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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


VOL.  XXXVII 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  APRIL  19,  1907 


NO.  I 


VACATION  BASEBALL  TRIP 

For  the  first  time  this  year  a  new  departure 
was  tried  in  the  baseball  field  and  a  trip  was 
arranged  for  the  spring  vacation.  The  trip 
was  a  decided  success  both  in  developing  the 
men  early  and  in  the  number  of  victories. 
Bowdoin  invaded  a  wholly  new  territory  when 
entering  New  York  and  New  Jersey,  but  has 
every  reason  to  feel  proud  of  the  showing 
made  in  that  part  of  the  country. 

Fourteen  men  left  Brunswick  on  Friday, 
March  29,  to  make  the  trip.  The  team  went 
first  to  Fort  Andrews  at  the  mouth  of  Boston 
Harbor.  Here  the  coach,  John  Irwin,  has  a 
summer  hotel  which  was  opened  for  the  team 
and  where  the  fellows  remained  until  Wednes- 
day. 

It  is  perhaps  peculiarly  fitting  that  a  Bow- 
doin team  should  go  to  Fort  Andrews,  named 
after  the  famous  Massachusetts  War  Gov- 
ernor, and  one  of  the  distinguished  Bowdoin 
graduates.  And  certainly  the  Bowdoin  fellows 
on  the  trip  were  most  handsomely  treated  by  all 
the  men  of  the  fort.  Every  courtesy  and  kind- 
ness was  shown  us.  We  were  given  the  use  of 
the  baths  at  the  Fort,  their  baseball  diamond 
and  most  hospitably  welcomed  wherever  we 
went.  It  was  a  decided  treat  to  see  all  the 
inside  conditions  of  army  life,  to  inspect  the 
guns,  see  the  drills  and  just  how  a  modern  fort 
is  conducted.  Every  man  we  met,  officers  and 
privates,  appeared  to  consider  a  Bowdoin  man 
his  especial  guest.  To  Major  Davis,  Lieuten- 
ants Long,  Lomax  and  Winslow,  to  Sergeants 
Kearney,  Humphries,  Corporals  Willis,  Horn- 
bustle,  in  fact,  to  all,  we  feel  much  indebted, 
and  our  only  wish  is  that  the  members  of  the 
Fort  will  believe  that  we  appreciated  all  that 
was  done  for  us.  Every  Bowdoin  man  at  the 
Island  truly  went  away  with  a  most  high  and 
favorable  impression  of  the  U.  S.  Army. 

Bowdoin,  2;  Fort  Andrews,  o. 
The  first  baseball  game  of  the  season  was 
played  on  the  afternoon  of  Saturday,  March 
30,  with  the  team  from  Fort  Andrews.  The 
game  was  well  played  for  one  so  early  in  the 
season  and  was  encouraging  as  a  starter. 
Sparks  pitched  for  Bowdoin  and  struck  out  ten 


men.     Smith  who  pitched  for  the  Fort,  was 
found  quite  a  proposition,  fanning  eleven. 

Innings 

123456 

Bowdoin    o    o     i    o    0     i — 2 

Fort  Andrews   o    o    o    0    o    0 — o 

Bowdoin,  ii;  Fort  Andrews,  6. 
The  second  game  was  played  with  the  sol- 
diers on  Monday,  Bowdoin  again  winning,  by 
the  score  of  eleven  to  six.  McLaughlin  pitched 
for  Fort  Andrews,  and  Files  for  Bowdoin. 
The  score  by  innings  : 

Bowdoin    4    o    i     3    o    3 — 1 1 

Fort  Andrews   o    o    3    o    o    3 —  6 

Brown,  8;  Bowdoin,  2. 
Bowdoin  met  with  her  only  defeat  on  the 
trip  in  the  game  with  Brown  at  Providence  on 
April  3.  The  game  was  by  no  means  as  easy 
as  the  score  would  indicate,  the  Bowdoin  team 
losing  by  costly  errors  at  critical  places. 
Sparks  pitched  a  nice  game  having  eight 
strike-outs  to  his  credit.  During  the  first  three 
innings  neither  side  scored.  When  Brown  came 
to  the  bat  in  the  last  of  the  fourth,  Budlong 
started  off  with  a  single,  then  a  combination  of 
unfortunate  errors  of  Hanrahan  and  Stanwood 
and  one  single  by  Elrod  gave  Brown  four  runs 
before  Bowdoin  could  steady  down.  In  the 
fifth  Brown  again  scored,  by  means  of  four 
errors  and  two  base  hits,  running  in  three  runs. 
Brown  again  scored  in  the  sixth.  Bowdoin 
secured  her  two  runs  in  the  seventh.  An 
error  by  Jones  placed  Harris  on  first,  Abbott 
received  a  pass,  and  a  hit  by  Bower  scored 
two  men.  Manter,  Brown  and  Hanrahan 
made  a  pretty  double  in  the  eighth.  The  sum- 
mary : 

Bowdoin. 

ab      r      bh      po      a        e 

Abbott,    l.t 3        I        0        I        I        I 

Stanwood,    3b 5        o         I         I         I        2 

Bower,   ss 4        o         i         i        4         i 

Files,    c.f 4        o        I        o        0        o 

Hanrahan,    ib 4        0        'i       11         o        3 

Lawrence,  c 4        o        0        9         i         I 

Manter,  2b 4        o         I         i         4        o 

Sparks,  p 3        o        i        o        4        o 

Harris,  r.f 3        i        o        o        o        o 

34        2        6      24      15        8 


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Brown 

ab      r  bh  po  a  e 

Dennie,    cf 5        i  2        i  o  o 

Jones,  ss 3        0  o        i  4  2 

Paine,  c,  r.f S         I  I  3  I  0 

Tift,  p 3        I  o        I  I  o 

Elrod,    lb 4        o  i  10  i  i 

Raymond,  rf.,  c 4         I  I  8  o  0 

Dickinson,  2b  5        o  i  2  3  o 

Budlong,  3b 4        2  I  o  2  o 

Keen,  l.t 322000 

Nourse     o 

37        8        9    *23      13        3 
*Bo\ver  out.     Bunt  foul  on  third  strike. 

BOWDOIN,   8;    FORDHAM,    4. 

On  Thursday  afternoon,  April  4,  Bowdoin 
won  a  decisive  victory  over  Fordham  Univer- 
sity at  Fordliam  Heights,  New  York.  The 
game  was  exciting  throughout.  Bowdoin  hit 
a  fast  pace  from  the  first  and  kept  it  up 
throughout  the  game.  In  the  first  inning 
Fordham  scored  two  errors.  The  first  man 
up  received  a  pass,  and  an  error  by  Files  put 
two  men  on  bases.  A  single  by  Coffin  with 
two  out  scored  these  two  runs.  In  the  first 
of  the  second  Bowdoin  scored  one  run,  Files 
reaching  first  on  a  pretty  hit  and  was  scored 
by  an  error  of  Mahoney.  Fordham  failed  to 
score  in  her  part  of  the  inning.  In  the  first 
of  the  third  Bowdoin  cinched  the  game  by 
winning  in  four  runs.  Abbott  led  off  with  a 
base  hit,  an  error  by  the  catcher  and  another 
at  first  put  Stanwood  and  Bower  on.  Abbott 
was  now  out  at  the  plate  on  a  ground  ball, 
and  Files  reached  first,  making  three  men  on 
bases.  Hanrahan  came  to  the  bat  and  made 
a  pretty  hit  which  scored  Stanwood  and 
Bower.  Lawrence  sacrificed,  which  advanced 
Hanrahan  a  base,  and  then  Files  and  Hanra- 
han both  scored  on  an  error  to  third.  Manter 
got  on  bases,  but  Sparks  was  put  out  at  first 
retiring  the  side. 

No  more  scoring  was  done  until  in  the  last 
of  the  fourth  Fordham  secured  two  more 
runs  on  two  errors  by  Manter.  This  was  all 
the  scoring  Fordham  did.  Bowdoin  added 
another  run  in  the  eighth  on  a  hit  by  Hanra- 
han followed  by  a  hit  by  Manter.  In  the  ninth 
Bowdon  added  two  more  runs,  Harris  mak- 
ing a  two-base  hit  and  Stanwood  and  Bower 
each  a  single.  Bowdoin  played  swift  ball 
throughout,  making  but  two  errors  and  hitting 
very  hard  and  safe.  Files  pitched  a  fine  game, 
having  8  strike-outs  to  his  credit.  A  consider- 
able crowd  of  graduates  were  present  at  the 
game  and  showed  their  enthusiasm  by  spirited 
cheering  throughout. 


Bowdoin. 

ab      r  bh  po  a  e 

Abbott,   l.f 5        0  I  1        o  o 

Stanwood,    3b 5        2  i  2         i  o 

Bower,   ss 5         i  i  o        0  o 

Files,   p 4        2  I  2        5  o 

Hanrahan,    ib 5        2  2  10        o  0 

Lawrence,  c 3        o  o  8         i  o 

Manter,    2b 4        o  i  i         3  2 

Sparks,    cf 400100 

Harris,     r.f 4         i  2  2  o  0 

39        8  9  27  10  2 

Fordham. 

ab      r  bh  po  a  e 

Hartman,    l.f 420200 

Scheiss,  2b 4        i  o  i        2  0 

Maloney,   p 4        0  I  o        6  I 

Eagen,    r.f 401000 

Cdfifin,    ss 3        o  I  I         I  o 

Scheiss,   3b 4        0  o  3        4  o 

McCarthy,  ib 4        o  I  13        o  4 

Baldwin,  cf 4        o  o  o        o  0 

Gargan,   c 4         I  o  7         I  2 

35        4  4  27  IS  6 


Bowdoin,  6;  Seton  Hall  College,  i. 

On  Friday,  April  5,  Bowdoin  travelled  over 
to  New  Jersey  and  played  the  final  game  of 
the  trip,  winning  from  the  strong  Seton  Hall 
College  team  at  South  Orange.  Bowdoin  led 
from  the  start.  The  team  hit  remarkably 
hard  this  day.  Scamman  pitched  the  first  six 
innings  after  which  he  was  relieved  by 
Sparks.  During  the  first  two  innings  neither 
side  scored.  Bowdoin  scored  one  in  the  third 
on  a  single  by  Stanwood  and  Files,  three  times 
in  the  fifth  on  base  hits  by  Stanwood  and  Han- 
rahan, and  a  long  three-base  hit  by  Files, 
again  in  the  sixth  on  two  two-baggers  by 
Manter  and  Abbott,  and  again  in  the  seventh 
on  a  single  by  Bower.  Seton  Hall  got  her 
score  in  the  eighth  on  a  base  hit  and  error. 
Bowdoin  had  eleven  hits  in  the  game  for  a 
total  of  fifteen  bases.     The  summary : 

Bowdoin. 

ab  r  bh  po  a        e 

Abbot,    l.t 4  I  2  o  o       o 

Stanwood,   3b 5  I  2  o  3        o 

G.  Bower,  ss s  I  2  o  2        i 

Files,    cf 4  I  2  I  o 

Hanrahan,    lb 4  o  I  9  o 

C.  Bower,  c 4  o  0  8  3        o 

Manter,    2b 4  0  2  7  i        2 

Sparks,   rt.   p.., 4  i  o  I  o 

Scamman,    p 2  i  o  0  2        o 

Harris,    r.f I  o  0  i  o 

37        6      II      27      II        3 


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Seton  Hall  College. 

AB        R        BH 

Stafiford,   2b 4  i  2 

Clark,  ss 4  0  i 

Barrett,  3b 4  o  0 

Mahoney,   c 4  0  2 

Pender,  p 4  o  o 

Ferry,  cf.,  p 4  o  o 

Lynch,   ip 4  0  o 

McCleary,   cf 300 

Kearney,    r.t I  o  o 

32         I         5 


THE  MARCH  QUILL 

A  story  of  the  woods,  and  one  of  the  sea; 
an  appreciation  of  Wordsworth  as  a  teacher, 
and  one  of  Thackeray  as  a  philosopher ;  a  posy 
of  medieval  lyrics,  and  the  translations  of 
them  into  modern  English;  a  poem  of  love, 
and  one  of  imaginative  moral  suggestion ; 
these,  with  the  Gray  Goose  Tracks,  and  the 
comments  of  the  Postman,  make  up  the  con- 
tents of  the  March  Quill. 

A  Woods  Tragedy  is  the  story  of  a  stubborn 
fight,  in  the  waters  of  Caribou  Lake,  between 
a  cow  moose  and  a  hungry  bear.  It  is  put  into 
the  mouth  of  an  old  Penobscot  trapper,  and  is 
told  in  a  lively,  picturesque  style  that  is  inter- 
esting and  efifective.  The  sympathy  of  the 
reader  is  sure  to  be  with  the  moose  defending 
her  young  calf,  and  so  it  is  worth  while  to 
record  that  the  result  of  the  fight  was  a  bear- 
skin rug  in  a  Philadelphia  home. 

The  Message  of  Wordsworth  has  been 
heard,  at  least  in  substance,  in  Memorial  Hall, 
where  it  was  awarded  the  Sixty-Eight  Prize. 
It  is  a  just  and  thoughtful  statement  of  the 
teaching  of  Wordsworth  in  regard  to  the  con- 
duct of  life,  and  particularly  in  its  application 
to  the  present  conditions  of  American  life. 
The  subject  is  more  important  than  popular, 
and  the  treatment  of  it  in  this  brief  essay  is 
sympathetic  and  forcible. 

In  Thackeray  as  a  Philosopher,  the  writer 
does  little  more  than  hint  at  the  grounds  for 
thus  classifying  Thackeray.  Of  course,  in 
these  days  when  the  word  'philosophy'  is 
employed  with  so  much  looseness,  and  every 
kind  of  writer,  from  Plato  to  Mr.  Dooley,  is 


likely  to  be  called  a  philosopher,  it  would  not 
be  difficult  to  make  out  a  case  for  Thackeray ; 
but  to  establish  his  claim  to  that  designation 
requires  a  little  closer  grappling  with  the 
theme  than  was,  perhaps,  possible  within  the 
limits  of  this  brief  article. 

The  Men  of  Gloucester  tells,  in  a  form  that 
is  partly  narrative,  of  the  hardships  and  perils 
of  the  Gloucester  fishermen.  It  is  the  work 
of  an  alert  and  sympathetic,  rather  than  a  viv- 
ifying, imagination ;  though  there  are  touches 
of  dialect  and  description  that  are  graphic  and 
admirable. 

Medieval  Lyrics  are  presented  in  the  orig- 
inal Latin,  and  in  English  translation.  The 
first  law  of  rhythmical  translation,  according 
to  Rossetti,  is,  "Thou  shalt  not  turn  a  good 
poem  into  a  bad  one."  The  law  is  not  violated 
in  the  case  before  us,  and,  indeed,  is  hardly 
applicable,  because  the  original  poems  are  not 
good  ones.  They  have  a  certain  interest,  but 
it  is  chiefly  historical.  The  translators,  by  a  , 
judicious  use  of  freedom  in  translation,  have 
made  as  much  as  possible  out  of  their  material. 
The  poem  "To — "  shows  a  greater  sensi- 
tiveness to  emotion,  and  to  certain  aspects  of 
nature,  than  to  rhythm  and  cadence.  It  has 
merits,  but  they  are  those  of  thought  rather 
than  of  form. 

Ad  Astra  expresses  a  pleasine  conception 
in  graceful  and  musical  lines.  It  is  not  a  new 
idea,  that  a  'jesting  Fool'  may  have  tender  and 
deep  thoughts;  Shakespeare  has  taught  us 
that;  but  in  this  little  poem  the  idea  is  given 
a  suitable  setting,  and  a  poetic  utterance. 

Mozart,  Patrick  Henry,  and  the  rest  of 
them,  in  Gray  Goose  Tracks,  hit  upon  rather  a 
slender  tcfpic  for  their  symnosium,  but  Dr. 
Johnson  makes  one  remark  which  justifies  his 
reputation  for  good  sense, — "Let  us  not  seek 
to  perpetuate  an  evil  custom  bv  clothing  it 
with  the  maeic  name  of  Tradition." 


EXPENSE  AND  EARNING  BLANKS 

The  college  asks  every  man  to  fill  out  the 
Expense  and  Earnings  blanks  this  week  and 
hand  them  in  at  once.  The  failure  of  a  few 
men  to  do  this  definite  service  to  the  college 
will  block  the  whole  investigation  and  delay 
the  publication  of  the  report,  which  should  be 
issued  and  distributed  at  once.  The  value  of 
this  report,  if  it  is  based  on  complete  returns, 
is  beyond  question,  and  it  is  a  duty  of  the  stu- 
dents to  help  the  college  in  its  compilation. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL   BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

HAROLD  H.  BURTON,  igog    Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 


Associate  Editors 


R.  A.  LEE,  1908 

P.  J.  NEWMAN,   1909 

J.  J.  STAHL,  1909 


W.  E.  ATWOOD,  1910 

T.  OTIS,  igio 

W.  E.  ROBINSON,  1910 


NATHAN  S.  WESTON,  igo8      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  igog  Ass't  Business  Manager 

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Vol.  XXXVII. 


APRIL   19,   1907 


Possibly  one  of  the 
Introductory  unfortunate  conditions  in 
the  conduct  of  yearly  insti- 
tutions, such  as  of  necessity  is  a  college  period- 
ical, is  the  fact  that  each  year  new  men  must 
assume  the  duties  of  directorship  just  when 
the  older  men  have  had  service  enougfh  to  ren- 
der their  experience  valuable  in  conducting-  a 
paper.  Regarding  the  paper  wholly  from  a 
literary  standpoint  it  would  certainly  be  much 
better  if  a  consistent,  regular  policy  controlled 
it  from  year  to  year.  But  this,  of  course,  is 
obviously  impossible ;  and  when  we  as  the  new 
board  assume  our  duties,  it  is  not  for  us  to 
commence  by  stating  plans  and  ideas  for  a 
paper  which  has  already  had  so  long  an  exist- 
ence as  the  Orient,  but  rather  for  us  to  say 
that  it  will  be  our  desire  to  maintain  the  same 
general  lines  of  policy  and  to  try  to  reach  the 
same  plane  of  excellence  which  we  believe  the 
Orient  has  generally  maintained.  If  this  line 
of  policy  were  to  be  stated  as  introductory,  we 


might  simply  say  as  follows,  that  we  hope  to 
keep  the  paper  up-to-date  in  its  news  depart- 
ment; to  increase  the  alumni  department  and 
make  it  really  interesting  to  the  graduates ; 
and  to  advocate  editorially  for  the  college 
more  emphasis  on  the  scientific  courses  as 
looking  towards  strengthening  them  in  every 
direction ;  and  in  the  athletic  field,  widening 
of  the  outlook  and  the  extension  into  out-of- 
state  fields.  In  some  directions  we  may  fall 
short,  in  others  perhaps  succeed,  in  all  we 
trust  that  we  will  be  regarded  with  charity  and 
that  it  will  be  remembered  that  the  college 
paper  is  handled  only  by  college  undergradu- 
ates as  an  outside  duty. 


About  one  month  ago  the 
The  Bugle  faculty  rcommended  to  the 

president  of  the  Sopho- 
more Class  that  an  effort  be  made  to  limit  the 
1909  Bugle  Assessment  to  five  dollars  for  each 
member  of  the  class,  and  to  limit  the  total  cost 
of  the  Bugle  to  $500.  This  action  was  taken 
after  considerable  deliberation  and  chiefly  out 
of  regard  for  the  reputation  of  the  college. 

It  has  admittedly  been  the  policv  of  each 
board  to  try  to  go  the  preceding  board  "one 
better,"  and  this  series  reached  its  highest 
point  in  last  year's  Bugle.  No  doubt  the  1907 
Bugle  was  the  most  elaborate  Bugle  that  Bow- 
doin  has  ever  produced,  but  it  cost  $1,200,  and 
each  member  of  the  class  was  assessed  nine 
dollars.  And  further,  there  have  been  sold  up 
to  date,  including  the  books  bought  by  several 
fraternity  chapters  for  exchanges,  but  325 
copies.  This  means  that  scarcely  enough  Bugles 
were  sold  last  year  to  supply  each  Bowdoin 
student  with  one  copy,  to  say  nothing  of  send- 
ing Bugles  to  friends  as  a  means  of  advertis- 
ing the  college.  This  was  only  natural  for  it 
is  hard  for  any  student  to  buy  many  "gift 
books"  at  a  dollar  each,  and  it  comes  especially 
hard  on  the  Junior,  who  is  the  most  enthusias- 
tic purchaser  of  his  year  book,  for  he  has 
already  sunk  nine  dollar  in  its  fortunes. 

One  more  point.  Even  when  the  Bugle  does 
get  outside  of  the  college,  it  does  not  fairly 
represent  Bowdoin.  For  a  person  seeing  an 
up-to-date  Bugle  first  admires  it  then  thinks 
as  follows :  the  book  is  a  fine  one,  but  Bowdoin 
is  a  small  college,  and  if  one  class  produces 
such  a  book,  assessments  must  run  high  at 
Bowdoin.  The  result  is  that  our  Bugles  are 
far  from  fulfilling  their  obvious  purpose  of 
favorably  advertising  the  college,  for  they  not 


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only  reach  an  extremely  limited  number  of  out- 
siders, but  to  those  they  do  reach  they  bear  a 
false  impression. 

To  bring  the  expense  of  the  Bugle  within 
rational  limits,  which  are  in  accordance  with 
the  general  run  of  Bowdoin  expenses  and  the 
pocketbooks  of  Bowdoin  students,  is  perfectly 
possible.  For  instance,  the  1906  Bugle,  which 
as  usual,  was  considered  one  of  the  very  best 
at  the  time  of  its  production,  cost  but  $900. 
And  in  the  opinion  of  a  former  Bugle  business 
manager,  consulted  by  the  Orient,  the  $500 
limit  suggested  by  the  faculty  is  very  reason- 
able, and  the  expenses  may  easily  be  kept 
within  it  by  a  few  sane  changes  of  policy,  it 
perhaps  being  possible  to  radically  reduce  the 
price  of  the  separate  copies.  The  Orient 
hopes  that  this  matter  will  receive  the  thought- 
ful attention  of  every  Bowdoin  man,  especially 
of  the  present  Sophomore  Class,  whom  it 
directly  concerns,  and  in  the  meanwhile  the 
Orient  wishes  success  to  the  1908  board, 
which  it  is  understood  has  already  taken  steps 
toward  a  more  conservative  policy  than  that 
followed  last  year. 


Communication 


To  the  Editor  of  the  Orient: 

I  feel  sure  that  I  shall  be  voicing  the  sentiment  of 
every  alumnus  who  was  fortunate  enough  to  be  at 
Fordhara  Field  on  Thursday  of  last  week  if  I  thank 
heartily  whoever  was  responsible  for  that  Easter  trip 
for  the  baseball  team.  It  seems  to  me  that  it  was 
nothing  less  than  an  mspiration ;  at  all  events  it  was 
an  inspiration  to  those  of  us  who  have  longed  (and 
m  vain)  for  ten  or  twelve  years  to  see  a  Bowdoin 
team  at  work.  The  only  thing  I  can  think  of  that 
would  be  any  better  would  be  to  have  the  opportunity 
come  a  little  later  in  the  season  after  the  various 
teams  have  struck  their  gait.  If  this  is  impossible, 
however,  we  shall  all  be  glad  of  a  repetition  of  this 
season's  performance.  I  am  sure  also  that  I  am 
not  in  error  in  saying  that  if  the  game  had  been  on 
Saturday  afternoon  instead  of  Thursday  and  if  there 
had  been  no  uncertainty  in  regard  to  the  date  of  the 
game,  as  there  was,  unfortunately,  the  number  of 
alumni  that  would  have  been  present  would  have 
been  both  a  revelation  and  a  happy  surprise  to  the 
team. 

The  number  of  Bowdoin  men  in  New  York  and 
vicinity  is  rapidly  increasing  and  it  would  perhaps 
be  well  worth  while  to  arrange  a  game  or  two  a  year 
in  or  near  New  York  if  for  no  other  reason  than  the 
increased  interest  in  the  college  that  such  a  game 
would  awaken  among  them.  It  seems  to  me,  how- 
ever, that  there  is  another  much  stronger  reason  for 
so  doing.  There  are  undoubtedly  more  boys  prepar- 
ing for  college  in  Greater  New  York  and  its  suburbs 
than  in  any  equivalent  area  in  the  country.  It  is  true, 
of  course,  that  many  of  these  boys  have  their  future 


college  selected  several  years  before  graduation  and 
that  many  others  come  under  strong  influence  from 
one  institution  or  another,  but  it  is  also  true,  I 
believe,  that  there  are  many  who  are  undecided  up 
to  the  very  last  and  even  then  make  a  decision 
because  of  some  one  thing  that  seemed  especially 
attractive  in  connection  with  the  college  finally 
chosen.  I  can  readily  see  why  Bowdoin  College 
should  be  a  myth  to  a  boy  in  this  section  who  has 
had  nobody  to  inform  him  in  regard  to  it.  I  find 
that  it  is  a  well-known  name  to  him  when  used  in 
connection  with  achievement  in  letters  or  politics  or 
some  other  field  of  the  world's  work,  but  he  does 
not  think  of  it  as  a  place  where,  in  addition  to  the 
educational  side,  undergraduates  have  the  same  inter- 
est in  athletics  and  kindred  matters  as  pervades  the 
colleges  with  whose  customs  he  is  more  familiar. 
A  baseball  game  or  a  football  game,  played  almost 
under  his  nose,  with  some  college  whose  athletic 
record  he  is  perhaps  following  closely,  would  do 
more  than  almost  anything  else  to  make  him  familiar 
with  the  name  of  Bowdoin. 

A  chance  to  invite  one  or  more  boys  to  see  a 
football  game  or  a  baseball  game  between  Bowdoin 
and  some  college  in  this  locality  would  be  a  splendid 
supplement  to  the  efforts  some  of  us  are  already 
making  to  introduce  these  same  boys  to  Bowdoin. 
For  this  reason  particularly  I  sincerely  hope  that 
the  trip  this  year  may  serve  to  establish  a  precedent 
and,  if  this  prove  to  be  the  case,  I  am  confident  thqt 
the  college  will  gain  much  in  the  years  to  come. 

Yours  very  truly, 

George  E.  Carmichael,  '97. 
The  Brunswick  School,  Greenwich,  Conn. 
April  II,  1907. 


TWO  BOWDOIN  BOOKS 

The  two  Bowdoin  books,  "Bowdoin  Verse" 
and  "Under  the  Bowdoin  Pines,"  for  copies  of 
which  a  subscription  paper  has  been  kept  dur- 
ing the  winter  at  the  Library  desk,  are  just 
out.  They  are  both  edited  by  J.  C.  Minot,  '96, 
and  the  whole  college  should  feel  grateful  to 
him  for  the  time  and  care  which  he  has  put 
into  their  preparation.  He  should  feel  well 
rewarded  by  the  results  of  his  labor  for  he  has 
produced  sojnething  which  every  Bowdoin 
man  will  want  and  prize  as  soon  as  he  sees  it. 

"Bowdoin  Verse"  contains  a  few  more  than 
one  hundred  poems  selected  carefully  and 
with  good  taste  from  those  which  have 
appeared  during  the  last  fifteen  years  in  the 
undergraduate  publications  of  the  college, 
some  of  the  poems  being  contributed  by 
alumni,  but  most  of  them  having  been  written 
by  students  while  undergraduates.  It  has  been 
the  aim  of  the  editor  in  selecting  the  poems, 
not  only  to  consider  their  merit,  but  also  to 
favor  those  in  which  the  college  or  some  phase 
of  college  life  was  taken  as  a  theme. 

"Under  the  Bowdoin  Pines"  is  a  book  of 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


Bowdoin  stories  compiled  from  those  which 
have  appeared  in  the  Bowdoin  Quill.  The 
book  contains  nineteen  stories  of  college  life 
"under  the  pines"  and  three  historical  articles 
which  relate  to  the  Thorndike  Oak,  Longfel- 
low and  Hawthorne. 

The  books  are  very  attractively  bound,  and 
one  contains  as  a  frontispiece  a  picture  of  a 
path  through  our  pine  woods,  while  the  other 
has  a  new  and  artistic  view  of  the  chapel. 
Only  five  hundred  copies  of  each  volume  have 
been  printed  and  as  more  than  three  hundred 
copies  of  each  already  have  been  bought  by 
the  alumni,  students  desiring  copies  should 
apply  for  them  immediately  at  the  Library  or 
of  W.  M.  Harris,  '09.  The  books  cost  $1.25 
separately,  or  $2.00  for  both  if  bought 
together. 


THETA  DELTA  CHI  HOUSE  PARTY 

The  Eta  Charge  of  the  Theta  Delta  Chi 
Fraternity  held  its  annual  house  party  on  the 
Friday  before  vacation  at  its  chapter  house 
on  Maine  Street.  The  house  was  tastefully 
decorated,  and  the  party  was  a  perfect  success. 
In  the  afternoon  a  reception  was  held,  the 
patronesses  being  Mrs.  William  DeWitt  Hyde, 
Mrs.  Frank  E.  Woodruff,  Mrs.  Hartley  C. 
Baxter,  and  Mrs.  Frank  W.  Shorey,  and  in  the 
evening  after  dinner  had  been  served  at  the 
house,  a  program  of  23  dances  was  enjoyed. 

Among  those  present  at  the  dance  were : 
Miss  Edith  Weatherill,  Miss  Edith  Woodruff, 
Miss  Lulu  Wood,  of  Brunswick ;  Mrs.  Hall  of 
Andover;  Miss  Parker  of  Smith  College;  Miss 
Hattie  Brazier,  of  Wellesley ;  Miss  Helen  Dana 
of  Smith;  Miss  Gertrude  Soper,  of  Mt.  Hol- 
yoke ;  Miss  Dasie  Hubbard  of  Brunswick ; 
Miss  Dorothy  Foss,  Miss  Marion  Proctor,  of 
Woodfords;  Miss  Helen  Percy  of  Auburn; 
Miss  Bertha  Stetson  of  Brunswick;  Miss 
Gladys  Dresser,  of  Dorchester,  Mass. ;  Miss 
Anna  Percy  of  Bath ;  Miss  Sue  Winchell  of 
Brunswick;  Miss  Helen  Crosby  of  Bath;  Miss 
Mae  Despeaux  of  Brunswick;  Miss  Hawes  of 
Westbrook ;  Miss  Nellie  Hodgdon  of  Bath ; 
Miss  Ruth  Little,  Miss  Margaret  Sutherland 
of  Brunswick;  Miss  Nolan  of  Portland;  Miss 
Cecil  Houghton,  Miss  Rachael  Little,  Miss 
Louise  Weatherill  of  Brunswick. 

The  delegates  from  the  other  fraternities 
were :  Irving  L.  Rich,  from  Alpha  Delta  Phi ; 
Frank  L.  Bass,  from  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon ; 
Seth  G.  Haley,  from  Zeta  Psi ;  Francis  R. 
Upton,  Jr.,  from  Psi  Upsilon ;  William  S.  Lin- 


nell.  Beta  Theta  Phi;  Ralph  H.  Files,  from 
Kappa  Sigma;  Edgar  F.  Sewall,  from  Delta 
Upsilon. 

The  committee  that  made  the  arrangments 
for  the  party  was  composed  of  G.  W.  Craigie, 
'07;  P.  R.  Shorey,  '07;  R.  L.  Kinney,  '08;  H. 
Atwood,  '09,  and  H.  W.  Davis,  '10. 


CALENDAR 

FRIDAY,    APRIL    I9 

Holiday — Patriots'   Day. 

10  A.M.  and  2.30  P.M.  Bowdoin  plays  Portland  A. 
A.  at  Portland. 

2.30-5  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 

8  P.M.  Glee  and  Mandolin  Club  concert  at 
Kotzschmar  Hall,  Portland. 

Colby  plays  U.  of  M.  exhibition  game  at  Waterville. 

Clark-Bates  debate  at  Lewiston. 

SATURDAY,   APRIL   20 

2.30  P.M.     Bowdoin  plays  Bates  exhibition  game  on 
Whittier   Field. 
4-5  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
9.30  P.M.     Reports  on  Stevenson  due  in  English  4. 

SUNDAY,   APRIL   21 

S  P.M.  Prof.  Woodruff  speaks  in  Sunday  Chapel. 
Song  by  quartet  and  solo  by  Linnell,  '07. 

MONDAY,    APRIL    22 

2  P.M.  Bowdoin  plays  Mercersburg  Academy  on 
Whittier  Field. 

3-30-5  P.M.    Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 

7.30  P.M.  New  Hampshire  Club  meets  at  D.  U. 
House. 

Glee  Club  quartet,  reader,  and  violinist  give  enter- 
tainment at   Saco. 

Klark-Urlan  Co.  at  Brunswick  Town  Hall. 

New  Meadows  Inn  opens. 

TUESDAY,    APRIL    23 

2.30-5  P.M.    Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
Klark-Urlan  Co.  at  Brunswick  Town  Hall. 

WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  24 

2.30-5  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
Bowdoin  debates  Syracuse  at  Syracuse. 
Glee  Club  quartet,  reader  and  violinist  give  enter- 
tainment at  Bangor. 
Klark-Urlan  Co.  at  Brunswick  Town  Hall. 

THURSDAY,   APRIL  25 

2,30-5  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 

FRIDAY,    APRIL    26 

2.30-5  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
8.00  P.M.     Final  Interscholastic  Debate   in   Memo- 
rial Hall. 
Beta  Theta  Pi  House  Dance. 

SATURDAY,   APRIL   27 

2.30  P.M.  Bowdoin  plays  Boston  College  at  Bruns- 
wick. 

3.00  P.M.  Bowdoin  Second  plays  Edward  Little 
High  School  at  Auburn. 

7.30  P.M.     Meeting  of  Aroostook  Club. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


College  flotes 


Freshman  warnings   came  out,   Tuesday. 

Harold  E.  Marr,  '05,  was  a  guest  on  the  campus 
last  week. 

Walker,  '10,  was  called  to  his  home  in  Skowhe- 
gan  this  week. 

Speake,  '07,  spent  Sunday  with  Clifford,  '10,  at  his 
home  in  Lewiston. 

Warren,  '10,  is  at  present  working  on  the  Boston 
&  Maine  Railroad. 

A  number  of  students  will  take  part  in  the  Dickens 
Carnival  to  be  held  May  2. 

Coach  Morrill  will  be  at  Whittier  Field  every 
afternoon  from  2.30  to  5.00. 

Seth  G.  Haley,  '07,  has  been  elected  principal  of 
the  North  Grammar  School  at  Freeport. 

Fordham  College,  that  Bowdoin  recently  defeated 
by  a  score  of  8  to  4,  has  beaten  Princeton,  3  to  i. 

The  Intercollegiate  Athletic  Meet  usually  held  at 
Mott  Haven,  this  year,  will  be  held  at  Cambridge. 

The  Track  Association  made  between  one  hundred 
and  fifty  and  two  hundred  dollars  from  the  Indoor 
Meet. 

Professor  Houghton  was  in  New  York  last  week 
to  attend  the  reunion  of  his  Senior  Society  at  Yale, 
Class  of  1873. 

The  annual  reception  and  dance  of  the  Zeta  Psi 
Fraternity  will  take  place  on  the  afternoon  and  even- 
ing of  May  24. 

John  Leydon,  '07,  has  resigned  his  position  as 
tenor  on  the  choir  of  the  Central  Congregational 
Church  at  Bath. 

Next  Sunday  chapel  will  begin  at  five  o'clock,  and 
this  will  be  the  regular  time  for  Sunday  chapel  dur- 
ing the  rest  of  the  year. 

The  Oxford  County  Club  was  pleasantly  enter- 
tained last  Tuesday  evening  by  Marsh,  '09,  at  the 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  House. 

John  Leydon,  '07,  has  accepted  a  position  as  teacher 
of  Mathematics  and  German  at  Worcester  Academy, 
Worcester,  Mass.,  next  year. 

Invitations  have  been  issued  by  the  Beta  Sigma 
Chapter  of  Beta  Theta  Pi  for  a  reception  to  be  held 
from  four  to  six  o'clock  on  April  26,  at  their  chapter 
house. 

Quinn,  one  of  Harvard's  track  coaches,  has  been 
putting  in  the  present  week  with  the  Bates  track 
team.  J.  J.  O'Donnell  of  Boston,  will  coach  the 
Bates  team  this  season. 

Phil  Clark,  '04,  who  won  his  B  as'  a  high  jumper, 
during  the  first  three  years  of  his  college  course,  and 
later  won  his  H  at  Harvard,  when  taking  a  post- 
graduate course,  has  been  spending  the  past  week 
here   coaching  the  high   jumpers. 

The  rooms  in  South  Maine  which  were  damaged 
by  the  fire  have  been  thoroughly  repaired  and  are 
now  ready  for  occupation.  Hardwood  floors  have 
been  put  in  and  the  rooms  are  now  among  the  best 
in   college. 

The  Bowdoin  team  at  Fordham  was  most  loyally 
supported  by  a  Bowdoin  contingent  although  so  far 
away  from  home.  Owing  to  a  misunderstanding  in 
regard  to  the  day  of  the  game,  possibly  fewer  were 
there  than  would  have  been  but  as  it  was  a  goodly 
number  of  Bowdoin  graduates  were  out  to  cheer  on 
the  team  in  its  entrance  into  these  new  fields.  About 
thirty  alumni  were  present. 


The  following  is  modest  notice  recently  printed  by 
the  Thornton  Academy  Periodical : 

Wanted — By  the  whole  school.  A  new  gymnasium 
fully  equipped  and  erected  by  the  Fall  of  igo8. 

Kimball,  '10,  has  received  the  appointments  as 
alternate  to  take  the  examinations  for  entrance  to 
both  West  Point  and  Annapolis.  In  case  either  of 
the  candidates  from  this  district  fail  to  pass  the 
examination  Kimball  will  have  a  chance  to  try. 

The  baseball  game  which  was  scheduled  with  Tufts 
at  Brunswick  for  this  week  Wednesday,  had  to  be 
cancelled  owing  to  the  poor  condition  of  the 
grounds.  Special  effort  is  to  be  made  to  secure  this 
game  for  a  later  date,  in  order  that  the  fellows  may 
have  a  chance  to  see  a  game  with  this  college  at 
home. 

Last  Wednesday  evening  Bowdoin  was  well  rep- 
resented in  cast  of  the  "Elopement  of  Ellen,"  which 
was  presented  in  the  Town  Hall.  The  play  was 
given  under  the  auspices  of  the  Young  People's 
Union  of  the  Universalist  Church,  and  was  excel- 
lently played.  The  men  on  the  cast  were  L.  C.  Whit- 
more,  '04,  J.  B.  Draper,  '10,  W.  S.  Linnell,  '07,  L.  H. 
Fo-x,  '06. 

Much  interest  is  being  felt  by  the  students  in  a 
Dickens  Carnival,  for  which  arrangements  are  being 
made  by  a  committee  of  ladies  connected  with  the 
Saturday  Club,  and  which  is  to  be  given  in  the  Town 
Hall  on  the  evening  of  Thursday,  May  2.  It  is  to 
be  a  benefit  for  the  Curtis  Memorial  Library  of 
Brunswick,  so  beside  giving  the  promise  of  a  good 
time,  is  the  incentive  of  helping  a  worthy  object. 
This  carnival  bids  fair  to  be  the  social  event  of  the 
year,  for  both  the  college  and  the  town,  and  no  stu- 
dent will  probably  fail  to  be  present. 


FACULTY  NOTES 

During  the  vacation  Professor  Woodruff  attended 
the  meeting  of  the  New  England  Classical  Associa- 
tion at  Andover,  Mass. 

On  April  5  Professor  Robinson  attended  the  meet- 
ing of  the  New  England  Section  of  the  Society  of 
Chemical  Industry  and  was  elected  to  the  executive 
committee.  * 

Professor  Robinson  was  recently  elected  to  the  edi- 
torial board  of  the  American  Journal  of  Public 
Hygiene  which  is  published  in  Boston. 

Last  Sunday  Professor  Woodruff  preached  at  the 
West  Church  in  Portland. 

Professor  Chapman  and  Professor  Robinson  were 
at  the  meeting  of  the  Bowdoin  Club  of  Boston  on 
April  6. 


DEUTSCHER  VEREIN 


Last  Saturday  evening  Professor  Carr  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Maine  spoke  to  the  members  of  the 
Deutscher  Verein  at  their  meeting  in  Hubbard  Hall. 
His  subject  was  "Adolf  Pichler,"  a  Tyrolean  poet  of 
the  19th  century.  Professor  Carr's  word-pictures  of 
the  Alpine  scenery  were  extremely  vivid  and  his 
narration  of  the  plots  of  Pichler's  principal  works 
held  the  closest  attention  of  everyone  present.  At 
the  close  of  the  address  refreshments  were  served 
in  the  Verein  room  after  which  an  adjournment  was 
taken  to  the  Theta  Delta  Chi  House  where  a  most 
social  time  was  enjoyed. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


IF  YOU  WANT  TO  MAKE 
MONEY    THIS    SUMMER 

We  have  a  proposition  by  which  a  good  man  can,  in 
three  months,  make  more  than  enough  to  defray  his 
college  expenses  for  the  next  year. 

