  good  race,  although  not  a 
winning  one.    The  Harvard  Crimson  says: 

In  the  race  between  the  second  'Varsity  and 
Bowdoin,  E.  J.  Green,  captain  of  the  Harvard  team, 
was  unable  to  gain  over  Stanwood  until  almost  the 
close  of  the  first  relay,  when  he  spurted  and  secured 
a  lead  of  two  yards,  which  A.  W.  Blakemoro 
increased  to  ten  yards  over  Snow.  E.  D.  Fullerton, 
'98,  easily  hold  his  own  against  Gregson,  and  when 
S.  P.  Goddard,  1900,  started  the  last  relay  against 


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233 


Kendall  he  had  a  lead  of  fifteen  yards,  which  he 
held  to  the  finish.     Harvard's  time  was  3m.  20  l-5s. 

The  Portland  Press,  in  speaking  of  the  meet, 
remarks : 

The  Bowdoin  men  were  Capt.  Clarence  F. 
Kendall,  '98,  of  Biddeford,  who  won  the  largest 
number  of  points  at  the  Maine  Intercollegiate  Track 
and  Field  Meet  last  spring,  and  won  two  gold  med- 
als at  the  New  England  Intercollegiate  Athletic 
Association  games  at  Worcester;  Edward  Stan- 
wood,  Jr.,  '98,  of  Boston,  who  was  prominent  in  track 
athletics  in  the  Brookline  High  School,  and  has  been 
very  prominent  since  his  entrance  at  Bowdoin; 
Donald  F.  Snow,  1901,  of  Bangor,  who  has  won  the 
quarter-mile  several  times  in  the  Maine  Interschol- 
astic  meets,  and  John  Gregson,  1900,  of  Worcester, 
Mass.,  who  has  run  the  quarter  on  the  Mechanics' 
Hall  track  in  52  seconds.  All  of  these  men  can  do 
the  quarter  in  52  seconds,  or  better,  on  familiar 
tracks.  The  selection  of  the  team  from  Bowdoin, 
one  of  the  smaller  colleges,  to  compete  with  Har- 
vard, was  a  recognition  of  Bowdoin's  high  standing 
in  college  athletics.  The  team  did  not  expect  to 
win,  but  made  a  creditable  showing. 


SebGt|;irpg  (§O0ie{g. 

The  regular  meeting  of  the  George  Evans 
Debating  Society  on  Tuesday  evening,  February 
8th,  was  devoted  entirely  to  business,  chief  among 
which  was  the  resignation  of  President  Fhiloon. 

Mr.  Fhiloon  has  been  President  since  the  organ- 
ization of  the  society  a  year  ago  last  fall,  and  to 
his  efforts  is  due  a  very  large  share  of  the  success 
which  has  attended  the  society  thus  far.  His 
re-election  for  the  present  year  was  a  most  fitting 
recognition  of  his  services,  and  it  is  with  great 
regret  that  the  society  is  called  upon  to  lose  so 
faithful  and  efficient  an  officer.  His  recent  illness, 
with  the  long  absence  from  college  which  accom- 
panied it,  constitutes  a  most  valid  and  reasonable 
ground  for  his  resignation  at  this  time,  and  the 
society  could  not  do  otherwise  than  accept  it. 

The  election  of  a  new  president  was  deferred 
until  the  next  meeting,  which,  as  it  would  regularly 
come  on  Washington's  Birthday,  will  probably 
be  postponed  till  a  week  later,  Tuesday  evening, 
March  1st. 

Arrangements  are  now  in  progress  for  a  joint 
debate  to  be  held  under  the  auspices  of  the  society, 
between  representatives  of  the  Sophomore  and 
Freshman  classes,  but  as  yet  the  details  are  in  too 
indefinite  a  shape  to  be  made  pubHc. 


The  Association  has  had  printed  neat  folders  con- 
taining the  topics  of  the  Thursday  evening  meetings 
for  the  remainder  of  the  year.  Appropriate  refer- 
ences to  the  Bible  are  made  to  enable  one  to  look  up 
the  subject  before  the  meetings. 

The  Thursday  evening  meeting,  February  3d, 
was  a  purely  business  meeting,  the  principal  affair 
of  which  was  to  choose  delegates  to  attend  the 
Student  Volunteer  Mission  Convention,  at  Cleveland. 
The  society  elected  West,  1900,  and  Robinson,  1900, 
delegates.  Generous  subscriptions  from  the  Faculty 
and  students  will  defray  the  expenses  of  the  trip. 
This  move  on  the  part  of  the  association  cannot  but 
be  a  popular  one  among  the  students,  who  will 
appreciate  the  signs  of  progress.  Sunday  afternoon, 
February  6th,  President  Laycock  led  the  meeting. 
He  took  as  his  subject,  "The  Child  is  Father  to  the 
Man,"  and  made  from  it  a  very  helpful  address.  He 
carried  out  the  thought  that  man  makes  his  own 
environments. 

Last  Thursday  evening  Merrill,  1900,  led  the 
meeting.  The  subject  of  the  meeting,  as  prescribed 
by  the  topic  cards,  was,  "The  Best  Way  to  Study  the 
Bible,"  with  a  biographical  reference  to  the  19th 
Psalm,  7th  to  Uth  verse.  The  speaker  carried  out 
the  idea  brought  in  the  7th  and  8th  verse  :  "The  law 
of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  converting  the  soul ;  the  testi- 
mony of  the  Lord  is  sure,  making  wise  the  simple  ; 
the  statutes  of  the  Lord  are  right,  rejoicing  the 
heart;  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure, 
enlightening  the  eyes." 

Last  Sunday,  February  13th,  the  association 
enjoyed  a  treat  from  Professor  Robinson,  who  spoke 
on  the  general  subject  of  the  Relation  of  Modern 
Science  to  Immortality.  It  was  not  a  sermon,  nor 
was  it  what  might  properly  be  called  an  address; 
it  was  a  chat  by  a  Christian  man  of  science  to  an 
audience  of  Christian  students,  who  are  hungry  for 
the  truths. 

Prof.  Robinson  spoke  of  the  long  supposed  con- 
flict between  Religion  and  Science,  and  mentioned 
the  works  which  had  been  written  upon  the  subject. 
Modern  Science,  however,  goes  hand  in  hand  with 
the  ideas  of  St.  Paul  as  to  the  immortality  of  the 
soul.  The  old  theory  that  a  thorough  student  and  a 
deep  thinker  could  never  believe  in  this  part  of 
religion,  is  a  thing  of  the  past.  The  more  that  is 
learned  of  science  and  of  immortality,  the  more 
must  an  investigator  connect  them. 


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Immortality  can  be  satisfactorily  proved  by  the 
principles  of  Modern  Science.  It  used  to  be  assumed 
that  material  things  decay  and  go  out  of  existence. 
This  has  been,  and  still  is  among  slothful  students, 
the  principal  argument  against  the  immortality  of 
the  human  being.  But  Modern  Science  has  proved 
that  matter  is  not  a  transitory  substance,  it  does  not 
decay  and  disappear.  It  is  impossible  for  any 
particle  of  matter  to  be  destroyed.  Much  less  is  it 
possible  to  destroy  energy  and  force.  They  only 
change  form  when  they  seem  to  disappear.  There 
is  an  admitted  continuity  of  matter  and  of  force. 

If  a  person  was  sufficiently  intelligent  and 
trained,  he  could  trace  every  particle  of  matter  to 
a  multitude  of  forms,  and  he  could  distinguish  in 
either,  the  record  of  any  man  or  thing.  He  could 
trace  every  evidence  of  force  that  ever  existed  to  the 
first  motion.  Scientifically,  we  know,  said  Prof. 
Robinson,  that  every  man  has  an  indelible  record  of 
every  act  of  his  life.  The  world  is  a  photographic 
plate  which  receives  the  impression  of  every  motion. 
The  world  embodies  the  principles  of  the  camera, 
the  kinetoscope,  the  phonograph,  the  barometer,  the 
thermometer,  and  many  more  instruments  invented, 
or  uninvented,  of  reproducing  form,  action,  thought, 
sound,  heat,  etc.  The  world,  however,  is  a  con- 
tinuous performance  and  has  all  out  doors  to  store 
the  reproductions  in. 

There  is  aii  immortality  of  action  from  which 
one  cannot  escape.  The  results  will  crop  out  some- 
time. 

While  Prof.  Robinson  did  not  go  into  details  at 
all  and  only  journeyed  along  the  frontiers  of  the 
great  subject,  he  certainly  gave  every  one  a  clearer 
and  more  satisfactory  understanding  of  the  relations 
of  Modern  Science  and  immortality. 

Prof.  Robinson  will  speak  further  upon  the  same 
subject  and  show  more  the  concordance  and  accord- 
ance of  the  revelations  and  the  principles  of 
scientific  truth. 


Sook  ^eview§. 


(Practical  Idealism.  By  William  DeWitt  Hyde, 
President  of  Bowdoin  College.  New  York:  The 
Macmillan  Company.  1897.  $1.50.)  The  manuer 
in  which  a  new  book  upon  Philosophy  is  received 
by  the  public  may  be  illustrated  by  the  following 
conversation.  A  man,  robust,  with  a  digestive 
apparatus  in  perfect  working  order,  was  striding 
across  the  campuSj  whistliug  the  Wedding  March 


from  Lohengrin,  when  he  came  up  with  a  friend, 
spare,  dyspeptic,  and— reflective,  with  a  ponderous 
book  under  his  arm.  After  a  hearty  "how  are 
you?"  the  one  asked  the  other  what  book  he  had. 
"A  new  philosophy,"  was  the  reply.  "I'll  lend  it 
to  you  after  I  have  finished  it."  "  Not  if  I  know  it," 
was  the  rejoinder.  "  I  love  the  trees,  flowers,  sun- 
shine, and  mean  to  keep  my  faith  in  them,"  and  the 
happy  man  turned  toward  the  Art  Building,  resum- 
ing his  whistle.  Moral :  May  it  not  be  wise  to  let 
philosophy  alone?  Yet  here  is  a  new  book,  and 
the  author  has  the  usual  thwack  at  poor  old  John 
Locke.  John  was  a  Calvinist  and  dyspeptic,  as  all 
Calvinists  have  been  popularly  supposed  to  be  by 
established  people,  and  in  constructing  a  theory  of 
the  world  as  it  presented  itself  to  his  mind,  he 
unwittingly  left  out  an  important  bit  of  mechanism. 
It  seemed  all  right  to  him,  but,  bye  and  bye,  when 
others  undertook  to  make  it  spin,  it  went  to  pieces, 
and  the  fault  was  found  to  be  constitutional.  Since 
then  everybody,  that  is,  every  philosophic  body, 
sets  up  his  image  of  Locke  and  has  his  thwack  at  it. 
It  always  represents  the  same  blundering  fellow, 
though,  at  times,  it  may  have  a  longer  whisker  or 
more  pronounced  hook  of  the  nose;  but  the  dififer- 
ences  are  no  greater  than  in  the  many  images  of 
Guy  Fawkes,  which  are  so  much  in  evidence  on  the 
fourth  of  November  in  orthodox  England,  and  this 
suggests  the  thought  that  in  the  populistic  evolu- 
tion of  things,  it  may  come  about  that  we  may  yet 
have  a  Jack  Locke's  day,  when  everybody  can  have 
his  thwack  at  the  ol'd  fellow  as  well  as  the  favored 
few. 

It  is  pleasant  to  say,  however,  that  President 
Hyde  treats  the  victim  in  a  gentlemanly  manner, 
which  Cousin  did  not  do,  for,  not  content  with 
pounding  him,  he  threw  him  down  and  jumped 
upon  him  like  the  Frenchman  that  ho  was. 

When  we  look  over  the  philosophic  field  we  are 
inclined,  if  we  are  robust,  to  whistle.  When  Locke 
put  forth  his  Essay,  it  was  regarded  as  a  perfect 
piece  of  work,  and  its  author  was  almost  deified. 
In  England,  such  men  as  Hartley  and  Priestley 
became  his  disciples  and  worked  out  his  problems 
to  results  little  dreamed  of  by  him ;  while  in  France, 
Condillacand  Bonnet  introduced  him  with  a  flourish 
of  admiration,  and,  for  a  while,  Locke's  sensational 
system  was  the  rage. 

In  Germany,  however,  the  system  of  Locke 
never  took  deep  root,  and  flourished  but  moderately 
for  a  time.  In  England  opponents  soon  arose,  and 
sensationalism  was  subjected  to  the  closest  scrutiny. 


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It  was  seen  that  Locke's  idea,  followed  to  its  ulti- 
mate analysis,  played  the  mischief  with  the  religious 
system  in  which  Locke  was  a  faithful  believer.  One 
of  the  most  vigorous  opponents  of  sensationalism 
was  Dr.  Samuel  Clark,  who  in  his  valiant  efforts  to 
show  that  infinite  attributes  were  fundamental, 
placed  himself  in  antagonism  with  Leibnitz  and 
Spinoza.  The  bitter  contests  which  were  now 
waged  between  the  metaphysical  theologians  and 
the  deistical  writers  of  Clark  and  Butler's  day,  bid 
fair  to  undermine  the  very  foundations  of  Faith. 

Amid  these  controversies.  Dr.  Berkeley,  like 
many  others,  feeling  that  any  philosophy  which 
made  such  havoc  with  religious  faith  must  be  radi- 
cally wrong,  set  about  coustructing  a  new  one 
which  should  meet  the  ease.  Locke's  fundamental 
idea  was  that  knowledge  consists  in  ideas  as  the 
immediate  objects  of  consciousness,  and  Berkeley, 
not  questioning  this,  applied  himself  to  a  study  of 
Locke's  method  of  transition  from  the  inner  sphere 
of  ideas  to  the  objective  one  of  material  existence, 
and  here,  as  he  believed,  found  the  corner-stone  of 
a  philosophic  edifice  which  would  defy  the  storms 
of  criticism,  and  this  corner-stone  was,  that  as  it  is 
impossible  for  the  human  mind  to  get  beyond  ideas, 
ideas  are  the  only  real  objects  of  knowledge.  Thus 
he  did  away  with  objective  existence,  for  if  ideas 
are  everything  we  can  never  prove  that  our  sensa- 
tions are  occasioned  by  external  objects  of  a  mate- 
rial nature.  A  slight  change  in  the  organ  of  vision 
would  change  the  object;  indeed  the  eye  might 
behold  an  object  where  no  object  existed.  Confu- 
sion became  worse  confounded.  Sensationalism, 
Idealism,  Scepticism,  Dogmatism,  Eclecticism,  were 
filling  the  world  with  discord,  when  Immanuel 
Kant,  who  had  imbibed  much  knowledge  from 
Leibnitz,  stepped  upon  the  scene  with  his  Critical 
Philosophy  and  at  once  obtained  an  attentive  audi- 
ence. He  started  like  Locke  to  search  into  the 
origin  of  ideas,  and  applied  reason  to  the  task. 
"  Reason,"  he  says,  "is  the  faculty  which  furnishes 
the  princiijles  of  cognition,  a  priori.  Therefore 
pure  reason  is  that  which  contains  the  principles  of 
knowing  something  absolutely  a  priori.^'  President 
Hyde  has  the  advantage  of  a  thorough  knowledge 
of  these  confusing  systems,  and  in  "Practical 
Idealism"  attempts  to  realize  what  he  finds  trtre  in 
them.  In  his  introduction  he  forecasts  his  method. 
"  There  are  no  worlds  ready-made— each  man  must 
build  his  own.  This  effort  of  the  mind  to  build  the 
materials  of  sensation  into  an  intelligible  world, 
and  this  struggle  of  the  will  to  mould  the  relations 
of  persons  into  a  moral  order,  is  philosophy.    Every 


man  must  have  a  philosophy,  just  as  he  must  wear 
a  coat."  He  then  proceeds  to  construct  a  "  world 
of  Sense-Perception  ;  of  Association  ;  of  Science  ; 
of  Art;  of  Persons;  of  Institutions;  of  Morality; 
of  Religion;"  and  in  his  work  he  uses  the  simplest 
materials  possible.  This  is  one  charm  of  the  book. 
The  first  chapter,  "  Tiie  World  of  Sense-Perception," 
our  robust  friend  may  read  and  whistle  the  while, 
for  it  presents  in  a  clear  and  interesting  manner, 
which  he  cannot  fail  to  understand  and  admire, 
ideas  which  some  writers  have  clothed  in  a  termi- 
nology altogether  confusing  to  him.  The  infant 
starts  with  his  rattle,  and  finds  it  looks  pretty,  feels 
hard,  sounds  loud.  Here  he  finds  a  mental  key 
which  fits  the  lock  of  the  external  world  and  opens 
the  door  of  sense-perception.  He  is  no  longer 
imprisoned  in  the  here  and  the  now,  but  passes 
from  the  present  sensation  back  to  sensations  which 
he  has  had  before ;  forward  to  such  repetitions  of 
past  sensations  as  he  desires.  The  immediate  and 
present  becomes  the  symbol  of  the  absent  and 
remote;  he  gets  a  glimpse  of  an  ideal,  universal, 
a"nd  eternal  world.  The  difference  between  the 
simple  world  of  the  infant  and  the  complex  world 
of  the  sage,  saint,  and  seer,  is  in  the  amount  of 
elaboration  to  which  these  sensations  are  subjected, 
and  the  amount  of  symbolic  meaning  they  are  com- 
pelled to  support. 

The  world  of  association  is  the  world  we  get  by 
grouping  things  and  events  according  to  their  more 
obvious  relations.  Association  works  along  two 
lines — contiguity  and  similarity.  By  contiguity  we 
put  together  elements  found  together  in  the  outside 
world.  The  sight  of  the  postmaster  calls  up  the 
idea  of  the  post-office ;  the  whistle  of  the  locomo- 
tive, the  train  and  track.  Association  by  similarity 
is  a  more  subtle  process.  A  watch  calls  up  the 
town  clock,  because  the  idea  of  the  watch  and  of 
the  clock  have  the  same  element  of  time-keeping. 
Association  by  sitnilarity  is  the  intuitive  perform- 
ance of  the  function  which  science  and  reasoning 
make  explicit.  Science  begins  when  we  pass  from 
mere  perception  of  facts  as  they  flow  by  us  on  the 
ceaseless  stream  of  sensation,  to  precise  and  accurate 
observation.  Science  is,  however,  a  slieleton  of 
which  the  several  natural  laws  are  the  constituent 
bones.  Yet,  though  real  and  universal,  these  laws 
like  bones  have  no  warmth  and  life  in  themselves, 
apart  from  the  flesh  and  blood  of  concrete  facts  and 
forces.  Their  life  is  in  the  facts,  and  their  worth 
is  the  power  they  have  to  control  facts  and 
forces.  This  control  of  the  fiicts  and  forces  of  the 
world  through   ideals    according    to  laws  is  not 


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science  but  art.  Art  gires  us  the  warm  tiuts  of  the 
flesh,  the  graceful  outlines  of  the  form.  Through 
science  and  art,  nature  and  man  are  reconciled. 
The  chapter  devoted  to  Art  closes  the  first  part  of 
the  book,  entitled  the  Natural  World,  and  the 
second  part,  the  Spiritual  World,  opens  with  "  The 
World  of  Persons."  This  brings  with  it  a  new 
ideal.  The  world  of  science  brought  truth,  or  the 
harmonious  relation  of  parts  to  each  other  in  a 
system  too  vast  for  the  harmony  of  the  whole  or  its 
beauty  to  be  sensibly  perceived.  The  world  of  art 
brought  beauty  or  the  harmony  of  relatively  small 
wholes.  The  world  of  persons  demands  goodness, 
or  the  harmony  of  free  and  independent  members 
in  a  whole  of  their  own  creation.  Thus  the  common 
work  of  the  True,  the  Beautiful,  and  the  Good  is 
harmony,  unity,  self-consistency,  wholeness,  system, 
organization.  The  world  of  persons  expands  our 
range  of  interest  and  sympathy;  but  while  we 
admire  and  adore,  there  yawns  a  gulf  between  our 
separate  individualities.  This  gulf  is  bridged  by 
the  World  of  Institution.  This  chapter  is  perhaps 
the  most  noteworthy  in  the  book,  and  should 
receive  a  wide  and  careful  reading.  In  it  the 
author  is  enabled  to  present  his  ideas  of  education, 
which  are  of  a  most  advanced  character  and 
eminently  practical. 

To  grasp  the  world  as  a  whole,  is  the  goal  of  all 
thought.  Sense-perception  ties  a  few  bits  of  sensa- 
tion together;  association  arranges  thera  into  larger 
groups;  science  binds  them  together  in  the  bonds 
of  the  identity  of  common  concepts  and  the  relation 
of  parts  to  each  other,  which  the  whole  involves. 
Art  moulds  matter  into  the  form  of  its  ideal. 
Human  life  and  love  introduce  new  elements  of 
caprice  and  waywardness.  These  are  reduced  to 
harmony  and  order  through  social  institutions.  Into 
this  Eden  of  institutional  conventionality  crawls  the 
serpent  of  selfishness,  and  the  resulting  break 
between  man  and  his  social  environment  produces 
strife  and  discord  without,  guilt  and  remorse  within. 
Morality  tries  to  patch  up  these  breaks  and  lesions 
where  they  occur,  but  gets  entangled  in  the  toils  of 
subjectivity.  To  stop  at  this  point  is  to  leave  our 
world  uncompleted,  our  minds  unsatisfied,  our  hearts 
unfilled,  our  wills  unfreed.  Religion  alone  offers  a 
complete  and  ultimate  unificatiou  of  life.  The 
world  of  religion  is  not  a  world  apart  from  these 
special  worlds  of  sense  and  science,  art  and  human- 
ity, institutions  and  morals.  It  is  rather  the  larger, 
deeper  unity,  in  which  all  these  special  aspects 
inhere,  to  which  they  all  stand  related,  from  which 
they  derive  their   meaning  and  rationality.     The 


world  of  religion  is  the  world  of  the  Absolute  Reason 
and  the  Eternal  Love  that  includes  all  finite  reality, 
and  embraces  all  finite  persons.  The  object  of 
religion  is  God.  Thus  far  we  have  quoted  liberally 
from  the  author.  In  reading,  one  often  seems  to 
detect  the  influence  of  the  great  Swedish  philoso- 
pher, whose  so-called  mysticism  was,  after  all,  in 
many  respects,  extremely  practical.  Doubtless  with 
him  and  with  Boehme,  the  author  is  familiar.  Had 
the  former  not  imposed  such  heavy  burdens  upon 
the  credulity  of  students,  his  popularity  with  them 
would  have  been  greater.  As  it  is,  other  thinkershave 
been  credited  with  some  of  his  greatest  thoughts. 
This  admirable  book  must  add  new  laurels  to  the 
author's  growing  fame  as  a  deep  thinker,  a  close  rea- 
soner,  and  an  accomplished  writer.  While  it  deals 
with  abstruse  subjects  of  thought,  the  language  em- 
ployed is  so  simple  and  direct  that  any  one  may 
apprehend  the  author's  meaning  without  difficulty. 
This  will  commend  it  to  many  who  dread  contact 
with  a  new  book  of  philosophy  as  with  an  easterly 
fog. 

(Varia.  By  Agnes  Repplier.  Houghton,  Mifflin 
&  Company.  Boston  and  New  York.  1898.  Price 
$1.25.)  To  review  a  new  volume  of  essays  is  a 
much  more  difficult  task  than  that  of  writing  a 
notice  of  a  new  novel.  So  many  different  subjects 
are  treated,  in  so  many  diff'erent  veins,  from  the 
comic  to  the  sarcastic,  that  each  essay  well  might 
have  its  individual  review.  Especially  is  this  the 
case  with  "  Varia.".  Of  the  nine  essays  in  this. 
Miss  Repplier's  most  recent  book,  no  two  treat  of 
subjects  even  remotely  connected ;  each  essay  is  a 
jewel  by  itself,  while  the  nine  form  a  crown  of  the 
greatest  value.  Her  themes,  which  are  refreshingly 
new,  overflow  with  sarcasm,  mirth,  and  good  sense. 
Every  essay  has  a  pointed  bearing  which  cannot  be 
overlooked.  No  sermonizing  is  indulged  in,  how- 
ever, for  that  is  farthest  from  her  wish.  Com- 
mencing with  "The  Eternal  Feminine,"  a  scathing 
satire  upon  the  modern  new  woman,  whom  Miss 
Repplier  proves  anything  but  new,  she  gives  essays 
on  the  keeping  of  Diaries,  on  Guides,  and  so  on. 
One  of  her  best  is  "Cakes  and  Ale,"  which  shows 
the  utter  absurdity  of  certain  modern  tendencies  to 
eliminate  all  reference  to  drinking  from  our  litera- 
ture. Many  of  our  best  songs  have  that  congenial 
occupation  for  their  theme,  and  well  they  have. 
This  collection  of  essays  places  its  author  fairly 
and  squarely  in  the  first  rank  of  essayists.  Her 
work  may  be  classed '  with  that  of  Robert  Louis 
Stevenson;   indeed,   there  is  a  striking  similarity 


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between  the  essays  of  that  author  and  this  authoress. 
"Varia"  may  stand  side  by  side  with  "Virginibus 
Fuerisque"  and  the  other  essays  of  Stevenson. 

(T>ie  World  Almanac  and  Encyclopedia.     New  ; 
Torli.     1898.)     Of  all  almanacs  and  encyclopedias  \ 
this  of  the  Neio  York   World  is  by  far  the  most 
complete.     Its  statistics  are  remarkable  for  their  i 
completeness.     Nothing  seems  to  be  omitted,  and 
all  conceivable  topics  are  treated.    It  is  a  gigantic 
work,  within  the  reach  of  every  one.     No  news-  , 
paper  office,  no  student  of  modern  affairs,  in  fact  : 
no  one  can  afford  to  be  without  a  World  almanac,  j 
Its  five  hundred  pages  are  filled  to  overflowing.    As 
for  its  ability  to  answer  questions,  the  ancient  oracles 
of  Greece  and  Rome  could  not  compare  with  it. 
Inexhaustible  is  the  only  term  to  be   used  in  its 
description. 

( Where  Beauty  Is,  and  Other  Poems.  By  Henry 
Johnson.  Byron  Stevens,  Brunswick,  Me.  1898. 
Price  $1.25.)  The  publication  by  Professor  Johnson 
of  this  exquisite  volume  of  poems  marks  an  event  of 
importance,  not  only  to  himself  but  to  his  college ;  to 
himself  for  having  given  to  the  world  a  collection  of 
highly  artistic  poems,  and  to  the  college  for  having 
such  a  collection  appear  from  the  pen  of  one  of  its 
professors.  The  poems  are  eminently  sound  in  every 
respect;  none  of  the  doggerel  verse  that  too  often 
passes  under  the  title  of  poetry  is  here  contained. 
One-half  of  our  modern  poetry  is  unworthy  of  that 
name,  but  "Where  Beauty  Is,  and  Other  Poems" 
is  classified  in  the  other  half.  As  the  highest  praise 
that  can  be  given  a  literary  man  is  to  call  him  a 
true  poet,  so  the  highest  that  can  be  said  of  a  verse 
is  that  it  is  a  true  poem.  Every  one  of  Professor 
Johnson's  poems  is  a  poem  in  its  best  and  truest 
sense.  A  new  book  of  poems  is  not  apt  to  be  received 
with  such  a  sounding  of  trumpets  and  beating  of 
drums  as  a  new  story  or  novel.  The  story  rises 
suddenly,  is  received  with  unbounded  enthusiasm, 
and  then  drops  out  of  view  and  practically  of  exist- 
ence. Not  so  with  a  new  poem  or  collection  of 
poems.  They  rise  much  more  gradually  into  favor, 
and  the  waning  process  never  even  commences.  A 
true  poem  takes  its  place  in  the  world  of  poetry,  and 
holds  it  through  thick  and  thin  forever.  Its  influ- 
ence never  can  be  either  lost  or  forgotten.  After 
the  dedicatory  poem,  which  is  one  of  the  most  deli- 
cate and  efiective  of  all,  the  volume  is  divided  into 
those  treating  of  Nature,  Art,  and  Love,  together 
with  a  collection  of  various  poems  and  twelve  son- 
nets.    This  arrangement  is  most  fortunate,  as  it 


relieves  the  confusion  of  having  all  sorts  of  poems 
hurrying  one  upon  the  other  in  apparent  confusion. 
The  poems  exhibit  a  charming  grace,  a  delicacy  of 
feeling,  and  a  love  of  nature,  which  make  their 
readers  wonderfully  responsive  to  their  sentiments. 
Too  much  cannot  be  said  in  praise  of  the  spirit 
in  which  they  are  written — that  of  art— for  in  this 
matter-of-fact  world  what  is  most  needed  is  some 
one  to  cultivate  a  taste  for  literatui-e  in  its  highest, 
most  artistic  form.  The  binding  and  make-up  of 
the  book  harmonize  perfectly  with  its  contents.  Its 
printers  are  the  creators  of  The  Bibelot,  and  that 
assures  the  attractive  simplicity  of  the  volume, 
which  is  in  perfect  taste. 


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1^. 

The  seventh  annual  meet- 
'ing  of  the  Maine  State  Bar 
Association  was  held  in  Auburn,  on 
the  9th.  Hon.  Franklin  A.  Wilson, 
'54,  of  Bangor,  President,  and  a  large 
delegation  of  attorneys  from  all  over  the 
State,  were  in  attendance.  Among  the  officers 
chosen  were  George  M.  Seiders,  72,  Portland,  Vice- 
President;  and  Clarence  Hale,  '69,  Portland,  as  a 
member  of  the  executive  committee.  President  F.  A. 
Wilson  delivered  the  annual  address,  a  cogent  and 
well  prepared  paper  treating  of  law  reforms.  At 
the  banquet  served  at  the  Elm  House,  President 
Wilson  presided.  Among  the  gentlemen  who 
spoke  was  Hon.  H.  M.  Heath,  '72,  Augusta.  Covers 
were  laid  for  50.  All  the  speakers  favored  drastic 
reforms  in  court  practice,  particularly  in  the  accel- 
eration of  trials  and  decisions. 

Med.,  '34. — Dr.  Sumner  Laughton,  the  oldest 
practicing  physician  in  the  Penobscot  valley,  died 
at  his  home,  February  7th,  at  Bangor,  of  heart 
trouble.  He  had  been  about,  although  in  failing 
health,  until  a  week  or  more  ago.  He  has  been  a 
XJrominent  man  in  the  profession  for  many  years, 
having  been  in  continuous  practice  since  being  grad- 
uated from  the  Bowdoin  College  Medical  School  in 
1834.  He  came  to  Bangor  to  reside  permanently  in 
1849.  He  was  born  in  Norridgewock,  April  5,  1812. 
His  wife,  who  was  Miss  Mary  Ann  Parker  of  Hamp- 
den, died  in  1896.     He  leaves  two  children,  Mrs. 


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Frances  P.,  wife  of  Beujarain  H.  Mace  of  Los 
Gatos,  California,  and  Edward  Sumner,  who  lives 
in  the  west.  Two  children  have  died,  one  son, 
Hon.  Frederick  M.,  es-mayor  of  Bangor,  passing 
away  in  1897. 

'41. — Hon.  Frederick  Robie  was  recently  elected 
president  of  the  Portland  Clearing  House  Associa- 
tion at  Portland. 

'50.— The  third  annual  banquet  of  the  National 
Association  of  Manufacturers  of  the  United  States, 
took  place  Monday  night  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria 
Hotel,  New  York,  and  was  one  of  the  largest  and 
most  elaborate  affairs  of  the  kind  ever  given  in  that 
city.  One  thousand  guests  were  seated  at  the 
tables.  President  McKinley  opened  the  speaking. 
Senator  William  P.  Frye  of  Maine  was  nest  intro- 
duced as  one  of  the  greatest  friends  of  the  mer- 
chant marine  service.  In  commenting  upon  his 
remarks,  the  Letviston  Journal  says  : 

Senator  Frye  addressed  the  merchants'  conven- 
tion in  New  York  City,  Thursday  evening,  and 
as  usual,  be  stirred  the  blood  of  the  banqueters 
with  his  eloquence.  Our  Maine  Senator  was 
warmly  applauded  when  he  advocated  single 
American  control  of  the  Nicaraguan  Canal.  Mr. 
Frye  believes  that  Britain  will  get  hold  of  Hawaii 
within  a  year  unless  we  annex  that  country — an 
opinion  which  elicited  some  dissent.  When  Mr. 
Frye  urged  the  importance  of  increasing  our  mer- 
chant marine  he  elicited  hearty  endorsement.  Our 
Maine  Senator  thinks  that  we  can  learn  something 
from  the  eagerness  of  European  nations  for  territo- 
rial expansion,  and  he  does  not  forget  there  is 
such  a  doctrine  as  the  Monroe  Doctrine. 

Med.,  '54. — The  Journal  of  Medicine  and  Science 
says: 

The  Journal  takes  pleasure  in  presenting  a 
brief  sketch  of  one  of  the  most  distinguished 
physicians  of  Kennebec  County,  Dr.  Albion 
Parris  Snow  of  Winthrop,  who  was  born  in  Bruns- 
wick, Me.,  March  14,  1826.  Like  a  majority  of 
men  who  have  attained  eminence.  Dr.  Snow  spent 
bis  early  life  upon  a  farm.  Urged  on  by  a  strong 
desire  for  an  education  he  acquired  enough  to 
teach  school  at  the  age, of  eighteen,  in  which  posi- 
tion he  improved  every  opportunity  until  he  fitted 
himself  for  college,  but  on  account  of  poor  health 
he  was  unable  to  attend.  He  studied  medicine 
under  the  instructions  of  one  of  the  most  brill- 
iant men  of  his  time,  or,  for  that  matter,  of  any 
time,  Professor  E.  R.  Peaslee.  He  attended  lectures 
at  Dartmouth  Medical  School,  and  graduated  at 
the  Medical  School  of  Maine  in  1854.  In  both 
schools  he  was  Demonstrator  of  Anatomy.  After 
six  years  of  active  practice,  Dr.  Snow  visited  the 
medical  centers  of  Europe  and  this  country.  He 
early  became  a  member  of  the  Maine  Medical 
Association,  and  in  1873  he  was  its  president,  advo- 
cating zealously  the  establishment  of  a  State  Board 
of  Health  in  his  address.     He  was  one  of  the  origi- 


nators of  the  Kennebec  County  Medical  Association 
and  its  president  in  1869.  He  has  done  active  work 
in  the  American  Medical  Association.  In  1879  he 
was  appointed  a  trustee  of  the  Maine  Insane  Hospi- 
tal, at  Augusta.  He  was  a  member  of  the  legislature 
in  1871,  and  made  his  public  service  subservient  to 
his  profession  by  introducing  a  bill  to  regulate  the 
qualification  of  practi  tioners  in  medicine  in  this  State. 
Next  to  his  profession,  the  cause  of  education  has 
been  nearest  to  his  heart,  for  he  has  constantly 
kept  in  view  the  appreciation  and  value  of  an 
education,  owing  to  the  obstacles  he  had  to  over- 
come to  obtain  one,  and  he  has  served  many  years 
on  the  school  board  of  Winthrop.  In  fact  he  has 
constantly  exerted  a  refining  and  elevating  influence 
in  his  town,  and  its  citizens  have  learned  to  love 
and  respect  him.  This  is  one  of  the  highest  ideals 
of  life  and  a  great  solace  in  the  declining  years  of  a 
life  well  rounded  out  like  that  of  Dr.  Snow's.  The 
Journal  trusts  that  the  evening  of  his  life  may  be 
long  and  that  he  may  be  permitted  to  remain  many 
years  among  his  numerous  friends  and  admirers. 

'58. — The  Knox  County  Historical  and  Genea- 
logical Magazine  is  edited  and  published  by  J.  P. 
Cilley  of  Rockland.  This  magazine  is  publishing 
the  complete  family  records  of  Knox  County,  and 
is  one  of  the  most  authentic  and  complete  genea- 
logical publications  on  the  market.  The  task  is 
almost  endless,  but  Mr.  Cilley  gives  his  work  to' the 
public  in  installments  through  his  magazine.  Mr. 
Cilley  was  elected  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the 
Maine  Press  Association  at  its  annual  meeting  on 
the  26th. 

