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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    APRIL    22,    1904. 


NO.  I. 


THE   OXFORD    SCHOLARSHIPS. 

The  first  examinations  for  entrance  to 
Oxford  University  under  the  provisions  of  the 
will  of  Cecil  Rhodes  took  place  in  the  Judi- 
ciary Department  room  of  the  State  House  at 
Augusta,  last  Wednesday  and  Thursday.  The 
examinations  were  presided  over  by  Mr.  Stet- 
son, State  Superintendent  of  Schools,  and 
Frank  H.  Whitmore.  Assistant  Librarian  of 
Bowdoin  College.  The  following  men  took 
the  examinations :  Clement  Robinson,  '03, 
Leon  D.  Walker,  '03,  John  M.  Brigham,  '04, 
David  R.  Porter,  '06,  all  of  Bowdoin;  and 
Edwin  C.  Bearce,  '05,  of  the  University  of 
Maine. 

There  were  six  papers  given  of  two 
hours  each,  in  Latin  and  Greek  prepared  read- 
ing, Latin  and  Greek  Grammar,  Arithmetic, 
and  Euclid  or  Geometry.  The  papers  were 
practically  the  same  as  the  Responsions  which 
are  always  given  for  entrance  to  Oxford. 

According  to  present  plans  the  papers  will 
lie  read  in  England  and  from  those  successful 
in  passing  these  examinations  one  man  will  be 
chosen  by  the  Bowdoin  Faculty  next  month 
who  shall  take  up  his  residence  in  Oxford  the 
second  week  of  next  October.  Next  year  a 
Colby  man  will  have  the  appointment  and  then 
as  only  two  men  are  to  be  there,  from  each 
state  at  one  time,  and  the  course  is  of  three 
years  duration,  a  man  will  be  appointed  from 
Bates  two  vears  later  and  after  that  Univer- 
sity of  Maine,  so  that  Bowdoin  will  'not  have 
the  privilege  of  appointment  again  till  1910. 

Each  scholarship  carries  an  annual  pay- 
ment of  $1,500,  which  is  rather  more  than  the 
average  Englishman  at  Oxford  spends  each 
year.  "  In  brief,  the  story  of  this  scholarship  is 
as  follows :  When  the  "  will  of  the  English 
multi-millionaire,  Cecil  Rhodes,  to  whom, 
more  than  to  any  one  man  or  body  of  men, 
was  due  the  Boer  war,  was  made  public,  it 
was  found  that  he  had  left  the  sum 
of  $30,000,000  for  the  establishment  of 
scholarships  at  Oxford  University,  Eng- 
land, to  be  known  as  the  Cecil  Rhodes  scholar- 
ships. It  provided  for  the  education  of  young 
men  in  the  United  States  and  the  colonies  of 


Great  Britain.  By  the  terms  01  the  scholar- 
ship each  state  in  the  Union  sends,  the  first 
year,  one  young  man  to  the  University,  while 
each  colony  sends  three. 


THE  APRIL  QUILL. 
Among  many  things  that  seem  to  indicate 
a  discouraging'lack  of  interest  in  things  liter- 
ary, it  is  decidedly  cheering  to  note  the  admir- 
al i!e  support  that  is  given  to  the  Quill  by 
undergraduate  contributors.  If  our  memory 
serves,  the  four  numbers  of  the  present  volume 
are  nothing  to  either  Faculty  or  alumni — a 
condition  of  affairs  which  indicates  a  capable 
editorial  board  and  a  healthy  interest  on  the 
part  of  the  college.  We  should  like,  however, 
to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  when  the  Quill 
was  founded,  one  of  its  purposes  was  to  bring 
alumni  interested  in  literature  into  closer  touch 
with  the  undergraduates ;  and  we  should  sug- 
gest to  the  present  board  that  the  value  of  the 
Quill  would  be  enhanced  by  the  appearance 
now  and  then,  of  an  article  by  a  graduate  of 
the  college  prominent  in  public  life  or  in  lit- 
erature, such  men  as  General  Howard,  Con- 
gressman Alexander,  or  Professor  Arlo  Bates, 
to  mention  only  those  .who  have  contributed 
in  the  past.  It  seems  also  a  pity  that  the  edi- 
torial  column  termed  Silhouettes  has  been  so 
often  suppressed  :.  for  it  furnishes  an  admira- 
ble opportunity  for  the  expression  ex  cathedra 
of  undergraduate  sentiment,  particularly  on 
those  matters  which  concern  the  literary  policy 
of  the  college.  The  editorial  board  is,  on  the 
other  hand?  to  be  highly  commended  for  the 
encouragement  it  gives,  personally  and 
officially,  to  all  contributors  and  for  its  care- 
ful criticism  of  every  article  proffered. 

With  regard  to  the  April  Quill  no  high 
praise  can  be  given :  as  compared  with  pre- 
vious numbers  it  is  by  no  means  distinctly 
creditable.  The  poetry  is  rather  rough ;  there 
are  no  essays ;  and  the  stories  as  a  whole 
show  a  deplorable  tendency  toward  that  bane 
of  undergraduate  fiction — melodrama.  An 
exception  occurs  perhaps  in  "One  April  Fool," 
a  simple  and  well  told  tale  by  E.  A.  Duddy, 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


'07,  where  the  plot  is  not  pretentious  and  the 
dialogue  is  blight.  But  "The  Triumph  of 
Mother,"  and  "Chocura's  Arrow,"  by  F.  E. 
Seavey  and  W.  J.  Norton,  respectively,  are 
distinctly  weak  stories  and  by  no  means  in 
such  good  style  as  their  authors  have  shown 
themselves  to  be  capable  of  in  the  past.  With 
respect  to  the  poetry  a  "Serenade"  by  J.  W. 
S.,  '06,  has  some  pretty  rhythm  to  it,  though 
according  to  our  way  of  thinking,  the  author 
reverses  the  processes  of  nature  when  he 
writes 

"The  mist  hangs  low  on  the  ocean. 
The  fog  lies  low  on  the  land." 

"Nielan,  the  Atheist,"  an  Easter  poem  by 
Stanley  P.  Chase,  '05,  although  long-drawn- 
out,  is  a  graceful  rendering  of  an  interesting 
legend.  The  metre  used,  however,  leads  inev- 
itably to  doggerel.  "From  the  Gates,"  by  D. 
R.  P.,  has  the  merit  of  brevity.  The  "Goose 
Tracks"  seem  the  best  part  of  the  number; 
they  are  witty,  pungent,  and  if  once  or  twice 
unduly  coarse,  have  force  and  ability.  In 
conclusion,  we  should  like  to  ask  why  when 
there  is  no  room  for  Silhouettes  six  pages  are 
devoted  to  Ye  Postman  and  "clipped"  poems 
on  crocuses  and  roses.  We  hope  that  the 
May  Quill  may  show  a  decided  improvement. 


BASE-BALL    OUTLOOK. 

During  the  past  two  weeks  the  base-ball 
team  has  been  steadily  practicing  out  doors 
under  the  direction  of  Coach  Shannon, 
"Pop"  Williams  and  Captain  Cox.  The  can- 
didates have  been  greatly  hampered  and 
retarded  by  the  cold  weather,  which,  together 
with  the  earliness  of  the  season,  makes  it 
extremely  hard  to  give  any  estimate  of  the 
probable  strength  and  make-up  of  the  team. 
The  battery  outlook  is  the  best  for  a  number 
of  years.  The  pitching  material  comprises 
Captain  Cox,  Oakes,  Lewis,  with  Piper  and 
Doherty  to  be  tried  out.  Stone,  a  Freshman 
who  has  made  quite  a  reputation  behind  the 
bat,  will  undoubtedly  be  the  catcher,  while 
Bavis  and  Lawrence  will  substitute.  For 
first  base  there  are  three  candidates,  Wiggin, 
Clark  and  Johnson.  Wiggin  has  showed  the 
best  form  thus  far,  and  should  he  continue  to 
improve  as  he  has  during  the  past  week,  will 
in  all  probability  hold  down  the  initial  bag. 
There  are  three  candidates  for   second  base, 


Lewis,  Clarke  and  Martin.  This  position  is 
entirely  new  to  Clarke,  wdio  has  been  accus- 
tomed to  playing  left  field,  but  in  practice  he 
fills  the  position  satisfactorily.  Lewis  and 
Martin  field  well,  but  are  weak  at  the  bat. 
White  has  the  undisputed  position,  of  short- 
stop, a  position  which  he  filled  with  credit  last 
season.  For  third  base  there  is  a  sharp  con- 
test between  Hodgson  and  Gould  with  honors 
about  even.  Both  are  good  fielders  and  fair 
hitters.  For  outfield  positions  there  are  a 
number  of  good  men  including  Kinsman,  Red- 
man, Day,  Philoon,  Houghton,  and  Robinson. 
The  team  will  play  its  first  game  of  the 
season  with  Bates  Saturday,  on  Whittier 
Field.  The  Bates  team  has  been  delayed  in 
getting  outdoors,  but  reports  from  Lewiston 
state  that  the  team  has  put  in  hard  work  this 
week  in  preparation  for  the  first  championship 
game. 


GLEE  CLUB  CONCERT. 

The  Musical  Clubs  gave  a  concert  in  the 
Opera  House  at  Westbrook  last  Friday  even- 
ing, before  a  fair-sized  audience.  Though  it 
had  been  felt  that  the  concert  could  hardly  be 
up  to  the  usual  high  standard,  owing  to  the 
fact  that  the  men  were  more  or  less  out  of 
practice,  nevertheless,  the  numbers  were 
enthusiastically  received  by  the  audience,  and 
the  clubs  as  a  whole  did  much  better  work 
than  they  hoped  to  do.  The  numbers  of  Archi- 
bald and  Ryan  were  particularly  well  received. 
The  program  was  the  same  as  at  other  con- 
certs this  season,  and  which  has  already 
appeared  in  the  Orient. 


MASS-MEETING. 

An  enthusiastic  mass-meeting  was  held  in 
Memorial  Hall,  on  Wednesday  evening  of  last 
week,  for  the  purpose  of  arousing  interest  in 
track  athletics,  and  although  it  was  not  as 
largely  attended  as  is  sometimes  the  case,  it 
was  one  of  the  most  pleasing  and  satisfactory 
meetings  that  has  been  held  in  co'.lege  for  a 
long  time. 

Coach  Lathrop  was  the  first  speaker,  and 
his  address  was  a  plain,  unvarnished  tale  of 
the  condition  of  track  athletics.  In  it  he 
showed  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  situation 
here  at  Bowdoin,  and — what  is  more — had 
definite   ideas   as   to   what    should    be    done. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Among  other  things,  he  spoke  of  certain  heed- 
lessness on  the  part  of  candidates  for  the  team 
in  the  matter  of  training,  and  of  others  who 
are  not  candidates,  who,  with  equal  heedless- 
ness, interfere  with  the  training  of  the  men. 
He  believed  that  aside  from  this  thoughtless- 
ness, Bowdoin  has  the  spirit  and  the  mate- 
rial to  put  out  a  championship  team. 

Professor  Robinson  was  the  next  speaker, 
and  his  speech  was  bright  and  witty — a  "ra- 
dio-active" one — and  withal  fraught  with 
sound  common  sense.  He  dwelt  largely  on  the 
splendid  spirit  that  is  apparent  in  the  college 
at  the  present  time,  and  which  he  believed  to 
be  equal,  if  not  better,  than  at  any  time  since 
he  has  been  connected  with  the  institution.  He 
expressed  himself  as  being  an  optimist  in  this 
matter  of  track  athletics,  and  firm  in  the  con- 
viction that  Bowdoin's  team  will  be  a  winner. 

Manager  Hall  and  Captain  Rowe  also 
made  brief  addresses  on  the  present  outlook, 
and  emphasized  the  necessity  of  hard  work. 
Manager  Hall  dwelt  particularly  on  the  finan- 
cial aspect  of  the  situation. 


MASSACHUSETTS  CLUB  RALLY. 
During  the  vacation  just  past  the  Massa- 
chusetts Club  improved  the  opportunity  to 
entertain  prospective  students  in  that  locality 
by  tendering  them  a  banquet  at  the  Berkeley 
in  Boston.  The  gathering  was  of  an  informal 
nature,  consisting  of  speeches  and  a  general 
good  time.  There  were  twenty-seven  in  the 
party,  six  of  whom  were  graduates,  nine 
members  of  the  club,  and  thirteen 
"Prep"'  school  men.  Among  the  speakers 
were  John  Frederick  Eliot,  '7$,  head- 
master of  the  East  Boston  High  School, 
Edward  F.  Merrill,  '03,  and  Leon  V.  Walker, 
'03.  The  committee  having  the  affair  in 
charge  and  to  whom  is  due  much  of  the  suc- 
cess of  the  occasion  consisted  of  Weld,  05, 
Powers,  '06,  Jenks,  *o6,  Chandler,  '07,  and 
Wilson,  '07. 


MEETING  OF  INTERCOLLEGIATE 
ATHLETIC  BOARD. 
In  accordance  with  Article  6  of  the  rules 
drawn  up  at  a  conference  of  representatives  of 
the  four  Maine  colleges  at  Waterville,  Novem- 
ber 26,  1902,  a  meeting  of  the  Intercollegiate 
Athletic  Board  was  held  at  Lewiston  Satur- 
day afternoon  at  the  DeWitt.  Bowdoin  did 
not  ae'ree  to  Article  6  of  these  rules  and  was 


not  represented,  but  representatives  from  the 
other  colleges  of  the  State  were  present.  The 
principal  topic  for  discussion  was  the  eligi- 
bility rules.  No  action  was  taken,  but  certain 
rules  of  e'igibility  will  come  up  later.  The 
meetings  of  the  Athletic  Board  are  held  semi- 
annually and  are  for  the  purpose  of  settling 
matters  of  dispute  and  establishing  a  more 
friendly  relation  among'  the  Maine  colleges. 


PRESIDENT  HYDE  GONE  SOUTH. 
On  Monday  morning  President  Hyde  left 
for  an  extended  tour  of  two  weeks  through 
the  Southern  States  in  connection  with  the 
Conference  for  Education  in  the  South.  A 
special  train  carries  the  members  on  the  trip 
and  all  the  important  educational  centers  will 
be  visited.  From  April  26  to  30  he'  will  be  at 
Birmingham,  Alabama,  and  will  also  visit  on 
the  way  Hampton,  Tuskegee,  and  other  places. 

OFFICIAL   NOTICES. 


Owing  to  the  large  amount  of  material  on 
hand  several  important  articles  have  been 
omitted  in  this  issue.         Editor-in-Chtef. 

Amherst-Bowdoin  debate  to-night  in 
Memorial  Hall.  The  public  is  cordially 
invited. 

Bowdoin-Bates  game  to-morrow  afternoon 
on  Whittier  Field.     Game  called  at  2.30  sharp. 

Al!  candidates  for  the  tennis  team  are 
requested  to  report  at  once.  Members  of  the 
Sophomore  and  Freshman  Classes  who  have 
ever  played  any  tennis  are  especially  urged  to 
try  for  the  team.  S.  T.  Dana. 

Hlumni  personals. 

The  Alumni  Department  can  be  made  an  interesting  feature  of 
this  paper  if  every  alumnus  and  undergraduate  will  constantly 
forward  to  the  editor  anyncws  pertaining  to  the  alumni  of  Bowdoin. 


CLASS  OF  1852. 
Gen.     Joshua    L.     Chamberlain    has    been    reap- 
pointed surveyor  of  customs  in  the  district  of  Port- 
land and  Falmouth  by  President  Roosevelt. 
CLASS  OF  1895  MED. 
A  cut  and  sketch  of  Dr.  Nash  appeared  in  Lew- 
iston Journal  of  recent  date. 

CLASS   OF   1899. 
Walter  B.  Clarke  is  making  a  lively  fight  for  the 
senatorship  of  Lincoln  County. 

CLASS   OF   1901. 
The    engagement    is    announced    of    Roland    E. 
Bragg  to  Miss  Mae  Mongovan  of  Bangor. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Published  every  Friday  of  the  Collegia 
by  the  Students  of 

BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
W.   F.  FINN,  JR.,  1905,       ■       ■       Editor-in-Chief. 

Associate  Editors: 
e.  h.  r.  burroughs,  1905.         r.  g.  webber,  1906. 
w.j.  norton,  1905.  a.  l.  robinson,  1907. 

d.  r.  porter,  1906.  r.  a.  cony,  1907. 

S.  G.   HALEY,  JR.,  igo6. 

W.  S    CUSHING,  1905,     •     •     Business   Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     ■      ■     Ass't   Business   Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the    Business    Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 


Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Clas 

s  Mail  Matter. 

Lewiston  Journal  Press. 

Vol.   XXXIV.       FRIDAY,  APR.  22,    1904. 

No.    1. 

_.  In  assuming:  the  responsi- 

The  New  Board.     ....  ,     ,s     ,  .        f 

bihty  of    the    thirty-fourth 

volume  of  the  Orient  the  new  board  of  edi- 
tors is  keeny  sensible  of  the  great  responsibil- 
ity which  has  come  upon  it.  We  realize  that 
inasmuch  as  this  paper  is  read  not  only  by  the 
Faculty  and  students  of  Bowdoin  College,  but 
also  by  our  alumni  throughout  the  country 
and  by  some  men  in  other  colleges  and  prepar- 
atory schools  the  opinions  expressed  in  these 
columns  must  be  accepted  as  the  opinions  of 
the  entire  college.  When  in  our  endeavor  to 
set  forth  the  views  of  the  college  we  present 
them  in  a  wrong  light,  we  ask  your  leniency, 
and  correction.  In  return  for  whatever  suc- 
cess we  may  attain,  we  ask  only  your  con- 
tinued generous  support.  We  hope  to  have 
the  Orient  keep  pace  with  the  advances  being 


made  in  the  other  departments  of  the  college, 
and  to  publish  a  paper  that  will  at  all  times  be 
a  credit  to  the  institution.  A  college  paper 
is  very  largely  a  criterion  of  the  college.  It 
shall  be  our  endeavor  that  the  Orient  may 
ever  be  truly  regarded  as  such  and  that  it  may 
faithfully  reflect  the  character,  spirit  and 
opinions  of  the  student  body.  We  desire  to 
call  especial  attention  of  the  college  at  this 
time  to  some  departments  of  the  Orient  which 
have  never  been  utilized  in  any  sense  of  the 
word  and  in  particular  one  which  has  caused 
previous  editors  any  amount  of  annoyance  and 
unjust  criticism.  These  are  the  departments 
of  Alumni  Personals  and  Communications.  It 
is  evident  to  everyone  that  the  alumni  depart- 
ment of  any  college  paper  can  be  made  suc- 
cessful only  as  those  for  whom  it  is  intended 
co-operate  with  the  editors  in  making  it  so, 
and  this  department  of  the  Orient  this  year 
will  be  valuable  and  interesting  just  in  pro- 
portion as  class  secretaries  and  other  alumni 
contribute  to  its  columns.  We  feel  that  each 
class  secretary  owes  it  to  this  college  and  the 
other  alumni  to  make  known  through  the 
medium  of  the  Orient  the  doings  of  the 
alumni  in  his  class.  The  Communication  Col- 
umn is  another  department  of  the  Orient 
which  of  late  years  has  suffered  a  serious 
relapse.  This  department  is  always  open  to 
everyone  who  desires  to  take  advantage  of  it. 
We  are,  of  course,  wholly  dependent  on  out- 
side contributions  for  the  continuance  of  this 
department  and  therefore  request  the  aid  of 
the  student  body  that  we  may  make  the 
Orient  more  truly  a  publication  of  the  stu- 
dents of  Bowdoin  College.  Special  effort  will 
be  made  this  year  to  make  the  editorial  col- 
umn the  most  important  part  of  the  paper. 
The  object  of  our  editorials  will  be  not  only  to 
express  the  true  sentiments  of  the  student 
body  but  in  a  certain  sense  form  those  senti- 
ments. Our  editorial  policy  will  ever  be  con- 
structive rather  than,  destructive.  Whenever 
there  is  occasion  to  criticise,  the  Orient  will 
not  hesitate  to  criticise,  and  whenever  there  is 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


occasion  to  bestow  commendation,  we  will  not 
hesitate  to  commend.  But  whether  we  do  the 
one  or  the  other  we  will  strive  to  maintain 
broadened  views.  With  these  intentions  the 
present  board  enters  upon  its  new  career. 


A  communication   appears 
Faculty  and  on     another    page    of    this 

Boards  in  Gowns  issue  expressing  an  opin- 
at  Commence-  ion  with  which  we  can  all 
ment.  heartily  sympathize.       We 

all  would  like  to  see  the 
Faculty  and  the  members  of  the  Boards  in 
caps  and  gowns  at  Commencement,  but  in  all 
justice  let  it  be  said  that  two  years  ago  a  reg- 
ulation was  passed  looking  toward  this  end, 
and  many  came  last  June  prepared  to  wear 
academic  dress,  but  since  many  others  were 
not  provided  it  was  thought  best  for  none  to 
wear  the  gowns  at  that  time.  Possibly  this 
year,  the  change  will  be  made,  but  we  should 
remember  that  such  innovations  are  bound  to 
be  perfected  slowly. 


To-night     Bowdoin    meets 

Amherst.Bowdoin    Amherst      for     the      third 

Debate,     time  in  debate.     Since  the 

choosing  of  the  team  two 
months  ago  every  man  has  applied  himself 
with  vigor.  Few  of  the  students  can  realize 
or  appreciate  the  vast  amount  of  work  which 
lias  been  done  by  these  men,  until  it  is  called 
to  their  attention.  It  has  meant  taking  incom- 
pletes, self-sacrifice  and  a  denying  of  all  the 
pleasures  about  us.  Never  has  a  Bowdoin 
debating  team  worked  harder  or  more  faith- 
fully than  this  one.  The  subject  presents 
many  sides,  is  one  of  great  interest  and  both 
teams  are  evenly  matched.  Every  student 
should  realize  the  importance  of  attending  this 
debate  and  should  show  a  hearty  appreciation 
of  the  hard  work  done  by  our  representatives. 
Whether  Victory  or  Defeat  is  recorded,  lend 
them  your  heartiest  support. 


One  thing    our    very    sen- 
Athletic  Training.     .,  ,  , "         , 

sible  track  coach   brought 

out  at  the  mass-meeting,  the  Orient, 
at  the  risk  of  being  tedious,  takes  occasion  to 
reiterate.  The  importance  of  strict  training 
cannot  be  overestimated  by  the  candidates  for 
the  track  team.  Training  should  be  espe- 
cially observed  by  distance  runners.  In  these 
races,  strength  and  endurance  count  for  as 
much  as  speed,  and  a  man  in  order  to  win 
needs  every  particle  of  strength  and  every 
shred  of  endurance  he  possesses.  In  order  to 
gain  these  highly  necessary  qualities,  no  pro- 
longed physical  strain,  such  as  dancing, should 
be  undertaken,  and  sufficient  sleep  should  be 
indulged  in.  It  is  a  lamentable  fact  that  many 
of  our  most  promising  candidates  have  vio- 
lated these  primary  principles  of  late.  We 
hope  the  words  of  Coach  Lathrop  will  be 
heeded  better  the  remainder  of  the  season. 


Bates  Game. 


The  first  base-ball  game 
of  the  championship  series 
will  be  played  on  Whittier  Field  to-mor- 
row afternoon,  with  Bates.  Both  teams 
have  been  unfortunate  in  being  deprived  of 
much  valuable  practice  by  the  weather  and 
for  this  reason  we  are  not  able  to  draw  any 
logical  comparison  between  the  two  teams. 
We  do  not  wish  to  be  over-sanguine  nor  to 
underestimate  Bates'  strength,  but  we  predict 
that  the  game  will  be  a  close  one.  The 
Orient  hardly  thinks  it  is  necessary  to  urge 
the  undergraduates  to  turn  out  to  the  game 
and  we  hope  to  see  several  of  our  near-by 
alumni  present. 


The  Loss  of  Two 
Prominent 

Trustees. 


It  was  a  source  of  great 
sorrow  to  all  Bowdoin  men 
to  hear  of  the  death, 
scarcely  a  week  apart, 
of  two  of  the  college's  trustees  and  most  cher- 
ished friends.  Dr.  Smyth  and  ex-Chief  Justice 
Peters.  Both  were  men  who  had  deep  love 
for  the  college,  and  who  were  always  desirous 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


and  attentive  to  her  welfare,  and  their  loss  is 
a  sad  blow  indeed  to  Bowdoin.  They  were 
examples  of  the  rugged,  upright  character 
which  Bowdoin  has  ever  stood  for,  and  it  will 
be  many  years  before  the  memory  of  them 
and  their  deeds  will  die  out  from  the  hearts  of 
Bowdoin  men. 


Communications. 


It  is  with  pleasure  that  we 
New  Member.  .  ...  , 

announce    the    election    ot 

W.  J.  Norton,  '05,  to  the  editorial  staff  of  the 
Orient  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  resig- 
nation of  A.  L.  McCobb,  '05. 


IRelujious  Botes. 


NEW  Y.  M.  C.  A.  OFFICERS. 

At  the  annual  election  of  officers  of  the  Y. 
M.  C.  A.  held  the  last  week  of  last  term  the 
following  new  men  assumed  control  of  the 
Association  work  for  next  year :  President, 
Greene,  '05 ;  Vice-President,  Porter,  '06 ; 
Recording  Secretary,  Goodhue,  '07 ;  Corre- 
sponding Secretary,  Philip  Chapman,  '06 ; 
Treasurer,  Bavis,  '06.  Several  plans  have 
been  made  for  enlarging  the  work  and  practi- 
cal efficiency  of  the  Association,  and  from  the 
members  various  committees  will  soon  be 
appointed  to  carry  these  plans  to  a  successful 
completion. 

During  the  spring  term  the  Sunday 
addresses  will  not  be  held  weekly,  but  the 
prayer-meeting  will  be  held  every  Thursday 
evening  at  7.15  in  Bannister  Hall.  The  com- 
mittee in  charge  of  these  meetings  have 
arranged  an  attractive  list  of  topics  for  each 
meeting  and  every  member  should  have  one 
of  the  new  topic  cards. 

The  men  in  the  Freshman  Bible  Study 
course  have  decided  to  keep  up  their  work  dur- 
ing the  spring  term  and  the  class  will  meet 
every  Saturday  night  promptly  at  seven 
o'clock.  It  is  planned  to  close  the  season's 
work  with  a  banquet  in  June. 


The  Brunswick  minstrels  gave  their  annual  show 
the  13th.  The  boys  always  have  a  good  production 
and  this  year  was  no  exception.  Several  of  the 
young   alumni   took   part   in   the   performance. 


Editors  Bozvdoin    Orient: 

It  has  been  ten  years  since  I  was  able  to 
attend  Commencement  exercises  at  Bruns- 
wick, so  I  have  not  kept  abreast  of  your  fash- 
ions ;  but  in  speaking,  a  few  days  since,  with  a 
member  of  the  Bowdoin  Club  of  Boston,  who 
has  been  more  fortunate  than  I,  I  was  a  little 
surprised  to  learn  that  old  Bowdoin  has  not 
yet  fallen  into  line  with  many  other  prominent 
colleges  on  the  cap  and  gown  question.  It  was 
his  impression  that  there  was  a  spasmodic 
attempt  a  few  years  since  to  array  the  Faculty 
on  Commencement  day  after  the  approved 
fashion ;  but  for  some  reason  that  has  been 
abandoned,  apparently,  and  now  only  the 
President  and  the  Senior  Class  appear  in  uni- 
form. 

If  the  above  are  facts,  permit  me  to  enter 
a  brief  plea,  through  your  columns,  that  the 
cap  and  gown  be  made  a  regular  and  pre- 
scribed form  of  dress,  not  only  for  President 
and  Seniors,  but  for  all  members  of  the 
Faculty.  Trustees,  and  Overseers  who  take 
part  in  the  procession  on  Commencement  Day. 
There  is  something  in  this  simple  and  graceful 
dress  that  connotes  scholarship,  is  reminis- 
cent of  the  learning  of  the  fathers,  is  satisfy- 
ing to  graduates,  and  undeniably  impressive 
to  undergraduates  and  the  uninitiated  who- 
view  these  modest  mysteries. 

I  am  not  an  advocate  of  fuss  and  feathers. 
Even  in  my  boyhood  I  never  had  especial  rev- 
erence for  gold  lace  and  gilt  buttons,  or  an 
insane  and  irrepressible  desire  to  chase  after 
the  band-wagon.  But  a  procession  of  those 
who  stand  for  advanced  scholarship  seems  to 
me  more  appropriately  clad  in  flowing  robes 
than  in  severe  civilian  costume.  Then  apart 
from  personal  preference  is  it  quite  prudent  to 
ignore  the  silent  voice  of  fashion  ?  The  clay 
is  soon  coming  when  a  neglect  of  this  custom 
will  smack  of  the  rural  or  the  eccentric,  and 
Old  Bowdoin  is  neither.     She  was 

Not  the  first  by  which  the  new  was  tried 

and  that,  perhaps,  was  well;  but  now  that 
others  have  set  the  fashion  may  we  not  hope 
that  she  will  be 

Nor  yet  the  last  to  lay  the  old  aside. 

If  the  matter  of  cost  should  deter  some 
from  favoring  this  appeal,   it  may  be  stated 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


that  caps  and  gowns  are  often  rented  for  such 
occasions  at  a  small  figure.  A  hundred  or 
more  could  be  procured  by  any  responsible 
agent  in  Brunswick  and  rented  to  such  as 
should  not  desire  to  purchase. 
Yours  fraternally, 

D.  O.  S.  Lowell,  '74. 
Boston,  April,  1904. 

College  IRotes. 

Amherst- Bowdoin  Debate  To- 
Night  in  Memorial  Hall.  Debate 
begins   at  8  o'clock  sharp. 

H.  S.  Hill,  '05,  has  accepted  a  position  as  princi- 
pal of  the  Kingman  Grammar  School. 

Professor  William  A.  Houghton  recently  lectured 
on  "Japan"  before  the  Portland  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

Cuts  of  Captain  Cox  and  Captain  Rowe  appeared 
in  a  recent  edition  of  the  Lewiston  Journal. 

A  sketch  of  Prof.  Ham's  life  and  studies  occurs 
in  a  recent  edition  of  the  Brunswick  Record. 

The  Freshmen  have  discarded  their  "autos"  and 
have  gone  to  walking  in  "Selections  from  Latin 
Poets." 

Westbrook  Seminary  will  play  the  Medical 
School  team  Saturday  afternoon  on  the  former's 
grounds. 

R.  C.  Bisbee,  '03,  Moses  T.  Phillips.  '03,  William 
Phillips,  1900,  and  S.  B.  Gray,  '03,  were  on  the  cam- 
pus this  week. 

Prof.  Lee  delivered  an  illustrated  lecture  on 
"Labrador"  last  Friday  night  before  the  State 
Street  Church  Club  of  Portland. 

The  Classical  Club  held  their  first  meeting  of  the 
term  Wednesday  evening,  with  Sewall,  '06.  A  paper 
was  read  by  Pope,  '06,  and  a  most  enjoyable  time 
was  reported  by  all. 

Professor  Frank  E.  Woodruff  is  preparing  a 
revised  and  enlarged  edition  of  his  work  on  Greek 
Composition  which  now  is  largely  used  throughout 
the  American  fitting  schools. 

The  base-ball  game  scheduled  last  Saturday  with 
Boston  College  was  cancelled  on  account  of  the 
snow  storm.  The  latter  team,  however,  was  on 
hand  to  play  the  game,  having  come  by  boat. 

The  History  Club  met  at  the  Beta  Theta  Pi 
House,  Monday  night,  with  Norton.  An  instructive 
sketch  on  Albert  Gallatin  was  read  by  Webb, 
and  Philoon  followed  with  an  interesting 
paper  on  Alexander   Hamilton. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Village  Improve- 
ment Society,  Professor  Lee  was  re-elected  Presi- 
dent, Professor  Mitchell  Vice-President,  and  I.  P. 
Booker,  Barrett  Potter,  Professor  Chapman,  Profes- 
sor Moody  and  Austin  Cary  on  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee. 


A  Senior  is  receiving  congratulations  on  his  bril- 
liant work  at  Harvard  during  his  vacation.  While 
visting  at  the  Law  School  he  was  "pulled"  by  one  of 
the  professors,  but  alas !  was  forced  to  take  a  dead. 

Both  the  Junior  and  Sophomore  classes  held 
meetings,  last  week,  to  discuss  the  matter  of  class 
banquets.  The  Juniors  voted  to  hold  theirs  at  the 
DeWitt  in  Lewiston  May  21.  The  Sophomores 
took  no  definite  action  in  the  matter. 

Ricker,  '06,  has  been  named  as  the  candidate 
from  the  Fourth  Maine  Congressional  District  to. 
take  the  examinations  for  West  Point.  Mr.  Ricker 
will  take  the  examinations  at  Fort  Warren,  Boston, 
May  3,  and,  if  successful,  will  enter  West  Point  in 
June. 

Wednesday  evening,  April  20,  Prof.  C.  T.  Cope- 
land,  of  Harvard,  delivered  a  very  interesting  and 
instructive  lecture  on  Bowdoin's  famous  genius, 
Nathaniel  Hawthorne,  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Ibis.  A  full  account  of  the  lecture  will  be  published 
in    the    next   issue. 

The  late  Judge  Peters,  a  man  noted  for  his  wit 
and  clever  sayings,  once  summed  up  the  argument 
for  the  superiority  of  the  small  college  in  a  clever 
sentence  of  a  brilliant  after-dinner  speech:  "Per- 
haps," he  said,  "if  a  boy  goes  to  Harvard  or  Yale 
he  goes  through  more  college ;  but  if  he  goes  to 
Bowdoin,  more  college  goes  through  him." 

President  Hyde  has  sent  to  each  alumnus  of  the 
college  a  letter  asking  him  to  state  the  business  he  is 
engaged  in  and  his  average  annual  earnings, 
together  with  the  year  in  which  he  graduated.  No 
signatures  are  wanted.  The  purpose  of  the  letters 
is  to  secure  figures  to  show  the  pecuniary  advan- 
tages of  a  college  education,  in  order  to  meet  rep- 
resentations that  are  being  made  by  a  certain  class 
of  institutions  which  claim  that  the  pecuniary  advan- 
tage of  a  college   education   is  comparatively  slight. 

All  the  men  in  college  regret  that  Walker,  '04, 
has  left  college,  but  are  pleased  to  know  that  he  has 
a  fine  position  in  a  New  York  banking  house  with 
excellent  prospects  of  advancement.  It  would  seem 
to  be  regretted  that  he  was  unable  to  complete  his 
course  before  accepting  the  offer,  but  it  is  possible 
that  he  may  be  able  to  make  up  his  work  at  some 
future  time.  Letters  received  from  Don  state  that 
he  is  getting  along  finely.  He  has  the  best  wishes 
of  every  man  in  college. 

It  is  noted  with  pleasure  that  the  Bowdoin  Band 
is  to  give  open-air  concerts  on  the  steps  of  the  Art 
Building  during  the  present  term.  The  College 
Glee  Club  will  also,  it  is  hoped,  add  to  the  music. 
It  would  be  hard  to  find  a  more  enjoyable  or  pleas- 
ant way  of  bringing  the  students  together  than  these 
sings.  Several  were  held  last  year  and  they  were 
all  pleasant  affairs.  It  is  not  necessary  to  devote 
the  evening  entirely  to  college  songs,  for  popular 
airs  will  doubtless  be  in  favor.  The  first  concert 
will  be  held  as  soon  as  the  weather  will  permit. 


CLASS  OF  1891. 
Rev.   Angus  McDonald,  pastor  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  in  Bar  Harbor,  has  been  left  several 
hundred    thousand    dollars    by    the    late    Abbie    R. 
Dodge  of  Jacksonville,   Florida. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


©bituar\>. 

REV.    EGBERT    C.    SMYTH. 

Rev.  Egbert  Coffin  Smyth,  A.M.,  D.D.,  died  at 
Andover,  N.  H.,  Wednesday,  April  13,  1904.  In  the 
death  of  Dr.  Smyth  Bowdoin  loses  one  of  her  most 
loyal  and  honored  sons,  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  for  many  years,  and  a  man  who  has  always 
retained  his  love  for  his  Alma  Mater.  Dr.  Smyth 
was  born  at  Brunswick,  Me.,  August  24,  1829,  and 
graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of  1848, 
receiving  Phi  Beta  Kappa  honors.  He  studied 
at  the  Bangor  Theological  Seminary  and 
then  completed  his  education  in  Germany. 
Shortly  after  his  return  he  became  Profes- 
sor of  Rhetoric  at  Bowdoin  and  was  con- 
nected with  the  Faculty  of  the  college  until  1863, 
when  he  was  offered  and  accepted  the  Chair  of 
Ecclesiastical  History  at  the  Andover  Theological 
Seminary.  In  1878  he  was  appointed  president  of 
that  institution,  a  position  which  he  filled  with  great 
ability  until  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  a  writer 
of  note,  an  editor  of  the  Andover  Review,  and  con- 
tributed much  to  the  religious  press  of  the  country. 
He  was  a  broad-minded,  liberal  Christian,  but 
strong  in  his  belief  of  right  and  wrong,  a  man  of 
uncompromising  rectitude.  He  was  unswerving  in 
his  devotion  to  his  idea  of  the  proper  course,  as  was 
shown  by  the  way  he  bore  himself  in  the  Heresy 
Trials  preferred  against  him,  when  he  sacrificed 
much  for  the  sake  of  his  principles.  By  his  death 
Bowdoin  loses  one  of  her  truest  friends,  a  man  who, 
perhaps  more  than  any  other  one  man,  has  been 
intimately  connected  with  the  college  for  the  last 
forty  years.  Other  men  may  have  given  money, 
but  no  man  has  given  more  time  and  attention  to 
Bowdoin  than  he.  He  always  returned  at  com- 
mencement and  always  labored  for  the  interests  of 
his  Alma  Mater.  He  was  an  overseer  of  the  college 
in  1874.  a  trustee  since  1871,  and  a  welcome  speaker 
at  the  alumni  dinner — in  short,  an  honored  son  of 
Bowdoin,  a  man  whose  whole  life  reflects  glory  on 
the  college  that  nourished  him. 


EX-CHIEF  JUSTICE  PETERS. 

By  the  death,  on  April  2,  1904,  of  John  Andrew 
Peters,  LL.D.,  Bowdon  loses  one  of  its  truest 
friends.  Ex-Chief  Justice  Peters  was  born  at  Ells- 
worth in  1822  and  graduated  from  Yale  in  1842.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  State  Senate  in  1862  and  1863. 
and  Attorney-General  of  Maine  from  1864  to  1866. 
He  served  as  a  Representative  in  the  National 
House  from  1867-1S73,  where  he  showed  great  abil- 
ity and  was  universally  esteemed  by  the  men  of  all 
parties.  In  1873,  his  ability  and  fitness  being  recog- 
nized by  the  State,  he  was  appointed  to  a  position  on 
the  supreme  bench,  and  in  1883  was  made  Chief  Jus- 
tice, a  position  that  he  held  until  his  resignation  in 
1900.  He  was  given  an  honorary  degree  from  Bow- 
doin in  1885  and  was  made  a  trustee  of  the  college 
in  1891.  He  was  an  upright,  noble  man,  an  honor 
to  the  degree  he  held,  and  one  who  always  showed 
great  love  for  Bowdoin. 


DR.  ISRAEL  T.  DANA. 
Dr.  Israel  Thorndike  Dana,  A.M.,  M.D.,  died  at 
Portland,  Wednesday,  April  13,  1904.  Dr.  Dana  was 
born  in  Marblehead,  Mass.,  in  1S27,  and  graduated 
from  Harvard  Medical  School  in  1849.  After  spending 
three  years  in  further  study  at  home  and  abroad,  he 
settled  at  Portland,  Maine,  in  1851,  and  commenced 
the  practice  of  medicine  there,  where  he  remained 
until  his  death.  Dr.  Dana  has  ever  been  honored 
and  esteemed  in  his  profession.  He  has  been  an 
earnest  worker  in  all  the  movements  for  the  caring 
of  the  sick  and  improving  the  health  of  the  commu- 
nity. He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Portland 
Dispensary,  and  of  the  Portland  Medical  School  for 
Preparatory  Instruction,  and  of  the  Maine  General 
Hospital.  In  i860  he  was  appointed  Professor  of 
Materia  Medica  at  the  Maine  Medical  School,  and 
in  1862  Professor  of  Theory  and  Practice.  He  has 
been  president  of  the  Maine  Medical  Association, 
County  Medical  Association,  and  a  member  of  the 
Association  of  American  Physicians.  As  a  physi- 
cian Dr.  Dana  was  one  of  the  leaders  in  the  State 
in  all  branches  of  general  practice.  Aside  from  his 
profession,  he  was  an  earnest  -church  worker  and  a 
man  who  was  universally  respected  by  all  who  knew 
him.  He  received  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  Bow- 
doin in  1887.  Although  not  a  graduate  •  of  the  col- 
lege, he  has  always  shown  great  love  for  the  place. 
He  leaves  a  wife,  daughter,  and  two  sons,  Francis 
W.   Dana,   Bowdoin,   '94,   and  Ripley  Dana,   '01. 


1fn  /IDemoriam. 


By  the  death  of  Rev.  Egbert  Coffin  Smythe,  D.D., 
of  the  Class  of  1848,  the  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsi- 
lon  has  lost  one  of  its  most  loyal  and  honored  mem- 
bers. 

For  the  past  40  years  he  had  been  in  the  closest 
touch  with  the  college  and  with  the  fraternity,  and 
it  is  with  the  deepest  sorrow  that  we  mourn  his 
death.  He  was  a  man  of  broad  intellect  and  won- 
derful mental  power  and  had  gained  a  high  stand- 
ing in  his  chosen  profession.  As  a  member  of  both 
boards  of  the  college  he  was  held  in  the  highest  love 
and  esteem  by  all   his  associates. 

The  Kappa  Chapter  deeply  mourns  his  loss  and 
extends  its  heart-felt  sympathy  to  his  bereaved  fam- 
ily and  friends. 

Herbert  Henry  Oakes, 
Ralph  Norwood  Cushing, 
Cyrus  Clyde  Shaw, 

For  the  Chapter. 


CLASS  OF  1861. 
Edward  Stanwood,  editor  of  the  Youth's  Com- 
panion, has  been  commissioned  to  write  a  life  of 
James  G.  Blaine  for  the  American  Statesman  series. 
Mr.  Stanwood  was  on  the  editorial  staff  of  the 
Boston  Advertiser  from  1867  to  1883.  Since  1883 
he  has  been  managing  editor  of  the  youth's  Com- 
panion, but  has  devoted  considerable  time  to  histor- 
ical  subjects. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    APRIL   29,    1904. 


NO.  2. 


BOWDOIN     WINS     FROM     AMHERST 
IN    THE    ANNUAL    DEBATE. 

In  the  annual  debate  between  Amherst  and 
Bowdoin,  held  in  Memorial  Hall  last  Friday 
evening,  the  home  team  clearly  demonstrated 
its  superiority  over  the  Massachusetts  col- 
lege and  the  unanimous  decision  of  the  judges 
was  in  their  favor.  The  hall  was  packed  to 
the  doors  with  an  enthusiastic  audience  when 
Harold  M.  Sewall  of  Bath  took  the  chair 
and  announced  the  subject  of  the  debate: 
"Resolved,  That,  aside  from  the  question 
of  amendment  to  the  constitution,  the  welfare 
of  the  American  people  requires  the  Federal 
regulation  of  industrial  combinations  com- 
monly known  as  trusts."  Bowdoin  had  selected 
the  question  and  Amherst  had  chosen  to  defend 
the  affirmative. 

Each  speaker  was  allowed  ten  minutes  for 
an  opening  speech  with  the  exception  of  the 
first  man  on  the  affirmative  who  was  given 
three  minutes  extra  for  introduction.  Five 
minutes  was  granted  each  debater  for  his 
rebuttal  speech. 

James  Bartlett  Eastman  of  Pottsville,  Pa., 
opened  the  debate  for  Amherst.  He  outlined 
the  growth  of  trusts,  showing  how  they  have 
frequently  changed  their  forms  and  thus  made 
their  control  difficult.  He  said  that  the  affirm- 
ative would  show  that  there  were  positive  evils 
in  the  trusts,  and  the  past  has  shown  that  the 
states  are  unable  to  regulate  these  evils ;  for 
these  reasons  the  Federal  government  must 
regulate  them.  Some  of  the  evils  are  to 
undersell  in  one  place  in  order  to  choke  com- 
petition and  to  make  up  for  a  possible  loss  by 
overcharge  in  another  locality.  A  perfect 
analogy  of  federal  regulation  of  trusts  is  the 
law  in  regard  to  National  Banks  which  now 
gives  these  financial  institutions  satisfactory 
supervision. 

Philip  Maclean  Clark  of  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  opened  the  discussion  for  Bowdoin  by 
showing  that  Federal  legislation  would  over- 
work every  department  of  our  national  gov- 
ernment. The  fundamental  theory  of  our 
whole  government  is  that  the  federal  govern- 


ment shall  have  no  more  power  than  is 
granted  by  the  states.  Federal  legislation 
would  break  down  the  cordial  relations  now 
existing  between  the  central  and  the  local  gov- 
ernments. Supervision  of  this  kind  means 
placing  it  in  the  hands  of  committees  and  pol- 
iticians. When  tried  in  the  case  of  the  rail- 
roads it  has  been  very  inefficient.  It  has  suc- 
ceeded in  the  case  of  National  Banks  because 
there  is  only  one  question  involved,  but  the 
trusts  are  many  sided. 

John  Francis  Kane  of  Gardiner,  Me.,  was 
the  next  speaker  and  was  warmly  welcomed 
by  his  many  friends  in  the  audience.  He  said 
that  trusts  could  never  be  controlled  by  the 
states  alone,  for  they  were  trying  to  create 
revenue  for  the  treasury  instead  of  benefiting 
the  public.  Such  control  is  unsuccessful 
because  the  regulation  of  them  is  confined  to 
the  courts  of  the  creating  states.  Laws  passed 
by  the  states  are  for  the  welfare  of  the  individ- 
ual state  and  not  for  the  public  at  large,  while 
the  trusts  are  national  in  character. 

Edwin  LaForest  Harvey  of  Bethel,  was 
the  next  speaker  on  the  negative.  He  said 
the  evils  of  trusts  had  not  been  shown  to  be 
large  enough  for  federal  interference.  The 
popular  idea  is  that  there  are  two  great  inter- 
ests which  require  regulation  of  trusts;  the 
investing  interest  and  the  consuming  interest. 
Of  these  two  classes  the  investors  are  amply 
protected  at  present.  They  neither  desire  nor 
deserve  assistance  from  the  government. 
The  government  should  not  sacrifice  itself  to 
protect  this  small  class  of  Wall  Street  specula- 
tors. The  consuming  interest  is  well  pro- 
tected because  prices  cannot  go  above  the  com- 
petitive level  without  inviting  competition  and 
thus  lowering  prices  again.  Only  a  few 
trusts  are  now  able  to  control  more  than  60 
per  cent,  of  the  output  of  any  commodity,  so 
there  is  little  danger  of  the  consumers  suffer- 
ing from  monopoly. 

Fayette  Brown  Dow  of  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
closed  the  debate  for  Amherst.  A  careful 
reading  of  the  question,  he  said,  would  show 
that  the  affirmative  does  not  need  to  show  the 
definite    kind    of    legislation    necessary.     The 


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federal  government  would  adopt  such  as 
would  be  sufficient.  But  if  there  is  to  be  such 
legislation  it  must  provide  for  greater  public- 
it)-  of  the  accounts  of  the  trusts  so  the  public 
will  not  be  deceived ;  it  must  oblige  the  trusts 
to  sell  to  all  purchasers  and  in  every  locality 
without  discriminations ;  it  must  cause  the 
publication  of  reports  of  all  earnings  and 
profits,  that  the  stockholders  may  be  well 
informed.  Necessary  public  interests  natur- 
ally come  under  Federal  control  and  as  trusts 
are  now  national  in  scope  the  control  must  be 
as  big  as  the  object  to  be  controlled. 

The  last  speaker  for  Bowdoin  was  Wil- 
liam Edward  Lunt  of  Lisbon.  He  said 
monopolies  might  be  produced  in  three  ways: 
by  the  ownership  of  some  natural  monopoly; 
by  the  grant  of  patent  rights ;  by  discrimina- 
tions, as  in  transportation  facilities.  In  no 
strictly  industrial  combination  can  a  natural 
monopoly  be  secured.  The  object  of  patent 
rights  is  to  give  a  monopoly,  for  the  govern- 
ment considers  that  the  good  more  than  out- 
weighs the  evil  effects.  The  way  to  prohibit 
monopoly  through  discriminations  is  to  abol- 
ish causes  of  discriminations ;  this  involves 
regulation  of  the  railroads  not  regulation  of 
trusts.  This  may  be  done  by  granting  pool- 
ing, and  by  securing  greater  efficiency  in  the 
Interstate  "Commerce  Committee. 

Harvey,  the  first  man  in  rebuttal  for  the 
negative,  said  that  the  affirmative  must  show 
not  only  that  trusts  are  national  in  character, 
but  also  why  the  Federal  government  should 
regulate  them.  It  is  the  investor's  business  to 
see  that  he  does  not  put  his  money  into 
watered  stock. 

Eastman  for  the  affirmative  said  that  the 
government  was  able  to  stand  more  work  as 
they  had  been  able  to  support  the  bank  laws. 
Investors  are  not  protected  now,  for  every 
trust  publishes  tissues  of  lies  to  fool  investors. 

Lunt  in  rebuttal  gave  figures  to  prove  that 
all  trusts  have  grown  smaller,  growing  away 
from  monopoly.  If  investors  did  not  put  in 
their  money  until  they  knew  facts  then  there 
would  be  publicity  enough. 

Kane  of  Amherst  in  his  rebuttal  speech 
emphasized  the  opening  arguments  to  show 
that  publicity  was  necessary  for  our  welfare. 

Clark  closed  the  debate  for  Bowdoin  by 
showing  that  the  affirmative  had  not  proven 
the  necessity  of  any  legislation,  so  we  cannot 


logically  argue  as  to  where  any  legislation 
shall  come  from. 

Dow  of  Amherst  closed  the  debate  by 
reviewing  briefly  the  work  of  both  sides  and 
emphasized  the  fact  that  trusts  by  combina- 
tion have  become  national  in  character  and 
can  be  dealt  with  only  on  national  grounds. 

All  the  speakers  received  much  applause, 
especially  during  the  rebuttal  speeches,  when 
it  was  seen  that  the  Bowdoin  men  were  not 
only  refuting  their  opponents'  arguments  but 
were  adding  new  facts  to  strengthen  their 
own  positions.  It  is  worthy  of  notice  that 
while  Bowdoin  lost  the  debate  last  year  in 
being  unable  to  successfully  rebut,  it  is  gener- 
ally conceded  that  in  this  way  the  debate  was 
won  this  year. 

The  judges,  Professor  Thomas  Nixon 
Carver  of  Harvard  University,  Professor 
Bruce  Wyman  of  Harvard  University,  and 
Professor  George  E.  Gardner  of  Boston  Uni- 
versity, then  withdrew  and  after  several  min- 
utes announced  the  decision  in  favor  of  the 
negative.  Professor  Carver,  chairman  of  the 
committee,  took  the  opportunity  to  congratu- 
late both  sides  on  their  spirit  of  fairness,  the 
lack  of  quibbling,  and  the  general .  knowledge 
of  the  question  which  both  sides  had  shown. 

During  the  evening  music  was  furnished 
by  the  college  orchestra  under  the  leadership 
of  Bridgham,  '04.  At  the  close  of  the  debate 
the  students  gathered  on  the  campus  and 
cheered  both  teams,  while  the  Bowdoin  cheers, 
often  repeated,  were  accompanied  by  the 
chapel  bell. 


MR.    COPELAND'S    READING. 

Friday  nearly  the  entire  college  crowded 
into  the  Physics  Lecture  Room  to  hear  Mr. 
Copeland  of  Harvard  read  Kipling.  Mr. 
Copeland  has  the  reputation  of  being  the  best 
reader  of  Kipling  in  America,  and  we  cer- 
tainly believe  he  lived  up  to  his  reputation. 
In  a  brief  introductory  talk,  the  reader  said 
that  Mr.  Kipling  had  never  created  a  charac- 
ter, but  he  had  invented  a  type;  and  that  he 
had  never  written  a  novel.  He  classed  Kip- 
ling's poetry  with  that  of  Byron  in  antithesis 
to  Wordsworth  and  his  class.  Then  Mr. 
Copeland  proceeded  to  read"Mandalay,"  "The 
Truce  of  the  Bear,"  "Mr.  Dooley  on  the  Truce 
of     the     Bear,"    "The    Bellbuoy,"    "Tommy 


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Atkins,"  "The  Raw  Recruit,"  and  other  selec- 
tions. In  conclusion  he  characterized  Mr. 
Dunn  (Mr.  Dooley)  as  not  only  a  humorist 
but  a  philosopher  besides. 


"NATHANIEL      HAWTHORNE"— LEC- 
TURE BY  MR.  C.  T.  COPELAND  OF 
HARVARD. 

The  lecture  on  Nathaniel  Hawthorne  deliv- 
ered by  Mr.  C.  T.  Copeland  of  Harvard, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Ibis,  last  Friday 
night,  was  largely  attended.  Myrton  Bryant, 
on  behalf  of  the  Ibis,  introduced  the  lecturer 
in  a  very  brief  but  excellent  speech.  Mr. 
Copeland  opened  the  lecture  by  showing  the 
advanced  stand  which  Hawthorne  took,  in  the 
period  before  the  war,  when  men  were  all  too 
apt  to  be  sectional  rather  than  national.  Haw- 
thorne was  a  strict  Puritan  of  the  New 
England  type,  and  up  to  1839,  his  life  had 
been  spent  within  the  narrow  compass  of 
Sebago  Lake,  Bowdoin,  and  Salem.  Genius, 
then,  was  inherent  in  the  man,  for  besides  this 
his  father  and  a  long  lineof  ancestors  were  sea- 
captains,  not  one  of  them  college-bred.  Here 
was  a  departure  from  the  usual  New  England 
writer,  always  hitherto  the  descendant  of  a 
long  line  of  clergymen.  For  twelve  years 
after  he  left  college,  Hawthorne  was  a  recluse 
in  his  mother's  house  in  Salem,  brooding  and 
writing  delightful  obscure  things,  taking  long 
walks,  and  drinking  deep  from  Nature's  scen- 
ery. In  the  obscure  chamber  of  his  mother's 
house,  Hawthorne  himself  said,  fame  was 
found  during  those  years.  In  1839  he  was 
appointed  to  a  position  in  the  Custom  House 
which  he  soon  lost.  In  1842  he  married  Miss 
Peabody  of  Salem  and  they  lived  a  happy  mar- 
ried life,  although  often  beset  with  poverty. 
But  through  all  the  dark  days  the  little  wife 
stood  by  him  and  cheered  him  on.  All  these 
years  the  surroundings  of  the  man  were  mak- 
ing deep  and  lasting  impressions  upon  him, 
which  he  afterwards  transmitted  to  his  works. 
In  1853,  President  Pierce,  his  old  class-mate 
in  college,  and  his  life-long  friend,  appointed 
him  to  the  consularship  at  Liverpool.  Three 
years  previous  he  had  published  the  "Scarlet 
Letter,"  and  fame,  tardy  to  be  sure,  but  none 
the  less  welcome,  came  to  him.  While  at  Liv- 
erpool the  "Marble  Faun"  appeared,  which 
showed  a  widening  of  perception,  a  surprising 
thing  in  a  man  of  fifty.     From  that  time  on 


he  was  accorded  fame  in  every  land.  In  May, 
1864,  he  started  with  Pierce  to  visit  Bowdoin, 
the  love  of  his  boyhood,  but  he  got  no  farther 
than  Plymouth,  where  he  died  May  18,  1864, 
as  he  wished,  his  spirit  passing  in  the  peace- 
fulness  of  sleep,  his  bed  surrounded  by  Emer- 
son, Longfellow  and  Holmes.  The  relation 
of  his  books  to  his  experience  was  very 
marked.  A  Conservative  and  a  Democrat,  he 
was  by  no  means  a  narrow  man.  He  was  a 
fearless  champion  of  right,  a  lover  of  beauty 
and  a  delver  in  books.  Spenser  and  Bunyan 
were  his   favorites. 


AN  ALL  COLLEGE  MEET. 

An  all  college  meet,  composed  of  regular 
students,  specials  and  medics,  will  be  held 
to-morrow  afternoon  on  Whittier  Field.  The 
primary  object  of  this  meet  is  to  try  out  all 
the  men  for  the  Maine  intercollegiate  meet, 
which  will  be  held  May  14.  The  different 
events  which  will  be  run  off  are  the  100-  and 
200-yard  dashes,  quarter,  half,  mile  and  two- 
mile  runs,  high  jump,  pole  vault,  broad  jump, 
discus  and  hammer  throws,  and  the  shot-put. 
This  is  the  first  time  that  such  a  meet  has 
been  held  for  a  number  of  years  and  it 
devolves  upon  all  the  undergraduates  to  make 
this  meet  a  success.  Give  the  track  team  your 
moral  support  and  the  manager  your  financial 
support  by  paying  the  small  admission  fee. 


'68  PRIZE  SPEAKING. 

The  annual  '68  Prize  Speaking  Contest 
will  take  place  in  Memorial  Hall,  May 
10.  The  speakers  and  their  subjects 
this  year  are :  Myrton  A.  Bryant,  "Crime 
and  Social  Progress ;"  John  M.  Bridg- 
ham,    "The    Permanence    of    the    Classics;" 

George     W._ Burpee,     "The     New     World 

and  the  Expansion  of  European  Thought;" 
Philip  M.  Clark,  "The  President's  Panama 
Policy ;"  Marshall  P.  Cram,  "Ruskin's 
Message;"  and  Samuel  Dana  (excused). 
Music  for  the  evening  will  be  furnished  by  the 
college  orchestra. 


CLASS  OF  1S99. 
Arthur  H.  Nason,  who  is  pursuing  post-graduate 
work  in  Columbia,  has  been  awarded  the  University 
Fellowship  in  English.     This  is  the  highest  scholar- 
ship honor  in  the  English  department  at  Columbia. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Published 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Editor-in-Chief. 


W.  F.  FINN,  JR..  1905 


Associate  Editors: 


E.   H.   R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 

W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 

D.  R.  PORTER,  igo6. 

S.  G.   HALEY,  JR.,  1906.     


R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906. 
A.  L.  ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905, 
G.  C.  Soule,  1906,     ■     • 


•      ■     Business   Manager. 
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All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
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Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
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Vol.   XXXIV.       FRIDAY,   APR.   29,    1904. 


No.  2. 


Now  the  debate  is  over  and 
Debating  Insignia.  .  .     .  ,  ,    , 

Bowdoin  has  added  vic- 
tory to  her  record,  it  is  time  to  think  of  giving 
the  debaters  some  distinctive  mark.  This 
matter  has  been  suggested  by  the  Orient 
before  but  as  yet  the  undergraduate  body  has 
proven  itself  inattentive.  A  man  who  makes 
the  debating  team  surely  works  hard  enough 
to  win  some  college  symbol  that  tells  of  his 
good  work.  Certain  undergraduates,  we 
understand,  while  admitting  the  general  truth 
of  this,  object  to  the  granting  of  a  mark, 
because  they  say  such  a  thing  should  be  dis- 
tinctive of  athletic  ability.  So  it  should,  when 
the  four  'varsity  letters  are  concerned,  and 
the  Orient  will  admit  that  a  mark  worn  on  a 
sweater  should  denote  an  athlete,  and  an  ath- 
lete alone.  But  give  the  debaters  some  other 
emblem;  the  right  to  wear  a  "B"  with  crossed 
gavels     on     his     cap,     and     perhaps     on     a 


jacket  such  as  the  base-ball  men  wear  now, 
although  the  athletic  constitution  does  not 
warrant  it.  If  not  that  give  them  letters  after 
the  same  style  which  the  members  of  the 
musical  clubs  wear.  We  sincerely  hope  the 
college  will  cast  off  its  old  indifference  in 
regard  to  this  matter  and  take  some  action. 
The  debating  team  brings  us  honor,  fellows, 
so  let's  reward  it. 


By  securing  the  services  of 
The  Ibis  such  a  gifted  and  scholarly 

and  Hawthorne.  man  as  Mr.  C.  T.  Cope- 
land,  the  Ibis  has  placed 
itself  where  it  may  worthily  receive  the  thanks 
of  every  undergraduate.  The  lecture  was 
one  such  as  has  rarely  been  heard  in  Bowdoin. 
The  subject  of  the  lecture  surely  showed  the 
interest  of  the  Ibis  in  the  college,  .ind  was  a 
fitting  introduction  to  the  Hawthorne  centen- 
■  nial  which  we  celebrate  this  year.  And  best 
of  all,  it  was  an  undergraduate  introduction, 
which  marks  a  departure  in  the  life  of  the  col- 
lege. The  Ibis  by  taking  the  lead  in  such  a 
departure  has  proven  its  right  to  guide  the 
intellectual  life  of  the  college.  The  Orient 
wishes  to  extend  the  thanks  of  the  undergrad- 
uate body  to  the  Ibis  for  its  delightful  enter- 
tainment. 


In  winning  the  annual 
Amherst=  Bowdoin  debate  against  Amherst, 
Debate.  the  members  of  the  debat- 

ing team  have  conferred 
an  honor  on  the  college  such  as  no  body  of 
undergraduates  has  done  for  several  years. 
To  the  team  as  a  whole,  to  the  debaters  indi- 
vidually, and  to  the  members  of  the  second 
teams  who  have  worked  with  them,  the  col- 
lege owes  and  extends  its  congratulations  and 
gratitude.  With  opponents  who  had  the 
prestige  of  two  years'  victories,  who  had 
already  won  a  reputation  for  oratorical  abil- 
ity, and  who  had  the  popular  side  of  the  ques- 
tion, the  men  who  represented  Bowdoin  real- 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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ized  that  they  had  a  duty  to  perform  and  the 
way  they  did  it  was  evident  to  everyone  who 
heard  their  clear-cut  arguments,  their  sys- 
tematic presentation,  and  their  keen  rebuttals 
on  Friday  evening.  To  hard,  conscientious, 
and  self-sacrificing  work  alone  is  the  victory 
due.  This  was  shown  more  clearly  in  the 
rebuttals  of  the  negative  speakers  when  they 
dislodged  their  opponents  from  every  possi- 
ble position  the  affirmative  were  able  to 
assume  and  in  a  forcible  manner  strengthened 
their  own  arguments. 

The  members  of  the  Amherst  team  deserve 
much  credit  for  the  arguments  they  put  up. 
Their  work  throughout  was  marked  by  clear- 
ness, vigor  and  perfect  fairness.  The  deliv- 
ery of  each  man  showed  much  natural  ability 
and  experience  in  the  art  of  debate.  In  fact, 
no  more  complimentary  thing  can  be  said  of 
the  Bowdoin  team  than  that  they  were  judged 
to  have  presented  a  better  argument  than  was 
presented  by  such  a  strong  team  as  represented 
Amherst. 

To  those  interested  in  the  work  of  debat- 
ing in  Bowdoin  this  debate  meant  much.  It 
showed  positively  that  such  a  course  in  debat- 
ing as  was  conducted  last  fall,  or  a  more 
exhaustive  one,  is  necessary  to  our  success  in 
debating  in  future  years.  It  is  the  exception 
'that  a  good  debater  is  born  so ;  careful  train- 
ing and  hard  work  will  give  us  more  such 
victories  as  this  one. 


In  another  column  appears 

The  Foot=BalI  the    foot-ball    schedule    as 

Schedule.  arranged       by      Manager 

White    for    the    season    of 

1904.  The  list  is  made  up  of  eight  games,  four 

of  which  are  to  be  played  on  the  home  grounds. 

In  addition  to  our  regular  opponents  we  meet 

Brown  for  the  first  time  in  several  years.     It 

is  a  source  of  pleasure  that  we  were  able  to 

-  secure  this  game  so  late  in  the  season,  when 

both  teams  will  be  in   good  condition.     The 

chief  interest  of  the  season  will  center  around 


the  State  games,  which  are  the  most  impor- 
tant from  a  Bowdoin  standpoint.  We  con- 
gratulate ourselves  upon  the  schedule,  and 
hope  that  it  is  but  a  foretaste  of  a  successful 
foot-ball  season   for   1904. 


The   Bates  Game. 


The  base-ball  rarae  of  last 


Saturday  gave  us  our  first 
opportunity  of  seeing  what  our  team  is  like 
and  to  form  some  idea  of  what  we  may  expect 
of  them  during  the  present  season.  It  may 
be  said  that  the  gamewasbothencouragingand 
discouraging — encouraging  in  that  the  play- 
.  ing  of  some  of  the  men  was  of  the  gilt-edge 
order ;  discouraging  in  that  the  exhibition  of 
others  was  very  ragged.  The  fielding  was 
perhaps  the  most  commendable  feature  of  the 
game,  and  while  there  was  no  occasion  to  go 
into  ecstasy  over  even  this,  it  is  certain  that  it 
was  far  superior  to  other  features.  The  bat- 
ting as  a  whole  was  poor,  and  but  for  the 
splendid  stick  work  of  three  or  four  members 
of  the  team,  the  first  game  would  have  been 
a  defeat.  The  base  running  was  also  poor. 
With  some  exception,  there  seemed  to  be  a 
small  amount  of  head  work  in  this  department 
and  no  knowledge  of  when  to  take  chances 
and  when  not  to.  We  realize  that  this  was 
the  first  game  of  the  season  and  that  the  team 
has  had  hardly  any  practice,  yet  we  feel  that 
this  is  not  sufficient  excuse  for  some  of  the 
poor  playing  in  Saturday's  game,  and  hope 
to  see  a  better  exhibition  in  the  coming  games. 


The  band   did  good  work 
Base=BalI  Rooters.  .  .  ,     . 

Saturday,  considering  that 

six  men  were  absent,  which  was  due  to  the 
vacation  of  the  medics  and  to  other  reasons. 
The  cheering  helped  pull  out  of  the  hole;  it 
was  strongest  when  most  needed.  But  right 
here  we  would  call  attention  to  the  fact  that 
in  order  to  have  efficient  cheering,  the  student 
body  must  occupy  the  same  part  of  the  grand- 
stand. With  the  band  at  one  end  and  the 
singers  at  the  other  it  is  impossible  to  work 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


together.  '  Last  fall  it  was  generally  under- 
stood that  the  west  end  of  the  stand  was  for 
the  rooters.  Unless  some  good  reason  is  seen 
for  changing  this  arrangement,  let  everyone 
plan  to  sit  there  in  the  future  unless  he  has 
something  apart  from  the  game  and  the  cheer- 
ing- to  claim  his  attention. 


'05,  are  promising  men  in  the  two-mile.  With 
such  an  abundance  of  material  and  such  a 
determination  as  is  being  displayed  by  the 
contestants,  Bowdoin's  chances  for  a  victo- 
rious team  are  of  the  brightest. 


TRACK  ATHLETICS. 
Systematic  track  work  has  been  somewhat 
interrupted  and  delayed  of  late  on  account  of 
the  poor  weather,  but  this  week  Coach 
Lathrop  has  been  gradually  trying  out  the 
new  material  and  developing  the  old  with 
encouraging  results.  For  the  first  time  in 
several  years  we  have  a  squad  of  pole  vaulters 
and  a  decided  improvement  is  looked  for  in 
this  event.  Winchell  and  H.  Lowell  are  the 
contestants. 

In  the  weights  there  is  a  large  squad  at 
work.  Aside  from  Denning  whose  ability  is 
unquestioned,  there  are  Dolloff.  Med.,  H. 
Chapman,  '06,  Hermes,  '04,  Chandler,  '07,  and 
McMichael.  '07,  who  are  working  hard  and 
developing  fast.  The  jumping  squad  is  larger 
than  heretofore  and  particularly  in  the  broad 
which  includes  Capt.  Rowe,  R.  E.  Shaw, 
Stewart,  Jenks  and  Grindle.  Clark,  '04,  the 
high  jumper,  may  be  able  to  jump  by  the  time 
of  the  meet,  but  aside  from  him  no  promising 
material  has  appeared. 

The  sprints  are  strong  events  this  year  and 
it  will  require  marvelously  fast  men  to  beat 
Bowdoin's  squad.  Bates,  Jenks,  Weld  of  last 
vear's  team  are  in  the  lead  and  a  large  squad 
of  new  men  are  working  with  them. 

Capt.  Rowe,  '04,  and  Webb,  '05,  constitute 
our  'varsity  material  in  the  hurdles,  but 
Tobey,  Bass,  Childs  and  Gumbel  are  proving 
themselves  capable  men. 

Quarter  milers  are  out  in  abundance. 
Everett,  '04,  is  easily  in  the  lead,  but  much 
good  material  is  being  developed  in  Doherty, 
Stewart,  Weld,  Laidley  and  R.  Hall. 

Davis,  '05,  is  the  foremost  candidate  in  the 
half-mile.  This  event  has  the  largest  number 
of  contestants  of  any  and  includes  Marston, 
Med.,  Craigie,  C.  Hall,  McRae  and  Webber. 
The  squad  of  milers  is  large  and  is  the  best 
that  Bowdoin  has  had  for  some  time.  Shorey, 
'07,  Sewall,  '06,  A.  T.  and  A.  C.  Shorey  are 
promising  men,  while  Norton, '05,  and  Shorey, 


TENNIS    SCHEDULE. 

The  following  schedule  has  been 
announced  by  Manager  Donnell  of  the  tennis 
team : 

May  17 — Maine      Intercollegiate      Tournament      at 

Orono. 
May  23 — New   England   Intercollegiate   Tournament 

at  Longwood. 
May   31 — Bowdoin   vs.    University   of    Vermont     at 

Burlington. 


IReligious  Botee. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  meeting  Thursday  night 
was  led  by  Mincher,  '07,  "The  Law  of  Sowing 
and  Reaping."  This  week  a  meeting  for  mis- 
sions was  conducted  by  Burpee,  '04.  Next 
week.  May  6,  the  subject,  "God's  Plan  for  the 
Life  of  a  Man,"  will  be  opened  by  Schneider, 
'04.  It  is  expected  that  special  music 
will  be  provided  for  these  Thursday  evening- 
meetings  and  every  member  of  the  Associa- 
tion ought  to  attend. 

Arthur  B.  Williams,  Yale,  '98,  an  Inter- 
national Secretary,  visited  college  this  week 
in  regard  to  delegates  going  to  the  Interna- 
tional Convention  at  Buffalo  May  14-17. 

A  secretary  who  will  give  all  his  time  to 
the  Christian  work  among  men  in  Maine  has 
just  been  engaged  by  the  State  Committee  and 
it  is  expected  that  he  will  give  some  time  next 
year  to  the  work  in  Brunswick. 

Rev.  Mr.  Jump  preached  an  interesting 
sermon  at  the  Church  on  the  Hill  Sunday 
morning  on  "The  House  Cleaning  of  the 
Soul." 

OFFICIAL   NOTICES. 


BOWDOIN  QUILL  ANNUAL  COMPE- 
TITION. 
For  the  best  short  story  and  the  best  poem 
submitted  by  students  between  May  1st  and 
the  close  of  the  term  the  Boivdoin  Quill  offers 
autograph  copies  of  "Rebecca"  and  "The  Vil- 
lage Watch  Tower,"  by  Kate  Douglas  Wig- 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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gin.  These  autograph  copies  are  desirable 
prizes  and  will  stimulate  large  competition 
and  good  work. 

Owing  to  the  large  amount  of  material  on 
hand  many  important  articles  have  been 
omitted.  Editor-in-Chief. 

All  those  competing  for  the  Hawthorne 
Prize  must  hand  in  their  stories  not  later  than 
May  16.  Commencement  parts  will  be  due 
May  1 6. 

The  Class  of  '75  Prize  essays  will  be  due 
Mav  2. 


MAKE  PREPARATIONS  NOW  TO  ATTEND 

THE  BOWDOIN-MAINE  GAME, 

AT  ORONO,  WEDNESDAY,  MAY  4th. 

Colletje  IRotes. 

The  college  band  has  an  engagement  to  play  in 
Bath   on   Memorial    Day. 

The  Polecon  Club  met  with  W.  S.  Cushing, 
Tuesday  night,  at  the  Deke  House.  An  enjoyable 
time  was  reported  by  all. 

The  Boston  Globe  of  last  Sunday  contained  a 
photograph  of  Dr.  Whittier,  together  with  a  col- 
umn and  a  half  article  on  his  blood  tests. 

Marshall  and  Merrill  of  last  year's  team,  and 
Walker,  who  spoke  for  Bowdoin  in  1902,  were 
among  the  alumni  who  attended  the  Amherst 
Debate. 

In  the  Portland  Argus  of  Saturday,  April  23, 
was  given  an  account  of  the  Brown  Memorial  Fund, 
its  donor  and  all  of  those  holding  the  scholarships 
given  from-  it. 

Dame  Rumor  has  it  that  Newman  at  Colby  is 
putting  the  shot  forty-one  feet.  Rumor  is  too  often 
a  false  prophet,  and  we  have  good  reason  to  believe 
that  Bowdoin  will  win  the  shot-put  this  year  as 
usual. 

A  recent  addition  to  the  art  resources  of  the 
library  has  been  made  by  the  generosity  of  Mrs. 
Lydia  H.  Dwinel  who  has  presentee  a  portfolio  con- 
taining fifty-two  large  engravings  of  Raphael's  fres- 
coes in  the  Vatican  at  Rome.  These  illustrate  scenes 
from  the  Bible,  and,  since  the  originals  have  been 
much  injured  by  the  lapse  of  time,  are  of  some 
historical  value,  as  the  engravings  date  from  the  last 
century. 

In  place  of  the  pins  formerly  worn  by  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Deutscher  Verein,  the  club  has  obtained 
medals,  after  the  Harvard  style.  These  may  be 
worn  either  on  ribbons  across  the  breast,  or  as 
fobs.  The  medals  themselves  are  very  neat,  con- 
taining on  one  side  the  Verein's  circle,  combining 
the  German  eagle  and  the  college  coat-of-arms,  and 
on  the  other  the  name  of  the  club  and  a  place  for 
the  wearer's  name  to  be  engraved.  The  whole  is 
very  attractively  made  up. 


A  series  of  seven  addresses  on  "Literary  Gems 
from  the  Biblical  Literature"  was  begun  Sunday 
evening,  April  10,  by  Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump,  pastor 
of  the  First  Parish  Church.  The  titles  of  the 
addresses  are  as  follows :  "A  Ritual-Hymn  for  the 
Hour  of  Sacrifice;"  Psalm  118.  "A  Love  Lyric 
of  Judaea ;"  The  Song  of  Solomon.  "A  Triumphal 
Ode  for  a  Double  Choir;"  Judges  5.  "A  Dialogue 
on  the  Drought;"  Jeremiah  14-15.  "A  Cluster  of 
Pilgrim  Songs;"  Psalms  121  seq.  "A  Rhapsody  of 
the  Locusts ;"  Joel.  "A  Mystical  Drama  of  the 
Divine  Yearning;"   Isaiah  51-53. 


Htbletics. 


BASE-BALL. 

Bowdoin  and  Bates  played  one  of  the  most 
exciting  games  of  ball  on  the  Whittier  Field,  Satur- 
day afternoon,  that  has  been  seen  here  for  a  long 
time.  At  no  time  could  it  be  told  who  would  carry 
ofif  the  honors  and  the  400  people  present  certainly 
got  their  money's  worth  of  base-ball.  It  took  ten 
innings  to  settle  the  contest.  Bowdoin  seemed  to 
have  a  slight  advantage  in  the  early  part  of  the 
game,  but  at  the  beginning  of  the  ninth  with  Bates 
two  scores  in  the  lead,  it  looked  rather  dubious  for 
Bowdoin.  Bates  made  more  errors  than  Bowdoin, 
but  rather  excelled  in  bunching  hits. 

The  game  opened  with  Wood  at  the  bat  for 
Bates.  He  sent  the  ball  out  between  right  and  cen- 
ter for  three  bases.  With  no  one  out,  Oakes  set- 
tled down  and  struck  out  Austin  and  Doe.  Beau- 
man  was  out  on  a  grounder  to  Clarke. 

For  Bowdoin,  White  was  out  on  a  grounder  to 
Kendall.  Stone  hit  for  two  bases  to  right  field. 
Clarke  struck  out,  and  Cox  made  first  on  a 
grounder  between  first  and  second.  Wiggin  hit  to 
left,  scoring  Stone  and  Cox..  Wiggin  was  caught 
trying   to   steal   second. 

In  the  second  inning,  neither  side  scored. 
Rogers  hit  to  Oakes,  Bowers  was  out  on  a  hit  to 
White,  and  Kendall  went  out  on  a  grounder  to  sec- 
ond. Gould  was  the  first  man  up  for  Bowdoin  and 
was  out  on  a  fly  to  Doe.  Kinsman  and  Redman  both 
struck   out. 

In  the  third  Dwinal  singled.  Mclntyre  hit  to 
Clarke,  and  Dwinal  did  not  leave  first.  The  wrong 
man  came  in  from  the  field  and  consequently  both 
were  out.     Austin  was  out  on  a  hit  to  Clarke. 

In  the  fourth  inning  Bates  made  two  runs,  tying 
the  score.  Doe  was  out  at  first,  Beauman  got  a 
base  on  balls,  Rogers  made  a  two-base  hit,  scoring 
Beauman.  Bowers  got  his  base  and  Kendall  a  hit, 
sending  in  Bowers.  Dwinal  sacrificed  and  Mclntyre 
struck  out.  In  Bowdoin's  half  Wiggin  hit  to  sec- 
ond and  was  safe  on  an  error.  Gould  was  out  on  a 
hit  to  left  field.  Kinsman  got  his  base.  Redman 
struck  out  and  Oakes  was  out  on  a  fly  to  third. 

In  the  fifth  and  sixth  innings  neither  side  scored. 
No  one  saw  second  on  either  side.  Bates  secured 
no  runs  in  the  seventh.  Wood  was  out  on  a  fly  to 
second,  Austin  hit  to  center  and  was  out,  while- 
Doe  went  out  on  a  fly  to  White.  Bowdoin  made 
two  runs  in  this  inning.  White  singled  and  Stone 
struck  out.  Clarke  got  a  two-bagger,  soring 
White.     Cox    singled.     Wiggin    went    out    on    a    fly 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


to  center.     Cox  then  started  to  steal  second,  holding 
the  attention  of  the  Bates  team  while  Clarke  scored. 

In  the  eighth  Bates  got  in  some  good  work. 
Beanman  got  a  base  on  balls,  Rogers  singled  sending 
Beauman  safely  to  second.  Bowers  then  got  a  base 
on  balls  and  the  bases  were  full.  All  was  needed 
was  a  good  hit  and  Kendall  succeeded  in  getting 
a  two-bagger,  scoring  three  runs.  Dwinal  went 
out  on  a  fly  to  Redman.  Wight,  who  batted  in  place 
of  Mclntyre,  was  out  at  first.  Wood  got  a  hit, 
scoring  Kendall.  No  Bowdoin  man  saw  second  in 
this  inning,  and  Piper,  who  batted  in  the  place  of 
Redman,    was   the   only   one   who   reached   first. 

With  two  runs  necessary  to  tie  the  score,  Bow- 
doin went  into  the  ninth — with  grim  determination. 
White  singled,  but  was  out  on  a  steal  to  second. 
Stone  hit  for  three  bases  and  Clarke  singled,  scoring 
Stone.  Cox  hit  for  two  bases  and  Clarke  scored  on 
Wiggin's  fly  to  the  outfield.  This  ended  the  scor- 
ing and  it  stood  6  to  6. 

In  the  tenth  Bates  tried  hard  to  score,  but  did 
not  succeed.  Kendall  reached  first,  Dwinal  sacri- 
ficed. Kendall  was  caught  at  third  and  Austin  went 
out  on  a  hit  to  Wiggin.  For  Bowdoin,  Oakes  sin- 
gled, and  White  did  the  same  thing,  but  Oakes  was 
caught  at  second.  Stone  flied  out  to  Doe.  Then 
Clarke  came  up  for  his  fourth  hit  and  got  a  three- 
bagger,    scoring   White   and   winning   the   game. 

The  score : 

Bowdoin. 

AB  R        EH         Po"        A  E 

White,    ss 6  2  i  2  2  i 

Stone,   c 6  2  2  2  2  o 

Clarke,    2b 6  2  4  3  4  ° 

Cox,    rf S  1  2  0  o  o 

Wiggin.    lb 5  °  3  15  o  1 

Gould,   3b 5  o  o  2  5  o 

Kinsman,    cf 5  °  °  1  °  ° 

Redman,    If 3  o  I  3  o  0 

Oakes,    p 5  o  1  2  2  o 

Piper,* 1  o  1  o  o  o 

Houghton,    If 1  o  o  o  o  o 

Totals    43         7       U      30       15         2 

Bates. 

ab  R        BH        PO        A  E 

Wood,    2b 5  o  3  5  1  ° 

Austin,    ss 6  o  o  2  0  3 

Doe,   p 5  o  o  2  4  0 

Beauman,   c 5  2  °  7  2  1 

Rogers,    If 5  2  2  1  o  o 

Bower,  3b 5  1  l  °  2  4 

Kendall,    lb 513800 

Dwinal,   cf 5  0  I  1  o  o 

Mclntyre.  rf 4  o  0  1  o  o 

Wight,    rf 1  o  o  o  o  o 

Total    46        6       10      27        9        8 

♦Batted   for   Redman   in   eighth. 
jClarke   out   on   infield   fly. 

Score  by  Innings. 

1234S6789     10 

Bowdoin   2     o     o    o    o     o    2     0     2       1—7 

Bates o    o    o    2    o    o    4    o      o — 6 

Two-base  hits— Stone,  Clarke,  Cox,  Rogers,  Ken- 
dall.    Three-base       hits — Wood,        Stone,        Clarke. 


Stolen  bases — Cox,  White,  Clarke.  Bases  on  balls — 
By  Oakes,  Austin,  Beauman  (2).  By  Doe,  Wig- 
gin. Struck  out — By  Doe,  Stone,  Clarke,  Kins- 
man, Redman  (3),  Houghton.  By  Oakes,  Austin, 
Doe,  Mclntyre.  Sacrifice  hits — Gould  (2).  Umpire — 
Hassett. 


FOOT-BALL  SCHEDULE,   1904. 

Sept.  24 — Fort  Preble  vs.  Bowdoin  at  Brunswick. 
Oct.    1 — Exeter   vs.    Bowdoin    at    Brunswick. 
Oct.  5 — Harvard  vs.  Bowdoin  at  Cambridge. 
Oct.    12 — Amherst  vs.    Bowdoin  at  Amherst. 
Oct.   19 — Colby  vs.   Bowdoin   at   Brunswick. 
Oct.   26 — Brown   vs.    Bowdoin   at   Providence. 
Nov.   5. — Maine  vs.  Bowdoin  at  Bangor. 
Nov.   12 — Bates  vs.   Bowdoin  at  Brunswick. 


Hlumni  personals. 


The  Alumni  Departm 
this  paper  if  every  aluir 
forward  to  the  editor  any  r 


can  be  made  an  interesting  feature  ot 
;  and  undergraduate  will  constantly 
;  pertaining  to  the  alumni  of  Bowdoin. 


CLASS    OF    1873. 

Ex-Minister  to  the  Hawaiian  Islands, 'Francis  M. 
Hatch,  is  in  Washington  about  to  argue  a  case 
before  the  United  States  Supreme  Court  concerning 
the  right  to  fish  in  certain  waters  of  the  Sandwich 
Isles. 

CLASS  OF  1S78. 

Mr.  Barrett  Potter  of  Brunswick  has  be'en 
appointed  by  Governor  Hill  as  one  of  the  delegates 
from  Cumberland  County  to  the  Good  Roads  Con- 
vention to  be  held  in  St.  Louis,  May  16-21. 

CLASS  OF  1894. 
Rupert  H.  Baxter  has  been  elected  a  director  of 
the  First  National  Bank  of  Brunswick,  Me. 

CLASS  OF  1898. 
Dr.  Richard  Henry  Stubbs  of  Augusta,  was 
married  this  week,  to  Miss  Ethelyn  Burleigh, 
youngest  daughter  of  Congressman  Edwin  C.  Bur- 
leigh of  the  Third  District.  The  wedding  was  a  very 
quiet  affair,  only  the  immediate  relatives  and  friends 
of  the  contracting  parties  being  present.  Dr. 
Stubbs  is  a  graduate  of  the  Harvard  Medical  School 
and  is  now  practicing  his  profession  in  Augusta. 

CLASS   OF   1903. 
R.   C.   Bisbee  has  accepted  a  position  as  chemist 
in  the  medicine  works  at  Hyde  Park,  Mass. 


©bituar^. 


HON.  A.  T.  STEARNS. 

On  February  12  occurred  the  death  at  Reno, 
Nevada,  of  the  Hon.  Arthur  Tappan  Stearns,  of  the 
Class  of  1865  of  Bowdoin  College.  He  was  born  in 
Lovell,    Maine,   April   30,    1840,   and   after   fitting   at 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


17 


Fryeburg  and  Bridgton  entered  college,  but  left 
when  President  Lincoln  issued  his  call  for  volun- 
teers, serving  with  honor  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
On  leaving  the  army  he  lived  for  a  short  time  in 
Pennsylvania  and  then  went  West  and  grew  up  with 
the  country.  In  1878  he  went  to  Cherry  Creek, 
Nevada.  From-  here  he  was  elected  to  the  State 
Assembly,  serving  one  year,  end  was  then  chosen 
Principal  of  the  State  University  at  Elko.  From 
Elko  he  went  to  Eureka  where  he  taught  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  and  from  where  he  was  sent  to  the  State 
Senate  for  four  years.  After  several  years  he  went 
to  Ely,  White  Pine  County,  where  he  served  two 
terms  as  County  Clerk  and  was  elected  to  the  office 
of  District  Attorney  and  Superintendent  of  Schools, 
in  which  capacity  he  was  serving  when  he  went  to 
Reno  for  medical  treatment,  two  years  ago.  Mr. 
Stearns  was  a  man  of  strong  character  and  unusual 
ability.  He  was  broad-minded  and  generous  even 
to  a  fault  and  held  the  respect  and  confidence  of  his 
fellow-men.  He  was  a  loyal  Bowdoin  man  and  the 
news  of  his  death  comes  as  an  especially  sad  shock 
to  the  many  graduates  of  the  college  who  knew 
him. 


DR.  JOSIAH  C.  DONHAM. 
Dr.  Josiah  C.  Donham  died  at  his  home,  Thurs- 
day evening,  April  7,  at  the  age  of  sixty-six  years. 
Dr.  Donham  was  born  in  Hebron  and  graduated 
from  Hebron  Academy  in  1864.  He  entered  the 
Medical  School  of  Maine  the  same  year  and  after 
completing  his  course  graduated  under  a  suspension 
of  rules,  in  1867,  as  he  was  only  nineteen  years  old 
then.  He  has  passed  his  life  a  respected  and  hon- 
ored physician,  practicing  at  Lewiston,  Me.,  and  his 
death  will  be  mourned  by  many  friends,  both  within 
and  without   the  profession. 


HON.  JOSEPH  A.  LOCKE. 
Hon.  Joseph  A.  Locke  died  at  his  home,  in  Port- 
land, Thursday,  April  22.  1904.  Mr.  Locke  was 
born  in  Hollis,  Me.,  December  25,  1843.  He  moved 
to  Biddeford  in  early  childhood,  and  prepared  for 
college  at  the  Biddeford  High  School.  Entering 
Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of  1865.  he  graduated  with 
honors.  After  receiving  his  degree  he  taught  in 
Portland  High  School,  studying  law;  at  the  same 
time,  with  Davis  &  Drummond.  In  the  year  1868 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  in  the  following 
year  to  practice  in  the  federal  courts.  He  proved 
himself  a  man  of  such  upright  integrity  and  sturdy 
honesty,  that  he  was  elected  to  the  State  House  of 
Representatives,  the  only  unquestioned  member  dur- 
ing the  famous  counting-out  difficulties.  At  the 
next  session  he  was  elected  to  the  Senate,  and 
became  president  of  that  body,  holding  the  distin- 
guished honor  of  being  the  only  member  ever 
elected  to  that  position  on  his  first  term:  For  four 
years  he  served  on  the  Governor's  Council  with 
great  distinction.  Wearied  of  public  duties  he  then 
returned  to  his  law  practice  in  Portland.  He  was  a 
man  of  sterling  worth,  of  staunch  honesty,  and 
noble  principles.  His  life  was  one  of  great  faith, 
the  embodiment  of  upright  and  unquestionable 
truth.  Bowdoin  mourns  his  death  as  the  loss  of 
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VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    MAY   6,    1904. 


NO.  3. 


SPRING  FOOT-BALL  PRACTICE. 

Spring  foot-ball  practice  began  this  week 
and  will  last  till  the  end  of  the  term.  The 
work  will  be  rudimentary,  consisting  of  kick- 
ing signals,  catching,  tackling  and  formations. 

Although  a  large  per  cent,  of  the  college 
is  taking  part  in  the  other  branches  of  ath- 
letics it  is  hoped  that  many  will  avail  them- 
selves of  the  opportunity  of  getting  a  good 
start  for  the  fall  work.  Everybody  who  comes 
out  now  will  receive  individual  attention  and 
will  never  have  a  better  opportunity  to  learn 
the  elements  of  the  game. 

It  is  hardly  necessary  to  add  that  any  one 
who  has  had  any  ability  or  past  experience 
should  feel  duty-bound  to  take  part  in  this 
listit  work. 


DESIGN    FOR    ORIENT    COALER. 

The  Orient  Board  contemplates  a  change 
in  the  cover  design  of  Bowdoin's  weekly 
paper.  With  this  end  in  view  any  student  or 
alumnus  is  requested  to  send  to  the  Business 
Manager  before  May  15  any  appropriate  or 
distinctive  darwing  which  he  shall  have  made. 

These  drawings  will  either  be  submitted 
to  the  student  body  or  to  a  committee  com- 
posed of  one  member  of  the  faculty,  two 
members  of  the  Orient  Board  and  two  mem- 
bers selected  from  the  college  at  large.  If  a 
suitable  design  can  be  secured  '  it  will  be 
adopted  by  the  Orient  and  a  suitable  price 
paid  to  the  person  who  shall  have  submitted  it. 


SECOND  TEAM  SCHEDULE. 

Assistant  Manager  Putnam  has  announced 
the  following  schedule  for  the  second  team. 
Negotiations  for  a  Massachusetts  trip  are 
going  on,  the  result  of  which  will  be 
announced  later. 

May  7— Kent's  Hill  at  Kent's  Hill. 

May  11 — Lewiston  High  at  Brunswick. 

May  25 — Cony  High  at  Augusta. 

May  30 — Rockland  High  at  Rockland. 

June  1 — Cony  High  at  Brunswick. 


GOLD   MEDALS   FOR  DEBATING 
TEAM. 

Through  the  generosity  of  a  former  stu- 
dent at  Bowdoin  the  members  of  the  debating 
team  which  defeated  Amherst  will  be  awarded 
gold  medals,  suitably  struck  to  designate  their 
work. 


IReligious  Botes, 

The  meeting  last  Thursday  evening  of  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  was  led  by  Burpee,  '04,  and  the 
time  was  given  up  to  a  discussion  of  mission 
work  in  Japan.  The  work  among  college 
men  in  Japan  to-day  is  little  short  of  remark- 
able. A  solo  by  Ryan,  '07,  added  much  to  the 
enjoyment  of  the  service  and  the  attendance 
was  one  of  the  largest  of  the  year. 

Next  Thursday  the  subject,  "The  Abuses 
of  Silence"  will  be  in  charge  of  Newton,  '05. 

Last  Sunday  afternoon  the  chapel  vesper 
service  was  conducted  by  President  Hyde, 
who  spoke  briefly  on  some  of  the  impressions 
derived  from  his  recent  tour  through  the 
Southern  States. 


CALENDAR. 


Friday,  May  6. 
Psi   Upsilon   "Hop"  in  Memorial   Hall. 

Saturday,   May  7. 
2.30 — Bowdoin  vs.   University  of   Maine;   on   Whit- 
tier  Field.     Bowdoin  2d  vs.   Kent's  Hill  at 
Kent's  Hill. 

Sunday,   May  8. 
10.30 — Preaching   in   College   Church   by   Rev.    Her- 
bert A.  Jump. 

Tuesday,   May   10. 
8   o'clock — '68   Prize   Speaking  in   Memorial   Hall. 

Wednesday,   May  11. 
Bowdoin     vs.      Williams     at     Williamstown. 
Bowdoin   2d  vs.   Lewiston  High   at  Bruns- 
wick.    Glee   Club  concert  at  Bath. 

Thursday,   May   12. 
Bowdoin  vs.  Holy  Cross  at  Worcester. 

Saturday,  May  14. 
Maine    Intercollegiate    Meet    at    Waterville. 


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OFFICIAL   NOTICES. 


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secure  and  would  like  to  correspond  with  any 
person  who  has  any  of  the  following  copies  of 
the  Orient  which  he  or  she  is  willing  to  sell : 
Vol.  I.,  Nos.  i,  2,  5,  12.  Vol.  II.,  Nos.  8,  14. 
Vol.  XXIII.,  No.  2.  Vol.  XVI.,  Nos.  12  to 
17,  inclusive.  Vol.  XXYIII.,  No.  12.  Vol. 
XXIX.,  Nos.  7,  8.  Vol.  XXXIL,  No.  21. 
Vol.  XXXI.,  No.  27. 


College  Botes. 

Maine  vs.  Bowdoin  To-Morrow 
Afternoon    at   2.30. 

J.   C.   Minot  spent  Sunday  at  the  college. 

The  Massachusetts  Club  met  with  Jenks,  '06, 
last   Saturday  evening. 

Professor  Dennis  has  granted  adjourns  to  his 
classes  all  this  week. 

Philoon,  '05,  is  attending  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi 
Convention  in  Chicago  this  week. 

Professor  Dennis  was  one  of  the  judges  in  the 
Hebron-Coburn  debate,   last  week. 

Coombs  of  Colby,  will  pitch  for  Lowell  this 
season,  according  to  the  newspapers. 

The  History  Club  met  with  Stone,  Monday  night. 
A  paper  by  Clarke  was  enjoyed  very  much. 

The  Kennebec  County  Club  met  with  Johnson, 
'06,  Wednesday  night.  A  pleasant  time  was 
reported  by  all. 

Several  of  the  Freshmen  were  suspended  from 
recitations  last  week  on  account  of  failures  to  pass 
off  entrance  examinations. 

Colbv  had  some  difficulty  in  taking  its  recent 
Massachusetts  trip  from  the  fact  that  four  members 
of  the  team  were  not  up  in  their  studies. 

The  beautiful  loving  cup  which  H.  W.  Varneywill 
give  to  the  best  all-around  player  on  the  base-ball 
team  is  now  on  exhibition  in  his  show  window. 

The  Bowdoin  College  Glee  and  Mandolin-Guitar 
Clubs  will  give  a  concert,  followed  by  a  dance  at 
the  Bath  Grange  Hall,  Wednesday  evening,  May  11. 

Young  Havey  of  Hebron  held  Bates  down  to 
something  like  two  hits  for  nine  innings  in  the  game 
at  Lewiston  last  week.  Not  bad  for  a  "prep"  school 
man. 

The  members  of  the  Vermont  debating  team 
which  tried  conclusions  with  Bates  last  evening  are 
spending  the  day  in  Brunswick  as  the  guests  of 
Professor    Woodruff. 

The  members  of  the  band  appeared  this  week  in 
attractive  hats.  It  is  understood  that  complete  uni- 
forms will  be  obtained  by  Memorial  Day  when  this 
college  organization  will  participate  in  the  exercises 
at  Bath. 


There  were  a  number  of  visitors  at  chapel,  Sun- 
day. The  exercises  were  conducted  by  President 
Hyde  and  dealt  particularly  with  his  recent  trip 
through  the  Southern   States. 

The  Massachusetts  trip  by  the  U.  of  M.  base-ball 
team  did  not  seem  to  be  very  satisfactory.  They 
lost  to  Andover,  Brown  and  Tufts  and  had  several 
games  postponed  on  account  of  rain. 

The  Library  Club  held  their  semi-monthly  meet- 
ing at  Professor  Little's  .house  last  Saturday  even- 
ing. An  excellent  paper  on  the  "History  of  the 
College  Library"  was  read  by  Rowe,  '06. 

Prof.  Woodruff  presided  at  the  Brunswick  High 
School  debate  held  last  Saturday  evening  in  the 
Assembly  Hall  of  the  High  School  Building  and 
Professor  Mitchell  was  one  .of  the  judges. 

The  library  has  been  increased  by  the  generosity 
of  Mrs.  Lydia  H.  Dwinel  of  Bangor,  who  has  pre- 
sented a  portfolio  containing  fifty-two  large  engrav- 
ings of  Raphael's  frescoes  in  the  Vatican  at  Rome. 

The  opera  "Bell  Rock"  drew  a  considerable 
crowd  of  college  fellows  to  the  town  hall  last  Tues- 
day and  Wednesday  night.  Ryan,  '07,  Archibald, 
'04,  R.  Johnson,  '06,  and  Herms,  '04.  took  leading 
parts,  besides  many  other  students  were  in  the 
chorus. 


COLBY  JUNIOR  "PROM." 

A  most  cordial  invitation  is  extended  to  all 
Bowdoin  men  who  attend  the  Intercollegiate  Track 
Meet,  to  attend  the  Junior  Prom.,  given  by  the 
Class  of  1905  at  the  Armory  on  the  evening  of  May 
sixteenth   at   nine   o'clock. 

Stephen    Grant   Bean. 

Chairman   of  Prom.    Committee. 
Colby    College,    Waterville,    Me. 


TRIALS  IN  SOPHOMORE  PRIZE  SPEAKING. 

The  first  trial  in  the  Sophomore  Prize  Speaking 
was  held  April  26,  in  Memorial  Hall.  Those  who 
spoke  at  this  trial  were  Stevens,  Bavis,  Porter, 
Parcher,  P,  R.  Andrews,  Childs,  Bartlett,  Boody 
and  Pope.  Those  who  spoke  last  Tuesday,  May  3, 
were  Clark.  Fox.  Stetson,  Copeland,  C.  Shaw, 
Rowe,  Woodruff.  Perry. 

From  these  speakers  twelve  will  be  chosen  by 
the  class  with  the  approval  of  the  Faculty  to  com- 
pete for  the  prize.  The  date  of  the  final  contest  has 
not  been  fixed. 


ART    BUILDING    NOTES. 

The  Orient  wishes  to  correct  a  mistake  made  in 
its  Art  Building  Notes  some  time  since.  The  donor 
of  the  Paul  Jones  picture  was  not  Charles  M.  Bar- 
ker as  reported,   but   Charles   M.   Baker. 

A  series  of  landscape  photographs  of  the  Yosem- 
ite  Valley  and  California  landscapes  are  on  exhibi- 
tion for  a  limited  time  only. 

Professor  Hutchins  has  completed  some  more  in 
the  series  of  photographs  of  the  portrait  paintings  in 
Memorial  Hall.  The  photographs  of  the  Haw- 
thorne and  Longfellow  pictures  are  especially  good. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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MEDICAL  SCHOOL. 

Ernest  V.  Call,  a  Senior  in  the  Medical  Depart- 
ment, announces  his  engagement  to  Miss  Mabel  B. 
Furbush  of  Lewiston.  Both  parties  are  graduates  of 
Bates. 

The  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa  fraternity  of  the  Medi- 
cal School,  will  dine  at  the  Inn  in  the  near  future, 
at  which  time  a  paper  on  the  thyroid  gland  will  be 
read  by  Dr.  Giddings  of  Gardiner,  and  an  address 
given  on  the  same  subject  by  Dr.  Fuller  of  Bath. 

Dr.  King  did  not  meet  his  classes  on  Thursday 
of  last  week,  being  called  to  Wiscasset  to  perform 
an  operation. 

The  dissecting  of  bodies  by  the  second  year  stu- 
dents began  Wednesday. 

Dr.  Gerrish  has  distributed  among  the  medical 
students  a  complete  set  of  bones.  Previously  the 
students  had  been  obliged  to  secure  their  own  sup- 
ply, which  was  a  source  of  expense  and  inconven- 
ience. 


READINGS  IN  HISTORY  3. 

April  21 — Gardiner  ;   Chaps.  42-44. 
Robinson ;   Chaps.   32-33. 
April  28 — Gardiner  ;   Chaps.  45-47. 
Robinson ;    Chaps.    34-35. 
May   5 — Gardiner  ;    Chaps.   48-49. 
May   19 — Gardiner  ;   Chaps.   50-54. 
Robinson ;  Chaps.  36-38. 
Hour   exam.   May  19. 
June  2 — Gardiner  ;   Chaps.  55-59. 

Robinson ;    Chaps.   39-41. 
June  9 — Gardiner,   Chap.  60. 
And  one  of 

Oman :  England  in  the  XIX.  Century,   10. 
Caldecolt :     English     Colonization     and     Empire, 
5-6,  and  pp.  277-293. 


READINGS    IN    HISTORY    6. 
April  21 — Van  Hudst ;  J.  C.  Calhoun,  Chaps.   1-4. 

Burgess ;   Middle  Period,  Chaps.  6-10. 
April  28 — McDonald;  Select  Documents,  Nos.  44-56. 
Middle  Period,   Chaps.   11-12. 
J.   C.  Calhoun,  Chap.  5. 
May  5 — Select   Documents,   Chaps.   57-70. 
Middle  Period,   Chaps.   13-16. 
J.   C.  Calhoun,  Chap.  6. 
May  12 — Select  Documents,  Chaps.  71-76. 
J.  C.  Calhoun,  Chaps.  7-9. 
Hour  exams.  May  12. 
May  19 — Select  Documents,   Chaps.  77-88. 

Middle  Period,  Chaps.  20-22. 
May  26 — Select  Documents,   Chaps.  89-92. 

Middle   Period,    Chaps.   20-22. 
June  9 — Select  Documents,  Chaps.  93-97. 
And  one  of 

Burgess :     Civil    War    and    the     Constitution     I. 
Chaps.   1-6. 

Rhodes:    History   of   U.    S.    II.    Chap.    II.,    III., 
Chap.    13. 


May   14 — Seligman,    Ch.   7-8. 
May  21 — Seligman,  Ch.  11. 
May  28 — Daniels,   pp.    181-267. 
June  4 — Daniels,  pp.  26-324. 
June   11 — Daniels,   pp.   344-373. 

Hour  exams.  May  4  and  June  I. 

Special   reports  June   1. 


READINGS   IN  HISTORY   12. 

April     28 — Bryce:     American     Commonwealth,     I., 
Chaps.   36-46. 

Hart :  Actual  Government,  Chaps.  6-9. 
Cooley :  Principles  of  Constitutional  Law, 

Chap.    18. 
McDonald:  Govt,  of  Maine,  Chaps.  1-5. 
May  12 — Bryce;   Chaps.  47-52. 
Hart;   Chaps.    10-12. 
Cooley;  Chap.  17. 
McDonald,    Chaps.   6-10. 
May  26 — Goodnow :   Municipal   Home   Rule,   Chaps. 

1-12. 
June     9 — Bryce:      American      Commonwealth,      II., 
Chaps.    53-75. 


READINGS.  IN  ECONOMICS  3  AND  6. 

April    16 — Daniels :    Public   Finance,   pp.    1-53. 
April  23 — Daniels,   pp.   53-91. 
May    7 — Seligman,    Ch.    4-6. 


READINGS    IN    ECONOMICS    9. 
April  30 — Haycraft :  Darwinism  and  Race  Progress, 
Chaps.   1-2. 
Bagshot ;   Physics  and  Politics. 
May  21 — Kidd  :  Social  Evolution. 
June      11 — Malloch :      Aristocracy      and     Evolution, 
Chaps.    1-3. 
Haycraft :  Darwinism  and  Race  Progress. 
Hour  exams.  May  4  and  June  1. 


Untercollcoiate  IRews. 

Following  is  the  foot-ball  schedule  as  announced 
by   Manager   Flanders  of  the  University  of   Maine : 

Sept.  24. — Open. 

Sept.  28. — Open. 

Oct.   I. — Brown  at  Providence. 

Oct.   8. — Harvard   at   Cambridge. 

Oct.  15. — New  Hampshire  State  College  at 
Orono. 

Oct.  22. — Bates  at  Lewiston. 

Oct.  29. — Colby  at  Waterville. 

Nov.   5. — Bowdoin  at  Orono  or  Bangor. 

Nov.   12. — Tufts  at  Bangor  or  Orono. 

The  University  of  Glasgow  has  conferred  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws  upon  United  States 
Ambassador  Choate. 

Gilbert  S.  Stairs  of  Halifax  has  been  awarded 
the  Rhodes  Scholarship  from  Nova  Scotia.  He  is 
a  student  at  Harvard  Law  School. 

Twenty  members  of  the  Freshman  Class  at  Wes- 
leyan  have  been  censured  for  taking  carts  and  horses 
into  the  recitation  rooms.  The  men  are  debarred 
from  being  on  the  athletic  teams  or  musical  clubs. 

The  University  of  Chicago  will  adopt  the  Oxford 
system  of  having  the  different  departments  of  the 
school  entirely  distinct.  The  change  will  involve  an 
expenditure  of  from  $2,000,000  to  $3,000,000  in  new 
buildings. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  JR..  1905, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 


E.   H.  R.  BURROUGHS,   1905. 

W.  J.  NORTON,  igos. 

D.   R.  PORTER,  1906. 

S.  G.  HALEY,  JR.,  1906.     


R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906. 
A.   L.   ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     •     •     Business  Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •     •     Ass't  Business   Manager. 

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ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can   be   accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be   addressed  to  the    Business    Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 

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Lewistun  Journal  Pkess. 

Vol.   XXXIV.         FRIDAY,   MAY  6,    1904.  No.  3. 


One  of  the  things  the  stu- 
Prompt  Payment  dents  should  do  at  this 
of  Subscriptions,  season  is  to  pay  their  ath- 
letic subscriptions  to  the 
different  managers.  There  are  a  large  num- 
ber of  fellows  in  college  who  keep  postponing 
these  payments  and  think  there  is  no  harm  in 
so  doing.  Now,  the  fact  is,  that  the  managers 
have  a  pretty  hard  proposition  before  them, 
even  when  the  payments  are  promptly  and 
cheerfully  paid.  It  is  no  money-making 
scheme  for  them  and  it  takes  a  large  amount 
of  figuring  on  their  part  to  make  the  accounts 
balance.  They  are  not  working  for  personal 
interests  in  any  way,  but  for  the  college  col- 
lectively and  individually.  IT  TAKES 
GOOD  MONEY  TO  RUN  THESE 
TEAMS,  NOT  PROMISES.  Most  of  us 
can,  by  denying  ourselves  a  few  present  pleas- 
ures, pay  these  bills  promptly.  Let's  try  it  for 


a  change.  Better  postpone  those  trips  to  the 
"Empire"  or  to  the  "Inn"  and  pay  up  your 
subscriptions.  It  will  make  the  managers 
smile  and  you  will  feel  better  for  it. 


Bowdoin's  hopes  in  Ten- 
Lack  of  Interest  nis  '  Championships  are 
Shown  in  Tennis,  growing  fainter  every 
day.  From  the  present 
outlook  we  shall  have  no  team  at  all  unless 
the  college  responds  better  to  Captain  Dana's 
call  for  candidates.  It  is  really  a  deplorable 
thing  that  so  few  men  have  signified  their 
intention  of  entering  this  branch  of  our  ath- 
letics. Only  a  meagre  number  apparently 
have  any  interest  at  all  in  our  tennis  pros- 
pects, although  by  the  large  squads  out  for 
base-ball  and  track  the  college  shows  that  it 
is  not  lacking  in  athletic  interest.  That  there 
are  good  tennis  players  in  college,  there  can 
be  no  doubt,  after  the  showing  many  men 
have  made  in  the  past.  Three  positions  on 
the  team  must  be  filled  by  new  men.  Every 
fellow  who  can  play  tennis  at  all  should  try 
for  one  of  these  positions.  If  he  doesn't  win 
the  place,  he  can  at  least  make,  some  one  work 
for  it.  Let's  get  together,  fellows,  and 
develop  a  winning  tennis  team. 


The  Track  Meet. 


If    we    consider    the    fact 


that  the  training  of  the 
men  in  the  track  and  field  events  has  been 
seriously  hindered  by  the  rainy  and  cold 
weather,  the  records  at  the  annual  college 
meet  last  Monday  were  very  creditable.  In 
every  event  Bowdoin  seems  to  have  men  who 
may  be  depended  upon  to  win  points  in  the 
State  competition  one  week  from  Saturday. 
Although  we  have  been  taking  a  certain 
amount  of  pride  in  the  number  of  men  who 
have  been  training,  the  fact  that  in  some 
events  only  two  or  three  were  entered  was 
rather  discouraging.  This  was  especially 
noticeable  in  the  high  hurdles  and  the  jumps. 
It  is,  of  course,  too  early  to  begin  to  train 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


23 


new  men  this  year  for  these  events,  but  there 
is  a  lesson  for  us  to  learn  here  for  the  future. 
Of  all  the  men  there  are  in  college  there  ought 
to  be  more  who  would  train  for  these  events 
which  require  more  practice  in  form,  but 
offer  no  less  attractive  field  for  success  to 
aspiring  athletes.  The  most  encouraging 
feature  of  the  meet  was  the  work  of  the  men 
who  have  come  out  this  year  for  the  first 
time,  but  with  these  and  the  good  work  of  the 
old  winners,  we  must  remember  that  many  of 
the  records  were  very  slow  and  much  hard 
work  must  be  done  before  May  14. 


Inter-Fraternity       0ne  of    the    most    helPful 
means  of  developing  base- 
Base-Ball  ,   ,,  .,.;.,.■ 

ball  material  is  the  mstitu- 
League.  tjon   Q^  an  inter-f raternity 

base-ball  league.  In  this  way  opportunities 
are  given  to  men  who  otherwise  might  not 
appear  at  all.  yet  possessing  qualities  which, 
under  favorable  conditions,  would  develop 
them  into  first-class  players.  Such  a  league 
would  arouse  a  lively  interest  in  college  and 
once  started  would  become  a  permanent  feat- 
ure in  athletic  life.  The  Orient  suggests 
that  a  committee  be  selected  from  the  Senior 
Class  and  a  schedule  of  games  be  arranged  in 
such  a  way  that  it  will  be  possible  to  play  the 
entire  series  before  Ivy  Day. 


Proposed  Change 
in   Publication 
of  the  Bugle. 


Each  year  the  medical  stu- 
dents are  coming  into 
closer  touch  with  the 
academical  students  of  the 
college.  It  is  pleasing  to  observe  the  close 
connection  now  existing  between  the  two 
departments  and  we  hope  for  its  further 
development.  Of  all  the  schemes  that  have 
been  suggested  by  different  ones  and  at  dif- 
ferent times  for  drawing  these  students  into 
our  relationship  the  best  is  that  which  pro- 
poses to  have  the  Junior  Medical  Class  unite 
with  the  academic  Juniors  in  the  publication 
of  the  college  annual,  the  Bugle. 


A  joint  publication  by  these  two  classes 
would  mean  a  great  deal  to  both  departments 
of  the  college.  The  "Medics"  would  then 
feel  that  they  had  a  share  in  the  college  affairs 
as  much  as  we,  a  larger  and  better  volume 
would  be  obtainable  and  the  value  of  the  work 
ereatlv   increased. 


Bowdoin    students    should 
Care  highly     prize     the     liberty 

of  the  Campus,  that  is  given  them  in 
regard  to  the  use  of  the 
college  buildings  and  grounds.  But  as  in 
every  such  case  this  very  freedom  is  apt  to 
breed  carelessness.  As  spring  approaches  we 
begin  to  point  with  more  than  usual  pride  to 
the  beauty  of  our  campus  and  are  glad  that 
no  frequent  signs  appear  to  "keep  off  the 
grass."  If  we  truly  appreciate  the  advantage 
of  not  having  these  obnoxious  warnings  about 
the  campus  we  will  be  all  the  more  careful  to 
keep  to  the  paths  at  this  season  of  the  year 
when  the  lawns  are  soft  and  the  grass  roots 
easily  trampled  out. 


,,     ..       .  ™  .  One  thing  we  should  not 

Sectional   Clubs.  & 

forget  during  the  rush  of 
the  spring  term.  That  is  to  keep  up  the  good 
work  so  well  begun  the  past  winter  in  the  sec- 
tional clubs.  It  is  an  easy  matter  to  overlook 
or  neglect  these  outside  things  at  this  season 
which  if  permitted  to  affect  our  sectional 
clubs,  will  seriously  cripple  the  work  which 
they  are  intended  to  do.  From  now  until  next 
fall  is  when  they  can  do  their  best  work — a 
fact  which  should  not  be  lost  sight  of  in  the 
rush  of  other  things.  We  have  a  good  thing 
in  these  clubs.     Let  us  not  neglect  them. 


Emmett  King,  a  member  of  the  Senior  Class 
at  Harvard  Law  School  and  a  graduate  of  Indiana 
University,  where  he  played  three  years  at  different 
times  the  positions  of  guard,  tackle  and  center,  has 
been  engaged  to  coach  the  University  of  Maine 
foot-ball   eleven   next  season. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Htblettcs. 


SPRING    ATHLETIC    MEET. 

The  annual  spring  athletic  meet  was  held  on 
Whittier  Field,  Monday  afternoon.  The  day  was 
perfect  and  the  track  considering  the  heavy  rains 
which  fell  last  week,  was  in  good  condition. 
Although  no  particularly  brilliant  records  were 
made,  the  men  showed  up  very  well  especially  at 
this  time  of  the  year.  The  spectators  were  com- 
posed chiefly  of  officials  and  the  band.  Coach 
Lathrop  expressed  himself  as  fully  satisfied  with 
the   results   shown.     The   events   were  as   follows : 

[20  Yard  Hurdles — First,  W.  B.  Webb;  second, 
H.   G.  Tobey.     Time,   17   1-5  seconds. 

440-Yard  Run.— First  heat— First,  L.  D.  H. 
Weld;  second,  H.  J.  Everett;  third,  W.  T.  Hender- 
son ;  time,  54  1-5  seconds. 

Second  heat — First,  P.  Kimball  ;  second,  P. 
Laidley ;  third,  Seholfield ;  time,  56  2-5. 

100- Yards  Dash— -First  heat — First,  C.  F.  Jenks  ; 
second,  C.  F.  Doherty ;  third,  G.  Partner ;  time, 
10  3-5  seconds. 

Second  Heat — First,  E.  C.  Bates ;  second,  D.  R. 
Porter;  third,  L.  D.   Mincher;  time,   10  4-5  seconds. 

Final  heat— First,  E.  C.  Bates;  second,  C.  F. 
Jenks;   third,   C.   F.   Doherty;   time,    10   1-5   seconds. 

220- Yard  Hurdles — First  heat — (half  distance), 
first,  C.  W.  Rundlett;  second,  H.  L.  Child:,:  third, 
C.   E.   Lowell  ;   time,   14  3-5   seconds. 

Second  heat — (half  distance).  First,  F.  L.  Bass; 
second,  W.  Barrows;  third,  H.  O.  Lowell.  Time, 
14  1-5   seconds. 

Final  Heat— (full  distance),  First,  F.  L.  Bass; 
second,  C.  W.  Rundlet;  third.  W.  Barrows;  time, 
28  3-5   seconds. 

880- Yard  Run— First,  A.  T.  Shorey ;  second,  G. 
E.  Kimball  ;  third,  C.  C.  Holman ;  time,  2  min.  10 
sec. 

One  Mile  Run — First,  P.  R.  Shorey ;  second,  G. 
W.  Tuell ;  third,  A.  C.  Shorey ;  time,  4  min.  59  secy 

220- Yard  Dash — First,  E.  C.  Bates ;  second,  G. 
Parker;  third,  L.  D.  Mincher;  time,  25  3-5  sec. 

Putting  16-lb.  Shot — First,  A.  C.  Denning;  sec- 
ond, H.  P.  Chapman;  third,  E.  Herms;  distance, 
40  ft.  4  inches. 

Throwing  Discus — First, "A.  C.  Denning;  second, 
H.  P.  Chapman;  third,  A.  O.  Davis;  distance,  99  ft. 
4  in. 

Throwing  16-lb.  Hammer — First,  A.  C.  Denning; 
second,  Lawson ;  third,  H.  P.  Chapman;  distance, 
127  ft.   11  in. 

Running  Broad  Jump — First,  H.  G.  Lowell;  sec- 
ond, R.  Stewart;  third,  D.  R.  Porter;  distance,  19 
ft.  7  in. 

Running  High  Jump— First,  P.  M.  Clark;  sec- 
ond. H.  E.  Marr;  height,  5  ft.   1  inch. 

Pole  Vault— First.  T.  R.  Winchell ;  second,  C.  E. 
Lowell;  third,  H.  G.  Lowell;  height,  8  ft.  6  in. 


CHANGES    IN     FOOT-BALL    RULES. 

The  Intercollegiate  Foot-Ball  Rules  Association, 
at  a  recent  meeting  in  Philadelphia,  made  the  fol- 
lowing changes  in   the  present   intercollegiate  code : 

A  goal  from  field  or  from  placement  will  count 
only  four  instead  of  five  points.  At  least  six  men 
must     be    on    the    line    of    scrimmage    in    all    plays, 


instead  of  seven  men  between  the  two  25-yard  lines, 
and  five  between  the  25  and  goal  lines.  If  only  six 
are  on  the  line,  one  of  the  backfield  must  be  outside 
the  end  linesman.  Under  these  conditions,  which 
apply  to  the  whole  field  of  play,  the  quarterback 
may  run  with  the  ball  provided  he  goes  5  yards  out- 
side of  center  in  advancing  the  ball.  This  makes 
checkerboard  markings  necessary  over  the  entire 
field. 

The  linesman's  duties  are  now  more  clearly 
defined :  he  will  watch  officially  over  the  measure- 
ments of  distance,  off-side  play  by  ends,  and 
unnecessary  rough  treatment  of  punters.  The  pen- 
alties are  grouped  into  two  classes,  and  only  two 
distance  penalties  are  provided  for:  5  yards  and  15 
yards.  After  a  fair  catch  has  been  made,  time  is  to 
be  taken  out  until  the  ball  is  again  put  in  play.  In 
a  kick-out  after  a  safety  or  touchback,  if  the  ball 
goes  out  of  bounds  before  striking  a  player,  it  must 
be  kicked  out  again ;  if  this  occurs  twice  in  succes- 
sion, it  shall  be  given  to  the  opponents  as  out  of 
bounds  on  the  35-yard  line. 

A  team  no  longer  has  the  privilege  of  retaining 
the  ball  by  taking  it  back  20  yards. 


BASE-BALL. 

Bowdoin  played  five  and  one-half  innings, 
Wednesday  afternoon  of  last  week,  of  what  was 
undoubtedly  the  most  unsatisfactory  game  of  ball 
that  has  been  played  here  in  a  long  time.  A  driz- 
zling rain  fell  during  the  greater  part  of  the  game, 
and  this  coupled  with  the  poor  playing  consequent 
of  the  wet  grounds  and  the  fact  that  Exeter  insisted 
on  leaving  before  the  game  was  finished,  made  the 
contest  decidedly  unsatisfactory.  As  no  arrange- 
ments had  been  made  to  have  the  game  stopped  at 
this  time  and  as  Exeter  refused  to  play  longer,  the 
umpire  declared  the  game  forfeited  to  Bowdoin. 
The  score  was  13  to  7  in  favor  of  Exeter  when  play- 
ing ceased. 

The  summary  : 

Exeter. 

ab      r      bh       i'o       -\        e 

Tiltor,    3b 3         1         1         1         o        0 

Lock,   If 4         1         1         2        o         1 

I-Icim,   cf 4         1         2        o        o        o 

Cinson,    ss 3        2        o         I         o        2 

Hamill,    lb 4        3        o         1         o        o 

Jones,   c 4        4        2         7        o         1 

Kent,    rf 4        o         1         2        0        o 

Clapp,   2b 3         1         1         1         1         o 

Cook,   p 3        0        o        o        o         1 

Totals     32       13        8       15         1         5 

Bowdoin. 

ae      r  bh  p0  a  e 

White,   ss 1         2  o  1  2  1 

Stone,    c 3        °  °  5  2  l 

Clarke,    2b 2        o  o  o  2  2 

Cox,    rf 3         1  I  o  o  o 

Wiggin,    lb 20  o  8  1  1 

Gould,    3b 3         1  1  2  1  1 

Kinsman,  cf .  : 3         I  o  I  o  o 

Houghton,    If 1         0  o  0  0  1 

Oakes,    If 2         I  2  1  o  0 

Piper,    p 3         I  I  o  4  0 

Totals    23        7        5       18       12        7 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


25 


Three-base  hits — Lock,  Piper.  Stolen  bases — 
White,  Jones.  Base  on  balls — Off  Piper,  5;  Cook, 
3.  Hit  by  pitched  ball— Wiggin,  Jones.  Struck 
out — By  Piper,  3  ;  by  Cook,  5.     Umpire — Hassett. 

Dartmouth  6,  Bowdoin  o. 

Bowdoin  met  defeat  at  the  bands  of  Dartmouth 
Saturday  afternoon,  on  the  latter's  grounds,  by  the 
sore  of  6 — o.  Bowdoin  lacked  entirely  the  snap  and 
aggressiveness  which  should  characterize  her  play- 
ing at  this  season  of  the  year.  Oakes  pitched  a  good 
game,  but  was  poorly  supported,  six  errors  being 
credited  to  the  team,  most  of  them  costly.  Glaze 
pitched  creditably  for  Dartmouth  and  the  team 
backed  up  in  good  shape.  Bowdoin  was  extremely 
weak  at  the  bat ;  three  times  there  were  men  on 
second  and  third  and  then  could  not  tally.  Cox  led 
the  team  in  batting,  securing  three  of  the  four  hits 
credited  to  Bowdoin.  The  one  unpleasant  feature 
of  the  game  was  the  fact  that  it  had  to  be  played  on 
the  campus,  owing  to  the  poor  condition  of  the  oval. 

White,  the  first  man  up  for  Bowdoin,  struck  out. 
Stone  drove  the  ball  out  to  right  field  which  was 
gathered  in  by  remarkably  fast  work  by  Main. 
Clarke  received  a  free  pass  to  first  but  was  put  out 
in  trying  to  reach  third  on  Cox's  single.  McCabe, 
the  first  man  up  for  Dartmouth,  received  a  base  on 
balls  and  was  sacrificed  to  second  by  Hobbs. 
Witham  fielded  to  Hodgson  who  threw  to  Gould 
catching  McCabe  between  the  bases.  O'Brien  was 
put  out  at  first  thus  retiring  the  side.  In  the  second 
Wiggin  singled  and  Gould  popped  up  an  infield  fly 
to  Hobbs.  Kinsman  received  a  base  on  balls;  Hodg- 
son struck  out  and  Oakes  flied  out  to  Orcutt.  For 
Dartmouth,  Main  knocked  an  easy  grounder  to 
Oakes  who  threw  wide  to  first;  Orcutt  struck  out. 
Blatherick  reached  first  on  an  error  by  White;  Glaze 
received  a  free  pass — and  McCabe  went  out  from 
White  to  Wiggin,  thus  retiring  the  side.  In  the 
third  Bowdoin  went  out  in  order.  White  struck 
out.  Stone  sent  up  an  infield  fly  to  Glaze  and  Clarke 
flied  out  to  Main.  For  Dartmouth,  Hobbs  received 
a  base  on  balls,  and  stole  second.  Witham  received 
a  gift  to  first ;  O'Brien  knocked  to  Oakes  who  threw 
Hobbs  out  at  third.  Main  duplicated  O'Brien's 
feat  and  Oakes  threw  Witham  out  at  second. 
Orcutt  sent  the  ball  to  right  field,  scoring  O'Brien 
and  Blatherick  was  out  from  Golild  to  Wiggin. 
Score,    1 — 0. 

Cox  went  out  from  Orcutt  to  Blatherick ;  Wig- 
gin flied  out  to  Hobbs.  Gould  sent  the  ball  into  cen- 
ter field,  but  Witham  let  it  slip  through  his  hands ; 
in  trying  to  steal  second,  however,  he  was  put  out. 
Witham  singled  to  center  field;  O'Brien  flied  out  to 
Clarke  and  Main  flied  out  to  Hodgson.  Orcutt 
hit  to  left  field  for  three  bases,  scoring  Witham. 
Blatherick  struck  out.     Score,  2 — o. 

In  the  sixth.  Stone  received  a  base  on  balls,  and 
was  sacrificed  to  second  by  Clarke.  Cox  hit 
for  two  bases  but  by  fast  fielding  Stone 
was  held  at  third.  Wiggin  and  Gould  fanned  the  air, 
thus  retiring  the  side.  Dartmouth  went  out  in 
■order;  Reeves  struck  out.  Glaze  flied  out  to  Kins- 
man and  McCabe  struck  out. 

In  the  seventh  Bowdoin  went  out  in  order ;  Kins- 
man flied  out  to  Witham,  Hodgson  struck  out  and 
Oakes    went    out    to    Blatherick.        For    Dartmouth, 


Hobbs  made  first  on  an  error  by  Hodgson  and  was 
sacrificed  to  second  by  Witham.  O'Brien  singled 
and  stole  second.  Main  sent  out  a  three-bagger  in 
deep  center,  scoring  Hobbs  and  O'Brien,  but  by 
fast  fielding  was  put  out  at  the  home  plate.  Orcutt 
flied  out  to  Clarke.     Sore,  4 — 0. 

In  the  eighth  Bowdoin  went  out  in  order ;  White 
from  Orcutt  to  Blatherick.  Stone  flied  out  to 
Reeves  and  Clarke  from  second  to  first.  Blatherick 
hit  a  fair  ball  in  front  of  the  plate  and  was  tagged 
out  by  Stone.  Reeves  and  Glaze  both  singled  and 
scored  on  McCabe's  single  to  center.  Hobbs  flied 
out  to  Cox  and  Witham  to  Clarke.  In  the  ninth 
Bowdoin  came  up  for  her  last  time.  Cox  made  his 
third  hit  of  the  game.  Wiggin  flied  out  to  Blather- 
ick; Gould  struck  out  and  Kinsman  went  out  at  first 
thus   ending   the   game.     Score,   6 — 0. 

The   score : 

Dartmouth. 

eh       po       a         E 

McCabe,    c 2        9         1         0 

Hobbs,    3b o        3        0        0 

Witham,   cf 1         1         o         1 

O'Brien.    If 1         o         1         o 

Main,    rf 1         3        o        o 

Orcutt,   2I1 1         2         "!        o 

Blatherick.    lb 0700 

Reeve,   ss I         1         o        o 

Glaze,    p 1         1         1         o 

Totals    8     27        6         1 

Bowdoin. 

eh  po  a  E 

White,    ss o  1  2  1 

Stone,    c 0  7  2  1 

Clarke,    If o  3  o  o 

Cox,    rf 3  2  o  o 

Wiggin.    lb 1  7  o  r 

Gould,    3I3 0210 

Piper* o  o  o  o 

Kinsman,    cf o  1  1  o 

Hodgson.    2I1 o  1  I  1 

Oakes,    p o  0  3  2 

Totals    4      24       10        6 

*Batted    for    Gould. 

Runs  made  by  Hobbs,  Witham,  O'Brien  2, 
Reeve,  Glaze.  Two-base  hits,  Glaze,  Witham,  Cox. 
Three-base  hits — Orcutt,  Main.  Stolen  bases — 
Hobbs  2,  Witham  2,  McCabe,  O'Brien,  Main,  Hodg- 
son. Base  on  balls — Off  Glaze  4,  off  Oakes  4. 
Struck  out — By  Glaze  9,  by  Oakes  4.  Sacrifice 
hits — Hobbs,  O'Brien.  Main,  Glaze,  Clarke. 
Umpire — Haggerty.     Time — ih.    45m. 


Bowdoin  3,  Maine  o. 
Bowdoin  defeated  the  University  of  Maine, 
Wednesday  afternoon,  on  the  latter's  grounds  by 
the  score  of  3 — o.  Cox  was  invincible,  allowing  only 
two  hits,  while  Bowdoin  secured  ten  off  Frost.  Only 
twenty-nine  men  faced  Cox  during  the  entire  game. 
A  full  account  of  the  game  will  appear  in  the  next 
issue  of  the  Orient. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Hlumni  personals- 


flu  /IDemorfam. 


The  A 1 
this    pape: 


lumni  Department  can  be  made  an  interesting  feature  of 
:r  if  every  alumnus  and  undergraduate  will  constantly 
3  the  editor  any  news  pertaining  to  the  alumni  of  Bowdoin. 


forward  to  the  editor  any  news  pertain 


CLASS   OF  1899. 

Wallace  H.  White,  Jr.,  of  Lewiston,  is  now 
employed  at  Augusta  as  special  agent  of  the  newly 
established  department  of  commerce  and  labor  of 
which  Mr.  Cortelyou  is  the  head.  The  work  con- 
sists in  recording  corporation  returns  and  is  one  of 
responsibility  and  trust. 

EX-1903. 

Roscoe  R.  Paine  of  Winslow,  has  returned  from 
a  trip  to  Jamaica  and  South  Carolina,  where  he  has 
been  for  his  health.  His  condition  is  much  improved. 


©bituar\>. 


HORATIO  GATES  HERRICK. 

Horatio  Gates  Herrick  of  the  Class  of  '44,  died 
at  his  home  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  April  18,  1904. 
Mr.  Herrick  was  born  in  Alfred,  Me.,  October  28, 
1824.  After  graduating  he  studied  and  practiced 
law  and  later  was  for  some  twenty-five  or  thirty 
years,  Sheriff  of  Essex  County,  Massachusetts.  He 
was  a  most  companionable  man,  looking  on  the 
bright  side  of  life,  cherishing  the  friendships  and 
memories  of  college  days,  and  making  the  world 
brighter  for  all  with  whom  he  had  to  do.  He 
exemplified  the  attractive  and  winning  spirit  of  the 
religion  he  professed.  For  the  last  thirty  years  or 
more  he  has  been  secretary  of  his  college  class  and 
has  done  much  to  maintain  the  old-time  fellowship 
through  frequent  class  meetings  and  diligent  cor- 
respondence. His  death  leaves  seven  survivors  of 
the   forty-nine   who   graduated   sixty  years   ago. 


MAJOR    STEPHEN    M.    EATON. 

At  New  Orleans,  April  18,  1904,  occurred  the 
death  of  Major  Stephen  Melville  Eaton,  honorary 
graduate  of  Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of  1892.  Major 
Eaton  was  a  Maine  man,  being  born  in  Portland, 
October  7,  1893.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War 
he  enlisted  in  the  Twelfth  Maine  Volunteers,  in 
1861,  and  served  gallantly  throughout  the  war, 
receiving  the  rank  of  Brevet  Lieutenant  Colonel 
in  1865.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  went  South 
and  settled  in  New  Orleans, where  he  lived  until  the 
time  of  his  death.  He  held  the  position  of  U.  S. 
Postmaster  of  that  city  for  several  years.  A  brave, 
upright  man,  he  was  an  honor  to  the  college  whose 
adopted  son  he  was. 


The  Theta  Chapter  of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon 
mourns  the  death  of  Hon.  Joseph  A.  Locke  of  the 
Class  of  1865. 

A  man  of  highest  principles,  he  won  the  regard 
of  all  with  whom  his  public  life  as  well  as  his  per- 
sonal profession  brought  him  in  contact.  In  college 
life  and  in  after  years  he  worked  well  and  faith- 
fully, winning  for  himself  the  success  due  to  ster- 
ling worth. 

The  Theta  Chapter  deeply  regrets  the  loss  of 
such  a  brother  and  extends  its  heart-felt  sympathy 
to  his  bereaved  family  and  friends. 

John    Merrill    Bridgham, 
Millard   Filmore   Chase, 
Stanley    Perkins    ChasEj 
For  the  Cliapter. 


It  is  with  the  deepest  regret  that  the  Kappa 
Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  announces  the  death  of 
Capt.  Horatio  Gates  Herrick  of  the  Class  of  '44. 
By  his  death  the  chapter  loses  one  of  its  most  loyal 
brothers  and  the  college  a  faithful   supporter. 

Capt.  Herrick  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War 
during  which  he  served  for  four  years  with  a  record 
of  the  greatest  honor  and  ability.  He  was  a  man 
of  unimpeachable  worth  and  integrity,  combining 
as  he  did  a  stern  sense  of  duty  with  all  the  most 
lovable  qualities  of  a  perfect  gentleman.  His  death 
brings  sorrow  to  a  host  of  friends  and  his  memory 
will  long  be  kept  before  the  chapter  by  the  innu- 
merable good  deeds  of  a  long  lifetime  of  Christian 
manhood. 

Herbert  Henry  Oakes, 
Ralph   Norwood  Cushing, 
Cyrus   Clyde  Shaw, 

For.    the    Chapter. 


DIRECTORY. 

Foot-Ball — Manager,  D.  C.  White;  Captain,  W. 
C.   Philoon. 

Base-Ball — Manager,  W.  F.  Finn,  Jr. ;  Captain, 
J.   F.   Cox. 

Track  Athletics — Manager,  R.  E.  Hall;  Captain, 
W.   T.   Rowe. 

Tennis  Association — Manager,  C.  J.  Donnell ; 
Captain,   S.   T.   Dana. 

Glee  Club — Manager,  M.  F.  Chase ;  Leader,  B. 
Archibald. 

Mandolin  Club — Manager,  M.  F.  Chase;  Leader, 
P.  F.  Chapman. 

Dramatic  Club — Manager,  W.  M.  Powers;  Pres- 
ident, J.  A.  Bartlett. 

Bowdoin  Quill — Manager,  R.  M.  Much ;  Chair- 
man, F.  E.   Seavey. 

Bowdoin  Orient — Manager,  W.  S.  Cushing ; 
Editor-in-Chief,  W.  F.  Finn,  Jr. 

Bugle — Manager,  J.  A.  Clarke ;  Editor-in-Chief, 
S.  P.  Chase. 

Students'  Y.  M.  C.  A.— President,  P.  K.  Greene; 
Corresponding  Secretary,   P.    F.    Chapman. 

Debating  Society — President,  S.  T.  Dana. 

College  Band— Manager,  P.  G.  Robbins ;  Leader, 
J.   M.   Bridgham. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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Princeton  will  meet  Harvard  in  debate  to-night 
at  Cambridge.  The  question  is :  "Resolved,  That 
laws  be  passed  compelling  the  management  of  a 
business  undertaking  which  has  secured  control  of 
an  industry,  to  sell  the  products  at  reasonable  rates, 
without   discrimination." 

Yale's  exhibit  at  the  St.  Louis  Exposition  will 
be  the  mounted  pterodactyl  which  has  been  restored 
by  the  members  of  the  Peabody  Institute,  a  set  of 
forty  photographs  of  the  college,  fifty  engravings  of 
prominent  alumni,  a  set  of  original  pictures  of  the 
college   and   an   architect's   model    of   the   campus. 


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Over  60  years  ago  Pond's  Extract— the 
old  family  doctor— came  into  existence. 
During  all  these  years  it  has  been 
the  leading  remedy  in  school,  college 
and  home,  for  the  relief  of  all  the 
pains,  aches  and  accidents  of  so  fre- 
quent occurrence.  A  bottle  should  be 
in  the  room  of  every  student— handy 
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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    MAY    13,    1904. 


NO.  4. 


BASE  =  BALL. 


Bowdoin  3,   Maine  o. 

Bowdoin  defeated  Maine  at  Orono,  Wednesday, 
May  4,  in  one  of  the  most  excitingly  played  games 
seen  in  this  State  for  a  number  of  years.  The  score 
was  3  to  o.  The  game  was  a  protracted  pitchers' 
battle.  Cox  was  the  Bowdoin  twirler  and  Frost 
occupied  the  box  for  Maine.  Both  pitched  fine  ball, 
but  Cox  was  by  far  the  most  effective.  He  held  the 
hits  down  to  two,  gave  only  one  base  on  balls  and 
struck  out  seven  men.  He  was  in  excellent  condi- 
tion and  allowed  only  twenty-nine  men  to  face  him. 
Frost  pitched  a  very  creditable  game,  giving  no  free 
passes,  and  striking  out  eight  men,  but  he  was  hit 
much  more  freely  than  Cox.  Four  different  times, 
with  men  on  bases,  Frost  proved  his  worth,  by  retir- 
ing the  side. 

The  feature  of  the  game  was  the  batting  and 
fielding  of  Piper.  In  the  fourth  inning  he  batted 
in  two  runs  by  a  well  placed  single  over  second  and 
the  sixth  scored  the  third  run.  Hodgson  fielded  his 
position  with  credit.  For  Maine  Mitchell  led  in 
batting  securing  the  only  hits  made  off  Cox  and  Lar- 
rabee  excelled  in  fielding. 

The  game  opened  with  Bowdoin  at  the  bat. 
White,  the  first  man  up,  went  out  from  Frost  to  Col- 
lins. Stone  flied  out  to  first.  Clarke  made  a  beau- 
tiful two-bagger;  and  Cox  went  out  from  Larrabee 
to  Collins,  thus  retiring  the  side.  For  Maine 
Mitchell  after  two  strikes  had  been  called  on  line, 
cracked  out  a  single  to  left  field.  Collins  popped 
up  a  little  fly  to  Cox  who  threw  to  first,  making  a 
double  play.  Violette  went  out  from  Cox  to  Wig- 
gin. 

In  the  second,  Wiggin  was  hit  by  a  pitched  ball. 
Gould  struck  out  and  Kinsman  was  hit  by  a  pitched 
ball.  With  two  men  on  bases  and  only  one  out, 
Piper  and  Hodgson  were  not  equal  to  the  occasion, 
the  former  flying  out  to  Burns  and  the  latter  fanned 
the  air  three  times.  For  Maine  the  side  was  retired 
in  one,  two,  three  order.  The  third  was  a  repeti- 
tion of  the  prior  innings,  neither  side  was  able  to 
score. 

In  the  fourth,  Wiggin  singled.  Gould  went  out 
to  Larrabee.  Kinsman  singled  to  right  field, 
advanced  Wiggin  to  third,  and  stole  second.  Piper 
placed  a  beautiful  single  over  second,  scoring  Wig- 
gin and  Kinsman.  Hodgson  went  out  to  Collins 
and  White  on  Larrabee's  assist.  Maine  went  out 
in  succession.     Score,  2 — o. 

In  the  fifth  Bowdoin  had  two  men  on  bases,  but 
by  effective  work  on  the  part  of  Frost,  Wiggin  and 
Gould  were  retired  on  strikes.  Maine  went  out  in 
order. 

In  the  sixth.  Kinsman,  the  first  man  up,  struck 
out,  Piper  singled  to  right  field  and  stole  second. 
Violette  in  attempting  to  catch  Piper  at  second, 
threw  wide  of  the  base  and  Piper  scored.  Hodgson 
and  White  went  out  in  order,  the  former  to  left  field 


and  the  latter  on  Larrabee's  assist.  For  Maine 
McDonald  received  a  free  pass  to  first,  but  the  next 
three  men  went  out  in  order.  Score,  3 — o.  No 
further  scoring  was  done  during  the  remainder  of 
the  game,  the  final  score  being  3  to  o. 
The  score : 

Bowdoin. 

ae        r      eh       po      a        e 

White,    s s         0         1         1        o        o 

Stone,    c 5        o        o        7         1         o 

Clarke,    If 5        o         1         o        o        o 

Cox,    p 5        o        2         1         3        o 

Wiggin,    lb 3         1         1       12        o        o 

Gould,    3b 401000 

Kinsman,   cf 3         1         1         2        o        0 

Piper,    rf 4         1         3         3         o         o 

Hodgson,    2b 4        o        o        o        5        o 

Totals    38        3       10     *26        9        o 

Maine, 

ab        r  eh  po  a  e 

Mitchell,    cf 402001 

Collins.    lb 4        o  o  12  o  0 

Violette,   c 3        o  o  8  o  o 

Larrabee,   s 3        o  0  3  3  I 

Hosmer,   3b 3        o  o  1  1  1 

Burns,    2b 3        o  o  1  o  1 

MacDonald.   rf 2        o  o  1  o  o 

Bird,   If 3        o  o  1  o  o 

Frost,    p 3        o  o  o  2  o 

Totals    28        o        2      27        6        4 

*Bird  out   for  bunting  third  strike. 

Innings    1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9 

Bowdoin    o     0    0     2     o     I     o    o    o — 3 

Earned  runs — Bowdoin  2.  Two-base  hits — 
Clarke,  Mitchell.  Stolen  bases— White,  Cox,  Kins- 
man. First  base  on  balls — Off  Cox,  McDonald. 
Left  on  bases — Bowdoin  8,  Maine  2.  Struck  out — , 
By  Cox  7,  by  Frost  8.  Hit  by  pitched  ball— Wig- 
gin. Kinsman.  Time — 2  hrs.  5  min.  Umpire — T. 
McCann. 

Maine  5,  Bowdoin  4. 

Bowdoin  lost  its  game  with  Maine  on  the  Whit- 
tier  Field  last  Saturday,  by  the  score  of  5  to  4.  It 
was  an  excellent  game,  both  teams  playing  good 
ball.  Bowdoin  played  winning  ball  with  the  excep- 
tion of  the  second  inning,  when  a  few  hits  and 
costly  errors  gave  Maine  a  lead  which  Bowdoin  was 
unable  to  overcome.  There  was  a  large  crowd  in 
attendance  and  the  game  was  interesting  throughout. 

The  game  opened  with  Mitchell  at  the  bat  for 
Maine.  He  sent  a  grounder  to  Gould,  but  was  safe 
on  an  error.  Collins  came  up  next  and  was  safe 
in  an  excusable  error  by  Wiggin,  Mitchell  scoring 
while  the  ball  was  being  fielded.  Violette  fanned 
out,  Larrabee  was  out  on  a  hit  to  Cox,  and  Hosmer 
went  out,  White  to  Wiggin. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


In  Bowdoin's  half,  White  got  his  hase  by  being 
hit  by  a  pitched  ball  and  Stone  sacrificed,  Clarke  fol- 
lowing with  a  double,  scoring  White.  Cox  singled, 
sending  Clarke  to  third.  Clarke  scored  on  a  sacri- 
fice by  Wiggin.     Gould  struck  out. 

In  the  second  Maine  won  the  game  by  securing 
four  runs.  Burns  struck  out.  McDonald  got  a 
base  on  balls.  Bird  got  first  on  an  error  by  Gould, 
McDonald  going  to  third.  Frost  got  a  hit,  scoring 
McDonald,  and  Mitchell  followed  with  another,  fill- 
ing the  bases.  Violette  was  out  on  a  fly  to  Piper. 
The  latter  unfortunately  threw  to  second  instead  of 
the  plate,  and  two  men  came  in.  This  ended  the 
scoring  for  Maine  during  the  game.  It  was  enough, 
however,  to  win  out. 

Bowdoin  got  two  more  scores  in  the  seventh  and 
it  looked  as  though  we  would  get  more.  Piper 
reached  first  on  an  error  by  Burns.  Hodgson  then 
got  a  hit,  sending  Piper  to  second.  White  flied  out 
and  Stone  struck  out.  Clarke  then  drove  out  his 
second  two-bagger,  scoring  Piper  and  Hodgson. 
Cox  was  out,  Frost  to  Collins. 

There  was  no  more  scoring  on  either  side.  Bow- 
doin  lost  the  game  through  errors,  but  no  ordinary 
team  can  play  errorless  ball  and  the  misfortune  was 
that  they  proved  so  costly. 

The  summary : 

Bowdoin. 

ab        r      bh      po      a        e 

White,    ss 4         I         I         I         3        o 

Stone,    c 4        0         1         7         1         I 

Clarke,    If 4         1         3        3        o        o 

Cox,  p 4        o        1        o        5        o 

Wiggin,    lb 3        o        o       10        o         1 

Gould,    3b 4        o         1         2        o         I 

Kinsman,    cf 4        o        o        2        o        0 

Piper,    rf 4         1         o        2        0         1 

Hodgson,   2b 3         I         1         1         1         o 

*Oakes    1         o        o        o        o        o 

35        4        8      27      10        4 
*Batted  for  Hodgson  in  ninth. 

Maine. 

ab      r  bh      po      a        e 

Mitchell,   cf 5        2  1        2        0        o 

Collins,    lb 4        o  1       15         o        o 

Violette,   c 4        0  1        3        1        o 

Larrabee,    ss 4        o  o         1         I         o 

Hosmer,   If 4        o  o        1        0        o 

Burns.    2b 301323 

McDonald,    rf 2         1  o         1         o        0 

Bird,    3b 4         1  1         1         3        o 

Frost,  p 41  1060 

Total    34        5        6      27       13        3 

Innings    I     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9 

Maine    1     4    o     o    o    o    o    o    o — 5 

Bowdoin    2    o    o    0    o    o    2    o    o — 4 

Runs  made— By  Mitchell  2,  McDonald,  Bird, 
Frost,  White,  Clarke,  Piper,  Hodgson.  Two-base 
hits — Burns,  Clarke  2.  Stolen  base — Collins.  Base 
on  balls — Off  Cox,  McDonald,  Burns.  Struck 
out — By  Frost,  Stone,  Kinsman,  Gould ;  by  Cox, 
Hosmer.  Burns  2,  Violette,  Frost  2.  Sacrifice  hits — 
Stone,  Wiggin.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — White,  Wig- 
gin. Passed  balls — Violette.  Umpire — Hassett. 
Time — 1   hr.  33  min. 


Alpha   Delta   Phi,    ii;    Psi   Upsilon,    10. 

In  a  close,  ten-inning  game  on  the  Delta, 
Wednesday  afternoon,  April  27,  the  A.  D.'s  won  the 
first  of  the  proposed  series  of  inter-fraternity  games. 
It  was  a  pitcher's  battle  throughout,  Childs  twirling 
for  the  A.  D.'s  and  Roberts  for  Psi  Upsilon.  Two 
two-baggers  by  Tucker  and  Speake  won  the  victory 
for  Alpha  Delta  Phi  in  the  tenth.  Sexton  in  left 
field  carried  off  the  honors  for  the  A.  D.'s  with 
four  put-outs,  one  assist  and  a  three-base  hit,  while 
for  the  Psi  U.'s,  Donnell's  work  at  short-stop,  and 
Powers'  agility  on  third  are  not  to  be  lightly  passed 
over. 


Kent's   Hill   10,   Bowdoin  2d  7. 

Saturday,  May  2,  the  Bowdoin  Second  Nine  was 
defeated  in  a  close  game  at  Kent's  Hill,  by  a  score 
of  10  to  7.  The  fielding  of  both  teams  was  a  little 
ragged  and  the  base  throwing  uncertain.  The  con- 
dition of  the  grounds  was  undoubtedly  responsible 
for  a  great  many  of  the  errors,  especially  on  the 
part  of  the  visiting  nine,  there  being  a  fall  of  several 
feet  from  third  base  to  first.  Kent's  Hill  won  the 
game  by  bunching  their  hits  in  the  sixth,  when  they 
ran  in  six  scores,  making  the  score  seven  to  five 
and  gaining  a  lead  which  could  not  be  cut  down. 


SOPHOMORE    PRIZE    SPEAKERS. 

The  following  men  have  been  selected  by  the 
Sophomore  Class  and  approved  by  the  Faculty  to 
compete  in  the  annual  Sophomore  Prize  speaking 
which  takes  place  in  Memorial  Hall  on  Monday  of 
commencement  week :  P.  R.  Andrews,  Bartlett, 
Bavis,  Boody,  P.  F.  Chapman,  H.  P.  Chapman, 
Childs,  W.   B.   Clark,   Parcher,   Perry,   Porter,   Stet- 


OFFICIAL  NOTICES. 


Owing  to  the  large  amount  of  material  on 
hand  several  important  articles  will  be  held 
over  for  the  next  issue.     Editor-in-Chief. 

Bowdoin  will  play  Colby,  Wednesday, 
May  18,  on  Whittier  Field.  Game  called  at 
2.30  sharp. 

All  those  competing  for  the  Hawthorne 
Prize  must  hand  in  their  stories  not  later  'than 
May  16. 

Commencement  parts  will  be  due  May  16. 

For  the  best  short  story  and  the  best  poem 
submitted  by  students  from  now  until  the  close 
of  the  term  the  Bozvdoiu  Quill  offers  auto- 
graph copies  of  "Rebecca"  and  "The  Village 
Watch  Tower,"  by  Kate  Douglas  Wiggin. 

The  special  train  for  Waterville  and  the 
State  Meet  leaves  to-morrow  morning  at  8.03. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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CALENDAR. 


Friday,   May   13. 
Meeting    of    English    Department    of   the    Maine 
Association  of  Colleges  and  Preparatory  Schools. 
Sunday,  May  14. 
Maine  Intercollegiate  Track  Meet  at  Waterville. 

Sunday,  May  15. 
Preaching  in  College  Church  by  Rev.  Mr.  Jump. 

Tuesday,  May  17. 
Intercollegiate  Tennis  Tournament  at  Orono. 

Wednesday,    May    18. 
Colby  vs.   Bowdoin  on  Whittier   Field  at  2.30. 

Saturday,   May  21. 
Bates  vs.  Bowdoin  at  Garcelon  Field,  Lewiston. 


PSI    UPSILON     RECEIVES. 

One  of  the  prettiest  and  most  enjoyable  social 
events  of  the  present  season  was  the  fifteenth  annual 
reception  and  dance  which  was  given  by  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Psi  Upsilon  fraternity  last  Friday  even- 
ing. The  beautiful  chapter  house  on  Maine  Street 
was  more  than  usually  attractive,  decorated  with 
palms  and  cut  flowers.  A  tea  was  given  from  3.30 
to  5.30  in  the  afternoon  when  Mrs.  W.  K.  Oakes 
of  Auburn,  and  Mrs.  H.  T.  Baxter  of  Brunswick, 
received.  During  the  evening  dancing  was  enjoyed, 
music  being  furnished  by  Greenleaf's  Orchestra. 
Morton  served  dainty  refreshments.  The  commit 
tee  who  had  charge  of  the  affair  was  Oakes,  '04, 
Lewis,  '05,  Andrews,  '06,  and  Redman,   '07. 

The  other  college  fraternities  were  each  repre- 
sented :  Alpha  Delta  Phi,  Sanborn,  '06 ;  Delta  Kappa 
Epsilon.  Chase,  '04;  Zeta  Psi,  Powers,  '04;  Kappa 
Sigma,  Saunders,  '04;  Beta  Theta  Pi,  Martin,  '04; 
Delta  Upsilon,  Stone,  '06;  Theta  Delta  Chi, 
McRae,   '04. 


FACULTY  REGULATIONS. 

The  following  regulations  were  adopted  by  the 
Faculty  at  a  meeting  last  Monday: 

I.  Students  will  be  admitted  to  the  Freshman 
Class  on  recommendation  of  the  Examining  Com- 
mittee and  will  be  required  to  make  good  entrance 
conditions  at  dates  and  by  methods  specified  by  this 
committee. 

II.  No  student  will  be  admitted  to  the  Sopho- 
more Class  until  he  has  made  good  all  entrance  con- 
ditions and  has  completed  at  least  50  per  cent,  of 
the  work  of  Freshman  year. 

III.  No  student  will  be  admitted  to  the  Junior 
Class  until  he  has  completed  all  the  work  of  Fresh- 
man year  and  at  least  50  per  cent,  of  that  of  Sopho- 
more year. 

IV.  No  student  will  be  admitted  to  the  Senior 
Class  until  he  has  completed  all  the  work  of  Sopho- 
more year  and  at  least  50  per  cent,  of  that  of  Junior 
year. 

V.  Students  from  other  institutions  will  be 
admitted  to  advanced  standing  under  conditions 
imposed  by  the  Recording  Committee. 

VI.  Special  students  will  be  admitted  on  recom- 
mendation  of  the   Recording   Committee. 

VII.  Every  student  shall  carry  during  each 
semester  at  least  four  full   courses. 

VIII.  Except     by     special     permission    of    the 


Faculty  no  student  shall  take  more  than  one  extra 
course  during  any  semester. 

IX.  Such  extras  may  be  used  to  make  good  any 
deficiencies  or  conditions  already  incurred,  conform- 
ably to  the  following  rules,  but  no  extra  'shall  be 
substituted  for  a  subsequent  deficiency  or  condition 
unless  the  student  shall  have  received  a  grade  of  at 
least  "C"  in  all  his  courses  of  the  semester  in  which 
the  extra  was  taken. 

X.  A  student  will  be  conditioned  in  any  course 
when  he  fails  to  attain  the  minimum  required  rank; 
when  absent  from  a  final  examination  without  pre- 
vious excuse;  or,  at  the  discretion  of  the  instructor, 
when  absent  from  any  fixed  examination  without 
previous  excuse. 

XI.  A  deficiency  will  be  reported  in  a  course 
when  the  work  is  incomplete  on  account  of  any 
recognized  cause. 

A  student  will  be  allowed  to  take  an  "incomplete" 
only  by  permission  from  the  Faculty. 

XII.  A  condition  in  any  course  must  be  made 
up  not  later  than  the  end  of  the  second  semester 
after  that  in  which  it  was  received  in  one  of  the  fol- 
lowing  ways : 

(a)  By  taking  the  course  over  in  class. 

(b)  By  work  with  a  tutor  who  must  be  approved 
by  the  Recorder  and  the  instructor  concerned.  The 
examination  on  such  work  will  be  given  only  dur- 
ing a  regular  examination  period  and  on  the  pre- 
sentation of  a  certificate  from  the  tutor  that  all  the 
conditions  imposed  by  the  instructor  have  been  com- 
plied with,  and  that  in  his  opinion  the  student  is 
prepared  to  pass  on  the  work. 

(c)  If  in  a  Freshman  elective,  another  and  extra 
Freshman   elective   may   be   substituted. 

(d)  If  in  any  other  elective  course,  another  and 
extra  course  may  be  substituted. 

XIII.  A  student  who  fails  to  make  good  a  con- 
dition within  the  time  specified  will  be  required  to 
take  the  course  again  in  class  and  will  not  be 
advanced  in  standing  for  at  least  one  semester. 

XIV.  Any  deficiency  may  be  made  up  as  fol- 
lows : 

(a)  At  the  convenience  of  the  instructor  by 
examination  or  such  method  as  he  may  direct. 

(b)  By  taking  the  course  again  in  class. 

(c)  By  the  substitution  of  extras  as  provided  in 
XII. 

XV.  Deficiencies  and  conditions  received  in 
Senior  year  are  to  be  made  good  not  later  than  the 
Saturday   before    Commencement    day. 

XVI.  The  foregoing  regulations  shall  apply  to 
deficiencies  and  conditions  received  before  the  end 
of  the  spring  term  of  1904,  except  that  conditions 
which  have  been  incurred  during  the  three  terms  of 
iQ03-'o4  may  be  made  up  by  taking  such  portions  of 
the  work  in  class  during  the  semesters  of  I904-'os 
as  the  Recorder  and  the  instructors  concerned  may 
direct,  or  by  tutoring  for  a  corresponding  part  of 
either  semester. 

XVII.  A  student  with  one  extra  term  course  to 
his  credit  may,  when  agreeable  to  the  instructor  in 
the  same  department  in  which  the  .  extra  was 
acquired  (or  in  a  closely  allied  department,  by  per- 
mission of  the  Faculty),  take  such  additional  work 
as  is  necessary  to  bring  his  extra  to  the  equivalent 
of' a  semester  course. 

A  student  with  two  extra  term  .courses  to  his 
credit  will  be  allowed  credit  for  one  semester  course, 
or  he  may  bring  his  extras  to  the  equivalent  of  two 
semester  courses  under  the  conditions  just  stated. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  Jr.,  1905, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 


E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 

W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 

D.  R.  PORTER,   lgo6. 

S.  G.   HALEY,  JR.,  igo6.     

W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905, 
G.  C.  Soule,  1906,     •     • 


R.  G.  WEBBER,  igo6. 
A.   L.   ROBINSON,   1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 

Business   Manager. 
Ass't   Business   Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous  manuscript  can   be   accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be   addressed  to  the   Business    Manager. 


Subscriptions,  $2.00   per  year,  in   advance.      Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 

Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter. 
Lewiston  Journal  Press. 


Vol.   XXXIV.        FRIDAY,   MAY    13,    1904. 


No.  4. 


Track  Meet. 


To-morrow  the  Maine 
Intercollegiate  Meet  oc- 
curs at  Waterville.  There  Bowdoin  will  con- 
test once  more  for  the  championship,  and  con- 
test successfully  we  hope.  The  team  has 
trained  hard  and  faithfully  all  the  spring  and 
has  been  brought  as  near  to  the  point  of  per- 
fection as  possible.  It  is  composed  largely  of 
new  men,  but  men  whom  we  feel  we  can  trust 
to  uphold  the  honor  of  the  college  at  the  meet. 
But  it  is  not  the  team  alone  which  must  go  to 
Waterville  and  win  this  last  in  a  series  of  ten 
meets  for  Bowdoin.  Every  man  connected 
with  the  college  in  any  way,  who  can  possibly 
do  so,  should  make  a  special  effort  to  lay  all 
else  aside  and  help  the  prestige  of  the  college 
by  accompanying  the  team  to  Waterville  and 
help  our  straining  runners  with  welcome 
cheers. 


The  Orient  publishes    in 
Communication  ,  . 

„  .  another  column  a  commu- 

Concerning 

Hawthorne  Statue.  nicatio»  from  Professor 
Johnson  concerning  the 
proposed  Hawthorne  statue,  which  deserves 
the  attention  of  the  entire  student  body.  The 
communication  and  the  accompanying  letter 
sets  forth  very  clearly  the  plans  for  raising 
the  money  for  this  tribute  to  the  memory  of 
Hawthorne.  The  alumni  are  working  enthu- 
siastically to  make  the  erection  of  the  statue  a 
success  and  are  leaving  no  stone  unturned  to 
bring  about  this  most  desirable  result.  It  is 
felt,  however,  by  those  having  the  work 
in  charge  that  there  should  be  a 
response  from  the  undergraduate  body — that 
the  statue  should  be  something  more  than  a 
mere  gift  to  the  college  from  the  alumni — 
that  it  should  be  a  representation  of  the  love 
and  pride  that  the  undergraduates,  as  well  as 
the  graduate  body,  feel  in  the  man  who  in 
several  respects  surpasses  any  literary  light 
America  has  yet  produced.  The  Orient 
believes  that  the  student  body,  acting  with  the 
alumni,  should  take  immediate  action  in  this 
matter.  The  subscribing  to  such  a  fund  is 
something  more  than  a  duty — 'A  is  a  privilege. 
Bowdoin  has  in  Hawthorne's  memory  a  herit- 
age such  as  no  other  American  college  can 
boast,  and  it  is  a  privilege  for  us  as  students 
at  Bowdoin  in  this  centennial  year,  to  con- 
tribute what  we  can  afford  for  the  erection  of 
this  statue.  The  Orient  suggests  that  some 
definite  action  be  taken  AT  ONCE,  in  order 
that  effective  work  may  be  done  before  Com- 
mencement. 


Now    that    we     are     fully 
Hubbard  installed  in  the  new  Hub- 

Grand  Stand.  bard      Grand      Stand      the 

enormous  value  of  the 
building  becomes  more  and  more  apparent; 
particularly  underneath  the  stand  where  the 
baths  are  located  is  this  true.  It  is  a  pleasure 
to  be  able  to  use  the  quarters  and  fortunate 
indeed    are    we    in    having:    such    advantages. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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Commodious  lockers,  warm  rooms,  sanitary 
arrangements,  showers,  mirrors,  bowls  and 
lavatories  furnish  every  convenience  that  can 
be  desired.  Every  detail  of  the  work  reflects 
the  wisdom  and  generosity  of  the  donor.  We 
feel  justly  pre  ad  of  this,  our  latest  building, 
and  hope  that  it  will  ever  prove  a  stimulus  to 
our  teams. 


Maine  Game. 


Bowdoin  lost  the  game 
with  Maine  last  Saturday 
— a  thing  for  which  every  man  in  college  feels 
sorry.  It  is  never  pleasing  to  lose  a  game  of 
any  kind  on  our  own  field,  especially  to  one 
of  the  other  Maine  colleges.  Yet  there  is  no 
reason  for  becoming  discouraged  over  the 
result  of  the  contest.  With  the  uncer- 
tainties that  always  enter  into  a  game  of  base- 
ball no  team  can  ever  be  assured  of  winning 
all  its  games — whether  it  be  stronger  than  its 
opponents  or  not.  We  have  won  two  of  the 
three  games  of  the  Maine  college  series,  and 
there  is  yet  time  for  us  to  win  out  in  the  race. 
We  have  a  strong  team — a  team  that  can  set 
a  championship  pace  when  it  plays  the  game 
it  is  capable  of.  Good  practice  and  good 
courage  is  all  that  is  needed  to  bring  us  out 
all  right. 


Death  of  a 
Prominent 
Graduate. 


Once  more  death  has 
entered  the  ranks  of  our 
alumni  and  has  taken 
away  one  of  Bowdoin's 
truest  friends,  Hon.  Josiah  Crosby  of  Dexter. 
Formerly  the  oldest  living  graduate,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Overseers,  a  constant  and 
earnest  supporter  of  Bowdoin — his  name  and 
deeds  will  long  be  remembered  by  all  the  sons 
of  the  college. 


College  Sing. 


The  College  Band  gave  a 
successful  concert  on  the 
steps  of  the  Art  Building  last  Wednesday 
evening  before  a  large  gathering  of  the  stu- 
dents. The  pleasure  and  social  advantages 
which  a  function  of  this  kind  brings  cannot 


be  overestimated.  The  Band  was  at  its  best 
and  played  the  old  college  airs  and  many  of 
the  local  popular  songs.  The  singers  joined 
in,  and  contributed  greatly  to  the  enjoyment 
of  the  occasion.  The  work  of  the  Band  is 
appreciated  and  the  Orient  extends  well 
deserved  praise  to  all  the  members  who  are 
doing  so  much  to  help  along  the  games  and 
other  functions  of  the  college.  One  thing  to 
be  criticised  in  the  last  concert  was,  that  very 
few  of  the  students  are  familiar  with  some  of 
our  latest  and  best  college  songs.  "We'll 
Sing  to  Old  Bowdoin,"  and  "Here's  to  Old 
Bowdoin,"  are  splendid  productions  and 
should  be  memorized  for  such  occasions. 


Not   to   state    whether    in 
A  Fair  the    past    the    organization 

Proposition.  which        represents         the 

Christian  interests  among 
Bowdoin  students  has  been  as  efficient  and 
virile  as  it  should  have  been,  the  fact  that  its 
fundamental  purpose  is  so  high  demands  that 
the  organization  should  be  recognized  and 
supported  by  every  fair-minded  college  man. 
No  one  will  deny  that  its  standard  of  honest 
scholarship,  clean  thought,  and  clean  life  is 
one  that  does  appeal  to  us.  The  new  impetus 
that  has  been  given  to  the  local  association 
this  term  and  the  attractive  plans  that  are 
being  made  for  next  year  prove  that  this  is  so. 
But  there  is  clanger  that  the  work  may  be  hin- 
dered through  thoughtlessness.  For  a  long 
time  Thursday  evening  has  been  recognized 
as  the  regular  time  for  a  weekly  meeting. 
Too  often  in  the  past  other  events,  both  of 
student  and  Faculty  management,  have  taken 
place  on  this  evening  and  of  course  hinder 
many  from  attending  the  association  meeting 
which  they  otherwise  would  do.  Does  the 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association  do  a  fair 
thing  in  asking  that  this  evening  be  kept  free 
from  fraternity  meetings,  college  exercises, 
the  out-door  sings  and  in  fact  anything  that 
begins  before  eight  o'clock  when  the  meeting 
is  over  ? 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


The  Bell 
for  Chapel. 


One  custom,  which  for- 
merly was  an  established 
practice  at  Bowdoin,  the 
Orient  is  sorry  to  see  has  been  discontinued, 
that  of  ringing  the  so-called  "alarms"  on  the 
chapel  bell.  Until  very  recently,  in  the  midst 
of  the  tolling  for  prayers,  a  number  of  short, 
quick  strokes  would  always  be  rung,  a  few 
about  the  middle  and  then  again  near  the  end. 
Thus  one  could  always  tell  how  much  time  was 
left  and  whether  he  needed  to  hurry  or  not. 
This  is  a  small  thing,  but  very  convenient,  and 
the  Orient  would  be  glad  to  see  it  adopted 
again. 


College  Journalism. 


As     representing     college 


journalism,  the  Orient 
was  very  glad  to  notice  the  meeting 
of  the  Maine  Amateur  Press  Association, com- 
posed of  the  high  school  papers  in  the  State, 
held  last  week.  School  journalism  is  a  part 
of  school  life  as  much  as  school  athletics,  and 
in  the  same  way  that  school  athletics  train  and 
develop  material  and  interest  for  college  ath- 
letics, so  does  school  journalism  for  college 
journalism — and  anything  along  this  line  the 
Orient  is  pleased  to  take  note  of  and  com- 
mend. 

PRESIDENT     HYDE'S     LECTURE     ON 

THE    RACE    PROBLEM    IN    THE 

SOUTH. 

President  Hyde's  lecture  on  the  Race 
Problem  of  the  South  was  delivered  before  a 
large  audience  in  the  Congregational  Church 
last  Sunday.  President  Hyde's  words  were 
the  result  of  his  recent  trip  with  the  Ogden 
Party  to  the  Southern  States,  where  he  vis- 
ited all  the  leading  educational  institutions. 
His  words  were  filled  with  actual  meaning 
and  signified  much  more  than  could  be  con- 
veyed by  mere  book  study. 

After  a  brief  summary  of  the  results  of 
the  war  he  related  how  the  negro  has .  been 
disfranchised  and  his  rights  taken  away  from 
him.  The  condition  of  the  race  is  extremely 
dark,  they  are  subjected  to  much  violence  and 
injury.  In  Mississippi  the  colored  man  fears 
that  he  is  not  wanted    with    the    whites.     In 


many  places  conditions  as  bad  as  those  of 
slavery  times  now  exist.  The  key  to  the  situ- 
ation, President  Hyde  stated,  is  an  industrial 
education  for  the  great  majority  and  an 
academic  and  college  education  for  those  who 
intend  to  instruct  the  rest  of  their  class.  Many 
of  the  schools  of  the  South  now  contain 
practical  shops  of  tailoring  and  harness  mak- 
ing,  and  housekeeping  is  also  taught. 

A  great  work  has  been  accomplished  by 
two  northern  women  who  have  devoted  the 
past  ten  years  to  developing  an  extremely 
uncivilized  portion  of  Alabama.  As  a  result 
of  their  labors  many  have  bought  larger 
homes  and  have  gone  to  cultivating  their 
farms. 

The  colleges  of  the  South,  said  President 
Hyde,  are  much  lower  in  rank  than  the  north- 
ern colleges.  This  movement  of  the  Educa- 
tional Board,  of  which  President  Hyde  is  a 
member,  is  examining  ever}'  fitting  school 
and  college  in  the  country  with  a  view  to  find- 
ing out  its  worth  and  merit. 

During  the  past  few  years  the  Southern 
States  have  greatly  increased  the  appropria- 
tions for  public  schools.  The  great  question 
which  faces  the  people,  however,  is  segrega- 
tion, which  is  firmly  and  intensely  rooted  in 
the  minds  of  every  Southerner,  both  black  and 
white.  The  idea  that  the  black  man  shall 
dwell  apart  is  so  deeply  fixed  in  the  minds  of 
the  South  that  nothing  but  revolution  could 
blot  it  out. 

In  conclusion  President  Hyde  said  that 
liquor  should  be  kept  out  and  that  the  illicit 
intercourse  between  the  sexes  cease  and  an 
industrial  education  given  to  the  greater 
part  of  the  people,  if  anything  like  improve- 
ment were  to  be  made  among  the  class. 


TRACK    MEET. 

To-morrow  we  meet  the  other  Maine  col- 
leges in  a  struggle  for  the  track  championship 
of  1904.  Coach  Lathrop  by  hard  and 
efficient  work  has  turned  out  what  we  believe 
to  be  the  winning  team.  The  veterans  of  last 
year's  champions  have  improved  and  much 
new  material  has  shown  up  remarkably  well, 
giving  us  bright  prospects  for  next  year  also. 
The  entries  for  the  meet  are  as  follows : 

100  Yards  Dash — Bates,  Jenks,  Weld,  Doherty, 
Kinsman,   Clarke. 

220  Yards  Dash — Bates,  Weld,  Parcher,  Doherty, 
Henderson,  Clarke. 


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440    Yards    Dash — Everett,    Weld,     P.     Kimball, 
Henderson,  Hall,  Laidley. 

'     880   Yards   Run — A.   C.   Shorey,   Davis,   Holman, 
G.   E.   Kimball,   Webber,   Burton. 

1 -Mile    Run— A.    C.    Shorey,    A.    T.    Shorey,    P. 
Shorey,  Tuell,  Sewell,  Robinson. 

2-Mile    Run— A.    C.    Shorey,    A.    T.    Shorey,    P. 
Shorey,  Tuell,  Sewell,  Robinson. 

120  Yards    Hurdles — Webb,    Tobey,    Porter,     P. 
Kimball,   Skolfield,   Burton. 

220    Yards    Hurdles — Rowe,    Hall,    Bass,    Porter, 
Laidley,  Kimball. 

Broad  Jump. — Stewart,  Rowe,  H.  Lowell,  Porter, 
Bass,  Shaw. 

High  Jump — Clark,  Marr,  Tobey,  Bass. 

Pole    Vault— H.     Lowell,    C.    Lowell,    Winchell, 
Rundlett,  Stewart. 

Hammer  Throw — Denning,   Small,  Herms,   Finn, 
Chapman,   Davis. 

Shot    Put — Denning,     Small,    Chapman,    Herms, 
Finn,  McMichael. 

Discus       Throw — Denning,       Small,       Chapman, 
Davis,   Herms,   Finn. 


COLLEGE  SING. 

A  college  sing  was  held  on  the  steps  of 
the  Walker  Art  Building,  last  Thursday,  and 
it  proved  to  be  a  most  enjoyable  occasion  in 
every  way,  nearly  every  fellow  in  college 
being  present.  A  large  number  of  college 
and  popular  songs  were  sung  in  which  the 
band  joined.  The  only  regrettable  feature 
was  the  fact  that  only  a  few  of  the  fellows 
knew  the  new  Bowdoin  songs,  and  conse- 
quently "Bowdoin  Beata"  and  "Phi  Chi"  were 
the  only  Bowdoin  songs  in  which  all  could 
take  part.  The  band  was  a  great  help,  and 
we  hope  to  see  more  of  these  sings  during  the 
remainder  of  the  term. 


Communication. 


To  the  Editor  of  the  Orient: 

The  attention  of  the  undergraduates  has 
not  yet  been  duly  called  to  the  project  with 
which  the  following  letter  deals,  although  it 
may  be  remembered  that  the  idea  when  men- 
tioned at  the  rally  last  March  was  received 
with  much  interest.  It  is  needless  to  point 
out  the  many  reasons  why  each  member  of 
the  college  should  be  proud  to  contribute  his 
share  to  the  funds  for  the  erection  on  the  cam- 
pus here  of  a  statue  of  the  youthful  Haw- 
thorne ;  it  will  be  enough  to  say  that  the  com- 
mittee in  charge  value  very  highly  the  support 
of  the  undergraduates.  Certainly  the  erection 
on  the  campus  of  such  a  statue  is  desired  by 


the  students  living  here  as  a  visible  representa- 
tion of  the  interest  of  the  whole  college  in 
her  most  distinguished  literary  son. 

Henry  Johnson. 

Following  is  the  letter  sent  out  by  the 
Bowdoin  Club  of  Boston : 

It  is  proposed  to  erect  a  statue  of  Nathaniel 
Hawthorne  upon  the  campus  of  Bowdoin  College,  at 
Brunswick,  Me. 

Hawthorne  was  born  at  Salem  on  July  4,  1804, 
and  was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  College  in  the  Class 
of  1S25.  The  college  is  to  celebrate  the  centenary 
of  his  birth  at  the  next  commencement,  in  June.  It 
is  hoped  that  by  that  time  the  full  amount  needed 
to  provide  a  memorial  worthy  of  the  man  will  have 
been  pledged.  The  project  originates  with  the  Bow- 
doin Club  of  Boston,  which  has  taken  up  the  enter- 
prise with  great  enthusiasm,  and  has  appointed  a 
committee  to  promote  it,  of  which  Professor  Alfred 
E.  Burton  of  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology is  chairman.  Although,  as  a  matter  of  col- 
lege pride,  it  appeals  most  strongly  to  the  sons  of 
Bowdoin.  yet  it  is  felt  that  interest  in  the  movement 
should  be  shared  by  every  lover  of  good  literature 
in  the  land,  and  should  have  his  cordial  assistance. 
Hawthorne  stands  without  a  rival  at  the  head  of 
American  writers  of  romance;  as  a  master  of  a  pure 
English  style  he  has  been  surpassed  by  no  writer  of 
American    birth. 

It  is  highly  appropriate  that  the  permanent  mon- 
ument to  his  memory  should  be  placed  on  the 
grounds  of  the  institution  that  nurtured  him.  The 
Bowdoin  quadrangle  has  lately  been  completed  by 
the  erection  of  a  noble  library  building — the  stately 
Hubbard  Hall.  Literature,  art,  science  and  religion 
are  now  represented  by  four  structures  which  for 
architectural  beauty  are  unequalled  on  the  grounds 
of  any   New   England   college. 

It  is  proposed  to  place  the  statue  of  Hawthorne 
beside  the  approach  to  Hubbard  Hall.  Should  this 
enterprise  be  successful,  there  will  undoubtedly  be  a 
proposition  three  years  hence  to  mark  the  centenary 
of  the  birth  of  Hawthorne's  classmate,  Henry  Wads- 
worth  Longfellow,  by  erecting  on  the  other  side  of 
the  walk  a  statue  of  our  great  American  poet.  Both 
of  these  famous  sons  of  Bowdoin  would  be  repre- 
sented, not  as  they  appeared  in  middle  life  or  in  old 
age.  but  as  they  may  be  supposed  to  have  looked  in 
early  manhood. 

Several  prominent  sculptors  have  been  consulted 
on  the  subject  of  a  Hawthorne  statue.  They  have  all 
manifested  a  lively  interest  in  the  matter.  It  is  cer- 
tain that  any  sculptor  who  may  receive  the  commis- 
sion will  devote  to  it  his  best  thought  and  his  high- 
est skill.  The  committee  having  the  matter  in  charge 
is  unanimous  in  the  opinion  that  anything  less  than 
the  best  attainable  in  art  would  be  worse  than  no 
memorial  at  all.  It  is  roughly  estimated  that  a  sum 
not  less  than  fifteen  thousand  dollars  will  be 
required  for  the  statue  alone.  If  the  effort  to  secure 
the  full  amount  needed  should  fail,  all  subscriptions 
will  be  canceled.  The  appeal  for  funds  to  provide 
the  statue  is  made  to  all  who  honor  the  name  and 
the  fame  of  Nathaniel  Hawthorne. 

Subscriptions  payable  when  the  full  amount  has 
been    pledged — which   will   be   duly   acknowledged — 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


may  be  sent  to  Professor  Henry  Johnson,  curator  of 
the  Walker  Art  Building,  Brunswick,  Me.,  or  to 
Edward  Stanwood,  president  of  the  Bowdoin  Alumni 
Association  of  Boston,  201   Columbus  Avenue. 


Colleoe  Botes. 


On  to  Waterville,  To-Morrow! 

Work  has  been  commenced  on  the  new  memorial 
gates  at  the  north  entrance  of  the  campus. 

Mikelsky,  '05.  is  showing  a  fine  line  of  fancy 
vestings  and  summer  suits  at  Winthrop  Hall. 

Clarence  Burleigh,  '89,  of  Augusta,  was  one  of 
the  interested  spectators  at   Saturday's  game. 

The  "B's"  on  the  sleeves  of  nearly  all  the  Bow- 
doin supporters  was  a  feature  of  Saturday's  game. 

The  Theta  Delta  Chi  fraternity  were  having  the 
preliminary  surveys  made  for  their  new  house  last 
week. 

Nearly  a  hundred  students  heard  President  Hyde 
Sunday  evening  in  his  talk  on  the  Race  Problem  in 
the  South. 

Monday  evening  Professor  Robinson  delivered  a 
lecture  before  the  Fraternity  Club  of  Portland  on 
"Hawthorne." 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  meeting  last  week  was  led  by 
Schneider,  '04,  and  the  subject  "God's  Plan  for  the 
Life  of  a  Man." 

Professor  Mitchell  will  give  an  address  at  the 
commencement  exercises  of  Bridge  Academy,  Dres- 
den,  on  June   16. 

Judge  Peters,  whose  death  was  noted  in  the 
Orient  a  few  weeks  ago,  had  written  598  opinions, 
and  only  one  was  ever  rejected  by  the  court  en  banc. 

Professor  Lee  delivered  an  address  entitled, 
"Some  Unfamiliar  Aspects  of  Nature,"  at  Augusta 
last  week  before  the  members  and  guests  of  the 
Abnaki  Club  of  that  city. 

A  picture  of  Professor  McCrea,  with  a  sketch  of 
his  life,  appears  in  the  last  issue  of  the  Brunswick 
Record,  in  connection  with  this  paper's  series  of 
sketches  of  the  Bowdoin  Faculty. 

A  singular  fact  in  connection  with  the  Maine 
game  occurs  in  that,  a  year  ago,  May  9,  1903,  Bow- 
doin beat  Maine  5  to  4  on  her  own  grounds  and 
this  year  she  turns  the  tables  on  us  and  reverses  the 
score. 

Adjourns  will  be  granted  in  allstudiesto-morrow. 
This  action  was  taken  not  because  of  the  Inter- 
collegiate Meet,  as  would  be  at  first  supposed,  but 
because  of  the  English  and  Modern  Language  Con- 
ference which  is  being  held  in  Brunswick. 

Bates  defeated  the  University  of  Vermont  in 
debate  last  week.  The  question  at  debate  was : 
Resolved,  That  it  will  be  to  the  advantage  of  Great 
Britain  to  make  a  substantial  departure  from  her 
policy  of  free  trade  in  respect  to  imports. 


The  Glee  Club  gave  a  concert  in  Bath,  Wednes- 
day evening,  in  Grange  Hall.  Nearly  the  same  pro- 
gram was  used  as  formerly  and  the  clubs  were  cor- 
dially   received. 

Notice  has  been  given  that  a  full-page  portrait  of 
President  Hyde  will  appear  in  the  next  issue  of  the 
Book  Lovers'  Magazine  in  connection  with  those  of 
seven  other  well-known  college  presidents  of  Amer- 
ica. This  is  a  deserved  tribute  to  President  Hyde 
and  the  magazine  will  doubtless  have  a  large  sale 
here. 

The  shelves  of  the  library  have  been  increased  by 
the   following  volumes : 

New   International   Encyclopaedia. 
Seven   Volumes  of  Congressional   Reports. 
"Municipal    Problems"   by  J.   F.   Goodnow. 
Travels  in  Europe  and  America,  by  C.  E.  Bolton. 


'68     PRIZE     SPEAKING. 

The  annual  competition  for  the  prize  of  forty 
dollars  offered  by  the  Class  of  1868  for  the  best 
written  and  spoken  oration  by  a  member  of  the 
Senior  Class  was  held  in  Memorial  Hall,  Tuesday 
evening.  A  large  attendance  testified  that  the 
speaking  was  of  a  very  high  order  and  the  speakers 
received  enthusiastic  applause.  The  judges  were  as 
follows  :  Professor  A.  W.  Anthony  of  Cobb  Divinity 
School ;  Frank  L.  Staples,  Esq.,  of  Bath,  and  John 
A.  Cone  of  Topsham ;  and  they  finally  awarded  the 
prize  to  Myrton  A.  Bryant. 

The  program  : 

Music.  College  Orchestra. 

The  Permanence  of  the  Classics. 

John   M.    Bridgham. 

The  New  World  and  the    Expansion    of    European 

Thought.  George  W.   Burpee. 

Music. 

Crime  and  Social   Progress.  Myrton  A.   Bryant. 

The  College  Man  in  Business. 

*Samuel  T.   Dana. 

Music. 

Ruskin's  Message.  Marshall  P.  Cram. 

The   President's   Panama   Policy.     Philip   M.    Clark. 

Music. 

*Excused. 


ENGLISH  AND  MODERN  LANGUAGE 
CONFERENCE. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  English  Department 
of  the  Maine  Association  of  Colleges  and  Prepara- 
tory Schools  in  joint  session  with  the  Maine  Mod- 
ern Language  Association  is  being  held  to-day  and 
to-morrow  in  Hubbard  Hall.  Numbers  on  an 
attractive  program  will  include  an  address  of  wel- 
come by  President  Hyde ;  "The  Spirit  of  Literature 
from  the  Standpoint  of  the  Teacher,"  by  Kenneth 
C.  M.  Sills;  A  Supplementary  Report  on  a  Method 
of  Teaching  the  Elements  of  Modern  Language, 
by  Assistant  Professor  Ham.  The  President  and 
Faculty  of  the  college  will  entertain  the  two  asso- 
ciations and  their  guests  at  New  Meadows  Inn  Fri- 
day  evening. 


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Hlumni  personals. 


The  Alumni  Department, 
is   paper  if  every  ah: 
rward  to  the  editor  any  i 


an  be  made  an  interesting  feature  of 
and  undergraduate  will  constantly 
pertaining  to  the  alumni  of  Bowdoin 


CLASS    OF    1831. 

The  Cumberland  County  Bar  devoted  itself  last 
week  to  paying  a  high  tribute  to  one  of  their  vener- 
able associates,  Mr.  John  Rand,  whose  death 
occurred  February  27,  1904.  Many  prominent  judges 
and  lawyers  gathered  in  Mr.  Rand's  memory  and 
many  touching  tributes  were  paid  him. 


©Wtuan>. 


HON.    JOSIAH    CROSBY. 

The  death  of  Hon.  Josiah  Crosby  of  Dexter 
removes  one  of  Bowdoin's  oldest  alumni.  Josiah 
Crosby  was  born  in  Dover,  N.  H.,  in  1818,  and  pre- 
pared at  Foxcroft  Academy  and  after  his  gradua- 
tion took  up  the  study  of  law  with  such  men  as 
Hon.  Fred  Hobbs  of  Bangor  and  Hon.  Charles  P. 
Chandler  of  Dover.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Pis- 
cataquis County  bar  in  1838  and  was  in  partnership 
with  Mr  Chandler  for  some  time.  In  1845  Mr. 
Crosby  moved  to  Dexter  which  has  been  his  home 
till  the  present  time.  In  his  career  as  a  lawyer  he 
practiced  in  the  courts  of  Piscataquis,  Penobscot 
and  Somerset  counties  and  ever  won  for  himself 
fame  and  distinction. 

In  his  dealings  with  other  men  Mr.  Crosby  bore 
himself  with  integrity  and  many  a  young  man  of 
the  Dexter  neighborhood  has  been  set  on  the  path 
of  right  by  this  venerable  man.  He  represented 
Dexter  and  Corinna  in  the  State  legislature  of  1857 
and  1863 ;  in  '65,  '67  and  '68  he  was  in  the  Senate 
from  Penobscot  County  and  during  the  last  year  of 
his  service  was  president  of  that  body.  He  took  an 
active  part  in  legislation  and  his  influence  was  felt 
in    many    important    measures. 

In  1863  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Maine 
Historical  Society.  He  was  twice  married.  By  his 
first  wife  he  had  two  children,  both  of  whom  died  in 
infancy  and  by  his  second  nine,  seven  of  whom  are 
living. 

He  was  on  the  Board  of  Overseers  and  Vice- 
President  of  the  Alumni  Association.  Mr.  Crosby 
had  traveled  abroad  extensively,  was  director  of  the 
Dexter  National  Bank  and  prominent  in  Masonic 
work. 

Bowdoin  mourns  the  death  of  so  loyal  a  son,  but 
is  proud  to  have  borne  such  an  eminent  man  as 
Hon.  Josiah  Crosby  always  proved  to  be. 


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BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    MAY    20,    1904. 


NO.  5. 


MAINE  INTERCOLLEGIATE  ATHLETIC 

MEET. 

The  tenth  annual  contest  of  the  Maine  Intercol- 
legiate Athletic  Association  was  held  at  Waterville, 
Saturday,  May  14,  and  for  the  ninth  time  Bow- 
doin  came  out  as  winner,  scoring  64  points,  two  more 
than  the  total  won  by  the  three  other  colleges. 
University  of  Maine  was  second  with  50,  Bates  third 
with  10,  and  Colby  fourth  with  2.  The  Bowdoin 
team  acquitted  itself  nobly,  every  man  working  hard 
and  doing  his  share  to  bring  up  the  score.  The 
points  were  not  won  by  a  few  individual  stars,  but 
by  the  faithful  and  earnest  work  of  each  man  who 
entered. 

The  day  was  overcast  and  cloudy,  a  fresh  wind 
blowing  which  rather  prevented  fast  time  on  the 
track.  Five  records  were,  however,  broken :  Parker 
of  U.  of  M.  in  the  pole  vault,  Weld  of  Bowdoin  in 
the  quarter,  Bates  of  Bowdoin  in  the  220-yards  dash, 
and  Denning  of  Bowdoin,  who  broke  his  own  record 
in  the  shot-put  by  nearly  a  foot,  and  broke  the  State 
and  New  England  records  in  the  hammer. 

The  attendance  was  large.  Special  trains  from 
Orono  and  Brunswick  arrived  in  the  morning,  each 
carrying  two  hundred  students.  Colby's  new  grand 
stand  was  filled  to  overflowing,  as  well  as  the  bleach- 
ers and  side  lines.  The  Maine  and  Bowdoin  bands 
were  both  present  and  aided  materially  the  "rooters." 
The  Bowdoin  band  looked  especially  neat  in  its  new 
suits  and  led  the  procession,  following  the  meet  most 
effectually. 

The  events  were  run  off  snappily,  no  tiresome 
delays  occurring.  The  officers  of  the  meet  were : 
Clerk  of  course,  H.  L.  Swett,  Skowhegan ;  marshal, 
Walter  Hammond,  Waterville ;  referee,  G.  R.  Lee, 
Portland;  judges  at  finish,  Charles  Fogg,  Hebron, 
H.  A.  Wing.  Lewiston,  W.  W.  Bolster,  Lewiston ; 
timers,  A.  L.  Grover,  Orono,  F.  N.  Whittier,  Bruns- 
wick, E.  Rice,  Waterville;  starter,  A.  S.  Macreadie, 
Portland;  scorers,  J.  O.  Piper,  Bingham,  Vaughan 
Jones,  Bangor,  S.  B.  Grey,  Oldtown ;  measurers,  E. 
T.  Clason,  Lisbon  Falls,  F.  L.  Rollins,  Waterville; 
judges  field  events,  R.  M.  Conner,  Orono,  A.  F. 
Laferriere,  Hebron ;  announcer,  W.  K.  Wildes,  Bow- 
doin. 

100  YARDS  DASH. 

Promptly  at  two  o'clock  the  meet  began  with  the 
running  of  the  trials  of  the  100-yards  dash.  Bates 
of  Bowdoin,  Winslow  of  Colby,  Porter  of  Maine, 
and  Doherty  of  Bowdoin  qualified.  In  the  final  heat 
Bates  was  set  back,  but  came  in  ahead ;  Porter  was 
second,  and  Doherty  finished  pluckily  as  third  man. 
Time,   10  2-5  seconds. 

ONE  MILE  RUN. 
The  mile  run  was  a  very  pretty  race  and  hotly 
contested  up  to  the  very  finish.  Lane  of  Bates 
won.  A.  T.  Shorey  of  Bowdoin  ran  splendidly  and 
came  in  a  close  second.  Thomas  of  Maine  secured 
third  place.     Time,  4  minutes,  49  seconds. 


440  YARDS  DASH. 

Following  this  came  the  final  heat  of  the  440- 
yards  dash  which  was  possibly  the  most  exciting 
and  hotly  contested  event  of  the  afternoon.  Wyman, 
Perkins,  and  St.  Onge  of  Maine,  Weld  and  Everett 
of  Bowdoin,  and  Wright  of  Bates  qualified  in 
the  trials.  Wyman  led  at  the  start  with  Everett  close 
behind.  For  the  first  220  yards  Wyman  gained  till 
he  led  by  about  ten  yards,  when  Weld  began  to 
"climb"  and  gradually  lessened  the  distance.  On 
the  turn  they  were  even  and  started  abreast  down 
the  stretch,  then  Weld  called  forth  all  his  reserve 
strength,  forged  ahead,  and  won  at  the  finish  by  over 
a  yard.  The  grand  stand  went  wild !  Cheers, 
shrieks,  and  yells  pierced  the  air  without  end,  hats 
went  off,  and  the  men  jumped  up  and  down  and 
shouted  till  the  whole  stand  fairly  shook !  The  sound 
would  die  down  only  to  start  up  again  with  fresh 
vigor  and  "Bully  for  Weld !"  was  given  again  and 
again.  Weld's  time  was  51  4-5  seconds,  a  new 
record ;   Everett  of  Bowdoin  finished  third. 

120  YARDS  HURDLES. 

The  high  hurdles  were  unfortunate.  Owing  to 
the  fact  that  there  was  no  second  men  heat,  Tobey 
of  Bowdoin  who  finished  close  behind  Currier  of 
Maine,  was  shut  out,  while  Ross  of  Colby  was 
able  to  run  a  lone  heat  and  qualify  for  the  finals. 
Currier  of  Maine  was  first,  McClure  of  Maine  sec- 
ond, and  Ross  of  Colby,  third.     Time,  17  1-5  seconds. 

ONE-HALF  MILE. 

The  half-mile  was  a  very  pretty  race.  Flanders 
of  Bates  came  in  first,  A.  C.  Shorey  of  Bowdoin 
finished  pluckily  as  second,  and  Chaplain  of  Maine 
took  third.     Time,  2  minutes,  6  3-10  seconds. 

220-YARDS  DASH. 

The  trials  for  the  220-yards'  dash  put  Bates  and 
Henderson  of  Bowdoin  and  Porter  of  Maine  in  the 
final  heat.  Here  Bates  ran  away  from  the  bunch 
and  smashed  the  record,  lowering  it  to  22  1-5  sec- 
onds.    Porter  took  second  and  Henderson  third. 

TWO  MILE  RUN. 

There  was  a  large  list  of  entries  for  the  two-mile 
but  the  sharp  pace  set  soon  dropped  many  behind. 
On  the  third  lap  P.  R.  Shorey  of  Bowdoin  took  the 
lead  with  Robinson  close  behind  and  kept  it  for  the 
rest  of  the  distance,  running  steadily  and  at  a  good 
pace.  Shorey  came  in  first,  Robinson  second,  and 
Robertson  of  Maine  a  distant  third.  Time,  10  min- 
utes. 36  3-5  seconds. 

220-YARDS  HURDLES. 

Rowe,  Bass,  and  Porter  of  Bowdoin,  all  qualified 
in  the  trials  thus  giving  Bowdoin  nine  points  in  this 
event.  Capt.  Rowe  took  first  in  the  final  heat,  Bass 
second,  and  Porter  third.     Time,  26  4-5  seconds. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


FIELD  EVENTS. 


POLE  VAULT. 
All  three  places  in  the  pole  vault  went  to  U.  of 
M.     Parker  raised  the  record  to  10  feet  8  inches. 

RUNNING  HIGH  JUMP. 
Bowdoin   failed  to   take   any   points   in   the   high 
jump.     Soderstrum    of   Maine   took    first,    Shaw    of 
Maine,   second,   and  Bean  of  Colby,   third.     Height, 
5    feet    I   3-4   inches. 

THROWING  DISCUS. 
Weymouth  of  Maine  won  this  event  by  a  throw 
of  105.  feet,  6  4-5  inches.     Parker  of  Maine  secured 
second,  and  Denning  of  Bowdoin  third. 

PUTTING   16-POUND   SHOT. 
Denning  of  Bowdoin  broke  his  own  record  in  the 
shot-put  by  nine  inches  and  a  half,   reaching  a  dis- 
tance  of  40  feet,   7   1-2  inches.     Small  of  Bowdoin 
took  second  and  Violette  of  Maine  third. 

THROWING  16-POUND  HAMMER. 

In  the  hammer  throw  Denning  quite  outdid  him- 
self smashing  the  Maine  and  New  England  records 
by  several  feet.  He  threw  it  140  feet,  2  inches. 
Small  of  Bowdoin  took  second  and  Bearce  of  Maine 
third. 

RUNNING  BROAD  JUMP. 

The  running  broad  jump  was  won  by  Porter  of 
Bowdoin,  Parker  of  Maine,  second,  and  Rowe  of 
Bowdoin,  third.     Distance,  19  feet  5  inches. 

After  the  meet  the  Bowdoin  men,  headed  by  the 
band,  marched  around  the  field  and  through  the 
streets  of  Waterville  singing  and  cheering.  At  five 
a  special  took  the  supporters  home  again,  although 
a  large  portion  remained  during  the  evening  in  the 
city.  This  was,  in  many  ways,  one  of  the  best  meets 
ever  held  by  the  Maine  colleges. 

The  tabulated  score : 

Bates.      Bowdoin.     Colby.   Maine. 

Half-Mile  Run   5  3  I 

440- Yards  Dash 6  3 

100- Yards  Dash 6  3 

One-Mile  Run  5  3  1 

120-Yards   Hurdles    . .  18 

220- Yards   Hurdles   .  .  9 

Two-Mile  Run   8  1 

220- Yards   Dash    6  3 

Pole  Vault  9 

Putting    Shot    8  1 

Running    High    I  8 

Throwing    Hammer.  .  8  1 

Running   Broad    6  3 

Throwing  Discus   ....  1  8 

Totals   10  64  2  50 


BASE  =  BALL. 


Williams  7,  Bowdoin  2. 
Bowdoin  met  defeat  at  the  hands  of  Williams 
last  Wednesday  in  a  game  characterized  by  the  list- 
less playing  of  our  team.  Had  Cox  received  any 
kind  of  support  the  score  would  have  been  different. 
Westervelt  pitched  very  effectively  for  Williams, 
striking  out  sixteen  men.  The  game  started  out  very 
auspiciously  for  Bowdoin.    White,  the  first  man  up, 


reached  first  on  Neild's  error.  Stone  singled  to  right 
field,  advancing  White  to  second.  Clarke  in  an 
attempt  to  sacrifice  sent  up  a  little  pop  fly  to  Wester- 
velt and  a  triple  play  was  the  result.  McCarty,  the 
first  man  up  for  Williams,  knocked  out  a  two-bagger. 
Hogan  was  out  on  a  foul  fly  to  Gould.  Durfee  sing- 
led to  center  field,  scoring  McCarty  from  second. 
Nesbitt  and  Westervelt  went  out  in  succession,  the 
former  to  Wiggin  and  the  latter  on  Hodgson's  assist. 
In  the  second  neither  side  scored.  Cox  struck  out ; 
Wiggin  went  out  on  Wesfervelt's  assist,  and  Oakes 
fanned  the  air.  For  Williams,  Watson  flied  out  to 
Clarke,  Holmes  flied  out  to  Hodgson  and  Neild  went 
out  on  Hodgson's  assist.     Score,   1-0. 

In  the  third,  Gould  sent  out  a  two-bagger  and  was 
advanced  to  third  on  Kinsman's  single  to  right  field. 
Hodgson  struck  out.  White  went  out  on  Wester- 
velt's  assist.  Stone  received  a  free  gift  to  first. 
Clarke  placed  a  beautiful  single  over  second  base, 
scoring  Gould  and  Kinsman  and  advancing  Stone  to 
third.  Cox  was  at  the  bat.  Westervelt  threw  to 
first  base  in  an  endeavor  to  catch  Clarke,  who  was 
playing  off.  Stone  tried  for  home  on  the  play,  but 
was  caught  at  the  plate  by  five  yards,  retiring  the 
side.  Williams  did  not  score  in  her  half  of  the  third. 
Score,   1-2'. 

In  the  fourth,  Cox  struck  out.  Wiggin  singled  to 
right  field  but  was  held  at  first  owing  to  the  inability 
of  Oakes  and  Gould  to  find  the  ball.  For  Williams, 
Durfee  went  out  on  Cox's  assist.  Nesbitt  reached 
first  on  Wiggin's  error  and  stole  second.  Westervelt 
singled  to  center,  scoring  Nesbitt,  but  was  himself 
put  out  at  second  on  a  beautiful  throw  by  Stone. 
Watson  received  a  free  pass  and  went  to  second  on 
Holmes'  single.  Neild  was  not  equal  to  the  emerg- 
ency and  popped  up  a  fly  to  Wiggin.     Score,  2-2. 

In  the  fifth,  Bowdoin  went  out  in  succession. 
K  insman,  Hodgson  and  White  being  retired  on 
strikes.  For  Williams,  Wadsworth  struck  out. 
McCarty  singled  and  was  safe  at  second  on  Oakes' 
poor  throw  to  Hodgson.  Hogan  singled  and  reached 
second  on  Stone's  poor  throw  to  White.  McCarty 
scored.  Nesbitt  flied  out  to  Oakes.  Westervelt  sin- 
gled to  right  field  and  by  quick  work  on  the  part  of 
Oakes,  Holmes  was  put  out  at  the  plate.  Score, 
3 — 2.  No  further  scoring  was  done  until  the  eighth 
inning. 

For  Williams,  Nesbitt  singled.  Westervelt 
reached  first  on  a  fielder's  option,  Nesbitt  being  put 
out  at  second  on  Cox's  assist.  Watson  singled, 
advancing  Westervelt  to  third,  and  stole  second. 
Holmes  struck  out.  Neild  received  a  free  pass  to 
first,  filling  the  bases.  Wadsworth  cracked  out  a 
two-bagger,  emptying  the  bases.  McCarty  singled, 
scoring  Wadsworth,  but  was  out  at  second  on 
Oakes'  assist,  thus  retiring  the  side  and  ending  the 
scoring. 

The  score : 

Bowdoin. 


White,   s 4 

Stone,  c , 2 

Clarke,  If 4 

Cox,  p 4 

Wiggin,  ib 4 

Oakes.   rf 4 

Gould,   3b 3 

Kinsman,  cf 3 

Hodgson,   2b 3 

Totals    31 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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Williams. 

ab        e      bh      po  a        e 

McCarty,  c 5        2        3      17  o        0 

Hogan.  2b 4        0         1         2  2        0 

Durfee,    cf 4        o         1         1  0        o 

Nesbitt.   s .   4         1         1         o  o         1 

Westervelt,  p 4         1         2         1  3        o 

Watson,  lb 3         1         1         4  1         0 

Holmes,   If 4        0         1         1  o        0 

Neild,   3b 3        1        o        o  o        1 

Wadsworth.   rf 4         1         1         1  o        o 

Totals    35         7       11       27  6        2 

Innings    I     2     3     4     5     6     7  8     9 

Bowdoin   o    o     2     o    o    o    o  0    o — 2 

Williams   1     0     o     1     1     0     o  4    o — 7 

Two-base     hits — Gould,     Cox,     McCarty.     Wads- 
worth.     Stolen    bases — Wiggin,    Watson.     Bases    on 

balls— Off  Cox  2,  off  Westervelt  2.     Struck  out— By 

Cox  5.  by  Westervelt  16.     Time — 1  hour  50  minutes. 
Umpire — T.  Keith. 


Holy  Cross  10,  Bowdoin  i. 

Bowdoin  crossed  bats  with  the  strong  Holy 
Cross  team  last  Thursday  and  was  defeated  by  the 
score  10 — I.  Bowdoin  put  up  a  far  snappier  game 
than  she  did  in  the  Williams  game  but  was  out- 
classed by  the  superb  playing  of  the  Holy  Cross 
representatives.  Wiggin,  who  hurt  his  hand  in  the 
Williams  game,  was  unable  to  play.  Cox  covered 
the  initial  bag  and  fielded  his  position  creditably. 
Noonan  pitched  very  effectively  and  was  backed  up 
in  gilt-edged  shape  by  his  team.  Oakes  pitched  good 
ball  for  the  first  four  innings,  but  after  that  the 
Worcester  team  quite  easily  solved  his  curves.  The 
features  of  the  game,  for  Bowdoin,  were  the  fielding 
and  batting  of  Gould  and  the  base  throwing  of  Stone. 
For  Holy  Cross  the  fielding  of  Devlin,  Stankard 
and  Flynn.  the  latter  accepting  his  seventeen 
chances  without  an  error.  Stankard  and  Flynn 
excelled  in  batting,  the  former  having  three  two- 
baggers  credited  to  him  and  the  latter  three  singles. 

White,  the  first  man  up  for  Bowdoin,  went  out 
on  Ennis'  assist.  Stone  flied  out  to  Flynn  and 
Clarke  went  out  on  Stankard's  assist.  For  Holy 
Cross,  Devlin  fiied  out  to  Gould.  Skelley  reached 
first  on  Hodgson's  error,  but  was  put  out  in  an 
attempt  to  steal  second.  Noonan  reached  first  on 
fielder's  option  and  stole  second.  Stankard  received 
a  free  gift  to  first.  Hoey  reached  first  on  Cox's  error 
and  Noonan  scored.  Stankard  was  thrown  out  at 
the  plate  on  assists  from  Cox  and  Gould.  Score, 
1 — o. 

Neither  team  scored  in  the  second  inning.  Bow- 
doin in  her  half  had  two  men  on  bases  with  only 
one  out,  but  Kinsman  and  Hodgson  were  not  equal 
to  the  occasion,  the  former  going  out  on  Stank- 
ard's assist  and  the  latter  on  a  fly  to  short  stop. 

In  the  third,  Bowdoin  went  out  in  order,  in  her 
half.  For  Holy  Cross  Devlin  singled  and  scored  on 
a  two-bagger  by  Stankard. 

In  the  fourth  Holy  Cross  added  one  more  score 
through  singles  by  Flynn,  McKean  and  Noonan. 

Gould  opened  the  fifth  with  a  two-bagger.  Kins- 
man was  out  on  a  foul  fly  to  Noonan.  Hodgson 
went  out  on  Devlin's  assist.  Oakes  singled,  scoring 
Gould.  White  received  a  free  gift  to  first  and  Stone 
struck  out.     For  Holy  Cross,   Skelley  hit  for  three 


bases.  Noonan  reached  first  on  Oakes'  wild  pitch  of 
third  strike.  Stankard  hit  for  two  bases,  scoring 
Skelley  and  Noonan.  Hoey  went  out  on  White's 
assist.  Flynn  singled,  scoring  Stankard.  McKeon 
and  Einnis  went  out  in  succession,  the  former  to  Cox 
and  the  latter  on  Hodgson's  assist. 

In  the  sixth,  Holy  Cross  scored  three  more  runs 
on  two  bases  on  balls  coupled  by  errors  by  Oakes 
and  White.  The  score  was  augmented  by  two  more 
tallies  in  the  eighth  inning  on  a  passed  ball  by  Stone 
and  two  singles,  making  the  final  score  10 — 1. 

The  score : 

Bowdoin. 

ab        r      bh      po      a        e 

White,    s 3        o        o         1         7        2 

Stone,  c 4        o        o        5         3        o 

Clarke,  If 4        o        o        2        o        o 

Cox,  ib 4        o        o      10        o        1 

Piper,    rf 4        0        0        o         1         o 

Gould,  3b 412430 

Kinsman,    cf 3        o        o        o        o        o 

Hodgson,   2b 3        o         1         2        3        2 

Oakes,    p 3        o         1         o        3         1 

Totals 32         1         4      24      20        6 

Holy  Cross. 

ab        r  bh  po  a  e 

Devlin,    2b 421  160 

Shelley,   rf 4         1  1  1  o  o 

Noonan,    c 5        2  0  5  1  o 

Stankard,  s 4        2  3  1  4  o 

Hoey,   If 5         1  o  I  o  o 

Flynn,    lb 5         1  3  17  o  o 

McKean,   cf 4        o  1  o  o  o 

Einnis,  3b 2         0  0  I  2  o 

T.  Noonan,  p 4        1  1  0  3  1 

Totals  37       10       10      27       16         I 

Innings    1     2     3     4     5     6     7    8     9 

Bowdoin    o     o    o    o     1     o    o    o     o —  1 

Holy  Cross 1     0     1     I     3     2    o    2 — 10 

Two-base  hits — Gould,  Stankard  3.  Three-base 
hits — Skelley.  Stolen  bases — Piper,  Devlin,  P. 
Noonan.  First  base  on  balls — Off  Oakes,  5;  off 
Noonan.  Struck  out  by  Oakes  2 ;  by 
Noonan,  4.  Passed  balls — Stone.  Wild  pitch — 
Oakes.     Time — 1  hour  55  minutes.     Umpire — Dowd. 


Bowdoin  6,  Colby  o. 
Bowdoin  crossed  bats  with  Colby,  Wednesday, 
for  the  first  time  this  year  and  won  by  the  score, 
6 — o.  Cox  was  invincible  while  Coombs  was  hit 
freely.  The  game  was  called  during  the  second  half 
of  the  seventh  inning  on  account  of  rain.  A  full 
account  of  the  game  will  appear  in  the  next  issue. 


Beta  Thetes  17,  Alpha  Delts  2. 
The  Beta's  won  a  one-sided  game  of  base-ball 
from  the  A.  D.'s  Thursday,  May  12,  by  the  score 
17 — 2.  Libby  pitched  an  excellent  game  for  Beta 
and  he  received  excellent  support,  Roberts  and  John- 
son especially  accepting  some  very  difficult  chances. 
Sanborn  at  short  stop  played  the  best  game  for  the 
Alpha  Delts.  The  batteries  were  Norton  and  Libby, 
Chandler  and  Childs.  The  Betas  secured  13  hits 
and   the  A.   D.'s  5. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


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B.  R.  PORTER,   1906.  R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 
S.  G.  HALEY,  JR.,  1906. 

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Track  Meet. 


Once  more  Bowdoin  has 
won  the  Intercollegiate 
Track  Meet.  It  was  a  great  victory — perhaps 
t-h«  greatest  one  of  its  kind  we  have  ever  had. 
At  no  time  has  our  opponent  had  such  a  strong 
team  as  she  had  this  year,  and  at  no 
time  since  the  formation  of  the  associa- 
tion have  Bowdoin  supporters  felt  so  nervous 
as  they  did  this  year.  Indeed,  it  would, 
perhaps,  not  be  too  much  to  say  that 
the  majority  of  the  people  of  the  State  believed 
the  University  of  Maine  would  win.  But  she 
didn't.  An  excellent  college  spirit,  grim  deter- 
mination, and  splendid  coaching  turned  out  a 
team  which  scored  a  splendid  victory.  Our 
athletes  acquitted  themselves  in  a  most  credit- 
able manner  and  upheld  the  athletic  honors  of 
the  college  beyond  the  expectations  of  the 
most  sanguine.    To  them  and  to  the  coach  the 


entire  student  body  owes  gratitude  for  the  out- 
come of  the  meet.  We  should  feel  proud  of 
them  for  Saturday's  laurels.  It  was  a  great 
meet,  a  great  team  and  a  great  victory. 


Shop  Work. 


The  prospect  is  looking 
bright  for  the  renewal  of 
the  course  in  Shop  Work  which  had  to  be  dis- 
continued this  year.  The  plan  is  to  refit  the 
old  shop  room  with  new  benches  and  individ- 
ual sets  of  tools  to  accommodate  a  class  of  ten 
men.  Mr.  Simpson,  who  conducted  the  course 
last  year,  intends  to  visit  Tech  and  familiarize 
himself  with  the  methods  followed  there,  so 
that  the  work  may  be  as  nearly  as  possible 
equivalent  to  the  first  year  work  in  a  technical 
school. 

The  increasing  number  of  men  who  enter 
Tech  and  other  scientific  schools  from  Bow- 
doin each  year  make  a  course  in  Shop  Work 
almost  a  necessity,  and  every  effort  will  be 
made  to  get  the  necessary  funds  before  next- 
fall. 


The  announcement  of  the 

Professor  Dennis'   resignation     of     Professor 

Resignation.  Dennis     is     received     with 

regret  by  not  only  the  men 

who  are  fortunate  in  taking  his  courses  but  by 

every  man  in  college.     Ever  since  coming  to 

Bowdoin    he   has   allied   himself   closely   with 

every  interest  of  the  undergraduates  and  he 

has  done  a  large  part  in  moulding  the  strong 

democratic  spirit  of  our  student  life  during  the 

past   few  years.     His  work  for  the  debating 

course    has    been    more    valuable    than    most 

people  realize  and  he  must  be  given  much  of 

the  credit  for  placing  our  debating  interests  on 

such  a  firm  footinsf. 


_        _  „  To-morrow  occurs  one    of 

Base-  Ball.  , 

the  most  important  games 

of  the  season.  Bowdoin  has  beaten  Bates  for 
the  past  five  games  in  succession  and  is  of 
course  anxious  to  keep  up  her  record  of  victo- 
ries.    At   this   time,   however,    Bates   is   very 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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strong  judging  by  the  work  she  has  done  dur- 
ing the  last  three  weeks,  and  there  will  have  to 
be  a  decided  improvement  in  the  work  of  the 
team  if  we  expect  to  win.  The  games  out  of 
State  last  week  were  very  unsatisfactory  to 
the  supporters  of  the  white.  The  team 
showed  little  advance  over  its  previous  play, 
not  giving  any  evidence  of  any  concerted  team 
play,  and  its  lack  of  snap  and  aggressiveness 
were  fatal.  We  believe,  however,  that  these 
faults  have  been  eradicated  this  week  and  that 
a  much  stronger  team  will  go  to  Lewiston 
to-morrow  than  played  in  the  Williams  and 
Holy  Cross  games.  Let  every  man  in  college 
be  at  Garcelon  Field  to  root  for  the  team. 


Announcement. 


The  Directory  of  the  Class 
of  1903  appears  in  this 
issue.  This  was  received  over  six  weeks  ago 
but  has  been  held  over  owing  to  the  large 
amount  of  material  on  hand  that  had  to  go  in. 


Invitation  Meet 

and 

Sub=Freshmen. 


The  college  has  witnessed 
a  great  revival  in  its 
attempts  to  draw  new  men 
to  itself  this  winter.  The 
organization  of  so  many  sectional  clubs,  the 
banquets  of  these  societies  and  the  college 
rally  all  testify  to  the  fact  that  Bowdoin  has 
cast  off  that  lethargic,  "don't  care  if  you  come 
or  not  spirit,"  and  has  entered  the  struggle 
of  drawing  doubtful  men  to  itself.  A  good 
opportunity  to  substantially  forward  this  work 
presents  itself  a  week  from  to-morrow  when 
the  Bowdoin  Invitation  Meet  for  preparatory 
schools  comes  off.  Every  man  in  college 
should  consider  it  his  duty  to  entertain  right 
royally  the  visiting  men  on  that  occasion,  and 
give  such  a  good  and  lasting  impression  of 
Bowdoin  that  nothing  will  satisfy  our  guests 
but  future  membership  in  our  Alma  Mater's 
cherished  ranks.  It  is  not  alone  the  visiting 
athletes  we  should  take  pains  to  entertain. 
We  ought  moreover  to  make  the  meet  a  time 
of  inviting  other  promising  men  to  visit  us. 


Let  every  man  do  his  duty  to  the  college  the 
day  of  the  Invitation  Meet  just  as  he  would 
if  he  were  playing  on  the  foot-ball  or  base- 
ball teams. 


Are  our  celebrations  so 
College  Spirit  and  numerous  that  they  have 
Celebrations.  become   commonplace?  On 

the  night  of  a  celebration 
parade  it  is  not  college  spirit  for  half 
of  the  fellows  to  walk  the  sidewalk,  or  escort 
lady  friends  while  "a  baker's  dozen"  follow  the 
band  in  the  street.  If  your  clothes  are  too 
good  change  them  before  coming  out.  Your 
friends  will  think  no  less  of  you  if  you  pay 
your  first  respects  to  the  college  on  such  occa- 
sions. 


ALPHA   DELTA   PHI  CONVENTION. 

1  he  seventy-second  annual  convention  of 
the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  fraternity  was  held  with 
the  Chicago  chapter  at  the  Lhiiversity  of 
Chicago  Wednesday,  Thursday  and  Friday, 
May  4,  5  and  6. 

Wednesday  evening  the  delegates  assem- 
bled at  the  Chicago  Beach  Hotel,  the  head- 
quarters of  the  convention,  the  eastern  dele- 
gates having  arrived  in  the  afternoon  in 
special  cars.  The  convention  session  began 
Thursday  morning  and  continued  throughout 
the  day,  the  delegates  lunching  at  noon  at  the 
University  Commons.  In  the  evening  a 
smoker  was  held  at  the  Washington  Park- 
Club.  The  business  of  the  convention  was 
concluded  Friday  morning,  and  in  the  after- 
noon an  open  meeting  was  held  in  Mandel 
Hall,  the  University  theater.  After  a  wel- 
come by  President  Harper  of  the  University, 
Brother  Hamilton  W.  Mabie,  Williams,  '67, 
gave  the  address,  at  the  conclusion  of  which 
a  reception  was  tendered  him  at  the  Reynolds 
Club  rooms,  the  Students'  Club  of  the  Uni- 
versity. 

Friday  evening  came  the  annual  banquet  at 
the  Auditorium  Hotel,  at  which  about  two 
hundred  were  present.  The  banquet  was  most 
pleasantly  opened  by  the  receipt  of  a  telegram 
by  the  toast-master,  Brother  Mabie,  announc- 
ing the  purchase  of  a  chapter  house  by  the 
Brown  Chapter.     Some  very  enjoyable  toasts 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


brought  to  a  close  a  very  successful  conven- 
tion. 

The   delegate  from  the  Bowdoin   Chapter 
was  Philoon,  '05. 


PROFESSOR   DENNIS    TO    LEAVE 
BOWDOIN. 

The  news  that  Professor  Alfred  L.  P.  Den- 
nis is  to  resign  from  the  board  of  instructors 
to  accept  the  Associate  Professorship  of  Mod- 
ern History  at  the  University  of  Chicago 
comes  as  a  great  surprise  to  all. 

Professor  Dennis  has  been  connected  with 
the  college  only  three  years,  but  in  that  time 
he  has  proved  himself  a  most  proficient 
instructor  and  has  always  won  the  respect  of 
all  who  have  had  occasion  to  take  his  courses. 

After  he  graduated  from  Princeton  in  1896 
he  studied  in  the  School  of  Political  Science, 
Columbia  University,  during  the  years  of 
1896-99,  and  in  the  University  of  Heidelberg, 
Germany,  in  1897,  receiving  the  degree  of 
Ph.D.  for  European  History  at  Columbia  in 
1901.  During  the  years  1900  and  1901  he 
was  assistant  in  History  at  Harvard. 

Bowdoin  deeply  regrets  to  lose  such  a  val- 
uable man  as  Professor  Dennis,  but  extends 
congratulations  and  wishes  him  continued  suc- 
cess in  his  new  professorship. 


PROFESSOR    LITTLE     AND     AMERICAN 
ALPINE  CLUB. 

The  Boston  Globe  of  recent  issue  contains  an 
account  of  the  American  Alpine  Club  which  is 
devoted  to  mountain  climbing.  The  club  numbers 
about  sixty  and  contains  the  name  of  Professor 
George  T.  Little.  Professor  Little  was  a  member 
of  the  parties  that  made  the  first  ascents  of  Rogers 
Peak  in  the  Selkirk's  and  of  Heejee,  Nome 
and  Iona  in  the  Canadian  Rockies.  In  1896  he  was 
one  of  the  party  that  went  to  British  Columbia.  It 
was  on  this  trip  that  he  lost  his  friend,  Philip  S. 
Abbott,  Harvard,  '90,  who  was  attempting  to  climb 
Mt.   Lyfroy. 

ART   BUILDING   NOTES. 

A  valuable  addition  to  the  paintings  of  the  Boyd 
Gallery  may  be  seen  in  the  portrait  of  Professor 
Karl  Von  Rydingsvard.  Mrs.  A.  Brewster  Sewell, 
one  of  the  foremost  portrait  painters  in  America,  is 
the  artist  who  painted  the  picture.  The  portrait 
comes  to  us  direct  from  the  American  Artists'  Exhi- 
bition in  New  York,  and  will  remain  in  the  Art 
Building  all  summer,  or  at  least  as  long  as  Prof. 
Von  Rydingsvard  stays  in  Brunswick,  where  he  will 
conduct   his   summer   school   in   wood-carving. 


IReligious  Botes, 

One  of  the  most  successful  meetings  of  the 
year  was  held  last  Thursday  evening  when  the 
subject  under  discussion  was  "The  Abuse  of 
Silence."  The  meeting  was  in  charge  of 
Clark,  '04,  who  outlined  several  ways  how  col- 
lege men  may  become  unfair  to  themselves  by 
maintaining  a  silence  in  words  or  acts  when 
principle  demands  that  something  be  said  or 
done.  During  the  evening  a  solo  was  sung  by 
Romily  Johnson,  '06,  which  was  much  enjoyed. 
Thirty-three  men  were  in  attendance. 

The  last  meeting  of  the  year  of  the  Fresh- 
man Bible  Class  will  be  held  Saturday  night. 
It  is  hoped  that  every  one  who  has  been  in  the 
class  at  all  this  year  will  be  present  at  this 
meeting  to  look  over  the  work  of  the  year. 


BAND  CONCERT. 

The  second  open-air  concert  by  the  College  Band 
was  given  last  Friday,  in  the  band  stand  which  has 
been  erected  under  the  Thorndike  Oak.  The  con- 
cert, although  short,  was  composed  of  good  selec- 
tions and  all  were  heartily  applauded. 

Each  concert  makes  the  value  of  the  band  more 
appreciated  and  the  informal  gathering  of  the  stu- 
dents more  pleasant. 


RICKER  FOR  WEST   POINT. 

The  friends  of  Ricker,  '06,  will  be  sorry  to  know 
he  has  left  college  to  accept  an  appointment  to  West 
Point.  Ricker  entered  Bowdoin  last  fall  from  Exe- 
ter, being  admitted  to  the  Sophomore  Class.  He 
was  excused  from  the  exams,  at  West  Point  because 
of  his  standing  in  Bowdoin.  He  will  enter  the  Mili- 
tary Academy  next  fall.  The  good  wishes  of  the 
college  go  with  him. 


PROGRAMME    FOR    COMMENCEMENT 

WEEK. 
Following    is    the    program    for    Commencement 
Week    as    announced    at    the    Faculty    Meeting   last 
Monday : 

Sunday,   June    19. 
The  Baccalaureate  Sermon  by  President  William 
DeWitt    Hyde   in    the    Congregational    Church    at   4 

P.M. 

Monday,  June  20. 

The  Sophomore  Prize  Declamation  in  Memorial 
Hall  at  8  p.m. 

Tuesday,  June  21. 

The  Class  Day  Exercises  of  the  Graduating  Class 
in  Memorial  Hall  at  10  a.m.,  and  under  the  Thorn- 
dike  Oak  at  3  p.m.  Promenade  concert  at  Memorial 
Hall.  9  p.m. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Maine  Historical 
Society,  Cleaveland  Lecture  Room,  Massachusetts 
Hall  at  2  p.m. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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Wednesday,.  June  22. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Fra- 
ternity, Alpha  of  Maine,  in  Adams  Hall  at  9  a.m. 

The  Graduation  Exercises  of  the  Medical  School 
of  Maine  in  Memorial  Hall  at  10  a.m. 

Address  by  Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump  of  Brunswick, 
Maine. 

The    Dedication   of  the   Hubbard   Grandstand   at 

II.3O    A.M. 

Address  of  presentation  by  Gen.  Thomas  H.  Hub- 
bard. 

Address  of  acceptance  by  Prof.  F.   N.   Whittier. 

The  Exercises  Commemorative  of  the  One-Hun- 
dredth Anniversary  of  the  Birth  of  Nathaniel  Haw- 
thorne in  the  Congregational  Church  at  3  p.m. 

Address  by  Bliss  Perry,  L.  H.  D.,  of  Cambridge, 
Mass. 

The  Presentation  of  the  Class  of  187S  Memorial 
Gateway  at  4.30  p.m.  Address  by  Professor  Alfred 
E.  Burton,  Dean  of  M.  I.  T.  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Reception  by  the  President  and  Mrs.  Hyde  in 
Hubbard  Hall  from  8  to  11  p.m. 

Thursday,  June  23. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Alumni  Association 
in  the  Alumni  Room,  Hubbard  Hall,  at  9.30  a.m. 

The  Commencement  Exercises  in  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  at  10.30  a.m.,  followed  by  Commence- 
ment Dinner  in  Memorial  Hall. 

The  examination  of  candidates  for  admission  to 
the  college  will  begin  at  Cleaveland  Lecture  Room, 
Massachusetts   Hall,  at   1.30  p.m. 

Owing  to  the  lack  of  suitable  hotel  accommoda- 
tions at  Brunswick,  a  special  train  will  leave  Port- 
land at  8.30  on  Wednesday  and  Thursday  mornings 
and  Brunswick  at  10.30  in  the  evening.  Alumni  and 
friends  who  desire  rooms  at  Brunswick  may  apply 
to  Mr.  S.  B.  Furbish  at  the  treasurer's  office,  as 
soon  as  possible,  stating  with  definiteness  the  period 
of  their  stay.  The  summer  time  tables  on  the  Maine 
Central  Railroad  and  the  electric  roads  to  Bath, 
Lewiston,  and  Portland,  have  not  yet  been 
announced,  but  they  will  permit  one  to  reach  and  to 
leave  Brunswick  every  hour  in  the  day  and  evening. 


WORCESTER  MEET. 

The  Worcester  Meet  on  Friday  and  Saturday  of 
this  week  will  be  the  eighteenth  in  the  history  of 
the  N.  E.  I.  A.  A.,  and  the  third  in  the  series  for 
the  new  championship  cup.  This  cup  is  held  by  the 
college  scoring  the  largest  number  of  points  and  at 
the  end  of  fifteen  years  will  be  held  by  the  college 
having  the  majority  of  championships.  Thus  far 
Dartmouth  has  won  once  and  Amherst  twice. 

Bowdoin's  prospects  for  a  winning  team  are  per- 
haps not  great,  yet  we  have  a  better  balanced  team 
than  we  have  had  for  some  time. 

The  result  of  the  contest  is  somewhat  doubtful  as 
four  of  the  leading  colleges  in  the  meet  are  pretty 
evenly  matched.  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology defeated  Amherst,  in  a  dual  meet  last  Sat- 
urday by  two  points.  Dartmouth  in  turn  defeated 
M.  I.  T.  two  weeks  ago  in  a  dual  meet  by  twelve 
points,  and  Williams  turned  the  tables  on  Dart- 
mouth last  Saturday  by  two  points.  The  first 
four  places  ought  to  go  to  these  four  colleges 
with  first  place  a  questionable  issue.  We  feel  con- 
fident that  our  men  will  prove  point  winners  in  many 
events.     Points  in  the  hammer,  shot,   100-,  220-  and 


440-yard  dashes,  and  two  mile  ought  to  be  forth- 
coming and  with  these  Bowdoin  ought  to  make  a 
good  showing.     The  list  of  entries  is  as  follows : 

100- Yards  Dash — Bates. 

220- Yards  Dash — Bates,  Weld. 

440- Yards  Run. — Weld,   Everett. 

880- Yards  Run. — A.   C.   Shorey,   Everett. 

Mile  Run.— P.  R.  Shorey,  A.  C.  Shorey,  Robin- 
son, A.  T.  Shorey. 

Two-Mile  Run. — P.  R.  Shorey,  Robinson. 

220- Yards  Hurdles. — Rowe. 

Broad  Jump — Rowe. 

Discus. — Denning. 

Shot-Put. — Denning. 

Hammer  Throw. — Denning. 

College  Botes. 

The  History  Club  met  with  Seavey,  Tuesday 
night. 

The  Quill  appeared  this  week,  a  review  of  which 
will   occur  in  the  next  issue. 

Pictures  of  Captain  Rowe  and  Denning  appeared 
in  Monday  night's  Lewiston  Journal. 

The  Deutscher  Verein  was  represented  at  the 
University  of  Maine  banquet,  Wednesday  evening,  by 
Wilder,  04. 

The  Portland  Sunday  Telegram  of  last  week 
contained  a  half-page  illustrated  write-up  on  the  new 
grand-stand. 

Many  students  who  stayed  Saturday  evening 
after  the  meet  in  Waterville,  attended  the  college 
dance  at  Thayer  Hall. 

A  mass-meeting  was  called  for  Tuesday  night  at 
7.15  in  Memorial  Hall.  Four  undergraduates  and 
one  reporter  responded  to  the  call. 

Professor  Robinson  visited  Machias  Academy, 
Wednesday,  as  representative  from  the  Faculty  to 
the  fitting  school,  which  is  one  of  Bowdoin's  four. 

President  Hyde  will  deliver  the  Baccalaureate 
Sermons  at  Bangor  Seminary,  Bryn  Mawr  College, 
and  Trinity  College,  Durham,  North  Carolina. 
Professor  Dennis  will  deliver  the  Baccalaureate  Ser- 
mon at  North  Yarmouth  Academy. 

A  number  of  students  attended  the  lecture  given 
by  Rev.  Telesphore  Taisne,  pastor  of  the  Sixth 
Street  Congregational  Church,  Auburn,  Wednesday 
evening,  in  the  College  Church.  Mr.  Taisne  grew 
up  as  a  young  man  in  the  Roman  Catholic  Church 
in  France,  and  he  told  the  story  of  how  he  was 
forced  to  leave  that  church  and  become  a  Protestant. 


TENNIS  TOURNAMENT. 
To-day  and  to-morrow  the  Maine  Intercollegiate 
Tennis  Tournament  will  take  place  at  Orono.  Bow- 
doin is  represented  by  Dana,  Tobey,  Donnell  and 
Williams.  A  full  account  of  the  tournament  will  be 
given  in  the  next  issue. 


GAME   TO-MORROW. 

Bowdoin   will   cross   bats   with   Bates   to-morrow 

afternoon    for    the    second     time     this     year.   .  Four 

weeks  ago   Bowdoin   defeated   Bates,   but  the   latter 

team  has  improved  wonderfully  since  then  and  a  bat- 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


tie  royal  is  looked  for.  Bates  has  defeated  Maine 
and  Tufts,  the  latter  team  having  defeated  Yale 
and    Dartmouth. 


Hlumnt  personals. 

DIRECTORY    OF    THE    CLASS    OF    1903    OF 
BOWDOIN  COLLEGE. 

The  following  directory  aims  to  give  both  the 
permanent  and  present  addresses,  also  the  occupa- 
tion of  the  members  of  the  class.  As  will  be  seen, 
the  record  is  not  complete  owing  to  the  failure  on 
the  part  of  some  members  of  the  class  to  respond  to 
the  secretary's  letter.  Anyone  whose  name  does  not 
appear  in  the  directory  in  full  will'  confer  a  great 
favor  upon  the  secretary  by  forwarding  the  desired 
information  to 

Donald  E.   McCormick,  Class  Secretary, 

Warren,  Massachusetts. 


FULL    NAME,     PERMANENT    ADDRESS, 
PRESENT  ADDRESS,  OCCUPATION. 

Abbott,  Edward  Farrington. 

Andrews,  Ralph,  Kennebunk,  Maine.  Kenne- 
bunk,  Me.     With  the  Leatheroid  Mfg.  Co. 

Barrows,  Harris  Clark,  Augusta,  Me.  Bruns- 
wick, Me.     Student,  Bowdoin  Medical   School. 

Bisbee,  Robert  Calvin,  Bethel,  Me.  Boston, 
Mass.     Student,  M.  I.  T. 

Blanchard,  Merrill,  Maynard,  Mass.  Evanston, 
111.,    1737   Orrington  Ave.     Athletic  instructor. 

Clifford,  Philip  Greeley,  Portland,  Me.,  113 
Vaughan  Street.  Paris,  France,  Credit  Lyonnais. 
Student. 

Coffin,   Philip  Owen. 

Conners,  Charles  Patrick,  Bangor,  Me.,  354  State 
Street.  Bangor,  Me.,  354  State  Street.  Studying 
law. 

Dana,   Luther. 

Dunlap,  Edward  Augustus,  Jr. 

Emery,   Barton   Comstock. 

Farley,  Henry  Garfield,  Portland,  Me.,  Vaughan 
Street.  Portland,  Me.,  Vaughan  Street.  Travelling 
salesman. 

Farnsworth,  George  Bourne,  Bethel,  Me.  Bos- 
ton, Mass.,  58  Pinckley  Street.  Student,  Harvard 
Medical. 

Fuller,  Carl  Spencer,  Lewiston,  Me.,  421  Main 
Street.  Lewiston,  Me.,  421  Main  Street.  Woolen 
mill,  dyer. 

Gray,   Samuel   Braley. 

Harlow,  John  Alfred,  Great  Works,  Me.  Great 
Works,  Me.  Chemist  with  Penobscot  Chemical 
Fibre  Co. 

Harris,  Philip  Talbot,  East  Machias,  Me.  New 
Haven,   Conn.,   25   Whalley   Avenue.     Student. 

Havey,   Andy    Percy. 

Hellenbrand,    Ralph    W.    H. 

Holt,  Albert  Perry. 

Houghton,   William   Morris. 

Jones,  Harris  Allen,  Portland,  Me.,  388  Spring 
Street.     Portland,    Me.,    388    Spring    Street.     Clerk. 

Larrabee,  Sydney  Bartels,  Portland,  Me.,  381 
Spring  Street.  Cambridge,  Mass..  42  Kirkland 
Street.     Student.  Harvard  Law  School. 

Lawrence,  Franklin,  Portland,  Me.,  712  Congress 


Street.  Portland,  Me.,  712  Congress  Street.  Busi- 
ness. 

Libby,  George,  Jr. 

Marshall,  Farnsworth  Gross,  North  Bucksport, 
Me.  Oldtown,  Me.  Principal  of  Oldtown  High 
School. 

Martin,  Seldon  Osgood.  Cambridge,  Mass.,  3 
Sacremento  Place.  Cambridge,  Mass.,  3  Sacre- 
mento    Place.     Student,    Harvard   Graduate    School. 

McCormick,  Donald  Edward,  Boothbay  Harbor, 
Me.  Warren,  Mass.  Submaster  Warren  High 
School. 

Merrill,  Edward  Folsom,  Skowhegan,  Me.  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.,  1716  Cambridge  Street.  Student, 
Harvard  Law  School. 

Mitchell.  John  Lincoln,  Brunswick,  Me.  Saco, 
Me.     Cotton  business. 

Moody,  Edward  Fairfield,  Portland,  Me.,  97 
Emery  Street.  Boston,  Mass.,  185  St.  Botolph 
Street.     Student  M.  I.  T. 

Moore,  Edward  Whiteside. 

Munro,  Daniel  Colin,  Gardiner,  Me.  Mercers- 
burg,   Penn.     Teaching. 

Nutter,  Irving  Wilson,  Bangor,  Me..  165  Ham- 
mond Street.  Denver,  Colorado,  1153  Race  Street. 
With  the  Colorado  Tel.   Co. 

Peabody,  Henry  Adams,  Portland,  Me.,  129 
Emery  Street.  Cambridge,  Mass.,  1734  Cambridge 
Street.     Student,  Harvard  Law  School. 

Perkins,  James  Blenn. 

Perkins,  Niles  Lee,  Augusta,  Me.  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  1750  Cambridge  Street.  Student,  Harvard 
Graduate  School. 

Phillips,  Moses  T.,  South  Brewer,  Me.  South 
Brewer,   Me.     Pharmacist. 

Pierce,  Grant,  Brunswick,  Me.  Westbrook,  Me. 
Submaster  Westbrook  High  School. 

Pratt,   Harold   Boswell. 

Preble,  Paul,  Auburn,  Me.,  58  Goff  Street.  Bal- 
timore, Md.,  per  Johns  Hopkins  Medic.  Student, 
Johns  Hopkins  Medical  School. 

Ridlon,  Joseph  Randall,  Gorham,  Me.  Bruns- 
wick,   Me.     Student,    Bowdoin   Medical    School. 

Riley,  Thomas  Harrison,  Jr.,  Brunswick,  Me.,  48 
Pleasant  Street.  Brunswick,  Me.,  48  Pleasant 
Street.     Newspaper  correspondent. 

Robinson,  Clement  Franklin,  Brunswick,  Me. 
Cambridge,  Mass.,  3  Clement  Circle.  Student,  Har- 
vard Law  School. 

Sabin,  George  Shaw,  Portland,  Me.,  331  Spring 
Street.  Portland,  Me.,  331  Spring  Street.  With 
George  C.  Shaw  Co.,  Grocers. 

Shaughnessy,  Michael  James-,  Brockton,  Mass., 
24  Mordine  Street.  Brockton,  Mass.,  24  Mordine 
Street.     Student,   Harvard   Medical   School. 

Shaw,  Charles  Carroll,  Cumberland  Centre,  Me. 
Dresden   Mills,   Me.     Principal  of  Bridge  Academy. 

Simpson,  Scott  C.  W.,  Portland,  Me.,  65  Roberts 
Street.  Portland.  Me..  65  Roberts  Street.  Adver- 
tising agent  for  E.  T.  Burrowes  Co. 

Smith,  Bertram  Louis,  deceased. 

Smith,  Carl  Williams,  Portland,  Me.,  238  State 
Street.  Cambridge,  Mass.,  54  Kirkland  Street.  Stu- 
dent,  Harvard  Law   School. 

Spollett,   Frederick  William. 

Stover,  George  Hinkley,  Brunswick,  Me.  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.,  42  Kirkland  Street.  Student,  Har- 
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Thompson,  Herbert  Ellery,  Sebago  Lake,  Me. 
Sebago,  Me.     Principal  of  Potter  Academy. 

Towne,  Frank  Ernest. 

Towne,  Winfield  Chester. 

Walker,  Leon  Valentine,  Oxford,  Me.  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.,  84  Hammond  Street.  Student,  Har- 
vard Law  School. 

Webber,  Harrie  Linwood,  Auburn,  Me.  Auburn, 
Me.     Reading   law. 

Welch,  Francis  Joseph,  Portland,  Me.,  230  Dan- 
forth  Street.  Portland,  Me.,  230  Danfojth  Street. 
Student,  Bowdoin  Medical  School. 

Wells,  Theodore  Walter.  Portland,  Me.,  81  Win- 
ter Street.  Portland,  Me.,  81  Winter  Street. 
Undecided. 

White,  Thomas  Carter,  Lewiston,  Me.  Lewiston, 
Me.     Railroading. 

Wbitmore,  Leonard  Cecil. 

Wilson,  Jesse  Davis,  Lisbon  Falls,  Me.  Lisbon 
Falls,  Me.     With  Lisbon  Falls  Fibre  Co. 

Woodbury,  Malcolm  Sumner,  Woodfords,  Me., 
156  Stevens  Avenue,  Brunswick,  Me.  Student, 
Bowdoin  Medical  School. 


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VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    MAY    27,    1904. 


NO.  6. 


THE    MAY    QUILL. 

The  May  Quill  has  a  good  deal  of  variety 
and  charm,  containing,  as  it  does,  an  attractive 
essay,  two  good  stories  and  some  very  pretty 
verse.  The  most  important  contribution  is 
perhaps  an  essay  on  "The  Dilettante  Danger" 
by  H.  E.  Andrews,  '04.  While  the  reader  will 
not  by  any  means  agree  with  all  of  the  author's 
statements  and  conclusions,  he  is  grateful  for 
the  many  stimulating;  and  illuminating  sentences 
that  abound  in  the  discussion.  For  instance, 
these  words  might  well  be  written  in  letters  of 
gold  on  every  Class  Day  program:  "Much 
may  with  justice  be  required  of  the  young 
graduate,  especially  in  the  way  of  a  will  to 
acquire  quickly  and  thoroughly  what  he  lacks. 
All  clanger  of  the  dilettante  spirit  is  passed, 
if  the  college  man  does  faithfully  without 
whining  or  shirking  whatever  is  nearest  at 
hand.  There  are,  we  fear,  too  many  who 
'evade  responsibility  and  fall  to  pitying  them- 
selves and  plotting  holidays."  "  The  words 
apply,  of  course,  just  as  well  to  undergradu- 
ates as  to  the  younger  alumni. 

As  for  the  stories  in  the  number,  "The  Iris 
Flower,"  by  F.  K.  Ryan,  takes  the  reader  to 
an  Eastern  Land  and  entertains  him  with  a 
love  story  of  a  young  American  civil  engineer 
and  the  traditional  princess.  Some  of  the 
descriptions  are  excellent  and  the  custom  of 
setting  a  light  adrift  by  the  Eastern  maiden  to 
guide  her  lover  to  her  side  is  so  well  handled 
that  it  offsets  the  many  conventional  features 
of  the  tale.  "A  Test  of  Honor,"  by  C.  L. 
Bavis,  '06,  is  a  simple  and  thoroughly  natural 
college  story,  the  plot  turning  on  the  question, 
'Ts  it  honorable  to  recommend  to  a  trusted 
friend  for  a  position  of  some  importance  a 
college  mate  whose  course  has  been  distin- 
guished by  dissipation  and  the  lack  of  all 
sense  of  responsibility?" 

The  poetry  of  this  number  while  of  no 
great  distinction  is  unusually  melodious.  It  con- 
sists of  a  verse  on  Hubbard  Hall  by  Charles  P. 
Cleaves,  '05  ;  "When  the  Spray  Goes  Flying 
By,"  by  J.  N.  Emery,  '05  ;  and  "An  Evening 
in  May,"  by  C.  W.  Snow,  '07,  some  lines  of 
which  have  a  good  deal  of  rhythm  and  poetic 
thought. 


We  are  glad  to  see  that  the  Silhouettes 
announce  a  special  Hawthorne  number  of  the 
Quill  with  articles  by  Judge  Symonds,  Profes- 
sor Little  and  Mr.  H.  S.  Chapman.  Such 
contributors  assure  a  valuable  contribution  to 
the  Hawthorne  centenary. 

The  Goose  Tracks  are  unusually  witty — 
and  it  is  refreshing  to  see  the  light  occasional 
college  verse  again  appearing.  Ye  Postman 
begins  well,  but  spends  far  too  much  time  on 
a  mere  review  of  other  periodicals.  Taken  all 
in  all,  the  May  Quill  is  very  creditable  to  the 
enterprising  editors. 


NEW  ATTENDANCE  REGULATIONS. 

On  account  of  the  adoption  of  the  semester  sys- 
tem, the  Faculty  has  found  it  necessary  to  make  cer- 
tain changes  in  the  college  calendar,  which  will  be 
noted  in  the  following  regulations  for  the  division  of 
the  academic  year. 

1.  The  college  year  to  begin  and  close  on  dates 
as  at  present  established. 

2.  That  the  year  be  divided  into  two  semesters, 
or  terms  of  equal  length ;  the  first  to  close  on  or 
near  the  end  of  the  first  week  in  February;  the  sec- 
ond, on  the  Wednesday  preceding  commencement 
day. 

3.  That  the  examinations  of  the  first  semester 
occupy  the  eight  or  more  days  at  the  close  of  the 
first  term. 

4.  That  the  second  semester  begin  on  the  day 
following  the  last  day  scheduled  for  the  examina- 
tions of  the  first  semester. 

5.  That  the  Easter  vacation  and  the  Christmas 
vacation  stand  as  at  present. 

6.  That  Thanksgiving  Day  be  granted  as  a  holi- 
day only. 

7.  That  the  examination  of  the  second  semester 
close  on  the  Thursday  immediately  preceding  com- 
mencement week. 

8.  That  Ivy  Day  be  appointed  for  the  Friday 
preceding  commencement  week. 

9.  That  commencement  week  stand  as  at  pres- 
ent ;  also,  the  examinations  for  admission  to  college. 


CHANGES  IN  REGULATIONS  CONCERNING 
ABSENCE  FROM  COLLEGE  EXERCISES. 

Note.  All  regulations  concerning  registration 
and  the  presenting  of  excuses  for  absence  remain  as 
at  present,  viz.  :  each  student  is  required  to  register 
on  the  first  day  of  each  semester ;  and  students  must 
present  all  petitions  for  excuse  for  absences  from 
chapel  or  from  lectures  and  recitations  to  the  class 


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officer  for  his  approval  and  deposit  the  same  at  the 
Registrar's  office. 


CHANGES. 


1.  On  and  after  September  20,  1904,  the  present 
system  of  granting  6  for  attendance  rank  will  be 
discontinued,   and 

2.  In  place  of  this,  each  student  will  be  allowed 
five  unexcused  absences  in  each  course  in  any  semes- 
ter, but  under  the  following  conditions. 

3.  All  absences  from  college  exercises  other 
than  chapel  and  required  gymnasium  which  are 
incurred  during  the  three  days  at  the  opening  and 
at  the  close  of  a  semester,  or  during  the  three  days 
immediately  preceding  and  following  all  holidays 
and  vacation,  will  count  double. 

4.  Students  will  be  excused,  as  at  present,  for 
the  following  causes:  (a)  when  at  work  earning 
money  to  defray  college  expenses;  (b)  when  repre- 
senting any  of  the  recognized  college  associations 
and  organizations;  (c)  when  voting;  (d)  when 
necessarily  absent  on  account  of  family  bereavement ; 
(e)   when  attending  the  wedding  of  a  near  relative. 

5.  Students  will  be  excused  on  account  of  illness 
only  when  the  maximum  number  of  unexcused 
absences  has  been  reached ;  and  in  such  cases  only 
on  presentation  of  a  physician's  certificate. 

6.  Students  will  be  conditioned  in  any  or  all 
courses  in  which  they  have  incurred  more  than  the 
allowed   number  of  unexcused  absences. 

7.  Conditions  thus  incurred  will  be  made  up  in 
accordance  with  the  regulations  of  the  college  gov- 
erning such  cases. 

It  is  possible  that  some  minor  changes  may  be 
made  in  the  above  regulations  before  the  end  of  the 
present  term,  but  these  outline  the  general  policy  of 
attendance   regulations   to   be   in   force   next   year. 


THE    WORCESTER    MEET. 

The  annual  track  and  field  meet  of  the  New 
England  colleges  took  pace  on  the  Worcester 
Oval  last  Friday  and  Saturday.  Amherst 
proved  to  be  an  easy  winner  while  Bow- 
doin  finished  sixth  in  the  race.  Nearly  all  the 
men  who  won  points  at  Waterville  were  taken 
on  the  trip.  Captain  Rowe  had  the  hardest 
kind  of  luck  in  his  trial  of  the  low  hurdles 
when  he  had  a  safe  lead  over  Hubbard  of 
Amherst  but  fell  on  the  ninth  hurdle  and  after 
starting  again  his  shoe  came  off.  Hubbard 
afterwards  won  second  place  in  the  finals.  We 
also  lost  valuable  points  by  an  injury  to  Bates 
in  the  trials  for  the  220  dash  which  obliged 
him  to  simply  loaf  through  the  finals  and  take 
last  place. 

