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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXV. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   APRIL   21,    1905. 


NO.  I. 


THE  MARCH  "QUILL." 

The  quality  of  picturesque  unevenness  tliat  some- 
times marks  the  monthly  offerings  of  the  Quill  is 
noticeably  absent  from  the  number  under  review. 
Luckily  it  is  a  leveling  up  that  by  good  fortune  or 
toil,  the  editors  have  accomplished.  And  a  pleasant 
tincture  of  humor  distils  from  its  pages,  mostly 
unforced,  but  occasionally  wrung  out  with  some- 
thing of  effort  in  the  proceedings  of  the  Ganders, 
or  is  the  reviewer  dull  ?  What  is  it  that  these 
Goose  Tracks  want  to  be?  They  still  puzzle  the 
present  writer. 

The  fluent  mixture  of  sense  and  absurdity  in  the 
Silhouettes  gives  a  final  charge  to  the  mirth  bub- 
bling gently  around  old  Grant  and  the  Captain,  the 
forty-seven  hens,  and  the  ice  cream.  That  story  is 
well  done,  except  for  an  uncertainty  in  giving  the 
reader  his  clue  to  the  proper  attitude  toward  the 
Captain.  His  first  appearance  does  not  quite  jus- 
tify his  later  bearing  and  there  is  no  hint  of  transi- 
tion. The  old  negro  stands  out  clearly,  a  type  not 
very  difficult  to  present.  Good  strokes  of  color  give 
life-likeness:  and  the  pleasant  style  gets  in  parts  a 
touch  of  distinction. 

But  speaking  of  negroes,  why  is  it  that  no  Quill 
contributor  has  exploited  some  picturesque  material 
that  is  not  unknown  to  the  college  "ends"? 

The  California  tale  has  much  dignity  and  sweet- 
ness The  sin  against  realism  in  the  dialogue  meets 
full  atonement  in  the  accruing  emotional  value. 
The  narrative  flows  smoothly,  fretted  by  no  unnec- 
essary details. 

In  "John  Hay.  Poet,"  the  editors  have  given  us 
an  essay  in  criticism  that  more  nearly  justifies  the 
position  accorded  to  its  form.  It  is  intelligently 
interpretative  though  it  lacks  flavor;  and  in  its 
criticism  of  the  opening  quotation  seems  to  go  quite 
wrong. 

The  storm  poem  with  the  German  title — but 
why  cross  the  seas  to  name  it?  English  can  make 
shift  with  a  very  good  equivalent  and  the  reviewer 
at  least  feels  no  increased  emotion  or  more  vivid 
realization  of  the  situation  by  the  present  choice. 
More  than  that,  the  gray  pall  suggested  by  the 
verses  does  not  fit  the  title  in  either  language.  As 
to  the  poem  itself,  the  author  has  well  picked  out 
the  elements  in  Nature  that  stifle  us  with  depres- 
sion ;  and  the  second  line  is  admirable.  Unfortun- 
ately for  unity  of  impression,  that  line  is  contra- 
dicted by  the  twelfth. 

There  is  enough  of  freshness  and  vigor  in  the 
first  two  stanzas  of  "The  Pines"  to  make  one  regret 
its  waning  power  in  the  next  two  and  its  collapse 
in  the  final-  stanza,  which  is  weak  in  meaning  and 
imperfect  in  form.  The  author's  rhyming  mood, 
too,  seems  to  have  been  somewhat  sterile,  and  he 
descends  to  .padding  in  the  twenty-first  line — a  line 
reminding  of  another  produced  by  Tennyson  on  a 
wager  to  invent  a  blank  verse  of  maximum  weak- 
ness.    He  offered  this: 


"A  Mister  Wilkinson,  a  clergyman." 

Curiously  enough  in  a  poem  about  pines  there  is 
not  a  hint  or  odor.  Visual  and  auditory  and 
muscular  images  fill  the  imagination. 

The  few  verses  on  "Life"  are  neat  in  form  but 
have  an  incongruous  sixth  line.  Neat  also  are  the 
love  rhymes  in  spite  of  the  awkward  use  of  pro- 
nouns and  the  harrassing  transposition  in  the  phrase, 
"little,   funny  squirrel,"  that  opens  every  stanza. 

Charles  T.  Burnett. 


OUTLOOK  FOR  BASE-BALL. 

Coach  Irwin  arrived  on  Thursday,  April  6th,  and 
on  the  next  day  regular  practice  began  on  the  Delta. 
By  the  end  of  the  vacation  all  the  men  were  back 
and  there  are  now  between  thirty  and  forty  promis- 
ing candidates  out  for  the  team.  By  the  first  of  the 
following  week,  practice  started  in  real  earnest  on 
Whittier   Field. 

In  some  respects,  especially  at  the  bat,  the  team 
promises  to  be  stronger  than  for  years,  though  it 
will  be  weak  in  the  box.  Cox,  '04,  will  be  greatly 
missed.  Four  men  are  now  for  pitcher.  Lewis,  '05, 
who  has  pitched  on  the  'varsity  from  time  to  time 
during  his  course,  is  one  of  the  most  promising  can- 
didates, and  will  be  called  on  to  do  much  of  the  twirl- 
ing. Piper,  '07,  pitched  in  part  of  the  games  last 
year  and  showed  that  he  was  well  up  to  the  stand- 
ard. He  fields  his  position  especially  well  and  is 
also  a  strong  man  at  the  bat.  Another  most  promis- 
ing candidate  is  Files,  '08.  He  has  had  a  good  deal 
of  experience  before  coming  to  college  and  he.  too, 
is  a  good  man  with  the  stick.  Robinson,  '08,  a  for- 
mer Portland  High  School  pitcher,  is  the  fourth 
man  and  he  is  also  showing  up  well. 

For  the  position  of  catcher  there  is  plenty  of 
promising  material.  Greene,  ex-'o3  (now  in  the 
Medical  School).  Abbott,  Medic,  'oS,  and  Lawrence, 
'07,  are  all  excellent  men.  From  all  appearances. 
Abbott  will  b&  the  man  chosen  and  Greene  will  hold 
down  first  base,  where  he  is  remarkably  strong. 
Lawrence,  who  caught  on  the  second  last  year  is 
making  a  good  bid  for  the  'varsity  and  is  at  best 
sure  of  his  position  as  catcher  on  the  second. 
Greene  and   Abbot  are  both  good  at  the  bat. 

As  has  been  said  above,  Greene  will  probably  play 
at  first,  but  Mitchell,  '08,  who  has  a  good  "prep, 
school"  record,  and  Clark,  '07,  who  showed  up  well 
in  his  class  team,  are  working  hard  for  the  place. 

Hodgson,  '05,  will  be  closely  contested  for  his 
old  position  at  second  by  Pike,  '07,  and  Crowley,  '08, 
Hodgson  is  by  far  the  prettiest  fielder  but  Pike  and 
Crowley  are  showing  up  better  at  the  bat. 

There  is  little  chance  that  anyone  will  make 
shortstop  over  "Don"  White,  '05.  who  has  held  that 
position  for  the  last  three  years.  He  is  considered 
to  be  the  best  all-round  shortstop  in  the  state,  is  a 
good  batter  and  a  sure  thrower.     Other  candidates 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


for  that  position  are  Packard,  '08,  who  shows  up 
well  for  his  weight,  and  Bodkin,  '06. 

Stanwood,  '08,  will  undoubtedly  mal<e  third  base. 
He  was  captain  of  last  year's  Hebron  team  and 
made  a  reputation  by  heading  the  batting  list  of  one 
of  the  fastest  teams  that  ever  represented  his 
fitting  school. 

Captain  Clark,  '05,  will  surely  play  in  left  field. 
He  is  a  fine  hitter  and  can  frequently  be  counted  on 
for  a  home- run  at  a  critical  point. 

Ellis,  '08,  is  the  strongest  man  out  for  center 
field  and  will  probably  make  that  position.  He  is 
also  a  good  man  at  the  bat. 

Right  field  appears  to  be  the  most  doubtful  posi- 
tion. Houghton,  '06,  Briggs,  '07,  and  Clark,  '07, 
are  all  pronnsing  men  and  as  yet  it  is  almost  impos- 
sible to  pick  the  winner. 

From  present  appearances,  only  two  Seniors  will 
make  the  team,  which  gives  us  an  unusually  good 
chance  for  building  up  a  team  that  will  be  a  winner 
for  several  years.  The  second  team  will  be  unus- 
ually strong  this  year,  owing  to  the  large  number  of 
promising  candidates  and  the  hard  work  which  all 
are  doing. 


Conununications. 


To  Hie  Editor  of  tlie  Orient: 

Will  you  kindly  allow  me  through  your  columns 
to  ask  the  aid  of  the  Bowdoin  students  in  a  psy- 
chological inquiry?  I  am  about  to  mail  to  the  under- 
graduates a  set  of  questions  with  the  request  that 
they  answer  them  as  carefully  as  possible  and  return 
them  to  me.  These  questions  are  for  the  most  part 
concerned  with  what  may  be  called  the  menital 
furniture  of  the  mind.  Every  new  fact  presented 
to  us,  whether  through  instruction  or  conversation 
or  (  bservation.  has  to  be  interpreted  before  it  means 
anything  to  us.  This  interpretation  is  furnished  by 
the  mental  images  with  which  our  minds  at  the 
time  are  stocked.  If  there  are  no  appropriate 
images  at  hand,  the  new  fact  must  be  without  mean- 
ing for  us.  The  well-worked  illustration  of  the 
blind  man  will  help  to  make  this  point  clear.  If 
you  discourse  to  a  man  blind  from  birth  of  the 
glories  of  the  setting  sun,  he  will  indeed  hear  your 
words,  but  their  significance  will  escape  him,  for  he 
has  had  no  visual  experiences  to  which  he  can  refer 
your  words.  So  a  lecture  on  paintings  would  be 
the  acme  of  dullness  to  an  audience  of  such  compo- 
sition. 

But  even  in  the  case  of  most  of  us,  men  endowed 
with  normal  senses,  there  are  notable  differences 
in  the  character  of  our  ideas,  not  only  in  those 
ideas  that  habitually  rise  be"fore  our  mind's  eye 
but  in  those  which  by  even  great  effort  we  strive 
to  summon  forth.  One  man  will  find  himself  able 
to  revel  in  the  visual  images  of  past  delights. 
Another  will  be  able  to  call  up  in  only  the  obscurest 
and  most  imsatisfactory  fashion,  the  face  of  even 
father  or  mother.  Or  one  can  miagine  no  odors 
and  another  no  tastes,  though  each  has  experienced 
them  times  without  number. 

The  practical  use  of  such  an  inquiry  is  two-fold, 
[f  a  speaker  knows  the  prevailing  imagery  in  his 
hearers'   minds  he  can   so   choose  his  words  in  pre- 


senting a  topic  that  these  words  will  find  effective 
interpretation  in  that  prevailing  imagery.  He  will 
not  use  words  that  convey  chiefly  suggestions  of 
sound  when  he  wishes  to  be  followed  intelligently 
by  minds  mostly  furnished  with  pictures ;  nor  will 
he  expect  with  wealth  of  visual  suggestions  to  win 
appreciation   from  a   mind  where  sounds  prevail. 

This  consideration  is  of  especial  importance  to 
teachers.  In  the  second  place,  poverty  of  imagery 
in  any  one  of  the  sense-fields  can  be  corrected, 
where  the  appropriate  sense  organs  are  not  lacking. 
So  from  the  side  of  both  speaker  and  hearer  benefit 
will  accrue  from  such  a  study  of  imagery. 

A  few  questions  are  asked  concerning  aesthetic 
tastes.  Here  again  their  importance  is  in  the  line  of 
determining  where  connections  can  be  made  with  the 
student's  aesthetic  interests  to  the  end  of  improve- 
ment. 

And  finally  a  group  of  questions  concerns  physi- 
cal characteristics.  These  especially,  though  to 
some  extent  all,  are  designed  to  discover  what  pos- 
sibilities for  further  special-  psychological  investiga- 
tion are  offered  in  the  college. 

Of  course,  no  one  is  obliged  to  answer  these 
questions  and  I  want  no  one  to  do  so,  who  is  not 
willing  to  do  so  with  care;  but  I  should  be  greatly 
pleased  if  I  could  receive  such  an  answer  from  every 
undergraduate  in  Bowdoin. 

CH.Md.ES  T.  Burnett. 


FORIMER  ORIENT  EDITORS., 

In  the  list  of  former  Orient  editors,  published 
in  the  Orient  of  March  29,  there  were  a  number  of 
mistakes  relative  to  their  present  professions  and 
residences,  which  I  am  sure  you  will  be  glad  to 
have  corrected.  W.  T.  Goodale,  '74,  spoken  of  as 
teaching  in  California,  has  been  a  practising  physi- 
cian in  Saco,  Maine,  since  1888;  G.  S.  Mower,  'yi, 
has  never  been  in  the  Maine  Senate,  as  would  be 
inferred  from  the  list,  but  was  for  several  terms 
in  the  Senate  of  South  Carolina,  being  a  lawyer  at 
Newberry,  in  that  state  ;  F.  W.  Hawthorne, '74,  spoken 
of  as  being  a  journalist  in  Florida,  has  been  in  New 
York  for  many  years  and  is  on  the  editorial  staff 
of  the  Oiobe  and  Coinmereial  Advertiser ;  C.  T. 
Hawes,  '76,  of  Bangor,  the  loyal  supporter  of  Bow- 
doin athletics,  is  in  the  insurance  business  and  not 
in  the  ministry;  Barrett  Potter,  '78,  is  not  a  member 
of  the  House  of  Representatives,  but  of  the  Senate ; 
J.  H,  Little,  '86,  is  not  in  newspaper  work  in 
Bangor,  but  has  been  in  other  lines  of  business  for 
several  years :  W.  M.  Emery,  '89,  spoken  of  as  a 
journalist  in  New  Bedford  has  been  on  the  staff  of 
the  FctH  River  Daily  Times  since  igoo,  and  R,  R. 
Goodall,  '03,  is  not  an  instructor  at  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology,  but  is  Professor  of 
Romance  Languages  at  Simmons  College,  Boston, 
since   1Q03, 

John  Ci.air  Minot,  '96. 


We  accept  the  corrections  with  pleasure,  but  add 
that  it  was  more  our  intention  to  give  successes 
achieved  than  present  occupations. 

Editor. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


SUBSCRIPTIONS. 

Our  managers  find  it  hard  to  get  the  fellows  to 
subscribe  and  still  harder  to  collect  after  they  have 
subscribed.  Now,  why  is  it?  Here  are  three  prob- 
able reasons.  First,  the  men  feel  that  they  are  get- 
ting nothing  for  their  money.  Second,  that  they  are 
paying  more  than  their  share;  by  this  I  mean,  that 
because  some  of  the  men  do  not  pay  their  subscrip- 
tions there  is  an  extra  subscription  loaded  upon 
those  who  do  pay.  Third,  that  even  after  the  men 
have  paid  their  subscriptions,  they  must  pay  again 
to  see  every  game.  Is  there  any  remedy?  I  offer  a 
suggestion — Have  the  subscription  fixed  and  grant 
each  man.  who  pays  his  subscription,  a  season  ticket 
admitting  him  to  all  the  games,  except  one  or  per- 
hap.^  two  of  the  best  ones.  This  has  worked  in 
other  colleges,  wlty  not  in  ours? 

'     J.  Franklin  Morrison,  Bowdoin,  1908. 


in  regard  to  the  pennant  awarded  in  the  spring  of 
1903. 

The  committee  on  competition  for  assistant  man- 
agership gave  its  report,  and  it  was  voted,  as  Article 
LV.  of  the  by-laws  of  the  Athletic  Council  of  Bow- 
doin College,  that: 

"It  shall  be  the  duty  of. each  manager  to  assign 
work  to  candidates  for  the  office  of  assistant  man- 
ager. The  managers  are  recjuired  to  keep  in  detail 
records  of  such  assignments  and  to  report  to  the 
council  on  the  work  of  each  candidate." 

The  Secretary  was  instructed  to  obtain  the  names 
of  the  preparatory  school  men,  collected  by  Capt. 
Chapman,  same  to  be  kept  in  the  files  of  the  council. 

It  was  finally  voted  that  the  report  of  the  Foot- 
ball Manager  be  accepted  as  a  partial  report,  to  be 
referred  back  with  the  understanding  that  there 
shall   be   another   report. 


'■THE  MAGISTRATE." 

The  Bowdoin  Dramatic  Club  staged  their  pro- 
duction. "The  Magistrate,"  in  Kotzschmar  Hall, 
Portland,  for  the  first  time  Saturday  evening,  April 
15.  under  the  auspices  of  the  Alpha  Delta  Sigma 
fraternity  of  Portland  High  School.  The  members 
of  the  club  and  their  coach  are  very  well  satisfied 
with  their  performance.  The  club  were  unfortunate 
enough  to  be  in  Portland  on  an  evening  when  there 
were  so  many  entertainments  but  drew  a  fair-sized 
audience  which  made  up  in  enthusiasm  what  it 
lacked  in  numbers,  and  each  act  was  appreciatively 
applauded.  The  audience  fell  into  sympathy  with 
the  actors  from  the  start,  as  has  been  Bowdoin's 
experience  with  Portland  audiences,  and  was  well 
satisfied  with  the  work  of  the  students  in  the  play. 
Bowdiiin  students  are  now  looking  forward  to  the 
prndiiciion  of  the  play  in  Brunswick  in  the  near 
future.  The  club  also  has  Togus  under  considera- 
tion as  a  place  for  the  production. 


MEETING  OF  ATHLETIC  COUNCIL. 

At  the  Athletic  Council  meeting,  held  Friday,  April 
IS,  at  4.45  P.M.  the  report  of  the  foot-ball  manager 
for  the  season  of  1904  was  read  by  Mr.  Philoon  and 
in  this  connection  it  was  voted  that  the  amount  of 
the  subscription  collected  by  Mr.  Sewall  be  sub- 
tracted from  the  debt  of  1904,  that  $35.21  be 
advanced  to  Mr.  Sewall;  that  an  itemized  account  of 
the  outstanding  debts  to  the  Athletic  Association  be 
presented  to  the  council  at  its  next  regular  meeting. 

It  was  also  voted  that  the  managers  shall  not  col- 
lect subscriptions  outside  the  student  body  without 
the  consent  of  the  council. 

The  report  of  the  Base-ball  Manager  was  read 
by  Dr.  Whittier.  and  accepted ;  it  was  voted  to  refer 
the  schedule  of  the  second  team  to  the  Schedule 
Committee. 

The  tennis  manager's  report  was  read  and 
accepted,'  all  except  the  schedule,  which  is  to  be 
referred  to  the  Schedule  Committee.  Nominations 
for  Assistant  Tennis  Manager  were  made  as  fol- 
lows: Mincher,  '07;  Hacker.  '07;  Linnell,  '07,  alter- 
nate. 

It  was  voted  to  accept  the  report  of  Mr.  Philoon 


THETA    DELTA    CHI    HOUSE    OPENING.  -^ 

The  Theta  Delta  Chi  fraternity  held  its  formal 
opening  and  house-warming  Friday  evening,  March 
29.  The  decorations  consisted  of  palms,  ferns, 
smilax,  cut  flowers,  and  potted  plants.  The 
patronesses  were  Mrs.  William  DeWitt  Hyde,  Mrs. 
Frank  E.  Woodruff,  Mrs.  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell,  Mrs. 
Packard  of  Bridgton,  Mass.,  and  Miss  Grace  Chand- 
ler of  Jamaica   Plain,   Mass. 

From  3,30  to  4,30  p.m.  a  large  reception  was  held 
in  the  spacious  living  room,  250  invitations  having 
been  issued  .for  the  occasion ;  an  orchestra  of  six 
pieces  led  by  Francis  J.  Welch,  '03,  of  Portland,  fur- 
nished music  during  the  reception.  In  the  evening 
the  young  ladies  invited  from  out  of  town  were 
entertained  at  dinner  by  the  fraternity,  and  later, 
dancing  was  enjoyed  until  an  early  hour  of  the 
morning.  During  intermission  Caterer  Hall  fur- 
nished fine  refreshments  of  salads,  ices,  punch,  and 
coffee. 

The  arrangement  committee  consisted  of  John  H. 
Woodruff,  '05,  Stanley  Williams,  '05,  Arthur  H. 
Bodkin,  Jr.,  '06,  Harold  G.  Tobey,  '06,  and  Harry 
L.  Brown,  '07. 

The  various  fraternities  were  represented  by 
Wallace  C.  Philoon,  '05,  of  Auburn,  Alpha  Delta 
Phi;  F.  Keith  Ryan,  '05,  of  Hampton,  N.  B..  Psi 
Upsilon ;  Harold  R.  Nutter,  '05,  of  Bangor,  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon ;  Robert  E.  Hall,  '05,  of  Dover,  Zeta 
Psi ;  Harold  S.  Stetson,  '06,  of  Brunswick,  Kappa 
Sigma;  Arthur  L.  McCobb,  '06,  of  Boothbay,  Delta 
Upsilon ;  George  Parcher,  '06,  of  Ellsworth,  Beta 
Theta  Pi. 


One  of  the  staunchest  advocates  of  the  value  of 
the  young  college  man  in  business  is  H.  J.  Hap- 
good  of  New  York  City.  Hapgoods,  the  national 
organization  of  brain  brokers,  of  which  Mr.  Hap- 
good  is  president,  is  constantly  calling  the  attention 
of  employers  to  the  advantages  of  college  training, 
and  during  the  past  two  years  has  secured  good 
positions  in  business  and  technical  work  for  over 
1,500  young  College,  University  and  Technical 
School  graduates.  Mr.  Hapgood,  who  is  a  Dart- 
mouth graduate,  practices  what  he  preaches  by 
employing  a  large  number  of  college  men  in  the 
various  offices  of  Hapgoods  throughout  the  country. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
R.   G.  WEBBER.  1906,         ■       •       Editor-in-Chief. 


H.  P.  'WINSLOW,  1906. 
H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 
A.   L.    ROBINSON,  1908. 


Associate  Editors: 

r.  h.  hupper,  1908. 

R.  A.  LEE,  1908. 
H.    G.   GIDDINGS,  A.B., 
Medical  School,  1907. 


G.  0.  SOULE,  1906,  • 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907, 


•     ■     Business   Manager. 
Ass't   Business   Manager. 


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Vol.  XXXV.                APRIL  21, 

1905. 

No,    1 

The  New 
Board. 


The  happy  completion  of 
volume  thirty-four  records 
one  if  not  tlie  most  suc- 
cessful year  the  Orient  has  yet  enjoyed.  The 
retiring  board  have  put  into  their  labors  an 
earnestness  and  zeal  that  have  rewarded  them 
by  seeing  the  Orient  stand  high  up  among 
similar  college  publications. 

To  take  up  the  work  where  they  left  it  and 
to  continue  that  same  well  defined  and  clearly 
apparent  policy  are  the  obligations  of  the 
entering  board.  Along  no  other  lines  do  we 
think  greater  success  can  be  gained  than  by 
adopting  their  policy. 

It  will  be  our  aim,  accordingly,  to  give  the 
alumni,  faculty  and  undergraduates  as  inter- 
esting a  source  of  information  as  is  possible. 
To  be  accurate  and  in  heartv  accord  with  all 


that  is  Bowdoin's  best  and  highest ;  to  keep  the 
alumni  in  touch  with  the  college  activities  here 
and  at  large ;  to  present  student  needs  and 
views,  such  as  lie  within  our  province,  to  the 
faculty,  and  to  interest  mostly  undergraduates 
in  all  that  concerns  the  welfare  of  the  college 
is  our  aim  and  earnest  desire. 

We  will  at  tim.es  meet  with  failure  in  the 
attainment  of  our  principles,  but  to  do  our  best 
is  the  task  bearing  upon  us.  We  invite  sug- 
gestions and  co-operation  from  all  and  are  at 
all  times  open  to  criticism. 


Prize 
Speaking. 


The  prize  speaking  contest 
which  is  held  every  com- 
mencement and  which  has 
for  the  past  few  years  been  restricted  to 
Sophomores,  is  now  open  to  all  classes  except 
the  Senior  Class.  Under  the  present  arrange- 
ment there  will  be  twelve  speakers  selected 
from  the  three  classes.  Three  of  the  12 
chosen  will  be  alternates  and  there  will  be  nine 
speakers.  The  event  usually  occurs  on  Mon- 
day of  Commencement  week. 

This  departure  from  the  old  rule  will  bring 
a  more  interesting  list  of  speakers  and  a  much 
keener  competition  into  the  event.  The  inno- 
vation is  accepted  with  pleasure  by  all. 


Second 
Team. 


There  is  every  indication 
that  we  will  have  a 
stronger  second  team  this 
year  than  we  have  had  for  several  years  pre- 
vious. It  is  a  lamentable  fact  that  in  past 
years  the  college  as  a  whole  has  given  no  sup- 
port to  the  second  and  consec|uently  the  play- 
ers themselves  have  taken  but  little  interest  in 
the  games.  This  3'ear  we  hope  it  will  be  dif- 
ferent. An  effort  has  been  made  to  schedule 
games  with  teams  which  will  put  up  an  inter- 
esting exhibition,  and,  moreover,  teams  on 
which  there  are  players  whom  we  need  at 
Bowdoin  in  years  to  come.  Everyone  wishes 
to  see  a  large  entering  class  here  next  fall  and 
here  is  a  chance  for  every  man  to    do    some- 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


thing  towards  having  one.  The  larger  attend- 
ance there  is  at  the  games,  the  more  favorable 
will  be  the  impression  which  the  men  on  the 
visiting  team  will  get  of  Bowdoin.  The  bet- 
ter insight  they  can  get  into  the  true  Bowdoin 
spirit,  the  more  they  will  wish  to  come  here. 
The  Massachusetts  Club  has  gladly  taken 
upon  itself  the  duty  of  extending  its  hospital- 
ity and  that  of  the  college  to  the  Somerville 
High  team,  which  will  play  here  on  May  2. 
Let  us  hope  that  every  undergraduate  will  also 
lend  his  hearty  co-operation  in  entertaining 
this  team  and  others  and  let  all  remember  that 
attendance  at  the  games  is  a  great  help  which 
all  can  render. 


good  one,  and  hard  work  and  pluck  are  bound 
to  count. 


Track 
Athletics. 


The  annual  state  track 
meet  is  now  less  than  a 
month  away  and  every 
indication  points  to  the  greatest  struggle  in  the 
history  of  track  athletics  in  the  state  of  Maine. 
The  meet  this  year  is  held  at  Orono  and  this 
together  with  the  fact  that  the  meet  will  be  the 
first  in  the  second  series  for  the  cup  makes  the 
meet  unusually  important.  The  word  comes 
from  Maine  that  they  mean  to  liave  tlie  meet 
and  if  hard  work  can  help  them  they  certainly 
have  the  right  to  feel  encouraged.  They  have 
been  working  ever  since  last  fall  and  from 
indications  have  some  good  material  to  offer. 
Such  being  the  case  what  are  we  to  do? 
The  only  thing  for  Bowdoin  to  do  is  to 
WORK.  Let  every  one  do  his  utmost  for  the 
next  few  weeks  to  develop  the  best  possible 
team.  No  fault  can  be  found  with  the  interest 
taken  so  far ;  a  large  number  of  men  are  on  the 
field  each  day  and  a  splendid  spirit  of  determi- 
nation is  being  manifested — a  spirit  worthy  of 
the  college  and  the  occasion.  It  is  magnifi- 
cent. The  only  thing  necessary  is  to  keep  it 
up — and  this  we  must  do. 

There  is  nothing  to  feel  discouraged  over. 
True,  we  have  lost  some  good  men  from  last 
year,  but  we  have  got  some  coming  along  that 
have  got  the  "makin's."     The  battle  will  be  a 


The     best     judgment     of     the 

The  Jnry's  college  will  sustain  the  action 

Action.  the     student     who     attempted 

of  the  jury  in  voting  to  suspend 
to  keep  for  exclusive  use  one  of  the  reserved  books 
of  the  librao'.  This  annoying  and  contemptible 
practice  must  be  stopped  and  an  example  had  to  be 
made  of  the  first  one  who  in  any  way  restricted  the 
use  of  one  of  the  reserved  books.  The  low  and 
petty  actions  of  a  few  should  never  be  allowed  to 
restrict  the  freedom  of  the  library  privileges  in  any 
way.  The  jury  has  gone  a  long  way  toward  remov- 
ing this  disagreeable  practice. 


„.      „       .....    The   attention   of   the   col- 
The   Psychological     ,  •         ,,    , 

Inquiry.  ^^S^-  ^^  ^^^^^^  ^o  a  psycho- 

logical inquiry  soon  to  be 
in  progress.  A  communication  printed  else- 
where in  our  columns  describes  the  nature  of 
it.  No  one  is  obliged  to  answer  the  questions, 
and  none  is  asked  to  do  so  who  will  not  reply 
with  care ;  but  a  generous  response  of  the  stu- 
dents will  confer  a  great  favor  upon  the 
department. 


With    all    our    interest    in 
Tennis.  base-ball    and    track     ath- 

letics during  this  spring 
term  we  must  not  forget  that  the  tennis  team 
contributes  not  a  little  to  the  upholding  of  the 
honor  of  the  college.  For  this  reason  deep 
interest  should  be  taken  in  developing  a  win- 
ning team  this  year.  For  several  weeks  the 
outdoor  courts  of  other  colleges  have  been  in 
fairly  good  condition  and  the  candidates  for 
the  teams  have  been  putting  in  some  hard 
practice.  Let  each  fraternity  see  to  it  imme- 
diately that  our  courts  are  put  into  good  con- 
dition in  order  to  begin  tennis  practice  at  once. 


-      CHOCURUA    LODGE. 

Chocurua  Lodge  among  the  White  Mountains  of 
New  Hampshire,  offers  a  summer  home  for  boys  for 
recreation,  study  and  camping  trips  from,  July  the 
fifth  to  September  the  first.  The  Lodge  is 
under     the     direction     of     Mr.     William      T.      Fos- 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


ter,  assisted  by  Dr.  Charles  T.  Burnett,  Arthur 
E.  Wood,  Harvard,  '06,  and  Cyrus  C.  Shaw, 
Bowdoin,  '06.  Boys  will  be  prepared  for  college 
entrance  examinations  and  to  make  i:p  deficiencies 
in  school  and  college  studies.  The  work  done  at 
Chocurua  Lodge  is  accepted,  without  examination, 
by  many  of  the  leading  schools  of  the  country.  All 
the  tutoring  is  individual.  The  Lodge  is  on  the 
shore  of  Lake  Chocurua,  near  the  foot  of  the  moun- 
tain, remote  and  secluded,  yet  within  a  mile  of  post- 
office,  telephone,  physician,  and  all  necessary  sup- 
plies. The  charge  for  the  entire  term,  including 
every  necessary  expense,  is  $200.  Chocurua  is 
reached  via  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  to  West 
Ossipee  Station.  The  season  of  1905  will  be  Mr. 
Foster's  fifth  year  as  d'rector  of  a  summer  school 
and  camp  for  boys,  and  his  third  suinmer  at 
Chocurua.  Very  attractive  circulars,  containing  a 
picture  of  A'lt.  Chocurua  and  the  lake  on  which  the 
camp  is  situated,  together  with  a  list  of  references, 
among  which  are  .such  names  as  President  Hyde  of 
Bowdoin,  L.  B.  R.  Briggs,  A.M.,  LL.D.,  Dean  of 
the  Faculty  of  Arts  and  Sciences,  Harvard  Univer- 
sity and  lienry  Van  Dyke,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Professor 
of  English  Literature  at  Princet'bn,  can  be  obtained 
from  Mr.  Foster,  whose  address  after  June  25  will 
be  Chocurua.   N.  H. 


REV.    MR.    JUMP    ON    MR.    ROCKEFELLER'S 
GIFT. 

In  a  recent  sermon  Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump,  pas- 
tor of  the  College  Church,  defended  the  action  of 
the  Prudential  Committee  of  the  American  Board  of 
Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions  in  recommend- 
ing the  acceptance  of  the  gift  of  $100,000  from  John 
D.  Rockefeller.     Mr.  Jump  said  in  part : 

"Mr,  Rockefeller  is  both  a  money  earner  and  a 
money  giver.  He  may  employ  blameworthy 
methods  in  earning  money,  but  he  surely  employs 
praiseworthy  methods  in  dispensing  it.  It  is  against 
the  methods  of  earning  the  money  that  the  clergy- 
men protest,  but  not  against  the  methods  of  giving 
it  away.  The  money  was  earned  by  Mr.  Rockefel- 
ler in  a  business  matchless  for  enterprise.  It  was 
not  stolen,  but  was  fairly  earned.  The  American 
Board  has  a  legal  and  moral  right  to  accept  it,  and 
while  the  Christian  church  may  protest  against  Mr. 
Rockefeller's  methods  of  earning  the  money  in  the 
meantime  it  can  iise  the  money  in  the  carrying  on 
work  that  will  help  the  kingdom  of  God." 


MASS  MEETING. 

A  mass-meeting  was  held  April  11  in  the 
Gymnasium,  called  by  the  management  of  the 
Track  Athletic  Team  for  the-  purpose  of  arousing 
enthusiasm  in  preparation  for  tbe  Maine  Intercolle- 
giate Meet.  Philoon,  '05,  President  of  the  Athletic 
Association,  presided  and  Captain  Denning  of  the 
Track  Team,  Captain  Clarke  of  the  Base-Ball  Team, 
Captain  Chapman  of  next  year's  Foot-ball  Team, 
and  Manager  Andrews  of  the  Track  Team,  all  made 
short,  earnest  speeches  urging  the  men  to  support 
the  track  management  and  enter  into  training  for 
;he  meet.  Great  interest  was  manifested  by  the 
students  which  has  worked  out  in  a  practical  man- 
ner, for  the  ntmiber  of  candidates  in  training  has 
been  noticeably  increased. 


DEBATING  NOTES. 

The  subject  for  the  debate  of  April  18  was, 
"Resolved,  That  a  system  of  mercantile  marine  sub- 
sidies should  be  established  by  the  United  States 
Government  in  aid  of  American  shipping." 

The  affirmative  was  supported  by  Burroughs  and 
Fernald;  the  negative  by  Hall  and  Damren. 

Hon.  Edward  Clarence  Plummer,  A.M.,  of  the 
Class  of  'S7,  who  is  now  representing  the  shipping 
interests  of  the  country  at  Washington,  D.  C,  was 
kind  enough  to  be  present  and  made  an  excellent 
address.  It  was  a  fine  object  lesson  for  the  class 
because  Mr.  Plummer  argued  with  great  clearness 
in  favor  of  ship  subsidy.  In  behalf  of  the  Debat- 
ing Class  and  of  the  college  the  Orient  heartily 
thanks  Mr,  Plummer  for  his  kind  assistance. 


LIBRARY  BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED 


The  French  Revolution. 

Attention  is  called  to  this  volume,  which  is  the 
eighth  in  the  Cambridge  modern  history.  The 
entire  work,  which  will  embrace  several  volumes, 
was  planned  by  the  late  Lord  Acton  but  was  left  to 
others  to  complete.  The  chapters  are  written  by 
specialists  and  deal  exhaustively  with  the  various 
phases  of  modern  history.     (c)00:C2i) 

Shaw,  Albert.     The  Business  Career. 

This  is  a  lecture  delivered  at  the  University  of 
California,  by  the  editor  of  the  Review  of  Reviews. 
It  is  a  plea  for  a  broad  outlook  among  business  men 
and  especially  for  a  place,  beyond  the  routine  of 
liusiness.   for  civic   duties.     (,S30.4  S  53) 


Hewlett,  Maurice. 


The  Road  in  Tuscany. 

sions     about     the     places     and 


.\  ])Ook  of  imprc? 
scenes  in  Tuscany.  In  the  preface  Mr.  Hewlett 
writes  that  his  book  is  designed  for  the  leisurely 
traveller  and  that  much  of  the  material  is  gathered 
from  life  outside  the  cities.  The  book  deals  in  an 
ample  but  informal  way  of  the  architecture,  art,  and 
literature  of  Tuscany.     (914.55  :  H  48) 

White,   A.   D.      Antobiography. 

A  portion  of  the  material  in  these  volumes  has 
appeared  in  the  pages  of  the  Century  Magazine  but 
much  is  here  printed  for  the  first  time.  The  chap- 
ters form  a  very  complete  record  of  President 
White's  early  life,  of  his  career  as  university  profes- 
sor and  president  and  of  the  later  years  in  the  diplo- 
matic service.  President  White  went  twice  as  the 
representative  of  the  United  States  to  Germany  and 
he  has  described  at  some  length  his  impressions  of 
the  German  emperor  and  of  German  lifle. 
(B:  Ws8i) 

Tarkington,   Booth.      In   the  Arena. 

.A.  collection  of  six  stories  of  political  life.  Mr. 
Tnrkington's  own  experience  in  the  Indiana  legisla- 
ture has,  perhaps,  furnished  much  of  the  material 
for  the  stories.  He  has  drawn  some  life-like  figures 
and  reproduced  the  environment  and  the  phraseology 
of  the  politicians.     (813.49  :T  20) 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


College  Botes. 

Collins,  '07,  is  out  of  college  this  term,  and  will 
probably  teach. 

R.  C.  Clark,  '07,  is  out  of  college  this  term,  teach- 
ing at  Boothbay  Harbor. 

Fernald^  '07,  is  at  the  Maine  General  Hospital  at 
Portland,  ill  with  typhoid  fever. 

Clement  F.  Robinson,  '03,  of  the  Harvard  Law 
School,  is  passing  a  few  days  with  his  parents. 

The  work  on  the  new  Carnegie  Library  at  Tufts 
will  be  begun  immediately  after  Commencement, 

H.  L.  Hatch,  '07.  has  returned  to  college  after  an 
enforced  absence,  due  to  the  illness  of  his  mother. 

Rev.  Mr.  Jump  attended  a  meeting  of  the  Amer- 
ican Board  of  Foreign  Missions  held  in  Boston  last 
week. 

Payne's  Second  Regiment  Band  of  Lewiston  has 
been  engaged  for  Commencement  week  at  Bowdoin 
June  20-22. 

The  last  issue  of  the  Brunswick  Record  con- 
tained an  interesting  article  on  the  divorce  question 
by   President   Hyde. 

Arthur  Furbish,  Class  of  1902,  and  George  Stover, 
Class  of  1903,  returned  to  Brunswick  to  pass  their 
vacation  last  Saturday. 

Cox,  '08,  attended  the  annual  banquet  of  the  Phi 
Epsilon  Sigma  fraternity  of  Exeter  held  at  Thorn- 
dike   Hotel,    Boston,   April    5. 

Archie  Shorey,  '05,  is  supplying  as  principal  of 
the  Richmond  High  School  during  the  illness  of  H. 
D.    Stewart   with   typhoid   fever. 

W.  A.  Powers,  '06,  who  with  his  cousin,  P.  H. 
Powers,  '08,  has  been  passing  several  weeks  in  the 
West   Indies,   returned  to  college  last  week. 

Webber,  '06,  attended  the  convention  of  the  presi- 
dents of  the  New  England  Y.  M.  C.  A.  held  at 
Wesleyan  University  during  the  recent  recess. 

The  State  of  Maine  Club  in  Boston  has  now  400 
members;  375  are  active  members.  The  names  of 
several  Bowdoin  men  appear  among  the  membership 
li.st. 

The  Christian  Association  has  just  issued  topic 
cards  for  this  spring.  These  cards  contain  a  list  oi 
the  speakers  for  the  meetings  held  every  Thursday 
at  7  P.M. 

The  annual  appearance  of  the  Brunswick  min- 
strels, which  have  been  staged  so  successfully  in  the 
past,  will  occur  Friday  evening,  April  28,  in  the 
Town    Hall. 

The  Harvard  Freshmen  lost  their  debate  with 
Phillips-Exeter,  last  Saturday,  on  the  same  ques- 
tion that  Bowdoin  debated  Amherst.  The  Harvard 
men  had  the  affirmative. 

About  twenty-five  students  attended  the  produc- 
tion of  the  "Isle  of  Spice"  at  the  Empire  last 
Wednesday.  Not  a  few  missed  the  train  and  were 
forced  to  stop  at  the  hotels. 

Dr.  Roberts  was  called  to  Minneapolis  on 
Wednesday  before  the  recent  recess  by  the  death  of 
his  mother.  The  .sympathy  of  the  college  goes  out 
to  Dr.  Roberts  in  his  bereavement. 


Kingsley,  '07.  is  now  at  the  Augusta  City  Hos- 
pital where  he  recently  underwent  a  successful 
operation.  His  friends  will  be  glad  to  hear  that  he 
is  resting  as  comfortably  as  could  be  expected. 

Manager  Andrews  has  sent  out  his  first  invoice 
of  invitations  for  the  Interscholastic  Meet,  which 
will  take  place  on  the  Whittier  Athletic  field  May  27. 
He  will  send  out  a  second  lot  in  the  near  future. 

Professor  Robinson  delivered  a  lecture  on 
"Radium"  before  the  Saturday  Club  April  7.  In 
addition  to  his  treatise  of  the  subject.  Professor 
Robinson  also  explained  the  meaning  of  the  term 
"Radio-Activity"  and  its  application. 

The  members  of  the  victorious  drill  squads  of 
the  Class  of  1907  for  the  past  two  years  were  enter- 
tained at  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  House  by  Burton, 
'07,  on  Saturday  evening.  Refreshments  were  served 
and  the  evening  was  spent  in  an  enjoyable  manner. 

A  large  number  of  students  participated  in  the 
production  of  the  opera  "Frogs  of  Windham," 
Thursday  and  Friday  evenings  at  the  Town  Hall. 
The  opera  was  given  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Young  People's  Society  of  the  Universalist  Church. 

Notice  has  been  posted  that  Miss  Emily  Keene 
Barnum  of  Portland,  will  take  a  sketch  class  to 
Quebec  during  the  month  of  July  and  that  she  will 
meet  classes  in  Banister  hall  in  the  Chapel  build- 
ig  on  Thursdays  of  each  week  in  preparation  for  the 
trip. 

Professor  Lee  was  called  to  Providence,  R.  I., 
during  vacation  to  make  selections  from  the  library 
of  the  late  Alpheus  S.  Packard,  '61,  who  bequeathed 
two-thirds  of  his  books  to  Bowdoin.  A  list  of  some 
of  lhe  most  important  books  will  appear  in  the 
Orient   shortly. 

The  alumni  of  the  Sigma  Beta  Phi  fraternity  of 
the  Brunswick  High  School  won  a  great  victory 
from  a  team  made  up  of  "Medics"  on  the  delta  last 
Saturday  afternoon  by  the  score  of  17  to  14.  Nine 
hair-raising  innings  were  played  and  the  interest 
never  lagged  for  a  moment. 

Harold  Weiler,  '08,  of  Houlton,  has  recently 
nndergone  a  very  critical  surgical  operation  at  the 
Maine  General  Hospital  in  Portland  for  appendici- 
tis. Mr.  Weiler's  condition  was  considered  almost 
hopeless  during  last  week,  but  the  latest  reports  are 
that  he  is  greatly  improved. 

Commander  Robert  E.  Peary,  '7y,  who  is  attract- 
mg  such  wide  attention  at  present,  will,  at  no  dis- 
tant date,  lecture  on  his  Arctic  explorations  before 
the  college.  The  Orient  contemplates  at  the  time 
a  "Peary  Number"  in  which  will  be  a  summary  of 
all  the  plans  and  purposes  of  his  present  trip. 

Henry  K.  Bradbury,  of  the  Class  of  '44,  whose 
death  occurred  last  week,  had  the  distinction  of 
being  the  youngest  man  who  ever  graduated  from 
Bowdoin,  he  receiving  his  diploma  at  the  age  of  17: 

By  the  will  of  the  late  Mrs.  Stanford,  Leland 
Stanford  University  will  receive  about  half  of  her 
property — estimated'  to  be  worth  $3,875,000. 

The  Bowdoin  Interscholastic  Tennis  tourna- 
ment will  be  held  here  May  19.  Twenty  schools  will 
be  represented,  including  some  in  Massachusetts  and 
New  Plampshire.  It  will  without  doubt  be  the  big- 
gest tennis  tournament  ever  held  in  Maine,  over 
twenty   schools  expecting  to  be  represente.d.     Large 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


silver  cups  will  be  offered  as  prizes  in  both  singles 
and  doubles.  The  cups  will  stand  twelve  inches 
high  and  the  school  winning  either  of  them  will 
have  a  souvenir  to  be  proud  of. 

The  semi-annual  meeting  of  the  Maine  Athletic 
Board  was  held  at  Orono,  last  Saturday,  represen- 
tatives from  Colby,  Bates  and  Maine  being  present. 
Prof.  F.  E.  Pomeroy  of  Bates  was  elected  secre- 
tary in  place  of  Professor  W.  S.  Bailey  of  Colby, 
who  resigned.  The  eligibility  of  men  under  the 
one-year  residence  rule  was  interpreted  to  mean  that 
a  student  in  attendance  at  one  college  should  not  be 
eligible  at  a  second  college  until  he  had  been  in 
attendance  a  whole  year,  no  matter  how  long  a  time 
had  elapsed   since  he  left  the  first  institution. 

On  April  ii  Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump,  who  has  rep- 
resented Amherst  College  and  Yale  University  in 
debate,  and  who  for  several  years  has  been  a  promi- 
nent public  speaker,  gave  a  very  interesting  lecture 
before  the  members  of  the  debating  course  in  the 
Lecture  Rooms  of  Hubbard  Hall.  His  subject  was 
J  "The  Training  of  a  Public  Speaker."  The  lecture 
was  full  of  helpful  hints  and  profitable  advice  and 
Rev.  Mr.  Jump  exemplified  the  doctrines  laid  down 
in  his  remarks  by  the  manner  in  which  he  held  the 
attention  of  his  audience  during  the  entire  lecture. 
The  members  of  the  course  are  especially  fortunate 
in  having  such  a  friend  near  at  hand  to  contribute 
to  their  study  of  the  "Forms  of  Public  Address." 

Statistics  recently  compiled  show  that  Bowdoin's 
athletic  record  with  the  other  Maine  colleges  is  as 
follows :  Out  of  20  tennis  championships,  singles 
and  doubles.  University  of  Maine  has  won  one, 
Colby  two,  Bates  three,  Bowdoin  14.  Of  the  10 
track  meets  held  neither  Bates  nor  Colby  has  won  a 
meet,  Maine  has  won  one  and  Bowdoin  nine.  In 
base-ball  Bowdoin  has  won  three  more  games  than 
Colby,  is  eight  games  ahead  of  Bates  and  is  12 
games  ahead  of  University  of  Maine.  In  foot-ball 
Bowdoin  has  played  eight  games  with  University  of 
Maine,  winning  five ;  out  of  12  played  with  Bates, 
Bowdoin  has  won  eight ;  out  of  17  games  played 
with  Colby,  Bowdoin  has  won  12. 


Cbrtsttan  association  IFtems. 


The  first  meeting  of  the  Association  under  the 
new  cabinet  was  held  Thursday,  April  13.  Web- 
ber. '06,  presented  clearly  and  definitely  the  policy 
and  line  which  the  Association  will  strive  to  work 
along  during  the  coming  year. 

It  will  be  the  aim  of  the  Association  to  devote 
time  and  energy  to  increasing  the  membership. 
One  hundred  men  ought  to  be  the  minimum  for  a 
college  of  Bowdoin's  size.  -Colleges  half  Bowdoin's 
size  have  twice  the  Christian  Association  men  that 
we  have.  Bowdoin  should  unite  in  the  world-wide 
movement  of  the  student  associations  and  keep 
pace  with  its  advancements. 

Bible  study  was  brought  next  to  the  attention  of 
the  members.  On  this  phase  of  Association  work, 
Bowdoin  is  backward.  The  inauguration  of  Fra- 
ternity Bible  Study  will,  however,  put  us  much 
nearer  where  we  belong.  It  is  not  unreasonable  to 
hope  that  at  least  seventy-five  men  will  be  enrolled 
in  the  different  groups  within  the  next  few   weeks. 


It  seems  very  probable  that  six  or  more  men  will 
attend  the  annual  Northfield  Conference,  held  this 
year  from  Jime  to  July  9.  Nowhere  in  Ameri- 
can collegiate  life  is  there  a  better  opportunity  for 
extended  meeting  with  a  crowd  of  fellows  united 
under  a  common  purpose  and  prompted  by  Christian 
faith.  Some  of  the  best  speakers  obtainable  in  this 
country  and  in  England  are  always  present  and 
whose  remarks  contain  deep  and  interesting 
thoughts 

Bowdoin  has  never  been  represented  in  large 
numbers  and  it  is  high  time  that  a  good  delegation 
be  sent. 

THE  3.3D   STATE   CONVENTION. 

The  attention  of  the  students  is  called  to  the 
State  Convention  which  meets  in  Bath,  May  5,  6, 
and  7.  Saturday  afternoon  and  evening  will  be 
devoted  to  college  men.  It  is  highly  important 
that  the  Bowdoin  Association  be  present  in  large 
numbers.  We  should  show  our  appreciation  of  the 
fine  program  that  has  been  arranged  and  our  inter- 
est in  the  Association  work  at  large.  A  Bowdoin 
quartet  will  furnish  music  at  the  evening  service. 

FINANCES. 

The  total  receipts  for  the  year  have  been  $217.65. 
The  balance  on  hand  was  $175,  making  the  total 
debits  .$219.40.  The  total  expenditures  have  been 
$219.40,  and  there  is  a  liability  of  $12.65. 

This  is  a  very  good  showing  and  the  Association 
is  on  much  better  footing  in  this  respect  than  for 
several  years  past.  With  the  constant  growth  of 
the  Association,  ■  there  ought  to  be  a  good  balance 
each  year. 


THE    PRAY    ENGLISH    PRIZE. 

A  prize  of  $50  is  contributed  annually  by  Dr. 
Thomas  J.  W.  Pray,  Class  of  1844,  for  the  best 
scholar  in  English  literature  and  English  Composi- 
tion. The  subect  this  year  is  to  be  "The  Ethical 
Teachings  of  the  Shakesperean  Dramas,  Othello 
and  Macbeth"  and  will  be  due  June  first. 

Tuesday  evening,  March  28,  Professor  Henry  L. 
Chapman  gave  a  lecture  on  Robert  Burns,  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Searchlight  Club,  at  Sanford. 


THE  NEW  TRACK  COACH. 

Mr.  Hobbs,  Who  is  to  coach  the  track  team  for 
the  remainder  of  the  season,  arrived  Monday. 

Mr.  Hobbs  comes  very  highly  recommended  as 
a  sprinter  and  hurdler.  Mr.  Lathrop  and  Mr. 
Hobbs  have  been  giving  the  men  very  careful  con- 
sideration and  training  during  the  past  week  that 
will   do  much   toward   producing  a  winning  team. 


Bowdoin   5,   Boston   College  2.  ~f 

Bowdoin  defeated  Boston  College  in  the  first 
game  of  the  season.  Wednesday,  by  the  score  of  S 
to  2.  The  team  on  the  whole  showed  up  much  bet- 
ter than  was  expected.  A  full  account  of  the  game 
will  appear  in  the  next  issue  of  the  Orient. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


SECOND  TEAM  SCHEDULE. 

Assistant  Manager  Wilson  announces  the 
schedule   for  the   Second  Team  as   follows : 

Satnrday,  April  29 — Kent's  Hill  at  Kent's  Hill. 

Tuesday,  May  2 — Somerville  High  School  at 
Brunswick. 

Saturday,  May  6 — Bath  High  School  at  Bruns- 
wick. 

Wednesd.iy,  May  10 — Edward  Little  High  School 
at  Auburn. 

Saturday,  May  13 — Portland  High  School  at 
Portland. 

Monday,  ]\fay  22 — Lewiston  High  School  at 
Brunswick. 

Wednesday,  May  24 — Fryeburg  Academy  at 
Brunswick. 

Monday.  May  29 — Ricker  Classical  Institute  at 
Brunswick. 

Tuesday,  May  30  (Memorial  Day) — Rockland 
High    School   at    Rockland. 

Arrangements  were  completely  made  for  a  trip 
to  Fryeburg  and  Bridgton  Academy,  but  had  to  be 
given  up  owing  to  the  failure  of  Bridgton  to  give 
the  necessary  guarantee. 


Hlumnt  personals. 


CLASS  OF  1836. 
In  the  Biddcford  Journal  recently  appeared  a 
l(.ing  article  on  the  life  of  the  Rev.  David  B.  Small 
of  South  Berwick,  who  graduated  from  Bowdoin  in 
the  Class  of  1836.  He  has  preached  for  47  years 
and  has  only  held  three  pastorates.  He  is  86  years 
of  age  and  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  figures  in 
the   Congregational   denomination. 

CLASSES  OF  1844  AND  186a. 
The  portraits  of  both  James  G.  Blaine,  honorary 
graduate  1884,  and  of  Thomas  B.  Reed,  i860,  are  to 
be  painted  at  once  for  the  valuable  collections  at 
the  State  Capitol. '  The  portrait  of  Reed  will  be  by 
Vinton,  one  of  the  greatest  of  living  artists. 

CLASS  OF  '77. 
Commander  Robert  E.  Peary  delivered  a  lecture 
on  "Arctic  Exploration"  at  City  Hall,  Portland, 
Wednesday  evening.  Special  rates  were  given  to 
Portland  by  the  railroad  companies  which  were 
taken  advantage  of  by  many  to  hear  Mr.  Peary. 

CLASS    OF    1890. 
A  daughter  was  born  to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Oliver  W. 
Turner  of  Augusta  recently.     Dr.  Turner  is  one  of 


the  best  eye,   ear,  nose  and  throat  specialists  in  this 
section  of  the  state. 


CLASS  OF  1894. 
It  is  an  interesting  coincidence  that  the  city  clerks 
of  three  leading  Maine  cities,  Ralph  P.  Plaisted  of 
Bangor.  Frank  G.  Farrington  of  Augusta  and  Harry 
M.  Bigelow  of  Portland  were  all  members  of  the 
Class  of  1890  in  the  Cony  High  School,  Augusta. 
After  graduation,  Plaisted  and  Farrington  went  to 
Bowdoin,  where  they  graduated  in  '94,  Plaisted 
being  the  best  base-ball  pitcher  of  his  day  in  the 
state  and  Farrington  excelling  in  scholarship  and 
being  the  most  popular  man  of  his  class.  Later 
both  studied  law.  Bigelow  went  to  Annapolis  and 
later  entered  newspaper  work  at  Portland. — Kenne- 
bec Journal. 

CLASS  OF  1895- 
Guy  B.  Mayo  was  nominated  at  the  Republican 
primary  elections  held  on  March  25th,  last,  by  a 
majority  of  295,  as  the  party  candidate  for  the  office 
of  District  Attorney  for  McKeen  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

CLASS   OF   1896. 

The  engagement  of  Henry  Hill  Pierce,  '96,  of 
Portland,  to  Miss  Katherine  R.  Curtis  of  Summit, 
N.  J.,  is  announced.  Mr.  Pierce  is  at  present  prac- 
ticing law   in  New  York  City. 

CLASS   OF   1897. 

Harry  Everett  Gribben.  who  has  been  practicing 
medicine  in  Augusta  during  the  past  three  years, 
has  recently  removed  to  Rockland,  where  he  will 
open  an  office.  Dr.  Gribben  is  a  specialist  in  the  dis- 
eases of  the  eye,  ear  and  throat  and  has  met  with 
good  success  while  in  Augusta,  and  the  opening  in 
Rockland  is  reported  to  be  particularly  bright. 

CLASS   OF   1900. 

Albro  L.  Burnell.  who  has  been  teaching  in  the 
Philippines  for  the  past  three  years,  returned  to  the 
college  this  week. 

Monday  night  he  delivered  an  informal  talk  in 
Hubbard  Hall  relating  some  of  his  experiences  and 
describing  some  of  the  features  of  the  islands  in  a 
very  interesting  manner.  Mr.  Burnell  will  return 
in  a  few  days  for  three  years  more  of  service. 
Other  Bowdoin  men  in  the  Philippines  are  Baker, 
'01,   Giles,    1900,  and  Corliss,   '01. 


to 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


©bituar^. 


CLASS    OF    1899. 

The  many  friends  o£  Roy  H.  Thomas,  Class  of 
1899.  will  be  shocked  to  hear  of  his  sudden  death 
which  occurred  on'  Monday,  March  27.  He  was 
born  in  Yarmouth  April  3,  1878,  and  since  his  grad- 
uation from  college  had  shown  fine  prospects  for  a 
brilliant  future.  For  die  past  few  years  he  has 
been  employed  in  Boston,  Mass.,  with  Cobb.  Aldrich 
&  Co.,  where  he  was  promoted  to  buyer  for  the 
firm.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Kappa  Sigma  fra- 
ternity. 

CLASS  OF  1844. 

Henry  K.  Bradbury,  a  prominent  York  County 
attorney,  died  Monday,  April  3,  aged  78  years.  He 
graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  1844.  at  the  extremely 
young  age  of  17.  read  law  in  Maine  and  California, 
and  practiced  his  chosen  profession  over  fifty  years, 
most  of  which  time  in  Franklin  and  York  counties. 
He  was  also  financially  interested  in  mining  and 
lumbering  in   California   and   West  Virginia. 

Mr.  Bradbury  served  several  terms  in  the  State 
Legislature,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Maine  His- 
torical Society,  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution and  of  the  National  Association  of  the 
Advancement  of  Science. 


The  largest,  the  finest,  and 
the  ONLY  four -floor  Cafe 
east  of  Boston. 

Private  Dining  Rooms  on 
the  3d   and  4.th  floors. 

CATKRING 

to  private  parties,  wertdings, 
banquets,  etc. 


Our  Combination   Course  costs  no  more  for  tuition  than 
cither  the  Shorthand  or  the  Business  Course. 

Catalogue  free.  y.  L.   SHAW,  Pres. 


WATCH    REPAIRING. 

Mainsprings,  75c.       Cleaning,  $1.00. 
The  Two  Combined,  $1.50. 

HERBERT  S.  HARRIS,  128  Front  St.,  Bath,  Me. 


IFn  /IDemoriam. 


Whereas,  the  Bowdoin  Club  of  Boston  would 
like  to  give  expression  to  the  feelings  of  its  mem- 
bers toward  their  deceased  associate,  John  C. 
Coombs  of  the  Class  of  '69,  a  member  of  the  Club 
from  its  beginning,  therefore. 

Be  it  Resolved,  That  the  members  of  the  Bow- 
doin Club  of  Boston  are  deeply  sensible  of  the 
loss  which  they,  as  well  as  their  fellow-alumni,  have 
sustained,  and  desire  to  bear  witness  to  the  virility 
of  character,  the  brilliancy  and  individuality  of 
wit  and  of  intellect,  the  loyalty,  in  life  and  death, 
to  Alma  Mater  and  to  the  interests  of  all  the  sons 
of  Bowdoin,  which  in  so  unusual  measure  character- 
ized their  late  associate,  John  C.  Coombs. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  proceedings  be 
sent  to  his  sister.  Miss  Viola  V.  Coombs,  and  to  the 
BowDOTN   Orient. 

Hall  of  Alpha  Rho^  Kai'pa  Sigma. 
April   II,  1905. 
iriiereas.    It   has   pleased   God   Almighty    in    His 
infinite   wisdom   to   remove  from   earth  our  brother, 
Roy  Houghton  Thomas,  of  the  Class  of  '99,  a  loyal 
and  devoted  member  of  our  Fraternity,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  while  we  bow  to  the  Divine  Will, 
we  mourn  the  loss  of  this  loyal  brother  of  our  fra- 
ternity who  is  removed  in  the  beginning  of  the 
active  labors  of  an  honored  life,  and  extend  to  his 
bereaved  relatives  and  friends  our  sincerest  sympa- 
thy. 

William  F.   Finn.  Jr.. 
Harold    M.    Edwards, 
Edward  A.   Duddv. 

For  the  Chattier. 


WHEN  A  STUDENT  .. 

Furnishes  His  Room 

IT  MAY  BE  A  CARPET, 

IT  MAY  BE  A  RUG, 

IT  MAY  BE  DRAPERIES, 

IT  MAY  BE  WALL  PAPERS  and 

MOULDINGS. 

A  trip  on  the  Trolleys  to  Bath's   Big  Store  will  satisfy 
the  most  exacting  that  we  have 

QUALITY,  STYLE,  and  LOWEST  PRICES 

Ht  Ball's  Big  Bepartmeflt  Store. 

D.  T.  PERCY  &  SONS. 

Wc  Pay  the  Freiglil. 


Tbe  IitercoUegiite  Bureau  of  Academic  Costume 

COTRELL  &  LEONARD 

CAPS,  GOWNsTand  HOODS 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXV. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   APRIL   28,    1905. 


NO.  2. 


BOWDOIN,  5;  BOSTON  COLLEGE,  2. 

As  briefly  mentioned  in  last  week's 
Orient,  the  first  ball  game  of  the  season  was 
l)la\ecl  on  the  Whittier  field  on  Wednesday 
afternoon  of  last  week,  with  the  Boston  Col- 
lege team,  the  score  being  5  to  2  in  favor  of 
Bowdoin. 

The  game  was  a  most  interesting  one,  and 
the  playing  of  the  Bowdoin  team  was  most 
satisfactory  for  the  openinggame.  The  hitting 
was  first-class  and  the  fielding  was  above  crit- 
icism. If  any  adverse  criticism  is  possible,  it 
was  in  the  base  running,  and  this  was  per- 
haps as  good  as  could  be  expected  for  the  first 
game. 

The  new  men  on  the  team  showed  up 
finely  and  the  college  is  to  be  congratulated  on 
having  such  promising  material  at  hand  to 
take  the  place  of  the  men  who  went  out  last 
year.  Ellis  and  Stanwood  deserve  especial 
mention,  playing  in  a  manner  that  would  be 
highly  creditable  to  far  more  experienced  men. 

The  game  opened  with  Bowdoin  at  the  bat. 
White  went  out,  pitcher  to  first,  Abbott  struck 
out.  Clarke  hit  for  two  bases,  but  Greene 
was  out  at  first.  For  the  visitors  Mulcahy 
and  Cox  both  struck  out  and  Galvin  flied  out. 

In  the  second  Bowdoin  secured  her  first 
run.  Ellis  singled,  but  was  later  caught 
laefore  reaching  third.  Stanwood  reached 
first  on  an  error  and  Files  flied  out.  Hodgson 
hit  and  Stanwood  scored.  Briggs  was  out, 
second  to  first. 

In  the  next  inning  Bowdoin  secured  two 
more  runs  by  a  triple  by  Clarke,  a  base  on 
balls  by  Greene  and  a  single  by  Ellis.  The 
visitors  secured  their  only  runs  in  the  sixtli, 
and  Bowdoin  secured  another  in  the  seventh. 

The  feature  of  the  game  was  the  sensa- 
tional finish.  With  the  visitors  at  the  bat,  the 
bases  full  and  but  one  man  out,  it  looked  as 
though  more  runs  would  be  secured.  How- 
ever, Files  caught  a  drive  from  the  bat  and 
doubled  the  1jall  to  third,  retiring  the  side  in 
the  ])rettiest  ])Ia)'  of  the  game. 

The  score  : 


Bowdoin. 

.   R      BH         PO  A  E 

White,    ss I  o  3  o  o 

Abbott,    c o  o  II  3  o 

Clarke,    If i  3  o  o  o 

Greene,    ib 2  I  6  I  o 

Elli.s,    cf 0  4  I  o  o 

Stanwood,    3b I  o  4  2  i 

Files,   p o  o  o  2  o 

Hodgson,   2b 02221 

B.   Briggs,   rf o  o  o  o  i 

Totals    5       10      27       10        3 

Boston   College. 

R        BH         PO  A  E 

Mulcahy,    rf i  o  o  o  .0 

Cox,   2b o  I  5  2  I 

Greene,    3b    o  I  3  5  o 

Galvin.    If o  I  2  o  c 

Driscoll,    ss o  o  i  2  i 

Lyons,    lb o  o  11  14 

Flatley,    cf o  o  2  o  o 

Wheatley,    p o  o  o  5  I 

Kelley,    c 0  o  3  3  I 

McCarty,    rf i  o  o  o  o 

Totals    2        3      27      18        8 

Bowdoin    o     i     2    0    o     I     i    o    o — 5 

Boston  College   o    o    o    o    o    2    o    o    o — 2 

Two-base  -hit — Clarke;  three-base  hit,  Clarke; 
stolen  bases,  Clarke,  Greene  2,  Cox,  Greene,  Gal- 
vin. Flatley,  McCarty;  base  on  balls  by  Files,  3,  by 
Wheatley.  i.  Struck  out — By  Files.  11,  by  Wheat- 
ley.  3.  Sacrifice  hits — Hodgson.  Double  plays — • 
Files  to  Stanwood,  Green  to  Cox.  Hit  by  pitched 
hill — Greene.  Umpire — Pop  Williams.  Time — I 
hiiur,  35  minutes. 


BOWDOIN,  6;  LEWISTON  ATHLETICS,  4. 

Bowdoin  won  the  second  game  of  the 
schedule  from  the  Lewiston  Athletics  Satur- 
day by  the  score  of  6  to  4.  Lewis  pitched  an 
excellent  game  and  the  support  he  received 
was  perfect.  In  the  first  inning  no  scores 
were  made.  In  the  second  two  bases  on  balls, 
singles  by  Ellis,  Stanwood  and  White,  a  triple 
by  Abbott  on  error  by  Joyce  and  a  wild  pitch 
by  Breen  gave  Bowdoin  five  runs.  Lewiston 
scored  once. 

Hodgson  led  the  infielders  with  four  put- 
outs  and  three  assists.  Greene  did  good  work 
at  first  and  Abbott's  work  behind  the  bat  was 
excellent,  particularly  in  throwing  to  second. 


J2 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Ellis  continued  in  his  good  work  at  center  and  selections  by  the  Glee    and    Mandolin-Guitar 

with    the    stick.     Stanwood    and    White    both  Clubs  interspersed  with  a  reading  by  Mikel- 

batted  well.     Capt.   Clarke  made  several  dif-  sky,   '05,  vocal  solos    by    Johnson,    '06,    and 

ficult  catches.     The  score :  Ryan,  '05,  and  a  mandola  solo  by  P.  F.  Chap- 
man, '06.     The  concert  closed  with  an  enthu- 

BowDoiN.  siastic   rendering  of    "Bowdoin    Beata"    and 

^l^;(g    gg J       \       3       I        I       o  "Phi  Chi"  by  both  clubs.     Bowdoin  students 

Abbott,   c 4       o       2       s       2       I  ahvays  sing  these  songs  the  best  of  any  and 

Clarke,  l.f 500200  they  made,  this  evening,  a  grand  ending  to  the 

Gj-eene.   lb 4       i       o      10       o       o  ^^^'^^    ^      The  audience  did  not  fail  to  appre- 

Ellis,   c.f 312100.^^,  ,,  .    ^.  ,  ,^\i 

Stanwood    3b  4       2       3       4       2       o  ciate  the  excellence  of    the    concert    and    the 

Files,   r.f.' 400000  clubs  were  recalled  after  each  number  some- 

Hodgdon,  2b 3       o       i       4       3       o  times  for  even  two  encores.     The  leaders  and 

'-'^^^'^'  P ^     J_     _^     _^     _^     J^  management  are  to  be  congratulated    on    the 

-pQjj^lg    ^j       5      II      27      10       I  excellence  of  the    clubs    and    the    successful 

season  througli  which  they  have  passed.    The 

Athletics.  nr09'ram  for  Thursday  evening  follows : 

AB        R        BH         PO  A  E  1        f^  -'  '^ 

J°>'f  >   ?■/ i        ;l        r.        7        n        n  PART  FIRST. 

Nash,    1.1 200100 

McCarthy,    c 4        o        o        4        4        o  Opening  Song  (College).— Fogg.  '02. 

Carrioan,    2b 4         i         2        o         i        o  Glee,  Mandolin  and  Guitar  Cliibs. 

Huntfngt'on,    3b 401         i         i         I  A   Continuous    Performance. — Gottschalk. 

Wormwood,  ss 4        o        o        S        2        o  ^    ,    ,  G\et  Club. 

Yetton,    lb 4        0        i       11        o        i  Mississippi  Bubble. — Haines.  Mandolin  Club. 

McDade     ]  i ...........    -^         i         0        2         I         o  Reading. — Selected.  Mr.   Mikelsky. 

Breen    p. ............  ..    "3         i         I         i         4        o  Vocal    Solo. — Selected.  Mr.   Johnson. 

, Selection. — "Isle    of    Spice."  Mandolin    Club. 

Totals    32        4        6      27      13        3  p^RT   SECOND. 

Bowdoin    o     5    o     I     o    o    o    o    0—6  j^   Milking.— Schnecker.  Glee  Club. 

Athletics    o     i     o    o    o     o    o     3    0—4  Mandolin    Solo.—Selected.  Mr.   Chapman. 

Two-base     hit— Joyce.     Three-base     hit— Abbott.  Vocal  Solo,— Selected.  Mr.  Ryan. 

Stolen    bases— White,     Stanwood,     Carrigan.     Bases  Cotton  Dolly.  G  ee  C  ub. 

on  balls— By  Lewis  ^  by  Breen  5.     Struck  out— By  Dixie   Land.— Haines.  Mandolin   Club. 

Lewis     3,     by     Breen     4.     Sacrifice     hit— Stanwood.  College   Songs. 

Double  play— Wormwood  to  Yetton.  Wild  pitches—              (a)   Bowdoin   Beata.— Pierce,    96. 
Breen.     Umpire— "Pop"    Williams.     Time— i     hour,               (b)    Phi   Chi.— Mitchell,   '79. 
35  minutes.  


THE    GLEE-MANDOLIN    CLUB    IN 
MEMORIAL. 

The  final  concert  of  the  Glee  and  Mando- 
lin-Guitar Clubs  for  the  season  of  1905  was 
given  in  Memorial  Hall,  Thursday,  April  20. 
Considering  the  inclement  weather,  a  good 
audience  greeted  the  clubs  and  judging  from 
the  number  of  students  present  it  would  seem 
that  they  are  after  all  a  little  interested  in  the 
work  of  Bowdoin's  inusical  clubs.  It  was 
surely  very  encouraging  when  compared  with 
the  number  present  last  year. 

The  concert  opened  with  the  college  song 
written  by  Fogg,  '02,  whose  words  "We'll 
Sing  to  did  Bowdoin,"  rang  through  the  hall 
in  such  an  outburst  of  college  spirit  that  the 
cluljs  were  obliged  to  repeat  the  second  verse. 
After  the  opening  song  followed  a  variety  of 


THE    APRIL    QUILL. 

Readers  of  the  Quill, — and  every  man  in 
college  ought  to  read  and  subscribe  for,  if  not 
write  for,  the  Quill, — must  regard  the  current 
number  as  reaching  a  very  commendable 
degree  of  excellence.  In  thirty-two  pages 
we  have  an  essay,  two  stories,  and  four  brief 
poems,  besides  "Gray  Goose  Tracks"  and  "Ye 
Postman,"  making  a  rather  more  varied  bill 
of  fare  than  the  care-worn  editors  have  some- 
times been  able  to  provide. 

In  the  essay,  "University,  College  or  Gym- 
nasium ?"  appear  the  conservative,  sensible 
views  of  a  recent  graduate  whose  observa- 
tion and  experience  as  an  instructor  at  Har- 
vard, Columbia  and  Bowdoin  well  fit  him  to 
discuss  the  important  problems  relating  to  the 
higher  education  in  general  and  the  small  col- 
lege in  particular.     A  paper  of  this  character 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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justifies  the  policy  of  the  Quill  in  publishing, 
at  lef-st  from  time  to  time,  the  contributions 
of  alumni  and  others  who  are  in  touch  with 
the  undergraduate  life  here  at  Bowdoin.  The 
mutual  acquaintance  and  interest  thus  fos- 
tered between  graduates  and  students  consti- 
tute no  small  part  of  the  Quill's  service  to  the 
college.  Nor,  with  occasional  exceptions  pos- 
sibly, has  the  undergraduate  quality  of  the 
pulilication  been  observed. 

The  first  story,  "The  Princess,"  shows  a 
lightness  and  a  sureness  of  touch  uncommon 
in  a  college  writer.  In  truth  of  detail,  of 
color,  and  of  feeling,  it  is  a  charming  bit  of 
work.  "  In  view  of  so  much  merit  one  hesi- 
tates to  ask  what  could  have  been  "the  great 
flapping  birds"  in  the  apple  tree,  "who  sang 
much  more  sweetly  than  her  canary,"  or  to 
suggest  to  this  writer  of  real  promise  that 
such  bright  nimbleness  of  manner  savors 
overmuch,  perhaps,  of  a  feminine  pen.  The 
other  story,  "Jimmy,"  is  a  pleasing  sketch. 
The  dialect,  though  now  becoming  somewhat 
hackneyed,  is  well  managed,  and  thanks  are 
due  for  the  omission  of  the  customary  love- 
making. 

As  poetry  is  the  most  difficult  of  all  forms 
of  composition,  it  is  but  natural  that  the  speci- 
mens oiifered  should  be  of  unequal  merit. 
"Hawthorne"  is  a  clear  and  strong  character- 
ization, altliough  irregular  in  form.  "To  a 
Humming  Bird"  is  less  successful  in  treat- 
ment, although  "hazy  million-motioned 
wings"  is  a  clever  and  striking  touch.  The 
other  poems,  one  grave,  one  gay,  make  a 
]5leasant  variety  and  do  not  fall  below  the 
usual  standard.  "Gray  Goose  Tracks"  and 
"Ye  Postman"  round  out  suitably  this  enter- 
taining number.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  "Sil- 
houettes" is  not  to  be  omitted  permanently. 
So  available  a  channel  for  brief  editorial  com- 
nnmications   is   well   worth   preserving. 

Although  "the  aim  of  the  Quill  is  to  fur- 
nish a  medium  for  the  expression  of  the  lit- 
erary life  of  the  college,"  such  expression  need 
hardly  confine  itself  so  closely  as  hitherto  to 
fiction  and  poetry.  Without  neglecting  these 
or  trespassing  on  the  practical  province  of  the 
Orient,  the  immediate  interests  and  prob- 
lems of  the  college  microcosm  deserve  to  be 
soberly  discussed  from  the  student's  point  of 
view.  A  definite  expression  of  thoughtful 
student  opinion  has  a  decided  value,  especially 
to  college  authorities ;  and  besides,  on  these 
subjects,  at  least,  the  student  can    have    the 


satisfaction  of  writing  from  first-hand  knowl- 
t^^'ge-  W.    A.    H. 


OVERSEERS'    NOMINATIONS. 

In  accordance  with  the  plan  adopted  in 
1889  the  committee  on  Overseers'  Nomina- 
tions present  the  accompanying  "eligible  list." 

The  alumni  are  entitled  this  year  to  fill 
two  vacancies  on  the  Board  of  Overseers  and 
are  requested  to  vote  for  two  of  the  gentle- 
men whose  names  are  given  below.  Accord- 
ing to  the  rules  the  first  three  are  placed  in 
the  order  of  the  number  of  preliminary  nomi- 
nations received  in  response  to  the  circular  of 
January  14,  1905,  the  second  and  third  hav- 
ing an  equal  number.  The  others  are 
arranged  by  classes,  each  having  received 
twenty-five  or  more  preliminary  nominations. 

Eligible  List  of   1905. 

Levi  Turner,  1886,  lawyer,  Portland,  Me. 

Isaiah  Perley  Smith,  1858,  College  Presi- 
dent, Reliance,  Va. 

George  E.  Hughes,  1873,  lawyer,  Bath, 
Me. 

Clarence  Hale,  1869,  Judge  United  States 
District  Court,  Portland,  Me. 

DeAlva  S.  Alexander,  1870,  member  of 
Congress,  Buffalo,   N.  Y. 

Addison  E.  Herrick,  1873,  lawyer,  Bethel, 
Me. 

Alfred  E.  Burton,  1878,  Dean  Massachu- 
setts Institute  of  Technolog)',  Boston,  Mass. 

Edgar  O.  Achorn,  1881,  law3'er,  Boston, 
Mass. 

James  L.  Doherty,  1889,  lawyer,  Spring- 
field, Mass. 

Edward  H.  Newbegin,  1891,  clergyman, 
Bangor,  Me. 

Philip  Dana,  1896,  Superintendent  Warp 
Mills,   Westbrook,   Me. 


CALENDAR  FOR  THE  WEEK.     " 

April  29 — 'Varsity  vs.  University  of  Vermont 
at  Burlington. 
Second  vs.  Kent's  Hill    at    Kent's 
Hill. 
May  3 — The  "Magistrate"  at  Town  Hall. 
May  6 — 'Varsity  vs.  Bates  at  Lewiston. 

Second  vs.  Bath  High  at  Brunswick. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906,         ■       •       Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 
H.  P.  ■WINSLOW,  1906.  R.  H.  HUPPER,  igo8. 

H.  E.  WILSON,  1907.  R.  A.   LEE,  1908. 

R.  A.  CONY,  1907.  H.    G.    GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 

A.  L.    ROBINSON,  1908.  Medical  School,  1907. 

G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   ....     Business   Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907.    •    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.  XXXV.  APRIL  28,   1905. 


COMMANDER  ROBERT  E.  PEARY, 
'77,  LECTURES  IN  MEMORIAL 
MAY   II. 


Bowdoin  vs. 
Bates. 


From  time  to  time  it  has 
been  suggested  that  Bow- 
doin should  debate  Bates. 
Wliether  this  would  be  wise,  considering  the 
fact  that  we  shall  probably  continue  to  meet 
Amherst,  is  undoubtedly 'a  question.  It  can 
he  urged, — perhaps  not  without  good  cause — 
that  we  should  in  that  case,  divide  our  energ)', 
overwork  our  men  and  endanger  our  success 
by  thus  increasing  the  scope  of  our  work. 
However,  we  feel  that  there  are  strong 
reasons. for  favoring  such  a  debate. 

We  understand  that  Bates  continually 
liolds  up  to  the  prospective  student,  the  con- 
tention that  she  leads  every  other  Maine  col- 


lege in  the  debating  field.  While  every  Bow- 
doin man  is  willing  to  grant  that  she  has  done 
exceedingly  well  in  this  college  function,  it  is 
open  to  question  whether  all  her  claims  to 
superiority  are  well  founded.  But  such 
claims,  well  founded  or  otherwise,  so  long  as 
they  are  undisputed,  are  in  a  fair  way  to  be 
accepted.  We  feel  that  such  claims  casually 
sent  over  the  state  by  our  rival,  as  now 
appears  to  be  the  case,  cannot  fail  to  have  an 
influence  on  the  choice  of  a  college  by  stu- 
dents particularly  inclined  to  debating.  If  we 
are  to  counteract  this  influence,  it  occurs  to  us 
that  the  best  way  to  do  it,  is  to  engage  her  in 
actual  debate.  Then  the  results  would  speak 
for  themselves. 

Whether  favorable  or  unfavorable  to  us, 
such  a  contest  would  at  once  dispel  the  delu- 
sion which  is  sometimes  urged  by  our  rival, 
namely  that  we  have  hesitation  in  meeting 
her.  That  we  should  always  be  successful 
would  undoubtedly  be  an  extravagant  claim, 
that  Bates  would  always  win,  would  be 
equally  extravagant.  But  such  a  contest 
would  certainly  ofifer  opportunities  for  the 
two  institutions, — keen  rivals  in  most  other 
spheres  of  college  activity, — to  measure 
swords  and  see  which  excels. 

But  more  important  than  this  is  the  benefit 
such  a  debate  would  bring  to  Bowdoin 
because  of  the  interest  which  would  follow  it 
in  Maine  where  we  enroll  most  of  our  stu- 
dents. The  Amherst  debate  does  much  to 
advance  our  debating  interests  here  in  the  col- 
lege, but  being  held  with  an  "out-of-the-state" 
college,  very  little  local  interest  is  aroused 
outside  the  institution  itself.  On  the  other 
hand,  a  debate  with  Bates  would  be  watched 
with  much  more  interest  and  attention  than  is 
at  present  the  case  with  Amherst.  Maine  stu- 
dents would  then  have  a  better  opportunity 
of  knowing  the  grade  of  our  work  and  how  it 
compares  with  that  of  our  rival.  We  have  no 
question  as  to  the  favorable  results  of  inves- 
tigation on  their  part.  Are  we  not  in  danger 
of  losing  prospective  debaters  if  we  do  not 
utilize  our  opportunities  and  push  this  phase 
of  our  work  in  the  state  to  the  fullest  extent 
by  contesting  with  Bates  for  the  leadership? 
Shall  we  not  take  this  question,  in  its  different 
phases,  under  consideration  that  we  may,  at 
length,  reach  a  decision  which  in  the  judg- 
ment of  all  concerned,  will  produce  the  best 
results  for  the  college. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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There  are  three  factors 
Financial.  which  enter  into  the  pubh- 

catioii  of  a  college  news- 
paper,— the  editor,  the  business  manager  and 
the  printer.  The  editor  gets  the  blame,  the 
business  manager  the  experience  and  the 
printer  the  money — if  there  is  any.  It  is  well 
that  the  last  clause  is  added.  Although  suc- 
cessful in  other  directions  the  Orient  has 
just  completed  the  year  with  considerable 
financial  responsibility.  A  year  ago  the 
Orient  adopted  the  share  basis  in  the  hopes 
that  the  members  of  the  board  would  take  a 
deeper  interest  in  the  management  and  quality 
of  the  paper.  Each  associate  editor  was 
allotted  one,  the  editor-in-chief  three,  and  the 
business  manager  four  shares  each.  In  order 
that  the  business  manager  might  meet  his 
bills  as  they  came  due  each  man  was  obliged 
to  make  advances  in  proportion  to  the  number 
of  shares  allotted  to  him.  It  was  hoped,  then, 
that  the  advancement  would  be  returned  with 
possibly  a  slight  addition  in  recompense  for 
duties  faithfully  performed.  Although  not 
intended  for  a  money-making  scheme  the 
Orient  should  not  be  a  money  losing  scheme. 
The  business  manager  has  from  time  to  time 
paid  bills  from  his  own  pocket  and  now  finds 
himself  several  hundred  dollars  in  arrears. 
This  should  not  be.  The  Orient  as  a  college 
]nil)!ication  deserves  the  support  of  the  col- 
lege. Its  aims  are  worthy  and  its  position 
recognized,  but  recognition  won't  pay  the 
printer.  This  needs  the  cold  cash.  We 
appeal  to  those  who  have  not  yet  met  their 
subscriptions  to  help  us  remove  our  debts. 
Accord  to  us  the  generous  financial  support 
that  vou  give  us  otherwise. 


The    Orient    learns    with 

Seniors'  considerable  pleasure    that 

Last  Chapel.       the    time-honored    custom 

of  the  Seniors'  last  chapel 
will  still  continue  as  part  of  the  Ivy  Day  exer- 
cises. Although  coming  a  week  earlier  than 
heretofore  the  Faculty  have  voted  to  keep  this 
custom  as  a  special  feature  of  the  Ivy  Dav 
program  and  generously  grant  the  e.xtra 
"cuts."  Time-honored  but  not  time-worn 
this  pretty  and  impressive  ceremony  has  come 
to  be  as  much  a  part  of  the  day's  program  as 
the  hop  and  no  one  wishes  to  see  it  go.  Vis- 
itors in  particular — and  it  is  they  whom  we 
wish  to  entertain — find  in  it  one  of  the  pleas- 
antcst  and  niost  suggestive  of  all  the  events  of 
the  day. 


Interscholastic       ^^       '^^^    ,   'f '^'^       '■^^"f.>' 
T^„„:  announced  that  we  are  this 

1  ennis  ,    i  ,         t  i    i 

Tournament.  y""}'  ^  hold  an  Interschol- 
astic lennis  tournament 
on  Whittier  Field.  The  Orient  congratulates 
the  Tennis  Management  on  this  move.  Bow- 
doin  has  led  in  all  these  features  in  the  past 
and  it  seems  only  in  keeping  with  her  past 
.record  to  take  the  lead  in  recognizing  this 
branch  of  athletics  by  afl:'ording  an  opportunity 
for  the  lower  schools  to  compete.  The  hearti- 
ness with  which  they  have  accepted  our  invi- 
tation shows  their  appreciation  of  the  thought- 
fulness  of  the  college.  It  is  a  significant  fact 
that  all  the  other  colleges  in  Maine  have  fol- 
lowed Bowdoin  in  establishing  events  in 
Track  or  Base-Ball  for  the  "prep"  schools,  a 
custom  which  is  proving  very  satisfactory  to 
both  the  college  and  the  lower  schools.  Such 
events  are  affording  greater  opportunities  to 
keep  the  college  and  the  "prep"  schools  in 
touch  with  each  other  than  they  have  hitherto 
had.  The  proposed  Tennis  Tournament  can- 
not fail  to  be  equally  productive  of  good 
results.  It  will,  like  the  other  Interscholastic 
events,  enable  many  "prep"  school  students  to 
inspect  Bowdoin,  better  understand  her  superb 
college  spirit,  and  hospitality,  and  to  learn 
what  we  are  doing  here.  The  greater  part  of 
the  men  who  will  take  part  in  the  tournament 
will  be  men  who  would  not  otherwise  be  likely 
to  have  as  good  opportunities  of  coming  to 
Bowdoin  and  thus  we  shall  be  enabled  to  get 
in  touch  with  many  prospective  college  students 
whom  we  should  not  otherwise  meet.  It  will 
afford  us  an  opportunity  of  using  all  legiti- 
mate influences  to  bring  them  here  to  college 
and  at  the  same  time  recruit  our  forces  in  this 
branch  of  athletics.  Let  all  Bowdoin  men 
exert  an  effort  to  make  this  first  Interscholas- 
tic Tournament  a  success. 


It    is    gratifying    to     note 
From  the  that  the  'intermingling    of 

Medical  Students'    the  men  from  the  Medical 
Standpoint.  School    withthose'from  the 

College  proper  is  becom- 
ing more  noticeable.  It  denotes  a  wholesome 
condition,  one  which  should  normally  exist, 
but  which,  if  we  are  rightly  informed,  did 
not  obtain,  even  a  few  years  ago. 

If  we  will  but  stop  to  think  for  a  moment, 
it  must  occur  to  any  sane  man  that  it  is  Bow- 
doin that  is  to  confer  upon  us  the  degree  for 
which  we  are  all  working,  be  it  that  of  arts, 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


that  of  philosoph_Y,  that  of  divinity,  or  that  of 
medicine.  We  are  all  one,  and  a  part  of  the 
same  good  old  institution,  and  since  this  is 
true,  there  should  be  no  lines  drawn  between 
the  different  departments.  The  individuals 
in  each  should  see  to  it  that  only  harmony 
prevails,  and  all  should  work  together  for  the 
advancement  of  Bowdoin's  interests. 

Athletics  seem  to  offer  the  best  oppor- 
tunity for  the  medical  men  to  do  something 
toward  this  end,  and  that  work  is  being  done 
along  these  lines,  perhaps  more  than  ever 
before,  cannot  but  impress  one  who  may 
chance  to  visit  the  Athletic  field,  where  the 
medical  students  and  the  undergraduates  are 
to  lie  seen  working  side  by  side.  Last  season 
found  a  Medical  School  representative  on  the 
ball  team ;  this  year  there  will  undoubtedly  be 
two.  The  relay  races  between  the  first  and 
second  year  medical  classes  at  the  Indoor 
Meets  for  the  past  two  years  are  other 
instances  of  this  improved  feeling,  and  the  fact 
that  a  goodly  number  of  medical  men  are 
working  for  places  on  this  year's  track  team 
is  but  still  another  evidence  of  it. 

But  aside  from  athletics  there  are  other 
fields  toward  which  the  students  from  Adams 
Hall  may  turn  their  attention,  and  in  which 
they  mav  do  credital^le  work,  of  value  to  the 
college. 

The  editing  of  a  department  of  Medical 
Scliool  news  in  the  Orient  is  a  step  in  the 
right  direction,  for  it  cannot  do  otherwise 
than  bring  the  two  student-bodies  nearer 
together  and  enhance  their  community  of 
interests.  The  department  offers  to  the  med- 
ical men  the  same  privileges  of  expressing  any 
grievances  tliey  may  have,  of  inserting  what- 
ever notices  they  may  see  fit,  of  reporting  any- 
thing of  interest  which  may  be  going  on,  even 
?.s  does  the  paper  offer  these  opportunities  to 
the  undergraduates. 

•  By  making  contributions  to  this  column, 
the  medical  students  will  be  doing  work  in 
another  field  than  in  athletics,  to  aid  the  col- 
lege    interests. 


The  New 
Department. 


At  the  last  regular  meeting  of 
the  Orient  Board,  it  was 
voted  that  the  Medical  School 
should  be  better  represented 
in  the  Orient,  and  to  this  end  there  will  be  a  reg- 
ular column  devoted  to  its  interests.  H.  G.  Gid- 
dings,  '07,  will  have  charge  of  this  department. 
This  need  of  better  representation  has  been  felt  for 
soine  time ;  the  move,    we    believe,    cannot    fail    to 


bring  the  two  departments  of  the  college  nearer 
together,  and  it  will  surely  be  of  great  interest  and 
value  to  the  many  alumni  of  the  Medical  School, 
as  well  as  a  means  of  larger  circulation.  We  hope 
all  in  the  Medical  School  will  lend  support  to  make 
this  column  a  success. 


NEW    FACULTY    RULINGS. 

.'\t  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Faculty  the  following 
regulation  was  adopted  concerning  the  eligibility  of 
students  to  take  part  in  the  various  college  activi- 
ties. 

Students  arc  ineligible  to  participate  in  the 
various  departments  of  athletics  in  the  college  or 
to  take  part  in  the  work  of  the  glee  or  dramatic  clubs 
or  to  serve  as  delegates  for  any  of  the  various  col- 
lege   fraternities    or    associations : 

(i).  During  the  period  of  probation  after  hav- 
ing received  a  major  warning. 

(2).  When  addmitted  to  college  on  probation 
as  tlie  member  of  any  class. 

(3).  When  a  .student  has  failed  to  make  up  a 
condition  at  the  appointed   time. 

Rules  to  go  into  effect  immediately. 


ZETA  PSI  RECEPTION. 

Lambda  Ch.apter  of  the  Zeta  Psi  fraternity  held 
its  annual  reception  Wednesday  evening,  April  26, 
1905.  The  house  was  beautifully  decorated  through- 
out with  palms,   ferns,  sm.ilax  and  cut  flowers. 

The  patronesses  were :  Mrs.  Henry  Johnson, 
Mrs.  William  DeWitt  Hyde,  Mrs.  Hartley  C.  Bax- 
ter. Mrs.  F.  W.  Wight  of  Rockland,  Maine,  and 
Mrs.  Frances  Johnson. 

The  reception  proper  lasted  from  eight  until  ten 
P.M.,  after  which  dancing  was  indulged  in  until  an 
early  hour.  About  three  hundred  invitations  had 
been  issued  for  the  event  and  a  larger  proportion 
were  accepted.  An  orchestra  of  five  pieces  furnished 
music  for  the  occasion,  led  by  Francis  J.  Welch.  '05, 
of    Portland.     Caterer   Hall   served   refreshments. 

The  Committee  of  Arrangements  consisted  of  J. 
A.  Clark,  '05,  R.  E.  Hall,  '05.  C.  L.  Favinger,  '06, 
G.  A.  Lawrence.  '07.  and  F.  P.  Wight,  '08. 

The  difterent  fraternities  of  the  college  were 
represented  as  follows :  George  E.  Tucker,  Alpha 
Delia  Phi:  Charles  E.  Cook,  Psi  Upsilon ;  Leonard 
A.  Pierce,  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon ;  Edwin  L.  Harvey, 
Theta  Delta  Chi ;  Harry  M.  Mansfield,  Delta  Upsi- 
lon: Everett  W.  Hamilton,  Kappa  Sigma;  William 
T.  Johnson,   Beta  Theta   Pi. 


TENNIS  SCHEDULE. 

May  16-1S — INIaine  Intercollegiate  Tournament  at 
Bates.' 

Alay  19-20 — Interscholastic  Tournament  at 
Brunswick. 

May  25-27 — University  of  Vermont  Tournament 
at   Brunswick. 

May  29 — Week  of  Longwood  Touriiament. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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day. 


College  IFlotes. 

non't  fail  to  see  the  "Magistrate"  next  Wednes- 
Lewis,  '05,  passed  Sunday  at  his  home  in  Gardi- 


A,  C.  Denning,  '05,  spent  Sunday  last  at  his  home 
in  East  Poland. 

Halford,  '07,  has  left  college  for  the  remainder 
of  the  semester. 

The  Freshmen  have  their  final  examination  in 
Logic  next  Tuesday. 

The  Brunswick  police  force  have  heen  waging  a 
war  on  tramps  lately. 

E.  F.  Merrill,  '03,  now  of  Harvard  Law  School, 
passed  Sunday  on  the  campus. 

C.  W.  Smith  of  the  Class  of  '03,  was  a  visitor  at 
the  D.   K.   E.  house  last  week. 

The  base-ball  management  announces  that  the 
Somerville  High  game  is  cancelled. 

The  Junior  History  Club  met  with  Wing,  '06,  at 
the  Zeta  Psi  House,  Saturday  evening. 

Coach  Lathrop,  who  was  with  the  track  men  the 
first  of  last  week,  returned  to  Harvard  Thursday. 

William  T.  Rowe,  '04,  has  been  engaged  to  coach 
the  Bates  track  team.  His  services  began  last 
Monday. 

On  Sunday,  April  16,  President  Hyde  occupied 
the  Pine  Street  Congregational  Church  pulpit  in 
Lewiston. 

"Don"  White,  '05,  addressed  the  Alpha  Sigma 
Boys'  Club  at  its  last  meeting,  on  the  subject,  "How 
to   Play  Base-ball." 

Haines,  '07,  is  supplying  as  organist  at  the 
Church  on  the  Hill  during  the  enforced  absence  of 
the  regular  organist. 

The  Library  Club  met  last  Saturday  with 
Ricker,  '08.  A  paper  was  read  by  Roberts,  '06,  on 
"Books  About  Maine." 

President  Hyde  will  deliver  the  address  at  the 
graduating  exercises  of  the  Senior  Class  of  1905. 
Gorham  Normal  School. 

Dr.  Robert  A.  Hume's  remarks  at  chapel  dealt 
principally  with  the  patience  of  the  Christ  and  the 
privilege   of  Jieing   a   missionary. 

"Gothic  Architecture  in  England"  was  the  sub- 
ject of  Professor  Johnson's  lecture  before  the  Sat- 
urday Club  last  Saturday  evening. 

The  first  and  second  year  "Medics"  crossed  bats 
on  the  Delta  one  day  last  week.  The  score  was  16 
to  3  in  favor  of  the  first  year  men, 

C.  J.  Fernald,  '07,  who  is  in  the  Maine  General 
Hospital  at  Portland,  suffering  an  attack  of  typhoid 
fever,  is  reported  much  improved. 

Workmeii  have  recently  graded  up  about  the  new 
Theta  Delta  Chi  house,  adding  greatly  to  the 
attractiveness   of   the   new    fraternity   home. 

The  annual  Psi  Upsilon  Convention  will  this. year 
meet  at  Lehigh  University,  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  May 
10-12.  Davis,  'os,  will  be  the  delegate  to  attend 
from  the  Bowdoin  Chapter. 


Winslow,  '06,  is  at  his  home  in  Gardiner,  called 
there  by  the  illness  of  his  father. 

P;-ofessor  Robinson  lectured  on  "Radium  and 
Certain  Questions  Concerning  It"  before  the  Auburn 
Natural  History  Society  Thursday  evening, 
April  27. 

President  Henry  H.  Goodell  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Agricultural  College,  died  on  Monday  of  this 
week,  Bowdoin  extends  her  .sympathy  to  the  many 
who  mourn  his  death. 

Tom  Hacker,  '07,  who  has  been  teaching  at  the 
Fort  Fairfield  High  School  in  the  absence  of  one 
of  the  regular  instructors,  has  returned  to  college. 

W.  D,  Hatch  was  elected  president  of  the  Bruns- 
wick Golf  Club  at  the  meeting  held  recently. 
Professor  Files  has  offered  the  club  a  sum  of  money 
to  purchase  medals  to  be  awarded  at  tournaments. 

At  a  mass  meeting  held  Thursday  night  in  the 
Gym.  Mincher,  '07,  was  elected  Assistant  Tennis 
Manager.  This  is  a  new  office  this  year,  but  one 
that  should  have  been  established  some  time  ago. 

The  Kappa  Sigmas  and  A.  D.'s  crossed  bats  on 
the  Delta  Tuesday.  Even  Bill  Finn's  big  words 
proved  unequal  to  the  occasion  and  "Fat"  Chandler 
with  his  victorious  crew  drew  14  runs,  while  the 
Kappa  S'gmas  piled  up  but  9. 

The  Sigma  Beta  Phi  fraternity  of  the  Brunswick 
High  School  played  at  Lisbon  Falls  last  Saturday 
and  met  their  _  Waterloo.  The  score  was  something 
like  25  to  6.  'tis  said.  Several  well-known  college 
athletes   were   on   the   team. 

Manager  Andrews  of  the  track  team,  was  in 
Waterville  on  Thursday  of  last  week,  to  be  present 
at  a  meeting  of  the  track  managers  of  the  Maine 
colleges,  which  was  called  to  complete  the  final 
arrangements    for   the    State    Meet. 

On  Saturday  last,  each  of  the  Maine  colleges 
were  victorious  over  their  opponents.  Bowdoin 
defeated  Lewiston  6  to  4 ;  Bates  won  from  Hebron 
.Academy  12  to  4;  U.  of  M.  triumphed  over  Exeter 
I  to  0 ;  and  Colby  "trimmed"  the  Taconnets  4  to  o. 

Easter  Sunday  was  appropriately  observed  at 
the  college  church  by  the  admission  of  nine  of 
Brunswick's  young  ladies.  Rev.  Mr.  Jump  preached 
a  masterly  sermon  from  the  text,  "The  living 
among  the  dead."  Over  one  hundred  students  were 
present. 

Chester  S.  Bavis,  '06,  has  accepted  a  position  as 
Ix-acher  of  Greek  at  the  Oldtown  High  School.  He 
fills  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  resignation  of  D. 
Lyman  Wormwood  who  has  recently  been  elected 
superintendent  of  the  schools  of  Oldtown,  Orono 
and  Milford. 

The  Charles  Carroll  Everett  Scholarship  has 
been  awarded  to  Ralph  B.  Stone.  1902.  This  is  a 
scholarship  which  the  President  and  Trustees  award 
to  thai  graduate  of  the  college  whom  they  deem  best 
fitted  ■to  take  a  post-graduate  course  in  either  this 
or  some  other  country. 

The  Dramatic  Club  presents  the  "Magistrate"  in 
the  Town  Hall  next  Wednesday.  The  very  highest 
praise  was  bestowed  on  the  presentation  in  Portland 
two  weeks  ago.  A  dance  will  follow  the  perform- 
ance. ,Students  should  manifest  their  approval  and 
interest   in   this   organization   by   a  large  attendance. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


Assistant  Manager  Wilson  announces  another 
game  which  involves  a  slight  change  in  the  schedule. 
A  return  game  has  been  arranged  with  the  Edward 
Little  High  School  team.  The  first  game  with  that 
school  will  be  played  here  on  May  lo  instead  of  at 
Auburn  and  the  second  game  comes  a  week  later 
on  May  17,  at  Auburn. 

Professor  F.  C.  Robinson  is  making  weekly 
examinations  of  the  Androscoggin  River  water  for 
the  United  States  Hydrographical  Commission. 
Therefore,  the  frequent  appearance  of  a  member  of 
1907  walking  up  street  carrying  bottles  filled  with 
a  suspicious  looking  liquid  is  explained  and  it  is 
evident  that  this  has  no  relation  to  the  "Sturgis 
Bill." 

The  Betas  and  A.  D.'s  met  on  the  Delta  this 
week  to  try  conclusions  in  base-ball.  "Dump" 
Childs  pitched  clever  ball  for  his  aggregation  with 
the  help  of  Nason's  Tutti  Fruti.  "Pa"  Lermond, 
"Coot"  Rundlett  and  Whipple  strove  to  cinch  the 
pitching  department  of  their  team.  It  was  the  battle 
of  the  strong.  The  Betas  finally  pulled  a  16  to  15 
victory.  Bowers'  one-handed  catch  was  the  prettiest 
seen  here  for  ages. 

In  view  of  the  extensive  schedule  which  has  been 
arranged  for  the  Tennis  Team  this  season,  it  would 
seem  a  good  idea  if  the  tennis  courts  owned  by  the 
different  fraternities  were  put  in  shape  at  the  earliest 
possible  date.  The  season  is  a  good  deal  earlier 
than  it  was  last  year  and  we  should  take  advantage 
of  the  fact.  We  have  much  promising  material  for  a 
winning  tennis  team  and  every  encouragement 
should  be  offered  to  the  men  who  are  to  enter  the 
tournament. 


TRACK  ENTRIES. 

The  track  squad  is  now  working  hard  for  the 
Maine  Meet.  Although  the  loss  of  Mr.  Lathrop  is 
very  much  felt,  the  men  are  making  good  progress 
under  Coach  Hobbs.  There  is  a  large  number  of 
men  out  for  the  different  events. 

100- Yard  Dash— Cox,  Doherty,  Donnell,  C.  Hall, 
Hanson.  Jenks,   Morse,   Percy.   Pletts. 

220-yard  Dash — Foster,  j\Ied..  Donald,  Doherty, 
Hanson,  Leydon,  Morse,  Percy,  Pletts. 

440-Yard  Dash — W.  B.  Drummond,  Everett,  Gan- 
nett.  Henderson,   Whitney,   Weld. 

880-Yard  Run — Snell.  Timberlake,  Wliipple, 
Wing,  Anderson,  Chandler,  B..  Drummond,  J.  B., 
Giddings,  Duddy.  Weston,  Sargent.  Gray,  Holman, 
Hichborn,  Holt,  Snow,  Mincher,  Pettengill,  Robin- 
son, C,  Stetson.  R. 

One  Mile — Chadbourne,  Linnell,  Morrison,  Rob- 
inson, A.  L.,  Shorey,  A.,  Stetson,  Stevens,  Voor- 
hees.   Wight.   Carney. 

Two  Mile — Robinson,  D.  S.,  Ryan,  Bower, 
Shorey,  P.  R. 

Plammer — Denning,  Chapman,  Davis,  Finn, 
Hatch. 

Shot — Chapman,  Denning,  Finn,  Hatch,  McMi- 
chael. 

Discus — Blanchard,  Denning,  Finn,  Philoon. 

High  Jump — Bass.  Brigham.  Marr,  Sanborn, 
Skolfield,  Tobey. 

Broad  Jump — Purington,  Bass,  Doherty,  Keller, 
Lowell,   Otis,   Shaw,  R..   Shaw,   C.   Stewart. 

Pole   Vault— Favinger,   Hill,    Skolfield,    Winchell. 


120- Yard  Hurdles — Burton,  Kimball,  Tobey, 
Webb. 

220- Yard  Hurdles — Bass,  Burton,  Childs,  Greg- 
son,  Hall,  R.,  Kimball,  Leavitt,  Lee,  Laidley,  Mer- 
rill,  Parcher,   Tobey,   Webb,   Elder. 


NOTICE. 

The  attention  of  all  students  is  hereby  drawn  to 
the  date  on  which  the  following  Parts  and  Prize 
Essays  will  be  due. 

Commencement  Parts  on  May  16.  Special  prize 
for  the  year  1904-1905  offered  by  the  Society  of 
Colonial  Dames  of  America  in  Maine  on  May  16. 

It  will  now  be  necessary  for  students  to  make 
known  their  election  of  subjects  for  the  coming 
year  at  some  date  previous  to  the  period  of  exami- 
nations. All  changes  made  in  the  following  year 
must  be  by  the  consent  of  the  faculty. 

G.  T.  Files,  Registrar. 


HDebical  School  Botes. 


James  F.  Cox.  '08,  spent  last  week  at  Augusta 
coaching  the  Cony  High  base-ball  team.  He 
reports  that  the  team  although  a  light  one,  has  on  it 
some   promising   material. 

David  DoUoff,  '07,  one  of  the  men  who  did  his 
dissecting  during  the  spring  recess  at  the  School  in 
Portland,  and  who  received  an  appointment  as 
demonstrator  of  anatomy,  was  excused  from  this 
work,  in  order  that  he  might  accept  a  position  at 
Portsmouth,  until  recitations  begin  again  to  Dr. 
Gerrish. 

Last  Monday  work  was  resumed  in  pathology  by 
the  second  year  men  after  two  weeks'  respite,  dur- 
ing which  period  Dr.  Whittier  gave  a  course  to  the 
third  year  class  in  Portland,  on  surgical  pathology, 
basing  his  talks  and  the  laboratory  work  on  mate- 
rial gathered  from  the  clinics  held  this  year  at  the 
hospital.  In  addition  to  this,  each  man  was  required 
to  diagnose  twenty-five  unknown  preparations.  The 
results  of  the  latter  exercise  were  on  the  whole, 
very  satisfactory. 

The  work  in  pathology  for  the  balance  of  the 
year  will  consist  in  finishing  that  portion  of  the 
text-book  which  deals  with  general  patTiology,  cov- 
ering in  general  the  subjects  of  parasitism,  inflam- 
mation, immunity,  and  finally,  infection  and  the 
infectious  diseases.  The  pathology  of  the  blood 
will  also  be  taken  up.  and  some  time  spent  in  the 
staining  of  specimens,  and  in  the  study  of  them. 
Each  man  is  to  be  be  required  to  demonstrate  the 
blood-count,  and  finally,  every  member  of  the  class 
will  be.  given  a  liberal  number  of  pathological  slides 
for  study  and  diagnosis.  This  work  will  bring  the 
class  well  up  to  the  end  of  the  term. 

Saturday  of  this  week  promises  the  inauguration 
of  an  event  which  we  hope  may  become  a  perma- 
nent custom.  To  our  knowledge  no  previous  class 
has,  as  a  bodj',  indulged  in  any  social  gathering. 
To  be  sure,  the  two  fraternities  have  from  time 
10  time  met,  but  each,  always  by  itself.  Thus  have 
the    non-fraternity    men    been    denied    the    pleasures 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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whicli  attend  these  gatherings.  The  (Dresent  second 
3'car  class  one  day  last  week  detennined  to  gather 
as  a  whole,  at  The  Inn  on  the  evening  of  the 
twenty-ninth,  and  even  now,  we  dare  predict  the 
occasion  will  be  one  not  soon  to  be  forgotten.  Such 
outings  breed  good-fellowship,  and  that  quality  is 
as  much  needed  in  the  practice  of  medicine,  as  is  an 
accurate,  knowledge  of  dosage,  if  one  hopes  to  give 
to,  and  gain  from,  one's  companion-practitioners, 
mutual  aid. 

iMay  there  be  many  of  these  social  affairs. 


debating  IHotes. 


The  debate  in  the  course  on  last  Tuesday  even- 
ing, regarding  the  election  of  senators  by  popular 
vote,  was  not  well  contested.  There  was  so  much 
unsupported  assertion  that  the  effect  of  the  whole 
debate  was  weak.  The  sides  did  not  clash  early 
enough,  or  with  sufficient  vigor  and  distinctness. 
There  was  plenty  of  ammunition,  but  the  con- 
testants kept  too  far  apart  to  make  it  effective. 

There  was  not  sufficient  care  to  show  that  the 
authorities  quoted  were  especially  well  qualified  to 
speak  on  the  subject,  nor  was  the  bearing  on  the 
issues,  of  the  material  quoted,  made  unmistakable. 

On  ne.xt  Tuesday  evening,  the  debate  will  be  on 
the  question,  "The  course  of  study  at  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege should  be  wholly  elective.  For  the  Affirma- 
tive, Hatch  and  Favinger  will  speak;  for  the  Neg- 
ative Pike  and  Erskine.  Special  care  must  be  taken 
on  a  question  of  this  kind  to  avoid  mere  opinion, 
and  to  guard  against  generalization  from  a  few 
cases. 

On  Saturday  there  is  due  a  full  description  of 
the  subject,  central  theme,  audience,  time,  place, 
conditions  of  the  Address  for  a  Special  Occasion, 
the  last  piece  of  work  in  the  course. 


CFjrtstian  Hssociation  IFtems. 


I'avinn-er's  treatment  of  the  subject,  "The 
Power  of  Personal  Influence,"  at  the  Thurs- 
day evening  meeting,  was  clear  and  direct. 
Pie  brought  out  many  new  thoughts  on  an 
old  stibject,  ajDpealing  particularly  to  the 
necessity  of  good  examples  from  Association 
members. 

The  informality  of  these  meetings  makes 
it  easier  for  members  to  speak  from  their 
dee])er  thoughts  and  to  gain  greater  insight 
into  the  problems  of  every-day  life. 

Fr.\ti-:rnity  Bible  Study. 

The  greatest  advancement  yet  made  in  the 
Association  for  a  long  time  comes  about  by 
the   introduction   of   Fraternity  Bible  Study. 

Ninety  men  in  all  are  now  taking  group 
Tiil)lc  Study ;  seventy-five  in  fraternities  anrl 
fifteen   under   Snow,    '07.     This    showing    is 


magnificent.  From  insignificance  this  branch 
of  the  wor]<  jumps  into  the  top  notch  of  pop- 
ularity. We  compare  very  favorably  with  all 
the  otlier  colleges.  The  group  leaders  meet 
weekly  with  Rev.  Mr.  Jump  for  coaching  and 
aid,  and  most  of  the  fraternities  are  holding 
their  classes  directly  after  the  Sunday  dinner. 
It  is  a  delightful  way  to  spend  an  hour  that  is 
usuf.lly  spent  in  idle  talk.  It  is  a  custom  that 
we  hope  will  sta\'  with  Bowdoin  for  a  long 
time  to  come. 


EXTRACT  FROM  THE  ADDRESS  OF  DR. 
ROBERT  A.  HUME, 

Dr.  Robert  A.  Hume  of  the  Marathi  Mission, 
India,  one  of  the  most  acceptable  speakers  from  the 
foreign  field,  occupied  the  pulpit  of  the  college 
church.  Sunday  evening.  His  thirty-one  years  of 
experience  gave  to  his  remarks  greater  weight  and 
a  vast  amount  of  inspiration.  "The  aim  of  modern 
missions  is  to  create  a  Christian  climate  about 
people  who  know  Christ  not ;  to  build  up  rather  than 
tear  down  their  faith,  to  help  people  grow  up  in  the 
same  atmosphere  as  Christian  people,  to  show  them 
that  there  is  but  one  God  and  Him  revealed  in  Jesus 
Christ.  In  order  of  importance  in  America  there 
are  four  classes  of  Christians:  (i)  Those  who  have 
the  Christian  name.  (2)  Those  who  have  the 
Christian  creed.  (3)  Those  who  have  Christian 
conscience.      (4)   Those  who  have  the  Christian  will. 

In  India  however,  the  conditions  are  directly 
reversed.  Those  who  have  the  Christian  creed  are 
largest  in  number.  Two-thirds  of  the  Christians 
belong  to  this  class.  There  are  in  all  about  three 
million  people  in  India  who  are  Christians.  They 
do  considerable  for  themselves.  They  give  to 
Christianity  as  much  as  the  American  people  do. 
Missions  do  more  for  India  than  the  English  gov- 
ernment. The  money  contributed  by  the  American 
Board  goes  to  support  something  like  Sg  churches, 
,SSO  male  agents,  a  theological  seminary,  2  high 
schools,  16  other  schools,  200  primary  schools,  2  or 
.?  hospitals  and  kindergarten  and  industrial  schools. 
It  is  interesting  to  note  that  Longfellow's  poems 
are  known  as  well  by  the  average  youngster  of 
India  as  we  know  them." 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS  OF  1855. 
Sirvilla  .^usl1ury,  M,D.,  Class  of  1855,  resides  in 
Norway.  Me.  Dr.  Ausbury  was  a  prominent  man 
for  many  years  in  New  Portlaiid  where  he  had  a 
large  practice.  A  few  years  ago,  his  health  failing 
Irm,  he  concluded  to  remove  to  Norway,  the  town 
of  his  birth. 

CLASS   OF   i8S7- 
General  Charles  Hamlin  of  Bangor,  accompanied 
by  General  Henry  S.  Haidekoper    of    Pennsylvania, 
recently  had  an  interview  with   President  Castro  of 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Venezuela  in  which  only  the  friendliest  regards 
were  expressed  for  the  United  States  with  no  anti- 
cipation of  trouble  between  the  two  countries. 

CLASS   OF   1876. 

Alpheus  Sanford,  a  leading  Boston  lawyer,  has 
been  appointed  to  the  Board  of  Massachusetts 
Election  Commissioners  by  Governor  Douglas. 
The  appointment  is  for  a  term  of  four  years  and  the 
salary  is  $3,500.  Mr.  Sanford  was  an  alderman  of 
Boston  for  four  years  and  has  several  times  been 
prominently  mentioned  as  the  Republican  candidate 
for  mayor. 

CLASS    OF    1890. 

In  the  controversy  over  the  acceptance  by  the 
American  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Mis- 
sions of  John  D.  Rockefeller's  gift  of  $100,000  there 
are  many  opinions  expressed  on  each  side.  In  our 
last  issue,  it  will  be  remembered,  we  published  Rev. 
Herbert  A.  Jump's  views  which  were  in  favor  of 
acceptance.  At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Congrega- 
tional ministers  of  Boston  and  vicinity  of  which 
Rev.  Daniel  Evans  of  the  Class  of  1890,  now  of 
Cambridge,  was  chairman,  a  petition  was  drawn  up 
asking  the  board  not  to  accept  the  gift.  The  reasons 
for  the  protest  as  stated  in  the  petition  are  in  sub- 
stance : 

"Mr.  John  D.  Rockefeller  is  head  of  the  Stand- 
ard Oil  Company.  This  company  stands  before  the 
public  under  repeated  and  recent  formidable  indict- 
ments in  specific  terms  for  methods  which  are  mor- 
ally iniquitous  and  socially  destructive.  The 
church  is  the  moral  educator  and  leader  of  the 
people  and  in  order  to  fulfill  this  calling  with  free- 
dom and  effect  it  must  stand  entirely  clear  of  any 
implication  in  the  evil  it  is  set  to  condemn. 

The  acceptance  of  such  a  gift  involves  the  con- 
stituents of  the  board  in  a  relation  implying  honor 
toward  the  donor  and  subjects  the  board  to  a  charge 
of  ignoring  issues  involved." 

CLASS   OF   iSgS. 
Alpheus  G.  Varney  will  be  married  to  Miss  Vallie 
Van   Doren   of   Philadelphia  at   the   First   Presbyte- 
rian   Church,    Germantown,    Penn.,    Friday    evening. 
May   9. 

CLASS    OF    1896. 
John   Clair   Minot.   editor  of  the   Kennebec  Jonr- 
nal.   will    deliver   the    Memorial   Day  address   before 
the   Williams   Post.  G.   A.  R.,  at   Mt.    Vernon,    this 
vear.     This  is  Mr.  Minot's  native  town. 


®bituar\). 

HENRY  N.  MERRILL. 

On  Tuesday  morning.  April  25,  occurred  the 
death  of  Henry  N:  Merrill.  '54,  at  his  home  in 
Haverhill,  Mass.  Henry  Nettleton  Merrill  was 
born  March  23.  1827,  in  ISIorway,  Me.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  and  at  Bowdoin  College. 
After  graduation  he  became  principal  of  the  Norway 
Liberal  Institute,  but  later  studied  law  in  Portland 
at  the  office  of  William  Pitt  Fessenden.  After  the 
completion   of   his   studies,   he   moved   to     Haverhill 


where  he  has  practiced  for  forty  years.  He  has 
served  for  a  number  of  years  as  associate  justice  of 
the  local  court  and  just  three  months  ago  was 
appointed  judge.  He  leaves  a  widow.  His  death 
comes  as  a  great  shock  to  his  many  friends. 

CLASS   OF   1859. 

Aretas  R.  Sanborn,  a  prominent  lawyer  of  Law- 
rence, Mass.,  died  at  Lawrence  April  4,  1905.  On 
March  18  he  was  stricken  with  pneumonia,  but  par- 
tially recovered  from  this  attack  only  to  succumb 
to  heart  failure  _____^^ 

Mr.  Sanborn  practiced  law  in  Lawrence  until 
January  i.  iSg.S ;  was  Register  of  Deeds  for  the 
Northern  District  of  Essex  County  from  that  date 
until  January  I,  1904,  when  he  resumed  the  practice 
of    law. 

CLASS  OF  1872. 

Dr.  William  Cummings  Shannon,  major  and 
surgeon,  U.  S.  A.,  died  at  Elkhorn,  Neb.,  on  Friday, 
April  21.  Owing  to  rapidly  failing  health  for  the 
past  few  years,  he  resided  in  Elkhorn  during  the 
summer  and  at  Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  during  the  win- 
ter. Dr.  Shannon  graduated  from  Bowdoin,  Class 
of  '72.  and  immediately  went  to  Bellevue  Medical 
College.  N.  Y.  After  securing  his  degree  of  a  phy- 
sician he  entered  the  army  and  from  1875  served  at 
many  army  posts  throughout  the  country.  He  is 
survived  by  a  wife. 


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BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   MAY    5,    1905. 


NO.  3. 


EXETER,  9;  BOWDOIN,  U 

Bowdoin  lost  to  Exeter  on  Wednesday  of 
last  week  by  the  score  of  9  to  i.  As  the 
score  indicates,  the  game  was  somewhat  one- 
sided, the  visitors  having  the  game  well  in 
hand  after  the  first  inning.  Bowdoin  lost 
through  inability  to  hit  Jones,  while  the  visit- 
ors hit  Files  freely.  Bowdoin  also  made 
some  errors  that  contributed  materially  to  her 
downfall. 

Exeter  showed  up  in  splendid  form  in  all 
departments  of  the  game,  the  base  running  of 
the  team  being  especially  noticeable.  In 
fielding  Bowdoin  played  as  good  a  game  as 
did  the  visitors  except  for  the  errors  already 
mentioned. 

Exeter  took  the  field  at  the  opening  of  the 
game.  White  secured  a  single.  Abbott  was 
out,  H.  Jones  to  Bankart.  Clarke  struck  out 
and  Greene  was  out,  pitcher  to  first. 

For  Exeter,  \'aughn  was  out.  White  to 
Greene.  Flock  flied  out  to  Lewis.  H.  Jones 
then  drove  the  ball  over  the  right  field  fence, 
thus  securing  a  home  run.  T.  Jones  singled, 
stole  second  and  scored  on  an  error.  Blake 
was  out  at  first. 

In  the  second  Bowdoin  was  retired  quickly. 
Ellis  struck  out.  Stanwood  fouled  out  and 
Files  struck  out. 

For  Exeter  Connolly  flied  out  to  Lewis 
and  Kelly  was  out  to  Hodsdon.  Burnett  and 
Vaughn  got  a  base  on  balls.  Flock  went  out. 
White  to  Greene. 

During  the  fifth  and  sixth  inning  the  vis- 
itors secured  the  remainder  of  their  runs  on 
hits  and  errors.  Bowdoin  secured  her  only 
run  in  the  sixth  when  Clarke  drove  the  ball 
over  the  right  field  fence  and  circled  the  bases. 

The  summary : 

Exeter. 


Vaughn,    ss 3 

Flock,    If...... 4 

H.   Jones,   p 4 

T.   Jones,   c 4 

Blake,    2b 2 

Bankart.    ib 3 

Connelly,    3b 4 

Kelley,    rf 4 


Burnett,    cf 3        o         I         2        o        o 

Dawley,    2b i         o        o        2        o        o 

Totals    32        9        9      27       II         4 

Bowdoin. 

ab        r  bh  po  a  e 

White,    ss .4        o  i  o  3  i 

Abbdtt,    c 4        o  o  2  3  o 

Clarkd,     If 4         l  i  i  o  I 

Greene,     ib 4        o  o  11  o  o 

Ellis,    cf 300300 

Stanwood.    3b 3        o  i  2  I  I 

Files,   p 4        o  o  o  3  o 

Hodgdon.    2b 3        o  o  3  4  o 

Lewis,    rf 2        o  o  2  o  o 

Totals    31         I         3      24       14        3 

Exeter    2    o    o    o    2     5    0    o   x — 9 

Bowdoin    o    o    o    o    o    i     o    o    0 — i 

Two-base  hits — Flock.  Home  runs — H.  Jones, 
Clarke.  First  on  errors,  Exeter,  2 ;  Bowdoin,  3. 
Stolen  bases — Vaughn  2,  Flock.  T.  Jones  2,  Blake, 
Burnett.  First  on  balls — Off  H.  Jones,  3;  off  Files, 
6.  Struck  out — By  Jones,  10;  by  Files,  2.  Sacri- 
fice hit — Abbott.  Passed  ball — T.  Jones.  Umpire — 
Carigan.     Time — 1.30.     Attendance — 500. 


THE    VERMONT    TRIP. 

Bowdoin  lost  both  games  scheduled  with 
University  of  Vermont  at  Burlington  last 
week,  the  first  game  by  a  score  of  5  to  i,  and 
the  second  9  to  8.  Both  games  were  fast 
exhibitions  of  base-ball,  although  they  were 
characterized  by  hard  hitting  on  the  part  of 
both   teams. 

In  the  Saturday's  game  the  score  was  a  tie 
at  the  end  of  the  eighth  inning,  but  Vermont 
managed  to  secure  another  run  in  the  ninth. 
Bowdoin  pla^'ed  a  splendid  fielding  game  on 
both  days. 

The  summary  for  the  Saturday  game  was 
as  follows : 

Vermont. 

BH         PO         A  E 

Woodward,    c i  11  3  o 

Williams,    ss 2  i  i  o 

Campbell,    p 3  o  4  2 

Reulbach,    If 2  l  i  o 

Peck,    cf 2  o  o  o 

Collison,    2b I  I  I  I 

Thomas,    rf o  i  o  c 

Grow,    3b 2  I  2  I 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Wiggins,    lb I  II 

Kibby,    rf o  o 

Totals    14  27 

BOWDOIN. 


White,    ss 

Abbott,    c 

J.    Clark,    If 

Ellis,    cf 

Stanwood,    3b 

Files,    p 2 

Hodgson,    2b 2 

L>:wis,    rf 2 

C.    Clark,    lb o 


Totals    II     *24       12        4 

♦Winning  run   scored   with   none   out. 

Vermont    

Bowdoin     


23010020  I — 9 
12000320  o — 8 


Runs  made — By  Williams,  Campbell  2,  Reul- 
bach  2,  Peck  2.  Grow,  Wiggins.  J.  Clark,  Files  3, 
Hodgson  2,  Lewis  2.  Two-base  hits — Campbell  3, 
Woodward,  Peck,  Reulbach.  Three-base  hit — Wil- 
liams. Home  run — J.  Clark.  Stolen  bases — Colli- 
son  2.  Wiggins,  Peck,  Hodgson.  Base  on  balls — 
Off  Campbell,  4;  off  Files,  3.  Struck  out — By 
Campbell,  8 ;  by  Files,  4.  Sacrifice  hits — Collison. 
Wiggins,  Hodgson.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — Reulbach. 
Umpire — Murphy.     Time — 2h. 

The  make-up  of  the  teams  in  Friday's  game  was 
similar  to  that  of  Saturday  with  the  exception  of 
Lewis  in  the  box  in  the  place  of  Files  for  Bow- 
doin. while  Reulbach  took  the  place  of  Campbell  for 
Vermont. 


ERRORLESS    GAME. 

The  Second  Team  opened  its  season  on 
Saturday,  April  29,  by  defeating  Kent's  Hill 
Academy  in  a  hotly  contested  game  at 
Kent's  Hill.  The  score  was  6  to  2  and 
though  from  the  start  it  was  evident  that  the 
Second  was  superior,  yet  the  Kent's  Hill 
team  put  up  a  plucky  fig'ht.  Stewart,  '05, 
pitched  a  fine  game  for  the  Second,  giving 
only  one  base  on  balls.  Only  three  hits  were 
made  off  him.  The  team  fielded  perfectly, 
and  not  an  error  was  made  in  spite  of  the 
unevenness  of  the  diamond. 

The  line-up  of  the  teams  was  as  follows: 

BOWDOIN    2ND. 
AE  R  IB         SB         PO         A  E 

Stewairt,    p 4  i  i  o  I  4  o 

Lawrence,    c 4  o  o  1  S  2  o 

Greene,    ib 4  I  i  2  11  o  o 

Pike,    2b 4  o  I  o  3  i  0 

Crowley,    3b 3  o  i  I  2  1  o 

Packard,    ss 5  o  1  o  i  2  o 

Sawyer,  Briggs,   le.  4  i  o  o  o  o  o 


Redman,    cf i         2        o        3        o        o        0 

Houghton,  rf 3         i         0        o         i         o        o 

32        6        5         7      27       10        o 

Kent's  Hill. 

ab        r        ie      sb      pc      a        e 
Blake    (Manter)    p.   3        o        o        o        o        2        o 

Carey,    c 3        o        o        o        g        o        o 

Greene,    ib 31         i         o       12         i         2 

Quincy.   2b 3002321 

Manter  (Blake),  3b  4        o         i         0020 

Carter,   ss 3        o        o        o        2        2        0 

Spurkng   (  Part- 
ridge J     l.f 3        o        o        o         I         I         o 

Charles,   cf 3         i         I         o        o        o        o 

Hunnewell,   r.f 3000000 

28  3  3  2  27  io____3' 
Two-base  hits — Greene  (Bowdoin)  and  Greene 
(Kent's  Hill).  Double  plays — Packard  to  Crow- 
ley. Base  on  balls — Off  Stewart,  i;  off  Blake,  3; 
off  Manter,  2.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — Redman.  Left 
on  bases — Bowdoin,  3  ;  Kent's  Hill,  i.  Struck  out — 
By  Stewart,  8 :  by  Manter,  9.  Time — i  hour  50 
minutes. 


PRESIDENT  HYDE  AT  SUNDAY 
CHAPEL. 

President  Hyde's  remarks  last  Sunday 
afternoon  were  characterized  b}^  great  earnest- 
ness.    He  said  in  part : 

"Christ  always  called  things  by  their  right 
names  and  in  words  whose  meaning  could  not 
be  misunderstood.  With  Him  every  man 
was  not  either  respectable,  or  not  respectable, 
but  every  man  was  either  a  thief  or  a  mur- 
derer, or  a  giver  and  saver  of  life. 

The  same  principle  here  set  forth  holds 
to-day ;  it  is  exemplified  in  all  the  trades.  The 
workman  who  loafs,  or  who  turns  out  an 
inferior  grade  of  work,  is  really  a  thief,  while 
on  the  other  hand  the  one  who  is  upright  in 
all  he  does,  who  turns  out  the  finest  grade  of 
work,  who  makes  some  use  of  every  moment 
is  a  saver  of  life. 

The  main  distinction  between  the  Christ- 
ian and  the  non-Christian  is  found  here,  the 
Christian  is  a  giver  and  a  saver  of  life,  while 
the  non-Christian  is  a  profligate,  a  thief  or  a 
murderer." 


COMMANDER  PEARY  HERE  MAY   11.. 

The  news  that  Commander  Robert  E. 
Peary  is  to  lecture  before  the  college  is 
received  with  genuine  pleasure.  The  national 
attention  that  he  has  drawn  to  himself  during 
the  past  few  years  has  made    him    the    most 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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interesting  figure  among  our  alumni.  Every 
one  is  proud  of  his  name  and  the  fame  he 
brings  to  Bowdoin.  Pie  will  come  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Ibis.  We  should  give  him  a 
rousing  reception  and  fill  old  Memorial  to  the 
doors.  We  should  consider  him  not  only  the 
guest  of  the  Ibis  but  of  the  entire  college  as 
well.  The  Or[ent  congratulates  the  Ibis  on 
being  able  to  secure  Commander  Peary. 


game  as  the  men  on  the  team  are.  The  fact 
that  we  can  best  show  an  interest  in  the  team 
and  loyalty  to  the  college  by  attending  Satur- 
day's game  hardly  needs  mention.  Lewiston 
is  only  a  short  distance  from  here  and  the 
Orient  feels  confident  that  it  is  making  no 
unjust  demand  when  it  expects  that  a  large 
majority  of  the  students  will  accompany  the 
team  and  cheer  it  on  to  victory. 


THE  "MAGISTRATE." 

The  "Magistrate,"  Arthur  W.  Pinero's 
bright  and  lively  comedy,  drew  a  fair  sized 
audience  in  the  Town  Hall,  Wednesday.  The 
excellency  of  the  play  deserved  a  much  larger 
attendance. 

Harvey  in  the  title  role,  although  sufl^er- 
ing  from  an  attack  of  tonsilitis,  deserves  espe- 
cial mention.  His  work  in  the  third  act  with 
Sanborn  would  honor  the  professional.  "Mrs. 
Posket"  and  "Charlotte  Verrinder,"  as 
pla3'ed  by  Bartlett  and  Rundlett  were  excep- 
tionally strong  psrts.  Williams  played  the 
difficult  part  of  "Cis  Farringdon"  in  a  manner 
pleasing  to  all. 

The  entire  cast,  in  fact,  did  themselves 
proud.  Seldom  is  an  amateur  performance 
presented  in  such  an  acceptable  manner.  We 
congratulate  the  Dramatic  Club  on  their  suc- 
cessful season.  Another  year  we  hope  that 
several  out-of-town  trips  will  be  planned. 
Properly  conducted  they  would  mean  consid- 
erable to  the  college. 


NOTICES. 


THE  BATES  GAME. 

Saturday  marks  the  real  beginning  of 
Bowdoin's  base-ball  season.  The  game  with 
Bates  is  the  first  on  the  list  of  the  struggle 
for  the  championship  of  Maine.  Above  all, 
we  should  not  be  discouraged  because  of  the 
reverses  with  which  our  team  has  met.  The 
true  battle  is  yet  to  come  and  we  may  feel  sure 
that  the  team  will  do  all  in  their  power  to 
open  the  Maine  games  successfully.  But  we 
must  not  forget  that  the  team  needs  encour- 
agement. The  attendance  at  the  game  so  far 
this  season  has  not  been  remarkably  heavy, 
nor  has  the  cheering  exactly  made  the  "welkin 
ring." 

Every  undergraduate  and  alumnus  is  just 
as  anxious  to  have   Bowdoin  win  the  Bates 


THE  HAWTHORNE  PRIZE. 

The  Hawthorne  Prize  of  Forty  Dollars, 
given  by  Mrs.  George  C.  Riggs  (Kate  Doug- 
las Wiggin),  is  awarded  annually  to  the 
author  of  the  best  short  story.  The  compe- 
tition is  open  to  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  Tuesday,   May   16. 


COMMENCEMENT    PARTS. 

All  Seniors  appointed  on  the  provisional 
list  of  Commencement  speakers  are  reciuired 
to  write  Commencement  parts.  These  parts, 
which  should  be  about  twelve  hundred  words 
in  length,  will  be  due  Tuesday,  May  16. 


Juniors  are  urged  to  attend  marching  reg- 
ularly in  view  of  the  near  approach  of  Ivy 
Day." 

Per  order,  Marshal. 


THEMES. 

The    third   themes    of   the    semester    will    be    due 
Friday,    May   12. 

Subjects. 

For  all   Freshmen   and   for   Sophomores   not   tak- 
ing English  4 : 

I;     Ought  the   American   Board  of  Foreign   Mis- 
sions to  Accept  Gifts  from   Mr.  Rockefeller? 

2.  The   New  Eligibility  Rules. 

3.  Should    Bowdoin    Debate   with    Bates?     (See 
editorial  article  in  Orient,  April  28,  1905.) 

4.  A  Memorial  Day  Address. 

5.  A  Short  Story. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


R.   G^  WEBBER,  1906 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 


H.  P.  WINSLOW,  1906. 
H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 
W.  S.  LINNELL,  1907. 
A.  L.   ROBINSON,  1908. 


R.  H.  HUPPER,  1908. 
R.  A.  LEE,  1908. 
H.   G.  GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 
Medical  School,  1907. 


G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   ....     Business  Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907.    •    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. 


men  who  have  at  heart  the  best  interests  of 
their  college.  The  healthy  spiritual  inter- 
course of  the  ten  daj's  never  fails  to  bring  out 
the  finest  Christian  courtesy  and  best  fellow- 
feeling.  The  aims  are  not  single.  To  spirit- 
ual training  is  added  rare  social  privileges 
and  attractive  opportunities  for  athletic  recre- 
ation. Around  the  central  purpose  has  grown 
up  a  varied  conference  life.  A  series  of  base- 
ball games,  tennis  and  golf  tournaments  and 
track  meets  fill  out  the  program.  Some  of 
the  ablest  speakers  obtainable  present  student 
needs  and  problems  in  college  life.  They  are 
men  who  give  all  their  time  and  attention  to 
student  work. 

Whether  Association  member  or  not  a 
man  finds  himself  in  a  clear,  bracing,  moral 
and  spiritual  atmosphere  in  which  he  draws 
deep  inspiration.  It  is  at  such  gatherings 
that  the  reasonableness  of  religion  and  the 
attractiveness  of  Christianity  is  revealed. 

No  better  or  greater  experience  could 
come  to  a  man  during  his  college  course. 
Bowdoin  men  will  do  well  to  consider  this 
intercollegiate  gathering.  We  should  be  rep- 
resented this  vear  better  than  ever  before. 


Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.     Single 
copies,    10  cents. 


Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Ma 

:il  Matter 

Lkwiston  Journal  Press. 

Vol.  XXXV.                    MAY  5,   1905. 

No.  3 

The  Orient  takes  pleasure  in  announcing 
the  election  of  W.  S.  Linnell,  '07,  to  the  stafif 
of  Associate  Editors. 


The  growing  popularity  of 
The  Northfield  ^^^  Northfield  Student 
Student  Conference  Conferences  is  the  strong- 
est testimonial  of  their  merit.  Each  year 
finds  a  larger  and  larger  attendance.  Its 
practical  worth  attracts  national  recognition. 
More  than  any  other  student  gathering,  for 
whatever  purpose,  the  conference  has  become 
an  intercollegiate  affair.  Larger  than  any 
fraternity  conclave,  broader  than  any  collegi- 
ate convention,  this  conference  receives  the 
most  representative  men  of  all  the  eastern  col- 
leges. Last  year  600  men  representing  100 
institutions  were  present. 

The  purpose  underlying  the  conference  is 
to  make  more  influential   the   lives  of    those 


The  old  custom  of  Seniors 
Caps  and  Gowns,    wearing  caps    and    gowns 

during  the  spring  term 
has,  of  late,  entirely  dropped  out  of  use. 
Scarcely  any  undergraduate  has  seen  this  cus- 
tom carried  out  and  yet  it  is  one  that  ought 
not  to  die.  It  has  been  customary  for  the 
Seniors  to  wear  both  caps  and  gowns  on 
.Sundays  and  the  cap  alone  during  the  week. 
It  is  a  pleasing  custom  and  tends  to  remind 
the  undergraduates  that  commencement  is 
approaching  and  another  class  is  to  leave  the 
college  forever.  It  heightens  the  respect 
with  which  we  should  regard  the  oldest  mem- 
bers of  the  institution  and,  besides,  gives  the 
college  a  more  distinctively  college  appear- 
ance. The  Orient  and  also  the  whole  stu- 
dent body,  we  believe,  hopes  to  see  this  old 
custom  once  more  in  vogue.  Seniors,  we 
look  to  vou  to  revive  it. 


The     game      with      Bates 

To=Morrow's       to-morrow  is  our    first    in 

Game.  the   Maine    college    series. 

The  success  or  failure    of 

our  team  will  in  large  measure  be  the  estimate 

for  the  entire  season,  not  onl}'  for  ourselves 


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but  for  the  rest  of  the  colleges.  Bowdoin 
will  play  her  best  teain  and  the  students 
should  do  all  in  their  power  to  encourage  the 
men  on  to  victory.  There  is  nothing  like  vig- 
orous and  well  organized  cheering  to  incite 
and  stimulate  a  team  to  its  best  efforts.  We 
can  rest  assured  that  the  team  will  put  forth 
every  endeavor  to  bring  back  a  victory  and 
only  by  our  attendance  and  cheering  can  we 
help  them.  Every  one  should  feel  the 
importance  of  this  game  and  attend. 


What    better    instance    of 

,     „  ■^-  the    true    devotion    of    an 

In  Recognition.        ,  ^        ,  .  ., 

alumnus      to      his      Alma 

Mater;  what  act  more 
worthy  to  be  the  last  of  his  life  than  that  exem- 
plified in  the  recent  gift  of  Professor  Alpheus 
S.  Packard,  of  the  Class  of  1861,  to  this  col- 
lege? Professor  Packard  has  bequeathed  the 
choicest  books  of  his  extensive  library, 
amounting  to  about  two-thirds  of  the  entire 
number  of  volumes,  to  be  added  to  the  college 
library.  He  has  taken  great  care  in  collecting 
this  private  library  which  consists  almost 
wholly  of  authoritative  treaties  on  Geology 
and  Zoology.  Professor  Packard  was  himself  a 
recognized  authority  on  these  branches  of 
study  and  consequently  his  selections  must  be 
from  the  most  reliable  books  on  the  subject. 
This  addition  to  our  already  large  library  is 
deeply  appreciated  by  the  college  and  his  final 
contribution  will  be  a  lasting  memorial  to  a 
devoted  son  of  Old  Bowdoin. 


During    the   base-ball    and 

Track  foot-ball      season,       much 

"Second  Team."    credit  and  thanks  are  given 

most  justl}'  to  the  second 
teams,  who  help  to  make  the  work  of  the  first 
better.  But  right  here  the  Orient  wishes  to 
say  a  word  in  behalf  of  those  men  who  have 
come  out  for  track  this  spring  and  not  "made 
good."  These  deserve  great  credit  and 
thanks.  No  matter  what  may  have  been  their 
results,  they  have  shown  the  college  spirit, 
have  been  willing  to  try,  and  have  done  their 
best  for  Bowdoin's  track  team.  To  them  we 
would  say :  "Above  all,  don't  be  discouraged ; 
what  you  haven't  accomplished  this  year,  you 
will  next.  If  you  have  missed  your  proper 
event  this  year,  next  year  you'll  be  a  year  older 
with  a  year's  more  experience." 


Is   Bowdoin   to  retain    the 

T_    1     K4.UI  f         liossession     of     the     track 
1  rack  Athletics.      ' ,  ,  •    -,        t^i  • 

championship?        ihis     is 

the  burning  question  of 
every  Bowdoin  student  and  every  one  else  in 
Maine  who  is  interested  in  the  slightest  in 
college  athletics.  Can  we?  Will  we? 
Never  were  the  results  more  uncertain,  never 
have  indications  pointed  to  a  greater  struggle 
for  this  championship.  The  invincible  do-or- 
die  spirit  that  characterizes  Bowdoin  and  her 
strongest  rivals  will  soon  be  put  to  the  severest 
test.  We  hope  to  win.  How  are  we  going  to 
support  the  team  which  will  put  forth  such 
stupendous  effort  for  Bowdoin  and  on  which 
we  bank  all  our  hopes  and  fears.  Clearly 
there  is  no  better  way  than  by  attending  cii 
masse  the  meet  at  Orono  on  the  thirteenth. 
Low  rates  will  be  offered  and  every  one 
should  make  some  sacrifice  to  be  there  'and 
help  cheer  the  team  on  to  victory. 


The  system  of  cuts  under 
Double  Cuts  and     which   recitations  are  now 

the  Holiday.  conducted  was  adopted  in 
conjunction  with  the  pres- 
ent semester  plan.  To  prevent  needless  and 
persistent  absence  from  classes  the  number  of 
cuts  was  restricted  to  five  in  each  course  and 
double  cuts  imposed  three  days  before  and 
after  vacations  and  holidays.  While  we 
recognize  the  need  of  a  full  attendance  at. 
classes  if  they  are  to  be  conducted  success- 
fully yet  as  applied  to  single  day  holidays  the 
double  cut  rule  does  seem  too  severe. 

To  cut  during  these  days,  as  is  often  neces- 
sary, results  in  a  speedy  exhaustion  of  the 
specified  five.  It  seems  reasonable  to  ask 
that  before  single  day  holidays  the  cut  rule 
should  remain  as  on  other  days.  Students 
would  be  much  better  satisfied  with  a  rule 
that  gave  more  freedom.  For  every  holiday 
at  present  there  are  six  double  cut  days.  Not 
from  selfish  motives  but  for  protection  do  the 
students  ask  for  alleviation.  The  Faculty 
should  recognize  the  student  standpoint  and 
reconsider  the  rule.  Student  sentiment  voices 
a  change  in  the  present  system. 


As  the  warm  spring  even- 
College  Songs,      ings    return    the     Orient. 

again  encourages  the  col- 
lege sings  which  have  been  so  successful  in 
the  past.     We  feel  justified  in  repeating  what 


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has  so  often  appeared  in  these  columns  when 
we  consider  the  satisfaction  coming  from 
them.  It  falls  to  the  Glee  Club  to  favor  and 
assist  and  the  students  in  general  to  take  a 
cordial  interest  in  the  gatherings.  They  draw 
the  fellows  into  closer  relationship,  and  deeper 
devotion  for  Ahiia  Mater.  Surely  a  more 
enjoyable  or  pleasanter  half-hour  would  be 
hard  to  find. 


Cbristian  association  litems. 


Communication. 


J.  M.  Dudley,  State  Secretary  of  the  Y. 
M.  C.  A.,  has  completed  his  list  of  speakers 
for  the  33d  State  Convention  which  will  be 
held  at  Bath,  May  5-7,  and  it  is  one  of  the  best 
offerings  which  has  ever  been  made  on  an 
occasion  of  that  kind  in  Maine.  S.  D.  Gor- 
don of  Cleveland,  O.,  C.  C.  Michener,  C.  K. 
Ober,  John  F.  Morse,  and  Charles  W.  Gilkey 
of  New  York,  all  members  of  the  international 
committee,  and  Hon.  H.  B.  F.  McFarland  of 
Washington,  D.  C,  will  be  among  the 
speakers.  Maine  men  who  will  give  addresses 
are  Rev.  John  S.  Penman  of  Bangor,  Rev. 
Bowley  Green  of  Portland,  George  W.  Hinck- 
ley of  Good  Will  Farm,  East  Fairfield,  R.  A. 
Jordan  of  Bangor,  and  Anton  Schatzel  of 
Portland. 

ANDREW  CARNEGIE  AND    THE    COL- 
LEGE   PROFESSOR. 

^  The  generous  hand  of  Carnegie  has  again 

gone  into  that  bottomless  pocket  and  drawn 
forth  $10,000,000 — this  time  for  pensioning 
aged  college  professors.  Many  professors 
become  incapacitated  through  old  age  who  on 
account  of  the  meagre  salaries  received  have 
been  unable  to  accumulate  anything.  The 
gift  will  be  distributed  in  universities  and  will 
exclude  the  state  universities  and  sectarian 
schools. 


CALENDAR    FOR   THE   WEEK. 

May  6 — 'Varsity  vs.  Bates  at  Lewiston. 

Second  vs.  Bath  High  at  Brunswick. 
May  8 — "Peggy  from  Paris"  at  the  Empire. 
May  10 — 'Varsity  vs.  Colby  at  Waterville. 

Second  vs.   E.   L.   H.   S.   at   Bruns- 
wick. 
May  II — Commander  Peary  in  Memorial. 
May  13' — Maine  Track  Meet  at  Orono. 


To  the  Editor  of  the  Orient: 

Allow  me  to  correct  an  unfortunate  mis- 
print in  the  article  entitled  "The  April  Quill" 
of  your  last  issue.  On  page  13,  column  i, 
lines  8-10,  the  writer  is  made  to  say,  "Nor, 
v\'ith  occasional  exceptions  possibly,  has  the 
undergraduate  quality  of  the  publication  been 
observed."  The  last  word  should  read 
'"obscured,"  thus  reversing  the  meaning  as 
printed.  It  was  the  writer's  intention  to  com- 
mend the  Quill  for  maintaining  its  undergrad- 
uate quality  notwithstanding  the  presence  of 
graduate  contributions  in  its  pages. 

^  W.  A.  H. 


CoiiCQc  Botes. 


Everybody  goes  to  Lewiston   to-morrow. 

Professor  Files  is  away  this  week  on  college  busi- 
ness. 

Stimpson,  ex-'o6.  is  seriously  ill  with  typhoid 
fever. 

H.  E.  Mitchell,  '08,  visited  Kent's  Hill,  last  Sat- 
urday. 

Lawrence  '07,  has  been  elected  captain  of  the 
second  team. 

A  snow  storm  on  May  first  is  rather  unusual,  as 
happened  this  year. 

Hichborn,  '07,  and  Bass,  '07,  passed  Sunday  at 
the  former's  home  in  Augusta. 

Harold  E.  Marr,  '05,  sprained  his  arm  recently, 
while  jumping  at  the  Athletic  Field. 

A     number    of  the     faculty    and     students     saw    ^ 
"Parsifal"   in   Portland  on  Wednesday.  'r 

The  Brunswick  High  School  gives  a  play  in  Ger- 
man at  the  Assembly  Hall  next  Tuesday  night. 

Levi  Turner,  Jr.,  '86,  and  Llewellyn  Barton.  Esq., 
'84,  were  on  the  campus  Wednesday,  April  26. 

The  Hawthorne  Prize  Story  is  due  May  16.  The 
Commencement  parts  are  also  due  on  the  same  date. 

A  number  of  students  attended  the  May  ball 
given  by  the  Colonial  Club  at  Bath,  last  Monday 
night. 

A  large  number  of  students  attended  the  pre- 
sentation of  "Parsifal"  at  the  Jefferson,  Tuesday 
night. 

The  girls'  basket-ball  season  of  B.  H.  S.  closed 
last  Tuesday,  when  the  High  School  defeated  the 
.'Mumnae. 

The  Review  of  Reviews  Company  is  offering 
some  excellent  opportunities  for  employment  during 
the  summer. 

The  Portland  Ex/tress  of  last  Saturday  evening 
contained  a  picture  of  the  victorious  relay  team  of 
last  winter. 


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Froni  posters  scattered  around  town,  it  seems 
^  that  roller  skating  is  once  more  to  become  the  rage 
'  '      in  Brunswick. 

H.  D.  Evans,  'oi.  Professor  of  Chemistry  at 
Thornton  Academy,  was  in  Brunswick  last  week 
for  a  short  visit. 

W'iggin.  who  played  first  on  last  year's  ball 
team,  is  playing  the  same  position  on  the  Uni- 
versity of  Vermont  team. 

Preparations  are  being  made  to  move  the  Greene 
house,  which  is  to  be  used  for  the  Delta  Upsilon 
Chapter  House.  The  piazzas  have  already  been  cut 
off. 

The  Betas  and  A.  D.'s  played  an  exciting  game 
of  ball  on  the  Athletic  field  last  Saturday.  The 
final  score  resulted  in  favor  of  the  Alpha  Deltas, 
10-9. 

A  number  of  students  attended  the  Bath  High 
School  play  last  Friday  night.  It  was  a  very  suc- 
cessful performance  and  a  large  audience  was 
present. 

The  Brunswick  minstrels  presented  their  annual 
performance  in  the  Town  Hall  last  Friday  evening. 
The  Sturgis  Bill  and  the  Brunswick  girls  had  to 
receive  many  a  cruel   blow. 

The  1906  Bugle  is  rapidly  nearing  completion 
and  it  is  expected  that  it  will  appear  on  Ivy  Day 
as  usual.  This  issue  is  to  be  especially  fine,  the 
excellence   of  the   cuts  being  a   feature. 

The  Maine  State  Commissioners  appointed  by 
Governor  Cobb  to  the  Lewis  and  Clark  and  James- 
town Expositions  at  Portland.  Ore.,  have  decided  to 
reproduce  as  the  Ma'ue  State  Building  the  Port- 
land home  of  Henry  W.   Longfellow,  Class  of  1825. 

Fast  Day  was  very  quiet  on  the  campus.  A 
greater  part  of  the  student  body  visited  their 
homes  or  friends  in  neighboring  cities  or  towns. 
A  large  number  of  visitors  were  about  the  college 
during  the  day.  • 

Professor  Lee  presented  stereopticon  views  at 
a  union  service  held  in  the  Congregational  Church 
in  Augusta,  last  Sunday  nigli/t,  in  a  connection 
with  a  lecture  given  by  Rev.  G.  W.  Hinckley  of 
Good   Will  Farm. 

Trout  fishing  is  proving  to  be  a  favorite  sport 
with  the  students.  A  great  many  fish  stories  are 
going  the  rounds  and  some  say  that  "Coot"  Rund- 
lett  caught  one  trout  at  the  Waterworks  at  least 
six   inches  long. 

On  May  12  and  1.3  Prof.  F.  C.  Robinson  attends 
the  meeting  of  the  New  England  Section  of  the 
American  Society  of  Chemical  Industry,  which  meets 
at  Boston.  Prof.  Robinson  is  a  member  of  the 
Executive  Committee. 

Notice  has  been  given  that  the  games  between 
Edward  Little  High  School  and  the  second  team 
will  be  played  on  the  Whittier  field.  May  10,  instead 
of  at  Auburn.  The  second  game  will  come  a 
week  later'.  May  17,  at  Auburn. 

Clyde  E.  Osborne,  ex-'o8,  who  was  appointed 
by  Congressman  Powers  to  take  the  examinations 
for  Annapolis,  was  on  the  campus,  last  week  for 
a  few  hours.  Mr.  Osborne  was  on  his  way  from 
his  home   in   Fort   Fairfield  to  Annapolis. 


Professor  Lee  went  to  Portland  last  Monday 
n'ght  to  attend  the  meeting  of  the  Portland 
Natural  History  Society. 

The  Hebron  Semester  recently  published  an  arti- 
cle by  Hupper,  '08,  entitled  "At  i?owdoin."  It  .set 
forth  the  advantages  and  life  in  general  of  Bowdoin 
students  and  gave  a  fair  representation  of  the  col- 
lege to  preparatory  school  men. 

The  various  tennis  courts  have  now  been  put  into 
shape,  and  promise  to  be  in  an  unusually  fine  con- 
dition this  year.  Play  has  already  begun,  and  the 
college  team  is  hard  at  work.  The  Maine  College 
Tournament  comes  right  after  the  Maine   Meet. 

Alpha  Delta  Phi  won '  an  "exciting"?  game  of 
base-ball  last  Saturday  from  the  Betas.  The  score 
of  10  to  9  by  no  means  indicates  the  wonderful  dis- 
play of  base  runn'ng  and  fielding  of  the  team. 
Tommy  Tucker's  mastery  of  the  spit  ball  is  com- 
plete. Finn's  phenomenal  work  at  second  won  many 
rounds  of  applause.  "Coot"  Rundlett's  fielding  was 
prodigious. 

Charles  W.  Morse,  '77,  has  bought  out  the  Met- 
ropolitan Steamship  Line  which  operates  a  line  of 
freight  steamers  between  Boston  and  New  York. 
Mr.  Alorse  is  heavily  interested  in  the  Eastern  ■  " 
Steamship  Company,  and  already  controls  all  but 
two  of  the  steamship  lines  running  east  of  Boston. 
The  Metropolitan  consists  of  a  line  of  four  large 
iron  screw  steamers,  and  is  valued  at  considerably 
over  a  million. 

Kate  Douglas  Wiggin,  Litt.D.,  Bowdoin's  new 
Doctor  of  Literature,  was  recently  honored  by  a  _/ 
request  to  deliver  an  address  on  American  Litera-  'h 
lure  before  the  Edinburgh  Philosophical  Institution 
during  the  coming  season.  This  famous  society 
has  had  for  its  successive  presidents,  Adam  Black, 
Christopher  North,  Lord  Macaulay,  Lord  Brougham, 
Thomas  Carlyle,  and  Miss  Gladstone.  The  Earl  of 
Rosebury    is   president   at    the   present   time. 

The  English  Department  of  the  Maine  Associa- 
tion of  Schools  and  Colleges,  and  the  Maine  Mod- 
ern Language  Association  will  hold  their  annual 
meet'ngs  at  Colby  College,  at  Waterville,  Friday 
and  Saturday,  May  19  and  20.  Professor  Files, 
Secretary  of  the  Modern  Language  Association,  and 
Prof.  Mitchell.  Secretary  of  the  English  Depart- 
ment Association,  are  busy  arranging  the  program 
for  the  meetings  which  at  present  give  promise  of 
being  a  success. 

The  officials  of  the  Maine  Meet  have  been  elected 
as  follows  :  Marshal,  G.  W.  Carle.  U.  of  M.  Track 
Events :  Referee,  G.  R.  Lee,  Portland ;  Judges,  H. 
A.  Wing  of  Lewiston,  W.  W.  Bolster,  Jr.,  of  Lew- 
iston  and  E.  A.  Parker,  Skowhegan ;  Timers,  A. 
L.  Grover,  Orono,  Dr.  F.  N.  Whittier  and  E.  Rice 
of  Waterville:  Starter,  A.  S.  McCreadie  of  Portland; 
Scorer,  E.  C.  Wilson  of  Bates.  Field  Events :  Meas- 
urers, E.  T.  Clason  of  South  Paris,  Harry  Lewis  of 
Bowdoin,  and  J.  W.  Crowe  of  U.  of  M.  ;  Judges, 
Thomas  of  Hebron,  A.  F.  Laferriere  of  Hebron; 
Scorer,  Cotton  of  Colby,  and  Announcer,  R.  E.  Hall 
of  Bowdoin. 

Professor  Springer  and  four  students  from  the 
University  of  Maine  are  at  the  home  of  D.  C. 
Purington  setting  out  small  pine  trees.  They  have 
also     assisted     Mr.     Purington     in     shipping     about 


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fifteen  thousand  smalt  trees  during  the  past  week. 
Three  thousand  small  pines  were  shipped  to  Con- 
necticut, where  they  will  be  used  in  the  park- 
system  :  three  thousand  three  hundred  and  fifty 
were  shipped  to  Professor  E.  C.  Carter  of  Harvard, 
who  will  set  them  out  in  Livermore,  Mass.,  and 
about  seven  thousand  five  hundred  have  been 
shipped  to  Vermont  parties.  Brunswick  is  prob- 
ably the  only  town  in  the  State  that  carries  on  a 
business  of  this  kind.  The  work  of  raising,  plant- 
ing and  taking  care  of  the  small  pines  planted  on 
the  town  common,  is  done  by  the  Village  Improve- 
ment Society  under  the  immediate  direction  of 
Austin  Carey,  '87. 


nDebical  School  Botes. 


Pettingill,  '07,  was  called  to  his  home  at  Wayne, 
Saturday,  by  the  illness  of  his  sister. 

Dolloff,  '07,  who  was  in  Portsmouth  for  several 
days  on  business,  returned  to  Brunswick,  last  week 
and  immediately  resumed  his  duties  as  demon- 
strator of  Anatomy. 

Lewis.  '07,  is  prepared  to  give  talks  on  Masonic 
initiations.  He  took  the  second  degree  last  Satur- 
day evening. 

During  the  game  with  Exeter  last  week, 
Greene,  who  was  sliding  to  second  in  the  sixth 
inning,  was  accidentally  spiked  by  one  of  the  visit- 
ing players,  receiving  a  gash  in  the  side  of  his 
neck,   which   required   three   stitches   to   close   it. 

Saunders.  '07,  was  obliged  to  spend  Friday  and 
Saturday  of  last  week  in   Portland. 

Cox.  'oS.  spent  Fast  Day  with  friends  in  Gar- 
diner, He  went  fishhing.  but  declines  to  say  just 
how  many  he  caught. 

Greene.  '08,  the  'varsity  first-baseman,  did  not 
feel  that  he  could  spare  the  time  for  the  Vermont 
trip  with  the  ball-team.  He  did,  however,  go  to 
Kent's  Hill   with  the  second,   Saturday. 

Because  several  of  the  men  could  not  attend, 
the  gathering  of  the  Second  Year  Class,  which 
was  to  have  been  held  at  the  Inn  last  Saturday, 
was  postponed  to  Thursday  of  this  week.  A 
report  of  the  affair  will   appear  in  the  next  issue. 

Alpha  Kappa  Kappa  has  invited  Phi  Chi  to 
play  a  game  of  ball,  and  wdien  the  teams  from  the 
two  fraternities  cross  bats,  which  will  be  in  the 
near  future,  there  will  be  a  game  worth  going 
miles  to  see. 

The  innovation,  adopted  this  year,  of  allowing 
the  second  year  men  a  third  part  to  dissect,  is 
one  which  meets  with  the  hearty  approval  of  all 
the  students.  Heretofore,  they  have  had  but  two 
parts,  and  often  times  have  we  heard  expressed 
the  wish  that  there  might  be  an  opportunity  for 
doing  the  third.  The  Department  of  Anatomy 
has  now  taken  the  step  which  will  bring  about  the 
fullfilment  of  this  wish.  For  this  step  the  men 
take  this  opportunity  of  expressing  their  apprecia- 
tion. 

The  second  year  men  began  last  week,  to  do 
their  individual  demonstrations  of  the  blood-count. 
The  exactness  and  detail  which  the  technique 
demands  is  proving  rather  trying,  in  some 
instances,  for  the  patience. 


Geer,  '08,  played  on  the  evening  of  April  23, 
for  the  Foresters'  dance  at  Bath. 

WILLIAM   B,    SMALL,   A,B,,   M,D, 

When  on  April  13,  Dr,  William  B,  Small  of 
Lewiston  passed  quietly  to  rest  after  forty-two 
years  of  life,  Maine  lost  one  of  her  worthiest  sons, 
and  at  the  same  time  one  of  her  truest,  most  widely 
known,  and  ablest  physicians. 

While  he  was  not  graduated  from  the  Maine 
Medical  School,  we  feel  that  we  have  a  certain  right 
to  claim  him  as  one  of  our  sons.,  for  it  was  here 
that  he  began  his  professional  studies,  which 
he  completed  three  years  later  for  his  degree,  at 
the  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  College  in  New  York 
City,  After  practically  three  years  service  at  the 
Randall  Island  Hospital,  which  service  he  won  by 
competitive  examination,  he  settled  in  Lewiston, 
which  city  had  been  practically  always  his  home, 
and  where,  in  the  enjoyment  of  a  fine  practice,  he 
lived  to  the  time  of  his  death.  Throughout  the 
state  he  was  regarded  as  standing  at  the  head  of 
his  profession,  and  from  distant  parts  his  opinions 
were   often   sought. 

He  was  for  years  before  his  death  an  actively 
interested  member  of  The  Maine  Academy  of  Medi- 
cine and  Science,  as  president  of  which  he  made  his 
associates  to  feel  his  kindly  and  learned  influence, 
through  his  frecfuent  addresses  and  intelligent  dis- 
cussions of  vital  topics. 

He  was  also  at  one  time  President  of  the  Andro- 
scoggin Medical  Association,  and  of  the  O,  A,  Horr 
Medical  Association,  He  belonged  to  The  Maine 
Med'cal  Association,  to  The  American  Medical 
Society,  served  on  the  staff  of  The  Central  Maine 
General  Hospital,  and  was  an  Honorary  Member 
of  Theta  Charge  of  the  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa  Fra- 
ternity. 

To  the  sorrowing  mother,  to  the  wife  and  two 
children,  the  members  of  the  Maine  Medical  School 
extend   true   sympathy. 


SOPHOMORE  PRIZE  DECLAMATIONS, 
In  view  of  the  change  adopted  with  regard  to  the 
Sophomore  prize  speakers  the  three  lower  classes 
have  each  chosen  ten  men  and  from  these  the  final 
contestants  will  be  picked.  The  preliminary  list  is 
as  follows :  From  1906.  P,  R,  Andrews.  Bartlett, 
Boody,  H.  P.  Chapman,  P.  F.  Chapman,  Childs, 
Clark,  Favinger,  Perry.  Stetson.  From  1907,  Allen, 
Duddy,  Leydon,  Linnell,  Pike,  Redman,  W,  E, 
Roberts,  Sargent,  Snow,  Voorhees,  From  1908, 
Briggs,  Cox,  Donnell,  Foss,  Gregson,  Hupper,  M, 
P.  Merrill,  Morrison,   Putnam,  C.  M.  Robinson. 


PRELIMINARY  TRIALS. 
The  preliminary  trials  for  the  track  teams  for 
the  Maine  meet  were  held  Monday  afternoon. 
The  men  were  tried  out  in  the  regular  manner  and 
the  team  will  be  made  up  from  the  men  winning 
good  places  in  the  trials.  Despite  the  cold 
weather  and  the  strong  wind  the  candidates  made 
good  time  in  the  dashes  and  distances.  The  men 
are  working  with  a  will  and  Coach  Hobbs  and 
Captain  Denning  are  certainly  doing  their  part 
toward  making  up  a  good  team  to  represent  the 
college. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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GREEK  8. 

A  course  in  Greek  literature  in  translation,  to 
be  called  Greek  8,  is  ofFered  as  an  elective  to 
Seniors  and  Juniors  for  the  first  semester  of  igo5- 
1906.  This  course  will  include  a  study  of  the 
political  and  social  conditions  of  Greece  in  the 
lyric  age,  and  of  Athens  in  the  fifth  century,  B.  C. 
The  literary  works  to  be  studied  will  be  the  best 
extant  monodic  and  choral  lyrics,  and  several  plays 
from  each  of  the  dramatic  poets,  Aeschylus, 
Sophocles.    Euripides,    and   Aristophanes. 

F.  E.  Woodruff. 


LIBRARY  BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED 


Smith,  A.  M.      Westminster  Abbey. 

This  volume  is  one  of  a  series  describing  famous 
buildings  and  places,  and  illustrating  them  by  pic- 
tures in  color.  This  has  twenty-one  such  pictures 
showing  all  parts  of  the  abbey,  while  the  text  takes 
up  the  different  points  of  interest  in  detail  and  gives 
full   descriptions  of  them.     (914.21  :  S  64) 

Burne^Jones,  Georgiana.    Memorials  of  Edward 
Burne^Jones. 

This  work  is  an  extended  sketch  of  the  life  of 
the  artist  written  by  his  wife.  It  not  only  gives  a 
clear  picture  of  the  man  as  he  appeared  to  those  who 
knew  him  most  intimately,  but  it  relates  many  inci- 
dents of  h's  friends  in  art  and  literature,  who  were 
among  the  leaders  of  English  thought  in  those  lines, 
William  Morris,  Ruskin,  Watts,  Swinburne,  and 
Rosetti.  The  book  is  handsomely  illustrated 
throughout.     (B:B  931-2) 

Dellenbaugh,   F.  S.      Breaking  the  Wilderness. 

A  vnlnme  describing  the  early  history  of  the 
great  West.  The  customs  of  the  aborigines,  the 
character  of  the  country  and  its  animal  inhabitants, 
and  the  early  explorations  and  settlements  of  the 
white  people  are   vividly  portrayed.     (973:038) 

Porritt,  Edward.  The  Unreformed  House  of  Com= 
mons. 

A  work  in  two  volumes  dealing  with  Parliamen- 
tary representation  in  England  and  Wales,  in  Scot- 
land and  in  Ireland,  prior  to  the  Reform  of  1832. 
The  history  of  the  changes  which  this  underwent, 
in  all  four  countries,  the  rights  and  usages  of  the 
House  of  Commons  and  its  members  and  its  rela- 
tion to  the  House  of  Lords,  are  all  fully  dealt  with. 
(328.42:  P81) 

Ward,  Mrs.  Humphrey.    The  Marriage  of  William 
Ashe. 

This  is  Mrs.  Ward's  latest  novel,  and  was  issued 
originally  serially  in  Harfier's  Magazine.  The  hero- 
ine, Lady  Kitty,  leads  a  wild  and  impetuous  life, 
causing  her  husband,  William  Ashe,  much  trouble 
and  sorrow,  but  finally  dies  in  his  arms  forgiven. 
Many  incidents  in  the  book  are.  said  to  have  been 
founded  on  happenings  in  the  life  of  Byron. 
(823.89:  W  10) 


Hlumni  personals. 

CLASS  OF  1873. 
Francis  M.  Hatch,  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Hawaii,  recently  tendered  his  resignation 
from  that  position  owing  to  ill  health.  Mr.  Hatch 
was  one  of  the  earliest  leaders  of  the  annexation 
movement  in  Hawaii,  and  took  part  in  it  some  time 
before  the  fall  of  Queen  Liliuokalani.  He  was  one 
of  the  thirteen  members  of  the  committee  of  safety 
formed  in  January,  1893,  and  was  president  of  the 
Annexation  Club.  Soon  after  the  formation  of  the 
provisional  government,  under  President  Dole,  he 
was  elected  as  its  Vice-President  and  the  last  yeap' 
he  accepted  the  office  of  Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs, 
the  conduct  of  which  reflected  great  credit  upon 
him.  He  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  coming 
from  a  family  of  lawyers,  and  went  to  Hawaii 
shortly  after  his  graduation  from  college.  He 
entered  the  office  of  his  uncle,  who  was  chief  justice 
of  the  islands  under  the  royal  government,  and 
practiced  there  until  he  came  prominently  into 
public  life.  Justice  Hatch  is  of  quiet  and  reserved 
nature,  a  great  favorite  among  all  classes  of 
Hawaiians.  including  even  the  Royalists,  and  is  gen- 
erally regarded  as  the  most  popular  man  in  the 
islands.  He  has  great  power  and  fervor  as  a  public 
speaker,  the  great  speech  that  he  delivered  in  Hono- 
lulu in  1893  in  support  of  the  new  government,  is 
still  remembered  as  being  among  the  best  of  recent 
years.  His  public  papers  while  Hawaiian  Minister 
of  Foreign  Affairs  were  those  of  a  skilled  diplo- 
matist and  statesman,  commanding  the  respect  and 
attention  of  all  foreign  governments.  The  conduct 
of  his  whole  office  was  such  as  to  reflect  great  credit 
on  himself.  He  was  appointed  to  his  recent  position 
last  July.     He  will  retire  to  private  life. 

CLASS   OF   1889. 

William  M.  Emery,  Class  of  '89,  of  Fall  River, 
Mass..  editor  and  author  of  the  Chadbourn  G.eneal- 
ogy,  is  now  at  work  upon  a  genealogy  of  the  Deer- 
ing  family  of  southwestern  Maine.  The  family 
figured  prominently  in  the  early  history  of  Sanford, 
Waterboro.  Scarboro,  Kittery,  Gorham,  Portland 
and  Saco.  and  has  spread  to  many  places. 

John  R.  Clark  is  now  located  at  1220  Sutter 
Street,  San  Francisco.  Cal.,  where  he  is  practicing 
medicine.  Mr.  Clark  taught  one  year  at  Kenne- 
bunk  after  graduation,  then  went  to  Kansas  City, 
•Mo.,  as  assistant  cashier  of  a  bank,  remaining  there 
about  one  and  one-half  years.  He  ne.xt  entered  the 
College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons.  New  York 
City,  graduating  in  1895.  He  secured  a  hospital 
appointment  which  he  filled  till  he  was  appointed 
contract  surgeon  at  Fort  Wadsworth,  N.  Y.,  by  the 
government  during  the  Spanish-American  War.  He 
was  later  transferred  to  the  U.  S.  General  Hospital 
at  the  Presidio.  San  Francisco.  There  he  remained 
two  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  resigned  to 
enter  upon  private  practice.  In  February,  1902.  he 
was  married  to  Miss  Maud  Mullens,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

CLASS  OF  1890. 

George  B.  Chandler,  Class  of  1890,  formerly  with 
the  New  York  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  has 
recently  engaged  with  the  American  Book  Company. 


30 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Mr.  Chandler,  though  a  former  Democrat,  took  a 
prominent  part  in  the  last  presidential  campaign, 
supporting  President  Roosevelt.  He  is  a  forceful 
and  eloquent  speaker,  and  his  services  were  in  good 
demand  during  the  campaign.  He  will  be  remem- 
bered by  associates  as  the  winner  of  many  prizes 
when   in  college. 

CLASS  OF   1893. 

The  Church  of  Christ  at  Millis,  Mass.,  has 
extended  a  call  to  the  Rev.  Herbert  Lindsay 
McCann  of  Gray,  Me.,  and  he  has  written  a  letter 
of  acceptance.  He  will  end  his  pastorate  at  Gray 
about  the  middle  of  May,  and  will  assume  his  new 
duties  June  I. 

CLASS    OF    1895. 

Charles  M.  Pennell.  principal  of  the  Farmington 
High  School,  was  elected  superintendent  of  the 
Brunswick  and  Freeport  school  district,  Monday. 
He  will  begin  his  duties  here  August  i,  devoting 
two-thirds  of  his  time  to  Brunswick,  one-third  to 
Freeport. 

CLASS   OF   1897. 

Rev.  Charles  B.  Lamb,  Class  of  1897,  is  pastor  of 
the   Metliodist  Church  at  Goodwin's  Mills. 

£.  C.  Davis.  '97.  was  ordained  as  the  pastor  of 
Unity  Church,  Pit'tsfield,  Mass.,  April  7,  1905. 

CLASS   OF   1898. 
W.   W.   Lawrence.   Class   of   1898,   who  has  been 
an    instructor   in    Kansas     University,     has     recently 
been     elected     Assistant     Professor    of     English     at 
Columbia. 

CLASS  OF  1900. 

Among  the  recent  nominations  of  Governor 
Cobb  for  the  various  State  offices  is  that  of  R.  S. 
Edwards  of  Rockland,  as  State  Assayer. 

Edgar  Llewellyn  Pennell,  ALD.,  Class  of  igoo. 
is  located  at  Kingfield,  Me.,  where  he  has  a  large 
practice. 

John  Sewall  Milliken.  Class  of  igoo.  Medic,  is 
located  in  Readfield,  Mc,  where  he  has  a  large 
and  increasing  practice. 

The  engagement  of  Miss  Ray  Tomlinson,  only 
daughter  oi  Mrs.  Edward  Tomlinson  of  Portland, 
and  Robert  Chapman,  of  the  Class  of  1900,  son  of 
Hon.  C.  J.  Chapman,   was  announced  April   ig. 

Fred  \J.  Ward.  Class  of  igoo,  is  principal  of  Fox- 
croft  Academy.  The  Dover  High  School  has 
recently  been  joined  with  this  Academy,  a  new 
building  has  been  erected  and  the  institution  is  in  a 
flourishing  condition. 

CLASS  OF  1901. 
Henry  A.  Martelle,  Bowdoin.  igoi,  Johns  Hop- 
kins Medical  School,  igo.s.  has  just  been  appointed 
House  Physician  at  the  Hartford,  Conn.,  Hospital. 
The  appointment  was  the"  result  of  a  competitive 
examination. 


®bituar\). 


After  graduating  from  the  Bowdoin  Medical  School 
in  1871,  he  returned  to  his  native  city  where  he  prac- 
ticed until  t]ie  time  of  his  death,  being  universally 
respected   by   his   fellow-citizens. 


•ffn  /IDemoriam. 


It  is  with  the  deepest  regret  that  Theta  Chapter 
of  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa  records  the  passing  of  Wil- 
liam B.  Small,  A.B..  M.D.,  of  Lewiston,  in  whom  we 
had  a  firm  and  faithful  brother. 

During  his  active  life  as  a  student  and  as  a  prac- 
titioner of  medicine,  he  was  a  man  of  sterling 
worth,  of  spotless  character,  and  one  whose  counsel 
and  friendship,  to  younger  men  in  the  profession,  as 
well  as  to  the  older  ones,  were  of  much  value. 

Dr.  Small's  death  is  a  cause  of  sorrow  to  many, 
and  to  his  family  and  his  friends  the  Chapter  extends 
its  sincere  fellow-feeling. 

James'  F.    Cox, 
Olin    S.    Pettingill, 
Harold  G.   Giddings, 

For   tlic   Cliat>tcr. 


DR.    N.    PRENTISS    POTTER. 
Dr.   N.   Prentiss  Potter,   one  of  Bridgton's  oldest 
practicing  physicians,  died  at  his  home  on  Tuesday, 
April  iS.     Dr.  Potter  was  born  in  Bridgton  in  1845. 


WATCH    REPAIRING. 

Mainsprings,  75c.       Cleaning,  $1.00. 
The  Two  Combined,  $1.50. 

HERBERT  S.  HARRIS,  I28  Front  St.,  Bath,  Me. 

Teleplione  224-5. 

WHEN  A  STUDENT  .. 

Furnishes  His  Room 

IT  MAY  BE  A  CARPET, 

IT   MAY  BE  A  RUG, 

IT  MAY  BE  DRAPERIES, 

IT   MAY  BE  "WALL  PAPERS  and 

MOULDINGS. 

A  trip  on  the  Trolleys  to  B.ilh's    Big   Store   will   satisfy 
the  nio.'.t  ex.icling  lli.it  we  have 

QUALITY,  STYLE,  and  LOWEST  PRICES 

nt  Batii's  Bli  Departiqeal  Slore. 

D.  T.  PERCY  &  SONS. 

W,:  Pay  the  Freight. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXV. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   MAY    12,    1905. 


NO.  4. 


BOWDOIN,  6;  BATES,  3. 

Bowdoin  won  a  great  victory  over  Bates  at 
base-ball  on  the  Garcelon  Field  at  Lewiston, 
Saturday  afternoon,  by  the  score  of  6  to  3  in 
the  opening  game  of  the  Maine  College  series. 
The  game  was  a  most  interesting  one  and  the 
small  number  of  college  men  who  went  up  to 
see  the  contest  were  well  rewarded  for  their 
loyalty. 

While  the  game  was  not  necessarily  a  great 
surprise,  it  may  be  truthfully  said  that  Bow- 
doin was  not  over-confident.  It  has  been 
believed  that  Bates  has  got  a  large  number  of 
promising  base-ball  men  this  season,  and  it 
was  expected  that  they  would  play  fast  ball  in 
the  opening  game  on  their  home  diamond. 
But  good  hitting,  fa.st  fielding  and  splendid 
team  work  counted  and  Bowdoin  won  a  great 
victory. 

The  game  opened  with  Bowdoin  at  the 
bat.  White  was  out  on  strikes.  Abbott  was 
safe  on  an  error  by  Austin,  and  Clarke  flied 
out  to  right  field.  With  two  out  it  did  not 
look  like  a  score  for  Bowdoin,  but  Stanwood 
drove  the  ball  into  the  outfield  for  two  bases 
and  Abbott  scored.     Ellis  struck  out. 

Bates  failed  to  score  in  this  inning.  Lord 
was  out,  Stanwood  to  Greene,  Wight  was 
out,  Hodgson  to  Greene  and  Randall  was  out 
on  the  same  play. 

Bowdoin  was  out  easily  in  her  half  of  the 
second.  For  Bates,  Austin  singled  and  Wilder 
and  Rogers  bunted,  Austin  scoring  on  a  throw 
to  second. 

In  the  third  Bowdoin  again  failed  to  score. 
Bates,  however,  secured  one  run.  French  sin- 
gled and  Doe  sacrificed  him  to  second.  Lord 
sent  the  ball  into  right  field  and  French 
scored,  Lord  taking  third  on  the  following 
play.  Then  came  the  most  sensational  play  of 
the  game.  Wight  drove  the  ball  into  deep 
left,  Clarke  making  a  splendid  catch  and 
doubling  .the  ball  to  the  plate  and  catching 
Lord  before  he  reached  home. 

In  the  fourth  Bowdoin  clinched  the  game 
by  scoring  five  runs  and  forcing  Doe  to  retire 
from  the  box.  Stanwood  was  safe  on  an 
error  and  Greene  singled.     Ellis  singled  and 


the  bases  were  full  and  nobody  out.  Files  got 
a  hit  to  right  field  that  scored  two  runs,  and 
Hodgdon  followed  with  another  hit.  Crowley 
struck  out.  White  sent  one  to  Austin,  who 
failed  to  handle  it  quickly,  and  the  bases  were 
full  again.  Abbot  then  hit  and  two  more  men 
scored.  Clarke  struck  out,  but  Bowdoin  was 
four  runs  ahead. 

During  the  remainder  of  the  game  there 
was  not  much  excitement  in  the  way  of  scor- 
ing. Bates,  however,  secured  another  run  in 
the  sixth  by  a  throw  past  Greene  of  a  hot 
grounder  on  which  Kendall  scored. 

The  game  as  a  whole  was  a  fine  exhibition. 
The  whole  Bowdoin  team  played  fast  base-ball 
and  the  contest  was  interesting  throughout. 
For  individual  work  Stanwood,  Greene  and 
Abbott  perhaps  did  the  best  work,  while  Files 
pitched  a  fine  game,  he  being  very  effective  at 
critical  times,  the  Bates  batsmen  being  una- 
ble to  do  anvthing  with  him  when  hits  counted. 


Conununication. 


For  some  time  past  there  has  been  ample 
proof  that  the  undergraduates,  as  a  whole,  are 
growing  more  and  more  dissatisfied  with  the 
present  method  of  raising  money  for  the  sup- 
port of  the  athletics  of  the  college.  A  crisis 
is  approaching  and  there  are  just  two  main 
issues.  The  college  must  either  withdraw 
from  intercollegiate  athletics  or  it  must  find 
some  new  and  better  plan  for  obtaining  the 
necessary   funds. 

It  must  be  admitted  by  all,  that  participa- 
tion in  intercollegiate  athletics  is  absolutely 
necessary  to  the  well-being  of  the  college. 
Anyone  who  has  taken  the  slightest  notice 
of  existing  conditions  cannot  fail  to  admit 
that.  The  withdrawal  of  any  college  from 
sport  of  this  kind  would  mean  an  immediate 
decrease  in  the  number  of  students  and  the 
eventual,  if  not  speedy,  death  of  the  college. 
Under  the  present  circumstances,  athletics  are 
an  absolutely  necessary  branch  of  college  life 
and  there  is  not  the  slightest  indication  that 
present  circumstances  are    going    to    change 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


for  a  great  many  years,  if  at  all.  We  can, 
therefore,  fairly  conclude  that  this  issue  must 
be  thrown  aside  as  impracticable  and  abso- 
lutely injurious. 

Naturally,  then,  there  must  be  a  change  in 
the  method  of  procuring  money  in  order  to 
successfully  conduct  this  vital  function  of 
the  college.  This  is  not  the  first  article  on 
this  subject  which  has  appeared  in  these  col- 
umns. The  matter  was  recently  brought  up 
before  the  Athletic  Council  and  though  every 
undergraduate  member  of  the  Council 
was  in  favor  of  a  change,  the  members 
representing  the  Faculty  and  the  alumni  were 
opposed  to  any  departure  from  the  present 
system.  The  reason  for  this  position  was  the 
fact  that  there  is  a  clause  in  the  constitution 
of  the  college  which  forbids  the  levying  of 
any  tax  for  the  support  of  athletics  by  the 
Faculty.  That  is,  no  tax  for  athletics  is  to  be 
included  on  the  term  bill. 

But  is  this  entirely  consistent?  The 
Faculty  realize  that  intercollegiate  athletics 
are  a  necessity ;  they  also  realize  that  money 
must  be  raised  by  the  students  for  the  sup- 
port of  the  same,  and  it  cannot  be  possible 
that  they  have  not  observed  that  all  the  stu- 
dents, including  the  managers  of  the  various 
branches,  are  thoroughly  opposed  to  a  contin- 
uation of  the  present  system.  Moreover,  this 
clause  alluded  to,  was  drawn  up  when  condi- 
tions were  entirel}'  different  from  what  they 
are  now. 

Moreover,  this  has  been  a  year  of  radical 
changes  in  all  other  departments.  The 
Faculty  have  by  no  means  been  backward  in 
abolishing  old  rules  when  they  saw  that 
changes  were  necessary  for  the  welfare  of  the 
college.  There  has  been  the  change  from  the 
three  term  to  the  semester  system,  which  has 
involved  changes  in  the  cut  system,  and 
many  other  new  departures.  In  fact,  we  have 
changed  in  all  other  respects  from  a  college 
of  the  last  generation  to  a  college  of  the  pres- 
ent. Why  should  we  not  do  the  same  in  ath- 
letics? Since  this  is  a  matter  which  espe- 
cially concerns  the  students,  and  since  their 
sentiment  is  unanimously  in  favor  of  a  change 
why  should  not  plans  be  introduced  by  which 
every  member  of  the  college  should  pay  an 
equal  tax  towards  the  support  of  this  part  of 
the  college  activities  in  which  they  are  vitally 
interested? 

"1907." 


ALPHA  DELTA  PHI- CONVENTION. 

The  delegates  to  the  seventy-third  annual 
convention  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi  returned 
Tuesday  of  last  week,  having  spent  a  most 
enjoyable  week  in  New  York  as  guests  of  the 
Manhattan  Chapter  and  the  Executive  Counr  i 
cil.  The  convention  headquarters  were  at  l* 
Hotel  Astor.  All  the  chapters  of  the  frater- 
nity were  represented  and  a  large  body  of 
alumni  and  undergraduates  also  attended, 
making  it  one  of  the  most  generally-attended 
conventions  the  fraternity  has  ever  held. 

The  delegates  reached  New  York 
Wednesday,  and  on  that  evening  a  reception 
was  tendered  them  at  the  rooms  of  the  Alpha 
Delta  Phi  Club  at  35  West  Twenty-Third 
Street.  Thursday  morning  was  devoted  to 
business  sessions  and  the  first  part  of  the 
afternoon.  The  latter  part  was  devoted  to 
pleasure  trips  in  automobiles  about  the  city 
and  to  the  Columbia  Chapter  House.  In  the 
evening  the  delegates  enjoyed  a  theatre  party. 

Friday  morning  and  most  of  the  after- 
noon were  taken  up  with  business  meetings. 
At  the  last  part  of  this  day  a  reception  was 
given  at  the  Manhattan  Chapter  House.  On 
Friday  evening  occurred  the  crowning  event 
of  the  convention  when  the  annual  banquet 
was  held  at  Hotel  Astor,  which  was  about 
the  most  largely-attended  and  enthusiastic 
gathering  of  this  kind  that  the  fraternity  has 
ever  held. 


PSI   UPSILON   RECEPTION. 

Friday  evening.  May  S,  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi 
Upsilon  held  its  l6th  annual  reception  and  dance 
at  its  chapter  house  on  Maine  street.  The  affair 
was  one  of  the  best  ever  given  by  the  fraternity. 

From  3.30  until  5.30  P.M.,  Mrs.  William  A. 
Houghton  and  Mrs.  George  T.  Files  received  the 
guests  in  the  fraternity's  large  living  room.  The 
rooms  were  prettily  decorated  throughout  with 
palms,  ferns,  smilax  and  cut  flowers.  During  the 
tea,  ices,  cake  and  coffee  were  served. 

From  eight  o'clock  in  the  evening  until  early 
morning,  a  delightful  order  of  twenty  dances,  end- 
ing with  a  German,  was  enjoyed. 

The  committee  of  arrangements  consisted  of 
Harry  Lewis,  '05.  Philip  R.  Andrews,  '06,  Fulton  J. 
Redman,  '07,  and  Neal  W.  Co.x,  'oS. 

The  delegates  representing  the  different  frater- 
nities were  George  A.  Foster.  '05,  Alpha  Delta 
Phi ;  Stanley  P.  Chase,  '05.  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon ; 
Robert  E.  Hall,  '05,  Zeta  Psi ;  Stanley  Williams, 
'05,  Theta  Delta  Chi ;  Stephen  H.  Pinkham,  '05, 
Kappa  Sigma ;  Philip  K.  Greene,  '05,  Delta 
Upsilon;  Carl  W.  Rundlett,  '05,  Beta  Theta  Pi. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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Among  the  guests  were  Miss  Ruth  Bradstreet 
of  Gardiner.  Miss  Esther  Wright,  Miss  Helen 
Dana,  the  Misses  Fletcher,  the  Misses  Mariotte, 
Mrs.  Mariotte  of  Portland,  Miss  Eleanor  Percy  of 
Bath,  Miss  Martha  Cobb,  Miss  Leola  Thorndike  of 
Rockland,  Miss  Gertrude  Christopher  of  Pejepscot, 
Miss  Marjorie  Carlton  of  Oldtown,  Miss  Isabelle 
Forsaith.  Miss  Alice  Knight,  Miss  Frances  Parker, 
JNliss  Lulu  Woodard.  Miss  Mae  Despeaux,  Miss 
Myrtie  Booker,  Miss  Daisy  Hubbard,  Miss  Belle 
Smith  and  Miss  Cecil  Houghton  of  Brunswick. 


PRESIDENT  HYDE  AT  SUNDAY 
CHAPEL. 

President  Hyde's  remarks  at  chapel  last 
Sunday  were  forcible  and  extremely  interest- 
ing. 

His  address  was  in  part  as  follows : 

"The  matter  of  distinction  is  a  great  thing; 
it  is  one  of  the  most  important  things  in  the 
world  that  different  things  be  kept  in  their 
own  sphere. 

In  regard  to  matters  of  judgment  this  is 
very  true.  There  are  two  kinds  of  judgment, 
judgn:ent  of  facts,  and  judginent  of  worth. 
The  judgment  of  fact  deals  with  some  circum- 
stance or  event  that  happens  to  some  person  or 
body  of  persons  at  such  a  time  or  under  such 
conditions ;  the  judgment  of  worth  leaves  out 
the  condition  of  time  and  scientific  probability 
and  judges  on  the  interest  merits  of  the  case. 

Now  this  two  kinds  of  judgment  are  very 
frequently  confused,  especially  in  matters  of 
religious  belief,  and  there  have  been  endless 
discussions  on  this  account.  Even  a  great 
many  Cliristians  to-day  think  that  religion 
depends  on  judgments  of  fact,  that  is,  they 
think  that  in  order  to  be  Christians  they  must 
believe  thoroughly  in  the  minor  events 
recorded  in  the  Bible  as  really  having  taken 
place ;  they  place  rather  too  much  weight  on 
the  history  and  science  side  of  the  question. 

But  religion  is  entirely  outside  the  province 
of  history  and  science ;  it  makes  not  the  least 
bit  of  difference  whether  we  believe,  for  exam- 
ple, whether  or  not  the  children  of  Israel 
passed  through  the  Red  Sea  dry  shod,  for  that 
belongs  to  the  sphere  of  history  and  science. 
Such  events  can  be  accounted  for  in  no  other 
way. 

True  religion  depends  on  judgment  of 
wortli,  on  our  belief  in  the  Bible  as  the 
inspired  work  of  God,  on  our  reverence  for  its 
principles,  and  on  our  embracing  what  it 
teaches. 


THE  BROWNING  CLUB. 

The  winter's  work  of  the  Browning  Club,  a 
local  organization,  was  brought  to  a  very  pleasing 
close  last  Monday  night  by  a  "spread"  at  the  Inn. 
The  more  serious  thoughts  on  Browning  were  laid 
aside  to  enjoy  the  humorous  remarks  of  the  wits 
of  the  club.  Attractive  programs  announced  the 
following  toasts : 

Toastmaster — Mr.  Jump. 
"Lips  grew  hushed,  tongues  came   still 
When  Neodar  the  chief  began  to  bellow." 

— Neodar  Sig,   127. 

Subjects  Discussed. 
Prelude,  an  introductory  or  opening  performance. 

Miss  Booker. 
"One    chop,    we're    loose." — Giiido,   2^4. 
Scribendi  Scabies.  Mr.  Chase. 

"Being   incompetent   to   write   and   read." — Otiier 
Half  Rome,  1112. 
The    Dual    Alliance,    Browning    and    Shakespeare. 

Mrs.  Lee. 
"O  ye  gods,  ye  gods!  must  I  endure  all  this?" — 
Julius  Caesar,  Act  4  s.  3. 
Artistic   Agriculture.  Miss   Gilman. 

"Colly  iiy  cow." — Guido,  550. 
Our  Lobsters  and  Clams.  Mr.  Chandler. 

"Whom      sea      green     sirens     from     the      rocks 
lament." — Cadivaldcr,   jo-j. 
Would   Browning   Approve  of  New   Meadows  Inn  ? 

Miss  Potter. 
"Turning   up    his     nose     at     the    fatted    calf."- — 

Guido,  y^S. 
"Live,    enjoy?     Such    life   begins     in     death     and 
ends   in   hell. — Guido,   S03. 
Row   home?     Must   we    row   home?  Mr.    Cook. 

"And  scare  away  this    mad  ideal." — In    a    Gon- 
dola. 

Besides  the  regular  members  of  the  club  there 
were  many  invited  guests  making  a  total  of  forty  to 
partake  of  the  Inn's  delicacies.  College  men  pres- 
ent were:  Mr.  Cram  and  Frost,  '04;  Emery,  Weld, 
Chase,  Foster,  Cook,  '05 ;  R.  Johnson,  Bartlett,  P. 
Chapman,  Webber,  '06;  Haines  and  Hopewell,  '07, 
and  Chandler,  '08. 


CALENDAR  FOR  TI-IE  WEEK. 

May  13 — Maine  Meet  at  Orono. 

Second  vs.  P.  H.  S.  at  Portland. 
May  16 — 'Varsity  vs.  Amherst  at  Amherst. 

Maine  Intercollegiate   Tennis   Tour- 
nament at  Bates. 
May   17 — 'Varsity  vs.  Holy  Cross  at  Worces- 
ter. 
May   19-20 — Worcester.  Meet — Interscholastic 
Tennis  Tournament  at  Brunswick. 
May  20 — 'Varsity  vs.  Colby  at  Brunswick. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Collegiate  Yea 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906,         •       ■       Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 
H.   P.  WINSLOW,  1906.  R.  H.  HUPPER,  1908. 

H.  E.  WILSON,  1907.  R.  A.   LEE,  1908. 

R.  A.  CONY,   1907.  H.    E.    MITCHELL,  J908. 

W.   S.   LINNELL,    1907.  H.    Q.   GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 

A.  L.   ROBINSON,  1908.  Medical  School,  1907. 


G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   ....     Business  Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907,    ■    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-Clas 

,s  Mail  Matter 

Lewiston  Journal  Press. 

Vol.  XXXV.                   MAY    12,   1905. 

No.   4 

ON  TO  ORONO! 

EVERY  STUDENT  WHO  POSSIBLY  CAN, 
SHOULD  ATTEND  THE  MAINE  MEET 
TO-MORROW. 

At  the  last  meeting  of  the  board  it  was 
seen  fit  to  increase  the  editorial  staff  of  the 
Orient  by  the  election  of  H.  E.  Mitchell,  'o8. 


A    new    feature    has    been 

A  New  Feature  in    added       to       the       course 

Public  Speaking,     in     public    speaking,     this 

semester,  which  promises 
good  results,  provided  the  students  improve 
the  opportunities  thus  presented.  The  work 
in  the  course,  in  addition  to  the  regular  debat- 
ing, consists  of  the  preparation  of  addresses 
for  special  occasions,  and  in  their  preparation 
care  is  taken  to  adapt  them  to  some  particular 


audience  fully  described  prior  to  the  writing 
of  the  address.  More  than  this,  Mr.  Foster 
has  urged  upon  the  members  of  the  course 
the  advisability  of  their  delivering  these 
addresses  before  such  an  audience  as  they 
have  described  in  order  that  they  may  begin 
earl}'  to  acquire  ability  in  adapting  themselves 
and  their  remarks  to  any  audience  before 
which  they  may  happen  to  be  placed.  To 
enable  the  students  in  his  course  to  reduce  to 
practice  what  they  have  learned  in  theory,  he 
has  secured  opportunities  for  addresses  by 
several  of  them  at  various  places  in  the  State. 

The  Orient  wishes  to  add  a  word  of  com- 
mendation for  this  plan.  We  feel  that  among 
others  there  are  three  reasons  why  such  a 
plan  will  be  productive  of  good  to  the  college. 
They  are  these :  It  will  give  excellent  training 
to  those  who  participate,  it  will  lend  more 
interest  to  the  course  in  Public  Speaking,  and 
it  will  also  promote  the  good  of  the  institution 
in  the  state  at  large. 

This  plan  will  afford  students  excellent 
opportunities  for  valuable  experience.  It  is 
one  thing  to  write  an  address  to  be  passed  into 
the  friendly  hands  of  the  long-suffering 
instructor,  but  it  is  quite  another  matter  to 
successfully  deliver  that  address  before  an 
audience  composed  of  people  wholly  unknown 
to  the  speaker  and  who  take  him  for  what  his 
utterances  and  appearances  are  worth.  The 
public  speaker  has  first  of  all  to  learn  to  adapt 
himself,  and  what  he  has  to  say,  to  the  partic- 
ular body  of  people  before  him.  The  best 
speakers  say  that  this  is  by  no  means  easy, 
that  it  requires  years  of  practice.  The  college 
man  in  the  century  now  under  way  undoubt- 
edly will  lead  society  in  thinking  and  speaking 
to  a  greater  extent  than,  ever  before,  and  if 
there  is  any  man  who  should  make  the  most 
of  his  opportunities  to  develop  the  best  there 
is  in  him  along  this  line,  it  is  the  college  man. 
He  should  not  only  be  able  to  address  his  fel- 
low-students in  the  debating  class,  or  carry  oft" 
the  palm  in  prize  declamation,  but  he  should  be 
able  to  adapt  his  remarks  to  the  needs  and 
peculiarities  of  audiences  entirely  different 
from  those  he  meets  in  college.  He  should  be 
able  to  re-arrange  his  m.atter  and  its  presenta- 
tion to  suit  the  occasion  and  to  do  it  on  a 
moment's  notice.  Such  adaptation  can  be 
attained  only  by  experience,  and  the  beginning 
of  such  experience  is  offered  to  the  students  of 
this  college  by  the  proposed  plan. 

Besides  furnishing  the  student  practice  for 


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work  in  after  life,  this  experience  will  serve  to 
raise  the  standard  of  public  speaking  here  in 
the  college.  Constant  practice  before  varied 
audiences  cannot  fail  to  add  much  to  the  pres- 
ence and  confidence  of  the  speaker.  Such  expe- 
rience will  improve  our  declamation  contests, 
will  improve  our  debating,  and  insure  us  a  bet- 
ter grade  of  work  in  our  intercollegiate  con- 
tests. Any  college  debating  team  which  has 
good  bearing  and  perfect  ease  before  an  audi- 
ence possesses  a  highly  valuable  quality,  one 
which  is  lacking  in  most  college  teams,  and  the 
only  way  for  the  average  student  to  acquire  it 
is  by  constant  practice  before  varied  audiences. 

But  more  than  affording  much  needed 
experience  in  speaking,  such  a  plan  as  this  will 
add  interest  to  the  work  in  the  course.  It 
enables  the  student  to  apply  what  he  learns  as 
he  goes  along  and  he  is  thus  saved  the  task  of 
waiting  several  years  before  he  can  practically 
apply  his  theoretical  knowledge.  The  experi- 
ence of  speaking  before  different  kinds  of  audi- 
ences is  to  the  student  of  public  speaking  what 
the  laboratory  is  to  the  student  of  chemistry. 
By  applying  from  day  to  day  the  knowledge  he 
gains  he  soon  sees  his  faults  and  is  able  to  cor- 
rect them  before  it  is  too  late. 

Finally,  this  plan  will  represent  the  college 
in  the  sections  of  the  state  where  these 
addresses  are  given,  and  thus  throw  open  to 
inspection  another  department  of  our  work.  If 
it  be  of  sufficiently  good  quality  it  cannot  fail 
to  win  appreciation  and  favor.  It  hardly  needs 
to  be  said  that  Mr.  Foster  will  permit  no  stu- 
dent to  engage  for  an  occasion  for  which  his 
previous  work  has  not  warranted  his  selection, 
and  we  can  rest  assured  that  not  only  will  no 
discredit  come  to  the  college  from  inferior 
work,  but  on  the  contrary  much  credit  will  be 
added  to  the  college  for  such  a  move  toward 
practical  public  speaking. 


Since    the    successful    pre- 

Dramatics  for       sentation  of    "The    Magis- 

Ivy  Week.  trate"     by    the      Bowdoin 

Dramatic  Club,  the  stu- 
dents are  calling  themselves  all  kinds  of  names 
because  'they  did  not  take  interest  enough  to 
see  the  play.  Such  students  as  did  not  take 
advantage  of  their  chance  to  see  one  of  the 
best  theatrical  performances  ever  presented  in 
Brunswick,  are  perfectly  justified  in  using  all 
sorts  of  abusive  language  in  regard  to  them- 
selves.    But    aside    from    the    pleasure    the)- 


themselves  lost,  the  fact  must  be  considered 
that  the  Dramatic  Club  lost  also,  and  in  a  far 
more  discouraging  way  than  mere  loss  of 
pleasure.  They  lost  money.  Their  audience 
was  ridiculously  small.  The  students  of  Bow- 
doin failed  to  support  them ;  failed  most  dis- 
mally to  recognize  the  effort  the  club  is  mak- 
ing to  extend  the  reputation  of  the  college. 
This  performance  ought  to  have  been  one  of 
the  events  of  the  college  year  instead  of  draw- 
ing a  mere  rehearsal  audience. 

The  fact  remains,  however,  that  this  per- 
formance of  the  club  was  carried  through  with 
such  vim  and  naturalness  as  would  character- 
ize professional  actors.  In  consequence,  it 
has  iDecome  merely  an  advertisement  of  the 
play.  The  leaven  of  that  small  audience  (we 
should' almost  say  eleven)  has  worked  in  the 
student  body  till  it  has  converted  it  into  a 
throng  eager  to  see  the  play.  Several  requests 
have  come  to  the  members  of  the  club  to  pre- 
sent it  again.  The  most  feasible  of  the  plans 
brought  forward  seems  to  beaproposition,  that 
the  club  give  the  play  again  on  the  evening 
before  Ivy  Day.  This  would  give  the  college 
a  chance  to  show  to  the  outside  world  a  new 
aspect  and  offer  a  pleasing  method  of  enter- 
tainment for  the  guests  of  Ivy  Day.  The 
manager,  however,  refuses  to  stage  the  play 
again  under  any  conditions  unless  the  seats  are 
sold  beforehand  by  subscription.  lie  is  justi- 
fied in  taking  this  stand  considering  his  pres- 
ent task  of  meeting  bills.  Now  is  .the  chance 
to  add  something  tO'  the  Ivy  program.  The 
Orient  hopes  to  see  the  plan  put  into  execu- 
tion and  to  see  the  students  redeem  their  pre- 
vious desertion  and  failure. 


Studies  and 
Recreation. 