'60. — Leslie's  Weekly  gives  a  portrait  and  the 
following  sketch  of  Hon.  W.  W.  Thomas  : 

William  W.  Thomas  of  Portland,  Me.,  the  new 
American  minister  to  Sweden  and  Norway,  has 
departed  for  his  post.  Mr.  Thomas  was  appointed 
American  minister  to  Sweden  and  Norway  by  Pres- 
ident Arthur,  but  was  succeeded  by  an  appointee 
of  the  first  Cleveland  administration.  When  Presi- 
dent Harrison  came  into  office  he  restored  Mr. 
Thomas  to  his  post.  Mr.  Thomas's  selection  is 
regarded  as  a  particularly  fortunate  one.  His  wife 
is  a  beautiful  Swedish  lady  of  noble  birth  and  her- 
itage, and  during  her  husband's  last  mission  did 
much  to  popularize  Americans.  Mr.  Thomas  him- 
self is  a  great  admirer  of  Sweden,  and  has  written 
a  very  good  history  of  that  country  and  its  people. 
Minister  Thomas  was  born  in  Portland,  about  sixty 
years  ago.  His  services  in  the  State  Department 
began  as  a  young  man  of  twenty-three,  when  he 
was  selected  by  Secretary  Seward  as  a  bearer  of  an 
important  treaty  to  Turkey.  While  on  this  mission 
Mr.  Thomas  was  appointed  as  consul  at  Constanti- 
nople. Later  he  was  one  of  the  thirty  war  consuls 
appointed  by  President  Lincoln,  and  he  was  sent  to 
Gothenburg.  Here  he  remained  three  years,  thor- 
oughly mastering  the  language  of  the  country  and 
making  aclosestudy  of  the  people.  In  1890he  went  to 
Sweden  and  picked  out  fifty  hardy  Swedes,  brought 
them  to  America,  and  founded  a  colony  on  the  St. 


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239 


John's  river,  in  Maine,  calling  it  New  Sweden,  shar- 
ing the  privations  of  the  colonists  as  if  he  were  one 
of  them  himself.  New  Sweden  is  now  a  village  of 
three  thousand  souls.  Minister  Thomas  enjoys  the 
personal  acquaintance  and  regard  of  King  Oscar, 
and  on  more  than  one  occasion  has  been  on  hunting 
trips  with  him.  The  reception  accorded  Mr.  Thomas 
by  King  Oscar  last  week  was  almost  unprecedented. 
Both  the  King  and  Mr.  Thomas  spoke  most  enthu- 
siastically of  the  cordial  relations  existing  between 
their  governments. 

'62.— The  Postmaster-General  has  appointed 
George  G.  Kimball  of  Wells,  Me.,  post-office  in- 
spector with  headquarters  at  Spokane,  Wash.  The 
position  pays  a  salary  of  $1,600  a  year,  with  $4  a 
day  for  travelling  expenses.  Mr.  Kimball  has  been 
a  clerk  in  the  oflQce  of  the  post-oflSce  inspector  at 
Spokane  for  about  a  year,  and  his  good  fortune 
comes  in  the  nature  of  a  civil  service  promotion. 
When  Speaker  Keed  was  a  student  at  Bowdoiu 
College,  Mr.  Kimball  was  also.  The  two  were 
fast  friends  as  students,  which  accounts  in  large 
part  for  the  present  appointment.  Young  Kimball 
went  into  business.  Shortly  after  the  war  he  drifted 
to  South  Carolina,  where  he  owned  and  edited  a 
Kepublican  paper.  When  the  Republicans  were 
ousted  from  the  state  government,  Mr.  Kimball  lost 
his  newspaper  and  not  a  little  money.  Later  Mr. 
Kimball  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  New  York 
and  finally  become  head  of  the  New  York  Associ- 
ated Press,  where  he  was  paid  a  salary  of  $5,000 
per  annum.  Mrs.  Kimball  was  in  poor  health,  and 
on  her  account  Mr.  Kimball  was  compelled  to  give 
up  his  good  position  and  go  to  Washington  to  live. 
His  entire  fortune  was  consumed  in  attempting  to 
restore  her  health.  At  last  he  secured  a  position 
with  the  census  ofQce,  which  he  retained  for  some 
time.  When  this  position  was  no  longer  available 
for  him,  Mr.  Kimball  was  reduced  to  extremities. 
He  remained  in  Washington  for  a  time  until  he 
secured  a  clerical  position  in  Spokane,  as  above 
stated.  Speaker  Eeed  knew  of  Mr.  Kimball's  ill 
fortune  and  interested  himself  in  helping  his  former 
college  mate.  Senator  Frye,  Representative  Alex- 
ander, a  native  of  Richmond,  Me.,  and  elected  to 
Congress  from  a  Buffalo  district,  both  of  whom  are 
graduates  of  Bowdoin,  and  Representative  Dingley, 
all  turned  in  to  help  the  Speaker  secure  the 
appointment,  which  was  announced  late  last  week. 
Mr.  Kimball's  father  was  Israel  Kimball,  who  lived 
in  Washington  for  many  years.  He  was  employed 
in  the  Internal  Revenue  Division  of  the  Treasury 
Department  and  invented  a  device  for  cancelling 
revenue  stamps  that  is  in  use  by  the  government- to 
the  present  day.     Mr.   Kimball,   however,   never 


received  a  cent  for  this  invention,  and  for  many 
years  prosecuted  a  claim  unsuccessfully  before  Con- 
gress to  recover  compensation.  Mr.  George  G. 
Kimball  is  a  lawyer  by  profession  and  has  lived  a 
part  of  his  life  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 

'64. — Hon.  Charles  P.  Libby  has  been  appointed 
a  committee  of  investigation  on  the,troubles^of  the 
Cumberland  Bar  Association.  Cutting  rates  have 
apparently  been  resorted  to,  owing  to  an  over-sup- 
ply of  lawyers,  and  this  committee  is  to  thoroughly 
overhaul  the  matter. 

'73. — David  W.  Snow  has  been  elected  one  of 
the  directors  of  the  so-called  Paper  Trust  recently 
organized  in  New  York.  This  corporation  repre- 
sents $45,000,000  capital,  and  is  called  the  Interna- 
tional Paper  Co. 

73.— Hon.  Augustus  P.  Moulton  has  consented 
to  become  a'candidate  for  the  Republican  mayor- 
alty of  Deering,  Me.  He  is  a  strong  anti-annex- 
ationist,  Deering-Portland. 

'74.— Prof.  D.  0.  S.  Lowell  of  the  Roxbury  Latin 
School,  who  has  just  returned  from  a  year  of  travel 
abroad,  lectured  upon  Russia  at  the  Temple  Bap- 
tist Church,  Roxbury,  Mass.,  last  evening.  Prof. 
Lowell  has  the  happy  faculty  of  making  others  see 
through  his  eyes.  In  the  course  of  his  remarks  he 
said :  "A  Polish  philosopher  once  remarked-'  God 
made  Venice,  man  made  Rome,  but  the  devil  made 
St.  Petersburg."  From  this  point  the  lecturer  took 
up  briefly  the  story  of  the  life  of  Peter  the  Great, 
founder  of  the  city,  and  gave  his  picture,  as  well  as 
those  of  all  the  Russian  rulers  who  have  followed 
him.  Many  fine  views  of  scenes,  people,  and  build- 
ings in  St.  Petersburg,  as  well  as  in  Moscow,  were 
presented.  The  audience  was  highly  appreciative 
and  applause  was  frequent.  The  lecture  was  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Young  Men's  Union  of  the 
church. 

Med.,  '83. — The  regular  meeting  of  the  Maine 
Academy  of  Medicine  and  Science  was  held  at  the 
Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary,  Portland,  Monday  evening, 
the  ]4th.  The  programme  included  a  paper  by 
Thomas  Fillebrown,  M.D.,  D.D.S.,  on  the  subject, 
"  The  Physiology  of  Vocalism." 

Med.,  '84. — Dr.  John  C.  Bowkergave  the  first  in 
a  series  of  three  travel  talks  at  The  Jefferson,  Port- 
land, last  Monday  evening,  before  an  audience  that 
embraced  many  of  Portland's  best  known  citizens. 
Dr.  Bowker  is  probably  one  of  the  most  travelled 
men  of  the  day,  and  he  has  well  informed  himself 
during  his  visit  to  South  Africa  of  all  the  people 
and  events  in  the  Transvaal  that  have  brought  that 
country  so  prominently  before  the  world  in  the 


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last  year.  Dr.  Bowker  lived  in  Portland  from  1881 
to  1884,  and  was  a  student  at  the  Portland  Medical 
School.  He  took  his  degree  at  Bowdoin.  He  has 
a  very  agreeable  manner,  understands  how  to 
mingle  the  humorous  and  serious,  and  in  fact,  may 
be  considered  a  lecturer  on  foreign  countries  far 
in  advance  of  any  we  have  had,  perhaps  barring 
Mr.  Stoddard.  This  series  of  Illustrated  Travel 
Talks  are  of  great  interest.  Dr.  Bowker  has  been 
a  great  traveller  and  his  lectures  have  commanded 
most  unstinted  praise  from  the  most  critical  audi- 
ences in  the  large  cities.  His  programme  at  The 
Jefferson  comprises  The  Transvaal,  a  romantic 
story  of  South  Africa,  Cecil  Rhodes  and  the  famous 
Barney  Barnato  and  Acres  of  Diamonds  at  Kim- 
berly  ;  Spain  as  she  is  to-day,  with  side  lights  on  the 
Cuban  question ;  and  Hawaii,  Paradise  of  the 
Pacific,  all  illustrated  with  magnificent  scenes. 

Hon.,  '85. — There  is  a  strong  movement  in  favor 
of  Judge  C.  W.  Walton,  for  the  vacancy  soon 
to  occur  on  the  Maine  Bench  at  the  expiration  of 
Judge  Foster's  ('64)  term.  Another  candidate  who 
is  prominently  mentioned  is  Judge  A.  D.  Cornish, 
D.,  '69,  of  Lewiston.  It  is  said  that  Judge  Walton, 
who  hesitated  to  accept  a  renomination  when  his 
term  expired,  on  account  of  his  health,  is  uow  in 
excellent  health  and  would  not  decline  renomina- 
tion. Judge  Walton  is  three-score  and  ten  and  a 
little  over.  The  nomination  will  be  made  about 
March  24  th. 

Med.,  '87. —Dr.  E.  W.  Gould,  who  was  formerly 
fish  and  game  warden  of  Maine,  and  who,  until 
recently,  was  iu  practice  in  Thomaston,  will  leave 
Rockland  next  Monday  for  the  Klondike.  Dr. 
Gould  is  one  of  a  party  of  seven.  These  gentle- 
men have  made  a  thorough  study  of  the  situation 
and  figure  that  it  will  cost  them  about  $800  apiece 
be  provisioned  for  a  year  and  a  half  They  go  by 
to  get  to  the  gold  diggings,  and  that  they  will  then 
the  way  of  Seattle  and  Chilkoot  Pass,  leaving 
Seattle  about  the  first  of  March.  This  hazardous 
journey  is  not  the  outcome  of  a  sudden  inspiration, 
but  has  been  in  the  minds  of  Mr.  Gould  and  his 
associates  for  a  year  or  more.  Every  man  in  the 
party  is  well-to-do,  having  been  prominent  in  Maine 
business  and  professional  circles  for  many  years. 
Those  who  leave  families  behind  leave  them  well 
provided  for.  The  members  of  the  party  are  figur- 
ing on  all  sorts  of  dangers,  and  know  full  well  that 
it  isn't  a  summer  pleasure  trip  on  which  they  are 
about  to  embark,  but  they  have  pluck  and  endur- 
ance, and  if  fortune  favors  them,  will  endeavor  to 
wrest  a  fortune  from  the  land  of  gold  and  ice.    Dr. 


Gould  will  take  along  his  surgical  kit,  although  it 
is  his  intention  to  confine  his  time  wholly  to  mining. 
He  will  also  take  along  a  portion  of  his  splendid 
fishing  gear,  unable  to  withstand  the  temptations 
offered  by  the  plentitude  of  salmon  and  grayling  in 
western  waters.  The  best  wishes  of  countless  Maine 
friends  will  follow  this  Isaak  Walton  and  his  party. 

'90. — The  New  England  Education  League  has 
recently  been  formed.  Its  object  is  to  aid  in  giving 
to  all  children  in  New  England  equal  public  school 
advantages.  The  League  is  to  have  a  general 
committee  of  one  hundred  members.  Prof.  W.  B. 
Mitchell  represents  Bowdoin  on  this  committee. 

'93. — The  municipal  elections  at  Portland  are 
producing  an  unusual  stir  this  season.  In  Ward  6, 
two  Bowdoin  men  are  running  for  councilmen  on 
Republican  tickets, — John  H.  Pierce,  '93,  and  Elias 
Thomas,  Jr. ,  '94.    Both  have  begun  active  canvasses. 

'93.— George  S.  Mahan,  A.M.,  M.D.,  who,  since 
his  graduation  from  the  Medical  School  in  1896,  has 
been  connected  as  medical  attendant  with  the 
Rhode  Island  Penitentiary  and  Insane  Hospitals, 
recently  received  the  appointment  of  Assistant 
Physician  and  Pathologist  to  the  Rhode  Island 
State  Institutions  at  Howard.  As  Dr.  Mahan's 
new  duties  do  not  require  his  presence  continually 
iu  Howard,  he  has  settled  for  general  practice  in 
Providence,  seven  miles  distant,  after  having  suc- 
cessfully passed  the  rigid  examination  imposed  by 
the  State  laws  upon  medical  practitioners. 

'94.— R.  H.  Baxter  is  in  the  far  west  on  a  busi- 
ness trip.  He  is  connected  with  a  large  water 
company  there  as  treasurer. 

'97.— John  H.  Morse  is  studying  medicine  in  the 
Harvard  Medical  School. 

Hon.,  '97.— Reuen  Thomas,  D.D.,  Vice-President 
of  the  New  England  Sabbath  Protective  League, 
presided  at  the  third  anniversary  meeting  of  that 
society,  in  the  absence  of  the  President,  Senator 
George  F.  Hoar.    The  Boston  Journal  says : 

Mr.  Thomas  gave  a  brief  history  of  the  league 
and  the  object  of  its  formation.  It  arose,  he  said, 
out  of  the  efforts  of  those  who  were  convinced 
that,  unless  something  were  done  to  protect  the 
Lord's  Day,  it  would  become  a  disgrace  to  the  good 
old  State  of  Massachusetts.  Members  of  the 
League  believed  that  the  Sabbath  is  a  divine  insti- 
tution, and  that  no  man  could  have  formed  and 
perpetuated  and  sanctified  the  day  of  rest  unless 
there  was  a  divine  ordainment. 


The  Sophomores  of  the  University  of  Minnesota 
challenged  the  Freshmen  to  a  spelling  match.  An 
admission  fee  of  ten  cents  was  charged,  and  the 
proceeds  went  to  the  Oratorical  Association. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Vol.  XXVII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   MARCH   2,  1898. 


No.  15. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PUBtlSHED    EVERT  ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY  DURING 
THE  COLLEGIATE  YEAR  BY  THE  STUDENTS   OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
Percival  p.  Baxter,  '98,  Editor-in-Chief. 
Roy  L.  Marston,  '99,  Assistant  Editor-in-Chief. 
Frank  L.  Dutton,  '99,  Business  Manager. 
Joseph  W.  Whitney,  1900,  Assistant  Business  Manager. 
Thomas  L.  Marble,  '98.         James  P.  Webber,  1900. 
John  W.  Condon,  '98.  Drew  B.  Hall,  '99. 

Byron  S.  Philoon,  '99.  Percy  A.  Babb,  1900. 

Per  annum,  in  advance, $2.00. 

Single  Copies, 15  Cents. 

Extra  copies  can  be  obtained  at  the  bookstores  or  on  applica- 
tion to  tlie  Business  Manager. 

Itemittances  should  be  made  to  the  Business  Manager.  Com- 
munications in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to 
the  Editor-in-Chief. 

Students,  Professors,  and  Alumni  are  invited  to  contribute 
literary  articles,  personals,  and  items.  Conti'ibutions  must  be 
accompanied  by  writer's  name,  as  well  as  the  signature  which 
he  wishes  to  have  appended. 

Contributions  for  Bowdoin  Verse  Uepartraent  should  be  sent 
to  Box  1160,  Brunswick,  Me. 

Personal  items  should  be  sent  to  Box  045,  Brunswick,  Me. 

Entered  at  the  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter. 
Printed  at  the  Journal  Office,  Lewiston. 

CONTENTS. 

Vol.  XXVII.,  No.  15.— March  2,  1898. 

Editorial  Notes 241 

Alpha  Delta  Phi  Convention 244 

Tlieta  Delta  Chi  Convention 245 

Meeting  of  tlie  Washington  Alumni  Association  .     .  245 

At  Last 246 

Bowdoin  Verse  ; 

The  Village  Wharf 247 

Mr.  Nomau       248 

CoLLEGH  Tabula .  248 

Athletics £52 

Personal 253 


At  the  various  alumni  meetings  that 
have  been  held  during  the  past  month  the 
questions  of  our  college  policy  have  been 
freely  and  fully  discussed.  The  matter  of 
individual  instruction,  of  entrance  examina- 
tions, of  courses,  of  finance,  and  of  Bovf- 
doin's  contribution  to  the  welfare  of  the 
country  have  all  been  thoroughlj'^  commented, 
upon  and  understood.  Two  questions,  how- 
ever, there  were  which  have  not  generally 
been  understood  and  about  which  consider- 
able misapprehension  has  existed,  especially 
at  college  among  the  undergraduates — that  of 
admitting  larger  classes  and  that  of  discrim- 
inating against  athletes. 

For  some  time  rumors  have  been  afloat 
that  more  than  fifty  per  cent,  of  those  apply- 
ing for  admission  were  turned  away,  owing 
to  the  severity  of  our  entrance  examinations 
and  the  raising  of  the  standard  of  admission 
purposel)''  to  cut  down  the  entering  classes. 
It  has  been  said  that  last  year  some  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  or  thirty  applied  and  only 
about  sixty  admitted,  thus  showing  the  policy 
in  this  direction.  The  truth  of  the  matter  is 
this,  that  last  year  some  one  hundred  and 
forty  applications  were  made  for  examina- 
tion papers,  preliminary  and  final,  and  of 
this  a  good  fifty  per  cent,  were  preliminary 
papers.     In  round  numbers,  seventy  applied 


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for  admission  last  fall,  and  about  sixty  were 
admitted.  Surely  this  is  not  the  great  weed- 
ing-out' process  of  which  we  have  heard.  To 
admit  sixty  out  of  seventy'applicants  is  all 
that  could  be  either  desired  or  expected.  This 
case  illustrates  the  absurdity  of  these  criti- 
cisms. The  college  authorities  are  not  opposed 
to  growth — healthy  growth,  and  they  want  it 
to  a  man.  What  they  do  not  want  is  an 
abnormal  growth,  encouraged  by  those  dis- 
honorable means  which  seem  to  be  so  much 
employed  by  certain  sister  institutions.  No 
inducements  are  offered,  and  if  sixty,  seventy, 
eighty  or  more  apply  for  admittance  unso- 
licited, and  if  they  pass  the  examinations, 
they  are  heartily  welcome  to  our  midst. 
Bowdoin  must  grow,  but  we  don't  propose 
to  use  all  the  modern  appliances  in  this 
direction. 

A  like  misapprehension  has  existed  with 
regard  to  admitting  athletes.  This  has 
been  probably  due,  in  large  measure,  to 
our  recent  unfortunate  efforts  in  athletics, 
and  the  attempt  to  find  a  solution  for  the 
difficulty.  The  solution  found,  however,  is 
entirely  false.  Both  the  B^aculty  and  the 
students  favor  athletics,  both  want  winning 
teams,  and  both  will  do  and  are  doing  all  in 
their  power  to  produce  such  teams.  Bowdoin 
is  an  athletic  college;  she  has  accomplished 
wonders  in  that  line,  and  she  hopes  to  dupli- 
cate them  in  the  future.  No  college  appre- 
ciates her  athletes  more  than  we  do,  and  no 
Faculty  could  be  less  discriminating  against 
athletes  than  ours.  We  encourage  honor- 
able athletes,  and  if  any  apply  for  admis- 
sion and  ca,n  prove  themselves  able  to 
pass  the  examinations  and  to  maintain  a 
certain  standard  of  scholarship,  which  is  by 
no  means  too  high,  we  receive  them  with 
open  arms.  Faculty  and  students.  We  don't 
resort  to  the  tricks  of  professionals  in  the 
conduct  of  our  athletics,  however.  If  any 
athletes  or  prospective  athletes  have  been 
turned  away,  they  have  themselves  to  blame. 


These  rumors  of  discrimination  have  origi- 
nated with  such  men,  and  we  wish  to  stamp 
them,  without-  loss  of  time,  as  absolutely 
false.  We  discriminate  neither  for  nor  against 
athletes,  any  more  than  either  for  or  against 
singers,  writers  or  theological  students,  and 
it  is  high  time  such  reports  were  contradicted, 
fairly  and  squarely. 

Bowdoin  treats  all  alike,  from  the  student 
to  the  foot-ball  player;  she  encourages  both, 
and  she  rejoices  in  their  successes  and  mourns 
over  their  defeats. 


PRESIDENT  HYDE  recently  announced 
■^  to  the  Boston  Alumni  Association,  at 
their  annual  banquet,  that  the  college  could 
now  afford  a  new  library  building.  This 
statement  coming  from  one  in  authority  may 
well  make  the  hearts  of  all  Bowdoin  men 
joyful.  With  a  new  library  building,  our  cup 
of  happiness  will  be  well-nigh  complete ; 
well-nigh,  we  say,  for  Winthrop  Hall  needs 
renovation,  also  the  gymnasium,  and  sundry 
other  improvements  are  called  for.  Never- 
theless, we  can  never  be  satisfied,  something 
always  will  be  wanted,  and  well  it  is  that 
such  is  the  case.'  We  must  grow  better  and 
better  unceasingly.  A  library  building,  how- 
ever, is  the  most  pressing  necessit3%  except 
the  two  above  mentioned,  and  they  are  posi- 
tivel}'^  assured  next  summer.  Man}'  thanks 
are  due  those  who  have  so  successfully 
maintained  our  rights  in  our  litigations.  We 
shall  all  await  unj  further  developments  of 
the  library  case  with  interest,  and  hope  that 
now  we  are  able,  no  time  will  be  lost  in 
making  the  building  a  reality. 


WHEN  the  Maine  State  College  obtained 
from  the  Legislature,  some  time  ago, 
a  large  sum  of  money  and  the  title  of  the 
University  of  Maine,  the  other  Maine  colleges 
looked  with  disfavor  upon  tliis  seeming  par- 
tiality. By  adroit  manoeuvring  the  Legisla- 
ture was  brought  into  line,  and  the  appropria- 


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tion  forced  through  in  a  manner  not  altogether 
dignified.  Ever  since  then  there  has  been  a 
strong  sentiment  against  this  action,  and  the 
most  recent  manifestation  of  it  comes  from 
a  newspaper  outside  the  state.  This  paper 
is  authority  for  the  report  that  the  University 
of  Maine  is  "endeavoring  to  put  aside  the 
agricultural  courses  of  study,"  and  that  she 
"is  about  to  add  a  law  department  to  her 
equipment."  Continuing,  The  PhiladelpMa 
Inquirer,  the  paper  in  question,  says  that  the 
contempt  in  which  manual  labor  is  held  is 
overcrowding  the  professions,  and  that  agri- 
cultural pursuits  are  being  looked  down  upon 
by  "those  aristocratically  inclined  persons 
in  Maine." 

These  charges  are  eminently  just.  The 
University  of  Maine  is  primai'ily  an  agricul- 
tural institution,  and  such  it  should  remain. 
When  the  country  is  flooded  with  law  schools 
and  deluged  with  lawyers  it  would  seem  a 
crying  shame  to  unnecessarily  add  more  to  this 
already  overburdened  profession.  When 
that  institution  was  founded  for  the  advance- 
ment of  agriculture,  when  it  is  ostensibly 
maintained  for  that  purpose  out  of  the  public 
purse,  why  should  it  branch  out  into  fields 
with  which  it  has  no  logical  connection? 
When  the  state  is  in  great  need  of  a  practi- 
cal, scientific  agricultural  class,  when  mort- 
gaged farms  abound  everywhere,  it  would 
seem  that  our  State  Agricultural  College 
has  all  the  work  to  which  it  can  profitably 
attend.  In  the  present  condition  of  agri- 
culture, where  modern  methods  may  be  used, 
it  is  no  disgrace  to  become  a  farmer,  it  is  an 
honor.  The  country  and  the  state  need 
farmers,  and  the  University  of  Maine  should 
cultivate  them. 

Outside  newspapers  maj^  well  call  us 
"  aristocratically  inclined,"  but  the  people  of 
Maine  in  general  are  not,  only  the  Faculty 
of  the  University  of  Maine.  The  three  col- 
leges of  the  state,  Colby,  Bates,  and  Bowdoin, 
do    not   grudge    their  sister  institution  one 


cent  of  her  large  annuity,  in  fact  they  would 
be  perfectly  willing  it  should  be  doubled  if 
the  University  of  Maine  would  but  be  content 
to  perform  her  duty  and  not  try  to  branch 
out  into  the  numberless  departments  of 
education.  The  state  should  no  more  estab- 
lish a  law  school  than  a  divinity  school,  a 
medical  school  or  an  art  school.  As  long  as 
the  University  of  Maine  continues  to  be  an 
agricultural  college  she  will  be  respected 
and  beloved  by  her  sister  institutions,  so 
long  and  no  longer. 


TPHE  idea  that  members  of  the  Senior 
-»■  Class  should,  at  an  early  date,  give  up 
their  various  positions  at  the  head  of  the 
college  organizations  to  members  of  the 
Junior  Class,  is  one  based  upon  absolutely 
false  grounds.  This  idea,  moreover,  seems  to 
be  slowly  hardening  into  a  practice  with  us, 
and  once  a  practice  it  is  but  a  short  step  to  a 
tradition.  When  a  tradition  is  attacked,  it 
is  well-nigh  hopeless  to  expect  ivaj  change,- 
therefore'  the  Orient  wishes  to  utter  a  pro- 
test against  the  idea  that  Seniors  should  be 
superseded  as  managers,  presidents,  editors, 
leaders  and  so  on  before  it  is  absolutely 
necessary.  This  maj^  seem  rather  personal 
as  it  comes  from  the  pen  of  a  Senior,  but 
such  is  far  from  being  the  case.  Members 
of  the  Senior  Class  are  of  larger  experience, 
wider  knowledge,  and  better  equipment  in 
every  respect  for  conducting  the  undergrad- 
uate policy  of  the  college.  Age,  if  nothing 
more  than  a  single  year,  counts  for  much 
when  we  all  are  so  very  young,  and  who  are 
prepared  to  manage  affairs  capably  unless 
the  Seniors  are?  Some  may  say  that  Senior's 
have  no  time  to  devote  to  the  general  affairs 
of  the  college,  but  such  arguments  come 
only  from  members  of  lower  classes  who  are 
anxious  to  assume  premature  control.  Who 
ever  heard  a  Senior  say  he  had  no  time  to  do 
this  or  that  for  the  welfare  of  the  college,  or 
that  his    commencement  part  or  committee 


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work  prevented  him?  A  man  has  as  much 
time  as  he  wishes,  and  there  is  no  limit  to 
what  he  may  accomplish.  The  excuse  of 
"no  time"  is  by  far  the  most  pitiable  one 
ever  offered  by  an  undergraduate.  The 
Senior  always  has  time,  and  should  be  allowed 
to  use  it  in  the  interests  of  his  college. 

Not  alone  in  college  managements,  but 
in  our  general  life  the  Senior  is  treated  too 
much  like  a  distinct  being.  He  is  the  head 
of  the  college  body  and  supposedly  the  most 
capable  in  all  branches  of  college  work;  if 
so,  why  should  he  be  forced  into  a  false  con- 
dition of  leisure.  He  takes  as  much  and 
more  interest  in  college  affairs  than  others, 
and  should  have  the  privilege  of  conducting 
them.  If  the  tendency  to  place  other  classes 
in  control  grows  much  larger,  we  may  soon 
have  Freshmen  managers.  Freshmen  editors, 
and  possibly  the  Freshmen  may  change  places 
with  the  Seniors  in  our  morning  chapel 
services. 

The  Orient  pleads  for  Senior  control  in 
all  branches  of  stvictl}'  collegiate  life ;  he  has 
time,  ability,  and  inclination,  and  should  not 
be  robbed  of  the  chance  to  display  them. 
Let  the  Senior  be  our  leader  until  the  very 
day  of  his  graduation. 


Alpha  Delta  Phi  Convention. 
yiTHE  sixty-sixth  annual  convention  of  the 
A  A  A  *  Fraternity  was  held  with  the 
Toronto  Chapter  at  Toronto,  Canada,  on 
February  10th,  11th,  and  12th.  Although 
Toronto  is  one  of  the  baby  chapters  of  the 
fraternity,  it  was  very  evident  that  her 
manner  of  entertaining  the  brothers  from 
the  states  was  anything  but  childish.  A 
few  delegates  arrived  on  Wednesday  night, 
but  not  until  Thursday  morning  did  they 
pour  in  on  every  train.  At  the  station 
the  delegates  were  welcomed  by  a  corps  of 
Toronto  brothers.  It  was  a  largely  attended 
convention,  there  being  over  one  hundred 
delegates  from  the  various  chapters. 


The  convention  was  called  to  order  at 
10.30  in  Temple  Building  by  Brother  Charles 
E.  Sprague,  secretary  of  the  Fraternity,  and 
acting  president  in  place  of  Clarence  A. 
Seward,  deceased.  At  2.30  there  was  a  busi- 
ness session  of  a  private  nature.  At  8  p.m. 
a  brilliant  gathering  assembled  in  Association 
Hall  on  the  occasion  of  the  public  exercises. 
Sir  William  Meredith  presided  over  the 
opening  ceremonies. 

After  the  playing  of  several  fraternal  airs 
by  Ghonna's  orchestra  and  the  singing  of 
fraternal  songs  by  the  brethren,  addresses 
were  made  b}'  Dr.  Parkin  of  Upper  Canada 
College,  President  Raymondof  Union  College, 
and  Brother  Charles  E.  Sprague  of  New  York. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  public  exercises 
a  large  number  of  the  sisters  of  the  Frater- 
nity and  their  friends  adjourned  to  the 
Temple  Building,  where  a  reception  was 
held,  followed  by  a  dance.  The  beautiful 
hall  of  the  building  was  tastefully  decorated 
with  flags  and  flowers,  and  a  more  pleasing 
spectacle  than  that  presented  by  the  joll}' 
party  as  they  flitted  to  and  fro,  could  scarcely 
be  imagined. 

On  Friday  evening  the  brothers  assem- 
bled at  the  Temple  and  celebrated  the  last 
night  of  the  sixty-sixth  convention  of  the 
Fraternity  with  a  thoroughly  enjoyable 
banquet,  characterized  by  a  spirit  of  good 
fellowship,  heightened  by  the  close  ties  of 
friendship  which  bound  the  brothers  to  one 
another. 

Toasts  were  responded  to  by  Brother 
Sprague  of  Union,  Brother  W.  H.  Moore  of 
Toronto,  Brother  Benjamin  Franklin  of  New 
York,  Brother  Loran  L.  Lewis  of  Williams, 
and  Brother  Tracy  C.  Beeker  of  BuflPalo.  The 
speeches  were  pleasantly  varied  with  songs 
and  jests,  and  it  was  a  well-pleased  gathering 
that  broke  up  at  an  early  hour  in  the  morn- 
ing. Bowdoin  Chapter  was  represented  by 
Joseph  Banks  Roberts,  '95,  Oliver  Dow  Smith, 
'98,  Wallace  H.  White,  Jr.,  '99. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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Theta  Delta  Chi  Convention. 

ITTHE  semi-centennial  celebration  and  fifty- 
-»■  first  annual  convention  of  the  Theta  Delta 
Chi  Fraternity  was  held  at  the  Windsor 
Hotel,  New  York  City,  February  8th,  9th, 
and  10th,  and  was  the  greatest  event  in  the 
whole  history  of  the  Fraternity.  The  con- 
vention was  in  session  forenoon  and  after- 
noon, on  the  8th  and  9th,  and  much  business 
of  importance  was  transacted.  On  the 
evening  of  the  8th  a  reception  was  tendered 
to  the  delegates  by  the  Graduate  Club  of 
New  York  City,  and  a  very  enjoyable  even- 
ing was  passed. 

An  open  session  was  held  on  Thursday 
morning,  February  10th,  in  the  conveution 
hall,  which  was  crowded,  to  overflowing. 
The  oration  on  this  occasion  was  delivered 
by  President  Capen  of  Tufts  College,  and 
was  a  masterpiece  from  beginning  to  end. 
The  poem  was  recited  by  Rev.  Cameron 
Mann.  The  history  of  the  first  quarter  cen- 
tury was  given  by  Col.  William  L.  Stone, 
and  that  of  the  last  quarter  century  by 
Professor  Duncan  C.  Lee  of  Columbia  Uni- 
versity. Abel  Beach  and  Andrew  Green, 
the  only  surviving  founders  of  the  Fraternity, 
were  present,  and  were  tendered  a  reception 
immediately  at  the  close  of  the  exercises. 

Fully  two  hundred  and  fifty  loyal  Theta 
Delts,  young  and  old,  took  their  places  in 
the  banquet  ballon  Thursday  evening,  and  a 
bountiful  repast  was  served.  Rev.  Mahlon 
L.  Gilbert  was  toast-master.  A  lively  and 
joyful  spirit  pervaded  the  guests,  and  stirring 
speeches  were 'made. 

Eta  was  represented  by  N.  R.  Webster, 
'81,  E.  H.  Newbegin,  '91, "j.  H.  Morse,  '97, 
C.  C.  Williamson,  '98,  W.  H.  Smith,  '99,  and 
L.  P.  Libby,  '99. 

The  celebration  was  a  great  success  and 
surpassed,  in  fact,  the  most  sanguine  hopes 
of  its  promoters.  Every  charge  was  repre- 
sented, from    Minnesota  to  Maine.      Gray- 


haired  men  came  from  California  and  Florida 
to  attend  the  festivities,  and  each  went  away 
feeling  that  he  was  well  repaid  for  his  journey. 


IVIeeting  of  Washington  Alumni 
Association. 
JPWENTY-ONE  of  the  Bowdoin  alumni 
*■  were  seated  at  one  big  table  at  the  Shore- 
ham,  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Alumni 
Association  in  Washington,  Monday  evening, 
February  14th.  Chief  Justice  Fuller,  Speaker 
Reed,  Senator  Frye,  General  Ellis  Spear, 
Representatives  Alexander  of  New  York  and 
Stevens  of  Minnesota,  S.  G.  Davis,  J.  C. 
Strout,  Dr.  Woodbury  Pulsifer,  W.  F.  White, 
John  B.  Cotton,  Col.  W.  H.  Owen  (U.  S. 
Army),  H.  L.  Prince,  Fred  O.  Fish,  Prof. 
John  W.  Chickering,  Rev.  Frank  Sewall, 
Horace  Jordan,  Amos  L.  Allen,  A.  D.  Willard, 
Rev.  W.  S.  Southgate,  Albert  C.  Cobb,  and 
Editor  Hayes  of  the  Washington  Star,  were 
present. 

Chief  Justice  Fuller,  president  of  the_ 
association,  presided,  and  when  the  menu 
had  been  concluded,  opened  the  course  of 
speeches  by  appropriate  remarks.  He  referred 
to  the  gathering  of  the  alumni  of  Bowdoin  as 
a  practice  that  should  be  maintained,  and 
said  the  college  had  great  reason  to  be  proud 
of  the  men  who  had  been  connected  with  it, 
both  as  its  Faculty  and  as  its  students. 

Mr.  Cotton  was  chosen  toast-master.  Rep- 
resentative Alexander,  '70,  was  first  called 
upon.  Mr.  Alexander,  being  a  new  member, 
said  he  was  surprised  that  he  was  given  an 
opportunity  to  speak  so  soon,  and  casting  a 
glance  at  Speaker  Reed,  said  he  feared  he 
would  be  hammered  down  before  he  pro- 
ceeded very  far.  He  referred  pleasantly  to 
some  of  his  earliest  remembrances  of  Mr. 
Reed,  when  the  latter  exercised  the  power  of 
czar  over  a  school  many  years  ago,  and  he 
said  he  had  no  doubt  the  scholars  bowed  to 
his  mandates  then  as  gracefully  as  others  had 
done  forty  years  later. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


"I  don't  believe  it,"  said  Senator  Frye, 
from  the  other  end  of  the  table. 

"They  did,  Frye,"  retorted  Mr.  Reed, 
with  a  smile. 

Toast-master  Cotton  presented  Represent- 
ative Stevens,  of  the  Class  of  '81. 