There  is  no  outfit  to  buy  and  no  catechism  which  you  have  to  learn. 
All  you  need  is  your  own  gray  matter  and  a  little  help  from  us  from 
time  to  time. 

If  you  will  write  us,  we  will  gladly  explain  how  we 

propose  to   make  your  next  college  year  free  from 

financial  worry. 

THE    CURTIS    PUBLISHING   COMPANY 


The  Ladies'  Home  Journal 
The  Saturday  Evening  Post 


424  Cherry  Street 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania 


NOTICE 

The  students  who  met  with  loss  in  the  recent  fire 
in  South  Maine  Hall,  wish  to  thank  the  students  and 
faculty  of  Bowdoin  College  as  well  as  the  people 
of  Brunswick,  whose  generosity  enabled  them  in  a 
large  measure  to  replace  their  destroyed  property. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION  ELECTIONS 

Just  before  the  Easter  Recess  at  the  last  meeting 
of  a  very  successful  year,  the  Association  listened  to 
the  sixth  of  the  series  of  talks  on  the  Ethics  of  the 
Profession.  It  was  given  by  Professor  W.  T.  Foster 
on  "Teaching,"  and  was  much  appreciated.  After  the 
lecture  a  business  meeting  was  held  at  which  it  was 
voted  that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  collect  old 
clothes  and  magazines  from  the  students,  and  to  send 
the  collections  to  Dr.  Grenfell  on  the  Labrador 
Coast.  The  elections  for  next  year  were  then  held 
an.d  resulted  as  follows : 

President — John  F.  Morrison,  '08. 

Vice-President — Richard  A.  Lee,  '08. 

Treasurer — Gardner  W.  Cole,  '09. 

Corresponding  Secretary — Harold  H.  Burton,  '09. 

Recording  Secretary — Robert  D.  Morss,  '10. 


NEW  TRACK  CAPTAIN 


Philip  R.  Shorey,  captain  of  the  'Varsity  Track 
Team,  felt  obliged  last  week  to  resign  his  position, 
and  Dwight  S.  Robinson,  '07,  was  elected  by  the 
team  to  take  his  place.    Shorey  was  offered  an  excel- 


lent position  on  one  of  the  Eastern  Steamship  Com- 
pany's steamers  and  so  has  arranged  to  be  absent 
for  the  spring,  although  he  will  be  present  to  grad- 
uate with  his  class  in  June.  Shorey  will  run  on  the 
team  this  year  just  the  same,  and  will  be  in  Bruns- 
wick frequently.  He  has  arranged  to  train  while  in 
Boston  at  Cambridge.  As  he  could  only  be  here  sel- 
dom, he  thought  it  best  not  to  retain  his  position  as 
captain.  D.  S.  Robinson,  the  new  captain,  is  a  dis- 
tance runner,  having  won  second  in  the  two-mile  in 
the  Maine  Meet  in  1904 ;  first  in  the  mile  and  first  in 
the  two-mile  at  the  Maine  Meet,  and  third  in  the 
two-mile  at  the  New  England  Meet  in  1905 ;  and  sec- 
ond in  the  mile,  third  in  the  two-mile  at  the  Maine 
Meet,  and  third  in  the  two-mile  at  the  New 
England  Meet  at  Brookline  in  1906, 


DEBATING  NOTES 

The  Bowdoin- Syracuse  University  debate  will  take 
place  at  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  on  the  evening  of  April  24. 
The  question  for  discussion  will  be,  "Granting  the 
willingness  of  Cuba,  the  annexation  of  Cuba  to  the 
United  States  would  be  for  the  best  interest  of  the 
United  States."  Bowdoin  will  uphold  the  affirmative 
side  of  the  question,  and  the  speakers  in  order  will 
be  Messrs.  Redmond,  Roberts  and  Hupper.  Snow 
has  been  compelled  to  withdraw  from  the  debate 
on  account  of  ill  health. 

On  May  14th  Bowdoin  will  meet  Cornell  in  debate 
in  Memorial  Hall,  Brunswick.  The  question  will  be: 
"Resolved,  That  the  solution  of  the  Street  Railway 
Problem  Lies  in  Private  Ownership."     Bowdoin  will 


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A.  S.  Pond,  representing  Hapgoods  New  York  offices,  will  be  at  the  Eagle  House 
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The  final  contest  in  the  Interscholastic  Debate  will 
be  between  Lewiston  High  and  Gardiner  High  and 
will  be  held  in  Memorial  Hall  on  the  evening  of  Apr. 
26.  The  question  will  be,  "Resolved,  That  Senate 
Bill  No.  529  (Ship  Subsidy)  should  become  a  law." 
The  speakers  will  be  as  follows :  Affirmative,  Gardi- 
ner— Messrs.  Cobb,  Holt,  and  Berry.  Negative — ■ 
Lewiston,  Messrs.  Keist,  Fisher,  and  Marston.  Lin- 
nell,  '07,  is  coaching  Lewiston,  and  Roberts,  '07,  Gar- 
diner. 

On  April  19  Clark  College  will  hold  a  debate  with 
Bates  at  Lewiston.  Bowdoin  men  will  here  have' 
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VOL.  XXXVII 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  APRIL  26,  1907 


NO.  2 


COLLEGE  RALLY 

The  fourth  annual  college  rally  was  held  in 
Memorial  Hall  last  Thursday  evening  and 
proved  to  be  the  most  successful  of  the  rallies 
yet  held  at  Bowdoin.  A  large  number  of  Bow- 
doin  alumni  were  present,  and  these  with  the 
student  body  and  "prep"  men  made  the  gath- 
ering a  very  enjoyable  and  enthusiastic  one. 

Music  was  furnished  by  the  Bath  band — 
and  this  with  the  cheering  made  the  historic 
walls  of  Old  Memorial  ring  with  true  Bow- 
doin spirit.    Linnell,  '07,  led  the  cheering. 

As  each  man  entered  the  hall  he  was  given 
a  very  attractive  souvenir.  This  was  in  the 
form  of  a  button  or  rather  badge  four  inches 
in  diameter  on  which  was  a  picture  of  old  "Joe 
Boyd"  surrounded  by  the  words  "Men  may 
come  and  men  may  go,  but  Joe  stays  here  for- 
ever." A  pamphlet  of  Bowdoin  songs  was 
also  distributed.  The  speakers  were  then 
introduced  by  Chairman  Fulton  J.  Redman, 
'07,  who  made  an  able  presiding  officer.  The 
first  speaker  introduced  was  Professor  Chap- 
man of  the  Class  of  '66.  He  said  among  other 
things,  that  when  Bowdoin  teams  played,  the 
whole  college  was  behind  them.  He  spoke  of 
the  necessity  of  every  man  in  college  trying  to 
make  the  teams — to  make  them  for  Bowdoin, 
not  the  trips ;  to  make  them  for  the  college, 
not  for  the  glory  of  his  fraternity.  He  also 
added  a  few  words  concerning  the  hard  prac- 
tice required  before  contests,  labor  never 
known  to  the  public. 

The  next  speaker  was  Hon.  Herbert  M. 
Heath,  '76,  of  Augusta,  who  gave  some  remi- 
niscences of  his  college  life.  He  emphasized 
the  fact  that  Bowdoin  is  the  real  college  of 
manhood,  and  that  more  that  is  worth  learn- 
ing is  learned  from  manhood  than  from  books. 
Then  he  spoke  of  Bowdoin  State  officials,  and 
said  that  our  present  governor  is  a  Bowdoin 
man  with  the  prospects  that  the  next  governor, 
whether  republican  or  democratic,  will  be  a 
Bowdoin  man. 

The  third  speaker  was  H.  W.  Jarvis,  '91, 
who  said  that  Bowdoin  men  were  to  be  found 
in  every  large  city  in  the  United  States — and 
that  these  alumni  were  of  very  great  value  to 


the  Bowdoin  men  fresh  from  commencement, 
for  Bowdoin  men  hang  together. 

John  Clair  Minot,  '96,  spoke  briefly  and  in  a 
humorous  vein  of  the  brighter  side  of  college 
life,  both  undergraduate  and  alumni.  He  stated 
that  he  had  prepared  a  more  elaborate  speech 
but  had  philanthropically  given  it  over  to  be 
delivered  by  the  following  speaker,  Charles  T. 
Hawes  of  Bangor. 

Mr.  Hawes  can  usually  be  relied  upon  to 
talk  of  Bowdoin  matters  in  a  way  which  rouses 
the  enthusiasm  of  Bowdoin  men,  and  was  well 
up  to  his  standard  on  this  occasion.  He  paid 
eloquent  tribute  to  President  Hyde,  Doctor 
Whittier,  and  Coaches  McClave  and  Irwin  and 
others  who  had  done  and  are  still  doing  much 
for  the  advancement  of  the  college  in  athletics 
and  educational  lines.  He  closed  with  an 
exhortation  to  all  undergraduates  to  keep  the 
college  spirit  first  in  their  minds,  first  over 
class  and  first  over  fraternity. 

After  a  short  intermission  in  which  punch 
was  served  and  cheers  were  given,  Chairman 
Redman  introduced  Judge  Seiders,  '72,  of 
Portland,  who  said,  that  of  the  many  things  a 
man  learns  at  college  none  are  of  more  value 
than  honesty  and  robust  manhood.  His  address 
was  both  eloquent  and  brilliant. 

Coach  Irwin  aroused  much  enthusiasm  by 
stating  that  the  prospects  for  a  winning  base- 
ball team  were  excellent — that  every  player  on 
the  team  knew  the  game,  played  the  game  and 
was  "game." 

The  next  speaker  was  George  E.  Fogg,  '02, 
who  spoke  on  Bowdoin  spirit — and  said  that 
the  inscription  on  the  buttons  might  well  have 
read  "men  may  come,  and  men  may  go,  but 
Bowdoin  spirit  remains  forever." 

Last  came  Professor  Robinson,  who  in  his  \ 
usual  interesting  and  informal  manner,  told 
many  witty  stories.  Among  other  things  he 
said  he  had  suffered  twice  for  the  college — 
once  as  a  Freshman  and  again  when  he  came 
back  to  college  thirty-three  years  ago  as  a 
tutor,  a  position  fully  as  embarrassing  as  that 
of  a  Freshman.  He  added  that  one  has  to 
overcome  many  things  to  obtain  success  in  life, 
and  that  the  time  to  begin  is  in  college. 

The  gathering  broke  up  to  the  good  old  tune 
of  Phi  Chi. 


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BASEBALL 

Portland,  8;  Bowdoin,  3. 

On  Friday,  April  19,  Patriot's  Day,  Bow- 
doin  played  two  games  with  the  fast  Portland 
Independent  Team  on  the  Pine  Tree  Athletic 
Association  Park  in  Portland.  The  morning 
game  was  lost  to  Portland  by  the  score  of 
eight  to  three.  Scammon  pitched  for  Bow- 
doin,  and  did  well  up  to  the  sixth  inning  when 
Portland  succeeded  in  batting  out  a  victory. 
In  the  afternoon  Sparks  pitched  for  Bowdoin 
and  Williams  for  Portland.  Portland  won 
three  to  two  in  a  well-played  game.  The  day 
was  very  cold  and  ill-suited  for  ball  playing. 
The  summaries  of  the  two  games: 

Morning  Game 
Portland 

ab      r  bh  po  a  e 

McDonough,   lb 3        2  o  12  o  2 

Rawson,    2b 5        2  i  2  4  o 

J.  Conroy,   cf 3        0  I  I  o  0 

Bernard,   3b 3        o  o  i  2  2 

Kilfedder,   ss 3        2  2  i  3  i 

Bicknell,    rf 4        o  3  3  o  0 

Willard,   If 3        i  i  o  0  0 

Edgar,   c 4        i  i  6  3  i 

Adams,   p 4        o  0  i  4  o 

Totals    32        8        9      27      16        6 

Bowdoin 

ab  r  bh  po  a  e 

Abbott,  If 3  I  o  I  0  0 

Stanwood,   3b 5  o  2  2  3  i 

G.  Bower,  ss 4  i  i  i  2  o 

Files,    cf 4  1  I  4  i  0 

Hanrahan,    ib 4  0  0  7  o  i 

C.  Bower,  c 4  o  o  6  3  0 

Manter,  2b 4  o  I  3  2  I 

McDade,   rf 4  o  i  0  °  ° 

Scamman,   p 3  0  o  0  2  i 

Harris,   p i  o  o  o  i  o 

Totals    36       3       6      24      14       4 

Earned  runs — Portland,  2.  Two-base  hits — Kil- 
fedder, Bicknell,  G.  Bower.  Stolen  bases — Stan- 
wood  2,  G.  Bower  2,  Files  2,  Manter.  First  base  on 
called  balls — off  Adams  2,  off  Scamman,  off  Harris. 
Hit  by  pitched  ball — by  Scamman,  McDonough  2, 
Conroy,  Kilfedder.  Struck  out— by  Adams,  S;  by 
Scamman,  2 ;  by  Harris,  3.  Double  plays — G.  Bower, 
Manter  and  Hanrahan;  Rawson  and  McDonough. 
Time — 1.55.     Umpire — Tom  Kelley. 

Portland,  3;  Bowdoin,  2. 

Afternoon  Game 

Portland 

ab      r  bh  po  a  e 

McDonough,    ib 4        o  i  14  o  0 

Rawson,   2b 3        i  o  i  3  0 

J.  Conroy,  cf 4         I  1  3  0  0 

Bernard,  3b 3        0  i  i  5  i 


Kilfedder,   ss 4  0  o  4  2  o 

Bicknell,    rf 4  o  2  I  o  o 

Willard,   If 4  i  2  0  o  o 

Griffin,   c 4  o  I  3  4  0 

Williams,   p 3  o  o  o  3  0 

Totals    33        3        8      27      17        I 

Bowdoin 

ab  r  bh  po  a  e 

Abbott,    If 4  o  o  0  0  0 

Stanwood,    3b 4  i  i  o  2  I 

G.   Bower,  ss 4  i  i  3  i  i 

Files,    cf 4  0  I  I  0  0 

Hanrahan,    lb 4  0  2  10  I  i 

Lawrence,   c 3  0  I  6  o  o 

Manter,  2b 3  o  o  3  3  i 

Sparks,   p 2  0  0  0  2  0 

McDade,   rf 2  0  i  i  0  o 

Totals    30        2        7      24        9        4 

Earned  runs — Portland ;  Bowdoin,  2.  Two-base 
hits,  Conroy,  G.  Bower,  Files.  Stolen  bases — 
McDonough,  Bernard,  Griffin.  Sacrifice  hits — Man- 
ter, McDade.  First  base  on  called  balls — off  Wil- 
liams, 2 ;  of?  Sparks.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — by 
Sparks,  Rawson.  Struck  out — by  Williams,  3 ;  by 
Sparks,  4.  Double  plays — Manter  and  Hanrahan ; 
G.  Bower,  Manter  and  Hanrahan.  Time — 1.25. 
Umpire — Tom   Kelley. 

Bates,  5 ;  Bowdoin,  3. 

In  a  loosely  played  game  on  a  cold  and 
windy  day,  Bowdoin  lost  its  opening  home 
game  in  an  exhibition  contest  with  Bates  on 
April  20.  Both  teams  played  raggedly  at  times, 
although  the  unseasonableness  of  the  weather 
accounts  for  this  to  some  extent.  Bates 
scored  two  runs  in  the  first  inning.  A  base  on 
balls  put  Bridges  on  first,  he  stole  second  and 
third  and  scored  on  Stone's  hit.  Stone  scored 
on  a  hit  by  Bowman.  Johnson  flied  out,  and 
Bowman  was  caught  by  Files  to  Manter.  Jor- 
dan struck  out.  No  scoring  was  done  in  the 
second  inning,  but  in  the  third  Bates  scored 
twice  on  two  passed  balls.  In  the  second  half 
of  the  third  Bowdoin  scored  two  runs  on  an 
error  by  Bowman,  a  pass  to  Bower,  and  a 
pretty  sacrifice  by  Files  followed  by  a  hit  by 
Lawrence.  Bates  scored  again  in  the  eighth 
and  Bowdoin  in  the  ninth.  Bates's  elastic  eli- 
gibility rules  permitted  Stone  to  catch  for  the 
Bates  team,  he  proving  one  of  the  mainstays 
of  the  visiting  tea'm. 

Bates 

ab  r  bh  po  a  e 

Bridges,   cf 4  i  o  i  0  0 

Johnson,    If 5  0  o  2  o  0 

Stone,    c 4  2  2  6  i  o 

Bowman,    ib 3  I  2  II  0  2 

Wight,   rf 4  I  o  o  I  o 

Jordan,   3b 4  o  o  o  3  0 


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Cobb,   ss 3        o        o        3        3        i 

Cole,   2b 4        0        o        4        I        1 

Harriman,   p 3        o        o        o        4        o 

Totals    34        S        4      27      I3        4 

BOWDOIN 

AB        R        BH         PC        A  E 

Abbott,  If 5  o  I  2  o  0 

Stanwood,   3b 3  i  o  i  2  o 

Bower,    ss 3  I  o  i  o  I 

Files,   p 3  0  o  o  3  2 

Hanrahan,    lb 4  0  o  8  o  i 

Lawrence,    c 4  o  i  8  i  o 

Sparks,   cf •  ■•  3  o  0  I  o  o 

Manter,  2b 3  i  o  S  2  0 

McDade,   rf 4  0  o  i  o  o 

Totals    32        3        2      27        8        4 

Bates    2    o    2    o    o    o    0     i     0 — 5 

Bowdoin    o    o    2    o    0    0    0    0     i — 3 

Earned  runs — Bates  i.  Stolen  bases — Bridges  2, 
Wight  2,  Stone,  Abbott  2,  Stanwood,  Manter.  Sac- 
rifice hit — Files.  First  base  on  balls — off  Harriman 
5,  off  Files  2.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — by  Files,  Cobb. 
Struck  out — by  Harriman  2,  by  Files  7.  Passed 
balls — by  Lawrence  2.  Time — 1.47.  Umpire — Kerri- 
gan of  Lewiston. 


Bowdoin,  3;  Mercersburg,  3. 

In  a  well-played  game  on  Monday  after- 
noon the  Bowdoin  and  Mercersburg  Academy 
team  played  eleven  innings  to  a  tie.  The 
Academy  team  had  to  leave  on  the  5.10  train, 
so  it  was  impossible  to  complete  the  game. 
Both  teams  started  in  rather  raggedly,  but  the 
last  part  of  the  game  was  as  pretty  an  exhibi- 
tion of  well-played  ball  on  both  sides  as  could 
be  wished.  Sparks  pitched  for  Bowdoin  and 
proved  quite  effective,  striking  out  eight  men. 
The  Mercersburg  team  played  snappy  baseball 
from  the  start  to  the  finish  of  the  game.  Each 
team  scored  one  in  the  first  inning.  Bowdoin 
added  another  in  the  last  of  the  scond,  in  the 
added  another  in  the  last  of  the  second,  in  the 
Bowdoin  made  her  third  run  in  the  fifth  and 
Mercersburg  tied  the  score  in  the  eighth. 

The  summary : 

Bowdoin 
ab        r      ib      sh      po  e 

Bower,   ss 6        i        o        o        i        3        i 

McDade,    If 5        i        2        o        3        i        o 

Files,   cf 5        0        2        o        I        o        0 

Hanrahan,    lb 5        o         i         0       12        o         i 

Lawrence,    c 4        i        o        0      11        s        5 

Manter,  2b 5        o        o        i        2        i        0 

Sparks,   p 5        o         I         I         l         4        2 

Harris,    rf s        o        0         i         I         o        o 

Totals    ....    45        3        6        4      33      I3        4 


Mercersburg 

ab  r      ib  sh  po  e 

Bubb,   lb 3        3  2  0  19  I  2 

Aldendifer,    2b S        o  o  I  I  9  o 

Boyd,   cf S        0  I  0  2  o  0 

Shultz,   rf S        o  I  0  0  o  2 

Marlin,    ss S        o  i  o  3  0  2 

Wilkinson,  p 5        o  o  i  o  5  o 

Steward,    If 3        o  o  o  o  o  0 

Bowman,    3b 4        o  o  0  o  2  i 

Williams,   c 2        0  0  o  8  o  I 

Totals  ....  37  3  S  2  33  17  6 
Base  on  balls — by  Sparks  S,  by  Wilkinson  i. 
Struck  out — by  Wilkinson,  Manter  2,  Lawrence, 
Files;  by  Sparks,  Boyd,  Marlin  2,  Wilkinson,  Stew- 
ard, Bowman  2,  Williams.  Two-base  hit — Marlin. 
Hit  by  pitched  ball — Budd.  Time — 2.05.  Umpire — 
Carrigan. 

Mercersburg...     loiooooioo    0 — 3 
Bowdoin    I     looiooooo    o — 3 


A  NEW  GERMAN  COURSE 

A  new  course,  to  be  known  as  German  9 
and  10,  will  be  inaugurated  next  year.  It  will 
be  a  course  in  the  German  drama  of  the  nine- 
teenth century  and  will  consist  of  very  careful 
study  of  the  modern  movements  in  dramatic 
literature.  The  class  will  begin  with  several 
plays  of  Ibsen  and  a  brief  study  of  his  life. 
They  will  also  read  at  least  one  of  Tolstoi's 
novels  and  some  of  the  works  of  Zola  and 
Maeterlink.  With  this  as  a  background,  the 
class  will  begin  to  read  the  more  important 
dramatic  works  of  the  latest  period,  such  as 
selections  from  Hauptmann,  Sudermann, 
Byerlien,  Hoffmansthal,  Fulda,  and  others. 

All  the  German  works  will  be  read  in  the 
original  language  and  a  part  of  the  require- 
ment will  be  to  study  the  dramatic  structure  of 
each  play  taken  up.  This  course  will  be  lim- 
ited to  those  who  have  had  at  least  two  years 
of  German  in  college  and  only  in  very  excep- 
tional cases  will  work  done  in  preparatory 
school  be  accepted. 

The  lectures  in  German,  which  have  been 
given  in  past  years,  will  be  omitted  and  in 
their  place  the  class  will  use  Kluge's 
"Geschichte  der  Deutschen  Literatin."  Side  by 
side  with  this  they  will  study  the  political  his- 
tory of  Germany  from  a  text-book  which  has 
not  yet  been  fully  decided  upon.  The  sub- 
ject matter  studied  in  literature  will  be  illus- 
trated by  readings  from  Thomas'  "German 
Anthology."  The  course  will  be  conducted 
entirely  in  the  German  language. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

HAROLD  H.  BURTON,  1909    Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 

ASSOCIATE  Editors 

R.  A.  LEE,  1908  W.  E.  ATWOOD,  1910 

P.  J.  NEWMAN,  1909  T.  OTIS,   1910 

J.  J.  STAHL,   igog  W.  E.  ROBINSON,  1910 


NATHAN  S.  WESTON,  1908      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  1909  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-Oflice  at  Brunswick  i 


nd-Class  Mail  Matter 


Lewiston  Journal  Press 


Vol.  XXXVIl. 


APRIL  26,   1907 


An  arrangement  has  been 
Alumni  News  made  by  the  Orient 
Board  in  regard  to  the 
matter  of  alumni  news,  which  it  is  confidently 
hoped  will  satisfy  and  be  advantageous  for  all 
parties  concerned — the  alumni,  the  college,  the 
students,  and  the  board.  The  arrangement  has 
been  brought  about  by  the  kind  offer  made  of 
his  services  by  the  Secretary  of  the  General 
Alumni  Association. 

The  plan  is  to  turn  over  all  the  editing  of 
alumni  notes  and  obituaries  to  the  Secretary  of 
the  Alumni  Association,  who  will  fill  one  page 
of  each  issue  with  matters  of  interest  to  the 
alumni.  For  instance,  this  week  there  is  pub- 
lished a  list  of  all  the  secretaries  of  the  gradu- 
ate classes  and  from  now  on  as  long  as  the 
arrangement  holds  there  will  appear  some 
of  the  usual  alumni  notes,  which  will  be  con- 
fined in  each  issue  chiefly  to  one  or  two  of  the 
graduate  classes. 

The  Alumni  Association  is  led  to  undertake 
this  work  by  the  feeling  that  the  bond  between 


our  alumni  and  the  college  could  be  much 
strengthened  with  benefit  to  both  parties.  And 
it  is  with  this  especially  in  view  that  the  notes 
are  to  be  grouped  in  each  issue  under  one  or 
two  classes,  for  the  college  has  appropriated 
money  to  purchase  and  to  send  copies  of  the 
Orient  to  the  alumni  who  are  not  already 
subscribers,  but  who  are  members  of  the  class 
directly  concerned  with  the  alumni  notes  in 
that  particular  issue. 

The  Orient  is  glad  to  have  this  opportunity 
to  make  the  paper  what  it  should  be  to  the 
alumni,  but  it  does  not  want  the  alumni  to  feel 
themselves  limited  to  the  alumni  page.  That 
page  is  merely  for  the  alumni  notes,  and  the 
Orient  columns  are  open  to  all  graduate  com- 
munications, the  more  the  better, — and  remem- 
ber, we  need  a  college  band. 


Athletics 


Bowdoin  has  just  had  her 
fourth  annual  athletic  rally 
and  the  occasion  was  a 
great  success.  Now  is  the  time  to  show  that 
the  rally  did  us  good.  Bowdoin  cannot  live 
forever  on  her  past  reputation.  She  must  be 
doing  something  in  the  present.  We  must 
show  a  spirit  that  brings  us,  one  and  all,  to 
every  game,  and  keeps  us  there  fighting  to  the 
finish.  The  old  victories  were  not  easy  ones, 
and  we  must  win  to-day  whether  the  odds  on 
us  are  great  or  small.  The  baseball  team  is 
working  hard  and  the  student  body  is  turning 
out  well  to  support  it.  We  must  keep  this  up, 
and  there  is  another  thing  that  needs  our  at- 
tention and  help. 

Two  years  ago  there  were  more  than  a  hun- 
dred men  doing  track  work,  now  there  are 
seventy.  If  we  are  to  turn  out  a  team  that 
can  win  the  Maine  Aleet  as  it  was  won  two 
years  ago,  there  must  be  more  material  from 
which  to  pick.  No  man  can  tell  whether  or 
not  he  is  fitted  for  some  form  of  track  athlet- 
ics unless  he  goes  to  the  field  to  make  a  try 
and  the  variety  of  events  is  so  great  that  there 
is  a  chance  for  everyone.  Besides  this,  in  the 
winning  of  the  meet  the  seconds  and  thirds, 
which  cannot  be  foreseen,  are  always  very 
important.  Any  form  of  track  athletics  offers 
healthy  exercise  in  the  open  air  and  there  is 
no  reason  why  twice  as  many  men  as  there  are 
out  at  present,  should  not  be  on  the  field  every 
day.  It  may  take  one,  two,  three,  or  even  four 
years  for  a  man  to  develop  himself  into  a 
point  winner — many  will  remember  as  an 
example  that  point  that  "Blossom"   Schofield 


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won  last  spring  in  the  last  event  of  the  Maine 
Meet  of  his  Senior  year,  after  he  tried  to  gain 
that  honor  during  each  year  of  his  college 
course.  Bowdoin  needs  every  athlete  of  every 
calibre,  and  as  another  college  paper  puts  it 
"no  athlete  was  ever  made  by  absent  treat- 
ment,"—and  remember  we  need  a  college 
band. 

WILLIAM  J.  BRYAN  TO  SPEAK  HERE 

On  Monday  morning  at  10.20,  Hon.  Wil- 
liam J.  Bryan,  the  well-known  Democratic 
candidate  for  United  States  President,  will 
speak  to  the  students  of  Bowdoin  in  Memorial 
Hall.  He  will  leave  Portland  on  the  8.15  elec- 
tric, reach  Brunswick  at  10.15,  be  received  by 
Professor  Robinson  and  Professor  A.  Johnson 
on  behalf  of  the  President  and  Faculty,  and 
taken  immediately  to  Memorial  Hall.  There 
he  will  be  introduced  by  Prof.  Robinson,  and 
will  speak  to  the  students.  Mr.  Bryan  will  have 
to  leave  again  for  Portland  on  the  11.20.  In 
Portland  he  will  be  tendered  a  reception  in 
the  afternoon,  and  in  the  evening  will  attend 
a  banquet,  where  he  will  make  a  short  speech 
on  the  "Political  Issues."  Later  in  the  even- 
ing, at  eight  o'clock,  he  will  speak  in  the  Audi- 
torium on  the  "Average  Man."  Tickets  for 
seats  in  the  auditorium  may  be  bought  for  35 
and  50  cents. 

Mr.  Bryan  is  on  a  two  weeks'  trip  through 
the  East,  and  on  this  trip  he  is  to  be  heard  by 
three  colleges,  Dartmouth,  Bowdoin,  and 
Colby.  It  is  needless  to  say  that  the  whole  col- 
lege will  greet  him  at  Memorial  Hall. 


THE  DICKENS  CARNIVAL 

On  May  3  the  ladies  of  Brunswick  will  pre- 
sent a  "Dickens  Carnival"  in  the  Town  Hall, 
in  which  a  large  number  of  college  men  will 
take  part.  The  scheme  is  to  have  every  one  of 
Dickens'  characters  appear  on  the  stage  in 
groups  representing  the  book  in  which  they 
are  found.  After  the  appearance  of  all  the 
Dickens  characters  a  social  dance  will  be  held. 

The  idea  of  a  Dickens  Carnival  is  not  an 
entirely  new  one  in  Brunswick,  since  it  was 
tried  here  about  fifteen  years  ago,  and 
was  one  of  the  most  successful  entertainments 
that  has  ever  been  given  in  the  town.  The 
profits  of  the  carnival  will  go  to  the  Bruns- 
wick Public  Library.  Besides  the  entertain- 
ment and  dance  there  will  be  three  booths 
where    ice    cream,    candy    and    fancy    arti- 


cles will  be  on  sale.  The  booths  will  be  made 
to  represent  The  Maypole  Inn  from  "Barnaby 
Rudge,"  the  "Old  Curiosity  Shop,"  and  Bof- 
fin's Bower  from  "Our  Mutual  Friend." 

A  dress  reeharsal  is  to  be  held  in  the  Town 
Hall  on  Thursday  evening,  May  2. 


CALENDAR 

FRIDAY,    APRIL    26 

2.30-S  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 

7.30  P.M.  Final  Interscholastic  Debate  between 
Lewiston  High  School  and  Gardiner  High  School 
in   Memorial  Hall. 

7.30  P.M.     Meeting  of  Hebron  Club. 

Beta  Theta  Pi  House  Party. 

SATURDAY,    APRIL   27 

2.30  P.M.  Bowdoin  plays  Boston  College  on  Whit- 
tier Field. 

Second  team  plays  E.  L.  H.  S.  at  Auburn. 

4-5  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 

6.30  P.M.  Aroostook  Club  meets  at  New  Mead- 
ows  Inn. 

SUNDAY,    APRIL    28 

5  P.M.     Prof.  Chapman  speaks  in  chapel. 

MONDAY,   APRIL  2g 

10.20  A.M.  Hon.  William  J.  Bryan  speaks  in 
Memorial  Hall. 

2.30-S  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 

4  P.M.  D.  K.  E.  Fraternity  plays  the  Medical 
School  in  baseball  on  Delta. 

8  P.M.  Glee  and  Mandolin  Club  Concert  at  Memo- 
rial Hall.     Admission,  35  cents. 

TUESDAY,    APRIL    30 

2.30-S  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
6.30  P.M.     Cercle  Francais  meets  at  New  Meadows 
Inn. 

WEDNESDAY,    MAY    I 

Bowdoin  plays  Dartmouth  at  Hanover. 

Second  team  plays  Bates  second  on  Whittier  Field. 

3.30-S  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 

THURSDAY,    MAY    2 

2.30-S  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
6.30  P.M.     Deutscher  Verein  meets  at  New  Mead- 
ows Inn. 
Reading  of  "Lorna  Doone"  in  Eng.  2. 
Rehearsal  for  Dickens  Carnival  at  Town  Hall. 

FRIDAY,    MAY    3 

2.30-S  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
8  P.M.     Dickens  Carnival  at  Town  Hall. 

SATURDAY,    MAY    4 

Bowdoin  plays  Bates  championship  game  on  Whit- 
tier Field. 

Second  team  plays  Leavitt  Institute. 
Reports  on  Holmes,  due  in  English  IV. 


ALUMNI  NOTES 

By  the  kindness  of  the  editorial  board,  the 
Secretary  of  the  General  Association  of  the 
Alumni  is  to  supply  each  issue  of  the  Orient 
with  a  page  of  items  respecting  Bowdoin 
graduates.     Of  these  none  are  more  efficient 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


and  faithful  friends  of  the  college  than  the 
class  secretaries.  No  apology,  therefore,  is 
needed  for  printing  their  post  office  addresses. 
Every  one  of  them  welcomes  a  letter  of  news 
from  an  individual  classmate  and  will  share 
it  with  others.  The  names  of  a  few  nominees 
are  included  in  the  list  where  the  compiler 
understands  that  either  a  vacancy  exists  or 
that  no  class  secretary  has  been  chosen. 

'46     Prof.  Joseph  C.  Pickard 

304  South  Fifth  Ave.,  Maywood,  111. 
'47    Rev.  Edwin  Leonard 

Melrose  Highlands,  Mass. 
'48     Prof.  Jotham  B.   Sewall,   S.T.D. 

1501  Beacon  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 
'50     Prof.  John  S.  Sewall,  D.D. 

Bangor,  Maine. 
'si     Rev.  George  A.  Pollard 

333  Terrace  Ave.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 
'52     Rev.  John  W.  Chickering 

The  Partner,  Washington,  D.   C. 
'53     John  L.  Crosbj',  A.M. 

Bangor,  Maine. 
'54    Franklin  A.   Wilson,  LL.D. 

Bangor,  Maine. 
'SS     Rev.  Flavius  V.  Norcross 

Newcastle,    Maine. 
'56    George  A.  Wheeler,  M.D. 

I02  Concord  St.,  Woodfords,  Maine. 
'57    Hampden  Fairfield,  Esq. 

Saco,   Maine. 
'58     Horace  M.  Jordan,  Esq. 

Library  of  Congress,  Washington,  D.  C. 
'59    Rev.  William  G.  Nowell,  A.M. 

117  Falmouth   St.,  Roxbury,  Mass. 
'60    Augustine  Jones,  Esq. 

Ill  Lincoln  St.,  Newton  Highlands,  Mass. 
'61     Edward  Stanwood,  Litt.D. 

76  High  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 
'62     Captain  Howard  L.   Prince 

U.  S.  Patent  Office,  Washington,  D.  C. 
'63     Cyrus  B.  Varney,  A.M. 

17  Waverly  St.,  Portland,  Me. 
'64    Rev.  William  H.   Pierson,  A.M. 

29  Central  St.,  Somerville,  Mass. 
'65    Joseph  E.  Moore,  Esq. 

Thomaston,  Me. 
'66     Dr.  Frederic  H.  Gerrish,  LL.D. 

675  Congress  St.,  Portland,  Me. 
'67    Winfield   S.   Hutchinson,  Esq. 

125  Milk  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
'68    John  A.  Hinkley,  Esq. 

Gorham,   Me. 
'69    Thomas  H.   Eaton,   Esq. 

70  Thomas  St.,  Portland,  Me. 
'70    Hon.   DeAlva   S.    Alexander 

31   North  St.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
'71     Rev.  Everett  S.  Stackpole,  D.D. 

Bradford,  Mass. 
'72    George  M.  Whitaker,  Esq. 

1404  Harvard  St.,  N.  W.  Washington,  D.  C. 
'7Z    David  W.  Snow,  Esq. 

120  Exchange  St.,  Portland,  Me. 
'74    Rev.  Charles  J.  Palmer 

Lanesboro,   Mass. 
'75     Myles  Standish,  M.D. 

6  St.  James  Ave.,  Boston,  Mass. 


'76    Arthur  T.  Parker,  Esq. 

I  Cedar  St.,  Bath,  Me. 
77    John   E.   Chapman,   Esq. 

31   Mt.   Vernon   St.,  Boston,   Mass. 
'78     Prof.  George  C.  Purington 

Farmington,  Me. 
'79    Holmes  B.  Fifield,  Esq. 

Conway,  New  Hampshire. 
'80    Albert  H.  Holmes,   Esq. 

Brunswick,  Me. 
81     Henry  S.  Payson,  Esq. 

16  Gray  St.,  Portland,  Me. 
'82     Prof.    William   A.    Moody,    A.M. 

Brunswick,  Me. 
'83     Herbert  E.  Cole,  A.M. 

979  Middle  St.,  Bath,  Me. 
84    Charles  E.  Adams,  M.D. 

29  West  Broadway,  Bangor,  Me. 
'8s    Eben  W.  Freeman,  Esq. 

396  Congress   St.,   Portland,  Me. 

86  Walter  V.  Wentworth,  Esq. 

,  Great  Works,  Me. 

87  Clarence  B.  Burleigh,  Esq. 

Augusta,   Me. 
'88    Horatio  S.  Card,  M.D. 

676  Tremont  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
'89     William  M.  Emery,  A.M. 

Box  397,  Fall  River,  Mass. 

90  Prof.  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell 

^  6  College  St.,  Brunswick,  Me. 

91  Henry  S.  Chapman,  Esq. 

12  Wildwood   St.,  Winchester,  Mass. 
'92    John  C.  Hull,  Esq. 

^  Leominster,  Mass. 

93     Harry  C.  Fabyan,  Esq. 

Room  308,  31  Milk  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
'94    Charles  A.  Flagg,  A.M. 

Library  of  Congress,  Washington,  D.  C. 
'95    Louis  C.  Hatch,  Ph.D. 

18  North  High  St.,  Bangor,  Me. 
'96    John  Clair  Minot,  Esq. 

Augusta,  Me. 
'97    James  E.  Rhodes,  2d,  Esq. 

83  Buckingham  St.,  Hartford,  Conn. 
'98    Mr.   Clarence   W.   Proctor 

North  Windham,  Me. 
'99    Drew  B.  Hall,  B.L.S. 

Fairhaven,   Mass. 
'00    Mr.  Joseph   C.   Pearson,   A.M. 

122  The  Ontario,  Washington,  D.   C. 
'01     Mr.  Walter  L.   Sanborn 

244   Washington    St.,    Boston,    Mass 
'02     Mr.  Ralph  P.  Bodwell 

Brunswick,  Me. 
'03     Mr.  Donald  E.  McCormick 

S7   Lincoln    St.,    South    Framingham,    Mass. 
'04     Mr.   Eugene  P.   D.   Hathaway 

Bethesda,   Maryland. 
'OS     Mr.  Stanley  P.  Chase 

155^  Shepard  St.,  Cambridge,  Mass. 
'06     Mr.  Louis  F.  Fox 

College   Library,    Brunswick,    Me. 


DELTA  UPSILON  HOUSE  PARTY 

The  Bowdoin  Chapter  of  Delta  Upsilon  will  hold 
a  reception  and  dance  on  the  afternoon  and  evening 
of-  May  10.  The  committee  in  charge  of  the  party 
will  be  R.  E.  Sawyer,  '07,  P.  G.  Bishop,  '09,  and  T. 
C.   Cummins,   '10. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


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tENNIS 

Manager  Morrison  of  the  Tennis  Team 
announces  that,  as  soon  as  the  courts  are  in 
condition,  there  will  be  a  tournament  for  the 
selection  of  a  captain.  He  wants  as  many  men 
as  possible  out  for  the  tournament.  The  four 
best  will  then  play  a  round  robin  series,  the 
winner  of  which  will  be  captain  of  the  team 
this  year.  There  will  also  be  an  Interschol- 
astic  Tournament,  open  to  all  Maine  prepara- 
tory schools,  on  May  14,  15,  and  16.  The 
'varsity  schedule  will  be  announced  later. 


Communication 


To   the  Editor  of  the  Orient: 

Will  you  permit  me  through  the  medium  of  your 
columns  to  say  a  few  words  to  the  undergraduate 
body  expressive  of  a  feeling  which  is,  I  think,  uni- 
versal among  the  alumni  of  the  College,  that  is,  a 
feeling  of  satisfaction  that  an  athletic  team  repre- 
senting Bowdoin  has  this  year  been  brave  enough  to 
venture  out  of  the  usual  routine  and  to  undertake  an 
invasion  of  New  York  State.  The  value  of  such  a 
trip  as  that  recently  taken  by  the  baseball  team,  in 
widening  the  athletic  reputation  of  the  College,  can 
hardly  be  estimated.  The  local  contests,  in  which 
local  conditions  in  Maine  oblige  our  teams  to 
engage,  are,  of  course,  very  important ;  but  in  order 
for  Bowdoin  to  hold  its  proper  place  in  athletics 
among  the  Colleges  of  New  England  our  teams 
must  be  seen  more  frequently  outside  the  local 
circles. 