Particularly  at  this  time  of 
the  year  do  studies  seem 
tedious  and  burdensome. 
With  all  the  varied  college  organizations  to  be 
supported  and  the  wholesome  recreation  in 
out-door  sports  that  this  term  brings,  it  is 
necessary  to  re-arrange  our  schedule  of 
duties.  We  must  keep  studies  and  recreation 
in  the  proper  proportion.  We  must  not  forget 
that  the  advantages  of  a  college  education 
include  books  as  well  as  athletics.  We  are 
here  to  strengthen  our  minds  as  well  as  our 
bodies,  to  exercise  and  discipline  all  our  pow- 
ers. In  the  pleasures  of  relaxation  that  are 
likely  to  come  to  one  at  this  season  we  must 
not  lose  perspective.     The    Bachelor's    degree 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


stands  for  arts  and  not  'for  athletics.  The 
remaining  days  of  t]ie  term  are  busy  ones  but 
tliey  should  be  filled  with  a  valuable  quota  of 
things  accomplished. 

NOTICE. 


Junior  Odes   for  Ivy   Day   should  be  left 
/ith   Hodsdon,  not  later  than  to-morrow. 
Per  order, 

Chairman  Ivv  Dav  Committee. 


MAINE   BASE-BALL. 

The  Maine  Intercollegiate  Base-Ball  series  will 
be  played  according  to  the  following  schedule : 

May  l6 — Bowdoin  vs.  Amherst  at  Amherst. 

May  i6 — Bates  vs.  Fort  McKinley  at  South 
Portland. 

May  17 — Colby  vs.  University  of  Maine  at 
Waterville. 

May  17 — Bowdoin  vs.  Holby  Cross  at  Worcester. 

May  20 — Bowdoin  vs.   Colby  at  Brunswick. 

May  20 — Bates  vs.  University  of  Maine  at  Lew- 
iston. 

May  23 — Bates  vs.  Tufts  at  Lewiston. 

May  24 — Colby  vs.  Massachusetts  State  at 
Waterville. 

May  24 — Bo\Ydo;n  vs.  LTniversity  of  Maine  at 
Orono. 

May  25 — University  of  Maine  vs.  Tufts  at 
Orono. 

May  27 — Colby  vs.  University  of  Maine  at 
Orono. 

May  27 — ^Bowdoin  vs.   Bates  at  Brunswick. 

May  30 — Bowdoin  vs.  Bates  at  Lewiston  (Exhi- 
bition  game) 

May  30— Colby  vs.  Portland  Athletics  at  Port- 
land. 

June  2 — Bowdoin  vs.  University  of  Maine  at 
Brunswick    (Ivy  game). 

June  3 — Colby  vs.  Bates  at  Waterville. 

June   6 — Bowdoin   vs.   Tufts   at   Medford. 

June   7 — Bowdoin   vs.   Harvard    at    Cambridge. 

June  7 — Bates  vs.  Pine  Tree  Athletics  at  South 
Portland. 

June    10 — Colby    vs.    Bates    at    Lewiston. 

June  17 — Bates  vs.  Pine  Tree  Athletics  at  South 
Portland. 


PRIZE   SPEAKING. 


There  are  thinty  contestants  to  take  part  in 
what  was  formerly  known  as  the  "Sophomore 
Prize  Speaking  Contest,"  but  which  has  been 
thrown  open  to  the  Juniors  and  Freshmen  as  well, 
this  year.  The  contestants  are  given  till  Tuesday, 
May  16.  to  prepare  their  parts,  and  beginning  on 
that  date  a  trial  contest  will  be  held  before  com- 
petent judges,  at  which  time  nine  speakers  and 
three  alternates  will  be  chosen  to  compete  for  the 
prize. 


1907   ORGANIZES. 

On  the  evening  of  May  4  took  place  an  event 
which  was,  so  far  as  we  can  learn,  the  first  of  its 
kind  in  the  history  of  the  school.  The  second  year 
men  gathered  as  a  body  at  The  Inn,  where  they 
passed  a  most  enjoyable  four  hours. 

For  the  last  eight  or  ten  years  there  had  been, 
up  to  the  coming  of  the  1907  students,  a  most  bit- 
ter feeling  betv^ieen  the  men  of  the  two  Medical 
Fraternities.  Phi  Chi  and  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa. 
But  with  the  entrance  of  this  class  the  historical 
resentment,  we  are  glad  to  say,  disappeared,  with 
the  happy  result  that  there  is  now  only  the  kindliest 
of  feeling  among  the  different  men  for  one  another, 
as  the  affair  Thursday  evening  emphatically  empha- 
sized. 

After  the  dinner  Millard  Hanson  was  elected 
toast-master.  Dr.  Edwin  M.  Fuller  of  Bath,  who 
was  the  especial  guest  of  the  evening,  gave  a  most 
interesting  and  instructive  talk,  illustrating  by 
numerous  and  varied  cases,  what  a  diversity  of  sub- 
jects a  man  who  would  succeed  in  medicine,  must 
he  master.  Dr.  Fuller  pointed  out  that  a  physi- 
c-an  needs  ever  have  his  knowledge  at  hand,  for 
he  does  not.  when  he  is  called  to  see  a  patient  who 
may  be  unconscious,  have  time  to  consult  his  books, 
as  do  members  of  the  other  professions,  in  the 
preparation  of  their  work.  He  must  be  able  to 
diagnose,  and  to  differentiate,  and  as  an  aid  to  this, 
Dr.  Fuller  urged  upon  the  men  the  necessity  ot 
taking  advantage  of  the  drill  they  are  now  having, 
placing  special  stress  on  the  microscope,  and  telling 
of  some  of  its  more  helpful  revelations.  Dr.  Ful- 
ler spoke  also  of  the  early  history  of  antiseptic 
surgery,  and  reminisced  pleasantly  upon  his  friend- 
ship with  Dr.  Greene,  formerly  Professor  of  Anat- 
omy and  Surgery  in  the  school,  and  who  was  the 
first  to  perform  the  operation  for  removal  of  the 
thyroid  gland. 

The  various  members,  of  the  class  then  spoke 
briefly,  the  subject  of  class-organization  being  the 
theme  of  most  of  the  speakers.  The  need  of  this 
was  strongly  urged.  It  was  decided  to  hold  a 
meeting  at  an  early  date,  and  to  elect  officers.  This 
meeting  was  held  last  Monday  afternoon,  and  the 
following  officers  chosen  for  the  ensuing  year: 
President,  William  T.  Rowe.  Portland;  Vice-Pres- 
ident, Olin  S.  Pettingill,  Wayne ;  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  Harry  Saunders,  Portland.  The  fol- 
lowing committe  was  appointed  to  draw  up  a  set 
of  rules:  W.  J.  Lewis,  H.  G.  Giddings,  the  Presi- 
dent  and   Vice-President  I'.r  officio. 

It  was  voted  to  meet  at  The  Gurnet  in  the  not 
distant  future. 


1907   BUGLE. 

The  1907  Bugle  Board  has  organized  with  E.  A. 
Duddy,  editor-in-chief.  G.  A.  Lawrence,  business 
manager,  and  F.  A.  Burton,  artist.  The  other  rep- 
resentatives from  the  different  fraternities  are : 
Alpha  Delta  Phi,  H.  B.  Chandler:  Delta  Kappa 
Epsilon,  R.  A.  Cony ;  Psi  Upsilon,  F.  R.  Upton,  Jr. ; 
Theta  Delta  Chi,  A.  J.  Voorhees :  Delta  Upsilon,  H. 
E.  Wilson;  Beta  Theta  Pi,  C.  W.  Snow;  non-fra- 
ternity, A.  B.  Roberts. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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College  Botes. 

The  "Gurnet"  opens  for  the  coming  season 
to-day. 

Smith,  '06,  returned  to  college,  this  week,  after 
a  short  absence. 

Librarian  Little  will  arrive  in  New  York  from 
his  trip  abroad  on  the  17th  of  the  month. 

The  Alpha  Belt's  defeated  the  Dekes  at  base- 
ball, Friday  afternoon,  by  the  score  of  6  to  i. 

Librarian  Little  will  arrive  in  New  York  from 
his   trip  abroad   on   the   17th  of  this   month. 

Bodkin,  '06,  who  has  been  out  of  college  for 
some   time  past,   returned  to   his   studies   this  week, 

Johnson,  '06,  Weston,  '08,  and  Lee,  'oS,  spent 
Saturday  at  Lake  "Cobbossee"  enjoying  the  fishing. 

Webber,  the  photographer,  is  back  in  his  old 
quarters  which  were  destroyed  by  the  fire  last  win- 
ter. 

"In  the  Sunny  South"  at  the  Town  Hall  on 
Tuesday  was  the  only  theatrical  attraction  of  the 
week, 

A.  L.  Laferriere,  '01,  witnessed  the  Bowdoin- 
Bates  game  at  Lewiston,  last  Saturday,  and  passed 
Sunday  on  the  campus. 

Sunday  was  a  tine  day  for  a  car  ride,  the  warm 
air  and  open  cars  being  an  attraction  that  a  large 
number  of  men  could  not  resist. 

The  Sophomores  held  a  meeting  in  the  Gym. 
Tuesday  and  elected  the  Banquet  Committee  con- 
sisting of  C.  W.   Snow,  Joy  and  McMichacI. 

To-morrow  evening  the  second  class  in  German 
of  the  Brunswick  High  School  presents  a  German 
play   in   Assembly   Hall   of  the  building. 

The  latest  reports  from  Weiler,  '08,  who  has 
been  critically  ill  with  appendicitis  at  the  Maine 
General  Hospital  at  Portland,  is  that  he  is  making 
good  progress  toward  recovery. 

The  Sigma  Beta  Phi  fraternity  of  the  High 
School  were  defeated  by  the  Gardiner  High  School 
at  Gardiner,  Saturday  afternoon,  by  the  score  of 
15  to  14  in  a   lo-inning  game. 

The  Aroostook  Club  dined  at  New  Meadows, 
Monday  evening.  Among  other  things  discussed 
was  the  matter  of  entertaining  the  Aroostook  boys 
when  Ricker  Classical  Institute  plays  the  second 
team.   May  29. 

Circular  letters  announcing  the  meeting  of  the 
N,  E.  I.  P.  A.  at  Copley  Square  Hotel,  May  22. 
have  been  received  by  the  Orient.  W.  F.  Finn.  Jr., 
'05,  is  president  of  the  association  and  extensive 
plans  are  being  made  for  the  annual  meeting,    »■ 

Governor  Cobb  has  accepted  an  invitation  to 
speak  at  a  banquet  to  be  given  Right  Rev.  William 
H.  O'Connell,  bishop  of  the  Catholic  diocese  of 
Maine,  on  his  return  from  Rome.  The  banquet 
will  be  held  at   Portland, 

In  spite  of  the  posters  which  so  flamingly 
announced  the  revival  of  the  old  sport  of  roller 
skating.  Brunswick  is  not  to  have  a  rink.  It  is 
understood  that  the  tenants  on  the  first  floor  of 
Armory  Hall  protested  and  the  owners  forbade  the 
playing. 


Senior  marching  was  begun  this  week  under  the 
direction  of  Marshal  Denning. 

In   last   week's   issue   of   the    Brunswick   Record, 
Theodore   S.   McClellan,   Brunswick's  oldest   citizen,    ^ 
has   some  very  interesting  personal   recollections  of^V 
Bowdoin's    Famous    Alumni.     It    contains     accounts 
of    Longfellow,     Hawthorne,      Pierce,     and     others 
whom  he  knew   while  in  college. 

Last  Saturday's  Bangor  Daily  Nezvs  contained 
a  half-tone  photograph  and  a  synopsis  of  an  address 
of  welcome  delivered  by  Harold  Files,  ex-'o6,  in 
connection  with  the  meeting  of  the  Waldo  County 
Pomona  Grange  at  Frankfort.  Mr.  Files  is  now 
Superintendent  of  Schools  at  that  place. 

The  mass-meeting  held  on  the  Friday  before  the 
game  at  Bates  was  characterized  by  its  short,  sharp 
speeches  full  of  earnest  appeal  to  the  student-body 
to  stand  behind  the  team  at  Lewiston.  Coach 
Irwin  of  the  base-ball  team  and  Coach  Hobbs  of 
the  track  team  both  spoke  well  of  the  team  and 
encouraged  the  boys  to  support  it.  Webb,  '05,  and 
Pierce,  '05,  also  spoke,  and  Capt.  Clarke  completed 
the  speaking  by  showing  how  the  team  itself  felt 
on  the  field  when  it  lacked  support.  After  a  brief 
resume  of  the  situation  by  President  Philoon,  '05, 
the  meeting  was   adjourned. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Brunswick  Bicycle 
.Association  was  held  Monday  evening  at  the  office 
of  Barrett  Potter  and  the  following  officers  were 
elected:  President,  Barrett  Potter;  Vice-President, 
Thomas  H.  Riley;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  David 
D.  Gilman ;  Executive  Committee,  Barrett  Potter, 
Thomas  H.  Riley,  Charles  L,  York,  O.  A,  Burkett, 
J.  W.  Fisher.  Isaiah  G.  Elder,  Prof.  William  A, 
Moody  and  David  D.  Gilman,  After  the  election 
of  officers  the  club  laid  out  plans  for  the  work  this 
year,  A  number  of  new  bicycle  paths  will  be  built 
and  old  ones  improved,  besides  other  improvements 
being  made. 


dDebical  School  IFlotes. 


Hanson,   '07,  spent  Sunday  at  his  home  in  Bath, 

Ross,  '07,  who  went  to  his  home  at  Phillips,  Fri- 
day,  returned   to   Brunswick   the   first   of  the   week, 

Sturgis,  '07,  went  to  Lewiston  Saturday,  but  was 
on  hand   for  work  again   Monday  morning. 

Windham,  second  year,  passed  Sunday  at  his 
home   in    Lisbon. 

Because  of  the  fact  that  a  third  part  is  to  be  dis- 
sected this  year,  it  will  bring  the  work  well  along 
into  June  before  it  is  finished.  Dr.  Elliot  announced 
Monday,  that  to  expedite  matters  there  would  be 
afternoon    dissection. 

The  Medical  School  has  undoubtedly  among  its 
members  much  latent  talent  in  various  directions. 
Some  of  this  has  quite  recently  come  to  light  in  the 
personages  of  Varney,  .A.twood,  Staples  and  Potter, 
who   sing  each    Sunday  at   the   Baptist   Church. 

The  dissection  work  on  lower  animals  that  the 
first  year  men  have  recently  finished  has  been  unus- 
ually profitable,  having  given  them,  undoubtedly,  an 
insight  into  dissecting  methods,  as  well  as  an  idea 
of  structural  relations,  which  cannot  be  otherwise 
than  valuable  in  the  work  to  come  next  year. 


38 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


debating  IRotes. 


In  our  debating  course,  students  are  required  to 
submit  briefs  a  week  or  two  weeks  before  the 
debate ;  there  must  be  a  common  introduction,  with 
definite  special  issues,  and  the  two  briefs  must  give 
promise  of  a  debate  which  will  clash  all  the  way 
through  on  the  main  issues.  If  a  similar  plan  could 
be  adopted  for  intercollegiate  debates,  the  result 
would  be  more  worthy  the  name  of  debate,  more 
interesting  to  the  audience  and  more  satisfactory  to 
the  speakers.  In  regard  to  such  a  plan,  the  Prince- 
ton  Debating  Committee  says : 

"Many  intelligent  auditors  complain  of  quibbles, 
of  evasions,  of  failure  to  join  issue.  In  law  courts 
such  troubles  are  obviated  by  the  submission  of 
briefs  and  we  plead  for  a  trial  of  a  similar  plan  for 
debates.  The  object  of  submitting  briefs  is  to  join 
issue  seriously  and  to  exclude  evasions.  What  we 
desire  is  an  honest,  fair  and  square  debate — not  that 
the  contestants  are  now  intentionally  dishonest,  but 
eagerness  to  win  the  debate  and  prolonged  study  of 
the  question  sometimes  lead  to  curious  evasions  and 
quirks  of  interpretation  which  dodge  the  main  issue. 
Then,  too.  under  the  present  system,  a  debate,  even 
where  there  is  no  difference  of  interpretation,  must 
often  be  argued  nearly  through  before  the  debaters 
them?e]\es  see  the  main  point  of  difference.  Under 
these  circumstances,  there  is  a  great  weakness  in 
rebuttal  arguments.  This  state  of  affairs  neither 
interests  the  audience  nor  profits  the  debaters. 

"Many  friends  of  debating  admitthese  evil  tenden- 
cies in  our  present  .system,  but  many  object  to  briefs 
on  one  of  two  grounds:  either  that  they  will  be  too 
effective,  or  that  they  will  not  be  effective  enough. 

"In  favor  of  the  first  point  it  is  argued  that  briefs 
will  have  the  effect  of  making  the  debate  cut  and 
dried  ;  that  their  submission  will  deprive  a  team  of 
the  natural  advantage  which  comes  from  the  pos- 
.session  of  a  man  quick  at  rebuttal ;  and  that  it  will 
detract  from  the  value  of  scrub  debates.  The  con- 
tentions do  not  seem  to  be  well  sustained.  Briefs 
ought  to  indicate  the  course  of  the  positive  argu- 
ment, not  necessarily  the  emphasis  to  be  placed  on 
points.  Above  all  they  could  not  indicate  the  verbal 
form   of  presentation. 

"But  the  very  fact  of  the  submission  of  a  brief  by 
each  side  to  its  opponent  and  to  the  judges  would 
have  some  positive  advantageous  results.  In  the 
first  place,  if  the  difference  were  one  of  interpreta- 
tion of  the  question,  briefs  would  make  that  fact 
clear  to  the  debaters  and  to  the  judges  and  the 
debate  could  be  fought  out  on  the  issue  of  interpre- 
tation. Under  the  present  system  it  sometimes  hap- 
pens that  debaters  will  differ  on  interpretation ; 
each  side  will  argue  on  its  own  interpretation  and 
as  a. result  both  will  fight  the  air  instead  of  fighting 
each  other  on   the  point  of  difference. 

"Quibbling  will  then  carry  its  own  punishment, 
since  it  will  become  necessary  for  the  men  on  the 
offending  side  to  set  down  their  quibble  in  black 
and  white  instead  of  hiding  it  in  an  abtmdance  of 
words,  and  they  must  present  this  statement  to  the 
judges  and  their  opponents.  The  latter  should  cer- 
tainly be  able  to  make  any  quibble  appear  ridiculous 
as  soon  as  it  is  displayed  shorn  of  its  wordy  covering. 


"Rebuttals  will  be  more  logical  and  forcible. 
All  rebuttal  work  need  not  be  relegated  to  the  second 
round  of  speeches.  Finally  with  briefs  before  them, 
it  will  be  easier  for  the  judges  to  follow  the  argu- 
ment, notice  shifts  of  definition,  or  abandonment  of 
a  position,  and  to  judge  the  contest  strictly  on  its 
merits." 


TRACK  ENTRIES. 

The  I'st  of  entries  for  to-morrow's  contests  are 
given  below.  Not  all  the  men  below  will  be  taken 
but   the  best   candidates   in  each   event. 

100 — Doherty,  Weld,  Morse.  Jenks,  -EarebM", 
Hanson. 

220 — Weld,    Doherty,    Hanson,  -feaitltey,    Ht^mieT- 

440^-Wekl,  Henderson,  Kimball,  ^-BrffrStt,  Drum- 
•m^mii,  -W-.— Brr-fetnnett. 

8So — Everet,  Holman.  Whipple,  Bii£tgn,  fit+n- 
elter.       '~/^<<-  >  t 

1  M.— P.  R.  Shorey,  A.  T.  Shorey,  Mincher, 
Swy,  Robinson.   E>:««;-Tuell.  "      ' 

2  M. — Shorev,  P.  R.,  Robinson,  D.  S.,  Robinson, 
A.  L.  WW^ttB^" 

120  H. — Tobey,  Webb,  Kimbalh.  Lee;  Leavitt. 

220  H.— Tobey,   Laidley,   Bass,   IMerrill.   Weftb. 

High    Jump — Tobey,  ■=Hti-U,    B-righam,    Skolfield. 

Broad  Jump — Shaw,  C.  C,  Shaw.  R.  E.,  Lowell, 
•Kelter.    Bass,    Stewart. 

Pole  Vault— Winchcll,  SkeWreW,  Hill,  Far+ngeF, 
feeweil. 

Hammer — Denning,  Hatch,  Chapman.  -Bimr, 
•©©JJoff. 

Shot — Denning.  Hatch,  Chapman.  Finn,  Dolloffiy 
B:bj[qori 

Discu.s — Denning,  Platch.  Chapman,  Finn, 
Blnnirliard,   Philoow;' 


ASSISTANT    MANAGERS. 

The  candidates  for  assistant  managers  of  track 
and  base-ball  began  work  this  week.  This  is  the 
first  time  such  a  scheme  has  been  in  vogue  and  it  is 
all  the  more  reason  that  it  should  be  taken  hold  of 
with  a  will.  Competition  will  weed  out  such  men 
as  are  not  interested  in  the  work.  The  candidates 
will  work  under  the  direction  of  the  present  man- 
agers who  will  keep  a  record  of  all  work  done  and 
recommend   the   best   men   to   run   for  the   ofiices. 


LIBRARY  BOOKS  RECENTLY  ADDED 


Harper,  W.  R.    The  Trend  in  Higher  Education. 

A  collection  of  essays  by  the  President  of  the 
University  of  Chicago,  written  on  a  variety  of  edu- 
cational topics,  all  closely  connected  with  university 
and  graduate  work.  Although  written  at  different 
times  Ihey  do  nevertheless  have  a  common  thought 
which  re-appears  in  the  various  papers.  This 
thought  is  that  there  is  a  tendency  towards  demo- 
cratization in  the  higher  educational  work.  The 
papers  "Shall  college  athletics  be  endowed?"  and 
"Latin  versus  science"  are  interesting  discussions  of 
matters  which  are  now  the  subiect  of  controversy. 
(370.4:  H  23) 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


39 


Ireland,  Alleyne.     The  Far  Eastern  Tropics. 

Tliis  buok  is  Ihe  outcome  of  an  extended  study 
I'f  llie  methods  of  colonial  administration  of  the 
British.  French,  Dutch  and  Americans  in  the  Far 
East.  Tlie  chapters  originally  appeared  in  the  col- 
umns of  the  London  Times  and  the  Outlook  and 
they  are  based  on  material  collected  for  a  special 
report  to  consist,  when  completed,  of  twelve  vol- 
umes. Mr.  Ireland  is  a  British  subject  and  he  writes 
with  special  fullness  of  the  British  colonies.  Of 
particular  interest  to  American  readers  are  the  four 
chapters  on  the  Philippine  Islands.     (325  :  I  64) 

Sargent,  C.  S.     Manual  of  the  Trees  of  North 
America. 

This  work  occupies  much  the  same  place  in 
rigard  to  trees  that  Gray's  manual  does  in  the  study 
of  plants.  Professor  Sargent  has  here  given  the 
result  of  thirty  years  of  study  and  the  text  is  con- 
stantly supplemented  by  drawings  and  diagrams. 
1  he  botanical  descriptions  in  every  case,  are  given 
with  great  care  and  exactness  and  these  are  fol- 
lowed by  a  statement  of  the  localities  where  the 
various  trees  are  to  be  found.     (582:823) 

Bradley,   W.   A.     Wiiliam  Culien  Bryant. 

This  volume,  which  appears  in  the  English  men 
of  letters  series,  contains  a  condensed  and  compre- 
hensive account  cf  Bryant's  life  and  literary  work. 
The  author  has  freely  availed  himself  of  the  impor- 
tant critical  and  biographical  material  about  Bryant 
but  he  has  not  hesitated  to  modify  or  amend  such 
criticism  vvhen  it  needed  correction.  Mr.  Bradley 
makes  a  special  plea  for  the  wider  recognition  of 
Bryant  as  an  imaginative  poet.     (811.33:64) 


Hluinni  personals. 


CLASS   OF   1901. 

Mr.  C.  B.  Flint,  '01,  has  just  been  chosen  as 
treasurer  and  general  manager  of  the  newly  reor- 
ganzed  Newton  Fire  Brick  Company  of  Albany. 
One  of  the  city  papers  in  commenting  on  the  organ- 
ization says  :  "Mr.  C.  B.  Flint,  who  will  be  treasurer 
and  general  manager  of  the  company,  has  been  the 
manager  of  the  Newton  Company  for  two  years 
past  and  has  done  very  effective  work.  As  receiver 
he  has  made  a  splendid  record  and  demonstrated 
marked  ability  as  a  manufacturer.  Tie  has  a  very 
extended  technical  knowledge  of  the  business  and 
has  been  recognized  by  railroads  and  other  interests. 
The  new  company  approves  Mr.  Flint's  desire  that 
all  old  accounts  should  be  paid  dollar  for  dollar. 
Thus  the  receivers  will  be  discharged  after  having 
paid  every  claim  in  full,  an  unusual  record  for  any 
receivership." 

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Hon.  VV.  D.  Pennell  and  Mrs.  Pennell  of  Lewis- 
ton,  have  aiinounced  the  engagement  of  their 
daughter.  Maude  R.  Pennell,  to  Millard  F.  Chase, 
'04,  of  Boston.  Mr.  Chase  is  now  connected  in 
business  with  the  publishhig  house  of  Dodd,  Mead 
Ik   Co.   of  Boston. 


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1829,    died   on    Friday,    April   28,    at 
^'ork.     He  graduated  from  the   Bangor  Theological 
Seminary     in    1861     and     had     held     pastorates     in 
Brownville  and  Phippsburg,  Me. 


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VOL.  XXXV. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   MAY    19,    1905. 


NO.  5. 


PEARY  BEFORE  THE  COLLEGE. 

For  an  hour  and  a  half  the  audience,  which 
filled  Memorial  to  the  very  doors  on  Thursday, 
May  II,  listened  to  an  intensely  interesting  lecture 
by  Robert  E.  Peary.  His  thrilling  experiences 
in  the  frozen  zone  were  pictured  with  the  aid  of  his 
own  stereopticon  views,  in  beautiful  colorings  and 
picturesque  naturalness. 

L.  D.  H.  Weld,  representing  the  Ibis,  in  fitting 
words  introduced  the  famous  explorer,  who  began 
almost  at  once  on  his  evening's  discourse : 

"I  shall  leave  New  York  sometime  between  the 
1st  and  15th  of  July  and  sail  northward  to  Sidney, 
C.  B.,  where  I  shall  coal,  thence  across  the  Gulf  of 
St.  Lawrence  and  through  the  straights  of  Belle 
Isle.  I  shall  lay  my  course  by  the  most  direct  route 
through  Davis  Straight  and  Baffin's  Bay  to  Cape 
York,  where  I  shall  take  on  my  Esquimaux,  my 
dogs  and  my  walrus  meat.  From  here  I  shall  pro- 
ceed up  Whale  Sound  to  Etah,  where  I  shall  estab- 
lish my  first  supply  depot.  Across  the  strait  on 
Cape  Sabine,  I  shall  leave  all  of  the  tribe  who  are 
with  me,  except  twenty,  and  the  poorest  of  the 
dogs  to  form  a  relief  party.  Then  I  shall  push  on 
with  my  ship  northward  through  Smith  Sound  to 
the  farthest  point  of  navigation.  From  there  with 
my  dogs  and  sledges,  with  only  the  drivers  and 
two  or  three  companions,  I  shall  make  my  way,  if 
possible  to  the  pole.  I  shall  reach  Grant  Land  with 
the  ship,  if  possible,  by  the  first  of  September. 
There  the  ship  will  winter  and  the  journey  to  the 
pole  will  not  begin  until  the  first  days  of  spring 
appear,  which  will  be  in  February.  The  sledge 
journey  will  be,  if  I  can  go  in  rny  ship  as  far  north 
as  I  hope, four  hundred  and  ninety  statute  miles. 
Whether  we  find  the  pole  or  not  we  must  return 
by  the  first  of  June  when  the  ice  begins  to  break 
up." 

Attractive  maps  were  thrown  on  the  curtain, 
illustrating  clearly  the  course  to  be  followed.  Next, 
a  series  of  the  different  types  of  sailing  craft  used 
during  the  past  years  by  famous  explorers  were 
thrown  on  the  canvas. 

Commander  Peary  has  come  to  the  conclusion 
that  it  is  absolutely  necessary  to  have  a  vessel 
equipped  with  the  strongest  possible  engines  instead 
of  the  puny  auxiliary  engines  that  have  been  the 
feature  of  all  previous  exploration  ships.  He  then 
gave  a  brief  description  of  the  Roosevelt,  which  is 
now   being  fitted  out  at  Portland. 

Continuing  with  the  lecture  Commander  Peary 
said : 

"There  are-  three  million  square  miles  that  are 
undiscovered.  They  stand  as  a  reproach  to  every 
white  man  with  red  blood  in  his  veins.  There  is 
no  such  area  of  the  earth's  surface  that  has  not 
paid  many  times  over  for  the  cost  of  discovering  it. 
What  would  it  mean  in  our  prosaic  day  if  a  new 
land  were  lifted   out  of  the  polar  sea  by  the   Stars 


and  Stripes?  It  would  mean  national  prestige  to 
plant  the  American  flag  in  a  land  as  large  as  the 
.continent  of  Australia,  and  every  American  would 
certainly  feel  a  little  better  for  having  it  done. 

"Men  have  been  trying  for  four  hundred  years 
to  reach  the  pole,  and  many  people  have  asked  why 
I  now  have  any  more  hopes  of  reaching  it  than 
have  my  predecessors,  or  any  more  reasons  to 
believe  it  than  they.  There  are  two  and  possibly 
a  third.  The  first  lies  in  the  ship  that  was  launched 
at  Bucksport  last  March.  She  is  the  first  ship  ever 
built  particularly  for  the  work  I  have  to  do,  and  I 
believe  that  I  can  steam  her  to  Grant  Land,  from 
which  point  I  shall  begin  my  sledge  journey.  The 
second  reason  that  I  am  so  confident  is  my  control 
of  the  Esquimaux  at  Whale  Sound.  They  will 
obey  me  absolutely,  and  with  their  aid  and  the  aid 
of  those  magnificent  creatures,  the  dogs,  I  am  in 
a  better  position  to  make  the  fight  than  any  of  my 
predecessors. 

"I  shall  take  with  me  wireless  telegraph  appar- 
atus which  has  never  yet  been  used  in  Arctic 
exploration.  With  it  I  shall  be  able  to  communi- 
cate with  my  supply  station  at  Etah. 

"The  third  reason  is  my  own  experience.  For 
nearly  twenty  years  I  have  been  engaged  in  Arctic 
work,  and  all  the  knowledge  I  have  gained  will  be 
put  to  use  in  the  coming  expedition. 

"I  have  never  on  any  of  my  expeditions,  gone 
as  far  North  as  Nasen  or  Arbruzzi.  but  I  have 
made  four  sledging  journeys,  all  of  which  average 
such  a  length,  that  had  I  been  able  to  start  from  the 
place  I  now  intend  to  leave  the  ship,  any  one  of 
them  would  have  taken  me  one  hundred  miles 
beyond  the  pole  and  back  again. 

"In  my  present  expedition  everything  depends 
on  the  ship.  She  must  be  taken  to  the  northern- 
most point  of  Grant  Land  and  there  remain  as 
a  base  of  operations,  while  I  make  the  sledge 
journey  of  nearly  five  hundred  miles  to  the   Pole." 

The  great  difficulties  of  Arctic  explorations  said 
Peary  are  cold,  silence,  darkness  and  hunger.  The 
thermometer  often  drops  to  90  degrees  below  and 
warm  weather  is  recorded  at  25  degrees  below.  The 
Arctic  night  is  six  months  in  duration  and  during 
that  time  the  silence  is  so  deep  at  times  one  may 
almost  hear  the  "shifting  of  the  stars  and  the  scin- 
tilating  of  the  Northern  Lights,"  as  Gilbert  Parker 
has    expressed    it. 

Commander  Peary  does  not  expect  to  find  any 
open  Polar  Sea  giving  axis  to  the  center  of  the 
earth,  nor  anything  abnormal  in  the  land  or  water 
whichever  it  may  be,  about  the  pole.  The  North 
Pole  is  the  mathematical  point  at  which  the  axis  on 
which  the  earth  revolves,  intersects  the  globe's  sur- 
face. It  is  the  spot  where  there  is  only  one  day  in 
the  year,  and  there  is  a  solitary  night  of  correspond- 
ing length.  It  has  no  time,  no  longitude,  no  east,  no 
west,  no  north — only  south.  Only  two  steps  sepa- 
rate noon  from  midnight.     All  the  heavenly  bodies 


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move  forever  in  horizontal  circles.  It  is  the  last 
great  geographical  prize  that  the  world  has  to 
ofifer.  It  is  the  prize  for  which  all  the  nations  of 
the  civilized  world  have  been  competing  for  centu- 
ries. It  is  a  trophy  which  any  nation  might  be 
proud  to  win. 


history  like  the  discovery  of  the  New  World  by 
Columbus  and  the  conquest  of  the  Old  World  by 
Alexander. 


THE  "ROOSEVELT." 

"Our  thoughts,  our  hopes,  our  prayers,  our  tears. 
Are  all  with  thee,  are  all  with  thee." 

On  the  Roosevelt.  Peary  pins  supreme  confi- 
dence. She  is  his  ideal  in  Arctic  shipcraft.  In  her 
he  has  combined  strength,  grace,  and  all  that  the 
cunning  of  the  naval  architect  can  devise.  Every 
plank,  board  and  beam  he  has  selected  with  great- 
est care  and  within  a  few  weeks  she  will  respond 
to  his  guiding  influence  and  push  her  stalwart  bow 
far  to  the  northern  regions — farther  than  any  ship 
has  yet  penetrated, — to  the  very  tip  of  Giant  Land, 
we    hope. 

The  Roosevelt  is  not  large — i8i  feet  over  ail- 
but  is  of  sufficient  length  for  all  that  she  is 
intended.  She  will  be  massive  in  build  and  the 
stern  sternpost,  keel,  keelsons  and  frames  will  be  of 
very  carefully  selected  white  oak.  fastened  and 
secured  with  exceptional  thoroughness.  The  craft 
is  built  to  withstand  extreme  pressure  from  the  ice 
floes  on  her  sides  which  are  so  shaped  that  she  will 
be  raised  bodily  from  the  water  when  jammed 
severely.  A  heavy  white  oak  guard,  eight  inches 
by  20,  will  be  securely  fastened  to  the  frames  which 
together  with  a  heavy  steel  bar  will  be  capa- 
ble of  supporting  the  entire  weight  of  the  ship. 
This  contrivance  will  add  greatly  to  the  longitud- 
inal stiffness  and  serve  to  lift  the  craft  from  the 
ice,  either  by  jacks  or  the  ice-pack.  A  single 
inverted  compound  engine  will  drive  a  ten-foot 
screw.  Under  normal  conditions  1200  horse  power 
can  be  developed.  Besides  this  motive  power  sails 
are  provided  which  have  sufficient  spread  to  per- 
mit the  handling  of  the  vessel  without  steam  pres- 
sure.    The  total  cost  will  be  approximately  $75,000. 


GUI  BONO 

Is  is  worth  while?  Is  there  any  financial 
return?  What  is  it  all  for?  A  flood  of  questions 
naturally  arise  in  discussing  the  subject,  but  to  all 
Peary  has  a   ready  reply. 

Peary  answers :  "As  a  matter  of  the  valuable 
additions  to  geography  and  science  it  is  worth 
while.  The  attainment  of  the  Pole  means  opening 
up  the  way  for  observations  of  refinement  with  the 
pendulum,  to  determine  the  precise  figure  of  the 
earth,  and  in  the  realms  of  meteorology,  magnetism, 
etc.,  to  permit  a  clearer  definition  and  more  precise 
application   of  those   laws." 

"It  means  physical  conquest  of  the  globe." 

Financially  there  is  no  return,  but  as  a  matter 
of  social  prestige  it  is  worth  ten  times  its  cost  to 
attain    the   prized   goal. 

"Victory  is  victory  for  forever."  Once  won  the 
pole  can  never  be  "unwon."  "The  winning  of  the 
North   Pole  will  be  one  of  the  great  milestones  of 


PEARY'S    HONOR   RECORD. 

Although  born  in  Pennsylvania,  Maine  clainis 
Peary  as  one  of  her  sons,  for  here  he  got  both  his 
High  School  and  College  education.  He  graduated 
,  from  Portland  High  in  1873  and  four  years  later 
from    Bowdoin. 

In  college  he  was  popular  with  all,  but  his  studies 
claimed  his  mind  and  attention  and  he  was  rewarded 
for  his  efforts  in  his  Senior  year  by  election  to  Phi 
Beta  Kappa.  Besides  this  he  won  the  second  prize 
in  Junior  declamations  and  first  prize  for  English 
Composition,  was  a  member  of  the  Orient  staff 
and  editor  on  the  Bugle  Board.  Two  years  follow- 
ing graduation  he  was  engaged  as  civil  engineer  and 
surveyor  in  Fryeburg.  In  July,  1879,  he  was  one 
of  eight  successful  competitors  for  a  temporary 
position  on  the  United  States  Coast  Survey,  and 
six  months  later  was  one  of  the  four  who  received 
permanent  appointments  in  the  service. 

In  the  fall  of  1881  after  a  very  severe  examina- 
tion, he  was  one  of  four  candidates  who  were  nom- 
inated by  the  President  for  permanent  positions  on 
the  engineer  corps,  U.  S.  N.,  where  he  has  risen  to 
his  present  rank  of  commander.  He  was  in  charge 
of  the  Nicaragua  Canal  survey,  in  i88o-'8s  and 
i887-'88. 

The  first  expedition  to  northern  waters  was  in 
1886,  but  was  little  more  than  a  summer  cruise.  In 
1891-92  he  headed  his  first  real  Arctic  expedition  to 
Greenland.  He  discovered  IMelville  land  and 
Helprin  land  and  confirmed  the  notion  of  Green- 
land's claim  as  an  island.  The  York  meteorites 
were  discovered  on  his  1893  and  1895  voyages  and 
one  of  90  tons  was  brought  back  and  presented  to 
the  Peary  Arctic  Club  of  New  York.  In  1898  and 
1902  he  made  his  most  important  expedition,  reach- 
ing a  latitude  of  44  degrees  and  17  minutes  north 
which  is  343  miles  from  the  North  Pole,  and  the 
highest  latitude  ever  attained  by  an  American. 
When  he  returned  from  this  expedition  he  declared 
that  he  would  never  again  endure  the  hardships  of 
a  dash  toward  the  Pole,  but  the  silent  call  from  the 
Frozen  North  became  too  much  for  him  to  resist 
and  he  soon  began  to  prepare  for  the  present  voy- 
age. 

He  is  now  president  of  the  American  Geograph- 
ical Society.  Although  49  years  old  he  still  retains 
a  youth  and  vigor  that  is  remarkable  considering 
the  hardships  and  privations  which  he  has  expe- 
rienced. His  wonderful  personality,  striking 
appearance  and  cordial  manner  denote  him  the 
highest  type  of  men  and  Americans. 


Editor   Bowdoin    Orient: 

Dear  Sir— In  response  to  your  request  that  I 
send  you  some  personal  reminiscences  of  Com- 
mander Peary,  I  will  say  that  I  first  met  Robert 
Peary  at  the  Portland  High  School.  He  had  a 
strong  and  vigorous  character  and  I  really  felt 
attracted  to  him  before  I  had  a  chance  to  make  his 


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acquaintance.  After  graduating  from  the  High 
School,  Peary  entered  Bowdoin  College,  taking  the 
engineering  course.  He  was  a  year  ahead  of  me  in 
the  high  school  and  I  think  my  own  decision  to 
take  an  engineering  course  at  Bowdoin  was  much 
influenced  by  the  fact  that  he  had  already  entered 
the    college. 

In  his  last  year  at  high  school  and  while  he  was 
at  college,  Peary  was  much  interested  in  natural 
history  and  became  an  expert  in  stuffing  and  mount- 
ing birds.  In  1S77  he  had  in  his  rooms  on  Page 
Street  a  remarkably  complete  collection  of  Ameri- 
can hawks  and  owls.  In  those  days  athletics  had 
hardly  become  a  feature  of  college  life  and  I  remem- 
ber our  first  field  day  at  Topsham  Fair  Grounds 
when  Peary  won  the  event  called  throwing  of  the 
base-ball,  his  throw  exceeding  by  a  considerable 
amount  those  of  the  players  on  the  'varsity  team. 

He  took  part  in  other  events  on  this  field  day, 
and  was  a  member  of  his  class  crew  on  the  river. 
He  was  fond  of  all  out-of-door  sports;  a  good 
horseman,  an  excellent  shot  with  rifle  or  gun,  an 
expert  swimmer  and  familiar  with  the  handling  of 
boats.  He  was  especially  fond  of  skating  and  all 
winter  sports. 

Peary's  work,  whether  in  the  class  room,  or 
among  the  students,  was  always  distinguished  by 
originality  and  excellence.  If  he  happened  to  be  on 
the  class  committee  for  some  social  function  the 
affair  was  sure  to  be  signalled  by  something  new 
and   effective. 

In  the  engineering  department  at  Bowdoin, 
Peary  was  considered  the  star  student,  and 
Professor  Vose  was  accustomed  to  urge  other  stu- 
dents  on  by  reference   to  his   work. 

Soon  after  his  graduation  from  college  he 
entered  the  Coast  Survey  as  topographer,  and  after 
three  years  in  this  service  he  passed  the  necessary 
examinations  and  entered  the  Navy  as  Civil  Engi- 
neer. Since  that  time  he  has  been  steadily  pro- 
moted in  rank.  He  was  in  charge  of  the  surveys 
for  the  Nicaragua  Canal  and  at  that  time  invented 
a  new  type  of  rolling  lock  gate  for  ship  canals.  He 
has  also  been  engaged  in  .important  engineering 
work  connected  with  the  reconstruction  of  govern- 
ment navy  yards.  Nowadays  we  are  accustomed  to 
think  of  him  chiefly  as  an  Arctic  explorer,  but 
Commander  Peary  has  a  high  record  for  work 
accomplished  in  the  profession  of  Civil  Engineer- 
ing. It  is  because  he  is  an  engineer  as  well  as  a 
daring  explorer  that  we  who  know  him  well  feel 
such  confidence  in  his  ability  to  achieve  the  task  he 
has  set  for  himself.  In  his  attack  upon  the  Pole  he, 
a  civil  engineer,  is  simply  laying  siege  to  the  forces 
of  Nature,  as  the  military  engineer  besieges  the 
fortress  of  the  enemy. 

Yours  very  truly, 

Alfred  E.   Burton, 

Bozvdoin.  '78. 


a  student  he  showed  the  same  determination  as  has 
characterized  his  efforts  to  discover  the  North  Pole, 
and  incidentally,  I  have  not  the  least  doubt  of  his 
ultimate  success. 

While  Commander  Peary  may  have  been  inter- 
ested in  the  athletic  life  of  the  college,  he  did  not 
take  an  active  part  in  any  line  of  athletics. 

I  remember  very  well  the  night  he,  with  twelve 
other  Freshmen,  was  initiated  into  D.  K.  E.  and  I 
have  no  doubt  his  experiences  of  that  night  influ- 
enced him  in  his  determination  to  find  a  cooler 
place. 

Commander  Peary  was  an  artist  in  the  line  of 
taxidermy  in  his  college  days  and  I  recall  my  first 
visit  to  his  room,  (at  Nipper  Smith's  house  on 
Potter  Street)  ;  the  room  was  filled  with  specimens 
of  most  of  the  feathered  tribes  of  Maine  and  upon 
each  side  of  his  study  chair  was  perched  a  crow,  so 
that  when  seated  at  his  studies,  they  were  looking 
over  his  shoulders,  they  undoubtedly  furnished  the 
"caws"  for  the  high  standing  he  achieved  at  Bow- 
doin and  I  would  suggest  that  old  crow  of  this 
brand  is  much  more  conducive  to  eminence  in  liter- 
ature than  that  which  is  used  to  some  extent 
to-day,    notwithstanding   the    "Sturgis"    law. 

As  a  member  of  the  Class  of  '77  I  take  pride  in 
the  achievements  of  my  classmates,  I  must  confess, 
however,  I  cannot  quite  understand  how  one  can 
put  aside  all  that  I  consider  desirable  in  life,  in 
order  to  discover  a  pole  which,  I  have  no  doubt 
when  found,  will  be  a  disappointment  and  probably 
not  suitable  to  hang  the  "stars  and  stripes"  to. 

So  here's  to  Commander  Peary,  "May  he  and 
his  family  live  long  and  posper"  and  may  he 
achieve   his   heart's   desire. 

George  L.  Thompson,  '77. 


Editor  Bowdoin   Orient: 

Dear  Sir — You  have  asked  me  to  relate  my 
recollection  of  Commander  Peary's  college  life. 
After  a  lapse  of  twenty-eight  years,  I  find  it  difficult 
to  remember  much  of  the  career  of  my  distin- 
guished classmate  while  a  student  at  Bowdoin,     As 


DR.     WILFRED      T.      GRENFELL      OF     LAB- 
RADOR. 

Fresh  from  a  lecture  tour  which  has  brought 
him  to  the  principal  cities  of  the  East  under  the 
most  favorable  auspices,  with  men  like  Dr.  George 
Gordon  of  Boston,  Dr.  Henry  Van  Dyke,  Dr. 
Lyman  Abbott,  Dr.  Rainsford,  Seth  Low  and  Ham- 
ilton Mabie  of  New  York,  standing  as  his  personal 
friends  and  helpers.  Dr.  Grenfell,  medical  mission- 
ary to  the  deep  sea  fishermen  of  Labrador,  delivers 
in  Memorial  Hall  to-night  his  last  address  in  the 
United  States  before  returning  to  his  summer's 
work.     Every  college  man  should  hear  this  lecture. 

Dr.  Grenfell  is  one  of  the  greatest  men  alive 
to-day,  if  courage,  originality,  idealism,  naturalness 
and  effective  helpfulness  make  a  man  great.  An 
Oxford  graduate,  an  intimate  friend  of  Sir  Fred- 
erick Treves,  surgeon  to  the  King,  he  was  stirred  to 
make  his  life  count  for  something  worth  while. 
Loving  adventure  he  sought  service  in  an  uncon- 
ventional field,  and  found  it  on  the  bleak  coast  of 
Labrador  and  Newfoundland.  Here  with  all  his 
robustness  and  jollity,  his  modesty  and  yet  absolute 
fearlessness,  he  has  proved  himself  to  be  just  the 
man  that  was  needed.  He  has  built  up  a  work  that 
supports  three  hospitals  and  a  hospital  ship  for  a 
population  that  would  otherwise  have  no  medical 
attendance     worth     mentioning.     In     some     winters 

[Continued  on  page  46  ] 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


R.   G-  WEBBER,  1906 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 


H.   P.  WINSLOW,  1906. 
H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 
W.   S.   LINNELL,   1907. 
A.   L.    ROBINSON,  1908. 


R.  H.  HUPPER,  1908. 
R.  A.  LEE,   1908. 
H.    E.    MITCHELL,  1908. 
H.   G.  GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 
Medical   School,  1907. 


G    C.  SOULE,  1906,   ....     Business  Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907,    •    Ass't  Business  Manager. 


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Entered  at  Post-Oflice  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Clas 

,s  Mail  Matter 

Lkwiston  Journal  Phess. 

Vol.  XXXV.                 MAY   19,   1905. 

No.   5 

Commander     Robert      E. 

Comniander         Peary,  Class  of   1877,  lec- 

Peary.  tured  before  a    large    and 

appreciative  audience  in 
Memorial  Hall,  May  11,  under  the  auspices 
of  The  Ibis.  The  enthusiastic  reception 
accorded  him  by  his  Alma  Mater  must  have 
cheered  the  heart  of  this  distinguished 
alumnus  of  Bowcioin,  but  greater,  even,  was 
the  satisfaction  enjoyed  by  the  audience 
assembled  to  see  and  hear  him. 

Of  the  many  distinguished  men  who  have 
gone  from  Bowdoin  in  the  later  years,  none 
have  brought  her  greater  renown  than  Com- 
mander Peary.  Elsewhere  in  this  issue  a  full 
account  of  his  eventful  career  is  given. 
Twenty-eight  years  ago  he  graduated  from 
Bowdoin  at  twenty-one  years  of  age.  For 
nearly  fifteen  years  he  has  been  recognized  in 
this  country  and  abroad  as  America's  leading 
Arctic  explorer.     He  has  held  highly  impor- 


tant positions  of  trust  under  this  government 
and  has  ever  performed  his  duties  with  honor 
to  himself  and  to  his  country. 

By  long  continued  effort  and  through 
dangers  which  have  hitherto  been  too  great 
for  man,  he  has  succeeded  in  going  nearer  to 
the  North  Pole  than  has  any  other  American. 
For  his  signal  courage,  and  ability  to  success- 
fully meet  dangers,  he  has  been  highly  hon- 
ored at  home  and  abroad  and  is  watched 
to-day  with  closest  interest  by  the  world  as  he 
is  completing  his  preparation  for  another 
dash  for  the  Pole.  This  college  takes  a  just 
pride  in  the  achievements  of  her  sons.  Truly, 
the  renown  they  win.  belongs  in  part  to  her, 
for  through  her  and  the  training  she  has 
given,  are  their  achievements  possible.  Like- 
wise, Bowdoin  is  proud  of  Peary  and  the 
honor  he  brings  her.  Every  Bowdoin  stu- 
dent should  appreciate  the  fact  that  he  is  a 
part  of  a  college  which  has  not  only  produced 
great  men  in  the  early  years,  but  can  bring 
back  to  her  to-day  younger  alumni  of  world- 
wide fame. 

If  we  were  to  attempt  to  point  out  any 
lesson  from  Commander  Peary's  life,  per- 
haps the  word  Perseverance  would  best 
summarize  all  we  can  say.  Certainly  no 
man  in  our  day  has  exhibited  more  of  this 
quality  than  he.  When  others  have  failed,  he 
has  kept  steadily  on.  When  he  has  himself 
failed,  he  has  still  looked  to  the  future,  and 
to-day  his  determination  to  reach  the  coveted 
Pole  is  as  strong  as  ever.  Columns  could  be 
written  showing  his  remarkable  persistence 
in  the  projects  he  has  undertaken,  but  they 
are  unnecessary.  Peary's  example  should 
be  to  us  a  strong  reminder  of  that  well-worn 
but  oft-forgotten  truth  that  perseverance  is  a 
necessarv  attribute  to  lasting  achievement. 


It  is  uttering  a  mere  com- 
Victory.  monplace      to      say      that 

every  student  in  college 
and  every  Bowdoin  alumnus  is  satisfied  and, 
still  more,  is  highly  gratified  at  the  manner  in 
which  our  track  team  has  upheld  the  name  of 
the  college  in  the  recent  meet.  Such  a  vic- 
tory as  that  just  added  to  our  list  by  the  track 
team  cannot  pass  unappreciated.  We  admire 
the  spirit  with  which  every  man  entered  into 
the  contest;  we  admire  the  ability  which 
brought  our  men  in  the  lead ;  but  back  of  all 
we  admire  most  the  persevering  self-denial 
which  each  member  of  the  team  practiced  to 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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train  himself  for  the  struggle.  To  the  whole 
team  the  college  extends  its  thanks  for  the 
earnest,  energetic  efforts  which  keep  Bowdoin 
in  the  lead.  In  praise  of  the  captain  and 
coach  we  can  only  say  that  they  have  served 
the  college  well ;  they  have  christened  the  new 
cup  with  a  victory  which  causes  its  first 
official  inscription  to  read  "Bowdoin,  1905." 
May  those  who  follow  cause  this  inscription, 
so  full  of  significance,  to  be  repeated  again 
and  again,  changing  the  year  but  never  the 
name. 


The  Ibis  is  to  be  congrat- 
The  Ibis.  ulated  on  so    successful    a 

completion  to  its  plans  for 
the  year  as  was  manifested  in  the  securing  of 
'Commander  Peary  to  lecture  before  the  col- 
lege. To  see  and  hear  such  a  man,  who  is 
before  the  world  as  a  daring  explorer  of  the 
highest  type  and,  at  the  same  time,  to  realize 
that  he  is  numbered  among  those  who  spent 
their  early  youth  here  at  our  Alma  Mater,  is 
to  bring  us  into  a  deeper  interest  and  appre- 
ciation of  his  work  and  the  honor  it  reflects 
on  Bowdoin.  We  feel  that  this  lecture 
marked  the  height  of  all  instructive  and  enter- 
taining events  of  the  year  and  the  Ibis  may 
rest  content  that  it  has  reached  perfection  in 
the  art  of  pleasing  the  undergraduate  body. 
The  club  is  a  college  benefactor. 


"I,  A.   B.,  certify  on    my 

The  honor  that  I  have  neither 

Honor  System.      given  nor  received  help  in 

this  examination."  The 
University  of  Virginia  students  have  univer- 
sally adopted  this  method  to  avoid  "cribbing" 
in  examinations.  It  is  a  simple  statement  to 
affix  to  an  examination  paper,  but  in  its  very 
simplicity  lies  all  its  power  or  weakness,  and, 
we  may  add,  it  is  successful  wherever  it  has 
been  tried. 

At  Virginia  it  is  a  man's  duty  when  he 
detects  another  in  the  act  of  cheating  to  first 
speak  to  the  offending  party.  Should  the 
offender  show  that  there  is  a  mistake  the  mat- 
ter is  dropped  at  once.  Otherwise  it  is  car- 
ried to  the  president  of  the  class  who  brings  it 
before  the  class  officers.  If  he  is  found  guilty 
he  may  appeal' to  the  faculty.  If  no  appeal  is 
taken  the  transgressor  soon  finds  he  is  not 
wanted  in  the  institution  and  more  agreeable 
places  soon  appeal  to  him. 


This  system  or  one  similar  as  to  modus 
operandi  could  be  initiated  at  Bowdoin  with 
effective  results.  We  do  not  insinuate  that 
Bowdoin  men  are  dishonorable,  but  where  one 
is  put  solely  on  his  honor  there  is  a  higher 
motive  within  that  rings  true.  With  sev- 
eral professors  on  the  watch  for  misconduct 
there  is  always  the  idea  that  if  one  can  cheat 
and  not  be  detected  it  is  all  right.  Professors 
recognize  the  honor  system  wherever  it  is 
practiced  and  during  examinations  always 
leave  the  room  to  its  occupants. 

The  honor  system  is  not  a  new  subject  to 
the  Orient's  columns  and  for  that  reason  we 
hope  that  it  will  receive  added  recognition 
from  the  students  and  be  discussed  again  for 
its  advantages  or  disadvantages. 


J.     1^  ,         It  is  needless  to    say  that 

"  all  Bowdoin  students    will 

be  on  the  Whittier  Field 
to-morrow  afternoon  to  witness  and  cheer  our 
third  championship  base-ball  game  of  this 
spring.  Preliminary  remarks  and  comments 
never  do  any  practical  good,  and  particularly 
is  this  true  in  base-ball.  All  we  would  say  is 
that  Bowdoin  has  lost  once  to  Colby  and  this 
will  be  our  only  chance  to  even  matters  up  this 
year.  If  we  are  to  lay  any  claim  to  the 
championship  this  )'ear  it  is  necessary  to  win 
the  early  games. 

ART   BUILDING   NOTES. 

Two  new  cases  have  recently  been  put  on 
exhibition  in  the  Boyd  Gallery,  one  containing 
the  Dana  Estes  collection  of  Cypriotes,  which 
have  been  exhibited  before,  and  a  large  num- 
ber of  Egyptian  antiquities  lately  purchased 
from  the  Egyptian  government  by  Mr.  Estes ; 
the  second  containing  Charles  Gammon's 
Chinese  collection  and  the  Sophie  Zela  Achorn 
collection  of  Swedish  antiquities  and  curiosi- 
ties. 

Among  the  Egyptian  antiquities  added  are 
a  Stela  of  the  XIX.  Dynasty,  an  alabaster 
vase  of  the  XXVI.  Dynasty,  two  small  alaba\5- 
ter  pots  of  the  XXA^I.  Dynasty,  a  larger  ala- 
baster bowl,  a  glass  cup  about  1,200  years  old, 
a  Torso  in  marble  of  the  Alexandrian  era,  a 
statue  in,  marble  of  the  same  era,  twenty-five 
Ushabti  figures,  one  Porphory  bowl,  one 
Diorite  bowl,  a  limestone  Stela,  a  bronze  bust 
of  Osiria,  of  the  epoch  Ptoleman,  a  Mercury 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


cartonage  in  four  pieces,  of  the  Graeco- 
Roman  period,  and  mummy  decorations  in 
porcelain. 

In  the  Walker  Gallery  has  been  added  a 
new  suspension  column  for  Darley's  Evange- 
line drawings,  and  a  new  case  for  the  refer- 
ence books  on  art  given  by  the  Misses  Walker. 
These  books  can  be  consulted  at  any  time,  but 
are  not  to  be  removed  from  the  Art  Building. 

The  addition  and  changes  have  involved 
some  slight  rehanging  in  the  Boyd  and 
Walker  Galleries. 


DR.  WILFRED  T.  GRENFELL  OF   LABRADOR. 
[Continued  from  page  43.] 

calls  for  his  "gospel  of  pills  and  splints  and  plas- 
ters" have  carried  him  2,000  miles  over  the  snows 
in  his  dog  sledge,  while  his  recklessness  in  handling 
his  little  hospital  ship  has  led  to  the  proverb 
uttered  when  a  wild  storm  is  sweeping  over  the 
coast.  "This  blow'll  bring  Grenfell !"  The  secret 
of  his  strength  is  revealed  in  his  words,  "Whether 
for  wreck  or  for  service,  as  the  Lord  wills.  I  am 
about  His  business." 

Other  features  of  his  marvellous  work  are  eight 
co-operative  stores  where  the  poor  fisherman  can 
buy  supplies  at  prices  fifty  per  cent,  lower  than  he 
used  to  pay  the  greedy  traders,  three  dispensaries 
for  the  treatment  of  emergency  cases,  mission  sta- 
tions for  the  preaching  of  a  sensible,  masculine, 
unsectarian  Christian  gospel,  an  industrial  settle- 
ment where  the  fishermen  can  have  winter  employ- 
ment and  their  children  meanwhile  enjoy  school 
advantages,  and  two  club  houses  where  libraries  and 
games  furnish  amusement.  Dr.  Grenfell  is  also  the 
magistrate  for  the  coast,  a  representative  of  Lloyds' 
Shipping  Agency,  and  a  veritable  Santa  Claus  to 
the  children,  each  Christmas  distributing  all  along 
the  coast  books  and  toys  furnished  him  by  friends 
in  the  United  States.  One  of  his  accomplishments 
more  amusing  than  important  has  been  the  intro- 
duction of  the  game  of  foot-ball  which  has  become 
so  popular  that  Eskimo  women  join  in  it  heartily. 
Always  plucky  and  straightforward  he  is  the  man 
to   appeal   to   college   men. 

Magazine  articles  on  Dr.  Grenfell  can  be  found 
in  the  December,  '04,  Harper's,  the  April,  '05, 
McChire's,  issues  of  tht  Outlook  for  July  18,  '03, 
and  April   i,  '05. 


THE   MAINE   MEET. 

Bowdoin  won  one  of  the  greatest  athletic  victo- 
ries in  recent  years  last  Saturday  at  Orono,  cap- 
turing the  championship  of  the  Maine  colleges  for 
the  tenth  time  out  of  the  total  of  eleven  meets. 
With  odds  against  us  in  the  location  of  the  meet,  in 
the  changing  of  coaches  at  a  critical  time,  with  our 
chief  opponent  working  almost  night  and  day  since 
the  date  of  the  last  meet  with  the  avowed  purpose 
of  trailing  the  Bowdoin  colors  in  the  dust  on  their 
own  field,  and  with  the  big  end  of  the  hard  luck 
with  an  accident  to  one  of  our  best  men — all  these 
make  the  victory  one  of  the  greatest  in  years. 


It  is  hard  to  say  what  were  the  features  of  the 
meet  or  who  did  the  most  praiseworthy  work.  All 
did  magnificently,  and  it  is  certain  that  Bowdoin 
had  surprises  for  Maine  all  the  way  through,  the 
discus,  hurdles  and  the  quarter  perhaps  being  the 
most  noteworthy 

For  individual  work.  Captain  Denning  lead  with 
a  total  of  fifteen  points  in  the  shot,  hammer  and 
'discus,  while  the  work  of  D.  S.  Robinson  and  P.  R. 
Shorey  with  a  total  of  sixteen  points  in  the  mile 
and  two-mile,  was  surprising  for  those  who  did 
not  know  the  capabilities  of  these  men.  Kim- 
ball's work  in  the  quarter  was  one  of  the  features 
of  the  meet.  Even  the  most  ardent  Bowdoin  men 
did  not  expect  such  a  signal  victory,  the  wild 
stories  that  have  come  from  Orono  during  the  last 
year  about  Wyman  having  almost  made  Bowdoin 
men  believe  he  was  invincible.  Kimball  easily 
won,  however,  and  this  was  only  one  of  the  cases 
where  Maine's  balloon  failed  to  go  up — not  from 
lack  of  "hot  air"  however. 

In  the  half  "Josh"  Everett  easily  walked  away 
from  St.  Onge  and  the  rest  of  the  candidates. 
Maine's  strong  points  were  in  the  pole  vault, 
jumps  and  short  dashes,  while  in  the  long  runs  and 
weights  Bowdoin  secured  a  lead  that  could  not  be 
overcome. 

Bowdoin  secured  nine  firsts,  four  seconds  and 
two-thirds. 

Following  is  the  summary  of  the  events : 

440-yard  Dash — Won  by  Kimball,  Bowdoin ; 
Wyman,  Maine,  second ;  Lisherness.  Maine,  third. 
Time.   53   i-Ss. 

120-yard  Hurdle — Won  by  Tobey,  Bowdoin ; 
Currier,  Maine,  second;  Webb,  Bowdoin,  third. 
Time  15  2-5$. 

220-yard  Dash — Won  by  Porter  Maine;  Doherty, 
Bowdoin,  second ;  Sawyer,  Maine,  third.  Time, 
23s. 

220- Yard  Hurdle — Won  by  Tobey,  Bowdoin; 
Thatcher,  Maine,  second ;  Currier,  Maine,  third. 
Time.  26  3-Ss. 

100-yard  dash — Won  by  Porter,  Maine;  Doherty, 
Bowdoin,  second ;  Sawyer.  Maine,  third.  Time, 
10  I-5S. 

One-mile  run — Won  by  Robinson,  Bowdoin;  P. 
R.  Shorey,  Bowdoin,  second ;  Hunt,  Colby,  third. 
Time.  4m.  48  4-5S. 

One-half  Mile  Run — Won  by  Everett,  Bowdoin ; 
Bearce.    Maine,     second ;     St.    Onge,    Maine,    third. 


Time,  2m.  5  3-4S. 

Two-mile  Run — Won 
P.  R.  Shorey.  Bowdoin, 
Maine,  third.     Time,   lom. 

Throwing  the   Discus- 


by  Robinson,  Bowdoin ; 
second ;  L.  B.  Thomas, 
'  4-Ss. 
-Won  by  Denning,  Bow- 
doin ;  Johnson,  Bates,  second ;  Hetherington,  Colby, 
third.     Distance,   115  ft.  3  in. 

Throwing  i6-lb.  Hammer — Won  by  Denning, 
Bowdoin;  Bennett,  Maine,  second;  Chapman,  Bow- 
doin, third.     Distance,  125  ft.  8  in. 

Putting  16- Pound  Shot — Won  by  Denning,  Bow- 
doin ;  Coombs,  Colby,  second ;  Bennett,  Maine, 
third.     Distance,  ,38  ft.  3  in. 

Running  High  Jump — Shaw  (Maine),  Meserve 
(Maine)  and  Goodwin  (Maine),  tied  for  first 
place.     Height,  5  ft.  i  in. 

Rudining  Broad  Jump — Won  by  Thatcher, 
Maine ;  McVane,  Colby,  second ;  Harlow,  Maine, 
third.     Distance,  19  ft.  7  in. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


47 


Pole  vault — Won  by  Shaw,  Maine;  Rogers, 
Maine,  second ;  Wiggin,  Bates,  third.  Height,  lo  ft. 
6  in.  To  break  the  record  Shaw  of  Maine  cleared 
the  pole  at  lo  feet  9  inches,  the  previous  Maine 
record  having  been   10  feet  8  inches. 

Following  is  the  distribution  of  the  points 
among  the  four  colleges : 

Bowdoin.  U.  of  M.    Colby.     Bates 

440-yard    dash    5  4 

120-yard    hurdle    6  3 

220-yard    dash    3  6 

220-yard    hurdle     5  4 

loo-yard    dash     3  6 

One-mile    run    8^  ^  I 

One-half    mile    run /^  f 

One-half   mile   run    ,'-5  4 

Throwing   discus    5  i  3 

Throwing   i6-lb.   hammer...  6  3 

Putting    i6-lb.    shot    5  I  3 

High    jump     9 

Broad    jump    6  3 

Pole    vault    8  i 

Total    59  SS  8  4 


MR.    F.    H.    WHITMORE    TENDERS     RESIG- 
NATION. 

F.  H.  Whitmore,  our  faithful  Assistant  Libra- 
rian for  the  past  four  years,  closes  his  work  here 
with  the  end  of  the  college  year.  It  is  with  regret 
that  we  announce  his  resignation  as  he  has,  by  his 
excellent  ability  and  courtesy,  won  the  esteem  of 
the  whole  college.  While  his  work  here  has  been 
congenial,  he  has  been  elected  Librarian  of  the 
Brockton  (Mass.)  Public  Library  and  it  is  to  accept 
this  position  that  he  severs  his  connection  with 
Bowdoin.  Mr.  Whitmore  prepared  for  college  at 
the  Gardiner  (Me.)  High  School,  and  graduated 
from  Harvard  in  the  Class  of  1899.  He  then  took 
a  two  years'  course  in  the  New  York  State 
Library  School  at  Albany,  New  York.  In  1901  he 
received  an  appointment  as  Assistant  Librarian  at 
Bowdoin  which  position  he  now  holds.  He  carries 
with  him  the  best  wishes  of  Bowdoin  for  success  in 
his    new    position. 


AN  OPPORTUNITY  FOR  ART  STUDENTS. 

Miss  Emily  Keen  Barnum,  who  has  been  teach- 
ing in  the  Art  Building  for  the  past  year,  wishes  to 
meet  all  students  who  are  interested  in  drawing  in 
the  new  studio  over  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  rooms  in  King 
Chapel  on  Thursday,   May  25.  at   I   p.m. 

Miss  Barnum's  object  is  to  form  a  class  for  next 
year  at  such  a  rate  as  shall  be  within  the  means  of 
all  students.  This  is  only  possible  if  a  sufficient 
number  respond. 

In  many  colleges  an  art  course  is  part  of  the  cur- 
riculum ;  and  one  would  be  given  here  were  the 
endowments  large  enough. 

A  knowledge  of  drawing  is  not  only  useful  in 
the  laboratory  work  of  various  college  courses,  but 
it  is  aside  from  illustrating,  decorating  and  design- 
ing, essential  in  the  following  vocations  where  a 
trained  and  accurate  eye  and  hand  are  required ; 
architect,   engineer,   army  or   naval   officer,   surgeon. 


advertiser,  boat-builder,  chemist,  botanist,  forester, 
physicist,  geologist ;  and  last  but  not  least  for 
many  a  student,  it  is  necessary  in  the  equipment  of 
a  teacher. 

This  is  an  unusual  opportunity  which  this  well- 
known  New  York  artist  offers  to  Bowdoin  stu- 
dents, and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  a  large  number 
will  show  their  appreciation  of  it  by  meeting  Miss 
Barnum  on  Thursday  afternoon.  No  one  must 
make  the  mistake  of  thinking  that  any  decided 
talent  or  previous  instruction  in  drawing  is  essen- 
tial. 


THE  WORCESTER  TEAM. 

Bowdoin  sends  an  unusually  strong  and  well- 
balanced  team  to  Worcester  this  year.  Captain 
Denning  will  have  no  difficulty  in  handling  the 
weights,  in  his  record-breaking  style,  while  Tobey 
and  Webb's  finished  work  in  the  hurdles  should 
bring  us  places.  Robinson  and  P.  R.  Shorey  in  the 
two-mile  are  almost  certain  to  place.  Weld,  if  he 
is  in  condition,  and  Doherty,  represent  us  in  the 
dashes  excellently.  Kimball  and  Everett  are  capa- 
ble of  finished  work  in  their  events. 

With  this  team  Bowdoin  rests  confident  of  an 
unusually  good  place  in  the  meet.  All  the  men 
are  star  performers  and  can  acquit  themselves  with 
honor. 


PSI    UPSILON    CONVENTION. 

The  seventy-second  annual  convention  of  the 
Psi  Upsilon  fraternity  was  held,  with  Eta  Chapter, 
of  Lehigh  University,  at  Bethlehem,  Penn., 
Wednesday,  Thursday  and  Friday,  May  10,  11, 
and    12,    1905. 

Wednesday  evening  a  smoker  was  given  the  del- 
egates at  the  Eta  Chapter  House.  Thursday  and 
Friday  were  taken  up  chiefly  with  business  meet- 
ings. Thursday  evening  supper  was  served  at  the 
Country  Club,  just  out  of  Bethlehem.  Friday 
afternoon  the  delegates  enjoyed  a  visit  to  the  Beth- 
lehem  Steel   Works. 

The  fraternity  banquet  took  place  at  the  Eagle 
Hotel,  all  the  chapters  of  the  fraternity  being  rep- 
resented, with  nearly   125  delegates  in  all  present. 

Kappa  Chapter  was  represented  by  Ra3'mond 
Davis,  '05,  and  Philip  R.  Andrews,  '06. 


HARRY   LEMONT   STIMPSON. 

The  sad  news  of  the  death  of  Harry  L.  Stimp- 
son  was  received  in  college,  Wednesday  afternoon, 
May    10. 

Mr.  Stimpson  entered  college  in  the  Class  of 
1906,  but  left  in  the  middle  of  Sophomore  year  to 
go  to  work.  About  four  weeks  ago  he  was  taken 
ill  with  typhoid  fever,  which  proved  to  be  a  serious 
case,  and  the  end  came  Wednesday  noon. 

Harry  Lemont  Stimpson,  the  son  of  Adam 
Lemont  and  Martha  Crowley  Stimpson,  was  born 
in  Brunswick,  Me.,  September  7,  1884.  He 
was  graduated  from  the  Brunswick  High  School  in 
June,  igo2.  and  entered  Bowdoin  the  same  fall. 
While  in  college  he  was  popular  with  the  entire  stu- 
dent body  and   was  universally  conceded    to    be    a 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


young  man  of  exceptional  ability.  He  passed  the 
highest  physical  examination  in  the  class  coming 
out,  41 1.3,  was  a  member  of  the  class  foot-ball 
team  and  won  several  points  in  the  class  track 
meets.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Kappa  Sigma 
Fraternity.  His  death  is  a  sad  blow  to  his  parents 
and    many    friends. 


Colby,   i  i  ;   Bowdoin,   6. 

On  May  10,  Colby  defeated  Bowdoin  at  Water- 
ville,  in  one  of  the  most  peculiar  games  played  this 
year,  by  a  score  of  11  to  6.  Up  to  the  fifth  inning 
Colby  had  the  game  2-0.  but  at  this  point  a  base  on 
balls,  a  few  errors,  and  a  hit  by  White  netted  four 
runs  for  Bowdoin ;  Colby  obtained  one  run  in  the 
last  half  of  the  inning,  making  the  score  4-3  in  Bow- 
doin's  favor.  In  the  sixth  neither  side  scored  as 
both  teams  did  some  excellent  fielding.  The  sev- 
enth, however,  was  different,  and  although  Bow- 
doin obtained  two  runs  off  the  beautiful  home  run 
of  Abbott  in  centre  field,  which  scored  White,  who 
had  received  a  pass,  and  himself,  the  inning  was  a 
fatal  one.  In  the  last  half  Colby  fell  on  Lewis, 
batting  him  out  of  the  box,  Files  went  in,  but  the 
ball  had  started,  and  before  it  finally  stopped  rolling 
Colby  secured  five  runs,  making  the  score  8-5  in 
Colby's  favor.  During  the  remaining  two  innings 
Bowdoin  was  unable  to  score,  while  Colby  added 
three  more  runs  to  her  credit  in  the  eighth  making 
a  total  of  1 1 -6. 

The  score : 


Colby     . 
Bowdoin 


I     o     I     o     I     o     6     2     X— II 
00004020     o —  6 


THEMES. 

The   fourth  themes  of  the   semester   will  be  due 
Tuesday,  May  23. 

Subjects. 
For  Freshmen : 

A   Description. 
For  Sophomores  not  taking  English  4 : 

The  Results  of  Arctic  Exploration. 

Dr.  Grenfell's  Work  Among  the  People  of  Lab- 
rador. 

Mr.  Carnegie's  Gift  to  American  Colleges. 

The    character    Caliban    in    Shakespeare's    "Tem- 
pest." 


ADDITION    TO   THE   LIBRARY. 

The  Library  is  in  receipt  of  a  letter  from  Mrs. 
Nichols,  daughter  of  Dr.  J.  T.  Oilman,  '26,  to  the 
effect  that  she  will  gladly  hand  over  the  large 
library  and  medical  books  collected  by  her  father, 
if  the  librarian  so  desires.  His  library  includes 
many  valuable  books,  which  although  not  purchased 
after  1884,  the  date  of  the  death  of  Dr.  Gilman, 
are  still  recent  enough  to  make  them  a  strong 
addition  to  the  present  Medical  Library. 


College  Botes. 


Morse,  Hanson  and  Lee,  1908,  spent  Sunday  in 
Boston. 

The  Bangor  News  contained  an  excellent  cut 
of  the  Quill  Board  in  a  recent  issue. 

Oscar  Peterson,  '06,  was  initiated  into  the  Zeta 
Psi  fraternity  last  Thursday  evening. 

Amherst  is  soon  to  have  a  new  swimming  pool. 
It  will  be  in  a  building  erected  by  Harold  I.  Pratt, 
'01. 

Columbia  University  has  just  received  from 
Jacob  H.  SchifF,  the  gift  of  $100,000  for  the  endow- 
ment  of   a   chair   of   social   work. 

To  avoid  a  conflict  with  the  Interscholastic 
Meet  on  the  27th,  the  date  of  the  Bates-  Bowdoin 
game  has  been  set   for  the  25th. 

Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump  preached  in  the  Amherst 
College  Church  last  Sunday.  Rev.  George  Lewis 
of    South    Berwick    occupied    his   pulpit   here. 

The  Quill  which  appeared  earlier  than  usual 
is  one  of  the  best  productions  yet  offered  by  the 
new  board.  The  criticism  will  appear  in  the  next 
issue. 

Hartley  C.  Baxter,  '78,  has  recently  received  a 
new  auto  boat  which  is  a  record-breaker  for  here- 
abouts. He  made  a  run  from  Portland  to  Bath  in 
I  hour  and  45  minutes. 

The  Maine  Tennis  Tournament  was  postponed 
several  days  on  account  of  the  wet  weather.  Bow- 
doin will  miss  Tobey  severely  in  the  tournament 
but  feels  confident  of  good  place's. 

Boston  Herald:  The  Bowdoin  College  team 
should  be  figured  on  when  the  "wise  ones"  are 
picking  the  probable  winner  of  the  New  England 
intercollegiate  track  meet  to  be  held  at  Worcester, 
Saturday. 

Commander  Peary  attended  the  annual  dinner  of 
the  Ends  of  the  Earth  Club  at  Hotel  Savoy,  New 
York,  last  Monday  evening.  This  club  is  com- 
posed of  men  who  have  traveled  in  all  quarters  of 
the  globe  and  who  speak  the  English  language. 

Tuesday,  Wednesday  and  Thursday  evenings 
was  held  the  preliminary  competition  for  the  Soph- 
omore Prize  Declamation.  The  judges  were 
Professors  Johnson  and  Mitchell,  Dr.  Roberts,  and 
Mr.   Pearson. 

The  Junior  Annual  at  the  University  of  Califor- 
nia, published  by  the  Class  of  1905.  is  said  to  be 
the  most  expensive  publication  of  its  kind  ever 
issued.  The  receipts  amounted  to  $9,609.50  and  the 
expenditures   to   $9,405.35. 

The  second  team  is  having  everything  its  own 
way  just  at  present.  It  has  been  some  time  since 
Bowdoin  has  been  better  represented  by  her  second 
team.  Bath  High  was  defeated  23  to  0.  Edward 
Little  II  to  I,  and  Portland  High  13  to  3. 

Warren  E.  Schutt,  the  Rhodes  scholar  from 
Cornell  University,  won  the  three-mile  run  in  15 
minutes  4  1-5  seconds  at  the  university  field  sports 
at  Oxford,  England.  Shutt  won  by  5  yards  from 
Godby.  the  winner  of  the  2-mile  event  at  the 
Oxford-Cambridge-Yale-Harvard    games    in    1904. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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Last  Saturday's  intercollegiate  field  day  at 
Orono  was  the  nth  in  which  the  four  Maine  col- 
leges have  participated.  Bowdoin  has  won  lo  of 
them  and  U.  of  M.  one.  In  total  number  of  points 
Bowdoin  has  won  850J/ ;  U.  of  M.,  367^ ;  Bates, 
I39J^.  and  Colby  g2],i.  This  year's  field  day  was 
the  first  in  the  second  series  of  10  for  the  posses- 
sion of  a  second  massive  silver  cup,  suitably 
inscribed.  Next  year's  field  day  will  be  held  at 
Levviston. 


INTERSCHOI.ASTIC    TENNIS. 

Monday  teams  from  Portland.  Lewiston, 
Waterville,  Brunswick,  Leavitt  Institute,  Hebron, 
Kent's  Hill,  Thornton  Academy,  Roxbury  Latin 
and  Boston  Latin  will  begin  the  series  of  interschol- 
astic  tennis  tournaments.  It  is  essential  that  this 
event  has  the  endorsement  of  every  student  and 
that  we  entertain  these  visitors  royally. 


CF^ristian  Hssociation  ITtems. 


"How  to  Break  Bad  Habits  and  Cultivate 
Good  Ones"  was  the  subject' for  tlie  Thursday 
evening  meeting  of  May  4.  The  meeting  was 
one  of  the  best  that  has  been  held  during  the 
present  term.  Chapman,  '06,  brought  out 
many  new  ideas  on  an  old  subject  and  his  treat- 
ment of  the  topic  was  thoroughly  interesting. 
The  attendance  was,  however,  smaller  than  it 
should  have  been.  Where  the  meetings  last 
but  a  half  an  hour  it  seems  reasonable  to  ask 
for  a  larger  number  of  fellows  to  attend.  The 
subjects  which  are  being  discussed  the  present 
tenn  are  live  and  interesting  and  every  one 
will  feel  well  repaid  to  listen  to  them. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS   OF   1898. 

Harlan  M.  Bisbee.  now  at  the  Harvard  Gradu- 
ate School,  lias  been  appointed  principal  of  the  Rob- 
inson Female  Seminary  of  Exeter,  N.  H.  Mr.  Bis- 
bee has  been  principal  of  the  High  Schoo  I  at 
Brewer. 

CLASS  OF  1903. 

S.  C.  W.  Simpson  of  Portland  is  now  at 
San  Francisco,  where  he  will  enter  the  employ  of  a 
large  lumber  and  shipping  concern. 

E.   P.  D.  Hathaway,  class  secretary  of  1904,  has 
compiled  a  directory  for  the  first  year  as  follows: 
CLASS  OF   1904, 

Bernard  Archibald — Studying  law  in  office  of 
Powers  &  Archibald,   attorneys,   Houlton,   Me. 

Emery  Oliver  Beane — Studying  law  in  office  of 
Beane  &   Beane,   attorneys.  Hallowell,   Me. 

Henry  Eugene  Beverage — With  Lord  &  Thomas 
Advertising  Agency,   Chicago,  111. 

John    Merrill    Bridgham — Teaching    in    Hanover 


(N.   H.)    High    School.    Also   taking  post-graduate 
work  in  Dartmouth  College.     Hanover,  N.   H. 

Ernest  Lord  Brigham — Teaching  in  Warren 
(Mass.)    High    School. 

Myrton  Andrew  Bryant — Principal  Gorhara  (N. 
H.)    High    School. 

George  William  Burpee — Student,  Massachu- 
setts Institute  of  Technology,  civil  engineering, 
third  year.  Address,  234  W.  Newton  Street,  Bos- 
ton,  Mass. 

Frank  Howard  Byram — With  the  Perce  G.  Allen 
Co.,  distributing  agents,  Camden  Coke  Co.,  3256  K 
Street.  N.  W.  Address,  2153  K  Street,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 

Oilman  Hutchins  Campbell — Sub-master  Brewer 
High    School.     Address,    Brewer,    Me. 

Millard  Filmore  Chase — Assistant  manager  Bos- 
ton office,  Dodd,  Mead  &  Co.,  publishers  the  New 
International  Encyclopaedia.  Address,  Room  309 
Walker  Bldg.,  120  Boylston  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Thomas  Emerson  Chase — With  Standard  Opti- 
cal Co.,  manufacturers  of  optical  instruments. 
Address,   Geneva,   N.   Y. 

Philip  Maclean  Clark — Studying  law.  Harvard 
University.  Address,  9  Clinton  Street,  Cambridge, 
Mass. 

William  Frederick  Coan — Clerk  in  Alpine  House, 
Gorham,  N.  H.  Will  study  law.  Address,  till 
June  1st,  Gorham,  N.  H.  Home  address,  Auburn, 
Me. 

James  Francis  Cox — Student  Maine  Medical 
School. 

Marshall  Perley  Cram — Assistant  in  chemistry, 
Bowdoin  College.  83  Federal  Street,  Brunswick, 
Me.  Will  study  chemistry  at  Johns  Hopkins  next 
year. 

Theodore  Woodman  Cunningham — Teaching  at 
St.  John's  School,  Ossining,  N.  Y. 

Samuel  Trask  Dana — Studying  at  home ;  will 
enter   Yale    Forestry   School. 

Chester  Burge  Emerson — Teaching  in  Kimball 
Union  Academy,  Meriden,   N.  H. 

Harold  Josselyn  Everett — Student,  Maine  Medi- 
cal  School. 

John  William  Frost — Teaching  in  Topsham 
High   School.     Address,   Topsham,  Me. 

Will  Day  Gould — At  home ;  will  enter  banking 
in  New  York.     Address,  Kennebunkport,  Me. 

Clyde  Franklin  Grant — Teaching,  Mitchell's  Boys' 
School,   Billerica,   Mass. 

Floward  Cousens  Griffin — Assistant  in  chemis- 
try,  Hobart  College.     Address,   Geneva,   N.   Y. 

Chester  Truman  Harper — Principal  high  school. 
Island  Heights,  N.  J.  Address,  Island  Heights, 
N.   J. 

Eugene  Pablo  Durant  Hathaway — With  Guy, 
Curran  &  Co..  wholesale  merchants  and  jobbers. 
Address,   1210  N  Street,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Erail  Herms — Farming  at  home.  Address,  Tur- 
ner  Center,   Me. 

Galen  Wentworth  Hill — With  Enterprise  Coal 
Mining  Co.,  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  1310  Pleasant 
Street.  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

George  Everett  Kimball — Studying  law,  Har- 
vard Law  School.  Address,  1716  Cambridge  Street, 
Cambridge,   Mass. 

Clifford  Elmer  Lowell — Conductor,  Portland 
Railway    Co.     Address,    Westbrook,    Me. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


William  Edward  Lunt — Student,  Harvard  Grad- 
uate School,  history.  Address,  23  Everett  Street, 
Cambridge,   Mass. 

George  Dudley  Martin— With  A.  H.  Bickmore 
&  Co.,  dealers  in  stocks,  bonds,  and  investment 
securities.  Address.  30  Pine  Street,  New  York, 
N.  Y. 

Harold  Elm'on  Mayo — Maine  representative 
Chandler  Bros.  &  Co.,  bankers  and  brokers,  Phila- 
delphia.   Pa.     Address,    Hampden   Corner,    Me. 

Merton  Asa  McRae — With  Chesapeake  and 
Potomac  Telephone  Co.,  Baltimore.  Md.  Address, 
2012    North    Charles    Street,    Baltimore,    Md. 

Alphonse  Clyde  Merrymjan — Assistant  in  biol- 
ogy,   Bowdoin    College.     Address,    Brunswick,    Me. 

Herbert  Henry  Oakes — With  International 
Banking  Corporation.  Address  (temporary),  care 
International  Banking  Corporation,  Threadneedle 
House.  31   Bishopsgate  Street,  London,  Eng. 

Cyrus  Franklin  Packard — With  Avon  Manufac- 
turing Co..  Lewiston,  Me.  Address,  College  Street, 
Lewiston,  Me. 

Harry  Lane  Palmer — With  New  York  Tele- 
phone Co.,  contract  department.  Address,  15  Dey 
Street,   New   York   City. 

Wallace  Merton  Powers— With  New  York  Edi- 
son Co.  Address  (temporary),  225  W.  4Sth 
Street,   New  York  City. 

George  Colby  Purington,  Jr.,  principal  Houlton 
(Me.)    High   School. 

Fred  Lysander  Putnam — At  home.  Address, 
Houlton,   Me. 

Wilbur  Garfield  Roberts — Farming  at  home. 
Address,  R.  F.  D.   No.   I,  Alfred,  Me. 

Harold  Wood  Robinson — With  Wood-Robinson 
Co.,  jobbers  in  paper,  twines,  and  ropes.  Auburn, 
Me.     Address,   103  High  Street,   Auburn,   Me. 

William  Thomas  Rowe-^Student,  Maine  Medical 
School. 

Fitz  Edward  Sargent — With  Glenwood  Coal 
Co.,  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  Address,  658  W.  17th 
Street,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

Harry  Clayton  Saunders — Student,  Maine  Medi- 
cal   School.     Address,   Brunswick,    Me. 

Alfred  Loomis  Sawyer — Student,  Maine  Medical 
School.     Address,  Brunswick,  Me. 

John  Frederick  Schneider — Pastor  First  Congre- 
gational Church,  Winterport,  Ma. 

Walter    Howard    Sexton — Information    wanting. 

Arthur  Carlton  Shorey — Teaching,  Higgins 
Classical    Institute,   Charleston,   Me. 

Edward  Durgin  Small — In  office  of  Daily  East- 
ern Argus.   Portland,   Me. 

Ralph  Stanley  Smith — Teaching,  Fryeburg  Acad- 
emy.    Address,    Fryeburg,    Me. 

Austin  Edward  Spear — Teaching,  Lancaster 
(Mass.)    High   School.     A-ddress,   Lancaster,   Mass. 

Harold  Charles  Trott— With  Milliken,  Cousens 
&  Co.,  wholesale  dry  goods  merchants,  Portland, 
Me.     Address,   gi    Carleton   Street,    Portland,   Me. 

Donald  Stone  Walker— With  John  U.  Brook- 
man,  Esq.,  dealer  in  stocks,  bonds,  and  real  estate, 
41  Wall  Street,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

George  Burgess  Whitney — Ward-master,  Maine 
General   Hospital,   Portland,  Me. 

Gerald    Gardner     Wilder — Assistant     in     library, 
Bowdoin  College.     Address.  Brunswick,   Me. 
■     Walter    Keene    Wildes — Worsted    manufacturing. 
Address,   Skowhegan,  Me. 


IN  MEMORIAM. 
Whereas,  It  has  pleased  God  in  His  infinite  wis- 
dom to  take  from  us  our  classmate,  Harry  Lemont 
Stimpson,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  the  Class  of 
1906.  mourn  the  loss  of  a  dear  and  well-loved 
friend ;  and  be  it  further 

Resolved,  That  we  extend  our  sincere  and  heart- 
felt sympathy  to  the  bereaved  friends  and  relatives 
of  our  classmate. 

Henry   Philip   Chapman, 
Robert  John  Hodgson,  Jr., 
James    Wingate    Sewall,    Jr., 
For  the  Class  of  igo6. 


WATCH    REPAIRING. 

Mainsprings,  75c.       Cleaning,  $1.00. 
The  Two  Combined,  $1.50. 

HERBERT  S.  HARRIS,  128  Front  St.,  Bath,  Me. 


WHEN  A  STUDENT... 

Furnishes  His  Room 


IT  MAY  ^<A  CARPET, 

IT  MAY  BE  A  RUG, 

IT  MAY  BE  DRAPERIES, 

IT  MAY  BE  WALL  PAPERS  and 

MOULDINGS. 

A  trip  on  the  Trulleys  to  Bath's   Big  Store  will  satisfy 
the  most  ex.icliiig  that  we  have 

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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


VOL.  XXXV. 


BRUNSWICK,   MAINE,   MAY   26,    1905. 


NO.  6. 


BowDOTN,  4;  Colby,  3. 

Bowdoin  won  the  second  of  the  two  games 
with  Colby  on  the  Whittier  Athletic  Field, 
Saturday  afternoon,  by  the  score  of  4  to  3. 
The  game  was  the  most  interesting  contest 
seen  here  during  the  season  and  was  warml}' 
contested  throughout. 

The  features  of  the  game  were  the  catch- 
ing of  Abbott  and  the  fielding  of  Piper,  both 
of  whom  played  the  best  games  for  their 
respective  positions  .seen  on  Whittier  Field 
for  a  long  time.  Piper  robbed  Colby  of  two 
hits  and  Abbott's  throwing  to  bases  caught 
the  Colby  men  napping  at  times  when  they 
were  most  likely  to  score. 

The  Bowdoin  team  played  fast  ball  and  the 
entire  game  was  a  pleasing  one  to  watch. 
Colby  played  good  ball,  Pugsley  pitching  and 
fielding  well  while  Tribou  distinguished  him- 
self on  seven  putouts  in  left  field. 

Colby  went  to  bat  in  the  opening  inning 
and  secured  two  of  her  three  runs  at  that 
time.  Tribou  and  Dwyer  singled.  Craig  got 
a  base  on  balls  and  Coombs  got  a  hit  that 
scored  the  first  two  men.  The  next  three 
men  were  easily  out. 

Bowdoin  secured  three  runs  in  her  half  of 
the  first.  White  was  hit  by  a  pitched  ball 
and  Abbott  flied  out  to  Tribou.  Stanwood 
then  secured  a  base  on  balls  and  Greene  hit, 
scoring  White.  Clarke  was  out,  Reynolds  to 
Willey  and  Files  hit,  scoring  Stanwood  and 
Greene. 

The  only  runs  scored  during  the  remainder 
of  the  game  were  in  the  fourth.  For  Colby, 
Tilton  was  safe  on  an  error  and  Starkey  got 
hit  by  the  ball.  Reynolds  was  out.  Piper  to 
Greene,  but  Tilton  scored  on  the  play. 

For  Bowdoin,  Files  was  safe  on  an  error 
and  took  third  on  another  error,  scoring  on  a 
hit  by  Flodgson.     This  ended  the  scoring. 

The  summary : 


Bowdoin. 


Green,    ib 4  i  i  ii  o  o 

Clark.    If 3  o  o  2  o  o 

Files,   p 3  I  I  o  3  o 

Hodgson,  2b 3  o  i  2  3  o 

Ellis,    cf 3  o  o  2  o  0 

Piper,   rf 3  o  o  0  2  o 

Totals    29        4        4      27       IS        2 

Colby. 

ab  r  bh  po  a  e 

Tribou,  If 5  i  2  7  o  o 

Dwyer,    c 5  i  2  3  3  o 

Craig,    3b 2  o  o  o  I  I 

Coombs,    cf 3  o  I  o  o  o 

Willey,    lb 40  I  12  0  I 

Tilton,   2b 4  I  o  2  3  I 

Starkey,    rf 3  o  i  o  o  o 

Reynolds,    ss 4  0  i  o  2  i 

Pugsley.   p 3  o  o  o  s  o 

Totals    33        3        8      24       14        4 

Piowdoin    30010000  * — 4 

Colby    20010000  o — 3 

Earned  runs — Bowdoin  i.  Stolen  base — Files. 
Sacrifice  hits — Clark,  Ellis.  Base  on  balls — Off 
Files,  4;  off  Pugsley,  i.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — 
White,  Clark,  Starkey,  Bases  on  errors — Bowdoin, 
3 ;  Colby,  i.  Struck  out — By  Files,  5 ;  by  Pugsley, 
3.  Time — 1.25.  Umpire — Carrigan  of  Lewiston. 
Attendance — 500. 


White,    ss 3 

Abbott,    c 4 

Stanwood,    3b 3 


Holy  Cross,  5 ;  Bowdoin,  o. 

In  a  clean,  fast  game  characterized  by 
sharp  fielding  and  fine  pitching  by  both  teams 
Holy  Cross  on  her  grounds  shut  out  Bow- 
doin in  a  5  to  o  game.  The  sixth  inning 
proved  fatal  to  Bowdoin,  Holy  Cross  scoring 
3  runs. 

Bowdoin. 

BH         PO         A  E 

White,   ss o  4  3  I 

Stanwood,  3b i  5  o  o 

Green,    ib 2  8  I  l 

Ellis,  cf 0  o  o  o 

Clark,   If o  2  o  o 

Files,   p 1000 

Hodgson,  2b I  o  o  o 

Redman,   rf o  o  o  o 

Lewis,   p o  o  2  o 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Holy  Cross. 

BH  PO         A  E 

Cahill,  cf 2  o        o  o 

Spring,  rf i  i        o  o 

Flynn,   ib   2  11         I  o 

Hoey,    If o  2        o  o 

Barry,  ss O  222 

Carrigan,  c,  2b o  6        4  0 

Cashen,  2b o  i        2  0 

Ennis,   3b I  3         i  o 

Mansfield,  p i  i         4  o 

Hogarty,  2b o  o        o  i 

Loftus,   c o  o        2  o 

Innings     i     2     3  4  5     6  7     8  9 

Holy  Cross    i    o    o  i  o    3  o    0—5 


TENNIS. 

INTERCOLLEGIATE    TOURNAMENT    RESULTS 
UNFAVORABLY    FOR    BOWDOIN. 

Bowdoin  on  account  of  the  absence  of  sev- 
eral of  her  best  players  failed  to  place  in  the 
Intercollegiate  Tennis  Tournament.  This  is 
the  first  time  for  years  that  we  have  not  been 
state  champions.  Doe  of  Bates  won  first 
place  in  the  singles,  and  Stevens  and  Palmer 
of  Colby  first  place  in  doubles.  The  tabulated 
score  follows : 

SINGLES. 

First  round — Doe  (Bates)  defeated  Owen 
(Maine),  3-6,  6-1,  6-1;  Austin  (Bates)  defeated 
Tabor  (Maine),  6-4,  3-6,  8-6;  Jones  (Colby) 
defeated  Donnell  (Bowdoin),  6-0,  3-6,  6-2;  Stevens 
(Colby)    defeated  Laidley    (Bowdoin),  4-6,  6-4,  7-5. 

Semi-finals — Doe  (Bates)  defeated  Jones 
(Colby),  6-3,  2-6,  6-3;  Stevens  (Colby)  defeated 
Austin    (Bates),  6-1,  7-5. 

Finals — Doe  (Bates)  defeated  Stevens  (Colby), 
6-2,  6-3,  6-3. 

DOUBLES. 

First  round — Owen  and  Lovett  (Maine) 
defeated  Laidley  and  Donnell  (Bowdoin),  6-3,  6-1  ; 
Tabor  and  McClure  (Maine)  defeated  Greene  and 
Clarke  (Bowdoin),  6-2,  6-l_;  Stevens  and  Palmer 
(Colby)  defeated  Austin  and  Jordan  (Bates).  6-2, 
2-6,  6-3;  Jones  and  Bryant  (Colby)  defeated  Doe 
and   Spooner    (Bates),  3-6,  6-4,  6-3. 

Semi-finals — Stevens  and  Palmer  (Colby) 
defeated  Owen  and  Lovett  (Maine).  6-3,  6-3;  Tabor 
and  McClure  (Maine)  defeated  Jones  and  Bryant 
(Colby),    6-0,    4-6,    6-3. 

Finals — Stevens  and  Palmer  (Colby)  defeated 
Tabor  and  McClure  (Maine).  7-5,  4-6,  2-6,  6-3, 
6-1. 


BOSTON    LATIN    CARRIES    OFF    HONORS   IN    BOTH 
SINGLES    AND    DOUBLES. 

The  Maine  "prep."  schools  were  unable  to 
compete  successfully  with  Boston  Latin  in  the 
Interscholastic  Tournament  this  week.  The 
tournament  which  is  a  revival  of  an  old  cus- 
tom was  successful,  and  much  praise  is  due 
the  manager.  Portland  high  and  Brunswick 
had  excellent  teams.     Detailed  scores  follows : 

Preliminary  round — Drew  of  Brunswick,  beat 
Spencer  of  Waterville,  6-1,  6-0;  McGlinchey  of 
Portland,  beat  Seiders  of  Hebron.  6-1,  6-1. 

First  round — Windemuth  of  Boston,  beat  Hyde 
of  Thornton,  6-3,  6-4 ;  Cressey  of  Thornton,  beat 
Drew  of  Brunswick,  4-6,  8-6,  6-3 ;  McGlinchey  of 
Portland,  beat  Hughes  of  Brunswick,  6-1,  6-2; 
Sweetser  of  Boston,  beat  Thurston  of  Portland, 
6-4.  6-2. 

Semi-final  round — Wendemuth  of  Boston,  beat 
Cressey  of  Thornton,  6-2.  6-2 ;  Sweetser  of  Boston, 
beat  McGlinchey  of  Portland,  6-3,  3-6. 

Finals — Sweetser,  Boston,  beat  Wendemuth,  Bos- 
ton,   6-2,    6-3. 

Doubles,  first  round — Wendemuth  and  Sweetser, 
Boston,  beat  McGlinchey  and  Thurston,  Portland, 
6-4,  6-2 ;  Drew  and  Hughes,  Brunswick,  beat  Hyde 
and    Cressey.Thornton,   0-6,   6-1,   6-0. 

Finals — Wendemuth     and     Sweetser     beat     Drew 
and    Hughes,   6-2,   6-2. 


THE  MAY  QUILL. 

The  Oitill  for  May  shows  that  the  literary 
interest  of  the  college  is  not  on  the  wane  to 
such  an  extent  as  some  of  us,  when  in  a  cen- 
sorious mood,  have  been  prone  to  imagine. 
Nor  should  the  quality  of  the  number  cause 
misgivings.-  It  is  good,  although  it  hardly 
"breaks  the  record." 

"A  Philippine  Experience"  is  a  striking 
account  of  personal  observation.  As  a  state- 
ment of  fact  and  experience,  it  has  value 
be3'ond  that  of  nine  out  of  ten  contributions 
to  college  periodicals.  In  style  it  has  the 
merit  of  not  being  ambitious  or  self-conscious. 
On  the  other  hand  there  are  notable  instances 
of  negligence. 

"1337"  is  a  bright  little  sketch,  well  con- 
ceived and  cleverly  worked  out.  The  author 
is  either  well  versed  in  Henry  James,  or  else 
he  naturally  takes  the  James  point  of  view, — 
very  likely  both.  Only  let  this  promising  con- 
tributor guard  against  the  danger  that  besets 
his  particular  sort,  the  temptation  of  trying 
to  be  bright ;  he  can  be  sufficiently  so  without 
apparent  effort.     In  "An  Idyl  of  Spring"   the 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


53 


inevitable  young  man  and  maiden  are  brought 
together  in  a  somewhat  wooden  fashion. 
Some  pleasing  touches  appear  in  the  all  too 
brief  interview ;  but  the  whole  effect  is  slight 
and  thin  and  is  unnecessarily  marred  by  mis- 
prints in  the  French  quotations.  "A  Lochin- 
var  of  '63"  has  the  ear-marks  of  the  'prentice 
hand,  being  made  up  of  incidents  which  are 
strictly  conventional  and  tend  towards  vio- 
lence and  bloodshed, — in  a  word,  melodrama. 
Yet  the  author  is  to  be  commended  for  his 
clear  and  simple  sentence-construction,  which 
is  the  foundation  of  good  writing. 

As  to  the  poetry, — not  to  summon  to  judg- 
ment the  welcome  sonnet  by  a  graduate — the 
dramatic  poem,  "The  Rose  Garden"  savors  of 
those  early  efforts  in  drama  that  are  fre- 
quently mentioned  in  the  literature  of  two 
generations  ago  as  being  a  matter  of  course 
with  every  thoughtful  young  man  and  woman 
between  the  ages  of  12  and  20.  These  utter- 
ances always  take  the  form  of  tragedy,  prefer- 
ably of  the  lurid  sort,  as  in  the  present 
instance.  The  blank  verse  of  "The  Rose 
Garden"  is,  in  general,  mechanically  good. 
With  barely  one  or  two  exceptions  it  "scans. '' 
And  there  are  many  lines  that  have  strength 
and  feeling.  Naturally,  the  dramatic  action 
and  motive  are  the  least  successful  features. 
The  author  can  write  good  verse,  but  the 
drama  is  as  yet  beyond  him.  But  then,  even 
Tennyson  and  Browning  gained  only  doubtful 
success  as  dramatists. 

"Serenata," — why  not  plain  "Serenade?" 
— though  correct  metrically,  is  astronomically 
faulty. 

If  .      .      .      "long  since  the  moon 
Has  ta'en  its  flight," 

it  could  hardly  be  said  that 

"The  last  faint  star  has  sunk  in  space 
Its  feeble  light." 

Not  to  dwell  on  the  tautology,  the  cosmical 
fact  is  that  stars  brighten  when  the  moon  is 
gone,  unless,  indeed,  it  be  sunrise  et  rediens 
fngaf  asfra  Phoebus^  which  is  contrary  to  the 
supposition.  These  particulars  are  worth 
pointing  out  to  all  verse  writers,  with  the  sug- 
gestion to  "let  the  consciousness  play  freely 
round  the  object"  and  by  no  means  to  allow  a 
word  to  stand  unless  it  can  give  a  thoroughly 
good  account  of  itself. 

"Silhouettes,"  "Gray  Goose  Tracks,"  and 
"Ye  Postman"  leave  the  impression  of  having 


been  dashed  oft'  hurriedly  when  it  was  time  to 
go  to  press, — a  situation  that  awakens  the 
warmest  fellow  feeling  in  the  undersigned. 
"Gray  Goose  Tracks"  is  nothing  if  not 
esoteric,  as  well  as  critical,  but  so  far  as  an 
outsider  can  penetrate,  there  is  no  ill  will  and 
not  a  little  good  fun.  W.  A.  H. 


Communication. 


To  the  Editors: 

Every  man  connected  with  the  college 
should  be  justly  indignant  because  of  Bow- 
doin's  late  present  of  the  intercollegiate  ten- 
nis championships  to  other  institutions. 
Whether  the  fault  lay  with  the  captain,  man- 
ager, undergraduate  body,  or  with  someone 
else,  we  do  not  know,  and  we  do  not  care. 
We  do  know,  however,  that  there  is  a  tennis 
team  here  which  could  have  won  that  tourna- 
ment, singles  and  doubles ;  that  the  above 
mentioned  team  was  in  Massachusetts  last 
Saturday ;  that  the  Maine  Intercollegiate 
tournament,  through  accident  or  premedita- 
tion, was  played  last  Saturday ;  and  that, 
please  pardon  the  phrase,  Bowdoin  didn't  get 
a  smell. 

When  the  undergraduate  body  gives  sup- 
port to  the  Tennis  Association,  it  does  so  for 
love  of  the  college.  An  expectation  that  the 
Tennis  Association  reciprocate  that  same  col- 
lege spirit  is  no  more  than  just.  A  man  in 
great  need  of  money,  who  passes  casually  by 
a  stray  gold  piece  in  the  road  without  pick- 
ing it  up,  is  counted  odd.  A  college  which 
gives  away  championships,  when  champion- 
ships are  needed  to  bring  students  to  deplet- 
ing ranks,  is  worse  than  odd.  If  we  have 
that  spirit  of  which  we  hear  so  much,  let  us 
use  it  as  a  working  motive  power,  instead  of 
keeping  it  in  a  glass  cage  for  exhibition  pur- 
poses. Undergraduate. 


ART    BUILDING    NOTES. 

The  Bowdoin  Chapter  of  Delta  Upsilon 
has  lately  presented  a  collection  of  old  Amer- 
ican and  Canadian  coins  and  tokens,  together 
with  a  Dewey  medal,  also  specimen  piece 
from  the  great  pyramid  of  Gizeh  and  the 
third  pyramid  of  Gizeh.  These  will  be  exhib- 
ited in  the  near  future. 


54 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


IDAY   OF  THE   COLLEGIATE    YEA 

BY  THE  Students  of 
BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


R.   G,  WEBBER.  1906 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 


H.  P.  WINSLOW,  igo6. 
H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 
W.   S.   LINNELL,   1907. 
A.   L.    ROBINSON,  1908. 

G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,  • 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907, 


R.  H.  HUPPER,  1908. 
R.  A.  LEE,  1908. 
H.   E.    MITCHELL,  1908. 
H.   G.  GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 
Medical  School,  1907. 

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Lewiston  Journal  Pkess. 

Vol.  XXXV.                  MAY  26,   1905. 

No.  6 

Interscholastic 

Declamation 

Contest. 


Now  that  we  have  held 
this  week  a  successful 
Interscholastic  T  e  n  n  i  ,s 
Tournament  a  n  di  are 
looking  forward  to  another  annual  Interschol- 
astic Track  Meet  on  Saturday,  it  will  not  be 
amiss  to  call  attention  to  another  feature  of 
"prep"  school  activity  under  the  auspices  of 
the  college  in  which  we  have  as  yet  done 
nothing.  This  is  an  Interscholastic  Declama- 
tion Contest.  Such  a  plan  has  been  tried  by 
the  University  of  Maine  for  two  years,  and 
we  understand  that  the  results  are  highly 
satisfactory  to  all  concerned.  But  the  fact 
that  it  has  been  tried  by  our  rival  at  Orono 
may,  at  first  .sight,  cause  the  more  thoughtless 
of  the  student  body  to  look  upon  the  plan  with 
disfavor.  However,  we  see  no  reason  why 
this  consideration  should  cause  us  to  hesitate 
since  it  has  always  been  the  practice  of  this 
college  to  promote  all  worthy  spheres  of  activ- 


ity wherever  originated,  she  having  been,  in 
fact,  the  first  to  establish  an  interscholastic 
event  in  the  state. 

Such  an  event  cannot  fail  to  produce  more 
intimate  relations  between  the  preparatory 
schools  and  the  college,  which  relations  are  at 
all  times  desirable.  We  have  seen  ample 
proof  of  this  statement  in  the  results  of  the 
other  occasions  where  the  lower  schools  have 
met  under  our  auspices,  as  they  have  heartily 
entered  into  these  plans,  and  the  college  itself 
has  derived  no  small  degree  of  pleasure  and 
profit  therefrom.  Moreover,  such  an  event 
will  promote  greater  rivalry  between  the  pre- 
paratory schools,  a  thing  always  to  be  pro- 
moted. It  will  involve  a  new  factor  among 
their  student  bodies,  one  in  which  no  rivahy 
has  heretofore  been  aroused.  And  lastly  such 
a  plan  will  tend  to  arouse  among  those  who 
participate,  a  greater  interest  in  college  work 
lay  their  being  brought  into  closer  touch  with 
the  college  in  the  season  of  its  activity. 
To-day  there  is  a  surprisingly  small  percent- 
age of  "prep"  school  students  who  enter  col- 
lege. Anything  which  will  arouse  among 
them  a  greater  desire  for  a  college  course,  and 
result  in  increasing  the  number  who  will 
extend  their  work  into  the  college  course, 
should  be  heartily  supported.  We  may  well 
feel  sure  that  an  Interscholastic  Declamation 
Contest  would  do  much  to  accomplish  these 
various  results.  Whatever  may  be  thought 
of  such  a  plan  by  the  students  in  general,  the 
subject  appears  to  us  to  be  worthy  of  consid- 
eration. 


Last   Home 
Game. 


Bowdoin  has  been  better 
represented  by  her  second 
team  this  year  than  ever 
before.  At  the  time  of  writing  the  team  has 
played  five  games  and  won  four.  The  attend- 
ance at  the  home  gaines  has  shown  a  marked 
increa.se  over  that  of  previous  years,  but 
there  is  3'et  room  for  improvement.  On 
Monday,  May  29,  there  is  to  be  a  game  here 
between  the  Second  and  the  Ricker  Classical 
Institute  team.  A  good  game  is  assured  and 
one  which  from  the  mere  standpoint  of  inter- 
est will  be  well  worth  attending.  But  in 
addition  to  this  and  to  the  fact  that  the  imder- 
graduates  should  give  all  the  encouragement 
thev  can  to  the  men  on  the  team,  there  is  still 
anotlier  reason  why  everyone  should  go. 
There  are  several  men  on  the  Ricker  team 
who  are  thinking  of  coming  to  Bowdoin  next 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


55 


fall.  The  management  has  made  no  small 
sacrifice  in  securing  their  game,  as  it  neces- 
sarily incurs  more  expense  than  most  games. 
It  is'  only  hoped  that  the  undergraduates  will 
now  do  their  share  by  turning  out  with  full 
ranks  to  the  game.  It  will  be  the  last  game 
that  the  present  second  team  will  play  on 
home  grounds  and  the  next  to  the  last  game 
of  a  very  successful  season. 


We     are     so      accustomed 
Maine  Colleges     here  in  our   state    to    meet 
United.  our   Orono    rival    in   base- 

ball, track,  foot-ball  or  on 
other  grounds,  that  we  come  to  look  at  her 
with  only  opposing  eyes.  But  when  we  are 
away  from  the  state,  then  our  views  are  differ- 
ent. It  cannot  be  but  a  source  of  pleasure  to 
all  of  us  to  witness  the  friendliness  of  the 
state  of  Maine  college  men  when  engaged  else- 
where. Particularly  was  this  noticeable  at  the 
recent  Worcester  Meet  when  the  Bowdoin  and 
U.  of  M.  men  worked  together,  helped  one 
another,  and  encouraged  and  congratulated 
the  members  of  the  two  teams  irrespective  of 
the  college.  "For  the  sake  of  the  state,"  they 
said,  and  truly  the  state  of  Maine  is  aided 
much,  when  her  college  men  show  such  frank 
and  open  spirit  as  this.  No  matter  how  it  may 
be  in  the  contests  of  the  state,  away  from 
these  struggles  we  have  a  friendly  feeling,  and 
the  Orient  is  glad  and  proud  to  record  this 
sentiment. 


Communication. 


To  the  Editor  of  the  Orient: 

Among  the  editorials  in  a  recent  number 
of  the  Oriknt,  there  appeared  an  article  sug- 
gesting that  it  would  be  a  good  plan  for 
Bowdoin  to  enter  into  an  annual  contest  in 
debating  with  a  certain  Maine  college.  Before 
any  feeling  favoring  such  a  policy  in  our 
debating  activities  may  arise,  I  wish  to  offer 
for  the  consideration  of  your  readers  a  few 
ideas  which  seem  to  me  to  form  a  basis  for 
strong  objection  to  any  plan  favoring  a  debate 
betv^'een  Bowdoin  and  any  other  Maine  insti- 
tution. 

In  the  first  place,  in  the  only  other  Maine 
college  which  makes  much  of  debating,  imless 
I  am  misinformed,  it  is  the  recognized  cus- 
tom  for  the    debaters    to    receive    systematic 


coaching  from  the  members  of  the  faculty. 
Anyone  who  is  acquainted  with  Bowdoin's 
debating  methods  knows  that  this  is  funda- 
mentally different  from  the  method  honestly 
agreed  upon  and  faithfully  adhered  to  by 
both  contestants  in  the  Amherst-Bowdoin 
series  of  debates. 

The  most  important  argument,  however, 
agaist  the  proposed  move,  is  on  the  general 
ground  of  the  objectionable  character  of  a 
factor  which  has  sprung  up  in  Bowdoin's  dif- 
ferent activities  during  the  past  few  years, 
namely,  a  tendency  toward  extreme  localiza- 
lion.  We  notice  this  tendency  more  plainly 
in  athletics  than  in  other  things.  For  exam- 
ple :  When  the  writer  entered  Bowdoin  some 
five  years  since,  all  our  hopes  as  regards 
track  possibilities  were  centered  on  the  meet- 
ing of  the  New  England  Association  at 
Worcester ;  the  Maine  meet  was  a  secondary 
consideration ;  while  to-day  our  entire  energy 
must  be  called  into  play  in  order  to  hold  our 
accustomed  place  on  the  Maine  track,  and  we 
take  what  points  we  may  happen  to  earn  at 
Worcester,  and  are  thankful. 

This  fact  is  most  lamentable,  but  while  we 
are  victims  of  circumstances  in  our  athletic 
relations,  v.-e  may,  if  we  choose,  keep  our 
debating  interests  free  from  entangling  alli- 
ances  with  local  institutions. 

A  great  deal  has  been  said  in  the  Orient 
about  the  value  of  interesting  Massachusetts 
"prep-school  men"  in  Bowdoin,  but  if  we 
want  to  gain  the  respect  of  Massachusetts 
men,  we  must  do  so  by  making  ourselves 
known  among  their  homes. 

As  to  the  argument  that  we  lose  men  to 
the  other  Maine  colleges  on  account  of  our 
present  debating  relations,  I  shall  say  nothing. 
Personally  I  do  not  believe  that  we  lose 
enough  men  because  of  our  non-appearance  in 
debate  with  any  other  Maine  college,  to  make 
that  an  argument  worthy  of  an  answer.  And 
if  there  is  any  such  loss,  I  firmly  believe  that 
it  would  be  more  than  made  up  by  the  differ- 
ence in  honor  and  reputation  which  would  be 
gained  by  debating  some  college  outside  t'.ie 
state  rather  than  by  debating  our  nearer 
neighbors. 

If  we  have  any  spare  energy  to  put  into 
another  debate,  let  us  for  once  get  out  of  our 
narrowness  and  arrange  a  series  with  an  insti- 
tution of  which  something  is  heard  in  some 
other  vicinity  than  our  own. 

Alumnus. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


SUNDAY    CHAPEL. 

President  Hyde's  address,  Sunday,  was  on  the 
topic  of  missionaries  and  explorers.  He  said  in 
part :  "After  hearing  such  men  as  Commander 
Peary  and  Rev.  Dr.  Grenfell  to  whom  we  have  had 
the  pleasure  of  listening  lately,  one  cannot  but  make 
light  of  his  own  petty  troubles  and  difficulties,  con- 
sidering the  perils  and  hardships  these  explorers  and 
missionaries  have  to  undergo. 

The  missionary  holds  just  the  same  relation  to 
religion  as  the  explorer  holds  to  geography.  The 
explorer  is  always  discovering  some  new  spot  where 
help  is  needed,  and  he  gives  help ;  the  missionary  is 
always  looking  for  some  one  in  need  of  help  and  he, 
further,  teaches  the  one  helped  to  help  the  fellow  in 
need. 

This  is  the  true  missionary,  he  who  helps  every- 
one else  he  can.  and  teaches  them  at  the  same  time 
to  extend  that  help ;  these  are  the  missionaries  that 
we  are  more  and  more  in  need  of  in  our  religion ; 
these  are  the  kind  of  people  we  want  to  be. 


N.   E.   I.   PRESS   ASSOCIATION   MEETS. 

New  England  college  men  from  Brown,  Bow- 
doin.  B.  U.,  Trinity,  Tech.,  Dartmouth,  Mass., 
Agricultural  College,  Tufts,  Bates,  Wellesley, 
Amherst  and  Holy  Cross,  met  in  annual  conference 
at  the  Copley  Square  Hotel,  Boston,  May  22.  The 
meeting  was  called  to  order  by  President  William 
F.  Finn.  '05,  who  after  greeting  members  present, 
called  for  papers  on  assigned  topics  of  interest  to 
college  publications.  After  two  hours  of  pleasant 
readings  varied  by  informal  discussion  the  officers 
for  the  ensuing  year  were  elected :  Officers  chosen 
were:  President,  W.H.  Webster,  Amherst;  Vice- 
President,  Clara  B.  Singleton,  Wellesley ;  Secretary 
and  Treasurer,  J.  W.  Sewall,  Jr.,  Bowdoin ;  C.  T. 
Bartletl,  Tech.,  member  of  Executive  Qommittee. 
This  twenty- fourth  meeting  was  delightfully 
brought  to  a  close  by  a  banquet  in  the  evening. 
Bowdoin  delegates  were  R.  G.  Webber,  J.  W. 
Sewall,  Jr.,  and  W.  F.  Finn. 


DR.     GRENFELL'S     LECTURE. 

"f  A  large  and  representative  audience  gathered  in 

Memorial  Hall  on  Friday  evening  of  last  week,  to 
listen  to  the  lecture  of  Dr.  Wilfred  D.  Grenfell  on 
his  experiences  among  the  fishermen  of  Labrador. 
The  lecture  was  finely  illustrated  with  stereopticon 
views  of  different  scenes  illustrative  of  life  among 
these  simple  people  and  the  evening's  entertainment 
was  one  of  great  interest  both  from  a  religious  and 
an  educational   standpoint. 

Dr.  Grenfell  is  a  man  who  is  doing  a  grand 
work  among  the  people  of  that  little  known  land  in 
administering  to  their  physical  and  spiritual  needs, 
and  this  fact  alone  made  the  lecture  one  of  great 
interest.  The  sum  of  $91  was  secured  at  Bruns- 
wick for  the  benefit  of  the  Labrador  fishermen. 
The  Men's  Club  of  the  First  Parish  is  to  be  con- 
gratulated on  securing  this  well  known  speaker  to 
speak  at  Bowdoin. 


PHI   CHI  CONVENTION. 

The  annual  convention  of  the  Grand  Chapter  of 
Eastern  Phi  Chi  medical  fraternity  was  held  at 
Baltimore  on  March  3,  1905.  The  business  meeting 
was  called  to  order  in  the  assembly  room  of  the 
Grand  Chapter  House  and  important  fraternal  mat- 
ters were  discussed.  The  most  important  business 
was  the  final  arrangements  for  the  consolidation  of 
the  Southern  and  the  Eastern  Phi  Chi  fraternities. 
At  this  meeting,  the  Southern  Phi  Chi  fraternity 
was  represented  by  Dr.  D.  f.  Curry  of  Louisville, 
Kentucky,  chairman  of  the  Extension  Committee, 
and  Dr.  Dunning  S.  Wilson,  G.  S.  T.  The  commit- 
tee was  given  an  address  of  welcome  by  Dr.  Clark, 
G.  P.  of  the  Eastern  Phi  Chi.  The  matter  of  con- 
solidation was  then  fully  discussed  by  all  the  mem- 
bers in  a  most  friendly  and  courteous  spirit,  after . 
which  it  was  decided  to  appoint  a  committee  of 
four,  two  from  each  fraternity,  to  draw  up  the 
terms  of  agreement.  After  the  contract  had  been 
drawn  up.  it  was  placed  before  the  Grand  Chapter 
and  finally  accepted.  By  this  consolidation,  Phi  Chi 
now  has  twenty-six  active  chapters  located  in  as 
many    medical    colleges. 

On  the  second  day's  session,  the  business  meet- 
ing was  concluded  in  the  morning.  The  afternoon 
was  spent  in  visiting  the  different  hospitals  and  the 
medical  schools.  In  the  evening  the  annual  banquet 
was  held  and  the  convention  was  brought  to  a  pleas- 
ant close.  Files,  Medic.  '05,  Bowdoin,  '02,  repre- 
sented the  Gamma  Gamma  Chapter  of  the  Maine 
School   of   Medicine. 


ALUMNI   SPEAKERS   FOR   MEMORIAL  DAY. 

Among  the  Bowdoirj  graduates  who  are  Memo- 
rial Day  orators,  this  year,  in  Maine  are  these : 
Gen.  O.  O.  Howard,  '50,  of  Rutland,  Vt.,  at  Skow- 
hegan  in  the  forenoon  and  at  Westbrook  in  the 
evening;  Hon.  H.  M.  Heath,  '72,  of  Augusta,  at 
Damariscotta ;  Hon.  Geo.  M.  Seiders,  '72,  of  Port- 
land, at  York;  Hon.  E.  N.  Morrill,  '74,  of  Skowhe- 
gan.  at  Bucksport ;  Governor  W.  T.  Cobb,  '77,  of 
Rockland,  at  Rockland ;  Hon.  C.  F.  Johnson,  '79,  of 
Waterville,  at  Fairfield ;  John  Clair  Minot,  'g$,  of 
Augusta,  at  Mt.  Vernon,  in  the  afternoon  and  at 
Belgrade  in  the  evening;  Frank  L.  Dutton,  Esq.,  '99, 
of  Augusta,  at  Sidney. 


THE    DRAMATIC    CLUB    AGAIN. 

The  second  appearance  of  the  Dramatic  Club  in 
the  comedy  "The  Magistrate"  is  now  assured. 
Rundlett,  '05,  has  canvassed  the  college  with  a  sub- 
scription book  and  the  students  have  given  their 
approval  to  the  play  and  manifested  their  desire  to 
see  it  given  again  by  subscribing  their  names  in 
large  numbers.  It  is  now  the  duty  of  the  students 
to  stand  behind  their  agreement  and  thus  help  the 
manager  to  meet  all  bills  for  the  season  and  leave 
the  club  on  its  feet.  The  play  will  be  given  on  the 
evening  before  Ivy  Day  as  was  advocated  by  the 
Orient  a  short  time  ago.  Tickets  will  go  on  sale 
at  Shaw's  at  4.00  p.m.,  Monda.y,  May  29. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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doilCQC   Motes. 

Albion  Merrill,  '08,  is  absent  from  college,  work- 
ing. 

Kinsman,  '07,  is  on  a  short  trip  to  Aroostook 
County. 

R.  C.  Bisbee,  'oj,  was  visiting  friends  over 
Sunday  at  the  Beta  House. 

James  Archibald  of  Houlton.  visited  his  son, 
James   Archibald,  Jr.,  '08,  last  week. 

Willis-  N.  Haines.  '07,  has  returned  to  college 
after  a  short  visit  at  his  home  in  Dexter. 

Morris  Campbell  and  Walter  Cushing  enjoyed 
a  few  days'  fishing  at  Cherryfield  last  week. 

Kingsley,  '07,  has  returned  to  college  after  a 
prolonged  illness  at  his  home  in  Augusta. 

Among  the  college  men  who  were  present  at  the 
Worcester  Meet  were  Nutter,  '05,  Pierce,  '05,  and 
Harvey,   '05. 

Notice  has  been  given  that  there  will  be  no 
more  quizzes  in  the  history  courses  during  the 
remainder  of  the  year. 

Workmen  have  been  busy  the  past  week  put- 
ting ashes  on  the  walks  about  the  campus,  adding 
greatly  to  their  beauty  and  convenience. 

Many  of  the  students  witnessed  Henry  W. 
Savage's  musical  comedy  "The  Prince  of  Pilsen"  at 
the    Empire   Theatre.    Tuesday   evening. 

Campbell,  '05,  represented  Bowdoin  at  the  ban- 
quet of  the  Deutscher  Verein  of  the  four  Maine 
colleges,  at  the  Bangor  House,  last  Friday  evening. 

Cox,  '04,  now  of  the  Medical  School,  Bowdoin's 
"Old  Reliable"  has  signed  as  pitcher  with  the  Holy 
Name  Society  of  Portland  for  the  early  part  of  the 
season. 

The  1907  Bugle  board  met  with  Lawrence  at  the 
Zeta  Psi  house  last  Thursday  evening,  and  mapped 
out  the  work  for  next  year's  issue  of  the  college 
annual. 

It  is  extremely  necessary  for  the  Juniors  to 
attend  class  marching  from  now  on.  Only  a  short 
time  remains  before  Ivy  Day,  and  the  work  is  far 
from  being  perfect. 

Westbrook  Seminary  won  the  annual  inter- 
scholastic  meet  at  Maine  last  Saturday  with  a 
score  of  84  points  to  Bangor's  26  points,  Bangor 
securing  second  place. 

President  Hyde  delivered  an  address  on  "Per- 
sonal Qualifications  of  the  Teacher"  at  the  meeting 
of  the  Knox  County  Teachers'  Association  held  at 
Rockland  last  Monday. 

A  meeting  of  the  Sophomore  Class  was  held 
Thursday  of  last  week  to  make  arrangements  for 
the  banquet  and  for  other  events  that  became  evi- 
dent later  in   the  week. 

Bates  will  play  Tufts,  to-morrow,  on  Garcelon 
Field.  Bates  was  defeated  this  season  in  Massa- 
chusetts by  Tufts,  5  to  3,  and  will  try  to  reverse 
the   score   in  the  home   game. 

The  Junior  German  classes  were  conducted  by 
Professor  Ham  last  Thursda.y,  in  order  that  he 
might  give  an  outline  of  the  work  in  the  courses 
of  that  department  for  next  year. 


A  special  class  has  been  started  in  Math.  2 
in  order  to  take  up  the  rudiments  of  surveying  with 
practical  work  out  of  doors.  It  is  proving  to  be  a 
very  interesting  part  of  the  Math,  course. 

Prof.  Mitchell,  Prof.  Files,  Dr.  Burnett,  Prof. 
Ham  and  Mr.  Foster  were  the  members  of  the 
Bowdnin  faculty  who  attended  the  Maine  Society  of 
Modern  Languages,  which  met  at  Colby  last  Sat- 
urday. 

A  number  of  the  Freshmen  enjoyed  (?)  a 
moonlight  sail  on  the  Androscoggin,  and  the  beauti- 
ful scenery  about  Cow  Island,  last  Friday  evening. 
The  pleasure  of  their  delightful  excursion  is  due 
entirely  to  the  thoughtfulness  of  the  Sophomores. 

The  annual  Bowdoin  Invitation  Meet  will  take 
place  to-morrow.  The  number  of  schools  entered 
is  larger  than  it  was  last  year  and  therefore  there 
will  be  more  sub-Freshmen  around  the  college. 
Among  the  schools  entered  are  Portland,  Bangor, 
Hebron,  Westbrook  Seminary.  Kent's  Hill,  Bruns- 
wick,   Bath,   Lewiston.   Abbott  and  others. 

Burns  &  Favor's  latest  opera,  "Fedlima,"  will  be 
produced  at  the  Opera  House,  Gardiner,  on  Thurs- 
day, Friday  and  Saturday  evenings  of  this  week. 
The  play  is  far  ahead  of  "King  Pepper."  their  first 
production,  which  was  very  popular.  Quite  a 
number  of  the  students  are  planning  on  seeing  the 
show,  as  good  connections  can  be  made  on  the 
railroad. 

Prof.  Ham  and  Mr.  Foster  were  present  at  the 
meeting  of  the  Modern  Language  Association  at 
Waterville  last  Fridaj'.  Prof.  Ham  participated  in 
the  discussion  of  the  question:  "Is  It  Desirable  that 
Specific  Texts  in  French  and  German  Be  Recom- 
mended for  College  Entrance  Requirements?"  Mr. 
Foster  delivered  an  address  on  "The  Teacher  Who 
Thinks." 

Coach  "Eddie"  Hobbs  of  the  Bowdoin  track 
team  which  won  the  field  meet  of  the  Maine  col- 
leges at  Orono,  Saturday,  said  to  a  friend  in  Ban- 
gor that  the  new  Hubbard  grandstand  in  Bowdoin 
is  the  finest  of  its  size  that  he  has  seen  either  in 
this  country  or  in  Europe.  This  is  saying  a  good 
deal  as  Mr.  Hobbs  has  pretty  nearly  circled  the 
globe  during  his  athletic  experience.  The  stand 
was  dedicated  last  June  and  during  the  foot-ball 
season  demonstrated  its  value,  not  so  much  in  its 
seating  capacity,  although  that  is  spacious,  as  in  its 
training  quarters  in  the  lower  story. — Bangor  News. 


nibebical  School  Botes. 


Dr.  Whittier  attended  the  Meet  at  Orono,  last 
Saturday. 

During  Dr.  Smith's  absence  in  Washington, 
there  were  no  meetings  of  his  physiology  classes. 

Rowe.  '07,  after  working  some  weeks  with  the 
Bates  track  team  as  coach,  is  again  taking  his  after- 
noon work  regularly  with  the  class. 

"Bill"  Lewis  is  determined  to  learn  what  there  is 
to  know  about  Masonry.  He  took  another  degree 
last  week. 

Dolloff,  '07,  went  to  the  Meet  at  Orono,  and 
spent  the  following  two  days  at  his  home  in 
Brooks. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


The  Medics,  who  went  to  Orono  with  the  track 
team  did  creditable  work  in  their  respective  events. 
Everett  won  tlie  half-mile  run,  and  Hanson  made  a 
game  fight   for  the   hundred-yard   dash. 

The  installation  of  electric  lights  in  the  dissect- 
ing-room, the  first  of  this  week,  is  an  improvement 
that  was  needed  for  a  long  time.  By  aid  of  the 
lights  the  men  will  be  able  to  put  in  much  extra 
time,  and  to  make  more  rapid  progress  than  they 
have  been  able  to  in  the  past. 

Members  of  the  second  year  class  began,  last 
Monday,  to  dissect  a  third  part.  The  work  is  not 
obligatory,  but  despite  this,  nearly  all  the  men  are 
taking  advantage  of  the  opportunity  to  learn  more 
about  practical  anatomy. 

After  a  respite  of  about  six  weeks,  the  second 
year  men  have  resumed  their  work  in  chemistry. 
It  will  occupy  the  balance  of  the  term. 

In  pathology  the  class  began  this  week  on  the 
study  of  the  blood.  This,  with  the  exception  of 
doing  their  diagnosis  work,  will  busy  the  men  until 
the  end  of  the  year,  as  they  have  all,  with  one  or 
two  exceptions,  completed  the  other  required  work. 

The  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa  Fraternity  will  hold 
its  annual  banquet  at  Riverton.  May  27. 


SPEAKERS    FOR    COMMENCEMENT    WEEK. 

The  judges  have  rendered  their  decisions  in 
regard  to  those  who  will  take  part  in  the  speaking 
commencement  week :  Those  chosen  for  commence- 
ment speakers  are :  Chase,  Harvey,  Lermond, 
McCobb,  Newton,  and  Pierce.  The  prize  speakers 
have  been  chosen  as  follows :  Bartlett,  P.  F.  Chap- 
man. Perry,  H.  S.  Stetson,  '06,  Briggs,  Redman.  '07, 
Donnell,  Morrison,  Hupper,  '08;  alternates,  Boody, 
Childs,   '06,  Leydon,  '07. 


THE  WORCESTER  MEET. 

The  annual  track  meet  of  the  N.  E.  I.  A.  A., 
held  at  Worcester,  last  Friday  and  Saturday,  was 
won  by  Amherst.  Bowdoin  won  12  points  and 
secured  sixth  place.  In  the  trials  held  on  Friday, 
Captain  A.  C.  Denning  qualified  in  the  shot  put 
and  hammer  throw.  Tobey  and  Webb  qualified  in 
the  high  hurdles.  On  Saturday,  D.  S.  Robinson 
won  third  place  in  the  two-mile  run.  Tobey  won 
third  in  the  high  hurdles  and  Denning  took  second 
place  in  the  shot  and  first  in  the  hammer.  In  a 
throw  for  the  record.  Capt.  Denning  raised  his  own 
record  of  1,38  feet,  which  he  made  last  year,  to  144 
feet,   ;/   in. 


COMMENCEMENT     PROGRAM. 


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This  .year's  commencement  marks  the  close 
Bowdoin's  one-hundredth  and  eleventh  year  as  a 
college.  There  are  sixty-three  men  to  graduate 
from  the  academic  department  and  about  twenty 
from  the  medical.  The  program  for  the  week  fol- 
lows: 

June   18 — Baccalaureate   sermon,   Sunday,   4  p.m., 
by  President  Hyde. 


June  19 — Annual  prize  speaking,  Monday,  8 
P.M.,  in   Memorial   Hall. 

June  20 — Class  Day  exercises,  Tuesday,  10  a.m., 
3  P.M.,  and  8  p.m. 

June  21 — Commencement  exercises  of  the  Medi- 
cal 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.  Fraternity 
reunions   in  the  evening. 

June  22 — Annual  meeting  of  the  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation, Thursday,  9  a.m.  The  Commencement 
exercises  of  the  college,  10.30  a.m.  Commencement 
dinner,   12.30  p.m.  in  Memorial  Hall. 


Hluinni  personals. 


CLASS    OF    1850. 

Gen.  Oliver  Otis  Howard  will  deliver  the  Memo- 
rial Day  address  at  Cumberland  Mills. 

CLASS   OF   1855. 
Rev.  Joseph  K.   Greene,  of  the  Class  of  '55,  has 
an   article   in  the   May   number    of    the    Missionary 
Rcvinv,  on  "Then  and  Now  in  the  Turkish  Empire." 

CLASS   OF   1887. 

Merton  L.  Kimball,  who  is  engaged  in  practicing 
law  at  Norway,  was  recently  elected  Grand  Chancel- 
lor of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  of  the  State  of  Maine. 


The 
Tibbits. 
Getchell 
land. 


MEDICAL  CLASS  OF  1904. 

marriage  of  Dr.  Herman  Kotzschmar 
'04,  of  Limerick  to  Miss  Floe  Louise 
of  Boston,   occurred   March  29th,  at   Port- 


©bituar^. 

CLASS  OF  1865. 

Horatio  Bartlett  Lawrence,  A.M.,  who  was  born 
at  Wayne,  Me.,  December  19.  1841,  died  at  his  home 
in  Grafton,  Mass.,  May  14.  After  graduating  from 
college,  he  was  for  a  short  time  principal  of  Gardi- 
ner High  School.  He  then  attended  the  Newton 
Theological  School  at  Newton,  Mass.,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1870.  But  although  he  received  a 
call  from  a  Fall  River  church  he  declined  to  accept 
and  gave  his  life  up  to  teaching,  being  principal  of 
several  high  schools  and  later  engaged  in  private 
teaching. 

CLASS  OF  1877. 

Orlando  Marrett  Lord  died  Thursday,  May  18, 
from  the  effects  of  injuries  received  from  a  terrible 


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was  born  on  the  4th  of  July,  1853,  at  Westbrook, 
and  had  been  superintendent  of  the  Portland 
schools  for  the  past  sixteen  years. 

Dr.  Franklin  Haley  Allen,  Medical,  'TJ,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  American  Medical  Association,  Massa- 
chusetts Medical  Society,  a  prominent  physician 
and  at  one  time  alderman  of  Haverhill,  Mass.,  died 
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after  a  long  illness,  aged  49. 


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VOL.  XXXV. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   JUNE   2,    1905. 


NO.  7. 


BASE-BALL. 

Maine,  7;   Bowdoin,  6- 

Bowdoin  lost  to  the  University  of  Maine  at 
Orono  on  Wednesday  of  last  week  by  the  score  of 
7  to  6  in  a  close  and  exciting  game.  Bowdoin  lost 
the  game  in  the  fourth  inning,  at  which  time  Maine 
managed  to  score  her  entire  seven  runs 

Bowdoin  came  near  winning  out  after  this,  scor- 
ing five  runs  in  the  fifth  and  one  in  the  seventh. 

The  summary : 

Maine, 
ab        r        h      po      a        e 

Moody,   2b 4         i         2        o        0        2 

Lunt,    If 4        I        3        o        o        0 

Collins,    lb 3        o        o      11        o        o 

Mitchell,   p,   of 4         I         2        o        3        o 

Quint,    cf 3         I         I         o        o        o 

Frost,    p I        o        o        o        2        o 

Chase,   3b 3         i         i         2         i         I 

Sawyer,    rf 4         i         i         3        o        o 

Gordon,    c 3        i         i        6        3        o 

Burn's,    ss 3        o        o        5         3        2 

Totals    32        7       II       27       12         S 

Bowdoin. 

ab  r  h  po  a  e 

White,    ss S  2  2  o  'I  I 

Abbott,    c '5  I  .'I  2  6  o 

Stan  wood,    3b 5  o  i  i  3  o 

Greene,    ib 4  o  I  13  o  o 

Clark,    If 4  o  I  o  o  o 

Files,  If,   p 4  I  o  I  o  o 

Hodgson,    2b 4  i  o  3  3  b 

Ellis,    cf 3  I  I  3  o  o 

Lewis,    p I  o  o  I  o  o 

Piper,    rf 3  o  o  o  o  o 

Totals    38        6        7      24       13         I 

Maine    o    o    o     7    o    o    o    o    x — 7 

Bowdoin    o    o    o    o    5    o     i     o    o — 6 

Earned  runs,  Maine  7,  Bowdoin  2 ;  two  base  hits, 
Lunt  2,  Clark:  stolen  bases,  Moody,  Lunt,  Mitchell 
2,  Sawyer,  Green ;  sacrifice  hits,  Collins,  Quint, 
Green  ;  hit  by  pitched  ball,  by  Mitchell  i  ;  struck  out, 
by  Mitchell  i,  by  Frost  6,  by  Files  2;  wild  pitch, 
Lewis  I  ;  passed  ball.  Gordon.  Time  2  hours. 
Umpire  O'Halloran,  Bangor.     Attendance   1,000. 

Bowdoin,  8;  Bates,  }. 

Bowdoin  defeated  Bates  for  the  second  time  of 
the  year,  on  the  Whittier  field  last  Friday  afternoon, 
the  score  being  7  to  i.  The  game  was  a  somewhat 
one-sided  exhibition.  Bates  practically  losing  the 
game  in  the  fourth,  when  Bowdoin  secured 
four  runs.     Bates  could  not  find  Files,  securing  but 


one  hit  during  the  game,  and  that  in  the  ninth  with 
two  men  out. 

The  feature  of  the  game  was  the  playing  of 
Hodgsdon,  who  accepted  11  out  of  12  chances  and 
played  the  fastest  game  at  second  seen  on  the 
Whittier  field  this  season  at  least.  Stanwood  also 
played  a  splendid  game  at  third  and  deserves  com- 
mendation, as  indeed  do  all  the  other  men  on  the 
team. 

Bates'  errors  were  costly,  several  of  them  occur- 
ring at  opportime  times  for  the  Bowdoin  team. 
While  Johnson  was  not  hit  especially  hard,  they 
occurred  at  times  when  they  helped  swell  the  score. 
Files,  on  the  other  hand,  was  hard  to  find,  and  with 
the  fast  fielding  of  the  Bowdoin  team,  made  a  com- 
bination that  was  invincible. 

The  summary : 

Bowdoin. 

ab        r        h      pc      a        e 

White,    ss 4        I        o        o        o        o 

Abbott,    c 4        I        2        4        6        o 

Stanwodd,    3b 5        i        2        4        3        o 

Greene,    ib 4         i         i       17        o        o 

Clarke,    If 3        I        o        o        o        o 

Files,    p 2         I         o        o        3         I 

Hodgson,   2b 4        o        o        i       10        i 

Ellis,    cf 4        o        o        o        o        o 

Piper,    rf 4         i         i         I        o        o 

Totals    34        7        6      27      22        2 

Bates. 

AB  R  H  PO  a  E 

Lord,    3b 2  o  o  I  I  o 

Dioe,   irf 4  p  o  o  o  i 

Austin,    ss 3  o  o  i  o  2 

Wight,    cf 3  I  o  I  o  o 

Wilder,    2b 4  o  o  o  2  i 

Kendall,     ib 4  p  i  12  o  o 

Bowman,    c 4  o  o  8  o  o 

Rogers,    If 3  o  o  i  o  o 

Johnson,    p i  o  o  o  6  o 

Totals    28        I        I      24        9        4 

Bowdoin    o    o    4    o    o    o     i     2    * — 7 

Bates    o    o    o    0    o    o    o    o     i — ii 

Earned  runs — Bowdoin  4;  three-base  hit — Stan- 
wood.  Stolen  bases — Abbott  2,  Ellis.  Sacrifice 
hits — Ellis,  Greene,  Hodgson  ;  base  on  balls — Off 
Files  5,  off  Johnson  5.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — By 
Files  I :  struck  out,  by  Files  5,  by  Johnson  7 ;  passed 
balls,  by  Abbott  i.  Time — 1.40.  Umpire — Carri- 
gan   of  Lewiston.     Attendance — 500. 

Bowdoin,  I J ;  Bates,  5. 

Bowdoin  won  her  third  consecutive  game  from 
Bates  on  the  Garcelon  Field,  Memorial  Day,  by  the 
score  of  11  to  5.  The  game  was  a  loosely  played 
exhibition  of  base-ball,  the  Bates  team  playing  like 
Grammar    School    men   a   greater   part   of  the   time, 


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while  Bowdoin  did  not  put  up  a  first-class  article  at  matches  in  the  fourth  round  of  singles  and  the 

all  times.     Nevertlieless  the  latter  played  good  ball  ^j^j-^g  rounds  of  doubles.     After    the    tourna- 

until  they  had  sufficient  lead  to  permit  carelessness.  ii^ii  tii  -r  ii„  ,. j-  „<■ 

Lewis  pitched  for  Bowdoin  and  did  good  work.  me"t  both  teajns  held  an  informal  lanquet  at 

Doe  started  in  to  pitch  for  Bates,  but    withdrew   in  the  "Inn,      the   Vermont  boys  finally   leaving 

the  fifth  in  favor  of  Currier,  who  showed  up  in  bet-  Saturday   morning   with   the     best     wishes     of 

ter  form  than  did  his  predecessor.     A  large  number  ^.j^g   colleo"e. 
of  errors  was  made  on  both  sides.  '^ 

The   summary :  The  first  round  in  singles  resulted  as  follows : 

Bowdoin.  Tobey,   Bowdoin,   defeated   Hulett,   Vermont,   7-5, 

AB  R  H         PO        A  E  6-2. 

White,    ss 5         i         o        2        2         i  Williams,    Bowdoin,     defeated     Kirkpatrick,     6-4, 

Abbott,    c 4        3        o        4        I        I  9-11.  6-3- 

Stanwood,   3b 5        i        o        6        3        2  Laidley,   Bowdoin,   defeated  Partridge,   Vermont, 

Greene,    I'b 5         3         3        6        o        o  6-2,    6-1. 

Clarke,    If 5        i        2        4        o        o  Pease,  Vermont,  defeated  Greene,  Bowdoin,  6-2, 

Hodgson,    2b 5        o        o        i        3        o  6-3. 

Ellis,    cf 4        o        2        3        2        o  Second  round: 

pjper,    rf 5         o        o        o        o         i  Tobey,  Bowdoin,  defeated  Kirkpatrick,  Vermont, 

Lewis,   p 4        2         I         o        2        o  6-1.  6-3. 

Williams,    Bowdoin,     defeated     Partridge,     Ver- 

Totals,  42       II         8      26*     13         5  niont,  6-2,  6-3. 

*T       •     1  ',  1      1        1    J  1    11  Pease,  Vermont,  defeated  Laidley,  Bowdoin,  6-3, 

*Lewis  hit  by  knocked  ball.  0  ,r 

p  Greene,    Bowdoin,     defeated     Hulett,     Vermont, 

AB  R  H         PC        A  E  "'^Vpf'T-'',  J 

WT   1  t.       1  .         -,         ■,         r^         -^         ■,  Third   round : 

Wiglit,    3t)----- 4         I         I         0        3         I  Greene,    Bowdoin,     defeated     Kirkpatrick.     Ver- 

Doe    p    and   rf 4         i         i         o        2         i  ,„ont,  6-3    3-6,  6-4. 

^^"5     ■         ^         I         I         6        o        2  Laidley,   Bowdoin,   beat  Hulett  of  Vermont,  6-3, 

Austin,    ss 4        o        2        2        o        2  ^  ■' 

French,   2b 4        o        i        2        2        2  Tobey,   Bowdoin,   beat    Partridge,   Vermont,   6-2, 

Wilder,    cf 3        0        o         i         o         1  -_. 

Bowman,    c i        o        o        4        i         i  Pease,  Vermont,  beat  Williams  of  Bowdoin,  7-5, 

Hepburn,    c 3        o        o        6        2        o  -5-6    5  •? 

R°g«''S.    ^\ 3         I         I         3        o         I  p^'^^^ji^    r„„„^    si„g]gg. 

|::^^^''"a''   '"' I         0        o         I         0        o  Greene    of    Bowdoin.    beat    Partridge,    Vermont, 

Currier,    p 2         I         2         2         I         o  g,   g_Q 

Tobey    and    Williams,    Bowdoin,    defeated    Part- 
Totals,  33        5        9      27       II       II  rijgj.  3„j1  Hulett,   Vermont,   6-2,   6-1. 

Bowdoin    20330101   I — 11 

Bates    o  o  00  o  10  4  o —  5  ^= 


TENNIS. 

Vermont  Team   Goes  Down   Before   Bowdoin   in 
Interesting  Matches. 

The  "round  robin"  between  the  tennis 
teams  of  Bowdoin  and  the  University  of  Ver- 
mont began  Thursday,  May  25,  and  lasted 
through  Friday.  Both  Thursday  and  Friday 
were  bright,  pleasant  days,  but  the  high  wind 
which  prevailed  throughout  the  week  incon- 
venienced the  players  a  great  deal,  it  being 
hardly  possible  to  play  clean,  fast  tennis. 
From  the  first  a  victory  for  Bowdoin's  team 
was  assured.  Thirteen  matches  in  the  singles 
were  played  and  one  match  in  the  doubles. 
Bowdoin  won  ten  of  the  matches  in  singles 
and  the  match  of  doubles  thus  gaining  eleven 
out  of  a  possible  twenty  points  and  making  it 
unnecessary     to    play     the    remaining     three 


INTERSCHOLASTIC  MEET. 
Records  Go — Hebron  Springs  a  Surprise  on  Westbroofc. 

One  of  the  fastest  and  most  successful 
interscholastic  meets  that  has  been  held  at 
Bowdoin  during  the  seventeen  years  of  their 
history  was  held  on  Whittier  Field  last  Sat- 
tirdajr. 

The  meet  was  won  by  Hebron  with  a  total 
of  51  points  against  40  points  made  by  West- 
brook  Seminary,  12  by  Bar  Harljor  High,  7  by 
Bangor  High,  4  by  Portland  High  and  3  by 
Brunswick  High. 

Manager  Andrews  deserves  especial  praise 
for  the  successful  results  of  the  meet. 

The  results  follow : 

lOO-yard  dash — Final  heat  won  by  E.  B.  Lowell 
of  Westbrook  Seminary ;  D.  H.  Fuller  of  Hebron, 
second :  N.  K.  Forhan  of  Westbrook  Seminary, 
third.     Time — 10  3-5  seconds. 

220-yard  dash — Final  heat  won  by  E.  B.  Lowell 
of  Westbrook  Seminary;  J.  H.  Evans  of  Bar  Har- 


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bor,  second;  N.  K.  Forhan  of  Westbrook,  third. 
Time,  23  2-S  seconds. 

440-yard  dash — Won  by  N.  K.  Forhan  of  West- 
brook  Seminary ;  L.  S.  Trask  of  Hebron,  second ;  J. 
Tobin  of  Portland,  third.  Time,  54  3-5  seconds. 
(New  record.) 

S8o-yard  run — Won  by  D.  S.  Richardson  of 
Westbrook  Seminary;  A.  Skolfield  of  Hebron,  sec- 
ond, G.  E.  Torrey  of  Westbrook  Seminary,  third. 
Time,  2  niin.,  5  4-5  sec. 

120-yard  hurdle — Final  heat  won  by  D.  W.  Aber- 
crombie  of  Hebron ;  R.  G.  Foss  of  Westbrook  Sem- 
inary, second ;  G.  H.  Brimmer  of  Bangor,  third. 
Time — 17  1-5  sec.     (New  record.) 

220-yard  hurdle — Final  heat  won  by  L.  McFar- 
land  of  Hebron ;  R.  G.  Valladares  of  Westbrook 
Seminary,  second ;  F.  C.  Richardson  of  Hebron, 
third.     Time — 27   3-5   sec. 

Mile  run — W'on  by  S.  S.  Holmes  of  Westbrook 
Seminary ;  E.  E.  Knight  of  Hebron,  second ;  H. 
Hannod  of  Bar  Harbor,  third.  Time — 4  min.  4  sec. 
(New  record.) 

Running  high  jump — Won  by  D.  W.  Abercrom- 
bie  of  Hebron ;  Robert  M.  Pennell,  of  Brunswick 
and  J.  W.  Thomes  of  Portland,  tied  for  second 
place.     Height,  5  ft.  4  in. 

Thowing  the  discus — Won  by  J.  G.  Labbe  of 
Hebron.  Distance— 88  ft.  214  in.  H.  L.  Burrill  of 
Bangor,  second.  Distance — 87  ft.  9  in.  G.  H.  Wot- 
son  of  Hebron,  third.     Distance — 85  ft.  3  in. 

Putting  16-pound  shot — Won  by  W.  P.  Newman 
of  Bar  Harbor.  Distance — ^32  ft.  11Y2  in.,  R.  B.  Par- 
ker of  Hebron,  second.  Distance — 32  ft.  8  in.  J. 
G.  Labbe  of  Hebron,  third.     Distance — 32  ft.  2  in. 

Throwing  16-pound  hammer — Won  by  J.  G. 
Labbe  of  Hebron.  Distance — 103  ft.  S.  Joyce  of 
Bar  Harbor,  second.  Distance — 90  ft.  S  in.  W.  N. 
Seavy,  of  Westbrook  Seminary,  third.  Distance — 86 
feet. 

Pole  vault — Won  by  A.  E.  Chase  of  Hebron ;  H. 
L.  Goodwin  of  Westbrook  Seminary,  second ;  G.  W. 
Earle  of  Westbrook  Seminary,  third.     Height — 9  ft. 

Running  broad  jump — Won  by  S.  McFarland, 
Hebron  of  Hebron.  Distance — 20  ft.  i>4  in.  F.  J. 
Rogan,  Bangor,  second.  Distance — 18  ft.  S  in-  E. 
B.  Lowell,  Westbrook  Seminary,  third.  Distance — 
18  ft.  4  in. 


Cbristian  association  litems. 


C.  W.  Snow,  '07,  conducted  the  services  of 
the  Association  on  May  25,  the  topic  for  con- 
sideration being  "Ottr  Partnership  and  Fel- 
lowship." The  reference  to  the  thirteenth 
chapter  of  Corinthians  was  apt  and  served 
as  the  basis  for  much  interesting  discussion. 

PROFESSOR  LITTLE'S  TRIP  ABROAD. 

The  college  librarian  during  his  recent 
Mediterranean  tour,  had  the  privilege  of  visit- 
ing libraries  in  Egypt,  Arabia,  Palestine,  Asia 
Minor,  Greece  and  Italy.  The  most  remote 
and  in  some  respects  the  most  interesting  of 


these  was  that  belonging  to  the  Convent  of  St. 
Catherine  at  the  base  of  Mt.  Sinai,  the  former 
home  of  the  famous  Codex  Sinaiticus,  which, 
since  its  discovery  in  1859  by  Tischendorf, 
has  ranked  among  the  most  authoritative 
sources  of  the  text  of  the  Bible.  The  jour- 
ney thither  and  the  return  to  Suez  involved 
over  two  weeks  of  travel  on  camels.  In 
crossing  the  desert  he  had  the  good  fortune  to 
experience  the  usual  episodes  of  a  mirage  and 
a  sand  storm,  the  latter  of  short  duration. 

Like  his  two  companions  from  America, 
Mr.  Little  found  Sheik  Sella  Ali  and  the  thir- 
teen Bedouins  who  served  as  their  escort,  quite 
novel  and  entertaining  characters,  though  all 
extended  conversation  with  them  had  to  be 
conducted  through  the  dragoman.  The 
monks  of  St.  Catharine  were  very  hospitable 
and  courteously  joined  in  an  impromptu  cele- 
bration of  the  inauguration  of  President 
Roosevelt  in  which  the  raising  of  the  Ameri- 
can flag  and  the  firing  of  all  the  flint-locks 
that  could  be  found  were  the  principal  feat- 
ures. 


THE  NORTHFIELD  DELEGATION. 

It  is  necessary  to  mal<e  another  appeal  to 
the  members  of  the  Association  and  all  other 
students  to  assist  in  working  up  a  suitable  and 
representative  delegation  to  send  to  North- 
field.  Last  year  one  man,  only,  represented 
Bowdoin  as  an  undergraduate,  and  even  he 
did  not  return  to  put  into  practice  the  many 
helpful  and  inspiring  thoughts  and  ideas  that 
a  conference  similar  to  this  develops.  Six  is 
the  minimum  which  Bowdoin  should  send  this 
year.  The  expenses  are  small  in  comparison 
with  the  educational  returns. '  It  is  almost 
worth  a  term  of  college  life.  Waiterships  are 
waiting  for  those  whose  means  are  limited. 
In  order  that  Bowdoin  students  may  become 
familiar  with  what  our  last  year's  representa- 
tive saw  and  experienced,  we  take  pleasure  in 
printing  a  letter  from  D.  R.  Porter,  now  at 
Trinity  College,  Oxford. 

Trinity  College,  Oxford,  May  17,  '05. 
Dear  Editor: 

I  am  glad  to  see  that  steps  are  being  taken 
to  send  a  delegation  of  Bowdoin  students  to 
the  Northfield  Conference,  this  summer.  I 
spent  a  very  enjoyable  ten  days  there  last 
year,  which  left  only  one  regret — that  a  col- 

[Continued  on  page  65.] 


64: 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 
h.  p.  winslow,  1906.        r.  h.  hupper,  1908. 
h.  e.  wilson,  1907.  r.  a.  lee,  1908. 

r.  a.  cony,  1907.  h.  e.  mitchell,  1908. 

W.  S.  LINNELL,  1907.  H.   G.   GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 

A.  L.   ROBINSON,  igo8.  Medical  School,  1907. 


G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   •     .     ■     ■     Business   Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907,    •    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 
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Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter 
Lewiston  Journal  Press. 


Vol.  XXXV. 


JUNE  2,   1905. 


On  account  of  Memorial  Day  the  present 
edition  was  delayed  till  Saturday.     Editor. 


The  college  extends  deep- 
Condolence,        felt     sympathy     to   J.    W- 
Sewall,   Jr.,     'o6,    who    is 
mourning   the    death    of    his    father,    J.     W. 
Sewall  of  the  Class  of  1877. 


The     Class     of    1909    has 
"  1909."  every  promise  of    being    a 

strong  representative  class 
of  men.  A  number  of  the  men  who  attended 
the  meet  last  Saturday  are  future  Bowdoin 
men  and  not  a  few  others  went  away  firm  in 
the  decision  to  come  here  next  year. 

The  college  did  itself  proud  in  entertain- 
ing these  men.  Everybody  kept  open  house 
and  all  unjted  in  extending  a  cordial  welcome 
to  the  visitors.  This  united  effort  is  what 
counts  most.  Individual  effort  is  necessary, 
but  every    one    working    for    Bowdoin    will 


induce  many  more  than  single  effort  can  effect. 
Immediate  returns  are  bound  to  result  and  we 
may  expect  to  see  many  familiar  faces  next 
fall  who  have  already  enjo3'ed  our  hospitality. 


A  Reunion 
Trophy. 


We  do  riot  generally 
advocate  the  adoption  of 
plans  or  schemes  insti- 
tuted by  other  colleges, 
but  when  an  exceptional  one  is  brought  to 
view,  it  seems  wise  to  consider  it,  at  least. 
There  was  established  at  Amherst,  last  year, 
a  custom  which,  we  feel,  if  tried  here,  would 
prove  as  much  of  a  success  as  it  has  there.  It 
consists  in  the  presentation,  each  year,  at  com- 
mencement, of  what  is  known  as  a  "Reunion 
Trophy"  to  the  graduate  class  having  the 
largest  percentage  of  members  in  attendance 
during  commencement  week. 

The  trophy  is  in  the  form  of  a  large  loving 
cup,  and  was  presented  by  twelve  of  the  grad- 
uate classes  "to  all  class  now  or  hereafter  to 
be  graduated  from  Amherst  College,  as  a  per- 
jaetual  trophy  of  college  loyalty  and  class 
spirit."  The  cup  is  in  the  possession  of  a 
Board  of  Trustees,  appointed  by  the  donors,> 
whose  duty  it  is  to  make  all  rules  and  condi- 
tions pertaining  to  it,  also  to  administer  what- 
ever other  business  may  be  required.  The 
trophy  has  engraved  upon  it  the  name  of  the 
class  winning  its  possession  each  year,  who 
are,  by  the  way,  the  holders  thereof  till  the  fol- 
lowing June,  together  with  the  date  of  the 
commencement,  number  of  members  of  the 
class  in  attendance,  and  the  percentage  of 
attendance.  Space  is  also  reserved  for  note 
of  record  attendance,  should  there  be  one. 
We  believe  that,  should  the  idea  receive 
favor  by  our  alumni,  an  added  interest  could 
be  created  in  the  college,  which  is  greatly 
needed. 

Every  undergraduate  of  Bowdoin  is 
extremely  proud  of  her  alumni,  but  who  of  us 
does  not  wish  that  the  student  body  could  be 
brought  into  closer  relations  with  them?  We, 
therefore,  feel  that  some  such  plan  as  this 
most  creditable  one  of  Amherst's,,  would  bring 
about  the  desired  results  together  with  a  hun- 
dred other  unseen  advantages. 


An  article  in  last  week's 
A  Correction.       Orient     relative     to     the 

Maine  Intercollegiate  Ten- 
nis Tournament  may  leave  some  misunder- 
standing in  the  minds   of  the    students.     The 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


65 


original  date  of  the  tournament  was  May 
1 6th,  but  owing  to  the  unfavorable  weather 
the  tournament  was  delayed  till  Saturday,  the 
20th,  when  Bowdoin's  captain  was  necessarily 
absent  from  college. 

It  is  needless  to  say  that  every  attempt 
was  made  to  postpone  the  tournament  until 
Bowdoin's  best  team  could  take  part.  Extreme 
courtesy  on  the  part  of  the  other  colleges 
might  have  allowed  this  postponement  but  as 
their  representatives  had  already  waited  an 
entire  week,  it  is  quite  natural  they  olsjected 
to  further  delay. 

It  is  undoubtedly  true  had  our  captain  par- 
ticipated, the  contest  would  have  resulted 
more  favorably  for  Bowdoin,  but  it  is  clear 
why  he  would  not  take  part  in  the  matches. 
Those  who  did  represent  the  college  in  the 
tournament  fought  their  hardest  to  make 
Bowdoin  victor  and  they  deserve  nothing  but 
praise  and  encouragement. 


It    is    a    source     of     great 
i<y^  "Old  Glory."       pleasure  and  pride   to    the 

Orient  that  it  is  able  to 
announce  that  our  campus  is  to  be  decorated 
with  the  American  flag.  Through  the  kind- 
ness of  some  donor,  whO'  at  present  desires 
his  name  withlield,  a  flag-staff  is  to  be  erected 
and  the  national  flag"  displayed  over  our  build- 
ings. This  staff  will  probably  be  placed  on 
Memorial  Hall  and  its  erection  is  to  be  under- 
taken at  once  so  that  a  flag-raising  may  be 
held  at  commencement  time.  Just  such  a  gift 
as  this  is  what  we  have  been  hoping  and  wish- 
ing for  a  long  time;  and  the  satisfaction  in  it 
is  largely  increased  when  we  remember  that  it 
comes  from  a  loyal  Bowdoin  alumnus,  and 
incidentally  the  Orient  itself  feels  added 
pride  in  remembering  that  the  need  of  such  an 
improvement  was  first  noted  in  these  columns. 


It  was  with  great  pleasure 
An  Acceptable      that     the      student      body 
Gift.  learned  that  the    day    fol- 

lowing Ivy  Day  was  to  be 
a  college  holiday,  and  the  Orient  feels  itself 
authorized  to  return  thanks  to  the  faculty  in 
behalf  of  the  undergraduates  for  this  gener- 
ous gift.  It  is  extremely  difficult  at  any  time 
in  the  year  to  entertain  company  and  attend 
recitations  simultaneously,  but  especially  is  it 
hard  to  do  so  after  such  a  day  as  Ivy  Day, 
when  we  have  put  forth  all  our  efforts  to  pre- 
sent the  most  pleasant  side  of  college  life  to 


our  friends.  To  have  all  our  good  impres- 
sions swept  away  the  following  day  by  com- 
pelling our  guests  to  wander  at  large  about  the 
campus  while  we  endeavor  to  put  our  minds 
on  a  recitation  which  has  no  connection  with 
our  thoughts,  in  a  hot,  stuffy  room  when  we 
would  have  the  freedom  of  the  open  air,  is 
indeed  a  hard  fate.  We  are  glad  that  the 
faculty  realize  the  fact  and  have  granted  us 
a  holiday,  which,  we  assure  them,  we  will  not 
misuse. 

THE   NORTHFIELD   DELEGATION. 
[Continued  from  page  63.] 

lege  that  upholds  its  name  so  well  as  Bowdoin 
in  all  other  realms  of  the  college  world  was 
not  represented  better  at  this  student  confer- 
ence. Every  other  Maine  college  was  better 
represented  than  Bowdoin,  and  Dartmouth, 
Williams,  Amherst,  Wesleyan,  and  Brown 
had  enough  men  to  make  up  teains  in  the 
series  of  base-ball  games.  At  the  great 
Fourth  of  July  celebration  when  nearly  every 
eastern  college  advertised  itself  by  its  yell  the 
name  of  Bowdoin  was  not  heard — in  spite  of 
the  earnest  entreaties  of  a  loyal  alumnus 
of  the  class  of  '86,  the  only  other  Bowdoin 
man  present. 

As  I  remember  it,  one  of  the  most  enjoy- 
able features  of  the  whole  conference  was  the 
informal  fraternity  banquets  which  were  held 
by  representatives  of  nearly  every  fraternitv, 
which  has  a  chapter  in  Brunswick. 

Aside  from  the  enjoyment  and  profit  of 
ten  days  in  Northfield,  a  strong  Bowdoin 
delegation  there  would  be  a  good  recommen- 
dation of  the  college  to  the  large  number  of 
Prep,  school  men  who  come  there  every  year, 
especially  from  the  larger  New  England  insti- 
tutions. 

Sincerely, 

David  R.  Porter. 


Communication. 


In  the  Orient  of  May  26th  appears  a 
communication  from  "Alumnus"  in  which  are 
given  several  arguments  in  refutation  of  those 
urged  in  a  recent  editorial  article  favoring  a 
debate  with  Bates  College.  To  the  sole  pur- 
pose of  keeping  up  the  discussion  of  this  mat- 
ter till  a  proper  solution  has  been  reached,  I 
desire  to  add  a  few  suggestions.     At  the  start 


(>(> 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


I  wish  to  be  understood  as  in  no'sense  a  parti- 
san of  the  new  step,  but  simply  wish  tO'  add  a 
few  words  on  certain  phases  of  the  subject  on 
which  I  feel  that  Alumnus  is  wrong. 

The  first  objection  he  urges  against  the 
newljf  proposed  step  is  the  alleged  custom  of 
"faculty  coaching"  in  vogue  at  Bates.  Any 
Bowdoin  man  will  readily  agree  with  him  that 
this  method  materially  differs  from  ours  and 
I  feel  free  to  say  that  if  it  be  impossible  to 
arrange  a  debate  with  Bates  on  an  agreement 
eliminating  this  feature,  it  is  altogether  prob- 
able that  no  debate  between  the  two 
institutions  could  be  held.  But  it  has  come 
to  the  ears  of  the  student  body  here  that  of 
late  this  feature  of  "faculty  coaching"  at  Bates 
has  been  at  least  partially  discarded  and  if 
such  be  the  case  the  writer  sees  no  valid 
objection  to  the  proposed  step  on  that  ground. 
Certainly  it  would  not  be  urged  that  Bates, 
more  than  Amherst  or  Bowdoin,  would  disre- 
gard the  provisions  of  an  agreement,  when 
once  made,  expressly  forbidding  coaching  by 
the  faculty  of  either  college;  and  it  is  to  be 
kept  constantly  in  mind  that  the  friends  of 
such  a  proposal  here  have,  from  the  first,  based 
their  contentions  on  the  assumption  that  such 
an  agreement  could  and  would  be  reached, 
and  that  it  would  be  as  strictly  adhered  to  as 
has  been  the  Amherst-Bowdoin  agreement. 

However,  the  writer  of  the  above-men- 
tioned communication  urges  as  "the  most 
important  argument  against  the  proposed 
move,"  that  it  is  another  manifestation  of  a 
"tendency  toward  extreme  localization" 
alleged  to  have  sprung  up  in  Bowdoin  in  the 
past  few  years.  He  goes  on  to  illustrate  this 
tendency  by  reference  to  our  track  activities, 
saying  that  formerly  our  efforts  were  centered 
in  the  meet  at  Worcester,  but  that  now  we 
throw  our  entire  energy  and  "take  what  points 
we  happen  to  earn  at  Worcester,  and  are 
thankful."  While  the  energy  which  we  put 
into  the  Maine  meet  has  certainly  been 
largely  increased,  and  for  good  cause,  we  fail 
to  learn  from  any  of  the  upper  classmen  of 
any  lessening  of  eiTort  at  Worcester.  In  fact, 
the  very  best  training  for  Worcester  is  now 
obtained  in  the  Maine  meet,  and  we  go  to 
Worcester  better  prepared  because  of  the 
efforts  we  make  to  defeat  the  Maine  colleges. 
I  think  that  "Alumnus,"  undoubtedly  means  to 
admit  the  force  of  this  fact  in  his  words  "we 
are  victims  of  circumstances"  in  this  matter. 
But  he  goes  on  to  say  that  we  can  keep  our- 


selves clear  from  this  condition  in  our  debat- 
ing affairs  if  we  choose  by  debating  no  col- 
lege in  Maine  which  is  our  recognized  field. 
Although  the  illustration  may  be  a  little  over- 
drawn it  is,  I  believe,  of  service  to  us  in  see- 
ing the  results  which  would  follow  such  a 
course  as  he  suggests,  to  suppose  we  had, 
when  the  Orono  college  began  to  develop, 
kept  on  with  our  out-of-the-state  event  at 
Worcester,  but  allowed  the  Maine  field  to  go 
by  default  as  we  are  now  doing  in  debating. 
What  would  have  happened  to  us  in  track 
athletics  in  a  few  years?  No  one  will  deny 
that  we  should  have  lost  many  excellent  Maine 
men  by  not  recognizing  the  local  rivalry 
between  the  Maine  colleges.  That  is  what  we 
are  now  doing  by  the  present  arrangements  in 
debating.  As  was  pointed  out  in  the  editorial 
article  to  which  he  referred,  Maine  is  and  for 
years  has  been,  our  field  and  that  we  get  but 
comparatively  few  men  from  out  the  state. 
The  fact  is  we  are  not  to  be  blamed  for  our 
location,  but  should  make  the  most  of  it  in 
every  phase  of  our  activity.  If  this  so-called 
localization  be  an  evil,  then  it  appears  to  me 
to  be  one  over  which  we  have  no  control,  but 
I  am  much  inclined  to  question  wdiether  such 
localization  as  may  now  be  involved  in  our 
Maine  track  affairs  and  as  would  be  involved 
in  a  debate  with  a  Maine  college,  is  an  evil  at 
all.  We  have  our  field  and  must  fill  it  if  we 
are  to  progress. 

He  next  tells  us  that  the  only  way  we  can 
expect  to  interest  Massachusetts  "prep-school" 
men  is  to  make  ourselves  known  among  their 
homes.  To  this  all  must  be  perfectly  willing 
to  agree,  but  will  immediately  assert  that  we 
are  doing  so  in  the  debates  we  now  hold  with 
Amherst,  one  of  the  best  colleges  in  Massa- 
chusetts. But  he  suggests  that  if  we  are  to 
add  another  debate,  we  should  debate  some 
college  out  of  the  state,  as  it  would  add  more 
honor  and  reputation  and  bring  us  more  stu- 
dents, than  would  debating  a  local  college.  If 
I  am  not  mistaken  his  reasoning  is  this :  If  we 
are  to  add  another  debate,  we  should  go  out- 
side the  state  and  meet  a  college  of  more 
prominence  in  order  to  attract  students,  a 
large  proportion  of  whom  we  could  never 
lead  this  way,  an.d  neglect  this  state  where 
we  do  have  an  excellent  opportunity  to  influ- 
ence students  because  of  rivalry  between  the 
Maine  colleges.  Does  this  seem  reasonable? 
I  fail  to  see  it  that  way. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


67 


As  to  the  argument  that  we  should  debate 
a  college  of  greater  prominence  than  Bates 
little  need  be  said.  Bates'  record  in  this  line 
is  certainly  commendable,  she  having  won  it 
out  of  13  debates,  and  having  pi'oduced 
among  others  a  man  who  is  to-day  one  of  the 
leading  debaters  in  the  eastern  colleges,  lead- 
ing for  two  years  past  the  victorious  team  ol 
Yale  University. 

Therefore  I  feel  that,  while  not  all  the 
arguments  are  by  any  means  on  one  side  of 
this  question,,  the  principal  ones  are  in  favor 
of  a  debate  with  Bates  because  the  prospects 
for  a  suitable  agreement  under  which  to 
debate  are  good,  because  such  a  debate  would 
serve  to  cover  more  completely  the  natural 
field  of  our  work  in  this  line  and,  finally, 
because  it  would  in  no  way  lessen  but  on  the 
contrary',  add  much  to  the  prestige  of  Bow- 
doin  College.  "Undergraduate." 


IVY  DAY. 

"Ye  Junior"  was  all  important  yesterday. 
All  the  time-honored  features  of  the  day  were 
carried  off  in  their  usual  impressiveness. 
The  Maine  game  in  the  morning,  ivy 
exercises  in  the  afternoonj  and  an  order  of 
twenty-four  dances  filled  out  a  happy  series 
of  events. 


FINAL   EXAMINATIONS. 
June,  1905. 

Thursday,  June  8 — a.m.,  French  2,  Memorial 
Hall ;  Biology  6,  Biological  Laboratory,  p.m..  Edu- 
cation,  Memorial  Hall ;  Economy  i,  Memorial  Hall. 

Friday,  June  9 — a.m.,  Literature  4,  Memorial 
Hall ;  Biology  3,  Biological  Laboratory,  p.m..  His- 
tory 4,   Memorial  Hall. 

Saturday,  June  10 — a.m.,  Latin  2,  Memorial 
Hall ;  Latin  4,  Memorial  Hall ;  Economy  6.  Memo- 
rial Hall. 

Monday,  June  12 — Chemistry  2,  Chemistry 
Lecture  Room ;  French  4,  Physics  Lecture  Room ; 
Biology  S,  Biology  Laboratory,  p.m.,  Greek  B, 
Greek  Room. 

Tuesday,  June  13 — German  8,  Memorial  Hall ; 
English  4,  Memorial  Hall ;  English  2,  Memorial 
Hall,     P.M.,   Economy  4,   Memorial   Hall. 

Wednesday.  June  14 — a.m..  History  6,  Memorial 
Hall;  Philosophy  2,  Memorial  Hall;  Physics  2, 
Physics  Lecture  Room ;  Biology  i.  Biology  Labor- 
atory.    P.M.,  Mineralogy  i.  Chemical  Lecture  Room. 

Thursday,  June  15 — a.m..  Chemistry  4,  Chemis- 
try Lecture  Room ;  Greek  4,  Memorial  Hall ;  Greek 
2.  Memorial  Hall,  p.m.,  German  4,  Memorial  Hall; 
German  2,   Memorial   Hall. 

Friday.  June  16 — a.m..  History  8.  Memorial  Hall; 
Mathematics  2,  Memorial  Hall ;  Mathematics  4, 
Memorial   Hall,     p.m..  Literature  2,  Memorial   Hall. 


Saturday,  June  17 — ^a.m.,  French  8,  Memorial 
Hall ;  Spanish  2,  Memorial  Hall. 

E.xaminations  from  8.30  to  11.30  a.m. 
E.xaminations  from  1.30  to  4.30  p.m. 
Bowdoin   College,   June   I,    1905. 

College  IRotee, 

Merrymeeting  Park  opens  June  19  for  vaudeville 
shows. 

Colby  was  defeated  at  South  Portland,  Memorial 
Da.y,  by  the  score  of  9  to  I. 

F.  J.  C.  Little,  '89,  of  Augusta,  was  visiting 
friends  in  town  last  week. 

The  graduation  exercises  of  the  Brunswick  High 
School  come  on  June   sixteenth. 

"Eddie"  Bates.  ex-'o6.  has  been  a  guest  at  the 
D.  K.  E.  House  during  the  past  week. 

A  picture  of  Frank  H.  Whitraore  appears  in  last 
week's  issue  of  the  Brunswick  Record. 

Winslow,  '06,  Bass,  '07  and  Putnam,  '08,  attended 
a  ball  given  at  Wheaton  last  Tuesday  evening. 

Only  about  a  dozen  Bowdoin  men  witnessed  the 
Bowdoin-Eates  game  at  Lewiston,  Memorial  Day. 

The  new  Brunswick  water  supply  system  will 
not  be  turned  on  in  the  pipes  until  the  first  of  Sep- 
tember. 

The  Deutscher  Verein  held  its  final  meeting  and 
initiation  at  the  Gurnet  on  Wednesday  evening  of 
this  week. 

C.  F.  Robinson,  '03,  now  a  student  in  the  Har- 
vard Law  School,  has  joined  the  "Wolcott  Rifles" 
of   Cambridge. 

Prof.  W.  A.  Houghton  delivered  an  address  on 
the  "Chinese  Problem"  at  the  annual  dinner  of  the 
News  Club  held  at  the  Villa  last  Friday. 

Robert  M.  Pennell  of  Brunswick  cracked  the 
ankle  bone  of  his  left  leg  while  high  jumping  for  B. 
H.  S.  at  the  Interscholastic  Meet  last  Saturday. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Karl  von  Rydingward  of  New 
York  City  have  returned  to  Brunswick.  Mr.  von 
Rydingward  will  open  his  school  of  wood-carving 
on  July  10. 

Prof.  F.  C.  Robinson  was  in  Boston  from  Friday 
last  until  Tuesday  of  this  week,  attending  the  meet- 
ings of  the  New  England  section  of  the  American 
Chemical   Society. 

Prof.  W.  B.  Mitchell  was  elected  president  of  the 
English  Department  of  Maine  Association  of  Col- 
leges and  Preparatory  Schools  at  the  meeting  held 
in    Waterville,    recently. 

The  contests  for  the  various  managerships  are 
now  on  in  full  force.  For  the  assistant  track  man- 
ager the  candidates  are  R.  A.  Lee,  H.  B.  T.  Chand- 
ler, J.  F.  Morrison,  and  D.  T.  Parker.  For  the 
base-ball  managership  are  Karl  B.  Kilborn,  A.  L. 
Robinson,  and  A.  A.   Putnam. 

No  shore  dinners  are  to  be  served  at  the  Casino 
at  Merrymeeting  Park  this  year.  The  electric  rail- 
road has  decided  to  keep  the  building  closed  save 
for  an  occasional  dance  in  the  hall.  The  vaudeville 
shows  will  be  held  as  usual.  The  first  show  will 
be  given  on  Monday,  June   19. 


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A  great  many  of  the  visiting  sub-Freshmen  at 
the  meet  last  Saturday  remained  over  Sunday  visit- 
ing friends  on  the  campus. 

In  the  last  issue  of  the  Brunswick  Record,  Prof. 
George  L.  Vose,  formerly  of  Bowdoin,  has  a  long 
article  in  reference  to  the  condition  of  the  Maine 
Street  bridge. 

Dr.  Edville  G.  Abbott  and  Dr.  Alfred  Mitchell, 
Jr.,  both  well  known  Portland  physicians  and  con- 
nected with  the  Maine  Medical  School,  will  sail  for 
Europe  from  New  York  on  May  25. 

Henry  P.  Chapman,  '06,  officiated  as  usher  at  the 
wedding  of  Miss  Agnes  Heath  Fairbrother  and 
Arthur  Chapman.  Esq.,  assistant  U.  S.  District 
Attorney,  which  was  held  at  141  Sherwood  Street, 
Portland,  Tuesday  evening,   May  24. 

The  curator  of  the  Art  Building  very  kindly 
opened  the  building  to  visitors  from  seven  until  nine 
last  Saturday  evening  in  order  that  the  visiting 
sub-Freshmen  might  be  able  to  view  its  treasures. 

The  members  of  the  Aroostook  Club  entertained 
the  Aroostook  boys  on  the  Ricker  base-ball  team, 
which  played  the  second,  last  Monday.  The  entire 
party  dined  at  New  Meadows,  last  Monday  evening. 
Ricker  defeated  the  second  at  base-ball  on  the 
Whittier  field,  last  Monday  afternoon  by  the  score 
of  5  to  4.  The  visitors  played  a  fast  game  and  the 
exhibition  was  the  best  aside  from  the  Varsity 
games  that  have  been  seen  here  this  year.  The 
Ricker  team  has  a  number  of  men  that  will  make 
most  any  college  team. 

The  regular  Freshman  banquet  of  the  Class  of 
1908  occurs  on  the  evening  of  the  sixteenth  of  June 
at  the  Lafayette  Hotel  in  Portland.  Roscoe  H. 
Hupper  is  toast-master.  T.  C.  Simpson  gives  the 
Opening  Address.  R.  A.  Lee  the  History,  and  A.  L. 
Robinson  the  closing  address.  Carl  M.  Robinson  is 
president  of  the  class. 


ni>ebical  School  Botes. 


Theta  Chapter  of  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa  fraternity 
held  its  annual  banquet  at  the  Riverton  Casino, 
Portland.  The  occasion  was  a  very  enjoyable  one, 
more  than  forty  sitting  down  to  the  sumptuous  ban- 
quet. Among  this  number  were  man.y  alumni.  Fol- 
lowing the  banquet  the  time  was  passed  pleasantly 
and  profitably  listening  to  after-dinner  speeches. 
Among  the  speakers  were  Grand  President  Cook  of 
Alpha  Kappa  Kappa.  Dr.  Fuller  of  Bath,  and  Drs. 
Thayer  and  Gerrish  of  Portland. 

The  second  year  class  have  nearly  finished  their 
dissection  for  the  year.  The -extra  time  allotted  for 
dissection  this  year  has  been  most  profitably 
employed. 

The  course  in  Histology  under  Drs.  Small  and 
Gehring  has  been  brought  to  a  close.  The  course 
this  year  in  this  department  has  been  of  the  best, 
comparing  favorably  with  any  medical  college. 

The  base-ball  game  between  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa 
and  Phi  Xi  has  not  taken  place  as  yet.  It  is 
thought  they  will  soon  get  together  and  settle  the 
supremacy. 

William  T.  Rowe  of  the  Medical  School  did  some 


very  successful  track  coaching  at  Bates.  We  under- 
stand he  laid  particular  stress  upon  the  jumps  and 
hurdles,   although  we  cannot  verify  this. 

Millard   Hanson,    Merlin     and    Carroll    Webber, 
second  year  students  in  the  medical  school,  have  sig- 
nified their  intention  of  entering  the  college  depart-  . 
ment  the  coming  fall. 

Various  prophecies  by  various  prophets  as  to  who 
will  get  pass  rank  in  anatomy  is  the  order  of  the 
day  at  present. 

George  Geer  of  the  first  year  class  attended  a 
clinic  in  Portland,  Saturday.  George  was  com- 
pelled to  leave  rather  early,  "due,"  he  says,  "to  the 
heat." 


SOPHOMORE    BANQUET. 

The  Class  of  1907  held  their  annual  banquet  at 
the  Grand  View  on  the  New  Meadows  last  Monday 
evening:  The  following  were  the  toasts  of  the 
evening: 

"What  I  Remember  of  Hallowe'en." — Ensign 
Otis. 

"Faculty  Regulations." — C.  W.   Snow. 

"The  Ladies." — Glen  A.  Lawrence. 

"Athletics." — Wm.  Eugene  Speake. 

"Our   Sports." — Harry  L.   Brown. 

"Our  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Prospects." — Earle  H.  Mc- 
Michael. 

"Loafing  as  an  Occupation." — Amie  B.  Roberts. 

"Our  Past  Year's  History." — Paul  D.  Blanchard. 

"The  Class  of  1907." — Joseph  B.  Drummond. 


THEMES. 
The   last  themes   of  the    semester    will    be    due 
Tuesday,  June  6. 

Subjects 
For   Sophomores  not  taking  English  4: 

1.  Interscholastic   Contests :   How   Are   They   of 
Benefit  to  the  College?  . 

2.  Bowdoin   Ivy   Day    (A    half-column    for    the 
Boston   Transcript). 

3.  The  Theatre  of  Shakespeare's  Time  and  the 
Theatre  of  To-Day. 

4.  To  What  Extent  is  the  Following  Assertion 
True?     "What.is  called  civilization  drives  away  the 
tiger  but   breeds   the    fox."     (Wendell   Phillips.) 
For   Freshmen : 

I.     A   Short   Story. 


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VOL.  XXXV. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   JUNE  9,    1905. 


NO.  8. 


IVY   DAY. 


The  "Magistrate"  Starts  the  Festivities  which  Closed 
with  the  Ivy  Hop. 


A  happier  crowd  of  visitors  is  seldom  seen 
about  the  campus  than  that  which  gathered 
here  last  Friday  to  enjoy  the  events  of  Ivy 
Day.  The  weather  during  the  day  was  per- 
fect— only  slight  showers  occurring  in  the  late 
afternoon. 

Thursday  night  the  Dramatics  held  forth 
and  scored  again,  both  financially  and  dramat- 
ically. The  ball  game  which  gives  to  Bow- 
doin  first  place  in  the  race  for  the  pennant 
contributed  in  no  small  way  to  the  success  of 
the  day. 

In  the  afternoon  promptly  at  two  o'clock 
the  Juniors  marched  to  the  stage  in  Memorial 
Hall,  where  Harry  P.  Winslow  presided  over 
the  exercises.  C.  W.  Hawkesworth  made  an 
able  chaplain  and  following  the  prayer  came 
the  oration  by  Charles  Luff  Favinger.  The 
oration  was  well  written  and  as  well  delivered. 
The  poem  by  J.  W.  Sewall,  Jr.,  called  forth 
well  deserved  applause  from  all.  In  the 
absence  of  Mr.  Sewall,  P.  R.  Andrews  read 
the  poem.  The  exercises  were  brought  to  a 
successful  close  with  the  customary  presenta- 
tion of  gifts  which  were  particularly  well 
received.  The  popular  man,  Henry  P.  Chap- 
man, was  received  with  thunderous  applause. 
His  sincere  response  to  the  gift  of  the  wooden 
spoon  testified  to  the  excellence  of  the  choice 
and    his    well-deserved   popularity. 

Following  the  planting  of  the  ivy  the  ode 
written  by  Robie  R.  Stevens  was  sung. 
Immediately  after  the  guests  assembled  in  the 
chapel,  where  the  seniors  held  forth  in  usual 
impressiveness  and  solemnity.  Marshal  Den- 
ning lead  the  class  out  singing  the  familiar 
"Auld  Lang  Syne,"  followed  by  the  cheering. 

The  evening's  entertainment  was  a  Hop 
and  rarely  has  an  Ivy  been  better  attended  or 
more  enjoyed  than  this  event  which  brought 
one  of  Bowdoin's  pleasantest  days  to  such  a 
delightful  close.  Neat  orders  in  blue  and 
white  announced  the  twenty-four  dances. 


THE  ORATION. 

C.  W.  Favinger. 

The  oration  follows : 

A  generation  ago  there  was  fought  out  on  this 
continent  one  of  the  bloodiest  and  most  destructive 
wars  in  the  history  of  the  world.  Brother  fought 
brother ;  father  fought  son ;  and  homes  that  had  pre- 
viously been  scenes  of  happiness  and  circles  of  love 
were  helplessly  and  cruelly  shattered.  The  names 
carved  in  these  bronze  tablets  are  a  forceful,  though 
silent  reminder  of  the  deep  and  vital  interest  your 
fathers  had  in  that  war.  The  memory  of  their  deeds 
forms  the  bond  which  joins  the  gloomy  past  to  the 
hopeful  present.  These  men  gave  their  lives  that 
the  union  might  be  preserved,  and  at  the  same  time 
solve  the  great  problem  of  human  slavery.  To-day 
we  thank  God  that  they  did  solve  that  problem ;  both 
South  and  North  applaud  their  deeds,  while  they 
point  with  ever-increasing  pride  to  the  grand  result 
of  their  heroic  efforts. 

Though  a  stroke  of  the  great  Lincoln's  pen 
struck  the  shackles  from  millions  of  bondmen,  it 
sowed  at  the  same  time  the  seed  of  an  ever  greater 
problem ;  one  which  commands  today,  our  wisest  and 
most  earnest  consideration.  That  problem  has  been 
variously  called  the  "negro  problem,"  the  "race 
problem,"  the  "Southern  problem,"  but  by  whatever 
name  we  call  it,  the  whole  question  is  "How  can  we 
best  preserve  the  integrity  of  the  races,  while  con- 
tinuing to  elevate  them  socially,  politically  and 
religiously" 

For  me  to  attempt  a  solution  of  this  great  prob- 
lem would  be  useless ;  to  discuss  a  definite  plan  of 
settlement  with  all  its  good  or  bad  points  would 
require  volumes,  and  is  therefore  beyond  my  present 
purpose.  What  I  shall  attempt  to  do  is  to  consider 
impartially  what  seemed  to  be  the  underlying  prin- 
ciples which  must  be  recognized  by  both  North  and 
South  before  the  "race  problem"  can  ever  approach 
the  satisfactory  solution. 

As  a  basis  for  honest  adjustment  of  this  case  it 
is  necessary  that  every  section  of  our  country  con- 
sider the  question  with  absolute  impartiality.  No 
man,  no  matter  how  perfect  his  knowledge  of  the 
South  or  of  the  North,  or  how  deep  his  interest  in 
the  two  sections,  cannot  even  contribute  a  single  jot 
to  the  healing  of  their  differences  unless  he  under- 
takes the  subject,  forgetful  of  the  unpleasant  past, 
and  concerned  only  with  the  future,  common  good. 
Both  South  and  North  most  yield  something  to  the 
spirit  of  union.  No  more  fitting  words  for  a  motto 
can  be  found  than  these  of  Lincoln's  Second  Inaugu- 
ral Address:  "With  malice  toward  none;  with 
charity  for  all ;  with  firmness  in  the  right,  let  us  strive 
on  to  finish  the  work  we  are  in,  to  bind  up  the  nation's 
wounds — to  do  all  which  may  achieve  and  -cherish  a 
just  and  lasting  peace  among  ourselves  and  with  all 
nations." 


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We  must  recognize  the  fact  that  the  "Race  Ques- 
tion" is  of  vital  interest  to  the  whole  country.  It  is 
not  a  sectional  problem.  It  matters  not  in  the  least 
who  has  been  at  fault.  No  section  is  more  responsi- 
ble than  another  for  the  introduction  of  the  black 
race  into  this  country.  It  is  here  and  we  must  make 
the  most  of  it.  Today,  the  Southern  states  hold 
within  their  borders  roore  than  eight  million  negroes. 
The  number  is  constantly  increasing  and  the  North 
cannot  long  be  kept  free  from  the  black  man's  pres- 
ence. It  is  therefore  to  our  interest  that  a  solution 
of  this  problem  be  found  before  the  black  population 
has  become  so  great  as  to  extend  its  deadening 
influence  to  the  limit  of  our  land. 

Much  of  the  misunderstanding  of  the  past  has  been 
caused  by  the  wrangles  of  men  blinded  by  prejudice 
and  absolutely  unfit  for  intelligent  discussion.  iVIost 
of  our  capable  men  have  held  aloof  from  the  active 
work  of  solution.  Many  of  them  even  refuse  to 
lend  their  advice.  Indeed  they  have  seen  fit  to  leave 
the  problem  in  the  hands  of  political  demagogues  and 
unscrupulous  men  seeking  only  their  own  personal 
aggrandizement.  This  a  condition  of  affairs  which 
we  should  not  tolerate.  We  need  our  leaders  in 
education  and  statesmanship  in  the  midst  of  the  work, 
for  it  is  in  their  power  alone  to  do  it  properly.  It 
is  the  manifest  duty  of  our  educated  men  and  women 
to  take  the  initiative  in  this  work,  for  as  soon  as  they 
do  it  will  reach  too  high  a  claim  for  the  man  whose 
chief  support  is  found  in  the  estrangement  of  our 
common  country.  In  a  recent  speech.  President 
Roosevelt  said  that  "It  is  a  problem  demanding  the 
best  thought,  the  utmost  patience,  the  most  earnest 
effort,  the  broadest  charity  of  a  statesman,  a  student, 
the  philanthropist ;  of  the  leaders  of  thought  in  every 
branch  of  our  national  life." 

The  millennium  cannot  be  reached  in  a  day,  but 
months,  years,  decades,  and  even  generations  may 
pass  before  the  best  is  actually  accomplished.  It 
requires  constant  watchfulness  on  the  part  of  all  con- 
cerned that  no  word  may  be  uttered  and  no  act  per- 
mitted to  renew  the  unpleasant  features  of  the  past. 
We  do  not  expect  everything  to  be  just  as  we  would 
have  it,  but  constant  patience  and  honest  efforts  will 
at  least  contribute  much  to  a  satisfactory  result. 

Many  leading  men  in  all  the  trades  and  professions 
have  done  good  service  by  their  sympathetic  interest, 
but  few  of  them  have  thoroughly  studied  the  South- 
ern needs.  The  South  wants  more  than  interest  and 
sympathy.  It  wants  action.  When  the  educated  men 
of  the  North  have  become  sufficiently  interested  to 
lend  a  hand  in  the  efforts  the  South  is  now  making 
to  educate  the  negro,  the  next  step  must  be  to  gain 
a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  social  and  economic 
conditions  throughout  the  so-called  "Black  Belt." 
Without  such  knowledge  the  man,  be  he  educated  or 
not,  who  sits  in  his  office  and  writes  newspaper  arti- 
cles dealing  with  the  "Negro  Question"  is  doing 
worse  than  nothing.  Almost  invariably  he  misstates 
the  case,  and  his  conclusions  are  radically  wrong 
and  vicious. 

The  fair-minded  man  must  recognize  the  fact  that 
the  South  is  bearing  a  double  burden.  Not  only  do 
thousands  of  white  children  have  to  be  educated,  but 
thousands  of  negro  children,  too.  In  addition  to  the 
burden  of  educating  his  own  children  the  great  bur- 
den of  educating  the  negro  falls  on  the  shoulders  of 
the  poor  white  Southern  tax-payer.  To  leave  the 
work  of  his  education  entirely  to  the  negro  would  be 


to  leave  it  to  its  doom.  For  this  reason,  rather  than 
witness  a  decline  in  popular  negro  intelligence,  the 
Southern  people  have  been  staggering  on  heroically 
beneath  this  double  burden  without  a  murmur.  They 
have  done  exceptionally  well  in  the  midst  of  the  con- 
dition under  which  they  have  labored.  When  the 
Confederate  soldier  returned  after  the  war  he  found 
his  slaves  freed.  They  had  in  many  instances  been 
his  sole  support  so  that  without  them  he  was  ruined. 
His  farm  had  been  devastated  and  his  family 
destroyed.  It  was  necessary  to  start  life  anew,  yet,  in 
spite  of  these  difficulties,  through  all  the  periods  of 
sectional  feeling,  the  representative  men  of  the  South 
have  given  the  best  they  have  had  to  educate  and  to 
elevate  the  negro,  and  they  have  given  cheerfully  and 
freely.  But  the  work  is  too  great  for  them  alone;  they 
need  the  honest  assistance  and  sympathy  of  their 
Northern  brother. 

This  country  of  ours  should  have  no  section ;  it 
should  be  one  vast  unit  with  a  single  purpose,  and 
that  purpose  the  highest  political,  social,  and  moral 
welfare  of  all.  We  should  all  be  brothers  with  a  com- 
mon aim.  And  indeed  our  country  is  tending  toward 
this  unification  with  ever  increasing  success.  Only 
the  controversy  over  the  negro  prevents  the  realiza- 
tion of  this  high  ideal,  and  just  so  soon  as  all  parts 
of  this  country  are  willing  to  forget  the  troubles  of 
the  past ;  to  make  common  concessions ;  to  seek 
honestly  and  fearlessly  to  do  the  right,  then  the 
question  will  already  be  half  settled. 

A  half  hundred  leaders  leave  these  college  walls 
each  year ;  a  half  hundred  missionaries  are  scattered 
through  all  parts  of  our  country.  Some  go  to  the 
South ;  some  to  the  West ;  the  rest  remain  in  New 
England  to  mould  public  opinion  and  to  determine 
the  future  policy  of  the  North.  Upon  the  con- 
science of  these  men  must  ever  rest  the  burden  of 
her  future  policy.  If  the  dark  clouds  of  preju- 
dice, of  narrowness,  of  dishonesty,  of  cruel  exaction 
shall  clog  their  vision,  then  my  friends,  the  future 
is  black  indeed,  and  I  tremble  for  the  outcome.  But 
on  the  other  hand  if,  in  its  attitude  to  the  South,  it 
shall  be  a  policy  of  concession  and  conciliation;  if 
it  shall  be  a  policy  of  honest  financial  and  intellectual 
assistance:  then  these  men  will  have  builded  well, 
and  the  brightness  of  the  future  will  be  assured. 


THE  POEM. 

J.  W.   Sewall,  Jr. 
The  poem  was  as  follows: 
Although   the   time   for  parting   has  not  come 
And  yet  another  year  remains  to  us 
Before  we  leave  thee,  bravest,  dearest  home. 
The  thought  of  all  that  lies  behind,  of  all 
We  cannot  live  again,  wakes  in  our  hearts 
Dear  nuemories  of  joiys  forever  gone. 

By  time  that  proveth  well  and  bindeth  fast. 
Too  soon  shall  we  but  recollections  have 
Of  all  the  joys  and  gladness  of  these  days — 
The  joy  of  having  lived  and  loved  and  worked 
Together  in  one  strong,  unsundered  band, 
Beneath  the  kindly  care  of  her  we  call 
Our  Mother,  and  are  proud  to  be  her  sons. 
Three  years,  too  short,  have  glided  softly  by, 
Three  years  of  pleasure,  mingled  with  our  toil, 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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Three  years  of  sweetly  clinging  memories 

That  waft  us  scents,  as  violets  newly  plucked, 

Or  roses  that  we  find  in  early  morn 

Before  tlie  sun  has  driven  away  the  dew — 

The  "sound  of  bells,  the  cheers  of  eager  men 

Rolling  from  out  yon  pine-surrounded  field, 

The  hours  of  study  and  of  social  cheer, 

The  work  for  profit  in  the  doing  well. 

The    warm    spring    days,    the    green    soft-shadowed 

lawns. 
The  laughter  sounding  far  from  dim-lit  halls, 
The  days  when  Autumn  brushes  down  the  leaves 
And  paints  our  walks  with  multicolored  hues. 
While  ever,  as  at  altars  of  old  gods. 
Thick  smoke  ascends  into  the  silent  sk.y: 
The  songs  we  sang,  the  cheer  we  loved — all,  all 
Are  memories  now,  that  brood  and  flit  about 
Us,  e'en  as  dreams  are  said  to  linger  when 
The  blood  and  couch  are  fever-hot  with  pain. 

And  thou,  strong,  stalwart  soul,  that  left  so  soon. 
The  promise  and  the  burden  of  this  life. 
Do  thou  be  present  here  within  the  midst 
Of  these  thy  brothers,  who  still  honor  thee, 
And  sorrow  that  thou  shouldst  have  gone  away. 
Be  present,  though  unseen,  and  shed  around 
Us  some  benignant  sweetness  of  that  home 
Which  thou,   whilst  young,  hast  joyfully  attained. 
Be  present,  brother,  with  us  here  today. 
Sweet  years,  fair  years,  so  quickly  sped, 
Come  back  along  the  aisles  of  time ; 
Sweet  years,  fair  years,  to  memory  wed. 
With  melodies  of  love  you  chime. 

Old  friends,  dear  friends,  so  truly  known, 
Clasp  hands,  strong  hearts,  with  heart  to  heart. 
Old  friends,  dear  friends  the  years  have  flown, 
We  linger,  but  we  soon  must  part. 

But  though  we  part  and  meet  no  more  for  years. 
Though  hair  grows  white  and  eyes  grow  tired  and 

dim. 
The  bond  of  kindred  feeling,  kindred  love, 
Will  bind  us  closely  throughout  all  our  life. 

The  new  years  smile,  the  old  weep  not;  with  joy 

We  welcome  in  the  coming  guest,  e'en  though 

Our  hearts  pursue  the  parting  with  regret. 

In  joy  we  seek  to  enter  into  life. 

To  struggle  hard  against  all  evil  things. 

To  live  our  lives  as  Christian  gentlemen. 


IVY  ODE. 

(Air:  Die  Wacht  Am  Rhein.) 

O  Bowdoin  dear,  O  mother  fair. 

We  come,  entrusting  to  thy  care 

This  ivy  green,  this  clinging  vine. 

And  consecrate  it  at  thy  shrine; 

This  symbol  of  our  love  for  thee. 

Which  shall  .endure,  where'er  we  be, 

And  in  its  growth,  with  tendrils  close  entwine. 

Our  hearts,  dear  Bowdoin,  now  and  ever  thine. 

O  vine,  with  each  returning  spring. 
When  fair  skies  smile  and  bluebirds  sing. 
Do  thou  wax  green  upon  these  walls 


Of  our  belov'd  college  halls. 
Thus   shall   the  friendships  planted   here 
Grow  fuller,  richer  with  each  year, 
And  in  their  growth,  with  tendrils  close  entwine. 
Our  hearts,  dear  Bowdoin,  now  and  ever  thine. 
R.  R.  Stevens. 


PRESENTATION  OF  GIFTS. 

The  gifts  were  well  chosen  and  the  presentation 
and  acceptation  speeches  were  finely  adapted  to  the 
occasion.  Lewis  H.  Fox.  as  "sporty  man"  received 
an  automobile ;  Charles  A.  J.  Houghton,  as  "plug- 
ger"  a  whetstone :  Walter  B.  Clarke  as  "silent  man," 
a  tin  horn;  Fred  E.  R.  Piper,  as  the  "laziest  and  best 
natured  man,"  a  Morris  chair ;  and  C.  C.  Hall,  as 
"society  man,"  a  mirror. 