"I  think  the  toast-master  appreciates  the 
situation  in  which  I  am  placed,"  said  Mr. 
Stevens.  "I  am  grateful  to  him,  for  I  think 
I  ought  to  have  an  opportunity  to  talk  in  the 
presence  of  our  Speaker  somewhere;  bat  I 
rather  fear  the  Speaker  will  take  advantage 
of  my  being  given  a  chance  to  speak  here  to 
make  my  speech  run  over  the  whole  session. 
I  did  not  come  here  to  make  a  speech,  for 
I  hoped  to  make  a  speech  in  the  House. 
I  regret  that  my  remarks  cannot  go  in  the 
Congressional  Record.,  so  that  I  might  get  an 
opportunity  to  re-elect  myself,"  concluded 
Mr.  Stevens. 

"If  it  were  put  in  tlie  Record"  interposed 
Mr.  Reed,  "nobodj'-  would  ever  know  that 
jow  had  made  it." 

William  Frye  White,  '97,  spoke  at  some 
length  regarding  the  present  condition  of 
Bowdoin. 

Mr.  Reed  then  spoke  briefly.  He  said  he 
was  glad  to  see  that  Representatives  Alex- 
ander and  Stevens  always  had  a  chance  to 
speak  at  the  alumni  meetings,  although  he 
discovered  that  they  complained  that  they 
did  not  have  that  privilege  in  the  House. 
He  was  surprised  that  they  wanted  their 
remarks  in  the  Record,  where  they  never 
would  be  seen. 

Speaking  of  remembrances  of  Bowdoin 
he  said  they  were  to  him  laden  with  much 
sadness.  "If  any  one  had  told  me  when  I 
was  at  Bowdoin,"  he  said,  "  that  I  would  ever 
run  for  Congress  or  that  I  should  ever  be 
elected  if  I  did  run  for  that  or  any  other  polit- 
ical office,  I  should  never  have  believed  it." 

Mr.  Reed  said  as  he  looked  back  upon  his 
college  days  it  was  not  the  bright  fellows  who 
had  prospered,  who  had  the  largest  place  in 


his  heart,  but  that  place  was  given  to  some 
of  the  "scapegraces."  He  said  he  was  glad 
to  learn  that  to-day  there  is  pleasant  inter- 
course between  the  Faculty  and  students. 
There  was  no  such  association  in  his  days, 
when  the  professors  were  regarded  as  the 
natural  enemies  of  the  boj's,  though  he  made 
the  president  of  the  college  an  exception  to 
this  rule,  and  to  him  he  paid  a  liigh  compli- 
ment. 

Senator  Frye  made  feeling  references  to 
Elijah  Kellogg  and  to  the  great  work  he  had 
done  for  Bowdoin  College. 

Rev.  Dr.  Sewall  spoke  of  his  college  days, 
and,  making  reference  to  the  movement  for 
the  erection  of  a  monument  to  Longfellow  at 
Washington,  spoke  of  the  monument  to  the 
poet  at  Portland. 

Toast-master  Cotton  also  referred  to  the 
movement  for  a  statue  of  Longfellow. 

Chief  Justice  Fuller  made  some  further 
references  to  the  movement  for  a  statue  of 
Longfellow,  and  he  said  he  was  satisfied  that 
it  would  result  successfully. 

Toast-master  Cotton  concluded  the  even- 
ing's speeches  by  saying,  as  he  glanced  toward 
Speaker  Reed,  that  the  alumni  would  soon 
be  honored  by  having  one  of  its  members 
chosen  to  be  chief  executive  of  the  nation. 

Chief  Justice  Fuller  was  elected  president 
for  the  ensuing  year. 

The  evening's  entertainment  concluded 
with  the  singing  of  college  songs. 


At  Last. 

'HMASA  GREY  graduated  at  Harvard  with 
I  *■  the  Class  of  1813.  That  class  was 
small,  as  compared  with  a  Harvard  class  of 
to-day,  numbering  but  forty,  and  Grey  was 
the  youngest  of  all,  being  but  nineteen  at 
graduation. 

Naturall}'^  somewhat  wild  and  roving,  he 
spent  the  next  forty  years  wandering  about 
the  world.  He  had  visited  the  land  of 
Homer  and  the  empire  of  Confucius;  he  had 


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247 


I 


seen  Etna  pour  forth  its  flames,  and  watched 
-the  destructive  fire  sweep  over  the  prairies 
of  Kansas ;  and  finally  he  had  drifted  back 
to  old  Massachusetts  to  find  himself  the 
only  surviving  member  of  the  Class  of  '13. 

Then  came  the  cry  that  echoed  and 
re-echoed  through  the  country,  "Sumter 
has  been  fired  upon."  This  was  immediately 
followed  by  Lincoln's  call  for  volunteers. 

Grey,  now  an  old  man  of  sixty  years, 
went  straight  to  the  recruiting  office,  and 
swearing  by  all  that  was  great  and  good 
he  was  but  forty-four,  begged  to  be 
allowed  to  enlist.  Permission  was  granted, 
and  he  became  a  private  in  Company  D, 
Second  Regiment  Massachusetts  Volunteer 
Infantry.  He  behaved  with  great  bravery 
in  the  various  battles  of  the  first  three  years 
of  the  war,  and  began  the  siege  of  Peters- 
burg as  a  sergeant. 

For  nine  long  months  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac  lay  there  before  the  city  and  with  it 
Amasa  Grey,  while  Lee,  hemmed  in  as  he  was, 
racked  his  brain  to  discover  a  plan  whereby 
he  might  save  Richmond. 

On  the  second  of  April,  1865,  Grant 
ordered  a  division  of  infantry,  screened  by 
cavalry,  to  gain  the  rear  of  the  wily  Lee. 
The  Second  Massachusetts  was  in  that  divis- 
ion. The  plan  worked  to  a  charm.  At 
midnight  the  column  was  in  position,  and  at 
daylight  a  charge  was  made  upon  the  fortifi- 
cations. Lee  had  discovered  them,  and  pro- 
tected by  his  earthworks,  was  prepared  for 
defence.  They  charge  with  fixed  bayonets; 
the  rebels  fire,  the  line  wavers,  it  recoils ;  the 
color-bearer  of  the  Second  drops  dead,  but 
Amasa  Grey  seizes  the  banner,  and  with  a 
shout  rushes  for  the  works.  The  Second 
follows  him  and  the  division  follows  the 
Second.  He  has  planted  the  standard  on 
the  works.  The  rebels  flee,  and  the  fort  is 
taken. 

Now  Grant  holds  the  position  for  which 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac  has  contended  for 


four  long,  bloody  years,  and  the  cry  runs 
through  the  North,  "Richmond  is  taken." 
But  in  the  midst  of  all  this  joy  and  glad- 
ness the  Second  Massachusetts  Volunteer 
Infantry  is  sad ;  their  brave  but  reckless 
color-bearer  is  dead ;  the  last  of  Harvard 
'13  has  passed  to  a  better  world. 

W.  L.  Sanboen,  1901. 


Bowdoii^   ^ep§e. 

The  Village  Wharf. 

From  sylvan  steeps  the  moon  ascends 

On  high  to  soar; 
To  journey  its  lone  path  it  tends 

As  day  is  o'er. 

The  croaking  frog  now  rends  the  still 

From  marshes  near, 
While  by  the  lake  tunes  whip-poor-will 

So  sad  and  clear. 

The  aged  wharf  looms  dark  and  cold 

Where  wavelets  kiss. 
Its  twilight  charms  have  ne'er  heen  told, 

Tet  here  is  bliss. 

Oh,  happy  hours  that  heedless  glide  : 

Would  they  had  stayed! 
On  these  rude  stones  at  eventide 

Hath  childhood  played. 

Here  dreamy  youth,  when  day  was  o'er, 

Light  footsteps  turned. 
To  dizzy  heights  would  fancy  soar, 

While  ardor  burned. 

Plain  rustics  sought  this  spot  aside 

Love's  vows  to  make 
To  maidens  purer  than  the  tide 

Which  sweeps  yon  lake. 

And  doubting  souls,  athirst  for  truth, 

In  plaintive  tones 
Have  prayed  to  God  for  grant  of  faith 

On  these  cold  stones. 

0  granite  grey  !  'mid  joy  and  tears 

Upon  the  shore 
All  secrets  die  in  thy  deaf  ears 

For  evermore. 

—Percy  A.  Babb,  1900. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Mr.  Noman. 

(From  the  Odyssey.) 

All  lovers  of  Archaic  lore,  attention  give  to  me, 

For  I  will  slug  most  cheerfully,  that  each  and  all 
may  see 

How  Polyphemus  drank  the  wine  which,  in  a  good- 
sized  cup, 

The  sage  Odysseus  poured  out,  and  to  him  handed  up. 

Now,  one-eyed  Polyphemus  had  Odysseus  in  a  fix ; 
The  brains  of  his  companions  in  a  soup-dish  he  did 

mis 
And  eat.     But  wise  Odysseus  such  a  fate  did  not 

invite. 
But  thought,  "I'll  put  his  eye  out  e'er  he  takes 

another  bite." 

Three  times  he  filled  the  bowl,  and  thrice  the  giant 

drank  it  up, 
Aud  then  the  first  words  that  he  said  were,  "  Good, 

kind  sir  (hiccup), 
Pray  tell  me  where  you  got  this  drink,  it  is  such 

fine  old  wine; 
Also  your  name,  for  you,  I  think,  must  be  almost 

divine; 

"And  I  will  give  to  you  a  gift."    Odysseus,  bending 

low. 
Replied,  "Dear  sir,  I  would  that  you  and  every 

man  should  know 
That  Mr.  Noman  is  my  name."'    Quoth  the  giant 

with  a  roar, 
"Then  Noman  will  I  eat  the  last,  the  others  all 

before." 

He  then  fell  back,  for  he  was  full— as  we  should  say 

"  dead  drunk," 
And  when  the  frightful  ogre  into  drunken  sleep  had 

sunk, 
'Twas  then  Odysseus  took  a  stick,  aud  when  'twas 

heated  well, 
Jabbed  it  into  the  Cyclop's  eye,— Oh,  deed  most 

foully  fell. 

Then  Polyphemus,  in  a  rage,  and  suftering  great 

pain. 
Exclaimed,  "  They've  put  my  eye  out,"  and  then  he 

roared  again. 
His  brother  giants  heard  his  cries,  aud,  standing 

round  his  cave. 
Cried,  "Polly,  what's  the  matter?     Why  do  you  so 

madly  rave  ? " 


But  them  he  answered  with  a  groan,  "  Oh  dear,  don't 

question  me; 
Noman  is  hurting  me  by  force,  no  one  by  craft," 

said  he. 
"Then  go  to  bed  and  get  to  sleep,  and  don't  make 

such  a  fuss  ; 
If  nightmare's  all  that  troubles  you,  why  do  you 

bother  us  ?  " 

And  with  this  answer  to  his  words,  away  in  baste 

they  went, 
While   Odysseus,   from   his  corner,   after    them   a 

chuckle  sent. 
Theu  in  the  morn,  Odysseus  and  his  friends  escaped 

the  cave, 
Not  knowing  how  the  giant  in  the  future  might 

behave. 

But  from  the  cavern's  entrance  they  had  not  pro- 
ceeded far 

Before  they  turned   around   aud   yelled,   "  By-by, 
Cyclops,  ta-ta." 

"  Mr.  Noman  "  now  is  ended.      Of  Odysseus  and 
his  modesty 

If  you  would  more  acquaintance  have,  go  seek  it  in 
the  Odyssey. 

— Z.,  I90I. 


The  Brunswick  Telegraph 
is  a  bit  indefinite,  not  to  mention 
conceited,  when  it  says,  in  speaking  of 
the  coming  Junior  Assembly:  "About 
thirty  young  ladies  from  Bath,  a  dozen 
or    so    from   Waterville,   and  several 
from  Lewistou,  are  expected.     The  most  attractive 
of  the  company   will,  as  usual,  hail  from   Bruns- 
wick."   This  is  rather  a  sweeping  statement  and 
might  be  open  to  question.    It  all  depends  upon 
the  point  of  view  as  to  what  constitutes  attractive- 
ness, also  upon  the  use  of  the  singular  and  plural. 
Bacon,  1900,  has  been  absent,  sick. 
Strout,  1900,  is  out  sick  (homesick). 
Bass,  1900,  was  at  home  on  business. 
College  closed  on  Washington's  Birthday. 
Foster,  1901,  was  out  on  account  of  illness. 


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249 


Bodge,  '97,  was  visiting  friends. 

Stubbs  has  been  visiting  friends  in  Boston. 

The  Orient  board  faced  Webber  recently. 

Sawyer,  ex-'97,  visited  a  few  friends  recently. 

W.  W.  Fogg,  '96,  spent  last  Sunday  with  college 
friends. 

"The   Twelve  Temptations"   will   be   in   Bath 
the  lOtb. 

A  great   many  students  are   confined   to   their 
rooms  with  colds. 

Pussies  are  fast  expiring  for  the  cause  of  science, 
the  Seniors  tell  us. 

The  second  Junior  Assembly,  scheduled  for  the 
16th,  was  postponed. 

W.  J.  Sargent,  '98,  has  been  passing  a  few  days 
at  his  home  in  Brewer. 

F.  Hill,  1901,  Tyler,  1901,  and  S.  M.  Clark,  1901, 
are  back  from  teaching. 

The   Freshman    Class    is    about  to   begin   the 
course  in  Trigonometry. 

F.  C.  Lee,  1900,  has  been  confined  at  his  home 
in  Newcastle,  by  illness. 

The  Tufts  Base-Ball  Team  is  scheduled  to  play 
here  on  the  first  of  June. 

S.   M.  Clark  and  F.  L.   Hill,  1901,  who   have 
been  out  teaching,  are  back. 

A  mid-term  exam,  was  the  terror  to  the  Sopho- 
more Logic-Class  last  week. 

Clement,  1900,  who  has  been  teaching  for  several 
weeks  past,  is  back  at  college. 

Robert  Edwards,  1900,  has  been  at  his  home  in 
Boston,  with  a  sprained  ankle. 

'99  has  had  several  meetings  of  late.     Her  great 
question  is  that  of  popular  man. 

Albee,  '99,   who  has   been   teaching  school  in 
Gorham,  has  returned  to  college. 

Several  students  took  a  short  respite  at  home 
during  the  absence  of  the  President. 

Dr.  Whittier  is  to  instruct  the  third  year  Medics 
in  Bacteriology  during  the  spring  term. 

Prof.   Woodrufi"  recently   addressed   the  Colby 
students  upon  "The  Bible  in  Education." 

Prof.  F.  C.  Robinson  as  Supervisor,  seems  to  be 
very  popular  just  at  present  in  local  politics. 

The  Freshmen  have  elected  P.  S.  Hill  as  squad 
leader,  and  Foster  as  manager  of  the  track  team. 

West  and  Robinson,  1900,  are  in  New  York,  rep- 
resenting the  College  Y.  M.  C.  A.  at  a  convention. 


The  Freshmen  are  to  read  as  outside  reading  in 
French,  Souvestre's  "Un  Philosophie  sour  les 
Toits." 

P.  S.  Mooney,  representative  of  C.  H.  Nason,  is 
at  13  South  Appleton,  with  samples  of  tailor 
woolens. 

Spring  is  coming.  One  morning  last  week  the 
birds  were  singing.  They  were  not  robins, 
however. 

The  Sophomore  German  Class  is  nsing  as  a 
book  for  sight  reading,  Guerber's  "  Marchen  und 
Erziihlungen." 

The  Athletic  Exhibition  is  to  be  a  grand  one. 
It  has  been  appointed  for  the  18th  of  March,  a 
week  earlier  than  usual. 

Farwell,  1900,  is  reported  as  improving  slowly, 
and  his  recovery  is  now  pretty  well  assured,  thanks 
to  the  best  of  medical  care. 

Minard,  1900,  who  has  been  teaching  in  the  Bow- 
doiuham  Grammar  School  for  a  term  of  about  ten 
w^eks,  has  returned  to  college. 

Edgar  G.  Pratt,  '97,,  who  has  been  in  Boston 
since  last  September  studying  law  at  the 
University,  was  at  home  for  a  few  days'  rest. 

There  has  been  a  goodly  influx  of  "stiffs"  into 
the  Medical  School  cellar  during    this    term,    in  - 
fact  the  authorities  have  rather  more  than  they  need. 

The  Twentieth  Century  Twelve  Dancing  Party 
to  beheld  in  Lewiston,  will  draw  many  of  the  fel- 
lows who  were  so  fortunate  as  to  receive  invitations. 

The  third  themes  of  the  term  were  due  Tuesday, 

March  1st. 

Subjects. 
For    Sophomores    and    for  Juniors  not  taking 
Political  Economy: 

1.  The  Old-Time  Lyceum  as  an  Educator  in  Maine. 

2.  Will    Electricity   Supersede    Steam    as   the   Tractine 

Power  on  our  Railroads  ? 

3.  A  Short  Story. 

4.  Tennyson's  "  In  Memoriam." 

Junior  themes  of  Political  Economy    division  : 

1.  The  Bond  Contracts  of  the  Cleveland  Administration. 

2.  The  Theory  of  Money. 

3.  Fall  in  Prices  Since  1873. 

The  Bates  Student  for  January  arrived  the 
middle  of  last  month.  Its  delay  was  probably 
caused  by  its  new  dress,  which  is  a  decided 
improvement  upon  its  old. 

The  Juniors  enjoyed  Prof.  Johnson's  hospitality 
last  Thursday  evening,  as  preceding  classes  have 
done.  They  all  appreciated  the  reception,  and  it 
was  a  most  pleasant  occasion. 


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A  double  quartet,  composed  of  singers  from 
the  Bowdoin  Glee  Club,  furnished  some  excellent 
singing  at  the  Baptist  Church,  Topsham,  last  Sun- 
day evening.     Lucieu  P.  Libby,  '99,  was  organist. 

The  second  lecture  of  Professor  Anthony  of 
Bates,  was  given  last  Wednesday.  These  lectures 
are  truly  worth  while  attending,  and  they  should 
draw  a  larger  attendance  from  the  student  bodies. 

It  seems  probable  that  the  custom  of  having  a 
dual  Freshman  meet,  as  instituted  by  the  Classes 
of  1900  of  Bowdoin  and  Colby,  will  be  continued.. 
It  would  be  wise  if  the  Freshmen  would  bring  the 
meet  here  this  year,  as  it  was  held  at  Colby  last 
year. 

The  Sophomore  Class  has  selected  as  the  men  to 
participate  in  the  coming  debate  with  the  Fresh- 
men, Burnell  and  Ward.  It  is  quite  likely  that  the 
sides  will  consist  of  three  men  rather  than  two  as 
was  first  intended. 

The  athletic  entertainment  is  one  of  the  coming 
events.  The  class  drills  are  now  well  under  way, 
and  are  practiced  to  the  music.  A  new  feature  has 
been  introduced  in  the  relay  races,  that  of  touching 
hands  instead  of  passing  flags. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Association  has  had  printed 
neat  folders  containing  the  topics  of  Thursday 
evening  meetings  for  the  remainder  of  the  year. 
Appropriate  references  to  the  Bible  are  made,  to 
enable  one  to  look  up  the  subject  before  the 
meetings. 

The  Quill  is  rapidly  becoming  a  rival  to  the 
Bugle,  although  on  a  smaller  scale.  When  the 
question  as  to  when  it  is  to  appear  is  asked,  the 
reply  is  not  "in  two  weeks,"  but  "to-morrow." 
To-morrow  generally  means  anywhere  from  one  to 
four  days. 

Polo  has  even  found  sleepy  Brunswick.  Febru- 
ary I9th  the  teams  from  Bath  contested  for  goals, 
while  last  Saturday,  Portland  were  defeated  in  a 
very  interesting  game  by  their  less  experienced 
opponents,  Bath  Juniors.  Many  fellows  cheered 
the  fine  playing. 

Many  of  the  books  referred  to  by  Prof  Anthony 
at  his  Wednesday  afternoon  lectures  on  the  "  Unre- 
corded Life  of  Christ,"  have  been  placed  in  an 
available  position  beside  the  shelves  for  new  books 
at  the  library.  We  noticed  there  one  work  from 
Prof.  Anthony's  own  pen. 

The  annual  dinner  of  the  Maine  Schoolmasters' 
Club  will  be  held  at  the  Tontine  in  Brunswick  on 
Friday,  April  1st.    Among  the  after-dinner  speakers 


are  the  following  :  Prof.  H.  L.  Chapman  and  Prof. 
F.  C.  Robinson  of  Bowdoin,  and  Superintendent 
Lord,  n.,  '77,  of  Portland. 

It  may  be  of  interest  to  Bowdoin  to  know  that 
Governor  Hastings  of  Pennsylvania  has  signed  a 
bill  which  prevents  the  wearing  of  any  badge  of 
any  fraternal  organization  without  right  to  do  so 
by  membership.  The  act  provides  that  any  person 
who  shall  so  do,  shall  be  fined  §100. 

The  Orient  has  received  one  of  the  printed  lists 
of  the  members  of  the  Association  of  Bowdoin 
Alumni  of  Boston  and  vicinity,  from  Mr.  George  S. 
Bean, '97,  the  assistant  secretary.  The  list  shows 
amembershipof  over  four  hundred,  and  the  associa- 
tion is  probably  the  strongest  of  all  our  alumni 
organizations. 

The  second  Junior  Assembly  was  postponed 
until  later  in  the  term.  About  six  young  ladies 
from  Waterville  came.  They  were  entertained  at 
college.  The  fellows  prepared  luncheon.  In  the 
evening  the  young  ladies  went  to  the  High  School 
dancing  class.  After  all,  they  say  they  had  a  very 
pleasant  evening.     They  returned  on  the  Pullman. 

The  Kennebec  Joimml  says  : 

The  selection  by  Harvard  of  President  Hyde  of 
Bowdoin  to  be  a  college  preacher  at  Cambridge  was 
a  high  compliment  to  Bovpdoin,  as  well  as  to  the 
distinguished  man  at  its  head.  It  is  an  open  secret 
that  Harvard  has  an  eye  on  Dr.  Hyde,  and  that 
President  Eliot  of  Harvard  has  indicated  him  as 
his  first  choice  for  the  next  president  of  Harvard. 
Maine  and  Bowdoin,  however,  hope  to  retain  this 
brilliant  educator  for  many  years  yet. 

Prof.  William  R.  Chapman  of  New  York,  direc- 
tor of  the  Maine  Music  Festival,  in  a  recent  inter- 
view said:  "  Speaking  of  college  glee  clubs,  I  want 
to  tell  you  that  I  never  listened  to  a  more  pleasing 
entertainment  than  that  given  by  the  Bowdoin  club 
the  other  night.  Both  the  glee  and  mandolin  clubs 
are  exceptionally  good,  but  I  think  that  I  never 
heard  such  delicacy  of  shading  and  finish  in  any 
similar  combination  of  instruments.  I  did  not 
before  realize  that  there  was  so  much  real  music  in 
mandolins  and  guitars." 

At  the  meeting  of  the  N.  E.  I.  C.  A.  A.  held 
recently,  Boston  College  was  refused  admission  to 
the  association,  and  the  application  of  Holy  Cross 
was  not  acted  upon.  The  annual  games  will  be 
held  at  Worcester,  May  21st. '  The  following  is  the 
substance  of  the  several  amendments  made  to  the 
constitution  :  An  athlete  to  be  eligible  to  compete 
in  the  annual  games  must  be  a  regular  student 
November  1st,  previous  to  the  games.    The  trian- 


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gular  league — Amherst,  Williams,  and  Dartmouth  — 
voted  to  suspend  its  meeting  this  year. 

An  exchange  gives: 

Alger  V.  Currier  of  Hallowell,  who,  some  years 
ago,  achieved  much  prominence  as  an  artist,  after 
a  period  of  attention  to  other  occupations,  has 
returned  to  art.  He  has  established  a  studio  at  his 
residence  in  Hallowell,  having  for  several  months 
been  busily  at  work,  during  which  time  he  has 
finished  two  pictures  and  has  another  large  one  in 
progress,  a  composition  picture,  thirteen  feet  in 
height.  Mr.  Currier  has  lost  none  of  the  skill 
which  he  displayed  when  in  Paris,  and  in  some 
respects  shows  an  improvement. 

President  Hyde  has  returned  from  his  Harvard 
duties.  lu  an  editorial  welcoming  him,  the  Harvard 
Crimson  took  occasion  to  remark  : 

Though  as  a  graduate  of  Harvard,  President 
Hyde  is  one  of  our  own  number  and  doubtless  feels 
a  special  interest  on  that  account  in  the  service  to 
which  he  has  been  invited,  yet,  as  the  head  of  a 
neighboring  college,  he  performs  an  act  of  friend- 
ship and  courtesy  in  coming  here,  which  cannot  fail 
to  be  appreciated,  especially  as  it  necessitates  a 
complete  interruption,  for  the  time  being,  of  his 
active  and  valued  work  as  head  of  a  neighboring 
college.  Here  is  certainly  a  most  pleasing  evidence 
of  an  intercollegiate  fellowship,  which  no  university 
is,  or  should  be,  more  desirous  of  cultivating  than 
Harvard. 

The  Grlee  and  Mandolin  Clubs  gave  their  con- 
certs at  Bangor,  February  21st;  Houlton,  Fehruary 
22d  ;  and  Togus,  February  2(3th.  The  trip  included 
Oldtowu,  but  unfortunately  the  storm  of  last 
Wednesday  detained  them  at  Houlton,  so  that  they 
were  obliged  to  cancel  that  engagement.  While 
the  fellows  all  had  very  pleasant  receptions  in  the 
three  towns,  yet  they  would  feel  somewhat  more 
satisfied  if  the  ticket  office  had  done  a  little  more 
business.  They  were  stalled  in  the  snow-drifts 
some  twenty  miles  west  of  Houlton  for  twelve 
hours,  and  lived  upon  sandwiches  furnished  by  the 
Bangor  &  Aroostook ;  it  is  safe  to  say  they  ate 
heartily  at  Bangor. 

The  annual  election  of  the  Senior  Class  took 
place  the  J6th,  at  Memorial  Hall.  At  a  previous 
meeting  it  was  voted  that  nominations  be  made  by 
ballot ;  the  three  highest  being  considered  candi- 
dates. With  one  exception,  however,  the  nomina- 
tion ballot  elected,  the  candidate  receiving  a 
majority  of  votes  at  once.  Such  almost  unanimity 
of  opinion  might  seem  rather  unusual,  but  circum- 
stances considered,  it  was  by  no  means  so.  The 
following  officers  were  chosen :  President,  H.  R. 
Ives;  Vice-President,  E.  W.  Alexander;  Secretary 
and  Treasurer,  C.  W.  Proctor;    Marshal,  Edward 


Stanwood,  Jr.;  Chaplain,  G.  L.  Dillaway;  Orator, 
P.  P.  Baxter;  Poet,  J.  W.  Condon;  Opening 
Address,  A.  L.  Hunt;  Historian,  W.  P.  McKown  ; 
Prophet,  T.  L.  Pierce;  Toast-master,  C.  C.  William- 
son ;  Odist,  T.  L.  Pierce;  Closing  Address,  G.  H. 
Sturgis;  Committee  of  Arrangements,  S.  E.  Young, 
C.  D.  Moulton,  C.  C.  Smith  ;  Committee  on  Pictures, 
F.  A.  Hamlin,  J.  E.  Odiorne,  W.  J.  Sargent. 

The  Junior  Class  also  elected  officers  upon  the 
same  day,  and  the  results  were :  President,  W.  B. 
Moulton;  Vice-President,  H.  B.  Neagle;  Secretary 
and  Treasurer,  J.  E.  Wignott;  Marshal,  B.  S. 
Philoon ;  Orator,  F.  L.  Button  ;  Poet,  H.  F.  Dana  ; 
Chaplain,  C.  V.  Woodbury;  Odist,  L.  P.  Libby; 
Curator,  W.  L.  Came ;  Committee  of  Arrange- 
ments, W.  H.  White,  Jr.,  A.  M.  Rollins,  W.  H. 
Smith. 
The  Harvard  Crimson  says: 

A  Physical  Training  Conference  open  to  all 
members  of  Harvard  University,  was  held  Wednes- 
day evening,  February  2'3d,  in  order  to  promote 
discussion  on  the  various  plans  of  adopting  some 
course  of  Physical  Training  at  Harvard.  There 
were  three  principal  speakers:  The  Rev.  President 
W.  DeW.  Hyde,  D.D.,  of  Bowdoin  College,  who  was 
then  conducting  morning  prayers,  and  who  has  car- 
ried into  successful  operation  at  Bowdoin  a  course 
of  Physical  Training;  Dr.  Henry  P.  Bowditch  of 
the  Harvard  Medical  School ;  and  Dr.  Sargent, 
Bowdoin,  75. 

Delegates  from  Colby,  University  of  Maine, 
Bowdoin,  and  Bates,  met  at  Bates  on  the  ]9th,  for 
the  annual  meeting  of  the  Maine  Intercollegiate 
Athletic  Association.  It  was  decided  to  hold  the 
annual  field  meet  this  year  at  Whittier  field,  Bruns- 
wick, on  the  second  Wednesday  in  June.  The 
election  of  officers  resulted  as  follows:  E.  H. 
Maliug,  Colby,  President;  H.  H.  Oswald,  Univer- 
sity of  Maine,  Vice-President;  R.  S.  Cleaves, 
Bowdoin,  Treasurer;  D.  C.  Merrill,  Bates,  Secre- 
tary. The  officers  constitute  the  executive  com- 
mittee. The  officials  of  the  annual  field  meet  were 
chosen  as  follows:  W.  P.  Garcelon,  Boston,  Bates, 
'90,  referee  track  events;  Prof.  C.  B.  Stetson, 
Colby,  and  Mr.  Howard  of  Belfast,  University  of 
Marne,  '82,  judges  at  the  finish;  W.  W.  Bolster, 
Jr.,  Bates,  Richard  Andrews,  University  of  Maine, 
and  Dr.  F.  N.  Whittier,  Bowdoin,  timers ;  Dr.  E.  H. 
Carleton,  Hanover,  N.  H.,  starter;  T.  L.  Pierce, 
Bowdoin,  clerk  of  course ;  F.  R.  Griffin,  Bates, 
scorer;  C.  C.  Wilhamson,  Bowdoin,  marshal. 
Field  events — P.  Walker,  University  of  Maine,  and 
L.  P.  Soule,  Bowdoin  Medical  School,  measurers; 
I  Prof.  P.  A.  Knapp,  Bates,  and  Prof.  J.  H.  Bates, 


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Colby,  judges;  W.  H.  Smith,  Bowdoin,  aud  A.  B. 
Warren,  Colby,  scorers.  A  meeting  of  the  execu- 
tive committee  was  held  immediately  after  the 
adjournment  of  the  association  meeting,  and  it  was 
voted  to  have  the  medals  for  the  winners  in  season 
to  present  them  at  the  annual  field  day. 

In  vain  has  the  Oeient  ransacked  the  college 
catalogues  of  years  past  and  present;  in  vain  have 
the  numberless  records  of  the  library  been  over- 
hauled; aud  for  what?  To  find  the  record  of  an 
alumnus,  "T.  H.  Cowan."  And  what  of  this 
Cowan?  The  readers  of  the  New  York  Jour- 
nal have  been  feasting  upon  the  love  letters  of 
5,889  would-be  sons-in-law,  and  all  these  sons-in- 
law  would  be  the  husband  of  one  wife.  It  seems 
that  a  wealthy  cattleman  of  the  State  of  Washing- 
ton offered  a  dowry  of  $10,000  to  the  man  who 
would  marry  his  daughter  and  move  to  the  West. 
Since  then  hundreds  of  letters  have  poured  in  upon 
him  until  he  is  nearly  frantic.  Think  of  5,889  sons- 
in-law  and  only  one  girl  for  them.all !  Among  these 
many  letters,  one  is  found  which  was  written  by  a 
graduate  of  Bowdoin  College,  now  a  student  at  the 
Boston  University  Law  School.  There  are  89  col- 
lege students  in  the  list,  aud  by  good  fortune  Bow- 
doin is  among  them.  This  Cowan,  among  other 
things,  writes:  "I  have  met  some  exceedingly 
nice  young  ladies,  but  the  seeming  insincerity  of 
the  eastern  society  women  iu  no  way  appeals  to 
me.  A  pure  woman,  free  fi'om  those  notions  which 
appear  to  be  a  characteristic  of  the  New  England 
girl,  is  an  ideal  for  any  man  of  common  sense." 
Evidently  Mr.  Cowan  is  a.  critic  of  women,  and 
especially  of  Eastern  women.  Who  is  Mr.  Cowan, 
however?  That  is  the  question.  At  the  present 
time  Bowdoin  has  less  than  a  half-dozen  students 
at  the  law  school  in  question,  and  not  much  detective 
work  should  be  needed  to  find  out  this  one.  His 
many  friends,  both  in  and  out  of  college,  wish  him 
the  best  of  success,  aud  were  it  possible,  would 
drink  a  rousing  health  to  T.  — .  —  o-an  and  his 
hoped- to-be  Western  bride. 


Yale  has  determined  to  improve  the  tone  of  the 
news  sent  out  from  the  university  to  the  great 
papers.  To  this  end  a  meeting  of  correspondents 
was  held  recently  and  a  list  of  such  correspondents 
was  printed  in  the  News,  that  the  students  might 
know  the  representatives  of  the  difterent  papers 
and  co-operate  with  them  in  publishing  more 
reliable  news. 


^tf?leti®S. 


The  Dartmouth- Bowdoin  Base-Ball  Tkouble. 
In  view  of  the  disappointment  abroad  in  the 
college,  because  of  the  failure  to  secure  the  usual 
games  with  Dartmouth,  I  think  best  to  publish  the 
correspondence  carried  on  between  Manager  Bart- 
lett  and  myself.  At  the  beginniug  of  the  college 
year,  letters  were  sent  to  all  the  colleges  we  ever 
playj  and  to  others.  Nearly  all  answered  promptly, 
but  nothing  was  heard  from  Dartmouth.  In  two 
weeks  a  second  letter  was  mailed ;  aud,  after  an 
interval,  the  following  arrived  : 

Hanover,  N.  H.,  November  2,  1897. 
Manager  Bowdoin  College  B.  B.  Association: 

Dear  Sir, — I  can  offer  you  two  games  at  Hanover, 
May  I7th  and  I8th.  The  usual  guarantee.  If 
you  wish  these  dates,  answer  at  once,  as  we  are 
cutting  down  the  number  of  our  games,  and  Ver- 
mont, Tufts,  and  Wesleyan  wish  dates. 

(Signature.) 

Meanwhile  the  date.  May  18th,  had  been 
scheduled  with  Amherst,  and  a  letter  to  that  effect 
produced  the  following  response  : 

Hanover,  November  14,  1897. 
My  Dear  Sir, — I  am  very  sorry  that  you  cannot 
give  me  those  dates.  Nevertheless,  I  wish  to  play 
you,  aud  can  offer  you  May  16th  and  17th.  As  you 
will  be  on  your  way  to  Amherst,  and  as  we  lose  the 
money  of  a  Wednesday  game,  I  can  offer  you  only 
$100,  $75  one  game  played,  $50  no  game.  This  is 
absolutely  my  best  terms  and  my  only  dates. 
Please  answer  by  return  mail. 

(Signature.) 

Such  an  offer  I  could  not  accept  on  my  own 
authority,  and  delayed  for  the  purpose  of  consult- 
ing Dr.  Whittier.  He  advised  that  the  terms  be 
refused.  Meanwhile,  negotiations  were  on  foot  for 
a  game  with  Williams,  and  their  terms  were 
awaited,  with  a  view  to  a  possible  substitution  of 
them  on  our  schedule  in  place  of  Dartmouth. 
Finally,  the  Thanksgiving  recess  intervened,  and 
Manager  Bartlett's  letter  was  not  replied  to  until 
about  December  1st,  immediately  after  the  recess. 
This  reply,  embodying  a  refusal  of  his  offer,  was 
answered  by  Manager  Bartlett  iu  a  letter  showing 
offence  at  delay,  and  refusing  any  further  terms. 

In  conclusion,  I  think  Manager  Bartlett's  cor- 
respondence was  muchraire  dilatory  than  my  own  • 
Application  was  made  to  him  for  games  before  he 
had  touched  his  schedule,  even  before  the  Trian- 
gular League  dates  were  settled.    To  accept  his 


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offer  of  $100,  was  to  force  all  future  Bowdoiu 
luaaagers  to  do  the  same.  It  is  an  impossible  feat 
to  accomplish  the  long  trip  to  Hanover  without  loss 
with  the  usual  guarantee  ($150),  though  to  take  in 
Amherst  on  the  trip  makes  it  possible  with 
economy. 