One  of  the  features  of  the  whole  meet  was 
the  work  of  Denning  in  winning  points  in  all 
the  weight  events  and  in  breaking  the  record 
in  the  hammer  throw  formerly  held  by  himself 


by  hurling  the  missile  138  ft.  8  in.  Shorey,  '07, 
and  Weld,  ran  pretty  races,  the  former  win- 
ning third  in  the  two-mile  against  a  fast  field 
and  the  latter  winning  a  point  in  the  quarter. 
The  points  of  the  meet  were  divided  as  fol- 
lows :  Amherst,  48  1-3;  Dartmouth,  28;  Wil- 
liams, 2~  1-2;  Brown,  17;  M.  I.  T.,  16  1-2; 
Bowdoin,  13;  Tufts,  5;  Wesleyan,  3.  The 
University  of  Maine,  the  University  of  Ver- 
mont, and  Trinity  College  had  men  entered  in 
several  events  but  failed  to  win  any  points. 


BASE  =  BALL. 


Bowdoin  6,  Coley  0. 

Bowdoin  defeated  Colby,  on  Wednesday  of  last 
week,  in  a  rather  one-sided  game  by  the  score  6 — o. 
The  game  was  won  in  the  sixth  inning  by  clean  hit- 
ting coupled  with  numerous  errors  on  the  part  of 
Colby.  Coombs  was  ineffective  while  Colby  could 
not  solve  Cox's  curves,  obtaining  but  one  hit  off 
him  during  the  seven  innings  of  play.  Cowing,  the 
first  man  up  for  Colby,  flied  out  to  Piper.  New- 
man struck  out  and  Coombs  went  out  on  Stone's 
assist.  For  Bowdoin  White  received  free  pass  to 
first.  Stone  reached  first  on  Craig's  error.  Clarke 
Hied  out  to  Leighton  and  Cox  struck  out.  Wiggin 
reached  first  on  Pugsley's  error.  With  the  bases  full 
Piper  fanned  the  air.  In  the  second  Colby  went  out 
in  one.  two,  three  order.  For  Bowdoin,  Gould 
reached  first  on  an  error.  Kinsman  struck  out  and 
Hodgson  singled,  advancing  Gould  to  third.  White 
received  base  on  balls.  Stone  flied  out  to  Newman 
and  Gould  was  out  at  the  plate  on  Newman's  quick 
delivery. 

Both   sides   went  out  in   succession  in  the  third. 

In  the  fourth  Colby  went  out  in  order.  For 
Bowdoin  Kinsman  singled  and  was  advanced  to 
second  on  Hodgson's  single.  White  singled,  scor- 
ing Kinsman.  Stone  reached  first  on  Wiley's  error 
and  Hodgson  scored.  Clarke  flied  out  to  Leighton. 
Cox  singled,  scoring  White.  Wiggin  followed  with 
another  hit  and  Stone  scored.  Piper  reached  first  on 
an  error  by  Craig  and  Cox  and  Wiggin  scored. 
Gould  struck  out,  retiring  the  side  and  ending  the 
scoring  for  the  remainder  of  the  game.  The  final 
score  was  6 — o.     The  summary  : 

Bowdoin. 

ab  r  bh  po  a  e 

White,   ss 4  1  1  0  2  o 

Stone,   c 4  1  o  6  1  o 

Clarke,    If 4  0  o  o  o  o 

Cox.  p 3  1  1  1  5  o 

Wiggin,    lb 2  1  1  10  o  o 

Piper,  rf 3  o  o  1  o  o 

Gould,  3b 2  o  1  o  1  o 

Kinsman,    cf 3  1  1  1  o  o 

Hodgson,   2b 3  1  2  2  1  1 

Totals    26        6        7      21       10        2 


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Colby. 

ab  R  BIT  PO  A  E 

Cowing,   c 3  o        o  8  o  o 

Newman,   rf 3  o         o  I  I  1 

Coombs,   p 3  o        o  1  o  o 

Wiley,   lb 30031  1 

Leighton,  cf 3  o        o  3  o  1 

Pugsley,    ss 2  o        o  2  o  r 

Craig,  jb 3  o        o  o  o  2 

Pile,   If 2  o  o  o  o  o 

Reynolds,  2b 2  o         1  o  1  o 

Totals   24        o         1       iS        3        6 

Score  ev  Innings. 

1234567 

Bowdoin    o     o    o     6    o     o    x — 6 

Colby    o     o    o     o     o    o    o — o 

Earned  runs — Bowdoin,  5.  Base  on  balls — off 
Cox.  1 ;  off  Coombs,  3.  Struck  out — By  Cox, 
Newman  2,  Wiley,  Craig.  Reynolds.  Left  on  bases — 
Bowdoin,  4 :  Colby.  4.  Passed  ball — Cowing.  Sac- 
rifice hits — Stone,   Wiggin.     Umpire — Hassett. 


Bates  6,  Bowdoin  i. 

Bowdoin  lost  its  second  championship  game  of 
the  season  in  a  disappointing  contest  at  Auburn  last 
Saturday  afternoon.  The  game  was  lost  through 
inability  to  hit.  Doe  combined  with  some  very 
costly  errors  at  critical  times.  The  game  was 
clearly  Bates'  from  the  start.  Bowdoin  sadly  lacking 
in  the  hitting  and  all-round  playing  which  she  put 
up  against  Colby  on  Wednesday. 

White  was  the  first  man  up  for  Bowdoin  and 
was  safe  at  first  on  an  error  by  Wight.  Stone  was 
out  on  a  grounder  to  Doe,  Clarke  fanned,  and  Cox 
went  out  on  a  long  hit  to  center.  In  Bates'  half  she 
scored  two  runs — a  lead  which  she  kept  throughout 
the  game.  Bowman  singled  and  Austin  sacrificed. 
Kendall  went  out  on  a  liner  to  White.  Wood 
reached  first  on  an  error  and  Bowman 
scored.  Wight  got  his  base  on  another  error  and 
Wood  scored,  Rogers  was  out,  White  to  Wiggin. 

In  the  second  neither  side  scored.  In  the  third 
Bates  got  three  more  runs.  Kendall  got  a  clean 
single  and  Wood  followed  suit.  Wright  and  Rogers 
were  out.  Bowers  singled,  scoring  Kendall.  Rounds 
reached  first  on  an  error,  and  Wood  and  Bowers 
crossed  the  plate.     Doe  Hied  out  to   Kinsman. 

Bowdoin  got  her  only  run  in  the  fourth.  Stone 
sent  a  fly  to  Rounds,  who  missed  it.  Clarke  hit  to 
short  and  was  safe,  but  was  later  caught  at  second. 
Wiggin  made  a  good  sacrifice  and   Stone  scored. 

Bates  got  another  run  in  the  eighth.  Rogers  was 
safe  on  an  error.  Johnson  struck  out,  but  Doe  got 
the  only  hit  Bates  made  off  Cox,  scoring  Rogers. 
This  ended  the  scoring  for  the  remainder  of  the 
game. 

The  summary : 

Bates. 

ab  H  PO  A  E 

Bowman,    c 5  2  10  1  o 

Austin,   cf 4  o  2  o  0 

Kendall,    ib 4  1  8  o  o 

Wood,    2b 4  1  3  5  o 

Wight,    ss 3  o  3  2  o 

Rogers,    If 4  o  o  o  o 


Bower,    3b 4  2  o  o  1 

Rounds,  rf 2  0  o  o  1 

Johnson,    rf 2  o  o  o  o 

Doe,   p 4  2  1  3  o 

Totals    36        8      27       11         2 

Bowdoin. 

ab  H        PO        A  E 

White,    ss 4  1  3  6  o 

Stone,    c 3  o  6  2  1 

Clarke,   If 4  1  2  o  o 

Cox,   rf.,   p 4  o  o  o  o 

Wiggin.    ib 4  o  10  o  2 

Hodgson,   2b 3  o  2  3  1 

Gould,    3b 3  o  o  1  2 

Kinsman,   cf 3  o  1  1  o 

Oakes,  p.,  rf 3  o  o  3  0 

Piper,    rf 1  1  o  o  o 

Totals    32        3       24       16        6 

123456789 

Bates 2    o    3    o    o    o    o     1    x — 6 

Bowdoin   o    o    o     1     o    o    o    o    o — 1 

Runs  made — Bowman,  Kendall,  Wood  2,  Rogers, 
Bower,  Stone.  Two-base  hits — Doe.  Stolen  base — 
Doe.  First  base  on  balls — Off  Cox  1.  First  base  on 
errors — Bates,  4  ;  Bowdoin,  2.  Left  on  bases — Bates, 
5;  Bowdoin,  4.  Struck  out — By  Doe,  White,  Wig- 
gin, Gould,  Kinsman  3,  Oakes  2;  by  Oakes,  Rogers, 
White ;  by  Cox,  Austin,  Rogers,  Johnson  2.  Time, 
ih.   45m.     Umpire,    Hassett.     Attendance,    1,500. 


Bowdoin  7,  Massachusetts  State  College  4. 

Bowdoin  defeated  the  Massachusetts  State  Col- 
lege Wednesday  afternoon,  in  a  game  characterized 
by  the  listless  playing  of  the  visitors,  by  the  score 
7 — 4-  The  Massachusetts  team  went  up  in  the  air 
in  the  fourth  inning  and  Bowdoin  by  opportune  hit- 
ting aided  materially  by  numerous  errors  on  the  part 
of  the  visitors  piled  up  seven  runs.  A  full  account 
of  the  game  will  appear  in  the  next  issue. 


Bowdoin  Medics,  13 ;   Portland  All  Hotel,  3 

At  Richardson's  field  Saturday  afternoon  the  All 
Hotel  nine  was  defeated  by  the  Bowdoin  Medics,  13 
to  3.  Several  of  the  regular  players  of  the  hotel 
crew  were  missing  and  their  places  were  filled  by 
substitutes.  Pratt  pitched  for  the  winners  and  Hel- 
ton for  the  losers.  The  features  of  the  game  were 
a  long  home  run  by  Bloomer  of  the  All  Hotels  and  a 
brilliant  one-hand  catch  by  O'Connor,  first  baseman 
of  the  Medics. 


LONGWOOD    TOURNAMENT. 

The  fifth  annual  tournament  of  the  New  England 
Intercollegiate  Tennis  Association  began  Monday  at 
Longwood.  In  the  singles  Tobey  and  Dana  did 
good  work,  but  were  unable  to  pull  out  a  victory. 
F.  R.  Smith  of  Williams  beat  Tobey  5 — 7,  6 — 3,  7 — 5, 
and  W.  H.  Wise  of  Tufts  beat  Dana  1—6,  8—6, 
6 — 4.  In  the  doubles  Bowdoin  lost  to  Brown  in 
straight   sets   6 — 3,   6 — 3. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 

Published  every  Friday  of  the  Collegiate  Y 
by  the  Students  of 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  Jr.,  1905, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 
E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905.  R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906. 

W.  J.  NORTON,  1905.  A.   L.   ROBINSON,   1907. 

D.   R.   PORTER,   1906.  R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 

S.  G.   HALEY,  JR.,  1906.     _ 

W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     •     •     Business   Manager. 

G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •      ■  Ass't   Business   Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 


Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Clas 

s  Mail  Matter. 

Lewiston  Journal  Press. 

Vol.   XXXIV.        FRIDAY,   MAY  27,   1904. 

No.    6. 

Tennis  Victory. 


We    have    reason    to    feel 


pleased  over  the  result  of 
the  tennis  tournament  at  Orono,  last  week,  in 
which  we  again  proved  ourselves  the  cham- 
pions among  the  Maine  colleges.  Though 
tennis  is  not  so  exciting,  perhaps,  as  base-ball 
or  foot-ball,  it  is  nevertheless  an  attractive 
sport,  and  one  which  requires  a  good  amount 
of  ability.  We  extend  congratulations  to  our 
team  for  their  victory. 


If  we  consider  the  athletic 
Bowdoin  at  the  strength  of  the  various 
Worcester  Meet,  teams  at  Worcester  Oval 
last  week  we  should  indeed 
congratulate  the  track  team  on  its  good  work 
at  the  Meet.  If  we  had  been  a  little  more 
fortunate   in   regard   to   injuries   to   our   men 


there  is  no  doubt  that  we  should  have  come 
out  nearer  the  top.  One  thing  can  now  be 
clearly  seen  for  which  the  college  paper  can- 
not but  criticise  the  management  so  that  it 
may  be  a  lesson  to  us  in  future  years.  As 
things  developed  at  the  contest.  Small,  who 
did  such  valuable  work  for  us  in  the  State 
meet,  would  have  surely  won  points  for  us  in 
the  weights  had  he  been  taken  on  the  trip. 
With  the  generous  support  which  the  students 
are  willing  to  give  to  the  management  it  seems 
to  be  a  mistake  to  leave  men  at  home  to  save 
expense  who  might  win  points. 


It     is     the     wish     of    the 
Alumni  Orient     as     the     college 

Department.  paper  to  represent  all  the 
doings  and  activities  of 
Bowdoin  and  of  Bowdoin  men,  and  in  particu- 
lar do  we  wish  to  have  an  alumni  department 
full  of  news  and  matter  interesting  to  the 
graduates  of  the  college.  Possibly  at  times  it 
has  been  allowed  to  slip  and  to  give  way  to 
other  things,  but  it  is  our  sincere  wish  to  keep 
this  section  of  the  Orient  live  and  up-to-date. 
In  order  to  do  this,  however,  we  must  have  the 
earnest  co-operation  of  the  undergraduates 
and  especially  the  alumni  body  itself,  as  it  is 
almost  impossible  for  a  few  men  to  cover  all 
the  news.  Any  contribution  and  assistance 
rendered  along  this  line  would  be  most  hear- 
tily appreciated  by  the  editorial  board. 


Nothing  can  give  more 
Medical  Students  satisfaction  to  those  inter- 
Appreciated,  ested  in  the  welfare  of 
Bowdoin  than  the  active 
interest  that  is  being  taken  in  college  affairs 
by  the  members  of  the  Medical  School.  In 
musical  and  athletic  circles  we  now  find  some 
of  our  best  men  in  the  medical  department 
and  next  year  when  the  two  departments  open 
at  about  the  same  time  there  ought  to  be  even 
closer  alliance.  Too  often  we  consider  the 
Medical  School  of  Maine  and  Bowdoin  Col- 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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lege  entirely  distinct  bodies,  but  in  the  days  to 
come  they  should  be  as  close  in  interests  as 
they  are  neighbors  in  location.  There  is  a 
chance  for  us  also  to  remember  this  more 
practically  when  we  are  soliciting  new  men  to 
come  to  Brunswick,  for  many  could  be  influ- 
enced to  take  a  medical  course  here  to  whom 
the  literary  department  does  not  appeal. 


New  Regulations. 


The    new    faculty    regula- 


tions which  we  publish 
for  the  first  time  to-day  contain  informa- 
tion of  vital  interest  to  every  student.  The 
most  striking  changes  are  in  the  rules  in  regard 
to  cuts  from  college  exercises  which  may  seem 
rather  severe  to  many,  but  we  believe  that 
every  fair  thinking  man  will  admit  that  the 
new  regulations  will  be  conducive  to  the  best 
work.     At  least,  it  seems  so  in  theory. 


Inter=SchoIastic 
Meet  and 
Sub=Freshmen. 


To-morrow  the  Prepara- 
tory Schools  entered  in  the 
Interscholastic  Meet  will 
send  large  delegations  of 
athletes  and  students  to  the  college,  and  it 
devolves  upon  us  to  entertain  them  in  the  best 
way  possible.  The  day  ought  to  be  and  we 
hope  will  be  an  "open  house"  day  for  every 
"Prep"  school  man  who  is  attending  the  meet. 
Sub-Freshmen  are  bound  to  judge  the  college 
in  great  part  by  the  treatment  they  receive  at 
the  hands  of  the  students.  This  is  our  last 
opportunity  this  year  to  entertain  prospective 
Bowdoin  men,  and  everybody  is  duty  bound  to 
make  this  the  best  and  most  successful  of  the 


Debating  Interests. 


It  is  with  surprise  and  dis- 


gust that  the  Orient  finds 
itself  forced  to  reprimand  the  student  body, 
on  its  lack  of  action  in  regard  to  the  mass- 
meeting  called  for  a  discussion  of  debating 
interests  last  week.  To  the  call,  plainly  posted, 
only  four  men  responded.  Does  that  show 
proper    encouragement    for    a    winning    team 


next  year?  And,  to  make  a  bad  matter  worse, 
a  mass-meeting  called  on  account  of  track 
athletics  the  same  hour  was  largely  attended. 
Does  the  student  body  of  Bowdoin  College 
place  physical  contests  above  those  of  the  mind, 
in  its  interests?  Cannot  Bowdoin  College, 
whose  chief  claim  to  eminence  is  that  mighty 
intellectual  vigor  stirred  to  life  beneath  the 
teachings  in  her  halls,  show  enough  interest  in 
the  sole  method  we  have  of  matching  our 
intellects  against  those  of  contemporary  insti- 
tutions, to  get  together  for  a  few  moments  to 
talk  things  over  and  make  plans?  Let's  throw 
off  our  lethargy,  fellows,  and  show  that  we 
deserved  our  victory  over  Amherst. 


Song  Book. 


Something  that  Bowdoin 
has  long  wanted  is  a  song 
book.  We  have  as  many  good  songs  as  other 
colleges  and  it  is  high  time  that  they  were  col- 
lected and  published  as  they  are  in  other  col- 
leges. And  now  it  seems  probable  that  we 
will  very  soon  have  a  book  of  Bowdoin  songs 
of  which  we  may  be  proud.  About  seventy 
songs  have  been  prepared  for  publication  by 
some  of  the  students  and  all  that  is  needed  to 
make  the  plan  a  reality  is  a  guarantee  of  suf- 
ficient financial  support.  A  music  book  of  any 
kind  is  very  expensive  and  in  order  to  compile 
this  book  as  it  should  be  a  large  amount  of 
money  must  be  expended.  A  canvass  is  to  be 
made  among  the  students  and  alumni,  and  it 
may  only  be  said  here  that  each  and  every  man 
should  pledge  himself  for  one  or  more  copies. 
If  the  scheme  is  supported  as  it  should  be,  we 
will  have  by  the  midde  of  July  one  of  the  best 
collections  of  college  songs  to  be  found  any- 
where. 


Colby  Game. 


To-morrow  afternoon  Bow- 
doin meets  Colby  for  the 
last  championship  game  this  season,  at  Water- 
ville.  This  is  the  most  important  game  that 
we  play  this  year,  for  upon  it  hinges  our 
chances  for  the  championship  this  year.  If 
we  win  this  game  we  will  still  have  a  fisfhtins: 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


show  of  being  first  in  the  State  in  base-ball, 
but  if  we  should  lose  we  can  not  possibly  win 
the  championship.  The  prospects  for  a  Bow- 
doin  victory  are  much  brighter  than  they  were 
after  the  Bates  game,  for  the  men  by  hard 
work  this  week,  have  gradually  eradicated  the 
loose  playing  which  proved  fatal  in  the  game 
last  Saturday  and  have  at  last  "struck  their 
batting  gait."  In  order  to  make  the  victory 
more  certain  it  is  imperative  that  the  team 
receive  the  hearty  support  of  the  college. 
Strong  and  vigorous  cheering  is  needed 
throughout  the  entire  game.  There  is  noth- 
ing so  encouraging  to  the  men  as  to  let  them 
know  that  the  whole  student  body  has  confi- 
dence in  them  and  is  behind  them  in  every 
game.  Let  every  Bowdoin  student  who  pos- 
sibly can,  be  present  at  Waterville  to-morrow 
to  cheer  the  team  to  victory. 


PROFESSOR   DENNIS'    SUCCESSOR. 

The  History  Chair  left  vacant  by  Professor 
Dennis'  resignation  will  be  occupied  next  year 
by  Mr.  Roberts,  an  assistant  in  History  at 
Harvard.  Mr.  Roberts  has  specialized  in 
American  History  and  Government  and  will 
take  a  Ph.D.  degree  in  those  studies  this  year. 
He  is  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Wiscon- 
sin. He  attended  the  Columbia  Graduate 
School  one  vear  before  going  to  Harvard. 


N.  E.  I.  GOLF  ASSOCIATION. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  N.  E.  I.  G.  A. 
at  Worcester,  May  20,  Dartmouth  was 
admitted  to  membership.  The  following 
officers  were  elected : 

President,  J.  G.  Andrews,  Amherst. 

Vice-President,  J.  B.  Ford,  Williams. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer,  H.  Lewis,  Bow- 
doin. 

Chairman  Executive  Committee,  C.  B. 
Mercer,  Brown. 


BOWDOIN   VICTORIOUS   IN   TENNIS. 

At  the  Intercollegiate  Tennis  Meet  held  at 
the  University  of  Maine  last  week  Bowdoin 
walked  away  from  her  rivals,  winning  first  and 


second  places  in  both  singles  and  doubles.  The 
two  Bowdoin  teams  will  play  for  the  cham- 
poinship  in  Brunswik  at  their  leisure. 


CALENDAR. 


SATURDAY,    MAY   28. 
Bowdoin  vs.   Colby  at  Waterville. 
Interscholastic   Track   Meet  at   Whittier    Field. 

SUNDAY,  MAY  29. 
Preaching   in    College    Church    by     Rev.     H.     A. 
lump. 

MONDAY,  MAY  30. 
Bowdoin  vs.   Bates  at  Garcelon   Field,   Lewiston. 
Bowdoin   2d  vs.   Rockland   High   at   Rockland. 

TUESDAY,   MAY  31. 
Dual    Tennis    Tournament    with    University    of 
Vermont  at  Burlington. 

WEDNESDAY,    JUNE    1. 
Bowdoin  2d  vs.  Cony  High  at  Brunswick. 

FRIDAY,  JUNE  3. 
Bowdoin   vs.    Harvard    at   Cambridge. 

SATURDAY,  JUNE  4. 
Bowdoin    vs.    Brown   at    Providence. 

FRESHMAN  BANQUET  ELECTIONS. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Freshman  Class  the 
following  elections  for  the  banquet  to  be  held  at 
Riverton  Park,  the  latter  part  of  the  term,  took  place. 

Toast-Master— J.    B.    Drummond. 

Opening  Address — A.  J.  Voorhees. 

Class  Historian — H.   E.  Wilson. 

Closing  Address — F.  J.   Redman. 

Committee  of  Arrangements — N.  W.  Allen.  F.  L. 
Bass,  H.  L.  Brown. 

Committee  on  Odes — A.  O.  Pike,  C.  W.  Snow, 
F.   A.   Burton. 


NEW  ENGLAND  INTERCOLLEGIATE  PRESS 
BANQUET. 
The  seventeenth  annual  meeting  and  banquet  of 
the  New  England  Intercollegiate  Press  Association 
was  held  in  the  Copley  Square  Hotel,  Monday,  May 
23.  Bowdoin  was  represented  by  Seavey,  Much, 
Burroughs  and  Finn.  At  the  business  meeting  held 
in  the  afternoon  Finn  was  elected  president  for  the 
ensuing  year. 


INVITATION  MEET. 
To-morrow  on  Whittier  Athletic  Field,  occurs 
the  annual  Invitation  Meet.  Over  a  dozen  prepara- 
tory schools  have  entered  men  and  some  good  races 
are  looked  for.  Westbrook  Seminary  seems  to  be 
the  favorite  picked  for  a  winner.  Westbrook  won 
the  University  of  Maine  Invitation  Meet  last  Sat- 
urday with  a  score  of  55  points.  However,  Hebron, 
Kent's  Hill  and  Brunswick  High  are  possible  win- 
ners. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT, 


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Colleae  IRotes. 

Lewiston's  Music  Hall,  for  many  years  the  gath- 
ering place  of  Bowdoin's  theater-goers,  is  to  he 
demolished. 

Mrs.  William  D.  Northend  of  Salem,  Mass.,  has 
presented  an  attractive  portrait  of  her  late  husband 
to  the  college  library. 

General  Chamberlain  was  one  of  the  speakers  in 
the  convention  of  Civil  War  veterans  held  at  Hart- 
ford, Conn.,  last  week. 

The  Seniors  and  Juniors  began  marching 
on  Monday  in  preparation  for  the  Commencement 
and  Ivy  Day  exercises. 

President  White  of  Colby  recently  announced 
that  a  generous  sum  had  been  presented  to  the  col- 
lege for  the  purpose  of  beautifying  the  campus. 

Bowdoin  2d  defeated  the  Cony  High  School, 
Wednesday,  in  a  one-sided  game  by  the  score  13 — 1. 
Lewis  pitched  very  effectively,  allowing  but  three 
scattered  hits. 

Professor  Robinson  was  away  last  week  visiting 
schools,  among  others  schools  of  fish.  As  he 
thoughtfully  presented  the  Faculty  with  part  of  his 
catch,  his  absence  will  probably  be  excused. 

A  party  of  D.  U.'s  hired  a  yacht  from  Freeport, 
Saturday  night,  and  went  down  the  bay  fishing. 
They  got  back  the  next  afternoon  with  over  a  hun- 
dred pounds  of  cod  caught  near  Whaleboat  Island. 

Last  Tuesday  afternoon  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  team 
won  a  decisive  victory  over  the  Psi  Upsilon  team  by 
the  score  22 — 5.  The  Psi  U.'s  were  unable  to  con- 
nect with  the  pitching  of  Libby  while  Cushing  and 
Lewis  were  hit  quite  freely. 

James  A.  Cook,  editor  of  the  Brunsivick  Record, 
and  formerly  with  the  Boston  Journal,  gave  an 
interesting  talk  on  Journalism  before  the  Freshman 
Class  last  Monday  morning.  Mr.  Cook  related 
many  interesting  experiences  that  he  and  other 
reporters  have  had  in  Boston. 

Miss  Nina  Judd  of  Augusta,  Me.,  has  recently 
presented  to  the  college  library  valuable  papers 
relating  to  the  settlement  and  sale  of  land  in  the 
townships  given  by  the  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts to  the  college.  These  papers  were  from 
the  estate  of  Hon.  Reuel  Williams,  a  former  trustee 
of   Bowdoin. 

The  Class  of  1906  University  of  Maine  has  given 
thought  into  its  culture  and  has  finally  developed 
this  modern  structure  of  caceophany  entitled  "A 
Class  Yell:" 

Boom-a-Iack-a 
Ching-a-lacka 
Biff-bang-zite, 
Three   times   three   for   the   red   and  white. 
Ching-a-lacka 
Boom-a-lacka-a 
Let  them  fly, 
1906  shall  never  die. 

It  was  tried  on  the  class,  then  on  the  Experimental 
Station ;  then  on  the  cows  and  calves,  and  finally 
adopted  unanimously.  Great  credit  is  due,  we  are 
informed,  to  Miss  Ethelyn  Smith,  Miss  Nora  Floyd, 


Mr.  Jack  Thomas  and  Mr.  Clark  Chapman.  It  will 
be  a  beautiful  thing  with  which  to  call  the  hands 
to  dinner  in  haying  time  or  stir  up  the  mules  on  the 
farm,  after  these  students  of  agriculture  have  gone 
out  into  their  great  life  work.  Taken  in  connection 
with  the  now-famous  alliterative  call  of  thK Univer- 
sity of  Maine  itself,  entitled  "Whiskey  Wee  Wee! 
Holy  Mucki !  Waw-w-w,"  which  is  the  higher  call 
to  duty  at  Orono,  it  ought  to  create  a  harmony  of  ■ 
Higher  Criticisms  and  Treatises  on  Fertilizers,  suf- 
ficient to  the  crying  needs  at  Orono.  Taken  con- 
sonantly, its  two  yells  suggest  a  battle  'between  "the 
Russians  and  the  Japanese. — Letviston 


ffacult^  IRotes. 

Dr.  Elliott,  demonstrator  in  Anatomy,  is  out 
again  after  a  long  and  serious  attack  of  pneumonia. 

President  Hyde  recently  gave  an  address  at  the 
Central  Church  in  Bath  on  "The  Race  Problem  in 
the  South." 

Professor  Woodruff  is  one  of  the  judges  this 
year  to  award  the  Bowdoin  Prize  for  Excellence  in 
Greek  Composition  at  Harvard. 

Professor  Robinson  returned  this  week  from 
a  visit  to  Washington  Academy  at  East  Machias, 
where  he  made  an  official  examination  of  the  school. 

Professor  Johnson  illustrated  to  his  classes  this 
week  a  method  of  teaching  the  modern  languages 
by  the  use  of  the  phonograph.  It  is  possible  that 
some  use  may  be  made  of  this  instrument  for  teach- 
ing correct  pronunciation. 

Mr.  Foster,  a  graduate  of  Harvard,  will  succeed 
Mr.  Sills  on  the  Bowdoin  Faculty  next  year.  Mr. 
Foster  has  taught  for  two  years  at  Bates  and  comes 
highly  recommended.  He  will  conduct  the  debat- 
ing course  and  act  as  assistant  in  the  English 
Department. 

Professor  Moody  has  again  started  his  annual 
course  in  surveying.  The  class  meets  every  Friday 
at  3.30.  The  first  two  exercises  consist  of  lectures 
and  of  working  out  examples,  after  which  the  work 
will  be  done  out-doors  in  actual  manipulation  of 
.surveyors'    instruments. 


1906  BUGLE  BOARD. 

The  following  Sophomores  have  been  elected  to 
the  editorial  board  of  the  1906  Bugle: 
Editor-in-Chief — P.   F.   Chapman. 
Business  Manager — E.  E.   Wing. 
P.  R.  Andrews  from  Psi  Upsilon. 
H.  P.  Winslow  from  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon. 
G.  C.  Soule  from  Theta  Delta  Chi. 
T.  B.  Walker  from  Delta  Upsilon. 
H.   S.   Stetson  from  Kappa  Sigma. 
M.   T.   Copeland  from  Beta  Theta   Pi. 
C.   H.   Fox  from  Non-Fraternitv. 


GAMES   NEXT   WEEK. 
Bowdoin  has  four  hard  games  scheduled  for  the 
remainder  of  this  and  next  week.     To-morrow  the 
team  meets  Colby  for  the  second  and  last  time  this 


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year.  A  week  ago  Wednesday,  Colby  proved  an 
easy  prey  for  the  home  team,  but  this  was  due 
largely  to  the  poor  condition  of  Coombs.  Reports 
from  Waterville  state  that  Coombs  has  regained  his 
old-time  form  and  if  this  report  is  true,  the  game 
will  be  a  pitchers  battle.  On  Monday  Bowdoin 
plays  Bates  on  Garcelon  Field  for  the  third  time  this 
season.  Each  team  has  won  a  game  and  this 
game  ought  to  prove  a  hot  contest.  If  Cox  is  in 
condition  to  pitch  this  game,  Bates  ought  to  be  an 
easy  victim.  On  Friday  the  team  meets  Harvard 
and  although  we  do  not  expect  the  team  to  win,  we 
do  expect  them  to  make  a  good  showing.  The  fol- 
lowing day  Bowdoin  plays  Brown  at  Providence. 
Bowdoin  has  not  for  some  years  had  athletic  rela- 
tions with  Brown  and  the  outcome  of  the  game  is 
hard  to  prophesy.  Judging,  however,  from  the 
record  made  thus  far  by  Brown,  Bowdoin  ought  to 
come  off  victorious. 


CLASS  OF  1897. 
J.  W.  Hewitt  is  assisting  Professor  Woodruff 
in  the  preparation  of  a  Greek  Reader,  to  be  pub- 
lished in  the  series  of  Greek  text-books  edited  by 
Professor  Herbert  Weir  Smyth,  Professor  of  Greek 
Literature   at   Harvard  University. 

CLASS  OF  1900. 
Rev.  Frederick  Crosby  Lee,  who  graduated  from 
Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of  1900  and  from  the  General 
Theological  Seminary  in  New  York  City  in  1903. 
was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  at  St.  Andrews' 
Church  in  Newcastle  on  Thursday,  May  12.  Mr. 
Lee  has  been  acting  as  bishop's  secretary  and  doing 
missionary  work  during"  his  deaconate — and  goes  to 
St.  Savior's  Church,  Bar  Harbor,  as  curate  to  the 
rector,   the   Rev.   Mr.   Green. 


Delta  Upsilon  14,  Alpha  Delta  Phi  6. 
Alpha  Delta  Phi  met  her  second  Waterloo  on  the 
Delta,  Friday  afternoon,  at  the  hands  of  Delta  Upsi- 
lon. Score,  14 — 6.  The  batteries  were  Childs  and 
Chandler,  Stewart  and  Bradford.  For  the  A.  D.'s 
Finn  played  the  star  game  at  first  base.  Stewart's 
pitching  and  the  plucky  catching  of  Bradford  were 
the  features  for  Delta  LTpsilon. 


©bituar\). 


LIBRARY    ACQUISITIONS. 

Autobiography  of  Herbert  Spencer. 

With   the   Birds   in   Maine— Miller. 

The   Other  Room — Lyman   Abbot. 

Life     and     Times     of     Nelson     Dingley — E.     N. 
Dingley. 

Recent    Excavations    in    the    Roman    Forum — E. 
Burton  Brown. 
American   Natural  History — W.   T.   Hornaday. 

Together  with  thirty  others  since  May  11. 


Hlumni  personals. 


The  Alumni  Departn 
this  paper  if  every  alui 
forward  to  the  editor  ;mv 


can  be  made  an  interesting  feature  of 
;  and  undergraduate  will  constantly 
;  pertaining;  to  the  alumni  of  Bowdoin. 


CLASS  OF  1877. 
Captain  Robert  E.  Peary.  U.  S.  N.,  is  negotiating 
for  the  sailing  steamer  Eagle  to  convey  him  and  a 
preliminary  expedition  to  Littleton  Island,  in  the 
Greenland  seas,  during  the  present  summer,  where 
he  will  arrange  for  his  polar  expedition  next  season. 
Captain  Peary  contemplates  a  sojourn  of  four  years 
in  the  Arctic  region. 

CLASS  OF  1893. 
Weston  P.  Chamberlain,  Bowdoin,  '93,  and  Har- 
vard Medical,  '97,  sailed  the  first  of  March  on  his 
third  trip  to  the  Philippines,  where  his  residence  will 
be  for  the  next  few  months  (care  of  Chief  Surgeon, 
Manila,   P.   I.) 

CLASS  OF  1893. 
Henry  M.   Wilder  is  now  engaged  as   draftsman 
with  the  General  Electrical  Company  of  Lynn,  Mass. 


DR.    GEORGE    PAYSON    JEFFARDS. 

On  Monday,  May  9,  1904,  occurred  the  death  of 
Dr.  George  Payson  Jefferds  at  his  home  in  Bangor, 
Me.,  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  respected  citizens 
of  the  city.  Dr.  Jefferds  was  born  in  Kennebunk- 
port,  Me.,  May  7,  1816.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Latin  School  at  Andover,  Mass.,  and  at  Limerick 
Academy,  from  which  he  entered  Bowdoin  in  the 
Class  of  1838.  After  graduation  he  taught  in 
Alfred,  Me.,  and  Nashua,  N.  H,  and  then  entered 
the  Harvard  Medical  School.  Later  he  graduated 
from  the  Medical  School  of  Maine  with  high  stand- 
ing. From  here  he  returned  to  his  native  town  and 
practiced  his  profession  in  Kennebunkport  for  fifteen 
years,  when  he  came  to  Bangor  to  take  the  practice 
of  Dr.  J.  H.  Payne.  For  forty-four  years  he  con- 
tinued in  the  work  of  his  profession  at  this  city. 
Dr.  Jeffards  was  admitted  to  the  American  Institu- 
tive of  Homeopathy  in  1859  and  was  a  senator  in 
the  organization  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was 
also  a  member  of  the  Maine  Homeopathic  Associa- 
tion, of  the  Harvard  Club  of  Bangor,  and  of  the 
Alpha  Delta  Phi  fraternity.  He  was  a  deacon  of  the 
Central  Congregational  Church,  with  which  he  has 
been  closely  identified  during  his  residence  there. 
Though  never  actively  engaged  in  politics,  his  polit- 
ical sympathies  have  always  been  with  the  Republi- 
can party.  While  at  Kennebunkport  he  was  town 
treasurer  for  fifteen  years,  town  physician  for  ten 
years,  and  member  of  the  board  of  health  for  ten 
years.  Respected  and  honored  always  as  a  physician 
and  a  man,  his  death  will  be  mourned  by  a  large 
number  of  former  friends. 


DIRECTORY. 

Foot-Ball— Manager,  D.  C.  White;  Captain,  W. 
C.  Philoon. 

Base-Ball— Manager,  W.  F.  Finn,  Jr. ;  Captain, 
J.  F.  Cox. 

Track  Athletics — Manager,  R.  E.  Hall ;  Captain, 
W.  T.   Rowe. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    JUNE    3,    1904. 


NO.  7. 


BASE  =  BALL. 


Colby  5,  Bowdoin  2. 

Bowdoin  was  defeated  by  Colby  last  Saturday 
by  the  score  5 — 2  in  a  game  that  was  anything  but 
well  contested.  It  was  simply  a  play  on  a  "Comedy 
of  Errors"   from   a   Bowdoin   standpoint. 

Coombs  was  very  effective,  his  curves  proving 
an  unsolvable  puzzle  to  the  visiting  team.  Cox  put 
up  a  steady  and  entirely  satisfactory  game,  giving 
but  two  bases  on  balls  and  allowingbut  five  hits.  He 
was  calm  in  his  actions  and  did  not  go  to  pieces  at 
any  time.  Bowdoin  was  lamentably  weak  at  the 
bat,  securing  but  one  single.  Hodgson  played  the 
best  game  for  Bowdoin  in  the  field,  accepting  his 
nine  chances  without  an  error,  while  Tilton  excelled 
for  Colby.  Bowdoin'.s  runs  were  due  to  an  error 
by  Dunn  coupled  with  a  single  by  Wiggin  in  the 
seventh  and  errors  by  Pugsley  and  Wiley  in  the 
ninth.  Colby  won  the  game  on  errors  by  Clarke 
and  Wiggin  in  the  first  inning,  bunching  hits  and 
an  error  by  White  in  the  second  and  by  bunching 
hits  again  in  the  seventh  inning.  The  game  opened 
with  White  at  the  bat  for  Bowdoin.  He  flied  out 
to  Dunn.  Stone  followed  and  went  out  on  Coombs' 
assist.  Clark  retired  the  side  by  flying  out  to 
Leighton.  Colby  came  up  with  Cowing  at  the  bat. 
He  knocked  the  ball  to  right  field  which  Clarke 
misjudged  and  before  the  latter  could  recover  it 
Cowing  was  safe  at  second.  Coombs  followed  and 
was  out  on  a  fly  to  Clarke.  Wiley  struck  out  and 
Pugsley  was  safe  at  first  on  Wiggin's  error.  Cow- 
ing scored  in  the  meantime.  Craig  retired  the  side 
on  a  fly  to   Clarke. 

In  the  second  Cox  went  out  on  Tilton's  assist. 
Wiggin  struck  out  and  Hodgson  received  a  free  pass 
to  first.  Oakes  flied  out  to  Wiley.  For  Colby, 
Tilton  went  out  on  Cox's  assist.  Dunn  singled  and 
scored  on  Leighton's  timely  hit.  Pile  went  out  on 
Stone's  assist.  Cowing  hit  to  White  who  threw 
over  Wiggin's  head  and  Leighton  scored.  Coombs 
went  out  on  Hodgson's  assist.  No  further  scoring 
was  done  on  either  side  until  the  seventh  inning. 
Stone,  the  first  man  up  for  Bowdoin,  flied  out  to 
Pugsley  and  Clarke  followed  with  a  beautiful  line 
drive,  which  Dunn  could  not  hold.  Cox  struck  out 
and  Wiggin  singled  scoring  Glarke.  Hodgson 
retired  the  side  by  striking  out.  For  Colby,  Pile 
reached  first  on  Stone's  failure  to  catch  the  third 
strike.  Cowing  reached  first  on  a  fielders'  option. 
Pile  going  out  at  second  on  Cox's  assist.  Coombs 
smashed  out  a  beautiful  two-bagger  and  Cowing 
scored.  Wiley  struck  out  and  Pugsley  singled  scor- 
ing Coombs.  Craig  reached  first  on  fielders'  option 
but  Pugsley  was  thrown  out  on  Stone's  assist,  thus 
retiring  the  side. 

Neither  side  scored  in  the  eighth.  In  the  ninth 
Stone  went  out  on  Coombs'  assist.  Clarke  reached 
second  on  Pugsley's  error.  Cox  went  out  on  Til- 
ton's  assist.     Wiggin  reached  first  on  Wiley's  error. 


Wiggin  started  for  second  and  in  Coombs'  vain 
attempt  to  catch  him  Clarke  scored.  Hodgson 
struck  out,   thus  ending  the  game. 

Coi.by. 

BH         PO        A  E 

Cowing,    c 1  8  o  o 

Coombs,    p 1  o  4  o 

Wiley,    lb o  10  o  1 

Pugsley,    ss I  2  o  I 

Craig,    3b o  o  o  o 

Tilton,    2b o  1  4  1 

Dunn,    rf 1  2  o  I 

Leighton,    cf 1  3  o  o 

Pile,   If 0100 

Totals    5       27        S        4 

Bowdoin. 

bh        PO       A  E 

White,    ss 0        3        o        2 

Stone,    c... 0        6        2        1 

Clark,    If 0        3        0        o 

Cox,   p 0020 

Wiggin.   ib 2        g        o        2 

Hodgson,   2b o        3        6        o 

Oakes,    rf 0000 

Gould,    3b 0         1         1         2 

Kinsman,    cf o        o        0        0 

Totals    2      24       11         7 

Innings    1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9 

Colby   1     2    o     o     o    o     2     o      — 5 

Bowdoin    o     o     o     o     o     o     1     0     1 — 2 

Runs  made — By  Cowing  2,  Coombs,  Dunn, 
Leighton,  Clark  2.  Two-base  hits — Cowing,  Coombs. 
Stolen  bases — Cowing,  Pugsley,  Wiggin.  Base  on 
balls— Off  Cox  2.  Struck  out— By  Coombs  8,  by 
Cox    7.     Umpire — Hassett.     Time — 1    hr.    35    min. 


Bowdoin    i,   Bates  o. 


Bowdoin  defeated  Bates  for  the  second  time  this 
year,  on  Garcelon  Field,  Memorial  Day,  in  one  of 
the  most  interesting  and  exciting  games  seen  in  this 
State  for  a  number  of  years.  About  nine  hundred 
Bowdoin  and  Bates  supporters  were  in  attendance 
and  had  the  weather  been  more  favorable  this  num- 
ber would  have  been  doubled.  The  game  was  replete 
with  snappy  plays  and  the  result  was  never 
certain  until  the  last  man  was  out  in  the 
ninth  inning.  Time  and  again  the  crowd  of  spec- 
tators broke  into  spontaneous  applause,  and 
the  adherents  of  either  side  rent  the  air  with  cheer 
after  cheer.  Cox  did  the  twirling  for  Bowdoin  and 
a  better  and  steadier  performance  in  the  box  has 
seldom  been  seen  on  a  diamond.  He  had  his  oppo- 
nents entirely  at  his  mercy,  allowing  only  twenty- 
nine  men  to  face  him  during  the  nine  innings  of  the 
play.     Johnson,    a    Freshman,    was    in    the    box    for 


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Bates,  and  proved  himself  to  be  a  comer.  All 
through  the  game,  possibly  with  the  exception  of 
the  eighth  inning,  he  showed  good  headwork,  espe- 
cially in  the  first  inning  when  after  giving  two  bases 
on  balls  he  struck  out  three  of  Bowdoin's  heaviest 
batters.  The  features  of  the  game  were  Clarke's 
opportune  three-bagger.  White's  phenomenal  double 
play  and  Bower's  catch  of  a  difficult  foul  fly  in  the 
crowd. 

White,  the  first  man  up  for  Bowdoin,  drew  a  base 
on  balls.  Stone  followed  and  received  a  similar 
gift.  Clarke  came  to  the  bat  and  it  looked  as  though 
Johnson  was  going  to  meet  his  Waterloo  in  this 
inning,  but  not  so.  Clarke  struck  out.  But  what 
was  all  the  more  remarkable  Cox  and  Wiggin 
struck  out  and  the  side  was  retired.  Bowman,  the 
first  man  up  for  Bates  went  out  to  Hodgson.  Aus- 
tin followed  and  was  thrown  out  on  Cox's  assist. 
Kendall  drew  a  base  on  balls  and  Wood  sent  up  a 
foul  fly  to  Stone.  Both  sides  went  out  in  succession 
in  the  second.  Bowdoin  went  out  in  order  in  her 
half  of  the  third.  For  Bates,  Doe  drew  a  base  on 
balls.  Johnson  flied  out  to  Hodgson.  Bowman  hit 
a  hard  one  toward  second  base  which  looked  like 
a  hit  but  by  remarkably  fast  work  White  caught  it, 
touched  second  base  and  threw  to  first  for  a  double 
play.  No  scoring  was  done  until  the  eighth  inning. 
White,  the  first  man  up,  flied  out  to  Rogers.  Stone 
knocked  a  high  fly  which  Bowers  caught  in  the 
crowd.  It  looked  now  as  though  neither  side  was 
going  to  score  but  Clarke  met  the  ball  fairly  for 
three  bases.  With  Clarke  on  third  and  Cox  at  the 
bat  things  looked  rather  dubious  for  Johnson.  The 
latter  unwisely  decided  to  give  Cox  his  base  on 
balls  for  Bowman  was  not  tall  enough  to  reach  the 
fourth  ball  and  Clarke  scored.  Wiggin  singled  and 
Hodgson  struck  out,  retiring  the  side  and  putting 
an   end  to  the   scoring.     The   score : 

Bowdoin. 

ab      r  eh  po  a  e 

White,    ss 3        o  o  I  3  o 

Stone,    c 2        o  o  9  1  o 

Clarke,   If 4         1  1  o  o  o 

Cox,   p 3        o  i  o  2  o 

Wiggin,    lb 4        o  2  10  o  1 

Hodgson,   2b 4        o  o  2  2  o 

Oakes,    rf 4        o  o  2  o  o 

Gould,   3b 401  100 

Kinsman,    cf 4        o  o  2  o  o 

Total    32         1         5       27        8         1 

Bates. 

ae      r  bh  p0  a  e 

Bowman,   c 4        0  o  11  1  o 

Austin,   cf 4        o  1  o  o  o 

Kendall,    lb 2        o  1  6  o  o 

Wood,    2b 3        o  0  2  3  o 

Bower,    3b 3        o  o  2  2  1 

Wight,    ss 3         o  o  2  o  o 

Rogers,    If 3         o  o  2  1  0 

Doe,    rf 200000 

Johnson,   p 3        o  o  2  1  o 

Total    27        o        2      27        8        1 

Bowdoin    o     o     o     o    o     0     o     1     o — I 

Bates    o    o    0    o    o    o    o    o    o — o 

Earned  runs — Bowdoin.  Three-base  hits — Clarke. 
Stolen     bases — Stone,      Hodgson.     Double      plays — 


White  and  Wiggin,  Wiggin  unassisted,  Rogers  and 
Wight.  First  base  on  balls,  off  Cox,  Kendall,  Doe ; 
off  Johnson,  White,  Stone,  Cox.  Hit  by  pitched 
ball,  Stone.  Struck  out,  by  Johnson,  White,  Stone, 
Clark  2,  Cox.  Wiggin  2,  Hodgson,  Gould,  Kinsman ; 
by  Cox,  Austin,  Kendall,  Wood,  Wight,  Rogers, 
Johnson  2.  Passed  balls,  Bowman.  Time — 1.25. 
Umpire — James  Hassett.     Attendance,  800. 


Bowdoin  2d  15,  Cony  High  6. 
The  second  team  defeated  the  Cony  High  School 
Team  on  Whittier  Field,  Wednesday  afternoon,  by 
the  score  15 — 7.  The  latter  team  started  out  with 
a  rush,  but  after  the  first  inning  the  result  was 
never  in  doubt.  Lewis  pitched  a  creditable  game 
for   the    second    team. 


Dekes  12,  Theta  Deltas  ii. 
The  Dekes  won  from  the  Theta  Delts  in  a  closely 
contested  game  last  Friday  by  a  score  of  12  to   11. 
The  game  was  well  played  and  very  even  and  inter- 
esting throughout. 


Bowdoin  2d  24,  Rockland  High  School  4. 

The  second  team  administered  a  crushing  defeat 
to  the  Rockland  High  School  team,  on  the  latter's 
grounds.  Memorial  Day.  Bowdoin  scored  eleven 
runs  in  the  first  inning,  clinching  the  game  there. 
Doherty  pitched  a  good  game  and  was  backed  up 
in  gilt-edged  style  by  the  team. 


REMAINING   GAMES. 


Bowdoin  has  three  more  games  scheduled  for 
this  season,  one  with  Harvard  to-day,  at  Cambridge ; 
Brown  to-morrow,  at  Providence,  and  Amherst  next 
Friday,  at  Whittier  Field.  With  Cox  in  the  box 
Bowdoin  ought  to  make  a  good  showing  against 
Harvard.  The  game  with  Brown  to-morrow  is  very 
uncertain,  for  the  latter  team  has  proved  itself  very 
erratic  this  year ;  one  day  putting  up  a  fine  exhibi- 
tion and  the  next  day  a  poor  one.  With  any  kind 
of  luck  Bowdoin  ought  to  win  this  game.  Ivy  Day 
Bowdoin  ends  its  season  by  playing  Amherst  at 
Whittier  Field.  This  is  the  first  time  that  an 
Amherst  base-ball  team  has  ever  played  in  Bruns- 
wick. Judging  from  the  playing  of  both  teams  thus 
far  this  year  Bowdoin  ought  to  end  the  season  with 
a  victory. 


INTERSCHOLASTIC     MEET. 

In  the  Interscholastic  Meet  last  Saturday,  West- 
brook  Seminary  won  with  47  points,  Brewer  was 
second  with  2^.  and  Kent's  Hill  had  22,  Hebron  12, 
Brunswick  4,  Bangor  4,  Lewiston  3,  Cony  2.  One 
new  record,  the  pole  vault  was  made,  and  two 
records,  the'  440-yard  dash,  and  120-yard  hurdles, 
equalled. 

The   summary  of  events  is  as   follows : 

100-yards  dash — Milliken,  Westbrook,  first; 
Lowell.  Westbrook,  second ;  Sawyer,  Hebron,  third. 
Time,   10  2-5  sec. 

220-yards      dash — Milliken,      Westbrook,       first; 


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Lowell,  Westbrook,  second ;  Sawyer,  Hebron,  third. 
Time,  23  1-5  sec. 

440-yards  dash — Richardson,  Westbrook,  first; 
Manter,  Kent's  Hill,  second;  Metcalf,  Cony,  third. 
Time,  54  4-5  sec.     (Equals  record.) 

880-yards  dash — Manter,  Kent's  Hill,  first;  Pul- 
len,  Brewer,  second ;  Holmes,  Wentworth,  third. 
Time,   2  min.    12    1-5   sec. 

Mile  run — Holmes,  Westbrook,  first ;  Toole,  Ban- 
gor, second:  Dougherty,  Brewer,  third.  Time,  5 
min.  4  sec. 

220  yards  hurdles — Davis,  Brewer,  first;  Stinch- 
field,  Hebron,  second;  Merrill,  Brewer,  third.  Time, 
28  2-5  sec. 

120  yards  hurdles — Graves,  Westbrook,  first; 
Brimmer,  Brewer,  second;  Sargent,  Brewer,  third. 
Time,   17  4-5  sec.     (Equal  record.) 

Shot  put — Brown,  Westbrook,  first;  Baker, 
Brewer,  second:  Robinson,  Hebron,  third.  Dis- 
tance,  37  feet. 

Hammer  throw — Lobbe.  Hebron,  first;  Baker, 
Brewer,  second;  Brown,  Westbrook,  third.  Dis- 
tance,  103  ft.  3  in. 

Discus  throw — Manter,  Kent's  Hill,  first;  Brown, 
Westbrook,  second;  Abbott,  Hebron,  third.  Dis- 
tance, 97  ft.  2   1-2  in. 

Broad  jump — Pennell,  Brunswick,  and  Smith, 
Kent's  Hill,  second;  Ragan,  Bangor,  third.  Dis- 
tance, 19  ft.  10^2  in. 

High  jump — Pennell.  Brunswick,  and  Smith, 
Kent's  Hill,  tied  for  first ;  Coombs,  Cony,  third. 
Height,   5   ft.   y2    in. 

Pole  vault — Quincy,  Kent's  Hill,  first.  Sargent, 
Brewer,  second;  Curtis,  Westbrook,  third.  Height, 
9  ft.  6J4  in.     (New  record.) 


FOOT-BALL    FINANCES. 

At   a   meeting  of  the   Athletic   Council,    May  25, 
Manager  Oakes  presented  this  second  report. 
Unpaid  subscriptions  at  the  end  of  season,     $384  00 
Since  collected,  293  00 


Now  uncollected. 
Paid  to  Coach. 
Paid  small  bills. 
Cash  on  hand, 

s  above, 

$91  00 

$87  00 

3  65 

202  35 

Amount  collected  a 
Unpaid  bill  for  supplies. 
Less  cash, 

$293  00 

$446  87 

202  35 

Net  debt  at  this  date,  $244  52 

The  Council  authorizes  this  additional  statement : 
The  expenses  of  the  last  foot-ball  season 
exceeded  the  amount  received  from  games  and 
undergraduate  subscriptions  by  $597.52,  as  follows: 
Alumni  subscriptions  for  extra  coaching,  $318  00 
Voted  by  the  Council  for  same  purpose,  35  00 

Debt  at  this  date,  244  52 


$597  52 
The  Council  voted  to  pay  from  the  treasury  the 
sum  of  $153.52  on  account  of  the  above  unpaid  bill, 
reducing  the  debt  to  the  amount  of  uncollected  sub- 
scriptions, namely,  $91. 

The  small  balance  in  the  treasury  has  thus  been 
heavily  drawn  upon  in  order  to  meet  some  unusual 


expenses  which  seemed  necessary  for  our  best  foot- 
ball interests.  Students  who  have  not  paid  their 
subscriptions  are  urged  to  meet  their  obligations 
honorably,  in  order  that  our  credit  may  not  be 
impaired  or  the  next  management  in  any  way 
embarrassed. 


ATHLETIC  COUNCIL  MEETING. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Athletic  Coun- 
cil it  was  voted  to  recommend  that  new  med- 
ical students  shall  not  be  eligible  to  represent 
the  college  in  foot-ball  unless  registered  by 
November   I. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Council  on  Ma)'  25  it 
was  voted  to  recommend  changing  the  article 
on  granting  Track  "B's"  so  that  a  man  win- 
ning first  or  second  place  in  the  Maine  Meet 
be  granted  a  "B." 

The  following  nominations  were  made : 
For  base-ball  manager,  A.  O.  Putnam,  G.  C. 
Soule;  alternate,  C.  C.  Shaw.  For  assistant 
base-ball  manager,  H.  E.  Wilson,  L.  D.  Min- 
cher ;  alternate,  A.  J.  Voorhees.  For  track 
manager,  D.  B.  Andrews,  R.  G.  Webber; 
alternate,  G.  Parcher ;  for  assistant  track  man- 
ager, R.  E.  Sawyer,  D.  Sargent ;  alternate,  J. 
W.  Leydon.  For  tennis  manager,  H.  S.  Stet- 
son, P.  F.  Chapman ;  alternate,  P.  R. 
Andrews. 

NOTE  TO  FIRST  RECOMMENDATION. 
In  Bowdoin  as  in  the  other  Maine  colleges  new 
men  have  to  be  registered  by  October  15,  in  order 
to  be  eligible  for  the  'varsity  eleven.  Next  fall  the 
Medical  School  opens  on  October  20  and  by  this 
recommendation  new  students  are  given  an  oppor- 
tunity  to   make   the   team. 

NOTE  TO  SECOND  RECOMMENDATION. 
At  present  it  is  necessary  for  a  man  to  win  a 
first  or  a  second  at  the  Maine  Meet  and  also  make 
the  Worcester  Team  in  order  to  win  a  Track 
"B."  The  winning  of  a  point  at  Worcester  entitles 
a  man  to  a  "B  ;"  also  men  running  on  a  winning 
team   at   the   B.   A.   A.   Meet   are   entitled   to   Track 


MASS-MEETING. 
There  will  be  a  mass-meeting  Monday 
evening  at  7  o'clock  in  Memorial  Hall  for  the 
purpose  of  electing  officers  for  next  year  and 
voting  on  the  recommendations  proposed  by 
the  Athletic  Council  at  a  recent  meeting. 
The  officers  to  be  elected  are :  President  of 
Athletic  Association  ;  undergraduate  members 
of  the  Athletic  Council ;  Manager  and  Assist- 
ant Manager  of  Base-Ball  Team;  Manager 
and  Assistant  Manager  of  Track  Team  and 
Manager  of  the  Tennis  Team.  Ever)'  under- 
graduate is  urged  to  be  present. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  Jr.,  1905, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 


E.   H.   R.  BURROUGHS,   1905. 
W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 
D.   R.   PORTER,   igo6. 
S.  G.   HALEY,  JR.,  1906. 


R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906. 
A.   L.   ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.   A.  CONY,   1907. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     •     ■     Business   Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     ■      ■     Ass't   Business   Manager. 

Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business    Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 


Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Clas 

s  Mail  Matter. 

Lewiston  Journal  Press. 

Vol.  XXXIV.        FRIDAY,  JUNE  3,    1904. 

No.    7. 

„.    .  At  the  chapel  exercises  last 

A  Fitting  f 

n,  .         Sunday   afternoon,   it  was 

Observance  of  ,  , ,  .   . 

.  .  suggested    that     Memorial 

Memorial  Sunday.  „       ,  _        .    .       .       ,  , 

Sunday  at  Bowdoin  should 

be  observed  by  some  definite  service  appro- 
priate to  the  occasion.  The  speaker  remarked 
that  so  simple  an  exercise  as  the  reading  of 
the  names  of  the  men  that  are  engraved  on  the 
tablets  in  Memorial  Hall  would  be  a  most 
fitting  and  appropriate  observance  of  Memo- 
rial Sunday.  The  Orient  heartily  endorses 
this  suggestion.  In  these  days  when  Memo- 
rial Day  and  its  remembrances  are  growing 
to  mean  more  and  more  to  the  American 
people — when  the  last  of  that  great  army  of 
citizen  soldiers  who  a  generation  ago  went  to 
the  front  in  the  spring-time  of  life  are  fast 
being  laid  at  rest — it  seems  particularly  appro- 
priate  that   the    college     should    make    some 


recognition  of  the  times.  We  have  a  splendid 
building  erected  to  the  memory  of  these  men 
who  enlisted  from  the  college,  and  whose 
memory  is  one  of  the  college's  richest  herit- 
ages. To  have  these  names  read  in  the  quiet 
afternoon  hours  of  Memorial  Sunday  to  the 
young  men  who  come  to  Bowdoin  as  the  years 
go  by,  would  be  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
exercises  of  the  college  year,  and  would  be  a 
fitting"  tribute  to  Bowdoin's  roll  of  honor. 


Golf. 


As  the  year  draws  to  a 
close,  the  Orient  takes 
the  liberty  to  look  ahead  and  make  certain  sug- 
gestions for  next  year.  One  thing  that  we 
would  urge  is  the  stimulation  of  interest  in 
golf.  Probably  very  few  undergraduates 
know  that  Bowdoin  is  a  member  of  the  N.  E. 
I.  G.  A.  She  is,  nevertheless,  and  she 
should  make  a  brave  endeavor  to  do  her  best 
at  the  tournaments  of  this  association.  There 
are  good  golf  players  among  us,  and  there  is 
a  good  course  of  links  in  the  vicinity.  With 
such  a  combination  Bowdoin  ought  to  evolve 
a  good  showing  at  the  tournaments.  But  she 
cannot  do  it  unless  a  livelier  interest  is  taken 
in  this  branch  of  athletics  than  has  been,  here- 
tofore. A  good  way  to  arouse  the  latent  spirit 
would  be,  perhaps,  to  arrange  for  a  college 
golf  tournament  next  fall.  Surely  such  a 
plan  is  not  unfeasible  and  it  would  be  fraught 
with  good  results. 


Coach   Lathrop 
Here   During 
Foot=Ball   Season. 


There  has  been  considera- 
ble talk  of  late  about  hav- 
ing Coach  Lathrop  here 
during  the;  foot-ball  sea- 
son. Mr.  Lathrop  has  been  interviewed  and 
has  said  that  he  would  come  providing  the 
contract  was  made  on  or  before  June  II, 
as  other  positions  are  awaiting  him.  Mr. 
Lathrop  has  had  much  experience  at  Harvard 
in  foot-ball  training  and  we  know  that  he  is 
an  invaluable  man.  To  have  Coach  Lathrop 
with  us  for  six  weeks  during  the  fall  would 
Lie  of  inestimable  value  to  both  the   foot-ball 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


61 


and  track  teams.  Owing  to  the  heavy 
expenses  of  the  last  foot-ball  season  this  will 
be  impossible  unless  undergraduates  will  agree 
to  increase  their  subscriptions  sufficiently  to 
meet  this  extra  expense. 


A  Correction. 


In  the  last  issue  of  the 
Orient  there  appeared  a 
criticism  of  the  track  management  for  not 
taking  Small  to  Worcester.  We  have  learned 
that  the  management  is  not  to  blame  for  not 
taking  Small  on  the  trip,  but  that  the  latter 
could  not  go  on  account  of  his  studies  in  the 
Medical  School. 


Dormitory  Rooms. 


The 


sense     of 


unit)--  between  the  medical 
and  regular  departments  of  the  college  has 
been  noted  before  in  these  columns  and  as 
another  increase  here  comes  the  news  that 
next  year  the  medical  students  will  have  the 
privilege  of  drawing  for  college  rooms  on 
equal  footing  with  the  regular  students.  In 
this  connection  it  might  also  be  noted  that  the 
prices  of  the  rooms  are  to  be  changed  some- 
what, those  on  the  first  floor  being  made  con- 
siderably lower. 


The  Orient  publishes  in 
Fund  for  Proposed  another  column  a  list  of 
Hawthorne  Statue,   those  who  have  subscribed 

toward  the  erection  of  the 
proposed  Hawthorne  statue  and  in  vain  do  we 
look  for  the  name  of  an  undergraduate  who 
has  done  likewise.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  stu- 
dents in  this  college  to  give  toward  this  wor- 
thy fund  as  well  as  the  alumni,  for  the  statue 
is  not  intended  to  be  a  mere  gift  of  the  alumni 
but  a  representation  of  the  love  and  pride  that 
the  undergraduates  as  well  as  the  graduates 
feel  in  this  man.  We  do  not  expect  every  man 
in  college  to  subscribe  one  hundred  dollars  or 
any  fixed  amount,  but  we  do  expect  the  stu- 
dents to  give  according  to  their  means.  All 
subscriptions  must  be  paid  to  Professor  John- 
son before  commencement.     We  hope  that  in 


the  next  issue  of  this  paper,  we  may  be  able 
to  publish  a  list  that  will  include  the  names  of 
several  undergraduates. 


Holiday. 


Although  the  Faculty  have 
been  very  generous  in 
granting  Saturdays  to  the  students  for  holi- 
days, there  still  seems  a  chance  and  a  very 
favorable  chance  for  another  holiday.  We 
refer  to  the  Saturday  of  the  Interscholastic 
Meet.  On  this  day  there  are  always  a  large 
number  of  sub-Freshmen  about  college  and 
those  who  are  doing  the  entertaining  do  not 
feel  like  taking  them  to  recitations.  Last  Sat- 
urday adjourns  were  granted  from  ten  o'clock 
but  we  urge  that  the  whole  forenoon  be 
granted.  The  students  would  appreciate  the 
time  and  no  doubt  use  it  to  good  advantage. 

OFFICIAL   NOTICES. 


It  is  the  intention  of  the  foot-ball  manager 
to  get  out  fancy  posters,  next  fall,  which  may 
be  sold  to  students  and  friends  of  the  college 
for  a  small  sum.  The  entire  student  body  is 
requested  to  submit  drawings  for  which  a  suit- 
able recompense  will  be  given.  All  drawings 
must  be  handed  in  before  June  15. 

Grand  stand  seats  for  the  Amherst-Bow- 
doin  game  Ivy  Day  will  go  on  sale  at  Shaw's 
Tuesday  morning  at  8  o'clock. 


MEDICAL     SCHOOL'S     NEW     PHYSI- 
OLOGY LABORATORY. 

All  the  members  and  friends  of  the  col- 
lege and  in  particular  those  connected  with  the 
Maine  Medical  School  will  be  glad  to  hear 
that  this  department  is  to  have  a  finely 
equipped  laboratory  for  the  special  use  of  the 
department  of  physiology.  This  is  to  be  built 
in  the  medical  building  where  the  old  cabinet 
formerly  was.  The  laboratory  will  be  com- 
pleted in  the  finest  manner  possible  at  a  cost 
of  about  fifteen  hundred  dollars.  By  this  new 
addition  the  laboratory  facilities  for  the  study 
of  medicine  at  Bowdoin  will  be  surpassed  by 
no  institution  in  the  country. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


NEW  ATTENDANCE  REGULATIONS. 

Note. — These  regulations  were  printed  in  the 
last  issue  of  the  Orient  and  several  additional 
copies  were  ordered  by  the  Faculty  for  distribution, 
but  owing  to  a  misunderstanding  these  copies  were 
not  procured  and  so  the  regulations  appear  in  this 
issue. 

1.  The  college  year  to  begin  and  close  on  dates 
as  at  present  established. 

2.  That  the  year  be  divided  into  two  semesters, 
or  terms  of  equal  length ;  the  first  to  close  on  or 
near  the  end  of  the  first  week  in  February ;  the  sec- 
ond, on  the  Wednesday  preceding  commencement 
day. 

3.  That  the  examinations  of  the  first  semester 
occupy  the  eight  or  more  days  at  the  close  of  the 
first  term. 

4.  That  the  second  semester  begin  on  the  day 
following  the  last  day  scheduled  for  the  examina- 
tions of  the  first  semester. 

5.  That  the  Easter  vacation  and  the  Christmas 
vacation  stand  as  at  present. 

6.  That  Thanksgiving  Day  be  granted  as  a  holi- 
day only. 

7.  That  the  examination  of  the  second  semester 
close  on  the  Thursday  immediately  preceding  com- 
mencement week. 

8.  That  Ivy  Day  be  appointed  for  the  Friday 
preceding  commencement  week. 

9.  That  commencement  week  stand  as  at  pres- 
ent ;  also,  the  examinations  for  admission  to  college. 


CHANGES   IN  REGULATIONS   CONCERNING 
ABSENCE    FROM    COLLEGE   EXERCISES. 

Note.  All  regulations  concerning  registration 
and  the  presenting  of  excuses  for  absence  remain  as 
at  present,  viz. :  each  student  is  required  to  register 
on  the  first  day  of  each  semester;  and  students  must 
present  all  petitions  for  excuse  for  absences  from 
chapel  or  from  lectures  and  recitations  to  the  class 
officer  for  his  approval  and  deposit  the  same  at  the 
Registrar's  office. 

CHANGES. 

1.  On  and  after  September  20,  1904,  the  present 
system  of  granting  6  for  attendance  rank  will  be 
discontinued,  and 

2.  In  place  of  this,  each  student  will  be  allowed 
five  unexcused  absences  in  each  course  in  any  semes- 
ter, but  under  the  following  conditions. 

3.  All  absences  from  college  exercises  other 
than  chapel  and  required  gymnasium  which  are 
incurred  during  the  three  days  at  the  opening  and 
at  the  close  of  a  semester,  or  during  the  three  days 
immediately  preceding  and  following  all  holidays 
and  vacation,  will  count  double. 

4.  Students  will  be  excused,  as  at  present,  for 
the  following  causes:  (a)  when  at  work  earning 
money  to  defray  college  expenses;  (b)  when  repre- 
senting any  of  the  recognized  college  associations 
and  organizations;  (c)  when  voting;  (d)  when 
necessarily  absent  on  account  of  family  bereavement ; 
(e)   when  attending  the  wedding  of  a  near  relative. 

5.  Students  will  be  excused  on  account  of  illness 


only  when  the  maximum  number  of  unexcused 
absences  has  been  reached ;  and  in  such  cases  only 
on   presentation   of  a  physician's   certificate. 

6.  Students  will  be  conditioned  in  any  or  all 
courses  in  which  they  have  incurred  more  than  the 
allowed  number  of  unexcused  absences. 

7.  Conditions  thus  incurred  will  be  made  up  in 
accordance  with  the  regulations  of  the  college  gov- 
erning such  cases. 

It  is  possible  that  some'  minor  changes  may  be 
made  in  the  above  regulations  before  the  end  of  the 
present  term,  but  these  outline  the  general  policy  of 
attendance  regulations  to  be  in  force  next  year. 


BOWDOIN  LOSES  TO  VERMONT  ON 
SINGLES. 

In  the  dual  tennis  tournament  which  is  being 
played  at  Burlington  between  Bowdoin  and  the 
University  of  Vermont,  Vermont  won  five  out  of 
eight  matches  in  the  singles.  The  doubles  were 
played  Wednesday,  a  full  account  of  which  will 
appear  in  the  next  issue.  The  summary  of  the 
matches  is  as  follows : 

Tobey    won    from    Brownell     (Vermont)    8—6 
3—6;  6—3. 

Pease   (Vermont)   won  from  Shorey  8 — 6;  6 — 8 

6-3.  .   ,       £ 

Hutchinson    (Vermont)    won  from  Laidley  6 — 1 

3 — 6;  6 — 0. 

Dana   won    from   Fuller    (Vermont)    6 — 0;   8 — 6 
Hutchinson    ( Vermont)    won    from    Dana    6 — 3 

t— 6;    6—2. 

Brownell    (Vermont)    won    from     Laidley    4 — 6 

6—2;    6—1. 

Fuller   (Vermont)   won  from  Shorey  6 — 3;  6 — 1 
Tobey  won  from   Pease    (Vermont)    S — 7;   6 — 2 

6-3- 


MEETING    OF    THE   VISITING   COM- 
MITTEE. 

Last  week  Thursday  the  visiting  commit- 
tee from  the  boards  made  its  annual  trip  to 
the  college.  The  committee,  composed  of 
Messrs.  Brown,  Cole,  E.  U.  Curtis.  Lewis,  and 
Cary,  spent  the  day  in  a  tour  of  inspection 
through  the  buildings  and  about  the  campus 
viewing  the  general  condition  of  affairs  and 
noting  where  there  was  need  of  change. 
Thursday  evening  the  board  held  its  annual 
meeting  with  the  Faculty  and  officers  of  the 
college.  Many  matters  were  discussed,  prin- 
cipally in  relation  to  the  college  rooms.  It 
was  voted  to  throw  open  the  use  of  the  dormi- 
tories to  the  medical  students  next  year  and 
allow  them  to  draw  for  rooms  on  equal  terms 
with  the  regular  students.  This  was  the  only 
important  matter  on  which  definite  action  was 
taken  but  a  change  which  will  have  the  hearty 


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63 


approval  of  all  as  showing  another  step 
towards  the  greater  union  of  the  two  depart- 
ments of  the  collesre. 


1905  BUGLE. 

The  Bugle  will  go  on  sale  Ivy  Day.  All 
assessments  must  be  paid  in  by  June  5  in  order 
that  the  manager  may  meet  his  bills.  The 
board  of  editors  have  worked  hard  and  faith- 
fully to  make  the  Bugle  a  success  and  the 
class  is  morally  obliged  to  stand  behind  them 
in  order  that  it  may  be  a  financial  success. 


COMMENCEMENT  SPEAKERS. 
The  commencement  speakers  have  been 
announced,  and  are  as  follows :  John  Merrill 
Bridgham,  Myrton  Andrew  Bryant,  Philip 
Maclean  Clarke,  Marshall  Perley  Cram,  Wil- 
liam Edward  Lunt,  Arthur  Carlton  Shorey. 


"CASE  OF  SARDINES,"  BY  CLEAVES, 
'OS- 

A  very  attractive  new  book  is  "A  Case  of 
Sardines,"  by  Charles  Poole  Cleaves,  Bow- 
doin,  '05.  It  is  published  in  a  pleasing  gray 
cover,  with  illustrations  by  Edith  Brand,  and 
contains  320  pages.  The  publishers  are  The 
Pilgrim  Press,  Boston  and  Chicago. 

The  story  portrays  the  summer  experience 
of  a  young  city  physician  who  seeks  recreation 
at  Echo  Bluffs,  a  sardine-packing  town  on  the 
Maine  coast.  It  pictures  the  striking  feat- 
ures of  a  unique  industry,  the  lights,  shadows 
and  humor  of  the  life  of  the  workers,  and 
various  phases  of  life  on  the  Maine  coast. 
The  Orient  extends  congratulations  to  Mr. 
Cleaves  on  the  success  of  his  work. 


HAWTHORNE  STATUE  FUND. 

The  Bowdoin  Club  Committee  on  the  Haw- 
thorne Statue  begs  to  acknowledge  the  receipt 
of   the    following   subscriptions : 

Mrs.  Kate  D.  W.  Riggs,  $50  00 

Sturgis   H.    Thorndike,  5  00 

Henry  Johnson,  25  00 

George  T.   Little,  10  00 

George    L.    Thompson,  25  00 

Edgar  O.  Achorn,  100  00 

Frank   L.    Staples,  5  00 

Rev.  Daniel  Evans,  5  00 

Frederic  H.  Gerrish,  50  00 


IRelioious  Botes. 

The  pulpit  of  the  Church  on  the  Hill  was 
occupied  last  Sunday  morning  and  evening 
by  Cleaves,   '05. 

Last  week  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  meeting  was 
led  by  Cleaves,  '05,  and  the  subject  was 
"Christ's   Method  of  Meeting  Doubt." 

Last  night  the  weekly  devotional  meeting 
was  given  over  to  the  Bible  Study  department 
for  an  interesting  meeting  to  show  the  bene- 
fits of  Bible  study. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  at  West  Point 
twenty-five  Bible  classes  are  held  each  week 
with  a  weekly  attendance  of  over  200. 
Prayer-meetings  held  twice  a  week  draw  100 
men  each  evening. 

The  newly  elected  State  secretary  of  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  arrived  in  Portland  this  week  to 
look  over  the  work  for  next  year.  James  M. 
Dudley  has  just  come  from  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
where  he  has  been  very  successful  in  establish- 
ing a  Y.  M.  C.  A.  for  the  working  men  of  the 
street  railways.  He  has  had  wide  experience 
in  association  work  and  some  of  his  time  in 
Maine  next  year  will  be  given  to  college  work. 

The  weekly  devotional  meeting  of  the  local 
association  was  well  attended  in  spite  of  the 
storm.  Boody,  '06,  was  the  leader,  and  the 
subject  was,  "'Life  Abundant."  A  follower 
of  Christ  lives  a  broad  instead  of  a  narrow 
life ;  a  life  for  others  instead  of  for  selfish 
interests,  and  has  opened  to  him  a  whole  new 
world  of  spiritual  interests.  This  was  the 
purpose  of  Christ's  earthly  life. 

The  last  meeting  of  the  year  of  the  Fresh- 
man Bible  Course  was  held  in  the  Association 
rooms  Sunday  afternoon.  The  attendance  at 
this  class  throughout  the  year  has  been 
remarkably  good  and  twenty-one  weekly  meet- 
ings have  been  held.  Every  man  who  has 
taken  the  course  is  in  favor  of  its  continuance 
next  year  and  it  is  expected  that  several  classes 
will  be  started  next  fall. 


$275  00 


VEREIN  BUMMEL. 

It  was  a  merry  party  of  Deutschers  that  boarded 
teams  for  the  Gurnet  last  Tuesday  afternoon  to  hold 
their  last  meeting  of  the  year.  Indeed,  this  was  to 
be  a  gala  occasion  and  the  boys  decided  to  have  a 
game  of  base-ball  soon  after  their  arrival.  None  of 
the  enthusiastic  crowd  ( ?)  of  fans  that  turned  out 
to  witness  the  ball  game  between  these  German 
students,  will  ever  regret  the  loss  of  their  time,  for 
the    contest   was   a    memorable    one.     In    fact,    it    is 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


rumored  that  "Lajoie"  Hermes,  "Jimmie  Collins" 
Lewis  and  "Cy  Young"  Campbell  are  now  dodging 
offers  of  the  "Big  League"  teams  for  their  services. 
The  final  score  was  not  given  out  and  the  error  col- 
umn had  not  been  added  up  when  this  paper  went 
to  press.  The  features  of  the  game  were  the  hit- 
ting of  Grant  and  the  fielding  of  Benson.  After  the 
game  the  players  repaired  to  the  dining-room  where 
a  bountiful  spread  awaited  them.  Impromptu 
speeches  and  the  singing  of  German  songs  occupied 
the  rest  of  the  evening.  The  happy  party 
returned   home  at   a   late   hour. 


CLASS  OF  1878  GATES. 


The  Class  of  '78  memorial  gates  now  are  com- 
pleted. The  new  structure  is  somewhat  after  the 
design  of  those  erected  by  the  Class  of  '75  and.  fills 
a  long-felt  want  in  our  college  grounds.  The  work 
while  probably  not  so  expensive  and  elaborate  as  the 
'75  gates,  is  very  artistic  and  shows  off  to  good 
advantage  at  the  northern  entrance  to  the  grounds. 
The  four  pillars  of  alternating  dark  and  light  bricks 
are  surmounted  with  sandstone  caps  and  between  the 
two  middle  pillars  is  an  iron  arch  with  the  college 
seal. 

Appropriate  designs  mark  the  front  of  the  pillars. 

This  last  addition  to  the  campus  is  a  beautiful 
and  fitting  tribute  by  the  class  to  the  college. 


SUMMER  LIBRARY  SCHOOL. 

A  plan  is  being  discussed  of  organizing  a 
summer  school  for  the  librarians  of  the  State 
of  Maine  this  year.  State  Librarian  L.  D. 
Carver  is  enthusiastic  over  the  idea,  and  Prof. 
Little  has  signified  his  willingness  to  assist  in 
making  the  school  a  success  and  has  agreed  to 
give  two  addresses.  He  has  also  informed 
Mr.  Carver  that,  if  it  is  the  desire  of  those  who 
make  the  arrangements,  the  school  could  be 
held  in  the  Hubbard  Library,  lasting  probably 
two  weeks,  will  be  held  either  the  last  of  July 
or  the  first  of  August.  The  plans  are  at  pres- 
ent incomplete,  as  no  definite  action  will  be 
taken  until  assurances  of  co-operation  from  a 
sufficient  number  of  the  librarians  in  the  State 
have  been  received. 


Professor  Mitchell  made  a  visit  to  Kent's 
Hill  Thursday  to  examine  its  courses  of  study 
in  regard  to  its  certificate  being  accepted  by 
the  New  England  Preparatory  School  Certi- 
ficate Board. 


SOPHOMORE  BANQUET. 

The  Sophomores  held  a  very  pleasant  banquet  at 
the  Gurnet  last  night.  About  forty  of  the  class 
enjoyed  the  sail  down  New  Meadows  River  from 
the  Inn  and  were  served  a  shore  dinner.  Ralph  G. 
Webber  acted  as  Toast-master  and  the  following 
toasts  were  responded  to : 

The  Class.  Romily  Johnson. 

Athletics.  Harold  G.   Tobey. 

Our  Fussers.  C.  C.  Hall. 

The  College.  D.  R.   Porter. 

Junior  Ease.  William  Stone. 

The  Faculty.  Lewis  N.  Fox. 

The  Pluggers.  W.  T.  Johnson. 

Another  year  has  gone.  J.  W.  Sewall 

Bowdoin   Men  in   Public  Life.         Henry   P.   Boody. 


IVY    DAY    PROGRAM. 

10  a.m.— Base-Ball   Game.     Amherst  vs.    Bowdoin. 
2.30   p.m. — Ivy    Exercises. 

Music. 

Prayer. 

Music. 

Oration. 

Music. 

Poem. 

Music. 

Presentations. 

Planting  the  Ivy. 

Singing  Class  Ode. 

9  p.m. — Ivy  Hop. 

Pullen's  Orchestra  will  furnish  music  for  the  day. 
Attractive    posters    are    strewn    about    the    town 
announcing  the  sale  of  the  Bugle. 


College  IRotes. 


Tn  the'  Outlook,  issue  of  June  21,  appears  a 
national  platform  on  the  race  problem  of  the  South, 
by    President   Hyde. 

The  new  attendance  regulations  have  been  the 
principal  matter  for  discussion  this  last  week. 
Many  and  varied  are  the  comments. 

Many  of  the  fraternities  held  "feeds"  Saturday 
evening  in  honor  of  the  visitors  of  the  out-of-town 
track  teams.  The  members  from  the  various  schools 
stayed  over  until  Sunday,  and  some  until  Monday. 

Mr.  G.  R.  Lee  of  the  Portland  Athletic  Club, 
found  many  old  friends  at  the  meet  Saturday.  This 
is  the  eleventh  season  that  he  has  filled  the  office  of 
referee  to  the   entire  satisfaction   of  all   contestants. 

The  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  fraternity  played  a 
most  exciting  game  of  base-ball  with  theTheta  Delta 
Chi  fraternity  on  the  old  delta  Friday  afternoon. 
The  game  resulted  in  victory  for  the  "Dekes"  by  a 
score  of  12  to  11. 

Last  Thursday  morning  Professor  Robinson 
excused  his  mineralogy  class  from  laboratory  work 
and  took  the  boys  for  a  walk  to  the  Topsham  quar- 
ries. ,  Upon  returning  to  town  Professor  Robinson 
treated  the  class  to  refreshments. 

On  the  arrival  of  the  band  from  Bath  Monday 
evening,  an  impromptu  procession  was  formed 
which  marched  around  the  campus  to  the  tune  of 
"Phi  Chi."  A  bonfire  was  built  in  front  of  North 
Appleton  about  which  the  crowds  gathered  and  the 
band  played  until  a  late  hour. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


65 


The  illustrated  section  of  Saturday's  Lewiston 
Journal  contained  a  fine  half-tone  photograph  of 
Cleaves,   '05. 

The  town  of  Brunswick  was  honored  by  the 
presence  of  two  notable  personages  this  week.  Gen- 
eral Nelson  A.  Miles  was  greeted  by  the  band  and 
a  body  of  students  Saturday  noon  and  Friday 
morning.  Mrs.  Carrie  Nation  delivered  a  free-for- 
all  lecture  to  an  informal  group  of  listeners  as  her 
train  stopped  for  a  ten-minute  wait. 

The  members  of  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  frater- 
nity held  a  track  meet  on  the  Whittier  Field  last 
Thursday  afternoon.  It  is  understood  that  no 
records  were  broken.  The  most  exciting  contest  of 
the  afternoon  was  the  pole  vault,  the  winner  clear- 
ing the  bar  at  4! 4  feet.  The  members  of  the  fra- 
ternity dined  at  the  Inn  in  the  evening  at  the 
expense  of  the  losers. 

CALENDAR. 


FRIDAY,  JUNE  3. 
Harvard    vs.    Bowdoin    at    Cambridge. 

SATURDAY.  JUNE  4. 
Brown  vs.  Bowdoin  at  Providence. 


Preaching 
Jump. 


SUNDAY,   JUNE   5. 
in    College    Church    by 


Rev.    H.    A. 


MONDAY,  JUNE  6. 
Mass-meeting   in   Memorial    Hall. 


FRIDAY,   JUNE    10. 
Amherst  vs.   Bowdoin  at  Whittier   Field.     Game 
called  at  10  A.M. 

Ivy  Exercises  in   Memorial   Hall   at  2.30. 
Ivy   Hop   in   Memorial   Hall   at       o'clock. 

SATURDAY,  JUNE  11. 
Examinations   begin. 


Hlumni  personals. 


John  E.  Chapman,  'yy.  who  has  long  been  con- 
nected with  the  Youth's  Companion,  was  in  town 
last  week,  the  guest  of  his  brother.  Professor  H.  L. 
Chapman. 

CLASS  OF  1857. 

Rev.  Daniel  F.  Smith,  for  eighteen  years  rector 
of  St.  Luke's  Church,  Evanston,  111.,  becomes 
rector    emeritus   this    summer. 

CLASS   OF   1889. 
On    March    16,    1904,    occurred    the    marriage    of 
George  Thwing  and  Miss  Florence   May  Cotton  at 
Minneapolis,   Minn. 

CLASS  OF  1889  REUNION. 

The  Class  of  1889  will  celebrate  its  15th  anni- 
versary this  year,  and  will  dine  with  Professor 
Geo.  T.  Files  on  Wednesday  afternoon,  June  22.  as 
his  guests.  The  classmates  are  looking  forward  to  a 
very  enjoyable  reunion. 

CLASS   OF   1891. 

Dr.  T.  S.  Burr,  who  has  been  on  the  medical 
faculty  of  the  University  of  Michigan  for  the  past 
few  years,  is  to  settle  in  Seattle,  Wash.,  for  special 
practice. 


CLASS    OF    1901. 
Rev.     David     Frank    Atherton,   minister    of    the 
Oxthodox   Memorial   Church  of  Georgetown,   Mass., 
delivered  the   Memorial  Dav  oration  in  Hampstead, 
N.  H. 


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fortable    they 
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BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 

MEDICAL    DEPARTMENT. 

The  84th  Annual  Course  of  Lectures  will  begin  December  24, 
1903,  and  continue  twenty-six  weeks. 

Four  courses  of  lectures  are  required  of  all  who  matriculate 
as  first-course  students. 

The  courses  are  graded  and  cover  Lectures,  Recitations, 
Laboratory  work  and  Clinical  Instruction. 

The  third  and  fourth  year  classes  will  receive  their  entire 
instruction  at  Portland,  where  excellent  clinical  facilities  will 
be  afforded  at  the  Maine  General  Hospital. 

FACULTY.  -W.  DeWitt  Hyde,  D.D.,  President;  I.  T. 
Dana,  M.D.,  Emeritus  Professor  of  Pathology  and  Practice; 
A.  Mitchell,  M.D.,  Pathology  and  Practice;  'F.  H.  Gerkish, 
M.D.,  Anatomy;  S.  H.  Weeks,  M.D.,  Surgery  and  Clinical 
Surgery;  C.  O.  Hunt,  M.D.,  Materia  Meilica  and  Therapeutics; 

F.  C.  Robisson,  A.M.,  Chemistry;  L.  A:  Emery,  LL.D.,  Med- 
ical Jurisprudence;  C.  D.  Smith,  M.D.,  Physiology  and  Public 
Health;  J.  F.  Thompson,  M.D.,  Diseases  of  Women;  A.  R. 
Moulton,  M.D.,  Mental  Diseases;  W.  B.  Moulton,  M  D., 
Clinical  Professor  of  Eye  and  Ear;  A.  S.  Thayer,  M.D.,  Dis- 
eases of  Children;  F.  N.  Whittier,  M.D.,  Bacteriology  and 
Pathological  Histology;  A.  King,  M.D.,  Associate  Professor 
and  Demonstrator  of  Anatomy;  E.  J.  Mcdonough,  M.D., 
Lecturer  in  Obstetrics;  H.  H.  Brock,  M.D.,  Clinical  Instructor 
in  Surgery;  A.  Mitchell,  Jr.,  M.D.,  Instructor  in  Genito- 
urinary Surgery;  C.  B.  Witherlee,  A.B.,  Instructor  in  Neurol- 
ogy; G.  A.  Pudor,  M.D.,  Instructor  in  Dermatology;  E.  G- 
Abbott,  M.D.,    Clinical    Instructor   in    Orthopedic    Surgery; 

G.  M.  Elliott,  M.D.,  Assistant  Demonstrator  in  Anatomy; 
W.  E.  Tobie,  M.D.,  Instructor  in  Surgery  and  Assistant  Dem- 
onstrator of  Anatomy;  R.  D.  Small,  M.D.,  Demonstrator  of 
Histology;  N.  J.  Gehking,  M.D.,  Assistant  Demonstrator  of 
Histology. 

For  catalogue  apply  to 

ALFRED  MITCHELL,  M.D.,  Dean 
Brunswick,  Me.,  July  24, 1903. 


The  Medico  =  Chirurgical  College 
of  Philadelphia. 

DEPARTMENT    OP    MEDICINE. 

The  next  session  begins  September  20,  1904.  The  course  is 
carefully  graded  and  covers  four  sessions  of  eight  months  each. 

Instruction  thoroughly  practical.  Free  quizzing  in  all 
branches;  ward-classes,  limited  in  size;  clinical  conferences 
and  modified  seminar  methods  of  teaching.  Particular  atten- 
tion to  laboratory,  bedside,  and  ward-class  work.  Clinical 
facilities  unexcelled,  and  the  largest  and  finest  clinical  amphi- 
theatre in  America.  Thoroughly  equipped  new  laboratories 
and  a  modern  hospital,  remodeled  and  reconstructed  throughout. 

The  College  has  also  Departments  of  Dentistry  and  of  Phar- 
macy, in  each  of  which  degrees  arc  granted  at  the  end  of  graded 
courses.    For  announcements  or  further  information,  address 
SENECA    EGBERT,    M.D., 
Dean  of  the  Department  of  Medicine, 
Cherry  St.,   Philadelphia,   Pa. 


WE    WANT   THE  PRINTING   YOU 
CARE    TO    HAVE    LOOK    NICE. 

Wheeler,  The  Printer, 

TOWN    BUILDING. 

Senior 
Junior 


Sophomore  or  Freshman— first  day  at 
school  or  last,  you  are  just  as  liable  to 
accident  and  in  just  as  great  need  of 
Poud's  Extract  -the  old  family  doctor— to 
relieve  you.  There  are  many  ills  that 
yield  like  magic  to  its  healing  influ- 
ence. For  over  60  years  it  has  been  the 
leading-remedy  in  the  old  family  medi- 
cine chest— "first  aid"  in  all  emergen- 
cies. At  college  or  school,  as  well  as 
in  the  home,  it  is  counted  a  necessity. 
Soothes  and  freshens  the  face  after 
shaving.  If  you  have  never  used 
Pond's  Extract  you  may  not  refuse 
Watered  Witch  Hazel  when  it  is  offered 
you  as  a  substitute;  if 
you  have  used  Pond's 
Extract  you  will  refuse 
to  take  any  substitute — 
you  will  insiston  Pond's 
Extract.  For  burns, 
cuts,  bruises,  to  stop 
bleeding  and  drive  away 
||  pains  and  aches,  it  is  a 
soothing,  healing  rem- 
i  edy,  easy  of  application 
and  a  positive  cure. 


ACCEPT  NO  SUBSTITUTE. 


Mention  Orient  whan  Patronizing  Our  Xdvertiien. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    JUNE    14,    1904. 


NO.  8. 


IVY  DAY   EXERCISES. 


Friday,  June  10,  was  observed  as  Ivy  Day 
and  never  in  the  thirty-eight  years  since  this 
beautiful  custom  was  instituted  at  Bowdoin, 
have  all  the  ceremonies  and  exercises  of  the 
day  passed  off  more  pleasantly  and  success- 
fully. At  2.30  the  class  marched,  lockstep,  to 
the  stage  of  Memorial  Hall,  headed  by  their 
marshal,  W.  B.  Webb,  to  the  sweet  music  by 
Pullen's  Orchestra.  The  hall  was  tastefully 
decorated  with  palms  while  large  numerals  of 
crimson  and  gray  announced  that  this  was 
1905's  gala  day.  The  exercises  were  opened 
by  a  thoughtful,  soul-felt  prayer  by  P.  K. 
Greene.  After  a  short  interval  which  the 
orchestra  pleasantly  whiled  away  with  charm- 
ing music,  E.  L.  Harvey  delivered  the  oration 
which  may  be  found  in  another  part  of  this 
issue.  The  oration  dealt  optimistically  with 
a  coming  political  era  of  nearer  and  more 
up-to-date  issues  in  which  the  rising  genera- 
tion of  college  men  ought  to  predominate  and 
win  the  laurels  of  fame,  honor  and  true  great- 
ness by  a  vigorous  battle  for  the  ideals  imbued 
within  them.  The  oration  showed  a  deep 
insight  into  the  average  college  man,  a  close 
observation  and  a  good  deal  of  sound  philoso- 
phy. It  was  clothed  with  some  pretty  humor 
which  the  audience  failed  to  appreciate.  It 
was  by  far  one  of  the  best  things  .of  the  after- 
noon. F.  K.  Ryan  next  delivered  the  poem 
teeming  with  classic  allusions.  He  touched 
very  tenderly  and  sweetly  upon  the  sad  death 
of  Philip  Fessenden.  Then  came  the  pre- 
sentations, the  responses  to  which  were  filled 
with  wit  and  humor.  J.  N.  Emery,  as  repre- 
sentative of  class  "tough,"  received  a  plug  of 
tobacco.  He  responded  with  a  telling  speech 
scoring  some  very  good  hits  upon  many  of  his 
classmates  and  reciting  a  bit  of  original  verse 
which  took  the  audience  by  storm.  W.  T. 
Henderson  received  a  megaphone  to  aid  him 
if  his  lamb-like  voice  should  fail.  Henderson 
responded  in  that  lamb-like  voice,  we  all  know 
so  well,  seeing  the  opportunity  to  get  even 
with  some  of  his  friends.  S.  H.  Pinkham 
received  a  snake  upon  which  he  was  requested 


to  use  his  charming  arts  hereafter  instead  of 
upon  the  young  ladies  in  the  vicinity.  He 
very  nearly  charmed  the  audience  with  his 
reply.  After  this  an  easy  chair  was  presented 
to  R.  K.  Eaton  in  which  he  might  rest  after 
his  energetic  plugging.  Mr.  Eaton  thanked 
the  president  very  heartily  for  his  ( chair)  ity. 
Ralph  Cushing  was  given  a  Bible  to  aid  him 
in  his  work  of  reforming  the  college.  Cush- 
ing was  very  grateful  to  be  thus  recognized 
as  official  pious  man  as  he  had  recently  felt  the 
rivalry  of  Cleaves  and  Brimijoin.  The  last  of 
the  presentations  was  the  wooden  spoon  to  Mr. 
Philoon,  the  popular  man  of  the  class.  Surely 
no  better  ending  could  have  closed  the  exer- 
cises in  the  hall.  The  class  now  marched  to 
the  northeast  corner  of  Hubbard  Hall, 
where  the  Ivy  was  planted  and  the  Ode  sung. 


ORATION. 

POLITICS    AND    THE    UNDERGRADUATE. 
By  E.  L.   Harvey. 

There  alwa\'S  comes  a  time  in  the  life  of  every 
man,  when  he  feels  himself  to  be  the  master  of  the 
situation  ;  and  when  he  feels  stirring  within  him  the 
spirit  and  power  for  great  accomplishment.  This 
comes  to  the  pedagogue  when,  after  a  particularly 
arduous  day,  he  holds  fondly  in  one  hand  the 
trousers  of  the  American  small  boy  and  in  the  other 
a    strong   birch    whip. 

The  business  man  feels  it  when,  at  the  end  of 
the  year,  he  adds  up  his  balance,  and  finds  that  he 
will  be  able  to  add  two  stories  to  his  emporium  and 
establish  a  long-desired  new  department.  The 
broker  experiences  the  same  feeling  when  an  invest- 
ment in  water  and  good  intentions,  long  despaired 
of,  suddenly  begins  to  yield  12  per  cent.  The  con- 
testant in  the  prize  ring  exults  after  this  fashion  as 
he  girds  up  his  loins  and  proudly  steps  into  the 
saw-dust  arena,  ready  for  the  fray.  All  people  in 
all  phases  of  human  activity  have  this  sensation 
come  to  them  at  some  time  or  other  in  their  exist- 
ence.    It  seems  to  spring  from   an  inspired   source. 

The  college  undergraduate  is  no  exception  to 
this  rule.  Although,  on  the  outside,  he  sometimes 
appears  to  be  a  strange  mixture  of  undiscovered 
types  of  being,  he  is  still  human.  He  experiences 
the  same  feelings,  and  bends  to  inclination  in  the 
same  manner  as  the  rest  of  mankind.  It  is  diffi- 
cult to  say  exactly  in  what  stage  of  his  evolution 
and  at  what  point  in  that  stage,  this  seed  of  power 
first  sprouts  in  the  breast  of  the  average  collegian. 
But  after  uncompromising  and  unflinching  observa- 


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tion,  I  think  one  would  fix  the  point  as  toward  the 
end  of  the  third,  or  Junior  year,  of  his  college 
career.  As  I  have  already  said,  the  college  under- 
graduate is  a  combination  of  many  varied  charac- 
teristics. This  is  especially  true  of  him  when  he 
has  reached  the  transition  stage.  So  in  order  that 
no  member  of  the  Class  of  1905  may  feel  slighted, 
it  might  be  well  to  mention  some  of  the  different 
ways  in  which  this  feeling  of  power  manifests  itself. 

There  is  one  man  who,  after  a  soulful  connec- 
tion with  the  college  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  assures  himself 
that  he  must  either  enter  the  cannibal-devastated 
field  of  missionaries,  or  turn  himself  loose  on  the 
mismanaged  work  of  a  college  settlement.  There 
is  the  poet.  He  is  neither  a  spring  poet,  a  winter 
poet,  nor  a  cozy  corner  poet.  He  is  in  an  entirely 
separate  catogry  of  his  own — that  of  the  Pegasus 
cnllegii.  There  is  the  college  journalist.  His 
idealistic  inspiration  may  reach  towards  the  work 
of  Horace  Greeley,  the  father  of  the  New  York 
Tribune,  the  achievements  of  Mr.  William  Ran- 
dolph Hearst,  the  godfather  of  Happy  Hooligan,  and 
Alphonse  and  Gaston,  or  last  but  not  least,  there  is 
the  social  and  political  reformer.  Hot  from  the 
scholastic  perusal  of  the  tenets  and  principles  of 
Tohn  Stuart  Mill,  Ricardo,  Rousseau,  Yorke,  Alex. 
Hamilton  and  Daniel  Webster,  come  to  him  breaths 
that  are  inspiring,  moving,  and  above  all,  interest- 
ing and  fascinating.  This  last  is  the  secret  of  the 
whole  phenomenon.  The  American  college  man  is 
alive  and  strong.  He  cannot  help  being  gripped 
with  the  firm  grasp  of  interest,  when  he  enters  the 
field  of  social  and  political  economy  and  first  meets 
the  wizard  of  the  science  that  is  politics.  It  follows 
from  the  natural  order  of  things,  and  from  the 
natural  tendency  of  college  spirit  and  enthusiasm 
that  this  experience  makes  of  the  undergraduate  a 
modern  Socrates.  As  George  Ade  has  aptly  said, 
"Each  feels  himself  to  be  the  understudy  of  Solo- 
mon." 

Theodore  Roosevelt  has  told  us  that  on  the 
shoulders  of  the  college  men  of  our  country  rests 
the  salvation  and  success  of  our  political  policy  and 
existence.  This  bids  us  give  this  political  mono- 
mania and  enthusiam  for  social  reform  full  con- 
sideration and  attention.  What  though  the  result 
at  the  start  is  thorough  socialism  or  moderate  anar- 
chy?    Here   is   our   future   promise   and   hope. 

When  a  man  enters  college,  his  political  sympa- 
thies are  generally  the  same  as  those  of  his  father 
or  some  distant  uncle,  who  has  made  himself  prom- 
inent by  airing  the  same.  As  time  passes,  they  may 
change — and  they  may  not.  He  will  possibly  read 
the  newspapers.  But  it  is  a  fact  too  deplorable  to 
be  true,  that  if  he  does,  it  will  be  to  turn  from  the 
political  discussions  of  the  first  page,  past  the  edi- 
torial, to  the  sporting  page  or  the  dissertations  of 
the  society  editor.  Politics,  to  him,  are  things  very 
sure  and  stable,  but  not  particularly  real.  If  he  is 
approached  on  any  political  subject,  he  will  have 
opinions  enough ;  O !  yes,  and  to  spare.  But  they 
will  seem  to  lack  that  stamp  of  originality  and  life, 
which  is  the  mark  of  individual  thought.  Then,  in 
his  progress  from  course  to  course,  he  comes  more 
and  more  upon  things  dealing  with  political  ques- 
tions, which  may  hold  some  interest  for  him.  These 
discoveries  are  bound  to  attract  him.  As  he  becomes 
more  interested,  the  field  enlarges,  and,  uncon- 
sciously to  himself,  there  is  planted  the  seed  of  indi- 


vidual thought  and  opinion  formation.  But  here 
our  future  statesman  must  be  on  his  guard.  For, 
although  one  cannot  accuse  professors  of  infusing 
too  much  personal  conviction  into  lectures,  never- 
theless, he  must  guard  against  any  suspicion  or  trace 
of  phonographic   wisdom. 

As  the  political  development  of  the  undergrad- 
uate progresses,  what  direction  does  it  take,  will  be 
the  question  of  the  practical  mind.  Is  he  republi- 
can, democratic,  socialistic,  populistic  or  mug- 
wumpian?  We  hope  that  he  is  in  a  degree  demo- 
cratic, and  thoroughly  republican.  But  we  fear 
that  he  is  a  good  deal  of  a  mugwump.  And  is  it 
strange  that  he  is?  In  this  day  of  20th  century 
topsyturveyness,  who  can  help  wondering  if  the 
good  old  Elephant  and  Donkey  are  not  growing  old 
in  efficiency,  and  do  not  need  to  be  replaced  by 
surer  footed  and  fleeter  quadrupeds?  They  have 
borne  the  white  man's  burden  long  and  well.  They 
have  earned  a  rest.  And  will  they  not  get  it 
through  the  agency  of  the  present  generation  of  col- 
lege  men? 

Shakespeare  said.  "If  'twere  well  'twere  done, 
'twere  well  'twere  done  quickly."  No  one  doubts 
that  'twere  well  'twere  done.  As  Benjamin  Frank- 
lin said.  "The  times  are  ripe."  Will  party  strife,, 
waged  on  the  lines  of  the  protective  tariff,  ever 
solve  the  negro  problem?  Can  gold-democrats  and 
free-silverites  be  depended  upon  to  fight  out  the 
question  of  trust  regulation?  The  chances  are  16 
to  I  against  it.  Will  the  dissentors  to  our  Pension 
Laws,  and  the  advocates  of  postal  and  civil  service 
reform  ever  put  this  country  on  a  firm  commercial 
basis,  and  settle  the  tariff  question?  Judging  from 
past  experience,  we  may,  with  the  greatest  certainty, 
answer  in  the  negative.  Our  hope  lies  in  the 
future,  in  the  present  generation  of  young  men 
who  are  now  absorbing  political  wisdom  and  devel- 
oping into  statesmen,  in  the  classic  halls  of  our  col- 
leges   and   universities. 

"  A  great  part  of  the  blame  for  the  condition  of 
our  latter  day  politics  lies  at  the  door  of  our  Solo- 
mons, themselves.  While  we  must  clearly  except 
from  this  discussion  the  small  minority  of  honest, 
well-trained,  level-headed  men  engaged  in  public 
affairs  to-day,  the  majority  are  what  the  poetry  of 
John  Hay  would  call  "ornery." 

There  is  the  man  in  Congress,  who  is  put  there 
by  the  party  machine  of  his  state.  There  are  no 
especially  redeeming  features  about  him,  except  that 
he  owns  a  copper  mine,  or  an  "infant  industry," 
the  surplus  of  which  he  is  willing  to  lose  to  Wash- 
ington's society  leaders  at  "bridge."  There  is  the 
high-flown  theorist,  whose  star-anchored  wagon 
never  as  much  as  grazes  the  dome  of  the  capitol 
during  his  entire  term  of  office.  There  is  the  man 
from  the  South,  with  his  breast,  even  now,  burning 
with  sedition  and  unrest.  He  is  probably  the  son 
of  one  of  those  good  old  Confederates,  who  held 
their  seats  in  the  Legislatures  of  the  South,  during 
the  reconstruction  period,  decked  in  their  old  blood- 
stained uniforms  and  hurled  fiery  darts  at  the  gov- 
ernment they  were  in  duty  bound  to  support.  There 
is  the  man  from  the  West,  who  sought  the  election, 
impelled  chiefly  by  the  goadings  of  an  ambitious 
wife.  There  is  the  hard-headed,  bull-dog-jawed 
citizen  from  the  North.  South,  East  and  West,  who 
is  famous  for  the  attributes  of  never  being  willing 
to   compromise.     Besides  the   objectionable   features 


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of  their  chief  characteristics,  all  these  men  are 
elected  on  strict  party  lines.  They  are  party  men, 
and  they  must  fight  the  party  fight.  This  also  is 
only  too  true  of  the  small  class  of  men  whom  I 
have  excepted  from  this  category. 

Just  realize  that  this  is  the  gallery  of  the  proto- 
types of  the  majority  of  our  present  day  statesmen. 
Will  it  not,  in  the  future,  be  changed  from  this 
panorama  of  caricatures  to  a  collection  representing 
earnest,  active,  honest,  practical,  well-trained, 
evenly-balanced,  modern  college  men?  As  a  class 
they  have  all  that  should  recommend  them.  They 
are  honest ;  for  a  college-man  is  peculiarly  bound  to 
keep  a  high  ideal,  and  to  be  true  to  it.  It  is  the  nat- 
ural outgrowth  of  his  college  training.  They  are 
thoroughly  prepared  for  the  work.  They  have 
studied  politics  as  a  doctor  studies  medicine.  They 
are  trained  in  the  difference  between  Hamilton's 
Federalist  and  Plato's  Republic.  But  in  spite  of  all 
this,  the  arms  of  the  party  octopus  would  be  about 
them.  The  coils  must  be  severed.  This  American 
plebiscite  must  be  done  away  with. 

The  college  man  is  by  no  means  a  radical  pro- 
tectionist, and  at  the  same  time,  he  will  not  see  our 
industrial  progress  checked  by  exterminating  legis- 
lation directed  at  our,  so-called,  trusts.  He  is  a 
thorough  democrat,  in  the  true  meaning  of  the 
word,  but  he,  also,  is  enough  of  a  socialist  to 
believe  in  governmental  operation  of  certain  enter- 
prises. ,  He  is  a  firm  believer  in  a  strong  central 
government,  but  he  is  not  an  upholder  of  bureau- 
cracy, and  he  maintains  that  the  States  should  have 
extended  control  over  taxation  along  various  lines. 
His  platform  is  full  of  such  planks  as  these,  which 
would  never  match  with  those  of  the  structures  of 
any  of  our  parties  of  to-day.  To  them  these  doc- 
trines would  seem  paradoxical.  And  it  is  for  this 
reason  that  the  college  undergraduate  is  a  man 
without  a  party.  He  cannot,  conscientiously,  join 
the  following  of  either  banner. 

Look  at  the  Democratic  party  of  to-day.  It  has 
collected  together,  to  form  its  platform,  a  pile  of 
planks  more  or  less  in  a  condition  of  decay — relics 
of  Bryanism,  populism,  anarchy,  and  radicalism  in 
everything.  The  general  public  is  wondering 
where  a  candidate  will  be  procured  to  stand  on 
this  platform — and  advocate  its  principles  with  any 
degree  of  sincerity.  As  Senator  Depew  with  his 
ever-ready  wit  put  it,  "He  will  have  to  be  the 
product  of  an  incubator."  The  status  of  the  Repub- 
lican party  is  little  better.  Extreme  protection  has 
for  years  been  the  stone  of  its  corner.  And  we 
can  but  interpret  the  recent  zealous  attempts  to 
enforce  the  too-wise  Sherman  Anti-Trust  Law 
as  an  ill-timed  and  feeble  endeavor  to  shift  the 
position  of  the  party  to  some  indefinite  and,  as  yet, 
obscure  new  ground. 

Under  these  conditions,  what  is  to  be  done? 
Will  the  young  man  of  college-training  stand  by 
and  wisely  shake  his  head?  Will  he  enter  other 
fields  of  activity  with  the  calm  observation  that  pol- 
itics are  too  much  for  him  ?  Will  he  weakly  say  he 
■can't  help  it,  and  hypocritically  vote  a  ticket  he 
doesn't  believe  in?  Or  will  he  do  his  duty?  The 
assumption  and  exercise  of  the  sovereignty  of  citizen- 
ship is  the  grandest  possession  of  the  American.  He 
knows  it  and  is  proud  of  it.  But  what  is  he  to  do? 
You  will  say  that  it  is  as  impossible  to  form  a  new 
political  party  as  it  is  for  a  camel  to  pass  through 
the  eye  of  a  needle.     But,  let  us  see ! 


When  our  own  G.  O.  P.  of  to-day  was  organ- 
ized in  1856  its  members  were  the  dissenters  from 
the  ranks  of  the  Whigs  and  Democrats.  It  is  true 
that  the  basis  of  the  contention  was  one  great  ques- 
tion— slavery.  But  the  principle  is  the  same.  The 
two  parties  had  outgrown  their  efficiency.  There 
were  men  in  both  parties  who  could  not  conscien- 
tiously vote  the  party  ticket.  They  did  not  believe 
in  the  whole,  and  they  would  not  vote  against  the 
party.  So  a  new  party  was  formed.  Then,  as  now, 
the  cry  came  to  the  young  men  of  the  land,  "To 
arms,  to  arms,  ye  braves  !" 

Aristotle  once  said  that  knowledge  was  know- 
ing what  to  do,  and  that  virtue  was  having  the 
courage  to  do  it.  This  is  the  heritage  of  the  col- 
lege man.  He  hears  the  call  of  the  times !  and  he 
can,    and    will,    answer. 


IVY  POEM. 
By  F.  K.  Ryan. 

The  hour  has  come  when  now  for  us  the  past 
And   future   meet   in   sweet   communion,   both 
To   summon   hopes   and   waken   sleeping  memory. 
As  when  the  night  takes  leave  of  coming  day 
The  mists  and  phantoms  in  their  rise  and  fall 
Retreat   and   now   advance,   while   over   all 
The  light  is  slowly  victor,  driving  back 
The  shades,  yet  by  its  glory  golden  crowned 
Majestic   in   its  might,   the  shadows   seem 
More  real,  the  night  more  still  and  doubly  deep; 
So   in   our   hearts   the   dawn  of  rising  hope 
Outshines  by  far  the  sacred,  silent  past, 
Yet  from  the  dazzling  light  of  coming  days 
Our  eyes  may  rest  on  shadowed  ways  of  yore. 
And  in  the  twilight  see  ourselves  again, 
Relight    affections,    forge    anew    the    bonds 
Which  held  us  closely,  then,  and  ever  find 
That   time  shall   only  hallow  what  is  gone. 
Revive  the  spirit  of  those  years  and  for 
The  impulse,   strength  and  courage  of  to-morrow 
Take    inspiration    from   a   yesterday. 
Three   summers   of  our  life   'mid   ivied   walls 
Are  gone.     What  have  we  lost,   shall  tears  e'erflow 
For  gain  ?     Each  year  a  messenger  of  bounty 
Heaped  the  hands   outstretched,   with   every  good 
That  wish  or  stern  necessity  might  well 
Desire.     And  yet  another  cycle  rich 
With  promise  comes  apace  nor  ever  pauses 
In   its  haste   to   bring  reward  for  labor, 
Trials  endured,   success  attained  through  tears 
Perhaps,  but  greater  cause  for  joy.     Then  may 
It  be  decreed  that  gladness  rule  th*  occasion 
Nor  looking  backward    be    saddened    by    the   "has 

been." 
The  future  is  the  offspring  of  the  past; 
Gaze  back  for  strength,  look  forward  to  the  duty. 

When  first  we  met  beneath  the  sighing  pines 
What  vistas  strange  and  new  did  then  unfold 
Before  our  gaze.     Friendships  that  were  to  blossom 
With   the  hours  and  grow  to   full  perfection. 
Strange  trials  and  hardness  to  endure,  and  all 
To  be  made  sweet  by  comradeship,  that  ever 
Should   on   knowledge's  path  both   rough  and   steep 
Lend   counsel   and  a  hand   in   opportunity. 
Then  in  the  distance   fair,   pleasures   unrolled 
Made  doubly  dear  by  thought  of  labors  done 


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And   that   they,    too,    were    shared   by    those   whose 

joys, 
Whose  sorrows,   even,   were   in  part  our  own. 
Ambition's  draught  fanned  hot  the  flame  within  us, 
Nor  could  the  steeds  of  Phsethon  winged,  swift 
Keep  pace  with  our  desires,  nor  even  Icarus 
Who  in  his  flight  made  not  the  stars  but  e'en 
The  sun  itself  his  goal,   set  higher  plane 
For  brave  achievement,  than  did  we.     As  those 
Whose  eyes  are  fixed   on  glittering  peak 
Or  cloud  wreathed  summit,  heed  them  not  of  pain 
And  weariness,  but  struggle  on,  the  end 
Well  worth  the  means ;  we  toiled  and  in  the  task 
Were  satisfied.     Thus  laboring  side  by  side 
With   what  delight  a   virtue   new   and   all 
Unknown  till  then  we  found  in  some  task-mate 
Here  a   brave   heart,   and   there  a  laughing  voice, 
Here  strength  of  will,  while  there  untiring  zeal 
Would    find    acknowledgement ;    brought    from    the 

dusk 
Of  dim  obscurity  by  those  whose  passing  days, 
Whose  torches,  true  revealers  of  the  soul, 
Shone  in  our  midst  and  laid  bare,  heart  to  heart. 
If  pearls  with  time  do  gather  priceless  worth 
Which  wait  in  quiet  'neath  the  restless  wave 
The  fullness  of  their  day,   and  find  at  last 
Their  rest  in   diadem  ;  more  true  it  is 
That  in  a  life  beneath  these  twin  gray  spires 
Most  sheltered  for  our  growth  by  reverend  walls 
The  pearls  of  mind  and  heart  may  add  their  lustre 
Undisturbed.     So  grows  our  knowledge  deeper 
With   the   hours,    and   experience   broader 
Till   the   whole  new   value  gains   in   use 
Both  for  our  little  world  and  for  mankind. 
Shall    these    brief    moments    spent    'mid    well-loved 

scenes 
With  happiness  and  joy  replete  be  all — 
When  campus  smiles  at  kiss  of  sun  and  breeze 
Or   robed   in   silver   from   the  moon,   it   sleeps 
And   whispers   o'er  and  o'er   its  song  of  peace ! 
Shall  these  fond  dreams,  then,  be  the  end  to  lull 
And  soothe  our  hopes  to  slothful  lethargy, 
To   dull   the  clarion  call   of  needful   duty? 
But  rather  shall  these  halcyon   days  be   fraught 
With   deeper  meaning.     The  time   for  action   comes 
O'ercharged  with  peril  and  with  strife  full  soon 
To  tax  our  strength,  may  this  soft  calm  but  fit  us 
For  the  storm,  and  in  its  memory  change  the  bitter 
To  the  sweet. 

Nor  was  our  every  trial  stored  in  the  future. 
Did  not   sometimes   the   clouds  obscure  the  sun 
And   darken   hearts   with   sad   discouragement? 
Was  not  the  wisdom  of  that  plan  divine 
More  fully  shown  by  givng  unto  us 
Both   darkness  with  the  light  and  light  with   dark? 
Nor  shall  we  ever  raise  rebellious  voices 
To  Him  who  doeth  all  things   well,  and  in 
His  will   doth  measure  out  our  grief  with   power 
To  bear— and  though  he  called  our  comrade  home 
'Tis  not  for  us  to  mourn,  that  one  fair  soul 
Hath  gained  the  crown  and  gone  before,   to  wait 
That   grand   reunion   for   all    time!     His   footsteps 
Do  but  lead  us  on  and  up,  as  did  th'  example 
Of  his  life  among  us.  fragrant,  sweet  and  pure. 
Exhale  the  perfume  of  ideals,   for  him 
And  us.     We  sorrow  in  our  loss,  he  joys 
In  labors  done.     The  Master  spoke,  and  he 
Laid  down  his  laurels  at  the  golden  throne 
But  we  are  left   to   sow  and   reap   again ; 


Then  may  his  memory  lead  us  to  the  harvest. 
So  happiness  from  contact  with  the  gloom 
But  gave  more  pleasure  on  our  way,  and  with 
Glad   songs   and   merry   shouts,   harmless   festivities, 
We  whiled  away   dull  moments  on  the  road. 
Ye  careless  times,  best  seasons  of  our  youth. 
ThoU  hast  thy  present  warnings  and  thy  joys 
In  greatest  sum  for  those   who  use  the  best. 
The  past   is   gone,   the  present   is   our   own, 
The  future  still  a  galaxy  of  promise. 
Wealth   of   learning,   ages   of  experience 
Unite  to  endow  us  all  if  we  but  grasp 
The   opportunity.     Let   us   respond  and   do! 

O  Alma  Mater,  moulder  of  our  clay, 
Bowdoin,   proud  wielder  of  our   destiny, 
When  ivied  walls  and  campus  fair  in  turn 
Have  shared  our  tribute,   what  remains  for  words? 
May  deeds  then  prove  our  firm  and   steadfast  pur- 
pose. 
The   right,    the   truth,   find  always  champions   brave 
In    us.     And   at   the  parting  of  the   ways 
Be  constancy. 


IVY  ODE.— BOWDOIN,  J  905. 

Air:    Oh    Heidelberg,    Fair    Heidelberg. 

Oh  Alma  Mater,  Bowdoin  dear, 

Why  should  we  longer  wait 
Our  votive  offering,   ivy  green, 

To    thee    to   consecrate? 
For  now  the  gladness  of  our  youth 

Fills   every  bounding  heart, 
And  still  a  year  of  college  cheer 

Remains  before  we  part. 

When  we  have  gone  on  different  ways, 

You  still  shall  stay,  oh  vine! 
From  forests  near  you  still  shall  hear 

The   whispers   of  the  pine. 
And  as  our  love  to  Bowdoin  yearns, 

Though  long  the  leagues  between, 
Your   tendrils  fine  her  walks   entwine, 

Oh  clinging  ivy  green! 

— S.  P.  Chase. 


SENIORS'    LAST    CHAPEL. 

Immediately  after  the  singing  of  the  ode 
occurred  what  is  perhaps  the  most  beautiful 
and.  impressive  of  Bowdoin  customs — the 
"Seniors'  Last  Chapel."  The  chapel  was 
crowded  to  overflowing  with  spectators. 
President  Hyde  conducted  the  worship,  read- 
ing appropriate  passages  from  the  Bible  and 
offering  prayer.  Then,  linked  arm  in  arm,  in 
solid  phalanx,  four  abreast,  the  Seniors 
marched  slowly  out  singing  "Auld  Lang 
Syne."  Just  outside  the  chapel  the  three 
lower  classes  formed  a  line  on  each  side  of  the 
walk.  Marching  between  them  the  Seniors 
halted   just  below   the   Freshmen.     The   mar- 


BOWDOlN  ORIENT. 


71 


shal  then  proposed  cheers  for  the  three  lower 
classes,  after  which  the  Seniors  were  cheered 
and  the  exercises  of  the  afternoon  were 
brought  to  an  end. 


THE    IVY    HOP. 

It  is  generally  agreed  that  the  Ivy  Hop 
which  took  place  in  Memorial  Hall,  Friday 
evening,  was  the  most  successful  college  dance 
that  has  been  given  for  many  clays.  All  the 
beauty  and  grace  of  female  society  in  Bruns- 
wick and  for  miles  around  was  gathered  in  the 
historic  hall  and  all  the  social  leaders  among 
the  college  men  and  recent  graduates  together 
with  representative  members  of  the  Faculty 
were  invited  by  the  Ivy  Hop  Committee  to 
give  these  fair  damsels  an  enjoyable  time.  In 
the  memory  of  the  oldest  inhabitant  never  has 
so  man)'  dancing  couples  been  on  this  floor  at 
one  time.  The  present  Juniors  assume  all  the 
credit  for  this,  saying  that  their  cordial  enter- 
tainment was  the  strong  attraction ;  the  Sen- 
iors say  all  the  young  ladies  that  came  last 
year  had  such  a  good  time  that  they  advertised 
it.  However  this  may  be,  the  attendance  was 
plenty  large  enough  to  remove  any  feelings 
of  formality  which  sometimes  mar  the  enjoy- 
ment of  these  college  functions,  and  the  time 
passed  so  pleasantly  that  the  morning  light 
was  already  gilding  the  towers  of  King 
Chapel  when  the  last  of  the  twenty-four 
dances  was  over  and  the  last  carriage  disap- 
peared from  the  campus.  The  music  for  the 
hop  was  furnished  by  a  selected  orchestra  of 
twelve  pieces  by  Pullen  of  Bangor  and 
included  popular  airs  from  all  the  late  operas 
which  deserved  the  frequent  encores  which 
they  received. 

The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  President 
Hyde  and  Mrs.  Alfred  Mitchell,  Mrs.  William 
A.  Houghton,  Mrs.  George  T.  Little,  Mrs. 
William  A.  Moody,  Mrs.  Franklin  C.  Robin- 
son, Mrs.  Frank  E.  Woodruff,  Mrs.  Leslie  H. 
Lee,  Mrs.  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell,  Mrs.  Henry 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Frank  N.  Whittier,  Mrs. 
Charles  C.  Hutchins,  Mrs.  Roscoe  J.  Ham, 
Mrs.  Roswell  C.  McCrea.  The  committee  in 
charge  of  the  hop  was  Lewis,  Brett,  and 
Eaton. 


THE  1905  BUGLE. 

The  1905  Bugle  which  appeared  Ivy  Day 
is  one  of  the  best  that  has  ever  been  published ; 
in  many  respects,  indeed,  it  is  no  more  than 
fair  to  say  that  it  is  the  best.     The  drawings, 


most  of  them  by  C.  B.  Cook,  '05,  are  far  and 
away  the  most  creditable  and  artistic  of  all 
those  in  the  Bugles  we  have  seen;  and  the 
illustrations  are  particularly  clear  and  attrac- 
tive. The  material  makes  an  admirable  sum- 
mary of  the  year's  work ;  and,  as  record  of 
what  the  undergraduate  part  of  the  college 
is  to-day,  should  bring  pride  and  satisfaction 
not  only  to  the  class  of  1905,  but  to  the  college 
and  to  the  alumni.  Furthermore,  while  there 
are  many  jokes  and  the  usual  "slugs,"  we  have 
not  discovered  a  single  item  that  is  not  in 
good  taste ;  nor  a  single  slur  that  is  in  the 
least  malicious.  The  editor-in-chief,  Stanley 
P.  Chase,  '05,  is  with  the  rest  of  the  board  to 
be  heartily  congratulated  on  the  thoroughness 
of  the  work  and  the  witty  yet  clean  and  good- 
natured  tone  of  the  whole  book. 

There  is  not  space  here,  of  course,  to  crit- 
icise the  annual  in  detail.  As  we  have  hinted, 
the  drawings  are  perhaps  the  best  thing  of 
all,  from  the  striking  cover  design  to  the 
amusing  figure  with  which  the  Bugle  closes. 
Of  the  drawings  the  least  successful  seem 
those  of  the  different  classes  with  the  excep- 
tion of  the  Freshman  who  stares  out  at  you 
with  all  the  guilelessness  of  his  class.  The 
drawings  introducing  the  fraternities,  the 
Medical  School,  the  Classical  Club,  Society 
and  the  Overseers,  have  not  only  artistic 
merit,  but  represent  the  best  sort  of  under- 
graduate humor.  Not  a  few  of  the  readers 
will  be  amused  by  the  unmistakable  likeness  of 
Joe    Boyd   who  ushers   in  the  august  faculty. 

The  record  of  the  year  is  much  more 
complete  than  it  has  ever  been  before. 
Among  the  new  features  of  this  section  of  the 
Bugle  are  the  unique  portraits  of  the  athletic 
captains,  the  republication  of  the  famous  creed 
of  1903,  and  the  reprinting  of  many  of  the 
college  songs.  The  book  is  dedicated  to  Dr. 
Whittier. 

The  last  part  of  the  Bugle,  the  grinds  and 
slugs,  while  not  perhaps  so  individual  as  in 
the  annals  of  the  Class  of  1899  and  1903,  is 
yet  highly  amusing.  Many  of  the  old  ''gags" 
re-appear ;  but  it  is  inevitable  that  the  faculty 
should  always  furnish  a  foot-ball  team.  There 
are  some  interesting  parodies  on  the  Gray 
Goose  Tracks,  the  Office,  and  some  unusually 
clever  sketches. 

And  so,  taking  it  all  in  all,  we  feel  that 
the  Juniors  have  good  right  to  rejoice  over 
their  publication.  A  successful  annual,  such 
as  this,  is  not  of  frequent  occurrence  at  Bow- 
doin. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  Jr.,  1905, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 
e.  h.  r.  burroughs,  1905.         r.  g.  webber 
w.  j.  norton,  1905. 

D.   R.   PORTER,   igo6. 
S.  G.   HALEY,  JR.,  1906. 


A.  L.   ROBINSON,   1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  igc.7. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905, 
G.  C.  Soule,  1906,     ■     • 


■     •     Business    Manager. 
Ass't   Business   Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can    be   accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 


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ond-Clas 

s  Mail  Matter. 

Lewiston  Journal  Press. 

Vol.  XXXIV.    TUESDAY,  JUNE   14, 

1904. 

No.    8. 

Ivy   Day. 


Ivy  Daj-  with  its  literary 
exercises,  its  impressive 
chapel  service,  and  its  brilliant  hop,  is  over. 
There  was  a  harmony,  a  spirit  of  universal 
fellowship,  that  made  the  occasion  especially 
noticeable  and  attractive.  The  weather  was 
perfect  and  the  throngs  of  visitors  could  not 
help  being  charmed  by  the  appearance  of  the 
college  and  campus.  The  Class  of  1905  is 
certainly  to  be  congratulated  on  the  success 
of  their  Ivv  Day. 


Commencement 
Number. 


With  this  issue  the  publi- 
cation of  the  Orient  will 
be  suspended  until  the 
annual  commencement  number,  which 
will  appear  about  June  27.  This  num- 
ber will  contain  a  complete  account  of  all 
the   exercises   of   commencement   week.     Any 


one  wishing  to  get  extra  copies  should  see  the 
business  manager  and  arrange  for  them. 


Hymn  Books. 


Some       time       ago       the 


Orient  published  an  edi- 
torial urging  that  hymn  books  be  provided  for 
the  chapel  exercises,  but  since  then  nothing 
seems  to  have  come  of  the  suggestion. 

President  Hyde  stated  not  long  after  the 
publication  of  the  article  that  new  books  were 
to  be  procured. 

We  certainly  hope  that  by  another  year 
these  books  may  be  found  in  every  form  of  the 
chapel.  The  pleasure  in  the  morning  prayers 
is  greatly  increased  by  the  singing  of  the  stu- 
dents and  each  one  feels  more  at  ease  by  tak- 
ing some  part  in  the  daily  exercise. 


Ivy  Day.  On  account  of  the  change 

Change  of  Date,  to  the  Semester  Plan  it  has 
been  thought  advisable  to  change  the  date  of 
Ivy  Dav  to  an  earlier  day.  Heretofore  this 
function  has  occurred  on  the  second  Friday  in 
June,  but  now  such  an  important  series  of 
examinations  comes  so  soon  after  the  event 
that  it  will  be  much  better  to  set  the  day 
earlier. 

In  his  announcement  last  week  President 
Hyde  suggested  the  last  Friday  in  May  or  the 
first  in  June  as  possible  dates.  A  meeting  of 
the  members  of  the  present  Sophomore  Class 
and  others  will  soon  be  called  by  President 
Hyde  to  talk  over  a  day  and  to  definitely 
arrange  the  matter.  The  results  of  this  meet- 
in£f  will  be  announced  in  a  few  days. 


Proctor  System. 


Much  unfavorable  com- 
ment has  been  heard  about 
the  campus  lately,  because  the  Faculty  have 
decided  to  establish  proctors  in  the  ends  next 
year.  Many  students  seem  to  have  a  senti- 
mentalist idea  that  this  is  an  infringement  on 
the  liberty  of  the  college.  The  Orient  as  the 
mouthpiece  of  the  college  always  stands  ready 
to  defend  any  real  attack  on  the  liberties  of 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


tt 


Bowdoin  students.  In  this  matter,  however, 
we  must  take  and  maintain  the  ground  that 
such  an  innovation  will  give  the  quiet,  busi- 
ness-like fellows  not  less  but  more  liberty. 
The  disturbing  racketings  of  thoughtless  fel- 
lows, which  the  proctors  will  do  a  great  deal 
towards  ending,  is  by  no  means  liberty,  but 
unwarranted  leisure  and  bullying.  If,  as  we 
say,  the  proctors  can  put  a  stop  to  at  least 
part  of  this,  then  the  more  industrious  men 
who  are  the  real  pith  of  the  college  will  be 
the  gainers  and  the  system  amply  justified. 


It  is  pleasing  to  note  the 
Hawthorne  large  increase  in  the  Haw- 

Statue,  thorne  Statue  Fund.  The 
interest  in  the  work  is 
gaining  every  day  and  the  amount  necessary 
for  the  erection  of  the  statue  seems  forthcom- 
ing. Large  subscriptions  are  coming  in  daily 
and  the  progress  of  the  work  will  be  noted  in 
each  issue  of  the  Orient. 


Early   Training. 


Now  that  the  date  of  Sep- 


tember 14  has  been  finally 
decided  upon  as  the  time  to  begin  early  foot- 
ball practice,  every  man  in  college  who  has 
the  least  ability  or  experience  in  this  branch 
of  athletics  ought  to  plan  to  be  in  Brunswick 
011  that  date.  This  is  imperative  for  several 
reasons ;  the  games  come  so  early  that  it  is 
difficult  for  the  men  to  get  in  condition  after 
college  opens ;  the  coach  this  year  is  unac- 
quainted with  the  material  and  much  new  tal- 
ent will  have  to  be  worked  out ;  and  the  mem- 
bers of  a  veteran  team  from  last  year  will  need 
much  supplementing.  It  is  up  to  every  stu- 
dent to  either  come  back  himself  or  induce 
some  new  man  to  do  so. 


Strict  Training. 


The   closing   of   one    year 


always  brings  the  pros- 
pects of  the  next  before  us.  We  all  look  for- 
ward to  a   winning  foot-ball  team  next  fall, 


and  more  athletic  victories  as  the  year 
advances.  Every  man  who  has  a  show  of 
making  our  athletic  teams  next  year  should 
plan  to  keep  himself  in  the  best  of  condition 
during  the  vacation.  We  have  noticed  in  the 
past  a  deplorable  tendency  towards  violent 
breaking  of  training  among  some  of  our  most 
promising  material.  Such  cannot  be  but 
loudly  cried  down  by  every  man  in  college, 
and  moreover  every  man  should  feel  it  to  be 
his  personal  duty  to  use  every  exertion  in 
helping  any  athlete  who  may  chance  to  be 
near  him  to  keep  in  perfect  health  and  condi- 
tion  this  next  summer. 


The  Commencement  Number  of 
the  Orient  will  be  mailed  to  under- 
graduate subscribers  to  catalogue 
address  unless  the  management 
is  notified  to  the  contrary. 


HAWTHORNE  STATUE  FUND. 

The  Bowdoin  Club  Committee  on  the  Haw- 
thorne statue  begs  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of 
the  following  subscriptions: 

Previously    acknowledged $275  00 

Fred   O.    Conant    25  00 

R.   J.    Ham    1  00 

Reuben    Thomas    SO  00 

Ben    Barker    10  00 

Crosby   S.    Noyes    100  00 

John   G.    Stetson    25  00 

George   T.    Packard    10  00 

H.  L.  Swett  5  00 

Henry    Vaughan    25  00 

Percy    Bartlett    10  00 

John    W.    Butterfield 2000 

Daniel    E.    Owen    5  00 

A.    M.   Jones    2500 

D.    B.    MacMillan    10  00 

R.    H.    Hinckley    1000 

Clarence   W.    Peabody    1000 

George   W.  Blanchard   10  00 

Ernest    B.    Young 5  00 

Alfred    B.    Bliss 500 

W.    Winslow    Eaton     1000 

Kenneth  C.   M.   Sills 5  00 

John    G.    Wight 2500 

C.    H.    Hastings 5  00 

Wm.    H.    Pierson 5  00 

W.   E.   Andrews    25  00 

Charles    A.    Flagg 500 

William    Goslin    2500 

George    A    Emery     25  00 


n 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Henry   S.    Chapman    10  oo 

Melville  W.   Fuller   loo  oo 

E.   C.   Woodward   10  oo 

D.   S.   Alexander    •  • ioo  oo 

Charles    F.    Libby ioo  oo 

Arthur   W.    Perkins    S  oo 

Rowland    W.    Mann 25  oo 


Monday,  June  6,   1904. 


$1,116  00 


Learned   from   Thy   Holy   Spirit's   breath, 
To  suffer  and  to  do. 


For  this  Thy  name  we  bless, 

And  humbly  pray  that  we 
May  follow   them  in  holiness, 
And   live   and   die   in   Thee. 

Amen. 


COMMEMORATIVE  SERVICE  TO  THE 

LATE   EGBERT   C.    SMYTH,    D.D., 

LL.D. 

The  following  is  a  program  of  the  com- 
memorative service  in  honor  of  the  life  and 
work  of  the  late  Professor  E.  C.  Smyth,  held 
in  the  Seminary  Church,  Andover,  last 
Wednesday  evening.  Professor  Smyth  was 
graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of  1848 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
for  many  years.  He  was  one  of  Bowdoin's 
most  loyal  and  honored  sons  and  a  man  who 
always  retained  his  love  for  his  Alma  Mater. 

ORDER  OF  EXERCISES. 

1.  Hymn,   Hymns   of  the   Faith.   456:    St.   Ann's. 

2.  Reading   from   the    Scriptures. 

Professor  John  Phelps  Taylor,  D.D. 

3.  Prayer. 

Professor  William  Henry  Ryder,  D.D. 

4.  Hymn,  Hymns  of  the  Faith,  350 :  Toplady. 

5.  Addresses. 

President  George  Harris,  D.D.,  LL.D. 
Professor   George   Foote  Moore,   D.D.,   LL.D. 
President  William  Jewett  Tucker,   D.D.,   LL.D. 

6.  Memorial   Hymn,   Hymns  of  the  Faith,  310;   St. 

Michael. 

7.  Prayer  and  Benediction. 

Professor  Edward  Young  Hincks,  D.D. 

8.  Organ  Postlude. 

MEMORIAL  HYMN. 

This  Hymn  was  selected  by  Professor  Smyth  to  be 

sung   at    the    funeral   of    Mrs.    Smyth,    who 

died  at  Andover,  on  February  4,   1904. 

1. 
For  all  Thy  saints,   O  Lord, 

Who  strove  in  Thee  to  live, 
Who    followed    Thee,    obeyed,    adored. 

Our  grateful  hymn  receive. 


For   all   thy    saints,    O   Lord, 

Accept  our  thankful   cry, 
Who  counted  Thee  their  great  reward, 

And  strove  in  Thee  to  die. 


TENNIS. 


THE    VERMONT    TOURNAMENT. 

The  tennis  tournament  between  Bowdoin  and 
the  University  of  Vermont  took  place  in  Burling- 
ton last  Tuesday  and  Wednesday  and  resulted  in  a 
tie,  each  team  winning  ten  matches.  In  singles 
Vermont  was  ahead  by  winning  nine  out  of  the 
sixteen  matches,  but  in  the  doubles  the  Bowdoin 
players  won  three  out  of  the  four  sets.  The  work 
of  Tobey  and  Dana  was  of  a  remarkably  high  grade. 
The  complete  summary : 

SINGLES. 

Hutchinson  (Vermont)  won  from  Laidley,  6-1 
3-6,  6-0. 

Tobey  won  from  Brownell  (Vermont),  8-6,  3-6 
6-3- 

Dana  won  from  Fuller   (Vermont),  6-0,  8-6. 

Pease  (Vermont)  won  from  Shorey,  8-6,  6-8 
6-3. 

Hutchinson  (Vermont),  won  from  Dana,  6-3 
1-6,  6-2. 

Brownell  (Vermont),  won  from  Laidley,  4-6, 
6-2,    6-1. 

Fuller   (Vermont),  won  from  Shorey,  6-3,  6-1 

Tobey  won  from  Pease  (Vermont),  5-7,  6-2,  6-3 

Tobey   won  from   Fuller    (Vermont),   6-4,   6-0. 

Laidley    won    from    Pease    (Vermont),    6-4,    2-6 

Dana   won   from   Brownell    (Vermont),   6-1,   6-2 
Hutchinson    (Vermont)    won    from    Shorey,   6-1 

Hutchinson     (Vermont)    won    from    Tobey,    7-5 

Brownell   (Vermont)   won  from  Shorey,  9-7,  6-1 
Fuller   (Vermont)   won  from  Laidley,  6-0,  6-1. 
Dana  won  from  Pease   (Vermont),  6-2,  6-2. 


6-1. 


DOUBLES. 

Shorey  and  Laidley  won  from  Pease  and 
Brownell    (Vermont)    10-8,  2-6,  6-3. 

Tobey  and  Dana  won  from  Hutchinson  and 
Fuller   (Vermont)   6-4,  4-6,  6-2. 

Tobey  and  Dana  won  from  Pease  and  Brownell 
(Vermont),   6-3,   6-2. 

Hutchinson  and  Fuller  (Vermont)  won  from 
Shorey  and  Laidley,  6-1,  6-3. 


They  all  in  life  c 
With  Thee,  the 


death, 

Lord,  in  view, 


FINALS   IN   STATE  TOURNAMENT. 

S.  Dana  won  the  State  championship  by  defeating  Tobey 
yesterday  4-6,  7-5,  6-2,  3-6,  6-2.  Tobey  and  S.  Dana  won 
the  doubles  by  beating  Laidley  and  Williams  6-2,  6-2,  6-4. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


75 


BASE  =  BALL. 


Harvard  3,  Bowdoin  o. 

Harvard  defeated  Bowdoin  in  a  very  close  and 
interesting  game  on  Soldiers'  Field,  Friday  after- 
noon, by  the  score  3 — o.  Bowdoin  was  handicapped 
by  the  loss  of  Wiggin  and  Clarke.  Notwithstanding 
this  fact,  however,  the  team  put  up  a  very  creditable 
game  in  the  field.  At  the  bat,  however,  the  team 
was  hopelessly  weak,  not  securing  a  hit.  Had 
Bowdoin  batted  any  at  all  the  score  would  have  been 
different.  Cox  pitched  an  elegant  game  holding  the 
Harvard  batters  down  to  seven  scattered  hits.  He 
was  most  effective  when  men  were  on  bases. 
Coburn  was  invincible  striking  out  fourteen  Bow- 
doin men  and  shutting  them  out  without  a  hit.  One 
of  the  features  of  the  game  was  a  brilliant  one- 
hand  catch  by  Cox.  In  the  eighth  inning  Fischell 
came  to  bat  and  drove  a  fierce  ball  which  struck  Cox 
and  bounded  between  first  and  second.  Porter 
picked  up  the  ball  and  threw  to  Cox  who  by  fast 
sprinting  and  a  wonderful  catch  put  the  man  out. 
For  Harvard  Stephenson  put  up  an  admirable  game 
behind  the  bat,  while  Matthews  and  Kernan  excelled 
in   batting. 

Harvard  secured  her  runs  in  the  following  way: 
Greenough,  the  first  man  up,  was  hit  by  a  pitched 
ball.  Stephenson  reached  first  on  a  fielders  option 
and  Greenough  was  put  out  at  second  on  Cox's 
assist.  Fischell  hit  to  Piper  and  reached  second  on 
the  latter's  error,  Stephenson  going  to  third  and 
later  scoring  on  Hodgson's  error.  Clarkson  was  hit 
by  a  pitched  ball  and  Matthews  flied  out  to  Hodg- 
son, thus  retiring  the  side.  In  the  fourth,  Matthews 
struck  out.  Randall  received  a  free  pass  to  first 
and  stole  second.  Carr  singled,  scoring  Matthews. 
Kernan  and  Coburn  went  out  in  order,  the  former 
striking  out  and  the  latter  on  a  fly  to  Kinsman.  In 
the  sixth  Matthews  redeemed  himself  by  knocking 
out  a  three-bagger.  Randall  struck  out  and  Cari- 
nas retired  on  a  foul  fly  to  Stone.  It  looked  as 
though  Matthews  was  not  going  to  score,  but  Ker- 
nan duplicated  his  feat  of  the  second  inning  and 
singled  bringing  in  Harvard's  third  run.  The  score : 

Harvard. 

ab      r  bh  po  a  e 

Greenough,  rf 3        o  1  1  o  o 

Stephenson,   c 4        o  1  14  o  o 

Fischell,   If 4         1  1  2  o  0 

Clarkson,  cf 3        o  o  1  o  o 

Matthews,  ss 4         1  1  o  o  o 

Randall,    ib 2         1  o  S  o  o 

Carr,  3b 4        o  1  o  3  o 

Kernan.  2b 302150 

Coburn,  p 3        0  o  o  0  0 

Totals 30        3         7      27        S        o 

Bowdoin. 

ab      r      bh      p0      a        e 

White,   ss 4        0        0         1         o        o 

Stone,    c 3        o        o         5         o        o 

Cox.  p 3        o        o        2        6        o 

Piper,   rf 3         o         o         I         0         I 

Porter.    lb 300630 

Hodgson.   2b 300421 

Gould,   3b 200100 

Kinsman,    cf 2        o        o        4        o        o 


Oakes,*  If.,  rf 3        o        o        o        o        o 

Clarke,!  If 1        o        o        0        0        o 

Totals 27        o        o      24      11        2 

Score  by  Inntngs. 

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Harvard    1     o     0     1     o     1     0     o    x — 3 

*Replaced   Piper  in  the  seventh  inning. 

fReplaced    Oakes    in    the   seventh    inning. 

Summary :  Three-base  hits — Matthews.  Struck 
out — By  Coburn  14,  by  Cox  4.  Bases  on  balls — Off 
Coburn  2,  off  Cox  2.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — Green- 
ough, Clarkson.  Time — 1  hour  45  minutes. 
Umpire — Duffy. 

Brown  8,  Bowdoin  7. 
Bowdoin  crossed  bats  with  Brown  last  Saturday 
for  the  first  time  since  1899  and  was  defeated  in  one 
of  the  most  loosely  played  games  imaginable.  No 
one  expected  Brown  to  win  and  none  were  more 
surprised  than  the  Brown  players  when  the  winning 
run  was  made.  Umpire  Gaffney  aided  materially  in 
winning  the  game  for  several  of  his  decisions  were 
a  "roast"  on  the  visiting  team.  Oakes  pitched  a 
very  creditable  game  for  Bowdoin  up  to  the  seventh 
inning  when  he  was  hit  by  a  batted  ball.  In  the 
eighth  inning  Bowdoin  had  a  lead  of  three  runs  and 
several  left  the  grounds  firmly  believing  that  the  vis- 
iting team  had  the  game  easily.  The  first  two  men 
in  Brown's  half  of  the  eighth  were  easy  outs  and 
after  that  the  least  said  the  better.  No  scoring  was 
done  on  either  side  until  the  fourth  inning.  Clarke, 
the  first  man  up  for  Bowdoin,  struck  out.  Cox  went 
to  second  on  Belding's  wild  throw  to  first  and 
scored  on  Smith's  passed  ball.  Porter  drew  a  base 
on  balls.  Hodgson  flied  out  to  Jones.  Gould 
knocked  a  two-bagger  and  Porter  scored.  Belding 
threw  to  Dickinson  in  an  attempt  to  catch  Gould 
off  the  base.  The  latter,  however,  reached  the  bag 
before  the  ball,  but  the  umpire  could  not  see  it  in 
that  light  and  declared  him  out.  In  their  half  of 
the  fourth,  Brown's  team  scored  two  runs  on  three 
successive  singles.  In  the  fifth  Bowdoin  scored  two 
more  runs  on  errors  by  Smith  and  Elrod  coupled 
with  a  base  on  balls.  No  further  scoring  was  done 
on  either  side  until  the  eighth.  Stone  went  out  on 
Dickinson's  assist.  Clarke  singled  but  was  put  out 
at  second  on  Jones'  assist,  Cox  reaching  first  on 
fielders'  option.  Porter  singled  and  Cox  scored. 
Hodgson  flied  out  to  Dickinson,  thus  retiring  the 
side.  Hoye,  the  first  man  up  for  Brown,  went  out 
on  Hodgson's  assist.  Wells  was  hit  by  a  pitched 
ball,  but  was  put  out  at  second  on  Hodg- 
son's assist.  Tift  reached  first  on  fielder's 
option.  With  two  out  and  Bowdoin  two  runs  to  the 
good  it  looked  like  a  sure  thing.  But  right  here  the 
team  learned  that  all  things  are  not  what  they  seem. 
Jones  was  presented  with  a  free  pass  to  first.  Paine 
knocked  out  a  pretty  single  and  Tift  scored.  Keene 
followed  with  another  single  and  two  runs  resulted. 
Elrod  reached  first  on  Porter's  error.  Belding 
reached  first  on  Porter's  second  error  this 
inning  and  Keen  and  Elrod  scored.  Dickinson  went 
out  on  Hayes  assist,  thus  retiring  the  side.  The 
score  was  seven  to  five  in  Brown's  favor.  Gould 
came  to  bat  and  laced  out  a  three-bagger  and  came 
home  on  Kinsman's  single.  Oakes  struck  out. 
White    singled    and    Kinsman    scored.    'Stone    and 


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Clarke  both  flied  out  to  center.  The  score  was  now 
tied.  The  first  two  men  up  for  Brown  went  out  in 
order.  Tift  singled  and  by  daring  base  running 
reached  second.  Jones  and  Paine  each  drew  a  base 
on  balls.  The  bases  were  now  filled  and  Keen  at 
the  bat.  The  first  ball  pitched  was  a  strike.  Things 
looked  interesting  for  everybody  expected  it  would 
be  at  least  a  ten-inning  game.  The  next  ball 
pitched,  however,  was  a  little  low  and  Stone  failed 
to  stop  it  and  Tift  came  in  with  the  winning  run. 
The  score: 

Brown. 

ab      r      bh      po      a        e 

Dickinson,  2b 4        3        o        5         3        2 

Hoye,  3b 5         2         I         1         o        o 

Wells,  cf 4        o        o        3         o        o 

Tift,    rf 5         0        3        o        o        o 

Jones,   ss 5        o        1        3        5        1 

Smith,   c 1         o        o        2         3         1 

Paine,   c 3         1         2        2         1         2 

Keen,   If 3        1         1        o        o        o 

Elrod,  ib..  ; 3        1        o       11        o        1 

Belding,  p 3        o        o        o         5        o 

Totals   36        8        8      27      17        7 

BOWDOIN. 

AB         R         BH  PO         A  E 

White,   ss 5  1  o  3  3  o 

Stone,  c S  o  o  1  2  1 

Clarke,   If 4  0  1  2  o  o 

Cox,   rf 4  2  o  1  0  o 

Porter,    lb 1  1  1  16  o  2 

Hodgson  2b 4  o  o  2  4  1 

Gould,   3b 4  1  2  1  2  o 

Kinsman   cf 2  1  1  o  o  o 

Oakes   p 3  1  o  o  7  0 

Totals    33  7        5*^6  18        4 

Two  out  when  winning  run  made. 

Brown   o     o  o     2    o     0     o  5     1 — 8 

Bowdoin   o     o  o     2     2     o     0  1     2 — 7 

Two-base  hit — Gould.  Three-base  hit — Gould. 
Stolen  bases — Tift  2,  Jones,  Keen  2,  Elrod,  Cox. 
Sacrifice  hit — Oakes.  Double  plays — White  to  Por- 
ter ;  Jones  to  Elrod.  Base  on  balls — Off  Oakes,  6; 
off  Belding  4.  Hit  by  pitched  ball— By  Belding,  1  ; 
by  Oakes,  1.  Struck  out,  by  Belding,  7;  by  Oakes, 
2.  Passed  balls,  Stone,  3;  Smith,  3.  Umpire — Gaff- 
ney.     Time — 2.10.     Attendance — 250. 

*Replaced    Smith    in    fifth. 

Amherst  7,  Bowdoin  4. 

Bowdoin  crossed  bats  with  Amherst  last  Friday 
morning  in  the  last  game  of  the  season  and  went 
down  in  defeat  by  the  score  7-4.  Cox  was  in  the 
box  for  Bowdoin  and  pitched  a  very  creditable  game 
striking  out  seven  men  and  allowing  but  one  base  on 
balls.  Orell  pitched  for  Amherst  and  was  very 
effective,  although  he  allowed  five  bases  on  balls. 
Bowdoin  gave  Cox  very  poor  support,  while  the 
Amherst  men  pla'yed  an  almost  errorless  game.  The 
features  of  the  game  were  Clarke's  home  run  in  the 
fifth  inning  when  the  bases  were  full,  and  Wheeler's 
sensational  catch  in  center  field.  Bowdoin's  runs 
were  due  to  an  error,  a  single  and  a  base  on  balls 
coupled  with   a  beautiful   home   run   drive  over  the 


fence  by  Clarke  in  the  fifth  inning.  Amherst  won 
the  game  on  a  base  on  balls  and  a  single  in  the  first 
inning,  two  errors  and  a  single  in  the  fourth,  and 
three  errors  and  two  hits  in  the  eighth,  netting 
seven   runs.     The   score  : 

Amherst. 

bh  PO  A  E 

Wheeler,   cf o  4  o  o 

Chase,  3b   o  o  o  o 

McRae,    rf : 1  3  o  o 

Peach,    ss 1  1  3  o 

Storke,    lb 1  9  o  1 

Powell,    If 1  2  1  o 

Keliher,    2b 1  1  3  o 

Amiden,   c o  6  0  0 

Orell,    p 1  1  3  0 

Totals    6      27       10         1 

Bowdoin. 

bh  po  a  e 

White,    ss 2  0  1  1 

Stone,   c o  8  1  0 

Clarke,   If 1  2  0  o 

Cox,  p 1020 

Wiggin,    lb o  10  o  2 

Gould,    3b o  2  o  o 

Hodgson,   2b o  o  4  2 

Oakes,    rf 0  4  0  o 

Kinsman,   cf 1  0  1  o 

Totals    5     *^6        9        5 

*Chase  out  for  foul  bunt  on  third  strike. 

Innings    1     2     3     4     5     6     7    8     9 

Amherst    1     o    o     2     o    o    o    4    o — 7 

Bowdoin     o     o    o     0     4     o     o    o     o — 4 

Runs  made — By  Wheeler,  Chase,  McRae  2, 
Peach  2,  Storke,  Kinsman,  White,  Stone,  Clarke. 
Two-base  hit — Kelliher.  Three-base  hit — Kinsman. 
Home  run — Clarke.  Stolen  bases — McRae,  Powell, 
Orell.  Base  on  balls— Off  Cox,  Chase;  off  Orell, 
Stone,  Wiggin,  Hodgson,  Kinsman.  Struck  out — By 
Cox,  Wheeler  3,  Storke,  Kelliher,  Amidon,  Orell; 
by  Orell,  Stone,  Gould,  Hodgson,  Kinsman  2.  Sac- 
rifice hits — Stone,  Gould.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — 
McRae  2.  Passed  ball — Stone.  Umpire — James  E. 
Hassett.     Time — ih.  30m. 


DENNING   CAPTAIN   OF  THE  TRACK  TEAM. 

A.  C.  Denning,  '05,  was  yesterday  unanimously  elected 
captain  of  next  year's  track  team.  Denning  holds  the  New 
England  intercollegiate  record  in  the  hammer  throw  and  the 
State  record  in  the  hammer  and  shot.  He  is  well  fitted  to 
captain  the  team  for  the  ensuing  year. 


EDITOR-IN-CHIEF  1906  BUGLE. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Editorial  Board 
of  the  1906  Bugle,  P.  F.  Chapman  resigned 
the  position  of  Editor-in-Chief  owing  to  press 
of  duties.  P.  R.  Andrews  was  chosen  to  fill 
the  vacancy. 


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77 


THETA  DELTA  CHI  CHAPTER 
HOUSE. 

Bowdoin  will  soon  have  another  chapter 
house  to  add  to  her  already  large  list.  It  is 
to  be  erected  by  the  Theta  Delta  Chi  Fraternity 
and  will  be  situated  on  the  corner  of  McKeen 
and  Main  streets,  near  the  Psi  Upsilon  house. 
The  architect  is  W.  R.  Miller  of  Lewiston, 
Me.,  who  has  planned  several  of  Bowdoin's 
chapter  houses,  and  the  contract  for  building 
has  been  placed  with  Bradstreet  of  Hallowell. 
(The    cut  shows  the  proposed  exterior.) 

The  first  floor  will  have  a  large  and  com- 


The  main  hall,  dining-room  and  library 
wil  be  finished  in  clear  birch,  also  the  vestibule 
and  the  lavatory  under  the  stairs.  The 
kitchen,  pantry,  back  entry,  steward's  room 
and  the  entire  third  story  will  be  finished  in 
North  Carolina  pine.  The  -second  story  will 
be  finished  in  clear  gumwood. 

There  will  be  fireplaces  in  the  living  room, 
library  and  dining  hall,  and  these,  together 
with  all  the  mantles,  will  be  made  from  special 
designs. 

The  house  will  be  furnished  to  accommo^ 
date  sixteen  students  and  is  expectd  to  be 
ready  for  occupancy  by  December  next. 


modious  living  room,  a  library,  dining  hall, 
kitchen,  store  and  serving  room,  and  rooms 
for  the  steward.  A  piazza  extends  along  the 
sides  facing  Main  and  McKeen  streets. 

The  second  floor  will  contain  six  suites  of 
rooms  for  students,  besides  baths  and  lavato- 
ries, while  the  third  floor  will  have  two  suites 
for  students,  the  society  hall,  ante-rooms,  etc. 

The  basement  will  give  ample  space  for 
cellar,  boiler  room,  and  facilities  for  billiard 
and  other  rooms  as  necessary. 


DRAMATIC  CLUB  OFFICERS. 
At  the  meeting  of  the  Dramatic  Club  held  last 
Thursday  the  following  officers  were  elected :  Presi- 
dent, Harvey,  '05;  stage  manager,  F.  E.  Seavey, 
'06;  business  manager,  S.  Williams,  '05;  property 
man,  P.  Kimball,  '07.  It  was  voted  to  change  the 
constitution  so  that  these  officers  should  make  up 
the    executive   committee   of   the   club. 


GLEE  CLUB  ELECTIONS. 
The  election  of  officers  for  the  Glee  and  Mando- 
lin clubs  was  held  last  Monday  evening  and 
resulted  as  follows :  Manager,  Ralph  N.  Cushing, 
'05;  assistant  manager,  George  H.  Morrill,  '06; 
leader  of  mandolin  club,  Philip  F.  Chapman,  '06; 
leader  Glee  Club,  Frank  K.  Ryan,  '05. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


MASS-MEETING. 

One  of  the  largest  mass-meetings  for  a 
number  of  years,  was  held  in  Memorial  Hall, 
Monday  evening,  to  transact  a  large  amount 
of  business. 

The  two  recommendations,  viz.,  that  new 
medical  students  shall  not  be  eligible  to  rep- 
resent the  college  in  foot-ball  unless  regis- 
tered by  November  i ;  and  that  a  man  winning; 
first  or  second  place  in  the  Maine  Meet  be 
granted  a  "B,"  were  adopted  by  unanimous 
vote. 

The  elections  of  managers  for  the  various 
teams  resulted  as  follows : 

Assistant  Track — D.   Sargent. 
Base-Ball— A.  O.  Putnam. 
Assistant  Base-Ball — H.  E.  Wilson. 
Tennis  Manager — P.   F.   Chapman. 

The  elections  for  the  Athletic  Council  and 
representatives  from  the  two  lower  classes 
resulted  as  follows : 

President — Wallace    C.    Philoon. 
Vice-President— L.   D.   H.   Weld. 
Secretary  and  Treasurer — D.  R.  Porter. 
From  1906 — G.   Parcher. 
From  1907 — E.  H.  McMichael. 

Manager  White  of  the  foot-ball  team 
called  upon  the  students  to  support  the  man- 
agement in  hiring  Coach  Lathrop  to  be  with 
us  next  fall  for  both  track  and  foot-ball.  The 
student  body  voted  to  stand  behind  the  move- 
ment and  two  first-class  coaches  are  thus 
assured  for  next  fall's  team.  Manager  White 
also  urged  the  men  who  were  to  be  out  for 
foot-ball  to  be;  back  by  the  4th  of  September. 


MASSACHUSETTS  CLUB  MEETING. 

The  Massachusetts  Club  held  its  last  meet- 
ing of  the  year  at  New  Meadows  Inn  last 
Tuesday  night.  Prior  to  the  partaking  of  the 
bountiful  spread,  a  business  meeting  was  held 
at  which  L.  D.  H.  Weld,  '05,  was  elected 
President;  H.  E.  Wilson,  '06,  Vice-President; 
and  C.  H.  Jenks  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
The  guest  of  honor  was  Mr.  R.  J.  Ham  and 
his  address  was  all  that  could  be  wished  for. 
Among  other  things  he  said  that  he  wished  the 
undergraduates  would  mingle  more  with  the 
faculty.  The  faculty  see  only  the  outer  life  of 
the  student  and  have  to  conjecture  as  to  what 
his  inner  life  is.  This  tendency  to  steer  clear 
of  the  faculty  is  clue  to  the  undergraduates 
themselves  who  have  the  feeling  that  by  thus 


associating  they  appear  in  the  eyes  of  their 
fellow-students  to  be  catering  to  the  Profes- 
sors. A  student  cannot  appreciate  a  Profes- 
sor in  the  true  sense  of  the  word  by  just  see- 
ing him  in  the  study-room,  nor  can  a  Profes- 
sor appreciate  an  undergraduate  until  he  sees 
more  of  him  outside  the  class-room. 


STATISTICS  ON  EARNINGS  OF  COL- 
LEGE  GRADUATES. 

An  important  feature  of  the  annual  report 
of  President  Hyde  for  1903-4,  issued  this 
week,  is  data  giving  the  earnings  of  Bowdoin 
graduates  in  the  several  professions.  He 
says :  "The  value  of  a  college  education  can- 
not be  measured  in  money.  No  graduate 
would  give  up  what  his  college  education  has 
done  for  him  if  offered  twice  or  three  times 
his  present  remuneration  in  exchange.  To 
do  so  would  be  selling  a  large  part  of  his  soul. 
Neither  does  any  worthy  graduate  select  his 
vocation  with  a  view  to  the  remuneration  it 
will  bring.  He  chooses  the  vocation  which 
appeals  to  his  capacity  and  interest."  Presi- 
dent Hyde  asked  such  of  the  graduates  of  the 
college  as  were  willing  to  do  so  to  give  him 
their  annual  earnings,  their  class  and  their 
vocation.  774  of  those  who  are  engaged  in 
remunerative  employment,  which  is  about  half 
the  number  of  graduates,  in  such  employment, 
replied.  Statistics  show  that,  after  the  first 
ten  years,  medicine  leads,  with  an  average 
remuneration  of  $4,687.  Law  comes  second, 
with  $4,577.  Journalism  third  (though  there 
is  some  doubt  about  this),  with  $4,271.  Busi- 
ness fourth,  with  $3,790.  Banking  fifth,  with 
$3,718.  Miscellaneous  pursuits,  such  as  civil 
engineering  and  farming,  seventh,  with 
$2,867.  Education  eighth,  with  $2,258.  The 
ministry  ninth  and  last,  with  $1,559.  T'ie 
average  earnings  of  the  493  persons  reporting 
who  have  been  out  of  college  more  than  ten 
years,  is  $3,356. 


HISTORY    PRIZES. 

The  Class  of  1875  Prize  in  American  His- 
tory has  been  awarded  to  J.  E.  Newton  with 
very  honorable  mention  of  W.  J.  Norton. 
This  prize,  consisting  of  the  annual  income  of 
three  thousand  dollars,  was  established  by 
William  J.  Curtis,  of  New  York  City,  of  the 
Class  of  1875,  and  is  awarded  to  the  student 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


79 


who  writes  the  best  essay  and  passes  the  best 
examination  on  some  assigned  subject  in  Amer- 
ican History.  The  Special  Prize  in  English 
History  has  been  divided  between  J.  W. 
Sewall,  Jr.,  and  W.  H.  Stone.  This  prize,  of 
the  value  of  $50,  is  awarded  to  the  student 
who  writes  the  best  essay  on  some  assigned 
subject  in  English  History. 


RECEIPTS  BY  BEQUESTS  AND  GIFTS. 

Bowdoin  has  received  during  the  past  year 
by  bequests  and  gifts  the  following  sums : 

The   Merritt-Garelon    Bequest $6,788  50 

Bequest  of  Miss  Mildred  Everett 8,500  00 

Prof.  Jotham  B.  Sewall,  D.D 1.000  00 

Oliver   Crocker   Stevens,    Esq 100  00 

Friend   for   student's   bill 100  00 

Friend  for  student's  tuition   75  00 

Member  of  the  Class  of  1875,  for  books.  .          25  00 
The  total  receipts  to  date  from  the  Merritt-Gar- 
celon   bequest  are  $195,227.98. 


RHODES    SCHOLARSHIP. 

News  reached  the  college  last  week  that 

C.  F.  Robinson,  '03,  J.  M.  Bridgham,  '04,  and 

D.  R.    Porter,    '06,   have   successfully   passed 
the   entrance   examinations    to   Oxford. 

Just  as  this  paper  was  going  to  press  D.  R. 
Porter  was  named  by  the  Faculty  to  receive  the 
scholarship. 


BANGOR   ALUMNI    ASSOCIATION 
MEETING. 

One  of  the  most  notable  meetings  of  the 
Bowdoin  Alumni  Association  of  Bangor  was 
held  at  the  Bangor  House  last'  Thursday. 
There  were  present  some  of  the  most  distin- 
guished men  of  the  State,  including  six  jus- 
tices of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Maine,  Judge 
Clarence  Hale  of  the  United  States  District 
Court,  and  Professor  W.  B.  Mitchell.  The 
chief  address  of  the  evening  was  made  by 
Professor  Mitchell  in  which  he  stated  that  the 
college  at  the  present  time  is  in  the  best  condi- 
tion of  any  time  in  its  history.  Those  in 
attendance  were :  Chief  Justice  Wiswell,  'jt,  ; 
Justice  L.  A.  Emery,  '61 ;  F.  A.  Powers,  '75 ; 
Judge  C.  Hale,  '69;  C.  T.  Hawes,  '76;  M.  S. 
Clifford,  Esq.,  '93 ;  Rev.  E.  H.  Newbegin,  '91 ; 
Prof.  A.  E.  Rogers,  '76;  F.  A.  Wilson,  '54; 
A.  H.  Harding,  Esq.,  Rev.  Charles  H.  Cutler, 
'81;  W.  V.  Wentworth,  '86;  Fred  G.  Sweet, 
'92;  E.  M.  Simpson,  Esq.,  '94;  Elmer  T.  Boyd, 


Dr.  F.  Meade,  '95 ;  Dr.  J.  Thompson,  T.  D. 
Bailey,  '96;  D.  F.  Snow,  '01  ;  J.  Harlow,  C.  P. 
Connors,  '03 ;  R.  E.  Bragg,  '01 ;  Dr.  B.  L.  Bry- 
ant, '95  ;  A.  R.  Savage  and  H.  C.  Peabody, 
graduates  of  Dartmouth,  and  A.  R.  Spear  of 
Bates.  The  following  officers  were  elected : 
F.  A.  Wilson,  Esq.,  President;  Rev.  C.  H. 
Cutler,  Vice-President ;  Dr.  B.  L.  Bryant,  Sec- 
retary and  Treasurer;  F.  H.  Appleton,  Esq., 
Dr.  D.  A.  Robinson,  C.  T.  Hawes,  F.  G.  Swett 
and  M.  S.  Clifford,  Esq.,  Executive  Commit- 
tee. 


CHAPEL   ELECTIONS. 

Rogers,  '06,  has  been  re-elected  as  organ- 
ist, and  Ryan,  '05,  has  been  chosen  leader  of 
the  choir. 


IReliokms  IRotes. 

In  place  of  the  regular  devotional  meeting 
of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association 
Thursday  evening,  June  2,  a  missionary 
address  was  delivered  by  Rev.  Mr.  Keyes,who 
has  been  engaged  for  eight  years  in  work  in 
South  Africa.  Mr.  David  Fales,  Jr.,  a  recent 
graduate  of  Harvard  University,  visited  the 
college  last  week  in  the  interest  of  a  movement 
to  arouse  Christian  students  to  more  practi- 
cal philanthropic  work.  Fie  gave  a  brief 
address  before  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

The  last  meeting  of  the  year  was  held  in 
Banister  Hall  last  Thursday  and  the  subject 
was  "How  to  Carry  Our  Religion  During 
Vacation." 


1904  IN  THE  WORLD. 

The  following  members  of  the  Class  of  1904  have 
signified  their  intention  of  taking  up  the  vocation  set 
opposite  their  names,  after  graduation.  Those  of 
the  class  not  mentioned  are  undecided  what  to  do. 

E.    O.    Beane    Law. 

H.  E.   Beverage Business  in  the  West. 

J.   M.   Bridgham. 

Post-graduate   work  at  Dartmouth   College. 

G.    W.    Burpee     Engineering. 

G.  H.  Campbell   ...Law. 

P.   M.   Clark Harvard  Law   School. 

M.    P.    Cram Teaching. 

T.   W.   Cunningham   Teaching. 

J.  F.  Cox Maine  Medical  School. 

C.    B.    Emerson Teaching. 

H.    J.    Everett Medicine. 

J.    W.    Frost Teaching. 

C.    F.    Grant Teaching. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


H.    C.    Griffin Teaching. 

C.    T.    Harper    Teaching. 

E.   P.   D.  Hathway. 

Business  in  Washington,   D.   C. 

E.  Herms Teaching. 

G.    W.    Hill Business. 

C.    E.    Lowell Teaching. 

W.   E.   Lunt Harvard  Graduate  School. 

M.  A.  McRae. 

Telephone  business  in  Baltimore,  Md. 

H.    E.    Mayo Medicine. 

C.   F.   Packard. 

Avon  Manufacturing  Co.,  Lewiston,  Me. 
H.   L.    Palmer. 

Telephone  business  in  New  York  City. 

W.   M.   Powers Business. 

G    C.    Purington,   Jr Teaching. 

H.   VV.    Robinson Business   in   West. 

W.    T.    Rowc Medicine. 

F.  E.    Sargent    Business. 

H.   C.   Saunders Medicine. 

A.    L.    Sawyer Medicine. 

J.    F.    Schneider Ministry. 

E.    D.    Small Teaching. 

R.    S.    Smith Teaching. 

N.    E.    Spear Teaching. 

G.  B   Whitney Medicine. 

G.    G.    Wilder Library. 

W.    K.    Wildes Woolen   business. 


College  IRotes. 


Medical   exams,   began   this   week. 

Cobb  buttons  are  seen  quite  often  about  the  cam- 
pus. 

The  members  of  the  Southern  Club  are  contem- 
plating holding  a  dinner  at   St.   Louis  this  summer. 

The  great  abundance  of  "skeeters"  this  year 
makes  the  need  of  screens  imperative  in  the  rooms. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  O.  Holt  of  Lewiston  announce 
the  engagement  of  their  daughter,  Winifred  Louise, 
to  C.  F.  Packard,  '04. 

The  members  of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  fraternity 
gave  a  farewell  banquet  to  the  Senior  delegation  at 
their  chapter  house  Monday  evening. 

The  annual  convention  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi 
fraternity  will  take  place  at  St.  Louis  July  19-21. 
The  Bowdoin  chapter  will  be  represented  by  William 
J.   Norton,   '05. 

Canoeing  on  the  river  is  coming  to  be  a  recog- 
nized sport  at  Bowdoin  this  spring.  Several  craft 
are  already  owned  and  parties  of  students  are  seen 
almost  every  afternoon  on  the  water. 

Governor  Hill  has  asked  Professor  L.  A.  Lee  to 
write  a  history  of  the  mineral  resources  of  Maine 
to  be  presented  at  the  annual  session  of  the  Ameri- 
can Mining  Congress,  which  will  take  place  in  Port- 
land, Oregon,  in  August.  Professor  Lee  is  State 
geologist,  also  chairman  of  the  State  Survey  Com- 
mission and  is  eminently  fitted  for  this  work.  He 
has  accepted  the  task. 

A  June  wedding  of  interest  to  Brunswick  and 
Bowdoin  people  will  take  place  at  the  residence  of 


Hon.  George  W.  Furbush  in  Lewiston  on  June  23, 
when  his  daughter,  Miss  Edith  Blanche  Furbush, 
will  be  united  in  marriage  to  Ernest  Victor  Call.  Mr.. 
Call  has  been  attending  the  Bowdoin  Medical 
School  from  which  he  will  receive  his  degree  this 
spring. 


WALKER   ART    BUILDING 

In  the  course  of  the  last  ten  days  the  Art  Build- 
ing has  received  by  the  bequest  of  Miss  M.  S. 
Walker  many  art  objects  of  various  classes  includ- 
ing paintings,  drawings,  carvings,  ivories,  cabinets, 
porcelains,  etc.  The  Walker  Gallery  has  been 
entirely  re-hung  and  the  above  objects  are  all  there, 
on  exhibition.  There  has  been  no  single  addition 
so  extensive  made  since  the  building  was  dedicated. 


LIBRARY  CLUB  OUTING. 

The  Library  Club  had  their  annual  outing  at  Gur- 
net, Saturday.  The  party  made  the  trip  up  the 
New  Meadows  river  in  a  launch,  and  on  arriving  at 
Gurnet,  enjoyed  a  game  of  ball.  In  this  game  it 
was  clearly  demonstrated  that  the  members  of  the 
Library  Club  possess  a  decided  aptitude  for  the 
national  game.  The  features  of  the  game  were 
the  stick  work  of  Wilder  and  Fox,  and  the  base- 
stealing  of  Harper.  After  the  game,  dinner  was  in 
order,  after  wh'ch  a  business  meeting  was  held, 
and  the   following  officers   were   elected: 

President — Louis  H.   Fox,   '06. 

Secretary-Treasurer — Frank  D.   Rowe,  '06. 

The  party  reached  Brunswick  at  a  late  hour,  and 
all  expressed  themselves  as  having  had  a  most 
enjoyable  time. 


EXAMINATIONS  FOR  THE  REMAINDER  OF 
THE  TERM. 

Wednesday,   June    15. 
Latin  3 — Mem.  Hall. 
Spanish  3 — Mem.  Hall. 
Biology   7— Biol.    L.    R. 
Chemistry   3 — Chem.    L.    R. 
French  6 — Mem.   Hall. 

Thursday,  June  irj. 
Philosophy  3— Phys.   L.   R. 
Economics  3  and  6 — Mem.  Hall. 
French   12 — Mem.   Hall. 
French  3 — Mem.  Hall. 
Mathematics  6— Mem.  Hall. 

Friday,  June  17. 
History  3 — Mem.   Hall. 
Biology  4 — Biol.  L.  R. 
Eng.   Lit,   3— Mem.   Hall. 
Greek  6— Mem.  Hall. 
Physics  3— Phys.  L.  R. 
Economics   9 — Mem.    Hall. 

By   Appointment. 
Greek    10;    Latin    12;    Astronomy   3;    Physics   6; 
Math.   12 ;  Special  Chemistry ;  German  12. 


BAND  ELECTIONS. 
A.   O.    Pike,   '07,   has   been  elected  leader  of  the 
baud  for  the  ensuing  year,  and  H.   S.   Stetson  man- 
ager. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS  OF  i860. 

A  number  of  the  friends  of  Augustine  Jones, 
A.M.,  LL.B.,  among  whom  were  numbered  some  of 
the  most  influential  men  of  the  city,  gathered  at 
Friends  School,  Alumni  Hall,  Providence,  last  Fri- 
day evening,  to  give  expression  to  their  appreciation 
of  his  worth  and  work.  Mr.  Jones  has  been  con- 
nected with  Providence  in  the  capacity  of  teacher 
for  the  past  twenty-five  years  and  his  departure  is 
very  much  regretted  by  the  entire  community. 
CLASS  OF   1869. 

C.  A.  Stephens,  who  has  recently  visited  Panama, 
publishes  an  interesting  pamphlet  relating  to  sani- 
tary measures  necessary  to  the  successful  building 
of  the  canal  and  to  the  causes  of  the  failure  of  the 
French. 

CLASSES   OF   1873  AND   1878. 

Professor  Robinson,  '73,  has  been  selected  as  the 
member  of  the  Faculty  to  make  the  speech  of 
acceptance  at  the  dedication  of  the  Class  of  1878 
Memorial  Gateway,  Wednesday  of  Commencement 
Week.  The  presentation  speech  will  be  made  by 
Professor  Albert  L.  Burton,  '78,  dean  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Institute  of  Technology. 
CLASS   OF   1891. 

A.  K.  Newman,  who  practiced  law  in  New  York 
for   several   years,   has   removed   to   Boston. 
CLASS  OF   1894. 

Rev.  A.  V.  Bliss  who  has  been  in  Ludlow,  Vt., 
since  his  graduation  from  Andover  Theological 
Seminary,  has  recently  accepted  a  call  to  a  pastor- 
ate at  Utica,  N.  Y. 

Francis  A.  Frost,  who  was  sporting  editor  of  the 
Boston  Record  for  several  years,  is  now  on  the  staff 
of  the  New   York   Telegram. 

The  Class  of  1894  will  hold  its  dixennial  anni- 
versary this  year.  The  class  supper  will  be  held  at 
Jordan's  Tuesday,  the  21st.  at  six  o'clock. 

Hoyt  A.  Moore  is  in  this  year's  graduating  class 
at  the  Harvard  Law  School. 

CLASS   OF   1S96. 

Dr.    Preston   Kyes   of   Chicago   and   Miss   Gahan 
of  Brunswick,  will  be  married  at  the  Congregational 
Church,  Tuesday  evening,  June  28. 
CLASS  OF  1897. 

Harry  M.  Varrell,  who  was  compelled  by  ill 
health  to  give  up  teaching  for  a  time,  has  been 
engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  Las  Vegas,  New 
Mexico,  the  past  winter. 

CLASS   OF   1899. 
Veazie    is    general    manager    of   the 
Land     and     Development     Company, 


William    T. 
Llano    Grand 
Texas. 


CLASS  OF  1900. 
On  June  1,  1904.  Mr.  H.  P.  West,  Bowdoin, 
1900,  received  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts,  summa 
cum  laudc,  at  Columbia  University,  Washington, 
D.  C.  Mr.  West  took  two  courses  in  the  French 
Language  and  Literature,  with  an  average  for  the 
whole  course  of  over  96  on  a  scale  of  100.  He  chose 
for  the  subject  of  his  thesis,  "The  Romanticism  of 
Victor  Hugo,  studied  in  Hernani  and  Ruy  Bias." 
Mr.  West  supplemented  his  work  at  the  University 
with  a  course  of  study  in  Paris  during  the  sum- 
mer of  1903,  under  Raoul  de  Matuska  and  Mile,  de 


Matuska.  He  has  been  re-engaged  for  next  year  as 
instructor  in  French  and  German,  at  Pingry  School, 
Elizabeth,    N.    J. 

CLASS  OF  1901. 
Roy  H.  Bodwell  is  now  with  the  Massachusetts 
Thread    Company,    Boston,    and    visits    the    leading 
Maine   cities   every   month.       ■  ■ 


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Furnishes   teacliere  for  all   grades    of  school   -work. 
Notices   of  Fall   vacancies   now  on   file. 
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GKAD.UATE  SCHOOLS  The  Faculties  of  Political 
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course  leading  to  the  degrees,  of  A.M.  and  Ph.D.  Graduates  of 
colleges  or  scientific  schools  arc  admitted  without  examination 
SCHOOL  OF  LAW  Three-year  course.  Candidates  for 
admission  must  be  graduates  of  a  college  or  scientific  school  or 
show  evidence  of  equivalent  training. 

SCHOOL  OF  MEDICINE  Four-year  course.  Candi 
dates  must  have  completed  one  year  of  work  in  a  college  or 
scientific  school,  or  must  pass  the  stated  entrance  examination 
SCHOOLS  OF  APPLIED  SCIENCE  AND 
ARCHITECTURE  Four-year  course*  in  Mining,  Metal- 
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and  Architecture.  Graduates  of  colleges  or  scientific  schools 
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or  schools  for  the  training  of  teachers. 

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The  course  of  study  required  for  the  degree  of  M.D.  is  of  four  years 
duration.    The  next  ye;ir  begins  September  29t  1904,  and  ends  on  the  last 
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COURSES  FOR  GRADUATES  IN  MEDICINE. 

Courses  of  instruction  are  offered  fur  graduates  of  recognized  medica 
schools,  and  are  given  in  all  the  subjects  of  practical  and  scientific  medicine 

The  extensive  laboratories  of  the  school  are  inferior  to  none,  and  the 
clinical  advantages  afforded  by  the  hospitals  of  Boston  are  unequaled  in 
quality  and  extent. 

SUMMER    COURSES. 

During  the  summer,  courses  in  many  branches  of  practical  and  scientific 

medicine  are  given  to  both  medical  students  and  graduates. 

Facilities  for  research  work  are  offered  in  all  of  the  laboratories. 
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COMMENCEMENT   NUMBER. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    JULY    15,    1904. 


NO.  9. 


Commencement  Week. 


BACCALAUREATE    SERVICES. 

The  ninety-ninth  Commencement  was 
auspiciously  opened  Sunday  afternoon  by 
the  Baccalaureate  Sermon  delivered  by 
President  William  DeWitt  Hyde.  At  4 
o'clock  the  Senior  Class,  clad  in  caps  and 
gowns,  led  by  the  Class  Marshal,  George  C. 
Purington,  Jr.,  marched  into  the  college 
church  where  a  vast  throng  of  loyal  alumni, 
friends  and  collegians  had  gathered.  The 
occasion  presented  a  scene  of  dignity  and 
solemnity.  The  sermon  was  a  scholarly  dis- 
course, and  adapted  to  the  men  now  leaving 
their  Alma  Mater.  The  invocation  was  pro- 
nounced by  Rev.  H.  A.  Jump  and  the  benedic- 
tion  by   President  Hyde. 


BACCALAUREATE  SERMON. 

President  Hyde  spoke  in  substance  as  fol- 
lows : 

Theme — The  Gifts  of  Education. 

Text — "Desire  earnestly  the  greater  gifts," 
I.  Corinthians  12-31. 

There  are  five  distinct  educational  gifts :  the 
physical,  the  technical,  the  liberal,  the  theoretical, 
and  the  spiritual. 

The  physical  gift  is  a  healthy  body,  with  strong 
muscles,  normal  functions,  steady  nerves  and  cheer- 
ful temper.  Plato,  you  remember,  in  his  ideal 
scheme  of  education,  devoted  the  three  years  from 
seventeen  to  twenty  to  the  almost  exclusive  cultiva- 
tion of  this  gift. 

There  are  special  reasons  in  our  day  which  make 
the  physical  gift  of  education  imperative.  The  tele- 
graph, the  telephone,  stenography,  the  steam  and 
electric  railroads,  and  a  thousand  time  and  labor 
saving  devices  have  quickened  enormously  the  pace 
of  our  modern  life.  A  corporation  lawyer  was  tell- 
ing me  the  other  day  of  the  increasing  burdens 
these  things  were  putting  upon  him.  Formerly  he 
went  out  to  see  men  whom  he  wished  to  see;  men 
from  all  over  the  State  came  to  see  him  at  his 
office.  In  these  calls  time  was  consumed  pleasantly ; 
rest  and  social  intercourse  were  mingled  leisurely 
with  the  business  in  hand.  Considerable  time  was 
occupied  in  writing  letters,  in  keeping  a  record  of 
the  progress  of  his  cases,  and  in  kindred  forms  of 
drudgery.     But,   he   said   this   leisurely   social   inter- 


course, even  this  drudgery  was  a  welcome  relief 
from  the  intensity  of  the  strain  of  actual  legal  prob- 
lems.' Now,  he  tells  me,  all  this  relief  is  eliminated. 
He  dictates  fifty  or  a  hundred  letters,  with  mind 
alert  to  state  each  point  exactly,  in  the  time  he  used 
to  take  to  write  out  four  or  five.  Through  the  tel- 
epone  he  talks  with  a  dozen  men,  on  the  very  pith 
and  gist  of  a  dozen  different  cases,  in  the  time 
which  he  used  to  give  to  the  point  of  a  single  case, 
leisurely  presented  in  a  personal  interview.  The 
result  of  it  all  is  that  the  head  of  the  firm  gets  the 
concentrated  essence  of  twenty  times  as  much  work 
each  day  as  formerly ;  while  the  drudgery  is  turned 
over  to  subordinates  and  clerks.  The  case  of  the 
lawyer  is  typical  of  all  lines  of  business.  The  mer- 
chant is  now  competing  with  the  world;  the  manu- 
facturer can  never  win  for  two  successive  years  on 
precisely    the    same   methods    and   processes. 

Second :  the  technical  gift.  This  includes  all 
the  training  which  enters  into  preparation  for  one's 
vocation,  from  the  apprenticeship  of  the  skilled 
laborer,  up  to  the  elaborate  preparation  of  the  pro- 
fessional man.  The  technical  educational  gift  fits 
each  person  to  do  something  valuable  to  the  commu- 
nity. 

A  man  or  woman  who  cannot  earn  in  the  mar- 
kets of  the  world  enough  to  live  on,  no  matter  how 
big  the  bank  account,  or  how  exquisite  the  accom- 
plishments, or  how  sweet  the  spirit,  is  an  educa- 
tional pauper.  Such  a  person  is  getting  out  of  the 
world  food,  shelter,  raiment,  protection,  amusement, 
for  which  he  is  confessedly  incapable  of  rendering 
any    equivalent.     That    is    educational    pauperism. 

To  learn  the  pecuniary  value  of  this  technical 
gift  of  a  college  education  I  recently  asked  such 
graduates  of  Bowdoin  College  as  were  willing  to  do 
so  to  tell  me  their  annual  earnings.  I  received 
answers  from  about  half  the  total  number.  774  of 
these  were  engaged  in  remunerative  employment. 
During  the  first  ten  years  out  of  college  they  were 
having  rather  a  hard  struggle  financially,  as  other 
people  have ;  and  as  some  of  you  will  have  during 
the  next  ten  years.  Once  established,  however, 
these  graduates  develop  and  retain  well  on  toward 
the  end  of  life  abundant  ability  to  earn  for  them- 
selves and  their  families  a  more  than  comfortable 
livelihood.  Of  493  graduates  who  had  been  out  of 
college  over  ten  years,  the  154  lawyers  were  earning 
on  an  average  $4,577  apiece.  The  64  doctors, 
$4,687.  The  108  engaged  in  education,  $2,258.  The 
68  ministers,  $1,559.  The  61  in  business,  $3,790. 
The  entire  493  earn  on  an  average,  $3,356  a  year. 
Merely  as  a  technical  gift,  as  a  means  of  earning  a 
livelihood,  a  college  education  is  well  worth  while. 

The  liberal  gift  takes  a  man  out  of  his  little  indi- 
vidual self,  and  makes  him  the  interpreter  of  the 
processes  and  laws  of  Nature ;  the  heir  of  all  that 
has  been  said  and  done  by  man.  He  knows 
Nature  and  humanity,  not  merely  as  ministering  to 


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this  physical  and  economic  life,  but  as  appealing  to 
his  interest  and  affection.  It  bids  man  be  more 
than  a  mere  producer  and  consumer  of  material 
goods ;  it  bids  him  enter  into  the  thought  and  pur- 
pose which  the  world  expresses,  and  which  man 
has  for  thousands  of  years  been  slowly  coming  to 
understand.  All  the  languages  that  men  have 
spoken ;  all  the  literature  they  have  written,  all  the 
institutions  they  have  established,  all  the  deeds  they 
have  done,  all  the  sciences  they  have  learned,  all 
the  arts  they  have  practiced,  all  the  aspirations  they 
have  cherished,  are  objects  of  liberal  education. 
To  reproduce  in  the  mind  and  heart  of  the  individ- 
ual as  much  as  possible  of  the  aspirations  and 
achievements  of  the  race  is  the  great  gift  of  liberal 
education.  In  reply  to  the  question  of  a  popular 
journal,  "Does  a  College  Education  Pay?"  I  gave 
the  following  answer,  which  I  offer  you  now  as  a 
definition  of  the  liberal  gift  of  education.  "To  be 
at  home  in  all  lands  and  all  ages ;  to  count  Nature 
a  familiar  acquaintance,  and  art  an  intimate  friend; 
to  gain  a  standard  for  the  appreciation  of  other 
men's  work  and  the  crticism  of  one's  own;  to  carry 
the  keys  of  the  world's  library  in  one's  pocket,  and 
feel  its  resources  behind  one  in  whatever  task  he 
undertakes ;  to  make  hosts  of  friends  among  the 
men  of  one's  own  age  who  are  to  be  leaders  in  all 
walks  of  life ;  to  lose  one's  self  in  generous  enthusi- 
asms, and  co-operate  with  others  for  common  ends ; 
to  learn  manners  from  students  who  are  gentlemen, 
and  form  character  under  professors  who  are  Christ- 
ians— this  is  the  liberal  gift  of  a  college  for  the  best 
four  years  of  one's  life." 

The  theoretical  gift  is  devotion  to  truth  for 
truth's  sake ;  forgetful  of  the  individual  and  his  per- 
sonal interests ;  lost  in  knowledge  as  an  end  in  itself. 
The  professor  who  said  that  a  university  career 
would  be  ideal  if  it  were  not  for  the  students,  hap- 
pily expressed  what  every  devotee  of  the  theoretical 
ideal  at  times  must  feel.  If  he  is  forgetful  and 
seemingly  indifferent  to  other  people,  he  is  even 
more  careless  of  himself;  forgets  to  eat  his  meals, 
goes  without  sleeping;  neglects  his  private  affairs, 
is  like  Socrates,  the  trial  and  despair  of  wife  and 
family. 

The  self-forgetfulness  of  the  theorist  was  finely 
shown  in  Professor  Sylvester,  of  Johns  Hopkins 
University.  Coming  out  of  the  opera  one  evening, 
President  Gilman  asked  him  how  he  had  enjoyed  it. 
"To  tell  the  truth,"  replied  Professor  Sylvester,  "I 
got  onto  a  mathematical  problem,  and  did  not  hear 
the  opera  at  all."  Then  he  unfolded  a  marvellous 
discovery  which  had  come  to  him  as  he  had  been  sit- 
ting there.  At  the  conclusion  of  his  account,  Pres- 
ident Gilman  asked  him,  "Do  you  not  wonder  at  the 
powers  of  your  own  mind?"  "No,"  he  replied 
modestly,   "but  I   wonder  that  these  things  are  so." 

The  theorist  goes  out  into  the  unexplored 
country,  where  mind  of  man  has  never  trod,  and  he 
receives  the  intellectual  manna  fresh  from  the  hand 
of  God. 

The  spiritual  gift  is  the  power  to  carry  with  one, 
as  the  atmosphere  in  which  he  lives  and  moves  and 
has  his  being,  a  living  sense  of  that  vast  beneficent 
fitness  of  all  things  to  each  other,  and  that  law  of 
mutual  love  between  persons,  which,  partially  mani- 
fested in  nature  and  human  society,  we  interpret  in 
terms  of  the  only  experience  known  to  us,  as  the 
will   of   a  personal   God.     If  this   seems   vague   and 


hypothetical,  the  Christian  finds  it  all  brought  near, 
and  humanly  interpreted,  in  the  matchless  life  and 
character  of  Jesus  Christ.  Across  the  intervening 
seas  and  centuries,  by  the  exercise  of  that  con- 
structive imagination  which  he  calls  faith,  the  spirit- 
ually gifted  Christian  is  able  to  live  so  near  to  his 
Lord,  that  he  draws  the  direction  of  his  will  and  the 
inspiration  of  his  conduct  direct  from  him.  And  if 
this,  too,  at  times  seems  shadowy  and  far-fetched, 
in  the  communion  with  other  Christians,  in  public 
worship  and  united  Christian  work,  he  gets  the 
atmosphere  of  the  Father's  love  and  the  presence  of 
the  Spirit  of  the  Master's  life,  brought  still  more 
closely  home,  interpreted  and  reproduced  in  the 
lives  and  characters  of  men  and  women  like  himself ; 
and  applied  to  the  concrete  conditions  of  his  own 
day  and  generation. 

This  walk  with  God,  this  fellowship  with  Christ, 
this  communion  with  the  Holy  Spirit  as  expressed 
in  other  lives,  and  the  written  record  of  their  deeds 
and  thoughts,  though  discernible  by  the  inward  eye 
of  spiritual  faith,  rather  than  by  the  outward  eye  of 
sensuous  vision,  is  none  the  less  real,  practical  and 
potent  on  that  account.  All  the  best  and  bravest 
men,  all  the  most  gentle  and  generous  women 
whom  we  know,  live  by  some  such  secret  spring  of 
inner  life  as  that.  It  is  by  far  the  best  gift  of 
them  all. 

It  is  good  in  prosperity,  and  will  keep  one  from 
the  corruption  of  pride ;  the  vanity  of  ostentation ; 
the  absurdity  of  conceit;  the  decay  of  luxury,  the 
deadness  of  exclusiveness.  It  shines  even  brighter, 
however,  in  adversity.  When  the  world  turns 
against  you ;  when  hopes  disappoint,  and  friends 
betray,  and  riches  vanish,  and  popularity  declines; 
and  strength  fails ;  then  to  fight  a  losing  battle 
cheerfully  to  the  very  end;  to  take  poverty  con- 
tentedly, and  criticism  good-naturedly,  and  opposi- 
tion serenely,  and  defeat  gracefully ;  you  must  have 
this  spiritual  gift ;  you  must  know  and  feel  that  you 
are  part  of  a  great,  good,  loving  purpose ;  that  the 
dear  Christ  is  your  brother  and  your  friend ;  and 
that  all  good  Christian  people  are  on  your  side ;  or 
would  be  if  they  only  could  know  and  understand. 
To  those  who  have  this  spiritual  gift — and  they  are 
numbered  by  hundreds  of  thousands  in  every 
Christian  land,  this  seems  the  most  precious  thing 
in  life ;  and  if  they  had  to  part  with  four  out  of  the 
whole  five,  this  is  the  one  they  would  cling  to  last, 
as  most  priceless  of  them  all. 

Its  value  grows  with  added  years.  In  youth  we 
get  it  in  crude,  undeveloped,  imperfect  form ;  and  we 
do  not  often  have  occasion  to  put  it  to  the  severer 
tests.  Youthful  vigor,  healthy  interests,  crowds  of 
friends,  the  pressure  of  work,  the  call  of  play, 
draws  us  in  early  life  almost  irresistibly  into  outside 
things  as  the  repositories  of  our  treasures  and  the 
home  of  our  hearts.  But  as  the  years  go  by,  and 
one  after  another  of  these  things  prove  inadequate, — 
then  this  mere  temperamental  optimism  will  not 
suffice.  Then  you  must  find  your  good,  if  you  find 
it  at  all,  not  in  the  gratification  of  this  or  that  ambi- 
tion, not  in  the  indulgence  of  this  or  that  appetite, 
not  in  the  gaining  this  or  that  material  end ;  you 
must  find  it,  if  you  find  it  at  all,  where  the  spirit- 
ually gifted  have  always  found  it,  in  loving  obedi- 
ence to  the  great,  glorious  purposes  of  God ;  in 
imaginative  companionship  with  Christ,  and  in  fel- 
lowship with  other  people  who  share  with  you  these 


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same  spiritual  gifts.  This  sense  of  sonship  to  the 
Father,  this  imaginative  companionship  with 
Christ ;  this  fellowship  with  other  Christians  in  the 
same  spirit  of  love  and  service; — this  spiritual  gift 
is  the  crown  of  any  education  worthy  of  the  name. 
It  may  be  had  for  the  asking.  No  man  who  ear- 
nestly asked  for  it  was  ever  refused.  No  man  who 
honestly  sought  for  it  ever  failed  to  find  it.  No 
man  ever  knocked  persistently  at  this  door,  to  whom 
it  was  not  thrown  wide  open.  It  could  not  possibly 
be  otherwise.  That  there  are  infinite  resources  of 
wisdom,  beauty,  righteousness,  goodness  and  love  in 
this  glorious  world;  and  that  reverent  contemplation 
of  them  will  lift  our  hearts  into  kinship  with  the 
Infinite  Spirit  they  express — about  this  there  can  be 
no  more  doubt  than  about  any  other  case  of  cause 
and  effect  in  all  the  world.  That  the  imaginative 
reproduction  of  Christ's  personal  presence  will  make 
the  man  who  practices  it  a  purer,  stronger,  juster, 
and  more  generous  man  than  one  who  does  not,  has 
been  empirically  proved  in  ten  thousand  times  ten 
thousand  cases.  Of  the  beneficial  effects  of  genuine 
public  worship,  and  spiritual  fellowship  with  other 
Christian  people,  there  is  no  more  room  for  doubt 
than  there  is  for  doubt  about  the  law  of  gravita- 
tion. These  universal,  proved,  conceded,  estab- 
lished spiritual  facts  are  the  great  evidences  of 
Christianity.  Where  these  facts  are  recognized  and 
rated  at  their  true  worth,  there  is  no  need  for  other 
evidences.  Without  these  evidences,  all  the  other 
historical,  philosophical,  ecclesiastical  arguments  for 
Christianity  would  not  be  worth  the  breath  in 
which  they  were  uttered.  Christianity  of  this  prac- 
tical, empirical  sort,  Christianity  as  the  gift  of  a 
spiritual  life  in  the  hearts  of  its  true  followers,  is 
as  sure  as  any  fact  in  nature  or  history,  or  contem- 
poraneous experience.  It  is  just  because  it  is  so 
sure,  that  all  who  apprehend  it  aright,  are  so  abso- 
lutely fearless  concerning  what  science  or  criticism 
or  any  other  of  the  theoretical  gifts  may  do  to  it. 

To  be  sure,  a  good  many  people  in  these  days 
are  alarmed  at  some  of  the  results  of  critical 
research.  Undoubtedly  many  things  that  almost 
every  Christian  believed  thirty  years  ago,  are  prov- 
ing to  be  untenable.  But  that  does  not  matter. 
The  manner  in  which  this  or  that  particular  event 
happened  or  didn't  happen  two  thousand  years  ago, 
has  next  to  nothing  to  do  with  thie  real  spiritual 
faith  of  the  spiritually  gifted  man  of  to-day.  He 
will  concede  everything  a  candid  investigation  of 
the  facts  compels  him  to  concede ;  and  his  love  to 
the  good,  great  God  will  be  just  as  warm  and  con- 
stant: his  companionship  with  the  dear  Christ  will 
be  just  as  intimate  and  tender;  his  fellowship  with 
other  Christian  people  will  be  just  as  deep  and  true. 
These  are  the  priceless  spiritual  gifts ;  and  these 
gifts  no  discovery  of  a  new  document  and  no  dis- 
crediting of  an  old  one,  no  subtraction  from  the 
details  of  history  and  no  addition  to  the  data  of 
science  can  ever  take  away  from  the  man  who  has 
once  acquired  them. 

The  great  problem  at  present  is  how  to  reconcile 
the  clear  pre-eminence  of  its  spiritual  gift  with  a 
reasonable  recognition  of  the  other  four.  How 
shall  this  be  done?  First,  let  the  church  put  the 
ideal  life,  the  life  of  Jesus,  the  life  of  justice  and 
gentleness  and  love,  clearly  and  unmistakably  in  the 
foreground.  Let  it  draw  the  lines  between  right 
and  wrong,  truth  and  insincerity,  purity  and  lust,  gen- 


erosity and  meanness,  love  and  malice,  kindness  and 
cruelty  so  sharp  and  clear,  that  every  man  shall  un- 
derstand that  the  one  set  of  qualities  are  Christian, 
sure  of  the  blessing  of  God,  and  worthy  of  the  admir- 
ation of  all  right-minded  men ;  that  the  other  are 
unchristian,  sure  of  the  contempt  of  all  decent  men, 
and  the  everlasting  condemnation  of  Almighty  God. 
The  church  has  yet  to  make  these  moral  issues  a 
thousand  times  more  clean-cut  and  clear  than  even 
the  Puritan  or  the  Quaker  has  yet  dared  to  do.  Let 
the  church  make  the  spiritual  gift  in  all  its  severity 
of  moral  demand,  in  all  its  intricacy  of  economic 
application,  in  all  its  rigor  of  civic  requirement,  its 
sole  and  supreme  specialty.  Let  it  make  all  men 
see  and  tremble  at  the  hideous,  loathsome  features 
of  dishonesty,  unkindness,  licentiousness,  unfairness, 
pride  and  pretense.  Let  it  hold  up  to  all  men's 
admiration  the  beauty  of  holiness,  the  sweetness  of 
purity,  the  blessedness  of  self-sacrifice  for  worthy 
ends. 

Having  done  this,  having  served  with  singleness 
and  severity  its  special  and  peculiar  gift,  let  it  then 
recognize  in  their  rightful  subordination,  the  other 
four  gifts.  Why  did  the  early  church  lose  the  great 
hold  it  once  had  on  the  hearts  of  men,  and  the  king- 
doms of  the  world?  Because  it  despised  the  physical 
and  the  technical  gifts.  Because  it  did  not  reach 
down  efifectively  to  men's  bodies  and  men's  work. 
The  emaciated  emasculated  monk,  and  the  dirty, 
begging  friar  are  what  religion  comes  to,  when  you 
aim  at  the  spiritual  ideal  exclusively,  in  disregard 
of  the  physical  and  the  technical.  Where  the 
church  ventures  to  defy  the  liberal  gift,  and  sets 
itself  against  culture  and  art,  there  bigotry  and  all 
manner  of  monstrosity  and  perversity  are  the  result. 
All  these  things,  however,  the  church  at  length  has 
learned.  Our  Christianity  to-day  is  muscular, 
industrial,  even  liberal.  One  thing  more  is  required 
for  its  completion,  the  adequate  recognition  of  the 
theoretical  gift.  You  remember  what  the  theoretical 
gift  requires ;  the  seeking  of  truth, — not  because  it  is 
healthy,  not  because  it  is  profitable,  not  even 
because  it  is  cultivating  to  the  mind ;  not  because  it 
is  edifying :  but  simply  for  its  own  sake,  because  it 
is  true.  It  demands  that  new  truth  which  has  not 
yet  been  adjusted  to  these  purposes  of  profit,  cul- 
ture and  edification,  shall  be  just  as  welcome  and 
just  as  sacred  and  just  as  free  as  old  truth;  and  far 
more  welcome  and  sacred  and  free  than  old  error 
which  has  managed  to  entangle  itself  with  the  prac- 
tical and  spiritual  concerns  of  men.  The  great, 
unfulfilled,  intellectual  duty  of  the  church,  to-day, 
lies  right  here;  first,  in  the  sharp  discrimination  of 
what  is  purely  spiritual  and  the  making  that  her 
supreme  concern ;  and  second,  in  the  recognition 
that  the  theoretical  gift  of  pure  truth  has  just  as 
much  right  within  the  college  as  this  pure  religion 
has  within  the  church  itself.  The  church  has  a 
right  to  ask  the  college  in  addition  to  its  distinctive 
devotion  to  the  liberal  and  theoretical  gifts,  to 
respect  the  claims  of  the  spiritual  gift  upon  the 
hearts  and  lives  of  her  professors  and  students. 
Such  a  reasonable  claim,  such  insistence  on  the 
supreme  importance  of  Christ-like  character,  no  col- 
lege worthy  of  the  name  will  resent.  On  the  other 
hand,  the  college  has  a  right  to  insist  that  the 
church  shall  respect  its  pursuit  of  new,  and  even 
startling  truth,  unfettered,  unrestricted,  uncriticised, 
and  unreproached. 


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If  you  please,  you  may  go  off  somewhere  and 
found  a  school  and  hire  professors  to  teach,  and 
students  to  learn  precisely  what  you  and  a  few 
people  who  think  just  as  you  do,  believe.  Such  an 
institution  ought  to  be  called  a  training  school  for 
parrots ;  but  you  shall  not  profane  the  glorious  name 
of  college  by  trying  to  make  it  a  place  where  not 
God's  truth,  but  yours,  not  things  new  and  old,  but 
things  old  only  shall  be  taught  and  learned.  For 
the  theoretical  gift  is  one  of  God's  gifts,  and  the 
college  is  its  servant  and  witness.  To  serve  this 
gift,  I  repeat,  is  not  the  chief  business  of  the  church. 
Her  distinctive  gift  is  spiritual.  But  she  must 
respect  the  theoretical  gift  in  the  college,  and  leave 
the  college  free  to  pursue  it,  even  as  she  expects  the 
college  to  respect  her  own  supreme  devotion  to  the 
spiritual  gift. 

The  Bible  League,  founded  in  New  York  last 
month,  to  defend  the  Bible  against  the  results  of 
historical  and  literary  criticism,  is  a  public  con- 
fession on  the  part  of  a  few  otherwise  estimable  gen- 
tlemen that  they  do  not  believe  the  Bible  is  a  gen- 
uine gold  mine,  the  value  of  which  will  rise  with 
every  specimen  of  ore  that  is  put  into  the  furnace ; 
but  regard  it  as  a  bogus  mine  the  stock  of  which 
can  only  be  maintained  at  its  present  fictitious  valu- 
ation by  keeping  every  specimen  of  its  ore  out  of 
the  furnace,  and  discrediting  the  reports  of  the 
assayers.  When  a  man  is  afraid  to  trust  his  ore 
to  the  furnace  it  is  a  sure  sign  that  he  cares  more 
for  the  impurities  mixed  with  the  gold  than  he  does 
for  the  gold  itself.  So  when  a  man  is  afraid  to 
trust  his  Bible  to  impartial  crticism,  or  his  doc- 
trines to  modern  science,  it  is  a  sure  sign  that  he 
does  not  really  believe  that  it  is  true,  and  is  afraid 
other  people  may  find  out  that  it  is  false.  The  true 
Christian  believer  has  no  fear  that  the  Golden  Rule 
will  be  burned  up  in  the  hottest  fires  that  science 
can  kindle,  or  the  Beatitudes  frozen  out  by  the  cool- 
est calculations  of  mathematics,  or  the  supreme 
loveliness  of  the  character  of  Christ  impaired  by 
the  clearest  light  of  critical  research.  If  you  are 
afraid  of  science  and  criticism,  it  is  a  sign  you  don't 
quite  believe  that  your  views  are  true  enough  to 
stand  investigation.  Fire  does  not  harm  gold;  nor 
science,  truth  ;  nor  criticism,  the  spiritual  gift. 

Members  of  the  Graduating  Class :  The  college 
has  striven  to  place  all  five  of  these  great  gifts 
within  your  reach.  The  worthy  graduate  of  Bow- 
doin  College  ought  to  strive  to  make  each  one  of 
them  his  own.  To  be  without  any  one  of  them  is  to 
be  sadly  incomplete.  Without  the  physical  gift,  one 
becomes  an  invalid.  Without  the  technical,  one 
becomes  a  pauper.  Without  the  liberal  be  becomes 
a  blind  man  in  the  picture  gallery  of  the  world. 
Without  some  touch  of  the  theoretical  he  lapses  into 
conventional  conservatism.  Without  the  spiritual, 
he  becomes  an  orphan  in  his  Father's  house,  an 
alien   in   a   world  of   Christian  brotherhood. 

To  have  any  one  of  these  developed  at  the 
expense  of  all  the  rest,  is  to  be  hideously  deformed. 
The  physical  alone  would  make  us  great  oxen.  The 
technical  alone  would  make  us  mere  machines  in 
the  industrial  mill.  The  liberal  alone  would  make 
us  fastidious  dilletantes.  The  theoretical  alone 
makes  one  perilously  near  a  crank.  The  spiritual 
alone  would  make  us  mere  monks. 

As  graduates  of  this  college  I  urge  you  to  seek 
earnestly  them  all,  and  keep  them  in  balanced  pro- 
portion.    These  five  distinguishing  marks  should  be 


on  every  true  Bowdoin  man.  He  should  be  physi- 
cally sound  and  vigorous ;  fond  of  out-door  life  and 
sports,  doing  his  work  with  the  joy  and  ease  that 
comes  of  superabundant  vitality.  He  should  do 
some  wisely  chosen  work  so  well  that  the  commu- 
nity will  be  glad  to  give  him  in  return  a  decent  live- 
lihood. He  should  have  a  hundred  different  intel- 
lectual and  social  and  public  interests  crowding 
upon  his  mind  and  heart  every  day;  out  of  which  to 
choose  from  time  to  time  the  one  which  he  loves 
best.  He  should  have  some  line  of  study  or 
research,  some  problem  of  progress  and  reform  of 
which  he  makes  himself  a  master ;  in  the  pursuit  of 
which  he  can  march  with  the  advance  guard  of 
humanity,  and  take  new  truth  and  new  duty  fresh 
from  the  hand  of  God. 

Finally,  he  should  be  rich  in  the  best  gift  of  all, 
the  spiritual  power  to  know  and  love  the  Creator  of 
this  glorious  world,  and  the  author  of  his  own  mys- 
terious being,  as  his  Father  and  his  Friend;  to 
carry  with  him  as  a  guide,  a  counsellor,  a  helper,  the 
dear  Christ  who  wants  to  be  just  such  a  friend  to 
every  man ;  and  to  keep  alive  the  sense  of  com- 
radeship with  all  the  good  Christian  people  who  are 
working  for  God,  with  Christ  to  make  the  world  the 
holy,  happy  home  of  just  and  generous  men  the 
divine  Spirit  would  have  it  be. 

Carry  with  you  these  five  great  gifts ;  and  your 
lives  will  be  a  glory  to  God,  a  service  to  Christ,  a 
blessing  to  the  world  and  a  satisfaction  to  your- 
selves. 


SOPHOMORE  PRIZE  SPEAKING. 

The  Sophomore  Prize  Speaking  which 
took  place  on  Monday  evening  in  Memorial 
Hall,  was  a  most  interesting  contest  and  was 
keenly  listened  to  by  the  audience  in  attend- 
ance. One  of  the  interesting  features  of  the 
evening  was  the  presence  of  Gen.  O.  O.  How- 
ard of  the  Class  of  1850,  who  presided,  and 
who  made  some  very  bright  and  amusing 
remarks  respecting  the  prize  speaking  contest 
of  1846,  in  which  he  was  a  contestant.  He 
also  made  reference  to  his  experiences  as  a 
public  speaker  in  a  most  humorous  vein.  It 
need  not  be  said  that  it  was  a  great  treat  and 
one  which  was  keenly  appreciated,  to  have  had 
this  distinguished  son  of  Bowdoin  as  a  guest 
on  this  occasion.  The  judges  for  the  evening 
were  Hon  Harold  M.  Sewall  of  Bath,  Rev. 
Mr.  Fiske  of  Auburn,  and  Professor  Robinson 
of  Bates  College.  They  awarded  the  first  prize 
to  Harold  Stanwood  Stetson  of  Brunswick, 
and  the  second  prize  to  James  Austin  Bart- 
lett  of  Richmond.  The  College  Orchestra 
furnished  most  excellent  music  for  the  occa- 
sion. The  program  of  speakers  was  as  fol- 
lows : 

Music. 
The   Man   with   the   Hoe.— Markham. 

Henry  Phillips  Boody. 
Our  National  Flag. — Beecher.  George  Parcher. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


87 


To  the  Young  Men  of  New  York. — Barker. 

David  Richard  Porter. 
Napoleon. — Phillips.  Philip   Roy   Andrews. 

Music. 
The  General's  Client. — Anon. 

Walter  Bradon  Clark. 
The  Southern  Negro. — Grady. 

Philip  Freeland  Chapman. 
His    Mother's    Sermon. — Maclaren. 

James  Austin  Bartlett. 
The  Soldier  Boy. — Long. 

*Henry  Philip  Chapman. 
Music. 
The  Man  without  a  Country — Hale. 

Elmer  Perry. 
The   Protection  of  Americans  in  Armenia. — Frye. 

Harry   Leslie   Childs. 
Happiness  and  Liberty. — Ingersoll. 

Chester   Swan   Bavis. 
The  Triumph  of  Peace. — Chapin. 

Harold  Stanwood  Stetson. 
Music. 
Announcement   of  Judges'   Decision. 
*Excused. 


CLASS   DAY. 


Class  Day,  if  not  the  most  important,  is  at 
least  the  most  enjoyable  of  the  Commence- 
ment days,  and  it  was  with  happy  faces  and 
smiles  that  the  members  of  the  Class  of  1904 
greeted  their  friends  when  they  realized  what 
a  beautiful  day  they  had  before  them. 
Promptly  at  10  o'clock  the  class  headed  by 
their  marshal,  G.  C.  Purington,  marched  lock- 
step  down  the  aisle  of  Memorial  Hall,  where  a 
large  throng  of  friends  had  gathered,  and  took 
their  places  on  the  stage.  The  exercises  were 
begun  with  a  prayer  by  George  W.  Burpee. 
This  was  followed  by  music  by  Pullen's 
Orchestra  after  which  came  the  oration  by 
Bernard  Archibald.  Mr.  Archibald's  oration 
dealt  with  Longfellow  as  a  popular  poet  and 
was  ably  written  and  as  ably  delivered.  The 
poem  by  John  M.  Bridgham  was  given  at  the 
close  of  the  oration  and  was  a  worthy  produc- 
tion. The  class  officers  who  were  directly 
connected  with  the  proceedings  of  the  day 
were  President  Emery  O.  Beane,  and  the 
Committee  of  Arrangements,  Harry  L. 
Palmer,  Walter  H.  Sexton  and  George  D. 
Martin. 

ORATION. 
CAUSES   OF  THE  POPULARITY    OF    LONG- 
FELLOW'S  POETRY. 
By  Bernard  Archibald. 

If  the  year  1804  was  a  great  year  for  American 
Literature,  in  that  it  marked  the  birth  of  that  great 
man    of    letters,    Nathaniel    Hawthorne,    how    much 


greater  was  the  year  1825  for  Bowdoin  College? 
For  in  that  year  was  sent  forth  a  class  destined  to 
bring  fame  and  honor  to  its  fair  Alma  Mater. 
Among  those  who  graduated  in  that  year  were  two 
men,  one  I  have  already  mentioned,  the  one-hun- 
dredth anniversary  of  whose  birth  we  are  this  week 
celebrating.  The  other  also  a  literary  genius,  born 
three  years  later,  in  1807,  is  he  whose  bust  you 
may  see  before  you,  and  whose  picture  hangs  on 
yonder  wall.  It  is  of  Henry  Wadsworth  Longfel- 
low that  I  choose  to  speak  to  you  this  morning. 
Longfellow  lias  been  called,  and  rightly  called,  the 
people's  poet;  and  the  reasons  for  his  firm  and  last- 
ing hold  on  the  minds  of  the  people  generally  are 
easily  distinguishable.  He  is  the  one  poet  who  has 
the  secret  of  getting  himself  read.  People  talk 
about  Emerson's  poetry,  about  Lowell's  poetry, 
talk — and  with  somewhat  more  right — of  Whittier's 
poetry ;  but  the  poetry  that  they  read  is  Longfel- 
low's, his  and  his  only,  unless  we  go  abroad  and 
make  an  exception  of  the  poetry  of  Tennyson.  Here 
is  Longfellow's  power;  here  is  his  genius;  here  he 
may  divide  honors  with  the  greatest  in  the  great  art 
of  song.  This  is  proven  by  the  large  number  and 
the  varied  forms  of  the  editions  of  his  works. 
Beautifully  illustrated  and  handsomely  bound  copies 
are  in  the  drawing  rooms  of  the  rich  and  plain  ones 
in  the  houses  of  the  reading  poor.  Often  have  we 
seen  his  poems  in  the  library  or  on  the  study  table 
of  scholars ;  and  frequently  found  them  on  the 
bookshelf  or  the  drawer's  top  of  intelligent  work- 
ing men.  He  is  a  universal  favorite.  His  songs 
are  sung  in  the  drawing  rooms  of  peers  and  in  the 
cottages  of  peasants.  All  persons  who  read  poetry 
find  in  his  pages  something  attractive  and  instruc- 
tive. I  feel  confident  in  saying  that  there  are  no 
poetic  productions,  either  in  America  or  England, 
including  even  the  works  of  Tennyson,  so  popular 
among  so  many  classes  of  readers  as  those  of  Henry 
Wadsworth  Longfellow.  And  this  is  our  Long- 
fellow, he  who,  remembering  in  later  years  his 
Alma  Mater  with  her  deep  groves  of  whispering 
pines,  wrote  with  a  charm  all  his  own : 

"O,   ye   familiar   scenes — ye  groves  of  pine, 
That  once  were  mine  and  are  no  longer  mine, — 
Thou  river,  widening  through  the  meadows  green, 
To  the  vast  sea,   so  near  and  yet  unseen, — 
Ye    halls,    in    whose    seclusion    and   repose 
Phantoms    of   fame,    like    exhalations,    rose 
And   vanished, — we   who   are  about   to   die 
Salute  you;   earth  and  air  and  sea  and  sky, 
And  the  Imperial   Sun  that  scatters  down 
His  sovereign  splendors  upon  grove  and  town." 

That  he  was,  and  always  will  be,  a  popular  poet 
is  beyond  denial;  and  it  is  my  object  to  show  as 
well  as  I  may,  wherein  lies  the  cause  of  so  great  a 
popularity.  And  if  I  can  succeed  in  bringing  you, 
as  well  as  myself,  into  a  better  appreciation  of  this 
poet,  to  whom  we  have  a  peculiar  claim,  I  shall  be 
grateful. 

One  cause  of  his  popularity  is  the  eagerness  with 
which  he  would  have  us  look  on  all  Nature  as 
bright  with  illustrations  of  her  Creator's  regard  for 
man.  For  where  is  the  man  who  does  not  like  to 
hear  his  voice  or  behold  the  look  from  the  objects 
around  him  that  express  sympathy  with  him  in  his 
many    struggles    through   life?     His    dejected    spirit 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


is  cheered,  and  his  feeble  arm  is  nerved  by  such  a 
voice  or  by  such  a  look.  Whoever  knows  what  the 
battle  of  life  is,  will  not  wonder  at  a  poet  being 
universally  loved  whose  muse  has  wrung  forth  the 
sympathies  of  all  nature  in  notes  clear  and  pleasant 
as  the  song  of  birds  on  a-  summer  morning.  Wifh 
truth  as  well  as  with  beauty  has  he  written : 

"If  thou  art  worn  and  hard  beset 
With  sorrows  that  thou  wouldst  forget. 
If  thou  wouldst  read  a  lesson,  that  will   keep 
Thy  heart  from  fainting,  and  thy  soul  from  sleep, 
Go  to  the  woods   and   hills ! — No  tears 
Dim   the   sweet   look   that    Nature   wears." 

Perhaps  none  of  Nature's  grand  objects  stirred 
him  so  much  as  the  sea.  Hence  he  says,  "The  heart 
of  the  great  ocean  sends  a  thrilling  pulse  through 
me."  Yet  it  never  seems  to  have  aroused  his  feel- 
ings of  rapture  and  awe  until  lost  in  wonder  at  its 
majesty  and  magnitude.  He  tells  us  that  his  "soul 
is  full  of  longings  for  the  secrets  of  the  sea ;"  but 
he  never  wishes  to  be  one  of  its  waves  or  a  part  of 
the  tempest  that  tosses  it,   like   Byron,   who  wrote : 

"Most   glorious   night ! 
Thou  wert  not  made  for  slumber.     Let  me  be 
A  sharer  in  thy  fierce  and  far  delight, 
A  portion  of  the  tempest  and  of  thee." 

But  although  Longfellow  had  not  the  gift  of 
identifying  himself  with  the  grandest  works  and 
the  wildest  elements  of  Nature,  yet  he  had  the 
power,  greater  than  many  poets,  of  reading  the  true 
lessons  they  teach.  He  was  attentive  to  the  message 
of  the  stars  and  storms,  light  and  darkness,  seas 
and    rivers,    trees    and    flowers,    for    man. 

Thus  does  he  draw  strength  from  Mars  when  he 
sings : 

"O  star  of  strength,   I  see  thee  stand 
And  smile   upon   my  pain ; 
Thou   beckonest  with  thy   mailed  hand, 
And  I   am   strong  again." 

And  the  lessons  which  he  draws  have  an  endur- 
ing power  for  us. 

"O,  fear  not  in  a  world  like  this. 
And   thou   shalt  know   ere   long, 
Know  how   sublime  a  thing  it  is 
To   suffer   and  be   strong." 

Longfellow  finds  instruction  and  help  for  us  in 
the  daily  labors  of  men's  hands,  and  the  uses  for 
which  they  are  wrought.  As  he  looks  on  a  light- 
house throwing  its  beams  across  the  sea,  to  warn 
the  mariner  of  danger,  or  to  show  him  a  safe 
entrance  into  the  harbor,  he  interprets  its  voice : 

"Sail  on,  it  says,   sail  on  ye  stately  ships ! 
And  with  your  floating  bridge  the  ocean  span  ; 
Be  mine  to  guard  this  light  from  all  eclipse; 
Be   yours   to   bring   man   nearer   unto  man." 

Even  the  fire  made  by  the  wood  of  wrecked 
ships,  as  it  warmed  him,  caused  thoughts  of  pity 
for  those  whose  sufferings  had  been  associated  with 
the  disaster  which  brought  that  wood  to  the  flames, 
and  he   says : 


"And   as  their   splendor  flashed  and   failed, 
We   thought  of   wrecks   upon  the   main — 
Of  ships   dismasted,   that   were  hailed, 
And   sent   no   answer   back  again." 

It  is  this  sensitiveness  to  impressions  from  what- 
ever is  suggested  of  human  weal  or  woe,  that  is 
appreciated  by  all  thoughtful  readers ;  and  is  a  cause 
of  his   popularity   with  readers   of  that  class. 

There  is  also  a  large  element  of  exquisite  ten- 
derness in  the  sympathy  he  shows  for  the  anxieties 
and  sorrows  which  so  often  dominate  and  darken 
human  hearts,  which  contribute  to  his  popularity. 
See  how  delicately  he  hints  at  the  anxious  fear 
which  rises  in  the  heart  of  the  fisherman's  wife,  and 
in  the  heart  of  his  child,  as  the  gale  increases  and 
the  darkness  of  night  advances  on  the  deep : 

"What   tale   do   the   roaring   ocean, 
And  the  night  wind  bleak  and  wild, 
As  they  beat  at  the  crazy  casement, 
Tell    to    that   little    child? 
And  why  do  the  roaring  ocean, 
And  the  night  wind  wild  and  bleak, 
As  they  beat  at  the  heart  of  the  mother 
Drive  the  color  from  her  cheek !" 

Nor  is  the  sympathy  confined  to  the  sorrows  of 
life,  but  goes  forth  with  equal  fullness  to  the  loves 
and  joys.  See  how  in  the  "Building  of  the  Ship," 
he  speaks  of  the  feelings  of  the  young  fellow  who 
was  to  succeed  the  master  builder,  and  was 
betrothed    to    his    daughter. 

In  the  same  way  he  describes  the  feelings  in  the 
breast  of  the  sturdy  Puritan  warrior,  Miles  Stand- 
ish,  and  those  in  the  heart  of  his  accomplished 
rival,  John  Alden,  when  Miles  asked  him  to  go  and 
propose  for  him  to  Priscilla.     Miles  Standish  says: 

"I  was  never  a  maker  of  phrases, 
I    can    march    up   to   a    fortress,   and   summon   the 

place  to  surrender, 
But  march  up  to  a  woman  with  such  a  proposal,  I 

dare  not. 
I'm  not  afraid  of  bullets,  nor  shot  from  the  mouth 

of  a   cannon, 
But    of    a    thundering    No !    point   blank    from   the 

mouth  of  a  woman, 
That  I  confess  I'm  afraid  of,  nor  am  I  ashamed  to 

confess  it." 

Alden  goes  at  this  request  and  pleads  for  the 
captain,  but  Priscilla  gives  this  most  natural 
answer : 

"If  the  great  Captain  of  Plymouth  is  so  very  eager 
to  wed  me, 

Why  does  he  not  come  himself  and  take  the  trouble 
to   woo  me? 

If  I  am  not  worth  the  wooing,  I  surely  am  not 
worth   the   winning !" 

But  as  he  warmed  and  glowed,  in  his  simple  and 
eloquent   language. 

Quite  forgetful  of  self  and  full  of  praise  of  his 
rival, 

Archly  the  maiden  smiled,  and  with  eyes  overrun- 
ning   with    laughter, 

Said  in  a  tremulous  voice,  "Why  don't  you  speak 
for  yourself,   John?" 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


89 


Much  more  might  be  quoted  but  this  is  sufficient 
to  show  the  deep,  tender  and  sacred  feelings  which 
have  found  expression  in  Longfeliow's  poetry. 
Never,  certainly,  were  affection's  cords  touched  by 
a  more  delicate  hand,  nor  sorrow's  wounds  bound 
up  with  truer  tenderness,  nor  memory's  fondest 
treasures  unfolded  with  deeper  reverence,  than  by 
him. 

And  this  is  another  cause  of  his  extreme  popu- 
larity, for  all  classes  are  affected  and  attracted  by 
genuine  gentleness  of  feeling.  Its  utterances, 
whether  in  the  most  finished  verse,  or  in  the  plain- 
est prose,  play  as  refreshingly  on  the  weary  hearts 
of  men  as  do  the  summer  breezes  on  the  brow  of 
the    invalid. 

Another  cause  of  his  acceptance  with  so  many 
readers  is  his  individuality.  The  outflowings 
of  his  thoughts  have  cut  a  channel  for  themselves. 
He  has  given  to  every  theme  on  which  he  has  sung 
the  color  and  stamp  of  his  own  mind.  This  gives 
to  his  works  a  charm  and  a  power  even  over  those 
whose  tastes  in  some  respects  may  differ  from  his 
own,  for  there  is  something  captivating  in  what 
bears  the  impress  of  his  strong  individuality.  It 
comes  before  us  with  no  borrowed  embellishments. 
All  it  wears  is  as  truly  its  own  as  the  beauty  worn 
by  flowers,  or  the  brightness  shown  by  stars  belongs 
to   them. 

And  what  adds  to  the  charm  of  Longfellow's 
individuality  is  an  element  of  originality.  This, 
while  not  so  great  as  in  some  poets,  is  still  large 
enough  to  augment  the  freshness  and  force  which 
individualism  always  has,  even  when  it  may  not  be 
associated  with  original  thought.  His  intellect, 
being  more  practical  than  speculative,  his  original- 
ity consists  in  new,  yet  somewhat  limited,  views  of 
objects  near  us,  and  with  which  we  are  all  more  or 
less  familiar,  rather  than  in  broad  and  lofty  ideas 
belonging  to  the  remoter  and  higher  planes  of 
thought  and  imagination.  Had  this  not  been  so, 
the  stateliness  and  stretch  of  his  thoughts  would 
then  have  been  too  vast  for  the  powers  of  most 
minds  to  have  reached,  and  consequently  prized. 
Still,  what  originality  he  does  Ipossess  must  be 
placed  among  the  causes  of  his  popularity. 

To  these  causes  we  must  add  his  clearness  of 
diction.  It  is  transparent  as  a  crystal  stream. 
His  language  never  obscures  his  thoughts.  It 
sometimes  softens  them,  and  thereby  adds  to  their 
beauty,  as  the  foliage  of  a  tree  softens  and  beautifies 
the  rays  of  the  sun.  Some  poets  often  employ  such 
an  exuberance  of  words,  that  even  robust  thoughts 
and  burning  emotions  are  shorn  of  half  their 
strength  and  fervor.  It  is  never  so  with  Longfel- 
low. There  is  at  times  a  barrenness  of  language 
used  by  him  but  it  produces  its  desired  effect,  for  it 
gives  to  his  thoughts  a  sterner  and  sadder  com- 
plexion, as  the  naked  trees  of  winter  impart  a 
gloomier  and  wilder  wail  to  the  winds  that  sweep 
through  their  leafless  boughs,  than  they  can  when 
clothed  in  the  foliage  of  summer.  His  whole  dic- 
tion is  a  faithful  reflector  of  the  defects,  or  of  the 
excellencies,  which  may  mark  his  thoughts.  This 
lucidness  of  style  contributes  to  the  poet's  popu- 
larity as  largely  as  a  clear  and  cloudless  atmosphere 
contributes  to  the  brilliancy  and  beauty  of  the 
starry  firmament ;  for  all  men  like  to  see  thoughts 
through  transparent  language,  as  they  do  to  look 
through   a   stainless   welkin   on   the   silent   grandeur 


of  the  midnight  heavens.  What  has  been  said  of 
Byron,  can  be  said  of  Longfellow,  "He  never  wrote 
an  obscure  line." 

The  last  cause  of  his  popularity  which  I  shall 
mention  is  the  high  moral  and  manly  tone  of  his 
poetry.  A  political  writer  has  said,  "The  bulk  of 
mankind  like  morals."  It  is  true,  notwithstanding 
the  evils  that  exist  in  the  world,  just  as  the  coarsest 
natures  like  to  see  a  lovely  flower.  To  this  liking 
of  what  is  moral,  this  poet  has  very  largely 
appealed.  He  has  done  it  more  indirectly  than 
directly.  He  is  not  a  devotional  poet,  and  yet  his 
productions  breathe  a  reverential  spirit  towards 
whatever  is  religious  in  the  minds  or  lives  of  men. 
He  has  not  followed  the  example  of  some  of  the 
scientists  and  philosophers  of  our  day,  by  ignoring 
either  the  religious  instinct  in  man,  or  discrediting 
the  Sacred  Book  by  which  that  instinct  is  developed 
and  educated  into  an  intelligent  and  reasonable 
belief  of  the  unseen  realities  of  a  future  world. 
He  deals  with  no  doctrines  of  scripture,  but  I  doubt 
if  there  is  a  poet,  not  professedly  religious,  who 
has  enriched  his  pages  so  extensively  with  allusions 
to  the  historical  facts  recorded  in  scripture,  and  he 
has  done  it  most  naturally  and  gracefully.  Just 
one  verse  from  the  Wreck  of  the  Hesperus  will 
suffice  as   an   example. 

Already  is  the  maiden's  father  a  corpse  lashed  to 
the  mast. 

"Then  the  maiden  clasped  her  hands   and  prayed 
That  saved  she  might  be : 

And  she  thought  of  Christ  who  stilled  the  wave 
On  the  Lake  of  Galilee." 

From  that  spirit  is  derived  the  moral  tendency 
of  his  poetry.  There  is  one  great  truth  to  which 
he  has  given  expression,  too  much  overlooked  in 
this  age  in  which  the  triumphs  of  the  brain,  both  in 
the  realms  of  thought  and  of  matter,  are  regarded 
as  the  highest  achievements  .  of  existence  upon 
earth.  While  he  has  extolled  in  stirring  lines  the 
dignity  of  labor,  and  the  majesty  of  thought,  yet  he 
has  proclaimed  the  neglected  truth — 

"It  is  the  heart,   and  not  the  brain, 
That   to   the   highest   doth   attain, 
And  he  who  followeth  love's  behest 
Far  exceedeth  all   the  rest." 

As  that  great  truth  is  woven  into  a  human  life, 
it  makes  it  a  gentler,  a  lovelier,  a  nobler  and  a 
manlier  thing,  no  matter  how  narrow  and  obscure 
the  sphere  in  which  that  life  may  move.  And 
among  the  poets  of  this  century  whose  productions 
have  helped  to  enlighten  the  mind  and  touch  the 
heart,  to  refine  the  taste  and  breathe  into  the  soul 
the  elements  of  purity  and  joy,  of  liberty  and  love, 
none  have  contributed  more  than  those  from  the 
pen    of   Henry   Wadsworth    Longfellow. 

To  the  memory  of  this,  our  beloved  poet,  we 
can  pay  a  tribute  at  this  commencement  season, 
such  as  can  be  paid  to  the  sons  of  none  of  our  sister 
colleges.  In  him  we  find  our  greatest  genius,  and 
at  his  feet  we  proudly  lay  our  greenest  laurels. 

"Pride   of  the   sister   realm   so  long  our   own, 
We  claim  with  her  that  spotless   fame  of  thine, 
White  as  her  snow  and  fragrant  as  her  pine ! 
Ours  was  thy  birthplace,  but  in  every  zone 


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Some  wreath  of  song  thy  liberal  hand  has  thrown 
Breathes  perfume  from  its  blossoms,  that  entwine 
Where'er  the  dewdrops   fall,   the  sunbeams   shine, 
On  life's  long  path  with  tangled  cares  o'ergrown. 
Can   Art   thy   truthful    counterfeit   command, — 
The   silver    haloed    features,    tranquil,    mild, — 
Soften  the  lips  of  bronze  as  when  they  smiled. — 
Give  warmth  and  pressure  to  the  marble  hand  ! 
Seek  the  iost  rainbow  in  the  sky  it  spanned ! 
Farewell,  sweet  singer !   Heaven  reclaims  its  child. 

Carved  from  the  block,  or  cast  in  clinging  mould, 
Will   grateful    Memory  fondly  try  her  best 
The   mortal   vesture   from   decay   to   wrest; 
His  look  shall  greet  us,  calm,  but  ah,  how  cold ! 
No  breath  can  stir  the  brazen  drapery's  fold, 
No  throb  can  heave  the  statue's   stony  breast ; 
"He  is  not  here,   but  risen,"  will   stand  contest 
In  all  we  miss,  in  all  our  eyes  behold. 
How  Nature  loved  him !     On  his  placid  brow, 
Thought's  ample  dome,  she  set  the  sacred  sign 
That  marks  the  priesthood  of  her  holiest  shrine, 
Nor  asked   a   leaflet   from   the   laurel's   bow 
That   envious   Time   might   clutch,   or   disallow 
To   prove    her    chosen    minstrel's    song   divine. 

On  many  a  saddened  hearth  the  evening  fire 
Burns  paler  as  the  children's  hour  draws  near, — 
That  joyous   hour  his   song  made  doubly   dear, — 
And  tender  memories   touch   the   faltering  choir. 
He  sings  no  more  on  earth ;  our  vain  desire 
Aches   for  the  voice   we  loved   so  long  to  hear 
In  Dorian  flute  notes  breathing  soft  and  clear, — 
The   sweet  contralto  that  could  never  tire. 
Deafened  with  listening  to  a  harsher  strain, 
The  Maenad's  scream,   the  stark  barbarian's  cry, 
Still    for   those   soothing,    loving   tones   we   sigh; 
Oh,   for  our  vanished  Orpheus  once  again ! 
The  shadowy  silence  hears  us  call  in  vain ! 
His  lips  are  hushed ;   his   song  shall  never  die." 


POEM. 

By  John  M.  Bridgham. 

Mine  is  the  task  to  feign  the  poet's  art 

On   this,   our   chosen    Class   Day,   and  essay 

With   little   skill  presumptive  to   impart 

Some  ornament  of  rhyme  unto  the  day. 

Scarce   three   decades   have  passed   since   Bowdoin's 

peer 
Of  poets  chanted  those  immortal  lines 
Of  "Morituri  Salutamus ;"  here 
Are    still    the    walks    and    streams    and    murmuring 

pines 
The  poet  loved.     But  who  can  dream  the  dreams 
Or  see  the  visions  that  his  spirit  caught 
From    these    same    spots  ?     How    doubly    vain    then 

seems 
Our   faltering   verse.     If   in  the   occasion   aught 
Demands   the   outward  garb  of  poetry, 
Then  may  we  humbly  venture  to  present 
These  simple  measures  trusting  they  will  be 
Howe'er  ill  writ,  accepted  as  well  meant. 
Across  the  seas,  where  the  long  lapse  of  years 
Has  bred  traditions  till  the  very  soil 
Seems  hallowed  with  its  haunting  memories, 


Where  castle  grand  or  cot  of  humble  toil 
Alike  claim   patriarchal   sanctity 
Which  we  in  this  New  World  can  never  know, 
There  may  we  learn  the  solemn  dignity 
Which  age  imparts.     True,  Nature  may  bestow 
On  us  the  lavished  riches  of  her  store, 
With   varied   scenic   grandeur   and   sublime; 
Even   wild   Nature's   beauty   yields   before 
The   weird,    impressive   magic   touch   of   time. 
The  poet  who  has  sung  of  Arthur's   Court 
And  of  the  Holy  Grail,  its  noble  guest 
Has  touched  a  theme  of  mightier  import 
Than    aught    our   native    poets    have    expressed. 
To  relics  of  the  past,  such  reverence 
Is  paid  by  man.     Fraught  with  suh  mysteries 
The  Old  World  finds  a  sort  of  recompense, 
We  pay  this  price  for  what  our  New  World  is. 

Art  e'en  as  poetry  finds  greater  scope 

In   some  romantic  castle  on  the  Rhine 

Or   Spanish  convent,   rising  on   the   slope 

Of  purple  hills  that  gave  the  world  their  wine 

Before  these  shores  had  felt  the  white  man's  tread 

Or  known  his  power.     What  magic   can  imbue 

These   scenes   with  mystery?     When  all   is   said 

We   recognize  the  vulgar  in  the  new. 

There   is   a   painting    from   the   master-hand 

Of  one  who  knew  the  power  of  those  scenes 

The  latent  beauties  of  that  ancient  land, 

And  knowing,  scorned  them,  so  at  least  it  seems, 

To    paint    this    simple    picture    for    all   time 

To  marvel  at.     He  labored  not  for  fame 

But  toiled  in  Art's  true  cause,  spurned  the  sublime, 

Chose   the   sincere   and   sombre.     'Tis   the   same 

Half  melancholy,   half  religious  sense 

Of  brooding  pensiveness,   the   subtle  power 

Of    feelings    half    expressed    but    still    intense 

And   deeply  real,   that  permeate   this   hour. 

The  day  is  o'er,  the  distant  West 

Glows  with  the  setting  sun. 

Two  humble  peasants  fold  their  hands, 

Heads  bowed,   for  work  is  done, 

And  from  the  distant  chapel  comes 

The    harbinger   of   peace. 

It   is  the  angelus,   whose  voice 

Bids  wearied  labor  cease. 

This  is  the  solemn  hour  of  prayer 

And  grateful  praise  for  all 

The  mercies  of  the  passing  day, 

For  blessings  great  or  small. 

Now  lie  the  implements  of  toil 

Neglected  on  the  ground. 

They  stand,  these  two,  in  reverent  awe; 

A   silence   reigns   profound, 

Unbroken  save  by  the  faint  note 

Of   summons   from   the   bell. 

Now  work  is  o'er — it  matters  not — 

Whether   done   ill   or  well ; 

The   opportunities,   which   came 

With  morning's  early  light, 

Are  merged  into  the  vanished  past. 

This  day  is  done.     But  night 

Marks  the  transmission   of  this  life 

Into  another  day 

Of   opportunity   renewed. 

Suffice  it  now  to  say 

The   "nttutiavit   Mariae 

Angelas  Domini." 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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And   the   good   God   who   knows   their   faith 
Will  bless  them  from  on  high. 

Oh.  Alma  Mater,  who  hast  led  thy  sons 

With  firm  but  gentle  hand,  now  as  we  near 

The  parting  of  the  ways,  reluctant,  comes 

This  sense  of  solemn  awe.     Do   we  now  fear 

Responsibilities  of  future  years? 

Then  would  thy  patient  teaching  be  In  vain. 

'Tis  rather  that,  as  separation  nears, 

There  comes  this  thought — that  never  once  again 

May  we  be  reunited  at  thy  shrine 

With  number  undiminished.     All  the  sweet 

Associations   which   we  now  resign 

Would  make  us  linger  ever  at  thy  feet. 

Thy  mandate  is  to  do.  not  to  delay 

Irresolute,   so  bid  us  taking  heart 

Move  onward.     Be  the  future  what  it  may. 

Grant  us   thy  benediction  ere  we  part. 

At  3  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  the  class, 
headed  by  Chandler's  First  Regiment  Band, 
marched  to  the  seats  reserved  for  it  under  the 
Thorndike  Oak  for  the  continuation  of  the 
exercises  of  the  day.  If  it  was  with  joy  that 
the  class  beheld  "Father  Sol"  shining  down  so 
brilliantly  upon  them  in  the  morning,  it  was 
with  sinking  hearts  and  lengthening  faces 
that  they  saw  the  clouds  gathering  in  the  sky. 
The  clouds  soon  attained  the  dignity  of  a 
sprinkle  and  as  Herbert  H.  Oakes  arose  to 
deliver  the  opening  address  he  was  greeted 
with  a  heavy  downpour.  The  class  decided 
to  hold  the  exercises  in  the  college  church. 
Here,  the  visitors  and  friends  were  welcomed 
by  Herbert  H.  Oakes  in  the  Opening  Address. 

OPENING    ADDRESS. 
By  Herbert  H.  Oakes. 

In  the  words  of  one  of  Bowdoin's  most  distin- 
guished sons  who,  near  the  close  of  his  long  and 
illustrious  life,  honored  his  Alma  Mater  by  the  per- 
sonal delivery  on  these  grounds,  of  that  delightful 
poem  based  so  largely  on  his  college  reminiscences, 
"Morituri  te  salutamus,"  "We,  who  are  about  to  die, 
salute  you." 

If,  however,  death  is  nothing  more  than  a 
change  from  one  existence  to  another,  then  we  may 
say  with  the  poet,  if  not  in  his  very  words,  yet  in 
another  phrase,  we,  who  are  about  to  terminate  our 
existence  as  a  happy  and  careless  band  of  students, 
salute   you. 

For  four  years  we  have  been  associated  together 
in  the  most  intimate  manner  like  the  children  of  one 
household,  and  I  stand  here  to-day  for  one  thing, 
to  sing  the  praises  of  our  beloved  Alma  Mater ;  to 
tell  you  something  of  what  she  has  done  for  us  and 
what  she  will  do  for  those  who  shall  be  fortunate 
enough  to  feel  her  guiding  hand  during  the  most 
important  period  of  their  lives. 

Bowdoin  stands  pre-eminently  to-day  as  the  best 
type  of  the  smaller  college,  and  distinctly  disclaims 
any  ambition  to  be  considered  as  a  university.     Her 


position  on  this  point  has  been  most  thoroughly 
defined  and  ably  championed  by  President  Hyde 
when  he  set  forth  so  clearly  the  advantages  of  the 
college  career  over  the  university  course.  As  the 
late  Chief  Justice  Peters  characteristically  expressed 
it.  "in  the  university  the  man  goes  through  more 
college,  but  in  the  college,  more  college  goes 
through  the  man."  It  is  my  firm  conviction  that  to 
our  constant  association  with  the  able  minds  of  our 
college  professors,  which  association  has  been  made 
possible  by  the  limited  number  of  our  student-body, 
we  owe  much  of  the  inspiration  to  work  and  love  of 
study  which  I  know  we,  the  Class  of  1904,  regard 
as  among  the  greatest  treasures  to  be  taken  away 
with  us.  Since  our  first  entrance  into  Bowdoin  we 
have  felt  the  constant  stimulus  which  has  come  to 
us  through  daily  work  under  young,  vigorous  and 
ambitious  minds.  Our  teaching  force  has  been  con- 
stantly recruited  from  the  ranks  of  men  who  have 
been  up-to-date  and  aggressive;  men  who  were  filled 
with  the  determination  to  develop  the  college  and 
its  students  under  constantly  improving  methods 
and  advanced  lines.  That  their  success  is  recog- 
-lized  throughout  the  educational  world,  has  been 
proved  by  the  frequent  calls  to  chairs  in  the  large 
universities. 

The  age  in  which  we  live  seems  almost  to  be  like 
the  realization  of  a  fairy  tale.  The  slave  of  Alad- 
din's lamp  could  hardly  have  accomplished  more 
wonderful  things  for  his  master  than  is  placed  at 
the  disposal  of  even  the  most  ordinary  person  of 
to-day.  The  railroads,  telegraph,  telephone,  phon- 
ograph, the  daily  Journal  in  mid-ocean  made  possi- 
ble by  Marconi,  the  thousand  and  one  conveniences 
of  electricity  developed  even  in  our  day,  all  cause 
us  to  be  thankful  that  this  is  the  period  of  our  lives. 
Progress  seems  to  be  the  watchword  everywhere  and 
in  the  midst  of  all  this  wonderful  development  no 
graduate  of  Old  Bowdoin  need  hang  his  head 
because  of  -her  weakness.  She  has  been  glorious  in 
the  past.  The  names  of  her  sons  are  inscribed 
boldly  in  the  Halls  of  Fame.  This  very  year  is  con- 
secrated, in  a  college  sense,  to  Hawthorne.  What 
college  owns  a  brighter  son?  In  war  and  in  peace, 
we  claim  too  many  representatives  to  permit  even 
the  mention   of  their  names   to-day. 

But  besides  the  memories  of  the  past,  our  pres- 
ent gives  us  equal  cause  for  congratulation.  Dur- 
ing the  four  years  of  our  college  existence  we  have 
seen  two  important  changes  introduced  which  must 
necessarily  result  in  great  good  to  both  student  and 
college.  I  refer  to  the  institution  of  the  athletic 
council  which  has  full  charge  of  the  athletic  inter- 
ests of  the  college  and  to  the  adoption  of  the  policy 
on  the  part  of  the  Faculty  of  allowing  the  construc- 
tion of  Chapter  Houses  by  the  Greek  letter  frater- 
nities. 

For  many  years  great  difficulty  had  been  experi- 
enced in  meeting  the  expenses  of  the  different  col- 
lege teams  and  also  in  formulating  rules  which 
should  give  proper  freedom  of  action  to  the  athletes 
and,  at  the  same  time,  prevent  an  excess  of  sport  to 
the  detriment  of  study.  Questions  of  "professional- 
ism" and  relations  with  sister  colleges  also  had  to 
be  considered  and  were  constant  sources  of  trouble 
and  dissatisfaction.  Nearly  all  these  difficulties 
seem  to  have  been  satisfactorily  overcome  by  the 
creation  of  the  Council  which  consists  of  a  board 
chosen   from   the   Faculty,   students   and   alumni,   to 


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whom  all  matters  are  referred  and  whose  decis- 
ions are  accepted  as  final.  I  am  happy  to  say  that 
under  their  prudent  management,  Bowdoin's  ath- 
letic interests  are  now  harmoniously  provided  for, 
both  at  home  and  abroad,  and  the  athletic  associa- 
tion is  free  from  debt.  To  those  of  us  who  had  the 
opportunity  of  experiencing  the  difficulties  endured 
under  former  methods,  the  ,present  arrangement 
seems  a  decided  step  in  advance  and  one  calculated 
to  give   greater   satisfaction  in   the   future. 