The  last  presentation  was  that  of  the  wooden 
spoon  to  Henry  P.  Chapman,  popular  man.  In 
reply  Mr.  Chapman  said,  in  part :  "I  find  myself 
unable  to  express  my  gratitude,  and  appreciation  of 
this  spoon  as  a  token  of  your  esteem  and  friendship. 
I  accept  this  spoon  not  only  as  belonging  to  myself 
but  to  every  member  of  1906,  because  we  are  so 
united  in  friendship  that  every  man  is  popular  and 
one  not  more  so  than  another.  In  later  years  this 
spoon  will  bring  back  plea.sant  memories  and  keep 
our  friendships  ever  fresh  and  firm ;  it  will  remind 
me  of  events  that  have  made  us  joyful  and  those 
that  have  made  us  sad." 


BASE-BALL, 


Bowdoin,  6;    Maine,  2 — A    Brilliant   Victory  Leaves 
Bowdoin   in   First  Place. 


Bowdoin  finished  her  Maine  college  games 
last  Friday  with  a  brilliant  victory  over  Maine. 
The  throng  of  Ivy  Day  visitors  who  watched 
the  white  of  Bowdoin  ("Don"  included)  van- 
quish the  boys  in  blue,  saw  one  of  the  fastest 
and  most  interesting  games  of  the  year.  The 
championship  goes  to  Bowdoin  as  a  result  of 
this  sensational  finish  of  the  season  unless 
Colby  defeats  Bates.  Both  Frost  and  Files 
pitched  great  ball,  the  men  breaking  even  on 
seven  hits  off  each  by  the  opposing  team. 
Files,  however,  kept  Maine's  batters  down 
when  hits  counted,  in  better  style  than  did 
Frost.  Files  distinguished  himself  with  a 
home  run  in  the  fourth,  which  was  the  feature 
of  the  game,  being  the  first  run  through  center 
field  that  has  been  seen  here  for  a  number  of 
years. 

No  scores  were  made  in  the  first  inning. 
In  the  second  Mitchell  was  out  on  a  fly  to 
Abbott,  and  Sawyer    followed    suit    with    the 

[Continued  on  page  73.] 


72 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Published 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 
h.  p.  winslow,  1906.        r.  h.  hupper 
h.  e.  wilson,  1907. 

R.   A.  CONY,   1907. 

W.   S.    UNNELL,   1907. 

A.   L.    ROBINSON,  1908. 

G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,  • 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907 


R.  A.  LEE,  1908. 
H.   E.    MITCHELL,  1908. 
H.    G.   GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 
Medical   School,  1907. 

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JUNE  9,   1905. 


The  next  number  of  the  Orient  will  be 
the  commencement  number.  Unless  otherwise 
directed  the  number  will  be  sent  to  the  homes 
of  the  student  subscribers.  Editor. 


The     students    will     learn 

Assistant  with  regret  that  the  office 

Librarian.        of  Assistant    Librarian    is 

to  be  abolished  another 
year.  It  has  become  necessary  to  cut  down 
employment  somewhat  and  the  library  depart- 
ment is  the  first  to  feel.  it.The  change  will 
throw  the  weight  of  responsibility  entirely  on 
the  librarian.  Doubtless  the  hours  during 
which  the  library  may  be  used  will  be  dimin- 
ished in  order  to  give  a  smaller  force  more 
time  to  keep  abreast  with  the  work.  This  will 
affect  students  who  have  to  use  the  reference 
books  considerably  and  will  necessitate  a 
greater  economy  of  time.  We  hope  that  the 
change  will  not  be  permanent  and  that  before 


long  we  may  see  a  full    corps    of    assistants 
within  Hubbard  Hall. 


It  has  come    to    our    ears 

The  Qlee  Club  at    that  the  Glee    Club    would 

Commencement,     gladly  offer  its  services  at 

the  commencement  exer- 
cises if  suitable  arrangements  could  be  made. 
The  plan  seems  worthy  of  consideration. 
Heretofore  the  custom  has  prevailed  to  have 
all  the  music  necessary,  furnished  by  musicians 
outside  of  the  college.  Everything  that  comes 
from  without  the  college  tends  to  deflect  inter- 
est from  its  members.  Not  only  the  Glee  Club 
but  the  Instrumental  Clubs  as  well  should 
unite  in  furnishing  the  music  of  some  of  the 
exercises.  The  clubs  could  not  have  a  better 
chance  to-  show  to  those  who  were  formerly 
engaged  in  the  very  college  activities  in  which 
we  are  now  exerting  ourselves,  that  their 
efforts  are  strong  and  determined  to  make 
Bowdoin's  reputation  for  musical  ability  stand 
on  par  with  her  illustrious  athletic  name.  Such 
a  plan,  if  carried  out,  would  be  a  good  adver- 
tisement for  the  clubs  and  help  them  consider- 
ably in  the  matter  of  good  trips  through  the 
winter  and  sound  finances  at  the  end  of  the 
year.  Beside  this  every  graduate  of  the  col- 
lege would  gladly  hear  in  place  of  music  by 
purely  disinterested  musicians,  the  college  and 
other  songs  and  instrumental  music  sung  and 
played  by  those  who  are  in  the  midst  of  the 
active  life  of  the  college.  The  plan  is  one  well 
worth  thinking  over. 


Wallace  Copeland  Philoon 

Philoon   Goes  to     who    has    been    taking   his 

West  Point.        examinations     during     the 

past  week,  left  to-day  for 
New  York,  where  he  will  enter  the  United 
States  Military  Academy  at  West  Point.  The 
brilliant  career  that  "Cope"  has  enjoyed  here 
predicts  an  early  success  and  pleasant  four 
years'  course  at  the  institution.  The  best 
wishes  of  the  college  accompany  "Cope"  to  his 
new  Alma  Mater. 


If    Colby    beats    Bates    in 

The  Base-Ball      the  one  remaining  game  of 

Championship.      the    intercollegiate     series, 

Bowdoin    and    Colby    will 

be  tied  for  the  state  championship.     Bowdoin 

is  justly  proud    of    this    creditable    showing. 

Our  team  did  not  have  the  most  genuine  and 

hearty  support  at  the  beginning  of  the  year 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


73 


that  it  might  have  had,  but  Httle  moved  by 
this  fact  they  have  brought  back  victories 
where  least  expected  and  have  shown  tliem- 
selves  well  worthy  to  don  Bowdoin  uniforms. 
We  congratulate  all  who  are  in  any  way  con- 
nected with  the  team. 

Now,  however,  are  we  to  rest  here.  If 
Colby  takes  the  game  scheduled  with  Bates 
why  should  we  not  play  the  rubber  with  Colby. 
Whether  defeated  or  not  it  would  leave  the 
championship  absolutely  determined  for  one 
or  the  other  colleges. 

Bowdoin  feels  confident  that  her  team  is 
capable  of  landing  the  coveted  championship, 
and  Colby  may  also  consider  herself  equally 
able.  It  would  be  a  great  game  from  any 
standpoint. 

BASE-BALL. 

[Continued  from  page  71.] 

same  thing.  Chase  went  out,  Stanwood  to 
Greene.  For  Bowdoin,  Clark  drew  a  base  on 
balls,  but  was  out  on  the  fielder's  option  of 
Files'  drive  to  second.  Hodsdon  was  hit  by 
the  ball.  Ellis  hit  and  Files  scored  after  two 
steals.  Piper  went  out,  short  to  first,  and  then 
White  secured  another  hit,  scoring  Hodgson 
and  Ellis.  White  was  out,  on  a  steal  of  sec- 
ond.    Score,  Bowdoin,  3 ;  Maine,  o. 

No  one  scored  until  the  fourth.  For 
Maine,  Lunt  reached  third  on  a  wild  throw  by 
White  and  a  wild  pitch  by  Files  allowed  him  to 
score.  Collins  and  Mitchell  were  out.  In 
Bowdoin's  half  with  one  out  and  no  one  on 
bases  Files  knocked  out  the  prettiest  home  run 
of  the  year.  Score,  Bowdoin  4,  Maine  i. 
Maine  secured  no  runs  in  her  half  of  the  fifth, 
but  Bowdoin  added  two  more  tallies  to  the 
score.  White  hit  safely  and  Abbott  likewise. 
White  scoring  on  the  latter's  hit.  Bowdoin  6, 
Maine  i.  The  remaining  run  was  secured  by 
Maine  in  the  eighth.  A  three-base  hit  by 
Sawyer  and  a  single  by  Chase  brought  out  the 
last  score.  Bowdoin  failed  to  score  in  her 
half  of  the  eighth  and  Maine  came  up  for  her 
last  opportunity  with  Frost  at  the  bat.  He 
flied  out  to  White  and  Gordon  went  out  on  a 
handsomely  fielded  ball  from  White  to  Greene. 
Moody  got  a  hit  but  Quint  closed  the  game 
with  a  fly  to  Captain  Clarke  in  left  field. 

The  score: 

Bowdoin. 

ab      r      bh      po      a        e 

White,    ss 4        I        3        2        3        2 

Abbott,  c 4        I         I        7        I        o 


Stanwood,  3b 4  o  I  4  3  i 

Greene,    ib 4  o  o  8  o  i 

Clarke,    If 3  0  o  2  I  o 

Files,   p 4  2  I  o  I  o 

Hodgson,  2b 3  I  I  3  4  o 

Ellis,    cf 4  I  I  o  o  o 

Piper,    rf 3  o  o  i  i  o 

U.  OF  M. 

AB        R        BH         PO        A  E 

Moody,   2b 503040 

Quint,   If 5         I         o         I         o        o 

Collins.    lb 5        o         i       11         o        o 

Mitchell,  cf 3        o        o        o        o        o 

Sawyer,   rf 3         i         2        2        o         I 

Chase,    3b 3        o         i         o        3        o 

Thatcher,   ss 4        o        o        3        2        o 

Frost,   p 4        o        o        o        3        0 

Gordon,   c 4        o         i         7         i         2 

Score  by  innings : 

Bowdoin    o    3    o     i     2    o    o    o — x 

Maine    o     o    o     i     o    0     o     i — o 

Two-base  hits — White.  Three-base  hit — Sawyer. 
Home  run — Files.  Double  plays — Stanwood,  Hodg- 
son, Greene ;  White,  Hodgson,  Greene.  Struck 
out — By  Files,  Moody,  Quint,  Thatcher,  Frost  (2)  ; 
by  Frost,  Abbott,  Stanwood,  Files,  Hodgson,  Piper 
(2).  Base  on  balls— Off  Files  i.  off  Frost  i.  Hit 
by  pitched  ball — Hodgson  and  Sawyer.  Passed 
balls — Abbott.  Wild  pitch — Files.  Umpire — John 
Carrigan.     Time  of  game — I  hour,  40  minutes. 


Bowdoin    vs.  Portland. 


Bowdoin  did  up  Portland  in  fine  shape,  at 
Portland  last  Saturday.  It  was  generally  con- 
ceded that  Portland  would  have  a  walk-over, 
and  with  the  veteran  players  that  they  have  it 
was  entirely  plausible,  but  Bowdoin's  players 
batted  out  nine  hits  off  "Pop"  Williams  and 
did  some  brilliant  fielding  besides.  Lewis 
pitched  an  excellent  game  and  Pike  at  second 
handled  all  that  came  his  wa}'  without  error. 
The  score : 

Bowdoin    I     0    o    o     I     i     2    3    0 — 8 

Portland    o     i    o    o    o    o    o    3    o — 4 

MR.  G.  L.  LEWIS  RESIGNS. 

Mr.  G.  L.  Lewis,  who  has  so  faithfully 
conducted  the  office  of  Reference  Librarian  of 
the  college  for  the  past  four  years,  will  sever 
his  connection  with  the  library  at  the  close  of 
the  college  year. 

Mr.  Lewis'  resignation  is  caused  in  part 
by  the  proposed  doing  away  of  the  position 
next  above  his,  the  assistant  librarianship,  and 
partly  by  his  desire  for  further  study.  He 
expects  to  spend  the  next  year  at  the  Library 
School  at  Albany,  N.  Y. 

This  is  the  second  vacancy  that  has 
occurred  in  the  library  within  a  short  time. 


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74 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Comnumication. 


To  the  Editors  of  the  Orient: 

Will  you  kindly  allow  me  to  use  your  col- 
umns to  call  the  attention  of  the  students  once 
more  to  the  psychological  blanks  sent  out  to 
them  some  weeks  ago.  So  far  only  forty 
have  been  returned.  I  hope  that  many  more 
students  will  find  time  to  fill  these  out  before 
the  end  of  the  semester.  Blanks  can  be 
obtained  on  application  at  either  my  room  or 
the  Registrar's  Office. 

Ch.'\rles  T.  Burnett. 


ATHLETIC  COUNCIL   RE-ORGANIZES. 

The  five  members  of  the  Athletic  Council 
annually  chosen  to  represent  the  student  body 
were  chosen  at  the  mass-meeting  last  Wednes- 
day evening.  Henry  P.  Chapman  was  unani- 
mously elected  President.  The  remainder  of 
the  members  are  P.  F.  Chapman,  Vice-Presi- 
dent; F.  J.  Redman,  Secretary;  A.  H.  Ham 
from  1908,  and  J.  B.  Drummond  from  1907. 
Next  in  order  came  the  election  of  managers 
and  assistants.  For  tennis  L.  D.  Mincher  was 
chosen  manager  and  L.  W.  Baldwin  assistant. 
For  base-ball  H.  E.  Wilson  was  elected  man- 
ager and  A.  L.  Robinson  assistant. 

The  track  manager  was  chosen  in  D.  L. 
Sararent  and  the  assistant  in  R.  A.  Lee. 


1906  BUGLE. 

Novel  and  attractive  in  design  yet  simple 
and  plain,  the  1906  Bugle  appeared  on  Ivy 
Day  to  the  manifest  pleasure  and  genuine 
approval  of  the  students.  The  White  and 
Blue  prevails  throughout,  adding  to  the  nov- 
elty and  originality  of  the  workmanship. 

The  adoption  of  the  simple  cover  is  an 
acceptable  departure  from  the  stereotyped 
form  of  the  past  six  years. 

To  Melville  Weston  Fuller,  LL.D.,  Bow- 
doin,  '53,  "whom  the  world  honors  and  the 
college  loves"  the  book  is  dedicated  and  a 
worthier  name  on  our  alumni  list  would  be  dif- 
ficult to  find. 

The  Faculty  records  and  histories  appear  to 
have  received  careful  attention ;  a  fact  which 
added  greatly  to  the  accuracy  of  the  book. 

The  Class  Preludes  bring  to  light  many  a 
friendly  tilt  in  college  life.  The  class  pictures 
are  grouped  instead  of  accompanying  the  indi- 


vidual honors  as  customary,  a  change  accepta- 
ble but  not  destined  to  displace  the  original 
idea.  The  artist's  work  shows  taste  and  orig- 
inality. All  the  drawings  are  well  suited  to  the 
book  and  the  subjects  to  be  illustrated.  The 
designs  for  "Fraternities,"  "Society,"  and 
"Athletics"  are  particularly  pleasing. 

The  Roll  Call — almost  too  true  to  be 
good — takes  care  of  the  class  and  realistic  and 
well  meant  hits.  The  customary  grinds, 
slams,  and  calendar  close  the  publication  of 
two  hundred  and  forty-four  pages,  leaving  the 
reader  complimenting  the  board  for  unusual 
ability,  originality  and  accuracy. 

College  flotes. 

The  great  Pauline  is  again  in  town. 

Lots  of  midnight  oil  a-going  these  days. 

Present  indications  seem  to  point  to  a  very  good 
sized  class  for  1909. 

The  Juniors  had  their  final  examination  in  the 
"Bibliothekar"   last   Wednesday. 

Rustic  seats  are  being  built  about  the  trees  at 
suitable  points   on  the  campus. 

The  Brunswick  High  School  graduation  exer- 
cises  come   next   Friday  afternoon  and  evening. 

Walter  O.  Frost,  of  Rockland,  has  been  elected 
captain  of  the  University  of  Maine  base-ball  nine 
for  1906. 

The  1907  editors  are  already  at  work  and  are 
planning  to  put  out  an  extraordinary  Bugle  next 
Ivy  Day. 

Philip  R.  Shorey,  '07,  left  last  Saturday  to  take 
his  position  for  the  summer  on  the  Eastern  Steam- 
ship   Company's   steamer   Kennebec. 

The  Englishman  with  the  cloth  at  a  bargain  which 
of  course  "didn't  come  in  in  the  regular  manner" 
made  his  annual  appearance  on  the  campus  this  week 
and  of  course  secured  several  purchasers. 

The  miunicipal  ownership  question  was  debated 
by  Bates  and  Maine.  Bates  won  the  debate,  sup- 
porting the  negative.  Hon.  O.  D.  Baker,  '68,  and 
Percival  P.  Baxter,  '98,  acted  as  judges. 

Phillips  Kimball,  '07,  has  left  college  for  the 
summer  and  is  employed  at  the  Maine  State  Auto- 
mobile Station  in  Portland,  where  he  is  learning  the 
"chauffeur"  art,  which  line  of  work  he  will  follow 
this  summer. 

Students  learned  with  regret  that  Harvey  Wins- 
low's  father  received  a  paralytic  shock  at  the  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon  house  last  Friday.  Mr.  Winslow 
had,  however,  so  far  recovered  that  he  was  able  to 
be  moved  to  his  home  in  Gardiner  last  Wednesday. 

Professor  Robinson  occupied  most  of  the 
Wednesday  hour  with  his  class  in  Chemistry  2,  show- 
ing some  of  the  views  taken  on  his  recent  trip  to 
Cuba.  The  views  were  presented  by  means  of  the 
stereoscope  and  were  instructive  and  thoroughly 
entertaining. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


75 


At  the  dose  of  the  zoology  recitation  last 
Wednesday,  Professor  Lee  stated  that  the  recitation 
marked  the  close  of  twenty-nine  years  of  teaching 
in  the  college  and  his  thirty-third  as  an  instructor. 
Very  few  members  of  any  college  have  a  longer  or 
better  record  behind  them. 

Never  was  such  a  fit  for  moving  seen  in  Bruns- 
wick as  this  spring.  However,  the  Delta  Upsilon 
House  and  the  old  Lamb  buil.ding  have  finally 
reached  their  destinations  now.  The  Delta  Upsi- 
lons  have  yet  another  portion  of  tlieir  building 
to  move. 

Through  an  unfortunate  mistake  the  Orient 
rather  erred  in  its  statement  in  last  week's  issue  that 
the  flag-pole  on  Bowdoin's  campus  would  be  erected 
so  as  to  have  a  raising  in  commencement  week.  The 
flag  will  probably  be  first  displayed  some  time  during 
the  first  of  ne.xt  term. 

The  greater  part  of  this  year's  base-ball  nine 
will  play  on  the'  semi-professional  leagues  this  sum- 
mer. Stanwood,  Abott,  Hodgson  and  Files  will  be 
with  the  Trolley  League.  Ellis  will  play  in  Massa- 
chusetts, and  White  will  hold  his  time-honored  posi- 
tion with  Squirrel  Island. 

The  members  of  the  Maine  Medical  Association 
held  their  annual  meeting  at  Portland,  Wednesday, 
Thursday  and  Friday  of  this  week.  Many  gradu- 
ates of  the  Maine  Medical  School  were  present,  tak- 
ing active  part,  papers  being  read  by  CJwen  Smith, 
'92;  B.  F.  Parker,  '93;  Hiram  Hunt,  '84;  H.  F. 
Twitchell,  '83. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  in  the  Report  of  the  Reg- 
istrar that  appears  this  week  how  the  various  prep, 
schools  stand  in  relation  to  the  number  of  men  fitted 
for  Bowdoin  in  the  last  twenty-five  years.  Port- 
land High  ranks  first  with  115.  Brunswick  High 
second  with  6g,  Bangor  High  third  with  S3,  then 
come  Lincoln  Academy  4-1,  E.  L.  H.  S.  40,  Thorn- 
ton 40,  Bath  39,  Fryeburg  37,  Freeport  32,  Coburn 
28,  Cony  27,  Hebron  24,  and  others. 

The  Wadsworth-Longfellow  House,  at  Portland, 
will  be  opened  for  visitors  about  June  19th.  The 
completion  of  the  interior  is  to  be  rapidly  hastened. 
"The  Rainy  Day  Vine"  is  to  be  set  out  again  where 
it  can  be  seen  from  the  windows  of  the  old  dining- 
room  as  formerly.  The  yard  is  to  be  graded  and 
planted  with  old-time  shrubbery.  In  all  the  loca- 
tion will  be  converted  into  a  place  that  will  delight 
and  be  a  source  of  pride  to  everyone. 

The  college  tennistournament  is  somewhat  delayed 
on  account  of  the  rainy  weather.  The  remaining 
teams  in  the  doubles  are  Johnson  and  Roberts.  Kil- 
burn  and  Stone ;  Drummond  and  Clark,  Donnell  and 
Lewis,  and  Robbins  and  Hamilton.  The  first  three 
teams '  are  in  the  semi-final  round  and  a  match 
between  the  last  two  teams  decides  the  fourth  team 
semi-finals.  In  the  singles  those  left  are  Lawrence, 
McMichael,  W.  B.  Clark,  Robbins  and  C.  G.  Clark. 
The  last  three  are  in  the  semi-final  round  and  Law- 
rence and  McMichael  play  for  fourth  man. 

The  last  meeting  of  the  Bowdoin  Club  of  Bos- 
ton for  the  season  took  place  at  the  University 
Club.  270  Beacon  Street,  on  Saturday,  May  6. 
Edgar  J.  Rich.  General  Solicitor  of  the  Boston  & 
Maine  Railroad,   was  the  guest  of  the  evening  and 


addressed  the  club  on  the  "Railroad  Rate  Ques- 
tion." He  very  clearly  and  concisely  showed  how 
the  present  law  was  quite  sufficient  if  enforced  and 
defended  the  present  conditions.  This  was  the 
final  monthly  meeting  of  the  club  and  was  well 
attended  by  the  Boston  alumni. 


ni>ebical  School  Botes. 


At  the  last  meeting  of  the  third  and  fourth  year 
men  in  surgery,  held  in  Portland  last  week,  the 
classes  jointly  presented  to  Dr.  Weeks,  who  retires 
from  the  chair  of  surgery  this  June,  a  handsome 
loving  cup,  Bragg,  '05,  making  the  presentation.  It 
came  as  a  complete  surprise  to  Dr.  Weeks,  who, 
however,  soon  regained  his  composure,  and  made  a 
very  fitting  reply. 

At  the  last  clinic  of  the  year,  on  June  3,  Dr. 
Weeks  presented  to  Dr.  Brock  a  scalpel,  the  signifi- 
cance of  the  instrument  being  the  handing  over  to 
his  successor  the  chair  of  clinical  surgery,  which,  we 
understand.  Dr.  Brock  will  in  the  future,  fill. 

Presentations  seem  to  be,  just  now,  in  order,  in 
the  Medical  School.  At  the  last  recitation  in  anat- 
omy, held  on  Tuesday,  Giddings,  in  behalf  of  the 
second  year  class,  presented  Dr.  Gerrish  with  a  sil- 
ver loving-cup. 

Dr.  Gerrish,  on  that  day,  completed  his  thirty- 
second  year  with  the  school,  and  it  certainly  is  a 
source  of  congratulation  for  the  school,  that  he  has 
consented  to  assume  the  chair  of  surgery,  beginning 
next  October.  Fromi  1873  to  1882  Dr.  Gerrish  was 
Professor  of  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics.  In 
the  latter  year  he  succeeded  Dr.  Timothy  Dvvight, 
who  was  at  that  time  Professor  of  Anatomy,  and 
who  now  holds  the  same  chair  at  Harvard.  We  pre- 
dict that  Dr.  Gerrish  will  be  as  successful  in  teach- 
ing surgery  as  he  has  been  in  anatomy. 

Last  week  mention  was  made  of  the  fact  that  the 
Webber  boys  are  considering  seriously  entering  the 
college  next  fall,  as  members  of  the  Junior  Class. 
Besides  these  two.  Hanson  and  Whitmore  are  quite 
likely  to  do  the  same. 

As  a  sort  of  semi-final.  Dr.  Whittier  gave  the 
second  year  men  a  written  quiz  last  week,  asking 
ten  questions  selected  fromi  one  hundred  that  he  has 
had  prepared,  to  cover  practically  all  the  work 
gone  over  in  McFarland.  As  a  whole  the  examina- 
tion was  satisfactory. 

The  final  examination  in  Physiology  was  held 
Wednesday.  The  following  second  year  men 
received  pass-rank,  which  means  that  their  work 
for  one  year  was  of  a  high  quality.  Dolloff,  Everett, 
Hanson,  Lewis,  Newcomb,  Quinn,  Saunders,  M.  A. 
Webber,  M.  C.  Webber,  Windham. 


SENIORS  RECEIVE  BOOKS. 

Through  the  kindness  of  Walter  W.  Low,  a 
wealthy  friend  of  the  college,  the  members  of  the 
Senior  Class  have  been  presented  with  one  of  Pres- 
ident Hyde's  works, — "God's  Education  of  Man." 
The  book  was  written  in  1899  ""id  "indicates  in  a 
general  way  the  radical  and  far-reaching  change 
which  is  taking  place  in  theological  conceptions. 


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Hlumni  personals. 


at  the  corner  of  Pine  and  Bartlett  streets,  Lewiston, 
on  Thursday,  September  21. 


CLASS  OF  1872. 
George  M.  Whitaker,  associate  editor  of  the 
Neiv  England  Farmer,  was  invited  to  deliver  an 
address  at  the  commencement  week  exercises  at 
Lincoln  Memorial  University,  Tennessee,  last  week. 
The  effort  was  so  well  received  that  the  trustees 
voted  hun  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Science.  Major- 
General  O.  O.  Howard  of  Burlington,  Vt.,  is  chair- 
man of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

CLASS   OF   1899. 

A  wedding  which  is  to  take  place  in  Auburn  in 
July  is  that  of  Harold  Fessenden  Dana  of  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  and  Miss  Alice  Wing  of  Auburn.  Mr.  Dana 
took  a  law  course  at  Harvard  and  is  now  in  the  lit- 
erary department  of  the  Glohe  and  Commercial 
Advertiser   of   New    York. 

CLASS  OF  1900. 

Mr.  Harold  P.  West  has  resigned  his  position  as 
teacher  of  Modern  Languages  at  Pingry  School, 
Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  where  he  has  spent  two  very  suc- 
cessful years,  in  order  to  enter  the  University  of 
Paris,  where  he  intends  to  study  French,  Italian  and 
Spanish.  He  will  sail  in  August  and  expects  to 
spend  the  month  of  September  on  a  tour  of  France 
as  companion  and  guide  to  a  former  Pingry  pupil. 
The  Pingry  trustees  expressed  their  appreciation  of 
Mr.  West's  work  by  offering  him  a  substantial 
increase  of  salary  for  the  coming  year.  Although  he 
did  not  accept,  he  may  take  up  his  work  there  on 
his  return  to  America.  While  in  Paris  Mr.  West 
will  probably  reside  with  his  friend,  Mr.  Raoul  de 
Matuska  of  the  Palais  de  Justice,  who  lives  at  24 
rue    d'Orleans,    Neuilly." 

CLASS   OF   1901. 

R.  H.  Bodwell,  of  Brunswick,  has  become  asso- 
ciated with  the  insurance  firm  of  Macomber,  Farr 
and  Whittier,  of  Augusta,  and  will  henceforth 
make  his  home  in  that  city.  For  the  past  two  or 
three  years  Mr.  Bodwell  has  been  with  the  Massa- 
chusetts Thread  Company  of  Boston. 

Henry  A.  Martelle,  of  Brunswick,  Johns  Hop- 
kins Medical  School,  1905,  has  just  been  appointed 
House  Physician  at  the  Hartford,  Conn.,  Hospital. 
The  appointment  was  the  result  of  a  competitive 
examination. 

The  marriage  of  John  Humphrey  White  of 
Augusta,  formerly  of  Lewiston,  and  Miss  Julia 
Wood  Bearce,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William 
Chandler  Bearce.  took  place  at  the  home  of  the 
bride's  parents  in  Auburn,  Monday  evening.  May 
29.  Mr.  White  served  his  apprenticeship  in  the 
Bates  Mill  at  Lewiston  and  is  now  Superintendent 
of  the  Edwards  Mill  at  Augusta.  They  will  reside 
at  12  Church  Street  in  that  city. 

CLASS  OF  1904. 
Miss  Winnifred  Louise  Holt  and  Cyrus  Franklin 
Packard  were  married  at  the  home  of  the  bride's 
parents  in  Lewiston  last  Thursday  evening.  The 
best  man  was  Elmer  Perry,  '05.  In  college  Mr. 
Packard  was  popular  with  all  the  classes  and  was  a 
man  of  ability  as  an  artist  and  in  the  musical  clubs. 
Harry  Childs,  '05,  and  Perry  Holt,  '03,  of  Boston, 
were  ushers.    Mr.  and  Mrs.  Packard  will  be  at  home 


©bituari?. 

CLASS  OF  1877. 
James  Wingate  Sewall  was  born  at  Oldtown 
November  11,  1852,  and  received  his  college  prepara- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  his  town.  Between 
the  years  of  1877  and  1884  he  was  engaged  in  civil 
and  sanitary  engineering  in  Maine,  in  Tennessee,  in 
Rhode  Island,  in  Virginia  and  other  southern  states 
and  in  New  York.  In  1884  he  accepted  an  appoint- 
ment as  instructor  in  sanitary  engineering  at  the 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology,  where  he 
remained  through  the  academic  years  of  1884-85, 
when  he  was  obliged  to  resign  by  reason  of  ill 
health.  Returning  to  Oldtown  he  took  charge  of 
topographical  and  township  surveys  in  the  northern 
part  of  the  state,  in  the  employ  of  David  Pingree 
and  E.  S.  Coe,  owners  and  managers  of  timber  lands 
where  he  continued  for  fourteen  years.  At  the 
death  of  Mr.  Coe  in  1899  Mr.  Sewall  gave  up  his 
engineering  work  and  assumed  the  general  manage- 
ment of  the  business,  with  his  headquarters  at  Ban- 
gor, having  the  oversight  of  some  four  million  acres 
of  timber  lands. 

Mr.  Sewall  leaves  a  wife  and  four  children, 
James  Wingate,  Jr.,  Katherine  Moor,  Virginia  Har- 
rob,  and  Harriet  Sydney.  He  died  Saturday,  May  27. 


Ifn  /IDemorfam. 


The  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  deeply 
mourns  the  death  of  James  Wingate  Sewall,  of  the 
Class  of  1877.  By  his  death  the  chapter  loses  a 
beloved  brother  and  the  college  a  loyal  alumnus. 

Mr.  Sewall  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  civil 
engineers  in  the  state  and  all  of  the  work  he  has 
done  stands  as  a  monument  to  his  ability,  industry 
and  faithfuli^iess.  He  was  a  man  lof  Christian 
principles  and  character  and  was  well  beloved  by  all 
who  knew  him. 

The  Kappa  Chapter  itself  feels  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. 


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This  is  a  detailed  examination  of  the  life  of 
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Dr.  Grenfell  has  worked  among  the  fishermen  of 
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twenty  years.  This  book  gives,  in  part,  the  result 
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Mr.  Colquhoun's  experience  as  a  traveller,  and 
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NO.  9. 


BACCALAUREATE  SERMON. 
BY  PRESIDENT  HYDE. 
The  college  church  was  taxed  to  its  limit 
at  the  opening  of  commencement  week  on 
Sunday,  June  18.  President  Hyde  delivered 
his  usual  masterly  address,  the  full  text  of 
which  follows : 

THREE  KINDS   OF  CRITICISM. 

But  with  me  it  is  a  very  small  thing  that  I 
should  he  criticised  of  you,  or  of  man's  criticism; 
yea,  I  criticise  not  my  own  self.  For  I  know  noth- 
ing against  myself;  yet  I  am  not  hereby  justified; 
but  he  that  criticiseth  me  is  the  Lord.  I.  Co7in- 
thiati-s  iv:s-4. 

Criticism  is  good  for  us  all.  It  is  a  moral  vacci- 
nation, which  averts  more  serious  disaster.  Russia 
suppresed  criticism ;  and  the  results  are  routed 
armies,  sunken  fleets ;  ruined  credit,  and  threatened 
revolution.  The  life  insurance  companies  contrived 
for  a  long  time  to  escape  that  careful  criticism  to 
which  savings  banks  are  subjected;  and  as  a  result, 
■  now  that  the  light  has  suddenly  been  let  in,  one 
who  was  until  recently  a  high  officer  and  the  owner 
of  the  majority  of  the  stock  in  a  great  company, 
stands  before  the  world  charged  with  forms  of 
double  dealing  which  amount  to  the  systematic  pil- 
fering of  dimes  and  nickels  from  thousands  of 
widows  and  orphans  whom  he  had  contractd  to  pro- 
tect. The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Secretaries  of  North  Amer- 
ica showed  their  good  sense  in  their  recent  conven- 
tion at  Niagara  by  inviting  experts  to  come  there 
for  the  express  purpose  of  criticising  their  methods 
and  aims  in  each  department  of  their  work. 

Yet,  though  we  all  need  criticism,  and  most  of 
us  get  our  share  of  it,  there  is  a  great  difference  in 
criticism.  Some  of  it  is  valuable ;  some  of  it  is 
worthless.  The  kind  of  criticism  a  man  cares  for, 
and  the  way  he  takes  it,  will  tell  you  pretty  accu- 
rately how  much  of  a  man  he  is.  For  he  who  thinks 
one  kind  of  criticism  important  becomes  a  coward 
and  a  slave.  He  who  thinks  another  kind  of  criti- 
cism important  becomes  a  fanatic  and  a  crank.  He 
who  thinks  another  kind  of  criticism  impor- 
tant becomes  a  hero  and  a  power.  What 
then  are  these  three  kinds  of  criticism,  which  make 
these  three  different  kinds  of  men?  The  first  is  the 
criticism  of  other  people.  The  second  is  the  criti- 
cism of  one's  self.  The  third  is  the  criticism  of  the 
Lord.  The  passage  I  have  chosen  for  a  text  con- 
tains them  all.  Paul  tells  us  that  if  he  is  not  a 
coward  and  a  slave  it  is  because,  "With  me  it  is  a 
very  small  thing  that  I  should  be  criticised  of  you, 
or  of  man's  criticism."  If  he  is  not  a  fanatic  or  a 
crank,   it   is  because   "I   criticise   not   my  own   self. 


For  I  know  nothing  against  myself;  yet  am  I  not 
hereby  justified."  If  he  is  a  hero  and  a  power,  his 
only  claim  to  such  high  titles  is  the  simple  fact  that, 
"He  that  criticiseth  me,  and  for  whose  criticism 
alone  I  care,  is  the  Lord." 

First.  I  count  it  a  very  small  thing  that  I  should 
be  criticised  of  you,  or  man's  criticism.  Why  is  this 
criticism  of  other  people,  especially  the  criticism  the 
rank  and  file  pass  on  one  who  is  placed  in  a  posi- 
tion of  responsibility,  so  utterly  worthless?  Why 
must  every  true  man  disregard  it?  Why  does  it 
make  the  make  who  attaches  much  weight  to  it  a 
coward  and  a  slave? 

For  one  reason,  because  it  is  so  false  and  incom- 
petent. Every  fairly  decent  man  knows  that  it  is  his 
best  and  bravest  deeds  that  bring  him  most  criti- 
cism; that  it  is  the  commonplace,  perfunctory  per- 
formances that  escape  criticism  altogether.  If  you 
wish  to  escape  this  popular  criticism,  the  rule  is  very 
simple :  "Do  nothing  that  has  not  been  done  in  the 
same  way  that  you  are  doing  it  for  at  least  two  gen- 
erations. Of  course  you  will  have  no  respect  for 
yourself;  and  the  Lord  will  not  respect  you;  but 
popular  criticism  will  pass  you  by  unscathed.  The 
things  which  win  popular  approval  are  the  things 
that  are  done  in  a  purely  conventional  way,  from 
purely  conventional  motives.  These  people  gener- 
ally can  appreciate  and  understand;  and  they 
are  the  only  things  people  generally  can 
appreciate  and  understand.  But  the  deed  that 
is  really  brave  and  true  and  right,  always 
involves  elements  that  are  new  and  peculiar;  motives 
that  are  secret  and  subtle ;  points  of  view  that  are 
original  and  strange;  and  these  are  the  things  which 
people  in  general  never  can  appreciate  or  under- 
stand. Consequently  if  you  have  done  any  thinking 
beyond  the  passive  reception  of  hearsay;  if  you 
cherish  any  plans  beyond  the  confines  of  the 
approved  conventions ;  if  there  is  a  spark  of  original- 
ity in  your  mind  or  a  touch  of  daring  in  your  heart, 
you  cannot  say  a  word  or  do  a  deed  which  popular 
criticism  will  not  first  misunderstand,  and  then 
condemn.  That  is  the  reason  why  the  man  who 
cares  a  feather's  weight  about  popular  approval  or 
disapproval  in  the  performance  of  any  delicate  and 
difficult  duty  becomes  inevitably  a  coward  and  a 
slave. 

The  second  kind  of  criticism  is  that  which  a  man 
passes  upon  himself.  The  man  who  relies  on  this 
exclusively  is  the  fanatic  and  the  crank.  We  are  all 
familiar  with  this  type  of  man.  He  defies  popular 
criticism.  He  does  not  care  what  people  say  and 
think  about  him.  He  is  his  own  critic.  He  has  his 
own  approval.     What  more  does  he  want? 

This  is  the  false  independence  which  just  succeeds 
in  rising:  above  servility  to  other  people  by  becoming 
the  victim  of  his  own  conceit  and  arrogance.  He 
is  arbitrary ;  takes  no  advice ;  never  admits  that  he 
has   been  wrong;   leaves  consequences   to  take   care 


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of  themselves.  His  only  critic  is  his  own  conceit. 
It  makes  the  boast,  "I  know  nothing  against  myself. 
Therefore  I  am  justified;"  or  to  translate  also  the 
forensic  term  "justified"  into  our  modern  equiva- 
lent, "I  am  all  right;  there  is  nothing  the  matter 
with  me." 

Now  Paul  could  boast  on  occasion ;  and  there  is 
perhaps  a  little  touch  of  it  here ;  but  he  utterly  repu- 
diated this  self-justification  which  is  the  stock  in 
trade  of  the  fanatic  and  the  crank.  He  says,  "I  know 
nothing  against  myself,  yet  am  I  not  hereby  justi- 
fied." In  other  words,  "Though  I  think  I  am  all 
right,  it  is  quite  possible  I  am  nevertheless  entirely 
wrong." 

We  all  need  to  beware  of  stopping  in  this  second 
kind  of  cricitsim.  It  is  easy  and  lazy.  It  feeds  our 
vanity,  and  puffs  us  up  with  pride.  It  destroys  our 
usefulness ;  and  renders  it  impossible  to  get  on  with 
other  people.  It  wrecks  the  enterprises  intrusted  to 
us;  and  renders  miserable  the  lives  that  are  so 
unfortunate  as  to  be  bound  up  with  ours. 

To  be  criticised  solely  by  ourselves  is  practically 
equivalent  to  escaping  criticism  altogether ;  and  as 
Socrates  told  the  Athenians  no  man  and  no  state  is 
safe  without  its  critic;  no  life  that  is  uncriticised  is 
worth  living. 

Havmg  repudiated  popular  criticism,  as  fit  only 
for  cowards  and  slaves  to  concern  themselves  about, 
and  having  seen  that  our  own  criticism  is  worth- 
less ;  and  simply  puffs  us  up  with  conceit  and  van- 
ity .to  whom  shall  we  go  for  the  criticism  we  need? 

The  third  criticism  is  what  Paul  calls  the  criti- 
cism of  the  Lord.  What  does  this  mean?  Shall 
we  open  the  Bible,  and  take  some  text  that  chances 
to  please  us ;  put  our  own  interpretation  upon  it ; 
and  then  guide  our  lives  exclusively  by  that?  No. 
That  way,  if  we  are  large-hearted  and  compara- 
tively sane,  will  lead  us  to  some  such  extravagance 
as  Tolstoy's.  If  we  are  narrow  and  on  the  verge  of 
the  insane  it  will  land  us  in  some  such  community 
as  that  established  at  Durham,  or  Salt  Lake  City. 
Shall  we  rely  on  special  visions,  immediate  intui- 
tions of  the  Lord's  will  vouchsafed  to  us  exclusively? 
No.  That  is  simply  to  fall  back  into  the  crankiness 
and  fanaticism  of  the  second  stage;  with  a  veil  of 
religion  thrown  over  it.  No.  A  merely  subjective 
apprehension  of  the  Criticism  of  the  Lord,  is  only 
self-criticism  in  Sunday  clothes.  It  is  fanaticism 
with   a  fancied   religious  sanction. 

Our  first  kind  of  criticism  failed  because  it  did 
not  take  account  of  the  inner  facts  as  they  are 
known  to  us  alone.  This  second  kind  of  criticism 
fails  because  it  does  not  take  account  of  the  outer 
facts,  the  eternal  laws,  as  people  wiser  and  better 
that  we  know  and  understand  them.  We  must  look 
for  a  criticism  that  will  be  both  external  and  inter- 
nal. 

What,  then,  is  the  third  kind  of  criticism ;  the 
criticism  of  the  Lord;  and  how  shall  it  be  gained? 
In  the  first  place  we  must  study  the  facts ;  both  the 
outside  circumstances,  and  the  inside  situation;  and 
know  precisely  what  we  are  about;  what  the  conse- 
quences of  our  act  will  be.  Our  intelligence  is 
given  us  to  use  industriously;  and  we  shall  never 
get  the  vision  of  God's  will  by  shutting  our  eyes  to 
the  actual  situation.  God  will  not  give  you  his  ver- 
dict on  a  case,  unless  you  prepare  the  brief  with  all 
possible  study  of  the  facts. 


Second,  you  must  also  know  the  laws  that  apply 
to  this  situation.  We  are  never  placed  in  an  entirely 
novel  situation.  Nothing  befalls  us  that  has  not 
happened  to  other  men  over  and  over  again.  In  the 
most  novel  and  perplexing  situation,  ninety-nine  out 
of  a  hudred  of  the  elements  involved  are  old  and 
familiar.  They  have  been  worked  out  before. 
Their  laws  are  known.  It  is  our  business  to  consult 
these  laws,  and  get  all  the  light  that  experience  of 
their  former  working  throws  on  the  case  in  hand. 

Third;  we  all  know,  living  or  dead,  in  literature 
or  in  life,  people  wiser  and  better  than  ourselves, 
who  have  some  advice  to  give  about  the  matter  in 
hand.  These  experts  must  be  consulted ;  the  advice 
of  these  present  or  absent  friends  must  be  obtained. 

Fourth ;  to  these  facts  and  laws,  to  this  advice  of 
the  sympathetic  experts,  we  must  add  the  spirit  of 
Christ.  He  requires  that  the  total  outcome  of  our 
every  act  shall  be  for  the  greatest  good  of  all  who 
will  be  affected  by  it.  In  simpler  terms,  he  bids  us 
love  all  and  seek  the  good  of  all ;  doing  harm  to 
none  save  such  as  must  be  sacrificed  for  the  greater 
good  of  others  having  a  closer  claim  on  our  limited 
resources.  Yet  even  when  we  hurt  others,  as  in 
complicated  situations  we  often  are  obliged  to  do; 
it  must  be  with  sorrow  not  with  willingness.  Malice 
toward  none,  charity  for  all  must  be  the  spirit  of 
our  every  act ;  even  much  that  we  would  like  to  do 
cannot  be  done;  and  things  we  shrink  from  doing 
because  they  bring  pain  to  others  must  yet  be  done 
for  the  sake  of  the  greater  good  of  which  they  are 
the  necessary  part. 

Such  in  briefest  terms  is  what  it  means  to  have 
our  lives  criticised  by  the  Lord.  It  means  that 
these  four  things  are  present  in  every  act  we  delib- 
erately perform ;  good  will  to  all  whom  our  act 
affects;  guided  by  the  wisest  advice  we  can  secure;, 
illuminated  by  the  laws  drawn  from  past  experi- 
ence, and  intelligently  applied  to  the  precise  facts  of 
this  particular  case.  Such  is  the  life  that  seeks  the 
divine  criticism ;  and  in  so  doing  gains  the  divine 
approval. 

Having  gained  this  point  of  elevation,  we  can  at 
length  turn  around  and  see  how  inferior  are  the 
lower  kinds  of  criticism  which  we  have  left  behind 
us  in  our  upward  journey. 

Compared  with  the  man  who  measures  his  acts 
by  this  four-fold  standard  of  facts  and  laws,  the 
counsel  of  experts  and  the  spirit  of  universal  good 
will,  how  narrow  and  petty  and  contemptible  appears 
the  arrogant  person  who  is  just  determined  to  have 
his  own  arbitrary  way.  We  see  now  that  a  man  of 
that  sort  may  be  entirely  satisfied  with  himself;  as 
Paul  says,  know  nothing  against  himself,  yet  be  very 
far  from  being  justified.  On  the  contrary  the  will- 
ingness to  assert  his  own  will,  apart  from  such  inti- 
mate investigation  of  the  facts  and  the  laws  that 
govern  them,  without  the  advice  of  wiser  friends, 
and  the  Christ  spirit  of  good  will  to  all,  is  in  itself 
the  most  comprehensive  condemnation  under  which 
a  man  can  stand.  Any  act  done  in  that  arbitrary, 
selfish,  irreverent,  unloving  way  is  bound  to  be  alto- 
gether wrong.  And  that  such  a  man  knows  noth- 
ing against  himself,  is  the  most  pitiable  part  of  his 
low  spiritual  estate. 

Still  more  clearly  can  we  now  see  why  one  who 
has  attained  the  height  where  he  invites  and  receives 
this  four-fold  criticism  of  the  Lord,  counts  the  blind, 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


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unsympathetic  criticism  of  people  in  general  such  a 
very  small  thing.  The  man  who  had  studied  the 
facts,  and  pondered  the  laws  that  apply ;  that  has  the 
advice  of  the  wisest,  and  acts  in  the  spirit  of  the 
Christ-like  love  to  all  whom  his  acts  affect — what 
possible  weight  can  he  attach  to  the  criticism  of 
people  who  are  lacking  in  one  or  all  of  these  four 
essentials  of  the  perfect  estimate  of  what  he  says 
and  does !  He  counts  such  criticism  a  very  small 
thing,  because  compared  with  the  criticism  he  gets 
from  the  Lord  it  is  so  small  as  to  be  utterly  insig- 
nificant. 

Thus  the  man  who  gets  his  criticism  from  the 
Lord,  is  lifted  above  all  servile  fear  of  what  men 
may  think  and  say  about  him ;  yet  at  the  same  time 
is  kept  absolutely  humble,  because  the  real  criticism 
of  the  Lord  finds  so  much  in  what  he  does  that  falls 
below  its  perfect  standard.  Indifferent  to  the  criti- 
cism of  the  crowd,  he  grows  increasingly  sensitive 
to  the  criticism  of  the  still,  small  voice  which  regis- 
ters the  approval  or  commendation  of  the  Lord. 

In  the  same  way  the  man  who  gets  his  criticism 
direct  from  the  facts  and  the  laws,  the  counsel  of 
friends  and  the  Spirit  of  Christ,  has  all  the  firmness 
of  the  second  kind  of  man,  without  his  obstinate 
arbitrariness. 

His  firmness  has  no  taint  of  caprice,  and  rests 
not  on  the  uncertain  duration  of  his  present  mood. 
It  is  the  firmness  of  the  hard  facts,  and  the  unyield- 
ing laws ;  the  strength  of  the  insight  of  his  friends 
and  the  inspiration  of  his  Lord  that  makes  him 
ready  to  suffer  all  hardship,  endure  all  persecution, 
and  if  need  be  die,  rather  than  abate  one  jot  or  tittle 
or  what  his  four-fold  sources  have  told  him  to  be 
true  and  wise,  and  on  the  whole  most  just  and  kind 
to  all  concerned. 

Bowdoin  College  has  always  been  represented  by 
men  who  took  their  criticism  direct  from  God.  It 
was  founded  by  descendants  of  the  Huguenots ;  the 
men  who  risked  exile,  confiscation,  living  death 
chained  to  the  benches  of  the  galleys  of  the  king  of 
France,  rather  than  suffer  the  disapproval  of  the 
voice  of  God  within  their  breasts.  Its  officers  have 
in  time  past  been  of  the  same  heroic  mould.  I  have 
time  here  to  cite  but  two :  the  two  who  have  their 
granite  monuments  upon  the  college  grounds :  Pres- 
ident Woods  whose  monument  is  the  chapel ;  and 
Professor  Smyth  whose  spirit  is  commemorated  by 
Memorial  Hall.  They  were  entirely  different  in  all 
outward  appearance ;  one  a  conservative ;  the  other 
a  radical ;  one  leisurely,  lenient,  and  conciliatory ;  the 
other  alert,  strenuous,  and  aggressive ;  yet  they 
were  alike  in  appealing  from  the  clamor  of  the  men 
about  them  to  the  voice  of  God  within  their  souls, 
and  in  the  facts  and  laws  about  them.  President 
Woods  kept  alive  the  best  traditions  of 
noble  architecture,  dignified  worship,  and  liter- 
ary elegance  in  a  barren  land,  an  iconoclastic 
age,  and  a  Philistine  environment.  Every  one  who 
has  passed  four  years  in  daily  contact  with  the  col- 
lege chapel,  and  each  night  has  seen  its  spires 
against  the  sky,  owes  a  lasting  debt  of  gratitude  that 
this  man  did  not  take  counsel  of  either  his  Puritan 
environment,  or  his  individual  caprice,  but  held 
communion  with  the  best  that  God  had  handed  down 
to  us  through  Mediaeval  Europe. 

William  Smyth  was  one  of  two  citizens  of 
Brunswick  to  vote  the  abolition  ticket  in  the  early 


days,  a  colored  man  from  Ham's  Hill  being  the 
other.  The  Brunswick  station  of  the  underground 
railroad  was  at  his  home  facing  the  college  campus. 
A  committee  of  the  Trustees  and  Overseers  were 
sent  to  Brunswick  to  discover  the  fact  that  he  was 
neglecting  his  instruction  in  mathematics  in  order  to 
devote  his  time  to  political  agitation  and  were 
defeated  in  their  plans  by  the  students,  who  hearing 
of  the  scheme,  prepared  so  excellent  an  examina- 
tion that  no  pretext  for  the  charge  against  him 
could  be  found.  As  often  as  we  go  in  and  out  of 
Memorial  Hall,  which  he  did  so  much  to  procure 
the  funds  to  build;  as  often  as  we  read  the  names 
upon  those  tablets,  we  should  thank  God  that  at  a 
time  when  most  people  in  these  parts  cared  more  for 
freight  for  their  schooners  and  cotton  for  their  mills 
than  for  human  liberty  and  human  rights,  this  Bow- 
doin professor,  and  others  like  him,  took  counsel, 
not  of  the  materialism  about  them,  or  the  commer- 
cialism of  their  day  and  generation,  but  of  cruel 
facts  in  another  section  in  their  country ;  of  the  tra- 
ditions of  generations  of  struggle  for  liberty  in 
England  and  America,  and  of  God,  the  Defender  of 
the  oppressed,  and  the  avenger  of  the  wronged 
always  and  everywhere. 

I  cannot  stop  to  recall  the  long  list  of  Bowdoin 
graduates  who  have  despised  the  criticism  of  the 
populace,  and  scorned  to  be  content  with  the  criti- 
cism of  themselves,  but  have  sought  the  criticism  of 
their  God  alone.  Nathaniel  Hawthorne  is  one 
example,  when  over  the  protest  of  his  publisher  that 
it  would  kill  the  sale  of  his  book,  he  dedicated  it  to 
the  man  who  was  then  the  most  bitterly  hated  man 
in  all  the  North,  because  he  was  his  friend.  John  A. 
Andrew,  instinctively  and  universally  on  the  side  of 
the  downtrodden  and  despised  is  another.  William 
Pitt  Fessenden.  threatened  with  ostracism  from  his 
party  in  Washington,  and  repudiation  by  his  con- 
stituents in  Maine  refusing  to  vote  for  the  impeach- 
ment of  Andrew  Johnson,  because  the  facts  and  the 
precedents,  the  judgment  of  the  men  living  and  dead 
for  whom  he  most  cared,  and  the  voice  of  Eternal 
Justice  would  not  let  him,  is  a  third  illustration  of 
the  grandeur  of  the  appeal  to  the  judgment  of  the 
Lord. 

Thomas  B.  Reed,  going  back  to  Washington  as 
Speaker  with  his  mind  made  up  for  either  alterna- 
tive, the  reformation  of  the  legislative  procedure  of 
the  House  of  Representatives,  or  his  defeat  and 
resignation ;  doing  the  thing  that  never  had  been 
done  and  no  one  else  dared  to  do,  because  he  knew 
from  his  study  of  the  facts  and  the  eternal  necessi- 
ties that  the  time  for  it  had  come,  thus  making  his 
will  an  instrument  of  that  Universal  Will  which 
brings  things  to  pass  when  the  general  good 
requires,  is  another  shining  example  of  the  appeal 
to  the  highest  Court. 

These  and  hosts  of  other  names  in  Bowdoin 
history  we  love  to  recall  and  honor.  I  call  their 
names  here  to-day  simply  to  remind  you  that  had 
they  listened  to  either  of  the  two  lower  critics,  their 
names  to-day  would  be  unhonored  and  unknown. 
The  secret  of  their  heroism  and  their  power  was  in 
their  appeal  to  the  criticism  of  the  facts  and  the 
eternal  laws ;  to  the  approval  of  the  few  wisest  and 
best  of  their  fellows,  and  the  commendation  of  the 
Lord, 

Members  of  the  Graduating  Class :  To  be  a  grad- 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


uate  of  any  reputable  college  means  that  you  are  able 
to  rise  above  the  mere  reflection  of  popular  opinion ; 
above  the  worse  bondage  to  your  own  unregulated 
caprice,  and  make  your  words  and  deeds  expressive 
of  the  precise  facts  which  are  before  you,  the  laws 
that  govern  them,  the  experience  of  the  wisest  with 
reference  to  them,  and  the  good  will  for  all  who  are 
affected  by  them  which  is  what  we  mean  by  the  will 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  To  be  a  worthy  graduate 
of  Bowdoin  College  means  that  you  shall  actually 
do  this  of  which  the  college  has  made  you  capable. 
Not  by  servility,  not  by  caprice,  shall  you  maintain 
the  honor  of  the  College  whose  name  you  are  to 
bear.  To  make  your  action  the  resultant  of  the  four 
great  forces ;  the  accurately  apprehended  facts ;  the 
clearly  conceived  laws ;  the  reverently  accepted 
counsel  of  the  wisest,  the  willingly  obeyed  impulse 
of  the  highest  Lord : — this  is  what  Bowdoin  College 
expects  her  sons  to  do  and  be. 

For  these  four  years  the  College  has  been  your 
critic ,"  pointing  out  in  frankest  friendliness  the 
degree  to  which  you  fall  below  the  standard  of 
attainment  in  this  or  that  subject,  and  in  conduct 
generally.  Henceforth  you  must  choose  your  own 
critic.  I  have  tried  to  make  clear  the  nature  of  the 
three  critics  between  whom  you  must  choose.  May 
each  one  of  you  have  the  wisdom  and  the  grace  to 
choose  once  for  all  the  perfect  critic,  and  enthrone 
him  as  the  Lord  over  your  life.  May  each  one  of 
you  live  his  life  to  the  high  plane  where  the  facts 
and  their  laws ;  the  wisdom  of  the  wise,  and  the  love 
of  the  Good  Lord,  meet  to  form  the  perfect  standard 
of  conduct  and  character. 


PRIZE  SPEAKING. 

B.  F.  Briggs,  '08,  and  J,  A.  Bartlett,  '06,  Carry  Off 
Honors. 

The  new  sy.stem  of  allowing  the  three  lower 
classes  to  compete  for  what  has  formerly  been 
known  as  the  Sophomore  Prize  proved  to  be  a  much 
better  means  of  securing  able  speakers.  Seldom  is  a 
program  listened  to  with  more  interest  or  attention 
than  was  the  program  of  Monday  night  in  Memorial. 
The  judges,  Gen.  O.  O.  Howard,  'so.  Congressman 
D.  S.  Alexander,  '70,  and  Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump, 
awarded  the  first  prize  to  B.  F.  Briggs  of  Auburn, 
and  the  second  to  James  A.  Bartlett  of  Richmond. 
The  program : 

Music. 
A  Scene  at  the  Great  Natural  Bridge.— Burritt. 

Harold  Stanwood  Stetson,  '06. 
Virginius. — Macaulay. 

John  Franklin  Morrison,  '08. 
The  Explorer. — Kipling. 

James  Austin  Bartlett,  '06. 
Music. 
Shamus  O'Brien. — Lefann. 

Fulton  Jarvis  Redman,  '07. 
Eulogy  on  Lafayette. — Everett. 

Roscoe  .Henderson   Hupper,    '08. 
For  Expansion. — Sibley. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Briggs,  '07. 
Music. 


The   First   Settler's   Story. — Carleton. 

Philip  Freeland  Chapman,  '06. 
The  Southern  Negro. — Grady. 

Murray  Gushing  Donnell,  '08. 
A  Vision  of  War. — Ingersoll.  Elmer  Perry,  '06. 

Music 
Alternates — Henry     Phillips     Boody,    '06,    Harry 
Leslie  Childs,  '06,  John  William  Leydon,  '07. 
Announcement  of  Judges'  Decision. 


CLASS    DAY    EXERCISES 
Attended   by  Large   Numbers. 

In  spite  of  the  inclement  weather  Memo- 
rial was  well  filled  on  the  morning  of  the  20th 
by  friends  of  the  students  to  attend  the  Oass 
Day  exercises. 

After  the  prayer  by  Philip  K.  Greene,  the 
oration  and  poem  were  delivered.  In  the 
absence  of  Wallace  C.  Philoon  the  exercises 
were  conducted  by  Ralph  S.  Robinson,  Vice- 
President.  On  account  of  the  rain  the  after- 
noon exercises  were  held  in  the  church. 

ORATION. 

By  Leonard  A.  Pierce. 

A  certain  very  wise  man  is  credited  with  saying, 
"Would  that  I  knew  half  as  much  as  those  just  grad- 
uating think  they  know."  Whatever  this  learned 
audience  may  discover  of  truth  in  this  sarcasm,  I 
purpose  to  speak  not  concerning  the  great  world 
before  us,  but  rather  of  the  smaller  college  world 
which  we  are  to  leave.  Of  this  world,  our  experi- 
ence is  at  least  recent. 

None  of  us  will  adrnit  that  college  education, 
especially  Bowdoin  College  education,  leaves  much 
to  be  desired ;  but  there  is  one  evil  in  all  student  life 
which  is  not  easily  discovered,  but  which  is  recog- 
nized by  careful  educators,  and  to  some  extent 
understood  by  college  men.  It  is  what  President 
Hyde  calls  "Gregarious  mediocrity."  It  is  the  dan- 
ger— now  great — that  college  will  not  produce  men 
with  individuality.  We  are  accustomed  to  look  on 
college  men  as  types.  When  one  of  them  is  seen  he 
is  classified  at  once,  classified  by  that  mysterious 
epithet  "College  man."  His  clothes,  his  walk,  his 
slang,  his  very  bearing  and  expression  of  face  all 
proclaim  him  one  of  a  class.  College  men  dress 
alike,  walk  alike,  look  alike  and  act  alike  while  they 
are  in  college  and  for  some  years  after.  So  easily 
recognized  is  their  taste  in  dress  that  old  Gorgon 
Graham,  the  Chicago  pork  packer,  says  to  his  son, 
a  Harvard  graduate  of  three  or  four  years'  standing, 
"Your  tastes  in  clothes  hang  by  you  longer  than  any 
other  part  of  your  college  education." 

So  much  is  harmless.  No  one  cares  if  college 
men  dress  alike,  so  long  as  they  do  not  appear  on 
the  street  in  rowing  trunks — no  one  seriously  objects 
if  they  do  work  off  their  superfluous  energy  in  the 
same  way,  so  long  as  they  do  not  tend  to  utilize 
their  united  efforts  in  painting  the    town    red.     But 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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when  they  begin  to  think  alike,  and  utterly  to  lose 
their  individual  characteristics  in  those  of  their  type, 
then  a  very  serious  danger  has  arisen.  And  it  must 
be  admitted  that  this  tendency  to  gregarious 
mediocrity   extends   all    through  college   life. 

The  interests  of  college  students  are  everywhere 
the  same.  Their  highest  devotion  is  to  their  teams, 
to  the  fellows,  and  to  their  own  college.  Their 
devotion  to  their  studies,  to  church  and  state,  and  to 
mankind  as  a  whole  is  in  comparison  very  slight. 
Now,  since  these  objects  especially  dear  to  them 
can  be  best  served  by  the  united  action  of  the  group, 
it  naturally  follows  that  the  individual  student  loses 
his  personality  in  that  of  the  group.  And  it  is  well 
that  this  group  life  should  be  attractive,  that  it 
should  have  such  an  enormous  concentrating  force. 
Without  the  society  and  assistance  of  his  fellows  a 
college  student  would  accomplish  very  little.  A  man 
apart  and  with  no  interest  in  common  with  other 
men  is  of  very  little  value.  So,  I  say,  it  is  well  that 
the  group  life  of  the  college  is  attractive,  for  other- 
wise some  of  the  most  important  parts  of  a  college 
education  would  be  lost.  If  a  choice  must  be  made 
it  is  better  to  congregate  than  to  remain  aloof. 

But  between  the  two  there  lies  a  mean.  To 
secure  the  highest  possible  benefits  from  his  college 
course  a  man  must  be  a  member  of  the  group,  he 
must  have  a  part  in  the  many  and  varied  interests 
of  the  group ;  but,  in  addition  to  this  he  must  have 
another  existence  above,  beyond  and  apart  from  the 
group.  The  group  life  is  a  process  of  levelling,  of 
averaging,  so  that  it  turns  out  men  uniformly  of 
fair  development.  But  that  is  not  the  ideal  of  a  col- 
lege education.  That  ideal  is  not  only  to  maintain 
the  character  of  the  average,  but  also  to  develop  to 
the  highest  efficiency  the  talents  which  have  been 
given  to  exceptional  men,  and  in  addition  to  develop 
in  them  who  can  never  be  leaders  enough  of  inde- 
pendence that  they  may  become  intelligent  follow- 
ers. With  both  of  these  ideals  gregariousness 
seriously  conflicts.  To  be  a  progressive  and  useful 
leader  or  a  discerning  and  independent  follower,  a 
man  must  have  an  individuality.  Both  of  these  posi- 
tions college  men  should  fill,  and  in  so  far  as  their 
education  unfits  or  fails  to  fit  college  men  to  be 
either  of  these,  leader  or  follower,  it  is  sadly  defi- 
cient. 

This  independence  of  thought  is  sadly  lacking 
here  at  Bowdoin,  as  in  most  other  colleges.  Too 
often  courses  are  picked  mainly  for  the  reason  that 
others  take  them,  not  because  the  individual  student 
has  any  interest  or  adaptability  for  the  courses  he 
elects.  More  than  this  the  courses  which  give  oppor- 
tunity and  indeed  compel  by  each  student  individual 
work  are  almost  abandoned  by  the  student  body. 
For  example,  this  year  astronomy  and  Senior  Biol- 
ogy, courses  which  offer  such  exceptional  opportu- 
nity for  individual  work,  which  shall  be  peculiarly  the 
students  own,  number  but  one  apiece.  In  courses  like 
Economics  and  History,  where  there  is  an  ever- 
present  opportunity  for  discussion  and  varying 
views,  the  prevailing  tendency  is  not  to  form  an 
independent  opinion  on  the  question  presented,  but 
rather  to  adopt  in  toto  the  theories  of  the  instructor 
or  the  text-book  and  to  adhere  to  them,  whether  or 
not  the  student  has  the  slightest  amount  of  belief  in 
either.  When  a  report  is  assigned  to  a  student,  he 
selects  two  or  three  text-books  and  by  paraphrasing 
their  words  and  selecting  a  passage  first  from  one 


and  then  from  another,  produces  what  is  called  a 
report,  but  which  possesses  about  as  much  of  the 
student's  own  ideas  and  personality  as  would  a  lit- 
eral copy  of  the  Alphabet. 

Not  only  in  the  studies  is  this  tendency  shown, 
but  also  in  what  is  denominated  as  adherence  to  the 
old  traditions  and  customs  of  the  college.  Let  any 
practice,  no  matter  how  unimportant,  how  foolish, 
or  perhaps  even  dangerous  once  secure  the  name  of 
a  college  custom,  and  to  discontinue  it  among  the 
student  body  would  be  an  achievement  to  make  the 
alteration  of  the  laws  of  the  Medes  and  Persians 
seem  mere  child  play.  For  years  it  was  the  custom 
on  Class  Day  to  have  a  Prophecy,  so-called,  which 
in  time  became  merely  a  succession  of  cheap  jokes. 
But,  despite  the  fact  that  all  recognized  that  the 
part  had  long  outgrown  its  usefulness,  it  continued 
from  year  to  year  because  no  class  was  willing  to 
bear  the  opprobrium  of  having  broken  an  old  college 
custom,  and  only  through  the  remonstrance  of  a 
prominent  alumnus  was  its  abolition  secured.  Again 
in  the  case  of  the  night-shirt  parade  which  was 
easily  seen  to  have  become  dangerous  and  prejudi- 
cial to  the  best  interests  of  the  college,  there  was 
aroused  a  large  opposition  for  no  other  reason  than 
that  it  had  been  done  in  the  past  and  therefore 
should  be  done  in  the  future. 

Further,  it  became  long  ago  apparent  that  apart 
from  any  question  of  the  moral  right  and  wrong, 
certain  practices  had  sprung  up  in  connection  with 
Hallowe'en  and  the  opening  of  spring  which  were 
doing  a  great  deal  of  harm  to  the  good  name  of  the 
college.  And  still,  although  class  after  class  recog- 
nized the  harm,  no  one  class  or  individual  had  the 
courage  and  independence  to  take  the  initiative  in 
doing  away  with  the  abuses,  and  not  until  the  col- 
lege authorities  intervened  were  they  abolished.  To 
the  credit  of  the  students  be  it  said,  that  they  at  once 
recognized  the  propriety  and  justice  of  their  reform 
and  yielded  thereto,  but  the  fact  remains  that  the 
policy  of  blind  conservatism  would  have  continued 
these,  although  the  students  recognized  what  they 
were,  if  the  college  had  not  interfered.  Under  such 
conditions  progress  must  be  hampered. 

This  tendency  of  conservatism,  of  doing  what 
has  been  done  by  others,  merely  because  they  have 
done  it,  and  the  allied  tendency  of  doing  what  others 
are  now  doing  because  of  lack  of  initiative  to  do  any- 
thing else,  forms  a  serious  block  in  the  further 
development  of  the  student  body  and  the  college. 
Great  ideas  do  not  come  to  men  in  crowds,  they  do 
not  come  to  those  men  who  always  do  what  others 
do,  have  done  or  are  doing,  to  men  who  are  never 
alone  either  mentally  or  physically.  Such  ideas 
come  only  to  men  who  have  an  individuality,  who 
have  a  life  of  their  own,  apart  from  others  and  full 
of  deep  independent  thought.  All  great  men  of  to-day 
and  of  all  time  have  had  this  sort  of  a  life.  All  men 
who  have  ever  counted  for  anything  have  had  it  and 
yet  to-day  in  college  it  is  noticeable  only  for  its 
scarcity. 

We  are  all  interested  in  the  well-being  of  this 
college  and  in  everything  which  will  work  to  its 
advancement,  and  there  is  no  one  thing  to-day 
which  detracts  more  from  the  benefit  of  her  train- 
ing than  this  lack  of  independence  on  the  part  of  the 
individual  student.  The  faculty  have  it  in  their 
power  in  various  ways  to  alleviate  this  influence  and 
are  so  doing.     But  effectively  to  drive  it  out  needs 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


the  co-operation  of  all.  Faculty,  alumni,  friends  and 
undergraduates  must  all  concur  and  encourage  the 
one  of  marked  ability  to  utilize  them,  encourage 
those  who  cannot  lead  at  least  to  follow,  use  their 
own  judgment  in  picking  out  whom  to  follow,  and 
let  it  be  plainly  shown  that  Bowdoin  will  offer  all 
encouragement  within  her  power  to  the  individual 
or  body  or  class  which  can  improve  on  good  cus- 
toms or  do  away  with  the  bad.  Thus  only  shall  she 
progress  and  we  shall  all  do  our  part  in  keeping 
Bowdoin  where  she  has  stood  for  over  a  century 
and  must  stand  in  the  forefront  of  American  Edu- 
cation. 

POEM. 

Stanley  P.  Chase. 

The  mother,  when  at  Sparta's  call  her  son 
Equipped  himself  for  war  in  Attic  field, 
Was  wont  to  hand  him  as  her  parting  gift, 
'Ere  yet  he  left  his  father's  home,  a  shield ; 
And  as  her  eyes  sought  his  with  mother's  pride. 
For  Spartan  rigor  never  quenched  her  love. 
She  bade  him  kneel  and  as  he  took  the  shield 
To  swear  to  her  by  all  the  gods  above 
That  rather  than  the  foe  should  take  that  shield. 
His  last  bright  drop  of  blood  he  would  outpour, 
And  that  he  would  come  back  to  her  with  it. 
Or  dead  be  borne  upon  it  to  her  door. 

The  years  have  only  changed  the  outward  form 
Of  war;  its  inward  spirit  is  the  same 
As  that  which  fought  on  Grecian  field  of  old. 
The  strife 'twixt  man  and  man  what  time  can  tame? 
For  still  the  brother  seeks  his  brother's  life, 
Or,  worse  than  life,  the  means  whereby  he  lives. 
And  mighter  than  the  sword  the  pen  to-day 
With  cruel  strokes  the  blow  to  Honor  gives. 
The  weak  cry  for  a  champion  from  the  strong ; 
The  poor,  who  work  in  heat  of  forge  and  fire. 
Have  asked  in  tones  that  call  an  answer  forth, 
"Is  not  the  laborer  worthy  of  his  hire?" 
Elsewhere  has  Labor  risen  unified 
And  wreaked  its  vengeance  upon  human  life. 
In  seats  of  Government  and  public  trust. 
In  Senate,  court,  and  mart  still  rages  strife. 
But  yet  despite  the  vice,  the  wrong,  the  crime. 
Undaunted  and  eternal  lives  the  Right ; 
And  legions  still  will  own  its  cause  for  theirs 
And  labor  for  its  triumph  with  their  might. 

To-day  we  leave  these  halls  with  mem'ries  fraught. 
The  faces  kind,  the  laughter  and  the  song, 
We  leave,  strong  Mother,  thy  embracmg  arms. 
And  turn  our  faces  outward  toward  the  throng 
Of  warriors,  who  know  not  the  peace  within 
Thy  walls.     One  step — and  we,  beyond  thy  bound. 
Are  swept  along  amidst  the  clanging  din 
Of  trump  and  dnini,  while  on  the  faces  round 
The  light  of  combat  glows,  till  we  ourselves 
Have  caught  its  fiery  spirit  unaware. 
With  loud  huzzas  we  rush  into  the  fight. 
And  for  the  moment  mem'ries  fade  in  air. 

To-day  we  come  to  our  Mother, 
Like  the  Spartan  youths  of  old ; 
A  sheathed  sword  on  our  loins  we  gird, 
A  band  of  the  brave  and  bold. 


We  have  come  for  the  last  time  hither, 
Tomorrow  fare  we  afar, 

For  the  cause  of  the  Right  has  called  us  to  fight 
As  men  in  the  ranks  of  war. 

And  the   Mother   whose   name  we  honor 
Gives  to  every  son  a  shield ; 
All  her  men,  have  heard  her  burning  words. 
As  at  her  feet  they  kneeled. 

That  the  shield  must  shine  through  the  conflict 
Unscarred,  unsullied,  bright, 

That  her  eyes  may  discern  how  its  radiance  burns 
Clear  through  the  mists  of  the  night. 

'"Tis  the  shield  of  Truth.     By  the  Truth  alone 
Shape  thou  thy  destiny. 

No  evil  can  live  where  this  shield  once  has  shown. 
Like   the   sun   breaking   forth   in   the   red  -morning 

light, 
It  shall  scatter  and  pierce  the  foul  things  of  night. 
The  Truth  I  have    taught    thee,    unchanging    and 

pure, 
The  Truth  and  Truth  only  shall  always  endure. 
With  slave  and  with  master,   with    foe    and    with 

friend. 
The  great  shield  of  Truth  hold  firm  to  the  end. 
For  the  Truth  shall  make  all  men  free. 

"  'Tis   the   shield   of  Hope.     That  change    must    be 
borne, 
This  need  not  make  thee  sad. 
Were  there  not  any  change  'twould   be    cause    to 

mourn. 
See  Hope  in  the  gladness  of  all  living  things. 
In  the  poor  bird  that  flutters  its  broken  wings. 
In  the  crocus  that  comes  almost  out  of  the  snow, 
In  the  upward  striving  of  flowers  that  grow. 
To  fall  and  to  struggle  and  again  to  rise 
With  a  song  on  the  lips  and  a  light  in  the  eyes, — 
This  spirit  of  youth  I  have  bred  in  thee. 
Keep  the  shield  of  Hope  through  eternity, 
For  Hope  shall  make  all  men  glad. 

"  'Tis  the  shield  of  Love,  and  with  this,  O  Youth, 
Make  thou  the  world  to  be  thine. 
Love  unfastens  the  doors  that  are  barred  to  Truth. 
In   love  I   have   cherished    thee  all    through    these 

years. 
Have  borne  with  thee,  chastened  thee,  soothed  all 

thy  fears. 
In  the  great  world  without,  in  battle  and  mart. 
The    shield   of   Love     shall     keep     wholesome     thy 

heart. 
In  all  thou  shalt  meet  with,  the  seen  or  unseen, 
There  is   nothing  that    thou    canst    call    common, 

unclean. 
For  Love  makes  all  things  divine." 


OPENING   ADDRESS. 

By  William  B.  Webb. 

If  there  is  one  time  during  the  Senior  year  above 
all  others  when  we  take  pleasure  in  reviewing  the 
experience  of  our  college  course,  it  is  upon  class  day, 
as,  gathered  under  this  ancient  oak,  we  hold  the  last 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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public  exercise,  which  as  a  class,  we  shall  ever  con- 
duct. To-day  sees  the  realization  of  our  hopes  and 
labors,  and  finds  us  upon  the  stepping  stone  between 
four  years  of  happy  life  in  our  dear  old  college,  and 
our  future  career  in  the  world  of  successes  and  dis- 
appointments. 

In  the  fall  of  1901  we  entered  Bowdoin  innocent 
and  unsophisticated,  with  little  knowledge  of  its 
peculiar  and  unwritten  laws.  How  quickly  the  first 
year  passed,  with  its  trials  and  victories,  its  pleas- 
ures and  studies,  and  at  its  close,  how  eagerly  we 
threw  aside  the  yoke  which  bound  us  as  Freshmen, 
and  flew  to  our  banquet  to  assume  the  airs  and 
responsibilities  of  a  full-fledged  Sophomore;  in  the 
fall  proudly  handing  to  the  next  class  the  name  of 
Freshmen.  Time  went  so  fast  that  we  were  hardly 
able  to  imbue  our  successors  with  obedience  and 
respect  before  another  year  found  us  back  as 
Juniors,  and  in  our  vain  search  for  "Junior  Ease' 
we  soon  realized  that  we  had  other  duties  to  per- 
form than  to  instruct  Freshmen. 

To-day  we  are  Seniors  and  although  we  have 
failed  to  acquire  "Senior  Dignity"  we  trust  that  we 
are  fully  conscious  of  our  obligations  to  our  college 
our  friends.  In  these  days  of  mingled  pleasures  and 
disappointments,  ever  increasing  have  been  the  ties 
of  friendship  and  brotherly  love  which  enriched  our 
hearts  and  firmly  bound  us  together.  Our  kindly 
relations  have  never  been  broken  by  class  politics, 
and  as  elections  have  come  and  gone,  we  have  real- 
ized with  greater  force  than  ever  how  proudly  we 
showed  this  characteristic  of  the  Class  of  1905. 

This  is  essentially  a  day  of  fellowship  and  good 
cheer;  yet  in  the  midst  of  our  enjoyment  we  are 
unable  to  wholly  dispel  feelings  of  sadness  at  the 
thought  of  our  parting.  We  deeply  regret  that  our 
years  spent  in  these  pleasant  surroundings  have 
flown  so  rapidly,  and  that  with  our  last  "Farewell" 
to-day,  the  unity  of  our  class  must  be  broken.  To 
many  of  our  guests  the  "Farewell"  of  190S  will  be 
but  one  of  several  similar  occasions,  but  to  us,  to 
whom  this  final  ceremony  remains,  the  event  will 
ever  bring  recollections  of  our  happy  student  days. 

But  even  though  our  joy  be  tinged  with  the 
thoughts  of  our  parting  so  near  at  hand,  we  are  by 
no  means  despondent  at  our  prospects.  We  have 
accomplished  the  main  purpose  for  which  we  came 
to  college,  and  confidently,  almost  eagerly,  we  look 
to  the  future,  filled  with  expectations  and  aspira- 
tions. In  these  days  which  bring  to  an  end  our  col- 
lege course,  each  one  sees  the  beginning  of  what  he 
hopes  will  be  a  successful  career  in  his  chosen  pro- 
fession. 

Hitherto  our  activities  have  been  confined  with- 
in our  little  college  community.  Before  the  week  is 
over  we  separate  to  seek  admission  into  a  wider  field 
of  usefulness?  Wherever  our  different  paths  take 
us,  we  hope  to  exemplify  those  teachings  and  prin- 
ciples which  our  faithful  professors  have  endeav- 
ored to  instill  into  us.  Ours  have  been  exceptional 
privileges.  Fond  parents  and  kind  friends  have 
watched  our  progress  with  deep  interest  and  have 
ever  been  ready  to  share  with  us  in  our  successes 
and  failures.  There  still  remain,  however,  those 
critical  friends  who  maintain  that  college  life  is  a 
waste  of  time  and  money;  that,  especially  if  a  young 
man  intends  to  enter  business  four  years  of  practi- 
cal experience  is  lost  while  in  college.  It  is  for  us, 
therefore,  so  to  labor  for  advancement  that  we  may- 


convince  these  critics  that  we  have  been  grounded  in 
the  elements  of  success.  In  learning  to  deal  with 
one  another — to  recognize  one  another's  point  of 
view,  we  have  acquired  the  principles  of  business 
ability.  Our  application  of  these  principles  is  now 
to  be  put  to  the  test  in  our  wider  relations  with 
men. 

We  have  no  inclination  to  claim  for  our  class 
any  decided  genius  or  remarkable  intellectuality. 
But  the  making  of  an  effi'cient  worker  lies  not  so 
much  in  quickness  of  intellect  and  imagination  as  in 
the  sure  and  steady  quality  of  faithfulness  to  daily 
tasks.  The  bulk  of  the  world's  work  must  be  done, 
not  by  geniuses,  but  by  men  of  mediocre  mental 
attainments.  An  ounce  of  honest  effort  with  de.vo- 
tion  behind  it  is  worth  a  pound  of  spasmodic  bril- 
liancy. Remembering  this,  we  may  rest  assured 
that  all  earnest  work  which  we  may  do  will  not  fail 
of  its  reward,  and  we  may  well  hope  to  contribute 
our  share  to  the  honor  roll  of  Bowdoin. 

We  are  always  glad  to  greet  our  friends  and 
alumni  of  the  college,  but  upon  this  occasion  it  gives 
us  particular  pleasure  to  find  ourselves  surrounded 
by  so  many  friends.  We  trust  that  you  will  enter 
heartily  into  the  gladness  and  festivity  of  the  day. 
To  our  fond  parents  who  have  had  our  interests 
deeply  in  their  hearts ;  to  our  many  friends,  who 
have  watched  us  with  kindly  eye  during  our  course; 
to  the  alumni,  who  by  their  presence  here  to-day 
show  their  loyalty  and  devotion  to  the  college,  we, 
the  Class  of  1905.  extend  our  heartiest  welcome,  to 
these,  our  Class  Day  exrcises. 


THE    CLASS    HISTORY. 
By  William  John  Norton. 

Back  in  the  remote  dawn  of  history  when  the 
misty  clouds  of  tradition  wafted  hither  and  thither 
lifting  for  only  fleeting  glimpses  of  trustworthy 
facts  a  prophecy  was  written,  which  reads  as  fol- 
lows :  "Ages  hence  in  a  land  unknown  across  the 
seas,  in  a  mighty  nation  yet  unborn,  in  a  state  as 
dry  now  as  the  Sturgis  Bill  shall  make  it  then,  a 
lad  shall  be  born.  Ye  shall  call  him  James  Arthur, 
of  the  surname  Clarke.  And  he  shall  be  a  captain 
in  a  college  whose  sweet  name  the  pessimistic  pines 
shall  whisper  and  spread  abroad  through  all  the 
earth.  He  shall  be  a  batsman  of  wondrous  fame, 
knocking  a  home  run  once  in  every  ten  times  at  the 
bat.     The   other  nine  times   shall  he   strike  out." 

Ancient  and  quaint  as  this  writing  is,  neverthe- 
les  it  proves  interesting  to  us  as  the  first  authentic 
record  of  the  Class  of  1905,  the  subject  of  our 
chronicle.  The  sketch  of  years  fleeting  between  the 
utterance  of  the  prophecy  and  its  fulfillment,  may  be 
left  in  the  gulf  of  silence,  while  we  hasten  forward 
to  that  momentous  day,  Septerhber  24  in  the  year 
of  1901.  the  day  which  sees  the  prophetic  utterance 
well  on  its  way  to  fulfillment. 
The  old  campus  which  had  lain  in  solitude  for 
twelve  long  weeks,  disturbed  only  by  the  classic 
feet  of  the  bewhiskered  Professor  of  Greek,  and  his 
colleagues,  renewed  activity  once  more.  Each 
incoming  train  augmented  the  hordes  of  Young 
America  which  swept  over  the  campus,  taking  pos- 
session for  another  year.  The  silent  halls  resounded 
with   shouts,   songs,   and   cheers,   as    the    organized 


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Classes  of  '02,  '03,  and  '04  settled  each  in  its  place. 
There  was,  besides  these  classes,  a  mob  of  sturdy 
youngsters  which  close  inspection  proved  to  be  the 
embryo  of  1905.  Verdant  and  unorganized  as  we 
were,  nevertheless  there  were  certain  geniuses  prom- 
inent at  that  early  date.  There  was  Henry  Ward 
Beecher,  Ever  Ready  Burroughs,  whose  gyrating 
smile  bubbled  over  with  even  more  spontaneity  than 
the  Fountain  of  Isaiah.  There  was  Robinson  Cru- 
soe, just  emerged  from  his  desert  isle,  trailed  by  the 
silent  Friday.  You  would  never  guess  that  the  blase 
youth  introducing  the  speakers  to-day  was  once  the 
famous  Crusoe  of  solitude.  There  was  Pretty 
Johnny  Brett,  fresh  from  Auburn  conquests.  There 
was  the  above  mentioned  batsman  announcing  his 
intention  of  saving  his  athletic  ability  for  the  greater 
field  of  Harvard.  And  last,  but  not  least,  there  was 
Rupert  Mac  Much  whose  lore  of  knowledge  has 
proved  indispensable  to  Prex  in  operating  the  col- 
lege the  subsequent  four  years. 

But  sadly  enough  the  class  was  not  all  genius. 
Some  of  us  showed  even  mediocre  talents.  Other- 
wise, I  am  sure  that  Herbert  Hill  would  have  sung 
"Nearer  My  God  to  Thee"  in  some  less  conspicuous 
place  than  the  Tontine  Hotel.  Ralph  Robinson's 
proposal  to  Tweakie's  waitress,  although  engaged  to 
another  girl  at  the  time,  may  find  possible  excuse 
on  the  same  grounds.  And,  no  doubt,  if  your  his- 
torian's experience  with  college  life  had  been  wider, 
he  would  have  found  some  better  employment  for 
his  second  night  in  college,  than  lugging  the  cold, 
moist  caskets  of  some  departed  unknowns,  in  the 
dark  tombs  of  yonder  burial  ground. 

So  we  gathered,  the  wise  and  the  ignorant,  the 
tall  and  the  short,  the  fat  and  the  lean. 

Loud  clangings  of  the  chapel  bell  early  Thurs- 
day morning,  summoned  us  to  our  first  college 
exercise.  When  the  preliminaries  were  over  we 
engaged  1904  in  a  deadly  rush.  At  the  height  of 
battle  doughty  Doc  Whit  joined  the  fray,  striking 
an  awe-inspiring  on  guard  position.  Magnificently 
he  lunged,  bowling  over  Freshman  and  Sophomore 
alike.  But  alas  for  dignity !  Whit  lunged  too  far 
and  the  ancestral  derby  on  his  head  lost  its  equi- 
librium. Ere  the  frantic  man  could  recover  his 
treasure,  of  twenty  summers,  vile  feet  had  dese- 
crated and  broken  its  sacred  crown.  Discomfited 
he  began  a  retreat  which  suddenly  became  a  rout, 
as  Billy  Finn,  wearing  the  smile  that  never  comes 
off,  accosted  him  cheerily  with,  "Hello,  how  they 
comin',    Whit?" 

In  the  days  that  followed  the  class  organized 
under  the  efficient  leadership  of  Doc  Sanborn,  For 
his  invaluable  services  we  elected  Doc  to  that  most 
august  and  h'gh  tribunal,  the  Bowdoin  Jury.  Pretty 
Steve  Pinkham,  with  his  rosy  cheeks,  and  soft 
voice,  captured  the  president's  chair.  By  far  the 
weightiest  question  settled  in  those  early  meetings 
was  the  choice  of  class  colors.  Judge  Marr 
enthused  with  patriotism  by  the  Farmington  militia, 
favored  red,  white  and  blue.  Bud  Nutter,  dream- 
ing of  glossy  black  hair,  and  snowy  cheeks, 
declaimed  for  black  and  white,  while  Billy  Finn, 
faithful  as  ever  to  good  St.  Patrick's  Day, 
pleaded  for  emerald  green.  The  scenes  these  dash- 
ing views  engendered  were  stormy  indeed.  Speech 
followed  speech  in  whirlwind  succession.  Oratory 
and  eloauence  surpassed  even  those  later  flights, 
which  Mitch  drew  from  us  by  his  famous,  "Hello, 


John."  The  bitter  strife  was  brought  to  a  timely 
end  by  P.  I.  Pierce,  that  Demosthenes  in  distress, 
who  succeded  in  forcing  crimson  and  gray  upon  the 
class    as    its    colors. 

With  the  settlement  of  this  momentous  issue,  we 
turned  our  attention  to  the  Sophomore-Freshman 
base-ball  series  which  resulted  as  usual,  although  we 
took  one  of  the  games.  Our  revenge  should  have 
come  with  the  foot-ball  game,  but  that  pleasure  was 
denied  us.  as  1904  refused  to  play.  The  college  at 
large  declared  it  a  clear  case  of  quit,  although  Cliff 
Lowell  and  Gil  Campbell  had  each,  a  dozen  excuses, 
excuses. 

The  remainder  of  the  Freshman  year  affords  but 
slight  material  for  the  historian's  pen.  We  flunked 
as  many  exams,  as  usual,  and  we  passed  a  few.  We 
won  the  class  drill  at  the  indoor  meet,  scoring  sec- 
ond in  the  meet  itself.  We  had  the  misfortune  of 
seeing  Bowdoin  lose  the  Maine  Intercollegiate  Meet 
for  the  only  time  in  her  history. 

The  year  closed  with  a  grand  banquet  a^  River- 
ton  Casino.  Little  need  be  said  to  recall  that  most 
delightful  of  all  our  class  occasions.  Suffice  it  to 
note  that  the  Baboon  smoked  his  first  cigar,  and  as 
a  result.  Cope  Philoon  who  sat  beside  him,  delivered 
his   address   in   his   shirt   sleeves. 

When  autumn  gathered  us  again,  after  the  sum- 
mer vacation,  the  roll-call  showed  many  changes. 
The  Baboon  had  joined  a  menagerie  near  Princeton, 
and  failed  to  return.  C.  A.  J.  Houghton,  suffering 
with  acute  indigestion, — he  couldn't  digest  his 
father's  course — was  forced  to  drop  back  a  year; 
and  Judas  Priest,  whose  eyes  were  so  sore  that  the 
doctor  forbade  further  study  by  him,  went  to  Colby. 
These  losses  and  others  were  partially  made  up  by 
our  accretions.  Big  Jim  Finn  escaped  from  the 
wiles  of  the  Bates'  Circes  and  joined  our  fold. 
James  Newell  Emery,  that  lyric  wonder,  added  great 
strength  to  our  fussing  contingent.  Pat  Ryan 
arrived,  sent  on  as  the  second  installment  of  Prince- 
ton's contribution,  of  which  Dennie  had  been  the 
first. 

Thus  changed,  we  took  up  the  arduous  tasks  of 
Sophomores.  The  night  shirt  parade,  by  which  we 
introduced  1906  to  college  life,  was  a  masterpiece  of 
finished  work.  Steben  Brown's  oration  on  that 
memorable  occasion  will  live  long  in  college  lore. 
Short,  but  powerful,  it  ran  something  like  this : 
"Gentlemen,  this  place  was  once  a  howling  wilder- 
ness. I  repeat  to  you,  this  place  was  once  a  howl- 
ing wilderness.     And.  I  wish  to  hell  it  was  now !" 

Billy  Finn,  as  president,  led  us  that  year  along 
our  arduous  path.  Defeat  came  in  foot-ball  at  the 
hands  of  the  Freshmen.  Nevertheless,  the  various 
athletic  teams  received  excellent  quotas  of  athletes 
from  1905.  We  dodged  conditions  more  success- 
fully than  during  the  previous  year,  and  we  came 
into  more  stable  relations  with  the  college,  and  with 
one  another.  The  most  notable  feat  of  that  rather 
barren  year  was  the  golf  links  party  which  we  ten- 
dered 1906  one  frosty  night  in  March.  Pa  Ler- 
mond  gained  his  first  fame  that  night  by  standing 
with  a  great  broad  paddle,  at  the  head  of  the  long, 
hot  oven.  Right  well  did  he  paddle  the  lowly  Fresh- 
men, raking  them  fore  and  aft.  This  year  closed 
another  so-called  banquet. 

Before  we  reassembled  for  Junior  work  the 
silent  angel  descended  and  bore  away  a  cherished 
brother.     It  was  with  aching  hearts  and  chastened 


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souls  that  we  returned  to  the  old  college,  whose 
sombre  halls  should  ring  no  more  with  his  happy 
laugh  and  cheery  greeting.  The  cruel  sea  had  rudely 
torn  the  bonds  which  bound  him  to  us,  firm  bonds, 
knit  of  true  heart  strings. 

The  Junior  roll-call  showed  further  changes. 
We  were  honored  with  the  presence  of  Cleaves  and 
Newton,  who  came  to  us  from  Bangor  Theological 
Seminary.  During  the  summer  Mike  had  swindled 
I  Please  Booker  in  a  trade  in  trousers,  as  a  pun- 
ishment the  poor  fellow  was  forced  to  drop  back  a 
year  and  join  our  class,  in  order  to  give  I  Please 
the  revenge  of  collecting  an  extra  year's  term  bills. 
Coot  Rundlett  joined  us,  too,  his  cherub  face  and 
Apollo  form  making  sad  havoc  of  Jim  Emery's 
fussing  business.  Dartmouth  dumped  Jack  Nor- 
cross  upon  us,   and  others  were  added  or  lost. 

It  was  at  the  beginning  of  this  year  that  the  late 
lamented  Kenneth  Sills  sized  up  the  class  so  accu- 
rately. Please  do  not  understand  by  that  phrase, 
late  lamented,  that  I  mean  that  Mr.  Sills  is  dead.  I 
merely  mean  that  we  lament  him,  because  it  has 
taken  both  Mr.  Foster  and  Dr.  Burnett  to  fill  the 
place  which  he  left  vacant.  Mr.  Sills  was  saying 
that  all  classes  have  certain  characteristics  peculiar 
to  them  as  classes,  that  1903.  for  example,  was  a 
class  of  lawyers,  and  1904  nothing  but  poor  sticks. 
At  this  juncture  someone  asked  for  the  distin- 
gushing  marks  of  1905.  "1905,"  came  the  quick, 
keen  answer,  "is  the  most  intellectual  crowd  of 
polite   loafers   which    the   college   has   ever   known." 

The  evening  of  this  same  day  witnessed  Bow- 
doin's  most  recent  yagger  war.  Among  the  casual- 
ties 190S  counted  but  one.  Eddie  Damren  was  bold 
enough  to  thrust  his  head  beneath  a  descending 
plank  propelled  by  some  lusty  yagger.  The  next 
morning  he  attended  chapel,  for  the  only  time  of 
the  year,  his  head  bound  with  great  swaths  of 
bloody  bandages,  hoping  that  the  college  would 
reward  his  valor  by  wooding.  The  disappoint- 
ment must  have  been  keen. 

The  year  which  had  opened  with  such  promises 
of  excitement  quickly  calmed  down  and  passed  with 
unwonted  smoothness  under  the  presidency  of  Runt 
White.  The  much  mooted  theory  of  Junior  Ease 
proved  a  cheat  and  a  delusion  under  the  dynamic 
prodding  of  Mr.  Ham  and  Bobby  Benson.  Profes- 
sor McRae  who  had  succeeeded  to  the  chair  left 
vacant  by  Mr.  Callender,  was  put  to  the  test 
through  the  fall  and  winter,  and  found  worthy  of 
1905's  friendship.  As  the  winter  term  drew  to  a 
close  we  tied  with  1907  for  winner's  honors  at  the 
indoor  meet.  The  remainder  of  the  year  was 
uneventful  ending  in  the  happy  climax  of  Ivy  Day 
which  proved  a  giddy  whirl  of  success.  The  1905 
Bugle  appearing  on  that  day,  contested  the  suprem- 
acy of  1903  as  the  best  number  of  Bowdoin's  48 
Bugles. 

Vacation  came  with  the  close  of  exams,  and 
scattered  us  again.  That  vacation  will  be  seared 
forever  on  John  Riley's  brain.  One  hot  day  of 
August  which  John  was  spending  at  Mere  Point,  he 
had  the  pleasure  of  taking  two  young  ladies  for  a 
row  in  a  dory.  On  the  return  trip  a  great  thirst 
seized  John,  and  he  reached  for  the  water  jug. 
Unfortunately,  instead  of  drawing  the  stopper  from 


the  jug.  John  pulled  out  the  plug  in  the  bottom  of 
the  boat.  Basking  in  the  bliss  of  feminine  charms, 
all  unawares  of  the  Atlantic  Ocean  which  was 
slowly  oozing  through  the  bottom  of  the  boat,  John 
rowed  serenely  on.  I  have  no  time  to  dwell  on 
details,  but  I  will  say  that  the  boat  was  close  to 
shore  when  she  foundered,  and  the  girls  found  no 
difficulty  in  escaping  with  the  water  only  up  to 
their   armpits. 

The  remainder  of  the  summer  passed  unevent- 
fully and  we  gathered  in  September  for  Senior 
work.  Fresh  in  our  memories,  as  the  past  year  is, 
we  need  give  it  but  passing  notice.  The  speeding 
year  has  given  us  and  the  college  three  opportuni- 
ties for  rejoicing,  as  three  efficient  captains  from 
1905  have  ably  led  Bowdoin's  forces  to  the  goals 
of  three  athletic  championships.  We  have  taken 
due  note,  and  followed  as  best  we  could,  the  intri- 
cate workings  of  thirty  quarto  volumes  of  new 
faculty  regulations.  We  have  rung  out  the  old 
chapel  bell  in  celebration  of  another  victory  over 
Amherst  in  the  annual  debate.  We  have  welcomed 
to  our  friendship  and  respect  the  new  instructors. 
Dr.  Roberts,  Dr.  Burnett  and  Mr.  Foster.  And 
last,  but,  perhaps  the  most  important  of  all,  we 
have  bought,  and  faithfully  worn,  Mike-made  coats 
and  trousers. 

It  was  during  this  year  that  Judge  Symonds  had 
a  brilliant  dream.  Crawling  out  of  bed  in  the  cold, 
chill  dawn  he  aroused  Heine  Lewis  and  shouted  the 
following  proverb :  "Heine,"  says  Judge,  "some  men 
are  born  famous ;  some  men  achieve  fame,  and 
some  men  have  fame  thrust  upon  them." 

"Yes,"  replied  Heine,  "but  what  of  that.  Your 
brain  is  turned  with  international  law.  Go  back  to 
bed." 

"You're  dull,  Pleine,"  says  the  Judge,  "no  proverb 
ever  had  better  illustration  than  certain  members  of 
1905  illustrate  the  above.  Cleaves,"  he  continued, 
"was,  of  course,  born  famous ;  Seavey  attained 
fame  that  chilly  October  night  when  the  iron  doors 
of  the  Brunswick  police  station  closed  on  his  guilty 
form ;  and  Rupert  Mar  Much  had  fame  thrust  upon 
him,  when  the  Black  Cat  Magazine  published  one  of 
its  stories  in  the  Bowdoin  Quill  under  his  signa- 
ture." 

Through  such  devious  turnings,  then,  has  the 
Class  of  1905  come  at  last  to  that  point  when  her 
ranks  will  break  as  the  members  hurry  forth  to  add 
to  the  bustle  of  the  tired  old  world.  The  college 
no  doubt,  will  miss  her  for  she  is  a  well-rounded 
class,  strong  at  every  turn.  She  has  athletes  whose 
names  have  stricken  terror  alike  to  the  blue  and 
white  farmers  on  the  banks  of  the  Stillwater  River, 
to  the  soprano  cheered  warriors  of  co-ed  Colby, 
and  to  the  garnet-clad  dilettantes  of  the  academy  at 
Lewiston.  She  has  debaters  whose  silver  tongues 
and  nimble  brains  have  routed  the  best  intellect  of 
Amherst.  She  has  literary  talent  already  recog- 
nized in  the  world  of  letters.  And  she  has  scholars 
whose  merits  vie  with  the  best.  If  the  blooming 
promise  of  the  past  four  years  bears  the  ripe  fruit 
that  it  should,  the  future  historians  of  190S  will  all 
record  famous  men  and  great  deeds,  as  her  various 
members  climb  the  heights  of  praise  and  plant  her 
banners  on  the  tallest  peaks  of  worth. 


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Again  has  gone  from  these 
sacred  portals  another  class 
of  resolute  manhood — gone 
from  the  affectionate  embrace 
of  an  ever-fostering  mother  to  seek  recognition 
among  the  world's  workers.  Fortified  with  four 
years  of  discipline,  experience  and  conscientious 
work,  rich  in  book  lore  and  ready  knowledge, 
formed  in  character,  informed  in  the  wisdom  of  the 
age,  inspired  with  honesty  of  purpose,  sincerity  of 
intent  and  lofty  aims,  these  sixty-three  men  enter 
the  arena  of  life  girded  with  strength,  conviction, 
and  power. 

Manhood  is  a  struggle,  but  to  such  as  are  pre- 
pared for  it  the  way  becomes  easier  by  far.  The 
world,  however,  Seniors,  pays  but  little  respect  to 
your  prowess.  It  is  a  chilling  reception  that  you 
receive,  yet  it  is  for  you  to  make  the  best  of  your 
opportunities.  'To  welcome  each  rebuff  that  turns 
earth's   smoothness   rough." 

It  is  not  fame  and  honor  but  worthy  aims  and 
strong  characters  that  build  the  nation.  That  you 
will  maintain  the  dignity  of  Old  Bowdoin  and  be 
reputable  citizens  we  have  no  fear.  It  is  for  us  to 
give  the  parting  Cluck  Auf.  IVIay  success  attend 
you,  Seniors,  on  whatever  course  you  may  pursue. 


Milestones. 


The  Commencement  of  190S 
is  the  looth  in  the  history  of 
Bowdoin  and  the  20th  under 
the  direction  of  President 
Hyde.  The  year  has  been  one  of  unusual  success. 
Seldom  does  any  college  return  from  her  athletic 
contests  with  three  championships  out  of  a  possible 
four — Foot-ball,  Track,  Base-ball.  How  much  these 
three  championships  mean  to  Old  Bowdoin.  But 
not  in  athletics,  alone,  does  our  supremacy  lie.  The 
joint  debate  was  plucked  from  Amherst  and  this 
year's  Senior  Class  graduates  many  talented  literary 
men  and  prominent  scholars. 

IVIoreover,  new  systems  have  stepped  in, — radical 
but  beneficial.  The  semester  system,  the  proctors  in 
the  dormitories,  and  the  growth  of  the  Fraternity 
Houses  record  a  year  of  success  and  prosperity  sel- 
dom  equalled. 

May  the  next  milestone  which  we  pass  be  as  suc- 
cessful as  that  just  recorded.  May  Old  Bowdoin 
prosper  as  never  before  and  each  year  see  her  stand 
higher  and  higher  among  the  educational  institu- 
tions  of   the   country. 


CLOSING  ADDRESS. 
Edwin  LaForest  Harvey. 

Many  centuries  ago,  in  the  peaceful  valley  of 
Naishpur,  in  far-off  Persia  under  the  tutelage  of 
Abd-us-samad,  the  famous  doctor  of  laws,  dwelt 
three  boyhood  friends — Hasan  Ben  Sabbah,  Hakin 
Omar  Khayyam,  and  Niss  Nizam  ul  Mulk.  A  com- 
pact existed  among  these  three,  that,  in  after  life, 
whosoever  should  receive  the  favor  of  fortune, 
should  share  it  equally  with  the  rest  and  reserve  no 
pre-eminence  to  himself.  It  so  happened  that  as  the 
years  rolled  on,  Nizam  became  the  one  whom  the 
"fickle  goddess"  selected  for  her  favorite.  In  course 
of  time  he  became  Vizier  to  the  Sultan,  and  was 
soon  called  upon  to  fulfill  his  compact  with  his  two 
friends.  Hasan  elected  .to  hold  office  at  court,  but 
became  a  discontent  and  a  plotter,  and  suffered 
ignominy  and  disgrace.  Omar  selected  as  his  boon, 
the  privilege  of  living  in  peace  and  quiet  in  a  corner 
of  the  realm,  and  spreading  abroad  the  advantages 
of  philosophy  and  science.  So,  at  Naishapur,  thus 
lived  Omar  Khayyam,  the  astronomer-poet,  well 
known  in  his  time  for  his  wisdom,  virtue  and  truth. 
He  was  often  called  upon  to  perform  deeds  of  trust 
and  service  to  the  state,  and  each  added  to  the  honor 
and  respect  in  which  he  was  ever  held  by  his  fellow- 
men. 

What  he  had  contributed  to  science  has  perished, 
but  in  his  philosophy,  we,  to-day.  can  find  many 
helpful  lessons.  The  Rubaiyat,  supposed  by  many 
to  be  the  pulings  of  a  pagan  and  a  cynic,  is  a  verit- 
able epic  of  Life — a  sympathetic  chronicle  of  the 
secret  yearnings  and  doubts  of  a  human  soul.  At 
this  time,  when  we,  the  Class  of  190S,  are  bidding 
our  adieus  to  these  old  familiar  scenes  of  many 
joys,  and  this  grand  old  garden  of  our  boyhood 
hopes,  we  find  in  Omar's  words  a  voice  for  all  our 
thoughts. 

Four  happy  years  ago  we  knocked  at  the  Tavern 
door  and  shouted : 


"Open  then  the  door ! 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


89 


You  know  how  little  while  we  have  to  stay, 
And,  once  departed,  may  return  no  more," 

Thoughtless,  drunk  with  expectation,  we  rushed 
within,  and  threw  ourselves  into  the  arms  of  the 
siren  of  college  life. Forgotten  was  the  cold,  hard, 
practicable  world  without ;  forgotten  were  the  duties 
and  strifes  of  prosy,  commonplace  existence.  Our 
present  Mistress  was  Paradise  enow ! 

"A  Book  of  Verses  underneath  the  Bough, 
A  jug  of  wine,  a  Loaf  of  Bread — and  Thou 
Beside  me,  singing  in  the  Wilderness — 
Oh,    Wilderness    were   Paradise   Enow !" 

Oh.  that  the  singing  had  never  ceased !  Oh, 
classnrates,  that  it  were  never  for  us  to  drain  the 
jug,  and  eat  the  last  few  crumbs  of  the  loaf!  But 
now,  with  trembling  fingers,  we  close  the  Book  of 
Verses,  and  creep  from  beneath  the  shady  Bough, 
cut  from  our  Paradise  into  the  Dusty  Lanes  and 
Stony  Hillsides  of  Life.  "The  Phantom  of  False 
Morning  Dies"  and  we  stand  all  halting  and  unpre- 
pared, knowing  not  which  way  to  direct  our  steps, 
We  stand,  to-day,  the  Fainting  Travelers  at  the  edge 
of  the  Burning  Desert.  We  turn  backward  our 
faces,  and  too  many  of  us,  I  fear,  think  of  what 
might  have  been,  of  paths  that  might  have  been  trod 
to  better  advantage,  or  of  others  that  ought  to  have 
beguiled   our   wayward    steps. 

"Myself  when  young,  did  eagerly  frequent 

Doctor  and  Saint  and  heard  great  argument 
About  it  and  about,  but  evermore 

Came  out  of  the  same  door  wherein  I  went." 

But  such  thoughts  as  these  can  avail  us  nothing. 
The  Past  is  of  the  Past. 

"The  moving  Finger  writes ;  and  having  writ. 
Moves  on ;  not  all  your  Piety  nor  Wit 
Shall  lure  it  back  to  cancel  half  a  line, 
Nor  all  your  Tears  wash  out  a  word  of  it.' 

It  is  rather  of  the  future  we  must  think.  In  this 
thinking,  we  find  little  joy  enough.  There  lies  before 
us  the — "Road, 

"Which  we  discover  we  must  travel,  too."  As 
never  before,  do  we  realize  merciless  destiny,  the 
false  reality  of  To-day.  and  the  true  uncertainty  of 
To-morrow.  Like  the  tent-maker  of  old,  we  turn 
afar  our  smarting  eyes,  and  cry : 

"Would  but  some  winged  Angel  ere  too  late 
Arrest  the  yet   unfolded   roll   of  Fate, 
And  make  the  stern  Recorder  otherwise 
Enregister,  or  quite  obliterate!" 

But  let  us  not,  like  him,  after  vainly  endeavoring 
to  unshackle  our  steps  from  Destiny,  and  to  catch 
some  authentic  glimpses  of  To-morrow,  fall  back, 
with  the  consolation,  that 

"We  are  no  other  than  a  moving  row 

Of  magic  shadow-shapes  that  come  and  go 

Round  with  the  Sun-illusioned  Lantern,  held 

In  Midnight  by  the  Master  of  the  Show. 


But  helpless  Pieces  of  the  Game  He  plays 
Upon  this  Checkerboard  of  nights  and  days; 

Hither  and  thither  moves,  and  checks  and  slays. 
And  one  by  one  in  the  closet  lays." 

This  is  the  philosophy  of  inaction  and  despair. 
Enter  with  the  poet  the  potter's  shop,  where  the 
poor  creatures  of  clay,  ranged  round  the  walls,  are 
lifting  up  their  voices  in  lament,  and  barken  with 
him  to  the  smallest,  ugliest  of  them  all, — 

"Surely  not  in  vain 
My  substance  of  the  common  earth  was  ta'en 

And  to  this  figure  moulded,  to  be  broke. 
Or  trampled  back  to  shapeless  earth  again." 

Let  us  take  from  this  poor  bit  of  clay  our  lesson. 
Let  us  put  aside  our  doubts  and  fears,  and  with 
loins  girded  for  the  fray,  break  joyous  through  the 
Desert,  for  only  a  little  beyond  lay  sunny  Banks  and 
shaded  Streams,  where  all  indeed  is  Paradise  enow. 

Thus,  Classmates,  does  the  poor,  pagan  poet 
paint  for  us  our  Rubaiyat.  Thus  does  he  teach  us 
not  to  "nod  like  the  drowsy  worshiper  outside." 
Let  us  carry  in  our  hearts  his  words,  and  when,  as 
the  years  to  come,  we  are  braving  the  Burning 
Desert,  and  seeking  the  shadiest  bough,  the  sweetest 
wine  or  the  largest  leaf  loaf,  may  our  manner  be 
such  that  none  of  us  shall  ever  hear  the  warning 
from  the  Tower  of  Darkness  cry: 

"Fool,  yoiir  reward  is  neither  Here  nor  There." 


CLASS   DAY   ODE. 
James   Newell   Emery. 

Dying  in  splendor  of  crimson  and  gold 

Deep  in  the  west  sinks  the  sun  in  its  flight. 
Shadows  of  twilight  are  falling  apace 

Swiftly  betok'ning  the  coming  of  night. 
Sun  of  our  college  days,  pause  yet  awhile ; 

Future's  dark  night  looms  up  chilly  and  cold. 
Blame  not  our  footsteps  if  lagging  and  slow; 

Pause  in  thy  splendor  of  crimson  and  gold. 

Mem'ries  of  days  'neath  the  sunlight  of  youth 

Swell  to  each  heart  as  the  night  draweth  nigh ; 
Each  of  thy  elms  brings  back  mem'ries  of  yore. 

Each  hall  a  vision  of  hours  gone  by. 
Paths  all  aleaf  with  the  splendor  of  spring, 

Blade,  bud  and  blossom  in  happiness  swell. 
College  all-glorious,  mother  of  men. 

Queen  of  the  centuries,  Bowdoin,  farewell. 


THE  CLASS  DAY  HOP. 

The  inclement  weather  dampened  not  the  slight- 
est the  spirits  of  the  many  couples  which  graced 
Old  Memorial  on  Class  Day  evening.  The  1905 
Class  Day  Hop  will  go  down  in  pleasure  events  as 
one  of  the  most  successful.  The  "Grads"  were 
present  and  enjoyed  as  much  as  any  the  festivities 
of  the  evening.  The  Patronesses  were  Mrs.  Hyde, 
Mrs.  Lee,  Mrs.  Robinson,  Mrs.  Houghton,  Mrs. 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Woodruff,  Mrs.  Little,  Mrs.  Hutch- 
ins.  Mrs.  Moody,  Mrs.  Alfred  Mitchell,  Mrs.  Whit- 
tier,  Mrs.  Files,  Mrs.  Wilmot  Mitchell,  Mrs.  Ham, 
Mrs.   McRae,  Mrs.  Roberts. 


90 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


PHI  BETA  KAPPA  ELECTIONS. 

Wednesday  morning  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Alpha  Chapter  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa  of  Maine  was 
held  in  the  Alumni   Room  of  Hubbard  Hall. 

The  following  new  members  were  elected :  1905, 
George  Adams  Foster.  Herbert  Staples  Hill,  John 
Edward  Newton,  William  John  Norton,  Ray  Wal- 
dron  Pettengill,  Paul  Gould  Robb'ns,  Ralph  Sylves- 
ter Robinson.  From  1906 :  Charles  Henry  Brad- 
ford, Philip  Freeland  Chapman,  Melvin  Thomas 
Copeland,  Walter  Averill  Powers,  Clyde  Cyrus 
Shaw,  Robie  Reed  Stevens. 

The  election  of  officers  resulted  as  follows:  Pres- 
ident, Franklin  Augustus  Wilson,  '54,  Bangor;  Vice- 
President,  James  McKeen,  '64,  New  York ;  Secre- 
tary, George  T.  Files,  '89,  Brunswick ;  George 
Thomas  Little,  'T},  Brunswick,  was  elected  chair- 
man of  the  I'terary  committee  and  was  authorized 
to  publish  a  catalogue  of  the  members  since  the 
founding  of  the  society  in  1825  with  short  sketches 
of   their   lives. 


MAINE  MEDICAL  SCHOOL  COMMENCE- 
MENT. 
Address  by  Rev.  D.  N.  Beach,  D.D. 

Dr.  David  Nelson  Beach,  President  of  the  Ban- 
gor Theological  School,  delivered  the  address  before 
the  eighteen  graduates  of  the  Medical  School.  His 
remarks  were  listened  to  with  great  interest : 

The  medical  profession  has  ample  boundaries. 
Even  in  its  crude  primitive  days  it  had.  The  med- 
icine man  of  savage  tribes,  the  physicians  of  Egypt 
and  Greece  and  Rome  and  the  practitioners  of  all 
the  periods  since — however  inadequate  their  knowl- 
edge, and  however  mingled  with  clever  impositions 
and  with  superstitions  their  practice  may  have 
been — nevertheless  had  for  fields  of  investigation 
the  world  of  minerals,  the  world  of  plants,  the 
world  of  biology  and  that  subtle  thing  of  life  itself, 
in  all  its  mysterious  wonder  and  might. 

And,  to-day,  when  a  true  science  is  ours ;  when 
true  scientific  methods  are  followed,  when  micro- 
scopy and  the  highest  chemistry  are  called  into  use, 
and  where  its  ever  deepening  sympathy  makes  the 
world  eager  and  responsive  to  every  fresh  medical 
discovery  and  surgical  triumph;  far  more  is  this  the 
case. 

In  fact  so  wide  is  the  field  that  it  becomes  not  a 
question  with  the  ever  studious  doctor,  how  he  may 
escape  "pent-up  Ithaca"  in  his  calling,  but  how  he 
may  pen  it  up,  how  he  may  eliminate  and  demark 
and  specialize,  in  order  to  have  practical  as  well  as 
ample  boundaries. 

This,  then,  is  the  first  great  glory  of  your  pro- 
fession— that  its  possib'lities  and  opportunities  are 
boundless — that  one  can  never  reach  its  horizon — 
that  it  ever  goes  on  from  more  to  more — that  the 
infinite  craving  of  the  mind  for  knowledge  and  of 
ambition  for  achievement  and  of  the  heart  for  ser- 
vice, can  realize  in  the  profession  more  and  more 
even   and  yet  have  always  more  worlds  to  conquer. 

The  next  glory,  as  I  count  it,  of  your  profession, 
is  that  it  appeals  to  the  whole  man,  and  its  appeals 
even   more   and  yet   more. 

Then  the  rewards  of  your  profession  are  sure,  I 
mean,  of  course,  to  those  who  deserve  them.     There 


are  men  in  your  calling,  and  in  mine,  and  in  all,  who 
never  yet  deserved  any  reward — not  having  had  to 
work,  nor  to  wait,  nor  to  concentrate  their  power, 
nor  to  keep  that  brave  heart  which  is  better  than  any 
medicine.  They  are  of  the  Mr.  Bob  Sawyer  arid 
Mr.  Ben  Allen  type  in  Pickwick.  The  drawers  in 
their  apothecary  shop  are  mostly  dummies,  and  they 
have  to  put  on  goggles  to  make  even  the  unsophisti- 
cated suspect  them  wise.  But  it  is  not  so  for  the 
true  man  in  your  profession.  His  reward  is  with 
him. 

But  to  the  really  noble  toiler  in  life's  day's  work, 
it  is  not  the  reward  that  figures  so  much,  as  whether 
what  one  does  counts.  "Small  pay,  few  thanks,"  he 
says,  it  may  be,  but  the  work,  its  skill,  its  worthi- 
ness, its  achievement,  these  are  the  things  which 
make  life  worth  while. 

It  is  always  pushing  forward  the  boundaries  of 
knowledge,  always  making  some  distinct  achieve- 
ment for  the  world.  He  who  is  in  it  with  all  his 
heart  is  always  himself  growing,  and  adding  thus  to 
the  sum   total  of  riches  of  human  worth. 

It  lengthens  the  average  of  human  life ;  it  heals 
the  sick;  it  ameliorates  suffering;  it  makes  the 
maimed  almost  as  good  as  new ;  it  brings  men  back 
out  of  the  jaws  of  death;  it  ushers  every  man, 
woman  and  child  into  the  world ;  it  soothes  and  sol- 
aces down  into  the  valley  of  the  shadows,  men, 
women  and  children  as  they  take  their  last  journey 
by  that  sombre  way  into  the  land  that  is  forever  their 
day. 

In  short,  there  is  no  human  work  finer,  or  truer, 
or  more  useful,  or  more  ennobling  than  that  of  the 
true  physician. 

Finally,  beyond  reward — beyond  counting — your 
profession  satisfies.  "I  shall,"  cried  one  of  old  voic- 
ing in  the  deepest  longing  of  the  soul — "I  shall  be 
satisfied  when  I  awake  in  thy  likeness,"  and  he  who 
came  out  of  heaven  to  earth,  out  of  its  satisfaction 
to  make  a  record  of  satisfaction  here  on  earth,  chose 
your  calling.  He  healed  the  sick;  he  gave  sight  to 
the  blind ;  the  lame  walked  at  his  touch ;  the  lepers 
were  cleansed.  "I,"  said  a  great  physician  to  his 
minister,  "I  have  the  best  profession  and  you  have 
the  next  best."  To  do  good  constantly ;  to  soothe, 
comfort  and  restore ;  to  put  new  courage  and  hope 
into  human  hearts ;  to  confront  and  stamp  out  infec- 
tion and  vice  itself;  to  be  loved  and  honored  of  all 
men  for  noble  service  well  performed ;  to  have  the 
praise  of  men  and  the  praise  of  God.  "I  was  sick 
and  ye  visited  me,"  this  is  satisfaction  indeed.  Ian 
MaciLaren  in  his  "Doctor  of  the  Old  School,"  has 
pictured  this  satisfaction  when  William  MacLure 
had  won  his  "Fight  with  Death ;"  when  he  had  given 
Saunders  back  his  Bell — when  out  in  the  pasture  he 
had  danced  the  "Highland  Fling"  with  Drumshugh 
in  the  gray  dawn,  in  which  the  fight  was  victorious — 
and  when  the  next  Sabbath,  having  been  mentioned 
in  the  long  prayer  with  "especially  we  tender  Thee 
hearty  thanks  for  the  skill  of  him  who  goes  out  and 
in  amongst  us,"  the  beloved  physician  of  this  parish 
and  adjacent  districts — he  rides  past  after  church  is 
out  on  his  old  mare  Jess — gets  this  satisfaction  in 
the  hurrahs  of  the  glen,  the  minister  leading  the 
cheering — and  his  modest  answer — "A'  never 
expectit  the  like  o'  this,  though,  and  it  was  just  a 
wee  thingie  mair  than  a'  cud  hae  stande.  No  many 
men  in  this  world  will  ever  get  a  better,  for  it  cam 
fram  the  hert  o'  honest  folk." 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


9t 


Following  the  address  by  Dr.  Beach  President 
Hyde  gave  a  short  address,  speaking  principally  of 
the  future  of  the  Medical  School. 

The  members  of  the  class  were  as  follows : 
Nat  Bailey  Twycross  Barker,  A.B. ;  Charles 
Eugene  Hill  Beane,  A.B. ;  Jesse  Somner  Bragg, 
A.B. ;  Frank  Wilson  Clarke ;  DeForest  Smith  Day ; 
Ernest  Woodbury  Files,  A.B. ;  Ernest  Bertrand  Fol- 
som,  A.B. ;  Arthur  Lewis  Gould ;  Don  Leslie  Har- 
den; Benjamin  Franklin  Hayden.  A.B. ;  Charles 
Henry  Hunt.  A  B. ;  Harry  Joseph  Hunt,  A.B. ;  John 
Christopher  O'Connor,  B.S. ;  James  Edward  Pooler, 
Fred  John  Pritham,  Daniel  Frank  Davis  Russell, 
Warren  Hunter  Sherman,  Fred  Milton  Smith. 


BOWDOIN    WINS    AGAIN    FROM    BATES- 
FOURTH    STRAIGHT    VICTORY. 

Hubbard  Grandstand  was  well  filled  on  Wednes- 
day afternoon  when  the  'Varsity  met  and  again 
defeated  Bates.  As  an  exhibition  the  game  was  a 
worthy  performance.  The  score  3  to  2  by  no  means 
indicates  inferior  ball  as  Bowdoin  played  practi- 
cally an  errorless  game,  and  Bates  made  seven 
errors.  Until  the  ninth  inning  the  score  favored 
Bowdoin,  3  to  o,  but  a  hit  and  bases  on  balls  with  an 
error  let  in  two  runs. 

The  score : 

Bowdoin. 

ab      r      bh      pc      a        e 

White,   ss 4        2        2        2        I        o 

Abbott,  c 4        I        I        7        o        o 

Stanwood,   3b 4        o        i        o        3        i 

Greene,   ib 3        o        o        9        o        0 

Clarke.   If 4        o        o        3        0        o 

Files,  p 4        o        I         I        2        o 

Hodgson,  2b   4        o        2        1  o 

Ellis,  cf 3        o        o        2        o        o 

Lewis,   rf 3        0        o        2        o        0 

Totals 33        3        7      27        8        I 

Bates. 

ab  r  bh  po  a  e 

Wright,    3b 4  o  o  2  2  0 

Wilder,   ss 4  i  i  2  i  o 

Kendall,  2b 3  I  i  3  2  o 

Doe,   lb 2  o  o  7  o  2 

French,   rf 4  o  0  2  i  2 

Bowman,    c 3  0  0  5  o  2 

Johnson,  p 4  o  o  3  2  i 

Dwinal,   cf 3  o  i  o  i  0 

Rogers,  If 3  o  o  o  I  0 

Totals  30      2        3      24      10        7 

Bowdoin   2    o    o    o     i     o    0    o    o — 3 

Bates   o    o    o    0    o    o    o    o    2 — 2 

Base  on  balls — Off  Files,  4;  off  Johnson,  i.  Two- 
base  hit — White.  Double  play — Johnson  and  Ken- 
dall. Struck  out — By  Johnson,  4 ;  by  Files,  6.  Wild 
pitch — Johnson,  Files.     Time,  2h. 


President — James    P.    Baxter,    Portland. 

Vice-President — Henry   L.    Chapman,   Brunswick. 

Treasurer — Fritz  H.  Jordan,   Portland. 

Corresponding  Secretary  and  Biographer — W.  D. 
Patterson,   Wiscasset. 

Recording  Secretary,  Librarian  and  Curator — H. 
W.  Bryant,  Portland. 

Standing  Committee — Rev.  H.  S.  Burrage, 
Togus;  Gen.  J.  M.  Brown.  Portland;  Col.  J.  M. 
Glidden,  Newcastle ;  F.  A.  Wilson,  Bangor ;  P.  C. 
Manning,  Portland;  George  A.  Emery,  Saco;  A.  F. 
Moulton,  Portland;  Nathan  Goold,  Portland;  A.  C. 
Stilphen,   Gardiner. 


THE    PRESIDENT'S    RECEPTION. 

Wednesday  evening  occurred  the  reception  by 
President  and  Mrs.  Hyde  in  the  Hubbard  Hall  and 
the  greater  part  of  the  visitors,  alumni  and  friends 
of  the  college  were  present  at  the  reception. 

President  and  Mrs.  Hyde  were  assisted  in  receiv- 
ing by  Governor  and  Mrs.  William  T.  Cobb  of 
Rockland  and  Miss  Hubbard,  the  daughter  of  Gen. 
Thomas  H.  Hubbard  of  New  York  City. 

The  afifair  lasted  well  into  the  evening  and  was 
one  of  the  pleasantest  features  of  the  day. 


THE  MAINE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Maine  Historical 
Society  was  held  in  Massachusetts  Hall  on  Tuesday 
afternoon.  After  reports  by  the  outstanding  com- 
mittees were  read  the  following  officers  were  elected : 


ALUMNI    ASSOCIATION. 

Preceding  the  Commencement  exercises  on 
Thursday  the  Alumni  Association  met  in  Hubbard 
Hall  and  after  interesting  discussions  elected  officers 
as  follows : 

President,  Franklin  C.  Payson,  Esq.,  '76;  Charles 
T.  Hawes,  '76,  Vice-President;  George  T.  Little,  '^T, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer;  Dr.  Alfred  Mitchell,  '59, 
W.  H.  Moulton,  '74,  Arthur  T.  Parker.  '76,  members 
of  the  Executive  Committee. 


THE  ONE   HUNDREDTH   COMMENCEMENT. 
Sixty-Three  Degrees  Conferred;  Prizes  and  Honors. 

It  was  an  enthusiastic  crowd  of  loyal  Bow- 
doin men  which  gathered  in  front  of  the  chapel 
on  Thursday  to  march  to  the  church  for  the 
commencement  exercises,  from  the  venerable 
graduates  of  over  sixty  years  ago  to  the  lusty 
members  of  1904  all  felt  the  spirit  of  the  day. 

Payne's  Second  Regiment  Band  led  the 
procession  followed  by  the  graduating  class, 
President  Hyde,  Governor  Cobb  and  staff, 
Mrs.  George  C.  Riggs  and  Faculty,  followed 
by  the  various  classes.  Assembled  in  the 
church  prayer  was  offered  by  Rev.  Charles  H. 
Cutler,  '81. 

ORDER    OF    EXERCISES. 

Music. 

Prayer. 

Music. 
The  Historical  Novel.  Stanley  Perkins  Chase. 

The  President's  Railroad  Policy. 

Leonard  Augustus  Pierce. 


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The  Yellow  Peril  in  America. 

Edwin  La  Forest  Harvey. 
Music. 
The  Church  and  the  Social  Problem. 

*John  Edward  Newton. 
International  Arbitration.  Arthur  Lewis  McCobb. 
The  Relation  of  Capital  to  Social  Unrest. 

Henr.y  Alfred  Lermond. 

Music. 

Conferring  of  Degrees. 

Prayer. 

Benediction. 

*Excused. 

COMMENCEMENT  PRIZE  ESSAY. 


THE  HISTORICAL  NOVEL. 

By  Stanley  P.  Chase. 

Most  of  us  have  experienced  a  thrill  of  pleasure 
and  anticipation  at  meeting  face  to  face  some  prom- 
inent personage  well  known  to  us  by  reputation. 
We  have  observed  with  more  than  ordinary  interest 
his  speech,  his  motions,  his  dress,  and  the  shades 
of  expression  that  passed  over  his  face.  It  is  with 
much  the  same  sort  of  interest  that  we  encounter  in 
romances  the  name  of  some  character  familiar  to  us 
through  history.  The  Queen  Elizabeth  of  Kenil- 
worth  or  the  Richelieu  of  the  Three  Musketeers 
makes  an  immediate  claim  upon  our  attention  which 
is  quite  different  from  the  mild  interest  excited  by 
the  entrance  of  the  fictitious  characters. 

Perhaps  this  feeling  on  the  part  of  the  public 
accounts  in  a  measure  for  the  immense  demand  for 
historical  novels.  Certainly  the  popularity  of  the 
class  of  books  represented  by  Richard  Carvel  and 
A  Gentleman  of  France  is  one  of  the  marked  features 
of  American  literature  to-day.  It  may  almost  be 
affirmed  that  the  historical  notions  of  the  average 
reader  are  derived  as  much  from  the  current  histor- 
ical novels  as  from  any  systematic  study  of  history 
Itself.  The  works  of  Alexander  Dumas,  for 
instance,  have  been  to  thousands  of  readers  the  sole 
source  of  knowledge  of  French  history.  The  fact 
is,  that  just  as  the  drama  presented  on  the  stage 
makes  a  fourfold  greater  impression  on  the  brain 
than  the  book  read  in  the  quiet  of  one's  study,  so  an 
historical  fact  or  character  in  the  limelight  of  fiction 
makes  a  greater  impression  than  in  the  accurate 
pages  of  Historian  Dryasdust.  Whether  this  is  as 
it  should  be  or  not,  it  forces  the  critic  to  a  serious 
consideration  of  the  aim,  the  possibilities,  and  the 
limitations  of  the  historical  novel. 

To  get  a  clear  understanding  of  the  real  aims 
and  value  of  historical  fiction,  there  is  no  better  way 
than  to  consider  the  objections  which  have  been 
urged  against  it.  In  the  first  place  it  is  charged 
that  any  attempt  to  combine  history  and  romance 
rnust  in  nine  cases  out  of  ten  give  a  wrong  impres- 
sion of  the  subject  matter  as  history.  The  average 
reader  is  always  in  doubt  where  to  draw  the  line  in 
his  book  between  history  and  invention.  Probably 
he  will  err  on  the  side  of  credulity,  accepting  as 
true  what  the  author  has  introduced  merely  for  lit- 
erary coloring.  It  is  needless  to  point  out,  again, 
the  grave  inaccuracies  into  which  our  writers  of  his-. 


torical  romances  have  fallen,  but  it  is  surprising  to 
learn    how    wide-spread    the    delusions    thus    engen- 
dered have   become.     There  are  thousands   of  read- 
ers who  have  got  the  notion  from  the  current  his- 
torical novels  that  at  the  time  of  the  Revolution  the 
patriots  were  the  "best  People"   of  the  Colonies,  in 
the  common  acceptance  of  the  term,  while  the  Tories 
were  morally  the  scum  of  the  country.     In  the  light 
of  history,  as  Mr.  Ford  has  pointed  out,  the  patriots 
were  in  general  the  middle  classes,  while  the  Tories 
were  the  more  highly  educated  and  cultured  people. 
In  dealing  with  the  great  characters  of  our  history, 
too,  the  novelist  falls   into  the  general   tendency  of 
making    them    superhuman.     Washington,    Franklin, 
Lincoln  become  not  men  with  ordinary  emotions  and 
weaknesses,  but  demi-gods,  who  have  been  robbed  of 
all    their    human    attributes.     You    remember    Mark 
Twain's   boast    that   he    was     a    greater     man    than 
Washington,   because   the  latter   "couldn't  tell  a   He, 
while    he    could   but    wouldn't."     In    these    ways    all 
sorts    of    distorted    historical     notions     are     spread 
broadcast    throughout   the    land.     The   conscientious 
historian   is,   therefore,   led  to  cry  out  against  these 
novels  as  a  class  and   to    demand    that    they    shall 
render  back  to  history  the  things  that  are  history's. 
Such   is   the  first   and   most  superficial   argument 
that  has  been  advanced  against  the  historical  novel. 
It   rests    upon    the   false   assumption  that   the   great 
purpose  of  this  class  of  fiction  is  to  impart  specific 
historical   information.     "It   is   doubtful,"    says    Mr. 
Marion    Crawford,   "whether   any  genuine   historicai 
novel  has  ever  yet  been  written  for  the  sake  of  the 
history  it  contains."     All  that  the  historical  novelist 
can  hope  to  do  (and  this  defines  pretty  well  the  pur- 
pose of  historical  fiction)   is  to  enable  us  to  rightly 
appreciate    our    forefathers,    to    recognize    that    they 
were   living   men,   and   to   feel   our  close  connection 
with  them,  to  make  us  see  that  hi.story  is  something 
more  than  deeds  of  Parliament  and  battle  statistics, 
and  to   afford   us  an  insight,   slight  though   it   must 
be,   into   the  great   currents   of  thought   and   feeling 
which  were  moulding  the  race.     Such  a  definition  as 
this    by   no   means    excuses   carelessness   or    inaccu- 
racy in  the  writer.     It  merely  warns  the  reader  that 
he   cannot   by   means   of  these   novels,   take   all   his- 
tory in  a  pleasing  and  diluted  form. 

There  is,  however,  a  stronger  argument  against 
the  historical  novel,  which  maintains  that  it  is  from 
its  inherent  character  an  impossibility.  It  is  abso- 
lutely impossible,  we  are  told,  for  a  writer  to  get 
out  of  his  own  epoch  and  breathe  the  atmosphere 
of  a  former  century.  He  may  study  the  documents 
and  journals  of  the  period,  he  may  learn  as  much 
as  he  will  of  the  dress  and  the  dialect  of  the  time; 
yet  to  enter  fully  into  the  conceptions  and  modes  of 
thinking  of  a  former  period  is  as  impossible  as  it  is 
to  jump  away  from  his  own  shadow.  Too  often  the 
characters  of  an  historical  novel  seem  to  be  mere 
twentieth  century  men  and  women  with  twentieth 
century  ideas  disporting  themselves  under  the 
masques  of  Cavaliers -or  Tories.  Mr.  Walter  Bage- 
hot  has  attributed  the  popularity  of  Scott's  histori- 
cal novels  to  the  fact  that  they  portray  the  Middle 
Ages  not  as  they  were  but  as  people  would  like 
them  to  have  been.  The  duels  and  the  tournaments, 
the  castles  and  the  pageantry  are  after  all  a  good 
deal  of  a  hollow  sham.  Such  tales  may  please  the 
children   and  those   adult   readers   who    are    always 


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ready  to  beguile  themselves  into  the  conviction  that 
every  other  age  was  better  than  the  one  in  which 
they  are  unfortunate  enough  to  Hve,  but  to  the  reader 
with  the  historical  instinct  they  are  a  positive  offence. 
The  point  of  criticism  may  be  illustrated  by  a  com- 
parison of  two  well-known  books  of  Paul  Leicester 
Ford's,  Janice  Meredith  and  Peter  Stirling.  While 
no  man  was  more  competent  to  write  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary period  than  Mr.  Ford,  one  feels  that  in 
Janice  Meredith  he  emphasizes  the  curious  manner- 
isms of  the  time  at  the  expense  of  affording  any 
deep  insight  into  the  principles  of  the  great  strug- 
gle. In  Peter  Stirling,  however,  he  is  dealing  with 
a  life  with  which  he  is  intimately  conversant,  con- 
temporaneous New  York  politics,  and  in  this 
sphere  he  exhibits  an  inner  knowledge  of  affairs 
which  is  entirely  convincing.  In  a  sense,  Peter  Stir- 
ling may  be  said  to  be  more  truly  historica^)  than 
Janice  Meredith. 

This  is  certainly  a  serious  arraignment  of  the  his- 
torical novel.  Yet  a  little  thought  will  convince  us 
that  this  argument,  if  pushed  to  its  logical  extreme 
would  disparage  the  study  of  history  itself.  The 
ideal  of  the  historian  is  truth.  Yet  no  historian 
can  give  us  the  truth,  the  whole  truth,  and  nothing 
but  the  truth  unless  he  can  afford  us  some  insight 
into  the  great  currents  of  thought  and  feeling,  of 
hidden  desire  and  outward  expression,  which  were 
part  of  the  times  he  is  depicting.  The  truth  of  his- 
tory dees  not  consist  alone  in  dates  and  battles, 
Magna  Chartas  and  Gettysburgs.  So,  just  as  sensa- 
tions of  things  around  us  at  the  present  moment 
have  an  intensity  not  possessed  by  our  remem- 
brance of  yesterday's  dinner,  it  is  true  that 
books  written  under  the  stress  of  circumstances, 
when  history  is  a-making,  such  as  Peter  Stirling 
and  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,  possess  a  force  and  a 
veracity  which  stories  of  the  "long-ago"  can  never 
equal.  But  if  we  can  never  get  the  slightest  concep- 
tion of  past  epochs,  then  let  us  not  only  banish 
Ivanhoe  and  Quo  Vadis  from  our  bookshelves,  but 
let  us  confine  our  history  henceforth  to  the  study  of 
dates  and  deeds  and  kings'  names. 

The  historical  novel,  then,  is  not  a  substitute 
for  history,  but  the  auxiliary  and  interpreter  of  his- 
tory. Its  purpose,  differentiated  from  that  of  all 
novels,  is  "to  enable  us  rightly  to  appreciate  our 
forefathers,  to  recognize  that  they  were  living  men 
and  to  feel  our  close  connection  with  them."  In 
a  word,  it  is  the  vivification  of  the  past.  But  the 
historical  novel  is  always  fiction  first  and  history 
secondly.  Like  all  other  fiction,  it  will  show  us  that 
man  is  man  the  world  over,  that  there  are  funda- 
mental desires  and  passions,  virtues  and  vices,  com- 
mon to  all  humanity  of  whatever  creed  or  race  or 
age.  Beyond  this,  the  historical  novel  has  the  addi- 
tional charm  of  a  dramatic  historical  setting.  In 
serving  as  a  worthy  means  of  employing  the  imag- 
ination and  of  broadening  and  deepening  our  con- 
victions and  our  sympathies  the  historical  novel 
has  earned  a  permanent  place  in  literature. 


At  the  close  of  the  exercises  President 
Hyde  announced  the  following  honorary 
degrees  and  prizes : 


DEGREES. 

Doctor  of  Laws — Governor  William  T.  Cobb,  ^"jy, 
Associate  Justice  David  S.  Brewer  of  the  United 
States  Supreme  Court,  Evans  F.  Pillsbury,  '63,  San 
Francisco,  Frederick  H.  Gerrish,  '66,  Portland, 
Edward  F.  Hall. 

Doctor  of  Divinity — Charles  H.  Cutler,  '81 ; 
Thomas  F.  Jones,  '80,  Rockland. 

Master  of  Art — Marshall  P.  Cram,  '04,  Bruns- 
wick; Henry  D.  Evans,  '01,  Saco;  F.  H.  Dole. 

PRIZES. 

Goodwin  Commencement  Prize — Stanley  Perkins      v 
Chase,  '05. 

Class  of  '68  Prize  Speaking  Prize — Stanley  Per- 
kins Chase. 

Piray    English    Prize — ■Charles    Poole    Cleaves. 

Brown  Prizes  for  Extemporaneous  English  and 
Composition — Charles  Poole  Cleaves  and  Stanley 
Perkins  Chase. 

Annual  Declamation  Prize — Benjamin  Franklin 
Briggs,  '07,  James  Austin  Bartlett,  '06. 

Sewall   Latin   Prize — Frank  James  Weed,  '07. 

Sewall  Greek  Prize — William  Alexander  Robin- 
son, '07. 

Goodwin  French  Prize — George  Palmer  Hyde, 
'07. 

Noyes  Political  Economy  Prize — John  Edward 
Newton. 

Smyth  Mathematical  Prize — Leon  Dearbon  Min- 
cher,  '07. 

Hawthorne  Prize — Edward  Augustin  Duddy,  '07. 

Bradbury  Debating  Prizes — Leonard  Augustus 
Pierce,  '05,  Fulton  Jarvis  Redman,  '07,  and  Henry 
Edward  Mitchell,  '08. 

Brown  Memorial  Scholarships — Stanley  Perkins 
Chase.  Philip  F.  Chapman,  '05.  Edward  Duddy,  Carl 
Merrill   Robinson. 

Charles  Carroll  Everett  Scholarship — Ralph 
Bushnell  Stone,  '02. 

Special  Prize  for  Best  Essay  on  Arbitration 
Given  by  the  National  Order  of  Colonial  Dames  in 
Maine — William  John  Norton. 

THE  HONOR  RANK. 

The  following  honorary  rank  is  announced  among 
the  graduating  class : 

Summa  Ctiin  Laude — Stanley  Perkins  Chase, 
James  Newell  Emery,  John  Edward  Newton,  Louis 
Dwight   Harvell   Weld. 

Magna  Cum  Laude — Morris  O'Brien  Campbell, 
Charles  Poole  Cleaves,  Raymond  Davis,  George 
Adams  Foster,  Philip  Kilborn  Greene,  Edwin  LaFor- 
est  Harvey,  Herbert  Staples  Hill  Henry  Alfred  Ler- 
mond,  William  John  Norton.  Ray  Waldron  Petten- 
gill,  Leonard  Augustus  Pierce,  Paul  Gould  Rob- 
bins,  Ralph   Sylvester  Robinson. 

Cum  Laude — John  Hall  Brett,  Benjamin  Simp- 
son Haggett,  Everett  Woodbury  Hamilton,  Arthur 
Lewis  McCobb,  Ralph  Carroll  Stewart,  George 
Everett  Tucker,  William  Blaine  Webb,  Stanley  Wil- 
liams. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


COMMENCEMENT  DINNER. 
Enjoyed   by   Over   Four   Hundred. 

Every  seat  was  filled  at  the  banquet,  which  fol- 
lowed the  Commencement  exercises.  Every  one 
let  loose  in  genuine  enthusiasm  and  college  yells. 
Songs  and  hurrahs  rang  through  the  Hall  contin- 
ually. 

After  the  dinner  President  Hyde  briefly  summed 
up  the  year's  work  in  the  college.  He  spoke  of  the 
three  Maine  championships  together  with  the  vic- 
tory in  debate  over  Amherst  and  the  improvements 
in  the  courses.     A  course  in  the  theory  of  Evolution 


Frederick  H.  Appleton,  $i,ooo;  Ernest  L.  Bart- 
lett,  $500;  Geo.  W.  Blanchard,  $100;  John  M.  Brig- 
ham,  $15;  John  M.  Brown,  $1,000;  W.  W.  Brown, 
$1,000;  Austin  Carey,  $200;  Hugh  Chisholm.  $S,ooo; 
Henry  B.  Cleaves,  $500;  Thomas  W.  Cole,  $2,000; 
W.  E.  Courier,  $50;  Wm.  J.  Curtis,  $S,ooo ;  Fred  O. 
Conant,  $500;  Henry  JJ.  Cutts,  $100;  Thomas  B. 
Croswell,  $25 ;  Frank  Dane,  $25 ;  Nathaniel  W. 
Emerson.  $50;  Frederick  A.  Fisher,  $200;  Francis 
Fessenden,  $1,000;  Fred  H.  Gerrish,  $1,000;  Mrs. 
Geo.  F.  Godfrey,  $5;  John  J.  Herrick.  $1,000;  Joseph 
W.  Hewitt,  $25;  Edwin  D.  Holden,  $50;  Melville  E. 
Higgins,   $1,000;    Fred   A.    Kendall,   $100;    Seth   M. 


GOVERNOR  WILLIAM  T.  COBB,  '77. 


offered  by  the  department  of  Biology,  the  teaching 
of  Psychology  by  the  laboratory  method,  the  intro- 
duction of  courses  in  the  history  and  theory  of 
Education  and  the  establishment  of  courses  in 
debating  and  the  forms  of  public  address  are  all  new 
features  in  the  curriculum. 

The  medical  school  has  raised  its  requirements 
for  admission  to  the  level  of  those  of  the  college  and 
has  provided  a  Physiological  laboratory  and  12  new 
instructors. 

All  th-s  has  taken  money  and  the  college  is  seek- 
ing to  increase  its  endowment.  A  good  beginning 
has  already  been  made  and  the  following  subscrip- 
tions are  announced  part  of  which  are  conditional : 


Miliikin.  $5,000;  Edward  B.  Nealy,  $1,000;  E.  M. 
Nelson,  $15;  Thomas  K.  Noble,  $100;  George  Pay- 
son,  $500;  E.  L.  Pickard,  $500;  William  C.  Pond, 
$10;  George  C.  Purington,  Jr.,  $25;  Fred  E.  Rich- 
ards, $500;  Kenneth  C.  M.  Sills,  $25;  Edward 
Stanwood,  $500;  Franklin  W.  Witson,  $2,500; 
Albion  S.  Whitmore.  $250;  George  M.  Whittaker, 
$50;  and  the  Class  of  1889,  $100.  In  addition  the 
college  will  receive  from  the  will  of  Robert  C.  Win- 
throp,  Jr.,  $5,000,  and  from  the  will  of  John  C. 
Coombs,  at  the  lowest  estimate,  $150,000. 

Around  President  Hyde  on  the  platform  sat 
ex-Governor  Garcelon,  '46,  Governor  Cobb,  'TJ,  Gen. 
O.  O.  Howard,  '50,  Gen.  T.  H.  Hubbard,  'S7,  G.  C. 


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95 


Purington,  '78,  and  others.  Governor  Cobb,  the 
first  speaker,  was  introduced  by  President  Hyde 
amid  thunderous  applause.  He  thanked,  grace- 
fully, the  college  for  the  degree  conferred  upon  him 
and  paid  high  tribute  to  the  college  for  the  men  she 
is  constantly  sending  into  the  ranks  of  the  world's 
workers.     He  said : 

"Maine  is  justly  proud  of  all  her  colleges,  but  it  is 
only  when  speaking  of  Bowdoin  that  we  brush  back 
its  hundred  years  of  development  and  look  admir- 
ingly at  its  history.  It  is  a  small  college  but  always 
gaining  and  graduating  men  ever  able  to  maintain 
the  trend  of  education.  To  our  instructors  we  often 
forget  the  loyalty  to  which  they  are  due.  "Progres- 
sive Conservatism"  best  characterizes  their  wise 
policy.  The  governing  board  have  ever  held  to  wise 
ideals.  May  she  prosper  now  as  never  before  and 
grow  in  vigor  and  usefulness." 

Gen.  O.  O.  Howard  occupied  the  floor  next  and 
spoke  pleasantly  of  Outside  Helps  to  the  College 
Man.  He  dealt  particularly  with  the  mother  and 
the  old  fashioned  academy  wherein  to  gain  the  firm 
foundations. 

General  Hubbard  was  introduced  as  one  "of  the 
necessary  features  of  a  commencement"  and  certainly 
no  commencement  would  be  complete  without  sotne 
word  from  him.  His  remarks  were  directed  to 
President  Hyde  who  has  been  at  the  head  of  the 
college  for  the  past  twenty  years.  In  glowing  praise 
General  Hubbard  spoke  of  his  many  deeds  of  cour- 
tesy, courage,  and  sound  judgment.  In  closing  he 
said:  "I  wish  to  ask  one  question — 'What  is  the  mat- 
ter with  President  Hyde?'"  Spontaneously  every 
voice  in  the  hall  joined  in  the  "He's  all  right!" 

Principal  George  C.  Purington  of  the  Farming- 
ton  Normal  School  representing  the  President  of 
the  Board  of  Overseers,  was  the  next  speaker.  He 
dwelt  on  the  sentiment  of  the  occasion."  This  is  a 
day  of  sentiment.  It  is  sentiment  that  rules  the 
world.  It  is  sentiment  that  leads  a  disinguished 
alumnus  to  seek  the  North  Pole,  depriving  himself 
of  everything  pleasant  in  this  life  and  not  a  dollar 
in  it.  It  is  sentiment  which  makes  lovings  parent 
make  every  sacrifice  to  send  their  sons  here." 

D.  S.  Alexander,  '70,  delivered  a  very  eloquent 
speech  complimenting  the  president's  administration 
of  twenty  successful  years.  "Bowdoin."  he  said, 
"stands  as  distinctively  for  trained  men  as  West 
Point  for  trained  soldiers."  The  remaining  speeches 
were  shorter  but  full  of  wit  and  interesting  facts. 
The  speakers  were :  Dr.  Edwin  H.  Hall  from  the 
Class  of  1875.  William  P.  Ferguson  from  the  Oass 
of  18S0,  Dr.  F.  N.  Whittier  from  the  Class  of  1885. 
George  B.  Chandler  from  the  Class  of  1890,  and 
George  C.  Webber  from  the  Class  of  1895. 


NEW  TRUSTEES. 
At  the  rn^eting  of  the  Board  of  Overseers  the 
new  men  chosen  to  fill  vacancies  on  the  board  were : 
Prof.  .Mfred  E.  Burton,  '78,  dean  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Institute  of  Technology,  Judge  Clarence  Hale, 
'69,  of  Portland,  and  Congressman  DeAlva  S.  Alex- 
ander, '70.  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


first  year  at  Bowdoin.  It  is  needless  to  say  that  they 
had  a  very  enjoyable  occasion.  Roscoe  H.  Hupper 
conducted  the  post  prandial  exercises  in  a  very 
enjoyable  manner.     The  responses  were  as  follows: 

Class  of  1908 — George  P.  Hyde. 

Old  Bowdoin — John  F.   Morrison. 

The  Fair  Sex — Shipley  F.  Ricker. 

Athletics — Sturgis   E.    Leavitt. 

Faculty  Regulations — Arthur  H.  Ham. 

We    Sports — Ole    Hanson. 

The  Brainpounders — Charles  N.  Abbott. 

Our  Great  Alumni — Lorenzo  W.  Baldwin. 

Our  Sophomore  Policy — Jay  L.  Gray. 

Closing   Address — Arthur   Linden   Robinson. 

After  the  rendition  of  Phi  Chi,  the  class  history 
was  read  by  Richard  Almy  Lee,  after  which  Bow- 
doin Beata  and  the   ode  were  sung. 


NEW  HISTORY  PROFESSOR. 

The  Orient  takes  pleasure  in  welcoming  to  the 
college  a  new  faculty  member,  Professor  Allen  John- 
son, to  the  Department  of  History.  Professor  John- 
son takes  the  position  made  vacant  by  the  resignation 
of  Dr.  Roberts.  Professor  Johnson  graduated  from 
Amherst,  received  the  degree  of  Ph.D.  from  Colum- 
bia and  up  to  the  present  time  has  been  teaching 
at  Iowa  College,  Grinnell,  lo. 


FRESHMAN    BANQUET, 
At  the  Lafayette.  Portland,  on  June  16,  the  Fresh- 
men met  for  the  banquet  marking  the  close  of  their 


CLASS  REUNIONS. 

The  Class  of  1875  observed  the  30th  anniversary 
of  graduation,  Wednesday,  by  a  reunion  and  class 
breakfast  at  the  banquet  room  in  Masonic  Hall  on 
Maine  Street.  Those  present  were  Hon.  W.  J.  Cur- 
tis. New  York  City;  Dr.  Myles  Standish,  Boston; 
Judge  Frederick  A.  Powers,  Houlton ;  Dr.  Robert 
G.  Stanwood.  Newark,  N.  J. ;  Hon.  Ernest  H. 
Noyes,  Newburyport,  Mass. ;  Horace  R.  True,  Ban- 
gor:  Col.  George  F.  McQuillan,  Portland;  Stephen 
C.  Whitmore,  Brunswick ;  Dr.  Dudley  A.  Sargent, 
Cambridge,  Mass. ;  Charles  L.  Clark,  New  York 
City ;  Francis  R.  Upton,  Orange,  N.  J. ;  Parker  P. 
Simmons,  Brooklyn.  N.  Y. ;  Dr.  W.  S.  Thompson, 
Augusta ;  Professor  Edwin  H.  Hall,  Cambridge, 
Mass. ;  Dr.  Albion  S.  Whitmore,  Boston ;  D. 
M.  McPherson,  Portland ;  Woodbury  Pulsifer, 
Washington,  D.  C. ;  A.  G.  Bowie,  Lewiston ;  E.  S. 
Osgood,   Portland. 

Hon.  W.  J.  Curtis  introduced  Judge  Powers  to 
act  as  toast-master.  Then  followed  a  season  of 
brief  speeches.  The  following  officers  were  elected 
for  the  com'ng  five  years:  President,  W.  J.  Curtis; 
Vice-President.  Frederick  A.  Powers;  Secretary,  Dr. 
Myles  Standish ;  Executive  Committee,  Dr.  Albion 
S.  Whitmore,  Stephen  C.  Whitmore,  Parker  P.  Sim- 
mons. 

The  Class  of  1905  held  its  loth  annual  reunion  at 
the  Gurnet  House,  Wednesday  afternoon ;  the  Class 
of  1890  held  its  15th  annual  reunion  at  Casco  Cas- 
tle, South  Freeport  Wednesday  evening;  the  Class 
of  1900  held  its  fifth  annual  reunion  Wednesday 
afternoon,  and  the  Class  of  1885  was  entertained  at 
the  home  of  Dr.  Frank  F.  Whittier  in  Brunswick. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


FRATERNITY  REUNIONS. 

Following  the  president's  reception  the  Alpha 
Delta  Phi,  Psi  Upsilon,  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon,  Delta 
Upsilon  and  Beta  Theta  Pi  fraternities  held  their 
annual  reunions  at  their  chapter  houses,  while  the 
Kappa  Sigma  fraternity  held  its  reunion  at  its  chap- 
ter hall  on  Maine  Street.  All  the  reunions  were  very 
largely  attended  and  after  the  annual  meeting  ban- 
quets were  served,  followed  by  after-dinner  speeches. 
At  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  reunion,  James  McKeen,  '64, 
of  New  York,  was  initiated  into  the  fraternity. 

At  the  Theta  Delta  Chi,  reunion  exercises  were 
held  to  commemorate  the  soth  anniversary  of  the 
founding  of  the  chapter  and  also  to  dedicate  the  new 
chapter  house. 

After  the  annual  meeting  and  banquet.  George 
B.  Chandler,  '90,  of  New  Pork,  presided  as  toast- 
master.  The  history  of  the  fraternity  was  read  by 
Merton  L.  Kimball,  '87,  of  Norway.  Among  the 
after-dinner  speakers  were  A.  M.  Edwards.  '80,  of 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  Levi  Turner,  '86,  of  Portland, 
Llewellyn  Barton,  '84,  of  Portland,  and  others. 


THE  NEW   CAPTAINS. 

The  base-ball  team  has  chosen  for  next  year's 
captain,  Robert  J.  Hodgson,  Jr.,  and  the  track  team 
will  be  captained  by  Harold  Grant  Tobey.  Both  of 
these  men  are  stars  in  their  line  and  Bowdoin  stu- 
dents feel  confident  tliat  success  awaits  these  new 
leaders  in  the  coming  year. 


Cr. 

By  paid  on  account  of  base-ball  season  of  1904,  $55  72 

Paid  on  account  of  tennis  season  of  1904,  24  90 

Paid  for  printing,  2  75 

Delegates'  expenses,  27  00 
On  account  of  Whittier  Field  and  charged 
to  ten  per  cent,  fund : 

Work  on  field,  164  97 

Maine  Water  Co.,  15  00 

Advance  to  Track  Manager  Andrews,  50  00 

Advance  to  Foot-ball  Manager  Sewall,  35  21 

Coach  Lathrop  for  foot-ball  season  of  1904,  176  52 

Balance  on  hand  June  19,  1905,  447  86 


$999  93 
The  funds  of  the  Council  are  placed  as  follows : 
Union   National  Bank  account,  $124  08 

Deposit  and  Int.,  Brunswick  Sav.  Inst.,  323  78 

Cash  in  hands  of  Treasurer, 


General  Treasury  balance. 
Ten  per  cent,  fund  balance. 


$447  86 
Examined     and     found     correct     and     properly 
vouched. 

Barrett  Potter^ 

For  the  Auditors. 

June  28,    1905. 


$447  86 

$215 

10 

215 

ID 

THE  IBIS. 

The  Ibis  at  its  last  meeting  admitted  three  mem- 
bers from  the  Class  of  1906.  They  were  Charles 
Wesley  Hawkesworth,  Cyrus  Clyde  Shaw  and  Ralph 
Grant  Webber. 

A  discussion  of  plans  for  the  coming  year  fol- 
lowed the  election  of  officers. 


REPORT     OF     THE     TREASURER    OF    THE 
COUNCIL. 

Wm.  a.  Moody,  Treasurer,  in  account  with  Bowdoin 
Athletic  Council. 

Dr. 
To  balance  on  hand  June  25,  1904,  $724  15 

Interest  on  deposits  and  sundry  items,  14  16 

Ten  per  cent,  foot-ball  gate  receipts,  104  14 

Receipts  on  account  of  foot-ball  season  of 
1904: 

Subscription     from     Edward     Stan- 
wood,   LL.D.,  20  00 
Special  subscription  from    Manager 

Sewall,  49  50 

Advance  to  Manager  White,  returned,   25  00 
Ten  per  cent,  base-ball  gate  receipts,  63  98 

Balance  from  base-ball  manager. 
Balance  from  tennis  manager. 
Balance  from  track  manager. 


FINAL  REPORT  OF  FOOT-BALL  MANAGER. 

Brunswick,  Me.,  June  14,  1905. 

Receipts. 

Miscellaneous,  $107  18 

Games,  2,600  23 

Student  subscriptions,  983  35 

Alumni  subscriptions,  195  00 

Training  Table,  320  64 


Total, 

Miscellaneous, 
McClave, 
Games, 
Training  table,- 

Expenditures. 

Unpaid  Bills. 
;  Lathrop, 

se  of  season, 
above, 

hand, 

$4,206  40 

$875  80 
700  00 

1,885  19 
718  40 

Total, 
Council  for  paying 

$4^179  39 
127  02 

Total  expen; 
Receipts  as 

$4,306  41 
4,206  40 

Cash  on 

27  01 

Deficit 

$100  01 
%7Z  00 

$999  93 


Respectfully  submitted, 

Donald  C  White, 

Manager,  1^0$. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


97 


Examined     and     found     correct     and     properly 
vouched. 

Barrett  Potter^ 

For  the  Auditors. 
June  28,    1905. 


REPORT  OF  BASE-BALL  MANAGER  ARTHUR 
O.  PUTNAM. 


Receipts. 

Gate   (including  grand  stand), 

$820  40 

Guarantees, 

763  50 

Subscriptions, 

673  50 

Opera, 

161  6s 

Goods   sold  students. 

50  10 

Rebates, 

22  56 

Miscellaneous, 

18  50 

$2,510   21 


Expenditures. 

Guarantees. 

Travelling  expense  (including  hotel,  mile- 
age,   etc.). 

Supplies   (including  goods  sold  to  students), 

Umpires, 

Coaches, 

Printing, 

Labor,  including  police  and  field  labor. 

Telegrams  and  telephones, 

Simday  items, 

10  per  cent,  gate  receipts  to  Athletic  Council, 

Receipts  Grandstand  Commencement  Game, 
paid  to  Dr.  Whittier  for  the  college. 


$370  79 


867  82 

440 

75 

3.S 

.50 

468 

o.S 

46 

75 

3S 

7.S 

8 

08 

4 

IS 

67 

59 

Cash  on  hand  to  balance. 


$2,372  23 
137  98 


$2,500  21 
There  remain  unpaid  bills  for  sweaters  and 

banner  which  will  not  exceed  $50.00, 
Leaving  a  balance  of  $87  98 

Uncollected  subscription,  237  00 

The  account  of  A.  O.  Putnam,  Manager,  has 
been  examined,  and  found  perfectly  kept  and  cor- 
rectly vouched,  up  to  May  25,  1905. 

Barrett  Potter, 

For  the  Auditors. 
June   28,    1905. 


TRACK      ATHLETICS,      D.      B 

.      ANDREWS, 

MANAGER. 

Receipts. 

Student  subscription. 

$487  00 

Special   Worcester  subscription. 

27  so 

Loan  from  Council, 

50  00 

Back   subscriptions, 

7  SO 

Fall  Meet, 

6  25 

Special  subscription. 

131  GO 

Athletic   goods. 

19  75 

B.  A.  A.   subscription, 

69  75 

Guarantee  from   B.  A.  A., 

50  00 

Division  of  N,  E.  L  A.  A., 

44  07 

Division  of  M,  I.  A.  A., 

38  25 

Received  from  Mr.  Lathrop, 
Indoor  Meet, 
Invitation  Meet, 
Return  of  key. 


Expenditures. 
Coach  Lathrop, 
Printing, 

Wm.   Innis,    for   work. 
Expenses  of  B.  A.  A., 
L.  R.  Melcher  for  clearing  track, 
Wright  &  Ditson, 
Indoor  Meet, 
Expense  to  M.  I.  A.  A., 
Dues  to  M.  I.  A.  A., 
Dues  to  N.  E.  I.  A.  A., 
Rubbers  for  team, 
Liniment, 

Maine  Intercollegiate  Meet, 
Worcester  Meet, 
Coach  Hobbs, 
Interscholastic, 
Miscellaneous, 
Record  Medals, 
Cash  on  hand  to  balance. 


$1,342  92 
Unpaid  subscriptions,  $93  50 

Due  Council,  50  00 

Due  Wm.   Moody  for  gate  receipts,  14  46 

The  foregoing  account  of  D.  B.  Andrews,  Man- 
ager, has  been  examined  and  found  correct  and  prop- 
erly vouched. 

Barrett  Potter, 

For  the  Auditors. 
June  28,  1905. 


75 

00 

191 

25 

144 

60 

I 

00 

$1,342  92 

$175 

00 

44  25 

93 

81 

80 

95 

II 

10 

40  42 

65  46 

I 

GO 

IS 

00 

15 

00 

51 

00 

20 

OS 

2og 

80 

134 

85 

246 

90 

92 

8q 

28 

42 

II 

2S 

4 

87 

BOWDOIN  COLLEGE  TENNIS  ASSOCIATION. 

Receipts. 
Student  subscriptions,  $346  50 

Received  for  purchase  new  rackets  and  for 

restringing  old  rackets,  29  00 

Miscellaneous,  21  25 


$396  75 


Expenditures. 
Fall  Tournament,  $22  62 
Maine  Intercollegiate  Tournament,  II  60 
New  England   Intercollegiate  Tournament,  49  07 
Bowdoin  Interscholastic  Tournament,  16  67 
Dual  Tournament  with  University  of  Vermont,  8  80 
Loring,   Short  &  Harmon    bill     (balls,    sup- 
plies, etc.,  for  the  college,  the  interschol- 
astic and  the  Vermont  tournament),  107  10 
Miscellaneous,  23  30 


Balance  on  hand. 

Cash  balance. 
Unpaid  subscriptions. 


Assets. 


$239  16 
157  59 

$157  59 
47  SO 

$205  09 


98 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


Liabilities. 
Bill    to    Loring,    Short,    Harmon    Co.,    for 

sweaters,  etc.    (approximately),  $40  00 

Balance,  $165  09 

Examined     and      found     correct     and     properly 
vouched. 

Barrett  Potter, 

For  the  Auditors. 
June  28,  1905. 


ALUMNI  LLST. 

About  400  graduates  and  guests  of  the  College 
marched  in  the  procession  on  Commencement  Day. 
The  following  is  the  list  of  the  alumni,  who  regis- 
tered for  the  dinner,  although  there  were  a  number 
of  others  present  at  the  exercises  who  were  unable 
to  attend  this  function : 

Class  of  1836. — A.  Garcelon  of  Lewiston. 

Class  of  1844. — George  M.  Adams  of  Auburndale, 
Mass. 

Class  of  1848.— J.  B.  Sewall  of  Brookline,  Mass. 

Class  of  1850. — H.  F.  Harding,  South  Union; 
Oliver  Otis  Howard,  Burlington,  Vt. ;  John  S.  Sew- 
all,  Bangor. 

Class  of  1853. — John  L.  Crosby.  Bangor. 

Class  of  1854. — D,  C.  Linscott,  Boston ;  Henry 
Hyde  Smith,  Boston,  Mass. ;  Franklin  A.  Wilson, 
Bangor,  Me. 

Class  of  1855. — Ezekiel  Ross,  Newcastle,  Me. ; 
Flavius  Norcross,  Newcastle,  Me. 

Class  of  1856. — Galen  C.  Moses,  Bath;  George 
A.  Wheeler,   Castine.  . 

Class  of  1857. — Charles  W.  Packard,  Portland ;  S. 
Clifford  Belcher,  Farmington ;  Charles  Hamlin, 
Bangor ;  Thos,  H.  Hubbard    New  York  City. 

Class  of  185S.— F.  M.  Drew,  Lewiston. 

Class  of  1859.— Alfred  Mitchell,  Brunswick. 

Class  of  i860.— N.  E.  Boyd,  Berkeley,  Cal. ;  John 
Marshall  Brown,  Falmouth ;  Augustine  Jones,  New- 
ton Highlands,  Mass. ;  W.  G.  Frost.  Danvers.  Mass. 

Class  of  1861. — Charles  O.  Hunt,  Portland; 
Edward  Stanwood  Brookline,  Mass. ;  Loring  Farr, 
Manchester,  Me. ;  S.  H.  Manning,  Lewiston. 

Class  of   1862. — S.   W.   Pearson,   Brunswick. 

Class  of  186,'. — Thomas  M.  Giveen,  Brunswick; 
Cyrus  B.  Varney,  Portland;  George  A.  Emery, 
Saco. 

Class  of  1864. — James  McKeen,  New  York  City; 
F.  H.  Appleton.  Bangor;  Gearge  Lewis.  South  Ber- 
wick ;  Enoch  Foster,  Portland ;  Charles  F.  Libby. 
Portland;   M.   M.   Hovey,   Nashua,   N.   H. 

Class  of  1865. — Joseph  E.  Moore,  Thomaston ; 
Henry  W.  Swasey,  Portland ;  Charles  Fish,  Bruns- 
wick. 

Class  of  1866. — Frederic  H.  Gerrish,  Portland; 
Henrv  L. ,  Chapman,  Brunswick;  Charles  K.  Hink- 
ley,  Gorham. 

Class  of  1867. — J.  W.  MacDonald,  Stoneham, 
Mass. :  George  P.  Davenport,  Bath ;  Winfield  S. 
Hutchinson,  Boston;  L  S.  Curtis,  Brunswick;  Stan- 
ley Plummer,  Dexter. 

Class  of  1868.— L.  W.  Rundlett,  St.  Paul,  Minn. ; 
John  A.  Hinkley,  Gorham. 


Class  of  1869. — H.  S.  Whitman,  Brunswick;  W. 
H.  Woodwell,  Lakevale,  N.  H. ;  Edward  P.  Payson, 
Boston;  Clarence  Hale,  Portland ;  Henry  B.  Quimby, 
Lakeport,  N.  H. 

Class  of  1870. — John  B.  Redman,  Ellsworth;  D. 
S.  Alexander,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. ;  A.  J.  Curtis,  Bruns- 
wick. 

Class  of  1871. — A.  Simmons,  North  Anson;  J.  F. 
Chaney,  Topsharh. 

Class  of  1872. — Weston  Lewis,  Gardiner;  George 
M.  Whitaker,  Boston;  George  M.  Selders,  Portland; 
J.  S.  Richards.  North  Yarmouth. 

Class  of  1873. — A.  E.  Herrick,  Bethel. 

Class  of  1874. — Samuel  V.  Cole,  Norton,  Mass. ; 
Henry  Johnson,  Brunswick. 

Class  of  1875. — W.  S.  Thompson,  Augusta; 
George  F.  McQuillan,  Portland;  D.  A.  Sargent, 
Cambridge;  Charles  L.  Clarke,  New  York;  William 
E.  Rice,  Bath  ;  Horace  R.  True,  Caribou ;  Ernest  H. 
Noyes,  Newburyport,  Mass. ;  D.  M.  McPherson, 
Portland ;  Stephen  C.  Whitmore,  Brunswick ;  Parker 
Simmons,  New  York  City;  F.  R.  Upton,  Orange, 
N.  J. ;  Edwin  H.  Hall,  Cambridge,  Mass. ;  William 
J.  Curtis,  New  York  City ;  Myles  Standish,  Boston. 

Class  of  1876. — Oliver  C.  Stevens,  Boston; 
Franklin  C.  Payson,  Portland;  John  A.  Morrill, 
Auburn ;  Arthur  T.  Parker,  Bath ;  Alexander  San- 
ford,  Boston;  Charles  T.  Hawes,  Bangor;  Tascus 
Atwood,  Auburn. 

Class  of  1877. — George  L.  Thompson,  Brunswick; 
William  T.  Cobb,  Rockland ;  George  T.  Little, 
Brunswick ;  Charles  W.  E.  Cobb,  Boston ;  A.  A. 
Plummer,  Topsham ;  D.  D.  Oilman,  Brunswick. 

Class  of  1878. — George  C.  Purington,  Farming- 
ton  ;  H.  C.  Baxter,  Brunswick ;  Barrett  Potter, 
Brunswick ;  Samuel  B.  Smith,  Thomaston. 

Class  of  1879. — George  W.  Bourne,  Kennebunk. 

Class  of  1880. — W.  S.  Whitmore,  Gardiner; 
Thomas  H.  Riley,  Brunswick;  Walter  P.  Perkins, 
Cornish :  Edwin  C.  Burbank,  Maiden,  Mass. ; 
Emery  W.  Bartlett,  East  Liverpool,  Ohio ;  Walter 
L.  Dane,  Kennebunk ;  Albra  H.  Harding,  Bangor ; 
Fred  O.  Conant,  Portland ;  W.  F.  Ferguson, 
Shapleigh ;  W.  H.  Chapman,  Harrison ;  A.  M. 
Edwards,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. ;  A.^  D.  Holmes,  Hyde 
Park,  Mass. ;  A.  H.  Holmes,  Brunswick ;  Henry  A. 
Wing,  Lewiston ;  G.  S.  Payson,  Portland ;  W.  T. 
Call,  New  York ;  F.  O.  Purington,  Mechanic  Falls ; 
W.  P.  Martin.  Lexington,  Mass. 

Class  of  i88i. — Charles-  H.  Cutler,  Bangor;  H. 
W.  Chamberlain,  Brunswick ;  Edgar  O.  Achorn, 
Boston. 

Class  of  1882. — Charles  H.  Oilman,  Portland. 

Class  of  1883. — C.  C.  Hutchins,  Brunswick;  A. 
E.  Austin,  Boston ;  H.  E.  Cole,  Bath. 

Class  of  1884. — Charles  C.  Torrey,  New  Haven, 
Conn. ;  Llewellyn  Barton,  Portland ;  John  A.  Water- 
man, Gorham ;  F.  P.  Knight,  Portland. 

Class  of  1885. — Eugene  Thomas,  Topsham ;  John 
A.  Peters,  Ellsworth ;  Eben  W.  Freeman,  Portland ; 
John  F.  Libby,  Boston ;  Frank  W.  Alexander, 
Georgetown,  Mass. ;  W.  C.  Kendall,  Washington, 
D.  C. :  A.  S.  Norton,  Melrose,  Mass.;  F.  N.  Whit- 
tier.  Brunswick. 

Class  of  1886.— A.  S.  Thayer,  Portland;  Walter 
V.  Wentworth,  Great  Works;  Levi  Turner,  Port- 
land. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


99 


Class  of  1887.— Merton  L.  Kimball,  Norway; 
John  V.  Lane,  Augusta;  William  Lewis  Gahan, 
Brunswick ;   Arthur  W.  Merrill,   Portland. 

Class  of  1888.— William  T.  Hall,  Jr.,  Bath; 
George  F.  Gary,  East  Machias ;  A.  W.  Meserve, 
Kennebunk;  Frank  L.  Linscott,  Boston;  Horatio  S. 
Card,  Boston;  William  L.  Black,  Hammonton,  N. 
J. ;  G.  H.  Larrabee,  Newcastle. 

Class  of  1889. — George  T.  Files,  Brunswick; 
Emerson  L.  Adams,  Fryeburg;  F.  J.  C.  Little, 
Augusta ;  Sanford  L.  Fogg,  Bath ;  Frederick  W. 
Freeman,  Bath ;  F.  L.  Staples,  Bath. 

Class  of  1890. — George  S.  Sears,  Danvers,  Mass. ; 
A.  E.  Stearns,  Rumford  Falls ;  C.  L.  Hutchinson, 
Portland;  Oliver  W.  Turner,  Augusta;  Henry  H. 
Hastings,  Bethel;  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell,  Brunswick; 
E.  P.  Spinney,  North  Berwick. 

Class  of  1891. — Edward  H.  Newbegin,  Bangor; 
Dennis  M.  Bangs,  Waterville;  Charles  V.  Minot,  Jr., 
Phippsburg;  F.  J.  Simonton,  Jr.,  Rockland. 

Class  of  1892. — F.  G.  Swett,  Bangor ;  Charles  M. 
Pennell,  Brunswick;  Leon  M.  Fobes,  Portland. 

Class  of  1893. — Albert  M.  Jones,  Boston. 

Class  of  1894. — R.  H.  Baxter,  Bath;  George  C. 
Demont,  Bath;  C.  E.  Merrill,  Auburn;  H.  L. 
Horseman,  Augusta ;  E.  M.  Simpson,  Bangor ;  F.  G. 
Farington,  Augusta. 

Class  of  1895. — W.  S.  A.  Kimball,  Togus ;  Harlan 
P.  Small,  Springfield,  Mass. ;  Louis  C.  Hatch,  Ban- 
gor ;  Charles  C.  Christie,  River  Point,  R.  L ;  Elmer 
T.  Boyd,  Bangor ;  Hiland  L.  Fairbanks,  Bangor ;  L. 
S.  Dewey,  Claremont,  N.  H. ;  W.  E.  Leighton,  St. 
Louis,  Mo.;  George  C.  Webber,  Auburn;  A.  L.  Den- 
nison,  Exeter.  N.  H. ;  R.  T.  Parker,  Rumford  Falls ; 
W.  F.  Haskell,  Westbrook;  Harry  W.  Thayer,  New 
York;  Philip  D.  Stubbs,  Strong;  William  W.  Ingra- 
ham,  Portland;  A.  H.  Stetson,  Bath;  Edward  S. 
Lovejoy,  Pittsburg,  Penn. 

Class  of  1896. — John  Claire  Minott,  Augusta; 
Clarence  E.  Baker,  Manila,  P.  L ;  Henry  Hill  Pierce, 
N.  Y. ;  Francis  C.  Peaks,  Dover ;  Charles  A.  Knight, 
Gardiner ;  Earle  H.  Lyford.  Berlin,  N.  H. 

Class  of  1897. — Joseph  S.  Stetson,  Brunswick; 
Thomas  C.  Keehan,  Portland ;  James  E.  Rhodes,  2n., 
Rockland ;  Ruel  W.  Smith,  Auburn ;  Eugene  C.  Vin- 
ing,  Billerica,  Mass. ;  Frederick  H.  Dole,  Yarmouth ; 
Frank  J.  Small,  Waterville;  John  H.  Morse,  Bath; 
Charles  S.  Sewall,  Wiscasset;  Henry  Gilman,  Port- 
land. 

Class  of  1898.— W.  E.  Preble.  Boston ;  E.  L.  Hall, 
Augusta ;  W.  W.  Lawrence,  Portland ;  Charles  C. 
Smith,  Kittery;  T.  L.  Pierce,  Boston;  Charles  S. 
Pettengill,  Augusta ;  Percival  P.  Baxter,  Portland. 

Class  of  1899.— Philip  C.  Haskell,  Westbrook; 
Frank  L.  Dutton,  Augusta ;  Edgar  A.  Kaharl,  Port- 
land; Willis  B.  Moulton.  Portland;  Walter  B. 
Clarke,  Portland ;  W.  B.  Adams,  Limerick. 

Class  of  igoo.^William  B.  Phillips,  South 
Brewer;  George  K.  Blair,  Salem;  Islay  F.  McCor- 
mick.  North  Bridgton;  Harold  P.  West,  Auburn; 
Joseph  C.  Pearson,  Brunswick ;  John  R.  Bass,  Wil- 
ton ;  F.  B,  Merrill,  Bethel ;  H.  W.  Cobb,  Bath ;  E.  B. 
Stackpole,  Bradford ;  C.  E.  H.  Beane,  Hallowell ; 
E.  B.  Holmes,  Portland;  E.  P.  Wdliams,  Topsham; 
S.  B.  Harris,  Portland;  James  R.  Parsons,  Yar- 
mouth. 

Class  of  1901. — George  L.  Lewis,  Brunswick; 
Roland  E.  Bragg,  Bangor;  Harry  E.  Walker,  Ells- 


worth ;  Hugh  F.  Quinn,  Bangor ;  Fred  H.  Cowan, 
Bar  Harbor ;  Edward  F.  Fenley,  Portland ;  Alfred 
L.  Laferriere,  Norway ;  Ripley  L.  Dana,  Boston ;  H. 
L.  Swett,  Skowhegan;  R.  H.  Bodwell,  Augusta; 
George  P.  Wheeler,  Farmington ;  George  L.  Pratt, 
Strong ;  H.  D.  Evans,  Augusta ;  E.  K.  Leighton, 
Rockland ;  Robert  C.  Foster.  Portland ;  Thomas  C. 
Randall,  Freeport ;  H.  D.  Stewart,  Richmond. 

Class  of  1902. — B.  E.  Kellev,  Boothbay;  J.  O. 
Hamilton,  Philadelphia;  E.  G.  Giles,  Brownfield; 
Harold  R.  Webb,  Brunswick ;  Ernest  B.  Folsom, 
Stroudwater ;  Nat.  B.  T.  Barker,  Cedar  Grove ;  P. 
H.  Cobb,  Portland ;  E.  W.  Files,  Gorham ;  Lyman 
A.  Cousens,  Portland;  R.  P.  Bodwell,  Brunswick; 
Charles  H.  Hunt,  Portland;  B.  F.  Hayden,  Port- 
land ;  George  E.  Fogg,  Portland ;  Harry  G.  Swett, 
Bath ;  Ben.  Barker,  Portland ;  Sidney  W.  Noyes, 
Portland ;  George  R.  Walker,  Portland. 

Class  of  1903. — ^James  B.  Perkins,  Boothbay  Har- 
bor ;  H.  E.  Thompson,  Sebago  Lake ;  S.  O.  Martin, 
Cambridge,  Mass. ;  Thomas  H.  Riley,  Jr.,  Bruns- 
wick; Farnsworth  G.  Marshall,  Oldtown;  John  A. 
Harlow,  Oldtown ;  J.  Merrill  Blanchard,  Williams- 
burg, Va. ;  Thomas  C.  White,  Lewiston;  Charles  P. 
Conners,  Bangor ;  Luther  Dana,  Westbrook ;  E.  F. 
Abbott,  Auburn;  A.  P.  Havey.  West  Sullivan; 
Charles  C.  Shaw,  Gorham ;  F.  W.  Spollett,  Hyde 
Park,  Mass. ;  Harrie  L.  Webber,  Auburn ;  Carl  S. 
Fuller,  Lewiston;  Paul  Preble,  Lewiston;  L.  Cecil 
Whitmore,  Brunswick;  Samuel  B.  Gray,  Oldtown; 
Jesse  D.  Wilson,  Brunswick ;  H.  B.  Pratt,  Brook- 
line,  N.  Y. ;  Philip  C.  Clifford,  Portland;  Grant 
Pierce,  Westbrook;  Philip  O.  Coffin,  Baltimore; 
Ralph  W.  Hellenbrand,  Oldtown. 

Class  of  1904. — Thomas  E.  Chase,  Geneva,  N.  Y. ; 
Harry  C.  Saunders,  Brunswick ;  Gilman  H.  Camp- 
bell, South  Portland ;  Myrton  A.  Bryant,  Gorham, 
N.  H, ;  William  E.  Lunt,  Cambridge,  Mass. ;  A.  C. 
Shorey,  Charleston;  S.  T.  Dana,  Portland;  Wallace 
M.  Powers,  Portland ;  Gerald  G.  Wilder,  Bruns- 
wick ;  Fred  L.  Putnam.  Houlton ;  George  C.  Puring- 
ton,  jr.,  Houlton ;  Wilbur  G.  Roberts,  Alfred ;  John 
W.  Frost,  Topsham;  R.  S.  Smith,  Fryeburg;  Harold 
J.  Everett,  Brunswick ;  Clifford  E.  Lowell,  West- 
brook ;  Harold  C.  Trott,  Portland ;  Emery  O.  Beane, 
Hallowell;  Edward  D.  Small,  Westbrook;  Philip  M. 
Clarke,  Cambridge ;  Emil  Herms,  Turner  Center ; 
W.  K.  Wildes,  Skowhegan ;  Bernard  Archibald, 
Houlton;  Harold  W.  Robinson.  Auburn;  James  F. 
Cox,  Houlton. 


College  IFlotes. 


Bon  voyage  to  you.   Class  of  1905 ! 

Rain !  Rain !  Rain !  for  every  number  on  the 
program. 

Bowdoin's  looth  Commencement  is  a  thing  of 
the  past. 

Professor  Mitchell,  in  honor  of  Mrs.  George  C. 
Riggs,  gave  a  pleasant  tea  at  his  home  on  College 
Street  on  Wednesday  afternoon. 

The  Dutscher  Verein  held  a  meeting  at  the  Inn 
during  Commencement  week.  Many  alumni  joined 
the  undergraduates  in  this  final  meeting  of  the  year. 


too 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


The  Theta  Delta  Chi  fraternity  celebrated  its 
fiftieth  anniversany  at  the  new  fraternity  house 
Wednesday  evening.  The  house  was  formerly  dedi- 
cated at  a  banquet  held  in  the  evening. 

The  Boards  granted  to  Prof.  C.  C.  Hutchins.  of 
the  Department  of  Physics,  leave  of  absence  for  a 
year.  During  this  time.  Prof.  Hutchins  will  travel 
in  Europe,  and  his  courses  for  the  ensuing  year 
will  be  conducted  by  Mr.  Pearson. 

The  Massachusetts  Club  held  a  final  meeting  of 
the  year  at  the  Theta  Delta  Chi  house  after  exams. 
Morton  served  up  a  delicious  feed.  Officers  were 
elected  for  the  year  as  follows :  President,  Rom- 
elly  Johnson ;  vice-president,  Charles  F.  Jenks ; 
secretary  and  treasurer,  J.   M.   Chandler. 


constituted  the  sincerest  tribute.A  man  of  great  abil- 
ity, not  only  in  his  chosen  profession  as  a  civil  engi- 
neer, but  in  the  general  affairs  of  business  life,  he 
was  absolutely  without  pretence  or  any  slightest 
trace  of  self-seeking.  He  had  a  quiet,  kindly,  perva- 
sive humor  that  gave  charm  and  buoyancy  to  his  con- 
versation and  bound  his  friends  to  him  in  an  affec- 
tionate admiration.  Without  (perhaps  unfortu- 
nately without)  the  incentive  to  effort  that  springs 
from  personal  ambition  he  was  faithful  to  every  obli- 
gation, helpful  in  every  good  cause,  steadfast  in 
every  public  and  private  relation  of  life.  The  men 
of  '"jj  will  hold  him  in  loving  and  grateful  remem- 
brance. 


©bituar^. 


Dr.  James  W.  North. 

Dr.  James  W.  North,  '60,  of  Augusta,  died  sud- 
denly on  Sunday,  June  25,  at  his  home. 

Dr.  North  was  a  member  of  one  of  the  oldest 
and  best  known  families  of  Augusta.  He  was  born 
in  Clinton.  March  24,  1838,  and  was  one  of  four 
childhen  of  James  W.  and  Phebe  (Upton)  North. 
He  was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  College  in  i860.  He 
then  studied  medicine  at  the  Portland  Medical 
School,  and  was  graduated  at  the  Maine  Medical 
School  in  1863,  commencing  practice  in  Gardiner  in 
January  of  the  following  year.  He  was  soon  after 
mustered  into  the  United  States  service,  as  assistant 
surgeon  of  the  107th  Regiment  of  Colored  Infantry, 
where  he  served  until  mustered  out  under  general 
orders  at  the  close  of  the  war. 

In  1866  he  commenced  the  practice  of  medicine 
in  Augusta  and  in  1867  served  as  city  physician.  Dr. 
North  removed  to  Jefferson  during  the  following 
year,  where  he  remained  until  1875,  when  he  returned 
to  Augusta,  and  bought  a  farm  on  the  east  side  of  the 
river,  about  three  miles  above  the  city,  where  he  lived 
until  the  death  of  his  father,  in  1882,  when  he  moved 
into  the  city  proper,  where  he  has  since  made  his 
home. 


fln  /FDemorfam. 


Bowdoin,  'tj. 

For  the  fourth  time  since  the  reunion  of  1902  the 
members  of  the  Class  of  '77  are  called  to  mourn  the 
loss  of  one  of  their  number. 

James  Wingate  Sewall-died  at  his  home  on  Still- 
water Avenue,  Oldtown,  Maine,  on  Thursday,  May 

25,  1905- 

He  had  been  far  from  well  for  several  months, 
and  the  end  was  not  wholly  unexpected.  But  so 
modest  and  gentle  a  personality  cannot  be  allowed 
to  pass  without  a  word  of  affectionate  appreciation 
and  sorrowful  recognition  from  the  classmates  who 
knew  him  so  well. 

He  was  a  man  whom  every  one  trusted.  Oldtown 
was  his  native  place  and  his  home,  with  only  one 
short  break,  his  whole  life  long,  and  the  community 
turned   to   him  with  a   confidence   and   respect  that 


CLASS  OF  1894  DIRECTORY. 

W.  F.  Allen — Principal  Austin  Academy,  Center 
Stafford,  N.  H.     (Sept.  '04) 

J.  W.  Ander.son — Law  student,  Portland  (Aug. 
'01).  Supt.  of  schools.  Gray,  Me.  (Mar.'o  3).  Res. 
Gray. 

H.  E.  Andrews — With  Leatheroid  Mfg.  Co.,  Ken- 
nebunk,   Me.     (June,  '01) 

H.  L.  Bagley — No  report. 

R.  H  Baxter— Member  of  firm  of  H.  C.  Baxter 
&  Bros.,  packers  of  canned  goods,  Brunswick  (Jan. 
'95).     Res.   128  North  Street,  Bath.   Me. 

A.  V.  BHss — Pastor  Plymouth  Congregational 
Church,  Utica,  N.  Y.  (Oct.  '03).  Res.  The  Kanate- 
nap.   Utica. 

F.  E.  Briggs — Principal  High  School,  Nantucket, 
Mass.    (Sept.  '03). 

H.  E.  Brvant — No  report. 

S.  P.  Buck,  Jr.— No  report. 

A.  Chapman — Attorney-at-law,  Portland  (Oct. 
'01).  Office  191  Middle  St.  Member  Board  of 
Aldermen  ('03).     Res.  226  Capisic  St. 

T.  C.  Chapman,  Jr. — Pastor  Methodist  Epsicopal 
Church,  South  Berwick,  Me.   (Apr.  '04). 

W.  E.  Currier,  M.D. —  (.June,  '98)  Physician, 
Leominster.  Mass.   (Aug.  '02).     Office,  15  Union  St. 

F.  W.  Dana — With  Harvey  Fisk  &  Sons,  Bonds, 
10  Post  Office  Square.  Boston  (Feb.  '00).  Res.  ig 
Church    St.,    Newton,   Mass. 

G.  C.  DeMott — Pastor  Central  Congregational 
Church,  Bath,   Me.     (Sept.  '03) 

F.  G.  Farrington — Attorney-at-law  (Oct.  '02). 
Office,  191  Water  St.,  Augusta,  Me.  Res.  z^  Ban- 
gor St. 

C.  A.  Flagg — Catalogue  division.  Library  of  Con- 
gress, Washington,  D.  C.  (May,  '00)  Res.  123 
Eleventh  St..  N.  E. 

F.  W.  Flood — Died  in  East  Dennis.  Mass.,  13 
August,  1900. 

F.  A.  Frost — Newspaper  man.  With  Evetiing 
Telegram,  New  York.     ('02) 

F.  W.  Glover— With  Textile  Mill  Supply  Co., 
Charlotte,  N.  C.  (May,  '00)  Secretary  of  the  com- 
pany.   (Jan.   '01) 

R.  H.  Hinkley— Pres.  and  Treas.  of  the  R.  H. 
Hinkley  Co.,  Publishers,  200  Summer  St.,  Boston. 
(Feb.  '02)     Res.  Trinity  Court,  Boston. 

H.  L.  Horsman,  M.  D. —  (June,  '99  Physician, 
Maine  Insane  Hospital,  Augusta.  (June,  '99)  Sec- 
ond assistant.     (Jan.  '01) 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


F.  H.  Knight.  Ph.G.— (Nov.  '98)  With  H.  I. 
Johnson.  Apothecary,  617  Main  St.,  Waltham,  Mass. 
(Feb.  '02)     Res.  24  Harris  St. 

C.  M.  Leighton,  M.D. —  (June,  '97)  Physician, 
36s  Congress  St.,  Portland,  Me.  Chairman  City 
Board  of  Health.  (Apr.  '04)  Adjunct  surgeon 
Maine  General   Hospital.    (Dec.  '02) 

J.  A.  Levensaler — No  report. 

F.  J.  Libby — Returned  in  June  from  two  years' 
study  of  Theology  at  European  universities,  on  the 
Winkley  fellowship  awarded  by  Andover  Theologi- 
cal  Seminary.     Present  address,  Richmond,   Me. 

G.  C.  Littlefield,  M.D.— (June,  '97)  Physician, 
23  East  Main  St..  Webster  Mass.   (June,  '02) 

A.  J.  Lord — Pastor.  First  Cong.  Church,  Meri- 
den.  Conn.     (Dec.  '02)     Res.  204  Colony  St. 

N.  McKinnon — Pastor,  South  Cong.  Church, 
Augusta,  Me.    June,  '00)     Res.  49  Oak  St. 

G.  A.  Merrill — Pastor  Cong,  churches.  New 
Sharon  and  Farmington  Falls,  Me.  (July,  '97).  Res. 
New  Sharon  and  Farmington  Falls,  Me.  (July,  '97) 
Res.   New  Sharon. 

C.  E.  Merritt— No  report. 

C.  E.  Michels — Principal  High  School,  Cape 
Elizabeth,  Me.   (Sept,  '04) 

P.  H.  Moore,  M.D.— (May,  '02)  Physician  and  sur- 
geon on  Medical  and  eye  staff,  Jefferson  Medical 
College  Hospital.  (Aug.  '03)  Office,  1205  Spruce 
St.,  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

A.  U,  Ogilvie — No  report. 

F.  W.  Pickard — Secretary  King  Mercantile  Co., 
1 1 12  Union  Trust  Building,  Cincinnati,  O.  (May, 
'01)  District  agent  for  dynamite  sales  for  E.  I.  Du 
Pont  Co.  Res.  205  Worthington  Ave.,  Wyoming, 
Ohio.   (Station  R,  Cincinnati) 

R.  P.  Plaisted — Attorney-at-Iaw.  (Aug.  '97) 
Office,  28  State  St.,  Bangor,   Me. 

H.  A.  Ross — Director  of  Gymnasium,  Phillips 
Academy,  Exeter,  N.  H.   (Sept.  '95) 

R.  L.  Sheaff — Acting  pastor,  Cong.  Church, 
Plainfield,  Vt.    (Oct.  '03) 

E.  M.  Simpson — Attorney-at-law.  (May.  '97) 
Office,  10  Broad  St.,  Bangor,  Me.  Instructor  in 
law.  University  of  Maine  Law  School.  (Sept.  '01) 
Asst.  Professor.  (Sept.  '04) 

S.  R.  Smiley — Pastor  Cong.  Church,  Penacook, 
N.  H.  (Feb.  '04)  Res.  3  Webster  St.,  Concord,  N. 
H.    (Penacook  station) 

L.  L.  Spinney — Died  in  Brunswick,  May  10,  1898. 

P.  F.  Stevens,  M.D.— (May,  '98)  Physician.  853 
Avenue  C,  Bayonne,  N.  J.  (June.  '99)  Visiting  phy- 
sician Bayonne  General  Hospital.    (Hon.  '99) 

E.  H.  Sykes — Attorney-at-law.  (Jan.  '02)  With 
Sullivan  and  Cromwell,  49  Wall  St.,  New  York. 
(Oct.  '03)     Res.   55   Pierrepont   St.,  Broklyn,   N.   Y. 

E.  Thomas,  Jr. — With  Elias  Thomas  Co.,  whole- 
sale groceries  and  provisions,  1 14-120  Commercial 
St.,  Portland,  Me.  (Aug.  '04)  Treasurer  of  the 
company.   ('97)   Res.  167  Danforth  St. 

W.  W.  Thomas — Attorney-at-law.  (April,  '98) 
Office,  18414  Middle  St..  Portland,  Me.  Now  mostly 
engaged  in  buying,  selling  and  operating  of  timber- 
land.     Res.   T78  Danforth   St. 

W.    P.    Thompson — Attorney-at-law.     (Feb. 
Offices  .-^o  Court  St..  Boston,  and  Quincy,  Mass, 

B.  B.  Whitcomb — Attorney-at-law.  (Oct.  '97) 
Now  serving  as  Deputy  Collector  of  Customs.  (Oct. 
'98)     Res.  Ellsworth,  Me. 

H.  C.  Wilbur— Attorney-at-law.  (Oct.  '02)  Office 
191  Middle  St.,  Portland.     Res.  Woodfords,  Me. 


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BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   OCTOBER   6,    1905. 


NO.  10. 


JACOB  HALE  THOMPSON. 

Few,  probably,  of  the  present  undergraduates  of 
Bowdoin  College,  when  they  read  of  the  tragic  death 
by  murder  of  Jacob  H.  Thompson  of  the  New  York 
Times,  were  aware  that  he  was  one  of  the  founders, 
and  at  the  beginning  the  most  active  editor  of  the 
Bugle, — Bowdoin's  oldest  periodical. 

When  it  was  proposed  to  issue  a  college  paper  a 
mass  meeting  of  the  students  was  called  and  held 
in  the  south  wing  of  the  chapel,  and  Thompson  was 
chosen  the  editor  for  his  class,  that  of  i860.  The 
south  wing,  which  was  until  recently  a  part  of  the 
college  librarj',  was  then  a  plain,  unfinished  oblong 
room,  with  a  platform  a  few  inches  high  at  the 
west  end,  by  the  side  of  the  door.  The  only  college 
use  to  which  it  was  put  was  for  declamations,  but 
the  students  were  at  liberty  to  occupy  it  for  mass 
meetings,  each  one  of  which  was  made  the  occa- 
sion of  a  "hold-in."  The  Sophomores  formed  a 
living  arch  at  the  door,  and  the  Freshmen  tried  to 
break  through  or  climb  over  it- 

If  I  am  not  mistaken  Thompson  suggested  the 
name  Bugle,  and  its  motto,  "Blow,  Bugle,  blow !" 
At  all  events  his  was  largely  the  energy  and  push 
that  carried  it  through  to  success.  He  gathered  the 
society  lists,  incited  the  formation  of  one  or  two 
fake  societies,  as  for  example  two  rival  class  clubs, 
and  wrote  much  of  the  text.  Even  then  he  had  the 
instinct  of  a  journalist.  The  Bugle  was  for  many 
years  merely  a  four-page  blanket  sheet;  and  it  was 
not  until  other  colleges  had  set  the  fashion  that  it 
assumed  book  form. 

After  graduation  Thompson  returned  to  his  native 
city  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  and  became  an  assistant 
editor  in  the  office  of  the  local  newspaper.  It  has 
been  reported,  how  truly  I  do  not  know,  that  a  spir- 
ited account  of  the  great  Portland  fire  of  1866  which 
he  sent  to  the  New  York  Times  brought  him  an 
invitation  to  join  the  staff  of  that  paper.  At  al! 
events  he  entered  upon  his  service  on  that  paper  in 
1866  as  exchange  editor,  and  retained  that  identical 
position  until  the  day  of  his  death,  a  period  of 
almost  forty  years.  In  that  tme  the  Times  changed 
ownership,  in  editorship,  in  party,  in  price  and  in 
character, — in  some  of  these  particulars  several 
times,  yet  through  it  all  Thompson  retained  the 
same  position  and  discharged  the  same  duties.  He 
became  known  as  the  most  skilful  and  dis- 
cerning, as  he  was  the  most  experienced 
of  exchange  editors.  He  could  find  at  a  glance 
the  article,  paragraph  or  sentence  which  it 
was  best  to  clip  from  a  newspaper,  and  as  he  knew 
the  tastes  and  talents  of  each  member  of  the  staff 
he  could  give  to  every  one  exactly  what  he  needed 
for  use  in  his  work.  He  was  often  urged  by  his 
chiefs  to  assume  other  positions  which  he  was  amply 
competent  to  fill,  but  he  preferred  the  old  desk,  the 
old  pile  of  exchanges,  and  his  sole  tool,  the  shears. 

One  word  sums  up  his  virtues  :  faithfulness.     He 


was  always  there,  he  never  shirked,  he  never  missed 
seeing  what  he  ought   to   discover   in   a  newspaper. 

If  we  run  through  the  list  of  Bowdoin  alumni 
from  the  great  names  down  to  those  who  have  dis- 
tinguished themselves  least,  we  shall  find  that  faith- 
fulness to  duties,  to  principles,  to  friends, — in  short 
in  every  relation  of  life, — has  marked  a  great  num- 
ber of  them.  Not  that  the  curriculum  includes  a 
course  in  faithfulness,  but  the  spirit  of  it  is  in  the 
old  college.  How  could  it  be  otherwise?  Our 
presidents,  our  professors  and  instructors  have  been 
living  examples  of  it,  and  the  tradition  descends — 
an  unspoken  and  unconscious  tradition,  if  the  expres- 
sion be  not  condemned  as  a  bull — from  class  to 
class. 

What  Thompson  was  in  after  life  he  was  in  col- 
lege,— lovable,  earnest,  sincere,  exact  in  the  per- 
formance of  duty.  Without  pretence  he  was  cor- 
rect in  his  habits ;  not  brilliant  in  the  recitation 
room,  but  a  sound  scholar,  a  great  reader,  a  stu- 
dent of  a  class  of  which  Bowdoin  can  never  have 
too   many. 

I  can  see  him  now  as  I  remember  him  at  home  in 
his  room  with  his  chum  Frank  Sabine,  of  the  Class 
of  1859, — a  long  pipe  hanging  from  his  mouth,  the 
bowl  of  which  was  so  large  and  his  head  so  small 
that  the  two  seemed  out  of  proportion  to  each  other. 
Their  room  was  a  favorite  meeting  place  particu- 
larly for  their  fellow  Alpha  Delts ;  but  they  were 
not  clannish  and  any  of  their  friends  were  welcome. 
In  those  days  the  talk  of  students  was  scarcely  at 
all  of  athletics,  but  chiefly  of  politics  or  of  literary 
subjects.  Both  Sabine  and  Thompson  were  well 
read  and  witty.  Sometimes  perhaps  the  wit  degen- 
erated into  a  low  form  of  humor,  even  into  punning. 
But  on  the  whole  the  conversation  was  improving 
and  sharpened  the  wits  of  those  who  took  part  in  it 
if  it  could  not  be   called   really  witty. 

Thompson  was  a  loyal  friend,  a  stout  champion 
of  his  associates  and  one  who  never  said,  did  or 
thought,  a  meanness.  How  could  even  covetousness 
of  his  money  have  nerved  the  arm  which  struck 
down  and  took  the  life  of  such  a  man? 

(The  above  is  contributed  by  one  of  Bowdoin's 
alumni  who  was  in  college  with  Mr.  Thompson,  and 
the  Orient  wishes  to  express  its  thanks  for  the 
same.) 


BOWDOIN   NIGHT. 


Last  Friday  evening  the  annual  Bowdoin  night  was      / 
celebrated,  but  was  marked  by  an  unusual  and  pleas-     \ 
ant  feature.     This  was  the  presentation  to  the  col- 
lege of  an  American  flag,  the  first  to  wave  over  the 
Bowdoin  campus  from  the  top  of  Memorial  Hall. 

Mr.  Edgar  O.  Achorn,  of  the  Class  of  1880,  was 
the  donor  of  this  most  appropriate  and  beautiful 
gift. 


