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,
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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W. S CUSHING, 1905, • • Business Manager.
G. C. SOULE, 1906, ■ ■ Ass't Business Manager.
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Vol. XXXIV. FRIDAY, APR. 22, 1904.
No. 1.
_. In assuming: the responsi-
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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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.
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©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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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT.
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EDITORIAL BOARD.
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W. F. FINN, JR.. 1905
Associate Editors:
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A. L. ROBINSON, 1907.
R. A. CONY, 1907.
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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-
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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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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."
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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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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.
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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
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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
one of her true nobility.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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.
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, 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
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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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The next session begins September 26, 1904. Tin- course is
carefully graded and covers four sessions "f 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-
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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.
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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.
BOWDOIN ORIENT.
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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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BOWDOIN ORIENT.
VOL. XXXIV.
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
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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.
W. F. FINN, Jr., 1905,
Editor-in-Chief.
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Lewistun Journal Pkess.
Vol. XXXIV. FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1904. No. 5.
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
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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
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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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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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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
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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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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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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.
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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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Notices of Fall vacancies now 011 file.
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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.
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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-
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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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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, ■ •
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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BOWDOIN ORIENT.
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.
BOWDOIN ORIENT.
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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
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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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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.
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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
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show evidence of equivalent training.
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June, 1905.
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.
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medicine are given to both medical students and graduates.
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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.
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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
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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?"
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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."
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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.
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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
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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
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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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tot
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
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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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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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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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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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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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'66 — Henry L. Chapman 50 00
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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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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
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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,
BOWDOIN ORIENT.
Ill
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
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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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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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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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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.
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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
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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
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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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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.
133
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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BRUNSWICK, MAINE, OCTOBER 21, 1904.
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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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.
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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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w
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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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.
m
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-
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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.
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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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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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BRUNSWICK, MAINE, OCTOBER 28, 1904.
VOL. XXXIV.
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
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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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BOWDOIN ORIENT.
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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
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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
be addressed to the Business Manager.
Subscriptions, $2.00 per year, in advance. Single
copies, 10 cents.
Entered at Post-Office at Brunswick as Second-Class Mail Matter
Lewiston Journal Press.
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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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.
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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-
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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-
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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
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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.
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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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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."
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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.
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m
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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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.
BOWDOIN ORIENT.
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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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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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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:
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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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Vol. XXXIV. FRIDAY, NOV. 18, 1904. No. 16.
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-
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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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181
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.
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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
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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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student body of the United States is made up of
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VOL. XXXIV. BRUNSWICK, MAINE, NOVEMBER 25, 1904.
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.
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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.
W. F. FINN, JR., 1905, • • Editor-in-Chief.
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W.J. NORTON, 1905. A. L. ROBINSON, 1907.
R. G. WEBBER, 1906. R. A. CONY, igo7.
H. P. WINSLOW, 1906.
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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.
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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.
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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.
m
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.
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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
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BOWDOIN ORIENT.
BRUNSWICK, MAINE, DECEMBER 2, 1904.
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
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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.
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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
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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.")
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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.
BOWDOIN ORIENT.
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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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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT.
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W. F. FINN, Jr.. 1905,
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CONY, 1907.
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All communications regarding subscriptions should
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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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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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which leads to the accumulation of large fortunes
and a powerful central government to control the
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Devine, E. T. The Principles of Relief.
The author of this book is the General Secretary
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Phillips, Stephen. The Sin of David.
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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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BOWDOIN ORIENT.
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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BOWDOIN ORIENT.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT.
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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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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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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.
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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
Pittsfield's most popular young ladies. Mr. Lancey,
youngest son of the late Isaac Lancey, is a prominent
young business man, and a member of the Zeta Psi
fraternity. He is a director of the Pittsfield National
Bank and holds the position of superintendent of the
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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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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."
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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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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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 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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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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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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BOWDOIN ORIENT.
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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BOWDOIN ORIENT.
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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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, 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.
Entered at Post-Office at Brunswick as Second-Clas
s Mail Ma tter
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
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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.
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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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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-
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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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fcOWDOIN ORIENT.
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.
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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
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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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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,
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'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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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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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
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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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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.
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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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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
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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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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.
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G. C. SOULE, 1906, • • Ass't Business Manager
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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
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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,
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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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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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"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.
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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,
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'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.
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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.
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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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EDITORIAL BOARD.
W. F. FINN, JR., 1905, ■ • Editor-in-Chief.
Associate Editors:
E. H. R. BURROUGHS, 1905.
W. J. NORTON, 1905.
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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.
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copies, I 0 cents.
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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-
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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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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
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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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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.
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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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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
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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,
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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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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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With this issue volume thirty-
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to a close and four of the edi-
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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-
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ideal of maintaining the honor and prestige of Bow-
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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-
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Or.ent Elections. R« h Hupperi >o8> and R A
Lee, '08. The new Board
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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
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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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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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BOWDOIN ORIENT.
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,
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