L.  L.  Cleaves,  Manager. 


'  At  the  22d  meeting  of  the 
'Maine  Academy  of  Medicine 
and  Science,  Di  J  A  Eandall,  Med., 
'88,  of  Old  Oichaid,  and  Dr.  James 
0.  Lincoln,  Med.,  '92,  of  Bath,  were  chosen 
as  Fellows.  Dr.  Alfred  Walton,  Med.,  '67, 
of  New  York  City,  was  made  a  Corresponding 
Fellow.  Dr.  Thomas  Fillebrown,  Med.,  '83,  deliv- 
ered an  address  upon  "The  Physiology  of  Vocalism." 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Bowdoin  Club  of 
Albany,  Flagg,  '94,  was  elected  president,  succeed- 
ing Plaisted,  '94,  who  has  recently  been  admitted 
to  practice  law  at  Bangor,  Me.  Roberts,  '95,  was 
re-elected  secretary  and  treasurer.  Notwithstand- 
ing the  small  number  attending  the  annual  dinner 
this  year,  the  greatest  enthusiasm  prevailed,  and 
every  one  present  voted  it  a  great  success. 

Gen.  Joshua  L.  Chamberlain,  '52,  Col.  Franklin 
M.  Drew,  '58,  Col.  Augustus  C.  Hamlin,  '51,  and  Gen. 
Thomas  W.  Hyde,  '61,  are  the  incorporators  from 
Maine  in  the  act  to  incorporate  the  Fredericksburg 
and  adjacent  National  Battlefields  Memorial  Park 
Association  of  Virginia,  passed  by  the  Legislature 
of  Virginia  the  12th  inst.,  Abraham  Lincoln's  birth- 
day. The  incorporators  met  Tuesday,  Washington's 
Birthday,  at  the  Court  House  in  Fredericksburg, 
Va.,  to  organize  under  this  charter.  The  object  of 
this  association  is  to  mark  and  preserve  the  battle- 
fields of  Fredericksburg,  Chancellorsville,  The 
Wilderness,  and  Spotsylvania  Court  House,  and 
adjacent  battle-grounds  on  which  were  fought  those 
great  battles  of  1862,  1863,  and  1864. 

Several  Bowdoin  men  are  among  the  leaders  in 
tlie  movement  so  well  under  way  toward  founding 
a  hospital  in  Augusta.  A  committee  of  three,  con- 
sisting of  President  C.  B.  Burleigh,  '87,  Dr.  San- 
born, Med.,  '66,  and  I.  H.  Randall,  was  recently 
elected  to  furnish  such  a  part  of  the  building  in 


such  a  manner  as  in  their  judgment  they  would 
deem  necessary,  and  that  steps  be  taken  to  put  it 
in  operation.  A  second  committee,  consisting  of 
Hon.  H.  M.  Heath,  '72,  S.  W.  Lane,  and  Dr.  San- 
born, Med.,  '66,  was  appointed  to  appoint  the 
medical  staff  and  formulate  rules  for  the  internal 
regulations  of  the  hospital.  The  committee  is  to 
meet  at  the  office  of  D.  O.  C.  S.  Davies,  '79,  and 
Med.,  '83. 

The  Gosmopolitan  for  February  contains  in  an 
article  on  the  "Personnel  of  the  Supreme  Court,"  a 
brief  but  very  interesting  account  of  Chief  Justice 
Fuller's  work  and  personality.  It  is  accompanied 
by  a  flue  photograph.  In  closing,  the  author  says  : 
"His  home  is  one  of  those  hospitable,  comfortable 
old  houses  that  used  to  be  the  fashion  a  generation 
or  so  ago.  It  opens  on  one  side  into  a  garden  full 
of  roses  and  syringas  and  other  sweet,  old-fashioned 
flowers;  from  the  upper  window  you  have  a  view  of 
the  river  and  the  hills  over  in  Virginia.  Here  in 
this  quiet  home,  surrounded  by  his  many  children 
an^  grandchildren— and  a  pet  parrot  named  Laura, 
who  is  his  constant  companion— the  Chief  Justice 
of  the  United'  States  lives  as  tranquil  and  domestic 
a  life  as  any  private  citizen.  One  has  only  to  look 
at  the  man  to  see  that  he  has  a  kindly,  lovable  dis- 
position. It  is  written  in  his  face,  with  its  beautiful, 
abundant  white  hair.  The  calm  dignity  and  sweet- 
ness of  his  expression  seems  to  promise  justice,  tem- 
pered with  mercy — very  much  tempered.  In  his 
presence  one  feels  that  the  court  of  last  resort  may 
not,  after  all,  be  so  awful  as  it  sounds." 

'37.— John  Quiucy  Adams  Scammau.  By  the 
death  of  Mr.  Scamman,  Saco  loses  her  oldest  mem- 
ber of  the  York  County  Bar  and  the  last  male 
member  of  an  illustrious  family.  Mr.  Scamman 
was  born  December  2,  1814,  and  was  named  for  the 
President  of  that  day.  Mr.  Scamman  was  the  son 
of  John  F.  Scamman,  who  was  once  a  member  of 
Congress,  a  statesman  in  the  early  days  of  this 
nation's  formation  and  development  from  a  group 
of  colonies.  His  mother,  Sarah  Call,  was  of  a  no 
less  distinguished  family.  Mrs.  Scamman's  great- 
grandfather was  the  renowned  Parson  Fairfield. 
Thus  the  sterling  qualities  of  several  of  the  oldest 
Saco  families— veritable  blue-blooded  folks— whose 
descendants  are  justly  proud  of  their  delicious 
antiquity  and  sturdy  qualities,  were  happily  united 
in  his  parents'  union  and  represented  in  their  chil- 
dren. Mr.  Scamman  was  a  studious  boy,  a  charac- 
teristic he  retained  and  enhanced  year  by  year 
until  mature  life.  At  eleven  years  of  age  he  was  a 
student  in  the  famous  old  Thornton  Academy,  long 


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since  reduced  to  ashes.  In  1&37  ho  graduated  from 
Bowdoin  College.  Two  of  his  famous  classmates 
were  Fordyce  Barker,  M.D.,  a  foremost  New  York 
physician,  and  Governor  Andrew  of  Massachusetts. 
Mr.  Scamman  chose  the  law  for  his  profession.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1842  and  was  given 
the  freedom  of  the  state,  then  a  signal  honor.  He 
first  practiced  in  Saco,  then  entered  into  partnership 
with  S.  W.  Luques  of  that  city  for  a  few  years, 
having  a  lucrative  business.  He  was  next  engaged 
in  business  in  Boston,  then  in  New  York,  then  in 
Philadelphia.  He  was  not  attending  wholly  to  law 
business  then,  but  was  engaged  in  other  enterprises. 
He  was  successful  to  such  a  degree  that,  aided  by  a 
share  of  his  father's  estate,  he  was  enabled  to  retire 
from  active  business  soon  after.  Possessed  of  a 
delicate  and  refined  nature,  a  zest  for  study  and 
research;  dearly  loving  his  native  home  and  its 
honored  associations,  no  leisurely  pursuit  was  more 
congenial  to  him  than  was  the  study  of  its  history 
and  general  mental  cultivation  which  characterized 
his  last  years.  Always  a  gentleman  of  refinement 
and  magnetism,  a  delightful  and  interesting  con- 
versationalist, a  man  of  mature  and  lofty  ideas, 
born  with  the  fine  blood  that  flowed  in  Saco's  veins 
one  hundred  years  ago.  It  was  literally  a  remnant 
of  the  old  days  to  be  associated  with  him  and  hear 
him  discuss  those  times  intelligently  from  acquired 
information,  which  was  only  supplementary  to  his 
own  early  observations.  The  phrase,  "a  type  of 
the  old-school  gentleman,"  is  somewhat  hackneyed, 
but  it  applies  pertinently  to  his  nature.  Not  that 
Mr.  Scamman  was  purely  old-fashioned,  quaint, 
simple,  aud  merely  a  story-teller  for  children  to 
listen  to,  but  a  man  who  comprised  much  more 
than  that— a  man  of  refinement  and  studiousness — 
one  who  was  modern  without  losing  the  charm  of 
originality,  and  who  was  not  spoiled  by  conceit, 
arrogance,  or  insincere  conventionality.  Certainly 
Saco  has  lost  a  man  and  a  gentleman  of  whom  no 
duplicate  remains,  nor  is  there  material  with  which 
to  construct  or  develop  one.  Many  there  have 
been  like  him,  but  all  have  passed  away  before. 
Those  who  knew  him  best  and  to  whom  these  qual- 
ities appeal,  aud  whose  delight  they  are,  realize 
the  city's  less  by  his  death.  Other  men  it  has  of 
various  types,  and  scores  of  them,  but  few  of  so 
pleasing  originality  or  who  are  so  individual.  Mr. 
Scamman  was  a  Democrat  always  and  an  attendant 
at  the  Episcopal  church.  Mr.  Scamman  married, 
June  25,  1845,  Julia  Cutts,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Cutts.  Three  daughters,  Mrs.  B.  W.  Goodale  of 
Saco,  Mrs.  Charles  Kiggs  Park  of  Scrantou,  and 


Miss  Alice  Scamman,  and  two  sons,  Walter  E.  and 
Albert  Q.,  survive  him.  The  sons  are  well-known 
theatrical  managers.  Two  sisters  also  survive  him, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Briard  and  Mrs.  Martha  Ann  Nott 
of  Saco. 

'45. — Rev.  Lewis  Goodrich  of  Marlboro,  Mass., 
who  resided  at  the  parsonage  of  the  Union  Congre- 
gational Church  with  his  son,  Rev.  L.  B.  Goodrich, 
died  Tuesday  evening,  February  15th.  He  was  born 
in  Bingham,  Me.,  in  1817,  was  a  graduate  of  Bow- 
doin and  the  Bangor  Theological  Seminary,  and 
was  ordained  a  minister  in  1850.  He  was  assigned 
to  duty  in  various  places  in  Maine  and  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  for  the  last  eleven  years  was  pastor  of 
the  First  Congregational  Church  in  Manchester, 
N.  H.,  and,  although  not  in  active  duty,  be  man- 
aged a  large  Sunday-school  and  preached  up  to  his 
seventieth  year.  He  is  survived  by  a  wife  and  seven 
children  :  Rev.  L.  B.  Goodrich,  pastor  of  the  Union 
Congregational  Church,  Marlboro  ;  Rev.  C.  S.  Good- 
rich of  Plaiufleld,  N.  J.;  A.  L.  Goodrich,  principal 
of  an  academy  at  Utica,  N.  Y. ;  John  A.  Goodrich 
of  Manchester,  N.  H.;  E.  S.  Goodrich  of  Denver, 
Col.;  Mrs.  E.  P.  Woodbury  of  Lancaster;  .  and 
Miss  Belle  Goodrich  of  Manchester,  N.  H.  The 
body  was  taken  to  Manchester  for  interment. 

Hon.,  '71.— Hon.  A.  A.  Strout  addressed  the 
Cumberland  Bar  Association  at  its  recent  annual 
banquet  at  Portland.  Judges  W.  L.  Putnam,  "55, 
and  Nathan  Webb,  Hon.,  '90,  also  spoke.  Among 
the  other  speakers  were  Augustus  F.  Moulton,  '73, 
aud  Charles  F.  Libby,  '64. 

'73. — Augustus  Freedom  Moulton,  the  Republican 
nominee  for  Mayor  of  Deering,  was  born  May  1 , 
1848,  at  Jay,  Me.  Mr.  Moulton  comes  from  excel- 
lent English  stock,  his  ancestors  emigrating  from 
Ormsby,  England,  in  1638,  and  locating  at  Hamp- 
ton, N.  H.  Mr.  Moulton  received  the  rudiments 
of  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  He  subse- 
quently attended  Westbrook  Seminary,  from  which 
he  received  his  diploma  in  1869.  He  then  entered 
college,  graduating  in  1873  at  the  head  of  his  class, 
and  was  the  orator  on  Commencement  day.  In  1874 
Mr.  Moulton  was  a  tutor  in  Bowdoin  College.  lu 
the  following  year  he  began  his  law  studies  with 
Hon.  William  L.  Putnam,  remaining  with  him  until 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cumberland  County  in 
October,  1876.  In  1878  and  1879,  while  a  resident 
of  Scarboro,  he  represented  that  town  in  the  state 
legislature,  being  a  member  of  the  judiciary  com- 
mittee both  terms.  Mr.  Moulton  is  prominent  in 
the  Masonic  lodges  of  Portland,  belonging  to  the 
Ancient  Landmark  Lodge,  Mount  Vernon  Chapter, 


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Portland  Couucil,  and  Portland  Coramandery.  He 
is  also  a  leading  member  of  the  Fraternity  Club. 
He  has  been  for  several  years  one  of  the  trustees  of 
Westbrook  Seminary. 

73. — Ex-Judge  Edwin  J.  Cram  of  the  Biddeford 
Municipal  Court  is  a  candidate  for  re-appointment 
to  that  offlce.  He  served  sis  years  under  Governor 
Burleigh's  appointment. 

75. — Col.  George  F.  McQuillan,  who  ran  as  a 
candidate  for  the  Democratic  mayoralty  of  Port- 
land, failed  to  receive  a  ranjority  of  the  votes  at 
the  convention.  His  nomination  was  generally 
predicted,  and  had  he  been  chosen,  the  Democratic 
party  would  have  been  greatly  strengthened. 

75. — Seth  L.  Larrabeehas  been  elected  treasurer 
and  attorney  of  the  Casco  Loan  and  Building  Asso- 
ciation. 

76.— Jere  lilerrill  Hill.  The  Deering  school 
committee  has  unanimously  chosen  Mr.  J.  M.  Hill 
as  principal  of  the  High  School.  Mr.  Hill  was  for 
se\eral  years  principal  of  the  Bangor  High  School, 
going  from  there  to  the  principalship  of  the  Hyde 
Park  (Mass.)  High  School,  where  he  remained  for 
seven  years.  In  both  places  he  was  highly  success- 
ful. Principal  Hill  will  take  charge  of  the  school, 
Monday,  March  28tb,  which  is  the  opening  of  the 
summer  term. 

76.— Franklin  C.  Payson  has  been  appointed 
clerk  of  the  Union  Telephone  Company.  This 
company  has  a  capital  of  $10,000,000.  It  proposes 
to  deal  in  all  branches  of  the  telephone  business. 

77. — Charles  Wyman  Morse.  Frank  Leslie's 
Weekly  for  February  24th  contains  an  interesting 
article  on  "The  Ice  King  of  New  York,"  accom- 
panied by  a  photograph  of  the  Maine  man  who  has 
come  to  be  so  called.     The  writer  says: 

He  was  born  at  Bath,  Me.,  October  21,  1856,  and 
was  the  son  of  a  sbip-builder.  Touiig  Morse  was 
very  apt  in  his  studies  as  a  lad,  was  graduated  from 
the  local  academy  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  and 
from  Bowdoin  College  at  the  early  age  of  twenty. 
He  was  keenly  interested  in  business  matters  when 
he  was  but  a  boy,  and  while  be  was  a  student  at 
college  had  time  to  devote  to  profitable  investments 
in  the  ice  business.  On  his  graduation  he  entered 
actively  into  business  with  his  father.  They  were 
shippers  of  ice  to  southern  ports,  and  Maine  ice 
was  a  profitable  article  of  domestic  export  for  use 
in  New  Orleans  and  among  the  coast  cities,  includ- 
ing Baltimore  and  Philadelphia. 

Mr.  Morse  came  to  the  city  of  New  York  in 
1891.  He  was  recognized  as  a  power  in  the  ice 
business,  and  soon  became  interested  largely  in  the 
distribution  and  sale  of  that  product  here,  "in  1895 
he  resolved  to  put  an  end  to  the  destructive  warfare 


between  the  competing  ice  companies,  and  under- 
took the  exceedingly  difiicnlt  task  of  bringing  them 
together  in  one  large,  economically-managed  con- 
cern. With  rare  diplomacy  and  persistence,,  and 
after  the  expenditure  of  millions  of  dollars,  be 
finally  united  over  twenty  companies  and  all  their 
properties,  embracing  over  100  ice-houses,  covering 
the  ice  business  of  the  Hudson  River  and  most  of 
the  business  in  Maine.  The  ice-houses  owned  by 
the  Consolidated  Ice  Company,  thus  organized  by 
Mr.  Morse  and  his  associates,  have  a  capacity  of 
over  two  and  one-half  million  tons.  The  company 
owns  105  ice-barges,  has  wharf  properties  in  New 
York  City  and  at  other  points  worth  moi-e  than 
$2,000,000,  and  all  its  properties  and  appurtenances 
are  valued  at  $10,000,000,  which  is  the  capitalized 
value  of  the  company. 

Mr.  Morse,  is  largely  identified  with  the  ice 
business  in  other  sections  of  the  country  besides 
New  York.  He  is  a  director  in  the  Knickerbocker 
Ice  Company,  the  principal  one  in  Philadelphia, 
and  also  the  John  Hancock  and  Commercial  Com- 
panies in  that  city.  He  is  largely  interested  in  the 
Consumers'  and  Cochran-Koler  companies  of  Balti- 
more. He  has  been  president  of  the  Knickerbocker 
Towage  Company  at  Bath,  Me.,  for  fourteen  years. 
He  is  vice-president  of  the  Garfield  National  Bank 
of  New  York  City,  director  of  the  Sprague  National 
Bank  of  Brooklyn,  the  Bank  of  the  State  of  New 
York,  of  New  York  City,  and  of  the  Lincoln  National 
Bank  of  Bath,  Me.  He  is  also  prominently  identi- 
fied as  a  stockholder  with  more  than  a  dozen  other 
trust  companies  and  banks,  and  is  probably  more 
widely  known  and  more  influential  in  business 
circles  of  New  York  than  any  other  man  of  his 
years.  Mr.  ilorse  finds  bis  pleasure  in  his  business 
and  in  his  home  circle  in  the  company  of  four  bright 
and  lovely  children,  unfortunately  bereft  of  a  most 
afi'ectionate  mother  a  year  ago. 

Mr.  Morse's  success  has  been  due  not  only  to  the 
early  advantages  he  enjoyed  in  connection  with  his 
father's  business,  but  also  largely  and  mainly  to  his 
self-reliance,  quick  perception,  determination,  and 
conservatism.  No  question  in  business  has  been 
left  unsettled.  He  has  always  had  the  courage  to 
grapple  with  great  problems,  and  has  mastered 
difficulties  as  they  came  one  after  the  other.  Gen- 
erous to  his  friends,  patient  with  his  enemies,  he 
wastes  no  time  on  tlie  trifles  of  life,  but  concentrates 
his  talents  in  directions  where  great  results  can  best 
be  achieved.  He  is  a  good  example  of  what  a  ster- 
ling character  can  accomplish  in  this  land  of  great 
possibilities. 

N.,  '77. — Superintendent  0.  M.  Lord  of  the  Port- 
land schools,  left  last  Friday  for  Chattanooga,  Tenn., 
where  he  attended  the  meetings  of  the  Department 
of  Superintendence  of  the  National  Educational 
Association. 

'81.— Congressman  Frederick  Clement  Stevens, 
who  recently  accepted  the  invitation  of  the  Lincoln 
Club  of  Portland  and  was  a  guest  at  its  annual 


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banquet,  is  one  of  the  most  promising  of  the 
younger  generation  of  men  in  tlie  West.  He  did 
not  come  to  Maine  as  a  stranger,  for  lie  lived  for 
several  years  in  Rockland,  and  in  the  common 
schools  of  that  city  was  fitted  for  Bowdoin  College. 
In  the  Class  of  1881  at  Bowdoin  were  a  number  of 
young  men  now  prominent  in  Portland  and  other 
cities  of  Maine.  After  leaving  Brunswick,  Mr. 
Stevens  went  to  Iowa,  and  in  the  university  of 
that  state  took  a  course  in  law.  He  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1884,  and  at  once  began  practice  in 
St.  Paul,  Minn.  Since  that  time  his  success  at  the 
bar  and  in  politics  has  been  constant.  He  has  one 
of  the  largest  law  businesses  in  the  Northwest,  has 
served  long  on  the  committees  of  his  party  in  Min- 
nesota, was  a  member  of  the  legislature  in  1888  and 
1890,  and  now  represents  the  Fourth  District  of 
liis  state  in  the  National  House  of  Representatives, 
havhjg  received  at  the  last  Congressional  election, 
24,686  votes,  to  14,444  for  his  fusion  opponent.  He 
is  regarded  as  one  of  the  best  campaign  speakers 
in  his  state,  and  his  services  have  long  been  in 
demand  as  an  orator  in  the  Northwest.  It  is  doubt- 
ful if  Congressman  Stevens  was  ever  more  warmly 
greeted  than  he  was  the  other  evening  when  he  arose 
to  address  the  Lincoln  Club.  Foremost  in  leading  the 
applause  which  came  with  his  introduction  were 
three  or  four  of  his  classmates  in  old  Bowdoin,  Mr. 
F.  H.  Little  of  Portland  among  the  number,  who 
were  assembled  there  to  greet  their  old  friend  and 
college  mate.  His  speech  was  a  splendid  piece  of 
oratory.  He  showed  great  knowledge  of  national 
affairs,  and  handled  his  subjects  in  a  masterly 
manner.     Hon.  H.  M.  Heath,  72,  also  spoke. 

'81. — Clinton  L.  Baxter  has  gone  to  California 
on  a  business  trip. 

Hon.,  '81.— The  Washington  Post  of  February 
15th,  gives  the  following: 

The  second  lecture  of  the  afternoon  series,  under 
the  auspices  of  the  National  Geographic  Society, 
was  given  at  the  Columbia  Theatre,  February  14th, 
by  Hon.  James  Phiuney  Baxter.  Mr.  Baxter  is  a 
historian  and  geographer  of  high  reputation,  and 
has  devoted  his  studies  most  particularly  to  New 
England.  He  has  also  been  prominent  in  political 
life,  and  served  several  terms  as  Mayor  of  Portland, 
Me.  He  was  chosen  by  the  committee  in  charge  as 
the  one  best  fitted  to  treat  of  New  England.  The 
object  of  these  lectures  is  to  show  the  development 
of  the  influence  exerted  by  geographical  environ- 
ment upon  the  character  of  the  people  inhabiting 
certain  sections.  At  this  lecture  Mr.  Baxter  de- 
scribed the  character  of  the  geographical  features  of 
New  England  and  their  effect  upon  the  people  who 
have  inhabited  that  country.  The  lecture  was 
historical,  and  from  the  spinning-wheel  of  two 
hundred  years  ago  to  the  thousands  of  looms  now 
at  work,  the  history  of  the  industries  of  Now  Eng- 
land was  reviewed. 

Hon.,  '83.— The  article  elsewhere  quoted  regard- 
ing Chief  Justice  Fuller,  speaks  as  entertainingly 
of  Associate  Justice  Harlan,  who,  since  Justice 
Field's  resignation,  has  held  the  seat  of  honor  at 


the  right  of  the  Chief  Justice.  Mr.  Harlan  is  espe- 
cially I'emembered  for  his  famous  dissenting  opinion 
in  the  income  tax  cases. 

Med.,  '84.— Dr.  John  C.  Bowker,  who  recently 
finished  his  fine  course  of  lectures  in  Portland, 
tells  this  story  of  himself  Shortly  after  gradua- 
tion ho  went  on  a  long  sea  voyage  in  a  sailing- 
ship.  As  his  diploma  was  the  apple  of  his  eye, 
he  determined  to  carry  the  sheepskin  with  him. 
Off  the  island  of  Terceira,  one  of  the  Azores,  a 
fearful  storm  threatened  to  send  all  hands  to  Davy 
Jones's  locker,  and  the  ship  was  abandoned,  the 
crew  and  one  other  passenger  besides  Dr.  Bowker 
taking  to  small  boats  as  their  only  chance,  and  a 
mighty  slim  one  at  that.  Happily  they  succeeded 
in  making  land  at  Angora.  The  moment  the  shore 
was  reached,  the  young  doctor  discovered  that  in 
the  haste  of  departure  he  had  forgotten  his  diploma, 
which  had  most  probably,  by  that  time,  gone  down 
with  the  ship.  His  state  of  mind  was  far  from 
happy.  The  next  morning,  a  wild-eyed,  pale,  and 
anxious  youth  might  have  been  seen  patrolling  the 
shore.  The  ship  was  still  afloat  some  three  miles 
distant,  rolling  frightfully  on  the  seas,  which  were 
running  very  high.  Dr.  Bowker  decided  to  save 
his  sheepskin  if  he  lost  his  own  skin  in  trying,  and 
despite  the  protestations  of  his  comrades  he  started 
off  in  a  small  boat  manned  by  Portuguese  sailors, 
whom  he  was  obliged  to  bribe  heavily  to  brave  the 
dangers  of  the  stormy  deep.  Luck  favored  him ; 
the  ship's  rope  ladder  was  still  dangling  over  the 
side.  It  was  brief  work  to  mount  it,  and  hastening 
to  his  cabin  he  recovered  the  prize  and  started  to 
return  to  the  little  boat,  which  was  bobbing  like  a 
cork  on  the  augi'y  waters,  when  he  was  saluted  by 
an  old  friend,  who  cried,  "  Mew,  mew."  It  was  the 
ship's  cat,  hungry,  thin,  and  alarmed.'  Woefully 
enough  he  was  obliged  to  leave  her,  but  the  next 
day  the  sea  was  sufficiently  calm  to  allow  a  return, 
when  Madame  Felina  was  regaled  with  all  the 
delicacies  the  town  attbrded.  The  diploma  was 
kept  very  near  the  doctor  after  that,  traveled  many 
thousand  miles  subsequently,  and  now  reposes  in  a 
safe  deposit  vault  not  far  from  the  gilded  dome  of 
Boston's  State  House. 

'85.— Dr.  Frank  N.  Whittier,  '85,  has  been 
appointed  one  of  the  judges  of  tlie  Colby  Indoor 
Meet,  to  be  held  March  8th.  John  H.  Bates,  '!)6, 
has  been  chosen  starter  of  that  meet. 

'90. — Charles  L.  Hutchinson  of  Portland  has 
been  requested  by  prominent  Republicans  in  Ward 
5  to  accept  a  nomination  as  a  candidate  for  school 
committee.  He  has  consented,  but  will  not  make 
an  active  canvass  for  himself. 

'91.— Dr.  Ralph  H.  Hunt  of  the  Soldiers'  Home, 
Togus,  visited  college  last  week. 

N.,  '96.— J.  E.  Dunning  has  just  been  appointed 
city  editor  of  the  Bangor  Commercial.  Mr.  Dunning, 
as  "  Linotype,"  has  made  himself  prominent  in 
journalistic  circles  throughout  the  eastern  portion 
of  the  state,  and  this  appointment  is  well  merited. 

'97.— Rev.  H.  E.  Dunnack  addressed  the  Port- 
land Y.  M.  C.  A.  last  Sunday. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Vol.  XXVII. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,    MARCH   16,  1898. 


No.  16. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 

PUBLISHED    EVERT  ALTERNATE  WEDNESDAY  DURING 
THE  COLLEGIATE  YEAR  BY  THE  STUDENTS  OF 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 

EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
Percival  p.  Baxter,  '98,  Editor-in-Chief. 
Roy  L.  Maeston,  '99,  Assistant  Editor-in-Chief. 
Frank  L.  Dutton,  '99,  Business  Manager. 
Joseph  W.  Whitney,  1900,  Assistant  Business'Mauager. 
Thomas  L.  Marble,  '98.         James  P.  Webber,  1900. 
John  W.  Condon,  '98.  Drew  B.  Hall,  '99. 

Byron  S.  Philoon,  '99.  Percy  A.  Babb,  1900. 

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CONTENTS. 

Vol.  XXVII.,  No.  16.— March  1G,  1898. 

Editorial  Notes 257 

The  Escape 291 

A  Fragment  of  Memory 262 

"Quits" 262 

A  Mountain  Prayer-Meeting 264 

Bowdoin  Verse  : 

The  Men  of  the  Maine 266 

Trooper's  Morning  Song 266 

An  Old  Fable  Illustrated 266 

"  Hullo!  " 266 

CoLLEGii  Tabula 267 

Athletics 270 

Y.  M.  C.  A 271 

Personal 271 

In  Memoriam 274 


We  hear  so  much  uow-a-days  of  the 
evils  of  sensationalism,  or  "yellow  journal- 
ism" as  it  is  more  generally  called,  we 
are  apt  to  overlook  the  fact  that  it  may  be 
employed  in  a  good  cause  as  well  as  in  a  bad 
one.  Moreover,  when  so  employed,  its  ill 
effects  are  doubled,  for  it  not  only  adds  to 
the  evil,  but  detracts  from  the  good.  Sueh- 
has  been  the  result  of  the  recent  attacks 
upon  the  morality  and  general  good  standing 
of  Yale  University.  The  New  York  Voice, 
a  prohibition  paper,  has  made  unwarranted 
assaults  upon  the  Facultj'  and  students  of 
that  institution,  until  the  blood  of  every 
alumnus  of  that  splendid  old  college  fairly 
boils  with  indignation,  and  well  it  may. 
One  would  think  that  nine  out  of  every  ten 
students  were  confirmed  drunkards.  Recently 
this  rabid  temperance  paper  published  dozens 
of  the  photographs  and  autograph  letters  of 
certain  ministers  and  so-called  "prominent 
citizens.  The  letters  abounded  with  denun- 
ciations of  Yale,  and  their  writers  told  how 
they  never  would  send  their  sons  to  such  "an 
hot-bed  of  iniquity,"  one  even  going  to  the 
extreme  of  preferring  "hell  to  Yale."  Such 
ravings  become  the  mouths  of  fanatics  better 
than  those  of  ministers  of  the  gospel.  The 
cause  of  prohibition  is  indeed  a  noble  one,  but 
even  to-day  its  advantages  are  often  ques- 


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tioned.  None  are  better  judges  of  this  than 
we  who  live  in  Maine,  where  prohibition  as 
such  is  an  unqualified  failure.  When  the 
Voice  can  treat  the  liquor  question  and  its 
relations  to  colleges  in  a  calm  and  dignified 
manner,  when  it  can  descend  from  its  high 
horse  of  theory  and  fanaticism  and  come  to 
the  level  of  every-day  experience,  then  its 
efforts  in  a  good  cause  may  be  productive  of 
much  good  fruit.  A  severer  rebuke  could  not 
have  been  administered  this  ranting,  3'ellow 
journal,  which  clothes  its  sensationalism  in 
the  garb  of  reform,  than  that  given  by  the 
Rev.  Dwight  L.  Moody,  in  a  speech  at  New 
Haven,  when  he  said  that  he  had  never  before 
seen  the  university  in  as  good  condition  as  it 
is  at  present,  and  that  "  my  oldest  son  gradu- 
ated there,  and  if  my  other  son,  who  is  now 
in  the  Freshman  Class,  gets  as  much  good  as 
his  brother  did,  I  shall  have  reason  to  thank 
God  through  time  and  eternity."  Continu- 
ing, he  said, — "I  can  honestly  say  I  never 
saw  so  earnest  and  inquiring  a  crowd  of 
young  men  as  that  which  attended  the 
optional  service  this  evening;"  and  he  con- 
cluded hj  saying,  "in  a  state  where  there  is 
a  large  city  you  can't  enforce  statutory 
prohibition." 

May  the  peaceful  life  of  Brunswick  not 
be  disturbed  by  any  such  calamity  of  mis- 
guided reform.  On  a  smaller  scale  we  are 
probably  as  deserving  of  rebuke  as  our  much- 
vexed  sister  institution,  and  who  knows  but 
that  we  may  suddenly  be  attacked  for  our 
wickedness,  and  that  our  sins  may  be  made 
public?  If  such  should  prove  the  case,  let 
us  hope  to  weather  the  storm  as  bravely  and 
safely  as  old  Yale. 


T[T  the  meeting  of  the  Maine  Interschol- 
/A  astic  Athletic  Association,  held  week 
before  last,  at  which  ten  of  the  high  schools 
and  academies  of  the  state  were  represented, 
a  proposition  was  made  by  the  Bowdoin 
College  Atliletic  Association.     The  Bowdoin 


association  offered  the  use  of  its  track,  with 
all  its  fittings,  for  the  annual  field  meeting  of 
these  schools,  if  they  would  give  the  college 
association  complete  control  of  the  meet. 
Although  no  definite  action  was  taken  by 
the  schools,  owing  to  a  provision  of  their  ath- 
letic constitution,  the  Orient  understands 
that  the  necessary  two-thirds  of  the  schools 
favor  accepting  the  proposition.  The  advan- 
tages of  the  offer  are  many  and  important. 
Oneof  the  greatest  difficulties  attending  inter- 
scholastic  athletics  is  the  constant  bickerings 
of  the  schools  over  minor  matters;  harmony  is 
never  secured.  This  jarring  would  be  entirely 
removed  without  the  loss  of  any  inde- 
pendence on  their  part.  Where  at  present 
the  president  of  the  association  makes  all 
arrangements  for  the  meet,  under  many 
difficulties,  the  college  would  take  charge 
of  all  officials,  would  have  everything  in 
perfect  order,  and  would  assure  successful 
meets  every  year.  The  college  proposes  to 
offer  individual  medals,  silver,  bronze,  and 
silk,  and  either  a  cup  or  pennant  for  the 
winning  school;  it  proposes  to  assume  all 
expenses  of  the  meet,  incurring  a  loss  or 
gain  as  the  case  may  be ;  in  short,  the  most 
centrally  located  college  in  the  state  offers 
the  best  track  and  best  all-round  facilities  to 
the  fitting  schools  for  their  annual  games,  if 
they  in  return  will  but  grant  the  college 
control  of  the  meets.  The  offer  is  most 
generous  in  every  respect.  The  Interschol- 
astic  Association  would  be  stronger  than 
ever,  and  would  be  assured  of  a  splendid 
meet  every  spring.  The  only  opposition 
that  has  arisen  is  that  of  the  Colby  association, 
indirectly,  and  directly  from  certain  of  the 
academies  which  are  dominated  by  Colby 
influence;  they  seem  to  think  that  Bowdoin 
is  too  aggressive,  that  she  wishes  to  monopo- 
lize affairs,  but  such  is  far  from  being  the 
case.  Bowdoin  simply  makes  a  business-like 
offer,  which  will  be  of  great  benefit  to  the 
schools  and  possibly  in  some  remote  manner 


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to  the  college.  A  committee  of  four,  repre- 
senting the  four  Maine  colleges,  was  proposed, 
but  such  an  arrangement  would  be  highly 
impracticable;  most  of  the  large  and  suc- 
cessful meets  are  controlled  by  some  central 
power,  and  that  accounts  for  their  successes. 
Moving  from  place  to  place,  changing  officials 
continually,  having  no  settled  policy,  now 
ahead  and  now  behind  financially,  are  condi- 
tions that  ruin  any  undertaking.  These  diiifi- 
culties  the  Bowdoin  association  proposes  to 
assume,  and  it  guarantees  to  manage  affairs  in 
a  manner  perfectly  impartial  to  all  interested 
parties.     Nothing  in  return  is  demanded. 

After  the  schools  and  academies  of  the 
state  have  thought  of  this  proposition  care- 
fully, after  they  have  compared  their  past 
meets,  the  most  successful  of  which  was  held 
at  Brunswick  last  spring,  they  can  arrive  at 
but  one  conclusion.  Everything  favors  and 
nothing  opposes  the  acceptance  of  this  offer. 
The  Orient  trusts  every  school  will  con- 
sider the  matter  carefully  and  not  be  led  in 
either  direction  by  outside  parties ;  let  the 
question  be  decided  solely  upon  its  merits. 

When  Colby,  Bates,  or  the  University  of 
Maine  can  offer  as  central  a  location,  as  good 
a  track,  and  as  generous  prizes,  without 
askirjg  anything  in  return,  and  without 
necessitating  any  surrender  of  independence 
on  the  part  of  the  fitting  schools,  their  offers 
can  then  be  considered. 