The  writer  is  one  of  a  large  number  who  believe 
that  the  policy  of  those  in  charge  of  Bowdoin  ath- 
letics should  look  toward  fewer  contests  with  the 
Maine  Colleges  and  more  with  the  other  small  col- 
leges of  New  England.  Much  has  been  said  on  this 
topic  and  I  hope  the  movement  in  the  direction 
named  has  been  taken  up  in  earnest.  So  successful 
a  baseball  trip  as  the  recent  one,  when  our  represen- 
tatives defeated  the  teams  of  two  colleges  noto- 
riously strong  in  athletics  in  this  vicinity,  should 
certainly  serve  as  a  precedent  for  future  managers 
to  follow. 

Last  fall  for  the  first  time  in  many  years  our 
football  team  played  Wesleyan  at  Middletown.  Are 
we  to  play  the  Wesleyan  team  in  the  fall  of  1907? 
Believe  me,  every  alumnus  hopes  that  such  a  game 
is  being  arranged  and  all  the  friends  of  the  college 
are  watching  expectantly  for  the  announcement  of  a 
definite  arrangement  to  that  effect.  It  is  certainly 
true  that  a  contest  in  football,  baseball,  tennis,  or 
track  athletics,  with  Dartmouth,  Amherst,  Williams 
or  Wesleyan,  will  do  more  to  determine  Bowdoin's 
true  athletic  standing  among  the  colleges  than  all 
the  contests  in  which  we  engage  in  Maine  in  an 
entire  season. 

Let  the  good  work  go  on. 

Yours  very  truly. 

Alumnus 

New   York   City,    April    13,    1907. 


College  Botes 

Hon.  Wm.  J.  Bryan  to  speak  here  Monday 

R.   A.   Hall,   '05.   was   in   town   Friday. 

"Don"  Bradstreet  was  a  visitor  on  the  campus 
Tuesday. 

Weeks,  '10,  and  Walker,  '10,  were  in  Boston  on 
business  last  week. 

The  work  of  fi-King  up  the  various  fraternity 
courts  has  started. 

Wandtke,  '10,  was  called  home  last  week  by  the 
illness  of  his  brother. 

Next  Monday  the  clubs  give  a  concert  in  Bruns- 
wick at   Memorial   Hall. 

E.  H.  Allen  of  Shirley,  Mass.  was  the  guest  of  E. 
H.  MacMichael  this  week. 

John  Wadleigh  of  Augusta  was  the  guest  of 
Ralph   Smith,  '10,  last  week. 

Cunningham,  '04,  who  is  now  in  Harvard  Law, 
was  on  the  campus  this  week. 

Foster,  '05,  Bartlett,  '06,  P.  F.  Chapman,  '06,  and 
Childs,   '06,  were   here   Saturday. 

In  English  2  the  outside  reading  of  "Lorna 
Doone"  will  be  due  Thursday,  May  2. 

On  April  10,  Edward  S.  Bagley,  '08,  was  married 
to  Miss  Louise  Houghton  of  Woodfords. 

What  will  be  the  best  athletic  field  in  the  country 
is  to  be  built  by  Cornell  alumni  at  a  cost  of  $350,000. 

Phil  Clark,  '04,  who  has  been  coaching  the  high 
jumpers  the  past  week  has  returned  to  Harvard 
Law. 

A.  W.  Merrill,  '08,  who  has  been  away  from  col- 
lege for  nearly  a  month,  has  decided  to  give  up  his 
college  course. 

Professor  Hutchins  took  his  Physics  2  class  to 
the  Brunswick  Power  house  Monday  for  the  study 
of  the  dynamo. 

Ashworth,  '10,  who  has  been  off  the  coast  on  a 
fishing  vessel  for  the  last  few  weeks,  returned  to 
college,  Monday. 

James  A.  Templeton  of  Dean  Academy  was  the 
guest  of  M.  H.  Cooper,  '09,  at  the  Delta  Upsilon 
House  this  week. 

Wisconsin  has  over  500  candidates  for  the  track 
team,  owing  to  the  faculty  giving  credit  for  all 
branches  of  athletics. 

"King"  Michael  J.  Madden  sprung  a  cake  on 
Fisk,  '09,  and  Crowley,  '08,  in  Room  4,  South  Win- 
throp,  Thursday  evening. 

A.  L.  Laferriere,  '01,  spent  Sunday  at  the  college. 
He  is  employed  as  a  lumber  buyer  in  the  office  of  a 
sulphite  mill  in  Berlin,  N.  H. 

The  eighth  annual  chess  tournament  between 
Brown,  Cornell  and  University  of  Pennsylvania 
resulted   in  a  tie  between   Brown  and  the   Quakers. 

Last  Friday  evening  Bates  College  won  from 
Clark  University  in  debate.  The  question  was 
Resolved :  "That  it  is  for  the  interest  of  the  United 
States  to  establish  a  general  system  of  shipping 
subsidies,"  and  Bates  had  the  affirmative. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


IF  YOU  WANT  TO  MAKE 
MONEY    THIS    SUMMER 

We  have  a  proposition  by  which  a  good  man  can,  in 
three  months,  make  more  than  enough  to  defray  his 
college  expenses  for  the  next  year. 

There  is  no  outfit  to  buy  and  no  catechism  which  you  have  to  learn. 
All  you  need  is  your  own  gray  matter  and  a  little  help  from  us  from 
time  to  time. 

If  you  will  write  us,  we  will  gladly  explain  how  we 

propose  to   make  your  next  college  year  free  from 

financial  worry. 

THE    CURTIS    PUBLISHING   COMPANY 


The  Ladies'  Home  Journal 
The  Saturday  Evening  Post 


424  Cherry  Street 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania 


Robert  Hale,  '10,  has  returned  to  college  after 
spending  several  weeks  at  home  in  New  York  where 
he  attended  the  banquet  of  the  Psi  Upsilon  fraternity. 

The  Yale  University  Dramatic  Association  has 
formulated  plans  for  the  building  of  a  theatre  with 
a  seating  capacity  of  about  1200.  The  cost  is  esti- 
mated at  $75,000. 

The  engagement  has  been  announced  of  H.  E. 
Wilson,  '07,  to  Miss  Marion  H.  Toppan  of  New- 
buryport,  Mass.  The  marriage  has  been  arranged 
for  early  ne.xt  fall. 

The  faculty  got  their  tennis  court  into  condition 
last  Tuesday,  after  considerable  labor  had  been 
expended  on  it  by  the  younger  members  engineering 
the  stone  roller  across  it. 

Since  the  beginning  of  this  term  there  has  been  no 
hot  water  in  the  gymnasium  and  the  fellows  have 
had  to  use  the  cold,  which  is  rather  uncomfortable 
at  this  season. 

Michigan  has  the  largest  law  school  in  the  coun- 
try; Pennsylvania,  the  largest  medical  school;  Cor- 
nell, the  largest  technical  school;  and  Harvard  the 
largest  academic  school. 

Bingham,  '05,  who  for  the  last  year  and  a  half  has 
been  in  the  London  office  of  the  International  Bank- 
ing-Corporation, is  now  in  this  country  on  his  way 
to  a  new  situation  under  that  company  in  Yoko- 
hama. 

A  week  ago  Tuesday  night  there  was  a  small  fire 
in  South  Maine  in  the  same  room  where  the  other 
fire  started.  A  couch  belonging  to  H.  F.  Hinkley, 
'09,  caught  fire,  but  it  was  thrown  outdoors  before 
any  damage  was  done  to  the  building. 


C.  W.  Snow,  '07,  has  been  obliged  to  leave  college 
on  account  of  ill  health.  He  has  gone  to  Monhegan 
Island  where  he  will  recuperate  a  little  before 
returning  to  his  work. 

Last  Friday  evening  the  musical  clubs  gave  a  con- 
cert in  Portland  at  Kotzschmar  Hall.  The  concert 
was  under  the  auspices  of  the  Alpha  Phi  fraternity 
of  the  Portland  High  School. 

The  privilege  of  voting  in  the  municipal  elections 
has  been  extended  to  all  the  students  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago,  and  the  co-eds  of  that  institution 
formed  a  prominent  part  in  the  recent  campaign. 

The  University  of  Minnesota  students  are  petition- 
ing the  faculty  to  compel  the  "co-eds"  to  attend  lec- 
tures without  hats,  which  have  caused  much  trouble, 
as   they  prevent   students   from   seeing  the   lecturer. 

Alpha  Delta  Phi  played  the  Alpha  Sigma  frater- 
nity of  Brunswick  High  school  on  the  Dplta  last 
Thursday  afternoon,  winning  by  a  score  of  II  to  6. 
Chandler  and  McLaughlin  were  in  the  box  for  the 
A.  Ds. 

The  Esperanto  Club  which  has  been  formed  at 
Chicago  University,  and  now  includes  seventy  mem- 
bers, will  produce  within  a  few  weeks  a  play  in 
Esperanto.  This  will  be  the  first  production  of  the 
kind  to  be  attempted  in  America. 

Arrangements  have  been  made  by  Coach  Morrill 
to  have  a  friend  of  his,  F.  J.  W.  Ford,  Harvard 
Law,  '06,  to  come  here  May  I  and  help  coach  the 
broad-jumpers  and  sprinters.  Mr.  Ford  has  a  rec- 
ord in  the  broad  jumps  of  22  feet  11  inches,  and 
last  spring  won  a  place  in  the  dashes,  at  the  Eastern 
Intercollegiate  championship  meet. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


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THE  HARVARD  MEDICAL  SCHOOL 

Boston,  Mass. 

With  the  completion  of  the  new  buildings,  which  were  dedicated  September  25th,  1906,  this  school  now  has  facilities  and 
equipment  for  teaching  and  research  In  the  various  branches  of  medicine  probably  unsurpassed  In  this  country.  Of  the  five 
buildings,  four  are  devoted  entirely  to  laboratory  teaching  and  research.  The  numerous  hospitals  of  Boston  afford 
abundant  opportunities  for  clinical  Instruction  in  m-  dlciue  and  surgery. 

COURSE  FOR  THE  DEGREE   OP  M.D. 

A  four  years'  course,  open  to  bachelors  of  art,  literature,  philosophy  or  science,  and  to  persons  of  equivalent  standing, 
leads  to  the  degree  of  M.D.  The  studies  of  the  fourth  year  are  wholly  elective;  they  include  laboratory  subjects,  general 
medicine,  general  surgery  and  the  special  clinical  branches. 

The  next  school  year  extends  from  September  26, 1907  to  June  29, 1908. 

Send  for  illustrated  catalogue;  address 

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The  Freshman  relay  team  which  ran  Bates  at 
Lewiston  sat  for  pictures  last  week.  Anyone  wish- 
ing to  order  a  picture  of  the  team  may  do  so  of 
Harry  Dugan,  Mgr.  If  a  dozen  pictures  are  pur- 
chased the  price  will  be  fifty  cents. 

Theta  Delta  Chi  played  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  in 
base  ball  last  Friday  afternoon  resulting  in  a  score 
of  4  to  3  in  favor  of  the  former.  The  battery  for 
Theta  Delta  Chi  was  Hamburger  and  Draper,  and 
for  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon,  Lee  and  Shehan.. 

CLASS  OF  1870 
Congressman  Alexander,  '70,  recently  spent  two 
weeks  in  Louisiana  with  the  Rivers  and  Harbors 
Committee,  visiting  the  inland  waterways  of  that 
State.  His  sail  up  Bayou  Teche  took  him  through  the 
land  of  Evangeline,  where  "the  name  of  Longfel- 
low," he  says,  in  a  brief  letter  to  a  classmate,  "is  a 
household  word."  He  adds :  "The  poet's  description 
of  the  country,  with  its  winding  bayous,  its  fertile 
lands,  its  delicious  climate,  and  its  beautiful  roses, 
so  abundant  as  to  be  without  money  value,  is  as 
faithful  as  if  he  had  wandered  along  the  banks  of 
the  Teche  and  tarried  at  Garden  City.  Yet  he  never 
saw  this  country." 

FRANK  E.  KENDRIE 


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VOL.  XXXVII 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MAY  3,  1907 


NO.  3 


MR.  BRYAN'S  ADDRESS 

Bowdoin  men  enjoved  a  rare  treat,  Monday 
morning,  when  Hon.  William  J.  Bryan,  the 
great  Democratic  leader,  addressed  them  in 
Memorial  Hall.  Although  brief,  Mr.  Bryan's 
speech  was  a  masterpiece  and  made  a  deep 
impression  upon  the  students  and  others  who 
composed  his  large  audience. 

Mr.  Bryan,  upon  his  arrival,  was  escorted 
to  the  hall  by  Professors  Allen  Johnson  and 
F.  C.  Robinson.  Professor  Robinson  presented 
the  speaker,  referring  to  his  relations  to  this 
college  first  as  a  friend  and  secondly  as  a  ben- 
efactor, Mr.  Bryan  being  instrumental  in 
securing  to  Bowdoin  the  Philo  Sherman  Ben- 
nett prize  fund. 

Mr.  Bryan  touched  upon  three  subjects,  pub- 
lic speaking,  ambition,  and  faith.  He  held  that 
an  orator  is  made  rather  by  contact  with  great 
events  rather  than  by  any  inborn  talent.  The 
orator  should  impress  upon  the  audience  his 
subject  rather  than  his  personality.  Eloquence 
he  considered  to  be  composed  of  intimate 
information  on,  and  enthusiasm  for,  the  sub- 
ject in  hand.  Clearness  and  brevity  of  state- 
ment were  the  best  services  one  could  render 
to  the  cause  of  truth. 

In  regard  to  ambition,  the  second  topic  of 
his  speech,  Mr.  Bryan  held  that  ambition  is 
especially  commendable  in  a  young  man,  but 
only  so  long  as  he  has  a  laudable  controlling 
purpose.  He  spoke,  with  deep  feeling,  in  favor 
of  universal  education,  arguing  that  civiliza- 
tion can  only  reach  its  highest  point  when  the 
greatest  number  are  perfectly  developed  both 
in  mind  and  heart.  But  selfish  ambition  he 
believed  to  be  unworthy  and  ineffective,  since 
only  by  unselfish  service  can  a  man  become 
great. 

Faith  he  believed  to  be  a  very  important  ele- 
ment in  success.  First,  faith  in  oneself ;  not 
egotism  or  vanity,  but  the  higher  confidence 
which  enables  one  to  undertake  great  works. 
Secondly,  faith  in  one's  fellow-man,  for,  at 
bottom,  the  human  heart  is  a  true  democracy 
and  great  deeds  cannot  be  achieved  without 
identifying  oneself  with  this  democracy.  But 
without  faith  in  God  these  other  two  go  for 
little.     There  is  a  wide  gulf  between  the  man 


who  does  what  is  right  because  other  men  are 
watching  him  and  the  man  who  does  what 
is  right  from  a  sense  of  duty  to  an  omnipotent 
and  personal  God.  He  who  has  faith  in  such 
a  God  fights  a  winning  fight  and  his  oppo- 
nents, lacking  this  faith,  must  be  put  to  rout. 

Owing  to  the  close  train  connection  the 
students  did  not  have  time  to  assemble  for  a 
demonstration  at  the  station  after  the  speech. 
Without  exception,  however,  the  students  were 
both  pleased  and  gratified  by  Mr.  Bryan's  visit 
and  would  gladly  have  listened  to  a  far  longer 
address. 

The  gentlemen  who  were  on  the  platform 
with  Mr.  Bryan  were  Hon.  George  Fred  Wil- 
liams, member  of  Congress  1891-3,  and  Demo- 
cratic candidate  for  Governor  of  Massachu- 
setts, 1895,  1896,  1897,  and  Sherifif  Pennell  of 
Cumberland  County.  Mr.  Bryan  was  accom- 
panied on  his  trip  by  Col.  A.  C.  Drinkwater  of 
Boston,  and  Mr.  Alexander  Troup  of  Con- 
necticut. 


THE  SYRACUSE  DEBATE  \ 

The  annual  debate  between  Bowdoin  and 
Syracuse  was  held  in  Crouse  Hall,  Syracuse, 
Wednesday,  April  24.  Mr.  Hancock  presided. 
The  question  for  debate  was,  "Resolved,  That, 
granting  the  willingness  of  Cuba,  the  annexa- 
tion of  Cuba  to  the  United  States  would  be  for 
the  interests  of  the  United  States."  Bowdoin 
had  the  affirmative,  Syracuse,  the  negative. 

The  first  speaker  for  the  affirmative  was 
Redman,  who  said  that  the  keynote  of  the 
present  situation  in  Cuba  is  uncertainty  and 
that  annexation  to  the  United  States  will  sup- 
ply stability  in  place  of  this  uncertainty.  He 
quoted  the  examples  of  Flawaii,  the  Philip- 
pines and  Porto  Rico  and  the  testimony  of 
men  in  the  Department  of  Commerce  and 
Labor  and  the  Bureau  of  Statistics  to  show 
that  under  annexation  and  the  consequent  sta- 
bility a  highly  developed  Cuba  would  ensue, 
which  would  import  from  the  United  States 
$200,000,000  worth  of  products  annually.  He 
concluded  with  the  statement  that  we  have  to 
sell  what  Cuba  needs  to  buy. 

The  first  speaker  for  the  negative  was  Ell- 
wood,  who  in  a  very  eloquent  manner,  tried  to 


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show  that  the  United  States  would  be  violating 
her  sacred  honor  by  annexing  Cuba  on  account 
of  her  four  previous  promises  not  to  do  so.  He 
closed  by  expressing  the  hope  that  the  brilliant 
page  in  our  national  history  caused  by  our 
freeing  Cuba  from  Spain  would  never  be 
blotted  by  her  annexation  to  the  United  States. 

The  second  speaker  for  the  affirmative,  Rob- 
erts, beean  by  indicating  that  the  four  promises 
referred  to  were  not  promises  but  were  expres- 
sions of  intention  and  that,  under  the  question, 
Cuba  is  willing,  a  sufficient  change  is  made  in 
the  circumstances  to  permit  a  change  in  our  in- 
tentions without  its  being  a  question  of  honor. 
He  continued  the  economic  argument  by  show- 
ing how  this  two  hundred  million  dollar 
increase  in  our  exports  would  favorably  affect 
some  of  our  fundamental  industries,  such  as 
the  iron  and  steel,  the  cotton,  the  flour  and 
meat,  and  the  shipping  industries. 

Flouton,  the  second  speaker  on  the  negative, 
argued  that  the  Cubans  were  unfit,  socially,  to 
become  United  Stattes  citizens  and  he  tried  to 
picture  how  it  would  seem  to  have  our  Con- 
gress packed  with  black  senators  from  Cuba. 

The  last  speaker  on  the  affirmative,  Hupper, 
began  by  citing  the  cases  of  Arizona  and  New 
Mexico,  and  comparing  their  condition  and 
population  with  those  of  Cuba,  favorably  to 
Cuba.  He  next  advanced  the  economic  argu- 
ment by  showing  how  the  annexation  and 
development  of  Cuba,  whose  staple  product 
is  sugar,  would  place  the  United  States  on  a 
safe  and  sound  economic  basis  for  the  produc- 
tion of  the  sugar  we  consume  and  would  obvi- 
ate our  having  to  import  one-fifth  of  our  sugar 
from  Europe  under  a  high  tariff  which  neces- 
sarily sets  the  price  for  the  duty-free  sugar. 

The  last  speaker  for  the  negative  was  Ken- 
nedy. He  showed  that  the  annexation  of  Cuba 
would  injure  our  beet-sugar  industry,  but  he 
accidentally  admitted  that  beet-sugar  could  not 
be  produced  under  four  cents  a  pound,  twice 
the  cost  of  sugar  production  in  Cuba.  He  then 
closed  with  more  prophecy  as  to  the  undesira- 
bility  of  Cuba  socially. 

In  the  rebuttal  Ellwood  reviewed  his  first 
speech  and  reiterated  the  argument  of  the 
four-fold  promise.  Redman  met  one  of  Ken- 
nedy's argT.mients  by  showing  that  annexation 
would  be  a  decidedly  paying  business  proposi- 
tion. Flouton  accused  the  affirmative  of  talk- 
ing merely  of  dollars  and  cents,  arguing  only 
the  economic  issue  and  dodging  the  others. 
Roberts  explained  that  the  affirmative  laid 
more  stress  on  the  economic  issue  because  it 


was  fundamental.  He  also  attacked  the  chief 
argument  of  the  negative,  the  social  conten- 
tion. Kennedy  then  summarized  the  argu- 
ments of  the  negative.  Hupper  closed  the 
debate  with  what  was  easily  the  best  speech  of 
the  evening.  He  summed  up  the  case  of  the 
affimiative  in  a  concrete  figure  of  a  fortress 
and  an  opposing  army.  He  indicated  those  of 
the  affirmative's  arguments  which  their  oppo- 
nents had  failed  to  meet,  claiming  that  the  lat- 
ter's  arguments  were  less  essential  in  the  con- 
sideration of  the  question. 

The  judges,  Mr.  Hamlin  Lamond,  editor  of 
the  Nation,  Mr.  Alfred  H.  Montague  of  New 
York  City,  and  Mr.  Albert  E.  Wilcox,  princi- 
pal of  the  East  Rochester  High  School,  retired 
for  a  few  moments  and  then  brought  in  a 
unanimous  decision  for  the  affirmative.  After 
the  debate  there  was  a  reception  at  the  Phi 
Kappa  Psi  House. 


BOWDOIN,  10;  BOSTON  COLLEGE,  3 

In  a  loosely  played  game  on  both  sides  Bow- 
doin  won  from  Boston  College  on  Whittier 
Field  last  Saturday.  The  game  was  uninter- 
esting and  one-sided  from  the  first.  Bowdoin 
hit  harder  than  in  any  previous  contest,  but  the 
fielding  was  ragged  at  times.  Files  pitched 
well,  and  the  work  of  Lawrence  both  behind 
the  bat  and  with  the  stick,  was  noteworthy. 
The  summary : 

Bowdoin 

ab      r      bh      pc      a        e 

Abbott,    If 4        I        2        I        0       o 

Stan  wood,    3b $        o        2         i         o        o 

Bower,  ss    3         i         i         4        o        0 

Files,   p 5        3        3        o        3        o 

Hanrahan,    ib 4        0        o        S         I         i 

Lawrence,  c 4        2        2       10        3        2 

McDade,   cf 5        i        i         i         i        o 

Manter,  2b 4        o        2        5         3         i 

Harris,   rf 3        2        0        0        o         i 

37       10       13      27       II         6 

Boston  College 

ab  r  bh  po  a  e 

O'Kane,  2b 3  i  i  2  3  i 

Mansfield,  3b,  cf 4  i  o  i  i  2 

Supple,    rf 3  o  o  o  2  i 

Sullivan,   lb 4  i  i  11  o  i 

Flatley,  cf.,  3b 4  o  i  i  o  I 

O'Keefe,    ss 3  o  0  2  3  o 

Moynihan,    c 3  o  o  5  3  I 

Ryan,    If 3  o  2  2  o  o 

Maloney,    p 3  0  0  o  i  o 

30        3        S      24      13        7 

Struck    out — By    Files,    nine.      By    Maloney,    four. 

First   base   on   balls — Off   Files,   five;    off    Maloney, 


BOWDOiN  ORIENT 


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three.  Hit  by  pitched  ball— Bower,  Mansfield,  Moy- 
nihan.  Two-base  hit — Lawrence.  Double  plays — 
Lawrence  to  Manter.     Umpire — Carrigan. 


MUSICAL  CLUBS'  CONCERT 

On  Monday  evening  of  this  week  tlie  Col- 
lege Glee,  Mandolin  and  Guitar  Clubs  made 
their  annual  appearance  in  Memorial  Hall. 
The  program  rendered  was  fully  up  to  the 
standard  of  programs  of  former  years.  Every 
number  was  encored  and  several  were  called 
back  twice  and  three  times.  Especially  well 
received  were  the  selections  of  the  Club  quar- 
tette, F.  E.  Kendrie,  the  violin  soloist,  A.  O. 
Pike,  vocal  soloist,  and  F.  R.  Upton,  the 
reader,  who  was  encored  four  times.  The 
clubs  have  done  good  work  this  year,  and  the 
trips  have  all  been  successful,  for  this  the  col- 
lege should  give  credit  to  A.  H.  Ham,  '08,  who 
has  managed  the  clubs,  to  A.  O.  Pike,  '07, 
leader  of  the  Glee  Club,  and  T.  R.  Winchell, 
'07,  leader  of  the  Mandolin  Club. 

The  program  presented  last  Monday  even- 
ing was  as  follows : 

PART  FIRST 

I     Opening   Song    (College) — Fogg,   '02 

Glee,  Mandolin  and  Guitar  Clubs 
We'll  Sing  to  Old  Bowdoin 
II     Yachting    Glee — Culbertson  Glee    Club 

III  Operatic  Medley  Mandolin   Club 

IV  Seventh    Concerto — DeBeriot  Mr.    Kendrie 

V  Jenk's  Compound — Macy  Quartette 
VI     In  Moonland— Peck                         Mandolin  Club 

PART    SECOND 

I     One,  Two,  Three,  Four — Arr.  by  Gushing,  '09 

An   Hawaiian    Melody 

Glee  Club.     Solo  by  Mr.   Levdon 
II     Reading— Selected  Mr.   Upton 

III  Solo  (a)   Mavourneen — Alyward 

(b)   King   Charles — White 

Mr.   Pike 

IV  The  Dreamer — Keith  Mandolin  Club 

V  Sleep  Time  Mah  Honey — Howell 

"Listen  What  a   Sand  Man   Say" 

Glee  Club 
VI     College  Songs 

(a)  Bowdoin  Beata — Pierce,  '96 

(b)  Phi  Chi— Mitchell,  '79 


to  the  winners  of  first,  second,  and  third  place 

in  each  event.  This  idea  has  been  carried  out 
at  Harvard  under  Coach  Lathrop  with  great 
success  and  if  successful  here,  will  be  kept  up 
in  the  future. 


LEWISTON  WINS  INTERSCHOLASTIC  DEBATING 
CHAMPIONSHIP 

On  Friday,  April  26,  Lewiston  High  School 
won  from  Gardiner  High  School  in  the  final 
debate  of  the  Bowdoin  Interscholastic  Debat- 
ing League  which  was  held  in  Memorial  Hall. 
Over  250  people  were  present  at  the  debate 
and  both  schools  were  well  represented. by  sup- 
porters of  their  team.  The  Lewiston  delega- 
tion considerably  enlivened  the  evening  by 
cheering  for  the  members  of  their  tearn,  and 
by  giving  their  school  yells  before  and  after 
the  debate.  .     , 

The  question  debated  was,  "Resolved,.  Th2it 
Senate  Bill  No.  529,  Relating  to  Shipping  Sub- 
sidies, as  Reported  to  the  National  House  of 
Representatives,  Should  Become  a  Law."  The 
team  from  Gardiner  which  had  been  coached 
by  Ammie  B.  Roberts,  '07,  had  the  affirmative 
side  of  the  question  and  was  composed  of  Har- 
rison Berry,  Harold  Holt,  and  Frank  Cobb, 
with  Ralph  Parker  as  alternate.  The  Lewis- 
ton  team  which  did  credit  to  the  coaching  of 
VV.  S.  Linnell,  '07,  had  the  negative,  and  its 
members  were  George  Keist,  Franklin  Fisher, 
and  Harold  Marston,  with  Rodolph  Roy  as 
alternate.  Professor  Chapman  presided  over 
the  debate,  and  the  judges  were  Professor 
R.  C.  McCrea,  Professor  Allen  Johnson,  and 
Scott  Wilson,  Esq.,  of  Portland. 

After  the  debate  a  reception  was  tendered 
to  the  members  of  the  teams  and  their  friends 
by  the  Christian  Association,  in  Hubbard  Hall 
and  both  Hubbard  Hall  and  the  VValker  Art 
Building  were  kept  open  for  the  benefit  of  the 
visitors  until  the  teams  left  for  Brunswick. 


HANDICAP  ATHLETIC  MEET 

Next  Monday  there  will  be  a  Handicap 
Athletic  Meet  at  Whittier  Field.  There  will 
be  handicap  contests  in  all  events.  The  meet  is 
open  to  all  men  who  have  been  out  for  track 
this  spring  and  will  be  in  the  nature  of  trials. 
A  shingle,  designed  by  Stephens,  '10,  giving 
the  points  won  and  the  handicap,  will  be  given 


SOPHOMORE  THEMES 

The  next  themes  for  Sophomores  not  taking  Eng- 
lish  4  will  be   due   Tuesday,   May   7. 
Subjects 
The  Telephone:  How  It  Has  AiTected  Modern 


Life 


^.  The  Referendum  in  Maine,  ;  ■ 

3.  Dr.  Grenfel  and  His  Work  in  Labrador. 

4.  Democracy   in  College  Life. 

5.  My  favorite  Character  in  Dickens'  Novels. 


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fiOWiDOlN  OfelfeNt 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

HAROLD  H.  BURTON,  1909    Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 

Associate  Editors 


W.   E.  ATWOOD,   1910 

T,  OTIS,   1910 

W.  E.  ROBINSON,  191 


R.  A.  LEE,  1908 

P.  J.  NEWMAN,  :909 

J.  J.  STAHL,  1909 

NATHAN  S.  WESTON,  1908      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  1909  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,  JO  cents. 

Entered  at  Fost-Ofiice  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter 


Lewistun  Journal  Pkbss 


Vol.  XXXVII. 


MAY  3.   1907 


It  has  only  been  within  the 
Sunday  Tennis       last  year  that  the  practice 

seems  to  have  started  of 
using  the  tennis  courts  on  Sunday.  It  is  with 
regret  that  the  Orient  notices  this  course  and 
we  desire  to  register  a  strong  protest  against 
the  continuance  of  this  plan.  We  do  not  desire 
to  pose  as  rigid  moral  critics  nor  expect  Bow- 
doin  students  to  be  saints  in  embryo,  but  cer- 
tainly such  conduct  is  beneath  the  dignity  of 
college  men.  It  is  not  that  there  is  anything 
intrinsically  wicked  in  the  playing  of  a  set  of 
tennis  on  a  Sunday  afternoon,  if  it  were  only 
in  the  tennis  itself  that  the  matter  lay,  but  we 
must  remember  how  it  appears  to  others. 
When  we  consider  how  many  visitors  there  are 
to  our  campus  on  Sundays  in  spring  and  also 
how  the  electrics  are  carrying  crowds  past  the 
courts  all  day,  we  must  think  what  an  impres- 
sion of  Bowdoin  a  stranger  would  receive.  A 
small  matter  too  often  gives  an  evil  impression 
which  it  takes  years  of  work  to  convince  the 
holder  of  it,  is  wrong.  The  fellows  may 
have  an  entirely  innocent  intent  but  the  action 


is  still  working  harm  to  the  good  name  of  the 
college.  Fellows  may  say :  "Why  is  it  any 
worse  to  play  a  game  of  tennis  on  Sunday  than 
to  go  for  a  walk  or  gocanoeing?"  It  is  not,  as 
far  as  the  sport  goes ;  but  when  we  go  for  a 
walk  we  are  off  by  ourselves,  but  when  we  play 
tennis  we  are  under  the  shade  of  Bowdoin  and 
are  involving  more  than  just  ourselves.  It  is 
not  in  the  game  that  the  harm  is,  but  in  the 
effect  produced.  Let  us  not  be  selfish.  It  never 
was  a  Bowdoin  custom ;  and  let  us  have  respect 
enough  for  the  views  of  others  and  for  the 
good  name  of  the  college  to  see  that  it  never 
be  permitted  to  become  such.  The  Orient 
believes  that  the  best  sentiment  of  the  college 
will  forbid  the  continuance  of  such  practice. 


The  Selfishness  of    ^.^^  '^^^^^"^  °^  -S^'  ''^'*°" 
^  ..       „  rial     may     possibly     seem 

*  harsh   to   some   and  yet   it 

expresses  what  is  true  in  only  too  many 
instances  in  regard  to  the  financial  support  of 
undergraduate  interests.  Just  at  this  time  the 
various  spring  college  interests  are  soliciting 
funds  and  are  meeting  with  the  usual  difficul- 
ties. Some  fellows  seem  to  think  a  manager 
is  nothing  better  than  a  beggar.  Some  pay  up 
promptly,  some  sign  subscriptions  and  never 
pay,  and  some  refuse  to  help  at  all.  It  is  not 
because  these  students  are  not  interested  in  col- 
lege organizations,  that  some  are  so  niggardly 
in  their  support,  but  rather  because  they  are  so 
inordinately  selfish  that  they  much  prefer  to 
spend  the  money  on  themselves.  It  is  only  too 
often  that  a  manager  will  receive  a  reply  to  a 
request  for  a  subscription  to  the  effect  that,  "I 
can't  give  you  much  this  year,  our  house  party 
is  so  expensive;"  or  "I  went  to  Lewiston  to  the 
show  last  night  and  have  got  to  go  light  for  the 
rest  of  the  month,  and  don't  know  when 
I  can  pay  you."  Now  the  Orient  certainly 
approves  of  house  dances  and  all  such  occa- 
sions, but  is  it  not  showing  selfishness  to  let  a 
trip  to  Bath  or  a  dance  interfere  with  college 
subscriptions?  Athletics  and  the  other  organ- 
izations have  got  to  be  supported  and  why 
should  a  part  expect  the  rest  to  bear  the  bur- 
den of  their  responsibility?  Investigation 
quickly  shows  us  that  each  branch  of  athletics 
is  supported  practically  by  its  student  sub- 
scriptions, and  yet  a  fellow  who  is  willing 
to  give  ten  dollars  to  go  to  a  dance  is  just  as 
willing  that  another  should  bear  his  share  of 
expense  in  contributing  to  athletics.  The  sup- 
port   of    the    regular    undergraduate    college 


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interests  should  be  the  first  duty  of  the  college 
man.  Every  man  should  be  willing  to  do  some- 
thing and  should  plan  to  do  so.  There  are  a 
few  possibly  who  cannot  do  so,  and  of  course 
all  cannot  give  the  same  amount,  but  it  is  not 
just  that  a  man  should  economize  in  his  college 
subscriptions  while  he  is  spending  freely  in 
every  other  direction.  We  are  glad  to  say  that 
by  no  means  the  majority  of  Bowdoin  students 
act  this  way,  but  we  would  like  to  give  this 
precept  to  the  student  body  that,  only  too  often, 
it  is  not  economy  that  impels  a  man  to  refuse  a 
subscription,  but  selfishness. 


BOWDOIN  TIME  TABLE 

On  returning  after  the  Easter  vacation,  it 
was  found  that  an  innovation  had  been  intro- 
duced in  the  form  of  a  Bowdoin  Time  Table. 
This  was  a  simple  folder  put  on  sale  at  the 
Library  by  one  of  the  students  and  which  con- 
tained the  times  of  nearly  everything  a  Bow- 
doin student  has  any  need  to  know.  It  con- 
tained the  office  hours  of  the  college  officials, 
the  times  the  Art  Building,  Town  and  College 
Libraries  are  open,  the  times  of  delivery  and 
collections  of  all  mails,  the  times  the  express 
offices  are  open  in  Brunswick,  the  office  hours 
of  the  Brunswick  doctors  and  dentists,  the 
days  and  times  of  closing  of  the  Brunswick 
stores,  the  present  railroad  time  table,  the  time- 
table of  the  electric  roads,  and  a  few  other 
similar  items  of  interest. 

Since  the  issuing  of  the  time  table  the  even- 
ing collection  of  the  campus  mail  box  has  been 
changed  from  8  to  8.30  p.m. 


CALENDAR 

FRIDAY,   MAY  3 

2.30-5  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
8  P.M.     Dickens   Carnival  at  Town  Hall. 

SATURDAY,    MAY    4 

3  P.M.  Championship  game  with  Bates  on  Whit- 
tier Field. 

Second  team  plays  Leavitt  Institute  at  Turner. 
9.30  P.M.     Reports  on  Holmes,  due  in  English  IV. 
U.  of  M.  vs.  Tech.  Athletic  Meet  at  Orono. 

SUNDAY,    MAY    5 

10.4s  A.M.  Rev.  Lyman  Abbott,  second  Bowdoin 
Preacher,  speaks  at  Church  on  the  Hill. 

S  P.M.  Rev.  Lyman  Abbott  speaks  at  chapel. 
Anthem  by  quartet  from  the  First  Congregational 
Church  of  Bath. 

MONDAY,    MAY    6 

3  P.M.     Handicap  athletic  meet  on  Whittier  Field. 

TUESDAY,    MAY    7 

2.30-S  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 

WEDNESDAY,    MAY    8 

11.27  A.M.     Baseball  team  leaves  for  Waterville. 
Championship  game  with  Colby  at  Waterville. 
Second  team  plays  Hebron  on  Athletic  Field. 
Championship  game  between  Bates  and  U.  of  M. 
at   Orono. 
2.30  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
Informal  dance  at  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  House. 

THURSDAY,    MAY    9 

2.30-5  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field.     - 

FRIDAY,    MAY    10 

2.30-5  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
8  P.M.     Delta   Upsilon   House   Party. 

SATURDAY,    MAY    II 

3  P.M.  Championship  game  with  U.  of  M.  on 
Whittier  Field. 

6.30  P.M.  Meeting  of  Massachusetts  Club  at  the 
Inn. 

9.30  P.M.  Reports  on  Hawthorne  due  in  English 
IV. 


NOTICES 

All  men  who  received  provisional  commencement 
appointments  are  required  to  hand  in  commencement 
parts  by  May  13.  These  must  be  not  more  than 
twelve  hundred  words  in  length. 

The  Hawthorne  Prize  of  forty  dollars  given  by 
Mrs.  George  C.  Riggs  (Kate  Douglass  Wiggin),  is 
awarded  annually  to  the  writer  of  the  best  short 
story.  The  competition  is  open  to  members  of  the 
Sophomore,  Junior  and  Senior  classes.  These  stories 
must  be  not  less  than  fifteen  hundred  words  in 
length,  must  be  typewritten  and  must  be  handed  in 
at  Room  3,  Memorial  Hall,  before  May  13. 


DARTMOUTH  WINS 


Word   was   received   Wednesday   that   Dartmouth 
had  beaten  Bowdoin  by  the  score  of  5  to  4. 


LIBRARY  NOTES 

"New  Chronicles  of  Rebecca,"  a  new  novel  by 
Kate  Douglass  Wiggin,  was  put  upon  the  market 
April  17.  In  this  novel  the  characters  of  "Rebecca 
of  Sunnybrook  Farm"  figure  largely.  It  is  a  story 
glowing  with  humor,  full  of  human  kindness  and 
winning  realism. 

"Wunuissoo"  is  the  title  of  a  new  book  just 
received  at  the  library  written  by  William  Allen, 
who  was  president  of  Bowdoin  from  1820  to  1839. 
The  book  was  written  while  President  Allen  was  .in 
Brunswick  and  was  not  published  until  thirty  years 
had  elapsed.  It  is  a  poem  in  four  cantos,  and  is  ded- 
icated to  the  memory  of  his  wife. 

The  Library  has  recently  received  of  Francis  R. 
Upton,  Esq.,  of  the  Class  of  1875,  a  copy  of  Boydell's 
Illustrations  of  the  Dramatic  Works  of  Shakespere. 
This  American  edition  was  one  of  the  notable  art 
books  of  the  middle  of  the  last  century  and  is  bound 
in  two  giant  folios  which  make  an  interesting  addi- 
tion to  our  Shakesperian  collection. 


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BOWDOtN  ORIENT 


<lQ>\\co^t  Botes 

Bates  Game  Tomorrow  at  3 

B.  W.  Russell  entertained  his  father  over  Sunday. 

Jude,  '08.  has  left  college  on  account  of  ill  health. 

The  New  Hampshire  Club  sat  for  pictures  last 
week. 

The  flag  is  to  be  hoisted  every  day  on  Memorial 
Hall. 

Prof.  Moody  has  started  his  outdoor  surveying 
class. 

Charles  Houghton,  '06,  has  entered  a  wool  house 
in  Boston. 

"Cy"  Denning,  '05,  was  on  the  campus  the  first  of 
last   week. 

A  new  pool  table  has  been  installed  in  the  Park 
Bowling  Alley. 

William  M.  Houghton,  '03,  is  on  the  staff  of  the 
New  York  Tribune. 

Nickerson,  '10,  is  spending  a  few  days  at  his  home 
in    Boothbay  Harbor. 

A  May  dance  was  held  at  the  Psi  Upsilon  House 
last  Wednesday  evening. 

Jude,  '08,  and  Carney,  '07,  will  go  to  Porto  Rico 
next  year,  to  engage  in  teaching. 

Edwin  Cummins  of  Somerville,  Mass.,  is  the  guest 
of  his  brother,  T.  C.  Cummins,  '10. 

Haley,  '07,  has  resigned  his  position  as  principal 
of  the   Freeport   Grammar    School. 

W.  A.  Robinson,  '07,  is  teaching  in  the  High 
School  at  Northeast  Harbor,  Me. 

The  University  of  Michigan  was  the  first  college 
in  the  country  to  adopt  co-education. 

Deming,  '10,  is  ill  with  the  mumps  and  is  quaran- 
tined in  his  room,   in   North  Appleton. 