J04 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


In  presenting  the  flag  to  the  college,  or  rather  "to 
the  students  of  Bowdoin  College,"  as  he  put  it.  Mr. 
Achorn  delivered  a  speech  which  did  honor  to  the 
hall  in  which  it  was  given.  He  spoke  first  of  the 
significance  of  the  American  flag,  and  of  the  appro- 
priateness of  having  it  fly  over  every  college  in  the 
country,  as  well  as  over  the  military  and  naval  insti- 
tutions. He  also  told  what  he  thought  the  flag 
should  mean  to  every  citizen.  He  said,  in  effect, 
that  in  time  of  peace  it  was  everyone's  first  duty  to 
serve  it  as  an  upright  citizen,  and  in  time  of  danger 
everyone  should  be  willing  to  risk  his  life  in  pro- 
tecting it.  He  continued  by  speaking  of  the  need 
to-day  of  well-educated  college  men  in  public  life; 
and  after  reviewing  some  of  the  dangers  that 
threaten  every  government,  Mr.  Achorn  expressed  it 
as  his  opinion  that  the  Americans  still  have  their 
ideals  before  them,  and  that  there  are  many  men 
who  openly  and  at  all  times  disapprove  of  and 
oppose  dishonest  gain,  or  political  unfairness.  In 
closing  he  paid  glorious  tribute  to  several  of  Bow- 
doin's  famous  sons,  especially  to  General  Chamber- 
lain,  and   General   O.    O.    Howard. 

President  Hyde  received  the  flag  for  the  college 
in  a  short  speech,  in  which  he  gracefully  thanked 
Mr.  Achorn  for  his  gift,  and  assured  him  that  Bow- 
doin would  render  the  flag  its  due  of  honor. 

Captain  Henry  Chapman  of  the  foot-ball  team, 
made  a  short  speech  in  which  he  asked  for  more 
and  heavier  men  for  the  team,  although  if  these 
were  not  forthcoming,  he  said  that  the  team  would 
do  its  best  to  make  up  for  the  lack  of  weight  by 
gaining  greater  speed. 

Mr.  Kaharl.  the  new  principal  of  the  Brunswick 
High  School,  also  made  a  brief  address,  urging  the 
student  body  as  a  whole  to  turn  out,  and  support 
this  year's  team  vi'ith  the  same  loyal  enthusiasm 
that  last  year's  championship  team  received  from 
every  Bowdoin  man. 

Coach  Barry  then  spoke  of  the  football  prospects 
for  this  season.  He  said  that  despite  of  the  many 
handicaps  laid  upon  the  Bowdoin  team,  such  as  a 
late  start  and  consequent  loss  of  practice,  lack  ol 
heavy  material,  lack  of  a  training  table,  loss  of 
most  of  last  year's  line,  and  the  quick  succession  of 
hard  games  at  the  beginning  of  the  season,  the 
hopes  of  winning  the  championship  were  by  no 
means  dim.  All  of  this  year's  candidates  were 
fast,  strong,  and  willing  players,  who  would  do 
their  best  to  bring  Bowdoin  through  once  again  the 
victor   in    Maine. 

Each  speaker  was  heartily  cheered,  and  between 
the  speeches  the  college  yells  were  given,  and  sev- 
eral Bowdoin  songs  were  sung,  led  by  the  members 
of  the  Glee  Club.  The  meeting  broke  up  to  the 
tune  of  old  "Phi  Chi." 

The  flag  is  to  be  flown  daily  from  the  flagstaff 
erected  over  the  front  door  of  Memorial  Hall.  On 
clear  days  the  large  flag  will  be  set  to  the  breeze, 
while  a  smaller  one  was  also  presented  by  Mr. 
Achorn   to   be  flown   when   the   weather   is   rainy. 


of  football.  Just  what  kind  of  a  team  Bowdoin 
will  have  this  year  is  more  or  less  problematical. 
That  is,  the  success  of  the  team  is  so  dependent  on 
one  thing  that  the  whole  question  of  a  successful 
season  depends  one  may  say,  almost  entirely  on 
the  developing  of  two  or  three  strong  line  men. 

There  are  backfield  men  in  plenty  and  they  are  all 
promising  material.  The  ends  are  strong,  with  the 
Drummond  brothers  at  their  old  positions,  and  with 
other  good  men  trying  for  the  same  places. 

For  backfield  positions  Captain  Chapman  is.  of 
course,  the  best  man  and  but  for  the  unfortunate 
accident  of  last  Saturday,  would  doubtless  be  in  his 
usual  form.  As  it  is.  it  cannot  be  stated  when  he 
may  be  back  in  the  game.  Redmond,  '07,  is  also 
out  for  the  team  and  is  doing  well,  while  Gaston- 
guay,  '09,  seems  to  be  doing  good  work  for  a  Fresh- 
man. Greene,  '09,  is  another  Freshman  who  seems 
to  be  a  good  man  for  a  halfback. 

For  fullback  Blanchard,  '07,  and  Adams,  '07,  are 
the  most  promising  men  at  the  present  time.  The 
former  has  played  in  substitute,  last  year,  and  is  in 
good  form,  this  year.  For  quarterback.  Blair,  '09, 
of  Somerville  High,  is  a  most  promising  man,  and 
will  doubtless  make  this  one  of  the  strongest  posi- 
tions on  the  team.  Bass,  '07,  who  has  played  sub- 
stitute for  the  past  two  years  should  also  make  an 
excellent  substitute. 

In  addition  to  the  Drummonds  the  candidates  for 
ends  are  Manter,  '09,  Crowley,  '08,  and  one  or  two 
others,  all  of  whom  are  good  men.  For  the  guards 
Hawkesworth  and  Hatch  should  surely  make  good, 
although  the  latter  has  been  imable  to  be  out 
as  yet.  For  tackle  and  center  there  are  a 
number  of  candidates,  but  as  to  who  will  be 
likely  to  permanently  make  the  team  is  yet  to  be 
decided.  Thomas,  '09,  Skolfield,  '06.  Powers,  '07, 
and  Buttrick,  '07,  are  among  the  men  who  seem  to 
be  the  most  promising.  This  part  of  the  team  is 
where  the  best  judgment  of  the  captain  and  coach 
will  have  to  be  concentrated. 


FOOTBALL   PROSPECTS. 

With  the  opening  of  the  college  year,  the  thought 
of  the  Bowdoin  man,  in  common  with  college  men 
all  over  the  country,  turns  naturally  to  the  subject 


BOWDOIN,  5;   FORT  PREBLE,  o.  I 

Bowdoin  played  its  opening  game  of  football  for 
the  season  on  the  Whittier  field,  last  Saturday,  the 
opponent  being  the  Fort  Preble  team  of  Portland. 
Considering  the  earliness  of  the  season,  the  game 
was  characterized  by  hard,  consistent  football  on 
the  part  of  both  teams. 

Although  the  result  was  not  as  pleasing  as  might 
be  hoped  for  by  some  ardent  Bowdoin  supporters, 
to  those  who  have  watched  the  short  practice  the 
college  team  had  imdergone  and  recognized  the 
heavy  weight  of  the  visitors,  the  result  was  not  a 
dissatisfactory  one. 

The  ball  was  in  Fort  Preble's  territory  during  the 
greater  part  of  the  game,  and  had  not  the  visitors 
played  a  remarkably  plucky  game  at  critical  times 
the  score  would  have  been  larger. 

The  unfortunate  thing  about  the  contest  was  the 
fact  that  Captain  Chapman  received  injuries  to  his 
left  shoulder  that  will  cause  him  to  be  out  of  the 
game  for  an  indefinite  period. 

Bowdoin  tried  out  a  number  of  new  men  in  the 
game  the  greater  part  of  whom  showed  up  in  first- 
class  shape  and  the  indications  are  that  there  is  con- 
siderable foot-ball   material  in  the  entering  class. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


105 


The  summary : 

BowDoiN.  Fort  Preble. 

J.  Drummond.  le re.,  Yates. 

Stacey.    It rt.,    Peterson. 

Powers,    Ig : rg-,    Lea\ii;tt. 

Thomas,    c c,    Laidley. 

Hawksvvorth.    rg Ig.,    Eastwood. 

Ig.,   Perghtel. 

Skolfield,    rt It.,    Gritten. 

It.,   McCarty. 

W.  B.   Drummond.   re le.,   Sylvester. 

le.,   Schwank. 

Bass,    qb qb.    Jones. 

Blair,    qb. 

Chapman,    Ihb rhb..    Dickinson. 

Green,   Ihb. 

Redman,    rhb Ihb.,    Vinette. 

Gastonguay,  rhb. 

Blanchard.    fb fb,,    Eberly. 

Adams,  fb. 

Score — Bowdoin,  5.  Touchdown — Chapman.  Um- 
pire— Snow.  Referee — McCraedie.  Linesmen — 
Gumbel  for  Bowdoin,  McHugh  for  Fort  Preble. 
Time — 15m.  halves. 


HARVARD,  18;  BOWDOIN,  o. 

Bowdoin  played  Harvard  at  Cambridge,  Wednes- 
day afternoon,  and  was  defeated  by  the  score  of  18 
to  o.  The  outcome  of  the  game  was  very  pleasing 
to  Bowdoin  students,  who  felt  that  the  score  would 
be  considerably  larger.  The  absence  of  Capt.  Chap- 
man from  the  game,  and  the  small  amount  of  prac- 
tice were,  it  was  thought,  sufficient  to  handicap  the 
team  greatly  and  the  result  was  a  pleasant  surprise. 
A  full  account  of  the  game  will  appear  next  week. 


FOOTBALL  NOTES. 

Let  every  man  in  college  attend  the  game  on  the 
Whittier  Field  to-morrow  afternoon.  Beyond  ques- 
tion, the  game  will  be  one  of  the  hardest,  if  not  the 
hardest  game  in  which  the  Bowdoin  team  will  par- 
ticipate this  fall.  The  team  will  need  the  support 
of  every  man  in  college.    See  that  you  do  your  part. 

The  game  with  Tufts  College  will  be  played  on 
the  Pine  Tree  Athletic  Grounds,  in  Portland.  Octo- 
ber 28.  This  should  be  one  of  the  interesting  games 
of  the  season,  and  no  doubt  a  number  of  the  student 
body   will  go  to   Portland  to  witness  the  contest. 


BOWDOIN'S   FOOTBALL   COACH. 

Coach  Barry,  who  is  handling  the  football  squad, 
this  year,  has  every  indication  of  being  just  the  man 
Bowdoin  needs.  So  far  as  one  may  judge  by  the 
early  work  of  the  season,  there  seems  to  be  reason 
to  believe  that  if  it  is  possible  to  turn  out  a  win- 
ning team  from  the  material  at  hand.  Coach  Barry 
will  be  able  to  do  it. 

Mr.  Barry  is  a  graduate  of  Brown  University  in 
the  class  of  1902,  where  he  played  halfback  in  his 
college  course.  The  year  following  his  graduation 
he    coached    the    Brown    team,    and,    this    year,    has 


been  secured  by  the  Bowdoin  management.  He  is 
a  hard  worker  and  puts  life  into  the  men  at  all 
times,  and  is  the  kind  of  man  that  will  doubtless  get 
the  best  of  results  out  of  the  material  at  hand. 


PRESIDENT    HYDE    AT    SUNDAY    CHAPEL. 

President  Hyde's  remarks  at  chupel,  the  first  Sun- 
day of  the  college  year  were  listened  to  with  much 
interest  by  the  undergraduate  body. 

President  Hyde  said  in  part : 

"It  is  fitting  that  we  should  ask  ourselves  the 
real  essentials  of  Christianity ;  why  we  should  meet 
every  Sabbath.  The  first  principle  of  religion  is  to 
recognize  that  there  is  a  good  will  to  have  its  way 
in  everything  we  do.  This  good  will  may  take 
many  forms,  but  every  person  will  find  a  good  way 
if  he  wants  to.  To  follow  this  good  will  is  the 
very  essence  of  Christianity. 

The  second  principle  is  to  respect  the  rights  of 
all ;  this  is  a  rule  by  which  all  should  be  held. 
Whoever  does  these  two  things  does  everything; 
he  is  a  Christian. 

But  no  one  does  these  perfectly ;  nevertheless,  we 
can  accept  these  two  things  as  standards,  remem- 
bering that  the  Christian  man  is  the  one  who 
honestly  tries  to  do  these  two  things. 

Let  us  progress  toward  them. 


ART   BUILDING  NOTES. 

During  the  summer  the  Art  Building  has  attracted 
many  visitors.  It  has  been  open  every  day,  and 
from  the  first  of  June  to  the  first  of  October  over 
4770  people  have  been  through  the  galleries.  This 
makes  an  average  of  about  40  people  a  day,  and 
sometimes  there  have  been  as  many  as  150  visitors 
in  a  single  day. 

Last  June  a  registration  book  was  begun,  and  now 
contains  the  signatures  of  about  750  men  and 
women,  many  of  whom  are  known  throughout  the 
United   States. 

As  is  usual  during  the  vacation  months,  there 
have  been  some  copyists  in  the  building,  copying  the 
work  of  Van   Dyke,   and   others. 

No  additions  of  consequence  have  been  made  to 
the  collections  since  last  commencement,  but  five  of 
the  picture  frames  in  the  Bowdoin  Gallery  have  been 
regilded  adding  noticeably  to  the  appearance  of  the 
paintings. 


COLLEGE  JURY. 

The  College  Jury  met  J\'Ionday  evening,  and  per- 
fected organization  for  the  ensuing  year.  The  men 
who  will  compose  the  jury  from  the  various  frater- 
nities are  as  follows :  Alpha  Delta  Phi.  Robert 
Hodgson.  Jr. ;  Psi  Upsilon,  Robie  Stevens ;  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon,  Robert  A.  Cony ;  Zeta  Psi,  Charles 
F.  Favinger ;  Theta  Delta  Chi.  Harold  G.  Tobey : 
Delta  Upsilon,  Currier  C.  Holman ;  Kappa  Sigma, 
Henry  P.  Boody ;  Beta  Theta  Pi,  Leon  V.  Parker. 
The  members  from  the  four  classes  in  college  are 
as  follows :  1906,  Melvin  T.  Copeland ;  1907,  Wil- 
liam S.  Linnell ;  igo8,  Roscoe  H.  Hupper ;  igog, 
Ernest  Goodspeed. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER.  1906, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


H.  P.  WINSLOW,  1906. 
H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 
W.    S.   LINNELL,   1907. 
A.   L.    ROBINSON,  lgo8. 

G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,  • 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907. 


Associate  Editors: 

r.  h.  hupper,  1908. 

R.  A.   LEE,  1908. 
H.  E.   MITCHELL,  lgo8. 
H.    G.    GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 
Medical  School,  1907. 

■     •     •     Business  Manager. 
•    Ass't  Business   Manager. 


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

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

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
copies,    10  cents. 

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


OCTOBER  6,   1905. 


No.   10 


To  Freshmen. 

As  has  been  the  custom  in  past  years,  the 
Orient  will  be  mailed  regularly  to  all  mem- 
bers of  the  entering  class,  and  it  is  trusted  that 
in  each  instance  the  members  of  the  Class  of 
1909,  will  consider  themselves  as  subscribers 
through  their  college  course.  The  Orient  is 
strictly  a  college  paper  and  is  as  much  a  part 
of  the  institution  as  any  field  of  activity,  and 
no  man  should  be  without  it,  both  for  his  own 
benefit,  as  well  as  that  of  .the  paper  and  the  col- 
lege. 

Crowded  Columns. 

Owing  to  the  large  amount  of  news  matter 
that  has  accumulated  during  the  summer  and 
at  the  opening  of  the  college  year,  many  items 
of  interest  are  crowded  out  of  this  issue  of  the 
Orient  which  will  appear  next  week. 


Mr.  Achorn's  Address. 

Many  complimentary  remarks  have  been 
heard  about  college  in  reference  to  the  speech 
of  Mr.  E.  O.  Achorn  of  the  Class  of  '80,  in 
presenting  the  beautiful  flag  that  is  to  float  over 
Memorial  Hall.  The  Orient  hopes  to  be  able 
to  print  the  address  in  the  near  future,  as  it  is 
an  article  well  worth  reading,  both  for  its  rela- 
tion to  a  pleasant  event  of  the  college  year, 
and  also  as  a  fine  piece  of  literature. 


The  New  Year. 

At  the  opening  of  the  first  term  of  the  year, 
the  college,  like  a  knight  plodding  along  on 
an  extenuated  journey  by  regular  stages,  with 
short  spaces  of  rest  between,  pulls  itself 
together,  shakes  itself  and  looks  about  for  its 
opportunities  for  conquests  and  the  material 
for  accomplishing  them.  As  the  college  con- 
templates its  resources  it  sees  old  friends 
returning  in  large  quantities  and  sees  a  new 
Freshman  Class  full  of  promise  adding  to  its 
numbers  some  fourscore  of  bright,  energetic 
youths  eager  to  push  forward  the  name  and 
cause  of  Old  Bowdoin. 

The  college  is  to  be  congratulated  on  acquir- 
ing such  a  goodly  body  of  strong  men  both  in 
literary  and  athletic  work.  On  the  other  hand 
the  entering  men  are  to  be  congratulated  on 
their  choice  of  college,  on  their  grasping  of 
the  opportunity  to  take  advantage  of  the  high 
line  of  study  offered  here,  of  a  system  of 
athletics  than  which  none  is  more  honorable 
and  upright. 

Now  is  the  time.  Freshmen,  to  go  to  work 
with  a  will  and  accomplish  something  for 
your  newly  adopted  Alma  Mater.  You  are  as 
yet  merely  "prep  school"  boys  just  budding 
into  college  men  and  it  is  for  you  to  prove 
yotirselves  by  your  conduct  and  earnest 
endeavors  worthy  to  be  called  college  men. 
Mingle  with  the  rest  of  us  from  the  start  and 
make  our  cause  your  cause.  Join  in  all  the 
college  activities  with  those  who  are  older  in 
the  college  life  ;  learn  to  love  Bowdoin  as  those 
who  have  gone  before  vou  love  her.     You  are 


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a  large  class  full  of  capable  men  in  all  lines 
of  college  activity  and  Bowdoin  looks  to  you 
to  increase  her  prestige.  You  will  soon  find 
your  work, — then  do  it  with  a  will,  putting 
your  whole  heart  into  the  endeavor. 

But  it  is  not  to  the  Freshmen  alone  that  we 
would  direct  our  exhortation.  We  would 
have  all  the  college  awaken  anew  and  push 
forward  with  renewed  zeal  to  the  conquests 
which  are  to  be  won.  We  have  scarcely  yet 
let  our  enthusiasm  for  the  victories  of  last 
year  grow  cold ;  but  all  that  is  behind  us.  We 
are  beginning  a  new  year  and  all  is  to  be  won 
again.  We  must  not  fail  this  time  in  our  sup- 
port of  ever)^  endeavor  to  advance  the  college. 
This  year  must  see  Bowdoin  set  farther  ahead 
in  scholarship,  athletics  and  all  other  lines. 


outside  states  who  cannot  be  included  in  any 
of  these  organizations  and  therefore  the 
formation  of  some  new  sectional  clubs  is  to 
be  looked  for. 


Sectional  Clubs. 

We  note  with  pleasure  that  the  impfession 
that  Bowdoin  is  for  natives  of  Maine  only  is 
fast  dying  out.  The  entering  class  this  year 
is  a  proof  of  this  fact,  for  there  are  more  rnen 
from  outside  states  than  ever  before.  No 
doubt  this  is  partly  due  to  the  fact  that  there 
now  seems  to  be  a  tendency  on  the  part  of 
sub-Freshmen  to  choose  a  small  college  for  an 
academic  course,  but  we  feel  sure  that  at  least 
a  small  share  of  the  credit  can  be  safely  given 
to  the  work  of  the  sectional  clubs.  There  can- 
not be  too  many  of  these  clubs  for  every  new 
one  helps.  As  some  states  as  represented  by 
only  one  or  two  men  it  would  be  a  good  plan 
for  these  men  to  unite  under  one  head  for  the 
time  being.  Instead  of  embracing  men  from 
a  single  county  of  one  state,  or  from  a  single 
state,  a  club  would  be  formed  among  men 
from  a  section  of  the  country  embracing  sev- 
eral states,  with  the  object  of  drawing  men 
from  all  the  outside  states  possible.  We  hope 
that  members  of  1909  who  come  from  outside 
of  Maine  will  take  this  under  consideration. 
Several  new  men  will  be  included  in  the  Mas- 
sachusetts Club  this  year.  This  will  also  be 
true  of  the -other  sectional  clubs  now  in  exist- 
ence.    There  are,   however,  many   men   from 


Bowdoin   Night. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  and  pleasing- 
events  of  the  opening  of  the  college  year  was 
the  Bowdoin  Night  exercises  of  last  week,  the 
affair  proving  itself  a  most  delightful  occasion 
in  every  way.  The  presentation  of  a  beauti- 
ful flag  to  float  over  the  campus  was  the  chief 
feature  of  the  evening.  This  act  on  the  part 
of  a  loyal  alumnus  and  the  splendid  address 
with  which  the  donor  presented  his  gift  made 
a  program  that  was  indeed  a  delight  from 
more  standpoints  than  one.  Bowdoin  has 
some  alumni  that  any  college  may  well  be 
proud  of  and  Mr.  Achorn  well  deserves  to  be 
numbered  among  them.  The  other  features 
of  the  evening  were  very  pleasing,  and  no  stu- 
dent could  have  been  present  without  coming 
away  proud  that  he  was  a  Bowdoin  man. 


NOTICES. 

Professor  McCrea  will  act  as  excuse  officer 
during  the  present  year  and  all  excuses  for 
chapel  cuts  and  from  recitations  must  be  pre- 
sented to  him  at  the  registi'ar's  office.  His 
hours  will  be  from  2  to  4  p.m.  Tuesdays  and 
Thursdays,  and  excuses  must  be  presented  at 
these  times. 

By  vote  of  the  faculty  the  time  for  the' mak- 
ing up  of  conditions  under  the  regulations 
enacted  last  spring,  will  expire  one  year  after 
the  time  the  conditions  are  incurred.  This 
will  apply  in  all  cases  except  when  otherwise 
specifically  provided. 


NOTICES  ABOUT  COURSES. 

Astronomy  will  be  omitted  this  year. 

German  5-6  will  be  omitted  this  year. 

Greek  8  is  a  new  course  this  year. 

German  3-4,  a  modified  course,  which  includes 
the  reading  of  scientific  German,  may  be  elected 
this  year,  as  a  four-hour  course.  This  course  will 
be  counted  for  three  courses  if  pursued  during  the 
entire  year. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


College  Botes. 


Over  100  new  men  in  college. 

Haley,   '06,  has   returned  to  college. 

Cox,  Med..  '07,  was  at  the  D.  K.  E.  hou.se  over 
Sunday. 

H.  B.  Eastman.  '02,  has  been  on  the  campus  dur- 
ing the  past  week. 

John  Appleton,  02,  has  been  a  guest  at  the  col- 
lege  during  the   past   week. 

The  first  of  the  Sophomore-Freshman  ball  games 
is  scheduled  for  to-morrow  morning. 

Goodhue,  '07,  will  not  be  in  college,  .this  year, 
being  detained  at  home  by  the  illness  of  his  father. 

Sargent.  '07,  will  not  return  to  college,  this  year, 
arid  is  planning  to  enter  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology. 

Donald  Snow.  '01,  was  on  the  campus  the  past 
week.  He  acted  as  one  of  the  officials  of  the  Bow- 
doin-Fort  Preble  game  of  last  Saturday. 

The  Freshmen  have  elected  McDade  to  be  captain 
of  their  ball  team  in  the  Sophomore-Freshman 
series  of  games,   which  begins  to-morrow. 

Martin,  Merrill  and  Anthoine,  '02,  Lunt.  04, 
Clark,  Burroughs  and  Hall,  '05,  were  among  the 
many  alumni  on  the  campus  last  week. 

A  large  number  of  the  members  of  last  June's 
graduating  class  have  visited  the  college  during  the 
past  ten  days  to  be  present  at  the  opening  exercises 
of  the  year. 

Paine,  ex-'o,^  who  has  been  out  of  college  for 
the  past  two  years  because  of  illness,  has  returned 
to  college  this  fall,  and  will  be  a  member  of  the 
Class  of   1906. 

Porter,  ex-'o6.  Bowdoin's  representative  at  Oxford 
University,  was  on  the  campus,  last  week.  He  is 
at  present  making  a  short  hunting  trip  into  the 
Maine  woods,  after  which  he  will  return  to  Oxford 
for  the  opening  of  the  college  year. 

Philip  Dana  Stubbs,  '95.  was  on  the  campus  dur- 
ing the  past  week,  making  arrangements  for  his 
brother,  who  is  a  member  of  the  Freshman  Class, 
this  year.  Mr.  Stubbs  was  one  of  Bowdoin's  well- 
known  football  men.  being  captain  of  the  '95  team. 

The  College  Band  organized  this  week  by  electing 
C.  C.  Hall,  '06,  as  leader,  and  Stetson.  '06,  as  man- 
ager. Rehearsals  have  been  held  during  the  latter 
part  of  the  week  and  it  is  expected  that  the  organ- 
ization will  furnish  music  at  the  Exeter  game, 
to-morrow. 

Professor  Johnson  returned  on  the  twentieth  of 
September  from  Genoa,  after  travelling  through 
Italy  for  two  months  and  a  halt.  He  visited  among 
other  places  Naples,  Pompeii,  Rome,  Florence, 
■Vienna,  Assisi,  Revena,  and  Milan,  pursuing  chiefly 
archaelogical   and   architectural   studies. 

This  fall  several  new  books  have  been  adopted  in 
the  Freshman  courses.  These  include :  Espenshade's 
"Composition  and  Rhetoric;"  Whitney's  "French 
Grammar;  Benton's  "Selections  from  Livy."  and  a 
"Brief  German  Grammar,"  by  Professor  Ham  of 
Bowdoin,  and  Professor  Leonard  of  Bates. 


Woodruff,  '06,  is  getting  out  a  Bowdoin  calendar, 
this  year,  similar  to  that  issued  last  year.  It  is 
expected  that  it  will  be  out  about  Dec.  i. 

Professor  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell  left  Wednesday  for 
Aroostook  county  where  he  gave  addresses  on 
Thursday  and  Friday  of  this  week.  Thursday  even- 
ing he  spoke  at  Presque  Isle  on  the  subject  of 
"Charles  Wagner,"  and  Friday  afternoon  he  spoke 
at  Houlton  on  the  subject  of  "The  Teaching  of 
English." 

Considerable  interest  was  felt  about  the  college 
over  the  result  of  the  Harvard  game  of  Wednes- 
day. For  some  reason  news  of  the  result  was  not 
received  on  the  campus  until  late  in  the  evening,  and 
when  the  word  finally  came  considerable  satisfaction 
was  expressed  that  the  score  was  no  larger. 


THE  NEW  MEN. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  new  men  in  college,  up 
to  the  middle  of  the  present  week.  There  are, 
according  to  this  list,  a  total  of  loi  new  men  in  col- 
lege, and  there  will  probably  be  a  few  more  names 
added  within  a  short  time.  The  number  is  distrib- 
uted as  follows:  Freshman,  73;  specials,  17;  new 
members  in  Junior  Class,  8 ;  Senior  specials,  3. 

The  list  of  Freshmen  is  as  follows: 

Harrison  Atwood,  Auburn;  Harvey  D.  Benner. 
Putnam,  Conn. ;  Claude  Bower,  Auburn ;  R.  O. 
Brewster,  Dexter ;  E.  Ralph  Bridge.  Dexter ;  P.  H. 
Brown,  Watertown,  N.  Y. ;  George  H.  Buck,  Har- 
rison ;  Harold  H.  Burton,  West  Newton,  Mass. ; 
Charles  F.  Carter,  Bath;  Gardner  W.  Cole,  East 
Raymond ;  M.  H.  Cooper,  Great  Falls,  Mont. ;  J. 
Edward  Crowley,  Bangor;  Max  Pearson  Gushing. 
Bangor ;  Kenneth  H.  Dresser,  Boston ;  Daniel 
Drummond.  Portland;  Reed  H.  Ellis,  Rangeley ; 
Guy  Park  Estes.  Skowhegan ;  Ralph  Henry  Files, 
Gorham ;  Anthony  H.  Fiske,  Brunswick ;  Herbert 
Gammons,  West  Newton,  Mass. :  Thomas  A.  Gas- 
tonguay,  Brunswick ;  Thomas  D.  Ginn,  Roxbury, 
Alass. ;  Ernest  Goodspeed,  Randolph ;  Roy  C.  Har- 
low, Richmond ;  W.  M.  Harris,  Hinckley ;  Wallace 
H.  Hayden.  Bath ;  Gardner  K.  Heath,  Augusta ; 
Walter  P.  Hinckley.  Hinckley;  Dudley  Hovey, 
Waldoboro ;  Arthur  W.  Hughes,  Brunswick ;  John 
R.  Hurley.  Oldtown ;  Sumner  Jackson,  Waldoboro ; 
Edwin  W.  Johnson,  Greenwich,  Conn. ;  Howard  F. 
Kane,  Machias :  Daniel  F.  Koughan,  Bath ;  Harold 
N.  Marsh.  Woodfords ;  Walter  Lee,  Greenville,  111. ; 
Daniel  McDade,  Lewiston;  R.  E.  Merrill,  Conway, 
N.  H.  ;  Harry  A.  Morrill.  Gardiner ;  Albert  W. 
Moulton,  Portland;  P.  I.  Newman,  Fryeburg; 
Robert  M.  Pennell,  Brunswick;  Willard  True 
Phillips,  Westbrook;  Harold  Parker  Pike.  Lubec ; 
Ernest  H.  Pottle,  Farmington ;  Carl  A.  Powers, 
Skowhegan;  Harold  Pratt,  Farmington;  Verne  A. 
Ranger,  Yarmouthville ;  Irving  L.  Rich,  Portland; 
C.  E.  Richardson,  Strong;  Karl  D.  Scates,  West- 
brook  ;  Thomas  F.  Shehan,  Portland ;  J.  Standish 
Simmons.  New  York  City ;  Arthur  L.  Smith,  New 
Vinej'ard ;  Harold  W.  Smith,  East  Barrington,  N. 
H. ;  Jasper  J.  Stahl,  Waldoboro;  Oramel  H.  Stan- 
ley, Lowell;  John  A.  Stetson,  Brunswick;  Carl  E. 
Stone,  Norway;  Robert  G.  Stubbs,  Strong;  Fuller 
P.   Studley.   South   Portland;  James   Melvin   Sturte- 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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vant,  Dixfield;  Kenneth  R.  Tefft,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. ; 
Leon  F.  Timberlake,  Phillips;  Roger  L.  Thaxter, 
Portland;  Leonard  F.  Wakefield,  Bar  Harbor;  John 
A.  Wentworth,  Portland:  Charles  M.  Will.  Hud- 
son, Mass. 

The  following  is  the  list  of  special  students 
admitted  to  the  college :  Percy  G.  Bishop,  Boothbay 
Harbor;  Morris  L.  Blair,  Somerville,  Mass.; 
Charles  O.  Bouvc,  Hingham,  Mass. ;  W.  B.  Davis, 
Washington,  D.  C. ;  A.  T.  Gould,  Thomaston ;  Carl 
R.  Greene,  Waterville;  Harry  F.  Hinkley,  New  York 
City ;  Lucius  D.  Lumbard,  Auburn ;  Harry  C.  Mer- 
rill, Portland;  James  A.  C.  Mulliken,  New  Bedford. 
Mass.;  James  H.  Small.  Farmington ;  Clarence  L. 
Scammons,  Fairfield ;  Edgar  F.  Sewall,  Somerville. 
Mass. ;  Walter  N.  Twing,  Woolwich ;  L.  E.  Haf- 
ford,  Somerville,  Mass. ;  Perley  C.  Voter,  West 
Farmington;  Gardner  W.   Stacey.  Somerville.  Mass. 

The  following  men  have  been  admitted  to  the 
Junior  Class:  W.  C.  Whitmore,  Brunswick;  Mil- 
lard C.  Webber.  Fairfield ;  Merton  A.  Webber,  Fair- 
field ;  George  H.  Hull,  South  Freeport ;  E.  C.  Pope, 
Manchester ;  George  H.  Morrill,  Cumberland  Mills ; 
N.   M.   Marshall,   Portland ;  L.  Adams,  Bangor. 

The  following  have  been  admitted  as  Senior 
specials :  Chester  C.  Tuttle,  Buckfield ;  Morrill  A. 
Gallagher,   Roxbury,   Mass. ;   R.  R.   Paine,  Winslow. 


CLASS   MEETINGS. 

All  four  classes  in  college  held  class  meetings  on 
Monday.  The  only  business  transacted  by  the 
Senior  and  Junior  classes  was  that  of  electing  repre- 
sentatives to  the  college  jury,  a  full  list  of  which 
appears  elsewhere.  The  Sophomore  Class  elected 
its  jurymen,  and  its  baseball  captain  for  the  Sopho- 
more-Freshman games,  the  latter  choice  falling  to 
Harold  W.  Stanwood  of  Rumford  Falls. 

The  Freshmen  elected  their  jurymen  and  also 
their  class  officers,  which  are  as  follows :  President. 
Kenneth  R.  Tefift,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. ;  Vice-President, 
Willard  True  Phillips,  Westbrook ;  Secretary,  Max 
O.  Cushing,  Bangor.  The  captain  of  the  class  foot- 
ball team  will  be  Thomas  F.  Shehan  of  Portland, 
and  Daniel  Drummond  of  Portland  was  elected 
manager  of  the  team.  The  base-ball  captain  and 
manager  were  not  chosen  at  Monday's  meeting: 


Y.  M.  C.  A.  HANDBOOK. 

The  "Handbook  of  Bowdoin  College"  issued 
yearly  by  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association, 
made  its  appearance  as  soon  as  college  began.  It 
is  printed  upon  the  same  plan  as  that  of  last  year, 
which  introduced  the  diary  form,  to  take  the  place 
of  the  blank  "Memoranda"  pages. 

The  only  change  of  importance  from  last  year's 
publication  is  the  introduction  of  "Phi  Chi"  in  con- 
junction with  the  other  Bowdoin  songs.  The  intro- 
duction of  "Phi  Chi"  is  a  good  move,  for  as  the 
1903  Handbook  put  it :  "The  nominal  college  song 
is  'Bowdoin  Beata,'  but  the  actual  college  song  is 
probably  'Phi  Chi,'  the  survival  of  an  old  hazing 
song  of  the  sixties." 

The  Handbook  is,  as  always,  welcomed  by  the 
Freshmen,  and  will,  if  it  has  not  already  begun, 
help  them   to  assimilate  the   true   Bowdoin   spirit. 


READINGS  IN  ECONOMICS   i.     SEPTEMBER 
28,  1905. 
For  week  ending: 
October  5 — Seager,  pages  1-20. 
October    12 — Seager.    pages   20-46. 
October  19 — Seager,  pages  46-81. 
October  26 — Seager,  pages  81-107. 
November  2 — Seager,   pages   107-137. 
November   g — Seager,   pages    i37-'i69. 
November    16 — Seager,    pages    169-198. 
November  23 — Seager,  pages  198-222. 
November  30 — Seager,  pages  222-244. 
December  7 — Seager,  pages  244-274. 
December  14 — Seager,  pages  274-302. 
November   21 — Seager.    pages   302-345. 
January    11 — Seager.    pages    345-385. 
January    18 — Seager.    pages    385-434, 
January   25— Seager,    pages   434-476- 
February  i — Seager,  pages  476-510. 

Hour  examinations  will  be  held  on  October  24. 
November  16,  December  14,  January  18.  Briefer 
quizzes  will  be  held  at  more  frequent  intervals. 
Topics   for  special   reports  will  be  assigned  later. 


READINGS  IN  ECONOMICS  .3. 

For  week  ending: 

October  5 — Johnson,  pp.  1-33.  Hadley,  pp.  1-40, 
146-163. 

October  12 — Johnson,  pp.  34-107.  Hadley,  pp. 
40-56. 

October  11; —Johnson,  pp.  111-183.  Hadley,  pp.  87- 
90.     The  Amer,.'in  Railway,  pp.  267-297. 

October  26 — ^Johnson,  pp.  184-210.  Hadley.  pp.  56- 
62.     The  American  Railway,  pp.  370-424. 

November  2 — Johnson,  pp.  213-257.  Hadley,  pp. 
63-100.     Newcomb,  Railway  Economics,  pp.  210-142. 

November  9 — Johnson,  pp.  258-304.  Hadley,  pp. 
100-125.  Taussig,  Theory  of  Railway  Rates,  Q.  J. 
E.  vol.  V.  pp.  438-465- 

November  16— Johnson,  pp.  307-334.  Hadley,  pp. 
163-203.  Hendrick,  Railway  Control  by  Commis- 
sions, pp.  8-26,  63-92. 

November  23 — ^Johnson,  pp.  335-348.  Hadley,  pp. 
203-236.     Hendrick,  pp.  26-63. 

November  30 — Johnson,  pp.  349-407.  Hadley,  pp. 
129-146. 

December  7 — ^Johnson,  pp.  408-427.  Hadley,  pp. 
236-258.  Hendrick,  pp.  140-161.  Eleventh  Annual 
Report  of  Interstate  Commerce  Com.  pp.  5-50. 

Hour  examinations  will  be  held  on  October  24, 
November  16,  December  12.  Readings  for  re- 
mainder of  semester  and  assignment  of  topics  for 
special   reports   will   be  posted   later. 


DELTA   UPSILON   CHAPTER  HOUSE. 

The  Delta  LIpsilon  Chapter  House  which  was 
purchased  by  the  Delta  Upsilon  Corporation  from 
the  Benjamin  Green  estate  last  spring,  and  which 
was  moved  during  the  summer  from  its  former  loca- 
tion on  the  corner  of  Maine  and  Cumberland  streets 
to  the  lot  next  south  of  the  D.  K.  E.  House,  is  now 
practically  in  a  state  of  completion.  Though  no 
great  change  has  been  made  in  the  general  plan  of 
the  house,  it  being  admirably  adapted  to  the  needs 


no 


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of  the  Fraternity,  it  ha?  been  subjected  to  a 
thorough  renovation. 

On  the  ground  floor  are  the  smoking  and  dining 
rooms  on  one  side,  and  on  the  other  the  reception 
room  and  two  studies.  The  rooms  are  furnished  in 
Mission  Style.  Through  the  center  runs  a  hall, 
fifteen  feet  wide,  and  from  this  a  broad  staircase 
leads  to  the  second  story,  where  there  are  five  large 
studies,  a  lounging  room,  bath  rooms,  etc.  The  bed 
rooms  are  on  the  third  floor. 

The  ground  floor  of  the  ell  is  given  over  to  the 
kitchen,  butler's  pantry,  store  rooms,  laundry,  etc. 
On  the  second  floor  is  a  study  and  bed  room  and 
the  matron's  suite. 

The  ground  floor  of  what  was  formerly  the  sta- 
ble has  been  converted  into  a  hall  and  the  second 
floor  is  given  over  to  suites  for  the  help. 

Throughout  the  house  the  rooms  are  high  studded, 
well  lighted  and  well  ventilated.  There  are  accom- 
modations  for  eighteen   students. 


FACULTY  CHANGES. 


The  faculty  'changes  for  the  new  year  consist  of 
Dr.  Burnett  in  the  registrar's  office  in  the  place  of 
Professor  Files,  who  is  on  a  year's  leave  of  absence 
in  Europe,  Professor  Allen  Johnson  at  the  head  of 
the  history  department  in  the  place  of  Dr.  Roberts, 
and  Mr.  .Pierson  in  the  place  of  Professor  Hutchins 
in  the  science  department.  Professor  Hutchins  also 
being  in   Europe. 


COLUMBIA  THEATRE  ATTRACTIONS. 

Week  of  October  2d  Klark-Urban  Comoany. 
October  5— "When  We  Were  Twenty-One." 
October  9 — James  O'Neill  in  "Monte  Christo." 
October   13 — "Why  Girls  Leave  Home." 
October   14 — "The  Wizard  of  Oz." 


Hlumni  pevsonals. 


CLASS  OF  1836. 

By  the  death  on  May  30  of  Rev.  Aaron  C. 
Adams,  late  of  Wethersfield,  Bowdoin  loses  an  hon- 
ored son  and  the  earthly  history  of  a  pure  and  gen- 
tle life  is  finished.  Mr.  Adams  was  born  in  Ban- 
gor, Me.,  more  than  ninety  3'ears  ago.  Of  the  four 
sons  in  the  family,  three,  including  himself,  became 
ministers  of  the  Gospel.  He  graduated  at  Bowdoin 
College  in  1836.  and  studie'd  theology  at  Lane  and 
Bangor  seminaries.  His  active  ministry  extended 
through  fifty-four  years,  from  1839  to  1893.  The 
larger  part  of  it  was  soent  in  Maiden,  Mass., 
Auburn,  Me.,  and  in  Wethersfield  and  Thompson, 
Conn.,  with  short  terms  of  service  in  other  places. 
He  was  the  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  in 
Wethersfield  from  1867  to  1879.  Since  his  retire- 
ment from  active  duties  Mr.  Adams  had  lived,  for 
the  most  part,  in  Wethersfield. 

Mr.  Adams  was  a  man  of  sound  learning,  a  good 
preacher,  an  excellent  pastor,  and  ever  abreast  of 
the  times  in  his   reading  and  thinking.     Because  of 


these  things,  and  because  of  his  gentle  disposition, 
engaging  manners,  and  unaflFected  piety,  his  minis- 
try was  a  faithful  one  wherever  exercised,  and  his 
friends  were  numerous  and  cordial. 

CLASS    OF    1848. 

Oliver  Stevens,  of  Boston.  Class  of  1848,  ched  at 
North  Andover,  Mass.,  at  his  summer  home.  Mr. 
Stevens .  was  born  in  Andover,  Mass.,  in  1825  and 
was  graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  1848.  The  same 
year  he  entered  Harvard  Law  School  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1S50.  He  served  two  terms 
in  the  Boston  common  council,  being  president  in 
1856-58.  Mr.  Stevens  was  married  in  1854.  Mrs. 
Stevens  survives  her  husband. 

CLASS  OF  i860. 

James  W.  North,  class  of  i860,  of  Augusta  died 
June  29,  1905.  He  was  born  in  Clinton,  March  24, 
1838.  He  was  graduated  from  the  college  in  i860. 
He  then  studied  medicine  at  the  Portland  Medical 
School  and  graduated  from  the  Maine  Medical 
School  in  1863.  On  the  following  year,  he  began 
practice  in  Gardiner.  He  then  entered  the  United 
States  army  as  assistant  surgeon,  which  office  he 
held  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  has  practiced 
medicine  in  Jefferson  and  Augusta,  where  he  has 
made  his  home  since  1882.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Marie 
Tyler  North  and  three  children  survive  him. 

Jacob  Hale  Thompson,  Class  of  i860,  died  Sep- 
tember 8,  1905.  at  the  Flower  Hospital  in  New  York. 
Mr.  Thompson  was  born  in  Portsmouth.  N.  H., 
.April,  1837.  He  graduated  from  college  in  the  Class 
of  i860.  He  had  always  devoted  himself  to  jour- 
nalism which  he  began  in  connection  with  the 
Portsmouth  Clironiclc.  He  next  secured  a  position 
of  exchange  editor  for  40  years  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death. 

CLASS  OF   1870. 

On  the  23d  of  August  Hon.  D.  S.  Alexander  of 
Buffalo  read  a  paper  before  the  New  York  State 
Historical  Society  on  "Robert  R.  Livingston,  the 
author  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase."  The  society 
meets  every  year  at  Lake  George^historic  ground. 
Hon.  James  A.  Roberts,  former  State  Comptroller, 
is  president  of  the  Association. 

CLASS  OF  '98. 
Wendell  P.  McKown  has  opened  a  law    office   at 
No.  43  Cedar  Street,  New  York  City. 

CLASS    OF    1901. 

Harold  Lee  Berry  was  married  to  Miss  Violetta 
Lansdale  Brown,  daughter  of  General  and  Mrs. 
John  Marshall  Brown,  at  the  Cathedral  Church  of 
St.  Luke,  Portland,  August  28.  Ives,  '98,  acted  as 
best  man,  and  the  names  of  R.  Clark,  Dana,  Leigh- 
ton  and  Sills,  all  of  '01,  Drake,  '98,  and  Clifford,  '02, 
are  noted  among  the  ushers.  They  will  make  their 
home  on  West  Street,   Portland.     ' 

CLASS   OF  1905. 

Everett  W.  Hamilton  is  assistant  teacher  in  the 
Windham  High   School,   at  Willimantic,  Conn. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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OF  INTEREST  TO  MUSIC  LOVERS. 

Hinds,  Noble  &  Eldredge,  the  well-known  music 
and  book  publishing  house,  have  issued  a  series  of 
four  new  music  folios  which  cannot  fail  to  prove  of 
interest  to  every  lover  of  vocal  music,  who  is  for- 
tunate in  the  possession  of  a  piano  or  organ. 

The  particular  feature  about  these  books  which 
will  strike  the  casual  observer  is  the  ^attractive 
manner  in  which  they  are  published,  both  as  regards 
typographical  excellence  and  artistic  beauty.  This 
is  of  course  secondary  in  importance  to  the  quality 
of  the  musical  contents,  but  as  the  latter  leaves 
nothing  to  be  desired,  it  is  also  pleasing  to  note 
that  extra  pains  have  been  taken  in  making  the 
books  as  attractive  as  possible. 

We  really  can  not  see  how  any  one  musically 
inclined  can  afford  to  be  without  a  copy  of  "The 
Most  Popular  College  Songs,"  for  there  is  certainly 
no  folio  containing  more  songs  in  which  every  one, 
whether  he  be  musically  proficient  or  not,  can  join 
in  the  chorus.  Such  standard  gems  as  "Aunt  Dinah's 
Quilting  Party,"  "Jingle  Bells,"  "Solomon  Levi," 
"Suwanee  River,"  "My  Bonnie,"  "Forsaken."  "Old 
Oaken  Bucket,"  "Annie  Laurie,"  "Upidee,"  "Juan- 
ita."  "Sweet  and  Low,"  "My  Old  Kentucky  Home," 
"Clementine,"  "Polly-Wolly-Doodle,"  "Home,  Sweet 
Home,"  "Rocked  in  the  Cradle  of  the  Deep,"  and 
in  fact,  all  thos  old  familiar  melodies  which  are  the 
first  to  be  called  for  when  a  happy  party  of  friends 
gather  around  the  piano  or  organ  to  enjoy  a  little 
music,  are  included,  thus  making  it  an  ideal  collec- 
tion and  one  which  ought  to  be  highly  prized. 

Another  book  of  college  songs  which  has  a 
peculiar  significance  to  any  one,  be  he  a  graduate  of 
many  years,  or  at  present  a  student,  is  "The  Songs 
of  All  the  Colleges."  This  book  contains  not  only 
the  college  songs  which  are  most  familiar  to  every 
one,  but  also  special  songs  which  have  been  written 
by  students  at  the  different  universities  for  their 
Abiia  Maters.  It  scarcely  makes  any  difference 
what  college  one  has  attended,  for  he  will  still  be 
able  to  find  in  this  book  the  song  which"  was  his 
favorite  and  which  will  bring  back  to  him  pleasant 
memories  of  the  past  or  revive  the  enthusiasm  of 
the  present.  For  instance,  Yale  College  is  repre- 
sented by  the  famous  "Yale  Boola"  song.  Natur- 
ally there  is  no  student  from  that  college  who  will 
not  prize  this  book  highly  just  because  it  contains 
the  song  which  he  likes  best.  This  is  equally  true 
of  the  songs  of  other  colleges,  such  as  Harvard. 
Cornell,  Chicago,  Princeton.  Pennsylvania,  Michi- 
gan,  and  a   score  more   of  the  leading  universities. 

The  other  two  books  just  issued  by  this  house  are 
also  very  valuable  in  their  particular  field,  both  being 
devoted  to  new  songs  for  male  quartets.  One  is 
entitled  "New  Songs  for  College  Glee  Clubs."  and 
contains  about  35  excellent  numbers.  These  are  all 
written  by  well-known  composers,  and  are  simply, 
as  well  as  effectively,  arranged  for  male  quartets. 
The  other  book  is  entitled  "New  Songs  for  Male 
Quartets."  and  contains  a  splendid  series  of  thirty 
songs,  both  secular  and  sacred  in  character,  by  such 
well-known  composers  as  George  B.  Nevin,  Henry 
K.  Hadlej-,  Walter  HoAve  Jones,  and  Roys  Bridg- 
man.  As  in  the  case  of  the  other  quartet  folio,  the 
arrangements  are  most  effective  in  style,  and  either 
of  the  books  can  he  used  for  male  choruses  as  well 


as  quartets,  while  there  are  a  number  of  selections 
in  the  latter  book  which  can  be  used  to  advantage 
i)y  churches   having  male  choirs. 

All  these  folios  can  be  found  at  our  local  music 
or  book  stores,  or  can  be  purchased  from  the  pub- 
b'shers  at  the  prices  indicated  in  their  advertisement 
placed  with  us  this  issue. 


IBRARY   BOOKS   ADDED. 


Freeman,  E.  A.     Western  Europe  in  the  Eighth 
Century  and  Onward. 

A  collection  of  papers,  edited  and  published 
after  the  death  of  the  author.  Professor  Freeman 
was  the  historian  of  the  Norman  Conquest  and  an 
authority  on  the  early  periods  of  English  history. 
Tliis  volume,  made  up  of  portions  of  lectures  which 
did  not  have  the  benefit  of  the  author's  revision. 
has,  however,  been  carefully  edited  by  another  his- 
torical scholar  and  it  is  regarded  as  a  noteworthy 
addition  to  the  literature  on  European  history. 
(940:  FSg) 

Japan  by  the  Japanese. 

This  is  a  compilation  of  articles  on  Japan  by 
Japanese  public  men  and  specialists.  All  sides  of 
the  national  life  are  represented  and  it  has  been  the 
aim  of  the  editor.  Mr.  Alfred  Stead,  to  include 
authoritative  accounts  of  the  politics,  finance,  edu- 
cation, religion,  industries,  etc..  of  the  Japanese 
people.     (952:5  79) 

Osgood,   H.  L.      The   American    Colonies   in   the 
17th  Century. 

This  book  is  primarily  a  study  in  government. 
It  has  the  two-fold  purpose  of  studying  the  English 
colonies  in  America  in  their  political  aspects  as  well 
as  the  purpose  of  tracing  the  origin  of  English- 
.^merican  political  institutions.  The  two  volumes 
already  published  deal  with  the  colonies  from  the 
-American  side.  .\  third  volume,  to  be. issued  later, 
will  treat  the  problems  of  administration  from  the 
British    standpoint.      (973.2  :  O  82) 


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VOL.   XXXV. 


NO.   II. 


MR.  ACHORN'S  ADDRESS. 

[The  Orient  takes  pleasure  in  printing-  the  follow- 
ing from  the  address  of  E.  O.  Achorn  of  the  Class 
of  '80  on  the  occasion  of  the  presentation  of  the  flag 
that  floats  over  Memorial  Hall,  and  regrets  that 
lack  of  space  does  not  permit  the  publication  of  the 
entire  address.] 

Mr.  Achorn  said  in  part: 

"At  West  Point  and  Annapolis,  where 
young  men  are  being  trained  in  the  art  and 
science  of  war  on  land  and  sea  the  national 
emblem  flies  as  a  matter  of  course.  I  have 
long  held  the  opinion  that  it  was  equally  fitting 
that  the  flag  should  fly  over  American  col- 
leges where  young  men  are  being  trained  for 
another  branch  of  public  service, — one  more 
vital  and  far  reaching, — trained  for  the  duties 
of  American  citizenship  in  times  of  peace. 

"For  this  reason  T  gladly  embrace  the  oppor- 
tunity afforded  by  the  wish,  expressed  through 
the  columns  of  your  college  paper,  to  tender 
an  American  flag  to  Bowdoin,  and  while  I 
tender  the  flag  to  the  college,  it  is  to  the 
undergraduates  that  I  wish  to  address  myself. 

"Thus  far  the  American  college  graduate 
has  not  borne  his  full  share  of  the  responsibil- 
ity in  the  administration  of  political  affairs. 
Too  often  he  is  heard  to  say  that  politics  are 
too  corrupt  for  him.  If  they  are  corrupt  it  is 
his  business  to  purify  them.  A  distinguished 
alumnus  of  this  college,  John  A.  Andrew,  the 
governor  of  Massachusetts,  at  the  close  of  the 
war,  in  receiving  back  into  the  capital,  the 
battle  flags  of  that  state,  pronounced  a  pane- 
gyric on  those  begrimed  emblems  of  a  fratri- 
cidal war,  the  eloquence  of  which  has  rarely 
been  equalled  in  the  English  tongue. 

"This  college,  planted  in  the  midst  of  these 
whispering  pines,  has  a  location  in  a  fair  and 
healthful  land.  I  know  that  there  is  burning 
in  the  depths  of  every  one  of  you  a  love  and 
loyalty  for  it  that  will  never  die.  I  know  that 
you  will  gladly  do  it  honor.  Let  it  be  known 
then  throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of  this 
land  that  this  institution  is  a  beacon-light  of 
law  and  order,  of  patriotism  and  good  citizen- 
ship,— that  here  are  nurtured  a  class  of  young 


men  ready  for  any  patriotic  service, — men 
who  will  see  to  it  that  the  republic  suffers  no 
harm, — men  whose  devotion  to  the  nation  in 
their  day  and  generation  shall  be  as  steadfast 
as  that  of  its  founders. 

"If  you  do  this,  every  citizen  may  be  justly 
proud  of  Bowdoin  College,  and  the  man  of 
means  can  find  no  better  opportunity  than 
here,  in  strengthening  its  resources,  to  confer 
at  the  same  time  a  benefit  upon  his  fellow- 
men. 

"I  would  have  the  spirit  of  this  college  and 
of  its  graduates  so  broad  that  it  will  know  no 
north  and  no  south,  no  republican  and  no  dem- 
ocrat, no  Protestant  and  no  Catholic;  that  it 
would  recognize  a  man  for  what  he  had  done, 
for  what  he  is,  and  not  for  social  conditions, 
his  wealth  or  his  ancestry ;  that  it  would  safe- 
guard the  rights  of  the  humblest.  You  should 
feel  that  to  serve  society  and  the  state,  with 
no  personal  and  selfish  ends  to  gratify  ought 
to  he  the  highest  ambition  of  an  American 
citizen. 

"We  shall  always  have  in  this  country  the 
high  and  the  low,  the  rich  and  the  poor,  the 
intelligent  and  the  ignorant.  The  great  obli- 
gation bestowed  upon  you  as  educated  men  is 
to  see  to  it  that  right  relations  are  maintained 
between  these  various  classes,  to  insist  that  no 
matter  what  distinctions  may  be  drawn 
between  them  in  the  social  relations  of  life, 
they  are  to  meet  on  the  common  ground  of 
common  citizenship.  There  are  dark  clouds 
hanging  over  this  land  that  we  love, — difficult 
problems  to  be  solved,  and  you  will  be  in  a 
position  to  take  an  active  part  in  them  long 
before  they  have  cleared  away. 

"The  ultimate  destiny  of  the  negro  race,  the 
spread  df  mob  law  and  violence,  the  growth  of 
trusts  and  combinations  to  control  the  laws  of 
trade  and  regular  prices,  the  attempt  of  labor 
organizations  to  coerce  and  dictate  individual 
freedom  of  action,  the  mad  rush  for  wealth  at 
any  cost  that  has  blunted  the  conscience  of  the 
American  people  is  matter  of  the  deepest  con- 
cern to  every  man  over  whom  floats  his 
country's  flag. 

"But  the  one  great  peril  that  threatens  this 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


country,  overshadowing  all  others,  is  the  loss 
of  civic  virtue  in  the  collective  life  of  the 
people,  to  be  attributed  to  the  desire  for  power 
and  station  regardless  of  the  methods 
employed  to  secure  it,  and  evidenced  by  the 
extraordinary  indifference,  partly  cynical, 
partly  good-natured,  with  which  great  fraud 
and  gross  corruption  in  the  public  service  and 
control  of  public  utilities  are  viewed  by  Amer- 
ican public  opinion. 

"It  is  this  besetting  sin  of  graft  and  this 
disposition  to  condone  it  in  high  places  that 
makes  it  imperative  that  we  raise  up  some- 
where a  class  of  citizens  who  shall  seek  to 
guide  our  public  affairs  upon  the  high  plane 
of  justice,  moral  courage  and  self-sacrifice, — 
who  shall  demand  a  country  as  great  morally 
as  it  is  materially. 

After  speaking  of  some  of  the  men  in  his- 
tory, whose  life  and  deeds  have  been  an  inspir- 
ation to  mankind,  the  speaker  closed  as  fol- 
lows : 

"But  I  do  not  need  to  go  outside  this  hall 
for  examples  of  service  to  state  or  f ellowman, 
as  heroic  as  any  performed  on  a  field  of  bat- 
tle. Here  we  have  placed  the  bust  of  Joseph 
L.  Chamberlain  in  the  uniform  of  a  major- 
general  of  the  U.  S.  Army.  His  valor  on  the 
field  of  battle  was  matchless,  and  yet  in  the 
darkest  days  of  this  State's  history,  when  pop- 
ular government  was  threatened  by  armed 
forces  at  the  capital,  he  held  the  contending 
factions  at  bay,  and  forced  obedience  to  the 
voice  of  law  heard  even  in  the  midst  of  arms. 
For  this  service  this  State  never  has  and  never 
can  requite  him. 

During  the  administration  of  Grover  Cleve- 
land as  President  of  the  United  States,  a  bill 
was  introduced  into  Congress  to  pension  every 
man  who  had  seen  service  in  the  Civil  War. 
That  bill  had  the  enthusiastic  support  of  the 
great  majority  of  his  comrades  in  arms. 
Joshua  L.  Chamberlain  was  cited  in  our  pub- 
lic debates  as  one  of  the  great  Union  generals 
opposing  it.  "Yes"  said  Congressman  Bout- 
well  of  this  State,  one  of  its  supporters  with 
fine  scorn,  "and  he  is  the  only  Union  general 
in  opposition."  You  remember  its  fate.  The 
bill  passed  the  Congress  and  was  vetoed  by 
the  President,  and  thus  was  the  honor  of  the 
American  soldiers  remembered. 

Chancing  that  year  to  deliver  the  Memorial 
address  before  the  Grand  Army  Post  of  this 
town,  and  aware  of  the  censure  he  had  called 


down  upon  his  head,  I  visited  Gen.  Chamber- 
lain to  learn  his  objections  to  the  bill.  I  shall 
never  forget  the  flash  of  his  eye  when  he  said 
to  me :  "Achorn,  have  you  forgotten  my  lect- 
ures in  college  ?  Did  I  not  tell  you  that  it  was 
the  duty  of  every  citizen  to  serve  his  country 
in  whatever  capacity  she  might  require — even 
to  giving  up  his  life?  I  favor  a  pension  bill 
that  provides  for  a  citizen  incapacitated  in  the 
service, — rendered  dependent.  I  do  not  favor 
a  bill  that  pensions  a  man  for  doing  his  duty." 

On  yonder  wall  hangs  a  portrait  of  Oliver 
Otis  Howard,  one  of  the  great  captains  of  the 
Union  Army,  participating  in  forty  battles, 
and  yet  his  greatest  service  to  this  country 
was  rendered  after  peace  had  been  restored  to 
the  land,  in  the  establishment  of  more  than 
sixty  institutions  of  learning  in  the  South,  for 
the  uplifting  of  the  down-trodden  and 
despised  negro  race. 

"In  all  ages  of  the  world's  history  men  have 
arisen  who  in  the  exemplification  of  some 
lofty  idea  or  ideal  have  rendered  incalculable 
service  in  promoting  the  progress  of  human- 
ity. 

"The  high  standard  of  duty  expected  of 
men  who  served  the  state  in  the  days  of 
ancient  Rome  gave  to  t>he  word  patriotism  a 
new  significance  and  one  that  it  has  never  lost 
through  all  the  ages. 

"And  so  in  this  age  of  ours,  for  one  hundred 
years,  the  army  of  Bowdoin  men  have 
marched  on  to  this  campus,  company  after 
company,  have  camped  under  the  grateful 
shade  of  these  whispering  pines,  have  drilled 
here  for  four  years,  and  have  swung  out  of 
these  gates  to  take  their  place  on  the  firing 
line  in  the  great  battle  of  life.  Man}^  have 
served  with  distinction,  all  with  honor,  and 
the  world  is  better  and  men  are  happier 
because  this  institution  has  existed. 

"I  have  placed  this  flag  over  your  heads  as 
a  constant  reminder  of  your  obligation  to  the 
nation  and  your  fellow-men.  And  in  the  days 
to  come  if  in  the  pomp  and  circumstances  of 
our  city  life,  if  in  the  rush  and  whirl  of  our 
marts  of  trade,  .if  in  the  mad  struggle  for 
wealth  and  station,  men  suft'er  our  cherished 
institutions  to  fall  into  decay  and  the  torch  of 
liberty  to  burn  low,  may  we  not  turn  again  to 
these  eternal  hills  of  Maine  swept  by  the  vital 
air  of  freedom,  to  this  institution  in  their 
midst,  to  find  once  more  young  men  whose 
services  shall  be  equally  dear  to  God  and  their 
countrv  and  famous  through  all  ages." 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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REV.  MR.  JUMP  AT  SUNDAY  CHAPEL. 

Ill  the  absence  of  President  Hyde  last  Sun- 
day Mr.  Jump  officiated  at  the  chapel  services. 
He  said  in  part:  "Many  times  we  overlook  our 
souls  in  our  care  for  the  body;  but  the  soul  is 
really  the  teminine  part  of  us,  the  soul  is  not 
the  tree  but  the  lily,  and  we  should  be  gentle- 
manly and  knightly  enough  to  look  after  the 
feminine  soul. 

We  are  building  a  house  of  habit,  and  as  we 
build  would  it  not  be  well  to  set  apart  some 
quiet  little  chamber  in  which  to  meet  daily 
with  our  soul,  to  give  way  to  the  rights  of 
that  which  is  not  ol  the  body  or  of  the  mind, 
and  to  keep  the  moments  so  used  sacred  to 
the  rights  of  the  higher  and  deeper  life. 

it  is  proper  that  we  should  give  some  time 
to  ourselves ;  we  spend  too  much  time  with 
others.  We  need  to  take  time  to  ask  ourselves 
if  we  are  living  up  to  our  own  ideals  and  to 
the  expectation  of  our  friends,  what  it  is  to 
succeed  in  life  and  other  such  vitally  important 
questions. 

We  should  spend  a  few  moments  each  day 
with  some  elevating  book.  "No  time  to  read  ' 
is  no  excuse.  A  ten-minute  dip  into  a  good 
book  each  day  cannot  fail  to  make  us  nobler 
and  better.  We  should  also  spend  time  with 
a  friend.  It  is  a  lamentable  fact  that  we  col- 
lege men  are,  to  a  large  extent,  ashamed  to  be 
serious.  It  is  our  duty  to  see  that  there  is  a 
bond  of  friendship  made  by  the  deep  times  as 
well  as  the  good  times  we  have  had  together 
with  some  chum.  There  is  no  better  way  to 
promote  the  soul's  growth  than  to  bring  some 
new  friend  into  our  lives,  with  whom  we  are 
not  ashamed  to  talk  over  the  serious  things. 
All  these  things  develop  soul-growth  and  it  is 
well  to  keep  them,  as  ideals ;  many  a  man  has 
been  found  wanting  because  he  has  failed  to 
keep  office  hours  with  his  soul. 


COLLEGE   PAMPHLET. 

The  college  has  in  the  hands  of  the  printers 
at  the  present  time  a  pamphlet  descriptive  of 
Bowdoin  that  from  the  proofs  would  appear 
to  be  one  of  the  most  attractive  little  books 
that  can  be  found. 

The  pamphlet  will  contain  32  pages 
profusely  illustrated  with  views  of  the  col- 
lege buildings.  They  are  all  half-tones  and 
will  be  printed  on  neat  paper,  which,  with 
attractive  type,  will  make  a  very  pleasing  little 


book.  There  are  between  30  and  40  half-tones 
in  the  book  and  the  descriptive  text  is  from  the 
pen  of  Professor  Chapman.  It  is  expected 
that  the  book  will  be  ready  for  distribution  in 
the  near  future. 


Y.  M.  C.  A.  NOTES. 

The  reception  given  in  honor  of  the  Class 
of  1909  in  Hubbard  Hall,  Thursday  evening, 
October  12,  was  a  great  success,  the  number 
present  being  the  largest  in  the  history  of  the 
Association.  The  speakers  of  the  evening 
were  President  Hyde,  Professor  Chapman 
and  Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump.  Light  refresh- 
ments of  ice-cream  and  Nabiscoes  were 
served. 

Sunday,  October  15,  following  chapel, 
Professor  Chapman  will  address  the  Associa- 
tion in  Banister  Hall.  The  Association  is 
especially  anxious  that  the  new  men  in 
college  join  in  the  work  and  a  cordial  invita- 
tion is  extended  to  all  the  meetings.  The 
growth  last  year  was  a  healthy  one  and  there 
are  strong  expectations  .that  the  present  year 
will  be  very  prosperous. 

The  last  of  October  there  is  to  be  a  Bible 
Study  rally  which  will  be  addressed  by  several 
speakers  among  whom  may  be  mentioned 
Hawkesworth,  '06,  who  has  but  lately  returned 
from  Northfield. 


THE    PROCTORS. 

The  following  are  the  proctors  for  the  ensu- 
ing semester,  together  with  their  locations : 

North   Winthrop — Williams,    1900. 

South  Winthrop — Tucker,  '05,  and  Foster, 

'05- 

North  Maine — Stone,  '05. 

South   Maine — Greene,  '05. 

North  Appleton — Merryman,  '04,  Brimi- 
john,  '05. 

South  Appleton — Cox,  '04. 

The  proctors  this  year  will  be  under  the 
charge  of  Mr.  Foster. 


COLLEGE  CHOIR. 

The  chapel  choir  for  this  year  will  be  made  up  as 
follows:  Pike,  '07,  leader,  Johnson,  '06,  Andrews, 
'06,  Hatch,  'q6.  Hall,  '06,  Wilson,  '07,  Leydon,  '07, 
Bass,  '07,  Linnell,  '07,  Packard,  '08,  Foss,  '08,  Archi- 
bald, '08,  Cox,  '08,  Ham,  '08,  Crowley,  '09,  Thax- 
ter,  '09. 

The  regular  quartet  will  consist  of  Pike,  Linnell. 
Leydon   and  Packard. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906,         •       ■       Editor-in-Chief. 

Associate  Editors: 

H.  P.  WINSLOW,  1906.  R.  H.  HUPPER,  igoS. 

H.  E.  WILSON,  1907.  R.  A.  LEE,  1908. 

R.  A.  CONY,   1907.  H.    E.    MITCHELL,  1908. 

W.  S.  LINNELL,  1907.  H.   G.   GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 

A.  L.    ROBINSON,  1908.  Medical  School,  1907. 

G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,  .     .     ■     •     Business  Manager. 

A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907,  •    Ass't  Business  Manager. 


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Vol.    XXXV. 


OCTOBER    13,  1905. 


Chapter  Houses. 

Upon  the  completion  of  the  Kappa  Sigma 
Chapter  House  all  the  fraternities  now  repre- 
sented in  college  will  be  the  owners  of  houses 
of  which  they,  as  well  as  the  college  as  a 
whole,  may  well  be  proud.  Notwithstanding 
the  narrowing  effect  which  Chapter  Houses 
are  apt  to  have  upon  the  democratic  spirit  of 
a  college,  they  have,  on  the  other  hand,  so 
many  advantages  that  they  are  decidedly  an 
influence  for  good.  The.  life  in  the  "Ends"  is 
desirable  the  first  two  years  of  a  man's  course. 
In  fact,  a  man  gains  much  by  so  doing  which 
he  is  liable  to  miss  if  be  begins  by  rooming  in 
a  Chapter  House.  Most  of  our  permanent 
acquaintances  and  friends  are  formed  during 
our  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  and  life 
in  the  "Ends"  furnishes  the  best  opportunity 


for  this  essential  part  of  a  man's  cc 
course.  But  after  a  year  or  more  of  this  life 
of  the  "Ends"  a  man  has  a  desire  for  some- 
thing more  refined.  The  cure  for  this  yearn- 
ing is  Chapter  House  hfe.  By  it,  one  gains 
the  seclusion  which  can  hardly  be  secured  in 
the  "Ends,"  yet  not  necessarily  at  the  expense  ■ 
of  narrowing  his  circle  of  friends.  That  lies 
wholly  with  the  man  himself. 

As  the  number  of  Chapter  Houses  increased 
many  fears  were  expressed  for  the  democratic 
spirit  which  has  always  characterized  this  col- 
lege. That  these  fears  were  without  founda- 
tion is  no  longer  doubted.  Every  fraternity 
now  has  a  Chapter  House,  yet  our  democratic 
spirit  is  still  with  us.  'As  long  as  we  have 
class  meetings,  mass  meetings  and  athletic 
gatherings  this  will  be  the  case.  And  in  addi- 
tion to  this  democratic  spirit  there  is  a  grow- 
ing spirit  of  refinement  which  is  no  doubt  due 
to  the  good  influence  of  the  Chapter  Houses. 

This  alone  is  enough  to  show  that  far  from 
being  an  evil,  Chapter  Houses  are  a  positive 
factor  for  good  and  now  that  the  enrollment 
of  the  college  is  indisputably  on  the  increase 
we  have  little  to  fear  in  regard  to  desertion 
of  the  "Ends." 

The  Orient  takes  pleasure  in  congratulat- 
ing, collectively  and  individually,  the  fraterni- 
ties of  the  college  upon  their  Chapter  Houses 
which  add  materially  as  well  as  otherwise  to 
the  institution  which  it  is  the  duty  of  all  of  us 
to  help  improve. 


Football  Game  with  Tufts. 

Bowdoin  will  enter  into  athletic  relations 
with  Tufts  College,  this  fall,  after  a  sever- 
ance of  several  years,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped 
that  the  most  pleasant  relations  may  exist 
between  the  two  institutions  in  the  future. 
That  two  educational  institutions  may  have 
pleasant  and  cordial  relations  in  every  way,  is 
most  desirable.  In  the  nature  of  things  it 
should  never  be  otherwise.  Standing  for  the 
same  things,  and  identified  with  work  that  is 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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peculiar  in  its  relation  to  the  world,  educa- 
tional institutions  have  no  excuse  for 
feelings  anj'thing  but  cordial  toward  each 
other.  However,  in  athletic  contests,  in  the 
heat  and  excitement  of  a  close  struggle,  there 
is  apt  to  be  incidents  which  engender  unpleas- 
ant feelings,  and  which  are  not  so  easily  for- 
gotten as  they  should  be.  But  that  they  should 
be  allowed  to  continue  indefinitely  and  be 
allowed  to  cause  a  separation  of  two  nearby 
colleges  seems  an  unreasonable  and  undesir- 
able condition  of  affairs.  This  is  the  view 
that  Bowdoin  men  take  of  the  athletic  relations 
with  Tufts  and  there  are  probably  few,  if  any, 
Bowdoin  men  who  are  not  glad  that  former 
amicable   relations  are  to  be  renewed. 


Maine  at  the  Expositions. 

Most  of  the  people  of  Maine  are  directly  or 
indirectly  interested  in  the  Lewis  &  Clark 
Exposition  and  the  Jamestown  Exposition. 
However,  there  are  undoubtedly  many  who  do 
not  know  that  the  last  legislature  failed  to 
raise  money  for  the  proper  representation  of 
Maine  at  those  great  events.  It  did  pass  an 
act  authorizing  the  appointment  of  a  State 
Commission,  and  the  reproduction  of  the  Poet 
Longfellow's  Birthplace  or  Home,  as  our  state 
building  at  the  expositions.  But  as  there  was 
no  appropriation,  the  expense  devolves  upon 
private  subscription.  The  Commission  was 
appointed  by  Governor  Cobb,  it  has  faithfully 
attended  to  its  duties  and  the  building  has 
been  erected,  but  not  yet  paid  for,  the  Com- 
mission having  of  course  to  depend  upon  the 
liberality  and  public  spirit  of  Alaine  people. 
In  its  situation  the  Commission  vei-y  properly 
solicits  the  aid  of  all  who  have  the  interests  of 
the  state  at  heart  and  will  appreciate  subscrip- 
tions and  the  use  of  influence  toward  the  suc- 
cess of  this  enterprise. 

Bowdoin  College  should  be  particularly 
interested  in  this  matter.  Bowdoin  is  hon- 
ored in  common  with  Maine  in  the  reproduc- 
tion    of    the     home    of   her   great    alumnus, 


"America's  Greatest  Poet,"  as  the  state  build- 
ing at  Portland,  Oregon,  and  Jamestown,  Va. 
Every  Bowdoin  man,  alumnus  or  undergrad- 
uate, should  feel  an  added  interest  in  this  mat- 
ter and  should  aid  in  all  possible  ways,  both 
financially  and  through  the  various  avenues 
of  influence  who  may  be  open.  It  should  be 
deemed  an  especial  honor  to  us  Bowdoin  men 
to  show  our  loyalty  to  the  interests  of  the  state 
and  at  the  same  time  honor  the  memory  of 
Henry  W.  Longfellow,  whose  name  has  done 
so  much  to  enhance  the  fame  of  this  col- 
lege the  country  over. 

But  more  than  this  does  Bowdoin  owe  it  to 
herself  to  stand  in  the  forefront  in  aiding  the 
Commission  in  its  efforts  to  properly  represent 
Maine  at  the  expositions.  This  college  has 
ever  been  in  the  van  in  liberality  of  view  and 
independence  of  thought  in  educational  circles 
in  Maine.  Whatever  may  have  been  the 
motive  of  the  Legislature  in  withholding  the 
necessary  funds  to  carry  our  part  as  a  state,  is 
not  the  purpose  of  the  writer  to  discuss.  In 
the  judgment  of  progressive  citizens  Maine 
should  avail  herself  of  the  great  advantage 
gained  from  representation  on  occasions  of 
this  sort.  However,  public  opinion  in  Maine 
has  not  yet  been  aroused  to  a  realization  of 
the  value  of  these  industrial  expositions.  The 
college  exists  not  only  to  teach  us  to  under- 
stand what  now  is,  but  to  help  us  to  see  what 
is  not  that  should  be,  and  to  assist  in  promot- 
ing better  conditions.  It  devolves  upon  the 
colleges  of  Maine,  and  upon  none  more  than 
Bowdoin,  to  lend  all  possible  influence  to  edu- 
cate the  mind  to  an  appreciation  of  the  value 
of  these  events,  and  the  necessity  of  support- 
ing them  as  a  state. 


Orient  Board. 

Although  early  in  the  college  year,  it  is  fit- 
ting to  call  the  attention  of  the  Freshmen  to 
the  fact  that  competition  for  positions  on  the 
Orient  Board  will  soon  begin.  Eligibility  is 
determined  by  the  amount  and  quality   of  the 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


material  handed  in  and  accepted  for  publica- 
tion. As  the  Orient  reflects  the  opinion  of 
the  student  body  the  Freshman  Class  should 
soon  have  several  hustling  representatives  in 
the  field.  A  position  on  the  board  of  course 
entails  more  or  less  hard  work,  but  the  honor 
and  the  practical  experience  gained  far  out- 
weigh any  such  consideration.  The  paper 
can  be  kept  up  to  its  high  standard  only  by 
hard  work  and  plenty  of  workers,  and  it  is 
hoped  by  the  editorial  board  that  every  ambi- 
tious Freshman  will  come  out  and  try  for  the 
three  positions  to  be  filled.  Notice  for  a  con- 
ference with  the  editor-in-chief  will  appear 
shortlv. 


A   Mystery. 

There  are  mysteries  about  all  things  in  life, 
and  there  are  a  few  about  Bowdoin  students. 
One  in  particular  was  noticeable  to  all  who 
went  to  the  foot-ball  game,  Saturday — 
particularly  noticeable  to  the  management 
of  the  team.  It  was  the  small  attendance. 
No  one  can  deny  that  Bowdoin  men  have  col- 
lege spirit.  It's  a  fact  that  we  turn  out  splen- 
did athletic  teams  year  after  year,  sometimes 
with  small  material  to  select  from.  We  have 
the  determination  and  a  splendid  spirit  for 
work.  And  yet — and  here  is  where  the  mys- 
tery comes  in — many  of  the  best  games  ot  the 
season,  both  in  baseball  and  football,  go  by 
with  an  attendance  that  is  ridiculous, — if 
nothing  worse.  Last  Saturday  saw  one  of 
the  best  football  teams  in  the  Eastern  States 
battle  with  Bowdoin,  and  also  saw  Bowdoin 
fight  a  splendid  game  against  the  odds. 
Everything  contributed  to  a  fine  game — but 
the  crowd,  and  they  didn't  contribute.  The 
management  came  out  without  enough  money 
to  pay  the  bills — ^and  that  is  the  sad  part  of  it. 
Why  was  it? 


EXETER  CLUB. 

The  Exeter  Club  held  its  first  meeting  with 
the  Gumbel  Brothers  last  Monday  evening.  The 
business  transacted  consisted  of  the  election  of 
officers  and  the  outlining  of  work  for  the  coming 


year.  The  matter  of  the  number  of  regular  meet- 
ings each  year  was  arranged,  it  being  decided  that 
there  should  lie  tlivcc  regular  meetings,  and,  of 
course,  any  numijcr  nf  special  meetings.  The  offi- 
cers elected  were  a>;  follows :  President,  Philip  F. 
Chapman,  '06;  vice-president,  Neal  W.  Allen,  '07; 
secretary  and  treasurer,  Roger  L.  Thaxter,  '09.  An 
executive  committee  was  also  elected  to  attend  to 
other   duties. 


IDanous  IFnterests, 


MUSICAL  CLUBS. 

The  work  of  the  musical  clubs  is  not  as  yet 
luider  way  and  no  definite  idea  of  the  make-up 
and  talent  that  will  be  in  the  clubs  can  be 
formed  except  in  a  general  way.  So  far  as. 
can  be  judged,  however,  the  clubs  will  be  as 
good  as  usual.  The  loss  of  Denning  and 
Ryan,  the  two  tenors  of  last  year's  clubs,  will, 
of  course,  be  a  loss  that  cannot  be  easily  filled, 
Ijut  no  dottbt  good  material  will  be  at  hand 
when  the  time  comes.  Rehearsals  will  begin 
the  last  of  the  present  month. 


TRACK  WORK. 


Track  work  has  begun  in  earnest,  but  more 
men  should  come  out.  The  Freshmen,  espe- 
cially, should  begin  work  this  fall,  for  the  fall 
training  is  of  great  benefit  and  help  to  turn- 
ing out  a  fast  man  in  the  spring.  Ex-Capt. 
Rowe  is  down  on  the  field  every  afternoon 
from  3.30  to  5.30.  Among  the  members  of 
last  year's  team  who  are  out  are  Capt.  Tobey, 
'06,  Kimball,  '07,  D.  Robinson,  '07,  and 
Shorey,   '07. 

GOLF. 

Upton,  '07,  is  planning  to  take  a  golf  team  to  Port- 
land, to-morrow,  to  play  a  team  representing  the 
Portland  Athletic  Club.  There  are  several  good 
players  in  college  among  whom  may  be  mentioned 
Brown.  '07,  Packard,  '08,  Hichborn,  '07,  Fiske,  '09, 
and  others.     Five  men  will  make  up  the  team. 


TENNIS. 


There  seems  to  be  more  or  less  interest  in  tennis 
this  fall,  and  a  number  of  the  students  are  seen  on 
the  various  courts  each  day.  Although  it  is  early  to 
talk  of  intercollegiate  tennis,  it  would  seem  that 
Bowdoin's  prospects  ought  to  be  unusually  good 
with  Tobey,  '06,  and  Paine,  '06,  as  a  nucleus  for  the 
next  spring's  team.  They  are  both  fast  men,  and 
with  other  material  to  select  from,  Bowdoin  should 
have  a  very  strong  team. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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College  IFlotes. 

Just  a  week  to  initiations. 
Ben  W.  Morse,  Class  of  1908,  has  left  college  to 
enter  Harvard. 

Several  students  attended  the  musical  festival  at 
Portland  this  week. 

Archibald,  '04,  has  been  a  visitor  on  the  campus 
during  the  past  week. 

Grant  Pierce,  '03,  has  been  visiting  the  college 
during  the  past  week. 

Topsham  Fair  has  been  a  drawing  card  with  the 
students    during    the    past    three    days. 

A.  L.  Laferriere.  '01,  now  at  Hebron  Academy, 
was  on  the  campus  Saturday  and  Sunday. 

To-morrow  will  occur  the  second  game  in  the 
Sophomore-Freshman  series — if  the  weather  is  fair. 

All  who  observe  the  back  of  the  heating  plant 
chimney  probably  notice  that  "Phi  Chi"  is  still  alive. 

A  large  number  of  students  have  attended  the 
Topsham  Fair.  A  number  of  Freshmen  went  to  see 
Triangle  trot. 

Gunning  is  a  popular  sport  this  year.  The  birds 
are  thick  and  as  hard  to  hit  as  usual.  Why  not 
form  a  gun  club? 

Ole  Hanson,  Class  of  1908,  has  left  college  to 
take  up  the  study  of  naval  architecture  at  Webb 
Academy,   New  York. 

The  college  library  was  closed  last  Saturday  after- 
noon, because  of  the  fact  that  there  were  no  recita- 
tions during  the  day. 

A  meeting  of  the  Athletic  Council  was  held  last 
Saturday  afternoon,  but  only  business  of  .  minor 
importance  was  transacted. 

There  is  another  good  chance  for  a  sectional  club 
here  at  Bowdoin  among  the  Hebron  men,  there 
being  about  15  men  from  there  in  college. 

Coach  Hogan  of  the  Exeter  football  team, 
remained  over  Sunday  in  Brunswick  as  the  guest  of 
the  Gumbel  brothers  and  of  the  D.  K.  E.  fraternity. 

Redmond,  '07,  who  was  at  his  home  in  Massachu- 
setts, the  latter  part  of  last  week,  where  he  was 
called  by  the  illness  of  relatives,  returned  to  college, 
Monday. 

A  meeting  of  the  '07  Bugle  board  was  held  with 
Duddy,  last  Monday  evening,  for  the  purpose  of  dis- 
cussing matters  pertaining  to  the  next  issue  of  the 
college   annual. 

A  large  number  of  the  students  took  advantage  of 
the  Saturday  holiday  of  last  week  to  visit  their 
homes  over  Saturday  and  Sunday.  Doubtless  more 
will   do   the   same   to-morrow. 

Stanley  Williams,  '05,  was  a  visitor  at  the  col- 
lege this  week.  Mr.  Williams  will  engage  in  bank- 
ing business  with  a  New  York  house  and  will  sail 
for  London  on  Saturday  in  connection  with  the 
work. 

The  Sophomore  proclamation  to  Freshmen  was 
posted  last  Friday  night.  The  "instructions"  are 
not  radically  different  from  former  years,  although 
the  green  ribbon  requirement  is  a  somewhat  unique 
feature. 


W.  A.  Powers,  '06,  who  has  been  very  ill  with 
typhoid  fever  at  Albuquerque,  N.  M.,  is  still  at  that 
place.  Although  his  condition  is  improved,  it  is  not 
thought  that  he  will  be  able  to  leave  that  place  for 
about  two  months. 

J.  M.  Chandler,  '08,  is  getting  out  a  book  of 
Bowdoin  songs.  Our  distinctive  college  songs  have 
never  before  been  printed  except  on  stray  sheets, 
easily  lost,  and  the  idea  of  a  bound  collection 
deserves  encouragement. 

Messrs.  Burns  and  Favor  of  Gardiner,  who  pre- 
sented "King  Pepper,"  last  winter,  under  the  aus- 
pices of  the  Baseball  Association,  were  in  town, 
Wednesday  evening,  with  a  view  to  the  presentation 
of  their  new  opera,   "Fedalma,"  the  coming  winter. 

"The  Homeland"  was  rendered  very  effectively 
Sunday  by  the  chapel  quartet,  composed  of  Pike,  '07, 
leader,  second  bass ;  Linnell,  '07,  first  bass ;  Leydon, 
'07,  second  tenor ;  Packard,  '08,  first  tenor.  These 
men  will  probably  compose  the  quartet  all  the  first 
semester. 

Walter  Clarke,  a  former  Bowdoin  halfback,  and 
Cox,  '04,  were  among  the  Bowdoin  athletes  who  were 
slated  to  play' on  the  Portland  athletic  team  last  Sat- 
urday. The  Portland  papers  contained  pictures  of 
both  men  in  issues  of  last  week.  Cox  is  handling 
the  Fort   McKinley  team  this  fall. 


SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN  BALL  GAME. 

The  Sophomores  won  the  first  game  in  the  series 
with  the  Freshmen  on  the  Delta  grounds,  last  Sat- 
urday afternoon,  the  game  being  a  close  and  excit- 
ing one  from  beginning  to  end.  There  was  some 
good  ball  playing,  and  some  otherwise — mostly  the 
latter.  There  was  the  usual  amount  of  noise  inci- 
dent to  these  class  contests,  this  being  the  real 
feature  of  the  contest.  The  next  game  will  be 
played  to-morrow  if  the  weather  is  good. 

The   summary : 

1908. 

AB        R        BH         PO        A  E 

Hayes,    c 6  2  i  3  i  i 

Orrington,   2b 5  i  o  3  3  2 

Stanwood,   p 6  3  4  i  8  o 

Sanborn,    ib 5  2  2  14  o  3 

Hyde,   3b 5  o  o  o  o  I 

Robinson,    rf 4  o  o  o  o  i 

Bower,  If 4  o  2  i  o  2 

Donnell,   ss 4  2  o  i  2  o 

Westcott,    cf 3  2  I  2  o  o 

Totals    42      12       10      26*     14        g 

1909. 

AB        R        BH         ro        A  E 

Bower,  3b,  c 5  2  4  o  3  o 

Harris,  p.  cf,  2b 6  t  i  o  o  2 

Dresser,  2b,   3b 5  o  i  3  o  i 

Brewster,  If 4  i  o  o  o  o 

Atwood,  cf,   rf 4  2  I  I  o  i 

Ellis,   ss 5  o  o  o  I  o 

Hughes,    lb i  o  o  2  o  i 

Richardson,    ib S  i  i  7  2  0 

Harlow,    rf i  o  o  o  o  o 

Baxter,   c 4  3  2  11  i  o 


no 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


X 


Morrill,    p 4*      2        2        o        i        o 

McDade    i        o        o        o        o        o 

Totals    45      12      12      24*      9        5 

igo8    2    2    o    4     I     o    0    2    2—13 

1909    I    o     I     2    2     I     3    o    2—12 

Three-base  hit— Stanwood.  Base  on  balls— By 
Stanwood,  2;  by  Harris,  2:  by  Morrill,  5.  Struck 
out— By  Stanwood,  2;  by  Harris,  4;  by  Morrill,  7. 
Hit  by  pitched  ball — Atwood,  Brewster,  Westcott. 
Wild  pitches — Stanwood,  Morrill.  Umpire —  Hodg- 
son,   '06.     Time — 2.30. 

*Bower  out  on  infield  fly.  Westcott  out  for  inter- 
ence  with  player.  Winning  runs  made  with  one 
man  out. 


HARVARD,  16;  BOWDOIN,  o. 

In  spite  of  the  fact  that  the  team  has  had  but  very 
little  practice,  played  only  one  game  and  that  with 
Fort  Preble,  and  was  handicapped  by  the  loss  of 
Captain  Chapman,  it  was  able  to  hold  the  strong 
Harvard  team  down  to  16  points  in  the  game  of 
last  Saturday.  Though  the  game  was  characterized 
by  frequent  fumbling  and  poor  plays  on  both  sides, 
it  is  admitted  that  our  team  put  up  a  plucky  fight 
of  which  the  college  may  well  be  proud. 

The  game  opened  by  Bowdoin  winning  the  toss 
and  taking  the  wind.  Brill  kicked  off  for  Harvard 
and  Bowdoin,  finding  the  Harvard  line  firm,  kicked 
to  mid-field.  From  that  point  Harvard  carried  the 
ball  to  Bowdoin's  goal  line  and  sent  Hanley  over 
for  the  first  touchdown.     Cuniff  missed  the  goal. 

Bass  then  kicked  off  and  the  ball  hit  Cuniff, 
rebounding  to  Bass.  After  an  exchange  of  kicks, 
the  half  ended  with  the  ball  in  Bowdoin's  possession 
on  her  own  fifteen-yard  line. 

In  the  second  half  Bowdoin  kicked  off  and  New- 
hall  ran  the  ball  back  to  the  45-yard  line.  Hall 
kicked  to  Bowdoins  30-yard  line  and  Blair  lost  25 
yards  on  a  poor  pass  for  a  kick.  It  was  then  Har- 
vard's ball  on  Bowdoin's  5-yard  line.  Squires  went 
over  the  goal  line  on  the  first  play  and  White  kicked 
the  goal.  When  play  was  resumed.  Harvard  made 
four  bad  fumbles  and  in  addition  was  penalized  30 
yards  for  holding.  However,  the  ground  thus  lost 
was  regained  by  a  fumble  by  Bowdoin,  two  end 
runs  and  a  quarterback  run.  Newhall  went  over 
for  the  third  touchdown.  Leonard  punted  out  for 
the  try  at  goal  but  White  missed.  The  game  ended 
a  moment  after   the  kick-off. 

Line-up  and   summary : 

Harvard.  Bowdoin. 

O'Brien,  Grant,  Bird,  le le,  J.  Drummond. 

Brill,   Spear,   k It,   Skolfield. 

Parker,  Kurzberg,  Ig Ig,  Hawkesworth. 

Cuniff,   White,   c : c,   Thomas,   Buttrick. 

Peirce,   McFedon.   rg rg,  R.   G.   Powers. 

Burgess,    rt rt,    Stacey. 

Burnham,  Hall,   re.... re,   W.   Drummond,  Crowley. 

Newhall.   qb qb,    Bass,   Blair. 

Foster,  Leonard,  Ihb Ihb.  Green,  Gastonguay. 

Wendall,   Nesmith,   rhb rhb,   Redman. 

Hanley,    Somes,   fb fb,   Blanchard,  Adams. 

Umpire — Mr.  Brown,  Harvard.  Referee— Mr. 
Murchie,  Bowdoin.  Linemen — Spear,  Harvard ; 
Haynes.  Bowdoin.  Touchdowns — Newhall,  Squires, 
Hanley.  Goal— White.  Time— I2j^-minute  periods. 
Attendance — 2,000. 


EXETER,    12 ;    BOWDOIN,   o. 

On  Saturday.  October  7.  Bowdoin  met  the  Exeter 
team  in  the  third  game  of  the  season.  The  contest 
opened  at  2.10,  a  little  earlier  than  the  usual  hour, 
because  the  Exeter  boys  were  compelled  to  return 
before  night.  For  scvera  1  years  Bowdoin  could 
hardly  have  expected  to  win  these  games  from  the 
fact  that  her  team  has  been  so  greatly  outweighed 
by  the  stocky  men  from  Exeter.  This  year  was 
no  exception  for  Exeter  brought  down  a  team 
which  outweighed  Bowdoin's  team  to  the  amount  of 
forty  pounds  a  man.  Nevertheless  the  college  can- 
not be  disappointed  in  the  showing  of  the  team.  It 
showed  the  fight  and  persistence  which  is  character- 
istic of  Bowdoin's  teams  every  year,  and  we  should 
feel  very  hopeful  for  a  successful  season  in  Maine. 

The  game  opened  with  Exeter's  kick-off  to  J. 
Drummond  who  was  downed  with  no  gain.  Bowdoin 
failed  to  gain  and  was  obliged  to  punt.  Exeter 
brought  the  ball  back  twenty  yards  and  then  by  hard 
and  fast  rushes  drove  the  ball  over  the  line  for  the 
first  touchdown,  kicked  the  goal  and  the  score  was 
6  to  o  for  Exeter  in  three  and  one-half  minutes 
after  play  began.  Bowdoin  kicked  off  to  Exeter, 
who  lo,st  the  ball  on  a  fumble.  Bowdoin  was  una- 
ble to  gain,  however,  and  punted.  Exeteir  then 
rushed  the  Ijall  down  the  field  with  apparent  ease 
till  the  ball  was  near  Bowdoin's  goal  and  then  every 
play  was  advanced  with  more  and  more  difficulty 
till  the  ball  was  pushed  over  for  the  second  touch- 
down after  six  and  one-half  minutes'  play.  The 
goal  was  kicked  and  the  score  stood  12  to  o  in  Exe- 
ter's favor. 

After  the  kick-off,  Exeter  punted  back,  then  Bow- 
doin, too,  was  soon  compelled  to  punt.  Exeter 
failed  to  gain  and  lost  the  ball  on  a  fumble.  Exeter 
was  frequently  penalized  for  off-side  play,  but  Bow- 
doin was  again  forced  to  punt.  Exeter  started  to 
advance  the  ball  but  lost  it  on  a  fumble.  Exeter 
was  penalized  again  and  again  for  offside  play  and 
the  half  closed  with  the  ball  in  Bowdoin's  posses- 
sion at  her  40-yard  line. 

It  was  in  the  second  half  that  the  team  made  its 
best  stand  and  fought  for  every  inch,  succeeding 
in  holding  the  heavy  team  against  it  from  scoring. 

The  half  opened  by  Hafford  kicking  to  Bergen  on 
the  40-yard  line.  Hart  and  Bergen  made  no  gain 
but  Barry  circled  the  left  end  for  eight  yards  and 
Hart  followed  with  4  yards.  Exeter  tried  the  line 
and  it  held.  It  then  started  a  series  of  skin-tackle 
plays  and  found  itself  offside,  being  penalized  five 
yards. 

The  game  ended  with  the  ball  in  Bowdoin's  pos- 
session in  the  centre  of  the  field — neither  team 
scoring. 

The  line-up : 

Bowdoin.  Exeter. 

J.   Drummond,   le le,   Vaughan. 

Stacy,    It It,    Hunton. 

Powers,    Ig !g,    Macfayden. 

Buttrick,    c c,    C.    Cooney. 

Foss,    rg rg,    Blain. 

Skolfield,   rt rt.    Power. 

W.  Drummond,   re re,  Gilroy. 

Bass,    qb qb,    Bergen. 

Gastonguay.   Ihb Ihb,   Weichtel  and  Barry. 

Hafford,  rhb rhb.  Hart. 

Blanchard,    Adams,    fb fb,    McCooney. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Hi 


Officials — Cleveland  of  Amherst  and  Stevenson  of 
Exeter.  Linesmen — L.  Gumbel,  Exeter,  and  J. 
Gumbel    of    Bowdoin. 

In  the  second  half,  Bowdoin  took  a  big  brace  and 
showed  snch  improvement  in  speed  and  strength 
to  give  the  Bowdoin  supporters  great  encourage- 
ment. 


1l!x  /TOemoriam. 


THE    FOOTBALL    SCHEDULE. 

October   14 — Amherst  at   Amherst. 

October   21 — Fort   McKinley   at   Brunswick. 

October  28— Tufts   at    Portland. 

November  4 — Colby  at  Waterville. 

November  11 — Bates  at  Lewiston. 

November  18 — University  of  Alaine  at  Brunswick. 


THE  FACULTY. 

President  Hyde  spoke  at  Wellesley  College,  last 
Sunday. 

Professor  L.  A.  Lee  began  a  course  of  lectures 
before  the  Bangor  Theological  Seminary  students, 
last  week.  He  is  also  conducting  classes  at  that 
institution  in  connection  with  the  lectures,  going  to 
Bangor  each  Friday  for  that  purpose.  Professor 
Lee  will  deliver  a  series  of  10  lectures  in  that  city. 


©bituari?. 


CLASS  OF  1848. 
Oliver  Stevens  was  born  in  Andover,  Mass..  in 
1825.  Graduating  from  Bowdoin  in  1848,  two  years 
later  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  after  a  course  in 
Harvard  Law  School.  In  1S56  and  1857  he  was 
President  of  the  Boston  City  Council.  In  i860  he 
became  a  delegate  to  the  Charleston  Convention  and 
took  charge  of  the  eastern  management  of  the  cam- 
paign of  Stephen  A.  Douglass.  In  1875  he  entered 
upon  the  duties  of  district  attorney  for  Suffolk 
County,  in  which  capacity  he  served  continuously 
until  about  three  weeks  before  his  death.  In  all  bis 
thirty  years  of  service,  no  justice  of  the  supericf 
bench  was  ever  known  to  disapprove  his  recom- 
mendations in  a  case.  It  was  more  often  that  it 
was  asked  what  the  district  attorney  suggested 
regarding  the  disposition  of  all  sorts  of  cases,  .^fter 
a  long  and  eminently  successful  career,  he  tendered 
his  resignation  to  Governor  Douglass  in  the  latter 
part  of  July  and  about  three  weeks  later  on  August 
23.  1905,  death  came  at  his  summer  home  in  North 
.\ndover. 

Allan  Clemence  Fling  was  born  in  Portland,  -Me., 
October  9,  1870.  He  prepared  for  college  at  Port- 
land High  School  where  he  graduated  in  1889  being 
a  Brown  Medal  scholar.  He  entered  Bowdoin  in 
the  fall  of  1890  but  remained  only  one  year.  The 
following  year  he  entered  the  University  of 
Nebraska,  where  he  received  his  degree  in  1894 
attaining  Phi  Beta  Kappa  honors.  In  1895  he  was 
elected  teacher  of  Greek  and  Latin  in  Nebraska 
High  Schoo'  which  position  he  occupied  until  com- 
pelled to  retire  on  account  of  failing  health.  He 
died  on  July  16    1905. 


By  the  death  of  Oliver  Stevens  of  the  Class  of 
1848,  the  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  has  sus- 
tained the  loss  of  one  of  its  oldest  and  most  honored 
members. 

For  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  centurj',  Mr. 
Stevens  was  district  attorney  for  Suffolk  County. 
During  this  long  period  of  public  service  he  won 
the  admiration  of  friends  and  opponents  alike  by 
his  able,  honest  judgments,  and  was  a  powerful 
force  for  purity  in  politics  and  the  advancement  of 
the  interests  of  justice. 

The  Kappa  Chapter  deeply  mourns  his  loss  and 
extends  its  heart-felt  .sympathy  to  his  bereaved  wife 
and  relatives. 

RoBiE  Reed   Stevens, 
Francis   R.    Upton,   Jr., 
Neal  Willis   Cox, 

For  the  Chapter. 

By  the  death  of  Allan  Clemence  Fling  of  the  Class 
of  1893,  the  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  has  sus- 
tained the  loss  of  an  honored  brother. 

Humbly  bowing  before  the  will  of  the  Almighty, 
the  members  of  the  Kappa  Chapter  deeply  mourn 
the  loss  of  a  beloved  brother  and  extend  to  the 
bereaved  relatives  and  friends  their  sincere  sympa- 
thy. 

RoBiE  Reed   Stevens. 
Francis  R.   Upton,  Jr.. 
Ne.\l  Willis  Cox, 

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VOL.  XXXV. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   OCTOBER   20,    1905. 


NO.  12. 


NEW  KAPPA  SIGMA  HOUSE. 

The  Orient  presents  with  this  issue  a  cut 
of  the  new  Kappa  Sigma  house  at  the  corner 
of  College  and  Harpswell  streets,  and  which  is 
now  practically  completed.  The  members  ot 
the  fraternity  expect  to  be  able  to  occupy  the 
house  about  the  first  of  November. 


of  the   structure   at  the    termination    of    the 
piazzas. 

The  dining  and  living  rooms  will  occupy  the 
main  part  of  the  ground  floor,  the  former 
occupying  the  cast  portion,  while  the  latter 
will  extend  across  the  front  part  of  the  floor 
next  the  main  entrance.  The  dining-room 
will  be  downstairs. 


GupTEK   House. 

Boudoin    Collie     rt 


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auaviiiSiira'iii'Jii.it'''" 


THE    KSE'W    KAPPA    SIGMA    HOUSE. 


While  the  house  is  somewhat  smaller  than 
some  of  the  fraternity  houses  about  college, 
in  location  and  in  artistic  and  convenience  of 
arrangement  the  house  is  a  gem,  and  the 
undergraduate  body  and'  alumni  may  well  feel 
proud  of  their  college  home. 

The  house  fronts  on  Harpswell  Street, 
where  the  main  entrance  will  be.  There  will 
be  a  piazza  extending  around  three  sides  of 
the  house,  the  east  being  the  only  side 
where  there  will  be  no  piazza.  There  will 
also  be  entrances  on  the  north  and  south  sides 


On  the  second  floor  are  four  suites  of  rooms 
and  the  bath  room,  all  of  which  are  arranged 
in  a  most  convenient  manner.  On  the  third 
floor  will  be  the  fraternity  hall  and  another 
suite  of  rooms.  Throughout  the  house  is  most 
artistic  in  its  arrangement  and  appearance. 
The   downstairs  rooms  are  finished   in  birch. 

The  house  will  accommodate  10  men.  The 
general  dimensions  of  the  main  part  of  the 
house  is  50x30.  The  work  of  construction 
has  been  done  by  Contra'ctor  Ballard  of  Lew- 
iston. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


PRESIDENT  HYDE  AT  SUNDAY 
CHAPEL. 

President  Hyde's  remarks  last  Sunday  were 
in  reference  chiefly  to  our  Christian  Associa- 
tions. He  said  in  part:  "There  has  come  to 
be  a  great  diff^erence  between  profession  and 
confession.  The  word  profession  has  worked 
to  our  disadvantage  in  the  church  and  our 
association,  by  its  being  taken  as  implying  per- 
fection. But  no  man  should  be  asked  to  join 
himself  with  any  church  or  association  if  pro- 
fession were  to  be  asked  of  him ;  the  word  is 
dishonest  and  insincere.  Profession  looks 
back,  confession  looks  forward.  Profession  is 
subjective;  confession  is  objective. 

The  Christian  Association  ought  to  stand 
for  confession  of  Christ,  not  profession  of 
him.  Confession  does  not  mean  perfection, 
but  does  mean  that  we  recognize  one  who  is 
perfect  that  His  perfection  may  pass  into  us. 

We  all  recognize  that  Christ  stands  for  the 
perfect  life  and  for  what  we  all  ought  to  be 
and  desire  to  be ;  and  the  Association  stands 
for  those  who  recognize  the  spiritual  suprem- 
acy of  Christ,  practically,  not  theoretically. 

We  all  belong  to  the  Association  and  can  do 
it  good ;  it  stands  for  the  practical  help,  the 
social  life,  and  the  unity  of  the  students.  It 
invites  all  new  students  to  share  in  the  spirit- 
ual help  here  provided  for  us. 

Confession  is  good  for  us ;  do  not  confound 
profession  with  confession  of  the  Highest  Per- 
son the  world  has  ever  known  and  loved. 

BASEBALL    PROSPECTS. 

Only  a  preliminarv  view  of  baseball  outlook 
is  possible  at  this  season  of  the  year,  yet  with 
the  advent  of  a  new  class  in  college  the  stu- 
dents and  others  feel  a  keen  interest  in  this 
branch  of  athletics,  even  at  this  early  date.  It 
seems  safe  to  say  that  Bowdoin's  prospects 
are  very  bright  indeed. 

With  but  three  men  -of  last  year's  cham- 
pionship team  lost  by  graduation,  and  with  an 
exceptionally  large  amount  of  new  material  to 
select  from,  the  outlook  is  perhaps  better  than 
for  a  long  time. 

In  the  box  Files,  who  did  the  greater  part 
of  the  pitching  last  year,  is  still  in  college  and 
is  believed  to  be  in  much  better  form  than  a 
year  ago,  as  the  result  of  a  summer's  season 
in  fast  baseball  company.  Another  man  is 
Hafford,  a  Freshman  from  Somerville,  Mass., 


who  comes  to  college  this  year  with  an  envia- 
ble record  as  a  pitcher.  He  ought  to  be  a 
splendid  acquisition  to  the  pitching  staff,  while 
Sparks  is  a  third  man  who  has  established  a 
record  in  baseball  during  the  past  summer. 
These  are  a  most  promising  trio  for  the  box, 
while  Harris,  '09,  is  expected  to  be  a  good 
man. 

Behind  the  bat  the  situation  is  different. 
As  to  whether  Abbott  of  the  Medical  School, 
who  caught  last  year,  will  be  in  the  game  next 
spring,  is  not  known.  If  he  is,  there  is  no 
reason  to  worry  over  this  place.  If  not, 
Greene  of  the  Medical  School,  who  played 
first  base  last  spring  would  be  a  logical  candi- 
date, as  he  has  played  the  backstop  position 
before.  It  is  stated,  however,  that  he  may 
not  be  out  the  coming  year.  Lawrence,  who 
has  caught  on  the  second  is  also  a  man  who 
will   be  a  candidate. 

At  first  base  the  chances  are  that  a  new 
man  will  have  an  opportunity  to  make  the 
position,  if  Greene  is  behind  the  bat  or  out  of 
the  game.  Clarke,  '07,  who  was  a  promising 
candidate  last  year,  is  in  college,  and  with 
other  material  at  hand,  the  position  should  be 
made  a  strong  one.  Greene,  '09,  and  Piper, 
'07,  are  both  good  men. 

At  second  base  Captain  Hodgsdon  will 
unquestionably  preside  over  his  former  terri- 
tory. He  played  a  remarkable  game  at  this 
position  last  year  and  this  place  will  doubtless 
be  one  of  the  strong  ones  of  the  team.  Pike 
and  Dresser  will  also  be  candidates  for  this 
place. 

At  short  there  will  be  an  opening  for  a  man 
to  fill  the  place  of  White.  There  will  proba- 
bly be  two  active  candidates  for  this  position 
in  Bower,  '07,  and  Blair,  '09,  both  of  whom 
are  known  to  be  fast  men.  Packard,  '08,  is 
also  a  fast  man. 

At  third  Stanwood,  '08,  will  doubtless  have 
things  much  his  own  way,  although  Crowley 
and  others  may  make  things  interesting  from 
time  to  time. 

The  outfield  positions  ought  to  be  easily 
cared  for.  Captain  Clarke  is  the  only  man 
lost  by  graduation  here  and  with  the  substi- 
tute pitchers,  Ellis  and  Piper  still  in  college 
there  should  be  no  great  difficulty  to  fill  the 
places  with  strong  men. 

White,  Clarke  and  Lewis,  the  three  men 
lost  by  graduation  were  strong  men,  but  the 
outlook  is  very  promising  despite    the    loss. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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There  are,  of  course,  a  large  number  of  men 
ill  the  Freshmen  Class  whose  base-ball  quali- 
fications are  as  yet  unknown,  and  it  is  safe  to 
predict  that  from  the  number  some  fine  mate- 
rial may  be  developed  when  the  winter  and 
spring  practice  is  gotten  under  way. 


MASSACHUSETTS    CLUB. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  Massachusetts  Club 
for  the  present  year  was  held  last  Saturday 
evening.  The  club  starts  on  the  year  with 
most  flattering  prospects  and  with  a  greatly 
increased  membership,  there  being  a  total  of 
32  members  this  year.  When  the  club  was 
organized  there  was  but  about  a  dozen  Massa- 
chusetts men  in  college  and  this  remarkable 
growth  is  most  pleasing  to  members  of  the 
club,  as  well  as  to  the  college. 


will  be  given  in  the  Town  Hall.  By  hard, 
conscientious  work  the  management  believe 
that  another  successful  minstrel  show  may  be 
given  this  year.  Of  the  six  end  men  of  the 
show  given  two  years  ago,  three  are 
now  in  college.  They  are  the  Gumbel  Broth- 
ers and  "Bobby"  Hodgson,  and  with  these  as 
a  nucleus  doubtless  a  fine  combination  can  be 
worked  out.  Rehearsals  will  begin  at  the  end 
of  the  football  season  and  no  pains  will  be 
spared  to  make  the  event  one  of  the  events  of 
the  winter  season. 

There  had  been  some  thought  of  producing 
the  opera  "Fedalma,"  written  by  Messrs. 
Burns  and  Favor,  under  whose  direction 
"King  Pepper''  was  so  successfully  given,  last 
winter,  but  after  a  careftil  inspection  of  the 
musical  parts  it  was  decided  that  they  were 
too  difficult  for  the  talent  now  in  college. 


HEBRON   CLUB. 

All  the  graduates  of  Hebron  Academy  now 
in  college  met  at  room  9,  Winthrop  Hall,  last 
Thursday  evening,  and  organized  a  club  to  be 
known  as  the  Hebron  Club  of  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege. Its  student  membership  numbers  four- 
ten,  with  Professor  W.  B.  Mitchell  as  honor- 
ary member.     The  charter  members   are : 

F.  E.  R.  Piper,  C.  H.  Bradford,  '06;  W.  E. 
Speake,  C.  J.  Fernald,  C.  F.  Stetson,  '07 ;  J.  L. 
Gray,  H.  S.  Stanwood,  R.  H.  Hupper,  '08;  R. 
H.  Ellis,  R.  W.  Messer,  G.  W.  Cole,  R.  E. 
Bridge,  W.  C.  Sparks,  and  H.  B.'  Morrill,  '09. 

The  officers  are :  President,  F.  E.  R.  Piper, 
"06 ;  Vice-President,  J.  L.  Gray,  '08 ;  Secre- 
tary and  Treasurer,  R.  H.  Hupper,  '08 ;  Exec- 
'utive  Committee,  H.  S.  Stanwood,  '08,  W.  E. 
Speake,  '07,  R.  H.  Ellis,  '09. 

The  club  is  to  ,work  for  the  interest  of  both 
Hebron  and  Bowdoin.  It  has  the  largest 
membership  of  the  fitting  school  clubs  and 
with  the  good  field  it  has  to  work  is  assured 
of  success. 

MINSTREL  SHOW  THIS  WINTER. 

The  baseball  management  has  decided  to 
give  a  minstrel  show  this  winter  for  the  ben- 
efit of  the  association,  permission  having  been 
granted  for  the  same  at  the  faculty  meeting 
held  last  Monday  evening. 

The  minstrel  show  will  probably  be  given 
January  19,  and  like  all  local  entertainments. 


THE  FACULTY. 

The  date  of  the  lecture  by  Professor  Wil- 
liam T.  Foster  of  Bowdoin  College,  which  is 
an  extra  attraction  in  the  Sweetser  course, 
has  been  definitely  settled  for  the  evening  of 
November  16.  The  subject  of  Professor  Fos- 
ter's lecture  will  be  "Robert  Louis  Stevenson," 
and  is  one  that  will  interest  the  people  of  the 
two  cities,  particularly  high  school  and  acad- 
emy  students. — Biddeford  Journal. 

President  Hyde  returned,  Saturday  even- 
ing, from  Boston,  where  he  had  been  in  attend- 
ance on  the  annual  meeting  of  New  England 
Colleges  and  Preparatory  Schools. 

Prof.  L.  A.  Lee  presided  at  a  meeting  of  the 
Natural  History  Society  held  in  Portland  last 
Monday  evening. 

Professor  Chapman  will  be  one  of  the 
speakers  in  the  lecture  course  given  before  the 
University  of  Maine  students  the  coming  win- 
ter.    He  will  speak  January  19. 

'68  PRIZE  SPEAKERS. 

The  names  of  the  men  selected  to  partici- 
pate in  the  '68-  prize  speaking  contest  have 
been  announced,  and  are  as  follows : 

Philip   Roy  Andrews   of  Kennebunk. 
James   Austin   Bartlett  of   Richmond. 
Philip  Freeland  Chapman  of  Portland. 
Charles  Lafif  Favinger  of  Frederica,  Del. 
Cyrus  Clyde  Shaw  of  North  Gorham. 
Harold  Stanwood  Stetson  of  Brunswick. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906,         ■       ■       Editor-in-Chief. 


H.  P.  WINSLOW,  1906. 
H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 
W.  S.   LINNELL,   1907. 
A.  L.    ROBINSON,  1908. 

G.  G.  SOULE,  1906 


Associate  Editors: 

r.  h.  hupper,  1908. 

R.  A.  LEE,  S908. 
H.  E.   MITCHELL,  1908. 
H.   G.  GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 
Medical  School,  1907. 
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Vol.  XXXV. 


OCTOBER   20,   1905. 


Mass  Meeting  Tuesday  Evening. 
All  out.  

Some  Advice. 

To  give  advice  to  Freshmen  is  the  fashion 
of  the  season,  and  in  order  to  be  in  the  fash- 
ionable circle,  the  Orient  will  volunteer  a  few 
words  to  Freshmen  in  general  and  the  present 
Freshman  Class  in  particular.  A  Freshman 
has  a  great  deal  to  learn.  He  doesn't  always 
know  it,  but  it  is  a  fact  nevertheless.  The 
average  Freshman,  unless,  he  be  a  little  more 
mature  in  years  than  the  average,  considers 
but  two  or  three  things  as  being  the  prime 
necessities  of  the  college  man,  and  that  all 
others  are  merely  incidental.  This  ideal  is 
usually  a  pair  of  baggy  trousers,  a  cigarette 
and  a  nonchalant  air.  These  are  the  real 
attributes.  Before  he  gets  his  degree  he  will 
learn  that  there  are  a  number  of  other  things — 
manhood,  character,  scholarship    and    a    few 


other  now  apparently  incidental  requirements 
that  really  do  count  in  college  and  will  con- 
tinue to  count  when  he  goes  out  into  the  old 
world. 

But  now  it  is  different.  If  he  can  smoke 
"artistically" — that  is,  can  blow  the  smoke 
through  his  nose  without  coughing,  and  carry 
the  hands  in  the  pocket — then,  and  not  until 
then,  is  he  a  real,  genuine  college  man. 

It  is  to  these  that  the  Orient  wishes  to 
speak.  Freshman,  get  this  foolish  fallacy  out 
of  your  head.  If  you  don't  some  of  the  upper 
classmen  will  have  the  pleasure  of  doing  it  for 
you.  Just  try  to  realize  that  a  college  man  is 
a  good  deal  more  than  you  at  present  think 
and  try  to  learn  to  be  a  genuine  man  and  to  be 
a  college  man  will  be  easy.  It  will  save  you 
lots  of  trouble  and  make  you  a  credit  to  your- 
self and  to  the  college  before  you  are  a  Senior. 

Monument  for  Mr.  Reed. 

The  Orient  prints  below  a  clipping  from 
one  of  the  Maine  dailies  relative  to  the  attempt 
that  is  being  made  to  erect  a  monument  to  the 
memory  of  Thomas  Brackett  Reed  in  the  city 
of  Portland.  That  such  an  attempt  may  be 
brought  to  a  successful  termination  is  tne 
wish  of  every  loyal  Bowdoin  man,  but  at  the 
same  time  he  cannot  but  regret  that  some  sort 
of  statue  of  Mr.  Reed  as  well  as  those  of  some 
of  our  famous  alumni  could  not  be  erected  on 
the  Bowdoin  campus.  Attempts  were  made 
not  long  ago  to  raise  a  fund  for  a  Hawthorne 
statue,  but  '  the  attempt  met  with  small 
response  from  Bovi'doin  alumni  and  students, 
and  for  this  reason  it  would  appear  useless  to 
agitate  similar  attempts  in  memory  of  Mr. 
Reed.  Yet  the  Orient  cannot  let  the  oppor- 
tunity go  b)'  without  calling  the  matter  to  the 
attention  of  its  readers  in  the  hope  that  some 
loyal  alumni,  who  is  in  circumstances  to  lend 
aid,  will  become  interested  in  the  matter. 

The  clipping  follows : 

The  association  formed  to  raise  subscriptions  for 
a  monument  to  the^  late  Speaker  Reed  have  begun 
the  work  of  raising  money  for  that  purpose  among 
the  people  of  Portland.  We  understood,  says  The 
Argus,  that  a  large  sum  has  already  been  subscribed 
voluntarily  by  friends  of  Mr.  Reed  in  other  places, 
and  that  if  the  interest  shown  by  those  Portland 
people  already  approached  is  continued  by  others, 
the  erection  of  the  monument  is  assured.  And  it 
will,  moreover,  be  a  monument  of  which  the  people 
of  Portland  and  of  Maine  may  well  be  proud.  The 
association   propose   to   engage  the   services   of   one 


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of  the  first  sculptors  of  the  time ;  and  are  confident 
that  the  results  will  be  a  work  that  will  be  a  great 
attraction   of  Portland   in   the  years  to  come. 

About  Football. 

The  interest  in  football  has  been  poor 
indeed  dtiring-  a  portion  of  the  past  week. 
Last  Monday  there  was  but  17  men  out  for 
practice.  Does  Bowdoin  expect  to  win  the 
State  championship  with  this  kind  of  work? 
There  is  not  an  average  sized  preparatory 
school  in  Maine  but  what  has  this  number  of 
men  out  for  practice  nearly  any  afternoon  in 
the  week.  Is  Bowdoin  spirit  dead  or  only 
sleeping?  If  the  latter  let  us  wake  up,  else 
there  will  be  a  rude  awakening  later  on. 

New  Hampshire's  Forests. 

The  Orient  is  in  receipt  of  Forestry  and 
Irrigation,  containing  articles  relative  to  the 
attempt  that  is  being  made  by  the  Society  foi 
the  Protection  of  New  Hampshire  Forests  to 
preserve  the  White  Mountain  forests.  The 
magazine  contains  strong  articles  from  the  pen 
of  Dr.  Edward  Everett  Hale,  Senator  Gallin- 
ger  and  others  in  favor  of  the  preservation  of 
these  forests  by  making  them  a  National 
Reservation.  While  the  Orient  is  not  famil- 
iar with  the  exact  plan  that  is  proposed,  it 
would  seem  from  a  superficial  consideration  of 
the  proposition  that  the  plan  is  worthy  of  com- 
mendation and  one  that  should  receive  the 
undivided  support  of  all  college  men  as  well  as 
others. 


Fall  Tennis. 

With  our  attention  all  concentrated  on  foot- 
ball this  fall  we  seem  to  have  forgotten  our 
annual  college  tennis  tournament.  This  tour- 
nament caused  not  a  little  interest  last  year 
and  was  of  much  profit  in  bringing  out  men 
who  will  perhaps  make  the  team  before  the 
end  of  their  college  career.  Such  a  tourna- 
ment is  one  of  the  college  activities  which 
show  the  talent  of  the  Freshmen  early  in  the 
year  and  help  to  make  them  interested  in  col- 
lege afifairs.  Tennis,  unlike  either  baseball  or 
football,  is  not  limited  to  one  particular  season, 
but  extends,  throughout  spring,  summer  and 
autumn.  Then,  again,  everyone  feels  a  bet- 
ter return  for  his  subscription  if  he  can 
indulge  in  such  a  contest  himself.  Winter 
will  soon  be  here,  when,  for  a  time,  we  are  com- 
pelled to  abandon   all  sports,  so  why   should 


we  not  take  advantage  of  the  short  time  left 
to  encourage  and  enjoy  all  the  athletic  contests 
]30ssible?  Perhaps  the  management  will 
think  it  admirable  to  offer  cups  as  was  done 
last  year,  but  whatever  is  done  must  be  done 
quickly. 


NOTICES. 

(Owing  to  typographical  errors  the  notices  rela- 
tive to  the  appointment  of  Professor  McCrea  as 
excuse  officer,  and  the  regulations  relating  to  mak- 
ing up  of  conditions,  which  appeared  in  a  previous 
issue  of  the  Orient,  are  printed  again  in  order  to 
avoid  confusion.) 

By  vote  of  the  faculty  the  "appointed  time 
for  removing  conditions,"  as  described  in  the 
college  regulations,  is  interpreted  to  mean  one 
year  from  the  date  when  the  condition  is 
incurred,  except  in  any  case  where  special 
provision  is  made. 

By  vote  of  the  faculty,  at  last  Monday 
night's  meeting  it  was  voted  that  the  names 
of  all  men  who  take  part  in  intercollegiate 
athletic  contests,  must  be  handed  into  the  reg- 
istrar's office  by  the  captain  or  managers 
before  such  contests  take  place. 

Professor  McCrea  will  act  as  excuse  officer 
during  the  present  year  and  all  excuses  for 
chapel  cuts  and  from  recitations  must  be  pre- 
sented to  him  at  the  registrar's  office.  His 
hours  will  be  from  3  to  4  p.m.  Tuesdays  and 
Thursdays,  and  excuses  must  be  presented  at 
these  times. 

The  notice  relating  to  the  furnishing  of 
bonds  by  new  men  in  college  have  been  posted 
and  all  men  who  have  not  as  yet  furnished 
them  will  be  required  to  do  so  by  November  i. 


MASS  MEETING. 
A  mass  meeting  will  be  held  in  Memorial 
Hall  next  Tuesday  evening  for  the  purpose  of 
arousing  football  and  track  interest.  The 
interest  among  the  students  during  the  past 
week  has  been  lamentable,  both  in  reference 
to  the  number  of  men  in  the  squad  and  in  the 
students  on  the  side  lines.  Something  needs 
to  be  done  and  the  mass  meeting  will  be  held 
to  arouse  the  students  to  a  realizing  sense  of 
the  situation.  The  tickets  for  the  Tufts  game 
will  be  put  on  sale  at  this  time.  The  number 
of  tickets  to  the  cheering  section  is  limited,  so 
it  will  be  advisable  for  all  who  wish  to  go  to 
be  on  hand  at  the  mass  meeting-. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


FRESHMAN  TRACK   MEET  WITH 
BATES. 

Arrangements  have  been  made  for  a  dual 
track  meet  between  the  Bowdoin  and  Bates 
Freshmen  for  a  meet  to  be  held  the  second  of 
November,  and  already  arrangements  are  well 
under  wav  for  the  event.  This  is  the  first  time 
that  Bates  has  accepted  an  invitation  to  a  dual 
meet  with  Bowdoin  classes,  although  invita- 
tions have  been  extended  several  times. 

Doubtless  there  will  be  considerable  interest 
in  a  meet  of  this  kind.  The  Bowdoin  Fresh- 
men are  taking  hold  of  the  matter  in  earnest, 
somewhere  between  20  and  30  of  their  number 
being  out  for  practice  each  day.  Roger  Thax- 
ter  has  been  elected  captain  of  the  Bowdoin 
team  and  Harold  Burton  has  been  chosen  man- 
ager. The  meet  will  be  held  on  Whittier  Field, 
probably  the  first  of  November. 

AMHERST,  22;  BOWDOIN,  o. 

On  Saturday  October  14  Bowdoin  met 
Amherst  at  Amherst.  The  game  was  a  good 
one,  each  team  fighting  hard  throughout  the 
whole  time  of  play.  Bowdoin  was  greatly 
outweighed,  but  nevertheless  the  light  men 
put  up  a  fight  worthy  of  the  college. 

Bowdoin  won  the  toss  and  Amherst  started 
the  game.  After  receiving  the  kick  Bowdoin 
advanced  the  ball  by  repeated  line  plunges  to 
Amherst's  40-yarcl  line  where  it  was  lost  on  a 
fumble.  This  was  the  only  time  during  the 
whole  game  that  Bowdoin  advanced  the  ball 
any  great  distance,  she  concentrating  all  her 
subsequent  efiforts  on  attempting  to  stop  the 
rapid  play  of  her  heavier  opponents.  For  the 
rest  of  the  first  half  Amherst  carried  the  ball 
slowly  but  surely  toward  Bowdoin's  goal. 
This  was  crossed  shortly  before  time  was 
called.  The  try  for  a  goal  failed  and  the  score 
stood  Amherst  5. 

During  the  first  half  Bowdoin  did  her  best 
work.  The  line  held  "well  in  spite  of  the 
greater  weight  of  the  Amherst  team,  while 
the  backs  and  ends  worked  hard  in  stopping 
end  plays  and  on  the  secondary  defense.  Bow- 
doin's team  played  itself  out  in  the  first  half 
while  the  Amherst  team  played  a  much 
stronger  game  and  played  with  more  snap  in 
the  second  half. 

In  the  second  half  Bowdoin  kicked  ofif  to 
Amherst  and  Amherst  soon  had  scored  another 
touchdown  after  a  series    of    trick    and    end 


plays.  The  goal  was  kicked.  During  the 
remainder  of  tiie  half  Amherst  added  two 
more  touchdowns  to  her  score  and  kicked  both 
goals. 

The  final  score  at  the  end  of  the  second  half 
stood:  Amherst  23,  Bowdoin  o. 

The   line-up : 

Amherst.  Bowdoin. 

R.   Cook,  le J.   Drummond    (Crowley). 

Bryant,    It It.,    Skolfield. 

Beiirends.    Ig Ig.,    Buttrick. 

Gildersleeve,   c c.   McDade    (Thomas). 

Osborne,    rg rg.,    Powers. 

Kilbourne,   rt rt.,    Stacey    (Haley) . 

Curby,  Priddy,  re re.,   W.   Drummond. 

Shattuck,   Lewis,   qb qb,   Blair    (Bass). 

Spring,    Hubbard,    Ihb Ihb.,    Greene, 

Gehnholz.  Hubbard.  fb.,,.fb.,  Blanchard  (Adams), 
Powell,    Lewis,    r r,,    Hafford, 

Referee — Weymouth  (Yale).  Umpire — Berry 
(University  of  Nebraska).  Head  linesman — In- 
galls   (Brown), 

Length   of  halves — 20  and   15  minutes. 


THE   TUFTS    GAME. 

Manager  Sewall  of  the  football  team  has 
completed  arrangements  for  those  who  wish 
to  attend  the  Tufts  game  at  Portland  next  week, 
and  it  is  hoped  that  the  greater  part  of  the 
student  body  will  improve  the  opportunity  of 
seeing  the  game. 

A  cheering  section  has  been  arranged  for  and 
all  students  will  wish  to  be  in  this  place  before 
and  during  the  game  in  order  to  give  the 
team  the  support  it  deserves.  Manager 
Sewall  has  a  limited  number  of  tickets  for  this 
section,  and  they  will  be  placed  on  sale  next 
Tuesday  night  at  the  mass-meeting. 

A  special  train  will  probably  be  run  in  to  the 
game  from  Brunswick,  and  it  is  expected  the 
fare  will  be  but  $1.00,  which  will  make  it  possi- 
ble for  all  to  attend. 


Y.  M.  C.  A. 

The  reception  of  last  Thursday  evening  was 
characterized  by  a  pleasing  lack  of  formality, 
and  the  affair  'was  pronounced  the  most  suc- 
cessful ever  held.  A  large  number  of  Fresh- 
men were  present.  The  committee  were  Bart- 
lett  and  Johnson,  '06,  Buttrick,  '07. 

It  is  hoped  that  more  of  the  new  meji  will 
attend  the  regular  meetings  in  Banister  Hall. 
The  hours  are  7  p.m  Thursday  and  1.30  p.m. 
Sunday. 

Professor  Chapman  addressed  the  meeting 
Sunday  after  chapel. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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CLASS  BALL  GAME. 

The  Freshmen  defeated  the  Sophomores  by 
the  score  of  22  to  6  in  the  second  game  of  the 
interclass  series  on  the  Delta  grounds,  last 
Saturday  afternoon.  The  game  was  charac- 
terized by  loose  ball  playing  and  the  manifes- 
tation of  more  or  less  spirit  on  the  part 
of  both  classes. 

This  is  the  second  game  and  a  third  contest 
will  be  necessary,  as  both  teams  have  now  won 
one  game  each.     The  summary : 

1909. 

AB        R        BH         PO        A  E 

Bo wer,  3b 7  2  4  i  3  o 

Dresser,   2b 7  2  2  o  3  o 

Jackson,  ss 6  2  2  o  i  i 

Atwood,    rf 6  4  2  i  o  o 

Thaxter,   c 7  2  o  7  i  i 

Hughes,    lb 7  4  2  15  o  i 

Morrell,  If 6  3  3  o  o  0 

Burton,   cf i  0  o  o  o  o 

Tefft,    cf S  I  o  2  o  o 

Harris,   p 6  2  2  i  7  o 

Totals    58      22      17      27      IS        3 

1908. 

AB       'r        BH         PO         a  E 

Hayes,    c 5  i  o  6'  I  I 

Ham,  3b,  If 5  i  2  2  i  5 

Stanwood,   2b 5  2  3  6  4  0 

Sanborn,   ib 4  o  o  7  i  i 

Purington,    ss 3  2  o  o  3  3 

Hyde,  If,  3b 4  i  i  4  4  3 

Boyce,  cf 4  o  o  o  i  o 

Weston,    rf 4  o  o  o  o  2 

Donnell,   p 4  o  o  o  0  i 

Totals    38        7        6      25       15       16 

Score  by  Innings. 

'09    o    7    o    2    0    6    2     I     4 — 22 

'08  4    o     I     I     o    o    o    o    o —  6 

Two-base  hits — By  Ham,  Stanwood,  Morrell, 
Bower.  Struck  out — By  Ham,  6;  by  Donnell,  4. 
Base  on  balls — By  Ham,  i ;  Donnell,  3,  Umpire — 
Joe   Gumbel.     Time — 2  hours,   5   minutes. 


THE    COLLEGE    BAND. 

The  following  is  the  organization  of  the  college 
band:  Hall,  '06,  leader  solo  cornet;  Cooper,  '09,  solo 
cornet;  Manter,  '09,  ist  cornet;  Giles,  '07,  ist  cor- 
net; Joy,  '07,  2d  cornet;  Gumbel,  special,  2d  cornet; 
Kane.  '09,  ist  clarinet;  Clark,  '06,  ist  clarinet;  Stet- 
son, '06,  1st  alto;  Hale,  '06,  2d  alto;  Rogers,  '06, 
baritone;  Lawrence,  '07,  ist  trombone;  Thaxter,  '09, 
2d  trombone;  Robinson,  '08,  piccolo;  Pletts,  '07. 
piccolo;  Whipple,  '07,  Bass;  Perry,  '06,  snare  drum; 
Stetson,   '09,  bass   drum;   Knowlton,   '06,   cymbals. 

This  is  an  increase  of  several  members  over  last 
year's  organization  and  the  band  is  expected  to  be 
superior  to  former  years.  A  lot  of  new  music  will 
be  put  on  its  repertoire.  Next  spring  the  band  will 
probably  play  outside  of  college. 


BRUNSWICK   POST   OFFICE. 

Mails  close :     For    the  West,    7,20,    10.45, 
A.M.;  4.00,  11.00,  P.M. 

For  the  East,  10.45,  a.m.;  i.oo,  5.30,  11.00, 

P.M. 

Rockland  and  way  stations,  7.20,  a.m.;  1.20, 
5.30,  P.M. 

Farmington  and  way  stations,    7.20,    a.m.; 
I.oo,  P.M. 

Lewiston  and  Auburn,    7.20,    10.45,    a.m.; 
I.oo,  4.00,  11.00  p.m. 

Bath,  7.20,  10.45,  A-M- ;  I -20,  5.30,  11.00  p.m. 

Cundy's  Harbor,  2.30  p.m. 

Rural  Routes  i  and  2,  2.15  p.m. 

Rural  Routes  3  and  4,  8.15  a.m. 

G.  L.  Thompson,  P.  M. 


College  Botes. 

All  turn  out  for  the  Football  Came 
To-morrow.     

Adjourns  to-morrow. 

The  goat  has  his  innings  to-night. 

The   Medical    School   opened   yesterday. 

Benjamin  W.  Morse,  ex-'o8,  was  on  the  campus 
last   Sunday. 

Coffin,  '03,  was  a  visitor  at  college  this  week. 

It  has  been  a  strenuous  week  for  Freshmen. 

Burton,  '09,  visited  his  'home  in  Newton,  Mass., 
over   Sunday. 

A  training  table  for  the  members  of  the  football 
squad  will  be  started  in  a  few  days. 

Many  complimentary  words  were  heard  of  the 
rendition  of  the  college  choir  last  Sunday. 

The  green  ribbons  and  white  buttons  worn  by 
Freshmen  have  been  the  real  feature  of  the  past 
week. 

A  large  number  of  students  attended  the  perform- 
ance of  "The  Wizard  of  Oz"  at  Bath  last  Saturday 
night. 

L.  D.  Mincher,  '07,  has  returned  to  college  from 
Bangor  and  is  now  teaching  in  the  Brunswick  High 
School. 

Only  125  students  were  present  at  the  last  game  on 
Whittier  Field.  Help  to  make  a  better  record 
to-morrow. 

The  first  game  in  the  Maine  college  series  will 
take  place  at  Orono,  to-morrow,  where  Colby  will 
play  the  U.  of  M.  team. 

The  Colby  Chapter  of  the  D.  U.  fraternity  held 
their  initiatory  banquet  at  the  Cony  House  in 
Augusta  last  Friday  evening. 

A  number  of  college  men  enjoyed  a  Chafing  Dish 
party  at  the  golf  clubhouse,  Monday  evening,  as  the 
guests  of  Brunswick  young  ladies. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Austin  Gary,  '87,  who  has  been  appointed  to  the 
assistant  professorship  of  forestry  at  Harvard,  is 
visiting  at  the  college  this  week. 

The  split  panels  in  the  southeast  corner  of  the 
library  reading  room  have  been  replaced  by  new 
pieces  during  the  past  week,  which  will  add  greatly 
to  the  attractiveness   of  that   section. 

Bowling  is  one  of  the  sports  of  college  men  at  the 
present  time.  The  new  alleys  that  have  been 
opened  on  Maine  Street  are  among  the  best  to  be 
found  anywhere  in  the  State  and  are  popular  with 
students  as  well  as  others. 

Last  Saturday  and  Sunday  were  the  quietest  days 
of  the  term  about  college.  At  one  fraternity  house 
there  was  but  two  men  in  the  house  over  Saturday 
night.  The  Saturday  holiday  which  allowed  men  to 
go  home,  doubtless  contributed  in  no  small  measure 
to  this  unwonted  quietness. 

Some  criticism  is  heard  from  upper  classmen 
because  Freshmen  do  not  occupy  the  regular  Fresh- 
men seats  at  the  church.  Doubtless  this  is  largely 
due  to  not  being  aware  that  there  is  any  distinction 
in  the  seats.  The  Freshmen  are  supposed  to 
occupy  the  back  rows  of  seats  on  the  south  side  of 
the    edifice. 

The  flag  which  has  been  flown  over  Memorial 
Hall  has  been  the  small  rainy  weather  flag.  This 
has  been  done  because  the  large  flag,  which  meas- 
ured twenty  by  fifteen  feet,  was  found  to  be  too 
heavy  for  the  flagstaff. 

On  Friday,  the  13th,  the  Freshman  Class  held  a 
meeting.  Crimson  and  gray  were  chosen  as  class 
colors.  Jasper  J.  Stahl  was  chosen  as  juryman  to 
fill  the  place  of  Sumner  Jackson  who  had  resigned 
the  position.  Roger  Thaxter  was  chosen  captain 
of  the  class  track  team,  and  Harold  Burton  manager. 

Biddeford  Journal :  The  Colby  College  girls  have 
voted  to  abolish  hazing.  In  view  of  the  nature  of 
the  hazing  that  has  heretofore  obtained  among  the 
girls  in  our  colleges,  everybody  will  now  rejoice 
that  life  at  Colby  will  hereafter  be  attended  with 
less  bloodshed,  fewer  broken  limbs  and  a  minimum 
of  black  eyes  and  fractured  noses. 

Last  Sunday  was  one  of  the  most  beautiful  days 
of  the  year  and  in  the  afternoon  hours  a  large  num- 
ber of  the  students  improved  the  opportunity  for 
long  rambles  and  similar  recreations.  Two  mem- 
bers of  the  Junior  Class  broke  the  record  for  unique 
trips  by  making  a  canoe  trip  from  Brunswick 
around  to  Bath.  Owing  to  the  fact  that  the  tide 
was  strong  in  the  Kennebec  when  they  wished  to 
return,  they  were  obliged  to  postpone  their  return 
until  well  into  the  night  and  it  was  late  when  they 
reached  the  college  town — tired  and  hungry. 


ENGLISH  3  THEMES. 

Following   are   the  theme   subjects  and   the   dates 
when  due.  for  English  3  for  the  present  semester : 

October   2 — Summary    of    Chapter     I,     Wendell's 
"English  Composition." 
October  3 — Elective. 

October  4 — A  Business  Letter   (full  page). 
October  5 — Elective. 


October  6 — An   Informal  Letter  to  a  boy  in  Pre- 
paratory School. 

October  9 — Summary  of  Chapter  II. 

October  10 — Electi\'e. 

October   11 — A  Formal   Invitation  and   Reply. 

October  12 — Elective. 

October  13 — A  Prose  Translation  from  the  Latin. 

October  16 — Summary  of  Chapter  III. 

October    17 — Elective. 

October    18 — A    Criticism   of   the    Style   of    Haw- 
thorne. 

October    19 — Elective. 

October  20 — The  Paragraph  Structure  of  an  Edi- 
torial Article  in  the  "Nation." 

October   21 — Fortnightly   Theme    I,    after    reading 
"The   Scarlet  Letter"    (six  pages). 

October  23 — Summary  of  Chapter  IV. 

October  24 — Elective. 

October  2.S — Report  of  a  Lecture. 

October  26 — Elective. 

October  27 — An  Autobiography. 

October  28 — Fortnightly  Theme  I.     (Revised  and 
Rewritten). 

October  30 — Summary  of  Chapter  V. 

October   31 — Elective. 

November      i — An      Editorial      Article      for     the 
Orient   of   this    date. 

November  2 — Elective. 

November   3 — On    One    of   the   Vases   in   the   Art 
Building. 

November  4 — Fortnightly  Theme  II.  The  Weak- 
ness of  Vague  Phrasing:  The  Force  of  the  Con- 
crete.    (Illustrate   by   original   examples) 

November  6 — Summ.ary  of  Chapter  VI. 

November    7 — Elective. 

Novemljer   8 — On    Connotation    as    the    Secret    of 
Force. 

November  9 — Elective. 

November  10 — Book  I  "Golden  Treasury." 

November    11 — Fortnightly    Theme    II.     (Revised 
and  Rewritten) 

November  13 — Summary  of  Chapter  VII. 

November  14 — Elective. 

November  15 — What  Most  Interests  Me  in  Walker 
.'Krt   Building. 

November    16 — Elective. 

November   17 — The  Bible  as  Literature. 

November    18 — Fortnightly   Theme   III.     A    Story 
from  the  King  James  Version  of  the  Bible. 

November  20 — Summary  of  Chapter  VIII. 

November    21 — Elective. 

December  4 — Exposition.  (How  to  do  Some- 
thing) 

Elective. 

December  6 — Exposition.  The  Arrangement  of 
Exhibits  in  the  Walker  Art  Building. 

December  7 — Elective. 

December  8 — Criticism.  (On  some  phase  of  life 
at   Bowdoin   College) 

December  g — Fortnightly  Theme  III.  (Revised 
and    Rewritten) 

December  11 — Narration.     An  Incident  of  To-day. 

December  12 — Elective. 

December  13 — Narration.  A  Story  Suggested  by 
an    Exhibit    in    Walker    Art    Building. 

December   14 — Elective. 

December  15 — A  Short   Story  with  a  Climax. 

December  16 — Fortnightly  Theme  IV.  An  Orig- 
inal Story. 


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December  i8 — Description  of  a  Portrait  in  tlie  Art 
Building. 

December  19 — Elective.  (Exercise  in  Selection  of 
Detail  in  Description) 

December  20 — Description  of  a  Landscape  in  tbe 
Art   Building. 

December  21 — Elective. 

December  22 — "A  Christmas  Carol,"  by  Charles 
Dickens. 

January  4 — An  Incident  of  the  Vacation. 

January   5 — Book   II.    "Golden   Treasury." 

January  6 — Fortnightly  Theme  IV.  (Revised  and 
Rewritten) 

January  8 — Subject   and   Plan  of  Long  Theme. 

January  9 — Elective. 

January  10 — Report  on  Outside  Reading  in  English 
Literature. 

January   11 — Elective. 

January  \2 — Book  III.     "Golden  Treasury." 

January  13 — Fortnightly  Theme  V.  What  the 
Semester  has  Meant  to  Me. 

January  15 — Progress  in  Development  of  the  Long- 
Theme. 

January  16 — Elective, 

January  17 — Interpretation  of  one  of  the  Paintings 
in  the  Rotunda  of  the  Art  Building. 

January  18 — Elective. 

January    19 — Book   IV.     "Golden   Treasury." 

January  20 — Fortnightly  Theme  V.  (Revised  and 
Rewritten) 

January  27 — Long  Theme.     (10  to  20  pages) 

Regular  Conferences.  Tuesday  and  Thursday. 
9-11. 

Each  theme  must  be  dropped  in  the  box  on  or 
before  the  date  when  it  is  due. 

Late  themes  will  be  accepted  only  when  approved 
and  signed  by  the   Registrar. 

A  student  failing  in  25  out  of  the  75  themes  will 
fail   to   pass   the   course. 

The  themes  must  be  written  in  ink  on  number  4 
theme  paper,  and  endorsed  in  the  outside  upper 
right-hand  corner  with  the  name  of  the  student  and 
the   date. 


THE  INITIATES. 

(The  following  is  a  list  of  the  men  who  will  be 
received  into  the  various  college  fraternities 
to-night,  so  far  as  known  at  the  time  of  going  to 
press.  It  is  possible  there  may  be  one  or  two 
changes  in  the  list  since  that  time,  as  there  were  a 
few  cases  where  the  facts  could  not  be  absolutely 
vouched   for.) 

Alpa  Delta  Phi — From  1908,  William  R.  Crowley, 
Bangor ;  from  1909,  R.  E.  Merrill,  Conway,  N.  H. : 
Roger  L.  Thaxter,  Portland;  Irving  L.  Rich,  Port- 
land: Edward  W.  Johnson.  Greenwich.  Conn.; 
Claude  L.  Bower.  Auburn;  Arthur  W.  Hughes, 
Brunswick;   Anthony  H.    Fisk.   Brunswick. 

Psi  Upsilon— From  1908,  Kenneth  R.  Tefft,  Syra- 
cuse, N.  Y, ;  from  1909,  Lucius  D.  Lumbard.  Fre- 
mont, Neb.;  J.  Edward  Crowley,  Bangor;  John  R. 
Hurley,  Oldtown ;  Charles  F.  Carter,  Bath;  Philip 
H.  Brown,  Watertown,  N.  Y. ;  Fuller  P.  Studley, 
South   Portland;   Albert  T.   Gould,   Thomaston,   Me. 

Delta  Kappa  Epsilon— Harold  H.  Burton,  West 
Newton,   Mass. ;   E.   Ralph  Bridge,     Dexter ;    R.    O. 


Brewster,  Dexter:  Max  Pearson  Gushing,  Bangor; 
Daniel  Drummond,  Portland;  Louis  Garcelon,  Lew- 
iston ;  Thomas  A.  Gastonguay,  Brunswick ;  Carl  R. 
Greene,  Waterville;  Walter  P.  Hinckley,  Hinckley; 
William  M.  Harris,  Hinckley;  Walter  Lee.  Green- 
ville, 111. ;  Harold  N.  Marsh,  Woodfords ;  Robert  M. 
Pennell,  Brunswick ;  Thomas  F.  Sheehan,  Portland ; 
Herbert  Gammons,  West  Newton,  Mass. ;  Leon  F. 
Timberlake,  Phillips;  Robert  G.  Stubbs,  Strong; 
William  C.   Sparks,  Bowdoinham. 

Zeta  Psi — From  1907,  L.  Adams,  Bangor;  Millard 
C.  Webber,  Fairfield;  Morton  A.  Webber,  Fairfield; 
from  1909,  Gardner  W.  Cole,  East  Raymond ;  Gard- 
ner K.  Heath,  Augusta:  Dudley  Hovey,  Waldoboro; 
Howard  F.  Kane,  Machias :  Harold  P.  Pike,  Lubec; 
Clarence  L,  Scammon,  Fairfield ;  J,  Standish  Sim- 
mons, New  York  City;  James  H,  Small,  Farming- 
ton  ;  Jasper  J.  Stahl,  Waldoboro ;  Sumner  W.  Jack- 
son. Waldoboro. 

Theta  Delta  Chi— Karl  D.  Scales,  Westbrook; 
Leon  F.  Wakefield,  Bar  Harbor;  John  A.  Went- 
worth,  Portland:  Kenneth  H.  Dresser,  Boston; 
Hervey  D.  Benner,  Putnam,  Conn. ;  Wallace  H. 
Hayden,  Bath ;  Carl  E.  Stone,  Norway ;  Harrison 
.\twood.  Auburn;  James  M.  Sturtevant,  Dixfield. 

Delta  Upsilon — Edgar  F.  Sewall,  Somerville, 
Mass. ;  Maurice  L.  Blair,  Somerville,  Mass. ; 
Gardner  W,  Stacey,  Somerville,  Mass. ;  Roy 
O,  Harlow,  Richmond ;  Percy  G,  Bishop,  Boothbay 
Harbor ;  Mathew  H.  Cooper,  Great  Falls,  Mont, : 
George  H,  Buck,  Harrison ;  Reed  H.  Ellis,  Range- 
■ley ;  Clyde  E.  Richardson,  Strong ;  Harold  .VI. 
Smith,  East  Barrington,  N.  H. ;  Perley  c  Voter, 
West  Farmington ;  Arthur  L.  Smith,  New  Vine- 
yard:  Harold  S,  Pratt,  Farmington;  Willard  T. 
Phillips,  Westbrook :  Ernest  H.  Pottle,  Farmington : 
Leo   A.    Hafford,    Somerville,    Mass, 

Kappa  Sigma — From  1907,  R.  I.  Carney.  Sheep- 
scot,  From  1908,  Sturgis  E,  Leavitt.  Gorham, 
From  igog,  Ralph  H.  Files.  Gorham;  Ernest 
L.  Goodspeed,  Randolph ;  James  A,  C.  Mulliken, 
New  .Bedford,  IMass, ;  Charles  Bouve,  Hingham, 
Mass. :  John  .A..  Stetson,  Brunswick ;  Daniel 
McDade.   Lewiston, 

Beta  Theta  Pi— Daniel  F.  Koughan,  Bath;  Harry 
.A.  Morrill,  Gardiner :  Verne  A.  Ranger,  Yarmouth- 
ville:  Ormel  H.  Stanley.  Lowell;  Walter  N.  Twing, 
Woolwich :    Robert   W.    Messer,   Rockland. 


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MASS  MEETING. 

What  was  one  of  the  most  enthusiastic 
mass  meetings  that  has  been  held  at 
Bovvdoin  College  for  a  long  time,  to  say  the 
least,  took  place  in  Memorial  Hall  last  Tues- 
day evening. 

The  meeting  was  called  primarily  for  the 
purpose  of  arousing  enthusiasm  for  the  foot- 
ball and  track  squads,  but  more  particularly 
to  arouse  the  students  to  the  necessity  of  going 
to  Portland  Saturday  to  cheer  the  team  in  the 
Tufts  game,  and  if  one  may  judge  from  the 
enthusiasm  manifested,  it  is  safe  to  predict 
that  the  greater  part  of  the  students  will 
attend. 

The  evening  was  devoted  to  speeches,  music 
by  the  band,  singing  of  coHege  songs,  and  the 
practice  of  cheering,  all  of  which  was  carried 
out  with  great  success. 

The  speaking  was  excellent.  The  speakers 
were  G.  E.  Fogg,  '02,  Dr.  Whittier,  W.  T. 
Rowe,  '04,  Capt.  Toby  of  the  track  team.  Prof. 
Robinson  and  Coach  Barry  of  the  football 
team.  The  meeting  was  presided  over  by 
Capt.  Chapman  of  the  football  team. 

After  music  by  the  band  Capt.  Chapman 
called  on  Mr.  Fogg  for  a  speech,  who 
responded  in  a  most  pleasing  manner,  laying 
particular  stress  on  the  necessity  of  good  head- 
work  in  football.  He  said  he  believed  the 
team  was  under  efficient  coaching  and  that  the 
men  were  of  the  type  that  fight  for  every  inch. 
He  said  that  the  only  criticism  he  had  to  offer 
was  the  lack  of  headwork  in  some  instances, 
and  emphasized  the  fact  that  this  should  be 
guarded  against.  He  also  spoke  of  ,the  way 
the  men  are  working  and  prophesied  good 
things  of  the  team  as  a  whole.  Mr.  Fogg's 
remarks  were  received  with  great  applause 
when  he  finished. 

The  next  speaker  was  Capt.  W.  T.  Rowe  of 
the  '04  track  team.  He  spoke  of  the  track 
prospects  in  college  at  the  present  time  and 
said  that  the  way  the  Freshmen  were  respond- 
ing to  the  call  for  men  to  participate  in  the 
Bates  meet  was  positively  discouraging.  He 
dwelt  on  the  desirability  of  winning  the  meet, 


and  hoped  that  the  upper  classmen  of  the  col- 
lege would  do  everything  in  their  power  to 
cause  the. Freshmen  to  turn  out  in  the  work. 

Dr.  Whittier  was  the  next  speaker  and 
devoted  the  greater  part  of  his  remarks  to  the 
discussion  of  athletic  relations  with  Tufts  in 
the  past  and  the  outcome  of  various  con- 
tests. He  hoped  that  Bowdoin  might  win  the 
coming  contest  and  urged  every  man  in  col- 
lege to  attend  the  game  at  Portland.  Dr. 
Whittier  received  great  applause  at  both  the 
opening  and  the  closing  of  his  remarks.. 

Captain  Toby  of  the  track  team  spoke 
briefly  of  the  necessity  of  systematic  cheering, 
and  also  discussed  the  track  prospects  for  next 
spring.  He  said  that  we  had  lost  a  large 
number  of  sure  first  points  by  graduation,  and 
that  the  only  way  to  offset  this  was  by  work- 
ing out  second  and  third  point  men.  He  also 
spoke  of  the  desirability  of  fall  training,  and 
expressed  the  hope  that  the  men  would  take  a 
deep  interest  in  the  work. 

Prof.  F.  C.  Robinson  came  next,  and  as 
usual,  his  remarks  were  bright  and  witty,  as 
well  as  containing  the  common  sense  that  the 
college  student  delights  to  hear.  He  spoke 
of  his  genuine  interest  in  athletics  and  his 
belief  in  the  real  benefit  that  athletics  have 
on  a  young  man.  On  the  whole,  his  remarks 
were  among  the  brightest  that  have  been 
heard  in  Memorial  Hall  mass  meetings  for  a 
long  time. 

Coach  Barry  was  the  last  speaker  of  the 
evening,  and  although  he  spoke  briefly,  his 
remarks  were  to  the  point.  He  said  a  good 
word  for  the  team  and  the  way  they  played. 
While  he  did  not  wish  to  m.ake  prophesies,  he 
said  that  he  would  guarantee  that  every  man 
in  the  team  would  have  the  fight  and  grit  that 
belongs  to  a  real  football  team. 


SUNDAY   CHAPEL. 

In  the  absence  of  President  Hyde,  Sunday, 
Rev.  Mr.  Folsom  of  Bath,  conducted  the 
chapel  exercises.     He  said  in  part : 

"A  short  time  ago  there  arrived  in  London 


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the  body  of  a  man  who  had  won  a  large  place 
is  the  hearts  of  the  people  of  London,  espe- 
cially the  poor. 

Past  his  bier  there  filed  40,000  people  to 
pay  the  tribute  of  respect,  and  of  affection. 
Who  was  this  man? 

He  was  not  a  great  writer  like  Tennyson, 
he  was  not  a  statesman  like  Gladstone.  He 
was  called  the  father  of  all  the  orphans  in 
London;  he  had  erected  orphan  homes 
throughout  England  when  he  gave  London 
orphan  homes. 

This  man,  Dr,  John  Bernado,  in  1866,  was 
a  medical  student.  He  was  led  on  to  his 
beneficent  career  by  an  orphan  boy  who  one 
day  told  him  that  he  didn't  have  "no  father 
and  no  mother,"  and  '"'no  place  to  go  for  a 
home." 

Dr.  Bernado  found  eleven  boys  living 
among  boxes  and  barrels  and  in  other  misera- 
ble places  and  his  heart  was  touched.  He 
related  the  story  in  a  mission  meeting.  He 
got  the  Earl  of  Shaftsbury  enlisted  in  the 
work  and  together  they  found  seventy-three 
boys  in  the  same  miserable  circumstances.  To 
this  work  Dr.  Bernado  consecrated  his  life ; 
he  gathered  more  than  fifty  thousand  boys 
into  his  homes,  more  than  seventeen  thousand 
were  brought  to  Canada  and  of  these  more 
than  ninety-eight  per  cent,  turned  out  well. 

The  lesson  in  his  life  is  that  he  saw  an 
opportunity  and  seized  it. 

His  endowment  to  the  world  was  not  a  mil- 
lion, or  a  hundred  million  dollars,  but  some- 
thing infinitely  more  valuable — fifty  thousand 
lives  redeemed  from  suffering  and  crime. 

THE  LATE  DR.  PACKARD. 

The  following  article  written  by  Edward 
Stanwood,  Class  of  1861,  on  the  late  Dr. 
Packard,  Class  of  1866,  was  taken  from  the 
Boston  Transcript  of  October  21,  1905. 

George  Thomas  Packard. 
The  ever  old  and  ever  new  question,  what 
constitutes  success  or  failure,  suggests  itself 
whenever  such  a  life  as  that  of  Rev.  George 
Thomas  Packard  comes  to  an  end.  To  those 
who  knew  him  there  could  be  but  one  answer ; 
that  he  was  a  hero  of  the  stuiT  of  which  the 
saints  and  martyrs  were  made,  and  that  his 
life  was  a  glorious  victory.  It  does  not  count 
in  the  reckoning  that  he  was  forced  almost  in 
early  manhood  to  abandon  his  chosen  profes- 


sion ;  that  increased  physical  disability  shut 
him  off  from  one  after  another  of  the  diver- 
sions, recreations  and  occupations  which  are 
the  pleasures  of  the  healthy  man ;  nor  that  at 
the  last,  not  for  a  short  time,  but  for  years, 
he  was  reduced  to  absolute  physical  helpless- 
ness. It  does  not  count  that,  possessing  a 
brilliant  mind,  profound  scholarship  and  a  del- 
icate literary  touch,  nothing  of  what 
he  produced,  nothing  of  his  contribu- 
tions to  the  accurate  use  of  words,  during 
the  twenty  years  of  growing  disability, 
bears  his  name.  What  does  count  is  his  sweet, 
manly  disposition,  his  unbounded  cheerful- 
ness, his  splendid  victory  over  pain,  his  abso- 
lute devotion  to  duty,  his  simple  and  unaf- 
fected piety.  No  man  was  ever  a  truer  friend 
than  he,  no  one  was  ever  better  loved  by  his 
friends. 


TUFTS   ENTHUSIASTIC. 

The  Orient  clips  the  following  from  the 
Tufts  Weekly,  relative  to  Saturday's  game: 

A  mass  meeting  was  held  in  the  Gymnasium 
Wednesday  noon,  to  bring  the  Bowdoin  trip  to 
the  attention  of  the  students.  D.  T.  Farns- 
worth,  '06,  president  of  Tower  Cross,  called 
the  meeting  to  order  and  announced  its  pur- 
pose. Mr.  Michael  then  explained  the  arrange- 
ments which  have  been  made  for  the  trip. 

Coach  Whelan  was  called  upon  for  a 
speech,  and  was  warmly  received  as  he  rose 
to  respond.  He  dwelt  upon  the  importance 
of  the  Bowdoin  game,  saying  that  he  consid- 
ered it  the  first  game  on  the  schedule  this  fall. 
Captain  Knowlton  then  said  a  word  as  to  what 
the  team  expected  to  do  this  season. 

The  last  speaker  of  the  meeting  was  Mr. 
C.  B.  Lewis,  the  physical  director.     He  made 
an  enthusiastic  appeal,  asking  the  men  to  fol- 
low the  team  and  bear  as  their  slogan, 
"You  do  your  best,  boys, 
We'll  do  the  rest,  boys." 


DEBATING   NOTES. 

The  debating,  course  opens  the  year  with  a 
large  number  of  students,  the  greater  part  of 
which  are  upper  classmen.  Only  a  small 
number  of  the  men  are  Sophomores. 

The  preliminary  text-book  work  is  now 
practically  completed  and  the  work  on  the 
debating  proper  will  commence  at  once.  The 
briefs  for  the  forensics  will  be  due  November 
9,  and  the  forensics  will  be  due  November  21. 


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ART  BUILDING  NOTES. 
The  Art  Building  coin  collection  has  been 
added  to  by  Mr.  T.  S.  Mitchell  of  Plymouth, 
Mass.  His  gifts  though  small  in  size,  are 
rare  and  interesting.  They  consist  of  an  octa- 
gon-shaped U.  S.  gold  dollar,  a  gold  half  dol- 
lar, and  an  octagon-shaped  gold  quarter  of  a 
dollar. 


THE  FACULTY. 

One  of  the  greatest  honors  that  has  been 
received  by  a  member  of  the  Bowdoin  faculty 
for  a  number  of  years  was  conferred  recently 
upon  Professor  Robinson,  when  the  American 
Public  Health  Association  unanimously  chose 
him  as  its  president,  at  the  annual  convention 
held  in  Boston  during  the  latter  part  of  Sep- 
tember. This  association  composes  the  public 
health  officials  of  the  whole  United  States, 
Canada,  Mexico  and  Cuba,  and  its  member- 
ship alone  reaches  far  up  in  the  thousands. 
The  most  distinguished  authorities  on  public 
hygiene  and  health  are  connected  in  its  mem- 
bership and  the  improvement  and  advance  m 
grasping  the  problems  of  public  sanitation 
made  in  recent  years  are  in  a  great  part  due 
to  the  labors  of  this  body. 

Professor  Robinson  is  serving  his  third  six- 
year  term  on  the  State  Board  of  Health,  and 
has  been  a  member  of  the  American  Public 
Health  Association  for  sixteen  years, 
Through  his  invention  of  a  disinfecting  appa- 
ratus— the  first  ever  .produced  that  was  feas- 
ible for  formaldehyde — the  process  of  disin- 
fection in  this  country  was  revolutionized. 
The  association  quickly  saw  the  usefulness  of 
Professor  Robinson's  invention  and  through 
this  body  representing  leading  health  boards 
of  the  whole  North  America,  the  results  of 
his  experiments  and  discoveries  have  become 
of  immediate  value. 

During  the  past  ten  years  Professor  Robin- 
son has  been  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Disinfectants  and  recognized  as  the  foremost 
authority  on  the  subject.  He  also  served  as 
member  of  the  Executive  Committee  for  1905. 

The  Association  meets  once  a  year.  At 
the  recent  meeting  in  Boston,  Professor  Rob- 
inson gave  an  address  on  "Sanitary  Educa- 
tion." The  next  annual  meeting  will  be  held 
in  the  City  of  Mexico,  during  November, 
1906. 


Prof.  McCrea  has  been  in  Chicago  during 
the  past  week  on  business.  During  his  absence 
quizzes  have  ben  conducted  in  his  courses,  the 
work  being  in  charge  of  Copeland,  '06. 

President  Wm.  DeWitt  Hyde  was  in  Lynn, 
Mass.,  last  Sunday. 


BASEBALL    MANAGERSHIP. 

Last  Monday  night  (October  23)  all  the 
Freshmen  who  wish  to  be  considered  as  can- 
didates for  the  position  of  assistant  manager 
of  the  baseball  team,  for  the  season  of  1907, 
met  with  Manager  Wilson  at  the  Delta  Upsi- 
lon  House.  It  was  announced  that  the  com- 
petition would  commence  at  once.  The 
reason  for  beginning  this  work  at  such  an 
early  date  is  that  a  production  of  some  nature 
to  raise  money  for  the  baseball  season  has 
become  an  annual  affair.  It  is  just  as  much 
a  part  of  the  regular  work  as  getting  out  a 
schedule,  or  managing  the  team.  The  man- 
ager wishes  it  announced  that  if  there  are  any 
Freshmen  who  failed  to  see  the  notice  or  who 
were  unable  to  report  on  last  Monday  night, 
they  will  be  considered  as  candidates  if  they 
hand  in  their  names  before  Monday  next.  No 
man  who  does  not  take  part  in  the  competi- 
tion this  fall  will  be  considered  as  a  candi- 
date in  the  spring. 


LIBRARY   NOTES. 

The  library  has  just  received  an  old  copy  of 
"An  Essay  on  Man"  by  Alexander  Pope.  This 
is  in  the  form  of  a  large  folio  with  large  full- 
page  engravings.  It  was  printed  in  1819  on 
paper  which  bears  a  water  mark  of  that  same 
date.  The  folio  was  presented  to  the  college 
by  T.  S.  Mitchell,  Esq.,  of  Plymouth,  Mass. 
The  library  has  also  been  presented  with  an 
incomplete  file  of  The  Maine  Baptist  Herald 
published  in  Brunswick  in  1827. 


MEN  AT  TRAINING  TABLE. 

Following  are  the  men  who  are  at  the  train- 
ing table:  Buttrick,  Thomas,  Hawkesworth, 
Hatch,  Haley,  Stacy,  Skolfield,  Crowley,  J. 
Drummond,  W.  Drummond,  Bass,  Blair, 
Powers,  Ham,  Chapman,  Hafiford,  Redman, 
Blanchard,  Adams. 


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gOWD(5lN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 

Published  every  Friday  of  the  Collegiate  Y 
BY  THE  Students  of 

BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906,  •      Editor-in-Chief. 

ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 
H.  P.  WINSLOW,  1906.  R.  H.  HOPPER,  1908. 

R.  A.  LEE,  1908. 
H.   E.   MITCHELL,  1908. 
H.    G.   GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 
Medical   School,  1907. 
.     .     Business  Manager. 


H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 
W.   S.   LINNELL,  1907. 
A.  L.    ROBINSON,  1908. 

G.  G.  SOULE,  1906, 

A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907.    •    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  i'o! 

it-Olhce  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Ma 

il  -Matter 

Lewiston  Journal  Press. 

Vol.  XXXV. 

OCTOBER  27,  1905. 

No.    13 

The  Medics. 

The  Medical  School  has  opened  for  the 
year  and  all  college  men  should  welcome  the 
newcomers.  The  class,  this  year,  is  a  some- 
what smaller  one  than  usual,  but  this  in  no 
way  implies  that  there  are  not  some  bright 
men  with  whom  we  should  be  glad  to  asso- 
ciate both  at  the  present  time  and  in  the  years 
to  come. 

The  Orient  has  frequently  emphasized  the 
desirability  of  a  common  feeling  between  the 
two  branches  and  with  the  incoming  of  a  new 
class  we  should  make  this  feeling  of  fellow- 
ship more  pronounced  than  in  the  past.  We 
need  the  influence  and  help  of  these  men  in 
more  ways  than  one,  both  now    and    in    the 


future.  -Let  us  make  them  feel  so  interested 
in  the  college  that  they  will  exert  this  influence 
to  the  utmost. 


Last  Year's  Class. 

The  Orient  prints  elsewhere  the  where- 
abouts and  business  in  which  the  members  of 
last  June's  graduating  class  are  engaged. 
Every  man  in  the  class  is  engaged  in  active 
work — a  fact  which  needs  no  comment. 

A  great  many  men  in  college  wonder  during 
the  earlier  part  of  their  course,  and  sometimes 
toward  the  close,  what  they  can  find  to  do 
when  they  receive  their  degree.  While  it  is 
in  many  cases  a  most  desirable  thing  for  a 
man  to  choose  his  field  of  work  early,  it  is  safe 
to  say,  on  the  other  hand,  that  such  a  thing  is 
not  absolutely  necessary  in  order  to  ensure  an 
opening  for  the  college  graduate.  Although 
the  college  man  may  be  increasing  faster  by 
far  than  population,  the  fact  remains  that  he 
is  in  demand  in  the  world,  and  none  but  the 
lazy  and  the  worthless  need  have  fear  for 
the  future — a  fact  which  is  well  attested  to  by 
Bowdoin's  last  graduation  class. 


Freshmen  Trackmen. 

Too  much  emphasis  cannot  be  placed  on  the 
remarks  made  by  Capt.  Rowe  at  Tuesday 
evening's  mass  meeting  relative  to  the  Fresh- 
man track  meet  with  Bates.  That  so  small  a 
number  as  was  stated  are  out  for  practice  for 
the  meet,  is  a  condition  of  things  that  should 
be  remedied  at  once.  The  Freshman  Class  is 
a  large  one  and  should  respond  to  the  call  for 
men.  Bowdoin  has  taken  the  initiatory 
in  these  track '  meets  with  Bates,  and  for 
so  little  interest  to  be  taken  is  a  peculiar  and 
unpleasant  thing  to  think  of.  As  Capt.  Rowe 
stated,  the  upper  classmen  should  use  their 
influence  to  cause  the  Freshmen  to  turn  but 
far  better  than  they  have  up  to  the  present 
time.  •■       t 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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Orient  Competition. 

The  competition  for  a  position  on  the 
Orient  staff  is  now  open  and  all  Freshmen 
who  wish  to  try  for  the  board  should  consult 
with  the  editor-in-chief.  The  competition  Is 
open  to  all  Freshmen  and  will  be  conducted 
on  the  basis  of  amount  of  quality  of  work, 
continuing  from  the  present  time  until  the 
annual  election,  which  takes  place  during  the 
winter. 

Tomorrow's  Game. 

It  is  almost  needless  to  urge  on  the  student 
body  the  desirability  of  going  to  Portland 
tomorrow  to  help  the  football  team  in  the 
largest  measure  possible  in  its  struggle  with 
Tufts.  There  is  no  doubt  that  the  Massachu- 
setts college  intends  to  win  the  game  if  pos- 
sible, and,  as  shown  by  a  clipping  from  the 
Tufts  Weekly,  printed  in  another  column, 
the  interest  there  is  of  the  keenest  sort. 

The  management  of  the  Bowdoin  team 
have  done  everything  in  their  power  to  com- 
plete every  detail  of  arrangement,  and  the 
expense  will  not  be  such  as  to  frighten  any- 
one away.  The  team  will  need  the  cheers 
of  the  student  body  in  this  game  and  all 
should  make  an  effort  to  attend. 

NOTICES. 

Professor  Woodruff  has  been  selected  as 
recorder  in  place  of  Prof.  McCrea,  and  from 
this  time  on  students  will  consult  him  on  mat- 
ters pertaining  to  this  office. 

The  names  of  men  who  are  to  compete  in 
intercollegiate  athletic  contests  should  be 
handed  to  the  recorder  by  captains  and  man- 
agers of  teams,  and  not  in  at  the  registrar's 
office,  as  stated  last  week. 

MANAGER   TRACK   TEAM. 

At  the  mass-meeting  Tuesday  evening, 
Aubrey  J.  Voorhees,  '07,  of  Bath,  was  elected 
manager  of  the  track  team  in  place  of  Daniel 
Sargent,  '07,  who  has  left  college. 


BACK  TO  INITIATION. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  alumni  who 
were  back  to  initiation  at  the  various  fraterni- 
ties: 

Alpha  Delta  Phi— Prof.  Henry  L.  Chap- 
man, '66;  Prof.  Franklin  C.  Robinson,  '73; 
Prof.  Wm.  A.  Moody,  '82;  Edward  Stan- 
wood,  '98,  Boston,  Mass. ;  Samuel  P.  Harris, 
1900,  Portland ;  Thomas  Riley,  '03,  Bruns- 
wick; C.  Franklin  Packard,  '04,  Lewiston; 
Donald  C.  White,  '05,  Lewiston;  John  Riley, 
'05,  Brunswick;  John  Winchell,  ex-'o6,  Bos- 
ton. 

Psi  Upsilon — Henry  Lewis,  '05 ;  Charles  B. 
Cook,  '05,  Stewart  O.  Symonds,  '05,  Charles 
T.  Burnett,  '95,  Prof.  W.  A.  Houghton,  Bates, 
'73,  A.  T.  Parker,  '76,  and  F.  W.  Freeman, 

'89- 

Delta  Kappa  Epsilon — Dr.  F.  N.  Whittier, 
'85,  Brunswick;  Joseph  Williamson,  '88, 
Augusta ;  Austin  Cary,  '88,  Cambridge, 
Mass. ;  John  Clair  Minot,  '86,  Augusta ; 
Charles  S.  Pettengill,  '98,  Augusta;  Dr.  R.  H. 
Stubbs,  '98,  Augusta;  Louis  O.  Hatch,  '95, 
Bangor;  Roland  E.  Bragg,  '01,  Bangor;  Don- 
ald F.  Snow,  '01,  Bangor;  R.  P.  Bodwell,  '02, 
Brunswick ;  William  L.  Watson,  Portland ; 
Blaine  S.  Viles,  '03,  Newport,  N.  F. ;  Andrew 
P.  Havey,  '03,  West  Sullivan ;  Bernard  Archi- 
bald, '04,  Houlton ;  James  F.  Cox,  '04,  Houl- 
ton.  From  Sigma  Chapter,  Amherst  College, 
Prof.  Allan  Johnson,  Brunswick.  From  Xi 
Chapter,  Colby  College,  W.  W.  Andrews, 
Portland. 

Zeta  Psi — James  A.  Clark,  '05 ;  E.  L. 
Enthoine,  '03 ;  Lyman  Cousins,  '02 ;  Dennis 
M.  Bangs,  '05;  F.  C.  Peaks,  '96;  Plummer, 
'91;  Hon.  Byron  Boyd,  Colby,  '88;  Prof. 
Johnson,  '74. 

Theta  Delta  Chi— J.  B.  Reed,  '83;  L.  Bar- 
ton, '84;  L.  Turner,  Jr.,  '86;  M.  L.  Kimball, 
'87 ;  F.  J.  C.  Little.  '89 ;  Prof.  W.  B.  Mitchell, 
'90 :  E.  L.  Hall,  '98 ;  L.  P.  Libby,  '99 ;  H.  W. 
Cobb,  1900;  H.  A.  Shorey,  Jr.,  1900;  E.  A. 
Moody,  '03;  T.  E.  Chase,  '04;  A.  C.  Shorey, 
'04 ;  G.  H.  Stone,  '05 ;  J.  Woodruff,  '05 ;  Rev. 
H.  A.  Jump,  from  Amherst ;  P.  B.  Sperry, 
from   George  Washington   University. 

Delta  Upsilon — Robinson,  '04 ;  Marshall, 
'03 ;  Webber,  '03 ;  Fuller,  '03 ;  Lafer- 
rier,  '01 ;  Wheeler,  '01 ;  Cowan,  '01 ;  Merritt, 
'94 ;  Webber,  '95 ;  Burbank,  '96 ;  Kendall, 
'96;  Noble,  Amherst,  '05. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Kappa  Sigma— F.  H.  Dole,  '97;  E.  W. 
Files,  '02,  E.  B.  Folsom,  '02;  B.  E.  Kelley, 
'02 ;  H.  G.  Farley,  03 ;  W.  T.  Rowe,  '04. 

Beta  Theta  Pi — Henry  D.  Evans,  '01, 
Augusla;  Herbert  L.  Grinnell,  '02,  Derry,  N. 
H.;  Carl  W.  Rundlett,  '05,  Portland;  Henry 
A.  Lermond,  '05,  Saco. 


FRESHMAN  TRACK  MEET  WITH 
BATES. 
The  athletic  meet  between  the  Bowdoin 
Freshmen  and  the  Bates  Freshmen  has  been 
postponed  until  the  eighth  of  November, 
owing  to  some  difficulties  in  obtaining 
adjourns.  The  Bowdoin  Freshmen  who  have 
been  out  have  been  taking  a  great  deal  of  inter- 
est in  the  work,  and  have  done  well,  but  there 
is  yet  a  lack  of  men  for  the  field  events.  There 
remains  plenty  of  time  for  men  to  get  into 
condition  for  this  meet,  and  every  Freshman 
should  come  out  and  see  what  he  can  do  for 
himself,  his  class,  and  his  college. 


MINSTREL  SHOW  GOSSIP. 

The  date  of  the  Bowdoin  Minstrel  Show  is 
announced  as  Friday,  January  19,  1906.  The 
show  will  be  presented  in  the  Town  Hall, 
Brunswick.  This  date  will  give  plenty  of  time 
for  rehearsals  after  the  football  season  is  over 
and  will  also  come  two  weeks  or  more  before 
the  examinations  of  the  first  semester. 

No  pains  will  be  spared  to  put  on  a  fine 
show.  All  the  end  men  have  had  pre- 
vious experience  in  this  line  of  work  and  good 
soloists  are  even  more  numerous  than  they 
were  two  years  ago.  All  men  who  sing  are 
urged  to  come  out  and  try  for  the  chorus  as 
soon  as  rehearsals  begin.  The  show  will  be 
given  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Robert  A. 
Toothaker,  who  directed  the  1904  Minstrel 
Show  with  great  success. 

MEDICAL   STUDENTS. 

The  Medical  School  of  Maine  opened  on 
Thursday  of  last  week,  with  an  attendance 
somewhat  smaller  than  usual,  as  had  been 
expected  as  the  result  of  various  causes.  The 
following  are  the  first  year  men  as  registered 
to  date: 

Henry  Whitney  Ball,  Mt.  Desert  Ferry: 


Pearl  Everett  Peaslee,  Thomaston. 

Charles  Leavitt  Curtis,  Middleton,  Mass. 

John  Lake  Alurpliy,  Bartlett,  N.  H. 

William  Hiram  Bunker,  Red  Beach. 

Francis  Howe  Webster,  B.  S.,  Castine,  Me. 

Clarence  Raymond  Simmons,  Appleton. 

George  Ivory  Higgins,  Clinton. 

Ernest  Davis  Humphreys,  Henderson. 

William  Joseph  Fahey,  Lewiston. 

Harold  Weston  Edwards,  Lewiston. 

Charles  Flunter  Cummings,  Strong. 

William  Edward  Youlands,  Jr.,  Biddeford. 

George  Parcher,  Ellsworth. 

Elmer  Morse   Cleaves,   Bar  Harbor. 

Sidney  Eugene  Pendexter,   Portland. 

Walter  Irving  Merrill,  Portland. 

Ralph  Grant  Webber,  Augusta. 

The  second  year  men  who  are  registered  are 
as  follows : 

Seth  Smith  Mullin,  Vinalhaven. 

Willis  LeRoy  Hasty,  Thorndike. 

Edmond  Percy  Williams,  A.B.,  Topsham. 

Edson   Bayard  Buker,  B.S.,  Waldoboro. 

John  Garfield  Potter,  Providence,  R.  I. 

Ivan  Staples,  Limerick. 

George  Burgess  Whitney,  Marlborough, 
Mass. 

Harold  Whitney  Atwood,  Norwood. 

Arthur  Leon  Jones,  A.B.,  Old  Orchard. 

Ralph  Carroll  Stewart,  New  Vineyard. 

Henry  Wilson  Abbot,  Waterville. 

George  Independence  Geer,  Westbrook. 

Harold  Hamilton  Thayer,  South  Paris. 

George  Charles  Precour,  Saco. 

Harlan  B.  Whitney,  Portland. 

John  Hamilton  Woodruff,   Brunswick. 

BOWDOIN,  22 ;   FORT  McKINLEY,  o.  I 

Bowdoin  defeated  Fort  McKinley  on  Octo-~ 
ber  21,  by  a  score  of  22  to  o.  The  first  half 
was  played  hard  and  Bowdoin  pushed  the  vis- 
itors about  the  field  at  will.  After  the  kick- 
off  Bowdoin  scored  a  touchdown  on  its  fourth 
play  by  sending  Hafford  around  right  end  for 
a  45-yard  run.  This  first  touchdown  was 
made  in  2  minutes  and  53  seconds  after  play 
was  begun.  After  the  next  kickoff  Bowdoin 
rushed  the  ball  by  a  succession  of  hard,  swift 
plays,  making  long  gains  at  each  down,  to 
within  the  visitors'  45-yard  line  and  again 
sent  Hafford  around  right  end  with  splendid 
interference  by  Skolfield,  Crowley  and  Greene 
for  the  second  touchdown. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


138 


The  third  touchdown  was  scored  when 
Bowdoin  compelling  the  soldiers  to  punt  on 
the  40-yard  line,  Hafford  broke  through  and, 
blocking  the  punt,  got  the  ball  and  carried  it 
over  the  line.  Greene  was  sent  around  the 
end  for  30  yards  and  a  touchdown  after  long 
gains  by  Adams,  Hafford  and  Blair,  Blair 
making  a  30-yard  quarterback  run. 

The  whole  first  half  was  filled  with  sensa- 
tional plays  and  fine  work  by  every  member  of 
the  te?.m  which  showed  its  superiority  to  the 
visitors  to  such  an  extent  that  it  was  evident 
Fort  McKinley  could  not  score  and  during 
the  second  half  their  coach  was  allowed  to 
direct  their  work  on  the  field.  Bowdoin  prac- 
tically made  no  attempt  to  score  and  every 
time  she  secured  the  ball  she  would  punt  it 
back  to  the  soldiers. 

The  personnel  of  the  Bowdoin  team  in  the 
second  half  was  changed,  second  eleven  men 
being  played  almost  entirely.  The  sum- 
mary: 

Bowdoin.  Fort  McKinley. 

Crowley,  le. re.,  Jackson 

Ellis,  le re.,   Schwartz 

Skolfield,    It rt.,    Rauner 

Haley,   It rt..    Chapman 

Hawkesworth,    Ig r.  ..g.,    Schradder 

Buttrick,  Ig rg.,   Moore 

McDade,  c c.  Cowan 

Thomas,  c. 

Hatch,    rg Ig.,    Fueger 

Stacey,    rt ......It.,   Dannker 

'  It.,  Morton 

VV.   Drnmmond,   re le..   Rucks 

Shaw,  re. 
Burton,  re. 

Blair,  qb qb.,  Brennan 

Bass,  qb. 

Greene,   Ihb rhb..   McCarty 

Gastonguay,  Ihb rhb.,   Conroy 

Hafford,   rhb ..Ihb.,   Carson 

Ham,  rhb. 

Adams,  fb fb.,   Anderson 

Score — Bowdoin,  22.  Touchdowns — Hafford  3, 
Greene.  Goals  from  touchdowns — Hafford  2. 
Umpire — D.  F.  Snow  of  Bowdoin.  Referee — Capt. 
Brown  of  Fort  McKinley.  Linesman — ^Joe  Gumbel 
for  Bowdoin,  Myers  for  Fort  McKinley.  |  Timer — 
Henry  A.   Wing,   Lewiston.     Time' — -ism.-halves. 


Byron  Stevens  has  received  a  new  stock  of  picture 
postal  cards,  on  which  are  represented  the  fraternity 
houses.  Those  already  received  are  of  the  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon,  Alpha  Delta  Phi,  Zeta  Psi,  and 
Beta  Theta  Pi  houses.  The  pictures  of  the  Psi 
Upsilon  and  Theta  Delta  Chi  houses  are  expected,  in 
about  two  weeks,  but  cards  will  not  be  made  show- 
ing the  Delta  Upsilon,  and  Kappa  Sigma  houses 
until  next  jspring,  when  they  will  show  off  to  better 
advantage. 


College  Botes. 

Do  not  fail  to   go    to    Portland   to- 
morrow.    The  team  needs  you. 


All  aboard  for  Portland. 

Hal  ford,  ex-'o7,  was  on  the  campus  over  Sunday. 

Thwing,  '09,  spent  a  few  days  in  Kent's  Hill  this 
week. 

Bennett-Moulton  Company  at  the  Town  Hall  this 
week. 

George  Parcher,  '06,  spent  last  Saturday  and 
Sunday  at  his  home. 

It  is  time  for  the  Freshmen  to  get  into  form  by 
making  the  cinders  fly  on  the  track. 

Trimming  trees  seems  to  be  the  fashion  of  late, 
both  about  the  college  and  down  town. 

The  college  choir  sang  at  the  funeral  of  Mrs. 
Joshua  L.  Chamberlain  last  Saturday. 

The  Sunday  Y.  M.  C.  A.  meetings  will  be  held 
only  every  other  week  until  further  notice. 

P.  R.  Shorey  has  returned  to  college  after  a  few 
trips  as  freight  clerk  on  the  Boston-Bath  boat. 

Bangs,  '92,  Peaks,  '96,  Anthoine,  Cousens,  '02,  and 
Clarke,   '05,    were   among   those   back   to   initiations. 

Workmen  have  been  engaged  in  restringing  some 
of  the  wires  about  the  campus  during  the  past  week. 
Parker,  '06,  and  Haines,  '07,  spent  last  Saturday 
in  Ofono  as  delegates  to  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  initia- 
tion. 

Oscar  W.  Peterson,  '06,  was  married  to  Miss 
Emma  A.  Stubbs  of  Strong,  October  17,  1905.  G. 
A.  Hatch  acted  as  best  man. 

The  first  number  of  the  Quill  for  the  current  year 
appeared  this  week.  A  review  of  the  same  will 
appear  in  next  week's  issue  of  the  Orient. 

Three  members  of  the  Senior  Class  will  take  up 
the  study  of  medicine  this  year.  They  are  W.  E. 
Youlands,  Jr..  George  Parcher  and  Ralph  G.  Webber. 

The  features  of  initiation  closely  resembled  those 
of  former  years,  if  one  may  judge  by  the  various 
stunts  that  were  performed  on  the  day  and  evening 
of  last  Friday. 

The  new  college  pamphlet,  which  has  already  been 
mentioned  in  the  Orient,  has  been  received  from 
the  printers,  and  will  be  distributed  among  prospec- 
tive students  as  soon  as  the  necessary  envelopes  can 
be   secured. 

Owing  to  the  lateness  of  the  college  opening  it 
was  impossible  to  secure  the  names  of  the  Fresh- 
men in  time  to  mail  them  the  October  Qaill  at 
their  different  chapter  houses.  This  will  be  reme- 
died next  month.  The  Quill  may  be  obtained  at  the 
book  store  of  Byron   Stevens. 

Cox.  '04,  who  was  Bowdoin's  pitcher  during  his 
college,  course  and  who  has  been  studying  medicine 
at  the  Bowdoin  Medical  School,  has  decided  to 
leave  for  California  in  the  m'ddle  of  November, 
where  he  may  locate  permanently.  He  intends  to 
pursue  the  study  of  medicine  at' some  "western  insti- 
tution. 


139 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


The  Sophomores  won  the  third  and  concluding 
game  of  the  interclass  series  on  Wednesday  of  last 
wek  by  the  score  of  8  to  7. 

Upton,  '07,  and  Brown,  '09,  have  returned  from 
Boston,  where  they  represented  Bowdoin  in  the  col- 
lege golf  meet,  that  was  held  in  that  city,  last 
week. 

There  are  just  a  few  more  days  before  the  Fresh- 
men meet  and  there  are  still  many  openings  on  the 
team.  Men  are  needed  in  the  long  runs,  pole  vaults 
and  weights. 

Miss  Helen  Mildred  Marsh  and  Henry  Augustus 
Shorey,  Jr.,  were  married  recently  in  Bridgton.  Mr. 
Shorey  is  at  present  associated  with  his  father  on 
the  Bridgton  News. 

The  commissioners  have  made  their  award  in  the 
case  of  the  Brunswick  Water  District,  and  it  is 
hoped  that  we  will  be  favored  with  the  new  water 
supply  at  no  distant  date. 

The  aroma  of  burning  leaves  is  the  prevailing 
thing  on  the  campus  these  days.  It  is  surprising 
what  a  vast  amount  of  leaves  the  trees  on  the  cam- 
pus furnish  each  fall. 

The  fellows  were  sorry  to  notice  that  "Cope"  Phi- 
loon,  who  has  been  playing  on  the  West  Point  'var- 
sity, sprained  his  ankle  in  the  game  with  the  Vir- 
ginia Polytechnique  School,  and  has  been  laid  up  for 
the  last  week. 


©bituar^. 


CLASS  OF  i860. 

George  Thomas  Packard  was  born  in  Lan- 
caster, Mass.,  February  11,  1844.  On  grad- 
uating from  college  he  entered  upon  a  theolog- 
ical course  at  Bangor,  which  he  later  com- 
pleted at  Andover.  In  1870  he  was  ordained 
as  an  Epsicopalian  clergyman  and  took  charge 
of  a  chapel  in  the  parish  of  the  Holy  Trinity 
in  the  Diocese  of  New  York.  Soon  after  he 
became  assistant  rector  of  St.  Annis-on-the- 
Heights,  Brooklyn,  where  he  remained  three 
years.  After  spending  a  year  as  rector  of 
Holy  Trinity  Church  in  Jersey  City,  he  was 
called  to  Bangor  to  become  rector  of  St. 
John's.  After  three  years  service  there,  his 
health  was  so  impaired  that  he  was  obliged  to 
retire. 

He  then  entered  upon  a  life  of  letters,  act- 
ing as  editor  of  the  Boston  Advertiser  from 
1882-1889.  Later  he  was  one  of  the  editors 
engaged  with  President  Noah  Porter  of  Yale 
in  the  revision  of  Webster's  Dictionary.     He 


was  also  an  editor  of  the  New  Century  Dic- 
tionary and  assistant  editor  of  Worcester's 
Dictionary.  During  the  last  years  of  his  life 
he  was  an  editorial  writer  for  the  Youth's 
Companion,  and  made  contributions  to  the 
leading  magazines,  doing  the  work  in  his 
chamber. 

Mr.  Packard  died  October  15,  at  his  home 
in  Jamaica  Plain,  and  leaves  a  widow,  a  son 
Kent,  and  a  daughter  who  is  the  wife  of 
Professor  William  R.  Newbold  of  the  Uni- 
versity  of   Pennsylvania. 

IFit  /IDemorfam. 


The  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  deeply 
mourns  the  death  of  George  Thomas  Packard 
of  the  Class  of  1866.  In  losing  him  the  chap- 
ter loses  a  loyal  and  beloved  brother. 

In  early  life  Mr.  Packard  was  an  Episco- 
palian clergyman,  but  was  forced  to  retire  to  a 
life  of  letters  because  of  failing  health.  For 
twenty  years  he  was  an  invalid,  and  during 
that  long  period  of  physical  suffering,  he  was 
ever  cheerful  and  uncomplaining,  making  his 
life  one  long  example  of  Christian  fortitude, 
and  endearing  him  to  all  who  knew  him. 

The  Kappa  Chapter  itself  feels  the  loss  of 
such  a  brother  and  extends  its  deepest  sympa- 
thy to  his  bereaved  family  and  friends. 
RoETE  Reed  Stevens, 
FR.^NCIS  R.  Upton,  Jr., 
Neal  Willis  Cox, 

For  the  Chapter. 


The  Bowdoin  Chapter  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi 
in  the  tragic  death  of  Jacob  Hale  Thompson, 
of  the  Class  of  i860,  has  suffered  the  loss  of 
one  of  its  most  distinguished  graduate  mem- 
bers. By  an  uninterrupted  service  of  almost 
forty  years  he  had  placed  himself  at  the  very 
head  of  his  chosen  branch  of  journalism. 
Because  his  modesty  was  equal  to  his  faith- 
fulness, his  work  was  better  known  than  his 
name. 

The  Bowdoin  Chapter  inscribes  that  name 
high  on  its  roll  of  honor,  and  pays  its  tribute 
of  esteem  and  brotherly  affection  to  his  mem- 
ory. 

Harry  L.  Childs,  06, 
James  A.  Bartlett,  '06, 
Thomas  R.   Winchell,   '07, 
For  the  Chapter. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


140 


IN  MEMORIAM. 

The  Bowdoin  Chapter  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi 
has  learned  with  grief  of  the  death  of  one  of 
its  members,  Frank  Shepard  Waterhouse  of 
the  class  of  eighteen  hundred  and  seventy- 
three.  He  has  been  in  poor  health  and  unable 
to  attend  business  for  many  years,  but  was 
always  genial  and  a  general  favorite.  His 
death  will  be  sincerely  mourned  by  all  who 
knew  him.  The  undergraduate  chapter 
wishes  to  extend  its  heart-felt  sympathy  to  the 
sorrowing  friends. 

Harry  L.  Childs,  1906, 
James  A.  Bartlett,  1906, 
Thomas  R.  Winchell,  1907, 

For  the  Chapter. 


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VOL.  XXXV. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   NOVEMBER    3,    1905. 


NO.   14. 


FOOTBALL. 

Bowdoin's  football  prospects  have  seemed 
to  take  the  most  gloomy  aspect  during  the 
past  week  than  for  a  long  time — perhaps  for 
years.  The  result  of  the  Tufts  game  has 
discouraged  every  man  in  college,  but  what  is 
worse  by  far,  it  seems  to  have  killed  college 
spirit.  This  is  a  condition  that  is  most  dis- 
couraging and  is  unworthy  of  the  students 
and   the   college   which   they   represent. 

It  is  an  unusual  and  unwarranted  condition 
of  afifairs.  In  the  first  place  the  situation  is 
not  especially  discouraging.  We  have  not 
played  any  championship  games  yet,  and 
whatever  there  may  have  been  of  disappoint- 
ment in  these  first  games  should  not  cause 
men  to  give  up  hope.  With  the  corps  of 
coaches  now  on  the  field  and  with  real  college 
spirit  wonders  may  be  worked  with  the  team. 
It  has  been  done  in  the  past  and  il  may  be 
done  again.  We  say  real  college  spirit.  By 
that  we  do  not  mean  by  going  around  the  col- 
lege like  a  whipped  dog  and  acting  as  if  we 
were  dreading  the  time  of  the  fimeral  to  come 
that  is  to  come.  We  mean  getting  out  for 
practice  and  a  manifestation  of  determination 
to  fight  to  a  finish. 

Another  thing  that  should  be  considered 
and  which  is  perhaps  the  most  lamentable 
thing  about  the  attitude  of  the  student  body  at 
the  present  time  is  the  fact  that  more  spirit  is 
not  shown.  Bowdoin  has  had  losing  football 
teams  before,  but  she  has  had  spirit  to  back 
them  up.  We  may  have  a  losing  team  this 
year  (it  is  not  proven  yet,  however)  but  let 
us  have  the  spirit  to  fight  even  if  we  grant 
this.  That  is  the  way  to  show  the  worth  of  a 
college  and  of  what  its  men  are  made.  That 
is  what  Bowdoin  has  done  in  the  past.  Dur- 
ing the  past  few  years  the  college  lost 
many  football  games,  but  every  man  was 
behind  the  team  and  there  was  a  spirit  of 
determination  that  inspired  the  members  of  the 
team  and  inspired  respect  among  our  oppo- 
nents. It  was  the  spirit  that  has  made  Bow- 
doin's name  what  it  is,  and  it  is  the  spirit 
which  we,  as  Bowdoin  men,  owe  it  to  our- 
selves and  to  the   college   to   preserve.     Two 


years  ago  we  had  a  weak  team.  We  were 
defeated  by  two  out  of  three  of  the  Maine  col- 
leges. But  the  spirit  that  was  shown  was  a 
victory  in  itself.  When  we  played  Colby  with 
the  ghost  of  certain  defeat  before  us,  nearly 
every  man  in  college  went  by  special  train  to 
Waterville  and  BoVvdoin  held  them  clown  to 
1 1  hard-earned  points.  That  was  college 
spirit.  Our  prospects  this  year,  are  100  per 
cent,  better  than  they  were  at  that  time,  and 
yet,  during  the  past  week,  there  have  been  no 
one  who  is  willing  to  talk  football  and  less 
than  II  men  outside  the  first  team  who  was 
willing  to  go  on  the  Whittier  Field  and  help 
the  first  team  in  its  practice ! 

All  this  is  the  result  of  what  the  students 
call  a  poor  showing  against  Tufts.  But  was 
it  poor?  In  a  sense  it  was.  That  is,  the  men 
did  not  show  the  defensive  work  we  hoped 
for.  Yet  at  the  same  time,  that  game  was 
won  on  luck  more  than  any  one  thing.  Our 
offensive  was  as  good  as  Tufts  and  the  open- 
ing plays  of  the  game  showed  that  we  could 
gain  ground  easily.  Two  fumbles — things 
which  are  likely  to  occur  with  any  team — 
turned  the  tide  against  us  and  as  a  result  not 
a  few  students  are  showing  an  attitude  that 
closely  resembles  that  of  what  is  commonly 
called  "quitters." 

Let  us  have  no  more  of  this  attitude  the 
coming  week.  Our  prospects  are  as  bright  as 
any  Maine  college,  if  we  show  the  correct 
fighting  spirit ;  and  even  if  they  are  not  as 
bright,  let  us  fight  to  the  end.  As  Bowdoin 
men,  we  should  not  do  less;  and  as  winners 
or  losers,  we  cannot  do  more. 


REV.  SAMUEL  HARRIS,  D.D. 

Friends  of  Rev.  Samuel  Harris,  D.D.,  who 
was  a  professor  at  Bangor  Theological  Semi- 
nary, 1855-1867,  and  president  of  Bowdoin 
College,  1867-1871,  will  be  glad  to  hear  of  the 
honor  done  him  at  Yale  Divinity  School, 
where  he  was  professor  from  1871  to  1896. 
At  the  opening  of  the  college  year  a  memorial 
tablet  to  Dr.  Harris  was  presented  by  the 
alumni,  the  address  being  given  by  Rev.  N. 


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M.  Calhoun.  Professor  George  S.  Stevens 
responded  for  the  faculty.  The  tablet  has  the 
following  inscription : 


"A  memorial  placed  here  by  the 
pupils  of  their  gifted  and  revered 
teacher  in  theology,  Professor  Samuel 
Harris.  D.D.,  LL.D.,  who  awakened 
their  lasting  gratitude  and  affection." 


Dr.  Harris  was  born  in  East  Machias,  in 
1 814,  graduated  from  Bowdoin  College  in 
1833;  Andover  Seminary  in  1838;  was  pastor 
at  Conway,  Mass.,  1841-1851  ;  Pittsiield, 
Mass.,  1851-1855.  He  died  in  Litchfield, 
Conn.,  June  25,  1899. 


PRESIDENT    HYDE    AT    SUNDAY 
CHAPEL. 

President  Hyde's  Sunday  chapel  address 
was  in  part  as  follows : 

"When  we  pass  from  the  material  to  the 
spiritual  world  there  is  a  vast  change  in  the 
relations  of  demand  and  supply.  In  the  mate- 
rial world  both  demand  and  supply  are 
unlimited.  There  are  likely  to  be  a  hundred 
competitors  to  supply  every  demand.  But  in 
the  spiritual  world  the  supply  only  is  bound- 
less and  there  is  a  thousancl  times  as  much  of 
it  as  of  demand. 

We  should  increase  our  demand ;  three 
things  are  very  desirable :  Have  you  any  prin- 
ciple of  choice  by  which  sacrifice  seems  light? 
It  is  often  hard  to  give  up  things  to  which  we 
are  accustomed  even  though  there  is  a  pros- 
pect of  getting  something  better.  We  need  a 
fundamental  principle  of  choice,  and  can  have 
it  for  the  asking. 

Again,  there  is  so  much  weakness  and 
incompetence  in  us  all  that  our  life  becomes 
embittered  and  hardened  in  our  relations  with 
others.  Any  person  of  consequence  expects 
this ;  there  is  no  active'  person  who  does  not 
experience  differences  with  others.  A  kindly,' 
just  and  generous  feeling  toward  men  should 
be  asked  for.  The  pursuit  of  this  principle  of 
love  to  fellow-men  is  the  straightest  way  to 
Christianity.  Do  you  always  come  out  of 
depression  without  harm.  Most  often  we 
come  out  of  trial  ashamed,  cast  down,  and 
weakened.     Can   you   go    on    hopefully    and 


courageously  in  the  face  of  sin  and  shame  and 
guilt?  We  need  a  principle  that  will  always 
uphold  us ;  and  we  can  get  it  for  the  asking. 
We  all  need  the  choice,  the  love,  and  the 
ever-present  support  of  the  spiritual  world  to 
admit  us  into  God's  own  Heaven. 


NEW  YORK  CLUB. 
The  year  has  brought  expansion  to  Bow- 
doin in  more  ways  than  one.  In  the  roll  of 
classes  we  find  many  students  from  outside  of 
Maine ;  indicative  of  the  influence  the  college 
is  gaining.  The  undergraduates  hailing  from 
New  York  state  have  decided  to  form  a  club, 
to  be  known  as  the  New  York  Club.  The 
club  will  commence  with  six  members ;  and  as 
it  is  hoped  that  there  will  be  a  long  line  of  stu- 
dents coming  from  New  York  state,  the  club 
will  be  propagated  in  an  efficient  manner. 
The  definite  steps  for  the  formation  of  the 
club  are  to  be  taken  in  the  near  future. 


INTERESTING    STATISTICS. 

In  addition  to  the  descriptive  pamphlet 
recently  issued  by  the  college,  and  which  has 
already  been  chronicled  in  the  Orient,  the 
college  has  also  issued  an  attractive  pamphlet 
containing  the  dedicatory  exercises  of  the 
Hubbard  grandstand  at  the  '04  Commence- 
ment. Besides  the  speech  of  presenta- 
tion by  Gen.  Hubbard,  '57,  and  the  speech  of 
acceptance  by  Dr.  Whittier,  the  book  contains 
a  careful  compilation  of  the  athletic  statistics 
of  the  college  compiled  in  a  most  comprehen- 
sive manner,  showing  the  results  of  the  ath- 
letic contests  between  Bowdoin  and  the  other 
Maine  colleges  from  the  time  athletic  relations 
were  begun  down  to  the  present. 

The  tables  show  that  in  football  Bowdoin 
has  played  19  games  with  Colby,  winning  12 
and  losing  5,  while  two  were  tie  games.  With 
Bates  there  have  been  played  12  games,  of 
which  Bowdoin  has  won  eight  and  lost  four. 
With  the  University  of  Maine  there  have  been 
played  nine  games,  of  which  Bowdoin  has 
won  six  and  lost  three.  Bowdoin  has  scored 
a  total  of  753  points  against  the  other  Maine 
colleges  while  they  have  scored  211  points 
against  her. 

In  baseball  Bowdoin  has  played  83  games 
with  Colby,  winning  42  and  losing  41.  With 
Bates  there  have  been  played  84    games,    of 


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which  Bowdoin  has  won  44  and  lost  40. 
With  the  University  of  Maine  there  have 
Ijeen  played  40  games,  of  which  Bowdoin  has 
won  26  and  lost  14. 

In  track  athletics  Bowdoin  has  won  10  of 
the  1 1  intercollegiate  field  days  that  have  been 
held,  the  University  of  Maine  winning  one. 
Bowdoin  has  scored  a  total  of  85c4  points, 
Maine  367^-,  Bates   139^-,  and  Colby  82^. 

In  tennis  of  the  20  Maine  college  cham- 
pionships, counting  both  singles  and  doubles, 
Bowdoin  has  won  14;  Bates,  three;  Colby, 
two ;  and  Maine  one. 


PHYSICAL  EXAMINATIONS. 