TTTOR  some  time  past  notices  have  appeared 
-^  in  several  papers  of  the  state  relative  to 
the  moving  of  the  Medical  School  of  Maine 
from  Brunswick  to  Portland.  The  papers 
report  that  a  site  has  already  been  secured  in 
Portland  and  that  the  school  will  be  moved 
at  once.  Certain  portions  of  these  reports 
are  correct;  others  are  a  little  premature. 
The  Okient  understands  from  good  author, 
ity  that  a  site  has  been  secured  by  certain 
parties  interested  in  the  Medical  School's 
future;    but   not   officially  secured    by    the 


authorities  of  the  school.  This  land  is  at 
the  disposal  of  the  school  when  needed. 
The  question  of  moving  now  seems  to  be 
only  one  of  time  and  funds;  or  rather  of 
funds  and  time,  for  it  has  been  decided  to 
leave  the  insufficient  quarters  at  Brunswick 
for  those  at  Portland  whenever  funds  may  be 
secured.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  means  will 
be  forthcoming  so  that  before  long  a  suitable 
home  may  be  erected  upon  the  splendid  site 
now  held  in  readiness.  The  policy  of  mov- 
ing has  been  determined  upon,  and  the  school 
is  anxious  to  leave  as  soon  as  possible. 

The  departure  of  one  hundred  and 
twenty-five  medical  students,  when  it  does 
take  place,  will  mean  a  serious  loss  to  the 
town  and  the  college.  No  longer  can  Bow- 
doin students,  when  questioned,  reply  that 
they  have  almost  four  hundred,  "including 
the  medics."  We  then  shall  be  a  short 
two  hundred  and  fifty.  The  Orient  will  be 
loath  to  have  the  medics  go,  when  they 
must,  but  what  is  our  loss  will  be  their  gain. 
In  Portland  they  will  have  all  the  advan- 
tages of  hospital  work  and  a  larger  life ;  they 
will  be  thrown  into  the  stream  of  medical 
activity  rather  than  remaining  in  the  quiet 
pool  of  this  quiet  town.  A  college  is  better 
in  a  small  country  town  and  we  want  to  stay 
here ;  but  a  medical  school  is  different. 
Such  a  school  needs  to  be  where  there  are 
cases  upon  which  it  nanj  work,  where  there 
is  practical  work  to  be  done,  and  plenty  of 
it;  they  do  not  need  the  peace  of  a  wilder- 
ness, without  evils  and  temptations,  without 
suffering  and  crime,  for  those  are  just  what 
medics  need.  The  college,  however,  will  in 
many  respects  regret  the  school's  departure; 
we  all  have  friends,  and  good  friends,  among 
the  medics,  and  although  we  see  but  little  of 
them,  as  their  work,  and  ours,  prevents,  we 
shall  miss  them  about  town  and  about  col- 
lege. The  Maine  Medical  School  is  a  splen- 
did institution ;  it  has  a  most  capable  Faculty 
and  an  earnest  set  of  students;  it  offers  a 


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well-planned  and  comprehensive  course,  and 
above  all,  it  has  a  history  which  cannot  be  sur- 
passed by  any  similar  school  in  the  country. 
Most  of  the  prominent  and  successful  physi- 
cians of  our  state  are  alumni  of  this  school, 
and  it  is  safe  to  say  that  in  years  to  come 
the  same  will  be  said  of  our  physicians  then. 
May  the  Medical  School  prosper  wherever 
it  is. 


HTHE  annual  elections  to  the  Orient  are 
^  held  this  afternoon  at  1.30  o'clock  at 
the  Orient  office.  All  candidates  will  be 
given  credit  for  unpublished  manuscripts 
which  have  been  accepted  as  suitable  for 
publication.  Three  members  are  to  be 
chosen  to  fill  the  vacancies  caused  by  the 
coming  graduation  of  three  members  of  the 
present  board.  The  number  of  candidates 
is  fully  as  large  as  in  former  years,  but  it 
should  have  been  much  larger. 


OOME  subjects  are  rather  delicate  for  a 
}^  college  journal  to  mention.  In  writing  of 
such  it  is  often  necessary  to  acknowledge  the 
existence  of  an  evil  publicly,  and  such  an 
acknowledgment  is  not  particularly  pleasing 
either  to  an  alumnus  or  to  an  undergraduate. 
Nevertheless  is  it  not  better  to  make  a  fair 
and  square  statement  of  the  evil  and 
trj^  to  correct  it,  than  to  conceal  it  and 
allow  it  to  continue  unchecked?  The 
Orient  thinks  it  is,  or  it  would  not  say  what 
follows.  The  occasional  suspension  of  a 
student  for  obtaining  outside  aid  in  examina- 
tions, or  "cribbing,"  as  it  is  popularly  called, 
is  of  practically  no  avail  if  it  is  intended  as  a 
part  of  a  general  policy  to  put  a  stop  to  such 
practices.  Students  should  not  be  terrified  into 
the  pursuit  of  virtue;  they  should  be  taught 
to  follow  it  for  other  reasons.  If  cribbing  is 
to  be  stopped,  let  some  effective  means  be 
adopted ;  do  not  make  one  offender  a  scape- 
goat for  all  the  sins  of  his  class.  Cribbing 
exists  at  Brunswick,  to  what  an  extent  we  do 


not  care  to  state,  but  it  surely  exists  and  its 
very  existence  is  a  menace  to  the  moral 
stamina  of  every  student  here.  If  the  col- 
lege authorities  realize  this  and  do  not  wish 
any  change,  it  is  not  for  us  to  criticise ;  but 
they  may  not  be  aware  of  it;  in  fact  we  know 
they  cannot  be.  If  cribbing  exists  in  the 
slightest  degree  it  should  be  taken  into  con- 
sideration. We  don't  care  to  make  any 
sensational  statements,  for  what  has  been 
said  is  sufficient.  The  only  remedy  that  the 
Orient  can  suggest  is  the  Jionor  system, 
which  is  in  vogue  at  many  of  the  colleges  of 
New  England.  It  seems  to  operate  very 
well,  and  a  man  who  is  found  indulging  in 
questionable  practices  is  immediately  brought 
to  account,  not  alone  by  his  Facultj',  but  also 
by  his  classmates.  If  this  system  could  be 
established  here  it  would  stamp  out  an  evil 
which  is  doing  great  harm  to  the  college. 
Cribbing  or  no  cribbing,  the  honor  system  is 
the  product  of  the  best  modern  thought  in 
this  direction.  The  sooner  Bowdoin  installs 
it,  the  better. 


LAST  year,  when  the  present  board  of  edit- 
ors assumed  control  of  the^ORiENT,  plans 
were  discussed  for  changing  it  to  a  weekly 
paper.  It  was  thought  that  the  college 
needed  a  news-weekly ;  that  a  combination 
literary-news  publication  was  out  of  date ; 
and  that  the  Quill  could  best  serve  our 
literary  interests,  while  the  Orient  aduiinis- 
tered  to  our  desire  for  news.  All  the  pros 
and  cons  were  discussed,  estimates  made, 
and  the  prospects  appeared  bright.  After 
second  thought,  and  after  consultation  with 
some  of  the  college  authorities,  the  prospects 
took  flight  one  by  one  and  soared  away. 
The  shadows  of  one  or  two  have  been  seen 
hovering  about  latel}^  but  we  hope  tliat  they 
will  hurry  and  again  take  flight  to  unknown 
parts.  One  of  the  chief  arguments  for  the 
change  was  that  literary  productions  could 
not  be  found    for    both  the   Quill   and    the 


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261 


Orient.  This  was  before  the  Quill  had 
fairly  started.  Since  then  both  the  papers 
have  had  a  very  fair  supply  of  manuscript; 
the  Quill  has  not  suffered,  and  the  Orient 
has  had  even  more  good  stories  during  the 
past  year  than  it  actually  could  publish. 
Bowdoin  is  too  far  removed  from  other 
important  colleges  to  have  much  intercourse 
with  them ;  she  is  in  a  town  where  there  is 
but  little  activity  in  which  the  college  shares, 
and  to  provide  readable,  even  passable  news, 
every  week  for  any  sort  of  respectable 
publication  would  be  practically  impossible. 
If  Bowdoin  were  in  a  large  city,  or  if  she 
were  lai'ge  herself,  the  combined  interests 
would  furnish  weekly  news,  but  such  is  not 
the  case.  There,  moreover,  is  not  literary 
activity  enough  to  warrant  spreading  it  out 
over  any  larger  area  where  it  would  be  even 
more  scattered  than  now,  and  a  weekly  paper 
would  mean  much  more  labor  and  worry 
for  the  few  interested.  To  change  the 
Orient,  which  is  a  reputable,  self-respect- 
ing journal,  to  some  ungainly  news  sheet, 
such  as  those  published  by  certain  col- 
leges or  very  small  towns,  would  be  to 
lower  its  present  high  character,  surrounded 
with  traditions,  to  some  half-and-half  sort  of 
newspaper.  As  long  as  the  Orient  is  pros- 
perous, as  long  as  it  maintains  its  former  stand- 
ard, and  as  long  as  its  columns  are  fairly 
well  filled,  let  it  remain  as  it  is.  We  believe 
both  the  alumni  and  the  majority  of  the 
undergraduates  favor  it  as  it  is  at  present. 
We  hope  the  new  board  won't  institute 
revolutionary  proceedings,  for  we  fear  they 
would  prove  disastrous.  Both  papers  have 
passed  a  successful  year,  and  both  can  and 
will  in  the  future. 

It  is  very  natural  for  a  new  board  to 
think  the  old  an  old  fogyish  one  with  anti- 
quated and  very  conservative  ideas.  We 
ourselves  did  last  year;  it  is  but  human. 
Every  new  board  teems  with  reform,  but 
its  members  soon  cool  and  settle  into  the  old 


ruts,  which  after  all  are  fairly  successful  and 
fairly  comfortable.  Such  we  hope  will  prove 
the  case  with  the  coming  board ;  may  they 
talk  reform  to  their  hearts'  content,  may 
they  have  an}''  number  of  ideas,  new  and 
fresh,  but  may  the  good  old  Orient  still  live 
on  as  she  has  for  the  past  twenty-seven  years, 
in  peace  and  a  fair  degree  of  prosperity. 


TfTHE  Annual  Athletic  Exhibition  which 
*•  takes  place  next  Friday  should  be  the 
most  successful  ever  held  here.  All  the 
contestants  are  hard  at  work  and  everything 
points  to  an  evening  of  excitement.  Every 
year  these  in-door  games  prove  better  than 
those  of  the  former  year. 

No  exception  is  to  be  made  Friday,  and 
it  is  to  be  hoped  that  not  a  vacant  seat  will 
be'  found  in  the  hall.  Do  not  allow  the 
spirit  of  indifference,  too  common  an:ong  us, 
to  mar  this  occasion. 

The  squads,  the  captains,  and  their  men, 
in  fact  all  are  eager  to  excel ;  all  they  need 
is  encouragement,  and  it  is  safe  to  say  that 
the  town  hall  will  resound  with  many  a 
hearty  cheer. 


The  Escape. 

TN  the  late  fall  of  177-  a  New  England 
^  privateer,  which  we  will  call  the  "  Wash- 
ington," was  captured  by  a  British  frigate. 
All  the  crew  were  taken  prisoners  and  car- 
ried to  the  old  hulk,  "Jersey,"  which,  during 
the  Revolution,  was  kept  by  the  English  in 
New  York  harbor  as  a  prison  ship. 

Among  the  captives  were  three  men  who 
came  from  a  small  town  in  Maine,  and  to 
whom  captivity  was  especially  irksome  and 
disagreeable.  The  food  was  wretched  and 
the  prisoners  so  crowded  that  comfort  was 
an  impossibility.  Under  these  circumstances 
the  leader,  one  of  the  three.  Captain  C, 
determined  if  possible  to  make  an  escape; 
but  the  ship  was  so  guarded  as  to  put  such 
an  attempt  almost  out  of  the  question. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


It  was  necessary  to  procure  a  supply  of 
wood  for  fuel  for  the  "Jersey"  every  few 
days,  and  several  prisoners  were  detailed  to 
go  under  guard  to  a  place  some  distance  off, 
and  cut  the  required  amount.  The  custom 
was  for  them  to  go  one  day,  spend  the  night 
in  a  hut  on  the  shore,  and  return  the  next. 
As  the  men  chosen  for  this  naturally  did  not 
like  to  labor  for  their  captors,  the  amount  of 
wood  obtained  was  generally  small.  Cap- 
tain C,  noticing  this,  saw  a  means  of  escape 
and  was  quick  to  seize  it. 

When  the  boat  returned  one  day  with  a 
smaller  amount  of  wood  than  usual.  Captain 
C.  remarked  off-hand,  in  the  presence  of  an 
officer  who  was  standing  near,  that  with  two 
men  of  his  own  choosing  he  could  get 
double  that  amount  of  wood.  As  he 
expected,  the  officer  overheard  him  and 
determined  to  take  him  at  his  word. 

The  next  time  it  was  necessary  to  get 
wood  C.  was  called  out,  told  to  take  any 
two  men  he  might  choose,  and  with  them 
accompany  the  guard.  He  selected  the  two 
from  his  own  town,  and  they  proceeded  in  a 
boat  to  the  place  where  the  wood  was 
obtained.  Here  they  labored  so  well  that 
they  had  cut  a  large  amount  of  wood  before 
darkness  compelled  them  to  stop.  They 
then  repaired  to  their  hut  to  eat  their  supper 
and  to  spend  the  night. 

The  evening  was  passed  quietly,  the 
guards  keeping  careful  watch  upon  the  pris- 
oners, intending  later  to  take  turns  at 
remaining  awake  throughout  the  night. 
One  by  one  the  prisoners  went  to  sleep,  in 
appearances  at  least,  and  two  of  the  three 
guards  yielded  to  Somnus,  leaving  the  third 
on  watch.  This  man  had,  unfortunately 
for  him,  taken  rather  too  much  liquor  in  the 
evening,  and  soon  began  to  doze. 

When  the  fellow  was  sound  asleep,  C. 
roused  slightly  and  whispered  to  his  com- 
rades. Rising  and  moving  softly  they  first 
secured    the    weapons    and   ammunition    of 


their  captors,  and  then,  while  one  kept  a 
loaded  gun  pointed  at  the  guard,  the  others 
woke  and  bound  them.  Resistance  was  use- 
less, even  had  they  not  been  too  surprised 
to  offer  any.  When  secured  and  gagged 
they  were  taken  to  the  boat,  and  Captain  C. 
and  his  countrymen  hastened  to  embark,  as 
it  was  necessarj'  to  get  out  of  British  lines 
before  daylight.  This  they  succeeded  in 
doing  unobserved,  and  were  rejoiced  to  find 
themselves  in  the  morning  among  their 
friends,  with  three  prisoners  to  present  to 
their  colonial  commander. 

— Z.,1901. 


A  Fragment  of   Memory. 

YOU  see  it  is  just  such  a  night  as  this  that 
causes  such  thoughts  to  come  to  one; 
the  wind  is  howling  and  the  rain  beats 
incessantly.  As  I  listen,  how  comfortable 
it  seems  to  be  sitting  here  doing  nothing. 
The  fire  dances  in  the  open  grate,  and  some- 
times as  it  burns  a  little  higher  than  usual, 
it  throws,  as  it  seems,  an  atmosphere  of 
recollection  about  the  room  that  causes  a 
thrill  of  pleasure,  mingled  with  a  touch  of 
longing  for  the  days  that  are  past. 

I  am  lonesome  to-night — alone,  save  for 
the  fire.  It  somehow  reminds  me  of  an 
evening  long  ago.  Ah!  how  that  scene 
comes  before  me  now.  The  high  cliff  rais- 
ing itself  from  the  sea;  our  camp  on  its 
crest;  the  warm  summer  night;  and  the 
merry  jest  and  good-fellowship.  Yes,  they 
all  come  back  only  too  vividly. 

Then  come  the  hurried  gathering  of 
clouds  in  the  west;  the  rising  of  the  gale; 
the  glare  of  the  distant  lightning,  and  the 
heavy  boom  of  the  thunder,  rapidly  drawing 
nearer.  Then  the  first  few  pattering  drops 
of  rain,  soon  followed  by  the  deluge.  Now 
we  fear  for  the  safety  of  the  tent,  as  we  lie 
snuglj^  tucked  awa}^  in  our  cots,  listening  to 
the  roar  of  the  breakers,  and  the  shrieks  of 
the  gale.      Never    was   there  sharper  light- 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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ning,  nor  heavier  crashes,  as  the  lagging 
tliunder  follows.  Follows?  No,  it  is  simulta- 
neous. There  is  no  break.  It  is  one  con- 
tinual rumble,  echoing  from  one  island  to 
the  next.  The  rugged  shore  of  Chebeague 
catches  the  roar  and  passes  the  echo  on  to 
the  rocks  of  Hope,  while  from  across  the 
bay,  the  shore  of  the  Foreside  answers  the 
chorus  of  the  elements,  and  even  the  distant 
cliffs  of  Harpswell  hear  the  call  and  answer 
with  a  dull  growl. 

It  is  glorious.  This  is  the  time  when  we 
love  to  think  of  what  we  are,  and  how  we 
have  made  ourselves  such — that  our  fathers 
were  Anglo-Saxons,  and  that  our  heritage, 
through  long  ages,  has  been  a  struggle  with 
wind  and  wave.  Many  a  tribute  have  we 
paid  for  our  heritage,  many  the  life  offered 
for  our  success,  but  we  have  conquered,  and 
the  mastery  has  been  worth  the  cost. 

It  needs  such  a  night  to  awaken  such 
thoughts.  How  many  of  our  people  sleep 
in  the  dark  depths  below  us  ?  It  never  came 
home  to  me  so  clearly  before.  One  cannot 
appreciate  such  things,  unless  he  has  experi- 
enced such  exposure.  It  is  to  be  a  part  of 
nature. 

As  I  sit  here  now  it  comes  back  with 
redoubled  force ;  all  the  scenes  and  the 
thoughts  of  that  summer  night.  Indeed,  it 
makes  me  feel  more  thankful  for  living, 
when  I  remember  that  I  am  as  much  a  part 
of  that  same  great  nature  as  are  the  elements 
in  their  fury. 

— H.  C.  McCaety,  1900. 


R 


"Quits." 

UTSIDE,  the  rain  was  descending  in 
^  torrents.  They  couldn't  play  golf  or 
tennis,  sailing  was  out  of  the  question ;  there 
was  no  need  of  going  to  the  beach  for  a 
swim,  as  one  could  get  a  fine  bath  on  the 
veranda;  so  there  they  were,  five  disconsolate 
men,  seated  around  the  fire-side  of  the  large 
office  in  one  of  our  summer  hotels.     Discon- 


solate! No  word  (in  use  in  polite  society) 
could  describe  their  feelings. 

"This  is  what  you  get  by  paying  two 
hundred  dollars  a  month  for  self  and  wife, 
with  all  the  charms  of  outdoor  summer  life," 
growled  the  cynic.  "There,  there,  don't 
grumble.  Did  you  fellows  ever  hear  my 
story  of  Simpson's  election  bet?"  and  forth- 
with the  commercial  traveler  launched  forth 
one  of  those  literary  enterprises,  which  are  so 
common  with  men  of  his  profession.  One  story 
suggested  another,  and  an  hour  was  passed  in 
talking  of  "freak"  wagers.  "Come,  come," 
said  the  married  man,  "if  you  don't  spin  us 
a  yarn  you'll  have  to  set  up  for  the  crowd; 
drinks  are  expensive,  too,  in  a  prohibition 
hotel." 

The  you  addressed  was  the  quiet  man, 
who,  of  course,  never  said  much,  but  that 
does  not.  imply  he  never  had  much  to  say. 
He  was  a  well-known  New  York  lawyer, 
which  means  he  could  talk  when  he  got 
started. 

"I  don't  suppose,"  he  began,  "you  have 
ever  heard  me  speak  of  my  friend,  Lord 
Royall."  There  was  a  general  laugh,  for 
the  very  few  times  he  did  converse,  his  topic 
was  his  English  acquaintance.  "At  any 
rate  I  have  never  mentioned  his  peculiari- 
ties. He  was  the  most  eccentric  man  I  have 
ever  met,  and  you  know  some  of  ray  Tammany 
friends  are  pretty  queer  chaps.  Like  many 
English  lords,  he  detested  Americans.  "Your- 
self included,"  put  in  the  cynic.  "No 
doubt,"  went  on  the  quiet  man.  "But  of 
all  American  abominations  the  most  abom- 
inable in  his  estimation  was  the  American 
newspaper.  One  day  we  got  talking  on  the 
subject,  and  he  made  me  a  little  angry  by  his 
statements.  '  Those  reporters,'  he  broke 
forth,  'will  publish  anything,  true  or  false, 
especially  if  it's  false.  No  one  can  go  to  the 
States  without  either  having  his  name  in  the 
papers  or  being  interviewed.  Why,  it's 
atrocious ! ' 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


" '  Look  here,  my  lord,' "  I  said,  " '  You 
speak  without  any  knowledge  of  your  sub- 
ject. I  dislike  to  have  my  countrymen 
unjustly  run  down,  so  I  will  bet  you  ,£100 
that  you  can  pass  two  months  in  America 
without  attracting  newspaper  attention." 
'Done,'  said  he.  I  supposed  my  money  was 
already  made  (we  agreed  to  have  a  two 
years'  limit),  for  Royall  was  by  no  means  a 
well-known  lord,  and  was,  I  deemed,  not 
over  bright.  I  knew,  too,  his  aversion  to 
'scenes.' 

"On  my  return  to  New  York  I  settled 
down  to  business  again,  and  soon  all  thought 
of  my  wager  had  left  me.  The  only  letter 
I  received  from  his  lordship  was  on  business, 
and  I  did  not  consider  his  statement  that  he 
might  soon  come  to  America  to  make  money 
on  an  hitherto  unreturning  investment,  sig- 
nificant. Talk  about  your  Yankee  wit. 
That  English  lord  displayed  more  than  any 
down-easter  I  have  yet  seen.  And  he  was 
sharper,  why,  sharper  than — " 

"Our  hotel  proprietor,"  ventured  the 
cynic. 

"Now  I'm  ahead  of  my  story.  I  picked 
up  one  of  our  dailies  one  day  and  saw  in 
display  type,  'A  Lord  Detained.'  It  gave 
me  a  scare  by  bringing  back  to  me  my  bet, 
but  this  nobleman's  name  was  Arthur.  It 
seemed  that  he  had  arrived  in  New  York 
with  only  a  one-pound  note  in  his  pocket, 
and  had  been  detained,  in  spite  of  his  protes- 
tations, as  an  indigent  emigrant. 

"A  week  later,  while  on  my  way  home 
by  the  suburban  train,  I  heard  the  familiar 
newsboy's  cry,  '  Latest  Edition  !  Extra ! ' 
This  time  the  attraction  was,  'An  English 
Lord  Caged!'  Caught  Pick-pocketing.  This 
foreigner's  name  was  Greene.  I  put  two 
and  two  together  and  soon  figured  that  this 
unique  specimen  of  English  blood  was  Lord 
Royall.  Takingjthe  next  train  back  to  the 
city  I  hunted  up  Judge  McCurdy,  the  justice 
of  the  police  court,  in  which  the  suspected 


nobleman  was  to  be  arraigned  the  next 
morning.  I  reasoned  that  the  prisoner,  to 
make  matters  even  more  sensational,  would 
decline  to  pay  for  a  lawyer,  and  arranged 
affairs  so  that  our  firm  should  be  appointed 
his  counsel.  For  a  few  days  all  the  papers 
talked  about  was  this  lord.  By  my  junior 
partner's  skill  (I  of  course  did  not  appear  in 
court),  he  was  acquitted  of  the  charge  and 
set  free.  A  day  or  so  later  I  received  a 
very  polite  note,  asking  me  if  T  remembered 
our  wager,  and  requesting  me  to  send  Henr}', 
Lord  Royall,  a  check  for  one  hundred  pounds. 
I  sat  down  at  my  desk  and  penned  the  fol- 
lowing : 

Lord  Royall, 

To  W.  D.  NoEEis  &  Co.,  Dr., 
For  professional  services  iu  extricating  his  lordsliip 

from  the  "  Tombs,"        .         .        .        .  £]00 

Received  payment, 

W.  D.  NORRIS. 

"So  you  see  I  was  'quits,'"  concluded 
the  quiet  man.  "Or  a  'squealor,'"  said  the 
cynic. 

— Kenneth  Sills,  1901. 


A  Mountain  Prayer-Meeting. 

IT  was  night.  The  same  stars  that  shone 
over  the  distant  city  shone  over  the  wild 
summits  of  the  grim  old  mountains.  The 
hour  of  the  weekly  prayer  service  was 
approaching,  and  the  little  chapel  nestled 
beside  the  road  in  this  mountain  settlement 
was  the  centre  of  activity.  On  the  still  night 
air,  made  doubly  so  by  the  effect  of  the 
sombre  shadows  and  mighty  masses  of  the 
surrounding  cliffs,  and  by  the  weird  hoot  of 
the  owl  and  cry  of  some  nocturnal  prowler, 
was  at  last  heard  the  expected  rattle  of 
wheels,  and  through  the  gloom  was  dimly 
seen  a  fast-moving  vehicle.  With  a  dash  the 
stage  was  brought  beside  the  great  stone 
by  the  chapel  door.  As  the  occupants  alighted 
the  sexton  started  the  mountain  echoes  with 
his  bell,  and  soon  the  mountaineers  ali'eady 
assembled  are  joined  by  others  whose  flicker- 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


265 


ing  lanterns  were  lately  seen  bobbing  along 
up  and  down  the  road  and  across  the  adja- 
cent sloping  pasture.  After  greetings  are 
exchanged  the  little  assembly  slowly  comes 
together  within  the  brightly  lighted  room.  In 
the  shed  at  the  rear  the  stage  has  been  har- 
bored, the  horses  hitched,  and,  amid  the  turn- 
ing of  heads  and  curious  glances  of  the  people, 
the  party  from  the  hotel  up  the  valley  enters. 

Down  the  dark  mountain  road,  where  the 
overtopping  trees  enveloped  all  in  deepest 
gloom,  over  the  edge  of  the  height,  where 
felled  logs  were  the  only  barriers  to  the  prec- 
ipice, down  and  up  stony  steeps  they  had 
come,  and,  emerging  from  the  woodland,  had 
hurried  by  the  little  houses  and  cabins  of  the 
hamlet  to  the  meeting  at  the  chapel. 

Some  thirty  habitations  constituted  the 
settlement,  from  the  log  cabin  to  the  cottage. 
These  were  the  homes  of  men  whose  ancestors 
had  once  walked  the  streets  of  Rotterdam 
and  The  Hague.  In  their  names,  Vanleuvan, 
Vaiidermark,  Du  Bois,  Wynkoop,  Decker, 
Verkerder,  they  still  show  their  origin.  Dur- 
ing the  summer  they  work  for  the  hotel,  and 
in  the  winter  the  demand  for  barrel  hoops 
gives  them  sufficient  employment  to  meet 
their  scanty  needs.  Rough,  hearty,  hardy, 
yet  not  devoid  of  that  self-respect  that  will 
ever  make  the  true  gentleman,  they  form  in 
their  mountain  home  a  world  large  enough  for 
all  their  pleasures  and  ambitions.  Although 
the  village  was  thus  settled  apart,  the  outside 
world  found  even  this  removed  spot. 

Such  were  the  Trappes  when  an  enter- 
prising gentleman,  seeing  the  business  possi- 
bilities in  the  development  of  the  beautiful 
lakes  held  in  the  bosom  of  these  mountain 
ranges,  built  one  and  then  another  enormous 
hotel.  At  once  fellow-feeling  sprang  up 
between  this  man,  his  guests,  and  his  moun- 
taineer helpers,  and  a  change  for  the  better 
was  made.  Erelong  a  little  edifice  arose  in 
the  settlement,  and  from  its  roof  the  chapel 
bell  awoke  echoes  never  before  heard  in  this 


peaceful  vale.  Warm-hearted  and  active 
workers  came,  and  the  better  natures  long 
slumbering  in  thoughtful  bosoms  were  awak- 
ened. Inch  by  inch  the  ground  was  reclaimed, 
and  the  crowning  triumph  came  when  the 
saloon  of  the  place  closed  its  doors. 

Through  this  retrospect  we  have  arrived 
at  the  present  and  our  party  awaits  us,  long 
since  seated, within  the  chapel's  walls.  The 
gentlemen  and  ladies  scatter  themselves 
among  the  congregation,  one  steps  forward 
as  leader,  and  the  simple  service  begins. 
A  much-worn  Bible  is  on  the  table,  which 
supports  one  of  the  two  lights  of  the  place 
and  a  pitcher  of  mountain  water.  The  August 
night  is  hot,  oppressive,  and  the  heat  from 
the  lamps  renders  it  even  more  so.  Through 
the  open  windows  and  door  the  insects  of  the 
night  come  in,  adding  a  peaceful  undertone 
to  the  religious  quiet.  Far  up  the  road  the 
flickering  light  of  a  belated  member  is  seen, 
and,  in  the  wild  grape  tangle,  pushing  its 
way  through  the  locking  branches  of  the, 
trees  that  overhang  the  roof,  the  first  katydid 
of  the  season  gives  warily  the  preliminaries 
to  his  rasping  note.  Darker  against  the  dark 
background  of  the  sky  the  gnarled  and  twisted 
mountain  pines  loom  up,  and  over  the  hills 
the  heat  lightning  fitfully  flashes,  and  now 
and  again  Hudson's  men  are  heard  bowling. 
The  owl  hoots  dismally  down  the  gap,  and 
again  the  night  wind  bears  the  cry  of  some 
larger  haunter  of  the  darkness.  But  how 
utterly  are  these  surroundings  forgotten 
within.  Oblivious,  the  service  begins  with 
ardent  song.  The  shrill,  cracked  voices  of 
the  older  women  and  the  unharmonizing 
basses  of  the  men  mingle  in  song.  The  leader 
expounds  his  text,  simply,  plainly,  and  the 
meeting  is  fully  under  way.  Earnest,  honest 
prayers  are  offered,  and  words  of  testimony 
begin.  Interested,  you  listen  to  the  words 
of  the  aged  grandmother  and  the  happy 
father;  of  former  coldness  and  present  regen- 
eration, former   blindness,  present  sight, — 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


always  spoken  with  the  same  illustrations. 
Soon  the  homely  tales  of  their  lives  become 
familiar,  and  subsequent  meetings  take  inter- 
est from  their  repetition.  One  learns  to 
associate  the  story  with  the  face  and  even  to 
depend  on  its  repetition.  The  meeting  goes 
on  to  its  close.  But  perhaps  to-night  one  of 
the  converts  from  over  the  mountain  has 
come  up,  and  enlivens  the  meeting  with  his 
radical  and  strongly  expressed  views.  He 
arises,  and  in  an  exhorting  strain  warms 
to  his  subject,  filling  the  little  chapel  with 
his  resounding  declarations.  But  now  the 
words  have  ceased,  and  all  is  quiet.  With- 
out, the  storm  clouds  have  massed  nearer, 
the  lightning  is  brighter,  and  it  promises  a 
summer  tempest.  Soon  the  lanterns  are  relit 
and  flicker  homeward.  The  party  from  the 
hotel  rattles  out  of  sight,  and  as  the  first  few 
drops  of  warning  descend  from  the  dark 
clouds,  the  solitary  sexton  fastens  the  win- 
dows and  the  door,  and  our  Sabbath  sojourn 

reaches  its  close. 

A.  L.  Griffiths,  1901. 


Bowdoir^   ^epge. 

The  Men  of  the  Maine. 


Not  in  the  thick  of  battle, 

'Mid  sound  of  bursting  sbell, 
While  ship  'gainst  ship  couteuded, 

These  gallant  sailors  fell ; 
Nor  yet  while  facing  danger 

That  any  of  them  knew, — 
Asleep,  the  dark  Death  Angel 

Came  on  the  fated  crew. 

II. 

Yet  we  in  sorrow  honor 

No  less  our  stricken  brave ; 
For  at  the  post  of  duty 

They  met  their  watery  grave. 
And  so  with  pride,  though  mourning. 

We,  thinking  on  them,  cry, 
'  Would  God  'twere  man's  forever 
At  duty's  post  to  die  !" 

— F.  C.  Lee,  1900. 


Trooper's   Morning  Song. 

{From  the  German.) 
Morning  red 
Dost  light  me  to  the  early  dead? 
Soon  the  trumpet  call  will  blow. 
Then  must  I  ray  life  let  go; 
I  and  many  a  comrade  true  ! 

Scarcely  thought. 
Ere  his  life's  delight  was  naught. 
Yestern  on  his  snorting  grey  ; 
Through  his  bosom  shot  to-day  ; 
In  the  grave  so  cool  to-morrow. 

Soon,  alas, 
Stately  form  and  beauty  pass. 
Boastest  of  thy  cheeks  of  silk, 
Eosy  red  and  white  as  milk  ? 
Ah,  the  roses  wither  all. 

Therefore  still 
Yield  I  me  as  God  may  will ; 
Now  then  I  will  bravely  fight, 
Then,  if  I  am  cold  to-night, 
'Tis  a  gallant  trooper  dead. 

— H.  N.  G.,  '98. 


An  Old  Fable  Illustrated. 

'  May  never  lady  press  his  lips, 
His  proffered  love  returning, 
Who  makes  a  furnace  of  his  mouth. 
And  keeps  its  chimney  burning. 
May  each  true  woman  shun  his  sight. 
For  fear  the  fumes  might  choke  her ; 
And  none  but  those  who  smoke  themselves 
Have  kisses  for  a  smoker." 

Kind  reader  of  these  humble  lines. 

You  surely  are  no  stranger 

To  that  expressive  fable  of 

The  canine  in  the  manger; 

The  biggest  bores  on  earth  are  those 

(Now  doesn't  it  strike  you  so? ) 

Who  are  themselves  too  mean  to  smoke, 

And  growl  when  others  do  so. 

—J.  W.  C,  '98. 


"Hullo!" 

From  campus  to  post-office,  daylight  or  dark, 

In  sunshine,  slush,  mud,  rain,  or  snow, 

You  always  can  tell  when  those  college  chaps 

meet. 
By  their  patent-applied-for  "hullo!  " 


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No  formal  and  agonized  "How  do  you  do?" 

As  cold  as  the  bleak  winds  that  blow, 

But  a  genial  good-fellowship  warms  you  clear 

through 
In  that  happy-go-lucky  "hullo!  " 

The  Senior,  the  Junior,  the  Soph,  and  the  Fresh, 
In  ages  can  ne^er  outgrow 
The  friendly  emotion  that  seizes  the  breast 
In  response  to  that  hearty  "hullo!" 

From  campus  to  post-office — no  matter  where 
Our  life  work  may  call  us  to  go. 
May  memory  still  throw  its  tendrils  around 
That  unconstrained  college  "hullo!" 

—J.  W.  C,  '98. 


The  annual  meeting  of  the 
Maine    Intercollegiate    Tennis 
Association,  held  March  7tb,  voted  to 
suspend  the  University  of  Maine  for 
arrears  of  dues  until  all  such  are  paid. 
No  new  officers  were  elected  except 
treasurer  and  secretary,  as  the  new  representatives 
of  Bowdoin  and  Bates  have  not  as  yet  been  chosen. 
The  presidency  will  go  to  Bates  and  the  vice-pres- 
idency to  Bowdoin.    Action  is  to  be  taken  at  the 
next  meeting  in  regard  to  holding  the  tournament 
at  one  of  the  colleges.     Bowdoin  was  represented 
by  J.  F.  Dana,  '98,  Bates  by  a.  H.  Conant,  '98,  and 
Colby  by  F.  E.  Pierce,  '98.     C.  E.  J.  Shannon  was 
elected  treasurer  and  secretary.    The  next  annual 
meeting  is  to  be  held  at  Brunswick. 
Delicious  slush ! 
Almost  time  for  exams. 
Orient  elections  to-day. 
Dutton,  '99,  has  returned. 
No  more  polo  in  Brunswick. 
Copy  for  the  '99  Bugle  is  all  in. 
The  Dekes  were  at  Jake's  recently. 
Adjourns  in  German  last  Thursday. 
Poly  Con  "exams"  last  Wednesday. 
Edwards,  1900,  has  returned  to  college. 
No  "  spikes"  this  year  in  the  indoor  meet. 


Young,  '98,  is  to  manage  the  coming  meet. 
Page  and  Snow,  I90I,  are  out  vacationing. 
The  robins  are  with  us  again ;  how  welcome. 
Simon  Hamlin,  1900,  is  on  the  campus  again. 
Burnell,  1900,  who  has  been  out  sick,  is  back. 

E.  E.  Spear,  '98,  has  been  in  Boston  for  a  week. 
North  Maine  held  a  whist  tournament  recently. 
"Feeds"  at  the  ends  are  very  common  nowadays. 
Russell,  '97,  was  on  the  campus  for  a  day  last 

week. 