Marston,  who  took  part  in  the  Interscholastic 
Debate,  is  the  son  of  P.  G.  Marston,  '88. 

Shaughnessy,  '03,  won  the  highest  scholarship  in 
the  Harvard  Medical  School  for  the  past  year. 

April  20,  the  Kappa  Sigmas  beat  the  Alpha  Sig- 
mas  of  the  Brunswick  H.  S.  by  a  score  of  18-5. 

Farrin,  '10,  is  teaching  school  at  Pemaquid  Har- 
bor, and  will  not  return  until  examination   week. 

Prof.  Sills  entertained  Div.  A  of  his  Latin  Class 
at  his  rooms  on  Federal  Street,  Tuesday  evening. 

Prof.  Moody  and  Prof.  Ham  gave  adjourns  the 
first  hour  Monday  in  Mathematics  2  and  French  2. 

A  picture  of  the  1910  Indian  Club  squad,  was  pub- 
lished  in  the  Lewiston  Journal,  Saturday  evening. 

R.  W.  Smith,  '10,  attended  the  Junior  Prom,  of 
Cony  High   School  at  Augusta  last  Friday  evening. 

Tuesday  evening.  Division  A  of  Professor  Sills' 
Latin  class  was  entertained  at  his  home  on  Federal 
Street. 

Daniel  B.  McMillan,  '98,  and  Clifton  A.  Towle, 
'99,  are  to  hold  a  summer  school  on  Bustin's  Island 
in  Casco  Bay. 

Mr.  Hiwale  who  spoke  last  winter  before  the 
Christian  Association  and  is  at  present  in  Bangor, 
will  enter  college  next  fall. 


On  the  23d  of  April  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  base- 
ball team  won  from  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  team  by  a 
score  of  17-4. 

Adjourns  were  granted  from  9.30  to  11.30  Mon- 
day morning,  in  order  that  the  students  might  hear 
Hon.  Wm.  J.  Bryan  speak. 

F.  T.  Smith,  '08,  is  teaching  the  ungraded  school 
on  the  Harpswell  road,  taking  the  place  occupied 
last  semester  by  Knight,  '10. 

Studley,  '09,  who  has  been  laid  up  with  a  bad  knee, 
has  been  able  to  get  about  on  crutches  this  week, 
having  his  leg  in  a  plaster  cast. 

Carney,  '07,  who  has  been  substituting  as  teacher 
in  the  High  School  at  Winthrop  for  the  past  week, 
has  returned  to  his  college  work. 

The  members  of  the  Freshman  relay  team  which 
ran  Bates,  were  entertained  at  the  Inn  Sunday  even- 
ing by  Ludwig,  '10,  and  Mikelsky,  '10. 

John  Irwin,  the  baseball  coach,  was  at  his  home 
in  Boston  over  Sunday.  He  met  the  team  in  Boston 
on  the  way  to  Dartmouth,  Wednesday. 

In  last  Sunday's  Boston  Globe  there  appeared 
pictures  of  most  of  the  Senior  Class  Day  officers, 
and  an  account  of  the  college  career  of  each. 

MacMichael,  '07,  and  Sewall,  '09,  attended  a  house 
party  given  by  the  Theta  Epsilon  Society  of  the 
University  of  Maine  at  Orono  last  Friday  evening. 

Chandler,  '90.  a  former  editor  of  the  Orient,  was 
on  the  campus  recently.  He  now  has  charge  of  the 
American   Book  Company's  business  in  Connecticut. 

A.  W.  Merrill,  who  it  was  announced  last  week, 
had  given  up  his  college  course  returned  to  Bow- 
doin  last  Friday,  and  will  go  on  with  his  regular 
studies. 

The  play  which  the  Esperanto  Club  at  Chicago 
recently  played  is  adapted  from  the  Spanish  and  is 
called  "Between  Trains"  or  in  Esperanto  "Fervoja 
Haltado." 

Files,  '09,  has  returned  to  college  after  two  weeks 
spent  in  Springfield  with  the  Stevens  Duryea  Com- 
pany, being  sent  there  by  the  Maine  Motor  Co.  of 
Portland. 

Subscription  papers  are  out  to  defray  the  expenses 
of  the  Rally.  The  expenses  greatly  exceeded  the 
amount  subscribed.  It  is  hoped  every  student  will 
do  his  share. 

Colorado  College  has  been  endowed  with  100  pedi- 
greed cats  by  Mayor  Henry  C.  Hall,  of  Colorado 
Springs,  Colorado.  Mayor  Hall  wants  the  cats  used 
for  propagation. 

It  will  be  interesting  to  members  of  French  3,  to 
learn  that  Columbia  University  recently  staged  with 
great  success  the  French  Play,  "Le  Voyage  de  Mon- 
sieur Perrichon." 

Commander  Peary  is  suffering  for  want  of  funds 
to  carry  out  his  next  expedition  in  search  of  the 
North  Pole.  Unless  $60,000  can  be  raised  the  expe- 
dition planned  to  start  the  first  of  July  will  have  to 
be  abandoned. 

The  '03  delegation  of  Theta  Delta  Chi  held  a 
reunion  on  the  evening  of  April  19th  at  the  Chapter 
House.  Those  present  were  C.  F.  Abbott,  Luther 
Dana,  F.  J.  Welsh,  Malcolm  Woodbury  and  Leon 
Walker.  Two  members  were  unable  to  be  present. 
They  were  Moody  and  Stevens. 


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A  crew  of  men  was  at  work,  Monday,  trimming 
and  cutting  down  the  dead  trees  on  the  campus, 
among  these  trees  being  the  only  pine  tree  there  was 
in  the  quadrangle. 

On  Wednesday  the  second  team  lost  to  Bates  Sec- 
ond on  Whittier  Field  by  a  score  of  7  to  3.  The 
same  team  played  for  Bowdoin  that  played  against 
Edward  Little  last  Saturday. 

Secretary  Parker  of  the  Rhodes  scholarship  com- 
mittee, reports  that  out  of  igr  Rhodes  scholars  at 
Oxford,  79  come  from  the  United  States,  71  come 
from  British  colonies,  and   11   from  Germany. 

The  Freshmen  may  be  interested  to  know  that  as 
the  frontispiece  in  the  Century  Magazine  for  May 
appears  a  painting  of  Lorna  Doone,  under  the  head 
of  "Paintings  of  Famous  Characters  in  Fiction." 

Last  week  the  town  authorities  were  working  on 
the  campus  looking  for  browntail  moth  nests.  Sev- 
eral were  found  and  destroyed,  the  greatest  number 
being  in  the  tall  elms  on  the  east  side  of  Memorial 
Hall. 

On  April  25  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  team  defeated 
the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  team  by  a  score  of  8-7.  In  the 
box  for  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  were  Shehan  and 
Green,  and  for  Alpha  Delta  Phi  McLaughlin  did  the 
twirling. 

At  last  week's  1909  class  meeting,  the  matter  of 
a  Sophomore  banquet  and  several  other  important 
class  duties  were  discussed.  Those  elected  on  the 
banquet  committee  were  P.  H.  Brown,  P.  G.  Bishop, 
and  K.  R.  Tefft. 

Theta  Delta  Chi  played  the  Zeta  Psi  Fraternity 
in  baseball  Monday  afternoon,  resulting  in  a  score 
of  10  to  3  in  favor  of  the  former  team.  Theta  Delta 
Chi's  battery  was  Hamburger  and  Draper,  and  for 
Zeta  Psi,  Cole  and  Eastman. 

The  members  of  the  Lewiston  High  debating  team 
were  entertained  by  Wandtke,  '10,  at  the  Delta  Upsi- 
lon  House,  and  the  members  of  the  Gardiner  team 
were  entertained  at  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  House, 
during  their  stay  here  for  the  Interscholastic  Debate. 
.  About  a  year  ago  Chancellor  E.  Benjamin 
Andrews,  of  Nebraska  State  University,  issued  an 
order  prohibiting  smoking  on  the  campus.  He  now 
declares  that  all  students  hereafter  found  guilty  of 
chewing  tobacco  will  be  expelled  from  the  Univer- 
sity. 

Last  Saturday  the  second  team  was  defeated  by 
Edward  Little  High  School,  6-1.  Those  who  played 
on  the  second  team  were  Scamman,  p. ;  Green,  c. ; 
Piper,  l;  Hayes,  2;  Wandtke,  3;  Capt.  Dresser,  ss. ; 
Walker,  l.f. ;   Purington,  c.f.,  and  Sanborn,   r.f. 

According  to  the  usual  custom  the  baseball  man- 
agement is  this  season  running  an  Literscholastic 
League.  The  schools  who  are  members  of  the 
League  are  Edward  Little  High,  Lewiston  High, 
Gardiner  High,  Leavitt  Institute  and  the  Alpha 
Sigma  Club  of  Brunswick.  The  standing  of  the 
several  teams  will  be  reported  in  the  Orient  from 
week  to  week. 

Last  week  the  athletic  committee  of  Brown 
announced  that  in  the  future  all  athletic  relations 
with  Dartmouth  would  be  severed.  The  reason  for 
this  action  arises  from  the  dispute  in  the  Brown- 
Dartmouth  baseball  game  last  Saturday  over  a  decis- 
ion of  the  umpire.  It  seems  that  a  Brown  player  was 


running  from  first  to  second  when  a  batted  ball 
struck  the  second  baseman's  glove  and  bounded  so 
as  to  hit  the  runner.  Capt.  Skillin  of  Dartmouth 
claimed  that  the  runner  was  hit  by  a  batted  ball  and 
was  therefore  out,  and  when  the  umpire  refused  to 
sustain  this  theory  the  Dartmouth  team  withdrew 
from  the  field. 


FACULTY  NOTES 

^ April  20,  Prof.  Moody  attended  the  meeting  of 
New  England  Mathematics  Teachers— held  at  Bos- 
ton   University. 

Prof.  L.  A.  Lee  recently  spoke  in  Portland  on  the 
"Wild   Animals   of  Maine." 

Professor  Robinson  has  been  working  for  the  past 
few  weeks  on  an  extensive  analysis  of  gold  ores 
from  Nova  Scotia. 

Prof.  Robinson  expects  to  attend  the  dinner  of  the 
Bowdoin   Club  of  Boston,  Saturday. 

Prof.  Files  has  given  to  the  college  more  than 
two  hundred  trees  of  choice  varieties  raised  from 
seed  in  a  nursery.  The  larger  ones  will  be  placed  in 
groups  around  the  borders  of  the  campus  at  once. 
They  are  mostly  evergreens,  a  kind  of  tree  in  which 
the  campus  has  been  lacking.  There  will  be  a  nursery 
for  the  smaller  ones  near  the  observatory  where  they 
will  be  transplanted  and  later  put  in  place  about  the 
campus.  Among  them  are  specimens  of  the  Scotch 
pine,  the  Norway  spruce,  the  Colorado  blue  spruce, 
the  pinus  ponderosa,  the  catalpa,  the  box  elder,  and 
several  varieties  of  oaks. 

Prof.  Lee  has  been  recently  re-appointed  by  Gov. 
Cobb,  State  Geologist  and  a  member  of  the  State 
Survey  Commission. 


ALEXANDER  PRIZE  SPEAKERS 

The  following  named  men  have  been  chosen  to 
take  part  in  the  Trial  Competition  for  the  Alexander 
Prize  Speaking.  This  Trial  Competition  will  take 
place   on  Thursday,   May   16. 

Juniors:  Boyce,  Cox,  Davis,  Donnell,  Gould,  Ham, 
M.   P.   Merrill,   Morrison,   Putnam,  C.   M.  Robinson. 

Sophomore:  Atwood,  Brewster,  Burton,  Cole, 
Gastonquay,  Ginn,  Goodspeed,  Harris,  Marsh,  Stahl. 

The  ten  Freshmen  to  compete  are  being  chosen 
from  the  following  list:  Ballard,  Clifford,  Colbath, 
Davie,  Eastman,  Grace,  Hawes,  Lander,  Larrabee, 
Matthews,  Mikelsky,  Richards,  I.  B.  Robinson, 
Rowell,  Slocum,  Stephens,  Stone,  Weeks,  Walker, 
Wandtke,  Warren. 


PROF.  CHAPMAN  AT  SUNDAY  CHAPEL 

Prof.  Chapman  gave  an  interesting  talk  in  Sunday 
chapel.  He  said  in  part:  There  is  nothing  that  we 
know  so  little  about  and  yet  nothing  which  so  vitally 
concerns  us  as  temptation.  Evil  in  one  form  or 
another  presents  itself  to  each  of  us  every  day.  The 
two  ways  of  meeting  temptation  and  turning  it  aside, 
may  best  be  illustrated  by  two  examples  from  the 
ancient  Grecian  mythology.  By  being  bound  to  the 
mast  Ulysses  withstood  the  enchanting  songs  of  the 
Sirens.    The  Argonauts  passed  the  Sirens  in  safety, 


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because  they  knew  the  sweeter  music  of  their  com- 
panion. Orpheus. 

From  these  examples  the  two  ways  of  meeting 
temptation  are  evident.  First  by  self-restraint,  or 
assertion  of  the  spiritual  power  over  that  of  the 
cornoreal.  Second,  by  the  possession  of  something 
that  is  infinitely  superior  to  all  the  power  that  evil 
has  at  its  command.  This  something  is  found  in  the 
love  of  God,  the  possession  of  which  banishes  all 
thoughts  of  evil. 


COLLEGE  PREACHER 

Next  Sunday,  May  5.  Rev.  Lyman  Abbott,  Editor 
of  The  Outlook,  New  York  City,  the  second  of  the 
Bowdoin  College  Preachers,  will  preach  at  the 
Church  on  the  Hill  in  the  morning,  and  speak  at 
chapel  in  the  afternoon.  Everyone  should  hear  him 
twice. 


Hlumni  Botes 


CLASS   OF   1878 

Hartley  C.  Baxter,  '78.  has  been  appointed  by  the 
selectmen  of  Brunswick,  as  a  trustee  of  the  Bruns- 
wick and  Topsham  Water  District  for  a  term  of 
three  years. 

CLASS   OF    1891 

Rev.  Alexander  P.  MacDonald,  who  has  recently 
given  up  his  parishes  at  Seal  Harbor  and  Cranberry 
Isles,  has  been  doing  most  efficient  work  as  coast 
missionary.  The  launch.  Morning  Star,  the  property 
of  the  Maine  Sea  Coast  Missionary  Association,  has 
been  going  from  place  to  place  on  the  Maine  coast, 
the  pastor  and  his  assistant  holding  services  at  the 
little  towns  and  scattered  settlements  along  the 
coast,  where  it  has  been  impossible  to  secure  a  regu- 
lar preacher. 

CLASS   OF    1896 

John  W.  Foster  has  accepted  a  position  as  Super- 
intendent of  Schools  at  Eastport  and   Lubec,  Me. 

B.  G.  Willard,  '96,  has  been  reappointed  Instructor 
in  Public  Speaking  at  Harvard  for  one  year  begin- 
ning Sept.   I,   1907. 

Henry  Hill  Pierce,  who  has  practiced  law  for  sev- 
eral years  at  120  Broadway,  New  York,  is  now  at  49 
Wall  Street,  with  the  firm  of  Cromwell  &  Sullivan. 
All  Bowdoin  men  know  Mr.  Pierce  as  the  author  of 
"Bowdoin   Beata." 

The  friends  of  W.  S.  Bass  of  Chicago,  will  be 
very  sorry  to  learn  of  the  death  of  his  wife  who 
died  in  March  after  a  brief  illness.  Mrs.  Bass  was 
in  Brunswick  last  June  when  her  husband  came  to 
the  decennial  reunion   of  the  class. 

Harry  W.  Owen,  Jr.,  who  has  been  editor  of  the 
Bath  Times  for  the  past  ten  years,  is  now  associated 
with  the  Bath  Anvil  in  a  similar  capcity. 

Ralph  W.  Leighton  of  Mt.  Vernon,  has  announced 
his  candidacy  for  the  Republican  nomination  as  reg- 
ister  of  probate   of   Knox   County    in    1908. 

John  Clair  Minot  of  Augusta,  has  been  engaged  to 
deliver  the  Memorial  Day  address  in  that  city. 

CLASS   OF   1900 
Rev.  Frederick  Crosby  Lee,  who  for  several  sea- 
sons   has    been    curate    of    St.    Saviour's    Episcopal 
Church  at  Bar  Harbor,  and  vicar  of  the  Church  of 


Our  Father  at  Hull's  Cove,  has  accepted  a  responsi- 
ble position  as  chaplain  of  a  school  in  Ohio,  and  has 
entered  upon  his  duties.  He  will  return  to  Bar  Har- 
bor in  June,  and  resume  his  duties  at  St.  Saviour's 
for  the  summer  months. 

Harry  C.  McCarty,  '00,  of  Westbrok,  has  been 
appointed  a  special  agent  of  the  Bureau  of  Corpor- 
ations at  Washington.  Since  graduation  he  has  been 
employed  with  the  census  bureau. 

CLASS  OF  1901 
Fred  H.  Cowan,  who  for  nearly  three  years  was 
principal  of  the  Bar  Harbor  High  School,  and  one  of 
the  most  successful  instructors  in  the  history  of  the 
school,  has  taken  an  excellent  position  as  junior 
master  in  the  Girls'  Latin  School  of  Boston.  Mr. 
Cowan  was  selected  from  a  long  list  of  applicants, 
and    is    filling   the  position   with   entire   satisfaction. 

CLASS  OF  1902 
A.  Stroud  Rodick,  who  has  been  associated  with 
Edward  B.  Mears,  a  prominent  Philadelphia  and  Bar 
Harbor  real  estate  agent,  has  been  spending  the  win- 
ter in  Philadelphia  as  assistant  manager  of  Mr. 
Mears'  office.  He  will  return  to  Bar  Harbor  about 
May  1,  and  with  his  bride,  formerly  Miss  Madolin 
B.  Tompkins  of  Waterbury,  Conn.,  will  move  to  their 
new  home  on  High  Street. 

CLASS   OF   1903 

Andrew  P.  Havey,  who  has  served  for  the  past 
winter  as  representative  from  Sullivan  in  the  73d 
legislature,  has  been  one  of  the  busiest  men  in  the 
House.  Although  a  Democrat,  he  succeeded  in  car- 
rying a  nominally  Republican  town  by  over  150  votes. 
The  Bangor  News  has  the  following  to  say  of  him: 

It  might  not  be  amiss  just  at  this  moment  to  recall 
that  Representative  Havey  of  Sullivan,  the  next  to 
the  youngest  member  in  the  House,  has  won  quite  a 
record  in  the  council  halls  of  the  State  this  winter. 
He  has  been  a  hard  worker  and  a  student  of  all 
interests  affecting  his  locality,  either  directly  or  indi- 
rectly. As  a  member  of  one  of  the  most  popular  leg- 
islative clubs,  he  has  been  a  notable  figure,  and  one 
of  the  best  entertainers.  He  has  been  called  upon  at 
many  critical  moments  to  render  service  to  the  law- 
makers. It  is  doubtful  if  anyone  in  the  House  can 
show  a  better  record.  Here  are  the  seven  measures 
that  Representative  Havey  has  pushed  through  to  a 
successful  conclusion : 

Smelt  law  for  Gouldsboro  Bay. 

Close  time  on  lobsters  during  the  months  of  July 
and  August  between  Petit  Manan  Point  and  Schoodic 
Point. 

Incorporation  of  Hancock  and  Sullivan  Bridge  Co. 

Extension  of  the  charter  of  the  Winter  Harbor 
Trust  Co. 

Repeal  of  the  special  laws  of  1863  and  1903  relating 
to  the  taking  of  codfish,  hake,  haddock,  etc.,  in 
Frenchman's  Bay. 

Incorporation  of  the  Prospect  Harbor  Village  Cor- 
poration. 

Authorization  of  the  Benvenue  Granite  Co.  to  con- 
struct and  maintain  crossings  in  Sullivan. 

S.  O.  Martin  has  recently  received  an  appointment 
to  the  Bureau  of  Corporations  at  Washington.  The 
Bureau  of  Corporations  is  under  the  supervision  of 
the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor.  Mr.  Mar- 
tin will  assist  in  the  investigation  of  the  Tobacco 
Trust. 


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IF  YOU  WANT  TO  MAKE 
MONEY    THIS    SUMMER 

We  have  a  proposition  by  which  a  good  man  can,  in 
three  months,  make  more  than  enough  to  defray  his 
college  expenses  for  the  next  year. 

There  is  no  outfit  to  buy  and  no  catechism  which  you  have  to  learn. 
All  you  need  is  your  own  gray  matter  and  a  little  help  from  us  from 
time  to  time. 

If  you  will  write  us,  we  will  gladly  explain  how  we 

propose  to   make  your  next  college  year  free  from 

financial  worry. 

THE    CURTIS    PUBLISHING   COMPANY 


The  Ladies'  Home  Journal 
The  Saturday  Evening  Post 


434  Cherry  Street 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania 


On  March  27  a  daughter,  Elizabeth  Forsaith  Riley, 
was  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  H.  Riley,  Jr. 

George  B.  Farnsworth,  '03,  Harvard  Medical 
School,  '07,  has  received  an  appointment  as  interne 
at   the    Massachusetts    General   Hospital. 

CLASS   OF    190S 

Arthur  Shorey,  '05,  who  has  been  in  London  in 
the  employ  of  the  International  Banking  Corpora- 
tion, has  accepted  a  position  in  .the  home  office  at 
New   York. 

Ralph  S.  Robinson,  who  has  been  principal  of  the 
High  School  at  Northeast  Harbor  for  the  past  year 
and  a  half,  has  just  resigned  his  position  to  accept  a 
position  as  principal  of  the  High  School  at  Thomas- 
ton. 

James  N.  Emery  is  managing  a  news  bureau  at 
Bar  Harbor,  and  for  the  third  season  will  handle  the 
Bar  Harbor  end  of  a  number  of  New  York  and  Phil- 
adelphia dailies  during  the  summer  season. 

The  University  Council  of  Columbia  University, 
New  York,  has  just  awarded  a  Garth  fellowship  of 
the  value  of  $650  to  Mr.  Louis  D.  H.  Weld,  a  resi- 
dent of  Hyde  Park,  Mass.,  and  a  graduate  of  Bow- 
doin  College  of  the  Class  of  1905.  The  Columbia 
fellowships,  of  which  twenty  are  awarded  each  year, 
are  among  the  most  highly  prized  academic  honors 
in  the  United  States  and  the  selections  are  made 
from  a  large  number  of  candidates. 

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At  the  annual  dinner  of  the  International  Banking 
Corporation  in  London  it  was  Robert  T.  Woodruff, 
'06,  who  proposed  the  toast  to  "Our  Friends  Abroad," 
meaning  the  Bowdoin  graduates  who  are  now  in  the 
Far  East  in  the  service  of  that  corporation. 


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VOL.  XXXVIl 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MAY  lo,  1907 


NO.  4 


THE  APRIL  QUILL 

It  was  indeed  a  happy  chance  that  brought 
together  in  the  heart  of  a  hurrying  modern 
college  life  these  old  canvases  of  the  Walker 
Art  Gallery,  and  the  serene  ladies  and  elegant 
gentlemen  of  an  older  day  could  furnish  much 
material  for  the  foundation  of  correct  stand- 
ards of  artistic  judgment,  if  there  should 
appear  several  articles  similar  to  the  "Notes"'' 
by  the  w^riter  in  the  April  Quill.  Why,  more- 
over, with  such  an  interpreter,  so  skilled  in  the 
fine  values  of  color  and  form,  could  not  a  col- 
lege course  be  organized  for  the  study  of  the 
principles  of  artistic  expression  and  the  rudi- 
ments of  art  criticism  ? 

As  a  well-ordered  and  well-written  study  of 
the  literary  development  of  a  particular  era 
and  country,  "Characteristics  of  Modern  Irish 
Poetry"  is  excellent.  Brief  excerpts  illustrat- 
ing the  different  notes  of  the  poetry  would 
have  enriched  the  essay.  The  feverish  enun- 
ciation of  nationality  which  marked  the  poets 
of  '48  was  natural  in  view  of  their  ignomin- 
ious national  condition,  but  we  can  hardly  sub- 
scribe to  the  generalization  of  our  author,  that 
"the  dominant  note  of  this  poetry  was  that 
of  all  zvortliy  imaginative  poetry,  the  doctrine 
of  nationality."  The  realm  of  the  imagina- 
tion is  a  world,  a  soul's  country,  to  which  no 
man  has  set  bounds. 

The  later  Celtic  verse,  as  the  writer  well 
says  further  on,  has  not  the  limitations  of 
appeal  of  the  "Nation  Poets"  and  triumphs  by 
force  of  pure  poetry. 

The  "note  of  rebellion"  mentioned  by  the 
writer  is  not  alone  in  and  because  of  the 
Fenian  episode;  it  is  in  the  heart  of  the  Celt. 
He  is  a  rebel  against  the  actual.  According 
to  Matthew  Arnold's  dictum  he  rebels  "against 
the  world  of  circumstance."  He  would  rather 
follow  the  glint  and  gleam  of  faery  than  tread 
any  commonplace  path  of  conformity. 

The  wit  of  a  Yankee  countryside  is  always 
a  bit  bold  and  coarse  and  its  best  portrayals 
suffer  from  seeming  exaggeration.  The  pres- 
ent example,  "The  Picnic  at  Mountfort,"  has 
much  merit, — a  central  incident,  well-sus- 
tained  humor,    and    descriptive    ease.       The 


writer  seems  to  understand  his  type  of  char- 
acters and  lets  them  speak  out  naturally.  In 
view  of  the  recent  success  of  "Mr.  Pratt"  he 
would  seem  to  do  well  to  exercise  his  power. 
But  amusement  and  artistic  satisfaction  must 
not  be  confused.  Few  Yankee  yarns  contain 
both. 

"Phil,"  as  a  sympathetic  treatment  of 
the  youthful  idealist,  is  consistent  in  language, 
and  good  in  its  direct  and  vivid  descriptions. 
The  first  half  could  have  been  condensed  with 
enhanced  effect. 

This  youth  "cultivating  a  sort  of  isolation," 
the  writer  has  developed  into  a  high-souled, 
self-effacing  dreamer.  But  is  it  owing  to  a 
lack  of  art  on  the  writer's  part  or  to  the  nat- 
ural skepticism  of  ruthless  reviewers,  that 
above  the  words  of  confident  idealism  there 
intrudes  the  thought,  that  he  might  have 
become  a  mere  ne'er-do-well,  soured,  as  are 
many,  by  isolation? 

The  episode  of  the  officer's  second  coming 
produces  a  certain  dissatisfaction;  and  disillu- 
sionment, temporary  and  necessary  precursor 
of  such  buoyant  optimism,  is  painted  in  far  too 
vanishing  colors.  The  elevation  of  spirit  and 
manifest  sincerity  of  this  sketch  are  marked, 
but  the  proper  artistic  effect  is  marred  by  a 
tendency  to  a  sermonizing  style. 

"In  Remembrance,"  the  first  poem  of  the 
number,  has  much  of  the  sweetness  and  pathos 
of  old  romance.  It  is  a  regrettable  oversight 
of  printer  or  proof-reader  that  marred  the 
dainty  motto  by  substituting  "tempores"  for 
"temporis,"  and  if  the  verse  "As  in  a  mirage 
of  dissolving  charms"  jars  by  its  accentuation, 
it  is  straightway  condoned  by  the  grace  of  the 
closing  stanza.  "The  Living"  is  a  good  exam- 
ple of  didactic  verse,  with  a  forceful  plea. 
"Let  us,"  that  long-suffering  exhortation,  is 
not  overdone  here,  but  it  is  well  to  have  it 
excluded  as  completely  as  possible. 

In  "Edith"  the  genuine  dignity  of  the  sonnet- 
form  and  the  general  elevation  of  tone  are  so 
marked  that  the  question  raised  by  the  seventh 
line  is  soon  answered  by  the  supposition  of  an 
evident  omission  and  misprint,  and  dissatisfac- 
tion with  the  verse  "Thou  wert  destined  midst 
[better  'mid'?]  brilliant  courts  to  shine"  may 
be  credited  to  a  certain  captiousness  in  readers 


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and  reviewers  which  makes  it  distasteful  for 
them  to  be  forced  to  think  too  closely  of 
accents  and  troches  and  iambs,  despite  even 
Shakespeare's  irregularities. 

Sonnets  and  much  serious  verse  we  have 
had  and  now  we  would  emphasize  the  good  plea 
and  good  advice  of  the  editorial  in  this  Quill 
by  askinf  if  some  one  will  not  liven  the  Quill's 
spring  numbers  with  some  lyrics  of  lighter 
vein,  some  ballade  or  rondeau.  The  Postman 
points  out  two  pleasing  selections  of  verse,  the 
second  of  which  suggests  the  fierce  vigor  of 
Henley  without  his  lyric  perfection.  The  titles 
of  the  best  essays  of  the  month  might  be  of 
interest  to  the  Postman's  readers  and  perhaps 
occasionally  the  quotation  of  some  really  strik- 
ing paragraphs  of  prose. 

M.  C.  li. 


DARTMOUTH,  S;  BOWDOIN,  4 

In  an  exceedingly  heart-rending  game  to 
watch  from  the  Bowdoin  side,  the  Bowdoin 
team  lost  to  Dartmouth  at  Hanover  on  May 
I.  Bowdoin  led  up  to  the  last  of  the  eighth, 
when  a  remarkable  batting  rally  on  the  part  of 
Dartmouth  gave  her  five  runs  and  the  game. 
Bowdoin  played  fast  ball,  except  in  this  inning, 
and  Sparks  pitched  a  nice  game  throughout. 
It  was  Dartmouth's  four  clean  hits  that  gave 
her  the  game  more  than  any  wildness  on  the 
part  of  the  Bowdoin  team.  The  battinp-  of 
Bower  was  a  feature  of  the  game. 

No  scoring  was  done  until  the  third  when 
Bower  reached  third  on  a  three-bagger  and 
scored  on  a  bunt  by  Lawrence.  Bowdoin 
scored  the  remainder  of  her  three  runs  in  the 
fifth.  Manter  filed  out.  Sparks  made  a  base 
hit.  Harris  struck  out.  Sparks  stole  second 
and  Bower  got  another  single,  putting  two  on 
bases.  Stanwood  scored  both  these  runs  on  a 
hard,  clean  hit  between  first  and  second.  Stan- 
wood  then  scored  on  a  two-base  hit  of 
McDade.  Files  struck  out.  This  stopped 
Bowdoin's  scoring  for  the  game.  Dartmouth 
made  five  runs  in  the  eighth.  Two  errors  by 
Bower  and  one  by  Sparks,  aided  by  two  sin- 
gles and  two  two-base  hits  did  the  business. 

The  summary : 

DARTMOUTH 

AB        R        BH         PO        A  E 

Schildmiller,   lb 4  I         i        8        2        o 

Norton,  2b 3  I        2        I        o        o 

McDevitt,  cf 4  10400 

Skillin,  If.,  p 3  00000 

Richardson,  ss 3  o        o        i         i        i 

Hobart,  3b 4  02231 


J.  McLane,  rf 

-4        0 

0 

I 
I 

3 

7 

I 

'0 

2 
3 

0 

Becket,  p 

2        I 

0 

29        5 

7 

27 

II 

2 

Bowdoin 

Bovver,  ss 5 

Stanwood,  3b 3 

McDade,  If 4 

Files,  cf 4 

Hanrahan,  ib 3 

Lawrence,  c 2 

Manter,  2b 4 

Sparks,  p 4 

Harris,  rf 3 

C.  Bower*   i 


33        4        8      22**  II         4 

*Batted   for  Harris   in  ninth. 

**McLane,  Richardson  out.     Hit  by  batted  ball. 

Struck  out — By  Sparks,  4;  by  Beckett,  6;  Skillin, 
2.  Base  on  balls — Ofif  Sparks,  2 ;  off  Beckett,  i ; 
Skillin,  I.  Two-base  hits — Norton,  Beckett,  Mc- 
Dade. Three-base  hit — Bower.  Hit  by  pitched  ball, 
Skillin. 


BETA  THETA  PI  RECEPTION  AND  DANCE 

The  Beta  Sigma  Chapter  of  the  Beta  Theta 
Pi  fraternity  held  its  annual  reception  and 
dance  at  the  Chapter  House  on  McKeen  Street 
April  26.  The  house  was  very  prettily  deco- 
rated with  palms,  ferns,  potted  plants  and  cut 
flowers.  The  reception  was  in  the  afternoon 
from  4  until  6  o'clock. 

The  guests  were  received  by  Mrs.  William 
DeWitt  Hyde,  Mrs.  Leslie  A.  Lee,  Mrs. 
Henry  Johnson,  Mrs.  William  A.  Houghton, 
Mrs.  George  T.  Files  and  Mrs.  Frank  E. 
Roberts  of  Brunswick,  Mrs.  John  H.  Huddil- 
ston  of  Orono,  Mrs.  John  W.  Haines  of  Dex- 
ter, and  Mrs.  Nathan  Weston  of  Augusta. 
The  affair  was  very  largely  attended,  many 
being  present  from  out  of  town. 

During  the  reception  punch  was  dipped  by 
Mrs.  Franklin  C.  Robinson,  Miss  Caroline 
Robinson  and  Mrs.  Roscoe  J.  Ham  of  Bruns- 
wick, and  Mrs.  George  Matthews  of  Kansas 
Citv.  Mo. 

The  delegates  from  the  other  fraternities 
were  as  follows  John  W.  Leydon,  '07,  from 
Alpha  Delta  Phi;  Arthur  Ham,  '08,  from  Psi 
Upsilon;  Carl  M.  Robinson,  '08,  from  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon ;  Lester  Adams,  '07,  from 
Zeta  Psi;  Harry  L.  Brown,  '07,  from  Theta 
Delta  Chi ;  Ralph  Sawyer,  '07,  Delta  Upsilon, 
and  Charles  F.  Thomas,  Jr.,  '07,  from  Kappa 
Sigma. 

In  the  evening    dancing    was    enjoyed    by 


SOWt)OIN  ORIENT 


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about  30  couples,  the  music  for  the  order  of 
25  dances  being  furnished  by  Lovell's  Orches- 
tra. 

Among  those  present  were  Miss  Eleanor 
Leydon  of  Bath,  Miss  Bertha  Stetson,  Miss 
Sue  Winchell,  Miss  Cecil  Houghton,  Miss 
Evelyn  Stetson,  Miss  Dasie  Hubbard,  Miss 
Mae  Despeaux,  Miss  Aimee  Stetson  of 
Brunswick,  Mrs.  Edwin  E.  Sturtevant  and 
Miss  Jeanette  Sturtevant  of  Skowhegan ; 
Miss  Bertha  Flynt,  Mrs.  S.  C.  Webster,  Miss 
Alice  Johnson,  Miss  Sara  Merrill  and  Mrs. 
Charles  Howard  of  Augusta;  Miss  Jeannie 
Gordon  of  Sioux  City,  Iowa;  Mrs.  William 
Ginn  of  Gardiner;  Miss  Ginn  of  Roxbury, 
Mass. ;  Miss  Bessie  Lugrin  of  Winthrop ; 
Miss  Bertha  Linnell  of  Saco;  Mrs.  G.  W. 
Meserve  and  Miss  Helen  L.  Meserve  of  Lew- 
iston;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  S.  Webster, 
Miss  Margaret  Clemery,  Miss  Lena  Redlon, 
Mrs.  Franklin  R.  Redlon,  Miss  Mabel  H. 
Estes,  Mrs.  Fred  B.  Estes,  and  Miss  Marion 
Wheeler  of  Portland,  and  Frank  Gilman 
Gould  of  Orono. 

The  committee  of  arrangements  consisted 
of  Willis  Elmer  Roberts,  '07 ;  Willis  Nathan 
Haines,  '07;  George  Harold  Morrill,  '07; 
Nathan  Simmons  Weston,  '08;  and  Guy 
Parkhurst  Estes,  '09. 


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THE  DICKENS  CARNIVAL 

The'  Dickens  Carnival  proved  to  be  one  of 
the  most  successful  amateur  entertainments 
ever  presented  in  Brunswick.  About  ten 
months  ago  the  ladies  of  the  Saturday  Club 
decided  to  give  a  Dickens  Carnival  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Public  Library.  The  matter  was 
placed  into  the  hands  of  a  committee  consist- 
ing of  Mrs.  Franklin  C.  Robinson,  Mrs.  Les- 
lie A.  Lee,  Miss  Abbie  Martin,  Miss  Laura 
A.  Hatch,  Mrs.  Byron  Stevens,  Mrs.  William 
H.  Macdonald  and  Miss  Helen  Varney.  The 
committee  decided  to  represent  the  following 
books :  "Our  Mutual  Friend,"  "Bleak 
House,"  Dombey  and  Son,"  "David  Copper- 
field,"  "Barnaby  Rudge,"  "Old  Curiosity 
Shop,"  "Great  Expectations,"  "Pickwick 
Papers,"  "Little  Dorrit,"  "Martin  Chuzzle- 
wit,"  "Nicholas  Nickleby,"  "Oliver  Twist," 
"The  Chimes,"  "Christmas  Carol,"  and  "The 
Cricket  on  the  Hearth." 

To  give  a  faithful  representation  of  these 
books,  it  was  found  that  it  would  be  neces- 
sary to  get  together  two  hundred  characters, 
the  largest  amateur  production  ever  attempt- 


ed in  the  town  of  Brunswick.  Dickens  was 
not  a  writer  of  the  twentieth  century,  and  in 
order  to  give  an  exact  reproduction  of  his 
characters  the  committee  found  that  it  was 
largely  a  question  of  costumes,  butthe  Bruns^ 
wick  garrets  and  shed  chambers  yielded  an 
unlimited  store  of  antiquities,  and  the  result  was 
an  array  of  hoopskirts,  poke  bonnets,  tightly 
laced  waists,  and  other  paraphernalia  of  olden 
times  that  would  have  delighted  the  eye  of 
Dickens  himself. 

The  entertainment  lasted  for  three  hours 
during  which  time  Brunswick  people  were 
introduced  to  some  of  the  most  famous  char- 
acters in  fiction.  After  the  carnival  a  grand 
march  was  held,  led  by  Professor  Franklin 
C.  Robinson  and  Mrs.  Leslie  A.  Lee. 

Among  those  characters  worthy  of  especial 
mention  was  the  Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump  as 
Mr.  Pickwick,  Mrs.  Byron  Stevens  as  Mrs. 
Jarley,  Professor  W.  T.  Foster  as  Sergeant 
Buzfuz,  Mr.  Lewis  H.  Fox  as  Barnaby 
Rudge,  and  Mrs.  F.  C.  Robinson  as  Mrs. 
Carney  in  Oliver  Twist. 


CORNELL  DEBATE 

The  debate  between  Cornell  and  Bowdoin, 
to  be  given  under  the  auspices  of  the  Cornell 
Congress  and  the  Bowdoin  Debating  Council 
will  be  held  in  Memorial  Flail,  Tuesday  even- 
ing, May  14,  at  8  o'clock.  The  question  to  be 
debated  is  as  follows :  That  American  Cities 
Should  Seek  the  Solution  of  the  Street  Rail- 
way Problem  in  Private  Ownership.  The 
speakers  for  Bowdoin,  who  will  have  the 
affirmative  are  Redman,  '07,  Kimball,  '07,  and 
Plupper,  '07.  The  Cornell  speakers  are :  A. 
H.  Winder,  R.  C.  Edlund,  and  D.  T.  Smith. 

The  judges  will  be  Professor  Bruce  Wyman 
of  the  Harvard  Law  School ;  Wm.  S.  Young- 
man,  a  graduate  of  the  Harvard  Law  School, 
and  coach  of  former  Harvard  Debating 
Teams;  and  the  third  judge  will  probably  be 
a  member  of  the  Massachusets  Institute  of 
Technology  faculty.  After  the  debate  there 
will  be  a  reception  tendered  to  the  Cornell 
team  by  the  Bowdoin  Debating  Council.  The 
Council  has  elected  as  the  reception  committee, 
Gould,  '08;  F.  A.  Burton,  '07;  and  Abbott, 
'08,  and  as  head-usher  for  the  debate,  A.  B. 
Roberts,  '07. 

The  debate  will  be  open  to  the  public  with 
no  charge  of  admission.  Cornell  will  also 
debate  with  University  of  Pennsylvania  and 
Columbia  University  later  this  spring. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

HAROLD  H.  BURTON,  1909    Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 

Associate  Editors 
r.  a.  lee,  1908  w.  e.  atwood,  1910 

p.  j.  newman,  1909  t,  otis,  1910 

j.  j.  stahl,  1909  w.  e.  robinson,  1910 

NATHAN  S.  WESTON,  1908      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  1909  Ass't  Business  Manager 


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Lewiston  Journal  Ft 

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Vol.  XXXVII.               MAY  10.  1907 

No.  4 

The  victory  of  the  Bow- 
Debating  Team  doin  Intercollegiate  debat- 
ing team  over  Syracuse 
on  May  3,  is  the  seventh  debate  in  which  the 
college  has  participated.  Previous  to  nine- 
teen hundred  and  five,  debating  was  carried 
on  at  Bowdoin  in  a  desultory  fashion.  No 
regular  instruction  was  offered  and  the  fact 
that  any  debates  occurred  was  due  to  volun- 
tary efforts  on  the  part  of  those  students  most 
interested.  Under  even  this  spasmodic 
arrangement  our  intercollegiate  debates  met 
with  results  that  were  highly  pleasing.  These 
led  to  the  establishing  in  nineteen  hundred 
and  five  of  a  professorship  in  Argumentation. 
Since  that  time  Bowdoin  has  fought  for  for- 
ensic honors  with  two  colleges  and  with  two 
universities.  The  debate  at  Syracuse  marks 
her  fourth  consecutive  victory. 