This  fall,  104  men  have  been  through  the 
physical  test  that  is  given  to  every  man  who 
comes  to  Bowdoin.  This  104  include:  9 
upper  classmen,  20  specials,  and  73  Freshmen. 

The  men  are  first  ranked  according  to  their 
total  strength,  then  from  their  total  strength 
is  subtracted  their  development,  leaving  a  plus 
or  minus  quantity  showing  what  is  called 
their  condition. 

Since  so  many  upper  classmen  and  specials 
■  have  been  examined  his  fall,  we  shall  include 
their  names  in  the  following  list  of  the  15 
highest  ranking  men  who  have  taken  the  test 
this  year : 

Total  Strength. 

R.   R.    Paine,    S 878.1 

W.   C.   Whitmore,   '07    819. 

J.  W.  iManter,  S 781. 

C.   R.   Greene.   S 778. 

R.    M.   Pennell,   '09 768. 

G.   W.   Cole,   '09 745-59 

A.   T.   Gould,   S 738.52 

W.  D.  Lee.  S 7264 

R.    S.   Thaxter,    '09 694.34 

R.   H.   Ellis,   '09 694.25 

C.    A.    Powers,   '09 691.4 

L.   F.  Timberlake,  '09 678.3 

T.   A.   Gastonguay.   '09 677.4 

H.  H.  Burton,  '09 673.2 

P.   G.   Bishop.  '09 667. 

Average  of  Class  of  '09 563.96 

Average  of  all  e.xamined 572.62 

Condition. 

R.  R.  Paine,  S 367.9     plus 

W.   C.   Whitmore,   '07 293.       plus 

J.    W.    Manter,    S 246.7     plus 

G.    W.    Cole,    '09 219.19  plus 

R.    M.    Pennell.    '09 215.7     plus 

C.   R.   Greene,    S 202.       plus 

A.    T.    Gould,    S 201.92  plus 

C.   A.    Powers,    '09 195,4    plus 

W  D.   Lee.    S 169.2    plus 

R.  H.  Ellis,  '09  165.45  plus 


R.    L.    Thaxter,    '09 163.94  plus 

J.   A.   Stetson,  '09 1547     plus 

W.  N.  Thwing,  S 140.      plus 

H.    H.    Burton,    '09 I39-I     plus 

L.    F.    Timberlake,    '09 I34-I     plus 

Average  of  Class  of  '09 47-43  P'us 

Average   of   all   examined 53-4     P'us 


TENNIS. 
The  annual  fall  tennis  tournament  which  was 
started  by  the  manager  at  the  suggestion  of  the 
Orient,  has  been  given  up  owing  to  the  bad 
condition  of  the  courts  and  the  small  number 
of  men  entered.  This  is  a  disappointment  to 
the  men  who  were  entered  but  the  action  taken 
was  unavoidable.  The  regular  tournament 
will  come  in  the  spring  after  the  courts  are 
put  in  condition  and  the  men  are  rnore  at  lib- 
erty to  enter  the  contest.  Cups  will  probably 
be  offered  at  this  tournament  and  it  will  be 
well  worth  while  to  all  interested  in  the  game 
to  enter. 


MUSICAL   NOTES. 

The  Glee  Club  will  begin  rehearsals  in  a 
short  time  and  plans  are  already  being  made 
for  good  trips.  The  music  has  already  been 
selected  and  if  every  student  who  has  any  musi- 
cal ability  will  get  out  and  try  for  the  club, 
the  college  should  be  represnted  by  one  of  the 
best  musical  organizations  in  years. 

Johnson,  '06,  gave  a  very  pleasing  render- 
ing of  "Calvery"  last  Sunday  in  chapel.  He 
was  accompanied  by  Haines,   '07. 


DEBATING  NOTES. 
The  first  debate  of  the  present  semester  will 
take  place  and  the  question  is  "A  voter  can 
best  serve  his  country  by  consistently  support- 
ing one  party  than  by  being  an  independent 
voter."  The  affirmative  speakers  will  be  :  Lin- 
nell,  '07,  and  Soule,  '06,  and  the  negative  will 
be  represnted  by  Stevens,  '06,  and  Hupper,  '07. 
Mitchell,  '07,  will  be  the  presiding  officer  of 
the  evening. 

NOTICE. 

Students  may  secure  single  copies  of  the 
descriptive  pamphlet  recently  issued  by  the 
college  at  the  charging  desk  at  Hubbard  Hall. 
Each  student  will  be  allowed  one  copy  and  if 
he  desires  it,  may  secure  additional  copies  at 
5  cents  each. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER.  1906,         •       ■       Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 
H.  P.  WINSLOW,   1906.  R.  H.  HUPPER,  1908. 

H.  E.  WILSON,  1907.  R.  A.   LEE,   igoS. 

R.  A.  CONY,   1907.  H.   E.    MITCHELL,  1908. 

W.   S.   LINNELL,   1907.  H.    G.   GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 

A.  L.    ROBINSON,  1908.  Medical    School,   1907. 

G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   ....     Business  Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907,    •    Ass't  Business   Manager. 


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Vol.  XXXV.  NOVEMBER   3,    1905.  No.    14 


Debate  with   Wesleyan. 

The  Debating  Association  of  Wesleyan 
University  has  issued  to  this  college  a  chal- 
lenge for  a  joint  debate  to  be  held  some  time 
during  the  college  year.  The  challenge  is 
accompanied  by  a  letter  expressive  of  the  kind- 
est feeling  toward  Bowdoin  and  of  hope  for 
closer  relations  in  all  intercollegiate  affairs 
between  these  two  institutions. 

This  question  revives  a  discussion  which 
has  had  its  place  in  the  columns  of  the 
Orient  many  times  previously,  namely,  shall 
Bowdoin  participate  in  two  debates?  There 
is  much  to  be  said,  we  believe,  in  behalf  of 
this  suggestion,  but  as  we  are  situated  at  pres- 
ent, there  is  more  to  discourage  such  a  course. 

Four  years  ago  we  began  debating  Amherst. 
Bowdoin  has  won  two  debates  and  Amher.st 
has  done  the  sam.e.  Last  spring  a  mass  meet- 
ing voted  to  continue  the  relations  with 
Amherst  in  case  the  Massachusetts  College  is 


agreeable.  We  understand  that  she  is  desir- 
ous of  a  new  agreement.  If  this  be  the  case, 
we  already  have  one  debate  on  our  hands  now, 
and  with  an  opponent  who  is  in  every  way 
worthy  of  our  steel,  from  whom  it  is  a  great 
honor  to  win  and  by  whom  it  is  no  disgrace  to 
be  defeated.  This  being  the  case  a  debate 
with  Wesleyan  means  that  Bowdoin  must  pre- 
pare two  debates. 

Can  we  carry  on  two  debates  each  year? 
The  writer  is  extremely  doubtful  on  this  point, 
if  by  doing  so  we  mean  to  keep  up  our  present 
standard.  In  the  first  place  it  means  that  we 
must  have  two  teams,  ,for  no  man  can 
thoroughly  prepare  two  debates  and  carry  on 
his  college  work.  This  granted,  we  must 
admit  that  we  cannot  hope  to  find  college  with 
our  present  numbers,  another  team  after  the 
first  has  been  selected,  which  we  should  care 
to  send  against  a  rival  recognized  to  be  in  our 
class.  In  short  the  writer  is  of  the  opinion 
that,  as  we  are  now  situated,  we  had  best  carry 
on  our  relations  with  Amherst,  do  our  best  as 
in  the  past  to  win,  by  concentrating  our 
energy  on  that  one  debate. 

Still  another  point  bearing  on  this  question 
is  this :  While  Wesleyan  is  a  worthy  rival, 
and  Bowdoin  is  certainly  glad  to  recognize 
her  as  such,  we  must  remember  that  Bates 
College  has  a  prior  claim  to  our  consideration 
in  debating  relations,  having  at  an  earlier 
time  signified  her  willingness  to  meet  us.  For 
this  reason  are  we  handicapped  in  accepting 
the  challenge  of  our  Connecticut  rival. 

In  conclusion  the  writer  would  urge  that 
while  in  all  branches  of  athletics  wte  meet 
Wesleyan  if  she  is  agreeable,  we  should  in 
debating  concentrate  our  efforts  on  defeating 
Amherst,  until  we  can  find  in  college  two 
teams  which  are  so  evenly  matched  that  they 
are  equally  well  qualified  to  defend  the  honor 
of  Bowdoin  College. 


About  Freshmen. 

To  the  casual  observer  a  Freshman's 
appearance  is-  generally  enough  to  exemplify 
the  fact  that  he  is  a  Freshman,  but  the  ordi- 
nary observer  experiences  no  difficulty  this 
year  in  distinguishing  the  men  of  1909  simply 
through  their  lack  of  cordiality.  Surely  no 
law  has  received  so  little  attention ,  never  a 
statute  so  wantonly  violated  as  the  sixth  com- 
mandment of  the  "Sophomore  Proclamation." 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


J45 


To  be  sure,  upper  classmen  do  not  consider  it 
a  favor  or  boon  to  be  addressed  by  Freshmen 
and  it  was  not  this  point  that  the  Sophomores 
wished  to  emphasize  when  their  Proclama- 
tions were  issued,  but  simply  the  fact  that  they 
do  wish  cordial  and  congenial  relations  among 
the  whole  student  body. 

Freshmen  who  read  this  simple  word  of 
advice,  do  not  consider  it  sarcastic  or  insult- 
ing in  any  way  to  1909.  But  remember  that 
we  are  all  fellow-students  pressing  on  towards 
the  same  end ;  therefore  it  befits  us  all  to  see 
that  the  friendliest  relations  possible  exist, 
and  above  all,  speak  to  upper  classmen  where- 
ever  you  meet  them. 


Tufts  Game. 

Bowdoin  lost  its  game  with  Tufts  last  Sat- 
urday afternoon  at  Portland  and  it  is  not  too 
much  to  say  that  the  result  of  the  contest  was 
disappointing.  We  had  hoped  to  win,  or  at 
least  to  have  been  able  to  show  of  what  we 
were  capable.  However,  some  hard  luck  in 
the  way  of  fumbles  made  it  impossible  for  our 
team  to  do  its  best  offensive  work,  and  there 
is  every  reason  to  believe  that  this  contributed 
largely  to  our  defeat.  On  the  other  hand  it 
would  be  foolish  to  say  that  Tufts  did  not 
have  a  team  that  is  above  the  average  of  the 
small  college,  both  in  weight  and  knowledge 
of  the  game,  and  viewed  in  that  particular 
light  she  certainly  deserves  her  victory. 
Tufts  had  magnificent  team  work — a  thing 
which  a  team  that  wins  must  always  have. 
Bowdoin  must  have  more  ot  this  last-men- 
tioned quality. 


Football. 

Although  our  team  was  not  victorious  last 
Saturday  in  the  game  with  Tufts,  nevertheless 
we  should  not  let  that  defeat  dampen  our 
spirits  in  regard  to  the  three  games  which  are 
now  before  us.  The  game  in  Portland  demon- 
strated one  fact  in  particular  of  which  we 
should  well  be  proud,  namely,  that  we  have  a 
squad  of  men  who  are  fighters.  Every  inch 
of  ground  gained  by  Tufts  was  fought  hard 
for,  and  not  once  did  a  Bowdoin  man  show 
the  least  signs  of  quitting.  The  team  was  up 
against  men  who  have  been  in  training  longer, 
and  whose  physical  condition  was  much  bet- 
ter ;  men  who  were  heavier,  and  who  had  their 
system  of  play  farther  developed  than  ours. 
When  we  come  to  the  individual  spirit  of  the 


members  though  Bowdoin  may  well  say  that 
her  men  fought  the  harder  and  pluckier  bat- 
tle for  the  odds  were  against  them.  It  is, 
therefore,  in  this  fact  that  Bowdoin  men 
should  place  their  hopes.  We  have  a  tean; 
whose  grit  and  spirit  is  far  in  excess  of  their 
size  and  weight.  In  this  we  know  they 
are  not  lacking  but  that  we  may  depend  on 
them  to  fight  till  the  last  no  matter  which  way 
the  game  may  go  or  the  odds  may  be. 
To-morrow  Bowdoin  spirit  will  show  what  it 
is  able  to  accomplish  against  a  team  which 
compares  in  physical  respects  to  our  own, 
and  we  may  rest  assured  that  it  will 
do  all  that  is  expected  of  it.  Let  every 
student  give  what  support  he  is  able  to  the 
team  to-morrow.  The  men  need  it,  and  we 
are  certain  that  all  wearers  of  the  white  will 
be  proud  to  have  stood  behind  so  worthy  a 
team  when  the  game  is  over. 


The  Pamphlet. 

The  descriptive  pamphlet »  which  is  now 
being  distributed  to  the  students  and  friends 
of  the  college  is  one  of  the  most  attractive  lit- 
tle books  that  has  ever  been  issued.  Students 
would  do  well  to  secure  extra  copies  to  dis- 
tribute among  their  friends  or  prospective  stu- 
dents. An  outlay  of  5  cents  is  a  very  small 
sum  indeed,  when  one  considers  the  cost  of 
producing  the  book,  containing  as  it  does,  33 
half-tones,  and  the  distribution  of  these  books 
should  be  one  of  the  most  efi'ective  methods 
of  setting  forth  the  real  merits  of  Bowdoin. 


Portland  and   Bowdoin. 

To  all  who  were  in  Portland  on  last  Satur- 
day, the  interest  that  the  people  of  that  city 
take  in  the  doings  of  the  college  was  most  evi- 
dent. Portland  is  a  Bowdoin  town.  Port- 
land business  men  are  always  willing  to  help 
out  undergraduate  efforts  in  Brunswick.  We 
see  Portland  names  helping  out  strongly  on 
programs  and  in  papers  published  at  the'  col- 
lege. For  these  favors  in  particular  and  for 
the  general  Bowdoin  spirit  we  are  thankful 
and  sincerely  hope  they  may  never  grow  less. 


Next  Thursday's   Lecture. 

The  attention  of  the  student  body  is  called 
to  the  fact  that  Bliss  Perry,  LL.D.,wiIl  deliver 
a  lecture  in  Memorial    Hall    next    Thursdav 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


evening  to  which  all  Bowdoin  students  are 
invited.  As  is  known,  Mr.  Perry  is  one  of  the 
most  prominent  literary  men  of  the  day,  editor 
of  the  Atlantic  Monthly  and  contributor  to  the 
standard  magazines.  Bowdoin  students  should 
certainly  avail  themselves  of  this  chance,  and 
all  thanks  is  due  to  the  Saturday  Club  for 
bringing  Mr.  Perry  here.  His  subject  will  be 
"Thackeray." 


SOPHOMORE   ELECTIONS. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Sophomore  Class  held 
Tuesday  noon,  the  following  were  elected  to 
class  honors :  President,  Arthur  Harold  Ham, 
Livermore  Falls ;  Vice-President,  Aaron 
Albert  Putnam,  Houlton ;  Secretary,  Plarry 
Woodbury  Purington,  Bethel ;  captain  of  class 
football  team,  Albion  Weston  Merrill,  Skow- 
hegan. 


FOOTBALL  NOTES. 

The  football  team  held  its  first  secret  prac- 
tice last  Tuesday. 

The  staff  of  football  coaches  now  consists 
of  Barry,  head-coach,  with  O'Sullivan  of 
Holy  Cross,  G.  E.  Fogg,  Bowdoin,  '02,  and 
R.  F.  Chapman,  Bowdoin,  1900,  as  assistant 
coaches. 


FRESHMAN  ATHLETIC  MEET. 

The  athletic  meet  between  the  Freshman 
classes  of  Bowdoin  and  Bates  has  been  defi- 
nitely arranged  for  the  eighth  of  November, 
and  will  take  place  on  the  Whittier  Ahletic 
Field  at  2.00  p  m.,  not  at  2.30  p.m.,  as  stated 
on  the  posters.  Owing  to  the  cold  weather, 
and  short  afternoons,  there  will  be  no  pre- 
liminary heats,  each  college  being  allowed 
only  three  men  in  each  event,  except  the  hur- 
dles where  the  number  is  to  be  reduced  to  two. 


ART   BUILDING  NOTES. 

The  collection  of  paintings  in  the  Walker 
Art  Building  has  been  increased  in  number, 
value,  and  interest  by  a  loan  of  twelve  oil 
paintings  by  Gen.  J.  L.  Chamberlain.  The 
paintings  are  now  on  exhibition  in  the  Boyd 
Gallery.  A  complete  list  of  them  will  be  pub- 
lished next  week,  when  the  curator  shall  have 
had  an  opportunity  to  catalogue  them. 


Several  new  labels  have  been  placed  in  the 
Ancient  glass  case,  to  replace  the  simple  min- 
eral tags  which  were  formerly  there. 

On  October  third  about  sixty  photographs  of 
beautiful  Italian  fountains  were  put  on  exhibition  in 
the  Bowdoin  Gallery.  The  photographs  are  the 
property  of  the  Library  Art  Club,  and  will  continue 
on   exhibition   until   the  twenty-third  of  this  month. 


A  DENTAL  SCHOOL  OF  EXCEPTIONAL 
ADVANTAGES. 

Of  all  the  American  dental  schools,  there  is  none 
with  greater  facilities  or  more  liberal  in  its  range 
of  work  than  the  dental  department  of  the  Medico- 
Chirurgical   College   of   Philadelphia. 

Here  the  students  in  dentistry  are  permitted  to 
enjoy  all  the  privileges  of  the  students  of  the  medi- 
cal school,  a  privilege  which  is  rarely  accorded 
students  of  dental  colleges.  A  system  of  quizzes  is 
conducted  absolutely  free  of  charge  which  is  a  mate 
rial  advantage  to  the  students. 

An  abundance  of  material  for  practical  work  in 
the  dental  infirmary  is  supplied  each  individual. 
Each  student  is  given  the  widest  latitude  and  the 
greatest  incentive  for  individual  work,  which  has 
resulted  in  some  of  the  greatest  achievements  by 
undergraduates  in  the  dental  profession. 


BOWDOIN,  o;  TUFTS,  10. 

Bowdoin  lost  its  game  with  Tufts  on  the  Pine 
Tree  Athletic  grounds  in  Portland,  last  Saturday 
afternoon,  by  the  score  of  10  to  o,  in  a  hard-fought 
game  of  football. 

The  display  of  college  spirit  by  students  from  the 
two  opposing  institutions  was  one  of  the  features 
of  the  contest,  nearly  the  entire  student  body  from 
Bowdoin  being  in  attendance,  while  Tufts  sent  down 
almost  an  equal  number.  Beside  these,  who  occu- 
pied either  end  of  the  grandstand,  a  great  part  of 
the  people  present  were  ardent  supporters  of  one  of 
the  two  institutions,  which  made  the  contest  a  noisy 
one  on  the  side-lines.  The  .systematic  cheering  of 
the  students  was  one  of  the  interesting  things  of  the 
afternoon,  the  work  of  both  Bowdoin  and  Tufts 
being   most   commendable. 

As  to  the  game  itself.  Bowdoin  lost  because  of 
costly  fumbles  at  critical  times  and  by  some  effective 
trick  plays  on  the  part  of  Tufts  made  at  times  when^ 
she  needed  them  greatly.  Bowdoin,  on  the  other 
hand,  did  not  show  up  especially  strong  on  the 
defensive,  and  the  Tufts  team  was  able  to  score  its 
touchdowns  by  steady  consistent  football. 

Bowdoin  had  the  ball  but  three  times  during  the 
game  and  during  these  times  had  no  difficulty  in 
making  first  downs,  but  as  before  mentioned  fumbles 
spoiled  the  prospects.  On  the  whole,  however,  our 
offensive  work  was  so  small  in  amount  that  a  great 
deal  cannot  be  said  about  it. 

The  game  opened  with  Tufts  kicking  off  to  Bow- 
doin, Greene  securing  the  ball  on  the  lo-yard  line  and 
advancing  it  to  the  2S-yard  line.  Adams  made  5 
yards  and  Tufts  was  set  back  for  off-side  work. 
Then   Hafford  made   S   yards   and   Greene   an   equal 


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number.  Then  Bowdoin  fumbled,  and  although  she 
retained  the  ball,  it  was  so  far  back  that  she  was 
forced  to  punt  for  35  yards. 

Tufts  then  started  down  the  field  for  steady  gains 
which  Bowdoin  seemed  powerless  to  stop  at  this  time 
and  in  a  short  time  scored  the  first  touchdown. 

The  teams  changed  goals,  Bowdoin  kicking  off  to 
Tufts  who  made  steady  gains,  but  as  the  goal  was 
approached  the  Bowdoin  line  stiffened  several  times, 
and  it  seemed  certain  that  Tufts  must  punt,  but  each 
time  she  used  some  remarkably  effective  trick  pla>:; 
and  was  thus  able  to  retain  the  ball.  The  half  closed 
with  the  ball  on   Bowdoin's  5-yard  line. 

The  second  half  was  not  radically  different  than 
the  first,  although  Bowdoin's  line  seemed  to  be  play- 
ing in  better  form  and  this  being  the  case  Tufts 
resorted  to  more  end  plays,  which  were  eft'ective. 
During  the  half  the  Massachusets  team  secured  one 
more  touchdown. 

The  line-up : 

Bowdoin.  Tufts. 

W.  B.  Drummond  (Crowley),  re. re.,  Martin,  Pattee 

Stacy,    rt rt..    Chase,    Cutler 

Hatch,    rg rg.,   J.    P.   Jones 

McDade,    c • c.    Hall 

Hawkesworth,    Ig %.,    Reynolds 

Skolfield,    It It.,    Cook 

J.  B.  Drummond,  le le.,  Wilson,  Hill 

Blair,    qb qb,,    Knowlton 

Hafford,    rhb rhb.,    Greene 

Green,   Ihb Ihb.,   C.  Jones 

Adams,   f b f b.    Smith,   Lewis 

Score — Tufts,  10 :  Bowdoin,  o.  Touchdowns — 
Chase.  Jones,  Referee — Cleveland  of  Amherst : 
Burleigh  of  Exeter.  Timers — Wing  of  Lewiston, 
Capt,  Brown  of  Fort  McKinley.  Linesmen — Gum- 
bel  of  Bowdoin ;  Pattee  of  Tufts.  Time — two  20- 
minute  halves. 


Colleac  Botes. 


W.  E,  Speake,  '07,  is  back  at  college  again. 

Gushing,  '09,  played  the  chapel  organ  last  Mon- 
day morning. 

Lee,  '09,  ofliciated  at  the  Bangor-Portland  football 
game  at   Bangor  last  Saturday. 

Haines,  '07,  entertained  Tufts  friends  over  Satur- 
day at  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  House. 

Snow,  '07,  is  absent  from  college  and  is  engaged 
in  canvassing  work  in  Massachusetts. 

Manter,  'og,  acted  as  referee  at  the  Edward  Little- 
Lewiston  game  at  Auburn  last  Saturday. 

Last  Monday  was  Hallowe'en  night  and  several 
college  men  received  invitations  from  friends  to 
join  parties  in  nearby  places. 

To-night  is  "Maine  Night"  at  Orono.  Several 
prominent  speakers  address  the  meeting  in  antici- 
pation of  the  game  with  Bates  to-morrow. 

Out  of  regard  for  the  safety  of  the  man  who 
raises  the  flag  over  Memorial  Hall,  a  railing  has 
been  put  around  the  stone  block  at  the  foot  of  the 
flag  pole. 


A,  Shuman  &  Co.,  haberdashers,  of  Boston,  Mass., 
will  be  on  the  campus  with  a  line  of  samples  during 
the  week  commencing  November  6. 

Adjourns  were  granted  in  several  courses  last 
week  in  order  to  allow  members  of  the  faculty  to 
attend  the  teachers'  convention  which  was  held  in 
Portland. 

The  greater  part  of  the  students  who  attended 
the  game  at  Portland,  last  Saturday,  witnessed  the 
production  of  "Buster  Brown"  at  the  Jefferson  in 
the  evening. 

President  Hyde  and  Professor  McCrea  were  in 
Williamstown,  Mass.,  this  week,  where  they  are  in 
attendance  at  the  meeting  of  the  Association  of  New 
England  Colleges. 

The  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  fraternity  has  elected 
Putnam,  '06,  and  Andrews,  '06,  as  its  delegates  to 
the  fraternity  convention,  which  will  be  held  in  New 
York  this  month. 

Adjourns  were  given  in  all  courses  of  Political 
Economy,  Thursday,  in  the  absence  of  Professor 
McCrea  who  is  attending  the  college  convention  at 
Williamstown,   Mass. 

The  Brunswick  High  School  football  team  played 
the  team  from  Lisbon  Falls  High  on  Whittier  Field 
last  Saturday  afternoon,  losing  by  the  score  of 
eleven  to  nothing. 

The  first  annual  meeting  of  the  Deutscher  Verein 
for  1905-1906  took  place  at  the  Inn  last  night.  Sev- 
eral new  men  were  initiated  and  Mr,  Ham  gave  a 
very   interesting  talk. 

James  A.  Bartlett,  '06,  is  to  take  the  leading  male 
part  in  the  Saturday  Club  dramatics  for  this  year. 
The  presentation  is  to  be  "David  Garrick,"  in  Town 
Hall,  January  11,   1905. 

The  department  of  Biology  has  lately  received  an 
unusually  large  and  fine  specimen  of  the  Canada 
lynx.  It  was  shot  near  Jackman,  Me.  This  animal 
is  now  only  rarely  found  in  Maine. 

Captain  Allan  and  Manager  Whittum  of  the  Bates 
Track  Team  were  on  the  campus  Tuesday,  making 
arrangemnts  for  the  coming  meet  between  the  Fresh- 
men classes  of  Bowdoin  and  Bates. 

The  engagement  of  Mr.  Robert  C.  Foster  of  Port- 
land and  Miss  Ethel  B.  Damsell  of  Evanston,  111., 
was  announced  Wednesday.  Mr,  Foster,  who  is  the 
son  of  Judge  Foster,  was  recently  admitted  to  the 
bar. 

Austin  .Gary,  '87,  Professor  of  Forestry  at  Har- 
vard University,  assisted  by  Mr.  Woodard,  '03.  Cor- 
nell University,  has  been  engaged  the  past  week  sur- 
veying and  estimating  wood  lots  in  the  vicinity  of 
Brunswick. 

The  annual  reception  of  the  Saturday  Club  will  be 
held  at  the  Unitarian  church  at  3  o'clock  Saturday 
afternoon,  Nov.  4.  Miss  Nora  Smith  Archibald 
will  address  the  meeting  on  the  "Art  of  Story 
Telling," 

The  fare  to  Waterville,  to-morrow,  will  be  $1.85 
for  the  round  trip.  There  will  be  no  effort  to  secure 
a  big  party  of  the  students,  as  it  is  thought  advisable 
for  all  to  plan  to  attend  the  Bates  game  of  next 
week,  although,  of  course,  a  large  number  will 
doubtless  go  to  Waterville,  to-morrow. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


E.  H.  Briggs,  ex-'o7,  was  on  the  campus  Sunday. 

H.  D.  Evans,  'oi,  of  Augusta,  was  a  recent  visitor 
at  the  Bates  Theta  Pi  House. 

Many  calls  have  been  made  at  the  library  for 
copies  of  the  Descriptive  Pamphlet  of  the  college. 
These  are  very  neat  indeed.  Every  student  is 
entitled  to  one  copy  free.  Additional  ones  may  be 
obtained  for  five  cents  each. 

The  grandstand  to  be  used  by  the  University  of 
Maine  "rooters"  during  the  football  game  between 
the  U.  of  M.  and  Bowdoin  on  November  i8,  has  been 
set  up  on  Whittier's  Field.  It  is  the  same  one  that 
was  in  the  Bates  game  last  fall. 

The  "Bowdoin  Tenstrikers"  are  making  a  name 
for  themselves  in  the  bowling  world  of  Brunswick. 

Bowdoin  theatre-goers  will  be  headed  towards 
Lewiston's  Empire,  Monday  night,  when  "The  Isle 
of   Spice"   holds   forth   at   that  city. 

The  bulletin  of  the  Maine  Medical  School  has  just 
been  issued.  The  pamphlet  contains  pictures  of  the 
Medical  Buildings  at  Brunswick  and  Portland  and 
of  the  Maine  General  Hospital,  as  well  as  a  large 
amount  of  information  relative  to  the  school. 

Several  of  the  Maine  papers  have  been  chroni- 
cling the  bowling  contests  between  a  Bowdoin  team 
and  out-of-town  teams.  That  the  college  has 
entered  into  bowling  as  a  part  of  its  athletics  will 
be  a  rather  unique  piece  of  news  to  most  of  the  stu- 
dents. 

The  list  of  students  in  the  literary  department  of 
Bowdoin  College  now  posted  on  the  Bulletin  Board 
in  the  library  shows  a  registration  as  follows  for 
1905-06:  Seniors,  56;  Juniors,  63;  Sophomores,  47; 
Freshmen,  87;  Specials,  Senior  3,  Sophomore  11, 
Freshmen  19.  This  makes  a  total  of  286  students  in 
the   academic   department  to   date. 

Last  week  Professor  Lee  made  a  trip  to  Madrid, 
Me.,  and  the  Rangeley  Lake  region.  While  at 
Madrid  he  examined  a  deposit  of  graphite  which 
has  recently  been  opened  and  promises  to  be  of 
some  commercial  importance.  He  also  investigated 
the  distribution  of  granite  in  Franklin  County.  A 
map  of  the  granite  deposits  in  Maine  will  soon  be 
issued  under  the  direction  of  the  state  survey  com- 
mission of  which  he  is  chairman, 

Bowdoin  College  was  represented  at  the  Teachers' 
Convention  in  Portland,  on  last  Friday  evening  and 
Saturday  morning,  by  President  Hyde,  Professor 
Robinson,  Professor  Moody,  Professor  Houghton, 
Mr.  Foster,  Professor  Mitchell,  Professor  Ham. 
Professor  Allan  Johnson,  and  Dr.  Burnett.  On 
Saturday  morning  Professor  Johnson  read  a  paper 
entitled:  "Can  History  be.  so  taught  in  secondary 
schools  as  to  be  of  disciplinary  value?" 

A  meeting  of  the  Exeter  Club  of  the  college  was 
held  Tuesday  afternoon  with  Lester  Gumbel,  '06. 
The  club  decided  upon  a  shingle  and  also  transacted 
other  important  business.  There  are  nine  Exeter  men 
at  present  in  college  and  the  club  plans  to  do  consid- 
erable entertaining  during  the  ensuing  year.  At 
this  meeting  President  Hyde,  Hon.  Barrett  Potter 
of  Brunswick,  state  senator,  and  Edgar  Kaharl, 
principal    of    Brunswick    High    School,    were    made 


Hlumni  Ipereonals. 


CLASS  OF  1846. 

By  the  death  in  Boston  last  week  of  the  widow  of 
the  late  Dr.  John  S.  H.  Fogg,  '46,  of  the  Maine  His- 
torical Society  will  come  into  the  possession  of  one 
of  the  finest  collections  of  autographs  in  the  country 
and  the  town  of  Eliot  will  have  a  fine  public  library. 
The  late  Dr.  Fogg  was  a  successful  physician  in 
Boston  for  many  years  and  served  as  a  member  of 
the  Boston  School  Board  ?or  twenty  years  and  one 
term  in  the  Massachusetts  Legislature.  During  the 
last  years  of  his  life  he  devoted  his  time  to  his  col- 
lection of  autographs  which  is  considered  one  of  the 
most  valuable  in  the  country,  the  lowest  estimates 
reckoning  it  from  $25,000  to  $30,000.  His  will  pro- 
vided that  his  widow  should  have  a  life  interest  in 
the  estate. 

CLASS  OF  1856. 

Loring  Prentiss,  Class  of  1856,  of  Portland,  died 
at  his  home  on  October  22,  1905.  Mr.  Prentiss  was 
born  in  Portland,  he  graduated  from  college  in  1856. 
He  received  the  degree  'of  Master  of  Arts.  After 
his  graduating  he  taught  school  in  Yarmouth  for  a 
while,  then  entered  the  wholesale  grocery  business 
in  Portland.  For  the  last  forty  years  he  has  been 
an    insurance   underwriter. 

CLASS  OF  '61. 

Edward  Stanwood,  Class  of  l85l,  has  just  pub- 
lished a  biography  of  the  Hon.  James  G.  Blaine, 
honorary  1884,  which  is  the  first  of  a  new  series  of 
volumes  on  American  statesmen.  Mr.  Stanwood 
has  presented  a  fine  copy  of  this  book  to  the  college 
library, 

CLASS    OF    1866. 

Rev.  George  Thomas  Packard,  Class  of  1866, 
died  at  his  home  in  Jamaica  Plain,  October  15, 
1905,  aged  61  years.  Mr.  Packard  was  a  native  of 
Lancaster,  Mass.  He  prepared  for  college  at  the 
Biddeford,  Maine,  High  School  and  was  graduated 
from  Bowdoin  in  1866.  Three  years  later  he  was 
graduated  from  the  Andover  Theological  Seminary 
and  in  1870  was  ordained  an  Epsicopal  clergyman. 
On  account  of  failing  health  he  left  the  clergy  in 
1878  and  entered  newspaper  work  and  for  seven 
years  was  connected  with  the  editorial  stafif  of  the 
Boston  Advertiser.  For  the  past  ten  years  he  has 
been  confined  to  his  home  by  illness,  but  has  been 
a  frequent  contributor  to  the  leading  magazines  of 
the  country.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  son  and 
daughter, 

CLASS  OF  1872, 
Press  mention  is  being  made  in  Massachusetts 
papers  of  the  rapid  progress  of  George  M.  Whitaker, 
of  the  Neiv  England  Fanner.  Mr.  Whitaker  for- 
merly held  a  position  on  the  Massachusetts  dairy 
bureau,  but  has  since  occupied  a  position  on  the 
United  States  Bureau  of  Agriculture  and  given 
charge  of  milk  investigation.  His  responsibilities 
have  steadily  increased  and  mention  is  made  of  the 
fact  that  he  has  received  honorary  degrees  from 
colleges  at  last  Commencement.  Mr,  Whitaker  is 
editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Neiv  England  Farmer. 


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CLASS  OF  1901. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Goodell  announce  the  marriage  of 
their  daughter,  Edith,  to  Mr.  John  Gregson,  Jr.,  on 
September  26,  1905,  at  Worcester,  Mass.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Gregson  will  be  at  home  after  December  i,  at 
341   Spruce  Street,   Steelton,   Penn. 

On  Tuesday,  September  25,  at  Worcester,  Mass., 
occurred  the  marriage  of  Miss  Edith  Goodale  to  Mr. 
John  Gregson,  Jr.,  1901.  Mr.  Gregson  is  now  located 
at  Steelton,  Pa.,  having  an  excellent  position  as  one 
of  the  officials  of  the  Carnegie  Steel   Comapny. 

CLASS  OF   1902. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Clifford  have 
announced  that  the  marriage  of  their  daughter.  Miss 
Bessie  Watson  Clifford,  and  Mr.  Harold  Benjamin 
Eastman,  of  the  Class  of  1902,  took  place  on 
October  18,  1905,  at  Bath.  Maine. 

CLASS  OF  1903. 

Robert  C.  Bisbee  will  have  charge  of  a  Sugar 
Refinery  in  New  Orleans,  this  winter. 

CLASS  OF  1904. 

Arthur  C.  Shorey,  '04,  of  Bath,  who  has  been 
instructor  in  the  Higgins  Classical  Institute  foF 
about  a  year,  has  resigned  to  accept  a  position  with 
the    International    Banking    Corporation. 

H.  E.  Mayo  has  recently  secured  through  Hap- 
goods,  of  New  York,  a  good  position  with  Persons 
Bros.,  of  that  city. 


CLASS.  OF  1904. 
Austin  Spear  is  making-  a  tour  of  Europe, 
where  he  is  specializing  the  study  of  German. 
Mr.   Spear  is   at   present   in   Switzerland  and 
will  later  visit  Italy  and  Germany. 


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VOL.  XXXV. 


NO.   15 


BOWDOIN,  5;  COLBY,  o. 

On  Saturday  last,  amidst  a  pouring  rain 
and  on  a  field  that  was  a  sea  of  mud,  Bowdoin 
defeated  Colby  in  her  first  game  of  the  series 
which  determines  the  championship  among 
the  Maine  colleges.  Although  the  weather 
was  unfavorable,  both  teams  realized  that  this 
game  was  one  of  vital  importance,  and  played 
a  hard,  consistent  game. 

The  game  opened  with  Hafford  kicking  to 
Hammond,  who  made  10  yards,  and  the  ball 
was  down  on  Colby's  25-yard  line.  In  her  two 
tries  Bowdoin  held  and  Hammond  punted  to 
Blair,  who  was  down  on  his  50-yard  line. 
Hafford  made  four,  Adams  and  Chapman  one 
each  and  Adams  no  gain,  giving  Colby  the 
ball  on  downs.  Dewitt  started  on  a  skin 
tackle  play  and  Qiapman  broke  through  and 
ran  him  back  three  yards.  Bowdoin's  ball. 
On  the  first  scrimmage  the  slippery  ball  got 
avva)f  from  Hafford  and  bounded  to  Dewitt, 
who  was  nailed  before  he  could  break  loose. 
In  the  latter  part  of  the  first  half,  Hafford  by 
fine  dodging  and  a  fake  punt,  netted  six  yards 
and  first  down,  getting  away  from  four  Colby 
men  who  tackled  him  all  at  once.  Time  was 
called,  with  the  ball  on  Colby's  50-yard  line. 
Neither  team  had  endangered  its  opponent's 
goal.  Bowdoin's  supporters  were  disheart- 
ened and  disappointed,  Colby's  jubilant  and 
even  anticipating  victory. 

In  the  first  of  the  second  half,  Blair  got 
away  for  a  30-yard  run,  this  being  the  first 
big  gain  of  the  game.  Colby's  line  gradually 
weakened  until  the  ball  was  within  11  yards 
of  her  line.  Hafford  smashed  the  line  for  six 
yards,  Blanchard  plunged  between  guard  and 
tackle  for  four  to  the  one-yard  line,  and  then 
Blanchard  had  the  entire  eleven  behind  him  as 
he  bowled  over  the  line  for  the  only  touch- 
down.    Hafford  missed  the  goal. 

Colby  played  a  much  better  game  than  in 
her  previous  encounters.  The  line  was  staunch 
and  both  ends  got  into  the  game  well.  But 
probably  on  a  dry  field  Bowdoin  would  have 
made  two,  if  not  three,  more  touchdowns.  In 
fact.  Referee  Marshall  said  that  had  the  field 
been  dry  Bowdoin's  victory  would  have  been 


very  decisive.  As  it  was  her  fast  backs  had 
no  opportunity  to  show  their  speed  for  nobody 
could  get  momentum  with  such  footing.  Her 
superior  condition  also  told  at  the  finish  when 
Colby's  line  showed  the  strain  of  the  relent- 
less battering. 

The  line-up  and  summary: 

Bowdoin.  Colby. 

Drummond,   I.e I.e.,   Cotton 

Haley,   Hatch,   l.t l.t,   Keyes 

Hawkesworth,    l.g l.g.,    Thompson 

McDade,    c c.,   McCIellen 

Powers,    r.g , r.g.,    Sherbourne 

Stacy,    r.t r.t.,    Hetherington 

Crowley,   r.e r.e.,   Flewelling 

Blair,    Bass,    q.b q.b.,    Palmer    (Capt.) 

Chapman    (Capt.),   l.h.b l.h.b.,   Hammond,   Rose 

Hafford,    r.h.b r.h.b.,    Trask 

Adams,    Blanchard,    f.b f.b..    DeWitte 

Score :  Bowdoin,  5 ;  Colby,  o.  Touchdown  by 
Blanchard.  Umpire — Carl  Marshall  of  Harvard. 
Referee — Halliday.  Linesmen — Gumbel  (Bowdoin), 
Matthews  (Colby).  Timers — Allen  (Bowdoin), 
Coombs  (Colby).  Time — 20  minute  halves. 
Attendance,  300. 


PRENTISS    LORING. 

Prentiss  Loring,  the  oldest  man  engaged  in 
the  fire  insurance  business  in  Portland,  died 
recently  at  his  home,  after  a  short  illness 
from  pneumonia.  Mr.  Loring  was  imiver- 
sall_y  respected  and  esteemed  in  the  city,  and 
the  news  of  his  death  comes  as  a  severe  blow 
to  his  many  friends.  He  was  born  in  North 
Yarmouth,  February  18,  1834,  fitted  at  North 
Yarmouth  Academy  and  Yarmouth  Institute, 
and  entered  Bowdoin  College  in  the  Class  of 
1856.  After  graduation  he  taught  for  a  short 
time,  then  his  health  failing  he  travelled  for 
over  a  year,  and  upon  his  return  entered  the 
wholesale  grocery  business,  first  with  Heath 
and  McAllister  and  later  Heath  and  Loring. 
He  continued  in  this  line  of  work  until  1862, 
when  he  became  associated  with  the  Portland 
Press  and  later  with  the  New  Yarmouth 
Paper  Company.  In  1867  Mr.  Loring  moved 
again  to  Portland  and  opened  an  insurance 
office  on  Commercial  Street  and  later  on 
Exchange  Street,  where  he  was  located  until 
the  time  of  his  death,  for  a  number  of  years 


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he  has  been  associated  with  his  son,  PhiUp  L. 
Loring.  Mr.  Loring  held  a  number  of  impor- 
tant offices  in  this  home  city,  having  been  a 
member  of  the  school  board  for  a  number  of 
years  and  twice  representative  to  the  state 
legislature.  He  was  always  a  strong  church 
worker  and  generously  gave  his  time  to  such 
work,  being  President  of  the  Portland  Asso- 
ciated Charities  at  one  time,  and  twice  Super- 
intendent of  the  State  Street  Church  Sunday 
School.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Unity 
Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows. 


DELTA  UPSILON  CONVENTION. 

The  71st  annual  convention  of  the  Delta 
Upsilon  Fraternity  took  place  at  Utica,  N. 
Y.,  October  26  and  27,  1905.  There  were 
about  two  hundred  present  representing  the 
Alumni  Clubs  and  chapters  of  thirty-seven 
colleges. 

The  delegates  arrived  Wednesday  and  took 
up  their  quarters  at  Bagg's  Hotel  as  the 
accommodations  at  Clinton  were  too  small  for 
so  large  a  number  as  attended  the  convention. 

At  8.30  P.M.,  Wednesday,  the  delegates 
assembled  at  Bagg's  Hotel  for  an  informal 
"smoker"  at  which  the  delegates  met  and 
became  acquainted  with  one  another. 

Thursday,  October  26,  began  the  regular 
program,  which  was  as  follows : 

10  A.M. — First  business  session. 
I  P.M. — Chapter  luncheons.     Bagg's  Hotel. 
2.30  P.M. — Second  business  session. 
8  P.M. — Theatre   party,    Majestic    Theatre,     Marie 
Cahill   in   "Moonshines." 

FRIDAY,   OCTOBER  27,    1905. 

g  A.M. — Third  business  meeting.  The  K.  K.  Club 
of  the  University  of  Illinois  was  granted  a  charter. 

I  P.M. — Trolley  ride  to  Clinton.  Visit  to  Hamil- 
ton College. 

3  P.M. — Literary  exercises  in  chapel,  Hamilton 
College,  in  which  the  following  program  was  carried 
out: 

1.  March — "Uncle   Sammy"  Orchestra 

2.  Invocation  Rev.  William  Mason  Cook 

Trinity,   '73 

3.  Solo   (Selected)  Prof.  Robert  J.  Huges 

Hamilton,  '90 

4.  History  Rev.  Edward  P.  Powell 

Hamilton,  'S3 

5.  Selection — "Creme   de  la   Creme"  Orchestra. 

6.  Oration  ,  Erman  J.  Ridgeway 

Northeastern,  '91 

7.  Song — "Song  of  Praise" 

8.  March — "Yankee  Grit"  Orchestra 

4  P.M. — Visit  to  Hamilton  Chapter  House,  where 
light   refreshments   were  served. 


7.30  P.M. — Convention  Banquet,  Common's  Hall, 
Hamilton  College.  After  the  banquet  several  toasts 
by  the  most  able  speakers  of  the  present  time  were 
delivered. 

One  of  the  pleasantest  features  of  the  con- 
vention was  seen  at  the  Chapter  Luncheons, 
when  the  chapters  in  turn  around  the  room 
cheered  their  different  colleges. 

The  next  Delta  Upsilon  Convention  will  be 
held  at  Middlebury  College. 


SATURDAY  CLUB  LECTURES. 

Bowdoin  students  are  to  be  particularly 
fortunate  this  year  in  being  able  to  hear  some 
of  the  most  prominent  men  of  the  day  give 
addresses  in  Memorial  Hall.  These  men  have 
been  brought  here  in  great  part  by  aid  of  the 
Saturday  Club  of  the  town  and  the  college  is 
greatly  indebted  to  these  ladies  for  their 
'efforts.  Among  the  first  of  these  distinguished 
speakers  is  Bliss  Perry,  LLD.,  editor  of  the 
Atlantic  Monthly,  who  spoke  in  Memorial 
Hall,  Thursday  evening,  on  "Thackeray." 
Mr.  Perry  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  liter- 
ary workers  of  the  day  and  many  students 
availed  themselves  of  this  most  exceptionable 
chance  to  hear  him.  Students  are  admitted 
free  to  these  lectures,  while  all  others  are 
charged  fifty  cents.  Among  the  other  speak- 
ers of  note  who  are  to  come  this  3'ear  will  be 
Jack  London,  the  well-known  author  of  sea 
and  Klondike  stories,  who  speaks  November 
7  in  Memorial  Hall.  Besides  these  in  Memo- 
rial several  others  will  speak  in  the  Unitarian 
Church  who  will  be  well  worth  hearing — Dr. 
Anita  U.  McGee,  Professor  George  T.  Little, 
Miss  Catherine  Jewell  Everts,  a  pupil  of 
Leland  Powers,  who  is  so  pleasantly  remem- 
bered from  last  vear,  John  Graham  Brooks, 
Rabbi  Charles  Fleischer,  and  Miss  Flora 
McDonald.  All  these  people  are  of  well- 
known  ability  and  these  dates  should  be 
remembered  by  the  student  body. 


A  COMMUNICATION. 

The  writer  would  like  to  make  a  suggestion 
through  the  columns  of  the  Orient  which,  if 
adopted,  will  prove  a  great  attraction  to  under- 
graduates, alumni  and  sub-Freshmen,  as  well 
as  all  others  interested  in  Bowdoin  athletics. 

Upon  entering  one  of  the  public  rooms  of 
"College   Hall"   at   Dartmouth,    one    quickly 


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notices  several  large  cabinets  with  glass  doors, 
containing  many  footballs  and  baseballs  which 
were  used  in  games  resulting  in  a  victory  for 
Dartmouth  on  the  gridiron  and  diamond. 
Each  football  (which  is  stuflfed  so  as  to  be  in 
its  normal  shape)  and  baseball  has  neatly 
painted  thereon  the  score  of  the  game  in 
in  which  it  was  used,  and  the  season. 

To  the  writer  this  exhibit  was  the  most 
interesting  of  anything  of  the  kind  ever  seen 
at  Dartmouth.  How  much  more  interesting 
would  such  an  exhibit  be  to  him  and  every 
other  alumnus  if  it  existed  at  old  Bowdoin. 
Let  this  be  the  beginning  of  a  movement  to 
give  such  an  exhibit  to  Bowdoin.  We  have 
won  many  hard-fought  victories,  but  have 
nothing  to  recall  them  to  us.  At  the  next 
mass-meeting  let  a  Committee  be  appointed 
to  take  the  matter  in  hand  and  issue  a  call  to 
Alumni  Captains  and  Managers  to  furnish 
such  balls  as  they  have  in  their  possession. 

If  this  is  done  there  is  not  the  slightest 
doubt  but  there  would  be  forthcoming  a 
goodly  number  worthy  of  a  place  in  the  "Cab- 
inet of  Fame,"  which  added  to  )rear  by  year 
would  soon  be  a  highly  prized  collection,  ana 
one  of  which  every  Bowdoin  man  would  be 
proud. 

Alumnus. 


ART  BUILDING   NOTES. 

Extensive  and  valuable  additions  have 
recently  been  made  to  the  Freeman  Milliken 
Short  Collection  of  Coins  and  Stamps,  given 
by  his  mother,  Mrs.  Adelaide  Milliken  Tor- 
rance. 

The  paintings  of  the  Chamberlain  Collec- 
tion which  are  now  on  exhibition  in  the  Boyd 
Gallery,  are  accompanied  by  the  following 
notes  describing  them  in  detail : 

Mount  Franklin.     Painted  by  Tilton. 

Stabling  of  the  Horses.  Said  to  be  a  copy  of 
Wouverman. 

Battle  of  the  Standard.  Said  to  be  a  copy  of 
Wouverman. 

Sunset  in  the  Woods.  Painted  by  R.  S.  Pvne. 
1882. 

The  Magdalene.  Esteemed  by  connoisseurs 
to  be  painted  at  least  under  the  eyes  of 
Guido  by  one  of  his  pupils.  Bought 
under  peculiar  circumstances  in  New, 
York.     Much  rivalry  in  the  purchase. 


Correggio's  Magdalene.  Copied  by  Frances 
C.  Adams  while  in  the  studio  of  Paul 
Akers  and  Tilton  in  Portland  in  1848. 
Esteemed  by  many  good  judges  to  be  a 
remarkably  fine  copy,  but  has  been  dam- 
aged by  revarnishing. 

Sunset  in  the  Mountains.  Painted  by  Frances 
C.  Adams,  in  Tilton's  studio,  about  1848. 

Summer  Scene.     Painted  by  William  Hart. 

Beatrice  Cenci.  Bought  in  special  sale  in 
New  York  by  Mrs.  Chamberlain.  Ori- 
ginal label  on  back  "A.  P.  Delaroche." 

Cleopatra.  Held  by  connoisseurs  in  New 
York  to  be  an  original  by  Carlo  Dolce 
(Some  thought  hands  were  by  a  pupil). 

Hamlet.  (Keen's  Impersonation).  Painted 
by  Frances  C.  Adams  in  Bath,  Maine, 
about  1841. 


AT  THE  COLLEGE  CHURCH. 

Rev.  Mr.  Jump,  pastor  of  the  College 
Church,  is  preaching  a  series  of  "Travel  Ser- 
mons from  an  American  Tour,"  which  should 
be  of  interest  to  college  students.  The  sub- 
ject for  next  Sunday  evening  will  be  "Hull 
House  and  Jane  Addams — A  Church  Without 
a  Steeple."  There  will  be  a  series  of  12  of 
these  sermons,  that  of  Sunday  evening  being 
the  second  in  the  number.  The  following  are 
the  subjects  for  the  remainder  of  the  series : 

"Hull  House  and  Jane  Addams— A  Church  with- 
out a  Steeple." 

"Zion  City  and  Dr.  Dowie — The  Religion  of  an 
Advertising   Expert." 

"Colorado  Springs  and  the  Rocky  Mountains — 
The  Climate  of  the  Soul." 

"The  Cripple  Creek  Gold  Fields— The  Joy  and 
Pathos  of  Search." 

"Pueblo  and  Its  Steel  Works— The  Dividends  of 
Philanthropy." 

"The  Grand  Canyon  in  Arizona — Grandeur,  a 
Gateway  to   God." 

"The  Desert  Kingdom  of  the  Cactus— The  Weak- 
ness and  Power  of  the  Human." 

"The  Educated  Soil  of  Southern  California— The 
Glory  of  the  Potential." 

"The  Old  Spanish  Missions— The  Deathlessness 
of  True  Zeal." 

"Luther  Burbank,  the  Plant- Wizard— God's  Help- 
ers in  Evolution." 

"San  Francisco  and  the  Golden  Gate — The  Flying 
Goals  of  Life." 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 

Published  every  Friday  of  the  Collegiate  Year 
BY  THE  Students  of 

BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 


H.  P.  WINSLOW,  1906. 
H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 
W.   S.   LINNELL,   1907. 
A.   L.    ROBINSON,  1908. 

G.  G.  SOULE,  1906,   • 

A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907. 


R.  H.  HUPPER,  1908. 
R.  A.  LEE,  1908. 
H.   E.    MITCHELL,  1908. 
H.   G.  GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 
Medical  School,  1907. 

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Vol.  XXXV.  NOVEMBER    10,   1905.  No.    15 

The  Orient  is  pleased  to  print  in  another 
column  an  article  from  an  alumnus  relating 
to  the  preservation  and  systematic  arrange- 
ment of  athletic  trophies.  The  ideas  as 
set  forth,  by  the  writer,  certainly  seems 
one  that  is  to  be  encouraged,  and  if  such 
a  step  may  be  undertaken,  and  carried  out  to 
the  extent  that  is  done  elsewhere,  it  appears 
a  most  commendable  idea.  The  Orient 
would  be  glad  to  hear  from  other  interested 
alumni  on  this  subject. 


There  are  some  things  that  help  a  college 
tremendously — and  there  are  also  some  things 
that  injure  equally  as  much.  Often  fellows 
forget  the  latter  when  they  are  out  of  town 
for  a  good  time.  These  men  would  do  any- 
thing to  see  the  college  win  in  athletics  and 
would  not  spare  efforts  nor  expense  to  bring 
about  this  desirable  result;  but  they  forget 
that  there  are  great,  silent    forces    that    help 


and  injure  colleges — circumstances  that  are 
far-reaching  in  their  effect  and  most  vital  in 
their  consequences. 

We  say  often  they  forget — but  not  always. 
Here  are  some  Bowdoin  men  who  did  not,  and 
the  Orient  takes  pleasure  in  commending 
them.  It  is  a  clipping  from  the  Leimston 
Journal  of  Tuesday,  and  although  it  is  noth- 
ing but  what  we  ought  to  expect  of  college 
men,  one  does  not  need  to  read  between  the 
lines  to  find  a  moral.  Paste  it  in  your  hat, 
fellows : 

The  front  row  was  held  down  by  a  deputation  of 
Bowdoin  College  students  who  also  held  an  over- 
flow meeting  in  the  row  next  behind.  They  were 
liberal  in  applause  and  their  evident  enjoyment  of 
the  performance  being  always  courteous  and  gen- 
tlemanly was  good  to  see.  We  feel  that  it  is  worth 
while  to  compliment  a  company  of  thirty  or  forty 
young  college  men  who  can  attend  the  theatre  in 
these  days  of  the  excessive  liberty  Of  the  undergrad- 
uate and  go  and  come  with  such  polite  attention  tc 
the  comforts  and  good  opinion  of  all. 


The   Kenyon    Affair. 

College  men  all  over  the  country  cannot  but 
feel  shocked  at  the  dreadful  affair  at  Kenyon 
College  in  which  a  member  of  the  Freshman 
Class  who  was  being  initiated  into  one  of  the 
fraternities  lost  his  life.  It  is  doubtful  if  a 
more  shocking  accident  has  ever  happened  in 
the  history  of  American  colleges  and  it  will 
make  every  member  of  a  fraternity  at  Bow- 
doin and  elsewhere  resolve  that  the  greatest 
care  shall  hereafter  be  exercised  in  initiations. 
It  is  undoubtedly  true  that  no  college  in  the 
length  and  breadth  of  this  land  is  more  free 
from  these  dangers  than  Bowdoin,  and  stu- 
dents and  faculty  may  well  indeed  congratulate 
themselves  on  the  manly  and  careful  way  in 
which  our  initiations  are  carried  out.  The 
remarks  of  President  Hyde  on  this  subject  a 
few  weeks  ago  were  of  a  kind  that  left  a  deep 
impression  on  the  students,  and  this  dreadful 
affair  in  New  York  is  a  real  illustration  of  the 
dangers  which  are  to  be  guarded  against.  In 
addition  to  the  horror  of  the  thing  itself,  the 
blow  that  it  deals  to  the  college  is  simply  irrep- 
arable. No  matter  what  the  circumstances 
that  an  investigation  may  bring  out  at  Ken- 
yon, it  is  certain  that  the  college  has  received 
a  great  and  permanent  injury.  While  there 
are  strong  indications  that  the  affair  was  sim- 
ply an  unfortunate  accident  for  which  no  one 
was  to  blame,  the  fact  remains  that  the  college 
must  suffer  the  consequences  of  the  peculiar 


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circumstances.  There  is  a  tremendously 
practical  side  to  the  case  which  college  men 
may  well  consider, — to  say  nothing  of  its 
horror. 


The   Bates  Qames. 

To-morrow  every  Bowdoin  man  will  be 
headed  towards  Lewiston.  All  our  thoughts 
and  all  our  energies  this  week  have  been 
directed  towards  to-morrow's  game.  The  out- 
look for  the  week  has  been  good.  In  spite  of 
the  continuous  cold  rain,  more  than  enough 
for  two  teams  have  reported  faithfully.  The 
coming  of  Ross  has  certainly  put  real  confi- 
dence and  fight  into  the  men.  We  will  fight 
hard — we  may  lose,  way  win — anyhow,  we'll 
fight  hard ! 

McCLAVE  ARRIVES. 

Ross  McClave,  Bowdoin's  star  coach  of 
last  year,  arrived  in  Brunswick,  Wednesday 
noon,  and  has  been  with  the  football  team 
since  that  time.  While  the  time  he  has  been 
with  the  men  is  extremely  short,  the  mere 
fact  that  he  is  here  has  greatly  encouraged  the 
team  and  there  is  no  question  but  the  team 
will  be  qualified  to  play  better  football  as  a 
result  of  his  presence,  not  only  for  the 
amount  of  actual  work  he  may  accomplish, 
but  also  for  the  confidence  he  puts  into  the 
men  by  his  mere  presence. 


DUAL  MEET  WITH  TECH. 

The  track  management  has  again  received 
a  letter  from  the  track  manager  at  Massachu- 
setts Institute  of  Technology,  signifying  their 
willingness  to  meet  Bowdoin  in  a  dual  track 
meet  next  spring.  As  to  what  action  will  be 
taken  in  the  mattter  had  not  been  determined 
at  the  time  of  going  to  press,  although  the 
Bowdoin  management  feel  that  there  are  a 
number  of  reasons  why  such  a  meet  could  not 
be  carried  on  by  Bowdoin. 


MEET    POSTPONED. 

The  athletic  meet  between  the  Freshman 
classes  at  Bates  and  Bowdoin  has  been  given 
up  for  this  year.  This  action  was  entirely 
due  to  bad  weather,  and  next  year  an  attempt 
at  bringing  about  such  a  meet  will  probably 
result  more  successfully. 


Even  if  the  meet  did  not  take  place,  the  real 
object  of  both  colleges  has  been  gained.  This 
object  was  to  bring  out  new  material,  give  the 
men  a  good  opportunity  for  out-door  work 
before  the  winter  months,  and  to  arouse  a 
general  interest  in  track  work  among  the 
members  of  the  entering  classes.  As  a  result 
of  having  this  meet  in  view  at  Bowdoin  many 
new  men  have  answered  the  call  for  track 
athletes,  much  new  material  has  been  devel- 
oped, and  our  entering  class  has  shown  that 
it  has  some  good  class  and  college  spirit. 


FACULTY  NOTES. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  modern  language  sec- 
tion of  the  Maine  Association  of  Colleges  and 
Preparatory  Schools  held  in  the  Portland 
High  School  on  Friday,  October  27,  the  dis- 
cussion of  a  common  basis  of  admission  to  the 
Maine  colleges  was  led  by  Professor  Ham, 
who  explained  the  nature  of  the  "Syllabus  of 
French  Grammar"  and  the  "Syllabus  of  Ger- 
man Grammar"  recently  prepared  by  him  for 
use  in  his  own  classes. 

As  a  result  of  the  meeting  it  was  agreed  by 
the  modern  language  examiners  in  the  four 
colleges  to  make  the  above  named  "Syllabi" 
the  basis  of  grammatical  examination  for 
admission. 

Professor  Robinson  was  in  Boston,  last  Fri- 
day, where  he  attended  the  meeting  of  the 
Society  of  Chemical  Industry.  Professor 
Robinson  is  a  member  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee of  this  society. 

Professor  Mitchell  will  speak  before  the 
meeting  of  the  Franklin  County  Teachers' 
Association  which  will  meet  in  Farmington 
next  Friday.  Professor  Mitchell  will  speak 
on  the  subject  "The  Use  of  Our  Mother 
Tongue." 


DEBATING  NOTES. 

Bowdoin  men  interested  in  debating  met  on 
Thursday  of  last  week  in  Massachusetts  Hall 
and  organized  a  society  to  be  known  as  "The 
Bowdoin  Debating  Council."  A  constitution, 
which  appears  below,  was  adopted  and  the 
officers  provided  in  the  same  were  chosen  in 
part.  H.  E.  Mitchell  was  chosen  President, 
F.  J.  Redman,  Secretary-Treasurer  and  Prof. 
W.  T.  Foster,  Faculty  Advisor.  The  election 
of  the  Manager  and  Assistant  Manager  was 
postponed  to  the  next  meeting  which  occurred 


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on  Tuesday  evening  of  this  week.  After  the 
election  of  officers  the  Council  dismissed  the 
Amherst  agreement  and  finally  voted^to  for- 
ward to  Amherst  College  the  old  agreement 
amended  in  several  particulars,  which  if 
accepted  by  the  Massachusetts  College,  will 
govern  the  next  two  debates  between  her  and 
Bowdoin.  Discussion  of  the  Wesleyan  chal- 
lenge was  postponed  till  the  following  Tues- 
day evening. 

At  Tuesday  evening's  meeting  a  challenge 
was  received  from  the  Boston  University  Law 
School  for  a  debate.  This  matter  was  laid  on 
the  table  and  will  be  considered  at  a  later 
meeting,  as  will  also  the  matter  of  the  debate 
with  Wesleyan  University,  which  was  also 
discussed  at  some  length  at  the  meeting. 

The  vote  for  the  election  of  manager  anJ 
assistant  manager  resulted  in  the  choice  of 
Cony,  '07,  as  manager  and  Hupper,  '08,  as 
assistant  manager. 


LIBRARY    NOTES. 

During  the  past  week  the  Library  has 
received  several  interesting  and  valuable 
books  from  the  alumni  of  the  college.  They 
are : 

A  finely-bound  new  volume  of  the  "Ameri- 
can Statesman"  series,  dealing  with  the  life 
work  of  the  Hon.  James  G.  Blaine.  It  is 
written  by  Dr.  Edward  Stanwood,  "61,  who 
presented  the  volume  to  the  library. 

A  book  entitled,  "The  Life  That  Counts," 
which  was  written,  and  presented  by  the  Rev. 
S.  V.  Cole,  D.D.,  '74,  who  is  one  of  Bow- 
doin's  honored  trustees. 

The  address  made  by  Professor  H.  L.  Chap- 
man at  the  dedication  of  the  Merrill  Library 
in  Yarmouth,  Maine.  This  .  address  is 
attractively  bound  in  a  volume  compiled  and 
printed  at  the  expense  of  Mr.  Joseph  E.  Mer- 
rill, '54,  the  donor  of  the  Yarmouth  Library. 

And  the  manuscript  "Journal  of  George  W. 
Bartlett,"  written  in  1849,  on  a  voyage  from 
Bath,  Maine,  to  San  Francisco,  in  the  brig 
"Maria."  This  journal  is  the  gift  of  Mr.  E. 
B.  Merrill,  '57,  of  New  York  City. 

Professor  Isaac  B.  Choate  of  Boston,  has 
presented  the  college  with  a  score  of  valuable 
volumes  of  recent  literature.  Among  them 
were  Squire's  "Mythology  of  the  British  Isles" 
and  Hewitt's  "Chronology  of  the  Myth  Mak- 
ing Age." 


Colleae  IFlotes, 

All  aboard  for  Lewiston!  Every 
man  in  college  must  be  at  the 
Came   To-morrow. 


Collins,  '07,  is  out  of  college  this  week. 

Harris,  '09,  has  returned  from  a  two  weeks'  visit 
in  Lynn,  Mass. 

Favinger,  '06,  is  coaching  the  Brunswick  High 
School  basket  ball  team. 

The  "Palmer  Poster  Girls"  failed  to  appear  at 
Town  Hall,   Saturday  evening. 

Several  visited  the  Hebron-Kent's  Hill  football 
game  at  Hebron  last  Saturday. 

George  Wheeler,  '01,  and  Charles  Merritt,  '96, 
were  recent  visitors  at  the  Delta  Upsilon  House. 

With  the  snowfall  of  last  Monday  many  students 
went  hunting,  some  ambitious  ones  going  out  after 
deer. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Torrance,  Jr.,  were  visitors 
at  the  Walker  Art  Building  on  Thursday,  Novem- 
ber second. 

R.  R.  Paine,  '06,  ex-'o3,  will  take  the  place  of 
Cox.  '04,  as  Proctor  of  South  Appleton,  since  Cox 
is  to  be  in  California  this  winter. 

Lots  of  Bowdoin  football  men  (  !)  were  in  Lew- 
iston at  the  theatre,  Monday  evening.  This  doesn't 
look  like   hard   training. — Lciviston  Journal. 

Only  a  small  number  of  men  attended  the  Colby 
game  at  Waterville,  last  Saturday.  The  inclement 
weather  contributed  in  no  small  measure  to  this 
result. 

The  first  snow  of  the  season  arrived  last  Monday. 

G.  L.  Lewis,  '01,  former  assistant  librarian,  who 
has  been  abroad  for  the  past  year  was  seen  on  the 
campus  last  week. 

An  exceedingly  neat  and  attractive  souvenir  pro- 
gram is  to  be  made  up  for  the  Minstrel  Show, 
which  will  contain  cuts  of  the  team  of  last  year,  and 
the  schedule  of  games  for  next  spring. 

The  first  fire  of  the  year  occurred  last  Saturday 
night,  when  a  caboose  was  burned  in  the  Maine 
Central  yard.  It  made  a  bright  blaze  and  a  few 
students  turned  out  to  see  the  excitement. 

McDougald,  ex-'o5.  who  is  now  one  of  the 
instructors  at  the  Rockland  High  School,  was  at 
college  the  past  week  taking  make-up  exams  He 
expects  to  take  final  eSams.  at  the  close  of  the  col- 
lege year  and  graduate  with  '06. 

As  to  football  this  week — the  Bangor  papers  say 
LIniversity  of  Maine  will  surely  trim  Bowdoin  and 
can  claim  the  championship.  Lewiston  maintains 
that  Bates  is  the  best  this  year,  and  as  for  Bow- 
doin—well,   Bowdoin  is   saying  nothing  now! 

Winslow.  '06,  Andrews,  '06,  Putnam,  '06,  Hich- 
born,  '07,  Holt,  '07.  and  Clark,  '07,  Hacker,  '07,  are 
members  of  the  Delta  Kjappa  Epsilon  fraternity 
who  are  attending  the  national  convention  of  the 
order,  which  is  being  held  in  New  York  this  week. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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"The  General's  Daughter,"  the  play  to  be  pre- 
sented under  the  auspices  of  the  Young  People's 
Union  of  the  Universalist  Church,  will  probably  be 
given  at  the  town  hall  on  Wednesday  evening, 
November  22.  Rehearsals  are  being  held  several 
times  a  week  at  present. 

Several  members  of  the  Freshman  Class  have 
been  organizing  an  orchestra  and  will  soon  be 
ready  to  play  wherever  opportunity  may  offer. 
Those  who  have  been  working  together  so  far  are : 
J.  E.  Crowley,  Werftworth,  Lombard  (violins), 
Bridge  ('cello),  Cooper  (cornet),  Kane  (clario- 
net), and  Gushing  (piano). 

The  last  issue  of  the  Tufts  Weekly,  in  an 
extended  account  of  the  Bowdoin-Tufts  game  at 
Portland,  pays  high  tribute  to  the  Bowdoin  cheer- 
ing, dwelling  particularly  on  the  work  of  the  col- 
lege band.  It  also  contains  an  editorial  article  in 
which  it  complimented  the  work  of  the  band  and 
urging  Tufts  students  to  take  immediate  steps  to 
form  such  an  organization. 

In  view  of  the  recent  statistics  in  regard  to  our 
athletic  relations  with  the  other  Maine  colleges,  it 
was  interesting  to  note  how  a  speaker  at  the  recent 
Bates  Athletic  Mass-Meeting  was  greeted  with 
applause  in  the  statement  that  "in  the  last  seven 
football  games  we  have  played  with  Bowdoin,  Bates 
has  won  four."  How  about  the  last  eight,  or 
twelve  ? 

The  Deutscher  Verein  held  its  first  regular  meet- 
ing last  week  Thursday  at  the  Inn.  Mr.  George 
Lewis.  '01,  who  has  been  spending  the  summer  in 
Europe,  gave  an  interesting  talk  on  some  of  his 
impressions  of  the  Rhine  country.  Following  this 
Professor  Ham  gave  readings  from  some  of  Heine's 
prose  writings.  The  Verein  is  much  larger  this  year 
than  ever  before  numbering  twenty-three.  A  most 
interesting  program  has  been  arranged  for  the  year. 

This  evening  a  general  parish  sociable  will  be 
held  in  the  vestry  of  the  college  church  on  the  invi- 
tation of  the  Social  Committee  of  the  Women's 
Alliance.  An  informal  good  time  in  which  every- 
body is  to  become  better  acquainted  with  everybody 
else  will  be  followed  by  light  refreshments.  All 
persons  in  the  parish,  especially  newcomers,  are 
invited  to  attend,  and  this  invitation  includes  most 
heartily  students  in  Bowdoin  College  and  Medical 
School. 


THE  BOWDOIN  DEBATING  COUNCIL. 
CONSTITUTION. 

Article  I. 

Name  and  Object.  The  name  of  this  society  shall 
be  the  "Bowdoin  College  Debating  Council."  Its 
object  shall  be  to  promote  and  supervise  the  debat- 
ing interests  in  the  college,  to  conduct  intercollegiate 
and  class  debates ;  and  to  arrange  lectures  upon 
subjects  connected  with  debating  whenever  occasion 
may  offer. 

Article  II. 

Membership.  Section  i.  Bradbury  Prize  Speak- 
ers, including  alternates,  shall  be  members,  while 
they  are  members  of  the  college. 


Section  2.  Students  who  have  taken  or  are  tak- 
ing English  6  and  7  shall  be  members  while  they 
are  members  of  the  college. 

Section  3.  Any  member  of  the  college  may  be 
elected  to  membership  in  the  Council  by  a  unani- 
mous vote  of  members  present  at  any  business  meet- 
ing, provided,  that  the  name  of  such  candidate  shall 
have  been  proposed  for  membership  at  the  last  busi- 
ness meeting  of  the  Council  previously  held. 

Article  III. 

Officers:  Election  and  Duties.  Section  I.  Offi- 
cers :  The  officers  of  this  Council  shall  be  a  Presi- 
dent, Secretary-Treasurer,  a  Debating  Manager,  an 
Assistant  Debating  Manager  and  a  Faculty  Adviser. 

Section  2.  Election :  All  officers  shall  be  elected 
at  the  last  meeting  of  each  college  year.  Election 
shall  be  by  ballot  and  a  majority  of  the  votes  cast 
by  those  present  shall  be  necessary  for  election. 

Section  3.  Duties:  (a)  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
President:  To  call  and  preside  at  all  meetings  of 
the  Council.  To  make  a  .written  report  at  the  close 
of  his  term,  in  a  book  provided  for  the  purpose, 
called  the  "President's  Book,"  of  the  direction  and 
progress  of  the  work  done  during  his  term.  To 
execute  the  orders  of  the  Council  as  to  arrange- 
ment and  conduct  of  the  trials  for  the  debates  with 
other  colleges. 

(b).  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary-Treas- 
urer to  record  the  minutes  of  each  meeting,  and  to 
keep  a  book  containing  a  copy  of  the  constitution 
and  names  of  the  members  of  the  society  for  each 
current  year ;  to  give  adequate  notice  of  every  meet- 
ing, and  have  notices  published  in  the  Orient:  to 
conduct  all  necessary  correspondence  of  the  Council. 

(c).  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Debating  Man- 
ager to  take  charge  of  all  arrangements  for  intercol- 
legiate debates.  As  soon  after  the  debate  as  possi- 
ble he  shall  submit  a  financial  report  to  an  auditing 
committee  chosen  by  the  Council,  and  after  the 
auditing  of  his  report,  he  shall  turn  over  the  funds 
in  his  charge  to  the  Treasurer.  He  shall  also  sub- 
mit to  the  Council  before  the  expiration  of  his  term 
of  office,  a  detailed  report  of  all  work  done  by  him 
in   managing  the   debate. 

(d).  The  Assistant  Manager  shall  not  be  a 
member  of  the  Senior  Class  in  college. 

Article  IV. 

Meetings.  Meetings  shall  be  called  by  the  Presi- 
dent whenever  it  appears  necessary ;  and  at  any 
time  in  addition  on  the  written  request  of  five 
members.  One-third  of  the  members  shall  constitute 
a  quorum. 

Article  V. 

Amendments.  This  constitution  shall  be  amended 
in  the  following  manner  only :  Amendments  must  be 
submitted  to  the  Council  in  writing  not  less  than 
one  week  before  the  vote  thereon,  and  shall  be 
passed  by  not  less  than  a  two-thirds  majority  of  a 
meeting  at  which  no  less  than  half  the  enrolled 
members    are  present   and   voting. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


Hlumni  personals. 


CLASS    OF    1862. 


General  Isaac  W.  Starbird,  who  has  for  the  past 
ten  years  been  medical  director  of  the  Chelsea- 
Mass.,  Soldiers'  Home,  has  recently  resigned  his 
position  because  of  ill  health.  Concerning  his  war 
record  and  life  work,  the  Kennebec  Journal  of  a 
recent  date  prints  the  following: 

General  Isaac  W.  Starbird,  whose  resignation  as 
medical  director  of  the  Chelsea,  Mass.,  Soldiers 
Home  was  announced,  last  week,  as  the  result  of  ill 
health,  was  one  of  the  bravest  soldiers  sent  to  the 
front  by  Maine  in  the  Civil  War.  He  was  born  in 
Litchfield  in  1839,  graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  1862 
and  was  at  once  commissioned  a  captain  in  the  19th 
Maine  volunteers  and  his  regiment  was  assigned  to 
the  second  corps  of  the  army  of  the  Potomac.  He 
was  in  command  of  his  company  at  the  battles  of 
Fredericksburg,  Chancellorsville  and  Gettysburg, 
and  at  the  last  mentioned  battle  he  had  charge  of  a 
section  of  the  picket  line  which  received  Pickett's 
assault.  He  was  wounded  at  Gettysburg,  but 
remained  on  the  field  until  the  battle  was  decided. 
He  was  in  the  movement  which  checked  Lee's 
advance  on  Washington  in  1863  and  in  1864  he  was 
appointed  brigade  inspector  and  assigned  to  Mott's 
brigade,  fourth  divison  of  the  second  army  corps. 
He  participated  in  the  Wilderness  campaign  and 
fought  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness.  Spottsyl- 
vania.  Cold  Harbor  and  Petersburg.  On  August 
16,  1864,  he  was  appointed  major  of  his  regiment 
and  commanded  it  at  the  battle  of  Weldon  Railroad, 
which  was  fought  in  October  of  that  year.  On 
November  3  he  was  made  lieutenant  colonel  and  a 
week  later  colonel  of  the  19th  Maine.  Col.  Starbird 
commanded  the  regiment  in  the  final  advance  on 
Petersburg,  and  the  pursuit  which  led  to  the  sur- 
render of  Lee.  He  led  his  regiment  at  the  battle  of 
High  Bridge  on  the  Appomattox,  which  resulted  in 
shutting  off  all  possibility  of  the  retreat  of  the  Con- 
federate Army.  At  that  battle,  the  19th  Maine, 
without  any  support,  was  ordered  to  hold  a  bridge 
over  the  river.  When  they  took  up  their  position 
they  found  it  in  flames,  witli  Lee's  army  on  the  other 
side.  By  means  of  hats,  boxes,  canteens  and 
buckets  they  extinguished  the  flames,  and  although 
a  rebel  brigade  was  thrown  against  them,  they  held 
the  point  until  the  issue  was  decided.  Col.  Starbird 
was  struck  in  the  thigh  by  a  bullet  and  fell  from 
his  horse  unconscious.  It  was  thought  that  the 
wound  would  result  fatally,  but  he  rallied,  and  in 
April  following  he  was  commissioned  a  brevet  brig- 
adier general  "for  gallantry  while  in  command  of 
his  regiment."  At  the  close  of  the  war  Gen.  Star- 
bird  entered  the  customs  service,  and  while  thus 
employed  studied  medicine.  He  practiced  in  Boston 
till  189s  and  for  the  past  ten  years  has  been  medi- 
cal director  of  the  Home  at  Chelsea.  Mass.  He 
still  carries  the  bullet  which  it  was  thought  would 
kill  him,  40  years  ago.  He  will  reside  in  Roxbury. 
His    son   is   practicing   medicine   in   Dorchester. 

CLASS  OF   1900. 
Percy  A.  Babb  is  now  located  in  Mexico,  D.   F., 
as  a  consulting  mining  engineer. 


CLASS   OF   1901. 
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gor, was  married  to  Miss  Gertrude  R.  Fowler 
of  Bangor  last  July. 


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Loring  was  an  earnest,  sincere,  unobtrusive 
man,  carrying  on  his  life's  work  without 
ostentation  or  display.  Always  considerably 
handicapped  through  ill-health,  he  still 
remained  cheerful  through  all  and  pursued  his 
labors  never  discouraged.  He  was  of  upright 
Christian  character,  and  appeared  prominently 
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word  a  type  of  many  of  those  men  such  as 
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BRUNSWICK,   MAINE,    NOVEMBER    17,    1905. 


NO.  16"! 


BOWDOIN.  6;  BATES,  o. 

Bowdoin  won  one  of  the  greatest  football 
victories  in  recent  years  on  the  Garcelon  Field 
at  Lewiston,  Saturday  afternoon,  by  defeat- 
ing the  Bates  College  team  by  the  score  of  6 
to  o.  Although  we  have  won  greater  victo- 
ries in  the  size  of  scores,  it  is  never- 
theless certain  "that  the  Old  Bowdoin  spirit 
never  won  a  more  pleasing  victory  than  that 
of  Saturday. 

Bowdoin  played  a  wonderful  game  through- 
out— in  inoffensive,  defensive,  headwork,  and 
in  the  taking  advantage  of  the  general  trend  of 
the  game.  Ever)'  man  plaved  remarkable 
football,  and  there  certainly  were  eleven  men 
in  the  game  from  the  time  the  whistle  blew  at 
the  opening  until  time  was  called.  In  a  word, 
fast  football,  and  grim  determination  won  a 
great  victory  over  weight  and  overconfidence. 

It  would  be  hard  to  name  the  individual 
stars  in  the  game,  for  there  were  eleven  of 
them.  Yet  the  work  of  some  of  the  men  seem 
to  warrant  special  mention.  Among  these  J. 
Drummond,  who  not  only  played  a  great  game 
in  getting  down  on  punts,  but  also  made  every 
fumble  count  for  Bowdoin,  and  last  but  not 
least,  scored  the  winning  touchdown,  by  the 
liveliest  kind  of  work,  certainly  deserves  men- 
tion. 

Hawkesworth,  McDade,  Stacey,  Hatch,  and 
in  fact  all  the  team,  did  fine  work,  while  Bass 
ran  the  plays  with  remarkable  judgment 
throughout,  and  his  work  aided  materially  in 
bringing   about   the    splendid    result. 

The  Ortent  takes  the  following  detailed 
account  of  the  plays  from  the  Lezviston  Morn- 
ing Nezvs: 

At  2.34  Schumacher  kicked  to  Blanchard.  who 
made  13  yards,  being  down  on  his  ■  33-yard  line. 
Chapman  made  three  and  then  one.  Hafford 
punted  to  Wight,  who  fumbled  and  Crowley  got  the 
ball  on  Bate.s'  20-yard  line.  Blanchard  made  three 
and  one  and  then  Hafford  was  stopped  for  no  gain. 
Bates'  ball  on  her  16-yard  line. 

Conner  could  make  but  a  yard.  Redden  made  it 
first  down  and  then  got  through  a  big  hole. 
Though  he  fell  down  twice  he  made  12  yards.  Ken- 
dall, on  a  skin  tackle,  netted  four.  Conner  hit  the 
center  for  two  and  Redden  went  through  left  guard 
and  tackle  for  five. 


u  Conner  two,  Redden  four,  Schumacher  six  and 
yConner  two  more  and  the  Bates  enthusiasts  made  a 
"  big    noise. 

ttere  Bates  fumbled  and  Drummond  landed  on 
the  ball  with  a  dozen  men  on  him.  It  was  on  Bow- 
doin's  54-yard  line. 

Chapman  plunged  into  the  left  side  of  Bates'  line 
but  failed  to  gain.  ' 

In  a  tandem  play  Hafford  made  two.  Blanchard 
tried  but  it  was  Bates'  ball  by  a  few  inches.  Ken- 
dall let  loose  and  covered  five  yards,  boxing  Bow- 
doin's  right  end.  Wight  tried  an  end  run  but 
slipped  on  the  treacherous  footing,  making  less  than 
a  yard.  Schumacher  was  pulled  back  and  hit  the 
line  for  four.  Conner  gained  three  and  Johnson 
made  a  yard,  being  handsomely  downed  by  Crow- 
ley. Conner  made  four  and  Kendall  five,  on  a  skin 
tackle  play,  on  the  right  side.  Holding  in  the  line 
here  cost  Bates   15  yards. 

The  formation  was  on  a  try  for  goal  from  the 
field.  Kendall  intercepted  the  pass  and  made  a  vain 
effort  to  score  the  long  distance  by  a  trick.  Stacey 
downed  him  for  a  loss. 

Johnson  punted  to  Blanchard  who  was  downed 
by   Schumacher  on  Bowdoin's  23-yard  line. 

Hafford  scored  three  yards  and  Blanchard  in  two 
tries  made  first  down.  Chapman  made  three  and 
three  again  through  guard  and  tackle.  Blanchard 
hit  the  same  place,  which  showed  a  weakness,  and 
made  three.  Hafford  jumped  away  for  six,  all  but 
getting  clear.  Blanchard  made  four  and  then 
Hafford  covered  three,  four  and  two,  Blanchard  two. 
Chapman  two,  Blanchard  two,  and  Chapman  two 
again,  all  these  plays  going  into  the  Bates  line  at 
first  guard  or  tackle  and  then  the  other. 

Here  came  the  sensational  incident  of  the  game. 
Chapman  hit  the  Bates  line  hard  and  was  sprinting 
for  the  left  end  when  the  tackier  bumped  the  ball 
out  of  his  arms  and  it  hit  a  Bates'forward  on  the 
head.  Drummond  seized  the  ball  as  it  was  coming 
down. 

Before  any  of  the  men  near  him  had  gathered 
their  wits  Drummond  was  almost  over  the  line.  He 
covered  14  yards  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye  and 
BoAvdoin  had  won,   as   it  turned  out. 

Drummond  was  given  the  glad  hand  and  the 
Bowdoin  contingent  went  wild  with  delight.  Bates 
was  crestfallen  and  really  never  recovered  its  con- 
fidence. 

Hafford  took  plenty  of  time  and  kicked  the  goal. 
Score,  Bowdoin,  6;  Bates,  o. 

There  were  but  18  seconds  more  to  play  and  Haf- 
ford kicked  to  Kendall  who  ran  the  ball  in  12  yards 
and  made  eight  when  time  was  called. 

In  the  second  half  Hafford  kicked  off  to 
Conner,  who  fumbled  the  kick-off  and  then 
made  13  yards.  He  went  in  fiercely  for  three 
and  three  again  and  then  Kendall  lost  a 
yard.  The  next  time  he  had  fine  interference  and 
made    a    dozen.     Redden    was    stopped    with    but   a 


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bare  yard.  Kendall  was  jammed  into  the  surging 
mass  for  four.  Wight  tried  a  quarterback  run  and 
Chapman  put  him  down  for  a  considerable  loss. 
Redden  made  a  yard  and  then  Kendall  lost  distance 
but  it  cost  Bowdoin  five  yards  for  being  off-side. 

Kendall  made  six  on  a  skin  tackle  and  then  two 
and  Conner  two.  The  ball  was  now  in  the  center 
of  the  gridiron.  Conner  was  sent  in  close  to  Bow- 
doin's  center  for  three  yards.  Kendall  made  six 
and  Johnson  three.  Redden  made  no  gain,  as  the 
Bowdoin  forwards  smothered  him.  Kendall  came 
to  the  rescue  with  Wight  through  the  line  and 
Johnson  added  three  and  then  six.  Kendall  then 
slipped  in  the  mud  and  Hatch  rolled  him  over  and 
over  for  a  three-yard  loss.  Kendall  showed  the 
effect  of  the  hard  work  and  took  time  out. 

After  Johnson  had  made  six  yards  and  it  seemed 
as  if  Bates  would  score,  there  was  a  fumble  in  the 
backfield  and  it  was  McDade  who  clung  to  the  ball 
under  the  bunch  of  players  when  the  referee  untan- 
gled them.  Chapman  tried  twice,  but  Bates  was  as 
firm  as  a  rock.  Hafford  punted  to  Wight,  who 
brought  the  ball  back  to  Bowdoin's  53-yard  line. 
The  double  pass  to  Redden  netted  two  yards.  John- 
son could  make  but  one  yard,  Kendall  was  dovv'ned 
in  his  tracks  and  it  was  Bowdoin's  ball.  Holman 
replaced  Harris  here.  Bowdoin  tried  Plafford,  who 
made  first  down  in  two  rushes.  Chapman  and 
Blanchard   negotiated    seven   between   them. 

Smashes  into  guards  and  tackles  by  Blanchard 
and  Hafford  secured  ten  in  three  rushes.  Redden 
was  winded  badly  in  a  scrimmage  and  Fraser  went 
in.  Then  Bowdoin  raced  up  the  field.  Hafford 
three,  Blanchard  three,  Hafford  two,  Blanchard  five, 
Hafford   and   Blanchard   two. 

Here  the  referee  had  to  measure  the  distance. 
Bates  had  held  on  the  12-yard  line.  The  very  first 
scrimmage  that  Bates  tried  was  a  fumble  and  it 
was  the  illustrious  Drummond  who  gathered  the 
ball    in   and   saved    Bowdoin's    chances    again. 

Bates  was  desperate,  however,  and  stood  like 
Gibraltar  on  her  ten-yard  line,  as  three  times  the 
Bowdoin  backs  were  hurled  into  the  line.  Haft'ord 
and  Chapman  had  to  give  it  up.  The  final  play 
was  a  17-yard  loss  as  Bass  essayed  a  quarterback 
run  and  was  dragged  17  yards  by  Conner.  The  ball 
had  been  dead  on  the  14-yard  line  and  was  called 
back   there. 

Fraser  was  unable  to  gain  and  then  Bowdoin  was 
off-side  again  and  lost  five.  Fraser  then  made  three 
and  on  a  pass  Conner  made  four.  Then  Crowley 
essayed  the  criss-cross  and  lost  six  yards.  It  was 
Bowdoin's  ball  for  another  golden  opportunity. 
There  was  not  enough  time  left,  however,  and  two 
short  gains  left  the  ball  in  Bowdoin's  possession,  a 
dozen  yards  from  Bates'  line  as  the  game  ended. 

The    line-up   and   summary : 

Bowdoin.  Bates. 

Drummond,    le le.,    iVlahoney 

Haley,    It It.,    Poster 

Hawkesworth,   Ig Ig.,   Johnson 

McDade,    c c,    Thurston 

Hatch,    rg rg.,    Jackson 

Stacey,    rt rt.,    Schumacher 

Crowley,    re .-re.,    Harris,   Holman 

Bass,    qb qb.,    Wight 

Chapman,   Ihb Ihb.,   Redden,   Fraser 

Hafford,    rhb rhb.,    Kendall 

Blanchard,    fb fb.,    Conner 


Score — Bowdoin,  6;  Bates,  o.  Touchdown,  by 
Drummond.  Goal — by  Hafford.  Referee — Clement 
of  Tufts.  Umpire — Marshall  of  Harvard.  Official 
lineman — Cleveland  of  Amherst;  assistants,  Gumbel 
(Bowdoin),  Douglass  (Bates).  Timers — Wing 
(Bowdoin),  McCarty  (Bates).  Time— 28-  and  25- 
minute    periods.     Attendance — 2,000. 


DELTA    KAPPA    EPSILON    CONVEN- 
TION. 

The  fifty-ninth  annual  convention  of  the 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Fraternity  was  held  on 
November  8,  9,  and  10,  in  New  York  City, 
the  headquarters  being  at  the  W alaorf- Asto- 
ria Hotel.  The  convention  was  held  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Columbia  a'nd  New  Vork 
University  Chapters,  and  the  New  York  Asso- 
ciation. A  fine  program  of  entertainment 
was  furnished.  The  convention  opened  with 
a  smoker  at  the  Columbia  Chapter  House  on 
Wednesday  evening.  Thursday  morning  and 
afternoon  and  Friday  morning  were  given  up 
to  business  meetings.  On  Thursday  evening 
the  delegates  were  entertained  by  the  INew 
York  University  Chapter  at  the  Hippodrome, 
and  after  the  performance  with  a  supper  at 
Shanley's.  Frida}'  afternoon  a  steamer  was 
chartered  and  all  attending  the  convention 
were  given  a  trip  about  the  harbor,  enabling 
those  present  to  see  the  British  squadron 
under  Admiral  Prince  Louis  of  Battenburg, 
and  also  three  of  the  American  squadrons,  all 
tmder  Admiral  Robley  D.  Evans.  The  con- 
vention ended  Friday  evening  with  a  banquet 
at  the  Waldorf-Astoria,  the  largest  attend- 
ance of  any  yet  given.  The  delegates  from 
the  Bowdoin  Chapter  were  Arthur  O.  Putnam 
and  D.  Bradford  Andrews. 


READING  BY  KATE  DOUGLASS 
WIGGIN. 

Bowdoin  students,  as  well  as  townspeople, 
will  be  pleased  to  learn  that  they  are  to  have 
the  opportunity  of  hearing  Kate  Douglass 
Wiggin  in  Memorial.  Hall  next  Tuesday  even- 
ing. The  program  will  include  selections 
from  the  works  of  Mrs.  Riggs,  interspersed 
with  several  musical  numbers.  The  evening 
should  prove  a  most  delightful  occasion. 

An  afternoon  tea  is  to  be  given  in  Hubbard 
Hall  from  4  to  6  Tuesday  afternoon,  in  honor 
of  Mrs.  Riggs,  and  no  doubt  many  students 
will  take  advantage  of  the  opportunity  of 
meeting  this  well-known  writer  and  friend  of 
Bowdoin. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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PRESIDENT  HYDE  AT  SUNDAY 
CHAPEL. 

President  Hyde's  remarks  last  Sunday  were 
brief,  but  interesting.  He  related  an  incident 
of  the  recent  meeting  of  the  Association  of 
New  England  Colleges  held  at  Williams- 
town  last  week. 

President  Hopkins  of  Williams  had  asked 
President  Eliot  of  Harvard  to  make  a  relig- 
ious address  to  the  Williams'  students  at 
chapel.  President  Eliot  replied:  "I  never  did, 
but  I  will."  President  Hyde  continued : 
Whether  we  can  honestly  say  these  few 
words  is  a  test  of  whether  we  are 
living  or  dead,  whether  we  are  growing  or 
going  backwards.  How  many  of  us  meet  a 
novel  situation  in  this  way?  Whether  a  man 
is  eighteen  or  seventy-two,  as  is  President 
Eliot,  he  is  to  all  practical  purposes  dead  if 
he  doesn't  try  to  do  new  things ;  the  young- 
man  of  eighteen  is  older  and  nearer  his  grave 
than  the  man  of  seventy-two  as  long  as  he  is 
contented  with  doing  the  same  thing  he  always 
has  done. 

Whether  a  man  is  eighteen  or  seventy-two 
he  is  a  young,  living,  growing  man  as  long  as 
he  can  say,  "I  never  did,  but  I  will." 


PRESIDENT  HYDE  AT  MT.  HOLYOKE. 

President  Hyde  has  been  widely  quoted  dur- 
ing the  past  week  on  the  subject  of  woman's 
suffrage,  as  the  result  of  his  address  delivered 
at  the  68th  anniversary  of  Founder's  Day  at 
Mt.  Holyoke,  last  week. 

President  Hyde  said  in  part : 

''Woman's  right  are  now  clearly  defined. 
The  recognition  of  a  woman's  ideal  makes 
man  and  woman  as  different  as  God  created 
them  to  be.  A  woman  is  fitted  for  many 
occupations  involving  physical  and  moral  dan- 
ger to  herself.  But  in  mining,  manufacturing 
and  law,  where  man  has  to  fight  the  competi- 
tion of  the  world,  man  is  distinctively  alone. 
Not  one  woman  in  a  million  can  take  charge 
of  a  competitive  occupation  without  physical 
and  moral  danger  to  herself.  Two  results  of 
her  presence  in  such  a  strife,  physical  break- 
down and  hardening  of  the  heart,  would  both 
injure  the  ideal  woman. 

"In  scholarship  women  are  superior  in  book 
knowledge.  They  are  superior  in  competi- 
tive examinations,  but   are    liable    to    injure 


their  health,  to  the  detriment  of  future  gener- 
ations. A  girl  student  should  not  be  forced 
to  study  when  she  does  not  want  to  study. 
The  course  should  be  extended  for  them  to 
five  years.  In  the  elementary  education 
woman  is  superior  to  man,  but  not  in  pro- 
ductive scholarship.  The  price  women  pay 
to  attain  academic  fame  is  not  worth  what 
women  pay  for  it,  if  that  price  is  womanly 
qualities. 

"Men  are  by  nature  fitted  for  politics  and 
the  day  when  women  will  desire  the  ballot 
franchise  is  put  further  oft"  by  every  agitation 
for  it.  The  womanly  ideal  will  come  with  the 
worthy  woman  who  finds  her  ideal  in  the 
home  and  its  duties." 

The  address  was  loudly  applauded  by  the 
graduates  and  their  friends. 


MASS  MEETING. 

The  mass  meeting  held  on  the  night  before 
the  Bates  game  was  one  of  the  most  enthusi- 
astic that  has  been  held  in  Memorial  Hall. 
The  speakers  were  Coach  Barry,  Brown,  '02 ; 
Assistant  Coach  Fogg,  Bowdoin,  '02 ;  James 
Clarke,  captain  of  last  year's  championship 
baseball  team,  and  Ross  McClave,  coach  of 
Bowdoin's  championship  football  team  last 
fall.  All  spoke  of  the  power  of  "Bowdoin 
Spirit"  in  winning  games,  and  asserted  that 
our  football  team,  being  physicaly  equal  to 
Bates  plus  the  "Bowdoin  Spirit"  ought  to 
be  able  to  make  a  showing  on  the  following 
day  that  would  make  the  college  forever  proud 
of  them. 

We  have  seen  what  this  "Bowdoin  Spirit" 
did  last  Saturday.  It  now  remains  to  be  seen 
if  this  same  spirit  cannot  bring  Bowdoin 
through  to-morrow's  game  as  champion  of 
the  state. 


FACULTY  NOTES. 

Last  Sunday  morning  President  Hyde 
delivered  the  sermon  at  the  Universalist 
Church  on  Pleasant  Street.  He  took  as  his 
text :  "Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you ;  seek, 
and  ye  shall  find ;  knock,  and  it  shall  be 
opened  unto  you." 

Doctor  Whittier  and  Professor  Ham  were 
members  of  the  Faculty  who  attended  the 
Bowdoin-Bates  game  in  Lewiston,  last  Satur- 
day. 


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EDITORIAL    BOARD. 
R.   G.  WEBBER.  1906,         ■       •       Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 

H.  p.  WINSLCW,  19Q6.  R.  H.  HUPPER,  igo8. 

H.  E.  WILSON,  1907.  R.  A.   LEE,   1908. 

R.  A.  CONY,   1907.  H.   E.    MITCHELL,  1908. 

W.   S.   LINNELL,   1907.  H.    G.    GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 

A.  L.    ROBINSON,  1908.  Medical   School,   1907. 


G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,  • 

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Last  Saturday's  Victory. 

Probably  Bowdoin  has  never  won  a  greater 
victory  than  that  of  Saturday.  In  the  first 
place  it  was  a  great  victory  because  Bowdoin 
spirit  actually  did  what  Coach  Fogg  said  of  it 
in  his  mass-meeting  speech  turned  sure  defeat 
into  certain  victory.  It  was,  first  of  all,  then 
a  victory  for  the  Old  Bowdoin  spirit.  Again, 
it  was  a  vindication  of  the  college  and  its  men 
in  a  peculiar  and  pleasing  way  in  connection 
with  newspaper  comment  about  the  state  of 
late.  A  number  of  Maine  papers  have  taken 
great  satisfaction  in  speaking  disparagingly 
of  Bowdoin's  athletic  outlook,  and  once 
started,  they  had  been  kept  going  in  a  man- 
ner that  was  entirely  unwarranted.  In  this 
respect,  too,  the  victory  was  especially  pleas- 
ing. And  last  of  all,  it  was  a  great  victory  as 
proving  that  Bowdoin  students  have  the  real 
quality  of  determination  in  them — the  kma 
that  makes  men.     To  go  into  a  game  and  score 


a  victory  with  all  kinds  of  odds  against 
them,  as  did  eleven  Bowdoin  men,  last  Satur- 
day, was  work  that  has  never  been  equalled 
in  Maine  college  athletics.  Bowdoin  students 
are  proud  of  that  team  of  last  Saturday — ana 
well  they  may  be. 


To=morrow's   Qame. 

Bowdoin  will  play  the  last  game  of  the 
season  to-morrow  afternoon,  and  as  this  con- 
test is  the  decisive  one  of  the  Maine  college 
championship,  it  is  safe  to  say  that  it  will 
be  the  greatest  of  the  year.  The  Univer- 
sity of  Maine  has  a  strong  team  and  will  be 
down  here  with  a  determination  to  win,  but 
if  Bowdoin  plays  with  the  spirit  that  she  man- 
ifested in  the  Bates  game,  she  ought  to  come 
out  victorious.  The  game  will  be  worth  seeing 
out  ahead.  The  game  will  be  worth  seeing 
and  every  man  in  college  needs  to  give  the 
team  the  same  loyal  support  that  was  given 
last  Saturday.  It  will  be  a  great  game  and  a 
great  victory — for  Maine  or  Bowdoin.  We 
hope  and  believe  it  will  be  Bowdoin. 


Newspaper  Talk. 

The  increase  in  the  attention  given  to 
college  athletics  of  late  has  caused  this  sub- 
ject to  attain  great  importance  in  the  public 
mind,  and  the  doings  of  the  college  athlete  is 
so  followed  with  popular  interest,  that  the 
newspapers  at  this  time  of  5'ear  are  daily  filled 
with  comparisons  and  forecasts  on  the  football 
prospects.  This  is  quite  as  true  in  Maine 
as  elsewhere.  Since  the  first  of'  September 
the  Maine  papers  have  regularly  had 
long  columns  of  comment,  prophecies  and 
remarks  on  the  Maine  football  world  and 
particularly  the  prospects  of  the  four  colleges 
in  the  state.  To  the  credit  of  most  of  the 
papers  let  it  be  said  that  all  four  institutions 
have  been  treated  fairly  and  alike  in  these 
write-ups.  But  a  man,  and  particularly  an 
undergraduate,  is  never  jealous  of  anything 
more  than  the  reputation  of  his  college,  and 
it  is  very  easy  for  a  paper  to  take  a  very  par- 
tisan view  through  its  correspondent,  and  to 
make  statements  slurring  and  derogatory  to 
the  other  colleges.  Matter  is  published  by  a 
newspaper,  which  seen  by  outsiders,  will  be 
positively  injurious  to  another  college.  The 
Orient  would  ask  the  press  of  Maine  to  take 
greater  care  in  the  statements  with  regard  to 


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college  athletics  that  it  publishes.  We,  in 
behalf  of  the  other  institutions  as  well  as  our- 
selves, ask  for  fair  play  from  all.  In  years 
past  Bdwdoin  learned  only  too  well  the  lesson 
of  silence  and  the  foolishness  of  making  fore- 
casts and  boasts.  Due  to  the  observing  of 
this  same  rule  this  fall  and  to  the  overindulg- 
ence in  partisan  talk  by  others,  the  public  was 
made  to  believe  that  Bowdoin  considered  she 
had  no  show  for  the  state  championship. 
Last  Saturday  Bowdoin  won  a  game  from 
what  was  credited  as  being  the  fastest  team  in 
the  state.  Thereupon  various  newspaper  men 
were  surprised  and  considered  it  necessary  to 
explain  their  serious  statements,  and  did  so 
by  discrediting  the  victon'  as  much  as  possi- 
ble. Matter,  positively  libelous  and  insulting, 
was  permitted  in  print,  known  to  be  false  by 
all  who  had  witnessed  the  game  in  question. 
"Explaining  a  defeat"  is  the  height  of 
unsportsmanlike  conduct.  We,  therefore,  ask 
for  fair  treatment.  If  we  win  in  athletics, 
give  us  the  full  credit  of  our  victory,  and  if 
we  lose,  we  will  try  our  best  to  lose  as  true 
■sportsmen. 


Y.  n.  C.  A.  Work. 

The  Orient  notes  with  much  regret,  that 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  has  practically  suspended 
activity.  Very  few  meetings  have  been  iieid 
this  term,  those  very  irregularly,  and  with 
small  attendance.  There  seems  to  be  a  lack 
of  real  leadership.  Contrary  to  the  regular 
custom,  no  systematic  canvass  of  the  Fresh- 
man Class  for  new  members  has  been  con- 
ducted ;  in  fact,  very  few  Freshmen  know  for 
a  certainty  that  a  Y.  M.  C.  A.  exists  to-day  in 
Bowdoin. 

What  does  this  mean?  For  one  thing,  it 
means  that  we  are  asleep.  There  is  no  lack 
of  Y.  M.  C.  A.  material  and  no  lack  of  oppor- 
tunity for  work.  The  upper  classes  are  made 
up  largely  of  men  who  always  have  been' 
active  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. ;  this  season,  appar- 
ently, they  have  forgotten  their  responsibility 
to  keep  the  work  moving.  The  entering  class 
contains  a  large  number  of  men  whom  the 
Orient  knows  have  been  active  in  their  pre- 
paratory school  Y.  M.  C.  A. — men  who  make 
the  best  members  of  the  college  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
We  need  to  wake  up  and  marshal  these  forces. 

The  Association  has  weekly  meetings,  too, 
for  keeping  alive  and  developing  the 
reliarious     life      of      its      members ;      it     has 


expressed  its  purpose  to  give  physical  and 
athletic  training  to  the  boys  of  the  town ;  it 
has  also  expressed  its  purpose  to  conduct 
lectures  and  conferences  on  subjects  related 
to  the  social  and  practical  applications  of 
Christianity.  It  is  largely  responsible  for  the 
furtherance  of  Bible  Study  in  the  college  for 
this  year.  These  duties  certainly  are  press- 
ing, and  are  worthy  of  the  support  of  every 
single  student.  Yet,  thus  far  this  year,  we 
have  utterly  neglected  these  facts  of  abundant 
material  and  large  opportunity  and  have  let 
other  activities  of  no  greater  importance 
absorb  our  whole  attention. 

What  is  to  be  done?  It  certainly  is  out  of 
the  question  to  let  the  Association  drag  along 
the  way  it  has  for  the  past  few  weeks ;  that 
would  mean  that  we  would  soon  have  no 
Association.  It  is  late,  even  now,  to  recover 
our  footing.  There  is,  then,  only  one  course 
open.  We  must  shake  off  our  lethargy  and 
get  to  work.  Let  every  old  member  renew 
his  interest,  let  all  the  classes  especially  the 
Freshman,  be  canvassed  for  new  members,  let 
some  live  man  infuse  spirit  into  the  organiza- 
tion, and  we  shall  have  an  Association  worthy 
of  the  name  and  a  prosperity  approaching  that 
of  the  past.  The  Orient,  as  the  medium  of 
the  whole  student  body,  asks  each  individual 
student,  as  an  appreciative,  loyal  college 
man,  to  help  in  this  work. 


An  Engineering  Course. 

The  Orient  has  frequently  heard  sugges- 
tions favorable  to  the  establishment  of  an 
engineering  course  in  this  college.  Such  a 
move  has  many  arguments  in  its  favor,  and 
two  of  them  are  the  following :  Such  a  course 
would  add  to  our  number  of  students ;  it 
would  keep  the  college  more  thoroughly  in 
the  public  view. 

It  is  almost  unnecessary  to  say  that  it  would 
increase  the  number  of  students,  for  such  a 
course  would  be  a  new  feature  of  our  work 
and  if  it  drew  any  students  at  all  it  would 
draw  them  from  outside  our  regular  student 
body  and  thus  add  to  our  totals.  But  by  sim- 
ply drawing  students  for  engineering  is  not 
the  only  way  we  should  increase  our  numbers. 
We  often  hear  of  students  entering  an  engi- 
neering course,  who  before  thev  complete 
their  course,  conclude  to  secure  an  A.B. 
Degree.  These  instances  are  frequent  at  the 
LTniversitv  of  Maine  and  elsewhere.     Such  a 


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course  would  thus  draw  us  men  not  only  for 
our  engineering  course  but  for  the  academic 
courses  as  well. 

An  engineering  course  would  also  serve  to 
advertise  the  college.  Bowdoin  would  at  once 
become  better  known  outside  the  state,  because 
such  courses  are  crowded  in  all  colleges  offer- 
ing them,  and  students  would  gladly  come 
from  a  greater  distance  to  pursue  engineering 
than  they  would  to  pursue  any  other  courses. 
And  one  student  actually  enrolled  in  a 
college  is  the  best  advertisement  a  college  can 
have  in  his  community.  After  all  it  is  not  the 
distance  that  deters  so  many  students  from 
coming  here  as  it  is  the  fact  that  they  do  not 
know  us.  The  students  from  afar  coming 
to  our  engineering  course,  would  see  us  as  we 
are  and  we  have  faith  to  believe  such  students 
would  bring  us  more,  and  spread  the  name  of 
the  college  farther  than  ever  before. 

Saying  nothing  of  the  other  arguments, 
these  two  are  sufficient  to  warrant  serious  con- 
sideration of  an  engineering  course  for  Bow- 
doin College. 

SATURDAY  CLUB  LECTURE. 

On  November  ninth,  Bliss  Perry's  audience 
nearly  filled  Memorial  Hall.  Mr.  Perry's 
address  was  a  most  excellent  one,  and 
as  a  result  of  it  Thackeray  will  prob- 
ably be  much  more  widely  read  in  Brunswick 
than  ever  before.  Mr.  Perry  first  traced  the 
course  of  Thackeray's  career,  then  dwelt  upon, 
his  style  of  writing,  quoting  several  passages 
from  his  most  famous  books.  In  tracing 
Thackeray's  life  he  showed  that,  although  in 
his  earlier  days.  Thackeray  devoted  himself 
to  law,  then  to  art,  and  did  not  begin  his  great 
literary  work  until  he  was  middle-aged,  never- 
theless, he  had  shown  from  his  boyhood  the 
quick  and  sure  perception  of  the  truth  which  in 
later  life,  made  him  the  great  satirist  that  he 
was.  One  little  incident  showing  his  early 
satirical  genius  is  probably  still  in  the  minds  of 
those  who  attended  the  lecture.  It  seems  that 
when  Thackeray  was  still  a  mere  boy  he  hap- 
pened to  read  a  poem  that  was  extremely 
flowery  in  its  phraseology,  but  very  wanting 
in  genuineness  and  spirit,  and  so,  on  reaching 
several  t)'pical  lines,  he  could  not  help  para- 
phrasing them,  and  one  which  ran  "Violets ! 
Dark  blue  violets !"  he  crossed  out  entirely, 
writing  above  it  "Cabbages !  Bright  green  cab- 

;f" 


All  who  attended  the  lecture  feel  that  they 
were  well  rewarded  for  doing  so,  while  those 
who  did  not  attend  missed  a  most  interesting 
and  instructive  address,  written  and  delivered 
by  a  man  whose  literary  ability  is  recognized 
as  being  of  the  highest  order.  The  college 
sincerely  thanks  the  Saturday  Club  of  Bruns- 
wick for  extending  such  a  kind  invitation  to 
the  students,  who  will  gladly  take  advantage 
of  the  opportunity  thus  afforded  to  hear  some 
of  America's  well-knovi'n  speakers,  writers, 
and  thinkers. 


MINSTREL   SHOW. 

The  first  rehearsal  for  the  Minstrel  Show 
will  be  held  in  Banister  Hall,  on  Monday, 
November  20,  at  7  p.m.  A  large  number  of 
men  are  needed  for  the  chorus  and  it  is  earn- 
estly hoped  that  every  one  who  can  sing  will 
come  out  for  the  chorus.  Robert  A. 
Toothaker,  who  met  with  such  great  success 
in  drilling  the  chorus  for  the  Minstrel  Show 
two  years  ago,  will  take  charge  of  the 
same  work  this  year.  The  first  work  will  be 
upon  the  overture,  which  is  a  remarkably 
bright  and  catchy  one.  There  should  be 
little  delay  as  the  whole  chorus  can  be  drilled 
at  one  time.  The  harder  the  men  work  while 
they  are  there,,  the  fewer  rehearsals  that  will  be 
needed.  By  Monday  the  football  season  will 
be  over  and  it  is  therefore  hoped  that  the  fel- 
lows will  take  hold  of  the  show  with  a  will. 

Freshmen  are  earnestly  requested  to  turn 
out.  Don't  forget  the  date,  Monday,  Novem- 
ber 20  at  7  P.M.  in  Banister  Hall. 


ART  BUILDING  NOTES. 
There  are  now  on  exhibition  in  the  Bow- 
doin Gallery  108  very  beautiful  and  interest- 
ing photographs  of  Granada,  and  the  Alham- 
bra.  These  photographs  are  the  property  of 
the  Library  Art  Club  and  will  be  exhibited 
until  the  29th  of  November. 

NOTICES 

By  vote  of  the  faculty,  the  Thanksgiving 
recess  will  extend  from  Wednesday,  Novem- 
ber 29,  at  12.30  P.M.,  to  Friday,  December  i, 
at  1.30  P.M. 

All  upper  classmen  whose  home  addresses 
have  been  changed  since  the  issue  of  the  last 
college  catalogue,  will  please  notify  the  reg- 
istrar's office  at  once. 


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CoUcQc  notes. 


It  was  the  greatest  victory  in  years. 

Pike,  '09,  is  absent  from  college  for  an  indefinite 
time. 

Everything  was  quiet  on  Mt.  David  last  Saturday 
evening. 

Emery,  '05,  has  been  visiting  the  college  during 
the  past  week. 

"A  Trip  Around  the  World"  was  one  of  tlie 
events  of  yesterday. 

The'  Quill  exchanges  are  to  be  found  in  the  peri- 
odical room  in  the  library. 

There  is  a  rumor  in  the  newspapers  that  football 
IS  to  be  seen  no  more  at  Harvard. 

Sawyer,  '07,  has  returned  to  college  after  being 
out  working  during  the  entire  fall. 

The  principal  of  Coburn  Classical  Institute  has 
prohibited  any  more  football  at  his  school. 

Tufts,  12 ;  University  of  Maine,  o.  Comparing 
our  score  with  Tufts,  it  looks  as  though  Bowdoin 
had  a  chance  yet. 

Those  who  remain  over  in  Brunswick  for 
Thanksgiving  are  to  have  a  hare  and  hound  race 
on  Thursday  morning. 

Professor  Robinson  has  been  in  Bangor  this  week, 
in  connection  with  matters  relative  to  the  water 
supply  of  that  city. 

The  Sophomores  made  a  call  for  class  football 
men  last  week.  Regular  practice  for  the  Freshman 
team  will  begin  on  Monday. 

J.  C.  Minot,  '96.  and  R.  L.  Swett,  '01,  spent  Sun- 
day at  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  house,  after  attend- 
ing the   Bates   game  on   Saturday. 

Pictures  of  Drummond,  '07,  and  comments  on  his 

fine   exhibition   of   football   last   Saturday,    appeared 

in  a  number  of  the  papers  this  week. 

^         Last   Saturday   was   the   sixth  consecutive   victory 

A   Bowdoin  has  won  over  a  Maine,  college  in  football. 

Will  there   be   a   seventh  to-morrow? 

It  is  about  time  for  certain  papers  to  slow  up  on 
football.  Their  predictions  for  last  Saturday 
proved  a  disappointment,  but  not  for  Bowdoin  men. 

Everybody  has  been  hoarse  during  the  earlier 
part  of  the  week  as  the  result  of  strenuous  vocal 
work  at  Lewiston,  Saturday.  It  was  a  worthy 
cause. 

The  campus  was  deserted,  last  Saturday  after- 
noon, but  there  were  enough  left  to  ring  the  chapel 
bell  as  soon  as  the  final  score  of  the  game  was 
known. 

A  great  many  of  the  students  were  present  at  the 
sociable  and  reception  held  in  the  First  Parish  ves- 
try last  Friday  evening,  and  enjoyed  a  most  pleasant 
occasion. 

On  the  eleventh  of  November,  1899,  exactly  six 
years  ago  from  last  Saturday,  a  Bates  team,  accred- 
ited as  being  the  fastest  in  the  state,  came  down 
to  Brunswick,  while  a  bonfire  was  being  prepared 
in  Lewiston  to  celebrate  the  victory.  But  the  bon- 
fire was  not  lighted — the  team  was  beaten  16  to  5. 
The  old,  old  story  about  history  repeating  itself ! 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Freshman  Class  held  last 
Tuesday,  Gastonguay  was  elected  captain  of  the 
Freshman  football  team  in  place  of  Sheehan, 
resigned. 

The  two  lower  classes  have  already  commenced 
practicing  for  the  annual  Freshman-Sophomore 
game,  which  will  be  played  on  the  Whittier  Field 
next  week. 

A  certain  druggist  in  Lewiston  has  no  cause  to 
regret  the  victory  of  Bowdoin,  Saturday.  In  the 
evening  he  was  richer  by  four  hundred  dollars  and 
two  gold  watches  ! 

President  Hyde  has  an  article  in  a  recent  issue  of 
the  Congrcgationalist  on  the  Maine  Interdenomina- 
tional Commission  and  the  work  it  has  done  during 
the  last   fourteen  years. 

The  Freshman-Sophomore  football  game  will  be 
played  on  November  twenty-fifth.  The  Freshman 
team  also  has  a  game  scheduled  with  the  Portland 
High   School   for  Thanksgiving  day. 

The  general  parish  sociable  held  in  "The  Church 
on  the  Hill"  last  Friday,  was  a  very  successful  and 
enjoyable  affair.  Several  students  were  pres- 
ent, and  were  heartily  received  by  the  members  of 
the   church. 

The  grand  stand  seats  for  the  Maine-Bowdoin 
game  Saturday,  went  like  a  flash.  Those  reserved 
for  the  townspeople  did  not  remain  on  sale  a  day 
and  the  two  hundred  and  fifty  for  the  Bowdoin 
contingent  were  all  sold  in  forty  minutes.  Seats  are 
decidedly  at  a  premium  now. 

A  large  number  of  Delta  Upsilon  men  were 
entertained  at  the  residence  of  Merritt,  '94,  in 
Auburn,  after  the  Bates  game,  Saturday.  Among 
those  present  were  Laferriere,  '01,  Webber,  '03, 
Robinson,  '04,  Kincaid,  ex-'o8,  Crockett,  Amherst, 
'01,  Noble,  Amherst,  '05,  and  Van  Ness,  McGill, 
'02. 

Popular  indignation  was  aroused  among  the  stu- 
dents when  it  was  learned  recently  that  Bowdoin 
has  hired  O'SulIivan  as  a  coach.  Unsportsmanlike 
is  mild  and  we  can  hardly  admire  the  principle  that 
prompts  a  college  to  sacrifice  her  dearest  posses- 
sion in  athletics — honor — for  an  increased  chance 
at  winning  what  in  comparison  is  but  a  mess  of 
pottery.  And  in  the  event  of  losing  even  at  this 
sacrifice,  what  is  there  left? 

As  will  be  remembered,  O'SulIivan  has  acted  as 
referee  for  the  games  here  this  fall,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  the  Bates  game.  Pie  was  practically  Maine's 
referee  for  the  season,  and  had  been  settled  on  for 
the  position  at  the  Bowdoin  game.  Imagine  the 
surprise  at  Maine  when  the  news  drifted  in  from 
other  sources  that  he  was  at  Bowdoin  coaching  the 
squad. — Maine  Campus. 

As  Dr.  O'SulIivan  only  assisted  in  coaching  the 
Bowdoin  eleven  three  afternoons,  two  weeks  ago, 
and  as  he  was  engaged  to  help  out  in  an  emergency 
because  of  his  experience  as  a  player  at  Holy  Cross 
rather  than  as  a  referee  in  any  game,  it  is  extremely 
doubtful  if  any  damage  was  done  to  Maine's  pros- 
pects or  any  ethical  principle  violated. — Kennebec 
Journal. 

Further  comment   is   unnecessary. 


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WHAT  '05   IS  DOING. 

John  Hall  Brett — With  International  Bank- 
ing Corporation,   London,  Eng. 

William  Stephen  Brimijoin — Assistant  in 
chemistry,  Bowdoin  College. 

Ernest  H.  R.  Burroughs — Harvard  Law 
School. 

Morris  O'Brien  Campbell — Harvard  Law 
School. 

Stanley  Perkins  Chase — Post-graduate  work 
in  English  at  Harvard. 

James  Arthur  Clarke— Agent  New  York 
Life  Insurance  Co.,  Portland,  Me. 

Charles  Poole  Cleaves — Preaching  at  Win- 
throp. 

Charles  Bayley  Cook — In  business,  Port- 
land. 

Ralph  Norwood  Cushing — Business,  Thom- 
aston.   Me. 

Walter  Samuel  Cushing — International 
Banking  Corporation,  New  York. 

Kenneth  Howard  Damren — Harvard  Law 
School. 

Raymond  Davis — Yale  Forestry  School. 

Frank  Day — Teaching  in  High  School  at 
North  Hartford,  Conn. 

Ansel  Cyrus  Denning — Business  in  New 
York. 

Charles  Joseph  Donnell — International 
Banking  Corporation,  New  York. 

Robert  Knight  Eaton — Studying  textile 
industry  in  Philadelphia. 

James  Newell  Emery — Newspaper  work. 
Bar  Harbor. 

James  Gregory  Finn — Insurance  business. 
New  York. 

William  Francis  Finn — With  General  Elec- 
tric Co.,  New  York. 

George  Adams  Foster — Maine  Medical 
School. 

Harold  Webb  Garcelon— McGill  Medical 
School. 

John  Adolph  Greene — Maine  Medical 
School. 

Philip  Kilborn  Greene — Assistant  in  High 
School,  Mt.  Hermon,  Mass. 

Benjamin  Simpson  Haggett — Teaching  in 
High  School,  Alfred,  Me. 

Robert  Elwyn  Hall — Harvard  Law  School. 

Everett  Woodbury  Hamilton — Teaching  in 
High  School,  Willimantic,  Conn. 

Edwin  LaForest  Harvey — ^^Vith  Nezv 
York  Globe.  New  York. 


Walton  Thomas  Henderson — Sub-master 
Fiyeburg  Academy. 

Herbert  Staples  Hill — Teaching. 

Henry  Alfred  Lermond — Teaching  in 
Thornton  Academy. 

Henry  Lewis — Banking  business,  Portland. 

Arthur  Lewis  McCobb — Instructor  in  Pin- 
gry  School  for  Boys,  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Harry  Milton  Mansfield — Sardine  iDusiness, 
Jonesport,  Me. 

Flarold  Everett  Marr — Principal  Searsport 
High  School. 

Frank  Mikelsky — Clothing  business,  Bruns- 
wick. 

Rupert  MacConnell  Much — With  Eastern 
Steamship  Co.,   Boston. 

John  Edward  Newton — Post-graduate  work 
at  Yale. 

Winfield  Irving  Norcross — Working  in 
Lewiston. 

William  John  Norton — In  Social  Settle- 
ment work,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Harold  Russell  Nutter — Stove  business, 
Bangor. 

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VOL.  XXXV. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   NOVEMBER   24,    1905. 


NO.  17 


BOWDOIN  LOSES 

Maine  Championship  to  U.  of  M.,  J  8  to  0 

In  the. greatest  battle  for  supremacy  and  fight  for 
championship  that  Whittier  Field  ever  saw,  and 
before  the  largest  crowd  that  ever  assembled  in 
Maine  m  the  history  of  collegiate  athletics,  Bowdoin 
lost  her  title  to  the  championsip  by  the  score  of  i8 
to  o   m    Maine's   favor. 

Not  by  superior  tactics,  for  Bowdoin  played  her 
men  with  wonderful  judgment,  not  by  greater  abil- 
ity for  we  showed  up  the  fastest  team  work  and 
displayed  the  most  talent;  not  from  better  coaching 
for  Bowdoin  has  had  the  very  best,  nor  from  greater 
endurance  did  Maine  evince  her  superiority,  but  by 
beef  strength  and  weight  and  all  the  luck  there 
was  in  the  game. 

It  was  no  easy  task.  Every  inch  of  ground  was 
contested  with  relentless  fury  by  every  man  of  the 
Bowdoin  eleven.  Never  did  a  Bowdoin  captain  or 
team  fight  harder  for  victory.  Time  and  again  we 
seemed  certain  of  scoring  only  to  be  pushed  back 
by  heavier  opponents.  The  spirit  was  ours  but  the 
flesh  was  theirs.  Behind  the  team  stood  every  man 
in  college,  lending  cheer  and  encouragement.  The 
patriotic  display  of  enthusiasm  betwen  the  halves 
when  headed  by  the  college  band,  the  entire  Bow- 
doin contingent  formed  in  line  to  march  over  the 
field  was  the  grandest  and  most  inspiring  feature 
of  the  game. 

Bowdoin  entered  the  contest  with  the  loss  of  two 
of  her  star  men,  Hafi^ord  and  Stacey,  whose  work 
has  been  particularly  brilliant  throughout  the  year, 
Haflford  on  account  of  the  death  of  his  father,  and 
Stacey  on  account  of  a  bad  knee.  What  the  result 
would  have  been  had  Haflford  been  in  his  usual 
place  it  is  only  guess  work  to  say.  It  is  almost  cer- 
tain, however,  that  we  would  have  scored.  Of  the 
men  who  took  their  places  we  have  only  the  highest 
commendation.  Captain  Chapman  was  in  every 
play,  making  the  longest  and  most  frequent  gains, 
tackling  the  surest  and  punting  the  furthest  of  any 
man  on  either  eleven.  Never  did  our  plucky  cap- 
tain, who  was  playing  his  last  game  for  Alma 
Mater,  play  with  more  dash  or  valor.  The  hand  of 
congratulation  is  everywhere  extended  to  him.  Every 
man  on  the  team  stood  behind  Captain  Chapman  to 
the  best  of  their  ability.  J.  Drummond  and  Crowley 
played  their  ends  with  remarkable  speed  and 
Hawkesworth  and  Hatch  did  fine  work  in  the  line. 
Blanchard's  work  was  highly  commendable.  Maine's 
backs  played  a  hard,  fast  game,  Higgins  and  Quint 
netting  their  team  long  gains.  Moore  at  center 
was   a  tower  of  strength  for  the   Maine  line. 

Bowdoin,  although  disappointed,  surely  takes  the 
defeat  in  the  true  Bowdoin  spirit.  Maine  won 
fairly  and  squ^irely  and  deserves  all  the  honor  of 
the  Maine  championship.  We  lost  to  a  team  supe- 
rior only  in  weight.     Maine  in  all   rushed  the  ball 


259  yards,  punted  125  yards  and  lost  20  yards  on 
penalties,  while  Bowdoin  rushed  the  ball  246  yards, 
punted   180  yards  and  lost  40  yards   on  penalties. 

The  game   in   detail : 

Maine  won  the  toss  and  received  the  kick-off. 
Chapman  kicked  to  Bennett,  who  was  downed 
without  gain  on  his  2S-yard  line  by   Drummond. 

Higgins  received  the  ball  on  the  next  play  and 
took  it  through  Bowdoin's  line  for  45  yards.  Bass 
made  a  pretty  tackle  in  the  open  field.  Quint  took 
the  ball  for  five  yards  and  then  Bowdoin  was  pen- 
alized five  yards. 

Higgins  made  six  yards  and  then  four.  Maine 
fumbled  but  kept  the  ball  and  then  Quint  made 
three  yards  and  Higgins  four  yards  which  placed 
the  ball  on  Bowdoin's  3S-yard  line.  Farwell  made 
five  yards.  Quint  three,  Higgins  five,  and  then  fol- 
lowed it  by  three,  most  of  them  on  Bowdoin's  right 
side  of  the  line.  Bowdoin  was  then  penalized  five 
yards  which  placed  the  ball  on  Bowdoin's  S-yard 
line.  Bowdoin  rallied  and  held  for  one  down. 
Quint  went  over  the  line  for  the  first  touchdown  on 
the  next  play.  Miner  kicked  a  pretty  goal.  Maine 
kicked  off  to  Bass  on  the  next  play  who  fumbled 
the  ball  gaining,  however,  seven  yards.  It  was  now 
Bowdoin's  first  chance  at  carrying  the  ball.  Red- 
man advanced  the  ball  five  yards  and  Chapman 
eight.  Five  yards  were  added  for  offside  play  by 
Maine.  The  next  play  netted  three  yards  and  the 
next  a  loss  of  three,  Bennett  tackling  Redman 
behind  the  line.  The  ball  went  to  Maine  on  the 
next^  play  on  downs,  but  was  regained  on  Bow- 
doin's 36-yard  line.  Bowdoin  tried  two  line  plays 
but  could  not  gain  and  on  second  down  we  were 
penalized  20  yards  for  off-side  play.  It  was  our 
ball  on  our  20-yard  line.  Chapman"  then  executed 
his  famous  fake  punt  and  gained  a  handsome  19 
yards.     Blanchard  made  first  down. 

Drummond  gained  three  yards  and  Blanchard 
five.  Redman  piled  up  six  and  Captain  Chapman 
three.  Bowdoin  was  again  penalized  fifteen  yards. 
Chapman  tried  the  fake  punt  again  for  seven  yards 
advancing  to  the  Bowdoin  4S-yard  line.  Chapman 
then  punted  to  Miner,  who  was  downed  on  tlie  17- 
yard   line. 

Quint  made  6  yards,  followed  by  5  by  Higgins, 
and  2   1-2  by  Quint  through  center. 

The  ball  was  now  on  the  3S-yard  line.  Higgins 
made  4  yards  through  center  and  Farwell  followed 
with  6  yards,  taking  the  ball  to  Bowdoin's  4S-yard 
line  where  Maine  was  penalized  15  yards  for  hold- 
ing. 

A  fake  punt  was  tried  in  the  next  play,  but 
Maine  could  not  make  distance  so  punted  to  Bow- 
doin's 4S-yard  line.  Bass  fumbled  but  recovered 
himself  in  time  to  make  up  some  gain. 

Chapman  made  a  beautiful  20-yard  run  on  the 
next  play.  Redman  went  through  the  line  for  7 
and  Chapman  was  held  for  no  gain.  Maine  tried 
a  tandem  play  which  carried  the  ball  10  yards.  Hig- 


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gins  fumbled  but  regained  the  ball.  Crowley  threw 
him  back  on  the  next  play  which  completed  the 
first    half.     Score — Maine    6,    Bowdoin    o. 

Second  Half. 

Farwell  opened  the  second  half,  kicking  to  Red- 
man, who  carried  the  ball  to  the  fifteen-yard  line. 
Captain  Chapman  brought  his  team  twenty-five 
yards  on  the  second  longest  run  of  the  game.  He 
took  the  pigskin  again  but  with  small  gain.  He 
then  punted  6s  yards  and  beyond  the  goal  line.  It 
was  the  longest  and  prettiest  punt  of  the   day. 

Maine  brought  the  ball  in  and  kicked  out  from 
the  35-yard  line,  the  ball  going  to  Blanchard  who 
carried  it  in  six  yards.  Bass  made  two  yards  on  a 
quarterback  run  and  Blanchard  then  bucked  the  line 
for  two  yards.  Chapman  punted  40  yards  to 
Maine's  lo-yard  line.  Swift  who  had  gone  in  to 
take  Higgins'  place,  made  four  yards  and  then  on  a 
tandem  play  Maine  made  2  more. 

Farwell  made  2  yards  and  Quint  4  yards.  Swift 
failed  to  gain  and  Stone  who  had  gone  in  to  take 
Capt.  Bennett's  place,  also  failed  to  gain.  Quint 
punted  25  yards  to  Chapman  and  himself  got 
around  Bowdoin's  end  and  downed  Chapman  where 
he  took  the  ball.  Then  followed  a  series  of  punts. 
With  the  ball  on  our  29-yard  line,  Bearce  advanced 
to  the  lo-yard  line  and  a  few  short  gains  soon  car- 
ried the  ball  across  the  line  for  the  second  touch- 
down of  the  game.     Maine  12,  Bowdoin  0. 

The  next  score  came  easier  for  Maine,  although 
we  were  not  weakening  and  Swift  soon  carried  the 
ball  over  the  line  for  the  third  touchdown  and  goal. 
The  game  ended  with  the  ball  in  Bowdoin's  posses- 
sion on  the  30-yard  line. 

The  game  was  a  beautiful  display  of  grit  and  en- 
durance. It  was  clean,  fast  football  from  the  start 
and  the  better  team  won.  The  line-up  and  sum- 
mary : 

Maine.  Bowdoin. 

Burleigh,    le re.,    Crowley. 

Reed,    It rt.,   Hawkes worth. 

Ray,  It. 

Bearce,    Ig rg.,    Hatch. 

Moore,    c c,    McDade. 

c,   Skolfield. 

Smith,    rg Ig.,    Davis. 

Bennett,   rt It.,   Haley. 

Stone,    rt. 

Talbot,  re ,  .le.,  J.   Drummond. 

le.,   W.   Drummond. 

Miner,   qb qb.,    Bass. 

Burke,   qb. 

Quint,    Ihb rhb.,    Redman, 

Chase,    Ihb rhb„    Blair. 

Higgins,    rhb Ihb.,    Chapman. 

Swift,  rhb. 

Farwell,    fb fb.,    Blanchard. 

Weymouth,    fb fb.,   Adams. 

Score — Maine  18.  Touchdowns — Quint  2,  Swift. 
Goals  from  touchdowns — Miner  3.  Timers — Henry 
A.  Wing  for  Bowdoin,  Grover  for  Maine.  Umpire — 
Clement  of  Tufts.  Referee — Macreadie  of  Port- 
land A.  C.  Head  linesman — Capt.  Brown  of  Fort 
McKinley,    Portland.     Time — 25-minute  halves. 


COMMUNICATIONS. 

Although  a  debate  with  Wesleyan  this  year  is 
now  out  of  the  question  it  may  not  be  out  of  place 
to  print  two  communications  relative  to  the  sub- 
ject from  staunch  supporters  of  Bowdoin's  mterests 
and   activties.     The   communications   follow : 

To   t/ic   Undergraduates  of  Bozadoiii  College: 

It  is  with  considerable  interest  that  I  have  fol- 
lowed the  correspondence  and  discussion  of  a  Wes- 
leyan-Bowdoin  debate,  and  although  I  understand 
all  hope  of  debating  her  this  year  is  over,  still  allow 
me  to  say  a  few  words  favoring  such  a  contest  if 
another  opportunity  is   received. 

Last  spring  a  second  debate  was  proposed  for 
Bowdoin  and  after  some  discussion  I  was  very  glad 
to  note  that  the  matter  seemed  to  have  been 
dropped. 

The  reason  that  I  was  glad  that  the  proposition 
was  rejected,  was,  to  put  the  matter  plainly,  because 
I  believe,  and  most  thoroughly,  that  Bowdoin  would 
be  making  a  great  mistake  to  enlarge  the  field  of 
her  rivalry  with  any  other  college  in  Maine  by 
introducing   debating   contests  in   the   Stale. 

On  the  other  hand,  now  that  we  have  an  oppor- 
tunity to  enlarge  the  horizon  of  our  interests  by 
entering  upon  another  contest  with  a  Connecticut 
college  of  about  our  own  size,  I  am  convinced  that 
the  undergraduate  body  will  be  acting  wisely  to 
favorably  accept  any  further  movement  on  Wes- 
leyan's   part. 

As  to  the  objection  that  Bowdoin  would  be  unable 
to  support  two  debating  teams  creditably,  I  will  say 
only  that,  should  the  Bowdoin- Wesleyan  proposi- 
tion materialize,  Wesleyan,  a  college  of  about  our 
own  size,  will  be  supporting  three  debating  teams, 
as  she  already  has  two  annual  contests  of  this  kind. 
And  if  Wesleyan  can  enter  upon  a  third  debate  and 
support  three  teams,  surely  Bowdoin  should  have  no 
misgivings  in  accepting  a  chance  to  put  two  teams  in 
the  field  if  two  dates  can  be  satisfactorily  arranged. 
By  rejecting  the  challenge  Bowdoin  will,  it  seems 
probable,  be  drawn  into  a  similar  contest  with 
Bates  and  such  an  alliance  is  apt  to  be  entangling 
and  often  productive  of  very  little  honor  in  victory 
and  a  great  deal  of  local  discredit  in  the  event  of 
defeat;  by  accepting  a  challenge  from  our  worthy 
Connecticut  rival  we  may  enter  upon  a  series  of 
debates  with  Wesleyan  that  will  increase  Bowdoin's 
name  and  fame  among  the  New  England  colleges. 
Another  thing  favoring  such  a  contest  is  that  Wes- 
leyan debates  wholly  with  her  debaters,  i.  e.,  there 
is  no  faculty  coaching.  No  better  rival  for  Bow- 
doin could  be  chosen  from  the  ranks  of  the  New 
England  colleges  than  the  college  at  Middletown. 
Let  us  hope  that  Bowdoin  will  embrace  the  next 
favorable   opportunity   for   debating  her. 

"Alumnus." 


Dear  Mr.  Editor: 

I  regret  extremely  that  Bowdoin  could  not  find 
it  in  her  way  to  try  conclusions  with  Wesleyan  in 
debate  this  year.  Amherst  claims  our  first  atten- 
tion, it  is  true,  but  two  debates  a  suitable  distance 
apart  ought  in  no  wise  to  hamper  our  possibilities 
but  tend  to  develop  them.  Such  contests  as  we 
have   outside   of   Maine   do   advertise  us   in   a  good 


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way  and  help  to  take  us  out  of  our  local  setting. 

When  we  started  in  to  debate  with  Amherst  the 
same  discouraging  conditions  were  present  then  as 
now.  But  two  defeats,  I  think,  spurred  our  men 
on  to   greater   efforts   and  with   tlie  glorious   result 


Debating   has   been    too   long   neglected   at   Bow- 
doin.     Our   victories   over   Amherst   show   what  we 
can  do.     Can  we  not  do  better  even  than  that? 
Yours  truly, 
Joseph  B.  Roberts,  Bowdoin,  '95. 


KA-TE  iDOUGI,A.SS   WIGGIN    (MRS.  GEO.  C.  JRIGGS).  Litt.D.,  1=>04. 


that  we  have  two  victories  to  our  credit  and  the 
score    is    now    even. 

Wesleyan  would  be  a  worthy  foeman.  I  know 
that  out  of  two  contests  with  Syracuse  University 
she  has  won  both  and  out  of  five  with  Williams  she 
has   won   three. 

At  Wesleyan  the  different  men  compete  for  posi- 
tions on  the  debating  team.  It  has  happened  there 
frequently  that  a  man  has  competed  successfully 
for  a  place  on  more  than  one  team. 


MRS.  GEO.  C.  RIGGS  GUEST  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 

One  of  the  largest  crowds  that  ever  gathered  in 
the  Alumni  Room  of  Hubbard  Hall  was  present  on 
last  Monday  afternoon  to  greet  Mrs.  George  C. 
Riggs,  who  has  been  with  us  this  weeic,  the  guest 
of  the  college.  Mrs.  Riggs  stood  at  the  head  of  the 
receiving  line  and  in  most  cordial  manner  greeted 
the  many  who  were  so  desirous  of  meeting  her. 
Mrs.   Hyde,  Mrs.  Lee,  who  was    chairman    of    the 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


committee,  Mrs.  Robinson  and  Miss  Cliapman,  were 
also  in  the  receiving  line. 

Dainty  refreshments  were  served  by  the  Misses 
Mason,  Johnson,  Southerland,  Winchell,  Dunlap, 
Pennell,    Melcher.    Little,    Forsaith    and    Despeau. 

Mrs.  Houghton  and  Mrs.  Woodruff  poured  and 
Mrs.  Henry  Johnson  served  punch. 

The  fraternities  furnished  delegates  for  ushers 
who  politely  escorted  all  comers  to  the  receiving 
line.  It  was  a  most  enjoyable  occasion  and  one  to 
be  remembered  by  all.  Mrs.  Riggs  was  entertained 
at    dinner    by    the    President   and    invited    guests. 

THE  READING  IN   MEMORIAL. 

A  large  and  refined  audience  greeted  Mrs.  George 
C.  Riggs  on  last  Tuesday  evening  when  she 
appeared  in  Memorial.  President  Hyde  gracefully 
introduced  Mrs.  Riggs  and  the  college  orchestra  fur- 
nished  excellent   music   through   the   program. 

She  chose  for  her  readings  selections  from  "A 
Cathedral  Courtship,"  "Rebecca  of  Sunny  Brook 
Farm,"  and  "A  Bird's  Christmas  Carol."  They  are 
all  works  that  have  made  her  famous.  The  enter- 
tainment was  one  of  the  best  that  Bowdoin  students 
have  been  privileged  with  for  some  time. 


KATE  DOUGLAS  WIGGIN. 

In  the  life  of  Kate  Douglas  Wiggin  (Mrs.  George 
C.  Riggs),  a  career  is  presented  to  the  public  singu- 
larly characterized  by  high  ideals  and  lofty  aspira- 
tions. 

She  was  born  in  Philadelphia  September  28,  1857, 
descending  from  old  Puritan  ancestry.  After  her 
graduation  from  Abbott  Academy,  Andover,  Mass., 
she  went  West,  following  the  profession  of  a  teacher 
until  her  marriage  to  Samuel  B.  Wiggin.  Until  his 
death  in  1899  she  was  occupied  chiefly  in  literary  and 
charitable   pursuits. 

Her  first  work  was  a  short  serial  story  entitled, 
"Half  a  Dozen  Housekeepers,"  written  to  raise  funds 
for  a  certain  charitable  purpose  in  which  she  was 
interested.  This  opened  a  vent  for  further  literary 
effort,  and  other  works  followed  in  rapid  succes- 
sion. Such  books  as  "Rebecca,"  "Penelope's 
Progress,"  and  a  "Cathedral  Courtship,"  need  no 
comment.  As  a  writer,  they  have  placed  Mrs.  Riggs 
in  the  front  rank  of  the  writers  of  the  present  day. 
Besides  having  made  her  mark  in  letters,  she  has 
the  distinction  of  being  the  founder  and  organizer 
of  the  first  free  kindergarten  for  poor  children  in  the 
West.  In  1904  she  received  the  degree  of  Litt.D. 
from  Bowdoin  College,  and  in  Mrs.  Riggs  this  insti- 
tution has  a  loyal  patroness  and  friend. 


BOWDOIN   DRAMATIC   CLUB. 

The  first  trials  for  the  Dramatic  Club  will  be  held 
immediately  after  Thanksgiving.  A  number  of  last 
year's  members  of  the  club  have  graduated  and 
there  is  an  excellent  opportunity  for  new  men  this 
year  and  a  large  number  are  urged  to  come  out. 
The  play  is  to  be  "The  Rivals."  which  has  been 
presented  with  great  success  elsewhere.  The  coach 
will  be  present  at  the  trials  and  aid  in  the  selecting 
of  the  men.  Those  who  have  not  done  so  should 
order  their  books  at  once  from  Piper,  '06. 


COLLEGE     MINSTRELS     HOLD     FIRST 
REHEARSAL. 

The  first  rehearsal  for  the  Minstrel  Show  was 
held  in  Banister  Hall  last  Monday  night.  Though 
only  a  few  were  present,  considerable  progress  was 
made  upon  the  overture.  In  order  to  make  the 
show  a  success,  however,  about  three  times  as  many 
men  must  turn  out  to  rehearsals.  Monday  only 
about  twenty  men  were  out  for  the  chorus — at 
least  thirty  more  are  needed  and  there  is  room  for 
more  than  that. 

As  the  Thanksgiving  recess  comes  next  week  it  is 
not  expected  that  much  can  be  done  until  the  week 
after,  when  the  management  hopes  that  every  man 
in  college  will  do  his  share.  If  the  fellows  will 
only  turn  out  to  rehearsals  in  good  numbers  and 
work  hard  while  they  are  there  an  effort  will  be 
made  to  minimize  the  number  of  rehearsals.  When- 
ever possible  rehearsals  will  be  announced  two  or 
three  days  ahead  so  the  fellows  can  arrange  their 
work   accordingly. 

As  the  "End"  men  are  to  rehearse  apart  from 
the  chorus,  there  need  be  no  delay  if  those  who  are 
trying  for  the  chorus  come  on  time.  It  is  almost 
impossible  to  notify  each  man  of  the  time  of 
rehearsals  or  to  give  each  man  a  personal  invitation. 
It  is,  therefore,  hoped  that  the  fellows  will  watch 
the  bulletin  board  at  chapel  for  announcements. 

It  is  for  the  interests  of  the  college  as  well  as  for 
the  interests  of  the  Baseball  Association  that  the 
production  be  a  success.  The  management  therefore 
hopes  that  nothing  further  need  be  said.  We  have 
prospects  for  a  good  team  but  we  need  money  none 
the  less  and  unless  the  show  is  a  thorough  success 
the  team  will  be  severely  handicapped  in  the  way  of 
funds. 

To  those  who  are  already  lending  their  assistance 
the  management  wish  to  express  their  thanks,  with 
the  hope  that  many  more  will  do  their  share. 


JUNIORS   ELECT   OFFICERS   FOR  IVY  DAY. 

The  Juniors  met  in  Memorial  November  16  and 
in  a  perfectly  clean  election  chose  their  Ivy  Day 
officers.     Men  honored  with  election  are : 

President — Paul    Drake    Blanchard. 

Vice-President — Harold  E.  Wilson. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer — Linwood  Mandeville 
Erskine. 

Marshal — William  Sheperd  Linnell. 

Orator — Aubrey  James  Voorhees. 

Chaplain— George   H.   Hall,   Bath. 

Poet — Charles    Wilbert    Snow. 

Ivy  Day  Committee — Earl  Haggett  MacMichael, 
Asa  Osgood  Pike,   Cornelius  Doherty. 


MINSTREL    SHOW    ORCHESTRA. 

A  college  orchestra  is  being  organized  for  the  Min- 
strel Show  under  the  direction  of  H.  B.  Chandler, 
'07.  It  is  desired  to  have  this  orchestra  made  up 
almost  entirely  of  college  men.  Many  of  the  men 
who  played  for  the  INIinstrel  Show  of  two  years 
ago  and  for  "King  Pepper"  are  still  in  college.  In 
addition  to  these  men  there  is  an  abundance  of  good 
material  in  the  Freshman  Class.  With  prospects  so 
good  as  these  there  seems  little  need  of  going  out- 
side of  the  college  for  assistance  if  every  man  who 


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is  able  to  lend  his  services  will  help.  Though  bright 
and  catchy,  none  of  the  music  is  very  difficult  and 
it  is,  therefore,  hoped  that  those  who  play  on  any 
instrument  will  at  least  give  it  a  trial. 

Without  a  good  orchestra  of  several  pieces  a 
minstrel  show  cannot  be  a  success  and  it  is  therefore 
hoped  that  in  the  interests  of  the  baseball  team,  for 
whose  benefit  the  show  is  presented,  a  large  number 
will  give  their  names  to  Chandler,  '07,  or  Wilson, 
'07,  as  soon  as  possible.  Work  upon  the  overture 
has  already  begun. 


BETA-THETES    HOLD    PLEASANT    DANCE 
IN  HONOR  OF  COACH  BARRY. 

Monday  evening,  November  13,  the  Beta  Theta 
Pi  fraternity  held  an  informal  reception  and  dance 
at  its  chapter  house  on  McKeen  Street.  The  occa- 
sion was  in  honor  of  Coach  Barry,  who  is  a 
member  of  the  fraternity  having  graduated  from 
Brown  University  in  1903.  Coach  Barry  has 
made  his  home  at  the  chapter  house  during  his  stay 
in  the  college  and  a  pleasant  evening  was  given 
him  in  appreciation  of  his  work  for  the  college  and 
his  companionship  with  the  fellows.  The 
patronesses  were  Mrs.  L.  A.  Lee,  Mrs.  Henry  John- 
son and  Mrs.  Frank  Roberts  of  Brunswick.  The 
invited  guests  were :  Misses  Percy,  Clifford  and 
Moody  of  Bath,  Misses  Ranger  and  Soule  of  Yar- 
mouth, Miss  Shea  of  Lisbon  Falls,  Misses  Evelyn 
Stetson,  Ruth  Little,  Helen  Eaton,  Bertha  Stetson 
and  Misses  Johnson,  Hubbard  and  Marian  Stetson 
of  Brunswick,  A.  O.  Pike,  '07,  C.  W.  Rundlett,  '05, 
and  George  Hopkins  of  LTniversity  of  Maine.  Music 
was  furnished  by  Miss  Amy  Stetson  and  Mrs. 
Toothaker  of   Brunswick. 


THE  ALL-MAINE  TEAM. 

That  imaginary  organization,  the  all-Maine  team, 
has  received  its  usual  press  comment.  The  Orient 
after  considerable  debate,  submits  the  following 
line-up.  There  are  so  many  men  whose  ability  is 
so  nearly  matched  that  it  is  difficult  to  eome  to  a 
unanimous  conclusion.     The  team  follows  : 

Le.,   J.    Drummond    (Bowdoin). 

Lt.,  Reed   (Maine). 

Lg.,    Hawkesworth     (Bowdoin). 

C,  Moore   (Maine). 

Rg.,  Johnson   (Bates). 

Rt.,   Schumacher   (Bates). 

Re.,    Mahoney    (Bates). 

Qb.,  Palmer  (Colby). 

Lhb.,   Chapman    (Captain)    (Bowdoin). 

Rhb.,   Kendall    (Bates). 

Fb.,  Conner   (Bates). 

There  are  other  candidates  whose  playing  entitles 
them  to  consideration  in  making  up  the  list.  They 
are  Hetherington  of  Colby,  Higgins  and  Bearce  of 
Maine,  Hafford  of  Bowdoin  and  Hatch  of  Bowdoin. 


OUTSIDE  WORK. 

A  class  in  gymnasium  work  will  again  be  under- 
taken by  the  association.  The  young  boys  of  the 
town  will  be  given  a  systematic  course  of  training, 
beginning  Saturday. 


JOHN    EDWARD    NEWTON,    '05,    WINS    $150 
POLITICAL   ECONOMY    PRIZE. 

Some  time  last  year  the  Hart,  Schaff^nei  and  Marx 
concern  of  Chicago  offered  large  prizes  for  the  best 
essays  on  economic  subjects  opening  the  competi- 
tion to  all  graduate  and  undergraduate  members  of 
every  college  in  the  United  States. 

The  distribution  of  prizes  has  just  been  announced 
and  it  is  extremely  gratifying  to  Bowdoin  men  to 
learn  that  John  Edward  Newton  of  the  Class  of 
1905  won  the  $150  prize  in  the  undergraduate  sec- 
tion. In  the  post-graduate  section  the  first  prize  of 
$600  was  won  by  Earl  D.  Howard  of  the  University 
of  Chicago,  the  second  prize  of  $500  by  William  J. 
Lank  of  the  University  of  Chicago,  and  the  third 
prize  of  $400  by  H.  S.  Person  of  the  University  of 
Michigan,  Ph.D.,  '02,  now  Assistant  Professor  and 
Secretary  in  the  Tuck  School  of  Administration  and 
Finance   at   Dartmouth. 

There  were  two  prizes  in  the  undergraduate  sec- 
tion. The  first  of  $300  was  won  by  C.  R.  Welton, 
Lhiiversity  of  Wisconsin,  and  the  second  of  $150  by 
Mr.   Newton. 

The  winning  of  such  a  prize  from  such  a  large 
field  of  contestants  brings  great  honor  to  Mr.  New- 
ton and  the  college.  His  subject  was:  "The  Influ- 
ence of  the  Industrial  Combinations  on  the  Amer- 
ican Laborer."  Mr.  Newton  is  pursuing  a  course 
in  Theology  at  Yale.  During  his  course  here  he 
took  a  deep  interest  in  economic  subjects  and  won 
several  prizes  here. 


ATHLETIC  COUNCIL 
Grants  "B's"  and  Makes  Nominations. 

Immediately  after  the  Maine  game  the  athletic 
council  met  to  grant  the  right  of  the  football  "B's" 
and  nominate  candidates  for  manager  and  assistant 
manager  of  the  igo6  team. 

Sixteen  players  received  the  coveted  letter.  They 
were :  Captain  Chapman.  '06.  Redmon,  '07,  Hafford, 
'09,  Blanchard,  '07,  Adams,  '07,  J.  Drummond,  '07, 
Crowley,  '08,  W,  Drummond,  '07,  Bass,  '07,  Blair, 
'09,  Hawkesworth,  '06,  Stacy,  '09,  Haley,  '08,  Hatch, 
'06.   Skolfield.  '06,  and  McDade,  '09. 

Of  this  number  only  five   are  new  letters. 

The  nominees  for  manager  of  the  football  team 
are:  Neal  Woodside  Allen,  '07,  of  Portland,  Ralph 
Eugene  Sawyer,  '07,  of  Wilton  ;  for  assistant  man- 
ager, Neal  Willis  Cox,  '08,  of  Portland,  and  Carl 
Merrill  Robinson,  '08,  of  Portland.  The  date  of  the 
election  will  be  announced  later. 


ART  BUILDING  NOTES. 
A    beautiful    painting   entitled    "Evening   at   Sea." 
by  James  Hamilton,  has  been  loaned  indefinitely  to 
the  Art  Building  by   Mr.   Dennis   M.  Banks,  '91,   of 
Waterville. 


SUNDAY  SERVICE. 

Dr.  Burnett  will  speak  at  the  association  rooms 
next  Sunday.  Special  music  will  be  given.  Every 
one  should  turn^  out  and  support  the  association  in 
its   Sunday  services. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


R.   G.  WEBBER.  1906 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Editor-in-Chief. 


H.  P.  WINSLOW,  1906 
H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 
W.   S.   LINNELL,   1907. 
A.   L.    ROBINSON,  1908 


Associate  Editors: 

r.  h.  hupper,  1908. 

R.  A.   LEE,  1908. 
H.    E.    MITCHELL,   1908. 
H.    G.    GIDDINGS,  A.B.,  of  the 
Medical    School,  1907. 


G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   ....     Business   Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907,    .    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 
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Vol.  XXXV.  NOVEMBER   24,    1905.  No.    17 


Maine's  decisive  victory 
Maine's  Victory,  over  our  forces  last  Satur- 
day was  a  keen  disappoint- 
ment to  every  Bowdoin  supporter.  It  was  a 
hard  game  to  lose.  After  working  through 
a  difficult  schedule  with  creditable  results 
and  winning  both  our  previous  championship 
games  to  lose  the  final  and  decisive  game  of 
the  year  was  not  a  welcome  defeat  to  take. 
Yet  every  Bowdoin  man  feels  not  discourgaed 
but  proud  of  the  valiant  team  and  captain  who 
displayed  such  a  grim  fight.  It  was  a  mag- 
nificent battle,  as  interesting  as  it  was  rough. 
From  the  kickofT  to  the  blowing  of  the 
whistle  that  announced  "Time !"  Bowdoin  was 
"game"  and  every  Maine  man  felt  as  though 
they  had  earned  their  victory.  We  congrat- 
ulate them  in  true  sportsman's  spirit.  The 
unified  playing  of  this  team  won  for  them 
what  individual  stars  were  unable  to  accom- 
plish. 


A  few  weeks  ago  the 
The  Bowdoin.  Orient  published  news 
Wesleyan  Debate.  5,^/=^^'^^  ^^  J"  Bowdom- 
VVesleyan  debate  and  ex- 
plaining our  existing  rela- 
tions with  Amherst.  The  Orient  now  learns 
that  the  matter  has  had  further  consideration 
and  has  been  the  subject  of  some  correspond- 
ence between  the  two  institutions,  and  while  it 
seems  in  every  way  advisable  for  the  two  col- 
leges to  promote  closer  relations,  at  the  same 
time  a  debate  with  them  this  year  is  now 
impossible. 

It  is  more  than  probable  that  Amherst  will 
again  wish  to  meet  us  in  debate  and  even  now 
has  only  to  sign  the  agreement  which  Bow- 
doin has  forwarded  to  her  to  bind  us  to 
another  two-3'ear  engagement.  This  situa- 
tion was  explained  to  Wesleyan  and  a  reply 
was  received  stating  it  would  be  impossible  to 
hold  off  longer  and  to  telegraph  them  our 
acceptance  or  declination  of  the  challenge. 
On  receipt  of  this  message  it  was  decided  that 
Bowdoin  would  be  obliged  to  decline. 

We  understand  that  Wesleyan  has  recently 
held  her  first  debate  of  the  year  with  Wil- 
liams and  was  the  victor.  The  next  debate,  in 
which  she  wished  to  debate  Bowdoin,  would 
be  held  not  far  from  the  time  of  the  Amherst 
Debate,  if  that  materializes  as  is  now  deemed 
practically  certain.  This  would  necessitate 
our  sending  out  two  entirely  different  teams 
and  as  we  should  of  course  place  our  best 
team  against  Amherst,  the  team  we  should 
send  against  Wesleyan  would  be  a  second 
teain,  thus  placing  us  at  a  great  disadvantage, 
as  many  Bowdoin  men  believe,  at  too  great  a 
disadvantage. 

It  is  held  by  some,  however,  that  if  Wes- 
leyan is  desirous  of  debating  us  next  year,  we 
can  hold  a  debate  with  her  earlier  in  the  year, 
thus  enabling  us  to  send  out  the  same  team 
against  both  Amherst  and  Wesleyan.  This 
matter  deserves  our  best  thought  as  Wes- 
levan  is  a  college  about  our  size  and  is  an 
extremelv  likely  college  with  which  to  open 
relations  if  we  are  to  extend  the  scope  of  our 
debating  work. 


The  passing  of  November 

A  Reminder.        twenty-third     marks      the 

one     hundred      and     first 

anniversary  of  the  birth  of  Franklin  Pierce. 

Each  year  the  college  weekly  sees  fit  to  recall 

to  its  readers  the  name  of  one  of  our  most 


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famous  graduates  and  fourteenth  President  of 
the  United  States.  Lawyer,  statesman,  soldier, 
politician,  congressman,  president,  he  was  one 
of  the  noblest  and  ablest  men  that  ever 
ascended  the  heights  of  fame. 


Last  Monday  afternoon 
College  Teas.  the  college  teas  started  in 
auspiciously  with  a  bril- 
liant reception  to  Mrs.  George  C.  Riggs  in 
Fltibbard  Hall.  This  tea  which  takes  the 
place  of  the  first  one  in  January  was  to  offer 
an  opportunity  to  the  students  to  meet  Mrs. 
Riggs  (Kate  Douglas  Wiggin).  There  was 
a  very  large  attendance  especially  of  out-of- 
town  people.  Since  these  teas  are  the  only 
chances  given,  to  the  students  to  meet  the 
faculty  and  the  friends  of  the  college  on  social 
terms,  it  is  the  duty  of  the  students  to  attend 
in  large  numbers.  The  regular  series  of  teas 
will  begin  after  the  Christmas  vacation.  The 
ladies  of  the  faculty  are  putting  forth  every 
exertion  to  make  these  teas  a  success  and  the" 
student  body  should  help  with  its  attendance. 


The  manager  of  the  base- 
Support,  ball  team  gives  an  account 

of  his  '  first  minstrel 
rehearsal  in  another  column.  His  words  of 
appeal  should  demand  the  attention  of  stu- 
dents who  have  musical  ability.  The  success 
of  any  college  organization  depends  primarily 
on  the  support  it  receives.  The  temporary 
lull  in  activities  following  football  affords 
excellent  opportunity  for  rehearsals. 


The  college    is    especially 
pleased   to    welcome    Mrs. 
Bowdom's   Friend    Qeorge    C.    Riggs     as     its 
and  Daughter.       ^,,^3^,     not    only    because 
we  extend  a  hearty  recep- 
tion to  all  that  come'  among    us    who    have 
attained  to  a  high  mark    in    the    world,    but 
because  she  is  one  of  Bowdoin's  two  famous 
daughters  and  we  are  proud  of  her.     As  a  col- 
lege  we  appreciate  Mrs.   Riggs'  kindness   in 
coming  here  to  personally  meet  the  students 
and  at  the  same  time  to  vary  the  somewhat 
monotonous  round  of    study    with    her    own 
form  of  entertainment  unlike  any  other  that 
comes  to  us  throughout  the    year.     To    Mrs. 
Riggs  the  Orient  wishes  to  express  the  appre- 
ciation of  tlie  students  for  her  great  service  to 
them. 


We  also  wish  to  thank  the  faculty  that  they 
have  made  it  possible  for  the  students  to  meet 
Bowdoin's  daughter  and  enjoy  her  readings. 
These  diversions  from  study  of  the  regular 
sort  bring  the  faculty  into  closer  touch  with 
the  student  body  and  help  them  to  work 
together  for  the  common  cause  of  Bowdoin. 


Hafford's   sudden    depart- 
Sympathy.  ure     from     college     occa- 

sioned by  the  death  of  his 
father,  inspires  the  deepest  sympathy  of  every 
undergraduate.  Both  his  and  the  college's 
loss  is  great  but  we  hope  to  see  him  with 
us  again  soon  and  trust  the  death  will  in  no 
wise  effect  his  bright  future  here. 


Last  Saturday  Bowdoin 
The  "B."  conferred       on        sixteen 

undergraduates  the  high- 
est and  only  reward  which  she  can  give  for 
work  well  done  in  athletic  lines — the  college 
"B."  All  these  men  well  earned  and  well 
deserved  the  distinction.  The  college  letter  is 
the  college  laurel  wreath.  As  the  Greek  youths 
cherished  and  honored  their  simple  decora- 
tion, so  may  the  Bowdoin  letter  be  always 
cherished  by  its  wearer.  We  feel  that  those 
who  receive  this  distinction  this  fall  are  emi- 
nently worthy  of  the  honor  and  the  college  is 
glad  that  it  has  some  way  in  which  it  may 
show  its  appreciation  of  their  efforts. 


NOTICES 

Every  one  who  is  going  to  trv  for  the  Dramatic 
CKib  must  order  at  once,  of  F,  E.  R.  Piper,  a  copy 
of  Richard  Brinsley  Sheridan's  play,  "The  Rivals," 
that  the  readings  for  the  different  parts  may  be 
assigned  before  the  trials.  Every  fellow  who  is  inter- 
ested in  dramatics  is  urged  to  come  out  and  try  as 
there  is  a  good  chance  on  the  club  for  new  men. 
Per    order    President. 

The  positions  of  Business  Manager  and  Assistant 
Business  Manager  of  the  Orient  will  both  have  to 
be  filled  at  the  March  election.  Business  Manager 
to  be  chosen  from  the  Junior  Class,  Assistant  from 
the  Sophomore  Class.  Anyone  wishing  to  try  for 
either  of  these  positions  should  apply  for  assign- 
ments immediately,  as  they  are  to  be  filled  strictly 
by  competition. 

Manager. 

Cuts  of  the  coach,  captain  and  manager  of  this 
3'ear's  football  team  with  a  short  summary  of  the 
year's  work  will  be  presnted  in  our  ne.xt  issue. 

Editor. 


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College  IRotes. 


Cox,  '04,  has  left  for  California. 

The  Kappa  Sigma  house  has  been  opened  and  is 
now  occupied. 

Webber,  '06,  has  returned  to  college  after  a  pro- 
longed   vacation. 

The  college  band  did  most  effective  work  at  the 
game,    Saturday. 

A  picture  of  the  new  Kappa  Sigma  fraternity 
house  appears  in  a  recent  issue  of  the  Brunswick 
Record. 

The  whole  college  expresses  its  sympathy  for 
Hafford,  and  it  is  hoped  that  he  will  return  to  Bow- 
doin  this  winter. 

"Judge"  INIarr,  '05,  who  is  now  Principal  of  the 
Searsport  High  School,  spent  Saturday  and  Sunday 
at  the  Delta  Upsilon  house. 

P.  A.  Babb,  Bowdoin,  1900,  has  established  an 
ofifice  as  consulting  mining  engineer  and  mining 
geologist  in  Mexico  City. 

From  the  number  of  sub-Freshmen  at  the  game 
last  Saturday,  it  would  be  safe  to  predict  a  record- 
breaking  entering  class  next  fall. 

The  Brunswick  High  School  girls  are  not  to  have 
a  basketball  team  this  year.  This  will  undoubtedly 
be  a  blow  to  many  of  the  fellows! 

Great  credit  is  due  to  the  football  management 
for  the  condition  of  the  field  last  Saturday,  and  for 
the  manner  in  which  the  crowd  was  handled. 

James  Bartlett,  '06,  and  Lewis  Fox,  '06,  have  lead- 
ing roles  in  the  Saturday  Club  play  "David  Gar- 
rick."     Several  other  students  are  in  the  cast. 

Joe  Pendleton,  '90,  of  Bowdoin,  will  referee  the 
Dartmouth-Brown  contest  Nov.  25,  and  Dr.  Carl 
Williams  of  Pennsylvania   will  be  head  linesman. 

Several  were  reminded  of  Initiation  Week,  when 
they  saw  two  Freshmen  in  Japanese  costume  trot- 
ting around  town  with  a  rickshaw,  to  advertise  the 
"Trip  Around  the  World"  last  Friday. 

George  W.  Schumacher  has  been  elected  captain 
of  the  Bates  football  team  for  the  next  season. 
Schumacher  is  a  Junior  and  has  been  generally 
picked  for  an  all-Maine  tackle. 

Professor  Chapman,  General  T.  H.  Hubbard,  '57, 
and  Governor  Wm.  T.  Cobb,  '77,  gave  three  of  the 
principal  addresses  at  a  meeting  of  the  State  of 
Maine  Club  held  in  New  York  City  last  week. 

"Bernie"  McGraw  was  renewing  old-time  acquaint- 
ances on  the  campus,  Saturday.  McGraw  was  with 
us  but  a  short  time  but  made  many  friends  and  his 
work  at  quarter  last  year  was  of  the  "all  Maine" 
variety. 

Speaking  of  Captain  Chapman,  the  individual  star 
of  Saturday's  game,  the  Bangor  A^ews  says :  "There 
were  none  more  generous  in  his  praise  than  the  U. 
of  M.  men.  The  game  was  discussed  on  the  way 
home  from  one  end  of  the  long  train  to  the  other 
and  all  hats  were  taken  off  to  the  great  halfback. 
It  usually  took  at  least  two  men  to  down  him. 
While  he  was  never  in  much  danger  of  getting 
entirely  clear  of  the  line,  he  made  many  good  gains 
but  he  couldn't  do  it  all." 


In  general  the  newspapers  treated  Bowdoin  very 
fairly  after  the  Maine  game.  Full  and  extended 
credit  was  given  our  team  and  all  papers  praised 
Chapman  as  being  the  most  prominent  and  brilliant 
star  of  the  game. 

President  Hyde  lately  received  a  personal  letter 
from  President  Roosevelt  in  which  the  President 
conveys  his  appreciation  for  Mr.  Hyde's  book, 
"From  Epicurus  to  Christ,"  which  he  read  while  on 
his   Southern  trip. 

Conspicuous  among  Saturday's  crowd  were  many 
of  Bowdoin's  old-time  football  men.  They  were 
"Fat"  Bodwell,  '01,  center,  Fairbanks  of  the  '95 
team,  "Bud"  Laferriere,  '01,  tackle,  Pratt,  '01,  Wil- 
son,  '03,   quarterbacks,   and   others. 

Clean  football  was  given  a  splendid  demonstration 
at  Brunswick,  Saturday.  It  was  the  most  impor- 
tant and  hardest  played  game  of  the  year  and  every 
man  on  both  teams  went  into  it  with  inspiring  dash 
and  determination,  but  it  was  wholly  free  from 
slugging,  intentional  injuries,  unfair  tactics  or  dirty 
work  of  any  nature. — Kennebec  Journal. 

Wallace  Philoon,  Bowdoin,  '05.  captain  of  last 
year's  eleven,  who  is  now  of  West  Point,  has  been 
in  the  hospital  for  the  past  five  weeks  as  the  result 
of  an  injury  received  while  playing  football,  when 
he  sprained  his  ankle  and  cracked  one  of  the  bones 
of  his  leg.  But  Mr.  Philoon  writes  to  his  parents 
in  Auburn  that  he  was  sufficiently  recovered  to  be 
out  last  Saturday  and  to  attend  the  football  game 
played  v/ith  the  Carlisle  Indians. — Kennebec  Journal. 

The  "Trip  Around  the  World"  given  by  the  Con- 
gregational Church  on  Thursday  and  Friday,  was  a 
great  success.  The  different  stations  were  at 
Washington  (Mr.  H.  C.  Baxter's),  Holland 
(Professor  Little's),  Japan  (Professor  Houghton's), 
and  at  Italy  (Professor  H.  Johnson's).  All  the 
houses  were  very  appropriately  and  beautifully  dec- 
orated. 

A  resolution  was  adopted  at  a  meeting  of  the 
Maine  Athletic  Intercollegiate  Arbitration  Board 
held  in  Lewiston  last  Saturday  to  the  effect  that 
"all  athletic  contests  once  begun  must  be  played 
out  and  in  case  of  dispute  arising  during  such  con- 
test it  should  be  immediately  protested  by  the 
offending  team  and  the  matter  referred  to  a  sub- 
committee of  the  arbitration  board,  composed  of  the 
three  alumni  members  for  immediate  action.  Bates, 
Colby  and  Bowdoin  are  members  of  the  board. 

Too  much  cannot  be  said  in  praise  of  the  music 
at  chapel,  Sunday  afternoon.  It  consisted  of  a 
soprano  solo  by  Miss  Evelyn  Stetson  with  a  violin 
obligato  and  organ  accompaniment  by  Miss  Amy 
Stetson  and  Haines,  '07.  Miss  Stetson  rendered 
her  solo,  "The  Day  is  Ended,"  by  J.  C.  Bartlett  ,in 
her  usual  pleasing  and  effective  manner  while  the 
additional  accompaniment  of  the  violin  by  Miss  Amy 
Stetson  was  exceedingly  well  executed.  These 
three  musicians  deserve  to  be  highly  complimented 
for  their  unusual  ability. 

READINGS  BY  MR.  JAMES  A.  BARTLETT,  '06. 

Mr.  Bartlett,  '06,  who  has  taken  so  prominent  a 
part  in  Bowdoin  Dramatics  in  recent  years,  is  to 
give  an  evening  of  readings  from  Kipling  and  other 
authors  in  the  vestry  of  the  Congregational  Church, 


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to-night  at  8  o'clock.  Tickets  are  twenty-five 
cents.  The  entertainment  ought  to  appeal  to  every 
Bovvdoin  nndersraduate. 


MASS  MEETING. 

The  last  football  mass  meeting  of  the  season  was 
held  in  Memorial  Hall  on  Friday  evening.  Although 
it  did  not  result  in  a  Bowdoin  victory,  it  did  serve 
to  arouse  the  real  Bowdoin  spirit  which  cheered  our 
team,  and  helped  its  members  to  make  a  hard  and 
plucky  fight  from  the  beginning  of  the  game  right 
through  to  the  bitter  end.  The  speakers  were 
Coach  Barry,  P.  M.  Clark,  '04,  C.  C.  Shaw,  '03,  and 
Mr.  C.  T  Hawes,  '76  All  reminded  us  of  the  won- 
derful spirit  of  Bowdoin  in  the  old  days,  but  next 
year  they  will  have  had  good  cause  to  speak  of  the 
great  spirit  of  old  Bowdoin  Saturday.  Mr.  Hawes, 
who  was  the  last  speaker,  was  cheered  to  the  echo 
as  he  is  every  fall  and  spring  when  he  speaks  before 
our  championship  games.  Last  Friday  he  read  some 
very  appropriate  verse,  which  was  greeted  with  the 
same  applause  as  was  that  "of  the  man  whom 
Professor  Robinson  met  before  the  Tufts  game." 

The  college  band  played  several  selections,  which 
were  excellently  rendered,  showing  much  improve- 
ment since  the  beginning  of  the  year. 


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VOL.  XXXV. 


NO.  18 


A  REVIEW  OF  THE  FOOTBALL  SEASON. 

'  Now  that  the  football  season  in  Maine  is  ended 
and  the  championship  awarded  it  is  well  to  look 
back  over  the  various  games  and  through  them  trace 
the  development  of  Bowdoin's  team.  We  expected 
to  open  the  season  this  year  with  a  heavy,  strong 
and  experienced  team,  but  early  in  the  year  we 
received  a  set-back  by  the  information  that  Speake 
and  Garcelon  would  be  unable  to  play.  A  little  later 
the  college  was  much  grieved  at  the  circumstances 
which  obliged  Hopewell  to  leave  college.  But  in 
spite  of  these  drawbacks,  the  coach  and  captain 
courageously  set  themselves  to  develop  a  team  out 
of  light  and  inexperienced  material,  and  out  of  this 
picked  a  team  to  play  the  first  game  of  the  season 
against  the  Fort  Preble  team.  This  game  resulted 
in  a  victory  for  Bowdoin  at  the  low  score  of  6  to  o, 
but  everyone  realized  that  the  team  had  scarcely  yet 
settled  down  to  its  steady  work  and  everyone  looked 
to  see  it  develop  rapidly  after  this  game. 

Our  second  game  was  against  Harvard  and  in 
spite  of  the  fact  that  our  material  was  much  inferior 
to  that  of  last  year's  team  we  succeeded  in  holding 
the  big  university  team  down  to  the  same  score 
against  us  as  we  were  beaten  by  last  year,  a  score 
of  i6  to  o.  This  looked  extremely  encouraging  and 
our  hopes  were  still  more  increased  when  at  our 
next  game  with  Exeter  we  succeeded  in  holding 
them  down  to  two  touchdowns  and  practically  the 
same  score  as  a  year  ago.  When  the  team  met 
Amherst  for  its  third  hard  game  we  were  again  sur- 
prised to  find  that  we  were  beaten  by  just  the  same 
score  that  Amherst  made  against  the  team  of  last 
3'ear.  "Why  is  it,"  we  asked,  "that  our  light  team 
can  hold  these  heavy  teams  down  so  well?"  There 
is  but  one  explanation  :  These  heavy  teams  were  not 
yet  trained  down  to  condition  and  in  addition  Bow- 
doin's team  was  being  taught  football,  being;  taught 
all  the  science  of  the  game,  every  trick  which  will 
give  a  light  player  an  advantage  over  a  heavy  oppo- 
nent. 

Our  next  game  with  Fort  McKinley  can  scarcely 
be  counted  more  than  a  practice  game  in  which 
everything  was  Bowdoin's  way  and  which  she  won 
by  a  score  of  23  to  o,  throwing  away  many  chances 
to  score  further. 

All  these  games  thus  far  we  had  looked  upon  as 
simply  preliminary  to  the  great  struggle  here  in  the 
state  for  the  championship.  So  also,  in  a  measure, 
we  looked  upon  the  Tufts  game  which  occurred 
October  28.  but  yet  we  hoped  and  were  determined 
to  do  our  best  to  win  this  game.  We  were  unable 
to  accomplish  our  longed  for  achievement,  however, 
as  the  fierce  charges  of  Tufts'  heavy  backs  and  the 
aggressiveness  of  her  stocky  line  was  too  much  for 
our  light  defense  and  we  lost  by  a  score  of  10  to  0. 
This  game  over,  we  turned  our  whole  attention  to 
the  games  within  the  state  and  coach  and  team  set- 
tled down  all  the  harder  to  the  work  necessary  in 


order  to  make  a  creditable  showing  against  the 
Maine  colleges  in  the  race  for  the  championship. 

Colby  was  our  first  antagonist  in  this  race  and 
the  two  teams  met  at  Waterville  on  a  field  across 
which  a  man  equipped  with  rubberboots  would  not 
have  walked  voluntarily  and  in  the  midst  of  a  pour- 
mg  rain,  struggled  back  and  forth  imtil  Bowdoin 
succeeded  in  crossing  the  goal  line  for  a  touch- 
down. To  be  sure,  Colby  had  been  estimated  as 
the  weakest  team  in  the  state,  but  on  this  particular 
game,  her  last  of  the  season,  she  out-played  herself, 
and  yet  Bowdoin  won. 

The  game  with  Bates  which  occurred  the  next 
Saturday  and  which  Bowdoin  won  by  a  score  of  6 
to  0  has  been  heralded  abroad  as  a  lasting  tribute 
to  the  indomitable  Bowdoin  spirit.  Without  this 
innate  something  which  prompts  every  Bowdoin 
man  to  fight  his  hardest  for  his  college,  the  game 
should  have  gone  against  us   by  a  large   score. 

Our  last  game  for  the  year  is  now  over  and  we 
have  yielded  the  championship  to  the  University 
of  Maine  who,  we  believe,  won  it  fairly  because  she 
had  the  superior  team,  not  in  point  ot  earnest 
endeavors,  but  in  point  of  athletic  ability.  No  one 
who  saw  the  game  Saturday,  can  believe  that  any 
team  of  football  men  could  work  harder  than  that 
which  represented  Bowdoin  in  this  deciding  game. 
We  were  unfortunate  in  the  loss  of  Hafford  and 
Stacy  from  the  team,  but  we  do  not  attempt  to  con- 
jecture as  to  the  result  with  them  in  the  game.  We 
were  beaten  by  a  score  of  18  to  o,  but  the  whole 
college  joins  in  commendation  of  the  football  team 
of  the  season  of  1905.  Especially  to  Capt.  Chap- 
man, to  whom  we  cannot  present  the  championship 
pennant,  do  we  extend  our  hearty  praise  and  assur- 
ance that  his  name  will  live  among  Bowdoin  men 
long  after  we  have   said   farewell   to  our   college. 

Bowdoin  is  now  ready  for  the  next  contest  with 
her  rivals.  She  enters  the  lists  more  eagerly  and 
with  more  fire  of  enthusiasm  than  she  has  entered 
them   before.     Bowdoin   spirit   will   never   die. 

Now,  a  word  about  our  coach  and  his  achieve- 
ments as  regards  the  use  of  such  material  as  we 
have  had  this  year. 

We  have  been  .seriously  handicapped  this  year  by 
the  loss  of  seven  heavy  and  experienced  men.  These 
places  had  to  be  filled  with  light  and  inexperienced 
players.  All  credit  and  praise  is  due  to  these  men 
who  have  stepped  into  the  gap  and  fought  for  all 
there  was  in  them  in  every  game,  but  the  fact  can- 
not be  overlooked  that  they  did  not  have  the  expe- 
rience nor  the  weight  to  put  them  on  an  equal  foot- 
ing at  the  start  with  "Big  Jim"  Finn,  Sanborn,  Phi- 
loon,  Garcelon,  Curtis.  Speake  and  "Bemie" 
McGraw.  At  a  glance  it  can  be  seen  that  a  coach 
will  be  put  to  twice  thelaborto  make  a  winning  team 
out  of  material  which  was  below  these  experienced 
and  heavy  players  at  the  start.  Weight  especially 
counts  in  the  line  and  weight  we  have  not  had  this 
year. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


In  addition  to  the  lack  of  adequate  material  there 
has  also  been  a  lack  of  true  college  spirit  in  support 
of  the  coach  and  team.  How  encouraging  to  a  coach 
and  football  eleven  of  earnest,  determined  players  to 
have  scarcely  men  enough  out  to  offer  any^  substan- 
tial rivalry,  or  opposition  in  scrimmages !  Yet  this 
is  the  cause  in  part  for  results  which  are  laid  to 
the  coach. 

Yet  to  whom,  next  to  the  players  themselves  is 
the  credit  due  for  tlie  victories?  Who  is  it  who 
has  trained  these  men  and  put  them  in  such  condi- 
tion that  they  could  play  two  halves  of  twenty-five 
minutes  and  over,  against  a  far  heavier  team  and 
win  simply  from  sheer  ability  to  exhaust  their  oppo- 
nents ?  Who  is  it  that  is  responsible  for  this  con- 
dition of  our  men  when  we  have  not  even  had  a 
professional  trainer  with  us  this  year?  Is  it  the 
head-coach  or  the  assistants?  Go  direct  to  the 
team,  to  the  assistants  themselves  and  they  will  tell 
you  the  truth  as  they  see  it.  They  will  give  us  a 
motto  which  it  would  be  well  if  we  all  followed : 
"Honor  to  whom  honor  is  due." 


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GYMNASIUM    WORK. 


The  gymnasium  instructors  for  this  year  have 
been  appointed.     They  are  : 

Seniors — G.  Parcher,  '06,  R.  G.  Webber,  '06. 

Juniors — G.  Parcher,  '06,  H.  S.  Elder,  '06 

Sophomores — G.  Parcher,  '06,  W.  H.  Stone,  '06, 
W.    S.   Linnell,   '07 

Freshmen — G.  Parcher^  '06,  H.  S.  Stetson,  '06,  E. 
H.  McMichael,  '07,  H.  G.  Tobey,  '08,  J.  F  Morrison, 


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Monday,  December  fourth. 


BASEBALL    WORK. 

Work  in  the  cage  well  begin  on  Monday.  Capt. 
Hodgson  has  completed  the  list  of  men  who  will 
take  this  work  instead  of  the  regular  gymnasium 
work.     The  names  follow  : 

1906 — Hodgson,  Houghton,  Putnam,  Bavis,  Wins- 
low. 

1907 — Lawrence,  Pike,  Bower. 

1908 — Briggs,  Ham,  Hayes,  Purington,  Stanwood, 
Crowley,    Ellis,    Greene,    Packard,    Files. 

igog — Harris,  Atwood,  Bower,  Dreser.  Ellis, 
Hinckley,  Hughes,  Piper,  McDade,  Morrell,  Blair, 
Ginn,  Shehan,  Hafford. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION  ITEMS. 
Bible  Study. 
Thursday  evening  over  thirty  men  gathered  in 
Banister  Hall  to  listen-to  Mr.  Jump  who  did  a  good 
work  toward  starting  Bible  Study  for  the  winter. 
The  work  here  in  Bowdoin  must  grow  and  profit 
the  students.  Bowdoin  has  stood  behind  the  throng 
of  American  colleges  in  this  line  of  study  long 
enough.     We  must  be  up  and  doing. 

Finance. 
Like  all  other  organizations  the  Christian  Asso- 
ciation needs  money  to  maintain  its  standard  and 
carry  out  its  plans.  The  Association  is  at  present 
over  one  hundred  dollars  in  debt.  The  obligations 
must   be   cleared   up   before   a   new  cabinet  assumes 


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its  duties.  During  the  coming  week  Treasurer 
Hatch  will  make  the  rounds  of  the  college  with  a 
subscription  paper  and  it  is  hoped  every  man  in  col- 
lege will  show  his  interest  and  appreciation  of  the 
association's  work  by  a  generous  contribution. 

Thursday    Evening    Meetings. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  topics  arranged  for 
Thursday  evening  meetings : 

December  7 — What  is  Practical  Christianity? 
James  ii :  14-26.     Chapman,  '06. 

December  14 — The  Power  of  Christ.  John  xvi  :- 
33  ;  2  Cor.  ii :  14.     Hupper,  '08. 

December  21 — Danger  of  Indulgence.  Proverbs 
xxiii :  29-35  ;    Onah   v  :  22-25.     Favinger,   '06. 

January  4 — The  Power  of  Faith — Mark  ix:23. 
Baldwin,  '08. 

January  II — The  Christian's  Trials  and  Triumphs. 
James  i:i-8.     Hawkesworth,  '06. 

January  18 — The  Power  of  the  Word  of  God. 
2  Tim.  iii :  15-17.     Heb.  iv  :  12.     Snow,  '07. 

Sunday  Services. 
Dr.  Burnett's  skilful  interpretation  of  the  "Power 
of  Habit"  delighted  the  audience  which  gathered  in 
Banister  H^all  last  Sunday.  It  is  a  regret  that  more 
men  cannot  be  present  at  such  interesting  and  help- 
ful talks.  At  the  service  next  Sunday  Miss  Evelyn 
Stetson  will  sing. 


HISTORY  PRIZE  SUBJECTS. 

Three  subjects  are  announced  for  the  Class  of 
1875  Prize  in  American  History. 

1.  The  Land  Policy  of  Massachusetts  in  the 
Province  of  Maine. 

2.  The  Rise  of  the  Republican  Party  in  the  State 
of  Maine. 

3.  The  History  of  the  Greenback  Movement  in 
Maine. 

Essays  should  contain  not  less  than  fifteen  nor 
more  than  twenty-five  thousand  words,  and  must 
be  handed  to  the  instructor  in  history  not  later  than 
May  I,  igo6.  The  competition  is  open  to  Seniors 
and  Juniors. 

The  subject  for  the  Philo  Sherman  Bennett  Prize, 
offered  for  the  first  time  this  year,  is  "The  History 
and  Future  of  Ballot  Reform  in  the  United  States." 
The  competition  is  open  to  Seniors  and  Juniors. 
Essays  submitted  should  contain  not  less  than  five 
nor  more  than  ten  thousand  words,  and  must  be 
handed  to  the  instructor  in  history  not  later  than 
May  I,  igo6.  Students  who  intend  to  compete  for 
either  prize  are  invited  to  consult  with  Professor 
Allen  Johnson  before  beginning  their  work. 


PRESIDENT    HYDE    AT    SUNDAY    CHAPEL. 

At  chapel  last  Sunday  afternoon  President  Hyde 
spoke  on  the  "Appropriateness  of  Thanksgiving." 
He  said  in  part : 

"It  is  a  strikingly  happy  custom  to  set  apart  a 
special  day  for  a  national  Thanksgiving;  for  we  are 
so  prone  to  forget  our  blessings,  and  to  magnify 
our  miseries.  Yet  there  is  not  one  here  who  has 
not  a  hundred  times  as  many  blessings  as  miseries. 
The  very  fact  of  being  in  college  is  a  great  blessing. 


Some  one  has  said  that  the  college  is  'the  great 
national  luxury.'  When  we  stop  to  consider  that 
sixty  thousand  young  men  and  thirty  thousand 
young  women  are  set  apart  in  our  colleges  for  study 
every  year,  ihe  college  does  strike  us  as  an  enor- 
mous  privilege. 

"This  college  in  particular  has  much  to  be  thankful 
for.  Our  good  name  handed  down,  our  endow- 
ments, some  from  donors  whose  names  we  do  not 
know,  our  buildings  are  sources  of  pride  to  us.  Not 
so  long  ago  we  had  no  gymnasium,  no  athletic  field, 
half  the  year  our  campus  was  a  field,  and  a  cow 
pasture  the  other  half,  our  library  was  in  narrow 
quarters,  our  instruction  was  of  a  primitive  nature ; 
we  had  only  one  man  to  teach  the  modern  languages ; 
Economics  was  taught  by  the  Professor  of  Math- 
ematics. When  we  realize  the  transition  through 
which  our  fortunes  have  taken  us,  we  have  a  great 
deal  to  be  thankful  for. 

"The  real  heart  of  the  college  is  its  student  body, 
and  the  smoothness  of  the  life  between  these  stu- 
dents. Good  feeling  now  exists  to  a  remarkable 
degree  between  fraternity  and  fraternity.  For  the 
first  time  in  twenty  years  we  can  say  that  as  far  as 
we  know  there  is  not  one  person  in  college  by  whose 
removal  the  college  would  benefit.  Not  many  col- 
leges  can   say   this.     It  should   make  us   thankful. 

"We  can  best  show  our  gratitude  by  faithful  per- 
formance of  the  work  given  us  by  the  college  to  do. 
Let  us  be  appreciative  of  our  buildings  and  our 
advantages :  let  no  evil  tendency  come  in  to  mar. 
break  up,  or  embitter  our  happy  student  life. 


INTERCOLLEGIATE  INDOOR  MEET. 

Last  year  the  plans  for  a  mid-winter  meet  in 
Portland  fell  through  for  some  unknown  reason. 
The  subject  has  been  again  revived  by  the  Portland 
A.  C.  under  the  direction  of  G.  A.  Lee  and  it  seems 
probable  that  this  year  the  scheme  will  mature. 
Mr.  Lee  wishes  to  get  as  many  as  twenty  or  thirty 
representatives  from  each  college  with  a  guarantee 
of  half  expenses  to  each  team.  The  plan  of  the  B. 
A.  A.  games  would  doubtless  be  followed.  Relay 
races,  hurdling,  jumping,  putting  the  shot,  dashes, 
middle  and  long  distance  runs  being  the  principal 
events.  The  plan  has  hearty  support  from  Bowdoin, 
Bates  and  Colby.  Maine  on  account  of  the  heavy 
travelling  expenses  considers  the  plan  more 
seriously. 


NOTICES 

The  College  Orchestra  is  ready  for  engagements, 
receptions,  fraternity  dances,  etc.  Apply  to  J. 
Edward  Crowley,  '09.  Manager,  26  North   Maine. 

The  appearance  of  the  Orient  on  Saturday  instead 
of  Friday,  is  due  to  the  holiday  on  Thursday. 

Editor. 

It  is  not  possible  to  present  the  criticism  of  the 
Quill  in  the  current  issue  on  account  of  a  press  of 
material.  Editor. 

The  attention  of  Seniors  is  called  to  the  fact  that 
the  Charles  Carroll  Everett  scholarship  will  be 
awarded  this  year  to  a  member  of  the  Senior  Class. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 

Editor-in-Chief. 


R.   G.  WEBBER,  :1906, 


Associate  Editors: 
h.  p.  winslow,  1906.        a.  l.  robinson,  1908. 
h.  e.  wilson,  1907.  r.  h.  hupper,  1908. 

r.  a.  cony,  1907.  r.  a.  lee,  1908. 

w.  s.  linnell,  1907.         h.  e.  mitchell,  1908. 

G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   ....     Business   Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907,    ■    Ass't   Business   Manager. 

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

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

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
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Vol.  XXXV.            DECEMBER    1 

,    1905. 

No.    18 

Sarah  Orne 
Jewett. 


The  prominence  that  Mrs. 
George  C.  Riggs  has 
received  from  college  and 
local  press  obscures  the  talents  of  another 
Bowdoin  daughter  whose  name  stands  out  as 
brilliantly  as  that  of  her  contemporary.  Sarah 
Orne  Jewett  in  1901  received  the  Litt.D.  from 
the  college  in  consideration  of  her  marked 
advancement  to  American  literature.  Her 
short  stories  are  noted  for  their  simple,  sym- 
pathetic and  accurate  portrayal  of  New  Eng- 
land character  in  its  finer  and  gentler  moods. 
Her  works  are  distinguished  by  their  natural- 
ness and  are  a  valuable  contribution  to  fiction 
dealing  with  American  life.  The  college  is 
fortunate  in  having  on  its  honor  roll  the  name 
of  one  who  occupies  such  a  bright  page  in 
American  literature. 


The  day  has  arrived  when 
The  Future  of       football  must    be    radically 
Football.  revised    or    suffer    banish- 

ment from  the  list  of  col- 
lege sports.  This  is  the  concensus  of  opinion 
voiced  by  Pulpit,  Faculty  and  the  Chief  Exec- 
utive of  our  United  States.  It  cannot  continue 
under  existing  rules.  "Unnecessary  rough- 
ness, brutality  and  foul  play  in  the  American 
game  of  football  must  be  eliminated"  says 
President  Roosevelt.  The  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, following  the  suggestion  of  the 
President  has  taken  the  initiative  and  for- 
warded circular  letters  to  all  the  college  heads 
in  the  country  with  a  plan  for  modification  in 
the  game. 

It  is  a  wise  move  to  insure  greater  safety 
to  the  multitude  of  players  who  annually  take 
their  places  on  the  gridiron. 

In  Maine,  however,  there  seems  to  be  little 
need  of  violent  reformation.  In  no  game  of 
the  college  series  in  the  past  four  or  five  years 
has  a  player  been  seriously  injured  or  his 
physical  powers  permanently  impaired.  Minor 
injuries  constantly  occur  but  these  occur  in 
every  sport  in  practice  as  well  as  in  contested 
games.  We  doubt  if  any  state  can  lay  claim 
to  cleaner  or  more  honest  football  than  the 
good  old  Pine  Tree  State. 


Approval. 


A  word  of  commendation 
should  be  said  in  behalf  of 
the  Lczviston  Morning  A'.ezvs  in  offering  a  cup 
for  the  baseball  champions  of  the  Maine  col- 
leges for  next  spring.  The  act  is  a  most  gen- 
erous and  appropriate  one,  and  this  enterpris- 
ing paper  deserves  the  thanks  of  all  the  Maine 
colleges.  Incidentally  a  good  word  might  be 
said  of  the  Neivs  for  the  conduct  of  its  athletic 
department,  which  so  far  as  Maine  college 
athletics  are  concerned,  shows  a  fairness  and 
accuracy  that  is  conspicuous. 


Thanksgiving. 


One  hundred  and  eighty- 
five  years  ago  our  Pilgrim 
fathers  celebrated  their  first  Thanksgiving 
holiday.  Plow  different  was  our  celebration 
Thursday  than  theirs  of  nearly  two  centuries 
ago.  Surrounded  by  luxury  and  plenty,  the 
recipients  of  a  thousand  gifts  from  sacrificing 
parents  and  loving  mothers,  bequeathed  with 
the  gifts  from  a  multitude  of  benefactors  we 
would    forget   in     our    pleasures     to     return 


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thanks  did  we  not  have  a  day  of  Thanksgiving 
and  Prayer. 

It  is  the  day  that  brings  the  separated  fam- 
ily together,  it  is  the  day  when  rich  and  poor 
ahke,  from  thankful  hearts,  send  up  prayers  of 
praise  and  worship  to  God  on  High. 

By  the  spirit  of  our  forefathers  should  we 
be  inspired  with  new  resolve,  determination 
and  decision.  May  we  face  the  duty  that  is 
ours  and  face  it  as  men.  The  whole  possibil- 
ity of  anything's  becoming  ours  lies  in  our 
decision.  To  think  fairly,  to  act  honestly,  to 
live  uprightly  before  God  and  man  is  our  duty 
and  sacred  privilege. 


There  has  been  some  dis- 

Inter-Fraternity    cussion     among    the    stu- 

Bowling.  dents  as  to  tne  auvisabihty 

of  forming  an  Interfrater- 
nity  Bowling  League  and  several  have  spoken 
to  the  Orient  in  regard  to  the  matter.  Bowl- 
ing is  unquestionably  one  of  the  best  kinds  of 
indoor  exercise  that  there  is,  and  we  advise 
every  man  who  can  well  afford  it  to  take  up 
the  sport.  Considering  the  fact,  however, 
that  the  college  has  no  bowling  alleys,  and 
that  all  games  must  of  necessity  be  played  on 
public  alleys,  we  do  not  strongly  urge  the 
matter.  It  is  an  expensive  game  when  pur- 
sued to  any  extent,  and  there  are  undoubtedly 
many  fellows  who  would  bowl  that  can  ill 
afford  this  costly  pleasure.  Many  students, 
nevertheless,  bowl  now  considerably  and  it 
seems  as  if  a  number  of  teams  might  be 
formed  which  would  answer  all  the  purposes 
and  prove  of  as  much  interest  to  those  who 
are  concerned  with  the  sport  as  an  Interfra- 
ternity  League  would.  We  have  a  number  of 
fine  bowlers  in  college  and  in  case  the  students 
wish  to  compete  with  outside  teams  the 
choosing  of  a  worthy  team  ought  not  to  be 
difficult.  The  Orient  strongly  urges  those 
instrumental  in  the  formation  of  the  teams  to 
send  the  best  men  possible  against  outside 
competition  if  they  are  to  be  known  as  the 
"Bowdoin  Team." 


In  response  to  an  editorial 

Two  Trophies       article      printed      in      the 

Presented.  Orient    some    few    issues 

since  Captain    Wallace    C. 

Philoon  of  last  year's  team  and  Captain  Henry 

Chapman  of  this  year's  team  have  presented 


to  the  troph}'  room  of  the  college  the  footballs 
of  two  victorious  games.  As  it  happens  each 
commemorates  a  victory  over  Bates.  This  is  a 
nucleus  with  v,diich  we  hope  tu  start  a  collec- 
tion, the  gathering  of  which  will  last  through 
all  future  years  of  victorious  athletics. 

This  generous  spirit  on  the  part  of  ex-cap- 
tain and  captain  should  induce  both  former 
and  future  captains  or  other  possessors  of 
base  or  footballs  to  present  them  to  the  college 
to  be  added  to  the  collection.  The  successful 
fruition  of  the  plan  rec[uires  that  we  secure  all 
the  old  instruments  of  victory  as  well  as  the 
new.  It  is  to  former  captains  and  managers 
that  we  to  a  large  extent,  must  look  and 
depend  upon.  Their  courtesy  in  supplying 
the  missing  numbers  in  the  volume  of  victo- 
ries that  adorns  old  Bowdoin's  name  will 
speedily  fill  up  the  shelves  of  the  trophy  room 
with  decoi'ations  of  an  extremely  interesting 
sort. 


Our  "  Fishiag  "  ^^"""^  ^''^^  ^o  time  there  is 
System.  "'"-""'^    °^    ^^^^    ^^^^^    about 

the  way  our  Bowdoin  fra- 
ternities "fish"  entering  classes.  When  the 
Freshman  enters  here  the  various  fraterni- 
ties attend  to  him  in  such  a  way  that  his 
strongest  impressions  are  not  of  the  college, 
but  of  the  fraternity.  This  fact  has  led  to 
questioning  in  the  minds  of  many  whether 
our  system  could  not  be  improved. 

To  instance  a  different  system,  Dartmouth 
gives  a  good  example.  At  Dartmouth  no 
man  is  pledged  to  a  fraternity  before  entering 
college.  The  first  six  weeks  of  the  fall  term 
no  "fishing"  is  allowed,  although  Freshmen 
are  entertained.  Near  the  25th  of  October, 
for  two  days,  beginning  at  seven  in  the  morn- 
mg  of  the  first  day,  and  ending  at  twelve  at 
night  of  the  second  day,  all  the  fraternities 
hold  a  "chin"  during  which  the  majority  of 
the  Freshmen  to  gain  fraternities  are  pledged. 
This  system  is  surely  fair  and  square.  The 
fraternity  has  a  chance  to  look  over  prospec- 
tive members  much  more  carefully  than  when 
they  are  pledged  almost  at  first'  sight;  the 
Freshman  is  much  surer  of  selecting"  the  fra- 
ternity which  is  best  for  him  after  six  weeks 
observation.  The  object  of  this  system 
seems  to  be  in  direct  opposition  to  that  of 
our  system.  It  aims  to  give  the  Freshman 
the  college  idea  and  the  college  spirit  before 
he  imbibes  his  fill  of  the  fraternity  idea  and 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


the  fraternity  spirit.  This  system  works  well 
at  Dartmouth ;  her  fraternities  are  conserva- 
tive and  well  balanced. 

Could  this  system  or  one  similar  be  applied 
to  Bowdoin?  This  is  a  question  which  as 
the  college  grows,  will  assume  large  dimen- 
sions and  will  require  settlement.  There  is 
a  field  here  for  discussion.  The  Orient  does 
not  take  sides  on  this  question,  but  will  be 
glad  to  give  its  columns  to  communications 
from  undergraduates  or  alumni. 


The  musical  programs 
Musicals.  which     were    rendered     in 

the  Art  Building  last  year 
with  such  pronounced  success,  we  learn  witli 
regret,  are  not  to  be  repeated  this  year.  Not 
from  any  lack  of  appreciation  on  the  part  of 
students  or  other  attendants  of  the  recitals  is 
their  discontinuance  made  known.  It  is  from 
the  lack  of  a  Cecilian  through  which  the  music 
is  furnished  that  it  becomes  necessary  to  can- 
cel this  part  of  the  winter's  program. 

The  recitals  last  year  proved  immensely 
popular  and  instructive  to  the  many  who 
attended.  Very  little  opportunity  is  fur- 
nished the  students  for  hearing  the  master- 
pieces of  the  great  writers  and  now  that  this 
sole  chance  is  withdrawn,  one  of  the  most 
instructive  features  of  our  college  entertain- 
ments is  withheld. 

Should  funds  be  procured  the  recitals  will  be 
resumed.  The  Orient  hopes  that  a  lack  of  a 
few  hundred  dollars  will  not  stand  in  the  way 
of  a  musical  benefit  worth  many  times  the 
amount. 


When    football    ceases    in 
Basketball.         the   fall  of    each    year,    it 

leaves  a  vacancy  in  Bow- 
doin athletics  that  is  not  filled  until  spring  and 
the  arrival  of  baseball  and  track  athletics. 
During  this  interim  the  other  Maine  colleges 
are  adding  to  their  athletic  names  by  playing 
the  popular  winter  sport,  basketball,  it  is 
not  new  for  Bowdoin  to  talk  of  this  branch  of 
athletics,  but  if  we  are  ever  to  introduce  bas- 
ketball here,  now  is  the  most  favorable  time. 
If  we  wait  for  the  new  gymnasium  we  are 
more  likely  to  see  the  disappearance  of  the 
game  entirely,  but  while  it  lasts  Bowdoin 
might  as  well  have  a  team  in  the  field  as  any 
other  college. 

It  has  been  argued  that  we  have  no  suitable 


place.  Sargent  Gymnasium  is  not  the  only 
covered  building  in  the  town.  Most  any  hall 
of  fair  proportions  could  be  hired  to  practice 
in  and  the  Town  Hall  would  be  excellent  for 
all  public  games.  The  objection  that  the 
Faculty  raised  against  another  organization 
seems  slight  in  view  of  the  few  men  it  requires 
to  maintain  a  team. 

Lastly,  we  have  the  men  in  college,  who  are 
longing  to  get  into  the  game  against  some 
other  college  and  show  what  they  can  do. 
They  are  good  men,  too.  And  again,  it  is 
another  drawing  card  to  "prep."  school  men 
who  are  particularly  interested  in  the  game. 
It  is  time  to  make  a  move  and  get  into 
the  Maine  college  series  before  it  is  too  late. 