The  Deutscher  Verein  met  with  Odiorne,  '98, 
last  week. 

Prof.  Chapman  spent  a  week  in  New  York, 
recently. 

A  hand-organ  was  in  town  last  week— sure  sign 
of  spring. 

Local  elections  drew  some  of  the  fellows  home 
last  week. 

Professor  Robinson  is  once  more  superintendent 
of  schools. 

Professor  Houghton  conducted  chapel  Sunday, 
March  6th. 

Rather  a  hot  caucus  for  the  good  old  town  of 
Brunswick. 

A  runaway  took  in  the  campus  in  his  mad 
career  last  week. 

Reviews  are  in  order  and  vacation  looms  in  sight, 
also  exam.  week. 

Minard,  1900,  has  left  college  to  enter  the  office 
of  a  Bath  lawyer. 

Every  class  claims  to  be  the  winner  of  the 
coming  in-door  meet. 

Gregson,  1901,  has  been  at  Newport  taking 
West  Point  examinations. 

Clough,  '96,  and  Phillips,  1900,  are  taking 
dancing  lessons  of  Preble,  '98. 

The  Brunswick  Electric  Railroad  took  71,936 
passengers  during  the  past  year. 

Ernest  L.  Jordan,  1900,  has  been  at  his  home 
in  Auburn  on  account  of  sickness. 

There  are  at  present  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
flve  students  at  the  Medical  School. 

Johns  Hopkins  and  Bowdoin  have  both  been 
admitted  to  the  Mott  Haven  games. 

F.  A.  Thompson,  '98,  has  returned  to  college, 
after  a  business  trip  to  Round  Pond. 

Charles  Willard,  1900,  who  has  been  at  home 
sick  for  a  week  or  two,  has  returned. 


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The  class  squad  leaders  are  Pettenglll,  '98; 
Marston,  '99;  Gould,  1900;  Hill,  1901. 

Dr.  F.  N.  Whittier  will  instruct  the  third  year 
medics  in  Bacteriology  during  next  terra. 

Parwell,  1900,  is  getting  along  nicely.  Dr. 
Mitchell  feels  quite  hopeful  in  regard  to  him. 

Professor  Lee  delivered  his  lecture  at  Hallowell 
before  the  Baptist  Church,  Thursday  evening. 

Pettenglll,  '98,  officiated  as  one  of  the  judges  at 
the  Colby  in-door  meet,  Wednesday,  March  9tb. 

The  two  evenings  of  polo  at  the  Town  Hall, 
have  proved  to  be  the  only  ones  of  the  season. 

"Diogenes,"  from  the  Quill,  vpas  copied  by  the 
Portland  Advertiser  and  Brunsunck  Telegraph. 

Professor  Lee  has  made  quite  an  extended  visit 
at  the  home  of  his  parents  in  northern  New  York 
State. 

The  Juniors  have  to  dive  down  into  their 
pockets  now,  as  the  Ivy  Day  assessment  is  being 
collected. 

Messrs.  West  and  Robinson,  Bowdoin,  1900, 
attended  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Convention  at  New  York, 
last  week. 

If  the  authorities  wish  to  rent  the  Town  Hall 
for  dancing  purposes,  they  should  immediately  pro- 
hibit polo. 

Professor  Chapman  will  deliver  an  address  to 
the  students  of  Patten  Academy  at  their  coming 
graduation. 

•The  youthful  "Jo"  essays  to  compete  with 
"Bob"  in  the  pop-corn  business.  May  the  best 
"  man"  win. 

The  Freshmen  have  chosen  the  following  men 
for  their  debate  with  the  Sophomores :  Lewis,  Sills, 
and  Griffiths. 

The  Frou-Frou  Club  dance  at  Bath  on  Friday 
of  last  week,  was  an  attraction  attended  by  some 
of  the  fellows. 

Professor  Chapman  delivered  his  delightful  lect- 
ure on  "Macbeth"  before  the  Fortnightly  Club  at 
Bath,  last  week. 

Several  students  attended  the  dance  at  Lewiston, 
Monday  of  last  week,  given  by  the  "Twentieth 
Century  Twelve." 

The  Mandolin  and  Glee  Club  concert  at  West- 
brook  recently  was  highly  appreciated  by  both 
audience  and  press. 

Those  who  attended  the  Grand  Opera,  "Tann- 
hauser,"  last  Tuesday  iu  Portland,  still  praise  the 


beautiful  mixture  of  music,  scenery,  and  acting. 
It  was  truly  wonderful. 

A  freight  train  was  somewhat  damaged  by 
uncoupling  near  Oak  Hill,  outside  of  Brunswick, 
Tuesday,  March  8th. 

Professor  Lee  intends  to  increase,  during  the 
coming  spring,  the  collection  of  birds  in  the  cabinet 
at  Massachusetts  Hall. 

Through  the  generosity  of  Prof.  Chapman, 
"  Assembly  Hall,"  at  the  High  School,  has  been 
furnished  with  a  piano. 

Charles  A.Yale's  operatic  extravaganza,  "The 
Twelve  Temptations,"  attracted  a  large  number  of 
students  to  Bath  last  Thursday. 

The  old  gym  echoes  from  "  noon  till  eve  "  and 
even  later  with  the  clash  of  foils  and  swords  and 
the  ring  of  clubs  and  dumb-bells. 

Some  of  the  students  attended  th*  performance 
of  "  A  Rival  by  Request,"  presented  by  High 
School  amateurs  in  Bath  recently. 

Lancey,  '99,  has  been  called  to  his  home  in 
Pittsfleld  by  the  death  of  a  relative,  and  is  detained 
by  the  severe  illness  of  his  father. 

Photographer  Webber  is  fast  expiring  in  his 
vain  attempt  to  get  the  Seniors  to  "  look  pleasant 
just  for  a  minute,"  while  he  snaps  their  phizes. 

Merrill,  Moulton,  Came,  White,  of  '99,  0.  D. 
Smith,  '98,  and  Webber,  1900,  entertained  the  Octa- 
gon Club  with  a  sleigh-ridei  to  Jake's,  March  3d. 

A  party  of  young  ladies  and  students  took 
advantage  of  the  last  moon  and  last  sleighing  to 
gather  around  Jake's  festive  boards.  Jolly  times  at 
Jake's. 

A  brilliant  party  of  Brunswick  society  people 
and  Bowdoin  students  had  a  roya!  time  at  Jake's 
tavern,  Saturday  night,  going  down  in  Dunning's 
big  sleigh. 

We  would  suggest  that  the  daily  papers  be 
locked  in  the  bindings,  as  they  would  thus  not  be 
continually  under  the  feet  of  careless  students  in 
the  reading-room. 

We  came  across  somewhat  of  a  curiosity  in  the 
library  the  other  day.  It  is  the  libretto  in  German 
of  Mozart's  "Die  Entfiihrung  ans  dcni  Serail,"  and 
was  published  in  1787. 

Miss  Young  gave  a  most  delightful  "five  hun- 
dred "  party  on  the  evening  of  March  3d.  Among 
those  present  were  Professor  Emery,  Marble,  Mer- 
rill, Ives,  Stetson,  Pennell,  Thompson,  all  of  '98, 
Sinkinson,  '99,  and  Berry,  1901. 


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The  Politics  Club  held  its  fortnightly  Qjeeting, 
Monday  evening,  at  the  room  of  Messrs.  Blake  and 
Sturgis.  The  Austro-Hungarian  question  was  the 
subject  under  discussion. 

Among  those  who  attended  the  performance  of 
"  Tannhauser,"  by  the  Damrosch-Ellis  Company  at 
The  Jefferson,  Portland,  last  week,  wore  Babb, 
Burbank,  Webber,  and  Veazie. 

Professor  Mitchell  announces  as  subjects  for  the 
last  themes  which  fall  due  March  22d,  the  follow- 
ing. For  Sophomores  and  Juniors  not  taking  Polit- 
ical Economy  : 

1.  A  Description  of  Your  Native  Town. 

2.  Lying  Newspapers. 

0.  A  Talk  to  the  Citizens  of  Your  Home  Town  on 

"  Tlie  Importance  of  Good  Roads." 

4.  An  Old-Time  Huslsiug-Bee. 

5.  Emerson's  Essay  on  Compensation. 

6.  Browning's  "  Saul." 

Professor  Emery  announces  as  subjects  of  themes 
for  Juniors  taking  Political  Economy,  the  following: 

1.  Bimetallism  in  France. 

2.  The  Issue  of  Bauk-Notes  Against  General  Assets. 

3.  The  Canadian  Banking  System. 

The  Choral  Society  of  Brunswick  gave  a  very 
delightful  concert  in  Town  Hall,  March  1st.  Among 
the  soloists  and  chorus  were  Mrs.  Lee,  Professor 
Chapman,  Professor  Woodruff,  Towle,  '99,  and 
Adams,  '99. 

Portland  talent  presented  the  operetta,  "A  Game 
of  Bluff,"  in  Brunswick  Town  Hall,  last  Thursday 
evening.^  We  fear  little  funds  were  added  to  the 
good  cause  they  were  working  for — the  home  for 
friendless  boys,  Deering. 

More  photographs  by  Professors  Hutchins  and 
Johnson  are  displayed  at  Byron  Stevens'  Book- 
Store.  These  last  are  of  the  paintings  of  Corot, 
D'Aubigny,  and  the  supposed  Van  Dyke.  The 
price  of  the  photographs  is  $1.50. 

Several  parties  of  young  ladies,  in  town  for  the 
last  Junior  Assembly,  enjoyed  tea  at  the  ends. 
One  damsel  remarked,  "  Why,  how  do  you  keep 
your  room  so  clean  and  tasty?"  Suppose  she  had 
entered  unexpectedly  an  hour  before ! 

The  following,  taken  from  a  Maine  paper,  shows 
what  a  misplaced  comma  can  do: 

Invitations  are  out  for  a  reception  next  Thurs- 
day evening  to  the  Class  of  J 899  by  Henry  Johnson 
Longfellow,  Professor  of  modern  languages. 

The  Harvard  discussion  of  the  question  of  mak- 
ing physical  exercise  compulsory  in  the  gymnasium 
has  been  the  means  of  bringing  the  Bowdoin  system 
into  complimentary  criticism.    Bowdoiu  is  the  pio. 


neer  in  this  departure,  and  it  is  safe  to  predict  that 
many  of  her  sister  institutions  are  soon  to  follow 
her  example. 

The  Bath  Independent  says  :  "  Fred  E.  Drake, 
leader  of  the  Bowdoin  Glee  Club,  is  so  musical  that 
he  bursts  out  singing  cantatas,  operas,  and  college 
songs,  frequently  in  his  sleep,  and  his  chum,  the 
gossiper  hears,  has  petitioned  for  divorce." 

At  a  meeting  of  the  George  Evans  Debating 
Society,  held  Tuesday  evening,  A.  H.  Nason,  '99, 
was  elected  president  in  place  of  B.  S.  Philoon,  '99, 
resigned.  A.  L.  Griffiths,  1901,  was  elected  secre- 
tary to  fill  the  vacancy  made  by  Nason's  resignation. 

It  is  high  time  that  the  track  team  should  have 
a  coach.  The  manager's  strenuous  efforts  for  a 
suitable  one  so  far  have  been  unrewarded,  and  some 
of  the  fellows  begin  to  fear  a  flrst-class  man  may 
not  be  obtained.  This  would  be  most  unfortunate, 
as  material  is  plenty  and  should  be  coached  into  a 
winning  team. 

The  library  registers  1,168  books  out  for  January 
and  1,028  books  for  February.  The  largest  number 
taken  out  in  one  day  was  111  books— on  February 
16th.  The  most  popular  books  are  Professor  John- 
son's "  Where  Beauty  Is,  and  Other  Poems,"  Presi- 
dent Hyde's  "  Practical  Idealism,"  "  Quo  Vadis,"  and 
"  Hugh  Wynne." 

The  Tennis  Association  held  a  meeting  on 
Wednesday  of  last  week  and  elected  ofScers  as 
follows:  President,  White,  '99;  Vice-President, 
Fuller,  1901 ;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  West,  1900; 
Third  Director,  Dana,  '99.  The  tournament  will 
probably  be  held  at  Portland  early  in  June. 

The  events  for  the  third  annual  in-door  meet  will 
be  as  follows : 

Class  Drills,  20- Yard  Dash, 

Hurdle  Race,  Potato  Race, 

Pole  Vault,  High  Jump, 

Putting  Shot,  Relay  Races. 

In  the   class-drill   contests,  first  place   counts  ten 

points,  second  place  six,  and  third  place  two.     lu 

the   other  events,   first  place  counts  five,   second 

place  three,  and  third  place  one.    All  entries  should 

be  made  to  the  class  captains,  who  are  Kendall,  '98, 

Hadlock,  '99,  Merrill,  1900,  Laferriere,  1901. 

Prof.  Alfred  W.  Anthony  of  the  Cobb  Divinity 
School,  Lewiston,  delivered  his  fourth  lecture  on 
"The  Unrecorded  Life  of  Jesus,"  at  Room  No.  5, 
Memorial  Hall,  Wednesday  afternoon.  The  subject 
of  Professor  Anthony's  discourse  was  "The  Apocry- 
phal Lives  of  Jesus."  Professor  Anthony  handled 
his  subject  in  an  able  and  entertaining  manner. 


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The  Medics  are  soon  to  witness  tbe  amputation 
of  a  log,  and  tbe  poor  unfortunate  is  our  old  friend, 
"Lish"  Pollard.  Some  of  the  flrst-year  men  often 
have  business  outside  during  the  bloodiest  part  of 
the  operations,  and  they  don't  lose  much  time, 
either,  in  making  connections  with  fresh  air. 

The  last  Junior  Assembly  was  enjoyable.  Mrs. 
Hyde,  Mrs.  Woodruff,  Mrs.  Houghton,  Mrs.  Hutobins, 
and  Mrs.  MacDonald,  as  matrons,  toned  the  occa- 
sion to  its  proper  social  standing,  and  no  one  left  the 
hall  without  regret.  Refreshments  were  to  have 
been  furnished  by  Given.  Following  is  the  order  of 
dances : 

1.  Waltz.  1.    Two-Steii. 

2.  Two-Step.  2.     Waltz. 

3.  Schottische.  3.    Scliottische. 

INTERMISSION. 

i.    Waltz.  4.    Two-Step. 

5.  Two-step.  5.     Waltz. 

6.  Waltz.  G.    Two-step. 

At  the  High  .School  Assembly  Hall,  Monday 
afternoon,  the  birthday  of  Henry  W.  Longfellow 
was  celebrated  in  an  appropriate  manner.  The 
feature  of  tbe  exercises  was  a  talk  by  Professor 
Chapman  on  tbe  life  of  Longfellow,  plentifully 
besprinkled  with  delicious  bits  from  his  poems,  and 
closing  with  verses  on  "Childhood,"  recited  as  only 
Professor  Chapman  can  recite. 

The  ladies  of  Brunswick  gave  a  banquet  on  the 
evening  of  March  5tb  to  the  hostess  of  tbe  Tontine, 
Mrs.  L.  P.  Huntoon.  Several  professors'  wives 
were  in  attendance,  and  a  jolly  time  was  had.  A 
sumptuous  and  splendidly-served  menu  was  dis- 
cussed, the  latter  part  of  the  evening.  Marble,  '98, 
and  Marston,  '99,  represented  the  press. 

The  Telegraph  says :  "  The  lecture  by  Professor 
MacDonald  before  the  Saturday  Club,  on  '  John 
Brown  of  Ossawatomie,'  was  very  instructive  and 
interesting,  and  attentively  listened  to  by  a  large 
and  cultured  audience.  Professor  MacDonald  is  a 
close  student  of  history;  and  knows  how  to  impart 
his  information  to  an  audience.  Brunswick  is  fort- 
unate in  having  at  her  command  talent  which 
other  places  have  to  procure  from  abroad." 

Eev.  Dr.  William  DeWitt  Hyde  filled  the  Pine 
Street  Congregational  Church  of  Lewiston,  March 
6th.  His  morning  discourse  was  a  simple  yet  far- 
reacbing  and  thorough  analysis  of  the  subject, 
"  Bearing  one  another's  burdens."  His  evening  talk 
was  upon  the  principles  of  considerate  restraint  in 
the  Christian  character.  His  efforts  were  greeted 
by  the  large  audiences  with  tbe  strictest  attention 
and  thorough  appreciation. 


Bowdoin  is  glad  to  learn  that  Colby  is  soon  to 
have  a  new  chemical  laboratory.  Recently  Dr. 
Butler  and  Dr.  Bayley,  in  company  with  Judge 
Percival  Bonney,  and  John  Calvin  Stevens,  the 
architect,  looked  over  the  Searles  Science  Build- 
ing for  points  in  construction.  They  must  have 
gotten  several  good  suggestions,  and  it  is  hoped 
their  new  building  will  be  as  useful  an  ornament  on 
their  campus  as  is  the  science  building  on  the  Bow- 
doin campus. 

The  Telegraph,  in  the  following,  supports  the 
idea  advanced  by  tbe  Orient  some  months  ago. 
At  that  time,  however,  no  trouble  was  anticipated ; 
it  was  on  general  principles  that  a  military  company 
should  be  formed  : 

Now  is  tbe  tiiue  for  Bowdoin  College  to  organ- 
ize a  military  company.  Although  her  past  experi- 
ences are  not  of  the  pleasantest  when  it  was  made 
compulsory,  we  believe  it  would  be  a  most  bene- 
ficial move  and  would  in  time  become  popular.  If 
every  school  in  tbe  United  States  should  give  mili- 
tary instruction,  the  country  would  be  in  a  much 
better  condition  for  an  emergency  of  this  kind. 
A  standing  army  of  magnitude  is  a  standing  men- 
ace to  public  peace,  but  a  large  volunteer  militia  is  a 
very  bandy  thing  for  a  sudden  call  like  the  present. 

Before  building  a  new  library,  before  renovating 
either  Wintbrop  Hall  or  tbe  Gymnasium,  tbe  ordi- 
nary comforts  of  civilized  life  should  be  secured  to 
the  members  of  this  college.  Of  the  thousands  of 
dollars  received  during  the  past  year  or  two,  none 
could  be  spent  more  profitably  than  in  furnishing 
passable  walks  about"  the  campus.  To-day,  life  is 
made  absolutely  miserable,  health  endangered,  and 
patience  tried  by  the  shocking  condition  of  the 
walks,  and  no  attempt  even  to  temporarily  drain 
them  is  made.  Such  neglect  is  almost  criminal,  and 
there  is  absolutely  uo  excuse  for  this  state  of  aifairs. 
If  there  is  any  spark  of  human  kindness  left  in  the 
breasts  of  tbe  ''  powers  that  be,"  let  it  be  blown  into 
flame.  It  is  not  too  late  for  relief  this  year.  Let  a 
man  or  two  be  put  on  with  a  shovel  and  make 
drains  and  clear  away  the  slush.  Wonders  could 
be  wrought  in  a  few  hours.  Let  a  little  enterprise 
be  shown. 


/ftl^Ieties. 

As  the  signs  of  approaching  spring  and  summer 
increase,  so  does  the  interest  and  training  in  ath- 
letics. The  prospect  for  Bowdoin's  athletics  has 
never  been  brighter.  In  base-ball  she  bids  fair  to 
add  to  past  laurels.     The  candidates  for  the  team 


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have  been  in  active  training  all  tbe  term  under  tbe 
watchful  eye  of  Captain  (Jreenlaw.  In  tbe  gradu- 
ation of  '97  several  reliable  players  were  lost,  but 
tbe  incoming  class  has  material  to  counterbalance 
this.  Tbe  base-ball  schedule  is  still  in  process  of 
construction,  and  although  somewhat  late,  it  is 
hoped  that  it  may  prove  an  excellent  one. 

The  general  athletic  committee  has  taken  a  wise 
step  iu  its  determination  to  run  a  second  nine  in  a 
business-like  way.  The  team  is  to  be  under  tbe 
management  of  the  regular  'varsity,  and  will  be 
furnished  with  appropriate  suits  and  sweaters.  For 
financial  reasons  most  of  the  second  team's  games 
will  be  away  from  Brunswick.  It  is  the  plan  to 
keep  this  team  up  as  near  the  level  of  the  first  as 
possible.  The  captain  will  not  hesitate  to  transfer 
men  from  one  to  the  other,  so  that  tbe  man  who 
holds  bis  place  on  tbe  'varsity  this  year,  will  have  to 
exert  all  bis  energies  at  all  times. 

Steere,  who  coached  the  'varsity  team  of  '96,  is 
practically  engaged  this  year.  All  remember  his 
efficient  work  in  the  past,  and  one  and  all,  players 
and  supporters  should  turn  out  to  aid  both  him  and 
Captain  Greenlaw  in  again  winning  first  place. 

For  the  first  time  Bowdoin  will  send  a  team  to 
compete  in  the  Mott  Haven  games.  That  Bowdoin 
has  never  stood  higher  in  the  athletic  world  is 
amply  testified  to  by  this.  But  at  the  same  time 
it  calls  for  increased  support  from  both  alumni 
and  undergraduates.  In  athletic  nmterial  about 
tbe  usual  amount  is  to  be  found,  but  to  compete  suc- 
cessfully, as  is  hoped,  with  other  Mott  Haven  teams, 
greater  effort  than  usual  must  be  made. 

As-  yet  no  coach  has  been  positively  engaged. 
The  management  is  corresponding  with  several 
excellent  men,  however,  and  at  the  beginning  of 
spring  term  active  training  will  be  commenced. 
During  tbe  winter  Captain  Kendall  has  been  care- 
fully watching  the  new  men  in  their  gym  work 
and  he  appears  to  be  well  pleased. 

The  Mott  Haven  games  are  to  be  held  on  tbe 
last  Saturday  in  May,  a  week  later  than  tbe 
Worcester  meet.  To  the  list  of  events  at  Worcester 
has  been  added  the  throwing  of  the  discus. 

The  tennis  outlook  is  as  promising  as  ever.  No 
work  has  been  done,  but  there  is  no  reason  why 
Bowdoin  should  not  do  as  vfell  as  in  previous  years. 
'97  carried  away  no  champions,  and  1901  has  one  or 
two  promising  candidates  for  honors.  Tbe  tourna- 
ment probably  will  be  held  at  Portland  in  tbe  early 
part  of  June. 


The  regular  annual  business  meeting  of  tbe 
society  was  held  Thursday,  March  3d.  The  reports 
of  the  officers  of  last  year  were  heard  and  approved. 
The  following  slate  of  oflBcers  was  elected  for  this 
ensuing  year:  Harold  Preston  West,  1900,  of 
Lewiston,  President;  Clifford  Sawyer  Bragdon, 
1900,  Cumberland  Mills,  Vice-President;  George 
Lothrop  Lewis,  1901,  South  Berwick,  Recording 
Secretary;  Burton  Melville  Clough,  1900,  Sebago, 
Treasurer  and  Corresponding  Secretary.  The 
president  will  appoint  tbe  various  committees  and 
report  Thursday  night. 

On  Sunday,  March  Otb,  Professor  Robinson  con- 
tinued bis  talk  on  tbe  "Relation  of  Science  to  Immor- 
tality," which  was  begun  in  bis  afternoon  address, 
on  February  20th.  It  was  very  absorbing  and  con- 
vincing. It  gave  a  new  atmosphere  to  student 
thought,  and  perhaps  laid  the  foundations  for  many 
individual  philosophies. 

Last  Thursday  night,  A.  J.  Hamlin,  1900,  led 
tbe  meeting.  He  took  as  his  subject,  the  topic 
assigned  by  tbe  topic  cards  of  the  Association, 
"  Stumbling-Blocks."  He  read  tbe  first  fourteen 
verses  of  the  eighteenth  chapter  of  Matthew.  It 
was  a  very  interesting  meeting. 

Last  Sunday  the  attendance  was  small  and  the 
exercises  brief  on  account  of  tbe  threatening 
weather.  President  Laycock  led  the  meeting  in  bis 
usual  able  manner. 


47. — Isaac   Stevens  Met- 

calf  died  at  his  residence,  43 

West  Avenue,  Elyria,  '^1^''^,  at  1  \® 
'  A.M.,  Saturday,  February  19tb.  Mr. 
Metcalf  came  to  Elyria  in  November,  1856, 
being  led  to  locate  there  by  the  fact  that  it 
was  the  home  of  bis  sister,  Mrs.  Anna  Rich  DeWitt. 
He  had  been  for  some  five  years  previously  engaged 
in  civil  engineering  in  southern  Illinois,  but  feared 
tbe  climate  and  desired  also  to  make  his  home 
where  the  educational  and  religious  advantages 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


were  superior  to  those  of  tliat  part  of  tho  country. 
In  Elyria  he  was  always  actively  identified  with  the 
public  interests  of  the  community,  holding  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor  to  which  no  salary  was 
attached.  Mr.  Metcalf  was  married  July  5, 1852,  to 
Antoinette  Brigham  Putnam,  daughter  of  Rev. 
John  Milton  Putnam,  of  Duiibarton,  N.  H.  She 
died  in  Elyria,  August  14,  1875.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Elyria,  March  25,  1878,  to  Harriet  Howes, 
who  died  in  Elyria,  December  7,  1894.  All  of  his 
children  have  been  educated  in  the  Elyria  public 
schools,  and  seven  of  them  have  graduated  at 
Oberlin  College  and  one  at  Wellesloy  College.  Mr. 
Metcalf  was  born  in  Royalston,  Mass.,  January  29, 
1822.  His  father  was  a  school  teacher,  and  taught 
a  private  school  in  Boston  from  1827  to  1831.  His 
father  died  when  he  was  nine  years  old,  and  his 
widowed  mother  took  her  young  family  and  moved 
to  a  farm  in  Milo,  Me.,  thirty-three  miles  north  of 
Bangor.  Here  they  lived  amid  the  privations  of 
poverty  and  a  frontier  life  in  the  sparsely  settled 
Maine  woods.  With  the  encouragement  of  his 
mother  and  the  help  of  his  half-brother,  Charles 
W.  Rich,  and  his  younger  brothers  who  stayed  at 
home  on  the  farm,  he  set  out  to  gain  an  education. 
He  worked  for  his  board  in  Bangor,  and  completed 
a  course  in  the  Bangor  High  School,  teaching  school 
and  working  on  the  farua  in  vacations.  He  entered 
Bowdoin  College  as  a  Sophomore,  worked  his  way 
by  ringing  the  college  bcli,  teaching  school  in  the 
various  academies  and  towns  in  Maine,  in  vacations, 
and  staying  out  of  college  for  several  terms  in  order 
to  earn  money,  but  graduated  with  his  class  in 
1847.  As  soon  as  he  completed  his  college  course 
he  became  a  civil  engineer,  and  for  the  next,  eight 
years  lived  a  very  active  life.  He  was  engaged  in 
surveys  on  three  New  England  railroads,  the  Ver- 
mont &  Massachusetts,  New  Hampshire  Central, 
and  Bangor  &  Wateryille,  and  built  bridges  across 
tho  Connecticut  river  and  the  Kennebec  river.  In 
1850  he  went  West,  rode  on  the  first  train  over  the 
then  opening  Erie  Raihvay,  and  reached  Chicago  on 
the  same  steamboat  which  carried  the  first  locomo- 
tive engine  ever  brought  to  Chicago,  intended 
to  run  on  a  small  railroad  just  beginning  to  be 
built  from  Chicago  toward  Elgin,  probably  the  first 
railroad  out  of  Chicago.  In  1851  he  returned  to 
New  England,  and  was  married,  and  his  wife  re- 
turned with  him  to  Illinois,  where  he  took  charge  of 
the  construction  of  the  second  division  of  the  Illi- 
nois Central  Railroad.  Ho  built  this  entire  division 
of  the  road,  including  Ceutralia,  and  the  hotel  and 
shops  there,  and  a  bridge  over  the  Little   Muddy 


river.  He  had  charge  of  the  expenditure  of  more 
than  half  a  million  dollars,  with  very  little  assist- 
ance or  advice  from  the  chief  engineer,  whom  he 
saw  but  once  a  year.  When  the  road  was  com- 
pleted, in  1855,  he  left  with  the  highest  compliments 
of  the  officers  of  the  company.  Meantime  he  had 
invested  in  land  and  coal-mining  property,  and  laid 
out  the  village  of  DuQoin,  now  an  important  station 
on  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad.  After  more  than  a 
year  spent  in  New  England  be  removed  to  Elyria  in 
November,  1856,  which  was  his  home  from  that 
time  until  his  death.  In  every  relation  of  life  Mr. 
Metcalf  was  conspicuous  in  his  staunch  support  of 
those  things  which  contribute  largely  to  the  welfare 
of  society.  It  was  never  necessary  to  inquire  where 
he  stood  upon  moral  questions.  With  both  voice 
and  pen  he  was  ever  ready  to  declare  himself  in  no 
uncertain  language.  It  was  a  sacredly  kept  motto 
of  his  to  never  ask  for  an  office,  and  to  never  refuse 
an  office,  and  whatever  duties  ho  assumed  were 
discharged  with  fidelity.  The  influence  of  his  life, 
during  theforty-two  years  spent  in  Elyria,  will  be 
felt  for  generations  to  come.  During  the'last  year 
Mr.  Metcalf  prepared  a  full  and  interesting  genea- 
logical history  of  the  Metcalf  and  Stevens  families, 
which  will  soon  be  published. 

'52.— C4en.  Joshua  L.  Chamberlain  attended  the 
quarterly  meeting  of  the  military  order  of  the 
Loyal  Legion,  iu  Portland,  Wednesday  evening  last. 
'53. — The  Portland  Adveriiser[\iv\x\tii  the  follow- 
ing interesting  note-and  verses. 
To  the  Editor  of  the  Portland  Advertiser: 

Quotation  by  the  Advertiser  &om%  days  ago,  from 
the  "Songs  of  Bowdoin,"  published  by  the  Class  of 
1861,  calls  to  mind  a  bit  of  verse  bearing  the  signa- 
ture of  no  less  a  distinguished  man  than  the  chief 
justice  of  the  United  States,  found  in  that  notable 
brochure.  Perhaps  the  distinguished  jurist  will 
not  thank  an  admirer  for  recalling  to  memory  the 
subjoined  lines —  yet  he  may  recall  one  of  La  Roche- 
foucauld's most  memorable  maxims:  "  Qjii  vit 
sans  folie  n'est  pas  si  sage  qw^il  croit."  However 
that  may  be,  here  is  the  song.  A.  T. 

Bacchanalian. 
I. 

Oh,  bright  is  the  gleam  of  the  silv'ry  stream. 
As  it  leaps  from  its  native  mouutaiu; 

And  sweet  to  the  taste,  in  the  desert  waste, 
Is  the  draught  from  the  pure,  cool  fountain. 

But  sweeter  than  this,  with  its  transient  bliss, 
To  me  in  the  desert  roaming, 

And  brigliter  still  than  the  sparkling  rill, 
Is  tlie  wine  in  our  goblets  foaming. 

Choeus. — Then  fill  each  glass,  as  the  moments  pass, 
Let  the  red  wine  mantle  liigh! 
As  pledge  we  liere,  to  mem'ry  dear, 
The  pleasant  years  gone  by. 


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273 


Oh,  hard  is  the  strife  of  the  battle  of  life 

To  the  soldier  youth  coutending! 
Full  soon  may  fall  e'en  the  plated  mail 

He  fancied  himself  defending. 
Yet  we'll  on  to  the  fight  with  hearts  so  light, 

At  the  stirring  trumpet's  tone, 
And  never  will  yield  the  battle  field 

Till  victory  is  our  own. 

Chorus. — Tlien  drink  to-night,  with  hearts  so  light. 
To  the  untried  world  before  us, 
And  gaily  laugh,  as  the  wine  we  quafl', 
And  join  in  the  merry  chorus. 

'61. — A  dispatch  from  Havana  recently  gave: 
^'Gen.  Hyde,  President  of  the  Bath  Iron  Works, 
Bath,  Me.,  called  on  Geu.  Blauco  and  Capt.  Sigsbee 
to-day.  He  is  on  the  way  to  Mexico  on  a  trip  for 
health  and  pleasure,  and  says  his  presence  in 
Havana  has  no  political  significance." 

'68. — At  a  "  ladies'  night,"  held  by  the  Pine  Tree 
State  Club  of  Boston,  at  the  Brunswick,  recently, 
Hon.  Orville  D.  Baker  of  Augusta  was  the  speaker 
of  the  evening.  His  subject  was  "  George  Wash- 
ington's Salient  Characteristics,"  and  the  oration 
■was  very  well  received.  Among  others,  Dr.  F.  N. 
Whittier,  '85,  was  present. 

'71.— Dr.  E.  S.  Stackpole,  who  has  accepted  the 
call  of  the  Green  Street  Methodist  Church,  Augusta, 
Me.,  to  become  its  pastor  at  the  commencement  of 
the  next  conference  year,  is  one  of  the  ablest  scholars 
and  keenest  thinkers  in  his  denomination.  He  was 
borniuDurhaui,  Me.,  June  II,  1850,  and  was  fitted  for 
college  at  the  Edward  Little  School,  Auburn,  Me. 
He  graduated  at  Bowdoin  with  high  honors  in  1871. 
He  taught  several  terms  of  school,  before  gradu- 
ating, in  different  parts  of  the  state,  and  after 
graduation  taught  four  years  in  Machias,  Me.,  and 
Bloomfield,  N.  J.  He  graduated  from  the  School  of 
Theology  of  Boston  University  in  1878,  and  at  once 
united  with  the  Maine  conference,  taking  the  hum- 
blest appointment,  Kingfleld  Circuit,  where  the 
salary  paid  the  year  before  was  $142.  He  built  the 
churches  at  Lisbon  and  Woodfords  during  his  nest 
two  pastorates.  Mr.  Stackpole  was  afterwards 
stationed  at  Westbrook,  Bath,  and  Portland.  Prom 
the  latter  place  he  was  called  to  take  charge  of  a 
Theological  School  in  Florence,  Italy,  for  the  train- 
ing of  Italian  preachers.  He  continued  in  this  work 
between  four  and  five  years,  during  which  time  and 
for  a  year  after  he  travelled  extensively  in  Europe, 
Egypt,  and  Palestine.  He  also  spent  some  time  in 
the  study  of  theology  and  New  Testament  inter- 
pretation at  the  University  of  Berlin.  For  four 
years  past  he  has  been    pastor  of  the  Methodist 


Church  at  Auburn,  Me.  He  is  an  extensive  writer, 
being  the  author  of  "  A  Study  of  Missionary  Meth- 
ods in  Italy,"  "The  Evidence  of  Salvation,  or 
the  Direct  Witness  of  the  Spirit,"  and  "Prophecy, 
or  Speaking  for  God."  The  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity  was  conferred  upon  him  by  Bowdoin 
College  in  1888.  He  is  familiar  with  the  Italian 
language,  and  reads  readily  German  and  French. 
He  has  one  son  who  is  a  Sophomore  in  college.  His 
wife  is  a  competent  teacher  of  Italian,  German,  and 
French,  having  had  a  number  of  private  pupils  and 
large  experience  in  former  years  as  a  teacher  in 
public  schools.  The  church  and  city  are  to  be  con- 
gratulated that  they  have  secured  such  an  able 
preacher  and  progressive  citizen  as  Dr.  Stackpole. 

'73.— Judge  Andrew  Peters  Wiswell,  and  Hon. 
H.  M.  Heath,  '72,  were  members  of  the  committee 
which  awarded  the  honors  in  the  Colby-Bates  de- 
bate to  the  former.  The  question  was:  "Besolved, 
That  municipalities  in  the  United  States  of  25,000 
or  more  inhabitants  should  own  and  operate  plants 
foj-  supplying  water,  light,  and  surface  transporta- 
tion," Colby  having  the  affirmative. 

'73. — Augustus  F.  Moulton  was  elected  Mayor 
of  Deering  on  the  Republican  ticket  by  a  substan- 
tial majority. 

Med., '81. — Dr.  Abbott,  the  Republican  candi-, 
date,  was  elected  Mayor  of  Waterville  by  a  majority 
of  170,  in  one  of  the  most  hotly-contested  elections 
for  years. 

'90.— George  Franklin  Freeman,  who  graduated 
some  years  ago  from  the  Harvard  Medical  School, 
has  recently  settled  for  general  pratice  in  Boston, 
with  his  office  at  "The  Windemere,"  on  Boylston 
Street.  Mr.  Freeman  is  also  graduate  house  physi- 
cian of  the  Boston  City  Hospital,  and  graduate  house 
physician  of  the  Boston  Lying-in  Hospital. 