The  ownership  of  the  Chapter  Houses  by  the 
different  fraternities  seems  to  us  also  to  be  a  very 
desirable  change.  As  a  rule  the  underclassmen 
remain  on  the  campus  during  the  first  two  years  of 
college  life,  thus  giving  them  the  opportunity  of 
keeping  in  close  touch  with  the  college,  cultivating 
the  true  college  spirit  and  forming  their  college 
acquaintances.  The  latter  half  of  the  course  may 
then  be  spent  much  more  profitably  in  the  Chapter 
House  where  early  friendships  are  more  closely 
cemented  and  where  freedom  of  thought  and  action 
may  be  more  liberally  extended  to  advanced  stu- 
dents and  older  minds.  The  policy  recently 
adopted  of  allowing  admission  to  college  by  certifi- 
cate from  registered  schools  will  undoubtedly  fur- 
nish larger  entering  classes,  and  the  removal  of  a 
considerable  number  of  men  from  the  campus  will 
result  in  relieving  the  congestion  of  the  dormitories 
and  in  rendering  it  possible  to  enlarge  the  number 
of    students,    without    increase    of    expense. 

The  buildings  which  have  been  erected  by  the 
fraternities  are  in  themselves  pleasing  in  location 
and  design,  and  aid  materially  in  beautifying  the 
surroundings  of  the  college  grounds  which  have 
always  been  a  source  of  joy  to  the  eye  and  the 
heart  of  every  student.  Is  there  an  alumnus  in 
this  audience  whose  heart  does  not  swell  with 
pride  when  he  looks  across  the  Bowdoin  campus 
with  its  beautiful  velvet  lawns  and  noble  trees,  and 
sees  the  magnificent  quadrangle  now  completed  by 
the  addition  of  Hubbard  Hall,  and  presenting  a 
picture  not  excelled  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic? 
Hubbard  Hall  and  the  Hubbard  Grandstand,  both 
gifts  from  a  son  of  Bowdoin  and  a  nation's  hero, 
have  been  erected  during  the  period  of  our  college 
life. 

But  more  than  the  evidences  of  our  material 
prosperity  we  are  proud  of  our  Bowdoin  spirit;  of 
our  reputation  for  high  standards  of  scholarship, 
freedom  of  thought  and  honor  in  athletics.  What 
we  have  accomplished  in  the  past  we  regard  but  as 
an  earnest  effort  of  what  we  hope  to  do  in  the 
future. 

In  behalf  of  the  Class  of  1904,  it  gives  me  great 
pleasure  to  welcome  you,  friends  both  of  the  college 
and  of  the  class,  to  these  our  Class  Day  exercises. 

Following  the  Opening  Address,  the  Class 
History   was   given  by   William   Coan. 

HISTORY. 

By  William  F.  Coan. 

The  class  does  not  need  to  have  its  comings  and 
goings,  its  success  and  failures,  of  the  past  four 
years,  in  all  their  details,  rehearsed  at  this  time. 
Some   of   these   events   have   been   discussed   among 


us  when  the  study  for  the  day  was  over,  for  I  must 
tell  you  at  the  start  that  ours  is  pre-eminently  one 
of  students,  few  of  whom  would  be  guilty  of  any- 
thing so  trivial  as  talking  over  old  times  until  the 
Biology,  or  the  English  Literature,  or  the  Political 
Economy  for  a  week  ahead  had  been  conscientiously 
dug  out.  Some  events  cannot  and  ought  not  to  be 
told  of  here ;  they  can  remain  but  as  pleasant  mem- 
ories', to  be  spoken  of  only  when  two  or  three  are 
gathered  together.  But  for  fear  that  from  devotion 
to  intellectual  pursuits,  some  occurrences,  important 
to  us,  if  not  to  the  world,  may  have  been  forgotten, 
you  will  allow  me  to  chronicle  such  this  afternoon. 

On  the  seventeenth  of  September,  1900,  about 
sixty  persons,  with  carpet-bag  and  umbrella  in 
hand,  might  have  been  seen  wandering  around  this 
campus.  They  were  of  all  ages  from  twelve  years 
up  to  thirty,  and  they  represented  sections  of  the 
country  from  East  Machias,  Maine,  to  a  certain 
little  hamlet  in  Pennsylvania,  noted,  we  have  since 
discovered,  for  the  number  of  lynchings  it  has 
enjoyed.  It  was  not  long  before  it  began  to  be 
noised  abroad  that  this  was  the  incoming  Class  of 
1904.  The  report  brought  smiles  of  satisfaction  to 
the  faces  of  a  number  of  blase  appearing  youths, 
who  were  watching  us,  for  it  was  we,  from  the 
"End"  windows.  We  thought  at  first  those  smiles 
denoted  pleasure  at  seeing  such  a  prepossessing 
entering  class.  This  was  the  first  day;  later  we 
discovered  our  mistake.  Next  morning  we  were 
present  at  chapel  for  the  first  time,  and  when  the 
upperclassmen  filed  out  by  us  yelling  "Rush  'em 
out,  Fresh,"  we  were  so  excited  and  surprised  that 
we  remained  in  our  seats, — till  the  molasses  gave 
way.  There  was  a  little  obstruction  in  coming  out, 
for  Zeus  Roberts  wanted  to  argue  with  several 
Sophomores,  but  we  were  not  much  bothered.  What 
made  us  feel  worse  was  to  think  a  crowd  of  fellows 
was  waiting  for  us  at  Memorial  Hall,  trying  to  pre- 
vent us  from  attending  recitations ;  we  had  not  then 
learned  to  hunt  for  an  excuse  to  cut.  And  one 
member,  who  shall  be  nameless,  was  so  eager  that 
in  being  pulled  through  a  window  both  ways  at 
once,  he  was  deprived  of  coat,  shirt,  and,  in  fact, 
was  quite  neglige  before  they  finished  with  him. 
When  evening  came,  yes,  when  several  evenings 
came,  few  of  us  can  forget  with  what  delight  we 
climbed  trees,  or  under  those  trees  aired  our  views 
on  women's  rights  and  prohibition,  or  sang  hymns 
to  accord  with  the  religious  spirit  of  our  friends 
of  1903.  This  sort  of  exercise  so  pleased  them  that 
they  consented  to  let  us  win  one  out  of  the  three 
Sophomore-Freshman   base-ball   games. 

Before  this  time  we  had  been  a  mob ;  we  found 
out  that  only  by  becoming  a  unit  could  we  accom- 
plish anything.  Accordingly  our  first  class  meeting 
was  called,  at  which  Harry  Saunders  made  himself 
famous  by  originating  a  set  of  Parliamentary  rules, 
and  incidentally  conducting  all  the  debate  himself, 
while  twelve  other  members  got  as  great  fame  by 
declining  to  serve  as  President.  But  Prof.  Puring- 
ton  did  not  want  fame  anyway,  and  so  consented 
to  be  the  martyr.  For  this,  or  some  other  reason, 
not  because  he  was  "Fresh"  of  course,  Prof,  later 
in  the  year  was  visited  by  half  the  Sophomore 
Class  and  the  "Grand  Old  Man,"  who  retired  only 
when  they  came  near  being  murdered  with  Indian 
clubs. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


93 


If  it  were  not  that  history  must  be  impartial,  I 
should  neglect  to  give  you  the  result  of  our  foot- 
ball game  with  1903 ;  which  was  41-0  against  us,  in 
spite  of  the  fact  that  Indian  Mayo  was  present  with 
his  war-whoop,  and  Cliff  Lowell  exposed  his  mighty 
shoulders  to  the  attacks  of  the  enemy.  The  defeat, 
however,  did  not  prevent  about  ten  of  the  class 
from  giving  our  yell  at  the  station  before  going 
home  for  the  Thanksgiving  recess.  The  other  fifty 
at  train  time  had  not  come  out  of  the  Math,  exam., 
though  perhaps  that  should  not  have  been,  as  Buck 
was  away  that  year ;  for  which  circumstance  some 
of  us  and  Marshall  Cram  have  not  yet  ceased  being 
grateful. 

When  winter  term  opened  up,  a  few  of  the  class 
had  left,  either  to  go  South  for  their  health,  or  to 
work  with  private  tutors,  under  whom  they  could 
accomplish  more,  in  their  eagerness  for  knowledge, 
than  the  class-room  would  permit.  At  the  Indoor 
Athletic  Meet  we  succeeded  in  drawing  fourth 
place,  though  we  did  get  second  in  the  squad  drill, 
at  that  time  an  almost  unheard-of  feat  for  Fresh- 
men, but  not  surprising  at  present,  as  after  that 
year  the  difficult  parts  were  cut  out.  And  at  this 
Meet  you  should  have  seen  Freddie  Putnam  hustle 
to  pick  up  potatoes  in  the  potato  race,  but  we  could 
hardly  expect  anything  else,  knowing  so  well  what 
part  of  the  State  he  hails  from.  It  was  this  win- 
ter that  the  little  difference  with  Prex  and  the 
Faculty  occurred,  when  all  the  classes  voted  to 
refuse  to  sign  a  promise  not  to  take  class  cuts.  For 
a  time  excitement  really  ran  high ;  even  we  Fresh- 
men ventured  to  sing  Phi  Chi  and  give  our  class 
yell  in  front  of  the  Math,  room,  though  when  Win- 
nie Town  scowled  at  us  from  the  campus.  Senator 
Beverage  disappeared  around  a  corner  of  the  build- 
ing in  an  incredibly  short  space  of  time  for  one  who 
bears  such  a  dignified  appellation.  But  the  excite- 
ment quickly  subsided  when  it  was  learned  that 
two  of  the  classes,  1904  not  being  one  of  them,  had 
signed  as  soon  as  the  papers  were  given  them.  We 
could  then  only  follow  their  example, — or  leave,  in 
which  case  the  last  state  would  have  been  worse 
than   the   first. 

All  this  time  we  had  been  getting  ready  for 
spring  term,  which  meant  for  most  of  us  a  cold, 
damp  season,  with  the  air  filled  with  all  sizes  of 
paper  bags  aimed  at  our  innocent  heads.'  Some  hit 
the  mark,  many  did  not,  for  with  plenty  of  experience 
we  all  became  expert  dodgers.  Gil  Campbell  holds 
the  proud  record  of  receiving  the  greatest  number 
of  duckings.  The  year  was  fittingly  closed  by  our 
banquet  at  Riverton,  on  which  occasion  several  of 
our  boldest  members  developed  alarming  propensi- 
ties towards  that  art  known  to  all  as  "fussing."  I 
have  been  requested  not  to  expose  them  and  can 
only  say  that  the  present  President  of  the  class  was 
not  one  of  them.  Here  it  was,  too,  that  some  made 
themselves  conspicuous  in  other  ways. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  next  fall  term,  our 
ranks  were  somewhat  depleted,  but  the  general 
average  was  kept  up  by  several  who  registered 
with  the  Class  of  1904,  all  naturally  being  sensible 
men.  And  this  was  our  Sophomore  year,  when  the 
green  of  our  sweaters  had  begun  to  mix  with  the 
white,  when  our  duty  to  the  Class  of  1905  became 
dear  to  us,  and  when  we  exercised  that  duty  as  we 
saw  it  and  strove  to   teach  the  Freshmen  a  proper 


respect  for  upperclassmen  and  Mike  Madden.  Led 
by  George  Leatherbarrow,  who  has  since  left  us, 
and  who  is  chiefly  noted  for  having  tried  to  kill 
Ben  Barker  and  several  others  at  the  annual  night- 
shirt parade,  our  cohorts  whipped  the  Freshmen 
into  shape  and  murdered  sleep  for  several  weeks, 
but  somehow  1905  never  seemed  to  get  the  true 
proportion  of  things  fixed  in  their  minds,  as  may  be 
observed  even  now.  Which  fact  is  also  plainly  shown 
by  the  events  connected  with  the  Sophomore- 
Freshman  foot-ball  game.  This  is  the  first  time  the 
facts  of  the  case  have  ever  been  explained  by  any 
one  of  our  class.  We  have  preferred  not  to  lower 
ourselves  by  calling  our  opponents  "dirty  quitters," 
and  giving  them  other  complimentary  epithets.  The 
regular  time  for  the  game  was  just  before  Thanks- 
giving, but  at  that  time  the  Freshmen  were  many 
of  them  at  home  trying  to  explain  their  wayward- 
ness to  fond  parents,  or  nursing  "sore-heads,"  and 
so  could  not  get  together  eleven  boys  to  make  up 
a  team.  They  were  told  to  come  out  on  the  field 
with  some  sort  of  an  aggregation,  but  instead  of 
that  what  few  there  were  here  left  town.  This  is 
not  a  fairy  tale,  but  history.  The  rest  of  the  year 
is  noteworthy  chiefly  because  Bill  Lunt,  Cy  Packard, 
John  Bridgham,  and  Tom  Chase,  each  added  nine 
inches  to  his  stature,  and  Jake  Powers  and  Ted 
Cunningham  joined  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  It  may  not 
be  amiss  to  mention  that  Zeus  Roberts  was  given 
the  position  of  evening  patrolman  of  Maine  Street ; 
his  success  was  great,  owing  to  his  gentle  amble 
and  his  beguiling  smile. 

Junior  year  brought  to  us  Millard  Chase  and 
Don  Walker,  who  could  not  stand  the  wickedness 
of  Dartmouth,  and  Schneider,  fresh  from  the  Ban- 
gor Theological  School,  who  had  an  idea  he  could 
improve  the  morals  of  Bowdoin  as  a  whole,  and  of 
Walter  Wildes  in  particular.  Also  Emil  Otto,  etc., 
von  Herms  and  Mr.  Wilder  were  now  in  the  Class 
of  1904.  Where  they  came  from  history  does  not 
record.  It  is  sufficient  to  know  that  they  decided  to 
remain,  although  Herms  must  be  held  responsible 
for  Mikelsky  leaving  us  at  the  end  of  fall  term, 
later  to  return  in  1905.  Herms  used  to  use  Mike's 
room  as  a  foot-ball  field,  which  prevented  Mike 
from  carrying  twelve  courses  successfully,  besides 
public  oratory  of  the  midnight  variety.  As  for 
Wilder,  he  figured  out  how  many  minutes  a  week 
were  wasted  in  shaving,  and  the  result  was  fear- 
ful. No  one  could  draw  a  picture  of  those  whisk- 
ers as  they  appeared  strolling  across  the  campus. 
Public  opinion,  however,  will  often  work  wonders, 
and  there  came  a  day  when  Wilder  came  into  view 
wSth  beauty  unadorned,  without  his  "G-strings," 
which  is  a  vulgar  term.  That  day  was  set  apart 
as  one  of  public  thanksgiving. 

During  spring  term.  Professor  Callender  was 
absent  from  college,  and  the  Juniors  took  unusual 
interest  in  the  Political  Economy  course,  gaining 
great  knowledge  thereby, — of  how  to  avoid  work. 
For  any  information  as  to  the  system  of  marking 
one  needs  only  to  talk  for  a  few  minutes  with 
Myrt.  Bryant  and  everybody  else  in  the  class  except 
Bill  Lunt.  Our  Ivy  Day  passed  off  marred  by  but 
a  few  drops  of  rain.  Harper  had  been  a  candidate 
for  chaplain  of  the  day,  but  he  made  remarks 
which  were  overheard  by  some  of  his  classmates,  and 
which  unfitted  him  for  the  dignity  of  the  office;  so 


94 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Burpee  filled  the  place,  perhaps  because  some  of 
his   conversation   had   not   been   recorded. 

Last  fall  when  we  were  entering  on  our  Senior 
year  as  Bowdoin  undergraduates,  there  seemed  to 
be  a  feeling  that  the  Class  of  1904  ought  to  do 
something  that  would  cause  it  to  be  remembered. 
When  one  seeks  opportunities,  he  seldom  fails  to 
find  them.  Our  chance  came  as  the  result  of  the 
night-shirt  parade,  which  affair  ended  in  a  battle, 
with  a  General  Grant  to  direct  the  college  forces. 
For  1904  the  casualties  were  many,  for  Blondey 
Small  received  a  broken  head.  The  news  of  the 
trouble  spreading  through  the  State,  caused  some 
adverse  criticism  of  the  night-shirt  custom,  so  that 
after  a  few  words  dropped  by  Prex  to  the  wise  of 
our  class,  a  mass-meeting  was  called  to  discuss  the 
advisability  of  dropping  this,  almost  the  last  of  the 
customs  peculiar  to  Bowdoin.  Senior  eloquence 
did  the  business,  arid  now  no  more  will  Freshmen 
flit  ghost-like  through  the  trees,  pursued  by  spirits 
who  will  not  let  them  rest.  We  trust  that  future 
classes  will  not  forget  what  they  owe  to   us. 

I  have  said  that  this  is  a  class  first  of  all  of  stu- 
dents, and  as  illustrations  of  this  we  can  point  to 
work  of  Dana,  Lunt,  Harper,  Burpee,  Bridgham, 
Brigham,  Griffin,  Clark,  Shorey,  Wilder,  Cunning- 
ham, Hathaway,  Bryanlt,  .and  Cram.  And  these 
are  by  no  means  all  who  have  attained  a  high 
standard  of  scholarship,  fn  the  debate  with 
Amherst  this  year,  two  of  our  winning  team,  Lunt 
and  Clark,  were  from  1904.  Our  athletic  ability 
has  not  been  great  in  quantity,  but  has  made  up  for 
this  in  quality.  To  the  foot-ball  team  we  have 
given  Captain  Beane  and  Cox.  In  track  we  have 
had  good  work  done  by  Captain  Rowe,  Clark, 
Everett,  and  Shorey.  In  tennis  Dana  and  Shorey 
have  been  prominent.  In  base-ball  we  have  had 
Gould,  Oakes,  and  Captain  Cox.  These  last  two 
have  done  the  pitching  for  the  last  four  years, 
Oakes  our  first  two  years,  and  Oakes  and  Cox  the 
last  two.  We  have  had  our  full  share  of  members 
of  the  musical  clubs,  and  Alphonse  Merryman 
has  represented  us  with  the  Early  Birds,  fn  fact, 
in  many  different  lines,  1904  has  taken  its  part, 
though   these  cannot  all   be   enumerated   here. 

This,  our  last  year,  has  been  spent  quietly,  and 
we  hope  profitably,  in  gaining  what  we  could  from 
the  much  that  Bowdoin  is  able  to  give.  The  little 
the  class  has  been  able  to  give  in  return  has  been 
given  gratefully  and  cheerfully.  As  classmates,  we 
are  but  beginning  to  realize  the  friendships  we  have 
formed  and  what  they  mean  to  us ;  but  we  know 
that  they  will  not  be  ended  when  we  leave  behind 
all  these  dear  associations.  Though  some  of  us 
may  never  again  clasp  hands  after  this  afternoon, 
we  cannot  forget  what  we  have  been  to  each  other 
during  these  last  four  years  when  we  have  lived 
together,  have  rejoiced  together,  have  taken 
together  what  has  been  allotted  to  us,  until  each 
can   now    say : 

"I  have  eaten  your  bread  and  salt, 
I  have   drunk  your  water  and  wine ; 
The  deaths  ye  died,   I  have  watched  beside, 
And  the  lives  ye  have  lived  were  mine." 

The  Class  of  1904  will  still  continue  to  be  a  class, 
no  matter  how  widely  we  may  be  separated,  and 
will   continue  to  hold   a  loyal   remembrance   of  and 


a    "deathless    devotion"    to    our    fostering    mother, 
Bowdoin. 

The  Parting  Address  by  William  E.  Lunt 
closed  the  literary  part  of  the  program. 


PARTING    ADDRESS. 
By  William  E.  Lunt. 

For  the  members  of  the  Class  of  1904  assembled 
here  this  afternoon,  this  marks  the  close  of  the  four 
brightest  and  happiest  years  that  can  come  into  the 
life  of  any  man.  For  four  years  we  have  been  living 
the  life  which  typifies  the  philosophy  of  Omar  Khay- 
yam, free  from  "past  regrets  and  future  fears ;"  the 
life  colored  by  the  optimism  of  youth  which  makes 
us  see  good  in  all  men.  It  is  the  most  democratic 
life  which  a  man  may  ever  experience :  the  life  in 
which  a  manly  act  is  soonest  recognized  and  a  dis- 
honorable act  the  quickest  denounced ;  the  life  in 
which  friendships  are  easiest  formed  and  hardest 
broken.  It  is  the  life  of  which  scholars  have  written 
and  poets  sung,  but  a  life  which  to  be  understood 
must  have  been  lived. 

The  spirit  which  runs  through  and  underneath 
this  life,  permeates  it,  surrounds  it,  makes  the  life 
what  it  is,  is  that  of  Bowdoin,  our  Alma  Mater. 
Four  years  ago  she  received  us  unto  herself.  She 
has  aided  us  in  our  search  for  knowledge.  She  has 
moulded  and  recast  our  characters.  She  has  taken 
away  from  the  characteristics  of  one,  added  to  those 
of  another,  united  and  solidified  us  until  we  have 
become  part  and  parcel  of  the  life  and  its  environ- 
ment. 

But  the  time  has  come  when  we  as  a  class  must 
say  our  last  farewell  to  our  Alma  Mater.  Our  part 
in  the  active  life  of  the  college  is  finished.  The  col- 
lege halls  echoing  to  the  sound  of  manly  voices,  the 
chapel  bell  ringing  out  its  daily  summons,  this  fair 
campus  upon  which  our  life  has  centered  for  the  past 
four  years,  all  will  soon  become  for  us  but  memories. 
The  hours  of  toil  and  the  hours  of  play ;  the  defeats 
nobly  met  and  the  victories  hardly  won  are  already 
matters  of  history.  Never  again  shall  we  feel  the 
same  mad  thrill  of  exultation  that  follows  an  athletic 
contest  won,  never  again  experience  quite  the  same 
feeling  of  good  fellowship,  "of  one  for  all  and  all 
for  one."  The  traditions,  the  associations,  the 
friendship,  the  ties  so  closely  knit  that  they  have 
become  a  part  of  our  very  selves  must  all  be  broken. 
We  go  forth  into  the  world. 

As  we  came  together  four  years  ago,  so  we  go 
forth  again  to-day,  as  individuals.  The  fostering 
care  of  our  Alma  Mater  can  no  longer  guide  our 
steps.  From  to-day  our  paths  separate.  Each  must 
go  his  own  appointed  way.  Each  must  make  or 
mar  his  own  life.  All  things  must  be  begun  anew. 
We  leave  with  sorrow  and  regret.  We  look  into 
the  future   with  doubt  and  uncertainty. 

But.  although  we  go  forth  to  our  appointed  tasks 
not  knowing  what  the  future  may  contain,  we  go 
not  unprepared.  We  go  with  confidence  in  our- 
selves and  in  humanity.  Buried  deep  in  the  breast  of 
each  one  of  us  lies  that  lesson  which  Bowdoin 
teaches  to  her  sons :  to  know  their  duty  and  to  do  it. 
It  is  the  teaching  which  has  animated  the  warrior  on 
the  field  of  battle.     The  statesman  has  applied  it  in 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


95 


the  guidance  of  the  nation.  With  it  the  poet  has 
inspired  countless  men  and  women  to  nobler  and  bet- 
ter deeds.  But  the  spirit  which  is  to-day  beating  in 
the  pulse  of  every  son  of  Bowdoin,  guides  his  path 
more  true  than  the  compass  guides  the  mariner  on 
the  pathless  deep.  It  is  the  heritage  of  Old  Bowdoin 
to  her  sons. 

From  our  numbers  it  may  be  that  none  will  rise 
to  places'  of  influence  and  power.  It  is  inevitable 
that  the  most  of  us  shall  join  the  great  mass  of  the 
rank  and  file.  The  efforts  of  a  few  will  be  stamped 
with  success.  The  lives  of  more  will  be  marked 
with  failures  and  disappointments.  But  whatever 
position  each  of  us  may  occupy,  whether  life  is 
crowned  with  victory  or  marred  by  defeat,  let  each 
of  us  so  live  that  when  his  course  is  finished  the 
world  shall  say  of  him,  "He  lived  and  died  a  man." 
Then  shall  we  know  that  the  Class  of  1904  has  been 
true  to  its  heritage.  Then  shall  we  know  that 
although  to-day  we  say  farewell  to  our  Alma  Mater, 
each  of  us  takes  with  him  a  spark  of  that  undying 
fire,  which  burning  in  the  breasts  of  so  many  of  her 
sons  has  illumined  the  annals  of  the  nation  and 
humanity.  Then  shall  we  know  that  we  ha.ve 
learned  well  the  lesson  that  Old  Bowdoin  teaches  to 
her  sons. 

All  of  the  parts  were  very  entertaining,  as 
were  the  musical  numbers  which  occurred 
between  each.  After  the  parting  address  the 
class  marched  out  to  the  campus,  where 
they  formed  a  circle  and  smoked  the  pipe  of 
peace,  after  which  they  rose  in  their  places 
and,  accompanied  bv  the  band,  sang  the  Class 
Ode. 

CLASS  ODE. 

S.  T.  Dana. 

Air — Eton  Boating  Song. 

Bowdoin  our  Alma  Mater, 

Fairer  can  never  be, 
To-day   we   are   come   together 

To  say  farewell  to  thee ; 
But  wherever  life  shall  lead  us, 

We'll  love  thee  for  evermore, 
And  long  shall  thy  praises  be  echoed 

By  the  Class  of  Nineteen  Four. 

Here,  'neath  thy  pines  majestic, 

Here  'mid  thine  ivied  halls, 
Has  been  bred  in  us  the  spirit 

To  welcome  whatever  befalls; 
So  now  as  we  face  the  future, 

Where  each  must  bear  his  part, 
We'll  enter  life's  long  struggle, 

With  a  strong  and  manly  heart. 

Others  will  soon  take  our  places, 

Classes  will   come  and  go. 
Yet  ne'er  shall  our  love  for  thee  weaken. 

But  ever  shall  stronger  grow. 
With  a  toast  to  old   days   at  Bowdoin, 

We'll  fill  to  the  brim  our  glass, 
And  we'll  cheer,  cheer  forever, 

For  the  college  and  for  the  class. 


After  the  singing  of  the  ode  the  class, 
headed  by  the  band,  marched  around  the  cam- 
pus and  cheered  the  buildings  in  farewell. 
After  cheering  Memorial  Hall  the  final  leave- 
takings  occurred  and  the  exercises  of  the 
afternoon  were  brought  to  an  end. 


COMMENCEMENT    HOP. 

Memorial  Hall,  on  Tuesday  evening,  was 
the  scene  of  one  of  the  most  brilliant  social 
events  of  the  season,  the  Senior  promenade 
and  hop.  The  spacious  hall  was  tastefully 
decorated  with  palms  and  potted  plants.  There 
was  a  profusion  of  college  banners  and  pillows 
which  added  greatly  to  the  beauty  of  the  room. 
Pullen's  Orchestra  furnished  music  in  an 
acceptable  style. 

The  Committee  of  Arrangements  consisted 
of  Harry  Lane  Palmer,  Walter  Howard  Sex- 
ton  and   George   Dudley    Martin. 

The  patronesses  were :  Mrs.  William 
DeWitt  Hyde,  Mrs.  Leslie  A.  Lee,  Mrs. 
Franklin  C.  Robinson,  Mrs.  William  A. 
Houghton,  Mrs.  Henry  Johnson,  Mrs.  George 
Little,  Mrs.  Charles  C.  Hutchins,  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Moody,  Mrs.  Alfred  Mitchell,  Mrs. 
Alfred  L.  Dennis,  Mrs.  R.  J.  Ham,  Mrs.  Ros- 
coe  McRae,  Mrs.  George  Files,  Mrs.  Wilmot 
Mitchell. 


MAINE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Maine  Historical 
Society  was  held  in  the  Cleveland  Lecture  Room, 
Tuesday  afternoon  at  2  p.m.  The  attendance  was 
fairly  large.  The  various  reports  were  read  and 
accepted,  the  treasurer's  report  showing  a  good  bal- 
ance on  hand.  Various  matters  were  taken  up  and 
discussed.  The  nominating  committee,  composed  of 
Messrs.  Perkins,  Chapman,  and  Stillfen,  reported  the 
following  list  of  officers  which  was  duly  elected : 
James  P.  Baxter,  President;  Professor  H.  L.  Chap- 
man, Vice-President ;  S.  L.  Boardman,  Correspond- 
ing Secretary  and  Recorder ;  H.  W.  Bryant, 
Recording  Secretary  and  Librarian. 


PHI  BETA  KAPPA  SOCIETY. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  fra- 
ternity. Alpha  of  Maine,  was  held  at  Hubbard  Hall 
at  9  o'clock  Wednesday  morning.  The  following 
officers  were  elected :  Hon.  Franklin  A.  Wilson  of 
Bangor,  President ;  Prof.  Jotham  D.  Sewall  of  Bos- 
ton, Vice-President ;  Prof.  George  T.  Files,  Secre- 
tary and  Treasurer.  The  literary  committee  was 
■chosen  as  follows :  Prof.  Henry  L.  Chapman,  Prof. 
George  T.  Little,  Prof.  C.  C.  Torrey,  Yale  Univer- 
sity,   and    Rev.    Charles    H.    Cutler,    Bangor.     The 


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following  members  of  1904  were  elected  and  initiated 
into  the  fraternity :  Philip  M.  Clark,  Cambridge, 
Mass. ;  Howard  C.  Griffin,  Bangor ;  Chester  T.  Har- 
per, Christiana,  Penn. ;  William  E.  Lunt,  Lisbon ; 
Arthur  C.  Shorey,  Bath ;  Ralph  S.  Smith,  Newburg ; 
and   Gerald   S.   Wilder.    Pembroke. 

From  1905  the  following  six  men  were  taken : 
Stanley  P.  Chase,  Portland ;  James  N.  Emery,  Bar 
Harbor ;  Edwin  L.  Harvey,  Bethel ;  Henry  G.  Ler- 
mond,  Warren ;  Leonard  A.  Pierce,  Houlton ;  Louis 
D.  H.  Weld,  Hyde  Park,  Mass.;  Henry  Hyde 
Smith,  Class  of  1854,  of  Boston,  was  elected  as  an 
honorary  member.  Last  year  the  following  men  of 
the  Class  of  1904  were  admitted  into  the  fraternity : 
Marshall  P.  Cram,  Brunswick;  Samuel  T.  Dana, 
Portland;  John  M.  Bridgham,  Dexter;  Myrton  A. 
Bryant,  Westbrook ;  George  W.  Burpee,  Houlton ; 
Eugene    P.    D.    Hathaway,    Wellesley,    Mass. 


MEDICAL   SCHOOL   GRADUATION. 

The  graduating  exercises  of  the  Maine  Medical 
School  occurred  Wednesday  in  the  college  church. 
At  10  o'clock  the  class,  led  by  its  marshal,  Ernest 
Victor  Call,  marched  down  the  aisle  of  the  church 
and  took  their  places  in  the  four  front  pews.  The 
exercises  were  opened  by  a  prayer  by  Rev.  E.  N. 
Packard  of  Board  of  Overseers.  This  was  fol- 
lowed by  music  by  Chandler's  Band,  after  which 
came  the  address  which  was  delivered  by  Rev.   H. 

A.  Jump,  pastor  of  the  college  church.  This 
address,  an  abstract  of  which  we  print  below,  was 
one  of  the  most  scholarly  productions  heard  for  a 
long  time.  The  oration  was  followed  by  the  pre- 
sentation of  diplomas  by  Dean  Alfred  Mitchell.  The 
members  of  the  class  are :  Joseph  N.  G.  Bernard, 
Lewiston;  Ernest  V.  Call,  A.B.,  Pittsfield ;  Silas  O. 
Clason,  A.B.,  Lisbon  Falls;  Charles  L.  Cragin, A.B., 
Norway ;  John  S.  Dyer,  New  Sharon ;  Edwin  M. 
Fuller,  Jr.,  A.B.,  Bath;  Edwin  W.  Gehring,  B.S., 
Bethel;  Ralph  W.  Goss,  A.B.,  Lewiston;  William 
P.  Hutchins,  Oakland;  Albert  M.  Jones,  A.B.,  Pitts- 
field  ;  Linwood  M.  Keene,  Northwood,  N.  H .  ;  John 

B.  Macdonald,  Waverly,  Mass.;  Archibald  McMil- 
lan, Boston,  Mass. ;  Frank  L.  Magune,  Rockport ; 
Harris  J.  Milliken,  A.B.,  Bangor;  Ralph  A.  Parker, 
A.B.,  South  Portland;  George  L.  Pratt,  A.B., 
Strong;  Harry  L.  Small,  Kingfield ;  Delbert  M. 
Stewart,  A.B.,  Lewiston ;  George  W.  C.  Studley. 
South  Portland ;  Le  Roi  Scott  Syphers,  South  Port- 
land ;  Herman  K.  Tibbetts,   Portland. 


ABSTRACT    OF    ADDRESS  TO    THE 

GRADUATING    GLASS    OF    THE 

MEDICAL  SCHOOL  OF  MAINE. 

The  speaker  took  for  his  theme  "The  Virtue  of 
Reverence."  This  virtue,  he  said,  peculiarly 
requires  emphasis  in  these  rushing  days,  and  is  not 
inappropriate  to  your  noble  calling.  Reverence  is 
far  broader  than  religion,  it  precedes  and  conditions 
religion,  it  is  the  manorial  estate  of  which  religion 
is  but  a  single  tenant.  A  traveller  sojourning  in  a 
highland  village  of  Scotland  noticed  his  host  each 
morning  climb  a  hill  back  of  the  house  and  remain 
a  'few  moments  as  if  in  prayer.  Upon  his  asking 
the  explanation  of  this  practice  his  host  answered 


him.  "I  climb  that  hill  each  morning  to  doff  my 
bonnet  to  the  beauty  of  the  world."  That  was  rev- 
erence. Until  you  have  doffed  your  bonnet  to 
something, — if  not  to  the  morning  sunshine,  then  to 
a  fellow-soul,  a  royal  thought,  a  commanding  truth, 
a  deathless  hope,  an  imperial  ideal,  you  are  not  full- 
grown  men.  The  declaration  of  Goethe  is  a  true 
one,  that  "Manhood  depends  upon  the  possession  of 
the  triple  reverence,  reverence  for  what  is  above  us, 
reverence  for  our  equals,  reverence  for  what  is 
below   us." 

Reverence  may  be  defined  as  an  exalted  sense  of 
worth  interfused  with  wonder.  Worth  does  not 
produce  reverence  without  the  aid  of  awe,  awe  can 
never  issue  in  reverence  without  the  companionship 
of  worth.  But  these  factors  are  also  the  perils  that 
beset  this  royal  virtue ;  for  when  the  element  of 
wonder  is  overworked  you  have  superstition,  when 
the  element  of  worth  is  considered  exclusively  you 
have  the  utilitarianism  of  the  commercial  spirit.  The 
one  peril  marked  the  mediaeval  ages,  the  other  is 
threatening  our  national  life  to-day.  To  illustrate 
fi'om  your  •  own  profession,  a  Bowdoin  student 
recently  told  me,  "I  intend  to  be  a  doctor,  for  in 
that  business  I  can  begin  to  make  money  sooner, 
keep  making  it  longer,  and  all  along  make  more  of 
it."  He  will  never  practice  the  healing  "art,"  he 
will  have  to  do  only  with  the  healing  "trade." 

As  physicians  you  will  manifest  this  virtue  of 
reverence  toward  the  human  body  which  you  treat. 
As  Walt  Whitman  sings,  "If  anything  is  sacred,  the 
human  body  is  sacred."  You  will  never  approach 
the  bedside  of  a  patient  without  a  realization  of  the 
significance  of  "that  human  organism  which  is  the 
receptacle  of  a  living  soul."  Prepare  your  medicine 
as  though  you  were  a  priest  making  ready  the  rites 
of  a  holy  faith.  Guard  against  flippancy  and  fool- 
hardiness  as  you  would  guard  against  yellow  fever. 

Revere  your  profession  as  an  art.  The  doctor 
practices  one  of  the  finest  of  the  fine  arts.  Have  an 
ideal  in  your  daily  work,  and  follow  this  as  Merlin 
followed  the  gleam.  Regard  your  art  broadly. 
While  a  narrow  man  can  be  a  good  wood-chopper, 
it  takes  a  broad  man  to  be  a  successful  wood-carver. 
Use  your  art  for  civic  betterment,  be  a  sanitary 
expert  in  your  town  and  give  your  services  to  the 
community  as  a  true  American  citizen.  Study 
psychology  as  well  as  materia  medica,  be  mind- 
curers  as  well  as  body-curers. 

Lastly,  you  must  have  reverence  both  for  the  old 
and  for  the  new.  In  you  the  conservative  must  be 
married  to  the  iconoclast.  The  one  will  not  forget 
the  old  that  is  true,  the  other  will  not  hesitate  to 
welcome  the  true  that  is  new.  Reverence  is  contem- 
poraneous as  well  as  ancestral.  It  accepts  any 
heresy  which  is  the  heresy  of  a  demonstrated  fact. 

The  address  was  copiously  illustrated  from  the 
history  of  medical  science  and  was  brightened  with 
an  occasional  touch  of  humor. 


DEDICATION  OF    HUBBARD    GRAND- 
STAND. 

On  Wednesday  forenoon,  the  dedication 
of  the  Hubbard  Grandstand  took  place.  The 
grandstand  with  a  seating  capacity  of  nearly 
600  was  packed  when  President  Hyde  arose  to 


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introduce  General  Hubbard.  The  President 
in  his  introductory  remarks  paid  a  glowing 
tribute  to  General  Hubbard  and  when  the  lat- 
ter arose  he  was  greeted  with  prolonged 
cheering.  He  said  that  we  wished  to  dedicate 
the  building  to  athletics  and  above  all  to  "fair 


the  Alma  Mater  which  was  shown  in  making 
this  priceless  gift  was  all  the  more  pleasing 
because  it  showed  the  love  of  a  loyal  son.  Dr. 
Whittier  also  gave  an  excellent  and  intensely 
interesting  resume  of  the  athletic  life  at  Bow- 
doin,  taking  it  back  as  far  as  1822.     The  heavy 


play,  and  may  the  best  man  win."  He  gave  an 
exceedingly  fine  address,  taking  as  his  theme 
the  maxim  of  fair  play.  He  finished,  as  he 
began,  amid  tremendous  applause.  President 
Hyde  then  introduced  Dr.  Frank  N.  Whittier 
who  accepted  the  building  in  behalf  of  the  col- 
lege. In  his  speech  of  acceptance  he  expressed 
with  feeling  the  deep  debt  of  gratitude  which 
every  alumnus,  student  and  friend  of  Bow- 
doin  feels  towards  General  Hubbard  for  his 
second  magnificent  gift.  He  said  that  this 
beautiful  gift  in  itself  meant  much,  but  to  the 
friends  of  the  college,  the  spirit  of  loyalty  to 


shower  which  fell  during  the  latter  part  of  the 
exercises  did  not  dampen  the  ardor  of  the 
throng  of  guests  as  they  left  the  field,  happy  in 
the  thought  that  Bowdoin  possesses  the  finest 
grandstand  for  its  size  of  any  college  in  the 
country. 

Note.— We  regret  very  much  that  we  are 
unable  to  print  the  addresses  of  Gen- 
eral Hubbard  and  Dr.  Whittier,  owing  to  the 
fact  that  we  have  not  received  them.  They 
will,  however,  be  printed  in  pamphlet  form 
and  sent  to  all  our  subscribers  later  on. 


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THE    EXERCISES    COMMEMORATIVE 
OF  THE  ONE-HUNDREDTH  ANNI- 
VERSARY OF  THE  BIRTH  OF 
NATHANIEL   HAWTHORNE. 

At  three  o'clock  Wednesday  afternoon  the 
college  church  was  crowded  with  friends  and 
alumni  of  the  college  to  hear  the  exercises 
commemorative  of  the  one-hundredth  anni- 
versary of  the  birth  of  Hawthorne.  On  the 
platform  were  seated  the  members  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  Overseers  and  the  Faculty, 
while  in  the  center  sat  President  Hyde,  with 
Chief  Justice  Melville  W.  Fuller,  of  the  Class 
of  1853,  on  his  right,  and  Hon.  Bliss  Perry, 
editor  of  the  Atlantic  Monthly,  on  his  left. 
The  exercises  opened  with  a  prayer  by  Rev. 
Dr.  John  S.  Sewall  of  the  Committee  of  the 
Boards.  After  a  choice  selection  by  Chand- 
ler's band  President  Hyde  introduced  Bliss 
Perry  to  deliver  the  address.  This  address, 
like  the  one  delivered  before  the  graduating 
class  of  the  Medical  School  in  the  morning, 
was  one  worth  going  a  long  distance  to  hear. 
It  was  a  most  excellent  oration  teeming  with 
elegant  diction  and  profound  thought.  We 
regret  very  much  that  we  are  able  to  print  only 
an  abstract  here,  owing  to  the  fact  that  the 
entire  address  will  appear  in  the  August  num- 
ber of  the  Atlantic  Monthly. 


ABSTRACT  OF  ADDRESS  DELIVERED 
BY  HON.  BLISS  PERRY. 

In  the  best  known  and  best  loved  circles  of  our 
American  writers  there  is  one  figure  who  stands  in  a 
soil  of  involuntary  isolation.  Nathaniel  Haw- 
thorne died  about  forty  years  ago,  and  many  living 
men  and  women  remember  him  with  strange  vivid- 
ness. Yet  he  remains,  after  all,  a  man  apart.  Mys- 
tery gathers  about  him,  even  while  the  analysts  and 
the  critics  are  striving  to  make  his  portrait  clear. 
Like  Hamlet  he  loved  to  discourse  with  unlettered 
people,  with  wandering  artists,  with  local  humorists, 
although  without  losing  his  own  dignity  and  inviol- 
able reserve.  He  had  irony  for  the  pretentious, 
kindness  for  the  simple-hearted,  merciless  wit  for 
the  fools.  He  liked  to  speculate  about  men  and 
women,  about  temptation  and  sin  and  punishment ; 
but  he  remained  clear-sighted  enough  to  distinguish 
between  the  thing  in  itself,  and  the  thing  as  it 
appeared   to  him   in  his   solitude  and  melancholy. 

We  celebrate  in  this  summer  time,  the  centenary 
of  Hawthorne's  birth.  No  glimpse  of  Hawthorne, 
at  any  period  of  his  career,  is  without  its  charm; 
yet  a  peculiar  fascination  attaches  to  those  pictures 
of  the  handsome,  brooding,  impenetrable  boy  which 
have  been  sketched  in  lines  all  too  few,  by  his  col- 
lege classmates.  Here  in  a  rustic  school  of  learn- 
ing,  on   the   edge   of    the    wilderness,    our    student 


found  his  Wittenberg.  When  Hawthorne  matricu- 
lated in  1821,  Bowdoin  College  had  had  but  nineteen 
years  of  struggling  life.  There  were  a  handful  of 
professors,  and  slightly  more  than  a  hundred  stu- 
dents. Yet  the  place  already  had.  character  and  it 
somehow  bred  aspiration. 

Among  his  more  ambitious  companions,  the  shy 
young  Hawthorne  held  quietly  to  his  own  paths. 
He  seems  to  have  liked  the  plain  country-bred  lads 
better  than  the  sons  of  wealth  and  social  oppor- 
tunity. He  belonged  to  the  more  democratic  of  the 
two  literary  societies.  The  scanty  records  of  his 
undergraduate  life  tells  tis  something  of  him 
although  not  much ;  he  rooms  in  Maine  Hall,  he 
boards  at  Mrs.  Dunning's,  he  is  fined  for  card-play- 
ing, refuses  to  declaim,  writes  better  Latin  and 
English  prose  than  the  others, — but  that  is  about  all. 

Although  the  young  Hawthorne  came  no  nearer 
winning  academic  distinction  than  Lowell  and 
Thackeray,  his  college  career  betrays  everywhere  a 
steady  insistence  upon  what  he  deliberately  thought 
and  felt  it  right  to  do.  He  had  his  own  inner  life, 
and  if  Bowdoin  did  not  impart  to  him  all  the  mani- 
fold intellectual  and  spiritual  culture  which  an  old 
world  university  in  theory  possesses,  he  found  there 
freedom,   health,   and  a  few  men  to  love. 

What  sort  of  a  writer  of  fiction  was  he?  Many 
elements  contribute  to  the  answer  of  that  question. 
There  are  lines  of  literary  inheritance  to  be 
reckoned  with ;  influences  of  race  and  nationality 
and  epoch  play  their  part.  But  of  all  the  factors 
that  shaped  Hawthorne's  career  as  a  writer,  Salem 
inevitably  comes  first.  Back  to  that  weather- 
beaten,  decrepit  seaport  Hawthorne  returned  when 
the  bright  college  days  were  over.  The  gray  mist 
of  the  place  settles  about  him  and  gathers  within 
him,  and  for  a  dozen  years  one  can  scarcely  tell 
whether  he  is  man  or  spectre.  All  that  is  certain  is 
that  he  is  alone.  His  classmates  fare  forth  eagerly 
into  law,  politics,  business.  But  Hawthorne  has  no 
taste  for  any  of  the  professions.  He  lingers  on  in 
Salem,  sharing  the  scanty  income  of  his  mother  and 
sister,  reading  desultory  books,  taking  long  noctur- 
nal and  daytime  rambles,  brooding,  dreaming,  and 
trying  to  learn  in  his  dismal  chamber  to  write 
stories  of  human  life.  The  sojourn  of  HawtL  orne 
in  Salem  is  an  old  story  now.  Nothing  new  is  to  be 
added  to  the  record  of  morbid  physical  isolation  and 
of  intellectual  solitude.  True,  Hawthorne's  separa- 
tion from  the  world  preserved  him  from  those  dis- 
tractions which  often  dissipate  the  powers  of  the 
artist  He  kept,  as  he  said,  the  dew  of  his  youth 
and  .he  freshness  of  his  heart.  His  unbroken  leis- 
ure left  him  free  to  ponder  upon  a  few  permanent 
objects  of  meditation,  and  no  one  can  say  how 
much  his  romance  may  not  have  gained  thereby  in 
depth  of  tone  and  concentration  of  intention. 

Yet  the  plain  fact  remains  that  he  hated  his  self- 
imposed  prison,  even  while  he  lacked  vigor  to 
escape  from  it.  Strike  the  veil  of  romantic  mystery 
from  these  Salem  years,  and  they  show  their  sinis- 
ter significance.  It  was  an  abnormal  melancholy 
existence  which  sapped  Hawthorne's  physical  vital- 
ity and  left  its  twilight  upon  his  soul  and  upon  the 
beautiful  pages  of  his  books.  Hawthorne  said  of 
them  afterward — "They  have  the  pale  tint  of  flowers 
that  blossomed  in  too  retired  a  shade." 

Nevertheless,  the  flowers  did  blossom  in  spite  of 
all.     The  soil   would  have   been   better   had  it   been 


too 


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enriched  and  watered,  yet  it  was  Hawthorne's  native 
soil.  For  two  hundred  years  his  ancestors  had 
trodden  the  Salem  streets,  had  persecuted  witches, 
had  whipped  Quaker  women,  had  helped  to  build  a 
commonwealth.  He  had  no  particular  pride  or 
love  for  them,  but  he  cculd  not  escape  the  bond  of 
kinship.  His  imagination  homed  back  to  the  super- 
stition burdened  past,  with  its  dark  enthusiasm,  its 
stern  sense  of  law.  Open  the  mouldering  folio  of 
Mather's   Magnalia   and  you   will   discover  the   men 


Hon.  Buss  Perry. 

and  the   scenes   that  haunted  Hawthorne's   mind   as 
he  sat  in  the  dusky  chamber  writing  tales. 

Pale  blossoms,  indeed,  are  many  of  these  earlier 
tales,  yet  genius  was  stirring  at  their  root,  and  their 
growtb  was  guided  by  a  hand  that  already  distin- 
guished between  the  lower  truth  of  fact  and  the 
higher  truth  of  the  imagination.  Sunshine  was  all 
that  was  needed,  and  by  and  by,  though  tardily,  the 
sunshine  came.  Hawthorne  falls  in  love ;  he  craves 
and  finds  contact  with  "the  material  world ;"  he  goes 
to  work  in  the  Boston  Custom  House ;  he  makes 
investment  of  money  and  co-operation  at  Brook 
Farm,  where  his  handsome  figure  and  quizzical  smile 
seem  almost  substantial  now,  among  the  ghosts  of 
once  eager  reformers  that  flit  about  that  deserted 
hillside.  He  marries  a  charming  woman  and  lives 
with  her  in  the  Old  Manse  at  Concord  for  four 
years  of  idyllic  happiness.  He  publishes  a  new  col- 
lection of  tales  marked  by  originality  of  conception, 


a  delicate  sense  of  form,  and  deep  moral  signifi- 
cance. He  goes  picknicking  with  politicians,  too, 
and  gets  appointed  surveyor  of  the  port  of  Salem. 
He  is  doing  a  man's  work  in  the  world  now,  and  in 
spite  of  some  humorous  grumblings  and  the  neglect 
of  his  true  calling,  takes  a  manly  satisfaction  in  it. 
But  partisan  politics  rarely  did  America  a  better 
service  than  in  1849,  when  the  Whig  administration 
threw  Hawthorne  out  of  office.  His  admirable  wife, 
when  he  told  her  that  he  had  been  superseded, 
exclaimed.  "Oh,  then  you  can  write  your  book." 

This  book,  as  every  one  knows,  was  the  Scarlet 
Letter,  that  incomparable  masterpiece  of  American 
fiction,  which  has  ever  since  taken  its  place  among 
the  great  literature  of  the  world.  The  boyish 
dream  of  fame,  analyzed  in  so  many  exquisite  par- 
ables cheering  his  weary  years  of  waiting,  had  at 
last  come  true  to  him.  He  was  too  unworldly  to 
value  it  over-much,  but  he  took  a  quiet  pleasure  in 
his  success,  without  losing  his  cool,  detached  attitude 
towards  his  own  creations.  He  was  forty-six ;  and 
he  had  but  fourteen  more  years  to  live.  The  first 
two  of  which  were  most  rich  in  production,  for  they 
brought  forth  the  House  of  the  Seven  Gables,  that 
well-nigh  faultless  romance  of  Old  Salem;  the 
beautiful  Wonder-Book,  written  in  six  weeks  with 
marvelous  technical  mastery  of  a  difficult  genre  of 
literature ;  and  finally  the  shrewd,  ironical,  surpris- 
ingly novel  handling  of  his  Brook  Farm  material, 
the  Blithedale  Romance. 

When  Hawthorne  accepted  the  Liverpool  consul- 
ship in  1853,  ne  was  already,  what  he  has  ever  since 
remained,  the  foremost  writer  of  fiction.  His 
extended  sojourn  abroad  illuminated  his  mind  in 
many  ways,  but  it  can  scarcely  be  said  to  have  con- 
tributed new  elements  to  his  art.  The  unseen 
springs  of  vitality  in  him  were  beginning  to  fail ; 
the  shadows  dispersed  by  many  a  year  of  happiness, 
were  beginning"  to  close  in  once  more. 

It  was  in  the  year  of  i860  that  the  wayfarer 
returned  home,  and  settled  at  The  Wayside  in  Con- 
cord. Wartime  was  nearing,  and  Hawthorne,  never 
an  eager  politician  in  any  cause,  was  perplexed  about 
his  country,  gloomy  about  himself.  He  wrote, 
indeed,  wth  his  customary  skill  of  surface  composi- 
tion upon  a  new  romance  whose  theme  was  the 
elixir  of  immortality.  "I  have  a  notion,"  he  writes 
to  Longfellow,  "that  the  last  book  will  be  my  best, 
and  full  of  wisdom  about  matters  of  life  and  death." 
But  it  was  fitful,  despairing  work,  without  unity  of 
architecture.  He  sketched  it  now  under  one  title 
and  now  under  another.  At  last  he  prepared  the 
opening  chapter  for  the  Atlantic  Monthly,  but  in 
May,  1864,  the  unfinished  manuscript  rested  upon 
his  coffin.  And  so  there  passes  from  sight  our  New 
England  Hamlet,  with  his  grave  beauty,  mournful 
accents,  his  half-told  wisdom  about  matters  of  life 
and  death. 


THE  PRESENTATION  OF  THE  CLASS 
OF    1878   MEMORIAL   GATEWAY. 

Soon  after  the  Hawthorne  centennial 
exercises  occurred  the  presentation  of  the 
Class  of  1878  memorial  gateway.  The  large 
assemblage  were  seated  around  the  platform 
which    had    been    erected    for     the     occasion 


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between  Memorial  Hall  and  the  1878  Gate- 
way. On  the  platform  were  seated  Hartley 
C.  Baxter,  Brunswick,  Professor  A.  E.  Bur- 
ton, Dean  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology, Professor  G.  C.  Purington,  Farming- 
ton,  Professor  W.  E.  Sargent,  Hebron ;  Hon. 
Barrett  Potter,  Brunswick,  and  S.  E.  Smith, 


rier  now  between  town  and  gown,  although  in  ear- 
lier days,  we  are  told,  there  were  moments  when 
even  a  stockade  might  have  been  welcomed. 

It  is  somewhat  repugnant  to  modern  thought  to 
enclose  academic  halls  with  high  fences  and  closed 
gates.  Monastic  exclusiveness  is  not  now  asso- 
ciated with  true  scholarship.  We  desire  that  all  that 
tends  to  educate,  enlighten  and  uplift  the  human  soul 


M^p****^!®^'  X                      rgaM 

pjIMp    jWI 

■  ■  1 

Esq.,  the  members  of  the  Class  of  1878  who 
were  present.  The  address  of  presentation 
was  made  by  Professor  A.  E.  Burton  as  fol- 
lows : 

PRESENTATION   OF   '78'S   GATEWAY. 
Address  by  Prof.  Alfred  E.  Burton 

To  the  President  and  officers  of  Bowdoin  College, 
and  the  alumni,  I  wish  to  say  that  the  motive  that 
actuates  the  surviving  members  of  the  Class  of  '78 
to  build  and  present  to  you  this  gateway  is  solely 
the  desire  to  leave  with  you,  here  on  these  grounds, 
some  lasting  and  tangible  memorial  of  their  loyalty 
to  the  college. 

Structures  built  of  iron,  stone,  brick  and  cement 
outlive  their  builders.  May  these  simple  posts  do 
this  service  for  us.  Size  and  cost  do  not  determine 
the  age  of  structures.  May  this  stone,  brick  and 
cement  have  been  so  well  joined  together  that  they 
will  reach  a  moss-grown  antiquity. 

'78  would  gladly  give  you  a  structure  more 
imposing,  more  beautiful,  more  useful,  were  she  able 
to  do  so.  We  are  but  a  little  band  of  fifteen  men 
(we  numbered  twenty-two  when  we  entered  college), 
but  we  have  as  much  affection  for  our  Alma  Mater 
as  the  largest  class  that  ever  graduated. 

It  is  a  portal,  not  a  gate ;  it  welcomes  all  and 
shuts  out  none.  It  indicates  the  boundary  between 
ground  devoted  to  education,  hallowed  by  traditions 
and  associations,  and  ground  devoted  to  traffic  and 
the  every-day  business  of  commercial  life.  We  place 
it  here  not  as  a  barrier.     There  is  no  need  of  a  bar- 


should  be  open  to  the  world.  It  is  a  portal  of  wel- 
come ;  not  a  gate  for  exclusion. 

Our  posts  are  erected  much  in  the  same  spirit  as 
were  those  wooden  torii  scattered  along  the  roads  of 
Old  Japan.  They  indicate  to  the  traveler  that  he  is 
approaching  a  shrine ;  they  bid  him  to  compose  his 
thoughts ;  to  bring  his  soul  into  a  receptive  and 
appreciative  mood. 

The  symbolism  of  our  gateway  is  plain  and  easily 
read.  Above  all  you  see  the  open  book,  symbol  of 
knowledge,  education,  culture ;  in  the  center  of  the 
iron  work  the  old  college  seal,  the  same  we  rejoiced 
to  see  upon  our  diplomas.  On  the  post  of  honor 
the  Heraldic  Coat-of-Arms  of  the  Bowdoin  Family 
worthily  enwreathed  with  laurel ;  on  the  other  post 
is  inscribed  the  date  of  erection,  and  below,  with 
all  due  modesty,  the  year  of  the  class.  It  would 
not  have  taken  a  much  larger  panel  to  have  recorded 
the  roll  of  all  the  living  members,  but  this  is  not  the 
gift  of  individuals ;  it  is  a  memorial  to  our  class  and 
especially  to  those  fine  fellows  who  have  gone  and 
cannot  share  in  the  giving. 

We  were  always  few  in  number ;  not  large 
enough  for  successful  combinations  and  cliques  we 
were  forced  to  act  a  unit.  Even  the  Faculty  recog- 
nized this  fact  and  when  some  of  us  got  into  a 
scrape  put  the  whole  class  on  a  stage  of  discipline. 

We  lived  here  four  happy  years  among  the  build- 
ings which  you  can  see  from  our  gateway.  The  sur- 
roundings in  which  we  find  ourselves  after  passing 
through  this  gate  are  so  new  and  impressive  that  we 
actually  need  the  faces  of  our  old  professors  to 
assure  us  this  is  Bowdoin.  Chapman,  Robinson, 
Johnson,  and  Lee  know  us  if  the  others  do  not.  We 
are  glad  that  we  are  old  enough  to  remember  Pack- 


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ard  and  Young,  and  be  known  to  the  Brothers 
Sewall.  As  Freshmen  we  gathered  in  the  Church 
on  the  Hill  to  hear  Longfellow.  We  listened  to  the 
Morituri  Salutamus  from  his  lips,  and  dear  old 
Professor  Packard,  as  he  presided  at  the  chapel  ser- 
vice, was  a  living  link  with  the  college  that  knew 
Hawthorne  and  the  famous  Class  of  '25. 

We  do  not  talk  much  about  sentiment  and  imag- 
ination here  in  New  England,  but  as  we  grow  older 
we  are  more  willing  to  confess  their  influence  on  our 
Jives. 

We  lived  the  usual  college  life ;  we  studied  some, 
and  learned  much  that  was  not  in  the  books ;  we 
lived  up  to  the  old  traditions,  sometimes  to  our  cost; 
we  played  a  game  of  foot-ball  against  the  whole 
Sophomore  Class;  we  rowed  in  the  class  races  on 
the  river,  won  a  prize  and  made  a  record;  we 
buried  Analytics  with  due  honors ;  held  our  Ivy 
Day ;  our  dance  on  the  green ;  last  chapel ;  and 
finally  smoked  the  pipe  of  peace.  But  there  is  only 
one  other  memorial  of  our  class  besides  these  posts 
now  on  the  campus.  It  is  the  vine  that  climbs  the 
right-hand  post  of  the  chapel  door  and  reaches  even 
to  the  windows.  This  has  been  a  living  witness  of 
our  student  days  since  June  of   1877. 

Against  my  wish,  the  college  has  singled  me  out 
of  this  class  to  speak  for  them  to-day.  There  are 
fourteen  worthier  men,  many  of  them  bred  to  the 
business  of  talking.  We  have  our  lawyers,  our 
stump  speakers,  and  our  legislators,  and  you  have 
picked   out  the   civil   engineer. 

The  Course  in  Civil  Engineering  was  but  a  tem- 
porary episode  in  the  History  of  old  Bowdoin.  It 
is  most  natural  to  think  of  a  Bowdoin  man  as  a 
lawyer,  as  a  minister,  as  a  Governor  of  the  State. 
We  do  not  expect  many  of  them  to  be  surveyors, 
builders  of  bridges  and  sewers.  However,  the  little 
band  of  civil  engineers  that  went  from  here  during 
the  period  of  about  ten  years  are  loyal  to  their  col- 
lege and  their  good  old  Professor  Vose.  They 
cheer  for  Bowdoin  as  heartily  as  any  minister  or 
lawyer.  They  are  (especially  appreciative  of  the 
structural  beauty  of  the  college  grounds.  They 
rejoice  that  Architecture,  Painting,  and  Sculpture 
are  adorning  their  Alma  Mater  without  detracting 
from  her  moral  and  intellectual  beauty. 

'78  knows  that  campus,  athletic  field,  and  fine 
buildings  are  not  the  college ;  we  even  suspect  that 
foot-ball,  base-ball,  and  athletic  sports  are  not  the 
whole  thing.  We  know  that  Bowdoin  has  been 
growing  in  the  real  college  work,  the  broad  educa- 
tion of  men,  and  we  rejoice.  Accept  from  us,  then, 
this  token  of  our  good-will.  We  hope  it  does  not 
mar  the  beauty  of  more  costly  gifts.  If  you  can 
truly  say  that  it  looks  in  place  and  as  though  it 
might    have    been    here    always,    we    are    satisfied. 

Professor  Robinson  rose  to  deliver  the 
Address  of  Acceptance  amid  tremendous 
applause. 

ADDRESS    OF    ACCEPTANCE. 
Mr.   Secretary  and  Class  of  1878: 

In  behalf  of  the  college  I  accept  this  beautiful 
gateway.  Three  years  ago  a  similar  gift  was  pre- 
sented by  the  Class  of  1875.     I  wish  for  your  sakes 


that  this  one  could  be  received  with  as  fitting  and 
memorable  words  as  that  one  was,  but  you  and  all 
here  know  that  such  words  come  only  from  him 
who  then  spoke,  and  he  is  not  now  speaking,  not 
because  we  did  not  want  him  to  be  but  because  he 
can  decline  a  service  with  as  much  grace  and 
effectiveness   as   he   can   perform  it. 

But  to  those  interested  in  correspondences  and 
analogies  and  especially,  as  I  hope,  to  the  Class  of 
1878  there  may  seem  to  be  a  certain  appropriate- 
ness in   the  final  selection  of  me  for  this  service. 

The  Class  of  1878  began  its  college  life  and  I 
my  college  teaching  the  same  year.  It  is  true  that 
I  did  not  begin  my  experimenting  upon  them,  but 
the  classes  I  taught  previously,  were  doubtless 
somewhat  awed  by  the  fact  that  I  had  been  an 
upperclassman  to  them,  and  you  know  we  never 
quite  get  over  that. 

But  to  '78  I  was  new,  with  no  tradition  to  help 
me,  and  while  I  experimented  at  them  they  experi- 
mented with  still  greater  freedom  on  me.  And  I 
always  felt  profoundly  grateful  to  the  class  for  one 
thing  especially,  and  that  is,  that  there  were  so  few 
of  them.  For  I  am  very  sure  that  if  it  had  been 
as  large  a  class  as  many  others,  with  correspond- 
ingly increased  activity,  my  teaching  career  here  at 
least  would  have  come  to  an  untimely  end.  I  never 
have  been  able  to  account  fully  for  that  aggressive 
activity  of  '78.  Some  would  doubtless  account  for 
it  by  saying  that  at  that  particular  time,  right  after 
the  famous  "drill  rebellion,"  when  prophecies  of  the 
utter  extinction  of  the  college  were  rife,  it  took  an 
extra  amount  of  courage  and  resolution  to  come  to 
Bowdoin. 

So  while  this  memorial  is  theirs  it  is  mine  also. 
It  reminds  me  of  what  they  left  undone.  My  inter- 
est in  it  is  as  great  as  theirs.  And  as  I  pass  in  and 
out  through  it  in  the  few  remaining  years  of  my 
college  pilgrimage  I  shall  seem  to  see  written  on  it 
the  words :  "In  hoc  signo  vinci,"  which  may  be  ren- 
dered, by  one  of  those  free  translations  for  which 
the  class  was  notorious,  I  finally  escaped  from 
this  class. 

But  all  pleasantry  aside,  I  am  sure  that  no  more 
fitting  and  appropriate  memorial  was  ever  erected  on 
the  college  grounds,  and  the  class  is  to  be  congrat- 
ulated, and  I  doubt  not  will  be  envied,  by  other 
classes  for  the  opportunity  it  has  had  of  erecting  it. 

It  is  appropriate  in  location,  in  material,  and  in 
design. 

It  is  placed  at  what  is  and  always  has  been  the 
main  entrance  to  the  college  grounds  used  by  the 
undergraduates.  For  a  hundred  years  and  more 
the  majority  of  the  students  have  first  stepped  foot 
upon  the  campus  at  this  point,  and  when,  after  the 
four  years  were  ended,  and  the  final  packing  up 
and  departure  were  made  it  was  through  here  that 
they  got  that  last  look  of  the  place  they  loved  so 
well.  That  view  remains  in  your  minds  to-day  as 
it  does  in  the  minds  of  so  many  others.  Such  is 
the  place  you  have  now  so  greatly  beautified,  and 
if  as  psychologists  tell  us,  first  and  last  impressions 
are  most  enduring  and  important,  the  thing  you  have 
done  cannot  be  overestimated  in  its  effect  for  good 
upon  future  generations  of  students. 

Instead  of  that  old  wooden  gate,  well  adapted 
for  a  pasture,  suggesting  to  very  many  of  those  first 
coming  to  college,  that  home  employment  they  may 


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have  respected  but  did  not  love,  you  have  given 
us  this  beautiful  structure  which  at  once  turns  the 
mind   to   the   things   a  college   stands   for. 

Most  appropriately  also  a  gateway  at  such  a 
place  is  made  of  bricks  and  iron,  the  construction 
materials  of  a  working  world,  materials  which  rep- 
resent  the   solid  practical   things  of  life. 

Stone  and  bronze,  used  so  effectively  in  that 
other  gateway,  were  most  appropriate  to  its  posi- 
tion, but  far  less  so  to  this.  That  is  distinctively 
the  graduate  entrance  to  the  college  grounds.  The 
chain  which  guards  it  rarely  comes  down  except  at 
commencement  time  to  let  the  procession  through  as 
it  goes  to  and  from  the  graduation  exercises.  It 
stands  especially  for  things  done,  for  honors 
attained  and  to  be  preserved.  Bronze  and  stone 
are  most  fitting  to  use  for  such  a  memorial. 

The  college  of  to-day  looks  at  the  gateway  with 
great  admiration,  but  it  rarely  uses  it  on  account 
of  its  location.  Like  the  noble  art  building  near 
which  it  stands  it  belongs  to  the  college  but  also  to 
the  broader  life  outside  and  beyond  the  college. 

Which  of  these  gateways  will  be  more  admired 
as  works  of  art,  may  be  an  open  question,  but 
around  which  the  precious  memories  of  college  life 
will  cling  most  closely  there  can  be  no  doubt. 

I  do  not  feel  at  all  competent  to  discuss  its 
artistic  qualities,  and  if  I  did  this  would  be  no  place 
to  do  it,  but  there  are  certain  things  which  impress 
me  most  favorably,  and  are  in  my  judgment  in 
perfect  harmony  with  what  a  gateway  should  be  at 
such  a   place. 

It  is  solid  and  square  in  design  as  all  college  life 
should  be,  and  its  two  most  important  pillars  do  not 
stand  independent  of  each  other,  but  are  bound 
solidly  together  by  the  iron  arch,  as  all  time  col- 
lege interests  should  be.  I  like  it  also  that  there  is 
no  chain  for  the  footways,  no  suggestion  even  of 
anything  to  close  them.  It  emphasizes  the  perfect 
freedom  of  Bowdoin  College.  Ingress  and  egress 
to  it  may  be  by  a  narrow  way  but  it  is  never  closed. 
Its  use  depends  only  on  that  free  will  and  choice 
with  which  every  man  is  endowed.  Whether  the 
narrowness  of  the  footways,  hardly  allowing  of 
the  passage  of  two  abreast,  marks  the  belief  of  '78 
that  the  college  should  never  be  co-educational  I  do 
not  know,  but  even  if  it  does  I  am  not  now  pre- 
pared  to   disapprove   of   even    such    a   minor   detail. 

But  the  most  symbolic  thing  about  it.  and  the 
one  I  approve  of  most  is  the  college  seal  springing 
from  the  highest  point  of  the  arch,  as  though  con- 
trolling and  dominating  the  whole  design.  It  is  the 
general  college  interest  which  gives  unity  and 
strength  to  college  life.  In  these  days  when  the 
pressure  of  the  secret  societies  seems  to  grow 
stronger  and  stronger,  upon  the  undergraduate,  he 
should  be  constantly  reminded  of  the  college  as  a 
whole. 

On  that,  other  beautiful  gateway  the  college  seal 
is  present  on  a  part  of  the  design,  but  not  a  con- 
spicuous part.  The  great  stone  pillars  thrust 
themselves  through  and  above  it ;  for  the  college 
idea  very  properly  does  not  and  should  not  domi- 
nate the  graduate  as  it  ought  to  the  undergradu- 
ate. The  graduate  world  is  not  the  narrower  col- 
lege world.  But  he  will  never  enter  as  he  should 
into  the  broader  world  beyond  the  college  unless 
he  has  allowed  the  full  college  world  to  act  upon 
him. 


When  the  immortal  Lincoln  died,  one  of  the  sor- 
rowing friends  around  his  bedside  exclaimed,  "He 
now  belongs  to  the  ages."  So  every  great  thing 
done  and  every  great  man  who  does  it  belong  to 
the  ages.  No  locality  can  appropriate  them.  This 
college  cannot  train  men  for  the  ages  if  it  allows 
their  college  life  to  be  controlled  by  anything  but 
the  broadest  spirit  of  college  unity.  This  gateway 
will,   I  believe,  constantly  teach  this  lesson. 

Old  Bowdoin's  gateway  is  massive  and  tall, 

Its  entrance  is  narrow  but  open  to  all. 
And  over  this  portal  forever  shall  stand, 

The  seal  of  the  college,  like  a  guiding  hand. 
And  each  of  her  children  as  he  passes  through. 

Will   learn   there   the  lesson,   so   old,   so  new, 
"Whatever  you  do,   be   it  great  or  small. 

Let  the  seal  of  the  college  stand  over  it  all." 

These  are  some  of  the  reasons  why  I  look  upon 
this  gift  with  so  much  interest  and  approval.  For 
it  does  what  you  wanted  to  do ;  stands  as  a  memo- 
rial of  your  college  days ;  serves  as  a  place  for  future 
meetings  of  the  class  on  that  spot  where  you  first 
set  foot  on  the  college  campus.  But  it  does  also 
what  we  who  work  here  wanted  done ;  strengthens 
the  present  college ;  makes  it  more  attractive  to 
those  who  should  come  to  it;  and  thus  helps  to 
extend  into  other  lives  those  influences  which  were 
so  important  in  your  own. 

The  Class  of  1878  was  small  in  numbers,  and  its 
death  rate  since  graduation  has  been  unusually 
high,  but  it  was  always  a  class  which  did  things, 
and  things  which  were  worth  while.  This  is  one  of 
them.  You  have  earned  from  your  college  mother 
commendation,  than  which  none  could  be  higher. 

"Well    done,    good    and    faithful    servant." 

As  her  representative  here  to-day  I  give  it  to 
you.  I  also  unite  with  her  in  the  hope  that  for 
you   all, 

When  at  last  beyond  life's  tide 

You  reach  that  port  on  the  further  side, 
The  gate  of  peace  may  stand  open  wide ; 

Like  this  you  leave  behind  you. 


THE   PRESIDENT'S   RECEPTION. 

On  Wednesday  evening,  President  and 
Mrs.  Hyde  gave  their  usual  annual  reception 
to  the  Senior  Class,  the  alumni  and  friends  of 
the  college.  The  affair  was  a  very  pleasant 
one.  A  large  number  of  guests  were  present, 
and  the  greetings  they  gave  and  received  from 
each  other  and  the  President,  showed  the  gen- 
uine pleasure  they  felt  at  being  able  to  meet 
one  another  again  under  the  influence  of  "Old 
Bowdoin." 


ALUMNI    ASSOCIATION. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation was  held  in  the  Alumni  Room,  Hub- 
bard Hall,  Thursday  morning.     There  was  a 


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very  large  attendance  with  President  Frank- 
lin Payson,  '76,  in  the  chair.  A  committee 
consisting  of  Professor  Chapman,  Thomas  J. 
Emery,  '68,  and  Eben  Freeman,  '85,  was 
appointed  to  look  after  the  vacancies  on  the 
board  of  overseers.  Another  committee  on 
vacancies  on  this  board  consisting  of  George 
M.  Seiders,  '72,  Mvles  Standish,  '75,  and 
William  T.  Hall,  Jr.,''88,  was  appointed.  The 
following  were  elected  members  of  the  Ath- 
letic and  Advisory  Council ;  Charles  T.  Hawes, 
'76,  Franklin  C.  Payson,  '76,  Barrett  Potter, 
'78,  Roland  W.  Mann,  '92,  and  Henry  A. 
Wing,  '80.  Henry  K.  White,  '74,  Charles  H. 
Cutler,  '81,  and  Henry  H.  Newbegin,  '91, 
were  elected  a  committee  on  the  Pray  prize. 
The  discussion  of  changes  to  the  Athletic 
Association's  constitution  was  then  taken  up. 
Several  minor  amendments  to  the  constitution 
were  made,  the  most  important  of  which  pro- 
vides for  two  auditors  to  go  over  the  accounts 
of  the  managers  and  treasurer  each  year. 


HONORARY     APPOINTMENTS. 

CLASS   OF   1904. 

Summa  cum  Laudc. 

Marshall    Perley    Cram,      Myrton  Andrew  Bryant, 
John    Merrill    Bridgham,    George    William    Burpee, 

Samuel    Trask   Dana,  Eugene   Pablo   Durant 

Howard    Cousens    Griffin,     Hathaway, 

Ralph    Stanley    Smith. 


Mas 


Laudc. 


Emery   Oliver   Beane,         Clifford   Elmer   Lowell, 
Philip    Maclean    Clark,       William    Edward    Lunt, 
Chester  Burge   Emerson,   Arthur    Carlton    Shorey, 
Chester   Truman   Harper,  Gerald  Gardner  Wilder. 

Cum  Laudc. 

Ernest   Lord   Brigham,        John  William   Frost, 
Gilman  Hutchins  Campbell  Clyde  Franklin  Grant, 
William  Fredrick  Coan,       William   Thomas   Rowe, 
Theo.  Woodman  Cunning  Fitz   Edward   Sargent, 
ham,  Edward   Durgin   Small, 

Harold  Josselyn   Everett,    Austin   Edward   Spear. 


COMMENCEMENT   DAY. 

On  Thursday,  June  23,  occurred  the 
ninety-ninth  annual  Commencement  of  Bow- 
doin  College.  Early  in  the  morning  the  usual 
crowd  began  to  gather,  and  long  before  the 
appointed  hour  the  spacious  "Church  on  the 
Hill"  began  to  fill  with  those  desiring  to  listen 
to  the  Commencement  speakers.  Llewellyn 
Barton,  '84,  acted  as  marshal  of  the  day. 
President  Hyde  presided  and  Dr.  Samuel  V. 
Cole.  '74,  made  the  invocation.  The  order  of 
exercises  was  as  follows : 

Music. 
Prayer. 
Music. 
John  Hay  and  Our  New  Diplomacy. 

Myrton  Andrew  Bryant. 
Homeric  Ideals.  John  Merrill  Bridgham. 

Government   and   Liberty. 

William  Edward  Lunt. 
Music. 

The   Asiatic   Reaction   of  the   Twentieth   Century. 

Arthur  Carleton  Shorey. 
Dives  and  Lazarus.  Marshall   Perley   Cram. 

The    President's    Panama    Policy. 

Philip   Maclean   Clark. 

Music. 

Conferring   of    Degrees. 

Prayer. 

Benediction. 


COMMENCEMENT    DINNER. 

At  the  close  of  the  exercises  in  the  church  the 
procession  again  formed  and  marched  to  Memorial 
Hall,  where  the  Commencement  dinner  was  held. 
Every  available  seat  was  taken  and  the  walls 
resounded  with  class  cheers.  On  the  stage  were 
seated  Rev.  S.  V.  Cole,  '74,  Edward  Stanwood.  '61, 
Rev.  E.  N.  Packard,  '62,  Senator  W.  D.  Wash- 
burn, '54,  Judge  William  L  Putnam,  '55,  George  W. 
Cable,    LL.D.,    Galen   Moses,   'SS,   Professor  Jotham 

B.  Sewall,  '48,  ex-Governor  Alonzo  Garcelon, 
'36,  General  Thomas  H.  Hubbard,  '57,  and  President 
William  DeWitt  Hyde.  President  Hyde  in  his 
opening  address  paid  fitting  tributes  to  General 
Hubbard,  the  donor  of  the  Hubbard  Hall  and  the 
Hubbard  Grandstand,  also  to  the  different  members 
of  the  Faculty.  The  speakers  were :  Hon.  William 
L.  Putnam,  '55,  Dr.  S.  V.  Cole,  '74.  Dr  Jotham 
Sewall,  '48,  George  W.  Cable — who  received  the 
honorary  degree  of  LL.D.  in  the  morning,  Senator 
W.  D.  Washburn,  '54,  Rev.  D.  F.  King,  '59,  Edward 

C.  Mason,  '69,  Edward  M.  Merrill,  '74,  Horace  E. 
Henderson,  '79,  Professor  C.  C.  Torrey,  '84, 
Professor  G.  T.  Files,  '89,  Frederick  W.  Packard, 
'94,  Frank  L.  Dutton,  '99.  Professor  A.  E.  Burton, 
Dean  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology, 
appealed  to  the  alumni  to  subscribe  to  the  Haw- 
thorne Memorial  Fund.  Many  of  the  speakers  paid 
glowing  tributes  to  the  late  Professor  Egbert  C. 
Smyth.  Edward  M.  Merrill  in  behalf  of  the  Class 
of  1874  presented  a  scholarship  to  the  college,  the 
sum  of  which  was  not  announced.  Frederick  W. 
Pickard.  in  behalf  of  the  Class  of  '94,  presented  the 
college  with  $2,000,  to  be  used  without  restriction 
and  to  be  paid  in  five  yearly  payments.  Every  one 
was  well  satisfied  with  the  dinner  and  it  was  cer- 
tainly a  fitting  culmination  to  the  exercises  of 
Commencement   Week. 


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105 


DECISION  OF  THE  BOARDS. 
Thursday  morning  the  Board  of  Trustees 
met  in  Hubbard  Hall.  Every  member  was 
present.  It  was  voted  to  accept  the  resigna- 
tion of  Professor  A.  L.  P.  Dennis,  of  the  His- 
tory Department,  and  Kenneth  C.  M.  Sills, 
instructor  in  English.  Guy  H.  Roberts  of 
Harvard  was  elected  Instructor  in  History  and 
Political  Science;  William  H.  Foster  of  Bates 
was  elected  Instructor  in  Oratory,  English  and 
Pedagogy,  each  for  the  term  of  one  year. 
Chief  Justice  Andrew  P.  Wiswell,  '73,  and 
Edward  Stanwood,  '61,  were  elected  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  to  fill  the  vacancies  caused 
by  the  death  of  Chief  Justice  John  A.  Peters 
and  Rev.  Egbert  C.  Smythe.  Charles  T. 
Hawes,  '76,  was  elected  to  the  Board  of  Over- 
seers. The  two  other  vacancies,  caused  by  the 
election  of  two  other  members  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  will  be  filled  next  year  by  the 
Alumni  Association. 


OFFICIAL  NOTICES. 


PRIZES    AWARDED. 

In  the  course  of  the  commencement  exercises 
President  Hyde  announced  the  following  prize  win- 
ners : 

Goodwin  Prize — Arthur  C.   Shorey. 

Hawthorne    Prize — Charles    P.    Cleaves. 

Pray    English    Prize — Myrton    A.    Bryant. 

Brown  Prizes  for  Extemporaneous  Composi- 
tion— First,  George  W.  Burpee ;  second,  William  E. 
Lunt. 

Sewall  Latin   Prize — Edward  C.   Pope. 

Sewall    Greek    Prize — Edward    C.    Pope. 

Goodwin    French    Prize — John    S.    Bradbury. 

Noyes  Political  Economy  Prize — Samuel  T. 
Dana. 

Smythe    Mathematical    Prize — Cylde    C.    Shaw. 

Class  of  1875  Prize,  in  American  History — John 
E.  Newton. 

Class   of  '68   Prize— Myrton   A.   Bryant. 

Special  Prize  in  English  History — James  W. 
Sewall ;  William  H.   Stone. 

Charles  Carroll  Everett  Scholarship — William 
Maurice    Houghton. 

Brown  Memorial  Scholarships — Samuel  T. 
Dana,  '04;  Stanley  P.  Chase,  '05;  Philip  F.  Chap- 
man,  '06 ;    Edward   A.   Duddy,   '07. 


HONORARY    DEGREES. 

President  Hyde  announced  the  following  awards 
of  degrees : 

Doctor  of  Divinity — Rev.  Daniel  F.  Smith  of 
Evanston,  111. ;  Rev.  John  Carroll  Perkins  of  Port- 
land. 

Doctor  of  Laws — Bliss  Perry  of  Cambridge, 
Mass. ;  George  W.  Cable  of  Northampton,  Mass. ; 
James  P.  Baxter,  Portland ;  Mrs.  Geo.  C.  Riggs 
(Kate  Douglas  Wiggin). 

Master  of  Arts,  per  merito — Gideon  Elder  Brad- 
bury. 

Master  of  Arts,  causa  honoris — Wallace  H. 
White,   of  Lewiston. 


QUILL    PRIZE    COMPETITION. 

The  date  for  handing  in  stories  and  poems 
for  the  Quill  contribution  has  been  postponed 
to  October  1.  Contributions  will  be  received 
by  Professor  Mitchell,   Brunswick,   Me. 

Editor-in-Chief. 

Owing  to  the  unusual  amount  of  material 
on  hand  many  of  the  minor  articles  had  to  be 
omitted.  Editor-in-Chief. 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  the  several  fitting 
schools  had  not  been  heard  from  when  this 
paper  went  to  press,  we  are  unable  to  print 
the  names  of  the  students  who  will  enter  Bow- 
doin  in  the  fall.  Judging,  however,  from  the 
number  of  men  who  took  the  examinations  at 
the  college,  we  predict  a  very  large  entering 
class. 

1904   DECENNIAL   FUND. 

The  Class  of  1904  has  appointed  a  commit- 
tee to  be  known  as  the  trustees  of  the  Class  of 
1904  decennial  fund.  These  trustees  are  E. 
P.  D.  Hathaway,  P.  M.  Clark  and  M.  A.  Bry- 
ant. They  have  secured  pledges  which  at  the 
end  of  ten  years,  will  amount  to  $2,500  and 
that  amount  will  be  presented  to  the  college  at 
that  time.  This  system  of  decennial  funds 
was  started  last  year  by  the  Class  of  1903 
which,  at  the  end  of  ten  years,  expects  to  pre- 
sent $3,000  to  the  college. 


FRESHMAN     BANQUET. 

The  Class  of  1907  held  their  Freshman  banquet 
at  the  Congress  Square  Hotel,  Portland,  last  Fri- 
day evening.  About  forty-five  members  were 
present  and  a  most  enjoyable  time  was  spent  by  all. 
The  Committee  of  Arrangements  were :  N. ,  W. 
Allen,  F.  L.  Bass,  and  H.  L.  Brown.  The  literary 
exercises  consisted  of  the  Opening  Address  by  A. 
J.  Vorhees;  Class  History  by  H.  E.  Wilson,  and 
Closing  Address  by  F.  J.  Redman.  The  Odes  were 
written  by  E.  W.  Snow  and  E.  A.  Duddy.  The 
toasts  were  as  follows : 

Toast-Master.  J.    B.   Drummond. 
Class  of  1907 — Daniel   Sargent. 
The   Fair   Sex— H.    S.   Hichborn. 
Our  Alma  Mater — E.  A.   Duddy. 
As    Sophomores — A.   O.    Pike. 
Athletics — D.    S.    Robinson. 
The  Sports— F.  S.  Weed. 
The  Pluggers— W.    S.   Linnell. 
The  Alumni — J.   F.  Wogan. 
The    Faculty— H.    Goodhue. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


ery  Friday  of  the  Collegiate  Ye 
by  the  Students  of 

BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  Jr.,  1905, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 

e.  h.  r.  burroughs,  1905.  r.  g.  webber,  1906. 

w.  j.  norton,  1905.  a.  l.  robinson,  1907. 

d.  r.  porter,  1906.  r.  a.  cony,  1907. 
s.  g.  haley,  jr.,  1906.   _ 

W.  S    CUSHING,  1905,  •     ■     Business  Manager. 

G.  C.  SoULE,  1906,     •     •  Ass't  Business  Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 


Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Clas 

s  Mail  Matter. 

Lewistun  Journal  Press. 

Vol.  XXXIV.       FRIDAY,  JULY   15,   1904. 

No.  9. 

Orient  Delayed. 


The  Board  of  Editors  owes 


an  apology  to  the  Orient 
subscribers,  inasmuch  as  this  issue  is  two 
weeks  late.  The  fault  was  not  ours,  how- 
ever, as  the  proof  directed  to  the  editor-in- 
chief  was  lost  in  the  mails  and  not  recovered 
until  a  very  short  time  ago.  As  this  is  the 
first  time  such  a  thing  has  happened  in  the 
history  of  the  present  Board,  at  least,  we  trust 
that   our  subscribers  will  be  lenient. 


Undergraduate 

and 

Commencement. 


One  of  the  things — per- 
haps the  greatest — which 
impresses  itself  on  an 
undergraduate  who  re- 
mains at  the  college  through  Commencement, 
is  an  increased  appreciation  of  the  true  great- 
ness of  Bowdoin  and  the  strength  of  college 


ties.  To  see  the  alumni  gather  from  far  and 
near — the  venerable  graduates  of  years  ago 
with  infirm  step  and  gray  locks,  but  whose 
eyes  sparkle  with  the  fire  of  youth  as  he 
beholds  the  beautiful  structures  which  were 
unknown  in  his  day — the  young  man  with 
brisk,  active  step  and  who  has  as  a  recent 
graduate  just  begun  to  feel  the  flush  of  early 
success — the  distinguished  men  whose  names 
are  known  throughout  the  nation — all  these 
who  are  yet  glad  to  come  back  and  pay  their 
tribute  of  honor  to  the  old  college  and  to  again 
greet  old  friends — these  are  the  things  which 
must  impress  the  undergraduate — things 
which  make  his  heart  swell  with  pride  and 
enthusiasm  for  his  college.  For  this  reason 
alone  the  spending  of  Commencement  by  the 
undergraduate  at  the  college  is  indeed  worth 
while.  It  teaches  him  the  worth  of  the  insti- 
tution which  he  is  to  later  call  Alma  Mater, 
shows  him  the  strength  and  significance  of 
college  friendships,  and  above  all,  gives  him 
an  increased  love  and  veneration  for  Bowdoin. 


New  Courses. 


The  Orient  wishes  to  call 
the  attention  of  the  under- 
graduates to  the  new  courses  in  English  and 
Debating  which  are  to  be  offered  next  year 
under  Mr.  Foster.  The  courses  are  very 
important  ones  to  the  men  who  hope  to  rep- 
resent Bowdoin's  debating  interests  and  it  is 
highly  essential  that  a  large  number  of  fellows 
go  into  these  courses  if  we  are  to  beat 
Amherst  on  her  own  grounds  next  year. 


Larger  Endowment 


President     Hyde     in     his 


yearly  report  points  out  the 
great  lack  of  the  college  in  this  transitory 
stage  of  its  existence  from  an  old  to  a  new 
order  of  things  to  be  a  sufficient  endowment. 
As  this  number  of  the  Orient  will  reach  more 
of  the  alumni  than  any  other,  we  wish  to  call 
attention  to  this  lack  at  this  time.  If  Bowdoin 
is  not  to  be  distanced  by  such  dangerous  rivals 
as  Amherst,  Williams  and  the  like,  she  must 


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107 


have  more  money  to  meet  her  ever-increasing 
needs.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  alumnus  to  make 
some  sacrifice  for  an  institution  which  has 
done  so  much  towards  developing'  his  latent 
powers,  drawing  out  the  best  there  is  within 
him,  and  starting  him  well  on  in  the  race  for 
success.  Bowdoin  is  worthy  of  great  sacrifices 
by  her  sons  and  we  all  hope  she  will  not  have 
to  face  this  danger  much  longer. 


As  Others  See  Us. 


As  this  is  the  last 
issue  of  the  Orient 
before  the  summer  vacation,  it  may  be  well  to 
repeat  what  has  often  been  expressed  in  these 
columns.  To  a  more  or  less  degree,  people 
judge  a  college  by  the  actions  and  presence  of 
the  small  number  of  men  whom  they  happen 
to  meet.  We  have  judged  other  colleges  that 
way  ourselves  very  often.  This  means  that 
the  foreign  reputation  of  Bowdoin  College 
depends  to  a  considerable  extent  on  the  man- 
ner in  which  we  represent  it.  There  are  things 
here  which  could  and  will  no  doubt  be 
improved  in  time,  the  same  is  true  everywhere. 
There  is  no  need  to  emphasize  that  side.  On 
the  other  hand,  in  beauty  of  scenery,  in  the  fine 
buildings,  prominent  among  which  are  Hub- 
bard Hall,  the  Art  Building  and  Science 
Building,  in  the  learned  corps  of  instructors, 
in  genuine  college  spirit,  in  many  other  qual- 
ities, few  colleges  can  equal  Bowdoin.  It  is 
this  true  Bowdoin  spirit  which  we  want  to 
carry  away  and  diffuse  this  vacation.  Another 
matter  of  importance  comes  up  in  connection 
with  this.  Many  of  us  will  meet  men  who  are 
planning  to  go  to  college  next  fall.  Be  on  the 
look-out  for  good  men  of  every  kind,  good 
foot-ball  players,  good  track  men,  good  base- 
ball material,  good  debaters,  good  men  in  any 
line  and  persuade  them  to  come  to  Bowdoin. 
When  you  meet  such  a  man  don't  talk  your 
fraternity  to  him,  don't  try  to  pledge  him 
then  and  there,  but  get  him  first  of  all  inter- 
ested in  Bowdoin.  And  then,  when  the 
proper  time  presents  itself,  you  will  be  at  leis- 


ure to  talk  your  fraternity.     Let  your  motto 
be  "Bowdoin  first  and  always." 


Class  of   1904. 


One  more  Commencement 
has  come  and  gone,  one 
more  class,  the  Class  of  '04,  has  passed  from 
out  the  portals  of  "Old  Bowdoin."  The  mem- 
bers of  the  outgoing  class  carry  with  them 
the  best  wishes  of  the  Faculty  and  undergrad- 
uates for  their  future  success.  During  the 
course  the  class  has  showed  that  it  is  com- 
posed of  men  who  are  loyal  to  the  college.  In 
scholarship  the  class  has  taken  an  enviable 
position  among  the  other  classes,  and  its  rela- 
tions with  the  college  instruction  and  the  gov- 
ernment have  been  of  the  most  pleasant  kind. 
We  congratulate  them  upon  the  successful 
completion  of  their  college  course  and  we  con- 
gratulate them  upon  their  pleasant  and  inter- 
esting Commencement  Week.  And  now  that 
they  have  gone  out  from  among  us,  we  give 
them,  with  all  good  fellowship,  a  hearty  old 
Saxon  "God  speed,"  wishing  them  every  suc- 
cess in  the  paths  of  life  which  they  may  follow, 
and  expressing  a  hope  that  they  will  ever 
remain  true  to  the  high  standards  and  tradi- 
tions of  their  Alma  Mater. 


BOWDOIN    MEN    IN    MAINE    POLITICS 

In  the  Republican  County  Conventions  that  have 
thus  far  been  held,  Bowdoin  men  have  been  promi- 
nent among  the  nominees.  In  Lincoln  County  W. 
B.  Clarke,  '99,  was  named  for  senator ;  O.  D.  Cast- 
ner,  '79,  for  judge  of  probate;  and  W.  M.  Hilton, 
'91,  for  county  attorney.  In  Androscoggin  County 
F.  M.  Drew,  '58.  was  renominated  for  judge  of 
probate ;  and  in  Somerset  County,  Augustine  Sim- 
mons, '71,  was  nominated  for  judge  of  probate.  In 
Franklin  County,  Carleton  P.  Merrill,  '96,  was 
renominated  for  county  treasurer.  In  Kennebec 
County,  F.  L.  Dutton,  '99,  presided  over  the  con- 
vention, and  J.  C.  Minot,  '96,  was  secretary,  and 
Thomas  Leigh,  '85,  was  nominated  for  a  third  term 
as    county   attorney. 


COX    WINS    THE    SILVER    CUP. 

The  Silver  Loving  Cup  which  was  offered  by  H. 
W.  Varney  to  the  member  of  the  base-ball  team 
who  had  !the  best  general  average,  has  been 
awarded  to  J.   F.   Cox,  captain  of  the  team. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


CAPTAINS    OF    THE    TENNIS    AND    BASE- 
BALL TEAMS. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  men  entitled  to  tennis 
"B's"  this  year,  H.  G.  Tobey,  '06,  of  Clinton,  Mass., 
was  elected  captain  of  next  year's  team.  Tobey 
made  the  team  this  year  playing  in  the  Longwood, 
Maine,  and  Vermont  tournaments.  He  also  won 
the  college  championship  from  S.  T.  Dana,  captain 
of  this  year's  team.  On  the  same  day  the  base-ball 
team  elected  J.  A.  Clarke,  '05,  of  Damariscotta  cap- 
tain of  next  year's  nine.  Clarke  made  the  team  last 
season  and  has  played  left  field  since. 


COLLEGE  MEN'S  POLITICAL  ASSOCIATION. 

A  statement  of  the  plans  and  purposes  of  the 
College  Men's  Political  Association  of  New  York 
City,  has  been  received  by  the  Orient  this  week. 
This  is  strictly  a  non-partisan  association  formed 
with  the  purpose  of  aiding  college  graduates  to  step 
into  places  of  usefulness  in  the  political  life  of  the 
community.  The  Association  is  in  touch  with  all 
the  important  political  organizations  of  the  city,  and 
can  be  of  real  assistance  to  anyone  wishing  to  learn 
practical  politics.  Under  the  leadership  of  this 
organization  it  is  hoped  that  the  large  numbers  of 
college  men  who  take  no  part  in  politics  may  be 
brought  in  closer  touch  with  political  affairs  which 
may  be  the  better  and  the  cleaner  for  the  connection 
of  these  college  men  with  them.  The  Association 
further  urges  the  formation  of  a  political  club  at 
Bowdoin  under  its  direction.  Under  such  a  club 
talks  on  practical  politics  by  active  men  may  be 
given  and  the  undergraduate  brought  to  the  realiza- 
tion of  his  duty  before  he  becomes  too  heedless. 
The  Orient  hopes  to  see  some  one  take  up  this 
work  and  establish  such  a  club  next  year,  that  may 
co-operate  with  the  Association.  Anyone  wishing 
further  information  in  regard  to  this  should  com- 
municate with  Mr.  Harry  D.  Nims,  32  Nassau 
Street,  Room  552,   New  York. 


HAWTHORNE  STATUE  FUND. 

The  Bowdoin  Club  Committee  on  the 
thorne  statue  begs  to  acknowledge  the  receipt 
following  subscriptions : 

Previously    acknowledged    $1 

'6o— Fuller    G.    Clifford 

91— F.    M.    Tukev 

92— Herbert    T.    Field 

75 — Albion    S.    Whitmore 

82— M.    S.    Holway 

85 — Frank    Alexander    

87— Oliver    D.    Sewall 

82— A.    W.     Mansur 

88 — George    F.    Cary 

95 — Louis    C.    Hatch 

93— R-    R-    Goodell 

69 — Edward    P.    Payson 

78— W.    E.    Sargent 

46 — Joseph    C.    Piclcard.  .1 

00— "Milte"     

00 — Frederick    Crosby    Lee 

01 — Arthur   F.   Cowan 


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'61 — Edward    Stanwood    200  00 

'64 — F.    H.    Appleton    100  00 

'64 — James    McKeen    50  00 

'69 — Norman    Call    25  00 

'78 — Alfred  E.   Burton   100  00 

'91 — Lewis  A.   Burleigh    10  00 

'66 — Henry   L.   Chapman    50  00 

N.    Flint    Allard    I  00 

'49 — George   O.    Robinson    25  00 

'91— B.   D.   Ridlon    5  00 

'75 — Myles    Standish    25  -oo 

'57 — Charles    Hamlin     10  00 


Friday,   June  24,    1904. 


pi, 999  00 


College  IRotes. 


The  Classes  of  1898,  1900,  1901,  1902  held  well 
attended  reunions  at  New  Meadows  Inn,  Thurs- 
day   night. 

Romilly  Johnson,  '06,  left  June  28,  in  company 
with  his  father,  for  a  three  months'  trip  abroad. 
They  will  visit  France,  Switzerland,  Italy,  Germany, 
and  England. 

The  Deutscher  Verein  held  their  farewell  banquet 
at  New  Meadows  Inn,  Wednesday  noon.  A  large 
number  of  alumni  were  present  and  a  most  enjoya- 
ble time  was  had  by   all. 

The  Greek  letter  fraternities  held  their  annual 
banquets  after  the  President's  reception  on 
Wednesday  evening.  They  were  all  largely  attended 
and  very  pleasant   functions. 

The  one-hundredth  anniversary  of  the  birth  of 
Nathaniel  Hawthorne  was  celebrated  Thursday  by 
the  citizens  of  Salem.  It  will  be  celebrated  by  the 
citizens  of  Concord  July  4th. 

The  necrology  record  of  Bowdoin  for  the  past 
year  shows  a  total  of  fifty-three  deaths  divided  as 
follows :  Academic  graduates  33,  medical  graduates 
16,   and  honorary  graduates  4. 

The  Class  of  1S89  was  entertained  by  Professor 
G.  T.  Files  at  his  home,  Wednesday.  Fifteen  of 
the  class  were  present  and  all  went  away  loud  in 
their  praise  of  Professor  Files  as  an  entertainer. 

At  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Chapter  House  the 
fraternity  has  on  exhibition  the  autograph  letter 
which  Hawthorne  wrote  to  the  Bowdoin  Chapter 
on  being  elected  an  honorary  member  of  the  fra- 
ternity. 

A  movement  is  on  foot  to  erect  a  memorial  to 
the  late  Elijah  Kellogg.  It  is  proposed  to  place 
this  memorial  in  the  cemetery  at  Harpswell  where 
his  body  is  interred.  Already  quite  a  sum  has  been 
subscribed  and  the  full  amount  seems  forthcoming. 

Professor  Little,  who  has  been  granted  leave  of 
absence  for  a  year,  plans  to  spend  the  time  between 
foreign  travel,  the  study  of  library  methods  among 
American  colleges  and  universities,  and  the  prepa- 
ration of  a  series  of  library  histories  planned  by  the 
Library  of  Congress.  Frank  H.  Whitmore  will  act 
as    chairman   during    Prof.    Little's   absence. 


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109 


The  Class  of  1854  held  their  50th  anniversary  at 
the  Falmouth  Hotel,  Thursday  night.  Nine  of 
the  fifteen  living  members  of  that  class  were 
present.  The  Class  of  1845  also  held  their  reunion 
there. 

A  base-ball  game  was  played  on  Whittier  Field, 
Wednesday  afternoon,  by  picked  teams  from  the 
alumni.  Among  the  old-timers  who  played  were 
Toe  Williamson,  Kelley,  Stetson,  Bob  Hull,  Ralph 
Plaisted,  Dunlap  and  Stanwood.  Dr.  Whittier 
officiated  as  umpire  and  his  decisions  were  often 
questioned.  When  this  paper  went  to  press  the 
runs  had  not  been  added  up. 

Mr.  Edmund  Clarence  Stedman,  of  New  York, 
has  presented  the  library,  on  the  occasion  of  the 
hundredth  anniversary  of  the  birth  of  Nathaniel 
Hawthorne,  with  an  autograph  copy  of  "Hawthorne 
and  Other  Poems."  The  poem  which  gives  the 
book  its  title  Mr.  Stedman  read  before  the  Society 
of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  Harvard  University,  June 
28,  1877.  This  small  volume,  important  enough  in 
itself,  has  an  additional  interest  coming  as  it  does 
from  the  author  at  the  time  of  the  Hawthorne 
centennial. 

The  Class  of  1904  held  their  farewell  Senior 
banquet  at  the  Castle  Casco,  Freeport,  last  Thurs- 
day evening.  About  forty-five  members  of  the 
class  were  present  and  a  most  enjoyable  time  was 
spent  by  all.  The  committee  in  charge  of  the 
affair  was  composed  of  Wallace  Powers,  William 
Coan,  and  Henry  Beverage.  Emery  Beane,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Class,  was  toast-master,  and  the  follow- 
ing toasts  were  responded  to:  "The  Present,"  Her- 
bert H.  Oakes;  "The  Past,"  Myrton  A.  Bryant; 
"The  Future,"   William  E.  Lunt. 

On  exhibition  at  the  Hubbard  Library  is  a  col- 
lection of  historical  books  and  papers  which  are  con- 
nected with  Hawthorne.  Among  them  is  the  com- 
mencement program  of  the  Class  of  1825,  containing 
the  names  of  Longfellow  and  Hawthorne ;  the  cata- 
logue issued  the  year  Longfellow  and  Hawthorne 
were  Freshmen :  and  the  first  edition  of  the  follow- 
ing of  Hawthorne's  works,  "Marble  Faun," 
"Transformation,"  the  English  title  for  the  "Mar- 
ble Faun,"  "Life  of  Franklin  Pierce,"  "Mosses  from 
an  Old  Manse,"  "The  Gentle  Boy,"  with  an  original 
illustration,  and  a  fac-simile  of  the  title  page  of  the 
first   edition  of  "Fanshawe." 


REPORT     OF    THE     TREASURER     OF     THE 
COUNCIL. 

W.  A.  Moody,  Treasurer,  in  account  with  Bowdoin 
Athletic  Council : 

Dr. 

To  balance  on  hand  July,   1903 $929  57 

10  per  cent   foot-ball  gate  receipts 6987 

Alumni    subscriptions    for    coaching 31800 

Interest  on   savings   bank   deposit 23  21 

Foot-ball  subscriptions  coll'd  after  season,  201  52 

10  per  cent,   base-ball  gate  receipts 75  81 

10  per  cent,  gate  receipts,  track  events. . .      12  70 

Balance    from    base-ball    manager... 15679 

Balance    from    track    manager 4504 

Balance  from  tennis  manager 25  51 


Cr. 

By    cash    paid    for    maintenance    of    Whittier 

Field,  charged  to  10  per  cent.  fund. .  .$126  98 

Cash    paid    for    delegates'    expenses 44  50 

Cash  paid  for  1903  tennis  prize  cups 22  50 

Cash   paid   for   printing 950 

Cash   paid    for    Gymnasium    mats 146  52 

Cash    advanced    track    manager So  00 

Cash    advanced    foot-ball    manager 2500 

Cash    paid    foot-ball    coach , 353  00 

Cash  paid  on  account  foot-ball   debt 355  87 

Balance  on  hand  June  25,   1904.  . .  724  15 


$1,858  02 
The  above  balance   is  placed  as   follows : 

Union   National   Bank  account $9  37 

Brunswick  Sav.  Inst,  deposit  and  interest...  487  44 
Cash  in  hands  of  Treasurer 227  34 

,    ^  $724  15 

General    Treasury    $496  20 

Ten   per   cent.   Fund 227  95 

$724  IS 
I   have   examined  the  accounts  of  the  Treasurer 
and   find   them   correct. 

(Signed),  W.  C.  Philoon, 

Auditor  for  the  Council. 


TRACK  ATHLETICS, 

R.  E.  Hall,  Manager. 

Receipts. 

Student    subscription $489  25 

Special    Worcester    subscription 83  25 

Loan    from    Council    Treasurer 50  00 

Back   subscription 19  50 

B.   A.   A.   subscription    101  20 

Athletic   goods    26  88 

B.    A.    A.    tickets    1500 

Sold  J.  A.  Clarke's  R.  R.  fare  to  B.  A.  A...  5  00 

Guarantee  from  B.   A.   A 40  00 

One-fourth  M.   I.  A.   A.  surplus 31  56 

Indoor    Meet    181  64 

Bowdoin  Annual   Meet  May  4 12  00 

From   Dr.   Whittier   for  police 2  00 

From  Dr.  Whittier  on  ace.  of  B.  A.  A 10  00 

Invitation    Meet     145  60 

$1,212  88 
Expenditures. 

Board    Track    $50  00 

Shovelling  off   Board   Track 841 

Expenses  of  B.   A.   A 86  98 

Tickets  for  B.   A.  A 15  10 

Indoor    Meet    6048 

Indoor   Meet,   prize   cups    25  24 

N.    E.    I.   A.   A.   Meeting 650 

M.    I.   A.    A.    Meeting 532 

M .    I .   A.  A.  Annual  Dues 15  00 

N.   E.   I.  A.  A.  Annual  Dues 15  00 

10  per  cent,  gate  receipts  paid  Council  Treas.  12  70 

Wright   &   Ditson    42  60 

Worcester    Meet    138  85 

Rubber 15  50 

Maine    Meet    9035 


no 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


Bowdoin   Annual   Meet   May  2 12  20 

Invitation    Meet    148  33 

Coach    Lathrop     381  22 

Miscellaneous     38  06 

Cash  on  hand,  paid  to  Treasurer 45  04 

$1,212  88 

Unpaid    subscriptions     $74  00 

Loan    from    Council 50  00 

Less    cash    paid    Treasurer 45  04 

Deficit     $4  96 


REPORT   OF  BASE-BALL   MANAGER, 

W.    F.    Finn,   Jr. 

Receipts. 

Gate    (including    grandstand) $965  93 

Guarantees     722  35 

Subscriptions     693  50 

Minstrel   Show    197  59 

Ads.   in   Score  Card   43  75 

Goods    sold    students    52  79 

Rebates     66  12 

Miscellaneous    10  40 

$2,752  43 
Expenditures. 

Guarantees     $432  00 

Travelling    Expense    (including    hotel,    mile- 
age,   etc.)     878  52 

Supplies   (including  goods  sold  to  students)  .   518  49 

Umpires 59  50 

Coaches     418  48 

Printing     80  20 

Labor   (including  police  and  field  labor)....     31  50 

Drugs    1  47 

Telegrams   and   Telephones 8  49 

Sundry    Items     22  63 

10  per  cent,  gate  receipts  Athletic  Council.  .     75  81 
Receipts    Grandstand    Maine    Game,    paid    to 

Dr.    Whittier     64  20 

Rebates     4  35 

Cash  on  hand  to  balance $156  79 


There  remain  unpaid  bills  for  sweaters,  caps 
and  banner  which  will  not  exceed 
$70.00,   leaving  a  net  balance  of 

Uncollected    subscriptions    


$2,752  43 


$86  79 
141  25 


REPORT   OF  TENNIS   MANAGER, 

c.  j.  donnell. 

Receipts. 

Old    subscriptions     $3  00 

Subscriptions     220  00 

Sale  of  old  balls   " .  .       3  90 

$226  90 
Expenditures. 

Vermont   trip    $60  30 

Maine    trip     47  00 

Boston    trip     45  90 

At   Brunswick    48  19 


Balance     to     Council     Treasurer,      covering 

unpaid  bills   estimated  at  $25.00 25  51 

$226  90 

Uncollected    subscriptions     $65  00 

Bowdoin  College,  June  25,  1904. 

The  undersigned  have  examined  the  accounts  of 
the  base-ball,  track  and  tennis  manager  and  believe 
the  balances  as  stated  by  them  to  be  correct.  We 
have  been  unable  to  verify  any  of  these  accounts 
absolutely  on  account  of  many  missing  vouchers  and 
a  considerable  number  which  in  small  amount  do 
not  agree   with   the   expenditures   stated. 

(Signed),  W.   C   Philoon,  Auditor. 

W.  A.  Moody,  Treasurer. 


Hlumni  personals. 


A  complete  list  of  the  alumni  returned  Com- 
mencement is  as .  follows  : 

1836 — Alonzo   M.    Garcelon,    Lewiston. 

1844 — George    M.    Adams. 

1848— J.  B.  Sewall,  Brookline,  Mass.;  Charles 
A.  Packard,  Bath ;  Oliver  Stevens,  Boston ;  G.  S. 
Newcomb,    Westboro,    Mass. 

1850 — H.  F.  Harding,  Machias ;  John  S.  Sewall, 
Bangor. 

1852 — J.   H.   Goodenow,   New  York   City. 

1853 — John   L.    Crosby,    Bangor. 

1854 — Hon.  William  D.  Washburn,  Minneapo- 
lis; John  G  Stetson,  Boston;  D.  C  Linscott,  Bos- 
ton ;  Council  Greeley,  Chicago ;  Franklin  A.  Wilson, 
Bangor ;  Joseph  E.  Merrill,  Newton,  Mass. ;  D.  T. 
Bradford,  Kansas  City ;  Henry  Hyde  Smith,  Bos- 
ton ;  John  A.   Douglas,  Amesbury,  Mass. 

1856 — Henry  Farrar,  Gilead ;  G.  C.  Moses,  Bath. 

1857— Charles  W.  Pickard,  Portland ;  S.  Clifford 
Belcher,  Farmington ;  Charles  Hamlin,  Bangor ; 
Thomas  H.   Hubbard,   New  York. 

1858 — Edward  B.  Nealey,  Bangor :  F.  M.  Drew, 
Lewiston. 

1859 — William  Gray  Newell,  New  York  City; 
C.  F.  Brackett,  Princeton,  N.  Y. ;  Henry  M.  King, 
Providence,  R.  I.  ;  Horatio  Oliver  Ladd,  New  York 
City;  David  R.  Straw,  Guilford;  Alfred  Mitchell, 
Brunswick ;    Caleb    Saunders,    Lawrence,    Mass. 

i860 — Horace  H.  Burbank,  Saco ;  General  John 
Marshall    Brown,    Portland. 

1861 — L.  A.  Emery,  Ellsworth ;  Edward  Stan- 
Wood,  Brookline ;  Charles  O.  Hunt,  Portland ; 
Loring  G.  S.  Farr,  Manchester ;  S.  H.  Manning, 
Lewiston ;   G.   B.    Kenniston,    Boothbay   Harbor. 

1862 — John  T.  Magrath,  Cambridge,  Mass.  ; 
Edward  N.  Packard,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. ;  S.  W.  Pear- 
son, Brunswick. 

1863 — Thomas  M.  Given,  Brunswick ;  Cyrus  V. 
Varney,   Portland ;  George  A.  Emery,  Saco. 

1864 — James  McKeen,  New  York  City ;  George 
Lewis,  South  Berwick;  F.  H.  Appleton,  Bangor; 
William  H.  Pierson,  Somerville,  Mass. ;  Charles  F. 
Libbv,  Portland ;  Augustus  F.  Libbv,  Summit,  N. 
Y.  ;  C.  A.  Robbins,  New  York  City;  Franklin  Little- 
field,  Saco, 


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1865 — Joseph  Eugene  Moore,  Thomaston ; 
Charles   Fish,   Brunswick. 

1866 — Henry  L.  Chapman,  Brunswick;  Charles 
K.    Hinkley,    Gorham. 

1867 — George  P.  Davenport,  Bath ;  Winfield  S. 
Hutchinson,  Boston ;  George  T.  Sewall,  Oldtown ; 
Henry  S.  Webster,  Gardiner ;  I.  S.  Curtis,  Bruns- 
wick. 

1868 — Thomas  J.  Emery,  Boston ;  John  A.  Hink- 
ley,   Gorham. 

1869 — O.  P.  Cunningham,  Bucksport ;  H.  S. 
Whitman,  Brunswick ;  Edward  P.  Payson,  Bos- 
ton ;  Norman  Call,  Boston ;  Henry  B.  Quimby, 
Laconia,  N.  H.  ;  Thomas  H.  Eaton,  Portland ; 
Clarence   Hale,    Portland. 

1870 — John  B.  Redman,  Ellsworth ;  Wallace  K. 
Oakes,  Auburn ;  Albert  J.  Curtis,   Brunswick. 

1871 — J.   F.    Chaney,   Topsham. 

1872 — Weston  Lewis.  Gardiner ;  George  M. 
Whitaker,  Boston ;  J.  S-  Richards,  North  Yarmouth  ; 
H.  M.  Heath,  Augusta. 

1873— A.  P.  Wiswell,  Ellsworth;  D.  A.  Robin- 
son,  Bangor ;   David  W.   Snow,  Boston. 

1874 — Samuel  V.  Cole,  Newton,  Mass. ;  Henry 
Johnson,  Brunswick;  Henry  K.  White,  Bangor;  T. 
C.  Simpson,  Newburyport,  Mass.  ;  William  H. 
Moulton,  Portland;  William  M.  Payson,  Boston;  E. 
N.   Merrill,   Skowhegan ;   H.   H.   Emery,   Portland. 

1875 — Stephen  C.  Whitmore,  Brunswick ;  W.  J. 
Curtis,   New   York   City. 

1876 — Franklin  C.  Payson,  Portland;  Arthur  T. 
Parker,  Bath ;  Charles  T.  Hawes.  Bangor ;  Alpheus 
Sanford,  Boston;  John  A.  Morrill,  Auburn;  Oliver 
C.  Stevens,  Boston;  Jere  M.  Hill,  Groveville;  George 

B.  Merrill,  Yarmouthville ;  Tascus  Atwood,  Auburn. 
1877 — Edgar    M.    Cousins,    Thomaston ;    W.    T. 

Cobb,   Rockland ;   G    L.   Thompson.   Brunswick. 

1878 — Barrett  Potter,  Brunswick;  George  C. 
Purington,   Farmington  ;  Alfred  E.  Burton,   Boston ; 

C.  A.  Baker.   Portland;  W.  E.  Sargent,  Hebron:  S. 
E.   Smith,  Thomaston. 

1879 — George  W.  Bourne,  Kennebunk ;  O.  D. 
Castner,  Waldoboro;  J.  P.  Huston,  Newcastle; 
Frank  Kimball,  Norway;  H.  Boardman  Fifield, 
Conway,  N.  H. ;  Wallace  E.  Henderson,  Garden 
City,  N.  Y. ;  J.  Warren  Achorn,  Boston;  Charles  F. 
Johnson,  Waterville ;  H.  D.  Bowker,  Milford, 
Mass. ;  O.  C.  S.  Davies,  Augusta ;  A.  L.  Lumbert, 
Brookline.   Mass. 

1880— Walter  P.  Perkins,  Cornish;  A.  H. 
Holmes,  Brunswick ;  A.  M.  Edwards,  Syracuse,  N. 
Y. :  Thomas  H.  Riley,  Brunswick;  Henry  A. 
Wing,  Lewiston ;  Fred  O.  Conant,  Portland ; 
Thomas   F.   Jones,   Thomaston. 

1881— Charles  H.  Cutler.  Bangor;  John  Dike, 
Melrose,  Mass. ;  William  King,  Brunswick ;  Nathan- 
iel R.  Webster,  Gloucester,  Mass.;  A.  L.  Pettengill, 
Waterville;  Harold  W.  Chamberlain,  Brunswick; 
W.  M.  Brown,  Bangor. 

1882— Edwin  U.  Curtis,  Boston;  Melvin  S.  Hol- 
way,  Augusta ;  Charles  H.  Gilman,  Portland ; 
Arthur  F.  Belcher,  Portland;  W.  A.  Moody,  Bruns- 
wick. 

1883 — C.   C.  Hutchins,   Brunswick. 

1884 — John  E.  Cummings,  Hanzadd,  Burma ; 
John  A.  Waterman,  Gorham,  Me.  ;  Charles  C.  Tor- 
rey,  New  Haven,  Conn. ;  Llewellyn  Barton,  Port- 
land ;    Charles    E.    Adams,    Bangor. 


1885— F.  N.  Whittier,  Brunswick;  Eben  W. 
Freeman,    Portland. 

1886 — John  F.  Thompson,  Portland ;  Addison  S. 
Thayer,  Portland ;  Walter  V.  Wentworth,  Great 
Works ;  Levi  Turner,  Portland ;  Thomas  W.  Dike, 
Newtonville,  Mass. 

1887— Oliver  D.  Sewall.  Brookline,  Mass.; 
Austin  Cary.  Brunswick;  W.  L.  Gahan,  Brunswick; 
Arthur    W.    Merrill,    Portland. 

1888— William  T.  Hall,  Jr.,  Bath;  George  F. 
Cary,  East  Machias ;  William  L.  Black,  Hammon- 
ton,  N.  J.;  Percival  F.  Marston,  Lewiston;  Joseph 
Williamson,   Augusta ;    A.    W.    Tolman,    Portland. 

1889 — George  T.  Files,  Brunswick ;  E.  A.  Mer- 
rill, New  York;  Charles  H.  Fogg,  Houlton ;  W.  S. 
Elden,  Columbus,  O.  ;  William  M.  Emery,  Fall 
River,  Mass. ;  George  L.  Rogers,  Boston ;  Oliver  P. 
Watts,  Madison,  Wis.  ;  Verdell  O.  White,  East 
Dixfield.  Me.;  Emerson  L.  Adams,  Fryeburg ; 
Fremont  J.  C.  Little,  Augusta ;  Frank  L.  Staples, 
Bath  ;  O.  R.  Smith,  Middleboro,  Mass. ;  Albert  E. 
Neal,  Portland;  Burton  Smith,  Portland;  C.  F. 
Curtis,    M.D.,    Bath. 

1890— W.  B.  Mitchell,  Brunswick;  Oliver  W. 
Turner,    Augusta ;    C.    L.    Hutchinson,    Portland. 

1891 — Henry  S.  Chapman,  Boston.  Mass. ;  Henry 
H.  Noyes,  New  Gloucester,  Me. ;  A.  T.  Brown, 
Peabody,    Mass.;    Edward    H.    Newbegin,    Bangor; 

B.  D.  Ridlon,  Togus ;  W.  G.  Mallett,  Farmington; 
Henry  Nelson,  Rumford  Falls :  Fred  Drew,  Bos- 
ton ;   Dennis  M.   Bangs,   Waterville. 

1892— E.  B.  Young,  Boston;  H.  T.  Field,  Bel- 
fast; Frederic  G.  Swett,  Bangor;  Charles  M.  Pen- 
nell,  Farmington ;  John  F.  Hodgdon,  South  Ber- 
wick ;   Leon   M.   Fobes,   Portland. 

1S93 — Albert  M.  Jones,  Boston,  Mass. ;  Charles 
H.   Howard,   South  Paris,   Me. 

1894 — Benjamin  B.  Whitcomb,  Ellsworth;  Elias 
Thomas,  Jr.,  Portland;  Charles  A.  Flagg,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. :  F.  W.  Pickard,  Cincinnati,  O. ;  F.  W. 
Dana,  Boston  ;  R.  H.  Baxter,  Bath ;  George  C.  Don- 
nell,  Bath;  H.  E.  Andrews,  Kennebunk;  E.  M. 
Simpson,  Bangor ;  Norman  McKinnon,  Augusta ; 
Charles  E.  Merritt.  Auburn;  R.  P.  Plaisted,  Ban- 
gor ;  Frank  H.  Knight,  Waltham,  Mass. ;  P.  F. 
Stevens,  Bayonne,  N.  J. ;  H.  L.  Bagley,  Boston ; 
James  A.  Levensaler,  Thomaston;  C.  £.  Michels, 
Brunswick ;  H.  L.  Horsman,  Augusta ;  J.  W.  Ander- 
son,  Gray. 

1895— Louis  C.  Hatch,  Bangor;  W.  M.  Ingra- 
ham,  Portland;  R.  T.  Parker,  Rumford  Falls; 
George  C.  Webber,  Auburn ;  Alfred  Mitchell,  Jr., 
Portland. 

1896 — George  T.  Ordway,  Portland ;  Francis  S. 
Dane.   Lexington,   Mass. ;  J.   Clair   Minot,   Augusta ; 

C.  A.  Knight,  Gardiner,  Me.;  C.  P.  Merrill,  Farm- 
ington ;  Francis  C.  Peaks,  Dover ;  Preston  Kyes, 
North  Jay. 

1897 — Frank  J.  Small,  Waterville ;  D.  Weston 
Elliott.  Brunswick;  James  E.  Rhodes  2d.  Rockland; 
Reuel  W.  Smith,  Auburn;  Robert  L.  Hull,  Port- 
land ;  J.  S.  Stetson.  Brunswick ;  J.  P.  Russell, 
Augusta;  John  H.  Morse,  Bath;  Chas.  S.  Sewall, 
Wiscasset;  Frederick  H.  Dole,  Yarmouth;  R.  S. 
Randall,   Freeport. 

1898 — R.  R.  Morton,  Yarmouth ;  Emery  G. 
Wilson,  Portland;  George  E.  Stetson,  Bruns- 
wick ;    William     W.      Lawrence,     Lawrence,      Kan- 


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sas ;  W.  W.  Spear,  Rockland ;  D.  Lyman  Worm- 
wood, Oldtown;  C.  S.  Pettengill,  Augusta;  A.  L. 
Hunt,  Washington.  D.  C. ;  E.  Stanwood,  Jr.,  Bos- 
ton; E.   G.  A.   Stetson.   Brunswick. 

1899 — Hanson  H.  Webster,  Brookline,  Mass. ; 
H.  E.  Marston,  North  Anson,  Me. ;  L.  D.  Jennings, 
Boston ;  William  L.  Thompson,  Portland ;  W.  B. 
Adams.  Limerick;  F.  W.  Briggs,  Pittsfield ;  Lucien 
P.  Libby,  Portland;  Edgar  A.  Kaharl,  Portland; 
Frank  L.  Dutton,  Augusta ;  Harold  F.  Dana,  Port- 
land; Walter  B.  Clark,  Damariscotta  Mills;  Wal- 
lace H.  White,  Jr.,  Lewiston;  Louis  L.  Hills,  Port- 
land; Philip  C.  Haskell,  Westbrook;  W.  T.  Libby, 
Brunswick. 

1900— Charles  E.  H.  Bean,  Hallowell ;  H.  P. 
West,  Auburn ;  I.  F.  McCormick,  North  Bridgton ; 
E.  B.  Holmes,  Brunswick ;  E.  P.  Williams,  Tops- 
ham ;  H.  H.  Randall,  Rockland:  H.  W.  Cobb.  Bath; 
J.  Fred  Knight,  Rockland;  J.  R.  Bass,  Wilton; 
James  R.  Parsons,  Yarmouth ;  Albert  W.  Clark, 
Damariscotta;  Robert  F.  Chapman,  Portland;  J.  C. 
Pearson,  Brunswick ;  J.  B.  Gould,  Bath ;  S.  P.  Har- 
ris,  Portland. 

1901 — George  L.  Lewis,  Brunswick ;  N.  Y. 
Gehring,  Portland;  Roland  E.  Bragg,  Bangor; 
Harry  E.  Walker,  Fort  Fairfield ;  Roland  E.  Clark, 
Houlton;  E.  Motley  Fuller,  Jr.,  Bath;  Donald  F. 
Snow,  Bangor ;  Henry  D.  Evens,  Saco ;  E.  K. 
Leighton,  Rockland ;  H.  L  Swett.  Skowhegan ; 
Ripley  L.  Dana,  Portland ;  H.  T.  Quinn,  Bangor ; 
Kenneth  C.  M.  Sills,  Brunswick;  H.  A.  Martelle, 
Brunswick ;  G.  R.  Gardner,  Bridgton ;  H.  D.  Stew- 
art, Richmond ;  Robert  C.  Foster,  Portland ;  Wal- 
ter L.  Sanborn,  Boston ;  Otto  L.  Dascombe,  Wil- 
ton ;  Artelle  E.  Palmer,  South  Brewer ;  Austin  P. 
Larrabee,  Gardiner ;  Rufus  Y.  Storer,  Brunswick ; 
Harold  Lee  Berry,  Portland ;  John  H.  White,  Lew- 
iston. 

1902 — Nat  B.  T.  Barker,  Cedar  Grove ;  Eugene 
R.  Kelley,  Bangor;  E.  G.  Giles,  East  Brownfield; 
E.  E.  Carter,  Bath ;  Robert  S.  Benson,  Snow's 
Falls ;  Harold  R.  Webb,  Brunswick ;  Frederic  A. 
Stanwood,  Wellesley,  Mass.  ;  James  O.  Hamilton, 
Waterboro ;  J.  Arthur  Furbush,  Brunswick;  Ernest 
B.  Folsom,  Portland;  B.  E.  Kelley,  Boothbay;  P. 
H.  Cobb,  Portland;  H.  L.  Grinnell,  Jr.,  Bath;  Wil- 
liam E.  Wing,  North  Anson;  Ralph  P.  Bodwell, 
Brunswick;  Lyman  A.  Cousens,  Portland;  Andrew 
S.  Rodick,  Bar  Harbor;  G  Rowland  Walker,  Port- 
land :  Sidney  W.  Noyes,  Portland. 

T903 — Harrie  L.  Webber,  Auburn ;  Farnsworth 
G.  Marshall,  Bucksport ;  Carl  S.  Fuller,  Lewiston; 
Grant  Pierce,  Westbrook ;  Herbert  E.  Thompson, 
Sebago  Lake;  E.  F.  Abbott,  Auburn;  J.  A.  Har- 
low, Great  Works ;  Ralph  Andrews,  Kennebunk ; 
George  S.  Sabin,  Portland ;  Daniel  C.  Munroe.  Gar- 
diner; Thomas  H.  Riley,  Jr.,  Brunswick;  H.  C. 
Barrows,  Augusta;  Edward  A.  Dunlap,  Jr.,  Bruns- 
wick; R.  C.  Bisbee,  Bethel;  E.  F.  Merrill,  Skow- 
hegan; T.  C.  White,  Lewiston;  Clement  F.  Robin- 
son. Brunswick ;  Philip  G.  Clifford,  Portland ;  L. 
Cecil  Whitmore,  Brunswick ;  Carl  W.  Smith,  Port- 
land; George  H.  Stover,  Brunswick;  Francis  J. 
Welch,  Portland;  J.  D.  Wilson,  Brunswick;  S.  C. 
W.  Simpson,  Portland;  R.  W.  Hellenbrand,  Old- 
town;  A.  P.  Havey,  West  Sullivan;  C.  C.  Shaw, 
Cumberland   Centre ;   T.   W.   Wells,    Portland. 


CLASS  OF  1820. 
An  article  on  Jacob  Abbott,  written  by  Fletcher 
Osgood.  appears  in  the  Nav  England  Magazine  for 
June,  1904. 

CLASS  OF  1857. 
Granville  C.  Waterman.  '57,  formerly  of  Laconia, 
N.  H.,  has  changed  his  address  to  Hampton,  N.  H. 

CLASS  OF   i860. 
F.   A.   Randall,  of  44  Cornell   Street,   Cleveland, 
Ohio,  has  been  promoted  to  a  major  on  the  retired 
list  of  the  United  States  Army. 

CLASS  OF  1861. 
Capt.  Charles  A.  Curtis,  '61,  has  recently  written 
a  story  which  has  just  appeared  in  book  form 
entitled  "Captured  by  the  Navajos."  It  is  a  tale  of 
adventure  dealing  with  Indian  fighting  in  the  south- 
west. Captain  Curtis  has  been  an  Indian  fighter, 
and  writes  from  a  full  knowledge  of  his  subject. 

CLASS   OF  1854. 

To  the  necrology  list  for  1903-4  should  be  added 
the  name  of  William  Wirt  Pendergast,  '54,  of  Min- 
neapolis, who  died  in  July,  1903. 

Herbert  M.  Sawyer,  formerly  of  Brulnswick, 
who  pursued  special  studies  at  Bowdoin  College, 
was  honored  in  Worcester  last  week  by  being  elected 
to  the  position  of  secretary  of  the  Worcester  Board 
of  Trade.  He  also  becomes  editor  of  the  Board  of 
Trade    Magazine. 

CLASS   OF   1871. 
Augustine   Simmons  was  nominated  by  acclama- 
tion  for  Judge  of  Probate  for  Somerset  County  by 
the    Republican   county    convention    held    in    Skow- 
hegan  June   8. 

CLASS  OF  1877. 
Hon.   William   T.   Cobb   received  the  nomination 
for  the  governorship  of  Maine  last  Week  on  the  first 
ballot.     As  the  Republican  nomination  is  equivalent 
to  election,  Mr.  Cobb  will  be  our  next  Governor. 

CLASS    OF    1878. 
Mr.  Barrett  Potter  of  Brunswick  was  nominated 
for   senator   by   the   Republican    County   Convention 
in    Portland,    Thursday,   June   23.     Mr.    Potter   had 

132  votes  out   of  149. 

CLASS   OF   1897. 
The    engagement    of    F.    H.    Dole,    Principal    of 
North  Yarmouth  Academy,  and  Miss  Hattie  Louisa 
Boardman   of   Sheffield,    Mass.,   is   announced. 

CLASS  OF  1898. 
In  Boston  on  Wednesday,  June  8,  occurred  the 
wedding  of  W.  T.  Libby,  '98,  of  Brunswick,  and 
Miss  Lelia  Small,  of  Attleboro,  Mass.,  formerly  of 
Auburn,  Me.  Mr.  Libby  has  an  executive  position 
with    the    Pejepscot    Paper    Company. 

CLASS   OF   1899. 
Walter  B.   Clarke  was  nominated  by  the  Repub- 
licans  of  Lincoln    County   for    State   senator   at   the 
convention   this   spring. 

CLASS    OF    1903. 
Cards  were  received  Thursday  of  Commencement 
week,     announcing    the     wedding,     on     Wednesday, 
June    22,    of    Mr.    Daniel    Israel    Gould    and    Miss 
Florence  Spear. 


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CLASS  OF   1901. 
On  June  14,  1904,  occurred  the  marriage,  at  the 
First  Unitarian  Church  of  Saco,  Me.,  of  Paul  Stan- 
ley Hill,   '01,  and  Miss  Catherine  Miriam  Moses  of 
Saco, 


©bltuan>. 


CLASS   OF   i860. 

Once  more  death  has  entered  the  ranks  of  the 
Bowdoin  alumni.  On  May  4,  1904,  Roscoe  Edwin 
Farnham  died  of  heart  failure  in  Chicago.  He  was 
born  November  19,  1835,  in  Woolwich,  Me.  After 
graduation  he  taught  school  for  two  years.  From 
September,  1S62,  for  a  period  of  about  forty  years, 
he  was  engaged  as  civil  engineer  with  the  Chicago 
&  Northwestern  Railway,  when  failing  health  com- 
pelled him  to  retire.  His  wife,  Mary  E.  Reed, 
whom  he  married  December  27,  1871,  died  May  4, 
1901,  three  years  prior  to  his  decease.  He  was  a 
loyal  Bowdoin  alumnus,  whose  death  comes  as 
sad  news  to  the  graduates  of  the  college. 


DIRECTORY. 

Foot-Ball— Manager,  D.  C.  White;  Captain,  W. 
C.  Philoon. 

Base-Ball — Manager,  W.  F.  Finn,  Jr. ;  Captain, 
J.  F.   Cox. 

Track  Athletics^Manager,  R.  E.  Hall ;  Captain, 
W.    T.    Rowe. 

Tennis  Association — Manager,  C.  J.  Donnell; 
Captain,   S.   T.  Dana. 

Glee  Club — Manager,  M.  F.  Chase;  Leader,  B. 
Archibald. 

Mandolin  Club — Manager,  M.  F.  Chase;  Leader, 
P.  F.  Chapman. 

Dramatic  Club — Manager,  W.  M.  Powers ;  Pres- 
ident, J.  A.  Bartlett. 

Bowdoin  Quill— Manager,  R.  M.  Much;  Chair- 
man, F.  E.  Seavey. 

Bowdoin  Orient — Manager,  W.  S.  Cushing; 
Editor-in-Chief,  W.  F.  Finn,  Jr. 

Bugle — Manager,  J.  A.  Clarke;  Editor-in-Chief, 
S.  P.  Chase. 

Students'  Y.  M.  C.  A.— President,  P.  K.  Greene; 
Corresponding  Secretary,  P.  F.  Chapman. 

Debating   Society — President,    S.   T.   Dana. 

College  Band — Manager,  P.  G.  Robbins ;  Leader, 
J.    M.    Bridgham. 


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VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,   MAINE,   OCTOBER   7,    1904. 


NO.  10. 


FOOT-BALL. 


Bowdoin,   23;   Fort   Preble,   o. 

Bowdoin  opened  its  foot-ball  season  for  the  year 
1904,  Saturday,  September  24,  with  the  Fort  Preble 
team,  and  succeeded  in  defeating  the  soldiers  by  the 
score  23  to  o.  The  game  was  rather  interesting,  as 
the  visitors  had  a  heavy  team  and  at  times  made  a 
good  stand  against  the  Bowdoin  men.  They  were 
not  able,  however,  to  cope  with  Bowdoin  in  quick- 
ness and  in  knowledge  of  the  game,  despite  the  fact 
that  they  were  superior  in  weight. 

The  game  opened  with  Chapman  kicking  off  to 
Nelson  on  Preble's  18-yard  line.  He  made  10 
yards  before  he  was  downed.  Raynor  made  three 
yards,  Nelson  three  and  then  Nelson  made  six  more. 
Heaney  was  thrown  back  for  a  loss  and  Raynor 
made  three,  but  Preble  was  then  held  for  downs. 
The  ball  was  at  this  time  in  the  center  of  the  field. 
Chapman  made  a  25-yard  run,  but  it  was  not 
allowed,  as  both  teams  were  off  side.  Kinsman 
made  half  a  yard,  and  Chapman  made  the  distance 
on  the  next  play,  Finn  went  through  for  five 
yards  and  Chapman  made  seven  more  on  an  end 
play.  McGraw  then  made  14  yards  on  a  quarter- 
back run.  Two  more  rushes  carried  the  ball  within 
two  yards  of  the  goal,  and  on  the  next  play  Kins- 
man took  it  over  for  the  first  touchdown.  McGraw 
kicked  the  goal. 

Chapman  kicked  off  to  Heaney,  who  was 
downed  on  the  three-yard  line.  Fort  Preble  was 
soon  held  for  downs  on  their  8-yard  line  just  as 
time  was  called. 

In  the  second  half  Raynor  kicked  to  Hawkes- 
worth,  who  made  a  good  gain.  Kinsman  made  25 
yards  around  the  end.  Chapman  was  given  the  ball 
on  the  next  play  and  broke  away  for. a  65-yard  run 
and    a    touchdown.     McGraw    missed   the    goal. 

Chapman  kicked  to  Raynor.  He  made  13  yards, 
but  Preble  was  immediately  held  for  downs.  Bow- 
doin fumbled,  however,  and  Preble  punted  25  yards 
to  McGraw,  who  took  the  ball  to  within  10  yards 
of  the  line.  Kinsman  took  the  ball  over  for  the 
third  touchdown  on  two  plays.  McGraw  kicked 
the   goal. 

McGraw  kicked  to  Dickenson.  He  fumbled, 
however,  and  Drummond  secured  the  ball  on  the 
22-yard  line.  Chapman  made  four,  Kinsman  five 
and  Chapman  12,  to  within  a  yard  of  the  line,  Kins- 
man took  it  over  on  the  next  play. 

McGraw  kicked  off  to  Sylvester.  Dickenson  and 
Heaney  each  made  five  yards  and  then  Dickenson 
made  20  yards  around  the  end  for  Preble's  biggest 
gain  of  the  game  just  as  the  whistle  blew. 

The  line-up : 

Bowdoin.  Fort   Preble. 

J.    B.    Drummond,   l.e r.e.,    Miller-Sullivan. 

Finn,    l.t r.t.,    Clift. 


Sanborn,    l.g r.g.,    Leavitt. 

Philoon    (Capt.),    c c,    Laidley. 

Hatch;    r.g ll.g.,    Thompson. 

Hawkesworth,    r'.t... 1 l.t.,    Eberley-Miiler. 

Weld,    r.e I.e.,    Merrill. 

McGraw,    q.b q.b.,    Yates-Sylvester. 

Chapman-Libby,    l.h.b r.h .  b . ,    Nelson-Dickenson. 

Kinsman,    r.h.b l.h.b.,    Heaney. 

Pullen,    f.b f.b.,   Raynor    (Capt.) 

Score — Bowdoin,  23 ;  Fort  Preble,  o.  Touch- 
downs— Kinsman  3,  Chapman.  Goals  from  touch- 
downs— McGraw  3.  Umpire — Matson  of  Fort 
Preble.  Referee — Dunlap,  Bowdoin,  1903.  Lines- 
men— J.  Gumble  for  Bowdoin,  McHugh  for  Fort 
Preble.  Timers — James  G.  Lathrop  for  Bowdoin. 
Griffin  for  Fort  Preble.  Time— 15-  and  10-minute 
halves.     Attendance — ^50. 


Exeter,   ii;   Bowdoin,  o. 

Bowdoin  lost  the  foot-ball  game  with  Exeter 
last  Saturday,  by  a  score  of  11  to  0  in  a  very  inter- 
esting game  of  foot-ball,  despite  the  fact  that  we 
lost.  The  'varsity  played  a  fine  game  and  no  criti- 
cism can  be  offered  in  any  way.  The  simple  fact 
is  that  the  heavy  team  that  represented  Exeter,  this 
year,  was  able  to  make  gains  that  Bowdoin's  lighter 
line   was  unable  to  withstand. 

Bowdoin,  however,  played  a  fast  and  plucky 
game  throughout,  and  at  times  made  sensational 
plays  that  were  a  credit  to  any  team.  Kinsman,  in 
particular,  played  a  game  that  was  remarkable,  sav- 
ing what  would  have  been  certain  touchdowns  at 
two  different  times.  He  also  made  some  good 
gains  during  the  game,  at  one  time  going  around 
right  end  for  a  25-yard  run  that  would  have  been  a 
touchdown  but  for  a  magnificent  tackle  by  Exeter. 

The  game  opened  with  Bankard  of  Exeter  kick- 
ing off  to  McGraw,  who  advanced  the  ball  five 
yards  from  the  7-yard  line.  Finn  made  six  yards 
and  Chapman  one.  Finn  failed  on  the  next  try  and 
Exeter  secured  the  ball  on  a  fumble.  Peyton  for 
Exeter,  made  four  yards,  Hart  the  same,  H.  Jones 
il/2,  Peyton  three,  Hart  two,  and  Selden  one-half. 
Cooney  fumbled  the  ball  at  this  time  within  a  yard 
of  a  touchdown,  Kinsman  securing  it  after  it  had 
fallen  behind  the  goal  posts  and  taking  it  down  the 
field  25  yards  before  being  downed. 

Kinsman  made  two  yards  more  and  Chapman 
punted  40  yards  to  T.  Jones.  After  a  two- 
yard  and  a  one-yard  gain  by  Cooney,  T.  Jones  was 
thrown  back  and  Bowdoin  secured  the  ball  on 
downs.  Kinsman  was  thrown  back  and  Exeter 
secured  the  ball  on  downs.  Then  Exeter  steadily 
advanced  the  ball  down  the  field  for  a  touchdown, 
the  ball  being  taken  over  by  Hart  within  a  minute 
from  the  call  of  time.  T.  Jones  failed  in  an 
attempt  to  kick  a  goal. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Exeter  kicked  off  to  McGraw,  who  made  25 
yards.  Chapman  lost  five  yards  and  Bowdoin  was 
forced   to   punt.     This    ended   the   half. 

In  the  second  half  Chapman  kicked  to  Hart  on 
the  10-yard  line,  who  made  40  yards.  At  this  time 
Exeter  was  forced  to  punt,  McGraw  taking  the  ball 
on  the  two-yard  line.  Kinsman  made  20  yards 
around  right  end.  Exeter  was  penalized  three 
yards  here,  but  soon  secured  the  ball  on 
downs.  From  this  time  the  Exeter  team  made 
steady  gains  down  the  field  for  another  touchdown. 
Bankard  kicked  the  goal. 

During  the  remainder  of  the  game  the  ball  was 
in  the  possession  of  both  teams  for  an  equal  portion 
of  the  time.  Bowdoin  held  for  downs  once,  and 
was  afterward  forced  to  punt.  The  game  ended 
with  the  ball  in  Exeter's  possession  on  Bowdoin's 
27-yard  line. 

While  it  is  not  pleasing  to  lose  the  game,  it 
cannot  be  said  that  the  result  is  discouraging  to 
Bowdoin  supporters.  Bowdoin  played  fast,  aggres- 
sive ball,  but  could  not  be  expected  to  win  against 
the  odds.  Exeter  has  a  team  both  in  weight  and 
knowledge  of  the  game,  that  is  capable  of  winning 
from  some  of  the  big  college  teams.     The  line-up : 

Exeter.  Bowdoin. 

Vaughn,   l.e I.e.,   J.    B.    Drummond. 

MacFayden,    l.g l.g.,    Garcelon. 

Bankard,    c c,    Sanborn. 

Allen,    r.g (r.g.,    Hatch. 

Seldon,  r.t   r.t.,  Hawkesworth-Fernald. 

O'Brien,  r.e r.e,  W.   B.   Drummond. 

T.  Jones,  q.b q.b.,  McGraw. 

H.  Jones,   l.h.b l.h.b.,   Chapman-Libby. 

Hart,    r.h.b r.h.b.,    Kinsman. 

Cooney,    f.b f.b.,    Philoon. 

Umpire — Dunlap,  Bowdoin.  Referee — Stevenson, 
Exeter.  Touchdowns — H.  Jones  and  Hart.  Goal — 
Bankard.  Score — Exeter,  11;  Bowdoin,  0.  Time — 
20-  and  15-minute  halves. 


Harvard,    17;    Bowdoin,   o. 
Bowdoin   was   defeated   by   Harvard   Wednesday 
afternoon,  by  the  score  17-0.     A  full  account  of  the 
game   will   appear  in  the  next  issue. 


BASE-BALL. 


Sophs.,  23;  Freshmen,  6. 

The  Sophomores  and  Freshmen  played  their  first 
game  of  base-ball  on  the  Delta,  last  Saturday  morn- 
ing, which  proved  a  somewhat  quiet  occasion  for 
the  annual  inter-class  affair.  The  score  was  decid- 
edly one  sided,  the  Sophomores  winning  23  to  6. 
The  Freshmen  seemed  to  have  a  better  team  than 
the   Sophs.,   but  were  a    trifle    weak    in    the    box. 

The  Sophomores,  however,  had  some  good  men 
on  hand,  Piper  doing  the  pitching  and  Lawrence 
the  catching.  Bower  at  third,  who  played  on  the 
Bates  team  last  year,  played  at  third,  and  proved  a 
valuable   acquisition    for   the    Sophs. 

There  was  an  absence  of  class  yelling  and  no 
signs  of  a  "scrap"  at  any  time.  The  Freshmen  did 
not  feel  that  they  had  much  opportunity  for  cheer- 


ing,   and    the    Sophomores    did    not    think    it    was 
necessary. 

The  summary: 

Sophomores. 

bh        PO       A  E 

Pike,   2b 2        1        3        o 

Piper,   p.,   ss 2        0        4        0 

Halford,    r.f 1        o        0        1 

Roberts,    3b 0000 

Bower,    3b o        2        2        o 

Redmond,    l.f 0000 

Briggs,  ss.,   p 1        1        3        2 

Clark,    'lb 2      15        o        1 

Lawrence,   c 1750 

Sawyer,    c.f 1        1        1        o 

Totals    10      27      18        4 

Freshmen. 

BH         PO        A  E 

Green,    c o        6        5        0 

Robinson,    p 1        o        3        o 

Hayes,    f.b 2      12       o        3 

G.    Packard,    2b o        4        3        o 

Purington,    ss 1        o        1        I 

Ham,  3b    2        1        1        1 

Sanborn,  l.f.,  r.f 0000 

H.    Sanborn,    c.f o        o        o        o 

Hyde,  r.f.  and  l.f 2        o        1        1 

Files,    p o        1        1        o 

Chandler,   'c.f 0000 

Weston,    r.f o        o        o        o 

Totals    8      24      15        6 

Score  by  Innings. 

Sophomores    1     4    5    o    2    4    4    3    x — 23 

Freshmen    o    3    2    o     1    o    o    o   x —  6 

Runs  made  by  Pike  4,  Halford  1,  Bower  2,  Red- 
mond 3,  Clark  6,  Lawrence  2,  Sawyer  2,  Hayes  I, 
Robinson  1,  Packard  2,  Ham  I,  H.  Chandler  1. 
Two-base  hits — Clark,  Piper.  Home  runs — Clark. 
Base  on  balls — By  Piper  4;  by  Robinson  12,  by  Files 
4.  Struck  out — By  Piper  2,  by  Briggs  3,  by  Files  I, 
by  Robinson  3.  Double  play — Packard  to  Hayes.  Hit 
by  pitched  ball — Lawrence  and  Purington.  Wild 
pitch — Robinson.  Passed  ball — Greene  3.  Umpire — 
Robert  H.  Hodgdon,  Jr.,  '06.  Tmie — Two  hours 
five  minutes. 


OFFICIAL  NOTICES. 


All  students  must  pay  their  last  year's  term 
bills  before  October  15. 

Miss  Emily  Keene  Barnum  of  Portland 
has  resumed  her  class  in  drawing  and  painting 
at  the  Walker  Art  Building.  College  stu- 
dents wishing  to  study  illustrating  or  water 
colors  have  an  excellent  opportunity  in  this 
class  which  meets  every  Thursday  afternoon 
at  one-thirty. 

The  Orient  will  be  sent  to  each  member 
of   the    Freshman    Class    during   the   college 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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year  in  accordance  with  the  usual  custom. 
Their  desire  to  be  on  the  mailing  list  of  the 
college  newspaper  is  taken  for  granted  and 
by  this  method  a  great  saving  of  labor  and 
time   results  to  the  business  manager. 

Once  a  subscriber  always  a  subscriber, 
should  be  the  motto  of  every  college-spirited 
Freshman,  and  as  a  matter  of  fact,  of  every 
student  and  alumnus. 


Chapman,  Professor  Woodruff,  Professor 
Lee,  Professor  Mitchell,  Dr.  Burnett,  Profes- 
sor Ham,  Professor  Hutchinson,  Mrs.  Wood- 
ruff, Mrs.  Hutchinson,  Mrs.  Mitchell,  Mrs. 
Lee,  Rector  Johnson  and  wife  and  Mr.  Jump. 
Much  credit  is  due  to  the  committee  in  charge 
of  the  reception.  It  was  composed  of  R. 
Johnson,  '06  (Chairman),  Bartlett,  '06,  Chap- 
man,  '06,   and  Allen,   '07. 


Communication. 


One  of  the  first  things  which  a  Bowdoin 
Freshman  should  learn  to  do,  is  to  work  for 
his  college ;  that  is,  to  do  everything  in  his 
power  to  make  her  name  known  and  honored 
on  all  sides.  Not  only  should  he  be  careful 
that  he  does  nothing  to  bring  disgrace  upon 
her;  he  should  make  every  effort  to  have  his 
own  name  one  of  which  she  may  be  proud, 
both  now  and  in  the  years  to  come.  Further, 
he  can  and  ought  to  begin  early  in  doing 
much  practical  good  to  Bowdoin  by  getting 
other  fellows  interested  in  the  college.  Invite 
your  friends  down,  Freshmen,  especially  if 
you  come  from  outside  the  State,  show  them 
the  college  and  talk  Bowdoin  into  them  day 
and  night.  Get  them  so  interested  in  the 
place  that  they  want  to  see  it,  and  can't  resist 
your  invitation,  and  finally  can't  think  of 
going  to  any  other  college. 

P.  R.  Andrews,  1906. 


Y.  M.  C.  A.  RECEPTION. 

On  Thursday  evening,  Sept.  29,  the  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  of  Bowdoin  College  tendered  their 
annual  reception  to  the  enteringclass.  In  spite 
of  stormy  weather  the  attendance  exceeded 
that  of  previous  years,  though  the  upper  class 
men  were  more  in  evidence  than  the  Fresh- 
men. This  year  the  reception  was  held  in  the 
Alumni  Room  of  Hubbard  Hall,  instead  of 
Banister  Hall,  where  last  year's  reception  was 
held.  During  the  evening  an  address  was 
made  by  President  Hyde  who  extended  a  cor- 
dial welcome  to  the  Freshmen  and  congratu- 
lated the  Association  on  the  success  of  its 
work.  A  liberal  collation  was  served,  after 
which  the  Freshmen  had  an  opportunity  to 
meet  many  of  the  faculty.  Among  those  who 
were  present  were  President  Hyde,  Professor 


THE  BLEACHERS. 

Bleachers  with  a  seating  capacity  of  three  hun- 
dred and  twenty  are  being  built  opposite  the 
Hubbard  Grand  Stand  on  Whittier  Athletic  Field 
at  the  expense  of  the  college.  The  bleachers  will 
be  nine  rows  high  the  same  as  the  Grand  Stand. 
They  are  being  constructed  so  that  they  can  be 
readily  taken  down  and  stored  under  the  Grand 
Stand  during  the  winter.  It  is  the  intention  of  the 
college  to  add  another  section  next  year  if  it  is 
needed.  The  bleachers  will  balance  the  general 
aspect  of  the  oval  and  will  add  materially  to  the 
beauty  of  our  already  unique  athletic  field.  The 
students  cannot  show  too  much  gratitude  to  the 
college  and  to  General  Hubbard  for  their  liberality 
in  providing  such  accommodations  for  visiting  teams. 

It  should  be  a  source  of  pride  to  every  Bowdoin 
man  to  know  that  no  college  in  the  United  States 
can  offer  more  up-to-date  accommodations  to  visit- 
ing teams  and  their  friends  than  Bowdoin. 


BOWDOIN    NIGHT. 

Friday  evening,  September  23,  was  observed  as 
Bowdoin  Night,  and  surely  a  larger  crowd  never 
was  gathered  in  Memorial  Hall  so  early  in  the 
year.  Wallace  C.  Philoon,  '05,  captain  of  the  foot- 
ball team,  presided  and  after  a  few  introductory 
remarks  called  upon  James  G.  Lathrop,  coach  of  the 
track  team  and  physical  director  of  the  foot-ball 
team.  Mr.  Lathrop,  having  had  considerable  expe- 
rience in  addressing  Bowdoin  mass-meetings, 
started  right  to  the  point  and  urged  every  man  to 
come  out  for  the  foot-ball  •  team.  He  said  and 
rightfully  said  that  Bowdoin  has  plenty  of  good 
foot-ball  material  and  that  it  was  a  disgrace  for  a 
man  to  stay  away  from  the  gridiron  when  he  ought 
to  be  on  it.  He  also  urged  every  man  who  did  not 
go  out  for  foot-ball  to  come  out  for  track  and  get 
an  early  start  on  the  spring  training.  William 
Frye  White,  '97,  the  next  speaker,  dwelt  in  a  humor- 
ous vein  on  the  customs  which  were  in  vogue  ten 
years  ago.  He  aroused  considerable  enthusiasm 
when  he  said  that  Bowdoin  could  boast  of  some- 
thing which  no  other  college  in  the  country  could 
or  would  ever  be  able  to  boast  of,  namely :  that  of 
having  two  of  her  sons  at  the  head  of  the  Judicial 
and  Legislative  departments  of  the  government,  and 
another  second  in  the  Executive  Department  at  the 
same  time.  It  was  the  time  when  Hon.  Thomas 
B.  Reed,  '60,  was  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, Hon.  Melville  W.  Fuller,  '53,  Chief  Jus- 
tice   of    the    United    States,    and   Hon.    William    P. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


Frye,  '50,  President  pro  tern,  of  the  Senate  and  Act- 
ing Vice-President.  Mr.  White  also  voiced  the  sen- 
timents of  Mr.  Lathrop  in  urging  every  man  to 
come  out  for  foot-ball. 

Edward  S.  Anthoine,  '02,  spoke  for  those  who 
lacked  the  physique  to  play  foot-ball  but  who  had 
the  spirit  and  enthusiasm  to  cheer  the  team  on  to 
victory. 

Edgar  A.  Kaharl,  '99,  was  the  next  man  to 
respond.  He  urged  the  undergraduates  to  give  the 
team  their  moral  support  and  the  manager  their 
financial  support.  He  also  laid  particular  stress  on 
men  attending  daily  practice  and  accompanying  the 
team  on  out-of-town  trips. 

Coach  McClave  was  next  called  upon  and  the 
tremendous  applause  he  received  clearly  showed 
how  popular  he  has  made  himself  with  the  college. 
He  said  that  he  had  often  heard  of  the  proverbial 
Bowdoin  spirit  and  after  seeing  the  demonstration 
connected  with  the  observance  of  Bowdoin  night 
really  believed  it  was  true,  but  he  did  not  think  any 
of  it  was  shown  on  the  foot-ball  field  after  review- 
ing the  work  of  the  team  for  the  past  three  years. 
He  said  that  it  was  disgraceful  for  a  college  like 
Bowdoin  to  be  defeated  by  any  of  the  other  col- 
leges in  Maine.  Bunter  Hunt,  '02,  urged  the  men 
on  the  team  to  keep  strict  training.  He  also 
emphasized  the  fact  that  the  undergraduates  should 
make  it  a  point  to  see  that  the  foot-ball  men  did 
keep  strict  training  and  that  they  were  properly 
cared  for.  Captain  Philoon  was  the  last  speaker 
and  he  pointed  out  how  absolutely  necessary  it  was 
that  every  man  should  come  out  for  the  team.  The 
second  observance  of  Bowdoin  night  was  brought  to 
a  fitting  close  by  the  singing  of  college  songs  under 
the  direction  of  Ryan  and  Denning  and  the  render- 
ing of  class  yells.  The  committee  in  charge  of 
the  exercises  consisted  of  Dr.  F.  N.  Whittier,  Phi- 
loon and  White,  '05,  and   Sewall,  '06. 


ENTERING  CLASS. 

The  following  is  the  official  registration  of  the 
Freshman  Class : 

Charles  N.  Abbott,  St.  John,  N.  B. ;  James  N. 
Archibald,  Jr.,  Houlton;  Ralph  E.  G.  Bailey,  Skow- 
hegan ;  Lorenzo  W.  Baldwin,  Newburyport,  Mass. ; 
Harry  Storrs  Brigham,  Jr.,  Kennebunkport ;  Paul 
E.  Buttrick,  New  York,  N.  Y. ;  Colin  J.  Campbell, 
Cherryfield;  Roy  H.  Chadbourne,  Hallowell;  H.  B. 
T.  Chandler,  West  Sumner;  Neal  W.  Cox,  Port- 
land ;  William  J.  Crowley,  Bangor ;  Joseph  A.  Davis, 
Westbrook;  Fred  V.  Delavina,  Portland;  Murray 
C.  Donnell,  Houlton;  Harvey  A.  Ellis,  Richmond; 
Herbert  G.  Foss,  Fort  Fairfield;  Louis  Garcelon, 
Lewiston;  Lyman  J.  Gray,  West  Sumner;  Bowdoin 
Gregson,  Bath;  Frank  H.  Hammond,  Damariscotta ; 
Ole  Hanson,  Bath;  Harry  H.  Hayes,  Bridgton;  R. 
H.  Hupper,  Martinsville;  Arthur  H.  Huse,  Cam- 
den; George  P.  Hyde,  Brunswick;  Henry  L.  John- 
son, Brunswick;  Karl  B.  Kilborn,  Portland;  John 
E.  Kincaid,  Portland;  Roy  L.  Kinney,  Fort  Fair- 
field ;  Sturgis  E.  Leavitt,  Gorham ;  Richard  A.  Lee, 
Brunswick;  Chester  A.  Leighton,  Portland;  Albion 
W.  Merrill,  Brewer;  Maurice  P.  Morrill,  Skowhe- 
gan;  John  F.  Monson.  Medford,  Mass.;  Benjamin 
W.  Morse,  Bath ;  Clarence  W.  Osborne,  Fort  Fair- 
field; George  Packard,  Brighton,  Mass.;  Kent  Pack- 


ard, Boston,  Mass. ;  David  T.  Barker,  Bath ;  Fred- 
erick L.  Pennell,  Portland;  Paul  H.  Powers,  Houl- 
ton; George  W.  Pullen,  Jr.,  Brewer;  Harry  W. 
Purinton,  Bethel ;  Aaron  A.  Putnam,  Houlton ; 
Shipley  W.  Ricker,  Jr.,  South  Berwick;  Arthur  L. 
Robinson,  Jr.,  Brunswick ;  Carl  M.  Robinson,  Port- 
land ;  Clarence  P.  Robinson,  Portland ;  Edward  T. 
Sanborn,  East  Machias ;  Thomas  C.  Simpson,  Jr., 
Newburyport,  Mass. ;  Rufus  E.  Stetson,  Damaris- 
cotta; Frank  H.  Thomas,  Brewer;  Harold  C. 
Weiler,  Houlton;  Nathan  S.  Weston,  Augusta; 
Arthur  K.  Winslow,  Saco ;  Chester  H.  Yeaton,  Rich- 
mond; Eugene  H.  Briggs,  Auburn;  Benj.  F.  Briggs, 
Auburn;  Chester  G.  Clark,  Portland;  Ralph  W. 
Giles,  East  Brownfield ;  Cornelius  F.  Doherty,  Rock- 
land ;  Harry  J.  Joy,  Ellsworth ;  Ensign  Otis,  Rock- 
land; Frank  S.  Piper,  North  Parsonsfield.  This  list 
contains  several  names  of  men  entering  the  Fresh- 
men Class  who  have  been  in  college  before  but  who 
are  incomplete  in  their  work  because  of  sickness  and 
other  reasons. 


COLLEGE  JURY. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  year  of  the  college  jury 
was  held  in  Hubbard  Hall  last  week.  The  jury  for 
the  present  year  has  organized  as  follows :  E.  W. 
Hamilton,  Kappa  Sigma,  foreman ;  W.  J.  Norton, 
Beta  Theta  Pi,  secretary;  W.  S.  Cushing,  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon;  R.  N.  Cushing,  Psi  Upsilon;  R.  E. 
Hall.  Zeta  Psi;  G.  H.  Stone,  Theta  Delta  Chi;  W. 
M.  Sanborn,  Alpha  Delta  Phi;  P.  K.  Greene,  Delta 
Upsilon:  H.  S.  Hill,  non-fraternity;  H.  A.  Ler- 
mond.  Class  of  1905;  E.  A.  Duddy,  Class  of  1907; 
H.  B.  T.   Chandler,   Class  of  1908. 


"DAY    OF    PURIFICATION." 

Last  Monday  was  the  anniversary  of  the  now 
obsolete  "Night  Shirt  Parade."  In  its  place  the 
Sophomores  introduced  a  new  custom  which  is 
known  as  the  "Day  of  Purification."  The  ceremony 
began  at  chapel  when  every  Freshman  was  obliged 
to  crawl  in  on  his  hands  and  knees.  During  the 
day  they  were  kept  busy  gathering  wood  for  a  huge 
bonfire  which  was  built  in  front  of  the  chapel. 
Since  the  "Night  Shirt  Parade"  is  a  thing  of  the 
past,  the  Freshmen  this  year  wore  "sackcloth  and 
ashes"  in  token  of  their  penitence.  The  evening 
was  pleasantly  spent  in  speeches  and  funny  stunts 
by  the  members  of  1908.  The  "Day  of  Purifica- 
tion" is  certainly  a  fitting  substitute  for  the  "Night 
Shirt  Parade." 


BOWDOIN   BAND. 


The  Bowdoin  College  Band,  which  played  such 
an  important  part  in  the  college  life  last  year,  has 
again  begun  practice.  Pike,  '07,  is  leader,  and  Stet- 
son, '06,  is  manager.  Only  three  of  the  members 
graduated  last  year.  There  are  now  fifteen  mem- 
bers and  the  opening  of  the  Medical  School  will 
bring  back  four  or  five  more.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  all  the  members  of  the  Freshman  Class  who 
have  any  musical  ability  will  try  for  the  band  and 
the  whole  college  should  be  willing  to  furnish  finan- 
cial  support  to  this  worthy  organization. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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A  SERIES  OF  BIOGRAPHICAL  ADDRESSES. 

A  series  of  seven  brief  biographical  addresses 
will  be  given  on  Sunday  evenings  at  7.30  o'clock  in 
the  First  Parish  Church  during  the  fall  months. 
In  these  addresses  the  pastor  will  consider  a  few 
of  the  most  famous  graduates  of  Bowdoin  College 
and  aim  to  help  the  friends  of  the  college  to  a  bet- 
ter acquaintance  with  those  persons  whose  names 
are  frequently  spoken,  but  some  of  whom  are  com- 
paratively unknown  in  our  own  locality.  The 
undergraduates  especially  may  find  in  these 
addresses  an  opportunity  to  hear  concerning  great 
men  whom  their  fathers  knew  and  loved.  The  first 
address  was  given  October  2d,  the  second  will  be 
given  October  pth.     The  titles  are  as  follows: 

The  Dynamic  of  Books :  Jacob  Abbott,  Class  of 
1820. 

The  Statesmanship  of  Conscience:  William  Pitt 
Fessenden,   Class  of   1823. 

The  Mastery  of  Eloquence :  Sergeant  S.  Prentiss, 
Class  of  1826. 

The  Reasonableness  of  Faith:  Samuel  Harris, 
Class  of  1833. 

The  Consecration  of  Versatility:  Cyrus  Hamlin, 
Class  of  1834. 

The  Utility  of  Unselfishness:  John  A.  Andrew, 
Class  of  1837. 

The  Power  of  Naturalness:  Elijah  Kellogg, 
Class  of  1840. 


FRESHMAN    ELECTIONS. 

The  Freshman  Class  perfected  their  organization 
last  week  by  electing  the  following  officers: 

President— G.  W.  Pullen. 
■     Vice-President — C.   M.   Robinson. 

Secretary — Richard  Lee. 

Treasurer — G.   A.   Leighton. 

Base-Ball   Captain — C.   Robinson. 


READINGS  IN  ECONOMICS  3  AND  4. 

For  week  ending: 

October  1. 
Johnson,  pp.   1-33. 
Hadley,  pp.  1-40,  146-163. 

October  8. 
Johnson,  pp.  34-107. 
Hadley,  pp.  40-56. 

October  15. 
Johnson,  pp.   111-183. 
Hadley,    pp.    56-62. 
The   American   Railway,   370-424. 

October  29. 
Johnson,  pp.  213-257. 
Hadley,  pp.  63-100. 
Newcomb,  Railway  Economics,  pp.   120-142. 

November  5. 
Johnson,  pp.  258-304. 
Hadley,  pp.   100-125. 
Taussig,    Theory    of    Railway    Rates. 

..     L.  J.  E.  Vol.  V.  pp.  438-46S. 


November  12. 
Johnson,  pp.   307-334. 
Hadley,  pp.   163-203. 

Hendrick,  Railway  Conitrol  'by  Commissions, 
8-26,  63-92. 

November   19. 
Johnson,   pp.   335-348. 
Hadley,  pp.  203-236. 
Hendrick,  pp.  26-63. 

November  26. 
Johnson,  pp.  349-407. 
Hadley,  pp.  236-258. 

December  3. 

Johnson,   pp.  408-427. 

Hadley,  pp.  129-146. 

Hendrick,  pp.   140-161. 

nth  Annual  Report  of  Interstate  Commerce 
Commission,  pp.  5-50. 

Hour  examinations  will  be  held  Oct.  20,  Nov. 
10  and  Dec.  1. 


READINGS  IN  ECONOMICS  I. 

For  weeks  ending  September  29  to  December  22 
the  following  readings  will  be  required  in  Seager: 
Pps.  1-20,  20-46,  46-81,  81-107,  107-137,  137-169, 
169-198,  198-222,  222-244,  244-274,  274-302,  302-345. 
Hour  examinations  will  be  held  October  20,  Novem- 
ber 17  and  December  15. 


1907  ELECTIONS. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Sophomore  Class  the 
following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year: 

President — J.  B.  Drummond. 

Vice-President— D.   S.  Robinson. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer — A.  J.  Voorhees. 

Executive  Committee — E.  A.  Duddy,  together 
with  the  officers  elected. 

Base-Ball  Captain— B.  F.  Briggs. 


BOWDOIN   JUDGES    OF    PROBATE. 

Six  of  the  sixteen  Judges  of  the  Probate  Courts 
for  the  sixteen  counties  of  Maine  are  Bowdoin 
graduates:  Franklin  M.  Drew,  '58,  for  Androscog- 
gin; Charles  P.  Mattocks,  '62,  for  Cumberland; 
Oscar  P.  Cunningham,  '69,  for  Hancock;  Augustine 
Simmons,  '71,  for  Somerset;  Addison  E.  Herrick, 
'73,  for  Oxford;  Ozro  D.  Castner,  '79,  for  Lincoln. 


PROCTORS. 

The  Proctors  for  the  several  "Ends"  are  as  fol- 
lows: 

North  Winthrop— Rowe,  '04,  Med.  '07,  Saund- 
ers, '04,  Med.  '07. 

South  Winthrop— H.  Quinn,  '01,  Med.  '07. 

North  Maine — Dr.   Burnett. 

South  Maine — Mr.  G.  Foster. 

North  Appleton — Merriman,  '04,  Med.  '07. 

South  Appleton— Cox,  '04,  Med.  '07,  Giddings 
Med.  '07. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  JR.,  1905, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 
K.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905.  R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906. 

W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 
D.  R.  PORTER,  1906. 
S.  G.  HALEY,  JR.,  1906.    _ 

W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905 
G.  C.  Soule,  1906,    •     ■ 


A.  L.  ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 

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mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
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Vol.  XXXIV.         FRIDAY,   OCT.  7,    1904.  No.    10. 


Bowdoin's  103d  year  of  work  began 
Thursday  morning,  September  22d.  May  the 
future  be  as  honorable  and  successful  as  the 
past. 


A  New  Year. 


We  have  entered  upon  a 
new  college  year.  To  one 
and  all  the  Orient  extends  a  hearty  welcome. 
Not  unwillingly  the  editors  enter  upon  the 
duties  connected  with  the  Editorial  Sanctum, 
and  renew  the  promise  made  when  they 
received  the  Editorial  Quill,  namely,  to  con- 
sider all  matters  of  interest  to  the  college  for 
the  best  good  of  all.  We  extend  the  right 
hand  of  welcome  to  the  Class  of  1908  and 
congratulate  them  upon  their  choice  in  com- 
ing to  Bowdoin  and  the  spirit  which  they 
have  shown  in  beginning  the  work  of  the 
year.     At  times  during  the  year  we  may  find 


it  a  part  of  our  duty  to  give  our  Freshmen 
some  valuable  though  gratuitous  advice,  but 
at  present  will  indulge  in  none.  We  will 
simply  say  conduct  yourselves  as  men,  and 
you  will  find  the  first  year  of  college  experi- 
ences both  replete  with  pleasure  and  profit. 
We  give  you  up  to  your  own  manly  natures 
and  trust  to  you  as  natural  beings  to  show 
yourselves  at  once  worthy  of  being  recorded 
in  the  ranks  of  Old  Bowdoin. 


„    _  To     lose     a     game    to    a 

Exeter  Oarne.  '       „  "    ,       ,     .      .    ,      , 

Prep      school    is    indeed 

humiliating  and  mortifying  in  the  extreme, 
but  to  lose  to  a  team  such  as  represented 
Exeter  last  Saturday  is  no  disgrace.  The 
defeat  was  not  due  to  the  lack  of  coaching, 
not  due  to  the  lack  of  snap  or  grit  on  the 
part  of  the  team,  but  it  was  due  to  the  fact 
that  Exeter's  team  was  stronger  than  ours. 
They  outweighed  our  men,  man  for  man. 
The  manner  in  which  the  "rooters"  responded 
to  the  appeals  made  to  their  patriotism  was 
a  source  of  satisfaction  to  us  all.  No  dis- 
credit can  be  laid  against  Coach  McClave, 
Captain  Philoon  or  his  team,  for  considering 
the  weight  of  the  men  who  compose  the  team, 
their  work  is  above  criticism. 


New  Members. 


We    are    pleased    to 
announce    the   election   to 

the  board  of  Harry  P.    Winslow,    '06,    and 

Harold  E.  Wilson,  '07. 


Porter  and  Oxford. 


It  is  with  genuine  regret 
that  the  Orient  loses 
from  its  board  one  of  its  most  valuable  and 
faithful  members  in  the  withdrawal  from 
college  of  David  R.  Porter.  As  is  well 
known  Mr.  Porter  enters  Oxford  and  his 
removal  there  obliges  him  to  sever  his  con- 
nection with  the  college  weekly,  as  with  other 
interests  at  Bowdoin  with  which  he  was  iden- 
tified. Mr.  Porter  sailed  for  England  the 
26th   of   September.     He   was    undecided    at 


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121 


the  time  of  his  departure  as  to  just  what 
courses  he  would  pursue  at  the  English  Uni- 
versity. The  best  wishes  of  the  Orient  go 
out  to  Mr.  Porter,  along  with  those  of  every 
man  in  Bowdoin,  in  wishing  for  him  all  the 
success  and  happiness  that  his  splendid  man- 
hood and  ability  will  undoubtedly  assure  him. 


New  Hymnals. 


The  Orient  is  glad  to  see 


the  new  hymnals  in  the 
chapel  this  fall.  It  is  something  that  has 
been  greatly  needed  and  one  which  adds 
greatly  to  the  interest  and  impressiveness  of 
our  chapel  services.  Now  that  we  have  these 
hymnals,  every  man  should  take  part  in  the 
services  which  these  books  make  possible. 
Only  by  all  doing  so  can  the  results  which 
were  intended  be  secured.  The  books  are 
finely  arranged  and  were  of  considerable 
expense,  and  should  be  made  use  of  in  read- 
ing and  handled  carefully  in  order  that  they 
may  be  preserved  for  a  long  time  to  come. 
We  are  glad  to  notice  that  this  is  the  attitude 
of  most  of  the  men  and  it  is  hoped  that  the 
same  will  continue. 


Plea  for  a 
Second  Eleven. 


Is  it  not  deplorable  that 
Bowdoin's  call  for  men  on 
the  foot-ball  field  has  not 
been  more  generously  answered?  When  we 
consider  that  such  prep,  schools  as  Exeter, 
Groton  and  St.  Marks,  who  cannot  count  as 
many  students  as  Bowdoin,  keep  four  elevens 
in  the  field  during  the  entire  season,  is  it  too 
much  to  expect  Bowdoin  to  do  as  well.  A 
good  second  eleven  is  essential  to  a  good  'var- 
sity. In  the  recent  history  of  athletics  at 
Bowdoin  the  spirit  has  centered  in  "The  men 
who  wear  the  'B'  or  are  about  to."  If  we 
are  to  turn  out  winning  teams  we  must  go 
further  and  use  every  effort  to  make  a  strong 
second  eleven.  To  do  this  three  things  are 
necessary;  competition,  a  schedule  and  a 
second  team  coach.  For  the  past  two  years  a 
schedule  has  not  been  arranged,  the  manage- 


ment say,  because  second  teams  sent  out  from 
the  college  have  brought  discredit  by  being 
continuously  defeated  by  state  preparatory 
schools.  This  only  shows  that  Bowdoin  never 
had  a  good  second  eleven.  Is  it  impossible? 
Nonsense!  Bowdoin  has  two  hundred  and 
seventy-five  students,  deduct  a  'varsity  squad 
of  fifteen.  Can't  a  student  body  of  two 
hundred  and  sixty  men  turn  out  a  team  to 
defeat  any  prep,  school  team  in  the  State? 
Certainly  they  can  with  a  slight  display  of 
energy.  By  doing  this,  good  'varsity  material 
would  be  developed.  Besides,  by  sending 
teams  to  play  preparatory  schools,  the  play- 
ers would  become  acquainted  with  promising 
men  and  draw  them  to  their  college.  This 
year  the  college  can  supply  all  three  essentials 
to  a  good  second.  Sixty  suits  are  in  the 
store-room,  the  management  will  arrange  a 
schedule  and  Coach  Lathrop  is  on  the  field  and 
glad  to  give  the  second  his  undivided  atten- 
tion. Now,  Bowdoin  men,  show  your  spirit. 
Come  out  for  the  second,  third,  and  fourth 
elevens.  You  will  not  only  learn  the  game  of 
foot-ball  which  every  college  man  should 
know  and  get  some  pleasant  trips,  but  you 
will  help  place  the  Bowdoin  'varsity  where  it 
belongs,  the  champions  of  the  State. 


Formation  of  The  °RIENT  wishes  to  call 

Political  Clubs.  t^le  attention  of  the  under- 
graduate body  to  a  com- 
munication from  the  Young  Men's  Political 
Association  of  New  York  City,  published  in 
the  last  commencement  number.  The  object 
of  this  association  is  the  development  of  a 
better  knowledge  of  political  affairs  among 
college  men,  who  it  is  hoped,  will  therefore 
take  a  more  active  interest  in  such  things. 
By  arousing  a  more  intimate  knowledge  with 
the  inner  workings  of  our  political  system  it 
is  thought  that  college  men  will  be  able  to  do  a 
great  deal  towards  making  them  cleaner  and 
better.  The  Association  urges  the  formation 
of  political  clubs  in  Bowdoin  in  order  to  study 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


more  thoroughly  the  great  questions  of  the 
hour.  This  fall,  just  when  the  great  presi- 
dential campaign  is  holding  our  attention, 
seems  a  very  opportune  time  for  the  establish- 
ment of  such  clubs.  The  Orient  hopes  that 
some  enterprising  fellows  will  start  the  work 
at  the  earliest  possible  moment. 

Sophomore  The  appearance  of  Fresh- 

Pranks,  man  Proclamations  stuck 
on  the  sides  of  the  college  buildings, 
and  the  campaign  flag  Saturday  morning 
called  forth  a  storm  of  pleasantry  and  protest. 
We  feel,  as  every  one  else  must  feel,  that 
such  pranks  as  these  are  an  outrage.  They 
are  an  eyesore  to  every  one  who  passes  them. 
We  would  recommend  censuring  the  guilty 
ones,  but  this  new  outrage  is  so  far  beneath 
the  dignity  of  men,  that  the  use  of  the  cen- 
sure, an  instrument  intended  for  serious  pur- 
poses only,  seems  entirely  inappropriate.  That 
such  pranks  as  these  are  beneath  the  dignity 
of  college  men,  is  evident,  and  the  only  rem- 
edy for  it  is  a  restriction  of  the  censure  for 
more  serious  methods  of  punishment. 


Track. 


For  the  first  time  in  its  his- 
tory, Bowdoin  has  an 
experienced  trainer  upon  the  grounds  during 
the  fall  term.  Considerable  sacrifice  has  been 
necessary  to  have  Coach  Lathrop  with  us  this 
fall.  Therefore  the  undergraduates  should 
show  due  appreciation  of  the  importance  of 
this  preliminary  training  and  every  fellow 
who  aspires  to  a  track  "B"  should  be  out  in 
his  jersey  and  trunks  working  hard.  Only  a 
very  few  track  athletes  ever  win  points  at 
their  first  attempt.  Such  men  as  do  are  excep- 
tions. By  far  the  greater  part  of  our  track 
athletes  have  been  developed  through  years  of 
hard  and  faithful  drudgery,  just  such  work  as 
this  fall  training  proves  to  be. 

A  fall  Handicap  Meet  has  been  arranged 
and  this  ought  to  be  productive  of  much  good. 
Much  is  looked  for  in  the  lower  classes  and  it 


is  hoped  that  all  will  turn  out  and  give  Cap- 
tain Denning  and  Coach  Lathrop  the  hearty 
support  which  they  so  much  deserve. 


Y.  n.  C.  A.  The  Y.   M.   C.  A.   recep- 

Receptton.  tion  last  Thursday  even- 
ing was  an  unusually  pleasant  social  function. 
The  association  is  to  be  congratulated  upon 
the  attendance  of  so  large  a  number  of  upper 
classmen  and  of  so  representative  a  portion  of 
the  college  faculty.  The  Freshmen,  of  course, 
are  always  expected  to  be  in  the  majority  at 
the  reception  given  in  their  honor,  but  last 
Thursday  evening  all  classes  were  exception- 
ally well  represented.  The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  is  the 
most  potent  unifying  agency  in  our  college 
life,  and  these  annual  receptions,  though  often 
referred  to  disparagingly  by  some,  neverthe- 
less play  no  small  part  in  preserving  the  unity 
of  the  spirit  in  our  college  life. 


Debating. 


The  Debating  Course  this 
year  under  the  direction 
of  Mr.  Foster  is  becoming  very  popular  and 
it  is  right  that  it  should  be.  Last  year  we 
won  from  Amherst  and  we  must  win  it  this 
year.  We  lost  two  men  from  last  year's 
team  by  graduation  and  their  places  will  have 
to  be  filled.  Now  is  your  opportunity,  you 
who  don't  play  foot-ball,  and  you  who  do, 
every  one  who  has  got  a  voice  and  a  head 
and  is  willing  to  work,  come  out  and  try  for 
the  team.  If  you  don't  make  it  you  will  at 
least  have  the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that 
you  made  the  fortunate  ones  work  for  their 
places. 


Professor  Edwin  G.  Dexter  of  the  University  of 
Illinois,  who  has  been  conducting  an  extensive 
investigation  of  injuries  received  in  college  foot- 
ball, says  that  about  one  man  in  ten  the  country 
over  plays  foot  ball.  And  about  twice  as  large  a 
proportion  of  the  men  in  the  small  colleges  play  the 
game  as  in  the  large  universities.  If  some  of  the 
big  men  in  college  who  prefer  to  watch  a  game 
rather  than  take  an  active  part  in  it  would  come  out 
we  might  be  able  to  show  this  average  proportion. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


123 


LET  THE  BAND  AND  EVERY  UNDER- 
GRADUATE BE  ON  THE  SIDELINES 
TO-MORROW  AFTERNOON  AND  EVERY 
AFTERNOON  FROM  NOW  ON  TO  CHEER 
THE  FOOT-BALL  TEAM. 

College  IRotes, 

Columbia  University  will  celebrate  its  150th 
anniversary  October  29-31. 

The  undergraduate  members  on  the  Library 
force  consist  of  Greene,  '05,  Fox,  Roberts,  Rowe, 
'06,   Russell,  '07,  and  Ricker,  '08. 

President  Hyde  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  edu- 
cational conference  at  the  St.  Louis  Exposition  in 
September,  before  which  he  read  a  paper. 

Professor  Woodruff  has  resigned  his  position  as 
Superintendent  of  Schools  of  Brunswick  and  vicin- 
ity. Professor  Woodruff  has  served  in  this  posi- 
tion since  July,   1900. 

At  a  mass-meeting  held  Friday  evening,  Hall, 
'06,  was  elected  Secretary  of  the  Athletic  Associa- 
tion to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  resignation  of 
Porter,   '06,  who  has  gone  to  Oxford. 

A  noticeable  feature  of  the  Sophomore-Fresh- 
man base-ball  game  was  that  three  men  playing  on 
the  Sophomore  Class  team,  Piper,  Briggs,  and 
Clark  are  according  to  official  registration  really 
Freshmen  and  not  Sophomores. 

Professor  Lee  has  been  engaged  during  the 
summer  in  writing  an  account  of  the  mineral 
resources  of  Maine.  The  account  was  presented  at 
the  session  of  the  American  Mining  Congress  which 
met  in  Portland,  Ore.,  in  August. 

The  college  should  feel  grateful  at  least  to  the 
Sophomore  Class  for  the  manner  in  which  they 
have  used  the  Freshmen.  Hazing  is  becoming 
more  and  more  a  thing  of  the  past  and  the  less  we 
see  of  it  the  better  it  is  for  the  college. 

Over  6,247  persons  have  paid  admission  to  the 
Wadsworth-Longfellow  house  in  Portland  this  sum- 
mer. It  ought  to  pay  those  who  occupy  the  Wads- 
worth  and  Longfellow  rooms  in  college  to  open 
them  up  for  the  inspection  of  summer  tourists. 

Those  rooming  in  Winthrop  Hall  had  to  wear 
overcoats  the  first  four  or  five  days  of  this  term 
owing  to  the  intense  cold.  It  would  seem  a  very 
easy  matter  for  the  authorities  to  see  that  the  heat- 
ing pipes  were  in  proper  condition  before  college 
opened. 

Upton,  '07,  won  the  Captain  S.  E.  Turner  cup 
at  the  annual  tournament  of  the  Brunswick  Golf 
Club  last  Wednesday  afternoon.  The  cup  is  the 
highest  prize  awarded  by  the  club  and  the  winner 
can  hold  it  for  one  year.  If  he  should  win  it  twice 
more  the  cup  would  become  his  property. 

The  Orient,  together  with  all  the  students  of 
Bowdoin   College,  unites  in  congratulating  Wallace 


Copeland  Philoon,  1905,  captain  of  our  foot-ball 
team  this  year,  and  the  recipient  of  the  wooden 
spoon  last  Ivy  Day,  in  his  good  fortune  at  having 
secured  the  appointment  for  West  Point  next  year. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  handbooks  were  issued  in  good 
season  this  year  and  sent  around  to  the  members  of 
the  entering  class  before  the  beginning  of  the  term. 
The  books  are  very  neat.  A  new  idea  is  the  daily 
memorandum  sheets  which  have  been  placed  in  the 
back  and  the  reading  matter  corresponding  cut 
down.  We  regret  somewhat  to  see  the  smaller 
number  of  pictures  in  this  edition,  but  aside  from 
that,  the  handbooks  give  in  a  small  space  a  very 
good  idea  of  Bowdoin. 

Eddie  Bates  has  left  college  to  enter  the  Colum- 
bia Medical  School.  This  means  a  serious  loss  to 
Bowdoin  athletics  as  Bates  was  a  good  foot-ball 
player  as  well  as  having  an  enviable  record  in  the 
track  world,  holding  the  State  record  in  the  220- 
yard  dash  and  having  won  the  100-yard  dash  for  the 
past   two   years   at  the   Maine  Intercollegiate   Meet. 

Among  the  old  foot-ball  men  who  attended 
practice  last  week  were  Bodwell,  '01,  the  famous 
center;  Dunlap,  '03,  fullback  and  tackle,  and  Stan- 
wood,  '98,  who  played  fullback  for  several  years. 

The  Theta  Delta  Chi  Chapter  House,  a  cut  and 
description  of  which  was  published  in  a  former 
issue,  is  now  rapidly  nearing  completion  and  bids 
fair  to  fulfill  all  expectations.  It  is  of  three  stories, 
containing  a  large  living  room,  dining  hall,  library, 
kitchen,  steward's  rooms,  fraternity  hall,  and 
accommodations  for  sixteen  students.  The  library, 
dining  hall  and  living  room  are  to  be  connected  by 
large  sliding  doors,  and  will  afford  ample  space  for 
events  of  a  social  nature.  At  the  present  time,  the 
walls  have  been  plastered  and  partly  skim-coated 
and  the  staining  has  been  put  on  the  outside.  The 
house  is  expected  to  be  finished  by  December  first. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS  OF  1840. 
Rev.  Dr.  Edward  Robie  who  celebrated  his 
golden  anniversary  as  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
Church,  Greenland,  N.  H.,  last  year,  was  the  most 
notable  student  in  attendance  at  the  summer  school 
of  divinity  at  Cambridge  this  last  summer.  Dr. 
Robie  is  in  his  83d  year  and  still  does  not  think  that 
he  is   too   old  to  learn. 

CLASS  OF  1856. 
REV.  EDWIN  B.  PALMER,  D.D. 
It  is  with  particular  sadness  that  the  Orient 
reports  the  death,  at  his  home  in  Winchester, 
Mass.,  September  2,  1904,  of  Rev.  Edwin  B. 
Palmer,  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of 
1856.  He  was  a  prominent  Congregational  minis- 
ter, having  preached  at  Lewiston  and  Newcastle, 
Me.,  besides  having  held  several  pastorates  in  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  was  born  in  Belfast,  Me.,  in  1833, 
graduated  from  the  Bangor  Theological  Seminary 
and  served  as  chaplain  of  the  Eighteenth  Maine 
Infantry  during  the  Civil  War.  For  twenty-five 
years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Over- 
seers of  the  college.    Always  a  loyal  son  of  Bow- 


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doin,  Dr.  Palmer  missed  but  one  commencement 
in  all  the  years  since  his  graduation.  Full  of  fidel- 
ity, strength,  and  honest  manhood,  he  will  long  be 
remembered,  an  honor  to  the  institution  which  sent 
him   forth. 

CLASS  OF  i860. 

Governor  Garvin  of  Rhode  Island  headed  a  del- 
egation of  the  leading  citizens  of  Providence, 
recently,  which  called  on  Augustine  Jones,  '60,  who 
has  been  at  the  head  of  the  famous  old  Friends 
School  in  Providence  for  a  full  quarter  of  a  century, 
having  just  retired,  and  presented  him  with  an  elab- 
orate testimonial  in  appreciation  of  his  work  as  an 
educator  and  his  worth  as  a  public-spirited  citizen. 
CLASS  OF  1862. 

Rev.  Dr.  Edward  N.  Packard  who  for  a  long 
time  has  been  pastor  of  the  Plymouth  church, 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  has  tendered  his  resignation  with 
that  church  and  has  taken  up  a  pastorate  in  Strat- 
ford, Conn.  Dr.  Packard  is  a  very  successful 
preacher  and  is  fortunate  in  being  so  well  located. 
CLASS  OF  1866. 

The  University  of  Michigan  conferred  the  degree 
of  LL.D.  on  Frederick  Henry  Gerrish,  A.B.,  Profes- 
sor of  Anatomy  in  the  Medical  School  of  Maine 
and  author  of  the  widely  known  "Gerrish's  Anat- 
omy," at  its  commencement  exercises  this  year. 
CLASS  OF  1871. 

At  the  recent  State  election,  Augustine  Sim- 
mons was  elected  Judge  of  the  Probate  Court  for 
Somerset  County. 

CLASS  OF  1872. 

Mr.  Herbert  Harris,  '72,  of  Bangor,  has 
accepted  the  position  of  organist  of  the  State  Street 
Church,  Portland,  and  will  shortly  move  to  that 
city  to  enter  upon  his  duties  there.  For  a  couple 
of  years  Mr.  Harris  was  organist  of  the  Central 
Congregational  Church  in  Bangor  and  for  the  past 
two  years  has  occupied  a  similar  position  at  one 
of  the  large  Bar  Harbor  churches.  He  is  one  of 
the  most  prominent  organists  in  the  State. 
CLASS    OF    1876. 

William  T.  Cobb  of  Rockland  was  elected  Gov- 
ernor of  the  State  of  Maine  this  fall  by  a  handsome 
plurality  of  27,000  votes.  A  Bowdoin  man  will  suc- 
ceed  a   Bowdoin   man. 

CLASS  OF  1886. 

Charles  A.  Byram  has  been  elected  superintend- 
ent of  the  public  schools  of  Pittsfield,  Mass.  Mr. 
Byram  has  been  principal  of  the  High  School  for 
the  past  ten  years. 

CLASS   OF  1889. 

There  have  been  several  changes  in  the  Class  of 
1889  since  the  secretary  issued  his  circular  last 
June.  Hon.  Sanford  L.  Fogg  has  been  promoted 
from  Judge  of  the  Municipal  Court  at  Bath  to  be 
Clerk  of  Courts  of  Sagadahoc  County,  and  his 
classmate,  Frank  L.  Staples,  has  succeeded  him  as 
Judge  of  the  Municipal  Court.  Frederick  W.  Free- 
man of  St.  Albans,  Vt..  has  been  chosen  superin- 
tendent of  schools  of  Bath.  Wilbur  D.  Gilpatric 
was  married  at  Attleboro,  Mass.,  August  29,  1904, 
to  Miss  Edith  St.  John.  William  M.  Emery  has 
published  the  "Chadbourne-Chadbourn  Genealogy," 
of  which  he  is  the  author. 

CLASS   OF  1902. 

H.  I.  Grinnell,  '02,  is  teaching  the  High  School 
at   West   Derry,    New   Hampshire. 


BOWDOIN   COLLEGE 

MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

The  85th  Annual  Course  of  Lectures  will  begin  October  20, 
1904,  and  continue  eight  months. 


The  courses  are  graded  and  cover  Lectures,  Recitations, 
Laboratory  work  and  Clinical  Instruction. 

The  third  and  fourth  year  classes  will  receive  their  entire 
instruction  at  Portland,  where  excellent  clinical  facilities  will 
be  afforded  at  the  Maine  General  Hospital. 

FACULTY. -W.  DeWitt  Hyde,  D.D.,  President;  I.  T. 
DANA,  M.D.,  Emeritus  Professor  of  Pathology  and  Practice; 
A.  Mitchell,  M.D.,  Pathology  and  Practice;  "F.  H.  Gerrish, 
LL.D.,  M.D.,  Anatomy;  S.  H.  WEEKS,  M.D.,  Surgery  and  Clin- 
ical Surgery;  C.  O.  Hunt,  M.D.,  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeu- 
tics; F.  C.  Robinson,  LL.D.,  A.M.,  Chemistry;  L.  A.  Emery, 
LL.D.,  Medical  Jurisprudence;  C.  D.  Smith,  M.D.,  Physiology 
and  Public  Health;  J.  F.  Thompson,  M.D.,  Diseases  of  Women; 
A.  R.  Moulton,  M.D.,  Mental  Diseases;  W.  B.  Motjlton,  M.D., 
Clinical  Professor  of  Eye  and  Ear;  A.  S.  Thayer,  M.D.,  Dis- 
eases of  Children;  F.  N.  Whither,  M.D.,  Bactorlology  and 
Pathological  Histology;  A.  King,  M.D.,  Associate  Professor 
and  Demonstrator  of  Anatomy;  E.  J.  Mcdonough,  M.D., 
Professor  of  Obstetrics;  H.  H.  Brock,  M.D.,  Assistant  Clinical 
Professor  of  Surgery;  A.  Mitchell,  Jr.,  M.D..  Instructor  in 
Genlto-Urlnary  Surgery;  C.  B.  Witherlee,  A.B.,  Lecturer  In 
Neurology;  G.  A.  Pudor,  M.D.,  Instructor  In  Dermatology;  E. 
G.  Abbott,  M.D.,  Clinical  Instructor  in  Orthopedic  Surgery; 
G.  M.  Elliott,  M.D.,  Assistant  Demonstrator  in  Anatomy 
W.  E.  Tobie,  M.D.,  Instructor  In  Surgery  and  Assistant  Dem- 
onstrator of  Anatomy;  R.  D.  SMALL,  M.D.,  Demonstrator  of 
Histology;  N.  J.  Gehhing,  M.D.,  Assistant  Demonstrator  of 
Histology;  Robert  Lord  Hull,  A.B.,  M.D.,Clinical  Assistant 
in  Internal  Medicine. 

For  catalogue  apply  to 

ALFRED  MITCHELL,  M.D.,  Dean 
Brunswick,  Mb.,  October,  1904. 


Spirit  of 
Helpfulness 

In  cases  of  accident  everybody  manifests 
a  desire  to  be  of  assistance.  At  such  times 
the  spirit  of  he!  pfulness  asserts  Itself,  bnt  so 
often  the  wrong  thing  is  done  and  the  right 
thing  left  undone.  The  first  thing  to  do  In 
such  an  event  is  to  quickly  and  freely  apply 
Pond's  Extract— the  old  family  doctor— a 
recognized  emergency  remedy,  tor  over  80 
years  used  by  nurses,  physicians  and  hos 
pitals.  Every  student  should  have  a  bottle 
close  at  hand.  Quickly  stops  bleeding  In 
deep  cuts ;  cures  braises,  sprains,  and  pre- 
vents muscles  becoming  sore  from  gym- 
nasium exercises;  re- 
lieves earache,  toothache, 
rheumaticm  and  all  pains. 
Soothes  and  freshens  the 
face  after  shaving.  Watered 
Witch  Hazel,  a  weak  solu- 
tion—sometimes offered  in 
place  of  Pond's  Extract- 
has  no  medicinal  value— is 
positively  worthless.  Pond's 
Extract  CORES— therefore 
is  priceless. 

Bold  only  in  sealed  bottle* 
under  buff  wrapper. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    OCTOBER    14,    1904. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


NO.  11. 


REV.  MR.  JUMP'S  ADDRESS. 

An  extract  from  Rev.  Mr.  Jump's  address,  "The 
Statesmanship  of  Conscience,"  William  Pitt  Fessen- 
den,  Bowdoin,  '23. 

"My  good  blade  carves  the  casques  of  men, 
My  tough  lance  thrusteth  sure, 
My  strength  is  as  the  strength  of  ten, 
Because  my  heart  is  pure." 

So  sang  Sir  Galahad  in  Tennyson's  poem  of  that 
name,  and  so  fittingly  might  have  spoken  William 
Pitt  Fessenden,  one  of  the  strongest,  cleanest,  sturd- 
iest souls  that  ever  went  out  from  the  Pine  Tree 
State  to  serve  the  nation's  weal.  His  call  brought 
him  into  public  life  just  before  the  period  of  the 
Civil  War  at  a  time  when  passions  seethed,  when 
fierce  struggles  in  the  forum  gave  hint  of  other  and 
fiercer  struggles  on  less  bloodless  fields,  when  in 
truth  "good  blades"  and  "lances  that  could  thrust 
sure"  were  needed.  And  yet  in  all  that  troublous 
era  his  stalwart  figure  led  in  counsel  and  in  combat, 
and  the  secret  of  his  power  lay  largely  in  the  incor- 
ruptibility of  his  soul.  Not  always  did  he  follow 
along  the  laws  of  orthodox  partisanship,  hence  he 
was  villified  at  one  time  as  loudly  as  he  was  praised 
at  others.  Such  crystal-clear  integrity  is  not  as 
common  as  one  could  wish  it  even  in  the  world  of 
party  politics,  hence  it  is  the  more  pleasure  to 
acquaint  ourselves  with  the  facts  in  the  career  of  this 
notable  public  servant. 

William  Pitt  Fessenden  was  born  not  far  from 
Daniel  Webster's  home  in  New  Hampshire,  Octo- 
ber 6,  1806,  98  years  ago  last  Thursday.  Webster 
himself,  a  friend  of  his  father's,  rode  twenty  miles 
over  the  snow  on  a  cold  winter's  day  to  act  as  god- 
father at  William's  christening.  Precocious  even 
for  that  day  when  precocity  was  not  uncommon,  he 
entered  Bowdoin  College  at  the  age  of  thirteen  and 
graduated  four  years  later.  Then  came  in  '  rapid 
succession  the  reading  of  law  at  Portland,  admission 
to  the  bar,  advance  into  the  ranks  of  the  leading 
attorneys  of  Maine,  terms  in  the  State  Legislature 
and  Congress,  until  finally  in  1854  he  became  United 
States  Senator  and  served  in  the  Senate  well-nigh 
consecutively  for  fifteen  years. 

After  the  war  came  the  perplexing  days  of  recon- 
struction, their  problems  aggravated  by  the  death  of 
Lincoln  whose  hand  at  the  helm  of  state  so  steadied 
the  nation.  Andrew  Jackson,  the  tailor's  son,  who 
succeeded  Lincoln,  lacked  wofully  in  tact,  culture, 
and  far-sightedness,  and  erelong  he  and  his  party 
were  altogether  at  loggerheads.  Bad  was  followed 
by  worse,  until  as  a  last  resort  articles  of  impeach- 
ment were  drawn  up  against  the  President  of  the 
United  States.  The  vote  on  impeachment  failed  of 
the  necessary  number  for  conviction  by  only  one, 
and  the  leading  rebel,  as  the  Republican  party  man- 
agers denominated  him,  was  William  Pitt  Fessenden. 
Against  his  party,  against  the  popular  opinion  not 


only  of  his  own  state  but  of  the  nation,  against  the 
reiterated  advice  of  his  nearest  friends  he  voted  for 
acquittal,  and  thus  brought  down  upon  himself  a 
hurricane  of  abuse  such  as  but  rarely  has  fallen  to 
the  lot  of  an  American  citizen.  Why  did  he  do  it? 
For  the  simple  reason  that  he  was  a  statesman  with 
a  conscience.  As  he  himself  declared  in  words,  than 
which  none  nobler  are  written  in  the  American 
archives :  "Results  will  tell  whether  I  am  right  or 
wrong.  Meanwhile  I  am  here  on  my  conscience 
and  my  oath,  and  if  my  constituents  doubt  my  motives 
or  distrust  my  judgment,  they  must  send  some  one 
else  in  my  place."  The  difference  between  a  states- 
man and  a  politician,  some  one  has  said,  consists  in 
the  fact  that  the  politician  considers  the  next 
election,  the  statesman  the  next  generation.  Fessen- 
den was  not  a  politician,  he  surrendered  every  pros- 
pect of  political  preferment  when  he  voted  "Not 
guilty,"  but  he  showed  himself  of  royal  statesman- 
ship, and  succeeeding  generations  have  been  thrilled 
by  his  courage  and  moved  by  his  heroic  example  of 
fidelity  to  conviction. 

To  the  citizens  of  this  age  especially  the  life  of 
William  Pitt  Fessenden  speaks  a  brave  challenge. 
Are  you  only  an  American,  it  says,  or  are  you  both 
an  American  and  a  man?  Are  you  a  patriot,  a 
patriot  alone,  or  are  you  a  patriot  and  a  Christian? 
The  old  couplet  of  patriotic  consecration,  "M> 
country,  right  or  wrong ;  but  right  or  wrong,  my 
country,"  has  a  captivating  ring,  but  its  value  is  as 
dubious  as  its  morality.  We  use  it  to-day  very 
often,  substituting  "party"  for  "country,"  but  the 
wickedness  of  the  doctrine  is  not  lessened.  No 
human  relations  are  grounded  in  the  moral  order 
of  the  universe.  The  law  of  gravitation  that  draws 
the  stone  to  earth  has  its  noblest  manifestations  in 
the  sublime  out-goings  of  the  solar  system.  A  polit- 
ical party  or  a  nation  must  exalt  righteousness  or  in 
the  long  run  it  will  be  smashed  into  failure  beneath 
'  the  wheels  of  the  Almighty's  resistless  purpose. 
And  he  is  the  true  partisan,  the  true  patriot,  the 
true  American,  the  true  man  who  stands,  as  did 
William  Pitt  Fessenden,  always  defending  and 
ready  to  defend  the  flag  on  which  is  inscribed  his 
conviction  of  the  right. 


At  the  request  of  the  Faculty  we  reprint  the  regu- 
lations which  were  adopted  last  year : 

FACULTY  REGULATIONS. 

The  following  regulations  were  adopted  by  the 
Faculty  at  a  meeting  last  Monday : 

I.  Students  will  be  admitted  to  the  Freshman 
Class  on  recommendation  of  the  Examining  Com- 
mittee and  will  be  required  to  make  good  entrance 
conditions  at  dates  and  by  methods  specified  by  this 
committee. 

II.  No  student  will  be  admitted  to  the   Sopho- 


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more  Class  until  he  has  made  good  all  entrance  con- 
ditions and  has  completed  at  least  50  per  cent,  of  the 
work  of  Freshman  year. 

III.  No  student  will  be  admitted  to  the  Junior 
Class  until  he  has  completed  all  the  work  of  Fresh- 
man year  and  at  least  50  per  cent,  of  that  of  Sopho- 
more year. 

IV.  No  student  will  be  admitted  to  the  Senior 
Class  until  he  has  completed  all  the  work  of  Sopho- 
more year  and  at  least  50  per  cent,  of  that  of  Junior 
year. 

V.  Students  from  other  institutions  will  be 
admitted  to  advanced  standing  under  conditions 
imposed  by  the  Recording  Committee. 

VI.  Special  students  will  be  admitted  on  recom- 
mendation of  the  Recording  Committee. 

VII.  Every  student  shall  carry  during  each 
semester  at  least  four  full  courses. 

VIII.  Except  by  special  permission  of  the 
Faculty  no  student  shall  take  more  than  one  extra 
course  during  any  semester. 

IX.  Such  extras  may  be  used  to  make  good  any 
deficiencies  or  conditions  already  incurred,  conform- 
ably to  the  following  rules,  but  no  extra  shall  be 
substituted  for  a  subsequent  deficiency  or  condition 
unless  the  student  shall  have  received  a  grade  of  at 
least  "C"  in  all  his  courses  of  the  semester  in  which 
the  extra  was  taken. 

X.  A  student  will  be  conditioned  in  any  course 
when  he  fails  to  attain  the  minimum  required  rank ; 
when  absent  from  a  final  examination  without  pre- 
vious excuse;  or,  at  the  discretion  of  the  instructor, 
when  absent  from  any  fixed  examination  without 
previous  excuse. 

XL  A  deficiency  will  be  reported  in  a  course 
when  the  work  is  incomplete  on  account  of  any 
recognized  cause. 

A  student  will  be  allowed  to  take  an  "incom- 
plete" only  by  permission  from  the  Faculty. 

XII.  A  condition  in  any  course  must  be  made 
up  not  later  than  the  end  of  the  second  semester 
after  that  in  which  it  was  received  in  one  of  the  fol- 
lowing ways : 

(a)  By  taking  the  course  over  in  class. 

(b)  By  work  with  a  tutor  who  must  be 
approved  by  the  Recorder  and  the  instructor  con- 
cerned. The  examination  on  such  work  will  be 
given  only  during  a  regular  examination  period  and 
on  the  presentation  of  a  certificate  from  the  tutor 
that  all  the  conditions  imposed  by  the  instructor 
have  been  complied  with,  and  that  in  his  opinion  the 
student  is  prepared  to  pass  on  the  work. 

(c)  If  in  a  Freshman  elective,  another  and  extra 
Freshman  elective  may  be  substituted. 

(d)  If  in  any  other  elective  course,  another  and 
extra  course  may  be  substituted. 

XIII.  A  student  who  fails  to  make  good  a  con- 
dition within  the  time  specified  will  be  required  to 
take  the  course  again  in  class  and  will  not  be 
advanced  in  standing  for  at  least  one  semester. 

XIV.  Any  deficiency  may  be  made  up  as  fol- 
lows: 

(a)  At  the  convenience  of  the  instructor  by 
examination  or  such  method  as  he  may  direct. 

(b)  By  taking  the  course  again  in  class. 

(c)  By  the  substitution  of  extras  as  provided  in 
XII. 

XV.  Deficiencies  and  conditions  received  in 
Senior  year  are  to  be  made  good  not  later  than  the 
Saturday  before  Commencement  day. 


XVI.  The  foregoing  regulations  shall  apply  to 
deficiencies  and  conditions  received  before  the  end 
of  the  spring  term  of  1904,  except  that  conditions 
which  have  been  incurred  during  the  three  terms  of 
ig03-'o4  may  be  made  up  by  taking  such  portions  of 
the  work  in  class  during  the  semesters  of  1904-05  as 
the  Recorder  and  the  instructors  concerned  may 
direct,  or  by  tutoring  for  a  corresponding  part  of 
either  semester. 

XVII.  A  student  with  one  extra  term  course 
to  his  credit  may,  when  agreeable  to  the  instructor 
in  the  same  department  in  which  the  extra  was 
acquired  (or  in  a  closely  allied  department,  by  per- 
mission of  the  Faculty),  take  such  additional  work 
as  is  necessary  to  bring  his  extra  to  the  equivalent  of 
a  semester  course. 

A  student  with  two  extra  term  courses  to  his 
credit  will  be  allowed  credit  for  one  semester  course 
or  he  may  bring  his  extras  to  the  equivalent  of  two 
semester  courses  under  the  conditions  just  stated. 


INITIATIONS. 

The  "Fishing  Season"  has  closed  and  nearly  all 
the  present  entering  class  will  be  initiated  in  the  sev- 
eral fraternities  this  evening.  A  complete  list  of 
candidates  is  published  below. 

Alpha  Delta  Phi. 

From  1907 — George  Allen  Bower,  Auburn,  Maine. 

From  1908 — Harvey  Anderson  Ellis,  Whitinsville, 
Mass. ;  Bowdoin  Nealley  Gregson,  Rochester,  N.  H. ; 
Bernard  James  McGraw,  Exeter,  N.  H. ;  John 
Franklin  Morrison.  Medford,  Mass. ;  John  Eugene 
Mudgett,  Bangor,  Maine ;  Arthur  Lincoln  Robinson, 
Brunswick.  Maine ;  Edward  Talbot  Sanborn,  East 
Machias,  Maine;  Frank  Howard  Thomas,  Brewer, 
Maine. 

Psi   Upsilon. 

From  1906— Edville  Gerhardt  Abbott,  M.D., 
Portland,  Maine.  From  1907 — Francis  Robbins 
Upton,  Jr.,  Orange,  N.  J.  From  1908 — Herbert 
Storrs  Brigham,  Jr.,  Kennebunk,  Maine ;  Neal 
Willis  Cox,  Portland,  Maine ;  William  James  Crow- 
ley, Bangor,  Maine ;  Arthur  Harold  Ham,  Liver- 
more  Falls,  Maine ;  Chester  Adams  Leighton,  Port- 
land, Maine ;  Kent  Packard,  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass. ; 
David  Taylor  Parker,  Bath,  Maine. 

Delta  Kappa  Epsilon. 

From  1907 — Robert  Alexander  Cony,  Augusta, 
Maine ;  Charles  Penney  Kinsman,  Augusta,  Maine. 
From  1908 — James  Nelson  Archibald,  Houlton, 
Maine ;  Colin  Joseph  Campbell,  Cherryfield,  Maine ; 
George  Palmer  Hyde,  Brunswick,  Maine;  Albion 
Weston  Merrill,  Brewer,  Maine;  Clarence  William 
Osborne,  Fort  Fairfield,  Maine ;  George  William 
Pullen.  Jr.,  Brewer,  Maine;  Aaron  Albert  Putnam, 
Houlton,  Maine ;  Carl  Merrill  Robinson,  Portland, 
Maine. 

Theta  Delta  Chi. 

From  1905 — John  Hamilton  Woodruff,  Bruns- 
wick, Maine.  From  1908 — Lorenzo  Wilson  Baldwin, 
Newburyport,  Mass. ;  James  Mitchell  Chandler, 
Jamaica  Plain,  Mass. ;  Joseph  Albert  Davis,  West- 
brook,  Maine;  Roy  Luther  Kinney,  Fort  Fairfield, 
Maine;  George  Packard,  Brighton,  Mass.;  Harry 
Woodbury      Purington,      Bethel,      Maine;      Thomas 


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Charles    Simpson,   Jr.,    Newburyport,    Mass. ;    Chris 
Toole,  Jr.,  Bangor. 

Zeta  Psi. 

From  1907 — Harold  Vinton  Goodhue,  Fort  Fair- 
field. Maine.'  From  1908 — Hiram  Benjamin  Tuell 
Chandler,  West  Sumner,  Maine ;  Ralph  Augustus 
Custis,  Freeport,  Maine;  Murray  Cushing  Donnell, 
Houlton.  Maine ;  Charles  Edward  Files,  Cornish, 
Maine ;  George  Herbert  Foss,  Fort  Fairfield,  Maine ; 
Jay  Lyman  Gray,  Lubec.  Maine ;  Roscoe  Henderson 
Hupper,  Martinsville,  Maine;  Karl  Bray  Kilborn, 
Portland,  Maine ;  Maurice  Palmer  Merrill,  Skowhe- 
gan,  Maine;  Paul  Hussey  Powers,  Houlton,  Maine; 
Rufus  Edwin  Stetson,  Damariscotta,  Maine ;  Francis 
Pearl  Wight,  Rockland,  Maine. 

Delta  Upsilon. 

Harry  Heman  Hayes,  Bridgton,  Maine ;  Charles 
Harlow  Greene,  Bridgton,  Maine;  John  Everett 
Kincaid,  Lewiston,  Maine;  Shipley  Wilson  Ricker, 
South   Berwick,   Maine. 

Kappa  Sigma. 

From  1907 — Charles  Francis  Thomas,  Caribou, 
Maine.  From  1908 — Charles  Noyes  Abbott,  St. 
John,  N.  B. ;  Earle  Howard  Coyle,  Portland, 
Maine ;  Frederick  Valentine  Delavino,  Portland, 
Maine;  William  Floyd  Jude,  Ellsworth,  Maine; 
James  Blaine  Lamb,  Lewiston,  Maine ;  Clarence 
Perrin  Robinson,  Portland,  Maine. 
Beta  Theta  Pi. 

From  1908 — Roy  H.  Chadbourne,  Hallowell, 
Maine;  William  Fairclough,  Richmond,  Maine;  Ole 
Hanson,  Bath,  Maine ;  Arthur  H.  Huse,  Camden, 
Maine;  Richard  A.  Lee,  Brunswick,  Maine;  Nathan 
T.  Weston,  Jr.,  Augusta,  Maine. 


PRESIDENT  OF  NEW    ENGLAND    ASSOCIA- 
TION OF  COLLEGES. 

At  the  19th  annual  meeting  of  the  New  England 
Association  of  Colleges  and  Preparatory  Schools, 
President  Hyde  was  elected  president  for  the  ensu- 
ing year.  It  was  announced  that  the  membership  of 
the  association  is  365,142. 


NEW    ENGLAND    INTERCOLLEGIATE    GOLF 
TOURNAMENT. 

The  second  tournament  of  the  New  England 
Intercollegiate  Golf  Association  will  be  held  over 
the  Springfield  Country  Club  course,  Springfield, 
Mass.,  on  Thursday,  Friday  and  Saturday  of  next 
week.  Bowdoin  will  be  represented  by  Upton,  '07,  in 
the  Individual  Championships.  He  will  be  accompa- 
nied by  Lewis,  '05,  who  is  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
of  the  association. 


THE  LIBRARY.    . 

Books    recently   added : 

Shuman.      Practical  Journalism. 

A  description  of  the  training  and  work  of  the 
journalist  as  well  as  of  the  various  phases  of  news- 
paper work.  Gives  a  reliable  and  interesting 
account  of  the  process  of  gathering  and  publishing 
news.     (070 :  S  39) 


Riis.     Theodore  Roosevelt,  the  Citizen. 

A    wholly    laudatory   but    trustworthy,    although 
partial,  account  of  the  personality  and  work  of  Pres- 
ident Roosevelt.     (973.88  :  R  44) 
Adams.     Some  Famous  American  Schools. 

An  account  of  the  life  and  surroundings  at  nine 
well-known  preparatory  schools.  Not  exhaustive  in 
the  case  of  any  one  school  but  mentions  what  one 
would  see  or  be  interested  in  during  a  visit  to  each 
of  the  schools.     (373 :  A  21) 

Ogden.      William  Hinckling  Prescott. 

This  volume  recently  added  to  the  American  men 
of  letters  series  gives  in  a  brief  form  the  chief  facts 
in  the  life  of  the  historian  Prescott.  Use  has  been 
made  of  material  which  was  either  rejected  or 
unknown  to  Ticknor,  the  authorized  biographer  of 
Prescott.     (818.35  :  B  1) 

Aldrich.      Ponkapog  Papers. 

A  volume  of  essays  on  literary  topics  which  will 
make  its  appeal  particularly  to  the  reader  of  Aldrich 
and  more  generally  to  the  reader  of  the  light  essay. 
(81344:  N) 

The  Library  has  recently  received  as  a  gift 
twenty-one  volumes  from  "the  private  library  of 
Henry  Wadsworth  Longfellow.  Some  of  these  vol- 
umes have  the  owner's  book-plate  in  them  and  many 
of  them  contain  his  autograph. 


Sophomore,  7;  Freshmen,  6. 

The  second  game  in  the  series  between  the  Soph- 
omores and  Freshmen  was  played  on  the  Delta  Sat- 
urday, October  8.  Though  there  was  a  larger 
attendance  than  at  the  first  game  there  was  little 
class  rivalry  shown  in  spite  of  the  close  score.  The 
Freshmen  showed  great  improvement,  making  ten 
hits  oft"  Briggs,  while  the  Sophomores  failed  to  make 
a  hit.  The  Freshmen  lost  the  game  through  light, 
costly  errors.  In  the  fifth  inning  Robinson,  the 
Freshman  pitcher,  gave  way  to  Files,  who  finished 
the  game.  Pike,  Lawrence  and  Briggs  excelled  for 
the  Sophomores,  while  Hayes,  Kinney  and  Packard 
made  the  best  showing  for  the  Freshmen.  ' 

After  the  game  the  Sophomores  made  a  rush  for 
the  chapel  to  ring  the  bell,  but  the  rope  had  been 
previously  secured  by  two  upper  classmen  who  had 
climbed  up  in  the  tower.  Even  a  stream  from  a  fire 
extinguisher  failed  to  bring  them  down  and  they 
finally  climbed  down  on  the  outside  by  means  of  the 
rope.  The  upper  classmen  had  locked  the  Sopho- 
mores in  ,the  chapel,  but  when  they  discovered  that 
the  Freshmen  were  ringing  the  bell  from  outside, 
they  broke  out  and  a  rush  followed,  which  resulted 
in  the  Sophomores  gaining  possession  of  the  bell 
rope.  The  affair  ended  very  pleasantly  by  all  the 
classes  uniting  in  the  college  yell  and  then  the  Fresh- 
men cheered  the  Sophomores  and  the  latter  returned 
the  favor. 


THE  AROOSTOOK  CLUB. 

The  Aroostook  Club  held  the  first  meeting  of  the 
year  Saturday,  October  1.  The  following  officers 
were  elected : 

President — Leonard  A.   Pierce,  1905. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


Vice-President— Arthur  O.   Putnam,   1906. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer — Walter  P.  Clark,  1906. 

The  executive  committee  is  composed  of  Pow- 
ers, '07,  Hacker,  '07,  and  Osborne,  '08.  The  new 
members  are  as  follows :  Thomas,  '07,  Osborne,  Put- 
nam, Foss,  Donnell,  Kinney,  P.  Powers  and  Archi- 
bald, 1908. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION  ITEMS. 

On  October  sixteenth,  President  Hyde  will  lect- 
ure, under  the  auspices  of  the  Association,  at  the 
Church  on  the  Hill ;  the  service  taking  the  place  of 
the  regular  church  service  at  seventy-thirty  o'clock. 
His  subject,  "The  College,"  is  one  which  will  interest 
every  college  man.  An  exceedingly  interesting  and 
helpful  service  is  assured.  Special  music  will  be  fur- 
nished by  the  college  quartet.  A  cordial  invitation  to 
attend  this  service  is  extended  to  all  Bowdoin  men. 
Let  us  show  our  appreciation  of  President  Hyde's 
interest  by  giving  him  a  large  audience  of  those  to 
whom  he  would  most  desire  to  address  his  lecture. 

ITEMS    FOR    PAST    WEEK. 

The  Association  held  its  first  meeting  of  the  term 
on  Thursday  evening  in  Banister  Hall  at  the  usual 
hour.  The  subject  for  consideration  was  "The 
Special  Temptations  of  College  Life."  The  leader 
was  Greene,  '05.  These  services  are  held  on  every 
Thursday  evening  at  seven-fifteen  o'clock  in  Banis- 
ter Hall.  They  are  open  to  any  one  desiring  to 
attend. 

On  Sunday  afternoon,  immediately  after  chapel, 
Mr.  Arthur  E.  Wood  of  Harvard,  '06,  addressed 
the  men  of  the  college.  Mr.  Wood's  talk  was 
principally  of  the  work  of  the  Harvard  Associa- 
tion ;  he  was  a  forceful  speaker  and  presented 
his  views  of  the  work  in  a  clear,  admirable  manner. 
Ryan,  '05,  rendered  a  solo  which,  as  usual,  was  much 
appreciated  by  all. 

Bible  Study. 
It  is  earnestly  hoped  that  there  will  be  a  large 
number  of  students  who  will  care  to  take  up  the 
courses  of  Bible  Study  offered  by  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
this  year.  The  courses  last  year  proved  very  popu- 
lar and  instructive.  This  year  there  will  be  two 
divisions,  the  Seniors  and  Juniors,  under  Dr.  Burnett, 
and  the  Sophomores  and  Freshmen  under  the  lead- 
ership of  P.  K.  Green,  '05.  Attractive  courses  will 
be  prepared. 


BOWDOIN  IN   THE  LEGISLATURE. 

Not  only  is  the  Governor-elect  of  Maine,  Hon. 
Wm.  T.  Cobb,  'yy,  a  loyal  son  of  Bowdoin,  but  there 
will  also  be  no  fewer  than  nine  Bowdoin  men  in  the 
next  Legislature.  In  the  Senate  there  will  be  Bar- 
rett Potter,  '78,  from  Cumberland  County,  and  Fred 
J.  Allen,  '89,  from  York  County.  In  the  House 
there  will  be  Edward  N.  Merrill,  '74,  of  Skowhegan ; 
Don  A.  H.  Powers,  '74,  of  Houlton ;  Stephen  C. 
Whitmore,  '75,  of  Brunswick ;  Charles  F.  Johnson, 
'79,  of  Waterville;  Eugene  Thomas,  '85,  of  Tops- 
ham  ;  Henry  H.  Hastings,  '90,  of  Bethel ;  and  Perci- 
val  P.  Baxter,  '98.  of  Portland. 


FALL  MEET. 

On  October  29  the  annual  fall  track  meet  will  be 
held  on  Whittier  Athletic  Field  by  the  undergrad- 
uates of  the  college.  There  are  at  present  only 
about  thirty-five  men  out  trying,  but  before  the  meet 
there  should  be  double  the  number.  Every  man  who 
has  any  intention  of  entering  this  branch  of  ath- 
letics in  the  spring  should  come  out  now.  Never 
before  has  the  college  been  so  fortunate  as  to  have 
a  coach  during  the  fall  term,  and  the  students  should 
improve  the  opportunity.  The  meet  is  to  be  a  handi- 
cap meet  with  all  the  regular  events,  so  that  every- 
one stands  an  even  chance.  This  fact  should  make 
it  the  more  interesting,  and  offer  a  still  greater 
inducement  for  new  men  to  come  out.  The  Fresh- 
men are  especially  urged  to  try  this  fall,  for  there  is 
plenty  of  fine  material  in  the  class  which  must  be 
developed  as  soon  as  possible. 


GLEE  CLUB. 

Rehearsals  for  the  Glee  Club  are  now  being  held 
in  Banister  Hall  and  the  work  is  developing  rapidly 
under  the  able  leadership  of  Ryan,  '05.  There  are 
not,  however,  as  many  candidates  as  there  should  be 
and  it  is  hoped  that  more  men  will  be  out  after  this, 
especially  from  the  Freshman  Class.  This  club  is 
just  as  much  a  college  organization  as  any  of  the 
teams  and  all  undergraduates  should  lend  their 
hearty  support.  The  candidates  at  present  are  as  fol- 
lows :  First  basses,  R.  Cushing,  '05,  Stetson,  '06, 
Joy,  '07,  C.  Greene,  '08,  R.  B.  Williams,  '06,  Robinson, 
'07,  and  Andrews,  '06.  Second  basses.  S.  W.  Ricker, 
'08,  W.  N.  Haines,  '07,  W.  S.  Linnell,  '07,  P.  K. 
Greene,  '05,  Pike,  '06,  and  Johnson,  '07.  First  ten- 
ors :  Denning,  '05,  Leydbn,  '07,  Foss,  '08,  Packard, 
'08.  Second  tenors :  Shorey,  '07,  Crowley,  '08,  Cox, 
'08,  and  Wilson,  '07. 


FOOT=BALL. 


Harvard,  17 ;  Bowdoin,  o. 

Bowdoin  played  Harvard  at  Cambridge,  Wednes- 
day, October  6,  and  was  defeated  by  the  score  of  17 
to  o.  The  game  was  an  interesting  one  and  was 
hotly  contested  all  the  way  through,  Bowdoin  show- 
ing up  in  remarkably  good  form  against  the  heavy 
team,  and  playing  very  aggressive  foot-ball. 

The  feature  of  the  game  was  the  playing  of  Kins- 
man, he  making  a  spectacular  play  on  a  long  run 
around  the  Harvard  end  and  throwing  off  a  number 
of  the  Harvard  players. 

Harvard  won  the  toss  and  took  the  south  goal. 
Chapman  kicked  to  Nesmith  on  the  15-yard  line, 
who  ran  in  17  yards.  Noyes  fell  back  for  a  kick,  but 
lost  two  yards  on  a  fumble.  Noyes  then  kicked  to 
McGraw  on  Bowdoin's  45-yard  line,  who  reached  the 
center  of  the  field  before  being  downed.  Kinsman 
made  two  yards  and  Blanchard  failed  to  gain.  Chap- 
man made  four  yards  through  the  left  side  of  the 
line.  McGraw  made  six  yards  around  left  end. 
Here  the  Harvard  line  held  and  punted  to  Bow- 
doin's  43-yard   line,   and   secured   possession   of  the 


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ball  on  a  fumble.  Then  Harvard  made  steady  gains 
down  the  field  for  her  first  touchdown,  Hanley  tak- 
ing the  ball  over  the  line. 

The  remainder  of  the  game  was  similar  to  the 
above,  Bowdoin  playing  a  remarkably  fast  game 
against  odds  throughout,  and  the  final  score  was  but 
17  to  o  in  favor  of  Harvard. 

Harvard.  Bowdoin. 

Blagden,  l.e I.e.,  W.   Drummond. 

Meir,   l.t l.-t,    Garcelon. 

McFadden,  l.g l.g.,  Hatch. 

Cunniff,  c c,  Philoon. 

White,  c. 

Squires,   r.f r.g.,    Sanborn. 

Carr,   r.t r.t.,    Finn. 

Montgomery,    r.e r.e.,   J.   Drummond. 

Noyes,  q.b q.b,  McGraw. 

Kernon,  q.b. 

Handlev.  l.h.b l.h.b.,    Chapman. 

Guild,  l.h.b. 

Sperry,  r.h.b r.h.b.,  Libby. 

Mills,  f.b f.b.,  Blanchard. 

Score — Harvard,  17  ;  Bowdoin,  o  Touchdowns — 
Hanley,  Mills  2.  Goals — Noyes  2.  Umpire — Brown 
of  Harvard.  Referee — Houghton  of  Harvard.  Line- 
men— Wilder  of  Harvard,  Thomas  of  Bowdoin. 
Time — 15-  and  10-m.  periods. 


OFFICIAL  NOTICES. 


Bowdoin,  32 ;  Fort  McKinley,  o. 

Bowdoin  played  a  practice  game  with  Fort 
McKinley,  Saturday,  and  defeated  the  soldiers,  32-0. 
The  game  was  beneficial  to  the  'varsity  in  that  it 
gave  an  opportunity  to  try  new  formations.  The 
Bowdoin  eleven  showed  great  improvement  both  in 
offensive  and  defensive  work.  While  the  whole 
team  played  star  ball,  Philoon,  Kinsman,  Chapman, 
McGraw  and  Drummond  were  particularly  brilliant. 
The  line-up : 

Bowdoin.  Fort   McKinley. 

J.  B.  Drummond,  l.e r.e.,  Wilson. 

Finn,   l.t r.t.,    Kellogg,    Surreus. 

Skolfield,   l.g r.g.,   Nicholson,    Rauner. 

Sanborn,   c c,   Slee,   Cowan. 

Garcelon,    r.g l.g.,    Rexroad. 

Hawkesworth,  r.t r.t.,  Pitts. 

W.  B.   Drummond,  r.e I.e.,  Lawton. 

McGraw,  q.b q.b.,   Armstrong,    Benner. 

Chapman,  l.h.b r.h.b.,   Sheridan. 

Kinsman,  Libby,  r.h.b l.h.b.,  Carson. 

Philoon,  Pullen,  f.b f.b.,  Kempner. 

Score — Bowdoin,  32.  Touchdowns — Philoon, 
Chapman,  Kinsman,  J.  B.  Drummond,  Pullen  2. 
Goals  from  touchdowns — McGraw  2.  Umpire — 
Dunlap  of  Bowdoin.  Referee — Smith  of  Portland. 
Linesmen — J.  Gumbel  for  Bowdoin,  Champion  for 
Fort  McKinley.     Time — 15-min.   halves. 


Amherst,  23;  Bowdoin,  o. 

Amherst  defeated  Bowdoin,  Wednesday  after- 
noon, at  Amherst  by  the  score  23-0.  A  full  account 
of  the  game  will  be  printed  in  the  next  issue. 


The  members  of  the  Freshman  Class 
desirous  of  becoming  eligible  to  the  Orient 
Board  at  the  election  next  spring  can  learn  the 
manner  in  which  they  will  be  considered  as 
candidates  by  consulting  the  Editor-in-Chief 
any  time  before  October  22. 

President  Hyde  will  be  at  his  office  in  the 
library  from  2.30  to  4.30  each  Monday  after- 
noon during  the  present  term,  at  which  time 
.he  will  meet  students  who  wish  to  consult  him 
on  different  matters. 

All  those  who  have  not    passed    off    their 
entrance  examinations  in  History  should  con- 
sult me  within  the  next  week. 
Dr.  Roberts, 

29  Cumberland  St. 


BOWDOIN  CALENDAR. 

A  1905  Bowdoin  Souvenir  Calendar  is  being  pre- 
pared and  will  be  out  by  the  first  of  December  in 
ample  time  for  the  holiday  trade.  This  souvenir  is 
to  be  constructed  along  the  same  lines  as  the  one 
issued  by  Packard,  '04,  and  Holt,  '03,  two  years  ago 
and  will  make  a  very  appropriate  Christmas  gift. 
The  pictures  of  all  the  representative  college  organ- 
izations will  be  included  in  this  work,  such  as  the 
athletic  teams,  Glee  Club,  Dramatic  Club,  Debating 
Team,  etc.  All  the  college  buildings  and  fraternity 
houses  will  be  pictured  with  some  of  the  most  pleas- 
ing interiors  of  the  same.  The  cover  is  to  embody 
a  new  idea,  being  in  buckram  with  colored  heraldric 
effect.  The  work  is  in  the  hands  of  one  of  the  best 
engraving  houses  in  the  country,  and  the  calendar  on 
the  whole  bids  fair  to  be  as  great  a  success  as  the 
one  of  two  years  ago.  The  high  cost  will  necessitate 
the  taking  of  preliminary  orders,  which  will  be 
attended  to  by  Harvey,  '05. 


HAWTHORNE    STATUE   FUND. 

The  Bowdoin  Club  Committee  on  the  Hawthorne 
statue  begs  to  acknowledge   the  receipt  of  the   fol- 
lowing subscriptions : 
Previously  acknowledged   $1,997  00 


E.  T.  Getchell 

— A.    B.   Weymouth 

— Samuel  Topliff   

— Mr.  and  Mrs.  Francis  Dane. 

— John   A.    Waterman 

— E.  A.   Merrill   

— E.   F.   Holden   

— Edward  N.   Goding 

— R.   L.   Marston 

— F.   N.   Whittier 

— Jacob  Hale  Thompson. 


Mrs.   Jane   Hitz 25  00 


$2,149  00 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Editor-in-Chief. 


W.  F.  FINN,  JR.,  1905 


E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905 
W.  J.  NORTON,  igos. 
R.  G.  WEBBER,  lgo6. 
H.   P.   WINSLOW,  1906. 


Associate  Editors: 

h.  e.  wilson,  1907. 
a.  l.  robinson,  1907. 

R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     ■     •     Business   Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •     •     Ass't  Business   Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 

Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter. 
Lewiston  Journal  Press. 

Vol.  XXXIV.        FRIDAY,   OCT.    14,    1904.  No.    II. 


College   Spirit. 


Most  college  men  are 
bound  by  three  ties ;  first 
of  all  there  is  their  tie  to  the  college,  next 
their  tie  to  their  class,  and  last  their  tie  to  their 
fraternity.  These  ties  are  all  right  in  them- 
selves, but  they  should  not  be  allowed  to  con- 
flict. In  no  case  should  the  two  latter  inter- 
fere with  a  man's  duty  to  his  college.  It  has 
recently  seemed"  to  many  that  class  spirit  has 
been  rather  more  demonstrative  than  it  should 
be,  but  this  has  proved  to  be  erroneous.  That 
every  man  in  college  places  his  love  for  his 
college  before  all  was  shown  by  the  happy 
ending  of  the  rush  last  Saturday,  when  all  the 
classes  joined  in  giving  the  college  yell, 
though  it  seemed  for  a  time  as  if  college  spirit 
had  been  lost  sight  of  through  interclass  war- 
fare. 


Anniversary  of 
Franklin   Pierce. 


The    23d    of    next    month 
will  be  the  iooth  anniver- 


sary of  the  birth  of  one  of 
Bowdoin's  most  famous  sons — Franklin 
Pierce.  As  is  well  known,  he  was  the  only 
President  of  the  United  States  that  ever  came 
from  the  New  England  States,  and  his  name 
is  one  of  the  famous  of  Bowdoin's  great  men. 

He  came  to  Bowdoin  in  1820  when  he  was 
but  16  years  of  age,  and  while  for  the  first 
part  of  his  college  course  he  was  not  especially 
studious,  he  was  nevertheless  a  most  popular 
man  among  his  mates.  He  was  also  as  a  stu- 
dent— what  he  always  was  in  life — a  man  of 
marked  integrity. 

His  career  in  life  was  a  brilliant  one  and 
does  not  need  to  be  reviewed  by  the  Orient. 
It  is  a  part  of  national  history.  It  seems 
appropriate,  however,  that  as  the  time  draws 
near  for  the  anniversary  of  the  birth  of  one  of 
the  nation's  great  men,  that  Bowdoin  students 
of  to-day  should  give  a  passing  thought  to  the 
man  who  once  graced  the  college  that  we  are 
learning  to  love.  It  would  be  well  that  some 
formal  observance  be  made  of  the  day,  that 
the  college  and  the  students  may  remember 
the  man  who  was  an  honor  to  the  college  and 
to  the  nation. 


Mr.  Jump's 
Lectures. 


Is  Bowdoin  College  aware 
that  a  series  of  most  inter- 
esting and  enlightening  talks  are  being  given 
Sunday  evenings  by  Mr.  Jump  in  the  Church 
upon  the  Hill,  the  subject  of  which  are 
famous  sons  of  Bowdoin?  Such  is  the  case, 
and  we  lament  to  say,  that  the  undergraduate 
body  of  the  college  is  ignoring  the  talks.  Are 
we  to  let  an  Amherst  man  study  into  the 
depths  of  our  past,  to  be  so  good  as  to  give  us 
the  benefit  of  his  hard  and  exacting  research, 
and  then  not  be  kind  enough  to  show  him  the 
courtesy  of  listening  to  them?  It  is  not  only 
courtesy,  fellows,  but  the  talks  are  entertain- 
ing and  beneficial  in  the  extreme.  The  lives 
of  men,  whose  names  are  known  to  us,  to  be 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


m 


sure,  but  only  as  names,  are  laid  bare  along 
with  their  virtues  and  the  causes  of  their  vir- 
tues. Every  son  of  this  good  old  college 
should  learn  the  story  and  the  lesson  of  such 
lives  as  Jacob  Abbott's,  William  Pitt  Fessen- 
den's,  John  A.  Andrew's,  and  the  rest  of 
them.  Just  a  few  moments  Sunday  evenings 
could  be  spared  with  great  profit  to  the  deriv- 
ing of  the  profound  inspirations  of  the  lives  of 
these  masters.  Let's  give  our  minister  a  rous- 
ing audience  next  Sunday,  fellows. 


.  .    .  To-night  the    eight    Greek 

Initiations.  ,  °_  .  .  .„    .    . 

letter  fraternities  will  ini- 
tiate into  their  midst  and  secrets  some  sixty 
new  men.  The  journey  across  the  desert  to 
the  chosen  land  will  undoubtedly  be  hard  and 
disagreeable;  but  the  Orient  takes  oath  that 
there  will  not  be  a  man  of  the  sixty  who  will 
say  that  the  destination  was  not  worth  the 
journey.  It  is  impossible  to  narrate  the 
countless  pleasures  and  advantages  which  will 
result  in  the  step  which  these  men  are  about 
to  take.  Friendships  different  from  all  other 
friendships  are  formed,  and  a  loyalty  and  rev- 
erence far  above  the  ordinary  is  produced. 
But  remember,  you  who  are  about  to  take  this 
step,  no  matter  what  society  you  are  joining, 
be  careful  ever  to  do  nothing  but  what  will 
reflect  honor  and  credit  upon  those  high  ideals 
which  it  represents. 


„  ,.      „  With     the     Maine     games 

Colby  Game.  & 

rapidly     approaching     the 

foot-ball  team  begins  the  most  important  part 
of  the  season  that  only  vigorous,  unflagging 
effort  can  make  wholly  successful.  It  is 
often  customary  to  goad  by  undue  criticism 
and  by  exaggeration  of  its  difficulties  a  team 
that  has  notably  hard  work  to  do.  This 
method,  never  pleasant,  does  not  seem  neces- 
sary this  year,  for  the  actual  facts  speak  for 
themselves.  Every  one  of  the  Maine  colleges 
have  stronger  teams  than  in  1903. 


On  Wednesday  occurs  the  first  of  the 
important  games  of  the  season.  Every  one 
knows  how  important  is  this  game  and  how 
absolutely  necessary  is  the  attendance  of 
every  Bowdoin  man.  Colby  has  a  remarkably 
strong  team,  and  is  confident  of  victory,  and 
the  most  strenuous  efforts  of  the  team  and  its 
supporters  are  needed  if  Bowdoin  is  to  secure 
a  long-coveted  championship.  Let  the  love 
for  our  Alma  Mater  place  the  whole  student 
body  akin ;  and  Wednesday  afternoon  gather 
on  the  Whittier  Athletic  Field  with  a  grim 
determination  to  fight  the  battle  of  our  college 
life. 


Y.  M.  C.  A. 


The  movement  which  has 
been  inaugurated  at  Har- 
vard, in  the  line  of  social  settlement  work, 
boys'  clubs,  Bible  study  classes  and  general 
religious  work,  is  certainly  worthy  of  univer- 
sal praise.  We  cannot  help  admiring  the 
Association  work  of  all  of  our  American  col- 
leges and  universities.  The  question  arises, 
where  does  Bowdoin  stand?  Is  the  Bowdoin 
sentiment  toward  such  matters  what  it  should 
be?  To  get  down  to  fundamentals,  a  lack  of 
interest  in  religious  affairs ,  reflects  more 
seriously  on  the  college  honor  than  anything 
else. 

There  are  men  enough  in  Bowdoin,  who 
should  take  an  interest  in  such  matters,  to 
form  a  strong  association.  Let  us  cast  off 
that  old  inherited  antipathy.  Let  us  face  the 
facts  in  a  clear,  fair,  honorable  way  and  either 
join  the  association  or  give  it  the  benefit  of  our 
impress  on  college  sentiment. 


QUILL    PRIZES. 

The  prize  for  the  best  short  story  submitted  to 
the  Quill  was  won  by  E.  A.  Duddy,  '07,  and  the  prize 
for  the  best  poem  by  J.  W.  Sewall,  '06.  The  prizes 
are  autograph  copies  of  "Rebecca"  and  "The  Village 
Watch  Tower,"  by  Kate  Douglas  Wiggin. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


College  Botes. 


The  night  is  still,  the  breezes  blow 

Across  the  campus  soft  and  low, — 

And  Nature  dons  her  mask  of  crape 

To  help  the  Greeks  initiate. 

Rash  neophyte  that  thoughtless  goes 

Blindfolded  to — Lord  only  knows. 

For  Nature  gives  no  explanation 

To  mysteries  of  initiation.  — Orient. 

Adjourns  to-morrow. 

The  Medical  School  opens  October  20. 

Bernard  Archibald,  '04,  is  visiting  this  week,  at 
the  college. 

It  has  been  a  strenuous  week  for  the  White  But- 
ton Brigade. 

Mikelsky,  '05,  is  showing  a  fine  line  of  shoes  at 
his  room  in  North  Winthrop. 

The  Hawthorne  statue  fund  is  steadily  growing 
under  the  efficient  care  of  Professor  Johnson. 

John  Winchell,  '06,  has  left  college  to  accept  a 
position  as  book-keeper  in  the  Lisbon  Falls  paper 
mill. 

A  picture  of  Mr.  Foster  with  a  sketch  of  his 
life  appears  in  a  recent  issue  of  the  Brunswick 
Record. 

The  Freshmen  stopped  the  Sophomores  from 
playing  ringers  on  the  ball  team  but — it  didn't  make 
any  difference. 

The  Boston  papers  have  been  giving  all  kinds  of 
praise  to  Kinsman  since  his  fine  work  for  Bowdoin 
in  the  Harvard  game. 

Freshman  physical  examinations  have  begun 
under  the  direction  of  Dr.  Whittier  and  a  consider- 
able corps  of  assistants. 

It  will  be  of  interest  to  all  to  know  that  the  Col- 
lege Teas  which  proved  so  popular  last  year  are  to 
be  renewed  again  this  year. 

A  number  of  students  attended  the  launching  of 
the  United  States  battleship  Georgia,  at  the  Bath 
Iron  Works,   Tuesday  afternoon. 

In  the  flush  of  hoped-for  victory  1908  removed 
their  white  buttons  at  the  base-ball  game  last  Sat- 
urday, but  they  were  on  again  in  the  afternoon. 

Coach  Lathrop,  Denning,  '05,  and  Rowe,  '04,  went 
coon  hunting  Tuesday  night.  The  only  thing  they 
had  to  show  for  their  night's  work  was  a  hawk. 

President  Hyde  delivered  an  address  before  the 
New  England  Association  of  Colleges,  which  met  at 
Wellesley  College  last  week,  on  "The  Place  of  the 
College  in  the  Social  System." 

The  class  officers  for  this  semester  are  as  fol- 
lows: Senior  Class,  Professor  McRae;  Junior, 
Professor  Ham;  Sophomore,  Mr.  Pearson,  and 
Freshman,    Professor   Mitchell. 

One  of  the  greatest  foot-ball  qualities  of  Prince- 
ton teams,  says  the  Globe,  has  been  their  ability  to 
fight  to  the  end  and  to  take  advantage  of  opportuni- 
ties. This  McClave,  the  old  Tiger,  has  instilled  into 
his  team. 


The  smallest  class  in  college  is  the  Teachers' 
Latin  Class  of  four.     Think  of  the  "deads !" 

Now  that  the  "fishing"  season  is  over,  the  mem- 
bers of  the  different  fraternities  may  well  feel 
relieved.  It  is  rather  a  tedious  ordeal  to  go  through — 
for  the  "fisher"  and  the  "fished." 

The  Sophomore  History  Class  was  suddenly  ini- 
tiated into  the  mysteries  of  a  written  "quiz"  last 
Friday.  None  of  the  class  thought  it  was  right  nor 
were  they  able  to  write. 

The  evening  orgies,  encroaching  not  a  little  upon 
the  night,  will  be  followed  by  a  banquet  at  which  the 
initiates,  active  members  and  alumni  of  the 
respective  chapters  will  pay  their  respects  to 
Epicurus. 

Mr.  Foster,  instructor  in  Debating,  has  issued  a 
very  useful  circular  giving  the  full  list  of  all  the 
debates  this  term  and  the  principals  concerned.  The 
circular  also  contains  facts  which  are  important  to 
those  taking  the  course. 

The  beautiful  collections .  in  the  Walker  Art 
Building  were  augmented  this  week  by  the  arrival 
of  the  English  Lake  Series.  There  are  104  pictures 
in  the  series  and  they  will  be  on  exhibition  until 
October  31.  A  very  unique  cup  and  saucer  from 
Dresden  has  been  added  to  Mrs.  Ware's  collection. 

Plans  have  been  outlined  for  building  a  first-class 
hotel  in  Brunswick.  Frederick  K.  Daggett  of  Bos- 
ton is  interested  in  this  move  and  has  had  plans 
drawn  for  a  house  to  contain  64  rooms,  with  modern 
improvements  and  in  every  way  adapted  to  the 
needs  of  the  traveling  public.  There  are  three  sites 
being  considered,  the  Benjamin  Green  property,  the 
site  of  the  old  Tontine  and  the  one  opposite  the  mall 
on  Maine  Street. 

The  Massachusetts  Club  held  a  business  meeting 
on  Thursday,  October  6,  at  11  Maine  Hall.  It  was 
voted  that  in  future  the  initiation  fee  should  be  one 
dollar.  All  undergraduate  members  of  the  college 
who  are  now  living  in  Massachusetts  are  eligible  to 
join  this  club  and  it  is  hoped  that  every  man  who  can 
join  will  do  so.  The  club  has  done  much  toward 
bringing  Massachusetts  men  to  Bowdoin  and  all  the 
new  members  should  give  their  hearty  support  to 
this  organization. 

There  has  been  a  good  deal  said  and  written  about 
having  a  light  outside  the  door  to  Hubbard  Hall,  but 
as  yet  nothing  has  been  done.  The  need  of  such  a 
light  is  evident  to  every  one  who  uses  the  library 
at  night,  for  it  is  about  the  darkest  spot  on  the  whole 
campus  and  the  darkness  is  intensified  to  one  who 
has  just  left  behind  the  brilliant  illumination  within 
the  hall.  It  seems  as  if  it  would  be  better  policy  to 
place  a  light  at  this  spot  before  anyone  is  injured 
by  a  misstep  in  the  dark. 

The  following  notice  appeared  on  the  Bulletin 
Board  last  Tuesday  morning:  Owing  to  the  unfa- 
vorable condition  of  the  weather,  Mr.  Moody  will 
not  drive  Triangle  at  Topsham  this  afternoon.  He 
has  a  limited  number  of  tickets  left,  however,  which 
he  will  be  glad  to  give  to  members  of  his  classes. 
The  large  number  of  Freshmen  who  attended  the 
World's  Fair,  Thursday  afternoon,  were  disap- 
pointed not  to  find  the  Professor's  horse  there.  The 
fact  was  that  the  judges  barred  him  out  because 
they  believed  him  to  be  a  "ringer." 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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The  new  faculty  tennis-court  seems  to  be  as  faith- 
fully patronized  as  any! 

It  has  been  suggested  that  a  new  'undergraduate 
club  be  organized  this  year  to  be  known  as  the 
"Faculty  Club."  Quite  remarkable  is  the  number  of 
"faculty  sons"  that  are  in  college  at  present.  Up  to 
this  year  there  have  never  been  but  three  sons  of 
members  of  the  college  faculty  graduate  from  col- 
lege— Chapman,  '91,  Houghton,  '03,  Robinson,  '03 — 
.but  at  present  there  are  seven  in  the  undergraduate 
body — Woodruff,  '05,  Woodruff,  '06,  Houghton,  '06, 
Robinscn,  '07,  Hyde,  '08,  Lee,  '08,  Robinson,  '08. 
The  faculty  can  always  get  hold  of  some  one  to  hold 
responsible  for  any  college  pranks ! 


Hlumni  personals. 


MEDICAL    CLASS    OF    1859. 

Dr.  A.  K.  P.  Meserve  died  Thursday,  Septem- 
ber 15,  at  his  residence  in  Portland  after  a  shori 
illness.  He  was  born  at  Limington,  Me.,  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  and  Standish  Acad- 
emy, and  graduated  from  the  Medical  School  of 
Maine  in  the  Class  of  1859.  He  was  married  on 
January  10,  1857,  to  Mary  M.  Johnson  of  Gorham. 
Two  sons  were  born.  Charles  A.,  who  graduated 
in  medicine  but  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-four,  and 
Lucien  W.,  who,  with  the  widow,  survives  him.  He 
settled  in  Standish  first,  btft  shortly  afterwards 
moved  to  Buxton,  where  he  practiced  until  1881, 
when  he  removed  to  Portland.  He  was  a  life  long 
member  of  the  Maine  Medical  Association  and  a 
charter  member  of  the  Maine  Academy  of  Medicine 
and  Science.  An  upright  man,  his  death  is 
mourned  by  the  many  friends  who  knew  him  while 
alive. 

The  will  of  the  late  Dr.  A.  P.  K.  Meserve  con- 
tains several  public  bequests.  He  left  $300  to  the 
Buxton  Ministerial  Fund,  $200to  the  Maine  Genealog- 
ical Society,  and  also  books  and  papers  of  special 
interest  to  that  organization.  To  the  Maine  Eye 
and  Ear  Infirmary  he  left  his  surgical  instruments. 