1908-S,  1909-0. 

The  last  football  contest  for  the  year  at  Bowdoin 
was  played  off  last  Wednesday  between  the  Fresh- 
men and  Sophomores.  The  Sophomores  evinced 
their  supremacy  by  only  one  touchdown.  It  was  a 
clean,    fast  game. 

The  line-up   and  summary : 

Sophomores.  Freshmen. 

Merrill,   le re.,    Fiske 

Lee,  le re.,   Wakefield,  Johnson 

Abbott,   It rt.,   L.    Timberlake 

Stetson,    Ig rg.,    Harlow 

rg.,   Pratt 

Sanborn,    c c,    Hayden 

Leavitt,    rg Ig.,    Wentworth 

Timberlake,  rg. 

tjyde,    rt It,    Bridge 

Gregson,   re le.,   Ellis 

Stanwood,    qb qb.,    Carter 

Ham,    Ihb rhb.,    Hughes 

Speak,    rhb Ihb.,    Gastonguay 

Merrill,    rhb. 

Graj',    f  b f  b.,    Thaxter 


SARAH   ORNE  JEWETT. 

Contemporary  with  Kate  Douglas  Wiggin,  as  a 
friend  and  patroness  of  Bowdoin,  and  also  as  a 
writer  of  marked  literar}'  ability,  stands  Sarah  Orne 
Jewett. 

She  was  born  in  South  Berwick,  Me.,  Sept.  3, 
1S49,  the  daughter  of  a  country  physician.  Like 
Mrs.  Riggs  she  received  her  whole  education  in  a 
secondary  school.  As  a  woman,  she  has  traveled 
widely  not  only  in  her  own  covintry  and  Canada, 
but  also  in  Europe,  and  she  is  of  a  strong,  generous 
character  and  a  cultivated  mind.  In  early  life  her 
literary  tastes  became  apparent,  and  at  the  age  of 
twenty  she  wrote  "Deephaven."  This  was  followed 
immediately  by  "Old  Friends  and  New."  Neither 
of  these  works  are  masterpieces,  in  fact  both  lack 
many  essential  qualities,  yet  they  show  the  deep, 
welling  streams  of  real  genius  that  flow  just  beneath 
the  surface.  Her  later  works  are  "The  Queen's 
Twin,"    1899,    and   "The   Tory   Lover,"    1901.     Such 


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works  as  these  have  made  her  a  real  enduring  force 
in  American  fiction.  Miss  Jewctt,  like  Mrs.  Riggs, 
received  the  degree  Litt.D.  from  Bowdoin  College  in 
igoi. 


CoUcQC  motes. 


DELTA  KAPPA  EPSILON  DANCE. 

The  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Fraternity  held  a  pleas- 
ant dance  at  its  fraternity  house  last  Friday.  About 
fifteen  couples  were  present.  The  patronesses  were 
Mrs.  William  DeWitt  Hyde  and  Mrs.  Russell  W. 
Eaton.  Music  was  furnished  by  the  Freshman 
orchestra,  which  is  composed  of  the  following  play- 
ers :  Gushing,  piano ;  Crowley,  Lombard  and  Went- 
worth,  violins;  Rich,  'cello;  Cooper,  cornet,  and 
Kane. 

Among  the  young  ladies  present  were  Misses  Sue 
Winchell,  Isabel  Forsaith,  Mae  Despeaux,  Helen 
Eaton,  Ruth  Little,  Evelyn  Stetson,  Bertha  Stetson 
and  Lue  Woodward  of  Brunswick ;  Roberta  Black 
and  Annie  Shea  of  Bath ;  Grace  Glavert,  Geneva  and 
Geraldine  Fitzgerald  and  Marion  Fletcher  of  Port- 
land. 


A   GENEROUS    OFFER. 

A  handsome  and  valuable  loving  cup  will  be  pre- 
sented to  the  championship  baseball  team  of  next 
Spring's  Maine  Intercollegiate  Series.  This  gener- 
ous offer  comes  from  the  Lczuiston  Morning  News. 
Appreciating  the  already  keen  rivalry  that  exists 
and  in  their  desire  for  clean  athletics  they  make  an 
offer  that  will  make  rivalry  more  intense  and  add 
greatly  to  the  interest  already  taken  in  the  sport. 
The  offer  as  made  by  the  News  follows: 

"The  Lewiston  Morning  Nezvs  is  interested  in  all 
legitimate  sports.  This  paper  intends  to  publish  the 
most  newsy  and  brightest  up-to-date  sporting  page 
of  any  newspaper  in  Maine.  The  Nczvs  is  especially 
interested  in  school  and  college  sports,  and  will  give 
much  space  to  reports  of  their  baseball,  football  and 
track  teams.  In  order  to  show  the  interest  of  the 
paper  The  News  has  decided  to  offer  a  handsome 
and  valuable  loving  cup  to  the  college  team  which 
the  coming  year  wins  the  most  games  in  the  Maine 
Intercollegiate  Baseball  League,  and,  in  addition, 
to  present  to  the  manager  of  and  to  each  member 
of  the  winning  team  gold  fob  watch  chains.  The 
cup  and  the  chains  will  be  ordered  from  one  of  the 
foremost  jewelry  houses  in  New  England  which 
will  furnish  a  guarantee  that  they  are  just  as  repre- 
sented. The  cup  will  become  the  permanent  prop- 
erty of  the  college  association  which  wins  it,  and 
the  chains  will  be  presented  to  the  men  who  are 
members  of  the  winning  team,  and  will  become  their 
exclusive  personal  property.  The  Nezvs  feels  cer- 
tain that  the  offering  of  these  trophies  will  add  to 
the  keen  interest  which  has  always  characterized 
the  annual  games  of  the  Maine  intercollegiate  base- 
ball championship.  The  rivalry  between  the  Uni- 
versity of  Maine,  Bates,  Colby  and  Bowdoin  has 
ever  been  keen  but  has  always  been  fair,  honorable 
and  sportsmanlike.  The  entire  State  is  annually 
interested  in  the  games  of  the  Maine  College 
League  and  will  be  more  than  ever  so  in  1906  when 
the  teams  which  represent  the  four  colleges  will 
certainly  be  faster  than  ever  before." 


Winslow,   '06,   spent   Sunday  in   Portland. 

Holman  F.  Day's  new  novel,  "Squire  Phin." 

Haines,  '07,  is  at  his  home  in  Dexter  working. 

Packard,  '06,  spent  Sunday  at  his  home  in  Turner. 

The  mid-term  warnings  were  received  on  Tues- 
day. 

Dresser,  '09,  returned  Monday  after  spending  a 
week  in  Boston. 

Theodore  Roosevelt's  "Outside  Pastimes  of  an 
American   Hunter." 

Harwood's  "New  Creations  in  Plant  Life"  and 
"French  Profiles"  by  Gosse. 

The  following  new  books  have  been  added  to  the 
Library  during  the  last  week : 

Estes,  '08,  was  initiated  into  the  Beta  Theta  Pi 
fraternity  last   Monday  night. 

The  coverings  for  the  protection  of  the  Hubbard 
grandstand  have  been  put  in  position. 

The  books  for  "The  Rivals"  have  arrived  and  the 
Dramatic  Club  will  get  to  work  at  once. 

A  large  number  of  students  attended  the  sub- 
scription dance  at  Bath  last  Friday  night. 

A  number  of  Bowdoin  men  attended  the  Har- 
vard-Yale game  at  Cambridge  last  Saturday. 

Captain  Chapman  returned  from  Boston  Sunday 
night,  where  he  has  been  making  a  busincbS  trip. 

The  Freshmen  have  received  a  most  searching  list 
of  questions,  sent  out  as  psychological  experiments. 

Three  weeks  before  Christmas  vacation.  Just 
about  time  enough  to  recover  our  normal  digestion. 

The  Senior  Class  elections  will  be  held  Wednes- 
day afternoon,  December  sixth,  in  Memorial  Hall, 
at  I  o'clock. 

A  college  orchestra  is  being  organized  for  the 
minstrel  show  which  will  be  given  some  time  during 
the  winter. 

A  few  of  the  students  are  aware  of  the  fact  that 
there  are  several  good  rabbit  swamps  in  the  vicinity 
of  the   college. 

The  board  coverings  for  the  steps  of  the  various 
buildings  about  the  campus  have  been  placed  m 
position  for  the  winter. 

The  skating  rink  at  Bath  is  proving  doubly  attrac- 
tive this  year  owing  to  the  league  games  of  polo 
which  are  being  played  ther. 

Kate  Douglas  Wiggin's  latest  story  will  appear  in 
serial  form  in  the  Ladies'  Home  Journal,  commenc- 
ing in   the  December  number. 

Bowling  is  more  popular  than  ever  among  the 
students,  and  latelv  the  prize  winners  at  the  roU- 
offs  have  all  been  Bowdoin  men. 

The  interior  of  the  chapel  is  being  wired  for  elec- 
tric lights.     They  are  being  placed  on  either  side  of     V' 
the  edifice  at  the  aisle  entrance  of  the  forms. 

The  golf  links  were  well  patronized  last  week 
despite  the  cold  weather,  and  several  new  men 
have  become  promising  candidates  for  next  year's 
golf  team. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


A  few  of  the  students  are  rehearsing  for  "The 
Girl  I  Left  Behind  Me"  which  is  to  be  staged  in 
the  near  future  by  the  Universalist  Young  People's 
Society. 

Topsham  socials  and  dances  seem  to  be  ars  popular 
as  ever.  It  is  said  that  at  a  recent  box  social 
"Dump"  Childs  bid  in  a  pretty  little  box  for  one 
dollar  and  fifty  cents  and  afterward  discovered  it  to 
be  the  wrong  box. 

Some  Juniors  have  been  taking  continuous  target 
practice  at  the  Brunswick  rifle  range  during  the  last 
week.     This  looks  bad  for  the  deer. 

It  will  soon  be  time  for  the  annual  College  Rally. 
These  occasions  have  been  among  Bowdoin's  most 
successful  mid-winter  events.  A  repetition  of  this 
enjoyable  event  will  occur  some  time  the  first  of 
the  year. 

While  Mrs.  Riggs  has  presented  copies  of  all  her 
works  to  the  Library,  she  has  recently  made  com- 
plete all  of  her  works  written  in  association  with  her 
sister,  Miss  Nora   Smith. 

Rev.  Edward  D.  Johnson,  rector  of  St.  Paul's 
Episcopal  Church,  has  tendered  his  resignation  here 
to  accept  a  call  from  Trinity  Church,  West  Witt- 
ston,    Pa. 

Wilson,  '07,  Hodgson,  '06,  Sewall,  '06,  Thomas, 
'08,  Hovey.  'eg,  and  Dresser.  '09,  were  among  those 
who  attended  the  Harvard- Yale  game  last  Saturday. 

The  football  season  just  closed  by  Bowdoin 
although  not  victorious  still  merits  recognition  from 
the  Orient.  We  hope  we  have  not  used  the  space 
to  ill  advantage. 

A  small  number  of  the  students  have  called  at 
the  charging  desk  at  the  library  for  copies  of  the 
recently  issued  college  pamphlet.  Students  are 
reminded  that  they  may  secure  single  copies  free 
of  charge.  This  applies  to  students  in  the  Medical 
School,  as  well  as  to  the  academic  department. 

Cogito.  Nogito,  Rogito,  ax, 

M.D.,  three  C,   C-I-X, 

Boom-a-recka,   Boom-a-recka, 

Boom-a-recka  Kine, 

Bowdoin,  Bowdoin.  1909. 
This  puts  all  the  odes  of  Horace  far  in  the  shade. 
It  would  appear  that  the  Freshmen  are  getting  busy 
with  their  Latin.  The  yell  was  sprung  for  the  first 
time  at  the  station  last  Thursday  and  was  followed 
by  a  rush — for  the  train. 

EMPIRE   BOOKINGS. 

Coming  attractions  at  the  Empire  Theatre,  Lew- 
iston,  are  recorded  herewith : 

Week  of  December  4 — Roe  Comedy  Company. 

December  11 — Mrs.  Leffingwell's  Boots.  Balance 
of  week,   Adam   Good   Company. 

December  19 — Sothern-Marlowe  in  Romeo  and 
Juliet. 


SOPHOMORE  THEMES. 

The  third  themes  of  the  semester  for  Sophomores 
not  taking  English  3  will  be  due  Tuesday,  Decem- 
ber   5. 

Subjects. 

1.  Should   Football    Be   Abolished? 

2.  The  Independent  Voter. 

3.  How  May  Our  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Do  More  Efficient 
Work? 

4.  A  New   England  Thanksgiving. 

5.  A  Short   Story. 


©bituar?. 


ART  BUILDING  NOTES. 
Dennis  Bangs  of  Waterville,  has  presented  to  the 
art  department  of  Bowdoin  College  a  marine  paint- 
ing by  James  Hamilton,  one  of  the  collection  of  the 
late  Hanscom  sisters,  and  very  old.  It  was  con- 
sidered the  most  valuable  in  the  Hanscom  collec- 
tion. 


SAMUEL  JAMESON  ANDERSON,  '44. 

Samuel  Jameson  Anderson,  one  of  Portland's 
most  distinguished  citizens,  for  many  vears  one  ot 
the  Democratic  leaders  of  the  State,  died  Saturday 
afternoon  at  his  home,  94  Free  Street,  at  the  age  of 
Si  years. 

General  Anderson  was  born  in  Portland  in  Decem- 
ber, 1824.  He  attended  the  Portland  schools  and 
was  admitted  to  Bowdoin  College,  graduating  in 
the  Class  of  1844.  After  leaving  college  he  entered 
upon  the  study  of  law  in  the  Dana  Law  School, 
Harvard,  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  He 
then  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Portland,  which  he  pursued  until  1865. 

In  1855  and  1856  General  Anderson  served  as  an 
alderman  of  the  city.  In  1856  he  was  elected  Attor- 
ney for  the  County  of  Cumberland,  holding  the  posi- 
tion three  years.  He  was  appointed  by  President 
Buchanan  in  1856  surveyor  of  the  port  and  held  the 
office  four  years.  In  1869  he  was  elected  president 
of  the  Portland  &  Ogdensburg  railroad  on  its  organ- 
ization, and  held  that  office  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
He  was  twice  nominated  by  the  Democratic  party 
for  Congress  against  Hon.  Thomas  B.  Reed,  but 
failed  an  election.  He  was,  for  some  lin^v,  ^najor- 
general  of  the  State  militia  and  it  was  from  this 
service  he  received  the  name.  General.  In  1851  he 
married  Jane  W.  Dow  of  Portland. 

General  Anderson  was  a  natural  leader.  There 
was  no  doubt  about  his  courage  and  honesty.  Those 
who  knew  him  best  declare  that  though  manifestly 
modest  and  retiring,  he  was  one  of  the  most  cour- 
ageous of  men,  and  as  unyielding  as  a  rock  against 
opposition.  It  was  only  necessary  to  talk  with  him 
to  know  that  he  was  honest  and  frankly  said  what 
he  meant. 

DR.  AUGUSTUS  C.  HAMLIN,  '51. 

The  death  of  Dr.  Augustus.  Choate  Hamlin,  one 
of  the  best  known  men  in  the  State,  has  been 
announced.  Dr.  Hamlin  died  in  Bangor  Nov.  19,  at 
the  age  of  76  years.  He  was  widely  known  as  an 
author,  artist,  and  as  an  authority  on  tourmalines  of 
which  he  is  said  to  have  owned  the  best  collection 
in  existence.  He  was  a  nephew  of  Hannibal  Ham- 
lin, who  was  Vice-President  of  the  United  States 
during   the   Civil   War. 

Augustus  Choate  Hamlin  was  born  in  Columbia, 
Me.,  Aug.  28,  1829,  and  was  the  son  of  Elijah  Liver- 
more   Hamlin.     He    was    graduated   from    Bowdoin " 


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College  in  1851  and  from  Harvard  Medical  School 
in  1855.  He  was  attached  to  the  2d  Maine  Infantry 
as  assistant  surgeon  in  1861,  and  was  made  brigade 
surgeon  in  the  following  year,  attaining  the 
rank  of  lieutenant  colonel  and ,  medical  inspector 
of  the  United  States  Army  in  1863.  He  served  at 
the  front  during  several  engagements  of  the  Civil 
War  and  at  its  close  he  practiced  medicine  in  Ban- 
gor. In  1878  he  was  made  Chevalier  of  the  Order  of 
St.   Anne   by   the   Emperor   of  Russia. 

Dr.  Hamlin  was  the  Maine  commissioner  at  the 
Yorktown  Centennial  in  1881 ;  in  1882-6  he  was  sur- 
geon-general of  Maine.  He  had  been  mayor  of 
Bangor  twice  and  was  at  one  time  department  com- 
mander of  the  Grand  Army  in  this  State.  He  was 
the  author  of  a  book  on  Andersonville  prison  and 
of  numerous  other  works,  many  of  them  of  a 
scientific  nature. 

In  1857  he  was  married  to  Helen  A.  Cutting.  The 
nearest  surviving  relative  is  Mrs.  Eleanor  Hamlin 
of   Boston. 

RUSSELL  D.  WOODMAN.  '66. 

While  many  of  his  friends  knew  that  for  nearly 
two  years  he  had  been  afflicted  with  an  incurable 
disease,  the  death  of  Russell  D.  Woodman  at  an 
early  hour  last  Wednesday  morning,  came  as  a  shock 
to  the  people  of  Westbrook  and  Portland.  Mr. 
Woodman  was  62  years  old,  having  been  born  in 
Searsmont,  Maine,  in  1843.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  and  entered  Bowdoin  College,  graduating 
with  the  Class  of  '66.  In  1872  he  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Ade  E.  Sweetland  of  Searsmont,  to 
which  union  one  child  was  born  which  died  in 
infancy. 

He  was  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  until 
appointed  one  of  the  appraisers  in  the  Custom 
House  under  the  Cleveland  administration.  On 
leaving  the  government  service  he  organized  the 
Westbrook  Trust  Company  of  Westbrook  in  1890, 
of  which  institution  he  became  treasurer  and  after- 
wards president,  which  position  he  occupied  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  His  widow  and  one  sister,  Clara 
E.  Woodman  of  Boston,  survive  him. 

Frankness  and  honesty  were  the  chief  traits  of  his 
character — open  and  honest  he  despised  deceit  and 
hypocrisy. 

Always  interested  in  public  affairs  he  has  left  a 
lasting  impress  on  the  whole  city.  Next  to  his  home 
life  which  was  ideal,  his  greatest  social  enjoyment 
was  with  his  church.  Being  a  strong  Universalist 
on  coming  to  Westbrook  he  at  once  united  with  the 
First  Universalist  Church  to  which  he  was  strongly 
attached. 


Ifn  /IDemorfam. 


The  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  has  learned 
with  grief  of  the  death  of  Frank  Weeks  Blair  of 
the  Class  of  1895.  Although  he  had  been  out  of 
college  but  a  few  years,  he  had  already  made  a  place 
for  himself  in  his  chosen  profession  of  medicine 
and  had  entered  upon  a  successful  career  in  his 
home  town.  Farmington,  New  Hampshire.  The 
Kappa   mourns   the   early   close   of   so   promising   a 


career  and  extends    its    deepest    sympathy     to     the 

bereaved  widow  and  relatives. 

RoBiE  Reed  Stevens, 
F.  R.  Upton,  Jr., 
Neal    Willis    Cox, 

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VOL.   XXXV. 


NO.  19 


THE  NOVEMBER  QUILL. 

The  November  Quill  is  a  thoroughly  read- 
able number.  The  leading  article  is  a  charm- 
ing account  of  the  ministry  of  art  to  all  sorts 
and  conditions  of  men,  as  attested  by  a  day's 
experience  in  Bowdoin's  "House  Beautiful." 
Observation  as  sympathetic  as  it  is  keen  is 
here  recorded.  The  writer  is  as  sensitive  on 
the  human,  as  on  the  aesthetic  side,  and  the 
reader  will  hardly  come  to  the  end  of  this 
short  narrative  without  the  feeling,  that  the 
most  unpromising  subject  cannot  be  wholly 
impervious  to  the  refining  influence  of  the 
beautiful,  and  that  something  of  the  subtle 
attraction  of  beauty  in  plastic  and  pictorial  art 
is  here  translated  into  speech. 

The  sonnet  on  November  is  well  thought 
out  both  in  idea  and  expression,  but  there  is  a 
slight  monotony  in  the  rhythm  and  a  sugges- 
tion of  painstaking  elaboration  which  some- 
what mitigate  the  reader's  pleasure.  The 
longer  poem,  "'The  Holy  Quest,"  is  an 
obvious  imitation  of  the  "Idylls  of  the  King." 
As  is  natural  in  a  young  writer  formal  cor- 
rectness is  over-emphasized.  A  passage  of 
the  same  length  taken  at  random  from  Tenny- 
son shows  deviation  from  the  iambic  move- 
ment more  than  twice  as  often ;  and  it  is  skil- 
ful deviation  from  the  ideal  structure  tnat 
makes  the  beauty  of  blank  verse,  the  easiest 
form  of  verse  to  write,  but  the  hardest  to 
write  well.  The  name  Gawain  proves  hard 
to  confine  in  metrical  bonds,  and  the  repetition 
of  the  line,  "I  feel  that  thou  shalt  ne'er  achieve 
the  Quest,"  with  the  change  of  the  words, 
"thou  shalt"  to  "they  may"  is  weak.  But  the 
poem  as  a  whole  is  worthy  of  much  praise. 
Especially  noteworthy  is  the  picture  of  the 
cavalcade  of  knights  as  they  start  on  their 
quest,  a  picture  that  is  botn  taithtul  and 
unusually  vivid ;  and  the  simile  that  paints  Sir 
Gawain's  face  in  the  glow  of  supernatural 
light  is  fine : 

"His  gloomy  face. 
Lit  by  the  mystic  light,  shone  all  aglow, 
Yet  hollow-shadowed,  as  the  dying  sun 
Casts  on  a  mountain  side  its  crimson  light, 


And   ledge  and  crag  catch  up  each   glowing 

beam, 
But  in  the  hollows  and  the  deep  ravines 
The  purple  shadows  ever  deeper  grow, 
And  purple  fades  to  black." 

There  belong,  too,  to  the  poetry  of  this 
number,  two  dainty  morsels  culled  by  "Ye 
Postman." 

If  one  did  not  read  in  "Gray  Goose  Tracks" 
the  words  "our  little  organization  has  so 
nearly  spent  its  days  of  usefulness,"  a  query 
to  that  effect  might  naturally  arise;  and  an 
emphatic  reply  in  the  affirmative  is  equally 
natural  when  one  reaches  the  rhymed  effusion 
at  the  end,  not  so  much  for  its  profanity  as  its 
utter  inanity. 

The  two  stories  are  pitched  in  entirely  dif- 
ferent keys.  "The  Deserted  City"  is  a  highly 
romantic  episode  of  the  weird  and  ghastly 
order,  in  an  appropriate  historical  and  geo- 
graphical setting;  "Lying  at  Anchor"  is  a  real- 
istic tale  of  sailor  life,  and  shows  accurate 
observation  and  command  of  nautical  speech. 
Each  is  in  its  way  a  creditable  performance, 
and  is  somewhat  aside  from  the  beaten  path. 
Both  show  a  degree  of  deftness  in  the  hand- 
ling and  original  touches  here  and  there  that 
give  promise  of  better  things  to  come. 

Taken  as  a  whole,  the  November  Quill  has 
no  cause  to  blush  in  the  presence  of  its  fellows. 
Frank  E.  Woodruff. 


THE  DRAMATIC  CLUB  PLAY. 

"The  Rivals,"  the  play  which  the  Dramatic 
Club  is  to  give  this  season,  has  an  interesting 
history.  It  was  written  by  Richard  Brinsley 
Sheridan  and  was  produced  at  Covent  Gar- 
den, London,  January  17,  1775,  when  the 
author  was  in  his  twenty-fourth  year.  Ever 
since  that  time  the  play  has  held  a  high  place 
amofig  the  old  comedies.  It  was  first  per- 
formed in  America  in  1786  and  it  was  in  this 
play  that  the  famous  William  Warren  made 
his  debut  in  Boston  in  1846,  as  Sir  Lucius 
O'Trigger.  Since  t88o  the  late  Joseph  Jeffer- 
son  has   used   "The   Rivals"   alternately   with 


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"Rip  Van  Winkle"  and  has  scored  great  suc- 
cess in  it  as  "Bob  Acres."  In  1896  he  formed 
his  "great  all-star  cast"  and  toured  the^country 
for  one  month,  travelling  in  palace  cars  and 
appearing  but  once  in  each  large  city.  The 
venture  was  a  great  financial  success,  the 
receipts  averaging  six  thousand  dollars  a  per- 
formance. 

Because  the  play  is  so  very  well  balanced 
"The  Rivals"  has  always  been  a  favorite  with 
college  dramatic  clubs.  As  it  is  generally 
cast,  there  are  ten  characters.  At  the  head  is 
Sir  Anthony  Absolute,  the  bluff  old  English 
lord  who  is  determined  to  make  a  match 
between  his  son,  Capt.  Jack  Absolute,  and 
romantic  Lydia  Languish.  Mts.  Malaprop, 
the  aunt  of  Lydia,  unites  with  Sir  Anthony 
in  promoting  the  match  and,  through  her  vain 
use  of  words  which  she  does  not  understand, 
she  forms  an  entertaining  character  in  the 
play.  The  main  plot  centers  around  Capt. 
Absolute,  Bob  Acres,  a  country  bumpkin,  and 
Sir  Lucius  O'Trigger,  a  fiery  but  penniless 
Irish  lad,  the  three  rivals  for  Lydia's  hand. 
A  love-sick  couple,  Faulkland  and  Julia,  and 
the  two  servants,  David  and  Lucy,  complete 
the  cast. 


SKETCH  OF  JACK  LONDON. 

Perhaps  no  other  American  novelist  holds 
such  a  unique  place  in  American  literature  as 
Jack  London.  He  was  born  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, January  12,  1876.  From  earliest  boy- 
hood his  life  was  one  of  continuous  adventure, 
as  sailor,  tramp,  gold-miner,  journalist,  lec- 
turer, and  socialist.  He  has  an  almost  inex- 
haustible supply  of  scenes  and  experiences  to 
enrich  and  embellish  his  writings.  At  first 
his  st)'le  was  that  of  ideal  romance,  but  by 
close  contact  with  the  scum  marine  population 
of  San  Francisco,  it  was  changed  and  replaced 
by  the  romance  of  things  as  they  really  are. 
Later  he  became  interested  in  Sociology  and 
Economics,  and  tramped  many  thousand  miles 
through  the  L^nited  States  and  Canada,  study- 
ing the  social  conditions  of  the  various  places. 
His  first  book,  "The  Son  of  the  Wolf," 
appeared  in  1900.  This  was  followed  by 
"Children  of  the  Frost,"  the  "Sea  Wolf,"  and 
the  "Call  of  the  Wild."  ,  He  is  at  his  best  in 
his  short  stories,  and  in  his  volume  "Children 
of  the  Frost,"  which  is  an  introduction  to  a 
field  that  he  will  probably  work  over  to  much 
finer  eflfect. 


1907  WILL  DEDICATE  BUGLE  TO  COM- 
MANDER PEARY. 

The  1907  Bugle  Board  will  dedicate  their 
work  to  Commander  Robert  E.  Peary  of  the 
famous  Class  of  1877.  Aside  from  this  selec- 
tion nothing  of  much  importance  has  been 
done.  The  printer's  contract  has  not  yet  been 
let,  but  will  be  as  soon  as  satisfactory  arrange- 
ments can  be  made.  The  book  will  be  after 
the  style  of  the  1905  Bugle. 

THE    QUILL    REORGANIZES. 

The  present  Quill  board  closes  its  term  oi 
office  with  the  December  number  and  the  new 
board  elected  last  Tuesday  will  then  assume 
control.  The  new  board  has  organized  with 
C.  W.  Snow,  chairman,  and  Ensign  O.  Otis 
Business  Manager.  The  associate  editors  are  : 
E.  A.  Duddy,  A.  Blaine  Roberts,  P.  H.  Pow- 
ers and  A.  T.  Gould. 

ZETA  PSI  DANCE. 

An  infonnal  house  party  was  held  last  Fri- 
day evening  by  the  members  of  the  Zeta  Psi 
Fraternity  who  remained  in  Brunswick  over 
Thanksgiving.  The  patronesses  were  Mrs. 
Henry  Johnson  and   Mrs.   Mason. 

Among  the  young  ladies  present  were  Miss 
Schofield  of  Portland,  and  Miss  Percy  of 
Bath,  and  Misses  Dunlap,  Knight,  Forsaith, 
Little,  Allen,  Merriman,  Stetson,  Hubbard, 
and  Johnson  of  Brunswick  and  vicinity. 


JACK  LONDON  LECTURES. 

Jack  London,  author  of  "The  Call  of  th 
Wild,"  under  the  auspices  of  the  Saturday 
Club,  gave  an  exceedingly  interesting  account 
of  his  adventures  as  "Tramp,"  "Klondiker" 
and  "Correspondent"  in  Memorial  Hall  last 
night. 

A  more  detailed  account  of  Mr.  London's 
lecture  will  appear  in  our  next  issue. 


CHRISTIAN    ASSOCIATION    ITEMS. 

The  Christian  Association  of  the  college  is 
looking  for  strong,  resolute  men  to  reinforce 
its  ranks.  Every  man  who  wishes  to  make 
the  most  of  his  course  and  to  secure  the 
largest  development  for  the  future  should 
identify   himself   with   this    organization.     Of 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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the  many  reasons  why  one  should  become  a 
member  of  this  association  the  following  may 
be  indicated.'     From  the  Intercollegian: 

1.  Membership  in  the  Christian  Associa- 
tion is  an  acknowledgment  of  the  best  in  one's 
past  life  and  of  one's  desii-e  to  be  true  to  it. 
Nearly  all  college  men  come  from  homes 
where  steadily  uplifting,  perhaps  definitely 
religious,  influences  prevail.  The  majority 
of  college  men  have  themselves  been  members 
of  churches  at  home.  He  is  unfaithful  to  the 
highest  influences  of  his  home  and  to  his  own 
highest  purposes  who,  when  entering  on  the 
new  world  of  college  life,  does  not  openly 
acknowledge  these  best  things  in  his  past ;  and 
the  natural  way  to  do  this  definitely  and  yet 
unostentatiously  is  to  join  in  the  work  of  the 
Christian  Association. 

2.  Membership  is  a  commitment  of  one's 
self  to  the  best  side  of  college  life.  A  few  col- 
lege men  have  their  faces  set  downward.  Many 
more  are  climbing  steadily  and  resolutely 
to  higher  things.  More  still  wander  aimlessly 
about  as  the  crowd  or  the  inclination  may 
lead.  The  Christian  Association  is  the  natural 
rallying  point  for  all  men  whose  ideals  are 
higher  than  their  achievemems,  and  every 
man  who  joins  places  himself  among  that 
number.  In  doing  so,  he  does  not  boast  supe- 
riority, but  rather  admits  that  he  has  not 
attained  and  declares  his  purpose  to  press  on. 

3.  Membership  leads  to  association  with 
men  of  high  and  serious  purpose  in  the  col- 
lege life.  No  other  force  in  his  college  life 
will  influence  the  incoming  Freshman  so 
deeply  as  will  the  friends  he  chooses.  The 
man  who  enters  at  once  into  the  activities  of 
the  Association  naturally  finds  part  at  least  of 
his  college  friends  among  those  men  who  have 
declared  themselves  publicly  as  committed  to 
the  best  things  in  college  life. 

4.  Membersliip  secures  development  in  the 
higher  ranges  of  a  man's  life.  The  college 
man  who  wishes  his  life  to  be  symmetrical, 
still  more  he  who  wishes  it  to  be  well-ordered 
in  the  sense  that  the  higher  holds  sway  over 
the  lower,  will  seek  to  develop  his  moral  sense, 
his  spiritual  faculties,  his  religious  nature,  no 
less  than  his  physical,  social,  and  intellectual 
abilities.  Voluntary  exercise  is  always  the 
most  effective  means  for  development ;  and 
the  Christian  Association  conducts  those  vol- 
untary activities  through  participation  in 
which  development  in  these  directions  is  nat- 
urally secured. 


5.  Membership  brings  a  man  under  tne 
direct  influence  of  those  facts  and  forces  that 
make  for  strong  character.  The  history  of 
the  extension  of  the  Kingdom  of  God  in  the 
world,  with  its  stimulus  to  faith  and  its  call  to 
action,  the  experiences  of  spiritual  heroes  as 
recorded  in  the  Bible,  most  of  all,  the  life  and 
teachings  of  Jesus  as  given  to  us  there — these 
are  some  of  the  great  influences  that  build 
Christian  character.  Through  the  agencies 
under  the  direction  of  the  Christian  Associa- 
tion— its  mission  and  Bible-study  groups,  and 
its  devotional  meetings — these  influences  are 
brought  to  bear  on  a  man's  life. 

6.  Membership  means  alignment  with  the 
organized  forces  making  for  betterment  in  col- 
lege life.  The  forces  of  evil  in  that  life, 
whether  organized  or  not,  are  at  any  rate  tre- 
mendously effective.  The  battle  between  the 
two  is  on  in  every  institution.  Every  man 
who  has  truly  at  heart  the  best  and  highest 
interests  of  his  college  will  leave  the  throng  of 
the  indifferent,  and  take  his  place  in  the  ranks 
of  the  growing  army  of  those  who  fight  for 
righteousness. 

7.  Membership  is  the  contribution  of  one's 
individual  experience  and  helpful  influence  to 
the  lives  of  others.  The  underlying  principle 
of  the  Bible  group  and  of  the  devotional  meet- 
ing is  that  in  each  man's  experience  there  are 
elements  of  value  for  the  lives  of  others.  Few 
acts  in  a  man's  life  have  more  influence  over 
others  than  those  in  which  he  puts  himself  on 
record  on  important  issues  like  those  for 
which  the  Christian  Association  stands.  The 
man  who  takes  part  in  its  work  offers  what 
he  has  to  give  of  experience  and  influence  for 
the  benefit  of  others. 

8.  Membership  signifies  willingness  to 
meet  definite  opportunities  for  service  that 
may  arise. 


FOOTBALL  TRAINING. 

Captain  Chapman  will  conduct  a  class  in 
football  training  at  the  gymnasium  on  Mon- 
days, Wednesdays  and  Fridays  at  5.15 
throughout  the  winter.  Men  who  take  this 
training  are  excused  from  their  regular  squad 
work.  Men  who  have  thus  far  entered  the 
course  are  Bass,  Butterick,  Blanchard,  W. 
Drummond,  J.  Drummond,  W.  J.  Crowley, 
Thomas,  Garcelon,  Gastonquay,  J.  A.  Davis, 
Merrill  and  Powers. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER.  1906,         •       •       Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 
H.  P.  WINSLOW,  1906.  A.   L.    ROBINSON,  igo8. 

H.  E.  WILSON,  1907.  R.  H.  HUPPER,  1908. 

R.  A.  CONY,  1907.  R.  A.  LEE,   1908. 

W.   S.   LINNELL,   1907.  H.   E.    MITCHELL,   1908. 


G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,  ■ 

A.   J.  VOORHEES,  1907, 


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DECEMBER   8, 

1905. 

No. 

19 

The  recent  revelation  of 
The  College  Man  corruption  and  bossisin  in 
and  Politics.  national,  state  and  munici- 
pal politics  should  cause 
every  young  man  who  is  devoting  four  of  the 
best  years  of  his  life  to  preparation  for  his 
subsequent  career  to  ask  himself  seriously  the 
question,  "What  is  the  proper  attitude  of  the 
college  man  toward  politics?"  While  the 
Orient  fully  realizes  that  this  question  has 
been  freely  discussed  by  men  whose  superior 
wisdom  and  years  entitle  them  to  particular 
deference  and  their  opinions  perhaps  to  accept- 
ance, and  would  never  think  of  attempting  any 
extended  discussion  of  the  issue,  it  does  feel 
justified  in  calling  attention  to  some  of  the 
points  believed  to  bear  directly  upon  it.  We 
are  led  to  do  this  because  we  iDelieve  that 
to-day  too  many  college  men  view  politics  with 


indifference,  and  give  too  much  credence  to 
such  suggestions  as,  for  them,  there  is  too 
much  corruption  in  politics ;  that  there  is  in 
politics  too  little  honor  and  appreciation  to  be 
had  ;  that  there  is  prejudice  against  the  college 
man  which  will  largely  decrease  his  efficiency 
in  that  field ;  that  the  people  at  large  can 
always  be  depended  upon  to  see  that  the  pub- 
lic ends  and  interests  are  best  served.  We 
believe  that  for  these  among  other  reasons  the 
college  man  steers  clear  of  politics  to  the  det- 
riment of  the  state  and  to  a  serious  failure  on 
his  part  to  improve  his  best  opportunities. 

It  cannot  be  denied  that  there  is  too  much 
corruption  in  our  politics.  But  what  would 
the  college  man  do  ?  Accept  the  situation  and 
let  it  grow  worse  by  avoiding  politics,  or  enter- 
ing the  field  in  one  capacity  or  another  and 
using  his  efforts  to  improve  conditions?  We 
can  hardly  conceive  of  William  Pitt  Fessen- 
den, — by  the  way,  a  Bowdoin  man, — of  doing 
the  first  of  these  things.  His  course  was  to 
enter  the  field  because  of  work  to  be  done. 
Who  could  think  of  President  Roosevelt 
avoiding  politics  because  there  is  too  much 
corruption?  His  answer  is,  because  there  is 
corruption  I  will  go  in  and  fight  to  quell  it. 
We  believe  this  to  be  the  only  answer  of  the 
college  man.  He  need  not  necessarily  become 
a  ward  politician,  but  can  and  should  take  an 
active,  watchful  interest  in  all  political  cam- 
paigns in  order  that  corruption  be  lessened. 

It  is  impossible  to  prove  that  great  offices 
or  monuments  will  be  the  reward  of  every 
college  man  who  takes  a  hand  in  politics ;  it  is 
likewise  unnecessary.  It  is  enough  to  say 
that  every  college  man  who  sees  his  greatest 
reward  in  better  political  conditions,  rather 
than  in  high  offices,  will  be  amply  satisfied  by 
the  honor  and  appreciation  that  will  be 
accorded   him   by   a   grateful   public. 

Neither  can  it  be  denied  that  there  is  pred- 
judice  in  some  quarters  against  the  college 
man  in  politics.  It  is  undoubtedly  true  that 
men  in  both  business  and  politics  are  saying, 
in  substance,  to-day,  as  did  Horace  Greeley 
say  literally  forty  years  ago,  "The  Lord 
deliver  us  from  college  men  and  other 
horned  creatures."  But  we  believe  that  the 
men  who  hold  this  view  conistitute  two  small 
classes :  the  one,  those  who  do  not  know  the 
college  man  and  look  upon  him  as  -a  theorist 
only ;  the  other,  those  who  do  know  the  college 
man,  fear  his  influence  and  therefore  discour- 
age his  entry  into  their  field  of  effort. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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Furthermore  the  contention  that  the  people 
can  be  depended  upon  to  see  that  the  pubHc 
ends  and  interests  will  be  best  served  sounds 
well  but  falls  to  the  ground  when  investigated. 
Even  Lincoln  said,  "You  can  fool  some  of  the 
people  all  the  time,  and  all  of  the  people  some 
of  the  time."  The  fact  is  that,  although  the 
general  public  will  not  permit  unlimited  sup- 
pression of  its  interests,  they  will  allow  those 
interests  to  be  sacrificed  to  the  political  bosses 
altogether  too  long  unless  aroused  to  action. 
They  generally  allow  it  to  go  on  till  some 
Folk,  Lafollette  or  Roosevelt  shows  them 
where  they  are  being  fooled. 

But  in  addition  to  all  this — that  the  exist- 
ing corruption  demands  his  influence  for  bet- 
ter conditions,  that  there  is  ample  reward  for 
him,  that  the  prejudice  against  him  is  really 
of  little  account,  that  the  people  at  large  are 
prone  to  sacrifice  their  interests  too  long  to 
the  will  of  the  bosses,  in  addition  to  all  these, 
there  is  another  reason  why  the  college  man 
should  take  a  hand  in  politics.  It  is  because 
he  is  the  best  qualified  man,  as  a  class,  in  the 
country.  There  are  three  reasons  for  this, 
as  follows :  He  is  trained  to  think  logically  on 
all  problems ;  he  studies,  under  the  leading 
thinkers,  the  social,  economic  and  political  con- 
ditions both  past  and  present ;  and  finally 
because  college  life  inculcates  in  him  a  spirit 
of  fair  play,  independence  of  thought  and  lib- 
erality of  views  more  thoroughly  tlian  can  be 
done  outside  the  college.  Let  us  briefly  con- 
sider these  three  reasons. 

'First,  his  training  teaches  him  to  think  log- 
ically on  not  only  the  problems  he  discusses  m 
college,  but  upon  all  problems.  There  is  no 
problem,  however  great  or  small,  but  has  one 
or  more  vital  issues  upon  which  the  decision 
must  eventually  turn.  The  man  who  can 
grasp  these  issues  of  vital  importance  is  the 
man  who  is  most  valuable  in  any  walk  of  life, 
especially  so  in  politics.  There  is  no  man  who 
has  so  good  advantages  for  obtaining  this 
ability  to  grasp  vital  issues  as  has  tne  college 
man,  because  he  is  taught  to  think. 

Again,  the  college  man  to-day  in  our  insti- 
tutions of  broader  and  more  comprehensive 
learning,  studies  practical  social  and  economic 
problems,  and  does  so  under  the  instruction  of 
the  best  trained  minds  in  the  country.  Every 
year  the  colleges  in  their  courses  in  the  social 
and  political  sciences  are  getting  nearer  to  the 
vital  problems  that  confront  those  who  deter- 
mine the  policies    of    the    government.     The 


commissions  sent  out  by  Congress  for  inform- 
ation upon  such  important  questions  as  the 
trusts,  rate  regulation  and  the  tariff,  are  more 
and  more  taking  the  testimony  of  the  expert 
instructors  in  American  colleges.  Under 
such  instruction  is  the  college  man  being 
trained.  Not  only  is  the  college  man  a  man 
of  tramed  mind  but  he  is  a  student  of  our 
actual  problems  of  government. 

But  more  than  this  the  college  man  has 
inculcated  in  his  nature  during  his  college 
course  just  the  ideals  which  are  needed  in  pol- 
itics to-day.  He  breathes  an  atmosphere  of 
fair  play ;  he  learns  to  demand  the  "square 
deal  between  man  and  man."  He  comes  to 
the  stage  of  independent  thinking  where  he 
asks  the  reasons  for  statements  before  accept- 
ing them  as  facts.  He  reaches  here  a  greater 
liberality  of  view  than  is  likely  to  be  found 
elsewhere  and  learns  to  respect  what  the 
"other  man"  thinks.  He  thus  raises  him.self 
above  and  beyond  the  sordid,  utilitarian  idea 
of  life  and  is  just  the  man  to  bring  to  politics 
the  spirit  of  broadmindedness,  liberality  of 
view,  independence  of  thought,  and  healthy 
ideals  we  so  much  need  to-day. 

And  now  in  closing  we  wish  to  make  sure 
we  are  understood.  We  do  not  urge  every 
college  man  to  devote  his  whole  time  and 
attention  to  politics.  What  we  do  urge  is  that 
the  college  man  should  change  his  attitude 
from  one  of  comparative  indifference  and 
unconcern  to  one  of  interest  and  study  in  order 
that  his  superior  training  and  research  may 
bear  fruit  in  state,  national,  and  municipal 
reforms. 

The  annual  Bov^doin  Ral- 
The  Annual  Rally,  lies   of  the  last  two   years 

have  been  so  eminently 
successful  that  there  is  not  the  slightest 
thought  in  the  minds  of  any  undergraduate 
but  that  the  one  of  1906  will  be  as  equally 
fortunate.  It  is  not  too  early  now  to  com- 
mence arrangements  for  our  next  gathering. 
As  the  taking  of  any  definite  action  was  over- 
looked at  the  recent  mass-meeting,  tlie 
Orient  would  recommend  that  a  committee 
be  appointed  by  the  Athletic  Association  Pres- 
ident to  have  this  year's  rally  in  charge,  as 
was  done  last  year,  thus  saving  the  inconven- 
ience and  delay  of  calling  a  separate  meeting. 
It  is,  of  course,  time  to  begin  preparations,  so 
that  the  Rally  of  1906  may  equal  and  eclipse 
all  others. 


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Familiar 
Editorials. 


The  board  running  track  is 
now  "ready  for  business  at 
the  old  stand"  but  con- 
trary to  all  precedent  the  Orient  i§  not  going 
to  signalize  its  appearance  with  its  stock  edi- 
torial "Begin  Relay  Training."  Every  man 
in  college  knows  what  the  track  is  for,  when 
it  is  best  to  begin  training  and  the  necessity 
of  "all  turning  out."  The  conditions  are  the 
same  this  year  as  on  all  previous  years.  We 
want  the  best  team  the  college  can  produce 
and  the  larger  the  field  of  contestants  the 
more  spirited  the  competition. 

We  would  not  fall  into  the  lut  ot  repetition 
worn  deep  by  the  pens  of  our  predecssors.  By 
this  time  most  of  us  are  familiar  with  that 
editorial  "Take  an  Interest  in  Gym."  and 
know  enough  to  "Keep  Ofif  the  Grass"  when 
the  snow  leaves  the  ground  in  the  spring. 
We  would  not  have  it  said  that  our  edito- 
rials are  timed  by  the  changes  in  the  weather 
or  set  up  in  advance  or  held  over  from  year 
to  vear  to  meet  constantly  recurring  events. 


ALLEN   AND   ROBINSON   ELECTED. 

The  only  business  transacted  at  the  mass 
meeting  last  Monday  night  was  the  election  of 
Neil  W.  Allen,  '07,  for  manager,  and  Carl  M. 
Robinson.  '08,  for  assistant  manager  of  next 
year's  football  team. 


Portland  High  6,  Bowdoin  Students  5. 

Thursday  afternoon  a  picked  team  from  the 
college  met  the  Portland  High  boys  and  were 
defeated  by  a  margin  of  one  point.  The  High 
School  bo)'s  put  up  a  fast  article  of  football 
and  outplayed  their  opponents.  Had  the 
Bowdoin  men  received  any  training  or  prac- 
tice the  game  would  have  resulted  dififerently. 
Ellis  scored  the  touchdown  for  Bowdoin  on 
a  fumble  and  90-yard  run.     The  line-up : 

Portland.  Bowdoin. 

Devine,    le le.,    EJlis 

Rowe,    It It..    Bridge 

R.    HcLean,    Ig Ig..    Wentworth 

C.    Mitchell,    c c..    Hayden 

Miirraj'.    rg rg..    Chandler 

Johnson,    rt rt..    Thomas 

Charles    Mitchell,    re re..    Carter 

Jones,    qb qb.,    Dresser 

R.    McLain,    rhb rhb.,    Merrill 

Robinson,    Ihb .Ihb.,    Wakeheld 

Foster,    fb fb,    Adams 


Score — Portland,  6:  Bowdoin,  5.  Referee  and 
umpire — Chapman  and  Drummond  of  Bowdoin, 
alternating.  Timers — Shehan  and  Drummond  of 
Bowdoin.  Linesmen — Perry  of  Lewiston  and  Gum- 
bel  and  Bowdoin.  Time — 15-minute  halves.  Touch- 
down— Ellis   and   Foster.     Goal — Devine. 

PRESIDENT  HYDE  AT   SUNDAY   CHAPEL. 

At  chapel  last  Sunday  President  Hyde  spoke  in 
part  as  follows : 

"One  of  the  most  puzzling  problems  of  our  moral 
and  spiritual  life  is  to  know  what  to  do  with  certain 
unattractive  things,  certain  forms  of  amusement  and 
living.     The  question  arises,   are  they  good  or  bad. 

The  heathen  tells  us  that  all  of  these  are  good, 
the  ascetic  tells  us  that  all  of  these  are  bad,  that  if 
all  these  things  could  be  abolished  all  bad  would 
disappear.  Both  these  answers  are  easy,  but  both 
are  wrong.  The  first  answer  is  most  often  given  by 
easy-going  people,  superficial  thinkers.  The  second 
is   usually   .given   by   the   sober-minded   and    serious. 

"Jesus  takes  neither  one  nor  the  other  of  these 
views.  He  looks  upon  these  things  as  intrinsically 
ne'ther  good  nor  bad.  The  Christian  attitude  is  to 
take  them  and  so  use  them  as  not  to  hinder  the 
Christian  progress  of  life.  Many  of  these  things 
promote  our  purposes  and  enable  us  to  do  real  and 
lasting  good.  The  Pharisees  called  Jesus  wrong 
for  being  present  at  wine  drinking  and  feasting,  but 
through  this  being  present  he  was  able  to  accom' 
plish  his  ends. 

"If  these  things  do  not  further  our  purpose  we 
should  dispense  w'th  them.  Our  fiist  purpose  is 
the  great  principle  of  physical  health,  God's  great 
gift.  As  far  as  any  practice  hinders  our  health  we 
should  do  away  with  it.  Our  work  demands  steady 
and  ihonest  attention,  if  anything  interferes  we 
should  dispense  with  it.  We  realize  this  in  athletics 
and  practice  it  by  careful  training ;  surely  as  stu- 
dents and  graduates  we  should  follow  this  principle. 

"Our  parents  and  friends  are  desirous  for  us, 
are  constantly  planning  for  us :  and  they  are  wiser 
than  we.  We  should  dispense  with  anything  caus- 
ing them  sorrow  or  grief. 

"Our  influence  on  others  is  very  powerful.  If  we 
unduly  influence  others  by  our  actions  we  should 
realize  our  duty  to  them'  and  rectify  our  course. 

".AH  college  students  should  make  these  distinc- 
tions. They  should  consider  certain  things  that 
occasionally  present  themselves  for  judgment  as 
neither  intrinsically  good  nor  bad,  but  good  or  bad 
simply  as  they  are  used. 


THE   INHNSTREL   SHOW. 

Aside  from  the  fact  that  about  twenty  more  men 
are  needed  for  the  chorus,  the  work  upon  the  Col- 
lege Minstrel  Show  is  progressing  favorably.  Red- 
man, '07,  is  to  be  interlocutor  and  he  has  shown 
that  he  is  the  ideal  man   for  the  place. 

The  end  men,  all  of  whom  have  had  previous 
experience  in  this  sort  of  work,  are  as  follows : 
Bones,  L  Gumbel.  D.  B.  Andrews.  C.  G.  Clark; 
tanibos,  J.  Gumbel,  C.  S.  Kingsley,  R.  J.  Hodg- 
son, Jr. 

Several  appeals  have  already  been  made  upon  the 
student  body  to  come  out  for  the  chorus  and  though 


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193 


a  few  more  men  have  responded,  still  more  are 
needed  at  each  rehearsal  if  the  production  is  to  be 
a   success. 

Considerable  progress  has  been  made  upon  the 
overture  and  the  other  songs  will  be  taken  up  at 
an  early  date  but  it  is  by  no  means  too  late  for  new 
men  to  offer  their  services. 

The  show  will  be  given  on  January  19.  Barely 
two  weeks  remain  for  rehearsals  before  the  Christ- 
mas vacation.  The  time  is  therefore  short,  but 
there  is  plenty  of  it  if  all  the  men  do  their  part 
toward  giving  a  successful  entertainment. 


OBITUARY   RECORDS. 

The  annual  Obituary  Record  of  all  the  alumni  of 
the  college  is  now  being  sent  around  to  college  grad- 
uates still  living,  and  to  various  libraries.  During 
the  year  ending  June  i,  1904,  fifty-nine  deaths  have 
occurred  among  the  alumni,  and  three  non-grad- 
uates are  recorded  as  having  passed  away.  "Among 
these  are  two  honored  men  who  have  stood  in  sen- 
iority at  the  head  of  the  academic  and  medical  grad- 
uates of  the  college  for  several  years ;  two  able  and 
faithful  overseers  of  the  college,  and  at  least  three 
others  whose  influence  in  their  respective  depart- 
ments of  law,  theology,  and  education  has  not  been 
confined  within  the  boundaries  of  their  own  states." 


REV.   E.   D.  JOHNSON  TO  LEAVE. 

The  Rev.  Edward  D.  Johnson,  rector  of  St.  Paul's 
Episcopal  Church  of  Brunswick,  has  tendered  his 
resignation  in  order  to  accept  a  pastorate  in  West 
Pittston,  Penn,  His  resignation  takes  eftect  Decem- 
ber 15.  Mr.  Johnson  has  been  rector  at  St.  Paul's 
for  nearly  five  years  and  in  that  time  has  endeared 
himself  to  the  townspeople  and  especially  the  stu- 
dents, with  whom  he  has  always  been  popular  and 
who  will  regret  his  departure  exceedingly.  Mr. 
Johnson  will  preach  his  last  sermon  in  Brunswick 
on  next  Sunday.  The  members  of  Bowdoin  College 
will  be  sorry  to  lose  both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Johnson, 
and  the  Orient  for  the  students  extends  to  them 
the  best  and  heartiest  of  wishes  in  their  future  home. 


MEDICAL    SCHOOL   NOTES. 

J.  A.  Greene,  '05,  now  at  the  Medical  School,  is 
helping  Captain  Hodgson  with  the  base-ball  work 
in  the  cage. 

Several  medical  students  have  expressed  their 
intention  of  joining  the  regular  gymnasium  classes 
of  the  academic  men. 

The  second  year  class  has  just  begun  the  diagno- 
sis work  in  bacteriolo,gy,  and  each  member  of  the 
class  is  given  a  mixture  of  three  kinds  of  bacteria, 
which  he  is  required  to  separate. 

Mr.  Bolster,  Bates  '95,  who  has  been  the  Athletic 
Instructor  at  Bates  for  ten  years,  and  is  now  attend- 
ing the  Medical  School  here,  has  kindly  consented 
to  help  with  the  gymnasium  work  here,  and  may 
introduce   some  new   features. 


College  IRotes. 


The  Science  Club  of  the  college  has  organized  for 
the  year's  work. 

Many  of  the  fellows  living  in  Portland  went  home 
to   vote   on   Monday. 

The  Bath  dancing  school  is  again  claiming  the 
attention  of  society  men. 

Giles,  '07,  has  been  absent  a  week  working  at  his 
home  in  East  Brownfield. 

What  about  sectional  clubs?  They  seem  to  be 
leading  a  quiet  life  just  at  present. 

Pike,  '07,  rendered  a  very  pleasing  solo  in  chapel 
Sunday,  entitled  "The  Plains  of  Peace." 

Professor  Robinson  attended  the  meeting  of  the 
Fraternity  Club   of   Portland   on  Monday   night. 

Mr.  Jump  gave  an  address  in  the  convention  that 
met  at  Bangor  this  week  discussing  "The  Boy 
Problem." 

A  large  number  of  the  students  took  advantage 
of  their  cuts  by  remaining  away  till  Monday  after 
Thanksgiving. 

Dr.  George  C  Chase,  LL.D.,  president  of  Bates 
College,  spoke  in  the  Universalist  Church  last  Sun- 
day  morning. 

A  number  of  the  students  who  passed  Thanks- 
giving in  Brunswick,  took  dinner  with  President 
and  Mrs.  Hyde. 

Paine,  '06,  had  the  exceptionally  high  score  of  333 
for  three  strings  on  candle  pins  at  the  bowling 
alley  last  week. 

Professor  Lee  lectures  to-night  before  the  Bangor 
Board  of  Trade  on  the  "Development  of  the  Water 
Power   in   Maine." 

The  Freshmen  are  swinging  their  clubs  with  all 
the  enthusiasm  of  a  child  with  a  new  toy,  but  wait 
till  that  toy  loses  its  newness ! 

The  attraction  at  the  Empire  Dec  14,  will  be  a 
comedy  entitled  "Mrs.  Leffingwell's  Boots."  The 
play  has  a  great   recommendation. 

The  Freshman  Class  in  French  has  again  taken 
up  Whitney's  "French  Reader,"  which  was  used  in 
the   college   five  or   six   years   ago. 

Last  Monday  the  new  men  out  for  the  Glee  Club 
had  their  voices  tried  in  Banister  Hall,  and  a  num- 
ber  of   very   promising   candidates   were   found. 

Cross-country  running  is  still  being  enjoyed  by 
many  and  from  all  indications  we  will  have  a  lead- 
ing bunch  of  distance  men  on  the  track  next  spring. 

Weston.  '08,  has  received  a  good  line  of  sofa  pil- 
low tops  embodying  the  various  views  around  col- 
lege and  cuts  of  the  championship  teams  of  1904- 
1905. 

In  the  last  five  years  the  University  of  Michigan 
has  played  fifty-six  football  games,  and  made  a 
total  of  2746  points  against  a  total  of  42  points  by 
their   opponents 

A  Maine  polo  league  has  been  formed  in  which 
the  cities  of  Portland,  Lewiston,  Bath  and  Rockland 
are  represented.  Although  the  players  are  amateurs 
some  good  games  are  assured. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


Brown  University  will  be  one  of  the  twenty-five 
colleges  to  receive  $10,000  from  the  estate  of  the 
late  P.  S.  Bennett  of  New  York.  The  colleges  were 
to  be  selected  by  W.  J.  Bryan.  ^ 

The  entire  student  body  of  about  eight  hundred 
at  Pennsylvania  State  College  Jiave  refused  to 
attend  recitations  owing  to  a  disagreement  over  the 
system  of  cuts  and  exercises  that  are  now  in  vogue. 

One  of  the  greatest  attractions  at  the  Empire 
this  season  is  that  of  Sothern  and  Marlowe  in 
"Romeo  and  Juliet"  on  Tuesday  evening,  December 
19.  There  are  about  one  hundred  people  in  the 
cast. 

At  the  recent  meeting  of  the  Maine  Ornithologists 
Professor  L.  A.  Lee  was  elected  President  of  the 
Association  for  the  coming  year.  He  is  also  in 
charge  of  a  book  to  be  edited  in  the  interests  of  the 
Mame  birds. 

The  pennant  for  E  L.  H.  S.,  the  winners  of  the 
Bowdoin  Interscholastic  Baseball  League,  last 
spring,  has  been  received  and  was  being  shown  the 
students  Monday  and  Tuesday  of  this  week. — Lezv- 
iston  Sun. 

Several  attempts  have  been  made  to  remove  the 
rust  from  the  hot  water  pipes  in  the  dormitories, 
these  have  not  been  very  successful,  and  next  year 
the  iron  pipes  will  probably  be  replaced  by  copper 
ones. 

A  large  number  of  men  have  come  out  for  the 
Dramatic  Club,  and  with  so  many  to  pick  from  the 
caste  in  "The  Rivals"  should  be  an  exceptionally 
good  one.  The  different  readings  assigned  for  the 
trials  were  posted  last  Monday. 

At  a  mass  meeting  of  the  students  of  Wesleyan 
University  it  was  decided  that  a  minimum  tax  of 
one  dollar  a  term  for  each  term  of  the  college  year 
or  three  dollars  a  year,  be  assessed  to  each  student, 
for  the  expenses  of  the  various  branches  of  ath- 
letics. 

Owing  to  the  large  number  in  the  entering  class, 
the  Sargent  Gymnasium  has  been  filled  full  during 
the  Freshman  hours  for  Gs'mnasium  work,  and  on 
the  first  day  quite  a  number  of  the  new  men  were 
hit  either  by  their  own  Indian  clubs  or  by  those  of 
their  neighbors. 

On  Monday  evening  the  first  practice  for  the  men 
trying  for  the  Mandolin  Club  was  held  in  Memorial 
Hall  after  the  mass  meeting.  Regular  practice 
meetings  will  be  held  every  Monday  and  Friday 
evening  until  the  Christmas  vacation,  when  the  club 
will  for  the  most  part  have  been  selected. 

At  the  game  between  the  Portland  High  School 
and  the  Bowdoin  Thanksgiving  Day  teams,  "Ben" 
Chandler  was  introduced  to  the  Portland  men  as 
Haft'ord,  '09.  After  the  game  several  were  heard  to 
remark  that  though  Hafford  played  a  good  game, 
he  did  not  seem  to  be  a  phenomenal  player. 

The  Sophomores  held  their  first  gymnasium  class 
on  Alonday — but  the  majority  of  the  class  did  not 
commence  until  a  day  later.  Owing  to  the  thought- 
lessness of  the  greater  number  in  neglecting  to  pro- 
vide suits  they  were  politely  excused  from  attend- 
ing on  the  opening  day.  Amid  enthusiastic  applause 
the  class  broke  up. 


"Brief  German  Grammar"  by  Prof.  Leonard  of 
Bates,  and  Prof.  Ham  of  Bowdoin.  is  to  be  revised 
by  its  authors  and  published  as  a  general  text- 
book in  the  spring. 

Several  papers  have  been  figuring  up  the  number 
of  times  Maine  colleges  have  scored  on  Harvard. 
Thus  far  there  have  been  four  Maine  college  players 
who  have  carried  the  ball  over  the  crimson  goal  line 
as  follows;  Walter  D.  Clarke,  captain  and  fullback 
of  the  Bowdoin  eleven  in  the  fall  of  1898,  who 
scored  by  straight  line  plunging  after  Bowdoin  had 
pushed  Harvard  slowly  back  over  half  the  length  of 
the  field:  Blake,  right  end  on  Bates  in  1901,  who 
picked  up  the  ball  on  a  fumble  and  ran  twenty-five 
yards  for  a  touchdown ;  Porter,  right  end  on  Bow- 
doin in  1902,  who  picked  up  the  ball  on  a  fumble 
and  ran  over  100  yards  for  a  touchdown;  and  Ken- 
dall, captain  and  halfback  on  Bates  in  1905,  who 
scored  on  a'  crisscross  play  after  a  run  of  70  yards 
in  which  he  dodged  several  tacklers. 

Football  has  never  been  a  very  gentle  game,  to 
judge  from  what  Master  Stubbes  says  about  it  in 
his  "Anatom'e  of  Abuses,"  published  in  158.3:  "For, 
as  concerning  football  playing,  I  protest  unto  you 
it  may  rather  be  called  a  friendly  kinde  of  fight 
than  a  play  of  recreation,  a  bloody  and  murthering 
practice  than  a  sport  or  pastime,  for  dooth  not  every 
one  lye  in  waight  for  his  adversarie,  seeking  to 
overthrow  him  and  to  picke  him  on  ms  nose,  though 
it  be  on  hard  stones,  so  that  by  this  meanes  some- 
times their  necks  are  broken,  sometimes  their  backs, 
sometimes  their  legs,  sometimes  their  armes.  some- 
times one  part  thrust  out  of  joynt,  sometimes 
another :  sometimes  the  noses  gush  out  with  blood ; 
sometimes  their   eyes  start  out." 


Hliimni  personals. 


CLASS  OF  1850. 

"The  Log  Book  of  the  Captain's  Clerk"  is  a  new 
book  recently  received  at  the  Library  from  the 
author.  Rev.  John  S.  Sewall  of  the  Class  of  1850. 
Rev.  Mr.  Sewall  has  been  a  trustee  since  1885  and  is 
now  occupying  a  chair  of  instruction  at  the  Bangor 
Theological    School. 

The  book  treats  of  a  trip  to  Japan  with  Com- 
mander Perry  in  1854  and  is  of  deep  historical 
value. 


©bituar^. 


HON.  JOHN   NELSON   FULLER,   '57. 

Hon.  John  Nelson  Fuller  died  at  his  home  in 
Beatrice,  Neb,  Nov.  8,  1905. 

Mr.  Fuller  was  born  in  Paris  Me.,  February  22. 
1831.  He  was  graduated  from  Bowdoin  College  in 
1857.  The  following  year  he  occupied  the  position 
of  princ'pal  of  the  old  Lewiston  Falls  Academy,  at 
the  same  time  reading  law  with  C.  W.  Goddard. 
After  being  admitted  to  the  bar  he  went  West  and 
entered  upon  his  profession  at  Amboy,  111.  At  Lin- 
coln's call  for  volunteers  he  enlisted  in  the  Eleventh 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


i95 


Illinois  Infantry.  On  his  return  from  the  front  he 
look  up  educational  work  till  ill  health,  in  1870, 
caused  him  to  turn  to  farming.  He  was  elected  to 
the  Nebraska  Legislature  in  1887,  and  also  served 
as  superintendent  of  public  instruction.  He  leaves 
a  wife,  and  two  daughters,  and  also  two  sisters, 
Mrs.  S.  A.  Kilbreth  of  Livcrmore,  Me.,  and  Mrs. 
O.  C.  Miller,  at  Arapahoe,  Neb.  He  was  a  man  of 
decided   opinions   and   unbending   integrity. 


Dr.  Frank  Weeks  Blair,  Class  of  1895,  died  Sun- 
day, November  rp,  T905,  in  a  hospital  in  Ports- 
mouth, N.  H.  Dr.  Blair  was  a  native  of  Boothbay 
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VOL.   XXXV.  BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   DECEMBER    15,    1905. 


NO.  20 


JACK  LONDON    IN    MEMORIAL. 

The  Orient  gives  a  brief  abstract  of  Jack 
London's  lecture,  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Saturday  Chib,  in  Memorial  Hall,  Decem- 
ber 7. 

Mr.  London  spoke  first  of  his  experience 
with  lecture  managers  who  were  urging  him 
to  come  east  on  a  lecture  tour,  which  he  con- 
sidered entirely  out  of  his  line.  His  first  lec- 
ture was  in  a  town  in  southern  Illinois. 

He  then  went  on  to  experiences  of  his  earlj' 
ranch  life.  WHien  four  years  old  he  went 
to  San  Francisco  which  then  seemed  a  thous- 
and times  as  large  to  him  as  all  the  cities  of 
the  world  combined  he  has  since  visited.  He 
learned  then  not  to  have  much  regard  for  fine 
clothes,  throiigh  being  aided  by  a  ragged 
street  boy  in  finding  his  father,  whom  he  had 
lost  by  his  close  attention  to  a  bright  tin  cup. 
When  eight  years  old  he  read  the  Alhambra. 
There  being  no  one  on  the  ranch  who  knew 
anything  about  the  Alhambra,  and  as  he 
desired  much  to  talk  with  some  one  who  did, 
he  approached  the  first  well  dressed  stranger 
from  the  city  who  appeared  at  the  ranch,  on 
the  subject.  The  reply  he  received  was  chill- 
ing; from  that  day's  experience  he  inferred 
that  boiled  shirts  and  great  knowledge  did 
not  go  together. 

At  the  age  of  nine  he  learned  the  lesson  of 
"bluff"  and  of  not  "backing  water"  through 
being  taught  by  a  neighbor  boy  to  put  on  a 
bold  front  against  a  bully  who  was  picking  on 
him.  When  later  he  lived  where  the  law  of 
God  and  man  did  not  prevail,  his  "bluff"  stood 
him  in  good  stead.  As  a  newsboy  he  suc- 
ceeded ;  he  learned  here  that  "bluff"  needs  to 
be  backed  up,  that  the  first  blow  counts  and 
often  half  licks  an  opponent. 

At  seventeen  he  went  before  the  mast  in  a 
three-master  seal  fishing  vessel  bound  to  the 
coast  of  Japan.  He  had  to  fight  for  his  right 
to  the  forecastle  on  equal  terms  with  the 
eleven  other  men  of  the  crew,  Swedes  and 
Scandinavians.  He  was  not  sure  of  his  stand- 
ing until  he  had  absolutely  conquered  "Red 
John,"  the  most  powerful  of    all    the    sailors. 


He  was  proud  of  this  trip  and  its  experiences 
because  at  no  time  did  any  other  member  of 
the  crew  have  to  do  one  bit  of  his  work. 

Returning  home  near  his  eighteenth  birth- 
day, he  decided  he  must  become  a  "pillar  in 
society."  To  take  the  first  step  he  engaged  to 
work  at  the  power  house  of  an  electrical  com- 
pany near  Oakland,  Cal.  His  work  was 
extremely  hard,  he  was  doing  two  men's 
amount;  in  the  middle  of  every  afternoon  he 
would  go  into  a  "working  trance;"  he  became 
a  working  beast.  Forced  by  his  physical 
health  to  discontinue  this  work  he  now  became 
a  tramp.  Here  he  had  plenty  of  leisure  for 
thought.  In  his  trips  through  factory  towns 
he  pondered  on  the  labor  problem ;  he  thought 
the  working  of  women  and  children  in  facto- 
ries was  wrong,  that  someone  was  perpetrat- 
ing a  crime.  His  tramp  days  were  compara- 
tively short  for  he  was  arrested  and  summa- 
rily sent  to  jail  for  thirty  days.  He  was  given 
no  chance  to  speak  in  his  own  defence  at  the 
trial  aild  upon  opening  his  mouth  was  told  to 
"shut  up"  by  the  judge.  He  next  decided  to 
be  a  "brain  merchant,"  but  he  found  that  by 
devoting  his  time  to  constant  study  he  could 
not  get  enough  to  eat.  Next  he  became  a 
steam  laundryman,  but  here  his  patience  soon 
gave  out.  He  then  started  for  the  Klondike 
in  quest  of  a  million  dollars,  which  would 
establish  him  as  a  "pillar  of  society."  Instead 
of  a  million  dollars  he  got  scurvy.  He  did, 
however,  get  a  new  set  of  values,  ir.om  stand- 
ing at  a  distance  and  looking  at  civilization. 
He  decided  that  he  would  not  take  a  wage  of 
a  million  dollars  to  become  a  pillar  of  society. 
On  his  return  from  the  Klondike,  declining 
an  appointment  he  had  applied  for  by  mail 
which  would  surely  support  him,  he  started  in 
to  write.  His  earliest  manuscripts  brought 
him  really  nothing ;  in  a  short  time  he  did  suc- 
ceed in  getting  from  $5  to  $40  for  some  of 
his  works.  Just  previous  to  the  outbreak  of 
the  Russo-Japanese  war  he  went  as  a  war 
correspondent  to  Yokohama.  He  was  advised 
by  the  Japanese  oflScers  to  remain  in  Japan, 
but  determined  to  get  to  the  scene  of  battle. 
While  waiting  for  the  steamer  for  Chemulpoo 


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to  sail  he  was  arrested  for  taking  pictures  and 
detained.  On  account  of  the  inefficiency  of 
the  Japanese  interpreters  he  could  not  satisfy 
the  Japanese  officers  that  his  purpose  iivtalv- 
ing-  the  pictures  was  harmless ;  so  he  had  to 
put  up  with  a  long  delay. 

At  the  trial  which  gave  him  his  liberty  the 
interpreter  said  to  him,  "Manners  and  cus- 
toms in  Japan  are  different  from  in  the 
United  States.  Therefore,  you  must  tell  the 
truth." 

He  visited  some  remote  fishing  villages  of 
the  Korean  islands  where  it  was  evident  from 
the  actions  of  the  natives  that  he  was  the  first 
white  man  they  had  ever  seen.  The  experi- 
ence of  projecting  his  false  teeth  mystified  the 
inmates  of  the  house  where  he  stayed  over- 
night, so  much  so  that  they  aroused  the  whole 
neighborhood  to  come  and  see  the  wonderful 
phenomenon.  Mr.  London  said  that  he  was 
on  hi^s  first,  last  and  only  lecture  tour  and  that 
he  would  soon  return  to  his  California  home. 


ALEXANDER  PRIZE. 

During  the  past  year  the  Hon.  D.  S.  Alex- 
ander, '70,  has  given  a  fund  consisting  of 
seven  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  "to  establish 
two  prizes  of  $20  and  $10  for  excellence  in 
select  declamation,  on  condition  that  the  fund 
be  used  for  no  other  purpose  whatever,  and 
that  the  contest  be  open  to  the  Freshman, 
Sophomore,  and  Junior  classes,  or  to  such 
classes  as  the  President  and  Faculty  may  from 
time  to  time  designate."  This  prize  is  to  be 
known  as  the  Alexander  Prize,  and  the  first 
competition  for  it  will  be  held  next  spring, 
probably  on  Monday  evening  of  Commence- 
ment week,  when  it  will  be  open  to  the  three 
lower  classes. 

Mr.  Alexander,  the  generous  donor  of  this 
prize,  is  one  of  Bowdoin's  most  loyal  and  best 
known  alumni.  He  was  born  in  Richmond, 
Maine,  in  1845,  and  served  for  three  years  in 
the  128th  Ohio  Infantry  during  the  Civil 
War,  before  entering  Bowdoin,  which  he  did 
in  1866,  and  graduated  from  here  with  his 
class  after  winning  several  literan^  honors. 
On  leaving  college  he  went  to  Indiana, 
where  he  taught  school  and  edited  a 
paper  until  1877  when  he  practiced  law  for 
four  years,  at  the  end  of  that  time  being 
appointed  Fifth  Auditor  of  the  United  States 
Treasun,^     He   served   in   this   capacity   until 


1885  when  he  moved  to  Buffalo,  where  he  set- 
tled as  a  lawyer.  But  it  was  not  long 
before  he  became  the  U.  S.  attorney  for  the 
Northern  District  of  New  York,  and  ever 
since  1897  he  has  been  elected  a  member  of 
Congress  first  from  the  33d  then  the  36th  Dis- 
trict of  New  York.  Last  spring  when  two 
vacancies  occurred  in  Bowdoin's  board  of 
overseers,  he  was  elected  to  fill  one  of  them, 
and  deeply  appreciates  the  honor  conferred 
upon  him  b_v  his  Alma  Mater. 


DRUMMOND  CHOSEN  CAPTAIN    FOR 
1906  TEAM. 

Captain  Drummond  is  eminently  fitted  to 
head  the  1906  eleven.  His  experience  in 
Portland  High,  being  two  years  her  captain, 
qualified  him  to  easily  make  the  'varsity  his 
Freshman  vear  and  for  the  past  two  years  he 
has  been  unanimously  given  a  place  on  the 
all-Maine  team  at  his  regular  position,  left 
end,  The  election  of  Joseph  Blake  Drum- 
mond, we  may  safely  say,  meets  with  the 
greatest  satisfaction  from  Bowdoin  students 
and  supporters. 


DRAMATIC   CLUB   TRIALS. 

The  Dramatic  Club  trials  for  the  characters 
in  "The  Rivals"  were  held  last  Friday  after- 
noon from  2.30  to  4.30.  There  was  an  unus- 
ually large  number  of  contestants  for  the 
parts,  many  from  the  Freshman  Class.  All 
those  trjdng  did  well  and  the  places  are  so 
hotly  contested  that  another  trial  will  be 
necessary  to  determine  who  shall  play  the 
characters.  Nearly  all  those  who  belonged 
to  the  club  last  year  are  out  again  this  year 
but  are  being  pushed  to  their  utmost  by  the 
new  candidates.  The  judges  were  Professors 
Mitchell  and  Chapman  and  H.  A.  Huse,  Jr., 
of  Bath,  who  coached  the  club  last  year. 


IT  IS  IRWIN  AGAIN.  \/ 

John  Irwin,  who  has  been  so  successful  in 
his  two  previous  years  here,  will  again  take 
charge  of  the  coaching  of  the  baseball  team 
this  year.  Mr.  Irwin  turned  out  a  victo- 
rious team  in  1903  and  another  in  1905. 
His  experience  in  baseball  lines  is  alm.ost 
unlimited,   having  been    connected    with    the 


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game  of  baseball  as  player,  captain  or  man- 
ager for  the  last  thirty  years. 

Mr.  Irwin  will  assume  his  duties  the  first  of 
March.  This  is  earlier  than  usual  but  as 
there  will  be  no  professional  coaching  in  the 
cage  until  that  time  it  seems  advisable  to  the 
management  to  secure  his  services  as  early  as 
possible. 


THE  FACULTY. 

Professor  Little  attended  the  meeting  of  the 
New  Hampshire  State  Librarians  held  at 
Dover  last  Tuesday. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  Wesley  Russell  of 
Lewiston  have  issued  invitations  to  the  mar- 
riage of  their  daughter,  Miss  Bessie  Lucilc 
Russell,  to  Professor  William  Trufant  Fos- 
ter. The  wedding  will  take  place  on 
Christmas  Day  at  6  o'clock  at  the  First  Uni- 
versalist  Church  of  the  Redeemer  in  Lewis- 
ton.  The  matron  of  honor  will  be  Mrs.  Mae 
Dascombe-Bowman  of  Hartland,  a  cousin  of 
Miss  Russell ;  the  bridesmaids,  the  Misses 
Eva  I.  Phillips,  Maude  L.  Furbush,  Beatrice 
M.  Phaneuf  and  Emma  Dow  Armstrong,  all 
of  Lewiston ;  the  best  man,  Mr.  Charles  T. 
Burnett,  Bowdoin  College ;  ushers,  Prof. 
Henry  P.  Chandler  of  Chicago  University, 
Waddill  Catchings,  Esq.,  of  New  York  City, 
Arthur  E.  Wood  of  Harvard  College,  Mau- 
rice W.  Randall  of  Lewiston,  Edward  S.  Hol- 
land of  Boston,  and  W.  W.  Bolster,  Jr.,  of 
Auburn.  There  will  be  no  reception.  The 
at  home  cards  read,  "February  the  fourteenth 
from  three  to  five  and  eight  to  ten  o'clock, 
seventy-two  F"ederal  Street,  Brunswick." 


FOOTBALL   MANAGER'S   REPORT. 
Brunswick,  Me.,  Dec.  12,  1905. 
To  the  Athletic  Council  of  Bozudoin  College: 

Gentlemen  : — The  football  management  for 
1905  submits  the  following  financial  report 
for  the  season,  bringing  the  same  as  near  to 
completion  as  is  possible : 

Receipts. 

Miscellaneous   receipts,  $214  71 

Subscriptions,  886  50 

Receipts  from  Fort  Preble  game,  46  40 


Receipts 
Receipts 
Receipts 
Receipts 
Receipts 
Receipts 
Receipts 
Receipts 
Outstand 
tions   ( 


from  Harvard  game,  200  00 

from  Exeter  game,  92  70 

from  Amherst  game,  216  79 

from  Fort  McI'Cinley  game,  43  75 

from  Tufts  game,  663  75 

from  Colby  game,  75  00 

from  Bates  game,  325   15 

from  U.  of  M.  game,  733  25 
ing  board  bills  and  subscrip- 

approximate),  80  00 


5,578  GO 


Expenditures. 


Miscellaneous  expenses,  ^ 

Wright  &  Ditson's  bill  during  season. 

Training  table, 

Barry,  services  and  expenses  as  coach, 

Sullivan,  services  as  coach, 

Fogg,  services  as  coach, 

McClave,  services  and  expenses  as 

coach, 
Expenses  of  Fort  Preble  game. 
Expenses  of  Harvard  game) 
Expenses  of  Exeter  game. 
Expenses  of  Amherst  game. 
Expenses  of  Fort  McKinley  igame. 
Expenses  of  Tufts  game. 
Expenses  of  Colby  game. 
Expenses  of  Bates  game. 
Expenses   of    University   of    Maine 

game. 
Estimated   future  expenses,  including 

sweaters  for  team   (approximate). 


5416 

66 

280  06 

290 

50 

720 

00 

50 

GO 

125 

GO 

225 

30 

33 

96 

153 

30 

114 

27 

285 

49 

33 

69 

346 

3.S 

106 

OS 

104 

03 

204 

55 

75 

GG 

Balance, 


$3-564  21 
13  79 


$3,578  OG 
Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  W.  Sewall. 

I  have  examined  the  books  and  accounts  of 
the  Manager  of  the  Football  Association  for 
1905,  and  find  them  carefully  and  accurately 
kept  and  properly  vouched.  The  figures  of 
the  foregoing  report,  except  so  far  as  they 
purpose  to  be  approximations  only,  are  cor- 
rect. 

B,\RRETT  Potter, 

For  the  AiCditors. 
December  12,  19G5. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 

Published  every  Fhiday  or  the  Collegiate  Y: 
BY  THE  Students  of 

BOWDOIN     COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R    G    WEBBER.  1906, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 
H.   P.  WINSLOW,  1906.  A.   L.    ROBINSON,  igo8 


H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 
R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 
W.    S.   LINNELL,   igo' 


R.  H.  HUPPER,  igoS. 

R.  A.  LEE,  1908. 

H.    E.    MITCHELL,  1908. 


G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   • 

A.   J-  VOORHEES,   1907, 


•     ■     Business   Manager. 
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Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
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mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
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Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
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Lewiston  Journal  Press. 


Vol,  XXXV. 


DECEMBER    15,   1905. 


No.  20 


"Medic" 
Representative. 


Mr.  A.  L.  Jones  of  the 
Medical  School,  has  been 
chosen  by  the  Orient 
board  to  represent  the 
school  during  the  coming  year.  The  custom 
of  electing  a  man  from  the  school  was  estab- 
lished last  fall  and  Mr.  H.  G.  Giddings  was 
the  first  representative.  The  Orient  takes 
pleasure  in  welcoming  Mr.  Jones  to  the  board. 


Interfraternity 
Hockey. 


Last  year  Dr.  Whittier  did 
all  in  his  power  to  interest 
the  students  in  hockey,  but 
the  conditions  were  unfavorable  and  his  suc- 
cess was  not  overwhelming.  His  courage  was 
unshaken,  however,  and  again  he  has  made 
plans  for  a  skating  rink  on  Whittier  Athletic 
Field.  This  year  the  attempt  to  introduce 
hockey,  the  best  of  winter  sports,  should  be 


successful.  At  present  we  are  unaware  of  the 
existence  of  such  teams  in  any  of  the  other 
colleges  in  the  state,  and  Bowdoin,  therefore, 
has  the  opportunity  of  introducing  the  game 
among  the  Maine  colleges.  We  have  a  num- 
ber of  men  here  who  are  reported  as  being 
excellent  players  and  in  case  teams  are  formed 
in  the  various  colleges  Bowdoin  would  make 
an  exceptionally  good  showing,  in  lugard  to 
creating  interest,  however,  we  feel  that  inter- 
fraternity and  class  teams  are  needed  to 
arouse  the  enthusiasm,  and  it  is  for  this  reason 
that  we  so  strongly  urge  their  organization. 
There  is  seemingly  no  reason,  why  money 
could  not  be  raised  among  the  students  suffi- 
cient to  purchase  a  suitable  trophy  in  case  of 
fraternity  teams  and  undoubtedly  the  Ath- 
letic Association  would  reward  the  winner  of 
an  interclass  series.  In  this  manner  the  best 
material  which  is  in  college  could  be  brought 
out.  We,  therefore,  recommend  that  both 
classes  and  fraternities  consider  our  proposal. 


Tlie  College  Man 
in  Business. 


As  civilization  advances 
from  stage  to  stage  in  its 
progress  along  the  widely 
different  lines  of  human 
activity,  no  branch  of  life  can  fall  far  behind 
in  the  march.  Either  it  must  keep  up  with 
the  co-ordinate  branches  of  civilized  life  or  it 
must  give  up  the  struggle  and  all  claim  to 
man's  attention  and  drop  into  oblivion.  This 
latter  course  has  been  preferable  in  many 
cases  and  we  have  a,bolished,  from  time  to 
time,  various  relics  of  bygone  stages  of  civil- 
ization. 

There  are  many  lines  of  life,  however, 
which  we  cannot  lose  and  at  the  same  time 
maintain  our  advance  in  social  and  economic 
prosperity.  The  chief  of  these  great  neces- 
sary factors  which  are  moulded  by  human 
agency  is  business.  Business  is  at  the  bottom 
of  every  form  of  activity.  Man  has  the  inhe- 
rent desire  to  trade,  to  possess,  to  forward  his 
own  interests  anid  -the  interests  of  those 
dependent  upon  him  bv  procuring  the  very 
best  he  is  able  with  the  means  at  his  disposal. 
The  principles  of  business  are  born  in  man 
and  he  is  possessed  of  an  innate  desire  to  bar- 
ter. This  is  evidenced  by  the  example  of  the 
small  boy  who,  as  soon  as  he  is  able  to  mingle 
with  his  playfellows,  begins  to  trade  knives 
and  trinkets,  often  with  the  utmost  shrewd- 
ness  and   careful   consideration.     Business   is 


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the  agent  in  the  supplying  of  man's  wants 
and,  as  long  as  man  continues  to  want,  busi- 
ness must  continue.  Then,  as  a  natural  con- 
sequence, business  must  advance.  We  have 
seen  how  it  started  with  simple  barter 
and  de\  eloped  into  the  present  monetary  sys- 
tem with  a  universally  adopted  medium  ot 
exchan':e,  varying  only  in  value.  We  have 
seen  it  develop  gradually  from  the  itinerary 
agent,  through  the  stage  of  trading  posts, 
through  the  time  of  the  lesser  competitive 
concerns  to  the  vast  competitive  combinations 
and  the  huge  monopolistic  trusts  of  torday. 
Business  is  responsible  for  all  the  professions ; 
it  is  at  the  bottom  of  all  political  operations 
and  acknowledges  no  master  but  religion. 

Now  what  place  has  the  college  man  in  this 
gigantic  factor  of  civilization?  This  is 
answered  by  looking  at  the  development  of 
the  human  agents  in  the  transaction  of  busi- 
ness. At  the  start  were  the  narrow,  selfish, 
shortsighted  peddlers  who,  ignorant  of  the 
laws  of  social  and  economic  life,  often  made 
vast  fortunes  and  as  often  failed  utterly  and 
became  consigned  to  a  life  of  penury.  So 
man  developed  until  we  have  those  "captains 
of  industry"  who,  though  often  possessing 
remarkable  talents,  have,  nevertheless,  pro- 
cured their  ultimate  prosperity  only  through 
hard  experience  and  unceasing  repetitions  of 
failure  and  discouragement.  These  men  owe 
their  success  to  a  process  of  broadening  the 
mind  which,  though  carried  on  by  the  hand 
of  hard  experience,  has  at  I'ast  made  .them 
thoroughly  capable  and  worthy. 

Right  here  the  college  man,  with  his  four 
years  of  actual  experience  in  judging  human 
nature,  steps  in,  and,  with  his  knowledge  of 
the  social  and  economic  rules  which  govern 
human  life,  in  mighty  bounds  soon  places  him- 
self on  a  par  with  the  man  who  has  worked  up 
through  failure  and  often  discouragement  of 
the  worst  sort,  to  his  place  at  the  head  of  the 
most  important  factor  of  civilization.  At 
first  there  were  only  a  small  body  of  pioneer 
college  men  who',  in  the  face  of  severe  criti- 
cism, dared  to  devote  their  lives  and  energy 
to  the  advancing  of  the  business  world.  By 
some  these  men  were  looked  upon  as  falling 
below  the  high  mark  toward  which  college 
education  was  supposed  to  direct  them.  The 
professions  were  accounted  the  only  worthy 
line  of  activity  into  which  they  could  honor- 
ably enter.  The  experienced  business  men, 
on  the  other  hand,  scofifed  at  the  idea  of  the 


college  man  entering  upon  a  business  career. 
They  said  he  was  theoretical  and  impractica- 
ble and  could  never  succeed.  With  these  two 
sets  of  enemies  the  college  man  had  to  con- 
tend and  to  his  everlasting  credit  he  is  grad- 
ually overcoming  both. 

The  day  of  the  pioneer  college  man  in  busi- 
ness has  passed  away  and  the  college  man  has 
demonstrated  and  will  continue  to  demon- 
strate the  fact  that  business  has  at  last  reached 
the  stage  where  the  college  man  is  a  necessary 
part  in  its  transaction  and  advancement.  From 
this  time  forth  his  place  is  secure  in  the  busi- 
ness world.  The  old  problem  which  con- 
fronted so  many  boys  years  ago  at  the  end  of 
their  high  school  course,  "Shall  I  go  to  col- 
lege or  shall  I  enter  business  ?"  is  passing 
away.  As  men  see  college  graduates  succeed 
in  business,  the  preparation  by  college  life  is 
coming  more  and  more  to  be  looked  upon  as 
indispensable  for  ultimate  success  in  a  busi- 
ness career. 

No  man  comes  out  of  college  as  he  entered. 
No  man,  however  obstinate  and  persistently 
antagonistic  to  the  developing  forces  around 
him,  can  resist  them  for  four  years.  He  must 
unconsciously  lose  some  of  the  rough  corners 
of  his  nature.  His  views  are  insensibly 
broadened  and  he  leams  in  spite  of  himself, 
though  only  in  rare  instances  is  this  faculty 
obtained  against  his  will,  to  judge  men,  to 
estimate  their  standards  and  their  worth  in  the 
community. 

As  the  college  student  receives  education 
at  college  which  fits  him  to  engage  in  politics, 
so  this  ediication  fits  him  to  engage  in  busi- 
ness. He  receives  instruction  along  economic 
lines,  according  to  the  rules  of  which,  business 
is  carried  on  and  within  which  lie  the  funda- 
mental reasons  for  business,  together  with  its 
deepest  principles.  He  has  the  reasons  for 
success  and  failure  demonstrated  to  him  and 
is  taught  to  conform  to  economic  principles 
as  his  only  hope  for  prosperity. 

The  college  man  acquires  a  shrewdness 
which  enables  him  to  be  provident  and  fore- 
sighted  but  at  the  same  time  he  learns  the  les- 
son of  honesty  and  regard  for  the  feelings  of 
others.  He  is  taught  to  look  at  a  situation 
and  pass  his  judgment,  influenced  by^  a  gener- 
ous forethought  for  the  whole  community. 
This  latter  acquirement  is  not  in  opposition 
to  business  methods  but  should  be  a  part  of 
every  man's  code  of  honor  in  business  or  any 
other  pursuit.     Then,  too,    college    life    and 


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education  instills  into  the  man  a  strong  feeling 
of  individualism,  of  originality  and  furnishes 
him  with  the  courage  necessary  to  stand  by 
his  convictions.  This  characteristic  is  partic- 
ularly necessary  to  success  in  business,  for  the 
man  who  succeeds  is  original,  is  not  confined 
to  usage,  nor  is  he  afraid  of  the  jeers  of  his 
companions  and  competitors  except  they  be  in 
question  of  his  honorable  conduct.  He  is  not 
afraid  to  branch  out,  to  try  new  methods,  at 
the  same  time  emplo)-ing  that  cool  calculation 
with  which  the  college  man  estimates  his 
chances  for  victory  in  athletic  and  intellectual 
contests. 

It  is  these  forms  of  education  which  place 
the  college  man  in  position  to  rise  quickly  in 
the  business  world.  He  starts  in  business 
with  the  actual  principles  grounded  in  liim 
which  the  man  who  lacks  college  education 
has  to  acquire  after  he  is  started  in  business 
and  learns  to  master  before  he  can  become  a 
prominent  figure  and  exert  an  influence  over 
the  trade  and  the  manipulation  of  the  world's 
capital. 

To  be  sure,  some  men  possess  these  busi- 
ness qualifications  without  the  college  educa- 
tion, others  with.  The  former  are  the  excep- 
tion and  the  latter  the  rule.  The  purpose  of 
the  college  education,  however,  is  not  to  make 
man  equal  but  to  develope  each  man  to  his 
utmost  capacity  of  development.  In  all  ranks, 
in  all  great  places,  the  names  of  immortals 
are  in  the  proportion  of  fifty  to  one  favoring 
the  college  man. 

It  is  the  college  man  who  is  best  equipped 
for  generalship  in  the  industrial  army,  for 
farthest  exploration  of  unknown  fields  of 
science  and  of  loftiest  use  in  philosophical 
worlds  and  even  with  similar  elementar)'  expe- 
rience and  training  for  greatest  success  in  the 
lower  but  none  the  less  great  world  of  money- 
makers. The  twentieth  century  man  will  be 
the  college  man  in  type,  and  it  will  be  college 
men  as  a  rule  who  may  be  expected  to  go  far- 
thest and  rise  highest  and  to  do  the  great 
deeds  of  the  coming  centuries  whether  in 
finance,  in  the  industries,  in  political  life  or  in 
the  highest  realms  of  science  and  the  loftiest 
worlds  of  morals  and  philosophy.  But  in  the 
realms  of  business  is  he  in  the  greatest  need 
and  most  assured  of  success. 


The  printing  bills   for  the 

A  Word  About      Orient     are    fast    mount- 

the  Money.         ing  into  the  hundreds.  We 

begin  to  wonder  how  far 
we  will  be  behind  at  the  end  of  the  year. 
Likewise  we  wonder  how  much  money  will  be 
forthcoming  from  the  student  body.  To  meet 
our  expenses  we  must  have  the  subscription 
of  every  man  who  takes  the  paper.  It  is  not 
a  question  of  how  much  we  will  make,  it  is  a 
question  of  how  much  we  will  lose.  At  best 
the  paper  is  hardly  able  to  meet  the  bills  and 
for  this  reason  we  urge  the  subscribers  to 
promptly  pay  their  assessments  when  the 
manager   presents   his   bill. 


The   Football 
Report. 


The  Football  Manager, 
James  W.  Sewall,  makes 
public  his  report  in  another 
section.  The  unusual  promptness  and  excel- 
lent showing  of  the  report  are  commendable 
facts.  It  is  the  first  tim.e  in  three  years  that 
there  has  been  a  surplus  and  the  deficit  in 
recent  years  has  been  very  excessive.  The 
expense  of  coaching  has  been  very  heavy  and 
were  it  not  for  the  additional  expense  of  extra 
coaches  a  handsome  balance  could  be  handed 
over  to  the  council's  treasurer. 

The  manager  deserves  much  credit  for  his 
business  ability  displayed  in  managing  the 
team  and  the  promptness  in  submitting  his 
reports. 

THE  RALLY  COMMITTEE. 

President  Chapman  of  the  Athletic  Coun- 
cil has  chosen  the  committee  for  the  Annual 
College  Rally.  The  date  of  the  event  has  not 
yet  been  fixed  but  it  will  probably  take  place 
the  last  of  February  or  first  of  March.  Active 
plans  will  begin  at  once.  The  committee  fol- 
lows :  Philip  F.  Chapman,  chairman ;  Hodg- 
son, Cox,  A.  O.  Putnam,  Jenks,  Doherty, 
MacMichael,  Pike,  Weston  and  Fox. 


FOOTBALL  RECOMAIENDATIONS. 

The  agitation  over  football  has  come  to  a 
head  and  the  leading  exponents  of  the  sport 
have  drawn  up  a  series  of  recommendations 
for  the  correction  of  the  evils  of  the  game. 
The  rules  against  unnecessary  roughness, 
according  to  these  recommendations,  are  to  be 


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made  much  stricter  and  the  kinds  of  rough- 
ness to  be  punished  by  officials  are  made  more 
numerous  and  are  most  clearly  defined.  The 
distance  to  be  gained  in  three  attempts  is 
increased  from  five  to  ten  yards,  and  to  make 
it  easier  for  the  team  with  the  ball  to  gain 
this  distance  the  team  on  the  offensive  can 
have  but  six  men  in  the  line  of  scrimmage, 
with  three  of  the  remaining  five  at  least  five 
yards  in  the  rear.  The  forward  passing  of 
the  ball  is  also  to  be  allowed  behind  the  line  of 
scrimmage. 

These  recommendations  will  make  possible 
a  more  open  game  for  which  critics  are  plead- 
ing as  long  end  runs  would  be  easier  to  exe- 
cute and  there  would  be  less  line  plunging. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION  ITEMS. 

Owing  to  the  debate  and  lecture  by  Jack 
London  on  last  Thursday  evening  the  weekly 
meeting  of  the  Association  was  omitted.  Last 
night  Hupper,  '08,  led  the  meeting,  taking 
"The  Power  of  Christ"  for  his  subject.  The 
attendance  was  few  but  all  who  attended  felt 
well  repaid. 

Sunday  Service. 

Professor  Robinson  will  lead  the  Sunday 
service.  Professor  Robinson  always  has  an 
interesting  word  at  these  services,  and  he  is 
always  a  favorite  speaker.  Miss  Stetson  will 
render  a  vocal  solo. 


MINSTREL  ORCHESTRA. 

The  orchestra  for  the  Minstrel  Show  is 
not  meeting  the  demands  of  the  baseball 
manager  who  has  the  show  in  hand.  The 
need  of  more  men  is  very  keenly  felt  an-d 
unless  more  men  are  secured  the  successful 
production  of  the  event  will  be  severely  ham- 
pered. All  men  who  have  any  ability  in  the 
instrumental  line  are  strongly  urged  to  assist 
in  the  orchestra. 

THE  IBIS. 

The  Ibis  was  fortunate  in  being  able  to 
secure  Mr.  Jack  London  for  an  informal  dis- 
cussion last  Friday.  The  club  with  invited 
guests  met  in  the  Library  and  for  over  two 
interesting  hours  listened  to  Mr.  London's 
talk  on  socialism.  He  first  read  a  paper 
which  will   appear  in  the   CosmopoJitan  very 


soon.  The  paper  gave  an  account  of  his  life's 
experiences  and  his  socialistic  views  to  some 
extent.  Following  the  paper  there  came  a 
general  discussion  and  very  interesting  talks 
followed.  Invited  guests  present  were  Presi- 
dent Hyde,  Rev.  Mr.  Jump,  Professors  Fos- 
ter, McCrae,  Allen  Johnson  and  Henry  John- 
son, and  Winslow,  Woodrufl^,  Blanchard, 
Allen,  and  Copeland.  At  its  last  regular  meet- 
ing R.  R.  Paine  and  R.  R.  Stevens  were  taken 
into  the  club. 


PENOBSCOT  COUNTY  CLUB. 

The  men  from  Penobscot  County  met  with 
Copeland,  '06,  and  Haines,  '07,  at  the  Beta 
Theta  Pi  House,  Friday  evening,  and  organ^- 
ized  for  the  year.  The  club  plans  to  work 
with  the  prep,  school  men  of  that  section  and 
try  to  bring  more  of  them  to  Bowdoin. 
There  are  eighteen  men  in  the'  club.  The 
officers  for  the  year  are  President,  M.  T. 
Copeland,  '06;  Vice-President,  F.  L.  Bass 
'07;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  L.  Adams,  '07 
Executive  Committee,  M.  T.  Copeland,  '06 
P.  D.  Blanchard,  '07,  and  W.  R.  Crowley,  '08 


BOWDOIN    CHEMICAL    CLUB. 

The  Bowdoin  Chemical  Club  has  been 
organized  by  the  men  taking  advanced  courses 
in  Cbemistry  and  Physics.  The  aim  is  to 
make  it  a  permanent  organization,  and  it  will 
be  open  only  to  the  Juniors  and  Seniors  tak- 
ing second  and  third  year  work,  who  have 
attained  A.  or  B.  grades  in  their  previous 
courses  in  these  subjects.  During  the 
remainder  of  the  year  frequent  lectures  and 
addresses  will  be  given  before  the  club  by  a 
number  of  prominent  men.  The  officers  of 
the  club  are  President,  M.  T.  Copeland,  '06 ; 
Vice-President,  L.  V.  Parker,  '06;  Secretary 
and  Treasurer,  Gumbel,  '06;  Executive  Com- 
mitle,  Copeland,  '06;  Hodgson,  '06;  Tobey, 
'06 ;  P.  R.  Andrews,  '06 ;  Clark,  '06. 

SENIOR  ELECTIONS. 

The  Senior  elections  were  held  in  Memorial 
on  December  6  and  resulted  as  follows : 

President,  Henry  Philip  Chapman ;  Vice- 
President,  Han-y  Leslie  Childs ;  Treasurer, 
Lewis  Hewett  Fox ;  Orator,  Charles  Wesley 
Hawkesworth ;  Poet,  James  Wingate  Sewall, 


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Jr. ;  Chaplain,  Harold  George  Booth ;  opening 
address,  Charles  Laff  Favinger ;  closing 
address,  Harvey  Philip  Winslow ;  history, 
Robie  Reed  Stevens ;  marshal,  Geprge  Ulmer 
Hatch ;  commencement  committee,  Ralph 
Grant  Webber ,  chairman ;  William  Haines 
Stone,  Fred  Edgecomb  Richards  Piper;  pic- 
ture committe,  Raymond  Blin  Williams, 
chairman.  Currier  Carleton  Holman,  Edward 
Russell  Hale. 

SOPPIOMORE  THEMES. 

The  fourth  themes  of  the  semester  for 
Sophomores  not  taking  English  3  will  be  due 
Tuesday,  December  19. 

Subjects. 

1.  The  President's  Message. 

2.  Has  the  Sturgis  Law  Proved  Beneficial 
to  the  State  of  Maine? 

3.  Is  the  System  of  "Fishing"  at  Dart- 
mouth Superior  to  That  at  Bowdoin?"  (See 
Orient  for  December  i,   1905.) 

4.  Mark  Twain  as  a  Humorist. 

5.  Write  in  prose  that  would  be  intelligi- 
ble and  interesting  to  a  grammar  school  boy 
the  story  of  Tennyson's  "Gareth  and  Lynette." 

CollcGC  Botes. 

Senior  Gover.nment  themes  are  due  December  15. 

Have  you  got  a  ticket  on  that  Colt  Automatic 
Gun  at  Morton's? 

James  Collins,  '07,  has  accepted  a  position  as 
teacher  at  Boothbay  Harbor,  Me. 

As  yet  the  Orient  is  unaware  of  attempts  to  form 
hockey  teams  among  either  classes  or  fraternities. 

Mr.   and   Mrs.   Jack   London   were   entertained   at 
y^the  Kappa  Sigma  house  during  their  stay  in  town. 

Many  Bowdoin  students  took  advantage  of  the 
excellent  skating  offered  at  Merrymeeting  Park  last 
week. 

The  Seniors  taking  Philosophy  have  begun  the 
formation  of  a  class  creed.  Some  interesting  dis- 
cussions are  expected. 

John  M.  Bridgham.  '04.  teacher  at  Groton,  spent 
a  few  days  with  friends  the  last  week  at  the  Delta 
Kappa   Epsilon   House. 

Several  Hebron  men  were "  visitors  about  the 
campus  last  week,  stopping  off  on  their  way  home 
for  Christmas  vacation. 

There  is  some  talk  among  the  students  of  form- 
ing a  Socialists'  Club.  Let  the  good  work  continue. 
Even  though  you  do  not  care  to  be  a  socialist  it  is 
well  to  know  what  they  believe. 


If  the  skating  rink  at  Whittier  Field  proves  as 
attractive  as  the  bit  of  ice  at  Merrymeeting  Park,  it 
will  be  deemed  a  great  success. 

Brunswick  people  are  greatly  pleased  with  the 
appearance  of  a  new  drinking  fountain  placed  at  the 
foot  of  the  mall   on  Maine   Street. 

An  excellent  opportunity  was  offered,  last  week, 
at  No.  4,  South  Winthrop.  to  those  desiring  employ- 
ment   during   the    summer   vacation. 

The  Senior  delegation  of  the  Kappa  Sigma  frater- 
nity give  an  informal  dance  at  their  new  house  on 
College   and   Harpswell    streets   to-night. 

It's  time  to  pay  your  Y.  M.  C.  A.  dues.  Don't 
hesitate  as  the  Association  has  a  large  number  of 
bills  to  meet,  and  no  money  to  do  it  with. 

Baseball  relations  between  Harvard  and  Prince- 
ton have  been  broken  off  on  account  of  failure  to 
agree  on  the  number  of  games  to  be  played. 

President  Hyde  desires  that  all  students  wishing 
to  teach  next  year  to  fill  out  specified  blank  forms 
which  he  has.     Papers  may  be  had  on  request. 

It  is  reported  that  cuts  in  baseball  practice  counted 
double  the  week  after  Thanksgiving  and  will  also 
next  week.  Better  look  up  your  absences  and  get 
them  excused. 

Snowshoes  will  be  in  great  demand  from  now 
on,  and  no  doubt  clubs  will  be  formed  soon  if  the 
interest  is  taken  this  year  that  there  was  manifested 
last  year. 


■We   Fill- 


Over  1,000  Positions 

every  month  and  could  fill  more 
if  we  could  find  the  right  men. 
Our  search  for  capable  business 
and  technical  men  to  meet  the 
demands  of  12,000  employers  re- 
quires the  service  of  12  offices 
and  a  force  of  over  350  people. 

One  well  knowTi  company  has 
com.missioned  us  to  secure  for  it 
representati-\'es  in  every  state. 
To  men  of  business  getting 
abilit_vit  offers  permanent  salaried 
positions  with  excellent  oppor- 
tunities for  advancement.  Pre- 
vious experience  not   essential. 

Write  our  nearest  office  to-day  for  partic- 
ulars and  state  kind  of  position  yoa  desire, 

MHPGOODS 

Suite  52J,  309  Broadway,  N.  Y. 

822  Pennsylvania  Building,  Philadelphia. 
923  Chemical  Building,  St.  Louis. 
1218  Hartford  Building.  Chicago. 
30  Minn.  Loan  &  Trust  BIdg.,  Minneapolis. 
710  Park  Buildir>g,  Pittsburg. 
639  Williamson  Building,  Cleveland. 
Other  offices  in  other  cities. 


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Owing  to  the  snow-storm  the  flooding  of  the 
skating  rink  on  Whittier  Field  was  delayed  a  few 
days,  but  it  will  be  ready  for  use  before  Christmas. 

Last  Friday  morning  one  of  the  pipes  in  the  boiler 
room  rusted  out  and  the  steam  heat  was  turned 
off  all  over  the  campus  until  repairs  could  be  made 
which  was  not  until  about  three  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon. 

During  this  week  there  was  a  phenomenally  high 
string  bowled  at  the  Park  alleys,  and  it  is  the  State 
record  as  far  as  can  be  learned.  The  score  was 
152,  and  was  made  by  Mr.  George  Eaton  of  Bruns- 
wick. 

A  photogi-apher  represnting  Afunscy's  and  The 
]Voiid's  Work  magazines  visited  all  the  Fraternity 
Houses  last  week  securing  interior  photographs  of 
each  one  for  articles  on  the  Fraternity  System, 
Dartmouth,  Williams,  Cornell  and  Bowdoin  to  be 
represented 


Mr.  London  remained  here  until  Saturday  noon, 
visiting  the  various  buildings  and  fraternity  houses. 

The  following  books  have  been  purchased  for  the 
Library  during  the  past  week:  ''The  Sunset  Song, 
and  Other  Verses,"  by  Elizabeth  Akers ;  "James 
Russell  Lowell,"  by  Ferris  Greenslet ;  both  from  the 
Capt.  John  Clifford  Brown  Fund.  "A  Short  His- 
tory of  Italy,"  by  Henry  Dwight  Sedgwick ;  "Phil- 
ippine Life  in  Town  and  Country,"  by  James  A. 
Leroy ;  both  from  the  Sibley  Book  Fund.  "Science 
and  a  Future  Life,"  by  James  A.  Hyslop ;  from  the 
Bond  Book  Fund.  "Reason  in  Art,"  by  George 
Santayana. 

VACATION. 
The   faculty  decided  on   Monday  that  the   Christ- 
mas  Holidays  would  begin  at  4.30  p.m.   on   Friday, 
December  22,   1905.  and  continue  until  8.30  a.m.   on 
Tuesday,  January  2,   1906. 


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BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   DECEMBER   22,    1905. 


VOL.   XXXV. 


NO.  21 


THE  RHODES    SCHOLARS'    THANKS- 
GIVING. 

On  November  26,  the  ancient  University 
of  Oxford,  England,  witnessed  and  partici- 
pated in  the  first  public  Thanksgiving  for 
American  independence  within  its  precincts. 
The  presence  of  some  130  Rhodes  scholars 
from  the  States  and  Canada  naturally  led  to 
the  formation  of  an  American  Club  which 
celebrated  the  day  in  a  notable  manner.  The 
University  authorities  granted  the  use  of  the 
famous  University  Church,  St.  Mary's,  where 
there  was  a  special  service  and  sermon  by  Dr. 
Walpole,  Vicar  of  Lambeth,  who  has  been 
much  in  America.  He  paid  a  good  tribute  to 
Harvard.  Some  good  h)'mns  were  sung,  but 
none  were  more  fine  than  ours  of  Bowdoin. 
There  was  a  large  attendance,  many  leaders 
of  the  University  attending.  In  the  evening 
a  banquet  was  held  at  the  Randolph  Hotel, 
Dr.  Osier  presiding.  About  180  guests  were 
present  among  them  seven  or  eight  American 
women.  Miss  Sylvia  Lee,  daughter  of 
Professor  Lee,  who  is  doing  graduate  work 
at  Oxford,  was  present. 

The  toast,  "Thanksgiving  in  England," 
was  responded  to  by  Mr.  Hawkins,'  an 
Oxonian.  Mr.  Louis  Dyer,  formerly  of  Har- 
vard, was  present,  also  Mr.  J.  B.  Carter, 
second  secretary  of  the  American  embassy, 
who  spoke.  iVIr.  David  L.  Porter,  ex-'o6. 
made  a  short  speech  to  propose  the  health  of 
Dr.  Parkins,  who  acted  as  agent  of  the 
Rhodes  scholarships  in  this  country.  In  a 
private  letter  it  is  said  that  Mr.  Porter  spoke 
well  and  made  a  very  good  appearance.  All 
the  speakers  are  reported  to  have  been  excel- 
lent. 


VEREIN  MEETING. 

Last  Friday  evening  at  "New  Meadows 
Inn"  the  Deutscher  Verein  had  the  pleasure 
of  listening  to  Dr.  Perrin  of  Boston  Univer- 
sity. Dr.  Perrin  is  a  man  of  wide  experi- 
ence, and  was  a  teacher  of  English  for  three 
years    in    the   University   of    Gottingen,    Ger- 


many. He  said  in  part :  There  are  great  dif- 
ferences in  American,  English,  and  German 
Universities.  In  America  any  institution  that 
offers  instruction  in  Law,  Medicine,  Theol- 
ogy, and  Liberal  Arts,  is  called  a  university. 
Americans  are  inclined  to  overdo  things, — 
this  is  the  case  in  our  large  universities,  in 
fact  they  do  not  seem  to  realize  that  better 
instruction  can  be  obtained  in  the  small  col- 
leges with  first-class  professors  than  in  the 
larger  universities  with  third  or  fourth  class 
tutors.  In  England  the  fact  is  realized  and  a 
university  consists  of  three  or  four  small  col- 
Ieges,separate  in  themselves  yet  combining  the 
study  of  Law,  Medicine,  etc.  Thus  the 
English  student  has  the  advantage  of  pursu- 
ing any  course  he  likes,  in  a  small  college  sep- 
arate  from  the  other  departments. 

In  Germany  the  plan  is  far  dififerent.  Her 
educational  system  is  one  that  places  her  far 
ahead  in  all  lines  of  progress.  In  Germany 
a  professor  is  paid  anywhere  from  three 
thousand  to  six  thousand  dollars  per  year  not 
to  teach  but  simply  to  study,  in  fact  all  that 
is  required  of  him  is  to  give  at  least  one  lec- 
ture a  week.  If  the  student  wishes  to  take 
the  course  of  a  certain  professor,  he  procures 
a  book  in  which  he  asks  the  professor  to  sign 
his  name.  This  he  does  and  signs  it  again  at 
the  end  of  the  course.  The  student  proceeds 
to  attend  lectures  and  take  notes.  It  is  of  no 
interest  to  the  professor  whether  the  student 
derives  any  practical  benefit  from  his  lectures 
or  not.  He  never  asks  questions,  in  fact  stu- 
dents are  not  supposed  to  address  him  at  all, 
they  must  all  be  in  the  lecture  room  before 
the  professor  enters  and  at  the  end  of  the  lec- 
ture remain  standing  until  he  has  passed  out. 
There  is  no  regular  curriculum.  A  student 
may  study  at  one  university  for  one  nionm, 
and  then  proceed  to  another,  and  take  up  the 
work  there  under  a  different  professor.  In 
this  way  he  may  go  the  rounds  of  all  the  Ger- 
man universities,  securing  the  best  instruction 
that  is  possible. 

The  examination  is  the  critical  period  in  the 
life  of  a  German  student,  'tis  wholly  oral.  He 
is  supposed  to  appear  dressed  in    a    beaver, 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


swallow-tail  coat,  and  white  gloves,  he  is 
placed  at  the  head  of  a  table  around  which 
are  seated  different  professors  from  the 
different  universities  of  Germany.  He  is 
supposed  to  know  the  subject  in  which  he 
is  being-  examined  thoroughly,  even  in  every 
detail.  Then  "the  different  professors  begin  to 
question,  and  ask  whatever  questions  occur 
to  them  in  the  line  of  work  in  which  the  can- 
didate is  being  examined.  It  successful  he 
receives  his  degree. 

On  the  whole,  Germany's  educational  sys- 
tem is  greatly  superior  to  that  of  any  other 
country.  Their  professors  do  not  waste  time 
in  teaching  but  devote  their  whole  life  to 
the  study  of  one  subject.  This  fact  is  illustrat- 
ed by  the  following  incident :  An  old  German 
professor  on  his  death  bed  exclaimed,  "My 
greatest  work  was  on  the  Ablative  and  Dative, 
therefore  my  life  has  been  a  failure,  for  I 
should  have  devoted  all  my  time  to  the 
Dative." 


DRAMATIC  CLUB. 

A  second  trial  for  parts  in  "The  Rivals" 
was  held  last  Friday,  and  the  following  cast 
was  announced  on  Saturday : 

Sir  Anthony  Absolute.  . .  .F.  E.  R.  Piper,  '06 

Capt.  Jack  Absolute W.  S.  Linnell,  '07 

Faulkland   L.  D.  Lombard,  '09 

Bob  Acres   J.  W.  Leyden,  '08 

Sir  Lucius  O'Trigger Peaslev,  "Medic" 

Fag J.  M.  Chandler,  '08 

David L.  H.  Fox,  '06 

Thomas   H.  W.  Atwood,  '09 

Mrs.  Malaprop J.  M.  Bartlett,  '06 

Lydia   P.  H.  Powers,  '08 

Julia   G.  P.  Estes,  '09 

Lucy    H.  H.   Burton,   '09 

Rehearsals  will  now  be  held  at  least  twice 
a  week  and  the  play  will  be  first  produced 
in  the  Town  Hall  in  the  latter  part  of  January 
or  durins;   the  first  week  of  Februarv. 


SUNDAY  CHAPEL. 

In  the  absence  of  President  Hyde  Rev.  Dr. 
Anthony  of  the  Cobb  Divinity  School  of  Bates 
College,  conducted  the  chapel  exercises  last 
Sunday  afternoon.  He  spoke  on  "Disciple- 
ship."  his  remarks  being  in  part  as  follows : 

"Discipleship  has  a  price.  Whoever  learns 
must  pay  for  his  knowledge  even  though  he 


learns  trash ;  learning  involves  a  sacrifice  of 
those  things  which  are  lost  by  the  devotion  of 
time  and  attention  to  study.  Attention  to 
any  one  branch  of  knowledge  really  means  the 
sacrifice  of  all  other  branches.  The  disciple- 
ship of  high  position  leads  to  self-denial. 

Likewise  the  discipleship  of  Jesus  Christ  has 
its  price.  We  see  this  from  the  exhortation 
and  appeals  of  the  Bible  *  to  forego  certain 
forms  of  activity  and  devote  ourselves,  give 
our  attention  to  modes  of  life  Christ  specifies. 
If  we  imitate  we  must  forego  the  pleasure  of 
self-action ;  if  we  hear  commands  and  obey 
them  we  must  do  the  same.  We  would  not 
imitate  Christ  in  every  respect,  for  we  are 
living  in  a  changed  civilization  from  that  of 
his  time.  We  could  learn  little  of  him  by 
direct  example.  Only  the  principles  he  gave 
are  universal  and  all-enduring.  One  great 
trouble  with  our  religious  life  to-day  is  that 
men  have  not  discriminated  between  the 
precedent  and  the  principles  in  Jesus'  teach- 
ings. They  have  too  often  neglected  the  prin- 
ciple to  follow  the  precedent  and  have  thus 
grotesquely  caricatured  the  religion  of  Jesus 
Christ. 

PHI  CHI  INITIATION  AND  BANQUET. 

The  Gamma  Gamma  Chapter  of  the  Phi 
Chi  Medioal  Fraternity  held  its  annual  initia- 
tion and  banquet  at  the  Columbia  Hotel,  Port- 
land, on  Thursday,  December  21.  The 
speaker  of  the  evening  was  Dr.  James  C. 
Mumford  of  Boston,  whose  subject  was: 
"Two   Famous    Surgeons." 

The  banquet  was  given  in  honor  of  Dr. 
Stephen  Holmes  Weeks. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  men  initiated : 

W.  W.  Bolster,  Jr.,  Auburn. 
C.  H.  Cunningham,  Strong. 
C.  L.  Curtis,  Danvers,  Mass. 
W.  J.  Fahey,  Lewiston. 
G.  E.  Higgins,  Clinton. 

E.  D.  Humphreys,-  Henderson. 
C.  E.  Simmons,  Appleton. 

F.  H.  Webster,  Calais. 

CHRISTIAN    ASSOCIATION. 

The  Sunday  service  of  the  17th  was  con- 
ducted by  Professor  Robinson,  who  read  from 
a  book  of  his  own  writing.  He  chose  for  his 
subject  "Miracles"  and  read  many  thoughts 
of  interest  and  sound  reasoning. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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CHEMICAL  CLUB  MEETS  AT  THE 
INN. 
Monday  evening  the  Bovvdoin  ,  Chemical 
Chib  met  at  the  New  Meadows  Inn.  In  the 
course  of  the  evening  Professor  Robinson 
gave  a  lecture  on  the  advantages  of  a  scien- 
tific club,  and  a  histor)'  of  the  club  as  it  has 
been  in  the  college.  There  were  thirteen  men 
present  and  a  ver})-  profitable  and  enjoyable 
evening  was   spent. 


COMMUNICATIONS. 
To  the  Editor  of  the  Boiudoin  Orient: 

Why  shouldn't  ice-hockey  flourish  at  Bow- 
doin?  We  have  all  that  is  necessary — a 
hockey  rink  on  Whittier  Athletic  Field,  ice 
and  a  fair  amount  of  hockey  material.  Many 
fellows  argue  that  they  don't  know  how  to 
play  hockey  and  prefer  polo.  Followers  of 
both  sports  agree  that  hockey  is  more  scien- 
tific and  a  fellow  can  get  a  fair  idea  of  the 
game  in  a  few  afternoons  of  practice. 

Nearly  all  the  New  England  colleges  are 
represented  by  hockey  teams  and  while  it  may 
be  too  much  to  hope  for  a  'varsity  team  at 
Bowdoin,  nevertheless,  fraternity  teams  and 
class  teams  certainly  ought  to  be  organized. 

The  four  Maine  colleges  do  not  meet  in  win- 
ter athletic  sports  and  there  is  no  reason  why 
hockey  should  not  be  introduced  especially 
when  the  climate  provides  ice  all  winter. 
Why  can't  Bowdoin  set  •  the  example  by 
organizing  teams  ? 

"1909." 

Whatever  may  have  been  the  reason  tor 
placing  electric  lights  at  frequent  nitervals 
above  the  forms  in  the  chapel,  they  are  cer- 
tainly no  improvement  in  the  appearance  of 
the  interior.  In  the  first  place,  as  a  mere 
matter  of  taste,  they  are  not  in  harmony  with 
the  simple  but  beautiful  architecture  of  the 
chapel.  And  yet  it  is  not  the  bulbs  there,  but 
the  brilliant  light  they  give  forth  which  is  the 
main  objection.  In  such  a  fatal  glare  one 
loses  all  sense  of  grandeur  with  which  one 
was  formerly  impressed.  For  some  of  us,  at 
least,  there  is  a  solemnity  in  a  "dim,  religious 
light"  which  is  harsh  to  see  profaned. 
Especially  was  this  noticeable  to  the  writer 
last  Sunday  afternoon.  I  know  ot  nothing 
more  refreshing  to  the  mind  than  to  sit  in  the 
forms  before  chapel  had  begun  on  some  pleas- 


ant Sunday,  to  see  the  students  come  in  by 
twos  and  threes  from  the  brightness  without, 
of  which  one  could  catch  intermittent  glimpses 
as  the  doors  swung  to  and  fro;  to  hear  the 
soft  strains  of  the  organ  floating  down  from 
the  dim  loft,  mingling  with  the  mellow  lones 
of  the  bell,  and  to  watch  the  beams  of  the 
declining  sun  shine  through  the  windows  high 
above.  The  tread  of  feet  seemed  hushed  in 
the  twilight;  all  was  rest  and  peace. 

But  now  all  is  changed.  The  glass  of  the 
lights  forms  no  pleasing  contrast  to  the  sun- 
shine without.  We  are  mocked  with  an  arti- 
ficial daylight  within.  The  shimmer  of  the 
sunbeams  is  unnoticed  in  the  brightness  of 
those  hideous  bulbs  (though  we  may  at 
least  be  thankful  that  they  are  glazed.)  The 
tread  of  feet  sounds  harsh  and  discordant, 
almost  drowning  out  the  organ. 

From  the  point  of  view  of  sentiment,  of 
taste,  and  of  usefulness,  since  we  have  done 
well  enough  without  them  before,  the  lights 
are  uncalled  for.  The  writer  is  not  giving 
merely  his  personal  opinion — he  is  earnestly 
seconded  by  many  others — undergraduates  as 
well  as  people  who  are  not  connected  with  the 
college.  Many  improvements  have  been 
made  about  the  college  of  late  which  are 
worthy  of  much  praise,  but  these  lights  seem 
almost  the  result  of  misplaced  energy — in  fact 
I  sincerely  think  that  they  do  not  add  any 
inducements  to  attend  chapel  on  Sunday 
afternoon. 

Undergr.\duate. 


MINSTREL     SHOW    ORCHESTRA. 

The  prospects  for  a  most  excellent  orchestra 
for  the  Minstrel  Show  are  very  encouraging. 
Though  somewhat  late  in  getting  out  the  men 
have  now  gone  to  work  with  a  will.  The 
overture  has  been  rehearsed  in  good  shape 
and  work  has  already  begini  in  the  chorus. 
At  present  the  orchestra  is  made  up  as  fol- 
lows : 

Violins — Chandler,  '07,  Crowley,  '09,  Lom- 
bard, '09. 

Viola — Stetson,  '06. 

'Cello — Bridge,  '09. 

Cornet — Hall,  '06. 

Trombone — Lawrence,   '07. 

Drum — Perry,  '06. 

Clarinets — Clark,  '06,  Kane,  '09. 

Flute — Robinson,  '08. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 

ILISHED    EVERY    FRIDAY   OF  THE    COLLEGIATE    Y 

BY  THE  Students  of 
BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906, 


Editor-in-Chiief. 


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h.  e.  wilson,  1907.  r.  h.  hupper,  1908. 

r.  a.  cony,  1907.  r.  a.  lee,  1908. 

w.  s.  linnell,  1907.        h.  e.  mitchell,  1908. 

A.   L.  JONES,  Medical. 


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The    next    issue  of  the  Orient  will 
appear  January   12th. 

The  prejudice  against  col- 
The  Phi  Beta  Kappa  lege  men  as  factors  in  the 
Man  After  College,  world's     work,     has     long 

since  ceased  to  exist.  In 
its  place  has  sprung  up  among  the  important 
business  industries  of  the  land  a  growing 
competition  for  the  college  graduate  as  he 
emerges  from  his  four  years'  training.  We 
have  found  college  men  at  the  head  of  the 
great  industries,  wielding  justice  and  author- 
ity to  the  nations,  have  seen  him  step  to  the 
highest  places  in  the  realms  of  science  and 
philosophy  and  receive  the  general  recogni- 
tion of  the  world's  capitalists  and  financiers. 
These  are  specific  college  men. 


Naturally  not  every  college  man  can  attain 
fame  in  his  chosen  vocation.  It  can  not 
escape  notice  that  success  comes  to  them  in 
very  varying  degrees.  Although  many  col- 
lege graduates  stand  on  the  very  pinnacle 
of  their  line  of  work,  yet  there  are 
thousands  who  reach  only  mediocre  recog- 
nition and  not  a  few  who  meet  with  total 
failure.  In  college,  also,  there  are  the  few 
high  grade  men,  the  mediocre  and  the  rear 
guard.  But  what  is  the  relation  of  the  high 
grade  man  in  college  to  the  college  graduate 
successful  in  the  arena  of  life?  Does  the 
differentiation  and  stratification  which  he 
receives  in  college  hold  good  in  the  struggle 
for  honors  in  the  various  competitions  of  busi- 
ness and  professional  life?  Are  not  the  high 
grade  man's  chances  of  success  in  life  greater 
than  his  colleague's  who  attains  the  lower 
rating? 

Statistics  bear  out  the  statement  that,  in 
general,  the  success  that  the  man  reaches  in 
the  narrower  life  of  his  Alma  Mater  follows 
him  into  the  broader  field  of  his  life's  work. 
We  do  not  mean  to  say  that  a  high  grade  man 
shall  be  high  grade  for  life  or  that  a  low 
grade  man  shall  remain  in  similar  station 
throughout  his  life,  but  by  far  the  larger  num- 
ber of  high  grade  men  reach  public  recogni- 
tion than  the  second  class  man. 

But  what  are  the  criteria  by  which  we 
judge  the  success  of  the  student  and  the  suc- 
cess of  the  graduate. 

In  the  eyes  of  his  Alma  Mater  the  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  man  attains  more  nearly  the  views  of 
an  ideal  education.  The  election  to  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  means  an  exceptionally  high  grade  of 
work ;  it  means  application,  it  means  concen- 
tration;  it  means  hard  work.  Its  awards 
are  never  known  to  be  unfair  or  dishonest. 

When  the  graduate  takes  his  place  in  the 
outside  world  a  much  broader  criterion  is  set 
up.  It  is  the  criterion  of  society  in  its  broad- 
est sense  and  if  he  fails  in  the  successful 
accomplishment  of  his  life's  work  it  is 
adjudged  that  the  college  ideal  is  not  a  suc- 
cess. If,  however,  a  relative  success  accom- 
panies the  graduate  in  his  tasks  it  is  attributed 
to  the  college  education  and  the  ideal  of  the 
college  education  is  in  correspondence  a 
worthy  one. 

A  well-known  educator  of  one  of  the  west- 
em  colleges  has  put  the  matter  to  a  statistical 
test  adopting  for  the  criterion  of  success  in 
later  life  the  Who's  Who  in  America.     The 


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statistics  are  convincing  evidence  that  bear 
out  conclusively  foregoing  statements.  His 
figures,  compiled  in  1900  and  embracing  a 
period  of  twenty  years,  showed  that  5.9  per 
cent,  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa  graduates  receive 
Who's  Who  mention  against  2.1  per  cent,  who 
are  not  elected  to  this  intercollegiate  honor 
roll.  It  would  seem  that  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
man  has  three  times  the  chance  of  success 
that  his  classmate  has.  It  proves  that  the 
high  grade  man  still  holds  his  place  in  the 
upper  stratum. 

The  figures  for  Bowdoin  in  the  list  were 
significant.  Out  of  358  living  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  graduates  36  had  reached  mention  in 
Who's  Who  or  about  10  per  cent.  Of  the  non 
Phi  Beta  Kappa  men  2.2  per  cent,  received 
Who's  Who  recognition.  The  total  per  cent, 
elected  to  Phi  Beta  Kappa  averaged  25  and  of 
this  number  59.8  per  cent,  were  mentioned  in 
Who's  Who. 

It  is  as  it  should  be.  If  the  college  is  to  be 
a  true  preparation  for  life  it  must  give  a  sam- 
ple of  it..  It  must  be  expected  that  he  who 
meets  best  the  undergraduate  requirements 
will  naturally  reach  high  attainments  in  his 
chosen  field.  Were  this  not  so  higher  educa- 
tion would  be  called  a  failure. 


,     ,         J-      .1.        Just    at    this    pomt    when 
Lockers  for  the     ,-"         ,    ,,  f.       ■ 

^  base  ball  practice  is  com- 

mencing we  feel  that  the 
time  is  ripe  for  making  a  suggestion  to  those 
having  this  branch  of  athletics  in  charge,  which 
will  be  greatly  appreciated  by  those  taking  the 
practice  if  carried  out.  In  this  athletic  work 
as  in  all  others,  the  students  are  required  to 
wear  special  clothing  but  at  present  there  are 
no  accommodations  for  changing  in  the  cage. 
Students  having  practice  immediately  after 
recitations  must  wear  their  baseball  clothes  to 
the  class  room  or  else  carry  them  on  their 
arm.  Either  case  is  disagreeable.  One  can- 
not leave  even  a  pair  of  tennis  shoes  in  the 
cage  now  and  expect  to  find  them  again.  It 
is,  therefore,  in  view  of  these  facts  that  we 
wish  to  suggest  the  installment  of  lockers.  On 
either  side  of  the  cage  there  is  ample  room  for 
all  that  could  possibly  be  needed.  We  see 
no  reason  why  a  stifiicient  number  could  not 
be  placed  there  which  would  in  every  way 
answer  the  purpose.  Such  an  improvement 
is  certainly  needed  and  would  be  greatlv 
appreciated  by  all  interested  in  the  baseball 
work. 


In  the  last  century  the 
Specialization.  tendency  toward  extreme 
specialization  has  been 
gaining  in  strength  and  spreading  itselt  all 
over  the  world  in  every  branch  of  life.  In  a 
world  of  such  magnitude  and  nations  for  the 
most  part  great  in  territory  and  power,  the 
evils  of  this  tendency  are  overcome  to  some 
extent  and  yet  the  great  manifest  evil  is  that 
men  will  become  narrow-minded.  Now  in  a 
college,  especially  a  small  college,  which 
depends  upon  the  unity  of  its  student  body 
and  the  compactness  of  its  organization  for 
success,  specialization  and,  on  account  of  it, 
narrow-mindedness  is  the  most  destructive 
monster  that  can  menace  it. 

This  evil  has  undoubtedly  forced  an 
entrance  into  the  colleges  of  to-day.  College 
students  are  too  much  inclined  to  bind  them- 
selves up  in  one  form  of  college  activity  and 
disregard  all  other.  If  they  play  baseball  or 
football  they  consider  that  they  do  their  share 
toward  supporting  college  activity  while  the 
literary  man  rarely  breaks  away  from  his 
work  to  lend  his  aid  to  other  forms  of  college 
life.  Each  cannot  see  how  he  is  under  any 
obligation  to  aid  the  other.  Each  leaves  the 
other  strictly  alone  and  gives  his  undivided 
attention  to  his  own  line  of  work. 

This  is  specialization  of  the  worst  sort.  It 
is  developing  a  set  of  narrow-minded,  selfish 
youths  unfit  to  go  out  into  the  world  and  take 
up  their  work  of  advancing  civilization.  The 
boast  of  college  men  is  that  college  education 
broadens  the  mind  and  gives  the  student  an 
all-round  view  of  life  in  general,  and  yet  this 
specialization  in  college  activities  is  bringing 
about  the  direct  opposite.  In  order  to  coun- 
teract this  evil  of  specialization  each  student 
must  lend  his  support  to  all  forms  of  college 
life;  he  must  offer  his  s)-mpathy  and  show 
his  fellow-student  that  he  is  with  him  in 
spirit.  The  only  way  to  preserve  unity  in  the 
student  body  is  by  preserving  unity  of  inter- 
ests ;  the  only  w^ay  to  succeed  in  the  world  as 
a  broad-minded  agent  of  civilization  is  by  con- 
sidering the  work  of  others  and  supporting  it. 
A  closer  bond  of  interest  and  sympathy  must 
be  developed  among  college  men.  The  athlete 
must  bear  in  mind  the  work  of  the  student 
and  put  every  advantage  in  his  way.  The  lit- 
erary man  must  take  every  opportunity  of 
doing  his  best,  in  an  indirect  way,  it  may  be, 
to  make  the  athletic  work  of  the  college  a  suc- 
cess. 


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LIBRARY   NOTES. 

The  college  library  has  received  from 
Professor  Isaac  B.  Choate  of  Boston,  an  ele- 
gantly bound  edition  of  Ridpath's  Library  of 
Universal  Literature  in  twenty-five  volumes. 
The  gifts  of  this  alumnus  of  the  Class  of  1862 
extend  over  a  period  of  twenty  years  and  in 
the  aggregate  exceed  a  thousand  volumes  of 
general  current  literature. 

The  library  has  also  lately  received  a  com- 
plete set  of  39  bound  volumes  of  the  Theatre, 
one  of  the  most  valuable  of  dramatic  writings, 
giving  as  it  does  the  full  cast,  date  of  produc- 
tion, etc.,  of  ever}'  play  of  any  importance ; 
and  giving  also  admirable  portraits  of  actors, 
authors  and  critics. 

It  is  in  itself  a  complete  history  of  the  con- 
temporary stage.  This  set  covers  the  last 
quarter  centun^  and  was  discontinued  in  1898. 
It  was  edited  by  Clement  Scott,  Bernard 
Capes,  Charles  Egglinton,  Additon  Bright  and 
Frederick  Hawkins. 


ENGLISH  3. 

For  the  Long  Theme,  due  January  27,  stu- 
dents in  English  3  may  select  for  a  subject,  if 
they  please,  "The  Life  of  James  G.  Blaine," 
by  Edward  Stanwood,  Litt.D.  (Bowdoin) 
published  by  Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co.,  1905, 
in  the  American  Statesman  Series. 


MINSTREL    SHOW. 

Owing  to  the  nearness  of  the  Christmas 
recess  it  was  found  inadvisable  to  hold  more 
than  one  rehearsal  of  the  Minstrel  Show  this 
week.  This  took  place  on  Monday  night  and 
though  successful  as  regards  quality  it  was 
decidely  otherwise  in  regard  to  quantity.  The 
orchestra  turned  out  in  full  force  and  to  the 
members  of  the  same  the  manager  wishes  to 
express  his  thanks.  But  the  chorus  was  of 
very  slight  proportions.  About  fifty  men 
have  agreed  to  sing  in  the  show  and  as  a 
rule  about  thirty  or  forty  of  this  fifty  turn  out 
to  every  rehearsal.  Monday  night  only  about 
one-third  of  the  regular  number  were  there. 
This  state  of  affairs  is  far  from  encouraging 
to  those  who  have  the  show  in  hand  and  it  is 
hoped  that  it  v/ill  not  be  repeated. 

Rehearsals  will  begin  again  immediately 
after  the  vacation  and  must  necessarily  come 


at  fairly  frequent  intervals  until  January  19, 
when  the  show  is  to  be  produced  in  Bruns- 
wick. During  that  short  space  of  time  every 
man  vi'ho  has  promised  to  sing  in  the  chorus 
is  urgently  requested  to  attend  faithfully  each 
rehearsal  and  we  feel  sure  that  a  successful 
show  will  prove  ample  reward  for  their 
trouble. 

KAPPA     SIGMA      GIVES      PLEASANT 
HOUSE  PARTY  AND  DANCE. 

The  new  club  house  of  the  Kappa  Sigma 
Fraternity  was  the  scene  of  a  very  pleasant 
reception  and  dance  last  Friday  night.  The 
members  of  the  Senior  delegation  had  the 
affair  in  hand  and  it  was  considered  a  great 
success  by  all  present.  The  patronesses  were 
Mrs.  R.  J.  Ham,  Mrs.  Frank  M.  Stetson,  and 
Mrs.  John  Plutzer.  The  handsome  new  house 
was  occupied  for  the  night  by  the  young  lady 
visitors  among  whom  were :  Miss  Beula  Bart- 
lett.  Miss  Ethel  Day,  Miss  Ella  Sawtelle.  Miss 
Sadie  Stinchfield  of  Lewiston,  Miss  Jennie 
Harvey,  Miss  Nellie  Hodgdon  of  Bath,  Miss 
Harriet  Wise  of  Gardiner,  Miss  Grace  Craw- 
ford, Miss  Sue  Winchell,  Miss  ,  Isabel  For- 
saith.  Miss  Huldah  Humphreys,  Miss  Mar- 
garet Will,  Miss  Helen  Johnson,  Miss  Mabelle 
Doughty,  Miss  Dorothy  Johnson  and  Miss 
Evelvn   Stetson  of  Brunswick. 


MEETING  OF  BASEBALL  MANAGERS. 

Immediately  after  Christmas  the  Managers 
of  the  college  ball  teams  will  meet  at  Water- 
ville  to  choose  officials  for  the  spring's  games. 
Another  matter  likely  to  be  brought  up  is  the 
rating  of  the  games  in  case  of  ties.  At  pres- 
ent there  is  no  definite  agreement. 


DEBATING  NOTES. 

The  next  meeting  of  the  course  will  not 
occur  until  January  g,  1906.  Professor  Fos- 
ter arranged  the  schedule  so  that  the  members 
will  not  have  to  attend  on  nights  directly 
before  or  after  vacation. 

It  is  probable  that  an  Amherst-Bowdoin 
debate  will  take  place  again  this  year, 
although  the  agreement  has  not  yet  been 
signed. 

In  the  debate  of  December  19  the  second 
debates  of  the  semester  for  the  winter  beg-an. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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NOTICES 

All  Juniors  will  please  have  their  Bugle  pictures 
taken  as  soon  as  possible. 

All  Freshmen  who  intend  trying  for  the  position 
of  Assistant  Manager  of  the  football  team  will 
kindly  hand  in  their  names  to  Neal  W.  Allen  nnme- 
diately. 


BOWDOIN'S    SONG   BOOK. 

Those  who  have  been  desirous  of  seeing  a  "Bow- 
doin  Song  Book"  published  will  be  pleased  to  note 
that  James  M.  Chandlerj  '08,  has  started  the  good 
movement.  The  book  will  be  on  the  style  of  that 
issued  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  contain- 
ing about  ninety  songs  covering  nearly  a  hundred 
and  fifteen  pages.  The  binding  of  the  book  will  be 
of  cloth  and  gold,  the  price  being  $1.50.  Every 
Bowdoin  man  should  sign  in  for  a  copy  of  this 
Song  Book  in  order  to  make  the  enterprise  a  profit- 
able one.  The  movement  is  most  praiseworthy  and 
should  be  crowned  with  success.  The  order  book 
is  at  the  Librarian's  desk.  Orders  may  also  be 
sent  by  mail  to  Mr.  Chandler. 


College  Botes, 

Webb,  '05,  was  a  visitor  at  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsi- 
lon  home  last  Friday. 

Have  you  signed  in  for  a  "Bowdoin  Song  Book" 
at  the  Librarian's   desk  yet?. 

There  is  a  large  assortment  of  snow  shoes  in 
town  now,  if  you  are  interested. 

"The  Intercollegiate"  will  be  sold  by  "Phil  the 
Newsboy"  on  the   15th  of  every  month. 

George  Plyde  went  to  Boston  last  Monday, 
returning  with   his   father   on   Wednesday. 

The  Dramatic  Club  held  its  first  rehearsals  on 
Tuesday  and  Thursday  afternoons. 

The  skating  rink  has  been  flooded  and  will  be 
kept  in  as  good  condition  as  possible  from  now  on. 

Desertions  from  college  have  been  frequent  dur- 
ing the  past  week  as  many  of  the  students  have 
saved  their  cuts  in  view  of  the  holidays. 

The  electric  light  sockets  in  the  dormitories  will 
be  counted  during  the  Christmas  holidays,  and  the 
dormitories  will  be  kept  locked  during  the  vacation. 

The  Freshman  Class  tried  the  outdoor  running 
track  this  week,  as  a  regular  part  of  the  gymnasium 
work,  and  quite  a  number  took  a  snow  bath  off  the 
first  corner. 

The  photographs  taken  at  the  various  fraternity 
houses  a  week  ago,  were  received  on  Monday,  and 
give  promise  of  a  very  interesting  and  carefully 
worked  up  article  soon  to  appear  in  the  Munsey  or 
World's  Work. 

The  Senior  Government  Class  has  finished  the 
study  of  the  English  Constitution  and  Its  workings. 
After  the  holidays  actual  government  in  the  Unucd 
States  will  be  taken  up. 


The  Art  Building  was  visited  by  exceptionally 
large  number  of  students  this  week, — mostly  Soph- 
omores looking  for  Theme   Subjects. 

A  skee  club  has  been  formed  in  Brunswick,  and 
many  college  students  will  probably  take  advan- 
tage of  this  opportunity  to  go  on  good  skeeing  trips 
during   the   winter. 

"Connie"  Mack  of  the  Philadelphia  Americans, 
has  been  in  Waterville  lately  making  terms  with  John 
Coombs,  Colby's  pitcher.  It  is  expected  that  "Cy" 
will  join  the  Quaker  nine  in  June. 

It  certainly  was  a  track  enthusiast,  who  was  seen 
sprinting  around  the  board  track  in  a  running  suit, 
at  about  6.30  on  Saturday  morning,  when  the  ther- 
mometer registered  8  and  10  below  zero. 

A  very  large  number  of  Bowdoin  men  attended 
the  production  of  "Romeo  and  Juliet"  given  by 
Julia  Marlowe's  and  E.  H.  Sothern's  company  at 
Lewiston  last  Tuesday  night,  and  all  were  well 
repaid   for  so  doing. 

The  preliminary  trials  of  the  Mandolin  Club  came 
off  Wednesday  evening  December  20.  There  are 
many  men  out  this  year,  and  competition  is  unus- 
ually sharp.  In  the  next  issue  the  Orient  will  give 
a  list  of  those  who   succeeded   in  making  the  club. 

John  B.  DeWitt,  Colby,  '07,  has  lately  been 
chosen  captain  of  next  year's  football  team.  This 
completes  the  elections  of  the  four  Maine  colleges 
which  are  as  follows :  Drummond,  Bowdoin, 
DeWitt,  Colby,  Shumacher,  Bates,  and  Burleigh, 
Maine. 

Several  students  have  been  selling  photographs 
suitable  for  Christmas  presents  this  week,  and 
owing  to  the  beauty  of  the  pictures  and  the  fact 
that  Christmas  comes  on  Monday,  leaving  only  one 
day  after  the  closing  of  college,  for  "shopping," 
these  agents  have  made  some  great  "hauls." 

"The  Authority  of  the  Bible  in  the  Light  of  the 
Higher  Criticism"  is  the  subject  of  the  essay  due 
to-day  from  the  Philosophy  Class.  It  is  not 
improbable  that  some  of  the  students  have  read 
more  of  and  about  the  Scriptures  in  the  last  few 
days  than  they  have  during  the  rest  of  their  college 
course. 

Harvard  students  are  being  robbed  by  a  man  who 
disguises  himself  as  a  student.  Last  week  over  a 
thousand  dollars'  worth  of  property  was  taken 
froiTi  one  suite  of  rooms  alone.  The  carelessness 
with  which  our  rooms  are  left  open  makes  robbery 
a  far  easier  matter  here  than  in  the  swell  dormi- 
tories at  Harvard. 

A  week  ago  last  Saturday  the  water  from  the 
new  sunken  wells  near  the  "Paradise  Spring"  was 
turned  into  the  main  pipes,  and  everything  proved 
satisfactory.  This  water  has  been  most  carefully 
tested,  and  has  been  pronounced  exceptionally  pure. 

W.  D.  Lee  left  for  his  home  in  Ilhnois  on  Mon- 
day afternoon. 

A  meeting  of  the  Aroostook  Club  was  held  at 
New  Meadows  Inn  two  weeks  ago,  at  which  the 
following  officers  were  elected  President,  Arthur 
O.  Putnam ;  Vice-President,  James  N.  Archibald, 
Jr. ;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  George  H.  Foss ; 
Executive  Committee,  Walter  B.  Clark,  Tom  E. 
Hacker,  Frank  S.  Gannett. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


The  manager  of  the  Empire  Theatre  in  Lewis- 
ton,  has  made  arrangements  for  a  "Bowdoin  Night" 
on  March  i6,  1906.  On  that  evening  "Little  Johnny 
Jones"  will  be  presented,  and  seats  will  be  reserved 
for  Bowdoin  students.  The  manager  Ifas  also 
announced  that  he  will  be  glad  to  make  arrange- 
ments for  any  theatre  parties  gotten  up  by  Bow- 
doin  men,   at   any   time    during   the   year. 

The  announcement  that  the  students  of  Bates  have 
voted  to  abolish  "hazing"  is  the  first  intimation  to 
most  people  that  anything  of  this  kind  had  ever 
existed  at  the  Lewiston  college.  Certainly  any  haz- 
ing practices  which  Bates  has  ever  known  have  been 
very  mild  and  innocent  in  comparison  with  those 
which  prevailed  for  generation  after  generation  at 
the  older  colleges  whose  traditions  and  customs 
were  deep-rooted  and  have  died  hard. — Kennebec 
Journ<il. 

Last  Wednesday  evening  Bowdoin  was  vvell  rep- 
resented in  the  cast  of  "The  General's  Daughter," 
which  was  played  in  the  Town  Hall  under  the  aus- 
pices of  the  Y.  P.  U.  of  the  Universalist  Church  in 
Brunswick.  Among  those  taking  part  were  Kaharl, 
'99,  John  Riley,  OS,  Linnell,  '07,  Willis  Roberts, 
'07,  Shorey,  '07,  Willis  Haines,  '07,  Donnell,  '08, 
Cox,  '08,  Atwood,  '09,  and  Lombard,  '09.  The  play 
was  directed  by  Mr.  H.  A.  Huse,  Jr.,  who  has 
charge  of  the  Dramatic  Club  presentation,  and  was 
a  complete  success. 

Ralph  H.  Rose,  champion  shot  putter  of  the 
world,  is  in  the  county  jail  at  Newman,  Cal.,  pend- 
ing an  investigation  as  to  whether  or  not  he  is  con- 
nected with  the  breaking  into  a  Southern  Pacific 
freight  car  there.  The  charge  against  him  is  that 
of  defrauding  a  railroad.  He  was  arrested  with  a 
number  of  tramps.  When  asked  why  he  was  trav- 
eling by  the  underground  route,  he  stated  that  he 
had  promised  to  write  articles  for  an  Eastern  mag- 
azine on  hobo  life  in  California,  and  had  taken  this 
means  to  gain  realistic  details.  He  is  confident  he 
will  be  released. 


THE  FACULTY. 

President  Hyde  left  here  last  Saturday  for  Wil- 
liams College,  Williamstown,  where  he  preached 
on  the  following  Sunday.  On  leaving  Williams,  ire 
attended  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  Exeter, 
returning  to  Brunswick  on  Wednesday. 


MEDICAL   SCHOOL   NOTES. 

There  have  been  several  changes  in  the  meniber- 
ship  of  the  present  second  year  class  from  that 
of  a  year  ago.  Those  who  have  left  the  class  are 
H.  E.  Anderson,  Ernest  Bodwell,  J.  F.  Cox,  H. 
W.  Garcelon,  L.  B.  Marshall,  S.  W.  Percy  and 
C.  M.  Wilson.  Anderson  has  a  position  in  the 
Maine  General  Hospital,  Portland ;  Bodwell  has  dis- 
continued his  medical  studies,  but  is  still  residing 
in  Brunswick :  Garcelon  is  a  student  at  McGill 
University,  Montreal ;  Marshall  has  been  clerking 
in  drug  stores  since  the  first  of  the  summer,  and  is 
now  residing  in  Portland ;  Percy  has  entered  the 
Sophomore  Class  in  the  literary  department  of 
Bowdoin ;  and  Wilson  has  recently  returned  and 
entered  the  first  year  class. 


William  W.  Bolster,  Jr.,  of  Auburn,  Bates,  '95, 
is  taking  the  work  of  both  the  first  and  second  year 
classes.  Mr.  Bolster  has  been  during  the  past  ten 
years,  director  of  physical  training  and  instructor 
in   physiology  and   hygiene   at   Bates. 

G.  B.  Whitney,  A.B.,  Bowdoin,  '04,  and  a  former 
member  of  the  present  third  year  class,  has  returned 
after  a  year's  absence  from  college,  and  has  entered 
the   second  year   class. 

Samuel  Sawyer  of  Lewiston  is  taking  the  first 
and  second  years'   work  in   anatomy. 

Several  of  the  second  year  students  have  posi- 
tions as  follows :  E.  S.  Williams,  G.  H.  Stone  and 
S.  S.  Mullin  are  assistants  to  Professor  Whittier 
in  the  bacteriological  laboratory ;  G.  E.  Tucker  is 
assistant  to  Professor  Robinson  in  chemistry ;  J.  H. 
Woodruff  is  janitor  of  the  medical  building. 

The  two  eating  clubs  conducted  by  the  medical 
students  this  year  are  very  satisfactory.  About  two- 
thirds  of  the  members  of  the  first  and  second  years 
are  accommodated  at  these  clubs. 

H.  T.  Bibber  of  Bath,  medical  school,  '08,  has 
been  elected  a  delegate  to  represent  Theta  Chapter 
of  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa  at  the  national  convention 
to  be  held  in   Milwaukee  the  last  of  this   month. 

M.  A.  Webber,  M.  C.  Webber  of  Fairfield  and 
W.  C.  Whitmore  of  Portland,  former  members  of 
the  present  third  year  class,  are  members  of  the 
Junior  Class  in  the  library  department  of  Bowdoin. 

Several  members  of  the  second  year  class  have 
signified  their  intention  of  entering  Bowdoin  next 
year,   to   obtain   the   A.B.   degree. 

W.  R.  Lewis,  of  the  third  year  class,  is  a  fre- 
quent  visitor   in   town. 

G.  I.  Geer,  of  the  second  year  class,  went  to  his 
home  in  Westbrook,  Monday,  to  vote  at  the  muni- 
cipal election.  George  has  been  doing  considerable 
railroad  traveling  recently,  especially  on  the  line 
to    Augusta. 

None  of  the  second  year  students  are  sighing  for 
more  work  in  bacteriology,  so  far  as  can  be  learned. 
The  present  requirements  in  this  branch  of  medical 
study  are  great,  both  in  quantity  and  quality. 

While  the  first  year  class,  in  point  of  member- 
ship, is  one  of  the  smallest  that  have  entered  the 
medical  school  in  many  years,  there  being  only 
about  twenty  members,  it  is  understood  that  the 
quality  is  all  right,  and  that  the  average  of  scholar- 


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The  Phi  Chi  initiation  and  banquet  will  be  held 
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funeral,  there  was  probably  not  one  of  us  whose 
death  would  cause  a  more  general  feeling  of  real 
sorrow  throughout  the  class.  Everybody  liked  him. 
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ities which  won  for  him  the  regard  of  his  compan- 
ions in  college  life.  To  his  patients  he  was  not 
merely  an  expert  who  placed  his  skill  at  their  ser- 
vice, he  was  a  faithful,  sympathetic  friend.  Dr. 
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had  recently  married,  and  he  was  taken  at  the  very 
time  when  he  seemed  assured  of  a  happy,  useful 
life.  His  family  mourn  the  loving  son,  brother  and 
husband;  his  patients  regret  the  faithful  helper  in 
time  of  trouble ;  to  his  classmates,  I  think  he  will 
always  be  "Frankie  Blair,"  the  modest,  light-hearted 
boy,  with  a  smile  for  all  whom  he  met. 

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BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   JANUARY    12,    1906. 


VOL.  XXXV. 


NO.  22 


THE  MINSTREL  SHOW. 

On  P"riday,  Jan.  19,  one  week  from 
to-night,  the  Bowdoin  mmstrels  for  the  ben- 
efit of  the  Baseball  Association  will  be  pre- 
sented in  the  Town  Hall.  Every  possible 
effort  has  been  made  to  have  the  show  lively 
and  up-to-date  and  we  trust  the  whole  col- 
lege will  loyally  give  its  support  by  attend- 
ance in  a  body. 

The  show  will  be  composed  wholly  of  Bow- 
doin men  (including  the  orchestra).  Under 
the  skilful  direction  of  Mr.  Robert  A.  Tooth- 
aker  of  Brunswick  who  has  met  with  great 
success  in  coaching  productions  of  this  nature, 
the  large  chorus  has  been  thoroughly  drilled 
and  the  end  men  are  guaranteed  to  be  better 
than  professionals. 

The  Olio  is  made  up  wholly  of  Bowdoin 
talent.  There  will  be  four  numbers,  every 
one  of  which  will  be  well  worth  seeing.  A 
dance  is  to  follow  the  show  and  an  effort  will 
be  made  to  run  the  show  off  as  smoothly  as 
possible  in  order  that  the  dance  may  be  of  a 
suitable  length.  The  admission  to  the  per- 
formance includes  admission  to  the  dance. 

The  cast  of  the  first  part  -will  be  as  follows : 

Interlocutor — F.  J.  Redman. 

Bones — L.  Gumbel,  B.  D.  Andrews,  C.  G. 
Clark. 

Tambos — J.  Gumbel,  R.  J.  Hodgson,  C. 
S.  Kingsley. 

Chorus — Green,  '08;  Ellis,  '08;  Ellis,  '09; 
Purington,  '08 ;  Stetson,  '07 ;  Webber,  '07 ; 
Thomas,  '08;  Fish,  '09;  Leydon,  '07;  Sanborn, 
'08;  Hinkley,  '09;  Thaxter,  '09;  Winchell, 
'07  ;  Hughes,  '09 ;  Brown,  '09 ;  Gregson,  '08 ; 
Kane,  '09 ;  Sparks,  '09 ;  Ricker,  '08 ;  Boyce, 
'09;  Leavitt,  '08;  Smith,  '09;  Blair,  "09;  John- 
son, "06  ;  Kimball,  '07  ;  Linnell,  '07 ;  Pike,  '07  ; 
Bishop,  '09 ;  W.  J.  Crowley,  '08 ;  Piper,  '07 ; 
Piper,  '06;  Packard,  '08;  McMicheal,* '07 : 
Cole,  '09 ;  Studley,  '09  ;  Williams,  '06 ;  Stacey, 
'09 ;  Dres.ser,  '09. 

Orchestra — ist  violin.  Chandler,  '07,  Crow- 
ley, '09;  2d  violin,  Lombard,  '09;  viola,  Stet- 
.<;on,  '06;  'cello.  Bridge,  '09:  flute,  Robinson, 
'08 :  clarinet,  Clark,  '06 ;  trombone,  Lawrence, 
'07;  drum,  Perry,  '06;  piano,  Bower,  '07. 


MR.  PEARSON. 

Bowdoin  is  very  sorry  to  lose  one  of  the 
youngest  members  of  its  faculty  in  Joseph 
Cleaveland  Pearson,  instructor  in  Physics. 
He  has  occupied  Professor  Hutchins'  posi- 
tion during  the  latter's  absence  in  Europe. 
Mr.  Pearson  was  born  at  Andover,  May  25, 
1879.  He  fitted  for  Bowdoin  at  Brunswick 
High  School  and  graduated  from  college  in 
the  Class  of  1900.  From  1900  to  1901  he 
was  assistant  in  Physics  at  Bowdoin.  Then 
he  received  the  Whiting  Fellowship  at  the 
Harvard  Graduate  School  which  he  held  until 
1903  when  he  returned  to  Bowdoin  and  was 
appointed  instructor  in  Physics  and  Mathe- 
matics. He  is  a  member  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi 
and  Phi  Beta  Kappa  fraternities.  Mr.  Pear- 
son has  resigned  from  the  faculty  to  accept 
a  position  in  the  Carnegie  Institute  as  assist- 
ant in  the  magnetic  survey  of  the  North 
Pacific,  a  work  which  will  probably  require 
two  years  or  more  for  completion.  The  ves- 
sel, which  is  a  brig,  has  been  especially  fitted 
for  the  work  by  leaving  out  from  its  con- 
struction all  the  iron  possible.  The  party  will 
shortly  sail  from  San  Diego,  California,  pro- 
ceeding south  to  the  equator,  thence  westerly 
to  the  Fanning  Islands,  up  to  Japan,  Aleutian 
Islands  and  home  again.  The  best  wishes  of 
the  student  body  accompany  Mr.  Pearson  on 
his  expedition. 


DAVID  R.  PORTER  HONORED. 

David  R.  Porter,  now  a  second  year  Rhodes 
student  at  Oxford  University,  England,  has 
been  accorded  a  marked  honor  by  the  Amer- 
ican Club,  by  being  elected  its  president.  The 
American  Club  is  an  organization  of  the 
American  Rhodes  students  at  Oxford  now 
numbering  about  100,  every  state,  territory 
and  Canadian  province  being  represented. 
The  organization  is  for  mutual  benefit  and 
keeps  in  touch  with  the  doings  on  this  side  of 
the  water,  taking  magazines  and  newspapers 
and  discussing  current  events.  Mr.  Porter 
was  treasurer  of  the  club  last  year.  He  is 
spending  the  long  holiday  vacation  in  Bonn, 


218 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


Germany.  It  is  gratifying  to  Mr.  Porter's 
friends  to  hear  that  it  is  probable  that  Bow- 
doin  will  give  him  his  degree  next  June,  as  he 
was  a  leading  member  of  the  Class  of  '06. 


COMMUNICATION. 

To  the  Editor  of  the  Orient: 

Now  that  the  football  season  is  ended  and 
discussion  of  the  game  itself  and  of  the  rules 
under  which  it  is  played  has  replaced  discus- 
sion of  the  season's  prospects,  a  look  ahead 
may  be  in  order. 

Assuming  that  the  game  will  be  played  next 
year  and  in  the  years  to  come,  the  time  seems 
opportune  to  take  our  bearings  and  find  out 
which  way  we  are  heading. 

It  is  the  opinion  of  some  of  those  interested 
in  football  at  Bowdoin  that  we  have  been  for 
the  past  ten  years  sailing  in  a  circle  of  more 
or  less  limited  diameter  and  getting  nowhere 
in  particular. 

The  method  has  been  for  each  manager  in 
his  turn  to  endeavor  to  secure  some  "star"  of 
one  degree  of  magnitude  or  another  from 
some  college  or  other  in  order  that  this  col- 
lege might  learn,  after  more  or  less  painful 
experience,  that  he  is  or  is  not  able  to  teach 
other  men  how  to  play  football  and  possesed 
of  the  other  qualities  essential  to  a  succesful 
coach. 

Failure  to  win  games  is  not  necessarily  the 
fault  of  the  coach,  and  no  coach  is  to  be  blamed 
for  not  producing  a  champion  team  from 
other  than  championship  material,  while  the 
element  of  "luck"  is  sometimes  an  important 
factor  in  determining  results.  It  may  in  fair- 
ness be  added  that  some  of  the  most  success- 
ful seasons  we  have  had  are  to  be  attributed 
in  no  small  measure  to  the  faithful  work  of 
the  coaches  of  preceding  years,  who  laid  the 
foundations  upon  which  their  successors  built. 

The  present  need  is  not  the  criticism  of 
methods  or  of  men,  but  to  determine  the  pol- 
icy most  likely  to  result  in  the  consistent  devel- 
opment of  one  of  the  most  important  of  our 
athletic  interests,  and  the  inquiry  is  pertinent, 
whether  we  have  been  going  at  the  matter  in 
the  right  way. 

Those  who  have  been  familiar  with  Bow- 
doin athletics  for  the  past  ten  years  have 
learned  some  things  that  should  not  be  for- 
gotten.     They     have     learned,     as     regards 


coaches,  that  reputations  are  not  wholly  relia- 
ble, that  too  much  dependence  should  not  be 
placed  upon  recommendations  from  the  high- 
est sources  and  that  something  more  than 
individual  excellence  as  a  player  or  connection 
with  a  team  of  national  reputation  is  required 
to  constitue  a  desirable  coach.  It  is  suffi- 
ciently obvious  that  the  qualities  that  make 
a  man  a  good  player  do  not  necessarily  fit  him 
to  teach  other  men  how  to  play  the  game.  A 
good  coach  must  be  a  good  teacher,  whatever 
his  abilities  as  a  player,  and  while  the  quali- 
ties that  constitute  a  desirable  teacher  of  foot- 
ball may  be  inborn,  they  usually  demand  expe- 
rience for  their  full  development. 

Under  the  method  that  has  obtained  at 
Bowdoin,  it  is  largely  a  matter  of  good  fortune 
when  a  good  coach  is  secured,  a  thing  that 
may  happen  sometimes  but  is  not  likely  to 
happen  every  time.  This  method  is  essentially 
faulty  in  that  it  involves  frequent  changes 
from  the  system  of  one  college  to  that  of 
another.  It  is  very  well  to  say,  we  will  adopt 
this  particular  college  and  secure  our  coaches 
from  it  year  after  year,  but  when  a  manager 
is  face  to  face  with  the  problem  of  finding  a 
coach  for  his  particular  year  he  is  very  likely 
to  find  that  the  chosen  college  cannot  provide 
him  with  a  suitable  man  and  thus  to  be  com- 
pelled to  look  elsewhere.  This  often 
occasions  disappointment  and  regret  since 
it  involves  more  or  less  changes  in 
systems  of  training  and  play  in  the  course 
of  which  the  coach  may  devote  himself 
solicitously  to  undoing  the  work  of  his  prede- 
cessor, a  procedure  that  may  be  interesting 
to  the  coach,  while  it  is  destructive  of  the 
spirit  of  the  team  and  the  hopes  of  its  sup- 
porters. 

Such  changes  make  it  impossible  to  avail 
ourselves  fully  of  the  services  of  our  own  old 
players. 

When  an  old  Yale  man  or  an  old  Dart- 
mouth man  goes  back  to  New  Haven  or 
Hanover  in  the  football  season  he  knows  just 
what  the  head  coach  is  trying  to  do  and  is 
prepared  to  assist  in  the  attainment  of  the 
desired  end.  Had  this  always  been  the  case 
with  the  old  Bowdoin  player? 

While  a  responsible  head  coach  should 
direct  the  policy  of  the  team  and  his  word  be 
law,  this  only  emphasizes  the  necessity  of 
having  a  coach  capable  of  formulating  a  wise 
policy  and  of  sufficient  discretion  and  ability  to 
command  respect,  and  such  a  man  will  be  able 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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to  use  all  the  competent  assistance  that  is 
offered. 

In  outlining  a  comprehensive  policy  it  is 
obvious  that  methods  that  look  only  to  the 
immediate  present  should  be  discredited.  Each 
year's  work  should  be  laying  foundations  for 
the  successes  not  only  of  that  year  but  of  future 
years,  and  this  means  the  establishment  of  a 
system  of  training  and  of  playing  that  is  dis- 
tinctively a  Bowdoin  system.  To  secure  such 
a  system  we  must  come  to  rely  upon  our  own 
graduates  and  this  will  only  be  doing  what 
the  great  universities  have  been  doing  for  a 
long  time,  what  Dartmouth  and  Brown  have 
been  doing  for  some  years  past  and  what  is 
essential  to  the  best  interests  of  the  game  at 
Bowdoiui. 

There  was  a  time  when  it  was  necessary  to 
obtain  coaching  from  some  other  college,  when 
Bowdoin  men  did  not  know  the  gaine  that 
other  men  knew  and  were  ready  to  teach  for 
sufficient  compensation.  This  time  was  itself 
preceded  by  the  earlier  day,  now  almost  for- 
gotten, when  football  secrets  were  jealously 
guarded,  when  Yale,  for  example,  played 
Yale  football  and  the  rest  of  the  world  hardly 
knew  what  it  was  except  as  they  saw  its 
results,  a  time  so  far  past  that  it  is  only  of  his- 
toric interest.  There  are  no  football  secrets 
to-day ;  every  detail  is  in  the  books  and  the 
choice  of  systems  is  open  to  all  comers.  That 
we  must  come  to  depend  upon  our  own  men 
as. coaches  before  we  can -have  a  consistent 
development  in  football  or  any  system  worthy 
of  the  name  is  self-evident.  Has  the  time 
now  come  to  break  away  from  traditional 
methods?  If  the  decision  be  to  the  contrary 
and  if  it  is  considered  necessary  to  engage  a 
coach  for  1906  from  some  other  college,  the 
conclusion  seems  to  be  not  less  evident  that  a 
Bowdoin  man  should  be  secured  to  work  with 
the  coach  as  an  understudy,  with  the  under- 
standing that  he  is  to  take  up  the  work  when 
the  other  lays  it  down. 

If  the  right  man  can  be  found  among  our 
own  men,  he  should  at  once  be  engaged.  It 
might  also  be  advisable  to  associate  with  him 
some  other  Bowdoin  man  as  assistant  and  to 
have  one  or  both  men  at  Brunswick  for  spring 
practice.  Such  matters  of  detail  would,  how- 
ever, naturally  come  up  for  consideration  at  a 
later  date,  and  the  head  coach  should  be  given 
the  full  authority  of  the  position  as  .  he  will 
have  to  bear  its  chief  responsibility. 

It  is  confidently  believed,  by  som?  at  least 


of  those  interested  in  Bowdoin"  athletics,  that 
the  chances  of  developing  a  winning  team 
next  fall  will  be  much  better  under  these  .con- 
ditions than  if  we  persist  in  the  old  deference 
to  other  colleges  and  in  wotshiping  the  fetich 
of  some  name,  and  what  is  more  important 
still,  that  by  this  change  in  methods  we  shall 
be  out  of  the  whirlpool  and  on-  a  course  that 
leads  somewhere. 
,        .  C.  T.  H.'UVES,  Class  , of:  :'7^: 


COLLEGE  TEAS: 


The  Faculty  wishes  to  announce  that  'there  '^ 
will  be  a  repetition  of  the  college  teas  which 
were  so  popular  with  the  students  last  year; 
These  teas  will  occur  on  January  15,  Febru- 
ary 12  and  March  12,  in  the  Alumni  Room  at 
Hubbard  Hall  from  four  to  six  o'clock.  It  is 
intended  to  invite  all  the  alumni  in  the  neigh- 
boring cities  to  be  present  at  these  teas  ana 
the  students  are  i-nvited  to  be  present  and  help 
in  their  success.  The  privilege  of  inviting 
friends  to  one  of  these  teas  is  to  be  given  to 
the  students.  '  '        -       .  ^ 


NOTICE.  .    ,. 

As  the  Bangor  lectures  of  Professor 
McCrea  will  require  his  absence  a  part  of  each 
week,  it  will  be  necssary  for  him  to  omit- one 
of  his  office  houi-s.  He  can  be  found  Tuesday 
of  each  week  from  3  to  5  p.m.  (note  the 
lengthened  time)  at  the  Registrar's  Office. 

All  excuses  for  the  present  semester  .must 
be  obtained  not  later  than  January  30th: 
Charles  T.  Burnett, 

Registrar. 


BOWDOIN  ALUMNI  MEETING. 

Preparations  are  now  under  way  for  the 
annual  dinner  of  the  Bowdoin  College  Alumni 
Association  in  Washington  January  24.  Vice- 
President  Fairbanks,  William  DeWitt  Hyde, 
and  others  have  signified  their  intentions  of 
attending.  ..Chief  Justice  Fuller  wiH  preside 
as  in  former  years.  The  Chief  Justice  is  one 
of  the  oldest  living  graduates  of  Bowdoin, 
being  a  member  of  the  Class  of  1853. 

Representatives  Dr.  Alva  S.  Alexander  of 
Buffalo,  Class  of  1870,  and  Frederick  C.  .Stev- 
ens of.  St.  Paul,  Class  of  1881,  and  a  native  of 
Rockland,  are  furthering  the  dinner  arrange- 
ments. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 
h.  p.  winslow,  1906.        a.  l.  robinson,  1908. 

H.  E.  WILSON,  1907.  R.  H.  HUPPER,  igo8. 

R.  A.  CONY,  1907.  R.  A.  LEE,  1908. 

W.  S.  LINNELL,   1907.  H.   E.    MITCHELL,  1908. 

A.    L.  JONES,  Medical. 


G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   ....     Business  Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907.    •    Ass't  Business  Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  fronn  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  Joi;rnal  Press. 

Vol.  XXXV.  JANUARY    12,   1906.  No.  22 


Graduate 
Coaching. 


In  the  opinion  of  many  of 
our  alumni  Bowdoin  has 
now  reached  the  stage 
where  she  may  safely 
adopt  a  system  of  graduate  coaching. 
This  sentiment  is  voiced  through  a  com- 
munication from  an  honored  alumnus  printed 
in  another  column.  The  idea  at  the  bottom 
in  advocating  the  adoption  of  this  method  is 
that  Bowdoin  should  develop  a  system  of 
training  which  is  consistent  from  year  to  year 
and  need  not  vary  with  every  succeeding 
coach. 

It  is  the  opinion  of  the  Orient  that  Bow- 
doin has  plenty  of  graduates,  who  are  capable 
in  this  line  of  work,  to  chose  from.  Bowdoin 
has  developed  many  brilliant  men  in  all  lines 
of  athleic  sports  who  are  in  addition  equal  to 
the  task  of  teaching  what  they  know  to  others. 


It  would  seem,  therefore,  that  there  was  no 
need  to  look  to  outside  colleges  to  furnish 
coaches  who  will  build  up  and  tear  down 
alternately,  different  systems  of  training. 

Especially  in  football  do  we  think  that  this 
system  should  be  adopted,  for  it  is  in  this 
sport  that  system  counts  the  most.  System 
is  almost  everything,  indeed,  in  football. 
Then  why  not  adopt  a  consistent  system,  some 
sort  of  formula  to  which  from  year  to  year 
the  conduct  of  the  work  may  be  fiitted?  Let 
our  system  be  distinctly  Bowdoin  and  let 
every  coach  we  have  observe  the  rules  of  that 
system  and  carry  them  out  with  the  zealous 
ardor  which  he  can  feel  only  in  working  for 
his  Alma  Mater.  Then  there  will  be  no  dis- 
satisfaction with  this  or  that  method.  The 
only  question  will  be  one  resting  directly  upon 
the  ability  of  the  coach  himself  to  interpret 
the  real  spirit  of  the  system  for  the  players. 

In  addition,  graduate  coaching  would 
inspire  the  student  body.  To  know  that  our 
football  team  was  under  the  direction  of  Bow- 
doin men  and  that  we  were  depending  entirely 
upon  ourselves  for  our  victories  would  add  a 
renewed  vigor  to  every  doubting  mind  and 
cause  "Phi  Chi"  to  ring  out  with  an  increased 
volume  of  sound  and  enthusiasm.  The  whole 
college  would  be  stirred  to  new  life  and  inde- 
pendence would  inspire  new  confidence  in  our 
ability. 

It  is  true  that  the  objection  may  be  raised 
that  a  Bowdoin  coach  through  his  enthusiasm 
and  ardor  in  working  for  his  Alma  Mater 
may  become  over-confident  and  underestimate 
the  strength  of  our  rivals.  This  objection 
may  indeed  be  sound  and  it  may  even  be 
advisable  to  call  in  the  assistance  of  a  disin- 
terested outsider  for  purposes  of  unpreju- 
diced criticism,  but  let  this  outsider  be  the 
assistant.  Give  the  preference  to  the  Bow- 
doin man  and  let  such  aid  as  may  be  neces- 
sary  be    furnished    him. 

The  idea  in  all  its  phases  is  one  of  impor- 
tance and  one  well  worth  the  consideration 
and  earnest  investigation  of  every  student  of 
Bowdoin. 


From  the  drill  as  it  is  pre- 
Fencing.  sented  in    the    gymnasium 

course  one  can  come  to 
slight  realization  of  the  true  worth  and  supe- 
rior merit  of  actual  fencing  as  a  sport  or  pas- 
time. 

No   other   drill   presents  more  possibilities. 


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is  more  beneficial  or  more  practical  tlian  the 
Senior  Fencing  Drill.  Yet,  it  shrinks  into 
insignificance  in  the  list  of  drills  and  chiefly 
because  it  is  withheld  until  the  fourth  and  final 
year  of  a  man's  course.  Fencing  is  not  a 
sport  to  be  mastered  in  a  few  months,  nor  yet 
a  few  years.  To  learn  this  drill  is  compara- 
tively simple  but  to  acquire  its  principles  and 
to  put  them  to  play  is  an  entirely  different 
thing. 

The  position  that  fencing  holds  in  the  world 
of  sport  is  unique.  It  is  wonderfully  scien- 
tific yet  so  simple  a  child  can  learn  its  every 
move.  It  trains  not  only  the  body  to  agility 
and  grace  in  movements  but  requires  the 
sharpest  eye  and  the  quickest  head  to  execute 
its  moves  in  perfected  combat.  Pre-eminent 
among  its  advantages  is  its  muscle  building 
qualities.  It  may  be  made  vigorous  or  quiet, 
it  is  enjoyed  by  women  as  well  as  men  and 
the  beginner  may  take  as  much  pleasure  from 
the  first  lesson  as  its  patron  of  twenty  years. 
It  finds  a  place  among  the  professionals  and 
amateurs,   schoolboy  and  collegian. 

Among  the  largest  colleges  it  has  long  occu- 
pied a  prominent  place.  More  and  more  its 
values  are  coming  to  be  recognized  and  teams 
are  everywhere  being  formed.  We  need  to 
consider  its  importance  in  our  own  little  com- 
munity. Fencing  at  Bowdoin  receives  far  too 
little  attention.  To  introduce  the  drill  Soph- 
omore year  would  almost  certainly  lead  to  the 
formation  of  a  team.  There  are  several  teams 
at  present  in  the  State  and  all  are  wondering 
why  Bowdoin  does  not  put  an  aggregation 
into  the  field.  They  are  anxious  to  cross 
blades  with  us  and  eager  to  see  the  sport  in 
the  State  flourish.  To  be  sure,  the  members 
of  these  teams  are  accomplished  fencers  yet 
we  need  not  necessarily  face  their  most  experi- 
enced men  in  our  first  performance.  Once  in 
the  field  Bowdoin  would  never  drop  out.  The 
sport  is  far  too  fascinating  to  be  dropped  for 
slight  pretext. 

One  college  team  will  lead  to  others  being 
.formed  and  an  intercollegia'te  tournament 
would  naturally  result.  There  is  no  reason 
why  Maine  should  not  be  represented  as  well 
as  other  states.  There  is  a  fine  chance  for 
Bowdoin  to  introduce  the  sport  among  the  col- 
leges. 


All  over  America  the  num- 

The  Man  who      ber  of  men  working  their 

Works  His  Way.  way    through    college    has 

been  increasing  year  by 
year.  This  steady  growth  has  been  shown  by 
statistics,  and  like  every  other  slow  and  steady 
movement  must  have  a  reason  behind  it. 
The  first  reason  in  this  case  is  that  a  college 
education  is  being  more  and  more  appreciated, 
and  people  are  coming  to  realize  that  four 
years  spent  in  gaining  a  solid  foundation  of 
knowledge  and  general  training  are  spent  to 
the  best  possible  advantage.  The  second 
reason  is  one  resulting  from  the  excellent  sec- 
ondary school  system  that  has  been  built  up 
in  the  United  States.  It  is,  that  a  higher 
standard  of  mental  training  than  ever  before 
is  now  being  demanding  of  the  man  who  is 
to  be  a  leader  among  his  fellows.  Finally, 
the  third  reason  to  which  we  can  refer  this 
movement  is  that  rich  men  are  beginning  to 
realize  the  struggles  of  the  hard-working 
poor  boy,  and  so  have  endowed  generous 
scholarships  which  have  already  in  thousands 
of  cases  changed  an  impossibility  to  a  possi- 
bility, and  raised  many  a  young  boy  from  the 
depths  of  despair  to  the  height  of  his  ambi- 
tion. 

Taking  these  as  the  reasons  for  the  move- 
ment, we  now  ask  the  results.  One  result  we 
quickly  see.  It  is  the  general  upliftment  of 
all  classes,  owing  to  the  wise  and  apprecia- 
tive leadership  of  the  masses  by  trained  men 
who  have  worked  their  way  up  to  their  pres- 
ent position  of  trust  from  the  wretched  condi- 
tion of  the  poorest  man  under  them.  This  is 
the  greatest  result,  but  there  is  another  like  to 
it.  This  is  the  cementing  together  of  all 
classes  into  one.  The  presence  in  the  highest 
circles  of  society  of  a  man  that  was  once  in 
the  slums  has  broken  down  the  high  walls  of 
aristocracy,  and  has  done  away  with  much  of 
the  contempt  of  the  rich  for  the  poor,  and  of 
the  hatred  of  the  poor  for  the  rich.  A  man 
of  high  birth  no  longer  holds  a  higher  posi- 
tion in  the  regard  of  his  fellow-citizens  than 
the  honest  and  earnest  poor  man.  Indeed, 
here  at  Bowdoin,  we  almost  may  say  that  the 
old  conditions  are  reversed,  for  we  quickly 
pick  the  man  who  is  paying  his  own  way, 
as  the  one  that  is  worth  knowing,  for  we  are 
sure  that  he  has  resolution,  a  high  ideal,  and 
the  manly  qualities  that  will  make  him  an 
honor   to   the   college. 

This   coming  of  the  self-educated   college 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


man  into  the  world  has  done  more  toward 
giving  unity  to  our  repubhc  than  any  one 
thing  in  the  last  generation,  except  perhaps 
the  Spanish-American  War  which  again 
bound  together  the  hearts  of  the  North  and 
South,  leaving  it  only  for  the  "man  who 
works  his  way"  to  bind  together  into  an  insol- 
uble whole,  all  classes  of  this  great  organism 
— the  United  States. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION  ITEMS. 
Sunday  Service. 

Mr.  J.  M.  Dudley,  Secretary  of  the  State 
Association,  spoke  to  a  small  audience  in  Ban- 
ister Hall  last  Sunday.  He  took  for  his  text 
"Who  Is  Christ"  and  what  His  life  means  to 
Christians.  His  presentment  of  thought  was 
very   interesting. 

Bible  Study. 

The  first  genuine  work  in  the  Bible  Courses 
was  begun  last  Sunday  when  the  classes 
assembled  with  their  leaders.  More  men  will 
fall  in  line  with  the  work  another  Sunday  and 
large  classes  are  immediately  expected.  The 
leaders  are  particularly  fitted  this  year  to  head 
the  classes.  All  have  had  valuable  teaching 
previously  and  are  well  versed  in  Biblical  lit- 
erature. Every  one  is  heartily  welcomed  to 
his  respective  class. 

Weekly  Meetings. 

The  weekly  meetings  on  account  of  the  con- 
flict with  debating  on  Thursdays  will  here- 
after meet  on  Mondays  at  seven  o'clock.  A 
much  larger  attendance  is  urged  than  has  yet 
been  present  this  year. 


GLEE  AND  MANDOLIN-GUITAR 
CLUBS. 

Rehearsals  of  the  Glee  and  Mandolin-Guitar 
Clubs  are  being  held  in  rapid  succession  at 
present  and  the  clubs  will  put  forth  every 
efifort  to  be  prepared  for  the  trip  which  is 
contemplated  in  the  near  future.  This  trip 
will  include  the  cities  of  Bangor,  Oldtown, 
Newport  and  Augusta.  The  concert  in  Ban- 
gor will  be  given  on  February  21  ;  the  other 
dates  have  not  been  decided  upon,  but  the 
trip  will  probably  include  the  dates  of  Feb- 
ruary 21,  22,  23,  24. 


College  IRotes. 

James  Cox,  "04,  is  in  Montecito,  Cal. 

The  second  college  tea  will  be  held  next 
Monday. 

Moody,  Maine's  second  baseman,  has  gone 
to  the  University  of   Chicago. 

"Pop"  Williams  has  been  elected  gymna- 
sium instructor,  and  indoor  baseball  coach  at 
Hebron. 

W.  A.  Powers,  '06,  who  was  sick  with 
typhoid  fever  in  New  Mexico  this  fall,  has 
returned  to  college. 

Robert  Cony,  '07,  was  called  to  Augusta, 
Sunday,  to  attend  the  funeral  of  his  grand- 
father,' Mr.  Charles  E.  Pratt. 

Professor  Smith,  Professor  of  Greek  of 
Amherst  College,  was  in  town  last  week,  the 
guest  of  Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump. 

There  will  be  a  meeting  of  the  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation of  New  York  and  vicinity  at  Hotel 
Manhattan  on  January  26,  1906. 

President  Hyde  and  Dr.  Burnett  attended 
the  meetings  of  the  Physchological  and  Philo- 
sophical Associations  held  at  Harvard  Lini- 
versity  last  week. 

Manager  Andrews  of  the  Glee,  Mandolin 
and  Guitar  Qubs  made  a  business  trip  to  Ban- 
gor, Saturday,  touching  Augusta,  Newport, 
and  Oldtown  on  his  way. 

Professor  Robinson  was  in  Boston  last  Fri- 
dav  and  Saturday  where  he  was  in  attendance 
at  a  meeting  of  the  New  England  Division  of 
the  Society  of  Chemical  Industry. 

The  Boston  Post  lately  spoke  highly  of 
Bowdoin's  star  half-back,  Haft'ord,  who  on 
account  of  much  regretted  circumstances  has 
been  compelled  to  leave  college  and  has  signed 
with  the  Cincinnati  for  the  coming  season. 

Andrew  Carnegie  has  promised  to  contrib- 
ute $50,000  toward  the  endowment  fund  of 
Bates  College  when  $100,000  shall  have  been 
raised  for  the  same  purpose  by  friends  of  the 
college.  The  proposition  is  to  raise  $150,000 
to  be  added  to  the  endowment  fund. 

PSI  UPSILON  DANCE. 

On  Monday  evening  the  Psi  Upsilon  Fra- 
ternity gave  a  dance  in  their  Chapter  House, 
which  proved  to  be  a  ven,'  successful  affair. 
There  were  about  twenty  couples  on  the  floor, 


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223 


and  dancing  was  enjoyed  until  nearly  one 
o'clock  when  the  party  broke  up,  several  of  the 
young  ladies  remaining  here  over  night  and 
visiting  the  college  grounds  on  Tuesday  morn- 
morning.  The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  Alfred 
Mitchell  and  Mrs.  William  A.  Houghton. 
Several  students  from  other  fraternities  were 
invited  to  the  dance  and  among  these  were 
Lawrence,  '07,  Winchell,  '07,  Robinson,  '08, 
Kilborn,  '08,  Hall,  '08,  Clark,  '09,  and  Thax- 
ter,  'og.  Among  the  young  ladies  present 
were  Miss  Button  of  Augusta,  Miss  Christo- 
pher of  Pejepscot,  Miss  King,  Miss  Foster, 
Miss  Davis,  from  Ellsworth,  Miss  Bur- 
roughs, Miss  Fletcher,  Miss  Jenkins,  Miss 
Little,  Miss  Pinkham,  Miss  Ross,  Mis 
Thaxter,  all  from  Portland,  and  Miss 
Despeaux,  Miss  Dunlap,  Miss  For- 
syth, Miss  Houghton,  Miss  Hubbard,  Miss 
Knight,  Miss  Little,  and  Miss  Parker  from 
Brunswick.  Music  was  furnished  by  a 
Freshman  Orchestra  consisting  of  Cushing, 
piano;  J.  E.  Crowley,  violin,  and  Lombard, 
'cello. 


THE  FACULTY. 

Professor  Allen  Johnson  and  Professor 
Woodruff  were  speakers  at  the  Congregation- 
alist  Church  supper  last  Friday  evening. 
Professor  Johnson  spoke  as  the  representative 
of  the  new  comers  and  Professor  Woodrufif  in 
behalf  of  the  ofTficers  of  the  church  and  parish.  ■ 

Professor  Chapman  conducted  the  Wednes- 
day evening  service  at  the  "Church  on  the 
Hill."  His  subject  was  "Interpretative  Read- 
ings from  Poems  of  Cardinal  Newman." 

Professor  Mitchell  will  conduct  the  service 
at  the  Congregational  Church  on  Wednesday 
evening,  January  17. 

President  Hyde  was  the  principal  speaker 
at  the  meeting  of  the  associated  charities  of 
Portland  last  Monday.  His  subject  was  the 
Moral  Education  of  Children. 

Professor  McCrea  will  this  week  begin  a 
series  of  lectures  before  the  students  of  the 
Bangor  Theological  Seminary.  The  lectures 
will  occur  on  Friday  of  each  week.  This  is  a 
new  course  at  that  institution. 

ProSessor  Robinson  delivers  a  lecture  at 
Bar  Harbor  to-day  on  "Recent  Discoveries  in 
Science."  This  lecture  is  the  first  in  a  series 
of  ten  lectures  to  be  given  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Bar  Harbor  High  School. 

Walter  E.  Tobie,  M.D.,  lecturer  in  anatomy, 


has  been  confined  to  his  home,  126  Free 
Street,  Portland,  by  an  attack  of  broncho- 
pneumonia affecting  the  left  lung.  Dr. 
Tobie's  first  and  second  year  classes  in  anat- 
omy will  be  taken,  during  his  illness,  by  H. 
L.  Horsman,  M.D.,  of  Augusta,  instructor  and 
assistant  demonstrator  in  anatomy. 

The  second  year  class  completed  the  course 
in  bacteriology,  under  Professor  Whittier,  at 
the  end  of  last  term,  the  work  having  been 
done  much  earlier  than  it  was  a  year  ago.  The 
course  in  pathology  has  now  been  entered 
upon,  and  will  continue  for  the  remainder  of 
the  college  year. 

Dr.  F.  N.  Whittier  attended  the  meeting  of 
the  Cumberland  County  Medical  Association 
held  in  Portland  last  Friday  evening. 


MEDICAL  SCHOOL   NOTES. 

During  the  present  month  Professor  C.  D. 
Smith  will  give  lectures  to  the  second  year 
class,  for  two  hours  on  Monday  forenoon,  to 
make  up  for  time  that  will  come  out  of  the 
physiology  course  during  the  month  of  dis- 
section. 

The  Alpha  Sigma  Phi  fraternity  of  the 
Lewiston  High  School  held  its  annual  ban- 
quet at  New  Meadows  Inn,  Tuesday  evening. 
Several  of  the  members  remained  in  Bruns- 
wick over  night  as  guests  of  Hodgson  and 
Childs  at  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  House,  and 
Edwards  at  the  Kappa  Sigma  House.  Hodg- 
son, Childs,  and  Edwards  are  members  of  the 
"frat.,"  and  attended  the  banquet. 

William  R.  Crowley,  special,  who  played 
end  on  last  fall  football  team,  left  for  New 
York  on  Monday.  He  has  accepted  a  busi- 
ness position  in  that  city,  and  may  not  return 
to  college  next  year. 

The  second  year  class  will  soon  begin  the 
course  in  physiological  chemistry  under  Prof. 
Robinson. 

H.  W.  Garcelon,  A.B.,  Bowdoin,  '05,  of 
Lewiston,  visited  friends  in  Brunswick,  Jan- 
uary 5  and  6.  He  took  the  first  year  medical 
course  here  last  year,  and  is  now  a  second  year 
student  at  McGill  University,   Montreal. 


THE  COLLEGE  CATALOGUE. 

The  annual  college  catalogue  for  the  current 
year  was  distributed  last  week  among  the  stu- 
dents and  friends  of  the  college.     There  are 


224 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


several  additions  to  the  college  which  are 
mentioned  in  the  catalogue.  There  are  three 
new  names  on  the  board  of  oversee^.  They 
are  Hon.  Clarence  Hale,  A.M.,  of  Portland, 
Hon.  D.  S.  Alexander,  A.M.,  of  Buffalo,  N. 
Y.,  and  Alfred  Edgar  Burton,  C.E.,  of  Bos- 
ton, Mass. 

The  catalogue  shows  an  enrollment  of  368 
students  including  those  of  the  Medical 
School  which  is  an  increase  over  that  last 
year. 

The  new  names  appearing  in  the  list  of 
professors  are  those  of  William  T.  Foster  of 
the  department  of  English,  and  Allen  Johnson 
of  the  department  of  history. 

Two  new  courses  in  psychology  are  offered 
and  two  additional  ones  in  Latin  and  Greek. 

The  new  prizes  offered  embrace  the  Alex- 
•  ander  prizes  of  $20  and  $10  for  excellence  in 
select  declamation.  These  prizes  will  be  given 
in  annual  contests  and  competition  will  be 
open  to  the  three  lower  classes.  Another  new 
prize  is  the  Philo  Sherman  Bennett  prize 
offered  by  Wm.  J.  Bryan  in  the  form  of  a 
fund  the  proceeds  of  which  are  tO'  be  used  for 
the  best  essay  discussing  the  principles  of  free 
government. 

A  pleasing  fact  mentioned  in  the  new  cat- 
alogue is  the  growth  of  the  college  library, 
which  shows  an  increase  from  79,000  to  82,- 
000  volumes    since    the  last    publication. 


FIRST   JUNIOR   ASSEMBLY. 

The  members  of  the  Junior  Assembly  Com- 
mittee met  last  week  and  decided  that  the  first 
assembly  should  be  held  on  Friday  evening, 
January  26.  Final  arrangements  have  not  yet 
been  made  in  regard  to  the  music  and  other 
matters  but  it  is  quite  probable  that  the  com- 
mittee will  engage  the  same  orchestra 
as  served  last  year.  The  order  of  dances  is 
not  yet  made  out  but  will  be  similar  without 
doubt  to  that  of  last  year. 


had  formed  on  the  stump  of  an  amputated 
leg. 

Francis  Fessenden,  son  of  Hon.  William 
Pitt  Fessenden,  was  born  in  Portland  on 
March  18,  1839. He  prepared  for  college  at 
the  old  Portland  Academy  and  the  Westbrook 
Seminary;  he  entered  Bowdoin  College  and 
was  graduated  in  the  Class  of  1858.  After 
graduating,  General  Fessenden  studied  law 
and  in  i860  removed  to  New  York  to  finish 
his  study  and  enter  practice. 

At  the  outbreak  of  the  Rebellion  he  made 
application  for  an  appointment  in  one  of  the 
new  regiments  and  for  several  years  he  gave 
his  country  his  service.  In  the  Army  of  the 
United  States  he  was  brevetted  major  and 
lieutenaint  colonel  for  gallant  and  distin- 
guished service  at  Shiloh  and  Monett's  Bluff, 
brigadier-general  for  meritorious  service  in 
the  field  during  the  war  and  major-general 
for  gallant  and  meritorious  service  during  the 
war. 

On  the  re-organization  of  the  army  he  was 
appointed  lieutenant-colonel  of  the  Forty- 
fifth  Infantry,  a  position  which  he  declined, 
and  asked  to  be  ordered  before  the  army  retir- 
ng  Board,  where  he  was  placed  on  the  retired 
list  with  the  rank  of  brigadier-general  for 
wounds  received  in  battle. 

After  retiring  from  service  he  lived  in  Port- 
land. In  1868  he  was  elected  alderman  from 
ward  six  and  in  1876  he  was  elected  mayor  of 
the  city  and  declined  a  renomination.  Dur- 
ing his  mayoralty  he  caused  an  investigation 
of  many  of  the  city's  relations  and  many 
points  were  made  clear.  In  1863  he  married 
Ella  W.  Fox,  daughter  of  Hon.  Edward  Fox 
of  that  city.  Mrs.  Fessenden  died  in  1886  and 
their  only  child  died  in  1887.  Mr.  Fessenden 
was    a   member   off    Bosworth    Post. 


ITn  ^emorfam. 


In  the  death  of  Judge  William  E.   Green, 
'63,   Theta   Chapter  of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon 


©bituar^. 

GENERAL  FRANCIS  FESSENDEN,    '58. 

General  Francis  Fessenden  died  at  his 
home  in  Deering  at  about  10  o'clock  on  Jan- 
uary 2,  of  blood  poisoning.  He  had  been  suf- 
fering for  several  days  from  an  abscess  which 


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loses  a  much  respected  friend  and  beloved 
brother. 

Judge  Green  was  born  in  Farmington  and 
upon  graduation  he  removed  to  California 
where  he  has  since  made  his  home.  During 
his  long  and  useful  life  he  served  his  adopted 
state  faithfully  and  well,  both  in  the  legisla- 
ture and  at  the  bench.  After  serving  in  sev- 
eral different  capacities  he  was  elected  in  1879 
to  the  bench  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Alameda 
County  and  has  ever  since  continuously  occu- 
pied that  position,  having  been  five  times 
elected  to  the  office. 

As  a  lawyer  and  judge  William  Ellsworth 
Green  was  courageous  in  his  convictions,  fear- 


less and  unflinching  in  his  decisions  and  pos- 
sesed  of  remarkably  good  judgment.  As  a 
friend  and  brother  he  was  loyal,  upright  and 
honest,  qualities  that  won  for  him  a  host  of 
friends  and  well-wishers  among  whom  none 
were  more  zealous  than  the  members  of  his 
fraternity. 

Theta   Chapter   honors    his    memory    most 
highly  and  deeply  mourns  his  death. 

Fred  L.  Packard,  '06. 
Tom  E.  Hacker,  '07. 
Robert  A.  Cony,  '07. 

For  the  Chapter. 


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NOTICE  TO  GRADUATES! 

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edition  will  be  limited  to  500  copies. 

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VOL.  XXXV. 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   JANUARY    19,    1906. 


NO.  23 


*  MINSTRELS  TO-NIGHT. 

The  minstrels  hold  down  the  boards  at 
Town  Hall  to-night.  The  performance  of  the 
burnt  cork  artists  is  awaited  with  pleasant 
anticipation.  The  long  siege  of  rehearsals  has 
developed  the  aggregation  into  a  troupe  the 
abilit}'  of  which  can  be  unquestioned.  In 
view  of  their  earnest  endeavors  the  college 
owes  to  the  show  its  liberal  patronage,  partic- 
ularly as  it  is  given  to  benefit  the  baseball 
treasury.  Manager  Wilson  and  Mr.  Tooth- 
aker  have  worked  with  untiring  efiforts  to 
present  an  acceptable  performance. 

PROGRAM— PART   I. 

•  OVERTURE. 

1.  Song — Nobody  C.  S.  Kingsley 

2.  Song — My  Dusky  Rose        J.  W.  Leydon 

3.  Song — Honey,  Won't  You  Let  Me  Know 

D.  B.  Andrews 

4.  Song — The  Pearl  of  Sweet  Ceylon 

R.  Johnson 

5.  Song — Nothing  from  Nothing  Leaves  You 

R.  J.  Hodgson,  Jr. 

6.  Song — Mammy's  Little  Honey  Boy 

G.'A.  Packard 

7.  Song — We  Met  in  Lover's  Lane 

A.  O.  Pike 

8.  Song — Rufus  Rastus  Johnson  Brown 

Gumbel  Brothers 

9.  Song — Everybod\'  Works  but  Father 

C.  G.  Clark 

10.  Song — Starlight — Finale 

D.  B.  Andrews  and  Chorus 

PART  II. 

1.  Banjo  Specialty 

J.  A.  Greene,  D.  B.  Andrews 

2.  Monologue  Frank  Mikelsky 

3.  A  Trip  to  Town  C.  S.  Kingsley 

4.  Bowdoin  Double  Quartet — Selections 

Packard,  Leydon,  Crowley,  Bass' 
Andrews,  Johnson,  Pike,  Wilson 

College  Orchestra — George  A.  Bower, 
piano;  Chandler,  leader;  Crowley,  Laurence, 
Clark,  Robinson,  Kane,  Flail,  Stetson,  Bridge, 
Perry,  Lombard,  Wentworth. 


BOWDOIN  NOT  TO  MEET  AMHERST. 

The  whole  student  body  regret  that  at  this 
time  all  indications  point  to  a  discontinuance 
of  the  Amberst-Bowdoin  debate  which  has  ' 
been  held  annually  for  four  years.  About 
November  first  Bowdoin  forwarded  to 
Amherst  a  copy  of  the  old  agreement  with  one 
or  two  slight  details  added,  looking  to  a 
renewal  of  the  relations  for  another  two  years. 
After  a  regrettable  delay  Amherst  replied  stat- 
ing her  inability  to  sign  the  same  kind  of  an 
agreement  as  has  been  signed  by  both  institu- 
tions for  the  past  four  years,  she  being  able  to 
sign  for  only  one  year,  demanding  a  change 
in  the  method  of  selection  of  the  judges,  and 
finally  demanding,  in  spite  of  the  fact  the 
great  delay  in  reaching  an  understanding 
between  the  two  colleges  was  caused  by  her, 
that  the  debate  be  held  within  a  time  much 
shorter  than  that  provided  for  in  previous 
years.  Bowdoin  reluctantly  conceded  Amherst's 
request  for  a  new  method  of  selecting  the 
judges,  though  feeling  all  the  time  that  the  one 
offered  was  inferior  to  that  used  for  the  past 
four  years.  On  the  other  two  points  Bowdoin 
insisted  upon  the  same  terms  that  have  been 
already  found  to  work  well  for  four  years. 
While  at  this  writing  nothing  absolutely  defi- 
nite has  been  received  from  her  the  latest 
advices  from  Amherst  indicate  that  no  debate 
will  be  held  this  year  between  the  two  colleges. 

In  case  Amherst  is  unable  to  debate  us,  as 
her  latest  word  indicates,  our  management  will 
at  once  begin  to  arrange  for  a  debate  with 
some  other  institution.  Several  challenges 
have  been  received  from  other  first-class  col- 
leges, and,  while  the  refusal  of  Amherst,  in 
case  her  final  decision  turns  out  to  be  such, 
will  cause  regret  at  Bowdoin,  the  prospect  for 
a  good  contest  this  year  seems  assured. 


INSTRUCTOR  IN  PHYSICAL  SCIENCE. 

Last  Tuesday  Mr.  Alpheus  W.  Smith  was 
elected  as  the  successor  of  Mr.  Pearson  who 
left  about  a  week  ago  to  accept  a  position  ten- 
dered him  by  the    Carnegie    Institute.        Mr. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


Smith  is  a  recent  graduate  of  the  University 
of  West  Virginia.  After  graduating  from 
college  he  taught  for  one  year  in  a, Normal 
School,  then  took  up  post-graduate  work  in 
Physics  at  Harvard,  where  he  has  been  for 
the  last  five  years.  He  is  most  highly  recom- 
mended by  Professor  Edwin  H.  Hall,  Bow- 
doin,  '55,  now  at  Harvard,  and  by  Mr.  Pear- 
son who  was  his  classmate  in  post-graduate 
work  for  several  years.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  very 
competent  man  to  fill  the  position,  and  we  are 
sure  that  he  will  receive  a  cordial  welcome 
from  the  students.  Mr.  M.  T.  Copeland,  '06, 
has  been  named  as  his  assistant. 


BASEBALL    SCEDULE. 

Manager  H.  E.  Wilson  has  produced  an 
exceptionally  good  schedule  for  the  baseball 
team  this  spring.     The  games : 

April   18 — Brown  at  Providence. 

April  19 — Tufts  at  Medford. 

April  21 — Exeter  at  Brunswick. 

April  24 — U.  of  V.  at  Burlington. 

April  25 — U.  of  V.  at  Burlington. 

April  28^Maine  at  Brunswick. 

May  5 — Bates  at  Brunswick. 

May  9 — Colby  at  Brunswick. 

May  16 — Holy  Cross  at  Worcester. 