In  no  line  of  college  activity  have  we  been 
so  successful  and  in  no  line  so  eminently  fort- 
unate in  the  possession  of  men.  The  team 
that  has  for  the  past  two  years  won  such  an 
enviable  reputation  for  itself  and  the  college 


has  been  recruited  solely  from  the  ranks  of 
the  Class  of  1907,  and  the  debate  with  Cor- 
nell on  May  14th  will  mark  the  close  of  its 
labors.  In  debating  as  in  all  other  college 
activities,  there  is  a  crying  need  for  men.  A 
glance  into  the  future  shows  us  that  the  team 
which  will  debate  Syracuse  next  year  (accord- 
ing to  the  two-year  agreement)  must  be  made 
up  of  men  whose  experience  has  been  limited 
to  class-room  debates.  From  this  it  is  appar- 
ent that  to  maintain  the  pace  that  has  already 
been  set  there  is  need  of  new  men,  men  with 
natural  ability  and  a  willingness  for  hard 
work.  Such  men  have  also  been  in  Bowdoin, 
and  we  trust  we  will  come  up  to  the  occasion 
next  year. 


The  Maine  meet  comes  a 
Training  week  from  to-morrow,  and 

four  perhaps  five  more 
championship  ball  games  are  on  the  schedule. 
It  is  not  till  now  that  most  of  the  students 
wake  up  to  the  need  of  hard,  conscientious 
training.  A  man  to  be  in  condition  to  run  a 
race,  must  faithfully  train,  must  not  smoke, 
must  be  careful  about  what  he  eats,  and  must 
get  eight  full  hours  of  sleep.  Every  man  who 
comes  out  for  any  varsity  team,  by  so  doing 
signifies  his  intention  to  try  to  do  something 
for  the  college,  and  any  man  who  tries  to  do 
something  for  Bowdoin  should  try  to  do  his 
best,  which  in  this  case  he  can  do  only  by 
training.  This  word  of  warning  comes  late, 
for  only  one  week  of  training  is  possible 
before  the  Maine  meet.  But  this  word  for 
training  is  needed  and  a  recent  event  has 
almost  forced  the  college  paper  to  make  some 
comment  on  it. 

Training  should  mean  that  every  man  while 
he  is  trying  to  be  a  varsity  man,  should  not  go 
to  functions  whether  dances  or  razoos,  that 
will  keep  him  up  after  half-past  ten.  It  is 
less  than  two  weeks  ago  that  several  Sopho- 
mores did  attend  one  of  these  functions,  went 
for  two  or  three  miles  over  country  roads,  ran 
throueh  some  woods,  and  did  not  get  back  to 
the  campus  until  two  o'clock  in  the  morning, 
to  say  nothing  of  the  Freshmen  who  accom- 
panied them.  As  it  hapDcned  no  one  was 
injured,  but  the  chance  of  injury  was  run  with 
some  of  Bowdoin's  track  honors  at  stake,  and 
as  it  was,  for  the  following  two  days,  most  of 
the  Sophomore  and  some  of  the  Freshman 
track  candidates  were  lifeless  on  the  field.  In 
Amherst  this  spring,  a  Senior  who  played  on 


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the  Varsity  ball  team  was  thrown  off  the  team 
because  he  neglected  his  training  and  stayed 
out  late  at  a  dance.  At  Amherst  they  could 
afford  to  lose  him  and  put  another  man  in  his 
place,  but  here  we  can  afford  to  lose  no  one, 
we  can  make  no  examples  of  the  men  who  do 
wrong,  our  only  solution  of  the  problem  lies 
in  everyone   doing  right. 


DR.  ABBOTT  AT  CHAPEL 

Dr.  Lyman  Abbott,  editor  of  the  Outlook,  New 
York  City,  and  the  second  of  the  Bowdoin  College 
Preachers,  gave  a  short  and  interesting  talk  in 
chapel  last  Sunday. 

In  part  he  said:  Self  sacrifice  is  not  the  reluctant 
giving  up  of  petty  pleasures  and  amusements  for 
gain,  but  a  voluntary  giving  up  of  great  things  for 
the  benefit  of  humanity. 

General  Armstrong  after  the  termination  of  our 
Civil  War,  immediately  set  about  to  encourage  and 
promote  the  education  of  the  Southern  negro;  a 
gigantic  task  and  after  untiring  and  persistent  work, 
followed  by  success,  these  words  were  found  in  his 
diary,  "I  have  never  known  self-.sacrifice,"  showing 
that  from  his  great  interest  in  his  work  to  help  others, 
he  never  thought  of  self-sacrifice  on  his  part.  That 
was  true  self-sacrifice  for  it  was  an  unknowing  self- 
sacrifice.  Dr.  Grenfel  in  his  efforts  to  aid  the  people 
of  Labrador,  said  to  me  one  day,  "I  need  no  pity,  I 
incur  no  self-sacrifice  and  besides  I'm  the  only  doc- 
tor there."  Here's  a  man  taking  so  much  interest  in 
his  charitable  work,  that  never  a  thought  that  he  was 
sacrificing  himself  ever  occurred  to  him.  But  this  is 
true  self-sacrifice. 

When  the  students  leave  college  they  shouldn't 
seek  to  obtain  both  manliness  and  success,  but  if 
manliness  alone  is  sought,  success  will  inevitably  fol- 
low. 


DR.  ABBOTT'S  QUESTIONAIRE 

A  number  of  students  took  advantage  of  the 
opportunity  to  meet  Dr.  Lyman  Abbott  informally 
at  a  questionaire  held  in  the  Christian  Association 
rooms  Sunday  evening.  He  first  answered  those 
questions  which  pertained  to  religion.  Dr.  Abbott 
believes  that  the  life  of  God  is  expressed  in  the  soul 
of  man,  that  the  kindness  of  man  is  a  reflection  of 
the  kindness  of  God,  that  the  love  of  man  is  a  reflec- 
tion of  the  love  of  God.  He  believes  that  a  young 
man  should  associate  himself  with  that  church  in 
which  he  can  do  the  most  good  and  from  which  he 
can  get  the  most  good. 

Of  the  professions  Dr.  Abbott  spoke  especially  of 
the  law.  No  country  affords  better  opportunities 
for  the  study  of  law  than  the  United  States.  He 
thinks  a  post-graduate  course  in  one  of  our  univer- 
sities preferable  to  that  offered  in  any  of  the  for- 
eign countries. 

Dr.  Abbott  said  that  there  is  always  an  opening 
either  in  the  country  or  city  for  a  young  man  with 
health,  energy,  intelligence,  and  good  morals. 


CALENDAR 

FRIDAY,    MAY    lOTH 

2.30-5  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
Delta  Upsilon  House  Party. 

SATURDAY,    MAY     I ITH 

10.30-12.30  A.M.  4-5  P.M.  Track  work  on  Whittier 
Field. 

2.30  P.M.  Championship  game  with  U.  of  M.  on 
Whittier  Field. 

6.08  P.M.  Massachusetts  Club  leaves  for  meeting 
at  Inn. 

9.30  P.M.  .  Reports  on  Hawthorne  due  in  Eng.  IV. 

SUNDAY,    MAY    I2TH 

5  P.M.  College  quartet  sing  anthem,  and  a  selec- 
tion by  Miss  Ward  on  the  organ.  Miss  Stetson  on 
the  'cello,  and  Kendrie,  '10,  on  the  violin,  for  chapel 
music. 

MONDAY,    MAY    I3TH 

2.30-S  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
Commencement   Parts   due. 
Hawthorne    Prize    stories    due. 

TUESDAY,    MAY    I4TH 

2.30-S  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
Bowdoin      Interscholastic      Tennis      Tournament 
begins. 
8  P.M.     Cornell  debate  in  Hubbard  Hall. 

WEDNESDAY,    MAY    I5TH 

2.30-S  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
Bowdoin  plays  Wesleyan  at  Middletown. 
Second  team  plays  Bates  Second  at  Lewiston. 
Interscholastic  Tennis  Tournament. 

THURSDAY,    MAY     i6th 

2.30-5   P.M.     Track   work  on   Whittier  F"ield. 
Bowdoin  plays  Tufts  at  Medford. 
Finals  in  Interscholastic  Tennis. 
Trials   for   Alexander   Prize   Speakers. 

FRIDAY,    MAY    I7TH 

2.30-5  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
Y.   M.   C.  A.   State   Convention  at  Augusta. 
6.30  P.M.     Snowshoe  Club  leaves  for  reunion  din- 
ner at  Inn. 

SATURDAY,    MAY    i8tH 

Maine  Intercollegiate  Meet  at  Waterville. 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  State  Convention  at  Augusta. 
g.30  P.M.     Reports  due  on  Thoreau  in  Eng.  IV. 


PSI  UPSILON  DANCE 

The  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  gave  a  very 
successful  May  dance  at  the  Chapter  House  on  the 
evening  of  May  1st.  Two  May  poles  were  arranged, 
one  in  the  dining-room  and  the  other  in  the  living- 
room,  and  several  new  German  figures  were  carried 
through. 

The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  William  M.  Pennell 
and  Mrs.  Hartley  C.  Baxter  of  Brunswick.  Those 
present  were  Gwendolyn  Jenkins,  Miss  Mackintosh, 
Miss  Geraldine  Fitzgerald,  Miss  Josephine  Fitzger- 
ald, Miss  Emily  Mitchell,  Miss  Louise  Edwards  of 
Portland ;  Miss  Sarah  Moody  of  Bath ;  Miss  Edna 
McClellan  of  New  York,  Miss  Rose  of  Kennebunk, 
Miss  Sue  Winchell,  Miss  Sarah  Baxter,  and  Miss 
Daisy  Hubbard  of  Brunswick. 

The  committee  in  charge  of  the  dance  was  Paul  D. 
Blanchard,  '07,  Neal  W.  Cox,  '08,  and  Philip  H. 
Brown,  '09.  Music  was  furnished  by  Kendrie's  or- 
chestra. 


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BOWbOIN  ORIENT 


ColleGC  Botes 


Kimball,  'lo,  spent  the  last  week  in  Boston. 

Hovey,   '09,   entertained   his   mother  last  week. 

C.  A.  Smith,  '10,  entertained  his  father  last  week. 

Last  Friday  there  was  a  "Gasolene"  sign  on  the  '78 
gates. 

R.  E.  Carney,  '07,  has  returned  from  a  week's  visit 
in  Boston. 

R.  A.  Chapman,  Bates,  '10,  was  the  guest  of  Far- 
rar  last  week. 

Harry  McNeal  of  Bangor  High  School,  spent  Sun- 
day with  Dugan,  '10. 
'      It  is  said  that  the  Dickens  Carnival  netted  the  Cur- 
tis Memorial  Library  over  $270. 

A  number  of  students  attended  a  party  at  Mrs.  H. 
C.  Baxter's  at  lO  College  Street,  last  Thursday. 

Mr.  R.  W.  Warren  of  Warren  &  Simonds,  will 
soon  be  in  Brunswick  with  a  fine  line  of  Panama 
hats. 

Last  Sunday  many  of  the  fellows  went  Mayflower- 
ing  and  report  an  abundance  of  the  pretty  white 
flower. 

C.  W.  Snow,  '07,  has  returned  to  college  after  sev- 
eral weeks  spent  on  Monhegan  Island,  on  account  of 
ill  health. 

M.  P.  Whipple,  '07,  spent  several  days  in  Cam- 
bridge last  week,  where  he  visited  Damren,  '05,  and 
Copeland,  '06. 

The  co-eds  at  Michigan  have  taken  up  rowing  and 
an  eight-oared  crew  will  meet  Syracuse,  the  latter 
part  of  this  month. 

This  evening  at  Lewiston  City  Hall  the  University 
of  Maine  Sophomore  debating  team  will  meet  the 
Bates  Sophomore  team. 

Last  Friday  one  of  the  Faculty  gave  his  class 
adjourns  just  as  the  Examining  Committee  of  the 
Boards  came  in  the  door. 

Demming,  'lO,  who  has  been  quarantined  for 
mumps,  is  out  of  danger,  and  is  attending  to  his 
college  and  track  work. 

The  26th  annual  meeting  of  the  Intercollegiate 
Press  Association  will  be  held  at  the  Copley  Square 
Hotel  in  Boston  on  May  24. 

There  is  some  talk  of  a  course  in  housewifery 
being  established  at  Cornell,  which  meets  with  the 
entire  approval   of   President   Schurman. 

Mr.  Hawes  of  Bangor  was  on  the  campus  last 
week  to  attend  the  meeting  of  the  Athletic  Council 
which  met  to  consider  the  football  schedule  for 
next  fall. 

In  a  ten-inning  game  Monday  afternoon  on  the 
Delta,  the  Alpha  Sigma  Club  of  the  Brunswick  High 
School  defeated  the  Morse  High  School  of  Bath  by 
a  score  of  5-4. 

The  ten  Freshmen  for  the  trials  for  the  Alexander 
Prize  speaking  have  been  chosen  as  follows :  Clifford, 
Colbath,  Eastman,  Matthews,  Mikelsky,  I.  B.  Robin- 
son, Stone,  Warren,  Wandtke,  Weeks. 

Last  Thursday  afternoon  the  Kappa  Sigma  Fra- 
ternity beat  the  Betas  by  a  score  of  8-3.  The  battery 
for  Kappa  Sigma  was  Doherty  and  Ballard,  and 
Hobbs  and  Chandler  for  Beta  Theta  Pi. 


The  Department  of  Geology  has  just  received  a 
box  of  minerals  from  Washington,  D.  C,  illustrat- 
ing the  geology  of  the  Penobscot  Bay  region,  a  report 
on  which  will  soon  be  issued  by  the  Geological  Sur- 
vey, 

Those  who  attended  the  dance  of  the  Sigma 
Lambda  Nu  fraternity  of  Lewiston  High  School 
last  Friday  evening,  were  Crowell,  '10,  Weston,  '10, 
Wandtke,  '10,  Atwood,  'lo ;  Hanson,  '10,  and  Hall, 
Medic. 

Last  Tuesday  afternoon  the  Kappa  Sigma  ball 
team  played  two  games.  In  the  first  the  Alpha  Sigma 
team  of  Brunswick  won  from  them  by  a  score  of 
8-6,  and  in  second  the  Medics  won  in  a  live-inning 
game  by  a  score  of  14-1. 

The  Class  of  1887  is  beginning  to  get  together  to 
try  for  the  graduates'  cup  at  Commencement.  Clar- 
ence B.  Burleigh  of  Augusta,  who  is  secretary  of  the 
class,  is  to  hold  a  little  reunion  of  the  Maine  mem- 
bers of  his  class  here  on  next  Sunday. 

There  has  been  some  rumor  of  the  Tennis  Associa- 
tion intending  to  build  a  college  tennis  court  this 
spring.  The  Association,  however,  will  be  unable  to 
do  so  because  of  lack  of  funds,  the  Athletic  Council 
being  willing  to  only  loan  the  needed  money. 

Charles  Poole  Cleaves,  '05,  a  former  member  of 
the  Bowdoin  Quill  Board,  and  now  a  Unitarian  min- 
ister, also  the  erstwhile  author  of  "A  Case  of  Sar- 
dines," had  a  story  called  "The  Lost  Bargain"  in  the 
May  number  of  the  Black  Cat  Maga::inc'. 

Sawyer,  who  played  for  Hebron  in  the  game 
against  the  second  team,  Wednesday,  is  a  brother 
of  Sawyer,  '07,  and  will  enter  college  in  1908.  Men 
from  the  team  who  will  enter  Bowdoin  next  year  are 
Caldwell,  Captain;  McFarland,  Upton,  Wilson  and 
Keogh. 

Last  week  the  examining  committee  of  the  Trus- 
tees and  Overseers  of  the  College  were  here.  The 
visitors  were  Gen.  Joshua  L.  Chamberlain,  of  Bruns- 
wick ;  John  A.  Morrill,.  Esq..  of  Auburn ;  Rev 
Charles  C.  Torrey,  of  Yale  College,  and  Charles  T. 
Hawes,  Esq.,  of  Bangor. 


FACULTY  NOTES 

Professor  Sills  has  been  ill  for  some  days  with  the 
mumps. 

One  of  the  Bowdoin  professors  received  a  letter 
from  Germany  addressed  to  the  Herr  Professor  Doc- 
tor— ,  Bodowin,  and  the  Medicinal  School  of  Maine. 

To-day  Prof.  Files  will  go  to  Boston  to  attend 
the  meeting  of  the  New  England  College  Entrance 
Certificate  Board.  The  next  day,  Saturday,  he  will 
be  present  at  the  meeting  of  the  New  England  Mod- 
ern Language  Association. 


BOWDOIN  WINS  FIRST  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAME     \ 

Last  Wednesday  afternoon,  Bowdoin  beat  Colby 
at  Waterville  by  a  score  of  4  to  3  in  ten  innings. 
This  is  Bowdoin's  first  championship  game  and 
gives  her  a  good  start.  A  bonfire  was  built  in  front 
of  the  chapel  to  celebrate  the  victory.  On  the  same 
afternoon  Bates  beat  University  of  Maine  at 
Orono  by  a  score  of  4  to  3,  and  Flebron  Academy 
beat  Bowdoin  second  on  Whittier  Field  by  a  score 
of  7  to  5. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


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Hlumni  floteg 

BOWDOIN  MEN  IN  HARTFORD,  CONN. 

There  is  getting  to  be  quite  a  little  colony  of  Bow- 
doin  men  in  the  city  of  Hartford.  Rev.  Edward  P. 
Parker,  D.D.,  '56,  and  Dr.  Phineas  H.  Ingalls,  '^^, 
have  long  been  counted  among  the  first  citizens  of  the 
city,  and  within  a  few  years  Geo.  B.  Chandler,  'go, 
Jas.  E.  Rhodes,  '97,  Dr.  W.  H.  Smith,  'gg.  Dr.  Henry 
A.  Martelle,  '01,  James  B.  Perkins,  '03,  and  Frank 
Day,  '05,  have  located  there.  Dr.  Parker  is  the  oldest 
pastor  of  the  city  and  has  been  the  beloved  head 
of  the  Second  Congregational  Church  of  Hartford 
for  47  years.  He  was  given  a  D.D.  by  Yale  in  1874 
and  has  for  many  years  been  on  the  governing  boards 
of  Yale.  ©r.  Parker  delivered  the  address  of  Bow- 
doin  when  Hubbard  Hall  was  dedicated  two  years 
ago.  Dr.  Ingalls  is  in  the  front  rank  of  Hartford 
medical  men  where  he  has  practiced  for  25  years.  He 
has  also  been  an  officer  of  the  Connecticut  Natioijal 
Guard,  serving  as  brigade  inspector.  Mr.  Chandler 
has  recently  moved  to  Hartford  from  Chicago  where 
he  was  long  with  Ginn  &  Co.  Mr.  Rhodes  is  in  the 
law  department  of  the  Travellers'  Insurance  Com- 
pany. Dr.  Smith  is  superintendent  of  the  Hartford 
Hospital.  

CLASS   OF   1882 
Dr.  George  F.  Bates  has  been  elected  a  member  of 
the  Superintending  School  Committee  of  Yarmouth. 

CLASS  OF  i8gi 
Capt.  Edmund  M.  Leary  of  the  nth  Cavalry  in  the 
Regular  Army,  who  has  been  in  the  Philippines  for 
several  years,  is  on  a  two  months'  leave  of  absence 
and  is  visiting  his  old  home  in  Augusta.  He  was 
among  the  half  dozen  Bovvdoin  men  from  that  city 
who  attended  the  Rally  April  18. 

CLASS  OF  i8g3 
J.  W.  Lambert  has  been  chosen  by  the  school 
committee  to  fill  the  position  of  principal  of  the  Bar 
Harbor  High  School,  left  vacant  by  the  resignation 
of  Fred  H.  Cowan,  '01.  Mr.  Lambert  was  for  many 
years  an  assistant  at  the  Morse  High  School  at  Bath, 
and  since  last  fall  principal  of  Greeley  Institute  at 
Cumberland    Center. 

CLASS  OF  1897 
Charles  S.  Sewall  has  been  elected  superintendent 
of  schools  for  Oakland  and  Fairfield.     He  has  been 
in  Eastport  for  the  past  two  years. 

CLASS  OF  1899 

Jacob  E.  Wignott,  now  principal  of  the  High 
School  at  Wellfieet,  Mass.,  has  been  chosen  superin- 
tendent of  schools  for  the  district  composed  of  the 
towns  of  Hudson,  Salem  and  Atkinson,  N.  H.  He 
has  been  successfully  engaged  in  teaching  since  grad- 
uation and  received  the  recommendation  of  the  State 
Superintendent  of  Instruction. 

Roy  L.  Marston  of  Skowhegan,  is  in  Mexico  for 
several  months  in  the  interests  of  an  American  Com- 
pany which  has  secured  extensive  lumbering  rights 
in  the  State  of  Guerrero  on  the  Pacific  coast. 

CLASS  OF  1901 
Donald  F.  Snow  of  Bangor,  has  been  elected  city 
solicitor  of  Bangor. 


CLASS   OF   1904 

Myrton  Andrew  Bryant  of  the  Class  of  1904  was 
married  March  20  to  Miss  Gertrude  Lillian  Morrell 
of  Dorchester,  Mass.  Mr.  Bryant  is  in  the  employ 
of  Ginn  &  Co.,  with  a  responsible  position. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  D.  Armstrong  of  Lewiston, 
have  recently  announced  the  engagement  of  their 
daughter.  Miss  Emma  D.  Armstrong,  to  Herbert  H. 
Oakes,  '04.  Mr.  Oakes  is  now  in  Manila  as  manager 
of  a  branch  of  the  International  Banking  Company 
of  New  York  City. 

The  class  secretary,  E.  F.  D.  Hathaway  of 
Bethesda,  Maryland,  has  issued  his  third  annual 
report  with  commendable  promptness.  From  its 
pages   we  note   the   following   recent   changes : 

Burpee  is  a  civil  engineer  with  Westinghouse, 
Church,  Kerr  &  Co.,  of  10  Bridge  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Emerson  is  studying  at  Union  Theological  Semi- 
nary, New  York  City. 

Lowell  is  teaching  in  the  California  Military  Acad- 
emy at  Santa  Monica,  Cal. 

Merryman  is  teaching  natural  sciences  in  Milwau- 
kee Academy,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Purington  has  charge  of  the  New  England  office 
of  Longmans,  Green  &  Co.,  Publishers,  at  Boston, 
Mass. 

Schneider  is  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church 
at  Miasms,  Conn. 

Spear  is  an  instructor  in  Norwich  University, 
Northfield,  Vt. 

Bryant  was  married  to  Gertrude  L.  Morrell  of 
Dorchester,  Mass.,  20  March,  1907. 

CLASS  OF  1906 

D.  B.  Andrews,  who  has  been  with  the  Interna- 
tional Banking  Corporation  since  graduation,  has 
resigned  and  will  go  into  business  as  a  mining  engi- 
neer with  P.  A.  Babb,  Bowdoin,  1900,  City  of  Mex- 
ico. Mr.  Andrews  has  been  in  Mexico  for  several 
months.  Mr.  Babb  has  been  there  five  years  and  has 
been  very  successful.  He  was  a  well-known  athlete 
wh.ile  in  Bowdoin  and  was  editor-in-chief  of  the 
Orient.  Mr.  Andrews  is  the  first  of  the  score  of 
young  Bowdoin  men  in  the  employ  of  the  Interna- 
tional  Banking   Corporation   to   leave   its   employ. 


THE  HANDICAP  MEET 

Last  Monday  a  handicap  meet  was  held  on 
Whittier  Field  in  a  drizzling  rain.  The  results 
were  not  phenomenal,  but  were  satisfactory 
and  we  have  every  reason  to  be  encouraged 
by  them.  There  are  now  in  college,  not 
counting  Shorey,  only  ten  of  last  year's  points 
in  the  Maine  meet.  This  means  new  men  are 
needed  and  the  work  done  by  new  men  last 
Monday  was  the  most  encouraging  feature. 
Several  large  handicaps  were  given  which 
made  all  the  finishes  close.  The  results  were 
as  follows : 

100- Yard  Dash,  First  Heat — Smith,  '09,  handicap 
5  yards,  first ;  Atwood,  '09,  scratch,  second ;  Stetson, 
'08,  handicap,  6  yards.  Time — 10.3.  Second  Heat — ■ 
Bass,  '07,  handicap  13  yards;  first;  Scates,  'eg,  hand- 


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THE  HARVARD   MEDICAL  SCHOOL 

Boston,  Mass. 

With  the  completion  of  the  new  buildings,  which  were  dedicated  September  25th,  1906,  this  school  now  has  facilities  and 
equipment  for  teaching  and  research  iu  the  various  branches  of  medicine  probably  unsurpassed  in  this  country.  Of  the  five 
buildings,  four  are  devoted  entirely  to  laboratory  teaching  and  research.  The  numerous  hospitals  of  Boston  afford 
abuudanl  opportunities  for  clinical  instruction  in  m  dicine  and  surgery. 

COURSE  FOR  THE  DEGREE  OP  M.D. 

A  four  years'  course,  open  to  bachelors  of  art,  literature,  philosophy  or  science,  and  to  persons  of  equivalent  standing, 
leads  to  the  degree  of  M.D.  The  studies  of  the  fourth  year  are  wholly  elective;  they  include  laboratory  subjects,  general 
medicine,  general  surgery  and  the  special  clinical  branches. 

The  next  school  year  extends  from  September  26, 1907  to  June  29, 1908. 

Send  for  illustrated  catalogue;  address 

HARVARD  MEDICAI.  SCHOOL,  Boston,  Mass. 


icap    4    yards,     second.       Time — ii.      Final     heat — ■ 
Smith,  first;  Atwood,  second;  Bass,  third.     Time — 

220-Yard  Dash — Davie,  'lo,  handicap  6  yards, 
first;  Powers,  '09,  scratch,  second;  Donnell,  '08, 
handicap  3  yards,  third.     Time — 23.4. 

440- Yard  Dash — Johnson,  '09,  handicap,  25  yards, 
first;  R.  Morss,  handicap  30  yards,  second;  Kim- 
ball,  '07,   scratch,  third.     Time — 54. 

880-Yard  Dash— Timberlake,  '08,  handicap  35 
yards,  first;  Simmons,  '09,  handicap,  45  yards,  sec- 
ond ;  Morrison,  '08,  handicap  45  yards,  third.  Time — 
2.14. 

Mile  Run— Colbath,  '10,  scratch,  first;  Slociim,  '10, 
handicap  50  yards,  second ;  Hawes,  '10,  handicap  80 
yards,   third.     Time — 4.59. 

Two-Mile  Run— D.  S.  Robinson.  '07,  scratch,  first; 
A.  L.  Robinson,  '08,  second;  Weston,  'd8,  third. 
Time — 10,50. 

High  Hurdles— Edwards,  '10,  handicap  12  yards, 
first;  Leavitt,  '08,  handicap  7  yards,  second;  Smith, 
'08,  scratch,  third.     Time — 17.1. 

220  Hurdles — Edawrds,  '10,  handicap,  8  yards, 
first;  Leavitt,  '08,  handicap,  8  yards,  second;  Scates, 
'09,  handicap,  7  yards,  third.     Time — 28. 

High  Jump — Edwards,  '10,  handicap  3  inches,  first; 
Pennell,  '09,  scratch,  second;  Brigham,  '08,  scratch, 
third.     Height,  5  feet  5  inches. 

Pole  Vault— Winchell,  '07,  scratch;  Burton,  '09, 
scratch.     Height,  8  feet  9  inches. 

Broad  Jump— Smith,  '09,  handicap  i  foot  6  inches, 
first;  Atwood,  scratch,  second;  A.  B.  Roberts,  '07, 
handicap  2  feet,  third.     Distance,  21   feet. 

Throwing  Hainmer — Tefft,  'eg,  handicap  20  feet, 
first;  Warren,  '10,  scratch,  second;  Crosby,  '10, 
handicap  2  feet,  second;  Burton,  '07,  handicap,  12 
feet,  third.    Distance,  93  feet. 


SNOWSHOE  CLUB  REUNION 

The  Annassigunticook  Snowshoe  Club  will 
hold  a  reunion  dinner  at  the  Inn,  on  Friday, 
May  17,  everyone  taking  the  6.30  car  from 
Brunswick.  The  dinner  will  be  followed  by 
after-dinner  speaking.  All  persons  who  went 
on  any  of  the  snowshoe  tramps,  and  also  their 
friends,  are  invited  to  attend.  Names  should 
be  sent  to  Rev.  H.  A.  Jump  or  Sturtevant,  '09, 
before  next  Thursday  night.  < 


BOWDOIN  COLLEGE  BULLETIN 

There  will  appear  this  or  next  week,  the  number 
of  the  Bowdoin  College  Bulletin,  the  material  for 
which  has  been  obtained  from  the  recently  filled  out 
expense  and  earning  blanks.  The  Bulletin  is  a  fair 
and  clear  statement  of  facts  which  cannot  but  result 
in  good  for  Bowdoin.  It  contains  sixteen  pages,  is 
entitled   "Can  a   Student   Work  His   Way  Through 


Allen^s  Drug  Store 

FULLER-GREENES  CHOCOLATES 
Maine  Central  Cafe 

208  Maine  Street,  BRUNSWICK 

(NEAR  M.  C.  R.  R.  STATION) 

MEALS  AND  LUNCHES  SERVED  AT  SHORT  NOTICE 

Private  Dining  Room.    Confectionery,  Fruits,  lee  Cream  and 
Sodas.    Imported  and  Domestic  Cigars. 

WILLIAM    F.  McFADDEN,   Proprietor 


NEW  YORK  HOMOEOPATHIC 
MEDICAL  COLLEGE  AND  HOSPITAL 


48th  Session  Begins  October  1st,  J  907 


BROADEST  DIDACTIC  COURSE 

Homoeopathy  taught  through  entire  four  years 

Pathology  and  Laboratory  work  four  years 

LARGEST  CLINICAL  FACILITIES 

30,000  patients  treateil  yearly  in  allied  hospitals 
1,600  hospital  beds  for  Clinical  Instruction  Dally  Clinics 

SYSTEMATIC  BEDSIDE  INSTRUCTION 

l.'),000  patients  yearly  in  all  departments  of  College  Hospital 

Students  living  in  College  Dormitory  assigned  cases 


For  Announcement  address : 
Edward  G.  Tuttle,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Secretary  of  the  Faculty, 
61  West  51st  Street,  New  York  City 
William  Harvey  King,  M.D.,  LL.D.,  Dean. 


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IF  YOU  WANT  TO  MAKE 
MONEY    THIS    SUMMER 

We  have  a  proposition  by  which  a  good  man  can,  in 
three  months,  make  more  than  enough  to  defray  his 
college  expenses  for  the  next  year. 

There  is  no  outfit  to  buy  and  no  catechism  which  you  have  to  learn. 
All  you  need  is  your  own  gray  matter  and  a  little  help  from  us  from 
time  to  time. 

If  you  will  write  us,  we  will  gladly  explain  how  we 

propose  to   make  your  next  college  year  free  from 

financial  worry. 

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The  Ladies'  Home  Journal 
The  Saturday  Evening  Post 


424  Cherry  Street 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania 


Bowdoin?"  and  includes  besides  the  statistics  gath- 
ered, several  short  supplementary  articles.  A  more 
complete  review  will  be  printed  next  week. 


HUGH  BLACK  THE  NEXT  COLLEGE  PREACHER 

The  next  College  Preacher  will  be  Hugh  Black  of 
New  York  City,  a  young  man  whose  fame  has  spread 
through  the  whole  English-speaking  world.  Until  a 
year  ago  he  was  known  as  one  of  the  most  remark- 
able preachers  in  Scotland,  his  church  in  Edinburgh 
being  crowded  at  every  service.  During  the  last  year 
he  has  been  a  professor  in  Union  Seminary,  New 
York,  and  incidentally  has  been  sought  every  Sunday 
as  preacher  to  American  college  and  university  stu- 
dents.    He  will  preach  in  Brunswick  May  19th. 


ORIENT  PINS 

In  the  year  1902-1903,  the  Editor-in-Chief 
of  the  Orient  originated  the  idea  of  having 
a  pin  made  which  could  be  worn  by  members 
of  the  Orient  Board.  This  custom  was  con- 
tinued until  1905-1906,  and  for  the  last  two 
years  has  been  let  drop.  The  management 
this  year,  however,  has  decided  to  revive  the 
custom,  and  each  member  of  the  board  is  to 
have  the  privilege  of  wearing  the  Orient  Pin. 
The  pin  is  a  simple  gold  Bowdoin  Seal,  hav- 
ing in  the  border  at  the  top,  "The  Orient," 
and  at  the  bottom  "Bowdoin." 


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studied  under  Professors  F.  W.  Krafft  and  Carl  Barleben  of 
Boston  Symphony  orchestra.    Orchestra  furnished  for  concerts, 
receptions,  dances,  etc. 
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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


VOL.   XXXVIl 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MAY  17,  1907 


NO.  5 


BOWDOIN  WINS  CORNELL  DEBATE 

Last  Tuesday  Bowdoin  won  its  debate  with 
the  team  representing  the  Cornell  Debating 
Congress,  and  recorded  its  fifth  consecutive 
debating  victory.  The  debate  was  awarded  to 
Bowdoin  by  a  unanimous  vote  of  the  judges, 
but  the  debate  was  a  close  one,  it  being 
extremely  difficult  to  pick  the  winner  until  the 
last  rebuttal  speech  was  made,  and  even  then 
many  doubted  whether  Bowdoin  would  win. 
The  debate  was  well  worth  winning,  for 
though  the  Cornell  team  was  not  the  "varsity 
team,  it  was  a  team  of  good  debaters,  and 
might  be  styled  the  second  'varsity  since  two 
of  the  men  were  'varsity  alternates.  The  feel- 
ing was  all  of  the  most  friendly  type  and  it  is 
hoped  relations  with  Cornell  may  be  contin- 
ued. 

Governor  William  T.  Cobb  presided  over 
the  debate,  introducing  the  speakers  as  their 
turns  came. 

The  question  for  debate  was  Resolved, 
That  American  Cities  Should  Seek  the  Solu- 
tion of  the  Street  Railroad  Problem  in  Private 
Ownership.  Bowdoin  had  the  affirmative, 
and  was  represented  by  F.  J.  Redman,  '07; 
Phillips  Kimball,  '07;  and  Roscoe  H.  Hupper, 
'07,  with  William  M.  Harris,  '09,  as  alternate; 
while  the  Cornell  team  which  defended  the 
negative  was  composed  of  A.  Heber  Winder, 
'08 ;  Roscoe  C.  Edlund,  '09 ;  and  David  T. 
Smith,  '08,  with  H.  T.  Kent,  Jr.,  '08,  as  alter- 
nate. Mr.  Kent,  however,  did  not  accompany 
the  team  to  Brunswick. 

Mr.  Redman  opened  the  debate  for  the 
affirmative  by  showing  that  municipal  owner- 
ship of  street  railways,  which  nowhere  exists 
in  the  United  States,  would  result  in  much 
complication  because  of  the  interurban  car 
lines,  in  greater  expenditure  to  the  cities  than 
is  possible  with  their  present  debt  limits,  and 
in  corruption  since  our  cities  are  now  corrupt 
would  not  be  rendered  less  so  by  the  entrust- 
ment  to  them  of  a  new  important  business 
enterprise. 

Mr.  Winder,  the  first  speaker  for  the  nega- 
tive, pointed  out  as  evils  of  the  system  of  pri- 
vate ownership,  corruption  of  city  politics, 
over-capitalization,  high  fares,  and  poor  ser- 


vice. He  showed  that  the  system  of  private 
ownership  was  the  result  of  inertia  allowing 
things  to  move  along  the  course  Of  least  resist- 
ance and  not  the  result  of  thoughtful  planning 
and  statesmanship.  He  also  pointed  out  that 
the  problem  of  ownership  of  street  railroads 
is  absolutely  local  and  should  be  decided  by 
each  city. 

Mr.  Kimball,  the  second  speaker  for  the 
affirmative,  showed  that  municipal  ownership 
would  result  in  poorer  service  and  greater 
expense  using  as  an  illustration  supposed  con- 
ditions in  New  York  under  municipal  owner- 
ship. 

Mr.  Edlund,  who  was  the  next  speaker  for 
the  negative,  attempted  to  refute  the  argu- 
ments in  favor  of  the  regulation  of  street  rail- 
roads as  private  enterprises  since  this  would 
have  to  be  the  solution  of  the  problem  with 
private  ownership.  He  also  proposed  and 
supported  the  theory  of  municipal  ownership 
and  operation. 

Mr.  Hupper  devoted  the  entire  of  his  main 
speech  to  rebutting  the  arguments  of  the  first 
two  speakers  on  the  negative.  His  speaking 
was  extremely  effective  and  refuted  most  of 
their  arguments,  especially  those  in  regard  to 
the  municipal  corruption,  over-capitalization, 
and  high  fares  resulting  from  private  owner- 
ship. He  refuted  the  arguments  in  regard  to 
municipal  regulation  and  control  by  quoting 
examples  of  the  same  from  Massachusetts  and 
showing  that  the  methods  of  Massachusetts 
were  applicable  to  all  United  States  cities. 

Mr.  Smith,  the  last  speaker  for  the  nega- 
tive, claimed  that  municinal  ownership  is  supe- 
rior to  private  ownership,  because  under  pri- 
vate ownership  roads  are  run  entirely  for 
profit,  and  under  municipal  ownership  entirely 
for  public  service.  He  proposed  and  defended 
the  theory  of  municipal  ownership  with  pri- 
vate operation.  The  order  of  speaking  in 
rebuttal  was  Edlund,  Redman,  Winder,  Kim- 
ball, Smith,  and  Hupper.  All  the  rebuttal 
speeches  were  good,  but  it  was  here  probably 
that  Bowdoin  won  the  debate,  Mr-  Hupper's 
rebuttal  speech  being  very  exceptionally  good. 

The  judges,  who,  after  considerable  discus- 
sion, unanimously  gave  the  debate  to  Bowdoin, 
were :   Professor  Bruce  Wyman,  of  the  Har- 


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vard  Law  School ;  Professor  Henry  G.  Pear- 
son of  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technol- 
ogy', and  William  S.  Youngman,  Esq.,  of  Bos- 
ton. 


BOWDOIN,  5;  BATES,  2 

The  decisive  winning  of  the  game  with 
Bates  on  Whittier  Field  on  last  Monday  gave 
Bowdoin  three  straight  victories  for  the  state 
championship.  The  game  was  a  fine  exhibi- 
tion of  baseball,  Bowdoin  having  no  errors 
recorded  against  her.  Bowdoin's  fine  batting 
won  the  game.  Bates  took  the  lead  in  the 
first  inning.  Bridges  got  a  base  on  balls,  Wight 
sacrificed  advancing  him  a  base.  Wilder  hit 
safely,  scoring  Bridges,  and  Rogers  made  a 
two-bagger  that  scored  Wilder.  This  was  all 
the  scoring  Bates  did. 

For  Bowdoin  Manter  scored  in  the  second 
on  two  hits  and  a  passed  ball.  In  the  third  G. 
Bower  scored  on  a  hit,  a  sacrifice  by  McDade, 
and  a  hit  by  Files. 

It  was  Stanwood's  fine  two-base  hit  that  was 
the  great  sensational  play  of  the  game  when  he 
scored  Abbott  and  G.  Bower  in  the  fifth  and 
clinched  the  game.  Bowdoin  added  another 
run  in  the  seventh. 

The  fine  backing  up  on  the  part  of  Abbott 
was  a  feature  of  the  game,  when  by  his  hand- 
ling of  Stanwood's  poor  throw  to  third  base  he 
succeeded  in  cutting  the  Bates  winner  off  at 
the  plate. 