CLASS  OF   1866. 
At   the  commencement  exercises   of  the  Univer- 
sity   of    Michigan,    June    23,    the    honorary    degree 
LL.D.  was  conferred  on  F.  H.  Gernsh,  A.M.,  M.D. 

CLASS   OF   1874. 
Dr.  D.  O.   S.  Lowell,  '74,  a  teacher  in  the  Rox- 
bury  Latin  School,  has  an  article  in  the  current  issue 
of  Munscy's  on  "Our  Foreign  Educators." 

CLASS  OF  1876. 
Bowdoin  men  in  particular  were  interested  in 
the  announcement  which  appeared  in  the  papers 
last  week  that  Lieut.  Robert  Edwin  Peary,  Bow- 
doin, 1876,  had  completed  the  arrangements  for 
another  dash  to  the  pole.  The  contract  has  been 
placed  and  work  commenced  on  a  new  ship  which 
will  be  completed  in  time  for  Mr.  Peary  to  make 
an  early  start  next  summer.  His  plans  while  not 
fully  perfected  are  nevertheless  now  carried  beyond 
the  range  of  uncertainty  and,  no  accident  prevent- 
ing, he  will  strike  for  the  North  the  first  of  next 
July.     He   intends   to  take  two  years   for   the  expe- 


dition. Together  with  all  Bowdoin  men  the  Orient 
joins  in  extending  to  Lieutenant  Peary  the  best 
wishes   for  success   in   this,   his  final   attempt. 

CLASS  OF   1889. 

The  engagement  of  Miss  Edith  St.  John  of  Attle- 
boro,  Mass.,  to.  Mr.  Wilbur  D.  Gilpatric,  has  been 
announced. 

CLASS   OF   1870. 

Hon.  D.  S.  Alexander  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  was 
unanimously  renominated  for  Congress  on  Wednes- 
day, 5th,  ult.  This  is  Mr.  Alexander's  fifth  nomi- 
nation. His  district  is  counted  among  the  reliable 
Republican  strongholds. 

CLASS  OF  1892. 
Ervine  D.  Osborne  has  assumed  the  principalship 
of  the  Winthrop  High  School.  On  severing  his 
connections  with  the  Gardiner  High  School,  where 
he  has  been  located  for  the  past  three  years,  Mr. 
Osborne  was  made  the  recipient  of  many  beautiful 
gifts,  presented  by  his  many  friends  and  pupils. 

R.  C.  Bisbee  has  accepted  a  position  as  chemist 
with  a  sugar  firm  in  Louisiana. 

M.  T.  Phillips  is  planning  to  enter  the  Medical 
School  this  fall. 

CLASSES  OF  1892  AND  1895. 
James  D.  Merriman,  '92,  and  Joseph  B.  Roberts, 
'95,  have  formed  a  law  partnership  with  offices  at  141 
Broadway,  New  York. 

MEDICAL  1891. 
Dr.  Howard  C.  Hanson  died  at  Portland  June 
23,  of  acute  mania.  Dr.  Hanson  was  born  in  Bux- 
ton 41  years  ago.  He  first  settled  in  Yarmouth 
after  graduating  from  the  medical  school.  He  is 
survived  by  a  wife  and  one  child. 

CLASS   OF   1893. 
Cards   have  been   received  announcing   the  wed- 
ding   of    Albert    Hutchinson,    Bowdoin,    1893,    for- 
merly of  Auburn,  now  a  Boston  attorney,  to  Miss 
Virginia  Mullen,   of   Newton   Highlands,   Mass. 

CLASS  OF  1894. 

Mr.  John  M.  Bridgham  is  taking  a  post-graduate 
course  at  Dartmouth.  Mr.  Bridgham  is  also  teach- 
ing in  the  Hanover  High  School. 

Mr.  George  W.  Burpee  is  taking  a  Civil  Engineer- 
ing course  at  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology. 

Mr.  George  E.  Kimball  has  entered  the  Harvard 
Law  School. 

Mr.  Clyde  Grant  is  teaching  in  the  Mitchell  Mili- 
tary Institute  in  Billerica,  Mass. 

CLASS  OF   1896. 

Dr.  Preston  Kyes  of  the  Chicago  University,  has 
been  granted  a  year's  leave  of  absence  to  pursue 
medical  researches  in  Germany. 

Dr.  Preston  Kyes  and  Miss  Martha  Gahan  were 
married  at  Brunswick,  June  28,  and  are  now  in  Ger- 
many for  a  year.  Herbert  O.  Clough  is  the  new 
principal  of  the  Rumford  Falls  High  School.  Wil- 
lard  S.  Bass  and  Miss  Elizabeth  Adams  were  mar- 
ried at  Tower  Hill,  Wis.,  August  2.  Rev.  Charles 
G.  Fogg  is  at  Frenchboro,  Me.,  the  first  pastor  to  be 
settled  there.  Philip  Dana,  now  on  the  board  of 
aldermen  of  Westbrook,  is  prominently  mentioned 
as  the  next  mayor  of  that  city.     Fred  B.  Smith  and 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Miss  Jean  B.  Hoyt  were  married  at  Canandaigua.  N. 
Y.,  June  30. 

Cards  were  received  during  the  vacation  announc- 
ing the  marriage,  on  June  30,  1904,  in  St.  John's 
Church.  Canandaigua,  N.  Y,,  of  Miss  Joan  Boughton 
Hoyt   and   Frederick   Burroughs   Smith,    '96. 

CLASS   OF   1897. 
The  engagement  of  Miss  Nell  Ethaleen  Flournoy 
of    Albuquerque,     New     Mexico,     to     Mr.     Stephen 
Osgood  Andros  of  Rockland,  has  been  announced. 

MEDICAL,    1902. 
Cards   are   out   announcing   the   marriage   of   Dr. 
M.   P.  Hambleton  of  Princeton,  Me.,  to  Miss  Helen 
Sherman  Hutchinson   of   Portland,   Oct.    II,    1904. 


©bituar^. 


HON.  GEORGE  F.  EMERY. 
The  Orient,  resuming  its  wo.rk  after  the  long 
vacation,  learns  with  sadness  of  the  passing  away  of 
many  of  Bowdoin's  sons  during  the  summer  months ; 
and  thus  with  pain  reports  the  death,  on  Friday, 
July  1,  1904,  of  Hon.  George  Freeman  Emery,  of 
the  Class  of  1836.  For  twenty-eight  years  he 
served  as  clerk  of  the  circuit  court  in  Portland,  and 
for  six  years  was  register  of  probate  in  Oxford 
County.  He  was  an  upright  man  and  a  loyal  son  of 
the  college,  and  his  death  comes  as  a  sad  blow  to 
the    many    friends    who   knew    him. 

CLASS  OF  1844. 
The  Hon.  Charles  W.  Larrabee,  one  of  Maine's 
best  known  attorneys  and  collector  of  Port  of  Bath 
under  Cleveland,  died  Oct.  6,  1904,  aged  82.  He  was 
born  in  Brunswick  and  after  graduating  from  Bow- 
doin,  attended  the  Harvard  Law  School  and  also 
took  a  medical  course.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Bath  school  board  and  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
board  of  trade.  Death  was  hastened  by  a  fracture 
of  the  hip  caused  by  a  fall  several  weeks  ago. 

ARTHUR  FULLER  BELCHER. 

Arthur  F.  Belcher,  one  of  the  most  prominent 
of  Portland's  younger  attorneys,  a  partner  of  Col. 
Frederick  Hale,  died  at  his  home  Wednesday  night, 
October  5,  at  the  age  of  forty-three  years.  He  was 
born  in  Farmington,  Maine,  April  24,  1861,  and 
graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of  1882.  He 
was  organizer  and  a  director  of  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Farmington.  He  leaves  a  wife  and  two 
daughters.  A  man,  in  the  wisest  sense  of  the  word, 
he  represented  that  which  Bowdoin  wishes  her  sons 
to  be. 

DAVID   DANA   SPEAR. 

David  Dana  Spear,  who  graduated  from  Bowdoin 
in  the  Class  of  1897,  died  at  East  Hampton,  Mass., 
July  3,  1904.  A  young  man  of  unusual  promise  and 
ability,  he  accepted  a  position  as  teacher  and  went 
to  the  Philippines  at  the  time  of  their  first  occupation 
by  the  Americans,  but  was  unable  to  withstand  the 
climate  and  returned,  broken  down  in  health,  some 
two  years  ago,  and  has  never  since  recovered  his 
strength.  He  was  a  son  of  the  late  David  D.  Spear 
and  his  home  was  Freeport,  Maine,  where  his 
remains  were  brought  for  burial. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 

MEDICAL    DEPARTMENT. 

The  85th  Annual  Course  of  Lectures  will  begin  October  20, 
1904,  and  continue  eight  months. 

Four  courses  of  lectures  are  required  of  all  who  matriculate 
as  first-course  students. 

The  courses  are  graded  and  cover  Lectures,  Recitations, 
Laboratory  work  and  Clinical  Instruction. 

The  third  and  fourth  year  classes  will  receive  their  entire 
instruction  at  Portland,  where  excellent  clinical  facilities  will 
be  afforded  at  the  Maine  General  Hospital. 

FACULTY.  -W.  DeWitt  Hyde,  D.D.,  President;  I.  T. 
Dana,  M.D.,  Emeritus  Professor  of  Pathology  and  Practice 
A.  Mitchell,  M.D.,  Pathology  and  Practice;  'F.  H.  Gekkish 
LL.D.,  M.D.,  Anatomy;  S.  H.  Weeks,  M.D.,  Surgery  and  Clin 
ical  Surgery;  C.  O.  Hunt,  M.D.,  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeu 
tics;  t\  C.  Robinson,  LL.D.,  A.M.,  Chemistry;  L.  A.  Emkrt 
LL.D.,  Medical  Jurisprudence;  C.  1).  Smith,  M.D.,  Physiology 
and  Public  Health;  J.  F.  Thompson,  M.D.,  Diseases  ofWomen 
A.  R.  MOULTON,  M.D.,  Mental  Diseases;  W.  li.  Moulton,  M.D. 
Clinical  Professor  of  Eye  and  Ear;  A.  S.  Thayer,  M.D.,  Dis 
eases  of  Children;  F.  N.  Whittiek,  M.D.,  Bacteriology  and 
Pathological  Histology;  A.  King,  M.D.,  Associate  Professor 
and  Demonstrator  of  Anatomy;  E.  J.  Mcdonough,  M.D., 
Professor  of  Obstetrics;  H.  H.  Brock,  M.D. ,  Assistant  Clinical 
Professor  of  Surgery;  A.  Mitchell,  Jr.,  M.D.,  Instructor  in 
Genito-Urinary  Surgery;  C.  B.  Witherlee,  A.TS.,  Lecturer  in 
Neurology;  G.  A.  Pudor,  M.D.,  Instructor  in  Dermatology;  E. 
G.  ABBOTT,  M.D.,  Clinical  Instructor  in  Orthopedic  Surgery; 
G.  M.  Elliott,  M.D.,  Assistant  Demonstrator  in  Anatomy; 
W.  E.  Tobie,  M.D.,  Instructor  in  Surgery  and  Assistant  Dem- 
onstrator of  Anatomy;  R.  D.  Small,  M.D.,  Demonstrator  of 
Histology;  N.  J.-GEHitiNG,  M.D. ..Assistant  Demonstrator  of 
Histology;  Robert  Lord  Hull,  A. B.,  M.D. .Clinical  Assistant 
in  Internal  Medicine. 

For  catalogue  apply  to 

ALFRED  MITCHELL,  M.D.,  Dean 

Brunswick,  Me.,  October,  1904. 


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VOL.  XXXIV. 


NO.  12. 


OVERWHELMING  VICTORY. 


BOWDOIN,  52;  COLBY,  0. 


Bowdoin  made  a  brilliant  start  on  the  Maine 
series  by  defeating  Colby,  52  to  o.  The  game  was 
too  one-sided  to  be  interesting  for  the  hundred 
Colby  supporters.  It  was  evident  after  the  first  ten 
minutes  of  play  that  the  two  teams  were  not  in  the 
same  class.  Victory  was  sure ;  the  question  only 
remained  how  large  a  score  could  be  run  up.  Not 
once  during  the  entire  game  was  Bowdoin's  goal  in 
the  slightest  danger.  Colby  was  extremely  weak 
both  in  offensive  and  defensive  work.  Not  once  did 
she  hold  Bowdoin  for  downs  and  only  in  five  or  six 
instances  did  she  secure  first  down  during  the  hour 
and  ten  minutes  of  play,  but  was  repeatedly  thrown 
back  for  heavy  losses.  The  ball  was  in  Bowdoin's 
possession  nine-tenths  of  the  time.  Colby  had 
much  the  heavier  team  but  the  Bowdoin  eleven  was 
much  the  faster  and  exhibited  excellent  team  work. 
Every  man  was  in  every  play.  Many  yards  were 
gained  by  dragging  the  man  with  the  ball  after  he 
had  been  tackled.  The  feature  of  the  game  was 
the  sixty-yard  run  through  the  Colby  team  for  a 
touchdown  by  Bass  who  had  caught  the  ball  on  a 
punt.  It  is  hard  to  pick  out  individual  stars  for  all 
played  foot-ball  of  the  highest  order.  However, 
the  long  and  repeated  gains  made  by  Chapman, 
Curtis,  Speake  and  Finn  are  especially  noteworthy. 
McGraw  played  a  star  game  at  quarter  and  kicked 
some  extremely  difficult  goals.  For  Colby,  Pugsley 
and  McVane  put  up  the  best  game.  During  the 
latter  part  of  the  second  half  Bowdoin  put  in  a 
number  of  her  second  team  men  as  substitutes  and 
it  was  evident  that  the  Bowdoin  second  eleven  could 
have  easily  defeated  Colby.  However,  Colby  is  to 
be  commended  for  the  way  her  men  played  in  the 
face  of  defeat.     Colby  only  played  one  substitute. 

The  line-up : 

Colby.  Bowdoin. 

Pugsley    (Capt.),   l.e I.e.,   J.   Drummond. 

Newman,    l.t l.t.,    Finn    (Fernald). 

Lyons,    l.g l.g.,    Sanborn. 

Cotton,    c c,    Philoon    (Capt.) 

Smith,    r.g r.g.,    Hatch    (Schofield). 

Hetherington,   r.t r.t.,   Garcelon,   Hawkesworth. 

Reed,    q.b q.b.,    McGraw    (Bass). 

McVane,    l.h.b l.h.b.,    Chapman    (Libby). 

Osborn,    r.h.b r.h.b.,    Speake    (Kinsman). 

DeWitt,    f.b f.b.,    Curtis    (Blanchard). 

Touchdowns — Curtis  4,  Chapman  3,  Bass  1, 
Kinsman  1.  Goals — McGraw  5,  Chapman  1,  Kins- 
man   1.     Referee — Berry.    Umpire — Brown. 


Amherst,  23;  Bowdoin,  o. 

Bowdoin  lost  to  Amherst  College,  Wednesday  of 
last  week,  by  the  score  of  23  to  o.  Though  the  score 
was  a  good-sized  one  against  Bowdoin  and  though 
there  are  some  who  expected  that  the  result  would 
have  been  more  favorable,  to  those  who  have  fol- 
lowed the  season  closely,  the  result  was  not  surpris- 
ing. 

Amherst  showed  that  she  has  one  of  the  best 
college  teams  in  New  England.  The  game  she  put 
up  against  Bowdoin  was  a  much  harder  proposition 
than  that  of  Harvard,  and  those  who  witnessed  the 
game  are  firm  in  the  conviction  that  Amherst  can 
defeat  Harvard. 

The  game  was  a  rough  one  all  the  way  through, 
it  being  the  hardest  played  game  of  the  season. 
Coggeshall,  R.  Cook  and  Rollins  excelled  for 
Amherst,  while  every  man  on  the  Bowdoin  team 
played  a  good  game. 

The  summary : 

Amherst.  Bowdoin. 

Crook,    l.e I.e.,    W.    Drummond. 

Sears,    l.t l.t.,    Hawkesworth. 

Palmer,    l.g l.g.,    Garcelon. 

Leighton,    c c,    Sanborn. 

Osborne,    r.g r.g.,    Skolfield. 

Keyes,  r.g. 

Rollins,    r.t r.t.,    Finn. 

Diehl,  r.t. 
Connell,   r.t. 

Shannon,    r.e r.e.,   J.    Drummond. 

Shattuck,    q.b q.b.,    Bass. 

Hubbard,    l.h.b l.h.b.,    Kinsman. 

S.   Crook,   r.h.b r.h.b.,    Chapman. 

Coggeshall,    f.b f.b.,    Philoon. 

Noble,   f.b. 

Score — Amherst,  23;  Bowdoin,  o.  Touch- 
downs—Coggeshall,  3;  R.  Cook,  1.  Goals— Sears, 
3.  Umpire — Hammond  of  Northampton.  Referee — 
Collins    of    Northampton.     Time — 20-minute    halves. 


AN    EXTRACT    FROM    PRESIDENT    HYDE'S 

ADDRESS,  "THE  COLLEGE;  WHAT  IT  IS 

AND  WHAT  IT    DOES." 

The  best  way  to  define  the  college  is  to  close  in 
upon  it  from  the  two  sides  of  school  and  university. 
Passing  from  the  school  with  its  rigid  methods  we 
come  to  the  school-college  which  holds  the  same  old 
methods  of  drill  and  discipline  as  the  school.  On 
the  other  hand,  we  have  the  university  college  with 
its  too  free  license,  and  its  harmful  tendency 
towards  specialization.  The  real  college,  then, 
neither  employs  the  disciplinary  methods  of  a  school 
or  the  vicariousness  of  the  university. 

In  a  college  must  be  found  professors  who  know 
their  subjects  as  contagious  forms  of  study.  He 
must  be  able  to  apply  it    to    problems    of    current 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


interest,  be  sufficiently  genial  to  meet  students  in 
informal  friendly  ways. 

The  course  of  study  should  in  a  broad  way  be 
all  comprehensive,  covering  the  arts,  languages, 
philosophy  and  at  least  four  sciences,  imparting 
enough  of  each  to  make  one  at  home  in  all  the  great 
places  of  the  earth.  Each  general  department  should 
be  represented  in  at  least  three  consecutive  courses 
of  a  year  each,  one  elementary,  one  or  more  com- 
prehensive, interesting,  practical,  inspiring,  and  one 
devoted  to  individual  research.  The  broad  middle 
courses  are  the  distinctive  features  of  the  college. 
Literature  must  not  be  wrapped  in  a  shroud  of 
grammar,  or  nailed  into  the  coffin  of  philology,  but 
presented  as  the  revelation  of  the  mystery  and 
the  tragedy  of  the  human  heart.  A  hundred  men 
can  teach  a  method  of  school  drill,  ten  men  can 
teach  it  as  a  subject  of  university  investigation,  for 
every  one  who  can  teach  it  in  the  broad,  vital  inter- 
pretation which  a  college  demands. 

College  discipline  relies  ehiefljy  on  friendship, 
makes  no  threats,  employs  no  spies,  tolerates  known 
evil  in  its  students  as  a  parent  does  in  its  child.  It 
appeals  to  what  is  best  in  the  worst  men,  and 
believes  that  sinners  can  be  saved. 

The  college  is  intensely  Christian,  but  unsecta- 
rian.  Christianity  in  colleges  is  of  two  types,  one 
of  which  is  professedly  connected  with  church  and 
association,  the  other  of  which  is  unconsciously 
absorbed  in  the  forms  of  goodness  which  the  col- 
lege offers,  faithful  work,  genial  intercourse,  unsel- 
fish devotion  to  aims  larger  than  one's  self. 

Social  life  in  college  finds  its  best  expression  in 
fraternities,  clubs,  teams,  all  of  which  contain  slight 
agencies  for  evil  but  are  ordinarily  mighty  powers 
for  good.  The  desirable  size  of  the  college  is  large 
enough  to  include  representatives  of  all  types  of 
men,  rich  and  poor,  good  scholars  and  good  fellows, 
athletes  and  men  of  artistic  temperament,  and  yet 
small  enough  to  make  the  individual  of  some 
importance,  and  to  insure  him  the  active  criticism  of 
his  fellows.  The  college  is  a  place  where  men 
study  great  subjects  under  broad  teachers  in  a  lib- 
erty which  is  not  license,  and  a  leisure  which  is  not 
idleness,  in  intense  devotion  to  a  community  life; 
under  the  eye  of  men  too  keen  to  be  deceived  and 
too  kind  to  be  unfair.  It  gives  its  graduates  power 
to  acquire  any  knowledge  they  may  want,  and  an 
actual  mastery  of  some  one  chosen  field,  puts  them 
on  social  equality  with  the  best  people  they  will  ever 
meet,  gives  to  the  state  leaders,  who  cannot  be 
bribed,  to  the  church  ministers  who  can  do  more 
than  repeat  ritualized  tradition  and  turn  the  cra'nks 
of  ecclesiastical  machinery,  prophets  who  get  first 
hand  contact  with  the  purposes  of  God ;  gives  to  the 
community  men  who  bring  to  their  structures  their 
institutions,  the  accuracy  of  science,  the  beauty  of 
art  and  the  stability  and  solidity  of  Nature's  laws. 

The  concep  and  function  of  the  college  is  not 
mental  training  which  is  the  province  of  the  school, 
nor  specialized  knowledge,  which  is  the  province  of 
the  university,  though  incidentally  it  may  be  both  of 
these  things. 

To  be  at  home  in  all  lands,  and  all  ages,  to  count 
Nature  a  familiar  acquaintance,  and  art  an  intimate 
friend ;  to  gain  a  standard  for  an  appreciation  of 
other  men's  work  and  the  criticism  of  one's  own ;  to 
carry  the  keys  of  the  world's  library  in  one's  pocket, 


and  feel  its  resources  behind  one  in  whatever  task 
be  undertaken,  to  make  hosts  of  friends  among  men 
of  one's  own  age,  who  are  to  be  leaders  in  all  walks 
of  life,  to  lose  one's  self  in  generous  enthusiasms 
and  to  co-operate  with  others  for  common  ends,  to 
learn  something  from  students  who  are  gentlemen, 
and  form  character  under  professors  who  are 
Christians — this  is  the  liberal  gift  of  a  college  for 
the  best  four  years  of  one's  life. 


ALUMNI   AT   INITIATION. 

The  following  is  the  complete  registration  by 
classes  of  the  alumni  who  were  present  last  week  at 
the  initiation  ceremonies  of  the  various  fraternities : 

1861. — Edward    Stanwood. 

1866. — Prof.   H.   L.   Chapman. 

1872. — Herbert  Harris. 

1873.— I.   L.   Elder,   Prof.   F.   C.   Robinson. 

1876.— A.   T  Parker 

1881. — Wyllys   Chamberlain. 

1882.— Prof.  William  Moody. 

1885.— Prof.  F.  N.  Whittier. 

1S87. — E.    C.    Plummer. 

1S90.— W.    B.    Mitchell. 

1894.— C.    E.    Merritt. 

1895.— W.    M.    Ingraham,    Alfred   Mitchell,   Jr. 

1896.— Philip  Dana,  J.   C.   Minot. 

1897.— E.  C.  Davis,  P.  W.  Davis,  J.  E.  Rhodes, 
2d. 

1898.— Howard  Ives,  C.  T.  Pettengill,  E.  G.  Wil- 
son. 

1899.— E.  G.  Caharl,  L.   P.  Libby,  W.  T.  Libby. 

1900. — H.  W.  Cobb,  J.  R.  Parsons,  J.  C.  Pearson, 
J.   P.  Webber,  J.  W.  Whitney. 

1901. — H.   L.  Berry,  A.  F.  Cowan,  H.  D.  Evans, 

E.  T.    Fenley,    G.    L.    Lewis,    Hugh    Quinn,    D.    F. 
Snow,  W.   M.  Warren,   G   G.   Wheeler. 

1902. — R.  F.  Bodwell,  Lyman  Cousens,  E.  B. 
Folsom,  H.  D.  Gibson,  S.  P.  Harris,  H.  C.  Lin- 
nell,  E.  G.  Kelley. 

1903. — Luther  Dana,  Edward  Dunlap,  S.  L.  Ful- 
ler. F.  G.  Marshall,  H.  W.  Riley,  Jr.,  S.  C.  W. 
Simpson,  F.  S.  Spollett,  T.  C.  White,  L.  C.  Whit- 
more,  J.  D.  Wilson. 

1904.— B.  L.  Archibald,  M.  A.  Bryant,  G.  H. 
Campbell,  W.  T.  Coan,  S.  T.  Dana,  M.  P.  Cram, 
J.  F.  Cox,  J.  C.   Frost,  J.   C.  Everett,  Henry  Mayo, 

F.  W.  Merrill,  W.  T.  Rowe,  F.   E.   Sargent,  H.   C. 
Saunders,  A.    C.    Shorey. 


TENNIS   TOURNAMENT. 

The  tennis  tournament  for  the  championship  in 
singles  and  doubles  among  the  players  in  college 
began  Monday,  October  11,  and  was  concluded  this 
week.  Much  interest  was  developed  as  the  tourna- 
ment progressed.  The  inclemency  of  the  weather  last 
week  retarded  the  contest  considerably.  Tobey,  '06, 
is  the  winner  in  the  singles  with  Laidley,  '05, 
second.  Tobey  and  S.  Williams,  '05,  were  the  suc- 
cessful team  in  the  doubles  with  Haines,  '07,  and 
Linnell,  '06,  second.  The  prizes  are  beautiful  silver 
cups.  Owing  to  lack  of  space  we  give  only  the 
semi-finals  and  finals. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


137 


Semi-Finals :   Singles : 

Tobey  beat  Hall,  '05;  6-0,  6-2. 

Laidley  beat  Green,  '05 ;  2-6,  6-3,  6-3. 
Finals : 

Tobey  beat  Laidley;  6-3,  6-8,  6-4. 
Doubles.     Semi-Finals : 

.  Libby,  '07,  and  Clark,  '08,  beat  Hodgson,  '06,  and 
Perry,  '06;   6-2,  6-2. 

Tobey   and    Williams   beat     Goodhue,     '07,     and 
Neal,   '07;   6-3,   6-0.         • 

Haines     and     Linnell     beat     Packard,     '06,     and 
McMichael,  '07;  6-3,   1-6,  8-6. 
Finals : 

Tobey   and    Williams   beat   Libby   and    Clark   by 
default. 

Haines   and   Linnell   beat   Allen,   '07,    and   Brett, 
'05;   6-1,   6-0. 

Tobey   and   Williams   beat   Haines   and   Linnell ; 
6-0,  6-2. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION  ITEMS. 

The  weekly  prayer-meeting  of  the  Christian 
Association  was  held  as  usual  on  last  Thursday 
evening  in  Banister  Hall  at  seven-thirty.  The 
meeting  was  in  charge  of  Hawkesworth,  '06.  Mr. 
Hawkeswbrth's  subject  wps  "Self  Control."  His 
exposition  of  it  was  clear,  concise  and  helpful  to  all 
who  attended.  As  this  is  the  only  service  of  its 
kind  in  the  college,  it  is  hoped  that  all  who  feel  an 
interest  in  religious  problems,  will  come  out.  All 
will  be  cordially  welcomed  and  free,  if  they  choose, 
to  add  any  suggestions  of  their  own. 

Mr.  Foster  will  speak  before  the  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association  in  Banister  Hall,  next  Sun- 
day afternoon,  October  23,  at  4.15. 

SUNDAY  EVENING  SERVICE. 
On  Sunday  evening,  October  sixteenth,  occurred 
the  first  of  a  series  of  services  which  are  to  be  held 
by  the  Association  in  connection  with  the  college 
church.  The  church  was  well  filled  with  towns- 
people and  students  which  testified  to  their  appre- 
ciation of  the  speaker  of  the  evening,  President 
Hyde.  The  President  chose  for  his  subject, 
"The  college,  what  it  is  and  what  it  does." 
Like  all  of  his  lectures,  this  was  full  of  new  ideas 
and  suggestions  for  those  who  heard  him.  Bow- 
doin  men  should  be  proud  to  be  members  of  a  col- 
lege which  both  in  the  curriculum  of  studies  which 
it  offers  and  in  its  method  of  government,  corre- 
sponds so  nearly  with  the  definition  of  a  college 
given  in  the  lecture.  The  music  was  furnished  by 
the  college  quartet  composed  of  Messrs.  Ryan, 
Denning,  Cushing  and  Pike.  The  music  rendered 
by  this  quartet  was  much  appreciated  by  all.  The 
pleasing  feature  of  the  affair  was  the  interested  and 
appreciative  audience  of  students  who  listened  to 
President  Hyde.  It  is  hoped  that  they  will  patron- 
ize the  remaining  speakers  with  an  equal  enthusi- 
asm.   

MEMBERSHIP     IN     CHRISTIAN     ASSOCIA- 
TION. 

Any  man  of  good  moral  character,  regardless  of 
his  denominational  preferences,  may  become  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Christian  Association.  He  not  only  may 
but   should  become  a  member,   for   any  Association 


which  has  for  its  purpose  the  elevation  of  college 
manhood,  is  deserving  not  only  of  his  interest  but 
his   co-operation. 

The  Association  feels  that  at  the  present  time 
there  are  many  men  in  college  who  should  become 
members  but  who  are  not  because  they  have  a  mis- 
taken idea  of  its  aims.  During  the  coming  weeks 
the  Association  will  be  glad  to  receive  the  name  of 
any  college  man  who  desires  to  join.  Either  hand 
your  name  to  the  Association  Secretary  or  to  any 
member.  Help  us  to  remedy  our  own  inconsisten- 
cies and  we  will  endeavor  not  only  to  help  you  with 
yours  but.  also  to  give  you  a  clearer  conception  of 
your  duty  toward  your  college  fellows. 


A   Quill   Editor's   Lament. 

It  was  a  merry  meeting 

At  Merrymeeting  Park, 
Where  Cobb  and  Heath  and  Fairbanks  quenched 

The  Democratic  spark. 
I  caught  the  word  "Expansion," 

And   then  my  heart  stood  still, 
For  Fairbanks  named  the  Orient 

And  didn't  name  the  Quill. 

Of  course  we  must  elect  him, 

The  country  must  be  saved 
From  Pol.  Econ.  delusions  and 

From   demagogues   depraved ; 
But  when  I  dwell  upon  it 

It  really  makes  me  ill, 
For  Fairbanks  named  the  Orient 

And  didn't  name  the  Quill. 

— Charles  P.   Cleaves,  '05. 


THEMES. 

During  the  first  semester  six  themes  of  at  least 
500  words  each  are  required  of  all  Sophomores  who 
do  not  take  English  3.  The  first  themes  will  be  due 
October  25.  The  subjects  for  the  first  themes  are 
as  follows : 

1.  The  "Pennell  Plan"  of  Enforcing  the  Pro- 
hibitory Law  in  Cumberland  County. 

2.  The  Launching  of  a  Battleship. 

3.  Senator  Hoar  the  Statesman. 

4.  An   Editorial    Article   for   the   Orient. 

5.  A  Contrast :  Dickens  and  Thackeray  as  Nov- 
elists. 


THE   TRACK  MEET. 

The  Orient  wishes  to  remind  the  students  that 
it  is  only  a  week  now  before  the  Fall  Handicap 
Athletic  Meet.  There  are  only  about  forty  men 
out  trying  at  present,  and  this  number  should  be 
doubled.  Every  fellow  who  possibly  can  ought  to 
come  out  and  try  if  only  to  encourage  the  others. 
It  is  only  by  this  method  that  we  can  develop  a 
winning  team,  and  there  is  no  reason  why  there 
should  not  be  a  larger  number  out,  for  we  have 
plenty  of  material  in  college.  A  whole  week  still 
remains  before  the  meet,  so  let  every  one  that  can 
be  on  the  field  each  day  from  now  on. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  JR.,  1905,       •       •       Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 


E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 
W.  J.  NORTON,  igos. 
R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906. 
H.   P.   WINSLOW,  1906. 


H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 
A.  L.  ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  jgo7.     . 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     •     ■     Business  Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     ■     •     Ass't  Business  Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 


Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.     Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 


Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Br 


nd-Class  Mail  Matter. 


Lkwiston  Journal  Press. 


Vol.  XXXIV.       FRIDAY,  OCT.  21,   1904. 


Colby  Game. 


The  Orient  wishes  to 
congratulate  the  foot-ball 
team  upon  the  overwhelming  victory  over 
Colby,  Wednesday.  The  most  sanguine 
Bowdoin  man  hardly  dared  hope  for  more 
than  a  score  or  two  at  the  most,  against  the 
unquestionably  strong  eleven  which  Colby  is 
said  to  have  had  all  this  season;  but  to  win, 
and  by  such  a  magnificent  score,  seemed  but  a 
dream.  In  every  point  of  the  game,  Bowdoin 
outplayed  her  opponent,  and  at  no  time  dur- 
ing the  game  did  Colby  get  near  enough  our 
goal  posts  to  see  whether  they  were  made  of 
wood  or  paper.  The  work  of  every  man  on 
the  Bowdoin  team  was  above  criticism.  We 
are  deeply  grateful  to  Coach  McClave  who 
has  wrought  wonders,  and,  we  trust,  will  con- 
tinue to  improve  the  team. 


Sectional  Clubs. 


Now    that    initiations    are 


over  and  the  college  is 
ready  to  resume  its  normal  way,  it  is  time  to 
forecast  ahead  and  plan  for  next  year's  class. 
Of  course  a  certain  amount  of  the  work  of 
getting  men.  here  goes  on  all  the  time,  but  there 
has  been  but  little  systematic  organization  of 
the  forces  as  yet  this  fall.  Each  entering 
class  should  be  larger  than  its  predecessor. 
Bowdoin  can  never  afford  to  have  another 
entering  class  as  small,  as  the  present  one, 
enter  her  cherished  gates.  There  is  but  one 
way  to  obtain  the  desired  end,  and  that  way 
is  to  proceed  to  systematic  fishing  for  the  col- 
lege as  a  whole.  The  work  can  best  be  done 
through  the  sectional  clubs,  organized  last 
year,  and  new  clubs  to  be  organized  this  year. 
We  should  get  to  work  immediately  and  reor- 
ganize the  old  clubs,  and  organize  new  ones 
in  new  fields,  thereby  making  it  possible  to 
send  an  invincible  host  onto  every  desirable 
field,  a  host  that  cannot  help  but  win  and  by 
winning  must  redound  to  Bowdoin's  glory. 


A  Correction. 


A  very  thoughtless  error 
occurred  in  last  week's 
number  of  the  Orient  which  we  now  wish 
to  correct.  In  the  editorial  ■  entitled  "The 
Anniversary  of  Franklin  Pierce,"  it  was 
stated  that  he  was  the  only  President  of  the 
United  States  that  ever  came  from  the  New 
England  States.  Massachusetts,  it  will  be 
remembered,  sent  the  second  president,  John 
Adams,  and  she  also  sent  the  sixth  President, 
John  Quincy  Adams.  The  New  England 
States,  therefore,  claim  the  honor  of  having 
given  three  Presidents  to  this  country. 


Medical  School. 


Yesterday  the  'Medical 
School  opened  and  al- 
though the  number  of  students  is  not  as  yet 
known,  it  is  estimated  that  there  will  be  , 
between  sixty  and  seventy  in  the  two  classes 
here  at  Brunswick.  In  former  years  the  rela- 
tionship between  the  medical  and  academical 
departments  has  not  been  as  strong  as  could 


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be  hoped.  Last  year,  however,  the  students 
entered  into  a  closer  feeling  of  unity  than 
ever  before  and  the  result  was  beneficial  to 
all.  This  year  should  surpass  all  previous 
years  in  this  respect.  Last  year  the  medical 
students  did  a  great  deal  for  the  college  in 
athletics  and  we  sincerely  hope  their  good 
work  in  this  respect  will  not  be  lessened  this 
year.  It  is,  therefore,  with  the  greatest  pleas- 
ure and  the  hopes  of  an  ever-increasing 
friendship  that  we  greet  the  medical  students. 


Tennis. 


It  is  extremely  gratifying 
to  see  so  many  men  out 
for  the  tennis  tournament  this  fall.  We 
have  always  done  well  in  this  branch  of  ath- 
letics and  it  devolves  upon  the  student  body 
to  see  that  we  keep  up  our  good  name.  This 
fall's  tournament  has  been  both  interesting 
and  profitable  for  it  has  caused  many  who 
never  took  much  interest  in  the  game  to  look 
upon  it  more  favorably. (  We  hope  to  see 
every  man  in  college,  who  has  ever  handled  a 
tennis  racket,  entered  in  the  spring  tourna- 
ment. The  Orient  congratulates  the  man- 
agement on  the  success  of  this  tournament 
and  hopes  that  in  the  spring  they  will  arouse 
even  greater  interest  in  the  same. 


Winter  Lectures. 


For  the  past  few  years 
the  college  has  enjoyed 
an  ever-increasing  number  of  talks  and  lec- 
tures by  famous  men  and  experts  in  various 
fields  of  knowledge.  The  Orient  takes  the 
liberty  of  suggesting  to  the  faculty  the  filling 
out  this  year  of  a  regular  schedule  of  lectures. 
We  do  not  mean  at  all  for  the  faculty  to  stand 
this  added  expense.  It  does  seem  that  the 
lack  of  system  hitherto  prevalent  in  regard  to 
this  thing  might  be  done  away  with,  by  a 
co-operation  of  the  faculty  and  the  various 
clubs  and  organizations.  Actual  contact  with 
the  leaders  of  various  walks  of  life  in  the 
great  world  has  just  as  much  influence  in 
moulding  the  character  of  the  college  man  as 


has  text-books  and  college  associations. 
Why  not  have  a  meeting  of  representatives 
from  the  faculty  and  various  clubs  to  draw 
up  a  lecture  schedule  for  this  winter.  The 
student  body  would  comply  with  any 
arrangement  which  these  representatives 
should  see  fit  to  make. 


A  Few  Facts. 


A  rather  interesting  piece 
of  "news"  has  been  mak- 
ing the  rounds  of  a  number  of  the  Maine 
papers  purporting  to  give  a  history  of  the  foot- 
ball games  between  Bowdoin  and  Colby.  The 
article  in  question  is  credited  to  a  Waterville 
paper  and  quotes  statements  made  by  Dr. 
Jordan  on  the  subject  of  the  Bowdoin-Colby 
games.  The  particular  statement  that  we 
take  exception  to  is  the  one  that  Colby  has 
defeated  Bowdoin  five  out  of  a  total  of  twelve 
games  played.  The  facts  of  the  case  are  that 
Colby  has  won  but  five  out  of  a  total  of  six- 
teen games,  and  the  total  score  of  Bowdoin 
was  338  as  against  75  for  Colby.  While  Bow- 
doin is  not  inclined  to  boast  over  the  record, 
it  is  rather  tiresome  to  listen  to  some  ambi- 
tious writer  who  in  his  anxiety  to  sound  well 
forgets  to  take  the  trouble  to  look  up  the 
records. 


We     notice     with     regret 
Freshmen!  ^  m  of    thfi    Fresh_ 

Acknowledge  ,      .  , 

Upper  Class  Men.  men  are  backward  about 
speaking  first  to  upper- 
classmen,  especially  those  outside  of  their 
own  fraternities.  It  is  only  right  to  remind 
them  that  they  are  making  a  mistake,  for  it  is 
almost  impossible  for  the  upperclassmen  to 
come  to  know  them  unless  they  take  the  ini- 
tiative. They  should  by  this  time  know  by 
sight,  at  least,  every  man  in  college  and 
should  therefore  act  accordingly.  The  first 
thing  that  impressed  the  writer  on  his  coming 
to  Bowdoin  was  the  hearty  greetings  which 
were  exchanged  by  the  students  at  every 
opportunity.  This  is  something  you  do  not 
see  in  a  large  college  or  university.     It  is  dis- 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


tinctly  characteristic  of  a  small  college  like 
Bowdoin  and  all  should  endeavor  to  keep  it 
in  existence. 


Hawthorne 
Statue  Fund. 


When  the  Hawthorne 
Statue  Fund  was  started 
it  was  earnestly  hoped  by 
the  prime  movers  of  the  work  that  the  under- 
graduates would  show  their  appreciation  of 
the  memorial  and  come  forward  with 
subscriptions.  As  yet  none  have  volunteered 
any  sums.  Naturally  the  greater  burden  of 
raising  this  money  falls  to  alumni  and  friends 
of  the  college  but  the  fact  that,  thus  far,  the 
subscriptions  have  been  entirely  by  the 
alumni,  should  in  no  way  discourage  under- 
graduate contribution.  No  matter  how  small 
a  sum  it  may  be,  the  amount  wil  be  appre- 
ciated and  each  one  can  feel  that  he  had  a 
share  in  the  good  work.  Professor  Johnson 
is  at  all  times  ready  to  receive  contributions. 

College  Botes. 


J.  Clair  Minot,  Class  of  '96,  was  on  the  campus 
last  Friday. 

Chester  Bavis,  '06,  has  left  college  to  work 
during  the  first  semester. 

Now  that  initiation  work  is  over  the  Freshmen 
can  begin  to  settle  down  to  work. 

The  Quill  appeared  Tuesday,  a  review  of  which 
will   be  contained  in  the  next  issue. 

There  is  a  movement  on  foot  to  erect  a  memorial 
to  Elijah  Kellogg,  '40,   at  Harpswell. 

Adjourns  were  given  in  geology  last  Friday  on 
account  of  the  absence  of  Professor  Lee. 

John  A.  Harlow,  '03,  passed  through  Brunswick, 
Sunday,  on  his  return  from  the  St.  Louis  Fair. 

Under  the  auspices  of  the  Saturday  Club  Leland 
Powers   will  appear  in   Memorial  Hall,  January   13. 

Several  of  the  students  were  so  fortunate  as  to 
secure  chances  to  work  at  the  Topsham  Fair  last 
week. 

The  Beta  Theta  Pi  fraternity  has  recently 
unfurled  a  handsome  flag  with  its  appropriate 
insignia. 

President  Hyde's  remarks  at  Sunday  chapel 
were  confined  to  a  talk  on  the  value  of  college  clubs. 
President  Hyde  heartily  indorses  the  fraternity  as  a 
college    organization. 


Junior  themes  have  been  discontinued.  This 
action  was  taken  by  vote  of  the  faculty  at  its  last 
meeting. 

A  number  of  the  students  attended  the  foot-ball 
game  at  New  Meadows  Saturday.  Gardiner  won 
by  a  score  of  17-0. 

H.  C.  Hopewell  of  Cambridge,  has  been 
admitted  to  the  Sophomore  Class.  Mr.  Hopewell 
comes  from  Harvard. 

By  some  oversight  of  the  proof  readers  the 
Alumni  Personals  of  the  Class  of  1904  were  dated 
1894  in  the  last  issue. 

Adjourns  were  granted  last  Friday  afternoon  in 
order  to  give  every  one  a  chance  to  visit  the 
"World's   Fair"  at  Topsham. 

Last  Saturday  was  a  sleepy  day  about  college. 
Scarcely  a  student  could  be  found  about  the  campus 
during  the  forenoon  hours. 

The  next  qualifying  examination  for  the  Cecil 
Rhodes  scholarship  at  Oxford  will  be  held  not  later 
than  the  middle  of  January,  1905. 

Much,  '05,  has  resigned  the  managership  of  the 
Quill,  owing  to  press  of  other  work,  and  Cleaves, 
'05,  has  been  elected  to  fill  the  place. 

Professor  Robinson  has  been  chosen  as  a  dele- 
gate from  the  faculty  to  represent  Bowdoin  at  the 
convention  of  New  England  college  presidents. 

Gen.  Thomas  H.  Hubbard,  '57,  and  family 
passed  through  Brunswick  Monday  on  their  way 
from  Bar  Harbor  to  their  home  at  Ardlesley-on- 
the-Hudson. 

Columbian  University  at  Washington,  D.  C,  has 
changed  its  name  to  George  Washington  University. 
The  change  was  made  because  Columbian  was  often 
confused  with  Columbia. 

Ballot  slips  have  been  filled  out  by  students  who 
have  attained  the  age  of  voting.  Out  of  56  votes 
the  Republicans  have  38,  Democrats  12,  non-parti- 
san S,  and  Prohibitionists  1. 

A  Freshman  sums  up  the  political  situation  as 
follows :  "If  Judge  Parker  gets  votes  enough  and 
has  no  serious  pull-backs  he  will  probably  be  elected, 
otherwise  Roosevelt  may  be." 

Gunning  seems  to  be  a  favorite  sport  among  the 
students  just  at  present  and  quite  a  number  of  the 
fellows  are  enjoying  it.  Partridges  seem  to  be 
plentiful   in   the   neighboring  woods. 

■  A  favorite  diversion  of  Bowdoin  students  at  the 
Topsham  Fair  last  week  was  throwing  the  balls  at 
the  coon's  (or  white  man's)  head.  B.  F.  Briggs 
seemed  to  carry  off  the  honors,  bumping  the  ball 
against  the  cranium  of  some  of  the  candidates  in 
such  a  manner  that  it  must  have  "jarred"  them 
some. 

The  faculty  have  the  matter  of  remodelling  the 
courses  of  the  college  under  consideration  at  the 
present  time.  It  is  planned  to  have  each  study  a 
uniform  three-hour-a-week  course.  The  new 
arrangement  will  probably  not  go  into  effect  until 
next  year,  however. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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Bowdoin  will  play  Brown  at  Providence  next 
Wednesday.  The  Orient  joins  the  college  in  wish- 
ing  the   team   success. 

The  following  men  were  taken  into  the 
Deutscher  Verein  last  night:  Pettengill,  Hamilton, 
Campbell,  Marr,  Robbins,  Brett,  Williams,  Don- 
nell,  Seavey,  Emery,  Weld,  Hill,  and  Chase  from 
1905  and  Soule  from  1906. 

The  Lewiston  Journdl  in  commenting  upon  the 
recent  Harvard-Bates  game  says  that  no  other 
Maine  college  ever  held  Harvard  down  to  such  a 
small  score.  Maine  held  Harvard  down  last  year 
6-0.  Bowdoin  in  the  last  seven  years  has  scored  on 
Harvard  twice  and  has  held  her  down  to  13-0  in  '99 
and   12-0  in  1900. 

Two  political  clubs,  representing  the  Republican 
and  Democratic  parties,  would  find  a  living  interest 
among  the  other  college  activities.  A  large  number 
of  the  fellows  have  attained  the  age  of  voting,  and  a 
systematic  inquiry  into  the  party  platforms  would 
reap    considerable    benefit    and   knowledge.    . 

For  the  past  week  the  Bowdoin  College  Band 
has  been  under  the  able  supervision  of  Howard 
Eaton,  a  prominent  band  instructor.  The  effects 
of  his  able  instruction  were  clearly  shown  at  the 
Colby-Bowdoin  foot-ball  game  Wednesday,  when 
the  playing  of  the  band  exceeded  the  expectations 
of  its  most  enthusiastic  admirer.  Such  an  organ- 
ization as  this  is  a  credit  to  the  college. 

Wednesday  night  was  a  glorious  occasion  for 
Bowdoin.  The  fellows  accompanied  by  the  band 
paraded  the  principal  streets  and  were  greeted  by 
enthusiastic  speeches  by  the  members  of  the  faculty. 
The  old  chapel  bell  which  has  heralded  many  a_  vic- 
tory was  rung  all  night.  Bonfires  and  red  lights 
were  everywhere  in  evidence  and  the  good  old  "long 
Bowdoins"  were  heard  long  after  the  midnight 
hour. 

Professor  Roberts  of  Colby  in  a  recent  speech 
before  the  students,  says :  "According  to  my  arith- 
metic the  average  Colby  boy  is  worth  two  or  three 
times  as  much  for  athletic  purposes  as  the  average 
boy  in  the  other  Maine  Colleges."  We  would  ask 
the  Professor  what  arithmetic  he  has  been  studying. 


THE  DRAMATIC  CLUB. 

A  meeting  of  the  Dramatic  Club  was  held  Tues- 
day evening,  and  a  committee  appointed  to  select  a 
play.  Several  have  been  sent  for,  and  a  suitable 
one  will  be  chosen  from  the  number. 


DEBATING    NOTES. 

Members  of  the  course  in  Debating  should  use 
every  opportunity  to  speak  from  the  floor.  Now  is 
the  time  to  make  mistakes,  wear  off  the  rough  cor- 
ners, and  prepare  for  future  effective  service  in  pub- 
lic speaking.  Besides,  no  man  can  remain  a  member 
of  the  course  who  does  not  frequently  take  part  in 
the  debates. 

Mr.  Foster  will  be  in  his  conference  room  at 
Hubbard  Hall  Tuesdays  and  Thursdays,  during  the 
morning,    for    the    special   purpose    of    helping   men 


with  their  debates.  Other  hours  may  be  secured  by 
appointment. 

One  of  the  features  of  the  new  course  which  will 
add  considerable  interest  is  the  plan  for  intersec- 
tion debates.  The  fifty  men  are  now  divided  into 
two  sections.  These  sections  will  meet  twice  dur- 
ing the  semester  for  a  debate  in  which  one  section 
will  support  the  affirmative  and  the  other  side  the 
negative   of   the   question    selected. 

The  suggestion  has  been  made  for  the  second 
semester  that  there  be  a  series  of  three  interclass 
debates   for  the   class   championship. 


WINTER   TRAIN    SCHEDULE. 

The  winter  schedule  of  trains  on  the  Maine  Cen- 
tral went  into  effect  Monday,  October  10.  Trains 
from  Brunswick  will  run  as  follows :  Going  West — 
3-37-  7-55.  and  11.20  a.m.;  4.25,  4.45  p.m.  and  12.05 
night.  Going  East — 8.03,  11.27  a.m.;  1.30,  2.10,  6.12, 
11.50  p.m.  Bath  and  Rockland  branch. — Leave 
Brunswick,  8.03,  11.25  a.m.;  2.10,  4.50,  6.10  p.m., 
12.10  night  for  Bath;  8.03  a.m.,  2.10,  6.10  p.m.  for 
Rockland.  Leave  Brunswick  11.27  a.m.,  4.55,  6.12 
p.m.  and  12.12  night  for  Lewiston.  Sundays — Leave 
Brunswick  8.15  a.m.  and  1.30  p.m.  for  Bangor;  11.50 
p.m.  for  all  points  east;  3.37,  11.40  a.m.,  12.05  night 
for  Portland  and  Boston;  8.15,  11.40  a.m.,  1.35  p.m. 
and  12.10  night  for  Lewiston;  8.15,  11.40  a.m.,  1.30 
p.m.,    12.10  night   for    Bath. 


THE    LIBRARY. 


BOOKS   RECENTLY  ADDED. 
Conant.     Wall  Street  and  the  Country. 

Discusses  the  operations  of  the  Stock  and 
Produce  Exchanges,  as  well  as  recent  financial 
tendencies.  The  author,  writing  throughout  as  an 
authority,  endeavors  to  correct  the  widespread 
prejudice  against  the  Stock  Exchange  and  aims,  in 
general,  to  remove  some  popular  errors  on  financial 
subjects.     (336.73:C74) 

Rhodes.     A  Pleasuse  Book  of  Qrindelwald. 

A  book  of  description  and  appreciation.  Pictures 
the  surroundings  of  a  tourist-center  in  the  Alps 
and  reproduces  in  its  illustrations  some  of  the 
mountain    scenery    of    Switzerland.     (914.94:  R  34) 

Janvier.    The  Dutch  Founding  of  New  York. 

A  popular  presentation  of  the  early  history  of 
New  York.  At  the  outset  the  author  seeks  to  cor- 
rect the  impression  created  by  Washington  Irving's 
humorous  account  of  the  early  Dutch  settlers.  Mr. 
Janvier  takes  issue  with  Irving's  standpoint,  which 
represented  them  as  "a  sleepy  tobacco  loving  and 
schnapps-loving  race"  and  emphasizes  instead  the 
aggressiveness  of  these  early  Dutch  founders  of 
New  York.  Several  early  prints  are  reproduced. 
(974.7:  J  26) 

Trowbridge.     My  Own  Story. 

This  story  containing  the  reminiscences  of  a 
long  and  interesting  career  forms  one  of  the  note- 


*42 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


worthy  biographies  of  the  last  year.  Mr.  Trow- 
bridge gives  considerable  space  to  showing  his  own 
development  as  a  writer  of  boys'  stories.  In  the 
latter  parts  of  the  book  he  introduces  his  readers  to 
the  important  literary  men  of  the  time,  many  of 
whom  he  knew  intimately.  The  chapters  appeared 
first  in  the  pages  of  the  Atlantic  Monthly.  (B :  - 
T  746) 

Parker.     The  Trail  of  the  Sword. 

An  historical  novel,  the  scene  of  which  is  in 
Canada  during  the  early  part  of  the  eighteenth 
century.  The  story  deals  with  an  attempt  on  the 
part  of  the  English  to  gain  control  of  Quebec  in 
1691.     (823.89  :P  33) 

Notes. 

Mr.  Isaac  Bassett  Choate,  Class  of  1862,  and  Mr. 
S.  W.  Pearson,  Class  of  1862,  have  been  among  the 
recent  donors  to  the  Library. 

The  Library  has  received  a  crayon  portrait  of 
Mr.  Elijah  Kellogg,  the  gift  of  his  son,  Mr.  Frank 
S.   Kellogg. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS  OF  1850. 

It  is  a  significant  fact  in  New  England  political 
life  that  with  the  death  of  Senator  Hoar,  the  dis- 
tinction of  longest  continuous  service  in  Congress 
passes  to  another  New  Englander,  Senator  William 
P.  Frye,  '50,  of  Maine.  Other  men  have  been  in  the 
Senate  longer,  other  men  have  been  in  the  Senate 
and  House  longer,  but  none  have  had  so  long  an 
unbroken  term  as  Senator  Frye.  From  the  time  he 
first  took  his  seat  in  the  House,  in  1870,  he  has  been 
in  Congress  continuously.  His  career  in  the  Sen- 
ate began  in  1881.  Senator  Hale,  an  honorary 
graduate  in  the  Class  of  1869,  who  stands  next  in 
order,  was  elected  to  the  House  two  years  before  Mr. 
Frye  sat  in  that  body,  but  Senator  Hale  was  not 
identified  with  either  the  Senate  or  the  House  in  the 
forty-sixth  Congress.  In  point  of  age,  Senator 
Frye  is  one  of  the  young  old  men  of  the  Senate. 
May  he  continue  so  in  spirit. 

MEDICAL,    1866. 

Dr.  James  W.  Lowell  of  South  Portland,  died 
last  Saturday  evening  at  the  age  of  62  years,  after 
a  lingering  illness.  Dr.  Lowell  was  born  in  Phipps- 
burg,  Me.,  and  is  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  Medical 
School.  Since  graduation  he  has  been  engaged  in 
practicing  his  profession  in  South  Portland.  He 
leaves   a   wife   and   three   daughters. 

MEDICAL,    1877. 

Dr.  Oscar  S.  Erskine  of  Winterport,  a  promising 
young  physician  of  that  town,  died  on  October  9, 
"1904. 

Dr.  Erskine  was  born  in  Morrill,  Me.,  and  after 
completing  an  early  education  entered  the  Maine 
Medical  College  in  the  Class  of  1887.  After  gradu- 
ating he  settled  in  the  town  of  Belmont,  afterward 
going    to    Frankfort.     In    '99    he    made    a    trip    to 


Europe  to  study  surgery.  About  two  years  ago  he 
was  stricken  with  pneumonia  and  has  been  failing 
steadily  until  the  end  came.  A  wife,  one  son 
and  brother  survive  him. 

CLASS  OF  1898. 

Harlan  M.  Bisbee,  for  four  years  principal  of  the 
Brewer  High  School,  has  resigned  and  will  do  grad- 
uate work  at  Harvard,  this  year.  He  is  succeeded  at 
Brewer  by  Clifford  H.   Preston,   '02. 

Percival  P.  Baxter,  who  was  recently  elected 
Representative  to  the  House  from  Portland,  will  be 
the  youngest  member  in  that  body.  Since  gradu- 
ating from  college  Mr.  Baxter  has  received  the 
LL.B.  degree  from  Harvard  and  was  admitted  to 
the  Cumberland  County  bar  in  1901.  Since  then  he 
has  been  practicing  law   in   his  native   city.  ■ 

CLASS  OF  1900. 

Percy  A.  Babb,  now  a  mining  engineer  at  Mata- 
huala,  San  Luis  Potosi,  Mexico,  and  remembered 
as  a  former  editor-in-chief  of  the  Orient  and  as 
an  athlete  while  in  college,  took  part  in  a  bull  fight 
in  Mexico  during  the  summer.  It  was  the  genuine 
thing,  with  several  bulls  killed  and  many  narrow 
escapes  for  the  banderilleros  and  picadores.  Mr. 
Babb  is  the  first  American  to  distinguish  ■  himself 
along  this  line  in  Mexico,  but  he  writes  that  while 
it  was  more  exciting  than  foot-ball  he  will  stick  to 
mining  in  the  future.  He  is  to  be  married  this  fall, 
to  Miss  Consuelo  Mayo  of  Matahuala. 

CLASS  OF  1901. 

One  of  the  most  brilliant  weddings  of  the  year  in 
Bangor,  occurred  Thursday  evening,  Sept.  IS,  in 
Grace  M.  E.  church,  when  Mary,  daughter  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  William  D.  Mongovan,  was  married  to 
Roland  Everett  Bragg,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  N.  E. 
Bragg,  and  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of 
1901.  Herbert  L.  Swett,  a  classmate  of  the  groom, 
was  best  man.  After  a  wedding  trip  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Bragg  will  reside  at  81  Third  Street,  Bangor,  Me. 

Mr.  Donald  F.  Snow  was  admitted  to  the  Maine 
Bar  in  August. 

CLASS    OF    1902. 

B.  P.  Merrill  of  Chelsea,  Mass.,  is  occupying  the 
position  of  sub-master  of  the  Rockland  High 
School.  For  the  past  three  years  he  has  been 
teaching  at  Island  Falls. 

The  engagement  of  Mr.  Harold  B.  Eastman  to 
Miss  Bessie  Clifford  of  Bath,  has  been  announced. 

Richard  Dole  has  been  appointed  state  chemist 
of   Minnesota. 

Harold  B.  Eastman,  who  recently  graduated 
from  the  Yale  School  of  Forestry,  has  been  given 
a  position  in  the  Bureau  of  Forestry,  with  head- 
quarters at  St.  Louis.  His  work  will  carry  him 
all   over    the    western   part   of   the   country. 

CLASS  OF  1903. 

Mr.  Andy  P.  Havey  was  married  to  Miss 
Beatrice  Blaisdell  of  Franklin  September  15,  at  his 
home  in  West  Sullivan. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


143 


Dan  Munroe,  captain  of  Bowdoin's  foot-ball 
team  in  1903.  is  coaching  the  strong  Gardiner  High 
School    foot-ball    team. 

EX-'03. 

In  Hallowell.  Thursday  evening,  June  30, 
occurred  the  marriage  of  Miss  Ethel  A.  Johnson  and 
Blaine  S.  Viles,  a  former  member  of  the  Class  of 
1903- 

CLASS    OF    1904. 

The  engagement  of  Miss  Susie  Whitehouse  of 
Topsham  and  Bernard  Archibald  of  Houlton,  was 
announced   recently. 

Emery  O.  Beane,  captain  of  last  year's  foot-ball 
team,  is  coaching  Bridgton  Academy  this  fall. 

MEDICAL,  1904. 
Miss  Mabel  B.  Furbush  of  Lewiston,  and  Ernest 
V.  Call  of  Pittsfield  were  united  in  marriage  at  the 
home  of  the  bride's  parents  in  Lewiston,  June  23, 
1904.  Dr.  Call  has  an  appointment  as  surgeon 
interne  in  the  Central  Maine  General  Hospital 
where   he  is   now   occupied. 


BRUNSWICK,  ME.,  AND  BOWDOIN  COLLEGE 

By 

David    Frank    Atherton,    1901. 

Brunswick,  Maine,  is  the  seat  of  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege. The  town  is  situated  on  the  Androscoggin 
river  and  among  its  industries  are  a  cotton  factory 
and  paper  mills.  From  these  manufactories  on  the 
river  at  the  northern  end  of  the  town,  a  broad  and 
level  street  extends  southward  a  mile  or  more,  past 
shops  and  residences  to  the  campus  of  the  college. 

The  author  of,  the  following  verses  was  born  in 
Brunswick  and  in  his  early  manhood  returned  to  his 
native  town  to  pursue  his  studies  in  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege. The  Trinitarian  Congregational  Church, 
which  is  situated  close  to  the  college  campus,  and 
which  a  majority  of  the  students  attend  is  called 
"The  Church  on  the  Hill."  Previous  to  1820  Mas- 
sachusetts included  the  State  of  Maine,  and  Massa- 
chusetts Hall,  the  oldest  of  the  college  buildings, 
was  erected  -in  1798-1802.  For  a  time  it  was  the 
residence  of  the  first  president  of  the  college  (Rev. 
Joseph  McKeen)  and  of  the  entire  student  body 
(numbering  eight)  while  it  also  served  as  chapel 
and  recitation  rooms.  This  building  was  also  the 
scene  of  most  of  the  labor  of  Professor  Parker 
Cleaveland  who  attained  considerable  eminence  in 
the  sciences  of  Mineralogy,  Geology  and  Chemistry 
and  who  served  the  college  from  1805  till  his  death 
in  1858.  His  grave  is  close  beside  the  college  cam- 
pus, marked  by  a  weeping  willow  tree  and  a  mas- 
sive funeral  stone  bearing  on  one  side  in  dignified 
raised  letters  simply  the  name  "Parker  Cleaveland," 
while  on  one  end  in  similar  manner  is  recorded  the 
year  of  his  birth,  "1780,"  and  on  the  other  end  the 
year  of  his  death  "1858."  In  1875  when  the  poet 
Longfellow  visited  Brunswick  to  attend  the  fiftieth 
anniversary  of  the  graduation  of  his  class  from 
Bowdoin  he  walked  over  to  the  grave  of  his  well 
remembered  teacher  and  composed  that  famous  son- 
net on  Parker  Cleaveland,  a  piece  of  verse  familiar 
to  every  lover  of  Longfellow. 


"None    I    remember   more    serene   and    sweet, 
More  rounded  in  itself  and  more  complete." 

.     "when  his  example  made 
A  pastime  of  the  toil  of  tongue  and  pen." 

The  buildings  mentioned  in  the  following  verses 
are,  in  the  order  of  their  notice,  together  with  the 
college  dormitories,  grouped  around  a  level  and 
spacious  campus  and  constitute  what  President 
Hyde  has  well  said  "already  promises  to  rival  in 
beauty  and  surpass  in  practical  efficiency  the  quad- 
rangles of  the  colleges  at  Oxford  and  Cambridge." 
King  Chapel  is  a  Romanesque  church  from  which 
rise  twin  towers  and  spires  to  a  height  of  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  feet.  Hubbard  Hall  is  the  richly 
appointed  new  library  building.  The  Walker  Art 
Building  exhibits  the  art  collections  of  the  college 
while  the  Searles  Science  Building,  consisting  of 
distinct  departments  for  branches  of  natural  science, 
bears  on  the  capstone  over  its  main  entrance  this 
inscription : 

Nature's   Laws   are   God's   Thoughts. 

Memorial  Hall  is  a  memorial  to  the  graduates  and 
students  of  the  college  who  served  in  the  War  of 
the  Rebellion. 

Town  so  well  lov'd ;  thy  ev'ry  scene  is  fair; 

From  flying  wheels  at  river  bank, 
Along  the  street,  past  shop  and  green,  e'en  where 

From  scholars'  fountain  pure  have  drank 
Pure  hearts  and  souls,  and  richest  minds — too  rare ! 

Thought  of  the  past ;  in  mem'ry  still  I  hear 
The  old-time  sound  of  college  days, 

Sounds    from   my    school    and     native     town — how 
dear ! 
Those  happy  years  of  college  ways 

Were  fair  and  bright  and  heaven  then  was  near. 

Thy  river  widened  toward  the  sea, 

Through  meadows  green  to  find  the  bay; 

And  now  as  often  mem'ry  brings  to  me 
This  scene.  I  think,  and  feel,  and  say 

Thank  God  for  this — I  found  my  birth  by  thee ! 

"Church  on  the  Hill ;"  thy  steepl'd  bell  has  rung, 
As  earnest  lives  have  sought  thy  care 

And  class  by  class  their  joyful  songs  have  sung 
While  for  their  strength  has  been  thy  prayer — 

A  noble  service  to  sturdy  men  still  young. 

Thou  oldest  hall ;  with  reddened  walls  so  strong 
The  early  teacher's  home  and  school — 

Scene  of  labor  where  in  service  long 
Another  toiled,  through  heat  and  cool. 

In  yonder  grave  he  joined  the  mighty  silent  throng. 

Ye  weeping  tree ;  graceful,  mourning  o'er  the  dead 

Thy  near-by  stone  is  set  to  mark 
The  spot  where  sleeps  one  in  his  earthy  bed 

Who  unto   Nature's  voice  did  hark 
And  in  earth  and  stone  God's  message  read.' 

To  this  holy  spot  long  years  ago  there  came 

A  singer  slow  and  white  and  old. 
Half  a  century  before  his  youthful  name 

Thine  eye  and  class  list  might  have  told, 
Thou  taught  him  before  thy  diviner  fame. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Here  sang  he  of  thy  life,  so  calm  and  sweet, 

So  strong  and  rich,  so  nobly  pure 
That  toil  seemed  play  in  a  life  complete — 

To  a  life  with  truth  mature ; 
God  bless  the  guidings  of  thy  gracious  feet. 

Ye  lofty  spires;  preserve  and  guard  that  spot 
Where   thoughts,    toward   God   ascending, 

Have   ruled  the   lives,   and   weakened   not 
The  manhood's   strength,   which  blending 

With  tender  deeds,  have  ever  blest  man's  lot. 

Thou  newer  form ;  thou  noble  Hubbard  Hall ; 

Thy   scholar's   richest   atmosphere, 
From  "distant  busy  life,  will  ever  call 

Us  back  to  mother  dear, 
Often   with   sweeter  voice   than   others  all. 

Fair  hall  of  Art;  thy  great  treasures,  I  salute; 

Thy  classic  sculptured  forms  of  old 
And  Nature's  scenes,  and  painted  lines  so  muK 

Their  subtile  work  on  some  has  told. 
For  sweetest  flowers  still  we  look  above  the  root. 

Shrine    of    "Nature's    Laws" — "Thoughts"    of    God 
set   free; 

Deepest   mysteries   thou   hast   told 
And  eager  minds  great  laws  have  learned  in  thee. 

Armed  with  thy  power  men  are  bold 
And  God's  ways  seem  right  to  clear  eyes  that  see. 

Memorial  to  heroes'  lives  now  gone, 

The  nation's  noble  sons  so  true, 
Brave  men — we  must  their  bitter  loss  not  mourn. 

Still  ever,  when  their  kind,  so  few, 
Leave  severed  ties,  our  hearts  and  souls  are  torn. 

Oh,  colleges  scenes ;  my  eyes  with  tears  grow  dim, 

For  thou  hast  ever  blest  our  ways 
And  loving  thee,  through  life'  we'll  walk  with  Him 

Who  bore  the  cross  in  other  days — 
And  serve  thee  both  with  mind  and  heart  and  limb. 

O,  fairest  town  and  college  dear,  I  see 
Thy    shaded    streets    and    stately    halls, 

And  now  whenever  mem'ry  brings  to  me 
Thy  features  fair,  midst  duty's  calls 

I'll  strive  and  pray  thy  worthy  son  to  be. 

D.  F.  Atherton,  Bowdoin,  1901. 
July,  1904. 


COLBY  TO  BE  A  WOMAN'S  COLLEGE. 

The  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of  the  Eliza  A. 
Foss  dormitory  for  women  at  Colby  College,  seems 
to  mark  a  step  forward  in  the  higher  education  of 
women  in  Maine.  The  girls  are  there  to  stay,  but  it 
is  not  to  be  "co-educational'  'in  the  full  sense  of  the 
term  as  understood  and  practiced  in  Bates,  Tufts, 
and  other  colleges  who  admit  women.  As  outlined 
by  Judge  Bonney,  the  plan  of  the  trustees  is  to 
establish  a  separate  and  independent  college  for 
women  with  its  own  educational  buildings  and 
accommodations  equal  to  those  for  the  men.  The 
completion  of  the  dormitory  will  be  the  substantial 
beginning  of  the  women's  college,  and  to  carry  out 
the  design  a  recitation  hall  and  other  buildings  will 
be  needed,  together  with  endowment  for  their  sup- 
port. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 

MEDICAL    DEPARTMENT. 

The  85th  Annual  Course  ot  Lectures  will  begin  October  20, 
1904,  and  continue  eight  months. 

Four  courses  of  lectures  are  required  of  all  who  matriculate 
as  first-course  students. 

The  courses  are  graded  and  cover  Lectures,  Recitations, 
Laboratory  work  and  Clinical  instruction. 

The  third  and  fourth  year  classes  will  receive  their  entire 
instruction  at  Portland,  where  excellent  clinical  facilities  will 
be  afforded  at  the  Maine  General  Hospital. 

FACULTY.  -W.  DeWitt  Hyde,  D.D.,  President;  I.  T. 
Dana,  M.D.,  Emeritus  Professor  of  Pathology  and  Practice; 
A.  Mitchell,  M.D.,  Pathology  and  Practice;  F.  H.  Gerrisii, 
LL.U.,  M.D.,  Anatomy;  S.  H.  Weeks,  M.D.,  Surgery  and  Clin- 
ical Surgery;  C.  O.  Hunt,  M.D.,  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeu- 
tics; F.  C.  Robinson,  LL.D.,  A.M.,  Chemistry;  L.  A.  Emery, 
LL.D.,  Medical  .Jurisprudence ;  C.  1).  Smith,  M.D.,  Physiology 
and  Public  Health;  J.  F.  Thompson,  M.l>.,  Diseases  ofWoinen; 
A.  R.  Moulton,  M.D.,  Mental  Diseases;  W.  IS.  Moulton, M.D., 
Clinical  Professor  o(  Eye  and  Ear;  A.  S.  Thayer,  M.D.,  Dis- 
eases of  Children;  F.  N.  Whittikk,  M.D.,  Bacteriology  and 
Pathological  Histology;  A.  King,  M.D.,  Associate  Professor 
and  Demonstrator  of  Anatomy;  E.  J.  Mcdonough,  M.D., 
Professor  of  Obstetrics;  H.  H.  Brock,  M.D.,  Assistant  Clinical 
Professor  of  Surgery;  A.  MITCHELL,  JR.,  M.D.,  Instructor  in 
Genito-Urinary  Surgery;  C.  1!.  Witherlee,  A.B.,  Lecturer  In 
Neurology;  G.  A.  Pudor,  M.D.,  Instructor  in  Dermatology;  E. 
G.  Abbott,  M.D.,  Clinical  Instructor  in  Orthopedic  Surgery; 
G.  M.  Elliott,  M.D.,  Assistant  Demonstrator  in  Anatomy; 
W.  E.  Tobie,  M.D.,  Instructor  in  Surgery  and  Assistant  Dem- 
onstrator of  Anatomy;  R.  D.  Small,  M.D.,  Demonstrator  of 
Histology;  N.  J.  Gehiung,  M.D.,  Assistant  Demonstrator  of 
Histology;  Robert  Lord  Hull,  A.B.,  M.D.,  Clinical  Assistant 
in  Internal  Medicine. 

For  catalogue  apply  to 

ALFRED  MITCHELL,  M.D.,  Dean 

Brunswick,  Me.,  October,  1904. 


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NO.  13. 


EXTRACT  FROM  REV.  MR.  JUMP'S  AD- 
DRESS,  "THE   MASTERY   OF   ELO- 
QUENCE," SARGENT  S.  PRENTISS, 
'26. 

It  was  a  mild  spring  day  in  a  country  village  of 
Mississippi  and  the  crowded  streets  indicated  some 
peculiar  attraction.  Following  the  streams  of  people 
we  should  be  drawn  toward  a  circus  tent  in  the 
central  square  or  market-place  where  an  orator  was 
being  listened  to  with  rapt  attention.  A  multitude 
waited  on  his  words.  As  the  orator's  passion  broke 
forth  in  more  eager  speech  the  audience  burst  into 
applause.  This  'excited  *the  menagerie.  The  ele- 
phant flung  up  his  trunk  and  began  to  trumpet,  the 
tigers  and  bears  responded  in  deep  growls.  Now 
and  then  the  speaker  would  drive  his  cane  down 
through  the  ventilating  holes  of  the  hyena  cage  upon 
which  he  stood  and  from  its  occupant  would  come 
a  wild  and  piercing  yell.  "Do  you  hear?"  cried  the 
orator,  "even  the  beasts  of  the  forest  raise  their 
voices  in  condemnation  of  this  outrage  upon  your 
dearest  and  most  cherished  rights !"  At  that 
moment  the  lion  who  had  hitherto  in  royal  dig- 
nity held  his  peace  added  a  terrific  roar  to  the  con- 
fusion. Women  shrieked,  men  began  to  feel  ner- 
vous, but  Prentiss  made  even  the  lion  his  ally. 
"We  bid  you  welcome,"  he  said  apostrophizing  the 
king  of  beasts,  "welcome  to  our  holy  alliance,  and 
right  gladly  hail  the  applause  of  such  a  representa- 
tive of  the  brute  creation."  And  so  the  orator  con- 
tinued using  every  detail  of  his  surroundings  as 
grist  for  his  mill,  darting  from  humor  to  pathos, 
from  argument  to  sarcasm  with  lightning  speed, 
with  the  result,  the  record  says,  that  the  presence 
of  this  circus  which  he  used  so  skilfully  to  his 
advantage  gained  for  him  that  one  afternoon  more 
than  a  hundred  votes. 

Such  a  picture  showing  Prentiss  with  his  wit 
and  versatility,  his  knowledge  of  men, 'and  mastery 
of  the  situation,  actually  at  work  in  his  chosen  pro- 
fession, that  of  a  popular  orator  swaying  masses  of 
humanity  to  his  will,  does  more  than  pages  of  inter- 
pretation could  accomplish  in  bringing  us  face  to 
face  with  this  personality.  Sargent  S.  Prentiss  was 
distinctly  and  pre-eminently  an  orator,  and  in  the 
days  when  Webster,  Clay  and  Everett  shone  as 
stars,  he  was  esteemed  the  peer  of  them  all. 

He  was  born  at  Portland,  Me.,  on  that  Casco 
Bay  which  he  himself  once  called  "the  fairest  dim- 
ple in  ocean's  cheek."  While  yet  a  lad  he  devoted 
himself  to  intellectual  pursuits  with  astounding  suc- 
cess and  was  a  voracious  reader.  Nor  is  it  improb- 
able that  the  ministry  of  Rev.  Edward  Payson,  one 
of  the  noted  preachers  of  his  day  in  Portland, 
helped  to  mould  this  young  man's  mind.  Entering 
the  Junior  Class  of  Bowdoin  College,  Prentiss  was 
graduated  in  1826.  After  college  he  went  West  as 
a  teacher,  meanwhile  studying  law.  Later  he  drifted 
to  Mississippi  where  he  continued  to  teach  and  study 


law,  until  finally  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and 
commenced  a  career  of  dramatic  interest.  On  the 
occasion  of  his  first  plea  before  a  jury,  his  power 
as  a  speaker  was  so  conspicuous  that  the  culprit 
who  was  condemned  in  consequence  of  his  prosecu- 
tion declared,  "If  an  angel  of  light  were  put  on  trial 
and  that  man  were  the  prosecutor,  the  verdict 
would  go  against  the  angel."  This  first  triumph 
was  followed  by  an  almost  unbroken  succession  of 
forensic  victories  until  his  fame  became  a  word  to 
conjure  by.  If  record  is  to  be  trusted  the  content 
of  his  speeches  had  no  less  potency  to  draw  than  his 
personality.  Rich  in  metaphor  and  yet  clear  in 
logic,  they  represent  a  high  type  of  that  oratory 
which  was  both  newspaper  and  school  to  those  that 
listened.  So  Sargent  Prentiss  lived,  and  earned  his 
fame  by  his  power  of  speech ;  and  after  he  died,  so 
tender  were  the  thoughts  inspired  by  his  memory 
that  it  saved  from  destruction  "Rakeby,"  the  south- 
ern plantation  where  he  began,  his  life  in  the  south. 
For  when  during  the  Civil  War  a  Federal  colonel 
led  his  troops  into  that  region  of  Mississippi  he  for- 
bade their  entering  the  yard,  looking  upon  it  as  hal- 
lowed ground.  "Men,"  he  said,  "in  that  house 
Prentiss  taught  his  first  school  in  Mississippi.  Let 
nothing   about   it  be   disturbed." 

Prentiss  stands  in  his  American  history  chiefly 
and  almost  solely  for  the  mastery  of  eloquence. 
Nor  was  it  eloquence  inspired  by  noble  and  heroic 
ideals,  and  wrought  out  of  deep  convictions  in 
times  of  stern  moral  conflict.  He  was  no  Demos- 
thenes nor  Cicero,  nor  yet  was  he  a  Phillips  or  a 
Beecher,  burning  with  a  passion  straight  from 
Heaven.  Prentiss  exhibited  what  can  be  accom- 
plished by  human  speech  used  for  purposes  of  per- 
suasion on  the  more  every  day  planes  of  life,  and 
that  is  no  small  service.  His  public  addresses  were 
ordinarily  political  in  the  partisan  sense,  and  his 
success  was  the  politician's  success  rather  than  the 
statesman's.  Since  his  day  times  have  changed. 
To-day  we  have  nothing  in  political  life  correspond- 
ing to  the  influence  Prentiss  and  other  orators  of 
his  day  exerted  simply  by  virtue  of  their  persuasive 
speech. 

But  there  is  a  sphere  where  the  spoken  word  is 
still  given  the  right  of  way,  viz.,  religion.  How 
wonderful  that  men  who  shrink  from  attending 
more  than  two  or  three  political  speeches  in  a  cam- 
paign are  yet  ready  to  go  week  after  week  to  hear 
a  speaker  and  that,  too,  the  same  speaker  deal  with 
the  hackneyed  theme  of  religion.  What  does  this 
mean?  Nothing  less  than  that  religion,  which  is  a 
personal  relation  is  best  exhibited  in  persons ;  that 
here  the  interpretative  power  of  personality,  taking 
the  truth  and  making  it  glow  into  a  revelation,  is  a 
power  which  the  race  will  never  do  without.  Elo- 
quence when  it  moves  among  divine  things  need 
have  no  fear  for  its  audience.  Men  listened  to 
Amos  and  Isaiah  and  Hosea,  the  religious  orators 
of  ancient  Israel.  Men  listened  to  Augustine  and 
Chrysostom,   to   Francis  and   Savonarola,   to  Luther 


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and  Calvin,  to  Wesley  and  Whitefield,  to  Spurgeon, 
Beecher,  Drummond  and  Brooks.  Yes,  men  listened 
to  the  masterful  eloquence  of  Jesus  of  Nazareth, 
and  they  have  listened  to  every  lineal  successor  of 
the  Master  whose  heart  has  been  fired  with  the 
same  redemptive  message,  whose  faith  has  pointed 
the  soul  towards  the  same  radiant  future,  whose  life 
has  been  hid  with,  and  has  drunk  its  strength  from 
the  same  Almighty  God.  And  they  will  continue  to 
listen  whenever  soul  pleads  with  soul,  mightily  and 
unselfishly  on  the   deep   issues  of  life  and   eternity. 


BOWDOIN  52,  COLBY,  0. 

A  husky  lot  of  boys,  full  of  confidence  and  grit, 
Came    all    the    way    from    Waterville   to   make    old 

Bowdoin   quit, 
But  when  the  game  was  ended  it  was  fifty-two  to — 

nit, 
For  Bowdoin  was  in  her  ancient  glory. 
Hurrah !  hurrah !  Then  shout  the  Bowdoin  cry  ; 
Hurrah !   hurrah !   And  wave  her  flag  on  high. 
For  Bowdoin  pluck  is  never  stuck, 
Her  motto  "do  or  die," 
And   we   will    follow    her   to   glory. 

— Alumnus. 


NEW  FACULTY  REGULATIONS. 

The  following  new  regulations  were  adopted  at 
the  Faculty  meeting  last  Monday : 

The  regulation  formerly  reading:  "That  a  man 
must  have  two  major  courses,  one  major  and  two 
minors,  or  four  minors,"  has  been  changed  so  that 
it  now  reads  as  follows : 

"Each  student  must  elect  during  his  college 
course  either  (1)  a  major  and  two  minor  courses, 
or    (2)    two   major   courses." 

A  major  course  is  one  subject  pursued  for  three 
years;  a  minor,  one  subject  pursued  for  two  years. 


Brown,  22 ;  Bowdoin,  o. 

Brown  defeated  Bowdoin  at  Providence, 
Wednesday,  by  the  score  22-0.  A  full  account  of 
the  game  will  appear  in  the  next  issue. 


N.  E.  I.  G.  TOURNAMENT. 

The  annual  tournament  of  the  New  England 
Intercollegiate  Golf  Association  was  held  over  the 
Springfield  Country  Club  course  on  October 
19-22.  Amherst,  Williams,  Dartmouth,  Brown, 
Technology  and  Bowdoin  were  represented. 
Amherst  won  the  team  match  and  Anderson,  an 
Amherst  man,  won  the  individual  championship. 
Upton,  '07,  was  tenth  out  of  twenty-five  partici- 
pants in  the  qualifying  round  for  the  individual 
championship. 


BOWDOIN-COLBY   FOOT-BALL   SERIES. 

This  year's  foot-ball  game  with  Colby  in  which 
Bowdoin  won  such  an  overwhelming  victory,  was 
the  nineteenth  game  between  the  elevens  in  the  two 
colleges.     The   first   games   were   in   1892   and   until 


1899,  with  the  exception  of  1894,  there  were  two 
games  each  fall.  Of  the  19  games,  Bowdoin  has 
won  12,  Colby  has  won  5  and  2  have  been  ties. 
Bowdoin  has  scored  390  points  and  Colby  75.  Fol- 
lowing  is   the   detailed  list  of  the  games. 

1892 — Bowdoin  56,   Colby  o. 

1892 — Bowdoin  22,   Colby  4. 

1893 — Bowdoin  42,   Colby  4. 

T893 — Bowdoin  40,  Colby  o. 

1894 — Bowdoin  30,  Colby  o. 

1895 — Bowdoin  5,  Colby  o. 

1895 — Bowdoin  6,  Colby  o. 

1896 — Bowdoin   12,   Colby  0. 

1896 — Bowdoin  6,  Colby  6. 

1897 — Bowdoin  4,  Colby  16. 

1897 — Bowdoin  o,  Colby  0. 

1898 — Bowdoin  24,   Colby  o. 

1898 — Bowdoin   17,   Colby  o. 

1899 — Bowdoin  o,  Colby  6. 

1900 — Bowdoin   68,    Colby  o. 

1901 — Bowdoin  o,  Colby  12. 

1902 — Bowdoin   6,    Colby   16. 

1903 — Bowdoin  o,   Colby   11. 

1904 — Bowdoin  52,   Colby  o. 


BOWDOIN-MAINE   FOOT-BALL    SERIES. 

The  fall  of  1893  marks  the  first  time  a  Bowdoin 
eleven  ever  played  Maine.  October  26  of  that  year, 
the  Sophomore  eleven,  after  having  played  a  game 
at  Bangor  the  day  previous,  defeated  Maine  by  the 
score  12-10.  The  second  game  was  played  in  1896 
and  with  the  exception  of  the  following  yea^  there 
has  been  one  game  every  year  since.  Of  the  seven 
games,  excluding  the  Sophomore-Maine  game, 
Bowdoin  has  won  4.  Bowdoin  has  scored  98  points 
and  Maine  55.  Following  is  the  detailed  list  of  the 
games. 

'93. — Class   of   1896   12,   Maine  10. 

'96. — Bowdoin   12,   Maine  6. 

'98. — Bowdoin   29,   Maine  o. 

'99. — Bowdoin   14,   Maine  o. 

1900. — Bowdoin  38,  Maine  0. 

'01. — Bowdoin  5,  Maine  22. 

'02. — Bowdoin  o,   Maine   II. 

'03. — Bowdoin  o,  Maine  16. 

'04. — Bowdoin  — ?,  Maine  — ? 


REVIEW   OF  THE   OCTOBER  QUILL. 

Taken  as  a  whole  the  October  Quill  is  a  good 
issue,  although  there  are  some  things  which  rather 
fall  below  the  standard  of  excellence.  The  stories 
are  very  good,  the  Quill  prize  story  easily  excelling 
the  other  two.  In  the  poetry  there  is  more  of  a 
contrast,  a  mixture  of  both  good  and  bad.  The 
Goose  Tracks  are  spicy  and  entertaining,  dealing 
with  some  suggestive  questions  of  college  life  just 
as  they  should.  The  contributions  of  Ye  Postman 
we  think  are  rather  poorer  than  usual,  although 
the  way  they  were  introduced  was  both  original  and 
entertaining.  We  notice  with  regret  that  Ye  Post- 
man carries  over  from  last  spring  the  idea  of  sign- 
ing his  initials,  a  not  altogether  commendable  thing 
for  an  editor  to  do.  The  Orient  and  the  college  at 
large  hopes  that  the  old-time  silhouettes  are  not  to 
be   allowed   to   die   without   at  least   an   attempt   to 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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revive  them.  Turning  now  to  the  contributions. 
"The  Prodigal"  is  a  /very  well  written  story, 
indeed.  The  only  thing  to  be  complained  of  is  a  too 
general  construction  of  the  plot.  A  little  more 
specificness  would  hold  the  reader  closer.  On  the 
whole,  however,  the  story  is  one  of  the  best  the 
author  has  yet  contributed.  A  short  poem  of  four 
verses,  entitled  "Beginning,"  follows  "The  Prodi- 
gal." As  a  whole  the  poem  is  somewhat  below  the 
average.  Especially  poor  is  the  first  stanza,  where 
one  has  to  struggle  hard  to  get  the  thought  and  the 
connection  with  the  title.  And  in  the  second  stanza 
too,  the  thought  is  somewhat  confused,  for  is  npt 
helping  a  friend  in  trouble  pointing  towards  the 
shadowless  shore?  Another  story,  "A  Simple  Trag- 
edy" follows  this  poem.  The  style  is  excellent,  and 
the  plot,  although  a  rather  hackneyed  one,  is  enter- 
taining. The  chief  fault  with  this  story  is  a  very 
weak  ending.-  The  Quill  Prize  Poem,  "Winter 
Song,"  follows  next.  The  poem  is  one  of  the  best 
bits  of  verse  the  author  has  yet  contributed.  We 
would  criticise  the  second  stanza  as  a  bit  crude  in 
construction  causing  a  little  confusion  in  the 
reader's  mind.  "Jack's  Duty"  follows  next.  , This  little 
storiette  is  written  in  rather  poorer  style  than  the  two 
former  stories,  but  is,  on  the  whole,  easily  and  neat- 
ly told.  The  plot,  however,  is  one  which  has  been 
repeatedly  printed  in  the  Quill.  The  last  of  the 
contributions  is  a  poem  entitled  "Day  by  Day."  It  is 
a   noble  thought  and   simply  written. 


CHRISTIAN   ASSOCIATION   ITEMS. 

The  regular  weekly  meeting  of  the  Christian 
Association  for  October  twenty,  was  conducted 
by  Boodv,  '06.  The  topic  for  consideration  was 
"Decision  of  Character."  The  subject  was  one  of 
vital  interest  to  every  college  man  and  was  well  set 
forth  by  Mr.  Boody.  The  attendance  at  these 
meetings  is  increasing  gradually,  but  still  there  is 
room  for  more  college  men.  Where  can  you  spend 
a  half-hour  more  profitably  than  in  discussion  of  a 
fundamental   question   with   your   college   fellows? 

SUNDAY   TALK. 

Sunday  afternoon  the  service  was  held  at  the 
regular  hour.  The  speaker,  Mr.  Foster,  addressed 
the  Association  on  the  pursuit  of  pleasure.  The 
talk  was  direct,  forcible  and  full  of 'suggestions  of 
exceedingly  great  value  to  all  college  men.  The 
worth  of  all  great  and  good  things,  the  true 
source  of  all  real  happiness  and  pleasure  in  the 
world — was  the  central  theme  of  the  talk.  Keith 
Ryan,  '05,  rendered  a  solo,  which,  as  usual,  was 
much  appreciated  by  his  audience.  In  supporting 
these  services  which  are  to  be  held  occasionally, 
the  Association  earnestly  solicits  the  interest  of  the 
college  body. 

BIBLE   STUDY. 

The  Bible  study  committee,  Webber,  '06,  Stev- 
ens, '08,  and  Mincher,  '07,  are  preparing  attractive 
and  helpful  courses  of  study.  If  you  wish  to  join 
any  of  these  classes  just  hand  your  name  to  one  of 
these  men. 

FACTS    FROM    OTHER    COLLEGES. 

At  Yale  the  Association  has  an  enrollment  of  350 
men  in  its  Bible  classes,  also  an  average  attendance 
of  450  at  the  various  services. 


The  Association  for  the  Japanese  and  Chinese 
at  Shanghai,  has  an  enrollment  of  356  men  engaged 
in  the  study  of  the  Bible. 

The  Association  in  Indiana  colleges  has  an 
enrollment    of    1725    men. 

The  Christian  Association  movement  is  not  one 
which  stops  for  summer  vacations,  for  during  the 
past  summer  months  some  of  its  most  potent  work 
has  been  in  progress.  The  work  referred  to  is  that 
of  summer  conferences  at  which  the  work  of  the 
Association  is  gone  over  in  detail.  Study  classes 
are  conducted;  lectures  by  the  most  distinguished 
speakers  the  country  can  furnish  are  listened  to ; 
and  this  is  supplemented  by  athletic  sports  which 
are  indulged  in  by  the  finest  athletes  in  American 
colleges.  Ten  of  these  conferences  were  held  dur- 
ing the  past  season,  as  follows :  The  Northfield 
Conference  for  the  eastern  colleges ;  the  Lake 
Erie  Conference  for  the  Middle  West;  the  Lake 
Geneva  Conference  in  the  West ;  the  Waynesville 
Conference  for  the  South ;  the  Conference  at 
Gearhart  Park,  Oregon,  for  the  Pacific  coast ;  the 
Conference  of  the  Young  Women's  Christian  Asso- 
ciation of  Lake  Geneva ;  the  Conference  of  the  Brit- 
ish College  Union  in  the  Lake  District  in  England 
which  was  attended  by  delegates  from  every 
country  in  Protestant  Europe.  Three  have  been 
held  in  China ;  the  Nan- King  Conference ;  the 
Kraugman  Conference ;  Tsingtao  and  Peitailis.  Do 
we  fully  appreciate  the  work  of  the  Association 
until  we  consider  that  it  is  international  in  its  scope, 
and  that  its  purpose  is  to  prepare  men  for  the  ser- 
vice of  society  of  whatever  type  or  whatever  it 
needs. 


MAINE   MEDICAL   SCHOOL. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  students  who  have 
registered  to  date  (October  25)  in  the  entering  class 
of  the  Maine  Medical  School.  This  by  no  means 
represents  the  total  registration,  as  about  forty  are 
attending  the  first  year  lectures  this  year,  many  hav- 
ing neglected  to  register  as  yet. 

Bayard    Marshall,    Portland,    Maine. 

George  Everett  Tucker,  '05,  Hyde  Park,  Mass. 

George  Adams  Foster,  '05,   Bangor,   Me. 

Seth    Smith    Mullin,    Vinalhaven,    Me. 

Edwin    Bayard   Buker,    Waldoboro,    Me. 

Sewall  Watson  Percy,  Bath,  Me. 

Harold    Fisher    Atwood,    Norwood,    Mass. 

John  Hamilton  Woodruff,  '05,  Brunswick,  Me. 

George  Independence  Geer,  Westbrook,  Me. 

George  Henry   Stone,  '05,   Portland,  Me. 

Charles  Moore  Wilson,   Waterford,   Me. 

John  Adolph  Greene,  Coplin,  Me. 

Ralph   Carroll   Stewart,   '05,   New   Vineyard,   Me. 

George   Charles   Precour,   Saco,   Me. 

Ralph   Waldo   Foster,    Milbridge,    Me. 

Olin  Sewall  Pettingill,  Wayne,  Me. 
'  Harvey    Edward    Anderson,    South    Lirriington, 
Me. 

Ivan   Staples,   Limerick,   Me. 

Willis  LeRoy  Hasty,  Thorndike,  Me. 

John  Garfield   Potter,    Providence,   R.   I. 

Harold  Hamilton  Thayer,  A.B.,  South  Paris,  Me. 

Edmund  Percy  Williams,  A.B.,  Topsham,   Me. 

Harlan    Ronello    Whitney,    Standish,    Me. 

Ernest   Bodwell,   Brunswick,   Me. 

James   Wilder   Crane,   Whitney,    Me 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
W.  F.  FINN,  Jr..  1905,       •      •       Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 


E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 
W.J.  NORTON,  1905. 
R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906. 
H.   P.   WINSLOW,  1906. 


H.   E.  WILSON,  lgo7. 
A.  L.   ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 


W.  S    CUSHING,  1905,     •     •     Business  Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •     •     Ass't  Business  Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
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All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
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Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
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Lewiston  Journal  Press. 

Vol.  XXXIV.        FRIDAY,  OCT.  28,    1904.  No.    13. 


Fraternity  Night. 


One  matter  that  has  been 


receiving  discussion  of 
late,  is  the  suggestion  made  to  change  the 
night  of  the  regular  fraternity  meeting  from 
Friday  to  some  earlier  day  in  the  week. 
Entertainments  and  college  affairs  seem  to 
have  a  great  tendency  to  band  themselves  on 
this  night  of  all  others.  And  then  the  half 
holiday  on  the  following  Saturday  causes  in 
many  cases  no  recitations  at  all  and  makes  for 
many  the  strong — and  perhaps  only  natural — 
temptation  to  cut  the  fraternity  meeting  and 
go  home.  At  Amherst  Tuesday  night  is  reg- 
ularly set  aside  for  these  gatherings  known  as 
"Goat  night."  Wednesday  has  been  named 
as  most  convenient  and  least  conflicting.  The 
time  seems  ripe  for  a  change  of  this  kind  here 
at  Bowdoin. 


It     is     seldom     that      the 
Commencement      ,-.  .         ,,    , 

H  Orient  is  called  upon  to 

disagree  with  the  authori- 
ties of  the  college,  but  we  must  take  exception 
to  their  proposed  idea'  of  doing  away  with 
the  practice  of  placing  on  the  commencement 
program,  on  a  line  by  itself  above  those  who 
have  made  summa  cum  laude,  the  name  of  the 
student  who  obtained  the  best  rank  in  his  col- 
lege course.  That  this,  the  highest  and 
purest  honor  any  student  can  earn, — highest, 
because  representing  in  its  truest  sense  the 
result  of  four  years  of  unceasing  labor; 
purest,  because  not  trammelled  by  any  motive 
of  tangible  gain — that  this  should  be  taken 
away  seems  an  injustice.  The  man  who 
attains  this  rank  is  by  no  means  always  the 
one  who  has  won  the  most  prizes.  He  is  not 
one  who  by  exclusive  devotion  to  one  subject 
under  a  material  stimulus,  has  earned  a  money 
reward.  Rather  is  he  one  who  possesses  that 
much  rarer  quality  of  being  able  to  do  many 
things  and  do  them  all  well.  The  honor  is 
sought  for  the  honor  itself,  striven  after  by 
unremitting  labor  during  the  college  course, 
and  we  hope  that  he,  who  has  attained  truly 
this  highest  goal  that  any  man  can  win  in 
college,  will  not  be  deprived  of  this  simple 
outward  symbol  of  his  work  and  his  success. 


Inter=CIass  It  has  been    suggested    by 

Debates.  Mr.  Foster  in    a   previous 

issue  that  a  series  of  interclass  debates  be 
held  in  the  debating  course  during  the  sec- 
ond semester.  We  again  bring  this  before 
the  attention  of  the  students  in  hopes  that 
they  will  talk  the  matter  over  and  lend  their 
aid  toward  the  carrying  out  of  this  idea.  The 
four  chief  disputants  in  each  class  could  be 
chosen  by  trials  or  in  any  other  manner  that 
is  agreeable  to  the  members  of  the  course. 
Debates  of  this  nature  would  be  of  more  than 
ordinary  interest  because  of  the  strong  class 
spirit  which  has  always  prevailed  at  Bow- 
doin. If  all  the  students  were  allowed  to 
attend   still  greater  interest  would  be  shown 


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in  these  debates.  The  disputants  would  then 
be  on  their  mettle  and  excellent  training 
would  be  given  for  intercollegiate  debates. 


Chapel  Pranks. 


In    chapel    one    day    last 


^eek,  President  Hyde 
informed  the  college  that  he  desired  all  future 
pranks  and  fantastic  costumes  confined  to 
regions  outside  of  the  chapel.  The  chapel, 
he  said,  was  dedicated  to  and  meant  for  the 
worship  of  God  and  must  be  kept  for  that  use 
alone.  The  President  was  certainly  right  and 
the  college^  should  heartily  co-operate  in  giv- 
ing the  proper  air  of  respect  to  the  worship  of 
God.  Besides  respect,  there  is  the  good  name 
of  the  college  at  stake.  If  some  of  the  foolish 
things  get  noised  abroad  which  have  taken 
place  recently,  it  will  certainly  lower  the 
standing  of  the  college  in  outside  minds. 


Rubbish. 


The  first  thing  that  a 
stranger  notices  on  com- 
ing to  Bowdoin  is  the  magnificence  of  the 
buildings.  Hubbard  Hall,  the  Walker  Art 
Museum  and  the  Searles  building,  would 
grace  the  campus  of  any  other  college. 

The  attention  is  probably  next  turned  to 
the  dormitories.  These  are  by  no  means 
elaborate,  but  they  are  comfortable  and  make 
no  pretensions.  Higher  ones  are  found  in 
the  majority  of  colleges.  The  buildings 
themselves,  therefore,  do  not  create  any 
unfavorable  impression.  There  is  one  thing, 
however,  which  any  chance  observer  would 
instantly  notice,  and  that  is  the  rubbish 
thrown  around  these  buildings  by  the  stu- 
dents. It  is  omnipresent  and  never  entirely 
absent.  It  comes  under  every  classification 
known  to  an  expert  ragman.  Paper  predom- 
inates, glass  is  a  close  second  and  discarded 
clothes  are  not  far  in  the  rear. 

You  find  it  under  the  windows,  on  the 
paths,  and  even  on  the  grass.  Enter  the 
buildings  and  you  find  it  there  in  greater 
force.     Why  don't  the  janitor  clean  it  up,  you 


say?  Simply  because  new  rubbish  is  thrown 
around  almost  before  the  old  is  removed. 
Four  janitors  to  an  End,  and  a  rubbish  brig- 
ade under  every  windw  would  have  hard 
work  to  keep  it  out  of  sight. 

Since,  then,  this  rubbish  is  an  eyesore  to 
strangers,  it  should  be  worse  than  that  for  the 
undergraduates.  Rubbish  will  accumulate, 
but  if  put  in  the  proper  places  it  will  be  dis- 
posed of  before  it  has  become  a  nuisance.  Let 
each  man,  therefore,  try  to  do  his  best  in 
regard  to  this  matter.  He  will  then  oblige 
both  Faculty  and  students  by  adding  to  the 
neatness  of  our  beautiful  campus. 


Faculty  Hours. 


Out  of  convenience  to  the 


Freshmen  and  even  the 
upper  class  men,  at  times,  it  comes  as  a  sug- 
gestion from  the  Orient  that  the  Faculty  have 
regular  calling  hours  when  they  can  be  con- 
sulted on  matters  pertaining  to  the  college 
work.  President  Hyde  and  Professor  Files 
are  the  only  members  of  the  board  who  have 
regular  hours.  It  is  only  by  this  means  that 
they  can  always  be  found  when  wanted  by  the 
students.  Particularly  at  the  beginning  of  the 
year  when  the  new  men  are  seeking  for  infor- 
mation from  the  Faculty  would  such  a  scheme 
find  approval  among  the  undergraduates. 


Lieut.    Peary. 


Bowdoin  men  should  feel 
a  deep  and  genuine  interest 
in  the  endeavors  of  Lieutenant  Peary  in  his 
attempt  to  penetrate  the  Far  North.  Lieu- 
tenant Peary  is  one  of  the  best  known  sons  of 
Bowdoin  living  at  the  present  day  and  he  has 
distinguished  himself  in  a  line  of  work  that 
but  few  men  in  the  history  of  the  world  has 
ever  cared  to  undertake,  and  he  should  be 
honored  for.  it.  It  has  been  suggested  that  it 
would  be  an  admirable  plan  to  have  Lieuten- 
ant Peary  visit  the  college  and  address  the  stu- 
dent body.  It  would  seem  that  this  would  be 
an  admirable  plan,  as  in  this  way  the  under- 
graduate body  would  have  an  opportunity  to 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


come  in  touch  with  this  famous  alumnus  of 
Bovvdoin,  as  well  as  learn  something  of  the 
great  work  he  is  engaged  in. 


Foot-Ball. 


More  men  are  needed  for 
the  foot-ball  squad  and  it 
is  a  most  discouraging  not  to  say  disgraceful 
condition  of  affairs.  After  a  team  has  accom- 
plished what  the  Bowdoin  team  did  in  the 
Colby  game  and  then  not  to  have  the  sup- 
port of  the  student  body  is  certainly  a  most 
discreditable  thing.  Possibly  you  think  that 
the  team  is  in  good  shape  and  that  it  does  not 
need  your  help.  In  that  supposition  you  are 
right  wrong.  The  fact  is  that  the  team  needs 
you  more  than  ever.  Did  it  ever  occur  to  you 
that  the  responsibility  is  much  greater  when  a 
team  has  a  possibility  of  accomplishing  some- 
thing than  when  it  has  not?  What  a  shame 
it  would  be  now  not  to  put  the  team  in  the 
best  possible  condition  for  the  remaining 
Maine  games  and  lose  the  championship  by 
such  stupidity.  Better  give  up  the  game  alto- 
gether some  year  when  we  have  no  prospects 
than  do  this.  The  team  needs  help.  Will 
you  respond?  Think  it  over — but  don't  spend 
too  much   time  in   thinking. 


College  Orchestra. 


Now  that  we  have  a  col- 


lege band  why  can't  we 
have  a  college  orchestra?  To  be  sure,  there 
is  a  musical  organization  in  town  which  is 
k^own  as  the  college  orchestra,  but  in  its 
make-up  there  are  only  two  or  three  under- 
graduates. There  is  no  reason  why  we  can't 
have  a  college  orchestra,  composed  entirely  of 
undergraduates.  There  is  no  question  as 
regards  ability,  for  there  is  plenty  of  talent 
among  the  students.  If  some  of  the  more 
experienced  would  only  take  hold  of  this 
project  and  encourage  the  rest,  an  orchestra 
of  ten  or  a  dozen  pieces  could  be  formed 
easily. 


THE  FALL  TRACK  MEET. 

To-morrow  the  Fall  Handicap  Meet  will 
be  held  on  the  Athletic  Field,  and  everyone 
who  can  possibly  be  there  ought  to  feel  it  his 
duty  to  go  out  and  encourage  the  men.  They 
have  worked  hard  and  long,  and  it  is  nothing 
more  than  they  deserve.  In  former  years  the 
meet  has  created  no  great  amount  of  inter- 
est, a  fact  that  we  should  not  feel  proud  of. 
To-morrow  let  us  try  to  make  it  a  red-letter 
day.  There  is  always  plenty  of  enthusiasm 
aroused  over  the  Indoor  Meet,  and  it  should 
be  the  same  with  this.  If  we  can  only 
develop  greater  class  spirit  and  take  hold  of 
the  meet  more  in  a  body  there  will  be  no 
cause  for  complaint.  This  can  be  done  by 
going  to  the  field  to-morrow  and  cheering  the 
men.  If  we  do  this  we  will  not  onlyencourage 
them,  but  we  will  also  be  aiding  the  Athletic 
Association  in  whose  interest  the  meet  is 
held.  The  management  has  incurred  an 
extra  heavy  expense  this  fall  by  having  a 
coach  and  therefore  needs  greater  financial 
support  than  last  year.  Let  everyone  come 
out  to-morrow,  then,  and  render  a  double 
service  to  the  college. 


DEBATING  NOTES. 

An  amusing  incident  happened  in  the  debate  of 
last  Tuesday,  when  one  of  the  speakers  revived  Li 
Hung  Chang  as  a  present  ruler  of  China,  and 
declared  that  "if  he  is  not  alive  to  the  situation,  no 
one  is."  The  other  side  on  the  debate  commended 
the   argument  as   "a   flattering  obituary   notice." 

It  is  suggested  that  the  affirmative  speakers  stand 
always  at  the  right  of  the  platform  and  the  negative 
at  the  left — for  the  convenience  of  the  audience. 

Members  of  one  section  may  attend  the  debates 
of  the  other  section,  and  they  may  speak  if  time 
permits. 

On  Monday  and  Tuesday  evenings  of  next  week, 
just  before  the  Presidential  election,  debates  will 
be  held  on  the  issues  of  the  campaign.  These 
promise  to  be  full  of  life  and  interest.  Abundant 
material  is  reserved  on  the  Debating  Shelves  in  the 
Reference    Room. 

Analysis,  evidence  and  concreteness — these  are 
now  the  by-words  of  the  course. 


DEUTSCHER    VEREIN. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Deutscher  Verein  held  at 
New  Meadows  Inn  Thursday,  October  20,  the  fol- 
lowing officers  were  elected : 

Vorsitzender — John    H.    Brett. 

Schuftwart — James   N.    Emery. 

Kassemvart — Ray    W.    Pettengill. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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MAKE  YOUR  PREPARATIONS  NOW  TO 
ATTEND  THE  BOWDOIN-MAINE  GAME  AT 
BANGOR,  SATURDAY,  NOVEMBER  5. 

College  IRotes. 

Next  comes  Hallowe'en — the  Sophomores  say  all 
is  serenp. 

Gymnasium  will  begin  immediately  after 
Thanksgiving. 

Dr.  Bennett  has  been  appointed  assistant  regis- 
trar  for  the   ensuing  year. 

The  Fall  Handicap  Athletic  Meet  occurs  to-mor- 
row.    Let  everyone  be  on  the  field. 

James  F.  Cox  and  Harvey  Winslow  are  coach- 
ing the  Brunswick  High  School  foot-ball  team. 

The  sun  dial  in  front  of  Massachusetts  Hall  is 
creating   considerable   attention   lately — it   is   time. 

Certain   members   of  the  faculty  say   it  is   about 

time  for  the  Cuban  cigar  representative  to  show  up. 

Roy  H.   Flynt,   U.   of  M.,   '04,  was  the    guest    of 

friends  on  the  campus,   last  Saturday  and   Sunday. 

A  number  of  the  students  saw  the  "Girl  from 
Kay's"  at  the  Empire  Theatre,  Lewiston,  Monday 
night. 

The  campus  is  having  a  long  "smoke"  It  has 
been  "smoking"  now  with  dry  leaves  for  the  last 
two   weeks. 

"Joe"  Pendleton,  Class  of  1890,  was  one  of  the 
officials  at  the  Amherst-Brown  game  last  Saturday 
at  Providence. 

James  K.  Hassett,  who  officiated  so  excellently 
at  the  base-ball  games  last  spring,  has  signed  with 
the  American  League. 

The  Lewiston  Journal  in  reporting  the  Bow- 
doin-Colby  game,  persists  in  speaking  of  the  "black 
and  white"  of  Bowdoin. 

Martin  Luther  was  professor  in  college  for  two 
years  and  had  only  one  coat.  It  is  quite  evident 
that  Mikelsky  was  not  in  college  then: 

Mike  Madden  has  deserted  the  Democrats  and 
will  vote  for  Roosevelt  this  fall.  We  sincerely 
hope  Mike  will  be  rewarded  with  a  medal. 

Freshmen  attending  services  at  the  "Church  on 
the  Hill"  are  supposed  to  sit  in  the  last  two  forms 
of  the  north  gallery.  The  first  two  forms  are  for 
the  Juniors. 

The  Colby  team  was  unable  to  play  its  game 
with  Fort  Preble  at  Portland  last  Saturday,  owing 
to  the  poor  condition  of  the  men  after  the  Bowdoin 
game. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Brunswick  and  Topsham 
Choral  Society  held  last  week  Stephen  C.  Whit- 
more,  '75,  was  elected  president,  and  Professor 
Chapman    vice-president. 

Charles  Scribner's  Sons  have  sold  a  great 
number  of  sets  of  Kipling  and  Stevenson  to  the  fel- 
lows this  last  week,  through  the  glibness  and  per- 
suasion of  their  representative. 


INTER-CLASS  TRACK  MEET  ON  WHITTIER 
FIELD  TO-MORROW  AFTERNOON. 


Hatch,  '06,  who  has  played  right  guard  on  the 
foot-ball  team  this  fall,  has  left  college. 

The  Saturday  Club  are  to  hold  their  entertain- 
ments and  course  of  lectures  this  year  in  the  Uni- 
tarian Church,  in  place  of  the  Pythian  Hall,  which 
has  been  used  in  former  cases. 

There  is  nothing  that  pleases  a  Bowdoin  under- 
graduate more  than  to  read  one  of  Arthur  Staples', 
'82,  write-ups  of  a  Bowdoin  victory  in  the  Lewiston 
Journal  unless  it  be  the  victory  itself. 

The  plays  from  which  one  will  be  selected  by 
the  Dramatic  Club  are :  His  Excellency,  the  Gov- 
ernor;  The  Gilded  Fool;  Confusion;  Because  She 
Loved   Him   So,   and    Christopher,   Jr. 

William  B.  Webb  has  been  elected  as  the  dele- 
gate from  the  Bowdoin  Chapter  of  the  Delta  Kappa 
Epsilon  fraternity,  to  attend  the  national  convention, 
which   is   to  be  held  in   Chicago   in   November. 

The  Lewiston  Journal  attributes  Bowdoin's  vic- 
tory over  Colby  to  persistent  and  well  organized 
cheering.  That  may  have  been  the  cause,  but  it 
looked  as  if  the  men  on  the  field  had  something  to 
do   with   it. 

The  Freshmen  have  not  only  removed  the  white 
buttons  from  their  caps,  but  have  also  removed 
their  skull  caps  and  are  now  going  through  the 
■campus  with  hats,  anywhere  from  a  broad-rimmed 
to  a  derby. 

For  almost  the  first  time  in  our  memory  a  reput- 
able stock  company  has  come  to  Brunswick.  The 
Bennett-Moulton  Company  with  a  high-class  reper- 
toire has  been  playing  every  evening  of  this  week 
in  the  Town  Hall. 

Williams,  '05,  Ryan,  '05,  Piper,  '06,  Sargent,  '07, 
Harvey  and  Seavey,  '05,  are  the  principal  actors  in 
the  drama  "Above  the  Clouds"  which  will  be  pre- 
sented November  3  under  the  auspices  of  the  Young 
People's  Union   of  the   Universalist   Church. 

W.  W.  Pennell  of  Bangor,  who  was  engaged 
several  weeks  ago  to  make  a  careful  examination  of 
the  Maine  street  bridge  which  connects  Brunswick 
and  Topsham,  reports  that  a  new  span  must  be  put 
on  the  Brunswick  end  of  the  bridge  before  it  will  be 
safe.  4 

Prof.  F.  C.  Robinson  has  been  elected  a  dele- 
gate to  attend  the  meeting  of  the  American  Public 
Health  Association  which  will  take  place  at 
Havana,  Cuba,  the  second  week  in  January.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  this  Asso- 
ciation. 

Get  out  for  foot-ball  practice.  The  team  needs 
you.  Better  teams  than  ours  have  lost  champion- 
ships through  over-confidence  as  the  result  of  a 
walkover  the  first  of  the  season.  Do  you  want  it  to 
happen  to  us?  If  not,  do  your  duty  by  donning  the 
moleskin. 

A  great  number  of  the  student  body  witnessed 
the  game  between  Bates  and  Maine,  last  Saturday 
at  Lewiston.  The  general  opinion  was  that  the 
game  was  not  an  especially  interesting  one,   despite 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


the  close  score.  Although  the  teams  were  very 
evenly  matched,  some  of  the  playing  was  decidedly 
slow  and  there  was  also  some  poor  playing  on  both 
sides. 

The  Junior  Guild  of  the  St.  Paul's  Episcopal 
Church  are  to  present  "Evangeline"  in  the  town 
hall  at  an  early  date.  Many  of  the  students  take 
part.  It  is  under  the  direction  of  Mrs.  Roden- 
baugh,  who  had  charge  of  the  "Ladies'  Minstrels" 
which,  it  will  be  remembered,  was  presented  by  the 
Saturday  Club  last  winter. 

It  is  learned  from  good  authority  that  the 
Faculty  have  under  consideration  a  plan,  to  take 
effect  next  year,  by  which  each  student  will  be 
required  to  take  five  courses  a  year.  There  is  a  dif- 
ference of  opinion  among  the  members  of  the 
Faculty,  but  it  is  a  safe  prediction  that  there  is  no 
division  among  the  students  on  this. 

Economics  3  took  the  examination  scheduled  for 
Thursday  forenoon  on  Friday — a  rather  agreeable 
change  after  the  celebration  of  the  Colby  game. 
Prof.  McCrea  hopes  to  have  both  divisions  meet  at 
a  single  hour  for  its  Saturday  recitations  some  time 
in  the  future.  All  agree  with  the  professor  that  a 
11.30  recitation  on  Saturday  is  the  worst  hour  in 
the  college  week. 

Next  to  college  loyalty  with  the  undergraduate 
should  stand  class  loyalty.  Be  loyal  to  your  class 
and  show  your  spirit  by  attending  the  class  meet- 
ings. A  certain  class  last  week  called  a  meeting 
and  only  seventeen  responded !  This  is  disgrace- 
ful. It  is  a  part  of  every  man's  duty  to  take  part 
in  the  work  of  his  class.  Let  this  work  not  be 
neglected. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Maine  Intercollegiate 
Athletic  Board  was  held  at  Waterville  last  Satur- 
day. Representatives  of  Bates,  Colby  and  Maine 
were  present.  Bowdoin  not  being  a  member  of 
the  board  was  not  represented.  William  Garcelon, 
an  alumnus  of  Bates,  was  re-elected  president,  and 
Professor  Bailey  of  Colby,  secretary  and  treasurer. 
The  principal  business  was  a  discussion  of  the  inter- 
pretation of  the  eligibility  rule.  This  matter  was  left 
with  a  committee  consisting  of  undergraduate  rep- 
resentatives of  the  three  colleges  present. 


BOSTON    CONGEGATIONAL   CLUB. 

At  the  Congregational  Club  in  Boston  on  Mon- 
day last  Bowdoin  College  was  somewhat  in  evi- 
dence. The  president  for  the  present  year  is  S.  B. 
Carter  of  '66,  and  Professor  H.  L.  Chapman  of  the 
same  class  gave  a  very  interesting  address  on  the 
topic,  "The  Conservative  Half."  Mr.  Edward 
Stanwood  of  the  -Board  of  Trustees  and  President 
of  the  Boston  Alumni  Association,  and  Judge 
Charles  U.  Bell  of  the  Board  of  Overseers,  were 
present  as  invited  guests  upon  the  platform.  This 
is  the  largest  club  of  its  kind  in  the  country  hav- 
ing a  membership  of  nearly  five  hundred — several 
of   whom  are   Bowdoin  men. 


LIBRARY  BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED. 

Hyde,  W.  DeW.     From   Epicurus  to  Christ. 

Reproduces,  in  the  way  of  quotation  and 
extended  comment,  the  teachings  of  Epicurus,  the 
Stoics,  Plato,  Aristotle  and  Jesus  Christ.  These 
teachings  are  characterized  as  "The  Epicurean  pur- 
suit of  pleasure,  genial  but  ungenerous ;  the  Stoic 
law  of  self-control,  strenuous  but  forbidding;  the 
Platonic  plan  of  subordination,  sublime  but  ascetic ; 
the  Aristotelian  sense  of  proportion,  practical  but 
uninspiring;  and  the  Christian  spirit  of  love,  broad- 
est  and    deepest    of   them    all."     (i70:Hioi) 

Warne,  F.  J.     The  Slav  Invasion. 

Treats  of  the  enormous  influx  of  the  Slav  races 
into  the  hard-coal  mining  regions  of  Pennsylvania 
and  of  the  opposition  existing  between  these  races 
and  the  English  speaking  mine  workers.  The 
author  attaches  much  importance  to  the  efforts  of 
the  United  Mine  Workers  of  America  to  unite  the 
races  on  the  ground  of  common  interests.  (331.8:- 
W  24) 

Benson,   E.  F.      Daily  Training. 

An  interesting  example  of  joint  authorship  on 
a  subject  of  practical  and  general  importance.  In 
spite  of  minor  differences  the  authors  are  agreed  on 
the  essentials  for  physical  development  and  they 
discuss  for  the  benefit  of  the  person  who  does  not 
have  an  opportunity  for  prolonged  physical  train- 
ing the  subjects  of  "Diet  and  Stimulants,"  "Water, 
Heat  and  Light,"  "Sleep,  Rest  and  Relaxation,"  and 
"Training   for   Special   Events."     (613.7:644) 

Pearson,   H.  Q.      Life  of  John  A.  Andrew. 

This  is  a  full  and,  what  promises  to  be  an 
authoritative  life  of  one  who  is  known  as  the  "War 
Governor  of  Massachusetts."  The  author  has  had 
access  to  private  correspondence  and  public 
archives  and  has  freely  introduced  letters  and  anec- 
dotes from  contemporary  sources.  Governor 
Andrew  graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of 
1837.  (B:As4i) 
Eckstorm,   F.  H.     The  Penobscot  Man. 

The  title  suggests  in  part  the  subject  matter  of 
this  volume.  It  is  made  up  of  tales  and  adventures 
concerning  the  lumbermen  of  Maine.  All  of  the 
stories  are  true  and  are  held  to  be  typical,  not 
merely  of  the  individuals  concerned  but  of  the  lum- 
bermen as  a  class.     (M  196:  20) 

NOTES. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  Library  Club  was  held 
with  Mr.Whitmore  Saturday,  Oct.  15,  with  a  full 
attendance  of  members.  The  paper  of  the  evening 
was  given  by  Mr.  G.  L.  Lewis  on  the  subject 
"American  Magazines."  After  discussion  of  the 
topic  refreshments  were  served.  The  next  meeting 
will  be  held  with  Mr.  Lewis  October  29. 


1868  PRIZE  SPEAKERS. 

The  following  have  been  chosen  for  the  Class  of 
1868  Prize  speaking,  which  comes  January  19,  in 
Memorial  Hall :  Chase,  Harvey,  Lermond,  Norton, 
Seavey,    and    S.    Williams. 


EMPIRE   THEATRE   ATTRACTIONS. 

The    following    attractions    are    booked     at     the 
Empire  Theatre : 

Nov.  1-2 — "Way  Down  East." 
Nov.    3 — A   Chinese   Honeymoon. 
Nov.  5 — Lionel  Barrymore  in  "The  Other  Girl." 
Nov.  11 — Richard  Mansfield. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


153 


COLLEGE   CALENDAR. 
Numerous   changes  have  been  made   in   the   col- 
lege calendar  for   1904-1905   since  the   Y.   M.   C.   A. 
Handbook   appeared.     We   print   it    here   in    full   as 
finally  adopted   for  the   ensuing  year. 

1904. 
September  22 — First    semester    began. 
November  24 — Thanksgiving   Day  a   holiday   Thurs- 
day. 
Vacation   from   December   23   to   8.30 
a.m.   January   3. 

1905. 

January  19 — "Class  of  1868"  Prize  Speaking. 
Thursday,    8  p.m. 

February  2-11 — Examinations  of  the  first  semes- 
ter. Thursday  to  Saturday  of  the 
following    week. 

February  13 — Second    -semester    begins.     Monday. 

February  22 — Washington's      Birthday      a      holiday. 
Wednesday. 
Vacation  from  11.30  a.m.,  April   I,  to  8.20  a.m. 
April   10. 

May  30 — Memorial  Day,  a  holiday.     Tuesday. 

June   2 — Ivy    Day    Exercises.     Friday. 

June  8,  9  and  10 — Examinations  at  Preparatory 
Schools,  Thursday,  Friday,  and 
Saturday. 

June  8  to  17 — Examinations  of  the  second  semester. 
Thursday  to  Saturday  of  the  fol- 
lowing week. 

June    18 — Baccalaureate    Sermon,    Sunday,    4   p.m. 

June  19 — Sophomore  Prize  Declamation.  Monday, 
8    P.M. 

June  20 — Class  Day  Exercises.  Tuesday,  10  a.m.,, 
3  p.m.,  and  8  p.m. 

June  21 — Commencement  exercises  of  the  Medical 
School,  Wednesday,  9.30  a.m., 
Memorial   Hall. 

Annual   meeting  of  the   Phi   Beta 
Kappa    Society,    II   a.m.,   Alumni 
Room,    Hubbard    Hall. 
The    President's    Reception.    8    to 
11    p.m.,    Hubbard   Hall. 

June  22 — Annual    Meeting   of  the   Alumni   Associa- 
tion,  Thursday,  9  a.m. 
The   commencement    exercises   of 
the  college,    10.30  a.m. 
Commencement       dinner,       12.30 

A.M. 

June  22,  23,     and     24 — Entrance     examinations     in 
Brunswick,    Thursday    to    Satur- 
day. 
Summer    vacation    of    fourteen    weeks. 

September  25-27 — Entrance  examinations  in  Bruns- 
wick.    Monday    to    Wednesday. 

September  28 — First  semester  begins.  Thursday, 
8.20   A.M. 


MANDOLIN  CLUB. 

Rehearsals  for  the  Mandolin  Club  are  now 
being  held  in  Memorial  Hall  and  the  work  is  devel- 
oping rapidly  under  the  efficient  leadership  of  P.  F. 
Chapman,  '06.  There  are  many  vacancies  to  be 
filled,  four  of  last  year's  mandolin  and  three  guitar 
players  having  graduated.  This  gives  an  excellent 
opportunity  for  new  men  to  make  the  club.  Every 
man  who  can  do  anything  at  all  with  the  man- 
dolin or  guitar  is  urged  to  come  out  and  try  for 
the  club.  The  candidates  at  present  are  as  follows : 
Eaton  and  Henderson,  '05 ;  D.  B.  Andrews,  Clark, 
Boothby,  Woodruff,  Stetson,  Winchell  and  Web- 
ber, '06,  T.  Winchell,  Bass,  Sargent,  Goodhue, 
Neal,  Kimball,  Chandler,  Weed,  Haines  and  Hope- 
well, '07,  and  J.  Green,  ex-'03,  Med.  '08. 


DR.  DUDLEY  SARGENT'S.  '75,  NEW  BOOK. 

A  book  has  lately  come  to  the  hands  of  the  edi- 
tors from  the  H.  M.  Caldwell  Co.  of  Boston,  which 
should  be  of  interest  to  all  Bowdoin  men.  The 
title  of  the  work  is  "Health,  Strength,  and  Power," 
the  book  being  written  by  Dr.  Dudley  Allen  Sar- 
gent, director  of  the  Hemenway  Gymnasium  of 
Harvard  LIniversity.  Dr.  Sargent  is  a  graduate  of 
Bowdoin  College  in  the  CI  ass  of  1875,  and  it  is  he 
for  whom  our  Sargent  Gymnasium  is  named,  the 
apparatus  for  its  equipment  having  been  given  by 
him.  During  his  college  course  here  Dr.  Sargent 
was  a  renowned  athlete,  and  he  has  since  made  the 
study  of  Physical  Culture  his  life  work.  His 
numerous  articles  on  physical  training  are  well 
known,  as  are  likewise  his  many  inventions  in  the 
Modern  System  of  Gymnasium  Apparatus.  The 
object  of  the  work  is  to  make  physical  training  more 
popular  by  having  arranged  a  series  of  exercises, 
which  contains  280  pages,  and  has  over  50  half-tone 
illustrations  from  original  photographs  furnished  by 
the  author.  The  work  is  not  intended  for  athletes 
or  students  who  devote  much  time  to  physical  train- 
ing, but  is  for  those  in  whose  lives  athletics  play 
but  a  small  part.  The  exercises  prescribed  are  of 
the  simplest  nature,  but  ones  which  if  faithfully  per- 
formed will  result  in  the  greatest  benefit.  It  is, 
therefore,  a  book  which  should  appeal  to  a  large 
class  of  students,  and  one  which  every  man  ought 
to  have  being,  as  it  is,  an  authoritative  work, 
undoubtedly  the  best  of  the  day. 


A  Princeton  Senior  has  been  asked  by  the 
Republican  State  Central  Committee  to  stump  the 
State  of  New  Jersey  in  the  interests  of  the  Republi- 
can party. 


INTERCOLLEGIATE  NOTES. 

Maine  and  Colby  are  making  endeavors  to  stim- 
ulate  debating. 

A  chapter  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa  has  been  instituted 
at  Wellesley  College. 

The  University  of  Michigan  is  to  have  a  regu- 
lar theatre  on  its  campus,  with  a  seating  capacity  of 
900. 

4,500  new  seats  have  been  added  to  the  Yale  foot- 
ball stands  this  summer,  making  their  total  capacity 
31,000. 

Amherst  is  now  issuing  tickets  to  its  faculty  at  a 
cost  of  $7,  admitting  the  holder  to  all  the  athletic 
contests  of  the  year. 


154 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS   OF  1836. 
In  the  Sunday  Herald  of  October  23,  is  a  picture 
and  a  sketch  of  the  public  life  of  the  Hon.  Alonzo 
Garcelon,    '36,    a    former   governor   of   the    state    of 
Maine. 

CLASS   OF   i860. 
At  the  41st  annual  conference  of  the  Unitarians 
of  Maine  last  week,  Hon.  Joseph  W.   Symonds  was 
elected  president. 

CLASS  OF  1878. 

Hon.  Barrett  Potter  of  Brunswick,  one  of  the 
senators  of  Cumberland  County,  is  a  "graduate" 
from  the  last  House.  He  received  his  preparatory 
education  iat  the  Brunswick  High  School  and 
Phillips-Exeter.  He  graduated  from  Bowdoin  in 
1878,  and  the  next  spring  became  principal  of  the 
Calais  High  School,  resigning  that  position  in  1882. 

During  the  year  of  1884-5  he  was  instructor  in 
Bowdoin,  at  the  same  time  reading  law.  He  was 
admitted  to   the   Cumberland   bar   in    18S6. 

He  was  representative  from  Brunswick  in  the 
last  legislature  and  served  on  the  committee  of  the 
judiciary.  He  is  a  forceful  debater  and  took  part 
in  all  the  more  important  measures  brought  before 
the   House. 

Mr.  Potter  is  ranked  among  the  leading  mem- 
bers of  the  Cumberland  bar  and  for  several  years 
has  been  secretary  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  Bow- 
doin College. 

CLASS  OF   1895. 

Arthur  H.  Stetson,  who  has  been  attached  to  the 
office  of  the  American  district  attorney  at  Porto 
Rico  for  the  past  year,  has  returned  to  Bath,  where 
he  will  practice  law. 

The  marriage  of  Miss  Harriet  McCarter  and  Dr. 
John  Greenleaf  Whittier  Knowlton  of  Exeter,  N. 
H.,  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of  189s,  was 
solemnized  at  four  o'clock  on  Wednesday  afternoon, 
October  nineteenth,  at  the  bride's  home  on  Com- 
monwealth Avenue  in  Boston.  Dr.  Knowlton  is  a 
promising  young  doctor  of  Exeter.  After  studying 
medicine  in  this  country,  he  spent  a  year  in  Vienna, 
and  later  was  connected  with  one  of  the  best  hos- 
pitals in  Boston.  His  success  in  his  chosen  career 
seems  assured.  The  young  couple  begin  their  mar- 
ried life  under  the  happiest  of  circumstances. 

CLASS  OF  1897. 
Miss  Isabel  Baker  and  Dr.  Joseph  Snow  Stetson, 
both    of    Brunswick,    were    recently   united    in   mar- 
riage. 

CLASS  OF  1900. 
The  wedding  of  Miss  Ethel  E.  Irish  and  Mr. 
Henry  E.  Clement,  1900,  of  Gorham,  took  place  Sat- 
urday evening,  October  22,  at  the  home  of  the 
bride's  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cyrus  Irish  of  Buck- 
field.  The  couple  will  take  no  extended  bridal  tour, 
but  after  a  short  visit  to  the  home  of  the  groom 
will  go  directly  to  Jonesport,  Maine,  where  Mr. 
Clement  is  principal  of  the  high  school. 

CLASS  OF  1903. 
Donald   G.    Gould,    ex-'o3,     is    principal     of    the 
Hartland  Academy,  Hartland,  Me. 


CLASS   OF  1904. 

George  C.  Purington  has  been  elected  principal 
of  the  Houlton  High  School. 

Wallace  M.  Powers  has  secured  a  position  with 
the  North  Carolina  Light  Wood  Co. 

Theodore  W.  Cunningham  is  teaching  at  the  St. 
Johns   School   in   Osinsing,   N.   J. 

J.  Frederick  Schneider  is  pastor  of  the  Congre- 
gational   Church   at   Winterport,    Me. 


1Fn  /FBemortam. 


By  the  death  of  Charles  W.  Larrabee,  Esq.,  of 
the  Class  of  1844,  the  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon 
has   lost   a  member   both   loyal   and   honored. 

For  60  years  he  had  held  the  interests  of  the 
college  and  the  fraternity  at  heart,  and  it  is  with 
the  deepest  grief  that  we  mourn  our  loss.  As  an 
alumnus  he  was  devoted,  as  a  barrister  he  showed 
a  broad  and  powerful  mind,  and  as  a  man  he  was 
beloved   by   all. 

The  Kappa  Chapter  deeply  mourns  his  death 
and  extends  its  heartfelt  sympathy  to  his  bereaved 
family    and    friends. 

Frank  Keith  Ryan, 
Philip  Roy  Andrews, 
Daniel    Sargent, 

For    the    Chapter. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 

MEDICAL    DEPARTMENT. 

The  85th  Annual  Course  of  Lectures  will  begin  October  20, 
1904,  and  continue  eight  months. 

Four  courses  of  lectures  are  required  of  all  who  matriculate 
as  first-course  students. 

The  courses  are  graded  and  cover  Lectures,  Recitations, 
Laboratory  work  and  Clinical  Instruction. 

The  third  and  fourth  year  classes  will  receive  their  entire 
instruction  at  Portland,  where  excellent  clinical  facilities  will 
be  afforded  at  the  Maine  General  Hospital. 

IT.A-CTJIVrY.-W.  DeWitt  Hyde,  D.D.,  President; 
A.  Mitchell,, M.D.,  Pathology  and  Practice;  F.  H.  Gerrish, 
LL.IX,  M.D.,  Anatomy;  S.  H.  Weeks,  M.D.,  Surgery  and  Clin- 
ical .Surgery;  C.  O.  Hunt,  M.D.,  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeu- 
tics; F.  C.  Robinson,  LL.D.,  A.M.,  Chemistry;  L.  A.  Emery, 
LL.D.,  Medical  Jurisprudence;  C.  D.  Smith,  M.D.,  Physiology 
and  Public  Health;  J.  F.  Thompson,  M.D.,  Diseases  ofWomen; 
A.  R.  Mhulton,  M.D.,  Mental  Diseases;  W.  B.  Moulton,  M.D., 
Clinical  Professor  of  Eye  and  Ear;  A.  S.  Thayer,  M.D.,  Dis- 
eases of  Children;  F.  N.  Whittier,  M.D.,  Bacteriology  and 
Paihological  Histology;  A.  King,  M.D.,  Associate  Professor 
and  Demonstrator  of  Anatomy;  E.  J  Mcdonough,  M.D., 
Professor  of  Obstcirics;  H.  II.  Brock,  M.D.,  Assistant  Clinical 
Professor  of  Surgery;  A.  Mitchell,  Jr.,  M.D..  Instructor  in 
G-enlto-Urinurv  Surgery;  C.  I!.  Witherlee,  A.B.,  Lecturer  in 
Neurology;  G"  A.  Pudor,  M.I). ,  Instructor  in  Dermatology;  E. 
G.  Abbott,  M.D.,  Clinical  Instructor  in  Orthopedic  Surgery; 
G.  M.  Elliott,  M.D.,  Assistant  Demonstrator  In  Anatomy; 
W.  E.  Tobie,  M.D.,  Instructor  in  Surgery  and  Assistant  Dem- 
onstrator of  Anatomy;  R.  D.  Small,  M.D.,  Demonstrator  of 
Histology;  N.  J.  Gehking,  M.D.,  Assistant  Demonstrator  of 
Histology;  Robert  Loud  Hull,  A.B.,  M.D., Clinical  Assistant 
in  Internal  Medicine. 

For  catalogue  apply  to 

ALFRED  MITCHELL,  M.D.,  Dean. 

Brunswick,  Me.,  October,  1904. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    NOVEMBER   4,    1904. 


NO.  14. 


AN  EXTRACT  FROM  REV.  MR.  JUMP'S  AD- 
DRESS,    "THE    REASONABLENESS     OF 

FAITH,  SAMUEL  HARRIS,  '33." 
During  the  years  of  1896  to  1899  the  speaker  was 
in  residence  at  Yale  Divinity  School,  and  it  used  to 
be  his  privilege  to  meet  a  grave,  meditative  man, 
moving  through  the  Divinity  Halls  like  a  saint  sent 
down  to  rebuke  the  flippant  theologues.  Dr.  Sam- 
uel Harris  had  been  retired  for  some  years,  but  he 
was  holding  each  day  in  his  study  on  the  second 
floor,  faithful  office  hours  with  a  book  soon  to  be 
published.  His  specialty  was  the  human  mind,  its 
laws  and  discoveries,  particularly  as  these  had  to  do 
with  the  realm  of  theology. 

I  shall  never  forget  the  delightful  half-hour  talk 
he  gave  us  one  afternoon  during  the  middle  year. 
Eighty-four  years  old,  stone  deaf,  for  several  years 
on  the  retired  list,  he  nevertheless  inspired  us  by  his 
address  as  though  he  were  in  the  prime  of  life.  He 
reminded  us  of  the  changes  that  had  taken  place  in 
theological  thinking  since  his  boyhood.  And  then  he 
reminded  us  of  the  glory  of  our  calling.  "We  minis- 
ters are  teaching  men  their  own  greatness.  Our 
message  is  a  message  of  their  dignity  from  God. 
That  song.  'Oh,  to  be  nothing,  nothing;  a  broken  and 
empty  vessel,'  etc.,  must  be  cut  out  of  our  hymn 
books.  We  are  not  called  to  be  'nothing'  for  the 
glory  of  God.  but  to  be  something,  and  we  know  He 
meant  us  to  be  just  as  big  somethings  as  in  us  lay." 
That  hour  of  friendly  converse  with  Dr.  Harris 
afforded  no  little  inspiration,  and  we  rejoiced  thus  to 
have  heard  from  perhaps  the  greatest  of  theologians 
then  alive  such  broad  and  tolerant  and  hopeful  utter- 
ance'. 

The  career  of  Dr.  Harris  was  uneventful  for  the 
most  part,  but  like  many  a  quiet  river  it  poured 
blessings  on  numberless  adjacent  lives.  Dr.  Harris 
was  a  Maine  boy,  from  East  Machias.  After  gradu- 
ation from  Bowdoin  he  attended  Andover  Seminary, 
taught,  held  pastorates  at  Conway  and  Pittsfield, 
Mass.,  and  from  '55  to  '67  held  the  chair  of  sys- 
tematic theology  at  Bangor.  From  '67  to  '71  he  was 
President  of  Bowdoin  College,  the  only  one  of  our 
seven  famous  graduates  to  hold  this  honor,  and  went 
thence  to  the  chair  of  theology  at  Yale  Divinity 
School,  which  he  held  until  retirement  in  '99.  His 
best  known  publications  are  more  daringly  and  pon- 
derously exhaustive  than  writers  venture  to  be  in 
these  latter  days.  "The  Self-Revelation  of  God," 
"The  Philosophical  Basis  of  Theism,"  and  "God,  the 
Creator  and  Lord  of  All,"  are  the  three  most  prom- 
inent. The  earlier  books,  at  least,  were  dedicated  to 
the  students  in  Bangor,  Bowdoin,  and  Yale,  who  had 
listened  to  his  lectures  on  theology.  How  many 
Bowdoin  men  are  electing  theology  this  year?  Dr. 
Harris  is,  to  those  who  studied  under  him,  a 
prophet  that  ever  comes  back  to  mind,  and  from  the 
recollection  of  his  magnanimous  soul  flow  rich  cur- 
rents of  helpfulness. 


Samuel  Harris  seems  a  fine  symbol  of  the  faith 
that  seeks  to  be  reasonable.  His  career  spanned 
three  tumultuous  conflicts,  as  he  pointed  out  to  us 
that  memorable  morning;  that  between  Christianity 
and  positiveness ;  that  between  Christianity  and 
agnosticism,  and  that  between  Christianity  and  mate- 
rialism. Against  these  foes  his  defending  sword  had 
been  swung  among  the  mightiest,  and  nevertheless 
the  martial  duty  of  the  apologist  had  not  made  him 
narrow  as  is  so  often  the  case.  "Let  faith  come  into 
open  court"  he  seemed  to  say.  "She  has  nothing  to 
fear.  Light  will  not  hurt  her,  evidence  is  her  friend 
rather  than  her  antagonist.  The  God  who  is  Infinite 
Reason  has  not  left  his  Gospel  without  defences  in 
the  reason."  Like  Daniel  he  opened  his  windows 
toward  Jerusalem,  but  unlike  that  same  prophet,  he 
also  opened  them  in  every  other  direction,  too.  He 
knew  and  loved  literature  having  learned  much  of  it 
from  Longfellow  while  in  Bowdoin,  for  Longfellow 
was  then  teaching  languages  and  literature.  He  pur- 
sued science.  He  traced  and  interpreted  history.  In 
consequence  his  faith  was  not  only  related  to  all 
other  departments  of  human  thought,  but  from  them 
it  drew  by  way  of  analogy  and  illustration  some  of 
its  strongest  defences. 

Faith  is  always  hungry  for  sanction,  the  soul 
before  it  trusts  desires  to  know  what  assurance 
exists  that  its  trust  will  not  be  in  vain.  This  assur- 
ance has  been  sought  in  different  directions.  Some- 
times the  soul  looks  forward  toward  a  magically 
given  revelation,  a  Bible  whose  holiness  is  not  so 
much  that  of  content  as  that  of  origin.  This  the 
Mohammedan  does ;  his  Koran  was  written  on  a 
scroll,  which  an  angel  held  before  the  prophet's 
sight  in  a  vision.  Some  Christians  are  inclined  to 
Mohammedanism.  Secondly,  the  soul  turns  to  a 
divinely  protected  institution  for  the  authority  of  its 
faith,  and  in  the  church  as  developed  by  Roman 
Catholicism  is  to  be  found  the  wisdom  that  per- 
mits or  forbids,  approves  or  condemns.  Thirdly, 
the  soul  finds  in  the  traditions  of  the  fathers 
surety  for  its  creed.  The  Confucianist  has 
always  the  backward  eye,  nor  is  Christianity 
always  free  from  Confucianism  any  more  than  from 
Mohammedism.  Lastly  and  when  it  has  attained  to 
its  true  estate,  the  soul  considers  its  own  inner 
sense  of  reason,  and  accepts  as  guarantee  of  gen- 
uineness only  the  verdict  of  the  instructed  inner 
voice,  when  comes  the  faith  that  is  above  all  reason- 
able. Here  in  the  last  analysis  lies  the  basis  of 
Christianity.  It  is  because  the  teachings  of  Jesus 
are  so  inherently  reasonable  that  we  accept  them  in 
preference  to  the  teachings  of  others  who  claim  just 
as  much.  It  is  because  the  life  of  love  is  so  in  accord 
with  reason  that  we  call  it  the  ideal  life.  And  when 
the  discussion  turns  upon  the  interpretation  of  the 
Universe,  we  declare  our  faith  in  God  who  is  Son 
and  Father  of  all,  because  without  such  a  God  behind 
and  around  things  it  is  impossible  to  make  the  uni- 
verse  stand   to    reason.     With'   this    reasonableness 


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can  co-exist,  of  course,  a  measure  of  mystery. 
"The  mystery  of  a' thing."  declared  Dr.  Harris  him- 
self, "is  the  finger-print  of  the  Infinite  hand  that 
made  it."  But  even  this  mystery  is  a  mystery  that 
lies  along  the  lines  of  reason,  not  athwart  them.  It 
is  a  mystery  that  some  day  is  to  dawn  into  knowl- 
edge. It  is  a  mystery  that  beckons  us  on  with 
expectant  faces. 

Strive  for  a  faith,  therefore,  that  is  reasonable. 
Thus  you  will  attain  in  God's  good  time  to  a  faith 
that  is  Christ-like ;  and  when  you  have  that  kind  of 
a  faith,  you  are  at  home  in  the  Father's  bosom. 
"Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy 
mind." 


CHRISTIAN.  ASSOCIATION  ITEMS. 

The  Thursday  evening  prayer-meeting  was  con- 
ducted by  P.  R.  Chapman,  '06.  The  subject.  "Loy- 
alty to  Principle,"  was  well  set  forth  by  the  leader. 
His  comparison  of  loyalty  to  a  college  and  loyalty  to 
Christian  principles  was  forceful  and  decidedly  help- 
ful to  all  the  men  present.  Certainly  the  great  need 
of  the  world  and  of  Bowdoin  College  is  for  men 
who  are  loyal  to  high  and  noble  principles. 

NO  SUNDAY  SERVICE. 
As  was  announced  by  President  Hyde  from 
chapel,  the  Sunday  services  of  the  Association  will 
not  be  held  every  week.  When  they  are  to  be  held 
they  will  be  so  thoroughly  advertised  that  all  Bow- 
doin men  may  know  of  them  and  be  ready  to  attend. 
While  we  are  not  to  hold  them  as  frequently  as 
hitherto,  we  hope  to  lay  more  stress  on  those  we  do 
have.  The  Association  expects  to  get  many  speakers 
from  other  colleges,  who  will  represent  not  only 
their  Association  but  their  college.  When  you  hear 
that  a  talk  is  to  be  given  on  Sunday  afternoon  in 
Bannister  Hall  be  assured  that  it  will  be  a  practical 
college  talk  of  interest  and  practical  worth  to  every 
student  of  Bowdoin   College. 

Some  reasons  why  a  Christian  student  should 
join  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  of  his 
college  and  actively  promote  its  work : 

"The  Association  will  help  him  to  guard  and 
develop  his  own  spiritual  life." 

"The  Association  will  afford  him  the  best  possi- 
ble training  in  methods  of  Christian  work." 

"The  Association  will  give  him  the  best  oppor- 
tunity to  be  influential  in  the  best  sense  of  the  word, 
among   his   fellow-students." 

There  are  moral  evils  and  religious  prejudices, 
indifference  and  opposition  in  the  college  which  can 
never  be  overcome  until  all  Christian  students  stand 
together  with  a  united  purpose. 

If  the  Association  is  wrong,  the  only  practical 
way  to  reform  it  is  from  within.  No  man  should 
stay  out  of  the  Association  because  it  happens  to 
be  in  the  hands  of  a  certain  set  of  men. 

By  joining  he  becomes  a  member  of  the  only 
world-wide  students'   movement. 

In  America  and  Canada  it  is  represented  in  650 
institutions  and  has  a  membership  of  40,000  men. 
The  World's  Student  Christian  Federation  has  a 
membership  of  65,000  students  and  embraces  fifteen 
hundred  institutions. 


REASONS  FOR  JOINING    BOWDOIN   ASSOCIATION. 

In  the  first  place  the  Association  needs  the  help 
of  every  man.  church  member  or  no,  who  believes 
that  the  ideals  of  truth  and  right  are  superior  to 
those   of   their   loyal   opposites. 

In  the  second  place  it  needs  the  support  of  all 
such  men  because  without  their  support  it  is 
impossible  to  have  an  association  which  will  have 
the  influence  such  an  association  should  have  in 
Bowdoin.  Do  we  have  men  on  our  membership 
roll  who  shouldn't  be  there?  In  answer  to  this 
it  might  be  said  that  it  is  not  the  place  of  a  Christ- 
ian Association  to  deny,  to  any  man  who  wishes 
to   become   one   of   its   members,   that   privilege. 

The  Executive  Committee  of  the  Association 
cannot  know  the  desires  of  any  man,  therefore  it 
would  be  not  only  the  height  of  propriety,  but  also 
a  very  great  accommodation  if  men  who  feel  that 
they  should  be  members  would  hand  their  names  to 
any  man  in  the  association.  Either  to  Greene,  '05, 
P.  Chapman,  '06,  Allen,  '07  Boody,  '06,  Ryan,  '05, 
Webber,  '06,  Merrill,  Packard,  '08,  or  to  any  other 
man  whom  you  may  wish  to  hand  your  name.  This 
is  an  earnest,  honest,  straightforward  proposition  to 
every    Bowdoin    man. 


DEBATING  NOTES. 

The  principal  disputants  for  the  first  Intersection 
Debate,  to  be  held  November  29,  have  been 
appointed  as  follows :  For  Section  A,  Childs  and 
Perry ;  for  Section  B,  Peterson  and  Pierce.  The 
question  will  be  announced,  together  with  the 
names  of  the  judges,  in  the  next  issue  of  the 
Orient. 

The  two  debates  on  the  issues  of  the  campaign 
were  enthusiastic.  Twenty-five  men  took  part. 
The  two  sides  clashed.  The  evidence  was 
abundant  and  concrete,  humor  was  well  employed, 
and  in  general  the  work  was  thoroughly  encourag- 
ing. So  far,  instead  of  taking  '  their  permitted 
"cuts,"   men  are   attending   both   sections. 

What  we  must  work  for  now  is  greater  earnest- 
ness, more  emphasis,  more  vivacity.  Also  we  must 
strive  to  adapt  our  speeches  to  the  fixed  time  in 
order  to  produce  a  unified  total  effect.  In  regard 
to  evidence,  concreteness,  and  analysis  of  the  ques- 
tion there  has  already  been  a  notable  gain. 

We  learn  with  pleasure  that  the  University  of 
Maine  has  a  new  course  in  debating.  Up  to  the 
present  time  four  men  have  elected  the  course. 


FOOT=BALL. 


Brown   22,    Bowdoin    0. 

Bowdoin  lost  the  game  with  Brown,  on  Wednes- 
day of  last  week,  by  the  score  of  22  to  0.  While  it 
had  been  anticipated  by  those  who  had  kept  in  close 
touch  with  the  two  teams,  that  Bowdoin  would  lose, 
it  was  not  thought  by  many  that  the  score  would  be 
as  large  as  it  was ;  in  that  respect  th,e  game  was  a 
disappointment. 

The  conditions  under  which  the  game  was  played 
were  not  of  the  best,   and  both   teams  played   in   a 


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rather   indifferent  manner,   fumbling  and   other  sec- 
ond-class work  being  of  frequent  occurrence. 

Twice  during  the  game  Bowdoin  had  a  good 
chance  to  score,  but  was  unable  to  make  the  dis- 
tance necessary  to  do  so.  Brown  scored  one  of  her 
four  touchdowns  in  the  first  half  and  three  in  the 
last  half.  The  playing  of  the  Brown  team  improved 
considerably  during  the  latter  part  of  the  game. 

The  line-up: 
Brown.  Bowdoin. 

Elred,   Prior,  l.e I.e.,  J.  Drummond. 

Hazard,    Higgins,   l.t l.t..    Finn. 

Thomas,  Winslow,  l.g l.g.,  Sanborn. 

Colter,    c c,    Philoon. 

Conklin,    r.g r.g.,    Mitchell. 

McGregor,    r.t r.t.,   Garcelon. 

Russ.   r.e r.e.,   W.   Drummond. 

Schwartz,    Raskle,    q.b q.b.,    McGraw. 

Pearsall,   Cobb,   l.h.b l.h.b.,    Chapman,    Kinsman. 

Curtis,   Chase,  r.h.b r.h.b.,   Speake,   Blanchard. 

Ehrnke,    Savage,    f.b f.b.,    Curtis. 

Score — Brown,  22;  Bowdoin,  o.  Umpire — Pul- 
sifer  of  Bates.  Referee — Lane  of  Newton  A.  C. 
Linesmen — Wolfe  of  Princeton.  Touchdowns — 
Higgins,  Russ,  Ehrnke  2.  Goals — Russ  2.  Time — 
20-minute   halves. 


THEATRE    ATTRACTIONS. 
The    following    attractions     are     booked     at    the 
Empire  Theatre: 

Nov.  4. — Lost  Boy. 

Nov.  5. — Lionel  Barrymore  in  "The  Other  Girl." 

Nov.  7-10. — McAuliffe  Stock  Co. 

Nov.   11. — Richard  Mansfield. 

Nov.    14. — David   Harum. 


LIBRARY  BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED. 

Wagner,  Charles.     By  the  Fireside. 

The  arrival  of  Mr.  Wagner  in  this  country 
recently,  on  a  lecture  tour,  has  served  to  renew  an 
interest  in  his  writings.  American  readers  are 
already  familiar  with  his  earlier  books  "Youth"  and 
"Courage"  which  have  appeared  in  translation.  The 
titles  of  two  of  his  other  books,  "The  Simple  Life" 
and  "The  Better  Way,"  suggest  his  gospel  of  sim- 
plicity and  courage.     (170.1:  Wn) 

Eliot,  C.  W.    More  Money  for  the  Public  Schools. 

This  book  contains  two  addresses  originally 
delivered  to  State  Teachers'  Association.  The  main 
argument  urges  that  the  expenditure  per  pupil  in  the 
common  schools  of  the  United  States  is  insufficient. 
In  supporting  this  specific  argument  many  public 
school  problems  are  reviewed  in  their  larger  aspects. 
These  addresses  constitute  a  severe  criticism  of  pop- 
ular education,  the  object,  however,  being  not  merely 
to  criticise  but  to  show  that  the  remedy  for  many 
existant  evils  lies  in  developing  still  further  the  pub- 
lic schools.     (379:E42) 

Washington,  B.  T.      Working  with  the   Hands. 

This  book  serves  the  double  purpose  of  carrying 
forward  Mr.  Washington's  biography  from  the  point 
where  he  left  it  in  "Up  from  Slavery,"  as  well  as  to 
outline  the  course  of  industrial  training  at  Tuske- 


gee.  Mention  is  ma.de  of  the  value  of  technical  and 
industrial  training  in  negro  education  but  for  the  most 
part  the  book  is  concerned  with  the  methods  of  train- 
ing and  their  development  under  Mr.  Washington's 
own  supervision.  This  development  along  practical 
and  industrial  lines  is  given  as  evidence  that  the 
negro  has  profited  from  the  educational  advantages 
already  afforded  him.     (607  :  W  27) 

Sanborn,  F.  B.     New  Hampshire. 

The  useful  series  of  state  histories  commonly 
known  as  the  "American  Commonwealths"  has  lately 
been  extended  by  this  volume  on  New  Hampshire. 
This  is  a  concise  history  giving  the  succession  of 
events  within  the  state  and  connecting  them  with 
contemporary  events  of  national  importance.  It 
corrects  the  bias  of  earlier  accounts  and  supplements 
them  by  giving  facts  available  only  to  the  later  his- 
torian.    (974.2 :  S  19) 

Nield,  Jonathan.     Guide  to  the  Best  Historical 
Novels  and  Tales. 

Analyzes  a  large  number  of  the  best  historical 
novels.  The  arrangement  of  the  material  is  chron- 
ological, grouping  the  stories  about  a  particular 
period  in  one  division.  These  divisions  are  by  cen- 
turies with  a  further  arrangement  giving  author,  title, 
publisher  and  the  historical  period  of  which  the  books 
treat.  Following  the  classified  matter  is  a  list  of 
"Fifty  representative  historical  novels"  which 
includes  only  the  most  noteworthy  stories.  The 
book  is  a  carefully  prepared  and  systematic  guide  to 
this  large  and  important  class  of  fiction.  (016.823 :- 
N55) 

NOTES. 

Mrs.  Gardner  B.  Perry  has  recently  presented 
the  library  with  a  copy  of  the  Woodhull  Genealogy, 
in  memory  of  her  father,  Rev.  Richard  Wodhull,  a 
former  Trustee  of  the  college. 


FRESHMEN  STRENGTH  TESTS. 

The  following  is  the  list  of  those  who  have 
made  the  best  showing  in  the  regular  physical 
examinations  given  to  each  member  of  the  Freshman 
Class  during  the  first  term.  Many  have  not  taken 
their  examinations  yet. 

Strength.     Condition. 

Bernard    J.    McGraw 832.8  298.7 

Joseph  A.   Davis    824.7  270. 

Clarence   Osborne    819.9  275.7 

Neal  Cox   738.3  187.S 

George   W.    Pullen 706.7  134. 

Roy  McKinney   702.3  165.6 

Rufus    Stetson    691.  127.9 

Chester    Leighton    669.8  1 17.7* 

Louis    Garcelon    667.6 

Morris  Merrill   636.8  115.3 

Richard   A.    Lee 633.5  118.6 

Harry   Hayes    626.7  100.9 

HAWTHORNE    FUND. 

Previously  acknowledged   $2,149.00 

Carelton    P.    Merrill,    ex-'g6 5.00 

Roland  E.  Clark,  '01... 5.00 

Raymond  B.   Williams,   '06 2.00 

$2,161.00 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  JR.,  1905,       ■       •       Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 


E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 
W.  J.  NORTON,  igos. 
R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906. 
H.  P.   WINSLOW,  1906. 


H.   E.  WILSON,  lgo7. 
A.  L.  ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     -.  •     Business  Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •     •     Ass't  Business   Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
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Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.     Single 
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Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter 
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Vol.  XXXIV.         FRIDAY,   NOV.  4,    1904.  No.    14. 


On  to  Orono. 


To-morrow  afternoon  we 
play  Maine  at  Orono  in 
what  promises  to  be  one  of  the  most  interest- 
ing games  of  the  state.  This  is  the  critical 
game  of  the  year.  The  college  has  implicit 
confidence  in  the  team,  remembering  as  we 
do  the  overwhelming  defeat  administered  to 
Colby.  Can  we  lower  our  standard  to  a  team 
which  has  been  defeated  by  Colby?  Such  a 
defeat  would  be  humiliating  and  would  mean 
discouragement  and  the  irretrievable  loss 
of  the  championship.  Therefore  we  must 
beat  Maine.  As  has  often  been  said 
before,  incessant  cheering  all  through  the 
game  can  do  much  in  rousing  a  foot-ball  team 
to  victory  and  at  the  same  time  show  that  the 
entire  college  is  back  of  the  team.  With  the 
idea,   then,   that   Bowdoin   must   win   to-mor- 


row's game  and  that  everything  possible  must 
be  done  for  that  purpose,  we  urge  every  Bow- 
doin man  who  is  able  to  do  so,  to  go  to  Orono 
to-morrow  and  cheer  his  team  on  to  victory. 


Chess  Club. 


There  has  been  some  talk 
among  a  number  ■  f  the 
students  of  forming  a  chess  club.  At  r-esent 
nothing  of  the  kind  exists  here,  and  it  seems 
as  if  such  a  venture  ought  to  be  a  success. 
Nearly  all  the  colleges  have  chess  teams,  and 
intercollegiate  tournaments  are  regular 
occurrences.  It  is  doubtful  if  there  are  many 
students  who  play  the  game,  at  the  present 
time,  but  chess  is  a  pastime  which  is  very  fas- 
cinating, and  it  is  safe  to  say  that  if  a  club 
were  formed  it  would  not  be  long  before  there 
would  be  plenty  of  applicants  for  membership. 
We  would  suggest  that  those  in  favor  of  the 
movement  meet  and  organize  a  club. 


Electing  the 
Quill  Board. 


One  of  the  things  that  has 
been  called  to  the  atten- 
tion of  the  Orient  by 
some  of  the  men  in  college  is  the  manner  of 
choosing  the  Quill  Board.  While  the 
Orient  does  not  wish  to  enter  into  a  discus- 
sion of  the  business  affairs  of  the  college 
monthly,  it  will  not  be  out  of  place  perhaps  to 
speak  of  the  things  mentioned  by  those  who 
favor  a  change.  It  is  suggested  that  the 
board  be  chosen  from  the  entire  student  body, 
instead  of  from  the  Junior  Class,  as  is  now 
done.  In  this  connection,  it  is  felt  that  the 
paper  would  reap  much  better  resr'ts  than  at 
present.  The  field  of  competition  would  be 
greatly  broadened,  and  the  men  elected,  as  a 
result  of  this  increased  competition,  would 
necessarily  be  of  the  very  best  quality  in  the 
entire  college,  instead  of  picked  men  from  a 
single  class.  Of  course,  men  may,  and  do  to  a 
certain  extent,  contribute  from  other  classes, 
at  present,  but  there  is  no  special  incentive 
for  their  doing  so,  except  in  Sophomore  year, 
and  as  a  result  there  is  not  the  greatest  possi- 


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ble  literary  activity  among  the  students. 
Another  change  that  is  mentioned  in  this  con- 
nection, is  to  keep  men  on  the  board  from 
the  time  of  his  election  to  the  completion  of 
his  course.  In  that  case  when  a  man  has 
proved  himself  worthy  of  the  board  the  paper 
has  the  benefit  of  his  ability  for  a  greater 
leng  of  time.  At  present,  it  is  only  a  year. 
By  the  :me  a  man  gets  well  into  the  work  his 
term  has  expired  and  then  some  one  else  takes 
his  place — which  is  of  course  a  disadvantage. 
These  suggestions  are  not  voiced  by  the 
Orient  as  indicating  that  the  college  maga- 
zine is  not  a  strong  one  and  in  most  compe- 
tent hands.  It  is.  We  are  all  proud  of  it  and 
wish  to  see  it  prosper — and  that  is  doubtless 
the  reason  that  the  suggestions  are  made.  On 
the  other  hand,  it  may  be  said  that  the  period- 
ical— as  everything  else  in  college — needs  the 
united  effort  of  the  whole  college.  And 
those  who  favor  the  change  in  the  choosing  of 
the  board  feel  that  if  a  certain  number  of  men 
are  chosen  each  year — without  discrimination 
as  to  class, — greater  interest  and  better  results 
will  be  secured. 


Hat  Bands. 


We  wish  to  bring  to  the 
attention  of  the  student 
body  a  matter  which,  while  widely  developed 
in  many  other  colleges,  has  never  been 
seriously  considered  here  at  Bowdoin — that 
of  hat  bands.  At  a  number  of  institutions, 
notably  among  the  larger  universities,  every 
college  organization  has  its  distinctive  college 
hat  band..  Not  only  do  the  various  athletic 
teams  have  their  methods,  but  the  debating 
teams,  musical  organizations,  dramatic  clubs, 
literary  clubs  and  undergraduate  periodicals 
all  have  their  individual  way  of  displaying  the 
college  colors.  Thus  while  all  show  the  com- 
mon hues,  each  organization  by  a  special  man- 
agement of  these  colors,  has  a  band  peculiar  to 
itself  and  able  to  be  recognized  immediately 
as  such.  (As  for  instance:  One  band  will  be 
all  of  one  color ;  another  striped ;  another  with 


bars ;  others  with  two  broad  stripes  and  a  nar- 
row one,  two  narrow  stripes  and  a  broad  one ; 
and  so  on.)  The  convenience  and  neatness  of 
such  an  idea  when  generally  recognized  and 
understood  will  appeal  to  all.  If  this  sugges- 
tion should  meet  with  the  approval  of  the  stu- 
dent body,  we  would  recommend  that  at  the 
next  general  college  mass-meeting,  the  matter 
be  brought  up  and  referred  to  an  undergrad- 
uate committee  for  further  consideration  and 
proper  development. 


A  Letter  to  Your 
School  Paper. 


Among  the  many  ways  in 
which  a  student  can  help 
his  college,  there  is  one 
we  would  suggest.  This  is  through  the 
columns  of  the  preparatory  school  paper. 
Nearly  every  "prep"  school  of  any  importance 
maintains  a  periodical  and  the  editors  would 
doubtless  be  only  too  glad  to  print  a  letter  or 
a  communication  from  one  of  its  alumni. 
An  occasional  article  or  letter  containing  a 
few  glimpses  of  college  life  or  reviewing  the 
development  of  the  college  is  sure  to  awaken 
interest  in  the  minds  of  men  who  are  prepar- 
ing for  college  and  often  would  prove  of 
more  importance  in  bringing  a  man  to  Bow- 
doin than  anything  else  we  could  do.  The 
matter  lies  wholly  in  the  hands  of  those  who 
are  graduates  of  a  school  maintaining  a 
paper  and  are  willing  to  spare  a  few  moments 
in  which  to  write.  It  is  an  opportunity  for 
immense   gfood. 


Mass=Meeting. 


The  mass-meetings  are  an 
important  phase  of  the 
student  life  at  Bowdoin  and  should  not  be  neg- 
lected. Since  we  have  no  college  commons 
where  we  might  meet  at  meals  daily  and  since 
we  are  all  scattered  around  in  the  different 
Chapter  Houses  and  "Ends,"  these  meetings 
are  the  best  chance  we  have  to  get  together  as 
a  college.  Let  every  man,  therefore,  watch 
the  bulletin  board  at  the  chapel  every  day  and 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


consider  it  his  duty  to  attend  every  meeting 
for  any  purpose  whatever  which  he  may  see 
announced  there. 


Contests  for 
Board. 


We  wish  to  call  the  atten- 
tion of  the  Freshmen  to 
the  contest  for  positions  on 
the  staff  of  the  Orient  which  is  now  in 
progress.  The  contest  thus  far  has  been  very 
unsatisfactory.  Only  two  men  are  trying  for 
the  board  at  the  present  time.  We  want  to 
see  at  least  50  per  cent,  of  the  Freshman 
Class  trying  for  the  board  this  year.  In  order 
to  represent  to  our  alumni  and  the  outside 
world  the  exact  state  of  affairs  at  Bowdoin  we 
must  have  the  help  of  hustling  and  energetic 
men.  According  to  the  constitution  recently 
adopted. each  editor  receives  an  equal  share  in 
the  year's  profits.  This  alone,  not  to  men- 
tion whatever  honor  is  attached  to  the  posi- 
tion and  the  valuable  experience,  ought  to  be 
incentive  enough  to  cause  the  entire  class  to 
try.  There  remain  fifteen  issues  before  the 
election  takes  place  and  good  faithful  work 
for  those  issues  will  enable  one  to  meet  the 
requirements.  All  those  desiring  to  compete 
will   notify   the   Editor-in-Chief   at  once. 


_       .  „        ,  First  there,  first  served, 

Grand  Stand  Seats.  ,         ,  . 

seemed  to  be  the  motto  of 

the  greater  part  of  the  students  at  the  Bow- 
doin-Colby  game.  When  the  time  came  for  the 
game,  and  the  student  body  marched  to  the 
field,  all  made  a  rush  for  seats  in  the  grand- 
stand irrespective  of  their  tickets.  In  this 
way  a  large  number  lost  their  seats  which  they 
had  purchased  and  were  compelled  to  sit 
wherever  they  could  find  room.  Such  a  thing 
would  not  be  tolerated  in  a  theatre  nor  should 
it  be  in  the  grand  stand.  When  a  man  pur- 
chases a  seat  he  ought  to  have  that  seat.  It  is 
sincerely  hoped  that  the  fellows  will  take  the 
seats  which  their  ticket  entitles  them  to  at 
the  Bowdoin-Bates  game. 


TRIBUTE  TO  PRESIDENT  HYDE'S 
LATEST  WORK. 

In  a  recent  issue  of  the  Colby  Echo  Mr. 
A.  W.  Jackson,  Colby,  '96,  pays  a  glowing 
tribute  to  President  Hyde's  latest  work, 
"From  Epicurus  to  Christ."  The  following 
was  clipped  from  the  Echo:  "This  is  a  book 
which  I  am  sure  I  should  have  profited  by 
when  I  was  in  college,  and  it  seems  to  me 
peculiarly  adapted  to  college  men.  It  is  a 
time  when  ethical  doctrines  are  in  the  ascend- 
ant in  studious  interest ;  and  here,  .in  studies 
of  Epicurus,  the  Stoics,  Plato  and  Aristotle, 
they  are  presented  with  a  clearness  and  felic- 
ity that  should  give  the  volume  distinguished 
place  among  writings  of  this  kind.  Its  culmi- 
nating page,  as  the  title  suggests,  brings  these 
earlier  teachers  into  comparison  with  Christ. 
Carefully  pondered,  the  volume  should  eke  out 
the  scant  provision  for  ethical  studies  in  your 
curriculum,  and,  read  in  earlier  years,  should 
be  *  admirable  preparation  for  President 
White's  course  in  Moral  Philosophy.  For  its 
chaste  and  cogent  English,  its  breadth  of  view, 
thoroughness,  practical  wisdom  and  nobleness 
of  tone  the  volume  can  hardly  be  too  heartily 
commended.  I  am  sure  I  shall  do  young  men 
of  Colby  a  substantial  service  if  I  win  them  to 
its  pages." 


PRESIDENT  HYDE  AT  BANGOR. 

President  Hyde  delivered  an  address  before  the 
Maine  Association  of  Colleges  and  Preparatory 
Schools  at  Bangor  last  Friday.  His  subject  was: 
"What  is  best  to  be  done  in  regard  to  pupils  who  are 
not  entitled  to  a  certificate  but  who  present  them- 
selves for  examination  at  college?"  He  said  in  part 
that  the  transition  from  a  lower  private  standard 
of  admission  to  college  or  university,  to  a  higher 
common  standard  tends  to  exclude  some  students 
who  previously  had  no  difficulty  in  gaining  admis- 
sion. He  fully  believed  that  these  excluded  students 
should  be  given  an  examination  and  that  in  difficulty 
of  questions  asked,  and  in  the  severity  with  which 
the  answers  should  be  marked,  the  examination 
should  be  a  full  and  fair  equivalent  of  the  standard 
the  New  England  Certificate  Board  represents.  He 
was  averse  to  encouraging  students  who  fail  to 
receive  certificates  to  take  the  examinations,  by 
holding  out  the  assurance  that  the  standard  of  the 
examination  is  lower  than  that  of  the  certificate. 
Such  a  course  would  be  treachery  to  the  Certificate 
Board,  to  the  pupil  and  the  high  school  principal. 
Partial  certificates,  however,  in  the  sense  of  certifi- 
cates which  leave  a  relatively  small  portion  of  one's 
preparation  incomplete,  the  conscientious  principal 
will  give,  and  the  self-respecting  college  will  wel- 
come. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


i6i 


College  Botes. 


Austin  Cary,  Class  of  '87,  was  on  the  campus  last 
week. 

P.  Chapman,  '06,  spent  a  few  days  in  New  York 
last   week. 

Several  of  the  students  saw  Nance  O'Neill  at  the 
Empire  last  week. 

Snow,  '07,  is  principal  of  the  High  School  at 
South    Thomaston. 

Hallowe'en  night  at  the  college  was  observed  in 
the  usual  manner. 

Thomas  F.  Moses,  Class  of  1857,  was  on  the  cam- 
pus a  few  days  ago. 

Harvey  Given  will  soon  open  a  cafe  in  the  store 
formerly  occupied  by  "Tweekie." 

J.  B.  Drummond  has  been  elected  captain  of  the 
Sophomore   foot-ball   team. 

Charles  Kinsman,  who  received  an  injury  in  the 
Brown  game  last  week,  is  at  his  home  in  Augusta. 

The  news  of  Colby  12,  Maine  II,  added  even  more 
zest  to  the  spirit  of  last  Saturday's  wild  excitement ! ! 

It  is  rumored  that  "Gym"  work  will  commence 
immediately  after  Thanksgiving.  This  is  already  a 
major  course  with  many  of  us. 

"Eddie"  Dunlap,  who  has  been  coaching  the  sec- 
ond team  against  the  'varsity,  this  fall,  is  at  present 
coaching  the  Kent's  Hill  foot-ball  team. 

A  75-foot  whale  has  been  stranded  on  Popham 
Beach.  Excursions  are  being  run  from  Bath  for 
the  purpose  of  seeing  this  mighty  animal  of  the 
deep. 

Ho !  Freshmen !  turn  out  and  try  for  the  Mando- 
lin or  Glee  Club.  Your  class  must  be  represented. 
At  present  there  are  no  candidates  out  from  the 
Freshman  Class. 

Capt.  Kidd's  treasure  draws  as  many  people  now 
as  in  former  times.  At  present  Bath  has  the  craze 
and  people  are  digging  up  a  beautiful  grove  in 
search  of  the  long-lost  bricks  of  gold. 

Garcelon  has  been  elected  captain,  of  the  Fresh- 
man foot-ball  team.  Back  him  up,  Fresh,  and 
come  out  to  practice.  You  can  turn  out  a  good 
team.  The  colors  chosen  by  1908  are  brown  and 
white. 

The  Art  Building  has  recently  added  to  its  col- 
lections a  rare  little  medal.  It  is  a  souvenir  of 
Admiral  Dewey's  victory  at  Manila  in  the  form  of  a 
bronze  medal.  On  one  side  is  Commodore  Dewey's 
picture  and  on  the  other  his  ship. 

An  interesting  thing  in  connection  with  the 
Maine-Colby  game  of  last  Saturday  is  that  last  year 
Colby  lost  the  game  to  Maine  by  missing  a  goal, 
whereas  the  same  thing  happened  again,  this  year — 
only  it  was  the  other  way. 

A  very  pleasing  article  has  appeared  in  the  Bos- 
ton Advertiser,  as  well  as  other  papers,  touching 
upon  Professor  Chapman's  connection  with  Bow- 
doin  and  its  students.  The  tribute  paid  to  Profes- 
sor Chapman  is  a  very  graceful  as  well  as  a  de- 
served one. 


Johnson,  '06,  furnished  the  musical  number  at 
the  chapel  exercises,  Sunday  afternoon. 

Interest  in  tennis  seems  to  be  holding  out  till  the 
last.  Why  would  it  not  be  an  admirable  scheme  to 
have  a  series  of  class,  and  interclass,  tournaments 
next  spring  as  well  as  the  regular  college  match? 
This  would  stimulate  interest  and  bring  out  mate- 
rial which  might  otherwise  never  appear. 

The  U.  of  M.  A.  A.  has  decided  that  the  Bow- 
doin-Maine  game  shall  be  played  on  Alumni  Field 
at  Orono.  It  also  voted  to  erect  bleachers  on  the 
north  side  of  the  athletic  field  with  a  seating  capac- 
ity of  between  two  and  three  hundred  which  will  be 
completed  in  time  for  the  Bowdoin-Maine  game. 

Among  the  pictures  of  teachers  prominent  at  the 
Bangor  convention,  last  week,  and  of  whom  half- 
tone pictures  appeared  in  the  Bangor  Daily  News, 
were  those  of  C.  H.  Preston,  '02,  and  Farnsworth 
Marshall,  '03.  The  former  is  now  at  the  head  of 
the  Brewer  High  School,  and  the  latter  the  principal 
of  the   Oldtown   High    School. 

—  Through  the  kindness  and  thoughtfulness  of  the 
Bennett-Moulton  Company,  which  played  at  the 
Town  Hall,  last  week,  the  members  of  the  college 
foot-ball  squad  were  invited  to  witness  the  play, 
Friday  evening,  and  nearly  every  man  accepted 
the  invitation.  The  act  was  a  most  courteous  and 
generous  one  on  the  part  of  the  Bennett-Moulton 
Company. 

Manager  Putnam  of  the  base-ball  team  is  working 
hard  to  obtain  the  necessary  means  for  another  min- 
strel show  this  year.  We  all  sincerely  hope  that  it 
will  be  as  much  of  a  success  as  last  year's  show  was, 
and  there  is  but  little  doubt  but  what  it  will,  provid- 
ing the  fellows  take  hold  of  it,  and  work  as  they 
did  before.  We  have  plenty  of  excellent  material  in 
college  for  such  an  entertainment,  and  it  ought  to 
be  a  fine  one. 

Coach  Lathrop  has  secured  a  new  coon  dog  and 
coon  hunting  is  proving  to  be  a  favorite  pastime  for 
students.  Billy  Rowe  likes  it  so  much  that  one 
night  he  walked  out  to  Oak  Hill  where  he  thought 
Coach  Lathrop  was  and  spent  the  greater  part  of 
the  night  trying  to  locate  a  dog  which  was  barking 
two  or  three  miles  away.  When  he  came  home  he 
found  that  the  coach  had  returned  and  was  in  bed  at 

10.30    P.M. 

A  very  interesting  book,  Baby  Elton,  Quarter- 
Back,  by  Leslie  W.  Quirk,  has  just  been  written. 
The  young  hero  is  a  very  appealing  type  of  the  col- 
lege athlete ;  and  though  occasionally  he  meets 
defeat,  he  usually  wins  out,  at  the  critical  moment. 
Baby  Elton  plays  foot-ball  well,  base-ball  better,  and 
breaks  the  record  for  the  ten-mile  run.  It  is 
entirely  the  athletic  side  of  life  that  the  book 
pictures.       

ON  DIT 

That  it  was  a  harder  proposition  to  sleep  well  in 
the  ends  Saturday  night  than  it  is  to  get  an  A  to 
Professor  Ham. 

That  Professor  Roberts  is  no  sinecure. 

That  there's  lots  of  E's  in  the  chemistry  quizzes 
these  days. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Thai  some  of  the  Freshmen  are  taken  for  Sen- 
iors by  those  who  don't  know. 

That  the  zephyrs  did  whistle  promiscuously 
around  the  trousers  of  the  participants  in  the  track 
meet,    last    Saturday. 

Thai  Captain  Denning  took  first  in  the  shot  and 
discus   at   the   meet. 

That   everybody   is  going  to  Orono,  to-morrow. 

That  a  light  is  needed  over  the  door  of  the 
library, 

That  there  is  to  be  a  large  number  of  candidates 
for  Reader  in  the  Glee  Club. 

That  certain  professors  should  tell  their  classes 
when  they  intend  to  give  quizes. 


PROFESSOR    HUTCHINS'    TRANSLATION. 

In  the  current  issue  of  Popular  Astronomy 
appears  an  article  by  Professor  C.  C.  Hutchins,  of 
the  physics  department  of  the  college,  in  which  he 
makes  a  translation  from  the  original  Italian  of  Gal- 
ileo of  this  famous  astronomer's  principal  work, 
which  was  published  in  1630.  This  article  Professor 
1 1 11K  bins  has  written  in  a  simple  and  straightfor- 
ward way  which  all  can  understand  and  enjoy.  We 
reci nend  il  strongly  to  the  student  body  as  inter- 
esting and  worthy  of  reading.  In  brief  we  quote  as 
follows,  which  will  appeal  to  every  college  man: 
Galileo  says : 

"I  have  often  observed  with  wonder  while  watch- 
ing the  players  at  top  shooting,  that  their  tops  depart- 
ing from  the  hand  go  through  the  air  at  a  certain 
velocity,  which  is  much  increased  when  the  top  reaches 
the  ground  and  if  spinning  about  they  strike  some 
obstacle  which  causes  them  to  bound  aloft,  they  go 
through  the  air  slowly  enough,  bill  retailing  to 
earth,  they  return  to  their  former  high  velocity. 
Also,  thai  if  in  throwing  a  ball,  it  is  grasped  with 
the  hand  above  and  the  ball  beneath,  by  which  a  con- 
trary motion  is  Imparted,  striking,  there  it  stops  or 
advances  but  little."  Behold  how  old  are  many  of 
our  newest  inventions!  The  reader  will  observe  in 
the  latter  case  he  has  described  exactly  the  method 
of  holding  and  throwing  a  ball  by  our  ball  pitchers; 
and   of  cutting   a  tennis  ball   in   the  former. 


BOWDOIN-BATES    KOOT-BALL   SERIES. 

The  fall  of  18X9  mark's  the  first  time  Bowdoin 
and  Hates  ever  met  on  the  gridiron.  The  next 
game  was  played  in  the  fall  of  '93  and,  with  the 
exception  of  7900,  a  game  has  been  played  every 
year  since.  Of  the  11  games,  Bowdoin  has  won  7. 
Bowdoin  has  scored  219  points  and  Bates  60.  Fol- 
lowing  is   the  detailed   list   of  the  games: 

'89. — Bowdoin  62,  Bates  o. 

'93. — Bowdoin   54,   Bates   0. 

'94. — Bowdoin  26,   Bates  o. 

'95. — Bowdoin   22,   Bates  6. 

'96. — Bowdoin  22,   Bates  o. 

'97. — Bowdoin  6,  Bates   10. 

'98.-    Bowdoin  o,  Bates  6. 

'99. — Bowdoin   10,   Bates  6. 

'01. — Bowdoin  o,   Bates   11. 

'02. — Bowdoin  o,  Bates  16. 

'03. —  Bowdoin    11,   Bates  5. 

'04. — Bowdoin  — ?,  Bates  — ? 


READY    FOR   THE    BATTLE. 

Bowdoin  has  at  last  completed  the  work  on  the 
formations  and  plays  that  she  will  use  against  Maine, 
and  the  line  and  backs  have  been  coached  on  the 
defensive  lines  to  meet  a  Maine  attack.  Last  year 
Maine  defeated  Bowdoin  16-0.  In  the  first  half 
Bowdoin,  although  clearly  outweighed  by  Maine, 
outplayed  her  opponents  at  every  stage  of  the  game. 
The  nearest  Maine  got  to  our  goals  was  on  the 
twenty-yard  line,  where  she  was  held  for  downs.  In 
the  second  half  Bowdoin,  weakened  by  the  loss  of 
Philoon  and  Speakc,  was  clearly  outplayed.  Maine 
opened  up  big  holes  between  centre  and  right  guard 
and  between  right  guard  and  tackle.  Whether  she 
will  be  able  to  do  this  to-morrow  is  a  matter  of  con- 
jecture. The  weakest  point  in  Maine's  line,  outside 
of  the  ends  which  are  very  weak,  is  the  right  side. 
Through  this  side  Colby  made  very  large  holes.  On 
the  other  hand  Bowdoin's  left  line,  the  line  that  will 
be  pitted  against  Maine's  right,  is  very  strong.  Maine 
has  not  the  strong  eleven  this  year  that  she  had  in 
1903,  but  still  is  very  formidable  and  will  appear  on 
the  gridiron  to-morrow  with  many  of  the  characteris- 
tics of  the  1903  eleven. 

The  men  who  will  enter  the  game  for  Bowdoin 
are  in  good  physical  condition  with  the  exception 
of  possibly  one  or  two.  W.  Drummond  who  has 
been  affected  with  boils  will,  contrary  to  expecta- 
tion, probably  play  right  end.  Kinsman  is  suffer- 
ing from  a  muscle  bruise  incurred  in  the  Brown  game 
and  will  not  be  in  the  game.  The  loss  of  Hatch  at 
right  guard  is  seriously  felt  but  the  team  is  fortu- 
nate in  having  worthy  substitutes  in  Mitchell, 
Hawkesworth  and  Skolfield.  It  is  not  yet  known 
which  of  these  men  will  play  this  position.  The  two 
teams  seem  evenly  matched  ;  what  Bowdoin  has  in 
alertness  and  speed,  Maine  makes  up  in  weight. 
Whether  the  day  is  stormy  or  pleasant  will  have 
considerable  to  do  with  the  score.  The  men  of  both 
teams  realize  that  they  will  meet  worthy  opponents 
when  the  whistle  blows  to-morrow.  The  students 
of  both  colleges  believe  that  their  team  will  win. 
The  coaches  will  simply  say  that  it  will  be  a  hard 
game.  Should  Bowdoin  win  she  will  have  an  excel- 
lenl    chance    for   the    championship. 

The  line-up: 
Bowdion,  Maine. 

J.  Drummond,  l.c r.c.,  Downing,  Quint. 

Finn,   l.t r.t.,   Talbot. 

Sanborn,  l.g r.g.,  Bennett. 

Philoon,   c c,  Learned. 

Mitchell,  Hawkesworth,  Skolficld,  r.g... .l.g.,  Bearcc. 

Garcelon,    r.t..... l.t.,   Reed. 

W.   Drummond,   r.e I.e.,   Burleigh. 

McGraw,   q.b q.b.,   Bailey. 

Chapman,   l.h.b r.h.b.,   Collins'. 

Speakc,   r.h.b l.h.b.,  Thatcher,   Moody. 

Curtis,    f.b f.b.,    Weymouth. 

The  officials  of  the  game  will  be:  Referee — W. 
R.  Crowley,  Bangor.     Umpire — R.  Brown,  Harvard. 


MASS-MEETING. 

A  mass-meeting  was  held  in  Memorial  Hall,  Mon- 
thly noon,  lo  arouse  enthusiasm  for  the  game  with 
the  University  of  Maine  at  Orono.  The  speakers 
were  Track  Coach  Lathrop,  Capt.  Clarke  of  the  base- 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


163 


ball  team,  Capt.  Denning  of  the  track  team, 
and  Manager  White  of  the  foot-hall  team. 
The  meeting  was  presided  over  by  Captain 
Philoon.  All  the  speakers  dwelt  particularly  on  the 
necessity  of  hard  practice  during  the  days  preceding 
the  game,  and  lamented  the  apparent  lack  of  inter 
est  in  the  welfare  of  the  team,  as  evidenced  by  the 
small  number  of  men  out.  They  also  emphasized 
the  necessity  of  all  students  going  to  Orono  Satur- 
day. The  remarks  of  the  different  speakers  were 
enthusiastically  received.  Manager  White  stated 
the  condition  on  which  a  special  train  could  be 
secured  and  the  rales  for  the  same.  At  the  close  he 
read  off  the  names  of  the  men  in  college  and  asked 
every  man  who  could  go  to  make  it  known.  It  is 
thought  that  over  150  will  accompany  the  team. 


JUNIOR  ELECTIONS. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Junior  Class  held  in  Memo 
rial      Mall,      Wednesday     afternoon,      the      following' 
officers    were    elected    for   the    ensuing   year: 

President      Harvey  P.  Winslow. 

Vice-President — Robic  R.   Stevens. 

Secretary-Treasurer — Frank    D.    Rowe, 

Chaplain — Charles  W.   Hawkesworth. 

Orator— Robert  T.   Woodruff. 

Poet — James  W.   Sewall. 

Marshal— Ralph  G.   Webber. 

Ivy  Day  Committee — A.  O.  Putnam,  chairman; 
R.  B.  Williams,   II.  G.  Tobey. 

Assembly  Committee — C.  C.  Hall,  chairman;  A. 
II.  Bodkin,  Jr.,  George  Parchcr,  Romilly  Johnson, 
C.  A.  J.  Houghton. 


(5  yards);  C.  E.  Files,  '08  (4  yards),  2d;  C.  F. 
Doherty,  '07  (scratch),  .id.  Time,  10  3-5  seconds. 
Second  heal  won  by  B.  W.  Morse,  '08  (4  yards)  ; 
L.  1).  Mincher,  '07  (5  yards),  2d;  M.  C.  Donnell.  '08 
(3  yards),  3d.  Time,  10  4-5  seconds.  Final  beat 
won  by  B.  W.  Morse,  '08  (4  yards)  ;  K.  Packard, 
'08  (5  yards),  2d;  ('.  I'".  Doherty,  '07  (scratch),  3d. 
Time,   10  2-5  seconds. 

880-yards  run — S.  W.  Tuell,  '06  (scratch).  1st; 
W.  ['.  Whipple,  '07  (40  yards),  2d;  J.  W.  Chandler, 
'08   (50  yards).   3d.     Time,   2111.    14   [-5s. 

440-yard  dash— F.  A.  Burton,  '07  (25  yards), 
isl;  Paul  Laidley,  '05  (20  yards),  2d;  R.  A.  Lee,  '08 
(30  yards),   ^-     Time,   54!  ■  • 

220-yard  hurdles  I'.  Kimball,  '07  (5  yards),  isl  ; 
II.  S.  Tobey,  '06  (scratch),  2d;  A.  W.  Merrill,  '08 
(5  yards),  ^i\.     Time,   27  2-SS. 

Running  broad  jump  II.  S.  Lowell, '07  (scratch), 
it)  ft,  71 '•  in.;  C  I'".  Doherty,  '07  (3  inches),  2d,  18 
11.  8J  ■  in.;  C.  C.  Shaw,  '00  (scratch),  3d,  18  ft.,  5</2 
in. 

One  mile  run  I).  S.  Robinson,  '07  (50  yards), 
ii;  I.  I..  Gray,  '08  (75  yards).  2d;  P.  R.  Shorcy, 
'0;    ( scratch ).  3d.    Time,  5m.  2  4-ss. 

Throwing  10  ll>.  hammer — A.  C.  Denning,  '05 
( scratch  )     r  si  ;  distance,   130  ft.    1   in. 

Throwing  discus  A.  ('.  Denning,  '05  (scratch), 
1  .1  ;  distance,   101   ft.  2  in. 

'I'lir  officials  were  as  follows :  Starter,  Wm.  T. 
Rowe;  timers,  Dr.  F,  N.  Whittier  and  Coach 
Lathrop;  judge  of  finish,  Samuel  T.  Furbush;  judge 
of  held  events,  James  h'.  Cox,  '04;  clerk  of  course, 
Harold    A.    Nutter,    '05. 


THE  FALL  TRACK  MEET. 

The  meet  on  Whittier  Athletic  Field  last  Satur- 
day afternoon,  was  a  great  success  from  the  athletic 
point  of  view,  but  as  for  class  spirit  it  was  sadly 
lacking.  There  was  but  a  small  number  of  si  11 
dents  present,  and  very  little  interest  was  mani- 
fested. It  seems  strange  that  we  cannot  have  bet- 
ter attendance  at  an  event  of  this  kind,  for  it  is  cer- 
tainly one  which  deserves  our  support  if  any  dues. 
It  is  true  that  it  was  rather  cold,  but  this  ought  nut 
to  have  made  any  difference,  except  to  the  con- 
testants. As  for  the  meet  itself,  the  results  proved 
beyond  a  doubt,  the  advantage  of  fall  training.  Not 
only  were  the  contests  good,  but  they  showed  that  we 
have  excellent  material  in  the  two  lower  classes  pre- 
viously unknown,  which  will  be  heard  from  in  the 
spring.  The  weather  conditions  were  very  unfavor- 
able as  a  strong  wind  blew  across  the  field  and  the 
track  was  very  heavy  from  the  recent  rain,  making 
fast  work  an  impossibility.  Only  one  college  record 
was  broken  and  this  was  by  Denning  in  the  hammer 
throw.  The  former  record,  held  by  himself,  of  138 
ft.  10  in.  was  increased  to  139  ft.  I  in.  The  results 
of  the  different  events  were  as  follows: 

Running  high  jump — II.  S.  Tobey,  '06  (scratch), 
1st,  s  ft-  1  in.;  A.  W.  Merrill  (scratch),  1st,  '08,  2d. 
5  ft.;  B.  W.  Morse,  '08,  3d,   (2  in.),  4  ft.  10  in. 

120-yard  hurdle — H.  S.  Tobey,  '06  (scratch),  1st. 
Time,   18  3-5  seconds. 

100-yard  dash — First  heat  won  by  K.  Packard,  '08 


AMERICA'S  GREATEST    FOOT-BALL    PLAY- 
ERS. 

To  select  an  All-America  fool -ball  team  is  a  dif- 
lienli  task,  but  to  select  an  All-American  team  of  the 
All-American  teams  for  the  past  fourteen  years  is 
decidedly  a  more  difficult  task.  Thishas  been  done  by 
Walter  Camp,  Yale's  athletic  adviser,  an  article  on 
which  appears  in  the  last  issue  of  The  Independent. 
Tin'  team  as  selected  is  as  follows: 

hauls — llinl.ev,    Yale,    All-America,   '01,   '92,   '93  and 

'94- 
Campbell,  Harvard,  All-America,  '99,  '00,  and 

'01. 
Tackles — Newell,    Harvard,    All-America,    '90,    '91, 

'92   and   '93. 
Cowan,   Princeton,  All-America,  '89. 
Guards — Hcffelfinger,  Yale,  All-America,  '88,  '89  and 

'90. 
Glass,   Yale,  All-America.  '02. 
Centre— Lewis,  Amherst  and  Harvard,  All-America, 

'98  and  '99. 
Quarterback — Daly,   Harvard  and  West  Point,    All- 
America,  '98,  '99  and  '00. 
Back  Field — McClung,   Yale,  All-America,    '90    and 

'91. 
Kelley,  Princeton,  All-America,  '96  and 

'97- 
Full  Back — Butterworlh,  Yale,  All-America,  '93  and 

'94- 


J64 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Blumni  personals. 


NOTICE  TO  ALUMNI. 

The  class  secretaries  are  requested  to  make  a 
special  effort  to  send  in  their  class  directories  as 
soon  as  possible.  Not  only  class  directories  are 
desired  but  also  all  the  alumni  notes  you  happen  to 
have. 

CLASSES  OF  '48  AND  '35. 

At  the  recent  meeting  of  the  Penobscot  Bar  high 
tributes  were  paid  by  Justice  Savage  to  three  of  its 
deceased  members — Hon.  Samuel  F.  Humphrey,  '48, 
Hon.  Josiah  Crosby  of  Dexter,  '35,  and  A.  W. 
Wetherbee,  Esq. 

CLASS  OF  1874. 
Skowhegan  will  send  to  the  next  House  one  of 
her  distinguished  citizens.  Edward  N.  Merrill.     Mr. 
Merrill  has  been  engaged  in  active  law  practice  since 
graduation. 

CLASS   OF   1877- 
By  some  oversight  of  the  proof  readers  the  .issue 
of  October  14  has  Lieut.  Robert  Edw'in  Peary  under 
the  Class  of  1876.     Lieut.  Peary  is  a  loyal  member 
of  the  Class  of  1877. 

1891. 
Algernon  S.  Dyer    is    teaching    in    the    Hockley 
Lower    School    at    Tarrytown-on-the-Hudson. 

CLASS    OF    1894. 
Rev.    Norman   McKinnon   has   resigned   the   pas- 
torate of  the  South  Parish  Congregational   Church, 
Augusta,  Maine. 

HON.,  1896. 

Gen.  B.  B.  Murray  on  whom  Bowdoin  conferred 
an  honorary  degree  in  1896,  retires  from  the  office 
of  county  attorney  of  Washington  County.  Gen. 
Murray  has  had  a  long  life  of  distinguished  suc- 
cesses. Three  times  elected  to  the  Maine  House  of 
Representatives,  once  to  the  Senate.  Other  offices 
are  adjutant-general  of  Maine,  special  agent  for  the 
U.  S.  treasury  department  and  served  through  the 
Civil  War  rising  from  captain  to  brevet-brigadier- 
general. 

I903- 
Edward  F.   Moody  is  employed  with    the    New 
York  Telephone  Co.  in  New  York  City. 

1904. 

Howard  C.  Griffin  has  a  position  in  the  Hobart 
College  Library  at  Geneva,  N.  Y. 

Merton  McRae  is  employed  with  the  Baltimore 
Telephone  Co. 

Arthur  Shorey  is  teaching  at  the  Higgins  Classi- 
cal Institute,  Charleston,  Me. 

Myrton  A.  Bryant  is  principal  of  the  Gorham 
High  School,  Gorham,  N.  H. 

Ernest  L.  Brigham  is  teaching  school  at  Warren, 
Mass. 

Harry  L.  Palmer  is  employed  with  the  New  York 
Telephone  Co.  in  New  York  City. 


INTERCOLLEGIATE  NEWS. 

The  question  for  the  annual  Intercollegiate  Yale- 
Princeton  debate  to  be  held  December  6,  1904,  is  as 
follows :  Resolved,  That  it  should  be  the  policy  of 
the  United  States  not  to  hold  territory  unless  with 
the  purpose  that  it  shall  ultimately  enjoy  statehood. 

R.  L.  Henry,  Chicago's  Rhodes  scholar,  writes 
that  the  men  sent  over  to  Oxford  this  year  are 
weak  and  are  not  making  a  very  favorable  impres- 
sion upon  the  English  students.  He  accounts  for 
this  weakness  in  that  the  competition  was  entered 
into  by  very  few.  All  that  is  required  to  pass  the 
examinations  is  a  slight  knowledge  of  Greek  and 
Latin  and  elementary  arithmetic  and  algebra.  Most 
of  the  failures  last  year  were  due  to  too  much 
knowledge. 

The  Thompson  memorial  chapel,  which  is  near- 
ing  completion  at  Williams,  includes  a  set  of  chimes, 
which  ranks  among  the  largest,  finest  and  most 
expensive  in  New  England.  The  cost  of  the  chapel 
is  expected  to  approach  $500,000. 

A  great  pajama  parade  occurred  at  California 
recently.  The  pajamas  used  in  this  annual  affair 
are  reserved  especially  and  are  handed  down  from 
year  to  year.  They  are  white  or  were  once,  and 
are  decorated  either  with  paints  or  with  foot-ball 
pictures. 

Tw,o  Columbia  students  were  recently  arrested 
on  the  charge  of  taking  examinations  as  proxies  for 
others.  Although  this  is  the  first  arrest  of  the 
kind,  it  is  alleged  that  there  is  a  regular  syndicate 
of  bright  young  men  who  will  pass  an  examination 
in  any  subject  for  a  consideration  ranging  from  $20 
to  $300. 

A  plan  is  under  consideration  at  Brown,  whereby 
professors  over  70  years  of  age  or  who  have  been 
connected  with  the  university  for  twenty  years,  are 
to  be  retired. 

Rollins,  '05,  who  holds  the  New  England  Inter- 
collegiate record  in  the  shot-put,  has  been  elected 
captain  of  the  track  team  at  Amherst. 

126  Freshmen  out  of  a  total  of  260  were  pledged 
to  the  14  fraternities  at  Dartmouth  last  week. 

The  Williams  Student  says :  "The  benefits  of  the 
Honor  System  are  so  obvious  that  throughout  col- 
lege they  are  unhesitatingly  recognized  and  affirmed, 
no  man  has  anything  but  commendation  for  the  lib- 
erty afforded  him.  The  essential  element  in  the 
proctor  system  must  always  be  odious  to  a  demo- 
cratic,  honorable   society." 

According  to  the  census  taken  to  ascertain  the 
political  sentiments  of  the  students  at  Wesleyan, 
120  or  88.9  per  cent,  were  Republicans ;  10  or  7.4  per 
cent,  were  Democrats ;  2  or  1.48  per  cent.,  Prohibi- 
tionists ;  and  1  or  .74  per  cent,  was  independent. 
Out  of  the  13S  men,  however,  only  62  were  of  age, 
and  of  these  53  were  Republicans,  7  Democrats, 
and  2  Prohibitionists. 

The  preliminary  figures  of  registration  in  the 
various  departments  at  Yale  show  the  total  number 
of  students*  at  present  to  be  2995.  This  is  the  largest 
number  in  the  history  of  the  college. 

The  number  of  students  registered  this  fall  at 
Harvard  is  4086,  a  decrease  of  205  over  last  year's 
attendance.  President  Eliot  thinks  the  cause  is  par- 
tially due  to  the  fact  that  more  men  are  realizing 
the  need  of  completing  their  education  in  three 
instead  of  four  years. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXIV.  BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    NOVEMBER    n,    1904. 


NO.  15. 


BOWDOIN  22,  MAINE  5. 


Last  Saturday  proved  to  be  the  day  which  all 
Bowdoin  men  have  looked  forward  to  for  four  long 
years.  It  was  the  first  time  during  the  course  of 
any  of  the  present  undergraduates  that  our  team 
has  won  from  Maine,  and  it  was  the  signal  for 
great  rejoicing.  Between  150  and  200  of  the  stu- 
dents attended  the  game  at  Orono,  and  it  is  safe 
to  say  that  a  happier  crowd  of  fellows  never  took  a 
return  trip  home.  The  day  was  not  a  particularly 
fine  one  for  foot-ball,  because  it  was  rather  cold, 
and  the  field  exceedingly  muddy,  but  this  made 
little  difference  to  the  team,  and  they  ploughed 
through  it  all  to  a  well-earned  victory.  The  game 
was  called  at  2.30,  and  the  details  are  as  follows : 
Captain  Philoon  won  the  toss  and  chose  the  north 
goal.  Learned  kicked  off  to  Speake,  who  ran  the 
ball  in  to  the  20-yard  line.  It  was  then  that  the  fun 
began,  with  line  plunges,  end  runs,  and  quarterback 
tricks.  The  backs  drove  the  ball  up  the  field  with- 
out being  held  for  downs.  Once  Maine  withstood  the 
rush  for  two  downs,  but  on  the  third,  with  two 
yards  to  gain,  McGraw  took  the  ball  around  the 
end  for  a  14-yard  run,  placing  it  on  Maine's 
16-yard  line.  With  a  beautiful  line  plunge  Chap- 
man carried  it  to  the  3-yard  line,  and  from  there 
Curtis  took  it  over,  almost  before  Maine  realized 
what  was  happening.  McGraw  failed  to  kick  the 
goal,   however,   owing  to  the  mud. 

Chapman  then  kicked  off  to  Thatcher,  who  ran 
the  ball  in  to  the  20-yard  line.  After  a  couple  of 
tens  Maine  was  forced  to  punt  and  McGraw 
received  the  ball  on  the  48-yard  line.  From  there 
Speake  worked  it  to  the  45-yard  line,  where  it  was 
fumbled,  but  recovered  on  the  40  yard  line.  Then 
Chapman  got  in  one  of  the  runs  for  which  he  is 
famous.  Breaking  through  Maine's  right  tackle 
and  shaking  off  all  opponents,  he  'covered  the  40 
yards  to  the  goal  line,  making  the  second  touch- 
down in  sensational  style.  McGraw  failed  to  kick 
a  difficult  goal.  Chapman  kicked  to  Weymouth, 
who  carried  the  ball  to  the  20  yard  line.  Maine, 
however,  could  not  gain  and  Thatcher  punted  to 
Chapman  on  the  35-yard  line.  With  a  couple  of 
quarterback  runs  and  a  few  more  line  plunges  it 
went  to  the  10-yard  line.  Again  Curtis  took  the 
ball  through  for  a  touchdown,  and  McGraw  kicked 
the  goal.  Thatcher  received  the  ball  on  the  next 
kick-off  and  carried  it  to  the  10-yard  line.  From 
there  Maine  pushed  it  to  the  35-yard  line  where  she 
was  forced  to  punt.  McGraw  got  the  ball  on 
Maine's  50-yard  line,  Bowdoin  rushed  it  to  the 
30-yard  line  and  there  Maine  held.  Just  time 
enough  remained  for  a  try  at  goal,  but  this  was 
missed  and  the  half  ended. 

The  second  half  began  with  Chapman's  kick  to 
Thatcher     on     the     8-yard     line.     Collins     gained 


15  yards,  but  Bowdoin  held  on  the  next  three 
downs,  and  took  the  ball.  After  three  or  four 
plunges  by  the  backs  Curtis  took  it  over  for  the 
fourth  touchdown,  McGraw  kicked  the  goal,  and 
this  ended  Bowdoin's  scoring.  On  the  kick-off  Col- 
lins received  the  ball  at  the  5-yard  line.  Maine 
could  not  gain,  so  punted  to  Chapman.  Maine's 
line  held  and  Bowdoin  returned  the  punt,  the  ball 
being  caught  on  Maine's  own  30-yard  line.  A  few 
gains  and  Thatcher  punted  once  more.  McGraw 
received  the  ball  in  the  centre  of  the  field.  Chap- 
man gained  20  yards  on  a  fake  punt.  Bowdoin 
was  penalized  15  yards  for  holding  and  then  Maine 
held  for  downs.  With  six  minutes  to  play  Maine 
rushed  the  ball  steadily  up  the  field,  aided  now  and 
then  by  a  fifteen-yard  penalty,  until  within  one  yard 
of  the  goal  line.  From  there  Crowe  took  the  ball 
over  for  a  touchdown.  Learned,  however,  missed 
the  goal  and  time  was  called.  The  last  part  of  the 
game  was  played  in  semi-darkness,  and  it  is  doubt- 
ful if  Maine  would  have  scored  had  it  not  been 
for  this.  As  for  the  individual  stars,  Chapman  and 
McGraw  were  undoubtedly  the  most  brilliant,  but 
so  well  did  everyone  play  that  it  is  very  difficult  to 
say  who  did  the  best  work. 
The  summary : 

U.  of  M.  Bowdoin. 

Quint,    r.e I.e.,   J.    Drummond. 

Bennett    (Matheas),   r.t l.t,   Finn. 

Talbot,    r.g ].g.,    Sanborn. 

Learned,    c c.,    Philoon. 

W.    Bearce    (Moore),    l.g r.g.,    Hawkesworth. 

Reed    (Mitchell),    l.t , r.t,    Garcelon. 

Burleigh,    l.e r.e.,    W.    Drummond. 

Bailey,    q.b q.b.,    McGraw. 

Collins,    r.h.b J.h.b.,    Chapman. 

Thatcher,    l.h.b r.h.b.,    Speake    (Blanchard). 

Weymouth    (Crowe),    f.b f.b.,    Curtis. 

Score — Bowdoin,  22  ;  Maine,  5.  Touchdowns — 
Curtis  3,  Chapman,  Bowdoin;  Crowe,  Maine. 
Goals  from  touchdowns — McGraw  2,  Bowdoin. 
Referee— William  Crowley,  Bangor.  Umpire — 
"Reggie"  Brown,  Harvard.  Linesmen — C.  P.  Con- 
nors, Bowdoin;  A.  Wood,  Maine.  Timers — A.  L. 
Grover,  Maine;  Brown,  Bowdoin.  Time— 30-  and 
25-minute  periods. 


DEBATING  NOTES. 

For  the  first  Intersection  Debate,  to  be  held 
November  29,  the  question  will  be  the  following: 
"For  the  State  of  Maine  a  System  of  High  License 
is  Preferable  to  Prohibition."  Section  A  will  have 
the  affirmative  and  Section  B  the  negative.  The 
principal  speakers  will  be  Childs  and  Perry  for 
Section  A;  Pierce  and  Peterson  for  Section  B. 
The  judges  will  be  named  later. 

The   Section   B   debate  of  January    19    will    be 


166 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


omitted ;  on  that  evening  will  be  held  the  '68  Prize 
Speaking.  The  debate  of  November  22  will  also  be 
omitted. 

The  revised  versions  of  the  first   forensics   will 
not  be  due  before  Thanksgiving. 


THE   LIBRARY. 


NEW  BOOKS  ADDED. 
Fiske,   A.  K.     The  Modern  Bank. 

This  book  takes  up  in  detail  the  operations  and 
the  various  functions  of  banks  as  we  know  them'  in 
the  United  States.  The  large  banks  of  New  York 
City  are  taken  as  the  model  which  the  other  banks 
of  the  country,  with  a  few  modifications,  closely 
follow.  The  account  assumes  no  knowledge  of 
banking,  on  the  part  of  the  reader,  and  it  forms, 
for  this  reason,  an  excellent  introduction  to  this 
subject.     (332.1  :F  54) 

Littlefield,   (J.  E.      Early   Schools   and    School- 
Books  of  New  England. 

Following  some  introductory  pages  on  the  early 
schools  of  Europe  the  author  gives  a  somewhat 
extended  account  of  education  in  Massachusetts. 
Of  particular  value-  however,  to  the  antiquary  and 
reader  of  New  England  history,  are  the  pages  on 
the  "Early  School  Books  of  New  England."  The 
most  used  of  these  early  text-books  are  described  in 
detail  and  there  are  produced  many  facsimiles  of 
frontispieces  and  title-pages  of  books  no  longer 
generally   accessible.     (379.744:  L  73) 

Henderson,   B.  W.     The  Life  and  Principate  of 
the  Emperor  Nero. 

A  comprehensive  study  of  the  personal  life  and 
public  career  of  Nero.  A  very  full  account  is  given 
of  the  public  men  and  events  of  the  times  and 
especially  the  share  that  Nero  had  in  the  history  of 
the  period.  There  are  separate  chapters  on  the 
court  life,  the  fire  of  Rome,  and  Seneca  and  the 
Stoics,  all  of  which  are  sketched  with  considerable 
fullness  and  complete  the  picture  of  Roman  life  in 
Nero's  time.     (937.06 :  H  38) 

Whibley,  Charles.     William   Makepeace  Thack= 
eray. 

A  life  and  criticism  of  the  writings  of  Thack- 
eray, although  the  biographical  matter  is  necessarily 
a  minor  feature.  The  materials  for  a  life  of  Thack- 
eray are  not  generally  available.  Out  of  respect 
for  Thackeray's  wishes  no  authorized  life  has  been 
prepared.  This  book  is  strong  on  the  critical  side 
and  there  is  a  careful  consideration  of  Thackeray's 
stories.  Air.  Whibley  is  sufficiently  detached  from 
the  time  and  surroundings  of  his  subject  to  leave 
him  independent  in  his  criticism.  He  gives  a  keen 
and  impartial  analysis  of  Thackeray  and  his  work. 
(823.82 :  B  4) 

Merwin=Webster.     Calumet  "K." 

The  chief  interest  of  this  story  centres  around  a 
young  constructor  who  is  given  the  task  of  building 
a  two-million  bushel  grain  elevator  within  a  speci- 


fied time.  A  big  wheat  deal  depends  upon  the  suc- 
cess of  the  undertaking.  This  is  not  a  recent  story 
but  it  has  maintained  for  more  than  three  years  a 
good  deal  of  the  prominence  which  it  gained  upon 
its   first  publication.     (813.49:  M  56) 

NOTES. 

The  library  is  changing  the  form  of  cards  in 
the  catalogue  now  in  use  to  a  larger  size. 
A  catalogue  has  already  been  started  on  the  larger 
size  cards  and  the  attention  of  readers  is  called  to 
this  supplementary  catalogue  which  stands  on  a 
table  at  the  right  of  the  regular  catalogue  and  con- 
tains cards  for  books  added  since  October  1,   1904. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION   ITEMS. 

The  regular  weekly  meeting  held  in  Banister 
Hall  at  seven-fifteen  on  Thursday  evening,  was 
led  by  Greene,  '05.  The  subject  for  consideration 
was  "The  Power  of  a  Temperate  Life." 

SUNDAY  SERVICE. 
Owing  to  the  fact  that  so  many  men  were  out 
of  town,  the  Sunday  service  was  postponed.  The 
Association  expects  to  have  as  their  guest  on 
October  13th,  Mr.  Douglass  Cook,  Harvard,  1905. 
Mr.  Cook  is  a  man  prominent  in  Association  work 
at  Cambridge,  besides  being  an  all-around  college 
man.  It  is  no  more  than  the  fair  thing  that  the 
college  men  give  Mr.  Cook  a  cordial  welcome,  by 
turning  out  to  hear  him. 

SUNDAY  EVENING  SERVICE. 
The  next  speaker  for  the  Sunday  evening  ser- 
vices which  are  being  held  in  connection  with  the 
college  church,  will  be  the  Rev.  John  C.  Perkins  of 
Portland.  Mr.  Perkins  is  a  recent  graduate  of  the 
college  and  although  his  subject  has  not  been 
announced,  we  may  rest  assured  he  will  have  some- 
thing to  say  which  will  be  of  interest  and  profit  to 
the  undergraduates  of  his  Alma  Mater. 


Probably  one  of  the  most  common  excuses 
which  men  give  when  asked  to  join  a  Christian 
Association,  is  the  lack  of  time.  There  can  be 
little  doubt  but  that  such  an  excuse  is  not  only  ill- 
considered,  but  ill-founded.  In  the  first  place  the 
college  man  is  neglecting  just  that  part  of  his  col- 
lege education  which  he  should  most  heartily  seek 
to  cultivate.  An  hour  of  his  time  every  week  is  no 
more  than  he  would  devote  to  almost  anything 
else.  Furthermore,  the  men  who  are  devoting  not 
merely  one,  but  many  hours  to  the  work  of  the 
association  are  those  who  are  as  busy  as  any  men 
in  the  college.  Mr.  John  R.  Mott,  one  of  the 
strongest  of  student  secretaries  of  the  country  and 
one  thoroughly  conversant  with  the  life  of  the  col- 
lege student,  says  on  this  point :  "If  a  Christian 
man  thinks  that  he  has  not  time  to  be  a  member  of 
the  association,  it  is  one  of  the  strongest  reasons 
why  he  should  be  a  member."  A  lack  of  time  is 
veritably  a  very,  very  unsatisfactory  excuse. 
Remember  this :  That  if  you  can  concur  in  the  pur- 
poses of  the  association,  in  spite  of  everything  you 
should  be  one  of  its  members.  It  is  your  duty  and 
privilege  to  assist  it  in  its  endeavors  to   raise  the 


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standard  of  college  manhood,  not  by  instilling  mon- 
astic ideals  into  its  members,  but  by  encouraging 
them  to  enter  into  all  college  activities,  and  carry 
with  them  their  ideals  of  right  and  truth.  This  is 
an  eminently  practical  ideal  and  one  which  should 
appeal   to  all. 


FACULTY   OFFICE   HOURS. 

The  following  office  hours  have  been  appointed 
by  the  members  of  the  Faculty  at  which  time  they 
will  be   pleased  to   meet  the  students. 

President  Hyde — 7  to  8  every  evening. 

Prof.  Chapman — Every  evening,  79  Federal 
Street. 

Prof.  Lee — Monday,  Tuesday,  Wednesday, 
Thursday  and  Friday  evenings  at  Laboratory  and 
Science  Building. 

Prof.  Robinson — 8  a.m.  to  11  p.m.  daily  at 
Laboratory   in   Science   Building. 

Prof.  Houghton — Tuesday,  Thursday  and  Fri- 
day, 2  to  3.30  p.m.  in  Memorial  Hall. 

Prof.  Johnson — At  home  or  at  the  Art  Building 
during   the   day. 

Prof.   Woodruff — Monday   evenings. 

Prof.  Moody — Mornings  in  Mathematics  Room, 
Adams  Hall. 

Prof.   Hutchins — At   Laboratory  every   forenoon. 

Dr.   Whittier — 2  to  4  p.m.   daily  at  his  office. 

Prof.  Files — 2  to  2.30  p.m.  daily  at  Registrar's 
office  in  Hubbard  Library. 

Prof.  Mitchell — Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday 
and  Friday  1.30  to  4  p.m.  at  English  room  in 
Memorial  Hall. 

Prof.  Roberts — Every  evening  at  residence,  29 
Cumberland  Street. 

Prof.  McCrea — Monday,  Wednesday,  and  Friday 
afternoons    at    residence,    157    Main    Street. 

Prof.  Ham — Monday  7  to  8  p.m. 

Mr.  Foster — Tuesday  and  Thursday  9  to  11 
a.m.  in  Hubbard  Hall. 

Mr.  Pearson — Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday  and 
Friday   afternoons  at   Physics  laboratory. 

Mr.  Merriman — Daily  'at  Biology  Department 
in   Science  Building. 

Mr.  Cram — Daily  at  Room  No.  1,  Science  Build- 
ing. 


Charles  G.  Dawes  and  Robert  Catherwood  at  the 
residence  of  the  latter.  Friday  morning  the  final 
executive  session  was  held  and  in  the  afternoon  a 
visit  was  made  to  the  Northwestern  Chapter  House, 
Northwestern  University,  Evanston.  In  the  evening 
the  convention  banquet  was  held  at  the  Auditorium. 
Lambda  Nu  of  Ohio  State  University  was  granted 
a  charter  by  the  convention.  The  Bowdoin  Chap- 
ter was  represented  by  W.  T.  Henderson,  '05,  and 
C.  C.  Holman,  '06.  The  convention  was  favored 
with  delightful  weather  and  the  delegates  were  so 
warmly  received  and  so  highly  entertained  that  all 
agreed  the  seventieth  convention  to  be  one  of  the 
most  successful  in  the  history  of  the  fraternity. 


JUNIOR   ELECTIONS. 

On  account  of  dissatisfaction  with  the  recent 
Junior  elections  all  the  men  who  were  elected  last 
Wednesday  resigned  and  new  officers  have  been 
chosen  as  follows : 

President — Harvey   P.   Winslow. 

Vice-President — Robie   R.    Stevens. 

Secretary-Treasurer — Frank    D.    Rowe. 

Chaplain — Charles    W.    Hawkesworth. 

Orator — Charles  L.  Favinger. 

Poet — James  W.   Sewall. 

Marshal— Ralph    G.    Webber. 

Ivy  Day  Committee — Robert  Hodgson,  Jr., 
Chairman ;   H.   G.   Tobey,   William   H.   Stone. 

Assembly  Committee— C.  C.  Hail,  Chairman; 
A.  H.  Bodkin,  A.  O.  Putnam,  C.  A.  J.  Houghton, 
George   Parcher. 


THEATRE    ATTRACTIONS. 

The    following    attractions    are    booked     at    the 
Empire  Theatre : 

Nov.  11 — Richard  Mansfield. 

Nov.  12— McAuliffe  Stock  Co. 

Nov.  14 — David  Harum. 

Nov.  15-19— Clara  Turner  Stock  Co. 

Nov.  21 — Bertha  Galland. 

Nov.  22-26 — Phelan  Opera  Co. 

Nov.  28 — Sky  Farm. 


DELTA  UPSILON  CONVENTION. 

The  seventieth  annual  convention  of  the  Delta 
Upsilon  fraternity  was  held  at  Chicago,  111.,  Octo- 
ber 26,  27  and  28,  with  the  Chicago  Delta  Upsilon 
Club,  the  Northwestern  and  Chicago  Chapters. 
Thirty-five  chapters  were  represented. 

The  convention  opened  on  Wednesday  with  an 
executive  session  and  in  the  evening  an  informal 
smoker  was  held  at  the  University  Club.  Thursday 
the  executive  session  was  continued.  In  the  after- 
noon the  delegates  were  driven  by  tally-ho  to  the 
University  of  Chicago,  where  the  literary  exercises 
were  held  in  Mandel  Hall.  After  the  exercises  the 
Chicago  chapter  gave  an  informal  reception  at  their 
chapter  house.  In  the  evening  a  reception  and  ball 
was  tendered  the  delegates  by  Judge  E.  B.  Sherman, 
Chief  Justice      of. the   Supreme   Court    of  Illinois, 


THREE  BROTHERS  IN  CONGRESS. 

It  may  not  be  generally  known  by  the  under- 
graduate body  that  from  1861  to  1863  William  Pitt 
Fessenden,  Samuel  C.  Fessenden,  and  Thomas  A.  D. 
Fessenden  were  all  members  of  the  37th  Congress. 
William  Pitt  Fessenden  was-  in  the  Senate  and  his 
two  brothers  were  in  the  House.  They  were  all 
Bowdoin  men. 

This  is  something  for  every  Bowdoin  man  to  be 
proud  of.  Things  like  this  should  not  be  forgotten, 
but  should  be  kept  alive  in  the  memory  of  every 
loyal  Bowdoin  man.  It  should  not  be  kept  among 
ourselves  but  should  be  spread  abroad.  Whenever 
an  opportunity  arises  for  you  to  tell  of  the  fame  of 
your  college  to  a  prospective  sub-Freshman  or  any- 
one else,  never  fail  to  mention  anything  of  this 
kind. 


J  68 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


B      WDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITOuIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F    FINN,  Jr.  1905. 


Editor-in-Chief. 


ASS  OIATE    EDITORS: 


E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 
W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 
R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906. 
H.   P.    WINSLOW,  1906. 


H.   E.  WILSON,  1907. 
A.  L.  ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 


W.  S    CUSHING,  1905,     •     •     Business  Manager. 
G.  C.  Soule,  1906,     •     •     Ass't  Business  Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 

Entered  at  Post-Oflice  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter 
Lewistun  Journal  Pkess. 

Vol.   XXXIV.        FRIDAY,   NOV.    II,    1904.  No.    15. 


Congratulations,   President  Roosevelt. 


Bates  Game. 


To-morrow  afternoon 
Bowdoin  meets  Bates  on 
Whittier  field  in  what  promises  to  be  the 
hardest  fought  as  well  as  the  most  important 
game  of  the  year.  Both  teams  have  won  two 
games  and  this  game  will  decide  the  cham- 
pionship. It  is  needless  to  call  the  attention 
of  the  college  to  the  importance  of  this  con- 
test. Four  years  have  passed  since  we  won 
our  last  foot-ball  championship;  it  is  about 
time  we  had  another.  Bates  has  been  steadily 
improving  this  last  week  and  the  work  of  our 
own  players  during  the  past  two  weeks  has 
demonstrated  that  our  team  is  capable  of 
splendid  foot-ball.  The  team  realizes  the 
strength  of  their  opponents   and   how   much 


is  at  stake  in  this  last  and  most  important 
game  of  the  year  and  will  work  with  a  "do  or 
die"  spirit  to  end  the  season  successfully. 
To-morrow's  game  should  be  a  repetition  of 
last  Saturday's  in  its  enthusiasm.  Let  us 
hope  it  will  be  in  its  results. 


Maine  Game. 


The  foot-ball  team 
deserves  the  heartiest  con- 
gratulations upon  their  decisive  victory  over 
Maine.  The  most  enthusiastic  Bowdoin  sup- 
porter hardly  dared  look  for  more  than  a 
score  against  the  indomitable  Maine  team,  but 
to  win  so  decisively  on  their  own  grounds 
seems  too  good  to  be  true.  Not  one  of  the 
eleven  but  played  plucky  foot-ball  and  did  his 
best.  Not  one  of  the  team  but  covered  him- 
self with  glory.  Coach  McClave  and  the 
team  have  every  reason  to  feel  pleased  with 
the  showing  they  made. 


The  Library  privileges 
Abuse  of  Library        ...  ,  , 

„  .  .,  *     which  we  enjoy  here  and 

Privileges.  J   J 

which  we  know  are  unex- 
celled by  any  colleges  of  our  class,  should  be 
used,  not  abused.  The  Reading-Room  papers 
are  not  furnished  as  a  convenient  means  by 
which  the  students'  scrap  books  can  be  kept 
supplied.  The  publications  there  on  file  are 
the  common  property  of  the  entire  college  and 
anybody  who  mutilates  them  is  infringing  on 
the  rights  of  the  college.  The  most  recent  of 
these  offences  occurred  last  week  when  some- 
one mutilated  one  of  the  Portland  papers,  by 
cutting  out  an  account  of  the  recent  Junior 
elections.  The  price  of  this  paper  is  two  cents 
and  this  sum,  consequently,  represents  the 
gain  for  which  this  person  was  willing  to  vio- 
late the  laws  of  decency  and  honor.  He  is 
beneath  criticism. 


Art  Lectures. 


We  sincerely  hope  that 
Professor  Johnson  will 
conduct  a  course  of  lectures  in  the  Art  Build- 
ing this  year  as  usual.     These  talks  are  not 


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169 


only  of  inestimable  benefit  to  the  Freshmen, 
but  also  to  upperclassmen.  Few  colleges  of 
Bowdoin's  size  have  such  wealth  in  art.  It  is 
to  be  regretted  that  the  students,  during  their 
four  years  course,  do  not  take  advantage  of 
the  opportunities  offered  by  the  Walker  Art 
Building.  Often  a  visitor  to  our  campus 
remarks  that  "If  he  were  a  Bowdoin  student 
he  would  spend  half  of  his  time  in  this  beau- 
tiful treasure  house  of  art."  How  many  of 
the  students  have  even  taken  the  trouble  to 
make  a  tour  of  the  galleries  and,  by  the  aid 
of  an  art  collection  catalogue,  become  famil- 
iar with  the  many  rare  gems  of  art  which  they 
contain?  No  man  can  be  called  truly  cul- 
tured who  has  not  some  knowledge  and 
appreciation  of  the  fine  arts. 


American   Flag. 


Strangely    enou 


although  we  have  a  place 
dedicated  to  Divine  reverence,  one  to  the 
honored  dead  of  the  college  and  many 
to  the  pursuit  of  wisdom,  we  still  do  not  have 
a  place  that  testifies  to  Bowdoin's  love  for  the 
nation.  What  more  fitting  place  could  there 
be  to  flaunt  the  stars  and  stripes  than  the  old, 
old  campus  where  the  first  students  began 
their  labors  only  a  decade  after  the  nation's 
founding?  In  this  little  ideal  world  of  ours 
we  should  not  be  allowed  to  forget  the  great 
nation,  whose  growth  has  been  so  analogous 
to  our  own.  The  daily  sight  of  Old  Glory 
floating  free  on  the  wandering  breezes  would 
surely  help  in  welding  the  tissues  of  our  char- 
acters firmer  and  making  us  better  and  truer 
men,  the  supreme  object  of  our  education 
here.  Truly,  the  little  expense  that  would  be 
incurred  with  the  setting  up  of  a  flag-pole  on 
the  campus  and  the  purchase  of  a  flag  would 
be  one  of  the  best  investments  of  recent  years. 


A  privilege  of  which 
many  Bowdoin  students 
are  slow  in  availing  them- 
selves is  that  of  calling  upon  the  members  of 
the  Faculty.     It    is    one    of    the    very    great 


Calling  on   the 
Faculty. 


advantages  of  a  small  college  that  the  Profes- 
sors and  students  are  brought  much  into  con- 
tact, but  there  is  room  for  much  closer  rela- 
tionship here  at  Bowdoin.  It  is  surprising 
that  a  large  per  cent,  of  the  students  go 
through  college  without  meeting  a  professor 
outside  of  his  class  room.  Many  who  have 
business  with  members  of  the  Faculty  fail  to 
call  upon  them  for  fear — perhaps — of  being 
held  in  contempt  by  their  classmates.  Such 
a  feeling  is  nonsensical.  No  student  need 
fear  that  familiarity  with  the  refined  and 
affable  gentlemen  who  constitute  the  Bow- 
doin Faculty,  will  breed  contempt  for  them. 
Now  that  all  the  members  of  the  Faculty  have 
appointed  regular  calling  hours,  we  hope  to 
see  all  the  students  avail  themselves  of  the 
opportunity  to  become  better  acquainted  with 
the  Faculty. 


BOWDOIN'S    RHODES    SCHOLAR. 

In  the  November  number  of  the  Good  Will 
Record  David  R.  Porter,  ex-1906,  who  won  the 
Cecil  Rhodes  scholarship  in  this  state,  has  an  inter- 
esting article  describing  his  trip  across  the  Atlantic 
on  his  way  to  Oxford.  He  took  passage  on  the 
Cunard  liner  "Ivernia,"  sailing  September  27,  1904, 
with  thirty-five  out  of  the  forty-three  students  who 
go  from  America  this  year. 

Mr.  Porter  says  concerning  these  students  that 
"All  of  them  were  between  twenty  and  twenty-five 
years  of  age;  seven  had  taken  the  Master  of  Arts 
degree  from  American  institutions;  twenty-eight 
the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree;  nine  were  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  men.  Thirteen  had  graduated  in  the  Class 
of  1904,  five  were  members  of  the  Class  of  1905, 
and  one  had  just  finished  the  Sophomore  year. 
■  ■  .  .  "  Without  doubt  the  last  was  Mr. 
Porter   himself. 

They  had  a  very  pleasant  voyage,  not  a  cloud 
appearing  in  the  sky  during  the  week  on  board. 
A  committee  of  entertainments  was  chosen  which 
arranged  tournaments  of  shuffteboard,  chess  and 
checkers;  excursions  were  made  over  the  ship;  a 
mock  trial  was  held.  There  were  several  noted 
foreigners  on  board,  who  gave  talks  on  the  customs 
and  politics  of  their  countries.  One  night  the  cap- 
tain of  the  ship  arranged  a  concert  in  which  the 
Rhodes  students  took  part  and  sang  a  number  of 
American  songs. 

Mr.  Porter  closes  by  saying  that  "The  experi- 
ences on  the  way  to  Oxford  have  shown  us  that 
every  wish  of  the  modern  ocean  traveller  is  fully 
satisfied  unless  it  is  an  occasional,  but  none  the  less 
passionate  desire  'to  get  off  and  walk,'  and  this 
desire  is  partially  met  by  the  opportunities  of  the 
broad  deck  where  we  can  go  out  any  time  for  a 
hundred-yard  dash." 


J  70 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


GLEE  CLUB  TRIALS. 

With  the  close  of  the  foot-ball  season  the  atten- 
tion of  the  undergraduates  must  be  called  to  the 
ways  in  which  they  can  further  Bowdoin's  interests 
in  the  winter  months,  and  in  no  better  way  can  this 
be  done  than  by  lending  hearty  support  to  the  musi- 
cal organizations.  In  college  at  present,  and  espe- 
cially in  the  incoming  class,  is  to  be  found  some  of 
the  best  material  that  has  ever  been  available  for 
glee  club  use,  and  never  before  has  there  been  a 
better  opportunity  offered  for  talent  on  the  club  than 
at  this  time.  Every  man  with  any  ability  whatever 
should  report  for  the  trials  and  make  at  least  an 
attempt  to  represent  Bowdoin  in  a  branch  of  activ- 
ity as   important  as  any   athletic  interest. 

F.  K.  Ryan. 


BOWDOIN  VS.  BATES,  TO-MORROW  AFTER- 
AT  2.30. 


INTERCOLLEGIATE    NEWS. 

The  total  registration  at  Wesleyan  this  year  is 
300. 

The  Harvard  Faculty  have  decided  to  allow 
undergraduates  who  have  completed  the  require- 
ments for  the  degree  of  A.B.,  with  the  exception  of 
a  single  course,  to  be  admitted  to  the  graduate  school 
as  candidates  for  an  A.M.  This  ruling  will  make  it 
less  difficult  for  men  to  acquire  both  degrees  within 
four  years,  and  still  retain  identity  with  their  class. 

A" joint  Republican  parade  of  the  Harvard  and 
Technology  students  was  held  last  Wednesday  night. 
After  the  parade  the  Technology  students  retired 
to  the  Rogers  Building  where  they  were  going  to 
cheer  and  sing  prior  to  breaking  up  the  parade. 
When  they  reached  the  building  they  found  it  sur- 
rounded by  platoons  of  police  and  an  encounter 
took  place.  Many  Tech.  students  were  injured  by 
the  brutal  and  uncalled  for  attacks  of  the  police. 

The  Cornell  Sun,  which  began  the  twenty-fifth 
year  of  its  publication  with  the  present  college  year, 
is  now  the  largest  college  daily  in  America.  Besides 
covering  the  college  news,  the  Sun  has  each  morn- 
ing a  page  of  telegraphic  news  covering  the  whole 
world. 

The  Yale  News  in  discussing  the  list  of  Junior 
appointments,  awarded  to  men  who  have  main- 
tained an  average  standing  of  250  or  better,  on  a 
scale  of  400  during  the  first  two  years  of  their 
course,  finds  that  8.8  per  cent,  of  appointed  men  and 
4.2  per  cent,  of  non-appointments  are  members  of 
editorial  boards  of  the  college  publications  or  have 
competed  in  important  debates ;  13.2  per  cent  of 
those  who  received  appointments  and  16.3  per  cent, 
of  those  who  failed  have  been  members  of  a  class 
or  university  team.  Eight  and  two-tenths  per  cent, 
of  appointments  and  9.3  per  cent,  of  non-appoint- 
ments have  been  members  of  one  or  more  of  the 
three  musical  clubs,  while  in  religious  work  the  fig- 
ures are  5.7  and  4.2  per  cent. 


A  Mother  Goose  Carnival  was  given  in  the  Con- 
gregational vestry  Friday  evening  and  was  opened 
with  a  real  Mother  Goose  rhyme  written  for  the 
occasion  by  Professor  Chapman.  Among  the  col- 
lege men  who  formed  the  Comb  Orchestra  were 
Riley.  Ryan.  Denning  and  Greene,  '05,  R.  Johnson 
and  F.  Piper,  '06,  and  Winchell,  '07. 


College  Botes. 

A  cut  of  Ross  McClave  appeared  in  Sunday's 
Globe. 

Many  old  graduates  were  at  the  Maine  game, 
Saturday. 

James  Cox,  '04,  was  one  of  the  officials  at  the 
Kent's  Hill-Hebron  game. 

The  Food  Fair  at  Bath  last  week  attracted  a 
large  number  of  students. 

Will  it  be  Bowdoin  eight  out  of  twelve  games 
played  with  Bates,  or  Bates  five? 

President  Hyde  is  scheduled  to  preach  in  Battell 
Chapel,    Yale    University,    March    5. 

Robert  Cony,  '07,  attended  the  Kent's  Hill- 
Hebron  game  at  Kent's  Hill,  Saturday. 

Maine  Night  was  celebrated  at  Orono  last  Fri- 
day  and   many   graduates   were  present. 

Dr.  Burnett  is  conducting  the  courses  of  Presi- 
dent Hyde  during  his  absence  from  college. 

The  entire  student  body  were  conspicuous 
because  of  their  absence  on  the  campus,   Saturday. 

The  citizens  of  Brunswick  will  attend  the  Bow- 
doin-Bates  game  to-morrow  en  masse  with  a  band. 

The  Bugle  editors  are  watching  every  one  with 
feline  eyes  these  days  to  discover  an  excuse  for 
slugs. 

A  kerosene  lamp  with  a  reflector  has  been  placed 
on  the  steps  of  the  library.  Let  the  good  work  go 
on. 

A  great  many  students  took  advantage  of  the 
generous  offer  of  the  Faculty  and  went  home  to 
vote. 

President  Hyde  will  leave  for  New  York  next 
week  where  he  hopes  to  raise  more  money  for 
endowment   purposes. 

W.  R.  Crosby,  formerly  of  Bangor  High  School, 
has  entered  college  as  a  1908  Special,  preparatory  to 
the  study  of  medicine. 

The  grand-stand  tickets  for  to-morrow's  game 
are  in  white — Bowdoin's  side— and  the  bleacher 
tickets  in  red — for  Bates. 

The  co-eds  are  going  to  come  down  in  force  to 
the  game  to-morrow,  having  chartered  the  parlor 
car  "Merrymeeting"   for  the  purpose. 

W.  T.  Rowe,  '04,  is  in  the  gymnasium  every 
afternoon  at  3.30  to  instruct  those  of  the  Freshman 
Class  who  so  desire  in  Indian  club  swinging. 

There  is  a  very  interesting  family  of  Guinea  pigs 
in  the  basement  of  the  Medical  building,  that  are 
destined  very  soon  to  suffer  in  the  cause  of  science. 

A  certain  Freshman  in  North  Winthrop  under- 
took to  heat  his  bed  last  week  by  placing  an  incan- 
descent electric  light  beneath  the  bed  clothes  and  it 
worked  to  perfection.  The  conflagration  was  sub- 
dued and  a  furniture  store  visited  the  following  day. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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Many  members  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  Fraternity 
and  the  Kappa  Sigma  fraternity  witnessed  the 
initiations  of  these  fraternities  at  Maine  Saturday 
night. 

During  the  month  of  October  there  were  only 
701  books  taken  from  the  library.  According  to 
this  account  most  of  the  fellows  must  be  doing  the 
bulk  of  their  reading   in  the  library. 

Is  there  any  wonder  that  the  musically  inclined 
students  jumped  at  the  chance  to  assist  in  making 
"Evangeline"  a  success  when  one  considers  the 
others — the  feminine  others — who  helped  to  make  it 
a  success. 

Ernest  D.  Humphreys  of  Henderson,  a  gradu- 
ate of  Brownville  High  School  and  also  a  former 
student  at  Higgins  Classical  Institute,  has  entered 
college  as  a  1908  Special,  preparatory  to  the  study 
of  medicine. 

Several  of  the  men  who  have  been  out  for  track 
this  fall  are  planning  on  doing  some  cross  country 
running.  This  is  an  excellent  idea  and  the  promot- 
ers of  the  plan  should  get  out  as  many  men  as  they 
possibly  can. 

Brown  22,  Bowdoin  0,  is  a  score  that  makes  our 
prospects  look  rather  encouraging. — Campus.  The 
sixth  rule  of  the  twelve  good  rules  which  were 
ascribed  to  King  Charles  the  First  was :  "Make  no 
comparisons." 

The  management  of  the  Track  Association 
wishes  to  remind  the  students  that  although  Coach 
Lathrop  has  left  the  college  the  bills  have  still  to  be 
paid.  This  matter  must  be  settled  up  right  away,  so 
let  every  one  be  ready  with  his  subscription  as  soon 
as  possible. 

In  order  that  the  students  who  have  Junior  Ger- 
man on  Saturdays  might  attend  the  Bowdoin-Maine 
game  without  cutting,  Professor  Files  received  the 
class  Thursday  evening  at  7  o'clock  in  the  French 
Room.  The  accommodation  was  greatly  appre- 
ciated by  the  students. 

Frank  W.  Angell  of  the  firm  of  Angell  &  Swift, 
architects,  Providence,  R.  I.,  was  on  the  campus 
one  day  last  week  examining  the  Science  Building 
and  Hubbard  Hall  for  plans  for  some  new  buildings 
for  Brown  and  Wellesley.  He  was  much  pleased 
with   our   campus   and   new  buildings. 

Rev.  Oscar  W.  Peterson,  of  the '  Class  of  1906, 
has  accepted  a  call  from  the  Cornish  Congregational 
Church,  to  become  its  pastor  for  one  year.  He 
will  continue  his  studies  at  college  at  the  same  time. 
The  church,  which  •  has  been  without  a  pastor  for 
many  months,  is  looking  for  much  good  under  the 
new  pastor's  care. 

About  thirty  citizens  of  Brunswick  met  in  the 
court  room,  Friday  evening,  and  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  form  a  corporation  to  build  a  hotel  either 
on  the  Benjamin  Greene  lot  or  on  the  lot  where  the 
old  Tontine  hotel  stood.  The  following  were 
appointed  as  a  committee  to  organize  the  corpora- 
tion:  Barret't  Potter,  '78,  S.  C.  Whitmore,  '75, 
Prof.  G.  T.  Files.  Harvey  J.  Given  and  F.  C.  Webb. 

While  a  certain  Freshman  was  crossing  the 
campus  one  night  last  week,  on  his  way  home  from 
Bath,  he  was  assaulted  by  a  large  musk-rat.  After 
a  valiant  defense,  the  hungry  brute  was  beaten  off 
and   killed.     Post    mortem    examination    determined 


the  case  as  one  of  assault  with  intent  to  kill.  It 
is  thought  that  the  animal  had  been  set  to  watch 
the  approach  to  the  sacred  city  by  the  Sophomore 
Class.  At  any  rate  it  ilooks  dangerous  for  the 
Freshmen  to  be  out  late  nights. 

"You  must  win.  Defeat  means  humiliation  by  our 
ancient  foe,  our  nearest  and  deadliest  rival,  so  fight, 
fight,  fight,  and  win.  When  you  have  the  ball  let 
eleven  human  battering  rams  batter  the  Bowdoin 
line  with  a  force  stone  walls  would  not  be  able  to 
withstand.  When  Bowdoin  has  the  ball  let  eleven 
pairs  of  blue  legs  grow  into  the  clay  of  Alumni 
Field  and  stand  firm  as  the  proverbial  oaks.  Let 
eleven  men  possessed  of  almost  superhuman  strength 
meet  the  onslaught  more  than  half  way.  No  steps 
backward.  You  can  and  you  must  beat  Bowdoin," 
says  the  Maine  Campus.  It  is  too  bad  that  a  foot- 
ball team  will  not  take  the  advice  of  the  college 
paper.  If  Maine  had  profited  by  this  advice  the 
result  would  have  been  different? 


ON  DIT 

That  the  sectional  clubs  are  not  quite  dead,  but 
dying. 

That   a   rally   is    forthcoming. 

That  the  electric  light  men  will  visit  the  "ends" 
shortly. 

That  the  men  who  went  home  and  stayed  away 
from   the  game   Saturday,   felt  pretty   small. 

That  Bowdoin  beat  Maine. 

That  through  some  mistake  Maine  did  not 
adopt  the  schedule  which  was  printed  in  the  1905 
Bugle. 

That  since  the  arrival  of  Medics  cats  are  begin- 
ning to  grow  scarce. 

That  the  Freshmen  will  wake  up  and  try  for  the 
Orient. 

That  the  '68  Prize  speakers  are  keeping  the 
librarian   busy   looking   for   subjects. 

That  a  new  light  has  appeared  in  front  of  the 
Library. 

That   class  cuts  to  Doc.   Roberts  don't  pay. 

That  even  musk-rats  see  the  verdancy  of  the 
Freshmen. 

That  the  Hawthorne  statue  is  a  long  ways  off. 

That  the  editorial  in  the  Maine  Campus  seemed 
to  work  the  other  way. 

That  Professor  Johnson  found  a  striking  simi- 
larity   in    the    Sophomore    French  , reports. 

That  the  Bates-Bowdoin  game  is  to  be  more 
exciting  than  the  political  campaign  just  ended. 

That  there  were  40  at  chapel  Saturday  morning 
by  actual  count. 

That  those  proverbial  Oaks  didn't  stand. 

That  the  Juniors  have  elected  new  officers. 

That  every  student  who  could,  voted — for  Roose- 
velt. 


MAINE   MEDICAL  SCHOOL. 

The  Bowdoin  Medical  School  now  extends  over 
a  course  of  eight  months,  from  the  22d  of  Octo- 
ber until  the  middle  of  June.  This  added  time  has 
been  made  necessary  because  of  the  increasing 
requirements   for  practicing  medicine   in  several   of 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


the  states.  This,  quite  naturally,  has  reduced  the 
number  of  the  entering  class  somewhat,  although 
facts  seem  to  show  that  medical  classes  all  over  the 
country  are  somewhat  smaller  this  year  than  in  for- 
mer years.  One  fact  in  connection  with  the  Medi- 
cal School,  which  is  probably  not  realized  to-day, 
is  that  now  the  entrance  examinations  of  this 
department  are  higher  and  stricter  than  of  the  col- 
lege proper.  The  requirements  have  been  steadily 
increasing  for  the  last  few  years  and  now  in  the 
corresponding  subjects — such  as  Latin,  Mathemat- 
ics, and  so  forth — the  same  breadth  of  knowledge  is 
required  in  both  departments,  while  in  the  Medical 
School  a  much  wider  range  of  subjects  is 
required  for  admission.  It  is,  perhaps,  noteworthy 
in  connection  with  the  recent  classes  to  note  the 
increased  number  of  college  men  who  are  entering 
the  school.  The  Maine  Medical  School  ranks 
to-day  with  the  best  schools  of  its  kind  in  this 
country. 


Communication. 


To  the  Editor  of  the  Orient: 

For  some  time  the  editors  of  the  Quill  have  been 
considerably  disturbed  by  the  dearth  of  material  sub- 
mitted to  them  by  the  lower  classes.  The  present 
outlook  for  the  future  of  the  Quill  has  to  us  become 
so  alarming  that  we  deem  it  necessary  to  make  a 
statement  of  the  situation  for  the  consideration  of 
the  alumni  and  undergraduates. 

It  may  be  said  for  information  that  the  Quill 
has  no  permanent  constitution,  the  rules  governing 
its  management  being  formed  by  each  successive 
board,  but  seldom  changed  from  year  to  year  except 
under  extraordinary  circumstances.  According  to 
the  present  method  the  editorial  board  is  composed 
of  six  men,  taken  from  the  Junior  Class  in  January, 
who  serve  until  the  January  of  their  Senior  year. 
This  system  was  inaugurated  at  the  time  of  the 
election  of  the  present  board.  For  the  two  years 
prior  to  that  the  board  was  composed  of  four.  Can- 
didates for  the  Quill  board  must  have  three  articles 
accepted  and  printed  in  order  to  be  eligible  for 
election. 

From  the  Class  of  1906,  at  the  present  writing, 
only  one  member  has  so  qualified.  There  are  also 
two  other  men  who  will  probably  qualify  before  Jan- 
uary. While  we  have  received  articles  from  other 
members  of  the  class,  the  majority  of  them  have  not 
been  of  sufficient  merit  to  warrant  printing.  So 
that  for  next  year's  board  it  seems  almost  certain 
that  only  three  men  will  have  qualified  in  January, 
whereas  there  should  have  been  at  least  six.' 

In  self-defence  we  may  say  that  this  state  of 
things  has  not  been  due  to  any  lack  of  energy  on 
our  part.  We  have  drawn  out,  we  believe,  the  best 
material  of  which  the  present  Junior  Class  is  capable. 
It  should  also  be  said,  in  order  not  to  reflect  too 
severely  on  the  class,  that  two  of  their  best  writers, 
who  were  sure  of  election  to  the  board,  have  left 
college. 

Such  is  the  situation.  Plainly,  there  is  only  one 
of  two  things  to  be  done.  Either  the  Quill  must  be 
left  in  the  hands  of  the  two  or  three  who  qualify; 
or,  in  accordance  with  the  suggestion  in  your  edi- 


torial column  of  last  week,  the  rules  must  be 
changed  so  that  the  editorial  board  may  include  men 
from  both  the  Junior  and  Sophomore  classes.  We 
cannot  think  seriously  of  lowering  the  standard  to 
admit  men  who  have  had  only  one  or  two  articles 
accepted. 

Before  we  take  any  radical  step  we  desire  the 
advice  of  all  who  are  interested  in  the  welfare  of 
the  Quill.  This  is  a  matter  which  concerns  the 
whole  college.  We  have  written  personally  to  a 
number  of  alumni  who  have  been  especially  inter- 
ested in  the  Quill  for  their  advice,  and  we  solicit 
correspondence  through  the  columns  of  the  Orient 
from  the  Faculty,  the  alumni,  and  the  undergradu- 
ates. 

Thanking  you  for  the  use  of  your  space,  we  are 
Yours  very   sincerely, 

The  Quill  Board. 


DRIPPINGS   FROM   THE  GRIDIRON. 

(For  a  keen  appreciation  of  the  following  bits 
of  verse  we  refer  you  to  an  editorial  in  a  recent 
issue  of  the  Maine  Campus  which  has  been  dubbed 
by  the  Lewiston  Journal  "Hannibal's  Second 
Speech.") 

But   if  Old  Bowdoin  gets  the  ball 

And  charges  fiercely  at  our  line. 
Then  let  your  legs  grow  to  the  clay ! 

Stand  firm  as  the  proverbial  pine ! 

Thus  in  a  harangue  long  and  wild 

As  spoke   Napoleon   to   his   men, 
The  Maine  State  Campus  showed  the  way 

To  beat  Old  Bowdoin  once  again. 

Alas !     Those  words  did  not  avail, 
Their  legs  indeed  grew  to  the  clay, 

While   Bowdoin's   backs    ran    round   the   ends 
And   made   first    down   on    every   play. 

From  line  to  line  on  up  the  field, 

Those  blue-legged  heroes  did  they  drive, 

And  when  at  last   the  game  was  o'er, 
The  score  was  twenty-two  to  five. 


BOWDOIN  22,   MAINE  6. 

The  boys  went  down  to  Orono  with  pockets  full  of 

tricks, 
They  worked  them  off  on  U.  of  M.,  'twas  just  like 

"breaking  sticks." 
They  won  the  game  so  prettily,  twenty-two  to  six. 
For  Bowdoin  was  in  her  ancient  glory,  etc. 

(This  bit  of  verse  as  well  as  the  following,  was 
written  by  an  alumnus  who  evidently  gave  Maine 
gratuitously  an  extra  point.) 