May   17 — Andover  at  Andover. 

May  19 — Bates  at  Lewiston. 

May  23 — Maine  at  Orono. 

May  26 — Colby  at  Waterville. 

May  30 — Bates  at  Lewiston  (exhibition). 

June  8 — Ivy  game   (pending)    Brunswick. 

June    12 — Tufts   at  Medford. 

June    13 — Harvard  at   Cambridge. 


TRACK  AND  RELAY. 
The  New  Coach. 

Mr.  John  J.  Smith,  a  Harvard  athlete,  has 
been  engaged  by  Manager  Voorhees  to  coach 
the  track  team  this  spring.  Mr.  Smith  is  an 
all  'round  track  man  but  his  work  in  the 
jumps  is  his  best.  Since  leaving  Harvard  he 
has  coached  Tufts  and  Colby  and  now  holds 
the  instructorship  at  the  Wood  Island  Out- 
door Gymnasium  at  Boston.  He  was  chosen 
from. a  long  list  of  competitors  for  the  posi- 
tion including  representatives  of  Columbia, 
Swathmore  and  Williams. 


Rel.\y. 

February  10,  Bowdoin  will  race  M.  I.  T.  at 
the  annual  B.  A.  A.  games.  Bowdoin  won 
from  "Tech"  last  year.  From  the  bunch  of 
men  that  are  now  training  a  fast  team  is  a 
certainty.  Weekly  trials  are  bemg  neld  by 
Captain  Tobey.  Manager  Voorhees  will 
place  tickets  on  sale  for  the  games  at  an  early 
date  and  those  who  wish  them  should  give 
him  notice. 

The  Indoor  Meet  will  come  the  23d  of 
March.  Relay  races  between  prominent 
state  "prep."  schools  and  the  possibility  of  a 
fencing  bout  between  graduates  of  the  col- 
lege from  Augusta  will  be  the  additional  feat- 
ures to  the  usual  program. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  N.  E.  I.  A.  A. 
will  be  held  in  Boston  the  17th  of  February. 

Candidates  for  the  position  of  Assistant 
Manager  of  the  track  team  are  invited  to  hand 
in  their  names  to  Voorhees  and  receive  assign- 
ment of  work  for  the  spring  election. 

Training  for  the  spring  intercollegiate  meet 
will  begin  immediately  after  the  Easter  vaca- 
tion.    The  meet  will  be  held  at  Bates  May  12. 

THE  CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION.      . 

Bible  Study. 
The  Bible  Study  department  of  the  Asso- 
ciation is  not  in  the  condition  that  it  should  be. 
This  should  be  one  of  the  best  fields  of  the 
Association  work.  The  greatest  work  any 
Association  can  do  is  to  help  a  man  ascertam 
his  proper  relation  to  Jesus  Christ  and  grow 
into  a  permanent  friendship  with  Him ;  and 
one  helpful  means  of  doing  this  is  in  a  great 
spiritual  campaign  which  may  be  carried  on  in 
every  college  by  this  institution.  The  Bible 
Study  work  depends  solely  upon  universal 
work  and  interest. 

Monday's  Meeting. 
Favinger,  '06,  presented  an  old  subject  in  a 
very  pleasing  manner  at  the  Association 
Rooms  last  Monday.  The  success  of  the 
meeting  was  due  to  the  informal  talk  in  which 
all  present  participated. 

MANDOLIN  CLUB. 

The  second  trial  for  the  Mandolin  Club  was 
held  last  Monday,  and  the  following  men  were 
retained :  Andrews,  '06 ;  Winchell,  '07 ; 
Boothby,  '06;  Bass,  '07;  Brewster, '09;  Bower, 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


229 


'09 ;  Hughes,  '09 ;  Crowley,  '09 ;  Percy,  Sp. ; 
Drummond,  '07 ;  Chandler,  '07 ;  Kane, .  '09 ; 
Weed,  "07 ;  Bavis,  '06 ;  Morrill,  '09 ;  Clark,  '09. 
These  men  are  the  ones  from  whom  will  be 
picked  those  who  will  go  on  the  trips.  All 
of  the  above  are  to  come  to  the  rehearsals, 
and  will  probably  have  their  pictures  taken 
with  the  club.  The  delay  in  getting  the  mem- 
bers picked  this  year  has  been  due  entirely  to 
the  unusually  large  number  of  contestants, 
and  the  interest  shown  by  everyone  trying  for 
the  club. 


CHESS  CLUB  REORGANIZES. 

The  Chess  Club -which  was  formed  last  year 
has  resumed  activities  for  the  year  under  the 
direction  of  William  T.  Johnson,  '06,  Presi- 
dent; G.  C.  Soule,  '06,  Vice-President;  and 
D.  T.  Parker,  '08,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
The  tournament  that  will  be  played  in  the 
immediate  future  will  be  conducted  similar  to 
last  year's  method. 


"FORENSIC  DUST." 

The  work  of  the  debating  department  is 
progressing  very  satisfactorily.  The  debate 
of  January  11  was  in  many  respects  the  best 
thus  far  this  year  and  showing  evidence  of 
good  preparation  and  a  strong  grasp  of  the 
subject  discussed  as  well  as  readiness  of 
expression  and  true  appreciation  of  the  value 
of  thinking  not  only  before  the  debate  but  dur- 
ing its  progress.  The  subject  was  whether 
the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  should 
be  given  power  to  decide  when  a  larger  price 
should  be  charged  for  a  shorter  than  for  a 
longer  haul  over  the  same  line.  This  cjues- 
tion  has  been  investigated  here  first  and  last  at 
considerable  extent,  and  consec|uently  a  lively 
interest  was  felt  in  the  discussion.  The 
affirmative  won. 

The  debate  of  January  16  was  on  the  ques- 
tion whether  the  game  of  football  as  played 
under  the  rules  of  1905  should  be  abolislied. 
Since  there  was  a  scarcity  of  ready,  first-hand 
material  the  debate  showed  a  marked  tendency 
toward  assertiveness  on  the  part  of  the  speak- 
ers. This,  together  with  what  appeared  to  be 
a  mistaken  notion  that  abolishing  the  game  as 
played  in  1905.  meant  the  abolishing  the  game 
altogether,  had  the  effect  of  lowering  the  inter- 


est and  effectiveness  of  the  discussion.  It  is 
to  be  hoped  that  this  unusual  drop  in  the  grade 
of  work  will  not  be  seen  again  and  that  the 
regularly  high  grade  which  has  characterized 
the  course  thus  far  this  year  will  continue. 


SECOND   COLLEGE   TEA. 

The  second  college  tea  was  given  by  the 
Faculty  in  Hubbard  Plall  last  Monday,  Janu- 
ary 15.  The  students  were  privileged  to 
invite  their  friends  as  the  guests  of  the  after- 
noon and  many  took  advantage  of  the  oppor- 
tunity of  showing  their  acquaintances  the 
social  side  of  the  college.  In  addition  to  the 
the  students'  friends  many  other  guests  from 
Brunswick  and  vicinity  were  present.  The 
students  consider  this  tea  a  veritable  social 
success. 

The  patronesses  for  the  occasion  were :  Mrs. 
W.  A.  Houghton,  Mrs.  Henry  Johnson  and 
Mrs.  F.  E.  Woodruff.  The  attendants  were 
Miss  Mason,  Mrs.  Senter,  Misses  Webb  and 
Dunning.  Mrs.  W.  A.  Moody  presided  at  the 
tea  table,  Mrs.  G.  T.  Little  at  the  coffee  table, 
and  Mrs.  Whittier  served  the  punch.  Mrs. 
Moody  was  assisted  by  Misses  Dunning, 
Blake,  and  Dorothy  Johnson.  Mrs.  Little  by 
Misses  Winchell,  Helen  Johnson  and  Alice 
Knight,  and  Mrs.  Whittier  by  Misses  Daisie 
Hubbard,  Christopher  and  Forsaith.  The 
ushers  from  the  fraternities  v,'ere  Bartlett,  '06, 
Upton,  '07,  Bavis,  '06,  M.  P.  Merrill,  '08, 
Jenks,  '06,  Stone,  '06,  Otis,  '07  and  W.  E. 
Roberts  '07. 


ART  BUILDING. 

Two  coins  have  been  added  to  the  numis- 
matic collection  presented  by  Mr.  George 
Warren  Flammond.  One  is  a  Spanish  silver 
coin  dated  1801,  and  dug  up  from  the  bed  of  a 
river  near  the  Kingdom  of  Jamaica.  This 
coin  was  received  last  June,  but  not  exhibited 
until  this  week.  The  other  coin  was  received 
last  week,  and  is  of  especial  interest  at  the 
]3resent  time.  It  is  a  two  and  a  half  cent 
piece  issued  in  1904  by  the  state  of  Panama; 
the  coin  is  minute  in  size  measuring  scarcely 
7-16  of  an  inch  across. 

Considerable  progress  has  been  made  upon 
the  lettering  of  wooden  labels,  which  are  now 
taking  the  place  of  the  plain  paper  slips. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.  G.  WEBBER,  1906, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 
h.  p.  winslow,  1906.        a.  l.  robinson,  1908. 
h.  e.  wilson,  1907.  r.  h.  hupper,  j908. 

r.  a.  cony,  1907.  r.  a.  lee,  1908. 

w.  s.  linnell,  1907.         h.  e.  mitchell,  1908. 

A.   L.  JONES,  Medical. 


G.  G.  SOULE,  1906,   .     .     •     ■     Business  Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907.    •    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.  XXXV.  JANUARY    19,   1906.  No.  23 


The  Minstrels  are  given  in  the 
interests  of  the  Baseball  Associa- 
tion. Generous  support  is  expected 
from  the  student  body. 

Specialization   in   any   line 
Educational         of  college  work  is  a  sure 
Specialization.      sign  that  a  man  has  a  pur- 
pose in  life,  and  a  realiza- 
tion that  life  yields  its  richest  returns  to  him 
who  enters  upon  it  with  a  purpose.     In  the 
world  of  to-day  people  go  by  extremes.  Com- 
petition is  so  sharp  along  all  lines,  that  for  a 
man  to  enter  upon  a  successful  career,  and  to 
be  of  use  and    advantage    to    others    besides 
himself,  he  must  first  make    a    specialty    of 


some  line  of  work.  The  college  is  said  to  be 
the  stepping  stone  to  life,  and  if  a  man  does 
not  mark  out  and  prepare  for  his  future  voca- 
tion while  in  college,  when  will  he  do  it? 

Some  people  advocate  that  the  college  stu- 
dent should  make  use  of  his  time  in  broaden- 
ing his  mind,  and  getting  an  all-round  view 
of  life  in  general.  They  do  not  realize  that 
life  itself  is  a  great  teacher,  and  provides 
all  the  experience  that  is  necessary  in  this 
line.  But  it  is  true  that  a  man  should  vary 
his  course  to  such  an  extent  that  when  he  is 
through  he  may  be  a  fairly  finished  product, 
but  be3'ond  this  point  he  should  specialize,  he 
should  devote  all  his  time  in  fitting  himself 
for  that  vocation  that  he  intends  to  follow  in 
life.  ' 

Some  people  even  go  so  far  as  to  designate 
specialization  an  evil,  and  advise  a  man  to 
devote  an  equal  amount  of  time  to  all  lines 
of  college  work  both  literary  and  athletic.  If 
we  followed  out  the  advice  thus  stipulated  we 
would  produce  a  college  of  mediocre  men.  All 
of  us  would  be  fairly  good  in  everything,  but 
none  of  us  exceptionally  good  in  anything. 


President     Hyde     paid     a 
Tribute.  tender  and  deserving  trib- 

ute to  the  memory  of  the 
late  President  Harper  of  Chicago  Universit)', 
in  his  Sunday  chapel  remarks.  Personal 
acquaintance  and  association  with  the  man  in 
some  of  the  hardest  and  most  tr\'ing  times  of 
his  life  as  University  president,  gave  a  depth 
and  sincerity  to  the  remarks.  Individuality 
and  courage  were  the  traits  in  his  character 
that  made  him  a  powerful  force  in  the  educa- 
tional world.  He  was  a  most  energetic  and 
fearless  worker  for  his  institution.  He  sac- 
rificed sleep,  food  and  recreation  to  an  all- 
absorbing  interest  and  devotion.  He  adopted 
radical  schemes  of  University  regulation  but 
to  his  untiring  efforts  is  due  the  institution 
which  will  endure  for  thousands  of  years. 

President  Harper  is  perhaps  best  known  as 
an  authority  on  the  Hebrew  tongue.  His  life 
is  another  example  of  the  courageous  life.  He 
was  a  man  who  clung  to  intellectual  as  well  as 
moral  truth  even  when  his  whole  position 
depended  upon  it.  He  was  ever  faithful  to 
principles  and  hesitated  not  to  fly  the  flag  of 
his  color  in  the  storm  as  well  as  in  the  calm. 
The  lives  of  such  men  cannot  fail  to  leave  an 
enduring  monument  to  posterity. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


23J 


NOTICES 

Candidates  for  the  Everett  Scholarship, 
from  the  Senior  Class,  will  please  make  their 
applications  before  the  end  of  the  present 
semester. 

WiLi.i.\M  DeWitt  Hyde, 

President. 

All  make-up  examinations  in  Economics  will 
be  given  in  Adams  Hall,  Wednesday,  January 
24,  at  7  P.M. 

R.  C.  McCrea. 

CALENDAR. 
January. 

19  P.M.,  8.00 — Minstrel  Show  at  Town 
Hall. 

20  P.M.,  3.30 — Relay  Trials. 

21  A.M.  10.45 — College  Services  in  Congre- 
gational Church  by  Rev.  H.  A.  Jump. 

21  P.M.,  4.00 — Chapel  Exercises. 

22  P.M.,  7.00 — Y.  M.  C.  A.  Meeting. 

23  P.M.,  7.00 — Debate  at  Library. 

24  P.M.,  7.00 — Make  up  exams,  in  Econom- 
ics at  Adams   Hall.     Debating  at  Library. 

25  P.M.,  8.00 — Qass  of  1868  Speaking  in 
Memorial. 

26  P.M.,  8.00 — First  Junior  Assembly. 


SOPHOMORE  THEMES. 

Sophomores  not  taking  English  HL  are 
required  to  write  before  the  Mid-year  Exami- 
nations, 2  themes  of  500  words  each,  or  i 
theme  of  1,000  words.  The  first  500  word 
theme  will  be  due  Tuesday,  January  23 ;  the 
seccuid,  Tuesday,  January  30.  The  1000  word 
theme  will  be  due  Tuesday,  January  30. 

Subjects. 

1.  Government  Supervision  of  Insurance 
Companies. 

2.  Three  Arguments  for  (or  against) 
Socialism. 

3.  The  Use  and  Abuse  of  the  Supernat- 
ural  in   Literature. 

4.  "Poor  Richard's  Almanac." 

5.  A  College  Education  for  a  Business 
Man. 

6.  An  Editorial  Article  for  the  Orient. 

7.  Secret  Fraternities  in  the  Fitting 
School. 

8.  A  Story  for  the  Qui! I. 


College  IRotes. 

Minstrels  To-Night! 

Ellis,  '08,  last  year's  center  fielder  has  left 
college. 

"King  Pepper"  is  to  be  presented  in  Bangor 
this  winter. 

The  indoor  meet  is  to  be  held  on  Friday 
evening,  March  23. 

Drummond,  '09,  has  been  absent  from  col- 
lege a  number  of  days. 

H.  E.  Mitchell  has  been  given  regular  stand- 
ing with  the  Junior  Class. 

James  Johnson,  Harvard,  '03,  was  the 
guest  of  D.  B.  Andrews,  '06,  a  few  days  last 
week. 

A  number  of  the  papers  in  the  State  have 
published  Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump's  poem 
entitled  "My  Church." 

The  Freshman  Psi  U's  entertained  their 
brothers  in  the  upper  delegations  with  a  din- 
ner at  Morton's  last  week. 

The  '09  delegation  of  Beta  Theta  Pi  gave 
a  dinner  to  the  other  delegations  in  the  fra- 
ternity last  Monday  at  the  Club  House  rooms. 

Last  Wednesday  evening  quite  a  number  of 
students  were  attracted  to  the  Empire  Theatre. 
There  Nat  M.  Willis  appeared  in  "The  Duke 
of  Duluth." 

"Football  Rules"  has  been  the  heading  of  a 
column  in  nearly  every  paper  since  the  season 
ended  still  no  satisfactory  conclusion  has 
been  arrived  at. 

Bates  is  to  debate  with  the  University  of 
Vermont  on  the  question  of  "Government 
control  of  Railroad  Rates."  Sides  have  not 
yet  been  chosen. 

Evidently  hazing  is  a  little  more  strenuous 
at  West  Point  than  at  most  of  the  New  Eng- 
land colleges,  according  to  the  statements 
made  in  the  papers. 

Greene,  '09,  attended  the  launching  of  the 
four-masted  schooner  "Helen  B.  Crosby"  at 
Bath  last  week.  This  vessel  is  the  eleventh 
and  largest  of  the  Crosby  fleet. 

It  is  stated  that  two  college  men  skated 
down  the  Androscoggin  and  up  the  Kennebec 
to  Augusta  last  Saturday.  The  undertaking 
was  a  little  more  strenuous  than  most  fellows 
would  care  to  indulge  in. 


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The  lockers  which  have  been  installed  in  the 
baseball  cage  will  most  assuredly  fill  a  long- 
felt  want.  Keys  may  be  had  on  application 
to  the  management. 

Announcement  is  made  that  Robinson  and 
Crowley,  '08,  will  edit  the  Bowdoin  Calendar 
next  year.  An  entirely  new  and  much  more 
elaborate  publication  will  be  produced. 

Hichborn,  '07,  W.  Drummond,  '07,  and 
Greene,  '09,  passed  Saturday  and  Sunday  in 
Augusta.  They  enjoyed  the  ice  boating  on 
Lake   Cobbosseecontee    during   their   visit. 

The  i6-candle  power  lights  in  the  gymna- 
sium have  been  replaced  by  others  of  32-ciiii- 
dle  power.  The  change  has  been  made  to 
insure  better  light  for  the  fencing  exercises. 

Only  one  hockey  game  has  been  played  on 
the  athletic  field  rink.  This  was  played  about 
a  week  ago,  and  the  Theta  Delta  Chi  team 
won  from  that  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi  by  a  score 
of  6— I. 

A  society  to  be  known  as  the  "Colby  Debat- 
ing Society"  has  lately  been  formed  at  that 
institution.  Every  college  in  the  State  has 
such  a  society  now,  and  the  question  is,  will 
they  ever  meet? 

W.  C.  Sparks,  Special,  left  last  Monday  to 
fill  the  position  of  physical  instructor  at 
Kent's  Hill.  He  will  probably  hold  this  posi- 
tion for  about  two  months,  then  return  in  time 
for  the  early  Spring  baseball  practice. 

Governor  Cobb  will  be  the  guest  of  honor 
and  principal  speaker  on  the  occasion  of  the 
annual  meeting  and  dinner  of  the  Bowdoin 
Alumni  Association  of  Sagadahoc,  Lincoln 
and  Knox  Counties,  which  will  be  held  at  New 
Meadows  Inn,  Friday  evening,  February  2d. 

The  section  of  Maine  Street  that  leads  past 
the  west  side  of  the  college  campus  has  been 
a  popular  place  for  the  owners  of  horses  dur- 
"i-  ing  the  past  week.  The  straight  stretch  of 
road  and  the  excellent  sleighing  has  been  a 
great  inducement  and  lively  "brushes"  are 
frequent. 

Walter  H.  Eckersall,  captain-elect  of  the 
University  of  Chicago  football  team,  All- 
American  player,  track  star  and  baseball 
player,  will  be  excluded  from  all  future  con- 
tests owing  to  discoveries  made  by  the  "Secret 
Service"  of  the  University  of  Michigan  foot- 
ball management.  It  would  seem  strange  to 
employ  a  secret  service  in  our  eastern  colleges. 


The  College  Library  has  recently  received 
from  Charles  W.  Noyes,  Esq.,  of  Castine, 
Me.,  a  valuable  historical  chart  giving  a  full 
account  of  the  "Meeting  House  of  the  First 
Parish"  in  Castine,  and  of  the  society  wor- 
shiping therein.  It  is  a  fac-simile  of  a  memo- 
rial lately  placed  in  that  building,  the  oldest 
church  in  the  State  east  of  the  Penobscot 
River. 

The  Bowdoin  Alumni  dinners  are  beginning 
to  come  due.  The  first  one  is  to  be  held  in 
Washington  on  January  24.  Then  the  New 
York  Association  holds  theirs  on  January  26, 
followed  by  that  of  the  Boston  Association  on 
February  7.  Arrangements  are  also  being 
made  for  dinner  at  the  "New  Meadows  Inn" 
by  the  Bath  and  Brunswick  Association  on 
February  22.  President  Hyde  will  attend  all 
these  conventions. 

The  first  trials  of  the  relay  team,  which  will 
run  against  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology  team  in  the  B.  A.  A.  games  on 
February  10,  were  held  on  Saturday.  The 
prospects  for  a  fast  team  are  good  this  year. 
Among  those  already  in  training  are  Capt. 
Tobey,  Jenks,  '06,  Doherty,  "07,  Leydon,  '07, 
Adams,  "07,  Mincher,  '07,  Files,  '08,  Lee,  '08, 
Blair,  "09,  Hughes,  09,  Johnson,  '09,  and 
Atwood,  '09. 

The  following  pairs  have  been  drawn  off 
among  those  who  have  entered  the  chess  tour- 
nament this  year.  These  games  are  to  be 
played  on  or  before  Saturday,  January  20. 
Winners  must  win  2  out  of  3  games.  Results 
to  be  handed  in  to  W.  T.  Johnson,  '06,  Soule, 
'06,  or  Parker,  08.  The  pairs  are :  Burton 
vs.  Weston;  Stetson,  C.  E.,  vs.  Lee;  Chad- 
bourne  vs.  Merrill ;  Mincher  vs.  Bc^ne ; 
Woodrufif  vs.  Soule ;  Bennett  vs.  Chapman,  H. 
P. ;  Chandler,  H.  B.,  vs.  Powers,  C.  A. ;  John- 
son vs.  Powers,  P.  H. ;  Parker  vs.  Carter; 
Tefl^t  vs.  Andrews ;  Sewall  vs.  MacMichael ; 
Shaw,  C.  C,  vs.  Boothby. 


©bituar)?. 

GEORGE  MOULTON  ADAMS,  A.M., 
D.D.,  '44. 

George  Moulton  Adams,  '44,  who  died  on 
January  12,  is  mourned  as  one  of  Bowdoin's 
most  loyal  and  devoted  alumni.     For  the  past 


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233 


thirty-five  years  he  has  served  faithfully  on 
the  Board  of  Overseers,  and  has  in  many  ways 
shown  his  interest  in  the  welfare  of  his  Ahna 
Mater.  He  was  born  in  1824  at  Castine,  Me., 
and  went  through  Bowdoin  with  his  class, 
graduating  in  1844  when  only  twenty  years 
old.  After  graduation  he  studied  Theology 
at  the  Bangor  Theological  Seminary,  in  Ber- 
lin, and  Halle,  Germany,  and  at  Andover 
Theological  Seminary.  When  in  1850  he  left 
Andover  he  became  pastor  at  Conway,  Me., 
where  he  remained  for  13  years,  leaving  to 
accept  a  pastorate  in  Portsmouth,  ISi.  H.,  and 
finally  in  1873  he  moved  to  Holliston,  Mass. 
Dr.  Adams  was  very  well  known  in  the  Con- 
gregational circles  of  New  England.  He  died 
in  Auburndale,  Mass.,  where  his  second  wife, 
Louisa  L.  Dana,  survives  him. 


WILMOT  W.   BROOKINGS,   '55. 

The  college  wishes  to  extend  its  sympathy 
to  the  relatives  of  Judge  Wilmot  W.  Brook- 
ings, '55,  who  died  last  June,  but  whose  death 
the  college  authorities  only  learned  of 
recently.  Judge  Brookings  is  ranked  as  one 
of  Bowdoin's  most  illustrious  alumni,  and  his 
career  deserves  the  attention  of  the  under- 
graduate body.  He  was  born  at  Woolwich  in 
1830,  and  came  to  Bowdoin  in  185 1,  where  he 
joined  the  D.  K.  E.  fraternity  and  graduated 
with  his  class  in  1855.  After  graduation  he 
studied  law  with  several  eminent  men,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  Maine  Bar  in  1857.  He 
then  moved  to  Sioux  Falls,  Dakota,  where  he 
was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers.  During  his 
first  winter,  there  was  an  Indian  uprising, 
and  while  on  a  50-mile  ride  to  warn  another 
settlement,  Mr.  Brookings  was  lost  in  a  bliz- 
zard ;  and  while  crossing  a  river  his  horse  fell 
through  the  ice,  wetting  him  to  the  skin.  He 
arrived  at  his  destination  in  good  time,  but  his 
feet  were  so  badly  frozen  that  both  were 
amputated.  Thereafter,  though  he  walked  on 
false  feet  and  with  a  cane,  his  energy  was  not 
impaired. 

In  August,  1857,  he  was  appointed  District 
Attorney  of  the  county,  and  from  1859-60 
served  as  a  member  of  the  Squatter  Legisla- 
ture, in  i860  acting  as  Squatter  Governor.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Dakota  Senate  in  1861- 
62  and  1867-69.  being  President  in  1868-9. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Dakota  House 
from  1863-5  being  Speaker  in  1864,  and  the 
same  year  served  as   District    Attorney     for 


Yankton  County.  From  1865-6  he  was  Super- 
intendent and  Disbursing  Agent  of  the  U. 
S.  military  road  from  Minnesota  to  Montana; 
and  in  1869  he  was  appointed  by  President 
Grant  a  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Dakota.  He  was  founder  of  the  first  bank  in 
Sioux  Falls,  and  led  the  building  of  the  tirst 
railway.  In  1895  he  moved  to  Boston  where 
he  managed  the  mining  interests  which  he 
built  up  while  out  West.  Judge  Brookings 
visited  the  college  last  year  and  perhaps  some 
of  the  students  will  remember  having  had  a 
very  interesting  conversation  with  him. 
Professor  Wilmot  Brookings  Mitchell,  of  the 
English  Department,  is  named  after  the  judge. 


A.  S.  DYER,  '91. 

About  two  weeks  ago  Algernon  S.  Dyer, 
'91,  visited  the  college  on  a  vacation  granted 
him  by  the  Hill  School,  at  Pbttstown, 
Penn.,  where  this  fall  he  was  appointed 
instructor  in  English.  Mr.  Dyer  is  one  of 
Bowdoin's  best  known  and  most  loyal  alumni. 
He  came  here  from  Saco,  Me.,  and  graduated 
from  Bowdoin  with  the  Class  of  1891,  after 
winning  several  prizes,  and  being  elected  to 
Phi  Beta  Kappa.  In  189 1-2  he  studied  at 
the  Harvard  Divinity  School,  then  after  tak- 
ing a  post-graduate  course  at  the  University 
of  North  Carolina  he  was  given  the  degree  of 
A.M.  by  his  Alma  Mater,  and  was  offered  an 
instructoTship  in  Latin  and  English,  which  he 
accepted.  In  1903  he  again  left  to  pursue  his 
studies  at  Harvard,  having  been  awarded  the 
Charles  Carroll  Everett  Scholarship.  He  later 
became  an  instructor  in  Hackley's  School  at 
Tarrytown,  New  York,  and  this  fall  accepted 
his  present  position  as  instructor  at  the  Hill 
School,  which  ranks  among  the  very  best  in 
the  country. 

1In  /lUemoriam. 


It  is  with  profound  sorrow  that  the  Kappa 
Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  has  learned  of  the 
death  of  Rev.  George  Moulton  Adams  of  the 
Class  of  1844.  The  grief  of  the  Chapter  in 
losing  its  last  charter  member  is  rendered 
doubly  poignant  by  the  remembrance  of  his 
genial  disposition  and  enthusiastic  loyalty  to 
the  Chapter. 

Mr.  Adams  was  born  in  Castine  in  1824. 
Soon  after  graduating  from  college  he  went 


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abroad  to  pursue  the  study  of  theology  at 
Halle  and  Berlin,  and  on  his  return  he  com- 
pleted his  course  at  the  Andover  Theological 
Seminary.  In  185 1  he  was  ordained  pastor  of 
the  Congregational  Church  at  Conway,  Mass. 
Here  he  began  his  long  career  in  the  ministry 
which,  after  fifty-five  years,  came  to  an  end 
on  January  12,  at  his  home  in  Auburndale. 
His  was  a  well-rounded  life  of  Christian 
charity  and  service,  and,  although  his  life 
work  is  ended,  his  influence  still  lives  on, — 

"So  when  a  good  man  dies. 
For  years  beyond  our  ken. 
The  light  he  leaves  behind  him  lies 
Upon  the  paths  of  men." 

Whereas  the  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsi- 
lon  deeply  mourns  the  loss  of  this  loyal  and 
beloved  brother,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  members  of  the  Chapter 
drape  their  pins  in  mourning  for  thirty  days, 
and  extend  to  the  bereaved  relatives  their 
deepest  sympathy. 

RoBiE  Reed  Stevens, 
Francis  Robbins  Upton,  Jr., 
Neal  Willis  CO'X, 

For  the  Chapter. 


MEDICAL    SCHOOL    NOTES. 

G.  I.  Geer,  "08,  took  his  first  "cut"  of  the 
two  years  in  anatomy  last  Tuesday  morning. 
It  is  said  that  now  there  are  only  two  students 
Potter  and  McKay,  in  the  second  year  class, 
who  have  not  been  absent  from  a  single  anat- 
omy recitation.  This  is  certainly  a  good 
record. 

J.  A.  Greene,  '08,  went  to  his  home  in  Cop- 
lin,  January  9,  on  account  of  illness. 

C.  M.  Wilson,  '09,  is  taking  the  pathology 
course. 

Buker  and  Hasty,  of  the  second  year  class, 
have  been  doing  considerable  dissecting  on 
the  cadaver  during  the  past  month. 


which  he  put  most  emphasis  were  Kindness, 
Courage,  Faithfulness,  and  Cheerfulness. 
President  Hyde  also  conducted  the  evening 
service  and  gave  a  very  interesting  and 
instructive  talk  on  "The  Moral  Education  of 
the  Young." 

On  the  twenty-sixth  and  twenty-seventh  of 
this  month  Prof.  W.  B.  Mitchell  will  attend  a 
conference  of  English  teachers  from  the  New 
England  colleges.  The  conference  will  be 
held  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  its  purpose  is 
to  discuss  a  new  system  of  English  require- 
ments for  entrance  to  the  New  England  col- 
leges. 

Success  for  January  pays  high  tribute  to 
the  steady  upward  climb  of  Professor  W.  T. 
Foster  who  is  the  youngest  college  professor 
in  New  England. 


THE   FACULTY. 

Last  Sunday  President  Hyde  delivered  the 
sermon  at  the  "Church  on  the  Hill."  He 
emphasized  the  characteristics  after  which  a 
true     Christian     should    seek.     Those     upon 


STUDENT  DIRECTORY. 

Football — Manager,  Neal  W.  Allen ;  Assist- 
ant, Carl  M.  Robinson ;  Captain,  J.  B.  Drum- 
mond. 

Baseball — Manager,  H.  E.  Wilson ;  Assist- 
ant, Arthur  L.  Robinson;  Captain,  R.  J. 
Hodgson,  Jr. 

Track — Manager,  A.  J.  Voorhees ;  Assist- 
ant, R.  A.  Lee;  Captain,  H.  G.  Tobey. 

Tennis — Manager,  L.  D.  Mincher;  Assistr 
ant,  L.  W.  Baldwin;  Captain,  H.  G.  Tobey. 

Musical  Organizations — Mandolin-Guitar 
Club.  Leader,  P.  F.  Chapman.  Glee  Club, 
Romilly  Johnson;  Manager,  D.  B.  Andrews. 
College  Band,  Leader,  C.  C.  Hall ;  Manager, 
H.  S.  Stetson.  College  Orchestra,  Leader,  J. 
E.  Crowley. 

Publications — The  Orient,  Editor-in-Chief, 
R.  G.  Webber ;  Business  Manager,  G.  C. 
Soule.  The  QuiU,  Chairman,  C.  W.  Snow; 
Business  Manager,  E.  O.  Otis.  The  Bugle, 
Editor-in-Chief,  E.  A.  Duddy ;  Business  Man- 
ager, G.  A.  Lawrence. 

Debating — Manager — Robert  A.  Cony. 

Y.  M.  C.  A.— President,  R.  G.  Webber; 
Treasurer,  G.  U.  Hatch. 


ALPHA  DELTA  PHI  CONVENTION  AT 
PORTLAND  NEXT  MAY. 

The  Bowdoin  Chapter  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi 
will  entertain  representatives  and  delegates 
from  her  twenty-three  other  chapters  in  Port- 
land on  May  3,  4  and  5.     The  occasion  is  the 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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annual  convention  of  the  fraternity  and  will 
bring  several  hundred  of  its  members 
together.  The  entertainment  will  consist  of 
frequent  visits  to  Bowdoin  and  surrounding 
points  of  interest. 

Hlumni  personals, 

CLASS  OF  1853.  ■ 
Chief  Justice  Melville  W.  Fuller  has  been 
chosen  vice-president  of  the  American  Society 
of  International  Law,  an  organization  to  fos- 
ter the  study  of  international  law  and  to  pro- 
mote the  establishment  of  international  rela- 
tions on  a  basis  of  law  and  justice. 

CLASS  OF  '57. 

Edward  Parker,  principal  of  the  Biddeford 
High  School,  from  1864  to  1871,  is  to  retire 
from  the  principalship  of  the  high  school  at 
Brockton,  Mass.,  a  position  which  he  has  held 
for  35  years,  at  the  close  of  the  present  school 
year.  He  is  in  his  72d  year  and  gives  up  the 
position  because  he  believes  a  younger  man 
should  take  active  charge.  He  will  be 
retained,  however,  as  one  of  the  corps  of 
ative  teachers. 

Hon.  John  Nelson  Fuller  who  died,  last 
week,  at  his  home  in  Beatrice,  Neb.,  was  born 
in  Paris,  Oxford  County,  February  22,  1831, 
and  his  home  till  1859,  was  at  Livermore.  He 
was  graduated  from  Bowdoin  College  in  1857. 
The  following  year  he  .occupied  the  position  of 
principal  of  the  old  Lewiston  Falls  Academy, 
at  the  same  time  reading  law.  After  being 
admitted  to  the  bar  he  went  west  and  entered 
upon  his  profession  at  Amboy,  111.  Lincoln's 
first  call  for  volunteers  caused  him  to  throw 
down  his  law  books  and  to  take  up  the  rifle  in 
the  nth  Illinois  infantry.  On  his  return 
from  the  front  he  again  took  up  educational 
work  till  ill  health  in  1870  decided  him  to  turn 
to  farming.  In  this  he  prospered,  accumulat- 
ing a  competency  by  industry,  good  judgment 
and  thrift.  He  was  elected  to  the  Nebraska 
legislature  in  1887  and  also  served  his  country 
as  superintendent  of  public  instruction. 

A  former  Maine  man.  Rev.  Samuel  Barrett  Stuart, 
has  just  celebrated  the  close  of  his  40th  year  as  pas- 
tor of  the  Unitarian  Church  at  Lynn.  He  was  born 
in  Farmington  in  1839,  graduated  from  Bowdoin  in 
1857  and  from  the  Harvard  Divinity  School  in  1862. 
Since  1865  he  has  been  pastor  of  the  Lynn  church 


but  has  now  resigned  and  will  reside  in  Balliston, 
N.  Y.  As  an  evidence  of  its  regard,  his  parish  pre- 
sented him  a  gift  of  $3,000.  A  Lynn  paper  says 
editorially  of  him :  "Lynn  loses  a  man  on  whom  the 
title  'good  citizen'  reaches  its  highest  application. 
To  have  successfully  held  a  pastorate  for  four 
decades  is  alone  a  recommendation  such  as  few  in 
these  changeable  days  can  hope  to  earn.  Mr.  Stew- 
art occupied  a  high  place  in  his  profession  and  the 
denomination  in  which  he  was  a  leader,  and  his 
strong  scholarly  tastes  led  him  to  take  a  special 
interest  in  educational  and  literary  work  and  our 
city  has,  in  many  directions,  benefitted  from  his 
broad  teaching  and  wise  judgment." 

'63- 

Judge  William  Ellsworth  Greene  of  Oak- 
land, Cal.,  was  born  at  Farmington,  Nov.  14, 
1836,  and  educated  at  Bowdoin  College  where 
he  graduated  in  '63.  He  at  once  went  to  Cal- 
ifornia and  after  teaching  a  few  months, 
entered  upon  the  study  of  law,  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  and  engaged  in  practice. 

He  held  several  important  judicial  positions 
and  in  1879  he  was  elected  to  the  bench  of  the 
Superior  Court  of  Almeda  County  and  has 
ever  since  continuously  occupied  that  posi- 
tion, having  been  five  times  elected  thereto. 
At  the  bench  he  was  unflinching  in  the  cour- 
age of  his  convictions  and  fearless  in  his  decis- 
ions, into  which  his  personal  feelings  never 
entered.  His  court  was  noted  for  its  dignity 
and  decorum  and  for  the  rapidity  with  which 
he  dispatched  its  business.  When  oilf  the 
bench,  his  hearty  geniality  won  for  him  many 
friends  to  whom  he  always  displayed  an  abid- 
ing loyalty. 

'96. 

Preston  Keyes  has  lately  returned  from 
a  year  's  work  in  the  hospitals  of  Germany 
and  will  resume  his  duties  as  Assistant  Profes- 
sor of  Anatomy  at  the  University  of  Chicago. 

Carlton  P.  Merrill  had  been  appomted  to  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  State  Normal 
School  at  Farmington. 

'97- 
Rev.  J.  H.  Quint  lately  pastor  of  the  Con- 
gregational  Church  in   Falmouth,  Mass.,  has 
accepted  a  call  to  the  church  in  Rockland,  Me. 

'99. 
Roy  L.  Marston  has  resigned  his  position 
as  Profesor  of  Forestry  at  Yale  and  will 
devote  his  time  to  his  father's  lumber  interests 
in  Maine.  He  will,  however,  continue  in 
charge  of  the  government  forestry  work  at 
West  Point.  He  will  reside  in  Skowhegan, 
Me. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


MARK   PITMAN,   '59. 

Mr.  Mark  Pitman,  head  master  of  the  Choate 
School  in  Wallingford,  Conn.,  died  Sunday,  Dec. 
3.  He  had  been  ill  for  two  years,  and  for  over  a 
year  had  been  unable  to  attend  to  his  duties  at  the 
school.  Mr.  Pitman  was  seventy-five  years  old,  and 
from  the  time  he  graduated  at  Bowdoin  College  in 
1859,  his  time  was  occupied  as  an  instructor.  In 
1870  he  went  to  Connecticut  and  became  head  mas- 
ter of  the  Durham  Academy,  where  he  remained 
for  two  years.  Mr.  Pitman  left  Durham  Academy 
to  go  to  New  Haven,  where  he  assumed  the  princi- 
palship  of  the  Woolsey  Grammar  School.  In  1896 
he  went  to  Wallingford  and  founded  the  Choate 
School. 

CLASS  OF  1895. 

Louis  C.  Hatch,  secretary  of  the  class,  has 
recently  sent  out  a  carefully  edited  pamphlet  con- 
taining an  account  of  the  last  class  dinner,  and  of 
what  each  member  of  the  class  has  done  since  grad- 
uation. Out  of  the  fifty-two  members  three  have 
died,  and  thirty  have  married  and  now  have  twenty- 
two    children.     All    the    surviving    members    of    the 


class  are  doing  some  active  work  in  the  world,  and 
seem  to  have  prosperous  careers  before  them. 

CLASS  OF  1896. 

Mr.  John  E.  Burbank.  Class  of  i8g6,  had  the  honor 
of  reading  a  paper  on  "Recent  Work  in  Atmospheric 
Electricity,"  with  exhibition  of  instruments  of  the 
Carnegie  Institution  of  Washington.  After  grad- 
uating from  college,  Mr.  Burbank  took  graduate 
work  at  Harvard  and  during  an  absence  of  Profes- 
sor Hutchins  supplied  in  his  place  for  a  year.  At 
the  present  time  Mr.  Burbank  holds  the  position  as 
Magnetician  on  the  United  States  Coast  and  Geodetic 
Survey. 

CLASS  OF  1900. 

Last  Friday's  issue  of  the  Brunswick  Record 
contains  an  interesting  account  of  Mr.  James  A. 
Hamlin.  Mr.  Hamlin  graduated  in  the  Class  of 
1900.  He  is  at  present  principal  of  the  Madison 
High  School. 

CLASS   OF   1901. 

Robert  C.  Foster  has  entered  into  a  law  partner- 
ship with  his  father,  Judge  Enoch  Foster,  in  Port- 
land.    The  firm  will  be  known  as  Foster  &  Foster. 


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VOL.  XXXV. 


NO.  24 


MINSTRELS  DRAV^  BIG  CROWD  AND 
SCORE    DECIDED    HITS. 

The  performance  of  the  college  minstrels 
was  run  off  smoothly  and  most  acceptably  in 
the  estimation  of  the  large  audience  which 
gathered  at  the  Town  Hall  and  to  the  gratifi- 
tion  of  all  who  conducted  its  staging. 
The  jokes  "took"  well,  but  to  some  extent 
by  repeated  effort  lost  a  gentlemanly  tone 
and  approached  cavil. 

The  inimitable  Gumbels  held  down  the  first 
end  nien's  chairs  and  their  "Rufus  Rastus 
Johnson  Brown"  won  merited  encores. 

Hodgson's  jokes  were  bright  and  Captain 
Skolfield's  "light-house"  will  hereafter  be  the 
only  name  applied  to  the  watering  trough 
beacon.  Andrews  had  a  difficult  role  to  carry 
through  but  in  all  his  appearances  his  easy 
manner  brought  forth  repeated  applause. 
Kingsley's  song  entitled  "Nobody,"  was  ren- 
dered-well  and  his  jokes  were  of  the  keenest. 
Clark  sang  a  familiar  song  and  brought  in  a 
number  of  local  hits  in  which  the  audience 
found  much  amusement. 

"The  Pearl  of  Sweet  Ceylon"  was  one  of 
the  best  pieces  of  the  evening  and  as  ren- 
dered by  R.  Johnson  was  very  pleasing. 
Pike,  Packard  and  Leydon  from  the  chorus 
sang  at  their  best  and  were  received  with 
much  favor.  Redman  as  interlocutor  carried 
out  his  part  without  hitch  or  break. 

In  the  Olio  Greene  and  Andrews  gave  a 
musical  "stunt"  well  up  to  a  professional 
standard.  Mr.  Mikelsky  brought  down  the 
house  in  his  monologue.  The  eloquence  and 
oratory  which  he  poured  forth  on,  the  humble 
Mother  Goose  rhyme  was  irresistible.  "The 
Trip  to  Town  of  Josh  Piper  of  Parsonville" 
was  successfully  interpreted  by  Kingsley. 
The  Double  Quartet  closed  the  performance 
with  excellent  selections. 

The  profits  from  the  show  will  be  about 
$100.  The  heavy  expenses  curtailed  larger 
profits  but  the  manager  feels  well  repaid  for 
the  effort. 


The  manager  wishes  to  extend  his  thanks 
to  Burton,  '07,  who  designed  the  program 
decorations  and  to  Koughan,  '09,  for  assist- 
ance in  decorating.  To  all  members  of  the 
show  the  manager  feels  deeply  indebted  for 
their  services. 


FIRST  JUNIOR  TO-NIGHT. 

The  order  for  the  first  Junior  assembly  was 
posted  last  Monday  and  present  indications 
point  to  a  large  attendance.  The  committee 
have  spared  no  pains  to  make  the  affair 
most  pleasant.       The  order  : 


I. 

2. 

Waltz. 
Two-Step. 

^• 

Waltz. 

4- 

Two-Step. 

S- 

Waltz. 

6. 

Schottische. 

7- 

Waltz. 

8. 

Two-Step. 

9- 

Waltz. 

10. 

Waltz. 

II. 

Two-Step. 

12. 

Waltz. 

n- 

Schottische. 

14- 

Waltz. 

i,S. 

Two-Step. 

16. 

Waltz. 

17- 

Two-Step. 

18. 

Waltz. 

TO-MORROW'S  TRIALS. 

To-morrow  at  3.30  all  candidates  for  the  B. 
A.  A.  relay  team,  which  will  run  Tech.  at 
Boston,  February  10,  will  be  given  a  vigorous 
trial  on  the  board  track.  Hard,  consistent 
work  has  been  given  to  all  the  candidates 
since  the  last  trial  and  to-morrow  will  be  the 
most  important  work  yet.  The  men  who  are 
showing  up  well  at  present  are  Kimball,  Blair, 
Mincher,  Doherty,  Lee,  Hughes,  Johnson, 
Jenks,  Atwood,  Adains,  Leavitt. 


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BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


THE    LATE    ALPHEUS    SPRING 
PACKARD. 

The  Bulletin  of  Brown  Universify,  con- 
taining the  Report  of  the  President  to  the 
Corporation,  has  the  following  to  say  of  the 
late  Professor  Alpheus  Spring  Packard  of 
the  Class  of  1861. 

One  of  the  most  distinguished  men  who 
ever  have  taught  at  Brown  died  last  Febru- 
ary,— Professor  Alpheus  Spring  Packard. 
The  appreciations  of  his  scientific  career  have 
been  so  many  and  so  widely  read  that  I  shall 
attempt  no  adequate  notice  here.  At  the 
University  memorial  service  held  in  Sayles 
Hall,  addresses  were  delivered  by  Professors 
Poland,  Everett,  Mead,  and  Barus,  and  sel- 
dom has  any  public  function  so  touched  the 
hearts  of  our  students.  This  man  has  gone  in 
and  out  among  us  so  quietly,  so  modestly, 
and  for  so  many  years  that  we  could  not  real- 
ize how  much  he  was  beloved  until  it  was  too 
late  to  tell  him.  But  his  twenty-six  years  of 
teaching  at  Brown  have  left  an  imprint  that 
will  not  be  effaced.  Acquiring  his  own  edu- 
cation before  natural  science  had  been  differ- 
entiated into  many  branches,  he  was  at  home 
in  Paleontology,  Anthropology,  Zoology, 
Embryology,  Entomology,  and  Geology.  He 
published  about  three  hundred  and  fifty 
papers  in  the  realm  of  Entomology  alone.  A 
pupil  of  Agassiz,  an  admirer  of  Lamarck,  he 
applied  their  ideas  in  new  realms  and 
expounded  them  with  unflagging  zeal.  In 
every  part  of  America — in  Maine,  Labrador, 
Greenland,  Kentucky,  Mexico,  Cuba — he  pur- 
sued his  studies,  and  ransacked  Europe  in 
search  of  material.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Science,  the  Societe 
Royale  des  Sciences  de  Liege,  Belgium,  and 
of  the  Linnean  Society  of  London.  He  was 
a  member  of  entomological  societies  in  Paris, 
St.  Petersburg,  Brussels,  and  Stockholm,  and 
officer  in  numerous  other  scientific  organiza- 
tions which  know  no  barriers  of  race,  or  age, 
or  theory.  But  none  of  these  honors  pleased 
him  more  than  the  simple  gift  of  a  loving- 
cup  by  the  students  in  one  of  his  classes  a  year 
ago.  In  him  the  scientist  was  great,  but  the 
man  was  greater  yet. 


BOWDOIN    BOYS    IN   LABRADOR. 

General  J.  P.  Cilley  of  Rockland,  of  the 
Class  of  1858,  has  just  published  a  volume 
entitled  "Bowdoin  Boys  in  Labrador,"  which 
is  an  extended  account  of  the  adventures  and 
discoveries  in  Labrador  of  a  party  made  up 
largely  of  Bowdoin  students  and  young 
alumni  and  headed  by  Professor  Leslie  A. 
Lee ;  this  work  was  written  immediately  after 
the  return  of  the  expedition  by  Jonathan 
Prince  Cilley,  Jr.,  of  Rockland,  of  the  Qass 
of  1 89 1,  since  deceased,  who  was  a  member 
of  the  party. 

The  Kennebec  Journal  of  recent  issue 
makes  the  following  mention  of  the  book  and 
its  author,  which  may  interest  Bowdoin  stu- 
dents and  alumni : 

"In  1891  an  exploring  expedition  under 
the  leadership  of  Professor  Leslie  Lee  of 
Bowdoin  College,  and  made  up  largely  of 
students  and  young  alumni  of  that  institution, 
pushed  far  into  the  interior  of  Labrador,  and 
by  its  important  geographical  and  scientific 
discoveries  turned  the  attention  of  the  world 
in  a  marked  degree  to  that  vast  region  con- 
cerning which  little  or  nothing  had  earlier 
been  known.  This  expedition  was  the  begin- 
ning of  a  large  number  of  explorations  which 
have  since  been  carried  on  there;  but  none 
of  these  later  expeditions  has  brought  about 
more  valuable  scientific  results  than  that  led 
by  the  man  who  has  been  Bowdoin's  profes- 
sor of  geology  and  biology  for  30  years. 

Bowdoin  Canyon  and  the  Great  Falls  of 
Labrador  are  among  the  greatest  natural 
wonders  of  America.  The  Great  Falls,  316 
feet  in  height,  and  of  greater  volume  than 
Niagara  itself,  had  never  been  looked  upon 
by  white  men  until  two  members  of  the  Bow- 
doin expedition  reached  it  after  many  priva- 
tions and  perils.  This  expedition,  though 
attended  by  many  hardships  and  disasters 
which  tested  to  the  utmost  the  endurance  of 
the  best  athletes  in  the  party,  returned  safely 
and  without  loss  of  life. 

"General  Cilley  has  brought  out  the  volume 
as  a  fitting  memorial  to  the  memory  of  his 
son ;  it  will  doubtless  have  a  wide  reading. 
It  is  written  in  a  vivid  style  which  is  fully 
up  to  the  level  of  the  brilliant  achievements 
the  writer  narrates ;  and  the  intrinsic  interest 
of  the  story  which  so  closely  connects  our 
State  and  our  oldest  college  with  distant 
Labrador,   makes   it  a  matter  ot   congraiula- 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


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tion  that  the  journal  of  young  Cilley  has  been 
given  to  the  pubhc. 

"The  author  is  a  member  of  one  of  Maine's 
oldest  and  best  families,  a  son  of  General  J. 
P.  Cilley,  and  of  the  Congressman  Cilley  of 
Maine,  of  the  famous  Class  of  1825,  who  was 
shot  in  the  famous  duel  with  Groves  in  the 
exciting  ante-bellum  days.  When  a  Fresh- 
man in  college  he  won  fame  by  climbing  to 
the  top  of  the  spire  of  King  Chapel  and  fast- 
ening his  class  flag  to  the  lightning  rod  150 
feet  from  the  ground.  It  was  the  first  time 
that  this  hazardous  feat  had  been  accom- 
plished though  it  has  since  several  times  been 
duplicated.  In  his  death  a  few  years  ago  a 
most  promising  life  was  cut  short.  The  spirit 
which  led  him  to  the  top  of  the  King  Chapel 
spire  and  to  the  side  of  the  wonderful  Great 
Falls  which  no  white  man  had  ever  before 
viewed,  the  world  could  ill  afford  to  lose." 


JOHN  SAMUEL  HATCH  FRINK,  '51. 

■The  January  term  of  the  Rockingham 
Supreme  Court  paid  a  gracious  tribute  to 
John  Samuel  Hatch  Frink,  who  died  the  31st 
of  last  August  at  his  home  in  Greenland,  N. 
H.  Calvin  Page  in  the  Portsmouth  Times 
spoke  of  him  as  follows : 

John  Samuel  Hatch  Frink,  the  son  of 
Simes  Frink  and  Sarah  Hatch  Frink,  was 
born  at  Newington  on  the  ninth  day  of 
November,  183 1.  He  was  graduated  froni 
Bowdoin  College  and  after  pursuing  the 
study  of  law  in  the  office  of  his  cousin,  Albert 
R.  Hatch,  a  former  lawyer  at  Portsmouth,  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1854,  and  opened 
an  office  at  Epping  where  he  resided  and  prac- 
ticed for  a  time.  But  he  soon  came  to  Ports- 
mouth and  continued  in  active  practice  until 
the  day  of  his  death  on  August  31.  Pub- 
lic sentiment  is  really  the  most  reliable 
standard  by  which  to  measure  human  per- 
fection. We  can  best  judge  a  man's  char- 
acter and  the  excellency  of  his  heart  from 
the  estimation  in  which  he  is  held  by  the 
people  who  are  about  him  and  with  whom  he 
moves  daily.  If  he  has  endeared  himself  to 
these  people,  if  he  has  their  praise  and  their 
regard  and  esteem,  then  we  need  seek  no  fur- 
ther proof  as  to  his  true  character,  his  grand, 
generous  nature,  his  kind  heart,  his  noble 
qualities  and  his  rare  worth.  How  did  our 
friend  stand  in  this  regard  with  these  people? 


For  answer  I  ask  you  to  recall  that  afternoon 
a  few  months  since,  when  in  that  little  church 
at  Greenland  all  his  townsmen,  old  and  young, 
with  bowed  heads  and  eyes  filled  with  tears, 
assembled  to  pay  their  last  tribute  to  him  they 
loved,  and  wept  aloud  while  their  aged  pas- 
tor told  the  story  of  his  sincere  and  honest 
life  in  their  midst. 

And  as  he  lived,  happily  and  quietly,  so  he 
died,  having  passed  the  allotted  age  of  three 
score  years  and  ten,  in  the  full  possession  of 
his  mental  powers.  Surrounded  by  his  fam- 
ily, in  the  home  he  loved  so  well — the  home 
of  his  forefathers — he  lay  down  to  sleep  that 
.  he  might  be  ready  on  the  morrow  to  resume 
the  duties  of  the  day  and  the  service  of  his 
clients  and  friends,  when  lo !  without  warning 
the  summons  came  and  he  obeyed  the  voice 
of  the  Master  calling  him  to  embark  upon  his 
final  journey  on  the  boundless  sea  of  Eternity 
into  the  Great  Beyond.  And  when  he 
departed  there  came  a  void  into  the  lives  of 
some  of  us  that  will  never  be  filled  until  we 
greet  him  and  strike  hands  again  upon  some 
far-oflf  restful  shore. 

"Over  whatever  seas  he  is  sailing. 

Whatever  strange  winds  fan  his  brow, 
What  company  rare  he's   regaling. 

We  know  it  is  well  with  him  now ; 
So  when  our  last  voyage  we  are  making, 

May  we  go  as  he  went,  unafraid. 
And  the  Pilot  that  guided  him  taking. 

May  we  make  the  same  port  he  has  made." 

Companion  and  delight  of  so  many  years, 
joy  and  charm  of  every  hour  we  ever  spent 
together,  faithful  and  beloved  friend  of  a  life 
time,  farewell.    Farewell  until  we  meet  again. 


CONTENTS  OF  JANUARY  QUILL. 

Old  Smilax   (Hawthorne   Prize  Story),  C. 
P.  Cleaves,  '05. 

Latent  Life  (Poem),  J.  W.  S.,  '06. 

Robert   Burns,  W.  T.  Gould,   '08. 

Inconsistency   (Poem),   S. 

The  Eventide,  W.  Blaine  Roberts,  '07. 

Silhouettes. 

Gray  Goose  Tracks. 

Ye  Postman. 

The  criticism  will  appear  in  the  next  num- 
ber of  the  Orient. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


ASSOCIATE    EDITORS: 
H.  P.  WINSLOW,  1906.  A.   L.    ROBINSON,  1908. 


H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 

R.  A.  CONY,  1907. 

W.   S.   LINNELL,   1907. 


R.  H.   HUPPER,  1908. 

R.  A.  LEE,  1908. 

H.  E.   MITCHELL,  igi 


A.   L.  JONES,  Medical. 

G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   ....     Business   Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907,    ■    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. 


JANUARY   26,    1906. 


An  unfortunate  mistake 
Correction.         by  the  printers  in   setting 

up  the  forms  in  the  last 
issue,  placed  the  account  of  Mr.  A.  S.  Dyer's 
visit  to  the  college  under  the  obituary  records. 
Apology  is  due  Mr.  Dyer  in  consideration  of 
the  error,  the  committal  of  which,  however, 
was  entirely  in  the  hands  of  the  printer. 

Since  our  last  issue  it  has 
Amherst  Debate,    been    definitely    stated    by 

Amherst  that  she  will  be 
unable  to  debate  Bowdoin  this  year  on  condi- 
tions which  have  governed  the  debates  of  pre- 
vious years.  She  cannot  even  do  so  when 
Bowdoin  has  offered  to  concede  her  method  of 
selection  of  judges.     So   it  can  be  definitely 


Stated  at  this  time  that  no  debate  with 
Amherst  will  be  held  this  year.  This  is  to  be 
regretted  as  these  intercollegiate  contests  have 
been  a  source  of  much  satisfaction  and  benefit 
to  both  colleges.  Amherst  won.  the  first  two 
debates ;  Bowdoin  won  the  last  two. 

It  is  to  be  regretted    that 

Y.  M.  C.  A.        there  has  not  been  a  more 

i    Subscription.       hearty  response  to  the  Y. 

M.  C.  A.  subscription. 
During  the  past  week  a  paper  has  been  circu- 
lated among  the  students  for  the  purpose  of 
securing  funds  to  relieve  the  association  of  a 
debt  of  about  $200.00.  Only  about  $50.00 
was  secured,  and  the  association  must  face 
the  future  with  a  debt  of  $150.  This  is 
unfortunate.  The  organization  is  a  real  part 
of  the  college,  and  to  be  indifferent  to  its  sup- 
port is  a  wrong  attitude  toward  the  college, 
even  if  it  involves  no  deeper  significance. 


College  Pastor. 


Bowdoin  students,  in  com- 
mon with  the  citizens  of 
Brunswick,  are  pleased  to 
learn  that  Rev.  Mr.  Jump  has  decided  to 
remain  as  the  pastor  of  the  College  Church 
for  at  least  another  year.  Mr.  Jump  is  a 
man  who  has  identified  himself  with  the  relig- 
ious and  social  life  of  the  college  with  a  zeal 
and  vigor  that  has  been  conspicuous  and  his 
removal  would  be  a  distinct  loss  in  more 
ways  than  one.  The  Orient  congratulates 
the  college  and  the  church  on  his  retention  at 
Brunswick. 


B.  A.  A.  GAMES. 

The  drawing  cards  for  the  B.  A.  A.  games 
February  10,  are  the  following  relay  races : 

Yale — Harvard. 

Princeton — Cornell. 

Amherst — Brown. 

Bowdoin— M.  I.  T. 

Williams — Wesleyan. 

Maine — Tufts. 

PennsAdvania — Dartmouth . 

The  dashes  and  distance  runs  will  all  be 
entered  by  unusually  fast  men  this  year  and 
an  exciting  meet  is  assured.  Manager  Voor- 
hees  has  secured  exceptionally  good  seats  for 
a  Bowdoin  contingent  and  reduced  rates  will, 
it  is  hoped,  send  man)'  men  to  view  the  games. 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


24J 


NOTICES 

Students  considering  the  question  of  elect- 
ing any  of  the  new  courses  offered  during 
the  coming  semester  are  requested  to  consult 
at  an  early  opportunity  the  instructors  con- 
cerned. 

Charles  T.  Burnett, 

Registrar. 

By  vote  of  the  Faculty  students  are 
required  to  report  their  election  of  stud- 
ies for  the  coming  semester  on  the  day  of  reg- 
istration, February  12. 

Charles  T.  Burnett, 

Registrar. 

Students  are  reminded  that  Tuesday,  Jan- 
uary 30,  will  be  the  last  day  for  the  present- 
ing of  petitions  for  excuse  from  recitation 
during  first  semester. 

RoswELL  C.  McCrea,' 
E. reuse  OMcer. 


FENCING  EXHIBITION. 

The  Seniors,  to-day,  are  to  have  the  privi- 
lege of  watching  two  fencing  bouts  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Pianelli  Fencing  Club  of  Augusta. 
The  exhibition  which  replaces  the  regular 
drill  work  at  the  usual  Friday  hour  is  made 
possible  through  the  kindness  of  Dr.  Whit- 
tier  in  order  to  develop  an  .interest  and  more 
practical  understanding  of  the  technique  of 
the  art.  The  men  who  take  part  in  the  exhi- 
bition are  Messrs.  Church,  Owen,  Colburn 
and  Jones,  all  of  whom  have  had  considerable 
experience  in  this  line  of  sport.  Mr.  Church 
won  the  Junior  contest  at  Augusta  last  year 
and  was  a  member  of  the  team  which  defeated 
Bangor.  Mr.  Owen  is  captain  of  Company 
M.  of  Augusta,  and  possesses  marked  skill 
in  handling  the  foil.  The  men  will  fence  for 
touches  and  a  decision  will  be  given  in  each 
bout. 


RALLY   COMMITTEE. 

C.  W.  Hawkesworth,  '06,  has  been 
appointed  chairman  of  the  Rally  Committee 
to  fill  the  vacancy  made  by  the  resignation  of 
P.  F.  Chapman.  The  other  members  of  the 
committee  will  remain  the  same  and  the  plans 
and  date  of  the  event  will  be  immediately 
agreed  upon. 


ColleGC  flotes. 

First  Junior  Assembly  to-night  in  Memo- 
rial Hall. 

The  1907  Bugle  board  held  a  meeting  with 
Duddy,  the  first  of  the  week. 

Winslow,  '06,  passed  several  days  at  Booth- 
bay  Harbor  the  first  of  the  week. 

Bernard  Archibald,  '04,  has  been  a  visitor 
at  the  college  during  the  past  week. 

Clyde  Osborne,  ex-'o8,  is  a  student  at  the 
Massachusetts   Institute  of  Technology. 

J.  E.  Rhodes,  2d,  '02,  has  become  asso- 
ciated with  C.  C.  Littlefield  of  Rockland  in 
the  practice  of  law. 

Walter  S.  Cushing,  '05,  who  is  now  located 
in  New  York,  made  a  brief  call  at  the  D.  K. 
E.  house  last  Tuesday. 

C.  A.  Rogers,  '06,  was  away  for  several 
days  last  week,  and  Cushing,  '09,  supplied  his 
place  at  the  chapel  organ. 

The  Glee-Mandolin  Clubs  appear  in  Ban- 
gor February  21  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Yaker  Club  of  Bangor  High  School. 

Philip  D.  Stubbs,  '95,  captain  of  the  1895 
Championship  Football  Team,  was  on  the 
campus  last  week,  visiting  his  brother,  R.  E. 
Stubbs,  '09. 

Colby  is  taking  active  steps  toward  organ- 
izing a  college  band.  It  is  hoped  to  have  the 
organization  perfected  in  time  for  the  spring 
athletic  events. 

The  1907  Bible  Class  met  with  Gannett  at 
the  Zeta  Psi  house  last  Sunday  evening.  The 
next  meeting  will  be  held  with  Snow  at  the 
Beta  Theta  Pi  house. 

Bates  is  making  arrangements  for  a  relay 
contest  between  some  of  the  prominent  pre- 
paratory schools  to  be  held  in  Lewiston  this 
winter.  It  is  stated  that  a  silver  cup  will  be 
offered  to  the  winner. 

A  meeting  of  the  Penobscot  County  Club 
was  held  with  Blanchard,  '07,  at  the  Psi  Upsi- 
lon  house  on  Tuesday  evening.  Some  busi- 
ness of  importance  was  transacted,  after 
which  a  social  hour  was  passed. 

It  has  been  hinted  that  Andrew  Carnegie 
would  do  the  "handsome  thing"  by  Bowdoin 
College  if  a  course  in  "Engineering"  were 
established.  Surely  this  is  a  fact  worthy  of 
the  consideration  of  the  Overseers. 


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J.  M.  Chandler,  '08,  has  received  an  offer 
of  a  position  in  a  preparatory  school  of  Cali- 
fornia as  an  instructor  in  camping  and  gen- 
eral out-door  life.  He  has  accepted  the  posi- 
tion  and   will   soon   leave   college. 

At  the  services  of  the  Congregational 
Church  last  Sunday,  Rev.  H.  A.  Jump  stated 
that  his  call  from  New  Britain,  Conn.,  had 
been  declined  and  for  "better  or  for  worse" 
he  was  to  tarry  in  his  present  pastorate. 

The  Class  of  1906,  Bowdoin  Medical 
School,  has  elected  the  following  officers : 
President,  Francis  J.  Welch,  Portland ;  Vice- 
President,  Alfred  H.  Schriver,  Temple ;  Sec- 
retary-Treasurer, Walter  J.  Roberts ;  Execu- 
tive Committee,  Gilbert,  Barrows  and  Davis. 

E.  G.  Butman,  the  well-known  Somerville 
baseball  player,  has  signed  a  contract  to  coach 
the  University  of  Maine  baseball  team  for  the 
coming  season,  and  will  go  to  Orono  about 
the  middle  of  February.  He  succeeds  F.  L. 
Rudderham,  who  has  handled  U.  of  M.  teams 
for  five  years. 

Ginn  &  Co.,  Boston,  has  agreed  to  publish 
the  "German  Grammar,"  written  by  Profes- 
sor Ham  of  Bowdoin,  and  Professor  Leon- 
ard of  Bates,  commending  the  work  very 
highly  in  their  note  of  acceptance.  Profes- 
sor Ham  will  spend  the  coming  summer  in 
Germany,  adding  the  finishing  touches  to  his 
work. 

The  Executive  Committee  of  the  Colby 
Athletic  Association  met  in  Coburn  Hall,  Fri- 
day afternoon,  to  select  a  coach  for  the  base- 
ball team  in  the  spring.  The  committee  had 
several  men  under  consideration  and  after 
their  meeting  Friday  afternoon,  announced 
the  selection  of  Frank  J.  Shea  of  Nashua, 
N.  H. 

It  may  be  of  interest  to  note  that  the  land 
near  Greenville^  known  as  the  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege Grant,  has  been  bought  from  the  How- 
land  Pulp  and  Paper  Co.  by  the  Moosehead 
Investment  Co. — a  corporation  which  just  re- 
ceived its  certificate  on  the  fifteenth  of  this 
month.  This  Bowdoin  College  Grant  was 
formerly  owned  by  Bowdoin,  but  was  sold 
nearly  a  century  ago,  at  a  time  when  the  col- 
lege stood  in  need  of  funds. 

It  may  be  of  interest  to  Bowdoin  students 
to  know  that  Maine  has  three  representatives 
in  the  class  which  graduates  from  Annapolis 
next  June  (provided  the  present  hazing  inves- 


tigation does  not  deprive  her  of  all  her  mem- 
bers before  that  time).  The  young  men  are 
Stephen  Decatur,  Jr.,  of  Kittery,  who  bears 
one  of  the  most  honored  names  in  American 
naval  history ;  D.  W.  Fuller  of  Rockland,  and 
A.  A.  Garcelon  of  Lewiston,  a  former  Bow- 
doin man. 

The  Bates  College  Athletic  Association  will 
be  represented  at  the  annual  meet  of  the  Bos- 
ton Athletic  Association,  this  year,  for  tne 
first  time  since  1897.  Harold  G.  Allen,  cap- 
tain of  the  Bates  College  track  team,  will  take 
part  in  the  1,000-yard  handicap  race,  and 
George  A.  Bosworth  of  Warren,  R.  I.,  will 
compete  in  the  one-mile  handicap  race.  Both 
of  these  men,  and  especially  Capt.  Allan,  are 
good  runners.  They  have  won  points  at  the 
Maine  intercollegiate  meets. 


©bituar^. 

MYRON  GOODWIN,  '82.    • 

Last  week  Myron  Goodwin,  '82,  met  death 
from  accidental  poisoning  by  taking  an  over- 
dose of  laudanum.  Mr.  Goodwin  was  a 
native  of  Maine,  but  after  graduating  from 
Bowdoin,  where  he  was  Class  Day  Orator 
and  a  member  of  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon 
fraternity,  he  studied  law  for  one  year  in  Gor- 
ham,  Maine,  after  which  he  moved  to  Col- 
orado. He  was  admitted  to  the  Colorado 
Bar,  but  became  a  teacher  and  between  the 
years  1884-1899  resided  in  New  Hampshire, 
Massachusetts,  New  York  and  Wisconsin, 
finally  taking  up  his  residence  in  West  New- 
bury, Mass.,  where  he  recently  met  his  death. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  Bar  in 
1899,  and  since  then  has  practiced  law  in 
Haverhill.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was 
Town  Clerk  of  West  Newbury  and  also  Sec- 
retary and  Treasurer  of  the  West  Newbury 
Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Co.  He  leaves  behind 
him  a  wife  and  daughter. 


DR.  HANNIBAL  HAMLIN,  M.  '72. 

Dr.  Hannibal  Hamlin,  a  prominent  physi- 
cian, died  at  his  home  in  Orono  January  19, 
from  peritonitis,  aged  58  years.  Dr.  Hamlin 
was  bom  at  Milo,  Me.,  and  was  a  graduate 
of  the  Bowdoin  Medical  School  in  the  Class 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


243 


of  1872.  After  leaving  college  he  practiced 
at  Milo,  and  for  the  last  twelve  years  of  his 
life  at  Orono,  where  he  met  with  great  smc- 
cess  as  a  physician,  and  was  very  prominent 
in  conduct  of  local  affairs,  holding  several 
positions  of  trust.  He  is  survived  by  a  wife 
and  three  children. 


MEDICAL  SCHOOL  ALUMNI. 

During  the  last  two  months  four  of  the  best 
known,  and  most  highly  respected  gfraduates 
of  the  Medical  School  have  met  with  death. 
Dr.  DeForest  W.  Chase,  who  graduated  with 
the  Class  of  1889,  was  the  first  of  these,  since 
he  passed  away  on  December  19.  The  second 
was  Dr.  James  L.  Harriman,  '57,  who  died 
but  nine  days  later  on  December  28.  The 
other  two  were  Dr.  Artemus  L.  Hersey,  '53, 
who  died  very  suddenly  on  January  12  in 
Boston,  not  long  after  giving  up  his  active 
practice  in  Oxford,  Maine,  and  Dr.  Hanni- 
bal Hamlin,  '72,  who  passed  away  at  Orono 
last  Friday.  Dr.  Hamlin  was  one  of  the  lead- 
ing physicians  of  Penobscot  County,  and  is 
mourned  by  the  whole  town  of  Orono,  where 
at  the  time  of  his  death  he  held  the  position 
of  chairman  of  the  Selectmen. 


Ifn  ^emoriam. 


The  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  has 
learned  with  sorrow  of  the  death  of  Parke 
Greeley  Dingley  of  the  Class  of  1888.  Mr. 
Dingley  was  the  son  of  Frank  L.  Dingley, 
editor  of  the  Lezviston  Journal,  and  was  for 
fifteen  years  in  charge  of  the  advertising 
department  of  that  paper.  He  was  well 
known  in  business  circles  throughout  the 
State  as  a  man  of  straightforward  business 
methods  and  integrity,  and  his  life,  though 
not  long,  made  up  in  usefulness  what  it  lacked 
in  length.  The  Chapter  mourns  his  loss  and 
extends  its  deepest  sympathy  to  his  friends 
and   relatives   in   their  sudden  bereavement. 

RoBiE  Rf.ed  Stevens, 
Fr-vncis   Robbins   Upton,   Jr., 
Neal  Willis  Cox, 

For  the  Chapter. 


THE    CHRISTIAN    ASSOCIATION. 

Mr.  Albert  Marquardt,  who  spoke  at  the 
Christian  Association  Rooms  last  Sunday, 
proved  himself  a  most  interesting  speaker. 
Mr.  Marquardt  was  a  member  of  the  crew  of 
the  flagship  Olympia  at  the  battle  of  Manila, 
and  has  visited  many  foreign  ports  and  coun- 
tries, having  been  in  the  service  of  the  United 
States  Navy  for  the  past  six  years.  He  is 
now  engaged  in  the  interests  of  the  National 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  as  secretary  of  the  Fort  McKin- 
ley  Post  in  Portland  Harbor. 

In  his  talks  he  gave  a  graphic  account  of 
the  battle  of  Manila  to  which  he  was  an  eye 
witness.  He  threw  into  his  talk  many  touches 
of  Navy  life  and  stories  of  Christian  men  on 
board  ship.  His  talk  was  one  of  the  most 
interesting  yet   held  this   year. 

Next  Monday's  Meeting. 
The  usual  Monday  evening  meeting  of  Jan- 
uary 29  will  be  led  by   Baldwin,   '08.     Sub- 
ject,  "Enthusiasm,  True    and    False."     Phil. 
iv:i3- 


THE  ENGINEERING  COURSE. 
To  the  Editor  of  the  Orient: 

In  a  previous  issue  of  the  Orient  the  mat- 
ter of  an  Engineering  Course  in  Bowdoin 
was  brought  up,  but  we  have  heard  nothing 
more  about  it.  A  subject  which  is  of  such 
great  interest  to  most  of  the  student  body 
should  not  be  allowed  to  drop  altogether; 
accordingly  a  few  suggestions  are  offered. 
The  alumni  who  specialized  in  this  line  of 
work  for  the  short  time  that  the  Engineering 
Course  was  a  part  of  our  curriculum,  have 
made  an  envialDle  name  for  themselves  and 
their  Alma  Mater.  At  the  present  time  the 
demand  for  this  course  is  much  greater,  why 
not  take  the  step  now  which  must  inevitably 
come?  The  course  need  not  be  intended  to 
rival  similar  courses  of  other  institutions, 
but  one  which  shall  have  a  particular  stand- 
ard of  its  own ;  one  which  shall  be  open  to  a 
few  men  who  have  shown  ability  for  this  kmd 
of  work.  That  is,  allow  no  one  to  take  it 
until  he  has  completed  either  two  or  three 
years  in  the  regular  academic  courses,  since 
by  that  time  the  instructors  can  pick  out  the 
men  who  are  adapted  to  the  course,  and  dis- 
courage those  who  are  not  from  taking  it.  It 
would  probably  lengthen  the  man's  course  but 


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the  time  would  be  well  spent  on  account  of  the 
broadening  effect  of  the  first  two  years'  work. 

There  are  several  vacant  rooms  in  the 
Science  Building  which  could  be  used'  for  this 
purpose  until  a  new  gymnasium  is  built  and 
the  old  one  turned  into  a  work-shop,  the  oniy 
use  for  which  it  is  adapted. 

Aside  from  the  educational  value  of  the 
course  which  is  of  primary  importance,  the 
more  material  side  is  not  to  be  neglected  alto- 
gether, for  there  are  a  large  number  of  men 
who  would  preferably  come  to  Bowdoin  every 
year  if  we  had  such  a  course. 

There  has  been  a  tendency  to  consider  the 
work  in  the  Scientific  Department  more  or 
less  in  the  light  of  child's  play,  but  this  atti- 
tude must  change  eventually  and  the  sooner 
it  does,  the  better  it  will  be  for  the  college. 
"A  Senior." 


THE    '68    PROGRAM. 

The  following  program  was  carried  out  at 
the  prize  speaking  contest  last  night.  The 
winning  essay  will  be  printed  in  the  next  issue 
and  a  more  extended  accoimt  of  the  event. 
The  program : 

Music. 
Municipal  Ownership  and  Operation  of  Pub- 
lic Utilities.  H.  S.  Stetson 
*Federal  Regulation  of  Railway  Rates. 

P.  F.  Chapman 
Music. 
Browning's  Undaunted  Hope. 

J.  A.  Bartlett 
Music. 
The   Celt's  Message  to  the  American. 

P.  R.  Andrews 
Music. 
The  Heart  of  the  American  People. 

C.  L.  Favinger 
♦Future  of  the  Slav.  C.  C.  Shaw 

Music. 
*Excused. 


DEBATING  NOTES. 


The  debate  of  January 
ter  than  that  of  January 
ment  was  far  too  small, 
subject   of    government 
Insurance,  was  not  such 
easily  to  discussion,  and 
with  the  fact  that  there 


i8  was  a  little  bet- 
i6,  but  the  improve- 
The  question  on  the 
regulation  of  Life 
as  would  lend  itself 
this,  taken  together 
was  an  unfortunate 


selection  of  issues  at  first  wnich  had  to  be 
changed  at  the  last  moment,  led  to  the  unsat- 
isfactory result  of  the  debate.  The  affirma- 
tive won. 

The  debate  of  January  23  on  the  shipping 
subsidy  question  showed  a  marked  improve- 
ment over  that  of  the  eighteenth.  There  was 
an  unfortunate  misunderstanding  on  the  part 
of  the  two  negative  sj>eakers  as  to  the  hand- 
ling of  certain  bits  of  material,  the  second 
speaker  repeating  much  that  had  already  been 
given  by  his  college.  But  on  the  whole  there 
was  a  good  clash  of  opinion  throughout  the 
debate,  and  in  spite  of  a  tendency  to  asser- 
tion at  certain  points,  the  work  was  good. 
The  affirmative  got  the  decision. 


THE  FACULTY. 

Word  received  from  Professor  George  T. 
Files  states  that  he  is  at  present  located  at 
Dresden,  Germany,  where  he  expects  to 
remain  for  some  time.  Professor  Files  writes 
that  he  is  enjoying  the  year  greatly. 

Dr.  Burnett  was  called  from  college  last 
Friday  by  the  death  of  a  relative.  He 
returned  to  Brunswick  on  Monday. 

President  Hyde  is  attending  the  Washing- 
ton and  New  York  Alumni  Banquets  this 
week. 

Professor  Mitchell  is  in  attendance  at  the 
conference  of  English  teachers  which  is  held 
to-day  and  to-morrow  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

Professor  Henry  L.  Chapman  delivered  a 
lecture  at  Orono  last  week  before  the  U.  of 
M.  students.  His  subject  was  "Robert 
Burns." 


LIBRARY  NOTES. 

The  number  of  books  received  by  the 
library  within  the  last  few  weeks  has  been 
noticeably  large.  From  the  first  of  December 
until  last  Tuesday,  over  five  hundred  books 
have  been  catalogued.  Of  this  number  nearly 
one  hundred  and  twenty  have  been  received 
in  the  last  two  weeks.  Among  the  most 
interesting  and  valuable  are  the  following: 

'"Twenty  Days  with  Julian  and  Little 
Bunny"  by  Nathaniel  Hawthorne.  This  little 
volume  is  one  of  great  value  since  only  thirty 
copies  of  it  have  ever  been  printed,  and  it  con- 
tains an  hitherto  unpublished  photograph  of 
Hawthorne  as  well  as  a  fac-simile  of  one  of 


BOWDOIN    ORIENT. 


245 


his  letters.  The  book  itself  consists  of  the 
diary  kept  by  Hawthorne  when  with  "Julian 
and  Little  Bunny,"  which  has  never  before 
appeared  in  print. 

"Works  of  George  Herbert,"  bound  in  a 
new  edition  of  three  volumes. 

"History  of  the  United  States"  by  J.  VV. 
Garner,  and  Henry  Cabot  Lodge. 

"Sailors'  Narratives"  by  H.  M.  King,  and 
"A  Theoretical  and  Practical  Treatise  on  Sul- 
phuric Acid  and  Alkali"  by  George  Lunge, 
bound  in  two  volumes. 

SCHEDULE    OF    EXAMINATIONS. 
FEBRUARY,   1906. 

Thursday,  Feb.    i. 
8.30  A.M. 
Economics   i,  Memorial  Hall. 
Economics   5,    Memorial   Hall. 

1.30  P.M. 
Philosphy  i,  Memorial  Hall. 
Hygiene,  Memorial  Hall. 

Friday,  Feb.  2. 
English  Literature  3,   Memorial  Hall. 
Greek,   i   and  3,  Memorial  Hall. 

1.30   P.M. 
History  5,  Memorial  Hall. 
German    i.   Memorial    Hall. 

Saturday,  Feb.  3. 
Latin  i  and  2,  Memorial  Hall. 
Economics. 

Monday,  Feb.'  5. 
Philosphy   3,   Memorial  Hall. 

1.30   P.M. 
German  7,   Memorial  Hall. 
French   i,  Physics  Lecture  Room. 

Tuesday,  Feb.  6. 
English    I,  Memorial  Hall. 
French  9,  Physics  Lecture  Room. 

1.30   P.M. 
History   i.   Memorial  Hall. 
Greek  8,  Memorial  Hall. 

Wednesday,   Feb.   7. 
I,  Chemical  Lecture  Room. 
Physics  Lecture  Room. 


Chemistry 
French  5; 

Geology   i 

Chemistry 

Chemistry 
Biology  4; 


1.30   P.M. 
,  Biological  Laboratory. 
Thursday,  Feb.  8. 
3,   Chemical   Lecture   Room. 

1.30   P.M. 
5,  Chemical  Lecture  Room. 
Biological  Laboratory. 


Friday,  Feb.  9. 
German  9,  German  Room. 
History  7,  Memorial  Hall. 

1.30   P.M. 
Mathematics  i  and  3,  Memorial  Hall. 
English  Literature   i.  Memorial  Hall. 

Saturday,  Feb.  10. 
German  3,   Memorial  Hall. 

DEUTSCHE    VEREIN. 

The  Deutsche  Verein  held  its  last  meeting 
of  this  semester  on  Monday  night.  About 
twenty  members  were  present.  Dr.  Elliot  of 
Brunswick,  gave  an  informal  talk  on  his 
experiences  as  a  medical  student  in  Germany. 


CHESS    TOURNAMENT. 

The  results  of  the  first  round  in  the  chess 
tournaments  are  as  follows : 
Burton  defeated  Weston. 
Stetson  defeated  Lee. 
Merrill  defeated  Chadbourne. 
Mincher  defeated  Bourve. 
Soule  defeated  Woodruff. 
Chapman,  H.  P.,  defeated  Bennett. 
Powers,  C.  A.,  defeated  Chandler. 
Johnson  defeated  Powers,  P.  H. 
Parker  defeated  Carter. 
Tefft  defeated  Andrews. 
Sewell  defeated  MacMichael. 
Shaw,  C.  C,  vs.  Boothby,  not  played  off. 


DR.  WHITTIER  ON  FOOTBALL. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Church  Club  of  Maine  in 
Portland,  recently,  the  discussion  turned  to  the  sub- 
ject of  football.  The  great  fall  game  found  a  ready 
champion  in  I>r.  Frank  N.  Whittier,  who  was 
warmly  greeted  when  he  rose  to  speak. 

He  took  up  first  the  bad  results  that  may  be  laid 
to  football.  The  element  of  danger  of  injury,  comes 
first  to  mind,  he  said.  "But,"  continued  he,  "after 
an  experience  of  15  or  20  years  of  football,  I  can't 
help  thinking  that  it  is  very  easy  to  overestimate 
the  dangers.  I've  known  perhaps  500  football 
players  in  those  years  and  I  can't  think  of  any  one 
who  has  been  permanently  injured  in  the  game — no 
man  who  has  been  so  injured  as  to  impair  his  life 
work.  And  in  all  that  time  I  never  knew  of  any 
loss  of  life.  In  the  same  time  I  have  known  several 
fatalities  attendant  upon  rowing  by  the  capsizing  of 
canoes,  and  many  deaths  from  shooting  in  hunting 
and  the  careless  use  of  firearms. 

"I  believe  that  if  the  statistics  were  gathered  we 
should  find  that  the  fatalities  in  other  branches  of 
sport  out-number  those  in  football,  100  to  one. 

"In  football  there  is  the  greatest  apparent  danger 
with  the  least  real  danger,  though  from  reading  the 


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press  one  might  get  a  very  exaggerated  idea  of  the 
danger. 

"The  second  fault  of  the  game  is  the  false  idea  of 
college  work  which  one  gets  from  the  prominence 
which  is  given  the  game.  I  admit  all  this  and  I 
regret  it,  but  it  perhaps  comes  wholly  from  our 
American  way  of  taking  things.  This  is  a  neces- 
sary evil,  we  might  say,  an  evil  to  be  combatted,  an 
evil   that  in   time  will   largely  right  itself. 

"The  third  fault  which  is  urged  against  the  game 
is  the  mental  and  moral  deterioration  that  is  said  to 
attend  it — the  disregard  of  others  and  its  brutality. 
I  do  not  believe  this  tendency  toward  brutality  is  so 
widespread  as  is  generally  believed. 

"I  don't  believe  the  game  cultivates  these  quali- 
ties. I  look  at  the  old  grads  who  have  played  the 
game.  I  don't  see  these  qualities.  I  believe  it  de- 
velopes  exactly  the  opposite  tendencies.  It  is  in  a 
way  the  same  as  boxing  and  sparring.  The  ten- 
dency of  these  is  not  to  make  a  man  vicious^  or 
quick-tempered,  to  make  him  prone  to  rush  into 
trouble,  but  quite  the  opposite — to  teach  him  self- 
control  and  moral  courage.  It  is  an  advantage, 
rather   than   a   disadvantage. 


Dr.  Whittier  then  discussed  the  advantage  of  the 
game.  "It  gives  good  development,"  said  he.  "And 
I  believe  that  it  is  worth  while  in  these  days  to  have 
one  game  that  develops  the  strong,  all-round  man. 
There  is  no  deformity  to  the  football  player.  There 
is  no  golf  chest  or  tennis  shoe,  in  his  case.  I  see 
all  these  deformities  in  examining  the  boys  when 
they  come  to  college  and  in  football  you  don't  get 
developments  of  one  set  of  muscles  at  the  expense 
of  another.  The  danger  of  heart-strain  is  not  so 
great  in  football  as  in  other  sports  and  I  have  never 
known  a  ca.-ie  that  could  be  traced  to  football. 

"The  mental  training  of  football  is  good.  A  man 
must  be  bright  and  he  has  to  use  all  his  wits  in 
learning  the  signals  and  mastering  the  points  of  the 
game.  In  short,  four  years  of  football  teaches  a 
man  to  stand  up  and  look  the  world  in  the  face  and 
take  what's  coming." 

In  closing  Dr.  Whittier  discussed  the  question  of 
reforms  in  the  game — reforms  which  will  make  it 
more  open,  less  dangerous  and  more  in  touch  with 
the  spirit  of  fair  play,  without  which,  he  declared, 
the  game  cannot  go  on. 


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NO.  25 


WASHINGTON   ALUMNI    BANQUET. 


SENATOR    FRYE    PRESIDES. 

VICE-PRESIDENT     FAIRBANKS    GUEST    OF 

HONOR. 

The  24th  annual  Alumni  Banquet  of  the  Wash- 
ington Association  brought  together  a  notable  crowd 
of  loyal  Bovvdoin  men.  There  were  over  fifty  in 
the  gathering  representing  almost  a  like  number  of 
classes.  At  the  head  of  the  table  sat  Senator  Frye, 
at  his  right  the  guest  of  honor,  Vice-President  Fair- 
banks,  at  his   left   President   Hyde. 

Senator  Frj'e  offered  a  resolution  complimentary 
to  Crosby  S.  Noyes  (honorary  degree.  1887),  and 
introduced  the  toast-master  of  the  evening,  William 
Frye  White,  '97,  who  presided  in  a  very  pleasing 
manner.  The  presence  of  some  of  the  younger 
alumni  did  much  to  enliven  the  ceremonies.  Mr. 
White  introduced  Marshal  P.  Cram,  P.  O.  Coffin, 
Harold  M.  Webb,  Dr.  Woodbury  Pulsifer,  Repre- 
sentative Charles  E.  Littlefield,  of  Maine,  all  of 
whom  were  reminiscent  of  college  times  and  told 
funny  stories.  Other  speakers  were  Senator  Frye, 
E.  J.  Cook,  William  E.  Speer,  President  Hyde,  John 
Redmond,   and   D.    S.   Alexander. 

PRESIDENT  HYDE'S  ADDRESS. 

President  Flyde  spoke  of  the  wonderful  growth  of 
the  institution  in  the  past  and  the  generous  contri- 
butions that  have  been  given  but  still,  he  added,  "it 
will  take  three  years  more  of  such  generous  giving- 
to  bring  our  income  up  to  our  expenses.  We  aim 
to  present  each  of  the  great  departments  of  litera- 
ture, science,  history,  economics,  and  philosophy 
before  the  students  in  as  attractive,  inspiring,  and 
consecutive  a  form  as  posible,  and  shall  not  cease 
to  need  money  until  that  flying  goal  is  reached." 

"We  are  about  to  inscribe  across  the  front  of  our 
grand  stand,  facing  the  athletic  field,  a  motto  which, 
if  it  could  also  be  written  on  the  hearts  of  all 
coaches  and  all  athletes,  would  solve  the  whole 
athletic  problem,  a  sentiment  suggested  by  Gen. 
Thomas  H.  Hubbard,  the  donor  of  the  building: 
'Fair  play ;  and  may  the  best  man  win.' " 

REPRESENT.VTIVE  ALLEN'S   STORY. 

Representative  Allen,  classmate  of  Speaker  Reed. 
in  '60,  told  how  the  President's  silk  hat  had  been 
planted  on  top  of  the  lightning  rod.  The  chapel, 
which  is  consecrated  to  prayer  and  worship,  seemed 
to  be  the  inspiration  of  many  big  stories  of  mighty 
deeds,  the  truth  of  which  no  one  appeared  able  to 
verify.  Finally,  it  occurred  to  a  young  graduate  to 
say  that  the  old  chapel  had  been  the  cause  of  more 
lyin'    than    prayin'. 

Vice-President  Fairbanks  spoke  of  the  future  of 
the   small   colleges  and  John   M.   Harlan,   Associate 


Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court,  much  along  a  like 
line. 

Following  is  a  list  of  those  present : 

Special  guests — Charles  W.  Fairbanks,  E.  C. 
Burle-gh,  Dr.  William  De  Witt  Hyde,  president  of 
the  college;  Justice  John  M.  Harlan  (honorary 
degree),  Charles  E.  Littlefield.  James  Shirley. 

Members — Amos  L.  Allen,  'fo;  D.  S.  Alexander, 
'70;  John  W.  Butterfield,  '51;  Edward  B.  Chamber- 
lain, '93 :  Charles  Chesley.  '52 :  John  W.  Chickering, 
'52:  Philip  Coffm,  '03;  Dr.  E.  H.  Cook,  '66;  John 
B.  Cotton,  '65;  Marshall  P.  Cram,  '04;  Murray  S. 
Danforth,  '01  ;  S.  G.  Davis,  '65 ;  Richard  B.  Doyle, 
'02;  Charles  A.  Flagg,  '94;  Senator  William  P. 
Frye.  '50;  Justice  M.  W.  Fuller,  '53;  Charles  H. 
Hastings,  'gi  ;  E.  P.  D.  Hathaway,  '04;  Paul  S.  Hill, 
'01  ;  Ralph  W.  Hellenbrand,  '03 ;  Dr.  Arthur  L. 
Hunt  '98 ;  Horace  M.  Jordan,  Eugene  R.  Kelley, 
'02;  Dr.  W.  C.  Kendall,  '85;  Sumner  I.  Kimball, 
'55;  T.  F.  Murphy,  '98;  Rev.  S.  M.  Newman,  '68; 
Capt.  Howard  L.  Prince,  '02 ;  Dr.  Woodbury  Pulsi- 
fer, '75  ;  Dr.  Richard  Rathbun  (honorary  degree)  ; 
John  B.  Redman,  '70;  Nathaniel  A.  Robbins,  '57; 
Charles  E.  Rolfe.  '02 :  Rev.  Frank  Sewall,  '58 ;  Gen. 
F.  D.  Sewall,  '46 ;  Edward  Simonton,  '61  ;  Hudson 
Sinkinson,  '02 ;  Gen.  Ellis  Spear,  '58 ;  Everett  W. 
Varney,  '99;  C.  H.  VerriU.  '87;  Harold  R.  Webb, 
'02:  William  Frye  White,  '97;  Major  Joseph  N. 
Whitney,  '64:  Col.  I.  H.  Wing,  '56. 


GIFTS  TO   THE   COLLEGE. 


$50,000  FROM  COL.  I.  H.  WING. 

Last  week  one  of  the  four  professorships  which 
are  still  supported  by  the  general  fund  of  Bowdoin 
College,  received  a  most  generous  endowment  at 
the  hands  of  Col.  Isaac  H.  Wing  of  Wisconsin.  Col. 
Wing  gave  $50,000  in  five  per  cent,  bonds  of  the 
Inttrnational  Paper  Co.  to  endow  the  professorship 
of  Mathematics,  this  being  the  subject  in  which  he 
was  the  most  proficient  and  interested  while  at 
Bowdoin.  The  gift  came  as  a  complete  surprise, 
nothing  having  been  said  about  it  to  President  flyde, 
until  on  the  night  of  the  alumni  banquet  in  Wash- 
ington, when  Col.  Wing  made  known  his  intentions, 
and  immediately  took  President  Hyde  to  the  room 
of  Representative  Alexander,  '70,  of  Buffalo,  wiiere 
the  terms  of  the  endowment  were  agreed  upon. 

Col.  Wing  was  born  in  1832  in  Augusta,  Maine, 
and  when  a  boy  started  out  on  a  sea-faring  life. 
After  he  had  been  on  the  sea  for  only  one  year. 
Francis  E.  Webb,  Bowdoin,  '53,  persuaded  him  to 
go  to  college.  In  1852  he  entered  Bowdoin  and  be-  • 
came  famous  in  the  jump,  the  only  form  of  track 
athletics  then  in  vogue.  After  three  years  he  was 
forced  to  leave  college  and  go  West  for  his  health. 
When  President  Lincoln  called  for  troops  Col.  Wing 


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who  was  then  living  in  Wisconsin,  at  once  called  a 
meeting  to  raise  volunteers,  addressed  the  meeting, 
and  was  himself  the  first  man  to  enlist  from  that 
loyal  union  state.  In  1896  Mr.  Wing  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees,  and  the  over- 
seers granted  him  the  degree  of  A.M.,  also  placing 
h!s  name  among  the  graduates  of  the  Class  of  1853. 


^         THE    BEQUEST    FROM    JOHN    NELSON 
FULLER. 

During  the  past  week  another  gift  has  been 
bestowed  upon  our  college.  This  is  a  smaller  one, 
amounting  to  $500,  and  is  to  become  a  part  of  the 
general  fund.  The  donor  is  John  Nelson  Fuller, 
'57,  who  died  but  very  recently.  Mr.  Fuller  was 
born  on  the  22d  of  February,  1831,  in  Paris.  Me., 
and  after  graduating  from  college  moved  to  Illinois, 
where  he  became  a  teacher,  and  during  the  Civil 
War,  enlisted  in  nth  Illinois  Volunteers.  After  the 
war  he  became  Professor  of  Chemistry  and  Natural 
Philosophy  at  Marshall  College.  Illinois,  and  was 
granted  the  degree  of  A.M.  Only  two  or  three 
days  before  his  death  Mr.  Fuller  requested  his  wife 
to  give  Bowdo'n  the  sum  of  $500,  as  an  expression 
of  his  gratitude  for  what  the  college  had  done  for 
him.  Mrs.  Fuller  has  within  the  week  informed 
the  college  of  her  purpose  to  carry  out  her  hus- 
band's requests,  and  old  Bowdoin  extends  its  thanks 
to  her  faithful  son  who  remembered  her  even  on 
his    death   bed. 


NEW  YORK  ALUMNI  DINE. 

The  annual  dinner  of  the  New  York  alumni 
was  held  at  Hotel  Manhattan,  January  26, 
with  John  G.  Wight,  '64,  the  president  of  the 
association,  toast-master.  About  seventy 
graduates  were  gathered  about  the  table. 
President  Hyde,  who  had  just  returned  from 
his  Washington  alumni  banquet,  announced 
the  gift  of  $50,000  from  Isaac  H.  Wing  of 
Wisconsin,    speaking   somewhat   as    follows: 

"Twenty  years  ago,"  he  said,  "the  college 
had  buildings  worth  $275,000.  Now  we 
have  $1,100,000  worth  of  structures.  Twenty 
years  ago  we  had  $285,000  of  assets  produc- 
ing income,  and  now  we  have  $1,000,000  of 
them.  The  college  has  averaged  more  in  gifts 
eve^y  year  of  this  time  than  it  has  cost  to  run 
it  for  the  period.  This  year  I  was  ready  for  a 
little  falling  off  in  the  receipts.  Two  days 
ago  I  went  to  ''  dinner  in  Washington. 

"After  the  dinner  a  gentleman  asked  for  an 
appointment  the  next  day.  It  was  Col.  Isaac 
H.  Wing  of  Wisconsin,  who  was  for  a  time 
a  student  at  Bowdoin.  Although  he  couldn't 
finish  his  course  there  he  said  he  had  always 
wanted  to  show  his  debt  to  the  college.  If 
the  securities  he  could  offer  were  satisfactory 


he  wanted  to  give  $50,000  to  found  a  chair  in 
his  favorite  work,  mathematics." 

Among  the  most  prominent  alumni  in 
a'.tendance  were  Major-General  O.  O.  How- 
ard, '50,  Gen.  Thomas  H.  Hubbard,  '57, 
Edward  Stan  wood,  '61,  James  McKeen,  '64, 
Charles  F.  Libby,  '64,  Dr.  Lucien  Howe,  '70, 
of  Buffalo,  Hon.  James  A.  Roberts,  '70,  Lin- 
coln A.  Rogers,  '75,  William  C.  Greene,  '27, 
George  F.  Horriman,  '75,  E.  A.  Merrill,  '89, 
Edward  T.  Little,  '89,  Percy  H.  Brooks,  '90, 
Emery  Sykes,  '94,  George  H.  Putnam,  '94, 
Henry  H.  Pierce,  '96,  George  R.  Walker,  '02. 

Memorials  were  read  and  resolutions  drawn 
up  to  the  late  Alvin  Goodwin  and  the  late 
Jacob  H.  Thompson.  There  were  a  large 
number  of  short  speeches  led  by  Mr.  Stan- 
wood,  General  Hubbard,  W.  C.  Greene,  C.  F. 
Libby  and  James  H.  Roberts. 

TOAST  ^ 

Proposed  at  the  New  York  Alumni  Dinner  by 
Edward  P.  Mitchell,  '71,  Editor  of  the  Sun  and 
author  of  Phi  Chi. 

"Here's  to  the  good  old  lady,  down  by  the  rising 
sun,  who  took  us  in  and  taught  us  what  we  ought  to 
know  and  spanked  us  when  we  needed  it,  or  when 
she  merely  thought  we  needed  it ;  who  took  us  in 
and  treated  us  as  the  she-wolf  treated  Romulus  and 
Remus ;  who  sits  yonder  on  her  campus,  serene  and 
peaceful,  placidly  regarding  us  and  our  kicks  and 
struggles  as  we  are  swallowed  up  by  the  genera- 
tions she  sent  out  before  us  and  overwhelmed  by 
the  generations  she  is  sending  at  our  heels,  prolific, 
hospitable  sempiternal  old  lady,  with  a  bosom  as 
broad  as  Charity's  and  milk  left  there  for  all  comers 
down  to  the  end  of  time;  and  whose  rejuvenating 
influence  is  such  that  when  you  turn  your  faces 
toward  her  at  times  like  this,  you  forget  the  years, 
five  or  fifty  though  they  be,  and  are  close  to  her 
starched  petticoats  again,  primed  to  spout  like  a 
Senior,  to  sing  like  a  Junior,  to  smoke  like  a  Soph- 
omore, yea,  even  to  eat  like  a  Freshman — here's  to 
that  good  old   lady,   down   by  the  rising  sun." 


ALMON    GOODWIN,     PRESIDENT     OF     THE 

BOWDOIN    ALUMNI     ASSOCIATION, 

1890  AND  1891. 

The  Bowdoin  Alumni  Association  of  New  York 
had  its  birth  on  the  evening  of  December  16.  1869, 
at  No.  5  West  34th  Street,  then  the  house  of  Mr. 
Dexter  A.  Hawkins  of  the  Class  of  1848.  He  first 
was  fortunately  inspired  to  call  the  Bowdoin  grad- 
uates within  reach  of  his  summons  to  meet  for  the 
purpose  of  organization.  He  was  a  distinguished 
member  of  the  New  York  bar  and  his  intelligence, 
energy  and  love  for  his  Alum  Mater  gave  the  asso- 
c  ation  its   form   and  its   first  imnetus. 

The  first  annual  dinner  of  the  Society  was  held 
at    Delmonico's   January    19,      1871.     Mr.      Hawkins 


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presided  and  the  occasion  was  made  notable  by 
impressive  addresses  from  graduates  and  friends  of 
the  college.  Among  these  were  Mr.  Nehemiah 
Cleveland  of  the  Class  of  1813 ;  Reverend  Dr.  Geo. 
L.  Prentiss  of  1835 ;  Professor  Roswell  D.  Hitch- 
cock, admired  and  loved  by  all  who  had  been  his 
pupils  and  by  all  who  knew  him ;  William  H.  Allen 
of  the  Class  of  1833.  then  President  of  Girard  Col- 
lege. The  youngest  of  the  speakers  was  our  friend 
and  associate  Almon  Goodwm  of  the  Class  of  1862 
who,  less  than  three  months  ago,  parted  from  us, 
or  who,  we  may  more  fittingly  say,  marched  on  in 
advance  of  us.  Mr.  Goodwin  had  been  present  at 
the  meeting  of  December  i6th  at  Mr.  Hawkins  res- 
idence and  was  a  member  of  the  Society's  first  exec- 
utive committee.  On  the  occasion  of  the  dinner, 
speakers  who  had  preceded  him  had  given  eloquent 
tribute  to  their  professions  of  the  ministry  and  of 
medicine.  Mr.  Goodwin  spoke  for  the  younger 
graduates  and  the  later  classes.  The  year  1862  was 
not  then  in  the  remote  and  mysterous  past.  The 
sentiment  assigned  him  was  "  The  Bar  and  the 
Bench."  Treating  that  subject  with  characterisiic 
lucidity  and  good  sense,  he  said  "It  is  most  impres- 
s.ve  to  observe  that  in  every  calling,  whatever  may 
have  been  the  immediate  and  impelling  aim  or  pur- 
pose with  which  men  have  wrought,  wherever  they 
have  done  their  work  honestly  and  faithfully,  they 
have  always  "builded  better  than  they  knew." 
"I  believe  it  holds  good  of  the  bar,  that  though  we 
may  justly  labor  for  the  things  of  this  world;  for 
wealth,  for  position  and  for  fame ;  yet  while  we 
remain  true  to  our  profession  and  true  to  our  work, 
we  are  laboring  for  the  good  of  mankind,  as  really 
as  any  of  the  other  professions  so  well  represented 
here  to-night."  .  .  "I  have  faith  to  believe  that 
both  bar  and  bench  are  going  on  with  clearer  sight 
and  steadier  purpose,  in  the  exercise  of  their  sev- 
eral functions,  towards  ascertaining  and  establishing 
that  great  object  which  we  are  all  striving  to 
obtain — Truth." 

Mr.  Goodwin's  mature  life  was'given  to  the  ardu-' 
ous  work  of  his  arduous  profession.  The  words  he 
spoke  ;n  1871  outline  the  course, he  always  followed. 
Whether  he  "builded  better  than  he  knew"  or  knew 
how  well  he  was  building,  it  is  sure  that  he  remained 
true  to  his  profession  and  true  to  his  work  and  that 
he  thus  labored  for  the  good  of  mankind  'and  for 
the  establishment  of  truth. 

Mr.  Goodwin  was  born  March  18,  1840,  in  the 
town  of  Baldwin,  Maine,  and  died  at  his  residence, 
128  Central   Park,   South,   November  2,  1905. 

His  preparation  for  college  was  gathered  from 
the  ocasional  terms  when  the  farmers  of  the  neigh- 
borhood could  afford  to  pay  "district  teachers," 
and  from  a  term  or  two  at  the  Gorham  Academy. 
He  entered  Bowdoin  College  in  1858.  It  is  related 
that  his  father  mortgaged  his  farm  to  send 
him  to  college  and  the  neighbors  used  to  say,  "You 
may  educate  your  boy,  but  will  lose  your  farm." 
The  boy  did  not  discredit  the  judgment  of  the 
father  or  shrink  the  value  of  the  father's  invest- 
ment. He  was  in  the  front  rank  of  his  class  and 
at  the  end  of  his  course  was  a  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 
This  was  a  distinction  awarded  then  only  to  a  few 
first   scholars. 

The  summer  of  1862  when  Mr.  Goodwin  gradu- 
ated was  a  dark  period  in  our  civil  war.  The  army 
of  the    Potomac   had    retreated    from   the    front    of 


Richmond  to  Harrison's  Landing  and  the  protec- 
tion of  our  gunboats.  The  movement  was  callea  in 
the  North  a  change  of  base.  But  it  meant  that  ad- 
vance towards  Richmond  was  abandoned ;  iliat  tne 
Southern  army  was  preparing  to  cross  the  border 
and  become  an  invading  army  and  that  the  Union 
army  must,  for  a  time  at  least,  operate  on  tne 
defensive.  The  Mississippi  was  still  closed  at 
Vicksburg  and  Port  Hudson.  The  Southern  envoys. 
Mason  and  Slidell,  had  been  surrendered  to  Eng- 
land upon  her  peremptory  demand ;  yet  interven- 
tion of  England  and  other  powers  in  behalf  of  the 
South  seemed  imminent.  Ericsson's  little  monitor 
had  checked  the  career  of  the  iron-clad  Meirmiac, 
but  the  fate  of  the  Union  Navy  was  not  yet  deter- 
mined. Nor  was  the  life  of  the  nation  secure  save 
in  the  courage  and  hope  of  the  bravest  and  most 
sanguine.  It  indicates  the  patriotism  and  pluck  of 
the  boys  of  that  time  that  half  Bowdoin's  Class  of 
1862  went  to  the  war.  Goodwin  was  with  the  half 
that  went. 

His  father's  conduct  shows  the  patriotism  of  the 
men.  The  college  debts  were  still  unpaid ;  but  the 
father  told  the  son  to  go  and  said  he  would  take 
the  risk  of  the  debts.  Goodwin  went  to  the  front 
as  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  C,  Nineteenth 
Maine  Infantry.  Although  the  term  of  service  was 
brief,  yet  his  contribution  to  the  cause  of  his 
country  was  great.  In  December,  1862,  he  was  mus- 
tered out  in  consequence  of  disability  from  a  mal- 
ady contracted  in  the  service  and  from  which  he 
never  wholly  recovered.  It  shadowed  his  whole  life 
and  made  work  a  burden  more  and  more  to  the  end. 

After  leaving  the  service  Mr.  Goodwin  was  for 
two  years  engaged  in  teaching  as  principal  of  the 
Academy  at  St.  Stephen,  New  Brunswick.  He 
studied  law  at  Biddeford  in  the  office  of  the  Honor- 
able John  M.  Goodwin,  one  of  the  noted  lawyers  of 
the  State.  He  continued  his  studies  in  the  Harvard 
Law   School   and  graduated   from  that  institution. 

In  1867  he  came  to  New  York  and  entered  the 
office  of  Brown,  Hall  and  Vanderpoel.  The  older 
lawyers  of  the  New  York  bar  well  remember  the 
high  standing  of  that  firm ;  its  great  and  varied 
clientage;  the  exceptional  ability  of  its  members. 
The  worth  of  Mr.  Goodwin  was  recognized  by  his 
admission  to  the  partnership  in  1869,  only  two 
years   after   he   came   to   its   office. 

From  this  time  to  the  end  of  his  life  Mr.  Good- 
win was  identified  with  that  firm  and  its  successors. 
From  1873  to  1885  the  title  was  Vanderpoel,  Green 
and  Cuming.  From  1885  to  1888  it  was  Vanderpoel, 
Green,  Cumng  and  Goodwin.  From  1888  to  1899 
it  was  Vanderpoel,  Cuming  and  Goodwin.  From 
1899  to  1905  it  was  Goodwin,  Thompson  and  Van- 
derpoel. And  in  1905  the  title  was  again  changed 
to  Goodwin.  Thompson,  Vanderpoel  and  Freed- 
nian.  These  firms  have  all  been  honorably  distin- 
guished and  have  had  in  their  keeping  interests  of 
great  magnitude  and  variety.  Mr.  Goodwin's  posi- 
tion in  the  several  firms  attests  his  professional  qual- 
ifications. An  inspection  of  the  reports  of  the 
period  will  show  his  prominenence  before  the 
Courts  of  Review.  His  greater  though  less  obvious 
work  was  that  of  the  learned,  discreet  and  first 
counsellor. 

Such  work  as  h's  does  not  lose  its  effect  with  the 
termination  of  the  cause  to  which  it  is  applied.  Nor 
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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BY  THE  Students  of 
BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER.  1906, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 
h.  p.  winslow,  1906.        a.  l.  robinson,  1908. 


H.  E.  WILSON,  1907. 

R.  A.  CONY,   1907. 

■W.   S.    LINNELL,   1907. 


R.   H.   HUPPER,   1908. 

R.  A.   LEE,   igo8. 

H.   E.    MITCHELL,  1908. 


A.   L.  JONES,  Medical. 


G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   .     .     •     •     Business  Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907.    •    Ass't  Business   Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  fronn  all  undergradu- 
ates, alumni,  and  officers  of  instruction.  No  anony- 
nnous  nnanuscript  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  l 


nd-Class  Mail  Matter 


Lewistun  Journal  Press. 


Vol.  XXXV. 


FEBRUARY   2,    1906. 


THE  NEXT  ORIENT  WILL  APPEAR  FEBRUARY  16. 

Editor's  Note — A  large  lot  of  material  is  held 
over  to  the  next  issue  on  account  of  the  importance 
attached  to  the  alumni  contributions. 


President  Hyde  in  his  speech 
"Fair  Play  and  before  the  Bowdoin  Alumni 
May  the  Best  Club  last  week  at  Washing- 
Man  Win."  ton,   said  among  other  things 

that  Bowdoin  is  about  to 
inscribe  across  the  front  of  the  grandstand  a 
motto  which,  if  it  could  be  written  on  the  hearts  ot 
coaches  and  athletes  would  solve  the  whole  athletic 
problem.  This  motto  is  not  a  new  one  to  Bowdoin 
students,  being  the  one  given  by  General  Hubbard 
in  his  admirable  speech  of  presenting  the  grand- 
stand to  the  college,  "Fair  Play  and  May  the  Best 
Man  Win."  This  winter  the  papers  are  full  of  the 
talk  about  reform  of  football.  The  Orient  feels 
that   President   Hyde   has   hit   upon   the   real    funda- 


mental point  in  the  whole  matter.  Any  game, 
whether  it  be  football  or  any  other,  will  be  clean 
only  so  long  as  the  coaches  and  men  are  clean. 
Rules  may  assist  by  way  of  prevention  of  unclean- 
ness  but  after  all  real  purity  in  athletics  depends 
upon  the  men  who  coach  and  the  men  who  play. 
Bowdoin  has  much  in  this  direction  upon  which  to 
congratulate  herself.  When  we  have  won  we  have 
honestly  felt  that  we  have  won  fairly.  When  we 
have  lost  we  have  felt  that  it  was  no  disgrace,  hav- 
ing done  the  best  we  could.  No  college  can  long 
expect  to  hold  the  loyal  support  of  its  alumni  which 
does  not  maintain  clean  athletics.  The  magnificent 
support  Bowdoin  has  always  received  from  the  men 
who  have  graduated  is  to  our  minds  a  proof  that 
the  college  which  stands  up  manfully,  plays  fairly 
and  plays  cleanly,  whatever  the  odds  against  her. 
will  not  be  troubled  with  lack  of  interest  on  the  part 
of  her  alumni.  And  more  than  this,  Bowdoin  men 
are  not  only  loyal  but  are  croud  of  their  college, 
because  of  these  things.  It  is  largely  because  of 
this  fairness  and  cleanness  that  the  well-known 
never-say-die  Bowdoin  spirit  lives. 


Day  of   Prayer 
for  Colleges. 


The  general  committee  of  the 
World's  Student  Christian 
Federation  have  appointed 
Sunday,  Feb.  ii,  as  the  uni- 
versal Day  of  Prayer  for  stu- 
dents. This  Federation  unites  all  the  Christian  student 
movements  of  the  world  and  through  them  embraces 
Christian  unions  and  associations  of  students  in 
nearly  two  thousand  universities,  colleges,  and 
higher  schools,  and  has  a  membership  of  over  one 
hundred  and  five  thousand  students  and  professors. 
The  number  of  students  is  ever  increasing  on  the 
rolls  of  the  student  associations.  Whether  judged 
by  the  ethical  standards  set  up  and  maintained  in 
student  life,  or  by  evangelistic  results,  or  by  atten- 
tion to  the  study  of  the  Christian  Scriptures,  or  by 
practical  interest  in  social  problems  from  the  point 
of  view  of  Christianity — the  situation,  the  world 
over,  is  more  encouraging  to  the  national  associa- 
tion  than   ever   before. 

The  past  year  has  witnessed  another  great 
advance  in  the  number  of  students  in  Bible  classes 
and  mission  study  classes,  a  larger  number  of  vol- 
unteers have  sailed  to  the  mission  field  than  during 
any  preceding  year  and  everywhere  there  is  a 
growing  spirit  of  unity  among  Christian  students 
throughout  the  world.  It  is  this  increased  strength 
and  prestige  of  the  Christian  student  movements  in 
the  different  countries  which  suggests  the  import- 
ance of  increased  watchfulness  and  prayer  on  their 
behalf. 


Qallery  Features. 


A  dance  is  always  a  fascinat- 
ing affair  and  to  those  who 
cannot  enjoy  the  pleasure  of 
actually  being  present  on  the 
floor  at  such  an  occasion,  the  consolation  is  usually 
left  of  watching  others.  This  has  been  the  custom 
of  late  at  the  Junior  assemblies,  to  permit  those  who 
have  cared  to  look  on  to  come  into  the  gallery.  But, 
in  justice  to  our  visitors  and  in  consideration  of 
them,  it  is  time  to  eliminate  this  feature  of  the  col- 


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lege  dances  for  good  and  all.  A  crowd  of  students 
watching  a  hop  from  a  balcony  is  mightily 
embarrassing  to  those  below  who  are  being  watched. 
Those  above  may  mean  well,  but  those  beneath  will 
be   uneasy. 

ALMON   GOODWIN— Continued  tiom  page  249. 

is  it  buried  in  volumes  of  reports.  It  makes  its 
impress  upon  clients,  upon  the  members  of  the  great 
legal  profession  and  upon  the  Courts.  This  impress 
is  lasting.  He  mistakes  who  thinks  it  dies  when 
men  cease  to  talk  of  it.  The  best  work  is  not  tnai 
which  is  most  heralded.  The  best  men  do  not  do 
their  work  in  the  hope  of  such  reward  ns  comes 
from  wide  acclaim.  Mr.  Goodwin's  contribution  to 
the  bar  and  to  the  public  of  his  time,  was  notewor- 
thy; yet  the  indirect  and  unnoted  part  was  greatest. 
His  career  was  an  honor  to  his  college.  And  the 
college,  that  had  no  inconsiderable  part  in  prepar- 
ing him  for  usefulness,  has  given,  through  him,  new 
proof  of  its  title  to  the  love  of  its  disciples  and  to 
the  confidence   and  gratitude   of  the   public. 

That  such  men  must  die  would  cause  a  grief 
inconsolable,  did  we  not  know  that  death  is  a  strong 
friend  on  whom  we  may  lean  when  infirmities  over- 
take us  and  who  leads  us  to  the  land  where  none 
are  old,  or  weary,  or  weak. 

Thom.^s  H.  Hubbard,  '57. 


BOWDOIN  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION  OF  NEW 
YORK  JANUARY   26,    1906. 

Minute  to  be  Entered  on  the  Death  of  Alinon  Goodwin. 

The  Bowdoin  Alumni  of  New  York  have  sad 
occasion  at  this  reunion  to  make  note  in  their 
records  of  the  death  of  Almon  Goodwin,  one  *of 
their  most  beloved  members,  and  a  former  presi- 
dent  of  pae.  Association. 

Goodwin  was  born  at  Baldwin,  Maine,  March  18, 
1840.  His  early  boyhood  was  spent  on  his  father's 
farm  on  the  banks  of  the  Saco  river.  He  was  fitted 
for  college  for  the  most  part  in  the  public  schools, 
but  he  attended  several  terms  at  the  Gorham  Acad- 
emy, and  entered  Bowdoin  with  the  Class  of  1862. 
He  became  a  member  of  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon 
fraternity.  Upon  his  graduation  he  enlisted  in  the 
Army,  and  soon  after  received  a  lieutenant's  com- 
mission in  the  Nineteenth  Maine.  Ill  health  soon, 
but  not  until  he  had  stood  under  fire,  compelled  him 
to  resign  his  commission.  He  thereafter  for  a  time 
taught  school,  at  Rutherford's  Island,  Maine,  and 
at  St.  Stephens,  New  Brunswick.  After  studying 
law  with  his  cousin.  John  M.  Goodwin,  at  Bidde- 
ford,  Maine,  and  attending  the  Harvard  Law  School, 
he  came  to  New  York,  and  entered  the  law  office 
of  Brown,  Hall  &  Vanderpoel.  After  serving  a 
clerkship  of  several  years  he  became  a  member  of 
that  firm,  and  continued  with  them  and  their  suc- 
cessors until  the  time  of  his  death,  November  S, 
1905,  having  been  for  many  years  the  senior  mem- 
ber. Several  of  those  here  this  evening  were  college 
contemporaries  of  Goodwin.  He  was  the  intimate 
friend  and  room-mate  of  Charles  P.  Mattocks.  The 
two  were  totally  unlike.  Mattocks  was  the  incarna- 
tion of  physical  vigor,  a  sportsman  and  an  athlete. 
It   was  said  of  Mattocks  that  he   spent   four  years 


at  Maquoit,  with  occasional  visits  at  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege. Goodwin  cared  nothing  for  athletics.  It  is 
belived  that  he  never  caught  a  fish  or  killed  a  bird 
while  he  was  at  Brunswick.  It  may  be  doubted 
if   he    ever   dipped   an   oar    in   the   Androscoggin : 

"Thou   river  widening  through   the   meadows  green 
To  the  vast  sea  so  near  and  yet  unseen." 

He  had  a  genuine  passion  for  literature.  In  those 
days  De  Quincey  had  not  been  forgotten  and  Car- 
lyle  was  at  the  zenith  of  his  influence.  The  teach- 
ings of  Charles  Carroll  Everett  were  still  felt  at 
Bowdoin,  he,  who  used  to  say  it  was  the  height 
of  happiness  to  lie  on  the  grass  under  the  whisper- 
ing pines,  and  read  Browning's  "Paracelsus."  And 
the  genius  of  President  Woods  made  Butler's 
"Analogy"  as  fascinating  as  one  of  Dumas'  novels. 
We  affectionately  recall  Goodwin  as  often  the  centre 
of  a  group  of  admiring  comrades  in  the  delivery 
room  of  the  library  or  in  Griffi'n's  Bookstore  author- 
itatively telling  what  new  books  were  worth  reading. 
He  was  made  editor  of  the  Bugle,  then  the  only  col- 
lege paper.  His  first  editorial  attracted  great  atten- 
tion. It  lifted  college  journalism  to  a  high  plane. 
His  commencement  part  was  entitled  "The  Demo- 
cratic Element  in  Literature."  Unavailing  efiiorts 
have  been  made  to  discover  the  manuscript  of  this 
oration.  Professor  Little  fails  to  find  it  in  the  col- 
lege library  although  at  the  time  it  was  the  rule 
that  manuscripts  of  all  commencement  parts  be 
there  filed.  Many  of  us  in  later  years  have  talked 
over  with  Goodwin  that  old  theme  in  his  beautiful 
library,  and  have  heard  him  lament  that  the  exac- 
tions of  professional  work  left  so  little  leisure  for 
purely  literary  activity.  Those  of  us  who  recall  the 
personnel  of  Bowdoin  College  in  1861  would,  it  is 
believed,  are  that  there  appeared  to  be  certainly  two 
men  amongst  us,  who  would  not  turn  soldiers  except 
under  absolute  compulsion,  Joshua  L.  Chamberlain 
and  Almon  Goodwin.  Chamberlain  as  we  all  know, 
became  one  of  the  bravest  and  ablest  of  our  gen- 
erals. And  Chamberlain  must  have  looked  to  his 
laurels,  had  not  Goodwin's  health  broken  down.  The 
necessity  for  abandoning  his  military  career  was 
to  Goodwin  a  cause  for  poignant  grief.  He  entered 
the  army  not  from  a  mere  impulse  of  blind  patriot- 
ism, but  from  a  deliberate  conviction  of  duty.  He 
had  in  him  the  spirit  of  chivalry.  He  was  a  Bay- 
ard; a  knight  without  fear  and  without  reproach. 
He  fully  knew  that  in  this  imperfect  world  law  is  a 
necessity  and  that  law  is  foolishness  unless  behind 
it  is  the  sanction  of'  force.  It  was  always  a  cause 
of  satisfaction  to  talk  with  Goodwin  about  military 
matters.  One  would  easily  believe  him  to  have 
been  a  West  Pointer.  Few  West  Pointers  bad  so 
accurate  a  knowledge  as  had  he  of  all  campaigns  of 
the  Civil  War,  and  indeed  of  all  the  great  military 
campaigns  of  history. 

When  he  entered  the  office  of  Brown,  Hall  & 
Vanderpoel.  that  firm  conducted  probably  a  larger 
amount  of  litigation  than  did  any  other  law  firm  in 
New  York.  Besides  being  counsel  to  the  sheriff, 
they  were  conspicuous  in  the  famous  Erie  Railroad, 
and  other  corporate  controversies.  The  thick-set, 
sturdy  figure  of  Aaron  J.  Vanderpoel  was  to  be 
seen  almost  daily  standing  at  the  bar  in  one  or 
another  of  the  court  rooms.  And  Goodwin  was  the 
inspiring  junior  partner  at  Vanderpoel's  elbow. 
Many  of  us  recall  the  days  when  Goodwin,   Book- 


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staver,  Gumming  and  Sterling  Smith  were  juniors 
in  that  famous  firm.  In  the  morning  all  of  them 
would  be  found  answering  the  court  calenders.  And 
many  of  us  recall  the  table  at  Mouqin's  restaurant 
in  Ann  Street,  where  at  lunch  for  years  Gumming 
was  a  sort  of  presiding  genius.  Gumming  was  a 
rare  humorist.  He  was  always  poking  fun  at 
Goodwin's  literary  references.  It  would  be.  "Ah, 
how  is  Mr.  Garlyle  this  morning?"  and,  "What 
does  your  friend  Ruskin  say  to  your  new  suit  of 
clothes?"  Very  rarely  indeed  have  companionships, 
begun  in  mere  business  association,  ripened  into 
such  loving  friendship  as  grew  up  between  Good- 
win, Gumming  and  Sterling  Smith. 

But  the  Seniors  dropped  off  and  the  firm  moved 
away  from  the  immediate  neighborhood  of  the 
court  house,  and  Goodwin  gradually  evolved  out  of 
the  court  house  tumult  into  the  greater  dignity  ol  a 
counselor.  Available  space  does  not  exist  in  our 
record  book  even  to  enumerate  the  many  impor- 
tant professional  cases  in  which  Goodwin  has  been 
engaged.  The  Tilden  will  case  is  rightly  mentioned 
as  one  of  them.  Goodwin  always  insisted  upon 
giving  all  the  credit  for  that  case  to  his  quondam 
partner,  Delos  McCurdy,  but  McCurdy  would  be 
among  the  first  to  disclaim  any  such  predominant 
service.  In  later  years  Goodwin  took  the  whole 
burden  of  the  famous  Lord  Fauntleroy  litigation, 
getting  in  the  Court  of  Appeals  a  reversal  of  the 
Appellate  Division.  Busy  as  he  always  was  Good- 
win would  invariably  find  time  to  welcome  casual 
callers  at  his  delightful  office  on  the  corner  of 
Broadway  and  Wall  Street.  Many  a  young  Bow- 
doin  man  seeking  an  opening  in  New  York  has 
there  had  the  benefit  of  Goodwin's  advice  and  expe- 
rience. 

Shortly  after  his  marriage  in  1878  to  Miss  Maud 
Wilder  he  joined  with  some  others  in  building  the 
Apartment  House  on  Gentral  Park  South,  which 
he  named  the  Hawthorne.  And  one  of  its  spacious 
apartments  was  his  home  down  to  the  date  of  his 
death,  a  home  radiant  with  the  influences  which 
make  for  the  best  American  tamily  life. 

Goodwin,  never  regained  the  health  which  he  lost 
in  the  army.  He  was  indeed  essentially  an  invalid 
all  the  rest  of  his  days.  But  he  toiled  unflinchingly 
on,  s'haring  his  gains  most  generously  with  some 
who  had  claims  upon  him  and  with  many  who  had 
not.  As  husband,  father,  son,  and  brother  he  was 
equal  to  his  duty.  He  had  a  splendid  scorn  for 
everytliing  that  was  unworthy.  Some  of  us  remem- 
ber his  wrathful  and  contemptuous  indignation  over 
the  proposition  of  a  certain  banker,  that  he  make 
some  money  for  the  banker  and  himself  out  of  his 
influence  with  certain  wealthy  clients.  No  one  else 
ever  had  the  temerity  to  offer  him  a  bribe  under 
the   guise    of   a   retainer.  ^ 

He  used  to  be  fond  of  quoting  from  Garlyle.  "For- 
gotten brave  men  have  made  it  a  world  for  us."  The 
world  is  better  because  Almon  Goodwin  lived  in  it. 
Happily  his  br.avery  is  known  and  his  memory  will 
be  cherished.  The  small  part  of  him  that  was  mor- 
tal lies  in  the  beautiful  old  church-yard  at  Sleepy 
Hollow. 


"Kind  heart  and  true 
Gentle   and   just. 
Peace   to   thy   dust." 

James  McKeen, 
Glass  of  '64. 

BOWDOIN  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION  OF  NEW 

YORK.    JANUARY  26,   1906. 
Minute  to  be  Entered  on  the  Death  of  Jacob  H.  Thonipson 

Although  Jacob  H.  Thompson  was  not  a  member 
of  the  Association,  and  never  attended  any  of  its 
reunions,  it  is  deemed  suitable  that  an  entry  be  made 
in  our  records  expressing  our  sense  of  the  loss  to 
the  college  and  to  this  community  in  his  tragic 
death. 

Thompson  was  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  m  the 
Class  of  i860.  After  graduation  he  worked  for  a 
time  on  a  paper  in  his  native  town,  Portsmouth,  N. 
H.,  and  then  joined  the  staff  of  the  New  y  ork 
Times  to  the  services  of  which  journal  he  devoted 
the  remaineder  of  his  life,  having  for  some  years 
been  the  eldest  in  the  service  on  the  editorial  corps. 
His  failure  to  join  the  Association  and  to  attend  our 
reunions  was  not  due  to  a  want  of  interest  m  the 
college.  He  had  become  a  recluse  and  never  coiild 
be  persuaded  to  be  a  participant  in  any  such  social 
activities.  For  many  years  his  duties  at  the  office 
of  the  Times  kept  him  there  during  that  portion  of 
the  day  and  night  which  are  the  hours  of  leisure  for 
most  men.  He  was  the  exchange  editor.  And  the 
readers  of  the  Times  have  not  failed  to  observe  that 
in  all  these  years  all  important  items  about  Bowdoin 
and  Bowdoin  men  have  been  reprinted  in  that  paper. 
At  his  desk  he  always  welcomed  Bowdoin  men  with 
cordiality.  Thomas  B.  Reed  was  a  frequent  caller, 
he*  and  Thompson  having  maintained  their  college 
intimacy  through  life. 

The  cause  of  Thompson's  death  is  an  unexplained 
mystery.  There  is  ground  for  belief  that  he  was 
feloniously  assaulted  for  purposes  of  robbery  in  his 
room  in  the  St.  James  Hotel.  He  was.  found  there 
dying  and  unconscious  in  the  early  morning.  He 
was  about  leaving  for  a  vacation  and  had  drawn 
out  of  the  bank  in  the  previous  afternoon  a  consid- 
erable sum  in  bills.  It  is  believed  that  the  thief 
saw  him  draw  the  money  and  followed  him  to  the 
hotel,  and  to  his  room.  No  one  who  knew  Thomp- 
son can  believe  he  had  ever  excited  any  personal 
enmity  leading  to  a  malicious  assault. 

He  was  a  man  of  loving  disposition  and  exemplary 
character.  He  was  one  of  the  foremost  scholars  in 
the  famous  Glass  of  i860.  Some  of  us  recall  his 
brilliant  class  day  address  under  Thorndike  Oak. 

His  d'ffidence  was  almost  morbid.  He  never 
would  claim  or  accept  any  public  credit  for  his 
work.  His  name  never  appeared  in  the  Times  until 
the  loving  editorial  tribute  by  his  associates  after 
his  death,  and  in  the  announcement  of  the  large 
reward  offered  by  the  proprietors  of  the  paper  for 
the  detection  of  his  assailant. 

Few  graduates  have  done  greater  honor  to  their 
Alvia  Mater  than  has  Jacob  H.  Thompson  by  his 
unobtrusive,    scholarly,    faithful    work. 

James  McKeen, 

Class  of  '64. 


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^  '68   PRIZE 

AWARDED   TO   J.    A.    BARTLETT. 

The  Class  of  1868  prize  speaking  contest  in  which 
the  Seniors  participated  last  Thursday  'evening, 
afforded  an  entertainment  in  declamation  unexcelled 
in  present  undergraduate  history.  Every  speaker 
delivered  his  part  in  forceful,  clear  and  pleasing 
manner. 

Mr.  Stetson,  who  was  first  on  the  program,  pre- 
sented "Municipal  Ownership  and  Operation  of 
Public  Utilities"  in  unquestionable  affirmation.  The 
essay  showed  much  careful  preparation  and  research. 
Mr.  Bartlett's  treatment  of  Browning  and  his  con- 
tribution to  literature  brought  forth  a  wealth  of 
rich  thought  and  scholastic  appreciation.  The  award- 
ing to  Mr.  Bartlett  of  the  prize  was  concordant  with 
the  views  of  the  entire  audience.  Mr.  Andrews'  part 
dealt  with  a  subject  which  is  poetically  supreme  in 
the  country  at  present.  'The  Celt's  Message  to  the 
American"  interested  the  audience  deeply.  The 
"Heart  of  the  American  People"  was  a  patriotic 
address  with  which  Mr.  Favinger  dealt  in  forceful 
and  oratorical  ability.  He  very  accurately  and 
pleasantly  presented  the  position  of  prominent 
Americans   now   in   the  public   eye. 

The  judges  were  Professor  William  H.  Harts- 
horn of  Bates  College,  Professor  Arthur  J.  Rob- 
erts of  Colby  College,  and  Albert  W.  Tolman,  Esq., 
of  Portland.     Mr.  Bartlett's  essay  is  printed  below : 


BROWNING'S  UNDAUNTED  HOPE. 

The  Persian  poet  who  wrote  eight  centuries 
ago  has  become  extremely  popular  of  late 
years  through  Fitzgerald's  admirable  transla- 
tion of  his  "Rubaiyat."  This  work  is  the  most 
attractive  embodiment  of  what  is  commonly 
called  pessimism  that  has  cofne  down  to  us.  ■ 
Omar  Khayyam  gives  us  the  doubts  of  the 
scholar,  the  scientist,  the  seeker  atter  knowl- 
edge and  truth  and  he  fails  to  find  that  which 
he  seeks  after ;  he  begins  in  doubt  and  he  ends 
in  doubt  and  his  attitude  appeals  to  many  of 
us  who  live  in-  an  age  of  materialism.  Fitz- 
gerald's Omar  fails  to  see  a  universal  purpose 
for  good  running  through  the  world ;  he 
rather  cries : 

"Ah  Love !  could  you  and  I  with  Him  conspire 
To  grasp  this  sorry  Scheme  of  Things  entire. 
Would  not  we  shatter  it  to  bits,  and  then 
Remould  it  nearer  to  the  Heart's  Desire !" 

He  seems  to  say:  "What  difference  does  it 
all  make?  Let  us  eat,  drink  and  be  merry — 
for  to-morrow  we  die."  The  critical  attitude 
is  all  right  if  it  brings  us  to  some  positive  con- 
clusion. We  honor  the  honest  doubt  of  the 
honest   doubter.     But  when   a  teacher   or  an 


author  forever  tears  down  and  never  builds 
up,  we  cry  out.  We  see  the  thing  we  once 
had  going  from  us  and  nothing  coming  to  fill 
its  place.  We  are  left  to  choose  between  the 
stoic's  life  of  stern  discipline  on  the  on€  hand, 
and  the  epicurean's  life  of  physical  pleasure 
on  the  other, — or,  with  Matthew  Arnold  we 
find  ourselves  on  the  side  of  rationalism  but 
longing  for  a  faith  we  have  lost — 

"Wandering  between  two  worlds, 
One  dead,  the  other  powerless  to  be  born." 

To  an  age  of  such  cramped  outlook,  an  age 
of  painstaking  critical  analysis,  Browning 
came.  The  scientific  method  was  in  vogue 
and  not  even  the  human  heart  escaped  its 
searching  eye.  Material  things  interested 
men,  and  the  aims  and  ends  sought  for  and 
gained  were  for  the  most  material  aims  and 
ends.  There  were  still  a  few  stem 
Calvanists  who  clung  to  their  hard  and  fast 
doctrines ;  there  were  still  men  of  passive 
faith,  but  by  far  the  larger  part  of  the  crowd 
of  thinking  men  stood  for  culture  and  art  and 
skepticism.  Browning  came  to  this  age  of 
doubters  as 

"One  who  never  turned  his  back 
But  marched  breast  forward. 
Never  doubted  clouds  would  break. 
Never  dreamed  though  sight  were  worsted, 
Wrong  would  triumph, 
Held  we  fall  to  rise, 
Are  baffled  to  fight  better. 
Sleep  to  wake." 

Browning  came  in  this  frank,  open-hearted 
spirit  and  with  the  keenest  intellectual  insight 
adopted  the  method  of  his  day.  He  saw  the 
value  of  the  method  and  he  used  it  most 
effectively.  Although  he  paints  vivid  pictures 
with  the  impressionists,  he  analyzes  with  the 
scientists  and  dissects  with  the  psychologists. 
He  gives  us  analysis  plus  the  poet's  "emotioiuil 
touch"  but  it  is  analysis  all  the  same.  He 
goes  into  the  minutest  details,  he  shows 
causes,  traces  the  gradual  growth  and  final 
results,  and  does  it  all  with  scientific  precis- 
ion. In  "Easter  Day,"  for  example,  Christ- 
ianity is  judged  from  the  points  of  view  of 
tow  men :  one  who  looks  on  Christianity  as  a 
hard  thing  to  believe ;  the  other,  as  a  hard 
thing  to  live, — or  as  in  that  splendid  piece  of 
work  "The  Ring  and  the  Book,"  the  murder 
of  Pompilea  is  regarded  from  nine  different 


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points  of  view.  In  his  wonderful  picture  gal- 
lery Jews,  Gentiles,  artists,  musicians,  wealthy 
prelates  and  desolate  outcasts,  men  of  every 
age,  nation  and  social  class  pass  underhisscru- 
tininzing  gaze.  Browning  gives  us  a  man  like 
Paracelcus,  who  starts  out  to  gain  all  knowl- 
edge, who  experiments,  fails,  goes  back,  starts 
over  again,  works  faithfully,  is  applauded  by 
the  crowd  but  turns  away  from  his  worldly 
triumph  to  say;  "I  have  failed."  Browning  in 
giving  us  this  wonderful  sketch  of  an  early 
scientist  portrays  what  men  around  him  were 
doing — they  were  searching  for  knowledge ; 
they  were  making  knowledge  an  ultimate  end 
in  itself,  they  were  blind  to  things  they  could 
not  see  or  taste  or  touch ;  they  were  seeking 
truth  an-d  they  were  not  finding  it.  In  their 
triumphs  and  in  their  failures  Browning  lays 
bare  to  us  the  workings  of  their  very  souls. 

Though  he  adopts  the  method  of  his  con- 
temporaries, Browning  differs  from  them  in 
his  conclusions.  George  Eliot  gives  the  sub- 
tle analysis  of  character  and  its  development 
— so  does  Browning;  Carlyle  exhorts  us  to 
moral  earnestness — so  does  Browning ;  George 
Elliot,  however,  says  let  us  stand  together  and 
fight  together,  for  we  are  in  the  country  of  the 
enemy ;  and  Carlyle  is  forever  thundering 
against  the  evils  of  his  day.  But  Browning 
comes  and  says  this  world  is  a  good  world  and 
God  is  a  good  God  and  God's  goodness  and 
love  in  so  far  as  we  realize  them  in  our  lives 
will  solve  for  us  not  only  our  own  problems 
but  all  the  problems  of  the  universe. 

To  Browning,  then,  the  problem  of  evil, 
which  was  to  George  Eliot  and  Carlyle  such 
a  stumbling  block,  is  hardly  a  problem  at  all. 
It  is  not  that  he  fails  to  recognize  the  grasp 
that  evil  seems  to  hold  on  the  world,  but  that 
he  sees  behind  its  apparent  power.  He  puts 
this  clearly  when  he  makes  Abt  Vogler  say : 

"The  evil  is  null,  is  naught,  is  silence  implying 

sounid ; 
•On  the  earth  the  broken  arcs ;  on  the  heaven 
the  perfect  round." 

According  to  Browning,  then,  the  evil  is  the 
temporal  and  self-destructive ;  the  good  alone 
the  real  and  eternal.  The  conclusion  follows 
that  the  natural  man  is  in  reality  good  and 
that  he  becomes  unnatural  through  misuse 
and  misinterpretation  of  life.  No  matter 
how  marred  by  vice  and  crime  the  face  may 
be.  Browning  sees  behind  that  face  the  face  of 
the  Christ.    He  would  keep  this  message  ever 


ringing  in  our  ears — that  the  good  only  is  uni- 
versal. With  George  Eliot  and  Carlyle  the 
stress  came  on  the  power  of  evil ;  with  Brown- 
ing the  stress  came  on  the  untold  f>ower  of 
good. 

But  we  need  something  besides  abstract 
Truth,  Goodness  and  Love  for  an  ideal  and 
Browning  has  brought  us  again  to  that  ideal 
enduring  through  nineteen  centuries,  the 
Christ  ideal.  He  points  to  Saul,  that  great 
first  king,  when  error's  heavy  hand  holds  him 
to  the  earth ;  he  shows  the  shepherd  lad  David 
in  his  effort  to  restore  the  king;  David  sings, 
prays,  shows  him  life  with  all  its  splendid  pos- 
sibilities— but  all  is  darkness.  Saul  only  is 
aroused,  when  only  as  the  sunbeam  bursts 
through  the  tent  roof,  David  unfolds  the 
heavenly  vision,  crying: 

"O  Saul,  it  shall  be 
A   Face  like  my   face  that  receives  thee ;   a 

Man  like  to  me. 
Thou  shalt  love  and  be  loved  by,  forever ;  a 

Hand  like  this  hand 
Shall  throw  open  the  gates  of  a  new  life  to 

thee ! 
See  the  Christ  stand !" 

Like  a  sunbeam  in  the  blackness  Brown- 
ing brought  to  an  age  weary  of  doubt- 
ing this  new-old  message.  The  Christ  Brown- 
ing pictures  in  Saul's  vision,  the  Christ  of  his- 
tory and  the  Christ  of  Browning's  own  expe- 
rience are  all  one.  Not  the  Christ  alone  who 
taught  in  the  temple ;  not  the  Christ  alone  who 
wrought  what  his  followers  called  miracles ; 
not  the  Qirist  alone  who  was  nailed  on  the 
cross — but  the  Christ  who  lived  courageously, 
lovingly,  who  saw  behind  the  clouds  of  mortal 
error  God's  enduring  love  and  power.  It  is 
the  Christ  face  that  Browning  sees  in  the  Epi- 
logue to  the  "Dramatis  Personae:" 

"That  one  Face,  far  from  vanish,  rather  grows, 

or  decomposes  but  to  recompose. 

Becomes  my  universe  that  feels  and  knows." 

If  we  would  follow  this  Master  we  must 
"live"  and  we  must  "be,"  and  its  the  struggle 
to  reach  this  ideal  that's  worth  while. 
Whether  we  succeed  or  apparently  fail  doesn't 
so  much  matter  but  we  must  try.  Browning 
places  this  effort  to  come  to  our  own,  this 
attainment  of  character,  above  evrything  else, 
nor  does  he  believe  that  the  struggle  is  limited 
to  this  world.  "Fight  ever  there  as  here!"  is 
his  motto.     This  is  the  hope  of  Paracelcus  at 


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the  end  of  his  earthly  days,  that  elsewhere, 
now  that  the  light  has  come  to  him,  he  may 
work  out  into  a  larger  life. 

If  we  have  awakened  from  the  spiritual 
stupor  of  the  last  century,  we  can  hardly  real- 
ize the  force  with  which  this  message,  the 
necessity  of  spiritual  struggle,  came  to  men 
who  made  the  attainment  of  knowledge  for 
its  own  life's  chief  end.  Arnold  spoke  to  them 
from  the  cold  heights  of  sombre  reflection ; 
Roseti  from  the  warm  climes  of  exotic  beauty ; 
Tennyson  from  the  calm  sea  of  passive  faith ; 
but  Browning  from  the  onward  march  of 
courageous  action.  "Contentment  with  your 
earthly  attainment,"  he  says,  "is  the  worst 
thing  that  can  befall  you." 

Browning's  heart  goes  out  to  the  stragglers, 
and  especially  to  those  who  seek  and  fail  to 
find.  What  could  be  more  humanly  sympa- 
thetic or  more  radiantly  optimistic  than  the 
undaunted  faith  in  these  lines  written  from  the 
morgue,  a  place  ghastly  with  the  horror  of 
despair ! 

"My  own  hope  is,  a  sun  will  pierce 

The  thickest  clouds  earth  ever  stretched ; 

That  after  Last  returns  the  First 

Though  a  wide  compass  first  be  fetched ; 

That  what  began  best  can't  end  worst. 

Nor  what  God  blest  once,  prove  accurst!" 

For  the  man  who  seems  to  fail  here  there 
may  be — nay,  there  will  be,  Browning  is  con- 
fident— a  chance  hereafter,  -where  even  Count 
Guido  Franceschini,  the  murderer  of  the  inno- 
cent Pompilia,  may  come  to  a  sense  of  the 
real  things  of  life.  He  would  give  to  the 
seekers  and  doubters,  and  the  poor  blind 
strugglers — the  light  they  have  lost  or  never 
seen,  the  Lamp  of  aracelsus,  the  Lamp  of 
Love. 

If  the  light  has  come  to  us,  if  we  are  ready 
to  work.  Browning  would  have  us  work  joy- 
ously. This  joy  of  his  I  believe  is  not  a  self- 
inflicted  joy  as  some  of  Mr.  Browning's  critics 
would  affirm.  Mr.  Gilbert  Chesterton  rather 
has  the  right  of  it  when  he  says : 

"Browning's  faith  was  founded  upon  joyful 
experience ;  not  in  the  sense  that  he  selected 
his  joyful  experiences  and  ignored  his  painful 
ones,  but  in  the  sense  that  his  joyful  experi- 
ences selected  themselves  and  stood  out  in  his 
memory  by  virtue  of  their  own  intensity  of 
color."     Along  with  all  his  ruggedness  of  pur- 


pose this  note  of  joy  is  strong  and  it  rings 
true  to  an  age  just  awakening  from  dull  mate- 
rialism. Browning  gives  us  elemental  joy,  joy 
that  brings  with  it  the  freshness  of  the  morn- 
ing; it  is  the  joy  Pippa  feels  when  she  sings 
under  the  window  of  the  guilty  Ottima  and 
all  unconsciously  brings  to  those  hearts  in 
error  a  gleam  from  the  way  of  life : 

"The  year's  at  the  spring 
And  day's  at  the  morn ; 
Morning's  at  seven ; 
The  hillside's  dew-pearled ; 
The  lark's  on  the  wing; 
The  snail's  on  the  thorn : 
God's  in  his  heaven — 
All's  right  with  the  world !" 

Following  Browning  we  shall  leave  Omar 
Khayyam's  doctrine  of  worldly  pleasure, 
Calvin's  stern  line  of  conduct,  Arnold's 
paganism,  Carlyle's  scoffings,  even  Tenny- 
son's beautiful  but  passive  faith.  For  Brown- 
ing gives  us  something  that  transcends  all 
their  teaching ;  he  puts  a  new  heart  into  life ; 
he  shows  men  something  worth  living  for — 
something  that  neither  life  nor  death  can  take 
away.  Christ  came  with  the  message  first  and 
ever  since  then  men  have  come  with  it  over 
and  over  again, — but  still  we  keep  losing  sight 
of  it.  To  the  men  of  his  day  who  sadly 
needed  light  Browning  brought  this  message 
in  his  splendid  strong  verse.  If  we  follow  the 
gleam,  though  with  Paracelsus  we  have  failed, 
yet  with  Paracelsus  we  shall  arrive. 

The  courage,  the  hope,  the  joy  of  Brown- 
ing's ideal  of  life  the  Dean  of  Canterbury  has 
well  expressed : 

"Live  each  day  the  true  life  of  a  man  to-day ; 
not  yesterday's  life  lest  you  become  a 
mourner ;  not  to-morrow's  life  lest  you  become 
a  visionary ;  but  the  life  of  happy  yesterdays 
and  confident  to-morrows,  the  life  of  to-day 
unwounded  by  the  Parthian  arrows  of  yester- 
day and  undarkened  by  the  possible  cloudland 
of  to-morrow.  Life  is  indeed  a  mystery,  but 
it  was  God  who  gave  it  in  a  world  wrapped 
round  with  sweet  air,  and  bathed  in  sunshine, 
and  abounding  in  knowledge,  and  a  ray  of 
eternal  light  falls  upon  it  even  here,  and  that 
light  shall  wholly  transfigure  it  beyond  the 
grave !"  This  is  the  undaunted  hope  of 
Browning:. 


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THE  JANUARY  QUILL. 

Despite  its  prejudicial  title  of  which  we  can  only 
vaguely  infer  the  origin,  and  its  inauspicious  open- 
ing, the  sketch  of  "Old  Smilax"  is  admirable  for  its 
revelation  of  insight  into  a  sensitive  soul,  a  soul 
warped  but  of  limitless  possibilities  and  most 
responsive  to  the  color  and  the  tone  of  life. 

It  evinces  power  of  delineation,  fine  touches  of 
description,  and  a  distinctive  atmosphere, — that  sub- 
tle quality  which  characterizes  the  true  story  in  con- 
trast not  only  to  some  immature  student  produc- 
tions but  also  to  many  popular  magazine  tales. 

One  of  the  best  parts  of  this  sketch  is  the  long 
opening  paragraph  of  section  seven.  The  poet's 
"long,  long  days"  of  dreaming,  care-free  youth 
become  in  one  author's  telling  phrase  the  "unmeas- 
ured days."  But  what  merit  or  justification  is  there 
for  the  adjective  in  "the  attenuated  price  of  a  village 
concert?"  There  is  a  noticeable  tendency  to  an 
almost  German  use  of  compounds  which,  although 
effective,  may,  if  too  freely  introduced,  produce  a 
mannerism.  Such  are  "age-childhood,"  "self-con- 
tainment," "valley-hidden,"  "voice-destructive," 
"wage-earning"    (of   days),    "heart-hungry." 

The  poem  "Latent  Life"  seems  chaotic.  It  has 
worthy  and  beautiful  thought,  a  most  happy  analogy, 
but  inadequate  forms.  A  whole  stanza  consisting 
of  one  dependent  clause,  with  the  exception  of  the 
last  six  words,  may  not  be  without  parallel  in  clas- 
sical models,  but  its  effect  here  is  cumbersoine. 
The  second  stanza,  too,  requires  much  re-reading; 
the  syntax  is  scrupulously  correct,  but  how  it  would 
puzzle  a  foreigner  reading  English  verse !  The 
writer's  handling  of  the  essentially  pleasing  lyrical 
forms,  however,  has  shown,  in  earlier  verse,  uncom- 
mon attainments  of  ease  and  charm. 

"Robert  Burns,  the  Man  and  His  Art,"  is  still 
after  the  labors  of  many  gifted  pens  a  subject  inex- 
haustibly suggestive.  The  present  Quill  article 
merits  much  commendation  as  a  type  of  literary 
essay  which  appears  far  too  seldom  in  college  period- 
icals. It  is  not  a  bare  recital  of  facts  but  a  thought- 
ful appreciation  of  the  contrariety  of  influences  at 
work  upon  him  who  showed  so  well  "How  Genius, 
the  illustrious  father  of  Fiction,  confounds  rule  and 
law,  reconciles  contradiction."  There  is  a  certain 
disregard  of  unity  in  the  essay ;  and  instead  of  the 
somewhat  abrupt  closing  paragraph  there  .night 
have  been  a  richer  development  of  the  theme  by 
illustration  and  by  comparison  with  other  great 
names  between  whose  lives  and  works  is  the  same 
glaring  inconsistency.  Byron  with  verse  a-light 
with  genius  and  days  sordid  with  pleasure-seeking 
("too  arid  of  earth's  bliss")  ;  Shelley,  "the  cloud- 
begot,"  irrational  and  pitiless  in  his  theory  of  indi- 
vidual irresponsibility;  Heine,  of  bestial  instincts, 
whose  best  verses  are  angel-tracery ;  old  painters, 
whose  Virgins  still  breathe  holiness  despite  the 
flaunting  levity  of  some  of  those  hollow-hearted 
limners ;  they  all  make  subject  for  stalwart  essay- 
writing! 

"Inconsistency"  as  poetry  does  not  satisfy  us 
although  it  brings  echoes  of  William  Watson, 
Father  Tabb,  and  Emily  Dickinson,  for  justification. 

But  we  must  not  "censure"  the  "bard."  admitting, 
as  we  do,  the  excellence  of  his  thought. 

The  story  "The   Eventide"    (is  not  the  title  a  bit 


fanciful?)    is  interesting  for  novelty  of  setting  and 
freedom   from  needless  detail. 

Of  the  "Goose  Tracks"  it  is  as  yet,  of  course, 
impossible  to  judge.  If  the  commentator  be  per- 
mitted a  word  of  suggestion — let  this  page  be  for 
real  "observations,"  courageous,  dignified,  and  as 
witty  as  you  will,  but  not  mere  empty  dialogue  and 
snatches  of  verse,  unless  the  latter  be  good  original 
Bowdoin   songs. 

Hackneyed  themes  and  trite  quotations  are  not  at 
all  characteristic  of  the  Qmll,  consequently  we  are 
perplexed  to  explain  Holmes's  lines  at  the  head  of 
Ye  Postman's  column.  If  he  meant  to  use  them 
ever  so  lightly — in  banter, — they  are  much  too  fine 
for  that.  Ye  Postman  succeeds  best  when,  omitting 
such  introductory  paragraphs,  he  starts  in  on  a 
straight-forward  statment  of  his  selections  and  his 
reasons  therefor.  He  can  write  too  well  to  employ 
the  padding  and  "fine  writing"  sometimes  evident  in 
such  departments  as  this. 

In  commenting  on  the  excellent  editorial  sugges- 
tions of  this  number  it  may  be  said  that  good  stories 
are  perhaps  the  hardest  thing  to  write.  Childhood 
is  imaginative,  mature  age  can  draw  on  experience ; 
it  has  assurance  with  real  yarns  to  tell,  but  in  youth 
imagination  is  too  often  weakened  by  self-con- 
sciousness. 

But  let  us  have  all  the  tales  possible !  And  essays, 
as  well, — little  nature  sketches  following  in  Tho- 
reau's  alluring  bypaths  of  digression,  quaint,  leis- 
urely moralizin,g.  pleasantly  disguised,  like  Haz- 
litt's.  and  the  wisdom  of  the  commonplace  glorified 
by  Stevenson's  example.  Your  good  essayist  must 
be  observer  and  reader. 

Finally,  the  undergraduates  verse  may  be  poor,  as 
you  say,  Mr.  Editor,  but  he  will  continue  to  write 
it — to  our  joy  in  all  noble  striving! — because  he 
loves  it  best  oftentimes  of  all  his  work. 

One  of  our  contributors  so  reminds  us,  and  the 
youthful  poet  is  nothing  if  not  "sincere." 

M.   C.   H. 


BENJAMIN   F.   HAYES. 

In  an  article  in  the  Lemiston  Evening  Journal  for 
January  29,  a  great  tribute  is  paid  to  the  heroism 
of  Benjamin  F.  Hayes,  '55,  who  is  now  the  Profes- 
sor of  Psychology  and  Logic  at  Bates.  Professor 
Hayes  has  already  for  a  considerable  time  been  suf- 
fering acutely  from  a  disease,  but,  with  the  devotion 
to  duty  which  inspired  President  Harper,  he  still 
attends  to  all  his  college  work.  And  like  Mr.  Har- 
per, he  meets  his  classes  every  day  with  a  cheerful 
face,  thereby  really  teaching  his  pupils  more  by  his 
example  than  they  could  learn  from  the  pages  of 
many  a  text  book. 

Professor  Hayes  was  born  at  New  Gloucester, 
Maine,  in  1830,  and  after  graduating  from  Bowdoin 
attended  the  New  Hampton  Theological  Seminary. 
He  has  received  the  degrees  of  A.M.  and  D.D., 
and  to-day  is  one  of  the  most  respected  professors 
at  Bates  College.  He  has  the  best  wishes  'of  the 
undergraduates  of  his  Alma  Mater  for  his  speedy 
recovery. 


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College  Botes. 


Exams. 

Final   relay  trials  on  Saturday. 

T.  F.  Shehan,  '09,  spent  most  of  last  week  at  his 
fiome   in    Portland. 

Johnson,  '06,  was  in  Augusta  Friday  evening, 
where  he  attended  the  ball  given  by  Gov- 
ernor Hill. 

\V.  S.  Gushing.  '05,  sailed  for  London  last  Satur- 
day where  he  will  assume  his  duties  with  the  Inter- 
national Banking  Go. 

W.  E.  Youland,  Jr.,  intends  to  discontinue  his 
studies  in  the  medical  course  at  the  end  of  the 
semester  and  join  his  class  in  the  "lit"  department. 

"Pop"'  Williams  has  been  engaged  to  coach  the 
Exeter  Academy  baseball  team  the  coming  season. 
He  will  also  be  captain  and  manager  of  the  Portland 
team   in  the   summer. 

Error. — In  the  last  issue  of  the  Orient  the  exam- 
ination in  Mathematics  i  and  3  was  given  as  coming 
at  I. CO  p.M  on  Friday,  Feb.  g.  This  should  have 
read  8.30  A  M.  instead  of  1.30  p.m. 

J.  G.  Minot,  '96,  was  on  the  campus  last  Sunday. 
He  is  collecting  data  for  his  class  history  which  will 
be  printed  and  distributed  next  spring  before  the 
tenth  annual  reunion  of  his  class. 

This  evening  the  Brunswick  and  Bath  Associa- 
tion of  Bowdoin  Alumni  will  hold  their  annual  din- 
ner at  the  New  Meadows  Inn.  President  Hyde 
will  be  one  of  the  guests  of  honor. 

James  W.  Sewall,  '06,  will  leave  for  New  York 
after  "e.xams."  to  begin  his  duties  with  the  Interna- 
tional Banking  Go.  He  will  carry  two  courses 
while  there  and  return  in  June  for  graduation. 

The  musical  clubs  have  added  a  number  of  con-' 
certs  to  their  list  for  next  term,  among  which  are : 
February  19,  Music  Hall,  Bath ;  March  16,  Portland, 
under  auspices  of  Alpha  Delta  Sigma  Society ;  Feb- 
ruary 24,  Augusta. 

Nearly  the  whole  Freshman  Glass  was  present  at 
the  '68  Prize  Speaking.  We  are  sorry  to  learn, 
"^  however,  that  this  burst  of  enthusiasm  was  partly 
due  to  the  fact  that  the  Freshmen  were  required  to 
write  a  criticism  of  the  speaking  for  the  following 
day's    English   exercise. 

When  President  Hyde  was  in  Washington,  at- 
tending the  alumni  dinner,  he  was  invited  to 
luncheon  at  the  White  House.  Therefore,  on  Thurs- 
day noon  he  was  a  member  of  a  party  consisting  of 
Secretary  and  Mrs.  Taft.  and  Senator  Grane  of 
Massachusetts,  which  dined  with  President  Roose- 
velt. 

Two  close  games,  in  a  pool  tournament  between 
the  Psi  Upsilon  and  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  fraterni- 
ties were  played  off  on  the  24th  and  25th  of  this 
month.  The  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  team,  composed 
of  Paine,  '06,  and  Glark,  '07,  won  both  games  from 
the  Psi  Upsilon  team,  which  was  made  of  Joy,  '07, 
and  Studley,  '09.  The  scores  were  200-197,  and 
200-191. 


The  following  men  have  made  the  Glee  Glub : 
First  tenors,  Packard,  '08,  Leydon,  '07,  Shehan,  '09, 
J.  E.  Growley,  '09,  Thaxter,  'og ;  second  tenors, 
Wilson,  '07,  Gox,  '08,  W.  J.  Growley,  '08,  Ham,  '08; 
first  basses.  Manager  D.  B.  Andrews,  '06.  Brown,' 
'09,  Bass,  '07,  H.  S.  Stetson,  '06 ;  second  basses, 
Pike,  '07,  R.  Johnson,  '06;  Linnell,  '07;  Haines,  '07, 
Mikelsky    will    be    reader   and    Haines    accompanist. 

Last  Monday,  thirty  Bowdoin  men  went  to  Port- 
land, and  took  the  parts  of  monks,  archers,  soldiers, 
executioners,  nobles,  valets,  and  peasants  in  "La 
Sorciere,"  as  presented  by  Madame  Bernhardt's 
company  in  the  Portland  Gity  Hall.  All  the 
"supers"  were  treated  very  kindly  by  the  company, 
and  were  allowed  to  view  the  whole  play  from 
behind  the  scenes.  A  large  bunch  of  roses  was  pre- 
sented to  Madame  Bernhardt. 

In  the  presence  of  the  Seniors  and  a  few  under- 
classmen four  members  of  the  Pianelli  Fencing  Glub 
of  Augusta,  gave  a  very  pretty  exhibition  of  fenc- 
ing in  the  gymnasium  last  Friday.  The  work  was 
clean  and  fast  and  characterized  by  brilliant  moves 
and  rapid  defensive  and  offensive  work.  The  kind- 
ness of  the  four  men  in  giving  the  exhibition  is  very 
much  appreciated  by  the  Seniors  who  learned  many 
new  and  vital  points  in  regard  to  the  art. 

The  final  trials  for  the  relay  team  will  be  run  on 
Harpswell  Street  at  3.30  to-morrow.  Kimball  and 
Blair  are  already  granted  places  on  the  team  and 
will  not  compete.  The  contest  for  third  and  fourth 
places  centers  around  Mincher,  Doherty,  Tuell  and 
Lee  most  closely,  but  there  are  several  others  close 
upon  their  heels.  It  is  for  these  men  to  demon- 
strate their  right  to  the  team  to-morrow.  Some 
good   running  may  be  expected. 

There  was  a  pleasing  informality  in  the  quality  of 
the  Sunday  service  of  the  Ghristian  Association. 
Rev.  Mr.  Jump  dwelt  on  the  theme  "Skyscrapers." 
He  compared  the  position  that  the  college  man 
should  and  is  holding  in  the  world  of  to-day  to  the 
impressive  dominion  with  which  the  skyscrapers  of 
New  York  sem  to  lord  it  over  their  surroundings. 
He  drew  many  apt  analogies.  A  musical  number 
by  the  Misses  Winchell  and  Forsaith  contributed 
most  pleasantly  to  the  meeting. 

Among  the  books  of  especial  note  received  by  the 
library  this  week  are:  A  complete  set  of  the  "Pro- 
ceedings of  the  National  Republican  Gonventions" 
from  1856-1904,  and  a  full  set  of  "Longman's  Mag- 
aine,"  beginning  with  Volume  I.  in  1882  and  ending 
with  Volume  XXXVI.  in  1900.  Since  this  periodi- 
cal was  discontinued  last  year,  the  college  will  have 
a  complete  set  of  all  its  numbers,  as  soon  as  the 
library  purchases  the  few  copies  published  during 
the  years   1901-1905. 

The  second  round  of  the  chess  tournament,  to  be 
played  off  before  February  13,  is  as  follows: 
Lee  vs.  Ghadbourne. 
Ghapman  vs.  Merrill. 
Stetson  vs.  Burton. 
Parker  vs.  Andrews  or  Bouve. 
Sewall  vs.  Garter. 
P.   H.   Powers  vs.   Tuttle. 
Tefft  vs.    Soule. 
Boothby  vs.  Powers. 
Mincher  vs.   Shaw  or  Ghandler. 


258 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


At  the  conference  of  college  English  teachers, 
which  met  at  Providence,  January  26  and  27,  and 
which  Professor  IMitchell  attended,  sixteen  New 
England  colleges  were  represented.  The  main  sub- 
ject for  discussion  was  the  college  entrance  require- 
menss  in  English.  It  was  voted  to  recommend  to 
fitting  schools  that  more  attention  be  given  to  gram- 
mar and  composition.  The  list  of  books  to  be 
required  was  discussed  at  great  length.  It  was  the 
opinion  of  the  conference  that  the  distinction 
between  books  for  "reading  and  practice"  and 
"study  and  practice"  should  be  abolished.  As  no 
definite  decision  concerning  the  choice  of  books 
could  be  reached,  a  committee  of  eight  was 
appointed,  consisting  of  Professors  Cross, 
Churchill,  Damon,  Emery,  Marcy,  Mitchell,  Stevens 
and  Winchester,  to  draw  up  a  list  of  requirements 
to  be  later  submitted  to  the  New  England  colleges 
for  acceptance  or  rejection.  This  committee  is  to 
meet  at  Springfield,  Mass.,  February  24. 


ART   BUILDING   NOTES. 

It  is  planned  to  give  a  second  annual  course  of 
recitals  at  the  Art  Building.  The  co-operation  of 
Messrs.  Cressey  and  Allen,  of  Portland,  who  have 
offered  the  use  of  a  Cecilian  of  the  most  recent  type, 
and  a  new  piano  of  very  high  grade,  with  Dr.  E.  B. 
Mason,  whose  interpretations  last  year  were  so 
appreciated,  enables  the  college  to  offer  the  present 
series.  It  will  consist  of  ten  recitals  giving  illustra- 
tions of  musical  form,  as  follows : 


I. 

The 

Overture. 

2. 

The 

Study. 

V 

The 

Nocturne. 

4- 

The 

Sonata. 

5- 

The 

Polonaise. 

6. 

The 

Rhapsodic. 

7. 

The 

March. 

8. 

The 

Symphony 

Q- 

The 

Waltz. 

0. 

The 

Concerts. 

The  dates  are  still  to  be  arranged,  but  the  first 
recital  will  be  given  shortly  after  February  12,  the 
day  of  the  opening  of  the  second  semester. 

There  are  now  on  exhibition  in  the  Bowdoin  Gal- 
lery a  set  of  twenty-six  admirable  photographs  of 
the  work  of  William  Morris  Hunt.  Mr.  Hunt  was 
a  very  able  artist  who  died  about  twenty-tive  years 
ago.  Many  of  his  best  drawings  are  now  to  be  seen 
in  the  Boston  Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  and  it  is  of 
these  that  the  photographs  are  taken.  In  the  Boyd 
Gallery  there  is  one  of  Mr.  Hunt's  original  paint- 
ings, and  in  the  Sophie  Walker  Gallery  there  are 
two  of  his  drawings.  The  photographs  were  taken 
by  Baldwin  Coolidge,  a  well-known  New  England 
photographer,  who  has  several  times  photographed 
pictures  here,  and  he  is  presenting  this  beautiful  set 
to  the  college  as  a  sign  of  his  appreciation  of  Old 
Bowdoin's   art  treasures. 


JUNIOR  PROM. 

The  assembly  of  a  week  ago,  although  patronized 
by  rather  scant  numbers,  proved  an  enjoyable  social 
event.     The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  Hyde,  Mrs.  Lee, 


Mrs.  Allen  Johnson  and  Mrs.  Robinson  and  the 
committeemen  Robinson,  Duddy,  Bass,  Shorey  and 
Haines.  Couples  attending  were :  H.  J.  Joy  and 
Miss  Foster,  Ellsworth ;  P.  D.  Blanchard  and  Miss 
Joy,  Ellsworth ;  C.  T.  Thomas  and  Miss  Walker, 
South  Paris;  E.  A.  Duddy  and  Miss  McCarthy, 
Portland;  J.  W.  C.  Milliken  and  Miss  Doughty, 
Brunswick ;  W.  N.  Haines  and  Miss  Percy,  Bath ; 
H.  S.  Hichborn  and  Miss  Philbrook,  Augusta;  R. 
A.  Lee  and  Miss  McFarland,  Keene,  N.  H. ;  M.  T. 
Copeland  and  Miss  Evelyn  Stetson,  Brunswick;  A. 
H.  Ham  and  Miss  Christopher,  Pejepscot ;  N.  W. 
Cox  and  Miss  Hubbard,  Brunswick;  B.  F.  Briggs 
and  Miss  Despeaux,  Brunswick ;  E.  A.  Silha  and 
Miss  Thompson,  Bath  ;  C.  G.  Clark  and  Miss  Whip- 
ple, Portland ;  J.  B.  Drummond  and  Miss  Fitzger- 
ald, Portland ;  W.  B.  Drummond  and  Miss  Calvert, 
Portland ;  C.  L.  Bavis  and  Miss  Lilla  Beals,  Auburn ; 
F.  L.  Packard  and  Miss  Ethel  Beals,  Auburn ;  H. 
S.  Stetson  and  Miss  Day,  Lewiston ;  A.  L.  Robin- 
son and  Miss  Helen  Eaton,  Brunswick ;  D.  S.  Rob- 
inson and  Miss  Cobb,  Rockland ;  B.  N.  Gregson  and 
Miss  Pierce,  Bath ;  R.  Johnson  and  Miss  Robinson, 
Portland ;  R.  Thaxter  and  Miss  Chase.  Portland ; 
John  Leydon  and  Miss  Farnham,  Bath  ;  F.  R.  Upton, 
Jr.,  and  Miss  Little,  Portland;  C.  C.  Hall  and  Miss 
Dunlap.  Brunswick ;  J.  F.  Morrison  and  Miss  Suth- 
erland Brunswick ;  P.  R.  Shorey  and  Miss  Bertha 
Stetson,   Brunswick. 


©bituari^. 

COL.  EDWIN  J.  CRAM,  '73- 

On  January  23,  Bowdoin  lost  another  of  her  hon- 
ored alumni.  Colonel  Edwin  J.  Cram,  '73,  passed 
away  suddenly  on  that  date  to  the  great  surprise  of 
his  friends  who  had  not  even  heard  that  he  was  ill. 
Mr.  Cram  was  born  at  Parsonsfield,  Me.,  in  1846, 
prepared  for  college  at  Limerick  Academy,  and 
Westbrook  Seminary.  After  working  his  way 
through  Bowdoin  he  studied  law  with  Strout, 
Gage  and  Strout  of  Portland,  and  was  soon 
taken  mto  the  firm  and  admitted  to  the 
Cumberland  County  bar.  Mr.  Cram  shortly  moved 
to  Biddeford,  where  he  was  nracticing  law  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  In  1888-9  he  served  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Governor's  staff,  and  acted  as  Inspector 
General  for  rifle  practice.  In  1893  he  was  appointed 
Judge   of  the   Biddeford   Municipal   Court. 

Mr.  Cram  was  one  of  the  best  rifle  shots  in  the 
world,  and  the  rifle  he  used,  which  weighed  35  lbs., 
was  probably  the  heaviest  ever  used  in  the  world 
for  sharp  .shooting.  Col.  Cram  was  Captain  and 
high  gun  on  the  team  which  won  the  famous  Mac- 
Donald  trophy  at  the  last  international  match  on  the 
old  Creedmoor  range.  In  his  day  he  won  over 
n'nety  prizes,  and  at  one  time  challenged  the  world 
to   a   lOO-shot  match. 

He  was  a  great  believer  in  physical  culture,  and 
was  an  excellent  example  of  combined  bodily  and 
mental  strength. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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ROOSEVELT'S    RECOMMENDATIONS. 

The  recommendations  in  the  game  of  foot- 
ball as  made  by  President  Roosevelt  have 
attracted  such  widespread  attention  that  they 
are  printed  herewith.  President  Roosevelt 
has   made  the   following  statements : 

1.  Football  should  be  retained  instead  of 
abolished. 

2.  Brutality  and  foul  play  should  receive 
the  same  summary  punishment  given  to  a  man 
who  cheats  at  cards  or  who  strikes  a  foul 
blow  in  boxing. 

3.  The  umpire  must  have  the  widest  lati- 
tude in  enforcing  this  principle,  even  to  the 
extent  of  ordering  not  only  individual  players 
but  whole  teams  off  the  field. 

4.  College  presidents  should    hold    to    the 


sharpest   accountability   the   umpire   who  per- 
mits foul  or  brutal  football  in  any  game. 

5.  The  permanent  removal  from  the  game, 
not  only  of  the  dirty  or  brutal  player,  but 
also  of  the  man  who  is  not  a  bona  fide  student 
and  amateur. 

6.  It  would  be  a  real  misfortune  to  lose  so 
manly  and  vigorous  a  game  as  football. 

7.  Increase  the  powers  of  the  officials  and 
the  severity  of  penalties  in  order  to  perma- 
nently abolish  brutality  and  foul   play. 

8.  Establish  a  uniform  eligibility  code 
among  the  leading  universities  of  the  East. 

9.  The  responsible  authorities  of  the  sev- 
eral colleges  whose  teams  play  together  should 
have  what  may  be  called  a  "gentleman's" 
agreement  among  themselves  that  the  rules 
should  be  enforced. 


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VOL.   XXXV. 


BRUNSWICK,   MAINE,    FEBRUARY    i6,    1906. 


NO.  26 


BOWDOIN   DEFEATED. 
Tech.  Wins  Relay  in  3  m.  15  3=5  sec. 

Bowdoin  lost  to  Tech.  at  the  B.  A.  A.  games 
in  Mechanics  Hall  last  Saturday.  Doherty, 
Atvvood,  Blair  and  Kimball  were  the  four  men 
chosen  to  represent  the  college  and  they  run 
in  the  order  named. 

None  of  the  first  three  men  held  their  own 
against  the  Tech.  men.  Kimball,  the  last  run- 
ner, made  up  some  of  the  lost  distance,  but  the 
lead  was  too  great.  Tech.  won  the  toss  and 
naturally  took  the  pole.  The  Tech.  team  was 
made  up  of  Williams,  Todd,  Blackburn  and 
Moses. 

In  the  40-yard  dash  Jeiiks  did  creditable 
work,  taking  second  place  in  his  trial  but  get- 
ting shut  out  in  the  final.  Shorey  and  Robin- 
son in  the  2-mile  were  in  very  fast  company, 
the  event  going  to  G.  V.  Bonhag  of  the  New 
York  A.  C.  in  9.47  2-5.  Our  men  were  the 
only  college  men  in  the  event.  They  ran  a 
strong  race  but  were  outclassed  by  profes- 
sionals. 

Other  Team  Races  of  1560  Yards. 

Time.' 
Cornell   defeated   Princeton,  3.12 

Williams  defeated  Wesleyan,  3.14  1-5 

Brown  defeated  Amherst,  3.13  1-5 

Maine  defeated  Tufts,  3.17  1-5 

Yale,   '09,   defeated   Harvard,  '09,         3.15 
Harvard,  '07,  defeated  Harvard,  '06, 

'07,  '08,  3-172-5 


BOSTON   ALUMNI   DINNER. 

On  Wednesday  evening,  Feb.  7,  the  Bow- 
doin Alumni  Association,  of  Boston  and  Vicin- 
ity held  its  thirty-eighth  annual  dinner,  at  the 
Hotel  Brunswick.  Edward  A.  Stanwood, 
'61,  presided,  and  made  the  speech  which  is 
published  below.  Among  the  other  speakers 
were  President  Hyde,  Professor  C.  J. 
Goodwin,  '87,  now  at  Lehigh  University, 
Professor  Austin  Cary,  '87,  now  at  Harvard 
University,  Prof.  H.  E.  DeSmith,  '91,  now' at 


Amherst,  and  Prof.  H.  C.  Emery,  '92,  now 
at  Yale. 

President  Hyde  said  that  in  the  past  twenty 
years  an  average  of  $75,000,  had  annually 
been  given  to  Bowdoin,  and  that  every  year 
the  receipts  had  been  greater  than  the  expendi- 
tures. 

The  new  officers  of  the  association  were 
elected,  and  they  are  as  folows :  President,  S. 
B.  Carter,  '66 ;  "Vice-President,  D.  A.  Sargent, 
'75,  and  E.  V.  Curtis,  '82 ;  Secretary,  H.  S. 
Chapman,  '91 ;  Assistant  Secretary,  Ellis 
Sears,  '98. 

From  address  of  Edward  Stanwood,  Litt.D., 
as    President   of   Boston   Alumni   Association 

I  venture  to  think  that  there  are  very  few 
who  are  aware  how  important  has  been  the 
contribution  of  Bowdoin  to  the  instructing 
force  of  other  colleges.  I  have  gone  through 
the  last  general  catalogue  and  find  that  beside 
two  presidents  of  Bowdoin  itself,  we  have 
given  twenty-one  presidents  to  other  colleges, 
the  most  famous  of  whom  was  Nathan  Lord, 
Class  of  1809,  for  many  years  at  the  head  of 
Dartmouth.  There  is  but  one  at  the  present 
time,  Chancellor  James  Roscoe  Day  of  Syra- 
cuse University,  Class  of  1874,  who  almost 
promised  to  be  with  us  to-night  but  who  found 
it  inconvenient  to  come. 

Our  roll  of  professors  is  a  long  one.  It 
numbers  151,  and  includes  many  illustrious 
names,  at  the  head  of  which  stands  the  great 
name  of  Longfellow.  It  is  a  remarkable  fact 
that,  beginning  with  the  Class  of  182 1,  down 
to  and  including  the  Class  of  1852,  a  period 
of  forty-two  years,  every  class,  with  the  single 
exception  of  that  of  1828,  contributed  a  col- 
lege professor  or  professor  in  a  professional 
school ;  and  again,  every  class  from  that  of 
1866  to  that  of  1881  contributed  at  least  one. 
At  least  four  classes  have  turned  out  five 
professors  each.  Twenty-one  of  the  whole 
number  have  been  professors  in  Bowdoitt 
alone  (including  the  Medical  School),  but 
many  others  began  their  professorships  at 
their  Alma  Mater  and  afterward  were  called 
to  other  institutions.      I   find    that    Bowdoin 


262 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


men  have  occupied  chairs  in  the  colleges  of 
twenty-eight  states,  in  Hawaii,  Japan  and  Tur- 
key. We  have  given  five  to  Bates,  five  to 
Maine,  and  three  to  Colby,  and  one  at'least  to 
every  other  New  England  college  except  Wil- 
liams, Clark,  and  the  Roman  Catholic  colleges. 
The  oldest  professor  still  on  a  college  cata- 
logue now  living  is  Prof.  William  A.  Packard 
of  the  Class  of  1851,  who  with  Prof.  Cyrus 
F.  Brackett  of  the  Class  of  1859,  are  the  senior 
professors  at  Princeton.  The  youngest  is 
Prof.  Henry  C.  Emery,  of  the  Class  of  1892. 
So  far  as  the  last  catalogue  gives  informa- 
tion, only  two  professors  of  any  class  from 
1866  to  the  present  time  have  died — Professor 
Riley  of  Drury  College,  Class  of  1891,  and 
Prof.  Harry  F.  Linscott,  of  the  University  of 
North  Carolina,  of  the  Class  of  1892. 


KENNEBEC   ALUMNI 
Entertained  at  Hammond's  Qrove. 

Hammond's  Grove  at  Lake  Cobbosseecon- 
tee,  a  few  miles  from  Augusta,  was  the  ren- 
dezvous of  the  Kennebec  Alumni's  eighth 
annual  meeting.  The  meeting  was  held  at  the 
summer  home  of  C.  B.  Burleigh,  '87,  where 
over  thirty  graduates  gathered. 

A  sumptuous  dinner  was  enjoyed  in  the 
dining  and  living  rooms  and  was  a  pleasant 
change  from  the  formality  of  the  hotel 
banquets.  President  Hyde  was  the  guest 
of  honor. 

Those  present  were  O.  D.  Baker,  '68 ;  H.  M. 
Heath,  '72 ;  Dr.  W.  S.  Thompson,  '75 ;  Horace 
R.  Sturgis,  '76;  Dr.  O.  C.  S.  Davies,  '79; 
Frank  E.  Smith,  '81;  M.  S.  Holwav,  '82;  A. 
M.  Goddard,  '82 ;  John  R.  Gould,  '85 ;  C.  B. 
Burleigh,  '87;  John  V.  Lane,  '87;  Joseph 
Williamson,  "88;  F.  J.  C.  Little,  '89;  Dr.  O. 
W.  Turner,  '90;  L.  A.  Burleigh,  '91;  J.  C. 
Minot,  '96;  Dr.  E.  L.  Hall,  '98;  Dr.  R.  H. 
Stubbs,  '98;  Henry  D.  Evans,  '01 ;  R.  H.  Bod- 
well,  '01 ;  Hugh  Quinn,  '01,  and  Robert  A. 
Cony,  jr.,  '07,  all  of  Augusta;  Rev.  J.  L. 
Quimby,  '95,  and  Hon.  Charles  A.  Knight, 
'96  of  Gardiner;  Hon.  Albert  Pierce,  '84  of 
Frankfort;  Herbert  L.  Swett,  '01  of  Skowhe- 
gan,  and  Robert  G.  Stubbs,  '09  of  Strong. 
The  after-dinner  speaking  was  presided  over 
by  Mr.  Baker,  the  president  of  the  associa- 
tion, and  the  speakers  were  President  Hvde, 
C.  B.  Burleigh,  H.  M.  Heath,  R.  A.  Cony, 
Joseph  Williamson  and  Rev.  J.  L.  Quimby. 


The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the 
coming  year:  President,  O.  D.  Baker,  '68; 
vice-presidents,  H.  S.  Webster,  '67,  Gardiner, 
and  C.  B.  Burleigh,  '87;  secretary  and  treas- 
urer, J.  C.  Minot,  '96;  executive  committee, 
Dr.  O.  C.  S.  Davies,  '79,  Dr.  W.  S.  Thomp- 
son, '75,  and  F.  J.  C.  Little,  '89. 


SAGADAHOC,  KNOX   AND   LINCOLN   ALUMNI. 

The  second  annual  meeting  of  the  alumni 
of  Sagadahoc,  Knox  and  Lincoln  counties 
was  held  February  3  at  New  Meadows  Inn. 
Governor  William  T.  Cobb,  '"]"],  and  President 
William  DeWitt  Hyde  were  the  guests  of 
honor. 

The  reunion  was  very  pleasant  and  success- 
ful. The  informality  of  the  program  brought 
out  a  hearty  interest  and  good  humor.  Pres- 
ident George  C.  Demott  introduced  the  Gov- 
ernor of  the  State  first  in  the  list  of  toasts. 
Governor  Cobb  spoke  briefly  but  feelingly  of 
his  Alma  Mater.  President  Hyde,  the  next 
speaker,  was  received  with  a  standing  salute 
as  was  Governor  Cobb,  and  he  spoke  of  the 
pleasure  of  meeting  Bowdoin  graduates  who 
remain  in  Maine. 

Among  those  called  upon  for  remarks  were 
Galen  C.  Moses  of  Bath,  A.  N.  Linscott  of 
Thomaston,  Joseph  E.  Moore  of  Thomaston, 
George  Hughes  of  Bath,  Judge  O.  D.  Castner 
of  Thomaston,  Dr.  Edwin  M.  Fuller  of  Bath, 
Dr.  C.  A.  Peaslee  of  Bath,  Sanford  L.  Fogg 
of  Bath. 

Guests  present  were :  Galen  C.  Moses,  '56 ; 
Dr.  C.  A.  Packard,  '48;  Dr.  C.  W.  Peaslee, 
'83 ;  Sanford  L.  Fogg,  '89 ;  G.  P.  Davenport, 
'67 ;  Henry  W.  Owen,  Jr.,  '96 ;  Arthur  T. 
Parker,  '76 ;  G.  E.  Hughes,  73 ;  Edward  C. 
Plummer,  '87;  Herbert  E.  Cole,  '83;  Dr.  E. 
E.  Briry,  '81;  Dr.  Edwin  M.  Fuller,  M.  '73; 
N.  Gratz  Jackson,  Frederick  W.  Freeman,  Dr. 
Eben  J.  Marston,  M.  '93,  Dr.  Randall  D.  Bib- 
ber, M.  '71;  Dr.  James  O.  Lincoln,  M.  '92; 
Dr.  Byron  F.  Barker,  '93 ;  and  Henry  W. 
Cobb  1900,  all  of  Bath;  Eugene  Thomas,  '85, 
of  Topsham;  Charles  V.  Minott,  '91,  of 
Phippsburg  Center ;  Judge  O.  D.  Castner,  '79, 
of  Waldoboro ;  Joseph  E.  Moore,  '65,  of 
Thomaston;  Rev.  E.  W.  Moore  of 
Wiscasset,  A.  N.  Linscott,  '62,  of  Thom- 
aston ;  Charles  E.  Knight,  'yy,  of  Wis- 
casset, Dr.  J.  E.  Walker,  '56,  of  Thomaston; 
Walter  B.  Clark,  '99,  of  Damariscotta  Mills, 


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and  H.  D.   Stewart,  'oi,  of  Richmond.     The 
following  officers  were  elected : 

President,  Eugene  Thomas,  Topsham ;  Vice- 
Presidents,  Dr.  Randall  D.  Bibber  of  Bath, 
Joseph  E.  Moore  of  Thomaston,  Walter  B. 
Clarke  of  Damariscotta  Mills ;  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  Henry  W.  Cobb  of  Bath ;  Execu- 
tive Committee,  Eugene  Thomas  of  Topsham, 
Rev.  George  C.  Demott  of  Bath,  and  H.  D. 
Stewart  of  Richmond. 


CHEMICAL  CLUB. 
Professor  Thorpe. 

Professor  F.  H.  Thorpe  of  the  Industrial 
Chemistry  Department  of  the  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology,  is  to  give  a  lecture 
before  the  Chemical  Club  on  the  evening  of 
March  first.  His  subject  will  be  "Borax  and 
Boracic  Acid."  Professor  Thorpe  is  the 
author  of  "Thorpe's  Industrial  Chemistry," 
the  text-book  used  in  that  course  in  college. 

Monday  Evening  Meeting. 

On  Monday  evening,  February  12,  the 
Chemical  Club,  met  at  the  Inn  with  Mr.  Smith, 
the  new  Physical  Instructor,  as  their  guest  of 
honor.  After  the  dinner  Professor  Robinson 
gave  some  very  entertaining  remarks. 


AROUND  THE  WORLD  WITH  JACK    LONDON 

—STUDYING   GOVERNMENT   AND 

ECONOMICS. 

James  Mitchell  Chandler  is  at  no  distant 
day  to  start  on  a  seven-years'  voyage  around 
the  world  with  the  famous  author.  Jack  Lon- 
don. 

Mr.  Chandler  and  Mr.  London  became 
acquainted  and  strongly  attached  to  each  otner 
on  account  of  their  mutual  ideas  at  the  latter's 
recent  visit  to  the  college  and  it  was  through 
this  intimacy  that  Mr.  Chandler  received  the 
opportunity  to  become  associated  in  the  voyage 
of  research  and  adventure  they  will  make 
together. 

An  auxiliary  schooner  will  be  built  and 
equipped  at  Oakland  Flats,  Cal.,  and  be  ready 
for  the  voyagers  next  October.  She  will  be 
only  55  feet  waterline  but  19  feet  beam  and  of 
the  sealing  vessel  type, — a  h^rdy  and  staunch 
craft  designed  to  outride  the  strongest  gale. 


The  first  stop  will  be  at  the  Sandwich 
Islands  where  a  long  stay  will  be  made.  From 
there  they  will  pursue  a  devious  course 
through  the  Pacific  Islands,  stopping  as  their 
fancy  wills,  but  ever  moving  westward  in 
search  of  new  lands  and  new  people  with 
whom  they  may  associate  and  learn  their 
habits  and  government. 

Aside  from  the  two  already  mentioned  there 
will  be  in  the  crew  Mrs.  London,  who  will 
attend  to  household  duties,  Mr.  London's 
uncle  who  will  ship  before  the  mast  in  the 
same  capacity  as  Mr.  London  himself,  and  a 
"Jap"  for  the  menial  duties.  Mr.  Chandler 
will  be  steward. 

During  the  interim  of  his  leaving  college 
and  the  date  of  sailing,  Mr.  Chandler  will 
conduct  a  school  of  nature  study  and  out-door 
life  at  Camp  Agassiz,  Glen  Alpine  Springs, 
in  the  Lake  Tahoe  region  of  California.  The 
region  abounds  in  game  of  all  kinds,  is  in  the 
heart  of  the  Sierras  and  a  most  charming 
place  for  an  outdoor  life  to  which  Mr.  Chand- 
ler is  most  attracted.  The  best  wishes  of  the 
college  accompany  Mr.  Chandler  and  his 
party  with  which  we  feel  tolerably  familiar. 


CONVENTION   OF  THETA   DELTA   CHI. 

The  national  convention  of  the  Theta  Delta 
Chi  Fraternity  will  be  held  at  Hotel  Bellevue, 
Boston,  February  22-25.  The  first  meeting 
will  be  called  at  10.30  Thursday  morning  and 
will  be  public. 

Thursday  evening  a  smoker  will  be  held,  a 
theatre  party  Friday  evening  and  Saturday 
evening  a  banquet  at  Hotel  Somerset.  A 
large  delegation  will  attend  from  Theta 
Charge.     Voorhees,  '07,  is  delegate. 


BOWDOIN'S  SONG   BOOK. 

The  book  of  Bowdoin  Songs  which  was 
being  compiled  by  Mr  Chandler,  '08,  up  to  the 
time  he  left  college  for  his  trip  around  the 
world  with  Jack  London,  has  been  taken  up 
by  G.  A.  Foster,  '05,  and  N.  W.  Allen,  '07, 
and  will  appear  about  Ivy  Day. 

This  undertaking  is  worthy  of  the  support 
of  every  student  and  we  are  glad  to  see  it 
being  continued  under  the  new  management. 
Its  appearance  on  Ivy  Day  will  add  apprecia- 
bly to  the  demand. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 

Published  every  Friday  of  the  Collegiate  \ 
BY  THE  Students  of  ^ 

BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 
h.  p.  winslow,  1906.        a.  l.  robinson,  1908. 
h.  e.  wilson,  1907.  r.  h.  hopper,  1908. 

r.  a.  cony,  1907.  r.  a,  lee,  1908. 

w.  s.  linnell,  1907.        h.  e.  mitchell,  1908. 

A.   L.  JONES,  Medical. 


G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   ....     Business  Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907,    ■    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.  XXXV. 


FEBRUARY   16,   1906. 


Cordial 
Relations. 


In  another  column  are 
printed  clippings  from  the 
Amherst  Student  which 
.serve  the  double  purpose 
of  showing  the  cordial  relations  prevailing 
between  the  colleges  and  of  dispelling  any 
untimely  surmises  in  regard  to  the  debate  con- 
ference. Although  to  the  disappointment  of 
both  institutions  no  debate  could  be  satisfac- 
torily arranged  yet  the  friendly  and  well  dis- 
posed dealings  of  Amherst  have  ever  given  her 
a  prominent  place  in  our  intercollegiate  circle 
from  which  we  are  loath  to  break  even  for 
once.  The  larger  our  relationship  with  such 
representative  colleges  as  Amherst  the  greater 
becomes  our  prestige  outside  the  State.  Vic- 
tory is  more  precious  and  defeat  less  biting  at 
the  hands  of  such  a  worthy  foeman. 


To  very  few  of  the  under- 

Familiarity  with    graduates     has     the    home 

Professors.         life  of  the  Professors  been 

revealed.  There  is  still  a 
wide  gulf  between  students  and  faculty  in  this 
and  other  colleges.  Calling  on  a  professor  in 
social  light  is  given  the  stamp  of  trying  for  a 
pull,  to  talk  with  a  professor  after  class 
reduces  a  fellow  to  a  "boot-lick." 

It  is  unfortunate  that  acquaintance  with  the 
professors  especially  in  their  home  lives  is  thus 
denied  many  a  student  wholly  innocent  of 
anything  but  higher  motives.  Students  miss 
one  of  the  best  things  that  a  college  ought  to 
provide  by  neglecting  to  see  the  personal  side 
of  the  professors  with  whom  they  come  in 
contact.  An  American  graduate  of  a  German 
University  being  congratulated  on  his 
opportunity  to  pursue  a  specialty  by  the  Ger- 
man method,  exlaimed :  "Oh,  hang  the 
method.  It  wasn't  the  method,  it  wasn't 
the  university,  it  wasn't  the  German 
environment — it  was  those  walks  with 
Delitzsch !"  There  is  many  a  Delitzsch  on  the 
faculty  of  our  own  college  with  whom  we 
should  become  associated. 


When    we    consider    how 
Scholarships.       many   students,   who   have 

been  aided  by  scholarships 
while  in  college,  have,  in  the  years  after  their 
graduation,  met  with  prosperity  and  achieved 
success  in  various  walks  of  life,  it  is  surprising 
that  our  scholarship  funds  are  not  amazingly 
increased.  Many  such  successful  graduates 
must  have  forgotten  their  pledge  to  which 
they  agreed  upon  receiving  the  scholar- 
ship, to  pay  back  to  the  college  all  that  had 
been  received  in  such  a  way,  at  the  earliest 
time  that  their  financial  success  would  permit. 
Applying  for  scholarships  is  not  as  it  may 
seem  to  some  a  method  of  bleeding  the  col- 
lege for  selfish  gain.  These  funds  are 
intrusted  to  the  college  for  the  help  of  deserv- 
ing students  to  whom  a  college  course  would 
otherwise  be  impossible  or  at  least  intermittent 
and  greatly  interrupted.  Each  man  who 
receives  this  kind  help  should  be  ready  to 
assume  the  responsibility  accompanying  it  and 
resolve  that  his  Alma  Mater  shall  have  the  first 
fruits  of  his  successful  efforts. 

This  is  not,  however,  a  subject  for  alumni 
alone  to  think  about.  Many  of  them  have 
beneficently   endowed   the    college    in    many 


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ways;  many  of  them  are  not  yet  in  such  cir- 
cumstances as  would  permit  them  to  do  so. 
The  weight  of  the  responsibility  rests  as 
largely  upon  the  students  in  college  at  pres- 
ent as  upon  the  alumni.  Many  are  at  present 
receiving  aid  from  the  college  and  these  should 
not  forget  that  the  money  they  are  at  present 
using  should  be  returned  for  the  use  of  future 
students.  Our  memories  should  not  be  short, 
that  they  permit  us  to  forget  our  college  in 
our  future  days  of  prosperity.  Present  needs 
and  difficulties  in  our  college  lives  must  only 
serve  to  impress  us  the  more  strongly  with  the 
overwhelming  conviction  of  how  much  we  owe 
to  Bowdoin  and  its  kind  supporters. 


GENERAL   FRANCIS^  FESSENDEN. 

It  would  seem  to  be  an  incomplete,  and 
hardly  more  than  the  performance  of  a  merely 
perfunctory  duty,  if  the  friends  of  Genera! 
Francis  Fessenden  should  rest  contented  by 
the  mere  note  of  his  death. 

Something  more  than  this  is  due,  both  b_- 
the  bonds  of  a  long  friendship,  and  by  the 
duty  of  the  living  to  preserve  the  memory  of 
such  rare  souls  as  was  his,  for  the  delight  of 
those  who  may   follow  him. 

I  knew  General  Fessenden  for  more  than 
fifty  years.  He  came  to  the  College  in  1854, 
fresh  and  free  from  the  environment  of  a 
home  unsurpassed  in  the  beauty  and  simplicity 
of  its  characteristics.  Here  was  the  father 
whose  intellectual  and  professional  equipment 
placed  him  easily  among  the  great  men  of  the 
nation,  and  a  mother  whose  refinement  of 
manner  and  shrinking  from  public  notice 
restrains  us  from  touching,  even  at  this  dis- 
tance of  time  since  her  death,  with  an  unfet- 
tered pen,  and  the  four  brothers  between  whom 
there  always  existed  while  they  lived,  a  most 
loyal  affection.  He  brought  with  him  to  the 
College  and  to  his  college  mates,  that  modesty 
of  bearing,  sincerity  of  manner  and  frankness 
of  disposition  which  was  a  combination  of 
his  rare  inheritances,  with  the  results  of  early 
education  and  example,  and  all  these  he 
retained  and  amplified  through  his  subsequent 
career. 

He  had  an  unusual  gift  of  common  sense 
whereby  his  practical  judgment  was  well  nigh 
unerring,  and  this  trait,  with  a  refined  and  sub- 
tle sense  of  humor,  made  him  always  a  most 


delightful  companion.  He  never  bragged  of 
his  scholastic  standing,  nor  concealed  a  ten- 
dency to  inertia  which  he  overcame,  as  occa- 
sion required.  His  fondness  for  nature,  both 
physical  and  divine,  he  frankly  confessed,  and 
as  the  seasons  favored,  he  easily  and  with 
delight  divided  his  leisure  between  whipping 
the  streams  in  Harpswell  for  trout,  or  sitting 
with  some  pretty  girl  on  the  doorstone  of  her 
home  in  Topsham. 

General  Fessenden  began  the  study  of  the 
law  at  once  upon  graduation,  in  1858,  in  a  pri- 
vate office  in  Portland,  and  continued  it  sub- 
sequently at  the  Harvard  Law  School,  and  in 
the  office  of  Henry  P.  Fessenden,  esq.,  in  New 
York  City.  I  do  not  know  that  he  ever  prac- 
ticed his  profession  with  the  required  assiduity 
commensurate  for  great  success,  either  before 
or  after  the  Civil  War,  in  which  he  enlisted 
early  and  continued  with  marked  distinguish- 
ment  to  the  end.  Had'  he  been  born  with  a 
passion  for  the  law,  its  mental  discipline  with 
his  intellectual  endowments,  would  with  no 
doubt  whatever,  have  amply  qualified  him  for 
a  distinguished  judicial  career  on  the  equity 
side  of  the  Court. 

Through  his  whole  life  he  was  called  to  pass 
through  the  dark  shadows  which  death  threw 
across  his  path.  His  mother  died  during  his 
term  in  college,  and  she  was  soon  followed  by 
his  younger  brother;  then  the  father,  later, 
closed  his  distinguished  course,  and  soon  after 
his  elder  brothers ;  then  his  only  son,  while 
student  in  Harvard  College,  and  finally  his 
wife,  invalided  for  many  years,  left  our  friend 
alone.  All  this  sad  experience  seemed  to  the 
outward  showing,  to  emphasize  his  tempera- 
mental qualities  of  a  willing  submission  to  the 
decrees  of  Nature,  his  self-control,  his  volun- 
tary acquiescence  in  the  inevitable,  and  his 
unfaltering  trust  in  the  eternal  purpose  run- 
ning through  all  the  ages.  No  complainings, 
no  cry  for  sympathy,  no  recurrence  to  the  bur- 
dens thrust  upon  him,  escaped  his  o'er-charged 
heart,  as  he  went  his  accustomed  way  through 
the  lonely  years  which  remained  to  him  here. 

He  was  fond  of  his  books,  of  travel,  of  men 
and  women  and  of  public  affairs,  and  few 
there  were  whose  judgment  was  superior  to 
his  own  upon  such  subjects  as  for  the  moment 
entertained,  or  occupied,  his  mind.  He  kept 
his  helm  so  true  to  the  course  directed  by  tfie 
fine  nobility  of  his  nature,  that  one  might  well 
feel,  he  was  so  faithful  and  sincere  in  the  ful- 
fillment of  all  his  obligations,  that  his  creed  of 


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conduct   and   of   life   was    comprehended     in 
noblesse  oblige. 

He  was  one  of  the  salt  of  the  earth ;  of  him 
it  can  well  be  written,  "that  he  had  I6fty  aims, 
and  lead  a  pure  life ;  kept  his  honor  virgin,  had 
the  esteem  of  his  fellow-citizens,  and  the  love 
of  your  fireside ;  bore  good  fortune  meekly ; 
suffered  evil  with  constancy,  and  through  evil 
or  good  maintained  truth  always." 

He  will  be  mourned  by  his  friends,  but  they 
are  thankful  that  he  lived  and  that  they  knew 
him.  The  chair  at  the  fireside,  the  seat  at  the 
club  and  the  table  will  be  vacant,  and  the 
sweet  voice  silent,  but  the  tender  memories  of 
a  life  so  beloved  will  never  fade  away. 

Such  a  life  as  his,  and  such  friendship  as  he 
possessed,  constantly  renew  our  assurances 
that  God  still  reigns. 

Edward  B.  Merrill,  '57. 

New  York,  January  6,  1905. 


EDUCATION   I. 

The  course  in  Education  which  is  offered 
this  semester  will  be  the  same  as  that  given 
during  the  second  semester  of  last  year.  It  is 
not  primarily  a  course  for  teachers,  although 
it  is  so  conducted  as  to  satisfy  the  require- 
ments of  those  states  and  school  systems 
which  require  the  professional  training  of 
teachers.  For  example,  it  is  accepted  by  the 
City  of  Boston  as  the  equivalent  of  one  year's 
experience  in  teaching  and  governing  schools. 

The  fundamental  aim  is  to  prepare  for  edu- 
cational 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  leader- 
ship. Courses  in  pedagogy  aim  at  better 
teaching,  to  be  sure ;  but  more  than  that,  they 
aim  at  equipping  men  and  women  to  cultivate 
public  opinion  and  bring  backward  school  sys- 
tems 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  upon  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  experience  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,  organ- 
ized into  guiding  principles,  that  we  call  edu- 
cational 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  impen- 
etrable shell. 

Yet  a  course  in  educational  theory  does  not 
consist  in  regular  doses  of  dogma,  specula- 
tive 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  teaching;  he  is 
saved  from  many  mistakes, — the  blind  stum- 
bling 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  educa- 
tional 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  cen- 
turies. 