The  summary : 

Bowdoin 

ab  r  bh  po  a  e 

Abbott,  If 5  I  I  I  I  ° 

G.   Bower,  ss 3  3  2  o  o  o 

McDade,   rf 2  o  o  2  o  o 

Stanwood,    ib 2  o  i  13  i  0 

Files,    cf 4  0  I  I  o  ° 

Lawrence,  c 4  o  o  6  2  0 

Manter,  2b 4  I  2  3  3  0 

C.  Bower,  3b 4  o  i  o  4  o 

Sparks,   p 3  0  i  i  4  o 

Totals    31        5        9      27      IS        o 

Bates. 

ab  r  bh  po  a  e 

Bridges,   cf 2  i  o  i  o  o 

Wight,   rf 2  o  o  I  o  o 

Burnell,    ib 3  0  o  12  i  o 

Wilder,    ss 4  i  1  i  5  o 

Rogers,    If 4  i  2  3  o  0 

Boothby,   c 4  0  o  S  2  i 

Cole,    2b 3  o  I  I  o  I 

Jordan,   3b 3  o  0  o  i  0 

Harriman,   p 3  o  o  0  4  o 

Totals    28        2        4      24      13        2 


SCORE    BY    INNINGS 

Bowdoin    0     i     i     o    z    0     i     o    * — 5 

Bates    2    o    0    0    0    o    o    o    o — 2 

Earned  runs — Bowdoin,  2 ;  Bates.  Two-base  hits 
— Stanwood,  Rogers.  Sacrifice  hits — McDade  2, 
Wight.  Struck  out — by  Sparks,  Bridges,  Wight, 
Boothby,  Cole  2,  Jordan  2 ;  by  Harriman,  Files, 
Lawrence,  Manter,  Sparks.  First  base  on  balls — off 
Sparks,  Bridges  2,  Wight;  off  Harriman,  Stanwood, 
Sparks.  Stolen  bases — G.  Bower  2,  Stanwood  3, 
Files,  Manter,  Sparks,  Bridges,  Wight,  Rogers,  Cole. 
First  base  on  errors — Bates  i.  Hit  by  pitched  ball — 
G.  Bower,  Burnell.  Passed  balls — Boothby.  Umpire 
— Hassett.     Time — 1.45.     Attendance — ^400. 


MAINE  FORFEITED  TO  BOWDOIN 

The  baseball  game  scheduled  for  University 
of  Maine  to  be  played  at  Brunswick  last  Sat- 
urday, was  forfeited  to  Bowdoin  as  the  U.  of 
M.  failed  to  appear  with  a  complete  team. 
Owing  to  a  missing  of  the  train  by  five  of 
the  Maine  team  only  seven  arrived  in  Bruns- 
wick. It  was  a  source  of  regret  to  both  man- 
agements that  the  game  had  to  go  in  this  way, 
but  it  really  was  the  only  possible  course  as 
the  Bowdoin  schedule  is  complete  from  now 
on  and  it  was  found  absolutely  impossible  to 
add  another  game.  In  fact,  Bowdoin  has  had 
to  give  up  playing  a  postponed  game  with 
Tufts  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  faculty  would 
not  grant  another  date.  After  the  declaring  of 
the  championship  as  a  nine  to  nothing  victory 
for  Bowdoin,  Maine  accepted  two  Bowdoin 
players  and  an  exhibition  game  was  played. 
This  resulted  in  a  victory  for  Bowdoin,  two  to 
one.  The  game  was  well  played  on  both  sides. 
Files  pitched  for  Bowdoin  and  Dow  for 
Maine.    The  summary: 

Bowdoin 

ab  bh  po  a  e 

Abbott,  If 4  o  I  o  1 

G.  Brown,  ss 4  I  3  3  I 

McDade,   cf 4  o  0  o  i 

Stanwood,    lb 3  o  14  3  0 

Files,   p 3  0  o  5  0 

Lawrence,   c 3  i  5  o  0 

Manter,  2b 3  o  '  2  o 

C.  Bower,  3b 2  o  3  i  i 

Hanrahan,    rf 3  o  o  0  0 

29        2      27      14        4 

Maine 

ab  bh  po  a  e 

Scales,   ss 4  o  i  4  2 

Chase,   2b 4  o  2  2  0 

Mayo,    lb 4  i  M  o  i 

Higgins,    3b 4  I  I  I  1 

Smith,   c 3  I  2  o  0 

Goodrich,   rf 4  I  2  o  o 

Walker,    If 3  o  o  o  o 


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Purington,    cf 4 

Dow,   p 3 

Totals    33 


WESLEYAN  DEFEATS  BOWDOIN,  SECOND 
TEAM  WINS 

Word  was  received  Wednesday  night  that 
Wesleyan  had  defeated  Bowdoin  at  Middle- 
town  by  a  score  of  7-2.  '  Word  was  also 
received  that  Bowdoin  Second  defeated  Bates 
Second  at  Lewiston  by  a  score  of  5-3. 


BOWDOIN  LEAGUE  STANDING 

Won.  Lost.  Per  Ct. 

Lewiston    3                    0  l.ooo 

E.  L.  H.   S 2                   I  .666 

Gardiner    2                   I  .666 

Brunswick    0                    4  .000 

Leavitt    0                    i  .000 

COLLEGE  COMMONS 

The  question  of  the  advisability  of  having  a 
College  Commons  or  dining  room  where  all 
the  undergraduates  of  Bowdoin  may  eat 
together  has  been  discussed  at  some  length  by 
both  the  faculty  and  the  student  body  during 
the  last  few  years.  Undergraduates  have  gen- 
erally hailed  it  as  a  new  idea  and  will  doubt- 
less be  surprised  to  learn  that  from  1829  to 
1834  students  of  Bowdoin  College  ate  at  a  Col- 
kge  Common.  Without  attempting  to  discuss 
the  advantages  or  disadvantages  of  reviving 
this  custom  the  Orient  wishes  to  present  the 
facts  taken  from  the  college  records  which 
show  that  the  idea  was  once  tried  here  at  the 
request  of  the  students  and  that  it  was  a  fail- 
ure. 

Upon  the  records  on  file  at  the  Treasurer's 
office  appear  the  following: 

Sept.  5,  1826. — Voted  to  erect  a  building  to 
be  used  as  a  College  Commons  or  Eating  Club 
for  the  students,  and  to  apply  to  the  state  leg- 
islature for  financial  aid. 

Sept.  2,  1829. — Voted  that  Joseph  H. 
McKeen  act  as  a  committee  to  procure  or  erect 
a  suitable  building  for  a  College  Commons, 
$1,750  to  be  appropriated  for  same. 

Sept.  1832. — Voted  that  the  trustees  pay 
$169.00  to  College  Commons,  the  same  being 
in  payment  for  the  Commencement  Dinner. 

Sept.  1834. — Voted  that  the  sum  of  $120.00 
be  payed  to  Joseph  H.  Mclveen  in  full  for  his 
claim  on  the  college  for  losses  on  account  of 
College  Commons. 

Sept.  1849. — Voted  that  for  the  next  course 


of  medical  lectures  the  Commons  Hall  be  used 
as  a  lecture  room,  unless  required  by  the 
faculty  of  the  college  for  a  Commons. 

The  hall  referred  to  as  Commons  Hall,  is 
the  low  brick  building  on  Bath  Street,  now 
used  as  the  carpenter's  work  shop. 


MASS=MEETINQ   TO=NIGHT  AT  SEVEN 

To-night  will  be  held  a  mass-meeting  to 
organize  Bowdoin  spirit  for  to-morrow's-  meet. 
We  have  enrolled  in  the  catalog  288  students, 
of  these  288  should  go  to  Memorial  Hall 
to-night,  and  288  take  the  8.03  train  for 
Waterville  to-morrow. 


BOWDOIN  BULLETIN 

The  statistics  of  the  incomes  and  expenditures  of 
Bowdoin  men  collected  by  Professor  Foster  a  few 
weeks  ago  have  been  put  in  book  form  along  with 
some  interesting  reading  matter  and  will  be  ready 
for  distribution  in  a  short  time  in  the  form  of  a 
Bulletin. 

The  Bulletin  contains,  not  merely  suppositions  to 
show  how  a  man  might  work  his  way  through  col- 
lege, but  facts  and  figures  which  show  that  during 
the  years  1906-07,  167  Bowdoin  students  earned  a 
total  sum  of  $37,709.39,  or  an  average  of  $225  per 
man.  The  Bulletin  contains  a  tabfe  showing  .the 
income  men  have  had  from  special  sources;  the"  pos- 
sibilities for  work  at  the  college;  a  table  of  neces- 
sary college  e.xpenses ;  an  average  expense  account 
compiled  from  the  statistics  handed  in  to  Prof.  Fos- 
ter ;  a  discussion  on  the  questions,  "Must  a  Self- 
Sunnorting  Student  Fall  Below  in  Scholarship?"  'Ts 
the  Self-Supporting  Student  in  Danger  of  Losing 
the  Best  of  College  Life?"  "Is  the  Man  Who 
Works  His  Way  in  Danger  of  Injuring  His  ■ 
Health?"  and  "Does  the  Student  Who  is  Working 
His  Way  Lose   Social  Standing?" 

If  there  exists  in  the  mind  of  anyone  a  doubt  that 
Bowdoin  is  a  democratic  college,  that  doubt  should 
be  quickly  dispelled  by  a  glance  at  the  Bulletin.  He 
will  be  more  than  ever  convinced  that  money  does 
not  give  a  college  man  standing  among  his  fellows, 
but  only  elements  of  character  and  qualities  of  head 
and  heart  can  give  him  true  distinction  in  the  col- 
lege world. 


DEBATING  COUNCIL  DINNER 

The  annual  banquet  of  the  Bowdoin  Debating 
Council  will  be  held  at  Riverton  Park  Saturday  even- 
ing, June  first.  After  dinner  speeches  will  be  made 
by  all  the  members,  F.  J.  Redman,  '07,  being  toast- 
master.  The  invited  guests  will  be  Judge  William 
L.  Putnam,  '55 ;  Dr.  Edward  Stanwood,  '61 ;  Hon. 
Herbert  M.  Heath,  '72 ;  Professor  Henry  L.  Chap- 
man, '66,  and  Professor  W.  B.  Mitchell,  'go.  At  this 
banquet  gold  medals  will  be  presented  to  Redman, 
Snow,  Hupper  and  Roberts,  the  members  of  the 
debating  team  which  defeated  Syracuse  University, 
and  medals  will  be  presented  to  the  Cornell  team, , 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 

Published  every  Friday  of  the  Collegiate  Y 
BY  THE  Students  of 

BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

HAROLD  H.  BURTON,  1909    Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 

Associate  Editors 


R.  A.  LEE,  igo3 

P.  J.  NEWMAN,   igog 

J.  J.  STAHL,  igog 


W.  E.  ATWOOD,  igio 

T.  OTIS,  igio 

W.  E.  ROBINSON,  igii 


NATHAN   S.  WESTON,  1908      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  1909  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,    I  0  cents. 

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

Vol.  XXXVII.  MAY   17.   1907  No.  5 

£7  •    *•£•   ni    I     *    We  are  very  glad  to  pub- 
Scientific  Work  at    ,■  ,     ,,-       ■'  ?     .,       \ 

„      ,  .  lish    this    week    the    item 

from  the  Bowdoiti  Ckib  in 
Boston  in  regard  to  the  discussion  recently 
held  at  a  meeting  of  that  club  on  the  subject  of 
"Bowdoin's  Immediate  Future."  And  par- 
ticularly pleased  are  we  to  note  that  some  of 
the  friends  of  the  college  are  coming  to  realize 
the  necessity  for  more  scientific  work  in  the 
curriculum  and  that  a  beginning  at  least  has 
been  made  that  will  look  towards  this  end. 
This  is  not  the  first  time  that  the  Orient  has 
called  attention  to  the  need  of  courses  in 
mechanical  and  perspective  drawing  and  more 
emphasis  along  all  scientific  lines.  It  may  not 
be  possible  now  to  establish  a  complete  engi- 
neering course,  but  certainly  opportunity 
should  be  given  so  that  students  desiring  a 
scientific  course  may  get  enough  preparation 
here  that  they  may  receive  a  diploma  from  M. 
I.  T.  or  other  scientific  schools  in  two  years, 
and  not  in  three  or  four  as  is  now  the  case. 
Our  opportunities  for  work  in  Mathematics, 
Physics  and  Chemistry  are  excellent  but  some- 


thing more  is  necessary.  During  the  last  few 
years,  the  general  departments  have  been 
receiving  constant  additions,  but  the  science 
departments  have  remained  the  same.  In  view 
ni  the  modern  demand  for  scientific  work  and 
'he  fact  of  the  large  number  of  men  who  are 
'aking  these  courses,  this  is  hardly  the  policy 
^o  continue.  We  might  add  to  what  is  said  in 
the  article  referred  to,  that  the  college  has 
excellent  facilities  now  for  conducting  work 
in  drawing.  The  large  room  originally 
intended  for  mineralogy  on  the  third  floor  of 
the  Science  Building  offers  a  fine  chance  for 
such  work.  The  Orient  hopes  that  an  oppor- 
tunity for  broadening  the  curriculum  along 
these  lines  will  be  offered  and  in  behalf  of  the 
student  body  most  heartily  unites  with  the 
Bowdoin  Club  in  its  petition  to  the  Governing 
Boards.    This  is  just  what  we  want  and  need. 


„.   .  ,.       .        ...      Now  that  there  really  is  a 
Christian  Association  r-i    •  ^-  a         ■  ^■ 

p  ..  Christian     Association      in 

^  Bowdoin  it  has  before  it  an 

extremely  important  question  of  policy.     This 

is  whether  it  shall  affiliate  with  the  national 

organization   of   the    Young   Men's    Christian 

Association,  so  becoming    a    chapter    in    the 

national  fraternity  bound  to  obey  the  rules  of 

the  national  body,  or  shall  continue  as  it  has 

started,  sever  connections    with    the    national 

organization,  adopt  a    new    constitution    and 

become  as  strong  as  possible  as  a  local  society. 

The  conditions  are  as  follows :  By  the  con- 
stitution and  practice  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  only 
persons  who  are  members  in  good  standing  of 
an  Evangelical  Church,  shall  be  eligible  for 
active  membership,  and  the  holding  of  office. 
Any  other  man  of  good  moral  character  may 
become  an  associate  member  and  enjoy  all  the 
privileges  of  active  membership  except  those 
of  voting  and  holding  office.  During  the  last 
two  years  this  important  section  of  the  Y-  M. 
C.  A.  constitution  has  been  disregarded  at 
Bowdoin  without  making  any  break  with  the 
national  organization,  with  the  result,  how- 
ever, that  all  the  men  who  held  office  last  year 
and  who  will  hold  office  next  year  do  not  hap- 
pen to  be  members  of  evangelical  churches. 

To  those  especially  interested  in  the  work  of 
the  Association,  it  has  seemed  that  here  as  at 
Amherst,  most  good  can  be  done  by  an  Asso- 
ciation in  which  membership  shall  be  open  to 
all  students,  and  which  honestly  tries  to  help 
the  religious  side  of  the  college.  There  are 
many  opportunities  for  the  .Association  to  do 
good,  and  the  officers  want  the  Association  to 


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do  this  in  the  best  possible  way.  With  this  in 
view  several  of  the  officers  have  to-day  gone  to 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  State  Convention  at  Augusta 
to  learn  what  the  attitude  of  the  National 
Organization  will  be  to  us  if  we  break  away, 
or  what  arguments  they  have  to  offer  in  favor 
of  our  remaining  affiliated  with  them. 

Whether  or  not  the  Bowdoin  College  Christ- 
ian Association  keeps  her  old  constitution  or 
adopts  a  new  one,  the  Northfield  Conference  is 
open  to  every  Bowdoin  man,  rnd  the  Christian 
A.'^so.ciation  is  trying  to  get  a  good  number  of 
Bowdoin  men  to  attend  it  this  summer.  It 
lasts  from  June  28  to  July  7,  and  is  something 
worth  the  while  of  every  college  man's  attend- 
ing at  least  once  during  his  college  course.  It 
is  a  unique  way  of  meeting  of  men  of  honest 
purpose  who  are  to  make  up  with  us  a  genera- 
tion that  will  soon  represent  what  is  called  the 
United  States-  A  longer  account  of  the  con- 
ference appears  in  another  part  of  this  issue. 

INTERSCHOLASTIC  TENNIS 

Last  Tuesday  the  interscholastic  tennis  tourna- 
ment began,  and  at  the  time  of  going  to  press,  the 
following  news  had  been  received  by  the  Orient. 

Singles — First  round :  Waterville  drew  a  pass. 
Cony  H.  S.  beat  Bangor  H.  S.  6-0,  6-1;  Brunswick 
beat  Thornton  Academy,  6-4,  6-1.  Westbrook  drew 
a  pass.  Second  round ;  Waterville  H.  S.  beats  Cony 
H.  S.  6-2,  6-4.     Brunswick  beat  Westbrook,  6-2,  6-2. 

Final  Rouiid — Brunswick  beat  Waterville  H.  S., 
6-3,  6-2,  7-5. 

Doubles — First  round :  Brunswick  beat  Cony  H.  S. 
6-1,  6-1,  and  Thornton  Academy  beat  Bangor  H.  S. 
6-2,  6-3. 

Second  Round — Brunswick  beat  Waterville,  6-2, 
6-.'.     Westbrook  beat  Thornton  Academy,  6-1,  8-6. 

Final  Round — Brunswick  beat  Westbrook,  6-3,  6-4, 
7-5. 

The  entries  from  the  various  schools  were :  Ban- 
gor: Gillin,  Whitcomb,  Guild  and  Jones.  Bruns- 
wick: Woodard  and  Coffin.  Cony:  Williamson, 
Hitchborne,  and  Hendee.  Thornton :  Sawyer  and 
Merrill,  and  Waterville :  Oilman  and  Spencer,  West- 
brook :  Brier  and  Nagai. 


CALENDAR 

FRIDAY,    MAY     IQTH 

2.30-5  P.M.     Track  work  on  Whittier  Field. 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  State  Convention  at  Augusta. 
6.30  P.M.     Snowshoe  Club  leaves  for  reunion  din- 
ner at  the  Inn. 

Trials  for  Ale.xander  Prize  Speaking. 

7.00  P.M.    MASS-MEETING  IN  MEMORIAL  HALL. 

SATURDAY,     MAY     i8tH 

8.03  A.M.    BOWDOIN   COLLEGE    LEAVES    FOR   WATER- 
VILLE, ROUND  TRIP  $1.50. 

Maine  Intercollegiate  Meet  at  Waterville. 
Y.   M.   C.  A.   State   Convention  at  Augusta. 
Bowdoin  Second  plays  Fryeburg  Academy  at  Frye- 
burg. 

9.30  P.M.     Reports  due  on  Thoreau  in  Eng.  IV. 

SUNDAY,    MAY    I9TH 

10.4s     P.M.     Rev.     Hugh     Black,     third     Bowdoin 
preacher,  speaks  in  Church  on  the  Hill. 

5.00  P.M.     Rev.  Hugh  Black  speaks  in  chapel. 
Anthem  by  college  quartette. 

MONDAY,    MAY   20TH 

-■30-5  P.M.     Track  work  for  Worcester  Team. 


2.30-5   P.M. 


TUESDAY,  MAY  2IST 

Track  work  for  Worcester  team. 


WEDNESDAY,  MAY  22D 

8.03  Baseball  team  leaves  for  Orono. 
Championship  game  with  U.  of  M.  at  Orono. 
230-5  P.M.     Track  work  for  Worcester  team. 


2.30-5   P.M. 


THURSDAY,    MAY   23D 

Track  work  for  Worcester  team. 


FRIDAY,   MAY   24TH 

5.30     P.M.     Deutscher     Verein     meeting     at     New 
Meadows  Inn. 

New  England  Press  Association  meets  at  Boston. 
Zeta   Psi   House   Party. 

SATURDAY,     MAY    25TH 

8.05  A.M.     Second  team  leaves  for  Kent's  Hill. 
11.27  A.M.     Baseball  team  leaves  for  Lewiston. 
Second  team  plays  Kent's  Hill  at  Kent's  Hill. 
Championship  baseball  game  at  Lewiston. 
Interscholastic  Athletic  Meet  on  Whittier  Field. 
N.  E.  I.  A.  A.  Meet  at  Worcester. 


TENNIS  TOURNAMENT  FOR  CAPTAINCY 

The  following  men  entered  the  tennis  tournament 
for  captaincy  which  began  last  Tuesday.  The  draw- 
ings and  results  up  to  the  time  of  going  to  press 
were   as    follows : 

First  Round — Brown  and  Piper  drew  a  pass.  Ham 
and  Kingsley,  won  by  Kingsley,  3-6,  6-3,  6-4,  0-6,  6-2, 
Goodspeed  and  Martin,  unplayed.  Pike  and  Timber- 
lake,  won  by  Pike,  6-3,  3-6,  6-2,  6-1,  Upton  and  Hyde, 
won  by  Hyde,  6-2,  6-3,  6-2,  Linnell  and  Haines  drew 
a  pass. 

Second  Round — Haines  defeated  Linnell  6-4,  6-1, 
6-0. 


JVIASSACHUSETTS  CLUB  MEETING 

Last  Saturday  evening  the  Massachusetts  Club 
held  its  final  meeting  of  the  year  at  the  Inn.  Officers 
were  elected  as  follows :  J.  F.  Morrison,  '08,  Presi- 
dent; A.  P.  Richards,  '10,  Vice-President;  and  Sum- 
ner Edwards,  '10,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  After 
the  dinner  Professor  Allen  Johnson  spoke  concern- 
ing the  present  movement  in  Massachusetts  towards 
securing  a  more  democratic  form  of  government  by 
giving  to  the  people  the  right  initiative  and  refer- 
endum. Afterwards  the  prizes  were  given  to  the 
winners  in  the  different  groups  which  met  last  term 
for  card  playing.  The  prizes  were  skull  match-safes 
adorned  with  the  seal  of  Massachusetts. 


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(ZollcQC  IRotes 

MASS=MEETINQ  TO=NIQHT  AT  7  P.M. 
Everybody  Out ! 

McMichael,  '07,  was  at  his  home  in  Boston  a  few- 
days  last  week. 

Trials  for  the  men  who  are  to  go  to  Waterville 
to-morrow  were  held  Tuesday. 

Hon.  George  E.  Weeks  of  Fairfield  was  the  guest 
of   his   son,   Weeks,   '10,   last   week. 

Fisher  and  Marston  of  the  Lewiston  High  Debat- 
ing Team  attended  the  Cornell  Debate,  Tuesday 
evening. 

The  tennis  teams  which  came  to  the  Interschol- 
astic  Tournament  were  entertained  by  the  several 
men  who  are  trying  for  assistant  manager. 

Union  College  has  the  distinction  of  being  the 
mother  of  the  Greek  letter  fraternity  and  the  first 
undenominational  college  founded  in  this  country. 

The  trial  competition  for  the  Alexander  Prize 
Speaking  took  place  to-day  before  a  committee  com- 
posed of  Professors  Mitchell,  Hutchins  and  Foster. 

C.  E.  Stetson,  '07,  has  gone  to  Fryeburg  Academy 
where  he  will  teach  Chemistry  for  the  remainder  of 
the  year.  Stetson  will  take  the  place  of  Henderson, 
'05,  who  has  gone  to  Mexico. 

A  curious  coincidence  is  the  fact  that  in  six  ball 
games  this  year  Bowdoin  has  been  scored  on  in  the 
opening  inning,  and  in  four  of  them  the  opposing 
team  has  scored  two  runs. 

The  reading  of  the  commencement  parts  took 
place  yesterday  evening  in  Banister  Hall  and  more 
will  be  read  to-night.  The  committee  to  judge  them 
were  Professor  Sills,  Moody  and  Woodruff. 

Manter  and  Robinson  stayed  home  from  the  trip 
to  Wesleyan  and  Tufts  on  account  of  the  Track 
Meet.  The  team  was  in  charge  of  Allen,  '07,  who 
made  the  same  trip  last  fall  with  the  football  team. 

Rev.  Mr.  Hull  of  the  Class  of  '07  is  asked  to 
preach  the  annual  sermon  at  the  North  Cumberland 
County  Conference  of  Congregational  Ministers  and 
Churches  which  convenes  at  New  Gloucester  June 
11-12. 

Word  has  been  received  from  no  less  an  author- 
ity than  a  recent  graduate  that  the  engagement  of 
Mr.  E.  H.  MacMichael,  '07,  is  to  be  announced  this 
spring.  The  Orient  takes  great  pleasure  in  publish- 
ing this  notice. 

According  to  the  Chicago  Tribune,  there  were 
eleven  killed  and  one  hundred  and  four  injured  in 
football  last  fall,  which  is  a  marked  decrease  from 
the  year  previous  when  eighteen  were  killed  and  one 
hundred  and  fifty-nine  injured. 

On  April  28,  Rev.  Mr.  Hull  of  the  Class  of  '07, 
preached  in  one  of  the  larger  Congregational 
churches  in  the  suburbs  of  New  York  City.  He 
preached  there  again  May  12,  and  is  considering 
settling  there,  and  taking  graduate  work  under 
Brander  Matthews,  and  Dr.  Lawrence  who  is  a 
Bowdoin  man  of  the  Class  of  1898,  in  Columbia  Uni- 
versity, with  the  view  of  M.A.  degree. 


TRACK  MEET  TO=MORROW  at  Waterville 
Everybody  Take  8.03  Train! 

The  Alpha  Delts  defeated  the  Kappa  Sigma  base- 
ball team  last  Thursday  afternoon,  by  a  score  of 
10-5.  McLaughlin  and  Clifford  were  the  Alpha 
Delts'  battery,  while  Robinson  and  Ballard  were 
between  the  points  for  the  latter  team. 

Crosby,   'lo,   entertained  his   father  over   Sunday. 

At  a  Freshman  Class  meeting  Tuesday,  Frank  E. 
McGlone  was  chosen  Toastmaster  and  Warren  E. 
Robinson,  Historian.  The  committees  were  as  fol- 
lows ;  Banquet  Committee,  Crosby,  McLaughlin, 
Dugan,  Cane  Committee,  Atwood,  Mikelsky,  Lan- 
der; Ode  Committee,  Hale,  Edwards,  Stephens. 

Professor  Hugh  Black  of  Union  Seminary,  New 
York,  will  be  the  college  preacher  next  Sunday. 
Professor  Black  is  only  thirty-nine  years  old,  was 
graduated  from  Glasgow  University,  Scotland,  held 
pastorates  in  Scotland  until  a  year  ago,  when  he 
came  to  this  side  as  a  special  preacher  to  the  col- 
leges of  the  United  States.  His  volumes  on  "Friend- 
ship" and  "Work"  are  very  popular. 


FACULTY  NOTES 

Dr.  Whittier  was  in  Washington  over  Sunday.  He 
attended  there  a  meeting  of  Pathologists  and  Bac- 
teriologists. 

Professor  Lee  has  been  invited  to  lecture  before 
the  Appalachian  Mountain  Club  of  Boston  next 
month.  He  will  lecture  on  a  trip  he  took  last  sum- 
mer to  Mt.  Katahdin. 

Professor  Ham  visited  Lincoln  Academy  on 
Thursday — that  being  the  Bowdoin  Preparatory 
School  assigned  to  him. 

Professor  Sills  attended  the  Episcopalian  Conven- 
tion held  at  Portland,  Wednesday. 

Professor  Burnett  last  Thursday  and  Friday 
attended  the  annual  convention  of  registrars  of  the 
New  England  Colleges,  held  at  Wesleyan  College, 
Middletown,    Conn. 


NORTHFIELD  CONFERENCE 

The  twenty-second  annual  conference  of  men 
from  the  Eastern  and  Canadian  colleges  held  under 
the  auspices  of  the  International  Committee  of 
Young  Men's  Christian  Associations  will  meet  this 
year  at  East  Northfield,  Massachusetts,  from  June  28 
to  July  7.  At  this  conference,  which  is  held  in  one 
of  the  most  beautiful  sections  of  New  England,  six 
or  seven  hundred  men  will  represent  almost  every 
college  and  university  in  the  East. 

The  conference  meetings  consist  of  Bible  classes, 
mission  classes,  classes  to  study  immigration  or 
social  problems,  a  general  convocation  in  the  morn- 
ing and  again  in  the  evening  to  hear  some  one  speak 
on  the  problems  which  are  confronting  the  present 
generation  all  over  the  world.  Among  the  leaders 
of  the  religious  classes  are  Professor  Lucius  H.  Mil- 
ler of  Princeton,  Rev.  H.  E.  Fosdick  of  Montclair, 
N.  J.,  Professor  Henry  B.  Wright  of  Yale,  and 
Professor  Henry  T.  Fowler  of  Brown.  Besides 
these,  the  most  prominent  speakers  for  the  general 
convocations  will  be  Rev.  William  Lawrence,  Bishop 


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of  Massachusetts,  Rev.  H.  S.  Coffin,  D.D.,  of  New- 
York  City,  Rev.  F.  B.  Meyer  of  England,  Mr.  George 
Gleason  of  Japan,  Mr.  John  R.  Mott  of  New  York 
City,  and  Rev.  W.  W.  Moore  of  Virginia. 

Every  afternoon  will  be  entirely  free  from  confer- 
ences and  will  be  devoted  to  athletic  sports,  or  what- 
ever the  delegates  wish.  A  series  of  baseball  games 
is  played  for  the  college  championship,  over  a  hun- 
dred men  usually  enter  the  tennis  tournament,  and 
every  one  else  has  an  opportunity  for  exercise  and 
enjoyment  in  swimming,  playing  golf,  taking  part 
in  tire  Fourth  of  July  athletic  meet  or  walking 
through  the  surrounding  country.  No  one  is  required 
to  attend  any  meetings  or  conferences  unless  he  so 
chooses,  and  there  are  many  enjoyable  features  of 
the  conferences  such  as  receptions,  fraternity  din- 
ners, and  serenades  that  cannot  be  dwelt  on  here. 

The  conference  is  open  to  everyone  whether  a 
member  or  not  of  the  Christian  Association,  and  it 
affords  an  opportunity  for  a  pleasant  and  very  profit- 
able week  obtainable  in  no  other  way.  The  expenses 
are  as  follows :  Registration  fee,  $5  for  ten  days,  or 
60  cents  a  day;  board  and  lodging  in  the  Northfield 
Seminary  building  $12  for  the  ten  days,  or  board 
alone  costs  $9,  it  being  possible  to  hire  tents  for  four 
people  at  prices  varying  from  $4  to  $10  for  the  whole 
tent,  according  to  its  furnishings.  The  railroads 
usually  grant  a  one  and  one-third  fare  for  the  round 
trip,  which  therefore  would  not  cost  more  than  $8. 

It  has  been  some  time  since  Bowdoin  has  had  more 
than  a  single  representative  at  the  conference,  and 
this  year  she  should  make  a  better  showing. 
Already  four  or  five  men  are  sure  of  going,  but  more 
should  take  advantage  of  the  opportunity.  Further 
information  can  be  obtained  from  J.  F.  Morrison,  '08, 
or  the  members  of  the  Northfield  committee,  L. 
Adams,  '08,  A.  L.  Robinson,  '08,  and  L.  F.  Timber- 
lake,  '09,  who  can  obtain  pamphlets  in  regard  to  the 
Conference.  All  registration  fees  must  be  received 
at  Northfield  before  June  22,  and  all  applications  for 
tents   before  June    15. 


DELTA  UPSILON  HOUSE  PARTY 

On  Friday,  May  10,  the  Bowdoin  Chapter  of 
Delta  Upsilon  gave  a  reception  and  dance  at  their 
chapter  house  using  for  the  first  time  the  new  dance 
hall.  The  reception  was  held  from  three  to  five 
o'clock  and  the  guests  were  received  by  a  commit- 
tee consisting  of  Mrs.  Wm.  DeWitt  Hyde,  Mrs. 
Frank  E.  Woodruff,  Mrs.  William  T.  Foster,  Mrs. 
Samuel  F.  Thompson,  and  Mrs.  George  F.  Tenney. 
Punch  was  served  by  Miss  Chrystine  Kennison  of 
Waterville.  At  half-past  five  the  party  left  by  spe- 
cial car  for  New  Meadows  Inn  where  a  shore  dinner 
was  enjoyed. 

The  delegates  from  other  fraternities  were  as  fol- 
lows :  Felix  A.  Burton,  '07,  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon ; 
M.  Carroll  Webber,  '07,  Zeta  Psi;  Thomas  Otis,  '10, 
Kappa  Sigma;  Francis  R.  Upton,  Jr.,  '08,  Psi  tfpsi- 
lon ;  Harry  Brown,  '07,  Theta  Delta  Chi ;  William 
Haines,  '08,  Beta  Theta  Pi;  Harold  Chandler,  '08, 
Alpha  Delta  Phi. 

At  nine  o'clock  the  party  assembled  in  the  hall 
where  dancing  was  enjoyed  until  a  late  hour,  music 


being  furnished  by  Kendrie's  Orchestra.  About 
forty  couples  were  present  at  the  dance.  Among  the 
alumni  and  special  guests  were  John  A.  Green,  '03 ; 
Harrie  Webber,  '03 ;  Ralph  Stewart,  '05 ;  Farnsworth 
Marshall,  '03;  F.  L.  Dutton,  '99;  Charles  A.  Smith, 
Colby,  '08;  Ralph  Sprague,  Bowdoin  Medical 
School;  Carl  F.  Getchell,  Dartmouth,  '05;  Albert  F- 
Noble,  Amherst,  '05 ;  Harry  L.  Farnham,  University 
of  Maine,  '09 ;  James  E.  Farnsworth,  University  of 
Maine,  '08,  and  G.  L.  Howe,  Amherst,  '98. 

The  ladies  present  were  Miss  Bernice  M.  Russell, 
Miss  Gertrude  Luce,  Miss  Grace  Russell,  Miss  Doris 
M.  Presson,  Miss  Mabel  E.  Hunter  of  Farmington, 
Mrs.  F.  L.  Dutton,  Miss  Beatrice  Cook,  Miss  Eliza- 
beth O'Conner  of  Augusta,  Miss  H.  Frances  Mad- 
docks,  Miss  Susie  McDougal  of  Boothbay  Harbor, 
Mrs.  Harrie  Webber,  Miss  Lillian  Bearce  of  Auburn, 
Miss  Florence  Smith,  Miss  Georgia  Chadbourne  of 
Saco,  Miss  Clementine  Allen,  Shirley,  Mass.,  Miss 
Chrystine  Kennison,  Waterville,  Miss  Ethel  Pike, 
Lisbon  Falls,  Miss  Bessie  Templeton,  Lewiston,  Miss 
Louena  Sylvester,  Richmond,  Miss  Gertrude  Harlow, 
Dixfield,  Miss  Bertha  Fraiser,  Lewiston,  Miss  Lelia 
Hunnewell,  Kingfield,  Miss  Haines,  Philadelphia, 
Miss  Agnes  Green,  Woodfords,  Miss  Sarah  Moody, 
Bath,  Miss  Edna  McClellan,  New  York.  Miss  Lil- 
lian Connine,  Miss  Ada  Simonds,  Portland,  Miss 
Cecile  Houghton,  Miss  Mae  Despeaux,  Miss  Rose 
Dumas,  Miss  Helen  Eaton,  Miss  Allen,  and  Miss 
Daisy    Hubbard,    of    Brunswick. 


BOWDOIN  ALUMNI  SING  ESPERANTO 

At  the  January  meeting  of  the  "Bowdoin  Club,"  of 
Boston,  Doctor  D.  O.  S.  Lowell  (Bowdoin,  '73), 
delivered  by  request  an  address  on  Esperanto.  Dr. 
Lowell  is  the  vice-president  of  the  Boston  Esperanto 
Society,  and  instructor  in  Esperanto  at  the  Roxbury 
Latin  School.  He  took  up  such  points  as  the  need 
of  an  international  language,  the  kind  of  one  needed, 
whether  Esperanto  met  this  need,  the  structure  of 
the  language  itself,  read,  recited  and  distributed 
specimens  of  the  literature,  and  as  a  climax  a  cho- 
rus of  the  members  present,  led  by  the  doctor  him- 
self, sang  in  lusty  Esperanto  an  old  Bowdoin  song 
which  he.  had  hastily  translated.  We  give  the  first 
stanza : 

'68  War  Song 
(Air,  "Tramp,  tramp,  tramp") 

When  the  bonny  moon  is  seen 
Glinting  down  on  Bowdoin  green, 

And  the  little  stars  are  twinkling  in  the  sky, 
When   the   dusky   shadows   fall 
Round  the  North  of  Winthrop  Hall, 

Then  we'll  muster  '68  to  do  or  die. 

Sesdek-oka   Militakanto 

Ho !  la  bela  luno  nun 
Brilas  sur  Bowdoin'on,  kun 

Steletoj  ekbriletantaj   super  nin, 
Kaj   la  mallumetoj   ce 
Winthrop   Halo   falas   tre 

Kiel  Sesdek-Ok  kunvens  fari  GIN. 


4s 


BOWbOIN  ORlfeNt 


Hlumnt  Botes 


Charles  Edward  Clifford,  Esq.,  one  of  the 
few  surviving  members  of  the  Class  of  1847, 
died  at  his  home  in  West  Falmouth,  Maine, 
April  20,  1907,  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight. 
Mr.  Clifford,  the  eldest  son  of  Hon.  Nathan 
Clifford,  Justice  of  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court, 
and  Hannah  Ayer,  daughter  of  Capt.  James 
Ayer,  was  born  2  Nov.  1828,  at  Newfield,  Me. 
He  received  his  early  education  in  his  native 
town,  but  was  prepared  for  college  at  the 
North  Yarmouth  Academy.  His  course  at 
Bowdoin  was  interrupted  in  his  Sophomore 
year,  because  he  was  supposed  to  be  engaged 
in  certain  undergraduate  mischief,  and  he  con- 
tinued his  studies  at  Harvard  where  he  grad- 
uated in  1850.  It  subsequently  became  known 
that  he  was  innocent  of  the  offense  and  in 
acknowledgment  of  the  injustice  done  him 
many  years  before,  a  degree  with  his  Bowdoin 
class  was  voted  him  in  1902.  After  gradua- 
tion he  studied  law  with  his  father,  was 
admitted  to  the  bar,  and  practiced  his  profes- 
sion at  Portland,  being  associated  for  a  time 
with  his  younger  brother,  Hon-  William  Henry 
Clifford.  He  served  as  United  States  Com- 
missioner from  1878  to  1896,  and  won  a  repu- 
tation for  eminent  fairness  and  a  judicial 
mind.  He  gave  up  all  professional  practice  in 
1896  and  lived  an  out-door  life  at  his  West 
Falmouth  home  where  he  had  resided  for  sev- 
eral years  before. 

In  politics  he  belonged  to  the  Democratic 
party,  though  at  the  time  of  the  Greenback 
movement  he  was  a  prominent  supporter  of 
Governor  Plaisted.  In  religion  he  was  a  Uni- 
tarian and  a  regular  attendant  at  the  First 
Parish  Church  when  in  the  city.  Of  a  singu- 
larly retiring  disposition,  he  was  characterized 
by  great  force  and  earnestness  when  his  con- 
victions were  aroused.  He  was  a  strong  man, 
a  safe  counselor,  a  modern  example  of  Puritan 
virtues. 

Mr.  Clifford  married  Antoinette  Ellis  Ayer 
who  survives  him  with  two  sons  and  one 
daughter. 

CLASS  OF  1877 

Hon.  Frank  H-  Hargreaves  with  his  family, 
is  in  Europe  for  an  extended  sojourn  abroad, 
rendered  desirable  by  the  state  of  his  health. 

CLASS  OF  1883 
Dr.  Wallace  J.  Collins  of  Westfield,  Mass., 
was   recently  married   in   New   York   City  to 
Miss  Harriet  W.  Gladwin. 


CLASS  OF  1890 

Rev.  Henry  W.  Webb,  who  is  principal  of 
the  Newton  Select  School  at  Newton,  Ala.,  is 
spending  a  vacation  at  Rockland,  Mass. 

Victor  V.  Thompson,  Esq.,  has  been  re- 
elected Supt.  of  the  Public  Schools  of  Ash- 
land and  Hopkinton,  Mass. 

CLASS  OF  1893 
Clarence  W.  Peabody,  Esq.,  has  formed  a 
law  partnership  with  his  brother,  Henry  A., 
under  the  name  of  Peabody  and  Peabody  of 
the  Class  of  1903.  The  new  firm  has  offices 
in  the  Union  Mutual  Building,  Portland,  and 
will  give  especial  attention  to  probate  business. 

CLASS  OF  1894 

From  the  recently  issued  directory  by  the 
Class  Secretary,  Charles  A.  Flagg  of  the 
Library  of  Congress,  the  following  recent 
changes  appear. 

W.  F.  Allen  is  Superintendent  of  Schools  at 
Southern  Pines,   N.  C. 

F.  E.  Briggs  is  principal  of  the  High  School 
at  Lancaster,  Mass. 

F.  A-  Frost  is  on  the  staff  of  the  Paris  edi- 
tion of  the  Neiv  York  Herald,  with  address  at 
38  Rue  du  Louvre. 

F.  H-  Knight  is  an  apothecary  at  Winches- 
ter, Mass. 

C.  E.  Michels  is  instructor  in  classics  at 
Connecticut  Literary  Institution,  Suffield,  Ct. 

R.  L.  Sheaff  became  pastor  this  month  of 
the  Congresfational  Church  at  Newcastle,  Me. 

Elias  Thomas,  Jr.,  has  recently  sold  his 
wholesale  grocery  business  in  Portland. 