FOR  THE   BATES   GAME. 

Now   Bowdoin   boys,    "it's   up   to  you"   to   win   this 

other  game. 
Place   on  your  Alma  Mater's  brow  another  wreath 

of   fame. 
As  you  did  to  Maine  and  Colby,  now  to  Bates  do 

just   the    same, 
For  Bowdoin  is  in  her  ancient  glory,  etc. 


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Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS  OF  1875. 
One  of  Brunswick's  two  representatives  in  the 
Cumberland  County  delegation  of  the  next  House 
is  Stephen  C.  Whitmore.  He  graduated  from  Bow- 
doin  in  1875  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  '76.  He 
practiced  law  in  Gardiner  for  15  years.  For  twelve 
years  he  was  secretary  of  the  Kennebec  County 
Committee  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  City 
Council  of  Gardiner  for  IS  years.  Mr.  Whitmore  is 
now  in  the  coal  business  in  Brunswick  and  is  the 
treasurer  as  well  as  the  largest  stockholder  in  the 
Brunswick  Paper  Box  Co.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Superintending  School  Committee  of  Brunswick. 
He  is  also  a  Knight  Templar  and  a  member  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias. 

CLASS   OF   1877. 
William   G.   Beal  of    Chicago,    was    married    to 
Elizabeth   Caruthers  of  Chicago,  at  Florence,   Italy, 
last  week.     Mr.   Beal  is  the  law  partner  of  Robert 
T.   Lincoln. 

CLASS   OF   1883. 

To  the  list  of  Bowdoin  men  in  the  next  Legis- 
lature, recently  published  in  the  Orient,  should  be 
added  the  name  of  Joseph  B.  Reed,  '83,  of  Portland. 
This  makes  ten  Bowdoin  men  in  the  next  Legisla- 
ture. 

CLASS  OF  1889. 

William  M.  Emery,  city  editor  of  the  Fall  River 
Evening  News,  is  the  author  of  the  Chadbourne 
Genealogy  which  was  published  this  year. 

CLASS  OF   1894. 

Rev.  Alfred  V.  Bliss  is  pastor  of  the  Plymouth 
Church,  Utica,  N.  Y. 

Francis  A.  Frost  is  on  the  staff  of  the  New  York 
Evening  Telegram. 

CLASSES  OF  1892  AND  1895. 
James  D.  Merriman  of  the  Class  of  '92,  and 
Joseph  B.  Roberts  of  the  Class  of  '95,  announce  that 
they  have  formed  a  partnership  for  the  general 
practice  of  law  under  the  firm  name  of  Merriman 
&  Roberts,  with  offices  at  141  Broadway,  New  York. 

CLASS  OF  1896. 
A  son  was  born,  Nov.  4,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph 
W.  Leighton.  Augusta.  The  young  man  has  been 
named  Harry  Chapman  Leighton,  in  honor  of  the 
beloved  Bowdoin  professor  who  united.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Leighton  in  marriage,  two  years  ago. 

CLASS  OF  1898. 
H.  C.  Knight  of  the  Class  of  '98.  has  removed 
from  Leominster,  Mass.,  and  is  at  present  at  69 
Lake  Place,  New  Haven,  Conn.  He  is  in  the 
employ  of  The  Southern  New  England  Telephone 
Company. 

CLASS  OF  1901. 
Ripley  L.   Dana,   who  graduated  from  the   Har- 
vard Law  School  in  June,  is  in  the  office  of  John- 
son, Clapp  &  Underwood,  Boston. 


Robert  C.  Foster,  who  is  now  in  his  third  year 
at  the  Harvard  Law  School,  has  been  elected  captain 
of  the  Harvard  trap  shooting  team.  Mr.  Foster  has 
been  a  member  of  two  championship  teams  at  Har- 
vard and  his  team  bids  fair  to  carry  off  the  honors 
this  year.  The  first  intercollegiate  match  will  take 
place  at  Princeton  to-morrow,  when  Harvard  will 
compete  with  Princeton,   Yale,  and   Pennsylvania. 

CLASS   OF   1903. 
F.  G.  Marshall  has  been  elected  president  of  the 
Oldtown    Teachers'     Association     for     the     ensuing 
year. 

CLASS   OF   1904. 
George  D.  Martin,  1904,  is  soon  to  go  into  busi- 
ness in  New  York  City,  where  he  has  secured  a  fine 
position. 


CLASS  OF  1895  DIRECTORY. 

(This  was  received  just  before  Commencement 
and  has  not  been  printed  owing  to  a  press  of  other 
matter. ) 

Axtell,  Archie  Guy. — Pastor  of  the  Congrega- 
tional  Church  at  Blair,   Nebraska. 

Badger,  Abner  Anderson. — Superintendent  of 
Schools  of  Walpole  and  Medfield,  Massachusetts. 

Blair,  Frank  Weeks,  (a). — Practicing  medicine 
in  Farmington,   New  Hampshire. 

Boyd,  Elmar  Trickey. — Teaching  history  in  the 
Bangor  High  School.     Residence,  258  French  Street. 

Bryant,  Bertram  Lewis. — Practicing  medicine  in 
Bangor,   Maine.     Residence,  265  Hammond  Street. 

Christie,  Charles  Sumner.  Practicing  medicine 
in  River   Point,   Rhode  Island. 

Churchill,  Allen  Leon. — On  the  staff  of  the 
Engineering  and  Mining  Journal,  261  Broadway, 
New  York.  Residence,  1124  Simpson  Street,  Bronx, 
New  York. 

Crawford,  James  Winchell. — Assistant  Manager 
and  State  Agent  of  the  Maine  Trading  Stamp  Com- 
pany,   431    Congress    Street,    Portland,    Maine. 

Dennison,  Ami  Lewis. — Principal  of  the  Bath 
Grammar  School.     Address.  1009  Middle  Street. 

Dewey,  Leroy  Sunderland. — Principal  of  the 
Stevens   High   School,   Claremont,   New  Hampshire. 

Doherty.  Thomas  Vincent,  (a). — Practicing  law, 
Houlton,  Maine. 

Dudley,  Herbert  John. — Practicing  law  in  Calais, 
Maine.     Is  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen. 

Fairbanks — Hiland  Lockwood. — Practicing  law 
in  Bangor.  Maine.  Was  elected  City  Solicitor  on 
March  20,  1904.  Residence.  5  Ohio  Street.  Busi- 
ness address,  47  Main  Street. 

Fessenden.  Fred  Lincoln. — Freight  and  ticket 
agent  of  Baltimore  and  Ohio,  Southwestern  R.  R. 
Co.,  at  Ivorydale  Junction,  Ohio.  Residence, 
Madisonville.  Ohio. 

Foster,  George  Henry  Dunton. — Practicing  law 
in  New  York  City,  New  York.  Address,  261  Broad- 
way. 

French,  John  S.  (a).— Teaching  in  the  Jacob 
Tome   Institute,    Port  Deposit.    Maryland. 

Haskell,  Frank  Herbert.— Member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Haskell  and  Stone,  88^4  Exchange  Street, 
Portland,  Maine. 

Haskell,  Walter  Frank. — Has  charge  of  the  col- 
oring   department    of    the    Dana     Warp     Mills,     of 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Westbrook.  Maine.  Was  elected  an  Alderman-at- 
Large  in  December,  1903.  Residence,  234  Bridge 
Street. 

Hatch,  Louis  Clinton. — Engaged  in  historical 
investigation  at  Cambridge.  Has  published  in  the 
Harvard  Historical  Monograph  Series,  "The  Admin- 
istration of  the  American  Revolutionary  Army." 

Hicks,  James  Everett. — General  agent  for  the 
Pennsylvania  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company. 
Business  address,  24  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts. Residence,  501  Blue  Hill  Avenue,  Rox- 
bury,  Massachusetts. 

Holmes,  Herbert  Edgar,  (o). — Practicing  law  in 
Lewiston.  Maine.     Address,  25  Lisbon  Street. 

Ingraham,  William  Moulton. — Practicing  law  in 
Portland,  Maine.  Address,  Union  Mutual  Building. 
Kimball,  George  Lincoln,  (o). — Physical  In- 
structor in  St.  Lawrence  University,  Canton,  New 
York.  In  summer,  operates  a  mica  mine  in  Water- 
ford,   Maine. 

Kimball,  Walter  Scott  Abbott. — Assistant  Sur- 
geon at  the  Soldiers'  Home,  Togus,  Maine. 

Knowlton,  John  Greenleaf  Whittier. — Practicing 
medicine.  Residence,  486  Warren  Street,  Boston, 
Massachusetts. 

Leighton,  William  Ellston,  (a). — Practicing 
medicine. 

Lord.  Charles  Edward  Dimock,  (a). — Surgeon 
in  the  United  States  Marine  Service;  at  last 
accounts  stationed  at  San  Francisco,  California. 

Lovejoy,  Edward  Sweet,  (a). — Teaching  Ath- 
letics and  Latin  at  Washington.  Pennsylvania ;  mem- 
ber of  the  Lovejoy  Manufacturing  Company  of 
Maiden  Station,  Boston.  Permanent  address,  14 
Marshall    Street,    Maiden,    Massachusetts. 

Mayo,  Guy  Bennett,  (0). — Practicing  law  at 
Smethport,    Pennsylvania. 

Mead,  Frank  Herbert. — Practicing  dentistry  in 
Bangor,  Maine.     Office  in  Morse-Oliver  Building. 

Mitchell,  Alfred,  Jr. — Practicing  medicine  in 
Portland,  Maine.     Office  in  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Building. 

Moore,  Hoyt  Augustus. — Studying  law  at  the 
Harvard  Law  School. 

Morelen,  Alonzo  William. — Practicing  medicine 
in  Cherryfield,   Maine. 

Parker,  Ralph  Taylor. — Member  of  law  firm  of 
Bisbee  and   Parker,   Rumford  Falls,   Maine. 

Pope,    Seth   Ellis. — Engaged   in  library   work. 
Quimby,  Allen,    (o). — Treasurer  and  Director  of 
the  Standard  Veneer  Company,  Stockholm.  Maine. 

Quimby,  Joseph  Langdon. — Pastor  of  Congrega- 
tional  Church  at  Gardiner,   Maine. 

*Ridley,  Edward  Turner. — Died  in  Bath,  April 
4,    1899. 

Roberts,   Joseph   Banks. — Member    of    law    firm 

of  Ferris  and  Roberts,  at  115  Broadway,  New  York, 

N.  Y.     Residence,  259  West  92d  Street,  New  York. 

Russ,  Harry  Bertram. — No  report. 

*Savage,      Sewall     Reeves.     Died     at     Augusta, 

Maine,  July  11,  1903.  of  apoplexy. 

Shaw,  Joseph  Thompson. — Secretary  of  Ameri- 
can Woollen  Company.  Address,  Ames  Building, 
Boston,  Massachusetts. 

Simpson,  George  Eaton. — Practicing  medicine  at 
656  Broad  Street,  Providence,  Rhode  Island. 

Small,  Fred  Ossian. — Principal  of  the  Murdock 
School,  Winchendon,  Massachusetts.  Will  enter  the 
Harvard  Law   School  next  year. 


Small,  Harlan  Page. — Practicing  law  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts.  Address,  Room  36,  Fuller 
Building,   317  Main  Street. 

Smith,  Perley  Dennison,  (a). — Practicing  law  in 
Lawrence,  Massachusetts.  Business  address,  253 
Essex  Street.  Residence,  31  Prospect  Street, 
Methuen,   Massachusetts. 

Soule,  Lewis  Franklin. — Practicing  medicine  and 
owner  of  a  drug  store  at  Salem  Depot,  New  Hamp- 
shire. 

Stetson,  Arthur  Harvey. — In  the  office  of  Noah 
Pettingill,  Esq.,  U.  S.  District  Attorney,  San  Juan, 
Porto  Rico. 

Stubbs,  Philip  Dana. — Practicing  law  in  Strong, 
Maine. 

Thayer,  Harvey  Waterman. — Teaching  German 
at  Pratt  Institute,  Brooklyn,  New  York.  Will  take 
examinations  for  a  Ph.D.  at  Columbia  in  the  fall. 

Webber,  George  Curtis. — Practicing  law  in 
Auburn,  Maine.     Address,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Block. 

Wiley.  Arthur  Goodwin. — House  Doctor  at 
Maine  General   Hospital,   Portland,   Maine. 

Woodbury,  Ernest  Roliston. — Principal  Kimball 
Union   Academy,    Meriden,    New   Hampshire. 

MARRIAGES. 
Alonzo   William   Morelen   to  Ada  E.    Lewis    of 
Cherryfield,    Maine,   August  31,    1903. 

CHILDREN. 
Celia  Bradford   Christie,   August  25,   1900. 
Allen  Quimby  Christie,  October  22,  1902. 
Dorothy  S'mpson.  October  12,  1903. 
Margaret  Eleanor  Small,  October  12,   1903. 
Pauline  Seavey  Fairbanks,  October  19,   1903. 
Mary  Dennison,  January  11,   1904. 
Darthea   Woodbury,    February    17,    1904. 


Untercolleoiate  IRews. 


Harvard  has  abolished  "Bloody  Monday." 

In  seven  games  Michigan's  eleven  has  scored 
479  points  and  her  opponents  have  made  but  6. 

The  report'  of  the  Committee,  on  Employment 
for  Students  at  Columbia  University,  shows  that 
the  record  earnings  of  those  students  applying  for 
aid  amounted  to  $74,021.17  this  last  year.  In  June 
there  were  508  applicants  and  the  average  amount 
earned  by  each  student  was  $145.71. 

The  Faculty  of  the  University  of  Nebraska 
recently  gave  a  circus,  consisting  of  a  foot-ball 
game,  tug  of  war,  slow  bicycle  race  and  several 
other  similar  events. 

President  Eliot  has  decided  that  admission  to 
athletic  contests  will  be  free  to  all  Harvard  students 
as  soon  as  the  Stadium  is  paid  for,  which,  it  is 
expected,   will   be  within   three  years. 

Statistics  show  the  enrollment  of  the  leading 
American  universities  for  1904  to  be  as  follows : 
Harvard,  6,013;  Columbia,  4,557;  Chicago,  4,146; 
Northwestern,  4,007 ;  Michigan,  3.926 ;  California, 
3,690;  Illinois,  3,661;  Minnesota,  3,550;  Cornell, 
3,438;  Wisconsin.  3,221;  Yale,  2.990;  Pennsylvania, 
2.664;  College  of  the  City  of  New  York,  2.511 ; 
Nebraska,  2,247;  Syracuse,  2,207;  Leland  Stanford, 
Jr.,  1.370;  Princeton,  1,383;  Johns  Hopkins,  695. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    NOVEMBER    18,    1904. 


NO.   16. 


BOWDOIN  WINS 
CHAMPIONSHIP. 

BATES  DEFEATED  12-6. 


Last  Saturday  proved  another  red-letter  day  in 
Bowdoin's  calendar,  for  it  marks  the  date  on  which 
her  foot-ball  standards  were  again  raised  to  their 
former  place.  It  has  taken  four  long  years  to  do  it, 
but  it  has  been  done  at  last  most  gloriously.  With 
Colby  beaten  we  were  hopeful,  with  Maine  defeated 
we  were  confident,  and  now  that  Bates  has  been 
conquered  we  are  champions  of  the  State.  It  cer- 
tainly sounds  like  old  times.  As  for  the  game  itself 
it  may  be  said  that  there  never  was  a  better  one 
played  before  so  large  a  crowd  in  this  State.  It 
was  a  struggle  from  start  to  finish,  and  the  outcome 
was  in  doubt  till  the  final  whistle  blew.  Two  more 
evenly  matched  teams  never  played  together  in 
Maine  before,  and  to  lose  such  a  game  was  certainly 
no  dishonor.  The  details  of  the  game  were  as  fol- 
lows :  Captain  Philoon  won  the  toss  and  chose  the 
north  goal,  Bates  kicking  off.  At  2.15  the  whistle 
blew  and  Messenger  kicked  to  McGraw  on  the 
10-yard  line  who  ran  it  in  ten  yards.  A  couple  of 
line  plunges  were  tried,  and  only  a  few  yards 
gained  so  Chapman  punted.  Wight  received  the  ball 
in  mid-field,  running  it  back  eight  yards.  From 
here  Bates  went  straight  up  the  field  by  steady  buck- 
ing, Kendall  and  Connor  doing  most  of  the  work 
till  the  latter  went  over  the  line  for  a  touchdown. 
This  took  just  nine  minutes  and  a  half.  Bates 
kicked  out  for  a  fair  catch.  The  ball  was  heeled 
and  Messenger  kicked  the  goal.  Messenger  kicked 
off  to  Chapman  who  ran  it  in  twenty  yards.  Bow- 
doin  was  unable  to  gain,  however,  and  Chapman 
kicked.  Bates  was  off  side  and  the  ball  was  brought 
back.  It  was  then  that  Bowdoin  commenced  to 
play,  and  with  straight  foot-ball  Chapman,  Curtis, 
Speake  and  McGraw  carried  the  ball  up  the  field 
until  Curtis  took  it  over  for  a  touchdown.  McGraw 
kicked  a  difficult  goal,  tieing  the  score.  Chapman 
kicked  off  to  Lord  on  Bates  10-yard  line  who  ran  it 
in  15  yards.  After  several  rushes  Bates  was  penal- 
ized 15  yards  for  holding,  and  being  unable  to  make 
up  the  "distance,  punted.  After  one  rush  Bowdoin 
lost  fifteen  yards  for  holding.  Chapman  made  eight 
yards  in  two  rushes,  and  then  a  quarterback  kick 
was  tried  which  gained  seventeen  yards.  The  ball 
was  then  pushed  to  Bates'  seven-yard  line  where 
time  was  called,  the  half  ending  six  to  six.  The 
second  half  began  with  Chapman's  kick  to  Messen- 


ger on  the  fifteen-yard  line,  who  ran  it  in  to  the 
thirty-yard  line.  Their  offence  was  weak  and  Bates 
soon  had  to  punt.  Messenger  kicked  thirty  yards, 
and  Chapman  ran  it  back  five.  After  a  couple  of 
good  gains  by  Speake,  Bowdoin  was  penalized  15 
yards  for  holding.  A  fake  punt  was  tried  without 
any  gain,  and  Chapman  kicked.  Then  followed  sev- 
eral exchanges  of  punts  till  Bowdoin  finally  got  the 
ball  in  mid-field.  Finn  was  then  tried  and  gained 
ten  yards.  The  backs  worked  the  ball  to  the  28-yard 
line  and  from  there  Finn  carried  the  ball  in  six 
rushes  over  the  goal  line  for  the  winning  touchdown. 
McGraw  kicked  the  goal.  Only  a  short  time 
remained  before  the  end  of  the  half.  Chapman 
kicked  to  Lord.  After  several  attempts  by  Connor 
the  ball  went  to  Bowdoin,  and  the  half  ended  with 
the  ball  in  Bowdoin's  possession.  The  line-up  and 
summary  was  as  follows : 

J.   B.   Drummond,   l.e r.e.,   Messenger. 

r.e.,   Libby. 

Finn,    l.t )r.t.,    Schumacher. 

Sanborn,    l.g r.g..    Turner. 

Philoon,    c c,    Thurston. 

Hawkesworth,    r.g l.g.,    Johnson. 

Garcelon,    r.t l.t.,    Reed. 

W.   B.   Drummond,   r.e I.e.,   Mahoney. 

McGraw,    q.b q.b.,    Wight. 

Chapman,    l.h.b r.h.b.,    Lord. 

r.h.b.,   Messenger. 

Speake,    r.h.b l.h.b.,    Kendall. 

Curtis,    f.b f.b.,    Connor. 

f.b.,    Foster. 

Score — Bowdoin  12 ;  Bates  6.  Touchdowns — 
Connor,  Curtis,  Finn.  Goals  kicked  from  touch- 
downs— Messenger,  McGraw  2.  Umpire — "Reggie" 
Brown  of  Harvard.  Referee — "Mike"  Farley,  Har- 
vard. Linesmen — Connors,  '03,  for  Bowdoin, 
Allen,  Bates,  '03.  Head  linesman — Clement, 
Auburn.  Timers — Wing  and  Douglas.  Time  of 
halves — 30    and    25    minutes.     Attendance — 3,500. 

CELEBRATION. 

Immediately  after  the  game  students  and  alumni 
headed  by  the  band  and  the  business  men  headed 
by  the  French  band  paraded  around  the  campus  and 
amid  bonfires  and  colored  lights  wended  their  course 
through  the  principal  streets.  Celebration  was  re- 
sumed in  the  evening  when  the  team  was  escorted 
through  town  in  a  large  barge.  It  was  early  in  the 
morning  when  the  festivities  of  the  occasion  were 
discontinued. 


READING     BY    JOHN     KENDRICK     BANGS. 

On  Saturday  evening.  November  19,  Mr.  John 
Kendrick  Bangs,  the  well-known  humorist,  will 
give  readings  from  his  writings,  at  the  Unita- 
rian    Church,      on      Federal      Street,     under     the 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


auspices  of  the  Saturday  Club.  Mr.  Bangs  is  too 
well  known  all  over  the  country  to  demand  any 
comment.  Everyone  is  familiar  with  his  "Coffee 
and  Repartee,"  "The  Idiot,"  and  "The  Houseboat 
on  the  Styx."  He  has  been  called  the  representa- 
tive American  humorist  and  ranks  as  one  of  the 
best  known  men  in  this  branch  of  literature  to-day. 
He  has  been  associated  with  Life,  Literature,  Har- 
per's Weekly,  and  the  Cosmopolitan.  This  is  the 
first  time  Mr.  Bangs  has  ever  been  in  this  part  of 
the  country,  and  the  opportunity  of  hearing  him 
should  be  taken  by  every  college  man. 


production  ever  given  in  the  State,  and  there  is  no 
question  but  that  its  success  will  again  be  proved 
provided   the   fellows   take  the  necessary  interest. 


"KING    PEPPER." 

Manager  Putnam  has  lately  completed  the 
arrangements  for  the  production  of  the  farcical  opera 
"King  Pepper,"  and  Mr.  A.  J.  Burns,  of  Gardiner, 
the  author  of  the  play,  will  begin  rehearsals  Mon- 
day night.  It  is  hoped  that  every  one  who  is  invited 
to  take  part  will  do  so,  for  it  will  be  a  difficult  piece 
of  work,  and  the  best  men  possible  are  needed. 
Nothing  of  the  kind  has  ever  before  been  under- 
taken by  the  students,  and  for  this  reason  it  ought 
to  be  a  great  success.  It  has  proved  so  in  the  two 
cities  where  it  has  been  presented,  and  the  fact  that 
the  parts  usually  taken  by  ladies,  will  be  filled  by 
fellows,  should  make  it  the  more  interesting.  The 
cast  will  require  fifty  or  sixty  fellows  and  providing 
the  work  is  done  well  the  play  will  undoubtedly  be 
put  on  in  other  places.  The  story  of  the  opera  is 
rather  a  unique  one.  King  Pepper  is  an  old  ruler 
in  an  island  of  the  moon,  much  addicted  to  the  use 
of  liquor.  For  this  reason  his  subjects  wish  a  new 
king,  and  he  is  to  be  deposed.  Prince  Harold,  a  rel- 
ative of  the  King,  and  next  in  succession,  does  what 
he  can  to  overthrow  the  ruler.  Professor  Mars, 
the  court  astrologer  and  loyal  subject  of  the  King, 
tells  him  that  the  Queen  is  in  love  with  Prince  Har- 
old who  is  in  turn  in  love  with  one  of  the  King's 
subjects,  Bertina.  The  Professor,  ntoreover, 
informs  the  King  that  the  earth  is  signaling  him 
through  the  telescope,  and  that  he  ought  to  take  a 
trip  there  and  remain  a  while  till  the  trouble  is  past. 
The  King  decides  to  do  so,  and  starts  with  his 
guard  and  a  few  trusted  subjects.  The  royal  party 
arrives  at  the  Lewiston  Fair  Grounds  during  the 
progress  of  the  annual  fair.  There  they  see  the 
horse  racing,  faklirs,  country  people,  bootblacks, 
jockeys,  and  many  things  such  as  they  never  have 
seen  before.  They  are  very  much  surprised,  but 
are  received  in  such  an  ostentatious  manner  that 
the  King  is  greatly  pleased.  Meanwhile  the  Queen 
with  six  waiting  maids,  accompanied  by  Prince 
Harold,  arrive  in  some  mysterious  manner  on  the 
earth,  and  appear  at  the  fair  in  disguise.  Queen 
Mars  takes  the  King  aside  and  explains  everything 
to  him  in  a  most  satisfactory  manner.  And  the 
play  ends  with  the  decision  of  the  King,  Queen,  and 
their  party  to  remain  on  earth.  Prince  Harold  and 
Bertina.  the  new  Queen,  go  back  to  the  moon  to  rule, 
and  peace  is  restored.  It  is  an  exceedingly  bright 
and  catchy  opera  full  of  wit  and  abounding  in  strik- 
ing scenes.  The  music  is  especially  fine.  It  was 
written  by  Mr.  E.  P.  Favor,  also  of  Gardiner,  and 
is.  indeed',  a  credit  to  the  composer.  The  play  has 
undoubtedly   proved    as   successful    as   any   amateur 


MEETING  OF  THE  IBIS. 

The  first  literary  meeting  of  the  Ibis  for  the  year 
was  held  in  the  History  Seminar  Room,  Hubbard 
Hall,  on  Thursday  evening,  November  ioth.  Dr. 
Frederick  H.  Gerrish  of  Portland  read  an  intensely 
interesting  paper  on  "The  Good  that  Insanity  Has 
Done  the  World."  It  was  the  writer's  purpose  to 
glean  from  the  terrible  and  revolting  history  of 
insanity  some  instances  which  show  that  even  this 
scourge  has  not  in  its  effect  been  wholly  detrimental. 
Dr.  Gerrish  treated  the  subject  in  a  novel  way  and 
cited  effectively  the  cases  of  Joan  d'Arc  and  Sweden- 
bo  rg. 

The  guests  of  the  Ibis  were  President  Hyde, 
Professor  Johnson,  Professor  Chapman,  Dr.  Bur- 
nett, Mr.  Cram,  and  Messrs.  Williams,  Lewis,  Hall, 
Webb,  Campbell,  Foster,  Tucker  and  Brett  of  the 
Class  of  1905. 


DEBATING  NOTES. 


There  has  been  steady  improvement  in  the  con- 
struction of  arguments,  especially  in  the  matter  of 
getting  at  clear  and  convincing  special  issues 
through  careful  introductory  analysis  of  the  ques- 
tion. The  division  of  the  work  has  been  clear,  and 
the  team  work  good. 

In  the  debate  on  the  improvement  of  public 
highways,  much  of  the  argument  was  beside  the 
point,  with  resulting  waste  in  the  time  of  the 
speaker  and  the  patience  of  the  audience. 

The  speaking  from  the  floor  as  a  whole  is  still 
ineffective,   for   lack  of  adequate  preparation. 

For  the  debate  of  December  6  (Section  B)  the 
question  is :  United  States  Senators  should  be 
elected  by  popular  vote.  For  the  affirmative,  the 
speakers  are  Harvey,  Hatch,  Andrews;  for  the  neg- 
ative,  Cleaves,   Bartlett,   Erskine. 

Section  B  will  have  no  meeting  next  week,  but 
members  of  Section  B  may  speak  in  the  debate  of 
November   21. 

Both  sections  are  expected  to  attend  the  Inter- 
section Debate  of  November  29.  The  presiding 
officer  will  be  Sewall. 

In  the  meeting  next  Monday  Norton  will  speak 
in  place  of  W.  A.   Powers. 


THEATRE     ATTRACTIONS. 

The     following    attractions   are    booked    at    the 
Empire   Theatre : 

Nov.    18-19 — Clara  Turner   Stock  Co. 
Nov.  21 — Bertha  Galland  in  Dorothy  Vernon  of 
Haddon  Hall. 

Nov.  22-26 — Phelan  Opera  Co. 

Nov.  28 — Sky  Farm. 

Dec.  3 — Quinlan  and  Wall's  Minstrels. 

Dec.  9 — Paula  Edwards  in  "Winsome  Winnie." 

Dec.   12-14 — The  Sleeping  Beauty  and  the  Beast. 


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Christian  association  litems. 


The  regular  Thursday  evening  meeting  was 
under  the  direction  of  Bartlett,  '06.  The  subject, 
"Christ's  Appeal  to  Manhood,"  was  very  thoroughly 
discussed  by  the  audience  and  leader.  The  attend- 
ance shows  a  very  marked  increase.  It  is  to  be 
hoped  that  the  attendance  will  be  still  further  aug- 
mented as  the  auditorium  will  hold  many  others. 

SUNDAY   AFTERNOON   SERVICE. 

On  Sunday  afternoon,  November  thirteenth,  the 
Association  was  addressed  by  Douglass  Cook.  Har- 
vard, 1905."  Mr.  Cook's  subject  was  "The  Ideal  of 
a  College  Man's  Christianity."  His  talk  was  prac- 
tical, forceful  and  helpful  to  all  who  attended  the 
service.  When  we  realize  that  it  is  this  practical 
training  of  our  Association  which  is  making  such 
strong,  earnest,  helpful  men  as  Mr.  Cook  and  many 
others  like  him,  we  may  more  fully  appreciate  its 
force  in  our  college  world. 

SECOND   LECTURE. 

On  Sunday  evening,  November  twentieth,  the 
Association  will  hold  its  second  service  in  connec- 
tion with  the  Church  on  the  Hill.  The  speaker  for 
this  service  will  be  the  Rev.  John  C.  Perkins  of 
Portland.  Mr.  Perkins  is  a  recent  graduate  of  the 
college  and  is  fully  in  touch  with  the  needs  and  spirit 
of  his  Alma  Mater.  His  subject,  "Christian  Citi- 
zenship"— is  one  which  has  a  practical  side  for  us 
all.  Let  us  give  him  a  good  reception  by  attending 
his  lecture. 

GYMNASIUM   WORK. 

The  Association  is  to  assist  the  Bath  Local  Asso- 
ciation in  its  gymnasium  work.  The  work  will  be 
under  the  leadership  of  Hall,  '05.  There  will  doubt- 
less be  opportunity  for  any  others,  who  may  desire, 
to  assist  Hall  in  his  work.  Any_  such  should  make 
their  application  either  to  Hall  or  Greene,  '05. 


PRESIDENT  HYDE'S  MESSAGE. 

On  the  front  cover  of  the  Congrcgationalist,  of 
November  12.  appears  the  following  message  from 
President  Hyde,  which  is  worthy  of  notice  from  all 
Bowdoin  men  : 

Who  is  the  Christian? 

He  who  dwells  in  the  world  as  a  son  in  his 
Father's  house,  sharing  with  his  brothers  the  good 
things  it  contains : 

He  who  is  free  because  he  makes  the  Father's 
will,  and  all  the  laws  that  spring  from  it,  his  own : 

He  who  finds  everywhere  that  chance  to  love 
which  is  the  best  thing  any  station  can  afford,  and 
welcomes  the  suffering  which  puts  it  to  the  test : 

He  who  instinctively  takes  the  point  of  view  of 
the  man  with  whom  he  deals,  and  finds  social  ser- 
vice as  absorbing  as  his  personal  affairs : 

He  who  prefers  the  sweet  peace  of  obscurity,  yet 
lets  his  example  shine  as  far  and  wide  as  God's 
glory  and  man's   good  require : 


He  who,  recognizing  his  own  elemental  tenden- 
cies in  others'   failings,   is  ever  ready  to  forgive: 

He  who  sees  that  doing  wrong  is  a  worse  evil 
than  the  injury  it  inflicts,  and  would  cut  off  his 
right  hand  rather  than  cause  another  needless 
pain,  or  loss,  or  degradation : 

He  who  is  so  intent  on  doing  good  that  he  never 
doubts  that  all  needed  goods  will  come  to  him  in 
return : 

He  who  needs  no  oath  to  support  his  integrity, 
and  whose  kindness  knows  no  bounds : 

He  who  speaks  his  inmost  thought,  and  acts  out 
his  noblest  impulses : 

He  who  does  these  things?     No. 

He  who,  finding  them  beyond  his  strength,  con- 
fesses as  Lord  and  Master  the  Christ  who  did  and 
taught  them:  and  cultivates  the  Spirit  by  whose  aid 
these  and  a  thousand  kindred  graces  may  be  pro- 
gressively attained. 


ALL-MAINE    FOOT-BALL    TEAM. 

Various  newspapers  in  the  State  have  published 
during  the  past  week  their  selection  of  an  all-Maine 
team.  Local  prejudice  has  influenced  nearly  all  the 
selections,  some  of  which  are  ludicrous  and  show 
plainly  that  the  writers  have  not  closely  followed 
the  state  games  this  year.  A  man  cannot  be  justly 
put  on  the  all-Maine  team  because  of  his  past  repu- 
tation. "It  isn't  what  you  were,  it's  what  you  are 
to-day."  In  view  of  the  work  of  the  several  foot- 
ball men  this  year  and  particularly  their  work 
against  Bowdoin,  the  Orient  wishes  to  submit  what 
it  considers  the  strongest  team.  J.  Drummond 
(Bowdoin),  I.e.;  Finn  (Bowdoin),  l.t. ;  W.  Bearce 
(Maine),  l.g. ;  Philoon  (Bowdoin),  c. ;  Hawkes- 
worth  (Bowdoin),  r.g. ;  Reed  (Bates),  r.t. ;  Mes- 
senger (Bates),  r.e. ;  McGraw  (Bowdoin),  q.b. ; 
Chapman  (Bowdoin),  l.h.b. ;  Speake  (Bowdoin), 
r.h.b.  :  Curtis  (Bowdoin),  f.b. 


ATHLETIC  COUNCIL  MEETS. 

A  meeting  of  the  Athletic  Council  was  held 
immediately  after  the  foot-ball  game  last  Saturday, 
at  which  several  important  matters  were  brought 
up.  The  protest  of  the  University  of  Maine  against 
Curtis  and  McGraw  was  discussed.  It  was  claimed 
that  Curtis  had  played  on  Colby's  team  last  year, 
but  if  he  did  this  it  was  not  as  a  regular  member 
of  the  college.  The  matter  with  reference  to 
McGraw  was  laid  on  the  table  awaiting  develop- 
ments from  Maine. 

The  following  men  were  recommended  to  receive 
their  foot-ball  "B's."  J.  Drummjond,  Finn,  San- 
born, Philoon,  Hawkesworth,  Garcelon,  W.  Drum- 
mond, McGraw,  Chapman,  Curtis,  Speake,  Blanch- 
ard.  Kinsman  and  Skolfield.  The  nominees  for 
managership  are  J.  W.  Sewall  and  C.  C.  Shaw,  F. 
Packard  alternate ;  for  assistant-managership,  A.  O. 
Pike  and  Neil  W.  Allen;  Ralph  Sawyer,  alternate. 
The  question  of  allowing  specials  to  compete  in 
athletic  contests  was  referred  to  but  no  definite 
action  taken.  Meeting  adjourned  till  Friday, 
December  18. 


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BOWDOIN  orient. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Editor-in-Chief. 


W.  F.  FINN,  JR.,  1905, 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 


E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 
W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 
R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906. 
H.  P.   WINSLOW,  1906. 


H.   E.  WILSON,  1907. 
A.   L.  ROBINSON,   1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     •     •     Business   Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •     •     Ass't   Business   Manager. 


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NOTICE. 
Owing  to  the  large  amount  of  material  on 
hand,  several  articles  have  been  left  out  and 
will  be  printed  in  the  next  issue. 

Editor. 


Sectional  Clubs 
Again. 


As  a  result  of  the  foot- 
ball championship  we  may 
expect  a  large  entering 
class  next  fall,  for  there  is  no  doubt  that  the 
athletic  standing  of  a  college  makes  a  great 
impression  upon  sub-Freshmen.  It  is  the 
duty  of  the  sectional  clubs  to  see  that  the  class 
is  as  large  as  possible.  The  fact  that  we  have 
won  the  championship  can  be  of  great  help  in 
getting  desirable  men  here  if  the  sectional 
clubs  make  judicial  use  of  it.  It  is  with  great 
pleasure  that  we  learn  that  the  Massachusetts 


Club  is  to  have  its  first  meeting  to-morrow 
night.  This  club  will  have  about  twenty-two 
members  this  year  and  ought  to  do  even  better 
work  than  it  did  last  year.  Though  the  other 
clubs  have  started  on  their  work  the  interest 
seems  to  lag  somewhat.  The  result  of  the 
year's  work  on  the  gridiron,  however,  should 
inspire  the  fellows  with  new  zeal  for  profitable 
work  this  year. 


Thanksgiving 
Vacation. 


Thanksgiving  day  is  pecul- 
iarly a  New  England  holi- 
day, though  it  is  cele- 
brated by  rich  and  poor  throughout  the 
country.  It  had  its  origin  in  the  hearts  of 
that  same  sturdy  band  of  our  ancestry  who 
gave  to  us  our  social,  civil,  educational  and 
religious  institutions.  It  is  not  only  a  day  of 
public  thanksgiving;  it  is  a  day  of  family 
reunion.  It  is  the  day  of  all  the  year  when 
the  old  homestead  stands  first  in  the  minds  of 
all.  It  is  the  day  of  all  days  when  every  stu- 
dent who  possibly  can,  wishes  to  be  at  home. 
In  previous  years,  when  we  were  allowed  a 
three  days'  vacation,  nearly  every  student  in 
Bowdoin  was  able  to  participate  in  the  pleas- 
ant festival  with  his  family.  This  year  it  is 
different.  Owing  to  the  restriction  of  the 
vacation  to  Thanksgivng  day  alone,  many  of 
the  students  who  live  fairly  near  the  college, 
feel  that  it  is  not  worth  their  while  to  go  home, 
while  for  those  who  live  farther  away  it  is 
utterly  impossible,  owing  to  the  system  of 
double  cuts,  lately  adopted. 

We  do  not  mean  by  this  to  criticise  the  sys- 
tem which  the  Faculty  have  adopted,  for  we 
know  that  the  adoption  of  this  system  was 
essential  to  the  welfare  of  the  college.  We 
merely  petition  in  behalf  of  the  entire  stu- 
dent body  that  the  Faculty  grant  at  least  the 
Friday  following  Thanksgiving  as  a  holiday. 
This  would  enable  the  majority  of  the  under- 
graduates to  go  home  without  iucurring  the 
risk  of  taking  too  many  cuts  and  make  the  trip 
possible  for  those  who  would  not  go  as  mat- 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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ters  stand  now.  In  the  end,  it  would  undoubt- 
edly be  more  satisfactory  to  both  the  Faculty 
and  students.  The  granting  of  this  petition 
would  certainly  be  welcomed  with  the  most 
profound  gratitude  by  the  latter. 


An  Appreciation. 


The  Orient,  for  the  stu- 


dent body,  desires  to 
express  its  deep  thanks  to  the  business  men 
and  citizens  of  Brunswick  for  their  appear- 
ance and  hearty  support  of  old  Bowdoin  at  the 
foot-ball  game  last  Saturday.  In  many  ways 
through  the  year  Brunswick  men  help  and 
encourage  the  students  in  their  undergraduate 
efforts  and  we  are  sure  that  every  Bowdoin 
man  appreciates  this  kindness  and  attention. 
It  is  a  source  of  great  pride  to  us  all  that  none 
of  the  traditional  feeling  between  "town  and 
gown"  exists  in  Brunswick,  but  that  the 
heartiest  fellowship  and  good-will  is  always 
present.     May  it  ever  be  thus ! 


Window  Breaking. 


While  it  can  be  safelv  said 


that  the  "hoodlum"  spirit 
is  less  common  at  Bowdoin  than  at  many 
other  institutions,  last  Saturday's  celebration 
showed  that  we  are  by  no  means  free  from  it. 
While  much  can  be  overlooked  as  occurring 
in  the  celebration  of  a  great  foot-ball  victory, 
the  wilful  and  foolish  destruction  of  college 
property  is  inexcusable  under'  any  circum- 
stances. A  man  can  surely  show  his  love  for 
his  college  and  his  appreciation  of  a  victorious 
foot-ball  team  without  leaving  a  lot  of  broken 
windows  and  incandescent  lights  as  a  result. 
It  is  to  be  hoped  that  this  recent  demolition 
of  property  has  arisen  from  pure  thoughtless- 
ness on  the  part  of  the  over-enthusiastic  and 
it  is  earnestly  hoped  that  such  action  immedi- 
ately cease. 


Fool   Ball  Number. 


The  next  number    of    the 


Orient  will  be  our  foot- 
ball number — containing  a  resume  of  the  past 
season  and  the  statistics  of  the  players. 


_,      „  For  the  first  time  in  four 

The  Team. 

years  we  have  defeated  all 

the  other  Maine  colleges  in  foot-ball,  arid  we 
may  justly  feel  proud  of  our  team.  They 
have  worked  hard,  and  for  a  reward  have  won 
three  of  the  grandest  victories  ever  won  by  a 
Bowdoin  team.  To  every  man  who  has  been 
on  the  foot-ball  field  this  fall  in  togs,  whether 
he  played  on  the  'varsity  or  the  second  team, 
and  the  latter  deserves  as  much  credit  as  the 
former,  we  extend  the  hearty  appreciation  of 
the  whole  college  and  the  alumni.  We  wish 
to  congratulate  Captain  Philoon  on  the 
remarkable  success  which  his  men  have 
achieved.  It  is,  indeed,  an  honor  to  have  been 
captain  of  such  a  team  and  we  feel  that  no 
worthier  man  ever  held  the  position.  As  for 
Coach  McClave,  it  is  enough  to  say  that  his 
work  will  always  be  remembered,  and  that  he 
will  ever  be  held  in  admiration  and  esteem  by 
Bowdoin  men.  He  has  imbued  into  our  men 
that  indomitable  Princeton  spirit  which  has 
made  the  team  champion  of  the  state.  Too 
much  praise,  therefore,  cannot  be  said  in  his 
behalf,  and  it  is  with  the  greatest  anticipa- 
tion that  we  look  forward  to  his  being  the 
coach  another  year. 


In     connection     with     the 
Physical  .... 

Examinations.  annual  Physical  examina- 
tion of  the  Freshman 
Class,  it  would  almost  seem  that  much  good 
could  be  derived  from  a  similar  examination 
at  the  end  of  the  Junior  or  Senior  year.  While 
the  present  system  furnishes  the  basis  of 
knowing  the  exact  condition  of  each  man 
when  he  enters  college,  there  is  at  present  no 
means  of  knowing  what  changes  have 
occurred  or  to  what  extent  he  has  improved 
his  opportunities  along  the  line  of  physical 
training  during  his  course.  Bodily  develop- 
ment in  the  college  course  is  growing  more 
and  more  to  be  looked  on  as  a  real  and  impor- 
tant part  of  a  man's  course.  That  an  exami- 
nation be  taken  toward  the  end  of    a    man's 


ISO 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


course  would  not  only  be  instructive,  as  show- 
ing what  he  has  done  along  this  line,  but 
would  also  add  an  interest  to  each  fellow  in  a 
way  that  could  not  fail  of  beneficial  results. 
While  it  could  not,  perhaps,  be  possible  nor 
desirable  to  put  it  on  anything  like  the  basis  of 
work  done  along  the  line  of  studies,  it  could 
nevertheless  be  placed  in  such  a  light,  as  a  part 
of  the  college  course,  that  would  make  each 
man  take  a  pride  and  interest  in  his  physical 
improvement  during  his  four  years,  with^no 
small  amount  of  good  to  himself  in  after  years. 


Communication. 


The  Alumni. 


One  of  the  most  notable 
features  in  connection 
with  the  game  last  Saturday  was  the  number 
of  alumni  who  were  back  to  college.  Surely 
none  of  the  undergraduates  have  ever  seen  so 
many  here  before  to  an  event  of  this  kind, 
and  it  was  with  the  greatest  of  pleasure  that 
they  were  welcomed.  It  has  ever  been  a 
cause  of  regret  to  undergraduate  students  that 
more  of  the  alumni  do  not  return  oftener,  and 
all  sincerely  hope  that  this  event  marks  a 
change.  We  are  frequently  apt  to  feel,  when 
the  graduates  leave  and  do  not  return,  that 
they  have  lost  all  interest  in  us  and  in  the  col- 
lege. To  have  them  come  back,  however,  as 
they  did  Saturday  in  such  large  numbers,  with 
all  kinds  of  praise  and  encouragement  makes 
us  see  and  realize  beyond  a  doubt  that  they  are 
behind  us  and  how  great  is  their  loyalty. 


THE  CALENDAR. 

The  1905  Bowdoin  Souvenir  Calendar  will  be 
out  promptly  the  first  of  December.  It  will  include 
cuts  of  the  base-ball,  tennis  and  track  teams  of  last 
spring  with  cuts  of  the  managers  and  captains  for 
next  year;  the  Dramatic,  Glee  and  Mandolin- 
Guitar  Clubs  of  last  year,  with  this  year's  leaders 
and  managers ;  this  year's  foot-ball  Captain  and 
Manager  with  the  squad  from  which  was  developed 
our  championship  team ;  the  college  buildings  with 
a  few  of  the  most  attractive  interiors ;  the  memorial 
gates ;  the  new  grand-stand ;  the  several  fraternity 
houses ;  in  all,  22  new  cuts,  with  a  few  of  those 
used  in  the  '03  calendar.  A  sample  of  the  genuine 
buckram  cover  will  be  on  exhibition  immediately. 
Orders  should  be  placed  at  once  with  Harvey,  '05. 


Dear  Editor: 

The  student  body  of  the  college  retains  the 
privilege  of  always  criticising  the  Faculty 
when  it  believes  that  the  Faculty  has  trans- 
cended the  traditions  of  Bowdoin  for  the  worse. 
Under  that  privilege  I  wish  to  offer  a  little 
criticism  of  some  of  our  new  instructors.  I 
wish  to  call  the  attention  of  these  instruct- 
ors to  the  fact  that  up  to  the  present  time 
almost  twice  the  amount  of  work  has  been 
accomplished  in  a  year  in  each  course  at  Bow- 
doin than  in  most  other  institutions  in  the 
country.  This,  of  course,  means  that  the  car- 
rying of  four  full  courses  entails  a  great 
amount  of  labor.  At  Bowdoin,-  also,  it  is 
believed  that  sufficient  time  should  be  left  to 
the  students  for  college  associations  which  go 
a  great  way  towards  a  man's  education.  It  has 
been  noticeable  this  fall  that  some  of  our  new 
instructors  have  ignored  both  of  these  prop- 
ositions by  giving  us  a  much  greater  amount 
of  work  than  ever  before,  so  much  in  fact  that 
if  a  man  went  to  work  conscientiously  he 
would  have  to  put  his  whole  available  time  in 
two  courses  alone,  ignoring  the  rest.  Further 
our  instructors  have  forgotten  that  most  of 
their  courses  were  offered  to  beginners  and 
have  given  enough  work  in  these  beginning 
courses  to  tax  a  man  of  a  year's  experience 
and  swamp  the  men  of  no  experience.  Under 
this  new  regime  it  is  almost  impossible  for  a 
man  to  carry  an  extra  course  and  still  get  a 
high  mark  in  his  other  courses.  In  behalf  of 
the  student  body  I  plead  for  a  little  leniency. 

Senior. 


ART  BUILDING  TREASURE. 

The  New  York  Tribune  in  a  current  issue 
says : 

Apropos  of  the  interesting  article  in  the 
Ar£tt'  York  Tribune  of  November  4  by  the 
Marquise  de  Fontenoy  on  the  subject  of  nefs, 
or  models  of  ships  in  silver,  used  for  the  deco- 
ration of  the  table,  it  is  interesting  to  know 
that  Bowdoin  College  possesses  one  of  these 
rare  and  beautiful  masterpieces  of  the  silver- 
smith's art.  writes  a  correspondent  to  the 
Tribune.  He  says :  "I  do  not  remember  the 
exact  date  of  its  manufacture,  but  I  think  it  is 
a  German  piece  of  the  17th  century.  It  is  of 
exquisite  workmanship  and  in  perfect  preserva- 


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tion,  and,  being  somewhat  smaller  than  those 
described  by  the  marquise,  it  probably  belongs 
to  the  class  of  nefs  called  cadenas.  These 
were  placed  on  the  table  beside  high  person- 
ages to  contain  the  knife,  fork,  spoon,  salt  cel- 
lar and  spices  used  by  each  dignitary.  It  is 
certainly  interesting  to  reflect  that  in  a  New 
England  college  we  may  find  a  charming 
example  of  old  silver  work  such  as,  the  mar- 
quise assures  us,  we  should  look  for  in  vain  in 
the  museums  of  Paris  and  London." 


A    LETTER    OF    GOV.    BOWDOIN. 

An  autograph  letter,  sent  by  James  Bowdoin, 
President  of  the  Council  of  Massachusetts^  to  the 
Passamaquoddy  Indians,  has  just  been  received  by 
the  college.  The  Indians  had  sent  a  wampum  belt 
to  the  Massachusetts  State  Council  and  they, 
through  Governor  Bowdoin,  had  returned  it  with  a 
medal  attached.  He  also  sent  this  letter  thanking 
them  for  their  aid  and  promising  them  the  aid  of 
the  council. 

One  paragraph  reads  as  follows :  "We  do,  in 
behalf  of  the  Congress  of  the  United  States  of 
America,  sincerely  thank  you  for  the  love  and 
friendship  you  have  expressed.  .  .  .  and  as  a 
testimony  thereof  and  for  continuing  the  Alliance. 
.  We  have  returned  your  Belt  of  Friendship 
with  a  Medal  thereunto  affixed  expressive  of  our 
sincerity  towards  our  good  Brothers  (the  Indians) 
in  the  Eastern  part  of  this  state.  Our  Brother,  the 
Sieur  de  Vatnac,  Consul  of  France,  will  affix  a 
Medal,  in  behalf  of  our  Illustrious  Ally,  the  King 
of  France,  to  the  other  end  of  the  belt  as  a  token  of 
his    Friendship " 

The  letter  is  dated  August  23,  1780.  At  the 
beginning  of  nearly  every  paragraph  the  Indians  are 
addressed  as  "Brothers."  The  size  of  the  sheet  is 
about  24  inches  long  by  18  inches  wide.  The  paper 
is  very  heavy  and  the  letter  itself  covers  one  side. 
Relics  of  Governor  Bowdoin  are  very  rare  and  this 
letter  is  highly  valued.  At  present  it  can  be  seen 
at  Hubbard  Hall. 

It  is  signed :  "In  behalf  and  in  the  name  of  the 
council,  James  Bowdoin,  President."  Under  his 
name  is  written :  "To  the  Chiefs,  Sachems,  and 
young  Men  of  the  different  tribes  of  Indians  under 
Col.  John  AMan.  Superintendent  of  Indian  Affairs 
in  the  Eastern  Department." 


THE    LIBRARY. 


BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED. 
Cleveland,  Grover.      Presidential  Problems. 

A  review  of  some  questions  which  came  up  for 
settlement  during  Mr.  Cleveland's  second  term. 
The  first  paper  is  of  a  general  nature  and  deals  with 
"The  Independence  of  the  Executive."     The  remain- 


ing three,  however,  treat  of  specific  problems  and 
offer  a  defense  of  the  course  pursued  by  Mr.  Cleve- 
land at  the  time  the  questions  were  settled.  The 
subjects  of  the  papers  are  "The  Government  in  the 
Chicago  Strike  of  1894,"  "The  Bond  Issues,"  and 
"The  Venezuelan  Boundary  Controversy."  These 
questions  while  still  remaining  the  subject  of  much 
criticism  are  here  discussed  with  unusual  clearness 
and  fairness.     (973.86  :  C  59) 

Siebert,  W.  H.     The  Government  of  Ohio. 

The  publication  of  this  volume,  first  announced 
for  1903,  has  been  delayed  until  the  present  time  in 
order  to  include  in  it  certain  important  revisions 
recently  made  in  the  Ohio  laws.  The  book  gives  a 
careful  survey  of  the  growth,  structure  and  work  of 
the  state  government.     (342.771 :  S  57) 

Sargent,   D.  A.      Health,  Strength  and  Power. 

This  is  a  practical  book  which  will  have  a  special 
interest  for  college  and  professional  men.  Dr.  Sar- 
gent has  devised  a  system  of  exercises  which  may  be 
practiced  without  apparatus  and  which  will  at  the 
same  time  contribute  to  all-round  development.  He 
gives  many  valuable  suggestions  on  exercise  and  per- 
sonal hygiene.  Dr.  Sargent  graduated  in  the  Class 
of  '75  and  is  now  Director  of  the  Hemenway  gym- 
nasium at  Cambridge.     (6i3:S23) 

liearn,  Lafcadio.     Japan,  an  Attempt  at  an  lnter= 
pretation. 

Of  the  many  books  which  have  appeared  on 
Japan  this  may  unquestionably  be  ranked  among 
the  best  Mr.  Hearn  is  favorably  known  as  a  fin- 
ished writer  as  well  as  an  interpreter  of  Japan.  He 
was  a  thorough  cosmopolitan  but  temperamentally  he 
was  best  fitted  to  understand  and  to  reveal  the  inner 
and  religious  life  of  the  Japanese.  During  the  latter 
part  of  his  life  Mr.  Hearn  took  up  his  citizenship  in 
Japan,  adopted  many  of  the  Japanese  customs, 
taught  in  the  Imperial  University  at  Tokio  and  dur- 
ing a  residence  of  14  years  gained  a  remarkable 
insight  into  the  Japanese  character  and  manner  of 
life.  He  regards  the  Japanese  religion  as  the  key 
to  an  understanding  of  the  national  life  and  thought 
and  this  he  has  treated  in  a  sympathetic  and  friendly 
spirit.     (952:H35) 

Wasson,  G.  S.      Cap'n  Simeon's  Store. 

This  book  collects  some  of  the  dialect  and  humor 
of  a  fishing  village  in  the  same  way  that  "David 
Harum"  preserves  the  dialect  and  humor  of  a  farm- 
ing locality.  The  village  store  is  the  gathering  place 
for  the  wits  and  the  author  has  reproduced,  in  the 
most  realistic  way,  the  local  phrases  and  the  witti- 
cisms of  the  little  fishing  community  which  goes  by 
the  name  of  Killick  Cove,  said  to  be  near  Glouces- 
ter.    (813.49  :W  82) 

NOTES. 

The  second  meeting  of  the  Library  Club  was  held 
with  Mr.  Lewis  on  Saturday,  October  29.  Fox,  '06, 
presented  a  paper  on  "Humorous  Periodicals." 
Refreshments  and  an  informal  discussion  followed 
the  reading  of  the  paper. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


College  IRotes. 

All-Maine  teams  are  now  the  order  of  the  day. 

Several  schools  in  town  are  closed  on  account  of 
diphtheria. 

President  Hyde  spoke  last  Sunday  at  the 
Weilesley  College  chapel. 

Several  Bowdoin  men  saw  the  "Prince  of  Pilsen" 
at  the  Jefferson  the  other  night. 

In  a  recent  class  meet  at  Oxford  D.  R.  Porter, 
ex-'o6,  won  the  hammer  throw  and  shot  put. 

Several  Colby  "co-eds"  attended  the  game  Sat- 
urday, and  cheered  lustily  in  shrill  soprano  for  Bow- 
doin. 

The  "Hon.  Charles"  Doughty  addressed  a  large 
and  appreciative  audience  in  the  mall  on  election 
night! 

A.  L.  Laferriere,  1901,  who  formerly  played  end 
on  Bowdoin,  was  on  the  campus  Saturday  and  Sun- 
day. 

McDougal,  '06,  has  left  college  for  the  rest  of  the 
year  to  accept  a  position  in  the  Rockland  High 
School. 

In  all  the  games  played  with  the  other  Maine  col- 
leges, Bowdoin  has  scored  741  points  against  her 
opponents'  201. 

Some  one  has  suggested  that  the  dormitories 
need  fire-escapes.  Taking  everything  into  consider- 
ation, it  is  a  pretty  good  suggestion. 

"Sunny  Jim's"  Bowdoin  Seal  cigarettes  are  sell- 
ing rapidly  as  they  deserve  to.  Such  a  stroke  of 
genius  ought  to  reap  a  rich  financial  reward. 

Kent  Packard,  '08,  went  home  last  Friday  with 
appendicitis.  The  sympathies*  of  the  college  go  with 
him  and  the  best  wishes  for  a  speedy  recovery. 

There  was  a  big  crowd  at  New  Meadows  Inn 
Saturday  noon,  and  it  required  lively  work  for  that 
popular  place  to  handle  the  large  number. 

E.  A.  Knowlton,  captain  of  the  Tufts  College 
foot-ball  team,  and  C.  L.  Harrington,  manager,  were 
on  the  campus  over  Sunday,  visiting  friends. 

There  is  some  prospect  of  a  new  train  into 
Brunswick  from  Boston,  which  will  bring  the  west- 
ern mail  and  Boston  papers  into  town  at  8  o'clock 
instead  of  about  noon  time. 

The  Sophomores  and  Freshmen  battled  for 
supremacy  on  Whittier  Field  yesterday  afternoon. 
An  account  of  the  game  will  be  contained  in  the 
next   issue. 

The  new  electric  cars  on  the  Lewiston,  Bath  & 
Brunswick  line  are  a  great  improvement  over  those 
that  have  been  in  use.  They  will  bear  comparison 
with  the  cars  to  be  found  anywhere. 

Sunday  night  the  foot-ball  team  was  royally 
entertained  at  the  Inn  by  the  Gumbel  brothers. 
Tuesday  night,  they  were  again  at  the  Inn  as  the 
guests  of  Mr.  William  Pennell  of  Lewiston. 

The  Delta  Upsilon  fraternity  hopes  to  purchase 
the  Benjamin  Green  property  on  lower  Maine 
Street  for  a  chapter  house.  If  secured,  the  house 
will  be  moved  to  the  lot  of  land  on  Maine  Street 
below  the  D.  K.  E.  house. 


The  Brunswick  Record  of  last  week  contains  a 
cut  of  the  new  hotel  which  is  planned  to  be  put  up 
in  Brunswick  on  the  corner  of  Maine  and  Cumber- 
land Streets ;  on  the  lot  now  occupied  by  the  Greene 
mansior. 

An  enthusiastic  mass-meeting  was  held  Friday 
night  preceding  the  foot-ball  game.  Enthusiastic 
speeches  were  made  by  C.  T.  Hawes,  '76 ;  Professor 
Robinson,  Coach  McClave,  Weld,  '05,  and  Captain 
Philoon. 

The  College  Teas,  which  were  so  pleasantly 
given  last  winter  by  the  ladies  of  the  Faculty  every 
other  Monday  during  the  winter  in  Hubbard  Hall, 
are  to  be  repeated  again  this  year.  The  first  will 
come   shortly  after  Thanksgiving. 

State  Senator  Kimball  of  Massachusetts  saw  the 
Bowdoin-Bates  game,  and  knocked  a  hole  in  his 
senatorial  derby  when  Finn  made  the  second  touch- 
down. The  upper  branch  of  the  Massachusetts 
legislature  is  certainly  showing  the  right  spirit. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  is  already  preparing  for  their 
annual  convention  which  is  to  be  held  at  Paris  in 
April.  The  delegates  will  sail  about  the  middle  of 
March  and  they  will  visit  Rome  and  many  other 
southern  European  cities  before  proceeding  to  Paris. 

Last  week  was  most  emphatically  a  hard  one  for 
the  name  of  Bates.  In  the  same  week  that  Bowdoin 
won  from  Bates  College,  William  L.  Douglas,  the 
man  of  "$3.50  shoe"  fame,  secured  equally  as  great 
a  victory  over  Governor  Bates   of  Massachusetts. 

There  were  many  visitors  on  the  campus,  Sat- 
urday forenoon,  many  coming  early  to  see  the  foot- 
ball game  in  the  afternoon.  There  were  a  large 
number  of  sub-Freshmen  in  the  number,  the  dif- 
ferent fraternities  entertaining  guests  during  the  day 
and  evening. 

At  a  meeting  in  New  York  of  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Intercollegiate  Athletic  Associa- 
tion, it  was  decided  to  hold  the  next  championship 
field  day  at  Cambridge  next  May.  This  will  be  a 
good  opportunity  for  the  New  England  colleges  to 
participate. 

Among  the  sub-Freshmen  who  visited  the  col- 
lege Saturday  and  Sunday,  were  several  of  the 
Hebron  boys :  Shaw,  Morrill  and  Brewster,  '05 ; 
Seiders,  '06,  and  McFarland,  '07.  The  Hebron  team 
played  Lewiston  Friday,  in  order  to  be  able  to 
attend  the  Bowdoin-Bates  game  Saturday. 

It  was  interesting  to  note  that  three  of  the 
famous  old  base-ball  players  of  the  year  1876,  were 
on  the  campus  Saturday  witnessing  the  foot-ball 
game,  Frank  C.  Payson,  '76,  captain  and  pitcher, 
Alpheus  Sanford.  '76,  first  baseman,  and  William 
G.  Waite,  '76,  the  star  fielder.  All  are  now  promi- 
nent lawyers,   standing  high  in  their  profession. 

A  certain  Sophomore  delegation  looks  on  life 
with  gloomy  eyes  just  now.  They  had  expended  the 
lucre  for  an  elaborate  repast,  and  the  edibles, 
temptingly  displayed,  had  been  left  in  the  study 
while  they  went  to  supper.  On  their  return 
just  six  silver-plated  spoons  and  an  unfinished  bot- 
tle of  ginger-ale  greeted  their  astonished  and  indig- 
nant gaze.  The  perpetrators  of  this  villainous 
theft  have  not  yet  been  detected,  but  the  finger  of 
suspicion  points  unerringly  toward  '06. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


183 


The  many  friends  of  "Jim"  Cooney,  formerly  of 
Exeter,  but  now  in  Sophomore  Class  at  Princeton, 
will  be  pleased  to  learn  that  he  was  unanimously 
elected  captain  of  the  foot-ball  team  for  the  ensuing 
year. 

The  Executive  Committee  of  the  Dramatic  Asso- 
ciation have  narrowed  down  their  large  collection 
of  plays  to  two,  "His  Excellency  the  Governor" 
and  "Because  She  Loved  Him  So."  Manager  Wil- 
liams is  negotiating  for  a  coach  and  the  trials  will 
be  held  before  Christmas.  Undoubtedly  there  is  a 
great  treat  in  store  for  those  who  attend  next 
winter's  performance. 

Members  of  Chemistry  I  enjoyed  a  talk  from 
Professor  Robinson,  Monday,  relating  to  the  foot- 
ball victory  and  his  earliest  remembrance  of  college 
athletics.  Ever  since  'j2  Professor  Robinson, 
although  not  an  athlete  himself,  has  been  a  most 
enthusiastic  supporter  of  all  college  athletics.  His 
speeches  at  mass-meetings  have  always  been  a 
feature,  for  their  wit  and  sound  judgment. 

Friday  night  witnessed  one  of  the  largest  Repub- 
lican parades  seen  in  Brunswick  for  a  number  of 
years.  At  7.30  P.M.  the  parade  formed  in  front  of 
the  Republican  headquarters  with  'the  Bowdoin 
band  and  over  one  hundred  students  in  the  van. 
The  parade  marched  through  the  principal  streets 
of  the  town,  while  the  Stars  and  Stripes  and  pic- 
tures of  Roosevelt  and  Fairbanks  were  everywhere 
in  evidence.  Fireworks  and  colored  lights  were  in 
abundance  and  the  townsmen  and  students  demon- 
strated fully  that  they  wanted  Roosevelt  for  the 
next  four  years. 


ON   DIT 

That  the  Senior  Class  ought  to  present  a  flag  to 
the  college. 

That  Memorial  Day  would  be  a  fitting  day  to 
flaunt  Old  Glory  to  the  breezes. 

That  there  ought  to  be  an  interclass  tug-o'-war 
contest  at  the  Indoor  Meet. 

That  the  fellows  who  have  handled  the  pig-skin 
for  the  last  time  are  looking  forward  to  the  sheep- 
skin. 

That  "Eat  and  Run"  is  what  the  Faculty  intend 
the  students  to  do  at  Thanksgiving. 

That  Mike  Madden  was  in  his  glory  at  the 
Bates-Bowdoin   game. 

That  our  foot-ball  team  is  like  unto  Governor 
Douglas    of   Massachusetts — both   beat   Bates. 

That  some  of  the  foot-ball  squad  broke  training 
after  the  game. 

That  there  was  nothing  doing  on  Mt.  David  last 
Saturday  night. 

That  the  engagement  is  announced  of  a  certain 
young  Aroostook  Sophomore. 

That  the  old  "grads"  were  satisfied,  too. 

That  we'll  have  just  as  good  a  team  next  year. 

That  there  are  seven  new  "B"  men. 

That  "Bernie"  McGraw  can  play  base-ball  as  well 
as  he  can  foot-ball. 

That  Coach  McClave  can't  be  with  us  next  year. 

That  one  hundred  and  ninety-one  people  visited 
the  Art  Building  on  Saturday. 


That  "Bowdoin  stuff  was  good  enough  to  do  most 
anything,"    Saturday. 

That  there  wasn't  much  left  of  the  benches  on 
Whittier    Field    after    the    Bates    game. 

That  a  championship  foot-ball  team  is  better 
than  a  whole  window — as  the  ends  bore  testimony 
Sunday. 

That  Math.  I.  is  living  up  to  its  traditions ! 

That  things  were  so  warm  in  North  Appleton 
the  other  night  the  only  thermometer  in  the 
end  exploded. 

That  all  roads  led  to  Brunswick  last  Saturday. 

That  the  Bates  co-eds  cheered  lustily  but  even 
that  didn't  avail. 

That  the  Senior  Class  numerals  painted  on  the 
'78  gates  does  not  reflect  much  credit  upon  the  man 
who   placed  them  there. 

That  the  placing  of  that  lantern  in  front  of  the 
library  is  the  first  step  toward  a  brilliant  electric 
light  there. 

That  the  manager  of  the  foot-ball  team  con- 
templated selling  reserved  seats  on  the  most  sightly 
trees  overlooking  the  gridiron. 

That  the  recent  snow  covered  many  queer  things 
on  the  campus. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS  OF  1847. 
Anson   G.     Stanchfield,    a    resident    of    Maiden, 
Mass.,  is  still  practicing  law  in  Boston  at  the  age  of 

CLASS   OF   1851. 
Hon.   Paris  Gibson,  United  States  Senator  from 
Montana,  will  be  succeeded  by  a  Republican  at  the 
expiration  of  his  present  term,  as  the  Democrats  lost 
control  of  Montana  at  the  recent  election. 

CLASS   OF  1856. 
Few  clergymen  have  held  a  longer  pastorate  than 
that  of  Rev.  Edwin  P.   Barker,  D.D.,  of  Hartford, 
Conn.,  who  has  been  pastor  of  the  Second  Congre- 
gational  Church  of  that  city  since   i860. 

CLASS  OF   1859. 
Professor  Cyrus  Fogg  Brackett,  who  has  held  the 
Chair  of  Physics  at  Princeton  since  1873,  is  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Health  of  New  Jersey. 

CLASS  OF   i860. 
Dr.   Joseph  N.   Metcalf,   who  practiced  medicine 
at  Garrettsburg  from  1863  to  1901,  is  now  located  at 
Seg,  Montgomery  County,  Tenn. 

CLASS  OF  1862. 
Almon  L.  Varney,  Lieutenant-Colonel  in  the 
United  States  Army,  has  been  retired  by  the  age 
limit.  He  left  college  to  enlist  in  the  Civil  War, 
and  reached  the  rank  of  captain.  In  1865  he  was 
commissioned  in  the  regular  army. 

CLASS   OF   10,67. 
John  N.  McClintock,  of  Boston,  is  President  of 
the     American-Sewerage-Disposal      Company,      and 


184 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


also  of  the  American  Purification  Company,  two 
corporations  that  are  wrestling  with  one  of  the  great- 
est problems  now  facing  our  cities. 

CLASSES  OF  '70,  '81,  AND  '61. 
D.  S.  Alexander.  '70,  of  the  Buffalo  (N.  Y.)  Dis- 
trict, and  F.  C.  Stevens,  '81,  of  the  St.  Paul  (Minn.) 
District,  were  re-elected  to  Congress  on  the  8th  inst., 
each  for  his  fifth  term.  These  alumni,  with  Amos 
Allen,  '61,  of  the  Portland  (Me.)  District,  will  con- 
stitute the  Bowdoin  delegation  in  the  lower  House 
of  the  Fifty-Ninth  Congress.  Allen  enters  his 
fourth  term,  having  been  first  elected  in  1899  to  fill 
the  vacancy  occasioned  by  the  resignation  of 
Speaker  Reed.  Alexander  was  born  in  Richmond 
and  fitted  for  Bowdoin  at  Edward  Little  High 
School,  Auburn;  Stevens  was  born  in  Boston.  Mass., 
and  prepared  in  the  schools  of  Rockland;  Allen  was 
born  in  Waterboro  and  fitted  in  the  Seminary  at 
Whitestown,  New  York.  They  are  aged  58,  43,  and 
67  respectively. 

CLASS   OF   1880. 
Horace    R    Giveen    of     Weaverville,     California, 
has     been     elected     District     Attorney     of     Trinity 
County  for  a  term  of  four  years. 

CLASS   OF   18S2. 
Hon.   Edwin   U.    Curtis,   ex-mayor  of  Boston,   is 
one   of  the   Republican   presidential   electors   chosen 
in   Massachusetts. 

CLASS  OF  1892. 
Dr.    Percy    Bartlett,    who    was    resident    surgeon 
of    the    Haymarket     Square     Emergency     Hospital, 
Boston.    1903-4,    has    been    appointed    Instructor    of 
Anatomy   at   the   Dartmouth  Medical    School. 

MEDICAL  CLASS  OF  1892. 
Dr.  Charles  A.  Palmer,  Medical  '92,  who  for  the 
past  twelve  years  has  been  located  at  Bowdoinham 
where  he  has  had  an  extensive  practice,  is  about  to 
leave-  that  town  and  come  to  Brunswick.  He  has 
taken  an  office  in  the  Lincoln  Block.  Dr.  Palmer 
spent  last  winter  in  New  York  City  doing  post- 
graduate work  and  comes  highly  recommended.  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Palmer  will  make  their  home  with  Mrs. 
A.  W.  Townsend  at  156  Maine  Street. 

CLASS  OF   1897. 
R.    S.    Hagar,    a    former    editor-in-chief    of    the 
Oriekt,  is  now  located  in  Bangor  as  the  private  sec-' 
retary  of  Thomas   U.    Coe,   '57,   who   is   extensively 
interested   in   real   estate   and   timber   lands. 


llntercoUeoiate  "IRews. 


Amherst  has  been  awarded  a  gold  medal  for  her 
exhibit  at  the  St.  Louis  Exposition  and  a  special 
silver  medal  for  the  exhibit  of  the  department  of 
physical  education. 

Columbia  was  150  years  old  October  31.  It  was 
founded  in  1754  by  letters  patent  from  King  George. 
The  college  was  formerly  known  as  Kings  and 
received    its    present   name    after    the    Revolution. 

American  students  at  Oxford,  according  to  all 
accounts,  are  distinguishing  themselves  in  athletic 
sports  in  a  most  creditable  manner. 

In  a  fierce  conflict  between  German  and  Italian 
students  of  the  University  of  Vienna  'recently 
many  heads  were  broken.  The  Germans  started 
singing  "Die  Wacht  Am  Rhein"  with  uncovered 
heads  and  demanded  that  all  the  other  students 
remove  their  hats.  A  fierce  battle  ensued,  sticks 
and  umbrellas  being  freely  used. 

Hereafter  at  Williams  one-twelfth  of  the  entire 
Senior  Class  will  be  selected  in  March  on  the  basis 
of  scholarship  during  the  first  seven  semesters  of 
college  work  for  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Society. 
Pennsylvania  is  not  going  to  require  all  men  of  the 
university  to  exercise  in  its  new  gymnasiums,  but 
only  those  who  are  minors. 

Swathmore  and  Pennsylvania  prepare  for  their 
regular  games  by  trying  each  other's  skill  every 
afternoon. 

Franklin  Field,  the  athletic  field  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania,  has  a  unique  clock  and  score 
board.  They  tell  the  number  of  minutes  to  be 
played,  the  score,  the  downs,  the  yards  made  and 
by  which  team. 

Minnesota  has  been  invited  by  the  Exposition 
authorities  to  play  Michigan  for  the  championship 
of  the  West  in  the  Stadium  at  St.  Louis. 

The  report  of  the  Medical  Examiner  of  Yale 
University  showed  that  of  the  331  men  in  the  Fresh- 
man Class,  141  smoke,  102  wear  glasses  and 
12  more  have  been  told  to  get  them,  134  never  had 
gymnastic  training,  46  cannot  swim,  and  196  have 
been  in  athletics.  Average  age  on  entering  is 
eighteen  years,  the  average  height  is  5  ft.  8  in.,  the 
average  weight  136  lbs.  Of  the  196  who  have 
taken  part  in  athletics,  101  were  in  foot-ball,  81  in 
base-ball,  74  in  track  and  49  in  basket-ball. 


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Professor  Lewis  of  the  U.  of  M.,  who  has  been 
collecting  statistics  in  regard  to  the  self-supporting 
student,  finds  that  nearly  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  entire 
student  body  of  the  United  States  is  made  up  of 
students  who  pay  their  own  way.  Only  three  out 
of  fifty-nine  college  presidents  believe  that  self- 
support  is  no  hindrance  to  college  studies ;  fifty 
report  that  outside  work  is  somewhat  hampering; 
and   two   consider   it   detrimental. 


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NO.  17. 


FOOT=BALL    AT   BOWDOIN. 


RESUME  OF  THE  SEASON  OF  '04. 

Now  that  the  foot-ball  season  is  over  and  the 
championship  of  Maine  is  secured,  it  is  perhaps  a 
fitting  time  to  take  a  backward  survey  of  the  work 
done  by  our  team.  The  record  is  one  that  every 
Bowdoin  student,  alumnus  and  friend  of  the  college 
may  well  be  proud  of.  Not  so  much,  perhaps, 
because  the  team  has  been  a  champion  one,  as 
because  of  the  fact  that  the  championship  was 
secured   by   splendid   spirit   and    splendid   work. 

It  may  honestly  be  said  that  the  victories  won 
are  the  result  of  two  things  alone — spirit  and  work. 
That  surely  is  what  has  given  us  our  enviable  posi- 
tion  at   the  head  of  the  list. 

Often  teams  have  won  championships  by  stress  of 
splendid  material  and  experienced  men,  and  the  land- 
ing of  the  championship  has  been  practically  a  fore- 
gone conclusion.  Such  has  not  been  the  case  with 
Bowdoin  this  year.  At  the  beginning  of  the  year 
our  prospects  were  not  considered  especially  bright. 
There  did  not  seem  to  be  a  greater  "amount  of  mate- 
rial on  hand  than  in  previous  years,  nor  did  the  mate- 
rial seem  to  be  of  particularly  better  quality.  Yet 
out  of  this  material  a  team  was  developed  that 
proved    itself   a   wonder. 

Coach  McClave  and  Bowdoin  spirit  did  a  work 
that  was  a  revelation  to  those  who  did  not  know 
what  was  being  done.  We  cannot  help  recalling 
what  some  of  the  newspapers  of  the  State  said  after 
a  preliminary  survey  of  Bowdoin's  prospects  in  the 
early  days  of  the  fall,  that  Bowdoin  had  got  to  hus- 
tle this  year  to  keep  away  from  the  bottom.  And 
this  feeling  was  quite  generally  shared  by  many 
people  in  the  State — even  the  alumni  .feeling  rather 
discouraged. 

But  at  the  time  of  the  Colby  game  people  were 
awakened  to  the  fact  that  Bowdoin  had  a  team — 
and  a  fast  one.  As  one  of  the  Colby  authorities  put- 
it,  "it  was  one  of  the  fastest  articles  of  foot-ball 
ever  put  up  in  Maine."  In  the  other  Maine  college 
games  the  scores  were  not  so  large.  The  other 
teams  gained  more  or  less  of  an  idea  as  to  what 
kind  of  a  game  Bowdoin  would  put  up  and  in  some 
measure  prepared  themselves  to  meet  it.  They  could 
not,  however,  win  out  a  victory,  as  each  time  the 
Bowdoin  team  brought  out  a  few  new  tactics  that 
were  sufficient  to  insure  a  victory.  This  was  well 
illustrated  in  the  Bates  game.  Bates  had  evidently 
laid  for  the  plays  that  Bowdoin  had  worked  so  suc- 
cessfully against  Colby  and  Maine,  and  met  them 
well.  But  when-  Finn  was  pulled  back  of  the  line 
and  the  plays  sent  through,  fast  and  furious,  they 
could  not  withstand  the  onslaught.  The  team 
work  was  magnificent  and  it  is  pretty  certain  that 
no  team  in  the  State  of  Maine  ever  played  in  the 
form  that  Bowdoin  has  this  year.     There  may  have 


■  been  heavier  teams,  but  none  with  anything  like  the 
JH snap  that  characterized  the  champion  team  of  1904. 
I«J  The  team  played  nine  games  during  the  season — 
lost  four  and  won  five.  The  games  won  were  with 
Fort  Preble,  Fort  McKinley,  Colby  College,  Uni- 
versity of  Maine  and  Bates  College.  The  games  lost 
were  with  Exeter,  Harvard,  Amherst  and  Brown. 
The  first  of  these  were  in  the  nature  of  practice 
games,  yet  in  these  Bowdoin  showed  up  in  fast  form 
and  gave  a  definite  idea  of  what  the  team  was  to  be 
like.  The  games  that  were  lost  were  all  good  ones. 
Bowdoin  put  up  a  fight  and  made  an  excellent  show- 
ing, and  but  for  a  little  more  than  her  share  of 
hard  luck,  would  have  made  a  still  better  showing 
in  some  of  these  contests. 

The  largest  score  rolled  up  against  Bowdoin  was 
with  Amherst,  the  score  being  23  to  o.  Against 
Harvard  the  score  was  17  to  o,  three  touchdowns 
being  all  the  big  team  could  pile  up  against  the  Bow- 
doin team.  The  score  in  the  Brown  game  was  22  to 
0.  The  Exeter  game  was  played  at  Brunswick  and 
was  one  of  the  best  games  seen  here,  despite  the  fact 
that  Bowdoin  lost.  The  score  was  11  to  o  in  favor 
of  Exeter,  and  it  was  only  by  great  work  that  the 
Bowdoin  team  kept  the  score  as  small  as  it  was. 
The  Exeter  team  was  made  up  of  far  heavier  men 
than  Bowdoin  and  they  played  in  fine  form.  To  have 
been  beaten  by  Exeter,  this  year,  was  no  discredit  to 
any  college  in  the  country. 

The  first  important  game  was  played  with  Colby 
on  Whittier  Field  and  resulted  in  an  overwhelming 
victory  for  Bowdoin  by  the  score  52-a  To  use  a 
former  phrase  "Colby  did  not  get  near  enough  our 
goal  posts  to  see  whether  they  were  made  of  wood 
or  paper." 

The  Maine  game  was  played  at  Orono,  and  the 
greater  part  of  the  student  body  accompanied  the 
team.  Bowdoin  easily  defeated  Maine,  22-5,  the  vic- 
tory being  much  easier  than  the  score  indicates.  Our 
team  was  able  to  rush  the  Maine  team  all  over  the 
field  and  to  make  gains  anywhere  it  pleased.  Maine 
made  her  touchdown  by  a  rally  in  the  last  few  min- 
utes  of  play.     It   was   a   great   victory. 

As  the  season  drew  to  a  close  and  it  began  to  be 
seen  that  the  real  fight  for  the  championship  lay 
between  Bates  and  Bowdoin,  great  interest  began  to 
center  in  the  game  at  Brunswick.  It  is  beyond 
doubt  that  no  game  ever  played  in  the  state 
attracted  the  amount  of  attention  as  did  this  cham- 
pionship game  on  the  Whittier  Field.  Everybody 
knew  that  it  would  be  a  great  fight  and  that  every 
man  would  play  for  all  there  was  in  him.  And  in 
this  they  were  not  mistaken.  It  was  a  great  game 
to  watch.  Bowdoin,  however,  showed  her  supe- 
riority over  her  opponent  in  all  departments  of  the 
game,  and  deserved  as  great  a  victory  as  she  won. 
It  will  probably  be  a  long  time  before  such  an  inter- 
esting game  is  seen  in  Maine.  The  final  score  was 
12-6  and  Bowdoin  secured  the  long  coveted  cham- 
pionship at  the  end  of  a  great  season. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Manager  White  deserves  especial  praise  for  the 
efficient  way  in  which  he  has  managed  the  season. 
We  feel  sure  that  no  one  could  have  run  the  team 
with  more  ability  or  with  greater  success  than  has 
attended    Mr.    White's   administration. 

The  captain's  position  is  always  a  difficult  one, 
and  to  Captain  Philoon  is  due  a  large  measure  of 
credit.  He  has  always  been  conscientious  in  his 
work  and  judicious  in  his  management  of  the  team. 

To  Coach  McClave  is  especially  due  the  credit 
of  this  season's  work.  He  imbued  into  the  men  that 
"do  or  die"  Princeton  spirit  which  has  made  the 
team  champion  of  the  State.  Coach  McClave  has 
endeared  himself  in  the  heart  of  every  candidate 
for  the  team  and  it  is  with  the  greatest  feelings 
of  regret  that  we  learn  he  will  not  be  able  to  coach 
the  team  next  year. 

And  the  "scrubs"  come  in  for  no  small  share  of 
the  credit;  they  worked  faithfully  and  hard,  and 
contributed  in  no  small  degree  to  the  success  of  the 
'varsity.  This  year's  "scrub"  was  unusually  strong, 
giving  the  'varsity  several  hard  practice  games. 
Among  the  most  prominent  men  on  the  second 
eleven  are  Weld,  'oS,  Favinger,  '06,  Bass;  '07, 
McMichael,  '07,  Powers,  '07,  Roberts,  '07,  Buttrick, 
'07.  Thomas,  '08,  Toole,  '08,  Pullen,  '08,  Hopewell, 
'07,  Smith,'  07.  Fernald,  '07,  Mitchell,  '08,  Dolloff, 
Med.  '07,  Webber,  Med.  '08.  and  Osborne  '08. 
With  such  splendid  material  to  draw  upon  we 
can  hope  to  build  up  a  team  that  will  be  able  to  land 
the  championship  for  the  season  of  1905. 

PERSONNEL  OF  TEAM. 

W.  C.  Philoon,  captain  of  the  team,  lives  in 
Auburn,  Me.  He  is  21  years  old,  5  feet  10^4  inches 
tall,  and  weighs  165  pounds.  He  played  center  for 
three  years  on  Edward  Little  High  School.  Fresh- 
man year  he  made  his  "B"  at  centre.  Sophomore 
year  he  played  end  and  Junior  year  he  played  full- 
back and  center.  This  year  he  played  the  first  part 
of  the  season  at  fullback  and  the  latter  part  he  played 
center. 

J.  G.  Finn,  '05,  comes  from  Lewiston,  Me.  _  He 
is  25  years  old,  6  feet  and  3  inches  tall  and  weighs 
181  pounds.  Before  coming  to  Bowdoin  he  played 
fullback  on  Bates  for  one  year.  During  his  first 
\ear  at  Bowdom  he  played  fullback;  Junior  year- 
he  played  tackle  and  guard ;  and  this  year  he  played 
tackle   the   entire    season. 

W.  M.  Sanborn  '05,  comes  from  Augusta,  Me. 
He  is  22  years  old,  5  feet  II  inches  tall,  and  weighs 
202  pounds.  He  never  played  foot-ball  before  com- 
ing to  Bowdoin.  He  played  three  years  at  guard 
and  center  and  made  his  "B"  last  year. 

C.  Skolfield  comes  from  North  Harpswell.  He 
is  19  years  old,  6  feet  and  l/2  inch  tall,  and  weighs 

169  pounds.  He  did  not  play  foot-ball  before  com- 
ing to  Bowdoin.  Last  year  he  played  center  on  the 
second  eleven  and  this  year  he  made  his  "B"  as  sub- 
stitute guard. 

F.  J.  Redman,  '07.  lives  in  Dorchester,  Mass.  He 
is   19  years  old,   5  feet   10H  inches  tall   and  weighs 

170  pounds.  He  played  tackle  and  halfback  for 
three  years  on  Pawtucket  High  School,  Rhode 
Island.  He  made  his  "B"  last  year  as  tackle  and 
halfback.  Owing  to  make  up  work  he  did  not  play 
this  year. 

B.  J.  McGraw,  special,  comes  from  Exeter,  N.  H. 


He  is  21  years  old,  5  feet  6  inches  tall  and  weighs 
136  pounds.  Before  coming  to  Bowdoin  he  played 
quarterback  on  Exeter  for  two  years  and  two  years 
on  Dean  Academy.  He  made  his  "B"  this  year 
playing   quarterback   on   the   'varsity. 

R.  A.  Curtis,  special,  comes  from  Freeport.  He 
is  21  years  old,  5  feet  10  inches  tall,  and  weighs  160 
pounds.  Before  coming  to  Bowdoin  he  played  full- 
back two  years  on  Freeport  High  School,  and  two 
years  on  Coburn  Classical.  He  made  his  "B"  this 
year  as  fullback  on  the  'varsity. 

J.  B.  Drummond,  '07,  lives  in  Portland.  He  is 
twenty  years  old,  six  feet  and  one  inch  tall,  and 
weighs  one  hundred  and  fifty-five  pounds.  Before 
coming  to  Bowdoin  he  played  end  on  Portland 
High  for  three  years.  He  made  his  "B"  at  end  on 
the  'varsity  last  year. 

W.  B.  Drummond.  '07,  commonly  known  as 
"Brick"  is  the  brother  of  J.  Drummond.  He  is 
nineteen  years  old,  five  feet  and  eleven  inches  tall 
and  weighs  one  hunderd  and  forty-three  pounds. 
He  played  two  years  at  tackle  on  Portland  High. 
He  played  very  little  last  year  but  made  his  "B" 
at   end  this  year. 

L.  Garcelon,  '08,  comes  from  Lewiston.  He  is 
eighteen  years  old,  five  feet  ten  and  one-half  inches 
tall,  and  weighs  one  hundred  and  seventy-three 
pounds.  He  played  tackle  on  the  Lewiston  High 
team  for  two  years  and  was  captain  his  Senior  year. 
He  made  his  "B"  at  tackle  on  the  'varsity  this  year. 

C.  W.  Hawkesworth,  '06.  lives  in  Boston  and 
entered  Bowdoin  this  fall.  He  is  twenty-six  years 
old.  five  feet  ten  and  three-quarters  inches  tall  and 
weighs  one  hundred  and  seventy-eight  pounds. 
Before  coming  here  he  played  four  years  on  the, 
Kimball  Union  team,  Meriden,  N.  H.  He  was  cap- 
tain his  Senior  year.  He  played  tackle  the  first  of 
this  season  and  guard  the  last,  making  his  "B." 

H.  P.  Chapman.  '06,  lives  in  Portland.  He  is 
twenty  years  old,  five  feet  eight  and  one-half  inches 
tall  and  weighs  one  hundred  and  sixty-five  pounds. 
He  played  one  year  at  halfback  on  Portland  High. 
He  has  played  on  the  'varsity  three  years  in  the 
position  of  half  and  fullback. 

W.  E.  Speake,  '07,  lives  in  Washington,  D.  C. 
Pie  is  twenty  years  old.  six  feet  tall  and  weighs 
one  hundred  and  sixty-three  pounds.  During  '99 
and  1900  he  played  halfback  on  Eastern  High 
School.  Washington,  D.  C.  In  '01  and  '02  he 
played  halfback  on  the  Hebron  team.  He  has 
played  halfback  on  the  'varsity  two  years. 

C.  P.  Kinsman.  Special,  lives  in  Augusta.  He 
is  twenty  years  old.  five  feet  nine  inches  tall  and 
weighs  one  hundred  and  fifty-six  pounds.  He  never 
played  before  coming  to  Bowdoin.  He  has  played 
halfback  on  the  'varsity  two  years. 

P.  D.  BJanchard.  '07,  lives  in  Oldtown.  He  is 
nineteen  years  old,  five  feet  ten  inches  tall,  and 
weighs  one  hundred  and  sixty  pounds.  He  played 
halfback  one  year  on  his  school  team.  He  has 
played  two  years  on  the  'varsity  at  half  and  full- 
back. Owing  to  severe  injuries  received  in  the 
Amherst  game  he  was  unable  to  finish  out  this 
season,  though  he  played  the  required  number  of 
games  to  make  his  "B." 

THE  SCHEDULE. 
Sept.  24. — Bowdoin  2.3.  Fort  Preble  0. 
Sept.  31. — Bowdoin  o,  Exeter   11. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


187 


Oct.   5. — Bowdoin  o,   Harvard   17. 
Oct.  8. — Bowdoin  32,   Fort  McKinley  o. 
Oct.  12. — Bowdoin  o,  Amherst  23. 
Oct.    19. — Bowdoin   52,   Colby  o. 
Oct.  26. — Bowdoin  0,   Brown  22. 
Nov.  5. — Bowdoin  22,  Maine  5. 
Nov.    12. — Bowdoin   12,   Bates  6. 
Total — Bowdoin  141.  opponents  84. 

Of  the  twen'ty-six  tonchdowVis  Curtis  made 
eight.  Chapman  six.  Kinsman  five.  Piillen  two,  and 
Philoon.  Finn,  J.  Drummond  and  Bass  one  each. 
From  these  touchdowns  McGraw  kicked  fourteen 
goals,   Chapman  and  Kinsman  one  each. 


"KING  PEPPER." 
Although  the  first  rehearsal  of  "King  Pepper" 
conflicted  seriously  with  several  other  events,  the 
results  were  most  gratifying  to  those  in  charge. 
About  forty  men  showed  up,  and  the  opera  was  run 
through  and  the  songs  reahearsed.  the  play  met  with 
the  approval  of  the  fellows  and  there  is  little  doubt 
of  its  success  if  the  same  interest  is  manifested 
throughout.  On  Monday  night  there  will  be  a 
rehearsal  for  the  six  jockeys  and  six  maids,  together 
with  the  bootblacks.  Tuesday  evening  a  full 
rehearsal  will  be  held,  and  it  is  hoped  that  everyone 
will  be  present.  The  management  especially  desires 
thai  the  attendance  at  these  rehearsals  be  as  large  as 
possible  in  order  to  save  time,  labor,  and  expense. 
Any  effort  or  sacrifice  on  the  part  of  the  students 
will   be  greatly  appreciated. 


FRANKLIN   PIERCE. 

Wednesday,  November  twenty-third,  was  the 
one-hundredth  anniversary  of  the  birth  of  Franklin 
Pierce,  fourteenth  President  of  the  United  States 
and  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of  1824. 
It  seems  only  fitting  that  the  college  paper  of  his  old 
.  lima  Mater  should  make  some  suitable  mention  of 
this  event  in  connection  with  the  life  of  so  famous 
a  Bowdoin  man. 

Pierce  was  born,  November  2,  1804,  at  Hills- 
borough, New  Hampshire,  and  entered  Bowdoin  in 
1820.  After  graduation  he  studied  law  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  his  native  state  in  1827.  From 
the  first  he  was  a  zealous  supporter  of  the  Demo- 
cratic party.  He  commenced  his  political  career  by 
being  elected  to  the  State  Legislature  in  1829;  he 
was  speaker  from  1832-33 ;  chosen  a  member  of  Con- 
gress in  the  latter  year ;  and  in  1837  became  a  sena- 
tor of  the  United  States.  He  resigned  his  position 
in  1842  in  order  to  return  to  the  practice  of  law.  His 
success  as  a  lawyer  was  very  great.  In  1846  he  was 
offered  the  position  of  attorney-general  of  the 
United  States,  but  declined  it.  At  the  outbreak  of 
the  Mexican  War  he  joined  as  a  volunteer  in  one  of 
the  companies  raised  in  Concord,  entering  as  a  pri- 
vate and  coming  out  as  a  brigadier-general.  At  the 
close  of  the  war  he  resigned  his  commission,  having 
shown  himself  well  worthy  to  wear  and  able  to  use 
a  soldier's  weapon.  In  1850  he  was  president  of  the 
convention  for  revising  the  constitution  of  New 
Hampshire.  In  1852  he  was  elected  President  of  the 
United  States,  receiving  254  electoral  votes  against 
42  given  to  his  opponent,  General  Scott.  During 
his    administration    he    acted    strictly    according    to 


his  beliefs  and  in  every  way  strove  to  carry  out  the 
promises  he  had  made.  In  1857  he  retired  to  private 
life  in  Concord.  N.  H.,  taking  no  further  active  part 
in  politics.  He  died  the  eighth  of  October,  1869,  at 
the  age  of  sixty-five. 

Due  undoubtedly  to  the  heated  times  in  which  he 
lived,  probably  no  man  who  has  been  at  the  head  of 
this  nation's  affairs,  has  ever  been  more  often  mis- 
judged and  wrongly  estimated  than  Franklin  Pierce. 
A  Democrat  heart  and  soul,  he  was  from  the  first 
imbued  with  the  very  essence  of  democracy,  and  all 
the  time  that  he  occupied  the  President's  chair  sought 
to  follow  faithfully  the  true  spirit  and  teachings  of 
his  party  and  to  carry  out  his  own  convictions  and 
the  promises  he  had  made  before  election.  He 
possessed  unquestioned  ability  as  a  public  speaker 
and  few  men  could  sway  an  audience  with  greater 
force  than  he.  Elected  to  the  presidency  against 
his  own  express  wish,  he  tried  in  every  way  to  act 
according  to  his  conscience.  By  preference  he 
would  have  led  a  quiet  life,  as  his  retirement  from 
Congress,  his  declining  the  office  of  attorney-general, 
and  his  resignation  from  the  army  show. 
Descending  from  a  patriotic  race,  his  father  a  Rev- 
olutionary hero,  he  himself  was  fired  with  the 
noblest  and  highest  patriotism. 

General  Pierce  had  naturally  a  strong  endow- 
ment of  religious  feeling.  At  no  period  of  his  life 
were  the  sacred  relations  of  the  human  soul  a  matter 
of  indifference  to  him. 

His  college  course  has  probably  been  often  mis- 
represented. For  the  first  two  years  he  gave  little 
attention  to  his  work,  but  when  at  the  beginning  of 
Junior  year  the  marks  were  first  announced,  and  he 
was  shown  to  occupy  exactly  the  lowest  position  in 
his  class,  he  took  a  sudden  brace,  and  devoted  him- 
self to  his  books,  studying  until  midnight  and  rising 
at  four  in  the  morning,  and  from  then  till  his  grad- 
uation he  received  no  word  of  college  censure,  being 
unavoidably  absent  from  but  two  college  exercises 
for  these  two  years,  never  entered  a  class-room 
without  a  thorough  preparation,  and  finally  gradu- 
ated third  in  bis  class.  Nothing  but  his  previous 
low  mark  prevented  him  from  taking  a  higher  place. 
This  shows  how  his  stern  and  continued  exercise  of 
will  redeemed  him  from  indolence  and  completely 
changed  and  shaped  the  whole  course  of  his  life. 

That  Pierce  possessed  a  mind  and  true  worth  is 
attested  by  the  friendship  he  had  with  such  men  and 
thinkers  of  his  college  days  as  Longfellow,  Cilley, 
and  Hawthorne.  Hawthorne  and  Pierce  were  the 
strongest  friends.  Of  widely  divergent  natures  and 
tastes,  they  loved,  understood,  and  believed  each 
other.  Hawthorne  appreciated  the  quiet  masculine 
charm  of  Pierce's  manner,  his  knowledge  of  men 
and  the  world,  his  strength,  and  his  tenderness.  And 
it  is  a  touching  tribute  to  the  President,  that  it  was 
he  whom  Hawthorne  chose  as  a  companion  when 
he  set  out  on  that  journey  which  was  to  be  his  last 
to  revisit  the  scenes  of  his  childhoorl  and  his  Alma 
Mater,  and  it  was  Pierce  alone  who  was  with  the 
great  author  when  he  died. 

That  Pierce  has  been  often  misjudged  is  as  true 
as  it  is  regretable.  But  that  he  has  been  rightly 
so  is  not  true,  and  the  time  will  come  when  Frank- 
lin Pierce  will  be  correctly  estimated  as  one  of  the 
ablest,  if  not  one  of  the  noblest  men,  publicly  and 
personally,  who  have  ever  obtained  the  highest  honor 
the  nation  can  give. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL  BOARD. 

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ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 

E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905.  H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 

W.J.  NORTON,  1905.  A.   L.  ROBINSON,   1907. 

R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906.  R.  A.  CONY,   igo7. 
H.    P.    WINSLOW,  1906. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     •     •     Business  Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •     •     Ass't  Business  Manager. 


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Vol.  XXXIV.        FRIDAY,   NOV.  25,   1904. 

No.    17. 

Foot=Ball  Number. 


As  announced  in    the    last 


issue  of  the  Orient,  we 
make  this  our  foot-ball  number,  publishing  a 
resume  of  the  past  season  and  the  statistics  of 
the  players.  We  feel  that  the  foot-ball  season 
just  past  is  such  that  warrants  us  in  devoting 
more  than  the  ordinary  amount  of  space  to 
this  branch  of  athletics.  We  hope  that  in  pub- 
lishing these  foot-ball  statistics  we  have  not 
sacrificed  the  other  branches  of  activity  for 
such  has  not  been  our  intention. 


Freshman  Class 
Meetings. 


It  is  a  recognized  fact  that 
every  new  organization, 
upon  its  first  formation, 
should  meet  rather  frequently  in  order  to  be 
well  established  and  to  exist  as  a  useful  organ- 
ization.    But  the  fact  seems  to  have  but  little 


bearing  in  the  case  of  the  Freshman  Class 
meetings,  for  several  times  lately  when  a 
meeting  has  been  called  for  business  more  or 
less  important,  a  postponement  has  been  neces- 
sary on  account  of  the  small  attendance — 
almost  non-attendance  of  its  members.  Now 
this  is  a  poor  kind  of  class  spirit.  There  is 
no  reason  why  the  Freshman  Class  should 
not  be  as  well  organized,  so  far  as  its  duties 
and  abilities  go,  as  any  other  class.  Now, 
Freshmen,  is  the  time  for  you  to  form  your 
class  spirit.  Don't  wait  until  Sophomore  or 
Junior  year,  but  make  this  very  first  year  mean 
something  to  you  as  a  class. 


Memorial   Hall 
Floor. 


The  time  for  the  college 
assemblies  is  fast  aproach- 
ing,  and  once  more  we  have 
to  consider  the  place  for  holding  these  func- 
tions. What  better  place  could  there  be  for 
the  college  hops  than  Memorial  Hall?  Not 
only  is  it  conveniently  located  but  it  is  rich  with 
associations  of  the  past.  It  is,  indeed, a  delight- 
fully pleasant  place  to  spend  an  evening  with 
one's  relatives  and  friends  as  far  as  the  artistic 
surroundings  are  concerned,  but  what  of  the 
floor?  It  is  certainly  not  meant  for  a  dance 
floor.  One  dance  across  that  floor  would 
remind  the  most  happy  person  that  in  very 
truth  the  path  of  life  is  rough  and  toilsome. 
We  make  no  mention  of  those  two  pitfalls  in 
the  shape  of  registers,  which  beset  the  path  of 
every  dancer.  It  is  enough  for  the  present  to 
deal  with  the  boards.  The  registers  are 
smooth  anyway,  and  that  is  more  than  one 
can  say  of  the  floor.  It  detracts  considerably 
from  an  otherwise  pleasant  evening  to  be  con- 
stantlv  on  the  lookout  for  the  waves  and  hil- 
locks which  are  ever  present.  The  college  is 
especially  gifted  with  fine  buildings'  whose 
interiors  prove  even  better  than  their  exteriors 
promise.  This  floor  makes  Memorial  the 
exception.  No  doubt  the  college  has  other 
needs — some  of  them  perhaps  more  practi- 
cal— but  just  as  surely  as  we  need  a  new  gym- 
nasium we  need  a  new  floor  in  Memorial. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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foot   Ball   Captain. 


The     election     of     Henry 


Chapman,  as  captain  of 
next  year's  foot-ball  team,  meets  with  the 
hearty  approval  of  the  entire  college.  Mr. 
Chapman  has  won  the  reputation  of  being  one 
of  the  best  halfbacks  in  the  State  and  it  is 
largely  to  his  effective  work  that  our  present 
successful  season  is  due.  Although  we  lose 
Captain  Philoon,  Finn  and  Sanborn  of  this 
year's  team,  we  see  no  reason  why  next  year's 
team  shouldn't  be  as  successful.  Whatever 
may  be  the  outcome,  however,  we  can  assure 
Captain  Chapman  in  advance  of  the  loyal  sup- 
port and  co-operation  of  the  entire  student 
body. 


Those  Eggs  Again, 


We  learn  with  lament  that 


B  o  w  d  o  i  n  sympathizers 
have  injured  the  University  of  Maine.  Nay, 
more,  they  have  "added  insult  to  injury."  So 
says  the  Maine  Campus.  What  a  lamentable 
state  of  affairs !  "The  University  has  been 
slandered  with  obnoxious  names ;  and  other 
things  of  a  petty  nature  have  been  perpe- 
trated." You  fellows  who  were  hit  with 
those  eggs  at  the  Maine  game  should  be  care- 
ful and  not  speak  of  it.  It  injures  the  pride 
of  our  sister  University,  and  is,  therefore, 
"misrepresenting  and  calumnious."  We  are 
sorry  that  any  of  Bowdoin's  supporters 
chanced  to  let  fall  the  fact  that  they  were 
spotted  with  bad  eggs  as  they  marched  past 
a  Maine  chapter  house.  We  are  sorry  that  we 
mentioned  that  one  of  our  professors  and  his 
wife  were  stained  with  ink  thrown  from  some- 
where within  the  crowd  gathered  in  front  of 
that  house.  If  we  had  only  known  that  such 
facts,  for  facts  they  are,  we  are  sorry  to  say, — 
so  injured  and  insulted  the  pride  of  the  insti- 
tution on  the  banks  of  the  Penobscot,  we 
would  surely  have  hushed  them  up  and  buried 
them  deep  in  the  oblivion  where  they  belong. 
We  should  have  gone  to  the  tailor  and  had  our 
clothes  cleaned  in  humble  silence  because  it 
was  calumnious  to  our  sister  institution  to  noise 
abroad  the  truth. 


But  to  lay  aside  levity  we  tell  the  Univer- 
sity of  Maine  these  things.  Bowdoin  students 
do  not  say  that  they  were  injured  by  Maine 
fellows.  We  take  the  Maine  men's  word  for 
the  truth  and  accept  their  apologies  for  the 
fact  that  the  affair  occurred  on  the  University 
grounds  if  the  outburst  of  eloquence  in  the 
last  issue  of  the  Campus  may  be  dignified 
with  the  name  of  apology.  We  are  satisfied 
with  the  explanation  and  desire  now  to  let  the 
matter  drop. 


Change  in 
Planting  the  Ivy. 


In  the  northeast  corner  of 
the  campus  stands  an  oak 
tree  bearing  a  bronze  tab- 
let with  this  simple  inscription,  "The  Class  of 
1869."  The  tree  planted  by  the  Class  of  '69, 
throve  and  grew  as  was  natural  to  the  soil, 
and  stands  now  a  magnificent  monument  to 
the  class.  It  is  well  known  that  the  ivy  vines 
planted  on  Ivy  Day  almost  invariably  pine 
away  and  die.  The  soil  is  not  adapted  to  sup- 
port such  vines.  Such  being  the  case,  why 
would  it  not  be  a  good  idea  to  change  the  cus- 
tom of  planting  vines  to  one  of  planting  oaks 
or  some  tree  to  the  growth  of  which  the  soil  is 
better  adapted.  It  would  be  a  saving  of 
energy  which  is  wasted  now,  and  would  add 
something  stable  to  a  ceremony  which  is  vain 
and  empty  now.  Moreover,  the  beauty  of 
our  already  beautiful  campus  would  be 
enhanced. 


Prize   Essay. 


It  is  hoped  that    a    large 


number  of  the  under- 
graduates will  compete  for  the  prize  offered 
by  the  Society  of  Colonial  Dames  of  America 
in  Maine  for  the  best  essay  on  "Arbitration  as 
the  Best  Means  of  Settling  International  Dis- 
putes." While  only  one  can  obtain  the  cov- 
eted prize,  the  practical  knowledge  of  this 
important  subject,  which  all  would  acquire  in 
preparing  such  an  article,  would  be  of  inesti- 
mable value. 


J  90 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THEATRE  ATTRACTIONS. 

The  following  attractions  are  booked  for  the 
Empire  Theatre : 

Nov.    26 — Phelan    Opera    Co. 

Nov.  28 — Sky  Farm. 

Dec.  3 — Quinlan  and  Wall's  Minstrels. 

Dec.   9 — Paula   Edwards   in   "Winsome   Winnie." 

Dec.   12-14 — The  Sleeping  Beauty  and  the  Beast. 

Dec.  15 — William  Shuman-Keink  in  Love's  Lot- 
tery. 


Christian  association  litems. 


FACULTY  MEETING. 

By  vote  of  the  Faculty  the  Thanskgiving  recess 
extended  from  12.30  p.m.  Wednesday,  to  12.30  p.m. 
Friday.  At  this  meeting  it  was  voted  to  make  all 
Freshman  courses  four  hours  each,  and  all  courses 
after  Freshman  year  uniformly  three  hours.  For 
the  degree  of  A.B.  it  is  now  required  to  take  four 
courses  each  of  the  four  years  and  in  addition  a  fifth 
course  during  any  two  semesters  after  Freshman 
year. 

The  new  schedule  is  now  made  out  and  will  go 
into  effect  next  semester.  All  members  of  the 
Freshman  Class  entering  without  any  conditions  in 
history  are  allowed  to  elect  History  1  and  2  or  3  and 
4  during  Freshman  year  under  restriction  that  each 
case  be  considered  on  its  merits. 

A  new  course.  Biology  6.  will  be  offered  to  all 
who  have  taken  Biology  2  and  3. 


SOPHOMORES  11,  FRESHMEN  o. 

The  annual  Freshman-Sophomore  foot-ball  game 
was  played  Thursday  of  last  week  in  spite  of  the 
inclement  weather.  The  game  abounded  in  fumbles, 
punts  and  "flukes."  The  Freshmen  received  the  ball 
on  the  kick-off  and  were  immediately  forced  to  punt. 
Bass  made  the  first  touchdown  on  a  quarterback 
run  and  Redman  in  the  second  half  ran  seventy -five 
yards   for   the   second   touchdown. 

Line-up : 

1907.  1908. 

J.  B.  Drummond,  l.e r.e.,  Kenney.  Abbott. 

Hopewell,    l.t l.t.,    Garcelon. 

McMichael,    l.g r.g.,    Davis. 

Butterick,    c c,    Thomas. 

Powers,    r.g l.g.,    Foss.    Leighton. 

Fernald,    r.t l.t.,    Osborne. 

W.    B.    Drummond,    r.e I.e.,    Gregson. 

Bass,    q.b q.b.,    Crowley. 

Redman,    l.h.b r.h.b.,    Toole. 

Speake.    r.h.b l.h.b.,    Merrill. 

Roberts,    f.b f.b.,    Pulleii. 


JOHN  KENDRICK  BANGS. 

Saturday  evening,  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Saturday  Club.  Mr.  John  Kendrick  Bangs,  the 
well-known  humorist,  gave  a  reading  from  his  own 
works  in  the  Unitarian  Church.  A  large  audience 
listened  to  Mr.  Bangs  with  great  pleasure.  The 
reader  delivered  "A  Christmas  Story,"  selections 
from  the  "House-Boat  on  the  Styx"  and  from  others 
of  his  writings. 


The  Thursday  evening  meeting  for  November  17 
was.-conducted  by  Newton,  '05.  The  topic  "God's 
Demand  Upon  the  Educated  Man,"  was  a  pertinent 
question  to  all  and  was  very  thoroughly  thought  out 
both  by  the  leader  and  his  audience.  Certainly  as 
college  men  and  as  men  associating  with  those  who 
are  to  become  society's  leaders,  God  requires  of  us 
a  great  deal. 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  Thursday  was  Thanks- 
giving   day,    there    was    no    weekly   service. 

SUNDAY   EVENING  SERVICE. 

On  Sunday  evening.  November  twentieth  was 
held  the  second  in  the  series  of  services  which  the 
Christian  Association  is  to  hold  in  conjunction  with 
the  college  church.  The  Association  was  very  fort- 
unate in  securing  as  speaker  the  Rev.  John  C.  Per- 
kins, pastor  of  the  First  Parish  Church  in  Portland. 
The  subject,  "Christian  Citizenship,"  was  one  which 
was  especially  pertinent  for  the  occasion.  It  was 
an  able  address  and  helpful  to  all.  Romilly  John- 
son, '06,  rendered  a  solo  during  the  service  which 
was  as  usual  very  heartily  appreciated. 


THE  COLLEGE  LIFE. 

Rev.  Mr.  Jump  in  a  recent  sermon  said: 
The  real  birthday  of  many  a  young  man  is  the 
day  when  he  begins  his  college  course.  The  home 
life  was  a  life  of  protected  imitation.  Patterns  to 
be  followed  existed  all  around  him,  but  loving  parents 
had  for  the  most  part  chosen  these  patterns  or 
themselves  provided  them,  so  the  danger  of  going 
wrong  was  comparatively  small.  The  college  life, 
on  the  other  hand,  is  a  life  of  liberty.  Good  pat- 
terns and  bad  patterns  are  chums  in  the  dormitory, 
and  the  Freshman  on  the  floor  above  has  to  choose 
which  kind  of  pattern  he  will  follow.  Once  having 
learned  the  art  of  choosing  he  is  inconceivably  more 
of  a  soul  than  whc  1  he  came  innocently  virtuous  to 
college.  The  campus  is  swept  by  a  different  intel- 
lectual atmosphere  from  that  which  filled  the  home 
and  the  church  and  the  Sunday-school  room  back  in 
the  country  village.  It  would  be  a  pity  if  this  were 
not  true.  But  because  it  is  true  the  college  man  has 
to  be  ever  a  sentry  on  guard,  rather  a  soldier  mov- 
ing forward  in  the  ranks ;  not  a  creature  of  cir- 
cumstances but  their  king,  not  the  prey  of  doubts  but 
their  conqueror,  a  vital,  struggling,  growing  man, 
the  human  block  from  which  God  will  carve  a  mar- 
tial angel. 


FOOT-BALL  CAPTAIN. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  all  the  foot-ball  men  who 
made  their  "B"  this  year,  Henry  P.  Chapman,  '06, 
was  unanimously  elected  captain  for  the  ensuing 
year.  Captain  Chapman  prepared  for  college  at  the 
Portland  High  School  where  he  became  conspicu- 
ous in  foot-ball.  He  made  the  'varsity  Freshman 
year  and  has  played  on  the  team  ever  since.  His 
regular  position  is  halfback,  although  he  played  full 
back  in  several  games.  He  is  20  years  old,  weighs 
157  pounds,  and  is  5  feet  8  inches  tall. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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LIBRARY   BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED. 


(LoiicQC  IRotes. 


Gasquet,   Abbot.      English  fionastic  Life. 

This  volume,  while  based  on  the  results  of  care- 
ful research,  aims  to  be  a  popular  presentation  of 
monastic  life.  There  is  a  detailed  description  of  a 
monastery  and  of  the  daily  life  within  one.  The 
book  is  fully  illustrated  and  a  series  of  maps  give  the 
location  of  the  monasteries  of  the  different  orders. 
(271  :  G21) 

Dexter,   E.  G.      A   History  of   Education   in   the 
United  States. 

An  exhaustive  history  of  education  in  this 
country.  The  book  is  limited  to  a  history  of  the 
subject  and  makes  no  attempt  to  discuss  the  philos- 
ophy or  the  trend  of  education.  It  traces  the  devel- 
opment of  (  1  )  the  public  schools,  from  their  begin- 
nings in  the  colonies  to  their  organization  at  the 
present  time,  (2)  higher  and  special  education,  and 
(3)  the  methods  of  educational  extension,  including 
among  its  agencies  libraries,  newspapers,  cor- 
respondence and  evening  schools,  popular  lectures 
and  museums.  The  book  is  rich  in  tabular  and  sta- 
tistical matter.     (370.9:052) 

Morris,  J.  1*1.     Joseph  Chamberlain. 

This  book  is  not  recent  enough  to  include  some 
of  Mr.  Chamberlain's  later  political  history,  but  it 
is,  nevertheless,  an  extended  and  important  account 
of  by  far  the  greater  portion  of  his  career.  Almost 
all  the  biographical  material  which  had  been  pub- 
lished before  the  appearance  of  this  volume,  dealt 
almost  exclusively  with  the  political  life  of  Mr. 
Chamberlain.  He  has,  however,  an  interesting  per- 
sonality and  this  volume  is  concerned  quite  as  much 
with  the  man  as  with  the  statesman.  It  deals  at 
length  with  his  busy  political  career,  but  it  shows 
him  also  in  the  intervals  of  his  public  life,  in  Lon- 
don, in  America  and  at  his  home  in  Birmingham. 
(B:C36sa) 

Peat,   A.  B.  N.     Gossip  from  Paris  During   the 
Second  Empire. 

A  volume  of  letters,  selected  as  the  best  from 
nine  large  volumes  which  are  wholly  concerned 
with  the  social  and  political  life  of  Paris  between  the 
years  1864  and  l86g.  The  author  had  unusual 
opportunities  to  gather  and  to  publish  news,  for 
while  he  was  connected  with  the  Ministry  of  the 
Interior  he  was  the  Paris  correspondent  of  the 
Morning  Star,  a  daily  paper  of  London.  The  cor- 
respondence is  written  in  the  informal  and  personal 
spirit  of  private  letters  and  it  is  made  up  of  ran- 
dom comments  on  the  significant  things  in  the  his- 
tory, art,  music  and  literature  of  the  period.  944.- 
07:P32) 

Harte,  Bret.     Trent's  Trust. 

A  collection  of  stories  representing  the  last  work 
of  Bret  Harte.  The  first  story,  somewhat  longer 
than  any  of  the  others,  gives  the  book  its  title. 
They  introduce  the  same  surroundings  and  the 
same  characters  even  that  appear  in  his  earlier  Cal- 
ifornia stories.     (813.45 :  T) 


Harvey  L.  Winslow,  '06,  was  in  Boston  last  Sat- 
urday and  Sunday. 

Last  week  practically  marked  the  close  of  the 
regular  foot-ball  season. 

At  a  recent  faculty  meeting  Dr.  Burnett  was 
appointed  Assistant-Registrar. 

A  cut  of  the  Theta  Delta  Chi  chapter  house 
appeared  in  last   Sunday's  Gfobc. 

The  Hubbard  grand-stand  has  at  last  been 
entirely  enclosed  for  the  winter. 

Bates  loses  by  graduation  two  men  from  her 
foot-ball   team.   Reed   and  Turner. 

Small.  '97,  has  been  on  the  campus  the  past  week 
in  the  interest  of  Success  Magazine. 

"Joe"  Pendleton.  '91,  refereeel  the  Brown-Dart- 
mouth   foot-ball    game   last    Saturday. 

A  sample  of  the  1905  calendar  is  upon  exhibition 
and  proves  to  be  a  very  pretty  souvenir. 

Gunning  and  skating  expeditions  are  among  the 
amusements  of  some  of  the  fellows  these  days. 

William  B.  Webb  is  in  Chicago  in  attendance  at 
the  national  convention  of  the  D.  K.  E.  fraternity. 

The  Brunswick  Record  says:  "The  town  shared 
the  joy  of  the  college  in  the  great  foot-ball  victory." 

Manager  Putnam  has  nearly  completed  his  base- 
ball schedule  and  will  announce  it  in  a  short  time. 

Professor  Chapman  will  deliver  a  course  of 
lectures  on  "Modern  Poets"  in  Portland  this  winter. 

A  large  number  of  the  fellows  took  in  the  Port- 
land-Lewiston  foot-ball  game  in  Lewiston,  last  Sat- 
urday. 

Professor  Houghton  delivered  a  lecture  on  "The 
Japanese"  last  Wednesday  night  at  the  Congrega- 
tional  vestry. 

Professor  McRea  will  attend  the  meeting  of  the 
American  Economic  Association  during  the  Christ- 
mas holidays. 

A  picture  of  Captain  Philoon  of  the  foot-ball  team 
appeared  in  last  week's  issue  of  the  Record,  which 
characterizes  him  as  "the  best  all-round  player  in. 
Maine." 

Bennett,  who  played  right  tackle  on  Maine  this 
year,  has  been  elected  captain  of  the  1905  eleven, 
and  Kendall  has  been  elected  captain  of  the  Bates 
eleven. 

Mikelsky,  '05,  was  in  Boston  last  week  on  a  short 
business  trip.  He  looked  over  the  latest  styles  in 
college  men's  togs  and  purchased  a  line  of  the  latest 
winter   overcoats. 

If  Captain  Kendall  shows  the  same  judgment  in 
picking  out  the  Bates  team  next  fall,  as  he  has  in 
selecting  an  All-Maine  team,  it  will  be  safe  to  say 
that  the  Bates  team  will  be  weak. 

Rev.  Mr.  Jump  was  tendered  a  reception  by  the 
Women's  Alliance  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church  last  week  at  the  residence  of  Hartley  C. 
Baxter.  The  musical  program  consisted  of  vocal 
solos  by  Mrs.  Roberts  who  was  accompanied  by  Dr. 
Burnett,  and  piano  solos  by  Romily  Johnson,  '06. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Wiley  O.  Newman,  '07,  has  been  elected  captain 
of  the  Colby  foot-ball  team  for  1905. 

At  a  special  initiation  held  Tuesday  evening, 
Henry  Hopewell,  '07,  was  made  a  member  of  the 
Alpha  Delta  Phi  fraternity. 

The  college  has  adopted  a  new  and  uniform 
basis  of  numerical  values  for  the  letters  A,  B,  C,  D 
of  the  ranking  system.  A  equals  9-10,  B  equals 
8-9,   C  equals  7-8,  D  equals  6-7. 

"Reggie"  Brown,  who  has  refereed  several  of  the 
Maine  games,  has  been  coaching  the  Harvard  sec- 
ond eleven  this  season  and  for  his  services  recently 
received   a   handsome  loving   cup   from   his   friends. 

By  mistake  in  the  list  of  Faculty  office  hours  pub- 
lished in  the  Orient  recently.  Professor  Houghton's 
conference  hours  were  printed  as  being  at 
Memorial  Hall;  they  are  at  his  home  on  Maine 
Street. 

In  connection  with  the  article  in  this  issue  on 
Franklin  Pierce,  it  is  interesting  to  note  that  he 
graduated  in  the  Class  of  1824,  and  was  not,  as  has 
been  so  often  erroneously  reported,  a  member  of  the 
famous   Class   of   1825. 

The  opera  "H.  M.  S.  Pinafore"  is  to  be  given  by 
the  Brunswick  and  Topsham  Choral  Society  some 
time  in  January,  under  the  auspices  of  Mr.  How- 
ard C.  Raton,  whose  leadership  has  marked  success 
in  this   line   in   other   places. 

The  first  rehearsals  of  "King  Pepper"  were  held 
in  Banister  Hall  Monday  afternoon  and  Tuesday 
evening.  Judging  by  the  enthusiasm  with  which  the 
sixty  odd  men  entered  into  their  parts,  the  opera 
will  be  a  complete  success. 

The  Brunswick  Club  of  Bowdoin  College  held  its 
meeting  last  Saturday  night,  which  seems  to  be  the 
favorite  time  for  meetings  of  the  sectional  clubs. 
This  club  is  in  a  very  promising  condition  and  bids 
fair  to  be  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  organizations  of 
this  sort. 

The  Library  Club  was  entertained  at  its  third 
meeting  on  November  18  by  Mr.  Wilder.  Professor 
Johnson  was  the  guest  of  the  evening  and  he  gave 
an  interesting  talk  on  "French  Periodicals." 
Refreshments  were  served  and  an  informal  discus- 
sion followed. 

The  second  meeting  of  the  Deutscher  Verein 
was  held  at  New  Meadows  Inn  last  Thursday  even- 
ing. No  business  of  any  importance  was  transacted 
and  the  meeting  was  brought  to  a  close  by  the 
singing  of  Cerman  songs.  Herms,  '04,  will  address 
the  next  meeting. 

It  is  interesting  to  count  the  different  scores  of 
the  several  Maine  teams  in  the  state  games.  Bow- 
doin has  scored  during  the  season  86  points  against 
her  opponents  II,  Bates  35  to  her  opponents  12, 
Colby  12  to  her  opponents  86,  and  U.  of  M.  16  to 
her  opponents  40. 

The  Chicago  Maroon  in  commenting  upon  the 
recent  Chicago-Michigan  foot-ball  game,  which  was 
rfon  by  the  latter  team  by  the  score  22-12,  says  that 
three  of  Chicago's  men  were  the  victims  of  Carter, 
the  Michigan  tackle.  It  was  a  slugging  game 
throughout.  Carter,  it  will  be  remembered,  was 
assistant  coach  of  the  Bowdoin  team  last  year.  He 
is  not  only  one  of  the  heaviest  men  on  the  Michigan 
eleven,  but  one  of  the  speediest  on  his  feet. 


Lord  Hall,  the  new  building  at  the  University 
of  Maine,  was  dedicated  Tuesday,  with  appropri- 
ate ceremonies.  The  delivery  of  the  building  to  the 
State  was  made  by  Mr.  Henry  Lord;  the  Address 
of  Acceptance,  by  Gov.  Hill ;  the  Entrusting  of  the 
Keys,  by  Senator  Hale,  honorary  '69,  and  the  ded- 
icatory  address  by   Hon.   W.   T.    Cobb,   'yy. 

In  rummaging  around  at  the  State  House, 
recently,  some  one  came  across  the  very  first  bill 
passed  by  a  Maine  Legislature.  The  bill  was  passed 
June  7,  1820,  and  the  endorsement  bore  the  names 
of  John  Chandler,  president  of  the  Senate,  and  Benj. 
Ames,  speaker  of  the  House.  Mr.  Chandler  was 
trustee  of  the  college  from  1821-38,  and  Mr.  Ames 
was  an  overseer  from  1818-28. 

Nickerson  Bros,  made  a  good  haul  when  they 
secured  the  whale  at  Pennellville.  They  are  plan- 
ning, to  tour  the  State  with  it.  It  has  been  on 
exhibition  in  town  for  the  last  few  days.  After 
their  return  they  will  try  out  the  oil  from  the  blub- 
ber. The  animal  is  known  as  a  whale  killer  and 
in  schools  of  three  or  four  they  attack  large 
whales.     They  are  the  wolves  of  the  ocean. 

The  Massachusetts  Club  held  an  enthusiastic 
meeting  Saturday  night  with  Jenks,  '06.  Various 
means  were  discussed  for  getting  Massachusetts 
sub-Freshmen  interested  in  Bowdoin.  Wilson,  '06, 
was  elected  the  club  correspondent  for  the  Boston 
Transcript  and  he  will  have  a  letter  in  every  Satur- 
day night.  A  petition  was  drawn  up  and  signed  by 
all  the  members  urging  the  Faculty  to  grant  the  Fri- 
day following  Thanksgiving  as  a  holiday.  After 
the  business  meeting  refreshments  were  served  and 
singing  was   indulged   in   until   a   late   hour. 

According  to  the  usual  custom  the  Freshmen 
"sprung"  their  yell  for  the  first  time  at  the  station 
Wednesday  morning.  The  Sophomores  were  at  a 
premium  and  consequently  the  Freshmen  had  full 
sway.     Their  yell  is  as  follows: 

Rickerty  ax,  koax,  koax. 
Rickerty  ax,  koax,  koax, 
Allegaro,   garo,   garate, 
Bowdoin,    Bowdoin,    1908. 


STRENGTH  TESTS. 


It  is  interesting  at  this  time  to  make  a  compari- 
son of  the  strength  tests  of  the  four  classes  taken 
during  their  Freshman  year.  The  tests  of  the  ten 
best  are  as  follows : 

Class  of  1905. — Clarke,  413;  Day,  362.1;  Den- 
ning. 356.2;  Davis,  339.8;  McCobb,  301.7;  Stewart. 
316.7;  Williams,  289;  Piper,  236;  Philoon,  176.7; 
Damren,    159.8. 

Class  of  1906. — Stimpson,*,  41 1.3;  Chapman, 
380.9;  Brown,  228.6:  Shaw.  R.  E.,  215. 1  ;  Soule, 
201.5;  Tuell,  201. 1  ;  Hale,  198.4;  Porter,  192.2; 
Merrill.   190.9;   Winslow,   176.8. 

Class  of  1907. — Whipple,  384.8;  Lowell,  213; 
McMichael,  155;  Smith,  149.5;  Mincher,  153.8; 
Glidden.  183.6;  Redman,  1  ?o ;  Winchell,  164.8; 
Otis,   167.8. 

Class  of  1908. — McGraw.  298.7 ;  Davis.  270 ; 
Osborne,  275.7;  Cox,  187.5;  Pullen,  134;  McKinney, 
165.6;  Stetson,  127.9;  Leighton,  117.7;  Merrill, 
115. 3;    Lee,    118.6. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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ON   DIT 

That   the   turkey  tasted  good   after   all. 

That  a  house-boat  wouldn't  be  out  of  place  this 
wet  weather. 

That  the  Freshmen  must  wake  up  and  hustle  for 
the   Orient   Board. 

That  the  "enormous  whale"  is  stronger  than  the 
proverbial  oaks. 

That  the  skeleton  of  that  whale  would  make  a 
great  addition  to  the  Bowdoin  museum. 

That  the  scholarships  will  be  announced  shortly. 

That  it  is  time  for  the  Dramatic  Club  to  be  decid- 
ing something. 

That  more  men  must  give  their  hearty  support 
to    "King    Pepper." 

That  the  Massachusetts  Club  had  a  hand  in  the 
extension    of   the    Thanksgiving    vacation. 

That  "King  Pepper"  will  make  your  eyes  water 
with    laughter. 

That  a  Senior  told  Professor  McRea  that  he 
worked  harder  studying  the  rules  and  regulations 
of  the  college  than  he  did  in  getting  his  lessons. 

That  a  certain  member  of  the  Junior  Class  wishes 
to  know  where  the  All-Maine  team  is  going  to 
practice. 

That  some  fellows  are  getting  information  as  to 
their    standing   in    their   classes. 

That  those  thirty-four  Freshmen  who  "flunked" 
the  mid-term  examination  in  Hygiene  will  doubt- 
less take  care  to  be  somewhat  better  prepared  for 
the  finals. 

That,  judging  from  the  foot-ball  ability  exhibited 
at  the  Sophomore-Freshman  game,  the  Freshman 
Class  has  some  good  foot-ball  material  which  has 
not  yet  been  fully  shown  up. 

That  the  "ends"  last  Friday  and  Saturday  nights 
were  very  quiet  compared  to  what  they  have  been 
lately  on  these  nights — Hallowe'en  and  foot-ball  vic- 
tories are  over  for  this  season. 

That  the  occupants  of  North  Maine  met  in  delib- 
erative session  last  Thursday  evening. 

That  those  1905  Bowdoin  calendars  are  all  right. 

That  the  pianist  of  the  Herald  Square  Comedy 
Company  created  considerable  excitement  Friday 
night. 

That  a  new  floor  is  needed  for  Memorial  Hall. 

That  Senior  elections  will  be  held  shortly. 

That  the  foot-ball  team  is  deserving  of  all  the 
bouquets  which  have  been  thrown  at  them  this  past 
week. 

That  the  communication  on  "Too  Much  Work" 
has  created  considerable  talk. 


MASS-MEETING. 


A  mass-meeting  was  held  in  Memorial  Hall  last 
Wednesday  evening  at  which  the  majority  of  the 
students  were  conspicuous  by  their  absence.  James 
W.  Sewall.  '06.  was  elected  manager  of  the  foot- 
ball team  for  the  ensuing  year,  and  Neal  W.  Allen, 
'07,  assistant  manager.  It  was  voted  to  send  a  let- 
ter of  thanks  to  E.  A.  Dunlap,  '03,  for  his  services 
as  assistant  coach  of  the  foot-ball  team,  also  one 
to  the  Bangor  alumni  for  their  loyal  entertainment 
of  the  team  after  the  Maine  game.  The  following- 
proposed    amendments    to    the    constitution    of    the 


Athletic  Council  were  voted.  These  have  been 
adopted  by  the  Alumni  Association  and  if  adopted 
by  the  Faculty  will  go  into  effect. 

Article  V.  to  be  amended  by  the  addition  to  Sec- 
ton  2  of  the  following : 

It  shall  further  be  the  duty  of  this  body  to  elect 
two  of  its  members  as  auditors  who  shall  examine 
the  financial  condition  of  each  branch  of  athletics 
from  time  to  time  as  the  Council  may  direct  and 
audit  the  final  accounts  of  managers  at  the  end  of 
each  season,  the  accounts  of  the  Treasurer  at  the 
end  of  the  college  year  also. 

Section  5  of  the  same  article  to  be  amended  so 
as  to  read  as  follows :  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this 
body  to  publish  over  the  signatures  of  its  auditors 
in  the  last  issue  of  the  Orient  of  the  term  in  which 
any  athletic  season  closes,  a  statement  of  the  finan- 
cial condition  of  such  athletic  department,  and  in 
the  commencement  number  of  the  Orient,  the 
report  of  the  Treasurer. 

Article  VI.  to  be  amended  by  the  omission  of 
the  sentence  beginning,  "It  shall  further  be  the 
duty  of  the  Chairman " 

Article  VII.  to  be  amended  by  the  addition  of 
Section  2  as  follows : 

This  constitution  may  be  amended  at  any  regu- 
larly constituted  meeting  of  each  of  the  three  parties 
concerned,  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  members 
present. 

Notice  of  a  proposed  amendment  must  be  given 
in  at  least  two  issues  of  the  Orient  during  the  col- 
lege year  in  which  the  amendment  is  to  be  voted 
upon. 


CELEBRATION     POSTERS. 

A  new  idea  has  been  originated  this  year  in 
posters  in  recognition  of  the  championship  foot-ball 
team  of  1904.  They  are  gotten  out  by  Robinson 
and  Ellis.  '08.  and  were  made  up  and  printed  at  the 
printing  office  in  the  Science  Building.  They  are 
simple,  but  very  neat,  showing  a  cut  of  the  new 
grand-stand  and  giving  the  scores  for  the  Maine 
foot-ball  series ;  printed  in  black  and  white  about 
fourteen  by  eleven  inches.  Every  fellow  will  want 
one  in  his  room.     They  sell  for  fifteen  cents  each. 


INTERSECTION   DEBATE. 

On  Tuesday,  November  29,  at  seven  o'clock,  will 
be  held  the  first  Intersection  Debate.  The  debate 
will  be  open  to  visitors.  The  question  is: 
Resolved,  That  for  the  State  of  Maine,  a  System  of 
High  License  is  Preferable  to  the  Present  Prohibi- 
tory Law.  Section  A,  with  Childs  and  Perry  as 
leaders,  will  support  the  affirmative ;  Section  B,  with 
Peterson  and  Boody  as  leaders,  will  support  the 
negative.  The  judges  will  be  Professor  Mitchell, 
Dr.  Burnett  and  Mr.  Foster. 


NEW  PRIZE  OFFER. 

The  Society  of  Colonial  Dames  of  America  in 
Maine  offer  the  prize  of  $20  for  the  years  1904-5,  in 
honor  of  Mrs.  Henry  Moulton  of  Portland,  on  the 
subject  of  "Arbitration  as  the  Best  Means  of  Set- 
tling International  Disputes."  The  competition  is 
open  to  all  Seniors,  Juniors  and  Sophomores. 


194 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  FESTIVAL  CHORUS. 

A  great  chance  is  being  presented  by  Mr.  W.  R. 
Chapman's  choruses  for  people  to  become  acquainted 
with  the  very  best  music.  The  Brunswick  and 
Topsham  Choral  Society  will  be  very  glad  to  wel- 
come among  its  members  any  students  who  wish  to 
join.  This  year  the  chorus  will  sing  Wagner's 
opera.  Lohengrin,  the  Oratorio  of  Creation,  and  a 
collection  of  four  part  songs.  The  music  is  very 
melodious  and  tuneful.  The  chorus  is  conducted 
under  the  final  leadership  of  Mr.  Mower  of  Lewis- 
ton.  The  meetings  are  held  every  Thursday  even- 
ing at  half-past  seven  in  the  Court  Room  in  the 
Town  Building. 


"GYM."    WORK. 

It  has  been  generally  stated  that  gvm.  work  was 
to  begin  immediately  after  Thanksgiving,  but  the 
date  has  now  been  changed  by  Dr.  Whittier  to 
December  5.  The  running  track  is  being  put  in 
condition  and  by  the  fifth  everything  will  be  in 
readiness  for  work. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASSES  OF  1820  AND  1896. 
The  "Provisional  Trustees  of  Fewacres"  are 
endeavoring  to  secure  the  purchase,  restoration  and 
maintenance  of  "Fewacres"  at  Farmington,  as  a 
memorial  of  Jacob  Abbott.  '20.  Many  contribu- 
tions to  the  fund  have  already  been  made.  Carle- 
ton  P.  Merrill,  ex-'96,  is  chairman  of  the  Provis- 
ional Board. 

CLASS  OF  1864. 
The  Maine  Society  of  New  York  held  its 
second  annual  dinner  at  the  Hotel  Manhattan  last 
Friday  night,  with  President  James  McKeen  as 
toast-master.  There  were  many  Bowdoin  men  pres- 
ent. Mr.  McKeen  was  born  in  Brunswick,  Decem- 
ber 5,  1841.  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.D.  from 
Bowdoin  in  1900.  He  has  been  an  overseer  since 
1886.  He  lives  in  Brookline  and  is  interested  in 
many  political  and  social  institutions.  His  grand- 
father was  the  first  president  of  Bowdoin  College, 
having   served    in    that   capacity   from    1802-7. 

CLASS   OF   1865. 

About  a  year  and  a  half  ago  Congress  appro- 
priated about  $1,000,000  to  reimburse  the  state  of 
Massachusetts  for  expenses  incurred  in  fitting  out 
troops  during  the  Civil  War.  Previously  the  state 
authorities  had  entered  into  a  contract  with  Hon. 
John  B.  Cotton,  assistant  attorney-general.  Wash- 
ington. D.  C,  to  act  as  state  agent  in  looking  after 
the  claim  and  agreed  to  allow  him  10  per  cent,  of 
the  amount  received.  The  attorney  now  holds  the 
warrant  and  refuses  to  turn  it  over  to  the  State  until 
his  fee  of  $160  000  is  paid.  This  matter  is  creating 
considerable  talk  in  Washington  and  Massachusetts 
and  it  will  be  interesting  to  know  what  the  final 
decision  will  be.  We  feel  that  Mr.  Cotton  is  in  the 
right. 


CLASS  OF  1877. 
Lieutenant  Peary  has  made  a  very  generous 
donation  to  the  E.  M.  C.  Seminary  at  Bucksport  in 
the  form  of  blocks  of  wood  from  the  keel  of  his 
Arctic  steamship  being  built  at  Verona  which  are 
to  be  made  into  souvenirs  with  a  picture  of  the  ship, 
the  captain,  the  builder,  and  Lieutenant  Peary,  and 
to  be  sold  for  the  benefit  of  the  school. 

CLASS  OF  1881. 
William    Henry     Goddard,     after     engaging     in 
mercantile    pursuits    in    Boston    for   20    years,     has 
entered    the   ministry   and     is     now     rector    of    the 
Church  of  the  Ascension  in  Wakefield,  R.  I. 

MEDICAL.  '84.  '96  AND  '98. 
At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Penobscot  Medical 
Association  held  at  the  Bangor  House  last  week. 
Dr.  Hiram  Hunt,  M.  '84,  was  elected  president,  and 
Dr.  B.  L.  Bryant, '95.  M.  '98,  was  re-elected  secretary 
and  treasurer.  A  paper  on  "Medical  Ethics"  was 
read  by  Dr.  Addison  S.  Thayer.  M.  '86,  of  Portland. 

CLASS  OF  1893. 

Mr.  Reginald  R.  Goodwell  is  Professor  of  the 
Romance  Languages  at  the  new  Simmons  College, 
Boston. 

CLASS  OF  1S94. 

The  Boston  Globe  of  recent  date  gives  a  long 
sketch  of  Rev.  Norman  McKinnon  of  Augusta, 
relating"  to  his  handiness  with  carving  tools.  Mr. 
McKinnon  is  a  very  skillful  workman  in  the  line  of 
word-carving  and  many  of  his  house  furnishings  tes- 
tify to  his  handicraft. 

CLASS  OF  1903. 
In  a  long  newspaper  article  and  description  of 
the  Kent's  Hill  foot-ball  team  for  1904.  which  claims 
the  State  championship,  it  says,  "The  team  was 
coached  by  Eddie  Dunlap  ('03),  and  the  men 
improved  wonderfully  under  his  handling." 


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VOL.  XXXIV. 


NO.   18. 


EXTRACT  FROM  REV.  MR.  JUMP'S  ADDRESS 


THE     CONSECRATION     OF     VERSATILITY, 
CYRUS  HAMLIN,   '34. 

Cyrus  Hamlin  was  born  in  Waterford,  Me.,  in 
the  year  of  181 1.  While  yet  a  lad  he  manifested  his 
pluck  and  inventiveness  and  withal  his  religious- 
ness, traits  never  to  desert  him.  When  he  first  saw 
the  light  it  was  declared  by  the  good  friends  of  the 
family,  "his  head  is  too  big,  he  can  never  be  brought 
up  alive."  But  he  was  brought  up,  and  early  showed 
that  his  bigness  of  head  was  to  his  advantage  rather 
than  his  disadvantage.  He  was  an  adept  in  all 
mechanical  lines.  Practically  every  tool  and  article 
used  on  the  farm  was  made  by  him  before  he  grew 
to  manhood.  Enjoying  only  a  poor  fitting  course, 
he  presented  himself  for  examination  at  Bowdoin  in 
the  fall  of  '30.  Especially  did  he  fear  his  inability 
to  pass  the  entrance  examination  in  Cicero,  so  as  he 
reviewed,  chancing  to  notice  a  page  containing  many 
difficult  sentences,  he  prepared  that  page  with  unus- 
ual care.  The  passage  assigned  to  him  for  his  test 
was  the  one  page  of  Cicero  with  which  he  was  per- 
fectly familiar.  "I  knew,"  he  writes,  "that  I  ought 
to  tell  the  professor  that  this  was  the  only  page  I 
could  translate  that  way,   but  I   didn't." 

A  revival  of  great  power  took  place  while  Ham- 
lin was  in  college  and  perhaps  had  some  part  in 
stirring  up  a  missionary  interest  which  ultimately 
sent  Munson  and  Lyman  and  Hamlin  into  the  for- 
eign field.  On  the  mechanical  rather  than  the 
material  side  of  his  college  course  Hamlin's  steam 
engine  is  worth  recording.  Professor  Smyth  in  the 
course  of  a  lecture  mentioned  that  but  few  steam 
engines  then  existed  and  that  probably  most  of 
the  students  had  never  seen  one.  Hamlin  imme- 
diately offered  to  make  one,  not  only  that  would 
go,  but  that  would  enable  a  spectator  to  see  it  go. 
At  the  end  of  three  months  he  was  able  to  exhibit 
the  first  steam  engine  ever  made  in  Maine.  That 
same  engine  is  now  to  be  seen  in  the  Cleaveland 
Cabinet  of  the  college  in  Massachusetts  Hall. 

Having  thus  exercised  his  mind  and  activity 
along  numerous  lines,  he  received  appointment  to 
the  mission  of  the  American  Board  in  Constanti- 
nople. His  life  gospel  was  always  "keep  to  work, 
if  cut  off  from  one  thing  take  the  next."  With 
these  principles  he  began  his  labors  in  the  Eastern 
field,  labors  whose  fruitful  achievements  have  been 
but  seldom  paralleled  in  missionary  annals. 
Brave  associates  were  at  his  side  as  teachers,  and 
brave  men  were  needed. 

Consecrating  his  versatility  to  his  Mjaster, 
Hamlin,  of  course,  sought  before  long  some  outlet 
for  his  mechanical  ability.  So  he  fitted  up  a  work- 
shop and  began  to  manufacture  tools  and  apparatus, 
thus  saving  money  for  the  mission  and  giving  indus- 
trial education  as  well  to  his  pupils.     For  the  glory 


of  God  and  the  training  of  their  own  souls,  some  of 
the  students  made  stove-pipes,  others  manufactured 
rat  traps,  others  bound  books,  and  still  others  created 
a  something  which  was  for  women's  head  gear. 

Another  work  with  which  Dr.  Hamlin's  name  is 
forever  joined,  was  the  founding  of  Robert  Col- 
lege, an  American  institution  for  general  Christian 
learning,  located  at  Constantinople.  In  co-operation 
with  Christopher  Robert  of  New  York,  who  gave 
$30,000  at  the  outset,  Dr.  Hamlin  initiated  this  noble 
undertaking.  The  college  yet  remains  a  monument 
to  Dr.  Hamlin's  faith  and  courage,  a  shedder  of  light 
in  one  of  the  earth's  darkest  places. 

Returning  to  America,  Dr.  Hamlin  rounded  out 
his  career  to  a  ripe  old  age  by  several  years  of 
teaching  at  Bangor  Seminary  and  by  other  years  as 
President  of  Middlebury  College,  Vermont.  His 
volumes,  "Among  the  Turks"  and  "My  Life  and 
Times,"  abound  in  humorous  and  anecdotal  interest 
and  portray  a  soldier  of  the  Cross  fearless  in  battle, 
patient  on  the  march,  uncomplaining  in  bivouac, 
"filling  out  the  suffering  of  the  Master,"  and  inspir- 
ing by  his  example  all  that  is  noblest  and  most  heroic 
in   our   American   hearts. 


REVIEW    OF    THE    NOVEMBER    QUILL. 

The  November  Quill,  taken  as  a  whole,  is  neither 
very  good,  nor  yet  very  bad.  There  are  some  feat- 
ures about  it  that  are  excellent,  and  on  the  other 
hand,  some  things  distinctly  below  literary  par.  Of 
the  prose,  "Grandfather's  Story"  is  probably  the 
best.  The  poetry  is  all  very  good,  "The  Coming  of 
the  Storm"  and  "At  Eventide"  competing  closely 
for  first  place.  We  notice  with  pleasure  a 
return  of  the  Silhouettes,  which  are  a  distinctive 
work  of  every  good  issue  of  the  Quill.  The  Goose 
Tracks  are  rather  pert,  but  not  too  much  so.  Satire 
and  humor  should,  surely,  find  a  place  in  college  lit- 
erature. Ye  Postman  is  probably  the  weak  part  of 
this  month's  issue.  Why  five  pages  are  devoted  to 
not  very  excellent  verse  clipped  from  other  college 
magazines,  relating  to  such  things  as  a  surgical  oper- 
ation upon  the  epidermis  of  a  pirate,  is  beyond  the 
critic's  ken.  At  least  three  of  these  pages  might 
profitably  have  been  devoted  to  some  original  arti- 
cle. Turning  to  more  specific  criticisms.  "The 
Thoughtful  Murderer"  is  distinctly  weak.  One  of 
the  essentials — the  foremost  essential — of  a  myste- 
rious plot,  is  to  clear  up  the  mystery  finally.  Does 
any  reader  of  the  Quill  know  how  the  murderer 
escaped  from  prison,  how  he  returned,  or  when, 
without  detection,  he  obtained  the  wonderful  meg- 
aphone ? 

"The  Coming  of  the  Storm"  is  musical,  vivid 
and  real,  an  excellent  bit  of  verse. 

"A  Pipe  on  the  River"  is  a  rather  commonplace 
story.  Jack  was  not  a  modern  college  man,  else  he 
could   not   have    taken    that    wonderful    brace    his 


196 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Senior  year.  A  Senior's  life  is  rather  too  strenuous 
these  days. 

"Faith"  is  a  beautiful  little  poem  betraying  ten- 
derness, pathos,  love  and  trust. 

"Grandfather's  Story"  is  a  very  good  little  arti- 
cle.    Reality  and  style  abound  all  through  it. 

"At  Eventide"  shows  a  depth  of  feeling  and 
thought  seldom  attained  by  college  writers.  The 
thought,  too,  is  clothed  in  beautiful  imagery. 


Communication. 


DELTA     KAPPA     EPSILON     CONVENTION. 

The  fifty-eighth  Annual  Convention  of  the  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon  fraternity  was  held  at  Chicago  from 
the  1 6th  to  the  19th  of  November  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Northwestern  Alumni  Association  and  the 
Delta  Delta  chapter  of  Chicago  University.  The 
headquarters  of  the  convention  were  at  the  Audi- 
torium Hotel.  The  meeting  opened  with  a  smoker 
Wednesday  evening.  All  of  Thursday,  and  Friday 
forenoon  were  given  up  to  business.  Thursday 
noon  a  picture  was  taken  on  the  steps  of  the  Art 
Institute  on  Michigan  Avenue.  Thursday  evening 
a  reception  and  ball  was  given  at  the  hotel.  On  Fri- 
day afternoon  a  Tally-Ho  trip  was  taken  to  the 
University  and  to  Delta  Delta  chapter's  new  home. 
Friday  evening  a  banquet  was  held.  Saturday  was 
spent  in  sight-seeing  and  in  attending  the  foot-ball 
game  at  the  university.  The  guest  of  honor  was 
Lieutenant  Robert  E.  Peary,  Bowdoin.  '7J.  Wil- 
liam B.  Webb  acted  as  delegate  from  Theta  Chap- 


BEQUEST  FOR  THE  COLLEGE. 

By  a  recent  decision  of  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court,  Bowdoin  will  receive  a  bequest 
from  the  Fayerweather  will  case.  The  case  involves 
a  bequest  by  the  late  D.  G.  Fayerweather,  a  leather 
merchant  of  New  York,  who  died  in  1890.  The  will 
was  contested  by  Mr.  Fayerweather's  widow  and  two 
nieces,  fraud  being  charged.  The  case  has  long 
been  pending  in  the  courts  and  has  been  before  the 
Supreme  Courts  on  several  occasions. 

The  beneficiary  colleges  are  Bowdoin,  Dartmouth, 
Williams.  Amherst,  Wesleyan,  Yale,  Columbia, 
Union  Theological,  Hamilton,  Rochester,  Cornell. 
Lafayette,  Lincoln.  Virginia,  Hampton,  Maryville. 
Marietta    Adelbert,  Wabash  and  Park. 


BOWDOIN   CATALOGUE. 

The  Bowdoin  catalogue  for  this  college  year  will 
soon  be  out.  Now  if  any  man  knows  of  a  prep, 
school  man  who  is  at  all  interested  in  Bowdoin,  or 
likely  to  be  made  interested,  do  not  fail  to  send  him 
a  catalogue.  Here  is  one  line  of  work  all  mapped 
out  for  the  sectional  clubs  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that 
they  will   take  advantage  of  it. 


RALLY    COMMITTEE. 

The  committee  appointed  to  take  charge  of  the 
College  Rally  which  will  be  held  before  long  is  as 
follows:  W.  F.  Finn,  Chairman;  Lewis,  1905;  Weld, 
1905;  Henderson,  1905;  Favinger,  1906;  Webber, 
1906;    Stevens,    1906;    Allen,    1907;    Bass,    1907. 


To  the  Orient: 

Before  the  echoes  of  that  Bowdoin-Bates 
12  to  6  ever-to-be-remembered-by-those-who- 
saw-it  game  die  away,  permit  an  alumnus  to 
point  a  moral.  The  enthusiasm  and  the  Bow- 
doin spirit  that  was  generated  at  that  game  is 
an  asset  the  value  of  which  should  not  be 
overlooked  when  another  foot-ball  season 
comes  around.  It  is  a  great  thing  for  the 
col'ege  when  the  alumni  get  their  throats  to 
work.  1  am  quite  sure  that  the  croyvd  on  the 
grand  stand  had  something  to  do  with  winning 
that  game.  Our  blood  was  stirred  by  the 
sight ;  the  struggle  was  good  to  look  upon,  and 
while  our  red  corpuscles  chased  each  other, 
the  very  natural  result  was  a  new  loyalty  for 
Alma  Mater.  That  kind  of  loyalty  may  not 
be  of  the  highest  order  ;  it  may  not  be  the  per- 
fect ideal  upon  which  a  man  should  base  his 
love  for  Bowdoin — but  it  is  the  kind  that  plays 
verv  conspicuously  not  only  in  the  athletic  suc- 
cesses of  Yale  and  Dartmouth,  but  also  in 
that  college  spirit  out  of  which  such  successes 
grow.  And — strange  confession — one  cannot 
help  feeling  that  the  frenzied  efforts  of  the 
leaders  of  the  cheering  had  much  to  do  with 
the  enthusiasm  of  the  crowd.  Even  so.  The 
means  are  not  to  be  objected  to  so  long  as  the 
end  was  so  gloriously  achieved.  These  points 
mav  be  worth  pondering  between  now  and  the 
games  next  fall. 

Yours  fraternally, 

Geo  C.  DeMott, 

Bozvdoin,  1894. 

THEATRE  ATTRACTIONS. 

Coming  attractions  at  the  Empire  Theatre,  Lew- 
iston,   are : 

Dec.  3. — Quinlan  and  Wall's  Big  Minstrels, 
Matinee  and   Night. 

Dec.  9. — Paula  Edwardes  in  "Winsome  Winnie." 

Dec.  12-13-14. — "The  Sleeping  Beauty  and  the 
Beast." 

Dec.    15. — Schumann-Heink  in  Love's  Lottery. 


BASE-BALL  AND   FOOT-BALL. 

Work  in  the  cage  in  Memorial  will  be  carried 
on  this  winter  as  usual  in  substitution  for  "gym 
work."  Ex-Captain  Cox  will  have  charge  of  the 
squads.  Light  foot-ball  training  will  be  carried  on 
in  the  gym  under  the  direction  of  ex-Captains 
PhiloonT  '05,   and   Captain  Chapman. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


197 


DEBATING  NOTES. 

At  the  first  Intersection  Debate  held  last  Tues- 
day evening,  Section  A  supported  the  affirmative 
and  Section  B  the  negative  of  the  question  favoring 
High  License  for  the  State  of  Maine.  For  the 
affirmative,  Childs  and  Boody  were  leaders,  and 
Clark,  dishing,  Riley  and  Emery  spoke  from  the 
floor ;  for  the  negative,  Peterson  and  Boody  were 
leaders,  and  Fernald,  Andrews,  Hall,  Pierce  and 
Cleaves  spoke  from  the  floor.  The  judges,  Profes- 
sor Mitchell,  Dr.  Burnett  and  Mr.  Foster,  gave  the 
decision  in  favor  of  the  negative  as  upheld  by  Sec- 
tion B. 

The  whole  debate  was  characterized  by  careful 
analysis,  concreteness,  and  the  use  of  many  good 
authorities.  There  was  a  happy  lack  of  that  unsup- 
ported assertion  which  frequently  forms  the  sum 
and  substance  of  talk  on  the  Prohibition  question. 
The  case  for  the  affirmative  was  better  planned  than 
that  for  the  negative,  but  the  latter  execelled  in  per- 
suasion. In  this  respect  the  work  of  Peterson  was 
especially  effective,  although  his  closing  speech  was 
not  an  adequate  summary  of  the  Section  B  argu- 
ment. 

This  debate  furnished  several  illustrations  of  the 
danger  of  injudicious  phrasing  concerning  such 
questions ;  several  of  the  speakers  unwittingly  con- 
noted humorous  ideas  at  the  expense  of  effectiveness 
in  argument. 

Next  week  the  debate  of  Section  A.  December  5, 
will  be  on  the  question :  "Resolved,  That  in  Munici- 
pal Elections  there  should  be  a  Property  Qualifica- 
tion not  exceeding  $500."  Affirmative,  Norton  and 
Damren ;  negative.   Wing  and  Redman. 

The  debate  of  Section  B,  on  December  6,  will  be 
the  proposition:  United  States  Senators  Should  be 
Elected  by  Popular  Vote.  Affirmative,  Harvey, 
Hatch  and  Andrews;  negative.  Cleaves,  Bartlett  and 
Erskine. 

The  first  Intersection  Debate  concluded  the 
debates  of  the  first  series. 

The  time  on  the  Revised  Forensics  has  been 
extended  to  December  22. 


LIBRARY  BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED. 


PRESIDENT    HYDE    AT    MINNEAPOLIS. 

During  his  recent  trip  through  the  Middle  West 
President  Hyde  stopped  at  Minneapolis  as  the  guest 
of  former  Senator  W.  D.  Washburn,  '54.  Senator 
Washburn  gave  a  dinner  in  honor  of  President  Hyde 
at  which  twenty  plates  were  laid.  The  Minneapolis 
alumni  present  included  Dean  William  D.  Pattee,  '71. 
of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  J.  O.  P.  Wheel- 
right,  '81,  and  M.  H.  Boutelle,  '87.  President 
Hyde  has  been  very  successful  on  his  trip  in  quest 
of  an  additional  $500,000  endowment  for  the  college. 


"KING  PEPPER." 

Two  very  successful  rehearsals  of  the  opera, 
"King  Pepper,"  have  been  held  this  week.  The 
students  have  taken  hold  of  the  work  in  a  very 
gratifying  manner  and  its  continuation  will  mean 
a  "big  hit"  when  it  is  presented.  The  date  will  be 
about  the  middle  of  January.  At  the  next  faculty 
meeting  it  will  be  decided  whether  the  production 
can  be  put  on  at  Lewiston  and  Augusta. 


Welling,  J.   C.     Addresses,   Lectures  and  Other 
Papers. 

Mr.  Welling  died  in  1894  but  his  work  was 
thought  to  possess  interest,  important  and  perma- 
nent enough  to  justify  collecting  and  publishing 
these  addresses  in  book  form,  at  this  time.  A  long 
career  as  an  educator  gave  him  unusual  opportunities 
for  study  and  research.  The  papers  deal  with  topics 
in  international  law,  education  and  American  history. 
(904:  W46) 

Dawson,  T.  C.     The  South  American  Republics. 

This  volume  appears  in  the  "Story  of  the 
Nations"  series,  which  already  contains  histories  of 
most  of  the  leading  countries  of  the  world.  This 
volume  deals  with  Argentina,  Paraguay,  Uruguay 
and  Brazil.  A  second  part  will  follow  and  this  will 
treat  of  the  remaining  South  American  nations. 
The  story  of  each  country  is  given  separately,  but 
wherever  the  history  is  common  to  two  or  more 
nations,  as  in  the  case  of  adjacent  countries,  a 
detailed  account  is  given  only  in  the  case  of  the 
larger  and  more  important  nations.  This  book 
brings  the  history  up  to  a  recent  date.     (980:032) 

Rennert,    H.   A.      Life  of  Lope  de  Vega. 

In  the  preparation  of  this  life  of  Lope  de  Vega, 
the  first  to  appear  in  English  since  1807,  the  author 
has  had  access  to  Spanish  sources  and  to  the  best 
biographical  and  critical  material  in  Spanish.  The 
volume  deals  fully  with  the  personal  life  of  Lope 
de  Vega  and  is  supplemented  by  an  exhaustive  list 
of  his  works,  made  available  for  use  by  Mr.  Ren- 
nert, through  the  generosity  of  another  student  of 
Spanish  literature.     (862.31:62) 

Pauli,  Ciaston.     Gainsborough. 

This  sketch,  besides  containing  an  account  of  the 
life  of  Gainsborough,  includes  many  reproductions 
of  his  noted  paintings.  The  volume  is  published  in 
the  series  known  as  the  "Kunstler-Monographier," 
a  German  publication,  'each  number  of  which  is  pro- 
fusely illustrated.     (750:  K  71) 

Harte,   Bret.     Openings   in   the   Old   Trail. 

A  collection  of  some  of  the  later  stories  of  Bret 
Harte.  The  title  indicates  the  return  to  the  set- 
tings and  characters  of  his  earlier  tales.  These 
stories  were  written  while  the  author  was  living  in 
London,  but  they  lose  none  of  their  interest  on 
account  of  this  separation  from  the  region  and 
people    he   describes.     (813.49:  U) 


GYMNASIUM    INSTRUCTORS. 

Freshmen — W.  T.  Rowe,  instructor ;  assistants, 
G.  H.  Stone,  '05,  Shorey,  '05,  Brett,  '05,  Webber,  '06. 
Parcher,  '06. 

Sophomores — W.  T.  Rowe.  instructor ;  assist- 
ants, Robbins  and  W.  F.  Finn,  '05,  Stone.  '06. 

Juniors — W.  T.  Rowe,  instructor ;  assistants, 
Robbins   and   Henderson,   '05. 

Seniors — W.  T.  Rowe,  instructor ;  assistants, 
Saunders,  M.  '07,  Robbins,  '05. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  Jr..  1905,       •       •       Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 


E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905 
W.  J.   NORTON,  1905. 
R.  G.  WEBBER,   1906. 
H.   P.    W1NSLOW,  1906. 


H.   E.  WILSON,  1907. 
A.   L.   ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.   A.  CONY,   1907. 


W.  S    CUSHING,  1905,     •     -     Business  Manager. 
G.  C    SOULE,  1906,     •     •     Ass't  Business  Manager. 

Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 


Entered  at  Post-Oflice  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Clas 

s  Mail  Matter. 

Lewiston  Journal  Pkkss. 

Vol.  XXXIV.         FRIDAY,   DEC.  2,    1904. 

No.    18. 

Ice   Hockey. 


This  year  arrangements 
are  being  made  at  Bow- 
doin  for  the  participation  in  a  sport  hitherto 
untried  in  any  of  the  Maine  colleges — that  of 
ice  hockey.  Thanks  to  the  idea  and  hustle  of 
Dr.  Whittier  a  large  rink  is  being  built  on  the 
athletic  field  that  will  give  an  excellent  oppor- 
tunity for  this  winter  exercise.  Nothing 
official  has  been  done  as  yet  about  forming  a 
representative  college  team,  and  this  matter 
will  be  left  entirely  with  the  student  body. 
Bowdoin  may  feel  justly  proud  in  being  the 
originator  of  this  idea  in  Maine,  and  the 
Orient  is  sure  that  every  college  man  appre- 
ciates and  is  grateful  for  the  efforts  that  have 
been  made  to  make  this  scheme  practical  and 
that  every  undergraduate  unites  with  the 
Orient  in  thanking  our  athletic  director  for 


his  thoughtfulness  and  for  the  labor  that  he 
has  undergone  in  making  this  affair  a  success. 


Library 
Periodicals. 


Although  we  understand 
that  the  Library  force  has 
all  that  it  can  attend  to, 
and  does  its  work  with  efficiency,  yet  we 
believe  there  is  one  thing,  which,  if  brought  to 
their  notice,  might  be  bettered.  That  is  the 
system  of  having  the  magazines  bound.  At 
present,  it  seems,  the  magazines  of  one  year, 
are  sent  to  Portland  for  binding,  during  the 
last  month  or  so,  of  the  following  year.  These 
books  are  gone  from  one  to  three  months. 
This  necessitates  a  lack  of  up-to-date  maga- 
zines during  the  latter  part  of  fall  and  the 
early  part  of  winter  terms, — just  the  time 
when  men  are  settling  down — to  good,  faith- 
ful endeavors  on  their  work.  These  maga- 
zines are  usually  needed,  just  at  this  time,  for 
debates  and  work  in  other  courses.  It  seems 
as  if  the  magazines  might  be  bound  during  the 
summer  vacation,  thus  inconveniencing  no  one 
in  liis  regular  college  work.  If  the  present 
system  is  absolutely  necessary,  there  ought  to 
be  some  vvav,  at  least,  of  having  them  bound 
and  returned  sooner  than  at  present. 


The   Relay  Team. 


Now  that  foot-ball  is  over 


for  the  year  it  is  time  that 
we  turn  our  attention  to  the  development  of  a 
fast  re'.ay  team  which  we  must  have  this  winter. 
The  outdoor  board  track  has  been  placed  in 
position  and  is  in  readiness  for  use.  A  new 
corner  has  been  constructed  for  the  first  turn, 
and  the  track  generally  repaired,  so  that  now 
it  is  in  fine  condition.  The  training  will 
begin  in  a  few  days,  and  it  is  earnestly  hoped 
that  a  large  number  of  men  will  be  out.  We 
had  a  winning  team  last  year  and  we  must 
have  a  winning  team  this  year.  There  is  no 
reason  why  we  should  not,  for  we  certainly 
have  plenty  of  good  material  in  college.  It  is 
especially  desired  that  as  many  of  the  Fresh- 
men as  possible,  enter  this  work,  as  it  is  from 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


W 


this  class  in  particular  that  new  men  must  be 
developed.  A  notice  will  be  posted  within  a 
short  time  announcing"  the  beginning  of  track 
work. 


In  another  column,  an  arti- 
Maine  College  ,  .,.    .  , 

Meet  cle   appears   outlining    the 

plan  of  the  Portland 
Athletic  Club  for  arranging  an  intercollegiate 
indoor  meet  at  the  Auditorium  in  Portland. 
The  idea  seems  feasible  and  the  won- 
der is  that  it  has  not  been  attempted  before. 
The  plan  followed,  probably,  would  be  very 
similar  to  the  B.  A.  A.  games.  Bowdoin,  it 
seems,  should  enter  heartily  into  such  a  con- 
test and  if  not  victor  would  still  make  a  very 
creditable  showing.  The  other  colleges,  too, 
would  make  a  good  showing  in  this,  for  it  is 
not  by  any  means  the  men  who  win  on  the 
track,  that  always  win  indoor  events.  The 
outcome  of  the  meet  would  be  doubtful  mak- 
ing it  all  the  more  entertaining.  There  seems 
to  be  no  serious  objection  to  such  a  thing  and 
we  sincerely  hope  the  Portland  Athletic  Club 
will  carry  out  the  plan,  thereby  giving  some 
interest  to  the  winter  term  which  has  hitherto 
been  rather  dull,  except  for  the  exacting 
monotony  of  club  routine.  Furthermore,  it 
would  prove  an  excellent  preliminary  for 
preparations  for  the  B.  A.  A.  relay  team. 


College   Rally. 


Every  student  who 
attended  the  college  rally 
held  in  the  gymnasium  last  March  needs  not 
to  be  reminded  of  that  pleasant  affair.  The 
singing,  the  cheering,  the  speeches,  and 
withal  the  true  spirit  of  that  evening  we  all 
remember  well ;  and  the  undergraduates  are 
universally  glad  to  hear  that  a  similar  evening 
is  to  be  held  this  year.  It  fills  a  need  and 
accomplishes  a  good  purpose.  This  rally 
night  is  essentially  a  Bowdoin  night.  The 
thought  then  is  not  of  class,  fraternity,  or  club, 
but  of  the  college;  and  the  spirit  of  old  Bow- 
doin, the  fraternal  spirit  of  college  brother- 
hood, is  uppermost  in  our  hearts,  as  it  ever 


should  be.     All  success  to  the  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege Rally  of  1905 ! 


Our  Advertisers. 


We  would  call  the  atten- 


tion of  our  readers  to  a 
portion  of  the  Orient  to  which  perhaps  they 
have  not  given  the  attention  it  justly  merits, — 
the  advertising  department.  This  portion  of 
a  paper  is  as  essential  to  its  success  as  any 
other  department.  On  it  the  paper  depends 
largely,  not  only  for  its  financial  support,  but 
also  for  its  general  quality  and  success.  We 
would  heartily  recommend  a  perusal  of  their 
"ads"  and  would  ask  that  whenever  possible 
our  advertisers  may  at  least  be  given  an  equal 
opportunity  with  others. 


An  Inter=Club 
Visiting  Day. 


One  of  the  great  advan- 
tages of  a  small  college  is 
the  opportunity  it  affords 
each  student  to  know  and  know  well  every 
fellow-student.  We  have  at  Bowdoin  the 
small  college,  but  to  the  outside  observer  the 
student  body  seems  divided  into  nine  seclusive 
club  worlds,  eight  fraternity  clubs  and  one 
non-fraternity,  which  seriously  narrows  the 
intimacy  among  the  students.  This  aspect  has 
become  more  noticeable  with  the  introduction 
of  the  chapter  house  system.  Men  have  been 
rapidly  leaving  the  college  halls  on  the  cam- 
pus for  the  seclusive  chapter  house  life.  By 
this  movement  each  student  has  felt  a  grad- 
ual decrease  in  the  number  of  his  college 
acquaintances,  owing  to  graduation  and  the 
difficulty  of  making  new  acquaintances  under 
the  seclusive  chapter  house  regime.  Freshmen 
are  backward  about  recognizing  upper  class- 
men of  other  fraternities  and  treat  them  as 
strangers.  Such  conservatism  is  not  produc- 
tive of  a  healthy  college  spirit.  To  secure  a 
more  intimate  relationship  among  the  students 
the  advisability  of  establishing  college  com- 
mons was  discussed  last  year,  but  as  most  of 
the  fraternities  have  attractive  dining  halls  in 
their   chapter  houses   where  they  can   secure 


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very  satisfactory  service,  and  for  other  reasons 
it  was  found  inexpedient. 

The  Orient  wishes  to  suggest  a  plan, 
which,  if  adopted,  it  believes,  will  do  much  to 
bring  about  a  closer  and  more  cordial 
relationship  among  all  the  fellows  in  college. 
The  plan  is  a  simple  one :  Let  each  club  receive 
a  different  eating  check  once  and  dine  out  with 
one  once  each  month.  By  this  custom,  dur- 
ing the  college  year  of  nine  months,  every 
club  will  have  received  every  other  club  and 
will  have  accepted  invitations  to  dine  with 
every  other  club. 

Two  objections  may  be  raised:  (i)  That  it 
would  overtax  the  service  of  the  club  enter- 
taining. (2)  That  the  seating  capacity  of  the 
club  dining-halls  is  insufficient.  As  to  the 
first  it  can  be  said  that  on  several  occasions 
during  the  year,  such  as  Initiations,  Indoor 
Meet  and  on  days  of  prominent  games,  each 
club  entertains  a  larger  number  of  alumni  and 
friends  than  the  addition  of  the  visiting  club 
would  make ;  besides  the  extra  work  involved 
would  be  balanced  every  month,  as  each  club 
would  have  one  less  meal  to  serve.  The 
second  difficulty  could  be  easily  managed  by 
the  arrangements  to  seat  half  of  the  club 
entertaining  with  half  of  the  visiting  club  and 
letting  the  remainder  of  both  clubs  be  served 
at  a  second  sitting.  In  this  way  that  famil- 
iarity which  comes  through  table  companion- 
ship could  be  enjoyed.  By  a  plan  of  this 
nature  the  numerous  advantages  found  in 
fraternity  eating  clubs  can  be  retained  with- 
out detriment  to  the  college  unity. 

OFFICIAL  NOTICES. 


Cbristian  Hssociation  litems. 


PHYSICAL   TRAINING. 

The  new  regulations  governing  cuts  will 
be  extended  to  the  courses  in  Physical  Train- 
ing. 

Each  student  may  have  five  cuts. 

Rules  regarding  excuses  for  illness  will  be 
the  same  as  in  other  courses.  All  work  lost 
by  reason  of  cuts  must  be  made  up. 


The  regular  Thursday  evening  meeting  of  the 
association  was  omitted  on  account  of  Thanks- 
giving. 

The  next   Sunday  service  will  be  held  Dec.     II, 
and  will  be  addressed  by  Mr.  Mc Arthur,  Harvard, 
'05. 
A   FEW   FACTS  ABOUT  THE   HARVARD  WORK, 

At  Harvard  the  Association  has  four  Bible 
Study  classes  for  the  college ;  one  for  the  law 
department  and  one  for  its  medical  department.  It 
has  also  a  very  active  mission  study  class  under 
Professor  E.  C.  Moore. 

The  Association  also  does  social  service  work 
at  the  Riverside  Alliance,  the  South  End  House. 
Prospect  Union  and  Cambridge  Social  Union,  in 
which  about  two  hundred  fellows  are  engaged  every 
week. 

The  work  of  these  men  consists  in  giving  instruc- 
tions in  boxing ;  leading  devotional  meetings,  giving 
instruction  in  all  elementary  subjects,  such  as  arith- 
metic, modern  languages,  spelling,  singing,  piano- 
forte, mandolin,  etc.;  leading  Bible  Study  classes: 
teaching  English  to  the  Chinese ;  in  teaching 
Sunday-schools ;  in  personal  work  and  practical  phil- 
anthropic work. 

The  sailors'  reading-room  at  T  wharf  is  per- 
haps the  most  distinctly  practical  move ;  here  the 
sailors'  mail  is  distributed ;  money  can  be  deposited ; 
suitable  entertainment  is  provided  which  tends  to 
render  the  life  of  the  sailors,  which  would  otherwise 
be  spent  in  saloons,  at  gambling,  in  houses  of  ill 
fame,  etc.,  more  respectable  and  saves  for  them  hun- 
dreds of  dollars  each  year. 

Speakers  are  sent  out  from  the  Association  every 
Sunday  to  address  Y.  M.  C.  A.  meetings  in  the  pre- 
paratory schools  and  church  gatherings. 

In  addition  to  paying  its  own  current  expenses, 
the  Association  pays  the  salary  of  Edward  C.  Car- 
ter, who  is  the  executive  head  of  all  Y-.  M.  C.  A. 
work  in  the  Indian  Empire. 

This  is  the  work  of  one  of  hundreds  of  such 
associations.  This  work  is  only  a  fair  sample  of  our 
college  work.  Might  this  not  be  characterized  as 
undoubtedly  the  most  promising  movement  among 
our   colleges? 

Let  us  remember  and  be  proud  of  the  fact  that  we 
belong  to  the  international  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association.  Let  us  be  proud  of  the  fact  that  the 
end  of  the  Association  is  service,  and  let  us  remem- 
ber that  service  to  one's  fellows  is  the  great  end 
which  the  trend  of  all  great  movements  is  seeking 
to  reach. 


THEMES. 
The  third  themes  of  the  term  will  be  due  Friday, 
December  9. 

Subjects. 
For  all  Freshmen  and  for  Sophomores  not  taking 
English  3. 

i.     When  is  War  Justifiable? 

2.  An  Evening  in  a  Country  Store. 

3.  The  Art  of  Advertising. 

4.  True   College   Spirit. 

5.  A   Story  for   The  Quill. 

6.  Mowgli.     (See  Kipling,  "The  Jungle  Book.") 


BOWDOIN  orient. 


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College  Botes. 

Millard  F.  Chase,  '04,  was  on  the  campus  last 
Friday. 

Robinson,  '05,  returned  last  week  to  complete  his 
course. 

R.  H.  Bodvvell,  '01,  spent  Thanksgiving  in 
Brunswick. 

Professor  Chapman  spoke  in  chapel  last  Sunday 
on  "Temptation." 

James  F.  Cox  passed  a  portion  of  last  week  visit- 
ing Massachusetts  friends. 

Neal,  '07,  has  secured  the  position  as  violinist 
for  the  dances  at  Riley's  Hall. 

Harold  Stetson.  '06,  has  returned  to  college,  hav- 
ing completed  his  term  of  teaching. 

Finn,  '05.  and  Garcelon,  '08,  played  with  the 
Ozonams    of    Portland    Thanksgiving    Day. 

Robinson  and  Stover,  of  '03,  now  at  the  Harvard 
Law  School,  were  on  the  campus  last  week. 

The  Medical  School  enjoyed  Thanksgiving 
adjourns  similar  to  those  of  the  academic  depart- 
ment. 

Lieutenant  Robert  E.  Peary.  '77,  was  the  guest 
of  honor  at  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Convention  in 
Chicago. 

Snow.  '07,  who  has  been  teaching  at  South 
Thomaston  High  School,  has  returned  to  resume 
his  studies. 

Professor  and  Mrs.  Henry  Johnson  held  an 
at-home  at  their  residence  last  Tuesday  which  was 
largely  attended. 

Lawrence,  '07,  officiated  at  the  Yarmouth- 
Brunswick  High  School  basket-ball  game  last  week, 
in  Assembly  Hall. 

The  Brunswick  High  School  boys  are  to  have 
an  ice  polo  team,  there  being  some  very  creditable 
players  in   the  school. 

Booker  T.  Washington  gave  an  interesting  lecture 
on  the  negro  question  before  a  large  Portland  audi- 
ence last  Wednesday. 

Professor  Robinson  will  lecture  before  the  Sat- 
urday Club  this  year  on  "Radium,  and  Some  of  the 
Questions  It  Raises." 

A.  T.  Shorey,  '05,  has  returned  to  college,  the 
Kennebec-Boston  steamer  on  which  he  was  employed 
having  finished   the   season. 

■  The  Bates  foot-ball  eleven  has  been  given  a 
banquet  and  reception  by  the.  college  to  show  its 
appreciation  of  the  season's  work. 

A  picture  of  Henry  Chapman,  '06,  appears  in  last 
week's  issue  of  the  Brunswick  Record,  with  a 
description  of  his  foot-ball  record. 

William  B.  Webb,  '05.  has  returned  from 
Chicago  where  he  attended  the  Annual  Convention 
of   the   Delta   Kappa   Epsilon   fraternity. 

Professor  Chapman  is  to  give  a  course  of  lec- 
tures on  the  American  Poets  during  the  winter  at 
the  Second  Advent  Church  in  Portland.  The  sub- 
jects and  dates  are  as  follows:  Bryant.  November 
17;  Emerson,  December  15;  Longfellow,  January  19; 
Lowell,    February    16;   Whittier,    March    16. 


The  chapel  organ  has  been  thoroughly  over- 
hauled this  week  and  put  into  first-class  condition. 
The  work  was   done  by  a   Portland  concern. 

The  State  Board  of  Trade  Journal  is  given  up  to 
the  town  of  Brunswick  this  month  and  contains 
several  cuts  of  the  college  and  fraternity  buildings. 

"Joe"  and  Wadleigh  Drummond,  '07,  officiated  at 
the  game  in  Portland  Thanksgiving  Day  between 
the  Freshmen  and  the  Portland  High  School 
teams. 

Kent's  Hill  and  Hebron  have  closed  their  foot- 
ball season  with  very  satisfactory  results.  Dunlap, 
'03,  and  Professor  A.  L.  Laferriere,  '01,  coached  the 
teams. 

At  Bates  there  is  a  student  totally  blind  who  is 
entering  upon  his  second  year  of  work.  He  is  R. 
J.  Rochford,  '07,  and  comes  from  Newton  Lower 
Falls,    Massachusetts. 

Rev.  G.  Walter  Fiske  of  Auburn,  Me.,  pastor  of 
the  High  Street  Congregational  Church,  occupied 
the  pulpit  of  the  Church  on  the  Hill  Sunday  in 
exchange  with  Rev.   Mr.  Jump. 

A  hotel  costing  $10,000  and  fifty  cottages  are  to 
be  built  on  a  strip  of  land  below  Merrymeeting 
Park  comprising  about  a  hundred  acres  and  extend- 
ing northerly  from  Cook's  Corner. 

A  picture  of  Emma  Grove,  who  lives  on  the 
Maquoit  Road,  and  is  the  largest  woman  in  Maine 
appears  in  last  week's  Lciviston  Journal.  She  has 
a  full  beard  and  tips  the  scales  at  507  pounds ! 

Thirteen  deaths  have  resulted  from  foot-ball  this 
season.  The  casualty  list  is  the  same  as  last  year, 
but  the  number  of  serious  injuries  is  largely  in  execss 
of  previous  years.     The  players  injured  number  296. 

Many  of  the  students  who  remained  over  Thanks- 
giving saw  the  Brunswick  High  School  girls  defeat 
the  Yarmouth  girls  in  basket-ball  by  the  score  of 
three  to  nothing  at  the  high  school  building  last 
Wednesday. 

A  foot-ball  team  composed  of  1908  men  defeated 
Portland  High  School  by  the  score  of  5  to  o 
Thanksgiving.  The  superior  weight  and  team  work 
of  the  Freshmen  proved  too  much  for  the  High 
School  boys,  who  put  up  a  very  plucky  fight. 

The  Saturday  Club  holds  an  afternoon  on  "Cera- 
mics" or  "Pottery"  to-morrow  at  their  rooms  in  the 
Unitarian  Church.  Several  papers  are  to  be  read 
dealing  with  this  matter,  and  Professor  Chapman  is 
to  read  from  Longfellow.  The  admission  for  out- 
siders is  twenty-five  cents. 

Deer  and  even  moose  are  reported  to  be  very 
plentiful  around  Brunswick  this  fall.  A  herd  of 
four  or  five  has  been  seen  several  times  down  Harps- 
well  way  and  two  deer  have  been  shot  near  the 
Gurnet.  Several  Bowdoin  Nimrods  have  gone  out 
in  fierce  array  against  them,  but  as  yet  have  had  no 
success. 

Friends  of  the  college  and  in  particular  those  for- 
merly connected  with  the  medical  school  will  be 
saddened  to  learn  that  Dr.  Bart  Green  Wilder, 
professor  of  physiology  in  the  Medical  School  of 
Maine  from  1875  to  1884.  recently  suffered  a  bereave- 
ment in  the  loss  of  his  wife,  Mrs.  Sarah  Lowell 
Nichols. 


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The  college  campus  was  a  quiet  place  Thanks- 
giving Day.  Despite  the  fact  that  only  a  brief 
respite  was  given  for  the  Thanksgiving  season, 
nearly  all  the  men  in  college  managed  it  in  such  a 
way  that  he  could  get  home  without  overstepping 
the  limited  number  of  cuts,  or  else  visited  friends. 

The  second  annua!  smoker  of  the  College  Club 
of  Portland  was  held  at  Hotel  Falmouth  last  Satur- 
day evening.  A  very  large  and  enthusiastic  crowd 
were  present.  Many  Bowdoin  men  were  among 
the  number  but  representatives  were  present  from 
Williams,  Harvard,  Dartmouth,  Brown,  M.  I.  T.,  U. 
S.  Military  Academy,  Georgetown.  Bates,  U.  of  M., 
Boston  University,  U.  of  Pennsylvania,  Colby  and 
Yale.  Franklin  C.  Payson,  '76,  was  elected  presi- 
dent for  the  year  and  George  M.  Seiders,  '72,  one 
of  the  vice-presidents. 


A  CHURCH  ON  OUTER  LONG  ISLAND. 

Rev.  Charles  G.  Fogg,  Class  of  1896,  and  Mrs. 
Fogg  were  sent  in  the  spring  of  1903,  to  Outer  Long 
Island,  as  the  first  pastoral  couple  on  the  Island,  by 
the  Maine  Missionary  Society.  Outer  Long  Island 
is  situated  eight  miles  out  in  the  Atlantic,  south  of 
Mt.  Desert  Island.  On  it  live  some  thirty  families 
of  sturdy  fishermen,  the  total  population  being 
about   170. 

For  over  100  years  attempts  have  been  made 
there  to  carry  on  religious  work.  Twenty  years  ago 
a  very  successful  Sunday-school  was  started  by  the 
veteran  coast  missionary,  Captain  Lane.,  under  the 
direction  of  the  Congregational  Sunday-school  and 
Publishing  Society.  Ten  years  later  a  Congregational 
church  was  organized  by  Rev.  A.  P.  McDonald, 
Class  of  1S91,  who  was  at  that  time  a  student  at  col- 
lege here.  The  following  year  the  much-needed 
church  was  erected.  For  the  next  ten  years  a 
number  of  ministers  served  there  for  a  short  time 
and  until  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fogg's  arrival  there  was  no 
regular  pastor.  When  they  came  the  inhabitants  all 
turned  to  and  helped  to  erect  a  parsonage.  They 
are  very  loyal  and  contribute  yearly  about  $300 
towards  the  running  expenses  which  are  about  $550 
for  the  year.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fogg  have  been  doing 
splendid  work  among  the  people.  Mrs.  Fogg  con- 
ducts the  Sunday-school  and  is  in  great  demand  in 
times  of  sickness.  She  also  carries  on  classes  in 
sewing.  Sometimes  in  the  absence  of  Mr.  Fogg 
she  occupies  the  pulpit. 

They  are  reaching  out  into  the  neighboring 
islands,  establishing  Sunday-schools  and  inciting 
interest  in  many  isolated  families. 


CLASS  OF  1875  PRIZE  IN  AMERICAN 
HISTORY. 

The  Class  of  1875  Prize,  consisting  of  the  annual 
income  of  three  thousand  dollars,  was  established 
by  William  J.  Curtis  of  New  York  City  and  is 
awarded  to  the  student  who  writes  the  best  essay 
and  passes  the  best  examination  on  some  assigned 
subject.  Dr.  Roberts  has  given  out  the  list  of  sub- 
jects  for   this   year's   competition   as   follows : 

Negro  Problem  and  American  History.  1783-1904. 

Constitutional  Aspects  of  National  Taxation  and 
Finance,   1789-1904. 

History  of  the  Northeastern  Boundary. 


ON   DIT 

That  the  new  corner  of  the  running  track  is  a 
great  improvement. 

That  it's  time  for  the  fellows  to  try  it. 
That  the  foot-ball  subscriptions  have  not  all  been 
paid. 

That  the  Seniors  are  looking  forward  to  the 
''Teas"  as  a  means  of  escaping  "Gym." 

A  Boston  colony  has  bought  up  Merrymeeting 
Bay  for  a  summer  resort. 

We  are  going  to  have  a  Hockey  Team  and  pos- 
sibly a   Dramatic   Club? 

It  is  to  be  a  rally — not  a  smoker. 

The  organ  has  gone  on  a  "toot." 

Yale  has  earned  a  million  dollars  in  foot-ball 
profits.  The  next  big  combine  will  be  a  foot-ball 
trust. 

Foot-ball  isn't  in  it  for  danger  compared  with 
going  into  the  woods  and  getting  riddled  by  your 
friends. 

If  the  discussion  over  "those  eggs"  gets  much 
hotter  there  will  be  a  large  crop  of  chickens  soon.. 

The  Juniors  were  somewhat  surprised  at  the 
result  of  the  last  History  quiz. 

That  the  average  student  is  not  looking  towards 
the  beginning  of  "gym."  with  any  tranquil  spirit. 

That  the  Quill  is  facetious. 

That  All-Maine  teams  are  on  the  wane. 

That  a  college  orchestra  is  still  a  thing  of  the 
future. 


MASSACHUSETTS   CLUB. 

Thanksgiving  is  now  a  thing  of  the  past  and  the 
Christmas  vacation  will  soon  be  here.  Last  year 
the  Massachusetts  Club  gave  a  banquet  in  Boston  to 
which  all  Bowdoin  undergraduates  and  alumni  who 
were  in  the  city  at  that  time  were  invited.  This 
year  none  was  given  because  of  the  shortness  of  the 
vacation.  However,  the  club  has  already  given  the 
matter  of  holding  some  such  banquet  during  the 
Christmas  vacation  this  year  some  consideration.  If 
one  is  held  at  this  time,  many  prospective  sub- 
Freshmen  will  also  be  invited,  as  was  the  case  at 
the  smoker  which  the  club  held  last  winter.  It  is 
earnestly  hoped  that  the  event  will  take  place  and 
that  every  undergraduate  and  alumnus  who  possibly 
can  will  help  to  make  the  banquet  a  success  by  his 
attendance. 


PORTLAND    ECONOMIC    CLUB. 

The  Portland  Economic  Club  formed  September 
21,  met  recently  and  made  plans  for  the  winter.  It 
was  decided  to  meet  at  stated  intervals  during  the 
winter  at  the  different  hotels  of  the  city  and  have  a 
banquet  each  time.  The  club  will  be  run  on  the 
same  plan  as  the  famous  Economic  Club  of  Boston, 
which  has  a  membership  of  over  600.  It  will  be 
strictly  non-partisan  and  is  organized  for  open  dis- 
cussion of  economic  and  political  questions.  The 
officers  are  principally  Bowdoin  men.  President, 
Charles  P.  Mattocks,  '62;  Vice-President.  Charles 
F.  Libby,  '64;  Secretary,  Howard  R.  Ives,  '98.  The 
names  of  L.  M.  Cousens,  '02,  and  H.  M.  V.errill,  '97, 
are  among  the  members. 


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MEDICAL    SCHOOL   INITIATIONS. 

The  following  men  will  be  initiated  into  Alpha 
Kappa  Kappa  on  December  3 : 

George  I.  Gerr,  Westbrook,  Me. 

George   A.    Foster,   '05,    Bangor,   Me. 

George  E.  Tucker,  '05,  Hyde  Park,  Mass. 

Harold  Bibber,  Bath,  Me. 

George   H.    Stone.    '05,    Woodfords,    Me. 

John  A.  Potter.  Providence,  R.  I. 

Sewall   W.    Percy.   Bath. 

John  A.  Greene,  Coplin,  Me. 

Seth   S.   Miller,  Vinalhaven. 

John  H.  Woodruff,  '05,  Brunswick. 

Phi  Chi  will  hold  its  initiation  on  December  15, 
when  the  following  men  will  unite  with  the  frater- 
nity. 

From  1908.— Bayard  Marshall.  Portland,  Me. ; 
Edwin  Bayard  Buker,  Waldoboro,  Me. ;  Harold 
Fisher  Atwood,  Norwood.  Mass. ;  Charles  Moore 
Wilson,  Waterford,  Me. ;  Ralph  Carroll  Stewart, 
New  Vineyard,  Me. ;  George  Charles  Precour,  Saco. 
Me. :  Harvey  Edward  Anderson,  South  Limington, 
Me. ;  Ivan  Staples.  Limerick,  Me.  ;  Willis  LeRoy 
Hasty,  Thorndike,  Me. ;  Harold  Hamilton  Thayer, 
A.B.,  South  Paris.  Me.  ;  Edmund  Percy  Williams, 
A.B.,  Topsham,  Me. ;  Harlan  Ronello  Whitney, 
Standish,  Me. ;  James  Wilder  Crane,  Whitney,  Me. ; 
Harold  Webb  Garcelon.  Lewiston,  Me. :  Roland 
Lee  McKay,  Bowdoinham.  Me. 

From  1907. — David  Ernest  Doloff.  Brooks.  Me.  ; 
Benjamin  Henry  Keller,  Appleton.  Me.;  Charles 
Howard  Newcomb,  Newburgh  Village ;  Charles 
Daniel  North,  Turner,  Me. 


MAINE   COLLEGE   INDOOR   MEET. 

If  suitable  arrangements  can  be  made  a  big  col- 
lege indoor  meet  will  be  held  at  the  auditorium 
in  Portland  this  winter  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Portland  Athletic  Club.  The  Athletic  Club  will 
extend  an  invitation  to  Bowdoin,  Bates,  Colby  and 
U.  of  M.,  and  a  fine  program  of  track  events 
will    be   arranged. 

Members  of  the  alumni  of  the .  different  col- 
leges and  college  athletes  have  been  approached  and 
all  express  themselves  as  greatly  in  favor  of  mak- 
ing the  meet  a  big  success. 

There  would  be  relay  races,  hurdling,  short 
dashes,  putting  shot  and  other  such  tests  of  strength 
and  endurance.  If  arrangements  are  successfully 
carried  through  the  indoor  meet  will  probably  be 
:held  some  time  about  the  first  of  the  year. 


GRAY    GOOSE   TRACKS. 

The  November  issue  of  the  Quill  devoted  so 
much  space  to  Ye  Postman,  that  it  was  unable  to 
print  all  of  the  Goose  Tracks.  The  Orient  takes 
great  pleasure  in  granting  a  little  space  for  printing 
the  remainder. 

"Here  I  come !"  said  the  Fusser,  as  he  "butted" 
into  the  Gander  Club,  which  was  gathered  about  the 
fire-place,  watching  the  cheerful  fire.  The  members 
were  drinking  pink  lemonade,  and  gossiping  about 
their   own   greatness. 

"Well,  what  of  it?"  asked  the  Scrambler. 


"That's  just  the   point,"    replied  the   Fusser. 

"What  point  is  there  to  that?"  asked  the  Block 
Head. 

"There  is  just  as  much  point  to  that,  as  to  any- 
thing else  we  say,"  said  Metamorphosis  musingly. 

"That  is  true,"  yawned  the  Hibernating  One. 
"We.  of  the  Gander  Club,  have  outgrown  our  use- 
fulness. Let's  crawl  into  a  cave  somewhere,  and 
pull  the  hole  in  after  us." 

"No,  no,"  put  in  Shylock.  "Let's  have  one  more 
meeting  where  we  may  even  scores  with  the  Orien- 
tals. For  my  part  I  think  we  aren't  a  very  energetic 
lot.  We  had  better  turn  the  affair  over  to  other 
hands." 

"You're  right,"  sighed  Metamorphosis.  "There's 
lots  of  men  in  college,  who  are  good  with  a  pen, 
whom  we  haven't  even  tried  to  draw  out." 

"By  the  way,"  interposed  the  Block  Head,  "we 
can't  follow  the  old  customs,  and  elect  a  new  club 
from  the  Junior  Class.  We  haven't  urged  enough 
of  those  fellows  to  work  for  us,  have  we?" 

"You  are  right,"  acknowledged  the  Scrambler. 
"What  is  to  be  done  about  it?  I  can't  for  the  life 
of  me  solve  such  a  weighty  problem." 

"I  know,"  said  Shylock.  "The  Orientals  sug- 
gested to  me  that  we  elect  from  the  college  at 
large." 

"Wonderful!"  interjected  the  Hibernating  One. 
"How  do  you  suppose  they  ever  conceived  such  a 
brilliant  idea?" 

"It's  beyond  me."  said  the  Block  Head.  "Lucky 
we  have  those  fellows  to  help  us  out." 

Such  a  great  idea  seemed  to  absorb  the  Ganders' 
attention  and  silence  fell  upon  the  group.  Slowly 
the  fire  burned  away,  and  the  ashes  fell  cold  upon 
the  hearth.  At  length  the  Ganders  arose  listlessly 
and  passed  out  into  the  night.  The  stars  were 
shining  with  brilliant  radiance.  Metamorphosis  and 
Block  Head  stopped  for  a  moment  and  gazed  at  the 
newly   rising  galaxy  of  stars. 

"See,"  said  Metamorphosis  sadly.  "They  shine 
so  brightly  in  the  birth  of  the  night.  Do  you  sup- 
pose they  can  retain  all  their  lustre,  the  whole  night 
through  ?  Some  things,  you  know,  waste  all  the 
energy  in  starting." 

"Yes,  yes."  answered  the  Block  Head.  "Our 
case  exactly.  I  trust  those  new  stars  won't  make 
the  same  mistake." 


Hlumnt  personals. 


CLASS  OF  i860. 
The  new  library  at  Houlton,  Me.,  was  dedicated 
Monday  evening,  November  28.  The  address  was 
given  by  the  Hon.  Joseph  W.  Symonds  of  Port- 
land. Mr.  Symonds  was  a  classmate  of  Dr.  George 
Cary  of  Houlton,  who  endowed  the  library  and  in 
whose   memory  it   is   named. 

CLASS  OF  1864. 
At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  board  of  directors  of 
the    Portland   Railroad   Company,   Hon.    Charles   F. 
Libby    was    elected    president    to    succeed    the    late 
president,  William  T.  Wood. 


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CLASS  OF  '80  AND  77. 

The  Maine  Genealogical  Society  was  recently 
re-organized  with  Frederick  O.  Conant,  '80,  Presi- 
dent, and  Professor  George  T.  Little.  '77,  Vice- 
President.  The  society's  object  is  preservation  of 
vital  statistics. 

CLASS   OF   1881. 

Mayor  C.  L.  Baxter  was  nominated  for  the  sixth 
time  as  mayor  of  Portland.  Mr.  Baxter  has  always 
discharged  his  duties  with  care  and  great  credit  to 
himself.  His  nomination  will  be  followed,  without 
doubt,  by  election. 

CLASS  OF  1875. 

On  the  afternoon  of  December  eighth,  the  new 
Brunswick  Public  Library,  a  gift  to  his  native  town 
from  Hon.  William  J.  Curtis,  '75,  will  be  dedicated. 
The  programme  has  not  been  fully  completed  but 
Mr.  Curtis,  who  is  a  prominent  lawyer  of  New  York 
City,  will  be  here  himself  and  deliver  an  address. 
Professor  Robinson,  '73,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee who  has  had  the  construction  of  the  building  in 
charge,  and  president  of  the  Library  Association, 
will  also  speak.  There  will  be  a  reception  in  the 
evening. 

CLASS  OF   1895. 

Mr.  Hoyt  A.  Moore  graduated  from  the  Har- 
vard Law  School  last  June,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
Maine   bar   in    August. 

Dr.  Charles  E.  D.  Lord,  assistant  surgeon  in  the 
marine  hospital  service  and  ranking  as  lieutenant  in 
the  United  States  Navy,  has  resigned  from  the  ser- 
vice. 

MEDICAL,  '96. 
In    a    recent    issue    of    the     Lewiston     Journal 
under    the    heading,     "Well-Known     Maine     Physi- 
cians," appeared  the  cut  of  Dr.  J.  E.  Gray  of  Free- 
port,  together  with  a  short  account  of  his  life. 

CLASS  OF  1895. 
Dr.     John     Greenleaf     Whittier     Knowlton     was 
married  to  Miss  Harriet  McCarter  of  Haddon  Hall, 
Boston,  on  October  19,  1904.     Dr.  and  Mrs.  Knowl- 
ton will  reside  at  Exeter,  N.  H. 

CLASS   OF   1898. 

Mr.  Ellis  Spear.  Jr.,  was  married  to  Miss  Mar- 
garet Louise,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Alberta  M.  Abbott 
on  Monday,  October  3,  1904.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spear 
are  now  living  at  4  Washington  Hall,  Trinity  Court, 
Boston. 

CLASS  OF  1899. 

Roy  Leon  Marston  and  Miss  Julie  Fowler 
Parmalee  were  united  in  marriage  at  the  home  of 
the  bride's  mother  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  Nov. 
22d.  The  ceremony  was  performed  by  Rev.  New- 
man Smythe,  D.D..  '63,  acting  pastor  of  the  Center 
Street  Church,  New  Haven.  Among  the  few 
guests  present  were  the  United  States  minister  to 
Venezuela  and  his  wife,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herbert  W. 
Bowen,  and  John  Appleton,  '02.  Mr.  Marston  was 
one  of  the  first  graduates  of  the  Yale  School  of 
Forestry  and  now  holds  a  professorship  in  the  col- 
lege. Summers  he  is  engaged  as  forester  to  the  U. 
S.  Military  Academy  at  West  Point,  N.  Y.  The 
bride  is  one  of  the  first  young  ladies  of  New  Haven. 


MEDICAL,    1904. 

R.  W.  Goss,  H.  J.  Milliken  and  G.  VV.  C.  Studley 
successfully  passed  the  State  Board  of  Medical 
Examiners  last  week.  The  Bowdoin  men  on  the 
State  Board  are :  Austin  I.  Harvey,  M.  '86,  of  Lew- 
iston, chairman,  and  John  L.  M.  Willis,  M.  '77,  of 
Eliot. 


Untercolleoiate  IRews. 


Amherst  has  just  established  a  class  of  history 
and  political  and  social  science  with  an  endowment 
of  $16,000  in  honor  of  Henry  Ward  Beecher,  her 
most  distinguished  alumnus. 

David  J.  Main  of  Denver,  Col.,  left  halfback  of 
the  Dartmouth  foot-ball  team,  has  been  elected  cap- 
tain for  1905.  Main  is  also  the  right  fielder  of  the 
base-ball   team. 

Last  year  Yale  had  an  annual  deficit  of  $41,926, 
This  fall  the  management  of  the  foot-ball  team 
cleared  $70,000,  and  it  is  said  that  the  total  amount 
which  has  been  earned  by  this  department  of  ath- 
letics has  reached  a  million  dollars. 

For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  college 
Tufts  has  a  registration  of  over  a  thousand,  a  suit- 
able reward  for  just  fifty  years  of  faithful  service. 
The  total  enrollment  of  all  the  departments  is  1025, 
an  increase  of  75  over  last  year. 

Fire  in  Morgan  Hall,  the  largest  and  most  costly 
of  the  dormitories  at  Williams  College,  destroyed 
about  $40,000  worth  of  property,  Nov.  24.  The 
centre  of  the  building  was  entirely  ruined,  and  thirty 
of  the  seventy  students  who  roomed  there  were 
turned  out.  The  building  was  erected  in  1882 
through  the  generosity  of  ex-Governor  Morgan  of 
New  York  at  a  cost  of  $82,400. 


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VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    DECEMBER   9,    1904. 


NO.  19. 


EXTRACT  FROM  REV.  MR.  JUMP'S  ADDRESS 


THE  UTILITY  OF  UNSELFISHNESS:    JOHN 
A.  ANDREW,  '37. 

For  each  thing  in  the  world  there  is  some  essen- 
tial virtue  the  lack  of  which  makes  the  institution 
hollow  and  poor,  indeed.  The  home  must  needs 
have  purity.  The  church  would  be  no  church  at  all 
without  sincerity.  And  so,  too,  the  state  has  need 
of  men  who  have  the  virtue  of  unselfishness ;  unsel- 
fishness to  stem  the  tides  of  adversity  and  corrup- 
tion, to  stand  the  shocks  of  misunderstandings. 
Such  a  quality  in  its  highest  details  had  John  A. 
Andrew. 

John  Andrew  was  born  in  the  little  town  of 
Windham,  in  the  vicinity  of  Portland.  The  year 
was  1818.  He  received  the  education  given  by  the 
schools  and  entered  Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of  1S37. 
In  college  he  was  a  lazy  fellow  doing  little  or  no 
work  in  his  courses.  He  was,  however,  very  pop- 
ular and  spent  much  of  his  spare  time  visiting 
through  the  various  ends.  One  of  his  pastimes  was 
mimicking  the  pastor  of  the  Church  on  the  Hill,  to 
the   huge   enjoyment  of  his   fellows. 

In  due  time  he  was  graduated  and  started  to 
teach  school.  A  year  later  he  went  to  Boston  and 
began  the  study  of  law.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar,  served  a  term  in  the  state  legislature  and  was 
elected  Governor  of  Massachusetts  for  the  years 
1861-65. 

John  Andrew  came  to  the  gubernatorial  chair  just 
when  a  vigorous,  high-minded,  unselfish  soul  was 
most  needed.  The  Civil  War  was  threatening,  and 
the  North  was  unprepared.  Many  of  the  Northern 
people  did  not  believe  that  the  South  would  secede 
and  waited  unprepared.  Did  the  Governor  of  Mas- 
sachusetts wait  as  the  rest?  Not  he.  .  He  gathered 
his  troops  and  his  ammunition  and  awaited  the  sig- 
nal. When  the  message  came  ringing  through  the 
North  for  troops  to  defend  the  flag,  the  wisdom  of 
Andrew's  policy  stood  revealed.  Massachusetts 
troops  were  on  their  way  to  Washington  within 
three  days  after  the  call  for  troops.  The  glorious 
result  you  all  know.  How,  while  passing  through 
the  streets  of  Baltimore,  a  mob  assailed  the  troops 
and  spilled  the  first  blood  upon  the  altar  of  the 
nation's  salvation. 

All  through  the  war  the  governor  was  active  and 
vigorous,  aiding  the  nation  with  all  his  might.  He 
was  an  ardent  believer  in  emancipation,  and  was 
one  of  the  first  to  urge  the  utility  of  black  troops. 

The  war  over  Governor  Andrew  retired  to  the 
practice  of  law.  But  he  was  still  active  in  all  press- 
ing problems.  He  was  especially  unselfish  in  his 
attempt  to  have  the  prohibition  law  repealed.*  One 
of  the  elements  of  Puritan  nature  is  its  tenacity  to 
what  is  believed  to  be  right.  It  takes  a  brave  and 
generous  man,  indeed,  to  oppose  Puritan  New  Eng- 
land when  once  its  opinion  is  established.     But  John 


Andrew  was  a  Puritan  himself,  and  a  brave  and 
persevering  soul.  He  saw  the  uselessness  and  eva- 
sion of  the  prohibition  law  in  its  state  of  corrup- 
tion in  Massachusetts,  and  stood  forth  boldly  in 
opposition.  By  honest  and  vigorous  endeavors  he 
swung  the  people  to  his  standard  and  succeeded  in 
securing  the  repeal  of  the  law. 

He  died  in  1867  still  devoting  himself  unselfishly 
and  untiringly  to  the  advancement  of  mankind. 


ART  BUILDING. 

Through  the  kindness  of  Mrs.  Benjamin  Green, 
a  former  resident  of  Brunswick,  an  Orchestrelle,  or 
pipe  organ  with  paper  record  attachment,  has  been 
loaned  to  the  Art  Building  as  well  as  a  cecilian  by 
the  firm  of  Cressey  &  Allen  of  Portland. 

Prof.  Hutchins  and  Dr.  Mason  have  undertaken 
an  illustrated  course  in  the  history  of  music  which 
will  be  accessible  to  the  students  and  townspeople 
as  far  as  there  is  room.  A  series  of  ten  recitals 
has  been  arranged  to  begin  after  New  Year's.  This 
novelty  will  be  welcomed  by  the  music  lovers  of  the 
college  who  should  avail  themselves  of  this  oppor- 
tunity for  high  class  recitals. 

There  is  now  on  exhibition  at  the  Art  Building 
a  series  of  ninety  odd  pictures  descriptive  of  the 
cathedral  at  Amiens.  Amiens,  75  miles  north  of 
Paris,  was  the  ancient  Samarolbriva,  chief  town  of 
the  Ambrani  captured  by  Cresar.  It  is  now  one  of 
the  leading  manufacturing  and  commercial  centres 
of  France,  with  a  population  of  83,650.  The  cathe- 
dral begun  in  1220  and  finished  in  1288,  is  perhaps 
the  finest  existing  mediaeval  structure,  a  master- 
piece of  Gothic  architecture.  The  pictures,  which 
represent  mostly  interior  views  portray  the  "most 
magnificient  spectacles  that  architectural  skill  has 
ever  produced."  The  views  are  the  property  of  the 
Library   Art   Club. 


DEBATING    NOTES. 

The  debates  this  week  showed  notable  improve- 
ment in  many  respects.  First  of  all  there  was  more 
spirit,  more  enthusiasm,  although  we  are  still  too 
uninterested  in  manner  of  delivery.  The  most 
commendable  work  was  that  of  Redman  in  Section 
A  and  Harvey  in  Section  B. 

The  speeches  from  the  floor  do  not  yet  show  cor- 
responding progress.  The  first  essential  in  all  our 
work  is  to  have  something  to  say. 

Next  Monday,  December  12,  the  question  in 
Section  A  will  be : 

"The  President  of  the  United  States  has  power, 
and  should  have  power,  to  call  out  the  militia  to 
quell  labor  troubles  and  other  local  disturbances, 
without  the  consent  or  request  of  the  state,  when- 
ever,  in  his  judgment,  the  interests  of  the  country 


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require  such  action."     Affirmative :  Greene  and  Pike. 
Negative :    Clark  and   Sanborn. 

Next  Tuesday,  December  13,  the  question  in  Sec- 
tion B  will  be :  "The  United  States  should  co-oper- 
ate with  the  several  states  or  civil  subdivisions 
thereof  in  the  permanent  improvement  of  the  pub-, 
lie  highways  according  to  the  plan  proposed  in  bill 
number  15,369."  Affirmative :  Duddy  and  Nor- 
cross.     Negative :  A.   B.  Roberts  and  Wilson. 


Christian  Hssociation  litems. 


The  Thursday  evening  service  of  Dec.  1st,  was 
conducted  by  Booth.  '06.  The  topic  of  "Our  Duty 
and  Acts  Toward  Missions"  was  especially  well 
treated  by  the  leader.  Is  it  not  true,  that  leaving 
out  of  consideration  any  religious  phase  of  mis- 
sions— their  worth  as  a  social  factor  to-day  gives 
them  a  claim  to  our  interest.  What  we  owe  to  mis- 
sions is  attested  by  the  history  of  the  past  two 
thousand  years.  We  may  not  become  missionaries 
but  let  us  remember  that  the  one  who  does  give  up 
his  life  to  the  mission  work  is  doing  a  heroic  act. 
During  the  service  Mr.  Booth  read  several  letters 
from  college  men,  who  were  destined  for  the  far 
east.  These  letters  were  written  in  answer  to  the 
question  "Why  are  you  going  to  the  mission  field?" 
The  answers  were  inspiring  and  worthy  of  all  mod- 
ern progress  and  scholarship. 

SERVICE   FOR   DECEMBER   12. 

On  Sunday.  December  twelfth,  the  Association 
will  be  addressed  by  Kenneth  McArthur,  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  Harvard  Association.  Mr.  McArthur  is 
the  son  of  the  well-known  Dr.  McArthur  of  Brook- 
lyn, New  York.  He  is  reputed  to  be  a  very  earnest, 
pleasing  speaker  and  is  most  certain  to  give  an  inter- 
esting talk.  Let  us  manifest  to  the  Harvard  man 
that  interest  which  we  should  feel  in  his  talk  and 
in  him  as  a  representative  from  a  sister  institution. 


GOVERNMENT   CLUB. 


The  Government  Club  was  organized  Monday, 
Dec,  5,  as  follows:  Burroughs,  Campbell,  Clarke, 
Davis,  W.  F.  Finn,  Green,  Haggett,  Harvey,  Hall, 
Newton.  Norton,  Pierce,  Sanborn,  White,  Webb, 
and  Dr.  Roberts,  honorary  member. 


PROPOSED    CHANGES    IN    FOOT-BALL 
RULES. 

At  the  next  meeting  of  the  Rules  Committee  of 
the  Intercollegiate  Foot-Ball  Association  two  new 
rules  will  be  brought  up  for  discussion.  The  first 
of  these  is  to  change  the  number  of  yards  necessary 
to  be  gained  in  four  downs  from  five,  the  present 
number,  to  seven.  This  change  will  undoubtedly 
give  the  smaller  college  teams  a  better  chance  to 
hold  the  big  elevens  for  downs  than  they  have  had 
under  the  five-yard  rule.  The  nature  of  the  second 
proposed  change  is  to  lessen  the  tendency  towards 
the  tackle-back  and  tandem  formations.  This 
change  will  probably  meet  with  much  opposition 
and  it  is  doubtful   if  it  can  be  effected. 


MR.  DOOLEY  ON  HOCKEY. 
(Apologies   to   Mr.   F.   P.   Dunne.) 

"Have  ye  heard  the  news,  Dooley?"  asked  Hen- 
nessey, as  he  kicked  the  snow  from  his  shoes  and 
unbuttoned  his  great  coat. 

"Let's  have  it,"  said  the  non-committal  Dooley 
as  he  spat  at  the  sand-box  in  front  of  the  stove 
with  a  superb  precision. 

Hennessey  swelled  with  importance:  "The  byes 
at  the  college  be  afther  havin'  a  winter  foot-ball 
tame." 

"A  whut?"  asked  the  disdainful  Dooley. 

"It's  that,  or  the  likes  of  it,"  replied  Hennessey 
a  bit  crestfallen. 

"It's  ice-hockey  they'd  be  afther  havin',"  went 
on  Dooley.  "Ye're  an  ignorant  cratur,  Hennessey, 
Docthor  Whitthier  told  me  all  about  it,  a  wake 
since." 

"What'll  it  be  all  about?"  inquired  Hennessey 
with   supreme  trust  in   Dooley's  unfailing  wisdom. 

The  oracle  spat  once  more  in  a  comprehensive 
way  and  began. 

"There'll  be  five  men  to  a  hockey  tame.  First, 
there's  a  gool  tender,  what  stands  forninst  a  gool 
made  of  meal  bags,  with  his  fate  spread  apart, 
a-bateing  his  arms  to  kape  thim  warm.  Nixt  there's 
a  feller  they  call  a  back,  what  gits  back  at  the 
opposin'  tame  with  a  clout  over  their  shins.  Thin 
there's  two  forrards  and  a  cintre-rush  that  play  like 
the  divil  to  bate  the  inimy." 

"How  do  they  play?"  asked  Hennessey. 

"I  was  jist  comin'  to  that,"  said  Dooley,  now 
thoroughly  warmed  to  his  subject.  "Each  wan  has 
a  crooked  club  like  an  ould  man's  walking-stick 
tipped  upside  down.  There's  an  innicent  look- 
in'  bit  of  a  ball  on  the  ice  an'  whin  the  referee 
blows  his  whistle,  the  centre-rush  ups  with  his  club 
and  hits  the  ball.  Finally  the  ball  hits  wan  of  the 
ither  fellers  in  the  eye  and  thin  there's  a  time  out. 
If  it  chances  to  miss  thin  they  all  skate  afther 
the  ball  and  git  in  a  crowd  around  it  and 
sthrike  as  hard  as  they  can.  If  they  miss  the  ball 
they  have  to  hit  somewan's  shins  instid.  That's 
wan  of  the  rules.  Thirl  whin  ivery  wan  has  a 
bloody  nose,  they  all  rush  to  the  gool-tinder,  and 
while  wan  of  thim  jabs  him  in  the  stummack 
with  a  club,  another  wan  knocks  the  ball  into  the 
meal  bag.     That's  what  they  call  a  gool." 

"It's  a  great  game,"  sighed  Dooley  after  a  rem- 
iniscent pause,  "I  used  to  play  it  whin  I  was  a  boy 
in   the   ould   cotmthry." 


BOSTON  ALUMNI  CLUB. 

The  regular  meeting  of  the  Boston  Alumni  Club 
was  held  last  Saturday  night,  at  University  Hall. 
The  evening  was  made  extremely  entertaining  by  the 
presence  and  address  of  William  I.  Cole,  '81,  of  the 
South  End  Work.  Mr.  Cole,  who  has  for  many 
years  been  an  important  factor  in  Social  Settlement 
work  in  Boston,  took  for  his  subject,  "Socialism 
and  Socialism."  He  has  recently  been  abroad 
studying  the  social  conditions  and  his  observations 
and  experiences  were  of  especial  interest  to  the  club. 


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OFFICIAL  NOTICE. 


An  examination  for  all  those  who  failed  to  pass 
the  entrance  examination  in  History  will  be  held  in 
the  History  Lecture  Room,  Adams  Hall,  Dec.  16,  at 
2.30  p.m.  All  those  who  intend  to  take  this  exam- 
ination should  see  Professor  Roberts  before  that 
date. 


DEDICATION  OF  NEW  TOWN  LIBRARY. 

Yesterday  afternoon  occurred  the  dedication  of 
the  new  Brunswick  Town  Library  Building,  the 
gift  to  his  native  town  of  William  John  Curtis,  '75. 
The  exercises  were  held  in  the  new  building  at  3 
p.m.  Mr.  Curtis,  himself,  gave  the  address  of  pre- 
sentation. Capt.  Samuel  Stover  accepted  the  build- 
ing in  behalf  of  the  town,  and  Professor  Henry 
L.  Chapman,  gave  a  short  address.  Prof.  Robinson, 
president  of  the  Library  Association,  presided,  and 
gave  some  interesting  facts  in  connection  with  the 
construction  of  the  building.  In  the  evening  a 
reception  was  held  in  the  library,  at  which  the  receiv- 
ing committee  consisted  of  Air.  and  Mrs.  Curtis, 
Professor  and  Mrs.  F.  C.  Robinson,  a  representative 
from  the  Board  of  Selectmen;  and  Miss  Gilman,  the 
librarian.  Many  of  the  students  were  present.  Few 
connected  with  the  college  probably  realize  the 
importance  that  this  library  has  with  the  college. 
Not  only  are  we  interested  in  a  general  way.  but 
arrangements  have  been  made  for  a  mutual  exchange 
of  courtesies  between  the  two  libraries,  by  which 
the  town  library  contributes  reference  books  to  the 
Bowdoin  library,  and  the  college  library  in  return 
aids  the  town  in  its  current  literature  department. 
Furthermore,  the  town  library  permits  college  stu- 
dents to  take  out  books,  a  privilege  of  great  advan- 
tage as  the  Brunswick  library  has  one  of  the  best 
libraries  of  fiction  for  its  size  in  the  State.  This 
will  be  greatly  appreciated  by  all. 


GEORGE  W.  CABLE'S  HOME  CULTURE 
CLUB. 

A  most  unique  club  is  the  Home  Culture  Club 
of  Northampton,  Mass.,  formed  by  the  novelist, 
George  W.  Cable,  on  whom  Bowdoin  conferred  the 
honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws  last  commence- 
ment. One  of  the  most  conspicuous  features  of  the 
work  in  its  present  form  is  its  classes  for  those  who 
labor  during  the  day.  Almost  everything  conceiva- 
ble that  will  give  its  members  a  cultured  taste  as  well 
as  brain  and  muscle,  is  taught.  German,  French, 
English,  gymnastics,  etc.,  are  taught  by  college  stu- 
dents who  perform  the  work  for  the  experience  it 
affords  while  cooking,  sewing,  etc.,  are  taught  by 
domestic  service  graduates.  Dancing  classes,  taught 
by  Smith  College  girls,  have  been  a  feature  of  the 
club  for  a  long  time.  The  home  culture  registration 
alone  represents  18  nationalities  and  83  employ- 
ments ;  this  among  a  fluctuating  membership 
between  350  and  400.  George  W.  Cable  has  been 
President  of  the  club  since  he  formed  it  seventeen 
years  ago.  Mrs.  Professor  A.  L.  P.  Dennis,  for- 
merly of  Brunswick,  but  now  of  Chicago,  is  Mr. 
Cable's  daughter. 


PRESIDENT  HYDE  AT  CHAPEL. 

President  Hyde's  address  at  chapel  last  Sunday 
afternoon  was  inspiring  and  fraught  with  interest  to 
everyone  in  college.  His  remarks  hinged  chiefly  on 
what  a  great  hindrance  opportunities  are  to  any  per- 
son if  wrongly  used — if  they  are  used  as  resting 
places  instead  of  stepping-stones.  He  pointed  out 
that  the  rich  man's  son  of  to-day  is  surrounded  by 
no  serious  cares  and  having  all  his  wants  supplied 
he  does  not  learn  to  think  and  act  and  achieve  for 
himself. 

Also  in  the  great  opportunities  held  out  by  our 
present  system  of  education  there  is  the  greatest 
danger.  Education  nowadays  is  too  easy.  The  really 
powerful  men  are  not  those  who  have  been 
turned  out  by  having  their  course  mapped  out  for 
them  from  day  to  day.  but  they  are  the  ones  who 
have  been  original,  who  have  dug  things  out  for 
themselves,   who  have  learned  by   experience. 

The  likelihood  of  many  college  men  being  able  to 
achieve  great  success  in  literary  pursuits  is  exceed- 
ingly slight  because  opportunity,  in  the  shape  of 
translations,  makes  the  pursuit  of  their  courses  so 
easy  that  the  value  gained  is  only  second-hand. 

Likewise  there  is  so  much  ease  in  the  manner  of 
public  worship  that  the  great  majority  attend  church 
and  chapel  regularly  without  taking  the  main  object 
of  worship  into  account  at  all,  but  go  away  with 
only  criticism  or  fault-finding  with  the  service  or 
the  manner  of  its  being  conducted. 

Opportunity  to-day  has  so  simplified  everything 
that  man  must  do.  that  there  is  the  gravest  danger 
of  turning  out  an  inferior  lot  of  men.  This  must  be 
guarded  against,  for  the  only  man  who  really 
amounts  to  anything  is  the  one  who  accomplishes 
something  by  his  own  energy. 


THE    MAINE    ORNITHOLOGICAL    SOCIETY. 

The  Maine  Ornithological  Society  held  its  annual 
meeting  in  Bangor  on  November  25  and  26.  At  the 
public  meetings  many  interesting  papers  on  the 
birds  of  Maine  were  read  by  members  from  differ- 
ent parts  of  the  State.  These  will  appear  later  in 
the  Journal  published  by  the  Society.  By  invita- 
tion the  members  were  given  the  opportunity  of 
examining  the  famous  collections  of  Mr.  Harry 
Merrill  of  Bangor  and  Mr.  Manly  Hardy  of  Brewer. 
The  latter  collection  contains  specimens  of  all  the 
species  of  birds  found  in  the  United  States  except 
six  or  eight.  Professor  Lee  was  elected  President 
of  the  Society  for  the  coming  year. 


BIOLOGY  6. 

During  the  second  semester  Professor  Lee  will 
offer  a  new  course  in  the  Department  of  Biology  on 
Organic  Evolution.  This  will  be  designated  Biol- 
ogy 6.  The  course  will  deal  with  such  topics  as 
variation,  adaptation,  heredity,  natural  selection  and 
other  problems  of  theoretical  biology  which  natur- 
ally arise  in  connection  with  the  practical  courses 
in  Zoology  and  Botany.  It  will  be  a  lecture  and 
recitation  course  of  three  hours  a  week  and  will 
be  open  to  those  who  have  taken  Biology  2  and  3. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Published 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  Jr..  1905, 


Editor 


Associate  Editors: 


E.  H.   R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 
W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 
R.  G.  WEBBER,   1906. 
H.   P.    WINSLOW,  1906. 


.  WILSON,  ig 
ROBINSON, 
CONY,   1907. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     •     •     Business  Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •     •     Ass't  Business   Manager. 


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FRIDAY,   DEC.  9,    1904. 


Ice  Hockey. 


Our  skating  rink  is  now  a 
reality,  and  we  wish  to 
extend  to  Dr.  Whittier  and  the  other  mem- 
bers of  the  Faculty  who  have  been  influential 
in  obtaining  it,  the  hearty  appreciation  and 
thanks  of  the  entire  student  body. .  Hockey  is 
a  game  which  has  never  been  adopted  in  this 
state  by  the  colleges,  and  it  is,  therefore,  sin- 
cerely hoped  that  it  may  be  a  success.  Those 
who  are  acquainted  with  the  game  here  at 
Bowdoin  should  do  what  they  can  to  further 
the  undertaking.  We  would  suggest  the 
formation  of  class  and  fraternity  teams  in 
order  to  create  interest.  If  it  is  a  success,  as 
it  undoubtedly  will  be,  the  other  colleges  in 
the  State  will  probably  take  it  up,  and  if  so, 
the  hopes  and  desires  of  those  who  are  influ- 
ential in  our  athletics  will    be    realized.     Per- 


haps few  of  the  fellows  know  it,  but  it  is  a 
fact  that  lights  were  put  into  the  grandstand 
for  the  express  purpose  that  games,  such  as 
hockey,  might  be  played  on  the  athletic  field 
in  the  evening.  All  the  large  colleges  take 
much  interest  in  this  game  and  it  is  consid- 
ered one  of  the  finest  of  athletic  sports.  Let 
us  do  what  we  can  to  continue  the  good  work. 


Track  Work. 


It  is  especially  desired  by 
Captain  Denning  that  as 
many  of  the  men  as  can,  do  work  on  the  track 
this  winter  in  addition  totheirphysicaltraining 
in  the  gym.  It  is  impossible  now  to  get  attend- 
ance for  running  only,  but  one  can  be  excused 
the  last  fifteen  minutes  of  the  gym.  hour  as 
well  as  not  for  track.  The  Freshmen  are  urged 
to  take  advantage  of  this  and  spend  as  much 
time  as  possible  on  the  track,  for  the  men  from 
this  class  are  yet  to  be  developed.  Several  of 
the  fellows  have  started  cross  country  running 
and  this  is,  indeed,  an  excellent  idea.  It  is 
hoped  that  a  large  number  of  the  fellows  will 
take  it  up. 


.,    „    „     .    „,    ,     Amongthe  many  branches 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  Work.      .        °  .  .  .  ,      , 

of  activity  which  the  col- 
lege holds  out  to  its  members  is  one  which  we 
are  only  too  apt  to  forget.  This  is  the  Y.  M. 
C.  A.,  an  organization  of  the  college  for  its 
students  and  maintained  by  the  students.  No 
organization  in  college  is  more  worthy  of 
support  from  the  undergraduates  than  this 
one,  but  men  seem  to  treat  it  with  indifference 
and  almost  refuse  to  acknowledge  its  good. 

At  other  institutions,  some  of  the  greatest 
in  the  country,  large,  flourishing  and  enthusi- 
astic Christian  Associations  are  maintained. 
In  the  humdrum  of  our  busy  lives  we  forget 
the  practical  good  of  the  Association  and 
divide  our  attentions  with  amusement  and 
diversion. 

It  takes  but  little  time  to  attend  all  the 
meetings  of  the  Association.  It  is  easy 
enough  to  find  three-quarters  of  an    hour    a 


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209 


week  in  which  we  can  indulge  in  a  few 
moments  of  earnest  thought  and  devotion. 
The  meetings  serve  also  to  bring  the  fellows 
together  on  equal  terms  and  also  increase  the 
morals  of  the  college.  The  matter  should  not 
be  taken  lightly,  but  due  consideration  to  the 
aims  and  purpose  of  the  Association  should 
be  given. 


Exemption  from      In  most    other    colleges    it 
Final  is    customary     to     exempt 

Examinations.  from     tne     finai    examina- 

tions of  the  last  semester  of  Senior  year  to 
such  men  as  attain  to  or  above  a  certain 
mark  in  their  term's  work.  The  plan  is  feasi- 
ble. We  believe  it  advisable.  Suppose,  for 
instance,  a  man  was  granted  exemption  from 
examination  in  all  the  courses  of  his  last 
semester  in  which  he  attained  a  rank  of 
eighty-five  or  over.  Every  Senior  in  each 
course  would  work  all  the  harder  and  make 
every  possible  endeavor  to  attain  that  mark. 
At  present  the  Senior  is  always  in  more  or 
less  of  a  lethargy  during  the  spring  months, 
cares  not  a  whit  what  mark  he  gets  so  long 
as  the  coveted  diploma  is  his.  A  final  exami- 
nation, like  a  death's  head  at  the  feast,  is 
always  a  bugaboo  to  every  man,  be  he  good 
or  poor  scholar,  industrious  worker  or  lazy 
hanger-on.  The  good  scholar  will  get  his 
"A,"  examination  or  not,  while  the  lazy  man, 
who  depends  so  much  upon  the  final  struggle, 
which  he  nevertheless  hates  and  fears,  will 
work  all  the  harder  when  he  sees  a  chance,  by 
so  doing,  to  avoid  the  grinning  skeleton 
ahead. 


Gymnasium 
Work. 


This  week  marks  the 
beginning  of  gymnasium 
work.  As  is  generally 
known  this  is  considered  a  "bug  bear"  by 
many  of  the  students  and  it  is  lamentable 
that  it  should  be  so.  Physical  training  should 
go  hand  in  hand  with  mental  training  and  the 
student  at  college  is,  of  all  men,  the  one  who 


should  not  neglect  the  physical  side  of  his 
nature.  It  is  a  well-known  fact  that  no  man 
can  do  his  best  in  his  studies  or  in  any  other 
line  if  he  does  not  keep  his  body  in  good  phy- 
sical condition.  Running  around  a  board 
track,  jumping  and  pole-vaulting  indoors, 
etc.,  may  not  be  as  enjoyable  as  exercising  on 
the  athletic  field,  but  it  is  the  best  possible 
substitute  for  winter.  Moreover  it  keeps  a 
man  in  condition  for  the  outdoor  work  to  fol- 
low in  the  spring.  To  those  who  are  entering 
upon  systematic  exercise  for  the  first  time, 
such  as  the  drills  it  will  not  be  out  of  place  to 
speak  a  word  on  the  value  of  this  work.  The 
surest  proof  of  the  benefit  to  be  derived  from 
the  "gym."  work  is  the  marked  improvement 
which  individuals  make  in  the  hardness  of 
muscle  and  the  general  symmetry  of  the  body. 
It  often  takes  considerable  will  power  to  enter 
zealously  upon  the  drills  and  the  individual 
work  prescribed  by  Dr.  Whittier,  but  only 
when  taken  up  in  this  way  can  the  full  benefit 
be  derived.  Let  us,  then,  enter  into  this  work 
with  as  much  earnestness  as  we  enter  into 
other  phases  of  college  life  which  may  be 
more  agreeable  to  us.  We  all  long  for  a  new 
gymnasium.  Let  us  show  that  we  are  worthy 
of  the  same. 


A   Liberal  Offer. 


Professor       Burnett      has 


suggested  to  his  Philoso- 
phy Class  that  if  the  men  taking  the  course 
cared  to  organize  themselves  into  three 
groups,  he  would  be  glad  to  give  each  group 
an  hour  every  week  for  philosophical  discus- 
sion. The  class  will  make  a  great  mistake  if 
they  don't  avail  themselves  of  this  liberal  offer. 
It  should  be  remembered  that  three  extra 
hours  a  week  is  no  small  sacrifice  of  time  on 
the  part  of  an  instructor.  Such  opportunities 
do  not  come  to  students  in  large  colleges  and 
universities.  In  small  gatherings  of  ten  or 
twelve  the  students  may  not  only  acquaint 
themselves  more  thoroughly  with  the  course, 
but  gain  that  valuable  instruction  which  comes 


210 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


from  personal  contact  with  professors.  The 
class  should  show  their  appreciation  by  organ- 
izing at  once. 


In    the    last    issue    of    the 
A  Correction  and     Orient  appeared    an    edi- 
Stealing  of  ,      .  .  ....    ,       „T  ., 

Library  Periodicals   t0nal      entltled         Llbrar>r 

Periodicals,"  the  sub- 
stance of  which  was  a  criticism  of  the  system 
employed  by  the  Library  in  binding  maga- 
zines. The  data  used  for  this  editorial  was 
furnished  us  by  one  of  the  assistants  at  the 
charging  desk  who  either  misinformed  us  or 
else  we  misinterpreted  his  statements.  Inas- 
much as  the  facts  as  given  are  wrong,  in  jus- 
tice to  the  Library  authorities  we  wish  to  pre- 
sent them  in  their  true  light.  It  is  not  the 
practice  of  the  Library  to  bind  the  magazines 
of  one  year  the  fall  of  the  year  following,  as 
we  supposed  from  the  information  we  derived. 
On  the  contrary  every  effort  is  made  at  the 
beginning  of  the  summer  vacation  to  send  off 
as  many  as  possible  that  the  bound  volumes 
might  be  upon  the  shelves  at  the  beginning  of 
the  college  year.  That  a  supplementary  ship- 
ment to  the  bindery  this  fall  was  found  neces- 
sary, was  due  to  the  large  number  of  periodi- 
cals that  disappeared  from  the  reading-room 
between  October  and  June.  This  past  year 
when  the  magazines  were  checked  up  there 
was  found  to  be  scarcely  a  perfect  volume 
among  any  of  the  more  used,  while  .some  of 
the  volumes  lacked  several  numbers.  The  cost 
to  the  library  for  replacing  these  missing 
copies  was  found  to  be  so  large  that  it 
was  thought  best  to  hold  back  some  of 
the  volumes  till  this  fall  in  the  vain  hope 
that  some  of  the  lost  numbers  might 
be  replaced.  A  college  man  who  would  sell 
his  honor  for  a  miserly  ten  or  twenty-five 
cents,  the  cost  of  the  average  magazine,  is 
beneath  criticism.  But  we  cannot  rightly  lay 
all  the  blame  for  this  theft  on  the  student- 
body,  for  only  last  Sunday  afternoon  a  citizen 
of  the  town  was  caught  in  the  act  of  stealing 
a  magazine    from    the    reading-room.     Such 


depredation  as  this  is  deplorable  and  we  sin- 
cerely hope  it  will  cease  at  once. 


PROPOSED  P.  A.  C.  MEET. 

There  is  more  or  less  interest  in  the  proposed 
indoor  meet  which  may  be  held  in  Portland,  this 
winter.  Nearly  all  who  are  prominent  in  track 
athletics  in  college  are  of  the  opinion  that  such  a 
meet  would  be  a  most  desirable  thing.  It  is 
believed  that  the  meet  would  be  very  desirable  as  a 
preliminary  for  the  men  who  take  part  in  the  annual 
B.  A.  A.  meet  in  Boston,  as  well  as  making  it  an 
object  for  all  other  track  men.  At  present  the 
indoor  meet  in  the  spring  is  the  only  event  that 
keeps  the  larger  number  of  men  interested  in  their 
track  work,  and  with  a  Portland  meet,  it  is  believed 
the  two  will  give  a  greatly  increased  impetus  which 
cannot  fail  to  be  beneficial. 

Capt.  Denning  expresses  himself  as  pleased  with 
the  idea  and  says  if  satisfactory  arrangements  can 
be  made  he  would  be  heartily  in  favor  of  such  a 
meet.  Ex-Captain  Rowe  of  the  '04  track  team  is 
also  of  the  opinion  that  it  would  be  a  good  thing. 
He  believes  that  the  only  difficulty  will  be  to  find  a 
satisfactory  date ;  and  if  this  can  be  done,  thinks 
the  event  should  be  an  interesting  and  beneficial  one. 

As  yet  everything  is  more  or  less  uncertain,  as  it 
is  not  known  whether  the  Portland  parties  who  are 
promoting  the  scheme  will  carry  out  the  plans.  Let- 
ters that  have  been  received  by  the  track  manager 
have  been  thus  far  entirely  unofficial  and  have  been 
limited  to  a  preliminary  inquiry  as  to  Bowdoin's 
idea  of  such  a  meet.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  such  a 
meet  will  be  carried  out. 


PRESIDENT    HYDE'S    TRIP. 

President  Hyde  returned  last  week  from  an  ex- 
tended trip  throughout  the  North  and  East  in 
behalf  of  the  interests  of  the  college.  He  left  Bruns- 
wick November  11  and  returned  November  30.  He 
visited  Bangor,  Augusta,  Portland,  Boston,  New 
York,  Cincinnati,  Minneapolis,  and  Chicago.  He  met 
many  alumni  of  the  college  who  have  left  their 
native  state  to  seek  success  in  other  places  and 
everywhere  was  shown  every  attention  by  the  grad- 
uates of  Bowdoin  and  natives  of  the  old  Pine  Tree 
State.  In  Minneapolis,  as  was  mentioned  last 
week  in  the  Orient,  he  was  very  pleasantly  enter- 
tained by  Senator  W.  D.  Washburn,  '54,  who  gave  a 
banquet  in  his  honor  to  graduates  of  the  college  liv- 
ing in  the  city.  This  trip  is  but  the  beginning  of  a 
large  and  important  effort  by  the  president  in  behalf 
of  the  financial  interests  of  the  college,  the  out- 
come of  which,  it  will  be  impossible  to  announce  for 
some  time  yet.  but  the  best  hopes  of  all  the  friends 
of  Bowdoin  go  with  it.  As  a  result  of  this  effort 
twenty-five  gentlemen,  who  have  either  graduated 
from  Bowdoin  or  are  natives  of  Maine,  and  have 
been  successful  in  business  life,  have  the  matter 
under  consideration,  as  to  a  subscription  to  the 
permanent  endowment  fund  of  the  college  of  the 
sum  of  $500,000.     All  success  to  these  endeavors ! 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


2ii 


College  Botes. 


The  Gym.  once  again. 

"Jake"  Powers,  '04,  was  here  a  few  days  last 
week. 

The  Aroostook  Club  met  at  the  Inn,  Wednesday 
evening. 

Sweat,  '01,  was  a  recent  visitor  at  the  Beta 
House. 

C.  E.  Merritt,  '97,  was  seen  about  college  last 
Saturday. 

"Beauty  and  the  Beast"  at  the  Empire  in  Lewis- 
ton  next  week. 

Dr.  Whittier  entertained  the  Gentlemen's  Club 
at  the  Inn  last  week. 

John  Clair  Minot,  '96,  was  a  guest  at  the  D.  K. 
E.  house,  last  Sunday. 

Clyde  Osborne,  '08,  has  returned  from  his  home 
where  he  has  been  at  work. 

Bible  study  has  been  begun  by  Snow,  '07,  in  con- 
nection with  Y.  M.  C.  A.  work. 

Rice's  Stock  Company  played  for  the  first  three 
days  of  this  week  in  the  town  hall. 

President  Hyde  spoke  in  chapel  Sunday  on  the 
misfortune  of  being  a  rich  man's  son. 

Many  regret  the  fact  that  hockey  will  not  be  con- 
sidered .a  substitute  for  gym.   work. 

P.  T.  Harris,  '03,  now  of  the  Yale  Forestry 
School,   was   a  recent  visitor   on  the   campus. 

With  the  fine  hockey  field  which  we  have  now 
this  sport  ought  to  come  rapidly  into  favor. 

Thompson,  'o^,  who  is  now  Principal  of  Wash- 
ington Academy,  was  on  the  campus  last  week. 

The  Record  of  last  Friday  contained  a  good 
picture  of  the  champion  foot-ball  team  of  the  state. 

The  Freshman  Class  sweaters  have  come  and  are 
very  neat,  with  a  white  body  and  brown  collar  and 
cuffs. 

The  library  has  been  the  objective  point  of  a 
large  number  of  the  students  during  the  last  two 
weeks. 

The  Senior  German  Class  took  a  final  examina- 
tion Tuesday  in  what  they  have  been  over  this 
term. 

Many  students  attended  the  launching  of  the 
schooner  "Mary  L.  Newhall"  at  Bath,  Wednesday, 
December  10th. 

Several  of  the  students  are  taking  part  in  "Pin- 
afore," which  is  to  be  presented  in  Town  Hall  some 
time  in  January. 

Between  the  Polycon  and  History  reports  which 
are  due  before  the  holidays  most  of  the  fellows  are 
kept   pretty   busy. 

Beta  Theta  Pi  will  entertain  their  friends  at 
their  Chapter  House  by  an  informal  dance  to-night. 
Arrangements  are  made  for  about  twenty  couples 
and  a  very  pleasant  time  is  predicted.  Mrs.  L.  G. 
Lee,  Mrs.  H.  G.  Johnson,  and  Mrs.  L.  E.  Roberts 
will  act  as  chaperons. 


It  will  be  necessary  for  the  students  to  furnish 
good  justifiable  excuses  this  year  in  order  to  escape 
the  physical   training. 

The  Alpha  Delta  Phi  Chapter  House,  on  the  cor- 
ner of  Maine  and  Potter  Streets,  is  to  be  extensively 
renovated  and  repaired. 

A  number  of  college  men  enjoyed  the  dance 
given  by  the  Phi  Rho  Society  of  the  Bath  High 
School,    last   Friday   evening. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Saturday  Club  held  at  the 
Unitarian  Church  last  Saturday,  Professor  Chap- 
man gave  a  reading  on  "Keramos." 

Base-ball  practice  begun  Tuesday  and  will  be 
continued  till  spring  on  Tuesdays,  Thursdays,  Fri- 
day afternoons  and  Saturday  mornings. 

The  three  rehearsals  for  "King  Pepper"  this 
week  were  very  successful.  Let  everyone  do  as 
much  as  he  can  to  help  the  play  along. 

A  series  of  99  photographs  illustrating  Amiens, 
the  famous  cathedral  city  of  Northern  France,  is  now 
on  exhibition  at  the  Art  Building  and  will  remain 
until  December  19. 

The  history  class  door  incident  received  lots  of 
attention  from  some  of  the  Maine  newspapers — even 
more  than  did  the  whale  which  recently  created  his 
post-graduate  course  here. 

There  were  742  books  taken  from  the  Library 
during  the  month  of  November,  an  increase  of  36 
over  last  year.  How  many  were  taken  out  unbe- 
known to  the  Library  authorities? 

The  men  who  take  Political  Economy  are 
haunting  the  library  these  days  digging  out  the  data 
for  term  reports  on  assigned  subjects.  The  reports 
are  due  before  the  Christmas  recess. 

The  Dramatic  Club  has  under  consideration  the 
play  "His  Excellency.  The  Governor,"  but  has  not 
decided  definitely  on  this  production  owing  to  the 
fifty-dollar  royalty  that  must  be  paid  the  owners  for 
every  performance. 

The  Brunswick  Club  held  a  very  successful 
meeting  Saturday  night.  Methods  of  influencing 
sub-Freshmen  were  discussed  and  some  very  note- 
worthy suggestions  produced.  The  club  is  very 
flourishing  socially  and  financially  and  is  very  popu- 
lar. 

This  week  Professor  Lee  completes  his  course  in 
Geology  at  the  Bangor  Theological  Seminary, 
which  has  occupied  Friday  afternoons  and  Satur- 
day mornings  for  the  last  ten  weeks.  The  course 
included  lectures,  recitations,  laboratory  work  and 
field  excursions. 

A  native  Cuban  from  Havana,  who  is  studying 
English  in  the  family  of  Mrs.  Smith  of  Federal 
Street,  is  taking  the  Freshman  Gym.  work.  He  is 
a  young  fellow  about  eighteen,  and  knows  but  very 
little  English,  although  he  is  very  bright  and  quick 
and  particularly  nimble  on  the  apparatus. 

The  completion  of  the  new  steam  plant  for  sup- 
plying electric  light  and  power  is  an  important  addi- 
tion to  the  public  service  equipment  of  this  town. 
The  outlook  for  the  coming  winter  is,  that  the  stu- 
dents living  in  the  chapter  houses  will  have  no  lack 
of  light  on  account  of  low  water  in  the  river. 


2J2 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Students  wishing  to  purchase  a  copy  of  the 
"Tales  of  Bowdoin"  can  do  so  by  seeing  Denning, 
'05.  A  hundred  copies  have  been  received,  and  will 
be  sold  at  one  dollar  each.  The  former  price  was 
one-fifty,  but  it  has  been  marked  down  in  order  to 
close  out  the  last  few  copies.  These  books  make 
very  appropriate  holiday  gifts  for  the  students,  and 
the  Freshmen  should  not  fail  to  improve  the  oppor- 
tunity of  obtaining  them. 

In  the  current  issue  of  a  paper  published  by  one 
of  our  sister  institutions,  is  an  editorial  urging  the 
students,  in  speaking  or  writing  of  their  Alma 
Mater,  to  designate  it  as  a  university  rather  than  as 
merely  a  college.  It  ends  in  this  manner :  "Is  it  not 
worth  while,  if  we  have  the  interests  of  the  institu- 
tion at  heart,  to  dignify  it  in  our  writing  and  speech 
by  the  appellation  commensurate  with  our  ideal,  or 
at  least  the  ideal  of  the  people  as  indicated  by  the 
action  of  their  representatives  in  the  State  legisla- 
ture?" ("And  torture  one  poor  word  ten  thousand 
ways.") 


That  it  is  time  to  begin  training  for  the  relay 
team. 

That  "Mike"  passed  the  quiet  of  the  chapel  hour 
in  the  library   last   Sabbath. 

That  the  Freshmen  are  taking  to  gym.  like  ducks 
to  water  but  wait  till   Senior  year. 

That  "King  Pepper"  is  a  rich  feast  of  mirth  and 
melody,   with  plenty  of  revelry  added  in. 

That  class  hockey  teams  are  next  in  order. 

That  nothing  of  any  great  extent  has  been  done 
towards   a   Chess   Club. 

That  a  reward  will  be  given  the  person  who  is 
able  to  inform  us,  how  we  can  get  any  mark  except 
an  "A"  or  an  "E"  in  gym. 

That  Prexy's  talk  last  Sunday  was  the  best  the 
present  generation  of  Bowdoin  students  ever  heard 
him  deliver. 

That  everyone  must  have  a  gym.  suit. 

That  the  Seniors  are  already  looking  forward  to 
last  gym. 

That  Byron  Stevens  gives  trading-stamps  with 
hockey-sticks. 


ON    DIT 

That  there  are  a  great  many  stiff  joints  these  first 
few  days  of  "gym."  work. 

That  Prof.  Roberts  gave  adjourns  in  History  last 
Wednesday  morning. 

That  the  Freshmen  have  taken  their  final  exams, 
in  Algebra,  and  that  the  usual  number  will  pursue 
this  course  for  the  second  time. 

That  the  Orient  subscriptions  are  due. 

That  the  Dramatic  Club  production,  when 
selected,  will  be  a  good  one. 

That  the  man  who  drove  those  nails — even 
though  it  is  history — would  make  a  good  golf  player. 

That  Teacher's  Latin  isn't  the  "snap"  one  would 
think. 

That  only  three  Freshmen  are  trying  for  the 
Orient — wake   up,    Freshmen. 

That  when  it  comes  to  window  smashing  North 
Maine  is  the  most  popular  place  on  the  campus. 

That  we  need  a  new  gymnasium. 

That  the  unexpected  always  happens — in  the  His- 
tory quizes  this  year. 

That  there  will  probably  be  adjourns  in  "Poly- 
Con"^—  during   the   Christmas   vacation. 

That  shower  baths  in  the  ends  would  be  neither 
costly  nor  unappreciated. 

That  very  few  students  have  seen  the  collection 
of  photographs  of  historic  Amiens  which  are  on 
exhibition  at  the  Art  Museum. 

That  some  Freshmen  are  learning  that  recitations 
are  considered  a  part  of  the  college  course — at  least 
by  the  professors. 

That  some  of  the  Freshmen  wear  their  new 
sweaters  to  bed. 

That  it's  not  safe  to  put  your  feet  over  the  back 
of  the  seats  in  Professor  Lee's  recitations. 

That  hockey  beats  basket-ball  a  mile. 

That  Gray  Goose  Tracks  caused  a  stir  and  that 
certain  men  are  getting  out  their  firearms. 

That  it  is  only  sixteen  days  to  Christmas. 

That  the  proper  thing  for  "her"  present  is  a 
Bowdoin  Calendar. 


BASE-BALL 

Base-ball  practice  in  the  cage  began  this  week 
under  the  direction  of  "Pop"  Williams,  ex-'g6,  for- 
merly of  the  Boston  nationals,  and  ex-Captain  Cox. 
From  a  preliminary  survey,  it  looks  as  if  the  team, 
the  coming  season,  will  be  one  of  the  strongest  for 
a  number  of  years,  aside  from  the  pitching  depart- 
ment, where  the  team  will  probably  be  weaker  than 
usual,  owing  to  the  loss  of  Cox  and  Oakes.  Of 
course,  it  is  impossible  to  tell  what  men  are  likely 
to  make  the  team,  as  there  are  an  unusually  good 
number  of  men  out  who  should  make  a  strong  bid 
for  the  team.  The  most  likely  man  for  catcher  is 
J.  Green,  who  caught  on  the  'varsity  three  years 
ago  and  who  is  now  in  the  Medical  School.  White 
is  practically  sure  of  his  position  at  short  stop,  but 
aside  from  these  two  positions  the  make-up  of  the 
infield  is  uncertain.  McGraw  is  probably  one  of  the 
best  all-round  base-ball  players  in  the  State  and  is 
sure  of  some  position.  "Doc"  Abbott  is  another 
all-round  base-ball  player  and  is  sure  to  make  the 
team.  Other  promising  infieldera  are  Hodgson,  who 
played  on  the  'varsity  last  year,  Mitchell,  Crowley, 
C.  Clarke,  Winslow  and  Lewis.  These  men  together 
with  a  large  number  who  have  never  been  tried  out, 
should  produce  one  of  the  fastest  infields  Bowdoin 
has  had  for  some  time. 

In  the  outfield  there  will  be  Captain  Clarke,  B. 
Briggs,  Kinsman.  Piper  and  a  number  of  other  men 
who  ought  to  help  develop  a  strong  trio  in  this 
territory. 