'90. — Charles  L.  Hutchinson,  '90,  was  elected  to 
the  school  committee  of  Portland  from  Ward  5,  last 
week.  John  L.  Pierce,  '93,  and  Elias  Thomas,  Jr., 
'94,  represent  Ward  6  in  the  common  council. 

'91.— Charles  V.  Minott,  Jr.,  was  chosen  chair- 
man of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  at  Phippsburg, 
Me.,  at  the  recent  town  elections. 

N.,  '93. — H.  S.  Baker,  '93,  was  visiting  Brunswick 
friends  last  week.  He  is  with  the  large  firm  of 
Scott  &  Bowne,  the  makers  of  Scott's  Emulsion. 


Of  the  men  chosen  to  represent  Harvard  in  the 
debate  with  Tale,  only  one  has  had  experience  in 
intercollegiate  debating.  Forty-seven  men  spoke 
in  the  preliminary  debate,  and  the  decision  was  not 
rendered  until  after  midniglit. 


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IN   MEMORIAM. 

Hall  of  Theta,  a  k  e,  ? 
March  11,  1898.      $ 

Whereas,  It  has  seemed  best  to  our  all-merciful 
Father  to  remove  from  the  scenes  .of  earth  our 
brother,  Isaac  Stevens  Metcalf  of  the  Class  of  '47, 
whose  ever-active  interest  in  the  Fraternity  has 
won  him  a  tender  place  in  our  hearts;  be  it 

Eesolved,  That  Theta  of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon 
has  lost  a  loved  and  loyal  member,  whose  noble 
life  has  reflected  lustre  on  its  name;  and  be  it 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  to  the  bereaved  family  and  published  in  the 
BowDOiN  Orient. 

William  Charles  Merrill, 
Percival  Proctor  Baxter, 
KoT  Leon  Marston, 

Committee  for  the  Chapter. 


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Frank  L.  Button,  '99,  Business  Manager. 
Joseph  W.  Whitney,  1900,  Assistant  Business  Manager. 
Thomas  L.  Marble,  '98.         James  P.  Webber,  1900. 
John  W.  Condon,  '98.  Drew  B.  Hall,  '99. 

Byron  S.  Philoon,  '99.  Percy  A.  Baeb,  1900. 


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munications in  regard  to  all  other  matters  should  be  directed  to 
the  Editor-in-Cliicf. 

Students,  Professors,  and  Alumni  are  invited  to  contribute 
literary  articles,  personals,  and  items.  Contributions  must  be 
accompanied  by  writer's  name,  as  well  as  the  signatiu'c  whicii 
he  wishes  to  have  appended. 

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CONTENTS. 

Vol.  XXVII.,  No.  17.— March  30,  1898. 

Editorial  Notes 275 

Copperhead  Fate       279 

Bowdoin  Verse  : 

The  Broken  Ring 280 

Fin  de  SiCole  Freedom 280 

An  Object  Lesson 280 

Carmen  IV 280 

Horace,  Ode  I 281 

COLLEGii  Tabula 281 

Athletics 284 

Debating  Society       285 

Y.  M.  C.  A 285 

Personal 286 

In  Memoriam 288 

College  World 288 


This,    the   last   number   of    volume 

twenty-seven,   completes   the  labors  of    the 

present  Board  of   Editors    of   the    Orient. 

J^t  the  election  held  a  fortnight  ago,  there 

were  eight  candidates  for  the  three  positions 

occupied  by  members  of   the  Class  of  '98. 

Messrs.  Lee,  1900,  Griffiths  and  Sills,  1901, 

were  the  successful  men,  and  they,  together 

with  the  remaining  members,  constitute  the" 

staff  for  the  coming  year.     The  new  board 

organized  as  follows : 

R.  L.  Marston,  Editor-in-Chief. 

B.  S.  Philoon, 

Assistant  Editor-in-Chief  and  College 

World. 

F.  L.  Dutton,  Business  Manager. 

J.  W.  Whitney, 

Assistant  Business  Manager. 

D.  B.  Hall,  Personals. 

J.  P.  Webber,  )  ^j 

■o   /-,  T  }  Verse. 

F.  C.  Lee,  \ 

P.  A.  Babb,  Athletics. 

The  members  of  the  coming  board  are  well 
suited  to  perform  their  labors,  and  the  col- 
lege may  rest  assured  that  the  Orient  will 
by  no  means  be  allowed  to  deteriorate; 
rather  the  college  may  expect  a  volume  the 
equal,  if  not  the  superior  of  those  published 


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in  the  past.  To  the  new  board  we  wish  the 
best  of  success  in  every  branch  of  their 
work,  and  we  trust  that  when  they  assume 
control  next  term,  they  may  realize  the 
responsibility  which  now  rests  upon  their 
shoulders.  It  is  for  them  to  publicly  state 
the  college  policy,  to  criticise  whatever  is 
evil,  to  commend  the  good,  and  to  maintain 
the  honor  and  prestige  of  the  college  through 
thick  and  tMn  to  the  best  of  their  ability. 
Above  all  it  is  theirs  to  be  independent,  to 
have  the  courage  to  do  and  to  dare. 


BOWDOIN  is  democratic,  and  we  would 
not  lessen  her  democracy  in  the  least. 
Some  think,  however,  that  the  regular  wear- 
ing of  caps  and  gowns  by  the  Senior  Class 
might  tend  to  diminish  our  general  good- 
feeling,  and  that  unnecessary  form  and  cere- 
mony would  be  encouraged  thereby.  We  beg 
to  differ  with  such  opinions.  There  is  every 
reason  why  the  Seniors  should  wear  caps 
and  gowns  during  their  last  term.  They 
should  not  be  worn  for  the  benefit  of  the 
other  classes,  but  rather  to  make  the  Seniors 
feel  more  united.  They  constitute  the 
proper  costume  of  a  Senior,  they  denote  his 
position  in  college,  they  lend  dignity  to  his 
appearance,  and  they  are  most  becoming  and 
picturesque.  If  the  cap  and  the  gown  are 
thought  too  clumsy  for  general  wear,  the 
cap  may  be  worn  alone  with  perfect  pro- 
priety; or  if  both  are  preferred,  why  should 
not  they  be  worn  to  chapel  and  to  the  Presi- 
dent's recitations,  as-  a  mark  of  respect.  This 
might  be  done  daily  without  great  trouble, 
and  surely  the  added  effect  would  more 
than  repay  the  slight  inconvenience.  Other 
colleges  follow  these  plans,  and  as  they  are 
very  reasonable,  we  also  should.  The 
Orient  hopes  that  the  Class  of  '98  may  see 
fit  to  adopt  a  suggestion  in  this  matter.  Do 
not  wear  them  once  per  week  at  Sunday 
chapel,  but  wear  them  every  day,  or  portions 
of  every  day.     They  might  seem  a  trifle  odd 


at  first,  like  a  new  pair  of  shoes,  but  the 
novelty  would  soon  disappear  and  '98  would 
set  an  example  which  would  always  be  fol- 
lowed. The  Senior  Class  has  been  a  class  of 
reform.  When  it  entered,  it  took  a  long 
step  toward  civilizing  the  college  by  abolish- 
ing "horn  concert;"  since  then  it  has  con- 
tinued its  good  work.  Now  as  it  is  about  to 
leave,  let  it  complete  its  record,  not  by 
abolishing,  but  by  inaugurating  a  custom.  If, 
when  Freshmen,  they  could  reform  a  time- 
worn  custom,  surely  when  Seniors  they  should 
be  able  to  create  one. 


^ITHE  Debating  Club  acted  most  unwiselj'- 
A  ill  declining  to  accept  the  challenge  of 
the  University  of  Maine  for  an  intercolle- 
giate debate.  This  action  will  prove  a 
severe  set-back  to  an  organization  which  at 
best  is  none  too  steady  upon  its  legs.  The 
U.  of  M.  has  never  debated,  nor  have  we. 
Both  have  clubs  for  debating  and  both  hope 
to  amount  to  something  in  debating  at  some 
future  date.  The  two  are  evenly  matched 
in  every  respect,  both  as  to  men  and  experi- 
ence, and  as  both  have  the  same  end  in 
view,  the  furtherance  of  college  debates, 
there  was  every  reason  why  we  should  have 
accepted  so  fair  an  offer.  It  was  urged 
that  Colby  and  Bates  would  say  we  were 
afraid  to  debate  them  when  they  challenged 
us,  owing  to  their  experience,  therefore  we 
should  not  accept  the  U.  of  M.  challenge. 
We  were  afraid,  purely  and  simply,  and  we 
declined  as  gracefully  as  possible.  Why 
not  acknowledge  it?  We  wanted  to  learn 
something  of  debating  before  meeting  experi- 
enced men  ;  we  wanted  to  come  in  contact  with 
our  equals  first;  then,  if  successful,  look  for 
more  worlds  to  conquer.  Bowdoin  has  as 
good  debaters  as  anj'  college  in  or  out  of  the 
state,  but  they  need  cultivation,  and  there- 
fore we  declined  the  Colby-Bates  offer. 
Now  when  we  could  meet  an  opponent  upon 
equal    footing,    our   Debating    Club    backs 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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completely  down.  Does  it  never  propose  to 
try  ?  Does  it  intend  to  remain  huddled  in 
its  shell  forever  and  never  run  the  risk  of 
defeat?  If  it  does  not  do  something  to 
quicken  its  pulse  and  the  interest  of  the 
college  in  its  work,  it  will  die  of  very 
stagnation. 

But  it  was  urged,  "  our  best  debaters 
v/on't  debate,  and  we  mustn't  send  inferior 
men."  If  the  men  whom  you  think  the  best 
fitted  for  debate  take  no  interest,  send  your 
next  best,  and  nine  chances  out  of  ten,  when 
they  have  the  opportunity  they  will  prove 
far  better  than  the  so-called  best  men.  Send 
those  who  are  willing  to  do  their  best,  give 
them  a  chance  to  try,  and  do  not  wait  for 
others  whom  you  never  have  heard  debate, 
but  whom  you  only  think  could.  Send,  the 
best  you  have.  May  not  the  U.  of  M.  Club 
be  beset  with  the  same  difficulties  that  you 
are;  if  so,  they  show  excellent  spirit  and 
deserve  commendation.  Show  your  spirit. 
Debating  Club,  you  don't  know  what  you 
can  do  until  you  try.  Branch  out  a  little, 
run  a  few  risks,  and  if  you  get  burned,  you 
may  learn  a  little  something.  An  honorable 
defeat  is  preferable  to  cowardice  which  dares 
not  try  conclusions. 


yiTO  bring  to  an  end  anything  upon  which 
-''  we  have  worked  and  in  which  we  have 
taken  great  interest,  is  alwa3's  a  sad  task. 
The  closing  up  of  anything  pleasant  in  this 
world  makes  a  man  realize  how  short  is  life, 
and  every  ending  is  but  a  stepping-stone  to 
another  and  another,  and  so  on.  Neverthe- 
less, we  don't  propose  to  moralize  here.  The 
past  volume  of  the  Orient  has  been  very 
near  to  us;  we  have  done  our  best  to  furnish 
the  college  a  paper,  such  as  it  is,  and  it  is 
not  for  us  to  pass  judgment  upon  its  merits 
or  defects.  We  hope,  as  every  board  since 
the  first  has  done,  that  we  have  not  fallen 
behind  our  predecessors.  Surely  we  have 
ti-ied  not.     Others  must  continue  this  work. 


and  a  work  it  is.  The  importance  of  college 
journalism  we  can't  dwell  upon  here,  but  in 
taking  our  leave  of  the  past,  we,  no  longer 
the  three  old  members  of  the  board,  but 
three  members  of  the  old  board,  hope  for 
the  future  of  the  Orient.  Everything  has 
been  harmonious  the  past  year,  all  have 
worked  well  and  faithfully,  and  not  a  man  of 
the  entire  board  has  shii-ked.  We  have 
tried  to  keep  the  Orient  to  its  contract  of 
fourteen  pages,  for  financial  reasons,  and  had 
it  not  been  for  these,  we  should  have  furnished 
rather  more  matter.  We  leave  the  paper 
with  sincere  regret,  and  in  the  future 
shall  watch  its  progress  with  the  greatest 
concern;  when  it  prospers  we  shall  rejoice 
with  it. 


TITHE  athletic  prospect  for  the  coming  term 
-^  is  promising.  We  don't  propose  to 
indulge  in  the  use  of  superlatives  and  loudly 
proclaim  that  we  are  to  have  the  finest  teams 
the  college  ever  produced.  Such  phrases 
suit  a  preparatorj'  school  journal,  not  a  col- 
lege publication.  In  years  past  it  has  been 
customary  to  loudly  extol  a  team  before  it 
accomplished  anything.  It  is  much  more 
discreet,  to  state  it  mildly,- to  remain  quietly 
at  work  and  save  one's  praise  until  it  can 
be  well  applied.  This  is  our  present  policy. 
We  are  working  hard  in  both  base-ball,  track 
work,  and  tennis,  and  we  hope  to  accomplish 
something.  In  both  base-ball  and  track 
athletics,  excellent  material  was  lost  by  '97's 
graduation,  but  by  hard  work  their  places  can 
and  are  being  creditably  filled.  We  are  not 
winning  pennants  this  j'ear  before  the  season 
commences,  for  in  the  past,  too  many  such 
have  been  counted  upon.  A  second  nine  is 
to  be  tried  again,  and  it  is  hoped  it  succeeds. 
We  have  hardly  enough  material,  however, 
to  form  two  nines  that  will  bring  any  sort 
of  attendance.  The  plan  is  an  excellent 
one,  if  it  can  be  made  to  succeed.  At 
Worcester  this  spring,  Bowdoin  is  hoping  to 


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do  as  well,  if  not  better  than  last  year,  but 
hard  work  and  that  only  will  tell.  The  same 
is  true  of  tennis.  Let  it  not  be  thought  for 
an  instant  that  the  Oeient  thinks  the  out- 
look dark.  Farfromthat,  weonly  wantto  save 
ourselves  from  that  too  common  evil,  over- 
confidence,  or  self-satisfaction,  or"swelled- 
head,"  as  it  is  more  vulgarly  called.  If  that 
element  is  eliminated,  if  every  man  works 
his  best  and  never  becomes  satisfied  with  his 
work,  Bowdoin  will  be  saved  the  disagreeable 
task  of  eating  many  a  dish  of  crow  in  the 
future.  The  teams  that  win  are  those  who 
work  against  heavy  odds  and  those  whose 
paths  are  the  roughest.  Victory  under  those 
conditions  is  indeed  victory.  Let  Bowdoin 
learn  the  lesson  that  it  does  not  pay  to  count 
upon  teams  too  much  in  advance. 


^PHE  Orient  has  in  the  past  agitated  radi- 
-*■  cal  athletic  reform,  such  as  alumni  con- 
trol, alumni  management,  and  so  on.  Of  late, 
our  ideas  have  modified  themselves  consider- 
ably. The  present  system,  if  properly  con- 
ducted, is  well  and  good.  Our  greatest  diffi- 
culty has  been  finance.  The  past  seasons  of 
base-ball,  of  track  athletics,  and  of  foot-ball, 
however,  have  demonstrated  that  under  the 
most  trying  circumstances  j)ossible,  with  suit- 
able management,  our  athletics  are  more  than 
self-supporting.  Especially  in  base-ball  and 
foot-ball,  when  the  bad  weather  was  unpar- 
alleled, and  when  the  teams  were  not  most 
inspiring,  all  accounts  were  more  than  paid. 
This  simply  shows  that  we  should  never  fall 
behind  in  our  accounts  again.  If  future 
managers  are  prudent,  there  can  be  no  excuse 
for  any  unpaid  bills.  The  past  three  seasons 
have  set  an  example  which  comes  better  late 
than  never.  It  is  useless  to  bewail  our 
heavy  debt,  or  to  inquire  how  it  was  con- 
tracted, but  in  the  future  our  athletic  finance 
can  not  fail  to  be  successful  if  properly  cared 
for.  The  alumni  can  accomplish  much  more 
good   by   seeing    that    suitable    undergrad- 


uates are  placed  in  control  of  undergraduate 
affairs,  than  by  attempting  to  interfere  and 
assume  control  themselves.  Let  the  present 
sj'stem  which  has  proved  its  worth,  be  slightly 
reformed,  rather  than  that  an  entirely  new 
one  be  created.  Athletics  can  be  better 
managed  by  undergraduates  with  the  advice 
of  alumni,  than  by  alumni  with  the  advice  of 
undergraduates.  Alumni  should  help  to 
encourage  athletics,  but  not  manage  them. 
Let  the  alumni  be  consulted  as  to  coaches, 
and  such  matters;  let  them  keep  a  watchful 
eye  upon  the  college  that  the  right  men  are 
chosen  to  the  right  places,  and  our  present 
system  will  show  itself  most  capable. 


0UTSIDE  of  Brunswick  "  Bowdoin  spirit" 
is  spoken  of  in  the  most  flattering  terms; 
inside  we  often  hear  it  run  down  and  tram- 
pled on.  Both  the  Quill  and  the  Orient  in 
the  past  have  thought  it  their  duty  to  shout 
that  our  old-time  spirit  is  dead,  etc.,  etc.  It 
is  by  no  means  dead,  however.  Notwithstand- 
ing the  periodical  remarks  of  these  papers 
to  the  contrary,  Bowdoin  spirit  is  as  alive 
to-day  as  ever.  The  cause  of  these  unfriendly 
charges  is  this;  Our  interests  are  so  diver- 
sified and  our  numbers  so  small,  that  a  great 
deal  is  required  of  every  man  in  college.  If 
every  man  does  not  interest  himself  in  every 
organization  about  college,  it  does  not  show 
lack  of  spirit.  Men  must  choose.  We  have 
about  as  many  organizations  as  men^  and 
who  wonders  that  some  are  more  or  less 
deserted?  Bowdoin  men  support  Bowdoin 
interests  well,  remarkably  well,  and  there 
never  was  more  activity  in  college  than  at 
this  moment.  The  sooner  we  rid  ourselves 
of  the  idea  that  our  spirit  is  on  the  wane 
the  better,  for  there  is  no  surer  way  to  kill 
it  than  to  imagine  it  dead.  When  a  college 
of  two  hundred  and  fifty  men  support  a  foot- 
ball team,  two  class  teams,  a  base-ball  team, 
track  teams,  tennis  teams;  when  seventy- 
five  men  participate  in  an  indoor  meet,  when 


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two  papers  are  published,  seven  fraternities 
maintained,  a  glee  club  organized,  an  annual 
published,  and  so  on  almost  without  limit, 
we  indeed  must  have  a  little  spirit  remaining. 
Let  no  more  be  said  of  lack  of  spii'it  here, 
for  there  is  an  abundance  of  it,  and  every- 
thing will  receive  its  due  share  of  attention. 
The  Orient  holds  that  there  is  not  a  college 
in  the  country  with  better  and  more  spirit, 
not  a  college  of  our  size  that  supports  more 
successful  institutions  than  ourselves.  There- 
fore, let  the  "spirit"  editorial  disappear  for- 
ever. Bo wdoin  spirit  can  never  die;  it  needs 
no  encouragement,  no  artificial  stimulus. 


Copperhead  Fate. 

TjFHE  township  of  Awawasting  was  now 
-*■  thoroughly  stirred  up.  The  third  man 
in  the  Deyo  family  had  fallen  by  the 
poisoned  fangs  of  the  dread  copperhead. 
What  made  the  calamity  the  more  peculiar 
was  that  in  the  mernoi-y  of  the  oldest  inhabi- 
tant the  number  of  such  reptiles  seen  in  the 
vicinity  could  be  counted  on  the  fingers  of 
one  hand.  The  gossips  of  the  place  had 
ample  material  in  which  to  indulge  their 
knowing  head-shakes  and  whispered  scraps 
of  sage  wisdom  when  chance  brought  them 
together.  The  men,  in  their  daily  v^ork  in 
the  fields,  kept  a  watchful  eye  looking  for 
the  appearance  of  another  scaly  devastator, 
and  those  who  were  obliged  to  work  near  the 
foot  of  the  mountain,  where  Abe's  body  had 
been  found,  carried  with  them  a  long,  stout 
branch.  Since  this  third  death,  no  one  ven. 
tured  out  after  dark  unless  under  compulsion 
of  necessity,  for  the  universal  feeling  was  that 
there  was  a  considerable  family  of  the  copper- 
heads crawling  through  the  neighborhood. 

Four  years  before,  Abe  Deyo  obtained  a 
pair  of  heavy  moccasins  from  a  peddling 
I  ndian  who  had  passed  through  the  town 
one  of  those  remnants  of  the  Mohawks.who 
still  haunt   the  ancient  hunting-grounds  of 


their  fathers.  These  long  moccasins  Abe  had 
worn  but  a  few  weeks  when  one  day  he  was 
found  dead  in  the  road,  and  the  cause  of  his 
destruction  was  too  plainly  revealed  in  the 
form  of  a  great  copperhead  which  lay,  with 
its  head  crushed  to  a  jelly,  beside  him. 

Abe  had  two  brothers,  Caspar  and  Uriah, 
both  of  whom  were  younger.  After  the  death 
of  Abe,  such  of  his  personal  belongings  as 
were  convenient  for  the  use  of  his  successor 
were  given  his  youngest  brother.  Among 
these  possessions  were  the  moccasins,  still 
comparatively  new.  For  some  time  there 
was  no  need  of  this  protecting  foot-wear,  but 
at  length  Caspar  found  that  their  stoutness 
in  the  ploughed  lands  of  the  farm  was  a  great 
comfort,  and,  accordingly,  used  them.  Sev- 
eral days  after  he  failed  to  return,  and 
,in  the  morning  the  neighbors  found  him 
on  the  border  of  the  field  with  the  swollen 
limbs  and  that  look  of  intense  suffering 
betrayed  on  the  faces  of  those  who  are 
victims  of  the  poisonous  infection  of  that 
snake.  No  snake  was  visible,  howeve'r, 
but  on  removing  his  left  moccasin  the 
two  fatal  blue  punctures  were  seen  in  pre- 
cisely the  same  spot  as  they  had  been  on 
his  unfortunate  brother.  The  report  at  once 
spread  that  these  moccasins  were  the  abiding 
place  of  some  vindictive  fate,  and  they  were 
held  as  objects  of  horror.  The  thought  of 
wearing  them  again  was  thrown  aside  peremp- 
torily. Finally,  to  get  them  away  from  the 
scene  of  the  disasters  which  had  attended 
them,  they  were  sent  to  the  house  of  the 
younger  brother,  Uriah,  who  lived  some  miles 
away.  For  mouths  they  lay  in  the  attic  of 
his  house.  At  length  their  story  became 
superseded  by  thoughts  more  pressing,  and 
they  were  temporarily  forgotten.  Finally 
Uriah,  led  by  his  reluctance  to  see  the  mocca- 
sins unused,  and  reasoning  that  it  was  foolish 
to  connect  the  deaths  with  these  unmean- 
ing and  passive  accompaniments,  wore  them. 
Immunity  from  harm  strengthened  his  opin- 


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ion,  and  the  matter  was  reaching  a  seeming 
more  fortunate  conclusion,  when  suddenly 
word  reached  the  homestead  that  Uriah  had 
met  the  fate  of  his  brothers.  It  was  true, 
and  again  the  two  deadly  marks  were  visible 
in  the  same  place.  The  third  calamity  placed 
an  awful  hush  over  the  village,  and. the  matter 
was  fast  going  down  into  the  annals  of  the 
town  as  a  dreadful  and  unexplained  mystery, 
when  a  college  man  happened  that  way,  and, 
trained  to  reason  to  the  cause  of  effects,  asked 
to  see  the  moccasins.  They  were  brought  to 
him,  and,  upon  a  close  examination,  in  the 
left  moccasin  he  found,  corresponding  to 
the  spot  where  all  the  punctures  had  been, 
the  fangs  of  the  original  reptile  imbedded  iii 
the  thick  leather  and  protruding  enough  on  the 
inside  to  cause  a  puncture  when  the  leg  got 
in  such  a  position  as  to  bear  heavily  upon  the 
side  in  which  the  fangs  were  planted. 

— A.  L.  Geippiths,  1901. 


Bowdoirj)   ^ep§e. 

The  Broken  Ring. 

(From  the  German.) 

Down  in  a  cool  valley 

A  mill-wheel  turns  round, 
But  my  loved  one  who  dwelt  there 

Is  not  to  be  found. 

She  gave  me  a  ring 

When  she  said  she'd  be  true. 
She  has  broken  her  faith ; 

The  ring's  snapped  in  two. 

0  would,  far  and  wide, 

Through  the  world  I  might  roam, 
A  miustrel,  go  singing 

From  home  unto  home  ! 

Or  fly  like  a  knight 

Straight  into  the  fight, 
And  lie  by  still  camp-fire 

Afield  through  the  night ! 

Heard  I  the  wheel  turning,— 
I  don't  know  what  I'd  will. 

I'd  like  best  to  die.    Then 
Forever  'tis  still.  —1900. 


Fin  de  Siecle  Freedom. 

'  When  Freedom  from  her  mountain-height 

Unfurled  her  Standard  to  the  air," 
The  pictures  must  have  been  a  sight ! 
But  what  on  earth  did  Freedom  care? 

'Way  up  there  on  the  mountain-top, 
Far  from  the  view  of  vulgar  eye, 

Why  should  she  fear  to  skip  and  hop, 
And  read  the  Standard,  on  the  sly? 

—J.  W.  C.,'98. 


An  Object  Lesson. 

She  toss'd  hei-  head  disdainfully 

And  laughed  in  sportive  glee; 
She  said  it  was  as  painfully 

Absurd  as  it  could  be, 
That  I  should  claim  the  greater  height 

When  all  the  world  must  see 
Tliat  she,  in  stately  manner,  quite 

With  ease  looked  down  on  me. 

She  stood  close  by  me,  and  I  knew 

That  opposite  to  mine 
Were  tempting  lips  of  ruby  hue, 
And  dimpled  cheeks  divine. 
'That  you  are  just  my  height,"  said  I, 

"  Indeed  I  must  insist." 
And  so  to  prove  my  statement — why 

Her  pouting  lips  I  kissed !    — Anoij". 


Carmen  IV. 

Sharp  winter  melteth  away  beneath  the  change  of 
pleasant  Zephyrs, 

Again  o'er  the  sea  slip  the  skifl"s  from  dry-dock. 

Flocks  do  not  longer  rejoice  in  barns  or  farmers  by 
their  hearth-stones  ; 

Nor  meadows  turn  white,   overspread  with  hoar- 
frost. 

Moonlit,  the  glades    now  resound  where,  led  by 
Cytherian  Venus, 

Are  joined  in  dance,  Nymphs  and  comely  Graces 

Tripping  along  through    the  wood  reverberating, 
while  the  forges 

Old  Vulcan  has  lit  for  the  moiling  Cyclops. 

Now  it  is  fitting  to  wreathe  the  shining  head  with 
myrtle  and  flowers, 

Which  peep  from  the  mould  freed  at  earth's  relaxing. 

Now  in  the  deep  shaded  groves  to  Faunus  a  sacri- 
fice must  be  offered, 

A  kid,  if  he  wish,  slain,  or  if  a  lambkin. 

—J.  A.  Pierce,  1901. 


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Horace,  Ode  I. 

[Metrical  Translation.'] 
Msecenas,  descendent  of  ancestral  rulers, 
0  protection  and  honor  delightful  to  usward ; 
There   are  those   in  the  race-course,  the  dust  of 

OlympuS 
To  collect  it  delights  and  the  goal-post  avoided 
With  glowing  hot   wheels   and   the   palm-branch 

renowned 
Lords  of  the  earth  it  promotes  to  divine  ones. 
If  this  one  the  crowd  of  inconstant  retainers 
Contend  to  exalt  to  the  manifold  honors. 
If  for  that  one  is  stored  in  the  barns  of  his  kinsmen 
Whatever  is  swept  from  the  Libyan  thresh  floors. 
Him  rejoicing  to  plow  in  the  fields  of  his  fathers 
You  will  never  persuade  with  Attalian  riches 
As  a  timorous  sailor  to  stem  the  ^Egean, 
In  a  Cyprian  bark.     So  the  merchant,  abhorring 
The  South  Wind  upraising  loarian  torrents, 
Extols  the  repose  of  his  far-removed  township, 
But  at  length  untaught  to  endure  grave  reverses 
Refits  his  wrecked  craft.    There  is  one  who 
The  cups  of  the  long-hidden  Massic  rejects  not 
Nor  to  idle  a  part  of  the  unbroken  daylight 
Now  stretching  his  limbs  'neath  the  verdant  arbutus 
Now  near  the  smooth  source  of  the  sanctified  waters. 
The  camp,   the  mixed   blare   of   the   cornet   and 

trumpet 
And  war  cursed  by  mothers  there  are  some  who 

rejoice  in ; 
And  under  the  pitiless  sky,  forgetful  of  fond  loving 

consort, 
The  hunter  awaits  the  swift  deer  by  "his  dogs  appre- 
hended, 
Or  the  Marsian  boar  as  he  breaks  the  rouud  meshes. 
But  me  the  reward  of  the  ivy,  the  tribute  of  well- 
learned  foreheads 
Among  the  divines  would  assemble.    Me  the  cool- 
grove 
And  the  Nymphs  in  their  dance  with  the  Satyrs 
Seclude  from  the  people,  if  Euterpe  refuse  not  her 

pipes, 
And  Polymnia,  the  Lesbian  zither.    But  if  me  you 

enroll 
Among  lyric  reciters,  on  high  to  the  stars 
Would  I  bear  my  highly  exalted  profession. 

— A.  L.  Gkiffixhs,  190L 


Owing  to  the  large  amount  of  Personals  and 
Collegii  Tabula,  the  stories  were  necessarily  cut  in 
this  issue. 


The  Glee  and  Mandolin 
Clubs  gave  a  very  successful  con- 
cert at  City  Hall,  Lewiston,  Wednes- 
day evening,  the  16th.  A  large  dele- 
gation of  students  accompanied  the 
club  to  Lewiston,  and  the  College 
Orchestra  furnished  the  music  for  the  hop  which 
followed  the  concert!  The  Journal  said:  "This 
concert  was  to  that  of  last  year  by  the  same  organi- 
zation as.  a  home  run  is  to  a  two-bagger.  As  proof 
of  this  advancement  in  both  instrumental  and  vocal 
divisions,  when  the  two  came  together  on  the  closing, 
popular  "Phi  Chi,"  they  sang  and  played  with  a 
vigor  and  dash  that  woke  up  G-urnet  clam  flats  and 
.caused  the  lobsters  at  that  good  hostelry  by  the 
sea  to  grow  greener  with  envy." 

Exams  are  on. 

Lancey,  '99,  is  back. 

Hear  the  wheels  buzz! 

The  track  is  almost  bare. 

The  walks  are  blissful,  now ! 

And  still,  Jake's  festive  board. 

Rumors  of  an  excellent  ball  team. 

The  indoor  meet  netted  about  $130. 

First-class  wheels  down  town  for  $27. 

Bicycles  are  again  in  evidence  about  town. 

The  Juniors  had  a  Chemistry  test  this  week. 

H.  W.  Mabie  is  to  lecture  before  the  Saturday 
Club. 

Gym  work  ended  the  1.5th,  two  days  earlier  than 
usual. 

'68  Class  Speaking  breaks  the  monotony  of 
exams. 

Instructor  Clough  ofSciated  at  the  chapel  organ 
recently. 

The  advance  sale  for  the  In-door  Meet  was  unusu- 
ally large. 

Juniors  had  an  extra  session  of  Political  Economy 
Wednesday. 

The  last  themes  of  the  term  were  due  this  week. 
This  completes  the  work  of  regular  theme-writing 
for  the  Juniors. 


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Examinations  are  held  next  week,  and  the  term 
closes  Friday. 

Professor  Woodruff  preached  two  sermons  in 
Bath,  recently. 

C.  C.  Smith,  '98,  contemplates  teaching  in  New 
Mexico  next  year. 

The  interscholastic  meets  continue  to  remain  a 
bone  of  contention. 

W.  h.  Thompson,  '99,  is  agent  for  Cottrell  & 
Leonard,  costumers. 

When  will  the  daily  papers  register  else  than 
sensational  war  news? 

The  students  at  the  Art  Building  plan  to  draw 
from  life  the  coming  term. 

Arthur  Wood,  1900,  gave  a  supper  to  a  number 
of  his  friends  last  Monday  night. 

C.  E.  D.  Lord,  '95,  of  Biddeford,  is  taking  a  few 
weeks  of  special  instruction  here. 

Topliff,  '99,  was  taken  sick  early  in  the  week 
and  has  gone  to  relatives  in  Augusta. 

There  was  a  goodly  number  of  sub-Freshmen 
present  at  the  Athletic  entertainment. 

Several  '97  men  were  on  the  campus  within  the 
week :  Smith,  Rhodes,  Hull,  and  Lord. 

The  Glee  Club  gave  a  splendid  concert  at  Kotsch- 
mar  Hall,  at  Portland,  Saturday  evening. 

The  base-ball  men  have  been  indulging  in  a 
little  open-air  practice  iu  front  of  the  gym. 

Crafts,  1900,  who  has  been  out  teaching,  made 
his  appearance  for  a  few  days  on  the  campus  this 
week. 

They  tell  us  the  electrics  to  Bath  and  Lewiston 
are  a  sure  thing.  That  is  what  they  said  about  the 
depot. 

The  prize  squad  of  the  Class  of  '98,  under  Leader 
Pettengill  and  Pianist  Pennell,  posed  at  Webber's 
last  week. 

Farwell,  1900,  is  progressing  wonderfully  well. 
He  is  able  to  sit  up  at  times,  and  his  recovery  is 
well  assured. 

President  Hyde  filled  a  Lewiston  pulpit  recently. 
He  also  preached  at  the  "  Church  on  the  Hill  "  on 
the  13th  inst. 

This  is  the  last  appearance  of  the  Orient  for 
the  term.  On  April  27th  will  appear  the  first  issue 
of  next  term. 

The  Sophomores  in  History  cut  Professor  Mao- 
Donald  last  week,  and  the  Professor  cut  the  Soph- 
omores uext  day. 


Saturday  morning,  after  the  athletic  entertain- 
ment, there  were  several  "adjourns"  and  cuts. 

The  newly-elected  Orient  board  will  give  a 
banquet  to  the  retiring  members  early  next  term. 

The  Sophomore  Class  is  talking  of  having 
another  class  banquet  this  year.  It  will  probably 
be  held  at  Portland. 

Mr.  Nat  Barker  of  Cedarville  visited  his  friends, 
Charles  C.  Smith  and  F.  L.  Thompson,  during  the 
athletic  entertainment. 

A  meeting  of  the  governing  boards  of  the  college 
was  held  Wednesday  last.  Lunch  was  served  at 
Massachusetts  by  Given. 

Miss  Harvey's  Juvenile  Dancing  Class  gave  an 
exhibition  in  the  Town  Hall  last  Tuesday  evening. 
Tt  was  followed  by  a  social  dance. 

The  last  session  of  the  Deutscher  Verein  for  this 
term  was  held  last  Wednesday.  Hunt  and  Knight 
entertained  at  South  Winthrop. 

P.  A.  Babb,  1900,  is  to  be  engaged  upon  a 
summer  newspaper  at  one  of  the  leading  resorts  of 
the  state  during  the  long  vacation. 

If  the  library  building  matures,  it  is  proposed  to 
use  the  present  quarters  as  a  Y.  M.  C.  A.  room,  a 
reading-room,  and  a  magazine  room. 

TheFinance  Committee  of  the  Boards  of  Trustees 
and  Overseers  of  the  College  met  upon  business  at 
Massachusetts  Hall  week  before  last. 

Ralph  Emerson  of  Lewiston,  formerly  of  the 
Medical  School,  visited  in  town  this  week.  At 
present  he  is  engaged  in  literary  work. 

The  annual  '68  prize  speaking  of  the  Class  of 
'98  will  take  place  on  the  evening  of  March  31st  at 
8  o'clock,  at  Memorial  Hall.  The  programme  to 
be  delivered  is  as  follows: 

Our  Foreign  Policy.  Frank  H.  Swan. 

Tlie  Mission  o£  War.  Thomas  L.  Marble. 

Danton  in  the  French  Revolution.         Percival  P.  Baxter. 

*  The  Tyranny  of  Public  Opinion  over  Individuality. 

John  W.  Condon. 
The  Regime  of  the  Novel.  William  W.  Lawrence. 

The  Duty  of  the  Church  Toward  Social  Problems. 

Robert  R.  Morson. 

*  Excused. 