The  births  of  eight  children  to  members  of 
the  class  are  recorded  as  occurring  during  the 
past  two  years. 

CLASS  OF   1897 

S.  L.  Merriman  has  been  elected  principal 
of  the  Normal  School  at  Presque  Isle-  He  has 
already  taught  in  Aroostook  County  for  sev- 
eral years  with  marked  success. 

Dr.  Charles  D.  Moulton  of  East  Orange,  N. 
J.,  was  married  April  30,  1907,  to  Miss  Alice 
Elizabeth  Shine,  at  Philadelphia. 

MAY  MEETING  OF  BOWDOIN  CLUB  OF  BOSTON 

The  last  meeting  and  dinner  of  this  club  for  the 
present  season  was  held  at  the  University  Club,  May 
4th.  Austin  Cary,  '87,  Professor  of  Forestry  at  Har- 
vard, and  Alfred  E.  Burton,  '78,  Dean  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Institute  of  Technology,  spoke  on  "Bow- 
doin's  Immediate  Future."  The  advisability  of 
strengthening  the  college  curriculum  on  the  side  of 
practical   mathematical   work,   so   that   better   prepa- 


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ration  could  be  gained  for  subsequent  professional 
work  in  engineering  and  technical  schools  was  the 
subject  chiefly  discussed.  It  appears  that  the  engage- 
ment of  a  single  instructor  competent  to  teach 
mechanical  drawing,  descriptive  geometry  and  prac- 
tical surveying,  would  make  it  possible  for  gradu- 
ates of  the  college  who  had  elected  those  courses 
in  addition  to  the  chemistry  physics  and  mathemat- 
ics now  offered,  to  take  the  degrees  of  any  of  the 
technical  schools  of  the  country  in  two  years  instead 
of  three  or  four  as  at  present.  These  opportunities 
are  offered  at  many  other  colleges  and  there  is  no 
doubt  that'their  establishment  in  the  Bowdoin  cur- 
riculum would  attract  to  the  college  a  good  many 
men  who  go  elsewhere  under  present  conditions. 
The  discussion  was  general  and  it  was  voted  to  pre- 
sent the  matter  through  a  committee  to  the  govern- 
ing boards  of  the  college.  Thirty-five  were  present, 
including  Professor  Chapman  from  the  college. 


SPRING  FOOTBALL  PRACTICE 

Ross  McClave,  as  next  year's  football  coach,  has 
sent  word  that  Bowdoin  must  have  regular  spring 
football  practice  to  turn  out  the  team  he  wants  next 
fall.  From  now  on  every  afternoon,  Capt.  Crowley 
will  be  on  the  Delta,  and  spring  football  practice 
will  be  carried  on  after  about  four  o'clock.  The 
work  will  be  principally  in  getting  form  for  kicking 
and  in  handling  the  ball.  Every  man  who  intends 
to  try  for  the  team  next  fall  should  get  football 
shoes  and  whatever  else  may  be  necessary  from 
Assistant  Manager  Simmons  and  turn  out  on  the 
Delta  every  day. 


PRIZES  FOR  ECONOMIC  ESSAYS 

Fourth  Year 
In  order  to  arouse  an  interest  in  the  study  of  top- 
ics relating  to  commerce  and  industry,  and  to  stimu- 
late an  examination  of  the  value  of  college  training 
for  business  men,  a  committee  composed  of  Profes- 
sor J.  Laurence  Laughlin,  University  of  Chicago, 
Chairman ;  Professor  J.  B.  Clark,  Columbia  Univer- 
sity ;  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  Chicago,  to  offer  again  in 
1908  four  prizes  for  the  best  studies  on  any  one  of 
the  following  subjects: 

1.  An  Examination  into  the  Economic  Causes  of 
Large  Fortunes  in  this  Country. 

2.  The  History  of  One  Selected  Railway  System 
in  the  United  States. 

3.  The    Untouched    Agricultural    Resources     of 
North   America. 

4.  Resumption  of  Specie  Payments  in  1879. 

5.  Industrial    Combinations    and    the    Financial 
Collapse  of  1903. 

6.  The  Case  against  Socialism.* 

7.  Causes  of  the  Rise  of  Prices  since   1898. 

*Other  phases  of  Socialism  were  suggested  in  pre- 
vious years. 


8.  Should  Inequalities  of  Wealth  Be  Regulated 
by  a  Progressive  Income  Tax? 

9.  The  Effect  of  the  Industrial  Awakening  of 
Asia  upon  the  Economic  Development  of  the  West. 

10.  The  causes  of  the  recent  Rise  in  the  Price  of 
Silver. 

11.  The  Relation  of  an  Elastic  Bank  Currency  to 
Bank  Credits  in  an  Emergency. 

12.  A  Just  and  Practicable  Method  of  Taxing 
Railway  Property. 

A  First  Prize  of  One  Thousand  Dollars,  and  a 
Second  Prize  of  Five  Hundred  Dollars,  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  1896,  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  successful  stud- 
ies 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  permanent  form. 

Competitors  are  advised  that  the  studies  should 
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an  assumed  name  and  whether  in  Class  A,  or  Class 
B,  the  year  when  the  bachelor's  degree  was  or  is 
likely  to  be  received,  and  accompanied  by  a  sealed 
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degree,  or  in  which  he  is  studying.  The  papers 
should  be  sent  on  or  before  June  I,  igo8,  to 
J.  Laurence  Laughlin,  Esq., 

University  of  Chicago, 

Chicago,  Illinois. 

Box  14s,  Faculty  Exchange. 


ART  BUILDING  NOTES 


Professor  Hutchins  has  been  working  this  week 
in  the  Art  Building  to  get  photographs  of  the  paint- 
ings of  the  two  Walker  sisters  of  the  portrait  of  Sir 
Joshua  Reynolds,  and  of  the  Titian  Drawings.  From 
time  to  time  Prof.  Hutchins  makes  photographs  of 
the  paintings  to  add  to  the  collection  which  the  col- 
lege  keeps. 

The  Art  Building  has  received  as  a  gift  from 
George  Ahearn,  Esq.,  of  New  York,  a  copy  of  the 
catalog  of  his  large  and  valuable  collection  of 
paintings,  very  recently  given  to  the  Metropolitan 
Museum  of  New  York.  It  is  a  catalog  illustrating 
each  picture,  there  being  also  a  short  descrip- 
tive notice  of  the  artists  whose  work  is  represented. 
Such  an  example  of  munificent  support  of  artistic 
interests  in  the  United  States  goes  far  to  offset  the 
frequent  assertion  of  foreign  critics  that  this  is  the 
land  of  the  dollar  only. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


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UNIVERSITY  OF  VERMONT 

teacher  of  IDiolin 

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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


VOL.  XXXVII 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MAY  24,  1907 


NO.  6 


MAINE  INTERCOLLEGIATE  TRACK  MEET 

The  thirteenth  annual  track  meet  held  by 
the  four  Maine  colleges  at  Waterville  last  Sat- 
urday was  the  closest  that  has  ever  been  held. 
The  score  at  the  end  was  as  follows :  Univer- 
sity of  Maine,  46^ ;  Bowdoin,  45^ ;  Bates,  23 ; 
and  Colby,  11.  The  result  was  uncertain  until 
the  last  event  had  taken  place,  though  for  a 
long  while  it  looked  as  if  U.  of  M.  was  going 
to  have  it  in  a  walk.  From  start  to  finish  the 
contest  was  really  between  Maine  and  Bow- 
doin and  when  all  but  the  pole-vault  and  the 
broad- jump  had  taken  place  Maine  had  46 
points,  while  Bowdoin  had  28.  Of  the 
eighteen  points  needed  to  tie  the  score  Bow- 
doin got  seventeen  and  a  half. 

Of  course  it  is  hard  to  lose  the  meet  after 
coming  so  near  to  winning  it,  but  every  man 
went  into  it  for  all  there  was  in  him  and 
it  was  a  good,  fair  meet  with  entirely  impar- 
tial officials.  In  so  far  as  chance  played  a 
part  in  deciding  the  contest,  Bowdoin  did 
not  seem  to  be  much  favored,  especially  in 
the  arrangement  of  the  men  in  the  trial  heats. 
As  usual  there  are  a  lot  of  "ifs"  which  might 
have  changed  the  result,  but  we  should  give 
the  team  credit  for  doing  their  best  and  make 
up  our  minds  to  win  the  meet  here  in  Bruns- 
wick next  year.  The  team  was  well  supported 
and  after  the  meet  was  over  the  Bowdoin 
aggregation  showed  that  we  can  be  good 
losers  as  well  as  winners. 

It  was  a  surprise  to  many  to  learn  that  in  the 
trial  heats  of  the  220-yard  dash  and  the  low 
and  high  hurdles  only  the  winners  qualified 
for  the  final  heats,  which  came  hard  on  us, 
since  all  four  seconds  in  the  220  were  Bowdoin 
men.  Only  first  and  second  men  qualified  in 
the  quarter-mile.  Both  of  these  arrangements 
are  directly  contrary  to  the  rules  of  the  N.  E. 
I.  A.  A.  which  requires  one  heat  for  second 
men  and  three  men  to  qualify  in  the  quarter. 

The  mile  was  run  in  very  fast  time,  the 
record  being  reduced  from  4  min.  43  2-5  sec. 
to  4  min.  38  4-5  sec.     Fortier  of  Maine  was 


first,  Colbath  of  Bowdoin,  second,  and  Hick 
of  Maine,  third. 

The  quarter-mile  was  won  by  Wyman  of 
Maine;  St.  Onge  of  Maine  was  second; 
Chandler  of  Colby,  third.  Time,  53  1-5  sec- 
onds. 

The  100-yard  dash  was  won  by  Atwood  of 
Bowdoin  in  10  2-5  seconds  with  Williams  of 
Bates  second,  and  Trask  of  Colby,  third. 

The  120-yard  hurdles  were  won  by  Knight 
of  Maine ;  Fraser  of  Bates,  second ;  F.  T. 
Smith  of  Bowdoin,  third.  T?ime,  16  3-5  sec- 
onds. 

The  half-mile  was  won  by  Irish  of  Bates ; 
Bates  of  Maine,  second;  Knowlton  of  Maine, 
third.     Time,  2  minutes,  6  1-5  seconds. 

The  220-yard  dash  was  won  by  Wyman  of 
Maine ;  Williams  of  Bates,  second ;  Trask  of 
Colby,  third.     Time,  23  2-5  seconds. 

The  two-mile  was  another  record-breaking 
event.  It  was  won  by  Bosworth  of  Bates  in 
10  minutes,  18  4-5  seconds.  Capt.  Robinson 
of  Bowdoin  was  second.  He  had  not  been 
feeling  as  well  as  usual  on  account  of  a  cough 
he  had  last  winter,  but  he  led  the  race  till  the 
very  last.    Dyer  of  Maine  was  third. 

The  220-yard  hurdles  were  won  by  Knight 
of  Maine ;  Clayton  of  Maine,  second ;  Fraser 
of  Bates,  third.     Time,  26  4-5  seconds. 

In  the  field  events  Bowdoin  won  points  in 
everything  but  the  discus. 

The  running  high  jump  was  won  by 
Meserve  of  Maine ;  Pennell  of  Bowdoin,  sec- 
ond ;  Higgins  of  Maine,  third.  Height,  5  ft. 
6  in. 

The  discus  was  won  by  Tribou  of  Colby ; 
Hetherington  of  Colby  second ;  Schumacher  of 
Bates,  third.    Distance,  106  ft.  6  3-4  in. 

The  running  broad  jump  was  won  easily 
by  Atwood  of  Bowdoin  with  Morrill  of  Bow- 
doin second.  Bass  of  Bowdoin,  and  Knowlton 
of  Maine,  tied  for  third  place.  Distance,  21 
feet. 

Warren  of  Bowdoin  won  the  hammer-throw 
with  Morrill  second  and  French  of  Bates, 
third.     Distance,  114  ft.  9-^  inches. 

In  the  pole-vault  Winchell,  Burton  and  Dem- 
ing,  all  of  Bowdoin,  tied  for  first  place  at  9 
feet,  8  inches. 

The  shot-put  was  won  by  Morrill  of  Bow- 


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BOWbOiN  ORIENT 


doin;  Farwell  of  Maine  second;  Schumacher 
of  Bates,  third.  Distance — 39  feet  9  inches. 
In  a  try  for  a  record  Morrill  put  the  shot  40  ft. 
3  inches,  falling  short  of  the  Maine  State 
record  by  4^  inches. 


BOWDOIN,  9;  TUFTS,  7 

Bowdoin  won  a  victory  from  Tufts  at  Tufts' 
oval,  on  Thursday,  May  16.  The  game  was 
rather  loosely  played  on  both  sides.  Bowdoin 
had  the  game  won  a  number  of  times  and  then 
threw  it  away,  but  finally  succeeded  in  clinch- 
ing it  in  the  tenth  inning.  The  batting  was 
heavy  on  both  sides,  but  Bowdoin  exceeded 
having  fifteen  hits  to  her  credit.  The  error 
column  shows  seven  for  Bowdoin  and  four  for 
Tufts. 

In  the  first  inning  Bowdoin  scored  one  run 
on  a  single  by  McDade  followed  by  another 
hit  by  Stanwood.  In  the  first  of  the  second 
Bowdoin  added  two  more  runs.  Lawrence 
reached  first  on  a  hit,  and  Claude  Bower  on 
an  error,  these  two  were  then  scored  on  a  hit 
by  Harris.  Tufts  secured  her  first  runs  in  the 
last  of  this  inning  when  two  hits  netted  her 
two  scores.  Tufts  added  another  run  in  the 
third.  The  score  remained  tied  until  the  last 
of  the  sixth.  Sparks  passed  Ropes,  and 
then  Gallagher  reached  first  on  an  error. 
These  two  men  scored  on  a  hit  by  Boyd.  Bow- 
doin added  three  runs  in  the  first  of  the  sev- 
enth, and  then  Tufts  added  two  more  in  her 
half.  In  the  last  of  the  eighth  it  looked  as 
though  Tufts  would  secure  the  game  when 
Atwood,  the  Tufts  runner,  ran  home  with  two 
men  out,  but  he  failed  to  touch  third  base  and 
so  was  out.  Bowdoin  tied  the  score  in  the 
ninth,  and  then  added  two  more  in  her  half  of 
the  tenth  on  three  hits  by  Lawrence,  Claude 
Bower  and  Harris. 

The  summary : 

Bowdoin 

ab      r      bh      po      a        e 

G.    Bower,    ss 6        o        i        5        3        i 

Abbott,   If 5        I        3        I        o        I 

McDade,    rf 4        2        2        3        o        0 

Stanwood,     ib 4        i        3        8        i        2 

Files,    cf 3        0        o        i        0        o 

Lawrence,  c 4        2        2        5        2        0 

C.  Bower,  3b S        i        i        2        3        i 

Harris,    2b 5        o        2        3         i         0 

Sparks,   p S        2        i         i        4        2 

Total    41        9      15      29*     14        7 


Tufts 

ab  r  bh  pc  a  e 

Dustin,   3b 4  2  I  2  0  0 

Priest,    rf 5  o  i  0  o  0 

Tingley,   If 4  0  0  2  o  o 

Ropes,    ss 4  2  I  3  2  0 

Gallagher,    cf 5  2  i  3  o  0 

Freeze,    ib 5  o  o  10  o  2 

Knight,  2b 4  i  2  5  3  i 

Boyd,  c 4  0  2  4  2  0 

Atwood,  p 4  o  0  o  7  I 

Foss    o  0  o  I  o  0 

Totals    39        7        8      30        4        4 

*Atwood  out  for  not  touching  third  base.  Struck 
out— By  Sparks,  Ropes,  Atwood  3,  Priest.  By 
Atwood — G.  Bower  2,  C.  Bower.  Two-base  hits — 
Abbott.  Hit  by  pitched  ball— Tingley.  Wild  pitch— 
Atwood. 

BOWDOIN,   2;  WESLEYAN,  7 

Wesleyan  defeated  Bowdoin  in  a  slow  and 
uninteresting  game  at  Middletown  on  May  15. 
Bowdoin  played  loosely  at  times,  and  batted 
very  poorly.  Bowdoin's  four  costly  errors 
helped  Wesleyan  add  to  her  runs  while  Wes- 
leyan made  only  two  errors.  Bowdoin  made 
one  run  in  the  third  and  one  in  the  fourth, 
while  Wesleyan  scored  three  runs  in  the  third, 
two  in  the  fifth  and  one  each  in  the  seventh 
and  eighth.  McCathran  proved  effective  in 
the  box  for  Wesleyan.  Files  pitched  well  for 
Bowdoin.     The  summary : 

Bowdoin 

ab  r  bh  po  a  e 

G.  Bower,  ss 4  o  i  i  5  i 

McDade,    If 4  o  0  2  o  o 

Stanwood,    ib 4  o  0  12  o  o 

Files,   p 4  I  I  I  3  i 

Lawrence,  c 3  o  I  3  I  0 

C.  Bower,  3b 4  0  i  I  i  2 

Sparks,    cf 4  0  0  o  0  0 

Harris,  2b 4  o  i  3  3  o 

Hanrahan,    rf 2  i  o  l  0  o 

Totals    33        2        5      24      13        4 

Wesleyan 

ab  r  bh  po  a  e 

Haley,   2b 5  i  i  i  i  ' 

Wright,   ss 5  i  o  i  2  0 

Cunningham,   cf 4  i  o  o  o  o 

Smith,    lb 4  0  l  13  o  o 

Baker,    rf 4  o  0  i  o  o 

McCathran,   p 2  0  0  o  4  i 

Beaton,   3b 4  i  i  I  3  0 

Dresser,    If 4  I  I  3  0  o 

Day,   c 2  2  I  6  I  0 

Totals    34        7        5      26*     11        2 

*Lawrence  out;  hit  by  batted  ball. 

Struck  out— by  McCathran,  G.  Bower,  McDade 
2,  Lawrence,  Sparks,  Hanrahan.  By  Files,  Haley, 
Cunningham,  Baker  2.  Base  on  balls— Oflf  McCath- 
ran I,  off  Files  4.     Hit  by  pitched  ball— McCathran. 


feOWDOiN  ORIENT 


53 


DR.  BLACK  AT  CHAPEL 

Faith  was  the  theme  of  Dr.  Black's  address 
at  Sunday  chapel.  He  said  in  part:  Faith  is 
the  core  of  religion.  It  was  upon  Faith  that 
Christ  founded  his  religion  and.  by  faith  he 
caused  it  to  be  diffused  into  all  parts  of  the 
world.  By  the  use  of  the  word  "Faith"  God 
meant  the  apprehension  of  the  reality  of  the 
spiritual  world.  It  is  difficult  at  times  to 
preserve  this  apprenhension.  One  of  the  best 
examples  that  we  have  of  it  is  Wordsworth  in 
the  "Ode  on  the  Intimations  of  Immortality," 
which  well  suggests  the  absolute  supremacy  of 
Christ.  Jesus  lived  so  that  he  was  ever  in  that 
world  of  faith.  It  became  his  point  of  view, 
and  his  first  object  was  to  seek  the  spiritual 
world.  We,  on  the  other  hand,  drift  away 
from  this  standpoint  because  of  our  regard 
for  external  things.  If  to-dav  we  possessed 
full  faith,  all  problems  that  confront  us  could 
easily  be  solved,  for  all  problems  on  earth  are 
at  the  bottom  religious  problems. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION 

Last  Friday  two  members  of  the  Christian 
Association  cabinet  and  two  other  regular 
members  represented  Bowdoin  at  the  State  Y. 
M.  C.  A.  Convention  at  Augusta.  On  Fri- 
day evening  after  the  banquet,  a  conference 
was  arranged  with  Mr.  Clayton  S.  Cooper,  an 
International  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Secretary,  to  get  his 
advice  on  next  year's  policy  for  the  Bowdoin 
Association.  After  the  conditions  had  been 
explained,  Mr.  Cooper  advised  us  to  keep  the 
name  of  Bowdoin  Christian  Association,  and 
yet  keep  the  regular  Y.  M.  C.  A.  constitution 
giving  to  the  article  concerning  membership  a 
very  liberal  interpretation.  The  purpose  of  the 
constitution  in  limiting  the  active  membership 
to  members  of  evangelical  churches  was 
merely  to  make  sure  that  all  who  held  impor- 
tant offices  should  have  an  earnest  interest  in 
Christian  and  religious  work  and  thought,  and 
when  next  fall  the  national  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Con- 
vention is  held  it  is  probable  that  the  wording 
of  the  membership  section  shall  be  made  to 
include  more  men,  and  to  be  a  fairer  test  of 
purpose  without  changing  its  spirit. 

Mr.  Cooper,  who  is  an  extremely  busy  man, 
nevertheless  showed  considerable  interest  in 
the  work  at  Bowdoin,  and  agreed  next  year  to 
give  us  the  valuable  aid  of  his  experience,  by 
spending  one  or  perhaps  two  days  at  Bowdoin 
in  the  fall,  organize  the  classes  in  Bible  Study 


and  outline  a  strong  course  of  study,  for  it  is 
planned  to  make  the  Bible  Study  classes  a 
special  feature  of  next  year's  work. 


INTERSCHOLASTIC  MEET 

To-morrow  at  lo  o'clock  will  be  held  the 
trial  for  the  Interscholastic  Meet  on  Whittier 
Field,  and  the  finals  will  begin  at  2  p.m. 
Special  efforts  have  been  made  to  make  the 
meet  a  success,  and  entries  have  been  received 
from  fourteen  schools :  Portland  High  School, 
Westbrook  Academy,  Deering  High  School, 
Hebron  Academy,  Bar  Harbor,  Westbrook 
High  School,  Bangor  High  School,  Edward 
Little  High  School,  Kent's  Hill  Seminary, 
Oak  Grove  Seminary,  Thornton  Academy,' 
Abbott  School,  Skowhegan  High  School, 
Lewiston  High  School.  Over  100  men  are 
entered  and  the  contests  should  all  be  inter- 
esting. The  admission  in  the  morning  is  fifteen 
cents,  and  in  the  afternoon  is  fifty  cents. 


A  RARE  BOOK 

The  Library  for  this  week  has  been  sending 
out  the  following  notice  to  Bowdoin'  alumni 
with  ballots  for  the  new  overseer,  and  the  pro- 
gram of  commencement  week. 

An  appropriate  gift  for  a  lover  of  Longfel- 
low is  the  poet's  first  book,  written  at  the 
beginning  of  his  professorship  at  Bowdoin, 
suggestive  of  Outre-Mer  in  style  and  content, 
and  published  for  the  first  time  on  the  hun- 
dredth anniversary  of  his  birth.  Only  two 
hundred  and  fifty  copies  were  printed  from 
type  that  was  at  once  distributed. 

Twenty  copies  now  remain  unsold.  Bound 
in  full  leather  with  gilt  tops,  these  are  for  sale 
at  the  College  Library  at  the  original  price  of 
three  dollars,  postpaid. 


COMMENCEMENT  SPEAKERS 

Those  who  have  been  chosen  from  the 
Senior  Class  to  speak  on  Commencement  Day 
are :  George  A.  Bower,  Edward  A.  Duddy, 
Seth  G.  Haley,  Roscoe  H.  Flupper,  William 
S.  Linnell,  and  Charles  W.  Snow. 


BOWDOIN  WINS  FOURTH  CHAMPIONSHIP  GAME 

Word  was  received  Wednesday  night  that" 
Bowdoin    had    won    its    fourth    championship  ■ 
game,     defeating    University    of     Maine     at 
Orono,  6  to  5. 


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BOWlX)lN  ORIENT 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

HAROLD  H.  BURTON,  1909    Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 

Associate  Editors 


W.   E.  ATWOOD,  1910 

T.  OTIS,  igxo 

W.  E.  ROBINSON,  iqk 


R.  A.  LEE,  1908 

P.  J.   NEWMAN,   igog 

J.  J.  STAHL,  igog 

NATHAN  S.  WESTON,  igo8      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  1909  Ass't  Business  Manager 

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

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

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


Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Br 


vick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter 


Lewiston  Journal  Press 


Vol.  XXXVII. 


MAY  24,   1907 


No.  6 


.  _,  It  has  often  been  the  policy 

t    Ch      u  °^  *^  Orient  to  make  its 

^  editorial  columns  a  medium 
for  finding  fault  with  things  in  general,  or  at 
least  in  advocating  some  radical  change.  It 
seems  fitting,  however,  to  pause  once  in  a 
while  and  look  things  over  to  see  where  the 
college  stands.  It  is  particularly  appropriate 
to  do  this  now  for  two  reasons.  The  first  is 
that  we  do  not  wish  to  become  famous  for  our 
"belly-aches,"  and  the  second  is  that  the  col- 
lege has  so  much  to  be  thankful  for  that  it  is 
only  proper  to  stop  a  moment  to  enjoy  the 
prosperity. 

The  baseball  team  now  stands  at  the  head 
of  the  Maine  Intercollegiate  League,  and  we 
should  show  enough  pleasure  about  this,  to 
make  the  team  stay  there  if  only  for  the  sake 
of  seeing  us  smile.  We  didn't  win  the  track 
meet,  we  will  have  to  admit,  but  the  old  Bow- 
doin  spirit  was  evident  when  in  the  face  of  an 
eighteen  point  handicap,  we  came  within  a 
quarter  of  an  inch  of  pulling  out  a  victory  in 
the  last  two  events.    Next  year  we  shall  have 


nearly  the  same  team  with  additions  from  the 
Freshman  Class,  and  that  is  something  for 
which  to  be  thankful.  As  to  football,  spring 
practice  is  going  on  and  Ross  McClave  is  com- 
ing in  the  fall. 

Our  debating  team  speaks  for  itself.  It  was 
also  the  best  advertisement  that  the  college 
could  have  had.  The  fact  that  Bowdoin,  a  col- 
lege of  less  than  three  hundred  students, 
defeated  teams  from  the  University  of  Syra- 
cuse and  the  Cornell  Congress,  was  heralded 
over  the  country  where  people  have  talked 
about  it  and  marveled  at  it. 

The  flag  is  flying  every  dav  from  Memorial 
Hall.  The  campus  presents  a  picture  worthy 
of  any  artist's  brush,  in  fact,  prosperity  is  seen 
on  every  hand.  Spring  is  here  all  but  the 
weather  and  that  will  be  along  soon. 


Questions  of  A  member  of  the  faculty 
Bowdoin  Policy  recently  suggested  to  the 
1.    Growth  Orient    that    in    planning 

the  policy  of  the  college  it  would  be  a  great 
aid  to  the  faculty  and  to  the  boards,  if  the 
undergraduate  sentiment  were  known  in 
regard  to  the  college's  important  questions. 
With  a  view  to  determining  the  undergraduate 
opinion,  the  Orient  will  print  from  time  to 
time,  editorials  on  questions  concerning  the 
college,  supposing  that  if  these  editorials  are 
let  pass  unchallenged  they  may  be  considered 
to  represent  fairly  the  side  taken  on  the  ques- 
tions by  all  undergraduates,  and  that  if  anyone 
disagrees  with  an  editorial  he  will  immediately 
send  a  communication  to  the  Orient,  for  pub- 
lication, stating  his  reasons  for  disagreement. 

Among  the  questions  that  are  now  before 
the  college  there  are  three  at  least  upon  which 
the  opinion  of  the  undergraduate  may  be  of 
interest  and  perhaps  of  some  value :  To  what 
extent  should  Bowdoin  develop  along  lines  of 
scientific  instruction,  to  Vv'hat  extent  could  she 
grow  in  numbers  to  advantage,  and  should  an 
auditing  committee  be  organized  not  only  to 
audit  the  accounts  of  the  athletic  team  man- 
agers, but  those  of  the  Christian  Association, 
the  Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs,  Dramatic  Club, 
and  College  Publications. 

The  first  of  these  questions  was  dealt  with 
last  week  in  connection  with  petitions  from  tlie 
Bowdoin  Club  of  Boston  to  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees asking  for  courses  in  mechanical  draw- 
ing, descriptive  geometry,  and  surveying, 
which  should  enable  a  student  after  graduat- 
ing from  here  to  get  a  degree  at  such  a  school 


SOWDOIN  ORIENT 


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as  M.  I.  T.  in  two  years  (except  perhaps  in 
the  mechanical  or  electrical  engineering 
departments).  This  question  will  be  consid- 
ered again  when  the  Orient  has  gathered  cer- 
tain statistics  it  is  now  seeking  to  compile. 

The  second  question  amounts  to  asking  what 
is  the  ideal  size  for  Bowdoin.  We  want  Bow- 
doin  to  remain  a  small  college,  but  we  want  it 
to  be  the  best  and  strongest  small  college  pos- 
sible. We  now  have  registered  288  students, 
who  while  they  keep  Bowdoin  out  of  the  class 
of  smallest  colleges,  yet  leave  room  for  many 
more  without  endangering  our  ideal.  The  pres- 
ent conditions  of  accommodation  must  be  con- 
sidered and  are  as  follows:  In  the  dormitories 
there  is  room  for  188,  in  the  fraternity  houses 
114,  and  about  Brunswick  the  present  number 
is  86.  So  before  we  state  our  ideal  limits  of 
growth  let  us  see  how  these  accommodations 
lend  themselves  to  the  practical  problems  of 
expansion.  The  town  of  Brunswick  of  course 
can  hold  almost  an  unlimited  number  of  stu- 
dents but  how  many  we  cannot  exactly  state ; 
the  fraternity  houses  are  full,  but  there 
remain  the  dormitories.  These  now  have  room 
for  188  students,  and  are  occupied  by  143,  we 
evidently  have  an  opportunity  for  45  new  men 
to  find  room,  and  if  more  than  45  should  apply 
for  rooms  nothing  would  seem  to  prevent  the 
college  according  to  its  original  plan,  from 
erecting  a  fourth  dormitory  to  the  south  of 
Appleton  Hall,  and  so  balance  Winthrop  Hall 
on  the  north  side  of  Maine  Hall.  With  this 
new  dormitory  we  should  then  have  room  for 
about  109  new  men,  or  discounting  9  for  men 
who  would  or  do  now  prefer  to  room  alone, 
we  have  room  for  100  new  men. 

And  is  not  100  new  men  just  what  we 
want?  An  extra  hundred  would  mean  a  total 
of  388  or  about  400  men.  Enough  so  that  the 
college  could  afford  to  pay  her  professors 
higher  salaries,  and  keep  them  here  after  she 
gets  them,  enough  so  that  the  college  may 
work  out  of  debt,  enough  so  that  Bowdoin 
could  support  her  organizations  without  forc- 
ing half-a-dozen  duties  upon  one  man,  enough 
so  that  the  students  could  pay  for  their  ath- 
letics, clubs  and  class  functions,  without  being 
drained  to  the  limit,  enough  so  that  both  first 
and  second  teams  could  be  made  of  good  mate- 
rial in  every  branch  of  athletics,  enough  to 
solve  the  fraternity  problem,  enough  so  that 
those  living  on  the  campus  should  outnumber 
those  off  the  campus,  and  so  keep  college  spirit 
which  really  lives  on  the  campus  wide  awake. 


enough  to  fill  Memorial  Hall  at  every  mass- 
meeting,  enough  to  make  the  Bowdoin  pines 
ring  and  crack  with  Bowdoin  cheers,  and  yet 
not  too  many  to  in  the  least  injure  the  small 
college  ideal  of  personal  contact  and  individual 
instruction.  One  hundred  more  men  is  then 
what  we  want  for  Bowdoin,  and  the  best  way 
to  show  our  loyalty  to  her  is  for  each  man  to 
bring  to  Bowdoin  next  fall,  at  least  one  prom- 
ising member  of  191 1. 


CALENDAR 

Friday,  May  24 

6.30  P.M.  Deutscher  Verein  meeting  at  New 
Meadows  Inn. 

New  England  Press  Association  meets  at  Boston. 

Zeta  Psi  House  Party. 

Trials  at  N.   E.   I.  A.   A.   Meet  at  Worcester. 

SATURDAY,     MAY    2STH 

8.05  A.M.     Second  team  leaves  for  Kent's  Hill. 

10.00  A.M.  Trials  for  Interscholastic  Athletic 
Meet  on  Whittier  Field,  admission  15  cents. 

11.27  A.M.     Baseball  team  leaves   for  Lewiston. 

2.00  P.M.  Second  team  plays  Kent's  Hill  at  Kent's 
Hill. 

2,00  P.M.  Finals  in  Interscholastic  Athletic  Meet 
on  Whittier  Field,  admission  50  cents. 

3.00  P.M.  Championship  game  with  Bates  at  Lew- 
iston.    Finals  at  N.  E.  I.  A.  A,  Meet  at  Worcester. 

SUNDAY,    MAY   26tH 

S  P.M.     Chapel  exercises. 

MONDAY,    MAY   27TH 

Maine  Intercollegiate  Tennis  Tournament  starts 
here. 

TUESDAY,    MAY   28TH 

Maine   Intercollegiate  Tennis  Tournament  here. 
7.00  P.M.     Hon.  Herbert  M.  Heath  speaks  in  Hub- 
bard Hall,  on  Public  Speaking. 
Fourth  Sophomore  Themes  due. 

WEDNESDAY,    MAY    29TH 

Tennis  Tournament  closes. 

Informal  dance   at   Delta   Upsilon   House. 

THURSDAY,     MAY    30TH 

Memorial  Day — holiday. 

3.00  P.M.  Exhibition  game  with  Bates  on  Whit- 
tier Field. 

FRIDAY,    MAY   3 1  ST 

Intercollegiate  games  begin  at  Harvard. 

SATURDAY,  JUNE    1ST 

2.30  P.M.  Championship  game  with  Colby  at 
Waterville. 

Finals  in  Intercollegiate  games  at  Harvard. 

7.00  P.M.  Debating  Course  dinner  at  Riverton 
Park. 

Essays  for  '75  Prize  due. 

Essays  for  Bennet  Prize  due. 

Reports  on  Emerson  due  in  English  IV. 


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COMMUNICATION  AS  TO   RHODES  SCHOLARSHIPS 

Trinity  College^  Oxford,  April  30. 
Dear  Editor: 

I  have  recently  received  several  letters  in  regard 
to  the  future  selections  of  Rhodes  scholars  from 
Maine  and  this  may  be  a  matter  of  college  interest. 

Under  the  scheme  adopted  by  the  Rhodes  Trust 
Committee  for  Maine  in  conference  with  Dr.  Par- 
kin, the  four  Maine  colleges  were  to  select  in  turn 
a  representative  at  Oxford  for  three  years.  But  as 
the  scholarship  is  properly  a  state  and  not  a  col- 
legiate foundation,  it  has,  I  think,  been  rightly 
decided  that  after  each  college  has  sent  one  Rhodes 
scholar,  the  selection  shall  henceforth  be  made  by 
a  committee   from   all   the   Maine  colleges. 

Next  year  the  University  of  Maine  will  select  a 
representative  and  the  circuit  will  be  complete.  The 
following  year  no  Americans  will  be  sent  to  Oxford 
as  the  Trust  provides  for  only  two  from  each  state  at 
one  time.  In  the  spring  of  1910  and  every  two 
years  out  of  three  thereafter,  the  examinations 
will  be  open  to  the  whole  state  and  the  contest  for 
election  will  be  between  the  different  colleges. 

These  facts  ought  to  attract  the  attention  of  some 
in  the  lower  classes  at  Bowdoin,  reminding  them  not 
to  forget  the  High  School  Greek  and  Latin  which 
alone  is  necessary  to  pass  the  simple  qualifying 
examination. 

Yours   truly, 

David  R.  Porter,  '06. 


TENNIS  TOURNAMENT  FOR  CAPTAINCY 

Since  the  last  issue  of  the  Orient  the  results  in  the 
tournament   have   been   as    follows : 

In  the  first  round  Martin  beat  Goodspeed,  6-4, 
5-7,  6-2,  6-8,  8-6. 

Second  Round :  Brown  and  Piper,  won  by  Brown 
by  default ;  Kingsley  and  Martin,  won  by  Martin, 
6-1,  6-2,  6-0 ;  Pike  and  Hyde,  vi'On  by  Hyde,  6-1, 
8-10,  6-3,  8-6.  Haines  and  Linnell,  won  by  Haines, 
6-4,  6-1,  6-0.  Haines,  '08,  Hyde,  '08,  Martin,  '10,  and 
Brown,  '09,  will  play  a  round  robin  for  captaincy. 

Round  Robin:  Haines  and  Hyde,  won  by  Hyde, 
4-6,  2-6,  6-1,  6-3,  6-4;  Brown  and  Martin,  won  by 
Martin,  6-0,  6-1,  6-0. 

The  Vermont  tennis  team  will  be  unable  to  come 
to  Bowdoin  this  year. 

The  Maine  Intercollegiate  Tennis  Tournament 
will  be  played  at  Brunswick  on  May  27,  28  and  29. 


MASS=MEETINQ 


Last  Friday  night  a  mass-meeting  was  held  in 
Memorial  Hall  to  arouse  enthusiasm  for  Sat- 
urday's meet.  Nearly  every  student  turned  out. 
Kimball,  '07,  presided  and  introduced  Professors 
Sills  and  Foster,  who  gave  short  but  snappy 
speeches.  Then  Captain  Robinson  was  called  upon, 
and  he  responded  in  a  manner  befitting  the  occa- 
sion. After  cheering  each  member  of  the  team,  the 
meeting  broke  up  with  Bowdoin  cheers. 


GLEE  AND  MANDOLIN  CLUBS 

On  May  10  the  Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs  held  a 
business  meeting  in  the  Christian  Association  Room. 
The  clubs  had  come  out  ahead  financially  this  year, 
bv  over  $125,  and  decided  to  have  the  surplus  divided 
among  the  members  rather  than  spend  it  on  a  ban- 
quet. This  is  the  first  time  for  several  years  that  the 
clubs  have  had  a  surplus,  and  great  credit  for  this 
year's  success  is  due  to  Arthur  H.  Ham,  the  man- 
ager. The  clubs  gave  concerts  at  Bath,  Ellsworth, 
Bangor,  Oldtown,  Augusta,  Farmington,  Livermore 
Falls,  Westbrook,  Saco,  Kennebunk,  Portland,  and 
Brunswick,  everywhere  met  with  responsive  audi- 
ences, and  made  a  showing  in  every  way  creditable 
to    Bowdoin. 

The  elections  for  next  year's  club  resulted  as  fol- 
lows :  Leader  Glee  Club,  W.  J.  Crowley,  '09.  Leader 
Mandolin  Club,  J.  E.  Crowley,  '09;  manager,  N.  W. 
Cox,  '08 ;  assistant  manager,  R.  O.  Brewster,  '09. 


HOCKEY  REPORT 

Following  is  the  report  of   Manager   Dresser   for 
the  hockey  season  of  1906-1907 : 

Receipts 

Subscriptions    $88  So 

Guarantee  St.  Paul's  School,  Concord,  N.  H.     50  00 

Guarantee,   U.   of   Maine,   Orono 2000 

Gate,    Maine-Bowdoin   at   Brunswick 3225 

$190  75 
Expenditures 

St.    Paul's  trip.   Concord,   N.   H $6069 

Printing,    stamps    and   paper 9  55 

Telephone  call  and  telegrams 2  85 

Guarantee  to  Maine,  Feb.   16 '. . .  20  00 

To  Referee  to  Bowdoin-Maine  game,  Feb.  16  8  70 

Hockey   Sticks   and   Pucks 5  60 

Ten    per    cent,    of   Gate    Receipts    of    Maine 

Game   to   Athletic   Council 325 

Trip  to  Orono  Feb.  22   35  95 

To  John  Leonard  for  service i  50 

To  C.   Deming  for  services 2  40 

To  I.  P.  Booker  for  Athletic  Field  Fund 40  00 

Fund    $190  49 

Assets 

Balance  (cash  on  hand)    26 

Unpaid    subscription    20  00 

Excess  of  assets  over  liabilities $20  26 

Brunswick,  Me.,  April  13,  1907. 
I  have  examined  the  books  and  accounts  of  Ken- 
neth FI.  Dresser,  Manager  of  the  Bowdoin  Hockey 
Team,  and  find  them  accurately  kept  and  properly 
vouched.  The  cash  balance  in  his  hands  on  this  date 
is  twenty-six  cents. 

Barrett  Potter, 

For  the  Auditors. 


ADDRESS  BY  HON.  HERBERT  M.  HEATH 

An  address  on  Public  Speaking  will  be  given  by 
Hon.  Herbert  M.  Heath,  May  28,  in  Hubbard  Hall  at 
7  o'clock  instead  of  May  21,  as  previously  announced. 


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ColleGC  Botes 


Simmons,  '09,  entertained  his  father  over  Sunday. 

H.  M.  Smith,  '09,  spent  Sunday  with  friends  in 
Fairfield. 

Coach  Irwin  spent  a  part  of  last  week  at  his  home 
in  Boston. 

The  track  team  sat  for  their  pictures  Tuesday 
afternoon  in  front  of  the  grand  stand. 

There  will  be  an  informal  dance  at  the  Delta  Upsi- 
lon  House  on  the  evening  of  May  29th. 