The  question  of  a  coach  has  not  been  settled  as 
yet.  The  selection  is  likely  to  be  made  at  the  next 
meeting  of  the  Athletic  Council  which  will  occur 
shortly. 

Following  are  the  men  who  are  taking  base-ball 
practice :  White.  P.  R.  Greene,  Packard,  J.  Greene, 
Piper,  Donnell,  Snow,  E.  Briggs,  B.  Briggs,  Morse, 
Sawyer,  Clarke,  Piper,  Abbott,  Lawrence,  Putnam, 
Kinsman,  Hodgson,  C.  Clarke.  Crowley,  Davis, 
McGraw,  E.  Files,  Mitchell,  Bowers,  Small,  Hayes, 
Winslow,  Jones,  Lewis,  Purington,  Redman,  Kings- 
ley,  Toole,  Day,  Giddings,  Cushing,  Speake,  Chand- 
ler. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


213 


LIBRARY   BOOKS   RECENTLY  ADDED. 


Veblen,    Thorstein.       The    Theory    of    Business 
Enterprise. 

The  author  calls  attention  to  two  controlling 
principles  in  business  operations.  One  of  these  he 
calls  the  "machine  process"  which  acts  with  regular- 
ity and  precision,  along  well  defined  lines.  The 
other  principle  he  has  called  "business  enterprise," 
which  leads  to  the  accumulation  of  large  fortunes 
and  a  powerful  central  government  to  control  the 
wealth  of  a  nation.  A  general  account  but  also  a 
very  careful  and  novel  analysis  of  business  opera- 
tions.    (332:  V  49) 

Devine,   E.  T.      The  Principles  of  Relief. 

The  author  of  this  book  is  the  General  Secretary 
of  the  Charity  Organization  Society  of  New  York 
City  and  qualified,  on  account  of  his  residence  and 
knowledge  of  the  poor  in  a  large  city,  to  discuss  the 
practical  problems  of  charity.  The  first  part  of  the 
book  is  concerned  with  the  general  principles  of 
poor  relief  but  this  is  followed  by  a  statement  of 
some  illustrative  cases  where  help  has  been  given  to 
individuals,  and  also  how  assistance  was  rendered 
at  the  time  of  great  disasters,  as  in  the  case  of  the 
"Chicago  fire,"  "The  Johnstown  flood"  and  the 
"Slocum    disaster."     (339:  D  49) 

Pratt,  E.  A.     The  Organization  of  Agriculture. 

This  is  an  expansion  of  some  articles  that 
appeared  in  the  London  Times  during  the  present 
year.  Mr.  Pratt  aims  to  show  the  advance  that 
has  been  made  in  organization  and  combination 
among  agriculturists  and  what  this  has  accom- 
plished. It  is  a  general  inquiry  and  includes  an 
account  of  the  conditions  in  North  and  South 
America,  Europe  and  Australia.  Mr.  Pratt  shows 
the  close  relation,  in  the  United  States,  between 
the  farmer   and  the  railway.     (630 :  P  88) 

Sylvester,  H.  M.     Ye  Romance  of  Casco  Bay. 

This  is  the  first  volume  to  appear  in  a  set  to 
consist,  when  completed,  of  five  parts.  The  author 
has  given,  on  the  basis  of  fact,  a  picture  of  the 
historic  places  about  Portland.  This  locality,  and, 
indeed,  the  Maine  coast  settlements  have  already 
received  ample  historical  treatment  but  the  present 
work  is  the  most  important  attempt  to  deal  with 
the  historical  facts  in  an  imaginative  and  picturesque 
way.  Later  volumes  will  treat  of  other  parts  of 
the  Maine  coast.     (M  192:8) 

Phillips,  Stephen.     The  Sin  of  David. 

A  play  based  on  a  biblical  incident  but  with  the 
characters  and  setting  of  the  modern  story  in  Eng- 
land, during  the  period  of  the  Civil  War.  This  is 
the  first  book  by  Mr.  Phillips  to  appear  since  the 
publication,  two  years  ago,  "This  Ulysses." 
(821.89:  P  59) 


COLLEGE  TEAS. 


observed  this  year.  Those  who  will  receive  invita- 
tions will  be  residents  of  Brunswick,  Lewiston- 
Auburn,  Farmington,  and  Portland  alumni  and 
families. 


"KING  PEPPER." 

In  order  to  make  "King  Pepper"  a  success  it  is 
necessary  to  keep  it  constantly  before  the  minds  of 
the  public.  Be  sure  to  tell  all  your  friends  about 
this  bright,  lively,  stirring,  tuneful  opera,  and  inter- 
est them  in  it  as  much  as  possible.  The  opera  will 
be  presented  in  Town  Hall  January  17  and  18,  and 
in  Augusta  January  20.  There  is  certainly  no 
reason  why  a  comic  opera  like  this  with  sixty  fel- 
lows in  it  should  not  be  a  great  success. 


ALPHA  KAPPA  KAPPA  INITIATION. 

The  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa  fraternity  of  the  Med- 
ical School  held  its  annual  initiation  last  Saturday 
afternoon.  The  initiation  was  followed  by  a  ban- 
quet at  the  Inn  where  forty  plates  were  spread. 
After  dinner  the  evening  was  given  up  to  speeches. 
Charles  E.  Hunt,  '02,  a  Senior  in  the  Medical 
School,  was  toast-master.  The  guest  of  the  even- 
ing was  Grand  President  Cook  of  Concord,  N.  H., 
who  delivered  an  extremely  interesting  address. 
Among  the  other  speakers  were  Dr.  E.  R.  Fuller, 
Med.  '73,  Dr.  R.  H.  Donnel,  Med.  '01,  Dr.  J.  G. 
Hutchins.  Med.  '01  ;  Dr.  E.  S.  Cummings,  Med. 
1900,  and  H.  E.  Giddings,  Med.  '07.  The  annual 
convention  will  be  held  at  Cincinnati  Dec.  30  and  31. 
The  list  of  initiates  is  as  follows:  G.  I.  Geer,  G.  A. 
Foster,  '05.  G  E.  Tucker,  '05,  Harold  Bibber,  G. 
H.  Stone,  '05,  J.  G.  Potter.  L.  W.  Percy,  J.  G. 
Greene,  '03,  S.  G.  Miller,  and  T.  H.  Woodruff,  '05. 


The  dates  of  the  college  teas  were  decided  upon 
at  the  last  faculty  meeting  as  follows :  Jan.  9,  23, 
Feb.  20.  March  6  and  20.  The  plan  that  was  car- 
ried  out  last  year  in  extending  invitations   will  be 


A  NEW  BOOK  BY  A  BOWDOIN  AUTHOR. 

A  new  book  by  a  Bowdoin  author,  this  fall,  is 
"Ideal  and  Real,  the  Student's  Calendar,"  by  Lor- 
ing  Farr,  '61,  of  Manchester.  In  a  neatly  printed 
little  volume  of  200  pages  the  author,  who  styles 
himself  "the  Student."  tells  how  he  became  able  to 
travel  the  King's  highway  and  points  out  the  way 
for  others.  In  a  series  of  "prologues"  for  the  days 
and  years  is  gathered  a  harvest  of  the  rarest  gems 
of  the  philosophy  and  literature  of  all  ages.  These 
he  explains  and  comments  upon  as  he  holds  them 
up  for  inspection.  In  its  conception  and  execution 
the  book  bears  ample  evidence  of  the  scholarly 
instincts  of  its  author.  He  has  delved  deep  into 
the  treasuries  of  knowledge  and  given  us  the  fruits 
of  the  experiences  and  observations  of  many  years 
of  toil.  The  result  is  not  a  volume  to  be  taken  up 
for  light  reading  in  an  idle  hour,  but  one  to  be 
studied  and  re-read  by  the  thoughtful  man  of  leis- 
ure. By  means  of  it  Mr.  Farr  should  win  wide 
recognition  among  the  scholars  of  our  time.  The 
volume,  by  the  way,  is  styled  an  "introduction"  and 
is  to  be  followed  by  a  second  volume  recording 
how  "the  student"  realized  the  ideals  expressed  in 
this  first  book.  Mr.  Farr  is  a  member  of  the  Ken- 
nebec bar,  but  has  lived  largely  a  life  of  retirement 
and  scholarly  pursuits  at  his  home  in  Manchester, 
since  his  service  in  the  Civil  War  where  he  rose  to 
the   rank  of  captain. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Hlumni  personals- 


CLASS  OF  1846. 
Mr.  J.  C.  Pickard,  Class  of  '46,  was  one  of  the 
most  interesting  speakers  at  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsi- 
lon's  national  convention  at  Chicago  lately. 

CLASS  OF  1870. 
Dr.  Lucien  Howe,  the  eminent  and  famous  ocu- 
list and  eye  specialist  of  Buffalo,  New  York,  was  in 
Brunswick  for  two  days  last  week  and  visited  the 
campus.  He  was  very  much  interested  in  the  new 
Physiological  Laboratory  of  the  college  and  con- 
tributed a  handsome  gift  to  help  it  in  its  work. 

Few  men  have  taught  in  one  school  as  long  as 
the  late  William  E.  Frost  of  Westford,  Mass.,  whose 
sudden  death  occurred  Nov.  30.  For  32  years  Prof. 
Frost  had  been  the  principal  of  Westford  Academy 
where  he  was  highly  successful  in  his  work  and 
was  beloved  by  all.  He  was  a  native  of  Norway, 
Maine,  where  he  was  born  in  1842,  and  after  grad- 
uating from  Bowdoin  in  1870  he  taught  the  High 
School  in  Gardiner  for  a  year.  Before  entering 
Bowdoin,  Mr.  Frost  served  in  the  Civil  War,  being 
a  member  of  Co.  H,  23d  Me.  Inf.  In  college  his 
chum  was  D.  S.  Alexander,  a  Richmond  boy,  now 
of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  who  has  been  a  member  of  Con- 
gress since  1897.  Mr.  Frost  was  an  ideal  teacher, 
and  of  the  thousands  whom  Maine  has  given  to 
Massachusetts  none  ever  won  a  bigger  place  in  the 
hearts  of  his  pupils  or  was  more  highly  esteemed  in 
the  community  where  he  labored.  He  died  in  the 
harness,  his  death  coming  from  heart  failure  as  he 
stood  before  one  of  his  classes.  His  son  Francis 
A.  Frost,  Bowdoin,  '94,  is  a  successful  New  York 
journalist,  being  now  on  the  staff  of  the  Evening 
Telegram. 

CLASS  OF  1874. 
Mr.  Horace  W.  Philbrook,  a  lawyer  and  at  one 
time  Superintendent  of  Schools  in  San  Francisco, 
who  is  a  native  of  Brunswick  and  a  graduate  of 
Bowdoin  in  1874,  is  in  town  on  his  first  return  to 
his  home  town  and  Alma  Mater  since  he  went  West 
more  than  twenty-five  years  ago.  Mr.  Philbrook 
has  been  very  successful  in  his  profession. 

CLASS    OF    1877. 
Charles  W.  Morse,  the  ice  king  of  the  Kennebec, 
is  now  heading  a  company  to  build  the  New  York 
and   Portchester    (L    I.)    Railroad. 

CLASS  OF   1881. 
Hon.  James   P.    Baxter,   h.    '81,    was    re-elected 
mayor    of    Portland,    last    Monday    by    a    handsome 
majority. 

CLASSES  OF  18S4  AND  1887. 
William  K.  Hilton.  '84,  of  Damariscotta,  and 
Hon.  Harry  B.  Austin,  '87,  of  Phillips,  are  putting 
up  lively  contests  for  places  on  Governor  Cobb's, 
'77,  council.  The  fight  for  the  places  on  the  Gov- 
ernor's Council  is  always  of  interest,  as"  the  contest 
as  a  general  thing  takes  in  prominent  men. 


CLASS   OF  1884,   MED.   1884. 
John  Edwin  Walker,  who  has  been  practicing  in 
Thomaston,    has   been    appointed    physician     at     the 
Maine  State  Prison,  by  the  new  warden,  Bernes  O. 
Norton. 

CLASS  OF  1885. 

Mr.  John  A.  Peters  has  lately  been  appointed 
judge  of  the  municipal  court  of  Ellsworth. 

MEDICAL  CLASS  OF  1892. 

Exciting  and  adventurous  indeed  has  been  the 
career  of  Dr.  Salustiano  Fanduiz,  a  native  of  San 
Domingo  and  a  graduate  of  the  Maine  Medical 
School,  whose  whereabouts  have  at  last  been 
located  after  a  silence  of  three  years.  Dr.  Fanduiz 
received  his  medical  diploma  in  1892  and  practiced 
medicine  for  a  few  years  here  in  Brunswick,  and 
then  returned  to  Barahona,  San  Domingo  Island, 
where  he  owned  a  salt  mine.  He  purchased  a  large 
farm  and  sought  to  work  it  on  American  methods 
but  became  mixed  up  in  political  affairs.  He  had 
carried  on  a  regular  correspondence  with  Brunswick 
friends  since  his  leaving  town  until  about  three 
years  ago  when  his  letters  suddenly  ceased  and  no 
more  was  heard  from  him,  and  it  was  generally 
supposed  that  he  was  dead.  Last  week,  however,  a 
friend  received  a  letter  stating  that  he  had  just  been 
released  from  prison  where  he  had  been  confined  as 
a  political  prisoner  since  August,  1901.  The  doctor 
was  very  cautious  in  his  statements  and  gave  no 
hint  as  to  the  political  party  with  which  he  was 
affiliated,  but  it  is  believed  that  he  is  one  of  Jim- 
inez's  most  trusted  lieutenants.  Dr.  Fanduiz  wrote 
that  he  was  going  back  to  Barahona.  His  many 
friends  in  Maine  will  be  glad  to  hear  that  he  is 
alive   and  well   after  his   exciting  adventures. 


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VOL.   XXXIV.  BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    DECEMBER   20,    1904. 


NO.  20. 


"THE    MAGISTRATE." 

After  considerable  deliberation  the  Dramatic  Club 
has  decided  to  present  as  its  play  this  year  "The 
Magistrate,"  by  A.  W.  Pinero.  This  is  a  roaring 
farce-comedy  of  three  acts  and  has  been  considered 
the  best  of  Mr.  Pinero's  plays,  even  superior  to  "The 
Second  Mrs.  Tanqueray."  "Sweet  Lavender,"  "The 
Notorious  Mrs.  Ebbsmith,"  and  ''The  School-Mis- 
tress." The  scene  of  the  play  is  laid  in  England  in 
modern  times.  The  play  was  first  presented  some 
fifteen  years  ago  by  a  cast  including  Beerbohm  Tree, 
Ada  Rehan,  John  Drew  and  Edward  Terry. 

There  are  sixteen  characters,  twelve  male  and 
four  female. 

Mr.  Posket. 
Mr.  Bullamy, 

Magistrates  of  the  Mulberry  Street  Police  Court. 
Col.  Lukyn   (from  Bengal,  retired). 
Capt.  Horace  Vale  (Shropshire  Fusiliers). 
Cis  Farringdon    (Mrs .   Posket's    son,    by    her    first 

marriage) . 
Achille  Blonde  (Prop,  of  the  Hotel  des  Princes). 
Isidore    (a  waiter). 

Mr.  Wormington  (chief  clerk  at  Mulberry  Street). 
Inspector  Messites, 
Sergeant  Lugg. 

Constable  Harris,  Metropolitan  Police. 

Wyke   (servant  at  Mr.  Posket's). 
Agatha  Posket   (late  Farringdon,  nee  Verrinder). 
Charlotte  (her  sister). 
Beatie  Tomlinson   (a  music  teacher). 
Popham   (servant  at  Mr.  Posket's). 

The  plot  develops  from  the  fact  that  Mrs.  Posket 
at  the  time  of  her  marriage,  concealed  her  real  age 
from  Mr.  Posket,  thus  reducing  the  age  of  her  son, 
Cis,  from  nineteen  to  fourteen.  Cis  appears  to  be  very 
precocious  for  a  boy  of  fourteen,  and  the  advanced 
state  of  his  tastes  is  the  cause  of  much  wonderment 
and  admiration  on  the  part  of  his  step-father.  In 
the  first  act  Charlotte,  Mrs.  Posket's  sister,  arrives 
for  a  visit,  heartbroken  because  of  the  recent  break- 
ing off  of  her  engagement  to  Capt.  Vale.  Mr. 
Posket  receives  a  note  from  his  old  school-mate,  Col. 
Lukyn,  whom  he  has  not  seen  for  years,  accepting  an 
invitation  to  dine.  Mrs.  Posket  recognizes  in  Col. 
Lukyn  the  Capt.  Lukyn  who  was  god-father  to  her 
child  at  his  christening  nineteen  years  before  in 
India.  She  is  much  perturbed  for  fear  he  will  dis- 
close dates  to  Mr.  Posket  at  their  meeting.  She  and 
her  sister  start  off  immediately  to  head  him  off.  Cis 
proposes  to  Mr.  Posket  an  evening  at  the  Hotel  des 
Princes.  Mr.  Posket  is  much  astounded  at  the.  prop- 
osition but  is  finally  persuaded  to  accompany  the  boy 
in  order  to  put  an  end  to  his  foolishness,  as  he  says. 


The  second  act  opens  at  the  Hotel  des  Princes 
where  Cis  and  Mr.  Posket  have  been  persuaded  to 
sup  in  an  adjoining  room  from  Cis's  usual  haunt, 
since  a  military  gentleman  who  used  to  occupy  the 
room  and  has  not  been  in  it  for  twenty  years,  wishes 
to  dine  there  with  a  friend.  These  gentlemen 
prove  to  be  Col.  Lukyn  and  Capt.  Vale.  Not  finding 
the  colonel  at  his  lodgings  Mrs.  Posket  and  her  sis- 
ter follow  him  to  the  Hotel  and  are  ushered  in, 
Capt.  Vale  retreats  to  an  adjoining  balcony.  In  this 
scene  some  good  fun  is  introduced  including  the 
drenching  of  Capt.  Vale  on  the  balcony;  the  meeting 
and  reconciliation  of  the  Captain  and  Charlotte ; 
Mrs.  Posket's  recognition  of  the  voices  in  the 
adjoining  room;  the  raid  on  the  Hotel  by  the  police; 
the  concealment  of  Cis  and  Mr.  Posket  in  the  same 
room  with  the  other  party,  Mr.  Posket  in  the  dark- 
ness, seeking  shelter  under  the  same  table  that 
shields  Mrs.  Posket ;  the  entrance  of  the  police ;  the 
escape  of  Cis  and  Mr.  Posket,  and  the  arrest  of  the 
others. 

The  third  act  opens  in  the  anteroom  of  the  Mul- 
berry street  police  court.  Mr.  Posket  enters  in  a 
very  dilapidated  condition  having  been  on  the  run  all 
night.  Some  good  humor  is  introduced  here  by 
Lugg's  buying  Mr.  Posket  a  red  necktie.  Posket  is 
astonished  at  hearing  of  Lubyn's  connection  with  the 
raid  on  Hotel  des  Princes.  Lukyn,  seeking  an  inter- 
view before  court  opens,  is  admitted.  Posket,  think- 
ing to  ease  his  own  conscience  thereby,  delivers  him 
a  sound  lecture.  Lykyn,  of  course,  does  not  know 
that  Posket  was  at  the  Hotel  the  previous  evening, 
and  intends  to  tell  him  the  real  names  of  his  female 
companions  but  is  so  incensed  at  Posket's  lecture 
that  he  changes  his  mind.  The  culprits  are  brought 
into  court  and  Posket  in  all  ignorance  makes  the 
women  unveil.  In  the  excitement  and  commotion 
that  follows,  he  sentences  the  whole  four  to  seven 
days  in  the  House  of  Correction  without  option  of 
a  fine.  When  the  clerk  tells  him  what  he  has  done 
he  collapses  and  has  to  be  carried  home.  Bullamy, 
Posket's  colleague  on  the  bench,  straightens  the 
matter  out  by  declaring  that  the  whole  party  were 
Cis's  guests  and  he,  having  a  room  at  the  hotel,  could 
entertain  after  hours.  The  family  arrive  home 
about  the  same  time,  and  Posket  faces  a  whirlwind 
of  trouble  including  the  exposure  of  his  presence  at 
the  Hotel  by  Isidore,  the  waiter.  The  play  ends 
w.th  a  final  happy  gathering  together  of  all  the  loose 
ends. 

The  play  is  admirable,  the  humor  is  delicious,  the 
interest  is  intense  and  the  cast  well-balanced.  The 
production  is  well  adapted  to  the  requirements  of 
amateurs,  and  especially  of  college  dramatics.  The 
Williams  Club  presented  it  very  successfully  last 
season. 

The  trials  will  be  held  this  afternoon  in  Banister 
Hall.  The  scenes  on  which  the  parts  will  be  tried  are 
already  posted.  Everybody  turn  out  and  help  make 
this  play  a  success. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


REPORT   OF  FOOT-BALL    MANAGER    D.    C. 
WHITE. 

Receipts  to  Date. 

Miscellaneous    $104.93 

Fort   Preble  game   47-75 

Exeter  game    97-98 

Harvard    guarantee    200.00 

Fort  McKmley  game   28.65 

Amherst  guarantee   175°° 

Colby    game    316.00 

Brown    guarantee    150.00 

Maine    game    337-35 

Bates  game    1.247 .,50 

Student  subscriptions   5°9- I0 

Alumni    95-50 

Training  table   74-75 

Total    $3.384-5l 

Expenditures  to  Date. 

♦Miscellaneous    $105.37 

Coach   McClave    700.00 

Fort  Preble  game  31-52 

ExEter  game   ni-79 

Harvard  game    159-00 

Fort  McKinley  game   29.61 

Amherst  game    260.84 

Colby  game   160.96 

Brown  game   247.88 

Maine  game   l32-25 

Bates  game    696.22 

Training  table    718.40 

Total  $3,353-84 

Unpaid  Bills. 

Coach   Lathrop    $176.52 

Trainer  E.  Nickerson   25.00 

Trainer  J.    Nickerson    25.00 

tWright   &  Ditson 540-3° 

Wheeler,    printing    25.00 

^Miscellaneous 60.63 

Athletic    Council    80.12 

Total    $932-57 

Bills  paid  $3  353-84 

Total  expense  of  season   $4,286.41 

Receipts  as  above  3-353-84 

$932-57 
Cash   on  hand    30.67 

Deficit    $901.90 

*i903  bill   $5-15 

+1903   bill    91.00 

figo3  bill    6.00 

Total   $102.15 

Unpaid    subscriptions    and    unpaid    board    bills 
when  collected  will  considerably  reduce  this   deficit. 


April  26 — Exeter  at  Brunswick. 

April  28 — University  of  Vermont  at  Burlington. 

April  29 — University  of  Vermont  at  Burlington. 

May  3 — Open. 

May  6 — Bates  at  Lewiston. 

May   10 — Colby  at  Waterville. 

May  16 — Amherst  at  Amherst. 

May  17 — Holy  Cross  at  Worcester. 

May  20 — Colby  at  Brunswick. 

May  24 — Maine  at  Orono 

May  27 — Bates  at  Brunswick. 

May  30 — Bates  at  Lewiston. 

June  2  (Ivy  Day) — Maine  at  Brunswick. 

June  7 — Harvard  at  Cambridge. 


PROF.    ROBINSON'S    TRIP. 

Prof.  F.  C.  Robinson  plans  to  leave  Brunswick 
the  first  week  in  January  in  order  to  attend  the 
meeting  of  the  American  Public  Health  Association 
which  is  held  in  Havana,  Cuba,  in  the  second  week 
of  the  month.  This  association  consists  of  men 
prominent  in  health  work  in  Canada,  United  States, 
Mexico,  and  the  Republic  of  Cuba,  and  in  particular 
those  connected  with  state  boards  of  health,  and 
government  health  work.  Professor  Robinson  is  a 
member  of  the  executive  committee  of  this  associa- 
tion, and  is  to  read  a  paper  on  "Disinfection."  The 
meetings  are  held  during  the  whole  of  the  second 
week  of  January.  Representatives  from  the  gov- 
ernments of  the  West  India  Islands,  and  Central 
American  States  have  been  invited  to  attend  the 
meeting  and  the  principal  subject  of  discussion  will 
probably  be  "Diseases  of  Tropical  Countries." 
Professor  Robinson  represents  the  Maine  State 
Board  of  Health.  Mrs.  Robinson  will  accompany 
him  on  the  trip.  They  will  be  away  about  three 
weeks.  Definite  arrangements  for  his  classes  have 
not  been  completed  yet. 


BASE-BALL    SCHEDULE. 

Manager  Putnam  has  announced  his  schedule  as 
follows  r 

April  19 — Boston  College  at  Brunswick. 

April  22 — New  Hampshire  State  at  Brunswick. 


CHESS  ASSOCIATION. 

A  meeting  of  those  who  were  interested  in  the 
forming  of  a  chess  organization  was  held  at  the  Psi 
Upsilon  House  December  eighth,  and  the  matter 
thoroughly  discussed.  It  was  thought  best  not  to 
organize  a  club  at  present,  but  instead  to  form  an 
association  for  the  purpose  of  holding  tournaments. 
The  following  officers  were  elected :  President, 
James  W.  Sewall;  Vice-President,  John  W.  Riley; 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  G.  Carroll  Soule ;  Execu- 
tive Committee.  James  W.  Sewall,  Tohn  W.  Riley, 
G.  Carroll  Soule,  Earlc  H.  McMichael,  Frank  F. 
Seavey. 


THE  FIRST   COLLEGE  TEA. 

The  first  college  tea  for  1905  will  be  held  in  the 
Alumni  Room  of  Hubbard  Hall  on  January  9,  the 
first  Monday  of  the  term.  The  special  guests  of  the 
dav  will  be  Brunswick  friends.  The  committee  for 
the  tea  consists  of  Mrs.  Hyde,  Mrs.  Lee,  Mrs.  Rob- 
inson, and  Miss  Chapman.  The  students  are  all 
invited  to  attend  and  should  not  fail  to  do  so,  as  this 
is  one  of  the  features  of  undergraduate  life. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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PHI    CHI    INITIATION. 

The  Gamma  Chapter  of  the  Phi  Chi  Medical 
Fraternity  held  its  annual  initiation  and  banquet  at 
the  Falmouth  Hotel,  Portland,  Friday,  December 
16,  1904.  The  initiating  ceremonies  occupied  the 
afternoon  hours,  and  at  eight-thirty  o'clock  in  the 
evening,  the  united  chapter  to  the  number  of  sev- 
enty, sat  down  to  the  delicately  prepared  tables. 
After  dinner,  the  president,  Mr.  Fred  M.  Smith, 
called  the  chapter  to  order,  and  introduced  as  the 
speaker  of  the  evening.  Dr.  Charles  M.  Greene  of 
Boston.  Dr.  Greene  spoke  to  considerable  length  on 
"The  Application  of  Obstetrics  to  the  Principles  of 
Surgical  Asepsis."  The  subject  was  one  of  deep 
interest  to  both  the  honorary  and  undergraduate 
members,  and  was  handled  by  Dr.  Greene  in  a  very 
masterly  and  instructive  manner. 

Dr.  Stephen  H.  Weeks,  for  the  fraternity,  replied 
to  Dr.  Greene  in  a  few  pleasing  and  well  selected 
words. 

The  honorary  members  present  were :  Dr.  S.  H. 
Weeks,  h.,  '89,  Portland;  Dr.  E.  J.  McDonough, 
'92.  Portland;  Dr.  H.  H.  Brock,  '90,  Portland;  Dr. 
A.  S.  Gilson,  '94.  Portland;  Dr.  J.  A  Spalding,  Port- 
land; Dr.  W.  B.  Moulton,  '83,  Portland;  Dr.  I.  E. 
Kimball,  '76.  Portland;  Dr.  N.  W.  R.  Straw,  '77, 
Portland ;  Dr.  C.  H.  Ridlon,  '86,  Gorham ;  Dr.  F.  N. 
Whittier.  '89,  Brunswick;  Dr.  Alfred  Mitchell,  Jr., 
'98,  Portland;  Dr.  G.  A.  Pudor,  '01,  Portland;  Dr. 
H.  A.  Pingree,  '01,  Portland;  Dr.  E.  G.  Abbott,  '98, 
Portland;  Dr.  H  E.  Twitchell,  '83,  Portland;  Dr. 
W.  D.  Williamson,  Portland;  Dr.  J.  H.  Syphers, 
Portland ;  Dr.  G.  L.  Sturdivant.  '99,  Portland ;  Dr. 
W.  H.  Baker,  '01,  Portland;  Dr.  G.  L.  Pratt,  '04, 
Portland ;  Dr.  C.  L.  Cragin,  '04,  Portland ;  Dr.  L.  S. 
Syphers.  '04,  Portland ;  Dr.  C.  W.  Bibber,  '99.  Wool- 
wich;  Dr.  S.  G.  Sawyer,  1900,  Cornish;  Dr.  B.  F. 
Bradbury,  Norway;  Dr.  R.  H.  Stubbs,  '02,  Augusta. 

The  initiates  were:  David  Ernest  Doliff,  Benja- 
min Henry  Keller,  Charles  Howard  Newcomb, 
Charles  Daniel  North,  of  Class  of  1907. 

David  Dayard  Marshall,  Edwin  Vayard  Bucher, 
Harold  Fisher  Atwood,  Charles  Moore  Wilson, 
Ralph  Carroll  Stewart,  George  Charles  Precour, 
Harry  Edward  Anderson,  Ivan  Staples,  Willis 
Leroy  Hasty,  Harold  Hamilton  Thayer,  A.B., 
Edmund  Cressy  Williams.  A.B.,  Harlan  Rowell 
Whitney,  Jarvis  Wilder  Crane,  Harold  Webb  Gar- 
celon,  Roland  Lee  McKay,  of  Class  of  1908. 


MASSACHUSETTS  CLUB. 

The  second  regular  meeting  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Club  for  this  year  was  held  Saturday.  Decem- 
ber 10.  with  Wilson,  Tobey,  and  McMichael.  Six- 
teen members  were  present  and  some  important  busi- 
ness was  transacted.  The  club  decided  to  hold  a 
banquet  at  some  hotel  in  Boston  during  the  Christ- 
mas holidays.  Any  undergraduates  or  alumni  who 
may  be  in  the  city  at  that  time  are  cordially  invited 
to  attend.  As  the  Christmas  vacation  is  generally 
a  busy  time  for  "prep."  school  men,  the  club  decided 
that  it  would  not  hold  the  Smoker  for  prospective 
sub-Freshmen  until  the  April  vacation.  This  was 
the  plan  which  was  followed  out  last  year,  and.  as  it 
proved  very  successful  it  was  deemed  best  to  pursue 
the  same  course  this  year.  The  Committee  of 
Arrangements  for  the  banquet  is  composed  of  Hope- 


well, '07,  Powers,  'o'6,  and  Chandler,  '08.  The 
Orient  wishes  the  club  success  and  hopes  that  the 
fellows  who  may  be  in  Boston  will  accept  the  club's 
invitation  to  attend. 


Christian  Hssociation  litems. 


The  Thursday  evening  meeting  of  the  Associa- 
tion for  December  8  was  led  by  Webber,  '06.  The 
subject,  "Making  the  best  of  one  another,"  was  of 
immense  value  to  a  body  of  men  who  like  ourselves 
are  in  daily  touch  with  so  many  friends.  If  we  only 
might  realize  that  like  attracts  like  and  that  we  can 
draw  the  often  hidden  noble  qualities  from  our  fel- 
lows only  as  we  manifest  them  in  ourselves.  Is  it 
not  true  that  the  only  true  friendship  is  that  which 
has  for  its  basis  the  fundamental  principles  of 
religion? 

SUNDAY    SERVICE. 

The  Association  was  very  fortunate  in  securing 
for  its  after  chapel  services  of  Sunday,  December 
11,  Kenneth  Mc Arthur,  the  President  of  the  Har- 
vard Association.  The  essential  manliness  and 
wholesomeness  of  his  talk  was  such  as  could  hardly 
fail  to  impress  his  hearers.  He  seemed  to  compre- 
hend at  once  the  situation  in  Bowdoin  and  went  to 
the  root  of  the  Association  movement  and  explained 
its  purpose  and  its  growth  to  Bowdoin  fellows. 
From  his  talk  one  fact  stood  out  pre-eminently : 
namely  that  the  Association  movement  is  one  that 
merits  the  support  of  the  best  blood  in  our  colleges. 
It  is  a  movement  which,  setting  aside  any  religious 
grounds,  is  worthy  of  the  allegiance  of  every  man  in 
every  institution  in  the  country.  And  yet  although 
it  has  its  athletic  and  philanthropic  side,  it  has  a  side 
even  more  important  which  is  fundamentally  relig- 
ious— religious  in  a  modern,  wholesome,  progressive, 
scholarly  way. 

It  is  not  an  Association  for  narrow-minded, 
bigoted  men;  for  it  contains  the  free  thought  and 
good  fellowship  of  our  colleges  and  universities, 
which  holds  that  even  in  the  worst  there  is  good 
and  gives  to  each  the  credit  of  honesty  in  his  opin- 
ions. Mr.  McArthur  and  his  talk  were  most  cer- 
tainly of  this  type.  One  of  the  pleasing  features  of 
the  service  was  a  solo  rendered  by  Packard,  '08. 

ASSOCIATION   WORK  IN   BATH. 

On  Tuesday,  December  13,  the  Association 
organized  a  Bible  Class  composed  of  fellows  in  the 
Bath  High  «School.  This  seems  to  open  a  promis- 
ing field  for  the  Association  to  enter.  The  value  of 
the  right  influence  which  a  college  man  should  exert 
over  the  preparatory  school  men  is  very  great.  The 
class  will  be  conducted  by  Ralph  Webber,  '06.  There 
are  many  directions  in  which  the  Association  work 
may  be  extended  in  Bath.  The  first  and  most  likely 
of  execution  is  a  music  class ;  but  there  is  also  an 
opportunity  for  fellows  to  try  their  hands  at  all  kinds 
of  practical  work  in  elocution,  boxing,  fencing  and 
various  other  work.  There  is  a  very  great  likelihood 
that  if  the  work  in  Bath  is  successful  it  will  be 
extended  to  Portland  and  possibly  to  Lewiston. 
Here  is  a  work  which  is  not  only  very  entertaining 
but  religious  in  a  very  practical  sense  of  the  word. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Published 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Editor-in-Chief. 


W.  F.  FINN,  Jr.,  1905 


Associate  Editors: 


E.   H.   R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 
W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 
R.  G.  WEBBER,   1906. 
H.   P.    WINSLOW,  1906. 

W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905, 
G.  C.  Soule,  1906,    •     ■ 


.  WILSON,  ig 
ROBINSON, 
CONY,   1907. 


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Vol.   XXXIV.      TUESDAY,   DEC.  20,    1904.  No.   20 


A  Review. 


It  is  probably  not  too 
sweeping  a  statement  to  say 
that  the  present  Senior  Class  has  seen  more 
changes  in  Bowdoin  College  than  any  class 
since  the  foundation  of  the  institution. 
Indeed,  a  member  of  the  Freshman  Class  who 
is  not  acquainted  with  Bowdoin's  history 
would  find  it  hard  to  realize  how  many  of  the 
good  things  that  he  now  enjoys  are  a  recent 
addition  to  the  college.  This  is  true  not  only 
of  material  construction,  but  of  methods  and 
customs  as  well.  As  regards  new  buildings, 
the  magnificent  Hubbard  Library  of  which  we 
are  so  proud,  is,  of  course,  the  most  impor- 
tant, having  been  opened  for  the  first  time 
two  years  ago.  The  beautiful  Memorial  gates 
which  adorn  two  sides  of  our  campus  are  other 
things  which  have  come  to  us  during  the  past 
three  years.  The  splendid  Hubbard  grand- 
stand is  yet  another  structure  that  has  been 
built  since  the  members  of  '05  were  Freshmen. 
Three  beautiful  fraternity    houses    have    also 


been  added  to  the  college, — things  which  were 
novelties  four  years  ago.  In  addition  to  all 
these  there  have  been  a  large  number  of 
smaller  improvements  almost  too  numerous  to 
mention.  On  the  side  of  curriculum  and 
methods  there  have  been  changes  equally 
great.  The  elective  system  has  been  adopted, 
embodying  as  it  does  the  modern  idea  of 
extending  the  privilege  to  the  .-.tudent  of 
choosing  those  studies  he  may  desire  during 
the  greater  part  of  his  college  course.  Then 
there  has  come  the  adoption  of  the  semester 
system  of  dividing  the  school  year  into  two 
instead  of  three  terms,  as  is  done  in  the  lead- 
ing colleges  of  the  country.  During  the  past 
year  Bowdoin  has  joined  the  New  England 
Intercollegiate  Certificate  Association,  accept- 
ing students  on  certificates  from  first-class 
preparatory  schools. 

Within  four  years  intercollegiate  debating 
has  been  taken  up  and  debating  work  made  an 
important  work  in  the  college  curriculum. 
New  chairs  have  been  established  and  many 
new  courses  opened,  adding  greatly  to  the 
opportunities  for  the  student  in  every  branch 
of  work.  In  the  way  of  minor  changes,  a 
college  band  has  been  organized  and  will 
doubtless  prove  a  permanent  thing.  A 
Dramatic  Club,  Chess  Association  and  sectional 
clubs  have  been  formed,  all  of  which  bid  fair 
to  do  good  work  for  the  college.  A  number 
of  college  customs,  such  as  Night  Shirt  Parade 
and  Chapel  Rushes,  have  been  abolished,  and 
better  ones  substituted  in  their  place.  Frater- 
nity and  class  spirit  have  given  way  to  college 
spirit.  All  in  all,  there  have  been  many 
changes,  and  the  most  p'easing  thing  about 
them  is,  that  they  are  all  in  the  right  direction. 
And  in  conclusion  we  cannot  refrain  from 
voicing  the  sentiments  of  all  that  Old  Bowdoin 
as  we  have  known  it  in  the  past,  is  rapidly 
thrust  aside  to  allow  the  new  Bowdoin  to  take 
its  place  in  the  front  rank  of  American  institu- 
tions of  learning. 


Athletic  The  continually    recurring 

Subscriptions,  difficulty  of  collecting  ath- 
letic dues  brings  before  us  the  need  of  a  more 
perfect  system  of  securing  money  for  our  ath- 
letic teams.  No  season  passes  by  in  any  branch 
of  our  athletics  in  which  the  manager,  no  mat- 
ter how  hard  he  may  work,  does  not  lose  a 
large  sum  by  being  unable  to  collect  of  the 
men  who  have  subscribed.  It  is  a  lamentable 
fact  that  nine  men  out  of  ten  will  look  upon 


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his  athletic  subscription  as  the  last  bill  which 
he  is  in  duty  bound  to  pay, — and — some  men 
— think  it  a  pretty  good  one  to  evade.  With 
this  in  mind,  it  would  seem  that  there  is  a  cry- 
ing need  for  some  other  system  of  collecting. 
One  of  the  systems  that  is  suggested  is  that 
of  having  a  regular  amount  assessed  against 
every  man  in  college,  and  which  would  be  as 
much  a  •{part  of  his  college  expenses  as  his 
room  rent  or  tuition.  This  system  is  in  vogue 
in  a  number  of  the  big  colleges,  as  indeed  it 
is  in  smaller  ones,  and  is  said  to  be  very  suc- 
cessful. True,  it  puts  the  men  who  can  afford 
to  give  the  largest  sums  on  the  same  basis 
with  the  poor  fellow  who  is  struggling 
through  college  and  paying  his  own 
expenses.  This  is  manifestly  unjust  to  the 
poor  man,  but  this  evil  could  be  remedied  by 
having  a  subscription  paper  similar  to  that  in 
use  at  present  in  which  men  can  be  invited  to 
subscribe  all  they  can  over  and  above  the  reg- 
ular assessment.  This,  of  course,  would  be 
subject  to  the  same  evils  which  occur  at  pres- 
ent, but  the  manager  would  at  least  be  assured 
of  the  stated  amount  which  is  charged  to 
every  man,  and  which  would  be  a  great  deal 
better  than  at  present.  It  is  to  be  regretted 
that  men  will  not  pay  their  athletic  dues  as 
they  should,  but  since  they  won't  they  won't, 
and  that  is  all  there  is  to  it.  Hence  it  would 
seem  to  be  a  good  idea  to  have  a  different 
system. 


Ringing  the 
Chapel   Bell. 


One  suggestion  which  the 
Orient  advocated  last 
spring,  and  one  which  we 
would  like  to  see  adopted,  is  the  ringing  the 
so-called  "alarms"  during  the  call  for  morning 
chapel.  These  "alarms"  consist  of  a  few 
quick  strokes  one  minute  before  the  doors  are 
closed,  in  order  that  those  on  the  way  may- 
know  just  how  much  time  remains.  Up  to 
within  a  very  few  years  this  was  always  the 
custom  and,  though  a  little  thing,  it  is  one  that 
ought  to  be  reinaugurated. 


Sectional   Clubs.      In  1?°  better  way    can    the 
sectional  clubs  show    their 

true  value  to  the    college   than   to   grasp   the 

excellent  opportunities,  presented    during   the 

coming  holidays,    to    arouse    enthusiasm    for 

Bowdoin  into  the  members  of  the  graduating 

classes  of  the    preparatory    schools.     A    few 


have  already  taken  steps  in  this  direction  and 
we  hope  that  as-  many  others,  as  are  in  any 
possible  degree  able,  will  follow  in  these  steps. 
Although  these  organizations  have  done  very 
creditable  work  in  the  past,  there  is  still  ample 
room  for  them  to  do  better  in  the  future.  Since 
many  of  the  students  are  unable  to  unite  their 
aid  with  others,  they  consequently  neglect  to 
take  up  this  work  at  all.  This  is  disloyalty  in 
its  worst  form.  Every  student  whether 
individually  or  working  with  others,  should 
strive  to  instil  the  belief  in  every  man's  heart 
that  "Bowdoin  is  the  place  for  me."  If  this 
were  clone,  as  it  certainly  can  be  done,  Bow- 
doin's  entering  classes  would  rise  to  unprece- 
dented numbers. 


College  Orchestra.  Nothing  has  been  done  so 
far  this  fall  towards  form- 
ing a  college  orchestra.  This  organization  has 
played  an  important  part  in  college  life  of  pre- 
vious years  during  the  winter  months,  and 
there  is  no  reason  why  it  should  not  do  so  this 
year.  We  have  many  occasions  when  an 
orchestra  is  needed,  and  it  is  always  a  pleasure 
to  have  the  music  furnished  by  the  college 
orchestra.  There  are  plenty  of  students  in 
college  to  form  a  creditable  orchestra,  and  we 
suggest  that  steps  be  taken  at  once  to  do  so. 


Hockey. 


It  seems  a  shame  that  after 
Dr.  Whittier  has  taken  so 
much  trouble  to  provide  a  hockey  rink  for  the 
students,  that  they  have  taken  so  little  interest 
in  the  game.  Many  of  the  students  have  not 
even  taken  the  trouble  to  visit  the  Athletic 
Field  and  examine  the  rink  since  it  has  been 
completed.  There  has,  to  be  sure,  been  one 
interf raternity  game  and  these  two  fraternities 
are  to  be  commended  for  their  interest  and 
activity  in  the  game.  Why  the  other  fraterni- 
ties have  failed  to  follow  their  example,  we  do 
not  understand.  The  Orient  recommends 
that  a  regular  series  of  inter-fraternity  games 
be  inaugurated.  From  these  teams,  class  teams 
would  soon  spring  up  and  from  them  a  team 
worthy  to  represent  the  college  in  Intercollegi- 
ate Hockey  would  be  developed.  All  the  large 
coHeges  are  taking  great  interest  in  the  game 
as  evinced  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Intercol- 
legiate Hockey  Association,  when  an  elaborate 
schedule  was  arranged.  Some  similar  asso- 
ciation may  be  formed  any  time  by  the  Maine 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


colleges.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  fellows  to  see 
that  we  have  a  good  team  when  this  takes 
place. 


College  Teas. 


With  the  commencement 
of  the  new  year  will  come 
the  College  Teas  on  alternate  Monday  after- 
noons in  the  Alumni  Room,  Hubbard  Library. 
Those  who  attended  these  pleasant  affairs  last 
year  remember  them  with  pleasure  and  look 
forward  to  the  first  one  next  term.  These 
Teas  are  simple,  informal  affairs,  given  with 
the  express  purpose  of  permitting  the  stu- 
dents to  meet  socially  the  members  of  the 
Faculty  and  their  wives.  The  absence  of  all 
form  makes  them  particularly  enjoyable  and 
delightful.  Light  refreshments  are  served 
and  a  few  outside  friends  invited  to  make  the 
occasion  a  little  pleasanter.  We  particularly 
wish  to  call  the  attention  of  the  Freshmen  to 
these  Teas  and  urge  them  to  attend.  The  stu- 
dent body  should  feel  grateful  for  the  oppor- 
tunities these  social  affairs  afford,  and  should 
show  their  appreciation  by  their  attendance. 


Taking  Reference    There   has   always   been   a 
Books.  great    deal    of    inconven- 

ience and  trouble  caused 
by  the  taking  away  of  reserved  books  from  the 
library,  and  now  that  it  is  drawing  near  the 
time  when  those  books  are  most  needed,  the 
ones  who  have  persisted  in  this  should  show  a 
little  more  consideration  for  others.  It  is  a 
great  temptation,  to  be  sure,  when  a  fellow  is 
behind  in  his  readings,  and  needs  a  certain 
book  for  a  few  hours,  to  borrow  it,  but  he 
should  consider  first  the  fact  that  others  may 
be  in  the  same  predicament  as  himself  and  that 
they  need  the  book  as  much  as  he.  The  books 
are  reserved  in  order  that  everyone  may  have 
the  same  chance  of  using  them  and  it  shows  a 
marked  degree  of  selfishness  when  a  fellow 
will  take  them.  It  is  hoped  that  in  the  past 
the  books  have  been  borrowed  thought'essly, 
and  that  in  the  future  a  little  more  self-sacri- 
fice may  be  shown. 


QUILL  ELECTIONS. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Quill  Board,  the  fol- 
lowing men  were  elected  to  constitute  the  board  for 
1905 :  James  W.  Sewall.  '06,  G.  Carroll  Soule,  '06, 
Edward  A.  Duddy,  '07,  and  Charles  W.  Snow.  '07. 
Two  additional  members  will  be  elected  by  the  new 
board,  no  other  men  having  qualified  as  yet.  The 
new  board  has  organized  with  Sewall  as  chairman. 


DEBATING    NOTES. 

The  main  fault  in  the  debate  in  Section  A  last 
week  was  failure  to  keep  the  exact  question  dis- 
tinctly in  mind.  Much  of  the  material  on  the 
affirmative  was  either  beside  the  point,  or  else  so 
vague  that  its  bearing  on  the  question  was  not  clear. 
The  exact  proposition  for  debate  and  the  relation 
of  all  material  to  that  proposition  must  be  unmis- 
takable from  beginning  to  end. 

In  Section  B  last  week  the  main  speeches 
excelled  in  rhetorical  structure ;  they  were  admira- 
bly phrased.  The  most  conspicuous  faults  were 
lack  of  spirit  of  delivery,  and  the  introduction 
in  the  rebuttal  speeches  of  too  much  relatively  insig- 
nificant and  unrelated  detail.  The  closing  speeches 
should  deal  with  the  broad  issues;  minor  matters 
should  be  ignored;  every  word  should  count;  and 
from  an  abundance  of  possible  rebuttal  material,  the 
speaker  should  select  that  which  has  greatest  effect 
on  the  main  issues,  remembering  that  his  last  words 
with  the  audience  should  be  most  effective  of  all. 

There  will  be  a  mass  meeting  Tuesday  evening  at 
seven  o'clock  in  Hubbard  Hall  just  before  the  reg- 
ular debate  of  Section  B  for  the  purpose  of  making 
arrangements  for  the  debate  with  Amherst.  The 
advisability  of  adopting  a  new  method  for  selecting 
judges  will  be  discussed. 

The  suggested  series  of  three  interclass  debates 
for  the  class  championship  promises  to  be  successful. 
The  students  feel  that  if  their  work  in  these  debates 
is  of  sufficient  merit,  they  should  receive  credit  for 
it  in  the  courses  in  English  and  Debating.  This 
seems  a  fair  and  a  good  plan. 

Amherst  has  chosen  a  committee  of  the  Senior 
Class,  with  Edwin  H.  Van  Etten  as  chairman,  to 
arrange  for  the  Amherst-Bowdoin  Debate.  Some 
dissatisfaction  is  now  felt  at  Amherst  with  the 
present  method  of  selecting  judges. 


"KING  PEPPER/' 

One  more  successful  rehearsal  of  the  opera 
"King  Pepper"  has  been  concluded  this  week  and 
the  work  is  progressing  most  satisfactorily.  The 
fellows  have  learned  the  songs  very  well,  and  are 
fast  becoming  acquainted  with  the  action  of  the 
play.  It  will  undoubtedly  be  difficult,  however,  for 
many  of  the  students  to  attend  all  the  rehearsals 
this  week,  and  for  this  reason  every  one  who  pos- 
sibly can  should  be  there.  But  little  time  remains 
after  the  holidays  before  the  play  is  presented,  and  it 
is,  therefore,  necessary  that  as  much  be  done  this 
last  week  before  vacation  as  possible.  The  fellows 
should  bear  in  mind  the  fact  that  it  is  on  their  self- 
sacrifice  that  the  success  of  the  opera  depends. 


DOUBLE  THE  DISTANCE. 

In  a  letter  to  the  Yale  Alumni  Weekly,  Walter 
Camp,  who  is  a  member  of  the  standing  committee 
on  foot-ball  rules,  suggests  that  a  rule  be  made  this 
year,  requiring  a  team  to  make  double  the  distance 
now  required,  that  is,  make  10  yards  in  three  trials, 
or  surrender  the  ball.  This,  he  believes,  will  insure 
the  progress  of  the  ball  at  twice  the  present  rate, 
or  else  a  kick,  and  will  be  in  line  with  the  desire 
frequently  expressed  by  players  and  public  for  a  more 
"open"  game. 


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Colleoe  Botes. 


An  attempt  is  being  made  to  form  a  Debating 
Club. 

R.  C.  Clark,  '07,  is  teaching  in  the  Warren  High 
School. 

Tuesday,  December  20  and  Senior  elections  have 
not  as  yet  been  held. 

The  Tufts  College  Glee  Club  will  make  a  tour 
of  Maine  again  this  year. 

The  Deutscher  Verein  held  their  regular  meeting 
at  the  Inn  last  Thursday  night. 

The  mats  in  the  gym.  have  been  completely  over- 
hauled and  repaired  this  year. 

Richardson,  '08,  is  laid  up  with  a  sprained  arm, 
caused  by  a  fall  in  the  gymnasium. 

The  Alpha  Delta  Phi  fraternity  held  a  dance  in 
Pythian  Hall,  last  Friday  evening. 

The  Shiloh  Colony,  up  the  river,  is  to  be  investi- 
gated by  the  Portland  Board  of  Trade. 

Peterson,  '06,  preached  at  Strong  last  Sunday,  his 
pulpit  at  Cornish  being  filled  by  Cleaves,  '05. 

It  is  fortunate  for  some  of  the  Juniors  that  they 
are  using  sticks  instead  of  broadswords  in  their  gym. 
work. 

The  Juniors  taking  German  are  to  have  a  final 
exam,  on  Minna  von  Barnhelm.  Thursday  before 
college  closes. 

The  current  term  will  end  on  Friday,  December 
23,  and  the  vacation  will  extend  till  Tuesday,  Jan- 
uary 3,  at  8.30  a.m. 

Chess  doesn't  seem  to  be  such  a  very  unknown 
game  after  all.  The  association  has  a  membership  of 
twenty-four   already. 

The  Kappa  Sigma  fraternity  is  the  first  to  change 
its  meeting  night  from  Friday.  It  meets  now  every 
Wednesday  evening.    . 

The  men  who  had  double  windows  put  on  in  good 
season  have  had  reason  to  shake  hands  with  them- 
selves during  the  past  week. 

Bowdoin  will  not  receive  $100,000  as  the  result  of 
the  recent  decision  in  the  Fayerweather  case.  The 
amount  will  be  about  $25,000. 

President  Hyde  preached  in  the  College  Church, 
Amherst,  Mass.,  Sunday,  December  n.  In  the  even- 
ing he  addressed  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

Several  of  the  students  saw  Madam  Schumann- 
Heink  in  "Love's  Lotted"  last  week,  and  also 
"Beauty  and  the  Beast"  at  the  Empire. 

Quite  a  number  of  the  fellows  had  friends  in 
the  electric  car  accident  at  Woodfords  last  Friday. 
They,  are  to  be  congratulated  that  they  have  them 
now. 

Bowdoin  Delta  Upsilon  Chapter  House  Corpora- 
tion has  purchased  the  Benjamin  Green  residence 
and  will  move  it  to  their  lot  on  Main  Street  this 
spring. 

The  Alpha  Delts  defeated  the  Beta  Thetes  in  an 
interesting  game  of  hockey  last  week  by  the  score  4 
to  1.  Goals  were  made  by  Hodgson,  Childs  and 
Rundlett. 


Harvard  has  recently  entered  the  college  board 
of  examinations.  This  makes  it  possible  for  any 
student  who  takes  the  board  examinations  to  enter 
Harvard. 

A  number  of  the  fellows  have  been  deer  hunting 
in  the  vicinity  of  Brunswick  for  the  last  two  weeks. 
There  are  plenty  of  tracks  but  as  yet  no  deer  have 
been  shot. 

The  fifty-ninth  annual  convention  of  the  Grand 
Chapter  of  Zeta  Psi  will  be  held  with  the  Kappa 
Chapter  of  Tufts  College,  Friday  and  Saturday,  Jan- 
uary 6  and  7. 

Pullen,  '08.  left  college  temporarily  last  week.  He 
will  take  up  some  special  work  at  Yarmouth  Acad- 
emy for  the  rest  of  this  year,  and  return  to  college 
again  next  fall. 

According  to  the  November  number  of  the  Amer- 
ican Gymnasia  Bowdoin  received  a  bronze  medal  for 
her  exhibits  in  the  Physical  Culture  Department  at 
the  World's  Fair. 

Last  Saturday's  Lezviston  Journal  contained  a 
very  interesting  account  of  the  private  library  of 
Hon.  Charles  F.  Libby.  '64.  It  describes  some  of  the 
very  valuable  first  editions  owned  by  Mr.  Libby. 

The  coldness  of  the  weather  has  by  no  means 
discouraged  cross-country  running.  White-clad  fig- 
ures are  seen  most  every  day  starting  out  from 
the  gymnasium  for  a  run.     Let  the  good  work  go  on. 

R.  D.  Small.  M.D.,  '69,  demonstrator  of  histol- 
ogy in  the  Medical  School,  is  ill  at  his  home  in  Port- 
land with  typhoid  fever.  His  place  is  being  taken 
by  N.  J.  Gehring,  '01,  M.D.,  who  is  the  assistant  in 
the  work. 

C.  L.  Beedy,  Bates  '02,  formerly  of  Bowdoin  and 
a  Junior  in  the  Yale  Law  School,  was  one  of  the 
members  of  the  Yale  Debating  Team  which  defeated 
Princeton  in  the  intercollegiate  debate  at  New 
Haven,  recently. 

The  Sunday  Herald  contained  a  long  account  of 
the  life  of  Franklin  Pierce,  Bowdoin,  Class  of  1824, 
and  the  fourteenth  President  of  the  United  States. 
One  of  the  pictures  accompanying  the  article  was  a 
photograph  of  Maine  Hall. 

The  Brunswick  Driving  Association  was  organ- 
ized in  town  last  week  to  make  a  suitable  driving 
course  on  the  river.  We  understand  a  speed  of  at 
least  4.48  must  be  attained  before  a  horse  may  enter. 
Does  this  debar  Mapleleaf  or  Triangle? 

Clement  Skofield,  '06,  guard  on  the  foot-ball 
team,  is  to  teach  District  Number  Nineteen  of  the 
Harpswell  schools,  during  the  winter  term.  If 
"Blossom"  can  teach  as  well  as  he  can  play  foot-ball, 
there  will  be  no  danger  of  his  being  unsuccessful. 

A  scare  line  head  in  a  newspaper  announcing, 
"Thirty-three  cattle  killed  at  Bowdoin !"  may  have 
caused  some  unthinking  person  to  suspect  that  our 
esteemed  contemporary  institution  had  changed  its 
location,  until  one  had  investigated  and  found  it  was 
only  the  town  of  Bowdoin,  Me. 

Burton.  '07,  recently  entertained  at  his  house  on 
Mason  Street  the  fellows  now  in  college  who  for- 
merly were  members  of  the  Sigma  Beta  Phi  Frater- 
nity. This  is  a  flourishing  "prep."  school  fraternity 
and  had  a  particularly  strong  chapter  in  Brunswick 
High  School.  A  most  enjoyable  evening  was  spent 
by  all. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


The  new  town  library  was  opened  for  the  deliv- 
ery of  books  the  first  of  this  week.  This  library 
has  a  fine  selection  of  fiction  and  the  students  who 
enjoy  good  reading  are  advised  to  secure  a  card  and 
draw  out  books.  By  a  mutual  interchange  of  cour- 
tesies with. our  library,  Bowdoin  students  are  g.ven 
the  free  use  of  the  town  library. 

The  Library  Club  held  its  regular  tri-weekly 
meeting,  Saturday,  December  10,  with  Rowe,  '06. 
An  interesting  talk  on  "English  Periodicals"  was 
given  by  Mr.  F.  H.  Whitmore,  acting  librarian.  The 
next  meeting  of  the  club  will  be  held  January  7. 
when  G.  G.  Wilder,  '04,  will  read  a  paper  on  "Ger- 
man Periodicals." 

The  Intercollegiate,  a  magazine  published  monthly 
in  the  interests  of  undergraduate  life  and  athletics, 
is  now  on  sale  by  H.  E.  Wilson  at  North  Maine 
Hall,  who  will  hereafter  edit  the  Bowdoin  column 
of  this  paper.  This  magazine  is  published  from 
October  to  June,  inclusive.  Subscription  $2.00  per 
year,  single  copies  25  cents. 

Merrill  Blanchard,  '03.  has  been  visiting  friends 
about  college  during  the  past  week.  Since  leaving 
college  he  has  coached  the  foot-ball  team  at  the 
Northwestern  University  Academy  at  Evanston.  111.. 
and  at  William  and  Mary  College,  Williamsburg, 
Va.  He  will  return  to  the  latter  college  in  the 
spring  to  coach  base-ball.  His  work  at  William  and 
Mary  College  has  been  very  successful. 

The  library  has  recently  come  into  possession  of 
an  exact  reproduction  of  the  so-called  Jefferson 
Bible,  or  more  correctly  "The  Life  and  Morals  of 
Jesus  of  Nazareth."  It  is  made  up  of  extracts  from 
the  Gospels  in  Greek,  Latin,  French  and  English, 
which  were  cut  out.  of  Testaments  and  pasted  in  the 
pages  of  a  blank  book,  by  Thomas  Jefferson.  Every 
detail  in  type  and  binding  is  carefully  reproduced. 
The  printing  and  distribution  of  the  work  was 
undertaken  by  the  national  government. 


ON    D1T 

That  the  skating  rink  is  a  cause  for  Sabbath- 
breaking. 

There  will  be  adjourns  from  December  23  to  Jan- 
uary 3. 

That  the  Cuban  c  gar  drummer  hasn  t  shown  up 
yet. 

That  there  ought  to  be  a  squad  of  police  in  the 
library  to  guard  the  reference  books. 

That  news  is  scarce. 
That  a   certain   Freshman   refuses  to  subscribe   to 
the  Orient  because  he  can't  find  the  time  to  read  it. 
That  the  chances  are  that  same  Freshman  is  read- 
ing somebody's  else  Orient. 

That  the  scholarships  are  better  late  than  never. 

That  there  are  few  good  philosophers  in  the 
Senior  Class. 

That  the  Massachusetts  Club  will  hold  a  dinner 
in  Boston  during  the  Christmas  vacation  to  which 
undergraduates   and  alumni  will  be  invited. 

That  there  will  be  no  sub-Freshmen  at  this  ban- 
quet— we  wonder  why? 

That  the  "Chadwick  Hoax"  isn't  in  it  with  the 
hoax  that  those  found  who  took  Psychology  or  His- 
tory for  snap  courses. 


That  the  Massachusetts  Club  has  a  new  yell.  And 
that  it  is  most  appropriate. 

That  the  Freshmen  "got  theirs"  recently  at  the 
Hygiene  quiz. 

That  Latin,  I.,  has  changed  books,  so  that  the 
Freshmen  may  have  a  stronger  incentive  to  walk. 

That  a  few  more  electric  lights  on  the  campus 
would  do  no  harm  but  would  do  much  good. 

That  a  little  sand  on  the  stone  steps  would  save 
many  a  fall. 

That  a  good  many  fellows  are  like  old  trunks  at 
this  time,  "strapped." 

That  the  Orient  subscriptions  are  being  paid  in 
slowly. 

That  the  man  who  continually  takes  books  from 
the  reference  room  is  like  a  red-breast — always  a 
robin. 

That  "Mike"  knows  how  to  give  initials  in  full. 

That  the  hockey  rink  is  like  an  apple  when  it 
occasions  the  fall  of  man. 

That  quizzes  are  coming  thick  and  fast. 

That  Nason  is  dispensing  a  beverage  composed  of 
apple  juice  and  crushed  worms. 

That  the  Bugle  editors  have  recently  received  a 
consignment  of  grindstones. 

That  we  are  to  have  a  winning  debating  team 
this  year. 

That  it  is  time  for  the  Political  Economy  Clubs  to 
organize. 


THEMES. 

The  fourth  themes  of  the  team  will  be  due  Thurs- 
day, December  22. 

Subjects. 

For  Freshmen  and  for  all   Sophomores  not  tak- 
ing English  3. 

1.  The  Typical  Country  School. 

2.  The   Sunday   Newspaper. 

3.  The  Social  Side  of  College  Life. 

4.  The  Story  of  "Parsifal." 

5.  What  I  Think  About  Hazing. 

6.  The  President's  Message. 


MUSICAL    CLUBS. 

The  make-up  of  the  College  Glee  and  Mandolin 
Guitar  Clubs  has  been  announced  as  follows : 

Glee  Club — First  tenors.  F.  K.  Ryan,  '05,  leader ; 
A.  C.  Denning,  '05,  G.  Packard,  '08.  Second 
tenors :  R.  N.  Cushing,  '05,  J.  W.  Leydon,  '07,  N. 
W.  Cox.  '08,  W.  J.  Crowley,  A.  Ham,  '08.  First 
bass,  F.  L.  Bass,  07.  L  D.  H.  Weld,  '05,  D.  B. 
Andrews,  '06,  H.  Joy.  '07.  Second  bass,  O.  A.  Pike, 
'07.  P.  K.  Green,  '05,  R.  Johnson,  '06,  W.  S.  Linnell, 
'07.  Alternates:  fi.st  tenor:  J.  W.  Leydon.  Second 
tenor.  H.  E.  Wilson,  '07.  First  bass,  C.  A.  Rogers, 
'06.     Second  bass,  J.  N.  Archibald,  '08. 

Mandolin-Guitar  Club — First  mandolin,  P.  F. 
Chapman,  'o5,  leader,  D.  B.  Andrews.  '06.  T.  R.  Win- 
chell,  '07,  F.  L.  Bas«,  '07,  M.  H.  Neal.  '07,  H. 
Goodhue,  '07.  Second  mandolins,  R.  T.  Woodruff, 
'06,  D.  A.  Sargent,  '07,  W.  B.  Clark,  '06.  H.  Joy.  '07. 
Guitars.  J.  Green,  ex-'o3,  Med.  '08,  F.  J.  Weed.  '07, 
W.  Haines,  '07. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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LIBRARY   BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED. 


Osier,  William.     Science  and  Immortality. 

An  address  delivered  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  in 
1904,  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  the  will  of  Mr. 
G.  G.  Ingersoll.  which  provides  for  a  yearly  lecture, 
"to  be  named  and  known  as  'the  Ingersoll  lecture 
on  the  Immortality  of  Man.'  "  The  author  was  for- 
merly professor  of  medicine  at  Johns  Hopkins  Uni- 
versity and  is  now  professor  at  Oxford.  He  treats 
the  subject  from  the  point  of  view  of  scientific  men 
stating,  at  some  length,  their  uncertainty  and  doubt 
on  this  subject.  He  ends  with  a  plea  for  the  belief 
in  a  life  after  death,  and  this  he  gives  as  his  own 
avowal  of  faith.     (237  :  O  82) 

Briggs,    LeB.   R.      Routine  and   Ideals. 

A  collection  of  addresses  and  papers  for  college 
students  on  college  problems.  It  is  similar  to 
Professor  Briggs'  earlier  book,  "School,  College  and 
Character."  It  deals  with  questions  of  practical 
concern  in  college  life  and  discusses  them  from  the 
point  of  view  of  a  wise  and  kindly  critic.  (370.4:-- 
B77) 

Johnston,   R.  1*1.      Napoleon. 

Gives  in  a  concise  form  the  leading  facts  of 
Napoleon's  life.  It  has  the  additional  value  of  being 
a  trustworthy  guide  to  the  vast  literature  about 
Napoleon.  It  is  estimated  that  nearly  forty  thous- 
and books  have  been  written  on  the  Napoleonic  era 
and  this  volume  serves  the  very  useful  purpose  of 
indicating,  amid  this  mass  of  material,  the  signifi- 
cant and  valuable  books.     (944.05  :  J  65) 

Conway,   H.   D.      Autobiography. 

These  two  volumes  of  reminiscences  are  crowded 
with  first-hand  accounts  of  many  of  the  leading" 
events  of  the  last  half  century.  Mr.  Conway  had  a 
wide  personal  acquaintance  among  the  literary  and 
scientific  men  of  this  period,  both  in  America  and 
England,  and  he  invariably  recalls  some  interesting 
circumstances  or  experience  growing  out  of  his 
friendships.  In  his  life  in  Cambridge,  he  had  many 
opportunities  to  see  and  to  become  acquainted  with 
Longfellow  and  he  expresses  his  appreciation  of 
Longfellow's  professional  and  literary  work.  (B  :- 
C  758) 

rierriman,  Henry  Seton.     The  Last  Hope. 

A  story,  with  its  setting  in  France  in  the  time  of 
Napoleon  III.  A  young  fisherman  who  resembles 
the  son  of  Louis  VI.  is  declared  by  the  Royalists 
to  be  the  heir  to  the  French  throne.  His  adven- 
tures furnish  the  plot  and  the  interest  of  the  story. 
(823.89 :  S  40) 


A  FEW  EXPERIENCES  OF  D.  R.  PORTER. 

The  Good  Will  Record  for  December  contains  a 
very  interesting  letter  from  Mr.  David  R.  Porter, 
ex-1906.  Mr.  Porter  was  one  of  the  men  to  whom 
the  Rhodes  Scholarships  were  given  last  spring. 
The  party  to  which  he  belonged  sailed  from  Boston 
September  30,  on  the  steamer  Ivernia.     The  voyage 


was  very  pleasant,  both  the  weather  and  the  party 
on  board.  They  reached  Liverpool  October  5. 
Thirty-five  Rhodes  scholars  were  on  the  Ivernia  and 
only  one  of  these  was  met  at  the  wharf  by  friends. 
Then  they  realized  that  they  were  strangers  in  a 
strange  land. 

On  their  arrival  at  the  docks  they  were  sum- 
moned before  the  custom  house  officer  who  went 
through  their  baggage.  Mr.  Porter  was  one  of  the 
first  to  be  examined  and  the  official  wished  to  know 
if  he  had  any  supply  of  wines  and  tobacco.  At  Mr. 
Porter's  negative  reply  a  quizzical  look  passed  over 
the  face  of  the  man,  for  he  had  a  different  idea  of  the 
college  student  of  America. 

After  a  short  hour  in  Liverpool  they  boarded  the 
train  for  Oxford.  At  the  station  they  had  some 
trouble  in  shipping  their  baggage,  for  the  English  do 
not  use  the  checking  system  of  America.  They  had 
to  see  their  trunks  and  packages  placed  on  the  train 
and,  when  they  changed  cars,  they  found  it  necessary 
to  see  that  their  property  changed  also.  Unaccus- 
tomed to  this  system  the  Rhodes  scholars  lost  bag- 
gage at  nearly  every  station  they  went  through. 

On  their  way  from  Liverpool  to  Oxford  they 
enjoyed  the  scenery  very  much.  Every  plot  of 
ground  was  cultivated  with  great  care  and  shut  in 
with  a  hedge  which  was  very  well  kept  and  trimmed. 
The  country  roads  are  well  made  and  they  aroused 
the  expectation  of  the  members  of  the  party  who  had 
brought  bicycles  for  the  purpose  of  touring  through 
England. 

Most  of  the  way  from  Crewe  to  Oxford  the  train 
followed  the  valley  of  the  river  Thames  which  the 
members  of  the  party  were  forced  to  call  a  stream. 
On  the  Thames  they  saw  their  first  tow-boats  in  use, 
as  they  were  pulled  along  by  horses  on  the  bank. 

The  party  obtained  their  meals  at  the  little  tea 
stations  along  the  road,  though  at -first  it  was  hard 
to  find  out  what  to  order.  One  man  in  the  party 
wanted  some  pastry  and,  having  heard  of  Hot  Cross 
Buns,  asked  at  three  successive  stations  for  "Cross 
Cut  Buns,"  but  didn't  succeed  in  obtaining  any. 

As  they  rolled  into  Oxford  they  were  unable  to 
see  anything  of  the  town  because  of  the  mist  and 
fog  which  had  gathered  at  dusk.  They  were  scat- 
tered among  a  number  of  hotels  and  boarding  houses 
for  the  night.  A  few  minutes  after  nine  o'clock  they 
heard  the  tolling  of  the  curfew  by  the  famous  old 
bell.  "Great  Tom." 

The  next  day  the  students  went  to  the  various 
colleges  and  found  their  rooms  for  the  coming  year. 
Mr.  Porter  was  unable  to  see  the  officials  of  Trinity 
College,  to  which  he  had  been  elected,  until  that 
night,  so  he  spent  the  day  in  roving  over  the  old 
historical  town.  When  night  came  he  took  tea  with 
the  President,  after  which  he  was  shown  to  his 
room,  which  was  all  furnished  and  very  comfortable. 


JUNIOR  HISTORY   CLUB. 

The  Junior  History  Club  was  organized  last  Sat- 
urday as  follows:  P.  F.  Chapman,  H.  P.  Chapman. 
W.  B.  Clark.  C.  C.  Hall.  C.  A.  Houghton,  C.  C.  Hol- 
man.  C.  C.  Knowlton.  L.  V.  Parker,  E.  Perry,  F. 
D.  Rowe,  J.  W.  Sewall,  R.  R.  Stevens,  W.  H.  Stone, 
F.  E.  Smith.  E.  E.  Wing,  H.  P.  Winslow,  R.  B. 
Williams  and  Dr.  Roberts,  honorary  member. 


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BETA  THETA  PI  ENTERTAINS. 

The  members  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  fraternity 
gave  an  informal  dance  at  the  parlors  of  their  Chap- 
ter House  on  McKeen  Street  last  week.  A  short 
reception  was  held  with  Mrs.  Roberts  and  Mrs. 
Johnson  as  patronesses,  followed  by  an  order  of 
fifteen  dances.  Twenty  couples  were  present  and  a 
most  enjoyable  time  was  reported  by  all. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS  OF  1841. 
Mr.  Sidney  Herbert,  of  Maitland,  Florida,  and 
one  of  the  most  influential  citizens  of  that  statet  in 
a  recent  article  in  the  Savannah  Morning  News, 
says  that  doctors  make  the  best  Governors.  In  his 
article  he  pays  a  glowing  tribute  to  ex-Governor 
Robie.  '41,  as  follows:  "Dr.  Frederick  Robie  of  Gor- 
ham  is  one  of  Maine's  latest  and  best  governors. 
Old  age  does  not  dim  the  lustre  of  his  brilliant 
career,  or  set  him  aside  from  serving  in  public  or 
private  life.  Besides  managing  his  farm  and  other 
large  investments  he  is  the  president  of  a  Portland 
bank  and  trustee  of  one  of  Maine's  great  asylums. 
Recently  he  has  given  of  his  wealth  an  elegant  resi- 
dence in  Gorham  for  the  State  Normal  School. 
Other  states  might  profit  by  Maine's  example  in 
recognizing  doctors  of  medicine  as  most  desirable 
timber  for  good  governors."  Our  present  beloved 
Governor  is  also  a  doctor,  having  graduated  from 
the  Medical  School  in  1877. 

CLASS    OF    1853- 
Richard   Hunnewell    Meserve,   of    the    Class    of 
1853,   Maine  Medical  School,  died  at    his    home    in 
Augusta,  recently. 

CLASS  OF  i860. 
The  Free  Baptist  Church  of  Augusta,  assisted  by 
many  friends  outside  the  church,  have  subscribed 
$22,000  to  build  a  $25,000  memorial  church  in  honor 
of  the  late  Rev.  Dr.  Penney.  The  $3,000  additional 
required  is  being  subscribed  by  friends  and  admirers 
of  Dr.  Penney  in  other  parts  of  the  State. 

CLASS  OF  1880. 
The  Class  of  1880.  which  will  celebrate  the  quar- 
ter-centennial of  its  graduation  next  June,  has  named 
three  of  its  members,  Edwin  C.  Burbank,  of  Boston, 
Walter  L.  Dane,  of  Kennebunk,  and  Thomas  H. 
Riley,  of  Brunswick,  to  prepare  a  history  of  the 
class  to  be  published  at  that  time. 

MED.  CLASS  OF  1895. 
Dr.  Arthur  L.  Macomber,  Med.  '95.  died  recently 
in  Albuquerque,  where  he  practiced  for  five  years. 
Soon  after  graduating  he  opened  an  office  in  Ply- 
mouth, Me.,  in  which  place,  after  four  years  of 
unceasing  toil,  he  contracted  a  severe  illness  which 
compelled  him  to  move  to  the  mountains  of  New 
Mexico.  He  soon  moved,  however,  to  Albuquerque 
where,  in  the  midst  of  a  bright  and  successful 
career,  the  summons  came. 

MED.  CLASS  OF  1898. 
The  wedding  of  Harry  E.  Hitchcock,    M.D.,    of 
Farmington,  and  Miss  Alice  L.  White  of    Auburn, 


took  place  at  the  home  of  the  bride's  uncle,  Edward 
W.    Gross,    in   the   latter   city,    recently. 

CLASS  OF  '99. 
The  engagement  is  announced  of  Miss  Emma 
Eastman  of  Lake  Charles,  La.,  a  graduate  of  Smith 
College  in  the  Class  of  '99,  and  Edward  R.  Godfrey, 
Bowdoin,  '99,  formerly  of  Bangor,  and  now  engaged 
in  business  in  Lake  Charles. 

CLASS  OF  1900. 
Joseph  P.  Bell  has  opened  an  office  for  the  gen- 
eral  practice  of  law,  at  28  State  Street,   Room  60, 
Boston,  Mass. 

CLASS  OF  1901. 
At  high  noon,  Wednesday.  December  7,  at  the 
home  of  Mrs.  Emma  Knowles  in  Pittsfield,  her 
daughter,  Miss  Angie  M.  Knowles,  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Henry  Warren  Lancey,  '01.  After  their 
wedding  trip.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lancey  will  go  to  Mon- 
son,  Mass.,  where  they  will  occupy  a  suite  in  the  new 
Monson  House  for  the  winter.  The  bride  is  one  of 
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youngest  son  of  the  late  Isaac  Lancey,  is  a  prominent 
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VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    JANUARY    13,    1905. 


NO.  21. 


THE    DECEMBER    "QUILL." 

Many  tales  have  come  to  us  recently  from  the 
level  of  the  nursery  fender;  but  often  the  author 
seems  to  have  stumbled  into  the  nursery  and  not  to 
be  quite  at  home.  We  doubt  whether  we  could 
safely  trust  his  awkwardness  with  the  favorite  doll, 
and  we  are  sure  he  would  be  dull  to  discern  the  pos- 
sibilities in  a  box  of  gaily  colored  blocks.  Now  and 
then  we  have  a  Josephine  Dodge  Daskam ;  rarer 
still,  a  Kenneth  Graham  or  a  Roy  Rolfe  Gibson  who 
seems  not  to  have  forgotten  the  child  attitude  to 
life  and  the  early  delight  in  the  world  of  the  make- 
believe.  Now  and  then  we  have  a  tale  written  in 
the  glow  of  child  impressions,  with  due  respect  for 
the  inconsequent  workings  of  the  young  mind. 

To  this  class  "His  First  Love"  belongs,  not  so 
surely  in  literary  finish  as  in  the  more  important 
matters  of  thought  and  feeling.  Only  the  eternal 
heart  of  youth  can  keep  such  sympathy  with  the 
child's  view  of  life.  In  this  sketch  the  language  is 
fitting ;  the  concrete  touches  are  picturesque  and- 
suggestive ;  the  humor  is  delicate  and  happy.  It  is 
the  best  piece  of  work  in  an  uncommonly  good 
number. 

"Davie's  Home-coming"  is  bold  in  plot,  uncon- 
vincing in  its  situations,  and  unhappy  in  its  outcome; 
yet  in  all  these  respects  the  author  is  in  good  com- 
pany. The  choice  of  detail  shows  skill,  the  back- 
ground is  vivid,   and  the  suspense  is  sustained. 

"Jim's  Christmas"  is  not  free  from  overworked 
phrases  and  conventional  situations,  but  the  move- 
ment is  steady  and  inevitable.  Selection  of  detail 
is  here  uncommonly  well  governed  by  the  narrative 
end. 

The  "Gray  Goose  Tracks"  are  bright.  The  hit 
on  the  "On  Dit"  column  of  the  Orient  is  especially 
happy,  for — to  be  quite  frank — that  department  has 
been  rather  silly  for  a  college  paper.  The  hits  on 
"a  sister  institution."  alluding  to  an  event  after  the 
Maine  game  at  Orono,  is  more  clever  than  gracious. 
Whatever  the  truth  may  be  about  the  incident,  it  is 
neither  kind  nor  dignified,  it  is  unworthy  of  Bow- 
doin  College,  to  keep  harping  on  it  with  sarcasm 
and  abuse ;  but  then — goose  tracks  proverbially  go 
astray. 

A  poem  must  have  beauty  both  in  thought  and 
expression,  and  must  suggest  much  more  than  it 
says.  Of  the  four  bits  of  verse  in  the  December 
Quill,  only  one  .satisfies  these  tests.  "Farewell, 
Brief  Day,"  the  shortest  of  the  four,  contains  most 
beauty  and  most  suggestion. 

William  T.  Foster. 


MUSIC   CLUB    NOTES. 


acted  was  the  election  of  D.  B-  Andrews  as  assist- 
ant manager  of  the  clubs.  The  dates  of  the  con- 
certs to  be  given  by  the  clubs  have  not  as  yet  been 
definitely  decided  upon,  although  it  is  known  in  a 
general  way  what  trips  are  likely  to  be  taken.  The 
clubs  have  been  granted  a  week's  leave  of  absence 
during  the  season,  which  is  somewhat  shorter  than 
usual  and  the  trips  will  consequently  be  shorter. 
At  present  it  is  planned  to  make  a  trip  to  Bangor 
about  the  last  of  February,  and  concerts  will  proba- 
bly be  given  at  Dexter,  Dover,  Bangor  and  Brewer 
during  this  trip.  This  will  probably  consume  four 
days  of  the  week  allowed.  As  to  the  other  two 
days,  it  is  thought  a  trip  to  Rockland  and  Thomas- 
ton  may  be  made.  If  the  men  on  the  clubs  care  to 
do  so.  it  is  possible  that  the  Rockland  trip  may  be 
taken  during  the  Easter  vacation  and  a  trip  to 
Mechanic  Falls  and  Rumford  Falls  substituted  dur- 
ing the  term.  It  is  not  believed,  however,  that  the 
men  will  care  to*  do  this.  Other  concerts  that  will 
not  interfere  with  studies  will  be  given  in  near-by 
cities.  Among  them  will  be  concerts  at  Brunswick, 
Bath.  Portland  and  possibly  elsewhere.  The  Bath 
concert  will  be  the  first  one  of  the  season  and  will 
occur  January  27. 


PORTLAND    A.    C.    MEET. 

Nothing  further  has  been  heard  from  the  Port- 
land Athletic  Club  in  regard  to  the  proposed  meet 
in  which  the  Maine  colleges  would  participate.  If 
such  a  meet  is  held,  the  Bowdoin  management  feel 
that  it  should  be  held  previous  to  the  Boston  A.  A. 
meet,  as  that  will  be  the  only  time  when  Bowdoin's 
men  would  be  in  proper  training  for  such  an  event. 
Of  the  other  Maine  colleges,  it  is  understood  that 
Bates  has  expressed  itself  in  favor  of  the  meet  and 
Maine  has  stated  to  the  Portland  management  that 
they  would  probably  send  a  team  although  the}' 
would  not  promise  to  do  so.  Colby  stated  that  they 
would  not  send  a  team.  It  is  understood  that  the 
Portland  management  will  have  to  go  to  consider- 
able expense  if  they  hold  the  meet,  and  they  nat- 
urally feel  that  they  should  look  the  ground  over 
carefully  before  taking  the  step.  It  is  hoped  that 
definite  action  will  be  taken  in  the  matter  this  week. 


At  a  meeting  held  Saturday  night.  Mikelsky.  '05, 
was  chosen  reader  for  the  Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs 
for  the  coming  season.  Among  other  business  trans- 


EX-GOVERNOR  FULL  AND   GOV.   COBB. 

Exit  Bowdoin  Medical,  '77.  enter  Bowdoin,  'yy. 
This  explains  the  present  condition  of  the  govern- 
orship of  Maine.  John  Fremont  Hill,  Med.  '77,  the 
retiring  Governor,  gave  a  farewell  reception  and 
banquet  at  Augusta,  Tuesday  evening,  January  2, 
1905.  Many  distinguished  men  offered  their  felici- 
tations to  the  retiring  chief  who  so  successfully 
rounded  out  two  prosperous  administrations.  After 
the  reception,  the  party  formed  and  marched  to  the 
banquet  hall,  to  the  strains  of  "Hail  to  the  Chief." 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Of  all  the  prominent  men  attending  the  banquet, 
the  most  conspicuous  person  present  was  Hon. 
Alonzo  Garcelon,  '36,  the  oldest  ex-Governor  living. 

On  the  Thursday  following,  the  chair  left  vacant 
by  Governor  Hill,  was  taken  by  a  member  of  the 
same  class  in  college,  Hon.  William  Titcomb  Cobb. 
'77,  the  Governor-elect.  Surrounded  by  a  most 
noteworthy  and  distinguished  gathering,  including 
his  staff  and  executive  councillors,  Hon.  W.  T. 
Cobb  took  his  oath  of  office.  Then  the  usual 
proclamation  was  made,  announcing  his  legal  elec- 
tion, and  that  for  two  years  he  would  be  the  chief_ 
executive  and  commander-in-chief  of  Maine.  Gov- 
ernor Cobb  then  delivered  his  inaugural  address. 

This  remarkable  coincident  certainly  marks  an 
important  period  in  the  history  of  the  alumni  of 
Bowdoin,  and  especially  of  the  Class  of   1877. 


MASSACHUSETTS    CLUB    BANQUET. 

On  December  30,  1904,  the  Massachusetts  Club 
held  its  annual  banquet  at  the  Westminster  Hotel 
in  Boston.  The  room  in  which  it  was  held  was  low- 
studded  and  cosy  and  banished  all  formality.  The 
menu  was  all  that  could  be  desired.  The  menu 
cards  were  designed  in  good  taste  and  made  very 
attractive  souvenirs.  There  were  seventeen  pres- 
ent, including  Chapman,  '91,  Clark,  '04,  and  Cun- 
ningham, '04.  who  represented  the  alumni. 

Weld,  '05,  was  toast-master,  and  clearly  demon- 
strated his  ability  in  this  line.  W.  F.  Finn,  Jr.,  '05, 
responded  to  the  toast,  "Our  College."  giving  an 
interesting  historical  sketch  of  the  college  since  its 
foundation.  G.  C.  Tucker,  '05,  outlined  the  work 
of  the  club  since  its  organization.  Harvey.  '05, 
portrayed  the  characteristics  and  eccentricities  of  the 
faculty  by  reading  a  poem  which  was  teeming  with 
wit.  Owing  to  the  absence  of  Redman,  '07,  Powers, 
'06,  responded  to  the  toast,  ''Athletics."  Ample  jus- 
tice was  done  the  ladies  by  Chandler.  '08.  Remarks 
were  made  by  Chapman.  '91,  Clark,  '04,  and  Cun- 
ningham, '04.  all  of  whom  congratulated  the  club 
on  the  success  of  the  banquet  and  on  the  excellent 
opportunities  which  occasions  of  this  kind  give 
alumni  in  Boston  to  keep  in  touch  with  the  under- 
graduates. Much  credit  is  due  the  committee  in 
charge  of  the  banquet  which  consisted  of  Powers, 
'07,   Hopewell,   '07,   and   Chandler,   '08. 


THE  ZETA   PSI   CONVENTION. 

The  fifty-ninth  annual  Grand  Chapter  Conven- 
tion of  the  Zeta  Psi  fraternity  was  held  at  Boston, 
Mass.,  Friday  and  Saturday,  January  6  and  7,  1905. 
with  headquarters  at  the  Parker  House.  The 
Kappa  Chapter  of  Tufts,  with  which  the  convention 
was  held,  gave  a  smoker  at  the  college.  Thursday 
evening,  preliminary  to  the  opening  of  the  conven- 
tion, which  was  attended  by  the  majority  of  the 
delegates  and  greatly  enjoyed  by  all  present. 

The  convention  was  called  to  order  for  business 
at  11  a.m.,  Friday;  one  of  its  most  important  acts 
was  the  re-establishment  of  the  Gamma  Chapter  at 
the  University  of  Syracuse.  Governor  William  T. 
Cobb,  a  member  of  Lambda  Chapter,  was  elected 
Grand  President  of  the  fraternity.     At  7..-o  p.m.  the 


delegates    were    given    an    entertainment    at    Copley 
Hall. 

At  9.30  a.m.  Saturday,  the  convention  assem- 
bled for  the  conclusion  of  its  business,  and  at  noon 
the  group  picture  of  the  delegates  was  taken  on  the 
State  House  steps?  the  exercises  of  the  afternoon 
included  public  exercises  at  Goddard  Chapel,  Tufts 
College.  At  7  p.m.  came  the  Grand  Chapter  ban 
quet  at  the  Somerset. 

The  convention  was  very  well  attended,  there 
being  about  400  present  and  all  but  two  chapters 
sending  delegates.  From  the  Lambda  Chapter  of 
Bowdoin,  J.  A.  Clarke,  C.  L.  Favinger,  and  E.  E. 
Wing  attended  as  regular  delegates,  while  among 
others  were  M.  C.  Donnel.  F.  P.  Wight,  L.  M. 
Erskine,  C.  C.  Hall,  C.  C.  Knowlton,  and  G.  A. 
Lawrence.     They  all   report   a   very   enjoyable  time. 

It  is  likely  that  the  next  Grand  Chapter  Conven- 
tion will  be  held  at  San  Francisco  with  the  Iota 
Chapter  of  the  University  of  California,  and  the 
Nu  Chapter  of  Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  University, 
which  will  combine  for  the  purpose  of  entertaining 
the   delegates. 


KING  PEPPER. 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  the  management  is  unable 
to  secure  the  Augusta  Opera  House  on  January  20, 
which  was  the  date  announced,  the  opera  has  been 
postponed  urttil  after  examinations.  The  fellows 
must  not  lose  their  interest  because  of  this  fact. 
Rehearsals  will  be  held  again  shortly  and  the  orches- 
tra rehearsals  are  now  in  progress.  Manager  Put- 
nam has  been  obliged  to  go  home  for  a  week  or  so, 
because  of  illness.  When  the  rehearsals  commence 
again  let  all  the  members  of  the  cast  show  him  that 
he  has  their  hearty  support  in  making  the  opera  a 
success. 


FIRST    COLLEGE    TEA. 

The  first  college  tea  was  given  by  the  ladies  of 
the  faculty  in  the  Alumni  Room  of  Hubbard  Hall 
last  Monday  afternoon  from  four  to  six  and  was  a 
decided  success.  Nearly  200  were  present,  the 
people  of  Brunswick  being  special  guests  of  the 
faculty  and  students.  The  receiving  committee  con- 
sisted of  Mrs.  Hyde  and  Mrs.  Lee.  Mrs.  Woodruff 
poured  the  coffee,  Mrs.  Houghton  presided  at  the 
tea  table  and  Mrs.  Johnson  had  charge  of  the  punch 
bowl.  Miss  Woodward.  Miss  Despeaux,  Miss 
Knight,  Miss  Dunlap.  Miss  Pennell  and  others 
served  a  very  dainty  lunch.  A  very  pleasing  feature 
was  the  presence  of  a  large  number  of  the  faculty. 
It  is  hoped  that  every  student  will  attend  the  next 
Tea,  January  23 — and  thus  show  appreciation  for 
the  efforts  which  the  faculty  and  their  wives  have 
made  by  providing  these  social  Teas. 


THEATRE     ATTRACTIONS. 

The   following  attractions  are   scheduled   for  the 
Empire  Theatre  this  month  : 
Jan.  16 — "The  Isle  of  Spice." 
Jan.    17 — "Roger    Brothers"    in    Paris. 
Jan.  24 — "Nance  O'Neil." 
Jan.  31 — "County  Chairman." 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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Debating  motes. 

Trials  to  choose  Bradbury  debaters  will  be  held 
Tuesday,  January  24,  at  7  o'clock,  in  the  Debating 
Room,  Hubbard  Hall.  These  trials  will  be  open  to 
all  students  of  the  college ;  each  speaker  will  be 
allowed  six  minutes.  Order  of  speakers  will  be 
determined  by  lot.  All  men  wishing  to  speak  must 
hand  their  names  to  L.  D.  Weld,  Debating  Man- 
ager, on  or  before  January  21.  Six  speakers  and  two 
alternates   will   be  chosen. 

Professor  Chapman,  presiding :  Judges,  Profes- 
sor Mitchell.  Professor  McRae,  Mr.  Foster. 

Bradbury  Prize  Debate  will  be  held  Tuesday, 
February  21,  at  7.30  o'clock  in  Memorial  Hall. 

Speakers  will  be  assigned  to  sides  by  lot.  The 
Judges  will  award  the  Bradbury  Prize  to  the  win- 
ning team,  and  will  select  from  the  six  speakers 
three  for  the  Amherst  Debate  and  one  alternate. 
All  members  of  the  Debating  Course  are  expected  to 
attend  the  debates  of  January  24  and  February  21. 

Amherst-Bowdoin  Debate,  at  Amherst,  March  24. 

Question. — The  question  for  all  three  debates  is 
the  same :  "That  the  recommendation  of  President 
Roosevelt  that  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commis- 
sion should  be  given  power  to  fix  railroad  rates,  sub- 
ject to  judicial  appeal,  should  be  adopted." 

RESERVED    BOOKS. 

On  shelves  I.  and  II.  of  the  Debate  References 
section  there  are  a  large  number  of  Reserved  Books. 
These  may  not  be  taken  from  the  Library. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  members  of  the  Debating 
Course  on  Tuesday  night,  it  was  voted  that  Bow- 
doin  should  support  the  affirmative  of  the  question 
in  the  Amherst  Debate,  though  Gen.  Hubbard, 
Professor  Baker  and  other  distinguished  men 
advised  by  letter  the  desire  of  the  negative  side. 

Norton.  '05,  was  chosen  editor  for  Bowdoin  of  a 
monthly  magazine  published  by  the  Harvard  Debat- 
ing Council  in  the  interests  of  debating. 

An  account  of  the  debates  recently  held  in  the 
Debating  Course  will  be  reserved  for  a  later  issue. 


ART  BUILDING  NOTES. 

The  Library  Art  Club  has  loaned  to  the  Art 
Building  a  series  of  eighty  views  of  the  Cathe- 
dral of  Canterbury.  The  famous  old  church  has  a 
countless  number  of  historic  associations  which  can- 
not fail  to  interest  lovers  of  art. 

Through  the  kindness  of  Prof.  Hutchins  and  Dr. 
Mason,  the  residents  of  Brunswick  are  to  be  given 
the  privilege  of  hearing  the  musical  recitals  on 
Thursday  afternoons.  The  evening-  entertainments 
will  be  open  to  students  only  in  order  that  every 
one  may  be  given  an  opportunity  to  hear  this  excel- 
lent instruction.  On  Thursday  the  concert  will 
consist  of  selections  from  Mozart. 

It  will  be  learned  with  considerable  pleasure  that 
Prof.  Johnson  is  soon  to  resume  his  lectures  on  the 
collections  in  the  Art  Building.  It  is  not  without 
considerable  effort  that  Professor  Johnson  takes  up 
these  talks  and  they  will  no  doubt  prove  as  popular 
this  year  as  heretofore. 


MR.  LELAND  POWERS. 

Mr.  Leland  Powers,  the  masterful  interpreter  of 
dramatic  characters,  will  give  an  evening's  entertain- 
ment in  Memorial  Hall,  Friday,  January  13,  1905. 
By  a  kind  arrangement  of  the  faculty,  the  students 
are  cordially  invited  to  attend  free  of  charge.  And 
surely  every  student  will  want  to  be  there  for  but 
few  are  the  entertainments  which  can  equal  this. 
His  presentation  on  this  evening  is  to  be  "A 
Pair  of  Spectacles."  This  delicious  comedy  is  one 
of  the  latest  of  Mr.  Powers'  successes.  It  is  a 
favorite  not  only  with  him  but  also  with  the  audi- 
ences  that  have  heard   it. 

Dramatis   Personae. 
Mr.  Benjamin  Goldfinch,       Wearing  kindly  glasses. 
Uncle   Gregory, 

His  brother  wearing  a  different  sort. 


Harry, 

Dick. 

Lorimer, 

Bartholomew, 

Joyce, 

Mrs.   Goldfinch, 

Lucy  Lorimer. 

Act   I.— The 
cles. 

Act     II. — The     world     seen     through     borrowed 
spectacles. 

Act  III. — The  old  spectacles  back  again. 


Benjamin's  son. 

Gregory's   son. 

Benjamin's  friend. 

His  shoemaker. 

The  butler. 

Benjamin's  young  wife. 

Lorimer's  daughter. 


rorld   seen   through   kindly   specta- 


CAST  FOR  THE  "MAGISTRATE." 

As  a  result  of  the  trials  held  Tuesday  before  the 

close      of      last      term      the      Dramatic     Club  has 
announced  the  cast  for  the  "Magistrate"  as  follows: 

Mr.    Posket Ed.    LaF.    Harvey,  '05. 

Mr.  Bullamy F.  E.  R.   Piper,  '06. 

Colonel  Lukyn   W.   M.   Sanborn,  '05. 

Captain  Horace  Vale J.   W.   Leydon,  '07. 

Cis   Farringdon ...S.   Williams,  '05. 

Archille  Blonde, 

Sergeant  Lugg,                                     FrEr-Sea-vey-,  '05. 

Isadore    L.   H.   Fox,  '06. 

Mr.  Wormington    K.   H.   Damren,  '05. 

Inspector  Messiter   A.  J.  Voorhees,  '07. 

Constable  Harris, 

Wycke,                                                       P.   Kimball.  '07. 

Agatha   Posket    J.   A.   Bartlett,  '06. 

Charlotte    C.   W.   Rundlett.  '05. 

Beatie  Tomlinson    W.   A.   Powers,  '06. 

Popham    J.    Chandler,  '08. 


DRAMATIC  CLUB  COACH. 

Samuel  E.  Smith,  '78,  of  Thomaston,  has  been 
selected  to  coach  the  Dramatic  Club  for  the  coming 
season.  Mr.  Smith  is  an  enthusiast  in  this  line  and 
took  great  interest  in  dramatics  while  in  college. 
Since  graduating  he  has  successfully  coached  many 
amateur  productions  around  Rockland  and  Thom- 
aston and  comes  here  highly  recommended  by  the 
people  of  that  vicinity.  We  predict  a  successful 
season  for  the  club. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  JR.,  1905, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE  EDITORS: 

E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905.  H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 

W.  J.  NORTON,  1905.  A.  L.  ROBINSON,  lgo7. 

R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906.  R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 
H.    P.    WINSLOW,  1906. 

W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,  •     •     Business   Manager. 

G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •     •  Ass't  Business   Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 


Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  : 


Mail  M  alter 


Lewistun  Journal  Pkess. 


FRIDAY,  JAN.    13,    1905. 


We  desire  to  call  the 
Candidates  for  the  attention  of  the  candidates 
Orient  Board.  for    the     Orient     Board, 

and  the  other  members  of 
the  Freshman  Class  who  are  not  candidates 
but  should  be,  to  the  fact  that  there  are  but 
nine  more  issues  of  the  Orient  before  the 
spring  election.  To  be  eligible  for  election  not 
only  are  the  eight  columns  of  news  matter 
required  from  each  candidate,  but  he  must 
also  have  presented  before  that  time  four  edi- 
torials. According  to  the  constitution  candi- 
dates who  have  not  complied  with  the  full 
requirements  cannot  be  considered  for  election 
except  by  unanimous  vote  of  the  board.  The 
competition  thus  far  has  been  very  unsatis- 
factory. Only  three  men  have  handed  in  any 
work/  When  we  consider  the  large  number 
of  men  trying  for  places  on  the  editorial 
boards  of  our  exchanges,  we  feel  justified  in 
frowning   on    the    Freshman    Class    for   their 


utter  listlessness  in  this  matter.  Instead  of 
three  men  we  ought  to  have  thirty-three  men 
trying  for  the  board.  It  is  not  too  late  to 
begin  work,  and  we  would  urge  upon  members 
of  the  Freshman  Class  that  they  at  once  enter 
the  competition  for  places  on  next  year's 
board.  Faithful  work  for  the  remaining 
issues  will  enable  one  to  meet  the  require- 
ments. 

One    of    the    things    thai 
Throwing  needs  to  be  called    to    the 

the  Shot.  attention  of  the  men  in  the 

"gym."  is  the  matter  of 
throwing  the  shot  about  in  a  careless  manner. 
While  it  is  an  excellent  practice  for  men  who 
have  aspirations  in  that  line  of  work,  it  is  an 
equally  good  practice  to  take  care  that  there 
are -no  fellows  about  who  may  be  hit  by  the 
shot.  There  seems  to  be  a  growing  spirit  of 
carelessness  in  this  matter,  some  men  paying 
little  heed  to  whether  they  hit  anyone  or  not. 
Only  the  other  day  a  man  in  the  "gym."  came 
very  near  being  struck  by  the  weight,  and 
occurrences  of  this  kind  are  by  no  means 
uncommon.  A  little  care  in  this  matter  may 
mean  the  prevention  of  serious  injury  to  some 
fellow. 


In  these  days  of  extrava- 
Foot=Ball  gance   and   reckless   finan- 

Subscriptions.  ciering,  it  is  indeed  a 
relief  to  layaside  the  news- 
papers, filled  as  they  are  with  stories  of  "Amal- 
gamated" and  the  exploits  of  Mrs.  Chad- 
wick,  and  turn  to  that  large  body  of  Bowdoin 
undergraduates  who  in  no  sense  of  the  word 
can  be  called  extravagant  spenders — at  least 
in  support  of  athletics.  The  Foot-ball  Asso- 
ciation has  a  deficit  of  over  $900  to  make- 
good  before  the  middle  of  the  month.  If  the 
greater  part  of  this  debt  is  not  cancelled  at 
that  time,  the  several  athletic  teams  will  have 
to  suffer  the  penalty.  This  is  a  shameful 
state  of  affairs  considering  the  winning  team 
we  had  this  fall.  The  fault  lies  mainly  with 
the  undergraduate  body,  because  of  their  tar- 
diness in  paying  up  subscriptions.  Students 
who  fail  to  pay  their  subscriptions  are  not 
only  unfair  to  the  team  and  to  the  manager, 
but  also  to  the  college  as  a  whole.  ( Much 
blame  has  been  attributed  to  the  manager  for 
not    collecting    these    subscriptions.     To    all 


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those  who  hold  this  view  we  would  say:  "Get 
out  and  try  it  yourself."  To  subscribe  the 
names  and  collect  the  subscriptions  from  every 
man  in  college  would  require  all  the  available 
time  a  manager  and  his  assistant  has.  No 
manager  can  manage  a  team  successfully  and 
at  the  same  time  superintend  the  personal 
solicitation  of  individuals  and  the  collecting 
of  subscriptions  at  least  when  he  has  but  one 
term  to  do  it  in.  The  only  remedy  for  the 
existing  evil  is  a  change  of  system. ) 

Athough  the  payment  of  these  subscrip- 
tions will  not  entirely  make  good  this  deficit, 
vet  it  will  go  a  long  way  toward  doing  so. 
Let  us  be  honest  with  ourselves  as  well  as 
loyal  to  the  college.  When  we  promise  to 
pay  a  subscription  before  a  certain  date,  let 
our  signature  make  that  promise  as  good  as 
gold.  Let  us  not  say  by  way  of  excuse  that 
we  had  the  money  on  the  date  specified,  but 
did  not  pay  it  because  the  manager  did  not 
come  after  it.  The  manager  is  only  a  human 
being;  he  can't  be  everywhere  at  the  same 
time.  Henceforth  let  us  show  our  teams  and 
managers  that  we  are  ready  to  help  them 
heart  and  soul,  and  to  the  fullest  extent 
allowed  by  our  financial  circumstances.  Lee 
us,  above  all,  cancel  the  debt  of  the  Foot-ball 
Association. 


There  has  been  considera- 
Dividing  ble  discussion    among    the 

the  "Ends."  students  during  the  past 
few  years  concerning  the 
relations  existing  between  the  different  fra- 
ternities. It  is  felt,  and  not  unjustly  either, 
that  there  is  not  intimacy  enough,  and  that 
there  is  too  much  conservatism.  A  number 
of  different  plans  have  been  suggested 
whereby  it  was  thought  that  this  unsatisfac- 
tory feature  of  our  college  life  might  be  done 
away  with,  but  as  yet  none  of  them  have  suc- 
ceeded. It  is  to  be  sincerely  regretted  that 
nothing  has  been  accomplished  towards  the 
elimination  of  this  state  of  affairs,  and  if  it 
lies  within  our  power  to  do  so  we  surely 
ought  to  attempt  it.  Several  colleges  have 
adopted  different  plans,  the  most  successful 
being  the  commons.  But  the  student  bodv 
does  not  favor  the  idea  of  a  commons  here  so 
that  cannot  be  advocated.  There  is,  however, 
one  plan  which,  if  tried,  we  have  sufficient 
reason  to  believe  would  succeed.  The  real- 
ization of  it  can  only  be  accomplished  by  the 


breaking  up  of  what  in  a  sense  has  become 
little  less  than  a  tradition  here,  the  retention 
from  year  to  year  of  certain  "ends"  by  each 
fraternity.  If  the  members  of  a  fraternity 
instead  of  all  rooming  together  in  one  "end" 
should  alter  the  custom  and  room  in  several 
this  unpleasantness  which  has  long  been  man- 
ifest, would  be  to  a  great  extent  overcome. 
We  have  now  reached  a  stage  in  our  college 
life  where  nearly  all  the  upper  classmen  room 
in  the  chapter  houses.  It  does  not,  therefore, 
seem  unreasonable  to  suppose  that,  should  the 
lower  classes  associate  together  for  the  first 
two  years,  irrespective  of  fraternity  relation- 
ships, that  in  the  Junior  and  Senior  years, 
when  it  is  less  possible  to  become  intimately 
acquainted  with  men  outside  of  the  fraternity, 
there  would  be  a  stronger  friendship  among 
classmates  than  exists  at  the  present  time. 
The  fact  that  Sophomores  and  Freshmen  are 
about  the  only  students  who  room  in  the  dor- 
mitories makes  this  plan  all  the  more  feasible, 
for  it  is  during  the  first  two  years,  really,  that 
the  strongest  friendships  are  formed.  There 
is  no  reason  why  the  students  of  a  small  col- 
lege like  Bowdoin  shoud  not  be  more  closely 
related.  A  fellow  here  should  be  on  speaking 
terms  with  every  man  in  college ;  but  how 
many  are  ?  It  is  safe  to  say  that  they  are  very 
few.  It  is,  therefore,  in  view  of  these  facts, 
suggested  that  the  men  who  are  in  charge  of 
the  renting  of  the  rooms  for  incoming  Fresh- 
men, meet  and  discuss  the  advisability  of  this 
plan  before  another  class  enters.  Should  it, 
perchance,  meet  the  approval  of  the  students, 
we  can  all  justly  say  that  a  difficult  problem 
has  been  solved  in  regard  to  our  college  life 
here. 


Musicals. 


Within  recent  years  music 
has  received  more  and 
more  recognition  in  American  colleges. 
By  the  establishment  of  chairs  of  music  a 
keener  insight  and  a  more  appreciative  inter- 
est in  the  works  of  great  composers  is 
acquired.  For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of 
Bowdoin  College  a  comprehensive  course  in 
music  is  offered.  An  opportunity  of  learning 
and  becoming  familiar  with  the  masterpieces 
of  our  greatest  composers  is  now  presented  to 
us.  Every  one  appreciates  the  fact  that  music 
is  instrumental  in  making  up  a  man's  educa- 
tion. In  this  enlightened  age  it  is  absolutely 
essential    that   we    familiarize   ourselves    with 


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the  standard  works  of  this  art.  The  action  of 
the  principals  is  worthy  of  commendation. 
and  the  college  should  show  its  appreciation 
by  attending  in  large  force. 


,    ,      .  „  Bowdoin      students      may 

Leland  Powers.  .  ,        .,  ,  c  _~ 

consider   themselves     lort- 

unate  for  the  opportunity  presented  them  this 
evening  to  hear  Mr.  Leland  Powers,  the  mas- 
terful interpreter  of  characters.  To  all  who 
had  the  pleasure  of  listening  to  him  last  year 
he  needs  no  introduction  and  all  others  will 
surely  wish  to  avail  themselves  of  the  oppor- 
tunity to-night.  He  is  one  of  the  most  popular 
artists  in  dramatic  impersonation  and  it  is 
most  fortunate  that  it  has  been  made  possible 
to  have  him  here  at  this  time.  All  thanks  are 
due  to  the  Faculty  and  the  Saturday  Club 
which  united  with  the  officers  of  the  college 
in  securing  Mr.  Powers. 


CASPAR  WHITNEY'S    ALL-AMERICAN 
TEAM. 

Caspar  Whitney,  the  editor  of  Outing,  in  his 
January  issue,  guesses  as  usual  at  an  Ail-American 
foot-ball  team.  He  also  gives  a  list  of  the  22  lead- 
ing teams.  His  ranking  of  the  teams  was  not  based 
on  comparative  scores,  but  on  the  style  of  play,  the 
conditions  under  which  the  games  were  contested, 
the  relative  importance  of  the  games  on  the  schedule, 
and  the  showing  each  team  made  in  the  big  game 
for  which  it  was  particularly  trained,  as  well  as  the 
all-round  record  of  the  season  under  discussion. 
The  list  of  teams  is  as  follows:  I,  Yale;  2,  Pennsyl- 
vania ;  3,  West  Point ;  4,  Princeton ;  5,  Harvard ;  6, 
Dartmouth  ;  7,  Minnesota  ;  8.  Michigan  ;  9,  Amherst ; 
10,  Chicago:  11,  Annapolis;  12,  Lafayette;  13.  Wis- 
consin; 14,  Carlisle;  15,  Haskell;  16,  Nebraska;  17, 
Northwestern:  18,  Columbia;  19.  Maine;  20,  Brown; 
21.  Illinois;  22,  Cornell.  Mr.  Whitney's  superb 
ignorance  of  the  foot-ball  conditions  in  the  State 
of  Maine  is  rather  entertaining.  A  small  boy 
would  have  used  better  judgment  than  to  place 
Maine,  the  tail  end  team  of  the  State,  in  nineteenth 
place  and  shut  out  her  conquerors.  Surely  his 
judgment  could  not  have  been  based  on  "compara- 
tive scores"  for  Maine  scored  only  16  points  in  the 
state  games  against  41  by  her  conquerors.  It  could 
not  have  been. based  on  "style  of  play,"  for  Maine's 
style  was  more  ragged  than  the  jacket  of  a  Bowery 
urchin.  It  could  not  have  been  based  on  "condi- 
tions under  which  the  games  were  contested,"  for 
Maine  had  fully  as  good  conditions  as  any  of  her 
rivals.  "The  relative  importance  of  the  games  on 
the  schedule"  could  not  have  been  the  basis  of  his 
judgment,  for  every  game  played  by  a  Maine  college 
out  of  the  state,  is  secondary  to  the  games  for  the 
championship.  Mr.  Whitney  could  not  have  based 
his  judgment  on  the  showing  each  team  made  in  its 


"big  game."  We  have  the  word  of  the  Maine 
Campus  that  Maine  had  rather  win  from  Bowdoin 
than  from  any  team  in  existence.  If  Mr.  Whit- 
ney's entire  list  is  based  on  the  same  judgment  that 
he  has  shown  of  affairs  in  the  State  of  Maine,  we 
rather  think  his  title  as  king  of  the  sporting  world 
is  rather  a  shaky  one.  Mrs.  Grundy  could  have 
guessed  better  than  Mr.  Whitney  judged — at  least 
concerning  the  ranking  of  the  foot-ball  teams  in  the 
State  of  Maine. 


MUSICAL    RECITAL. 


The  first  in  the  series  of  recitals  to  be  given  in 
the  Bowdoin  Gallery  of  the  Art  Building  took 
place  last  Thursday  evening  before  an  appreciative 
audience  of  students.  Professor  Hutchins  and  Dr. 
Mason  who  have  had  charge  of  the  selecting  and 
arrangement  of  the  programs  collected  some  of 
the  best  works  of  the  old  Italian  authors.  Those 
works  were  selected  that  are  not  only  melodious 
but  attractive,  works  that,  like  good  books,  can  be 
heard  again  and  again  without  loss  of  color  but 
with  each  repetition  a  greater  insight  and  compre- 
hension is  gained. 

The  program  follows : 

Overture  to  William  Tell. — Rossini. 

Rigoletto  Quartet. — Verdi. 

Lucia  di   Lammermoor. — Donizetti. 

Intermezzo. — Mascagni. 

Barber  of  Seville. — Rossini. 

La  Sonambtila. — Bellini. 

Semi  rami  de. — Rossini. 


COURSE   IN   EDUCATION. 

A  new  course  is  to  be  given  during  the  second 
semester  as  an  Introduction  to  the  Theory  of  Edu- 
cation. The  course  will  be  adapted  to  satisfy  the 
requirements  of  those  states  and  school  systems 
which  demand  the  professional  training  of  teachers ; 
but  the  course  will  aim  to  be  of  equal  educational 
value  to  those  students  who  do  not  expect  to  teach. 
Education  I.  is  open  regularly  to  Seniors  and 
Juniors  and  those  men  who  are  interested  should 
consult  with  Mr.  Foster. 


B.  A.  A.  MEET. 

The  sixteenth  annual  meet  of  the  Boston  Ath- 
letic Association  will  be  held  Saturday.  February 
II,  and  it  promises  to  eclipse  all  previous  meets. 
The  management  is  making  every  endeavor  to 
secure  Rose,  the  Michigan  giant,  and  the  holder  of 
the  world's  shot-putting  record,  and  also  Hahn,  the 
crack  Michigan  sprinter.  In  place  of  the  novice  40, 
which  brought  many  new  athletes  into  the  games, 
the  B.  A.  A.  has  arranged  to  have  an  open  team 
race  for  New  England  college  teams.  This  will 
be  different  from  the  usual  team  races  run  at  the 
games,  in  that  each  of  the  four  men  will  run  six 
laps  of  780  yards,  making  in  all  a  two-mile  race. 
Bowdoin  will  be  represented  in  the  relays  and  prob- 
ably in  the  shot  put  and  sprints.  While  the  team 
will    be    weakened    by    the   loss   of   Bates,    there    is 


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nevertheless  good  material  at  hand,  and  only  hard 
work  is  necessary  to  turn  out  a  winning  team.  A 
complete  list  of  the  men  who  will  be  candidates  is 
not  at  hand,  but  among  the  promising  men  are 
Weld.  '05,  Clark,  '05,  Everett,  Med.,  '07,  and  Web- 
ber. '06,  of  last  year's  team,  Jenks,  '07,  Kimball,  '07 
and  Kinsman,   special. 


College  IRotes. 

Files,   '07,   is   teaching  school   at   Frankfort. 

The  Chess  Club  has  begun  a  college  tournament. 

Samuel  T.  Dana,  '04,  was  on  the  campus  last 
week. 

Chester  B.  Emerson.  '04,  was  on  the  campus  vis- 
iting friends  last  week. 

German  3,  has  commenced  the  reading  of  Frey- 
tag's  "Die  Journalisten." 

Bernard  Archibald,  '03,  was  a  visitor  at  the  col- 
lege during  the  past  week. 

Rumor  has  it  that  a  diphtheria  club  will  be 
formed  in  the  near  future. 

The  members  of  the  Theta  Delta  Chi  fraternity 
have  moved  into  their  new  house. 

The  last  week's  issue  of  the  Colby  Echo  con- 
tained one  of  David  Porter's  letters. 

The  Freshman  Greek  Class  had  a  final  examina- 
tion in  Socrates'  "Memorabilia"  last  week. 

Many  students  saw  William  Faversham  in 
"Letty"    at   the    "Empire,"   Tuesday   night. 

Chester  Bavis,  '06,  who  has  been  out  of  college 
during  the  fall,  has  returned  to  his  studies. 

Bates  College  has  challenged  the  University  of 
Maine  to  a  debate  to  be  held  this  spring  in  Lewiston. 

The  Delta  Upsilon  Fraternity  held  their  first 
meeting  in  their  new  Chapter  House  last  Friday 
evening. 

The  jury  held  its  regular  monthly  meeting  Mon- 
day night  and  the  usual  amount  of  business  was 
transacted. 

The  Junior  Assembly  Committee  has  selected 
the  dates  January  20  and  March  3  for  the  annual 
assemblies. 

Charles  H.  Green,  '08,  has  returned  to  college, 
having  been  very  ill  with  rheumatism  since  the  mid- 
dle of  October. 

The  doxology  has  been  discarded  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago  and  now  the  college  songs  are  sung 
at  all   chapel   services. 

A  translation  of  President  Hyde's  work,  "Jesus' 
Way,"  has  been  made  into  the  French,  and  pub- 
lished by  a  Paris  concern. 

Professor  Johnson,  who  has  been  unable  to  meet 
his  classes  during  last  week  because  of  illness, 
resumed  his  duties  this  week. 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  fra- 
ternity, the  latter  part  of  last  term,  B.  W.  Morse, 
'08.  was  admitted  to  membership. 

"Pinafore"  at  the  Town  Hall  Tuesday  and 
Wednesday  drew  a  considerable  crowd  of  students. 
A  number  of  the  fellows  took  part  in  the  opera. 


The  '68  Prize  Speaking  will  occur  Thursday 
evening,  January  19. 

Candidates  for  the  relay  team  are  practicing 
daily  on  the  outdoor  running  track  under  the  direc- 
tion   of   Captain   Denning   and   ex-Captain    Rowe. 

Mr.  Simpson,  superintendent  of  grounds,  is 
building  three  launches  in  the  basement  of  the 
Science  Building  for  various  members  of  the 
faculty. 

The  Exeter  Club  and  friends  entertained  three 
prospective  Bowdoin  men  at  New  Meadows  on 
Wednesday,  December  22.  A  very  enjoyable  even- 
ing was  passed. 

The  current  issue  of  the  Booklovers'  Magazine 
contains  a  fine  article  on  the  Rhodes  scholars,  writ- 
ten by  Stanley  K.  Hornbeck,  the  Rhodes  scholar 
from  Colorado. 

John  M.  Bridgham,  '03,  passed  several  days  at 
the  college,  last  week.  He  was  on  his  way  back  to 
his  studies  at  Dartmouth,  after  passing  his  vacation 
at  his  home  in  Dexter. 

The  new  schedules  of  recitations  for  the  sec- 
ond semester  are  now  ready.  Several  changes  and 
the  addition  of  new  courses  have  made  considerable 
re-arrangement  necessary. 

There  were  893  books  taken  from  the  library 
during  the  month  of  December  as  against  487  one 
year  ago.  It  is  quite  evident  that  some  did  consid- 
erable reading  this  vacation. 

In  the  catalogue  just  issued  the  name  Hiram 
Benjamin  Tuell  Chandler  appears  in  the  jury  as 
the  representative  from  1908.  Jan^es  Mitchell 
Chandler  is   the   representative. 

Andrew  Carnegie  has  given  $39,325,240  for  libra- 
r'es  and  is  not  through  yet.  If  the  steel  king  should 
decide  to  erect  a  few  gymnasiums  Bowdoin  would 
stand  some  show  of  obtaining  one. 

Coombs,  the  Colby  pitcher,  was  here  last  week 
to  make  arrangements  for  the  joint  banquet  to  be 
held  by  the  Bowdoin  and  Colby  Chapters  of  Delta 
Upsilon,   in  Lewiston   about   February   17. 

It  is  announced  on  the  library  bulletin-board  by 
the  President  that  the  members  of  the  Amherst 
debating  team  will  receive  gold  medals  if  the  team 
wins  and  silver  medals  if  the  team  loses. 

The  annual  rally  will  probably  be  held  on  March 
10.  The  program,  while  incomplete  as  yet.  will 
consist  of  selections  by  the  college  band,  Glee  Club 
selections  and  speeches  by  a  number  of  our  noted 
alumni. 

A  new  hotel  is  almost  completed  in  Lisbon 
which  is  on  the  same  plan  as  the  "Inn"  and  where 
shore  dinners  may  be  served.  Mr.  Solon  S.  Cahill 
is  to  be  the  manager.  The  name  is  to  be  "Lisbon 
Villa." 

O.  F.  Flanders,  Colby,  '08,  committed  suicide  last 
Monday  night  at  his  home  in  New  Haven,  Conn. 
He  has  been  despondent  for  the  past  three  months 
because  of  his  failure  to  pass  the  entrance  examina- 
tions to  Yale. 

Rev.  Percival  F.  Marston,  '88,  of  Lewiston. 
delivered  an  interesting  talk  at  the  chapel  Sunday  on 
"Conscience."  Rev.  Mr.  Marston  is  the  first  alum- 
nus who  has  graduated  during  President  Hyde's 
term  and  has  gone  back  to  occupy  the  chapel  pulpit. 


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The  Library  Club  held  its  regular  bi-weekly 
meeting  Saturday  night  with  Fox,  '06,  as  host.  An 
interesting  and  instructive  paper  on  "Books  of  the 
Past  Year"  was  read  by  G.  G.  Wilder,  '04.  The 
next  meeting  will  be  held  with  Greene,  '05,  January 
28. 

The  wind  will  not  longer  play  havoc  with  notices 
on  the  bulletin  board.  The  glass  protection  to  the 
board  is  a  great  improvement  and  should  be  appre- 
ciated by  the  students.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  this 
innovation  will  not  share  the  fate  that  the  "incan- 
descent light"  did. 

The  members  of  the  Brunswick  Board  of  Trade 
at  a  recent  meeting,  voted  unanimously  to  request 
the  representatives  of  the  town  in  the  State  Legis- 
lature to  favor  the  resolutions  which  will  be  pre- 
sented by  the  Portland  Board  of  Trade,  asking  for 
an  official  investigation  of  conditions  at  Shiloh. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Ibis  on  Monday  evening. 
December  19,  Professor  Johnson  read  from  an 
unpublished  translation  of  Les  Trophees  de  J. — M. 
de  Heredia.  Professor  Johnson  prefaced  his  trans- 
lation by  a  sketch  of  the  author's  life.  The  trans- 
lation afforded  an  instructive  glimpse  of  the  mar 
vellous  workmanship  of  the  French  poet.  The 
guests  of  the  Ibis  were  Prof.  Mitchell,  Prof.  Ham. 
Messrs.  Cook  and  Norton,  '05.  and  Bartlett,  '06. 

The  monthly  meeting-  of  the  Bowdoin  Club  of 
Boston,  was  held  at  the  Westminster  Hotel,  Satur- 
day evening,  January  7.  Edward  Stan  wood,  '61. 
spoke  a  few  words  in  memory  of  the  oldest  living 
graduate.  Henry  Varnum  Poor,  '35,  of  Brookline. 
The  address  of  the  evening  was  by  Dr.  Wight,  '64, 
principal  of  the  largest  high  school  in  the  world  (at 
New  York)  on  "The  Lesser  Lights  of  Bowdoin 
Alumni." 

A  large  body  of  Brunswick  business  and  profes- 
sional men  met  in  the  treasurer's  office  Wednesday 
afternoon,  December  28,  1904,  and  discussed  the 
building  of  a  new  hotel  in  Brunswick.  Judge  Wil- 
liam L.  Putnam.  '55,  who  represented  Bowdoin. 
favored  the  site  for  the  hotel  on  the  A.  J.  Lyons 
lot  on  Maine  Street,  which  is  directly  north  of  the 
Maine  Central  tracks.  The  Judge  stated  that  if  the 
hotel  was  erected  between  the  site  of  the  old  Ton- 
tine and  the  railroad  crossing  that  Bowdoin  would 
assist  financially  in  its  erection. 

Professor  Chapman  lectured  before  the  Confed- 
eration of  Women's  Clubs  at  Rockland  last  Wednes- 
day evening  on  "Chaucer."  Owing  to  the  inclem- 
ency of  the  weather  the  lecture  was  given  in  the 
Thorndike  Hotel  parlors  instead  of  the  High 
School  building,  where  it  had  been  planned  to  hold 
the  lecture.  Of  the  lecture  the  Rockland  Courier- 
Gazette  speaks  as  follows :  It  was  nearly  9  o'clock 
when  Prof.  Chapman  began  to  deliver  his  lecture, 
which  lost  none  of  its  brilliant  and  scholarly  merit 
under  the  circumstances.  His  subject  was  "Chau- 
cer," and  was  disposed  of  in  a  manner  most  charm- 
ing to  the  intellectual  student  of  English  literature. 
Chaucer's  characteristics  were  exemplified  by  the 
speaker  through  the  medium  of  the  poet's  works, 
the  basis  of  the  lecture  very  naturally  being  "The 
Canterbury  Tales."  Prof.  Chapman  has  had  larger 
audiences,   but   never   a   more  appreciative   one. 


FACULTY  NOTES. 

President  Hyde  spoke  on  the  "New  England 
Conscience"  at  the  meeting  of  the  New  England 
Society  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria  in  New  York  last 
week.  The  dinner  was  the  ninety-ninth  of  that 
society  and  was  attended  by  four  hundred  and  fifty 
sons  of  New  England.  The  souvenir  menu  was  an 
exact  fac-sim-le  in  color  and  type  of  the  famous 
New  England  primer. 

Dr.  G.  M.  Elliott,  Demonstrator  of  Anatomy  in 
the  Medical  School  of  Maine,  has  been  appointed  to 
the  position  of  captain  and  assistant  surgeon  on  the 
staff  of  the  First  Regiment  of  the  National  Guard 
of  the  State  of  Maine.  Dr.  Elliott  has  long  been  in 
the  state  service,  and  few  men  in  the  National 
Guard  are  more  esteemed  than  he. 

Prof,  and  Mrs.  F.  C.  Robinson  left  for  Havana, 
Cuba.  Monday,  the  second.  They  will  be  away 
about  four  weeks. 

W.  T.  Foster  gave  an  address  on  Robert  Louis 
Stevenson  at  the  meeting  of  the  Fortnightly  Club  in 
Bath,  recently. 


SENIOR    ELECTIONS. 

The  Senior  elections  held  Wednesday  afternoon 
resulted  as  follows :  President.  W.  C.  Philoon ; 
Vice-President,  R.  S.  Robinson;  Secretary-Treas- 
urer, C.  J.  Donnell :  Marshal,  A.  C.  Denning:  Open- 
ing Address,  W.  B.  Webb;  Closing  Address,  E.  L. 
Harvey ;  Chaplain,  P.  K.  Greene ;  Orator,  L.  A, 
Pierce";  Historian,  W.  J.  Norton;  Poet,  S.  P. 
Chase. 

Class  Day  Committee — R.  N.  dishing.  Chairman  ; 
D.   C.  White.  L.   D.  H.  Weld. 

Picture  Committee — J.  W.  Riley,  Chairman  ;  F. 
Day,  P.  G.  Robbins. 

The  Odist  will  be  selected,  on  competition,  by  the 
Class  Day  Committee. 


LIBRARY  BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED. 

Hutton,  Laurence.      Literary  Landmarks  of  the 
Scottish  Universities. 

This  small  volume  gives  a  ■  description  of  the 
equipment  and  surroundings  of  the  four  great  Scot- 
tish universities — Edinburgh,  Glasgow,  Aberdeen 
and  St.  Andrews.  Mr.  Hutton  gives  something  of 
the  history  of  each  institution  together  with  some 
account  of  its  most  distinguished  graduates.  The 
chief  interest  lies,  however,  in  the  success  with 
which  he  has  sketched  the  college  life  and  customs. 
The  book  is  fully  and  atractively  illustrated. 
(378.41 :  H  97) 
Mitchell,  S.  W.    The  Youth  of  Washington. 

This  book  may  be  considered  either  as  a  biogra- 
phy or  as  an  imaginary  account,  with  Washington 
as  the  central  figure.  Dr.  Mitchell  has  written  a 
diary  which  purports  to  be  an  account  of  Wash- 
ington's early  life.  He  has  adopted  a  style 
which  may  well  be  taken  for  Washington's  own 
and,  however  accurate  the  account  may  be  from  an 


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historical  standpoint,  it  furnishes  a  life-like  picture 
of  Washington  at  the  beginning  of  his  career. 
(973.45 :  M  68) 

Pryor,    Mrs.    R.    A.       Reminiscences    of    Peace 
and  War. 

With  many  anecdotes  and  comments  about  the 
leading  men  and  events  of  her  time,  Mrs.  Pryor  has 
sketched  the  life  in  Washington  immediately  pre- 
ceding and  during  the  Civil  War.  Mrs.  Pryor  was 
at  one  time  a  nurse  in  one  of  the  southern  camps 
and  later  present  during  the  siege  of  Petersburg. 
She  writes  therefore,  at  first  hand,  and  skillfully, 
of  the  war  itself.  But  quite  as  important  as  the 
,  account  of  the  military  events  is  the  picture  of  the 
'  life  in  Washington,  before  the  outbreak  of  hostili- 
ties. The  contrast  is  very  striking  between  this 
preliminary  period  and  the  Civil  War  which  fol- 
lowed and  the  narrative  traces  the  gradual  separa- 
tion of  the  North  from  the  South,  in  the  social  and 
political    life   of   Washington.     (9737?  95) 

Thackeray's  Letters  to  an  American  Family. 

These  letters  were  written  to  some  friends  that 
Thackeray  made  when  he  visited  America  in  1852. 
He  writes  with  the  greatest  freedom  of  his  lecture 
tour  and  his  impressions  of  American  customs. 
Many  of  the  letters  contain  marginal  drawings  and 
notes  from  Thackeray's  pen.  This  is  a  brief  col- 
lection of  letters  but  they  furnish  a  valuable  supple- 
ment  to   the   formal  biographies.     (823.82^2) 

Herrick,  Robert.    The  Common  Lot. 

The  story  of  an  architect  who  commences  his 
work  in  Chicago.  Through  the  medium  of  an  inter- 
esting story,  the  author  shows  the  effect  of  com- 
mercial standards  on  the  architect's  early  ideals. 
Mr.  Herrick  has  made  a  careful  analysis  of  the 
motives  and  aims  which  control  in  some  phases  of 
present-day  business   methods.     (813.49  :H  44) 

OTHER   ACCESSIONS. 

Chamberlain. — Imperial  union. 

Balfour. — Economic  notes  on  insular   free  trade. 

Rhodes.— History   of   the   United    States.  Vol.    5. 

Hearn. — Two  years  in  the  French  'West  Indies. 

Lowrie. — The  church. 

Morley. — Critical  miscellanies. 

Morley. — On  compromise. 

Norton. — Pope  Leo  XIII. 

McCarthy. — Portraits  of  the  sixties. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS  OF  1859- 
Oliver    Libbey,    Esq..    died    at    Portland.    Maine. 
December  26.   1904.     The  late  Mr.  Libbey  was  next 
to  the  oldest  living  graduate  in  age. 

CLASS   OF   1863. 
Rev.  Dr.  Newman  Smyth  is  heading  a  movement 
in  Connecticut  to  prevent  the  election  to  the  United 
States  Senate  of  men  whom  he  believes  to  be  unfit 
for  that  great  office. 


CLASS  OF  1866. 
Mr.  A.  B.  Weymouth,  an  honorary  graduate  of 
the  Class  of  1866,  of  Lahaina,  Hawaiian  Islands, 
has  lately  been  honored  with  two  degrees ;  one 
from  Acadia  University.  Nova  Scotia,  an  A.M..  the 
other  from  Northern  Illinois  College,  a  Ph.D.  He 
has  also  been  elected  a  Fellow  of  the  Royal  Horti- 
cultural Society  of  London,  Eng. 

HONORARY  1869. 
Hon.  Eugene  Hale,  '69,  was  renominated  for 
United  States  Senator  from  Maine  at  the  opening 
of  the  State  Leg:slature.  The  nomination  was  sec- 
onded by  Hon.  Barrett  Potter,  '78,  state  senator, 
from  Brunswick. 

CLASS  OF  1872. 
The  Lewiston  Journal  of  December  15  devoted 
over  two  columns  to  a  report  of  a  paper  read  that 
day,  before  the  State  Dairymen's  Association  by 
George  M.  Whitaker.  on  the  relative  rights,  powers 
and  limitations  of  the  state  and  nation  in  regard  to 
iure  food  laws.  The  same  paper  also  contained  an 
engraving  of  Mr.  Whitaker.  At  the  present  time  he 
represents  the  Dairy  Division  of  the  National 
JJepartment  of  Agriculture  in  New  England  and 
the   eastern  portion   of   New   York   State. 

CLASS   OF   1877. 
William  Gerrish  Beale.  Esq..  was  united  in  mar- 
riage   to    Miss    Elizabeth    Caruthers,     November     2, 
1904    at  Florence,  Italy. 

CLASSES  OF  1882   AND   1899. 
Two  Bowdoin   men   are  among  the   seven   mem- 
bers of  Governor  Cobb's  Council,  Albert  Pierce,  '82, 
and  Walter  B.  Clarke.  '99.     The  latter  is  the  young- 
est man  ever  elected  to  such  a  position  in  Maine. 

CLASS  OF  1894. 
Charles  A.  Flagg  of  the  Congressional  library, 
Washington,  as  the  class  secretary,  has  issued  a 
neat  little  pamphlet  of  thirty  pages  giving  a  record 
of  the  members  of  the  class  in  the  ten  years  since 
graduation.  The  total  membership  of  the  class  was 
fifty-seven,  and  of  these  three  have  died.  Twenty- 
nine  of  the  class  live  in  Maine,  and  the  rest  are 
scattered  through  a  dozen  states.  There  are  six- 
teen business  men,  fourteen  in  the  ministry,  eleven 
lawyers,  seven  physicians,  and  six  teachers,  in  the 
class.  Thirty-three  of  the  class  are  married  and 
they  have  twenty-five  children.  The  directory  will 
be  printed  in  the  Orient  at  the  first  opportunity. 

Arthur  Chapman.  Esq.,  Class  of  1894,  has  been 
appointed  Assistant  to  U.  S.  District  Attorney  Isaac 
W.  Dyer,  '78,  succeeding  Frank  H.  Swan,  '98  who 
is  now  a  resident  of  Providence.  Mr.  Chapman's 
career  has  been  very  successful  so  far  and  the  best 
wishes  of  his  friends  follow  him  in  his  new  position. 

CLASS  OF  1895. 
Columbia  University  has  just  conferred  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy  upon  Harvey 
Waterman  Thayer  of  the  Class  of  1895.  Bowdoin. 
Dr.  Thayer  held  formerly  a  graduate  scholarship  at 
Harvard,  and  was  also  Fellow  in  Germanics  at 
Columbia.     His    thesis    upon    "Lawrence    Sterne   in 


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Germany,"  a  volume  of  three  hundred  pages,  will  be 
published  the  present  year.  Dr.  Thayer  is  the  son 
of  the  Rev.  Henry  O.  Thayer  of  the  Class  of  1862, 
formerly  Librarian  of  the  Maine  Historical  Society. 

CLASS  OF  1898. 
Thomas  L.  Marble  has  formed  a  partnership  with 
George  F.  Rich  for  the  practice  of  law  under  the 
firm  name  of  Rich  &  Marble.  Their  offices  will  be 
those  now  occupied  by  Mr.  Rich  in  the  Wertheim 
Building,  Berlin,  N.  H. 

MED.  1899. 
Dr.  C.  H.  Leach,  Class  of  1899,  was  married 
December  17,  1904,  to  Miss  Nina  B.  Williamson  at 
the  home  of  the  groom's  father  in  South  China. 
Dr.  Leach's  home  is  in  Centre  Lincolnville,  where 
he  is  practicing  medicine. 

CLASS  OF  1900. 
James  P.  Webber  of  Bangor  has  been  appointed 
temporary  instructor  in  English  at  Phillips-Exeter 
Academy,  to  serve  during  the  absence  of  Professor 
James  A.  Tufts  as  a  representative  in  the  next  New 
Hampshire   legislature. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  O.  M.  Hubbard  of  Brunswick, 
have  announced  the  engagement  of  their  daughter. 
Miss  Grace  Hubbard,  to  George  Bradford  Gould,  of 
Groton.  Mass.  Mr.  Gould  is  a  native  of  Bath  and 
is  at  present  teaching  in  Lawrence  Academy  at 
Groton,  Mass. 

CLASS  OF  1903. 
S.  C.  W.  Simpson  has  been  appointed  postmaster 
and  mail  carrier  of  the  Maine  Senate  for  the  com- 
ing session. 

CLASS  OF  1904. 
Herbert  H.  Oakes  of  Auburn,  Bowdoin,  '04,  who 
is  employed  in  one  of  the  leading  banking  houses 
of  New  York  Citv.  is  said  to  have  been  offered  by 
the  house  a  position  as  its  representative  in  either 
Hong  Kong  or  Shanghai.  China.  If  he  decides  to 
go,  he  will  require  a  brief  term  of  training  in  some 
of  the  London  banking  houses  in  matters  of  foreign 
exchange,  thence  going  to  the  East  for  an  extended 
term  of  service. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Woodbury  K.  Dana  of  Portland, 
announce  the  engagement  of  their  daughter,  Mary 
Hale  Dana,  to  Edward  Farnngton  Abbott,  '04,  of 
Auburn. 


©bituan>. 


HENRY   V.    POOR. 

The  Orient's  saddest  duty  is  its  most  relentless 
one.  Every  few  issues  it  has  to  record  the  entrance 
of  Death  into  the  ranks  of  Bowdoin's  sons.  It  is 
ever  a  sorrowful  task.  And  it  is  with  particular 
sadness  that  we  publish  the  notice  of  the  death  of 
Henry  Varnum  Poor,  of  the  Class  of  1835,  for- 
merly the  oldest  living  graduate  of  the  college.  Mr. 
Poor   died   at   his   home   in    Brookline,     January    5. 


1905,  at  the  age  of  ninety-two  years.  He  was  born 
in  Andover.  Oxford  County.  Maine.  December  8, 
1S12.  For  many  years  he  lived  in  New  York  City 
where  he  published  a  well-known  railroad  manual 
and  wrote  many  books  on  financial  subjects.  For 
the  last  few  years  he  has  lived  in  Brookline  and  has 
been  regarded  as  one  of  the  foremost  financial 
and  railroad  authorities  in  the  country.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  a  widow,  one  son,  and  three  daughters.  A 
noble  man,  a  loyal  son  of  Bowdoin,  he  was  in  his 
life  ever  an  honor  to  the  institution  that  sent  him 
forth. 

HORACE   HARMON    BURBANK. 

By  the  death  of  Horace  Harmon  Burbank,  Class 
of  i860,  on  Sunday,  January  8.  Bowdoin  lost  a  true 
and  upright  son  and  one  in  whom  she  might  well 
take  pride.  He  was  a  noble  man,  and  one  whose 
life  stands  as  a  tribute  to  his  Alma  Mater.  Horace 
H.  Burbank  was  born  in  Limerick,  Me..  October  27. 
1837.  Graduating  just  at  the  commencement  of  the 
Civil  War,  he  immediately  enlisted,  serving  with 
distinction  as  a  captain  in  the  Thirty-Second  Maine 
Volunteers.  On  leaving  the  military  service  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  York  County  in  1864  and 
commenced  practice  in  Saco,  Maine,  where  he  had 
marked  success  as  a  lawyer.  He  was  at  one  time 
county  attorney  and  has  been  judge  of  the  municipal 
court  for  the  last  fifteen  years.  He  has  held  many 
prominent  offices  and  honors,  being  at  one  time 
Department  Commander  of  the  Maine  G.  A.  R.,  and 
was  Judge  Advocate  on  Governor  Burleigh's  staff. 
A   widow   and   four  children   survive  him. 

CLASS   OF   1869. 

Mr.  John  C.  Coombs,  a  prominent  member  of 
the  Massachusetts  bar.  and  a  native  of  Bowdoinham, 
Me.,  died  suddenly  at  Boston,  Saturday,  January 
7.  Mr.  Coombs  is  also  a  graduate  of  the  Harvard 
Law  School.  He  was  the  last  member  of  the  Chi 
Psi   fraternity  to  graduate   from  Bowdoin. 


Hit  /IDemoriam. 


The  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  deeply 
mourns  the  death  of  Hon.  Horace  H.  Burbank,  of 
the  Class  of  i860.  By  his  death  the  chapter  loses  a 
beloved  brother  and  the  college  a  loyal  alumnus. 

Judge  Burbank  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War, 
and  a  prominent  citizen  of  the  state.  As  a  soldier 
he  was  courageous  and  obedient,  as  a  justice  of  the 
court  he  was  fair-minded  and  intelligent,  as  a  man 
he  was  honorable  and  lovable  in  every  respect.  He 
was  a  man  of  peculiar  strength  of  character,  and 
always   stood  uncompromisingly  for  the  right. 

The  Kappa  Chapter  feels,  itself,  the  loss  of  such 
a  brother,  and  extends  its  heart-felt  sympathy  to 
his  bereaved   family  and   friends. 

Frank  Keith   Ryan, 
Philip    Roy,  Andrews, 
Daniel  Sargent, 

For  the  Chapter. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    JANUARY    20,    1905. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


NO.  22. 


THE   NEW  DEPARTMENT   OF  EDUCATION. 

In  answer  to  many  inquiries  regarding  the  new 
courses  in  Education  to  begin  next  semester,  we 
publish  the  following  facts  regarding  the  aims, 
methods  and  scope  of  such  courses,  and  the  history 
of  the  professional  training  of  college-bred  teachers 
in  the  United   States. 

The  courses  of  education  in  our  colleges  and  uni- 
versities prepare  for  educational  leadership ;  it  may 
be  of  one  kind  or  it  may  be  of  another;  it  may  be  for 
the  teacher  or  for  the  citizen  of  public  spirit ;  in  all 
cases  the  aim  is  to  prepare  for  educational  lead 
ership.  Courses  in  pedagogy  aim  at  better  teaching 
to  be  sure ;  but  more  than  that,  they  aim  at  equip  • 
ping  men  and  women  to  cultivate  public  opinion 
and  bring  backward  school  systems  up  to  date. 

The  first  course  deals  with  educational  theory. 
To  many  this  is  a  dull,  unpleasant  word.  Let  us 
have  more  experience,  they  say,  and  less  theory. 
There  you  have  it, the  old  delusion  that  has  stood 
in  the  way  of  progress  for  all  time.  To  be  sure, 
experience  is  of  great  value  when  one  enters  upor. 
it  properly  equipped;  indeed,  no  amount  of  library 
study  can  give  a  teacher  what  he  is  bound  to  stumble 
on  during  the  first  year  in  the  class  room.  But  the 
wisdom  of  added  years  is  not  the  wisdom  of  experi- 
ence alone.  Rather  it  is  the  result  of  intelligent 
questioning  and  interpreting  of  experience.  It  is 
precisely  this  experience  of  the  teaching  and  the 
scientific  world,  organized  into  guiding  principles. 
that  we  call  educational  theory. 

Unguided  experience  may  be  often  the  blind 
leader  of  the  blind.  History  tells  us  that  it  has  been 
so.  Years  of  experience  often  do  little  more  than 
incase  prejudices  in  an  impenetrable  shell. 

Yet  a  course  in  educational  theory  does  not  con- 
sist in  regular  doses  of  dogma,  speculative  theory 
and  such  bad  tasting  stuff.  It  is  rather  a  course  in 
combatting  blindness  and  narrowness  of  vision,  a 
course  in  thinking  on  educational  matters.  The 
student  is  given  the  power  to  criticise  his  own  teach- 
ing; he  is  saved  from  many  mistakes, — the  blind 
stumbling  and  the  early  decay.  More  than  all  this, 
he  is  in  a  measure  prepared  to  be  a  leader  in  his 
community.  Whether  or  not  a  man  is  a  teacher  or 
expects  to  be.  he  should  hope  to  take  an  intelligent 
interest  in  directing  educational  affairs  in  his  own 
community.  As  a  citizen  and  a  father,  he  owes 
this  much  to  his  schools;  as  a  college-bred  man.  he 
owes  this  much  to  his  community.  Preparation  for 
such  service  is  found  in  a  college  course  which 
develops  sustained  and  independent  thinking, 
guided  by  the  educational  experience  of  centuries 

The  study  of  the  history  of  education  imparts  a 
sense  of  solidarity  with  the  academic  past :  that  the 
teacher  may  regard  himself  as  the  dignified  main- 
tainer  of  whatever  is  honorable  and  enduring  in 
educational  tradition.  It  inspires  him  with  the  high- 
est ideals  of  his  calling;  it  humanizes  his  work;  and 


it  forever  makes  him  responsive  to  the  voices  of 
great  teachers. 

College  courses  in  Education  began  in  New 
York  University  seventy-five  years  ago ;  but  only 
recently  have  colleges  generally  recognized  the  need 
of  a  higher  training  of  teachers  than  that  furnished 
by  normal  schools.  In  1884  six  higher  educational 
institutions  offered  pedagogical  instruction ;  in  1893, 
the  number  was  83;  in  1897,  220;  in  1899,  244;  and 
in  1902,  247.  It  is  clear  that  the  colleges  of  Maine 
have  been  slow  in  responding  to  the  demand  for  the 
professional  training  of  college-bred  teachers.  So 
far  as  we  know,  Bowdoin  is  the  only  Maine  college 
now   providing   courses    in    Education. 

Normal  schools  are  little  more  than  secondary 
grade  themselves;  they  are  not  intended  to  provide 
the  extended  scholarship  that  the  best  high  schools 
now  demand.  College  courses,  adapted  to  the  pro- 
fessional needs  of  teachers  in  secondary  schools  and 
colleges  provide  the  preparation  now  required,  by 
many  states  and  cities,  of  those  aspiring  to  the  high- 
est positions. 

In  Course  I,  Dexter's  "History  of  Education  in 
the  United  States"  (1904:  The  Macmillan  Com- 
pany)  will  be  used  a  part  of  the  semester. 


THE  RELAY  TEAM. 

It  is  our  desire  and  intention  to  keep  clearly 
before  the  minds  of  the  students  the  necessity  of  a 
large  number  of  men  trying  for  the  relay  team,  and 
the  importance  of  their  strict  training.  It  is  cer- 
tain to  be  a  hard  race  this  year  no  matter  with 
whom  our  team  runs,  and  consequently  our  men 
must  be  in  the  best  of  condition.  There  is  yet  suf- 
ficient time  left  for  a  man  to  develop,  and  consider- 
ing the  fact  that  there  are  not  more  than  half 
enough  men  trying,  every  one  who  can  should  come 
out  and  work  for  the  next  few  weeks.  The  Fresh- 
men must  realize  that  the  college  is  looking  to  their 
class  for  more  athletic  material,  for  as  yet  no  great 
amount  has  been  manifested.  It  is  in  a  large  meas- 
ure due  to  the  success  of  the  athletic  teams  when 
out  of  the  State  that  the  college  is  known,  and  if 
we  have  the  winning  teams  that  we  are  capable  of 
making  we  can  do  great  service  to  the  college.  The 
team  which  Bowdoin  will  run  against  has  not  yet 
been  decided  upon,  but  it  will  probably  be  either 
Brown  or  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technol- 
ogy. 


LELAND    POWERS. 

Mr.  Leland  Powers,  the  well-known  imperson- 
ator, was  met  by  a  large  and  good-natured  audience 
in  Memorial  Hall  last  Friday  night.  Mr.  Powers 
gave  an  excellent  rendering  of  a  "Pair  of  Specta- 
cles," a  farce  comedy.  Mr.  Benjamin  Goldfinch,  a 
kindly   old     English     gentleman     seeing    the     world 


236 


BOWDOIN  orient. 


through  a  pair  of  clear  glasses  is  visited  by  his 
harsh,  grasping  brother.  Gregory,  who  sees  the 
world  through  dark,  smoky  spectacles.  After 
various  kind  outpourings  of  a  great  heart  in  which 
Harry,  Benjamin's  son,  Dick,  Gregory's  son, 
Lorimer.  a  friend,  and  several  other  characters 
appear,  Benjamin  loses  also  his  glasses  and  is  forced 
to  wear  Gregory's  dark  ones.  Seeing  the  world 
through  the  new  spectacles,  with  their  dark,  sinister 
lens,  the  kindly  old  gentleman  becomes  suspicious, 
jealous  and  harsh  as  his  brother.  After  various 
adventures  and  misadventures  all  of  them  more 
humorous  than  serious,  the  kindly  old  fellow  receives 
his  own  glasses  again.  The  play  ends  with  a  grand 
burst  of  happy  reconciliation  and  generosity. 


DEBATING  NOTES. 

The  trial  to  choose  the  Bradbury  debaters  will 
be  held  Tuesday,  January  24,  at  seven  o'clock  in  the 
Debating  Room,  Hubbard  Hall.  Attendance  is 
required  for  both  sections  of  the  Debating  Course. 
The  trials  are  open  to  all  the  students  of  the  col- 
lege, whether  or  not  they  are  members  of  the 
Debating  Course.  Each  speaker  will  be  allowed  six 
minutes.  He  may  use  the  time  in  any  way  he  sees 
fit;  but  he  is  advised  to  show  his  power  in  adapting 
his  speech  to  those  of  previous  speakers.  This  one 
speech  will  be  his  only  chance  to  show  what  he  can 
do  in  rebuttal.  Six  speakers  and  two  alternates  will 
be  chosen.  All  men  wishing  to  speak  must  hand 
their  names  to  L.  D.  Weld,  Debating  Manager,  on 
or  before  January  21.  The  order  of  speakers  will 
be  determined  by  lot.  The  judges  will  be  Professor 
Mitchell,  Professor  McCrea,  and  Mr.  Foster. 

The  question  for  the  preliminary  trials,  for  the 
Bradbury  Debate,  and  for  the  Amherst  Debate  will 
be :  "The  Recommendation  of  President  Roosevelt 
that  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  Should 
Be  Given  Power  to  Fix  Railroad  Rates,  Subject  to 
Judicial   Review,   Should  Be  Adopted." 

The  Bradbury  Prize  Debate  will  be  held  Tues- 
day. February  21,  at  7.30  o'clock  in  Memorial  Hall 
At  this  debate  the  judges  will  award  the  Bradbury 
Prize  to  the  winning  team,  and  will  select  from  the 
six  speakers  a  first  and  second  team  for  the  Amherst 
Debate. 

The  date  of  the  Amherst  Debate  is  March  24,  at 
Amherst. 

Bowdoin  will  have  the  affirmative  of  the  ques- 
tion. The  judges  will  be  selected  according  to  the 
old  method. 

A  large  number  of  books  are  reserved  on  the 
"Debate  References"  shelf.  These  may  not  be 
taken   from   the   Library. 

The  revised  forensics  in  the  Debating  Course 
will  not  be  accepted  later  than  January  28,  without 
special  permission. 


COLLEGE  TEA. 

The  second  in  the  series  of  college  teas  will  take 
place  next  Monday  afternoon  in  Hubbard  Hall.  The 
special  guests  of  the  afternoon  will  be  Portland 
friends  of  the  college  and  it  seems  probable  that 
there  will  be  an  unusually  large  number  of  visitors 
present.     The    reception   committee   will    consist    of 


Mrs.  Johnson,  Mrs.  Houghton  and  Mrs.  Woodruff. 
The  reception  hours  will  be  from  3  to  6  o'clock, 
instead -of  from  4  to  6,  as  it  is  probable  that  a  large 
number  of  the  Portland  visitors  will  wish  to  return 
on  the  4.48  train. 


THE    JUNIOR    ASSEMBLY. 

The  first  Junior  Assembly  will  be  held  this 
evening  in  Memorial  Hall  at  8.30.  A  large  number 
of  students  will  be  in  attendance  and  a  most  enjoy- 
able occasion  is  expected.  The  order  is  an  excel- 
lent one  consisting  of  eighteen  dances.  The 
patronesses  are:  Mrs.  F.  E.  Woodruff.  Mrs.  C.  C. 
Hutchins.  Mrs.  R.  J.  Ham  and  Mrs.  G.  H.  Roberts. 
Melcher's   Orchestra    will    furnish   the   music. 


BATES  COLLEGE  BASE-BALL. 

The  management  of  the  Bates  base-ball  team 
announces  its  schedule  for  this  spring's  games : 

April  22 — Hebron  Academy  at  Lewiston. 

April    26 — Phillips-Andover    at    Andover. 

April    27 — Harvard    at    Cambridge. 

April   28— Tufts   at   Medford. 

April   29 — Brown   at   Providence. 

May   6 — Bowdoin   at  Lewiston. 

May  10— U.  of  M.  at  Orono. 

May  17 — Open. 

May  20 — U.  of  M.  at  Lewiston. 

May  23 — Tufts   at  Lewiston. 

May   27 — Bowdoin   at   Lewiston. 

May  30 — Bowdoin  at  Lewiston  (exhibition 
game). 

June  3 — Colby  at   Waterville. 

June   7 — Pine   Tree  Associat'.on  at    Portland. 

June  ti — Colby  at  Lewiston. 


SUNDAY   CHAPEL. 

President  Hyde  delivered  a  forceful  talk  at  the 
Sunday  chapel  exercises  on  the  conduct  of  the  stu- 
dents. About  ninety  per  cent.,  he  said,  of  college 
students  are  a  credit  to  the  institution,  the  other  ten 
per  cent.,  oftentimes,  do  more  harm  to  a  college's 
good  name  than  all  the  rest  combined.  Many  a 
home  is  brought  to  shame  and  disgrace  by  the  shame- 
less conduct  of  a  son.  The  institution  of  which  ho 
is  a  member  suffers  correspondingly.  Fellows  who 
go  off  to  some  out  of  town  hotel  and  bring  disgrace 
to  themselves  reflect  badly  for  their  college.  It  is 
necessary  to  keep  such  men  in  college  in  the  hope 
that  a  good  influence  may  be  brought  to  hear  on 
them,  but  by  the  time  a  class  is  ready  for  gradua- 
tion this  element  is  "weeded  out." 


MOZART  CONCERT. 

A  much  larger  audience  than  on  the  previous 
week  gathered  at  the  Art  Building  last  Thursday,  to 
enjoy  the  second  recital  in  the  series  being  given  by 
Prof.  Hutchinson  and  Dr.  Mason.  Mozart  compo- 
sitions represent  the  highest  technical  perfection 
attained  by  any  of  the  famous  German  composers. 
The  quality  of  his  work  may  well  be  likened  to  the 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


237 


high    excellency    attained    by    the     Greek     sculptors 

when  they  were  at  their  best.     They  both  represent 

a   standard   to    which   all    successors   in     music    and 

sculpture   have   striven.     A  very   attractive  program 

of  six   numbers  was   rendered: 

Overture    to    Figaro. 

Symphony   in    C. — Allegro. 

An  Andante. 

Symphony   in   C. — Minuet. 

Twelfth    Mass. — Gloria. 

Overture  to  The  Magic  Flute. 


LIBRARY   BOOKS   RECENTLY  ADDED. 


Tarbell,  I.  M.      History  of  the  Standard  Oil  Co. 

This  work  gives  an  exhaustive  account  of  the 
origin  and  development  of  one  of  the  most  power- 
ful of  American  trusts.  The  author  lived  for  some 
years  in  the  oil  regions  of  Pennsylvania  and  she 
knew  at  first  hand  many  of  the  men  who  encour- 
aged the  extension  of  the  Standard  Oil  Company 
as  well  as  those  who  opposed  it.  Miss  Tarbell  has 
made  an  independent  investigation  and  fortified  it 
at  every  doubtful  point  by  documentary  evidence 
and  the  testimnoy  of  reliable  witnesses.  Much  of 
the  material  in  this  work  appeared  in  the  pages  of 
McClure's    Magazine.     (338.8:  TiS) 

Lucky,  Q.  W.  A.     Professional  Training  of  Sec= 
ondary  Teachers  in  the  United  States. 

Aims  to  show  the  present  condition  of  profes- 
sional training  among  teachers.  This  is  preceded 
by  si  mic  historical  account  of  the  subject.  The 
author  distinguishes  sharply  between  the  teaching 
required  in  the  elementary  schools  and  that 
required  in  the  secondary  schools  and  he  discusses 
with  considerable  fullness  the  extent  and  character 
of  the  training  needed  for  high  school  teachers 
(371  :Lo.6) 

Ruskin,  John.  Letters  to  Charles  Eliot  Norton. 
.These  letters  begin  when  Ruskin  was  thirty-six 
and  continue,  at  intervals,  until  near  the  close  of 
bis  life.  Many  of  the  letters  are  short  but  they  give 
numerous  glimpses  of  the  variety  of  Ruskin's  inter- 
ests. Professor  Norton  writes  a  preface,  in  which 
lie  >ays  that  these  letters  carry  forward  the  story  of 
Ruskin's  early  life  as  given,  by  Ruskin  himself,  in 
"Praeterita."  (824.86:  C2I 
Perry,  Bliss.     The  Amateur  Spirit. 

A  collection  of  six  essays  which  appeared  first  in 
the  pages  of  Scribner's  Magazine  and  the  Atlantic 
Monthly.  In  spite  of  the  apparent  difference  in  the 
subject  matter  of  these  essays  they  have  a  certain 
unity  and,  taken  together,  they  aim  to  show  the 
place  and  .the  value  of  what  the  author  calls  the 
amateur  spirit,  in  everyday  work.  The  titles  of  the 
papers  are  as  follows:  The  Amateur  Spirit,  Indif- 
ferentism.  The  Life  of  a  College  Professor.  Col- 
lege Professors  and  the  Public,  Hawthorne  at 
North  Adams,  Fishing  with  a  Worm.  (814.49  :P  34) 
Jerome,  J.  K.    Tommy  and  Co. 

A  story  with  a  simple  plot  but  with  many  enter- 
taining  and   humorous   incidents.     A  portion   of  the 


story  is  apparently  based  on  Mr.  Jerome's  experi- 
ence among  the  newspapers  and  publishing  houses 
of  London.     (82.5.89  :  T  49) 

NOTES. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  three-hundredth  anni- 
versary of  the  first  edition  of  the  first  part  of  Cer- 
vantes' "Don  Quixote."  The  book  was  first 
printed  in  Madrid,  in  January,  1605,  and  the  ter- 
centenary of  the  event  is  being  very  generally  cele- 
brated during  the  present  month.  Of  the  standard 
translations  of  the  work  the  Library  has  the  ones 
by  Jarvis  and  Watts. 

The  Library  has  recently  received  from  the 
author,  Fabius  M.  Ray,  Esq..  of  the  Class  of  1861. 
a  book  of  pleasing  verse  entilted  "Translations,  Imi- 
tations, and  a  Few  Originals."  Horace,  Uhrland, 
and  Goethe  are  among  the  authors  translated,  and 
there  are  many  original  short  poems  delightful  in 
their  interest  and  in  the  treatment  of  the  subject. 

In  Stockton's  "The  Late  Mrs.  Null"  mention  is 
made  of  Salmon's  "Geographical  and  Historical 
Grammar."  A  copy  of  this  rare  and  interesting 
book  has  been  given  to  the  Library  by  John  L. 
Crosby.  Esq.,  1853,  in  memory  of  Mrs.  Crosby  to 
whom  the  book  formerly  belonged.  The  author, 
Thomas  Salmon,  an  English  gentleman  of  the 
Eighteenth  Century,  travelled  extensively,  and  this 
work,  first  published  in  1749.  is  made  up  in  con- 
siderable part  of  his  own  observations.  It  abounds 
in  queer  conceits,  as  for  example  a  denial  that  such 
tropical  fruits  as  oranges,  dates  and  cocoanuts  grow 
all  on  a  single  tree,  or  an  assertion  that  Indians  are 
born  white  and  turn  red  later  in  life. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  edition  of  the  Bible 
which  is  to  be  found  on  the  revolving  case  at  the 
right  of  the  entrance  hall  of  the  Library.  This  is 
published  by  R.  H.  Hinkley,  1S94,  and  presented  by 
him  to  the  college.  It  is  the  authorized  version, 
paragraphed,  and  printed  on  paper  especially  made 
for  the  publishers,  finely  illustrated  with  etchings, 
and  issued  in  fourteen  volumes  bound  with  oak  sides 
and  pigskin  back.  It  is  a  beautiful  product  of  the 
bookmakers  and  a  gift  well  attesting  the  loyalty  of 
the   donor   to   his   Alma   Mater. 


BOWDOIN   CATALOGUE. 

The  college  catalogue  for  1904-1905  appeared 
recently  in  new  form,  being  No.  1  of  the  Bowdoin 
College  Bulletin  which  is  to  be  published  four 
times  a  year.  The  next  number  will  contain  the 
reports  of  the  president,  treasurer,  and  librarian, 
the  third  the  obituary  record,  and  the  fourth  Biblio- 
graphical contributions.  The  catalogue  shows  that 
there  are  43  instructors  and  a  registration  of  280 
students  in  the  academic  department  and  90  in  the 
Medical  School.  The  four  classes  are  divided. — 
Seniors  63,  Juniors  61,  Sophomores  74,  Freshmen 
60.  special  students  22.  In  the  Medical  School 
there  are -19  fourth  year  men.  19  third  year  men,  2$ 
second  and  29  first  year  men.  Very  few  innovations 
are  found  in  the  new  catalogue.  Explanations 
coincident  with  the  semester  plan  are  found,  and  a 
revision  of  the  expense  account.  Aside  from  a  few 
minor  changes  it  differs  but  little  from  previous 
editions. 


23S 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL  BOARD. 

W.  F.  FINN,  JR..  1905,  ■       •       Editor-in-Chief. 

Associate  Editors: 

e.  h.  r.  burroughs,  1905.  h.  e.  wilson,  1907. 

w.j.  norton,  1905.  a.  l.  robinson,  1907. 

r.  g.  webber,  1906.  r.  a.  cony,  1907. 
h.  p.  winslow,  1906. 


W.  S    CUSHING,  1905,     •     ■     Business   Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •     •     Ass't   Business   Manager. 


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be  addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
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Lewistun  Journal  Pkess. 

Vol.  XXXIV.         FRIDAY,  JAN.  20,   1905. 

No.    22 

It  is  surprising,  on  looking 
Our  over    the     catalogues     of 

Registration.       various  colleges  outside  the 

state,  to  note  how  many 
fellows  from  Maine  are  in  attendance  there. 
One  college  in  particular  has  in  its  present 
enrollment  twenty-four  Maine  men.  It  seems 
almost  unreasonable,  but  it  is  true,  neverthe- 
less. What,  then,  is  the  cause  of  this  ?  It  may 
be  that  the  colleges  of  the  state  do  not  offer  to 
them  the  desired  courses,  but  we  feel  that  it  is 
not  entirely  due  to  these  causes.  When  we 
consider  the  facts  carefully  is  it  not  in  a  large 
measure  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  students  do 
not  use  their  influence  enough  in  inducing 
men  to  come  here?  Are  we  not  in  many 
instances,  too  conservative,  and  prefer  to  have 
certain  fellows,  whom  ,  we  do  not  care  for 
particularly,  enter  other  colleges.  This  should 
not  be.  Bowdoin  needs  every  man  that  she 
can  possibly  get.     An  up-to-date  college  can- 


not be  conducted  successfully  on  such  princi- 
ples. The  institutions  of  this  state  stand 
among  the  best  in  the  country,  and  there  is  no 
excuse  for  allowing  so  many  fellows  to  go 
elsewhere:  The  students  should  bear  in  mind 
the  fact  that  registration  is  not  what  it  should 
be.  and  that  if  it  is  in  our  power  to  aid  the  col- 
lege in  any  way  it  is  our  duty  to  do  so.  Any 
and  every  man  who  knows  of  fellows  who  are 
intending  to  enter  college  should  persuade 
them  to  come  here,  if  possible.  We  must  have 
larger  entering  classes,  and  since  the  Faculty 
have  done  and  are  doing  everything  in  their 
power  we  surely  should  co-operate  with  them. 


In  the  selection  of  its 
Assistant  Assistant    Business    Man- 

Business  Manager,  ager   which   will   occur   at 

the  completion  of  the  pres- 
ent volume,  the  Orient  wishes  to  secure  the 
best  man  for  the  position  and  at  the  same  time 
act  with  fairness  to  a'l.  For  this  reason  the 
competition  for  the  office  is  opened  to  all  mem- 
bers of  the  two  lower  classes.  Work  will  be 
assigned  to  any  fellow  who  desires  it  by  pre- 
senting his  name  to  the  Business  Manager.  A 
record  of  the  work  done  by  candidates  will  be 
kept  and  at  the  election  of  the  next'  board  the 
candidates  having  the  best  recommendations 
and  qualifications  will  receive  the  board's  con- 
sideration. This  office  is  not  insignificant  and 
carries  with  it  the  possibility  of  the  manager- 
ship. 


The  Ortent  is  forced  to 
Petty  Thieving,      the     distasteful      duty     of 

chiding  the  undergradu- 
ates as  a  whole  for  certain  mean,  low,  trivial 
acts  which  some  few  meaner,  lower,  more 
trivial  persons  have  done.  With  the  opening 
of  the  classes  in  the  gymnasium,  someone  has 
forced  open  several  lockers,  and  removed 
things  which  did  not  belong  to  them.  Tlv 
undergraduates  of  Bowdoin  College,  as  the 
undergraduates  of  any  college,  supposedly, 
are  gentlemen.  At  any  rate  most  of  us 
rightly  claim  that  designation.  It  is  very 
evident  from  the  perpetration  of  these  petty 
thefts,  however,  that  there  are  some  among 
our  number  who  cannot  be  ranked  in  that 
category.  If  the  men  who  took  those  little 
things  from  the  "gym"  are  too  poor  to  bin- 
things  of  their  own,  we  would  advise  them  to 


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drop  out  and  teach  for  a  term.  If  they  are 
too  mean  to  buy  the  things  for  themselves,  we 
would  ask  them  to  drop  out  of  college  alto- 
gether. Bowdoin  can  get  along  better  with- 
out them.  If  those  fellows  can't  make  the 
track  team  without  training  in  stolen  shoes  we 
had  rather  be  beaten  without  them.  Let's  be 
manly  while  we  are  here,  fellows.  It  is  the 
better  and  the  truer  way. 


It  has  been  brought  to  our 
Day  of  Prayer.  notice  that  the  last  Thurs- 
day of  January  has  now 
come  to  be  generally  observed,  throughout 
almost  the  entire  country,  as  a  day  of  special 
prayer  for  colleges.  In  appreciation  of  this 
custom,  a  great  many  colleges  suspend  all  reg- 
ular exercises  during  the  day  and  devote  the 
day  to  special  services.  Bowdoin  should  not 
be  backward  in  recognizing  a  custom  which 
embodies  the  devotion  of  the  best  men  of  the 
country  to  the  interests  of  the  colleges  and  to 
the  work  they  are  doing.  The  Orient  can- 
not afford  to  withhold  its  encouragement  from 
any  elevating  influence  brought  to  us  from 
outside  of  college  life.  It  would  be  of  benefit 
to  the  majority  of  students  if  special  services 
superseded  the  regular  daily  exercises.  Per- 
haps a  service  could  be  held  at  the  college 
church  in  the  forenoon,  a  half  service  at  the 
chapel  in  the  evening  and  the  regular  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  services  could  be  made  especially  inter- 
esting by  securing  some  speaker  of  note  from 
awav. 


It  is  interesting  to  see  with 
Appropriations  for  what  regularity  the  State 
Maine  Colleges.         Legislature  is  called    upon 

to  lend  financial  aid  to  the 
colleges  of  the  State.  While  it  would  be  a 
wrong  to  say  that  these  "sister  institutions" 
are  not  doing  a  grand  work  in  educating  the 
young  men  and  women  of  our  State  and 
nation,  and  that  the  money  will  be  used  for 
laudable  purposes  it  does  seem  just  a  bit  unjust 
that  one.  two  or  three  institutions  are  to  be 
regularly  aided,  and  another  not.  Of  course, 
we  do  not  mean  to  say  that  Bowdoin  is  in  cry- 
ing need  of  such  help,  or  that  she  is  likely  to 
make  immediate  application  for  the  same,  but 
we  do  mean  that  there  is  no  very  evident 
reason  why  discrimination  in  such  a  matter  is 
made.  If  the  institutions  aided  were  doing  a 
better  work  in  fitting  men  for  life,  if  they  were 


turning  out  students  that  show  themselves  a 
greater  credit  to  themselves  and  to  the  State 
than  the  college  not  thus  aided,  if  there  was  a 
great  need  for  better  college  facilities  in  the 
State — then,  there  would  be  some  justification. 
But  when  the  work  is,  to  say  the  least,  not 
superior,  when  the  students  turned  out  are  not 
doing  better  work,  when  there  are  more  col- 
leges than  there  are  students  to  fill  them — 
and  this,  too,  when  the  State  treasury  has  all 
it  can  stagger  under  to  meet  its  obligations,  it 
seems  a  bit  unjust  to  say  the  least,  that  appro- 
priations (if  made  at  all)  should  not  to  some 
extent,  be  based  on  the  merit  of  the  institution. 


Snowshoe  Club.     S,hlce  the, last  storm  snow" 
shoemg    has    sprung    into 

popularity  to  a  high  degree.  Every  day  sees 
smell  parties  of  students  and  enthusiasts  set- 
ting out  for  a  bracing  and  invigorating  walk- 
over Brunswick's  atractive  fields  and  roads. 
The  idea  of  forming  a  snowshoe  club  seems  to 
be  prevalent  and  would  mean  considerable 
toward  the  maintenance  of  the  sport.  Tru'y, 
no  more  enjoyable  or  beneficial  exercise  could 
be  found.  With  a  good-sized  party  a  trip  to 
a  near-by  resort  or  inn  by  moonlight  would 
prove   very  delightful. 


Graduation  with 
Class. 


At  other  institutions — not- 
ably at  Harvard — when  a 
man  enters  with  a  certain 
class  and  is  compelled  by  necessity  to  leave 
college  for  a  year  or  so,  but  returns  and  com- 
pletes his  course  with  another  class,  at  his 
graduation  instead  of  being  reckoned  as 
a  member  of  his  present  class,  he  receives 
his  diploma  as  a  member  of  his  original  class. 
For  instance — supposing  a  man  entered  col- 
lege with  the  Class  of  1904,  but  at  the  end  of 
Sophomore  year  sickness  or  financial  reverses 
compelled  him  to  drop  for  a  year  and  he 
entered  again  in  the  Class  of  1905.  Now 
when  his  graduation  comes  around,  his 
name,  instead  of  appearing  with  the  members 
of  1905,  would  be  placed  on  the  program  with 
the  numerals  (1904)  after  it,  meaning,  of 
course,  that  he  was  originally  a  member  of  that 
class.  He  would  be  entered  in  the  catalogue 
and  considered  in  the  alumni  register  as  hav- 
ing graduated  then.  As  this  arrangement 
would  be  permitted  only  when  an  extended 
absence  had  been  made  necessary  by  circum- 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


stances  beyond  one's  control,  we  can  all  see 
the  fairness  and  appropriateness  of  such  an 
idea. 


The  new  system  of  allow- 
Information  ing     five      cuts      in      each 

Concerning  Cuts,  study  involves  considera- 
ble uncertainty  on  the  part 
of  the  students  in  keeping  track  accurately  of 
their  absences.  In  order  that  students  should 
not  knowingly  overstep  the  limit  it  is  sug- 
gested that  due  notice  be  given  by  instructors 
to  all  who  have  reached  either  four  or  five 
cuts.  A  list  posted  in  each  room  in  which  a 
fellow  recites  would  serve  as  an  excellent 
bureau  of  information  and  would  do  away  with 
constantly  asking  professors  for  one's  attend- 
ance record.  It  is  dangerous,  we  understand, 
to  overstep  the  specified  number  of  cuts  unless 
satisfactory  excuses  are  obtainable  and  if  suf- 
ficient warning  were  given  no  one  would  be 
caught  unawares.  By  another  semester  we 
are  in  hopes  to  see  a  remedy  for  the  system. 


OFFICIAL  NOTICES. 


Students  should  have  all  excuses  for 
absence  from  recitations  filed  with  the  regis- 
trar at  the  earliest  opportunity  now.  The 
excuse  list  will  be  made  up  before  February  2, 
and  it  will  he  difficult  to  get  excuses  after  that 
date. 

Students  having  recitations  during  the 
hours  of  the  college  teas  will  hereafter  be 
excused   by   vote  of  the   Faculty. 

G.  T.  Files. 

March  to,  1905,  is  the  date  selected  for  the 
annual  Rally.  In  order  to  make  the  Rally  a 
complete  success,  it  is  absolutely  necessary 
that  this  date  be  kept  free  from  all  other 
engagements  in  which  students  participate. 
Committee. 


RHODES  SCHOLARSHIP  FOR  1905. 

The  examinatons  for  qualifying  of  candidates  for 
the  Rhodes  Scholarship  from  the  State  of 
Maine  for  1905  were  held  Tuesday  and  Wednes- 
day. January  17  and  18.  The  examination  and 
appointment  is  under  the  charge  of  Colby  this  year. 
Examinations  were  conducted  as  follows:  January 
17,  Latin,  10  to  12  a.m.;  Arithmetic.  2  to  4  p.m.,  5 
to  7  p.m.;  January  r8,  Greek,  10  to  12  a.m.;  Algebra 
and  Geometry,  2  to  4  p.m..  5  to  7  p.m. 


Collcae  IRotes. 

Less  than  two  weeks  to  exams. 

H.  D.  Evans,  '01,  spent  Saturday  at  the  Beta 
House 

Hichborn.  '07,  visited  friends  in  Boston  over 
Sunday. 

Broadswords  have  replaced  the  single  sticks  in 
the  Junior  drill. 

The  geology  class  began  laboratory  work  for  the 
first  time  on   Monday. 

Governor  and  Mrs.  Cobb  were  guests  at  the  Zcta 
Psi  House,  January   10. 

An  unusually  large  number  of  fellows  were  at 
the  Inn  last  Saturday  night. 

Professor  F.  C.  Robinson  has  been  appointed 
State  Assayer  by  Governor  Cobb. 

George  Pullcn,  ex-'oS  spent  last  Saturday  and 
Sunday  with   friends  on  the  campus. 

Mr.  Foster  is  to  deliver  a  lecture  on  Robert  Louis 
Stevenson  at  Oldtown  in  the  near  future. 

Last  Sunday  was  the  coldest  day  of  the  year  on 
the  campus — as  everywhere  else  in  Maine. 

Bates  College  has  petitioned  the  Legislature  for 
$20,000  to  help  it  build  a  new  dormitory. 

Paul  Laidley  and  Frank  Ryan,  '05,  were  liber- 
ated  from   quarantine  last   Friday  afternoon. 

The  Colby  College  Glee  Club  will  make  a  tour  of 
the  state  during  the  second  week  in  February. 

The  clothing  stores  of  the  town  are  hereafter  to 
be  open  on  Tuesday  and   Saturday  evenings  only. 

The  manager  of  the  Bugle  is  looking  after  the 
"where-with-all"  with  which  to  pay  his  obligations. 

John  E.  Kincaid,  '08.  who  has  been  ill  with 
influenza  for  over  a  week,  has   returned  to  college. 

Towse.  Maine,  '03  who  played  right  tackle  while 
in  college,  spent  Sunday  with  friends  on  the  cam- 
pus. 

Tufts  has  received  a  gift  of  $too,ooo  from 
Andrew  Carnegie  to  erect  a  library  building  for 
the  college. 

A  large  number  of  the  students  are  attending 
Miss  Harvey's  Monday  night  dancing  school  at 
Bath    this   year. 

Mikclsky,  '05,  will  read  to-night  at  an  entertain- 
ment held  under  the  auspices  of  the  South  Water- 
boro  High  School. 

Several  Thornton  Academy  students  were  enter- 
tained at  the  Beta  Thela  Pi  fraternity  house  last 
Saturday   evening. 

Snowshoeing  has  been  the  popular  sport  for  the 
last  few  weelcs,  and  a  large  number  of  students 
have   been   enjoying   it. 

The  new  bowling"  alley  down  town  furnishes 
considerable  amusement  for  many  of  the  fellows 
who   enjoy   this   sport. 

The  Tufts  Glee-Mandolin  Club  has  completed  a 
tour  through  the  State,  visiting  leading  cities  and 
towns.  The  club  is  exceptionally  good  this  year. 
It  consists  of  twenty-four  men. 


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241 


The  present  outlook  is  that  Brunswick  is  to 
hecome  a  city.  Its  population  now  is  much  greater 
than   many  cities  of  Maine. 

As  a  means  to  keeping  hetter  training.  Captain 
Denning  has  adopted  the  plan  of  holding  weekly 
trials  for  relay  candidates. 

Mikelsky.  '05,  has  received  samples  of  spring  and 
slimmer  suitings.  They  are  ready  for  inspection  at 
his  room.  No.  19  North  Maine  Hall. 

The  Leland  Powers  Reading  in  Memorial 
Hall  last  Friday  evening  was  enjoyed  by  a  large 
number  of  students  and  town  people. 

The  students  are  all  looking  forward  to  the  next 
College  Tea  which  will  be  held  Monday  afternoon, 
January  twenty-third,  from  three  till  six. 
■  Rev.  Mr.  Jump  gave  a  talk  on  "Simplicity  and 
Spirituality"  from  the  play,  the  "Hour  Glass,"  by 
W.  D.  Yates  at  his  Sunday  evening  service. 

A  set  of  about  one  hundred  photographs  of  Can- 
terbury, England,  is  now  on  exhibition  at  the 
v.alker  Art  Building  and  will  remain  until  January 
30. 

The  Massachusetts  Club  will  meet  at  Chandler's 
room  Saturday  night  where  they  will  be  enter- 
tained by  R.  Johnson,  '06,  Hopwell  and  Chandler, 
'07. 

Professor  William  A.  Houghton  is  to  deliver  a 
talk  before  the  Library  Association  Course  in  Gardi- 
ner, on  January  27.  on  "The  Making  of  the  Jap- 
anese." 

The  Government  Club  will  hold  its  first  meeting 
of  the  term  next  Thursday  night  with  Burroughs, 
'05,  as  host.  A  paper  will  be  contributed  by  New- 
ton, '05. 

Calendars  for  1905  with  a  photograph  of  the 
foot-ball  team  are  being  presented  to  men  in  college 
by  Webber,  the  photographer.  The  pictures  are  fine 
productions,  and  the  act  on  the  part  of  Air.  Webber 
is  a  most  liberal  one. 

The  size  of  the  audience  last  Friday  night  clearly 
showed  the  appreciation  of  Mr.  Leland  Powers' 
ability.  The  Faculty  are  to  be  congratulated  on 
being   able  to   furnish   such   entertainment. 

The  Library  Club  is  to  give  a  series  of  lectures 
this  year  the  same  as  last.  The  dates  and  speakers 
have  not  been  decided  upon  yet.  but  the  course  is 
sure  to  be  very  entertaining  and  profitable. 

Nothing  further  has  been  heard  in  regard  to  the 
proposed  Portland  Athletic  Club  Meet  up  to  the 
time  of  going  to  press,  and  this  would  seem  to  he 
an  indication  that  such  a  meet  is  rather  doubtful. 

Good  Will  Farm  has  suffered  two  severe  losses 
from  fire  during  the  last  few  weeks.  On  December 
31  the  Moody  Memorial  Building  was  destroyed 
and  a  few  days  since  a  valuable  outbuilding  was 
burned. 

In  the  periodical  room  of  the  library  the  libra- 
rian has  posted  on  the  bulletin  board  a  list  of  the 
most  interesting  and  important  magazine  articles 
appearing  in  the  current  periodicals  of  the  month. 
This  is  compiled  with  considerable  labor  and  should 
be  of  great  help  and  convenience  to  the  students  in 
reference  and  research  work.  The  list  for  each 
month  will  be  posted  about  the  tenth. 


Fox,  '06,  has  an  amusing  account  of  a  scene  at 
the  chapel  last  fall  at  the  time  of  the  Freshman- 
Sophomore  base-ball  games  in  his  "prep."  school 
paper,  the  Breccia,  of  Deering  High. 

"The  Rogers  Brothers"  and  the  "Isle  of  Spice," 
two  of  the  best  productions  which  will  be  seen  in 
this  vicinity  this  winter,  drew  large  numbers  of 
students  at  the  Empire  Monday  and  Tuesday  even- 
ings. 

It  is  rumored  that  another  bowling  alley  is  to  be 
established  near  the  place  where  the  whale  was  on 
exhibition.  It  will  undoubtedly  be  patronized  more 
freely  than  the  other  owing  to  its  nearness  to  the 
college. 

Michael  Madden,  or  "King  Mike"  is  the  possessor 
of  a  letter  from  King  Edward  written  from  Buck- 
ingham Palace  and  which  he  is  showing  with  great 
pride  to  all  the  fellows.  He  also  has  letters  from 
Roosevelt.  Cobb,  and  Douglas. 

"Bill"  Cowing  of  Colby's  last  year's  foot-ball  and 
base-ball  teams,  and  who  has  since  been  teaching  at 
Ricker  Classical  Institute  at  Houlton,  has  resigned 
his  pos'tion  at  that  institution  and  is  now  doing 
newspaper  work  for  the  'Vatcrville  Sentinel. 

It  is  very  interesting  for  one  to  look  over  the 
neatly  bound  back  numbers  of  the  Orient  which 
are  placed  in  the  reference  room  of  the  library. 
The  first  issue  appeared  on  April  3.  1871,  almost  34 
years  ago.  but  was  then  published  every  alternate 
week. 

The  will  of  the  late  Macy  S.  Pope,  which  has 
been  filed  for  probate  at  Dedham,  Mass.,  gives 
$25  coo  each  to  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology  and  Washington  Academy,  Bowdoin's 
fitting  school  of  East  Machias,  Washington 
County. 

A  certain  student — who  was  not  a  Freshman 
either — recently  sent  away  five  dollars  to  a  com- 
pany for  a  new  sweater,  but  was  much  surprised  on 
opening  the  package  to  discover  a  fine  wool  sweater 
as  per  advert'sement,  but,  however,  one  designed 
for  a  lady ! 

The  History  Club  held  its  first  meeting  on  Sat- 
urday. January  14,  with  Winslow,  '06,  at  the  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon  House.  An  interesting  paper  on 
Benedict  Arnold  was  read  by  W.  B.  Clark. 
Refreshments  were  served  and  a  general  good  time 
was  enjoyed. 

The  result  of  the  trial  of  police  officers  who  were 
charged  with  excessive  violence  on  the  occasion  of 
the  attempt  to  drive  Technology  students  off  the 
steps  of  the  Rogers'  building  after  a  political 
parade  November  8,  1904.  is  a  verdict  of  guilty 
against   nine  officers  of  the  police  force. 

The  Tufts  Weekly  in  writing  up  the  Maine  trip 
of  the  Tufts  Musical  Clubs,  says:  "The  concert  in 
Bangor  City  Hal!  was  well  attended  in  spite  of  the 
fact  that  there  were  two  other  dances  in  the  place 
that  night,  and  Tufts  added  to  her  musical  reputa- 
tion in  Maine's  capital  by  the  excellent  concert 
which  was  given."  Bangor  people,  no  doubt,  would 
like  well  enough  to  have  the  capital  but  we  beg  to 
inform  Tuftonians  that  Augusta  is  still  the  capital 
of  Maine  and  will  doubtless  hold  this  honor  for 
some  time  to  come. 


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At  a  meeting  of  the  Bugle  board  last  Friday  afternoon, 
the  dedication  of  the  book  was  discussed,  and  several 
names  of  prominent  Bowdoin  graduates  selected 
from   which   the   class   will   chose   one. 

The  newly  elected  foot-ball  captains  for  the 
season  of  1905  are.  in  part,  as  follows :  Pennsylva- 
nia, Reynolds,  h.  b. ;  West  Point,  Gillespie,  r.  e. : 
Dartmouth,  Main.  h.  b. :  Princeton,  Cooney,  t.  ; 
Columbia,  Thorp,  t. ;  Brown.  Russ.  e. ;  Union, 
Dann,  t. ;  Bowdoin,  Chapman,  h.  b.  ;  Trinity,  Lan- 
derfield,  t.  ;  Harvard.  Hurley,  h.  b. ;  Cornell.  Cos- 
tello.  t. ;  Williams  B'xby,  g. ;  M.  A.  C.  Craighead, 
t. ;  Holy  Cross,  Conners.  e.  ;  Annapolis,  Howard,  e. , 
Tufts,  Knowlton.  e.  ;  Chicago,  Catlin,  h.  b.  :  Michi- 
gan, Norcross.  q.  ;  Lafayette.  Newberry,  t. ;  Lehigh, 
Herman,  e.  ;  Colgate,  Runge,  f.  b.  ;  N.  Y.  Univer- 
sity,  Craigin,   f.   b. 


Christian  association  litems. 


The  meeting  for  Thursday  evening,  January  12th, 
was  conducted  by  Newton,  '05.  The  subject  was 
"Be  not  only  good,  but  good  for  something."  The 
service  was  well  attended. 

SUNDAY   SERVICE. 

The  speaker  for  Sunday  afternoon  was  Dr.  Bur- 
nett. His  talk  on  "Ideals"  was  much  enjoyed  by  all. 
We  are  glad  to  become  acquainted  with  the  mem- 
bers of  our  Faculty  in  this  manner. 

SERVICE   IN    CHURCH   ON   HILL. 

The  service  for  Sunday  the  22d  will  be  in  the 
Church  on  the  Hill.  The  speaker.  Mr.  Robert  A. 
Jordan  of  Bangor,  will  be  remembered  by  those 
who  have  heard  him  as  an  interesting  speaker. 
There  will  be  college  music.  A  large  attendance  is 
earnestly  solicited. 

A    Policy   for  the   New    Year. 

In  order  to  carry  out  any  effective  program  the 
Association  must  insist  on  the  highest  degree  of 
loyalty  from  its  members.  Its  membership  of 
sixty-five,  if  striving  for  the  highest  ideals,  should 
be  able  to  set  a  high  moral  standard  in  the  college. 

The  first  and  most  important  phase  of  the  work 
is  in  connection  with  the  student  body.  During 
the  coming  year  the  Association  will  endeavor  to 
fulfil  its  duty  toward  the  fellows  in  a  more  accept- 
able manner.  In  order  to  do  this  it  must  require 
the  honest,  frank  criticisms  of  the  student  body  and 
their  support  in  its  undertakings ;  its  work  here, 
leaving  out  the  important  personal  element,  must 
be  effected  through  Bible  classes  and  its  services 
and  lectures.  Also  it  will  furnish  an  important 
field  for  men  to  do  practical  work  as  for  instance, 
gym  training,  basket  ball,  teaching  music  classes, 
etc. 

The  work  which  has  been  undertaken  in  Bath 
— in  connection  with  the  gymnasium,  and  the  High 
School  work,  which  has  its  counterpart  in  Bruns- 
wick, must  be  gradually  expanded — possibly  to 
Portland.  Lewiston,  or  to  any  other  suitable  Maine 
city.     Every    man    can    see    that    this    work    has    an 


immense  value  both  for  the  college  and  for  the  men 
participating,  to  say  nothing  of  its  practical  value 
to  the  neighboring  towns. 

This  then  is  the  Association  policy — striving  for 
the  highest  ideals  of  manhood.  It  will  endeavor  to 
present  religion  in  its  most  practical  form  to  the 
student  body.  It  will  furnish  opportunities  for 
practical  philanthropic  work.  With  every  item  of 
modern  liberality  in  its  creed,  it  should  receive  the 
hearty  commendation  of  every  honest  college  man. 


THE  THIRD  RECITAL. 

Beethoven   will   be  the   composer   chosen   for  the 
third  concert  in  the  series  of  Art  Building  concerts. 
The   second  of   February   is   chosen     for    the    date. 
The  program : 
Prometheus   Overture. 
Symphony  No.  2,  Larghetto. 
Concerto  in  C  Minor,  Allegro. 
Symphony   No.  3,  Scherzo. 
Funeral    March,    op.    25. 
Overture — Leonore  No.  3. 


EXAMINATION   SCHEDULE. 

Thursday,  February  2. — a.m..  Philosophy  3, 
Hygiene;    p.m..    Economics    1;    Economics    5. 

Friday.  February  3. — a.m.,  Lit.  3;  Biology  2: 
p.m..  History  1. 

Saturday,  February  4. — a.m.,  Econ.  3 ;  Latin  1  ; 
Latin  3. 

Monday,  February  6. — a.m.,  Chemistry  1  ;  French 
3;   Biology  4;   p.m.,  Greek  A. 

Tuesday,  February  7. — a.m.,  English  1  ;  Ger- 
man 7. 

Wednesday,  February  8. — a.m.,  History  5  ;  Phy- 
sics 1;   Philosophy  1;   Geology  1;   p.m..   French    1. 

Thursday,  February  9. — a.m..  Chemistry  3; 
Greek  3;   Greek  1:   p.m.,  German  3;   German   1. 

Friday,  February  10. — a.m.,  History  7;  Mathe- 
matics 1;  Mathematics  3:  p.m..  Lit.   1. 

Saturday,  February  11. — a.m.,  French  7;  Span- 
ish  1. 

By    appointment — all    other   courses. 


CLASS  OF  '68   PRIZE  SPEAKING. 
The    Class    of    '68    Prize    Speaking    was    held    in 
Memorial    Hall    last    evening.     The    order   of   exer- 
cises was  as  follows : 

Mustc. 
The   yellow   Peril.  S.   Williams. 

A   Crisis  in   Party  Politics.  E.   L.   Harvey. 

Music. 
Causes  for  Socialism.  VV.  J.  Norton. 

The  School  System  in  Maine.  H.  A.  Lermond. 

Mr  sic. 

The  Simple  Life  in  America.  S.  P.  Chase. 

Goethe.  F.  E.   Seavey. 

Music. 

Awarding  of  the   Prize. 

The   winning  oration   will  be  given   in    the    next 

issue  id  the  Orient. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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"KING   PEPPER." 

King  Pepper  will  appear  at  the  town  hall,  Bruns- 
wick, February  27  and  March  1.  On  February  28 
tlie  opera  w.ll  be  presented  at  Augusta.  The  post- 
ponement of  dates  was  necessary  on  account  of  the 
sickness  of  the  base-ball  manager  and  several  lead- 
ing characters.  The  extra  time  allowed  for  rehears- 
als will,  however  perfect  the  performance  and  make 
the  production  a  more  complete  success. 


ART  BUILDING. 

Two  portraits  have  been  hung  in  the  Bowdoin 
Gallery  of  the  Art  Building,  the  gift  of  Mrs.  G.  S. 
Calendar.  They  are  those  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ebene- 
zer  Everett.  Mr.  Everett  was  trustee  of  the  col- 
lege  from   1829-64. 

Photographs  descriptive  of  the  churches  about 
Assisi  will  be  on  exhibition  at  the  Art  Gallery  as 
soon  as  the  present  collection  is  sent  away  January 
31.  Assisi  in  central  Italy  near  Rome,  is  the  birth- 
place of  St.  Francis,  who  formed  the  Franciscan 
Order  of  Friars.  It  has  two  Gothic  churches.  The 
history  of  the  town  dates  back  to  46  B.  C.  The 
present   population   is   3.000. 


Elumni  personals. 


CLASS  OF  1855. 
Captain  Sumner  I.  Kimball,  for  years  chief  of 
the  Life  Saving  Service  of  the  United  States  has 
just  given  out  his  report  of  disasters  along  the  coast 
of  Maine  and  New  Hampshire  for  the  year  1904. 
His  report  for  these  districts  shows  that  of  $163,- 
150  worth  of  property  involved  in  43  disasters, 
$141,615  worth  were  saved;  and  of  186  persons  on 
board  the  wrecked  vessels,  not  one  life  was  lost. 

CLASS  OF  1861. 
Fabius  M.  Ray,  Esq.,  has  issued  a  new  book  of 
verse  entitled  "Translations.  Quotations  and  a  Few 
Originals."  Mr.  Ray  was  the  class  -poet  while  in 
college,  and  has  frequently  published  verse  of  more 
than  passing  interest. 

MED.    1866. 

Dr.  Bigelow  T.  Sanborn,  superintendent  of  the 
Insane  Hospital,  at  Augusta,  has  been  longer  in 
office  than  almost  any  other  state  official.  He  has 
been  at  the  head  of  the  institution  21  years,  but  has 
occupied  a  prominent  position  in  the  management 
for  38  years.  It  is  a  remarkable  fact  that  there  have 
only  been  two  superintendents  in  the  hospital  in  53 
years.  Dr.  Sanborn,  though  6.5  years  old,  is  still 
alert  to  every  detail  of  management,  and  as  showing 
his  good  memory,  it  is  said  he  can  call  every  one  of 
the  hundreds  of  patients  by  name.  Dr.  Sanborn  has 
a  son  in  college  in  the  Class  of  1905. 

CLASS  OF  1869. 
Senator  Hale  holds  the  record  for  length  of  ser- 
vice in  the  United  States  Senate  from  Maine.     His 
renomlnation  by  the  Maine  Legislature  by  acclama- 


tion to  a  fifth  term  is  a  glowing  tribute  to  his  won- 
derful influence  in  that  body.  Few  men  are  more 
highly  respected  in  the  Senate  than  Senator  Hale. 
All  of  his  terms  have  been  six-year  periods.  Han- 
nibal Hamlin  was  Mr.  Hale's  immediate  predeces- 
sor. He  served  for  five  terms  in  the  Senate,  but 
they  were  not  six-year  terms.  He  declined  a  renom- 
ination in  1881  and  Senator  Hale  has  served  from 
that   time. 

CLASSES  OF  1877.   1878.  AND  1880. 
The    First     Parish     Church     of    Brunswick    has 
elected    officers    for    the    year,    including    David    D. 
G.lman.   clerk,   Barrett  Potter,  '78,  and  T.  H.  Riley, 
'80,   Finance  Committee. 

CLASS   OF   1881. 

The  Pine  Tree  State  Club  of  Boston  has  recently 
organized  and  fitted  up  a  club  house  at  the  corner 
of  Ashburton  and  Somerset  streets.  The  club's 
object  is  to  furnish  a  rendezvous  for  Maine  men 
in  Boston  and  those  who  visit  Boston  occasionally. 
Edgar  O.  Achorn,  '81,  is  a  member  of  the  commit- 
tee in  charge  of  the  movement. 

James  Donovan,  state  Attorney-General  of  Mon- 
tana, has  instituted  proceedings  in  the  Supreme 
Court  of  that  state  for  the  prevention  of  the  beef 
trust  from  doing  business  there. 

CLASSES  OF  1873  AND  1890. 
The  names  of  Charles  L.  Hutchinson,  '90,  and 
David  W.  Snow.  '73,  of  Portland,  are  among  the 
incorporators  of  the  Bath  Iron  Works  Co.,  which  has 
just  been  re-organized  with  a  capital  of  half  a  mil- 
lion. Mr.  Hutchinson  is  president  of  the  company 
and  Mr.   Snow  clerk. 

CLASS   OF   1S87. 
Hon.    C.    B.    Burleigh,    editor   of    the     Kennebec 
Journal,  has  been  elected  State  Printer. 

CLASS   OF   1900. 
Mr.    Harold   West,    Class   of     1900      is     teaching 
trench  and  German  at  the  Pingry  school   for  boys 
at    Elizabeth.    New    Jersey.     Mr.     West     likes     his 
place  and  work  very  well  indeed. 

CLASS   OF   1901. 

John  H.  White  has  been  appointed  Superintend- 
ent of  the  Edwards  Manufacturing  Co.  of  Augusta. 

Fred  H.  Cowen  is  principal  of  the  High  School 
at  Bar  Harbor.  Me. 

CLASS   OF   1903. 
C.  C.  Shaw  is  now  filling  the  position  of  principal 
at  the  Gorham,  Maine.  High  School. 

MEDICAL  CLASS  OF  1904. 
Dr.  Ernest  V.  Call,  Medical,  '04,  who  has  been 
surgical  interne  at  the  Central  Maine  General  Hos- 
pntal  in  Lewiston  for  the  last  six  months,  closed 
his  service  in  that  capacity  Saturday  and  on  last 
Monday  began  the  practice  of  medicine  in  the  same 
city.  The  successor  of  Dr.  Call  at  the  hospital  is 
Dr.  R.  L.  Packard  of  Greene,  who  was  also  a  grad- 
uate of  the  Maine  Medical  School  in  1868. 


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CLASS  OF  1889  DIRECTORY. 

Adams.  E.  L. — Principal  of  Fryeburg  Academy 
since  August  1,  1903.  Address:  Emerson  L. 
Adams,   Fryeburg,   Me. 

Adams,  F.  W. — Book-keeper,  Merchants' 
National  Bank.  Bangor.  Address :  Frederic  W. 
Adams,  Bangor,  Me. 

Bodge. — Attorney-at-law,  Minneapolis.  Address  : 
Lincoln  J.  Bodge,  523  Boston  Block,  Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

Carroll. — Attorney-at-law,  San  Francisco.  Ad- 
dress :  B.  C.  Carroll,  104  Crocker  Building,  San 
Francisco.   Cal. 

Clark. — Physician,  San  Francisco.  Address :  Dr. 
John  R.  Clark,  1809  Gough  Street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

Doherty. — Attorney-at-law,  Springfield,  Mass. 
Address:  James  L.  Doherty.  22  Theater  Building. 
Court  Square,   Springfield,  Mass. 

Elden. — Associate  professor  of  classical  languages, 
Ohio  State  University.  Columbus,  Ohio,  since  1902. 
Address:  Prof.  Wallace  S.  Elden,  Ph.D.,  55  West 
Ninth  Ave.,   Columbus,   Ohio. 

Emery. — City  editor,  Fall  River  Daily  Evening 
News.  Address :  William  M.  Emery,  P.  O.  Box 
397.   Fall   River,   Mass. 

Files. — Professor  of  German,  and  Registrar, 
Bowdoin  College!  Address :  Prof.  George  T.  Files, 
Ph.D..  Brunswick,  Me. 

Fogg,  C.  H. — Member  of  firm  of  A.  H.  Fogg  & 
Co.,  hardware,  Houlton.  Address:  Charles  H. 
Fogg,   Houlton,   Me. 

Fogg,  S.  L. — Attorney-at-law  and  Judge  of 
Municipal  Court.  Bath.  Address :  Judge  Sanford  L. 
Fogg,  Bath,  Me. 

Freeman. — Superintendent  of  schools  and  princi- 
pal High  School.  St.  Albans,  Vt..  since  1901. 
Address :   Frederick   W.   Freeman,    St.   Albans,   Vt. 

Gilpatric. — Principal  High  School,  Attleboro, 
Mass..  since  September.  1899.  Address:  Wilbur  D. 
Gilpatric,    Attleboro,    Mass. 

Harriman. — Member  of  firm  of  Harriman  &  Kel- 
sey,  attorneys-at-law,  New  Haven,  Conn.  Address : 
Charles  H.  Harriman,  42  Church  Street,  New 
Haven,   Conn. 

Hersey. — City  Missionary,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 
Address :  Rev.  Charles  F.  Hersey,  755  First  Street, 
New   Bedford,   Mass. 

Hill. — Superintendent  of  schools  of  Harwich, 
Chatham,  Eastham  and  Orleans.  Cape  Cod,  Mass. 
Address :   Frank   H.   Hill,   Harwich,   Mass. 

Jackson. — Physician.  Woodstock,  Vt.  Address  : 
Dr.  H.  C.  Jackson,  Woodstock,  Vt. 

Libby. — Attorney-at-law,  East  Douglas,  Mass. 
Address :    F.  J.    Libby,    East   Douglas.   Mass. 

Little. — Attorney-at-law,  Augusta.  Address: 
F.  J.  C.  Little,   19  "Spring  Street,  Augusta.  Me. 

Lynam. — Physician,  Duluth,  Minn.  Address: 
Dr.  Frank  Lynam,  216  Trust  Co.  Building,  Duluth, 
Minn. 

Merrill.— With  Mcintosh.  Seymour  &  Co., 
engine  builders.  New  York.  Address :  Earle  A. 
Merrill.  26  Cortlandt  Street,  New  York  City. 

Mitchell. — Principal  Hampton  Academy.  Hamp- 
ton, N.  H.  Address:  Clarence  L.  Mitchell,  Hamp- 
ton.  N.   H. 

Neal. — Attorney-at-law.  Portland.  Address  : 
Albert  E.  Neal,  85  Exchange  Street,   Portland.   Me. 


Owen. — Instructor.  Wm.  Penn  Charter  School, 
Philadelphia.  Address:  Prof.  Daniel  E.  Owen, 
Ph.D.,  4333  Larchwood  Ave.,   Philadelphia,   Pa. 

Pliclan. — Actuary's  department.  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  Co.,  New  York.  Business  address:  John 
M.  Phelan.  ,'4  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City ;  resi- 
dence,   1 121    Park   Place,    Brooklyn,   N.   Y. 

Prentiss. — Physical  Director,  Lawrenceville 
School,  Lawrenceville,  N.  J.  Address :  Lory  Pren- 
tiss. Lawrenceville.  N.  J. 

Preston. — Physician.  Middletown,  '  N.  Y. 
Address:  Dr.  Albert  W.  Preston,  3  Orchard  Street, 
Middletown.   N.   Y. 

Rice. — Attorney-at-law,  member  of  firm  of  Hub- 
bard (Bowdoin,  '90)  &  Rice,  New  York.  Address: 
Mervyn  Ap  Rice,  55  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City. 

Rideout. — Member  of  firm  of  Parker  &  Thomes 
Co.,  fancy  dry  goods  and  furnishings,  Portland. 
Address:  Oscar  L.  Rideout,  61  Ashmont  Street. 
Portland.  Me. 

Robie. — Insurance  business,  Portland,  Me. 
Home  address :  William  P.  F.  Robie.  Gorham.  Me. 

Rogers. — Attorney,  claims  department,  Metro- 
politan Park  Commission,  Boston.  Address :  George 
L.  Rogers.  Congregational  House,  14  Beacon  Street, 
Boston,   Mass. 

Russell,  F.  M. — Address:  Frank  M.  Russell,  9 
Ravenscroft   Road,   Winchester,   Mass. 

Russell.  F.  C. — Physician,  Newbury,  Vt. 
Address :  Dr.  Fred  C.  Russell,  Newbury,  Vt. 

Shirley. — Lumber  business,  Cincinnati.  Address  : 
Edward  N.  Shirley,  2900  Reading  Road,  Walnut 
Hills,    Cincinnati,    Ohio. 

Smith,  E.  B.— Deputy  United  States  Marshal. 
Portland.     Address:   Burton   Smith,   Portland,   Me. 

Smith.  O.  R. — Travelling  salesman  for  George 
E.  Keith  Shoe  Co..  Campello,  Mass.  Address:  Orrin 
R.    Smith,   Middleboro,   Mass. 

Stacey. — Instructor  in  Latin,  Erasmus  Hall  High 
School,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  since  1898.  Address: 
Prof.  Sidney  G.  Stacey,  Ph.D.,  119  Montague 
Street.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Staples. — Attorney-at-law,  Bath.  Address  :  Frank 
L.    Staples,    Lincoln    Bank   Building,   Bath,    Me. 

Stearns. — Pastor,  Congregational  Church,  Lan- 
caster, N.  H.,  since  June  1.  1902.  Address:  Rev. 
Edward   R.    Stearns,   Lancaster,   N.   H. 

Thwing. — Assistant  Manager,  Northwestern 
Department,  Home  Life  Insurance  Co.  of  New 
York,  900  Guaranty  Building,  Minneapolis.  Home 
address:  George  Thwing,  3104  James  Avenue, 
South.  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Watts. — Studying  electro-chemistry  at  Univer- 
sity of  Wisconsin  for  degree  of  Ph.D.  in  1905. 
Address:  Oliver  P.  Watts,  306  Lake  Street.  Madi- 
son.  Wisconsin. 

White. — Physician.  East  Dixfield.  Address:  Dr. 
V.  O.  White.  East  Dixfield,  Me. 

Wilson. — Instructor  in  French,  Classical  High 
School,  Worcester.  Mass.,  since  1895.  Address : 
Frank  A.  Wilson,  10  Williams  Street,  Worcester, 
Mass. 


Cornell  law  men  have  decided  that  it  is  unbe- 
coming a  student  to  wear  a  mustache,  and  at  a 
recent  meeting  warning  was  given  that  any  man 
seen  with  an  unshaved  upper  lip  after  election  day 
would  be  severely  dealt  with. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    JANUARY    27,    1905. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


NO.  23. 


CLASS   OF  '68   PRIZE   SPEAKING. 

Memorial  Hall  was  filled  last  Thursday  night 
with  a  select  and  appreciative  audience.  Every  one 
of  the  five  speakers  had  something  to  say.  as  Mr. 
C.  B.  Burleigh,  '89,  remarked,  and  said  it  clearly 
and  distinctly.  The  subjects  were  live  and  up-to 
date  and  gave  the  spectators  food  for  thought.  The 
decision  of  the  judges  meets  with  the  unanimous 
approval  of  the  college.  The  winning  oration  by 
S.    P.    Chase    is   printed    below. 

THE  SIMPLE  LIFE  IN   AMERICA. 

The  only  speaker  introduced  to  a  public  audi- 
ence by  President  Roosevelt  during  his  administra- 
tion is  Charles  Wagner.  In  presenting  M.  Wag- 
ner, the  President  affirmed  that  if  there  is  one  les- 
son which  the  American  people  need  to  learn  it  is 
that  which   this   French  pastor  is  preaching. 

This  lesson  is  tersely  expressed  in  the  title  of 
M.  Wagner's  best  known  work,  "The  Simple  Life." 
"To  aspire  to  the  simple  life,"  he  says,  "is  to 
rightly  aspire  to  the  fulfilment  of  the  highest  human 
destiny.  All  the  movements  of  humanity  toward 
more  justice  and  more  light  have  been  at  the  same 
time  movements  toward  a  more   simple   life." 

Each  of  us  here  to-night  must  have  felt  that  in 
modern  times  life  has  become  very  complex.  In 
our  needs  as  in  our  pleasures,  in  our  conception  of 
the  world  and  of  ourselves  we  struggle  through  a 
maze  of  numberless  complications.  Our  wants 
have  increased  so  rapidly  that  our  whole  life  is 
made  a  discomfort  in  trying  to  satisfy  them.  Noth- 
ing is  simple  now,  neither  thought  nor  action, 
amusements,   or  even  death. 

"The  world   is  too  much  with  us;   late  and   soon, 
Getting  and  spending,  we  lay  waste  our  powers; 
Little   we   see  in   Nature   that   is   ours ! 
We  have  given  away  our  hearts,   a  sordid  boon  !" 

If  we  think  at  all  of  simplicity,  it  is  as  of  a 
banished  good,  which  beautified  the  lives  of  our 
rural  forefathers,  but  which  is  quite  beside  the 
mark    to-day. 

Especially  is  this  true  of  us  in  America.  A  rest- 
less, overworked  people,  we  are  beset  by  too  many 
problems  to  be  simple.  We  have  our  bread  to 
earn;  we  have  the  rights  of  labor  to  protect  against 
capital  ;  we  have  our  millions  of  negroes  and  for- 
eigners to  educate ;  each  of  us  is  striving  for  a 
technical  education,  a  social  position,  or  some 
other  precious  aim  that  is  all-engrossing.  When 
we  have  settled  these  things,  we  say,  by  and  by. 
when  we  are  old,  then  we  will  talk  with  you  about 
simplicity.  Just  now  we  are  hot  on  the  trail  of 
"the  dollar,  the  microbe,  and  the  Filipino,"  and  we 
cannot  afford   to  be  simple. 

The  error  of  such  a  conception  M.  Wagner  tells 
us.  arises  from  the  confusion  of  the  secondary  with 


the  essential,  the  main  purpose  and  dignity  of  life 
with  the  mere  accessories.  The  springs  of  human 
happiness  are  not  found  in  possessions,  in  fine 
houses  and  rich  clubs.  We  must  return  to  simplic- 
ity, and  this  simplicity,  too,  does  not  depend  on 
external  circumstances.  It  does  not  mean  that  we 
are  to  have  but  one  garment  with  a  single  rope  to 
tie  round  it.  Simplicity  is  a  state  of  mind.  "A 
man  is  simple  when  his  highest  desire  is  to  be  a 
true  and  l*onest  man." 

In  every  age  great  men  have  arisen  to  point  out 
the  fundamental  and  essential  purposes  of  life  and 
to  recall  the  people  from  the  pursuit  of  minor  or 
extraneous  affairs.  This  appeal  has  taken  a  variety 
of  forms.  To  Scott  it  meant  a  return  to  the  chiv- 
alric  virtues  of  manly  courage,  respect  for  women, 
and  love  of  home.  To  Wordsworth  it  meant  a 
return  to  Nature,  the  great,  living  Personality  of 
the  hills  and  valleys,  the  clouds,  the  "vernal  wood," 
and  he  cries, 

"Come   out  into  the  light  of  things, 
Let  Nature  be  your  teacher." 

And  now  from  a  leader  in  the  Liberal  Protes- 
tant movement  of  New  France  comes  this  old 
appeal  for  simplicity, — simple  thought,  simple 
words,    simple    needs,    and    simple    beauty. 

It  is  always  wise  to  test  the  gold  of  a  philoso- 
phy in  the  fire  of  every-day  experience.  Let  us 
then  consider  first  one  phase  of  American  life  with 
which  we  are  all  familiar — college  life.  Let  us  see 
what  practical  application  this  lesson  of  simplicity 
has  to  the  life  which  centres  around  this  campus. 

In  one  of  the  most  striking  chapters  of  "The 
Simple  Life,"  the  author  says  that  education  in 
simplicity  consists  in  being  oneself  and  being  fra- 
ternal. Now  the  college  offers  the  best  opportunity 
in  the  world  for  this  dual  development.  Its  libra- 
ries, laboratories,  gymnasium,  its  elective  system, 
its  professors  and  courses  are  all  elements  blending 
together  for  the  growth  of  the  individual  personal- 
ity; while  classes,  fraternities,  clubs,  athletic  teams, 
the  daily  mingling  of  man  with  man,  emphasize  the 
idea  of  membership  and  fraternity.  But  right  here 
lies  the  danger.  We  are  too  apt  to  over-estimate 
the  fraternal  part  of  the  education  and  to  neglect 
the  individual.  The  attitude  of  college  men  seems 
to  be  striving  to  crush  the  personality  of  the  stu- 
dent and  to  mould  him  to  a  stereotype  form.  This 
attitude  shows  itself  in  similar  channels  of 
thought,  in  similarity  of  dress,  in  a  common  fren- 
zied interest  in  athletics,  in  common  likes  and  dis- 
likes. It  is  true  that,  in  college  parlance,  many 
"rough  corners"  are  rubbed  off;  but  let  us  beware 
lest  in  the  process  we  destroy  the  precious  quality 
of  individuality  beneath.  We  can  never  be  truly 
fraternal  until  we  are  truly  ourselves. 

College  life  offers  a  multitude  of  activities  that 
are  helpful  and  useful  when  their  true  value  is 
appreciated.     Athletic   sports   are   a    benefit    to    all 


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who  participate  in  them,  and  the  sharing  together 
of  victories  and  defeats  strengthens  our  ties  of 
comradeship.  The  fraternity  teaches  us  to  regard 
the  interests  of  others  and  to  live  in  cordial  rela- 
tions with  those  around  us.  But  when  we  care 
more  about  the  success  of  the  foot-ball  team  than 
the  welfare  of  the  church  or  place  the  interests  of 
the  fraternity  above  those  of  the  commonwealth, 
then  we  have  lost  our  sense  of  true  proportion  and 
our    simplicity. 

Passing  from  the  range  of  private  life  let  us 
consider  what  simplicity  means  in  American  public 
affairs.  Again  it  will  be  necessary  for  us  to  go  back 
to  elementary  principles.  The  spirit  of  a  republic 
is  the  most  simple  of  all  types  of  government.  It  is 
our  peculiar  pride  that  we  have  no  despotic  Czar, 
no  effete  nobility.  Our  government,  said  the  found- 
ers, shall  be  of  the  people  and  by  the  people.  Our 
legislators  and  magistrates  shall  act  only  by  the 
consent  of  the  governed  and  in  accordance  with 
the  principle  that  public  office  is  a  public  trust. 
How  far  we  have  departed  from  these  broad  found- 
ations !  How  many  times  to-day  a  man  is  elected 
not  because  the  people  want  him  but  because  "the 
ring"  wants  him !  Family  influence,  the  railroad 
lobby,  Standard  Oil,  have  frequently  more  to  do 
with  elections  than  the  competence  or  character  of 
the  candidate.  The  public,  by  winking  at  such  pro- 
ceedings, has  made  itself  a  party  to  the  deception 
and  the  complexity.  Party  has  come  to  mean  more 
than  platform,  and  "smartness"  is  a  greater  enco- 
mium than  honesty.  It  is  a  common  euphemism  in 
the  case  of  an  office-holder  whose  public  career  will 
not  bear  close  inspection  to  say  that  his  private  life 
is  irreproachable,  as  if  there  were  two  codes  of 
morals,  one  for  public  and  one  for  private  conduct. 
Range  the  figures  of  some  of  our  prominent  men 
alongside  of  the  criterion  of  simplicity  which  our 
author  has  set  up — "a  man  is  simple  when  his  high- 
est desire  is  to  be  a  true  and  honest  man" — and  how 
they  dwindle !  But  when  all  is  said  the  power  of 
the  honest  man  in  public  life  is  a  force  more  vital 
than  that  of  any  political  ring.  This  was  proved  in 
Missouri  last  fall  by  the  election  of  Mr.  Folk.  It 
argues  well  for  our  moral  susceptibility  that  a 
great  victory  of  honesty  over  intrigue  calls  forth 
universal   approbation. 

A  sure  indication  of  the  spirit  of  its  age  is  its 
literature.  In  the  character  and  scope  of  Ameri- 
can literature  to-day  the  careful  observer  will  find 
much  that  reflects  a  lack  of  simplicity.  To  be  sure, 
we  have  ceased  to  demand  ornateness  of  style  and 
diction,  and  rhetorics  now  teach  that  clearness, 
force,  unity,  and  coherence  are  the  cardinal  feat- 
ures of  good  writing.  But  a  graver  sin  against 
simplicity  is  the  kind  of  reading  matter  the  public  is 
demanding.  In  the  morning  paper  the  latest 
divorce  case  is  awarded  staring  headlines,  while 
the  endowment  of  a  library  receives  a  meagre  par- 
agraph. In  fiction  the  cry  is  for  the  grotesque  and 
the  bizarre.  The  public  demands  only  something  tc 
while  away  the  time.  With  many  reading  is  on 
the  same  plane  with  checkers.  But  books  are  not 
made  to  pass  our  time.  They  are  designed  to  fill 
it  with  beautiful  thoughts,  to  enlarge  our  world,  to 
give  us  courage  and  inspiration  for  our  work.  The 
greatest  masters  of  English  literature  have  been 
those  who  could  see  the  beauty  of  common  things 
and  simple  lives. 


The  deepest  manifestation  of  the  character  of  a 
people  is  their  interpretation  of  the  meaning  of  the 
world,  the  relations  of  men  to  each  other,  and  the 
ultimate  purpose  of  life.  This  we  call  religion. 
Henry  Van  Dyke  has  pointed  out  the  lessons  which 
the  three  great  philosophic  races,  the  Greek,  the 
Hebrew,  and  the  Anglo-Saxon,  have  brought  to 
humanity.  The  dominant  Greek  idea  is  the  clarify- 
ing of  the  process  of  thought.  The  ideal  of  the 
Hebrew  education  is  the  power  to  distinguish 
between  good  and  evil  and  to  choose  the  good.  But 
higher  than  the  Greek  Reason  or  the  Hebrew 
Righteousness  is  the  Anglo-Saxon,  idea,  Service. 
This  third  great  ideal,  Service,  is  just  what  Wag- 
ner has  in  mind  when  he  says,  "Your  religion  is 
good  if  it  is  vital  and  active;  if  it  increases  your 
respect  for  the  conscience  of  others;  if  it  makes 
forgiveness  easier,  fortune  less  arrogant,  the  beyond 
less  obscure."  Religious  thought  in  America  must 
be  judged  primarily  on  this  basis,  and  so  be  sub- 
ject to  the  same  test  as  that  of  any  other  country. 
But  arising  from  this  conception  is  a  principle 
which  is  peculiarly  identified  with  American 
thought,  the  very  principle,  in  fact,  which  the  Puri- 
tans came  here  to  establish — religious  liberty.  Yet, 
in  spite  of  three  centuries  of  progress  toward  a 
larger  toleration,  the  day  of  theological  bitterness 
and  dispute  is  not  yet  passed.  Especially  is  this 
true  in  the  rural  parts  of  America.  There  is 
scarcely  a  village  of  two  denominations  but  has  its 
religious  wars  and  rumors  of  war.  Yet  creeds  and 
denominations  are  not  the  essential  things.  The 
important  question  must  be.  "Is  our  religion  vital 
and  active?"  And  they  who  in  their  zeal  for  the 
truth  divested  of  all  meaningless  cult  and  tradition 
are  constantly  tearing  into  shreds  the  robe  of  cere- 
mony, have  they  no  lesson  of  toleration  to  learn  ? 
It  is  to  such  as  these  that  Tennyson  says, 

"Leave   thou   thy   sister,    when   she   prays. 
Her  early  Heaven,  her  happy  views ; 
Nor  thou  with   shadow'd   hint  confuse 
A   life  that  leads  melodious   days. 

Her  faith  thro'  form  is  pure  as  thine. 

Her  hands  are  quicker  unto  good : 

Oh,   sacred  be  the  flesh  and  blood 
To   which   she  links  a  truth   divine !" 

The  simplifying  of  American  life  lies,  then,  in 
seeking  once  more,  in  literature,  in  society,  in  gov- 
ernment and  in  religion,  the  fundamental  ideals  of 
the  republ-c.  It  will  be  a  long  and  sacrificial  strug- 
gle, but  the  path  is  bright  with  encouragement. 
Wagner  sounds  the  note  of  hope  when  he  says : 

"You  are  a  nation  of  hurrying,  over-worked 
men;  yet  I  have  looked  into  your  hearts  and  they 
are  true  and  smypathetic.  You  have  simplicity  in 
your  history,  in  your  ancestors,  in  your  traditions, 
and  you  as  a  people  will  return  to  simplicity." 


MAINE  SOCIETY  OF  NEW  YORK. 

At  8  p  M.  last  evening,  Thursday,  January  26.  the 
Maine  Society  of  New  York,  of  which  James 
McKeen.  '64,  is  president,  held  a  social  meeting  at 
the  Aldine  Association  Rooms,  in  Fifth  Avenue. 
New  York.     A  large  number  of  the  citizens  of  the 


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Pine  Tree  State  were  present.  Music  and  speeches 
were  enjoyed  and  everything  was  done  to  further  the 
acquaintance  and  social  intercourse  among  the 
natives  of  Maine.  Especially  were  the  graduates  of 
the  four  Maine  colleges  in  evidence  and  it  might 
truly  have  been  called  a  Maine  College  Night. 
President  White  of  Colby  and  President  Fellows 
of  the  University  of  Maine  were  present  with  large 
alumni  delegations,  also  many  Bates  graduates  were 
present.  President  Hyde  was  to  have  represented 
Bowdoin  but  was  unable  to  attend.  Professor  Rob- 
inson represented  the  Bowdoin  faculty.  Hearty  fel- 
lowship and  good  will  characterized  the  gathering, 
which  was  one  of  the  most  successful  in  the  history 
of  the  club. 


BOWDOIN'S  BEQUEST. 

By  the  provisions  of  the  wi)l  of  the  late  John  C. 
Coombs,  Class  of  1869.  which  was  filed  at  the  Suf- 
folk county  probate  court,  Bowdoin  has  the  promise 
of  a  substantial  bequest,  probably  aggregating  $100,- 
000. 

The  executors  have  not  yet  made  an  inventory  of 
the  estate,  but  its  present  value  is  thought  to  reach 
$200,000.  The  will  contains  a  number  of  minor  pri- 
vate bequests,  and  the  income  of  the  residue  is  left 
to  Miss  Viola  Coombs  of  Bowdoinham,  Me.,  a  sister 
of  the  testator.  In  addition  to  this  income.  Miss 
Coombs  is  granted  the  right  to  dispose  of  one-quar- 
ter of  that  portion  from  which  she  will  derive  an 
income  and  at  her  death  this  residue  will  go  to  Bow- 
doin. If,  as  is  believed,  the  estate  is  worth  $200,000. 
it  is  estimated  that  the  college  will  eventually 
receive  at  least  one-half  of  this  amount. 


PROFESSOR   CHAPMAN   ON   LONGFELLOW. 

Professor  Chapman  delivered  his  third  lecture 
in  his  course  of  talks  on  American  poets  before 
the  College  Club  of  Portland  last  Thursday  even- 
ing. The  following  account  of  the  lecture  we  quote 
from  the  Portland  Express: 

Professor  Chapman  cited  a  number  of  incidents 
in  proof  of  Longfellow's  wide  popularity.  He  told 
of  the  famous  Turkish  diplomat  in  whose  wonder- 
ful collection  of  literary  treasures  the  American 
poet's  works  were  given  first  place  and  of  the  toil- 
ing woman  on  the  Northwest  frontier  of  the 
United  States  who  reached  a  high  plane  of  thought 
by  the  inspiration  of  the  poem  Maidenhood.  Most 
telling  of  all  was  the  description  of  a  scene  on  a 
Mediterranean  steamer,  where  an  American,  whose 
thinly  veiled  features  revealed  to  the  audience  the 
face  of  the  speaker  himself,  was  carried  back  to 
the  scenes  of  bis  home  by  the  reciting  of  poems 
from  Longfellow's  works  by  everyone  of  the  poly- 
glot assemblage  in  the  steamer's  cabin.  The  recit- 
ers included  a  Russian  princess,  an  English  army 
captain  on  his  way  home  from  the  Zulu  War.  a 
reserved  Scotchman,  a  fiery  young  Greek  and  the 
French  captain  of  the  steamer,  and  each  one  had 
found  in  the  writings  of  the  American  a  different 
poem  which  to  the  reciter  was  the  greatest  in  all 
human  language.  Longfellow  spoke  to  the  many 
and  to  the  few.  said  the  speaker  last  night.  He 
spoke  to  the  human  heart  and  finds  a  ready  listener 
wherever   he   is    read. 


The  highest  tribute  from  the  critic's  viewpoint 
was  paid  when  the  learned  professor  said  of  Long- 
fellow that  no  American,  and  no  Englishman  in  the 
last  100  years,  could  be  compared  to  him  as  a  sou- 
net  writer.  Two  sonnets  were  read  to  establish 
the  claim  thus  made,  and  the  last,  Morituri  Salu- 
tamus,  made  a  fitting  close  to  the  lecture.  It  was 
written  for  the  anniversary  gathering  of  his  class 
at  Bowdoin,  50  years  after  his  graduation,  and  it 
was  appropriate  that  it  should  be  read  to  a  Port- 
land audience  by  a  Bowdoin  professor. 


SECOND   COLLEGE  TEA. 

The  second  college  tea  of  the  season  wa#  given 
by  the  ladies  of  the  Faculty  in  the  Alumni  Room  of 
Hubbard  Hall  last  Monday  afternoon  from  three  to 
six,  and,  needless  to  say,  was  a  highly  enjoyable 
affair.  The  guests  numbered  about  150,  among 
whom  were  a  number  of  Portland  people,  they  hav- 
ing been  invited  as  special  guests.  The  patronesses 
were  Mrs.  Houghton,  Mrs.  Johnson,  and  Mrs. 
Woodruff. 

Mrs.  Moody  poured  the  coffee,  Mrs.  Little  had 
charge  of  the  tea  table,  and  Mrs.  Hutchins  presided 
at  the  punch  bowl.  Mrs.  Moody  was  assisted  in 
serving  by  Miss  Merriman,  Mrs.  Hubbard  and  Mrs. 
Lincoln,  Mrs.  Little  by  Miss  Humphreys,  Miss 
Crawford.  Miss  Knight,  and  Mrs.  John  Cone ;  Mrs. 
Hutchins  by  Miss  Felt,  Miss  Frank,  Miss  White- 
house,  Miss  Webb,  and  Mrs.  Johnson. 

Although  a  good  number  of  students  were  pres- 
ent it  is  hoped  that  at  the  three  remaining  teas  a 
much  larger  proportion  will  be  present. 


ATHLETIC  COUNCIL  MEETING. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Athletic  Council,  which  was 
held  last  Saturday,  it  was  voted  to  drop  either  the 
Brown  or  the  Amherst  foot-ball  game  next  fall 
because  of  the  expense  which  these  games  involve. 
The  manager  of  the  foot-ball  team  was  instructed 
to  arrange  a  game  with  the  one  of  these  two  colleges 
with  which  he  could  make  the  most  satisfactory 
arrangements. 


NOTICE. 

The  editors  of  the  Bugle  wish  to  remind  the 
Juniors,  as  well  as  all  organizations  that  want  their 
pictures  in  the  Bugle,  that  they  must  have  these 
pictures  ready  at  an  early  date.  Mr.  Webber  will 
be  prepared  to  resume  his  business  by  January  30, 
and  there  is  no  reason  why  all  photographs  cannot 
be  at  hand  by  February  25,  if  proper  attention  is 
given  to  the  matter.  Extra  effort  and  expense  are 
being  used  to  secure  an  unusually  good  Bugle  this 
year,  and  this,  together  with  the  fact  that  Ivy  Day 
comes  much  earlier  than  in  previous  years,  makes  it 
imperative  that  the  printer  be  given  plenty  of  time  to 
assemble  the  book,  and  to  give  it  a  thoroughly 
seasoned  binding.  The  Juniors,  too,  ought  not  to 
forget  to  manage  their  finances  so  that  they  can 
oblige  the  Business  Manager  when  he  calls  on  them. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
W.  F.  FINN,  JR.,  1905,       •       •       Editor-in-Chief. 

Associate  Editors: 
e.  h.  r.  burroughs,  1905.         h.  e.  wilson,  1907. 

W.  J.  NORTON,  1905.  A.  L.  ROBINSON,   1907. 

R.  G.  WEBBER,   lgo6.  R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 

H.    P.    WINSLOW,  1906. 

W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     •     ■     Business   Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     ■     •     Ass't   Business   Manager. 

Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 


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Lewiston  Journal  Press. 

Vol.  XXXIV.         FRIDAY,  JAN.  27,    1905. 

No.    23 

Why  is  it  that  certain  fel- 
Spectators  at         lows  always  choose  to  cei- 
College  Dances,     ebrate  on  the    night    of    a 
college  dance?     Why  is  it 
that  the  Balcony    of    Memorial    Hall    is    dis- 
graced at  every  Junior  Assembly  by   a   crowd 
of  fellows  who  belong  not  with  the  decent  and 
orderly  ? 

It  is  lamentable  but  true  that  there  is  a 
class  of  fellows  here  who  have  no  more  respect 
for  themselves  than  to  make  a  public  display 
of  their  hilarity.  If  fellows  don't  have  self- 
respect  enough  why  won't  they  spare  the  name 
of  the  college  and  deter  the  pleasures  of  an 
otherwise  successful  occasion.  The  Balcony 
of  Memorial  Mall  was  not  intended  for  a 
Smoking  Room  or  carousing  place.  If  it  is  to 
be  thus  disgraced  at  every  dance  it  would  be 
far  better  that  the  Balcony  be  closed  to  all 
spectators  and,  if  necessary,  even  the  doors  oi 
the  hall  to  all  save  the  dancers.  Bowdpin  can- 


not sacrifice  her  good  name  for  the  barbarous 
conduct  of  the  few.  No  serious-minded  fel- 
low can  fail  to  condemn  the  disgraceful  actions 
of  last  week. 

.  j  That     Bowdoin     loses     so 

owdoin  s  prominent  an    alumnus    as 

Bequest.  the  [ate  john  Q  Coombs  of 

Boston  cannot  be  but  a  matter  of  regret  to  all ; 
but,  however,  it  must  be  a  source  of  pride  to 
every  Bowdoin  man  to  think  that  a  graduate 
so  nobly  and  generously  thought  of  his  Alma 
Mater  as  he  did.  By  the  provisions  of  his  will 
the  college  is  to  receive  a  bequest  of  $100,000. 
Coming  at  this  time  the  gift  cannot  be  but  wel- 
come, but  particularly  welcome  is  it  in  that  it 
shows  the  loyalty  and  cherished  love  of  one  of 
Bowdoin's  sons. 

The  taking  of  books  from 
Reference  the  reference  shelves  in  the 

Books.  Library  has  been  the  sub- 

ject of  more  than  one  edi- 
torial in  the  Orient.  Doubtless  many  of  our 
readers  are  rather  tired  of  this  theme,  but  they 
are  not  any  more  tired  of  reading  such  things 
than  the  members  of  the  Orient  board  are  of 
writing  about  them.  The  fault  lies  with  those 
who  take  the  books  and  upon  them  the  blame 
should  be  heaped.  As  long  as  this  disgrace- 
ful practice  is  continued  it  calls  for  comment 
through  the  medium  of  the  college  paper.  The 
Orient  hopes  that  before  long  the  perpetrat- 
ors of  acts  of  this  nature  will  awaken  to  the 
fact,  that  to  say  the  least,  they  are  not  acting 
like  gentlemen.  When  that  good  time  comes, 
and  when  books  are  no  longer  stolen  (we 
regret  that  we  can  use  no  more  delicate  term 
to  express  our  meaning)  from  the  reference 
shelves,  the  Orient  will  be  the  first  to  rejoice, 
for  it  is  not  a  pleasure  to  publish  editorials  of 
this  nature. 

Not  long  ago,  one  of  the  instructors  had  a 
certain  book  reserved  for  the  members  of  his 
course.  Before  long  he  received  complaint'; 
from  the  students  that  they  could  not  find  the 
book.  A  thorough  search  was  made  for  the 
book  and  as  it  failed  to  come  to  light  the 
instructor  reserved  another  copy  of  the  same 
book.  This  latter  copy  was  his  own  private 
property.  In  a  short  time  that  had  disap- 
peared also. 

We  are  aware  that  when  only  one  copy  of 
a  book  can  be  reserved  for  the  use  of  a  large 


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class,  it  is  often  hard  for  many  students  to 
read  the  book  before  the  appointed  time.  This 
is,  however,  no  reason  why  any  one  member 
of  the  class  should  deliberately  steal  this  book, 
in  order  that  he  may  benefit  at  the  expense  of 
the  other  members  of  his  class.  Ought  such 
a  man  be  allowed  to  be  in  a  fraternity?  Cer- 
tainly not.  Still  less  should  he  be  allowed  to 
remain  in  the  great  fraternity  which  makes  up" 
the  whole  college. 

It  is,  however,  hard  to  believe  that  there 
are  any  men  of  this  disposition  in  our  midst. 
It  cannot  be  that  they  wilfully  injure  the 
chances  of  others  for  their  own  benefit.  It  is 
simply  because  "they  know  not  what  they  do." 
Let  us  hope  that  this  article  will  bring  them 
to  their  senses  and  that  in  the  future  there 
may  be  no  call  for  such  unpleasant  comment. 


Chapel  Cuts. 


There  seems  to  be  a  good 
deal  of  doubt  among  the 
students  as  to  the  present  system  of  chapel 
cuts.  Has  the  adoption  of  the  semester  sys- 
tem made  any  change  in  the  number  of  the 
allowed  cuts  or  the  time  within  which  the  cuts 
are  allowed?  Are  we  allowed  fifteen  unex- 
cused  cuts  between  September  and  the  Christ- 
mas vacation,  fifteen  from  the  Christmas  vaca- 
tion to  the  April  vacation,  and  fifteen  from  the 
end  of  the  April  vacation  to  the  close  of  col- 
lege, as  last_year,  or  are  we  allowed  twenty- 
three  a  semester  as  some  say?  A  clear,  con- 
cise statement  of  the  present  system  of  unex- 
cused  chapel  cuts  (and  none  has  been  made  as 
yet)  would  be  of  great  benefit  to  the  student 
body  and  save  many  useless  questions. 


An   Excellent 
Opportunity. 


It  would  seem  that  Bow- 
doin  students  will  have  a 
better  opportunity  to  do 
missionary  work  among 
preparatory  school  men  the  present  winter 
than  ever  before.  With  two  presentations  of 
"King  Pepper,"  the  Dramatic  Club  presenta- 
tion, the  Indoor  Meet  and  the  College  Rally, 
there  is  every  opportunity  for  work  along  this 
line.  While  it  would  be  rather  tiresome  to 
dwell  upon  this  somewhat  wornout  subject  in 
these  columns,  we  would  simply  call  attention 
to  the  fact  that  the  chance  for  work  is  excep- 
tionally good  and  that  the  matter  is  an  ever- 
present  one  that  is  of  vital  concern  to  the  wel- 
fare of  the  college.    With  these  different  dates 


it  is  possible  to  have  a  greater  number  of  High 
School  men  visit  the  college  than  ever  before, 
both  from  the  standpoint  of  entertaining  them 
here,  and  also  in  the  matter  of  their  finding  a 
convenient  date  to  come.  It  will  be  possible  in 
some  instances  to  outline  a  systematic  arrange- 
ment of  entertaining  the  students  of  the  grad- 
uating classes  in  different  preparatory  schools, 
having  a  certain  number  come  at  one  date  and 
others  at  another.  In  this  way  the  ground 
could  be  well  covered  and  good  work  accom- 
plished. It  is  a  matter  that  we  need  to  keep 
in  mind. 


Junior  Assembly.  The ,  exceedingly  small 
number  of  students,  who 
patronized  the  First  Junior  Assembly,  caused 
not  only  a  financial  loss  to  the  Assembly  Com- 
mittee, but  gave  rise  to  many  comments.  The 
attendance  was  the  smallest  known  in  years ; 
scarcely  twenty-five  couples  were  on  the  floor, 
while  in  the  gallery  fifty  students  watched  the 
dance.  Such  a  state  of  affairs  gives  impres- 
sions as  to  the  spirit  and  tone  of  the  college 
which,  to  say  the  least,  is  not  beneficial.  In 
many  universities  and  colleges  social  hops  are 
held  every  three  weeks  during  the  winter. 
Here  at  Bowdoin  we  have  but  two  assemblies, 
and  it  is  the  duty  of  the  students  to  make 
them  successful  social  events;  such  as  will 
reflect  credit  on  the  institutions.  The  Orient 
hopes  to  see  even'  man  in  college  that  can 
dance  present  at  the  Second  Junior  Prom.  Do 
not  neglect  the  social  side  of  your  college  life. 


It  is  noticeable  in    looking 
Alumni  over  many    of   the   college 

Contributions.  papers  to  observe  how 
many  of  them  contain  arti- 
cles and  letters  written  by  their  alumni.  Some, 
in  fact,  devote  the  greater  part  of  their  space 
each  issue  to  the  work  of  those  graduates. 
This  feature  of  the  college  paper  is  a  depart- 
ment in  which  we  have  never  been  able  to 
accomplish  much ;  and  it  is  to  be  regretted,  for 
the  students  are  ever  desirous  of  seeing  such 
contributions.  It  is  a  reminder  that  others 
are  interested  in  our  work  as  well  as  ourselves, 
and  whether  the  articles  be  those  of  criticism 
or  of  other  matters  they  are  always  thoroughly 
considered.  We  do  not  believe  in  devoting 
any  great  amount  of  space  to  such  correspond- 
ence as  a   rule,  but  we  do  desire    that    the 


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alumni  contribute  more  freely  to  our  paper. 
Such  articles  are  not  only  interesting  to  the 
students  but  are  interesting  to  every  reader  of 
the  Orient. 


Some  weeks  ago  an  article 
Exemption  from  appeared  in  these  columns 
Examinations.  showing     the     wisdom     of 

granting  respite  from 
examinations  to  those  Seniors  who  attained  a 
rank  of  B  or  better  in  all  their  courses  for  the 
last  semester.  At  the  recent  meeting  of  the 
Senior  Class  it  was  unanimously  voted  to  peti- 
tion the  Faculty  to  take  action  on  this  sugges- 
tion. Such  a  plan  would  prove  a  strong  incen- 
tive for  the  lazy  man  to  work.  It  would  also 
keep  the  worker  from  relapsing  in  his  studies 
during  the  last  term,  an  occurrence  which  is  by 
no  means  infrequent.  An  examination  is 
a  bore  to  a  college  man  ;  it  is  something  to  be 
shunned  and  avoided.  There  seems  to  be  no 
good  reason  why  the  Faculty  should  not  grant 
this  request,  and  many  good  reasons  why  they 
should. 

THE  JANUARY  QUILL. 

Notable  in  the  annals  of  a  college  print  is  the 
day  when  its  verse  uniformly  outranks  its  prose. 
The  new  board  of  editors  that  makes  its  bow  with 
the  current  number  of  the  Quill  may  well  be  proud 
to  have  achieved  this  dignity ;  and  hopeful,  too,  hail 
the  prose  really  raced  for  the  honor.  But  it  fell  out 
in  the  first  quarter.  The  chief  distinction  of  the 
leading  article  is  a  distinction  of  subject:  and  the 
editors  must  have  been  led  far  by  the  magic  of  title 
and  literary  type  to  accord  it  the  honor  of  position. 
Any  man  outfaces  your  wardrobe  hero.  And  I  sup- 
pose we  all  could  discover  in  ourselves,  on  a  pinch, 
a  much-stifled  preference  for  an  idea  over  any  of 
the  most  elaborate  gesturings.  In  general  the  con- 
tributed prose  of  this  number — and  "Gray  Goose 
Tracks"  as  well — fills  the  eye,  but  leaves  a  groping 
mind. 

But  the  verses  are  "readable  propositions." 
Printed  as  they  are  in  the  order  of  climax,  in  the 
order  of  importance  they  may  here  lie  reversed. 
The  writer  of  "Morning  and  Evening"  has,  clearly, 
a  feeling  for  the  values  of  meter.  His  dactyls  swing- 
forward  with  something  of  the  sweep  and  freedom 
of  the  opening  day ;  and  the  on-drawing  night,  with 
its  quieted  pulses,  its  vision  contemplative,  its  faint- 
est breath  of  sadness,  steals  in  more  subtly  upon  us 
in  the  interrupting  cadences  of  the  spondees.  Two 
noticeable  lines, 

"The  strong  master  spirit  of  ages  unwept. 
The  strong  daemon  spirit  of  chasms  unleapt." 

continue  to   sweep  us  far  out  into  unpeopled  times 
and  ages  wdien  this  "strong  master  spirit,"  our  mas- 


ter now,  was  the  unconquered  lord  of  tumultuous 
nature.  But  alas  for  poetry  when  rhyme  will  not 
take  the  bit !  The  idea  is  like  to  find  strange  and 
ungainly  bed-fellows.  Thus  in  the  last  line  but  one 
springs  up  by  suggestion  a  beggars'  company  of 
them. 

The  editorial  prayer  for  the  enduement  of  the 
undergraduate  writer  with  an  expressible  sense  of 
humor  must  find  an  explosive  echo  among  all  fre- 
quenters of  prize  oration  contests.  A  youth  may 
approach  his  literary  task  with  what  ritualistic  aura 
he  will  enwrapping  him  ;  but  well  for  him  if  he  can 
sweep  it  away  for  one  clear  view  of  that  task,  which 
probably  has  its  private,  and  quite  other,  climate. 

The  prayer  has  been  answered  out  of  hand  in  the 
number  that  we  are  reviewing,  where  the  verses, 
"Lost,  Strayed,  or  Stolen,"  show,  if  not  precisely 
humor,  a  most  welcome,  deft  and  dainty  stroke. 
With  but  a  trifle  to  utter,  the  writer  takes  care  that 
all  know  he  knows  it ;  and  so  draws  us  all  into  the 
sport  of  his  little  game  by  the  contagious  spirit  of 
the  opening  line.  That  line  is  the  best  in  its  vivid- 
ness and  brings  at  its  heels  the  worst,  because  the 
most   obviously   trite. 

The  only  other  poem — "The  Breakers" — is  well 
unified  and  shows  some  instances  of  very  good  dic- 
tion. The  auditory  values  of  words  seem  to  be 
appreciated  by  the  writer.  This  poem  completes  the 
trio  of  poetic  mysteries  packed  into  this  one  num- 
ber— the  sky,  the  sea,  the  human  heart. 

Charles  T.  Burnett. 


LIBRARY   BOOKS   RECENTLY  ADDED. 


Foster,  J.  W.     Arbitration  and  The  Hague  Court. 

A  brief  account  prepared  by  an  American  ex-sec- 
retary  of  state.  Following  a  short  historical  review 
of  the  subject  of  arbitration  is  a  description  of  the 
Peace  Conference  at  the  Hague,  which  was  sum- 
moned in  1S98,  by  the  Emperor  of  Russia.  Mr.  Fos- 
ter takes  up  the  work  that  the  court  has  already 
accomplished,  along  with  some  modifications  that 
have  been  suggested.  This  is  a  concise  study,  for 
general  reading,  and  written  in  response  to  a  reso- 
lution  of  an   Arbitration   Conference.     (341.6:  F  78) 

Hunter,  Robert.     Poverty. 

A  thorough-going  examination  of  the  conditions 
of  the  poor,  in  the  crowded  districts  of  the  large 
cities  Mr.  Hunter  is  entirely  familiar,  from  actual 
experience  and  observation  among  the  poor,  with 
the  problems  of  poverty  in  this  country  and 
abroad.  Me  has  limited  himself  In  the  problems  as 
they  are  presented  in  the  centres  of  population.  I  [e 
nas  confined  himself,  also,  to  those  matters  which 
have  come  under  his  observation.  This  does  not. 
however,  constitute  a  limitation  in  the  treatment  for 
his  observation  has  been  extensive  and  has  con- 
tinued over  several  years.     (339^91) 

Conway,  W.  M.    The  Alps. 

This  is  a  book  which  is  attractive  on  account  of 
its  illustrations  as  well  as  its  text.  The  volume  is 
richly  illustrated  with  colored  reproductions  of 
paintings.     Mr.     Conway,      an      English     university 


SOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


25t 


professor,  who  is  an  expert  climber,  writes  the  text; 
Mr.  McCormick  has  supplied  the  illustrations.  Mr. 
Conway  writes  entertainingly  of  the  picturesque  sites 
in  the  Alps  as  well  as  of  the  experiences  which 
come  to  an  alert  climber.     (914.94  C  77) 

Chesterton,  Q.  K.     Q.  F.  Watts. 

This  is  a  brief  sketch  of  one  of  the  great 
English  artists  of  the  nineteenth  century.  His  life, 
indeed,  very  nearly  corresponds  with  the  century, 
for  he  was  born  in  1817  and  is  still  living.  Mr. 
Chesterton  brings  out  the  deeper  significance  of  this 
correpsondence  in  time,  and  shows  to  what  an  extent 
the  artist  reflected  the  ideas  of  his  period.  The 
book  does  not  follow  the  lines  of  the  usual  biog- 
raphy but  gives  an  interpretation  of  Watts'  work. 
The  volume  is  freely  illustrated  by  reproductions  of 
Watts'  masterpieces  in  portrait  painting  and 
allegory.     (B:\V342) 

London,  J.     The  Sea  Wolf. 

After  a  long  run  in  the  pages  of  the  Century 
Magazine,  Mr.  London's  story  is  now  issued  in  book 
form.  Mr.  London  is  now  widely  and  favorably 
known  as  the  author  of  "The  Call  of  the  Wild."  and 
"People  of  the  Abyss."  His  own  experiences  as  a 
traveller  and  sailor  have  given  him  much  material 
for  stories  and  characterization.  He  has  used  this 
in  the  present  story  and  drawn  with  unusual  skill. 
in  the  person  of  Wolf  Larsen,  the  sea-wolf  of  the 
tale,  a  figure,  if  not  wholly  attractive,  at  least  of 
unusual   distinctness  and  force.     (813.49:  L  85) 


(ZoUcqc  Botes. 


Bartlett.  '06,  has  been  obliged  to  leave  college  for 
a   short   time. 

A  telephone  has  been  placed  in  the  new  Theta 
Delta  Chi   house. 

C.  P.  Kinsman,  '07,  spent  Sunday  with  his 
parents  in  Augusta. 

Mr.  Foster  granted  adjourns  in  English  3  and  6 
on  Thursday   (Jan.  26). 

F.  K.  Ryan  conducted  the  rehearsal  of  the  opera 
"King   Pepper,"   Tuesday  evening. 

Now  is  the  time  to  get  track  of  the  sub-Fresh- 
man and  invite  them  to  the  Rally. 

The  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  fraternity  will  hold 
their  annual  house  party  February  17. 

H.  W.  Files,  '07.  who  has  been  teaching  at  Frank- 
furt, is  back  at  college  for  a  few  days. 

"The  Isle  of  Spice"  at  the  Jefferson,  Portland, 
again  drew  a  crowd  of  Bowdoin  students. 

The  Brunswick  High  School  has  received  a  chal- 
lenge to  a  public  debate  from  Lewiston. 

Madame  Eames,  the  Maine  prima  donna,  is  to  be 
the  attraction  at  Maine's  next  music  festival. 

The  Colby  faculty  have  granted  the  Glee  Club  the 
second  week  in  February  for  a  tour  of  the  state. 

University,  of  Maine  has  accepted  the  challenge 
of  Bates  to  meet  them  in  debate.  The  arrangements 
have  not  as  yet  been  made. 


By  the  will  of  the  late  Mrs.  Abby  L.  P.  Cobb  of 
Lewiston,  Bates  College  will  receive  about  $6,000. 