The  United  States  Supreme  Court  on  March  14th 
dismissed  the  case  of  Joseph  Merritt  vs.  Bowdoin 
College  for  want  of  jurisdiction.  The  case  was 
appealed  from  the  Circuit  Court  for  the  northern 
district  of  California,  and  this  decision  was  the 
second  of  the  same  character  by  the  Supreme  Court. 
This  opinion  will  have  the  effect  of  sustaining  the 
validity  of  the  bequest  made  to  the  college. 


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283 


The  library  assistants  are  hard  at  work  upon  the 
rank  books  of  the  Senior  Class.  About  the  only 
perfect  marks  are  Gym  work,  and  these  are  none 
too  frequent. 

The '  last  lecture  of  Professor  Anthony  ou  the 
"Unrecorded  Life  of  Christ"  was  given  at  Memorial 
Hall  last  Wednesday  afternoon.  The  course  has 
been  an  interesting  and  helpful  one. 

Hon.  James  Ware  Bradbury  of  Augusta,  the 
oldest  living  alumnus  of  Bowdoin,  and  the  only 
living  member  of  Longfellow's  class  (1825),  visited 
the  college  recently.  May  he  come  many  times 
more. 

Pettengill,  '98,  is  to  teach  a  nine  weeks'  term  as 
principal  of  the  Milbridge  High  School,  Milbridge, 
Me.,  commencing  April  1st.  He  will  return  to  col- 
lege at  the  Senior  examinations  and  pass  them,  grad- 
uating with  bis  class. 

Professor  Chapman  recently  announced  the  fol- 
lowing subject  as  that  selected  for  the  Competitive 
Pray  English  Composition  Prize:  "Shakespeare's 
Use  of  Humor  in  Tragedy."  The  article  may  be  of 
any  length  desired  by  the  writer. 

The  annual  opening  of  spiing  occurred  early 
last  Tuesday  morning.  A  very  large  number  of 
students  participated  in  the  festivities.  Spring, 
however,  seemed  rather  chary  of  such  an  ovation, 
and  the  next  day  was  almost  cold  enough  for  snow. 

The  third  Junior  Assembly  was  held  last  Wednes- 
day evening  at  Memorial  Hall.  This  place  is  so 
much  better  than  the  Town  Hall  that  it  is  to  be 
hoped  that  all  the  college  hops  in  the  future 
will  be  held  there,  now  that  a  precedent  has  been 
established. 

The  fortnightly  meeting  of  the  Politics  Club  was 
held  Monday  evening,  the  14th,  at  the  rooms  of 
Moulton  and  Sargent,  in  Winthrop  Hall.  A  paper 
on  English  partisan  politics  was  read  by  P.  P. 
Baxter,  and  an  informal  talk  on  English  Parliamen- 
tary leaders  was  given  by  Professor  Emery. 

The  Brunsioick  Telegraph  hands  along  this  story : 
"They  tell  a  peculiar  yarn,  those  medics  who  have 
been  dissecting  this  week  the  body  of  a  woman  who 
had  been  insane.  In  her  interior  economy  they 
found  a  piece  of  nail,  a  tack,  a  piece  of  lead,  and 
ten  or  twelve  pieces  of  brick  about  half  the  size  of 
a  walnut.    It  was  strange  the  lady  died." 

Professor  Anthony,  of  the  Cobb  Divinity  School, 
delivered  his  weekly  lecture  on  "  Wonderful  Life  of 
Jesus,"  at  Memorial  Hall,  Wednesday  afternoon,  the 
16th.     "  The  Messianic  Self- Consciousness  "  was  the 


subject  of  Professor  Anthony's  address.  He  con- 
cluded his  s.eries  of  lectures  last  Wednesday  after- 
noon with  a  discourse  on  "The  Temptations  of 
Jesus." 

It  is  rumored  that  a  new  organization  has  ap- 
peared, a  so-called  Bachelor's  Club,  the  officers  and 
members  of  which  are  not  to  be  made  known.  Its 
purpose  is  certainly  noble,  but  like  a  new  resolution, 
it  generally  succumbs  at  the  first  temptation. 

The  Lewiston  Journal  published  a  long  account 
of  the  base-ball  prospects  at  Bowdoin.  Pictures  of 
Capt.  Greenlaw  and  W.  T.  Libby  appeared  also. 
The  four  colleges  of  the  state  were  represented,  and 
all  i-eport  excellent  work  on  the  part  of  their  candi- 
dates. 

The  Boston  papers  recently  printed  a  long  and 
specific  account  of  a  new  stained  glass  window 
which  is  being  made  in  that  city  for  the  Congrega- 
tional Church-on-the-  Hill.  They  spoke  in  the  most 
glowing  terms  of  it.  The  window  is  given  by  the 
Sunday-school  in  honor  of  its  founders,  and  bears 
this  inscription  :  "  The  Sunday-School  to  its  Found- 
ers and  Promoters,  1812-1898." 

For  several  years  Memorial  had  not  vibrated 
under  the  graceful  movements  of  the  "society  class 
of  the  college  par  excellence"  until  last  Wednesday 
night.  The  third  assembly,  if  anything,  surpassed 
the  others.  Girls  galore  and  an  excellent  choice  of 
matrons  rendered  it  an  occasion  such  as  is  read 
about.  The  usual  order  of  two-steps  and  waltzes, 
with  a  schottische  sandwiched  in,  was  danced. 

There  is  a  movement  on  foot  in  town  to  further 
the  cause  of  prohibition.  Many  of  the  most  influ- 
ential citizens  have  agreed  to  unite  in  the  interest 
of  the  prohibitory  law,  and  they  invite  "definite 
and  reliable  evidence  of  any  violation  of  the  spirit 
of  the  prohibitory  law  that  may  hereafter  occur." 
The  movement  is  intended  to  protect  the  town  from 
intemperance  "with  the  least  possible  annoyance 
and  hardship  to  any  of  our  fellow-citizens,  and  to 
avoid  hasty,  unjust,  and  underhanded  action." 
Among  the  signers  are  President  Hyde,  Professors 
Chapman,  Houghton,  Johnson,  Little,  Mitchell, 
MaoDonald,  Robinson,  and  Woodruflf,Dr.  Mason,  and 
about  ninety  others. 

A  writer  in  the  Thomaston  Herald  says,  concern- 
ing Brunswick^  "Morally  and  religiously  the  town 
is  one  of  the  best.  Literally  and  spiritually  by  night 
and  by  day  the  town  is  well  lighted,  and  the  same 
is  true  of  literal  and  spiritual  water.  The  electric 
lights  here  and  pure  water  help  the  morals  of  the 
place,  and  our  ample  system  of  sewerage  tends  to 


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purity  of  character,  aud  thus  we  are  trying  to  lieep 
the  town  clean,  within  and  without,  aud  to  let  our 
light  shine.  All  the  great  crying  evils  of  our  day 
are  here,  however;  Sabbath  breaking,  gambling, 
intemperance,  profanity,  and  all  the  like  signs  of 
depravity."  'I'liis  might  be  open  to  question  as  to 
certain  of  its  statements. 

The  Bangor  Commercial  says:  "The  members 
of  the  Bangor  FJigh  School  have  decided  that  they 
vote  for  the  proposed  change  in  the  affairs  of  the 
Maine  Inter-Scholastic  Athletic  Association.  The 
matter  will  be  fully  decided  by  all  of  the  schools 
belonging  to  the  M.  I.  S.  A.  A.  in  a  few  days,  by  a 
mail  vote.  The  Bangor  boys  received  a  letter  from 
the  Colby  Atliletic  Association  a  few  days  ago, 
which,  they  say,  prompted  them  to  accept  the 
proposition  of  Bowdoin,  more  than  anything  else. 
Colby  said  that  Bowdoin  was  only  trying  to  get 
control  of  the  affairs  of  the  preparatory  schools 
throughout  the  state,  and  that  the  schools,  after 
they  put  themselves  in  Bowdoin's  hands,  would  uot 
have  any  voice  in  anything.  This  method  of  doing 
business  the  Bangor  boys  did  uot  like,  and  they  are 
not  backward  in  expressing  themselves  about  Colby's 
action." 


The  schedule  of  base-ball  games  as  arranged,  is 
as  follows: 

Fast- Day,  probably  Bates  at  Lewiston  (exhibi- 
tion); May  4,  Brown  at  Piovidence;  May  7,  U.  of  M. 
at  Brunswick;  May  II,  probably  Colby  at  Bruns- 
wick; May  14,  Boston  College  at  Brunswick;  May 
18,  Amherst  at  Amherst;  May  19,  Tufts  at 
Tufts  College;  May  21,  Colby  at  Watorville;  May 
25,  open;  May  28,  Bates  at  Brunswick;  May  30, 
open;  June  I,  Tufts  at  Brunswick;  June  4,  U.  of 
M.  at  Orono;  June  7,  Newtowne  Athletic  Club  at 
Brunswick;  June  11,  Btites  at  Lewiston. 

No  game  has  yet  been  arranged  to  be  played  at 
Portland.    Possibly  one  will  be  later. 

The  Indoor  Meet. 
The  Twelfth  Annual  Exhibition  aud  Third 
ludoor  Athletic  Meet  of  the  Athletic  Association, 
which  was  held  in  Town  Hall,  March  18th,  was  pro- 
nounced by  all  to  be  an  improvement,  from  an 
athletic  point  of  view,  on  all  its  predecessors.  The 
evening  was  mild  aud  clear,  the  hall  was  filled  to 
standiug  room,  and  class  spirit  was  as  never  before  ; 
the  result  was  that  the  contests  were  close  aud 


spirited,  and  that  the  association's  coffers  received 
no  small  influx.  The  Class  Drills  were  rather  close, 
though  uot  quite  up  to  their  usual  mark  of  excel- 
lency, owing,  doubtless,  to  the  exhibition  occurring 
one  week  earlier  than  usual ;  but  the  Class  Relay 
Races  more  than  made  up  for  any  little  deficiency 
in  the  former.  Every  event  was  well  fought,  and, 
as  a  rule,  the  winner  could  not  be  picked  out  till  the 
finish.  For  all  tlie  meet  was  so  successful  it  was 
noticeably  bare  of  surprises,  excepting  the  Pole 
Vault.  Two  new  records  were  made:  Godfrey, 
by  putting  the  shot  36  feet,  broke  the  record  14 
inches,  and  Wignott  added  4  inches  to  the  pole 
vault  record  by  clearing  9  feet  7  inches.  The  Class 
Squads  were  made  up  as  follows  : 

Class  of  '98. — Fencing  Drill. 

Charles  S.  Pettengill,  Leader. 

Messrs.   Kendall,   Blake,  Odiorne,   Dana,   Pierce,   C.   C. 

Smith,  Sturgis,  Wiggin,  Studley,  McKown,  McMillan. 

Class  of  '99. — Broadsword  Drill. 

Henry  E.  Marston,  Leader. 

Messrs.  Philoon,  Lavertu,  Merrill,  R.  S.  Cleaves,  Kelley, 

Randall,  Briggs,  Nelson,  Woodbury,  Varney,  Leavitt. 

Class  of  1900.— Dumb-Bell  Drill. 

George  B.  Gould,  Leader. 

Messrs.  Merrill,  Sparlis,  Russell,  MoCormick,  Colesworthy, 

Clarlse,  Rowell,  Kniglit,  Spear,  Willey,  Robinson. 

Class  of  1901.— Indian-Club  Drill. 

Paul  S.  Hill,  Leader. 

Messrs.   Foster,  Wheeler,  Dana,  F.  H.   Cowan,  Bragg, 

Vose,  Corliss,  Clark,  Gregson,  Swett,  Pratt. 

After  the  meet,  which  ended  about  12  o'clock, 
the  usual  hop  was  •  held  in  the  Court  Room,  which 
made  dancing  far  more  agreeable  than  on  the  sticky 
floor  above.  The  college  orchestra  furnished  music. 
The  captains  of  the  class  teams  were :  Seniors, 
Clarence  Kendall ;  Juniors,  Edwiu  Hadlock;  Sopho- 
uiores,  Fred  B.  Merrill ;  Freshmen,  Alfred  Laferriere. 

A  summary  of  the  events  and  a  list  of  the 
officials  is  appended  : 

Summary. 
Class  Drill.— Won  by  '98;  1900,  second;  '99,  third. 
Class  Relay  Race.— Won  by  1900;   1901,  second;  '98,  third. 
Putting   16-pound   Shot. — Won   by  Godfrey,  '99;    Bacon, 

1900,  second;   Cloudmau,  1901,  third.     Distance,  36 
feet.     Previous  record,  34  feet  10  inolies. 

Potato  Race.— Won  by  Sylvester,  1900;  Beane,  1900,  sec- 
ond; Woodbury,  '99,  third. 
Running  High  Jump.— Won  by  Stanwood,  '98;  P.  S.  Hill, 

1901,  second;  Smith, '99,  Sylvester,  1900,  and  Dana, 
'99,  third.    Height,  5  feet  3  inches. 

Twenty-yard  Dash.— Won  by  Kendall,  '98;  Smith,  '99, 
second;  Stetson,  '98,  and  Bacon,  1900,  third.  Time, 
2  4-5  seconds. 

Twenty-five-yard  Hurdle. — Won  by  Kendall,  '98;  Sylves- 
ter, 1900,  second.    Time,  4  seconds. 


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Pole  Vault.— Won  by  Wignott,  '99;    Minott,  '98,  second; 

McMillan,  '98,  third.    Height,  9  feet  7  inches. 
The  Seniors  won  first  pliice,  with  30  1-2  points; 
the  Sophomores  second,  with  25  5-6  points;    the 
Juniors   third,  with  16  2-3  points;    the  Freshmen 
fourth,  with  7  points. 

Offickks. 
Referee — Professor  F.  C.  Robinson. 
Judges— Professor  6.  T.  Files,  Mr.  W.  S.  A.  Kimball,  Mr. 

J.  H.  Bates. 
Timers— Mr.   W.  D.    Hatch,    Mr.   B.    Furbush,    Mr.   A. 

Mitchell,  Jr. 
Measurers— Mr.  B.  L.  Bryant,  Mr.  H.  B.  Clough,  Mr.  J.  B. 

Thompson. 
Scorer— Mr.  A.  L.  Hunt,  '98. 
Starter— Mr.  L.  P.  Soule. 
Announcer — Mr.  P.  P.  Baxter,  '98. 
Clerk  of  Course— Mr.  C.  C.  Williamson,  '98. 
Manager— Mr.  S.  B.  Young,  '98. 


>eba|;irpg  §o©ie|;g. 


The  George  Evans  Debating  Society  held  its 
regular  meeting  on  Tuesday  evening,  March  15th, 
President  Nason  presiding.  In  accordance  with 
the  vote  passed  at  the  last  rueetiug,  the  debate  was 
omitted  and  the  titne  devoted  entirely  to  business, 
chief  among  which  was  the  following  letter  : 

University  of  Maine,  Ouono,  } 
March  5,  1898.      ^ 
President  of  Debating  Society,   Bowdoin   Colleye,   Bruns- 
wick, Me.  : 
Dear  Sir — The  members  of  our  Debating  Society 
are  anxious  to  arrange  a  debate  with  you.     Inas- 
niucl)  as  neither  Bowdoin   nor  U.   of  M.  has  ever 
participated  in  a  debating  contest,  might  it  not  be 
beneficial  to  us  both,  and  at  the  same  time  create  a 
deeper  interest  in  our  local  societies,  and  perhaps 
lead  to  the  foundation  of  an  intercollegiate  debat- 
ing league  ?    Why  could  not  we  debate  as  well  as 
Colby  and   Bates,  and  by  so  doing,  prepare  our- 
selves to  debate  with  them  ? 

An  early  reply  is  earnestly  desired. 

Yours  very  truly, 

C.  L.  Small, 
Secretary  V.  of  M.  Debating  Society. 
This  proposition  was  quite  fully  discussed,  but 
after  careful  consideration  it  was  voted  unanimously 
to  decline.  The  ground  for  this  decision  was  partly 
the  lateness  of  the  season,  it  being  felt  that  a 
debate  which  could  not  be  prepared  for  before  the 
last  of  May,  would  scarcely  prove  popular.  But 
the  chief  reason  and  the  one  which  regardless  of  any 
other  was  decisive,  was  the  opinion  expressed  at 
the  College  Mass-Meeting  last  November,  when  the  I 


question  of  an  intercollegiate  debating  league  was 
under  consideration,  viz.:  That  it  is  unwise  for 
Bowdoin  to  take  part  in  any  intercollegiate  debate 
during  the  present  year.  After  so  decided  an 
expression  of  opinion  as  was  made  at  that  mass- 
meeting,  the  society  did  not  feel  at  liberty  to  re-open 
the  question  of  an  iutercollegiato  debate,  and  the 
secretary  was  instructed  to  reply  to  the  letter 
accordingly.  The  arrangements  for  the  Sophomore- 
Freshman  Debate  to  be  held  under  the  auspices  of 
the  society  were  then  announced  as  far  as  com- 
pleted. The  question  is— "  Resolved,  That  there 
should  be  a  large  and  immediate  increase  in  the 
sea-going  navy  of  the  United  States."  The  Sopho- 
more speakers,  Messrs.  Burnell,  Ward,  and  Willey 
will  have  the  affirmative,  and  the  Fi'eshmen, 
Messrs.  Griffiths,  Lewis,  and  Sills,  the  negative. 
This  debate  will  come  at  the  first  meeting  of  next 
term,  viz.,  Tuesday,  April  19th. 

The  further  arrangements  are  in  the  hands  of 
the  executive  committee,  but  as  some  difference  of 
opinion  has  arisen  as  to  whether  the  debate  shall 
be  "public  to  the  towns- people,  or  only  to  the  col- 
lege, the'  society  voted  that  before  the  executive 
committee  should  decide  this  point,  the  two  classes 
concerned  should  take  a  vote  on  the  questio"n  and 
report  their  wishes  to  the  executive  connnittee. 

The  committee  appointed  at  the  previous  meet- 
ing to  revise  the  constitution  and  by-laws  of  the 
society,  subir.itted  their  report,  which  was  read  in 
full  and  laid  on  the  table.  Tlie  changes  made  by 
the  new  draft  will  be  partly  as  a  remedy  for  the 
loose  phraseology  of  the  present  constitution,  and 
partly  to  provide  for  defects  of  principle  which 
were  not  foreseen  when  the  society  was  founded. 
Among  the  later  changes  are  the  enlargement  of 
the  powers  of  the  executive  committee,  with 
respect  to  the  programme,  the  transference  of  the 
control  of  expenditures  from  the  hands  of  the 
president  to  that  of  the  society  itself,  the  insertion 
of  a  provision  for  a  quorum,  and  the  substitution  of 
Reed's  Rules  in  place  of  Robert's,  as  parliamentary 
authority. 


At  -the  meetiug  held  Thursday,  the  17th,  the 
Association  listened  to  full  and  entertaining  reports 
of  the  Cleveland  Convention  by  the  delegates. 
West  and  Robinson. 

Rev.  C.  H.  Covell  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  addressed 


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the  Sunday  ineetiug,  the  20th,  on  "  Overcoming 
Difficulties."  His  remarks  were  illustrated  hy  per- 
sonal reminiscences.  Wheu  thirteen  years  of  age 
he  shipped  aboard  a  New  Bedford  whaler,  and  at 
the  age  of  twenty-two  became  master  of  the  ship. 
Phillips,  '9t>,  conducted  the  Thursday  meeting 
on  tbe  24th. 


At  the  annual  dinner  of 
'the  Maine  Schoolmasters' 
;iub,  to  be  held  next  Friday  at  the 
Tontnje,  Brunswick,  Professors  Chap- 
man, '66,  and  Kobinsou,  '73,  will  speak; 
also  President  Harris,  of  the  University  of 
Maine,  Hon.,  '94,  and  Superintendent  0.  M.  Lord, 
N.,  '77,  of  Portland,  are  to  speak. 

Among  the  alumni  who  attended  the  Indoor 
Meet  were  E.  T.  Ridley,  '95;  J.  C.  Minot,  '96;  H.  D. 
Lord,  '97;  R.  H.  Hill,  '97. 

'23.— In  the  March  New  England  Magazine  there 
is  a  long  article  on  William  Pitt  Fessonden,  famous 
in  the  Senate  and  as  Secrotai-y  of  the  Treasury  dur- 
ing the  last  year  of  the  Civil  War.  As  chairman  of 
the  "  Committee  of  Fifteen,"  appointed  to  investigate 
all  questions  relating  to  the  restoration  of  the 
Southern  States,  be  wrote  tbe  report  of  that  com- 
mittee which  contained  the  draft  of  the  Fourteenth 
Amendment.  "The  report  was  wi'itten  by  Mr. 
Fessenden,  and  it  has  been  said  of  it  that  with  the 
possible  exception  of  the  Proclamation  of  Emanci- 
pation, it  is  the  ablest  state  paper  of  the  period." 
"  The  Senate  of  the  United  States  never  bore  upon 
its  long  distinguished  roll  a  name  deserving  more 
honor;  a  model  Senator,  with  a  character  that  was 
Roman  in  thehigbest  sense,  inflexible,  yet  courteous, 
pure  without  ostentation." 

'43.— William  Cothren  died -March  1 1th,  at  his 
home  in  Woodbury,  Conn.  He  was  born  in  Farm- 
ington,  Me.,  November  28,  1819.  He  was  graduated 
at  Bowdoin  in  1843,  receiving  in  1847  the  degree  of 
M.  Afi  ad  ouudem  from  Yale  College.  He  studied 
law,  wont  to  Woodbury  in  1844,  was  admitted  to 
the  Litchfield  County  bar  in  October,  184.5;  in 
April,  18.56,  he  was  made  attorney  counsellor  of  the 
United  States    Circuit   Court,  and  March  8,  1865, 


was  admitted  as  attorney  and  counselor  of  the 
United  States  Supremo  Court.  He  was  a  great 
authority  on  Connecticut  genealogy,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  many  historical  societies,  being  vice-president 
of  the  Connecticut  Historical  Society,  and  corre- 
sponding member  of  the  New  England  Historic 
Genealogical  Society.  He  was  the  author  of  "  Coth- 
ren's  History  of  Ancient  Woodbury"  and  several 
other  historical  works. 

'50. — Peleg  Stone  Perry  died  on  March  4th  at 
Phoenix,  Arizona,  where  he  has  been  living  for  some 
years,  practicing  his  profession  of  law. 

'50.— Professor  J.  S.  Sewall  of  the  Bangor  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  gave  a  brief  sketch  of  the  history 
and  growth  of  Maine,  at  the  celebration  of  the 
birthday  of  Maine,  held  in  Bangor,  recently. 

'5L— General  Charles  W.  Roberts  died  at  his 
home  in  Bangor  at  seven  o'clock  on  the  morning  of 
the  23d,  of  cancer  of  the  stomach,  complicated  with 
other  ailments.  He  was  nearly  69  years  old. 
Deceased  was  a  native  of  Oldtown,  Me.,  but  lived  in 
Bangor  most  of  his  life.  He  was  trice  the  Demo- 
cratic candidate  for  Governor,  in  1870  and  1875, 
both  times  defeated  ;  and  was  collector  of  customs  at 
Bangor  from  1887  to  1891.  He  was  colonel  of  the  2d 
Maine  Regiment  in  the  Rebellion,  and  later  breveted 
brigadier-general  for  gallantry  on  the  field.  He 
leaves  a  wife  and  two  daughters,  and  two  sisters, 
one  of  whom  is  the  wife  of  Chief  Justice  Peters  of 
the  Supreme  Court. 

'60. —Judge  Syraonds  made  the  principal  address 
at  the  exercises  at 'the  presentation  of  Gen.  Neal 
Dow's  portrait  to  the  city  of  Portland.  In  the 
course  of  his  remarks  he  said  of  William  Pitt  Fes- 
senden of  the  Class  of  '23  : 

It  is  strange  that  the  streets  and  squares  of 
Portland  are  still  without  memorial  to  William  Pitt 
Fessenden,  the  most  intellectual  man  in  public  life 
during  the  period  of  the  Rebellion,  a  grand,  historic 
figure  in  the  brilliant  group  of  statesmen  around 
President  Lincoln,  and  perhaps  greatest  of  all  in  his 
mastery  of  the  grave  and  difficult  problems  of  the 
period  of  reconstruction.  Let  us  hope  soon  to  see 
in  Portland  a  public  monument,  worthy  to  com- 
memorate his  splendid  career,  and  to  express  the 
universal  sentiment  of  grateful  admiration  for  his 
life  and  character  and  illustrious  public  service. 

'60.— John  Marshall  Brown,  Esq.,  of  Portland,  is 
passing  the  winter  in  the  Bermudas,  with  his  family; 
also  James  P.  Baxter,  Hon.,  '81,  and  family. 

'67. — The  Washington  Post  of  the  19th  gives: 
"Col.  Stanley  Plummer  of  Dexter,  formerly  post- 
master of  the  Senate,  and  representative  De  Alva 
Stanwood  Alexander  of  Buft'alo,  N.  T.,  for  many 
years  a  resident  of  this  city,  wheu  he  was  serving 


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as  Fifth  Auditor  of  the  Treasury,  were  fraternizing 
yesterday  at  the  Capitol.  They  were  old  cronies 
more  than  twenty-five  years  ago,  when  Mr.  Alexan- 
der, just  from  the  war,  was  a  Freshman,  and  Col. 
Plummer  a  Senior  at  Bowdoin  College.  From  that 
day  the  warmest  friendship  has  existed  between 
them,  and  frequent  reunions  in  Washington  and 
elsewhere,  have  been  milestones  in  their  careers. 
Next  summer  Representative  Alexander  plans  to 
invade  the  haunts  of  his  boyhood  at  Richmond, 
Me.,  and  thence  journey  northward  to  Dexter, 
where  he  will  join  Col.  Plummer,  who  is  now  a 
member  of  the  Maine  Legislature.  Then  the  two, 
armed  with  rod  and  line,  will  hold  a  further  reunion 
on  the  sparkling  trout  brooks  and  blue  lakes  of  the 
Pine  Tree  State." 

Med.,  '67.— John  Greeley  Pierce  died  at  his  home 
in  Yarmouth,  March  9th.  Dr.  Pierce  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  church  ;  a  Democrat;  and  super- 
visor of  schools  for  several  years.  He  leaves  a 
widow  and  one  son. 

70.— A  Washington  daily  furnishes  this:  "Rep- 
resentative De  Alva  Stanwood  Alexander,  of  Buf- 
falo, is  an  enthusiastic  athlete.  Although  past  the 
fifty-year  mark  he  moves  around  with  sprightliness 
and  delights  exceedingly  in  riding  the  bicycle. 
But  Mr.  Alexander  gets  pleasure  out  of  the  bicycle 
in  a  very  practical  manner.  Maine  people  know 
that  many  Congressmen,  in  fact  about  all  of  them, 
have  a  great  many  department  errands  to  do  for 
constituents.  Such  errands  would  in  most  cities  be 
performed  by  office  boys,  but  when  a  man  enters 
politics  he  must  submit  to  lots  of  things,  and  the 
running  of  department  errands  is  one  of  them. 
However,  instead  of  trudging  around  on  foot  until 
one  is  nearly  tired  to  death,  for  the  departments  in 
Washington  are  far  apart,  Representative  Alexan- 
der mounts  his  steed  of  steel,  and  in  two  or  three 
hours  he  accomplishes  what  his  colleagues  on  foot 
will  require  an  entire  day  for.  And  Mr.  Alexander 
rides  Mike  the  blazes.'  Having  long  resided  in 
Washington  he  is  thoroughly  at  home  on  the  smooth 
asphalt  pavement,  and  he  rides  with  great  speed. 
Maine  people  need  not  be  surprised  some  day  to 
learn  that  he  has  been  arrested  by  the  bicycle 
"  cops,"  who  are  assigned  to  duty  here  to  catch 
bicyclists  who  scorch  faster  than  thScity  ordinances 
ajlow." 

H.,  '7].  — Hon.  A.  A.  Strout  and  wife  left  last  week 
for  a  prolonged  trip  to  California.  Upon  their  return 
they  will  go  to  their  summer  home  at  Falmouth 
Foreside. 

'75. — At  the  meeting  of  the  Central  Board  of 


Education  of  New  York  City,  held  March  7th,  Parker 
Prince  Simmons  was  elected  Superintendent  of  Sup- 
plies, at  a  salary  of  $4,000;  receiving  eleven  votes 
to  eight  cast  for  former  Superintendent  Jones. 

'75.  —Hon.  Christopher  H.  Wells  of  Somersworlh, 
N.  H.,  who  is  a  son  of  the  late  Hon.  Nathaniel 
Wells,  has  recoiitly  received  the  appointment  of 
Judge  of  Probate. 

^n. — A  metropolitan  paper  says:  "  The  transfer 
of  the  Amazonas  from  the  Brazilian  to  the  United 
States  Navy,  and  the  sailing  of  Lieut.  Peary's  newly 
acquired  ship,' were  two  events  of  unusual  interest 
to  Americans,  which  happened  at  Graveseud,  Eng- 
land, yesterday." 

'77. —Carroll  W.  Morrill  has  been  elected  City 
Solicitor  of  Portland,  and  Dr.  Oscar  P.  Smith,  M., 
'92,  City  Physician,  with  Doctors  Charles  D.  Smith, 
M.,  '79,  and  H.  H.  Brock,  M.,  '90,  as  his  consulting 
physicians. 

'78. — H.  C.  Baxter  launched,  last  week,  his  steam 
yacht  "Neckan."  She  has  been  wintering  at  Bath, 
where  many  improvements  have  been  made. 
'  '80. — The  people  of  Augusta  were  shocked 
beyond  expression,  Sunday  morning,  the  13th  of 
March,  to  hear  that  Frederick  Cony,  one  of 
Augusta's  best-known  citizens,  had  died  suddenly 
at  his  home,  at  about  7  o'clock.  The  deceased  was 
born  in  that  city  on  June  19,  1850,  and  had  always 
resided  there.  He  was  the  son  of  the  late  Governor 
Samuel  Cony  and  Lucy  W.  Brooks.  His  education 
was  received  in  the  schools  of  Augusta,  and  at 
Bowdoin  College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  the 
Class  of '80.  After  leaving  college  he  entered  the 
grain  business  with  his  brother,  D.  A.  Cony,  and 
when  in  1893  his  brother  died,  he  succeeded  to  the 
business,  which  he  had  since  carried  on.  He  was 
twice  married,  his  first  wife  being  Miss  Grace 
Ballard,  daughter  of  the  late  George  S.  Ballard, 
who  died  in  1886.  He  was  again  married  on 
November  29,  1888,  to  Miss  Laura  Lewis  of  Ran- 
dolph, who  survives  him.  They  had  no  children. 
For  many  years  Mr.  Cony  was  very  prominent  in 
city  affiiirs,  serving  in  both  branches  of  the  city 
government.  At  the  late  Republican  city  caucus 
he  was  given  a  large  vote  for  the  nomination  for 
mayor.  Mr.  Cony  was  a  man  of  loyal  nature.  He 
was  true  to  his  friends  at  all  times  and  under  all 
circumstances.  He  was  social  in  his  instincts  and 
generous  in  his  dealings.  His  sympathies  were 
broad,  and  he  never  lacked  a  kindly  human  interest 
in  those  about  him.  It  is  difficult  to  think  that  one 
who  so  lately  moved  among  his  friends  in  the  appar- 
ent flush  of  health  and  vigor,  has  passed  from  the 


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activities  of  a  busy  and  useful  life  to  join  the  great 
iniyority,  "  Not  dead,  but  goue  bcfoi'o."  It  is  difficult 
for  words  to  express  sorrow,  and  particularly  so, 
when  a  sad  bereaveiiieut  has  come  into  a  happy 
home,  without  the  slightest  premonition  or  warning. 

'81. — Edgar  0.  Achorn,  Esq.,  who  went  out 
recently  as  Secretary  of  the  Legation  at  St.  Peters- 
burg, arrived  in  New  Yorli  on  the  Campania,  Satur- 
day, the  19th,  having  been  obliged  to  resign  bis 
appointment  by  some  misunderstanding  as  to  his 
commission.  The  present  incumbent,  it  seems, 
understood  that  be  was  to  be  ro-appoiuted,  and  in 
fact  held  the  necessary  documents.  Mr.  Achorn 
presumably  will  require  an  explanation  from  the 
Department  of  State. 

'90.— J.  B.  Pendleton  of  Wright  &  Ditson,  Bos- 
ton, is  making  his  spring  tour  of  the  New  England 
colleges. 

'91.— E.  R.  Goding,  wlio  is  now  practicing  law  in 
Boston,  recently  enlisted  in  Battery  A,  Massachu- 
setts Volunteer  Militia. 

'92. — E.  B.  Young,  M.D.,  now  practicing  medi- 
cine at  Boston,  published  recently  in  the  Boston 
Medical  and  Surgical  Journal  an  article  on  "  A  New 
Head  Support  for  Caries  of  the  Spine,"  which  has 
caused  much  favorable  comment  in  orthoptedic 
eii'des.  This  article  was  copied  in  one  of  the 
English  surgical  journals.  Dr.  Young  graduated 
froni  the  Harvard  Medical  School  in  '96.  Since 
then,  until  recently,  he  lias  served  as  tlouse 
Officer  at  the  Children's  Hospital,  also  at  the  Massa- 
chusetts General  Hospital,  and  at  the  Harvard 
Medical  School  as  Assistant  in  Anatomy.  Ho  is  at 
present  located  at  416  Marlborough  Street. 

'94. — R.  H.  Hinkley  is  with  Estes  &  Lauriat, 
Boston,  in  their  wholesale  department,  and  P.  B. 
Smith,  '96,  with  Ginn  &  Co.  of  New  York. 

N.,  '96.— Henry  W.  Owen,  Jr.,  formerly  of  the 
Bath  Times,  is  upon  the  staff  of  one  of  the  large 
metropolitan  dailies. 

'97.— J.  E.  Rhodes,  2d,  visited  the  campus 
recently. 

'97. — J.  H.  Home,  who  is  instructor  of  athletics 
at  Hebron  Academy,  has  inaugurated  many  changes 
in  the  athletic  curriculum  of  that  school.  His 
winter  work  has  just  been  completed  by  the  annual 
exhibition  held  in  the  academy  building,  and  it  was 
a  marked  success.  "To  the  untiring  and  well- 
directed  efforts  of  Mr.  Home  are  due  the  splendid 
successes  of  this  exhibition.  He  has  watched  his 
pupils  with  the  greatest  care  during  the  entire 
term,  and  now  may  well  take  pride  in  their  work," 
says  a  contemporary  paper. 


Med.,  '97. — Dr.  George  M.  Woodman  is  at  pres- 
ent located  at  the  Maine  General  Hospital,  Port- 
land, as  one  of  the  physicians. 


IN    MEMORIAM. 

Hall  op  Theta,  a  k  e,  > 
March  21,  1898.      \ 

Whereas,  This  Chapter  has  heard  with  sincere 
sorrow  of  the  death  of  one  of  its  members,  Frederick 
Cony,  of  the  Class  of  1880,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  while  we  bow  to  the  Divine  will, 
we  mourn  the  loss  of  this  loyal  brother  of  our  Fra- 
ternity who  is  removed  in  the  midst  of  the  active 
labors  of  life ;  and  be  it 

Besolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  to  the  bereaved  family  and  published  in  the 
BOWDOIN  Oriisnt. 

William  Charles  Merrill, 
Pekcival  Proctor  Baxter, 
Roy  Leon  Marston, 

Committee  for  the  Chapter. 


'ollege  \©opId. 


The  Yale  Co-operative  Corporation  did  a  cash 
business  of  over  $.32,000  during  the  last  college 
year  at  a  profit  of  over  $  J  ,600.  Its  present  resources 
are  above  $6,000.  For  October  of  this  year  the 
sales  were  $10,000. 

Yale  University  is  the  first  to  establish  a  system 
of  pensions  for  teachers  in  their  old  age.  Any  pro- 
fessor who  has  served  twenty-five  years,  may  retire 
at  sixty-five  upon  an  allowance  equal  to  about  half 
his  salary. 

The  University  of  Virginia  has  no  president, 
and  never  has  had  one,  because  Thomas  Jefferson, 
its  founder,  thought  the  office  unnecessary.  Tlie 
chairman  of  the  Faculty  acts  as  presiding  officer. 

Theodore  Roosevelt,  Assistant  Secretary  of  War, 
is  working  to  revive  the  annual  foot-ball  game 
between  Annapolis  and  West  Point,  which  was 
abolished  by  the  Federal  authorities  two  years  ago. 


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