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  piaintainer  of  whatever  is  honor- 
able and  enduring  in  educational  tradition.lt 
inspires  him  with  the  highest  ideals  of  his  call- 
ing; 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  recog- 
nized 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  col- 
lege-bred teachers. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


267 


QLEE  CLUB  TRIP. 

Next  Wednesday  the  Glee  Club  will  leave 
for  a  four-day  trip  to  Bangor,  Ellsworth, 
Augusta,  and)  Oldtown.  About  thirty-three 
men  will  be  taken.  The  following  excellent 
program  has  been  arranged. 

Part  First. 

Opening  Song — "We'll   Sing    to    Old    Bow- 
doin"       Glee,  Mandolin  and  Guitar  Club 
Song  of  the  Tritoui — Mollay  Glee  Club 

Jovial  Joe — Justus  Ringleben 

Mandolin  Club 
Reading — Selected  Mr.  Mikelsky 

Beware — Atkinson  Double  Quartet 

Miserere — Verdi 

(From  II  Trovatore) 

Mandolin  Club 

Part  Second. 

Jasamine  Flowers — Corliss 

Mr.  Pike  and  Glee  Club 
Mandola  Solo — Selected  Mr.  Chapman 

Solo — Selected  Mr.  Johnson 

Selections — Cohan 

(From  "Little  Johnny  Jones") 

Mandolin  Club 
The  Two  Roses — Werner  Glee  Club 

College  Songs 

(a)  Bowdoin  Beata — Pierce,  '96 

(b)  Phi  Chi— Mitchell,  '79 


DEBATING   NOTES. 

At  the  meeting  of  Tuesday  evening,  Feb- 
ruary 13,  the  council  voted  to  arrange  a  debate 
with  Clark  College.  As  soon  as  the  intercol- 
legiate agreement  is  signed  by  both  colleges, 
the  question  will  be  proposed.  It  is  probable 
that  the  debate  will  be  held  at  Clark  College 
in  Worcester,  Mass.  As  Clark  is  a  growing 
institution,  and  stands  high  among  New  Eng- 
land colleges,  it  is  sincerely  to  be  hoped  that 
we  can  soon  complete  satisfactory  arrange- 
ments. 

The  course  for  the  second  semester  embod- 
ies a  slight  change  from  tha(r  of  the  first 
semester.  Only  one  debate  is  required.  Each 
member  must  prepare  an  address  for  a  special 
occasion ;  he  is  also  to  deliver  this  address 
before  some  public  audience  to  which  it  is 
adapted.     Each  member  also  is  to  prepare  and 


deliver  before  the  students  of  a  preparatory 
school  an  address  suited  to  such  an  audience. 
There  will  also  be  exercises  in  after  dinner 
speaking.  These  provisions  make  the  course 
of  much  practical  value  in  that  they  give  the 
student  a  real  opportunity  and  a  real  test  of 
his  ability. 


FROM  THE   AMHERST  STUDENT. 

Below  are  printed  articles  from  the  Amherst 
Student  of  January  20  and  2y. 

Debating  Society. 

While  in  the  period  of  our  intercollegiate 
debates,  Amherst  has  always  been  represented 
by  efficient  senior  committees,  there  has  been 
a  lack  of  organization  manifested  in  the  con- 
duct of  the  arrangements.  The  method  now 
pursued  of  entrusting  the  complete  control  of 
the  debating  interests  of  the  college  to  a  com- 
mittee of  three  from  the  Senior  Class  has,  we 
believe,  clearly  shown  certain  evidences  of 
weakness.  The  strongest  criticism  of  the 
committee  plan  is  that  it  lacks  permanency. 
Instead  of  having  a  stable  undergraduate 
association  it  gives  the  power  to  each  Senior- 
Class  to  conduct  a  debate  as  it  sees  fit.  This 
in  itself  is  unbusinesslike  and  is  a  delegation 
of  power  which  tends  toward  irresponsible 
actions.  In  view  of  these  facts  we  urge  upon 
this  Senior  Class  the  formation  of  a  society  to 
truly  foster  the  debating  interests  in  college. 
Such  organizations  in  other  colleges  have 
proven  to  be  highly  successful  mediums  in 
making  arrangements  and  in  conducting  the 
trials  and  debates.  We  are  confident  that  the 
college  would  benefit  by  the  formation  this 
year  of  a  thoroughly  efficiently,  responsible, 
and  representative  debating  society. — Amherst 
Student. 

No  Debate  with  Bowdoin. 

The  members  of  the  college  keenly  regret 
that  owing  to  the  fact  that  satisfactory 
arrangements  cannot  be  made,  we  shall  not 
debate  with  Bowdoin  this  year.  The  debating 
as  well  as  the  athletic  relations  between  the 
two  colleges  have  always  been  very  gratifying 
to  us.  Nothing  could  be  more  satisfactory 
than  the  spirit  of  friendly  rivalry  and  of  gen- 
tlemanly courtesy  that  has  existed  from  the 
first  in  the  conduct  of  the  debates. — Amherst 
Student. 


268 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


NOTICE 

As  yet  only  one  name  has  been  given  the 
track  manager  in  response  to  his  notice 
regarding  conditions  for  the  position  of  assist- 
ant track  manager.  The  manager  wishes  all 
Freshmen  who  intend  trying  for  assistant 
track  manager  to  give  him  their  names  not 
later  than  February  20. 


ART  BUILDING   NOTES. 

The  Art  Building  received  this  week  the 
bronze  medal  awarded  to  Bowdoin  College  for 
an  exhibit  at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposi- 
tion held  at  St.  Louis.  The  medal  is  made  of 
a  peculiar  alloy  which  gives  to  it  a  very  beau- 
tiful shade.  On  the  obverse  side  there  are 
represented  two  figures.  Columbia  about  to 
envelope  in  the  Star  and  Stripes,  the  slender 
maiden  (Loviisiana)  at  her  side,  who  is  about 
.to  cast  off  the  imperial  cloak  of  France.  On 
the  reverse  there  is  an  architectural  tablet  tell- 
ing the  grade  of  the  model,  and  above  the  tab- 
let sits  an  eagle  spreading  its  wings  from 
ocean  to  ocean  (represented  by  two  dolphins). 

There  is  now  on  exhibition  an  exceptionally 
good  collection  of  photographs  loaned  by  the 
Library  Art  Club.  The  photographs  are 
ninety-four  in  number  and  represent  the  paint- 
ings of  Velasquez,  who  was  the  court  painter 
of  Philip  IV.  of  Spain,  and  whose  works  are 
among  the  masterpieces  of  the  world.  The 
photographs  will  be  exhibited  until  March  5. 


THIRD  COLLEGE  TEA. 

I  The  third   college  tea  was    given    by    the 

faculty  in  Hubbard  Hall  on  Monday,  Febru- 
ary 12.  The  Alumni  Room  was  prettily  and 
simply  decorated,  or  if  we  quote  the  Lewiston 
Journal,  "The  hall  was  a  bower  of  maidenhair 
ferns  and  daffodils."  The  students  were 
allowed  to  invite  their  friends,  and  an  unusu- 
ally large  number  of  visitors  was  present,  Bath 
being  especially  well  represented.  The  hall 
was  filled  during  the  whole  time  from  four  to 
six,  which  shows  better  than  anything  else 
that  the  teas  are  being  fully  appreciated  and 
are  to  be  considered  very  successful. 

The  patronesses  were  :  Mrs.  G.  T.  Little, 
Mrs.  F.  N.  Whittier,  and  Mrs.  W.  A.  Moody. 
Their  assistants  were  Mrs.  H.  C.  Baxter, 
Mrs.  Alice  Little,  Miss  May  Potter,  and  Miss 
Mae  Martin,  Mrs.  W.  F.  Foster  presided  at 


the  Tea  Table,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Mitchell  at  the 
Coffee  Table,  and  the  two  Punch  Tables  were 
in  charge  of  Mrs.  R.  J.  Ham,  and  Mrs.  Allen 
Johnson.  Mrs.  Foster  was  assisted  by  Mrs. 
Arthur  Johnson,  Mrs.  Libby,  and  Miss 
Given.  Mrs.  Mitchell  by  Mrs.  Cone,  Miss 
Humphreys,  and  Miss  Sarah  Pennell.  Mrs. 
Ham  by  Misses  Booker,  Houghton,  and 
Eaton,  and  Mrs.  Johnson  was  given  the  assist- 
ance of  Misses  Robinson,  Sutherland  and  Lit- 
tle. The  ushers  were  Lee,  '08,  Stetson,  '06, 
Lawrence,  '07,  Burton,  '07,  Davis,  '08,  Gould, 
special,  Winchell,  '07,  Fox,  '06,  Kingsley,  '07, 
Bolster,   Medic,   and  Foster,  Medic. 


COACH   SMITH   HERE   MONDAY. 

Coach  Smith  is  expected  Monday  to  look 
over  the  track  material  for  next  spring.  The 
classes  are  urged  to  elect  track  captains  at 
once  and  to  improve  Mr.  Smith's  presence. 
He  will  be  here  two  or  three  days.  Mr. 
Smith  wishes  the  fellows  to  begin  practice  for 
the  spring  meet  at  once  and  wants  to  give  the 
fellows  a  start  by  showing  them  the  form,  etc. 
Mr.  Smith  will  be  in  Brunswick  two  or  three 
times  before  the  Indoor  Meet,  which  comes 
March  23. 


ROBERT   EDESON  AS   "STRONGHEART"  AT 
EMPIRE  THEATRE,  FEB.  27th. 

Robert  Edeson  as  the  college-bred  Indian 
hero  "Strongheart,"  in  the  new  comedy  drama 
by  William  C.  DeMille,  is  the  attractive  offer- 
ing announced  for  the  Empire  Theatre,  Lewis- 
ton,  on  Feb.  27. 

William  C.  De  Mille  has  laid  the  scenes  of 
"Strongheart"  at  Columbia  University  and 
furnishes  a  vivid  and  highly  amusing  picture 
of  college  life.  Strongheart  is  an  Indian,  a 
son  of  a  chief,  who,  through  his  prowess  on 
the  football  field,  has  become  a  hero  to  his 
classmates  at  Columbia.  His  love  for  the  sis- 
ter of  his  chum  forms  a  motive  of  this  play 
which  although  serious  in  its  problem,  is 
related  amid  scenes  of  such  bright,  breezy 
comedy  that  vividly  photograph  college  life, 
that  "Strongheart"  deserves  the  term,  comedy 
drama.  Mr.  Edeson  has  revealed  himself  as 
a  character  actor  of  note  and  has  widely 
increased  the  popularity  won  by  him  in  "Ran- 
son's  Folly"  and  "Soldiers  of  Fortune." 
"Strongheart'  scored  the  dramatic  hit  of  last 
season  both  in  Boston  and  New  York  where 
it  played  a  long  and  prosperous  engagement. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


269 


GOVERNOR  COBB,  '77,  INSTALLED  NATIONAL 
PRESIDENT  OF  ZETA  PSI. 

At  the  chapter  house  on  College  Street, 
Governor  Wm.  T.  Cobb,  'jj,  was  installed 
Grand  President  of  the  Zeta  Psi  Fraternity 
last  Thursday  evening.  George  Ulmer  of 
Easton,  Penn.,  performed  the  installation  cer- 
emonies, after  which  a  banquet  was  enjoyed. 
Hall,  '06,  Kilbourn,  '08,  and  Wight,  '08,  man- 
asfed  the  meeting. 


CollcGe  Botes. 

The  second  assembly  has  been  set  for 
March  2. 

Pope,  '07,  passed  last  Sunday  at  his  home 
in  Manchester. 

The  last  opportunity  to  have  Bugle  pictures 
taken  on  March  19. 

Johnson,  '06,  attended  a  d&nce  given  by 
the  Armitage  Club  in  Augusta  last  Monday 
night. 

The  annual  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  reception 
takes  place  at  its  fraternity  house,  this  Friday 
evening. 

Stephen  E.  Young,  '98,  has  become  a  mem- 
ber of  the  law  firm  of  Storey,  Thorndike, 
Palmer  &  Thayer  of  Boston. 

Bartlett  Doe  of  California  has  pledged  $50,- 
000  to  Bates  provided  she  can  raise  another 
$50,000  to  go  with  the  like  sum  which  Andrew 
Carnegie  has  pledged. 

The  Lakeside  Press  is  to  do  the  printing  of 
the  Bugle  again  this  year.  The  satisfactory 
work  that  this  company  has  done  in  the  past 
is  a  guarantee  of  a  well-bound  volume. 

The  annual  Beta  Theta  Pi  "Dorg"  will  be 
held  at  Young's  Hotel,  Boston,  Friday,  Feb. 
23.  About  twelve  men  frorn  the  Bowdoin 
Chapter  will  attend. 

Snow,  '07,  and  Hupper,  '08,  recently  visited 
Hebron  Academy.  While  there  they  acted  as 
judges  in  one  of  the  debates,  held  under  the 
auspices  of  the  literary  society  of  the  schools. 

The  Ibis  is  trying  to  get  as  speakers  for  the 
present  semester.  Bishop  Codman,  Graham 
Brooks,  Raymond  Calkins  and  Professor 
Baker  of  Harvard.  The  meeting  at  which 
Professor  Baker  speaks  will  be  public. 


Professor  G.  T.  Little  delivered  a  lecture 
on  "Camps,  Camels  and  Convents  in  Arabia" 
before  the  Saturday  Club  last  week.  The  lec- 
ture was  illustrated  by  pictures  taken  on  his 
recent  trip  abroad. 

Professor  Henry  L.  Chapman,  on  Monday, 
February  5,  gave  a  lecture  on  "Robert  Burns" 
in  the  Woodfords  Congregational  Church. 
The  occasion  was  made  a  unique  one  by  the 
presence  of  a  delegation  from  the  St.  Andrews 
Society  of  Portland,  who  attended  in  full 
Highland  dress. 

On  Thursday  evening,  February  22,  at  8 
o'clock,  Dr.  Anita  N.  McGee  of  Washington, 
D.  C,  will  give  a  lecture  entitled  "A  Woman's 
Experience  in  the  Japanese  Army."  Dr. 
McGee  is  the  supervisor  of  the  Nurses'  Red 
Cross  Society  of  Japan  and  was  the  only 
American  woman  taken  into  the  Japanese  Hos- 
pital Corps  during  the  war.  The  lecture  will 
be  given  in  the  Town  Hall,  and  admission  will 
be  fifty  cents. 

The  thirty-sixth  annual  meeting  and  dinner 
of  the  Bowdoin  alumni  of  Portland  and  vicin- 
ity, will  be  held  February  17  at  the  Columbia 
Hotel  in  Portland.  The  oration  will  be  given 
by  Hon.  Augustus  F.  Moulton  of  the  Class  of 
1873,  the  poem  by  Albert  W.  Tolman  of  the 
Class  of  1888,  and  Eugene  L.  Bodge  of  the 
Class  of  1897  will  act  as  toast-master.  The 
business  meeting  will  be  held  at  7  o'clock  p.m., 
and  dinner  will  be  served  at  the  close  of  the 


Hlumni  personals. 

'56. — Judge  William  Gaslin  of  Alma, 
Nebraska,  a  native  of  Augusta,  Me.,  has 
recently  given  a  sum  of  money  to  Kent's  Hill 
for  the  purpose  of  establishing  a  scholarship 
prize  at  that  institution.  The  exact  nature  of 
the  gift  has  not  as  yet  been  made  public. 

'91. — A  daughter  was  born  to  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
C.  S.  F.  Lincoln  of  St.  John's  College,  Shang- 
hai, China,  on  December  i.  She  has  been 
named  Marcia. 

'96. — Mr.  S.  Fessenden,  who  has  been  in 
Shanghai  for  the  past  two  years  as  sub-man- 
ager of  the  Shanghai  branch  of  the  American 
Trading  Company  is  severing  his  connection 
with  the  company  on  January  i,  to  enter  upon 
the  practice  of  law  with  the  Hon.  T.  R.  Jerni- 


270 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


gan  under  the  firm  name  of  Jernigan  &  Fes- 
senden.  Mr.  Jernigan  is  an  old  resident  of 
Shanghai  and  was  Consul-General  there  under 
Mr.  Cleveland's  administration.  'Mr.  Fes- 
senden  was  admitted  to  the  New  York  Bar 
in  1899,  and  has  made  many  friends  during 
his  residence  in  the  East. 

i900.-^Dr.  Louis  M.  Spear  and  Miss  Marion 
White  were  married  at  the  Christ  Episcopal 
Church,  Gardiner,  last  week.  The  service  was 
performed  by  Rev.  Robert  W.  Plant  in  the 
presence  of  a  gathering  of  friends  and  rela- 
tives that  taxed  practically  the  entire  seating 
capac-ity  of  the  church.  To  the  evergreen 
that  decorated  the  church  were  added  pinks 
which  lent  a  striking  effect.  After  the  wed- 
ding a  reception  was  held  at  the  home  of  Mrs. 
White.  Dr.  Spear,  the  bridegroom,  is  one  of 
the  best-known  young  men  in  Gardiner.  He 
graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  1900,  from  Har- 

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2/8  inch  shells  may  be  used.  Several  improvements  in  the  operating  parts  make  it  the  easiest,  most 
reuable  and  best  working  gun  in  existence.  We  are  glad  to  make  it  possible  for  every  lover  of  gims 
and  bird  shooting  to  get  this  high  grade  repeating  shot  gun  at  so  low  a  price. 

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VOL.   XXXV. 


NO.  27 


CHAS.  CARROLL  EVERETT  SCHOLARSHIP 

'  Melvin  Thomas  Copeland,  1906,  has  been 
awarded  the  Everett  Scholarship.  The 
Everett  Scholarship  is  the  net  interest  on  cer- 
tain real  estate  held  in  Brunswick  and  is  suffi- 
cient to  support  a  student  comfortably  in 
either  this  or  a  foreign  country.  The  scholar- 
ship is  awarded  to  the  Senior  whom  the 
faculty  consider  best  qualified  to  take  up  post- 
graduate work.  It  is  the  largest  and  most 
prized  of  any  of  Bowdoin's  scholarships. 

Mr.  Copeland  will  pursue  the  study  of  Eco- 
nomics and  Sociology  at  Harvard  University 
next  year. 


PORTLAND   ALUMNI   DINNER 

Last  Saturday  evening  the  Bowdoin  Alumni 
Association  of  Portland  and  Vicinity,  held  its 
thirty-sixth  annual  dinner  at  the  Columbia 
Hotel.  The  dinner  was  very  well  served,  and 
the  hall  was  artistically  decorated  in  black  and 
white.  There  were  seventy-one  men  present, 
and  the  dinner  was  considered  one  of  the  most 
successful  in  the  history  of  the  association. 
Eugene  L.  Bodge,  '97,  was  toastmaster  and 
introduced  all  the  speakers  in  an  exceptionally 
pleasing  manner.  The  first  speaker  of  the 
evening  was  Hon.  Augustus  F.  Moulton,  '73, 
who  was  orator  of  the  occasion.  Mr.  Moul- 
ton took  as  his  subject,  "The  Fundamental 
Reason  for  American  Progress,"  and  dealt 
with  it  in  a  manner  which  was  not  only  com- 
prehensive, but  interesting.  The  poet  was 
Albert  W.  Tolman,  '88,  who,  however,  was 
not  present,  and  the  reading  of  the  poem  was 
therefore  omitted.  Professor  William  A. 
Houghton  spoke  in  behalf  of  the  college,  and 
proposed  a  very  clever  toast  to  Old  Bowdoin. 
Hon.  Enoch  Foster,  '64,  spoke  of  the  effect  of 
college  training  on  the  practical  life  of  the 
graduate.  Professor  Frank  E.  Woodruff 
said  a  few  words  about  Greek,  which  called 
forth  hearty  applause.  The  last  speaker  was 
George  E.  Fogg,  '02,  who  spoke  on  the  posi- 
tion of  Bowdoin  in  the  athletic  world.  A  large 
part  of  this  year's  Mandolin  Club,  and  the 
double  quartet  were  present.     They  made  the 


evening  very  pleasant  by  rendering  various 
selections  at  frequent  intervals  during  the 
evening.  The  meeting  finally  broke  up  after 
those  present  had  joined  in  singing  "Bowdoin 
Beata"  and  "Phi  Chi." 

The  faculty  of  the  college  was  well  repre- 
sented by  Professors  Houghton,  Woodruff, 
Allen  Johnson,  Foster,  Ham,  Mitchell, 
and  Dr.  Burnett.  Others  who  were  present 
were:  John  M.  Brown,  '60,  Charles  O.  Hunt, 
'61,  Charles  P.  Mattocks,  '62,  Enoch  Foster, 
'64,  Charles  F.  Libby,  '64,  Frederic  H.  Ger- 
rish,  "66,  George  M.  Seiders,  '72,  Augustus 
F.  Moulton,  '73,  E.  S.  Osgood,  '75,  Bion  Wil- 
son, '76,  Franklin  C.  Payson,  '76,  Dr.  C.  A. 
Baker,  '78,  George  S.  Payson,  '80,  Henry  S. 
Payson,  '81,  Charles  H.  Oilman,  '82,  Arthur 
H.  Merrill,  '87,  C.  L.  Hutchinson.  '90,  R.  C. 
Payson,  '93,  Harry  S.  Emery,  '93,  Dr.  Charles 
M.'  Leighton,  '94,  Philip  Dana,  "96,  Alfred  P. 
Cook,  '97,  Dr.  Philip  W.  Davis,  '97,  Eugene 
L.  Bodge,  '97,  John  F.  Dana,  '98,  Guy  H. 
Sturgis,  '98,  Edgar  Kaharl,  '99,  Walter  B. 
Clarke,  '99,  Dr.  W.  Bean  Moulton,  '99,  Robert 
F".  Chapman,  1900,  George  C.  Wheeler,  '01, 
Robert  C.  Foster,  '01,  Harold  S.  Berry,  '01, 
Edward  S.  Anthoine,  '02,  Lyman  A.  Cousens, 
"02,  George  E.  Fogg,  '02,  F.  J.  Welch,  '03, 
Franklin  Lawrence,  '03,  Charles  B.  Cook,  '05, 
J.  Arthur  Clark,  '05,  Henry  Lewis,  '05,  Stuart 
O.  Symonds,  '05,  D.  Bradford  Andrews,  '06, 
Philip  F.  Chapman,  '06,  Joseph  B.  Drum- 
mond,  '07,  Harold  B.  Chandler,  '07,  T.  R.' 
Winchell,  '07,  Frank  S.  Bass,  '07,  A.  Osgood 
Pike,  John  W.  Leydon,  '07,  Harold  E.  Wil- 
son, '07,  William  S.  Linnell,  '07,  William 
Crowley,  '08,  J.  Edward  Crowley,  '09,  Harold 
T.  Everett,  '07,  Medic,  S.  W.  Percv,  Medic, 
F.  J.  Weed,  G.  H.  Morrill,  '07,  Harold  C. 
Trott,  '04,  Clarence  Hale,  Arthur  S.  Titman, 
Alfred  Mitchell,  Walter  S.  M.  Kenney  and 
David  W.  Lund. 

Just  before  the  dinner  a  business  meeting 
was  held  and  the  following  officers  were 
elected  for  next  year :  President,  Charles  F. 
Libby,  '64:  Vice-Presidents,  Charles  O.  Hunt, 
'61,  A.  F.  Moulton,  '73,  Enoch  Foster,  '64,  S. 
L.  Larrabee,  '75 ;    Treasurer,    Bion    Wilson, 


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'76;  Secretary,  Percival  P.  Baxter,  '98;  Exec- 
utive Committee,  V.  C.  Wilson,  '80,  Levi  Tur- 
ner, '86,  P.  W.  Davis,  '97 ;  Orator,  Charles  P. 
Mattocks,  '62;  Poet,  J.  F.  Dana,  '9^;  Toast- 
master,  R.  C.  Foster,  '01 ;  Dinner  Committee, 
Alfred  Mitchell,  '95;  H.  L.  Berry,  'or,  and  G. 
E.  Fogg,  '02. 

Speech  of  George  E.  Fogg,  '02 

"Bowdoin  has  always  taken  an  honorable 
stand  in  regard  to  the  playing  of  ringers.  I 
might  quote  an  instance  of  this  in  the  very 
last  game  with  University  of  Maine.  At  the 
beginning  of  the  season  it  was  thought  that 
Bowdoin  would  fight  it  out  with  Colby  for  last 
place  in  football  amongst  the  Maine  colleges, 
but  by  wonderful  improvement  the  team 
defeated  both  Colby  and  Bates.  Worked  up 
to  the  greatest  pitch  of  enthusiasm  by  the  time 
the  University  of  Maine  game  came  ofif,  Bow- 
doin supporters  would  have  given  almost  their 
souls  to  see  the  team  win.  Then  came  a  test 
of  Bowdoin  honor.  Two  of  the  best  men 
were  unable  to  play.  There  were  men  in.  col- 
lege who  were  fully  capable  of  taking  their 
places,  however,  but  both  of  these  men  were 
ineligible  according  to  our  rules,  and  rather 
than  play  them  even  in  the  most  important 
game  of  the  season,  we  substitued  two  infe- 
rior players. 

"Bowdoin  has  always  maintained  tbis  stand. 
We  have  five  rules  of  eligibility  which  cover 
the  ground  thoroug"hly  and  in  living  up  to  our 
own  rules  we  believe  we  are  doing  enough." 


MINSTREL  SHOW 

Soon  after  the  production  of  the  Minstrel 
Show  in  Brunswick,  Manager  Wilson 
received  extremely  favorable  offers  from 
Bangor  and  Augusta  for  a  production  of  the 
show  in  those  cities.  The  Bangor  offer  was 
finally  withdrawn  owing  to  the  fact  that  no 
date  favorable  to  both  parties  could  be  found. 
Mr.  Cuddy,  the  manager  of  the  Augusta 
Opera  House  called  upon  Manager  Wilson 
some  time  ago  and  a  very  favorable  arrange- 
ment was  made.  Owing  to  the  fact  that 
"King  Pepper"  was  produced  one  night  in 
Augusta,  in  addition  to  two  nights  in  town,  it 
was  thought  that  the  Faculty  would  have  no 
objection,  to  letting  the  Minstrel  Show  go  out 
of  town.  At  the  Faculty  meeting,  last  week, 
however,  it  was  decided  that  the  production 
should  not  be  taken  out  of  town. 


DELTA   KAPPA  EPSILON    RECEPTION 

The  sixth  annual  reception  of  the  Theta 
Chapter  of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  was  held  at 
its  chapter  house  on  College  Street  last  Friday 
nigHt,  February  sixteenth.  The  chapter 
house  was  beautifully  decorated  with  smilax, 
ground  pine,  palms,  ferns,  cut  flowers  and 
potted  plants.  Nearly  two  hundred  guests 
were  entertained  at  the  reception  and  hop. 

The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  William  DeWitt 
Hyde,  Mrs.  George  T.  Little,  Mrs.  Allen  John- 
son, Mrs.  Russell  W.  Eaton  and  Mrs.  William 
M.  Pennell,  who  received  from  eight  until  ten 
in  the  library. 

After  the  reception  refreshments  were 
served  by  Caterer  Cordes  of  Portland.  Danc- 
ing began  at  ten  and  an  order  of  eighteen 
dances  and  four  extras  was  carried  out.Music 
was  furnished  by  an  orchestra  under  the  lead- 
ership of  Francis  J.  Welch,  Jr.,  of  Portland. 

Among  those  present  were :  Professor  and 
Mrs.  Roscoe  J.  Ham,  Professor  Frank  Wood- 
ruff, Professor  and  Mr.  Allen  Johnson, 
Professor  and  Mrs.  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell, 
Professor  and  Mrs.  Henry  Johnson,  Professor 
and  Mrs.  George  T.  Little,  Professor  and  Mrs. 
William  T.  Foster,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Gilbert  M. 
Elliott,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ira  P.  Booker,  Col.  and 
Mrs.  George  L.  Thompson,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
James  R.  Jordan,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Russell  W. 
Eaton  of  Brunswick,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  B. 
Johnson,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  A.  Cone  of  Tops- 
ham,  Mrs.  Hartley  C.  Baxter,  Mrs.  Belle  T. 
Atherton  of  Brunswick,  Mrs.  F.  M.  Carleton, 
and  Miss  Carleton  of  Oldtown,  Misses  Edith 
Boardman,  Carolyn  Crockett,  Helen  Johnson, 
Margaret  Sutherland,  Christine  Pennell,  Sarah 
Pennell,  May  Potter,  Carrie  Potter,  Mabelle 
Doughty,  Ruth  Little,  Evelyn  Stetson,  Hilda 
Flumphreys,  Grace  Crawford,  Cecil  Hough- 
ton, Bessie  Smith,  Belle  H.  Smith,  Dasie  Hub- 
bard, Isabelle  Forsaith,  Sue  Winchell,  Lillian 
Rogers  of  Portland,  Florence  A.  Sawyer  of 
Westbrook,  Marion  Harmon,  Westbrook, 
Anna  Putnam,  Houlton,  Zelma  Oaks,  Bangor, 
Clarissa  Weymouth,  Saco,  Imogene  Bumps  of 
De.xter,  Roberta  Black  of  Bath,  Ethel  Usher 
of  Wellesley,  Mass.,  Percy  Herrick  of  Peeks- 
kill,  N.  Y..  Samuel  L.  Forsaith,  Hon.  Barrett 
Potter,  Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump,  Dr.  Wilbur  F. 
Browne,  Dr.  Charles  Burnett,  Robert  Wood- 
ruff, Harold  Toby,  Fulton  J.  Redman,  Francis 
R.  Upton,  Carroll  W.  Soule,  Jr.,  Professor 
Henry  Chapman,  Fred  W.  Smith,  Daniel  Sar- 
gent, Edward  J.  Quinn  of  Portland,  and  many 


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others.  The  committee  in  charge  of  the  recep- 
tion and  dance  was  composed  of  Harvey  PhiHp 
Winslovv,  '06 ;  Raymond  BHn  Williams,  '06 ; 
and  Tom  Edgar  Hacker,  '07.  The  decorat- 
ing committee  consisted  of  Chester  Swan 
Bavis,  '06;  Frank  Lyman  Bass,  James  Nel- 
son Archibald,  '08 ;  and  Harold  H.  Bur- 
ton, '09. 

The  delegates  from  the  seven  other  fraterni- 
ties were  Robert  John  Hodgson,  Jr.,  '06,  from 
Alpha  Delta  Phi,  Charles  Andrew  Johnson 
Houghton,  '06,  from  Psi  Upsilon,  Henry 
Philip  Chapman,  '06,  from  Theta  Delta  Chi, 
Crowell  Clairinton  Hall,  Jr.,  '06,  from  Zeta 
Psi,  Harold  Everett  Wilson.  "07,  from  Delta 
Upsilon,  Harold  Stanwood  Stetson,  '06,  from 
Kappa  Sigma,  and  Leon  Vasco  Parker,  '06, 
from  Beta  Theta  Pi. 


PROFESSOR  FOSTER  ENTERTAINS 

Last  Thursday  evening,  February  15, 
Professor  and  Mrs.  Foster  entertained  the 
members  of  English  6  and  7  at  their  home,  72 
Federal  Street.  The  house  was  brilliantly 
lighted,  and  a  bright  fire  in  the  fireplace  with 
flowers  in  profusion  added  materially  to  the 
beauty  of  the  rooms. 

Dr.  Burnett  read  a  paper  on  "The  Art  of 
Misleading"  which  showed  to  quite  an  extent 
the  bearing  of  Persuasion  on  Argumentation ; 
the  reading  of  the  paper  was  followed  by  dis- 
cussion of  the  methods  of  Persuasion 
involved. 

A  dainty  lunch  was  then  served  in  the  din- 
ing-room. Later  the  entire  party  gathered 
around  the  piano  at  which  Dr.  Burnett  pre- 
sided, and  sang  many  college  songs.  It  was 
nearly  eleven  o'clock  when  good-night  was 
said ;  each  departing  guest  received  a  beauti- 
ful pink  from  the  hand  of  Mrs.  Foster.  Pinks 
were  also  sent  those  members  of  the  course 
who  could  not  be  present. 

All  the  guests  were  much  pleased  with  the 
charming  hospitality  of  Professor  and  Mrs. 
Foster.  Those  present  were:  Dr.  Burnett, 
Miss  Phipps,  H.  P.  Boody,  G.  U.  Hatch,  C. 
W.  Hawkesworth,  E.  C.  Pope,  R.  R.  Stevens, 
C.  L.  Favinger,  R.  R.  Paine,  '06,  A.  L.  Hatch, 
F.  J.  Redman,  A.  B.  Roberts,  L.  M.  Erskine, 
C.  W.  Snow,  W.  B.  Drummond,  G.  W. 
Craigie,  F.  J.  Weed,  H.  E.  Mitchell,  '07,  L. 
W.  Baldwin,  '08. 


Communtcation. 


I  was  interested  to  read  in  last  week's 
Orient  the  editorial  which  declared  that  rela- 
tions of  amity  exist  between  Bowdoin  and  "/• 
Amherst.  I  have  made  numerous  inquiries 
among  the  students  and  have  satisfied  myself 
beyond  any  doubt  that  the  editorial  above 
mentioned  does  not  express  the  feeling  of  the 
student  body. 

The  undergraduates  feel  that  Amherst  has 
not  used  us  squarely  in  the  matter  of  debate. 
Bowdoin  submitted  a  question  to  Amherst, 
and  also  a  list  of  names  from  which  the  judges 
might  be  selected  according  to  the  plan  which 
had  hitherto  been  followed.  Amherst  replied 
by  requesting  that  the  judges  be  chosen 
according  to  a  plan  of  her  own.  We  did  not 
like  this  change,  but  submitted  for  the  sake  of 
having  the  debate.  A^fter  our  acquiescence 
AiTiherst  higgled  over  the  matter  of  time 
agreement,  wanting  to  make  it  one  year  instead 
of  two.  We  then  saw  that  Amherst  was  deter- 
mined by  hook  or  crook  (perhaps  by  both) 
not  to  meet  us  this  year. 

We  do  not  know  what  has  prompted 
Amherst  to  act  as  she  has  toward  us,  but  we 
do  know  that  she  has  tried  in  every  way  to 
dodge  debating  us  this  )'ear  and  has  not  come 
out  frankly  with  a  good  and  sufficient  excuse 
for  her  action. 

Undergraduate. 


ALHON   GOODWIN   PRIZE 

Mrs.  Maud  Wilder  Goodwin  in  memory  of 
her  husband,  the  late  Almon  Goodwin,  '62, 
has  presented  the  college  with  one  thousand 
dollars.  This  money  is  to  be  used  to  found  a 
prize  which  will  be  known  as  the  Almon 
Goodwin  Prize.  The  income  from  the  fund 
will  be  awarded  annually  by  vote  of  the  trus- 
tees to  some  member  of  the  Junior  Class,  who 
at  the  end  of  the  Junior  year  is  elected  to  Phi 
Beta  Kappa.  This  does  not  imply  that  the 
prize  will  necessarily  be  awarded  to  the  man 
having  the  highest  rank,  but  merely  that  "t 
will  be  awarded  to  some  worthy  student,  who 
at  the  same  time  must  be  a  good  scholar. 

A  full  account  of  Mr.  Goodwin's  life  has 
already  been  published  in  the  Orient,  and  the 
college  is  very  glad  to  acknowledge  a  gift  in 
the  memory  of  one  of  its  alumni,  who  is  so 
highly  respected  and  honored. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R   G   WEBBER,  1906, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 
h.  p.  winslow,  1906,        a.  l.  robinson,  1908. 
h.  e.  wilson,  1907.  r.  h.  hupper,  1908. 

r.  a.  cony,  1907.  r.  a.  lee,  1908. 

w.  s.  linnell,  1907.        h.  e.  mitchell,  1908. 

A.   L.  JONES,  Medical. 

G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   ....     Business   Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907,    ■    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.   XXXV.  FEBRUARY  23,   1906.  No.  27 

The  Maine  Campus  in    its 

Why  We  issue      of      February      13 

Don't  Join         devotes  two  pages  to  what 

purports  to  be  a  reply  to  a 

recent  newspaper  article,  but  is  in  reality  an 

attack  on  Bowdoin. 

The  Camp  us  indulges  in  extravagant  state- 
ments and  absurdities  which  are  so  obviously 
the  product  of  an  inflamed  imagination  that 
they  are  unworthy  of  notice  except  as  they 
indicate  hostility  to  Bowdoin. 

The  particular  grievance  of  Maine  is  that 
Bowdoin  has  declined  to  surrender  the  admin- 
istration of  its  athletics  to  the  Maine  Inter- 
collegiate Board.  But  apart  from  this  the 
Campus  without  attempting  to  conceal  its  ill 
humor,  refers  to  Bowdoin's  former  status, 
present  scholarship  requirements  and  rules  for 


advanced  standing,  matters  which  have  noth- 
ing to  do  with  athletic  relations.  The  feeling 
manifested  by  the  article  is  not  calculated  to 
make  Bowdoin  very  enthusiastic  to  enter  any 
arbitration  league  with  the  Orono  College. 
Here  are  extracts  from  the  Campus  which 
are  sufficient  to  show  the  arguments  advanced 
as  well  as  the  animus  behind  them. 

"It  is  an  instructive  fact  that  since  the  Board  was 
organized,  in  1902,  no  one  of  the  institutions  belong- 
ing to  it  has  questioned  the  eligibility  of  any  player 
on  the  teams  of  the  other  members  of  the  Board, 
while  during  this  period  all  of  them  have  had  suf- 
ficient evidence  to  convince  them  that  at  least  three 
men  whom  Bowdoin  has  allowed  to  play  were  inel- 
igible under  the  rules  which  the  Bowdoin  Athletic 
Association    has    itself   adopted." 

"That  Bowdoin  has  eligibility  rules  of  its  own  is 
not  questioned  by  anybody,  and  that  most  of  them 
are  enforced  is  not  denied,  but  it  is  certainly  true 
that  when  Cox  and  McGraw  were  allowed  to  rep- 
resent Bowdoin  in  athletics,  it  was  against  the  spirit 
if  not  the  letter  of  a  rule  which  was  in  the  constitu- 
tion of  the  Bowdoin  Athletic  Association,  and  it  is 
also  true  that  neither  of  these  men  would  have  been 
allowed  to  represent  either  of  the  other  three  col- 
leg^  of  the  State." 

"Any  man  who  says  the  other  three  Maine  col- 
leges have  ever  combined  against  Bowdoin  in  any 
agreement  or  league  is  ignorant  of  the  facts  or  delib- 
erately falsifies.  The  truth  is  simply  that  after  allow- 
ing Bowdoin  to  dictate  to  them  for  a  period  of 
years,  each  of  the  others  decided  to  issue  a  declar- 
ation of  independence.  After  waiting  years  for 
Bowdoin  to  take  the  lead  in  clearing  up  the  athletic 
situation,  which  on  account  of  its  prestige  it  might 
naturally  be  expected  to  do,  they  finally  decided  to 
go  ahead  by  themselves,  and  let  Bowdoin,  if  she 
would,  trail  along  behind  the  rest  of  the  procession." 

If  the  Campus  has  a  basis  for  an  honest 
argument  it  must  be  on  the  question  of  the  rel- 
ative efficiency  of  the  Athletic  Cotmcil  repre- 
senting Bowdoin,  and  the  Maine  Intercolle- 
giate Athletic  Board  in  which  the  other  col- 
leges  are   combined. 

In  comparing  the  results  of  the  two  sys- 
tems, we  see  that  in  the  four  years  since  the 
Board  was  organized  it  has  never  dealt  with 
a  single  case  of  ineligibility.  This  is  admitted 
by  the  Campus,  and  it  is  a  fact  of  much  sig- 
nificance that  the  Board  has  done  nothing, 
debarred  not  a  single  athlete  or  even  dealt  with 
a  single  case.  Does  anyone  believe  that  rules 
are  so  strictly  observed  under  this  system  that 
there  has  never  been  a  cause  for  action  on  the 
part  of  the  Board? 

During  the  same  period  Bowdoin  has  barred 
some  of  her  best  athletes  by  application  of  eli- 
gibility  rules   and  by   special   rulings   of    the 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


275 


Bowdoin  Athletic  Council.  The  Council  is 
composed  of  five  representatives  from  the 
alumni,  two  from  the  faculty  and  five  from 
the  undergraduates.  The  alumni  members 
are  C.  T.  Hawes  of  Bangor,  F.  C.  Payson  of 
Portland,  Barrett  Potter  of  Brunswick,  H.  A. 
Wing  of  Lewiston,  and  R.  W.  Mann  of  Bos- 
ton. The  faculty  members  are  W.  A.  Moody 
and  F.  N.  Whit'tier.  Does  the  Campus  say 
that  these  are  men  who  would  sanction  any 
dishonorable  interpretation  of  rules? 

The  cases  of  Messrs.  Cox  and  McGraw, 
both  protested  at  the  last  moment  by  the  Uni- 
versity of  Maine,  were  referred  to  this  Coun- 
cil. The  record  of  each  was  carefully  investi- 
gated and  it  was  the  unanimous  decision  of  the 
Council  that  they  were  both  eligible  under  the 
Bowdoin  rules  which  include  also  the  rules  of 
the  Intercollegiate  Board. 

Bowdoin  adopted  all  the  eligibility  rules  of 
the  Intercollegiate  Athletic  Board  previous  to 
the  organization  of  that  board.  Bowdoin 
has  maintained  these  rules  and  from  time  to 
time  adopted  stricter  rules. 

Five  years  before  the  organization  of  the 
Board,  Bowdoin  had  adopted  rules  debarring 
fromi  athletics  those  students  who  failed  to 
meet  the  scholarship  requirement  of  the 
faculty. 

Bowdoin  believes  that  it  is  the  better  plan 
to  put  each  college  upon  its  honor  in  passing 
upon  the  eligibility  of  its  students.  Bowdoin 
believes  also  that  final  decisions  in  athletic  con- 
tests and  enforcement  of  playing  rules  are 
best  left  to  the  referees,  umpires  and  other 
trained  officials.  This  is  the  usual  method  of 
American  colleges  and  obviates  such  a  circum- 
stance as  happened  at  Orono  when  a  Profes- 
sor of  Agriculture  called  his  nine  from  the 
diamond  in  the  middle  of  a  game  in  order 
that  a  disputed  decision  might  be  decided  by 
arbitration. 

Bowdoin  stands  for  the  honor  system  in 
athletics  and  distrusts  the  spirit  of  espionage 
and  pettifoggery  that  goes  with  the  machinery 
of  the  arbitration  board. 

The  Campus  insists  that  the  Maine  Inter- 
collegiate Board  is  an  organization  to  promote 
friendly  athletic  relations.  It  is  certainly  only 
just  to  say  that  Colby  and  Bates  representa- 
tives have  shown  a  friendly  spirit.  Indeed, 
neither  Bates  nor  Colby  have  ever  shown  any 
inclination  to  adopt  the  novel  methods  of 
attempting  to  achieve  friendly  athletic  rela- 
tions by  rotten  egging  our  victorious  teams, 


by  criticising  Bowdoin  at  their  alumni 
reunions  or  by  publishing  attacks  in  their  col- 
lege publications. 

Bowdoin  does  not  underrate  the  value  of 
friendly  relations  with  the  other  Maine  col- 
leges, but  firmly  believes  that  she  can  best 
solve  her  own  problems  and  promote  the  col- 
lege athletics  of  the  State  by  continuing  under 
the  present  plan. 


Not 
Too   Early 


The  Freshmen  will  be 
important  factors  in  the 
Spring  Meet  this  year. 
They  have  a  wealth  of  good  track  material 
which  only  awaits  development.  The  recent 
visit  of  Coach  Smith  to  the  college  and  his  sur- 
vey of  the  field  and  the  near  approach  of  the 
training  season  are  facts  sufficient  to  raise  the 
interest  of  the  students  in  track  athletics 
noticeably. 

It  is  not  too  early  to  begin  working  out  the 
material  and  strengthening  the  weak  points. 
Bowdoin  needs  this  year  more  than  ever 
before  a  well  balanced  team.  The  sure  points 
which  the  1905  men  took  with  them  last  June 
loom  up  potentially  at  present.  These  are 
the  points  that  must  come  from  the  Fresh- 
men. Twenty-one  points  were  lost  by  grad- 
uation last  June  and  these  in  large  measure 
must  be  made  up  from  the  Freshman  Class. 
Light  work  in  the  gymnasium  and  on  the 
board  track  are  essentially  important  at  this 
time.  United  and  determined  support  are 
necessary  from  every  one.  The  weight  of 
responsibility  rests  alike  on  all  mem  who  are 
capable  of  contributing  at  all  to  a  victory. 


Musical 
Clubs 


There  is  a  rumor  afloat 
that  the  Glee  and  Mando- 
lin-Guitar Clubs  may  take 
a  trip  to  Massachusetts  during  the  April  vaca- 
tion. It  is  earnestly  hoped  that  his  may  be 
founded  on  fact  and  that  such  a  trip  may  take 
place.  Since  the  time  allowed  the  club  for  trips 
has  been  shortened  from  ten  days  to  a  week,  it 
has  been  almost  impossible  to  plan  such  a  trip 
during  the  alloted  time.  It  is  now  some  years 
since  the  college  has  been  represented  in  Mas- 
sachusetts by  any  of  the  musical  organizations. 
There  is  no  better  way  of  reaching  promising 
"prep."  school  men  than  through  these  clubs 
and  concerts  given  in  a  few  prominent  Massa- 
chusetts cities. 


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ART  BUILDING   NOTES 

Musical  Recitals 

The  first  of  the  series  of  musical  recitals,  at 
the  Art  Building,  was  held  Thursday  after- 
noon at  four  o'clock  and  again  at  7.30  in  the 
evening.  The  general  subject  of  the  recital 
was  "The  Overture"  and  the  program  was  as 
follows : 

"Mignon  Overture." — Thomas. 
"At  the  Spring." — Joseffy. 
"L'Ombre  Overture." — Flotow. 
"March  Characteristique." — Rosey. 
"Tannhauser  Overture." — Wagner. 

Before  the  recital  Dr.  Mason  said  a  few 
words  in  regard  to  the  history  of  the  overture, 
saying  it  originally  was  sung  without  accom- 
paniment, but  gradually  musical  instruments 
were  introduced,  until  to-day  it  is  played 
entirely  by  the  orchestra.  The  first,  third,  and 
fifth  selections  were  heavy  classical  music,  and 
the  program  was  considerably  helped  by  the 
much  lighter  pieces  from  Joseffry  and  Rosey. 

The  next  recital  will  be  held  in  the  Art 
Building  on  next  Thursday  at  four  in  the 
afternoon  and  again  at  7.30  in  the  evening. 
The  general  subject  will  be  "The  Study"  and 
five  selections  will  be  played.  All  students 
and  townspeople  are  cordially  invited  to  these 
musical  treats. 

On  next  "Wledne'sdayf,  probably  at  1.30, 
Professor  Henry  Johnson  will  give  the  first  of 
his  series  of  talks  in  the  Art  Building.  These 
talks  are  to  explain  to  the  student  the  use  of 
the  Walker  Art  Building,  and  to  make  him 
more  familiar  with  its  valuable  contents. 
There  will  be  several  such  talks,  which  will 
follow  soon  after  the  first. 


AN   INTERCOLLEGIATE   FENCING  CIRCLE 

Dr.  Whittier  is  in  receipt  of  a  letter  from 
the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology 
inviting  Bowdoin  to  join  a  Fencing  Circle  to 
embrace  the  same  colleges  as  are  included  in 
the  N.  E.  I.  A.  A.  This  invitation  will  be 
acted  upon  by  the  next  meeting  of  the  Athletic 
Council.  While  it  would  not  be  expedient  to 
join  the  circle  at  once,  perhaps,  yet  the  invita- 
tion sounds  an  advance  note  to  which  Bow- 
doin must  sooner  or  later  respond.  A  meet- 
ing of  the  colleges  interested  will  be  held  in 
Boston  the  last  of  the  month  and  Bowdoin  is 
invited  to  send  a  delegate. 


BASEBALL 
Changes  in  the  Schedule 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  there  was  a  disa- 
greement between  Holy  Cross  and  Bowdoin 
in  regard  to  the  guarantee,  this  game  has 
been  cancelled  and  a  game  with  Boston  Col- 
lege at  Boston  substitued.  Holy  Cross's  offer 
was  so  far  below  the  amount  which  is  gener- 
ally given  by  them  to  us  and  so  much  less  than 
it  is  consistent  with  Bowdoin's  policy  to  accept 
that  nothing  else  could  be  done.  Since  Holy 
Cross  was  offered  the  Iv}'  Day  game  here  at 
a  large  guarantee,  it  is  hardly  evident  why  she 
wished  to  take  this  step.  In  addition  to  this, 
a  date  which  was  first  practically  closed  with 
Bowdoin  was  later  given  to  another  college. 

Bowdoin  will  not  have  to^  give  up  the  trip, 
however,  since  we  play  Andover  on  May  16, 
instead  of  May  19,  and  Boston  College  on 
May  17. 

Ivy  Game 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  the  date  for  Ivy  Day 
was  not  decided  upon  until  later  than  usual 
and  finally  set  for  June  8,  whereas  the  Friday 
corresponding  to  last  year's  Ivy  Day  would  be 
June  I,  considerable  delay  has  been  occa- 
sioned in  securing  an  Ivy  Day  game.  How- 
ever, a  settlement  is  now  in-  sight  which  it  is 
hoped  may  be  announced  at  an  early  date. 


REV.  F.  S.  ROOT,  A.M.,  '90 

Rev.  Frederick  S.  Root  of  New  Haven, 
Conn.,  recently  died  at  his  home.  His  death 
was  very  unexpected  and  was  due  to  heart 
failure.  Mr.  Root  graduated  from  the  Yale 
Law  School  in  1874,  but  did  not  follow  his 
profession.  Instead  he  returned  to  Yale  and 
in  1879  graduated  from  the  Yale  Theological 
School.  He  served  in  pastorates  at  Seymour, 
Conn.,  Auburn,  Me.,  and  in  Hartford,  Conn. 
While  in  Maine  he  'was  presented  with  the 
degree  of  A.M.  by  Bowdoin,  and  though  not 
a  Bowdoin  graduate,  his  life  has  shown  him 
to  be  a  man  whom  we  are  glad  to  call  a  Bow- 
doin man.  About  nine  years  ago  Mr.  Root 
retired  from  the  ministry  and  became  Secre- 
tary of  the  American  Social  Science  Associa- 
tion and  one  of  the  editors  of  the  Association 
publication.  His  wife,  formerly  Miss  Henri- 
etta Bowditch  of  New  Haven,  survives  him. 


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277 


CollCGC  Botes. 

Floyd  Smith  has  entered  the  Class  of  1908, 
cominig  here  from  Dartmouth. 

Herbert  Gammons,  "09,  has  returned  to  his 
home  in  West  Newton,  Mass.,  for  about  two 
months. 

Raymond  Calkins,  of  Portland,  will  speak 
before  the  Ibis,  March  5,  on  Morley's  "Life  of 
Gladstone." 

"Are  you  excused  from  attending  chapel 
for  the  next  six  weeks?"  is  a  cutting  question 
to  not  a  few  of  the  students. 

The  Dramatic  Club  has  again  begun  to  hold 
frequent  rehearsals,  and  "The  Rivals"  will 
probably  be  staged  during  the  last  part  of 
March. 

This  month's  Quill  which  arrived  too  late 
for  criticism  in  this  week's  Orient  will  receive 
a  review  for  next  issue  by  Miss  Maude  Mason 
of  Brunswick. 

The  second  Junior  Assembly  will  be  held  on 
March  2.  The  committee  has  been  undecided 
whether  to  announce  it  for  March  2  or  9,  but 
has  finally  decided  upon  the  earlier  date. 

The  Glee  Club  gave  a  concert  at  Music 
Hall,  Bath,  last  Monday,  before  a  large  audi- 
ence. This  was  the  first  concert  this  season 
and  went  very  well  for  the  first  performance. 

Coach  Smith  has  been  at  the  college  this 
week,  looking  over  the  material  for  this 
season's  track  team.  The  most  promising- 
candidates  have  been  assigned  to  squads  to 
take  regular  work  in  the  gymnasium. 

Fred  L.  Packard,  '06,  has  left  college  for 
New  York  City  to  accept  a  position  with  the 
International  Banking  Corporation  with  which 
a  number  of  Bowdoin  students  are  already 
connected.  Two  recent  appointments  in  this 
company  have  been  made  and  R.  G.  Webber 
and  E.  E.  Wing,  '06,  will  take  up  their  duties 
the  first  of  August. 


AT  HOHE 

At  the  new  home  of  Professor  Foster  on 
Federal  Street,  February  4,  occurred  a  very 
pretty  reception  given  by  Professor  and  Mrs. 
Foster.  The  house  was  elaborately  decorated 
with   evergreen  and    flowers.     Among    those 


present  were  the  young  ladies  who  served  as 
bridesmaids  at  the  wedding  and  a  number 
of  out-of-town  guests.  The  ushers  at  the 
reception  were  Dr.  Charles  T.  Burnett,  Arnold 
Burton,  '07,  Phillip  Chapman  and  James 
Bartlett,  '06,   and  William   Bolster,   Medic. 


CHRISTIAN   ASSOCIATION 
The  Fifth  International  Convention 

What  will  be  the  most  conspicuous  gather- 
ing of  North  American  students  in  many 
years  will  occur  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  February 
28  to  March  4. 

The  conference  will  be  larger  than  the 
Toronto  Conference  which  met  in  Toronto, 
Canada,  in  1902,  and  embrace  more  colleges. 
It  aims  to  bring  together  at  Nashville  repre- 
sentative delegations  of  students  and  profes- 
sors from  all  important  institutions  of  higher 
learning  in  Canada  and  the  United  States,  and 
leaders  of  the  missionary  enterprise,  both  at 
home  and  abroad,  for  helpful  association  and 
conference,  and  to  consider  imitedly  the  lead- 
ing problems  of  the  world's  evangelization. 
This  fifth  international  conference  of  the 
student  volunteer  movement  will  probably 
bring  together  3,000  delegates.  Bates,  Maine 
and  Colby  and  the  Cobb  Divinity  School  will 
send  delegates.  Bowdoin  will  send  Allen, 
"07,  if  it  is  possible  for  him  to  go. 

Sunday  Service 

Mr.  W.  H.  Davis,  General  Secretary  of  the 
Portland  Y".  M.  C.  A.,  will  address  the  Sun- 
day service  February  25.  A  large  attendance 
is  especially  desired. 


MEDICAL  SCHOOL  NOTES 

Members  of  the  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa  frater- 
nity, in  the  first  and  second  year  classes,  had 
a  supper  at  the  Inn  last  Saturday  night. 

G.  C.  Precour,  of  the  second  year  class, 
returned  the  first  of  the  week,  after  visiting 
at  his  home  in  Saco. 

The  meetings  of  Theta  Chapter  of  Alpha 
Kappa  Kappa  are  now  held  in  the  lodge  room 
of  the  Red  Men,  located  in  the  block,  corner 
Maine  and   Pleasant  streets. 

L.  B.  Marshall,  a  former  member  of  Med. 
'08,  has  a  position  at  the  Maine  General  Hos- 
pital, Portland. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


READINGS  IN   ECONOMICS   2 

Titles  of  books  mentioned  below : 

Seager:  Introduction  to  Economics. 
Jevons:  Money  and  the  Mechanism  of 
Exchange.  Seager:  Additional  Charters  on 
Public  Finance.  Kinley :  Money.  Scott : 
Money  and  Banking.  Walker:  Political 
Economy.  Daniels :  Public  Finance.  Dun- 
bar: Theory  and  History  of  Banking.  Selig- 
man  :  Essays  in  Taxation.  Dewey :  Financial 
History  of  the  United  States. 

All  of  the  above  books  will  be  found  on  the 
reserve  shelf,  but  the  following  should  be  pur- 
chased by  members  of  the  class :  Seager : 
Additional  Chaps.,  Dunbar  and  Dewey. 

For  week  ending: 

February  17 — Seager:  ch.  17,  and  the  fol- 
lowing: Jevons:  chs.  i,  2,  3,  4,  5,  8,  or  Kinley: 
chs.  4,  5.     Scott:  chs.  i,  2. 

February  24 — S'eager :  sees.  193-200. 
Walker:  chs.  3,  4,  5.     Scott:  chs.  3,  4,  6. 

March  3 — Seager:  sees.  180-188.  Dunbar: 
chs.   I,  2,  3.     Scott:  ch.  13. 

March  10 — Dunbar:  chs.  4,  5,  6,  7. 

March  17 — Seager:  sees.  189-192.  Dun- 
bar: chs.  10,  12. 

March  24 — Dunbar:  chs.  9,  11.  Scott:  ch. 
10. 

March  31 — Walker:  ch.  2.  Seager:  ch.  20. 
Scott:  ch.  12. 

April  14 — Seager:  sees.  201-204.  Scott.: 
chs.   14,   15. 

April  21 — Seager:  sees.  292-300.  Daniels: 
Part  I.  ch.  2,  Part  III.  ch.  i. 

April  28 — Seager:  sees.  301-316.  Daniels: 
Part  11.  chs.  2,  3.     Sehgman :  ch.  3. 

May  5 — Seager:  sees.  317-324.  Sehgman: 
ch.  2. 

May  12 — Seager:  sees.  325-337.  Daniels: 
Part  II,  chs.  8,  11. 

May  19 — Dewey:  chs.  3,  12,  13. 

May  26 — Dewey:  chs.  14,  15,  16. 

June  2 — Dewey:  chs.   17,   18,  19. 

June  9 — Dewey:  chs.  20,  21. 

Hour  examinations  will  be  given  on  the  fol- 
lowing dates,  covering  readings  to  such  dates : 
March  6,  March  27,  April  21,  May  15,  June 
12.  Short  quizzes  will  be  given  at  more  fre- 
quent intervals. 


READINGS   IN   ECONOMICS   4 

List  of  Text-Books : 

Hobson:  Evolution  of  Modern  Capitalism. 
Montague :  Trusts  of  To-Day.  Adams  & 
Sumner :  Labor  Problems.  Brooks :  The 
Social  Unrest.  Schaffk:  The  Quintessence 
of  Socialism. 

For  week  ending: 

February   17 — Hobson:  chs.   i,  2,  3. 

February  24 — Hobson:  chs.  4,  5,  6. 

March  3 — Hobson ;  chs.  7,  8,  9. 

March  10 — Montague:  chs.  i,  2,  3. 

March  17 — Montague :  chs.  4,  5,  6. 

March  24 — Brooks:  Intro.  &  chs.  i,  2,  3,  4. 

March  31 — Brooks;  chs.  5,  6,  7. 

April  14 — Adams  &  Sumner:  chs.  i,  2,  3. 

April  21 — Adams  &  Sumner:  chs.  4,  5,  6. 

April  28 — Adams  &  Sumner:  chs.  8,  9. 

May  5 — Adams  &  Sumner:  chs.   10,   11. 

May  12 — Adams  &  Sumner:  chs.  12,  13. 
Hobson:  ch.   11. 

May  19— Schiiffle. 

May  26 — Brooks:  chs.  8,  9,  10. 

June  2 — Brooks:  chs.  11,  12,  13. 

June  9 — Hobson  :  ch.  14. 

Hour  examinations  will  be  given  on  the  fol- 
lowing dates,  covering  readings  to  such  dates : 

March  6,  March  20,  April  21,  May  15, 
June   12. 

READINGS   IN   ECONOMICS   6 

To  March  13 — Carver:  Sociology  and 
Social  Progress,  pp.  1-418. 

To  March  27 — Haycraft :  Darwinism  and 
Race  Progress. 

To  April  21 — Carver:  pp.  419-521.  Kidd: 
Social  Evolution. 

To  May  8 — Carver:  pp.  522-715.  Devine: 
Efficiency  and  Relief. 

To  June  7 — Carver:  pp.  716-808.  Bage- 
hot :  Physics  and  Politics. 

Examinations  will  be  held  on  each  of  the 
above  dates,  on  readings  to  such  dates. 

In  addition  to  the  above  regular  readings, 
each  member  of  the  class  is  expected  to  read 
before  the  final  examination  one  of  the  follow- 
ing books : 

Hunter :  Poverty. 

London :  People  of  the  Abyss. 

Spargo:  The  Bitter  Cry  of  the  Children. 


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CHARLES   M.  CUMSTON,  '43,  LL.D. 

Dr.  Charles  McLaughlin  Cumston,  one  of 
New  England's  foremost  educators,  died  in 
Boston  February  12.  His  parents,  of  English 
descent,  came  to  Boston  in  1750,  removing 
to  Maine  later  and  Dr.  Cumston  was  born  in 
Scarboro  January  12,  1824.  From  Monmouth 
Academy  he  was  sent  to  Waterville  Institute 
where  be  fitted  for  Bowdoin,  graduating  from 
here  in  his  nineteenth  year. 

After  his  graduation  he  taught  in  Turner, 
Gray,  was  principal  of  Alfred  Academy  and 
then  went  to  Massachusetts  where  he  taught 
in  Reading,  Woburn  and  Salem. 

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VOL.  XXXV. 


BRUNSWICK,   MAINE,   MARCH   2,   1906. 


NO.  28 


sX  THE   GLEE   CLUB  TRIP 

The  College  Glee  and  Mandolin-Guitar 
Clubs  returned  last  Saturday  from  the  first 
long  trip  of  the  season.  This  trip  included 
Bangor,  Ellsworth,  Oldtown  and  Augusta. 
The  clubs  left  Brunswick  Wednesday  noon, 
and  gave  the  first  concert  of  the  trip  at  Ban- 
gor in  the  evening.  A  crowded  house  greeted 
the  clubs  at  this,  their  second  concert  of  the 
season,  and  the  audience  showed  their  appre- 
ciation of  the  program  by  frequent  and  hearty 
applause.  This  concert  was  a  great  improve- 
ment over  the  first  concert  at  Bath  and  the 
members  of  the  club  were  well  satisfied  with 
their  reception.  The  concert  was  given  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Yaker  Club  of  Bangor 
High  School,  and  was  followed  by  a  dance. 
The  members  of  the  club  were  in  the  spirit 
for  all  the  fun  of  the  evening  and  enjoyed  the 
dance  till  a  late  hour. 

After  spending  the  night  and  the  greater 
part  of  the  next  day  in  the  city,  the  clubs 
went  to  Ellsworth  where  they  gave  an  equally 
good  concert  under  the  auspices  of  a  girls' 
club.  This  concert  was  likewise  appreciated 
by  a  large  audience  and  was  followed  by  a 
dance.  The  following  evening'  the  clubs  were 
in  Oldtown  and  were  accorded  a  heartier 
reception  than  for  many  years  past.  Augusta, 
however,  outdid  all  other  places  on  the  trip 
in  its  generous  treatment  of  the  clubs  Satur- 
day night,  and  a  large  and  enthusiastic  audi- 
ence rewarded  their  efiforts  with  vociferous 
applause.  Dancing  also  followed  these  two 
concerts  and  was  a  most  enjoyable  feature  of 
the  trip.  In  regard  to  the  concert  at  Augusta 
the  Kennebec  Journal  says  : 

"Special  praise  must  be  given  to  the  man- 
dolin-guitar club  of  18  men  which  was  rein- 
forced by  a  'cello  and  a  violin.  The  gem  of 
its  part  of  the  program  was  the  beautiful  and 
difficult  "Miserere"  from  "11  Trovatore" 
though  "College  Days"  which  followed  it  as 
an  encore  was  almost  as  tumultuously 
received.  Mr.  Chapman  in  his  mandola  solos 
was  a  feature  of  the  program  and  the 
superbly  rich  bass  voice  of  Mr.  Johnson  in 
his  solos  won  exceptionally  hearty  applause. 


Mr.  Mikelsky,  the  reader,  made  a  great  hit  in 
his  selections  and  was  called  back  three 
times." 

It  is  true  that  the  clubs  are  exceptionally 
strong  this  year  and  would  do  the  college 
honor  in  any  locality  in  comparison  with  other 
New  England  clubs.  A  long  Massachusetts 
trip  would  undoubtedly  be  a  good  drawing 
card  for  the  college,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that 
this  trip  will  materialize.  The  organization 
started  for  Farmington  and  Livermore  Falls 
last  Wednesday  to  give  concerts  in  these 
places. 


THE   FEBRUARY   QUILL 

There  was  once  a  brave  maid  who  put  on 
armour  and  boldly  entered  the  castle  of  a 
grim  giant.  Wandering  there  through  his 
treasure-rooms,  she  found  ever  over  the  doors 
the  words,  "Be  bold."  "Be  bold,"  and  finally, 
"Be  not  too  bold."  And  so  the  unaccustomed 
reviewer  makes  a  brave  dash  into  the  realm  of 
criticism,  encouraging  or  curbing  an  adven- 
turous spirit  with  the  old  motto  out  of  fairy- 
land, "Be  bold.  Be  bold,"  and  most  of  all, 
"Be  not  too  bold." 

Touching  the  Quill's  first  article,  the 
reviewer  is  happy  to  speak  at  once  of  its  fine 
appreciative  spirit  and  its  excellent  style.  The 
Celt's  Message  has  been  understood  by  this 
American,  and  he  has  expressed  himself  in 
prose  that  is  orderly,  well-built  up  and  musi- 
cal, his  sentences  filling  his  paragraphs  as  sat- 
isfactorily as  water  rises  in  a  bowl. 

Is  it  too  bold  to  wonder  if  the  writer  has 
made  quite  clear  the  difference  between  Greek 
and  Celtic  beauty?  That  is  a  difficult  thing 
to  do  anyway,  for  both  races  have  the 
inwrought  sense  of  beauty  and  of  doom,  and 
possibly  the  distinctive  note  of  difference  was 
struck  in  this  article  by  the  phrase,  "Too 
often  they"  (the  Celts)  "mistook  dreams  for 
realities,"  though  it  might  perhaps  have  been 
added  that  when  they  do  not  so  mistake,  the 
hopeless  longing  for  the  reality  of  dreams  is 
the  more  poignant  sorrow,  and  something 
wholly  unlike  the  Greek  submission  to  fate. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


I  think,  too,  that  the  author  of  this  article 
might  have  depended  a  lait  more  on  the  full 
strain  of  Scotch-Irish  blood  in  the  American 
race.  That  ma}'  be  a  question  for  genealo- 
gists, not  critics,  and  yet  how  else  can  Celtic 
poetry  be  supposed  to  make  a  special  appeal 
to  this  driven  and  practical  people  over  and 
above  other  imaginative  work?  Why  should 
not  a  day  with  the  Greek  god  of  death  and 
returning  life,  Dionysus,  do  as  much  for  us  as 
hours  spent  in  Celtic  longing  for  stars  that 
dance  upon  the  mountain  tops  ? 

The  poem  Anteros  which  comes  next  is 
rather  a  subtle  interpretation  of  a  Greek  god's 
double  character.  But  if  this  conception  is 
modern  and  painful  rather  than  Helenic,  it  is 
put  in  excellent  verse.  There  is  no  fault  in 
the  form  at  all. 

Following-  the  poem  is  a  story  of  The  Man 
Who  Was  Blind,  which  opens  with  a  clear 
statement  of  family  conditions,  set  down  in 
sentences  that  are  a  trifle  hard  on  the  edges. 
A  little  more  smoothing  down  and  welding 
together  would  perhaps  soften  the  general 
effect. 

The  character-drawing  is  again  very  dis- 
tinct but  something  hard,  and  while  we  get 
without  mistake  the  dismal  existence  of  two 
men  whose  one  pursuit  is  money,.  I  make  bold 
to  say  that  these  very  men  would  be  more  life- 
like for  a  few  more  alleviating  touches.  One 
living  financier  of  most  unsympathetic  mould 
has  his  known  soft  spot,  and  it  is  of  all  things 
in  the  world,  a  fondness  for  old-fashioned 
hymns. 

Of  course  with  but  half  the  tale  before  one 
it  is  unfair  to  judge  of  its  plot,  yet  there  is  a 
question  struggling  in  the  back  of  my  mind, 
and  it  is  what  after  all  this  recounting  of 
'"fiendish"  laughter,  and  nervous  collapse  and 
two  men  sitting  as  if  dead,  what  con  happen 
next?  Possibly  in  the  closing  chapter  there 
will  be  less  striving  for  effect,  and  therefore 
a  better  art  attained.  Having  said  my  worst 
though  let  me  now  confess  that  the  story 
does  hold  one's  attention,  and  the  slow  rise 
of  pitv  in  the  father's  heart  is  thoroughly 
good. 

Desire  is  a  poem  that  comes  with  the  fresh- 
ness and  buoyancy  of  these  spring  airs  that 
even  now  blows  over  the  snow.  Naturally 
for  a  few  months  the  Quill  will  be  flooded 
with  spring  poems,  but  if  some  of  them 
attempt  as  little  and  so  achieve  as  much  as 
these  simple  lines  do,  the  editor's  task  will  be 


comparatively  light.  They  might,  however, 
drop  this  particular  poet  a  hint  about  last 
line  but  one.     It  scans,  but  though 

"To   drink   deep   draughts   of   the   clear,   cool 
air" — 

is  good  to  think  of,  it  is  difficult  to  say. 

"Be  not  too  bold."'  It  behooves  one  to 
remember  that,  especially  when  dealing  with 
editors.  But  in  this  instance  I  am  not  afraid 
to  speak,  for  the  work  of  making  announce- 
ments and  passing  judgment  is  done  in  a 
quiet  and  dignified  way  that  is  wholly  admir- 
able. 

The  Gray  Goose  brushes  with  light  and 
practised  wing  over  the  month's  table  of  con- 
tents, uncovering  only  such  innocent  words  as 
"beans,"  "Pennelville"  and  "dog-days,"  thus 
leaving  the  reviewer's  mind  in  spite  of  the 
"Sorry  Scheme  of  Things  Entire,"  in  a  state 
of  stoic  calm,  v/hen  it  thinks  comfortably. 

"What  boots  it  then  to  plaine  that  cannot  be 
redrest." 

Ye  Postman,  besides  two  poems  from  other 
magazines,  carries  some  very  sensible  criti- 
cism of  his  own  in  regard  to  the  right  ideals 
of  a  college  paper,  and  the  worth  of  simple, 
straightforward  stories.  The  reviewer  really 
cannot  differ  from  the  gentleman  in  any 
degree,  and  so  comes  to  a  stop,  amicably. 

In  the  castle  first  mentioned,  certain  objects 
of  apparent  use  fell  away  and  vanished  before 
a  genuine  and  enduring  beauty.  So  in  the 
general  make-up  of  the  Quill,  certain  small 
tricks  of  exaggeration,  of  dark  imaginations, 
or  even  an  unskillful  handling  of  word  or 
phrase,  fade  away  before  the  real  ti^easure  of 
courteous  wit,  sound  judgment,  and  an  appre- 
ciation of  beautv  both  in  form  and  substance. 

M.  M. 

N.  E.  I.  A.  A. 

On  February  17,  the  N.  E.  I.  A.  A.  held  its 
annual  convention  in  Boston  at  the  Lenox. 
Representatives  were  present  from  Amherst, 
Bowdoin,  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology, Wesleyan,  Williams,  Tufts,  Univer- 
sity of  Maine  and  the  University  of  Ver- 
mont.    The  following  officers  were  elected : 

President — P.  A.   Bridgman,  Amherst. 

Vice-President — L.  G.  Hinman,  Williams. 

Secretary — Assistant  Manager  Dartmouth 
Track  Team. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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Treasurer— L.  Allen,  M.  L  T. 
Executive   Committee : 

P.  A.  Briclgman,  Amherst. 

L.   R.   Weeks,   Wesleyan. 

A.  J.  Voorhees,  Bowdoin. 

R.  A.  Sanders,  Brown. 

L.  B.  Hunter,  Tufts. 

The  petition  of  Holy  Cross  for  membership 
was  laid  on  the  table  for  a  year.  Owing  to 
certain  misunderstandings  in  regard  to  the 
receipts  of  last  year,  the  matter  of  holding  the 
spring  meet  at  Worcester  was  left  to  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  executive  committee.  The 
following  committee  were  appointed  to  revise 
and  have  printed  the  Constitution  and  By- 
Laws  :  A.  J.  Voorhees,  Bowdoin,  Chairman ; 
L.  Allen,  M.  I.  T.,  and  L.  B.  Hunter,  Tufts. 
A  second  committee  was  appointed  to  devise 
standard  medals  for  the  N.  E.  I.  A.  A.,  which 
may  be  used  year  after  year.  This  committee 
consists  of  A.  J.  Voorhees,  Bowdoin,  Chair- 
man ;  Assistant  Manager  Dartmouth  Track 
Team,  and  L.  Allen,  M.  I.  T. 

THE   INVITATION   TO   BATES 

The  invitation  to  a  debate  which  Bowdoin 
forwarded  to  Bates  last  week  is  published 
herewith : — 

The  Bowdoin  College  Debating  Council 
invites  Bates  College  to  debate  under  the  fol- 
lowing terms  of  agreement : 

(  I )  Time  and  place.  The  debate  shall  be 
held  in  Memorial  Hall,  Brunswick,  Friday 
evening.  May  ii,  at  7.30. 

(2)  Question.  The  Cjuestion  shall  be  sub- 
miited  by  Bowdoin  College  within  three  days 
of  the  signing  of  this  agreement  by  both  col- 
leges, and  Bates  College  shall  send  her  choice 
of  sides  within  ten  days  after  receiving  the 
question. 

It  is  understood  that  Bowdoin  College  may, 
if  she  desires,  submit  to  Bates  College  the 
question  to  be  selected  by  Clark  College,  pro- 
vi;!ed  that  the  queston  is  sent  to  Bates  College 
the  day  it  is  received  at  Bowdoin  College,  so 
that  neither  side  may  have  advantage  in  time 
of  preparation. 

(3)  Debate.  The  debate  shall  be  between 
teams  of  three  men,  each  of  whom  shall  be 
undergraduates  in  good  standing  of  their 
respective  colleges.  Each  speaker  shall  be 
allowed  12  minutes  for  his  opening  speech 
and  five  minutes  for  his  rebuttal  speech.  The 
first  speaker    on    the    affirmative    shall    have 


three  minutes  additioiial  time  for  his  opening 
speech ;  the  affirmative  shall  have  the  last 
rei)uttal  speech. 

(4)  Rebuttal.  The  introduction  of  new 
material  not  expressly  for  refutation  shall  be 
forbidden  in  rebuttal  speeches. 

(  5 )  Private  correspondence.  The  use  in 
deliate  of  private  correspondence  is  debarred. 

(6)  Judges.  There  shall  be  three  judges, 
none  of  whom  shall  be  a  graduate  of  either 
college.  Not  later  than  March  10  Bates  Col- 
lege shall  submit  a  list  of  twenty  names  and 
from  this  list  Bowdoin  College  shall  select 
three.  In  case  Bowdoin  College  cannot 
secure  the  services  of  thi^ee  satisfactory  m.en 
from  this  list  Bates  College  will,  on  request, 
sulimit  an  additional  list. 

(7)  Instructions  to  judges. 

The  instructions  to  judges  used  in  the  Har- 
vard-Yale-Princeton debate  and  hitherto  used 
b_\-  both  Bates  and  Bowdoin  shall  be  used  in 
this  debate. 

( 8 )  Presiding  Offiicer.  The  presiding 
officer  shall  be  chosen  by  Bates  or  by  Bow- 
doin at  the  pleasure  of  Bates. 

(9)  Time-Keepers.  The  first  alternative 
of  the  Bowdoin  team  and  the  first  alternative 
of  the  Bates  team  shall  be  time-keepers. 

( 10)  Expenses.  The  expenses  for  print- 
ing, judges,  presiding  officer  and  the  traveling 
expenses  of  the  visting  team  shall  be  divided 
equally  between  the  two  colleges. 

(it)  Coaching.  Coaching  on  the  debate 
shall  be  confined  to  undergraduates  of  the 
respective  ■  colleges.  Assistance  from  any 
member  of  the  faculty  of  either  institution  in 
the  preparation  of  argument  or  in  the  manner 
or  method  of  presentation  is,  by  the  terms  of 
this  agreement,  expressly  forbidden.  The 
debate  is  to  be  a  contest  between  the  students 
of  Bowdoin  College  and  the  students  of  Bates 
College.  It  is  understood,  however,  that  this 
article  has  no  reference  to  ordinary  library 
search  work  in  securing  printed  matter  and 
references. 

(Signed),  H.  E.  Mitchell, 

Pr.cs.  Bowdoin  College  Debating  Council 


A   LATER  COMMUNICATION 

To  Editors  of  the  Lcivisfon  Journal: 
Dear  Sirs  :     The  Bowdoin  College  Debating 
Council  hopes  there  will  be  no  misunderstand- 
ing in  the  matter  of  the  invitation  which  has 

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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 
h.  p.  winslow,  1906,        a.  l.  robinson,  1908. 
h.  e.  wilson,  1907.  r.  h.  hupper,  1908. 

r.  a.  cony,  1907.  r.  a.  lee,  1908. 

w.  s.  linnell,  1907.        h.  e.  mitchell,  1908. 

A.    L.   JONES,  Medical. 


G.  C.  SOULE,  1906,   ....     Business  Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907.    .    Ass't  Business  Manager. 

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„     .    .  The  Glee    and    Mandolin- 

Clubs  Guitar  Clubs  appear  to  be 

making  a  splendid  impres- 
sion this  year.  An  Augusta  man,  in  conver- 
sation with  an  undergraduate  after  the  con- 
cert given  in  that  city  last  Saturday  evening; 
stated  that  the  clubs  were  among  the  finest 
organizations  that  ever  visited  that  city.  He 
said  that  the  Mandolin-Guitar  Club  was  espe- 
cially worthy  of  commendation  and  expressed 
the  belief  that  it  would  bear  comparison  with 
many  of  the  clubs  that  represent  Harvard.  The 
compliment  seems  all  the  more  pleasing  when 
it  is  learned  that  the  gentleman  had  been  a 
Harvard  student  himself  and  had  also  been 
a  member  of  the  musical  clubs  at  that  uni- 
versity. He  also  spoke  in  high  terms  of  the 
conduct  of  the  men  while  in  Augnsta. 


The  Orient  is  pleased  to  chronicle  this 
high  tribute  to  the  members  of  the  musical 
clubs.  For  a  college  organization!  to  make 
such  an  impression  is  indeed  worthy  of  com- 
mendation, and  in  doing  so  the  clubs  are  help- 
ing the  college  in  more  ways  than  one. 

Volume  thirty  of  the 
Subscriptions       Orient  will  be  completed 

in  two  more  issues.  It  is 
earnestly  hoped  that  the  financial  matters  may 
be  closed  up  with  the  editorial  work.  The 
financial  responsibility  this  year  rests  entirely 
on  one  man,  the  Business  Manager,  and  to  him 
every  subscriber  who  has  not  yet  met  his  obli- 
gations owes  a  debt.  The  Business  Manager's 
position  is  not  one  of  great  honor  or  one  filled 
merely  with  a  name ;  it  is  a  position  requiring 
work  and  extensive  care.  In  view  of  these 
facts  we  urge  the  students  to  pay  all  sub- 
scriptions promptly. 


Clark 
Debate 


The  Orient  expresses  the 
pleasure  of  the  college 
that  an  intercollegiate 
debate  has  at  last  been  arranged.  Owing  to 
conditions  which  we  could  not  foresee,  since 
we  expected  to  debate  Amherst  again  this 
year,  we  did  not  begin  negotiations  with  Clark 
College  until  rather  late  in  the  season.  We 
may  consider  ourselves  fortunate  both  that  we 
have  secured  any  debate,  and  that  we  have 
secured  Clark  for  our  opponent.  The  pres- 
ent agreement  between  the  colleges  provides 
for  only  one  debate ;  it  is  possible,  however, 
that  the  friendly  relations  expressed  this  year 
may  lead  to  stronger  future  relations. 

Golf  will  for  the  first  time 
Golf  come  into  the  hands  of  the 

students  for  financial 
aid.  For  three  years  the  Athletic  Council  has 
borne  the  expenses-  of  sending  a  delegate  to 
annual  tournaments.  This  year  the  Council 
feels  unable  to  pay  the  expenses  of  a  delegate 
and  leaves  the  matter  in  the  hands  of  the 
undergraduates. 

Although  the  majority  of  students  are  wont 
to  look  upon  golf  as  a  hobby  and  not  a  sport, 
yet  it  occupies  a  place  in  the  sporting  life  of 
any  college  that  cannot  be  denied.  It  seems 
advisable  to  continue  our  relations  with  the 
other  representative  colleges  of  the  associa- 


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tion,  and  although  we  have  never  placed  in 
the  tournament  a  creditable  showing  has 
always  been  made.  It  is  for  the  students  to 
show  their  appreciation  and  support  of  this 
organization. 

The     temporary      lull      in 
"Do  it  Now"      activities  at  this  time  is  to 

many,  a  time  for  loafing. 
Yet  it  is  during  these  first  two  months 
of  the  second  semester  that  the  man  who 
wins  starts  upon  his  victorious  career.  Now 
is  the  time  when  the  foundations  are 
being  laid,  the  foundations  which  the  lazy 
man  will  strive  to  set  in  place  next  spring, 
when  his  diligent  companion  is  about  to  lay 
his  corner  stone,  and  to  start  upon  that  part 
of  the  building  which  is  above  ground,  and 
whose  every  gain  is  open  to  view  of  the  public. 
It  is  now  that  the  speaker  is  getting  the  train- 
ing which  will  enable  him  to  win  his  audience 
next  June.  It  is  now  that  the  athlete  is  build- 
ing up  a  strong  constitution,  which  will  give 
him  the  reserve  power  to  win  the  spring  ath- 
letic meet.  Finally,  it  is  now,  when  there  is 
no  crisis  at  hand,  that  everyone  should  be  pre- 
paring for  some  future  trial. 

It  is  hard  to  believe,  when  everything  is 
quiet,  that  we  soon  shall  be  calling  on  every 
resource  to  win  some  desired  end,  and  be  wish- 
ing that  we  had  used  our  leisure  time  to  bet- 
ter advantage.  Yet  history  and  experience 
have  shown  us  time  and  again,  that  the  man 
who  wins  is  not  the  man  who  has  nerved  him- 
self for  the  crisis  by  "cramming"  at  the  last 
moment,  but  is  the  man  who  has  worked 
quietly  and  faithfully,  the  man  who  has  spent 
his  odd  minutes  not  in  dreaming  of  the  future 
but  in  living  and  improving  the  present.  We 
may  then  be  justified  if  we  quote  President 
Hyde  and  urge  all  "to  see  the  present  and 
future  as  one."  If  every  man  in  college 
should  follow  this  advice  and  for  the  next  two 
months  do  his  drudgery  faithfully  and  well, 
we  predict  with  certainty  that  next  spring 
Bowdoin  would  be,  and  we  hope  she  will  be, 
a  champion  of  athletics  and  a  leader  of  learn- 
ing^  

A  Later  Communication— (Continued  from  page  283) 
been  extended  to  Bates  College    for    debate. 
The  terms  were  made  definite  as  a  basis  for 
negotiations,   but    there    is   a    disposition    at 
Bowdoin  to  concede  to  the  wishes  of  Bates  in 


almost  all  details.  If  Bates  prefers  to  hold 
the  debate  in  Lewiston  there  will  be  no  objec- 
tion from  Bowdoin ;  if  Bates  prefers  to  have 
Bowdoin  submit  the  list  of  judges,  Bowdoin 
will  gladly  agree ;  if  Bates  requests  another 
date,  Bowdoin  will  try  to  make  her  plans 
accordingly.  In  all  respects,  except  one, 
Bowdoin  stipulates  in  the  agreement  the 
terms  under  which  Bates  has  been  accus- 
tomed to  hold  debates.  The  one  contention 
which  Bowdoin  feels  obliged  to  urge  is  that 
there  shall  be  no  faculty  coaching  for  either 
team  because  the  faculty  and  students  at 
Bowdoin  are  firmly  of  the  opinion  that  such 
contests  should  be  between  the  students  and 
only  the  students. 

The  contention  that  the  invitation  does  not 
alllow  suffi'cient  time  for  preparation  seems 
unfounded.  The  terms  of  the  agreement  sug- 
gested by  Bowdoin  gives  fully  as  much  time 
as  has  ever  been  allowed  in  the  Amherst- 
Bowdoin  debates ;  twO'  weeks  more  than  is 
allowed  in  the  Bowdoin-Clark  debate  this 
year,  and  four  weeks  more  than  is  regularly 
allowed  at  Harvard,  at  Yale  and  at  Princeton. 

In  view  of  these  facts,  can  it  be  said  that 
Bowdoin  suggests  an  unreasonably  short  time 
for  preparation  for  this  debate? 
Yours  truly, 
H.  E.  Mitchell, 


Prcs.  Bozi't 


College  Debating  Council. 


AN   AVERAGE   BOWDOIN   CLASS 

Vv^.  C.  Greene,  Esq.,  '77,  of  Sag  City,  N.  Y., 
gave  at  the  New  York  alumni  dinner  some 
intersting  statistics  as  to  what  an  average 
Bowdoin  Class  is  and  does.  He  proposes  to 
celebrate  its  thirtieth  anniversary  by  setting 
up  the  North  Pole  in  front  of  the  chapel  as  a 
memento  of  what  one  classmate  has  done  for 
Arctic  exploration.  Of  the  forty-five  now 
living,  thirteen  are  lawyers,  six  teachers,  six 
business  men,  four  physicians,  four  bankers, 
three  clergymen,  three  manufacturers,  two 
civil  engineers,  one  is  an  artist,  one  an  editor, 
one  a  railroad  manager  and  one  an  insurance 
broker. 

They  have  supplied  the  State  with  a  gov- 
ernor, two  members  of  the  upper,  and  one  of 
the  lower  house  of  the  legislature,  a  judge, 
and  a  superintendent  of  sanitation.  They 
have  given  to  the  army  and  navy  officers  of 
the  rank  of  colonel,  major,  and  commander. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


To  the  educational  world  they  have  furnished 
a  college  president,  four  college  professors 
and  ten  school  superintendents.  In  the  busi- 
ness world  two  are  known  as  multi-ndllion- 
aires,  seven  are  bank  directors  and  five  presi- 
dents of  corporations.  Eight  confess  to  have 
written  books  that  other  people  seemed  glad 
to  buy. 


QERMAN   BOOKS   FOR   THE    LIBRARY 

It  is  known  to  the  undergraduates  that 
through  the  gift  of  the  Deutscher  Verein  and 
the  purchases  of  recent  years,  our  library 
possesses  a  selection  of  modern  German  lit- 
erature that  compares  favorably  with  those  at 
several  of  the  universities.  At  the  suggestion 
of  Professor  Files,  it  has  been  lately  decided 
to  build  up  what  may  be  called  a  scholar's 
library,  or  a  special  collection  in  Germanic 
philology.  For  the  next  ten  years  it  is  pro- 
posed to  spend  about  two  hundred  dollars  a 
year  in  carefully  selected  books  of  this  class. 
The  purchases  at  the  outset  will  be  mainly  in 
sets  of  the  valuable  periodicals  treating  this 
and  kindred  subject.  One-half  of  the  expense 
of  this  notable  enlargement  of  the  library's 
resources  is  generously  contributed  by 
Professor  Files  who  has  recently  spent  a  week 
in  Leipsic,  the  book  centre  of  Germany. 


CLARK  COLLEGE   DEBATE 

Bowdoin  now  has  a  definite  arrangement 
for  a  debate  with  Clark  College,  and  a  ques- 
tion has  been  submitted  by  Clark,  which  is : 
"Resolved;  That  the  United  States  should 
inaugurate  a  movement  to  bring  about  reforms 
in  Congo  Free  State.  Which  side  Bowdoin 
will  take  will  be  decided  within  a  few  days. 
Both  colleges  will  work  on  practically  the  same 
lines,  except  that  Bowdoin  concedes  to  Clark 
the  privilege  of  facultv  coaching;  but  it  is 
understood  that  this  coaching  shall  consist 
only  of  aid  in  the  gathering  of  material  and 
criticism  in  the  delivery  of  speeches.  The 
debate  will  take  place  at  Worcester  April  27. 

Material  bearing  on  the  quest-ion  is  already 
reserved,  ready  for  those  who  enter  the  Brad- 
bury Prize  Debate  trials  next  Tuesday  even- 
ing, March  6.  From  the  contestants  in  these 
trials  six  men  will  be  chosen  for  the  Prize 
Debate  to  take  place  March  20,  in  which 
prizes   of   sixty    dollars    are    offered.     From 


these  si.x  men  three  will  be  chosen  to  repre- 
sent the  college  against  Clark.  A  larger 
number  will  enter  the  trials ;  thus  we  have  the 
prospect  of  being  able  to  select  the  best  three 
deljaters  in  college. 


BETA   THETA   PI   " DORQ " 

The  annual  New  England  "Dorg"  of  the 
Beta  Theta  Pi  Fraternity  was  held  at  Young's 
Hotel,  Boston,  Friday,  February  23.  A  busi- 
ness meeting  of  the  New  England  Associa- 
tion was  held  during  the  afternoon,  at  which 
the  following  officers  were  elected :  President, 
Hon.  John  L.  Bates,  e.x-Governor  of  Massa- 
chusetts ;  Secretary,  Clarence  L.  Newton ; 
Treasurer,  Howard  T.  Crawford.  In  the 
evening  about  one  hundred  Betas  sat  down  to 
a  banquet.  George  A.  Crawfjord,  Boston 
University,  '78,  acted  as  toast-master.  Among 
the  speakers  was  Thomas  A.  Barry,  the  Bow- 
doin football  coach.  Si>eeches  were  also 
made  liy  Joseph  E.  Smilev  of  Boston,  William 
M.  A¥arren  of  Brookline,  Newton  C.  Wing  of 
Amherst,  and  Edwin  A.  Herr  of  Dartmouth. 

The  Bowdoin  Chapter  was  represented  by 
L.  C.  Whitmore,  '03,  K.  H.  Damren,  '05 ; 
Parcher,  Johnsoa.  Copelsnd,  '06,  Roberts, 
]\lincher,  '07,  Weston  and  Lee,  '08. 


THETA  DELTA  CHI  CONVENTION 

Theta  Delta  Chi  held  its  fifty-eighth  Annual 
Convention  in  Boston,  February  22-25,  1906. 
.\bout  four  hundred  attended,  including  a 
delegation  of  twenty  from  the  Bowdoin 
charge.  The  headquarters  of  the  Convention 
were  at  the  Bellevue  Hotel,  the  meetings  were 
in  Lorimer  Hall,  Tremont  Temple.  The  Con- 
vention included  smokers  and  receptions  at 
Harvard,  Tufts  and  M.  I.  T.,  business  sessions 
every  forenoon,  theatre  party  at  Colonial  Fri- 
day evening,  and  banquet  at  Hotel  Somerset, 
Saturday  evening.  The  Convention  closed 
Sunday  afternoon  with  a  Memorial  Service  at 
Trinity  Church. 


BASEBALL  COACH 

Coach  Irwin  was  expected  to  arrive  Thurs- 
day of  this  week.  From  novy  on  till  the  end 
of  the  season,  June  13  (the  dav  of  the  "Har- 
vard game)  systematic  , training  will  be  in 
force.     Mr.   Irwin   will   assume  his   duties  as 


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soon  as  he  arrives.  This  gives  six  weeks 
more  of  systematic  coaching  than  was  had 
last  season,  by  which  there  is  no  doubt  that 
the  team  will  profit  greatly.  Work  will  be 
carried  on  in  the  cage  until  the  weather  per- 
mits playing  on  the  Delta.  Last  year  the 
team  did  not  get  outdoors  until  the  middle  of 
the  April  vacation,  but  it  is  hoped  that  cir- 
cumstances will  be  much  more  favorable  this 
season.  An  early  spring  will  put  us  on  a  bet- 
ter footing  with  the  colleges  farther  south 
than  we  have  been  for  several  years.  In 
addition  to  these  advantages,  there  is  such  an 
abundance  of  promising  baseball  material  that 
the  college  may  well  e.xpect  a  team  worthy 
of  the  most  hearty  support  in  ever)'  manner. 


Colleae  flotes 


ORGANIZATION   OF  THE   HISTORY   CLUB 

The  Class  in  American  History  met  at  the 
Zeta  Psi  house  last  Saturday  evening  and  per- 
fected the  organization  of  the  History  Club. 
An  executive  committee  was  chosen  and  other 
necessarv  business  transacted.  It  is  the  pur- 
pose of  the  club-  to  meet  once  a  month.  The 
meetings  will  consist  of  the  reading  of 
specially  prepared  papers,  and  the  discussion 
of  various  periods  in  American  History. 

NOTICES 

The  annual  college  rally  will  be  held  in 
Memorial  Hall,  April  13;  Students  are  urged 
to  co-operate  in  making  the  event  successful. 

Per  order,  Ch.mrman. 

The  term  bills  of  December  23d  should  be 
paid  at  once  at  the  Treasurer's  office. 

I.  P.  Booker,  Treas. 

All   students  who  have   failed    to    register 
this  semester,  are  requested  to  do  so  at  once. 
Charles  T.  Burnett, 

Registrar. 

CHRISTIAN   ASSOCIATION 

Mr.  W.  H.  Davis  of  Portland,  who  was  the 
speaker  at  the  Christian  Association  services 
last  Sunday,  dealt  with  the  subject,  "Self  and 
Sacrifice."  From  his  twenty  years  of  experi- 
ence in  Christian  Association  work  Mr.  Davis 
brought  out  many  pleasant  references  to  col- 
lege men  with  whom  he  had  been  acquainted 
and  who  have  given  their  lives  to  service. 


MacMichael,  '07,  has  returned  to  college 
from  Boston,  where  he  has  been  working. 

City  and  town  elections  are  calling  the  vot- 
ing population  away  from  college  at  present. 

A  number  of  students  attended  the  play 
"Strongheart,"  in  Lewiston,  last  Tuesday 
night. 

Blair,  "09,  and  Stacey,  "09,  came  back  to 
college  last  Monday,  after  being  away  for 
several  weeks. 

Dr.  James  P.  Russell,  '97,  is  now  perma- 
nently located  in  Robinson,  Me.,  where  he  is 
practicing   medicine. 

Bowdoin  night  at  the  Empire  Theatre  in 
Lewiston,  March  5.  Frank  Daniels  will  play 
in  "Sergeant  Brue." 

The  Blue  Book,  Maine's  new  magazine,  has 
been  in  popular  demand  at  the  library 
exchange  desk  this  week. 

The   skating  rink  on  the  athletic  field  has       y 
been  broken  up,    and    probably    will     not     be 
flooded  again  this  winter. 

"King  Pepper"  was  presented  at  Bangor 
on  Monday  and  Tuesday  evenings  of  this 
week  and  made  a  great  hit. 

The  L.  B.  &  B.  Street  Railway  has  changed 
hands  and  the  new  management  contemplates 
many  improvements  and  extensions. 

Last  Wednesday  President  Hyde  presided 
at  a  meeting  of  the  Maine  Interdenomina- 
tional Committee  held  in  Waterville. 

The  Brunswick  High  School  relay  team 
has  begun  training  in  the  gym.  for  the  indoor 
meet  in  which  they  will  run  against  Bath 
High. 

Miss  Caroline  Robinson,  assistant  curator 
of  the  Art  Collections,  is  enjoying  a  month's 
vacation.  Her  position  is  occupied  by  Miss 
Maude  Mason. 

Winfield  I.  Norcross,  '05.  has  been  elected 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  a  large  real  estate 
company  in  Butte,  Mont.,  and  has  located  in 
that  city. 

At  the  next  meeting  of  the  Verein  Satur- 
day, March  3,  Professor  Leonard  will  speak 
on  the  Niebelungenlied,  the  national  song  of 
Germanv.  Four  new  men  will  be  taken  in, 
Stahl,  '09,  W.  D.  Lee,  Sp.,  Timberiake,  '08, 
and  Ricker,  '08 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


On  Sunday  morning  President  Hyde  will 
preach  at  Wellesley  College,  and  on  the  same 
evening  he  will  preach  at  Harvard  University. 

Rev.  H.  A.  Jump  preached  at  Mounf  Hol- 
yoke  College,  Sunday,  leaving  his  pulpit  here 
in  charge  of  Rev.  Charles  Harbutt  of  Port- 
land, secretary  of  the  Maine  Missionary 
Society. 

The  Masachusetts  Club  held  a  meeting  on 
February  ly  in  8  Winthrop  Hall,  to  elect  a 
secretary  and  treasurer,  but  owing  to  the 
small  attendance  the  election  was  postponed. 
A  very  pleasant  evening,  however,  was  passed 
and  it  was  decided  to  hold  the  next  meeting 
.at  the  New  Meadows  Inn  some  time  this 
month. 

Among  the  books  received  this  week  by  the 
library  is  a  most  interesting  set  of  four  vol- 
umes entitled,  "The  Life  and  Times  of  Wash- 
ington" by  J.  F.  Schroeder,  and  B.  J.  Lossing, 
re-edited  by  M.  A.  C.  Towne.  This  gift 
which  most  appropriately  comes  near  the  time 
of  Washington's  birthday  is  given  by  Mr. 
Isaac  B.  Choate,  '62. 

In  the  Bangor  Commercial  under  Kent's 
Hill  News,  there  recently  appeared  the  follow- 
ing: "Prof.  'Billy'  Sparks,  a  Bowdoin  man, 
who  has  charge  of  the  "gym."  instruction, 
now  has  a  large  squad  who  .  report  for 
baseball  practice  each  day  in  the  cage.  Mr. 
Sparks  has  won  the  esteem  of  all  the  boys  and 
will  certainly  get  the  most  out  of  them." 

The  second  Junior  Assembly  will  be  held 
^  this  evening  in  Memorial  Hall,  and  a  large 
attendance  is  expected.  There  will  be  eighteen 
regular  dances,  and  several  extras.  The  inter- 
mission will  come  after  the  ninth  dance;  and 
the  tenth  dance  will  be  a  round  dance ;  all  the 
rest  will  be  waltzes  and  two-steps  except  for 
the  sixth  and  fifteenth,  which  will  be 
schottisches. 

Mr.  E.  F.  Sherwood,  representative  of  the 
New  York  Telephone  Co.  is  planning  to  visit 
Brunswick  soon,  in  order  to  get  promising 
Seniors  to  fill  positions  in  the  traffic  depart- 
ment of  the  Company.  Mr.  F.  V.  Bennis, 
Treasurer  of  the  Western  Electric  Co.,  will 
also  be  here  soon,  probably  before  the  end  of 
the  month,  to  speak  with  any  members  of  the 
Senior  Class  who  are  looking  for  a  position 
which  is  in  his  line. 

The  New  York  Tribune  of  February  5  gives 
the  first  intimation  of  a  valuable  work  which 


Hon.  D.  S.  Alexander,  '70,  of  Buffalo,  has 
been  writing:  "What  promises  to  be  a  valuable 
and  ought  to  be  a  notable  work  is  now  in  prep- 
aration by  Henry  Holt  &  Co.  Its  nature  and 
scope  are  described  by  its  title,  'The  Political 
History  of  New- York  State.'  The  author  is 
the  Hon.  D.  S.  Alexander,  of  Buffalo,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  present  United  States  Congress  and 
one  of  the  Committee  on  the  Judiciary.  The 
first  two  volumes,  covering  the  years  1774  to 
1 86 1,  will  be  ready  in  the  early  spring.  Mr. 
Alexander  has  aimed  to  enrich  the  purely  his- 
torical portions  of  the  work  with  character 
studies  of  the  men  whose  lives  and  deeds  have 
contributed  to  the  progress  and  fame  of  the 
State." 


RALLY,  APRIL  13 

The  third  annual  College  Rally  will  be  held 
in  Memorial  Hall,  April  13.  This  date  is 
selected  that  it  may  open  the  spring  athletic 
season  with  a  boom.  Prominent  speakers  will 
be  secured  from  among  the  alumni  and  every 
man  who  attends  will  receive  an  attractive 
souvenir  to  commemorate  the  occasion.  In 
past  years  the  occasion  has  proven  itself  of 
great  advantage  in  securing  a  line  on  "prep" 
school  men  and  in  showing  forth  the  strong 
undercurrent  of  loyalty  to  college  which  flows 
in  the  hearts  of  alumni  and  undergraduates. 


ATHLETIC  COUNCIL 

The  Athletic  Council  held  a  meeting  last 
Monday,  but  nothing  of  importance  for  pub- 
lication was  made  known.  Manager  Allen  is 
in  correspondence  with  possible  coaches  and 
the  whole  matter  of  securing  the  coach  for 
next  year's  team  is  in  his  hands.  Manager 
Voorhees  was  authorized  to  have  Coach 
Smith  make  frequent  visits  to  the  college  dur- 
ing March,  and  Upton,  '07,  was  given  author- 
ity to  send  annual  .dues  of  the  New  England 
Intercollegiate    Golf   Association. 


BOWDOIN   NOT  TO   GO  TO   DARTMOUTH 

It  was  rumored  that  Manager  Wilson 
received  a  very  favorable  offer  from  Dart- 
m.outh  the  first  of  this  week,  for  two  games 
at  Hanover  next  spring.  However,  as  the 
usual  number  of  games  alJowed  by  the  faculty 
is  now  closed  and  there  is  one  more  trip  than 


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usual,  the  Council  thought  it  best  to  refuse 
these  games.  It  was  rather  generally 
expected  that  owing  to  the  longer  season  this 
year  that  these  two  games  might  be  approved, 
since  the  trip  would  have  come  at  a  convenient 
time  and  the  game  would  surely  have  been 
interesting. 

ART   BUILDING   NOTES 

On  Wednesday  afternoon  Prof.  Johnson 
gave  the  first  of  his  series  of  talks  on  the  Art 
Building.  There  was  a  large  number  of  stu- 
dents present,  and  a  like  number  will  proba- 
bly turn  out  at  the  other  talks,  which  Prof. 
Johnson  will  give  on  the  following  two  or 
three  Wednesdays  from  1.30  to  2.30.  These 
talks  are  not  only  of  interest  to  the  student 
himself,  but  they  also  furnish  him  with  a  great 
deal  of  information  which  he  can  use  to  his 
advantage  when  he  is  showing  his  friends 
about  the  college. 

Yesterday  afternoon  and  evening  Dr. 
Mason  gave  the  second  of  the  series  of  ten 
musical  recitals  to  be  held  in  the  Art  Building 
this  winter.  The  general  topic  was  "The 
Study,"  and  the  carefully  selected  program 
consisted  of  the  following  pieces : 

Germany — from  "Foreign  Lands  "  by  Mos- 
zkowski. 

Study  Opus   10,  No.   12,  by  Chopin. 

Study  Opus   10,  No.  3,  by  Chopin. 

Study  Opus  25,  No.  6,  'by  Chopin. 

Study  Melodique  by  Raff. 

Study  Opus  22,  No.  I,  by  WoUenhaupt. 

The  third  recital  will  be  given  next  Thurs- 
day at  four  in  the  afternoon,  and  again  at  7.30 
in  the  evening.  The  pieces  played  will  be 
examples  of  the  Nocturne,  and  all  students 
and  townspeople  are  invited  to  be  present. 


REV.  STEPHEN  M.  NEWMAN,  '67 
In  The  CongrcgationaUst  for  February  17, 
there  is  a  very  interesting  tribute  paid  by  Jus- 
tice Brewer  of  the  Supreme  Bench,  to  Rev.  S. 
M.  Newman,  '67,  pastor  of  the  First  Congre- 
gational Church  in  Washington,  D.  C.  Mr. 
Newman  has  for  about  thirty  years  been  the 
pastor  of  the  above  church,  and  has  now 
resigned  his  position  that  he  may  take  a  rest. 
During  his  pastorate  he  has  increased  the 
number  of  active  members  in  his  church  from 
five  hundred  to  one  thousand,  and  though  the 
church  building  is  situated  in  the  business 
part  of  the  city,  over  half  a  mile  from  the 
majority  of  the   residences   of  its   members, 


the  auditorium  is  filled  with  church-goers, 
both  Sunday  morning  and  evening.  The 
secret  of  Mr.  Newman's  success  is  not  only 
due  to  his  kind  and  friendly  character,  but  to 
his  short,  simple  and  clear  twenty-five-minute 
sermons,  in  which  he  brings  one  or  two 
thoughts  before  his  audience,  makes  these 
understood  and  sends  his  hearers  home  with 
something  new  and  noble  to  think  about. 

LIBRARY  NOTES 

Among  the  many  valuable  and  interesting 
books  that  have  been  received  or  purchased 
during  the  past  week,  may  be  mentioned : 

"The  Life  and  Letters  of  Thomas  De- 
Ouincy,"  edited  by  H.  A.  Page. 

"Pre-Raphaelitism"  in  two  volumes  by  W. 
H.  Hunt. 

"The  American  Merchant  Marine,"  by  W. 
L.  Marvin,  dedicated  to  President  Roosevelt. 

"Three  Years  of  Arctic  Service,"  by 
Greely. 

"Eastern  and  Western  States  of  America," 
in  three  volumes,  by  J.  S.  Buckingham. 

There  have  also  been  received  from  the 
LInited  States  government  six  volumes  of 
House  Documents  which  deal  with  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  third  session  of  the  Fifty- 
Eisfhth  Congress. 


©bituar^ 

DR.  HARRY   M.  NICKERSON,  M.  '89 

Dr.  Harry  M.  Nickerson,  in  his  fortieth 
year,  died  at  the  Maine  Insane  Asylum  in 
Augusta,  February  5.  Dr.  Nickerson  was  suf- 
fering from  a  mental  affliction  and  had  been 
in  the  institution  but  three  days.  He  has  been 
city  physician  of  Portland  three  years  and 
served  as  surgeon  of  the  naval  reserves.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and 
Sons  of  Veterans.  His  life  is  a  loss  to  his 
native  city  and  a  bright  and  promising  life  was 
blotted  out  in  his   death. 


Hlumni  peteonals 

'91. — President  Hyde  was  one  of  the 
speakers  at  the  27th  annual  dinner  of  the  New 
England  Alumni  Association  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan,  on    Feb.    i6th.     Henry  W. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


Jarvis,  "91,  and  Michigan  Law  School,  '93, 
was  elected  president  of  the  Association  for 
the  ensuing  year.  There  are  over  five  hun- 
dred Michigan  graduates  in  New  England, 
and  nearly  one  hundred  attended  the  banquet. 
Other  speakers  were  President  Caroline  Haz- 
ard of  Wellesley,  Prof.  Albert  Bushnell  Hart 
of  Harvard,  and  Dr.  Daniel  Evans  of  Tufts. 
Mr.  Jarvis  was  an  editor  of  the  Orient  when 
in  collesfe. 


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BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,   MARCH   9,   1906. 


NO.  29 


THE   BRADBURY   DEBATERS 

The  trials  for  the  Bradbury  Prize  debate 
was  held  in  Hubbard  Hall  Tuesday  evening, 
twenty  men  speaking.  The  question  was  that 
submitted  by  Clark  College  for  the  Bowdoin- 
Clark  debate  and  was  as  follows:  "Resolved, 
That  the  United  States  Should  Inaugurate  a 
Movement  to  Bring  About  Reforms  in  the 
Congo  Free  State." 

The  judges  were  Prof.  W.  B.  Mitchell, 
Prof.  W.  T.  Foster  and  Prof.  Allen  Johnson. 
After  the  close  of  the  speaking  the  judges 
named  the  following  men  for  the  Bradbury 
debate:  Mitchell,  '07;  Redman,  '07;  Snow, 
'07 ;  Favinger,  '06 ;  Hupper,  '08 ;  and  Soule, 
'06.  The  first  three  will  take  the  affirmative 
in  the  Bradbury  and  the  last  three  the  nega- 
tive. The  alternates  are  Boody,  '06,  for  the 
affirmative,  and  Erskine,  '07,  for  the  negative. 

As  has  been  previously  announced,  the 
Bradbury  debate  will  occur  March  20  and  the 
question  will  be  the  same  as  that  discussed  in 
the  trials. 

The  following  are  the  men  who  entered  the 
trials,     the     speaking     being     in     the     order 
given :   Linnell,    '07 ;    Hupper,    '08 ;   Hawkes- 
worth,  '06;  Hatch,  '06;  Perry,  '06;  Stevens 
'06;    Soule,    '06;    Fernald,   '07;    Merrill,    '08 
Kimball,     '07 ;    Craigie,    '07 ;     Erskine,     '07 
Boody,  '07 ;  Childs,  '06 ;  Favinger,  '06 ;  Snow 
'07;  Mitchell,  '07;  Roberts,  '07;  Redman,  '07 
Paine,  '06.     Each  speaker  was  allowed  eight 
minutes. 


PROVISIONAL  COMMENCEMENT  LIST 

The  provisional  list  of  commncement 
appointments,  selected  from  the  Senior  Class 
on  the  basis  of  scholarship,  was  made  public 
last  Wednesday  and  is  as  follows : 

Edville  Gerhard  Abbott,  Portland;  Philip 
Ray  Andrews,  Kennebunk ;  Harold  George 
Booth,  Riverside;  Charles  Henry  Bradford, 
South  Livermore ;  Philip  Freeland  Chapman, 
Portland ;  Melvin  Thomas  Copeland,  Brewer ; 
Charles  Laff  Favinger,  Frederica,  Del. ; 
Lewis  Hewett  Fox,  W)oodfords;  Charles 
Colby  Knowlton,  Ellsworth ;  Oscar  Peterson, 


Strong;  Walter  Averill  Powers,  Houlton; 
Thaddeus  B.  Roberts,  Norway ;  Cyrus  C. 
Shaw,  North  Gorham ;  Fred  E.  Smith,  Nor- 
way ;  George  C.  Soule,  South  Freepvort ;  Robie 
R.  Stevens,  Kennebunk;  Ralph  G.  Webber, 
Augusta ;  Eugene  E.  Wing,  Fairfield ;  Robert 
T.  Woodruff,  Brunswick. 


BATES   DECLINES 

President  Mitchell  of  the  Debating  Council, 
received  official  notice  last  Friday,  that  Bates 
does  not  feel  free  to  accept  the  debating  invi- 
tation extended  by  Bowdoin  some  time  since. 
The  full  text  of  the  letter  is  as  follows: 

Lewiston,  Me.,  Mar.  i,  1906. 

Mr.  H.  E.  Mitchell,   President    of   Bozvdoin 

College  Debating  Council: 

Dear  Sir — ^We  regret  that  we  have  not  been 
able  to  reply  promptly  to  your  letters  of  Feb- 
ruary 21  and  February  26.  We  have  long 
earnestly  desired  a  debate  between  teams  rep- 
resenting Bowdoin  and  Bates,  and  when  your 
invitation  was  received  we  carefully  can- 
vassed all  the  facts  bearing  upon  our  accept- 
ance or  declination.  After  what  seems  to  us 
a  necessary  delay,  we  have  arrived  at  the 
conclusion,  in  spite  of  our  earnest  desire  for 
a  different  result,  that  we  cannot  consistently 
arrange  for  a  debate  during  the  present  col- 
lege year  between  Bowdoin  and  Bates. 

A  brief  explanation  will,  we  hope,  enable 
you  to  see  why  we  could  arrive  at  no  other 
decision. 

Until  the  19th  of  January  last,  we  had 
expected  to  furnish  two  teams  for  intercolle- 
giate debates,  one  to  meet  a  team  from  the 
University  of  Maine,  the  other  a  team  from 
the  University  of  Vermont.  But  we  have 
been  obliged  to  give  up  our  debate  with  the 
University  of  Maine  on  account  of  our  inabil- 
ity to  make  seasonable  arrangements  with 
that  institution  respecting  a  question.  In 
a  letter  dated  January  9,  we  stated  to  the 
manager  of  the  debating  league  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Maine  that  we  could  not  debate 
with  a  team   from  that  institution  unless  it 


y 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


could  submit  to  us  a  satisfactory  question  on 
or  before  January  19,  and  that  should  there 
be  delay  beyond  that  date  in  the  submission 
of  such  a  question,  we  should  be  obliged  to 
cancel  the  debate.  As  the  delay  occurred  in 
spite,  we  believe,  of  the  desire  of  each  of  the 
two  institutions  concerned  to  have  a  debate, 
we  cancelled  the  conditional  engager^ent. 

The  same  circumstances  that  compelled  us 
to  relinquish  the  debate  with  the  University 
of  Maine  forbid  us  to  undertake  a  debate  so 
late  in  the  college  year  with  Bowdoin.  And 
even  were  these  circumstances  not  now  oper- 
ative, we  should  be  unwilling  to  take  any 
action  that  might  seem  to  be  discourteous  to 
the  University  of  Maine. 

However,  Bates  men  earnestly  desire  a 
debate  between  their  institution  and  Bowdoin 
at  the  earliest  practicable  date;  and  they  are 
united  in  the  hope  that  such  a  debate  between 
Bowdoin  and  Bates,  under  regulations  satis- 
factory to  each  institution,  such  as  govern  the 
Yale-Harvard-Princeton  debates,  may  ensure 
the  meeting  of  teams  from  the  two  colleges 
at  some  seasonable  time  during  the  next  col- 
lege year. 

Permit  us  to  say  in  conclusion  that  this  is 
our  first  statement  in  reference  to  the  matter, 
and  that  we  are  not  responsible  for  any  "com- 
ments in  the  press." 

Edwin   S.   Conner, 
Leon  G.  Paine, 
Wayne  C.  Jordan, 

Executiv/z  Committee  of 
Bates  Debating  League. 


SECOND  JUNIOR   ASSEMBLY 


■j  The  second  Junior  Assembly  was   held   in 

Memorial  Hall  last  Friday  evening,  and 
proved  a  most  delightful  event,  there  being  a 
large  number  of  out-of-town  guests  present. 

An  order  of  20  dances  was  carried  out. 
The  music  was  furnished  by  an  orchestra  led 
by  Frances  J.  Welch  of  Portland. 

The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  William  A. 
Houghton,  Mrs.  Frank  E.  Woodruff,  Mrs. 
Henry  Johnson  and  Mrs.  William  T.  Foster. 

The  guests  present  were  Miss  Zoe  Shorey 
of  Bridgton,  Miss  Bernice  Copeland  of  Bid- 
deford.  Miss  Eleanor  Pinkham,  Miss  Isabelle 
Chase,  Miss  Anita  Little,  Miss  Jeanette 
Whipple,  Miss  Lillian  Morse,  Mrs.  Augustus 


Chapman,  Miss  Helen  Dyer,  Miss  Edith  Dyer, 
of  Portland;  Miss  Christine  Kenniston, 
Miss  Mabelle  Dunn  of  Waterville;  Mrs.  F. 
H.  Briggs  of  Auburn ;  Miss  Anna  Percy,  Miss 
Florence  Andrews  of  Bath ;  Miss  Jean 
Craigon,  Miss  Bernice  Russell,  Miss  Ella 
Hayes,  Miss  Bertha  Rice,  Miss  Mabelle  Ran- 
ger of  Farmington;  Miss  Grace  Eldridge  of 
Gardiner;  Miss  Lunn  and  Mrs.  R.  W.  Lunn 
of  Auburn;  Miss  Helen  Johnson,  Miss  Bertha 
Stetson,  Miss  Louise  Weatherell,  Miss  Ethel 
Purington,  Miss  Florence  Allen,  Miss  Isabelle 
Forsaith,  Miss  Sue  Winchell,  Miss  Eleanor 
Dunlap,  Brunswick ;  Robert  Chapman,  '00, 
Portland;  Philip  H.  Coffin,  '02,  Brunswick; 
Daniel  W.  Elliott,  '97,  Boston. 


IBIS   LECTURE 

The  members  of  the  Ibis  and  a  few  invited 
guests  listened  with  great  interest  to  a  care- 
fully prepared  paper  on  Morley's  "Life  of  ^ 
Gladstone,"  by  Raymond  Calkins,  Esq.,  of 
Portland.  The  address  took  place  in  the 
Library  last  Monday  evening  and  for  nearly 
two  hours  held  the  interest  of  the  auditors 
most  closely. 

Morley's  "Life  of  Gladstone"  is  in  six  vol- 
umes and  the  six  volumes  were  compiled 
from  over  two  thousand  other  pamphlets  and 
biographies.  In  his  paper  Mr.  Calkins 
brought  out  some  of  the  wonderful  powers  of 
this  peer  of  English  statesmen.  He  dealt 
with  skill  and  tact  upon  the  late  Mr.  Glad- 
stone's attitude  toward  Americans  in  the 
Civil  War  and  turned  again  to  the  untiring 
energy,  untainted  sincerity,  simple  Christian- 
ity, and  profound  wisdom  which  marks  a  man 
of  unparalled  ability  and  strength  in  the  long 
line  of  English  statesmen.  Those  in  attend- 
ance were :  Professor  Johnson,  Professor 
Houghton,  Professor  Chapman,  Pfrofessor 
Allen  Johnson,  N.  W.  Allen,  C.  W.  Snow,  F. 
J.  Redman,  H.  E.  Mitchell,  C.  W.  Hawkes- 
worth,  G.  U.  Hatch,  R.  G.  Webber,  P.  Kim- 
ball, R.  R.  Stevens  and  C.  L.  Favinger. 

NOTICE 

In  order  to  have  the  Bowdoin  Song  Book 
appear  on  Ivy  Day  it  will  be  necessary  for  all 
those  who  intend  to  subscribe  to  hand  in  their 
names  at  once. 

Per  order,    ' 

N.  W.  Allen. 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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VACANCIES  IN  BOARD  OF  OVERSEERS 

The  two  vacancies  in  the  Board  of  Over- 
seers, caused  by  the  deaths  of  Rev.  George 
M.  Adams  and  Honorable  Edward  B.  Neal- 
ley,  will  be  filled  from  the  nominations  sent 
in  by  the  Alumni.  Names  mentioned  by 
twenty-five  persons  are  placed  on  the  "eli- 
gible" list  of  the  Alumni,  which  list  must  con- 
tain four  names,  and  becomes  the  ballot  by 
which  the  candidate  of  the  Alumni  is  selected. 
Librarian  Little  is  sending  out  circulars  to 
the  Alumni  with  blanks  on  which  to  fill  in 
the  name  of  their  choice. 


PROF.  THORPE'S   LECTURE 

'  At  the  Library  last  week  Prof.  Thorpe  of 
the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology, 
delivered  a  very  interesting  lecture  on  "Borax 
and  Boracic  Acid."  Prof.  Thorpe's  intimate 
acquaintance  with  the  subject  in  hand  gave 
force  and  weight  to  his  words  that  were 
instructive  in  the  highest  degree.  Professor 
Thorpe  had  on  exhibition  many  forms  of  the 
acid  which  he  carefully  explained.  The  lec- 
ture, which  was  given  under  the  auspices  of 
the  Chemical  Club,  was  attended  by  nearly  all 
the  members  of  the  course. 


RALLY 

The  speakers  which  C.  W.  Hawkesworth 
is  endeavoring  to  obtain  for  the  coming  rally 
include  some  of  the  best  of  our  alumni  and 
undergraduate  speakers.  Aside  from  the 
interesting  speeches  that  will  be  heard,  the 
College  Band  and  Glee  Club  will  furnish 
miTsic.  The  thirteenth  of  April  is  the  date  set 
for  the  event  and  without  doubt  it  will  prove 
a  red  letter  day  in  the  college  calendar.  Many 
sub-Freshmen  will  be  present. 


GLEE   CLUB  TRIP 

The  Glee  and  Mandolin^Guitar  Clubs  last 
Friday  completed  a  trip  to  Livermore  Falls 
and  Farmington.  This  was  their  second  trip 
this  season  and,  although  not  as  successful  as 
the  first,  was  nevertheless  a  pleasant  and 
profitable  trip.  The  concert  at  Livermore 
Falls  was  by  far  the  poorest  attended  of  any 
given  this  year.  This  was  in  part  accounted 
for  by  the    frequency    with    which    musical 


entertainments  have  been  held  there  this  year 
and  by  the  extreme  frigidity  of  the  weather. 
At  Farmington,  however,  a  large  audience 
enjoyed  the  concert  and  each  number  was 
rendered  in  the  best  manner  possible.  Both 
clubs  were  well  received  and  the  reader, 
Mikelsky,  was  repeatedly  encored.  The  trip 
as  a  whole  was  very  successful.  The  next 
concerts  will  be  at  Camden  and  Thomaston  on 
the  27th  and  28th  of  this  month. 


FOURTH   COLLEGE  TEA 

The  last  of  the  college  teas  will  be  held 
next  Monday  afternoon  in  Hubbard  Hall. 
Invitations  are  not  confined  to  any  particular 
locality,  guests  being  welcome  from  all  sec- 
tions. The  patronesses  will  be :  Mrs.  Wilmot 
B.  Mitchell,  Mrs.  Allen  Johnson,  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam T.  Foster,  and  Mrs.  Roscoe  J.  Ham. 
The  ladies  who  have  this  in  charge  are 
endeavoring  to  make  it  a  pleasant  occasion. 
The  student  body  should  bear  in  mind  that 
the  college  goes  to  some  little  expense  and 
trouble  to  provide  this  social  side  of  life  for 
its  students,  and  they  should  show  their 
appreciation   by   attending. 


COLLEGE  CHESS 

The  following  men  have  been  drawn  to 
play  Against  each  other  in  the  third  round  of 
the  chess  tournament : 

Merrill  vs.   P.   H.   Powers. 

Carter  vs.  Boothby. 

Chadbourne  vs.  Johnson. 

Chandler  vs.  Bourve. 

Tefift  vs.  Tuttle. 

Lee  vs.  Burton. 

Chapman  vs.   Parker. 

All  games  must  be  played  on  or  before  Sat- 
urday, March  10,  and  those  games  not 
reported  on  time  will  be  defaulted. 


CLARK  DEBATE 

Clark  has  recently  svTbmitted  a  list  of  20 
names  from  which  Bowdoin  is  to  select  the 
men  to  act  as  judges  in  the  coming  debate. 
Bowdoin  has  not  as  yet  selected  from  this 
list,  but  will  do  so  in  the  near  future.  The 
debating  council  voted  last  Tuesday  to  take 
the  negative  side  of  the  question  submitted  by 
Clark. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 
h.  p.  winslow,  1906.        a.  l.  robinson,  1908. 
h.  e.  wilson,  1907.  r.  h.  hupper,  1908. 

r.  a.  cony,  1907.  r.  a.  lee,  1908. 

W.  S.  LINNELL,   1907.  H.   E.   MITCHELL,  lgo8. 

A.    L.  JONES,  Medical. 


G.  0.  SOULE,  1906,   ....     Business   Manager. 
A.  J.  VOORHEES,  1907.    •    Ass't  Business   Manager. 


Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
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mous manuscript  can   be  accepted. 

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

Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
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Entered  it  Fost-OSce  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Clas 

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Lewiston  Jourjjal  Press. 

Vol.  XXXV.                MARCH  9,    1906. 

No.   29 

The  Next  Issue  of  the  ORIENT  Will  Appear  March  28 

Mr.    Hugh   Parker,    in    a 
The  College  Man    late   number  of   the   Rail- 
in  Railroading      road    Gazette,     writes     an 
article  on  "College  Men  in 
Railroading."     The     subject     is    timely,    for 
railroading  as    an    occupation    is    ever   offer- 
ing broader  fields  for  the  college-trained  man. 
There  has  been  a  prejudice  and  seemingly 
a  practical  objection  to  college  men  in  railroad 
work;   old-time   railroaders   have   often   held 
prejudice   against   those   who   had   not    gone 
through  the  entire  school  of  their  own  expe- 
rience; many  of  them  have  felt  that,  because 
of  their  superior  education,  it  being  felt  that 
they  themselves  began  the  work  at  an  early 
age   by   carrying  water    or   digging    ballast, 
every  other  young  man  should  do  the  same. 
College  men  were  further  undesirable  because 


they  would  consider  themselves  better  than 
other  men.  A  seemingly  practical  objection 
was  that  by  going  to  college  a  man  necessa- 
rily began  railroading  from  four  to  six  years 
later  than  he  would  otherwise  have  done. 

Such  objections  as  these  were  so  potent 
twenty  years  ago  that  very  few  college  men 
were  found  in  railroad  work,  but  to-day  the 
number  is  very  considerable.  As  men  with 
college  training  went  into  railroading  these 
objections  began  to  disappear.  The  reason 
was  that  many  men  of  the  so-called  "practi- 
cal school"  felt  their  own  lack  of  education, 
and  they  recognized,  unless  they  were 
extremely  narrow-minded,  that  education, 
instead  of  handicapping  college  men,  increased 
their  usefulness.  A  vice-president  of  one  of 
the  largest  railroad  systems  in  the  country, 
himself  not  a  college  man,  has  been  quoted  as 
saying :  "I  have  had  a  good  many  college  men 
in  my  ofBce,  and  I  have  never  been  disap- 
pointed in  one  of  them."  This  is  certainly 
strong  testimony  and  goes  to  show  that  many 
college  men  have  proved  their  executive  abil- 
ity and  power  to  handle  men  in  practical  rail- 
roading. 

It  is  being  clearly  proved  that  railroading 
gives  the  college  man  an  opportunity  almost 
parallel  to  that  offered  by  law,  medicine,  and 
the  university.  In  a  few  years  the  appoint- 
ment of  college  men  to  high  railroad  positions 
will  doubtless  be  much  the  ordinary  rule. 
Granting  this,  what  better  proof  can  we 
require  of  the  college  as  to  its  claim  to  fit  men 
for  life's  real  duties? 


X 


Bates' 
Declination 


The  Orient  prints  else- 
where Bates'  letter  of 
declination  to  Bowdoin's 
debating  invitation.  That  Bates  does  not  feel 
free  to  enter  into  debating  relations  this  year 
is  the  occasion  for  regrets  at  Bowdoin,  as 
there  has  been  a  strong  desire  to  try  conclu- 
sions with  the  Lewiston  college  in  the  belief 
that  such  a  contest  would  be  one  of  mutual 
benefit;  and  with  that  end  in  view  Bowdoin 
was  glad  to  make  concessions  in  order  to  bring 
about  a  debate. 

Bowdoin  has  carried  on  debates  with 
Amherst  for  the  past  four  years,  and  this 
year  will  begin  relations  with  another  Massa- 
chusetts college.  With  the  continuation  of 
debating  there  has  been  a  growing  feeling 
favorable   to   debating   some    Maine    college, 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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and  it  was  in  response  to  this  sentiment  that 
Bowdoin's  invitation  of  recent  date  was 
extended.  Bates  was  naturally  selected 
because  of  her  having  conducted  debates 
more  extensively  than  any  of  the  other  three 
colleges.  But  the  fact  that  Bates  does  not 
feel  free  to  debate  precludes  further  discus- 
sion of  such  a  debate — for  the  present  at 
least. 


Indoor  Meet  and 
College  Rally 


The  attention  of  students 
should  be  called  to  the 
approach  of  the  Indoor 
Meet  and  the  College  Rally.  These  two 
events  are  recognized  as  being  the  most  aus- 
picious of  the  whole  year  for  the  entertain- 
ment of  prospective  students,  and  the  mem- 
bers of  the  various  fraternities  and  particu- 
larly of  the  sectional  clubs  should  bear  the 
events  in  mind.  The  greater  part  of  the 
clubs  are  apparently  inactive  at  present,  and 
an  awakening  at  this  time  is  especially  desir- 
able. 


When  the  present    Hymn 
Chapel  Hymns      Books  were  placed  in  the 

chapel  it  was  expected 
that  all  the  students  would  take  part  in  the 
morning  exercises.  The  hymn  books  were,  in 
fact,  procured  at  a  timely  suggestion  in  the 
Orient.  At  first,  impressed  with  the  nov- 
elty of  the  books,  many  began  to  take  part  in 
the  morning  worship  with  more  interest,  and 
even  now  the  responsive  reading  is  pursued 
by  a  fair  proportion  of  the  students  but  that 
part  of  the  worship  which  should  be  the  most 
pleasant  is  left  largely  to  the  men  in  the  choir 
loft.  If  it  were  Bowdoin  Beata  or  Phi  Chi 
that  could  be  sung,  the  chapel  walls  would  ring 
as  never  before.  We  seem  to  have  too  much 
reserve  on  the  sacred  hymns.  If  every  one 
who  goes  to  chapel  could  do  his  small  part  in 
swelling  the  song,  a  most  enjoyable  exercise 
would  result. 


THE   DRAMATIC  CLUB 

The  Dramatic  Club  has  begun  its  rehearsals 
for  "The  Rivals,"  which  is  to  be  produced  at 
Brunswick  in  the  near  future.  The  first  act 
has  been  thoroughly  worked  up  and  the 
second  act  is  at  present  taking  up  the  atten- 
tion of  the  club  and  coach.  Mr.  Huse,  the 
coach,  is  working  hard  to  make  the  play  the 


best  that  the  college  has  yet  put  on  the  stage. 
He  affirms  that  the  present  cast  is  the  best 
that  has  been  obtained  since  the  inauguration 
of  the  club  and  promises  success  in  the  pro- 
duction of  the  difficult  play  chosen  this  year. 
Regular  rehearsals  are  held  now  three  times  a 
week,  and  these  will  be  still  more  frequent  as 
the  play  progresses.  The  club  will  spare  no 
effort  to  uphold  the  honor  of  the  college  in  the 
theatrical  line.  An  energetic  management 
has  charge  of  the  club  this  year  and  several 
good  trips  may  be  arranged.  In  this  matter, 
however,  the  club  needs  the  backing  of  the 
faculty  and  the  whole  college,  and  the  club 
this  year  is  worthy  of  that  support. 


NEW   FOOTBALL  RULES 

The  National  Intercollegiate  Football  Rules 
Committee  met  in  New  York  Saturday. 
Those  present  were  Professor  L.  M. 
Dennis  of  Cornell,  Chairman;  Walter 
Camp,  Yale;  F.  Homer  Curtis,  representing 
Texas  and  Southern  colleges;  Prof.  J.  B. 
Fine,  Princeton;  John  C.  Bell,  Pennsylvania; 
O.  W.  Savage,  Oberlin;  Prof.  J.  T.  Lees, 
Nebraska;  Lieut.  Charles  D.  Kaly,  West 
Point;  Dr.  J.  A.  Babbitt,  Haverford,  Pa.,  and 
W.  T.  Reid,  Jr.,  Harvard.  The  final  install- 
ment of  new  rules  was  agreed  upon,  although 
there  are  minor  details  yet  to  be  arranged. 


1907  BUGLE 

The  greater  part  of  the  pictures  for  the 
next  Bugle  are  now  in  the  hands  of  the  busi- 
ness manager,  and  in  a  few  days  it  will  be 
absolutely  impossible  for  the  photographer  to 
receive  further  orders.  The  work  on 
the  literary  part  of  the  Bugle  is  now  well 
along  and  everything  seems  to  indicate  that 
the  book  will  be  out  on  time.  The  printing 
contract  has  been  awarded  to  the  Lakeside 
Press  of  Portland. 


VEREIN  MEETING 

The  Deutscher  Verein  met  at  New  Mead- 
ows Inn  last  Saturday  evening.  Following 
the  transaction  of  business,  Dr.  Leonard  of 
Bates  College,  spoke  on  the  "Ring  of  the 
Nieberlungenlied."  He  discussed  briefly  the 
history  of  the  German  Folk  Lore,  as  treated  by 
Wagner,  making  the  historical  mythology  of 


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the  Germans  his  real  basis.  He  also  spoke 
of  the  flourishing  condition  of  the  Verein  at 
Bates,  and  expressed  the  wish  that  the  two 
societies  might  hold  a  joint  meeting  some- 
time in  the  future. 


LIBRARY   NOTES 

The  Library  has  recently  received  as  a  gift 
from  the  author,  James  L.  Dougherty,  '89,  a 
treatise  on  the  "Law  Relating  to  Auditors 
and  Masters  in  Massachusetts."  Among 
other  recent  additions  to  the  library  is  a  text- 
book on  "Esperanto."  This  book  is  a  very  com- 
plete grammar  of  this  peculiar  tongue,  and 
is  compiled  by  J.  C.  O'Conner,  A.  B.,  under 
the  direction  of  Dr.  Zamenhof,  who  is  the 
founder  of  "Esperanto."  Other  interesting 
books  received  are :  "To-Day  on  the  Nile,"  by 
H.  W.  Dunning,  late  instructor  of  Semitic 
languages  at  Yale ;  "The  Country  House,"  a 
Practical  Manual  of  the  Planning  and  Con- 
struction of  the  American  Country  Home  and 
Its  Surroundings,"  by  Charles  E.  Hooper, 
and  a  uniform  edition  of  Hardy's  novels  in 
twelve  volumes. 


A  meeting  of  the  managers  of  the  track 
teams  of  the  four  Maine  colleges  was  held  in 
Waterville  last  Saturday  for  the  purpose  of 
making  preparations  for  the  Maine  Intercol- 
legiate Meet,  which  will  be  held  at  Garcelon 
Field  on  May  12.  Manager  Voorhees  and 
ex-Manager  Andrews  represented  Bowdoin 
at  the  meeting. 

Manager  Voorhees  of  Bowdoin  was  elected 
President ;  Manager  Williams  of  Maine,  Vice- 
President;  Manager  Thome  of  Colby,  Secre- 
tary ;  and  Manager  Whittum  of  Bates,  Treas- 
urer. No  business  of  especial  importance 
was  transacted,  other  than  making  arrange- 
ments for  the  securing  of  officials.  The  next 
meeting  of  the  managers  will  be  held  here  in 
April. 


IVY   DAY  GAME 

Manager  Wilson  of  the  baseball  team,  has 
completed  arrangements  for  the  Ivy  Day 
game.  Colby  will  be  the  opposing  nine. 
The  game  will  be  an  exhibition  contest. 


College  Botes 

Rev.  Mr.  Jump  conducted  the  chapel  exer- 
cises last  Sunday. 

Bower,  '09,  is  confined  at  his  home  in 
Auburn  by  illness. 

"Ted"  Stanwood,  '98,  was  a  visitor  in 
Brunswick  last  week. 

Childs,  '06,  held  second  place  in  the  roll- 
off  at  the  bowling  alley  last  week. 

Harold  Goodhue,  ex- '07,  has  been  visiting 
the  college  during  the  past  week. 

Phil  Coffin,  '03,  has  been  visting  his  old 
home  in  Brunswick  during  the  past  week. 

Louis  Garcelon,  '09,  returned  to  college 
last  week  after  an  absence  of  nearly  a  month. 

The  Theta  Delta  Chi  fraternity  will  give  a 
house  party  at  their  fraternity  house  on 
March  30. 

Upton,  '07,  is  out  of  college  on  account  of 
illness,  and  is  at  present  at  the  Maine  Gen- 
eral Hospital. 

Hichborn,  '07,  and  J.  Drummond,  '07, 
passed  Saturday  and  Sunday  at  the  former's 
home  in  Augusta. 

Brown,  ex-'o6,  who  has  been  out  teaching 
for  the  greater  part  of  the  past  two  years,  has 
returned  to  college. 

There  is  talk  of  forming  a  Trolley  Baseball 
League  this  summer,  to  include  Bath,  Bruns- 
wick, Freeport  and  Lisbon  Falls. 

Sargent,  '07,  who  left  college  the  first  of 
the  year,  has  returned,  and  plans  to  remain 
until  the  completion  of  his  course. 

The  annual  town  meeting  of  Brunswick 
was  held  last  Monday.  As  a  result  adjourns 
were  given  in  most  of  the  afternoon  courses. 

A  number  of  the  students  attended  the  tes- 
timonial concert  given  by  Miss  Winchell  and 
Miss  Mason  at  the  Unitarian  Church,  Tues- 
day evening. 

Portland's  new  theatre  is  to  be  called  the 
Keith  and  will  seat  2,000  people.  It  will  be 
located  on  Preble  Street,  and  will  be  ready 
for  occupancy  next  October. 

The  Bangor  Commercial  of  last  week  con- 
tained a  photograph,  of  Gushing,  '09,  together 
with  a  short  sketch.  The  article  was  written 
in  recognition  of  his  appointment  as  organist 
of  one  of  the  Bath  churches. 


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The  Brunswick  High  School  has  received 
an  invitation  from  Bates  College  to  enter  a 
relay  team  at  the  annual  indoor  meet,  which  is 
to  be  held  the  latter  part  of  this  month. 

In  the  prize  competition  in  pool  and  bil- 
liards which  has  been  running  for  a  month  in 
the  billiard  parlors  over  Morton's,  Benner,  '09, 
won  the  pool  prize  with  a  run  of  14,  and 
Wentworth,  '09,  won  the  billiard  prize  with  a 
run  of  24. 

There  will  be  a  musical  recital  at  the 
Pythian  Hall  Thursday  evening,  March  15, 
the  artists  being  A.  R.  Frank  of  Boston, 
assisted  by  Miss  Ethel  M.  Frank,  Frank  E. 
Kendrie,  and  Mrs.  Robert  A.  Toothaker. 

About  40  students  witnessed  the  produc- 
tion of  "Sergeant  Brue"  at  the  Empire  last 
Monday  evening.  The  occasion  was  known  as 
"Bowdoin  night,"  although  the  number  of 
students  was  not  larger  than  often  attend  the 
plays  at  the  Empire. 

A  number  of  the  students  are  planning  on 
seeing  Eleanor  Robson  at  the  Jefferson, 
Portland,  March  19.  She  will  appear  for  the 
first  time  on  any  stage,  in  a  new  play  written 
for  her  by  Jerome  K.  Jerome.  It  is  entitled 
"Susan  in  Search  For  a  Husband." 

Last  Friday  evening  several  Bowdoin  stu- 
dents attended  the  meeting  of  the  Men's  Club 
of  the  First  Parish,  which  was  held  in  the 
church  vestry.  Col.  Black  of  Portland,  who 
was  in  Panama  at  the  time  of  the  recent  revo- 
lution, gave  an  interesting  talk  on  "Panama 
and  the  Canal,"  in  which  he  favored  the  con- 
struction of  a  sea-level  rather  than  a  lock 
canal.  At  the  election  of  officers  held  after 
the  meeting,  Prof.  Mitchell,  Prof.  Robinson, 
and  Dr.  Burnett  were  re-elected  to  their  posi- 
tions as  President,  Vice-President  and  Sec- 
retary. 

THE   FACULTY 

President  Hyde  left  on  the  11.20  train  Sat- 
urday for  Wellesley,  where  he  spoke  Sunday 
morning.  He  also  spoke  at  Harvard  in  the 
evening',  returning  to  Brunswick  Monday 
afternoon. 

Professor  William  T.  Foster  spoke  before 
the  Cobbosseecontee  Teachers'  Club  of  Gar- 
diner last  Friday  evening.  Professor  Fos- 
ter's subject  was  "Robert  Louis  Stevenson," 
and  his  lecture  was  spoken  of  in  the  most 
complimentary  terms  by  the  local  press. 


Professor  Ham  will  spieak  before  the 
Deutscher  Verein  of  Bates  College,  March 
15.     His  subject  will  be  "Heine." 


ART  BUILDING   NOTES 

Prof.  Henry  Johnson  gave  the  second  of 
his  series  of  talks  about  the  Art  Building  on 
Wednesday  afternoon  from  1.30  to  2.30. 
Prof.  Johnson  completed  the  talk  on  the 
Sculpture  Hall  which  he  had  begun  last  week 
and  went  into  the  Bowdoin  Gallery  where  he 
gave  considerable  time  to  discussing  and 
explaining  the  paintings. 

On  Thursday  afternoon  and  evening  of  this 
week.  Dr.  Mason  gave  the  third  of  the  series 
of  musical  recitals.  The  general  topic  was 
"The  Nocturne,"  and  an  excellent  program 
was  made  up  of  the  following  pieces : 

Grillen,  Opus  12,  No.  4. — Schumann. 
Nocturne,  Opus  42,  No.   i. — Chopin. 
Nocturne,  Opus  9,  No.  i. — Chopin. 
Presto,  Opus  35. — Chopin. 
Nocturne,  Opus  37,  No.  2. — Chopin. 
Nocturne,  Opus  15,  No.  2. — Chopin. 
Scotch    Poems,    Opus    13,    No.    2. — Mac- 
Dowell. 

Next  week  the  general  topic  will  be  the 
Sonata,  which  is  the  most  complicated  and 
one  of  the  most  beautiful  forms  of  comix)si- 
tion  that  can  be  rendered  on  a  piano.  The 
program  will  consist  of  an  overture  by  Flo- 
tow,  and  two  sonatas,  one  from  Beethoven 
and  the  other  from  MacDowell. 


CLASS   MEETINGS 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Senior  Class  held  last 
Friday,  the  following  were  elected  for  the 
annual  Indoor  Meet :  Track  captain,  Charles 
F.  Jenks;  squad  leader,  Harold  S.  Stetson; 
pianist,  Clarence  A.  Rogers. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Junior  Class  held 
Tuesday  noon,  Frank  L.  Bass  was  elected 
captain  of  the  track  team,  William  S.  Linnell 
squad  leader,  and  Willis  N.  Haines,  pianist. 

The  Sophomore  Class  held  their  meeting 
Monday  noon,  and  elected  Albion  W.  Merrill, 
track  captain,  and  Richard  A.  Lee  squad 
leader.     The  pianist  was  not  elected. 

The  Freshman  Class  meeting  was  held  last 
week  and  resulted  in  the  choice  of  Harold  S. 


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Pratt  as  squad  leader,  and  Max  P.  Gushing 
as  pianist.  Roger  L.  Thaxter,  who  was  cap- 
tain of  the  team  that  was  to  have  met-  Bates 
last  fall,  will  act  as  captain  of  the  track  team. 


OTHER  COLLEQES 

Brown  won  out  in  the  Triangular  Debat- 
ing League,  composed  of  Dartmouth,  Wil- 
liams and  Brown.  The  debates  were  held 
last  Monday  evening.  Brown  defeating  the 
Dartmouth  team  at  Hanover,  and  winning 
from  the  Williams  team  at  Providence.  The 
Williams  second  team  won  from  the  Dart- 
mouth second  at  Williamstown  on  the  same 
evening.  The  subject  at  all  three  debates 
was  "Resolved,  That  it  would  be  for  the  best 
interests  of  American  colleges  that  no  money 
should  be  expended  for  the  maintenance, 
coaching,  traveling  expenses  and  equipment 
of  athletic  teams  engaged  in  intercollegiate 
contests,  except  from  the  voluntary,  bona  fide 
contributions  of  the  student  body." 

A  million  dollar  athletic  field  is  among  the 
new  things  proposed  for  Columbia  and 
already  active  steps  are  being  taken  looking  to 
that  end. 

There  is  some  talk  in  New  Hampshire  of 
nominating  the  president  of  Dartmouth  for 
Governor. 

The  University  of  Maine  has  formed  an 
interscholastic  baseball  league.  Among  the 
schools  that  have  signified  their  intention  of 
joining,  providing  satisfactory  arrangements 
can  be  made,  are:  Waterville  High,  Mechanic 
Falls  High,  Phillips  High,  Bluehill  Academy, 
Thomaston  High,  Gamden  High,  Rockland 
High,  Edward  Little  High,  Bucksport  Semi- 
nary, South  Portland  High,  Eastport  High, 
Lewiston  High,  Hampden  Academy,  Gardi- 
ner High,  Higgins  Classical  Institute,  and 
others.  It  is  uncertain  yet  as  to  how  the 
games  shall  be  played,  but  the  championship 
contests  will  be  at  Orono. 

A  destructive  fire  destroyed  the  oldest  dor- 
mitory at  Wesleyan  University  last  week,  the 
loss  being  estimated  at  $80,000.  At  a  mass 
meeting  of  the  students  held  Saturday  the 
undergraduate  body  subscribed  several  thous- 
and dollars  to  assist  in  making  good  the  loss. 

Rev.  F.  W  Hamilton,  a  native  of  Portland, 
Me.,  was  elected  president  of  Tufts  College 
last  week.  Mr.  Hamilton  is  himself  a  grad- 
uate of  Tufts. 


Two  of  the  five  Seniors  at  the  U.  of  M.  to 
receive  the  highest  scholarship  honors,  are 
young  ladies. 

Hlumni  personals 

'00. — Islay  F.  McCormick,  1900,  has  this 
winter  been  put  in  charge  of  the  Mathematics 
Department  of  the  Roxbury  High.  School 
He  is  the  youngest  of  the  three  Bowdoin 
graduates  who  now  are  masters  in  this  school. 

1904. — Herbert  H.  Oakes,  who  has  been 
employed  in  London  by  the  International 
Banking  Company,  has  recently  been  recalled 
to  fill  a  position  of  great  trust  in  Manila,  in 
the  Philippine  Islands. 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  J.  F.  Schneider  of  Winter- 
port  are  receiving  the  congratulations  of 
friends  on  the  birth  of  a  son. 


CHASE-PENNELL  WEDDING 

On  Wednesday  evening,  Feb.  21,  at  the 
home  of  the  bride's  parents,  Horton  Street, 
Lewiston,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Miss 
Maude  R.  Pennell,  to  Mr.  Millard  F.  Chase 
of  Boston.  The  house  was  beautifully  deco- 
rated with  potted  plants  and  cut  flowers,  while 
the  effect  was  enhanced  by  the  use  of  ferns, 
palms,  and  asparagus  fern.  The  ceremony 
was  performed  by  the  Rev.  P.  F.  Marston, 
who  made  use  of  the  impressive  double  ring 
Episcopal  service.  Immediately  following  a 
short  reception  the  bride  and  groom  left  on 
their  wedding  trip.  After  April  18  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Chase  will  be  at  home  to  their  friends 
at  401  Broadway,  Cambridge,  Mass.  The 
groom  will  be  remembered  as  a  former  Bow- 
doin man  of  the  Class  of  1904. 


©bituan? 

W.  p.  MUDQETT,  '67 

Word  has  just  been  received  of  the  death  of 
William  Pitt  Mudgett,  '67,  at  Greenleaf,  Kan- 
sas. Death  was  caused  by  heart  trouble  of 
long  standing,  and  occurred  on  the  eighth  of 
June  last.  Mr.  Mudgett,  after  graduating 
from  Bowdoin,  attended  the  Columbia  Law 
School,  where  in  1869  he  received  the  degree 
of  LL.B.,  and  in  the  same  year  was  admitted 


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to  the  New  York  bar.  He  soon  moved  to 
Kansas,  where  he  for  several  years  was  city 
attorney  for  Waterville  and  for  Greenleaf, 
and  until  the  time  of  his  death  was  one  of 
Greenleaf's  most  prominent  and  successful 
lawyers.  During  the  Civil  War  he  served  as 
lieutenant  in  the  nth  Maine  Volunteers.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  and  rose  to  be  a  Mason  of  the  Thirty- 
Third  Degree. 


PRIZES  FOR  ECONOMIC  ESSAYS 

Third  Year. 

In  order  to  arouse  an  interest  in  the  study 
of  topics  relating  to  commerce  and  industry, 
and  to  stimulate  an  examination  of  the  value 
of  college  training  for  business  men,  a  com- 
mittee composed  of 

Professor  J.  Laurence  Laughlin,  University 
of  Chicago,  Chairman ; 

Professor  J.  B.  Clark,  Columbia  University ; 

Professor  Henry  C.  Adams,  University  of 
Michigan ; 

Horace  White,  Esq.,  New  York  City,  and 

Hon.  Carroll  D.  Wright,  Clark  College, 
have  been  enabled,  through  the  generosity  of 
Messrs.  Hart,  Schaffner  and  Marx,  of  Chi- 
cago, to  offer  again  in  1907  four  prizes  for  the 
best  studies  on  any  one  of  the  following  sub- 
jects: 

1.  The  practical  wisdom  of  freeing  raw 
materials,  essential  to  subsequent  manufac- 
tures, from  customs-duties  when  entering  the 
United    States. 

2.  The  best  methods  of  obtaining  an  elastic 
currency  in  times  of  panic. 

3.  To  what  extent,  and  in  what  form,  are 
Socialistic  tenets  held  in  the  United  States? 

4.  In  what  respect,  and  to  what  extent, 
have  combinations  among  American  railways 
limited  or  modified  the  influence  of  competi- 
tion? 

5.  The  best  methods  of  avoiding  resort  to 
force  by  labor  unions  in  their  contests  with 
employers. 

6.  The  effect  of  "trusts"  upon  the  prices  of 
goods  produced  by  them. 

7.  How  far  does  the  earning  power  of 
skill  obtain  under  a  regime  of  trade  unions  ? 

8.  A  critical  study  of  modern  commercial 
methods  for  distributing  products  to  con- 
sumers. 


9.  The  development  of  the  economic 
theory  since  John  Stuart  Mill. 

A  First  Prize  of  One  Ttiousand  Dollars, 
and 

A  Second  Prize  of  Five  Hundred  Dol= 
lars,  in  Cash 

are  offered  for  the  best  studies  presented  by 
Class  A,  composed  exclusively  of  all  persons 
who  have  received  the  bachelor's  degree  from 
an  American  college  in  1895,  or  thereafter; 
and 

A  First  Prize  of  Three  Hundred  Dollars, 
and  a  Second  Prize  of  One  Hundred  and 
Fifty  Dollars,  in  Cash 

are  offered  for  the  best  studies  presented  by 
Class  B,  composed  of  persons  who,  at  the  time 
the  papers  are  sent  in,  are  undergraduates  of 
any  American  college.  No  one  in  Class  A 
may  compete  in  Class  B ;  but  any  one  in  Class 
B  may  compete  in  Class  A.  The  Committee 
reserves  to  itself  the  right  to  award  the  two 
prizes  of  $1,000  and  $500  to  undergraduates, 
if  the  merits  of  the  papers  demand  it. 

The  ownership  of  the  copyright  of  success- 
ful studies  will  vest  in  the  donors,  and  it  is 
expected  that,  without  precluding  the  use  of 
these  papers  as  theses  for  higher  degrees, 
they  will  cause  them  to  be  issued  in  some  per- 
manent form. 

Competitors  are  advised  that  the  studies 
should  be  thorough,  expressed  in  good  Eng- 
lish, and,  although  not  limited  as  to  length, 
they  should  not  be  needlessly  expanded.  They 
should  be  inscribed  with  an  assumed  name, 
the  year  when  the  bachelor's  degree  was,  or 
is  likely  to  be  received,  and  accompanied  by 
a  sealed  envelope  giving  the  real  name  and 
address  of  the  competitor,  and  the  institution 
which  conferred  the  degree,  or  in  which  he  is 
studying.  The  papers  should  be  sent  on  or 
before  June  i,  1907,  to 

J.  Laurence  Laughlin,  Esq., 

University  of  Chicago, 

Chicago,  Illinois. 

Box  145,  Faculty  Exchange. 

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INDOOR  MEET 
Won  by  Class  of  1907 — 1908  Wins  the  Drill 

Seldom  has  so  much  interest  centered 
around  an  indoor  meet  as  the  twentieth  annual 
event  held  last  Friday.  The  events  were  all 
closely  contested  and  brought  out  much  prom- 
ising material  in  the  two  lower  classes.  The 
class  drills  were  the  most  interesting  that 
have  been  held  for  many  years.  The  Juniors 
made  an  heroic  attempt  to  keep  permanently 
the  cup  which  has  been  in  their  possession  for 
the  past  two  years.  An  additional  march 
movement  was  added  to  this  drill  and  the 
whole  was  executed  remarkably  well. 

The  Sophomores  presented  the  usual  dumb- 
bell drill  without  slip  or  break  and  received 
tumultuous  applause. 

The  Relays. 
The  relays,  although  no  faster  than  in  pre- 
vious years,  were  closer  and  more  interesting. 
The  final  race  between  the  Sophomores  and 
Juniors  was  very  close,  Doherty  winning  out 
over  Files  by  a  very  small  margin. 

TiiE  Fencing  Exhibition. 
The  four  members  of  the  Pianelli  Fencing 
Club  of  Augusta,  gave  a  star  performance 
with  the  foils  during  the  meet.  Mr.  Owen 
and  Mr.  Wardwell  were  the  first  on  the  mat 
and  entertained  the  audience  very  pleasingly. 
Mr.  Sawlelle  and  Mr.  Bilodeau  were  a  trifle 
more  lively  and  awakened  a  keen  interest. 
Both  bouts  were  very  interesting.  The 
Pianelli  Club  holds  the  State  championship 
and  the  men  who  fenced  here  hold  individual 
records  as  members  of  the  State  team.  F.  J. 
C.  Little,  '89,  is  President  of  the  Club. 

The  Pole  Vault. 

Another  interesting  event  was  the  pole 
vault.  Winchell,  '07,  was  hard  pushed  by 
both  Burton  and  Gastonguay,  '09,  but  finally 
cleared  the  bar  at  9  ft.  4  in. 

The  officers  of  the  meet  were  as  follows: 
W.  W.  Bolster,  referee;  George  H.  Stone, 
Brof.  William  A.  Moody,  W.  W.  Bolster, 
judges  of  drills ;  Samuel  P.  Furbish,  John  J. 
Smith,  C.  T.  Cady,  judges  of  field  and  track 


events ;  Donald  C.  White,  Frank  H.  Thomas, 
Harvey  J.  Given,  timers;  Lester  Gumbel, 
Philip  R.  Shorey,  Tom  E.  Hacker,  measurers ; 
Harry  J.  Hunt,  starter;  Daniel  Sargent, 
announcer ;  Harold  J.  Everett,  clerk  of  course ; 
Fulton  J.  Redman,  Harold  W.  Stanwood, 
assistant  clerks  of  course. 

The  summary : 

Putting  16-pound  shot — Won  by  Garcelon, 
34  feet,  5|  inches ;  Chapman,  second ;  Hatch, 
third. 

2S-Yard  Hurdles — First  heat  won  by  Skol- 
field,  '06,  time,  4  seconds ;  second  heat  won 
by  Smith,  '08,  time,  4  seconds;  third  heat 
won  by  Kimball,  '07,  time,  4  2-5  seconds 
fourth  heat  won  by  Tobey,  '06,  time,  4  sec- 
onds ;  final  heat  won  by  Tobey,  Skolfield,  2d 
Kimball,  3d. 

20- Yard  Dash — First  heat  won  by  Atwood 
Hyde,  second ;  time,  2  3-5  seconds.  Second 
heat  won  by  Childs ;  Doherty,  second ;  time, 
2  4-5  seconds.  Third  heat  won  by  Bass ;  Files 
second ;  time,  3  seconds.  Fourth  heat  won 
by  Ellis ;  Jenks,  second ;  time,  2  3-5  sec- 
onds. First  final  heat,  won,  by  Doherty;  Jenks, 
seoond ;  time,  2  4-5  seconds.  Second  semi- 
final heat  won  by  Childs ;  Hyde,  second ; 
time,  3  seconds.  Final  heat  won  by  Doherty ; 
Jenks,  second ;  Hyde,  third ;  time,  3  seconds. 

High  Jump — Thaxter,  '09,  first ;  Sanborn, 
'08,  second;  Pennell,  '09,  third;  height,  5  ft.  3 
in. 

Pole  Vault — Won  by  Winchell,  Gaston- 
guay, 2d ;  Burton,  3d ;  9  ft.  4  in. 

Swedish-Horse  Drill — Fisk,  Voter,  Benner, 
Pratt,  Bridge,  Stubbs,  Morrison,  Sparks, 
Smith,   Bridgham. 

The  points  won  by  the  different  classes 
were  as  follows : 

Events.  '06.     '07.     '08.     '09. 

Class   drill,  —         6       10         2 

Putting  shot,  4       —       —         5 

Running  high  jump,  • —       —         36 

25-Yard  dash,  8         I       —       — 

I-'ole  vault,  —         5       —         4 

20- Yard  dash,  3         5         i       — 

Relay,  —        5         3         i 


Totals, 


15 


17       18 


302 


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High  School  Relays 
In  the  High  School  Relays — Edward  Little 
won  from  Lewiston,  and  Brunswick  won  from 
Bath  on  a  foul. 

T^  BRADBURY  PRIZE   DEBATE 

The  annual  Bradbury  Prize  Debate  this 
year  on  the  question,  Resolved,  "That  the 
United  States  government  should  inaugurate 
a  movement  to  bring  about  reforms  in  the 
Congo  Free  State,"  was  held  in  Memorial  Hall 
at  7.30  Tuesday  evening,  March  20.  The 
contestants  for  the  affirmative  were :  C.  W. 
Snow,  F.  J.  Redman,  H.  E.  Mitchell,  '07, 
with  H.  P.  Boody,  '06,  alternate ;  for  the  neg- 
ative, G.  C.  Soule,  '06,  R.  H.  Hupper,  '08,  C. 
L.  Favinger,  '06,  with  L.  M.  Erskine,  '07, 
alternate.  The  judges  were  Hon.  F.  M. 
Drew,  '58,  President  Wm.  DeWitt  Hyde, 
Professor  W.  B.  Mitchell,  Professor  R.  C- 
McCrea,  and  Professor  Wm.  T.  Foster. 

The  debate,  which  was  won  by  the  affirma- 
tive, showed  several  good  results  of  the  course 
in  Argumentation,  the  analysis  work  was  well 
handled  and  the  issues  were  clearly  defined, 
and  fairly  well  held  to  by  both  sides.  The 
delivery  was  straightforward.  The  greatest 
fault  with  the  debate  was  that,  owing  to  the 
short  period  of  only  two  weeks  for  prepara- 
tion, neither  side  had  control  of  the  question 
sufficient  to  enable  it  to  hold  the  other  down 
to  the  exact  issues — that  is,  lay  down  and 
establish  by  proof  just  what  must  be  proved 
to  establish  the  case  of  the  other  side. 

From  the  six  speakers  in  this  debate  the 
ones  chosen  to  represent  Bowdoin  against 
Clark  College  on  the  same  question,  April  27, 
are  H.  E.  Mitchell,  '07,  R.  H.  Hupper,  '08, 
and  F.  J.  Redman,  '07,  with  C.  W.  Snow,  '07, 
as  alternate. 

The  question  is  timely,  for  there  is  at  pres- 
ent considerable  agitation  towards  requesting 
the  government  to  help  in  some  way  to  ame- 
liorate conditions  in  the  Congo  Free  State 
which  are  represented  as  going  in  some  cases 
to  the  extent  of  cannibalism.  A  Congo 
Reform  Association  has  been  started  in  this 
country,  with  President  Stanley  G.  Hall  of 
Clark  University  as  its  President.  Several 
petitions  have  already  been  sent  to  Congress 
asking  for  action  in  the  matter.  Representa- 
tive Charles  E.  Littlefield  recently  presented 
to  Congress  a  petition  to  this  effect  from  citi- 
zens of  Maine. 


JAMES   B.  LAMB 

The  death  of  James  B.  Lamb,  '08,  which 
occurred  at  his  home  in  Lewiston  on  Sunday 
morning,  will  cause  profound  sorrow  through- 
out the  college.  Early  in  November  last.  Mr. 
Lamb  contracted  a  severe  case  of  typhoid 
fever  and  in  his  weakened  condition  tubercu- 
losis developed.  He  had  been  dangerously 
ill  since  that  time  and  the  end  was  not  unex- 
pected. James  was  the  son  of  ex-Sheriff  and 
Mrs.  John  F.  Lamb  and  was  born  in  Liver- 
more  Falls,  February  i,  1884.  For  the  last 
eight  years  he  was  a  resident  of  Lewiston, 
graduating  from  the  High  School  of  that  city 
in  1904.  He  was  exceedingly  popular  both 
in  school  and  throughout  the  city.  In  1904 
he  entered  Bowdoin,  intending  to  fit  himself 
for  the  profession  of  commercial  chemistry, 
and  soon  made  a  large  circle  of  friends  in  all 
classes.  He  had  been  interested  in  amateur 
dramatics  before  coming  to  college,  and  at 
once  took  part  in  that  line  of  work.  He  took 
a  prominent  part  in  the  presentation  of  "King 
Pepper"  early  in  1905,  and  was  a  member  of 
the  Dramatic  Club  which,  later  in  the  year, 
presented  "The  Magistrate."  Always  cheery 
and  hopeful  in  his  relations  with  others,  Mr. 
Lamb  preserved  those  qualities  to  the  last, 
bearing  his  illness  patiently  and  hopefully.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Kappa  Sigma  Fraternity. 


BASEBALL  OUTLOOK 

The  outlook  for  baseball  is  the  most  prom- 
ising that  it  has  been  for  years.  The  cage 
practice  this  year  has  been  unusually  good. 
Under  the  skilful  coaching  of  Mr.  Irwin  the 
men  have  made  remarkable  progress.  It  was 
hoped  that  the  team  would  be  out  on  the  Delta 
by  this  time,  but  this  is  of  course  impossible 
on  account  of  the  snow.  Cage  practice  will 
continue,  however,  until  it  is  possible  to  go 
out  doors.  If  the  snow  goes  in  time  it  is  hoped 
that  every  man  will  remain  here  during  vaca- 
tion. 

At  this  early  date  it  is  impossible  to  predict 
accurately  the  make-up  of  the  team,  but  a 
summary  of  some  of  the  most  promising  can- 
didates may  not  be  out  of  place: 


iB. 


2B. 
3B. 


Green,  ex-'03 
Green,  '09 
Piper,  '07 
Hodgson 
Stanwood,  '08 


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SS.  Blair,  '09 
P.     Sparks,  '09 

Files,  '08 

Harris,  '09 

Piper,  '07 
C.     Abbot,  Medic. 

Lawrence,  '07 

Haves,  '08 

Green,  '08 

Bavis,  '06 

It  is  almost  impossible  to  tell  at  this  time 
who  will  play  in  the  field  this  year.  If  a  good 
substitute  catcher  is  developed,  Abbott  may 
play  at  left-field,  in  which  position  he  has 
always  excelled.  McDade  will  probably 
make  one  of  the  outfield  positions.  Other 
promising  men  are  as  follows : 

Briggs,  Hayes,  Piper,  Houghton,  Bower, 
'08,  and  Bower,  '09.  Both  Bowers  are  also 
good  in-field  men. 

Vacation  Practice. 

The  base-ball  management  earnestly  desires 
that  all  men  who  are  trying  for  the  team  will 
stay  down  during  the  April  vacation  for  prac- 
tice. By  the  first  of  next  week  the  weather 
will  probably  be  such  that  out-door  practice 
will  be  possible. 


THE   LAST   DIVISION   COMMANDERS 

The  death  of  Gen.  John'  M.  Schofield  of  St. 
Augustine,  Fla.,  leaves  General  O.  O.  How- 
ard of  the  Class  of  1850,  the  only  surviving 
possessor  of  the  distinction  of  division  com- 
mander of  the  Union  Army.  General  How- 
ard's figure  is  familiar  to  many  Bowdoin 
men  and  no  commencement  is  quite  complete 
without  his  presence.  General  Howard,  who 
is  now  seventy-six  years  of  age,  graduated 
from  West  Point  four  years  after  receiving 
his  Bachelor's  degree. 

General  Howard's  record  in  the  war  was  a 
notable  one,  and  since  his  retirement  from 
the  army  he  has  devoted  most  of  his  efforts  to 
educational  work  in  the  border  states,  having 
founded,  in  1895,  the  Lincoln  Memorial  Uni- 
versity in  Tennessee.  Like  General  Schofield, 
he  has  written  numerous  books  and  has  been 
a  popular  lecturer.  He  has  given  his  native 
town  of  Leeds  a  soldiers'  monument  and 
served  as  its  orator  upon  the  occasion  of  the 
celebration  of  its  centennial  a  few  years  ago. 


RALLY 

The  list  of  speakers  for  the  Rally  April  13 
is  Hearing  completion  and  the  following  men 
have  signified  their  intention  of  being  present 
to  assist  in  the  entertainment :  President  Hyde, 
Gov.  Cobb,  'jy,  F.  C.  Payson,  '76,  of  Port- 
land, G.  E.  Fogg,  '02,  of  Portland,  O.  D. 
Baker,  '68,  of  Augusta,  Clarence  Hale,  '69,  of 
Portland,  L.  Barton,  '84,  of  Portland,  C.  T. 
Howes,  '76,  of  Bangor,  J.  B.  Reed,  '83,  of 
Portland,  H.  L.  Webber  of  Auburn,  D.  A. 
Robinson,  'jj,,  of  Bangor,  Doctor  F.  N.  Whit- 
tier,  '85,  and  others.  The  vacation  will  give 
students  an  opportunity  to  invite  any  pros- 
pective Bowdoin  men  here.  Attractive  sou- 
venirs will  be  presented,  punch  served  and  a 
general  good  time  enjoyed  by  all  who  attend. 
Many  of  the  alumni  will  be  in  attendance. 


HISTORY   PRIZE  SUBJECTS 

Three  subjects  are  announced  for  the  Class 
of  1875  Prize  in  American  History. 

1.  The  Land  Policy  of  Massachusetts  in 
the  Province  of  Maine. 

2.  The  Rise  of  the  Republican  Party  in  the 
State  of  Maine. 

3.  The  History  of  the  Greenback  Move- 
ment in  Maine. 

Essays  should  contain  not  less  than  fifteen 
nor  more  than  twenty-nve  thousand  words, 
and  must  be  handed  to  the  instructor  in  his- 
tory not  later  than  May  i,  1906.  The  compe- 
tition is  open  to  Seniors  and  Juniors.  The 
essays  must  be  typewritten. 

The  subject  for  the  Philo  Sherman  Bennett 
Prize,  offered  for  the  first  time  this  year,  is 
"The  History  and  Future  of  Ballot  Reform  in 
the  United  States."  The  competition  is  open 
to  Seniors  and  Juniors.  Essays  submitted 
should  contain  not  less  than  five  nor  more 
than  ten  thousand  words,  and  must  be  handed 
to  the  instructor  in  history  not  later  than  May 
I,   1906. 


ERROR 

In  the  last  Orient  it  was  stated  that  both 
of  the  vacancies  now  existing  in  the  board  of 
overseers  will  be  filled  from  nominations  made 
by  the  alumni.  This,  however,  is  not  the  case. 
The  notice  sent  out  to  the  alumni  reads :  "In 
accordance  with  a  long-continued  custom,  one 
of  these  vacancies  will  be  filled  by  the  person 
chosen  by  the  alumni  as  their  nominee." 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT. 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE. 


EDITORIAL    BOARD. 


R.   G.  WEBBER,  1906, 


Editor-in-Chief. 


Associate  Editors: 
h.  p.  winslow,  1906.        a.  l.  robinson,  1908. 
h.  e.  wilson,  1907.  r.  h.  hupper,  1908. 

r.  a.  cony,  1907.  r.  a.  lee,  1908. 

W.   S.   LINNELL,   1907.  H.   E.    MITCHELL,  lgo8. 

A.   L.  JONES,  Medical. 


G.  G.  SOULE,  1906,  • 

A.  J.  VOORHEES,   1907, 


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Vol.  XXXV.              MARCH  28,   1906. 

No. 

30 

The  Next  Issue  of  the  ORIENT  Will  Appear  April 

20 

Conventionality  demands 
In  Completion  that  we  say  something  in 
parting  with  the  editorial 
work  of  the  college  journal.  The  present  vol- 
ume of  the  Orient  in  completion  differs  not 
extraordinarily  from  its  predecessors.  It  has 
faced  the  same  difficulties,  tried  the  same 
means  and  striven  to  accomplish  the  same 
ends  as  other  volumes.  Every  Board  must 
interpret  undergraduate  and  college  move- 
ments in  the  light  of  its  best  judgment.  New 
difficulties  are  continually  occurring  and 
changes  taking  place  which  must  be  recorded 
in  the  press. 

So  far  as  possible  it  has  been  the  aim  of  the 
board  to  get  away  from  the  rut  of  repetition 
in  its  editorials  in  which  the  previous  volumes 
of    the    Orient    have    been    travelling.     We 


have  striven  to  give  not  only  weight  to  our 
editorial  pages  but  information  as  well.  In 
the  news  columns  we  have  endeavored  to  pre- 
sent interesting  and  carefully  prepared  news 
which  pertains  to  Bowdoin  and  her  interests. 
Our  endeavors  have  stopped  not  with  the  col- 
lege community  but  we  have  extended  to  the 
alumni  our  space  gladly  and  presented  their 
interests  as  best  we  could.  If  in  these 
attempts  the  college  may  have  received  any 
benefit  we  feel  repaid. 


During   the   first   week   in 

The  Alpha  Delta    May      Bowdoin's      oldest 

Convention         Greek  letter  fraternity  will 

hold  its  annual  national 
convention  at  Portland.  The  assemblage  of 
men  from  the  leading  colleges  of  the  West 
and  East  will  be  an  event  for  Bowdoin  and  an 
opportunity  for  us  to  show  men  from  these, 
institutions  the  social  side  of  our  college  life. 
The  Orient  suggests  that  the  other  frater- 
nities of  the  college  keep  open  house  on  the 
days  which  the  delegates  are  in  Brunswick. 
It  is  seldom  that  such  a  large  band  of  college 
men  from  all  over  the  country  gather  so  near 
our  own  institution  on  account  of  Maine's 
geographical  situation.  A  cordial  and  friendly 
reception  so  far  as  in  the  province  of  the  fra- 
ternities will  leave  a  pleasant  and  lasting 
impression  in  the  minds  of  the  delegates. 


College 
Bankers 


For  the  past  few  years  six 
or  eight  men  from  the 
Senior  Class  have  been 
given  banking  positions  and  nearly  as  many 
more  have  assumed  responsibilities  with  bond 
houses.  Boston  and  New  York  being  the 
chief  banking  centers  of  the  East  have  natur- 
ally selected  college  men  for  the  selling  of 
bonds  and  stocks.  It  is  a  fact  not  generally 
known  that  one-half  the  bonds  underwritten 
and  sold  by  Wall  Street  banking  houses  are 
disposed  of  by  salesmen  directly  to  private 
investors.  In  the  strenuous  competition  it  is  of 
the  utmost  importance  to  the  bank  officials  to 
secure  the  most  capable  men  to  represent  their 
interests.  The  college  man  for  a  score  of  years 
has  had  the  choice.  The  choice  is  not  mis- 
placed. Men  of  good  antecedents  and  mental 
discipline  are  required,  no  previous  business 
training  being  necessary.  For  the  first  year 
the  work  is  routine,  learning  the  business  in 


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detail  during  which  time  the  salary  is  hardly 
above  the  office  boy's.  Having  become  famil- 
iar with  the  details  the  men  are  given  a  terri- 
tory for  selling  bonds  and  thereafter  their 
salary  depends  entirely  on  their  ability. 

"As  a  class,"  quoting  from  a  recent  period- 
cal,  "bond  salesmen  are  probably  the  highest- 
paid  salesmen  in  the  world.  Few  of  them 
make  less  than  $5,000  a  year,  many  making 
from  $10,000  to  $15,000,  and  a  number  draw- 
ing salaries  of  two  and  three  times  that 
amount."  Bowdoin  students  in  this  connection 
naturally  think  of  our  most  generous  benefac- 
tor. General  Hubbard  whose  pre-eminence  in 
banking  as  the  head  of  a  world  corporation, 
has  given  a  brilliant  opportunity  to  a  number 
of  recent  graduates. 


)^ 


The 
New  Board 


Volume  thirty-six  will  be 
imder  the  care  of  R.  A. 
Cony,  Editor-in-chief,  G. 
W.  Craigie,  Business  Manager,  and  N.  S. 
Weston,  Assistant  Business  Manager.  The 
new  names  to  be  added  to  the  editorial  staff  are 
H.  H.  Burton,  and  J.  J.  Stahl  of  the  Fresh- 
man Class.  The  new  board  is  particularly 
well  fitted  to  carry  out  the  work  of  the  col- 
lege weekly.  Faithfulness,  judgment  and 
care  are  perhaps  more  essential  to  newspaper 
success  than  fine  writing  or  elevated  style. 
To  present  the  news  is  the  prime  object  of  the 
Orient  and  few'  men  in  .college  are  better 
fitted  to  pursue  this  object  than  the  new  board. 


To-night  will  occur  the 
Musical  Clubs  annual  concert  of  the  musi- 
cal clubs  in  Memorial  Hall. 
This  concert  comes  slightly  earlier  this  year 
than  usual,  as  the  season  will  not  close  till 
some  time  after  the  Easter  recess.  The  clubs 
deserve  this  year  the  hearty  support  of  the 
college,  for  they  have  given  extreme  satisfac- 
tion at  every  point  visited  in  their  trips.  The 
unusual  ability  of  the  clubs  this  year  has  been 
the  subject  of  much  praise  by  members  of 
other  similar  college  organizations  and  the 
public  in  general,  and  it  is  certain  that  Bow- 
doin has  not  for  a  long  time  past  and  is  not 
likely  to  be  in  the  near  future  represented  by 
an  organization  of  such  superior  accomplish- 
ments as  the  present.  The  clubs  are  well 
worthy  to  represent  Bowdoin  outside  of  the 
State,  but  the  possibility  of  such  a  trip  is  very 


slight  at  present.  The  majority  in  the  clubs 
and  of  the  students  of  the  college  are  disap- 
pointed that  this  trip  cannot  be  arranged,  as  it 
would  undoubtedly  be  of  benefit  to  the  college 
in  attracting  men  here. 

Having  with  us  such  an  organization  this 
year,  Bowdoin  students  would  do  very  wrong 
to  miss  the  concert  this  evening.  They  would 
deprive  themselves  of  a  most  enjoyable  even- 
ing and  deprive  the  clubs  of  their 
pecuniary  support.  Every  man  should  do  his 
part  in  making  this  concert  a  success  and  by 
swelling  the  funds  of  the  clubs  show  their 
appreciation  of  their  ability  and  the  work  they 
have  this  vear  done  for  the  fame  of  Bowdoin. 


NASHVILLE   CONVENTION 

Of  all  the  many  great  religious  conventions 
of  modern  times,  the  convention  of  the  Stu- 
dent Volunteer  Movement  last  week  in  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.,  in  every  way  was  second  to  none. 
It  is  by  far  the  largest  ever  held  by  this  organ- 
ization and  indeed  in  representativeness  and 
in  real  importance  it  ranks  above  any  gather- 
ing of  students  ever  held. 

Nothing  could  be  more  inspiring  than  the 
contemplation  of  the  work,  purposes  and  per- 
sonnel of  the  great  gathering.  More  than 
5,000  persons  from  the  four  corners  of  the 
North  American  continent  and  from  the  most 
remote  portions  of  the  world,  civilized  or 
uncivilized,  assembled  with  one  common  pur- 
pose, one  inspiration,  one  hope  to  realize,  the 
evangelization  of  the  world  in  this  generation. 

There  were  4,188  accredited  delegates  from 
exactly  700  institutions  of  higher  learning. 
There  were  144  missionaries  from  26  heathen 
countries,  149  official  representatives  of  95 
missionary  agencies,  fraternal  delegations 
from  abroad,  a  large  press  representation  and 
hundreds  of  others  unregistered.  By  actual 
count  over  19,000  inspected  the  missionary 
exhibit. 


THE   PORTLAND  CONCERT 

The  Glee  and  Mandolin-Guitar  Club  gave 
a  concert  at  Kotzschmar  Hall  in  Portland, 
Friday,  March  16.  The  concert  was  attended 
by  the  usual  large  number  that  enjoy  Bowdoin 
concerts  at  Portland.  The  hall  was  filled 
nearly  to  its  full  capacity  and  the  audience 
was   enthusiastic  in  its    appreciation    of    the 


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work  of  the  clubs.  It  is  a  particular  pleasure 
for  the  clubs  to  visit  Portland  because  they 
are  always  sure  of  a  good  reception  and  feel 
themselves  among  Bowdoin  supporters.  A 
good  concert  was  rendered  by  both  clubs,  the 
Mandolin  Club,  particularly,  making  a  hit  by 
the  introduction  of  its  clever  novelties.  The 
soloists  were  well  received  and  as  a  whole 
the   concert   was   very   successful. 


JOHN   GRAHAM    BROOKS'    LECTURE    IN   ME= 
MORIAL   LAST  THURSDAY 

"The  Economic  and  Social  Significance  of 
Luxury,"  by  John  Graham  Brooks  of  Cam- 
bridge, was  the  subject  of  a  most  interesting 
and  instructive  lecture. 

A  satisfactory  definition  of  luxury  in  eco- 
nomics is  difficult.  Mr.  Brooks  brought  out 
its  significance  without  confining  himself  to  an 
exact  definition,  by  giving  a  large  number  of 
apt  illustrations.  Hardly  anything  which  is 
now  held  in  common,  as  lamps,  boots  and 
shoes,  articles  of  clothing  and  what  not,  but 
what  has  been  an  article  of  luxury.  Mr. 
Brooks  would  give  luxury  to  mean  a  large 
expenditure  of  income  and  an  expenditure  out 
of  proportion  to  the  actual  returns.  As  civ- 
ilization progresses  it  brings  out  a  larger  and 
larger  demand  for  wants.  Luxury,  he  said, 
when  self-centered,  is  condemned.  We  get 
more  joy  from  sharing  our  joys  together. 
Contemptible  is  that  extravagance  which 
makes  work.  We  create  vice  by  spending 
money  to  see  it.  With  every  dollar  that  we 
spend  we  create  something  good  or  something 
bad.  Mr.  Brooks  strongly  condemned  child 
labor  and  stands  for  an  equality  of  opportu- 
nity the  chief  means  to  which  is  education. 
The  lecture  was  given  free  to  college  students 
through  the  co-operation  of  the  Saturday  Club 
and  college  and  was  much  appreciated  by  all 
who  attended. 


SECOND  TEAM  SCHEDULE 

The  following  schedule  will  be  acted  upon 
at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Athletic  Council: 

April  25 — Hebron  at  Hebron. 

April  26 — (Fast  Day)  Colby  Second  at 
Brunswick. 

April  28 — Leavitt  Institute  at  Turner. 

May  2 — Bates  Second  at  Brunswick. 

May  5 — Edward  Little  High,  at  Auburn. 


May  19— Kent's  Hill  at  Kent's  Hill. 

May  21 — Ricker  Classical  Institute  at 
Brunswick. 

May  23 — Lewiston  High  School  at  Bruns- 
wick. 

May  26 — Fr3'eburg  Academy  at  Fryeburg. 

May  30 — (Memorial  Day)  Open  for  an 
out-of-town  game. 


IBIS   LECTURE 

The  Ibis  on  Monday  evening  in  the  Science 
Building,  with  a  few  invited  guests,  listened 
to  a  veiy  entertaining  illustrated  lecture  on 
Mountain  Climbing  by  Professor  G.  T.  LittleX 
Professor  Little  was  assisted  by  Professor  L. 
A.  Lee  who  threw  beautiful  mountain  views 
on  the  curtain  slretched  before  the  audience. 

Professor  Little's  remarks  were  in  large 
part  the  results  of  his  personal  experiences  in 
this  and  foreign  countries  in  company  with 
some  of  the  leading  climbers  of  the  world. 

Professor  Little  is  a  member  of  the  Appala- 
chian Club  and  the  American  Alpine  Associa- 
tion of  Mountain  Climbers. 


ART   BUILDING   NOTES 

On  Wednesday  the  fourteenth.  Professor 
Johnson  completed  his  talk  on  the  Bowdoin 
Gallery  of  the  Art  Building,  and  began  to 
consider  the  works  in  the  Sophia  Walker  Gal- 
lery. Last  Wednesday  Professor  Johnson 
completed  the  tour  of  the  Walker  Gallery,  and 
yesterday  he  gave  the  last  of  the  series  of 
talks.  He  will  consider  as  many  of  the  valu- 
able articles  in  the  Boyd  Gallery  as  the  time 
will  allow,  and  will  also  go  through  the  Exhi- 
bition rooms  in  the  basement.  The  attend- 
ance at  each  of  these  informal  and  instructive 
talks  has  amounted  to  more  than  thirty  stu- 
dents, which  shows  that  the  college  has  really 
appreciated  the  kindness  of  Professor  John- 
son in  giving  his  time  to  these  talks.  The 
early  hour  of  11.30  on  Wednesday  has  of 
course  conflicted  with  several  recitations,  but 
it  is  hoped  that  the  same  series  of  talks  will  be 
repeated  next  winter  and  that  those  who  were 
not  able  to  attend  this  year  will  be  able  to  do 
so  then. 

On  Thursday,  March  15,  the  fourth  musical 
recital  was  given  in  the  Bowdoin  Gallery  of 
the  Art  Building.  The  recital  was  only  given 
in  the  afternoon  since  the  evening  recital  con- 


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flicted  with  a  musical  given  down  town  by 
Mr.  Frank  of  Portland.  The  general  topic 
of  the  recital  was,  "The  Sonata,"  and  the  pro- 
gram was  as  follows : 

Stradella  Overture.- — Flotow. 
Sonata,  Opus  69. — Beethoven. 

a.  Allegro. 

b.  Scherzo. 

c.  Adagio,  Allegro  Vivace. 
Sonata  Tragica. — MacDowell. 
Molth  Allegro. 

The  same  recital  was  repeated  on  the  fol- 
lowing Sunday  afternoon  at  2.30,  to  make  up 
the  loss  of  the  recital  on  Thursday  evening, 
and  Dr.  Mason  supplemented  the  program  by 
adding  the  Third  Movement  of  the  Sixth 
Symphony  by  Tschaikowsky.  Thursday 
afternoon  the  fifth  regular  recital  was  given 
at  four  in  the  afternoon,  and  seven  o'clock  in 
the  evening.  The  general  topic  was  "The 
Polonaise" — a  form  of  a  Polish  dance,  and 
the  program  consisted  of  the  following  pieces: 

Intermezzo,  Opus  49. — Moszkowski. 
Polonaise,  Opus  71,  No.  i. — Chopin. 
Polonaise,  Opus  71,  No.  2. — Qiopin. 
.Sonata,  Opus  7,  largo. — Beethoven. 
Polonaise,  Opus  11. — MoszkowskL 
Polonaise,  Opus  53. — Chopin. 

The  recital  was  an  excellent  one,  and  was 
highly  appreciated  by  the  audience  which  was 
even  larger  than  usual.  These  recitals  have 
been  growing  more  popular  as  the  year  goes 
on,  and  are  attended  not  only  by  many  college 
students,  but  by  a  considerable  number  of 
townspeople.  The  next  recital  will  be  held 
to-morrow  at  4.00  p.m.  The  general  topic 
will  be  "The  Rhapsodie,"  and  the  pro- 
gram will  consist  of  six  pieces  by  Schumann, 
Brahms,  Godard,  Moszkowski  and  Liszt. 

There  is  now  on  exhibition  in  the  Bowdoin 
Gallery  a  collection  of  photographs  which  is 
called  "Up  the  Rhine."  These  photographs 
are  for  the  most  part  colored,  and  are  very 
pretty.  The  collection  is  loaned  by  the  Library 
Art  Club  and  will  remain  on  exhibition  until 
April  2. 


M.  I.  L.  T.  A. 

A  meeting  of  the  managers  of  the  tennis 
teams  of  the  Maine  colleges  was  held  last 
week  in  Waterville.  Little  business  was 
transacted  save  the  election  of  officers  and  set- 


tling of  a  date  for  the  annual  tournament. 
The  tournament  will  be  held  at  Waterville, 
May  14. 

The  officers  for  the  year  are : 

President — Leon  Mincher,  Bowdoin. 

Vice-President — A.  J.  Butterworth,  Maine. 

Secretary — R.  C.  Emery,  Colby. 

Treasurer — Guy  Tuttle,  Bates. 

Colleae  IRotes 

The  College  Band  did  efficient  work  at  the 
meet  last  Friday. 

Bower,  '09,  has  recovered  from  his  illness, 
and  is  back  at  college. 

Professor  Robinson  gave  expert  testimony 
at  the  trial  of  Wesley  Chick  at  South  Paris, 
last  week. 

Theta  Delta  Chi  will  hold  its  annual  recep- 
tion and  dance  at  the  fraternity  parlors  Fri- 
day of  this  week. 

George  Ade's  "College  Widow"  at  the 
Empire  Tuesday,  drew  a  large  number  of 
Bowdoin  students. 

"Bill"  Crowley,  special,  who  left  college 
several  months  ago,  has  returned  and  will 
remain  here  the  rest  of  the  year. 

Mr.  A.  R.  Frank  of  Portland,  sang  an  excel- 
lent solo  in  chapel  on  March  eighth,  and  his 
singing  was  much  appreciated  by  the  students. 

O.  C.  Stevens,  '76,  who  gave  the  chapel 
organ,  was  on  the  campus  recently  for  sev- 
eral days,  and  visited  some  of  the  recitations. 

Last  Sunday  Johnson,  '06,  and  Pike,  '07, 
sang  an  excellently  rendered  duet  in  chapel, 
accompanied  by  Willis  Haines,  '07,  on  the 
organ. 

On  the  roll-off  at  the  Park  Bowling  Alleys 
on  Monday,  the  19th.  Paine,  '06,  had  the 
best  score  (286)  and  Lawrence,  '07,  was  sec- 
ond with  283. 

Error. — the  name  of  C.  D.  Boothby  was, 
for  some  reason,  left  out  of  the  provisional 
commencement  list  which  was  published  in 
last  week's  Orient. 

Peaslee,  Medic,  who  was  a  member  of  the 
Dramatic  Club,  is  dangerously  ill,  and  if  he 
recovers  he  will  not  return  to  college  for  some 
time  and  will  not  be  able  to  take  part  in  the 
play. 


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BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


It  is  proposed  to  build  a  trolley  line  from 
Topsham  to  Gardiner.  Should  the  line  be 
built  there  would  be  continuous  trolley  lines 
from  Augusta  to  Boston. 

A.  Strout  Rodick,  '02,  and  Miss  Madolin 
B.  Tompkins  of  Waterbury,  Conn.,  have 
announced  their  engagement.  Mr.  Rodick  is 
in  the  real  estate  business  at  Bar  Harbor. 

Dr.  Whittier  was  an  important  expert  wit- 
ness last  Friday  at  the  Cooper  murder  trial 
now  being  held  at  Augusta.  H.  M.  Heath, 
'72,  is  counsel  for  the  defense. 

A  considerable  number  of  students  attended 
the  Brunswick  High  School  play,  "Aunt 
Selina  from  China,"  which  was  given  in  the 
Town  Hall  on  the  sixteenth.  The  High 
School  students  were  assisted  by  A.  L.  Robin- 
son, Bowdoin,  '08,  and  I.  L.  Rich,  '09.  The 
characters  were  coached  by  Principal  E.  A. 
Kaharl,  Bowdoin,  '99,  and  everything  turned 
out  successfully,  the  Senior  Class  of  the  High 
School  clearing  the  expenses  with  $50  to 
.spare. 

FACULTY   NOTES 

President  Hyde  gave  an  address  at  the 
Round  Table  in  Boston,  last  Thursday. 

Two  Sundays  ago  Prof.  Woodruff  preached 
at  the  Congregationalist  Church  at  Kenne- 
bunk,  and  the  Sunday  before  at  Farmington. 

On  Friday,  the  sixteenth,  Prof.  Woodrufi 
gave  an  interesting  talk  on  "Oedipus  Tyran- 
nus"  in  the  Physics  Lecture  room.  The  talk 
was  illustrated  by  lantern  slides,  and  was  very 
instructive. 

President  Hyde's  new  book,  "The  College 
Man  and  the  College  Woman"  was  just  out 
on  March  17.  President  Hyde  has  presented 
the  library  with  a  copy  of  it,  which,  of  course, 
is  available  for  all  Bowdoin  students,  although 
this  is  a  book  which  we  should  all  do  well  to 


DR.   H.  M.   KING,  '59,   RESIGNS   PASTORATE 

On  March  fourth,  a  letter  from  Dr.  Henry 
M.  King,  '59,  was  read  to  the  parish  of  the 
First  Baptist  Church  of  Providence,  R.  I. 
The  letter  contained  the  resignation  of  Dr. 
King  as  pastor  of  this  church,  a  position  that 
he  has  held  for  the  past  fifteen  years.  His 
resignation  was  due  to  the  increasing  burdens 
which  fell  to  him  as  pastor  of  this  rapidly 
growing  church,  and  which  he  no  longer  felt 


himself  able  to  support.  His  resignation 
deeply  moved  his  parish,  who  had  become 
greatly  attached  to  him  during  his  long  pas- 
torate. No  action  was  taken  on  the  resigna- 
tion at  the  time  it  was  tendered,  but  it  will 
probably  be  accepted,  and  go  into  effect  on 
April  16,  as  is  requested  by  Dr.  King. 

Dr.  King  was  born  at  Oxford,  Maine,  in 
1838,  and  graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  1859. 
Three  years  later  his  Alma  Mater  conferred 
upon  him  the  degree  of  A.M.,  in  1877  Colby 
added  a  D.D.,  and  in  1899  Bowdoin  honored 
him  still  further  with  an  L.T.D.  After  leav- 
ing college  Dr.  King  attended  the  Newton 
Theological  Institute,  graduating  from  there 
in  1862,  and  for  the  next  two  years  he  was  an 
instructor  of  Hebrew  in  that  institution.  In 
1863  he  was  called  to  the  Dudley  Street  Bap- 
tist Church  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  where  he 
remained  20  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time 
he  was  called  to  the  Emmanuel  Baptist  Church 
at  Albany,  where  he  remained  10  years, 
resigning  to  accept  the  pastorate  of  the  First 
Baptist  Church  of  Providence,  which  capacity 
he  has  filled  most  satisfactorily  for  the  last  15 
years. 

Dr.  King  has  always  been  interested  in  edu- 
cation, and  has  served  several  years  as  a  trus- 
tee of  the  Newton  Theological  Institute,  Vas- 
sar  College,  the  Hamilton  and  Rochester 
Theological  Seminaries,  Worcester  Academy, 
Hartshorn  Memorial  College,  and  Brown 
University.  He  is  also  an  author  of  consid- 
erable note  in  theological  fields,  and  has  been 
a  prime  mover  in  the  missionary  work  of 
Providence,  R.  I. 


SOPHOMORE  THEME   SUBJECTS 

The  second  themes  of  the  semester  for  the 
Sophomores  not  taking  English  IV.  will  be 
due  on  Thursday,  March  29. 

Subjects. 

1.  Good  Roads-  How  They  May  Be  of 
Benefit  to  a  Maine  Village. 

2.  Is  a  Reform  in  English  Spelling  Practi- 
cable ? 

3.  An  Editorial  Article  for  the  Orient. 

4.  The  Indoor  Meet. 

5.  A  Report  (written  as  if  for  the  Boston 
Transcript)  of  Mr.  Brooks'  Lecture  on  "Lux- 
ury." 

6.  Gilbert  Chesterton  as  an  Essayist  (See 
"Varied  Types"  among  reserved  books). 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


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LIBRARY   NOTES 

A  liberal  gift  from  William  J.  Curtis,  '75, 
has  enabled  the  library  to  secure  a  set  of  the 
Massachusetts  session  laws  for  the  first  part 
of  the  last  century.  These  volumes  cover  the 
legislation  of  the  mother  state  in  behalf  of 
the  college,  much  of  which  was  heretofore 
available  at  Brunswick  only  in  manuscript 
copies,  and  supply  desirable  material  for  ref- 
erence in  the  history  and  economic  courses. 

•A  valued  gift  from  Roscoe  R.  Paine,  '06, 
to  the  college  library  increases  the  books  avail- 
able for  circulation  and  reference  in  the 
French  and  German  departments  by  over  one 
hundred  volumes. 

Among  other  recent  additions  to  the  library 
are :  A  large  collection  of  early  commentaries 
on  Dante,  which  was  purchased  in  Italy  for 
the  Library  but  a  very  short  time  ago ;  one 
of  the  volumes  of  this  collection  dates  from 
1568,  and  there  are  several  nearly  as  old.  The 
complete  text,  consisting  of  eighteen  thick 
volumes,  of  a  recent  case,  having  to  do  with 
the  State  of  Missouri,  which  was  tried  in  the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States.  This 
set  is  the  gift  of  Chief  Justice  M.  W.  Fuller, 
'53.  The  library  has  also  just  purchased 
"Who's  Who  in  America"  for  1906-7,  "Trusts 
of  To-day,"  by  G.  H.  Montague,  "King  Leo- 
pold's Rule  in  Africa,"  by  E.  D.  Morel,  "King 
Leopold  II."  by  J.  DeC.  MacDonnell,  and 
"Fair  Margaret"  by  F.  M.  Crawford. 

President  Hyde  has  presented  the  library 
with  a  copy  of  his  new  book  entitled  "The 
College  Man  and  the  College  Woman,"  which 
was  put  on  sale  only  a  week  ago. 


®bituari5 

LEONARD   F.  E.  JARVIS,  '4o 

On  March  second,  Leonard  Fitz-Edward 
Jarvis,  A.M.,  passed  away  at  his  home  near 
Columbia,  California.  Mr.  Jarvis  was  born 
at  Surry,  Maine,  1819,  and  graduated  from 
Bowdoin  in  1840.  After  leaving  college  he 
taught  one  year  as  a  principal  of  the  Ellsworth 
(Me.)   Military  Academy,  then  for  two  years 

T.  F.  FOSS  &  SONS 
PORTLAND,  MAINE 


he  studied  law  in  Bangor  in  the  offices  of 
Judges  Hathaway  and  Shepley.  From  1843- 
49  he  practiced  law  in  Ellsworth,  but  in  the 
year  when  there  was  a  great  rush  to  California 
for  gold,  he  left  Maine,  and  has  since  resided 
in  Columbia,  Toulumme  County,  California. 
Soon  after  settling  in  the  West  he  became 
Superintendent  of  Schools  for  his  district,  and 
was  also  a  candidate  for  Superior  Judge,  but 
was  defeated  in  the  election.  While  yet  in 
Maine  he  had  held  the  positions  of  General 
Assignee  for  Bankruptcy,  and  during  Polk's 
administration,  he  was  Deputy  Collector  for 
Ellsworth  and  the  district  of  Frenchman's 
Bay.  He  married  Mary  A.  Robinson  of  Ells- 
worth in  1856,  and  they  had  two  children, 
neither  of  whom,  however,  survive  him. 

CHARLES  R.  P.  DUNLAP,  '45 

Dr.  Charles  Robert  P.  Dunlap,  A.M.,  M.D., 
died  in  Chicago  on  the  23d  of  last  month.  Dr. 
Dunlap  was  born  in  Brunswick  in  1827,  and 
was  the  son  of  Governor  Dunlap  (1815).  He 
graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  1846,  and  then 
took  a  course  in  the  Medical  School,  receiving 
his  des;ree  from  there  in  1849.  During  the 
Civil  War  he  was  a  surgeon  for  the  United 
States  Volunteers,  and  after  the  war  practiced 
medicine  in  New  York  City.  During  his 
later  years  he  was  much  interested  in  the 
studv  of  Greek,  and  especially  in  the  works  of 
Plato. 

ITn  /IDemorfam. 


Hall  of  Alpha  Ri-io,  March  26,  1906. 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  Almighty  God  in 
His  infinite  wisdom,  to  remove  from  our 
midst  our  brother,  James  Blaine  Lamb  of  the 
Class  of  1908,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  the 
Alpha  Rho  Chapter  of  Kappa  Sigma,  express 

"THE   EAIILY  BIHD,"  EtcT 

Wise  employers— over  15,000  of  them— have  been  placing 
orders  with  us  for  1906  Collet;:e,  University  and  Technical  School 
p:raduates  since  January  Ist,  and  we  have  already  filled  many 
of  them.  It's  none  too  early  for  the  senior  who  wants  the  best 
position  he  can  get  to  list  Ms  qualifications  in  our  twelve  offices. 
Write  us  to-day,  stating  age,  course  taken,  experience  if  any, 
line  of  work  preferred,  etc.,  and  you  can  have  a  good  position  to 
step  into  immediately  after  Commencement.  Our  organization 
covers  the  whole  country,  and  we  place  men  in  every  high  grade 
line  of  work. 

HAPGOOD'S 

THE  NATIONAL    ORGANIZATION   OF   BRAIN   BROKERS 

309   BROADWAY,    NEW    YORK    CITY 

OFFICES   IN  OTHER  CITIES. 


310 


BOWDOIN   ORIENT. 


our  deep  sorrow  at  the  loss  of  a  true  friend 
and  brother,  and  be  it  further 

Resolved,  That  the  Chapter  extends  its 
heart-felt  sympathy  to  the  bereaved  relatives 
and  friends  of  our  brother  in  their  afifliction. 

Henry  Phillips  Boody^ 
William   Alexander  Robinson, 
Charles  Noyes  Abbott, 

For  the  Chapter. 


Hlumni  personals 

Charles  A.  Knight,  '96,  has  been  re-elected 
mayor  of  Gardiner.  The  Kennebec  Journal 
says:  "It  was  all  one  way  in  Gardiner,  and 
the  city  honored  itself  in  giving  Mayor  Knight 
a  unanimous  re-election.  This  young  man 
has  made  a  splendid  record,  and  his  fellow- 
citizens  evidently  appreciate  his  energy,  hon- 
esty, and  public  spirit."  Mr.  Knight  is  a 
native  of  Brunswick,  where  he  was  born  in 
1870,  and  while  in  college  he  was  very  popular 
among  his  fellow  students. 


Dr.  Robert  E.  Soule,  '96,  who  is  now  Sur- 
geon-in-Chief  at  the  New  Jersey  Orthopaedic 
Hospital  and  Dispensary  at  Orange,  N.  J.,  has 
just  sent  out  the  second  annual  report  from 
that  institution. 

'01. — William  Warren  of  Bangor,  has 
passed  the  State  examination  and  been 
admitted  to.  the  Penobscot  County  Bar. 


Bowdoin  Calendars 

ON  SALE  at  flALf  PI{ICE 

(50  Cents) 


WOODRUFF,  '06,  or 
BYt?ON  STEVENS'  BOOHSTOUE 


THE  MEDICO-CHIRURGIGAL  COLLEGE  OF  PHILADELPHIA 

DEPARTMENT   OF    MEDICINE 

Has  a  carefully  graded  course  of  four  sessions  of  eight  montlis  each.  Noteworthy  features  are :  Free  Quizzes;  Limited 
W.ard  Classes;  Clinical  Conferences;  Modified  Seminar  Methods,  and  thoroughly  Practical  lustruction.  Particular  attention 
to  Laboratory  work  and  ward  classes  and  bedside  teaching.    Clinical  facilities  unexcelled. 

The  clinical  amphitheatre  is  the  largest  and  finest  in  the  world,  the  hospital  Is  newly  reconstructed  and  thoroughly 
modern  in  every  respect,  and  the  new  laboratories  are  specially  planned  and  equipped  for  individual  work  by  the  students. 

J.ne  Oollege  has  also  a  Department  of  Dentistry  and  a  Department  of  Pharmacy.    For  announcements  or  further  information  apply  to 

SENECA    EGBERT,    M.D.,    Dean  of  the   Department  of    Medicine. 


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