The  new  course  in  Education  will  come  at  9.30  on 
Tuesdays   and   Thursday   and   sometimes   Saturdays. 

McVane,  Colby's  right  halfback,  has  been  elected 
captain  of  the  foot-ball  team  for  the  ensuing  year. 

J.  W.  Frost,  '04.  has  been  elected  president  of 
the  Young  People's  Union  of  the  Universalist 
Church. 

The  January  issue  of  the  Quill  appeared  Monday. 
This  is  the  first  edition  under  the  supervision  of  the 
new  board. 

Manager  A.  O.  Putnam  returned  to  college, 
Tuesday,  after  being  absent  three  weeks  on  account 
of  sickness. 

Mikelsky,  '05,  was  in  Boston  this  week  looking 
over  the  latest  styles  in  spring  suits,  overcoats  and 
haberdashery. 

It  is  rumored  that  some  students  can  make  up 
for  the  shortness  of  the  Christmas  vacation  during 
exam.  week. 

The  Class  of  1906  at  its  meeting  Wednesday  noon 
voted  to  dedicate  the  Bugle  to  Chief  Justice  Fuller, 
Class  of  1853. 

Tuesday  morning  was  the  coldest  it  has  been 
this  winter,  the  thermometer  reaching  thirty  below 
in  several  places. 

The  dancing  school  at  Bath  is  proving  itself  to  be 
one  of  the  popular  places  of  amusement  for  the  stu- 
dents this  winter. 

The  tuition  fee  of  Yale  will  probably  be  raised 
in  order  to  make  up  for  the  annual  deficit  in  the 
teaching  department. 

The  Government  Club  held  their  first  meeting 
of  the  term  at  Zeta  House  last  evening  with  Bur- 
roughs, '05,  as  host. 

The  Freshman  delegation  of  the  Psi  Upsilon  fra- 
ternity gave  a  dinner  to  the  members,  Wednesday 
evening.  January  18,  at  Morton's. 

The  weekly  relay  trials  are  proving  that  we  have 
some  excellent  material  in  college.  We  certainly 
ought  to  have  a  fast  team  this  year. 

Mine.  Emma  Eames  has  been  engaged  for  the 
sum  of  $50,000  to  sing  in  the  concerts  of  the  Maine 
Music  Festivals  as  the  star  soloist  for  1905.  The 
concerts  are  to  be  given  October  5-6-7  at  Bangor, 
and  October  9-10-11  at  Portland. 

The  "County  Chairman,"  Henry  W.  Savage's 
most  elaborate  play  with  the  exception  of  "Parsifal," 
is  to  be  presented  Wednesday  night,  February  1,  at 
the  Jefferson  Theatre,  Portland.  The  entire  origi- 
nal company   with   scenery  is  to  be  there. 

That  most  scholarly  man.  Professor  Chapman,  of 
Bowdoin  College,  who  adorns  every  subject  that  he 
treats  and  who  delights  all  who  hear  him,  spoke  on 
Longfellow  at  the  Second  Advent  church,  Thursday 
evening. — Portland   Advertiser 

The  following  attractions  are  scheduled  at  the 
Empire : 

Jan.  30th — A  County  Chairman. 

Feb.   13th — Ethel  Barrymore. 

Feb.  24-25.— Mr.  Pipp,  A  Musical  Comedy. 


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President  Hyde  was  unable  to  go  to  New  York 
this  week  as  he  had  previously  planned,  important 
affairs  in  the  state  keeping  him  at  home. 

Bates  College  will  maintain  the  present  policy  of 
the  United  States  government  in  their  debate  with 
Vermont  on  the  question  of  colonial  expansion. 

Recent  reports  of  the  Interstate  Commerce 
Commission  giving  the  latest  hearings  on  railroad 
rates  have  been  placed  upon  the  debating  shelves. 

The  Seniors  have  undoubtedly  done  more  think- 
ing concerning  religion  in  the  last  few  weeks  than 
they  have  before  during  their  entire  college  course. 

All  the  college  teams  who  play  Harvard  this  year 
will  undoubtedly  encounter  the  "spit  ball"  which 
Coburn,  the  crack  pitcher,  is  said  to  have  mastered. 

President  Roosevelt,  who  is  said  to  have  accepted 
the  invitation  of  Williams  College  to  attend  the 
commencement  in  June,  will  receive  the  degree  of 
LL.D. 

The  Brunswick  Club  held  a  very  successful  meet- 
ing last  Saturday  night.  Redman  and  Brown,  '07, 
and  a  number  of  Brunswick  High  students  were  the 
invited  guests. 

Halford,  Lawrence  and  Willis  Haines,  '07,  were 
the  officials  at  the  Brunswick  High  and  Bath  High 
girl?'  basket-ball  game  last  week  at  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Building  in  Bath. 

Philip  Jack,  Brown,  '97,  visited  Giddings,  Med. 
'07.  last  week.  They  were  in  the  Philippines 
together  as  teachers.  Mr.  Jack  is  now  connected 
with  a  law  firm  in  Boston. 

At  the  opening  of  the  thirty-second  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  American  Public  Health  Association  in 
Havana,  Professor  F.  C.  Robinson  read  a  report  of 
the  committee  on   disinfectants. 

General  Joshua  L.  Chamberlain.  '52,  surveyor  of 
the  port  of  Portland,  has  been  confined  of  late  to  his 
home  at  the  corner  of  Maine  and  Booker  streets,  as 
a  result  of  serious  wounds  received  in  the  Civil  War. 

"How  many  cuts  have  I  got?"  must  be  quite  a 
familiar  phrase  to  the  professors  by  this  time.  The 
present  system  of  cuts  has  certainly  proved  that  col- 
lege students  believe  in  taking  all  that  comes  their 
way. 

"It's  an  ill  wind  that  blows  no  one  any  good." 
The  Delta  Upsilon  fraternity  is  renting  a  large  part 
of  its  newly  purchased  Greene  mansion  for  offices  to 
those  who  were  burned  out  in  the  Lincoln  Building 
fire. 

Dr.  Whittier  is  examining  a  package  of  clothing, 
supposed  to  be  marked  with  blood  stains,  which  was 
recently  forwarded  to  him.  and  the  future  actions 
of  the  officers  in  the  Robbins  murder  mystery  at 
Deer  Isle,  will  depend  largely  upon  his  decision. 

The  fourth  regular  meeting  of  the  Massachusetts 
Club  was  held  last  Saturday  at  6  Winthrop,  with 
Johnson.  '06,  Chandler,  '07,  and  Hopewell,  '07.  After 
a  discussion  concerning  the  nature  of  the  work  to  be 
done  by  the  club  next  term  the  meeting  was 
adjourned.  Refreshments  were  served  and  the  even- 
ing was  passed  very  pleasantly  by  all. 


George  B.  Webber,  the  college  photographer,  has 
purchased  the  business  of  Amos  O.  Reed,  of  Maine 
Street,  and  will  be  located  there  until  able  to  resume 
his  old  quarters.  Mr.  Reed  was  formerly  the  col- 
lege photographer,  but  has  been  in  very  poor  health 
for  the  last  few  years. 

The  preliminary  trials  for  the  Amherst-Bowdoin 
debate  will  not  be  held  at  Amherst  until  after  the 
semester  examinations.  Congressman  Gillett  has 
offered  to  forward  to  Amherst  all  the  available 
material  upon  the  question  in  the  possession  of  the 
Interstate   Commerce  Commission. 

One  often  sees  strange  things  at  a  fire.  During 
the  fire  in  the  Lincoln  Building,  a  small  center 
table,  worth  perhaps  two  dollars,  was  carefully  low- 
ered out  a  window  by  a  rope,  while  a  twenty-five 
or  thirty  dollar  roll-top  desk  was  being  thrown 
down  stairs  and  smashed  to  kindling  wood. 

At  chapel  Sunday  Rev.  Mr.  Jordan  of  Bangor, 
State  Secretary  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  addressed  the 
students.  His  remarks  were  very  interesting,  and 
he  spoke  in  a  way  to  impress  all  with  his  earnest- 
ness. He  also  spoke  in  the  evening  at  the 
Congregational  Church,  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Y.    M.    C.    A. 

Word  has  been  received  announcing  the  arrival 
of  Herbert  Oakes,  '04,  in  Liverpool.  He  will  take 
a  brief  course  of  training  in  some  of  the  London 
banking  houses  in  matters  of  foreign  exchange, 
thence  he  will  go  to  either  Hong  Kong  or  Shanghai, 
China,  as  representative  of  one  of  the  leading  bank- 
ing houses  of  New  York  City. 

Copies  of  the  January  number  of  The  Intercolle- 
giate are  now  on  sale  by  Wilson,  editor  for  the 
Bowdoin  column,  at  11  Maine  Hall.  The  price  is 
twenty-five  cents  a  copy.  Among  other  interesting 
articles,  the  issue  contains  an  account  of  the  Inter- 
collegiate hockey  prospects,  intercollegiate  debates, 
and  the  schedules  of  the  leading  base-ball  teams  of 
the  country. 

Student  members  and  alumni  of  the  Delta  Upsi- 
lon Fraternity  of  Bowdoin  and  Colby  Colleges  will 
hold  a  banquet  at  the  New  DeWitt  on  the  evening 
of  Friday.  February  17.  Charles  Merritt,  '94,  of 
Auburn,  will  be  the  toastmaster.  There  will  be 
several  prominent  after  dinner  speakers,  including 
A.  B.  Soule.  a  graduate  of  Colby,  and  now  of  the 
American  Book  Company  at  Boston,  Holman  F. 
Day  of  Auburn.  Professor  A.  W.  Anthony  of  Lew- 
iston,  and  President  White  of  Colby  College. 

On  last  Wednesday  night  Brunswick  suffered 
the  most  serious  loss  by  fire  that  it  has  known  in 
eighty  years  when  the  new  Lincoln  Building,  the 
finesl  business  Mock  in  the  town,  was  almost  com- 
pletely gutted.  The  actual  money  loss  is  estimated 
at  $65,000,  although  this  of  course,  cannot  include 
the  loss  to  the  renters  in  time  and  trade.  The  build- 
ing was  considered  the  safest  risk  in  town  and  insur- 
ance reaches  barely  to  $50,000.  The  Brunswick  fire 
department  responded  as  well  as  could  be  expected 
of  a  volunteer  company,  but  the  fire  gained  a  wicked 
start  before  they  reached  the  building.  Webber,  the 
college  photographer,  was  completely  burned  out. 
Bodwell,  Day,  Eaton  Hardware  Company,  Will's. 
E.  A.  Will,  and  Drs.  Stetson,  Andrews  and  Palmer 
also  suffered  severely. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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Last  year  vvlien  the  Rhodes  scholar  appointment 
rested  with  Bowdoin  the  examinations  were  publicly 
thrown  open  to  the  graduates  and  students  of  all  of 
the  four  Maine  colleges.  This  year  when  the 
appointment  rested  with  Colby  none  but  Colby  men 
were  permitted  even  to  take  the  examinations.  No 
comment  is  necessary. 


TRIALS    FOR    BRADBURY   DEBATE. 

The  trials  for  the  Bradbury  Debate  were  held 
in  the  Debating  Room  in  Hubbard  Hall,  Tuesday. 
January  24.  The  competition  was  interesting  and 
close.  The  question  for  debate  was  the  same  as 
that  for  the  Bradbury  and  Amherst  Debates. 
Each  speaker  was  allowed  six  minutes;  the  follow- 
ing men  contested :  Fernald,  '07,  Snow.  '07,  Pierce, 
'05,  Childs.  '06,  Harvey.  '05,  Redman.  '07,  Boody, 
'06.  Emery,  '05,  Peterson,  '06,  Mitchell,  '08.  Favin- 
ger,  '06.  Hall.  '05.  The  judges  were  Prof. 
Mitchell.  Prof.  McRae,  Dr.  Burnett  and  Mr.  Foster, 
The  following  men  were  chosen  for  the  Bradbury 
Debate : 

Affirmative — Mitchell,  '08.  Pierce.  '05,  Redman, 
'07 :  alternate,  Favinger,  '06. 

Negative — Boody.  '06,  Harvey,  '05,  Peterson,  '06; 
alternate.   Emery,  '05. 


CHESS    TOURNAMENT. 

The  winners  of  the  first  round  in  the  chess  tour- 
nament have  begun  on  the  second  which  is  to  be 
played  off  before  Monday,  February  6th.  The  fol- 
lowing is  the  list  of  contestants: 

Chandler — Seavey. 

Rilev — Shaw. 

Parker—  Mincher.        4 

Rundlett—  Sewall. 

Woodruff — Stetson. 

Johnson — Boothby. 

Shorey — 


THE  OLDEST  LIVING  GRADUATE. 

A  statement  has  been  frequently  made  that  the 
late  Henry  V.  Poor  was  the  oldest  living  graduate 
of  the  college.  This  is  a  mistake.  The  oldest  liv- 
ing graduate  is  Edward  Woodford  of  Lawrence. 
Mass.,  who  was  born  at  Deering  August  12,  1810, 
and  graduated  in  1834.  Dr.  Alonzo  Garcelon  of 
Lewiston,  born  in  1813,  is  next  to  the  oldest  living 
graduate. 


A  review  of  an  article  on  "University  Registra- 
tion Statistics,"  published  in  the  December  issue  of 
Science,  shows  that  a  majority  of  the  institutions  of 
the  country  show  a  material  gain  in  numbers.  Har- 
vard with  5, j.9,2,  Columbia  with  4,833,  and  Chicago 
with  4,035.  have  the  largest  total  enrollments  of  the 
universities  of  the  country.  It  is  interesting  to  note 
that  attendance  in  the  medical  schools  of  the  country 
show  a  decrease  in  the  last  few  years,  due  to  the 
general  raising  of  the  standards.  Harvard  has  also 
the  largest  collegiate  enrollment.  Columbia  has  the 
largest  graduate  school  enrollment.  Over  sixty 
thousand  names  are  enrolled  with  the  twenty  largest 
universities  in  the  country. 


KING  PEPPER. 

What  arc  we  going  to  do  with  the  opera  "King 
Pepper?"  E>o  we  intend  to  stand  behind  Manager 
Putnam  and  help  him  through  the  financial  difficulty 
of  the  ball  team,  or  are  we  going  to  let  the  opera 
slide  and  leave  him  to  sink  into  the  hole  this  coming 
season?  That  is  the  question  and  each  man  who 
takes  part  in  the  play  has  it  to  decide  for  himself. 
There  seems  to  be  little  doubt  as  to  what  the  right 
thing  to  do  is.  but  are  we  willing  to  sacrifice  a  small 
portion  of  our  own  enjoyment  for  the  sake  of  the 
college?  It  won't  take  but  a  little  while  longer,  fel- 
lows, so  let's  get  to  work  from  now  on  and  do  what 
is  right.  It  is  our  duty,  and  if  we  try  we  can  make 
this  opera  a  grand  success. 


COLBY'S  BASE-BALL  SCHEDULE. 

The  schedule  of  the  Colby  College  base-ball  team 
has  been  announced  as  follows : 


April 
April 
Watervil 
April 
May 
May 
Mav 
May 
May 
May 
May 
May 
May 
Mav 
May 
June 
June 


15.  19  and  22 — Open. 
27 — Lewiston      Athletic 


Association     at 


29 — Amherst  at  Amherst. 
1 — Massachusetts  State  at  Amherst. 
2 — Wesleyan  Seminary  at  East  Hampton. 
3 — Harvard  at  Cambridge. 
6 — New  Hampshire  State  at  Waterville. 
10 — Bowdoin  at  Waterville. 
13 — New  Hampshire   State  at  Durham. 
17— Maine  at  Waterville. 
20 — Bowdoin  at  Brunswick. 
24— Massachusetts   State  at  Waterville. 
27 — Maine  at  Orono. 
30— Portland  Athletics  at  Portland. 
3 — Bates  at  Waterville. 

10 — Bates  at   Lewiston. 


THIRD  MUSICAL. 

Last   evening's   recital   was  attended   by    a    large 
gathering  of  the  students   who  enjoyed  Beethoven's 
compositions   to     the     fullest.     The     numbers     were 
selected  with  great  care  by  Dr.  Mason  and  Professor 
Hutchins  and   well    deserved   the   generous  applause 
that  was  bestowed  upon  them.     The  program  : 
Prometheus  Overture. 
Symphony   No.   2.    Larghetto. 
Concerto  in  C  Minor.  Allegro. 
Symphony  No.  3,  Scherzo. 
Funeral  March,  op.  25. 
Overture,   Leonore   No.  3. 


A  new  fire-house  has  been  built  on  the  campus 
at  Stanford  Lmiversity,  and  will  be  manned  by  a 
corps  of  students  who  will  be  trained  in  practical 
fire-fighting. 

The  registration  of  the  University  of  Illinois 
exceeds  3,700.  The  students  come  from  forty 
states  and  eleven  foreign  countries.  The  Univer- 
sity is  eighth  in  size  among  the  institutions  of  the 
United  States. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE   UNIVERSITY   AND   THE   NATION. 

President  Woodrow  Wilson  of  Princeton  Uni- 
versity, in  a  recent  lecture  delivered  in  New  York 
on  "The  University  and  the  Nation,"  said :_  "You 
don't  send  a  boy  to  college  to  find  an  education,  it's 
to  find  himself,  to  assert  himself,  to  find  his  rela- 
tion to  the  life  that  is  around,  and  to  become  of 
value  to  the  nation.  The  class  room  is  not  vital, 
because  one  man  dominates,  one  mind  is  master.  I 
believe  that  the  only  way  to  learn  is  by  trying  your 
mind  alongside  of  some  other  mind  and  drawing 
conclusions.  The  thing  is  to  get  in  the  class  room 
the  point  of  view.  Nothing  gives  a  youngster 
catholicity  of  view  like  rubbing  against  the  men  of 
various  parts  of  the  country." 


A  recent  order  at  Annapolis  forbade  all  under- 
classmen to  use  tobacco.  Only  first  classmen  may 
now  use  it,  and  these  under  great  restrictions. 

For  the  first  time  in  Columbia's  history  a  fellow- 
ship has  been  awarded  to  a  Chinaman,  Chin  Yung 
Yen,  by  name,  who  has  been  a  graduate  student  of 
history  since  1902. 

The  statistics  of  the  Secretary  of  Education 
state  that  $17,039,967  was  left  to  all  the  colleges  in 
the  United  States  during  1903.  The  University  of 
Chicago  was  bequeathed  the  largest  amount  with 
Harvard  a  close  second. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS   OF   1858. 
Judge    Drew,    Class    of    1858,     turned     over     his 
office  to  Judge  Mattocks  of  Portland.     Judge  Drew 
has  an  excellent  record  for  the  sixteen  years  he.  has 
presided  in  this  office. 

HON.  CLASS  OF  1869. 
Hon.  Eugene  Hale,   Class  of  1869,  of  Ellsworth, 
was   re-elected  to   the   United   States   Senate    for    a 
fifth   term   of   six  years   by   the     Maine    Legislature 
January    17.    1905. 

CLASS   OF   1871. 
Augustine    Simons,  Judge  of  the   Probate   Court 
for    Somerset   County,   is   holding   his   first    term   at 
Skowhegan. 

CLASS    OF    1873- 

Dr.  Daniel  A.  Robinson.  Class  of  1S73,  a  brother 
of  Professor  F.  C.  Robinson,  is  a  candidate  for 
mayor  of  Bangor  and  has  a  strong  support  for  the 
nomination. 

CLASS  OF  1877- 

George  H.  Marquis,  Class  of  1877,  has  recently 
been  elected  circuit  judge  (Republican)  for  five 
counties  in  South  Dakota  by  a  majority  of  3.300. 
Judge  Marquis  graduated  in  the  Class  of  1877.  after 
which  he  studied  law  at  the  Boston  Law  School. 
After  practicing  law  for  a  short  time  in  Portland,  in 
the  office  of  Hon.  Clarence  Hale,  he  moved  to  the 
West.    Judge  Marquis  has  his  home  at  Clear  Lake, 


Deul  County.  S.  D.     He  is  married  and  has  six  chil- 
dren. 

Hon.  William  T.  Cobb,  Governor  of  Maine,  vis- 
ited the  college  last  Tuesday.  A  short  sketch  of  his 
life  has  recently  been  published  in  the  Universalist 
Leader  under  the  group  of  sketches  entitled,  "Help- 
ful Laymen  of  Our  Church." 

CLASS   OF  1S91. 
Dr.  Bertrand  D.  Ridlon,  Class  of  1891.  and  Miss 
Harriet  Longhead  were  united  in  marriage  January 
4,  1905,  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

CLASS   OF  189S. 

H.  E.  Holmes,  Esq.,  of  Lewiston,  has  decided  to 
remain  at  Tampa.  Florida,  and  practice  law.  He 
went  South  to  spend  the  winter  and  to  look  the 
country  over.  Mr.  Holmes  graduated  in  the  Class  of 
1895  and  studied  law  in  the  office  of  McGillicuddy 
&  Morey. 

CLASS   OF  1899. 

Mr.  Henry  Warren  Lancey,  Class  of  1899,  and 
Miss  Angie  Mae  Knowles,  of  Pittsfield.  Me.,  were 
united  in  marriage  on  December  7,  1904. 

CLASS  OF  1900. 
Mr.   Charles  Glidden  Willard,  Class  of  1900,  and 
Miss  Sarah  May  Locke  of  Fryeburg,  were  united  in 
marriage  at  Fryeburg  December  26,  1904. 

CLASS  OF  1903. 
L.  Cecil  Whitmore  of  Brunswick  has  accepted  the 
position   of   manager   of  the   Brunswick   Paper   Box 
Company.     Mr.     Whitmore    will    begin     his     duties 
shortly. 

WASHINGTON    ALUMNI    ASSOCIATION. 

The  arrangements  for  the  Bowdoin  Alumni  din- 
ner at  Washington  have  been  begun  but  were 
delayed  by  the  illness  of  Representative  Alexander, 
'70,  of  Buffalo,  who  has  them  in  charge.  No  date 
for  the  dinner  has  yet  been  fixed,  although  it  is 
believed  that  there  will  be  a  dinner  before  the 
adjournment  of  Congress. 


tal 


BATH   ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Bath  graduates  of  the  col- 
;e  held  last  week  at  the  office  of  Clerk  of  Courts 

L.  Fogg,  '89,  and  Judge  F.  L.  Staples,  '89,  the 
tiatory  steps  were  taken  toward  the  formation  of 

alumni  society  which  will  include  members  not 
ly  in  the  city,  but  in  the  immediate  vicinity  extend- 
%  to  Rockland.     It  was  decided  to  hold  a  banquet 

some  near  date  when  the  proper  steps  will  be 
ken  to  form  this  organization. 


The  largest,  the  finest,  and 
the  ONLY  four -floor  Cafe 
east  of  Boston. 

Private  Dining  Rooms  on 
the  3d   and  4th  floors. 

CATERING 

to  private  parlies,  weddings, 
banquets,  etc. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    FEBRUARY    3,    1905. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


NO.  24. 


DR.   PUTNAM'S   INVESTIGATION    OF    HUB- 
BARD LIBRARY. 

At  the  request  of  the  Librarian  and  the  Trustees 
and  Overseers  of  the  college,  Dr.  Herbert  Putnam, 
Librarian  of  Congress,  made  an  investigation  of  the 
Hubbard  Library  last  summer.  His  recent  report 
will  be  of  interest  to  all  friends  of  the  college.  We 
quote  a  few  extracts  as  follows :  "A  building  so  con- 
veniently located,  so  attractive  in  architecture,  so 
cheerful  in  aspect,  so  ample  in  dimension  for  present, 
and  even  for  reasonably  prospective  needs,  and  pro- 
viding in  general  so  effectually  for  administrative 
requirements,  must  win  a  tribute  from  any  visitor, 
whether  librarian,  student,  or  general  observer,  and 
gratitude  to  the  donor  from  every  visitor  who 
desires  to  see  the  higher  education  equipped  with 
proper  facilities."  Dr.  Putnam  discusses  at  length 
the  equipment  of  the  Library,  the  minimum  material 
required  for  undergraduate  instruction  and  the  needs 
of  the  faculty  for  purpose  of  instruction  which  we 
omit,  owing  to  lack  of  space.  "Beyond  the  faculty 
and  students  three  other  forms  of  service  have  here- 
tofore been  undertaken  by  the  library  of  Bowdoin. 
Books  are  lent  to  non-resident  investigators  who 
come  to  the  Maine  pleasure  resorts  in  the  summer 
season.  This  service  does  not  so  much  require  the 
new  acquaintance  of  special  material  as  the  liberal 
use  of  that  in  possession.  It  is  dictated  by  comity ; 
and  is,  in  fact,  indirectly  a  device  to  other  academic 
institutions  which  have  responded  or  will  respond 
in  kind  by  the  loan  of  books  to  Bowdoin.  The 
library  lends  to  the  inquirer  at  large,  even  the  gen- 
eral reader,  throughout  the  State  of  Maine ;  and  it 
collects  every  procurable  book  and  pamphlet  pub- 
lished in  or  relating  to,  Maine  and  its  people.  It  has 
thus  undertaken  to  be  "a  library  of  record"  for  the 
state.  Now  the  material  required  for  the  service  to 
other  investigators  will  gradually  coincide  with  that 
desirable  for  the  higher  use  of  its  own  faculty.  But 
that  required  for  the  general  reader  may  have  little 
direct  bearing  on  the  college  work  of  either  instruc- 
tion or  research,  and  that  which  is  merely  local  annal 
will  have  almost  none  at  all.  That  the  Bowdoin 
Library  should  be  tempted  to  acquire  both  is  very 
natural.  It  is  the  oldest  and  largest  general  library 
in  Maine,  has  the  best  facilities  and  the  most  expert 
administration.  By  serving  the  state  at  large  and  by 
adopting  its  traditions  as  her  own  it  cultivates  a 
good  will  and  exercises  a  cultivating  influence  in  a 
constituency  upon  which  it  draws  for  students,  to 
some  extent  for  teachers,  and  to  no  mean  extent 
benefactors. 

But  it  gets  no  support  for  this  service  in  any 
grant  from  the  state ;  and  unfortunately  the  ques- 
tion must  be,  not  what  Bowdoin  would  like  to  do, 
but  what  it  may  in  reason  attempt  with  the  funds  at 
its  disposal.  These  funds  are  now,  for  purchase, 
but  $2,000  a  year.  $2,000  a  year  is  not  sufficient  for 
the  service  within  the  college  itself  which  constitutes 


the  primary  obligation.  Indeed,  it  is  so  much  less 
than  sufficient  that  an  urgent  effort  should,  I  think, 
be  made  to  increase  it  to  at  least  $5,000,  which  seems 
the  minimum  requisite  for  this  service  alone.  I  do 
not  see,  then,  how  under  present  conditions  any 
sum  whatever  can  be  spared  for  the  purchase  of 
books  for  the  outside  reader  nor  for  the  local  anti- 
quarian. Having  expressed  this. general  opinion  I 
should  add  that  an  examination  of  the  titles  of  the 
American  publications  bought  during  the  past  year 
discloses  few  indeed  that  might  not  be  said  to  be  of 
possible  service  within  the  college  itself.  "As  to  the 
method  of  selection  he  says :  "The  selection  by  the 
librarian  in  consultation  (as  to  policy)  with  a  com- 
mittee of  the  Faculty  seems  the  expedient  and  useful 
method.  At  present  Bowdoin  avoids  the  wasteful 
practice  of  a  definite  apportionment  of  its  purchasing 
fund  among  the  several  departments  of  instruction. 
I  should  hope  it  will  continue  to  do  so  even  with 
increased  resources.  Let  me  conclude  with  the 
hope  that  the  funds  for  purchase  may  be  increased, 
by  endowment  if  possible;  and  if  endowment  fail, 
by  appropriation  from  the  general  funds  of  the  col- 
lege. The  library  is  not  a  mere  department  of  the 
college,  but  a  central  influence  upon  all  depart- 
ments, as  much  as  is  the  chapel  which  ministers  to 
the  general  spiritual  needs,  or  the  gymnasium  which 
ministers  to  the  physical  needs.  It  serves  all,  and  is 
entitled,  if  necessary,  to  contribution  from  all. 


LIBRARY    AND    LIBRARIAN    HONORED. 

One  of  the  purposes  of  Dr.  Putnam's  visit  to 
Brunswick  was  to  determine  by  a  personal  investi- 
gation as  to  the  claims  of  Hubbard  Library  to  be 
made  a  depository,  without  charge,  of  the  printed 
catalogue  cards  of  the  Congressional  Library.  In 
a  recent  letter  to  President  Hyde  he  says :  "At  the 
end  of  my  visit,  upon  my  suggestion,  the  Librarian 
made  to  us  formal  application  in  the  matter  which 
we  have  now  considered.  I  am  happy  to  be  able 
to  write  that  we  have  decided  to  grant  the  applica- 
tion. This  will  constitute  Bowdoin  the  only  depos- 
itory in  New  England  outside  of  Boston.  It  may 
indicate  the  general  impression  that  I  formed  upon 
the  administration  of  the  Library,  supplementing 
the  general  reputation  in  which  both  the  institution 
and  the  Librarian  himself  are  held,  that  the  selec- 
tion of  these  depositories  is  made  with  a  very  care- 
ful regard  to  the  service  which  the  cards  can  ren- 
der in  their  keeping." 


THIRD    COLLEGE    TEA. 

The  next  in  the  series  of  college  teas  will  take 
place  in  the  Alumni  Room  of  Hubard  Hall.  Mon- 
day, February  20.  The  committee  for  this  afternoon 
is  Mrs.  G.  T.  Little,  Mrs.  W.  A.  Moody,  and  Mrs. 


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C.  C.  Hutehins.  Friends  of  the  college  from  Lewis- 
ton  and  Auburn  are  to  be  the  especial  guests  of  the 
students  on  this  afternoon. 


MEETING  OF  IBIS. 

The  regular  meeting  of  the  Ibis  was  held  in  the 
History  Seminar  Room  Tuesday  evening,  January 
31.  Rev.  Mr.  Jump  was  speaker  of  the  evening  and 
as  usual  delivered  an  extremely  interesting  and 
instructive  address.  He  took  for  his  theme  "The 
Church  and  the  Theatre."  Mr.  Jump  held  that  the 
Theatre,  be  it  good  or  bad,  is  one  of  the  most  pow- 
erful influences  affecting  national  morals.  Most 
plays  are  bad  or  dangerous  to-day;  there  is  too  much 
vice  pictured;  home  life  is  ridiculed,  etc.  There  are 
some  good  actors  but  too  many  bad  ones  playing  on 
the  stage.  The  good  ones  stand  out  pre-eminent 
because  of  their  rarity.  There  are  some  good  plays 
but  mostly  bad  ones.  The  church  is  responsible 
indirectly  for  the  bad  condition  of  the  theatre  to-day 
and  it  must  be  responsible  for  the  cure.  Patrons 
alone  can  reform  the  theatre  just  as  drinkers  alone 
can  reform  intemperance.  The  theatre  gives  what 
its  patrons  want.  To  illustrate  his  position  Mr. 
Jump  recited  the  epilogue  spoken  by  Garrick  at  the 
opening  of  the  Drury  Lane  Theatre : 

"Ah !  let  not  censure  term  our  fate  our  choice, 
The  stage  but  echoes  back  the  public  voice ; 
The  drama's  laws  the  drama's  patrons  give. 
For  we  that  live  to  please  must  please  to  live." 

The  church  must  set  itself  to  the  task  not  of 
extinction  but  of  redemption  of  the  theatre.  The 
church  should  discriminate  between  the  good  and 
the  bad ;  and  it  is  our  duty  to  support  the  good  as 
vigorously  as  we  denounce  the  bad.  An  interesting 
discussion  followed  Mr.  Jump's  address  which  was 
participated  in  by  nearly  all  present.  The  invited 
guests  included :  Professors  Chapman,  Johnson. 
Woodruff,  Dr.  Roberts,  Mr.  Foster.  Rev.  Mr.  John- 
son, G.  Fogg,  '02,  Denning,  '05,  Ryan,  '05,  Finn,  '05, 
Newton,  '05,  P.  R.  Andrews,  '06.  Hawkesworth,  '06, 
C.  C.  Shaw,  '06,  Winslow,  '06,  and  Allen,  '07. 


ANNUAL  DINNER  OF  THE   NEW   YORK 
ALUMNI. 

The  thirty-fifth  annual  meeting  of  the  Bowdoin 
Alumni  Association  of  New  York  was  held  at  the 
Hotel  Manhattan  on  the  evening  of  January  27,  fol- 
lowed by  the  usual  banquet.  Parker  Simmons  of 
the  Class  of  1875  presided.  About  fifty  of  the 
alumni  were  present,  and  the  meeting  was  enthusi- 
astic and  full  of  college  spirit.  In  the  absence  of 
President  Hyde  Professor  Robinson  who  represented 
the  college,  made  the  principal  address  of  the  even-  . 
ing.  In  a  really  admirable  speech  he  struck  the  key- 
note which  was  followed  by  nearly  all  the  other 
speakers  of  the  evening  in  pointing  out  that  the 
success  of  so  many  Bowdoin  men  was  due  to  the 
influence  of  the  college  which  gives  a  firm,  practical 
basis  of  efficiency  and  adds  ideality,  the  quality  of 
the  dreamer.  Professor  Robinson  also  spoke  of 
the  clear  condition  of  athletics  at  the  college,  and 
paid  a  tribute  to  the  success  of  the  1904  foot-ball 
team   arousing  much  enthusiasm    by    his    statement 


that  the  team  had  played  hard  and  fair  throughout 
the  season.  It  was,  however,  his  closing  remarks 
with  the  theme  that  the  dreamer  lives  forever  and 
the  schemer  but  for  to-day,  that  seemed  to  strike 
home  most  deeply.  This  thought  was  emphasized 
by  the  succeeding  speakers  with  the  result  that  there 
was  a  certain  unity  in  all  that  was  said — something 
which  rarely  happens  in  a  public  gathering  nowa- 
days. General  Hamlin,  1857,  stated  that  it  was  thi,s 
combination  that  made  the  work  of  Parker  Cleave- 
land  so  inspiring ;  and  for  the  younger  alumni  Earlc 
Merrill,  1S89.  brought  out  the  same  idea  in  a  few 
well  chosen  words  wherein  he  pleaded  for  the  neces- 
sity of  a  college  education  preceding  a  technical 
training.  Mr.  Merrill  stated  that  the  relations 
between  collegiate  and  technical  education  are  not 
everywhere  to-day  well  co-ordinated ;  and  drew  a 
very  happy  parallel  by  saying  that  as  the  round  can- 
non ball  had  been  replaced  by  the  modern  projectile, 
so  the  well-rounded  man  is  not  so  much  needed  as  a 
man  who  with  a  broad  basis  tapers  his  special  tech- 
nical equipment  to  a  point  of  efficiency  secured  only 
by  the  power  and  breadth  back  of  it.  Commander 
Peary,  1877,  was  of  course  most  warmly  greeted ;  he 
also  paid  a  tribute  to  the  college  as  encouraging 
dreaming  and  to  Maine  for  her  sturdy  qualities. 
Incidentally  he  said  that  an  old  inscribed  base-ball 
with  which  in  his  college  days  he  made  the  college 
record,  and  a  pewter  cup,  a  trophy  in  a  class  race, 
recently  unearthed  from  some  of  his  college  pos- 
sessions, made  his  children  respect  him  more  than 
anything  he  had  done  or  would  ever  do.  He  spoke 
briefly  and  modestly  of  some  of  his  experiences  in 
the  Arctic  regions  and  told  of  his  preparations  for 
another  northern  voyage  .which  he  has  every  reason 
to  hope  will  result  in  his  reaching  the  North  Pole. 
Mr.  G.  H.  Putnam,  the  author  and  publisher,  an 
honorary  graduate  of  the  college,  spoke  of  Maine 
men  as  good  dreamers  and  good  workers.  Percy  W. 
Brooks,  1S90,  and  F.  R.  Upton.  '75.  spoke  briefly, 
and  as  the  last  speaker,  President  Simmons,  who 
was  a  witty  and  effective  toast-master,  introduced 
General  Hubbard.  He  spoke  of  the  efforts  of  the 
President  and  others  to  raise  a  college  fund  and 
expressed  gratification  at  hearing  that  the  new 
grandstand  had  so  far  lived  up  to  his  dedicatory 
motto,  "Fair  Play  and  Let  the  Best  Man  Win."  At 
the  close  of  his  speech  the  meeting  adjourned  to 
informal  discussion.  More  than  usual  of  the  younger 
alumni  were  present  and  the  dinner  was  all  in  all  a 
notable  success.  For  next  year  the  officers  of  the 
association  are  John  G.  Wight.  '64,  President ;  Earle 
Merrill.  '89,  Treasurer,  and  Dr.  Dillingham,  '77, 
Secretary. 


LIBRARY    CLUB    LECTURES. 

The  Library  Club  has  arranged  for  three  lectures 
which  will  be  given  in  Hubbard  Hall,  at  intervals  of 
two  weeks,  beginning  on  the  first  Monday  evening 
of  the  second  semester.  On  February  13  Professor 
Houghton  will  lecture  on  "The  Making  of  the  Jap- 
anese ;"  on  February  27,  Professor  Chapman  will 
lecture  on  "Robert  Burns ;"  on  March  13  Professor 
Lee  will  lecture  on  "Labrador  and  the  Strait  of 
Magellan;  Their  Explorers  and  Bibliography." 

Tickets  of  admission  will  be  ready  for  distribu- 
tion next  week  and  may  be  obtained  by  calling  at 
the  Delivery  desk  in  Hubbard  Hall. 


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Christian  association  litems. 


During  the  examination  period  the  regular  Asso- 
ciation   services    will    be   omitted. 

The  Thursday  evening  meeting  for  January 
twenty-sixth  was  led  by  Neal  Allen.  '07.  A  good 
number  of  men  were  present,  considering  the  fact 
that  Thursday  evenings  are  usually  fully  occupied. 
His  subject  was  very  timely,  ("Honesty  in  Examina- 
tions") and  was  very  fully  developed  by  the  leader 
and  others. 

SUNDAY   SERVICE. 

The  Sunday  service  was  held  in  the  Church  on 
the  Hill.  The  Association  considered  itself  very 
fortunate  in  procuring  Mr.  Jordan,  the  secretary  of 
the  Bangor  City  Association,  as  its  speaker.  Mr. 
Jordan's  talk  was  pithy  and  concrete  as  usual  and 
was  much  appreciated  by  his  audience.  It  was 
unfortunate  that  owing  to  the  storm  the  attendance 
was  somewhat  limited. 

In  all  probability  union  service  will  be  dropped 
owing  to  a  new  scheme  which  the  church  will  adopt 
with  reference  to  its  evening  services.  The  union 
services  between  the  church  and  the  Association  will 
no  longer  be  continued.  The  Association  will, 
however,,  furnish  a  Sunday  service  in  Bannister  Hall 
at  the  usual  hour. 

"A  man  whom  Bowdoin  men  are  to  meet." 

The  Association  considers  itself  very  fortunate  in 
having  secured  a  promise  from  Mr.  Raymond  Ove- 
son.  Harvard,  '05,  to  speak  before  the  Association 
on  March  19.  Mr.  Oveson  is  one  of  the  most  pop- 
ular men  at  our  sister  university.  The  past  season 
he  made  his  "H"  at  right  tackle  on  the  foot-ball 
team.  He  is  president  of  the  Senior  Class,  besides 
being  a  prominent  debater,  a  literary  man  and  a 
member  of  "The  Hasty  Pudding."  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  Bowdoin  men  will  improve  their  opportunity  to 
hear  practical  Christianity  from  the  lips  of  one  of 
America's  best  college  men. 

Thursday  evening  topics  for  winter  term  : 

Feb.   9 — Examinations:   no   meeting. 

Feb.  16 — Forgiveness  of  Sin.  Luke  v :  18-25 ; 
23-24;  Jer.  xxxi  133-34,  Ralph  Webber,  '06. 

Feb.  23. — The  Value  of  Temptation.  Jas.  1:12-15; 
Heb.   iv:i4-i6.     O.   W.   Peterson,   '06.' 

March  2. — Meetings  on  Missions.  J.  A.  Bartlett, 
'06. 

March  9.— The  Attitude  of  Scientific  Men 
Towards  Christianity.  John  xx:  24-29.  R.  R. 
Stevens.  '06. 

March  16. — Self-denial,  the  Test  of  Religious 
Earnestness.     John  xii :  20-26.     C.  S.  Bavis,  '06. 

March  23. — Some  Spiritual  Statesmen.  Hebrews 
it:t-!2.     C  W.  Snow,  '07. 

March  30. — Election  of  Officers  for  1905  and  1906. 


KING    PEPPER. 

The  rehearsals  of  "King  Pepper"  have  been  dis- 
continued until  Monday.  February  the  thirteenth, 
owing  to  examinations.  After  this  date  it  is  hoped 
that  the  fellows  will  take  hold  of  the  opera  and  do 
some  work.  As  yet  practically  nothing,  with  the 
exception  of  learning  the  songs,  has  been  accom- 
plished, and  with  only  two  weeks  in  which  to  per- 


fect the  plan  it  means  that  considerable  hard  work 
must  be  done.  If  the  fellows  will  take  hold  and 
work  the  opera  can  be  presented,  but  if  they  will 
not  the  management  should  be  informed  in  order  to 
save  extra  expense.     The  cast  is  as  follows : 

Cast  of  Characters. 

King   Pepper    Romilly  Johnson,   '06. 

Queen  Mace  Cyrus  Denning,  '05. 

Prince  Harold   A.  Osgood  Pike,  '07. 

Prof.  Mars,  court  astrologer. .  .  Frank  K.  Ryan,  '07. 
C.  A.  Wiseman,  scribe.. D.  Bradford  Andrews,  '06. 

Capt.  Benedictine,  of  guards Louis  Weld,  '05. 

Guards  of  Wealth Harry  Lewis,  '05. 

Health    George   Bower,   '07. 

Dates    Harvey   Winslow,   '06. 

Gates    Stanley  Williams,  '05 

Deals   Chester  Kingsley,  '07. 

Seals   Harold  Edwards,  '06. 

Wine   Elisha   Powers,  '07. 

Time   Paul  Robbins,  '05. 

B.  Z.   Wax,  king's  shoemaker, 

William   Linnell,   '07. 

Matilda  Shears,  tailor John  Leydon,  '07. 

Pansy  Nice,  flower  girl Henry  Johnson,   '08. 

Ches  Windham,  herald F.  E.  R.  Piper,  '06. 

Queen's  Maids,   Bertena Kent  Packard,  '08. 

Irena Robert   Hodgson,    '06. 

Flirtena Harold    Wilson.    '07. 

Gertena. . .  .Winfield    Norcross,    '05. 

Verbena Harvey    Ellis,    special. 

Serena.  .  .William    Crowley,   special. 

U.  R.   Buncoed Neil   Cox,  '08. 

Will  E.  Ketchum,  policeman.  ..  .F.  E.  R.  Piper,  '06. 

Cyrus   Sprawford Charles   Kinsman,   special. 

Matilda    Sprawford Harold   Hichborn,   '07. 

Jim   and   Bill,    the   bootblacks, 

Joseph  Gumbel,  Med. 
Lester    Gumbel,    special. 

Jockeys,  Bob  Steers .Frank  Bass,  '07. 

Jim  Weathers   Clarence  Rogers,  '06. 

Carl   Rideout Kenneth   Damren,  '05. 

Jack    Splash Edwin   Harvey,   '05. 

Whip   McAler Daniel   Sargent,  '07. 

Bud  Sharp   Bowdoin  Gregson,  '08. 

Fakirs — Frank    Mikelsky,    '05 ;    Murray    Donnell, 
'08 ;  James  Lamb,  special ;  Elmer  Perry,  '06. 
Also  16  chorus  girls  and  16  fellows. 


PROF.   ROBINSON'S   TRIP. 

Prof.  Robinson  returned  home  last  Monday  after 
a  four  weeks'  trip  to  Havana,  Cuba,  accompanied  by 
Mrs.  Robinson.  He  left  Brunswick  on  January  2, 
arriving  in. Havana  January  7.  Here  he  attended 
the  meetings  of  the  American  Public  Health  Asso- 
ciation, which  lasted  all  through  the  following  week, 
as  representative  of  the  Maine  Board  of  Health. 
He  read  a  paper  on  "Disinfection"  before  the  associa- 
tion and  took  an  active  part  in  the  discussions.  He 
left  Havana  January  17.  On  the  way  home  he 
stopped  off  at  New  York  and  attended  the  regular 
meeting  of  the  Maine  Society  of  New  York  on 
Thursday,  January  26,  and  the  annual  dinner  of  the 
Bowdoin  College  Alumni  Association  of  New  York 
on  January  27.  He  enjoyed  a  very  pleasant  trip 
throughout. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  JR.,  1905,       •       •       Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 


E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 
W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 
R.  G.  WEBBER,   1906. 
H.   P.   WINSLOW,  1906. 


H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 
A.  L.  ROBINSON,   1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     •     •     Business   Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •     •     Ass't   Business   Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 


Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  1 


Mail  Matter 


Lewistun  Journal  Press. 


Vol.  XXXIV. 


FRIDAY,   FEB.  3,   1905. 


No.  24. 


Though   Commencement 
Next  week    may    now    seem    a 

Commencement,  long  way  off,  it  will  be 
here  sooner  than  we  real- 
ize. For  this  reason  it  is  none  too  soon  to  cali 
to  the  minds  of  all  that  the  most  pleasing 
feature  of  that  occasion  is  the  return  of  the 
alumni.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  class  secretaries 
to  do  their  utmost  toward  bringing  a  large 
number  of  "old  grads,"  back  to  the  happy 
scenes  of  their  youth.  No  commencement 
can  be  a  success  unless  there  are  present  a 
goodly  number  of  "the  old  familiar  faces." 

There  is  no  reason  why  this  Commence- 
ment should  not  be  particularly  successful. 
The  Class  of  1855  should  celebrate  its  fiftieth 
anniversary,  1880  its  twenty-fifth,  1885  its 
twentieth,  1895  its  tenth,  and  1900  its  fifth. 

We  can  promise  the  alumni  who  have  not 
visited  their  Alma  Mater  for  several  years  a 
most  pleasant  surprise.     Few  of  them  realize 


how  rapidly  the  college  has  grown  in  the  past 
few  years.  No  matter  how  much  one  has 
heard  and  read  about  such  buildings  as  Hub- 
bard Hall,  he  cannot  appreciate  such  a  beauti- 
ful building  until  he  has  seen  it. 

Let  all  the  alumni  who  can  come  back, 
bring  with  them  their  sons  and  the  sons  of 
their  friends,  for  this  is  the  best  and  most 
pleasant  way  for  them  to  show  their  apprecia- 
tion of  the  good  they  have  received  from  the 
college.  Bowdoin  Spirit  is  a  watchword  with 
potent  charm.  Surely  it  can  bring  back  the 
sons  of  the  college  who  helped  to  make  Bow- 
doin spirit  what  it  is. 


The  curator  of  the  Art 
Art  Building;  Building  will  begin  his 
Notes.  series  of  talks  pertinent  to 

the  collections  at  the  open- 
ing of  next  semester.  As  heretofore,  the  talks 
will  be  given  weekly  thus  affording  ample 
opportunity  for  the  Freshman  Class  and  all 
others  who  desire  to  become  familiar  with  the 
building  itself  and  the  creations  it  contains. 
The  information  and  instruction  which  may  be 
gained  by  attendance  at  these  informal  talks 
is  inestimable  to  any  one  who  cares  at  all  for  a 
higher  education.  We  hope  that  many  will 
avail  themselves  of  this  opportunity  to  hear 
Professor  Johnson. 


In  his  chapel    talk    of    last 
Cribbing.  Sunday     President     Hyde 

spoke  briefly  on  the  subject  of  dishonesty  in 
college  examinations.  In  it  he  dwelt  on  the 
relationship  of  such  dishonesty  to  the  moral 
code  of  a  Christian  community  and  a  Chris- 
tian college.  While  it  is  probably  a  fact  that 
there  is  but  a  small  amount  of  this  deception 
in  our  college  and  that  Bowdoin  students 
would  bear  favorable  comparison  in  this  con- 
nection with  sister  institutions,  it  is  neverthe- 
less true,  as  discovery  has  sometimes  revealed, 
that  such  dishonesty  has  taken  place  in  Bow- 
doin. And  that  such  is  the  case  is  a  lamenta- 
ble thing.  A  college  man  stands  primarily 
for  an  advanced  type  of  manhood — a  leader 
not  only  on  the  intellectual  side  but  in  princi- 
ple and  in  the  highest  attributes  that  go  to 
make  up  a  man.  And  when  any  man  stoops  to 
a  low  dishonesty,  he  is  a  disgrace  to  a  commu- 
nity; but  for  a  college  man  and  a  Bowdoin 
man  to  stoop  to   such   a   contemptible   act   as 


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fraud  in  examinations,  is  indeed,  what  Presi- 
dent Hyde  asserted,  unworthy  to  walk  the 
Bowdoin  campus. 


broadly  and  there  will  be  practically  no  likeli- 
hood of  anything  failing  to  be  noted  by  the 
students. 


The  B.  A.  A.  Meet. 


On  Saturday,  February 
eleventh,  the  Track  Team 
goes  to  Boston  for  the  annual  B.  A.  A.  Meet. 
The  men  who  are  to  compete  have  not  yet 
been  chosen,  but  it  is  a  certainty  that  we  shall 
have  a  fast  team.  All  we  need  is  plenty  of  fel- 
lows to  show  their  spirit  in  supporting  them. 
The  relay  race,  which  is  the  principal  feature 
of  our  team's  work,  will  undoubtedly  be  an 
exciting  one.  We  must  make  a  good  showing 
at  this  meet  fe  .iany  colleges  and  preparatory- 
schools  will  be  represented  and  it  is  in  such 
places  that  the  names  of  the  colleges  are 
brought  into  especial  prominence.  There  is 
no  reason  why  a  large  number  of  fellows 
should  not  be  present  as  there  will  be  special 
rates  on  the  railroads,  and  the  stay  in  Boston 
will  amount  to  but  little.  The  cost  of  the  trip 
will  be  nothing  in  comparison  with  the. benefits 
derived  for  it  is  one  of  the  events  of  a  college 
course  to  be  remembered. 


B.  A.  A. 

Subscriptions. 


Owing  to  the  fact  that  it 
will  be  difficult  for  the 
manager  of  the  track  team 
to  devote  a  great  deal  of  time  to  collecting 
money  during  exam,  week  for  the  B.  A.  A. 
Meet,  it  is  desired  that  the  fellows  pay  their 
subscriptions  promptly.  The  money  must  be 
secured  in  advance  and  considering  the  fact 
that  the  sum  only  amounts  to  fifty  cents  for 
each  man,  there  seems  no  reason  for  delaying 
the  payment.  It  will  render  great  assistance 
to  the  management  and  will  be  duly  appre- 
ciated. 


Bulletin  Boards.  A  helPful  and  convenient 
innovation  that  is  to  be 
made  this  term  is  the  arrangement  by  which 
all  important  notices  and  announcements  in 
the  future  are  not  only  to  be  posted  on  the 
Library  and  Chapel  Bulletin  Boards,  but  are 
to  be  sent  around  to  the  fraternity  and  eating- 
places  as  well.  A  system  of  fraternity  bulle- 
tin-boards will  thus  be  established.  This  will 
by  no  means  do  away  with  the  present  college 
boards,  but  will  be  a  great  improvement  as 
now  all    notices    will    be    spread   much   more 


Debates.  The   men    who    have    won 

places    on    the    Bradbury 

Debate  are  hard  at  work  and  it  is  the  duty  of 
the  college  to  take  deep  interest  in  this  work. 
The  efforts  put  forth  by  our  debaters  for  the 
Bradbury  Debate  mean  efforts  for  the  Amherst 
Debate.  This  is  the  only  intellectual  contest 
we  have  with  any  college  and  it  means  much 
to  us  if  we  can  win.  There  are  many  good 
debaters  in  college  who  did  not  try  for  the 
Bradbury  Debate.  It  is  the  duty  of  these  men 
to  aid  the  team  as  several  men  in  college  did 
last  year.  Only  by  this  co-operation  can  the 
depths  of  a  question  be  sounded,  and  the 
knotty  problems  which  our  opponents  may 
use  with  fatal  effect,  be  solved.  We  propose, 
as  a  further  incentive  for  the  debaters  a  prop- 
osition appearing  in  these  columns  last  year. 
It  is  simply  this :  Give  the  men  on  the  debating 
team  some  insignia,  providing  they  win  the 
debate.  To  be  sure  they  will  receive  either 
gold  or  silver  medals  according  to  whether 
they  win  or  lose  the  debate  but  give  them  some 
insignia,  a  mark  which  will  testify  that  the 
college  appreciates  their  work  and  note  the 
good  results.  It  takes  as  good  a  man  men- 
tally to  win  a  place  on  a  debating  team,  to  sav 
nothing  about  the  hard  work  he  is  called  upon 
to  do  after  he  has  won  his  place — as  it  does  a 
good  man  physically  to  win  a  place  on  the  foot- 
ball team.  Yet  all  foot-ball  players  who  play 
the  requisite  number  of  games  receive  the 
right  to  wear  the  college  letter.  Let  us  treat 
our  debaters  just  as  well  and  at  a  mass-meet- 
ing in  the  near  future  decide  to  grant  them 
some  adequate  reward. 


PRESIDENT  HYDE'S  REMARKS  AT  CHAPEL 
SUNDAY. 

The  students  had  a  treat  Sunday  in  President 
Hyde's  remarks  on  the  subject  of  "Honesty  and 
Truthfulness,"  which  he  brought  down  so  closely  to 
meet  our  own  interests  that  no  one  could  fail  to  be 
deeply  interested. 

He  said  that  the  only  way  in  which  we  can  live 
together  and  exist  as  a  college  is  upon  the  consid- 
eration that  a  policy  of  honesty  should  be  the  pre- 
dominating influence  among  us.  This  applies  in  all 
cases ;  one  must  be  honest  with  himself,  with  every 
other  student,  and  with  the  college  as  a  whole;  that 
is,  he  should  so  conduct  himself  at  all  times  that  his 


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conduct  may  be  an  honor  to  the  college  and  not  a 
disgrace 

This  subject  of  "Honesty  and  Truthfulness."  has 
especial  significance  just  now,  as  we  are  approaching 
examination.  An  examination  is  the  only  way  by 
which  a  man  may  be  tested  and  it  is  absolutely 
necessary  that  such  a  test  be  fairly  undergone.  Yet 
there  are  sometimes  those  who  are  rash  enough  to 
think  they  can  cheat  and  be  the  gainer ;  still^there 
are  some  Freshmen  generally — who  have  brought  to 
college  their  old  high  school  ideas  and  who  have  not 
yet  appreciated  the  true  college  spirit.  When 
detected  in  this  cheating — and  they  are  almost 
always  sure  to  be — they  are  sent  home  for  a  term 
and,  upon  being  taken  back,  if  they  are  again  caught 
cheating  are  sent  away  for  good. 

The  college  has  no  use  whatever  for  such  men ; 
they  constitute  the  dead  body  that  should  be 
"wrapped  up,  taken  out  and  buried." 


READINGS    IN    ECONOMICS   6,    1904-1905. 

To  March  7: 

Spencer.  The  Study  of  Sociology,  pp.  1-75. 

Ward,  Outlines  of  Sociology,     pp.  1-136. 
To  March  30: 

Haycraft,   Darwinism  and  Race  Progress,   chs.   i. 
and  ii. 

Bagehot,  Physics  and  Politics. 
To  May  9: 

Haycraft,  pp.  44-180. 

Kidd,  Social  Evolution. 
To  June  6 : 

Devine,  The  Principles  of  Relief. 

Hour  examinations  will  be  held   on   each  of  the 
above  dates,  covering  readings  to  such  dates. 


READINGS  IN  ECONOMICS  4.  1904-1905. 

To  March  14: 

Hobson,    Evolution    of    Modern    Capitalism,    pp. 
1-349- 
To   March  30 : 

Montague,  Trusts  of  To-day. 
To  April  27: 

Brooks,  The  Social  Unrest,  pp.   1-257. 

Winston,  A  Quarter  Century  of  Strikes.     Atlan- 
tic Monthly,  Nov.   1902. 

Winston.   The   Trade   Union    and    the     Superior 
Workman,   Atlantic   Monthly,   Dec.   1902. 
To  May  18: 

Hobson.  Evolution  of  Capitalism,     ch.  xiv. 

Schaeffle,  Quintessence  of  Socialism. 

Brooks,  The  Social  Unrest,     pp.  258-380. 
To  June  6: 

Kirkup,  History  of  Socialism. 

Hour  examinations  will  be  held  on   each  of  the 
above  dates,   covering  readings  to  such   dates. 


ECONOMICS    FOR    SECOND    SEMESTER. 
READINGS  IN  ECONOMICS  2.     1904-1905. 

Books  referred  to  are :  Scott,   Money  and  Bank- 
ing; Dunbar,  Theory  and  History  of  Banking;  Selig- 
man.  Essays  in  Taxation ;  Daniels,  Public  Finance. 
To   February  21 : 

Scott,  69-117. 


To  February  28 : 

Scott,   1 17-158.      Dunbar,  1-38. 

To    March    7 : 

Scott,   159-188.        Dunbar,   39-94. 

To  March  14: 

Scott,  202-204.        Dunbar.  95-158. 

To  March  21 : 

Scott,    189-198.       Dunbar,  158-228. 

To  March  28: 

Scott.  198-202,  204-23S.        Dunbar,  228-247. 

To   April    18: 

Scott.  239-293,  Appendix  III. 

To  April  25 : 
Scott,   293-351. 

To  Mav  2: 
Daniels,  1-78. 

To  May  9 : 

Daniels,  79-92.        Seligman,  64-95. 

To  May  16: 

Daniels,  92-129.        Seligman,  23-63. 
To  May  23 : 

Daniels,    130-207. 
To  May  30: 

Daniels,  207-284. 
To  June  6: 

Daniels.    285-373. 

Hour  examinations  will  be  held  on  March  9, 
March  30,  May  4,  June  I.  Fifteen-minute  quizzes 
will  be  held  as  announced  from  time  to  time. 


KENNEBEC   ALUMNI   ASSOCIATION. 

The  Bowdoin  men  in  the  Legislature  are  all  plan- 
ning to  attend  the  seventh  annual  banquet  of  the 
Kennebec  Bowdoin  Alumni  Association  which  will 
be  held  in  Augusta,  Tuesday  evening,  February  14. 
Governor  Cobb,  'yy.  will  be  the  guest  of  honor.  Two 
members  of  the  Council  are  also  Bowdoin  men. 
Messrs.  Pierce,  '84,  and  Clarke,  '99 ;  and  ten  mem- 
bers of  the  Legislature  as  follows :  Senator  Potter 
of  Cumberland,  '78.  and  Allen  of  York,  '89 ;  and 
Representatives  Don  A.  H.  Powers  of  Houlton,  '74; 
Edward  N.  Merrill  of  Skowhegan,  '74 ;  Stephen  C. 
Whitmore  of  Brunswick,  '75  ■  Charles  F.  Johnson 
of  Waterville,  '79;  Joseph  B.  Reed  of  Portland.  '83; 
Eugene  Thomas  of  Topsham,  '85 ;  Henry  H.  Hast- 
ings of  Bethel,  '90;  and  Percival  P.  Baxter  of  Port- 
land, '98.  Other  Bowdoin  men  connected  with  the 
Legislature  are  Frank  G.  Farrington,  '94,  assistant 
secretary  of  the  Senate ;  and  S.  C.  W.  Simpson,  '03, 
postmaster  of  the  Senate,  while  the  college  is  rep- 
resented among  the  newspaper  men  by  E.  S.  Osgood. 
'75.  of  the  Portland  Argus. 


MAINE  CLUB  IN  BOSTON. 

Maine  is  soon  to  have  a  headquarters  for  her 
sons  in  Boston,  following  the  examples  of  Vermont 
and  New  Hampshire.  The  Pine  Tree  State  Club 
has  practically  completed  the  arrangements  for  talc- 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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ing  possession  of  and  fitting  up  for  this  purpose  the 
club  house  of  the  Twentieth  Century  Club,  at  the 
corner  of  Ashburton  and  Somerset  streets,  Beacon 
Hill.  The  Twentieth  Century  Club  plans  soon  to 
occupy  its  new  building  in  Joy  street,  a  short  dis- 
tance from  the  present  location.  The  plan  of  the 
Maine  men  is  not  to  have  a  club  house  like  some  of 
the  old  established  men's  clubs — The  Somerset, 
Union  and  others — but  to  have  the  rooms  fitted  up 
as  a  sort  of  rendezvous  for  natives  of  Maine  now 
living  in  Greater  Boston  and  those  who  visit  there 
occasionally. 


LIBRARY  BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED. 


Collins,  J.  C.    Studies  in  Shakespeare. 

All  of  these  studies,  nine  in  number,  have  the 
distinction  of  independence  in  judgment  and  some  of 
them  the  merit  of  introducing  into  the  field  of 
Shakesperian  discussion  some  new  material.  By 
producing  proof,  other  than  that  furnished  by  par- 
allel passages,  Mr.  Collins  aims  to  show  that  Shakes- 
peare was  acquainted  with  the  Greek  dramas.  He 
has  also  treated  carefully  of  Shakespeare's  indebt- 
edness to  the  classical  writers,  to  the  Chronicles  of 
Holinshed,  one  of  the  historical  writers  of  Queen 
Elizabeth's  reign,  and  to  Montaigne.     (822.33 :  D  39) 

Farrington,  O.  C.    Qems  and  Gem  Minerals. 

A  popular  and  for  the  most  part  untechnical 
account  of  the  precious  stones  and  gems.  The 
author  has  not  hesitated  to  use  technical  terms 
where  these  are  required,  but  the  descriptions,  as  a_ 
whole,  are  made  intelligible  to  a  casual  reader.  Col-' 
ored  plates  are  freely  introduced  so  that  the  tints 
and  shades  of  many  of  the  stones  are  accurately 
reproduced.     (553.8^24) 

Knox,  Q.  W.   Japanese  Life  in  Town  and  Country. 

The  present  volume,  which  forms  a  part  of  the 
series  of  books  known  as  "Our  Asiatic  Neighbors," 
is  the  outcome  of  a  long  residence  in  Japan.  It 
deals  to  some  extent  with  the  religion  and  philoso- 
phy of  the  Japanese,  but  more  particularly  with  their 
manners  and  customs.  The  book  gives  a  good  idea 
of  the  every-day  life  of  the  people,  and  it  contrasts 
the  old  regime  in  Japan  with  Japan  since  its 
awakening.     (915.2  :  K  jy) 

Lee,    Sidney.      Great   Englishmen   of    the    Six= 
teenth  Century. 

The  great  Englishmen  included  in  this  volume 
are  Sir  Thomas  More.  Sir  Philip  Sidney,  Sir  Wal- 
ter Raleigh,  Edmund  Spenser,  Francis  Bacon  and 
Shakespeare.  Mr.  Lee  is  probably  best  known 
because  of  his  connection  with  the  Dictionary  of 
National  Biography,  several  volumes  of  which  he 
edited.  He  is  a  critic  of  high  rank  as  well.  The 
studies  are  partly  biographical  and  partly  critical. 
They  were  given  first  as  lectures  at  the  Lowell  Insti- 
tute in  Boston,  and  later  the  material  was  some- 
what altered  and  amplified  for  publication  in  book 
form.     (942.05  :L  Si) 


Caine,  Hall.    The  Prodigal  Son. 

In  the  form  of  a  story  the  author  has  given  a 
statement  of  the  biblical  parable  and  interpreted  it 
anew.  The  scene  of  the  story  is  in  Iceland. 
(823.89:  C  9) 


Colleoe  Botes. 


"Nance  O'Neil"  played  in  Bath  Monday  night. 

Professor  Houghton  gave  adjourns  in  Latin  I. 
last  week. 

Professor  F.  C.  Robinson  has  been  re-appointed 
state  assayer. 

Students  will  have  a  respite  from  "gym."  work 
during  "exams." 

"The  County  Chairman"  drew  many  to  Lewis- 
ton.   Monday  night. 

Professor  Chapman  has  been  elected  an  honorary 
member  of  the  Ibis  Club. 

The  Juniors  must  bear  in  mind  the  fact  that  their 
pictures  will  be  required  soon. 

Several  of  the  fraternities  entertained  a  number 
of  sub-Freshmen  Saturday  and  Sunday. 

The  final  trials  for  the  B.  A.  A.  Meet  will  take 
place  next  Saturday  afternoon  at  3  o'clock. 

Several  of  the  students  accompanied  a  large 
snowshoeing  party  to  the  Inn,  Saturday  afternoon. 

"Fire  sale"  bargaining  has  been  one  of  the  novel 
pastimes  of  many  of  the  fellows  during  the  past  ten 
days. 

It  will  be  well  for  fellows  to  remember  that  cuts 
count  double  during  the  first  three  days  of  next 
semester. 

Dr.  Gerrish  of  the  Medical  School  has  left  for 
Mexico,  where  he  will  enjoy  a  month's  respite  from 
his  duties. 

Walter  Clark,  one  of  the  Governor's  councillors, 
and  Representative  Turner,  were  on  the  campus  the 
past  week. 

In  the  number  of  the  Independent  for  January  26, 
Rev.  S.  V.  Cole,  '74,  has  a  poem  with  the  title  "The 
deacon's  prayer." 

NOTICE — All  students  desiring  tickets  for  the 
B.  A.  A.  Meet  will  notify  the  Track  Manager  by 
Saturday,  February  4. 

During  the  past  week  the  recitation  rooms  have 
all  contained  a  faint  odor  of  smoke,  owing  probably 
to  the  fire  sale  down  town. 

Be  sure  to  have  your  plans  made  in  time  to  attend 
the  B.  A.  A.  We  should  send  a  large  crowd  of  sup- 
porters up  with  the  team  this  year. 

Dr.  W.  J.  Dawson,  author  of  "Makers  of  Mod- 
ern Prose"  and  "Makers  of  Modern  Poetry,"  is  to 
lecture  before  the  students  in  Memorial  Hall  on  the 
afternoon  of  February  17. 

In  the  February  number  of  Harper's  is  a  hitherto 
unpublished  essay  by  Henry  W.  Longfellow.  It 
was  written  in  1829  while  he  was  a  professor  at 
Bowdoin.  The  essay  is  entitled  "The  Youth  of 
Mary  Stuart." 


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The  annual  meeting  of  the  Maine  Amateur  Press 
Association  was  held  January  27  and  28  at  Auburn 
under  the  auspices  of  Edward  Little  High  School. 
The  singing  at  Sunday's  chapel  exercises  was  one 
of  the  best  of  the  kind  that  has  been  heard  the  pres- 
ent term.  It  was  furnished  by  a  quartet  composed 
of  Messrs.  Ryan,  Denning,  Cushing  and  Pike. 

The  New  England  Telephone  Company  are  to 
move  their  offices  from  their  present  location  in  J. 
E.  Davis'  store  and  are  to  occupy  the  room  in  the 
Town  Building  formerly  used  for  a  public  library. 

The  Verein  held  their  regular  monthly  meeting 
last  Thursday  night  at  the  home  of  Professor  Files. 
Dr.  Leonard,  professor  of  German  at  Bates,  lectured 
on  his  travels  in  Gottingen  and  Leipsig. 

Mr.  Edward  F.  Searles,  the  donor  of  the  Searles 
Science  Building,  has  given  to  the  town  of  Methuen. 
Mass.,  a  valuable  school  building.  This  recent  gift 
is  reputed  to  be  the  finest  school  building  in  the 
world. 

A  brief  sketch  of  the  life  of  a  student  in  Bow- 
doin  from  Freshman  year  up  to  Senior  appears  in 
the  current  issue  of  the  Portland  High  School  Rac- 
quet. A  picture  of  the  Science  Building  accompa- 
nies the  sketch. 

The  basket-ball  game  between  Brunswick  and 
Portland  High  was  one  of  the  attractions  of  last 
Saturday.  A  dance  was  given  in  the  evening  by  the 
Brunswick  students  and  a  number  of  college  men 
enjoyed  both  events. 

A  new  physician  has  commenced  practice  in 
Brunswick,  Dr.  C.  E.  Johnson,  who  has  taken  the 
house  on  Federal  Street  formerly  occupied  by  H.  E. 
Emmons.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth  Medical 
College  and  formerly  practiced  in  Kittery. 

Under  the  present  arrangement  the  term  has  no 
official  significance  in  any  of  the  college  regulations. 
So  that  students  may  have  twenty-three  unexcused 
chapel  cuts  a  semester  now,  the  old  system  of 
fifteen  a  term  has  been  entirely  done  away  with. 

The  annual  banquet  of  the  Bowdoin  alumni  of 
Portland  and  vicinity  will  be  held  in  that  city  this 
evening.  Hon.  Clarence  Hale,  Class  of  '69,  is  to 
deliver  the  oration  and  Hon.  Enoch  Foster,  '64,  will 
read  the  poem.  Arthur  Chapman.  '94,  will  act  as 
toast-master. 

Dr.  Guy  S.  Callender  has  presented  the  Bowdoin 
Art  Collection  with  two  portraits  which  have  been 
hung  in  the  Bowdoin  Gallery  of  the  Walker  Art 
Building.  They  are  those  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eben- 
ezer  Everett.  Mr.  Everett  was  a  trustee  of  the  col- 
lege from  1829  to  1864. 

Wrestling  is  becoming  one  of  the  popular  ath- 
letic sports  in  the  large  colleges  .this  year.  Several, 
among  them  being  Harvard,  Princeton.  Yale,  Cor- 
nell, Columbia.  Amherst,  and  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  have  signified  their  desire  to  form  an 
intercollegiate  association  this  winter. 

Prospects  are  bright  for  a  very  pleasing  produc- 
tion of  "The  Magistrate."  The  dramatis  persona: 
have  their  lines  well  in  hand  and  everybody  seems 
well  suited  to  the  parts  assigned  to  them.  The  play 
is   well    suited   to   production   by    college    students, 


having  been  played  with  success    at    Williams    and 
Dartmouth. 

An  interesting  souvenir  has  been  put  on  the  mar- 
ket by  the  authorities  of  the  East  Maine  Conference 
Seminary.  The  souvenir  is  a  paper-weight  made  of 
wood  taken  from  the  keel  of  Commander  Peary's, 
'77,  new  ship.  Upon  the  upper  surface  appears  an 
excellent  photograph  of  the  ship  as  it  will  appear 
when  rigged  and  of  Commander  Peary  himself. 

The  trustees  of  Colby  College  at  a  meeting  in 
Portland  last  week  voted  to  create  a  new  woman's 
college  in  old  Colby  dividing  the  present  Colby  col- 
lege into  two.  The  Waterville  Woman's  College 
will  be  opened  next  September  and  will  have  a  sepa- 
rate registration,  separate  chapel  exercises,  cata- 
logue, public  exhibitions,  commencement  and  sepa- 
rate instructions,  except  in  certain  laboratory  classes 
and  others  enumerated. 

The  Bowdoin  exhibit  in  the  college  athletics 
department  of  the  World's  Fair  at  St.  Louis  was 
received  in  Brunswick  a  short  time  ago.  The 
exhibit  which  was  carefully  arranged  and  collected 
by  Dr.  Whittier,  consists  of  pictures  of  the  various 
athletic  teams  and  organizations;  class  gym- 
nasium squads  and  views  of  the  various  buildings, 
etc.  It  also  included  the  plans  of  our  proposed  new 
gymnasium.  It  would  seem  an  excellent  plan  to 
display  this  exhibit  in  either  the  Art  Building  or  the 
Library. 

The  recent  discussion  in  the  columns  of  The 
Echo  as  to  what  a  college  paper  should  be  has  led 
the  Reader  to  make  a  comparison  of  the  various 
exchanges,  with  a  view  to  finding  which  one  comes 
nearest  to  the  ideal.  The  results  may  prove  inter- 
esting to  those  who  have  read  the  articles  already 
alluded  to.  There  is  no  doubt  that  first  place  must 
be  given  to  the  Bowdoin  Orient.  In  every  respect 
it  answers  to  one's  ideal  of  the  college  weekly — in 
size,  in  press-work,  in  arrangement  of  material,  and 
in  general  tone  it  is  what  such  a  publication  should 
be.  The  fact  that  the  Quill  takes  care  of  the  lit- 
erary attempts  of  the  students,  makes  the  field  of  the 
Orient  well-defined,  and  is  therefore  an  advan- 
tage.— Colby  Echo. 


FOURTH    RECITAL. 


A  very  enjoyable  program  was  given  to  the  stu- 
dents and  townspeople  Thursday  afternoon  and 
evening  by  Dr.  Mason  and  Professor  Hutchins. 
This  concert  was  the  second  on  Beethoven  and  the 
same  program  was  played  at  both  the  afternoon  and 
evening  recitals.  The  object  of  the  repetition  is  to 
give  an  oportunity  to  hear  the  music  twice,  for  it  is 
much  better  appreciated  the  second  time.  Owing  to 
the  near  approach  of  examinations  there  were  not  so 
many  students  present  as  could  be  desired.  The 
program  was  as  follows  : 

Symphony  No.  3. — Allegro  Con  brio. 
Kreuzer  Sonata. — Andante. 
SymphonyNo.  5. — Andante  Con  Moto. 
■Sonata  Op.  31. — Minuet. 
Symphony  No.  5. — Allegro  Scherzo. 
Kreuzer  Sonata. — Adagio  Sostenuto. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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DELTA   UPSILON   CHAPTER  HOUSE. 

The  Benjamin  Greene  property,  which  has  been 
purchased  by  the  Bowdoin  Chapter  of  Delta  Upsilor, 
will  be  in  position  on  the  lot,  south  of  the  D.  K.  E. 
House,  by  Commencement  time.  Internally,  the 
house  is  admirably  adapted  for  a  chapter  house. 
The  lower  floor  of  the  main  house  contains  dining, 
reception  and  music  rooms,  a  library  and  a  den. 
These   rooms  open  on  a  large  hall    which    extends 


through  the  house.  A  broad  stairway  leads  to 
the  second  floor  where  there  are  six  studies.  On 
the  third  floor  there  are  six  chambers. 

The  main  floor  of  the  ell  contains  the  kitchen, 
laundry,  butler's  pantry  and  half  a  dozen  closets. 
On  the  second  floor  are  three  chambers. 

There  is  also  a  good-sized  stable  which  will  be 
moved  with  the  house.  The  lower  floor  of  this 
building  can  easily  be  converted  into  a  dance  hall. 
The  upper  floor  will  contain  studies. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS  OF  1850. 
General  O  O.  Howard  is  the  only  living  Ameri- 
can soldier  who  has  commanded  at  one  time  150,000 
soldiers.  Once  when  he  was  emerging  from  the 
battle  of  Fair  Oaks  minus  his  right  arm  he  was  met 
by  General  Kearney  who  had  lost  his  left  arm,  with 
the  remark.  "Never  mind,  Howard,  we  will  buy  our 
gloves  at  the  same  store." 

CLASS  OF  1861. 
Hon.   Lucilius  A.   Emery  of  Ellsworth,  justice  of 
the  supreme  court,  will  give  the  annual  address  at 


the  meeting  of  the  Maine  Bar  Association  to  be  held 
in  Augusta,  February  15.  His  subject  is  "Expert 
Testimony." 

Edward  Stanwood.  editor  of  the  Youth's  Com- 
panion and  one  of  the  most  accomplished  students 
of  historical  American  politics  and  of  the  tendencies 
and  development  of  national  parties,  opens  the  Feb- 
ruary Atlantic  with  a  careful  paper  on  the  Demo- 
cratic Predicament, — the  question  how  the  Demo- 
cratic party  after  its  recent  crushing  defeat  can  get 
itself  together  and  upon  what  lines  it  must  reorgan- 
ize to  become  again  a  strong  factor  in  American 
politics.  H0N>  l872 

Alden  J.  Blethen,  editor  of  the  Seattle  Times. 
received    the   votes    of   the   Democratic   minority   in 


264 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


the  Washington  Legislature  for  United   States  Sen- 
ator. 


SAGADAHOC.    LINCOLN    AND    KNOX 
COUNTY  ALUMNI  BANQUET. 

A  reunion  and  banquet  of  the  Bowdoin  men  of 
Sagadahoc,  Lincoln  and  Knox  counties,  will  be  held 
Friday,  February  10,  1905,  at  8  o'clock  p  m.,  at  New 
Meadows  Inn.  Governor  Cobb,  '77,  and  Professor 
Chapman  will  be  guests  of  honor,  and  will  give 
addresses.  Plans  for  a  Bowdoin  Association  will  be 
discussed.  The  Committee  of  Arrangements  con- 
sists of  G.  C.  DeMott,  '94,  S.  L  Fogg.  '89,  and  H. 
W.  Cobb,  1900. 


i83S- 
1836. 


1844. 


OBITUARY    RECORD    OF    BOWDOIN    GRAD- 
UATES IN   1904. 
The  following  is  the  list  by  classes  of  the  grad- 
uates  of    the    college    who    have    died    during    the 
year  1904. 

Academic  Graduates. 
1831.     John    Rand,   born   August    I,    1811,    Portland, 
Me. ;   died  February  27.   Portland,   Maine. 
Josiah     Crosby,     born     November    24.     1816, 
Dover,  N.  H. ;  died  May  5.  Dexter,  Me. 
George  Freeman  Emery,  born  November   10, 
1817,    Paris,    Maine;    died   July   2,    Portland, 
Me. 

George  Payson  Jefferds,  born  May  7,  1816. 
Kennebunkport,  Me.;  died  May  9,  Bangor, 
Me. 

Horatio  Gates  Herrick,  born  October  28, 
1824,  Alfred,  Me.,  died  April  18,  Lawrence, 
Mass. 

Charles  Weston  Larrabee,  born  June  18. 
1822,  Brunswick.  Me. ;  died  October  6,  Bath, 
Maine. 

Josiah  Young,  born  September  29,  1823, 
Randolph,  Mass. ;  died  February  7,  Winches- 
ter, Mass. 

Egbert  Coffin  Smyth,  born  August  24,  1829, 
Brunswick,  Me. ;  died  April  12.  Andover, 
Mass. 

John  Nelson  Jewett,  born  October  8.  1827, 
Palmyra,  Me.  ;  died  January  14,  Chicago,  111. 
Stephen  Melville  Eaton,  born  October  7. 
1833,  Portland,  Me.;  died  April  18,  New 
Orleans,   La. 

Edward  Beaman  Palmer,  born  September  25, 
1833,  Belfast.  Me.;  died 

Cyrus  Jordan,  born  June  22,  1830,  East  Ray- 
mond, Maine;  died  January  16.  Ocean  Park, 
Me. 

Oliver   Libbey,    born   June    7,    183S.  'Gorham, 
Me. ;  died  December  26,  Portland,  Me. 
Roscoe  Edwin  Farnham.   born   November   19, 

1835,  Woolwich,  Me. ;  died  May  4,  Chicago, 
111. 

Henry    Clay    Robinson,   born     December    21, 
1831,   Newcastle,  Me.;   died  January  5,   Dam 
ariscota.    Me. 
Melville  Augustus    Cochran,    born    July    18, 

1836.  Litchfield,  Me. ;  died  May  3,  Jackson- 
ville,  Florida. 

Joseph  Alvah  Locke,  born  December  25,  1843. 
Hollis,  Me. ;  died  April  21,  Portland,  Me. 


1850. 
185S- 


1856. 


1859- 
i860. 


1S02. 


1868.  George  Winslow  Foster,  born  September  28, 

1845.  Bangor,   Me.  ;   died  January  4,   Bangor, 
Me. 

1870.  William  Edwin  Frost,  born  December  6, 
1842,  Norway.  Me. ;  died  November  30, 
Westford.  Mass. 

1882.  Arthur  Fuller  Belcher,  born  April  24,  1861, 
Farmington.  Me. ;  died  October  7.  Portland, 
Me. 

1883.  Arthur  Collis  Gibson,  born  April  18,  i860, 
Bangor,  Me. ;  died  February  21,  Bangor,  Me. 

1897.  David  Dana  Spear,  born  May  4  1875,  Free- 
port.   Me. ;   died  July  8,   Freeport,    Me. 

Medical  Graduates. 
1842.     Nathaniel   Tobey   Palmer,   born   February  27, 

1817,  Gardiner,  Me. ;  died  March  18,  Bruns 
•     wick,  Me. 
1853.     Richard  Hunniwell   Meserve.   born  December 

7,   1819,  Limington,   Me, ;   died  November  11. 

Augusta,  Me. 
1853.     Horatio  Dudley  Torrey,  born    September    7, 

1828,   Dixfield,   Me. ;   died  January,   Bridgton, 

Me. 
1859.     Albion   Keith    Parris   Meserve.   born   June  8, 

1833,  Limington,  Me. ;  died 
1863.     Elisha    Peckham    Clarke,     born     August     17, 

1833,  Westerly,  R.   I.;  died  March  17,  Hope 

Valley,  R.  I. 

1866.  James  Warren  Lowell,  born  March  22,  1842. 
Phillipsburg,  Me.;  died  October  8,  South 
Portland. 

1867.  Josiah  Carr  Donham,  born  July  26,  1847, 
Hebron.  Me. ;  died  April  7,  Hebron,  Me. 

1869.  Heinry  Martin  Dearborn,  born  November  18, 

1846,  Epsom,   N.  H. ;  died  February  16,  New 
York  City. 

1871.  Albert  Quincy  Pottle,  born  June  4,  1847, 
Harrison,  Me. ;  died  May  5,  Canaan,  Vt. 

1884.  John  Elmer  Bradbury,  born  May  20.  1859, 
Livermore  Centre,  Me. ;  died  April  7,  Rock- 
land,   Mass. 

1887.     Oscar  Storer  Erskine,  born  January  3,   1865 

Morrill,  Me. ;  died  October  9,  Winterport,  Me. 

1895.     Arthur    Loring    Macomber,    born    September 

12,  1869.  Ellsworth,  Me. ;  died  November  23, 

Albuquerque,   New   Mexico. 

1898.  Claude  Ryder  Wellington,  born  August  18. 
1870,  Albion,  Me. ;  died  August  18,  Mans- 
field, Mass. 


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east  of  Boston. 


CATERING 

to  private  parties,  weddings, 
banquets,  etc. 


Our  Combination   Course  costs  no  more  for  tuitiou   than 
either  the  Shorthand  or  the  Business  Course. 

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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXIV.  BRUNSWICK,   MAINE,   FEBRUARY    17,    1905. 


NO.  25. 


BENEFITS     OF     COLLEGE     FRATERNITIES. 

Following  is  the  full  text  of  the  article  which 
won  the  first  prize  of  $25  in  the  recent  New  Yora 
mbune  contest  on  the  subject  of  College  Fraterni- 
ties. The  subject  itself  is  of  much  interest  to  Bow- 
doin  men  and  the  prize  article  is  of  much  additional 
interest  from  the  tact  that  it  was  written  by  a  Bow- 
doin  graduate,  John  Clair  Minot,  '96,  a  former  edi- 
tor-in-chief of  the  Orient  and  now  associate  editor 
of  the  Kennebec  Journal.  Hundreds  of  articles, 
representing  every  section  of  the  country,  were 
sent  to  the   Tribune  in  competition  for  the  prize. 

I  am  a  member  of  an  intercollegiate  fraternity 
with  chapters  from  Maine  to  California  and  from 
Canada  to  the  Gulf,  with  a  central  council  of  grad- 
uates in  charge  of  its  affairs,  with  a  quarterly  mag- 
azine devoted  to  its  interests  and  with  many  active 
alumni  associations.  Such  an  organization,  with 
sixty  years  of  prosperity  and  usefulness  behind 
it,  and  with  many  thousand  names  upon  its  rolls,  no 
more  needs  defense  than  does  the  American  college 
itself.  It  can  be  attacked  only  through  ignorance 
or  malice.  The  local  societies  or  clubs  which  exist 
at  a  few  of  our  great  universities  are  quite  another 
matter  and  are  not  to  be  confounded  with  the  inter- 
collegiate Greek-letter  fraternity  system  or  dis- 
cussed in  connection  with  it.  The  latter  has  justi- 
fied its  existence  by  thriving  in  spite  of  the  vigor- 
ous opposition  which  marked  its  inception;  by 
changing  the  attitude  of  college  authorities  from 
one  of  active  antagonism  to  one  of  cordial  support ; 
and  by  retaining  through  life  the  loyal  interest  of 
those  who  were  made  members  in  youth.  Many  of 
the  warmest  friendships  known  to-day  among  men 
were  formed  years  ago  within  the  fraternity  circles 
of  the  small  colleges,  and  a  system  of  which  this 
can  be  said  must  have  in  it  much  good  and  little 
evil. 

The  fraternity  gives  its  member  a  home  and 
congenial  associates  when  he  enters  college;  it  sets 
before  him  noble  ideals  of  manhood  and  high  incen- 
tives which  help  draw  out  the  best  that  is  in  him ; 
it  spurs  him  on  to  excel  in  scholarship  and  other 
branches  of  undergraduate  activity;  it  sets  a  guard 
over  his  conduct  lest  he  bring  reproach  upon  the 
pin  he  wears  with  so  much  pride ;  in  the  manage- 
ment of  its  affairs,  it  gives  him  a  practical  business 
training;  in  its  hall  he  gets  a  drill  in  debating  and 
speaking  which  proves  a  lasting  benefit ;  its  chap- 
ter house  becomes  almost  a  home  for  him,  with  all 
the  influence  for  good  which  this  implies;  its  inter- 
collegiate feature  broadens  his  view  of  the  educa- 
tional world  and  renders  doubly  pleasant  his  visits 
to  sister  colleges  and  his  meetings  with  college  men 
all  through  his  life;  it  gives  him  as  an  undergradu- 
ate the  benefit  of  the  acquaintance  of  many  alumni, 
a  circumstance  which  becomes  a  valuable  asset 
when  he  enters  upon  his  life-work;  and  it  gives  him 
precious  friendships  which  will  be  cherished  among 
his  dearest  possessions  while  life  remains. 


I  have  named  a  few  of  the  things  which  member- 
ship in  a  fraternity  means  to  a  college  man.  The  ben- 
efits which  the  college  receives  from  the  existence 
of  fraternities  are  by  no  means  only  those  gained 
by  the  individual  students.  College  presidents  have 
long  since  learned  that  the  fraternity  is  a  ready  and 
effective  assistant  in  the  enforcement  of  regulations 
and  the  maintenance  of  discipline.  The  fraternity 
has  done  much  to  wipe  out  the  old  rivalry  between 
the  lower  classes  which  made  hazing  so  serious  a 
matter  in  former  times ;  it  '  solves  the  eating  club 
problem  and  by  its  chapter  houses  saves  the  erection 
of  new  dormitories ;  it  gives  the  college  desirable 
centers  of  social  intercourse  and  activity  and  pro- 
vides a  pleasant  means  of  entertaining  prospective 
students  and  other  visitors ;  it  gives  the  college  its 
most  loyal  alumni,  because  the  man  who  does  the 
most  for  his  fraternity  will  do  the  most  for  his 
college,  both  as  a  student  and  in  later  years;  it 
binds  the  alumnus  closer  to  his  Alma  Mater  and 
gives  him  a  warm  welcome  and  generous  hospitality 
when  he  returns  at  commencement  or  at  other 
times. 

The  early  objections  to  the  fraternity — that  it 
would  promote  extravagance,  that  it  would  empha- 
size the  social  side  at  the  expense  of  the  educa- 
tional, that  it  would  foster  a  snobbish  spirit,  that  it 
would  detract  from  college  loyalty,  and  that  there 
would  be  drinking  and  gambling  under  cover  of  its 
secrecy — have  been  shown  to  be  groundless  by  the 
experience  of  many  years  at  many  colleges.  If  the 
evils  feared  have  been  realized,  it  has  been  in  an 
exceptional  case  here  and  there  and  never  to  an 
extent  which  warrants  any  general  arraignment  of 
the  fraternity  system  or  any  assertion  that  its  det- 
riments outweigh  its  benefits.  Basing  his  statement 
upon  an  experience  of  twenty  years  at  the  head  of  a 
good  old  New  England  college  and  upon  a  wide 
knowledge  of  conditions  and  tendencies  in  the  col- 
lege world,  President  Hyde  of  Bowdoin,  himself 
a  non-fraternity  man.  said  in  an  address,  last  sum- 
mer, at  an  international  educational  conference  at 
St.  Louis :  "The  fraternities  have  slight  possibilities 
of  evil ;  but  accomplish  an  overwhelming  prepon- 
derance of  good." 


KENNEBEC  ALUMNI  BANQUET. 

The  seventh  annual  meeting  and  banquet  of  the 
Kennebec  Bowdoin  Alumni  Association  was  held  at 
the  Hotel  North,  Augusta,  Tuesday  evening,  and  it 
was  a  large  and  enthusiastic  gathering  of  the  loyal 
sons  of  the  old  college.  Nearly  40  members  were 
present,  with  Governor  W.  T.  Cobb,  'yy,  as  the  guest 
of  honor  and  President  William  DeWitt  Hyde  on 
hand  to  represent  the  college.  At  the  business  ses- 
sion the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensu- 
ing year:  President,  Hon.  O.  D.  Baker,  '68;  Vice- 
Presidents,  Judge  H.  S.  Webster,  '6y,  and  C.  B. 
Burleigh,  '87;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  J.  C.  Minot, 


266 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


'96;  Executive  Committee,  Dr.  O.  S.  C.  Davies,  '79, 
F.  J.  C.  Little,  '89,  and  Dr.  W.  S.  Thompson,  '75. 

Among  the  alumni  present  were  Hon.  O.  D. 
Baker,  '68;  Dr.  W.  S.  Thompson,  '75;  Horace  R. 
Sturgis.  '76:  Dr.  O.  S.  C.  Davies,  '79;  A.  M.  God- 
dard,  '82;  M.  S.  Holway,  '82;  C.  B.  Burleigh.  '87; 
John  V.  Lane,  '87;  F.  J.  C.  Little,  '89;  Dr.  O.  W. 
Turner,  '90;  L.  A.  Burleigh,  '97;  Frank  G.  Farring- 
ton,  '94;  J.  C.  Minot,  '96;  Dr.  J.  P.  Russell,  '97;  Dr. 
H.  E.  Gribben,  '97;  Dr.  E.  L.  Hall,  '98;  C.  S.  Pet- 
tingill.  '98;  F.  L.  Dutton,  '99;  and  John  H.  White, 
'01,  all  of  Augusta;  Judge  H.  S.  Webster,  '67.  and 
Charles  A.  Knight,  '96,  of  Gardiner;  Dr.  B.  D.  Rid- 
lon,  '97,  and  Dr.  W.  S.  A.  Kimball,  '95,  of  Togus ; 
Hon.  W.  T.  Cobb,  '77,  of  Rockland ;  Hon.  C.  F  John- 
son, '79,  of  Waterville;  Hon.  Eugene  Thomas,  '85, 
of  Topsham;  Hon.  Albert  Pierce,  '84.  of  Frankfort; 
A.  G.  Bowie,  '75,  of  Lewiston ;  Reuel  W.  Smith,  '97, 
of  Auburn ;  Hon.  S.  C.  Whitmore,  '75,  of  Bruns- 
wick; Dr.  J.  E.  Odiorne,  '98,  of  Pittston,  and  Her- 
bert L.  Swett,  '01,  of  Skowhegan. 

After  the  banquet  Hon.  O.  D.  Baker,  who  pre- 
sided over  the  post-prandial  exercises,  introduced 
the  following  speakres :  Gov.  W.  T.  Cobb,  President 
Hyde,  Hon.  Eugene  Thomas.  Hon.  C.  F.  Johnson, 
Rev.  H.  E.  Dunnack,  and  C.  B.  Burleigh. 


PORTLAND    ALUMNI    BANQUET. 

The  annual  banquet  of  the  Portland  Alumni 
Association  was  held  Friday  evening,  February  3,  at 
the  Columbia  Hotel  and  the  occasion  was  attended 
by  a  large  and  distinguished  party.  Preceding  the 
banquet  a  business  meeting  was  held  at  which  the 
following  officers  were  elected : 

President— Hon.   Charles  F.  Libby. 

Vice-Presidents— Hon.  George  M.  Seiders.  Hon. 
Augustus  F  Moulton,  David  W.  Snow,  Esq.,  Hon. 
Seth   L.   Larrabee. 

Secretary — Percival    P.    Baxter. 

Treasurer — Bion    Wilson. 

Executive  Committee — Virgil  C.  Wilson,  Levi 
Turner.    Dr.    Phillip   W.    Davis. 

Dinner  Committee— Dr.  Alfred  Mitchell,  Jr., 
George  Fogg,  Harold  L.  Berry. 

Orator— Hon.    A.   F.    Moulton. 

Poet— Albert  W.  Tolman. 

Toast-master — Howard  R.   Ives. 

After  the  business  session  and  the  banquet,  Hon. 
Charles  F.  Libby  introduced  Arthur  Chapman, 
Esq.,  to  preside  over  the  post-prandial  exercises, 
and  he  m  turn  introduced  Hon.  Clarence  Hale,  who 
delivered  an  eloquent  address  on  International  Arbi- 
tration. Hon.  Enoch  Foster,  the  poet  of  the  occa- 
sion, was  unable  to  attend  and  the  toasts  of  the  even- 
ing were  next  taken  up. 

President  Hyde  in  responding  to  the  toast,  "Our 
Alma  Mater,"  gave  a  number  of  interesting  facts 
a'30^  the  college  and  its  plans  for  the  future.  Hon. 
A.  F.  Moulton  replied  for  Bowdoin  men  and  How- 
ard R.  Ives.   Esq.,  spoke  on  athletics. 

Those  present  were:  Hon.  Charles  F.  Libby  '6a- 
President  William  DeWitt  Hyde,  Hon.  Clarence 
Hale,  69;  Hon.  William  L.  Putnam.  '55;  Dr 
Charles  O.  Hunt.  '61  ;  Dr.  Frederick  H.  Gerrish  '66  ■' 
Thomas  H.  Eaton,  '69:  Hon.  A.  F.  Moulton  '73- 
Franklin   C.    Payson,    Esq.,   '76;    S.   T.    B.   Jackson' 


'83;  Virgil  C.  Wilson,  Esq.,  '80;  Frederick  Odell 
Conant,  '80 ;  Richard  C.  Payson,  '93 ;  Henry  S.  Pay- 
son,  '81 ;  Lyman  A.  Cousens.  '02 ;  Harold  C.  Trott. 
'04;  Robert  S.  Thomes,  '88;  Frank  H.  Haskell,  '95; 
Dr.  Harry  S.  Emery,  '93;  William  M.  Ingraham, 
Esq.,  '95;  Gen.  John  Marshall  Brown,  '60;  Philip 
Dana,  '96;  Arthur  Chapman,  '94;  Henry  Gilman, 
'97;  Emery  G  Wilson,  '98;  Robert  F.  Chapman, 
1900;  Harold  L.  Berry,  '01;  Percival  P.  Baxter, 
'98;  Dr.  Philip  W.  Davis,  '97;  S.  P.  Harris.  1900; 
Dr.  Robert  L.  Hull,  '97 ;  Eugene  L.  Bodge,  Esq., 
'97;  Dr.  Alfred  Mitchell,  Jr.,  '97;  Howard  R.  Ives, 
Esq.,  '98;  Edgar  Kaharl,  '99;  Franklin  Lawrence. 
'03;  George  E.  Fogg.  '02;  Bion  Wilson,  '76;  Arthur 
W.    Merrill,   '87. 


B.  A.  A.  MEET. 

Those  who  attended  the  Athletic  Meet  given 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Boston  Athletic  Associa- 
tion, February  11,  will  long  remember  the  day  as 
being  an  eventful  one.  The  games  were  undoubtedly 
among-  the  best  ever  seen  in  the  city  and  although 
only  one  record  was  broken  the  contests  were  most 
exciting  and,  for  the  greater  part,  very  close.  The 
first  event  was  the  40-yard  dash,  handicap.  It 
required  twenty-two  heats  of  six  men  each  to  run 
this  off.  Doherty  and  Kinsman  both  started  and 
Doherty  won  his  heat,  thereby  qualifying  for  the 
semi-finals.  The  final  heat  was  won  by  J.  McGin- 
ness  of  the  Cathedral  A.  A.  The  40-yard  dash, 
invitation,  was  a  sensational  event  for  it  brought 
out  some  of  the  fastest  men  in  the  country.  In  the 
final  heat  were  Eaton  of  Cambridgeport  G  A.  A., 
formerly  of  Amherst.  McCarthy  and  Seitz  of 
Georgetown  and  Henneberry  of  Harvard.  Eaton 
won  the  event  and  established  a  world's  record  of 
4  2-5  sec.  These  events  were  followed  by  the  hurdle 
races  and  several  of  the  long  distance  runs.  Shorey, 
'07,  was  one  of  the  starters  in  the  two-mile  run, 
but  owing  to  the  fact  that  he  was  in  with  such  men 
as  G.  V.  Bohang  of  Greater  New  York  Athletic 
Association,  D.  C.  Munson  of  Cornell,  and  C.  R. 
Nasmith,  also  of  Greater  New  York  Athletic  Asso- 
ciation, little  could  be  expected  of  him.  He  ran 
well,  however,  and  was  one  of  the  very  last  men  to 
drop  out.  The  race  was  won  by  Bohang  in  9  min. 
aud  51   3-5   sec. 

The  shot-put  in  which  Denning  took  part  was 
contested  by  about  twenty  men.  The  interest  in  this 
event  was  centered  about  Ralph  Rose,  the  champion 
shot-putter  of  the  Chicago  Athletic  -  Association. 
Rose  won  the  event  with  a  put  of  47  ft.  9  in.,  J. 
A.  Body,  U.  of  P.,  with  46  ft.  Iij4  in.  (5  ft.  9  in.) 
was  second,  and  W.  W.  Coe  of  Somerville,  was 
third  with  46  ft.  6  in.  scratch.  The  relay  races  were 
for  the  most  part  good  although  several  of  the 
teams  failed  to  make  it  very  interesting  for  their 
opponents.  The  race  between  Maine  and  Tufts 
was  won  by  the  former  in  3  min.  15  4-5  sec.  Maine 
obtained  the  lead  at  the  start  and  maintained  it 
throughout,  winning  easily.  The  race  between 
Bowdoin  and  M.  I.  T.  was,  of  course,  the  event  to 
all  Bowdoin  men,  and  it  may  be  truthfully  said  that 
it  was  one  of  the  finest  races  at  the  meet.  The 
time  was  better  than  that  of  last  year,  and 
never  did  one  of  our  teams  win  a  prettier  race. 
Weld  had  the  pole  and  took  the  lead  at  the  start, 


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267 


and  this  the  team  held  to  the  finish.  It  is  hard  to 
say  who  ran  the  best  race  for  each  man  did  excel- 
lent work,  but  the  sensational  finish  of  Everett 
brought  out  the  most  applause.  Williams,  the  man 
who  ran  against  him,  was  expected  to  win  the  race 
provided  Bowdoin  did  not  have  a  very  great  lead. 
At  no  time  during  the  entire  race  were  the  men 
over  four  yards  apart  and  twice  in  the  last  relay  did 
Williams,  by  beautiful  spurting,  close  up  even  with 
Everett,  but  he  was  unable  to  take  the  lead.  On 
the  last  lap  he  fell  off  and  at  the  finish  was  about 
four  yards  behind.  The  time  was  3  minutes  18  1-5 
seconds.  The  race  was  one  of  the  closest  of  the 
meet,  and  it  was  with  a  sigh  of  relief  that  every 
Bowdoin  man  saw  it  ended.  Too  much  praise  can- 
not be  given  the  men  for  it  was  a  hard-earned  vic- 
tory, and  they  deserved  it. 


PROF.    HOUGHTON    ON    THE    MAKING    OF 
THE  JAPANESE. 

About  one  hundred  of  the  students,  members  of 
the  Faculty,  and  townspeople,  attended  Professor 
Houghton's  lecture  on  "The  Making  of  the  Japan- 
ese," given  in  the  lecture  room,  Hubbard  Hall,  last 
Monday  evening.  The  lecture  in  itself  was  a  mas- 
terpiece and,  delivered  in  Prof.  Houghton's  pleasing 
style,  held  the  closest  attention  of  an  appreciative 
audience.  The  speaker  traced  the  history  of  the 
country  from  earliest  authentic  reports  down 
through  the  great  eras  when  Confucianism  and 
Buddhism  each  swept  over  the  country,  down 
through  the  great  struggle  with  and  extinction  of 
Romanism,  through  the  feudal  era  of  Japanese 
national  life,  to  the  recent  awakening.  He  showed 
that  the  wonderful  awakening  was  by  no  means  the 
unexplicable  thing  the  world  supposes  it  to  be. 
The  Japanese  have  always  been  a  nation  of  remark- 
able receptivity,  as  their  history  amply  shows. 

Prof.  Houghton  painted  with  telling  words  a  fine 
picture  of  Japanese  domestic  life.  The  whole  life 
and  history  of  the  little  yellow  men  are  founded  on 
the  bed-rock  of  their  religion,  worship  of  their 
ancestors.  Each  family  worships  its  own  ancestral 
dead,  each  commune  the  dead  leaders,  and  the 
whole  nation  the  imperial  shades  of  the  long  line  of 
emperors,  descendants  of  the  Sun-goddess.  The  life 
of  the  nation  is  bound  up  in  customs  evolving  from 
the  feudal  age  but  recently  overcome.  These  cus- 
toms have  a  fine  religious  and  moral  foundation 
binding  the  nation  by  inexorable  yet  noble  laws. 
The  strenuous  West  might  well  halt  in  its  egotisti- 
cal cry  of  progress,  and  take  lessons  of  the  Eastern 
simplicity.  Woman  is  real  woman  in  Japan  as  God 
intended  her  to  be,  unpolluted  by  our  non-exacting 
strenuousness. 

There  is  a  great  difference  between  the  West  and 
the  East.  The  West  is  intensely  individual;  the 
East  just  as  intensely  national.  Western  civilization 
makes  great  hue  and  cry  over  its  Bills  of  Rights, 
its  Habeas  Corpus  acts  and  the  fact  that  every 
man's  house  is  his  citadel.  Japanese  morality  finds 
its  foundation  in  the  fact  that  every  man  is  an 
integral  part  of  the  community,  existing  only  in  the 
state  and  for  the  state.  His  acts  reflect  upon  the 
credit  of  the  community  thereby  giving  him  a  strong 
motive     to     keep     himself     uncontaminated.     This 


intense  love  for  the  nation  is  what  makes  the  Jap- 
anese the  heroes  of  the  world.  Spurred  on  by  such 
a  motive  they  move  heaven  and  earth  for  the  honor 
of  their  country. 

The  thought  that  Western  commercialism  is 
rapidly  making  headway  against  the  traditions  of 
the  country  is  a  thought  that  is  sad  indeed. 


FACULTY  REGULATIONS. 

The  following  regulations  in  reference  to  the 
incurring  of  more  than  the  allotted  number  of 
unexcused  chapel  absences  were  adopted  at  the 
Faculty  meeting,  Monday  afternoon : 

1.  In  the  first  instance,  when  a  man  exceeds 
the  23  unexcused  chapel  absences  allowed  in  any 
semester,  his  allowance  for  the  next  semester  will 
be  reduced  by  the  number  he  had  in  excess  of  the 
regular  allowance. 

2.  If  he  exceeds  his  allowance  a  second  time  he 
will  be  suspended  from  the  college. 

Excuses. 

1.  With  the  beginning  of  this  semester  all 
excuses  for  absence  from  recitations  and  from 
chapel  exercises  will  be  excused  directly  by  the 
Registrar. 

2.  Printed  blanks  will  be  provided  students  for 
use  in  petitioning  for  excuse  for  absence  from  reci- 
tations and  from  chapel  exercises.  These  blanks  will 
be  of  two  kinds,  distinguishable  by  their  color: 
one  for  use  in  case  only  of  chapel  excuses,  and  the 
other  in  case  only  of  absence  from  recitations. 

3.  Students  are  requested  to  bring  all  petitions 
for  excuse  directly  to  the  Registrar's  office.  They 
will  be  valid  only  when  signed  by  that  officer.  All 
excuses  will  be  preserved  until  the  close  of  each 
semester. 

Henceforth  no  rank  will  be  given  out  by  the 
individual  instructors.  Rank  will  be  obtained  only 
at  the  Registrar's  office,  or  by  the  reports  sent  home 
at  the  close  of  each  semester. 


GLEE  CLUB  CONCERT. 


The  Glee  Club  gave  its  first 
season  at  Bath  last  evening.  The 
follows : 

Part  First. 
Opening  Song   (College). 
A    Continuous    Performance. — Gott 

The  Mississippi  Bubble. — Haines. 

Reading. 

Vocai    Solo. — Selected. 

Polly   Prim. — Henry. 

Part  Second. 
A  Milking. — Schnecker. 
Mandolin   Solo. — Selected. 
Vocal   Solo. — Selected. 
Reading. 

Troubadour. — Powell. 
College  Songs. 

(a)  Bowdoin  Beata. — Pierce,  'gt 

(b)  Phi  Chi.— Mitchell,  '79. 


concert     of    the 
program  was  as 


Fogg,  '02. 
;chalk. 

Glee  Club. 

Mandolin   Club. 

Mr.   Mikelsky. 

Mr.   Johnson. 

Mandolin   Club. 


Glee  Club. 

Mr.   Andrews. 

Mr.    Ryan. 

Mr.    Mikelsky. 

Mandolin   Club. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  JR.,  1905,       •       ■       Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 


E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 
W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 
R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906. 
H.  P.   WINSLOW,  igo6. 


H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 
A.  L.  ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     ■     •     Business   Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     ■     ■     Ass't  Business   Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
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mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
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Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
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Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter 
Lewiston  Journal  Press. 


Vol.  XXXIV.        FRIDAY,   FEB.    17,   1905. 


No.  25. 


This  week   Prof.   Johnson 

Prof.  Johnson's     gave  the  first  in  his  series 

Lectures.  of   descriptive   lectures   on 

the  art  treasures.  This 
course  has  been  repeated  this  year  by  particu- 
lar request  and  is  given  at  no  little  sacrifice  on 
the  part  of  the  curator.  As  many  students  as 
possible  should  attend  in  order  to  show  our 
appreciation  of  his  labor  and  to  gain  a  com- 
prehensive idea  of  the  contents  and  value  of 
Bowdoin's  art  building,  which  is  so  admira- 
bly set  forth  in  this  series  of  talks,  and  which 
every  student  should  have  at  his  command. 


The  Orient  wishes  to 
_  „  bring  up  the  matter  of    a 

College  Bookstore.  colleg^  bookstore    for    the 

consideration  of  the 
faculty  and  the  students.  We  have  a  college 
book-store  now,  such  as  it  is.  Our  study  of 
monopolies   shows   us   the   full  significance  of 


that  phrase,  "such  as  it  is."  Most  all  the  col- 
leges of  any  size  in  the  land  have  college 
stores  or  in  other  words  co-operative  stores. 
The  reason  urged  against  such  a  plan  is  that  it 
has  been  tried  in  previous  years  and  those  who 
made  the  attempt  left  many  unpaid  bills.  This 
fault  of  our  predecessors  can  be  remedied.  A 
friend,  interested  in  the  welfare  of  the  college, 
suggests  that  a  store  be  started  under  the 
supervision  of  some  member  of  the  faculty 
who  would  act  as  advisor  and  auditor.  Three 
men  from  the  student  body  would  manage  and 
operate  the  store  under  the  supervision  ot  this 
faculty  member.  The  profits  of  the  store 
after  deducting  the  pay  of  the  three  operators 
would  go  to  swell  the  scholarship  fund  of  the 
college.  The  salable  articles  which  such  an 
enterprise  could  handle. would  by  no  means  be 
limited  to  books  and  stationery.  Tennis  balls, 
racquets,  golf  clubs,  running  shoes  and  innu- 
merable other  necessities  of  the  college  man 
could  be  easily  disposed  of. 

We  have  bought  gold  bricks  too  long  at 
Bowdoiu.  It  is  time  we  awoke  to  the  exag- 
gerated expense  of  our  books.  The  only  rem- 
edy is  to  take  the  affair  into  our  own  hands. 
However,  we  can  only  execute  the  plan  suc- 
cessfully by  a  co-operation  of  the  faculty  and 
the  student-body.  The  Orient  asks  '  the 
faculty  to  consider  the  matter  at  their  next 
meeting  and  report  its  decision  through  our 
columns.  If  favorable  we  will  call  a  mass- 
meetina;  and  get  the  views  of  the  student  body. 


Cheering 
Professors. 


That  good  old  custom  of 
cheering  professors  after 
the  last  recitation  before 
examinations  seems  to  have  been  tacitly  sur- 
rendered with  the  coming  in  of  the  semester 
system.  The  Orient  believes  that  the  oid 
practice  should  be  kept  up  as  it  is  emblematic 
of  the  good  feeling  and  esteem  which  exists 
between  professors  and  students  at  Bowdoin. 


The 
Relay  Team. 


In  view  of  the  fact  that 
our  team  won  such  a  fine 
victory  at  Boston  last  Sat- 
urday, we  feel  that  it  is  not  out  of  place  to 
express  our  gratification  and  that  of  the  stu- 
dent body  for  the  work  done  by  the  men.  It 
is  in  such  instances  as  these  that  the  name  of 
our  college  is  made  known  to  people  outside 
our  State,  and  to  have  defeated  the  team  rep- 
resenting    an     institution     like     Technology 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


269 


reflects  no  small  amount  of  credit  upon  the 
college.  We  feel,  therefore,  that  a  great  deal 
of  praise  is  due  to  Captain  Denning  and  the 
Relay  Team  for  the  work  they  have  done,  and 
in  behalf  of  the  college  we  wish  to  extend  our 
hearty  appreciation. 


In  a  great  many    colleges 
Hare  and  and  universities  ''hare  and 

Hounds  Club.  hounds"  is  a  weekly  feat- 
ure. There  are  no  reasons 
why'' we  should  not  start  a  hare  and  hounds 
club  here.  There  are  many  reasons  why  we 
should  start  such  a  club.  We  always  have 
some  excellent  material  in  college  for  distance 
runners,  but  the  spring  training  is  of  so  short 
a  duration  that  these  men  never  develop  their 
best  abilities.  There  is  a  great  deal  of  desul- 
tory running  on  the  board  track  and  across 
country  in  the  winter,  but  this  has  little  real 
effect  as  it  is  too  irregular.  With  a  good 
squad  of  hares  and  hounds  we  could  quickly 
attain  that  regularity  in  training  which  means 
so  much  in  the  development  of  distance  run- 
ners. Hare  and  hounds  is,  moreover,  a  most 
exhilarating  sport,  one  that  could  profitably  be 
added  to  the  Bowdoin  list.  It  would  seem 
that  the  Athletic  Association  might  consider 
this  matter.  If  the  association  doesn't  see  fit 
to  take  the  necessary  steps  to  organize  such  a 
club,  some  energetic  individual  might  add  one 
to  his  list  of  honors  by  so  doing. 


A  rather  noticeable    thing 
'68  Prize  in  regard  to  the  '68  Prize 

Speaking.  Speaking  held  some  weeks 

since  was  that  three  of  the 
five  speakers  forgot  their  orations  and  had  to 
be  prompted.  Such  forgetfulness  seems  very 
natural  in  these  days  of  hurry  and  bustle,  and 
shows  how  broad  the  gulf  is  between  the  pres- 
ent directness  and  the  artificial  waste  of  time 
a  few  years  since.  To  learn  a  fifteen-minute 
oration,  so  that  one  can  remember  and  deliver 
it  well  at  the  same  time,  takes  a  great  many 
valuable  hours.  The  Bowdoin  student  of 
these  days  cannot  afford  to  put  so  much  time 
to  a  needless  object.  It  would  seem  far  bet- 
ter to  allow  the  speakers  to  take  their  manu- 
scripts upon  the  stage  and  read  their  orations 
just  as  any  speaker  does.  This  method  would 
not  onlv  save  that  most  valuable  of  all  com- 
modities, time,  but  it  would  also  save  a  great 


deal  of  discomfiture  and  disagreeableness. 
the  audience  feels  as  badly  as  the  speaker 
when  he  forgets ;  one  can  see  a  thrill  of  dis- 
appointment pass  over  them.  Let  us  remem- 
ber that  the  '68  Prize  Speaking  is  not  by  any 
means  a  declamation  and  should  be  managed 
on  different  lines. 


The  Second  Junior 
Junior  Assembly.    Assembly     will      probably 

have  a  large  attendance. 
The  committee  in  charge  should  labor  to  make 
it  the  most  successful  social  event  of  the 
term.  Much  enthusiasm  would  be  aroused  if 
the  hall  could  be  attractively  decorated.  This 
feature  has  been  sadly  neglected  of  late  years. 
Memorial  undecorated  on  such  occasions, 
presents  a  cold  and  uninviting  appearance.  If 
this  would  entail  too  much  work  on  the 
Assembly  Committee,  they  could  appoint  a 
separate  committee  for  decorating.  The 
added  beauty  which  the  hall  would  acquire  by 
being  tastily  decorated  would  more  than  com- 
pensate for  the  extra  pains  taken. 

NEW   ALUMNI    ASSOCIATION    FORMED. 

On  the  evening  of  February  tenth  the  Bowdoin 
alumni  from  Sagadahoc.  Knox  and  Lincoln  coun- 
ties held  an  informal  banquet  at  New  Meadows  Inn 
for  the  purpose  of  forming  an  alumni  association. 
Governor  Cobb  of  Knox  had  planned  to  be  present 
but  owing  to  the  funeral  of  Mr.  Manley  on  that 
afternoon,  he  was  detained  in  Augusta ;  in  his  place 
Governor  Cobb  sent  from  his  staff  W.  B.  Clark,  '99. 
The  evening  was  spent  in  singing  Bowdoin  songs, 
in  giving  Bowdoin  yells  and  in  talking  "Bowdoin." 
Professor  Chapman,  who  represented  the  college 
and  was  introduced  by  the  chairman  as  the  Lord 
Chesterfield  of  Bowdoin,  was  the  most  interesting 
speaker.  He  congratulated  the  alumni  from  Saga- 
dahoc, Knox  and  Lincoln  on  forming  a  Bowdoin 
Alumni  Association ;  it  is  easy,  he  said,  to  form 
alumni  associations  when  hundreds  of  miles  away 
from  our  Alma  Mater,  but  it  is  more  difficult  to  do 
so  when  only  a  few  hours'  ride  distant.  Professor 
Chapman  assured  the  alumni  present  that  Bowdoin 
is  essentially  the  same  to-day  as  it  was  when  they 
were  students ;  though  minor  changes  have  taken 
place,  like  the  introduction  of  the  semester  system 
and  the  erection  of  new  buildings,  yet  the  old  Bow- 
doin spirit  is  to-day  the  same  as  it  was  a  century 
ago. 

Others  who  spoke  were  Judge  Fogg,  '89,  Galen 
Moses,  '56,  and  E.  C.  Plummer,  '87 ;  their  remarks 
were  mostly  reminiscent.  After  the  toasts  were 
finished,  a  constitution  was  drawn  up  and  officers 
for  the  coming  year  were  elected.  The  new  associa- 
tion will  be  known  as  the  "Sagadahoc,  Knox  and 
Lincoln  Bowdoin  Association,"  and  will  hold  a  ban- 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


quet  once  a  year.  In  the  constitution  it  was 
expressly  stated  that  graduates  from  the  Bowdoin 
Medical  School  will  be  eligible  for  membership  in 
the  association.  Geo.  C.  DeMott,  '94,  was  elected 
president,  and  Harry  W.  Cobb,  1900,  was  elected 
secretary  and  treasurer.  A  partial  list  of  those 
present  is :  G.  C.  Moses,  '56,  H.  L.  Chapman,  '66,  G. 
P.  Davenport.  '67.  G.  E.  Hughes,  '73,  O.  D.  Cast- 
ner,  '79,  B.  F.  Barker.  '73,  A.  T.  Parker,  '76,  H.  E. 
Cole,  '83,  C.  A.  Corliss,  '83,  E.  T.  Thomas,  '85,  W. 
T.  Hall.  '88,  F.  Staples,  '89,  S.  L.  Fogg,  '89  C.  V. 
Minott,  Jr.,  '91,  J.  W.  Lambert,  '93,  G.  C.  DeMott, 
'94,  Gratz  Jackson,  ex-'9S.  A.  A.  Stetson,  '95,  H. 
W.  Owen,  '96.  W.  B.  Clarke,  '99,  H.  H.  Randall, 
1900,  J.  F.  Knight,  1900,  H.  W.  Cobb,  1900,  H.  D. 
Steward,  '01.  J.  W.  Frost,  '04,  H.  A.  Lermond,  '05, 
R.  S.  Robinson.  '05,  R.  M.  Much,  '05,  J.  W.  Leydon. 
'07,  L.  M.  Erskine,  '07,  C.  W.  Snow,  '07,  and  A.  J. 
Voorhees,    '07. 


PRESIDENT  HYDE  AT  SUNDAY  CHAPEL. 

President  Hyde's  remarks  at  last  Sunday's  chapel 
service  were  exceedingly  interesting.  He  spoke  in 
part  as  follows : 

Christ  never  requires  of  us  more  than  at  our 
best  moments  we  require  of  ourselves.  The  mere 
act  of  not  wanting  or  not  intending  to  do  the  wrong 
thing,  and  of  being  sorry  for  it  afterward  is  not 
enough, — isn't  really  worth  the  breath  it  takes  to 
express  it.  In  order  to  do  the  right  thing  and  be 
righteous  one  must  identify  himself  with  people 
who  profess  to  the  world  that  they  intend  to  do  the 
right  thing;  he  must  have  a  will  and  mean  to  do  the 
right  thing.  And  even  then  one  will  fall  far  short ; 
yet  this  failure  counts  vastly  less  against  a  man 
than  the  failure  made  by  not  wanting  or  not 
intending. 

It  is  an  excellent  time  for  us  at  the  close  of  this 
half  year  to  look  ourselves  over  as  we  select  our 
course,  that  we  may  avoid  hereafter  the  mistakes 
made  thus  far  in  the  year;  that  we  may  mean  to  do 
the   right   thing. 


THIRD     COLLEGE    TEA. 

The  third  in  the  series  of  college  teas  will  take 
place  in  the  Alumni  Room  of  Hubbard  Hall,  Mon- 
day, February  20.  The  committee  for  this  after- 
noon is  Mrs.  G.  T.  Little,  Mrs.  W.  A.  Moody,  and 
Mrs.  C.  C.  Hutchins.  Friends  of  the  college  from 
Lewiston  and  Auburn  are  to  be  the  especial  guests 
of  the   students   on   this  afternoon. 


NOTICES. 

In  the  future  the  English  Room  will  be  used  as 
a  dressing  room  for  the  ladies  at  the  College  Teas, 
instead  of  the  Faculty  Room,  as  has  been  the  cus- 
tom in  the  past. 

All  Juniors  who  have  not  yet  had  their  Bugle 
pictures  taken  should  do  so  at  once.  The  contract 
with  the  printers  requires  all  photographs  to  be  in 
by  February  28.  In  order  to  get  them  in  on  that 
date  you  must  sit  at  once. 

Per  order  Manager. 


Communications. 


Editor   Orient: 

Kindly  permit  a  word  about  John  C.  Coombs  of 
'69,  recently  deceased.  I  have  been  a  member  of 
the  Judiciary  Committee  of  the  House  for  eight 
years,  and  during  that  time  representative  lawyers 
from  all  the  large  cities  of  the  country  have  fre- 
nuently  addressed  us  upon  some  pending  measure, 
but  the  man  who  undoubtedly  made  the  most  favor- 
able impression  upon  the  Committee  was  John  C. 
Coombs  of  Boston.  To  me  he  had  the  manner  and 
appearance  of  an  invalid,  and  I  recognized  nothing 
of  the  student  I  had  known  so  well  in  the  sixties 
except  the  large  mouth  and  the  broad,  high  fore- 
head ;  but  when  he  began  speaking  the  evidence  of 
weakness  disappeared  and  the  old,  rich,  mellow 
tones  of  his  voice  returned.  He  presented  the  needs 
of  the  Merchant  Marine,  usually  a  dry  subject,  but 
under  his  treatment  it  became  as  interesting  as  one 
of  Hawthorne's  Twice  Told  Tales.  He  evidenced  -i 
trained  intellect,  wide  learning,  and  such  a  profound 
knowledge  of  the  law  and  history  of  his  subject  that 
the  committee  listened  like  one  enchanted.  A  few 
days  later  I  spoke  of  him  to  Chief  Justice  Fuller. 
"Oh,  yes,"  said  the  Chief  Justice,  "Coombs  is  always 
interesting  and  thoroughly  prepared.  He  is  a  very 
able  lawyer."  D    s    Alexander,  '70. 


JOHN  C.   COOMBS. 

Natus.    1845;   A.   B.   1869;   Obt.    1905. 
A   soul    from   life's   spring  bubbling  up   to   life; 
Lost,  for  a  time,  midst  sedges  and  the  sand ; 
Emerging  soon  to  sunshine  and  to  strife 
It  seeks  its  pathway  through  the  ambient  land, 
Bears  yet  more  burden,  as  it  brims  with  years, 
Turns  yet  more  wheels  of  enterprise  the  while, 
Sets   free  adventurous  hope,   disperses  fears, 
Wins  back  a  desert  by  its  fruitful  smile; 
Yet  ever  hears  the  calling  of  the  sea, 
And  faster  flows  as  widens  out  its  path 
Until  it  sweeps  contented  to  be  free 
Into  the  ocean's  love,  the  ocean's  wrath  : 
So  came  a  man,  to  serve,  to  strive,  to  be — 
So  passed  a  life  into  "the  shining  sea." 


"Hail  thou ;  but  I  with  heavy  face  and  feet 
Turn   homeward.     *     *     " 

E.   P.  Payson,  '60. 


OVERSEERS    TO    BE    ELECTED. 

Professor  Little,  secretary  of  the  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation, has  sent  out  letters  to  the  alumni  notifying 
them  of  the  three  vacancies  which  now  exist  in  the 
board  of  overseers  caused  by  the  death  of  Rev.  E. 
B.  Palmer,  '56,  and  by  the  election  of  Edward  Stan- 
wood,  '61,  and  Hon.  A.  P.  Wiswell,  '73.  to  the  board 
of  trustees.  In  accordance  with  the  long  continued 
custom,  each  alumnus  is  asked  to  indicate  his  choice 
b-  sending  in  two  names.  Each  name  mentioned 
bv  25  or  more  persons  will  be  placed  on  the  eligible 
list  of  the  alumni,  and  the  list  itself,  which  must 
contain  at  least  eight  names,  becomes  the  formal 
ballot  by  which  the  two  candidates  of  the  alumni 
are  chosen.    The  list  will  be  made  up  about  May  1. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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Colleoe  IRotes. 


"Of  all  sad  words  of  girl  or  man 
The  saddest  are  these,  an  "E"  exam." 

The  chess  tournament  is  almost  down  to  the 
semi-finals. 

Less  than  a  month  now  before  the  Rally  an:' 
the  Indoor  Meet. 

Ethel  Barrymore  was  the  attraction  at  the 
Empire  last  Monday  evening. 

George  U.  Hatch,  '06.  who  has  been  teaching  at 
Strong,  has  returned  to  college. 

The  photographs  of  Assissi  now  on  exhibition  at 
the  Art  Building  will  remain  until  February  20. 

Those  dread  exams,  changed  the  expression  of 
many  a  face  from  serene  content  to  despairing 
doubt. 

The  week  following  exams,  and  the  giving  out  of 
standing,  is  the  week  of  good  resolves  and  counsel- 
ings  with  one's  self. 

Senator  Barrett  Potter.  '78,  of  Brunswick,  is  very 
prominent  on  the  State  Printing  Investigating  Com- 
mittee at  Augusta. 

Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump  read  a  paper  recently 
before  the  Fraternity  Club  of  Portland  on  "The 
History  of  Heaven." 

A  large  number  of  students  attended  the  B.  A. 
A.  Meet  last  Saturday  and  the  success  of  the  team 
made  everyone  happy. 

Manager  Putnam  announces  that  the  difficulty 
about  the  Amherst  game  is  settled.  It  will  come 
as  scheduled,  on  May  16. 

R.  C.  Bisbee,  '03,  has  returned  from,  Raceland, 
Louisiana,  where  he  has  been  employed  the  past  few 
months  as  a  sugar  chemist. 

A  new  edition  of  the  College,  regulations  is  now 
being  made  and  will  be  ready  for  distribution  in 
about  a  month  or  six  weeks. 

The  hall  formerly  occupied  by  the  Theta  Delta 
Chi  Fraternity  is  now  being  used  by  a  club  of  boys 
in  the  Grammar  and  High  Schools.- 

P.  F.  Chapman.  '06,  manager  of  the  tennis  team, 
has  returned  to  college  again,  having  been  away  for 
more  than  two  months  on  a  trip  South. 

Harvard  is  friendly  to  the  proposition  suggested 
by  Emperor  William  of  Germany  calling  for  an 
exchange  of  professors  between  American  and  Ger- 
man universities. 

The  rehearsals  of  the  opera  "King  Pepper"  have 
begun  again  in  earnest  and  are  progressing  most 
favorably.  It  is  hoped  that  nothing  more  will  inter- 
rupt the  progress  of  the  play. 

A  number  of  the  students  attended  the  valentine 
party  given  under  the  auspices  of  the  Young 
People's  Lhiion  of  the  Universalist  Church  in  the 
court  room  last  Tuesday  evening. 

Representative  Whitmore  presented  an  act  in  the 
Legislature,  Tuesday,  to  incorporate  the  city  of 
Brunswick.  This  act  is  not  to  take  effect  until  it 
shall  have  been  accepted  in  a  special  town  meeting 
within  five  years  of  the  passage  of  the  act. 


Walter  A.  Powers  and  Paul  H.  Powers  left  Sat- 
urday for  Porto  Rico  on  a  six  weeks'  vacation  trip. 

Ethel  Barrymore  in  the  title  role  of  "Sunday" 
drew  a  number  of  students  to  Portland,  Wednes- 
day night. 

The  hot-water  pipe  leading  to  the  tank  in  the 
gymnasium  froze  last  week,  and  remained  undis- 
covered for  several  days.  It  was  repaired  Monday, 
however. 

A  mad  dog  owned  by  Giddings,  Med.  '07,  kept 
the  "medics"  at  bay  Monday  morning  in  Adams 
Hall.  Mr.  Winslow,  the  college  carpenter,  came  to 
the  rescue  and  shot  the  canine. 

Professor  Johnson,  curator  of  the  Art  Building, 
gave  his  first  explanatory  talk  on  the  art  collections 
Tuesday  afternoon.  These  talks  are  very  interest- 
ing and  every  student  should  attend. 

The  annual  "House  Party"  of  the  Delta  Kappa 
Epsilon  Fraternity  will  be  held  this  evening.  A 
large  number  of  guests  have  been  invited  as  this  is 
one  of  the  social  events  of  the  season. 

Manager  Putnam  has  scheduled  Tufts  College 
for  June  6,  the  day  before  the  Harvard  game.  This 
is  the  first  time  that  Bowdoin  has  had  any  athletic 
relations  with  Tufts  for  a  number  of  years. 

An  excellent  article  appeared  in  the  Fryeburg 
Academy  Bell  recently,  entitled,  "A  Freshman  at 
Bowdoin,"  written  by  Simpson,  '08.  We  hope  to 
see  >raany  more  such  articles  in  our  "Prep."  school 
exchanges   written  by  Bowdoin  men. 

Rev.  Mr.  Jump  who  is  attending  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Religious  Education  Association  in 
Boston  this  week,  opened  the  meeting  of  the  Gen- 
eral Alliance  of  Workers  with  Boys  last  Tuesday 
with  an  instructive  address  on  "The  Boy  in  the 
Country." 

President  Hyde's  photograph  was  published  in 
the  Boston  Sunday  American,  in  connection  with 
the  meetings  of  the  Religious  Educational  Associa- 
tion in  Boston.  February  12  to  16.  President  Hyde 
will  speak  upon  "An  Experiment  of  Religious 
Instruction  in  a  College." 

A  new  edition  of  Professor  Woodruff's  Greek 
Prose  Composition  has  appeared,  published  by 
Libby  and  Company.  The  work  is  intended  to  give 
a  thorough  knowledge  of  Greek  grammar,  and  is 
based  largely  on  Xenophon's  Anabasis  with  addi- 
tional exercises  on  other  Attic  prose  authors. 

From  the  list  of  ten  names  presented  by  Bow- 
doin. Amherst  has  selected  the  following  men  to 
act  as  judges  in  the  dual  debate.  Judge  Simeon  E. 
Baldwin  of  the  Yale  Law  School,  Prof.  H.  R  Seager 
of  Columbia  University  and  Prof.  Davis  R.  Dewey 
of   the    Massachusetts    Institute   of   Technology. 

Three  prizes — a  first  prize  of  $100,  a  second 
prize  of  $75,  and  a  third  prize  of  $50 — have  been 
established  by  the  Hon.  John  Barrett.  United  States 
minister  to  Panama,  to  be  awarded  to  the  authors 
of  the  best  papers  on  "The  Relations  of  the  United 
States  with  the  Latin-American  Republics."  The 
competition  is  open  to  any  undergraduate  registered 
in  a  regular  course  in  any  college  or  university  of 
recognized  standing.  For  further  information  we 
refer  you  to  the  official  notice  on  the  bulletin  board 
in   Hubbard  Librarv. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Pike,  Harvard,  '08,  spent  Sunday  with  friends  on 
the  campus. 

Powers,  '06,  and  his  cousin.  Powers,  '08,  will  sail 
for  Porto  Rico  February  18,  for  a  few  weeks'  out- 
ing. 

Kilburn,  '08,  who  has  been  absent  for  the  past  few- 
weeks  on  account  of  his  eyes,  returned  to  resume  his 
studies  last  Monday. 

The  entire  schedule  of  the  Glee  and  Mandolin 
Clubs  has  not  yet  been  arranged.  February  20,  a 
concert  will  be  given  at  Oldtown.  February  21, 
there  will  be  one  at  Bangor  and  March  8  is  the  date 
scheduled  for  the  concert  at  Auburn. 

F.  J.  McCoy  of  the  Yale  Law  School  has  been 
engaged  to  coach  the  University  of  Maine  foot-ball 
team  next  fall.  McCoy  has  been  identified  with  col- 
lege foot-ball  for  the  last  five  years,  having  played 
the  positions  of  halfback  and  full  on  Amherst  in 
1900,  and  fullback  for  a  short  time  at  Yale  last  fall. 

President  Hyde  was  the  guest  of  Head  Master 
George  Dudley  Church  at  the  Abbott  Family  School 
at  Farmington  recently.  In  the  evening  he 
addressed  the  boys  of  the  school  for  a  few  moments. 
In  Farmington  he  met  several  fellows  who  intend 
to  come  here  next  fall.  President  Hyde  has  recom- 
mended the  school  as  a  Special  Fitting  School  for 
Bowdoin. 

Professor  Files  has  presented  to  Solon  S. 
Cahill,  proprietor  of  "The  Villa,"  a  German  motto 
in  burnt  wood,  showing  the  design  of  an  old  Ger- 
man Inn,  which  will  be  placed  in  the  dining-room 
of  the  new  house.  The  translation  of  the  motto, 
which  appears  in  the  original  German,  is  as  follows : 
"God  protect  your  home,  God  shield  your  home; 
may  much  fortune  come  in  and  none  go  out." 

The  new  water  system  of  the  Brunswick  and 
Topsham  water  district  is  now  complete.  The 
water  which  will  be  supplied  to  the  inhabitants  of 
the  town  is  obtained  from  a  system  of  fifty  driven 
wells,  and  is  said  to  be  better  than  that  supplied  to 
any  other  city  or  town  in  the  State.  Its  chemical 
analysis  shows  it  to  be  almost  perfectly  pure.  This 
piece  of  news  will  certainly  be  appreciated  by  the 
student  body. 

Andrew  Carnegie,  the  library  king,  has  given 
$50,000  to  the  University  of  Maine  for  the  erection 
of  a  library  building.  The  gift  is  entirely  unre-  ' 
stricted  and  can  be  used  in  any  manner  that  the 
trustees  see  fit.  President  Fellows  announced  the 
gift  last  Thursday  morning  at  the  chapel  exercises. 
The  news  was  received  with  great  joy  by  every  one 
Bowdoin  unites  in  congratulating  the  University  on 
its  prosperity  and  good  fortune. 

The  proposed  athletic  meet  for  the  colleges  of 
Maine  to  be  held  in  the  Portland  Auditorium  will 
either  take  place  some  time  next  March  or  it  will 
not  come  off  until  next  season.  Colby  is  the  only 
one  of  the  four  colleges  which  has  not  appeared 
enthusiastic  over  the  meet.  Some  of  the  best  track 
men  Bates  has  are  teaching  school  at  the  present 
time  and  should  they  return  to  college  in  good 
season  the  meet  will  probably  be  held  some  time 
next  month. 


Foot-ball  is  vigorously  condemned  in  President 
Eliot's  annual  report.  He  characterizes  the  game, 
as  it  is  now  played,  as  "injurious  to  rational 
Academic  Life"  and  compares  it  to  "consummate 
savagery  called  war." 

The  Bowdoin  Interscholastic  Base-ball  League 
held  its  second  annual  meeting  in  Banister  Hall 
Saturday  afternoon.  Representatives  from  Port- 
land, Lewiston.  Edward  Little  High  Schools,  Leavitt 
Institute  and  Thornton  Academy  were  present.  A 
constitution  barring  "ringers"  and  covering  every 
doubtful  question  likely  to  arise  was  adopted.  A 
fine  of  $5  is  to  be  paid  by  any  team  in  the  league 
cancelling  a  game  without  a  week's  notice.  Any 
team  withdrawing  from  the  league  forfeits  $20. 

There  is  a  movement  on  foot  to  form  a  Univer- 
sity Club  in  Lewiston  and  Auburn.  The  promot- 
ers of  the  enterprise  have  made  a  preliminary  can- 
vass of  the  two  cities  and  find  that  there  are  a 
great  many  college  men  of  the  younger  and  older 
generation  who  are  heartily  in  favor  of  such  an 
organization.  It  is  estimated  that  there  are  at 
least  four  hundred  men  graduates  of  various  col- 
leges and  universities  in  these  cities  who  would  be 
glad  to  enroll  themselves  as  members  of  such  a 
club.  Senator  Frye,  '55,  has  already  been  men- 
tioned as  the  first  honorary  member  of  the  club. 


We  clip  the  following  article  from  the  Portland 
Express,   issue  of  February   13 : 

BOWDOIN    STUDENT    CAPTURES     THIEF. 

Isaiah  Simpson,  a  Bowdoin  student,  saw  a  High 
School  student  stealthily  creeping  out  of  a  window 
of  the  science  room  yesterday,  and  as  several  things 
have  been  stolen  from  there  in  the  last  several 
weeks  he  surmised  that  something  was  wrong.  An 
investigation  followed  the  identification  of  the  win- 
dow climber  and  the  investigators  claim  to  have 
unearthed  proof  that  he  has  stolen  tools  and  a 
small  steam  engine,  property  of  the  college,  and 
tools  from  the  Maine  Central  Railroad,  besides 
keeping  his  mother  supplied  with  coal  from  Chase's 
coal  shed.  With  the  return  of  the  property  no 
action  will  be  taken. 

We  would  inform  the  correspondent  for  the 
Express  that  Isaiah  Simpson  is  not  a  student  in  the 
college,  but  the  Superintendent  of  the  Grounds  and 
Buildings. 


FIFTH  RECITAL. 

The  fifth  in  the  series  of  recitals  was  held  in  the 
Walker  Art  Building,  Thursday,  February  9. 
Owing  to  the  fact  that  examinations  were  being  held 
there   was   a   scarcity  of  students.     The   program : 

Preludes,  Nos.   I"?  and  19. — Chopin. 

New  World  Symphony — Largo. — Dvorak. 

Ballade.  Opus  47. — Chopin. 

New     World      Symphony — Allegro      Con      fuoco. — 

Dvorak. 
Sonata  in  B  Minor. — Finale. — Chopin. 
Rhapsodic  Opus  45  No.  3.— Dvorak. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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SIXTH  RECITAL. 

Last  evening's  concert  drew  an  average  audi- 
ence. Every  number  was  vigorously  applauded  and 
every  one  present  felt  amply  repaid  for  their  trouble 
in  going.     The  program : 

Symphonie     Pathetique. — First    Movement.     Tschai- 

kowski. 
Tarantelle,  Opus   II. — Chopin. 
Symphonie    Pathetique — Second   Movement — Tschai- 

kowski. 
Studies,  Opus  10  No.  5,  Opus  25  No.  9. — Chopin. 
Fifth     Symphony. — Waltz     Movement. — Tschaikow- 

ski. 
Concerto   in   E  Minor — Allegro. — Chopin. 


Christian  association  litems. 


The  services  of  the  Christian  Association  will 
begin  again  after  the  examination  period.  It  is 
hoped  that  all  who  are  in  any  way  inclined  toward 
an  interest  in  practical,  straightforward  Christianity, 
will  not  hesitate  to  join  us.  If  for  some  reason  the 
Cabinet  or  members  of  the  association  have  not 
found  out  your  bent,  declare  it  to  them.  The  asso- 
ciation repeats  its  former  invitations  to  all  members 
of  the  college.  If  the  high  ideals  of  Christ  demand 
your  loyalty  it  should  be  openly  allied  to  the  move- 
ment, the  institution  which  attempts  to  give  expres- 
sion  to  those  ideals. 

STATE  Y.  M.   C.  A.   CONVENTION. 

The  State  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Convention,  this  year, 
will  be  held  with  the  City  Association  at  Bath. 
Some  of  the  strongest  speakers  of  the  country  will 
be  present  at  this  convention  which  will  represent 
'our  cities,  our  military  establishments,  as  well  as 
our  schools  and  colleges.  Bowdoin  should  be  fully 
represented. 


LIBRARY   BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED. 


Julicher,   Adolf.      An   Introduction  to   the    New 
Testament. 

This  work,  by  an  eminent  German  critic,  gives  a 
detailed  history  of  the  New  Testament  writings.  It 
is  written  in  the  German  manner,  that  is,  with  great 
attention  to  detail  and  precision  of  statement  but 
throughout  quite  free  from  any  unnecessary  display 
of  learning.  Professor  Julicher  is  grouped  with 
Professor  Harnack,  who  recently  made  a  visit  to 
this  country,  as  among  the  foremost  writers  in  this 
field  of  Biblical  criticism.  The  book  is  here  trans- 
lated from  the  second  German  edition  and  is  sup- 
plied with  a  prefatory  note  by  Mrs.  Humphrey 
Ward.     (225:  J  94) 

Spearman,  F.  H.     The  Strategy  of  Great  RaiU 
roads. 

An  account  of  the  founding  and  extension  of  the 
great  railroad  systems  in  the  United  States,  includ- 


ing a  survey  of  the  Vanderbilt,  Pennsylvania,  Har- 
nman.  Hill,  Gould  and  other  lines.  Mr.  Spearman 
is  well-informed  in  regard  to  railroad  history,  but 
he  has  added  to  the  historical  account  something  of 
the  men  who  founded  the  systems,  as  well  as  some- 
thing about  the  problems  that  are  incessantly  con- 
fronting the  managers  of  the  great  railroads. 
(38S  :  S  74) 

Johnston,    R.   M.      The    Napoleonic    Empire    in 
Southern   Italy. 

Professor  Johnston  is  the  author  of  a  biography 
of  Napoleon  which  has  been  mentioned  in  a  recent 
issue  of  the  Oriknt.  He  has  made  a  special  study 
of  this  period  in  European  history  and  his  books  on 
the  Napoleonic  era  have  already  been  given  high 
rank.  These  two  volumes  aim  especially  to  indi- 
cate the  result  of  the  French  conquest  of  Southern 
Italy  and  to  show  how  much  this  conquest  contrib- 
uted, through  the  organization  of  secret  societies,  to 
the  idea  of  national  unity  among  the  Italians. 
(944.05:  J  63) 

Jenks,  Tudor.     In  the  Days  of  Shakespeare. 

The  main  purpose  of  this  little  volume  is  to  pre- 
sent to  the  reader,  so  far  as  this  is  possible,  the  facts 
about  the  person  and  environment  of  Shakespeare. 
The  titles  of  two  chapters — "The  successful  plav- 
wright  and  his  London"  and  "A  day  with  Shakes- 
peare"—-will  serve  to  show  the  character  of  the  book. 
There  is  considerable  comment,  also,  on  the  plays 
but  this  is  made  subordinate  to  the  interest  in 
Shakespeare  and  his  relation  to  his  period.  (822.- 
33  B  9) 

Connolly,   J.  B.     The  Seiners. 

Mr.  Connolly  is  auite  at  home  in  writing  of  the 
sea  and  especially  in  describing  the  life  of  the 
Gloucester  fishermen.  In  this  story  he  has  taken 
his  characters  from  among  the  fishermen  and  he  has 
added  to  the  interest  of  the  story  by  introducing 
descriptions  of  events  on  board  the  seiners. 
(813.49:  C  77) 


MAINE  SCHEDULE. 

Manager    Campbell    of   the   University   of   Maine 
has  announced  the  following  schedule: 

April  22 — Exeter  at  Exeter. 

April  24 — Dartmouth  at  Hanover. 

April   25 — University  of  Vermont  at  Burlington. 

April  29 — Dexter  at  Orono. 

May    1 — N.    H.    State    College   at   Durham. 

May  2— Tufts  at  Medford. 

May  3 — Yale  at   New   Haven. 

May   5 — Game  pending. 

May  6 — Game  pending. 

may   10 — Bates   at   Orono. 

May  17 — Colby  at  Waterville. 

May  20 — Bates  at   Lewiston. 

May  25— Tufts  at  Orono. 

May  2.7 — Colby  at   Orono. 

May  31— N.  H.   State  at  Orono. 

June  5 — Bowdoin  at  Brunswick. 


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©bituan*. 

CLASS  OF  1850. 
The  Hon.  Francis  Adams,  '50,  died  Sunday  in 
Bath  at  the  age  of  80.  Mr.  Adams  was  for  many 
years  president  of  the  Sagadahoc  County  Bar  Asso- 
ciation and  engaged  in  active  law  practice  for  more 
than  40  years.  While  at  college,  his  closest  per- 
sonal friend  was  Senator  William  P.  Frye.  Owing 
to  rapidly  declining  health  he  retired  from  practice 
a   few  years   ago. 

CLASS  OF  1864. 
Charles  Curtis,  Ph.D.,  Class  of  1864,  died  at  his 
home  in  Livingston.  N.  Y.,  on  January  22.  Dr. 
Curtis  was  70  years  old.  He  leaves  a  wife  and  two 
children.  He  taught  on  Long  Island  and  in  New 
Jersey  for  several  years,  then  he  went  to  New 
York  City  where  he  taught  for  twenty-five  years.  On 
account  of  his  failing  health  Dr.  Curtis  resigned 
his  position  last  year  and  moved  to  Livingston 
where  he  has  been  living  with  his  son. 


1fn  jflDemoriam. 


Whereas,  God,  in  His  infinite  wisdom,  has  seen 
fit  to  remove  from  the  midst  of  his  family  and 
friends,  Bro.  Harry  L.  Small,  M.D.,  of  the  Class  of 
nineteen  hunderd  four  of  the  Medical  School  of 
Maine,  at  the  very  beginning  of  his  professional 
career,  be  it  hereby 

Resolved,  That,  through  the  death  of  Brother 
Small,  the  medical  fraternity  of  Phi  Chi  has  lost  a 
true  and  honored  alumnus  and  the  medical  profes- 
sion an  esteemed  and  earnest  worker ;  and  that  we, 
the  members  of  the  Gamma  chapter  of  the  Phi  Chi 
fraternity,  express  our  sense  of  loss  which  the  fra- 
ternity has  sustained.     And  be  it  further 

Resolved,  That  we  extend  to  the  family  and 
friends  of  the  deceased  our  sincere  sympathy  with 
them   in  their  bereavement.     And  be   it   further 

Resolved,   That   copies    of   these    resolutions    be 
sent  to  the  family  of  the  deceased  and  to  the  Bow- 
doin   Orient,   and  that    they    be    spread    upon    the 
records  of  the  Gamma  chapter  of  the  fraternity. 
W.    H.    Sherman,    M.    '05. 
W.    J.    Roberts,    M.    '06, 
H.   C.   Barrows,  M.  '06, 
Committee   on  Resolutions. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS   OF   1872. 

On  December  15,  the  Congregational  Church  at 
Muskogee,  Indian  Territory,  of  which  Rev.  W.  F. 
Bickford,  '72,  is  pastor,  dedicated  a  fine  new 
church  edifice,  It  is  interesting  to  note  that  on 
this  occasion  the  sermon  was  delivered  by  Rev.  O. 
W.  Rogers,  '72,  a  classmate  of  Mr.  Bickford. 


CLASS  OF  1873. 
David  A.  Robinson.  '73,  was  recently  nominated 
by  the  Republicans  of  Bangor  for  mayor  by  an 
overwhelming  majority.  Nomination  has  been 
equivalent  to  election  in  recent  years  and  we  sin- 
cerely hope  that  this  rule  will  hold  this  year. 

CLASS   OF   1876. 

The  Boston  Transcript  says :  "Mr.  I.  M.  Gaugen- 
gigl,  in  his  portrait  of  Mr.  Oliver  Crocker  Stevens, 
has,  without  doubt,  touched  his  highest  point  in 
portraiture.  It  is  of  life-size,  nearly  full-length,  and 
of  a  rich  tonality  between  the  background  and 
accessories,  the  prevailing  tint  being  of  rich,  sub- 
dued purples,  greens  and  crimsons.  The  portrait 
is  a  sparkling  and  genial  expression  of  the  keen 
incisive  glance  of  a  bright,  smiling  face,  and  the 
effect  is  such  that  the  picture  would  arrest  atten- 
tion beyond  the  circle  of  personal  friends  of  the 
subject." 

CLASS  OF  1877. 

Governor  Cobb,  accompanied  by  Company  M  of 
Westbrook  of  the  state  militia,  will  attend  the  inau- 
guration of  President  Roosevelt  at  Washington, 
March  4. 

CLASS  OF  1894. 

On  January  25  a  son  was  born  to  Mrs.  and  Mr. 
F.  G.  Farrington  of  Augusta. 

CLASS   OF   1897. 

On  Tuesday  evening,  January  31.  occurred  the 
marriage  of  Nell  Ethaleen  Flournoy  to  Stephen 
Osgood  Andros,  '97,  at  Albuquerque,  New  Mexico. 
Mr.   and   Mrs.   Andros   will  reside   in  Oroville,   Cal. 

Harry  M.  Varrell  is  teaching  in  Pueblo,  Col. 

CLASS  OF  1899. 
Invitations  have  been  received  from  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  A.  V.  Eastman,  of  Lake  Charles,  La.,  to  the 
marriage  of  their  daughter,  Emma  N.,  February  22, 
to  Edward  R.  Godfrey,  '99,  of  that  place,  formerly 
of  Bangor. 

CLASS  OF  1901. 
The   engagement  of   Miss   Kittie   Florence  John- 
son to  Edward  T.  Fenley  was  announced  last  week. 

CLASS   OF   1903. 
The    engagement    of    Miss     Tulla     Bowman     to 
George   S.   Sabin  was  announced  last  week. 


The  largest,  the  finest,  and 
the  ONLY  four -floor  Caef 
east  of  Boston. 

Private  Dining  Rooms  on 
the  3d  and  4th  floors. 

CATERING 

to  private  parties,  weddings, 
banquets,  etc. 


Our  Combination   Course  costs  no  more  for  tuition   than 
either  the  Shorthand  or  the  Business  Course. 

Catalogue  free.  F-  L-  SHAW,  Pres. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,    MAINE,    FEBRUARY    24,    1905. 


NO.  26. 


AN  EXPERIMENT  IN  RELIGIOUS  INSTRUC- 
TION IN  A  COLLEGE. 

President  Hyde  delivered  the  principal  address 
at  the  afternoon  session  of  the  Religious  Educa- 
tional Association,  Thursday,  February  16,  taking 
for  his  subject  "An  Experiment  in'Religious  Instruc- 
tion in  a  Coliege."  President  Hyde's  speech  will  be 
particularly  interesting  to  the  members  of  the 
Senior  Class  who  wish  to  know  the  results  of  the 
experiment.     The  speaker  said  in  part : 

By  religious  instruction  I  mean  the  real  thing — 
the  direct  presentation  of  religious  truth ;  not  any 
one  of  the  many  approaches  to  it,  or  substitutes  for 
it,  or  evasions  of  it;  like  the  Bible  considered  as 
literature;  or  church  history  as  an  aspect  of  univer- 
sal history;  or  Christian  ethics  as  a  phase  of  ethics 
in  general. 

Obviously  there  are  difficulties  in  the  way.  It 
cannot  be  dogmatic.  An  average  class,  for  example 
my  own  this  year,  includes  the  Congregationalist 
and  the  Universalist,  the  Baptist  and  the  Methodist, 
the  Episcopalian  and  the  Unitarian,  the  Catholic  and 
the  Hebrew.  All  come  with  views  that  deserve  to 
be  respected ;  principles  which  it  is  the  professor's 
duty  not  to  destroy  but  to  fulfil. 

I  will  give  you  the  result  of  an  experiment  I  have 
been  trying  in  one  form  or  another  for  some  20 
years ;  a  description  of  what  my  class  has  been  doing 
for  the  past  month.  First  I  drew  up  a  syllabus  of 
20  topics,  covering  the  vital  truths  of  religion,  as 
follows:  1.  The  facts  of  the  world,  and  the  possi- 
ble principles  of  their  interpretation.  2.  The  con- 
ception of  God.  3.  The  historic  representative  of 
God.  4.  The  pretence  of  God  in  humanity.  5. 
The  literary  expression  of  religion.  6.  The 
institutional  embodiment  of  religion.  7.  Relig- 
ious aspiration  and  depression.  8.  Justification  by 
aspiration.  9.  The  answer  to  prayer.  10.  The 
authority  of  duty.  11.  The  inevitablehess  of  sacri- 
fice. 12.  The  nature  of  sin.  13.  The.  opportunity 
of  repentance.  14.  The  assurance  of  forgiveness. 
15.  Rewards  and  penalties.  16.  The  future  of  the 
world  and  the  hope  of  immortality.  17.  Love  as 
the  universal  solvent  of  social  problems.  18. 
Evangelism.  19.  The  mission  and  the  settlement. 
20.     Religious   education. 

One  or  two  of  these  topics  were  discussed  infor- 
mally in  the  class  each  day.  All  sorts  of  objections, 
all  kinds  of  questions  were  invited  and  considered. 
There  was  no  disposition  to  dogmatise :  no  attempt 
to  be  orthodox ;  no  dragging  in  of  extraneous  con- 
siderations to  give  a  semblance  of  proof  to  otherwise 
incredible  propositions.  At  the  conclusion  of  the 
course  each  member  of  the  class  was  required  to 
write  a  thesis  covering  these  20  topics  expressing 
his  own  views.  The  test  of  excellence  was  to  be  not 
the  orthodoxy  of  the  view  presented :  but  the  rational 
unity,  the  logical  coherence  with  which  the  views, 
whatever  they  might  be,  were  shown  to  spring  from 


and  develop  out  of  a  ventral  principle  common  to 
them.  all. 

What  are  the  results  of  this  experiment?  What 
may  we  reasonably  expect  as  the  outcome? 

First,  we  shall  get  the  greatest  diversity  of  non- 
essentials. The  Catholic  will  be  a  Catholic  still ;  the 
Unitarian  will  be  a  Unitarian  still.  I  doubt  whether 
in  20  years  of  such  instruction  any  person  has  con- 
sciously and  deliberately  changed  his  ecclesiastical 
relationships  as  the  result  of  instruction  and  discus- 
sion in  the  class-room.  If  they  did,  it  would  be  evi- 
dence that  as  a  public  institution  we  were  not  deal- 
ing fairly  by  the  pupils  intrusted  to  us.  From  those 
communions  which  are  most  in  earnest  about  relig- 
ion we  should  receive  no  more  students,  if  we  were 
suspected  of  the  attempt  to  proselyte. 

Someone  may  ask,  "What  is  the  use  of  spending 
three  or  four  weeks  on  these  topics  if  men  come 
out  with  the  same  views  as  those  with  which  they 
started  ?"  They  are  the  same  in  verbal  statement 
and  ecclesiastical  label.  But  they  are  different  in 
depth  and  breadth,  in  scope  and  charity.  The  Uni- 
versalist is  a  deeper  Universalist ;  the  Episcopalian  is 
a  more  tolerant  Epsicopalian,  the  Methodist  is  a 
more  rational  Methodist;  the  Congregationalist  is  a 
more  spiritual  Congregationalist ;  the  Hebrew  is  a 
more  sympathetic  Hebrew;  the  Catholic  is  a  more 
ethical  Catholic;  for  having  discussed  these  great 
themes  in  an  atmosphere  of  earnestness  and  candor 
and  reverence. 

That  two  radically  different  faiths  should  alto- 
gether fuse  was  not  to  be  expected.  But  all  the 
Christians,  widely  as  they  differed  on  many  points, 
were  practically  united  in  the  main  spirit  of  our 
common  American  Christianity.  Any  one  of  them 
who  should  live  up  to  his  professed  ideal  of  religion 
would  be  at  once  a  worker  with  Christ  for  the  spirit- 
ual welfare  of  the  world,  and  a  partaker  with  him 
in  the  divine  life. 

Two  years  ago  we  reduced  these  common  points 
of  spiritual  affinity  to  formal  expression  in  a  creed 
to  which  the  entire  class  of  60  gave  assent;  and 
while  the  creed  thus  composed  was  not  as  compre- 
hensive and  explicit  at  certain  points  as  one  might 
wish,  yet  if  universally  adopted  and  lived  out,  it 
would  make  this  earth  a  heaven  within  a  single 
generation ;  which  is  perhaps  as  good  a  test  of  ortho- 
doxy as  any. 

Man  is  by  nature  religious.  Truth  has  an  affin- 
ity for  the  human  mind.  Whoever  will  trust  implic- 
itly in  the  intrinsic  persuasiveness  of  the  truth  and 
the  inherent  honesty  of  youth ;  and  strive  in  candor 
and  reverence  to  bring  together  the  truth  of  God 
and  the  mind  and  heart  of  young  men,  will  find  that 
religious  instruction  is  not  only  possible  and  practi- 
cable in  the  midst  of  the  greatest  diversity  of  views ; 
but  also  the  most  interesting  and  profitable  portion 
of  the  college  curriculum.  Some  of  his  students 
will  believe  more  than  he:  some  will  believe  less;  all 
will    believe    differently.     But    they    are    all    sure   to 


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gain  the  great  ends  at  which  religious  instruction 
really  aims ;  more  reverence  for  their  common 
Heavenly  Father,  more  respect  for  each  other,  more 
loyalty  to  the  Spirit  of  Christ,  more  readiness  to  live 
pure  lives  and  do  good  work  in  the  world. 


BRADBURY  PRIZE  DEBATE. 

The  annual  Bradbury  prize  debate  for  the  award- 
ing of  the  prize  of  $60  provided  by  the  will  of  James 
Ware  Bradbury,  Class  of  1825,  was  held  Monday 
evening  in  Memorial  Hall.  The  debate  was  also 
held  for  the  purpose  of  selecting  the  debating  team 
which  will  debate  Amherst  March  24.  The  question 
under  discussion  was :  That  the  recommendation  of 
President  Roosevelt,  that  the  Interstate  Commerce 
Commission  be  empowered  to  fix  railroad  rates, 
subject  to  judicial  review,  ought  to  be  adopted. 

H.  E.  Mitchell  opened  the  debate  with  a  brief 
history  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  law  and  com- 
mission. He  then  defined  the  question  to  read  that 
the  commission  should  be  given  power  to  regulate 
rates  on  complaint,  the  regulation  to  take  effect  not 
later  than  sixty  days  from  the  date  of  decision. 
Finding  the  clash  of  opinion  to  be  whether  or  not 
the  existent  evils  need  to  be  remedied  and 
whether  or  not  the  proposed  remedy  was  the  best 
possible  if  there  was  such  need,  Mr.  Mitchell  hast- 
ened on  to  argue  that  there  was  definite  need  of 
railroad  regulation.  He  pointed  out  that  nearly  all 
of  the  railroads  of  the  country  are  controlled  by 
five  men.,  who  demand  for  transportation,  not  what 
is  just,  but  what  they  can  get.  These  same  mag- 
nates by  their  discriminating  power,  exert  a  tremen- 
dous control  over  industry.  The  Interstate  Com- 
merce Commission,  as  it  exists  to-day,  is  powerless 
to  control  extortionate  rates,  and  powerless  to 
enforce  the  long  and  short   haul   clause. 

E.  S.  Harvey  opened  for  the  negative.  After 
outlining  his  own  policy  and  that  of  his  colleagues 
he  maintained  that  there  was  no  need  for  the  adop- 
tion of  the  President's  recommendation.  He  said 
that  railroad  rates  have  decreased  in  recent  years; 
that  the  publishing  of  rates  constrains  the  railroads; 
and  that  the  practice  of  cutting  rates  has  disap- 
peared. 

F.  J.  Redman,  the  second  speaker  for  the  affirm- 
ative, argued  that  the  adoption  of  President 
Roosevelt's  recommendation  would  be  effective  in 
remedying  the  evils  which  his  colleague  had  pointed 
out.  The  commission,  he  thought,  would  be  fair 
and  equable,  much  more  so  at  any  rate  than  railroad 
magnates.  Moreover,  the  very  fact  of  the  author- 
ity of  the  commission  would  frighten  many  evils 
away. 

H.  P.  Boody,  continuing  the  negative  argu- 
ment, thought  the  interstate  commerce  commission 
was  not  a  suitable  body  to  be  vested  with  such 
power,  as  it  constantly  exceeded  its  jurisdiction. 
He  thought  this  would  inflict  hardship  upon  com- 
mercial industry  along  the  transportation  lines,  and 
that  it  was  a  superhuman  task  to  arrange  all  the 
rates  of  the  country. 

F.  A.  Pierce  in  closing  for  the  affirmative, 
demolished  the  preceding  speaker's  arguments,  and 
then  went  on  to  argue  that  the  plan  was  not  an 
unjust  one.  neither  was  it  disproportionately  harm- 


ful. Even  if  the  commission  did  exceed  its  powers, 
the  judicial  clause  held  it  in  check. 

O.  Peterson,  the  last  speaker  for  the  negative, 
maintained  that  the  investment  of  such  powers  in 
the  commission  was  a  dangerous  centralizing  ten- 
dency, extremely  un-American  and  fraught  with 
forecast    of   disaster. 

In  rebuttal  the  old  ground  was  recovered, 
Mitchell  introducing  a  little  new  material.  Harvey, 
speaking  last  for  the  negative,  brought  the  battle  to 
its  issues  showing  where  the  debate  stood  at  that 
point.  Pierce  in  closing  for  the  affirmative  was 
very  effective,  demolishing  many  of  the  strongest 
points  of  the  negative. 

The  decision  was  awarded  to  the  affirmative. 
Pierce,  Mitchell  and  Harvey  were  announced  as 
members  of  the  team  which  will  debate  Amherst  on 
the   same   question.     Peterson   is   alternate. 

The  judges  were  President  Hyde,  Professor 
Mitchell,  Professor  McCrea,  Mr.  Foster  and  Orville 
D.  Baker,  Esq.,  '68. 


ADDRESS  OF  REV.  MR.  DAWSON. 

A  very  good-sized  and  appreciative  audience 
listened  to  the  address  of  Rev.  Mr.  Dawson  of  Lon- 
don, England,  at  the  Congregational  Church  last 
Friday  at  3  p.m. 

Rev.  Mr.  Dawson  has  a  strong  personality  and 
impresses  one  as  a  very  strong  charactered,  earnest 
and  sincere  man.  His  address,  to  which  no  one 
could  help  giving  the  closest  attention,  dealt  chiefly 
with :  "The  Mission  of  the  Educated  Man  to  the 
Uneducated."  He  spoke  in  part  as  follows :  By- 
nominal  evangelism  two  things  are  meant;  first, 
that  every  minister  is  meant  to  do  evangelistic 
work,  and  second,  that  every  church  should  be  an 
evangelistic  center;  not  only  a  school  of  culture. 
Many  of  the  churches  are  excellent  Christian  clubs 
but  are  not  aggressive  bodies ;  they  furnish  plenty 
of  food,  but  do  not  furnish  enough  impassioning 
spirit. 

He  then  told  how  he  came  to  accept  this  defini- 
tion of  nominal  evangelism;  how  three  years  ago 
in  his  London  church  there  was  every  sign  of  pros- 
perity ;  how  the  physical,  moral  and  mental  needs  of 
life  were  all  looked  out  for  by  his  church,  yet  he 
became  weary  in  his  work — there  was  a  despairing 
sense  of  unreality.  Finally,  at  a  series  of  meetings 
at  Brighton,  the  question,  "What  is  the  duty  of  the 
church  to  the  man  in  the  street,"  was  brought  up ; 
delegations  were  sent  out  to  bring  in  the  outcasts 
and  a  great  many  conversions  took  place.  He  now 
felt  that  he  must  chanee  his  method  of  preaching; 
he  had  not  been  seeking  to  save  the  lost  so  much  as 
he  had  been  preaching  to  those  more  beyond  the 
need  of  repentance. 

Accordingly,  he  decided  to  introduce  a  mission 
in  his  church  of  educated  people;  the  very  idea 
infused  new  spirit  and  life;  the  great  Welsh  revival 
may  be  taken  as  a  large  example  of  the  revival  in 
his  church.  Prayer,  the  lesson  of  all  revivalism, 
became  a  prevailing  influence. 

In  the  course  of  ten  days  over  20,000  people 
entered  his  church;  all  bis  deacons  and  stewards 
caught  the  spirit  of  contagion,  and  large  numbers 
of  them  would  go  out  on  the  streets  at  night  gath- 


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ering  in  the  low  of  every  description;  they  were 
thus  brought  into  close  contact  with  the  tragic 
things  of  life  and  couldn't  run  away.  "The  experi- 
ences in  converting  people,"  said  Mr.  Dawson, 
"make  you  feel  there  is  a  reality  in  work." 

To  young  men  especially  he  gives  the  statement 
that  the  greatest  joy  he  has  ever  experienced  is 
that  of  serving  the  disinherited. 

Conditions  of  course  differ  in  different  places 
so  all  this  statement  of  experience  is  simply  to  lay 
down  principles,  yet  there  is  no  church  but  that  can 
have  evangelism.  If  Christianity  to-day  shows 
signs  of  rest,  what  are  the  reasons?  There  are 
four  very  simple  ones;  first,  we  are- too  respectable; 
second,  we  are  too  formal ;  third,  we  have  forgotten 
"The  Carpenter ;"  and  fourth,  we  have  ceased  to 
rely  on  the  Spirit  of  Power.  The  chief  reason  why 
people  misunderstand  each  other  is  that  rich  and 
poor  do  not  meet  often  enough ;  there  should  be  no 
such  word  as  class  mentioned.  The  church  to-day 
lives  too  much  in  barracks ;  it  needs  to  get  out  and 
mobilize.  It  may  be  compared  to  the  Austrian  army 
in  Bonaparte's  time,  which  wouldn't  fight  in  winter 
but  kept  in  its  barracks;  Napoleon  soon  overcame 
it  as  he  fought  all  the  time.  Evangelism  is  what  is 
needed ;  out  of  it  comes  new  passion  for  souls  and 
new  love  for  men ;  out  of  the  spiritual  revival  will 
come  what  is  most  essential  for  the  life  of  man  and 
for  the  life  and  tissue  of  the  nation. 


BARRY  TO  COACH  FOOT-BALL  TEAM. 

The  foot-ball  management  has  been  extremely 
fortunate  in  securing  the  services  of  Thomas  Barrv 
of  Brown  as  coach  for  the  coming  season.  Mr. 
Barry  has  been  connected  with  the  game  of  foot- 
ball for  the  past  ten  years.  He  played  four  years 
on  the  Brockton  High  School  team  and  was  instru- 
mental in  giving  the  school  the  enviable  position  it 
enjoyed  in  interscholastic  foot-ball  circles  during 
that  time.  Entering  Brown  in  the  fall  of  '99,  he 
made  the  'varsity  and  played  right  halfback  in  every 
game  that  season.  This  same  feat  he  duplicated 
during  his  entire  college  course  and  was  captain  his 
Senior  year.  In  the  fall  of  1902  he  was  selected  for 
the  All-America  team  by  Casper  Whitney.  It  might 
be  interesting  to  note  that  the  first  college  game  he 
ever  played  was  in  Brunswick  in  the  fall  of  '98.  He 
played  with  the  Campello  Athletic  Club  against 
Bowdoin  in  the  opening  game  of  the  season.  Mr. 
Barry  has  also  had  considerable  experience  as  a 
base-ball   player. 

Mr.  Barry,  who  is  at  present  a  student  in  the 
Harvard  Law  School,  comes  highly  recommended 
and  we  see  no  reason  why  a  man  of  his  ability  and 
experience  cannot  achieve  the  same  success  as  his 
predecessor. 


JOHN   IRWIN   TO   COACH   BASE-BALL 
TEAM. 

The  base-ball  management  has  secured  the  ser- 
vices of  the  veteran,  John  Irwin,  as  coach  for  the 
coming  season.  To  all  those  who  are  acquainted 
with  the  record  achieved  by  the  1903  team,  Mr. 
Irwin    needs    no    introduction.     He    has    been    con- 


nected with  the  game  of  base-ball,  both  amateur  and 
professional,  for  the  past  thirty  years.  Since  1883 
he  has  played  with  the  Bay  City  team  of  the  North- 
western League,  Boston  Unions,  Haverhill,  Taunton, 
Lawrence  and  Manchester  teams  of  the  New  Eng- 
land League,  Newark  team  of  the  International 
League,  Washington  team  of  National  League, 
Binghampton,  Wilkesbarre,  Rochester  and  Buffalo 
teams  of  the  Eastern  League  and  also  with  teams  in 
the  Atlantic  League.  Mr.  Irwin  has  had  consider- 
able experience  as  a  captain  and  manager  of  base- 
ball teams  and  is  to-day  one  of  the  best  authorities 
on  the  national  game  to  be  found.  The  management 
is  to  be  congratulated  in  securing  this  well  known 
and   experienced   player. 


THIRD   COLLEGE   TEA. 

The  third  college  tea  was  given  Monday,  Feb- 
ruary 20,  by  the  ladies  of  the  Faculty  in  the  Alumni 
Room  of  Hubbard  Hall,  and  proved  to  be  one  of 
the  most  notable  occasions  yet  held.  A  large 
number  of  students  and  friends  were  present,  among 
whom  were  a  number  of  invited  guests  from  Lewis- 
ton  and  Auburn.  The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  Little, 
Mrs.  Moody,  and  Mrs.  Hutchins. 

At  this  tea  some  very  attractive  and  useful  arti- 
cles of  silver  ware  were  used  for  the  first  time. 
They  were  purchased  with  money  given  by  Mrs. 
Edward  L.  Pickard  of  Auburndale,  Mass.,  a  native 
of  Auburn  and  a  friend  of  the  college,  who  is  always 
much  interested  in  the  students  and  in  everything 
that  is  done  for  their  pleasure  and  welfare. 

Mrs.  Hyde  poured  the  tea,  Mrs.  Mitchell  had 
charge  of  the  coffee  table,  and  Mrs.  Files  presided 
at  the  punch  bowl.  Mrs.  Booker.  Mrs.  Alice  Little 
and  Mrs.  Furbish  also  assisted.  Tea  was  served  bv 
Mrs.  T.  H.  Riley,  Jr.,  Miss  Odiorne,  Miss  Town- 
send  and  Miss  Albee ;  coffee  by  Miss  Owen,  Miss 
Bessie  Smith.  Mrs.  W.  T.  Libby.  and  Miss  Frances 
Parker;  punch  by  Miss  Mae  Parker,  Mrs.  Wilbur 
F.  Senter  and  Miss  Ham.  The  ushers  were:  R.  K. 
Eaton,  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon;  B.  W.  Russell,  Delta 
Upsilon;  C.  B.  Cook,  Psi  Upsilon ;  R.  A.  Lee,  Beta 
Theta  Pi:  J.  M.  Chandler,  Theta  Delta  Chi; 
T.  W.  Riley,  Alpha  Delta  Chi;  H.  L.  Johnson,  Zeta 
Psi;  E.  W.  Hamilton,  Kappa  Epsilon;  G.  A. 
Foster,  J.  H.  Woodruff,  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa ;  M. 
P.   Whipple,  non-frat. 


DELTA  KAPPA  EPSILON  RECEPTION. 

The  annual  reception  of  Theta  Chapter  of  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon  Fraternity  was  held  Friday  evening, 
February  17,  and  was  as  usual  one  of  the  social 
events  of  the  year.  In  the  library,  from  8  until  10, 
Mrs.  William  DeWitt  Hyde  and  Mrs.  Hartley  C. 
Baxter  received  the  guests.  After  the  reception 
Caterer  Tibbetts  of  Portland  served  refreshments 
consisting  of  salads,  rolls,  ice  creams,  punch,  fancy 
cakes  and  coffee.  Dancing  began  at  11  and  contin- 
ued till  a  late  hour.  The  house  was  beautifully  dec- 
orated with  palms,  evergreens,  cut  flowers,  and 
smilax.  The  committee  in  charge  consisted  of 
Leonard  A.  Pierce,  '05,  Robert  K.  Eaton.  '05.  and 
Harvey  P.  Winslow,  '06. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Editor-in-Chief. 


W.  F.  FINN,  JR.,  1905, 


Associate  Editors: 


E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 
W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 
R.  G.  WEBBER,  lgo6. 
H.   P.    WINSLOW,  igo6. 


H.   E.  WILSON,  1907. 
A.  L.  ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     •     ■     Business  Manager 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •     •     Ass't  Business   Manager 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
mous  manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business    Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 

Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter 
Lewiston  Journal  Pkess. 

Vol.  XXXIV.        FRIDAY,   FEB.  24,    1905.  No.  26. 


In   behalf   of  the    student   body 

An  ADDreciation     we   w's^   t0   tnank   tlle   Faculty 
pp  *    and  those   who  were   influential 

in  obtaining  the  services  of  the 
Rev.  W.  J.  Dawson.  We  extend  the  hearty  congrat- 
ulations and  appreciation  of  all,  for  it  was  indeed 
an  opportunity   rarely   given   to   college   students. 


A  mighty  good  thing  for  every 
Visit   Your  college    man    to    do    is    to    visit 

"Prep"  School.  {?\s  PreP-  fh°o1  at  every  possi- 
ble  opportunity.  A  great  deal 
is  said  and  written  about  invit- 
ing prospective  students  to  the  college  and  enter- 
taining them  at  some  function  or  other.  And  it  is 
good  work,  too.  But  to  visit  your  school  often  is  a 
yet  greater  chance  for  missionary  work  of  the  best 
kind.  By  doing  so,  you  not  only  show  an  interest 
in  the  old  school  and  in  its  progress  and  its  work, 
but  you  form  a  connecting  link  between  it  and  the 
college. 

When  a  man  is  invited  to  visit  the  college  he 
knows  pretty  definitely  that  your  object  is  to  "pull" 
him,  and  he  is  also  likely  to  be  on  his  guard.  But 
if  you  visit  the  school — then  you've  carried  the  war 


into  the  enemy's  country.  You  stand  as  the  repre- 
sentative of  your  college,  but  what  is  more — you 
unite  the  "prep."  school  and  the  college  in  one,  and 
the  "prep."  school  student  feels  the  relation  in  a 
sense  that  can  be  gained  in  no  other  way. 


If   you   have   not   already   made 

Junior  Assembly,   your    preparations     for     attend 

J      mg    the    Junior     Assembly     on 

March  3d,  it  is  time  to  do  so. 
Only  a  few  days  remain  before  this  event,  which  we 
should  make  one  of  the  pleasantest  of  our  college 
year.  The  indications  at  present  are  very  favorable 
for  an  exceptionally  large  attendance,  and  for  this 
reason  many  things  should  be  done  to  make  it  a 
great  success.  This  assembly  ought  to  be  the  finest 
ever  held  in  Memorial  Hall,  and  it  probably  will  be. 
The  hall  is  to,  present  a  more  attractive  appearance 
than  ever  before,  which  will  lend  greatly  to  the 
pleasure  of  the  occasion.  As  for  the  dance  order,  the 
music  and  the  catering,  nothing  need  be  said,  as 
these  are  always  excellent.  It  is  of  little  use  to 
urge  the  upper  class  men  to  be  present  as  they  all 
know  the  pleasure  of  such  an  occasion,  but  we  do 
wish  to  encourage  the  Freshmen  to  attend.  These 
assemblies  are  among  the  most  enjoyable  of  all  the 
college  social  events,  and  the  sooner  they  are'  entered 
upon  the  less  one  has  to  regret  later. 


Church 
Attendance. 


Last  Friday  afternoon  there 
was  a  much  larger  attendance 
of  the  college  fellows  at  church 
to  hear  the  Rev.  Mr.  Dawson's 
address,  than  there  has  been 
for  a  long  time  past.  Yet  why  should  this  lie  so  ? 
A  week-day  afternoon  is  a  time  presumably  much 
more  taken  up  than  a  Sunday  morning;  the  hour 
of  Sunday  service  is  convenient  for  all  who  have  a 
mind  to  attend ;  and  the  services  of  Rev.  Mr.  Jump 
at  our  college  church  are  always  of  the  very  best. 
Nevertheless,  Sunday  after  Sunday,  the  comparative 
vacancy  of  the  transepts  shows  how  few  of  us 
appreciate  the  high  privilege  that  we  have.  The 
time  required  for  the  Sunday  worship  is  a  very 
small  part  of  the  day  and  is  the  part  that  most  fel- 
lows waste  in  loafing  around  their  rooms  instead  of 
seeking  to  secure  broader  views  of  life.  This  state 
of  affairs  is  not  at  all  creditable  to  the  student  body 
and  we  hope  to  see  a  much  larger  attendance  at  the 
Sunday  service  in  the  future. 


The   Ortent   hears   with    regret 

Neglect  of  Work      that    tllere    was    an     astonishi"g 
[Neglect  ot  work.    number     of     colKlitions      given 

last  semester,  especially  to  the 
two  lower  classes.  That  there  is  a  marked  increase 
over  the  number  given  last  year  cannot  be  attributed 
wholly  to  the  change  from  the  three-term  to  the 
semester  system.  For  the  Freshman  Class  there 
was  no  change — though  the  semester  system  may 
have  made  some  difference  to  the  upper  classes  it 
could  not  have  affected  the  Freshmen.  Yet  in  their 
class  the  greatest  number  of  conditions  were  given. 
We  hoped  that  at  the  first  of  the  year  we  had 
impressed  upon   the  new   men  the  value  of  steady, 


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persistent  work.  It  looks  as  though  many  of  the 
undergraduates  were  laboring  under  the  false 
impression  that  a  man  cannot  have  time  to  enjoy 
himself  if  he  does  all  the  work  he  should.  Per- 
haps they  now  realize  their  folly.  A  wilful  neglect 
of  work  only  causes  much  more  work  in  the  end 
and  often  much  pain  and  disappointment. 

Not  only  studies,  but  other  things  pertaining  to 
the  welfare  of  the  college  have  been  neglected.  Take 
the  opera  "King  Pepper"  as  an  example.  The  atti- 
tude of  both  those  who  are  in  the  cast  and  those 
wlio  are  not  toward  the  production  of  this  play  has 
been  listless  and  disinterested.  In  hardly  a  rehearsal 
have  the  men  shown  the  proper  spirit.  There  is  yet 
time,  however,  to  retrieve  nearly  all  we  have  lost,  if 
only  the  proper  spirit  is  shown.  It  is  late,  we  know, 
but  not  too  late.  The  men  now  have  a  chance  to 
see  what  hard  work  can  do  and  perhaps  their  chance 
will  teach  them  a  lesson  which  will  be  of  profit 
to  all. 


The  Rally. 


The  date  set  for  the  College 
Rally  is  now  less  than  two 
weeks  off.  March  10  will  soon 
be  here  and  on  the  coming  of 
that  date  we  hope  to  see  the  campus  thronged 
with  all  the  "grads."  who  can  possibly  attend 
this  pleasant  occasion.  There  is  no  need  to 
urge  the  members  of  the  three  upper  classes  to 
attend  the  rally,  for  remembering  what  a  pleasant 
time  they  had  last  year,  they  will  come  of  their  own 
accord.  Probably  the  Freshmen  have  already  heard 
enough  about  it  to  convince  them  that  it  will  be 
worth  attending.  Let  them,  therefore,  come  in  a 
body  and  bring  all  their  friends.  The  alumni  who 
were  with  us  last  year  we  have  no  doubt  will  be 
with  us  again.  But  like  Oliver  Twist  "we  want 
some  more."  Only  we  hope  our  chances  of  getting 
more  are  much  better  than  Oliver's  were.  The 
affair  cannot  be  a  complete  success  unless  a  large 
number  of  the  alumni  do  contf  back.  The  com- 
mittee has  done  hard,  conscientious  work  to  make 
the  Rally  an  event  in  one's  course  to  be  remem- 
bered. We  think  there  is  no  doubt  that  the  under- 
graduates will  lend  their  hearty  co-operation  and  we 
sincerely  hope  that  the  alumni  will  realize  how 
much  both  they  and  we  will  gain  by  their  attendance. 


Monday,   the  twenty-seventh  of 
Longfellow's        February     marks    the    anniver- 

sary  of  Longfellow  s  birth.  It 
Birthday.  ;s  a  ^ay  which  every  Bowdoin 

man  should  remember,  not 
because  this  master  poet  was  educated  here — we 
harp  on  that  too  much  already — but  because  the  day 
marks  the  anniversary  of  a  great  man,  whose  life 
was  fraught  with  weal  for  humankind.  If  we  who 
rant  about  the  greatness  of  our  poet  would  talk  less, 
and  read  his  poems  more,  we  should  find  the  com- 
mon rut  of  life  lined  with  things  worth  while.  This 
was  Longfellow's  great  teaching.  He  does  not  stir 
the  deep,  elemental  passions  of  life,  but  a  range  of 
feelings  existing  in  the  more  superficial  part  of  our 
natures.  Sympathy  with  the  broadly  human,  is 
one  of  the  marks  of  genius.  His  mind  equi-distant 
from  distorted  pessimism,  from  shallow  optimism, 
and  from  crusted  dogma,  pursued  a  quiet  trend  to 


happier  and  broader  things.  The  life  he  lived,  the 
works  he  wrote,  and  the  lessons  he  taught  should 
have  a  new  and  potent  meaning  for  his  successors 
in  his  Aiinn  Mater.  Let  us  remember  Monday  not 
with  empty  vauntings  that  the  man  whose  birth 
we  honor  was  educated  here.  Forgetting  that,  for 
the  moment,  let  us  turn  to  the  simple  beauty  of  his 
works.  Remembering  that  some  bit  of  those  teach- 
ings were  gleaned  from  his  surroundings  here,  let 
us,  too,  search  for  the  same  quiet  elements  that  help 
in  making  that  most  mysterious  of  compounds,  man. 


Distasteful  and 
Sacrilegious. 


From  time  to  time  that  old  but 
sacrilegious  custom  of  kicking 
the  steam  pipes  during  morn- 
ing prayers  crops  out,  and  as 
often  as  renewed  the  Orient 
as  the  criterion  of  college  deportment  feels  the  duty 
of  frowning  upon  such  low  traits  of  irreverence  and 
disrespect  to  the  conductor  in  charge.  Common 
decency  demands  that  we  act  like  gentlemen.  In 
the  house  of  God  we  ought  to  behave  with  respect 
to  God  and  man.  It  is  hoped  the  matter  will  not 
have  to  be  alluded  to  again. 


THETA  DELTA  CHI  ENTERTAINS. 
On  the  evening  of  February  eighteenth  the 
members  of  Theta  Delta  Chi  entertained  a  few  of 
their  Brunswick  and  Bath  friends  with  an  informal 
dance.  This  was  the  first  of  a  series  of  informal 
dances  that  Theta  Delta  Chi  is  planning  to  give 
this  winter  and  spring.  The  new  house  was  turned 
over  to  the  guests  for  inspection.  At  eight  o'clock 
the  living  room,  dining  room  and  library  were 
cleared  of  furniture,  and  dancing  began,  which 
lasted  till  just  before  Sunday  morning.  The 
patronesses  were  Mrs.  F.  W.  Shorev,  Mrs.  F.  E. 
Woodruff  and  Mrs.  W.  B.  Mitchell.  "  Among  those 
present  were  the  Misses  Despeau.  Little,  Weatherill. 
Hubbard,  Stetson.  Knight,  Dunlap  and  Merriman  of 
Brunswick,  and  the  Misses  Moody,  Bessie  and 
Madelyn   Clifford  and  Clark  of  Bath. 


FOURTH  COLLEGE  TEA. 

The  fourth  in  the  series  of  college  teas  will  take 
place  in  the  Alumni  Room,  Hubbard  Hall,  Monday, 
March  6.  The  patronesses  for  this  afternoon  will 
be  Mrs.  F.  N.  Whittier,  Mrs.  G.  T.  Files  and  Mrs. 
W.  B.  Mitchell.  Friends  of  the  college  from  Bath, 
Rockland.  Thomaston  and  vicinity  are  to  be  the 
especial  guests. 


ART  BUILDING. 

A  representative  collection  of  the  principal 
statues,  reliefs,  busts,  statuettes  and  specimens  of 
decorative  and  municipal  work  executed  by  the  fore- 
most sculptors  in  America  within  the  last  twenty 
years  will  be  on  exhibition  at  the  Art  Building  for 
the  next  three  weeks.  The  collection  has  been  made 
with  the  intention  of  giving  a  comprehensive  view 
of  the  methods  of  American  sculpture.  Its  object 
is  to  be  representative  and  contains  68  sculptors  and 
262  specimens  of  their  art. 


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BOSTON  ALUMNI  BANQUET. 

The  annual  banquet  of  the  Boston  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation was  held,  Thursday  evening,  February  16,  at 
the  Hotel  Brunswick,  and  the  occasion  was  attended 
by  one  hunderd  members  and  friends  of  the  college. 
Preceding  the  banquet  a  business  meeting  was  held 
at  which  the  following  officers  were  elected:  Presi- 
dent, Edward  Stanwood,  '61  ;  Vice-Presidents.  Judge 
Charles  U.  Bell,  '63.  and  John  F.  Eliot.  '73;  Secre- 
tary, Henry  S.  Chapman,  '91  ;  Assistant  Secre- 
tary, T.  S.  Lazell,  '92;  Executive  Committee,  E.  P. 
Payson,  '69,  Myles  Standish,  '75.  John  E.  Chap- 
man, '77,  G.  B.  Sears,  '96,  and  Stephen  E.  Young, 
'98. 

The  first  speaker  of  the  evening  was  Edward 
Stanwood,  '61.  president  of  the  alumni.  His  speech 
was  largely  introductory  to  President  Hyde's 
address.  He  pointed  out  that  Bowdoin  has  grown 
both  in  resources  and  equipment.     He  said : 

"President  Hyde  has  now  passed  all  but  one  of 
Bowdoin's  presidents  in  the  tenure  of  office.  Presi- 
dent Woods  served  27  years ;  President  Hyde  is  now 
on  his  20th,  and  we  hope  that  he  will  break  the 
record  in  this  as  well  as  in  the  many  other  respects. 
There  are  now  286  men  at  the  college;  more  than 
twice  as  many  as  in  1885. 

"As  to  finances:  In  1885  the  receipts  were  $;o,- 
827.22;   expenditures,   $30,827.66:   deficit,   44   cents. 

"In  1904  the  account  was:  Receipts,  $71,548.64; 
expenditures.  $79.78974:  deficit,  $8,000." 

President  Hyde's  address  was  largely  a  consid- 
eration of  the  needs  of  Bowdoin,  and  also  a  sketch- 
ing of  the  differences  in  the  curriculum  during  the 
last  years.  After  a  few  quite  humorous  remarks  he 
said : 

"In  spite  of  being  a  Harvard  man,  I  feel  I  am 
thoroughly  a  Bowdoin  man  now,  and  my  son  has 
now  entered  Bowdoin.  and  is  where  he  belongs.  In 
fact,  I  am  five  times  as  much  a  Bowdoin  man  as 
you.  for  you  were  there  but  four  years,  while  I 
have  been  there  twenty.  Bowdoin  is  a  college  for 
men.  We  have  always  stood  for  trained  men.  It  is 
the  very  worst  plan  for  a  rich  man  to  go  to  a  rich 
college,  for  inevitably  if  he  get  once  in  the  set  of 
the  rich  students,  he  is  forever  alienated  from  and 
will  never  understand  those  great  masses  whose 
path  lies  far  from  riches.  So  also  a  poor  man's  col- 
lege is  the  worst  place  for  a  poor  man,  for  he  will 
be  forever  alienated  from  that  class  where  much 
can  be  learned,  no  matter  how  hard  he  may  study. 
Bowdoin  is  not  a  rich  man's  college,  nor  a  poor 
man's  college.  It  is  a  place  where  rich  and  poor 
meet  in  absolute  equality.  It  is  also  a  place  of 
great  freedom  in  study  and  life.  The  students' 
creed  has  been  adopted  even  by  churches  in  Wales  ! 
In  fact,  the  life  of  the  college  is  free.  Fraternity 
life  must  be  fostered;  it  is  one  of  the  most  potent 
influences  for  good  which  we  have.  Funds  will  be 
raised.  I  have  personally  solicited  aid  from  many 
in  the  state  who  have  never  been  college  graduates. 
Their  generosity  is  wonderful." 

The  fact  that  the  current  college  year  completes 
two  decades  of  the  administration  of  President 
Hyde,  suggested  that  the  evening  should  be  given 
over,  so  far  as  oratorical  efforts  were  concerned,  to 
the  younger  graduates.  Unanimously  their  topic  was 
the  glory  of  Bowdoin  during  the  term  of  President 
Hyde.     These  speakers  were  Prof.  G.  T.   Files,  '8q, 


William  M.  Emery,  '89.  city  editor  Fall  River  Nezvs, 
Attorney  E.  N.  Goding,  '91.  Henry  S.  Chapman,  '91, 
of  the  Youth's  Companion,  Rev.  Daniel  Evans,  '94, 
pastor  North  Avenue  Congregational  Church,  Cam- 
bridge, Mass. ;  Roy  L.  Marston,  '99,  Professor  at 
Yale  School  of  Forestry  and  Rev.  F.  J.  Libby,  '94 
of  Magnolia,  Mass. 


DELTA  UPSILON  JOINT   BANQUET. 

The  annual  joint  banquet  of  the  Bowdoin  and 
Colby  Chapters  of  the  Delta  Upsilon  Fraternity  was 
held  at  The  New  DeWitt.  Lewiston,  on  Friday 
evening,  February  17.  Including  the  alumni  of 
both  colleges  there  were  about  sixty  present,  so 
needless  to  say,  the  dinner  was  a  great  success. 
Prior  to  the  banquet  a  meeting  of  the  Delta  Upsi- 
lon Club  of  Maine  was  held  and  the  following- 
officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President, 
H.  R.  Dunham  of  Waterville,  Colby,  '86;  Vice- 
President,  George  C.  Webber,  '95,  of  Auburn ;  Sec- 
retary and  Treasurer.  Farnsworth  G.  Marshall,  '03. 
of  Oldtown;  Executive  Committee,  Dr.  W.  J.  Ren- 
wick  of  Auburn,  Union.  '93 ;  Paul  G.  Robbins,  '05, 
and  C.  W.  Clarke,  Colby,  '05. 

The  dinner  was  followed  by  the  usual  speeches, 
which  were  witty  and  interesting  throughout. 
Charles  E.  Merritt  of  Auburn,  Bowdoin,  '94,  was 
the  toast-master  and  presided  ably  and  well.  The 
toasts   were  as  follows : 

"Much  Everyway." — Rev.  Fred  M.  Preble,  D.D., 
Colby,  '8i. 

"The  Man  and  the  Fraternity." — George  Curtis 
Webber,  Esq.,  Bowdoin,  '9s. 

"The  Outlook."— Cecil   W.   Clark,   Colby,   '05. 

"Delta  Upsilon  in  the  King's  Country." — William 
Ness    M.D..  McGill,  '03. 

"Inter-Chapter  Relations— Harry  M.  Mansfield. 
Bowdoin.    '05. 

"Our  Banquet."— Ward  J.  Renwick,  M.D., 
Union,   '93. 

"Relations  of  the  Fraternity  to  the  College." — 
A.  P.   Soule,  Colby,  '79. 

"The  Earlv  Bird."— Holman   F.   Day,   Colby,   '87. 

"The  Ideal  Fraternity  Man."— Frank  L.  Dutton, 
Esq.,  Bowdoin,  '99. 

''Our  Chapter  House." — Philip  K.  Greene,  Bow- 
doin, '05. 

"Loyalty." — Ralph    W.    Crockett,    Esq..    Amherst, 

91- 

"The  Two  Proverbs." — John  W.  Coombs. 
Colby,  '06. 


GLEE  CLUB  TRIP. 

The  Glee  and  Mandolin  Guitar  Clubs  went  on 
their  first  trip  last  Monday.  The  first  concert  was 
given  at  Oldtown.  Monday  night,  and  was  repeated 
in  Bangor  and  Richmond  on  Tuesday  and  Wednes- 
day nights,  respectively.  Every  performance  was 
greeted  by  a  large  and  appreciative  audience,  and 
judging  from  the  repeated  encores,  the  several  num- 
bers were  thoroughly  enjoyed.  Each  concert  was 
followed  by  a  dance,  and  the  trip  taken,  as  a  whole, 
proved  a  thorough  social  and  musical  success.  The 
entire    Club    of    twenty-seven    men,    including    the 


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alternates,  were  taken  on  the  trip.     The  program  is 
as   follows : 

Part  First. 
Opening  Song   (College). — Fogg,  '02. 

Glee,  Mandolin  and  Guitar  Clubs. 
A  Continuous   Performance. — Gottschalk. 

Glee  Club. 
Selection. — "Isle  of  Spice."  Mandolin  Club. 

Reading.— Selected.  Mr.   Mikelsky. 

Vocal   Solo. — Selected.  Mr.  Johnson. 

Mississippi  Bubble. — Hames.  Mandolin  Club. 

Part   Second. 
A  Milking. — Schnecker. 
Mandola    Solo. — Selected. 
Vocal  Solo. — Selected. 
Reading. — Selected. 
Dixie   Land. — Hames. 
College  Songs : 

(a)  Bowdoin   Beata. — Pierce, 

(b)  Phi    Chi.— Mitchell,   '79. 


Glee  Club. 
Mr.    Chapman. 

Mr.  Ryan. 

Mr.    Mikelsky. 

Mandolin   Club. 


NOTICE. 

The  lecture  by  Professor  Chapman,  on  "Robert 
Burns,"  which  was  announced  for  Monday  next, 
February  27,  has  been  postponed  until  Monday  even- 
ing, March  27. 


MEETING    OF    ATHLETIC    COUNCIL. 

The  regular  meeting  of  the  Athletic  Council 
occurred  Saturday,  February  18.  It  was  voted  that 
the  recommendation  of  W.  F.  Finn  in  regard  to 
electing  assistant,  managers  be  referred  to  a  com- 
mittee of  two ;  the  committee  chosen  were  Dr.  Whit- 
tier  and  Weld,  '05.  This  recommendation  provides 
that  there  shall  be  more  competition  for  the  position 
of  assistant  manager  than  at  present. 

The  matter  of  -the  foot-ball  deficiency  was  taken 
up  and  it  was  voted  that  Philoon,  '05,  serve  as  a 
committee  for  the  council  to  supervise  the  collection 
of  the  outstanding  foot-ball  subscriptions,  and  that 
Chapman,  '06,  be  asked  to  help. 

The  next  regular  meeting  of  the  council  will  be 
held  at  4.30  p.m.  March  7. 


BETA    THETA    PI   DORG. 

The  New  England  chapters  of  Beta  Theta  Pi 
met  in  annual  conclave  at  Hotel  Vendome,  Friday, 
the  17th  of  February.  Representatives  from  fifteen 
colleges  were  present.  The  afternoon  was  occupied 
by  a  business  meeting  and  the  banquet  began 
promptly  at  7.  Professor  William  B.  Bailey,  Yale, 
'94,  officiated  as  toast-master. 

The  Bowdoin  Chapter  was  represented  by  Whit- 
more,  '03,  Johnson,  '06,  Weston  and  Huse,  '08. 


College  Botes. 

KING  PEPPER  WILL  BE  PRESENTED  IN 
TOWN  HALL  FEBRUARY  27th  and  MARCH 
1st.    IN  AUGUSTA  FEBRUARY  28th. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  band.  Monday  afternoon, 
C.  Hall  '06,  was  elected  leader  to  fill  the  vacancy 
caused  by  the   resignation  of  Pike,  '07. 


The  annual  town  meeting  comes  a  week  from 
next   Monday. 

Morton  has  opened  a  billiard  room  in  Riley  Hall 
above   his   store. 

The  "Awakening  of  Mr.  Pipp"  is  scheduled  for 
the  Empire  to-night. 

Professor  Robinson  spoke  at  the  Sunday  after- 
noon meeting  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

The  "Burgomaster"  was  the  theatre  attraction 
at  the  Empire,  Monday  evening. 

The  seats  for  "King  Pepper"  went  on  sale  at  1 
p.m.,  Thursday  noon  at  Shaw's  Book  Store. 

The  State  of  Maine  has  given  to  the  University 
of  Maine  since  its  foundation  in  1867,  $573,468. 

Frank  Bass  was  called  to  Bangor  last  Saturday 
by  the  death  of  his  uncle,  Mr.  Norris  E.  Bragg. 

A  number  of  the  students  heard  Bishop  Codman 
preach   at  the   Episcopal   church,    Sunday  evening. 

D.  R.  Porter.  ex-'o6.  has  an  excellent  letter  on 
Oxford  College  in  the  last  issue  of  the  Good  Wiil 
Record. 

The  double  cut  system  made  it  inadvisable  for 
many  of  the  students  to  spend  Washington's  Birth- 
day  at   home. 

Clarence  Osborne.  '08,  received  an  appointment 
last  week  for  Annapolis.  He  will  take  his  exami- 
nations in  June. 

The  new  Faculty  regulation  regarding  chapel 
cuts  seems  to  be  causing  quite  a  bit  of  talk  among 
the  students. 

Professor. Lee  returned  last  Sunday  from  a  trip 
to  Northfield,  Mass.,  where  he  delivered  a  lecture 
on  Labrador. 

President  Hyde  was  the  speaker  of  the  evening 
at  the  Bowdoin  dinner  held  last  Thursday  at  the 
Brunswick  Hotel.   Boston. 

It  is  expected  that  the  repairs  on  the  Lincoln 
Building,  which  are  being  rushed  with  the  greatest 
speed,  will  be  completed  so  that  the  occupants  may 
move  in  again  by  March  10. 

Prof.  Little,  who  has  sailed  for  Alexandria,  to 
be  absent  about  six  months,  has  been  heard  from 
Letters  mailed  at  the  Azores  on  February  2  report 
that  he  is  having  a  delightful  trip. 

M.  I.  T.  who  lost  to  Dartmouth  in  the  relay  race 
for  the  New  England  Intercollegiate  Championship, 
has  protested  Shipley,  '08,  who  ran  first  for  Dart- 
mouth. The  protest  is  made  on  the  ground  that 
Shipley  has  been  at  the  Universitv  of  Chicago  this 
year,  that  he  has  competed  for  Chicago  within  a 
year  and  that  therefore  he  is  ineligible  under  the  N. 
E.  I.  A.  A.  rules. 


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Hodgson.  '06.  and  Allen,  '07,  have  returned  from 
Dartmouth  where  they  have  been  the  guests  of  the 
Alpha  Delta  Phi  fraternity. 

Undoubtedly  the  "Villa"  will  be  quite  freely  pat- 
ronized from  now  on  by  the  students,  but  the  "Inn" 
will  ever  prove  a  popular  place. 

Several  of  the  students  attended  the  Valentine 
Dance  given  by  the  Omicron  Sigma  Society  at 
Music  Hall,  Bath,  last  Friday  night. 

The  opera  "Pinafore"  was  presented  at  Freeporl 
on  Thursday  evening  of  last  week  by  the  people  of 
Brunswick.     Several  of  the  students  took  part. 

Congressman  F.  C.  Stevens,  '81,  has  presented 
the  members  of  the  debating  team  with  all  the  books 
required  on   the  subject   for  the  Amherst  Debate. 

In  Sunday's  issue  of  the  Boston  Globe.  Rev. 
Herbert  A.  Jump  has  a  letter  in  answer  to  the  ques 
tion  "Are  Children  Sent  to  School  at  Too  Early  an 
Age  ?" 

Day,  '05,  attended  the  banquet  of  the  Boston 
Alumni  Chapter  of  Kappa  Sigma,  at  Hotel  Essex, 
Tuesday  evening,  as  the  delegate  from  the  local 
Chapter. 

Mr.  W.  H.  Parsons,  one  of  the  principal  organ- 
izers of  the  Bowdoin  Paper  Company,  the  large  cor- 
poration operating  in  Topsham  and  Lisbon  Falls, 
died  last  Sunday. 

The  alumni  of  Fryeburg  Academy,  one  of  Bow- 
doin's  fitting  schools,  are  making  an  effort  to  raise 
an  endowment  fund  for  that  famous  old  school 
which  was  founded  in  1791. 

If  some  of  us  should  try  our  hand  at  digging 
clams  these  days  we  might  appreciate  those  we  get 
at  the  "Inn"  a  little  more.  There  is  between  two 
and  three  feet  of  ice  over  the  beds  at  present. 

Professor  Chapman  delivered  the  fourth  lecture 
in  his  course  on  American  poets  at  the  Second 
Advent  Church,  Portland,  on  Thursday  evening, 
February    16,    taking    for    his    subject,    Lowell. 

The  chess  tournament  is  drawing  to  a  close. 
The  third  round  left  Riley,  '05,  Sewall,  '06,  Johnson, 
'06,  and  Parker,  '06,  as  the  winners.  It  is  expected 
that  the  tournament  will  be  finished  this  week. 

President  Harper  of  the  University  of  Chicago 
underwent  an  operation,  Wednesday,  for  cancer. 
Prior  to  the  operation  Dr.  Harper  made  his  will, 
believing  that  he  would  never  survive  the  operation. 

It  has  been  reported  that  several  nests  of  brown 
tail  moths  have  been  seen  about  town  and  it  is 
planned  to  take  active  methods  to  exterminate  the 
pests  before  they  become  a  serious  menace  to  the 
trees   of  the  vicinity. 

The  annual  Reunion  of  the  New  England 
Alumni  Association  of  the  D.  K.  E.  fraternity  was 
held  at  Young's  Hotel,  Boston,  Thursday  evening, 
with  150  present.  A.  E.  Burton.  '78,  Dean  of  Tech- 
nology,   was    elected    Vice-President. 

A  long  article  appeared  in  the  Boston  Sunday 
Globe  in  connection  with  the  newly  formed  Maine 
Club  and  its  beautiful  quarters  at  the  corner  of  Som- 
erset Street  and  Ashburton  Place.  Most  of  the  Bow- 
doin men  living  in  Boston  are  members  of  the  club. 

Thayer  Hall,  one  of  the  dormitories  of  Harvard 
College,  was  quite  severely  damaged  by  fire  last 
week.     Several  of  the  students  lost  everything  their 


rooms  contained.  The  building  was  saved  by  the 
prompt  action  of  the  fellows  who  organized  bucket 
brigades. 

Patrons  of  the  electric  road  were  somewhat 
inconvenienced  the  first  part  of  last  Saturday  even- 
ing on  account  of  a  break  in  the  trolley  at  the  Maine 
Central  crossing ;  the  break,  which  occurred  shortly- 
after  five,  could  not  be  completely  repaired  until 
after   nine. 

A  copy  of  "Fanshawe,"  Hawthorne's  first  book, 
written  while  he  was  in  Bowdoin.  was  sold  lately 
at  auction  to  a  man  in  New  York  for  $621.  The 
bids  started  at  $400  and  in  almost  no  time  ran  up  to 
$621.  The  book  was  in  almost  perfect  condition  and 
is  considered  a  great  bargain. 

The  Lcwiston  Journal  gives  this  estimate  of  the 
late  Alpheus  S.  Packard's  work  as  a  professor  at 
Bowdoin : 

His  lofty  life  in  college  gave  new  impulse  to 
scientific  study  at  Bowdoin,  and  in  this  field  of 
labor,  in  our  judgment,  justice  has  never  been  done 
the  noble  young  man  Packard  in  the  student  body 
nor  the  noble  old  man  Chadbourne  of  the  Bowdoin 
faculty  of  the  sixties — though  in  this  connection  of 
course,  the  immortal  Cleaveland  will  ever  be  memor- 
able. 

The  United  States  Civil  Service  Commission 
announces  that  in  view  of  the  very  small  number  of 
applications  filed  for  the  examination  for  assistant 
in  the  Philippine  Service,  on  March  1-2,  this  exami- 
nation has  been  postponed  to  April  5-6,  and  will  be 
held  in  the  State  of  Maine,  at  Bangor,  Houlton, 
Machias  and  Portland.  Many  of  the  appointees 
w'll  be  required  in  the  position  of  teacher,  while 
some  will  be  required  in  the  various  clerical  and 
administrative  offices  in  the  islands.  For  further 
particulars  we  refer  you  to  the  notice  on  the  bulle- 
tin board. 

A  letter  from  the  Faculty  of  Colby  College  in 
the  last  issue  of  the  Echo  makes  an  explana- 
tion of  the  recent  examinations  for  the  appointment 
of  a  Rhodes  scholar.  When  the  matter  came  up 
for  consideration  at  the  Faculty  meeting,  some 
favored  the  plan  of  open  competition,  but  in  view  of 
the  arrangements  made  in  Boston  in  the  case  of 
Maine,  that  each  college  in  order  of  seniority  should 
make  the  appointment,  and  in  view  of  the  fact  that 
Dr.  Parkin,  the  agent  of  the  Rhodes  Trustees,  in  a 
recent  letter  to  President  White,  expressed  the 
opinion  that  perhaps  the  appointments  had  best  go 
around  once  among  the  colleges  of  the  state,  and 
coupled  with  the  knowledge  that  several  Colby  stu- 
dents would  present  themselves  for  examination,  it 
was  decided  to  confine  the  competition  for  1905  to 
Colby  students. 


Communication. 


Brunswick.   Maine,  February  21,   1905. 
To    the    Editors    of   Bowdoin    Orient: 

Gentlemen — My  attention  has  been  drawn  to  an 
editorial  in  the  Orient  of  February  17,  which 
charges  me  with  extortion  and  having  sold  gold 
bricks  to  the  students  of  Bowdoin  College,  and  call- 
ing upon  the  faculty  for  assistance  in  defending  the 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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student  body  of  Bowdoin  College  from  dishonest 
practices  of  evidently  long  standing,  by  the  pro- 
prietor of  the  present  College  Book  Store,  "such  as 
it   is." 

Appealing  to  the  spirit  of  fairness  or  fair-mind- 
edness which  is  supposed  to  prevail  especially 
among  college-bred  men,  I  would  ask  if  it  would 
not  have  been  fairer,  and  perhaps  better  in  the  long 
run.  to  have  investigated  the  truth  of  the  state- 
ments before  giving  them  such  broad  publicity 
among  the  citizens  of  the  State  and  alumni  as  well 
as  the  undergraduates  of  the  college  ?  My  claim 
is  that  I  have  always  treated  the  students  too  fairly 
and  honestly  to  now  sit  back  calmly  and  resignedly 
under  so  criminal  and  libellous  an  article,  and  I 
presume    you    did    not    expect    I    would    do    so. 

Very  truly, 

Byron  Stevens. 

The  Orient  fails  to  find  any  libellous  and  crimi- 
nal charges  in  the  editorial  referred  to  in  the  above 
communication.  In  answer  to  the  above  question 
we  will  say  that  we  did  investigate  this  affair  very 
carefully  before  expressing  our  views.  We  had  no 
intention  of  making  statements  which  might  be 
inferred  to  reflect  discreditably  upon  the  character 
of  the  present  proprietor  of  the  college  book  store 
and  we  regret  that  any  one  has  drawn  such  infer- 
ences. Our  object  was  to  advocate  a  co-operative 
store.  Possibly  an  explanation  of  a  few  phrases 
will  put  matters  in  their  true  light.  By  the  phrase 
"such  as  it  is"  we  mean  that  the  present  store  has 
a  monopoly  of  the  college  trade,  although  it  is  not 
in  the  strict  sense  of  the  term  a  college  store.  We 
will  say  that  the  store  under  consideration  is  an 
up-to-date  establishment :  it  is  a  store  run  on  busi- 
ness princ:ples,  by  a  business  man,  and  with  a  busi- 
ness man's  profits.  But  a  co-operative  store  could 
be  run  on  business  principles,  with  smaller  profits, 
less  expense  and  with  greater  gain  to  the  student 
body  by  reason  of  cheaper  prices.  In  justice  to  the 
gentleman  under  consideration  we  concede  that  he 
sells  us  books  at  catalogue  prices,  as  cheaply  as  any 
retail  house  can  afford  to  sell.  He  has  even  been 
known,  in  special  cases,  to  sell  under  list  prices. 
However,  a  co-operative  store  could  always  sell 
below  net  prices.  The  Harvard  "Co-op"  and  many 
other  college  stores  do  this.  The  expense  of  our 
books  is  the  catalogue  expense.  Nevertheless  it  is 
an  exaggerated  expense  if  we  can  get  them  less  than 
catalogue  prices,  as  we  maintain  we  can.  If  the 
above  mentioned  will  scan  our  editorial  he  will  find 
that  we  did  not  charge  him  or  any  one  else  with 
selling  gold  bricks.  We  maintained  then  and  we 
maintain  now,  that  "we  have  bought  gold  bricks 
too  long  at  Bowdoin."  Figuratively  this  is  true  in 
regard  to  many  things  which  we  have  to  buy,  as 
anyone  who  has  been  steward  of  an  eating  club  can 
testify.  We  did  not.  and  do  not  designate  whom 
this  shoe  fitted.  Other  things,  for  which  we  pay 
extremely  high  prices,  are  theme  paper,  stationery, 
and  athletic  supplies.  We  pay  twenty-five  cents  a 
pound  for  theme  paper  which  we  can  purchase  in 
other  places  for  twenty,  and  even  fifteen  cents  a 
pound.  This  is  but  one  of  many  articles  on  which 
we  might  quote  prices.  The  Orient,  speaking  in 
behalf  of  the  student  body  of  the  college,  maintains 


that  books,  stationery,  and  athletic  supplies  may  be 
obtained  at  cheaper  rates  through  the  medium  of 
such  a  co-operative  store,  as  was  suggested  in  the 
last   issue. 

Editor. 


Christian  association  litems. 


The  Thursday  evening  service  was  conducted  by 
R.  G.  Webber,  '06,  the  topic  being  "Forgiveness  of 
Sin."  The  attendance  was  rather  small  owing  to 
club  meetings  and  the  Glee  Club  concert  at  Bath. 

SUNDAY   SERVICE. 

Professor  Robinson  addressed  the  Association  on 
Sunday  afternoon.  The  theme  of  the  professor  was 
the  power  of  actual  achievement.  He  said  that  our 
college  life  is  too  much  taken  up  with  learning  facts 
and  not  enough  time  is  given  to  the  achievement  of 
results.  The  talk  was  direct  and  much  appreciated 
by  the  students.  Keith  Ryan's  solo  was  popular  as 
usual  with  the  fellows. 

ASSOCIATION     FINANCES. 

During  the  next  few  weeks  the  Association  will 
attempt  to  replenish  its  treasury.  Treasurer  Bavis 
has  only  recently  returned  to  college  so  is  under  the 
necessity  of  doing  the  greater  part  of  his  work  in  a 
comparatively  short  time.  It  is  hoped  that  the  fel- 
lows will  give  him  every  assistance  in  his  work. 
This  can  be  best  accomplished  by  having  your  Asso- 
ciation dues  ready  for  him. 

VISIT   OF   GENERAL   LEE. 

Before  this  number  is  issued,  the  General  Asso- 
ciation Secretary  will  arrive  in  Brunswick.  He  will 
be  present  at  the  service  of  Thursday  evening  as 
well  as  on  the  following  Sunday.  He  brings  with 
him  the  General  Bible  Study  Secretary,  who  will 
also  hold  a  conference  of  those  interested  in  Bible 
Study.  Among  their  numerous  missions  is  that  of 
establishing  classes  similar  to  the  Bowdoin  Bible 
Class — in  some  of  the  Maine  high  schools.  Prob- 
ably here  will  be  an  opportunity  for  at  least  one 
more    Bowdoin    class. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS  OF  1818. 
A  long  article  on  the  life  and  writings  of  Seba 
Smith  appeared  in  the  Lewiston  Journal  issue  of 
February  4.  Few  men  to-day  realize  the  genius  of 
Seba  Smith,  wdro  was  the  author  of  the  "Letters  of 
Major  Jack  Downing,"  "Way  Down  East,"  "New 
Elements  of  Geometry."  "Powhattan"  and  many 
other  works.  It  is  stated  by  many  authorities  that 
Artemus  Ward  took  the  "Major  Jack  Downing 
Letters"  as  a  model   for  his  style  of  writing. 

CLASS   OF   1861. 
At  the  fourteenth  annual  meeting  of  the   Maine- 
State    Bar    Association    held    in    Augusta,    Tuesday, 
February    14,  the   annual    address   was   delivered   by 


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Judge  L.  A.  Emery,  '61,  on  "Expert  Medical  Evi- 
dence." Orville  D.  Baker,  '68.  was  elected  president 
for  the  ensuing  year  and  Frederick  H.  Appleton,  '64, 
Vice-President. 

CLASS  OF  1862. 
A  cut  of  Gen.  Charles  P.  Mattocks  appeared  in 
the  Lewiston  Journal  issue  of  February  16.  in  con- 
nection with  the  thirty-eighth  annual  session  of  the 
Grand  Army  Department  of  Maine  which  was  held 
in  Lewiston  last  week.  Gen.  Mattocks  is  a  past 
department  commander. 

CLASS  OF  1878. 
State  Senator  Barrett  Potter,  of  Brunswick, 
introduced  an  order  in  the  Senate  recently  for  the 
appointment  of  a  committee  of  three  on  the  part  of 
the  Senate  and  such  number  as  the  House  shall  join 
to  investigate  and  report  to  the  next  Legislature  on 
the  obligations  of  the  State  of  Maine  to  the  Univer- 
sity of  Maine.     The  bill  was  passed. 

CLASS  OF  1882. 
Resolutions  in  memory  of  Arthur  F.  Belcher 
who  died  last  September,  were  adopted  by  the 
Supreme  Judicial  Court,  Friday  afternoon.  Mr. 
Belcher  was  born  in  Farmington  April  24,  1861,  and 
prepared  for  college  at  Phillips-Andover.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Franklin  Bar  Association  and  held 
many  important  offices  in  Farmington  and  Portland. 

CLASS   OF   1889. 

George  L.  Rogers  is  making  a  name  for  himself 
among  the  legal  fraternity  of  Boston  by  his  excellent 
work  as  attorney  for  the  Metropolitan  Park^  Com- 
mission of  Massachusetts.  As  the  commission's  rep- 
resentative at  hearings  at  the  State  House,  and  in 
drafting  all  the  bills  presented  by  the  commission 
to  the  legislature  for  enactment,  Mr.  Rogers  has 
displayed  ability  and  skill  of  an  order  which  have 
won  for  him  great  commendation  in   high  places. 

It  is  understood  that  a  number  of  the  younger 
alumni  are  sending  in  ballots  in  favor  of  James  L. 
Doherty.  a  well-known  lawyer  of  Springfield,  Mass., 
as  a  member  of  the  board  of  overseers.  Mr. 
Doherty  is  an  ardent  Bowdoin  man. 


©bituan>. 

ALPHEUS  SPRING  PACKARD. 

In  the  death  of  Alpheus  Spring  Packard,  '61, 
Bowdoin  loses  an  alumnus  who  by  his  work  has 
been  one  of  the  very  foremost  men  of  the  day  in 
bringing  honor  and  credit  to  his  Alma  Mater.  He 
was  one  of  the  very  pioneers  in  the  study  of  ento- 
mology, and  has  been  ranked  as  the  greatest  author- 
ity in  this  branch  of  science  in  his  day.  His  books 
and  scientific  works  are  recognized  as  standards  of 
perfection  by  the  scholars  of  the  present  time,  and 
moreover  were  so  written  that  they  have  inspired 
more  men  to  study  God  in  nature  than  the  works  of 
any  other  man. 

Professor  Packard  was  born  in  Brunswick,  Me., 
February  19,  1839.  the  son  of  Alpheus  Spring  Pack- 
ard, who  was  professor  of  Greek  and  Latin  in  the. 
college  for  many  years.  He  graduated  from  Bow- 
doin in  1861,  attaining  Phi  Beta  Kappa  honors,  and 


afterwards  attended  the  Maine  Medical  School.  He 
served  as  assistant  surgeon  in  the  1st  Maine  Veteran 
Volunteers  in  1865.  He  was  Professor  of  Entomology 
at  Bowdoin  for  a  number  of  years  following  his 
return  from  the  army.  He  became  connected  with 
Brown  in  1878  and  was  Professor  of  Zoology  and 
Geology  at  that  institution  from  then  until  the  time 
of  his  death.  Many  were  the  honors  that  came  to 
Professor  Packard  during  his  life-time.  From  1871 
to  1873  he  was  Massachusetts  State  Entomologist 
and  for  twenty  years  editor-in-chief  of  the  American 
Naturalist.  He  was  a  member  of  the  National 
Academy  of  Science,  of  the  National  Entomological 
Commission,  and  president  of  the  Zoological  Con- 
gress in  Paris.  A  widow  and  three  children  survive 
him. 

DIED.     FEBRUARY     14.     1905. 

ALPHEUS     SPRING    PACKARD. 

.  Again  the  ranks  of  our  class  are  thinned,  and  we 
mourn  the  loss  of  our  most  distinguished  class- 
mate. Doctor  Packard  had  won  for  himself  a  repu- 
tation as  the  most  eminent  authority  in  his  own 
field  of  natural  history.  His  works  are  a  standard 
in  every  country.  Moreover,  as  a  professor  at 
Brown  University  during  more  than  a  quarter-cen- 
tury, he  had  become  known  and  honored  as  a  most 
successful  teacher  and  lecturer,  and  had  won  the 
respect   and   affection   of  thousands  of   students. 

We.  too.  honored  him  and  were  proud  of  him. 
but  chiefly  we  loved  him  as  a  true  and  loyal  friend, 
full  of  sympathy  and  kindness,  and  abounding  in 
that  trait  of  faithfulness  which  has  distinguished  so 
many  members  of  our  class. 

Edward   Stanwood, 

Class  Secretary, 


The  largest,  the  finest,  and 
the  ONLY  four -floor  Cafe 
east  of  Boston. 


CATERING 

to  private  parties,  weddings, 
banquets,  etc. 


Our  Combination   Course  costs  no  more  tor  tuition   than 
either  the  Shorthand  or  the  Business  Course. 

Catalogue  free.  -p.  t.  SHAW,  Pres. 


WATCH    REPAIRING. 

Mainsprings,  75c.       Cleaning,  $1.00. 
The  Two  Combined,  $1.50. 

HERBERT  S.  HARRIS,  128  Front  St.,  Bath,  Me. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,   MAINE,  MARCH    3,    1905. 


NO.  27. 


THE  FEBRUARY  QUILL. 

Periodicals,  like  people,  have  a  tendency  to  fall 
away  from  their  better  selves.  Eternal  vigilance  is 
the  price  of  maintaining  standards.  This  month  the 
editors  of  the  Quill  have  not  paid  the  price;  they 
have  not  reached  the  standard  set  by  earlier  num- 
bers. The  fault  is  with  the  whole  college,  not  with 
the  editors  alone. 

The  first  article  ought  never  to  have  appeared  in 
a  paper  which  "aims  to  furnish  a  medium  of  expres- 
sion for  the  literary  life  of  the  college."  A  parody 
is  the  easiest  and  the  meanest  form  of  expression, 
a  form  commonly  avoided  by  those  who  aim  at  lit- 
erary excellence.  To  this  low  form  of  ridicule 
nothing  lends  itself  more  readily  than  the  Bible;  for 
this  reason  alone  a  parody  on  the  story  of  Jonah, 
however  skilfully  done,  can  hardly  be  other  than 
childish  and  unworthy.  Moreover  the  Bible  has 
remained  through  the  ages  the  one  great  source- 
book of  inspiration  for  the  race.  Whatever  a  par- 
ticular writer  may  think  of  this  book,  whatever  may 
be  his  own  capacity  for  appreciation,  he  should 
remember  that  to  millions  the  book  is  sacred.  _  To 
deal  flippantly  with  what  is  sacred  to  any  man  is  to 
show  oneself,  for  the  moment,  unaware  of  what  is 
fit  in  literature  or  what  is  becoming  a  gentleman. 

A  common  charge  against  young  men  of  to-day 
is  that  they  lack  reverence,  not  merely  for  religion, 
or  authority  or  old  age,  but  reverence  for  anything. 
Whether  or  not  this  charge  is  just  no  man  should 
risk  dimming  the  spirit  of  reverence  in  another. 

A  number  of  deft  touches  in  the  article  under 
question  make  us  regret  that  the  author  did  not  use 
his  ability  to  better  purpose.  , 

"The  Accommodating  Mountain  Lion"  is  promis- 
ing. The  structure  is  good  and  the  style  in  spots  is 
above  the  commonplace.  After  all  has  been  said, 
however,  the  main  appeal  for  interest  is  in  the  plot 
and  the  plot  has  been  worn  threadbare.  The  author 
whose  first  contribution  was  the  charming  sketch 
in  the  December  Quill,  could  surely  please  us  all 
with  a  story  nearer  the  realm  of  his  own  experience 
and  imagination. 

"A  Desperate  Game"  has  much  to  commend  it. — 
compression,  rapid  movement,  sustained  interest,  an 
outcome  not  apparent  before  the  end;  these  are 
essentials  of  the  short-story.  Let  us  have  more 
such  short-stories  in  the  Quill,  better  and  better 
ones.  But  let  us  have  also,  in  each  issue,  at  least 
one  solid  article.  Tht  Quill  now  invites  the  criti- 
cism that  it  is  too  light  ;md  unsubstantial.  Surely 
we  are  not  ready  to  admit  that  the  February  num- 
ber is  really  a  medium  for  the  expression  ot  the 
whole  literary  life  of  the  college. 

William   T.    Foster. 


SECOND    ANNUAL    RALLY. 

Of  all  the  events  of  the  college  year  the  annual 
rally  on  the  evening  of  March  tenth  should  provt 
to  be  the  most  typical  of  the  democratic  spirit  pre 
vailing  in  the  college.  It  is  an  occasion  when  under 
graduates,  alumni  and  faculty  meet  on  an  equal 
footing.  All  the  enthusiasm  of  a  glorious  victory, 
all  the  goodfellowship  of  a  family  reunion  should 
be  the  distinctive  feature  of  this  occasion.  Sine; 
last  year  the  gymnasium  was  found  inadequate,  the 
faculty  have  kindly  granted  the  use  of  Memorial 
Hall.  No  smokables  will  be  furnished  this  year, 
but  any  one  desiring  to  smoke  will  be  at  liberty  to 
do  so.  Every  precaution  will  be  made  against  fire 
and  after  the  rally  a  careful  investigation  of  the  hali 
will  be  made  so  that  none  need  have  any  fear  that 
Memorial  will  go  up  in  flames.  Everything  possi- 
ble will  be  done  to  make  the  affair  as  informal  as 
possible.  The  committee  has  done  hard,  conscien- 
tious work  to  make  the  Rally  a  success,  and  it 
remains  entirely  with  the  student  body  and  the 
alumni  whether  it  will  be  a  success  or  not.  Some 
of  our  best  alumni  speakers  have  signified  their 
intention  to  deliver  brief  addresses,  subject,  ot 
course,  to  any  unforeseen  contingencies  which  may 
arise.  In  glancing  over  the  following  list  of  notable 
speakers  it  is  quite  evident  that  the  speakers  will  be 
well  worth  coming  to  hear.  The  speakers  include: 
Commodore  R.  E.  Peary,  '77;  Governor  W.  T. 
Cobb,  '77 ;  Edward  Stanwood,  editor  of  Youth's 
Companion,  President  Hyde.  Alfred  E.  Burton,  '78, 
Dean  of  Technology.  Dr.  F.  N.  Whittier,  A.  N. 
Linscott,  Esq.,  '62,  C.  T.  Hawes,  '76,  Rev.  H.  E. 
Dunnack,  '97,  Joseph  Williamson,  Esq.,  '88,  and 
Arthur  Chapman.  Esq.,  '94.  Besides  the  speeches 
there  will  be  selections  by  the  band  and  Glee  Club. 
A  suitable  souvenir  will  be  presented  every  one  pres- 
ent. Every  alumnus,  undergraduate  and  member  of 
the  faculty  should  feel  duty  bound  to  attend  the 
rally  and  make  it  a  complete  success. 


KING  PEPPER. 

A  good  house  Monday  and  crowded  houses 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday  witnessed  the  production 
of  "King  Pepper,"  the  farcical  opera,  which  may 
truly  be  said  to  be  the  best  thing  given  by  Bowdoin 
students  in  the  theatrical  line  for  many  years.  It 
was  of  course  an  "all  new"  production;  and  went 
off  with  a  snap  and  vim  worthy  of  professionals. 
The  music  was  bright  and  catchy  and  the  chorus 
work  particularly  fine. 

The  scene  of  the  first  act  opens  in  an  island  in 
the  moon,  where  the  subjects  of  old  "King  Pepper" 
having  become  dissatisfied  with  his  rule  are  plan- 
ning to  place  Prince  Harold  on  the  throne  in  his 
stead.  Romilly  Johnson,  '06,  sang  the  title  role, 
and  his  rendering  of  the  part  was  an  exhibition  of 


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musical  ability  which  has  rarely  ever  been  equalled 
in  Brunswick.  A.  Osgood  Pike  took  the  part  of 
the   Prince,   performing   it   with   credit. 

Prince  Harold  was  in  love  with  Queen  Mace,  but 
Prof.  Mars,  the  court  astrologer,  warns  King  Pep- 
per of  the  state  of  affairs  and  advises  him  to  take  a 
trip  to  the  earth  for  a  short  time,  and  shows  him 
that  he  will  then  be  received  with  great  pomp  on 
his  return  home  again.  Cyrus  A.  Denning,  '05, 
played  the  very  difficult  role  of  Queen  Mace,  but  in 
a  remarkably  fine  manner.  His  dialogues  with  the 
Prince  were  especially  pleasing  and  drew  hearty 
applause.  Keith  Ryan  proved  just  the  man  for  the 
part  in  his  representation  of  the  court  astrologer 
and   his  comedy  touches   enlivened  the  whole  piece. 

The  King  decides  to  take  the  advice  offered  him 
and  arrives  on  earth  at  the  Lewiston  Fair,  where 
he  sees  many  curious  things.  The  Queen  with  her 
maids  and  Prince  Harold  also  arrive  on  earth  but 
in  disguise.  The  two  parties  meet  and  Queen  Mace 
takes  the  King  aside  and  explains  all  matters  sat- 
isfactorily. King  Pepper,  Queen  Mace  and  party 
remain  on  earth,  while  Prince  Harold  and  Bertina, 
formerly  the  first  of  the  Queen's  six  maids,  return 
to  the  moon  and  rule  the  island.  Thus  all  ends 
happily. 

The  work  as  a  whole  was  very  commendable,  the 
principals  handling  their  parts  with  great  ability. 
The  chorus  work  was  one  of  the  strongest  features 
of  the  production,  the  finales  to  the  first  and  sec- 
ond acts  being  particularly  strong.  The  six  maids 
were  undoubtedly  about  the  most  popular  in  the 
cast,  and  their  songs  and  dances  made  the  hit  of  the 
evening.  The  King's  Guards,  led  by  L.  D.  H.  Weld, 
'05.  did  excellent  work.  The  trio,  "Wine,  Sweet 
Wine,"  by  the  King,  Astrologer,  and  Scribe  (D. 
Bradford  Andrews),  is  worthy  of  especial  mention. 

In  the  second  act  the  comedy  touches  of  Mikel- 
sky,  Lamb,  Clark  and  Cox  as  fakirs,  and  Kinsman 
and  Hitchborn  as  rustics  provoked  great  amuse- 
ment. The  whole  fair  scene  was  carried  out  well. 
The  two  Gumbels  made  a  decided  hit  as  boot-blacks, 
calling  for  repeated  encores.  The  six  jockeys  came 
in  here  and  executed  a  fine  dance,  and  later  quite 
brought  down  the  house  in  their  dance  with  the  six 
maids.  The  finale  of  the  second  act  was  an  exhi- 
bition of  harmony  and  volume  rarely  equalled  on 
any  stage. 

Great    credit    is    due    Manager    Putnam    for    his 
hard  and  faithful   work.     The  Orient  heartily  con- 
gratulates all  those  who  took  part  on  the  success  of  . 
the   production. 


LES  ARABES  EN  ESPAGNE. 

Under  this  somewhat  forbidding  title  people 
within  reach  of  Lewiston  were  afforded,  last  Sun- 
day evening,  a  rare  intellectual  treat.  Through  the 
efforts  of  Le  Club  Musicale-Litteraire.  M.  Rene 
Millet,  the  distinguished  lecturer  for  1905  of  the 
Alliance  Francaise,  was  induced  to  deliver  one  of 
his   most   important   lectures  in   Lewiston. 

The  esteem  in  which  M.  Millet  is  held  in  France 
is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  during  some  twenty 
years  of  public  service  he  rose  rapidly  through  the 
grades  of  the  diplomatic  service  to  the  position  of 
foreign  minister  to  Scandinavia,  and  became  in  1804 


governor  of  the  province  of  Tunis.  Combined  with 
extensive  and  scholarly  research  into  the  history  of 
the  Mediterranean  countries  his  experience  in  Tunis 
qualifies  him  to  speak  with  unusual  authority  on  the 
history  and  civilization   of  the  Moors. 

For  an  hour  and  a  half  M.  Millet  held  the  fixed 
attention  of  the  audience.  Outlining  first  the 
national  characteristics  of  the  Arabs,  their  strongly 
aristocratic  temperament,  itheir  lorthodox  narrow- 
ness and  their  liberal  magnanimity,  he  passed  on  to 
an  account  of  their  contact  with  the  inhabitants  of 
the  Barbary  States — that  democratic,  intensely  inde- 
pendent race  which  from  the  days  of  Marius  to  the 
present  time  has  remained  practically  unsubdued. 
After  a  rapid  summary  of  the  conquest  of  Spain  and 
the  difficulties  attending  the  establishment  of  the 
Califate  of  Cordova,  the  lecturer  proceeded  to  anal- 
yze the  spirit  of  Arab  rule,  which  at  its  best  was 
conspicuous  for  wisdom  and  moderation.  Science 
was  encouraged,  public  libraries  to  the  number  of 
seventy  were  opened,  and  art  and  literature  flour- 
ished. Specimens  of  exquisite  poetry  were  pre- 
sented in  original  translations.  An  account  of  the 
causes  and  decay  of  the  power  of  the  Arabs  and  of 
their  final  expulsion  from  Spain  was  followed  by 
general  considerations  on  the  relations  between 
European  powers  and  the  alien  races  in  their  col- 
onies, with  the  final  summing  up :  le  secret  des  races 
est  le  secret  des  individus — la  charite  chretienne 
dans  toute  sa  largeur  et  dans  toute  sa  grandeur. 

The  charm  of  this  lecture  and  of  most  of  the 
French  lectures  of  the  Alliance  Francaise  is  due  no 
less  to  the  striking  personality  and  the  picturesque 
manner  and  style  of  the  speaker  than  to  the  intrinsic 
worth  of  the  lecture  itself. 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  club  to  engage  the 
Alliance  lecturer  for  each  year  in  the  future.  It 
would  be  most  desirable  to  arrange  a  plan  whereby 
Bowdoin  students  might  have  the  benefit  of  meet- 
ing and  hearing  these  ambassadors  of  French  cul- 
ture and  civilization.  R.   J.    Ham. 


NEW    ENGLAND   ATHLETIC   ASSOCIATION. 

Delegates  from  nine  of  the  eleven  colleges  rep- 
resented in  the  New  England  Athletic  Association 
met  Saturday,  February  18,  at  Hotel  Lenox.  Bos- 
ton. 

New  rules  for  the  government  of  athletics  were 
discussed  and  some  adopted.  The  first  change  was 
in  the  pole  vault.  It  is  now  provided  that  a  line 
shall  be  drawn  fifteen  feet  in  front  of  the  bar  to  be 
known  as  the  balk  line,  and  running  or  stepping 
over  this  line  in  an  attempt  to  vault  constitutes  a 
foul. 

Another  rule  was  adopted  to  the  effect  that  com- 
petitors in  the  shot-put  shall  not  leave  the  circle 
until  notified  by  the  official  scorer.  Failure  to  com- 
ply with  this  rule  counts  as  a  foul.  The  same  rule 
was   adopted   in    reference   to   the   hammer-throw. 

M.  I.  T.  endeavored  to  abolish  the  discus 
throw  but  was  unsuccessful.  She  also  invited  the 
colleges  to  hold  the  meet  on  her  new  field  in  Brook- 
line,  but  the  invitation  was  not  accepted.  The  meet 
will  be  held  at  Worcester,   May  19  and  20. 

It  was  further  voted  to  divide  the  surplus  in 
the  treasury  which  gives  Bowdoin  $44.07.  After  the 


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election  of  officers  a  banquet  was  enjoyed  by  the 
delegates.  D.  B.  Andrews,  '06,  was  the  Bowdoin 
delegate. 


1905  AFTER  COLLEGE. 

A  canvass  of  the  members  of  the  Senior  Class 
has  resulted  in  the  following  accounts  of  the  prob- 
able work  that  they  will  take  up  on  leaving  college: 

Brett — undecided. 

Brimijohn  will  enter  pulp  business. 

Burroughs  will  study  law  at  Harvard. 

Campbell  will  study  law. 

Chase  will  pursue  post-graduate  work  in  English 
at  Harvard. 

Clarke  will  enter  business. 

Cleaves  will  write. 

Cook — undecided. 

Cushing,   R.   N. — undecided. 

Cushing,   W.    S..   will   enter  business. 

Damren  will  enter  business. 

Davis  will  study  forestry  at  Yale. 

Day  will  teach. 

Denning   will   enter  business. 

Donnell — undecided. 

Eaton  will  enter  business. 

Emery   will    teach. 

Finn.  J.  G.,  will  coach  athletics. 

Finn,  W.  F.,  will  enter  business  in  New  York 
City. 

Foster  will  study  medicine. 

Garcelon  will  study  medicine. 

Greene,   John  A.,   will   study  medicine. 

Greene,  P.  K.,  will  take  graduate  work  in  His- 
tory at  Harvard. 

Haggett  will  probably  study  law. 

Hall  will  study  law  at  Harvard. 

Hamilton    will    study    law. 

Harvey  will  enter  journalism. 

Henderson,   business. 

Hill  will  teach. 

Lermond  will  teach. 

Lewis  will  enter  business. 

McCobb  will  teach. 

Mansfield  will  enter  business. 

Marr  will  teach. 

Mikelsky  will  take  post  graduate  work  at  Bow- 
doin. 

Much  will  enter  business. 

Newton  will  study  Economics  at  Yale. 

Norcross   will    enter   business. 

Norton  will  pursue  social  settlement  work  in 
New  York  City. 

Nutter  will  enter  business. 

Pettengill  will  teach. 

Philoon  will  enter  West  Point. 

Pierce   will   study  law   at  Harvard. 

Pinkham  will  enter  business  in  New  York  City. 

Riley  will    enter  business   in   Brunswick. 

Robbins   will  teach. 

Robinson  will  teach. 

Rundlett  will  enter  business. 

Sanborn   will   study   law. 

Seavey   will   teach. 

Shorey  will  enter  journalism. 

Stewart  will  study  medicine. 

Stone  will  study  medicine. 


Tucker  will  study  medicine. 

Warren   will   enter   business. 

Webb — undecided. 

Weld  will  take  post-graduate  work  in  Economics. 

White — undecided. 

Williams,  J.   A.,   will  teach.  _ 

Williams,   S..  will  enter  business. 

Woodruff  will  study  medicine. 


Cbristian  Hssociation  litems. 


The  Thursday  evening  prayer-meeting  was  con- 
ducted by  Peterson,  1906.  The  topic  was  the  "value 
of  temptation"  and  one  especially  well  adapted  to 
the  college  needs.  The  attendance  was  very  good 
considering  the  fact  of  the  King  Pepper  rehearsal 
and  several  fraternity  meetings.  If  twenty-five  fel- 
lows can  attend  in  spite  of  these  facts,  we  should 
double  our  attendance. 

SUNDAY  SERVICE. 

The  students  were  addressed  on  Sunday  by  Mr. 
Charles  W.  Gilkey,  Harvard,  1903.  The  Secretary 
of  the  General  Association,  Mr.  Gilkey  is 
thoroughly  conversant  with  the  work  and  needs  of 
the  student  Christian  Association  movement,  so  his 
words  were  rendered  doubly  forcible  by  his  posi- 
tion of  authority. 

He  characterized  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association  of  the  colleges  and  universities  of  Amer- 
ica as  the  only  world-wide  and  by  far  the  most 
effective  student  institution  in  existence ;  a  move- 
ment which  comprehends  the  best  men  in  America 
for  they  are  not  merely  students  and  athletes — but 
they  are  men  in  the  broad  sense  of  the  word.  The 
purpose  of  the  Association — the  'realization  of  a 
high  type  of  manhood  and  the  promulgation  of  the 
gospel  of  Jesus  Christ  throughout  the  world — is  the 
most  extensive  and  highest  purpose  which  any  insti- 
tution has  yet  laid  out  for  itself.  Is  Bowdoin' s  atti- 
tude toward  this  movement  of  that  sort  which  should 
characterize  the  broad-minded  liberal  men  of  a  lib- 
eral-minded college.  If  it  isn't,  then  it  becomes  the 
imperative  duty  of  every  true  Bowdoin  man,  irre- 
spective of  his  Association  membership,  to  use  his 
influence  to  promote  the  interests  and  welfare  of 
the  Association. 

SCHEDULE  OF  SERVICES  FOR  MARCH. 

March  5 — Prof.  Chapman. 

March  12— State  Secretary  of  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Mr. 
Dudley. 

March   19 — Raymond   Oveson,  Harvard.    1905. 


NOTICES. 

All  men  who  intend  to  try  for  the  tennis  team 
this  spring  are  requested  to  hand  in  their  names  to 
H.  G.  Tobey  immediately. 

Students  intending  to  invite  friends  to  the  last 
College  Tea  on  March  twentieth  are  asked  to  leave 
the  names  and  addresses  of  their  parties  at  the 
library  as  soon  as  possible. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


expense  of  those    few    words.     We    ask    the 
Boards  to  at  least  consider  this. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  JR..  1905,       •       •       Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 


E.   H.   R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 
W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 
R.  G.  'WEBBER,   1906. 
H.    P.    WINSLOW,  1906. 


H.   E.  WILSON,  lgo7. 
A.  L.   ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     •     •     Business   Manager. 
G.  C.  SoULE,  1906.     •     •     Ass't  Business  Manager. 

Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony 
mous  manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 


Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Br 


vick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter 


Lewiston  Journal  Press 


Vol.   XXXIV.       FRIDAY,   MARCH   3,    1905.  No.  27. 


Diplomas. 


When  a  man  completes  a 
four  years'  course  at  Bow- 
doin,  he  is  catalogued  as  a  graduate  who  has 
a  "cum  laude,"  "magna  cum  laude,"  or 
"summa  cum  laude"  diploma  if  he  attains  cer- 
tain standards  of  rank.  Now  as  an  actual 
fact  none  of  those  phrases  appear  on  his 
diploma.  The  man  who  gets  three-quarters  of 
his  four  year's  rank  in  A's  gets  as  plain  a 
diploma  as  the  man  who  barely  has  rank 
enough  to  have  a  diploma.  If  the  words  were 
placed  upon  the  diploma  a  student  would  strive 
after  the  attainment  of  those  words  the  harder. 
A  man  will  work  harder  for  a  tangible  end, 
than  for  a  misty  one.  Moreover,  the  granting 
of  this  seems  a  just  and  fair  reward  to  the  stu- 
dent who  does  work  more  truly  than  his  negli- 
gent classmate.  The  student  at  present  pays 
for  his  own  diploma.  The  fellows  who  attain 
"cum  laude"  and  the  higher  grades  would 
probably  be  more  than  willing  to  pay  the  added 


Indoor   Meet. 


In  view  of  the  fact  that  the 
Annual  Indoor  Meet  is  but  a 
few  weeks  off,  it  is  necessary 
that  those  who  are  intending  to 
take  part  begin  training  immediately.  We  should 
try  to  make  a  better  showing  this  year  than  ever 
before,  and  a  great  many  more  men  should  take 
part  than  have  in  former  meets.  In  events  like  the 
pole  vault,  the  high  jump  and  the  shot  put,  there 
ought  to  be  a  list  of  entries  numbering  at  least  a 
dozen,  in  order  to  make  these  contests  interesting. 
The  captains  of  the  class  teams  should  see  to  it 
that  desirable  men  turn  out  for  practice.  There 
will  be  a  large  number  of  sub-Freshmen  present, 
and  it  is  for  this  reason  that  we  should  do  our  best 
to  make  the  meet  one  of  interest.  It  is  hoped  that 
the  fellows  will  invite  as  many  "prep."  school  men 
to  this  meet  as  they  are  able.  It  is  a  particularly 
desirable  time  for  entertaining  prospective  Bowdoin 
men. 


Now     that    the     chess     tourna- 

Intercollegiate       me"'has  £bee"   ^d  through 

and  it  is   found  that    we    have 

Chess.  men  si;ii]fui  jn  this  game,  why 

should   we   not  carry    the    idea 

further  and  compete  with  other  colleges. 

Colleges  no  larger  than  Bowdoin  have  "Round 
Robin"  chess  tournaments  which  are  always  inter- 
esting and  successful.  We  heartily  commend  the 
energy  that  has  been  displayed  by  those  interested 
in  this  game  and  urge  them  not  to  let  the  work  stop 
here.  Other  colleges  in  the  state  should  take  up 
the  sport  and  an  intercollegiate  tournament 
arranged.  A  challenge  to  Maine,  Bates  and  Colby 
would  doubtless  bring  forth  a  series  of  intercol- 
legiate games  that  would  be  on  a  par  with  athletics 
or   intercollegiate    debates. 


At    the    close    of    a    period    of 
The    Ranking        examinations   rank   is  always   a 
System.  subject  much  discussed  by  stu- 

dents. Many  are  satisfied  with 
the  marks  accorded  them  by  their  various  instruct- 
ors, while  others  are  far  from  enjoying  that  happy 
state  of  mind.  .  This  seems  to  have  been  especially 
tri'e  the  present  term,  a  great  many  complaints 
being  made  in  this  connection.  As  to  just  what 
extent  it  may  be  due  to  the  inauguration  of  the 
semester  system :  to  the  advent  of  new  men  on  the 
faculty  with  their  untried  and  experimental  schemes 
of  ranking  in  common  with  other  things ;  to  a  lack 
of  close  observation — not  to  say  carelessness — on 
the  part  of  older  instructors ;  or  whether  the  whole 
responsibility  lies  with  the  student,  it  would,  of 
course,  be  hard  to  say.  It  is  probable,  however, 
that  all  these  and  many  other  factors  enter  into  the 
matter. 

That  the  problem  of  just  ranking  is  a  difficult 
one  there  can  be  no  doubt.  With  large  classes  and 
a  consequent  difficulty  of  determining  how  much  or 
how  little  each  man  may  know;  with  the  element  of 


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289 


"luck"  that  enters  necessarily  into  questions  pro- 
pounded and  in  the  matter  of  whether  the  student 
"happens"  to  know  it ;  and  the  varying  ability  of 
men  to  express  clearly  what  they  do  know,  the  prob- 
lem   becomes    a    problem    indeed. 

However,  with  all  due  allowances  for  these 
things,  it  does  seem  a  lamentable  fact  that  there 
has  been  in  some  instances  an  undue  element  of 
injustice  in  the  ranking  of  the  past  half  year.  In 
certain  courses  men  have  come  out  with  the  prover- 
bial "C"  who  by  a  vote  of  the  entire  class  would 
have  been  accorded  an  "A,"  while  other  men  have 
received  the  same  famous  "C,"  who  to  the  certain 
knowledge  of  those  associated  with  them  in  the 
classroom  and  dormitory,  would  scarcely  deserve  a 
pass. 

It  is  easy  to  say  that  the  student  is  not  'on  the 
inside"  and  does  not  have  the  opportunity  to  judge 
the  sum  total  of  term's  work  as  does  the  instructor. 
But  it  may  well  be  answered  that  the  associates  of 
students  are  on  the  inside  in  a  sense  that  the 
instructors  are  not,  in  the  matter  of  studying  and 
reciting  with  men.  And  to  such  men  the  rank  that 
a  large  number  of  students  received  has  been  a  rev- 
elation. 

This  is  perhaps  saying  a  good  deal  about  a  condi- 
tion that  is  well-known  to  be  dissatisfactory  with- 
out offering  any  suggestion.  But  it  would  seem 
that  the  best  thing  to  offer  is  a  keener  study  of  the 
MEN  in  the  class  by  instructors.  The  personal 
element  is  a  b'g  one.  One  man  is  more  nervous  in 
recitation  than  another ;  another  has  a  slower  but 
none  the  less  keen  mind — yet  another  does  not  have 
good  command  of  language.  These  all  need  the 
keenest  possible  attention  on  the  part  of  the 
instructor — a  thing  which  in  some  instances  seems 
to  have  been  woefully  neglected. 

This  does  not  apply  to  the  college  "shark."  The 
shark  is  a  shark  whatever  else  he  is  or  is  not,  and 
will  get  his  quota  of  A's  without  any  trouble.  But 
after  all,  these  are  but  a  small  percentage  of  the 
class ;  there  is  a  much  larger  element  of  hard-work- 
ing "Plodders"  who  come  to  college  for  a  purpose — 
men  who  take  keen  pride  in  their  work  with  ambi- 
tion— and  who  wish  for,  and  are  entitled  to.  careful 
treatment.  For  these  men  to  come  out  at  the  end 
of  the  terms  on  a  scale  with  the  shirks  and  laggards, 
in  a  way  that  strongly  suggests  the  idea  of  the 
ranks  being  shaken  in  a  box  and  drawn  out  under  a 
lottery  system,  is  not  only  discouraging,  but  also 
demoralizing.  It  discourages  the  worker  and 
encourages  the  drone.  It  is  a  hard  problem  and  one 
that  demands  the  best  judgment  on  the  part  of  the 
teacher,  and  Bowdoin  instructors  who  do  not  exer- 
cise it  are  failing  in  one  of  the  important  responsi- 
bilities of  their  positions. 


Smoking  in 
Memorial. 


The  frequent  use  of  tobacco  in 
Memorial  Hall  at  mass  and 
class  meetings  needs  to  be  reg- 
ulated. It  is  a  menace  to  the 
safety  of  the  building  for  stu- 
dents to  carelessly  throw  around  burning  matches 
and  ashes  and  desert  the  hall.  A  destructive  confla- 
gration might  easily  start  with  wlrch  Brunswick's 
meagre  fire  department  would  be  unable  to  cope. 
Everyone   in   any   way   connected   with    Bowdoin 


would  mourn  the  loss  of  the  building  around  which 
is  centered  so  many  pleasant  associations.  The  pic- 
tures and  paintings  it  contains  are  priceless.  We 
cannot  afford  to  endanger  valuable  property  unless 
due  care  is  taken  to  guard  against  possible  fire. 
The  Faculty  have,  nevertheless,  consented  to  allow 
the  Rally  to  be  held  in  the  Hall  and  smoking  will  be 
permissible.  Extreme  care  should  be  exercised  to 
deposit  ashes  and  burning  matter  in  safe  places. 
Adherence  to  these  suggestions  will  not  only  pre- 
vent fire  but  will  secure  the  hall   for  future  rallies. 


Unfounded. 


An  article  appeared  in  the  Bos- 
ton papers  this  week  stating 
that  McGraw,  Special  '08,  had 
been  dropped  from  college 
on  account  of  professionalism.  The  report  is  abso- 
lutely without  foundation.  McGraw  has  left  col- 
lege on  account  of  deficiency  in  studies.  The  report 
in  itself  would  be  trivial  enough  if  it  did  not  place 
the  college  in  a  false  position  and  reflect  discredit 
upon  her.  For  this  reason  the  faculty  and  students 
resent  the  action  of  the  reporter  who  contributed 
the  article.  Moreover  this  is  not  the  first  time 
within  the  past  two  years  that  false  reports  have 
gone  abroad  into  the  papers.  This  thing  should 
stop  at  once  as  there  is  no  need  for  such.  Any  col- 
lege officer  would  be  glad  to  furnish  facts  for  reports 
to  the  papers.  Articles  coming  from  such  sources 
would  be  reliable  and  keep  the  reporter  out  of  a 
great  deal  of  trouble.  We  suggest  that  the  hust- 
ling newspaper  men  of  the  town  be  a  little  more 
careful   in  regard  to  the  truth  of  college  news. 


In    another     column     we    have 
Tufts  in  quoted    a    short    article    which 

Base-Ball.  appeared   in   a   recent    issue    of 

the  Tufts  Weekly.  The  spirit 
of  manliness  and  fairness  shown  here  cannot  but  be 
worthy  of  our  admiration,  and  we  are  sure  that 
Bowdoin  is  truly  pleased  that  tlrs  college  is  again 
to  meet  Tufts  on  the  athletic  field.  May  the  rela- 
tions of  Tufts  and  Bowdoin  be  ever  pleasant  in  the 
future ! 


King   Pepper. 


The  opera  "King  Pepper"  met 
with  great  success  in  all  its 
productions  and  was  a  presen- 
tation of  which  every  Bowdoin 
man  might  be  proud.  Great  praise  and  credit  are 
due  to  all  those  who  have  worked  so  hard  to  make 
it  a  success.  The  Orient  in  behalf  of  the  students 
extends   its  hearty  congratulations  to  its  promoters. 


AMHERST   DEBATERS. 

The  Amherst  speakers  to  take  part  in  the 
Amherst-Bowdoin  debate  were  announced  last  Sat- 
urday as  follows:  Ernest  G.  Draper  of  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. ;  Claude  E.  M.  Fuess  of  Waterville,  N. 
Y.,  and  George  A.  Wood  of  Southampton,  with 
Edwin  H.  Van  Etten,  Rhinebeck.  N.  Y.,  as  alternate. 


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Communication. 


To  the  Bowdoin  Orient: 

An  allusion  in  the  "alumni  personals"  of  Febru- 
ary 24,  to  "Major  Jack  Downing's  Letters,"  writ- 
ten by  Seba  Smith  (1818),  suggests  the  inquiry  if 
many  of  Bowdoin  students  of  this  generation  have 
ever  read  this  collection  of  most  amusing  and  appro- 
priate satires  on  the  political  situation  in  Maine  and 
the  United  States,  in  the  time  of  Andrew  Jackson. 

It  was  my  pleasure  to  place  in  the  library  of  the 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  chapter  house  a  few  years 
since  a  copy  of  this  now  somewhat  rare  book,  the 
author  having  been  one  of  the  earliest  honorary 
members  of  Theta  Chapter  of  that  fraternity. 

J.  L.  Crosby,  1853. 


College  Botes. 


Boyce,  who  was  here  last  fall,  has  returned  to 
college. 

The  date  for  the  annual  indoor  meet  has  been 
set   for  March  24. 

W.  N.  Haines,  '07,  has  returned  to  college  after 
a  prolonged  illness. 

It  seems  rather  good  to  think  that  "King  Pepper" 
is   successfully  over  with. 

Lucian  P.  Libby,  '99,  was  a  visitor  on  the  cam- 
pus several  days  last  week. 

F.  A.  Burton,  '07,  designed  a  very  neat  cover  for 
the  program  to   "King   Pepper." 

A  large  number  of  students  attended  the  Gov- 
ernor's ball  at  Augusta  last  week. 

Haley,  ex-'o6,  who  is  teaching  at  Boothbay,  spent 
Sunday  with  friends  on  the  campus. 

The  next  trip  of  the  Glee.  Mandolin  and  Guitar 
Clubs  is  to  Auburn  on  Wednesday,  March  8. 

"Mike"  is  showing  his  spring  samples  at  19 
North  Maine.     Drop  in  and  look  over  his  line. 

In  the  Episcopal  Church  on  Sunday  evening,  the 
rector  will  preach  on  the  "Observance  of  Lent." 

The  piano  has  been  moved  into  the  gymnasium 
and  serious  squad  work  is  now  being  commenced. 

Wilson.  '07,  is  at  his  home  in  Massachusetts, 
where   he   recently   underwent   a   surgical   operation. 

Ellis,  '08,  was  called  to  his  home  in  Whitings- 
ville,  Mass.,  Wednesday,  owing  to  the  serious  ill- 
ness of  his  father. 

Clarence  H.  Pierce  of  Houlton  was  the  guest  of 
his  son,  Leonard  A.  Pierce,  '05.  at  the  D.  K  E. 
house  over  Sunday. 

Andrew  Carnegie  has  offered  the  University  of 
Virginia  $500,000  on  condition  that  the  University 
raises  an  equal  amount. 

Scenes  from  "Cranford"  were  presented  in  the 
Congregational  Chapel,  last  evening.  Several  Bow- 
doin students  took  part. 

It  is  learned  that  the  entire  schedule  of  the  New 
Hampshire  base-ball  team  has  been  cancelled  on 
account  of  faculty  action. 


A  number  of  Zetes  from  Bowdoin  Chapter 
attended  the  reception  and  ball  given  by  the  Chi 
Chapter  of  Colby,   February  23. 

At  the  Sophomore  Class  meeting,  Tuesday,  Bur- 
ton, '07.  was  elected  squad  leader,  and  Doherty,  '07, 
track  captain  for  the  Indoor  Meet. 

1906  has  chosen  Harold  M.  Elder  for  squad 
leader  and  George  Parcher  track  captain  for  the 
Indoor  Meet.     Rogers  will  be  the  pianist. 

Osborne,  '08,  left  college,  the  latter  part  of  last 
week,  and  will  immediately  take  up  study  in  prepa- 
ration  for  the  examinations   for  Annapolis. 

Robinson,  '08,  has  been  conducting  the  Latin 
classes  in  Brunswick  High  School  for  the  last  two 
weeks,  in  the  absence  of  the  regular  teacher. 

An  interesting  story  of  the  Bates  Bowdoin  game 
appeared  in  the  last  issue  of  the  Phi  Rhonian,  pub- 
lished by  the  students  of  the   Bath   High   School. 

Professor  Files,  accompanied  by  Professor  Lee, 
went  to  Turner,  Maine,  on  last  Tuesday,  where  he 
delivered  a  lecture  on  Germany  before  the  Grange. 

The  whale  killed  last  fall  on  the  Brunswick  mud 
flats  is  now  touring  New  Jersey,  and  will  be  on 
exhibition  at  the  Sportsman's  Show  in  New  York 
later. 

At  Wesleyan  University  away  down  in  Middle- 
town.  Conn.,  there  are  nine  State  of  Maine  men.  It's 
surely  time  for  us  to  get  to  work  when  they  go  as 
far  as   that. 

Harvard  College  has  chosen  William  T.  Reed, 
'01,  of  Belmont,  California,  as  head  coach  of  next 
year's  foot-ball  team.  His  salary  will  be  over 
$3,500  per  year. 

Last  Sunday  there  was  the  largest  attendance 
at  an  afternoon  chapel  service,  that  there  has  been 
for  a  long  time.  President  Hyde  spoke  on  "Fra- 
ternity Combines." 

A  number  of  the  students  enjoyed  the  basket- 
ball game  between  the  Brunswick  High  and  the 
Sabattus  teams  last  Saturday  night.  The  game 
was  followed  by  a  dance. 

The  indoor  meet  will  soon  be  here  and  it  is  time 
for  fraternities  to  begin  to  invite  men  for  the  event. 
This  date  always  is  advantageous  for  "fishing"  men 
and   getting  them   interested  in   Bowdoin. 

Last  Saturday  night  at  the  indoor  games  held  by 
the  Lawrence  Light  Guard  Athletic  Association  at 
Medford,  W.  W.  Coe,  Jr.,  of  Somerville,  estab- 
lished a  new  world's  record  for  the  16-lb.  shot  by 
putting  it  49  ft.  V/s  in- 

The  following  was  clipped  from  the  Tufts 
Weekly: 

The  rumor  that  Tufts  and  Bowdoin  are  to  renew 
athletic  relations  is  something  which  we  hope  will 
soon  be  authenticated.  Bowdoin  was  always  Tufts' 
leading  rival  until  the  trouble  of  a  few  years  ago, 
and  since  that  time  the  want  of  such  a  rival  has 
been  keenly  felt  to  the  detriment  of  our  athletics.  It 
is  nearly  a  "college  generation"  since  the  differ- 
ence arose  between  the  two  colleges,  and  the  partic- 
ulars of  that  trouble,  in  fact,  its  very  occurrence,  is 
unknown  to  the  majority  of  Tufts  undergraduates 
now.  If  Tufts,  then,  was  at  all  to  blame,  the  Tufts 
of  to-day  would  be  glad  of  an  opportunity  to  redeem 
itself. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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Arthur  F.  Duffy,  the  famous  Georgetown 
sprinter,  who  is  now  touring  Australia,  was 
defeated  twice  last  week  at  Bendigo,  Victoria,  once 
in  the  75-yard  dash,  and  again  in  the  100-yard  dash. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Freshman  Class  held  last 
Thursday,  Neal  Cox  was  elected  captain  of  the  class 
track  team.  F.  E.  Morrison  was  elected  squad 
leader  and  H.  E.  Ellis  pianist  for  the  Indoor  Meet. 

In  the  account  of  the  third  college  tea  last  week 
we  announced  that  Mrs.  Edward  F.  Pickard  fur- 
nished the  silver  ware  which  was  used.  It  was  Mr. 
Pickard  who  furnished  the  set  rather  than  Mrs. 
Pickard. 

Brunswick  has  a  girls'  basket  ball  team  to  be 
proud  of.  The  team  defeated  the  Sabattus  girls  by 
a  score  of  51  to  3.  Many  students  attended  the 
game  and  informal  dance  in  the  court  room  after 
the  game. 

The  students  should  not  forget  the  Explanatory 
Talks  on  the  Art  Building,  given  by  Curator  John- 
son every  Tuesday  afternoon  at  3.30.  These  are 
given  by  special  request  and  should  be  attended  by 
as  many  as  possible. 

Brunswick  people  have  become  very  much 
alarmed  by. the  report  the  first  of  the  week  that  the 
town  was  infested  with  the  brown-tail  moth.  It  is 
said  that  the  pests  are  much  easier  to  exterminate 
in  the  winter  than  in  the  summer  time. 

Much  interest  is  being  taken  in  the  building  of 
Lieutenant  Commander  Peary's  ship  at  Bucksport. 
Me.,  and  frequent  excursions  are  being  made  there 
by  people  of  the  state  to  watch  its  construction. 
Lieut.  Commander  Peary  is  there  with  his  family. 

A  resolve  carrying  $12  000  a  year  for  two  years 
in  favor  of  the  University  of  Maine  was  taken  from 
the  table  at  the  House  of  Representatives  at  the 
capital  a  few  days  ago  and  on  motion  of  Represen- 
tative Thompson  of  Orono  was  passed  to  be 
engrossed. 

In  the  Boston  Sunday  Globe  for  February  26,  is  a 
long  and  very  interesting  account  of  the  historic 
duel  fought  between  William  J.  Graves  of  Ken- 
tucky, and  Jonathan  Cilley.  '25,  one  of  the  ablest 
men  evef  in  the  United  States  Congress.  Cilley 
was  killed  in  the  duel. 

"Bothsides,"  a  publication  devoted  to  the  inter- 
ests of  school  and  college  debating,  appeared  last 
week.  The  University  Debating  Council  of  Har- 
vard has  started  the  publication  and  it  will  be  edited 
by  representatives  from  different  colleges.  W.  J. 
Norton.   '05,  is   Bowdoin's   representative. 

On  Washington's  birthday  Governor  William  T. 
Cobb,  'yy,  gave  a  reception  at  the  State  House,  and 
it  is  estimated  that  over  3,000  persons  shook  hands 
with  him.  In  the  evening  a  reception  was  held  in 
City  Hall,  Augusta,  at  which  Hon.  J.  F.  Hill, 
Medic,  'yy.   Mrs.  Hill,   and  others,  received. 

The  regular  meeting  of  the  Phi  Chi  fraternity 
was  held  at  the  Inn.  Saturday  evening.  The  sup- 
per was  followed  by  an  interesting  musical  pro- 
gram consisting  of  violin  solos  by  Lewis,  '07 ;  man- 
dolin solos  by  Moore,  '07,  and  vocal  selections  by 
Crane,  '08.     W.  T.  Rowe,  '07.  was  accompanist. 

By  the  death  of  Mrs.  Harriet  M.  Littlefield, 
Brown  University  comes  into  possession  of  $500,000. 
A  codicil   provides   that   $100,000  be   invested    as    a 


trust  fund  to  establish  and  maintain  at  the  univer- 
sity a  professorship  to  be  known  as  the  George  L. 
Littlefield    professorship    of    American    history. 

The  order  for  the  second  Junior  Assembly  was 
posted  Wednesday  morning  and  a  large  number  of 
students  were  busy  filling  out  dances.  Everything 
points  toward  a  very  successful  time.  The 
patronesses  will  be  Mrs.  Johnson,  Mrs.  McRae, 
Mrs.  Lee  and  Mrs.  Houghton.     Morton  will  cater. 

On  account  of  vacancies  occurring  in  the 
Dramatic  Club  it  was  found  necessary  to  hold  a 
second  trial  yesterday.  The  parts  chosen  were 
Archell  Blond.  Sergeant  Trigg,  Constable  Harris. 
Wycke,  and  Beaty  Tomlinson.  The  management 
contemplates  an  Easter  trip  and  expects  to  put  the 
play  on  in  Brunswick  after  the  Easter  vacation. 

Fernald  Hall,  the  chemical  laboratory  of  the 
University  of  Maine,  was  damaged  by  fire  Sunday 
to  the  extent  of  $700.  The  building  is  named  in 
memory  of  Merritt  C.  Fernald,  LL.D.,  who  was 
president  of  the  university  from  1879  to  1893.  The 
pharmaceutical  laboratories  are  also  in  this  building. 

Brown  University  is  filled  with  the  news  that 
President  W.  H.  P.  Faunce  will  be  the  successor  of 
President  Harper  of  Chicago  University.  It  is 
understood  that  Dr.  Harper's  condition  is  such  that 
he  will  not  be  able  to  continue  as  the  head  of  the 
big  Western  University  and  that  the  only  man  con- 
sidered as  his  successor  is  Dr.  Faunce. 

Out  of  thirty  college  presidents  in  the  middle 
west,  twenty-nine  have  condemned  college  athletics 
in  answer  to  a  request  for  opinion  by  Professor 
Victor  H.  Lane,  a  member  of  the  Athletic  Board 
at  the  University  of  Michigan.  All  kinds  of  com- 
plaints have  been  presented,  one  in  particular  being 
that  athletics  are  conducive  to  gambling.  This  is 
one  of  the  points  urged  by   President  Harper. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  International  Collegiate 
Association  of  Amateur  Athletes  of  America,  held 
last  Saturday  at  New  York.  California,  Villa  Nova, 
and  Bowdoin  were  dropped  from  membership  under 
the  rule  that  any  college  which  fails  to  have  at 
least  three  starters  at  the  annual  field  meeting  for 
two  consecutive  years  shall  forfeit  its  membership. 
Applications  for  admission  were  received  from 
Brown  and  Dartmouth,  and  were  laid  on  the  table, 
because  both  of  these  institutions  had  forfeited  pre- 
vious membership  under  the  same  rule. 


_BANGOR  ALUMNI. 

The  Bangor  Alumni  Association  held  its  annual 
meeting  at  the  Bangor  House.  Monday  evening, 
with  President  Hyde  as  guest  of  honor.  Hon.  A.  P. 
Wiswell,  chief  justice  of  the  Supreme  Judical 
Court,  Associate  Justice  Albert  R.  Savage,  Dr. 
Wm.  C.  Mason,  Harvard.  '74,  F.  H.  Appleton.  '64, 
Edgar  M.  Simpson.  '94,  Dr.  Daniel  A.  Robinson,  '73, 
and  Rev.  Charles  H.  Cutler,  '81,  were  among  the 
speakers. 

Hon.  F.  A.  Wilson.  '54,  was  re-elected  president 
of  the  association,  and  B.  L.  Bryant,   '95,  secretary. 

The  list  of  graduates  present  is  as  follows :  C.  T. 
Hawes,  '76;  W.  M.  Brown.  '81:  John  Davis,  '86;  F. 
G.  Swett.  '92 ;  E.  M.  Simpson,  Esq.,  '94 ;  Tabor  D. 
Bailey,  '96;  Dr.  Percy  Warren,  '79;  Dr.  F.  H.  Mead, 


292 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


'95 ;  F.  G.  Marshall,  '03;  M.  T.  Phillips,  '03;  John 
Harlow,  '03 ;  C.  P.  Conners,  '03 ;  H.  N.  Gardiner, 
'98;  Dr.  Harris  Milliken,  '01;  Dr.  W.  C.  Mason, 
Harvard,  '74. 

President  Hyde's  words  were  very  apt  and  well 
depict  Bowdoin's  standard  of  education.  He  spoke 
in  part  as   follows  : 

Bowdoin  is  a  college  for  men  and  the  virile  grasp 
of  great  subjects  which  men  acquire  best  alone. 

Where  only  the  trained  may  enter  and  the  stu- 
dious  stay. 

Where  each  student  must  carry  some  chosen  sub- 
jects to  the  point  where  proficiency  wakens  interest 
and  mastery  gives  power. 

Where  architecture  gives  dignity  to  learning  and 
lends  refinement  to  life. 

Where  rich  and  poor  as  absolute  equals  teach 
each  social  lessons  which  neither  could  learn  by 
themselves. 

Where  participation  in  the  conduct  and  responsi- 
bility for  the  good  name  of  the  college  train  stu- 
dents in  personal  character  and  for  public  leader- 
ship. 


C.   W.   GILKEY'S   TALK  BEFORE  Y.    M.   C.    A. 

C.  W.  Gilkey.  the  national  secretary  of  the  Y. 
M.  C.  A.,  met  the  members  in  an  informal  meeting 
at  the  Association  room,  Tuesday,  at  3.30.  Mat- 
ters of  common  interest  were  talked  over.  Mr. 
Gilkey  spoke  of  the  necessiyt  of  having  Bowdoin 
well  represented  both  at  the  conference  of  Y.  M.  C. 
A.  Presidents  at  Wesleyan.  and  at  the  Northfield 
student  conference  which  comes  this  year  July  1-10; 
he  said  that  Bowdoin's  standing  in  this  line  has  not 
been  fully  up  to  her  standard  in  other  lines  of  work 
among  the  New  England  colleges. 

The  matter  of  Bible  study  was  discussed  to 
some  extent;  the  movement  is  gaining  a  hold  in  the 
high  schools,  and  classes  taught  by  college  men  are 
becoming  popular.  A  class  is  already  established 
at  Bath,  under  the  instruction  of  Webber,  '06;  one 
is  to  be  established  shortly  in  Auburn  under  a 
Bates  man  and  there  are  excellent  prospects  for  one 
in  Portland. 

The  subject  of  Bible  study  in  fraternity  groups 
was  also  taken  up;  Mr.  Gilkey  remarked  on  its  great 
success  at  other  colleges  and  universities  and  recom- 
mended the  idea  as  an  excellent  one  for  Bowdoin. 
He  suggested  that  Mr.  Cooper  who  has  been  largely 
interested  in  this  work  all  over  the  country  be 
invited  to  Bowdoin  in  the  near  future  to  speak 
before  a  conference  made  up  of  members  from  the 
different  fraternities.  His  idea  met  with  quite  gen- 
eral favor  and  it  is  probable  that  serious  thought 
will  be  given  to  the  establishment  of  such  Bible 
study  groups. 

THEME    SUBJECTS. 

The  first  themes  of  the  term  for  Freshmen  and 
all  Sophomores  not  taking  English  4  will  be  due- 
Tuesday,  March  14.     The  subjects: 

1.  Patrons  in  Literature. 

2.  Trial   by   Jury. 

3.  Educational   Value  of  Travel. 

4.  President  Eliot's  Opinion  of  Foot-ball.  (See 
President  Eliot's  report  for  1903-4.) 

5.  The    Bowdoin    Rally. 


RECITALS. 

The  programs  for  the  seventh  and  eighth  recit- 
als have  been  played  before  enthusiastic  audiences 
at   the   Art   Building. 

SEVENTH    RECITAL. 
Concert  Program. 
Stradella   Overture. — Flotow. 
Symphonie    Pathetique — Third    Movement. — Tschai- 

kowsky. 
From    Foreign    Parts. — Germany. — Moszkowski. 
Theme  with  Variations. — Moszkowski. 
Two  Hungarian  Dances. — Brahms. 
Kreutzer    Sonata — Presto. — Beethoven.' 
Waltz,   from   "The     Sleeping    Beauty." — Tschaikow- 

ski. 
Concerto — Opus  25 — Finale. — Mendelssohn. 

EIGHTH    RECITAL. 
Mendelssohn. 
Capriccioso  Brillante. 

Overture — Calm  Sea  and  Prosperous  Voyage. 
I.     Consolation.     II.     Spinning   Song. 
Home  from  Abroad,  from  "Son  and  Stranger." 
Concerto — Opus  4c,  Finale. 
Midsummer  Night's  Dream. — Nocturne. 


LIBRARY   BOOKS   RECENTLY  ADDED. 


Ghent,  W.  J.     Mass  and  Class. 

Mr.  Ghent  is  the  author  of  a  book  issued  in  1902 
under  the  title  "Our  Benevolent  Feudalism."  This 
was  a  satirical  survey  of  present  day  economic  con- 
ditions and  especially  of  the  relations  between  capi- 
talists and  the  working  classes.  The  present  book 
treats  of  these  relations  but  from  a  somewhat  differ- 
ent standpoint  than  the  earlier  work.  The  main 
contention  in  "Mass  and  Class"  is  that  to  lessen  the 
hostility  between  labor  and  capital  it  is  necessary  to 
win  over  from,  the  capitalist  class  enough  adherents 
to  enforce  the  just  demands  of  the  laboring  classes. 
(33i:  G31) 

Dulles,  C.  W.     Accidents  and  Emergencies. 

This  is  the  sixth  edition  of  a  practical  and  useful 
book.  It  gives  suggestions  on  how  to  treat  minor 
wounds  and  injuries  when  medical  aid  cannot  be 
summoned.  He  deals  with  the  most  common  inju- 
ries and  tells  how  to  deal  with  them  with  the  means 
that  people  ordinarily  have  at  hand.     (610 :  D  88) 

Rose,  J.  H.     Napoleonic  Studies. 

While  searching  the  records  of  the  British  For- 
eign Office  for  material  for  his  life  of  Napoleon  I., 
Mr.  Rose  came  upon  many  documents  which  were 
both  interesting  and  important  but  which  he  could 
not  use  in  a  biographical  study.  Much  of  this 
material  now  appears  in  these  studies,  which  throw 
additional  light  on  portions  of  the  Napoleonic  period. 
The  papers,  twelve  in  number,  are  arranged  in 
chronological  order  and  in  this  way  supplement  a 
biographical  account  and  give,  at  the  same  time, 
some  indication  of  Napoleon's  varied  interests. 
(94405 :  R  73) 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


293 


Boynton,   H.  W.      Bret  Harte. 

This  is  a  short  sketch  of  the  life  of  Bret  Harte, 
together  with  a  criticism  of  his  stories  and  poems. 
The  book  is  divided  fairly  equally  into  three  parts, 
dealing  with  his  life,  personality  and  work.  The 
account  is  too  brief  to  include  a  detailed  criticism  of 
Bret  Harte's  stories,  but  it  discusses  the  important 
tales,  poems  and  parodies  and  attempts,  principally, 
to  arrive  at  a  just  estimate  of  his  work  as  a  whole. 
(813.45:  B  i) 

Merwin,  Samuel.     The  Merry  Anne. 

A  story  which  has  much  of  its  interest  and  most 
of  its  plot  in  the  smuggling  carried  on  about  the 
Great  Lakes.  The  author  is  thoroughly  familiar 
with  the  fishermen,  revenue  officers  and  life-savers 
about  the  lakes  and  these  he  has  introduced  into  the 
story.  Mr.  Merwin  was  associated  at  one  time  with 
Mr.  H.  K.  Webster  in  writing  "Calumet  K," 
another  good  story  of  western  life.     (813.49:  M  57) 


BOWDOIN  MEN  AT  COLUMBIA. 

The  English  Graduate  Record  is  a  new  publica- 
tion which  Columbia  has  undertaken  in  the  interests 
of  its  post-graduate  scholars  in  the  department  of 
English.  Its  aim  is  to  give  summaries  of  lectures, 
discussions  of  special  problems  of  interest,  notes  of 
new  publications  and  of  scholarly  work  done  in  the 
Department. 

The  opening  number  contains  a  sketch  by  Arthur 
H.  Nason,  '99.  and  allusions  to  K.  C.  M.  Sills,  '01, 
Algernon  S.  Dyer,  '91,  and  James  P.  Webber,  1900, 
all  of  whom  are  now  associated  with  Columbia  with 
the  exception  of  Mr.  Webber,  who  is  acting  profes- 
sor of  English  in  Exeter. 


FACTS  FOR  PROSPECTIVE  TEACHERS. 

The  following  facts  concerning  eligibility  and  sal- 
aries for  high  school  positions  in  New  York  City 
we  clip  from  The  Dartmouth.  New  York  City  pays 
the  largest  teachers'  salaries  in  the  world.  Further- 
more, her  positions  are  filled  impartially  on  the  basis 
of  competitive  examinations.  As  there  are  hundreds 
of  openings  in  the  schools  every  year,  the  field  is 
exeedingly  attractive  for  young  men  of  ability  and 
ambition  in  the  teaching  profession.  These  facts 
will  be  of  special  interest  to  those  men  who  have 
already  taught  in  secondary  schools  and  who  intend 
to  follow  teaching  after  graduation. 

Schedule  of  salaries  for  the  New  York  City 
high  schools : 

No.  1 — High  Schools. 
Yrs.    Junior  Teachers'  Asst.  Teachers  1st  Assistants 

1  $900  $1300         $2500 

2  950  1410  2600 

3  1000  1520  2700 

4  1050  1630  2800 

5  1 100  1740  2900 

6  1150  1850  3000 

7  1200  i960 

8  2070 

9  2180 

10  2290 

11  2400 


Junior   Teacher. 

High  School  Licenses :  "To  be  eligible  for  exam- 
ination for  license  as  junior  teacher  in  high  schools, 
the  applicants  must  have  the  following  qualifica- 
tions : 

"Graduation  from  a  college  or  university  recog- 
nized by  the  Regents  of  the  University  of  the  State 
of  New  York,  together  with  the  completion  of  a  sat- 
isfactory pedagogical  course  of  at  least  one  year,  or, 
in  lieu  of  such  a  course,  one  year's  .  satisfactory 
experience  in  teaching  in   secondary  schools." 

Assistant   Teacher. 

"To  be  eligible  for  license  as  assistant  teacher  in 
high  schools,  the  applicant  must  have  one  of  the  fol- 
lowing qualifications: 

"(a)  Graduation  from  a  college  or  university 
recognized  by  the  Regents  of  the  University  of  the 
State  of  New  York,  and  not  less  than  three  years' 
satisfactory  experience  as  a  teacher  or  as  laboratory 
assistant  in  secondary  schools  or  in  colleges.  One 
year  of  satisfactory  post-graduate  work  resulting  in 
a  degree  may  be  accepted  in  lieu  of  one  year  of  the 
required  experience  in  teaching. 

"(b)  Graduation  from  a  college  or  university 
recognized  by  the  Regents  of  the  University  of  the 
State  of  New  York,  and  two  years'  satisfactory  post- 
graduate work  in  the  subject  in  which  the  applicant 
seeks  license  and  in  the  Science  of  Education,  and 
one  year  of  satisfactory  experience  in  teaching  in 
colleges  or  secondary  schools  or  in  the  last  two 
years  of  elementary  schools." 

Examinations  for  licenses : 

(a)  An  examination  in  the  special  subject  to  be 
taught. 

(b)  An  examination  in  Pedagogy  (History  and 
Principles  of  Education,  a  little  Psychology  and 
Method.) 

Elementary  Schools. 

Schedule  of  salaries  for  the  elementary  schools 
of  New  York  City :  Male  teachers  in  any  grade 
below  the  highest  begin  on  $900  and  receive  an 
annual  increase  of  $105  until  the  maximum,  $2,160, 
has  been  reached.  Male  teachers  in  the  highest 
grade  begin  on  $1,320  and  receive  an  annual  increase 
of  $108  until  the  maximum.  $2,400,  has  been 
reached. 

To  be  eligible  for  the  examinations  to  teach  in 
any  grade  below  the  highest,  the  following  condi- 
tions must  be  fulfilled : 

"Graduation  from  a  college  or  university  recog- 
nized by  the  Regents  of  the  University  of  the  State 
of  New  York,  together  with  (1)  the  completion  of 
a  pedagogical  course  of  at  least  one  year,  satisfac- 
tory to  the  City  Superintendent  of  Schools,  or  (2) 
three  years'  successful  experience  in  teaching." 

To  be  eligible  for  the  examinations  to  teach  in 
the  highest  grade  one  must  hold  the  license  to  teach 
in  the  lower  grades  and  present  certificates  showing 
three  years  of  successful  experience  in  teaching,  one 
of  which  must  be  in  New  York  City. 

The   examinations   for  these  positions   embrace : 

(a)  Principles    and   methods   of   teaching. 

(b)  Elementary  school  subjects. 

In  the  schools  of  New  York  State  outside  of 
New  York  City,  teachers  are  chosen  very  much  as 
in   New   England   towns.     A   certificate    to   teach   in 


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such  schools,  valid  for  two  years,  will  be  granted  to 
a  graduate  of  any  approved  college.  If  during  this 
term  the  holder  shall  pass  an  examination  in  the 
principles  of  teaching,  the  certificate  will  be  renewed 
for  one  year.  At  the  end  of  three  years'  successful 
experience  in  teaching  a  college  graduate  certificate 
will  be  issued,  valid  for  life." 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASSES  OF  'so  AND  '69. 

Senator  Hale  with  the  navy  bill  and  Senator 
Frye  with  the  river  and  harbor  bill  are  creating  an 
enviable  reputation  in  Washington  circles  for  quick 
work  in  the  handling  of  these  cumbersome  appropri- 
ation bills. 

CLASS   OF   1876. 

A  picture  of  Walter  A.  Robinson,  '76,  appears 
in  a  recent  issue  of  the  Boston  Globe.  He  has 
successfully  presided  as  moderator  over  thirty-four 
town-meetings  in  Arlington,  Mass.  Mr.  Robinson 
is   a   master  in   the   Roxbury   Latin   School. 

CLASSES   OF   '77.   '82,   '87.   '99. 

The  names  of  J.  V.  Lane,  '87,  M.  S.  Holway,  '82, 
C.  B.  Burleigh,  '87,  and  Walter  B.  Clark,  '99,  are 
among  those  who  assisted  in  arranging  the  recep- 
tion and  dance  tendered  to  Governor  Cobb,  '77, 
last  Wednesday  evening,  February  22.  The  affair 
was  one  of  the  most  brilliant  ever  held  in  the  Cap- 
ital City  and  was  attended  by  people  from  all  over 
the  State. 

CLASS  OF  '87. 

E.  C.  Plummer  of  Bath,  attorney  and  secretary 
of  the  Atlantic  Carriers'  Association,  is  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  in  the  interests  of  the  ship  subvention 
bill. 

CLASS  OF  1891. 

Henry  W.  Jarvis  responded  to  the  toast,  "The 
Michigan  of  To-day  and  To-morrow."  at  the 
Alumni  Dinner  of  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan Feb.  17,  at  Young's  Hotel,  Boston.  He  grad- 
uated from  the  Michigan  Law  School,  Class  of  '93, 
and  is  now  a  Boston  lawyer.  When  in  college  he 
was  one  of  the  editors  of  the  Orient. 

CLASS  OF  1896. 
Charles  A.   Knight   is  prominently  spoken   of  as 
the  next  mayor  of  Gardiner,  and  there  is  little  doubt 
but  that  he  will  be  elected. 

CLASS  OF  1901. 
Harry  Coombs  has  been  admitted  to  the  firm  of 
Coombs  &   Gibbs,   architects,    of   Lewiston. 


©bituarp. 

DR.  SILAS  BURBANK. 

Word  was  received  last  Sunday  evening  of  the 
death,  due  to  heart  disease,  of  Dr.  Silas  Burbank 
of  Mt.  Vernon,  who  graduated  from  the  Maine 
Medical    School    in    the    class   of    1864.     The    death 


was  very  sudden  and  the  news  comes  as  a  great 
shock  to  all  who  knew  him,  as  Dr.  Burbank  was  an 
excellent  physician  and  an  honored  and  respected 
citizen. 

Dr.  Burbank  was  born  January  2,  1840,  at  Par- 
sonsfield,  Maine.  After  his  graduation  from  Bow- 
doin  he  settled  in  Mount  Vernon,  where  he  has 
resided  ever  since.  He  always  took  an  active  and 
progressive  interest  in  all  the  affairs  of  the  com- 
munity and  proved  himself  ever  a  good  citizen  and 
upright  man. 


The  largest,  the  finest,  and 
the  ONLY  four -floor  Cafe 
east  of  Boston. 


CATERING 

to  private  parties,  weddings, 
banquets,  etc. 


Our  Combination   Course  costs   no  more  for  tuition   than 
ither  the  Shorthand  or  the  Business  Course. 

Catalogue  free.  p'_  Ij-   SHAW,  Pres. 


WATCH    REPAIRING. 

Mainsprings,  75c.       Cleaning,  $1.00. 
The  Two  Combined,  $1.50. 

HERBERT  S.  HARRIS,  128  Front  St.,  Bath,  Me. 


WHEN  A  STUDENT  .. 

Furnishes  His  Room 

IT  MAY  BE  A  CARPET, 

IT  MAY  BE  A  RUG, 

IT  MAY  BE  DRAPERIES, 

IT  MAY  BE  "WALL  PAPERS  and 

MOULDINGS. 

A  trip  on  the  Trulleys  to  Bath's   Big  Store  will  satisfy 
the  most  exacting  that  we  have 

QUALITY,  STYLE,  and  LOWEST  PRICES 

Hi  Ball's  Big  Department  store. 

D.  T.  PERCY  &  SON. 

Wc  Pay  the  Freight. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL,  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,   MAINE,    MARCH    10,    1905. 


NO.  28. 


PROFESSOR  CHAPMAN  AT  SUNDAY 
CHAPEL. 

In  the  absence  of  President  Hyde  last  Sunday 
Professor  Chapman  addressed  the  students  at 
chapel.  His  remarks  were  exceedingly  interesting 
and  were  highly  appreciated  by  all.  He  spoke  in 
substance  as  follows : 

Every  man  has  an  instinct  and  a  duty  to  make 
a  success  of  whatever  he  has  on  his  hands  to  do;  if 
he  is  indifferent  and  slothful  he  is  really  commit- 
ting a  crime  against  himself,  his  friends  and  his 
Creator. 

The  term  success  embraces,  in  general,  two  dif- 
ferent kinds  of  success ;  these  may  be  found  con- 
sisting together  or  each  entirely  independent  of  the 
other.  The  first  is  the  success  in  material  things — 
wealth,  high  position,  influence,  the  things  that  glit- 
ter before  men's  eyes ;  the  second  kind  is  spiritual 
success,  not  so  much  that  gained  by  riches  as  that 
gained  by  doing  good  for  the  sake  of  others,  the 
success  won  by  doing  faithfully  each  day's  work, 
the  sucess  won,  not  by  aiming  so  much  at  the  thing 
at  the  end  of  one's  course  as  aiming  to  attain  their 
object  by  doing  everything  along  the  way,  prelim- 
inary and  incident  to  that  object  with  the  utmost 
of  conscientiousness,  and  with  the  greatest  good 
to    all.  '  ,  \i  |i 

Professsor  Chapman  mentioned  Theodore  Roose- 
velt as  an  excellent  example  of  a  man  with  this 
second  kind  of  success ;  Roosevelt  did  not  attain 
the  high  office  of  the  Presidency  so  much  by  keep- 
ing his  eyes  fixed  on  that  position  as  he  did  by- 
doing  to  the  utmost  of  his  ability  and  conscien- 
tiousness the  many  things  that  lay  along  his  way 
in  his  life  as  a  public  official.  It  was  the  same  with 
McKinley  and  has  been  so  largely  with  all  our 
Presidents. 

He  then  cited  an  instance  of  a  reunion  a  short 
time  since  of  a  college  class  which  had  been  30 
years  out  of  college.  Among  its  members  were  many 
who  had  attained  to  high  national  position,  to 
wealth  and  to  the  position  of  captains  of  industry ; 
each  one  was  called  upon  to  relate  his  experience 
with  life.  At  length  the  name  of  one  of  their  class- 
mates who  had  died  shortly  before  was  brought  up 
and  his  story  was  told  by  one  who  had  been  closely 
associated  with  him ;  he  was  of  a  modest,  retiring 
disposition  and  had  passed  his  life  working  for  the 
most  part  among  the  poorer  classes  in  a  large  city 
and  his  influence  for  good  had  been  felt  by  a  vast 
number ;  he  had  really  given  his  life  for  them.  One 
of  the  most  wealthy  of  the  classmates  present  then 
arose  with  the  statement  that,  "measured  by  the 
standard  of  material  success  this  man's  life  was  a 
failure,"  but  that  "judged  by  the  standard  of  this 
man's  life  all  our  material  success  doesn't  amount 
to  a  penny's  worth."  Those  present  unanimously 
concurred  with  this  statement,  a  thing  almost  mar- 
velous in  such  a  gathering  of  men. 


Instances  like  these  are  innumerable;  they  all  go 
to  show  that  true  success  depends  very  little  on 
material  things ;  it  is  the  result  of  the  right  use  of 
conscience  and  ability. — the  spiritual  power  in  us 
exercised  for  the  good  of  others  instead  of  the 
greed  for  gain. 


WASHINGTON  ALUMNI  BANQUET. 

The  annual  banquet  of  the  Washington  Alumni 
Association  held  in  the  Hotel  Raleigh,  Washington, 
D.  C,  Tuesday,  February  28,  was  notable  for  a  visit 
from  Speaker  Cannon.  He  made  an  eloquent  speech, 
full  of  praise  for  Maine  men  and  New  England 
men.  There  were  over  thirty  alumni  present  and 
half  a  dozen  guests.  Among  the  latter  were  Sen- 
ator Hale,  who  has  an  honorary  degree  from  Bow- 
doin.  Representative  Burleigh  whose  two  sons  are 
graduates  of  the  college  and  Representative  Pow- 
ers who  has  a  son  now  in  college.  The  private 
dining-room  of  the  Raleigh  was  artistically  deco- 
rated with  big  mounds  of  roses  on  the  table  and 
palms  in  the  window  recesses.  Congressman 
Stevens,  '81,  acted  as  toast-master.  Congressman 
Alexander,  '70,  of  New  York,  made  one  of  the  nota- 
ble speeches  of  the  evening.     He  said : 

"Prof.  Egbert  C.  Smyth  brought  us  President 
Hyde.  He  had  taught  him  for  three  years  at 
Andover  Theological  Seminary,  and  afterward  wit- 
nessed him  succeed  in  his  first  pastorate.  Every- 
body knew  that  Prof.  Smyth  would  lay  his  head  on 
the  block  rather  than  betray  the  interests  of  Bow- 
doin  College,  and  when,  like  Samuel  of  old,  he  indi- 
cated the  young  minister,  who  'was  ruddy,  and 
withal  of  a  beautiful  countenance,  and  goodly  to 
look  upon,'  nothing  remained  for  the  college  author- 
ities to  do  but  elect  him." 

In  concluding  Mr.  Alexander  proposed  the  health 
of  President  Hyde,  which  was  drunk  in  cold  water, 
the  entire  company  standing. 

Rev.  Frank  Sewall  urged  the  completion  of  a 
project  to  place  statues  of  Longfellow  and  Haw- 
thorne in  front  of  Hubbard  Library.  Congressman 
Littlefield  also  made  brief  remarks  breathing  loy- 
alty to  Bowdoin  College.  Commander  Robert  E. 
Peary,  '77,  who  was  in  attendance  was  given  a  par- 
ticularly enthusiastic  welcome.  Other  speeches  were 
made  by  Col.  J.  H.  Wing,  '56,  Hon.  John  B.  Red- 
man, '70,  Capt.  H.  L.  Prince,  '62.  W.  E.  Spear,  '70, 
Dr.  W.  Pulsifer.  '75,  R.  E.  Clark,  '01. 

During  the  evening  a  business  meeting  was  held 
at  which  the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the 
ensuing  year : 

President,  Hon.  Melville  W.  Fuller;  Vice-Presi- 
dents, Hon.  William  P.  Frye  and  Hon.  Amos  L. 
Allen ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  William  Frye 
White ;  Recording  Secretary,  Prof.  J.  W.  Chicker- 
ing;  Treasurer,  Gen.  Ellis  Spear;  Executive  Com- 
mittee, Hon.  D.  S.  Alexander,  Chief  Justice  Fuller, 


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W.  F.  White,  General   Spear,  Dr.  Woodbury  Pulsi- 
fer,  and  Howard  Prince. 

Those  present  were :  Hon.  W.  P.  Frye,  'so ;  Hon. 
Paris  Gibson,  'Si;  Hon.  Melville  W.  Fuller.  '52; 
Hon.  D.  S.  Alexander,  '70;  Hon.  Amos  L.  Allen, 
'60;  Hon.  F.  C.  Stevens,  '81;  Hon.  Eugene  Hale, 
Hon.  E.  C.  Burleigh,  Hon.  Llewellyn  Powers, 
Speaker  Cannon  of  the  House  of  Representatives, 
C.  W.  Porter,  '43;  Gen.  F.  D.  Sewall,  '50;  John  W. 
Butterfield,  '51;  Charles  Chesley,  '52;  John  Redman, 
'70;  Col.  I.  H.  Wing,  '56;  N.  A.  Robbins.  '57;  Sum- 
ner I.  Kimball,  '57;  Rev.  Frank  Sewall,  '58;  H.  L. 
Prince,  '62 ;  Col.  A.  L.  Varney,  '62 ;  Joseph  N. 
Whitney,  '64;  S.  G.  Davis,  '65;  William  E.  Spear, 
'70;  Dr.  Woodbury  Pulsifer,  '75;  Commander  Rob- 
ert E.  Peary,  '77;  Dr.  W.  C.  Kendall,  '85;  C.  H. 
Verrill,  '87;  Austin  Cary,  '87;  Charles  H.  Hastings, 
'91 ;  W.  P.  Chamberlain,  '93 ;  William  Frye  White, 
'97;  Ernest  G.  Walker.  Harvard,  '92;  Arthur  L. 
Hunt,  '98 ;  Paul  S.  Hill,  '01  ;  John  Appleton,  '02 ; 
Paul   Preble,   '03;   and   Charles  A.   Flagg,   '94, 


laboratory  work  has  been  of  greater  value  towards 
the  establisment  of  American  science  on  a  firm 
basis.  American  Science  can  ill  afford  to  lose  such 
men  as  Dr.  Packard." 


AN  AMERICAN  SAVANT. 

Under  the  title  of  an  "American  Savant"  a  long 
article  appeared  in  a  recent  issue  of  the  Boston 
Transcript  relative  to  the  life  work  of  Prof. 
Alpheus  Spring  Packard,  '61.  It  gave  a  brief 
sketch  of  his  life  and  in  particular  a  record  of  his 
most  important  scientific  achievements.  He  was  a 
great  traveller,  visiting  at  various  times  Labrador, 
Mexico,  the  Pacific,  Key  West,  and  Europe  in  the 
interest  of  scientific  work.  From  his  very  boyhood 
he  was  fascinated  with  zoology  and  geology.  While 
yet  in  college,  in  a  memoir  on  the  geology  of  Lab- 
rador and  Maine  he  described  the  capture  of  the 
Androscoggin  River  by  the  Kennebec,  the.  former 
having  in  olden  times  direct  flow  into  Casco  Bay. 
In  Palaeontology  he  established  several  new  groups 
and  made  new  and  more  extended  classifications. 
In  zoology  he  accomplished  much  original  work, 
especially  under  this  head  is  his  volume,  "The 
Pbyllopod  Austana"  of  greatest  importance  to  stu- 
dents and  investigators.  Despite  what  seems  to  be 
an  enormous  work  under  the  animal  kingdom,  Dr. 
Packard  was  best  known  to  the  scientific  world 
through  his  work  on  the  insects.  He  studied  the 
classification,  embryology,  anatomy  distribution 
etc.,  describing  in  his  work  numerous  genera  and 
species.  He  discovered  the  origin  of  the  sting, 
spinal  thread  of  the  air  tubes,  structure  of  the  brain, 
and  made  reforms  in  the  systems  of  classification  of 
the  insect  kingdom.  Of  more  general  interest  is 
Prof.  Packard's  memoir  on  the  cave  animals  of 
North  America,  and  the  relations  of  blind  or  eye- 
less animals  to  the  theory  of  descent.  His  most 
important  published  works  are  the  monograph  on 
the  geometrical  moths,  another  on  the  silk-worm 
group,  and  a  third  on  fossorial  moths.  His  most 
popular  works  are  too  numerous  to  mention,  includ- 
ing "Guide  to  the  Study  of  Insects,"  "Text-book  on 
Entomology."  etc.  He  contributed  upwards  of 
four  hundred  articles  in  pamphlet  form,  notices, 
and  reviews  in  current  magazines.  In  this  article 
the  writer  says:  "It  would  be  difficult  to  find  a 
more  constant  and  faithful  worker  in  his  chosen 
fields,    or    one    whose    publications    or    whose    quiet 


BOWDOIN  AT  INAUGURATION. 

At  the  inauguration  Saturday  it  is  interesting  to 
note  that  the  oath  of  office  was  administered  to 
President  Roosevelt  and  Vice-President  Fairbanks 
by  two  Bowdoin  men.  The  former  by  Chief  Jus- 
tice Fuller,  '52,  and  the  latter  by  Hon.  W.  P.  Frye, 
'So,  president  pro  tempore  of  the  Senate.  Governor 
Cobb,  '77,  as  the  representative  of  Maine,  rode  in 
the  inaugural  parade  and  was  accompanied  by  sev- 
eral members  of  his  staff  and  Company  M  of  the 
state  militia.  Gen.  O.  O.  Howard,  '50,  had  com- 
mand of  the  first  division,  under  the  civic  grand 
division  which  was  made  up  of  political  marching 
organizations  from  the  several  states.  The  Boston 
Globe  in  commenting  upon  the  parade  says :  "The 
stand  shook  with  applause  as  Gen.  O.  O.  Howard, 
with  his  bridle  reins  in  his  teeth — his  right  arm 
gone,  and  saluting  with  his  left — rode  by  at  the 
head  of  his  division  of  the  parade.  The  President 
waved  his  hat  enthusiastically,  and  the  distinguished 
warrior  acknowledged  the  compliment  with  evident 
pleasure." 


PRESIDENT  HYDE  AT  YALE. 

President  Hyde  made  an  address  at  the  chapel 
exercises  at  Yale,  last  Sunday,  March  5.  The  Bos- 
Ion  Herald  of  March  6  gives  the  following  extract 
of  his  remarks : 

March  S,  1905.  President  Hyde  of  Bowdoin 
College  was  the  preacher  at  Battell  chapel  to-day, 
and  he  touched  up  the  Prohibitionists  in  a  lively 
fashion.  His  text  was  on  the  anger  of  Jonah 
because  the  Lord  changed  his  mind.  After  declar- 
ing that  God  always  deserts  the  prophet  who  stands 
still,  President  Hyde  said  that  the  early  Prohibition- 
ists got  their  theory  from  God  and  prohibition 
became  a  part  of  the  statutes  and  even  State  con- 
stitutions.    He    added : 

"But  God  has  left  them.  They  are  fighting  a 
losing  battle,  and  it  makes  them  angry.  The  orig- 
inal prohibition  prophet  was  a  better  man  than  the 
priests,  and  he  cared  more  for  the  lives  of  the  work- 
ingnien  than  the.  ministers  who  made  little  effort  to 
prevent  them  drinking  their  lives  away.  Why  is  it 
that  God  is  deserting  the  Prohibitionists?  Because 
they  have  never  thought  out  the  needs  of  the  work- 
ingman  in  the  great  cities.  The  settlement  worker 
cares  more  for  the  workingman  than  the  Prohibi- 
tionists ever  did,  because  he  knows  them  better 
and  instead  of  trying  to  take  away  from  them  their 
only  recreation,  tries  to  solve  the  harder  problem  of 
substituting  some  more  enjoyable  leisure  than 
drunkenness  affords.  Prohibition  has  been  stand- 
ing still  while  God  has  been  moving  on. 

"So  with  reconstruction  in  the  South.  The 
abolitionist  was  a  truer  Christian  than  the  churches 
that  turned  him  out.  Why  is  it  then  that  his  work- 
is  being  undone  in  our  day  with  the  consciences 
of    the    best    people    agreeing?     Because    the    people 


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are  beginning  to  understand  the  delicacy  of  a  situa- 
tion which  gives  a  paper  ballot  under  a  paper  law. 
The  tendency  now  is  to  lift  both  black  and  white 
alike,  until  the  ballot  becomes  the  well  earned 
right  of  all." 

President  Hyde  then  turned  his  attention  to  the 
change  of  perspective  in  the  college  world.  He 
pointed  out  that  the  colleges  in  this  country  were 
mainly  founded  to  educate  the  clergy,  and  asked 
why  the  colleges  are  sending  out  so  few  into  a 
profession  which  until  fifty  years  ago  was  the  most 
exalted  in  the  country.     He  said: 

"The  leading  colleges  are  sending  out  fewer  and 
fewer  ministers  now,  and  some  of  the  divinity 
schools  are  practically  empty.  The  demand  is  now 
for  experts  in  all  that  touches  life.  As  soon  as 
the  theological  warhorses  and  the  ecclesiastical 
milliners  have  passed  away,  the  simple  minister  will 
be  highly  appreciated." 


NEW  BOWDOIN   SONG. 

George  E.  Fogg.  '02,  has  written  a  new  song  for 
the  college  and  it  has  been  sung  with  great  success 
by  the  Glee  Club.  The  words,  which  are  printed 
below,  are  sung  to  the  tune  of  "Brown  October 
Ale"  from  the  opera  "Robin  Hood." 

Oh!  it's  come  and  sing  with  me,  my  lads, 
And  we'll   make   the  welkin   ring; 
It  is  the  praise  of  student  days 
We'll  fling  the  whole  night  long; 
It  is  the  spot  we've  ne'er  forgot, 
We'll  hallow  in  our  song, — 
Oh  !   here's  the  toast  we  honor  most 
To  Alma  Mater  dear! 

Chorus. 
So  up,  lads,  and  cheer,  lads, 
And  let  the  sound  ring  clear, 
For  all  our  days  we'll  sing  the  praise 
Of  Bowdoin's  peerless  sun. 

Oh.  it's  all  ye  lads  they  call  the  "grads." 
Come  all  ye  youngsters,  too. 
With  hearts  abeat  and  willing  feet; 
Rejoin    the    pilgrim    throng. 
With  gladsome  noise  let  all   rejoice 
To  lift  again  the  song, — 
Oh  !  here's  the  toast  we  honor  most 
To  Alma  Mater  dear ! 

Chorus. 


DISTRICT   CONVENTION   OF   DELTA 
UPSILON. 

On  Feb.  25,  1905,  the  New  England  chapters  of 
the  Delta  Upsilon  Fraternity  held  their  second 
annual  District  Convention  at  Boston.  Tufts, 
Tech.  and  Harvard  men  were  naturally  in  the 
majority  but  each  of  the  other  chapters  was  rep- 
resented by  delegates.  At  noon  a  dainty  lunch  was 
served  at  the  Tech.  chapter  house  and  in  the  after- 
noon a  business  meeting  was  held  in  the  parlors  of 
the  Hotel  Brunswick.  In  the  evening  a  well 
attended  banquet  was  served  at  the  same  hotel,  fol- 
lowed by  speeches  by  several  prominent  men. 


The  Bowdoin  chapter  was  represented  at  this 
convention  by  P.  G.  Robbins,  '05,  O.  F.  Simonds. 
'06,  and  B.  W.  Russell,  '07,  Guy  Howard.  '01,  and 
S.  B.  Furbish,  formerly  of  Amherst,  now  closely 
connected  with  the   Bowdoin   Chapter. 


GLEE   CLUB    CONCERT. 

The  Mandolin,  Guitar  and  Glee  Clubs  gave  a 
concert  at  Auburn,  Wednesday  night,  before  a 
large  and  attentive  audience.  So  uniformly  excel- 
lent was  the  entire  program  that  only  the  most 
discriminating  of  critics  would  give  the  members 
anything  but  the  highest  praise.  Every  one  entered 
heartily  into  the  spirit  of  the  occasion  which  always 
means  a  great  deal  towards  the  success  of  the  enter- 
tainment. Too  much  credit  cannot  be  given  leaders 
Ryan  and  Chapman  for  the  excellence  of  the  con- 
certs given  thus  far  this  year.  The  program  is  as 
follows : 

Part  First. 
Opening  Song   (College). — Fogg,  '02. 

Glee,  Mandolin  and  Guitar  Clubs. 
A  Continuous  Performance. — Gottschalk. 

Glee  Club. 
Selection. — "Isle  of  Spice."  Mandolin  Club. 

Reading. — Selected.  Mr.  Mikelsky. 

Vocal  Solo. — Selected.  Mr.  Johnson. 

Mississippi   Bubble. — Hames.  Mandolin   Club. 

Part    Second. 
A  Milking. — Schnecker.  Glee  Club. 

Mandola   Solo. — Selected.  Mr.   Chapman. 

Vocal    Solo. — Selected.  Mr.    Ryan. 

Reading.— Selected.  Mr.    Mikelsky. 

Dixie  Land. — Hames.  Mandolin   Club. 

College  Songs : 

(a)  Bowdoin   Beata. — Pierce,   '96. 

(b)  Phi  Chi.— Mitchell.  '79. 


SECOND    JUNIOR    ASSEMBLY. 

A  considerably  larger  number  than  attended  the 
first  Junior  Assembly  were  present  on  Friday  even- 
ing to  enjoy  the  second  "prom."  Although  finan- 
cially the  affair  was  unsuccessful,  yet  this  hindered 
in  no  way  the  enjoyment  and  pleasure  of  those  in 
attendance.  Every  dance  was  repeatedly  encored 
and  the  orchestra  under  the  efficient  leadership  of 
F.  J.  Welsh,  '0,3,  was  ever  ready  to  repeat  the 
selections.  Potted  plants  decorated  the  front  of  the 
stage  and  the  many  colored  rugs  and  pillows  which 
were  everywhere  in  evidence  gave  an  air  of 
enchantment  to  Memorial.  As  usual  the  patronesses 
received  at  the  lower  end  of  the  hall  where  com- 
fortable   easy   chairs    and   pillows   were    arranged. 

Yet  with  all  the  preparations  which  the  commit- 
tee in  charge  had  made,  there  were  only  a  few  to 
enjoy  the  pleasures  of  the  evening.  With  three 
hundred  students  half  of  whom  at  least  know  how 
to  dance,  it  is  extremely  disappointing  not  to  have 
niore  than  forty  in  attendance.  The  patronesses 
were  Mrs.  Johnson,  Mrs.  McRae,  Mrs.  Lee,  and 
Mrs.  Houghton. 

The  committee  of  arrangements  consisted  of  C. 
C.  Hall,  A.  H.  Bodkin,  C.  A.  J.  Houghton,  A.  O. 
Putnam,  and  G.  Parcher. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.  F.  FINN,  JR.,  1905,       ■       •       Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 


E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 
W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 
R.   G.  WEBBER,   igo6. 
H.    P.    WINSLOW,  1906. 


H.   E.  WILSON,  1907. 
A.   L.   ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     ■     •     Business  Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •     •     Ass't  Business   Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony 
mous  manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be  addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 

Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter 
Lewistun  Journal  Pkess. 


Vol.  XXXIV.      FRIDAY,   MARCH    10,    1905. 


No.  28. 


We  extend  our  sincere  sympathy  to  Harvey  A. 
Ellis,  '08,  in  the  sad  bereavement  he  recently  suf- 
fered in  the  loss  of  his  father. 


Library  Club 
Lecture. 


The  Orient  wishes  to  bring  to 
the  attention  of  the  student 
body  the  lecture  on  "Labrador 
and  the  Strait  of  Magellan" 
which  will  be  delivered  by 
Professor  Lee  in  the  Lecture  Room,  Hubbard  Hall, 
next  Monday  evening.  Those  who  fail  to  attend 
are  denying  themselves  a  rare  privilege  and  are 
sure  to  regret  their  action.  Tickets,  may  be 
obtained  at  the  delivery  desk,  Hubbard  Hall. 


Reference 
Books. 


According  to  the  present 
library  regulations  no  reference 
books  can  be  taken  from  the 
library  during  the  time  they 
are  reserved  for  reference ; 
this  is  only  a  proper  and  fair  regulation,  but  the 
Orient  asks  if  it  would  not  be  a  good  thing  to 
arrange  a  plan  whereby  such  books  might  be  taken 
out  from  Saturday  night  until  Monday  morning, 
thus   giving   some   a   chance,   during   a   leisure   hour 


Sunday,  to  read  what  they  have  been  unable  to  read 
during  the  week  on  account  ot  the  use  of  the  books 
by  others.  Such  a  plan  is  in  vogue  at  Dartmouth 
and  meets  with  very  general  satisfaction.  There 
have  been  instances  this  year  when  students  have 
been  unable  to  accomplish  assigned  outside  read- 
ings at  the  appointed  time ;  it  is  reasonable  to  sup- 
pose that  such  an  opportunity  would  overcome  this 
to  a  great  extent,  for  the  number  of  men  thus 
affected  is  not  large.  Such  books,  too,  deal  with 
such  subjects  as  are  perfectly  proper  for  Sunday 
reading.  We  think  this  is  worthy  of  consideration 
and  hope  the  library  officials  will  look  at  it  in  the 
light  of  a  benefit  to  the  student  body. 


Knocking. 


One  of  the  things  which  a 
Bowdoin  student  should  guard 
against  is  the  foolish  habit  of 
"knocking."  It  is  a  fact  that 
it  is  one  of  the  easiest  things  in  the  world  to  see 
the  fault  in  another ;  indeed  probably  every  man  in 
college  could,  if  he  searched  carefully,  find  some 
real  and  genuine  fault  with  every  other  man  in  the 
institution.  Bowdoin  students,  as  well  as  the  rest 
of  the  world,  are  not  perfect,  and  however  much 
we  may  regret  this  condition,  we  may  as  well 
recognize  it  as  a  real  condition. 

Granting  that,  how  foolish  and  profitless  it  is  to 
spend  one's  spare  moments  in  criticizing  another 
student's  achievements,  actions  and  conduct !  If  you 
are  sure  that  the  fellow  has  got  some  great  defect — 
and  that  you  yourself  have  attained  to  that  degree  of 
perfection  that  you  may  logically  cast  the  first 
stone — why,  then,  go  to  him  and  try  to  help  him  out 
of  his  fault.  If  you  are  not  in  that  happy  position, 
you  had  better  spend  the  time  in  thinking  excuses 
for  your  chapel  cuts,  or  better  still — getting  your 
lesson.  The  other  fellow  will  be  as  well  off  and  you 
will  be  better  off. 


Freshman 
Class. 


There  has  been  much  criticism 
of  late  among  the  upper  class 
men,  of  the  attitude  assumed 
by  the  Freshmen  towards  the 
members  of  the  other  classes. 
It  is  felt,  and  indeed  not  unjustly  either,  that  this 
class  as  a  whole  is  altogether  too  independent,  in 
fact  many  of  its  members  seem  to  consider  them- 
selves a  very  essential  element  of  the  college,  and 
that  were  it  not  for  them  the  institution  could  not 
be  conducted  successfully.  This  frequently  is  the 
case  with  students  lately  graduated  from  prepara- 
tory schools  where  they  have  perchance  held  lead- 
ing positions,  but  should  and  must  be  overcome 
here,  for  we  are  past  that  stage.  The  fact  should 
be  borne  in  mind  continually  that  as  Freshmen  they 
represent  the  lowest  class,  and  that  their  opinion  of 
what  is  what,  in  college  at  least,  is  the  last  to  be 
considered.  There  is  no  doubt  but  that  a  great 
amount  of  talent  and  genius  is  exhibited  in  the 
members  of  this  illustrious  class,  but  the  question 
is  whether  it  will  not  be  to  their  greater  advan- 
tage to  continue  acquiring  wisdom,  for  at  least 
another  year,  before  displaying  it  to  such  an  extent 
among  their  fellow-students.  We  also  fear  that. 
with  the  ever  increasing  worldly  knowledge  which 
this  class  is   daily  acquiring,   they  are  growing   for- 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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getful  of  certain  college  customs  long  upheld  at 
Bowdoin.  It  has  formerly  been  the  rule,  for  exam- 
ple, that  Freshmen  address  upper  class  men  when 
met,  and  particularly  when  accosted  but,  like  many 
a  learned  scholar,  they  now  frequently  pass  you  by 
on  the  street  or  elsewhere,  seemingly  unnoticed  and 
unrecognized.  There  is,  moreover,  a  tendency  on 
the  part  of  many  to  be  disrespectful  and  frequently 
ungentlemanly  to  members  of  other  fraternities  as 
well  as  classes  which  the  sooner  overcome  the  bet- 
ter. The  Freshmen  have  yet  to  realize  the  fact  that 
we  are  all  members  of  the  same  grand  institution 
where  each  should  bear  for  another  a  feeling  of 
brotherly  love.  Things  are  different  in  college  from 
what  they  are  in  preparatory  schools,  and  those  who 
have  been  sought  out  there  must  do  the  seeking 
here.  It  has  not  generally  been  the  custom  for 
upperclass  men  to  run  around  making  acquaintances 
with  the  new  men,  nor  will  it  probably  be  taken  up 
now.  It  is,  therefore,  for  this  reason  that  we  urge 
the  Freshmen  to  drop  their  feeling  of  indifference 
and  reserve,  which  they  have  acquired,  and  take  on 
a  little  more  of  the  true  Bowdoin  spirit. 


It  is  now  getting  well   on   into 
Track  the    month    of    March    and    the 

Athletics.  snow  and  ice  are  rapidly  disap- 

pearing. The  bare  ground  is 
showing  forth  in  places  and  soon  spring  will  be 
fairly  upon  us.  And  with  the  approach  of  spring  we 
must  now  commence  to  think  of  our  spring  work 
and  in  particular  of  our  track  athletics.  Bowdoin 
has  won  the  annual  Maine  Track  Athletic  Meet, 
every  year  but  one  by  handsome  margins,  and  we 
must  make  every  effort  to  keep  up  our  reputation. 
We  have  good  men  and  the  Orient  has  every  con- 
fidence in  the  Bowdoin  spirit.  But  we  must  remem- 
ber that  we  have  lost  many  good  men  from  last 
year's  team,  that  there  are  many  vacancies  to  be 
filled,  and  much  new  material  must  be  developed. 
The  Maine  Meet  comes  so  very  early  in  the  spring 
that  there  is  really  very  little  time  to  make  ready 
for  it  after  the  vacation.  A  number  of  the  fellows 
have  already  commenced  training.  This  is  the 
proper  spirit,  but  more  should  follow  their  exam- 
ple. Do  not  be  distracted  from  the  serious  spring- 
work  by  the  class  meet  and  other  events  which  are 
of  less  importance,  but  settle  down  to  hard  train- 
ing. The  board  track  and  electric  car  road  fur- 
nish splendid  opportunities  for  running,  and  the 
gymnasium  for  other  work.  By  getting  into  condi- 
tion now,  so  much  time  is  gained  and  when  Coach 
Lathrop  arrives  in  the  spring  that  part  of  the  train- 
ing will  be  finished,  and  he  will  only  have  the  devel- 
oping to  see  to.  Looking  at  conditions  squarely, 
we  can  see  that  there  are  many  events  in  which  we 
appear  regrettably  weak.  We  have  not  scored  in 
the  pole  vault  for  two  years.  We  cannot  afford  to 
give  nine  points  away  here  again.  The  high  jump 
has  been  taken  from  us  of  late  years ;  we  have  lost 
our  star  man  in  the  hundred  and  two-twenty;  our 
team  of  milers  and  half-milers  has  been  greatly 
lessened  since  1004;  there  is  opportunity  for  new 
men  in  the  hurdles :  and  even  in  the  discus  we 
scored  only  a  third  last  year.  The  Orient  does  not 
wish  to  be  pesimistic  or  discouraging.  Far  from 
it,  we  believe  heartily  in  Old  Bowdoin.  But  we  do 
wish  to  show  that  there  is  work  ahead,  that  there  is 


opportunity  and  even  necessity  for  new  men ;  we 
want  to  urge  every  man  to  get  to  work  while 
it  is  yet  early,  that  next  May,  Bowdoin  may  keep 
her  proper  and  accustomed  position  at  the  head  of 
the  Maine  colleges. 


INTERCOLLEGIATE      ATHLETIC      COMMIT- 
TEE. 

Representatives  from  all  the  Maine  Colleges 
met  at  the  Zeta  Psi  House  Saturday,  March  4,  and 
discussed  plans  for  the  intercollegiate  meet  this 
spring.  It  was  voted  that  the  meet  be  held  at 
Alumni  Field,  Orono,  May  13.  The  following 
officers  were  elected : 

President— B.  A.  Gooch,  Colby. 

Vice-President— D.   B.   Andrews,   Bowdoin. 

Secretary — L.   G.   Brune,  Bates. 

Treasurer— E.  A.  Stanford.  Maine. 

The  rules  governing  hammer  throwing  were 
amended  so  that  if  the  hammer  goes  out  of  the 
band  accidentally  while  the  athlete  is  attempting  to 
throw,  it  is  not  a  foul. 

The  following  officials  were  selected  for  the 
Maine    meet : 

Marshal,  George  Carle,  U.  of  M. ;  track  events, 
referee,  G.  R.  Lee,  Portland;  judges,  H.  A.  Wing 
of  Lewiston;  W.  W.  Bolster,  Jr.,  of  Lewiston.  and 
E.  A.  Parker  of  Skowhegan ;  timers,  A.  L.  Grover 
of  Orono ;  Dr.  F.  N.  Whittier  and  E.  Rice  of  Water- 
ville;  starter,  A.  S.  McCreadie  of  Portland  and 
scorer,   E.  C.  Wilson  of  Bates. 

Field  events,  measurers,  E.  T.  Clason,  of 
South  Paris:  Harry  Lewis,  '05,  and  J.  W.  Crowe 
U.  of  M. ;  judges.  Thomas  of  Hebron,  A.  F. 
Laferiere  of  Hebron:  scorer,  Cotton  of  Colby,  and 
announcer,   R.   E.  Hall,  '05. 


PROVISIONAL    APPOINTMENTS. 

Following  is  the  list  of  Provisional  Commence- 
ment speakers,  from  the  Class  of  1905 : 

J.  H.  Brett.  M.  O'B.  Campbell,  Stanley  P.  Chase, 
S.  P.  Cleaves.  R.  A.  Davis.  J.  N.  Emery,  G.  A.  Fos- 
ter, B.  S.  Haggett.  E.  L.  Harvev.  H.  S.  Hill,  H.  A. 
Lermond.  H.  E.  Marr,  W.  J.  Norton,  J.  H.  Newton 
R.  W.  Pettengill,  L.  A.  Pierce,  R.  S.  Robinson,  R. 
C.  Stewart,  W.  B.  Webb,  L.  D.  H.  Weld,  S.  Wil- 
liams. 

The  following  men  are  eligible  and  will  probably 
receive  appointment  to  provisional  list  when  defi- 
ciencies are  made  up:  E.  W.  Hamilton,  A.  L. 
McCobb.  P.  G.  Robbins  and  G.  E.  Tucker. 


NOTICES. 

On  and  after  Thursday,  March  9,  the  two-weeks 
limit  for  the  excuses  of  absences  will  be  strictly 
enforced. 

The  second  lecture  in  the  course  arranged  by  the 
Library  Club  will  be  given  in  the  Lecture  Room, 
Hubbard  Hall,  on  Monday  evening,  March  13,  at 
7-4S-  Professor  Lee  will  lecture  on  "Labrador  and 
the  Strait  of  Magellan;  their  explorers  and  bibli- 
ography." Tickets  may  be  obtained  by  calling  at  the 
delivery  desk  in  Hubbard  Hall. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


College  Botes. 

Kilborn,  '08,  is  confined  to  his  home  by  illness. 

Bishop  Codman  spoke  last  Sunday  evening  in 
Bath. 

Winslow,  '06,  passed  Sunday  at  his  home  in  Gar- 
diner. 

There  was  no  gym.  Monday,  on  account  of  the 
college  tea. 

The  Men's  Club  of  Brunswick  met  with  Prof. 
Files,  last  Friday. 

Powers,  '04,  has  accepted  a  position  with  the  Edi- 
son Telephone   Co. 

Princeton  University  has  added  wrestling  to  the 
list  of  college  sports. 

Annie  Russell  will  be  the  attraction  at  the 
Empire  Theatre,   March   13. 

Bailey,  '08,  was  initiated  into  the  Zeta  Psi  Fra- 
ternity. Tuesday  night,  March  8. 

The  Zetes  will  give  an  informal  hop  on  the  eve 
of  the  last  College  Tea  March  19. 

The  jury  met  Monday  in  the  Faculty  Room.  No 
business  of  importance  was  transacted. 

Several  students  attended  the  dedication  of  the 
new  Grange  Hall  last  week  at  Dyer's  Corner. 

Chester  Bavis,  '06,  was  absent  a  few  days  from 
college   last   week,   visiting   friends   in   Gardiner. 

The  Mandolin.  Guitar  and  Glee  Clubs  contem- 
plate a  Canadian  trip  during  the  Easter  recess. 

The  "Mummy  and  the  Humming  Bird"  is  to  be 
one  of  the  best  attractions  at  the  Empire  this  year. 

Chapel  exercises  present  a  much  more  animated 
spirit   of   late   on   account   of   the   large   attendance. 

Charles  A.  Knight,  Class  of  1896,  was  elected 
mayor  of  Gardiner  Mondav.  by  a  substantial  major- 
ity. 

Fencing  is  one  of  the  principal  indoor  sports  in 
the  larger  colleges.  Someone  ought  to  advocate  it 
here. 

The  Thompson  Mandolin  Club  gave  a  concert 
at  Freeport,  last  week.  Several  Bowdoin  men  took 
part. 

Charles  Kinsman  and  Ben  Briggs  were  guests 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  P.  Gardiner  at  a  house  party  in 
Patten   last   week. 

Prof.  Johnson  gave  the  third  in  his  course  of 
explanatory  talks  on  the  "Art  Treasures"  last 
Tuesday  afternoon. 

A  number  of  the  students  have  visited  the  Villa 
at  Lisbon  during  the  past  few  days.  The  house 
was  opened  for  the  first  time  last  week. 

1908  have  chosen  their  cut  for  the  Bugle  and  all 
who  have  seen  it  declare  that  it  is  one  of  the  best 
yet.     The  cut  contains  a  picture  of  the  new  gateway. 

A  number  of  students  attended  the  basket-ball 
game  between  Brunswick  and  Portland  at  Portland 
last  Saturday.     The  game  was  followed  by  a  dance. 

Thursday,  March  2,  the  Government  Club  met 
with  Sanborn  at  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  House.  Nor- 
ton read  a  paper  on  the  "Theory  of  the  Social  Com 
pact." 


The  Lezviston  Journal  states  that  the  "Isle  of 
Spice"  is  to  play  a  return  engagement  at  the  Empire 
soon.  This  is  indeed  welcome  news  to  all  theatre- 
going  students. 

Papers  containing  the  most  popular  of  our  col- 
lege songs  have  been  printed  and  are  to  be  dis- 
tributed to-night  at  the  Rally,  so  that  all  may  join 
in  the  singing. 

Rudderham  is  to  coach  the  University  of  Maine 
base-ball  team  for  the  sixth  consecutive  year.  He 
arrived  at  Orono  last  week  and  is  busy  getting  the 
men   into   form. 

D.  R.  Porter.  ex-'o6,  was  highly  honored  by  an 
invitation  to  speak  at  a  great  meeting  of  university 
men  in  London,  last  month.  His  subject  was  "Y. 
M.   C.  A.   Work  in  American  Colleges." 

About  a  hundred  and  forty  men  of  the  Harvard 
Republican  Club  took  part  in  the  inaugural  parade, 
last  Saturday  at  Washington.  Academic  gowns  of 
black  with  red  trimmings,  and  red  mortar  board 
caps  were  worn. 

Notice  has  been  posted  that  college  will  not 
open  after  the  Easter  recess  until  Tuesday,  April 
11,  instead  of  Monday.  April  10.  This  is  done  in 
order  that  the  students  living  at  a  distance  may  be 
able  to  spend  the  previous  Sunday  at  their  homes. 

The  presentation  of  the  Freshman  play  at  Bos- 
ton University  last  Friday,  caused  quite  a  bit  of 
excitement,  as  the  Spohomores  did  everything  possi- 
ble to  prevent  it.  Several  very  interesting  scraps 
took   place   between   the   two   classes. 

The  examining  committee  of  the  boards  com- 
posed of  Gen.  J.  L.  Chamberlain,  '52,  Charles  W. 
Pickard,  '57,  Charles  T.  Hawes.  '76,  Rev.  Edgar  M. 
Cousins,  'yy,  and  Prof.  G.  C.  Purington,  '78,  were 
attendant  upon  the  college  Monday,  Tuesday  and 
Wednesdty  of  this  week. 

Prof.  Franklin  C.  Robinson  addressed  the  men's 
club  of  the  First  Parish  Church  at  the  Congrega- 
tional chapel  Monday  evening,  relating  his  experi- 
ences on  his  recent  trip  to  Cuba.  The  lecture  was 
accompanied  by  stereopticon  views  of  the  most 
interesting  places. 

A  two  column,  very  optimistically  written  arti- 
cle appeared  in  the  Bangor  Commercial  last  week, 
in  regard  to  the  prospects  of  the  U.  of  M.  for 
winning  the  Maine  State  Meet  this  year.  The 
writer  conceded  the  shot  and  hammer  to  Bowdcin 
but  claimed  everything  else  for  Maine. 

President  Woodrow  Wilson  has  announced  that 
Princeton  is  practically  assured  of  having  one  of  her 
most  pressing  needs  gratified  in  the  form  of  a  new 
recitation  hall.  The  construction  will  undoubtedly 
begin  this  summer.  The  building  is  to  be  of  Gothic 
structure,  as  are  the  other  recent  buildings  on  the 
campus,  and  will  cost  about  $100,000.  The  donors 
wish  to  remain  unknown. 

The  Maine  Agency  of  the  Equitable  Life  Insur- 
ance Company  has  decided  to  establish  a  course  of 
instruction  in  the  principles  and  practice  of  life 
insurance.  The  school  will  be  opened  in  Portland 
March  15.  Life  underwriting  is  now  so  generally 
recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  professions  that 
several  of  the  great  universities,  notably  Yale, 
Michigan  and  Chicago  have  established  regular 
courses. 


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Manager  Putnam  is  not  able  to  state  at  present 
how  much  was  cleared  from  the  presentations  of 
"King  Pepper."  It  is  probable,  however,  that  a 
moderate  sum  was   realized. 

Rev.  Edward  N.  Packard  of  Stratford,  Conn., 
was  in  town  Wednesday  and  Thursday  of  last  week, 
visiting  h:s  mother,  Mrs.  Charles  Packard,  Dr. 
Packard  graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  the  class  of 
1862.  and  is  one  of  the  overseers  of  the  college. 

The  last  round  in  the  chess  tournament  was 
completed  last  week.  In  the  semi-finals,  Riley, 
'05,  beat  Sewall,  '06,  and  Johnson,  '06,  beat 
Parker,  '08,  and  in  the  finals,  W.  Johnson  defeated 
Riley  in  an  interesting  match.  This  gives  Johnson 
the  championship  of  the  college. 

The  First  Parish  Men's  Club  held  a  meeting  and 
supper  at  the  vestry,  last  Monday  evening.  Prof. 
Wilmot  B.  Mitchell"  was  elected  president  of  the 
club  for  the  ensuing  year.  After  the  meeting  Prof. 
Robinson  gave  a  short  talk  on  his  observations  in 
Cuba,   illustrated   by  stereopticon   views. 

The  annual  Brunswick  municipal  election  and 
town  meeting  passed  off  last  Monday,  it  being  the 
quietest  in  many  years. The  board  of  selectmen  was 
Democratic,  but  the  other  officers  were  Republi- 
can. Thomas  H.  Riley,  '80,  was  unanimously 
re-elected  town  clerk,  and  E.  W.  Wheeler,  mode- 
rator. 

A  base-ball  game  has  been  arranged  between 
Leland  Stanford  University  and  Waseda  University 
of  Japan  and  will  be  played  in  California  during  the 
first  part  of  April.  Waseda  University  won  the 
intercollegiate  championship  on  the  Japanese  dia- 
mond last  year  and  expects  to  put  up  a  spirited 
contest  with  the  western  university  team. 

Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump,  pastor  of  the  First  Par- 
ish Church,  completed  his  second  year  as  pastor  of 
that  church  yesterday.  In  recognition  of  the  com- 
pletion of  the  second  year  of  service,  a  gift  of  two 
hundred  dollars'  worth  of  framed  pictures,  to  deco- 
rate the  wall  of  the  Sunday-school  rooms,  has  been 
made  to  the  parish  by  a  donor,  who  wishes  his  name 
withheld. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  college  faculty  it 
was  voted  to  establish  a  publicity  bureau  from 
which  will  be  issued  all  news  relating  to  the  college 
that  should  be  put  before  the  public  through  the 
medium  of  the  press.  This  is  done  not  only  for 
the  purpose  of  securing  the  publication  of  matters 
of  public  interest  pertaining  to  the  college,  but  also 
to  insure  the  accuracy  of  the  same.  Cony,  '07,  will 
have  charge  of  the  work,  with  office  in  the  base- 
ment of  Hubbard  Hall. 

The  latest  report  of  the  United  States  Commis- 
sioner of  Education  gives  interesting  figures  with 
regard  to  the  influence  of  education  upon  success  in 
life.  The  standard  of  success  used  is  the  inclusion 
of  the  name  among  the  10,000  persons  mentioned 
in  the  latest  "Who's  Who  in  America."  Of  this 
io.oco,  the  number  "with  college  training"  was 
7  709.  This  number  in  itself  is  significant,  but  when 
it  is  also  remembered  that  the  7.709  are  all  from  a 
class  not  numbering  more  than  ,300.000  in  all,  while 
the  _\20j  are  the  only  distinguished  ones  out  of  all 
the  remaining  body  of  male  adult  persons,  it  is 
computed  that  the  chances  seem  to  be  two  hundred 
to  one  in   favor  of  the  highly  educated  ones. 


The  list  of  the  most  important  articles  appearing 
in  the  mazazines  for  the  current  month  is  now 
posted  regularly  in  the  Periodical  Room  of  the 
Library.  This  is  a  very  comprehensive  and  care- 
fully prepared  work,  and  should  prove  helpful  to 
every  student.  It  tells  what  are  the  most  interest- 
ing and  instructive  articles  on  politics,  art,  literat- 
ure, sociology,  navel,  finance,  cducaiion,  science, 
philosophy,  etc.  Besides,  a  list  of  the  best  fiction 
in  the  magazines  of  the  month  is  shown  here. 

The  Quill  will  appear  at  the  usual  time  this 
month  and,  judging  from  the  contents,  it  ought  to  be 
a  very  creditable  number.  Besides  the  Gray  Goose 
Tracks  and  Ye  Postman,  there  will  be  three  poems, 
"Der  Sturm  Nebel"  by  J.  N.  Emery,  '05 ;  "A  Poem 
on  Life,"  by  W.  T.  Johnson,  '06,  and  "The  Pines," 
by  J.  W.  Sewall,  '06.  Among  the  sketches  will  be 
found  "A  Story  for  Love  of  Anton,"  by  J.  M. 
Chandler.  '08,  "John  Hay,  Poet,"  by  S.  P.  Chase, 
'os.  and  "Old  Grant's  Dinner,"  by  P.  R.  Andrews, 
'06. 


FOURTH  COLLEGE  TEA. 

The  fourth  in  the  series  of  college  teas  was  held 
in  the  Alumni  Room,  Hubbard  Hall,  Monday  after- 
noon, and  was  a  decided  success.  A  large  number 
of  students  and  friends  of  the  college  were  present, 
among  whom  were  guests  from  Bath,  Thomaston, 
Camden  and  Rockland.  The  patronesses  were 
Mrs.  W.  B.  Mitchell  and  Mrs.  G.  T.  Files  Mrs. 
R.  C.  McCrea  poured  the  coffee  and  was  assisted 
in  serving  by  Miss  Florence  Allen,  Miss  Alice  Lin- 
coln, Miss  Alice  Furbish  and  Miss  Rachel  Little. 
Miss  Helen  Chapman  presided  at  the  tea  table  and 
was  assisted  by  Miss  Nellie  Merriman,  Miss  Laura 
Reed,  Miss  Sarah  Pennell,  and  Miss  Mollie 
Giveen.  Mrs.  R.  J.  Ham  had  charge  of  the  punch 
bowl  and  was  assisted  by  Miss  Myrtle  Booker,  Miss 
Lulu  Woodward,  Miss  Cecil  Houghton  and  Miss 
Mary  Coombs.  Cakes  and  confectionery  were 
served  by  Miss  Edith  Boardman  and  Miss  Maud 
Mason. 


THETA    DELTA    CHI    CONVENTION. 

The  fifty-seventh  annual  convention  of  the  Theta 
Delta  Chi  Fraternity  was  held  at  the  Auditorium 
Hotel,  Chicago,  111.,  on  Saturday,  Sunday.  Mon- 
day, and  Tuesday,  February  18,  19,  20  and  21,  1905, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Central  Graduate  Asso- 
ciation of  Theta  Delta  Chi,  whose  headquarters  are 
at  Chicago.  This  was  the  first  time  in  the  history 
of  the  fraternity  that  a  convention  was  held  so  far 
west,  and  it  was  made  a  great  success  in  every 
particular.  The  convention  opened  with  a  Smoker 
at  the  University  Club  of  Chicago,  on  Saturday 
evening  from  8  until  11.  On  Sunday  afternoon  at  3 
o'clock  a  public  Memorial  Service  was  held  at  the 
Grace  Episcopal  Church  on  Wabash  Avenue.  At 
10  a.m.  on  Monday  occurred  the  Opening  Session 
which  was  open  to  the  public.  The  programme 
consisted  of  addresses  by  distinguished  Theta  Delts 
and  invited  guests.  At  1  p.m.  on  the  same  day 
occurred  the  various  charge  luncheons.  At  2.30 
came  the  first  business  session,  and  in  the  evening- 
occurred  the  theatre  party  which  was  held  at  The 
Studebaker,    the    attraction     being     a     light     opera 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


called  "The  Girl  and  the  Bandit."  On  Tuesday 
came  the  closing  business  sessions.  At  noon  the 
convention  photograph  was  taken  on  the  steps  of 
the  Liberal  Arts  Building  and  the  whole  affair 
wound  up  with  a  burst  of  enthusiasm  at  the  con- 
vention banquet  in  the  evening.  The  delegates 
from  the  Eta  charge,  of  Bowdoin  College,  were 
Stanley    Williams,    1905,    and    Lincoln    S.    Cleaves, 


DRAMATIC  CLUB  TRIALS. 

The  recent  trials  held  by  the  Dramatic  Club  to 
fill  vacancies  in  the  cast  of  "Magistrate,"  resulted 
in  the  following  men  being  chosen : 

Beatie    Willis   Haines,  '07 

Blond, 

Lugg,  Kimball,  '07 

Wyke   W.   S.   Cushing.  '05 

Harris  and  understudy  of  smaller  parts,   Lamb.   '08 
About  twenty   students   took   in  the  performance 

of    "The   Country   Girl"   at    Portland   and    Lewiston 

last    week. 

"The   Magistrate,"    the   play  to   be   given   by   the 

Dramatic    Club,    is   now   being   played   at   the   Castle 

Square   theatre   in   Boston. 


READINGS    IN    ENGLISH   4. 

Following  are   the   readings   in  English   IV.   for  the 
remainder  of  the  year  : 

March  11. — Dawson  Chap.  III.  Boswell's  "Life 
of  Johnson,"  25  pages. 

March  18. — She  Stoops  to  Conquer.  Dawson  IV. 

March  25.  Speech  on  Conciliation  with  Amer- 
ica.    Dawson  V. 

March  28.     Dawson  VI. 

March   30.: — The   Bride   of  Lammermoor.     Scott. 

April  15. — Lamb's  Essays.  Dream  Children.  A 
Reverie.  Two  Races  of  Men.  Dawson  XII.  Mrs. 
Battle's   Opinions   on   Whist. 

April  22. — Carlisle :  Past  and  Present.  Hero 
and  Hero  Worship.     Dawson  XII.,  XIII.,  XIV. 

April  25.     Dawson  XII.,  VIII. 

April  29. — Vanity  Fair. 

May  6. — A  Christmas  Carol. 

May  13. — Ruskin :  Modern  Painters.  The  Pine 
Tree,  V,  VI.,  IX.  The  Sky.  I.,  II.,  III.  Chap.  The 
True  Ideal,  III.,  IV.,  VI.  Sesame  and  Lilies,  Lec- 
ture   I.     Dawson    XVII-XX. 

May  20. — Emerson :  Nature.  The  American 
Scholar.     Friendship.     Self   Reliance.     Dawson   XV. 

May  a,'. — Thoreau :  The  Maine  Woods.  Steven- 
son :  Virginibus  Puerisque. 


REPORTS  IN  ENGLISH  4. 


March  6. — Addison. 
March    18. — Goldsmith. 
March  25. — Burke. 
March  30. — Scott. 
April   15. — Lamb. 
April  22. — Carlyle. 
April    29. — Thackeray. 
May   6. — Dickens. 
May  13. — Ruskin. 
May   20. — Emerson. 


PROFESSOR  PACKARD'S  WILL. 

The  will  of  the  late  Professor  Alpheus  Spring- 
Packard,  '61,  filed  for  probate  February  28.  leaves 
the  bulk  of  his  property  to  his  widow,  Elizabeth 
Walcot  Packard.  The  will  executed  in  March,  1891, 
provides  that  $200  shall  be  given  to  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege to  be  reinvested  until  it  shall  amount  to  $2,000 
when  it  shall  be  called  the  Packard  scholarship  in 
memory  of  his  father,  Professor  A.  S.  Packard.  '16. 
The  interest  is  to  be  used  for  the  aid  and  support 
of  meritorious  students  in  botany,  zoology,  and 
geology.  To  the  library  of  the  university 
museum  of  Harvard  University  he  leaves  a  series 
of  bound  volumes  of  his  scientific  papers  and 
works,  now  forming  eight  works,  dated  1861-1900; 
also,  one  bound  volume  of  other  scientific  works. 


LIBRARY   BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED 


Dunbar,   C.  F.     Economic   Essays. 

The  present  volume  consists  of  twenty  papers, 
the  greater  number  of  which  appeared  as  contribu- 
tions in  the  Quarterly  Journal  of  Economics.  The 
papers  represent  a  wide  range  of  interest  and  were 
written  during  the  years  while  the  author  was 
professor  of  economics  at  Harvard  University. 
For  some  years  previous  to  his  appointment  at  Har- 
vard, Professor  Dunbar  was  editor  of  the  Boston 
Advertiser.  The  editorial  work  on  a  large  daily 
paper  and  the  later  years  of  research  gave  him  a 
large  number  of  facts  which  were  freely  drawn 
upon  in  writing  the  papers  which  appear  in  the 
present    collection.     (3,0.4:091) 

Ripley,  W.  Z.     Trusts,   Pools  and  Corporations. 

This  book  is  an  attempt  to  introduce  into  the 
study  of  economics  the  plan,  which  has  already  been 
successfully  tried  in  the  study  of  law,  known  as  the 
"case  system."  This  method  leads  the  reader  to 
the  sources  of  information  such  as  documents, 
statutes,  or  first-hand  accounts,  obliging  him  to  find 
the  illustration  of  some  general  principle  in  con- 
crete problems.  The  eighteen  chapters  of  the  book 
deal  with  the  different  trusts  and  with  the  various 
phases    of    trust    finance.     (338.8  R  48) 

Bateson,  nary,     flediaeval  England. 

This  is  one  of  the  later  additions  to  the  series  of 
historical  books  known  as  "The  Story  of  the 
Nations."  It  is  a  departure  from  the  plan  of  the 
earlier  volumes  in  that  it  abandons  the  lines  usually 
followed  in  writing  the  history  of  a  country  and 
deals  especially  with  the  social  evolution  of  the 
people.  It  discusses  at  some  length  English  life 
and  manners  in  the  Norman  period  while  the  later 
chapters  deal  with  the  extension  and  decay  of  the 
feudal  system.  The  book  is  very  fully  illustrated. 
(942: B  31) 

Wheatley,  H.  B.     The  Story  of  London. 

The  collection  of  books  issued  under  the  title 
"The  Mediaeval  Town  Series"  has  recently  been 
extended  to  include  this  volume  on  London.  The 
book  is  published  in  a  convenient  form,  compact 
and  fairly  full  on  the  early  history.  It  reproduces 
many    maps   and     plans    as     well     as     some     quaint 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


303 


designs    found    in    the    early    historical    accounts    of 
the    city.     (914.21  :  W  56) 

Howells,  W.  D.      The  Son  of   Royal   Langbrith. 

This  is  the  publication  in  book  form  of  one  of 
the  few  stories  which  have  appeared  in  the  pages 
of  the  North  American  Review.  The  story  deals 
with  a  moral  problem  but  it  is  treated  with  the 
subtlety  that  characterizes  almost  all  of  Mr. 
Howells'  work  and  makes  this  treatment  subordi- 
nate to  an  interest  in  the  story.     (813.43:  Wi) 


Christian  association  litems. 


BOYS'    GYMNASIUM    CLASS. 

The  class  of  boys  which  meets  in  the  gymnasium 
Saturday  afternoons,  is  one  valuable  addition  to  the 
work  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  this  year.  The  class  is  the 
result  of  a  club  which  Mr.  Jump  and  the  Associa- 
tion are  running  in  connection  with  the  former's 
church.  Work  with  a  club  of  boys,  just  at  the 
impressionable  age,  furnishes  an  admirable  oppor- 
tunity to  do  a  practical  Christian  work.  The  suc- 
cess of  the  class  is  due  to  a  great  extent  to  the 
kindness  of  Dr.  Whittier  in  permitting  the  Asso- 
ciation to  use  the  gym.  and  the  interested  work  of 
Winslow,  '06,  who  is  in  the  charge  and  who  also 
gives  his  time   to  training  the  boys. 

Are  there  any  college  fellows  who  would  like  to 
join  a  Bilhc  Class? 

It  is  to  be  hoped  that  all  men,  both  Association 
members  and  non-Association  members,  who  would 
be  interested  to  enter  a  Bible  Class  will  hand  their 
names  to  either  Greene,  '05,  Chapman.  '06,  Bavis, 
'06,  or  Allen,  '07.  The  cabinet  has  hardly  time  to 
make  an  extended  canvass  of  the  fellows,  so  if  each 
one  who  wishes  to  enter  a  class  will  voluntarily 
give  in  his  name  to  one  of  the  above  men,  it  will 
be   appreciated. 

THURSDAY   SERVICE. 

The  service  Thursday  evening  v/as  well 
attended  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  it.  is  not  usually 
a  convenient  evening.  The  subject  of  "Missions" 
was  treated  by  Booth.  '06,  who  took  up  the  work 
of  Cyrus  Hamlin,  Bowdoin's  great  contributor  to 
the  work  of  the  foreign  mission  field.  It  is  cer- 
tainly desirable  that  every  Bowdoin  man,  like  this 
great  pioneer  missionary,  have  the  true  missionary 
spirit  which  sprung  from  a  love  for  service  to  one's 
fellowmen. 

SUNDAY  SERVICE. 

The  Sunday  services  from  now  until  the  end  of 
the  year  will  be  held  every  week.  The  Association 
was  very  fortunate  in  securing  Prof.  Chapman  for 
March  5th.  The  attendance  was  very  small,  but 
those  who  attended  listened  with  great  interest  to 
the  Professor's  talk  on  "Control  of  Thought."  In 
the  course  of  the  service  Ryan,  '05,  rendered  a  solo. 

THE    GREAT    WEAKNESS    OF    OUR    ASSO- 
CIATION. 

It  is  evident  to  all — to  none  more  than  the  cabi- 
net— that  the  Bowdoin  Y.  M.  C.  A.  has  many 
improvable    points.     There    is,    however,    one    great 


weakness — that  is  the  spirit  of  disinterestedness  and 
disloyalty  which  characterizes  a  portion  of  its  mem- 
bership. This  forms  the  most  discouraging  ele- 
ment, in  the  opposition,  to  those  who  are  slowly,  and 
with  difficulty  trying  to  place  it  in  its  true  position. 
This  spirit  is  manifested  in  more  ways  than  one; 
in  the  first  place  perhaps  by  an  unwillingness  of 
some  members  to  attend  Association  services  not 
because  they  are  not  interested,  but  because 
they  have  no  time.  A  second  might  per- 
haps be  called  a  lack  of  moral  fibre — a  fellow  is 
willing  to  join  the  Association  and  yet  fails  to  be 
one  of  its  men  to  the  outside  world  of  the  college. 
The  Association  does  not  require  perfection — if  it 
did  it  wouldn't  find  it — it  is  willing  to  accept  any 
man  of  the  right  purpose  but  it  must  insist  that  this 
man  be  a  sincere  man  in  his  efforts,  and  one  willing 
to  place  himself  in  a  position  to  be  helped.  That 
an  institution  with  a  membership  of  sixty-five  men 
should  be  weak  is  a  failure  which  need  not  and 
should  not  exist  if  this  membership  would  only  be 
active  and  sincere  in  its  interest.  That  the  work 
this  year  has  been  moderately  successful  has  been 
due  not  to  the  membership  of  the  Association,  but 
to  the  unstinted  effort  of  the  few.  With  the  loyalty 
of  its  membership  roll  Bowdoin  Y.  M.  C.  A.  would 
be  up  to  that  of  other  colleges  and,  as  it  should  be, 
an  honor  to  our  college. 

An  analysis  of  the  income  and  expense  account 
of  Yale  appears  in  the  last  issue  of  the  Yale  Alumni 
Weekly,  which  shows  that  in  cost  of  tuition  alone 
there  was  paid  out  last  year  fifteen  per  cent,  more 
than  the  students  paid  back  as  tuition  fees.  Taking 
the  whole  university,  four  items  alone  show  that 
there  was  an  excess  of  $213,355  or  about  sixty  per 
cent,  excess  of  cost  to  the  university  over  and  above 
what  the  students  paid  in. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS  OF  1862. 
Rev.  Edward  N.  Packard.  Class  of  1862,  of 
Stratford  Conn.,  was  in  town  last  week  visiting  his 
mother.  Mrs.  Charles  Packard.  Mr.  Packard  was 
a  member  of  the  faculty  for  five  years  and  is  now 
one   of  the   trustees. 

CLASS  OF  1891. 
Dr.  Fred  Drew,  Class  of  1891.  and  Miss  Adelaide 
Corinna    Watson    Brown     were    married    March    3, 
1905,  at  Boston,  Mass. 

CLASS   OF   irjor. 

Dr.  Norman  John  Gehring,  '01.  announces  to  the 
medical  profession  that  after  March  1,  he  is  pre- 
pared to  devote,  his  entire  attention  to  Orthopedic 
Surgery  and  Radiography,  at  60S  Congress  Street, 
Portland. 

CLASS  OF  1903. 

Much  interest  centers  in  the 'different  class  drills, 
which  will  take  place  at  the  indoor  meet,  March 
24- 

Nearly  one  hundred  Harvard  students  attended 
the  presidential  inauguration  at  Washington  on 
March  4. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


R.  C.  Bisbee,  Class  of  1903.  spent  Sunday  on  the 
campus  on  his  way  to  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  where  he  has 
secured  a  position  in  the  New  York  Agricultural 
Experiment  Station. 


©bttuar\>. 


DR.  JOHN  B.  BRAY. 

On  February  28  at  Bridgton  occurred  the  death 
of  Dr.  John  B.  Bray.  Medical  1875,  the  oldest  prac- 
ticing physician  of  that  place.  John  Burnham  Bray 
was  born  in  Bridgton,  February  21,  1833,  and  edu- 
cated at  Fryeburg  Academy.  He  was  a  teacher  of 
music  for  many  years  but  gave  up  that  profession 
and  studied  medicine  practicing  in  his  native  city. 
He  was  prominent  socially  and  was  universally 
respected  and  esteemed  by  his  associates. 


taught  in  the  schools  of  his  native  city  for  two 
years,  and  then  resigned  the  principalship  of  the 
Ninth  Grade  to  accept  the  position  of  cashier  of 
the  First  National  Bank  of  Bath.  This  was  dis- 
tinctly a  recognition  of  his  promising  ability,  for 
at  that  time  he  was  practically  without  experience 
in  business  affairs.  His  splendid  ambition,  aided 
by  his  great  popularity,  assured  him  the  marked 
success  which  he  attained  in  his  short  career. 

J.   C.   Pearson,   Class  Secretary. 


The  largest,  the  finest,  and 
the  ONLY  four- floor  Cafe 
east  of  Boston. 

Private  Dining  Rooms  on 
the  3d  and  4th   floors. 

CftTERING 

to  private  parlies,  weddings, 
banquets,  ele. 


CHARLES   H.    POTTER. 

Most  sad  indeed  comes  the  news  of  the  death, 
on  March  I,  of  Charles  H.  Potter. a  graduate  of 
Bowdoin  in  the  Class  of  1900.  Mr.  Potter  was  a 
young  man  in  the  very  midst  of  all  the  activities  of 
life  and  having  the  most  brilliant  prospects  before 
him.  He  was  just  fairly  entering  upon  his  life's 
work,  and  his  being  taken  away  at  this  time  seems 
particularly  sorrowful.  Charles  Potter  was  born  in 
Bath  and  graduated  from  the  Bath  High  School  in 
1896.  After  receiving  his  degree  from  Bowdoin  in 
1900  he  commenced  teaching  in  his  native  city  and 
became  principal  of  the  Ninth  Grade.  In  Novem- 
ber, 1902,  he  was  elected  cashier  of  the  First 
National  Bank,  and  the  confidence  and  high  esteem 
in  which  he  was  held  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  he 
was  chosen  without  even  having  applied  for  the 
position.  He  was  one  of  the  youngest  men  in  the 
state  to  hold  so  responsible  a  position.  He  imme- 
diately took  up  the  new  work  and  by  his  diligent 
application  and  cheery  disposition  and  perseverance 
had  won  the  explicit  confidence  of  the  directors  of 
that  institution.  Just  a  week  before  his  death  he 
had  been  nominated  by  both  parties  as  candidate 
for  alderman.  In  college  he  was  a  popular  member 
of  his  class,  taking  part  in  athletics  and  being  par- 
ticularly prominent  in  musical  affairs.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Theta  Delta  Chi  Fraternity. 


CHARLES   HAGAN   POTTER. 
Died  February  28,  1905. 

The  untimely  death  of  "Charlie"  Potter,  follow- 
ing a  brief  illness  of  which  few  of  us  were  aware, 
brings  sorrow  to  every  man  in  the  class.  We 
remember  well  his  jovial  good-nature,  his  gentle- 
manly bearing,  his  unfailing  politeness.  He  was  a 
hard  worker,  a  good  student,  an  excellent  musician, 
a  loyal  classmate,  and  "one  of  the  best  fellows  who 
ever   lived." 

Charles  H.  Potter  was  born  in  Bath.  Sept.  4, 
1877.  He  prepared  for  college  in  the  Bath  High 
School   and  graduated  from  Bowdoin   in   1900.     He 


Our  Combination   Course  costs  no  more  for  tuition   than 
cither  the  Shorthand  or  the  Business  Course. 

Catalogue  free.  Fi  ]j.   sHAW,  Pres. 


WATCH    REPAIRING. 

Mainsprings,  75c.       Cleaning,  $1.00. 
The  Two  Combined,  $1.50. 

HERBERT  S.  HARRIS,  128  Front  St.,  Bath,  Me. 


WHEN  A  STUDENT  ... 

Furnishes  His  Room 

IT  MAY  BE  A  CARPET, 

IT  MAY  BE  A  RUG, 

IT  MAY  BE  DRAPERIES, 

IT   MAY   BE   "WALL  PAPERS  and 

MOULDINGS. 

A  trip  on  the  Trolleys  to  B.Uh's   Big  Store   will   satisfy 
the  most  exacting  th.it  we  have 

QUALITY,  STYLE,  and  LOWEST  PRICES 

\\  Ball's  Big  Department  store. 

D.  T.  PERCY  &  SONS. 

Wc  Pay  the  Freight. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,   MAINE,    MARCH    17,    1905. 


NO.  29. 


SECOND  COLLEGE  RALLY. 

Last  Friday  night,  old  Memorial  witnessed  such 
an  outburst  of  good  fellowship,  enthusiasm  and  col- 
lege spirit  as  has  never  been  excelled  at  Bowdoin. 
The  second  College  Rally  will  go  down  as  one  of 
the  most  successful  events  ever  held  here.  The 
hall  was  most  appropriately  decorated  with  bunting, 
college  and  fraternity  banners;  settees,  four  deep, 
lined  the  sides  leaving  the  center  vacant;  the  stage 
was  banked  up  in  front  with  potted  palms  and  the 
college   band   occupied   the   right-hand  balcony. 

The  large  assembly  of  alumni,  students,  and 
friends  of  the  college  was  called  to  order  at  eight 
o'clock  by  W.  F.  Finn,  Jr.,  Chairman  of  the  Rally 
Committee.  After  extending  a  hearty  welcome  to 
all  present,  he  introduced  President  Hyde  as  the 
first  speaker  of  the  evening.  President  Hyde  began 
his  remarks  by  relating  a  humorous  story,  and  then 
took  up  his  serious  theme,  which  was  the  "Faculty 
and  Its  Administration,"  and  said,  "In  the  first 
place  the  Faculty  is  honest.  There  is  a  great 
temptation  to  be  dishonest  in  college  requirements 
by  spreading  out  false  representations  on  the  pages 
of  its  catalogues.  Bowdoin  is  strictly  honest.  It 
doesn't  tell  the  young  man  to  come  whether  he  has 
money  or  not.  It  makes  few  promises  in  advance 
but  more  than  carries  out  what  it  does  make."  He 
showed  that  th  eFaculty  was  fair  and  that  it  was 
generous,  but  that  best  of  all  Bowdoin  was  free. 
He  said  that  as  a  result  of  all  this  fewer  men  leave 
Bowdoin  without  gaining  a  degree  than  any  other 
New  England  college.  Every  graduate  is  a  loyal 
son,  there  is  yet  to  be  heard  of  a  disloyal  alumnus. 

Joseph  Williamson,  '88,  was  the  second  speaker. 
He  said  he  was  glad  to  see  Bowdoin  holding  her 
proper  position  at  the  head  of  Maine  colleges.  He 
made  an  earnest  plea  for  hard  and  systematic  work 
in  bringing  new  men  to  Bowdoin.  "The  time  is 
coming  when  one  institution  shall  completely  over- 
shadow all  others  in  the  state.  It  will  come  with 
the  growth  of  the  state.  This  institution  is  Bow- 
doin." 

The  third  speaker.  Rev.  H.  E.  Dunnack,  '97.  of 
Augusta,  said  that  the  great  reason  why  a  young 
man  should  come  to  Bowdoin  was  the  Bowdoin 
spirit.  The  Bowdoin  spirit  teaches  one  to  face 
life's  realities  practically,  fearlessly,  and  sacredly. 
That  unless  a  student  became  baptized  with  it,  he 
would  miss  the  greatest  part  of  his  college  course, 
and  that  no  young  man  could  go  through  Bowdoin 
without  becoming  imbued  with  it.  The  spirit  that 
exists  among  the  halls  and  trees  of  Old  Bowdoin 
is  not  found  in  any  other  college  in  New  England. 

A  storm  of  applause  burst  forth  at  the  mention 
of  the  name  of  Governor  Cobb.  '77.  and  the  hall 
echoed  and  re-echoed  with  cheers.  It  was  a  long 
time  before  the  applause  subsided  sufficiently  to 
allow  the  Governor  to  speak.  In  a  few  words  he 
said  that  he  had  come  down  with  the  idea  of 
thoroughly  enjoying  himself  with  the  Bowdoin  stu- 


dents and  alumni.  "President  Hyde  struck  the  key- 
note when  he  spoke  of  Bowdoin's  great  traits — 
honesty,  fairness,  generosity,  and  freedom.  These 
are  making  the  college  what  she  is  in  the  state.  If 
the  student  devotes  himself  fairly  to  these,  he  will 
be  an  all-round  good  citizen,  faithful  to  the  state 
and  to  the  college  which  we  all  love." 

James  A.  Clarke,  '05,  spoke  next  for  the  base- 
ball team.  He  said  the  prospects  were  good,  and 
that  all  indications  seemed  to  point  to  a  winning 
team. 

Franklin  C.  Payson,  '76,  gave  the  next  address. 
He  interspersed  his  remarks  with  many  jokes  and 
stories,  which  kept  his  audience  constantly  laughing. 
His  general  subject  was  athletics  and  he  spoke  in 
favor  of  them  as  benefiting  the  student  mentally 
and  physically  and  furnishing  a  recollection  that 
would  be  pleasing  all  his  life.  He  urged  the  stu- 
dents to  be  honest  and  to  be  fair.  "Be  honest, 
thrash  the  other  Maine  colleges,  and  keep  up  the 
record  of  Bowdoin's  true,  strong-minded  sons.  If 
this    is   done,    the   future   will   be   secure." 

Dean  Burton.  '78.  of  the  Massachusetts  Insti- 
tute of  Technology,  said  that  he  had  come  back  to 
see  the  Bowdoin  of  to-day  in  her  everyday  life.  He 
was  satisfied,  he  said,  and  had  no  fears  for  the 
future.  The  many  college  problems  had  been  ably 
solved.  He  also  said  that  "the  scientific  education 
that  goes  with  the  A.B.  degree  at  Bowdoin  is 
unequalled  in  any  college  with  which  I  am 
acquainted." 

A.  C.  Denning,  '05.  then  very  ably  presented  the 
hopes  and  prospects  for  the  track  team  this  spring. 
He  said  a  new  cup  is  commenced  to  be  competed  for 
this  year,  and  we  must  place  the  first  inscription 
on  it. 

Dr.  Whittier  needs  no  introduction  to  Bowdoin 
audiences  and  the  long  applause  that  greeted  his 
name  was  a  tribute  to  the  high  esteem  and  popu- 
larity in  which  he  is  held.  Dr.  Whittier  gave  some 
very  convincing  athletic  statistics,  showing  that  in 
no  branch  of  undergraduate  sport — tennis,  track 
athletics,  base-ball,  or  foot-ball — is  any  of  the  Maine 
colleges  of  equal  standing  with  Bowdoin.  He  urged 
above  all  that  the  students  remember  the  motto  the 
donor  of  the  grandstand  gave  at  its  presentation  last 
June :   "Fair  play  and  let  the  best  man  win." 

After  Chapman,  '06,  had  presented  the  needs  and 
condition  of  the  ■  foot-ball  team  for  1905,  C.  T. 
Hawes.  '76,  without  whom  no  Bowdoin  mass-meet- 
ing would  be  complete,  was  introduced  as  the  last 
speaker.     He  spoke  on  the  Bowdoin  spirit. 

"Bowdoin  spirit  is  beyond  definition ;  no  man 
with  unclean  hands  can  be  a  true  Bowdoin  man. 
The  ideal  college  man  is  the  man  who  is  faithful  to 
the  'minute  men'  of  the  college  and  who  works  for 
her  interest  with  head  and  hand." 

After  the  speeches  were  concluded,  every  man 
joined  in  the  singing  of  Phi  Chi;  class  and  college 
cheers  were  given  with  a  will  and  never  did  Memo- 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


rial  so  echo  as  when  Governor  Cobb  mounted  the 
platform  and  called  for  three  old-fashioned  cheers 
for  the  Faculty,  alumni  and  students  of  Bowdoin 
college !  Thus  ended  one  of  the  most  notable  Bow- 
doin gatherings  that  has  occurred  for  many  years. 
The  committee  of  arrangements  consisted  of  Finn, 
'05,  Henderson,  '05,  Lewis,  '05,  Favinger,  '06, 
Stevens,  '06,  Bodkin,  '06,  Allen,  '07.  and  Bass.  '07. 


nity   to   do   some  practical    work    for    our  college. 

After    an    enthusiastic    discussion     of     this  subject, 

refreshments   were  served   and  the  meeting  did  not 
break  up  till  a  late  hour. 


PROFESSOR    LEE'S    LECTURE. 

The  second  lecture  in  the  course  of  the  Library 
Club  was  given  last  Monday  evening  by  Professor 
Lee.  His  subject  was  "Labrador  and  the  Strait  of 
Magellan;  their  explorers  and  bibliography." 

He  grouped  these  widely  separated  regions 
because  the  purpose  of  the  early  discoverers  and 
explorers  was  the  same,  viz.,  to  find  a  passage  to  the 
East  Indies.  An  additional  reason  was  the  fact  that 
the  same  voyagers  had  visited  both  regions.  He 
classed  the  exploit  of  Magellan  as  ranking  with  the 
three  other  great  deeds  of  geographical  discovery, 
the  rounding  of  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope  by  Diaz, 
the  first  voyage  to  India  by  Vasco  de  Gama,  and  the 
discovery  of  America  by  Columbus. 

He  described  the  work  of  many  other  explorers 
and  gave  an  account  of  the  publications  relating  to 
Labrador.  Patagonia  and  Tierra  del  Fuego.  An 
interesting  feature  of  the  lecture  was  a  brief  account 
of  the  tall  race  of  Patagonians,  and  the  degenerate 
people  of  Tierra  del  Fuego.  The  opinion  is  held 
that  the  Strait  of  Magellan  is  due  to  the  sub- 
merging of  the  Andes  and  to  this  fact  is  attributed 
the  very  deep  water  in  narrow  channels,  and  the 
high  mountain  peaks.  In  many  places  it  is  impos- 
sible to  find  anchorage  and  the  necessary  protec- 
tion from  the  sudden  windstorms  which  occur 
every  afternoon.  The  temperature  of  the  strait  is 
moderate  through  the  year. 

Professor  Lee  contrasted  this  region  with  Lab- 
rador which  is  bleak  and  barren  and  almost  unin- 
habited in  the  interior. 

About  fifty  volumes  of  the  more  important 
works  of  these  countries  were  placed  on  a  table  in 
the  hall  and  an  opportunity  was  given  to  the  audi- 
ence to  examine  them. 


MEETING  OF    MASSACHUSETTS    CLUB. 

The  monthly  meeting'  of  the  Massachusetts  Club 
was  held  at  28  Maine  Hall,  Saturday  evening,  with 
Seavey,  '05.  Redman  and  Sargent.  '07,  as  hosts.  As 
there  are  bright  prospects  that  the  Somerville  High 
School  base-ball  team  will  play  the  Bowdoin  Second 
team  about  May  2  it  was  voted  that  if  the  Somer- 
ville men  remain  over  a  day  as  they  intend  to  do, 
the  club  should  see  that  they  were  royally  enter- 
tained. Should  the  game  be  definitely  scheduled, 
the  club  will  devote  all  its  energies  to  entertaining 
this  Massachusetts  team  instead  of  holding  the 
usual  "smoker"  in  Boston  during  the  Easter  vaca- 
tion. Such  a  plan  will  be  much  more  practicable 
than  entertaining  men  at  so  great  a  distance  from 
the  college.  We  will  have  the  men  here  in  the  very 
best  season  of  the  year  and  as  several  of  the  Som- 
erville men  are  thinking  seriously  of  coming  to 
Bowdoin,   the  club  will   have  an  excellent  opportu- 


DEANSHIP  OF  BROWN  UNIVERSITY. 

It  is  a  matter  of  interest  to  Bowdoin  men  to 
know  that  while  the  daughter  of  one  Bowdoin 
alumnus  has  resigned  her  position  as  dean  of  the 
women's  college  at  Brown  University,  her  place  is 
to  be  filled  by  the  daughter  of  another  graduate  of 
our  college,  the  two  fathers  having  been  contem- 
poraries in  their  student  days.  Miss  Annie  Crosby 
Emery,  daughter  of  Hon.  Lucilius  Alonzo  Emery, 
'61  fand  sister  of  Prof.  Henry  Crosby  Emery,  '92), 
is  the  retiring  official,  and  she  will  be  succeeded  by 
Miss  Lida  Shaw  King,  daughter  of  Rev.  Henry 
Melville  King,  D.D.,  '59,  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist 
Church  of  Providence,  R.  I.  Miss  Emery  is  a 
graduate  of  Bryn  Mawr  and  Miss  King  of  Vassar, 
and  both  have  attained  high  rank  as  educators. 
Dean  Emery's  resignation  is  on  account  of  her 
approaching  marriage  to  Prof.  Francis  G.  Allinson 
of  the  Greek  department  of  Brown  University. 


PRESIDENT  HYDE  AT  CHAPEL. 

President  Hyde  opened  his  address  last  Sunday 
by  referring  to  the  recent  rally.  The  effects  of  the 
rally  were  most  beneficial.  The  men  of  the  college 
gathered  together,  faculty,  alumni,  and  undergrad- 
uates to  stir  anew  the  love  for  the  college.  Each 
man  there  gained  a  new  spirit,  a  new  idea,  a 
broadened  view  of  his  college  by  contact  with  other 
men.  The  music,  the  speeches,  and  the  fellowship 
stirred  to  keen  alertness  the  spirit  of  love  and  rev- 
erence for  their  Alma  Mater.  Each  man  left  the 
hall  with  deeper  reverence  for  the  institution,  a 
fuller  knowledge  of  the  great,  vast  influence  which 
the  college  had  exerted  over  him.  He  realized  the 
broadened  vista  of  his  view  due  to  associations  with 
Bowdoin ;  the  accumulated  fund  of  energy  gathered 
from  her ;  and  the  higher  resolves  and  aims  in  life 
taught  by  the  old  college. 

Such  were  the  effects  of  the  rally,  recognized  as 
such  by  all  who  attended.  Yet  the  men  who  went 
to  Memorial  Hall,  Friday  night,  with  a  full  knowl- 
edge of  the  power  they  would  gain  from  the  gath- 
ering, completely  ignored  the  same  effect  which 
might  be  gathered  from  attending  church. 
Through  the  week  one's  nature  becomes  sordidly 
material.  The  little  cares  and  taxing  duties  of  the 
six  days  made  one  forget  the  higher  and  nobler  ends 
of  life.  Service  at  church  of  a  Sunday  is  the  thing 
needed  to  bring  one  to  the  realization  of  better 
things.  The  soothing  music,  the  lifting  power  of 
prayer,  the  thought  feeding  sermon  all  combined 
with  the  general  air  of  spiritual  sanctity,  lifted  a 
man  out  of  his  material  self  and  gave  him  a  grasp 
on  higher  tilings.  The  energy  stored  in  one's  spirit 
at  church  made  him  a  better  man  through  the  fol- 
lowing week.  It  gave  him  a  power  and  resolve  to 
conquer  evils  and  obstacles  that  nothing  else  could. 
The  idea  that  one  can  be  as  good  a  man  outside  of 
the  church  as  within  is  false. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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Christian  association  litems. 


MR.    RAYMOND    OVESON. 

The  Association  has  secured  as  a  speaker  for 
March  19  Mr.  Raymond  Oveson.  Harvard.  1905. 
Mr.  Oveson  is  both  a  prominent  and  popular  man 
in  the  University,  being  both  president  and  first 
marshal  of  his  class,  the  two  highest  honors  possi- 
ble in  a  Harvard  class.  He  also  made  his  "H"  at 
foot-ball  during  the  last  season,  and  besides  this  is 
a  member  of  the  'varsity  track  squad.  He  is  a 
member  of  both  "The  Pudding"  and  "The  Duky," 
— a  literary  man.  a  debater,  and  finally  one  of  the 
prominent  Christian  Association  men. 

Fellows  who  know  him,  give  him  the  reputation 
of  being  the  very  highest  type  of  college  man.  If 
we  have  any  doubts  about  the  place  the  Christian 
Association  occupies  in  our  college  world  let  us 
permit  them  to  be  dispelled  by  listening  to  Mr. 
Oveson  on  Sunday  afternoon,  March  19,  at  4.30 
o'clock. 

THURSDAY    EVENING. 

The  service  was  conducted  by  Stevens,  '06.  The 
subject  was  "The  attitude  of  scientific  men  toward 
Christianity."  The  service  was  well  attended  and  of 
especial  interest.  While  these  services  are  the  best 
attended  this  year  they  have  been  for  several  years, 
there  is  still  room  for  many  more.  Don't  wait  for 
an   invitation ! 

SUNDAY    SERVICE. 

On  Sunday,  March  12,  the  Association  was 
addressed  by  Mr.  J.  B.  Dudley  of  Auburn,  the  State 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  Secretary.  The  work  of  the  Associa- 
tion in  Maine,  both  in  the  colleges  and  cities  has 
been  rather  backward.  During  Mr.  Dudley's  one 
year  of  work,  matters  have  been  picking  up — the 
extreme  conservative,  "laissez  faire"  condition  is 
being  slowly  overcome.  Under  Mr.  Dudley's  lead- 
ership  the   work   should   continue   to   grow. 

NOMINATION    OF    OFFICERS    1905-06. 

On  March  16  will  occur  the  nomination  of 
officers  for  the  coming  year  and  on  the  twenty-third 
ELECTIONS.  Every  man  must  be  -out  for  these 
nights  as  the  work  for  the  next  year  depends  on 
the  efficiency  of  the  officers.  It  will  be  a  problem 
which  all  should  help  to  solve,  not  by  voting 
blindly  but  by  putting  the  most  efficient  man  in  each 
position.  Action  taken  should  be  well  considered. 
At  this  meeting  will  occur  the  president's  report 
and  suggestions  for  the  work  of  the  new  year. 


FRATERNITY  BIBLE  STUDY. 

It  is  both  pleasing  and  interesting  to  know  that 
fraternity  Bible  Study  is  receiving  encouragement 
at  Bowdoin. 

Mr.  Edwards  of  Yale  and  now  connected  with 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  work  presented  to  representatives 
from  the  different  fraternities  last  Monday  a  plan 
which  if  carried  out  will  prove  of  wonderful  help. 
Bible  Study  is  coming  to  be  recognized  more  and 
more  as  an  essential  to  the  college  man's  degree 
and   larger   and   larger   numbers   of   students   of  all 


the    leading    universities    are    enthusiastic    over    the 
work. 

The  plan  is  to  pick  out  a  small  group  of  eight 
or  ten  in  each  fraternity  who  are  interested  in  such 
work  and  with  these  start  a  class  with  one  of  the 
more  influential  men  of  the  fraternity  to  act  as 
leader  and  hold  the  class  together.  Mr.  Jump,  an 
ever  generous  friend  of  the  college  students,  has 
offered  to  coach  the  leaders  in  order  that  they  may 
have  a  more  comprehensive  view  of  the  subjects. 
Already  several  of  the  fraternities  have  started 
in  on  the  work  and  the  plan  seems  assured  of  suc- 
cess from  the  start.  Every  one  should  recognize  in 
this  work  a  chance  to  exert  a  powerful  influence  for 
good  over  the  entire  fraternity. 


LAST    RECITAL. 

The  series  of  musicals  was  successfully  brought 
to  a  close  last  night.  The  ten  recitals  have  been  car- 
ried out  with  considerable  success  due  chiefly  to  Dr. 
Mason  and  Prof.  Hutchins  and  have  been  highly 
appreciated  by  all.  A  repetition  of  a  similar  course 
next  year  will  undoubtedly  meet  with  even  greater 
success  than  was  gained  this  year.  The  programs 
for  the  last  two  concerts  are  as  follows : 

NINTH  RECITAL. 
Wagner   I. 
Tannhauser. — Overture. 
Tannhauser. — Evening  Star. 
Rheingold. — Finale. 

Lohengrin. — Elsa's    Wedding   Procession. 
Parsifal. — Good   Friday   Music. 
Tannhauser. — March. 

TENTH    RECITAL. 
Wagner  II. 
Tannhauser. — Defeat   of   Venus. 
Lohengrin. — Wedding    March. 
Gotterdammerung. — Rhine   Daughter's   Song. 
Meistersanger. — Walter's    Prize   Song. 
Walkure. — Wotan's  Farewell  and  Magic  Fire  Scene. 
Flying  Dutchman. — Spinning  Song. 


LAST   COLLEGE  TEA. 

The  last  college  tea  of  the  present  year  will  take 
place  in  the  Alumni  Room,  Hubbard  Hall,  next 
Monday  afternoon  from  4  to  6  o'clock.  The  invited 
guests  of  the  afternoon  will  be  Augusta,  Hallowell 
and  Gardiner  friends  of  the  college.  In  addition  to 
these  each  student  is  permitted  to  invite  a  friend 
and  it  is  thought  that  there  will  be  a  large  number 
present.  The  receiving  committee  will  be  Mrs. 
McCrea,   Mrs.   Ham  and  Mrs.   Roberts. 


DRAMATIC     CLUB     COACH. 

Samuel  E.  Smith,  '78,  who  was  selected  to  coach 
the  Dramatic  Club,  has  resigned  because  of  press  of 
business.  Manager  Williams  has  selected  H.  A. 
Huse.  Jr.,  of  Bath.  Mr.  Huse  is  well  known  in 
dramatic  circles  having  lately  achieved  success  with 
the  "Pudding  Head  Wilson  Company."  He  has 
successfully  coached  many  amateur  productions  in 
the  state  and  comes  highly   recommended. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.   F.  FINN,  JR.,  1905,       •       ■       Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 


E.  H.   R.  BURROUGHS,  1905. 
W.  J.  NORTON,  1905. 
R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906. 
H.    P.    WINSLOW,  1906. 


H.   E.  WILSON,  1907. 
A.  L.  ROBINSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 


W.  S.  CUSHING,  1905,     •     •     Business  Manager. 
G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,     •     ■     Ass't  Business   Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony 
mous  manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
be   addressed  to  the   Business   Manager. 

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    I  0  cents. 

Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter 
Lewis-ton  Journal  Press. 

Vol.  XXXIV.      FRIDAY,   MARCH    17,    1905.  No.   29 

With    the    next    issue    of    the 

Orient  Orient   we    shall    retire   from 

Subscriptions.       the  contemplation  of  the  muse 

to       the       contemplation       of 

printer's  bills.     We  hope  our  subscribers  will  remit 

to    us    their    subscriptions    at    the     earliest     possible 

date. 


It    is   with   the    deepest    regret 

Coach   Lathrop      t]f[,  B°wdoin    students    learn 

.  of  the    resignation    of    Coach 

Resigns.  Lathrop,  who  has  handled  the 

victorious       Bowdoin        track 

teams  for  the  past  several  years.     The  step  is  taken 

on  the  part  of  Mr.  Lathrop  because  of  a  fine  offer 

he  has  had  from  Harvard.     The  loss  to  Bowdoin  is 

a  severe  one  and  the  regret  that  is  felt  is  expressed 

on  every  hand. 


We  note  with  pleasure  that 
the  Christian  Association  has 
been  enabled  to  secure  as  its 
speaker  for  March  19  Mr. 
Raymond  Oveson  of  Harvard. 
Mr.  Oveson  is  one  of  the  most  influential  men  in 
the   Senior   Class  of  the  Cambridge  University  and 


Hr.  Oveson 
to  Speak. 


comes  here  not  merely  to  speak  before  the  associa- 
tion, but  to  see  Bowdoin  College.  All  Bowdoin  men 
will  certainly  be  glad  to  greet  him  and  attend  the 
meeting   in    force. 


Foot=BaIl 
Schedule. 


In  another  column  appears 
the  foot-ball  schedule  as 
arranged  by  Manager  Sewall 
for  the  season  of  1905.  The 
schedule  is  practically  the 
same  as  last  year  with  the  one  exception  that  we 
play  Tufts  instead  of  Brown.  It  is  a  matter  for 
congratulation  that  arrangements  for  the  latter 
game  have  been  made.  Tufts  was  fo"merly  our 
main  rival  but  of  late  years  there  has  been  no  ath- 
letic relations  between  the  two  colleges.  The  chief 
interest  of  the  season  will  as  usual  center  around 
the  last  three  games  which  are  the  most  important 
from  a  Bowdoin  standpoint.  The  schedule  is  a  good 
one  and  worthy  of  the  college  in  every  respect. 


Orient 


Before  the  next  number  of  the 
Orient,  which  closes  this  vol- 
ume, the  elections  will  be  held 
Competition.  t0  e]ect  three  new  editors,  an 
editor-in-chief,  business  man- 
ager and  assistant  business  manager,  in  place  of 
those  whose  terms  expire.  In  making  these  selec- 
tions the  board  considers  only  those  who  have  con- 
tributed during  the  year.  It  is  a  fact  of  which  the 
Freshman  Class  can  scarcely  be  proud,  that  candi- 
dates are  as  scarce  as  robins  for  positions  on  our 
college  paper.  During  the  present  volume  only 
three  students,  outside  the  board,  have  contributed 
to  the  Orient.  We  sincerely  hope  that  this  class 
takes  a  deeper  interest  in  the  spring  athletics  than 
they  have  in  the  college  paper. 


Reference  Books  to 


In  accordance  with  the  request 
contained  in  the  last  issue  of 
the  Orient,  the  Librarian  has 
be  Taken  Out.  kindly  consented  to  allow 
reference  books  to  be  taken 
out  over  night.  These  books  may  be  taken  out  at 
9.30  p.m.  and  must  be  returned  before  9  o'clock  the 
following  morning  with  the  exception  of  Sunday 
when  they  may  be  retained  all  the  day.  In  order 
to  protect  the  students  who  may  need  these  books, 
the  Librarian  has  seen  fit  to  impose  the  following- 
fines  should  this  favor  be  violated;  if  a  book  is  not 
returned  at  the  allotted  time  the  man  retaining  the 
book  will  be  fined  twenty-five  cents  and  in  case  the 
book  is  not  returned  by  eleven  o'clock  a  messenger 
will  be  sent  after  it  and  an  additional  fine  of  twenty- 
five  cents  will  be  charged.  It  would  seem  that  the 
students  have  been  without  this  convenience  long 
enough  now  to  appreciate  its  value. 


Amherst  Debate. 


Before  the  next  issue  of  the 
Orient  the  Amherst-Bowdoin 
Debate  will  be  decided.  From 
the  excellence  of  the  Bradbury 
Debate  the  Orient  has  the  highest  hope  that  our 
team  will  be  successful.  Each  man  is  doing  and  has 
been  doing  for  a  long  time,  conscientious  work. 
The   men   have   also   had   the   most   careful   training 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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under  Mr.  Foster  and  from  this  fact  alone  we  gain 
great  confidence.  Much  credit  is  also  due  to  those 
debaters  who  by  entering  the  trials  and  the  Brad- 
bury Debate,  spurred  on  the  winning  men  to  greater 
effort.  We  won  last  year  and  we  can  do  it  again, 
notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  team  will  not  be 
fighting  on  home  ground.  The  undergraduates 
should  remember  that  a  winning  debating  team 
brings  as  much  honor,  though  of  a  different  kind,  to 
a  college  as  a  winning  foot-ball  team.  Bowdoin's 
scholarship  has  ever  ranked  high  and  here  we  have 
a  chance  to  prove  our  strength.  So  in  behalf  of 
every  department  of  the  college  the  Orient  says  to 
the  members  of  the  Debating  Team,  "Gluck  auf !" 


Jury. 


The  rally  of  Friday  night  was 
Cnllesre  Rallv  a  great  success.  Indeed  no 
college.  Kally-  event  in  the  college  year  can 
be  more  enjoyable  or  inspire  a 
Bowdoin  man  more  than  such  a  rally  as  that  of  last 
week.  There  are,  of  course,  other  events  in  a  year 
which  are  really  more  important  and  which  are, 
perhaps,  in  certain  ways  more  significant.  But  in  a 
particular  way  the  rally  certainly  fills  a  long-felt 
want.  It  brings  the  fellows  together  in  a  manner 
that  can  be  gained  in  no  other  way,  and  with  the 
constantly  increasing  isolation  of  the  fraternity  sys- 
tem is  just  what  is  needed.  And  the  alumni,  too. 
It  brings  them  in  touch  with  the  undergraduate 
body  in  a  way  otherwise  impossible.  At  Commence- 
ment when  they  come  back  they  have  no  such  oppor- 
tunity. We  ought  to  have  had  such  occasions  years 
ago  and  there  is  no  question  now  but  that  they  have 
come  to  stay.  A  hustling  committee  and  a  good 
field  for  work  did  a  great  thing  for  the  college  last 
Friday   night. 


Shall  specials  be  allowed  to 
Specials   in  participate   in  college  athletics 

Athletics.  or    not?     At   the    next    meet- 

ing the  Athletic  Council  will 
settle,  without  further  discussion,  this  important 
question. 

As  rules  are  drawn  finer  and  finer  around  inter- 
collegiate athletics  the  question  of  allowing  these 
men  to  compete  in  athletics  is  continually  present  to 
all.  Bowdoin  does  not  wish  to  lower  her  standard 
in  the  attempt  to  secure  a  large  enrollment,  neither 
does  she  want  to  uphold  athletics  to  the  detriment 
of  scholarship. 

In  order  to  protect  herself  from  slanderous  talk 
it  may  become  prudent  to  require  the  special  to  have 
remained  in  the  institution  one  year  before  playing 
in  college  games  or  to  maintain  a  set  standard  of 
rank  before  eligibility  is  allowed. 

Bowdoin  intends  to  be  fair  and  whatever  rule 
may  be  adopted  will  be  for  the  preservation  of  that 
fairness  that  always  characterizes  her  sports.  If 
the  playing  of  specials  causes  unfriendly  feelings 
with  out  opponents  in  athletic  sports  it  is  better 
that  the  requirements  for  their  admission  be  more 
rigidly  enforced.  In  an  enrollment  so  small  as 
Bowdoin's.  however,  it  is  not  policy  to  do  much 
"cutting  down."  The  specials  are  required  to  do  as 
much  work  as  the  regulars  and  while  to  debar  them 
from  representing  the  college  in  athletics  would,  it 
is  true,  mean  a  certain  loss  to  our  athletic  teams,  the 
injustice  done  these  men  would  be  great. 


The  jury  was  organized  some 
years  ago  with  the  object 
of  regulating  undergraduate 
affairs.  The  idea  was  good 
but  the  attainment  has  been  unworthy  the  idea. 
Seldom  if  ever  does  the  jury  take  definite  action 
upon  affairs  that  warrant  its  consideration.  Month 
after  month  the  report  is  given  abroad,  "The  jury 
met  to-night.  No  business  was  transacted."  Any 
action  to  root  out  evil,  punish  malefactors,  or  estab- 
lish rules  for  undergraduate  action  must  find  its 
incentive  and  culmination  in  the  faculty  meetings. 
Such  a  state  of  affairs  is  not  altogether  desirable  for 
the  reason  that  the  jury  is^  elected  for  these  very 
purposes.  If  we  are  to  have-  such  an  organization 
it  should  be  one  in  fact  as  well  as  name.  The  mem- 
bers should  be  free  to  bring  any  and  all  matters 
before  the  meetings.  They  should  discuss  them 
freely  and  without  reserve.  Moreover,  the  students 
seeing  anything  detrimental  to  the  college  should 
refer  the  matter  to  the  jury  for  consideration.  The 
jury  could  be  and  ought  to  be  a  power  for  good  in 
the   college. 


The  Indoor  Meet  is  now  only 
a  week  off  and  the  Orient 
The  Indoor  fleet,  would  give  a  last  gentle 
reminder  to  the  undergradu- 
ates. We  need  not  enlarge 
upon  the  success  of  the  meet  as  far  as  the  athletic 
events  are  concerned.  That  the  meet  itself  will  be 
a  success  as  it  always  is,  we  have  no  doubts.  But 
in  another  respect  every  student  and  alumnus  must 
work  his  hardest.  There  is  hardly  an  occasion  dur- 
ing the  college  year  on  which  prospective  sub- 
Freshmen  can  get  a  more  favorable  insight  into  the 
life  here  than  at  this  meet.  We  need  a  large  enter- 
ing class  here  next  fall  and  we  are  going  to  have 
one  if  each  man  will  do  his  share  to  help  the  col- 
lege which  docs  so  much  for  him.  Let  not  only  the 
fraternities  but  also  each  individual  man  in  college 
do  everything  in  their  power  to  have  a  goodly 
number  of  men  present  from  preparatory  schools. 
The  Orient  knows  that  this  theme  is  an  old  one. 
To  many  it  may  seem  worn  and  threadbare,  but  the 
simple  fact  that  it  is  old  does  not  make  it  any  less 
important.  College  students  as  a  class  are  apt  to  be 
rather  too  easy  going  at  times.  We  are  not  at 
present  in  a  position  to  calmly  stand  aside  and  let 
tilings  take  their  course.  We  must  get  out  and 
hustle  as  other  colleges  are  doing.  Moreover,  the 
hustling  can't  be  done  by  a  few  of  the  alumni  and 
a  few  of  the  students.  It  must  be  done  by  every 
single  man  if  the  results  are  to  be  what  we  hope 
for.  We  hope  that  this  reminder  may  have  the 
desired  effect.  Let  the  town  hall  be  more  crowded 
this  year  than  it  has  ever  been  before  at  such  an 
event  and  let  no  small  per  cent,  of  the  crowd  be 
composed  of  guests  of  the  college. 


ATHLETIC   COUNCIL  MEETS. 

At  the  regular  meeting  of  the  Athletic  Council 
last  week  ex-Manager  White  reported  that  the  large 
debt  of  the  Foot-ball  Association  contracted  during 
the  fall  had  been  reduced  to  less  than  $50.  Man- 
ager Sewall  proposed  the  schedule  for  next  fall 
which  was  put  into  the  hands  of  a  committee  con- 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


sisting  of  Philoon  and  Weld,  '05,  and  Prof.  Moody, 
for   approval    or   recommendations. 

The  plan  of  having  an  assistant  to  the  tennis 
manager  was  discussed  and  will  be  voted  on  at  the 
next  meeting  of  the  council  on  March  24.  The  old 
question  of  allowing  specials  to  play  in  college 
games  was  brought  up  again  and  will  be  settled  at 
the  next  meeting. 


PROF.  GRIGGS,  TO  LECTURE. 

On  next  Thursday  Brunswick  is  to  have  a 
treat  indeed,  in  the  pleasure  of  listening  to  Prof. 
Edward  Howard  Griggs  in  Memorial  Hall.  Prof. 
Griggs  is  widely  known  throughout  the  country, 
not  only  through  his  published  books,  "The  New 
Humanism,"  "A  Book  of  Meditations,"  and  "Moral 
Education,  but  as  one  of  the  most  successful  lect- 
urers on  literary  and  philosophical  topics.  Since 
relinquishing  his  post  at  Leland  Stanford,  a  few 
years  ago,  his  work  has  been  mainly  in  the  east  and 
it  requires  but  the  announcement  of  his  name  to 
draw  large  aud'ences.  Through  the  efforts  of  the 
Saturday  Club,  alone,  it  has  been  possible  to  secure 
him,  and  all  thanks  are  due  to  this  organization. 
The  price  of  admission  is  fifty  cents,  but  Bowdoin 
students  will  be  admitted  free  of  charge.  Every 
fellow  should  avail  himself  of  the  opportunity  to 
hear  this  distinguished  man,  as  such  a  chance  does 
not    often    present   itself. 


FOOT-BALL    SCHEDULE. 

Manager       Sewall       announces       the      following 
schedule  of  foot-ball  games  for  season  of   1905. 
Sept.  30 — Fort  Preble  at  Brunswick. 
Oct.  4 — Harvard  at  Cambridge. 
Oct.   7 — Exeter  at  Brunswick. 
Oct.  14 — Amherst  at  Amherst. 
Oct.   21 — Open. 

Oct.  28 — Tufts  at  Brunswick  or  Portland. 
Nov.  4 — Colby  at  Waterville. 
Nov.   11 — Bates  at  Lewiston. 
Nov.    18 — Maine    at    Brunswick. 


DEBATING  NOTES. 

The  first  debate  for  the  second  semester  in  Eng- 
lish 7  will  be  held  next  Tuesday  evening,  March  21, 
at  seven  o'clock.  The  question  is,  "The  time  has 
now  come  when  the  purely  protective  tariff  should 
be  withdrawn  from  goods  the  manufacture  of  which 
has  been  established  in  the  United  States."  The 
main  speakers  for  the  affirmative  will  be  Childs  and 
Perry:   for  the  negative,   Clark  and  Weed. 

For  this  debate  on  the  tariff  question  a  list  of 
references  has  been  posted  in  the  library,  and  a 
score  of  books  reserved  on  the  Debate  Reference 
shelves. 


"ISLE    OF   SPICE"    AT   THE   EMPIRE. 

White.  '05.  has  recently  received  a  notice  from 
the  manager  of  the  Empire  Theatre  at  Lewiston 
that  a  return  engagement  of  "The  Isle  of  Spice" 
has  been  scheduled  for  April  12.  He  is  willing  to 
reserve  a  block  of  seats  in  the  front  for  the  Bow- 


doin students.  Though  he  has  already  received  sev- 
eral requests  for  these  seats  he  wishes  to  give  the 
preference  to  the  students  of  Bowdoin.  He  will 
save  as  many  seats  as  the  fellows  want  and  in  re- 
turn for  this  favor  only  hopes  that  all  those  who 
intend  to  take  advantage  of  this  offer  will  notify  him 
directly  or  through  Mr.  White  within  the  next  few 
days.  The  popularity  of  this  bright  opera  is  too 
well  known  to  need  mention,  and  all  those  who  go 
will  be  sure  in  advance  of  a  most  pleasant  evening. 


NOTICES. 

The  next  issue  of  the  Orient  will  be  delayed  a 
few  days  in  order  to  obtain  a  full  account  of  the 
Amherst  debate  and  Indoor  Meet.  Editor. 

There  are  still  a  number  of  the  "King  Pepper" 
scores  and  librettos  which  were  loaned  to  the  stu- 
dents by  Messrs.  Burns  and  Favour  which  have  not 
been  returned.  The  management  is  very  anxious 
to  have  these  returned  at  once  in  order  that  they 
may  be  sent  to  the  owners.  All  those  who  have  not 
as  yet  given  them  up  will  confer  a  great  favor  upon 
the  management  by  returning  them  to  Putnam  or 
Wilson  at  the  earliest  possible  moment. 


BOWDOIN   MEN  AT  HARVARD. 

The  names  of  the  following  Bowdoin  men  appear 
in  the  catalogue  for  the  present  year  of  Harvard 
University: 

Dr.  H.  P.  Walcott,  M.,  '61,  Fellow  and  Vice- 
President  of  the  Corporation ;  Dr.  G.  L.  Goodale, 
M.,  '63,  Professor  of  Natural  History  and  Direc- 
tor of  the  Botanic  Garden ;  E.  H.  Hall,  '75,  Profes- 
sor of  Physics ;  Dr.  D.  A.  Sargent.  '75,  Director  of 
the  Gymnasium ;  Dr.  Myles  Standish,  '75.  Assistant 
Professor  of  Ophthalotology ;  Dr.  E.  B.  Young,  '92, 
Assistant  in  Graccology ;  B.  G.  Willard,  '96, 
Instructor  in  Public  Speaking;  E.  E.  Carter,  '02, 
Instructor  in  Forestry ;  S.  O.  Martin,  '03,  Austin, 
Teaching  Fellow. 

Graduate  School. 

H.  M.  Bisbee,  '98;  W.  M.  Houghton,  '03;  S.  O. 
Martin,  '03 :  W.  E.  Lunt,  '04 ;  R.  B.  Stone,  '02. 

Law  School. 
R.  F.  Foster.  1901  ;  G.  R.  Walker.  '02;  E.  B. 
Merrill,  '03;  C.  B.  Rumerv,  '01;  W.  C.  Towne,  '03; 
P.  G.  Clifford,  '03:  N.  L."  Perkins,  '03;  F.  B.  Mer- 
rill, 1900;  H.  A.  Peabody,  '03;  C.  W.  Smith,  '03; 
L.  V.  Walker,  '03 ;  A.  H.  Garcelon,  '01 ;  F.  O. 
Small,  '95:  A.  M.  Rollins,  '99;  S.  B.  Larrabee,  '03; 
C.  F.  Robinson,  '03 ;  G.  H.  Stover,  '03 :  P.  M.  Clark, 
'04:  G.  E.  Kimball,  '04;  E.  S.  Anthoine,  '02. 

Medical    School. 
J.  H.  Wyman,  '01  ;  G.  B.  Farnsworth,  '03 ;  M.  J. 
Shaughnessey,  '03 ;   F.  A.   Stanwood,  '02. 

Dental    School. 
J.    A.    Furbish,   '02. 

Summer  School. 
E.  C.  Vining,  97;  H.  H.  Randall,  1900;  C.  M. 
Pennell.  '92;  E.  R.  Stearns,  '89;  B.  F.  Hayden,  '02; 
H.  R.  Webb,  '02;  H.  H.  Randall.  1900;  E.  H.  New- 
begin  '91:  Edward  Robie.  '40;  G.  H.  Atwood,  M. 
'84;  C.  H.  Hunt.  '02;  E.  R.  Kelley,  '02.     Total,  50. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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College  Botes. 


Cushing,  '05,  is  at  his  home  in  Bangor. 

The  Freshmen  are  taking  up  dehating  work  now. 

Winslow,  '06,  is  at  his  home  in  Gardiner,  this 
week. 

The  Junior  History  Club  was  entertained  by 
Rowe,   '06,   Wednesday  night. 

The  Government  Club  and  Dramatic  Club  sat 
for  pictures  at  Webber's  last  Monday. 

A  series  of  pictures  of  the  different  class  gym. 
squads  appeared  in  the  Bangor  Nczvs  this  week. 

The  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa  fraternity  of  the  Med- 
ical School  dined  at  the  Villa  last  Saturday  evening. 

The  Alpha  Rho  Chapter  of  Kappa  Sigma  will 
hold  their  annual  banquet  at  the  Lafayette 
to-morrow  evening. 

Lieut.  Peary's.  '77,  vessel,  is  going  to  be  named 
the  Charles  H.  Darling,  in  honor  of  the  assistant 
secretary  of  the  navy. 

Professor  Woodruff  gives  this  week  the  last 
lecture  in  his  course  on  Greek  Literature  at  Bangor 
Theological    Seminary. 

Seiders,  quarterback  on  the  Hebron  foot  ball 
team,  was  one  of  the  visitors  with  college  friends 
the  first  of  the  week. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Senior  Class,  Petten- 
gill  was  elected  squad  leader  and  Henderson,  track 
captain  for  the  indoor  meet. 

Miss  Margaret  Deland,  the  well-known 
authoress,  spoke  in  the  Unitarian  Church  last  Sat- 
urday before  the  Saturday  Club. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Ibis  which  will  be  held 
March  30  Albert  W.  Tolman,  '88,  of  Portland,  will 
speak  on  "The  American   Magazine." 

A  committee  has  been  formed  in  Brunswick  for 
the  purpose  of  seeing  what  can  be  done  for  the 
extermination  of  the  brown-tail   moth. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Ibis  the  following 
men  were  elected  to  membership:  James  W.  Sewall. 
Jr.,   Philip  Chapman  and  Philip  Andrews. 

Much  credit  is  due  Harry  Riley,  '03,  for  the 
excellent  and  complete  account  of  the  Rally,  which 
was  printed  in   Saturday's  Laviston  Journal. 

W.  E.  Towne,  '03,  who  is  attending  Harvard 
Law  School,  and  is  director  of  the  M.  I.  T.  Gymna- 
sium, was  one  of  the  officials  in  the  recent  Harvard- 
Columbia  Indoor  Meet. 

Pierce  and  Harvey  of  the  debating  team,  were 
in  Boston,  Friday  evening,  where  they  listened  to 
a  discussion  of  the  Amherst  Debate  question  before 
the  leading  economists  of  the  country. 

The- Aroostook  Club  is  considering  the  matter  of 
offering  a  Bowdoin  banner  to  the  preparatory 
schools  of  Aroostook  to  be  contested  for  in  base-ball 
next  spring.  It  is  a  thing  that  is  worthy  of  com- 
mendation. 

Manager  Chapman  is  making  preparations  for  an 
interscholastic  tennis  tournament  to  be  held  this 
spring.  The  principal  schools  in  the  state  and  sev- 
eral out  of  the  state  will  be  invited  to  send  repre- 
sentatives. 


Professor  MacDonald,  formerly  professor  of  His- 
tory at  Bowdoin  but  now  of  Brown,  is  heading  a 
movement  for  a  constitutional  amendment  which  is 
the  prime  requisite  for  the  reform  of  political  cor- 
ruption in  Rhode  Island. 

The  members  of  Mr.  Foster's  Education  Course 
are  at  present  compiling  statistics  of  the  relative 
standing  in  scholarship  of  those  who  have  partici- 
pated in  athletics  at  college  during  the  last  five 
years  and  those  who  have  not. 

Stone,  '06,  announced  that  he  intends  to  get  out 
the  college  calendar  next  year.  Arrangements  for 
the  cuts  and  the  cover  have  already  been  made.  It 
will  differ  considerably  from  those  of  former  years 
and  promises  to  be  something  quite  unique. 

Finn,  '05,  White,  '05.  and  Drummond,  '07,  have 
been  chosen  a  committee  to  decide  whether  Port- 
land High  or  Lewiston  High  shall  receive  the  inter- 
scholastic base-ball  pennant  of  1904.  The  commit- 
tee will  come  to  a  decision  the  first  of  the  week. 

The  faculty  have  extended  an  invitation  to  Gov- 
ernor Cobb.  '77,  and  his  staff  to  attend  the  com- 
mencement exercises.  This  custom  was  formerly  in 
vogue  here  but  of  late  years  it  has  been  discon- 
iinued.  We  sincerely  hope  Governor  Cobb  will 
accept. 

It  was  announced  last  week  by  McKay  and 
Dix.  builders  of  Commander  Peary's,  '77,  Arctic 
exploration  steamer,  that  the  steamer  would  be 
ready  to  launch,  March  23,  from  'their  yard  in 
Bucksport.  She  will  be  towed  to  Portland  for  spars 
and  machinery. 

Yale  men  attribute  the  evil  of  foot-ball  to  the 
head  coach  system.  They  complain  that  the  indi- 
vidual player  is  being  lost  sight  of  gradually.  They 
want  a  return  to  the  days  when  there  were  eleven 
individuals  on  a  team,  each  one  of  whom  had  an 
equal  chance  to  shine  as  a  star. 


CHALLENGE  FROM  M.   I.  T. 

Manager  Andrews  of  the  Track  Team  is  in 
receipt  of  a  communication  from  the  manager  of 
the  Track  Team  of  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology  in  regard  to  arranging  for  a  Dual  Meet 
at  Brunswick  on  May  6.  Such  a  matter  as  this  of 
course  is  referred  to  our  Athletic  Council,  and 
action  will  be  taken  this  week.  In  many  ways  of 
late  years  Bowdoin  and  M.  I.  T.  have  been  coming 
into  closer  relationship  and  the  friendliest  spirit 
seems  to  exist  between  the  institutions,  so  that  such 
a  meet  as  this  would  be  eminently  fitting.  Just 
what  action  will  be  the  outcome,  we  cannot  say 
positively,  but  the  general  college  feeling  seems  to 
be  in  favor  of  the  plan.  It  would  be  an  excellent 
means  of  showing  and  developing  Bowdoin's  abil- 
ity. The  opponent  is  well  worthy  of  our  meeting, 
one  from  whom  it  would  be  an  honor  to  win  and 
to  whom  it  would  be  no  disgrace  to  lose.  The  meet 
would  be  on  our  home  grounds  a  week  before  the 
Maine  meet.  Mr.  Lathrop  expressed  approval  of 
such  an  event.  If  financially  it  can  be  made  a  suc- 
cess, there  seems  much  advantage  in  such  a  course. 
This  meet  would  mean  harder  track  work  this 
spring,  but  would  give  an  opportunity  to  more  men 
to  display  their  ability.  The  principal  disadvantage 
seems  to  be  that  the  meet  would  come  so  near  the 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Maine  contest.  Whether  it  is  for  our  advantage  to 
accept  this  challenge,  we  have  no  doubt,  will  be 
wisely  decided  by  the  Athletic  Council. 


THE   SIMPLE  LIFE. 
Apropos  of  a  Recent  Editorial  in  the  Orient. 

I'm  longing  to-night   for  that  simple  life, 
When   Nature   was   just   in   her   prime, 
And  all  life's  troubles  were  simply  as  bubbles 
Afloat  on  the  river  of  time. 

I  think  of  the  ease  and  the  cocoanut  trees 
And  the  rest  by  the  side  of  a  brook, 
With  no  trousers  to  crease,  only  hair  to  grease. 
And  never  the  sign  of  a  book. 

I'd  lie  in  the  shade  when  the  sun  was  hot 
And  watch  the  monkeys  at  play, 
And  have  not  a  .thought  that  1  was  not 
As  much  of  a  monkey  as  thev. 

And  in  some  cave  in  a  river's  bank 

I'd  sleep  with  never  a  sigh. 

And  have  only  to  thank  for  marks-  and  rank 

The  place  in  which  I  might  lie. 

I'm  in  terrible  earnest  and  not  in  fun, 

For  what   may  happen,   who  knows? 

When  once  this  semester  which  now  has  begun 

Shall  come  to  its  dreadful  close. 


LIBRARY  BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED 


Organized   Labor  and   Capital. 

Comprises  four  addresses  delivered  in  accord- 
ance with  the  terms  of  the  William  Bull  Lecture- 
ship. It  was  the  intention  of  the  founder  of  the 
Lectureship  to  have  the  addresses  come  within  the 
field  of  what  has  been  called  Christian  Sociology. 
These  lectures,  although  given  by  four  different 
speakers,  have  a  unity  of  aim  and  conform  to  the 
general  purpose  of  the  Lectureship  which  was  to 
induce  the  discussion  of  social,  industrial  and  eco- 
nomic oroblems  in  their  Christian  aspects.  331. 1  :- 
O68) 
Henderson,  C.  R.     Modern  Methods  of  Charity. 

A  study  in  comparative  methods  of  relief  in  the 
principal  European  countries  and  in  the  United 
States.  An  attempt  is  made  to  present  the  essen- 
tial principles  in  charitable  work,  and  in  particular 
to  indicate  the  fields  of  public  and  private  charity 
and  to  show  the  part  that  both  have  in  a  system  of 
public  relief.  The  different  chapters  are  written  by 
experts  and  the  volume  as  a  whole  is  issued  under 
the   editorship   of   Mr.   Henderson.     (361^38) 

Tilley,  Arthur.     The   Literature   of   the   French 
Renaissance. 

This  work,  issued  in  two  volumes,  will  serve  as 
a  history  of  French  literature  during  the  sixteenth 
century.  It  is  a  very  thorough  study,  by  an  English 
scholar,  of  the  minor  as  well  as  the  important 
French   writers   of  the  period.     This   was   the  time 


when  Margaret  of  Navarre,  Rabelais,  and  Montaigne 
were  writing  and  their  work  is  reviewed  at  con- 
siderable length.  The  volumes  are  fully  provided 
with  foot-notes  and  references  to  authorities,  but 
the  text  can  be  read  independently  of  these.  (840.- 
9:T4S) 
English    and    Scottish    Popular    Ballads,    Edited 

from  the  Collection  of  Francis  James  Child. 

This  is  a  condensation  of  the  extensive  and 
authoritative,  work  of  Professor  Child  on  the  early 
ballads,  the  publication  of  which  extended  from 
18S2  to  1898  and  appeared  in  five  quarto  volumes. 
The  present  work  is  in  one  volume  and  offers  at 
least  one  version  of  each  of  the  three  hundred  and 
five  ballads  printed  in  the  larger  work.  The  intro- 
ductions and  notes  are  considerably  shortened  but 
the  work  is  complete  in  itself  and,  unless  an 
exhaustive  criticism  is  desired,  will  satisfy  all  ordi- 
nary needs.     (821.04  :C  56) 

Gordon,  C.  W.     The  Prospector. 

This  book  is  somewhat  similar  to  Mr.  Gordon's 
earlier  story  "The  Sky  Pilot."  One  of  the  opening 
chapters  describes  an  exciting  foot-ball  match 
between  McGill  and  Toronto  universities,  during 
which  the  reader  is  introduced  to  the  muscular, 
athletic  Scotchman,  who  later  becomes  the  Pros- 
pector, and  goes  as  a  misisonary  to  the  Far  West. 
(813.40:  G65) 

BOWDOIN   ANECDOTES. 


A  number  of  good  stories  are  being  published  in 
the  Boston  Sunday  Herald  under  the  title  of  "New 
England  Stories."  The  last  issue  contained  the  fol- 
lowing anecdotes  which  will  be  of  interest  to  Bow- 
doin  men. 
IN    PARTNERSHIP  WITH   TFIE    ALMIGHTY. 

During  the  campaign  of  1900  Senator  Frye,  '50, 
was  speaking  on  the  Philippine  question  at  a  rally 
in  Lewiston,  Me.,  to  his  local  friends  and  neighbors. 
In  the  course  of  his  speech  he  said :  "We  are  in  the 
Philippines  by  the  will  of  God.  The  Almighty 
opened  the  door  of  the  Orient,  pushed  us  through 
and  shut  the  door,  and  we  are  there  to  stay."  _ 

Senator  Frye  was  one  of  the  Paris  commission 
that  voted  to  purchase  the  "ten  million  yaller  bellies 
at  $2  a  head,"  as  Reed  so  bluntly  characterized  the 
purchase  of  the   Philippine  Islands. 

The  day  after  the  speech  a  friend  of  Reed  asked 
him  what  he  thought  of  Frye's  remarks.  The  noted 
anti-imperialist  replied,  with  his  usual  drawl :  "Frye 
always  had  a  convenient  partnership  with  the 
Almighty.  Whenever  he  does  anything  that  he  is 
proud  of  he  claims  the  credit  for  himself,  but  when- 
ever he  does  anything  that  he  is  ashamed  of  he  lays 
it  on  the  Almighty."  Llewellyn   Barton,  '84. 

"TOM"  REED'S  HORSE  COLLAR. 

The  Hon.  Thomas  B.  Reed,  '60,  used  to  tell  the 
following  concerning  himself: 

It  seems  the  great  statesman  had  been  obliged  to 
stop  over  in  Portland  longer  than  he  had  intended 
to  and.  becoming  short  of  clean  linen,  had  gone  to 
a   well   known  haberdashery   to   replenish   his   stock. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


313 


Walking  up  to  a  young  lady  behind  the  collar 
counter,  he  said,  very  politely :  "Can  I  trouble  you 
to  show  me  some  collars,  similar  to  this  one  I  have 
on,  if  possible." 

"What  size,  please?"  asked  the  young  lady. 

Now.  in  proportion  to  his  build  "Tom"  had  an 
extremely  large  neck. 

"No.  17,"  he  answered. 

The  young  saleslady  hesitated  a  moment,  then 
said,  smilingly :  "I  am  very  sorry,  but  we  do  not  keep 
that  size  in  stock.  I  think,  though,  that  you  can 
procure  one  next  door." 

The  great  statesman  thanked  her  and  proceeded 
there.  What  was  his  surprise  to  find  himself  in  a 
harness   shop ! 

James   Mitchell   Chandler,   '08. 


THE  LITTLE  YANKEE  COLLEGE. 

The  following  poem  was  read  at  a  recent  ban- 
quet of  the  New  York  Alumni  Association  of 
Amherst  College,  and  may  fitly  refer  to  several  of 
the  small   New  England  colleges. 

Since   the    world    was   first    created    there   has   been 

some  wear  and  tear, 
And  little  wheels  have  slipped  their  cogs,  or  rusted 

here  and  there, 
So    God,    he    built    the    Yankee,    lank    and    odd    to 

look   upon, 
But   fit    to    do    the   little   things   that    needed   to   be 

done. 

The   Yankee  did  his  duty,  but  he  noticed  now  and 

then 
The    wages    that    were    offered    by    the    devil    unto 

men, 
So,    lest    his    children's    children    be    lured    and    led 

astray. 
Said  he.  "I'll  build  them  temples  that  will  flout  the 

devil's  pay, 

"I'll  carve  my  high  commission  into  tablets  made  of 
stone — 

Let  the  spirit  be  the  Master's  and  the  workman- 
ship,  my  own." 

Firm  of  will,  the  Yankee  builder  did  his  work  and 
went  before. 

And  the  little  Yankee  college  acts  as  his  exec- 
utor. 

The  little   Yankee  college,   it  is  shadowed  now   and 

then 
By  mightier  machinery  for  educating  men. 
But  we  seem  to  hear  that  builder's  ghostly  whisper, 

"I  opine 
The   little   mills  grind   fewer   grains,   but  grind  'em 

extra  fine." 

The   little   Yankee   colleges,    God   bless   them,    heart 

and  soul — 
Each  little  lump  of  leaven  that  leaveneth  the  whole ! 
What  need  of  mighty  numbers,  if  they  fashion,  one 

by  one. 
The  men  who  do  the  little  things   a-needing  to  be 

done  ? 

Burges  Johnson. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS    OF    1868. 
On    account   of   failing   health,    the   Rev.    George 
M.   Bodge,   pastor  of  the   Unitarian   Church,   West- 
wood,   Mass.,   has  tendered   his   resignation, 

CLASS  OF  1S07. 
Rev.  Earl  C.  Davis  of  Auburn.  Me.,  has 
accepted  a  call  to  the  Unitarian  Church  of  Pitts- 
field  and  will  be  ordained  April  7.  Rev.  Mr.  Davis, 
after  graduating  from  Bowdoin,  was  appointed 
principal  of  the  Howe  School  in  Billerica, 
where  he  taught  five  years.  He  was  graduated 
from  Harvard  Divinity  School  in  1904,  and  was  one 
of  the  commencement  orators. 

CLASS   OF   1898. 

On  February  6  a  daughter  was  born  to  Mr.  an! 
Mrs.  C.  S.  Pet'tengill  of  Augusta. 

On  February  14  a  son  was  born  to  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
R.  H.   Stubbs  of  Augusta. 

Thomas  L.  Marble,  who  graduated  from  Harvard 
Law  School  last  June,  has  entered  upon  practice  of 
law  in  Berlin.  N.  H. 

CLASS  OF  1901. 
Sheriff  and  Mrs.   William  M.  Pennell,  of  Bruns- 
wick,   have     announced    the     engagement     of    their 
daughter,   Miss   Christine   Lennox   Pennell,  to  Don- 
ald Francis  Snow,  '01,  of  Bangor. 

CLASS   OF   1902. 
H.  L.  Grinnell,  who  has  been  teaching    at    West 
Derry,    N.    H.,    returned   to   his   home   in   Bath   last 
week  to  spend  a  short  vacation. 

EX-1903. 
The  New  Hampshire  Argus  and  Spectator  pub- 
lished at  Newport,  N.  H.,  prints  a  six-column  arti- 
cle on  forestry  by  Blaine  S.  Viles,  which  Mr.  Viles 
recently  read  before  a  local  club  in  Newport.  Mr. 
Viles,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  Yale  Forestry 
School,  is  the  forester  of  Corbin  park,  a  famous 
New  Hampshire  preserve  of  25,000  acres,  and  is 
reported  to  be  one  of  the  brightest  young  men  in 
his  profession. 


©bituar^. 


JOHN  M.  GOODWIN. 

On  March  8.  Hon.  John  M.  Goodwin,  a  former 
member  of  the  State  Senate  and  oldest  member  of 
the  York  County  Bar,  died  at  his  home  in  Bidde- 
ford.  Me.  Mr.  Goodwin  was  born  in  East  Baldwin, 
September  3,  1822,  and  graduated  from  Bowdoin  in 
the  Class  of  1845  with  Phi  Beta  Kappa  mark.    After 


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receiving  his  degree  he  studied  law  and  spent  all 
the  last  years  of  his  life  in  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion. He  was  one  of  the  best  known  citizens  of 
western  Maine  and  was  thoroughly  respected  as  a 
true  man. 

HON.   JOSEPH    C.   A.   WINGATE. 

Hon.  Joseph  C.  A.  Wingate  who  was  for  almost 
twenty-five  years  consul  in  China,  died  of  pneumo- 
nia at  the  residence  of  his  nephew  in  Winchester 
Sunday.  He  was  born  in  Stratham,  November  16, 
1830,  and  graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  1851.  For  a 
few  years  he  practiced  law  in  Chester  and  Concord, 
N.  H.,  but  in  1858  became  cashier  of  the  Merrimac 
County  Bank  in  Concord.  There  he  remained  until 
1862,  when  he  resigned  on  account  of  ill  health. 
The  next  year  he  was  appointed  United  States  Con- 
sul to  Swatow.  China,  which  position  he  held  until 
1875.  In  1880  he  was  appointed  consul  at  Foochow, 
and  that  position  he  held  until  1889,  resigning  then 
because  of  illness.  On  this  latter  occasion  he 
received  from  the  United  States  government  a  let- 
ter of  high  commendation  for  his  faithful  services, 
and  from  the  diplomatic  corps  at  Foochow  he 
received  a  magnificent  silver  service,  while  the 
Chinese  residents  presented  him  with  an  Oriental 
testimonial.  During  the  Franco-Chinese  crisis  Mr. 
Wingate  looked  after  the  interests  of  the  Portuguese 
and  afterward  received  formally  from  the  Portu- 
guese residents  a  silver  gift  as  testimonial  of  appre- 
ciation. He  was  prominent  in  church  matters  and 
his  interest  in  historical  and  educational  institutions 
was  also  marked.  The  death  of  such  a  man  as  Mr. 
Wingate  cannot  come  but  as  a  sad  blow  to  all  his 
friends  and  acquaintances,  and  in  particular  to  the 
college  which  sent  him  forth. 


1In  /IDemoriam. 


Hall  of  the  Kaita. 
By  the  death  of  Professor  A.  S.  Packard  of  the 
Class  of  1861,  the  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  has 
sustained  the  loss  of  one  of  its  most  loyal  and  hon- 
ored members.  As  a  professor  at  Brown  Univer- 
sity since  1878  he  was  honored  as  an  eminent  stu- 
dent and  writer  on  natural  history,  and  loved  by  his 
pupils  as  a  friend.  In  entomology  his  work  has 
been  valuable  and  at  no  time  did  he  spare  his  men- 
tal power  or  his  broad  intellect  for  the  good  of  the 
college. 

The  Kappa  Chapter  deeply  mourns  his  loss  and 
extends  its  deepest  sympathy  to  his  bereaved  family 
and  friends. 

Frank  Keith  Ryan, 
Philip  Roy  Andrews, 
Daniel    Sargent, 

For   the   Chapter. 


Whereas,  It  has  pleased  our  Heavenly  Father, 
in  His  infinite  love  and  wisdom,  to  call  unto  Him- 
self our  beloved  brother,  Charles  Hagan  Potter,  of 
the  Class  of  1900.  who  died  February  28,  1905 ;  and 

Whereas,  In  his  death,  the  Eta  Charge  of  Theta 
Delta  Chi  realizes  that  she  has  lost  one  of  her  most 
valued  and  loyal  members,  and  one  who,  by  his 
many  abilities  and  brilliant  achievements, has  always 


reflected  the  greatest  honor  and  credit  upon  the  fra- 
ternity ;  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  the  Eta 
Charge  of  Theta  Delta  Chi,  while  humbly  bowing 
before  the  will  of  the  Almighty,  deeply  mourn  the 
loss  of  our  beloved  friend  and  brother  and  extend 
to  his  bereaved  relatives  and  friends  our  sincerest 
sympathy. 

Stanley   Williams,   '05, 
Henry   P.   Chapman,   '06, 
George  W.  Craigie,  '07, 

For  the   Charge. 


The  largest,  the  finest,  and 
the  ONLY  four -floor  Cafe 
east  of  Boston. 


CATERING 

to  private  parties,  weddings, 
banquets,  etc. 


Our  Combination   Course  costs  no  more  for  tuition   than 
either  the  Shorthand  or  the  Business  Course. 

Catalogue  free.  F.  L.   SHAW,  Pres. 


WATCH    REPAIRING. 

Mainsprings,  75c.       Cleaning,  $1.00. 
The  Two  Combined,  $1.50. 

HERBERT  S.  HARRIS,  128  Front  St.,  Bath,  Me. 


WHEN  A  STUDENT,.. 

Furnishes  His  Room 

IT  MAY  BE  A  CARPET, 

IT  MAY  BE  A  RUG, 

IT  MAY  BE  DRAPERIES, 

IT   MAY  BE  WALL  PAPERS  and 

MOULDINGS. 

A  trip  on  the  Trolleys  to  Bath's   Big  Store  will  satisfy 
the  most  exacting  that  we  have 

QUALITY,  STYLE,  and  LOWEST  PRICES 

pt  Ban's  Big  DeparHipt  Store. 

D.  T.  PERCY  &  SONS. 

Wc  Pay  the  Freight. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


BRUNSWICK,   MAINE,    MARCH    29,    1905. 


NO.  30. 


BOWDOIN   WINS   FROM  AMHERST   IN   THE 
ANNUAL  DEBATE. 

The  fourth  annual  debate  between  Amherst  and 
Bowdoin  was  heard  by  a  large  audience  assembled 
in  Pratt  gymnasium,  Amherst,  Friday  evening, 
March  24.  President  Harris,  of  Amherst,  who  pre- 
sided over  the  debate  announced  the  question  which 
was :  "Resolved,  That  President  Roosevelt's  recom- 
mendat.on  that  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commis- 
sion be  empowered  to  fix  railroad  rates,  subject  to 
judicial  review,  should  be  adopted." 

Each  speaker  was  alldwed  ten  minutes  for  his 
opening  speech,  with  the  exception  of  the  first  man 
on  the  affirmative  who  was  given  three  minutes 
extra  for  the  introduction  of  the  question.  Five 
minutes  was  allotted  each  debater  for  his  rebuttal 
speech. 

H.  E.  Mitchell  opened  the  debate  for  Bowdoin 
and  after  an  impartial  introduction  of  the  question, 
mapped  out  the  course  which  the  affirmative  would 
pursue.  He  held  before  the  audience  the  main  issue 
of  the  debate. 

"Are  there  evils  in  the  present  railroad  situation 
which  this  proposed  measure  can  remedy  more 
effectively  than  any  other,  without  doing  dispropor- 
tionate harm  to  the  railroads?"  He  then  launched 
into  his  argument  and  maintained  that  there  are 
evils  connected  with  our  present  railway  system 
which  demand  a  positive  and  immediate  remedy. 

C.  M.  Fuess  opened  the  argument  for  the  nega- 
tive by  admitting  that  there  are  evils  connected  with 
freight  rates  that  need  to  be  remedied.  President 
Roosevelt's  plan  is  not  the  one  to  adopt.  It  would 
not  cure  the  rebate  evil  or  personal  discriminations. 
This  plan  means  deciding  rates  all  over  the  country, 
a  superhuman  task  for  five  men. 

E.  L.  Harvey  was  the  next  speaker  on  the  affirm- 
ative. He  wished  to  have  it  undestood  that  place 
discriminations  and  extortionate  rates  were  the  chief 
evils  in  the  present  situation,  and  he  cited  cases  to 
maintain  his  stand.  He  argued  that  these  unjust 
discriminations  in  many  instances  fostered  trusts, 
the  Standard  Oil  Company,  for  example;  he  cited 
other  cases  in  which  independent  shippers  are 
excluded  from  certain  markets.  The  proposed 
measure  would  to  a  large  degree  alleviate  these 
evils. 

E.  G.  Draper  for  the  negative  said  that  the  pro- 
posed regulation  would  bring  on  evils  far  worse 
than  those  which  exist  to-day.  Traffic  managers, 
who  now  make  rates,  encounter  great  difficulties. 
The  commission  would  not  be  able  to  surmount  the 
difficulties.  Competitive  conditions  could  not  be 
properly  passed  upon  by  the  commission.  Rates, 
too,  must  be  flexible  which  they  would  not  be.  if 
the  commission  fixed  them. 

L.  A.  Pierce  was  the  last  speaker  on  the  affirm- 
ative. He  maintained  that  this  proposed  measure 
would   not   do   disproportionate   harm    to    the    rail- 


roads ;  that  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission 
were  students  of  the  problem  and  would  view  the  sit- 
uation impartially.  The  commision  in  the  past  has 
not  been  hostile  to  the  railroads,  and  it  is  not 
reasonable  to  suppose  that  it  will  be  hostile  in  the 
future ;  but  if  it  should  be,  the  railroads  would  be 
entitled  to  judicial  review. 

G.  A.  Wood  closed  the  debate  for  Amherst.  He 
said  the  personnel  of  the  commission  is  low.  The 
commision  is  incompetent  to  accomplish  the  results 
desired.  He  then  submitted  a  remedy  which  would, 
he  maintained,  be  better  than  the  one  recommended 
by  President  Roosevelt.  Create  a  court  of  trans- 
portation, employ  experts  to  obtain  testimony,  and 
empower  the  court,  after  hearing  the  testimony,  to 
fix   rates. 

Fuess,  the  first  man  in  rebuttal  for  the  nega- 
tive, said  the  affirmative  had  done  practically  noth- 
ing. He  maintained  that  the  affirmative's  arguments 
were  superficial  and  might  persuade  non-students 
of  the  problem,  but  that  such  arguments  would  not 
have  weight  in  the  minds  of  those  who  were  well 
acquainted  with  the  intricacies  of  rate  making.  The 
commission  has  been  inefficient  in  the  past.  What 
it  needs  is  brains,  not  more  power. 

Mitchell,  for  the  affirmative,  nailed  down  the 
question.  He  said  that  the  President's  recommenda- 
tion and  the  question  read  subject  to  judicial  review. 
Judicial  review  might  well  mean  review  by  a  court 
of  transportation,  just  what  the  negative  advocated. 

Draper,  for  the  negative,  said  that  the  Presi- 
dent's recommendation  reads  that  revised  rates  go 
into  effect  immediately.  This  could  not  mean  to  go 
into  effect  after  thirty  days,  as  the  affirmative  would 
have  them.  The  commission  with  this  proposed 
power  would  be  obliged  to  act  in  the  capacity  of 
both  prosecutor  and  judge.  The  negative  wants 
regulation,  and  the  court  of  transportation  together 
with  experts  should  be  the  ones  to  regulate. 

Harvey,  for  the  affirmative,  showed  on  what 
grounds  the  debate  stood.  He  maintained  that 
rebates  do  not  exist  to  any  great  exent  at  the  pres- 
ent time,  and  he  backed  his  statements  to  this  effect 
with  expert  authorities.  The  chief  evil  to-day  is 
place  discrimination  and  the  negative  has  admitted 
that  such  discrimination  exists.  Another  evil  of  less 
importance  but  important  enough  to  be  reckoned 
with  is  the  extortionate  rate.  Change  the  law,  make 
it  mean  something  and  these  two  evils  will  be  done 
away  with. 

Wood,  who  closed  for  the  negative,  talked  of  the 
incompetency  of  the  commission.  He  maintained 
that  the  negative  had  submitted  a  better  plan  than 
the  one  recommended  by  the  President. 

Pierce  closed  for  Bowdoin  and  gave  an  excellent 
summary  of  the  affirmative's  argument.  He  empha- 
sized present  evils  and  held  that  the  Interstate 
Commerce  Commission  should  handle  these  evils. 
The  Judges,  Prof.  Henry  R.  Seager  of  Columbia, 
Prof.    Davis    R.    Dewey   of    Massachusetts    Institute 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


of  Technology,  and  Dr.  D.  W.  Abercrombie  of 
Worcester  Academy  then  withdrew,  and  after  sev- 
eral minutes  brought  in  a  decision  in  favor  of  the 
affirmative. 

The  reason  why  Bowdoin  won  was  due  to  the 
fact  that  they  showed  more  team  work ;  also  their 
arguments  were  more  logical.  In  Amherst's  argu- 
ment there  appeared  to  be  a  contradiction.  From 
the  first  Amherst  speaker  one  would  be  led  to 
believe  that  the  rate-making  problem  is  so  enor- 
mous in  its  proportions  that  only  traffic  managers 
could  be  depended  on  to  solve  it.  The  third 
Amherst  speaker  advocated  a  remedy  which,  in  this 
one  particular,  does  not  differ  much  from  the  rem- 
edy introduced  by  the  affirmative,  since  it  takes  the 
rate-making  power,  to  a  great  extent,  from  the  traf- 
fic managers  and  places  it  in  the  hands  of  a  court 
of  transportation.  Again  the  negative  chose  to 
assail  the  commision  as  a  body  of  low  personnel, 
composed  of  country  lawyers  and  the  like.  This 
was  effectively  met  by  the  affirmative,  and  Professor 
Seager,  who  announced  the  decision,  referred  to  this 
particular  part  of  the  debate  when  he  said  that, 
although  a  country  lawyer,  Abraham  Lincoln  was  a 
man   who  ^possessed   much   ability. 

After  the  debate  a  banquet  was  held  at  the 
Amherst  House  in  honor  of  the  Bowdoin  team. 

Of  the  four  annual  debates  participated  in  by 
Amherst  and  Bowdoin,  each  has  won  two.  Next 
year  a  fifth  debate  between  the  two  colleges  will 
undoubtedly   take  place   in   Brunswick. 

F.  J.   Redman. 


PROF.     GRIGGS'     LECTURE. 

Those  who  failed  to  hear  Prof.  Edward  Howard 
Griggs  on  Tolstoi  at  Memorial  Hall,  last  Thursday 
evening,  missed  a  rare  treat,  indeed.  Prof.  Griggs 
has  a  wonderful  personality,  and  his  control  of  an 
audience  is  complete ;  his  mastery  of  the  English 
language  and  power  of  word-painting  is  such  as  is 
seldom  found  on  the  platform  to-day. 

Professor  Griggs  said  in  part :  "It  is  too  soon  to 
get  Tolstoi  into  historical  perspective,  for  Russian 
civilization  is  scarcely  fitted  to  produce  such  a 
leader ;  the  Russian  people  are  almost  as  passionate 
as  the  French.  There  is  a  great  spirit  of  resistance 
in  their  character.  Russia  remained  in  barbarism 
while  other  nations  went  deep  into  civilization ;  and 
every  tendency  of  ancient  Russia  has  been  carried 
out  to  the  extreme  in  the  Russia  of  to-day. 

One  of  the  results  of  this  is  a  terrible  abyss 
between  the  upper  and  lower  classes  of  the  Russian 
people.  We  think  we  have  difficult  problems  in 
this  country,  but  the  fact  is  that  we  have  a  "king- 
dom of  heaven"  in  comparison  with  the  conditions 
in  Russia.  Such  a  condition  is  bound  to  give  birth 
to  strange  things. 

Tolstoi  is  an  expression  of  the  Russian  people : 
he  stands  out  as  a  prophet  of  the  race.  His  out- 
ward life  has  been  very  simple  and  he  has  been 
much  interested  in  science  and  literature.  Marry- 
ing at  the  age  of  thirty-four,  the  first  fifteen  years 
went  very  smoothly,  but  at  the  age  of  fifty  he 
turned  exactly  about ;  what  he  had  loved  before  he 
now  hated ;  he  prescribed  a  different  doctrine ;  his 
life  is  full  of  striking,  tragic  incidents. 


In  his  inner  life  he  has  wonderful  dramatic 
power  and  realism,  there  is  scarcely  a  hero  in  all 
his  writings  that  does  not  symbolize  some  of  his 
own  experiences ;  his  "My  Confession"  is  one  of  the 
best  detailed  accounts  of  personal  experiences  ever 
written. 

At  the  age  of  twelve  he  was  told  by  a  friend  that 
it  had  been  discovered  that  God  didn't  exist,  and  it 
was  impossible  for  him  to  get  over  this  disbelief;  he 
thought  a  high  code  of  morals  unnecessary  and 
made  sport  of  his  brother  who  was  studying  for  the 
priesthood ;  upon  his  entrance  to  the  army  he  fell 
into  the  moral  degeneration  which  is  bound  to  exist 
wherever  militarism  exists. 

His  struggle  with  human  life,  and  periods  of 
intense  despair  began  at  the  age  of  fifty.  His  con- 
ception of  science  was  that  it  had  very  accurate 
answers  for  any  senseless  question,  but  no  answers 
for  sensible  questions ;  he  said  that  philosophers 
answered  his  questions  in  merely  technical  language  ; 
on  turning  to  humanity  he  found  that  the  attitude 
of  most  women  and  some  men  in  his  social  set.  was 
that  of  utter  ignorance  of  any  other  problems  than 
their  own ;  that  a  small  group  believed  in  the  Epi- 
curean theory ;  that  a  third  class  took  the  road  to 
suicide;  and  that  a  fourth  group  were  just  weak 
and  drifting  about.  To  this  last  class  he  said  he 
belonged,  but  this  is  not  true. 

Tolsoi  had  an  instinct  for  the  common  people ; 
he  wanted  to  find  out  why  the  lower  people  were  so 
mistaken,  and  his  work  ended  in  finding  humanity ; 
he  had  what  Carlyle  calls  in  "Sartor  Resartus"  "an 
afterglow  of  Christianity;"  he  believed  that  people 
are  in  the  world,  not  to  seek  pleasure,  but  to  serve 
God  and  do  good  to  others ;  he  found  a  curious  sit- 
uation in  the  claims  of  every  church,  that  it  was 
the  only  authentic  one. 

Tolstoi  is  one  of  the  few  absolutely  literal 
Christians  of  the  day;  he  tries  to  follow  literally  the 
teaching  of  his  Master  as  the  basis  of  the  solution 
of  human  life,  but  he  does  this  at  the  top  of  his 
voice ;  then  we  are  led  to  doubt  his  sincerity,  and 
the  only  way  we  can  determine  whether  or  not  he 
has  gained  peace  is  to  compare  his  writings  of  the 
period  following  his  conversion  with  those  of  the 
period  before  his  conversion. 

Tolstoi  understands  passion, — the  scorning, 
scorching  kind,  and  at  the  other  end  he  understands 
the  broad,  self- forgetting  humanitarism,  but  he 
does  not  understand  love;  he  is  subject  to  definite 
limitation  and  contends  most  bitterly  against  per- 
sonal love.  His  uncompromising,  remorseless,  and 
soulless  sincerity  characterizes  him  early  and  late, 
and  give  him  the  great  position  of  a  moral  leader; 
it  gives  him  a  lasting  place  among  the  men  and 
women  who  shall  go  down  as  leaders  in  the  annals 
of  Time. 


REV.    MR.  JUMP   ON   MAINE   PROHIBITION. 

In  a  recent  number  of  the  Congrcgationalist 
Rev.  Mr.  Jump  gives  what  he  thinks  is  the  attitude 
of  the  people  of  Maine  toward  prohibition.  "In 
general,  one  is  forced  to  admit  that  the  current  of 
the  best  public  sentiment  in  the  state  is  setting 
steadily  toward  resubmission  of  the  constitutional 
amendment,  and  this,  too,  in  spite  of  a  tempera- 
mental   conservatism    in     the     people,     innumerable 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


317 


political  complications  and  the  urgent  protests  of 
many  aggressive  reform  organizations.  Fifty 
years  of  proh  bition  have  resulted  in  an  amount  of 
hypocrisy,  political  jobbery  and  official  corruption 
that  has  quite  wearied  the  voters  of  the  state,  and 
while  the  resubmission  of  the  constitutional  amend- 
ment would  by  no  means  imply  its  abolition  on  the 
first  attempt,  it  would  at  least  record  contempora- 
neous opinion  on  a  moral  question  the  aspects  of 
which  have  considerably  changed  in  a  half-centutry. 

The  last  six  months,  moreover,  have  written  an 
important  chapter  in  the  history  of  public  opinion 
on  this  question.  At  the  fall  election  a  dramatic 
campaign  resulted  in  the  re-election  of  William  Pen- 
nell  as  sheriff  of  Cumberland  County.  Mr.  Pennell 
won  his  re-election  on  a  frankly  confessed  platform 
of  null  fication,  despite  strenuous  opposition  to  him 
and  the  fact  that  he  is  the  only  Democrat  that  has 
ever  held  the  sheriff's  office  in  a  county  overwhelm- 
ingly Republican.  His  re-election  stamped  with 
popular  approval  a  policy  of  nullification,  provided  it 
be  practiced  by  an  official  in  whose  integrity  the 
voters   have   confidence. 

This  outcome  speaks  clearly  the  mind  of  at  least 
one  county  of  Maine,  and  other  evidence  might  be 
adduced  looking  in  the  same  direction.  At  present 
more  really  scientific  thought  is  being  applied  to 
the  problem  than  ever  before,  and,  whatever  be  the 
outcome  of  the  endeavor  both  of  the  friends  and 
opponents  of  prohibition,  a  solution  may  ultimately 
be  expected  that  will  give  better  satisfaction  than 
the  law  as  now  enforced. 


course,  with  a  full  description  of  the  special  audi- 
ence and  occasion  of  the  address.  The  reading  for 
March  30  includes  pages  125  to  180  in  Baker's 
"Forms  of  Public  Address." 


ATHLETIC  COUNCIL  MEETING. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Athletic  Council  held  Wed- 
nesday, March  22,  it  was  voted  to  accept  Mr. 
Lathrop's  proposal  to  be  present  one  week  during 
the  first  part  of  the  spring  term  to  start  the  track 
men  in  training.  He  was  also  asked  to  bring  with 
h"m  "Fish"  Marsh,  or  any  other  competent  man, 
whom    he   may    see   fit   to   assist   him    in   his   work. 

The  challenge  from  the  Massachusetts  Institute 
of  Technology  was  not  accepted  on  account  of  the 
loss  of  Mr.  Lathrop's  services  in  directing  the  team. 
Among  other  things  discussed  was.  the  advis- 
ability of  having  Mr.  O'Conner  of  Exeter,  coach  the 
track  team  during  the  week  preceding  Mr.  Lathrop's 
arrival.  The  meeting  was  adjourned  till  the  first 
week  of  next  term. 


KAPPA    SIGMA    BANQUET. 

The  eleventh  annual  banquet  of  the  Alpha  Rho 
Chapter  of  Kappa  Sigma  occurred  on  Saturday 
evening,  March  18,  at  the  Hotel  Lafayette,  Portland. 
Promptly  at  7  o'clock  seats  were  taken  at  the  table 
which  was  tastefully  decorated  with  flowers  and 
wreaths  of  green.  Landlord  Cunningham  then 
served  an  extensive  and  elaborate  menu  which  was 
thoroughly  enjoyed  by  all.  Frank  Day  acted  as 
toast-master  and  the  following  toasts  were 
responded  to : 

Our  Fraternity — H.  P.  Boody. 

The  Alumni — J.  E.   Rhodes,  2d. 

Psi — J.  A.  Rogers. 

As   Becometh   a    Senior — B.    S.    Haggett. 

Young  Mayflowers  of  the  Old  Mayflower 
Stock— H.   M.    Edwards. 

Gamma   Delta — J.   F.   Lyman. 

The  Use  of  Power — E.  A.  Duddy. 

Submission — C.    N.    Abbott. 

In   Future   Years — W.   F.   Finn,   Jr. 

Among  the  alumni  and  out-of-town  guests  were 
J.  A.  Rogers  from  Psi  Chapter  of  Maine ;  J.  E. 
Lyman  from  Gamma  Delta  Chapter  of  Amherst ; 
H.  G.  Farley,  '03 ;  C.  C.  Shaw,  '03 ;  M.  J.  Shaugh- 
nessy.  '03 ;  F.  W.  Spollett,  '03 ;  E.  W.  Files,  '02 ;  E. 
B.  Folsom.  02;  W.  T.  Rowe,  '04;  P.  A.  Dorticos, 
Maine,   '03,   and  R.    S.   Hinckley,   Maine,   ex-'o3. 


THETA  DELTA  CHI  DANCE. 

The  Theta  Delta  Chi  fraternity  gave  their  second 
dance  of  the  term  at  their  chapter  house.  Friday 
evening.  March  17,  and  it  was  a  decided  success. 
The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell,  Mrs. 
Frank  E.  Woodruff  and  Mrs.  Frank  B.  Shorey. 
The  committee  in  charge  consisted  of  L.  D.  H. 
Weld,  '05,  A.  H.  Bodkin,  Jr.,  '06,  and  H.  G.  Tobey, 
'06.  Among  the  young  ladies  present  were  the 
Misses  Blanche  Lowell  and  Marguerite  Percival  of 
Auburn,  Harriet  Davis  of  Freeport,  Isabel  Forsaith, 
Daisy  Hubbard,  Bertha  Stetson,  Mae  Despeaux, 
Eleanor  Dunlap,  Margaret  Will  and  Alice  Knight 
of  Brunswick.  Charlotte  Farnham  and  Gertrude 
Guile  of  Bath. 


DEBATING  NOTES. 

Early  in  the  course  in  debating  an  argument  was 
read  in  class  to  illustrate  the  method  of  getting  at 
the  special  issue  through  careful  analysis  of  the 
question.  This  introductory  work — absolutely  essen- 
tial to  effective  argument — is  the  most  difficult,  as 
it  is  the  most  important,  problem  of  the  course. 
The  piece  of  work  which  was  read  in  class  and  out- 
lined on  the  board  is  a  simple  example  of  the  gen- 
eral method.  Copies  of  this  argument,  Mr.  Foster 
has  now  secured,  and  he  will  be  glad  to  give  them 
to  anyone  who  has  sufficient  interest  to  ask  for  them. 

On  March  30,  the  subject  and  central  theme  of 
the  Eulogy  will  be  due  from  each  member  of  the 


SECOND   THEMES. 

The     second    themes    of    the    semester     for     all 
Freshmen   and   for   Sophomores  not   taking   English 
A   will  be  due  Thursday,  March  30. 
Subjects. 

1.  The    Sturgis   Law. 

2.  The   Athletic   Exhibition. 

3.  President    Roosevelt's    Interpretation     of     the 
Monroe  Doctrine. 

4.  The  Significance  of  Lent. 

5.  Tolstoi's   Religious   Beliefs. 

The  students  may  unite  on  any  subject  that  has 
been  assigned  this  year. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


W.   F.  FINN,  Jr..  1905,        ■       •       Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE  EDITORS: 
E.  H.  R.  BURROUGHS,  1905.  H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 

W.  J.   NORTON,  1905.  A.  L.  ROBINSON,  1907. 

R.  G.  WEBBER,   1906.  R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 

H.    P.    WINSLOW,  1906. 


W.  S    CUSHING,  1905,     •     ■     Business   Manager. 
G    C.  SOULE,  1906,     ■     •     Ass't   Business   Manager. 


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Vol.  XXXIV. 


MARCH   29,    1905. 


The  next  issue  of  the  Orient  will 
appear  April   21. 


With   this   issue  volume   thirty- 

Retirins  Board  ^our  °*  tne  Orient  >s  brought 
to  a  close  and  four  of  the  edi- 
torial board  who  have  served 
throughout  their  college  course,  will  no  longer  have 
a  share  in  its  management.  We  are  reluctant,  as 
former  editors  have  been  to  pronounce  our  valedic- 
tory upon  a  task  that  has  engrossed  the  greater 
part  of  our  time  and  attention.  No  hesitation  is 
felt,  however,  in  turning  over  the  paper  to  the  new 
board.  They  are  truly  representative  college  men 
who  have  earned  their  membership  by  conscientious 
work.  We  feel  confident  that  the  new  board  will 
live  up  to  the  ideal  that  has  ever  been  the  Orient's, 
the  ideal  of  uttering  without  fear  or  favor  the  sen- 
timents and  opinions  of  the  student  body  and  the 
ideal  of  maintaining  the  honor  and  prestige  of  Bow- 
dcin  to  the  best  of  their  ability.  Whatever  may 
have  been  the  failings  of  the  Orient  during  the 
past  year,  however  much  it  may  have  fallen  below 
the  expectation  of  those  interested,  the  retiring  board 
rests   assured  of  one  thing   and   that   is  that   it  has 


honestly  and  faithfully  done  its  best.  If  we  have 
served  the  college  in  any  way  by  our  efforts,  the 
consciousness  of  having  done  so  is  the  only  reward 
we  ask.  We  wish  to  extend  our  sincere  thanks  to 
the  associate  editors  for  their  harmonious  co-op- 
eration and  to  the  many  others  not  on  the  board 
who  have  rendered  ready  assistance.  We  can  assure 
the  faculty  and  the  college  that  if  our  successors 
are  accorded  the  same  support  that  we  have  received 
this  past  year,  that  the  Orient  will  become  a 
stronger  factor  in  college  life  and  will  reach  that 
goal  toward  which  we  have  striven,  the  highest 
place  among  the  college  publications. 


We  take   pleasure    in   announc- 

rk_:^„+   pi^^^,,.      ing  the  election  to  the  Board  of 
Or.ent  Elections.    R«  h    Hupperi  >o8>  and  R    A 

Lee,  '08.  The  new  Board 
which  will  assume  charge  of  volume  thirty-five,  has 
organized  with  R.  G.  Webber,  Editor-in-Chief;  G. 
C.  Soule,  Business  Manager,  and  A.  J.  Voorhees. 
Assistant  Business   Manager. 


We   extend  our  sincere  sympa- 

President   Canen     thy    t0    Tufts     Colle§e     in    this 
President  Capen    hour  of  mourning  for  the  loss 

of  Tufts.  0f      tneir      beloved      President. 

Suddenly,  last  Tuesday,  did 
the  Angel  of  Death  bear  away  Dr.  Elmer  H.  Capen, 
who  has  so  masterfully  presided  over  the  college's 
affairs  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century.  Pres- 
ident Capen  is  the  one  to  whom  the  most  credit  is 
due  for  the  prominent  place  which  Tufts  now  holds 
among  the  colleges  of  our  land. 


The    departure    of    Mr.    Rowe, 

An  Anrtreciafion      °4'    ^or    P°rt'and    next    fall    to 

PP  '    continue     his     medical     studies, 

removes  from  the  college  a  man 

who  for  the  past  five  years  has  been  one  of  its  most 

prominent  figures. 

Mr.  Rowe  has  served  the  college  in  many  capac- 
it'es  but  none  more  faithfully  than  as  instructor  in 
the  gymnasium.  His  work  here  has  been  very  suc- 
cessful. His  int'mate  knowledge  of  all  the  forms  of 
track  athletics  has  particularly  fitted  him  for  drill- 
ing indoor  work  and  helping  to  develop  the  win- 
ning relay  team  of  this  year.  In  the  drills  his  care- 
ful training  raised  the  standard  of  these  exhibitions 
much  above  the  ordinary. 


Glee  Club  Trips. 


It  is  to  be  regretted  that  our 
Glee  Clubs  do  not  have  an 
opportunity  to  give  concerts  at 
some  of  the  big  "prep."  schools 
of  the  state.  It  is  doubtful  if  any  one  thing  could 
do  more  to  advertise  the  college  than  a  visit  of  the 
clubs  to  these  schools.  A  concert  at  Hebron  or  Kent's 
Hill  would  do  wonders  in  this  direction.  It  is  pos- 
sible that  such  arrangements  cannot  be  made,  but  it 
is  a  matter  that  may  well  be  looked  into  each  year, 
if  such  a  thing  has  not  been  done.  When  we  com- 
pare the  trips  of  our  clubs  with  those  of  some  of 
the  other  colleges,  it  almost  seems  that  we  are  not 
making  the  most  of  the  advertising  possibilities  of 
the  musical  clubs.     It  is  not,  however,  necessarily  a 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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question  of  going  on  many  trips,  but  of  going  to  the 
places  where  it  will  do  the  most  good. 


The  Athletic  Council  has  under 

Competition'  for     consideration   a   plan   in   regard 

Assistant  to    the     election     of     assistant 

Managerships.       managers  that  opens  up  a  much 

larger  field  for  the  selection  of 
these  officers.  The  plan  is  to  have  the  candidates 
prepare  themselves  for  the  responsibility  of  their 
positions  by  some  practical  work  which  will  be 
directed  by  the  managers  of  the  several  athletic 
teams.  Since  the  assistant  manager  is  from  prece- 
dent practically  assured  of  the  managership  it  is 
highly  necessary  that  we  select  capable  assistants. 
By  seeing  what  they  are  capable  of  doing  in  the 
preparatory  work  the  college  can  determine  to  a 
large  extent  what  interest  they  will  take  in  the 
higher  offices.  Managers  with  good  business  princi- 
ples and  sound  judgment  are  needed  for  the 
responsible  offices  to  which  they  are  elected,  and  it 
is  equally  necessary  for  them  to  enter  upon  these 
duties  with  some  practical  training.  The  Orient 
hopes  the  Council  will  carry  out  its  plan. 


It     has     been     decided     that     it 

Nn   Oiial    Me-rt       wou,d   be   inadvisable   for   Bow- 
ino  uuai  meet      do-in  tQ  mget  the  Massacnusetts 

with  "Tech."  Institute  of  Technology  in  a 
dual  meet  for  several  reasons. 
Of  course,  such  a  contest  would  be  a  most  interest- 
ing one,  and  were  the  circumstances  different  the 
challenge  of  that  institution  would  be  readily 
accepted.  It  is  felt,  however,  that  since  the  matter 
of  a  coach  is  a  somewhat  uncertain  factor,  due  to 
the  resignation  of  Coach  Lathrop,  that  to  accept 
the  challenge  would  be  very  unwise  indeed.  Had 
Coach  Lathrop  remained  with  us  this  year,  it  is 
more  than  probable  that  the  challenge  would  have 
been  accepted.  Another  reason  why  it  would  be 
inadvisable  for  Bowdoin  to  enter  into  this  contest  is 
that  the  date  would  only  be  a  short  time  before  the 
Maine  Meet,  and  it  is  felt  that  Bowdoin  needs  to 
bend  all  her  energies  toward  this  contest.  The 
finances  of  the  Association  is  another  thing  that 
needs  to  be  taken  into  consideration  in  this  connec- 
tion, and  it  is  believed  by  the  management  that  the 
present  financial  condition  of  the  Association  would 
scarcely  warrant  the  dual  meet. 


Before  we  pass  the  commission 

Editor  Credit  for  °f  the,  °RIENT.  °vef  to  'he  new 
Board  we  wish  to  otter  one 
One  Course.  suggestion  in  their  behalf.  We 
who  have  been  through  the  mill 
realize  that  operating  a  college  weekly  is  no  light 
task.  We  have  found  that  the  work  of  such  an 
undertaking  is  fully  as  great  and  far  more  exacting 
than  the  work  of  any  course  in  college.  The  editor 
racks  his  brain  each  day  and  spends  many  a  weary 
hour  scouring  the  campus  and  town  for  news.  He 
pays  his  reckoning  each  week  and  dares  not  be 
found  wanting.  He  gets  more  stringent  training 
than  the  class  room  aims  at  giving ;  he  learns  the 
art  of  journalism,  which  no  class  room  can  teach. 
In   short,   the   Orient   editor   devotes   more  time   to 


his  work  and  gets  as  much  training  as  can  be  found 
in  any  single  course,  in  the  curriculum.  On  the 
other  "hand,  this  very  work  often  takes  him  from 
his  regular  studies  and  lowers  his  rank  considerably. 
Nevertheless,  he  gets  no  credit  on  the  college  books 
for  his  rank  as  an  editor.  So  the  retiring  editors 
suggest  that  the  editor  of  the  Orient  be  given  credit 
for  one   regular  course. 


Lack  of 
Originality. 


In  his  address  on  "The  Col- 
lege" at  St.  Louis  last  Sep- 
tember, President  Hyde  men- 
tioned only  one  serious  danger 
in  college  life.  "This  danger," 
he  says,  "is  so  subtle  that  the  public  has  never  sus- 
pected its  existence.  It  is  the  danger  of  missing 
that  solitude  which  is  the  soil  of  individuality  and 
the  fertilizer  of  genius."  College  men  lack  original- 
ity because  they  band  together  in  numerous  bodies 
in  which  the  individual  is  submerged  beneath  the 
influence  of  the  whole ;  his  ideas  are  made  to  con- 
form to  those  of  the  organization  of  which  he  is 
a  member. 

Almost  every  college  activity  is  influenced  by  this 
overpowering  "tide  of  gregarious  mediocrity."  as 
President  Hyde  terms  it.  Our  mass-meetings  and 
our  jury  afford  us  specific  examples.  At  the  meet- 
ings speaker  after  speaker  falls  into  line  and  says 
what  the  first  speaker  has  said,  sometimes  in  differ- 
ent, sometimes  in  almost  identical  phraseology.  Our 
jury,  although  it  is  supposed  to  be  composed  of 
individual  and  impartial  thinkers,  has  not  its  proper 
effectiveness  in  the  college  government  because  its 
members  have  conformed  their  opinions  to  those  of 
their  predecessors  and  associates.  We  cannot  be 
too  active  in  striving  against  this  evil  which  creeps 
into  our  lives  unconsciously  and  therefore  demands 
our  utmost  endeavors  to  overcome  it  and  maintain 
our   individuality. 


The   spring  vacation    is    but    a 

Return  Early  for   fe"'    da>'s   off    although    winter 

.         puts    in    a    just     claim     that     it 

Spring  Athletics.    sIlouId  be  cai]ed  a  winter  vaca. 

tion.  We  wish  to  urge  every 
man  who  can  do  so  to  remain  for  athletic  work  or 
get  back  as  quickly  as  possible.  The  students  at 
the  University  of  Maine  have  shovelled  off  the  ice 
and  snow  from  their  athletic  field.  Maine  has  her 
eye  on  the  spring  meet  and  she  will  make  every 
effort  possible  to  win.  It  would  seem  well  worth 
taking  a  lesson  from  our  sister  college  to  get  an 
athletic  field  in  order  and  start  in  pursuit  of  the 
meet.  We  have  lost  some  valuable  material  for 
athletics  and  we  must  make  up  the  deficit  by  hard, 
exacting  labor.  New  men  must  be  developed. 
Every  man  who  can  run,  jump,  handle  the  weights, 
play  base-ball  or  tennis  must  be  on  hand  as  early  as 
poss'ble.  We  have  won  great  victories  in  the  spring 
of  the  last  two  years.  The  prospect  is  not  so  bright 
for  repetitions  of  these  victories  this  year,  but  that 
is  only  a  reason  why  we  should  do  better.  Bliss 
Perry,  who  was  our  guest  last  commencement,  said : 
"Given  one  team  bent  upon  acquitting  itself  credit- 
ably and  another  on  winning  and  which  will  win?" 
The  team  bent  on  winning  will  win  every  time.  So 
we   say   to   Bowdoin   men,    return   early    and    train 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


with  one  end  in  view  and  one  end  only — the  cham- 
pionships in  base-ball,  track  and  tennis.  Be  bent  on 
winning ! 


At  the  very  moment  when   the 

»t.  *  r*  i.  *  excitement  over  the  results  of 
Amherst  Debate.   the  Indoor  Meet    had    reached 

its  highest  pitch,  when  the 
Town  Hall  was  resounding  with  the  yells  of  the  dif- 
ferent classes,  came  the  announcement  that  Bow- 
doin  had  won  from  Amherst  in  debate.  As  if  by 
mage,  all  four  classes  joined  in  one  long  roar  for 
Bowdoin  and  its  victorious  team.  Even  before  the 
cheer  leader  had  leaped  upon  the  stage,  class  rivalry 
was  forgotten  in  the  exultation  over  an  event  which 
brings  honor  to  the  four  classes  combined — to  the 
college  in  all  its  various  departments.  It  was  a 
most  fitting  close  to  an  unusually  exciting  meet. 

No  better  tribute  can  be  paid  to  the  debaters  and 
to  their  instructor  than  was  paid  in  the  Town  Hall 
on  Friday  night.  It  is  hardly  necessary  for  the 
Orient  to  perform  its  usual  function  of  expressing 
through  its  columns  the  gratitude  of  the  college  to 
those  who  have  won  renown  for  it.  Such  an 
acknowledgment  of  our  debt  to  the  team,  can  be  at 
the  best  in  this  case,  merely  a  weak  reproduction. 
The  college  itself  took  matters  into  its  own  hands 
and  expressed  itself  in  a  way  that  all  men  under- 
stand. 

Though  we  wrote  volumes,  we  could  add  nothing 
to  the  note  of  true  appreciation  which  made  the 
rafters  of  the  old  Town  Hall  shake  and  tremble. 
Our  deepest  regret  is  that  the  members  of  the  team 
were  not  present  to  hear  the  demonstration  which 
was   held   in   their   honor. 

But  we  hope  that,  should  they  chance  to  read 
these  lines,  they  will  gain  at  least  a  faint  idea  of 
how  much  the  college  appreciates  their  good  work. 
All  honor  to  our  Debating  Team  and  to  those  who 
have  helped  it  on  to  victory.  The  defeats  of  the 
past  are  more  than  wiped  out  by  this  latest  con- 
quest. 

Let  us  not,  on  the  other  hand,  forget  our  oppo- 
nents. Amherst  sent  out  a  strong  team  this  year, 
well  backed  by  hard  and  faithful  work.  In  every 
way  their  debaters  proved  adversaries  well  worthy 
of  our  steel  and  from  this  fact  we  should  gain  all 
the  more  pride.  Amherst  and  Bowdoin,  each  hav- 
ing won  two  debates,  now  stand  on  equal  ground. 
Let  us,  therefore  remember  to  give  our  hearty  sup- 
port not  only  to  this  team,  but  to  all  future  teams 
which  we  may  send  out  against  Amherst  or  any 
other  college. 


INDOOR  MEET. 

The  nineteenth  annual  athletic  exhibition  and 
tenth  annual  indoor  meet  was  held  Friday  evening, 
March  24th,  at  the  Town  Hall,  and  proved  a  great 
success.  A  large  number  of  people  were  present 
from  Bath,  Lewiston,  and  Auburn,  who  were  inter- 
ested in  the  High  School  relay  races,  making  the 
attendance  unusually  large.  The  events  were  all 
run  off  exceptionally  well,  there  being  none  of  the 
usually  long  and  tedious  delays.  The  meet,  inter- 
esting from  start  to  finish,  was  won  by  1907  which 
scored  34^2  points.     The  Seniors  took  second  place 


with  19J/2  points ;  the  Juniors  third  with  14,  and  the 
Freshmen  fourth  with  four  points.  Although  there 
were  no  real  individual  stars,  the  exhibitions  were 
all  interesting.  Bass,  '07.  won  the  largest  number 
of  individual  points,  taking  second  place  in  the  hur- 
dles, second  place  in  the  20-yard  dash,  and  tied  for 
first  place  in  the  high  jump,  making  a  total  of  ten 
points.     Skolfield,  '06,  was  second  with  six  points. 

A.  C.  Denning,  '05,  broke  the  college  record  in 
the  shot-put,  with  a  distance  of  '-a,  ft.  10  in.  The 
record  for  the  20-yard  dash  was  tied  by  three  men, 
F.  L.  Bass  '07,  C.  F.  Doherty,  '07,  and  B.  W.  Morse, 
'08.    all   covering  the   distance   in   three   seconds. 

The  summary  is  as  follows: 

Putting  16-Pound  Shot. — Won  by  A.  C.  Denning, 
'05,  distance  ;g  ft.  10  in. ;  H.  P.  Chapman,  '06,  sec- 
ond, 33  ft.  4]/,  in. ;  J.  G.  Finn,  '05,  and  G.  U.  Hatch, 
'06,  tied  for  third  place,   distance  32  ft. 

Runn'ng  High  Jump. — PI.  G.  Hill,  '05,  and  F.  L. 
Bass,  '07,  tied  for  first  place  at  5  ft.  1  in. ;  C.  Skol- 
field, '06    third,   height  4  ft.   10  in. 

25-Yard  Hurdle,  First  Heat. — Won  by  C.  Skol- 
field, '06,  L.  D.  Mincher,  '07,  second.     Time,  4  1-5S. 

Second  Heat— Won  by  W.  B.  Webb,  '05,  M.'T. 
Copeland,  '06,  second.     Time.  4  l-Ss. 

Third  Heat— Won  by  F.  L.  Bass,  '07,  R.  A.  Lee, 
'08    second.     Time    4  i-Ss. 

Fourth  Heat— Won  by  P.  Kimball,  '07,  A.  W. 
Merrill,  'oS,  second.     Time,  4  2-5S. 

Final  Heat— Won  by  W.  B.  Webb,  '05,  F.  L. 
Bass,  '07,  ,second,  P.  Kimball,  '07,  third.  Time, 
4  i-5s. 

20- Yard  Dash,  First  Heat — Won  by  C.  F. 
Doherty,  '07.  J.  A.  Clarke.  '05,  second.  Time, 
3   i-5s. 

Second  Heat — Won  by  F.  L  Bass,  '07,  A.  W. 
Merrill,    '08,    second.     Time,   3   1-5S. 

Third  Heat— Won  by  B.  W.  Morse,  '08,  C.  F. 
Jenks,   '06,    second.     Time,   3s. 

Fourth  Heal— Won  by  R.  C.  Stewart,  '05,  G.  P. 
Hyde,  '08,  second.     Time,  3  2-5S. 

First  Semi-Final  Heat — Won  by  B.  W.  Morse, 
'08,   C.   F.   Doherty,  '07,  second.     Time,   3s. 

Second  Semi-Final  Heat — Won  by  F.  L.  Bass, 
'07,  C.  F.  Jenks,  '06,  second.     Time,  3s. 

Final  Heat— Won  by  C.  F.  Doherty,  '07,  F.  L. 
Bass.  '07,  second    C.  F.  Jenks,  '06,  third.     Time   3s. 

Pole  Vault— Won  by  C.  Skolfield,  '06,  T.  R.  Win- 
chell,  '07,  second,  H.  G.  Lowell,  '07,  and  C.  L. 
Favinger,    '06,   tied   for   third.     Height,   9   ft. 

Class  Drills— -Won  by  1907,  1905  and  1908  tied 
for  second  place. 

Relay  Races — 1905-1907,  won  by  1907.  Time,  22s. 
1906-1908.     won     by      1906.     Time, 

21    3-5S- 
1906-1907,  won  by   1907.     Time,  21 

2-Ss. 
1905-1908,     won     by      1905.     Time. 
21   i-ss. 

First  Year  Medical  Students  vs.  Second  Year 
Students — Won  by   First  Year   Men.       Time,  22j^s. 

Bath  High  vs.  Brunswick  High — Awarded  to 
Bath  on  a  foul.     Time,  23   i-ss. 

Lewiston  High  vs.  Edward  Little  High  of 
Auburn — Won  by   Lewiston   High.     Time.   23   1-5S. 

1905,  Fencing  Drill — R.  W.  Pettengill,  leader; 
Davis,  S.  Williams,  Lermond,  Laidley,  Robbins, 
Eaton,  Tucker,  Foster,  Cushing,  Burroughs,  and 
Webb. 


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1906  Broadsword  Drill— H.  S.  Elder,  leader; 
Smith,  Boothby,  Williams.  Packard,  Stetson,  Par- 
cher,  Stevens,  Roberts.  C.  C.  Shaw.  Tuell  and  Soule. 

1907  Dumb-Bell  Drill— F.  A.  Burton,  leader; 
Allen,  Winehell,  Shorey.  Joy,  Mincher,  W.  Roberts, 
MacMichael,   Linnell,   Wilson,   Leydon,   Sargent. 

1908  Indian  Club  Drill — J.  F.  Morrison,  leader; 
C.  W.  Robinson,  Chandler,  Bailey,  Stetson,  Lee, 
Coyle,  Leavitt,  Gregson.  A.  L.  Robinson,  Parker, 
and   Archibald. 

The  offic'als  of  the  evening  were  as  follows: 
Henry  A.  Wing,  referee ;  Prof.  G.  T.  Files,  Prof. 
W.  A.  Moody,  J.  C.  Pearson,  1900,  judges  of  drill  ; 
S.  B.  Furbish,  E.  A.  Dunlap,  Jr.,  '03,  W.  W.  Bol- 
ster, judges  of  track  and  field  events;  Dr.  F.  N. 
Whittier,  Harvey  J.  Given,  timers;  Henry  Lewis. 
'05,  W.  C.  Philoon,  '05,  D.  C.  White,  '05,  meas- 
urers ;  H.  J.  Hunt,  '02,  starter ;  S.  P.  Chase,  '05, 
scorer ;  Emil  Herms,  '04,  announcer ;  W.  T.  Rowe, 
'04,  clerk  of  course ;  H.  C.  Saunders.  '04,  and  A.  O. 
Putnam,   '06,   assistant  clerks  of  course. 

1905  1906  1907  1908 

Class   drills    4  10        4 

Putting   16-pound   shot sVi     2lA 

Running  high  jump   4         1  4 

25- Yard  hurdle    5  4 

Pole   vault    sVz       3/4 

20-Yard    dash     1  8 

Class   relay  races    1         3  5 

19^  14        34/4     4 


NOTICES. 


All  Orient  subscriptions  should  be  paid  at  once. 

Coach  Irwin,  of  the  base-ball  team,  will  be  here 
April  5,  and  it  is  absolutely  necessary  that  every 
man  be  on  hand  at  that  date. 

All  Seniors  appointed  on  the  provisional  list  of 
Commencement  speakers  are  required  to  write  Com- 
mencement parts.  These  parts,  which  should  be 
about  twelve  hundred  words  in  length,  will  be  due 
Monday,   May   15. 

THE    HAWTHORNE    PRIZE. 

The  Hawthorne  Prize  of  forty  dollars,  given  by 
Mrs.  George  C.  Riggs  (Kate  Douglas  Wiggin).  is 
awarded  annually  to  the  writer  of  the  best  short 
story.  The  competition  is  open  to  the  members  of 
the  Sophomore,  Junior  and  Senior  classes.  The 
stories  offered  in  this  competition  must  be  not  less 
than  fifteen  hundred  words  in  length  and  must  be 
left  at  Room  3,  Memorial  Hall,  not  later  than  Mon- 
day, May  15. 


proud  of  its  success.  The  Portland  concert  is 
always  one  of  the  most  pleasant  events  of  the  year 
because  of  the  large  number  of  alumni  who  always 
attend.  This  year  proved  no  exception  to  the  rule. 
No  dance  followed  the  concert  because  the  club 
was  obl'ged  to  return  to  Brunswick  on  the  "mid- 
night." 


Y.   M.   C.   A.   ELECTIONS. 

The  regular  Thursday  evening  meeting  of  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  was  given  over  to  the  election  of  offi- 
cers for  the  ensuing  year.  After  the  new  election 
the  reports  of  the  president  and  committees  were 
read  and  accepted.  These  will  be  published  in  the 
next  issue  of  the  Orient. 

The  officers  of  the  year  are :  President.  R.  G. 
Webber,  1906;  Vice-President,  N.  W.  Allen,  1907; 
Corresponding  Secretary,  P.  F.  Chapman.  1906; 
Recording  Secretary.  R.  H.  Hupper,  1908;  Treas- 
urer, G.  U.  Hatch. 


LAST  COLLEGE  TEA. 

The  last  of  the  college  teas  for  this  year  took 
place  at  Hubbard  Hall  last  Monday  afternoon  from 
four  to  six  and  was  a  decided  success.  A  large 
number  of  the  students  availed  themselves  of  the 
privilege  of  inviting  friends  and  the  number  of 
people  from  out-of-town  approached  the  two  hun- 
dred mark.  There  were  nearly  fifty  in  attendance 
from    Gardiner   and    Augusta. 

The  receiving  committee  consisted  of  Mrs.  R.  J. 
Ham,  Mrs.  R.  C.  McCrea,  and  Mrs.  G  H.  Roberts. 
Mrs.  William  DeWitt  Hyde  poured  the  tea,  Mrs.  L. 
A.  Lee  the  coffee,  while  Mrs.  F.  C.  Robinson  served 
punch.  Mrs.  Gilbert  M.  Elliott  had  general  super- 
vision of  the  tea  table  with  the  Misses  Curtis,  Des- 
peaux  Hackett  and  Dunning  as  assistants.  Mrs. 
Herbert  C.  Merryman  had  charge  of  the  coffee 
table,  assisted  by  the  Misses  Webb,  Booker,  Hall, 
and  Coombs.  Mrs.  Samuel  B.  Furbish  was  in 
charge  of  the  punch  table,  with  the  assistance  of 
the  Misses  Worthley,  Ham,  Melcher  and  Rideout. 
The  ushers  for  the  occasion  were :  J.  N.  Emery, 
Ineta  Delta  Chi;  A.  O.  Putnam,  Delta  Kappa  Epsi- 
lon ;  C.  C.  Holman,  Delta  Upsilon ;  C.  L.  Favinger. 
Zeta  Psi;  R.  J.  Hodgson,  Alpha  Delta  Phi;  L.  H. 
Fox,  non-fraternity;  P.  R.  Andrews,  Psi  Upsilon; 
R.  G.  Webber,  Beta  Theta  Pi;  H.  M.  Edwards, 
Kappa   S'gma. 

It  is  to  be  sincerely  hoped  that  the  teas  will  be 
continued  next  year ;  the  steadily  increasing  success 
which  they  have  thus  far  met  is  a  strong  guarantee 
that  they  will  be  continued. 


MUSICAL  CLUBS  AT  PORTLAND. 

On  Saturday  night,  the  Glee-Mandolin  Guitar 
Clubs  gave  their  annual  concert  in  Portland.  It  was 
held  in  Kotzschmar  Hall  and  attended  by  a  large 
and  enthusiastic  audience.  The  program,  with  few 
exceptions  was  the  same  as  has  been  rendered  at 
the  other  concerts  of  this  season.  Every  number 
was  heartily  applauded  and  the  club  may  justly  feel 


ZETA  PSI  DANCE. 

The  Lambda  Chapter  of  the  Zeta  Psi  fraternity 
held  an  informal  dance  at  their  chapter  house  on 
College  Street,  Monday  evening,  March  20.  The 
patronesses  were  Mrs.  Hartley  C.  Baxter  and  Mrs. 
Charles  C.  Hutchins. 

The  members  of  the  fraternity  entertained  their 
guests  at  dinner  and  in  the  evening  a  delightful 
order  of  eighteen  dances  was  enjoyed,  music  being 


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furnished  by  Greenleaf  &  Rogers  of  Brunswick. 
During  intermiss'on  Caterer  Hall  served  refresh- 
ments of  ice  cream,  cake,  and  coffee. 

The  committee  of  arrangements  consisted  of  R. 
E.  Hall.  '05,  C.  C.  Hall,  '06,  and  J.  H.  Halford, 
'07. 

Among  those  present  were :  Mrs.  H.  P.  Gardiner, 
Miss  Hortense  Powers,  and  Miss  Grace  Gannett  of 
Augusta;  Mrs.  F.  E.  Haskell,  Miss  Medora  Haskell 
and  Miss  Catherine  Caswell  of  Portland ;  Miss  Har- 
riett Davis  and  Miss  Bess  dishing  of  Freeport ; 
Miss  Sarah  Merriman,  Miss  Sue  Winchell  Miss  Isa- 
belle  Forsaith,  Miss  Eleanor  Dunlap,  Miss  Louise 
Weatherell,  Miss  Alice  Knight,  Miss  Bertha  Stet- 
son, Miss  Marion  Stetson,  Miss  Dorothy  Johnson, 
and  Miss  Parker,  of  Brunswick. 


Collcae  Botes. 

The  Shakespeare  Club  met  with  Mrs.  L.  A.  Lee, 
Saturday  night. 

J.  B.  Pendleton.  '91,  of  Wright  &  Ditson's,  was 
on  the  campus,   Tuesday. 

Not  a  man  who  took  the  Rhodes  scholarship 
examinations   in    New   York   State  passed ! 

Campbell,  '04,  has  written  an  interesting  article 
for  the  Brewer  Trident  entitled  "College  Memories." 

Professor  Robinson  will  give  a  lecture  on 
"Radium"   Friday,   April   7,  in   Memorial   Hall. 

Ellis,  '08,  who  was  called  home  recently  by  the 
death  of  his  father,  has  returned  to  college. 

Congressman  Charles  E.  Littlefield  was  on  the 
campus  a  short  time  last  Tuesday  afternoon. 

The  launch  being  built  by  Isaiah  Simpson  in  the 
basement  of  the  Science  Building  is  fast  nearing 
completion. 

Warren,  '05,  and  Cary,  '07,  attended  the  Kent's 
Hill  alumni  banquet  at  the  Lafayette  in  Portland, 
Thursday  evening. 

The  official  program  for  the  Indoor  Meet  was 
gotten  out  by  Crowley,  Special.  Burton,  '08,  made 
the  design   for  the  cover. 

The  last  lecture  in  the  Library  Club  Series  was 
g'ven  by  Professor  Chapman  on  "Robert  Burns," 
March  27,   in  Hubbard  Hall. 

Manager  Putnam  has  been  offered  a  liberal  guar- 
antee if  "King  Pepper"  is  put  on  in  Rockland.  It  is 
not  probable  that  the  opera  will  be  presented  there. 

Ex-Governor  J.  F.  Hill,  Med.  '77  and  Dr.  F.  G 
Kinsman,  sailed  Saturday  on  the  White  Star  Line 
for  a  trip  up  the  Mediterranean,  for  a  two  months' 
stay. 

The  Orient  Board  sat  for  pictures  Tuesday  and 
at  the  business  meeting  which  followed  it  was 
decided  to  have  a  banquet  at  the  "Inn"  to-morrow 
night. 

Professor  Robinson  attended  the  meeting  Fri- 
day, March  24,  in  Boston,  called  to  organize  the 
New  England  Division  of  the  Society  of  Chemical 
Industry.  The  society  is  an  English  one  and  this  is 
the  second  branch  to  be  founded  in  this  country,  the 
first  being  the  New  York  branch  which  was  organ- 
ized last  fall. 


Theta  Delta  Chi  will  hold  its  first  house-open- 
ing in  its  new  house  on  March  thirty-first.  There 
will  be  a  reception  in  the  afternoon  and  dancing  in 
the  evening. 

Professor  Newton  of  the  Science  Department  of 
Kent's  Hill,  has  been  a  visitor  at  college  during  the 
past  week.  Professor  Newton  is  a  brother-in-law 
to  Denning,  '05. 

A  good  sized  photograph  of  the  boxing  class 
appeared  in  a  recent  issue  of  the  Bangor  News. 
The  most  of  the  interior  of  the  Gymnasium  was 
clearly  shown  also. 

The  graduating  class  of  the  Brunswick  High 
benool  are  to  present  the  two-act  drama  "Mr.  Bob," 
in  the  near  future.  James  A.  Bartlett,  '06,  is  coach- 
ing the  production. 

Professor  Lee  gave  an  illustrated  lecture  on 
"Labrador"  at  the  Dirigo  Grange  Hall,  Tuesday 
evening.  A  banquet  was  served,  before  the  lecture, 
by  the  ladies  of  the  Grange. 

The  Sigma  Beta  Phi  Society  which  has  several 
members  from  the  Freshman  and  Sophomore 
classes,  held  an  invitation  dance  Monday  evening, 
the  twenty-seventh,   in    Pythian   Hall. 

On  Friday,  the  17th  inst,  M.  P.  Whipple,  '06, 
united  in  membership  with  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  fra- 
ternity. Following  the  initiation  a  banquet  was  ten- 
dered the  fraternity  by  the  Freshman  Class  at 
which   Professor  Lee  ably  presided   as  toast-master. 

No  new  subscriptions  have  been  added  to  the 
Hawthorne  fund  since  last  fall  and  the  movement 
which  started  so  favorably  seems  doomed  to  failure. 
For  this  reason  the  undergraduates  and  alumni 
should  make  a  decided  effort  to  once  more  start  the 
fund   toward   completion. 

The  Government  Club  met  with  Clark,  '05,  at  the 
Zete  House  last  week  and  a  very  enjoyable  evening 
was  spent.  An  instructive  paper  on  "The  Rise  of 
the  Republican  Party"  was  read  by  Webb,  '05.  An 
interesting  discussion  followed,  led  by  Professors 
Roberts  and   McCrea. 

Professor  McCrea  has  adopted  a  new  method  of 
outside  work  in  Economics  2.  Instead  of  the  usual 
term  report  on  an  assigned  subject,  each  member 
of  the  course  is  required  to  keep  a  table  of  the 
fluctuations  of  a  certain  stock  and  report  on  the 
reasons  for  the  fluctuations. 

The  second  in  the  series  of  bulletins  published 
by  the  college  will  be  mailed  to  the  alumni  in  the 
near  future.  This  is  the  obituary  record  of  the 
graduates  of  the  college  and  medical  school  for  the 
year  beginning  June,  1902,  and  ending  June,  1903. 
It  contains  the  ob'tuaries  of  41  alumni. 

Manager  Williams  of  the  Dramatic  Club  is  in 
correspondence  with  societies  in  Dexter,  Bangor 
and  Belfast,  and  with  the  authorities  at  Togus  rel- 
ative to  including  these  places  in  the  trip  planned 
for  the  Easter  vacation.  The  play  will  be  given  in 
Brunswick,   probably  on  the  twenty-first  of  April. 

On  March  23  the  "Roosevelt,"  the  new  steamer 
in  which  Commander  Peary.  '77,  is  to  make  h:s  next 
expedition  to  the  North  Pole,  was  launched  at 
Bucksport.  Much  interest  was  aroused  in  the 
launching  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  name  of  the 
steamer  was  withheld  until  the  moment  of  christen- 
ing. 


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John  Dunning,  the  janitor  of  Maine  Hall,  has 
in  his  possession  the  compositor's  stick  which  was" 
used  in  setting  up  Longfellow's  first  published  poem, 
"Outre  Mer,"  published  in  1843.  This  compositor's 
stick  has  been  owned  since  1825  by  T.  S.  McClellan, 
who  is  to-day  96  years  old,  the  oldest  man  in  Bruns- 
wick, and  the  oldest  printer  in  the  State  as  well  as 
the  oldest  Mason  in  the  State. 

In  January,  Judge  Putnam,  Class  of  1855.  sent  a 
sum  of  money  to  be  used  in  purchasing  decorations 
for  the  College  Teas.  The  money  has  been  partly 
expended  for  flowers,  and  the  remainder  will  be 
used  to  purchase  a  vase.  The  committees  in  charge 
of  the  teas  are  grateful  to  Mr.  Putnam  for  his  inter- 
est as  shown  by  his  thoughtful  generosity. 

President  White  of  Colby  College  was  notified 
last  week  by  the  Oxford  College  examiners  in  Eng- 
land that  Arthur  Lee  Field  of  Bakersville,  Vt.,  Karl 
Raymond  Kennison  of  Waterville  and  Harold  Wil- 
liam Soule  of  H'ngham,  Mass.,  have  passed  success- 
fully the  examination  for  admission  to  Oxford 
under  conditions  of  the  Cecil  Rhodes  scholarship 
bequest. 

Sunday,  March  19,  President  Hyde  preached 
before  the  Lawrenceville  preparatory  school,  Law- 
renceville,  New  Jersey.  This  is  one  of  the  largest 
preparatory  schools  in  the  middle  states  having  an 
enrollment  of  about  400  students.  Loring  Prentiss. 
'89  has  charge  of  the  physical  culture  department 
and  under  him  are  the  coaches  for  the  various  ath- 
letic teams. 

President  Hyde  gave  an  interesting  and  exceed- 
ingly practical  talk  on  Sunday  on  paying  promptly 
financial  obligations.  Among  other  things  he 
remarked  that  it  is  far  better  not  to  subscribe,  than 
to  subscribe  and  then  not  pay.  The  men  who  neg- 
lect to  pay  their  just  debts,  either  to  college  activi- 
ties, fraternities  or  private  creditors  are  disgracing 
both  themselves   and  the  name  of  college   men. 

C.  Eugene  Taft.  the  New  York  sculptor,  has 
completed  a  model  of  a  monument  to  Hon.  Thomas 
B.  Reed,  '60.  It  is  the  general  opinion  that  Port- 
land should  have  something  to  commemorate  the 
memory  of  Mr.  Reed.  The  idea  of  a  monument 
has  been  suggested  to  Col.  F.  E.  Boothby  and  Gen. 
J.  L.  Chamberlain,  '52  of  Portland,  and  they  will 
take  steps  to  see  what  can  be  done  in  arousing 
enthusiasm  in  the  matter. 

The  first  debate  for  the  second  semester  took 
place  Monday  evening,  March  21.  The  question 
debated  was  "Resolved,  That  the  time  has  come 
when  the  purely  protective  tariff  should  be  with- 
drawn from  goods  the  manufacture  of  which  has 
been  established  in  the  United  States."  Perry,  '06, 
and  Childs,  '07,  contended  for  the  affirmative  and 
Weed,  '07,  and  Clark.  '07,  supported  the  negative. 
The  affirmative  was  awarded  the  decision. 

Professor  Franklin  C.  Robinson  gave  an  inter- 
est'ng  lecture  on  "Radium,"  Monday  evening, 
March  20,  in  Reception  Hall,  Portland.  The  speaker 
was  introduced  by  Professor  Lee,  the  president  of 
the  Portland  Natural  History  Society.  Prof.  Robin- 
son commenced  with  very  early  times  and  traced  the 
varous  discoveries  in  natural  history  and  sciences, 
showing  in  a  clear  and  concise  manner  the  progress 
of  scientific  research.  At  the  conclusion  of  the 
lecture  the  audience  was  invited  to  examine  the 
specimens  of  ore  which  he  had  containing  Radium. 


Christian  association  litems. 


The  service  Thursday  evening  was  conducted  by 
Favinger,  '06.  The  subject  of  "Self  Sacrifice"  was 
thoroughly  considered,  both  by  the  leader  and  the 
fellows. 

SUNDAY   SERVICE. 

The  name  of  Raymond  Oveson  will  always  be  a 
popular  one  with  Bowdoin  men.  The  large  audience 
of  over  a  hundred  fellows  which  greeted  him  was 
fully  impressed  with  Oveson's  worth  as  a  man  and 
as  a  direct,  forceful  speaker.  After  having  met  him 
and  listened  to  his  manly  talk  one  could  have  little 
doubt  of  his  rumored  popularity  at  Harvard.  With 
his  solid  moral  qualities,  his  splendid  physique,  his 
perfectly  unassuming  manner,  his  typical  western 
enthusiasm,  he  is  most  certainly  an  ideal  college 
man.  When  we  consider  that  throughout  the  hun- 
dreds of  colleges  and  universities  in  our  country, 
the  Christian  Association  is  utilizing  just  such  men 
as  Oveson  and  that  it  is  through  these  men  to  quite 
a  degree  that  it  is  so  popular  in  our  college  world — ■ 
when  we  consider  this,  need  we  ask  if  it  is  worth 
our  while.  The  statement  can  be  safely  made  that 
he  typifies  no  one  phase  of  our  college  life  more 
fully  than  he  does  the  Christian  work  in  our  col- 
leges. If  we  have  not  that  spirit  at  Bowdoin  it  is 
due  to  a  misunderstanding  of  the  Association's  aim 
and  character  and  it  is  to  be  most  sincerely  hoped 
that  that  spirit  may  be  put  right.  During  the  ser- 
vice the  college  quartet  composed  of  Ryan, 
Andrews,  Leydon  and  Pike  gave  a  selection  which 
was  much  appreciated.  Let  us  hope  that  this  ser- 
vice may  set  the  pace  for  the  work  the  Association 
will    do    next   year. 

GREETING   TO   THE   NEW   CABINET. 

One  of  the  greatest  victories  the  Association  has 
yet  scored  is  that  it  leaves  its  prospects  for  next 
year  in  the  hands  of  an  efficient  cabinet.  The  old 
cabinet  extends  its  greeting  to  the  new  and  offers 
it  its  congratulations  that  it  has  entered  upon  a 
work  of  such  fundamental  importance  in  our  col- 
lege life.  The  time  has  come  when  Bowdoin  men, 
irrespective  of  religious  habits,  will  welcome  a 
strong  and  efficient  Christian  Association.  Fellows 
who  have  any  inclination  to  enter  upon  a  practical, 
effective  work,  w'll  welcome  the  duties  which  the 
Association  has  placed  upon  them.  Bowdoin  needs 
and  must  have  a  strong,  efficient  Association — to 
accomplish  this  end  may  well  be  the  acme  of  a  loyal 
college    man's    ambition. 

Ten  men  at  least  should  go  to  Northfield  and 
remain  there.  The  college  needs  to  be  represented, 
the  Association  needs  the  insight  into  the  work  of 
the  college   Christian  Association. 

REQUIRED  READING  IN  ENGLISH  4. 

"The  Bride  of  Lammermoor."  by  Scott,  can  be 
had  in  the  Cornell  series.  Philadelphia  Bookstore 
Co.     1031   Race   Street,   Philadelphia,  for  25  cents. 

"Virginibus  Puerisque"  can  be  had  in  the  Mosher 
booklets,  published  by  Thomas  Mosher  in  Portland, 
Maine.     Price,   fifty  cents. 

"Sesame  and  Lilies,"  by  Ruskin,  and  "Speech  on 
Conciliation  with  America,"  by  Burke,  can  be  had 
in  Macmillan's  Pocket  Classics ;  price  twenty-five 
cents. 


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Nature,  the  American  Scholar,  and  Friendship, 
essays  by  Emerson,  can  be  obtained  in  one  volume 
from  the  Educational  Publishing  Company,  50 
Bromfield  Street,  Boston,  for  ten  cents  in  paper 
binding,  twenty-five  cents  in  cloth  binding.  At  the 
same  place  and  price  can  be  had  Dickens'  "Christ- 
mas Carol." 


MUSICAL   CLUBS'   FINAL  TRIP. 

On  Tuesday  afternoon,  March  28,  the  Glee  and 
Mandolin-Guitar  Clubs  left  for  Damariscotta,  where 
they  gave  a  concert  in  the  evening  under  the  aus- 
pices of  the  Tripolean  Club.  Here,  too,  the  pro- 
gram was  practcally  the  same  as  in  former  con- 
certs  and   was   received   with   the   usual   enthusiasm. 

An  unusually  large  audience  was  in  attendance 
and  the  concert  was  followed  by  a  dance  which  was 
a  most  enjoyable  affair.  The  club  spent  the  night 
in  Damariscotta,  proceeding  this  morning  to  Thom- 
aston,  where  a  concert  will  be  given  this  evening 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Ameri- 
can Revolution.  This  is  the  last  trip  of  the  year 
though  there  are  yet  two  or  three  local  concerts  to 
be  given.  Leaders  Ryan  and  Chapman  are  to  be 
congratulated  on  the  excellence  of  this  year's  con- 
certs and  Manager  Cushing  may  well  feel  proud  of 
the  club's  successful  season. 


LIBRARY   BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED 


Royce,  Josias.     Herbert  Spencer. 

The  sub-title  describes  this  book  as  an  estimate 
and  a  review  of  Spencer's  work.  The  first  paper 
discusses  Spencer's  contribution  to  the  theory  of  evo- 
lution and  the  second,  prepared  to  be  read  before 
an  educational  conference,  deals  with  Spencer's  the- 
ories of  education.  The  concluding  portion  of  the 
book,  consisting  of  personal  reminiscences,  is  writ- 
ten by  Mr.  James  Collier,  who  for  nineteen  years 
was  closely  associated  with  Spencer  in  the  capacity 
of    secretary    and    amanuensis.     (192.8:63) 

Wendell,  Barrett.     The  Temper  of  the  17th  Cen  = 
tury  in  English  Literature. 

A  comprehensive  study  of  English  literature  in 
the  period  from  the  Elizabethan  writers  to  the  age 
of  Dryden.  The  lectures  were  prepared  for  delivery 
before  a  popular  college  audience  and  are  not 
intended  to  treat  the  subject  exhaustively  or  in  a  for- 
mal manner.  Additional  interest  is  given  to  these 
lectures  because  they  are  the  first  to  be  delivered  on 
English  literature  by  an  American  at  an  English 
university.     (820.9  :W  48) 

Buell,  A.  C.     History  of   Andrew  Jackson. 

This  book  was  issued  after  the  death  of  the 
author  and  wh'le  it  has  missed  the  careful  revision 
to  which  it  would  otherwise  have  been  subjected  it 
follows,  in  its  larger  outlines,  a  carefully  prepared 
plan.  Mr.  Buell  was  frankly  an  admirer  of  Presi- 
dent Jackson.  He  has  drawn  freely  upon  the  lit- 
erature of  the  Jacksonian  period  and  even  upon 
conversations  of  Jackson's  contemporaries  to  com- 
plete the  picture  of  the  civil,  military  and  personal 
history.      (973.56:892) 


Dowden,   Edward.      Robert  Browning. 

There  is  no  dearth  of  literature  on  the  life  and 
writings  of  Browning,  but  this  volume,  although 
but  recently  published,  has  been  welcomed  as  an 
authoritative  and  fairly  exhaustive  account  of 
Brown:ng's  work.  Especial  emphasis  is  put  upon 
the  growth  of  Browning's  thought  and  the  manifes- 
tation  of  this   in   the   poems.     (821.83:66) 

Aldrich,  T.   B.     Judith  of  Bethulio. 

This  is  a  dramatization  of  one  of  Mr.  Aldrich's 
poems,  "Judith  and  Holofernes."  It  is  based  upon 
a  Scriptural  incident  but  in  the  present  work  there 
are  variations  both  from  the  Biblical  story  and  from 
the   poem.     (8ii.49:Vi) 

Hlumni  pergonals. 

CLASS  OF  1877. 

A  reception  was  tendered  to  Commander  Robert 
E.  Peary,  '77,  and  his  wife  at  Bucksport,  Maine,  by 
the  citizens  of  Bucksport  and  Verona,  Wednesday, 
March  22. 

CLASSES  OF  '91  AND  '96. 

Dr.  C.  S.  F.  Lincoln  of  St.  John's  College,  Shang- 
hai, and  Sterling  Fessenden,  sub-manager  of  the 
Shanghai  branch  of  the  American  Trading  Com- 
pany, have  been  re-elected  on  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee of  the  American  Association  of  China  for 
the  year   1905. 

Dr.  Lincoln  is  also  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of 
the  Medical  Missionary  Association  of  China  and 
editor  of  its  Journal. 

CLASS   OF   1897. 

James  Rhodes,  2d.  has  been  re-elected  city  solic- 
itor for  Rockland,  Maine. 


MRS.  REBECCA  KENT  PACKARD. 
Mrs.  Rebecca  Kent  Packard,  sister  of  former 
Governor  Edward  Kent,  and  widow  of  Rev.  Charles 
Packard,  Class  of  1842,  died  March  21,  in  Bruns- 
wick. Mrs.  Packard  was  97  years  old.  She  leaves 
four  children.  Dr.  Charles  Packard,  Class  of  1883. 
of  New  York  City,  Rev.  Edward  N.  Packard,  Class 
of  1862,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y„  Miss  Charlotte  M. 
Packard,  Brunswick,  and  Rev.  George  T.  Packard, 
Class  of  1866,  of  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass. 

ORIENT  EDITORS. 

The  Orient  claims  many  prominent  names 
among  its  former  editors.  The  first  volume  was 
published  in  1872  under  the  direction  of  the  Junior 
Class,  and  the  following  men  composed  the  Board: 

O.   W.   Rogers,  pastor  in   Medford,   Oklahoma. 

Marcellus  Coggan,  lawyer,   Boston,  Mass. 

J.  G.  Abbott    lawyer,  Boston,  Mass.,  d.   1884. 

G.  M.  Whitaker,  editor  New  England  Farmer, 
Boston. 

H.  M.  Heath,  lawyer,  Augusta.  Me.,  and  State 
Senator,    1887-90. 

On  succeeding  boards  there  are  names  which 
stand  out  prominently  among  Bowdoin's  illustrious 
sons,  among  whom  are  the  following : 

A.  P.  Wiswell,  '73,  Chief  Justice,  1900,  of  Maine. 

J.  F.  Eliot,  '73,  Head  Master  East  Boston  High. 

G.  S.  Mower,  '73,  State  Senate  1893-99. 


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S.   V.   Cole.  '74.   President  Wheaton  Seminary. 
W.    T.   Goodale,   '74.   formerly   Head   Master   St. 
Augustine  College.  Beneca,  Cal. 

F.  W.  Hawthorne,  '74,  journalist,  Jacksonville, 
Fla. 

H.   K.   White,   '74,   Principal  Bangor  High. 
E.  N.  Hall,  '75,  Professor  Physics,  Harvard. 
S.    L.    Larrabee,    '75.    Speaker   State    Legislature, 
1897. 

G.  R.  Swasey,  '75-  Professor  B.  U.  Law  School. 
Arlo    Bates     '76,    Professor     English     Literature 

Massachusetts  Institute  Technology. 

C.  H.  Clark,  '76,  Principal  Preparatory  Depart- 
ment Phillips  Academy. 

C.  T.  Hawes,  '76,  Congregational  ministry,  Ban- 
gor. 

William  T.   Cobb,  '77,  Governor  of  Maine. 

George  lT.  Little,  '77,  College  Librarian. 

Hartley  C.  Baxter,  '78,  manufacturer ,  Bruns- 
wick.  Me. 

Alfred  E.  Benton.  '78,  Dean  of  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology. 

Barrett  Potter,  '78,  lawyer  and  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives. 

Harry  A.  Huston,  '79,  state  chemist,  Lafayette, 
Ind. 

Henry    A.   Wing,    '80,   city   marshal,   Lewiston. 

Frederick  C.  Stevens,  '81,  lawyer,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 
M.    C.    1897. 

Fred  A.  Fisher,  '81.  Justice  Municipal  Court, 
Lowell     Mass. 

A.  G.   Staples,  journalist,  Lewiston,  Me. 

W.  A.  Moody,  '82,  Professor  of  Mathematics, 
Bowdoin. 

W.  O.   Plimpton,  '82,  physician,   New  York  City. 

Llewellyn  Barton,  '84,  lawyer,  Portland,  Me. 

J.  F.  Libby,  '85,  Justice  District  Court,  Middle- 
sex  County.   Mass. 

A.  A.  Knowlton.  '86,  instructor  University  of 
Wisconsin. 

C.  W.   Little.  '86,  capitalist,  Colusa,   Cal. 

J.   H.   Davis,   '86,  journalist,   Bangor,   Me. 

Levi   Turner,  Jr..  '86,   lawyer,   Portland. 

C.  B.  Burleigh,  '87,  proprietor  Kennebec  Journal. 

E.    C.    Plummer.    '87,   lawyer.    Bath,    Me. 

C.  H.  Verrill,  '87,  U.  S.  Bureau  of  Labor,  Wash- 
ington,  D.   C. 

H.  C.  Hill.  '88.  lawyer,  Detroit,  Mich. 
E.  S.  Bartlett,  '88,  U.  S.  Civil  Service,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 

G.   T.   Files.   '89,   Professor  German — Bowdoin. 

D.  E.  Owen.  '89.  teacher  William  Penn  Charter 
School,    Philadelphia,   Pa. 

W.  M.  Emery,  '89,  journalist,  New  Bedford, 
Mass. 

C.  S.  T.  Lincoln,  '91,  surgeon,  St.  Johns  College, 
Shanghai,  China. 

L.   A.   Burleigh,   '91,   lawyer,   Augusta.    Me. 

H.  S.  Chapman.  '91,  assistant  editor  Youth's 
Companion. 

E.  A.  Pugsley,  '92,  Principal  High  School,  Sal- 
mon  Falls,    N.   H. 

J.  C.  Hull,  '92,  Principal  Adams  (Mass.)  High 
School. 

F.  W.  Pickard,  '94.  Secretary  King  Mercant'le 
Co.,   Cincinnati,   O. 

R.  R.  Goodell,  '93,  instructor  Modern  Languages, 
Massachusetts  Institute  Technology. 


W.  P.  Chamberlin,  '93,  lieutenant  and  assistant 
surgeon.   U.   S.   A.,   1S98. 

J.   C.   Minot,   '96,  journalist,   Augusta,   Me. 

J.  T.  Shaw,  '95,  Secretary  American  Woolen 
Co.,   Boston,   Mass. 

P.  P.   Baxter,  '98,  lawyer.   Portland,  Me. 

Roy  L.  Marston,  '99,  instructor  Yale  School  of 
Forestry. 

Percy   A.    Babb,    1900.    mining  engineer,    Mexico. 

Harry  C.  McCarty,  1900,  Census  Bureau,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

Richard   B.    Dole,   '02,   state   chemist,   Minnesota. 

C.  F.  Robinson.  '03,  Harvard  Law  School, 
Rhodes   Scholarship   Exam. 


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