The  University  of  Maine  Dramatic  Club  presented 
"As  You  Like  It"  at  Brewer  last  Friday  evening. 

C.  E.  Stetson,  '07,  who  is  teaching  chemistry  at 
Fryeburg  Academy,  spent  Sunday  on  the  campus. 

D.  T.  C.  Drummond,  '09,  has  left  college  on 
account  of  sickness  and  will  not  return  this  spring. 

Kendrie,  '10,  has  been  chosen  to  lead  the  chapel 
choir  for  the  year  beginning  Ivy  Day.  Cushing,  '09, 
will  be  organist,  and  Tuttle,  '10,  blower. 

The  men  who  are  trying  for  assistant  manager  of 
the  tennis  team  are :  S.  F.  Brown,  F.  B.  McGIone, 
P.  B.  Morss,  E.  P.  Pickard,  W.  H.  Sanborn,  and 
A.  W.  Stone. 

Last  Wednesday  the  Alpha  Sigma  team  of  Bruns- 
wick High  School,  was  defeated  by  Edward  Little 
High  School  on  Whittier  Field  by  a  score  of  4  to  3 
in  fourteen  innings. 

Some  enterprising  man  made  a  very  artistic  Phi 
Chi  on  the  ground  in  front  of  the  chapel,  Monday 
night.  The  material  used  was  sods  taken  from  Bar- 
rett Potter's  lawn. 

The  New  England  Press  Club  will  meet  to-night 
in  Boston,  and  Bowdoin  will  be  represented  by  P.  H. 
Powers,  '08,  for  the  Quill,  and  by  A.  L.  Robinson 
and  N.  S.  Weston  for  the  Orient. 

The  Boston  Herald  speaking  of  the  strict  enforce- 
ment of  Sunday  laws  in  Boston,  recommends  that 
Monday  recitations  in  all  schools  and  colleges  be 
abolished  in  order  not  to  interfere  with  perfect  rest 
on  the  day  before. 

P.  G.  Bishop,  '09,  spent  last  week  at  Kittery  break- 
ing in  on  the  electric  cars  where  he  will  work  as 
conductor  this  summer.  Other  Bowdoin  men  who 
will  work  there  this  summer  are  Sewall,  '09 ;  Nulty, 
'10;  Youland,  Medic;  Small,  '07;  and  Kingsley,  '07. 

The  Intercollegiate  games  between  the  great  East- 
ern colleges  and  universities  will  be  held  this  year  at 
Cambridge  in  the  stadium  on  May  31  and  June  i. 
The  meet  will  be  a  great  exhibition  of  high  class 
athletics  and  will  be  closely  contested.  The  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan  is  expected  to  send  one  of  the 
strongest  competing  teams. 

Two  vacancies  have  occurred  on  the  Board  of 
Overseers,  one  of  which  the  alumni  fill  with  an 
elected  representative.  There  have  already  been  sent 
out  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Alumni  Association, 
nomination  blanks,  and  now  according  to  the  plan 
adopted  in  1889,  he  is  sending  out  an  eligible  list  of 
nominees  from  which  the  new  overseers  will  be 
elected.  Those  alumni  on  the  "eligible  list"  are  Levi 
Turner,  '86;  Ernest  B.  Young,  '92;  Frederick  A. 
Fisher,  '81 ;  and  Thomas  J.  Emery,  '68. 


The  men  who  went  on  the  Worcester  trip  to  com- 
pete at  the  N.  E.  I.  A.  A.  games  were  Atwood,  '09, 
Pennell,  '09,  Colbath,  '10,  and  Warren,  '10.  Captain 
Robinson  and  Manager  Lee  will  accompany  the  men 
but  will  not  compete.  B.  C.  Morrill,  '10,  was  entered 
in  the  meet  but  at  the  time  of  going  to  press  he  was 
not  expected  to  go  on  the  trip  because  of  ill  health. 

The  Dramatic  Club  has  decided  not  to  give  a  pre- 
sentation this  year.  The  reason  for  this  is  that  J. 
A.  Bartlett,  '06,  who  was  to  take  the  leading  lady's 
part  and  act  as  coach  for  the  club  will  not  be  able 
to  give  enough  of  his  time  to  the  production  of  the 
play  to,  make  it  a  success,  unless  he  should  come  to 
Brunswick  nearly  every  day,  and  this  would  be 
demanding  too  much  of  him  if  the  play  were  to  be 
staged  only  in  Brunswick  as  seemed  to  be  the  prob- 
ability. 

The  following  addresses  have  been  arranged  this 
semester  for  students  of  the  debating  course: 
Memorial  Day  Addresses:  R.  C.  Clark,  at  Vassal- 
boro;  W.  M.  Harris,  at  Good  Will  Farm;  A.  J. 
Voorhees,  at  Dennysville.  Preparatory-  School 
Addresses:  W.  S.  Linnell,  at  Thornton  Academy; 
A.  B.  Roberts,  at  Bath  High  School;  A.  T.  Gould, 
at  Yarmouth  Academy;  J.  F.  Morrison  at  Yar- 
mouth Academy;  W.  M.  Harris,  at  Yarmouth 
Academy;  F.  V.  Delavina,  at  Yarmouth  Academy. 
Addresses  on  Dr.  Grenfell  in  Labrador :  A.  T.  Gould, 
at  Portland,  Bangor,  Lewiston  and  other  cities. 


SOPHOMORE  THEMES 

The  fourth  themes  of  the  semester  for  Sopho- 
mores not  taking  English  4  will  be  due  Tuesday, 
May  28,  and  the  last  themes  will  be  due  Thursday, 
June  6th.  During  each  semester  a  student  has  the 
privilege  of  writing,  if  he  wish,  one  double  theme  of 
one  thousand  words  instead  of  two  five-hundred 
word   themes. 

Subjects  for  4th  and  5th  Themes 

1.  Is  Trial  by  Jury  a  Failure? 

2.  The  Cornell-Bowdoin  Debate. 

3.  A  Description  of  an  Athletic  Contest  (The 
Maine  Intercollegiate  Track  Meet  or  the  Bowdoin- 
Bates   Baseball  Game.) 

4.  One  of  the  Bowdoin  College  Preachers :  An 
Appreciation. 

5.  A  Worthy  Character  in  Fiction :  Ian  Maclaren's 
Dr.  McLure.    (See  "Beside  the  Bonnie  Briar  Bush.") 


ALEXANDER  PRIZE  SPEAKERS 

The  following  named  men  have  been  selected  for 
competition  for  the  Alexander  Prize  Speaking,  Mon- 
day, June  24 : 

Harrison  Atwood,  '09         Albert  T.   Gould,  '08 
Harold  H.  Burton,  '09        John   F.   Morrison,   '08 
John  D.  Clifford,  '10  Winston  B.   Stephens,  '10 

Gardner  W.  Cole,  '09  Alfred  W.   Stone,  '10 

Thos.  A.  Gastonquay,  '09 

Alternates 
Ralph  O.  Brewster,  '09       Harold  E.  Weeks,  '10 
Edward  C.  Matthews,  '10 


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feowboilsr  ORifeNt 


Elumni  IRotes 


CLASS  OF  1843 
A  portrait  and  tribute  in  verse  to  Hon.  Wil- 
liam R.  Porter  of  Camden  appears  in  the  Lczv- 
iston  Journal  of  J\Iay  20th  in  the  series  entitled 
"The  J\lan  of  the  Hour." 

CLASS  OF   1846 

Mrs.  Mary  L.  Talbot,  widow  of  the  late  Col. 

Thomas  H.  Talbot  of  this  class,  died  at  her 

residence  in  Brookline,  Mass.,  April  30,  1907, 

surviving  her  husband  less  than  three  months. 

CLASS  OF  1858 
Rev.  William  Henry  Savage  died  at  Mon- 
treal, Canada,  May  i,  1907.  He  was  the  son 
of  Joseph  L.  and  Ann  (Stinson)  Savage  and 
was  born  in  Woolwich,  Maine,  27  September, 
1833.  His  parents  removed  to  Norridgewock 
in  his  infancy  and  he  received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  that  town,  preparing  for  college  at 
what  was  then  the  Bloomfield  Academy.  After 
graduating  with  high  rank  he  became  Profes- 
sor of  Mathematics  and  Natural  Philosophy  at 
Delaware  College,  Newark,  Del.  Subsequently 
in  order  to  assist  more  effectively  in  the  edu- 
cation of  his  brother.  Rev.  Minot  J.  Savage,  he 
entered  into  the  wholesale  flour  trade  in  which 
he  was  engaged  for  a  time  in  Portland  and  in 
Boston.  In  1862  he  raised  a  company  for  the 
Seventeenth  Maine  and  served  till  he  was 
forced  to  resign  on  account  of  disability. 
Regaining  his  strength  he  again  entered  the 
army  as  lieutenant  in  the  Seventh  Maine  and 
was  brevetted  captain  for  gallant  conduct  in 
the  assault  before  Petersburg,  Va.  He  became 
a  student  of  theology  at  Andover,  Mass.,  com- 
pleting the  course  in  1867.  During  this  period 
he  refused  to  be  considered  a  candidate  for  the 
chair  of  mathematics  at  his  Alma  Mater.  He 
was  also  offered  the  presidency  of  Carleton 
College  at  Northfield,  Minn.  His  first  pastor- 
ate of  three  years  at  Holliston,  Mass.,  was  fol- 
lowed by  one  of  five  years  at  Jacksonville,  111. 
During  a  part  of  this  period  he  was  a  trustee 
of  Illinois  College.  For  a  short  time  he  was 
pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  Han- 
nibal, ]\lo.  His  beliefs  becoming  too  advanced 
for  the  pulpit  of  that  denomination  he  returned 
to  Massachusetts  in  1876  and  for  ten  years 
was  the  successful  pastor  of  the  Unitarian 
Church  at  Leominster.  Then  followed  pas- 
torates at  Watertown,  Mass.,  and  at  Hyde 
Park,  Mass.,  in  each  of  which   he  won  the 


affection  and  respect  of  his  people.  In  the  fall 
of  1905  ill  health  which  could  be  directly 
traced  to  his  army  experiences,  led  him  to 
retire  from  his  professional  work.  The  clos- 
ing months  of  his  life  were  spent  with  his 
daughter  at  Westmount,  P.  Q.  "A  modest, 
brave,  honest,  unselfish,  gentle-hearted  man 
and  minister,"  a  fellow  alumnus  styles  him  in 
an  article  in  The  Christian  Register  of  May  9, 
1907. 

CLASS  OF  1901 

George  L.  Lewis,  A.M.,  who  will  graduate 
at  the  New  York  State  Library  School  this 
June,  has  been  appointed  librarian  of  the 
Westfield  Athenjeum,  Westfield,  Mass.  This 
is  a  public  library,  supported  mainly  by  the 
town,  which  has  a  population  of  15,000,  but 
under  the  charge  of  a  corporation  and  pos- 
sessed of  a  fund  dating  from  the  last  century. 
The  library  numbers  upwards  of  25,000  vol- 
umes, has  an  income  of  $6,000,  and  employs 
besides  the  librarian  two  assistants  and  a  jan- 
itor. 

CLASS  OF   1899 

Dr.  William  Lawton  Thompson  was  mar- 
ried May  17,  1907,  at  Arlington,  Mass.,  to 
Mrs.  Anne  Clarissa  Pond  of  Boston. 


PROGRAM  FOR  COMMENCEMENT 

The  program  for  commencement  has  heen  made 
out  and  is  as  follows : 

Sunday,  June  23 

The  Baccalaureate  Sermon  by  the  Rev.  Charles 
Herrick  Cutler,  D.D.,  in  the  Congregational  Church 
at  4  P.M. 

MoND.w,  June  24 

The  Alexander  Prize  Speaking  in  Memorial  Hall 
at  8  P.M. 

Tuesday,  June  25 

The  Class-Day  Exercises  of  the  Graduating  Class 
in  Memorial  Hall  at  10  a.m.,  and  under  the  Thorn- 
dike  Oak  at  3  P.M.  Promenade  Concert  in  Memo- 
rial Hall  at  g  p.m. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Maine  Historical 
Society,  in  the  Economics  and  History  Room,  Adams 
Hall,  at  2  p.m. 

Wednesday,  June  26 

The  Graduation  Exercises  of  the  Medical  School 
of  Maine,  in  the  Congregational  Church  at  9.30  a.m. 
Address  by  Hon.  Frederick  Alton  Powers  of  Houl- 
ton. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Fra- 
ternity, Alpha  of  Maine,  in  the  Alumni  Room,  Hub- 
bard Hall,  at  11.30  a.m. 

The  Exercises  Commemorative  of  the  One-FIun- 
dredth  Anniversary  of  the  birth  of  Henry  Wads- 
worth  Longfellow,  in  the  Congregational  Church,  at 


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THE  HARVAKD  MEDICAL  SCHOOL 

Boston,  Mass. 

With  the  completion  of  the  new  buildings,  which  were  dedicated  September  25th,  1906,  this  school  now  has  facilities  and 
equipment  for  teaching  and  research  in  the  various  branches  of  medicine  probably  unsurpassed  in  this  country.  Of  the  Ave 
buildings,  four  are  devoted  entirely  to  laboratory  teaching  and  research.  The  numerous  hospitals  of  Boston  afford 
abundant  opportunities  for  clinical  instruction  in  m  dicine  and  surgery. 

COURSE  FOR  THE   DEGREE   OP  31.  D. 

A  four  years'  course,  open  to  bachelors  of  art,  literature,  philosophy  or  science,  and  to  persons  of  equivalent  standing, 
leads  to  the  degree  of  M.D.  The  studies  of  the  fourth  year  are  wholly  elective;  they  include  laboratory  subjects,  general 
medicine,  general  surgery  and  the  special  clinical  branches. 

The  next  school  year  extends  from  September  26,  1907  to  June  29, 1908. 

Send  for  illustrated  catalogue;  address 

HABVARD   MEDICAL,  SCHOOI-,  Boston,  Mass. 


3  P.M.  Address  by  Professor  Henry  Leland  Chap- 
man, D.D.  Poem  by  Rev.  Samuel  Valentine  Cole, 
D.D. 

Admission  to  church  by  ticket  or  badge. 

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

Thursday,   June   27 

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

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

The  Reunion  Trophy,  presented  by  David  Wil- 
liam Snow,  Esq.,  'yz,  and  now  held  by  the  Class  of 
1876,  will  be  awarded  the  class  that  secures  the 
attendance  of  the  largest  percentage  of  its  mem- 
bers. 


TRACK  "Bs"  AWARDED  AND  CAPTAIN  ELECTED 

The  men  who  were  awarded  the  track  "B"  at  Mon- 
day's Council  meeting  are :  Capt.  D.  S.  Robinson, 
'07 ;  Manager  R.  A.  Lee,  '08 ;  Winchell,  '07 ;  Atwood, 
'09;  H.  H.  Burton,  '09;  Pennell,  '09;  Colbath,  '10; 
Deming,  '10;  Warren,  '10;  and  B.  C.  Morrill,  '10, 
who  coached  the  team. 

On  Tuesday  afternoon  the  track  team  unani- 
mously elected  Harrison  Atwood,  'og,  captain  of  ne.xt 
year's  track  team. 


AN  OLD  TERM  BILL 


Several  days  ago  an  article  appeared  in  the  Ban- 
gor Commercial  which  will  be  interesting  to  all  Bow- 
doin  students.     It  runs  as  follows ; 

A  paper  that  will  be  of  interest  to  college  men  gen- 
erally and  to  the  alumni  of  Bowdoin  College  espe- 
cially, has  been  given  to  the  Commercial  by  Henry 
K.  White,  principal  of  Bangor  High  School.  The 
paper  which  is  a  copy  of  the  first  term  bill  of  Prof. 
John  Johnson,  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  College  in  the 
Class  of  1832,  was  dated  Dec.  19,  1828,  and  is  given 
here  in  full : 

John  Johnson.     To   the   President  and   Trustees   of 
Bowdoin  College,  Dr. 
To  his  first  term  bill,  ending  Dec.  19,  1828.     Inter- 
est to  be  paid,  if  not  discharged  within  one  month 
after  the  comencement  of  the  next  term. 

Tuition    $8.00 

Chamber    rent    ,,,,,...,.,.,.., ,.,.,...,     3.34 


Damages     

Average  of  damages    15 

Sweeping  and  bed-making   i.oo 

Library     50 

Monitor     07 

Catalogues,   Order   of   Exercises   and 

Commencement  Dinner 50 

Books    50 

Bell    17 

Reciting    Room    40 

Chemical  Lectures    25 

Fines    

Wood    1.72 


$16.60 
The  article  then  goes  on  to  quote  as  a  comparative 
list  of  expenses,  those  which  are  now  printed  in  our 
college  catalog. 


FRANK  E.  KENDRIE 


teacher  of  IDiolin 

studied  under  Professors  F.  W.  KrafTt  and  Carl  Barleben  of 
Boston  Symphony  orchestra.    Orchestra  furnished  for  concerts, 
receptions,  dances,  etc. 
For  terras,  etc.,  address  BETA  THETA  PI  HOUSE. 


NEW  YORK  HOMEOPATHIC 
MEDICAL  COLLEGE  AND  HOSPITAL 


48th  Session  Begins  October  Jst,  J  907 


BROADEST  DIDACTIC  COURSE 

Humoeopatliy  taught  through  entire  four  years 

Pathology  and  Ivaboratory  work  four  years 

LARGEST  CLINICAL  FACILITIES 

30,non  patients  treatecl  yenrly  In  allied  hospitals 
1,600  hospital  beds  for  Clinical  Instruction  Daily  Clinics 

SYSTEMATIC  BEDSIDE  INSTRUCTION 

15,000  patients  yearly  in  all  departments  of  College  Hospital 

Students  living  in  College  Dormitory  assigned  cases 


For  Announcement  address: 
Edward  G.  Tdttle,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Secretary  of  the  Faculty, 
61  West  5l8t  Street,  New  York  City 
William  Harvey  King,  Jl.D.,  LJj.D.,  Dean. 


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Allen's    Drug   Store 

FULLER-GREENES  CHOCOLATES 

See  pie  Htiout  a  Positioo 

I  want  to  have  a  persoual  talk  with  every  Bowdoin  College 
1907  man  who  will  be  in  the  market  for  a  good  position  in 
business  or  technical  work  on  or  after  July  Ist. 

It  you  will  call  and  see  me  at  the  I?runs\vii-k  House  at  any 
time  to  suit  your  convenience  from  Slav  4th  to  5tb,  inclusive 
(afternoon  or  evening)  I  can  tell  you  franklv  just  what  the 
prospects  are  of  securing  the  sort  of  position  you  want  and  are 
fitted  to  fill.  I  can  give  you  full  information  concerning  a  great 
many  of  the  best  opportunities  for  young  college  men  in  all 
lines  of  work  in  the  United  States  and  several  foreign  co-mtries. 

It  will  pay  you,  I  feel  sure,  to  see  me  before  deciding 
deflnltely  what  to  do  alter  graduation. 

A.  S.  POND,  JR., 
Representing   HAPQOOD'S 

Maine  Central  Cafe 

208  Maine  Street,  BRUNSWICK 

(NEAR   M.  C.  R.  K.  STATION) 

MEALS  AND  LUNCHES  SERVED  AT  SHORT  NOTICE 


Private  Dining 

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UNIVERSITY  OF  VERMONT 
COLLEGE  OF  MEDICINE 


The  fifty-fourth  session  of  this  College  of  Medicine 
begins  December  J,  J906,  and  continues  seven  months. 

A  New  Building  with 

Large,  well  equipped  Laboratories, 
Commodious  Lecture  Halls, 
Pleasant  Recitation  Rooms, 

Every  Facility   for    Instruction. 


NUMEROUS  CLINICS 


MODERATE  EXPENSE 


For  Announcement  and  further  information,  address 

H.    L.    WHITE,   A.M.,  Secretary 

BURLINGTON,   VT. 


THE  MEOICO-CHIRURGICAL  COLLEGE  OF  PHILADELPHIA 


Partii'.Nlar  attcniion  tu  lalioralory 
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students.    Quizzing  conducted  by  the  Profejsors  free  of  charge. 

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VOL.  XXXVII 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MAY  31,  1907 


NO.  7 


INTERSCHOLASTIC  MEET 

The  Ninth  Annual  Bowdoin  Invitation 
Interscholastic  Track  Meet  was  held  on  Whit- 
tier  Field  last  Saturday.  It  proved  to  be  the 
most  successful  Interscholastic  Meet  ever  held 
here.  Twelve  schools  took  part,  about  140 
contestants  were  entered,  and  a  total  of  about 
300  supporters  were  present  in  the  grand- 
stand. Most  of  the  school  teams  arrived  here 
on  Friday  afternoon,  and  were  entertained  at 
the  fraternity  houses.  The  day  was  an  excel- 
lent one  for  the  meet  and  everything  went  off 
smoothly  and  quickly.  Hebron  walked  away 
with  the  meet,  scoring  7O3  points,  the  other 
schools  coming  in  as  follows:  Portland  H.  S., 
15;  Bar  Harbor  H.  S.,  13;  Oak  Grove  Semi- 
nary, 7;  Deering  H.  S.,  5^-;  Bangor  H.  S.,  3; 
Kents  Hill,  i ;  E.  L.  H.  S.,  i ;  Thornton  Acad- 
emy, I ;  Westbrook,  o;  Lewiston  H.  S.,  o;  and 
Hallowell  H.  S.,  o.  McFarland  broke  his  own 
record  in  the  220-yard  hurdles,  winning  in  27 
seconds ;  he  also  bettered  his  record  time  of 
17  1-5  in  the  120-yard  high  hurdles,  by  a  fifth 
of  a  second.  Both  these  times  will  stand  as 
Bowdoin  Interscholastic  records. 

The  summary : 

220-Yard  Dash — (trial  heats) — First  heat,  Brown 
of  Oak  Grove,  first ;  Douglass  of  Bar  Har- 
bor, second ;  time,  23-3 ;  second  heat,  Rogers  of 
Hebron,  first ;  Dunning  of  Kent's  Hill,  second ;  time 
23-3 ;  third  heat,  Stacey  of  Hebron,  first ;  Kern  of 
Deering,  second ;  time,  24-3 ;  fourth  heat.  Murphy 
of  Portland,  first;  Blanchard  of  Kent's  Hill,  second; 
time,   24-3. 

220- Yard  Dash — (final  heat) — Rogers  of  Hebron, 
first;  Brown  of  Oak  Grove,  second;  Stacey  of 
Hebron,   third.     Time,   23-3. 

440- Yard  Dash — First  heat,  Joy  of  Hebron,  first ; 
Soule  of  Hebron,  second;  Kelley  of  Bangor,  third; 
time,  57-3 ;  second  heat,  Tukey  of  Portland,  first ; 
Gaffney  of  Bangor,  second;  Tracey  of  Kent's  Hill, 
third ;  time,  57-3. 

440- Yard  Dash — (final) — Joy  of  Hebron,  first ; 
Tukey  of  Portland,  second;  Soule  of  Hebron,  third. 
Time— 57. 

lOO-Yard  Dash — (semi-finals) — First  heat.  Mur- 
phy of  Portland,  first ;  Cook  of  Bangor,  second ; 
Brown  of  Oak  Grove,  third;  time,  10.3;  second 
heat,  Rogers  of  Hebron,  first;  Scott  of  Hebron,  sec- 
ond ;  Vanderhoop  of  Oak  Grove,  third ;  time,   10.4. 

lOO-Yard  Dash — (final) — Rogers  of  Hebron,  first; 
Murphy  of  Portland,  second;  Scott  of  Hebron,  third. 
Time — 10.3. 


120- Yard  Hurdles — McFarland  of  Hebron,  first; 
Crane  of  Hebron,  second;  Keogh  of  Hebron.,  third; 
time — 17s. 

880- Yard  Run — Joy  of  Hebron,  first;  Soule  of 
Hebron,  second;  Jones  of  Kent's  Hill,  third;  time, 
2  m.  13  3-5  s. 

220-Yard  Hurdles — (trials) — First  heat,  McFar- 
land of  Hebron,  first ;  Pingree  of  Edward  Little, 
second ;  Snow  of  Portland,  third ;  time,  29  seconds ; 
second  heat,  Mikelsky  of  Hebron,  first;  Dennett  of 
Thornton,  second ;  Alexander  of  Thornton,  third ; 
time — 29-3. 

220-Yard  Hurdles — (final) — McFarland  of  He- 
bron, first;  Mikelsky,  of  Hebron,  second;  Dennettt 
of  Thornton,  third;  time — 27  sec.     (New  record.) 

Mile  Run — Harmon  of  Deering.  first ;  O'Connell 
of  Portland,  second ;  Power  of  Portland,  third ;  time, 
4  minutes,  51  seconds. 

Running  High  Jump — Chadbourne  of  Portland, 
first ;  Smith  of  Bangor,  second ;  Scott  of  Hebron, 
third ;   height,  5   feet,   35/2   inches. 

Pole  Vault — Brown  of  Oak  Grove,  and  Scott  of 
Hebron,  tied  at  first  and  second;  Hammond  of 
Hebron  and  Murphy  of  Deering,  tied  for  third; 
height,  9  feet,  3^  inches. 

Running  Broad  Jump — McFarland  of  Hebron, 
first;  Cavanaugh  of  Hebron,  second,  and  Keough  of 
Hebron,   third.     Distance,  20  feet,   ioj4   inches. 

Hammer  Throw — Joyce  of  Bar  Harbor,  first ; 
Keogh,  Hebron,  second ;  Walker,  Hebron,  third. 
Distance.   109  feet  6  inches. 

Putting  16-Pound  Shot — Joyce  of  Bar  Har- 
bor, first ;  Cavanaugh  of  Hebron,  second ;  Johnson 
of  Edward  Little,  third ;  distance,  34  feet,  i  inch. 

Throwing  Discus — Joy  of  Hebron,  first ;  Joyce  of 
Bar  Harbor,  second ;  Rogers  of  Hebron,  third ;  dis- 
tance. 98  feet,  3  3-4  inches. 


BOWDOIN,  4;  BATES,  3 


In  what  was  by  far  the  most  exciting  game 
of  the  year  Bowdoin  won  her  second  game 
from  Bates  at  Lewiston  on  last  Saturday,  and 
thus  gave  her  five  consecutive  games  for  the 
state  championship.  The  game  was  intensely 
interesting  throughout  and  it  was  only  Bow- 
doin's  superb  rally  in  the  ninth  that  gave  her 
the  game.  The  game  ran  to  ten  innings,  as 
have  three  games  this  year.  The  score  was 
tied  in  the  ninth  with  Bates  3  to  i  in  the  lead 
and  one  man  out,  and  then  won  in  the 
next.  Sparks  pitched  finely  for  Bowdoin  and 
kept  five  hits  well  scattered.  For  the  first  four 
innings  neither  side  scored  and  both  sides 
played  brilliantly.  In  the  last  of  the  fourth 
Abbott  made  a  fine  throw  home  and  caught 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


Rogers  at  the  plate.  In  the  first  of  the  fifth 
C.  Bower  drew  a  pass  and  then  scored  on  a 
wild  pitch.  It  was  in  the  last  of  the  sixth  that 
proved  the  disastrous  period  for  Bowdoin. 
Jordan  led  off  with  a  hit.  Cobb  sacrificed, 
advancing  him  a  base.  Wilder  then  got  on 
bases  on  a  base  on  balls  which  made  two  men 
on.  Johnson  flied  out,  but  Rogers  got  a  timely 
hit  scoring  two  runs,  and  then  scored  him- 
self on  an  error  by  Manter.  Bridges  was  out. 
This  stopped  the  scoring.  It  looked  as  though 
this  would  be  sufficient  to  win  the  game  as 
neither  side  scored  in  the  seventh  or> eighth.  In 
the  first  of  the  ninth  Files  was  first  to  the  bat 
and  filed  out.  The  people  now  began  to  leave 
the  field  considering  the  game  practically  over. 
But  it  wasn't,  for  Lawrence  got  a  base  on  balls 
and  then  IManter  cracked  out  an  elegant  three- 
base  hit  scoring  Lawrence.  C.  Bower,  with  a 
pretty  single,  scored  Manter  and  tied  the 
game.  Sparks  struck  out,  and  then  Rogers 
gave  two  passes,  filling  the  bases.  Johnson 
now  came  into  the  box  and  saved  the  game  for 
the  present  by  catching  a  pop  fly  of  McDade's, 
with  three  on.  Bates  retired  without  scoring 
in  her  half.  Stanwood  led  off  in  the  last  of 
the  tenth  with  a  two-base  hit,  and  then  Law- 
rence on  a  timely  hit  scored  Stanwood  and 
won  the  game.  Bates  retired  one,  two,  three 
in  her  half.  Bowdoin  showed  up  brilliantly 
at  the  bat  and  played  well  throughout, 
although  a  number  of  costly  errors  were  made. 


G.  Bower,   ss    3  0 

Abbott,    If 4  o 

McDade,  rf 5  0 

Stanwood,   ib,  2b 5  I 

Files,    cf 5  o 

Lawrence,    c 4  i 

Manter,    2b,    lb 4  i 

C.   Bower,   3b 4  i 

Sparks,  p 3  o 

40  4 


Bates 

AB 

Wilder,    ss 3 

Johnson,  It.,  p 3 

Rogers,  p.,  It 4 

Bridges,  ib 4 

Wight,   rt 4 

Boothby,   c 4 

Cole,  2b 4 

Jordan,   3b 4 

Cobb,  It 2 


Three-base  hits — Manter,  2.  Two-base  hits — Stan- 
wood. First  on  balls — Off  Sparks,  2 ;  off  Rogers,  7. 
Struck  out — By  Sparks,  4 ;  by  Rogers,  3 ;  by  John- 
son, 4.     Umpire — Eagen. 


BOWDOIN,  6;  U.  OF  M.,  S 

At  Orono,  on  Wednesday,  May  22,  Bow- 
doin won  from  the  University  of  Maine  in 
baseball.  The  day  was  cold  and  a  hard  wind 
interfered  with  good  playing.  The  close  of 
the  game  was  exciting.  Bowdoin  led  up  to  the 
last  of  the  eighth  inning,  but  in  Maine's  half 
she  tied  the  score,  one  run  being  forced  in 
with  the  bases  full.  In  the  first  of  the  ninth 
Bowdoin  came  to  the  bat  and  dispelled  Maine's 
chances  by  scoring  two  runs  more  in  two  hits 
and  two  errors.  In  the  last  of  the  ninth  Maine 
added  one  run  but  was  unable  to  secure 
enough  to  tie.  The  feature  of  the  game  was 
the  home  run  by  j\Ianter.  Abbott  played  a  very 
brilliant  game,  both  in  the  field  and  at  the  bat. 
The  summary: 

Bowdoin 

ab      r      bh      po      a        e 

G.   Bower,  ss 5        o        o         I         o         i 

Abbott,   If 5        3        I        5        o        o 

McDade,    cf S        o         i         i         0        o 

Stanwood,    lb 4         i         i         9        o        0 

Files,    p 5        o        I        3        4        o 

Lawrence,   c 3        i        2        5        i        2 

Manter,  2b 512230 

C.   Bower,   3b 4        o        o        i        2        o 

Harris,  rf 3        o        i        o        o        o 

36        6      10      27      10        3 

Maine 

ab      e      bh      po      a        e 

MacDonald,    rf 3         i         I         i         0        o 

Scales,    ss 4         1         4         i         i         ' 

Chase,  2b 4        i        i        2        i         i 

Mayo,    lb 511900 

Higgins,   3b 5         o        0         I         i         I 

Tuell,   cf 5        o        o        6        I        0 

Gordon,  c 400500 

Smith,  If 3        o        o        I         I        o 

Quint,   p 2        I         I         I        3        o 

35  5  7  27  8  3 
Home  run — Manter.  Two-base  hits — Abbott,  Law- 
rence, Harris.  First  on  balls — Off  Files,  4;  off 
Quint,  3.  Struck  out — By  Files,  Chase,  Mayo,  Tuell, 
Gordon.  By  Quint,  G.  Bower,  Files,  Harris.  Hit  by 
pitched    ball — Smith.      Umpire — Hassett. 


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MEMORIAL  DAY  SPEAKERS 

No  fewer  than  17  Bowdoin  men  were 
among  Maine's  Memorial  Day  orators  this 
year.    The  alumni,  with  the  places  where  they 


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63 


spoke,  were  as  follows :  Gen.  J.  L.  Chamber- 
lain, '52,  of  Portland,  at  Gorham  in  the  after- 
noon, and  at  Westbrook  in  the  evening;  Hon. 
F.  M.  Drew,  '58,  of  Lewistoii,  at  Bath;  Hon. 
L.  A.  Emery,  '61,  of  Ellsworth,  at  Ellsworth; 
Hon.  H.  M.  Heath,  '72,  of  Augusta,  at  Sher- 
man's Mills  in  the  afternoon  and  at  Patten  in 
the  evening;  Prof.  W.  E.  Sargent,  "78,  of 
Hebron,  at  Greene;  Prof.  Geo.  C.  Purinton. 
'78,  of  Farmington,  at  Presque  Isle ;  Hon.  O. 
D.  Castner,  '79,  of  Waldoboro,  at  Jefferson ; 
Rev.  J.  L.  Quimby,  '95,  of  Gardiner,  at  Gardi- 
ner; Geo.  C.  Webber,  '95,  of  Auburn,  at 
Auburn ;  John  Clair  Minot,  '96,  of  Augusta  at 
Augusta :  Ralph  W.  Leighton,  '96,  of  Mt.  Ver- 
non at  Sidney;  Rev.  H.  E.  Dunnack,  '97,  of 
Augusta,  at  Norridgewock ;  and  Frank  L. 
Button,  '99,  of  Augusta,  at  Belgrade.  The 
list  of  speakers  also  included  four  Bowdoin 
undergraduates,  as  follows :  A.  J.  Voorhees  at 
Dennysville ;  W.  M.  Harris  at  Good  Will 
Farm ;  R.  C.  Clarke  at  Vassalboro  and  R.  L. 
Taylor,  Jr.,  at  Phillips. 


RECENT  BOOKS  BY  RECENT  GRADUATES 

That  the  helpfulness  of  a  book  may  not  be 
measured  by  its  size  is  the  thought  suggested 
by  Hugh  F.  Graham's  (Class  of  1898)  Stand- 
ards of  Conduct,  an  eighteen-mo  of  only  six- 
ty-eight pages.  Feeling  that  the  study  of 
ethics  should  be  encouraged,  the  author  has 
issued  this  little  text-book.  The  aim  is  one  that 
all  will  approve,  but  the  examination  of  each 
new  instrument  ofifered  shows  how  difficult  it 
is  to  be  philosophical  without  using  terms  and 
phrases  that  are  meaningless  or  worse  to 
beginners,  or  to  be  perfectly  simple  without 
seeming  to  some  to  be  silly.  Whatever  may 
be  its  success  with  classes,  this  careful  expres- 
sion of  his  own  thought  is  sure  to  aid  the 
writer  in  his  professional  labors. 

Bowdoin  is  proud  of  the  scientists  she  num- 
bers and  has  numbered  among  her  older 
alumni.  If  one  stops  to  count  the  recent  grad- 
uates now  engaged  in  scientific  research  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Carnegie  Institution  of 
Washington,  he  is  encouraged  to  believe  that 
the  mantle  of  the  elders  will  not  fall  to  the 
ground  on  their  departure.  Dr.  Oliver  P. 
Watts  (Class  of  1889)  of  the  University  of 
Wisconsin,  has  recently  published  the  results 
of  his  investigation  of  the  Borides  and  Sili- 
cides  as  No.  145  of  the  Bulletin  of  the  Uni- 
versity.    The  pamphlet  itself  and  the  accom- 


panying bibliography  bears  evidence  of  his 
painstaking  and  efficient  labor. 

The  demand  for  carefully  compiled  family 
genealogies  is  ever  apparent.  That  the  demand 
is  genuine  is  shown  by  the  otherwise  rather 
curious  fact  that  they  are  the  only  class  of 
books  of  which  the  selling  price  is  sure  to  be 
maintained,  if  not  increased,  with  the  lapse 
of  years.  Mr.  A.  L.  Dennison  (Class  of  1895) 
has  recently  published  one  relating  to  this  sur- 
name which  includes  several  Bowdoin  gradu- 
ates and  many  past  residents  of  Brunswick 
and  Freeport. 

A  few  helpful  compilations  come  to  be 
known  by  their  authors'  names  as  if  they  were 
books  of  pure  literature  and  of  great  inspira- 
tional power.  Your  Webster  means  the  dic- 
tionary, not  the  orator.  Poole  refers  to  an 
index  to  magazines,  not  to  the  dramatist.  The 
writer  ventures  to  predict  similar  fame  among 
workers  in  New  England  local  history  and 
genealogy  for  the  admirable  bibliography  by 
Charles  A.  Flagg  (Class  of  1894)  of  the 
Library  of  Congress  that  has  been  recently 
issued  in  an  attractive  octavo  of  256  double 
column  pages  by  the  Salem  Press  Company. 
Its  full  title  is  its  best  description,  for  the  sub- 
sequent pages  fulfill  the  promise  of  the  first ;  a 
guide  to  Massachusetts  local  history  being  a 
bibliographical  index  to  the  literature  of  the 
towns,  cities  and  counties  of  the  State,  includ- 
ing books,  pamphlets,  articles  in  periodicals 
and  collected  works,  books  in  preparation,  his- 
torical manuscrips,  newspaper  clippings,  etc. 
Among  many  helpful  features  which  the 
author's  experience  in  historical  research  as 
well  as  in  bibiliography  led  him  to  introduce,  is 
that  of  a  series  of  county  outline  maps, 
inserted  at  convenient  points,  and  showing  at 
a  glance  the  relative  position  of  the  towns  to 
whose  history  the  adjacent  pages  are  a  key. 


ZETA  PSI  HOUSE  PARTY 

The  fifth  in  the  series  of  fraternity  house 
parties  was  held  at  Bowdoin  College,  last  Fri- 
day, Lambda  Chapter  of  Zeta  Psi  being  the 
host  on  this  occasion.  The  chapter  house  on 
College  Street  was  tastefully  decorated  with 
cut  flowers,  palms,  ferns,  and  smilax. 

The  afternoon  reception  held  from  three  to 
five  was  very  largely  attended.  The  guests 
were  received  by  Mrs.  William  DeWitt  Hyde, 
Mrs.   Henry  Johnson,  Mrs.  George  T.   Files, 

[Continued  on  page  65.] 


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The  publication  of  a  new 
The  New  Bulletin  series  of  the  College  Bul- 
letin, containing  a  compre- 
hensive report  of  the  means  employed  by  stu- 
dents to  work  their  way  through  college,  is 
arousing  a  great  deal  of  interest  throughout 
New  England,  and  should,  as  the  New  York 
Sun  has  expressed  it,  "at  this  time  of  year, 
when  the  procession  of  commencements  is 
soon  to  begin,  prove  mighty  useful  literature 
for  the  college." 

For  years  we  have  been  haunted  by  the 
understanding  that  Bowdoin  is  a  rich  man's 
college.  Once  for  all  this  argument  has  been 
silenced.  Investigation  has  showed  that  over 
half  of  the  Bowdoin  students  earn  part  or  all 
of  their  college  expenses,  and  the  student 
who  does  nothing  towards  self-support  is 
the  exception  rather  than  the  rule.  Fur- 
thermore, the  illusion  that  has  in  places 
prevailed  that  Bowdoin  socially  was  an 
aristocratic  rather  than  a  democratic  institu- 
tion, is  wholly  dispelled.     Although  of  course 


there  is  a  considerable  number  of  men  in  Bow- 
doin who  are  not  working  their  way  through 
college,  or  who  do  not  even  pay  a  part  of  their 
own  expenses,  what  this  pamphlet  rightly 
emphasizes  is  that  there  is  plenty  of  opportu- 
nity for  a  man  to  work  his  way,  and  that 
money  has  nothing  to  do  with  social  standing. 
The  polished  youth  of  the  citv  and  the  husky 
product  of  the  farm  meet  on  the  same  basis. 
It  is  true  that  no  charitably  inclined  State  is 
enabling  us  to  lower  our  tuition,  but  the  gener- 
osity of  staunch  and  loyal  alumni  has  placed 
at  the  disposal  of  the  college,  scholarships  that 
furnish  instruction  wholly  or  in  part  for  one 
hundred  men. 

Interesting  and  illuminative  reviews  of  the 
Bulletin,  have  appeared  in  the  editorial  col- 
umns of  the  Boston  and  New  York  papers.  A 
leading  Boston  daily  after  having  summed  up 
the  subject  matter  of  the  Bulletin-,  concludes 
thus :  "Bowdoin  alwyas  has  been  and  is  to-day 
a  college  where  a  deep  and  lasting  impress  of 
manhood  is  given  along  with  an  excellent  edu- 
cation. It  is  good  to  find,  also,  that  no  aspir- 
ing" youth  need  keep  away  from  the  place  of 
the  "whispering  pines"  by  fear  that  he  cannot 
finance  himself  through  the  four  years  of  his 
course.  It  is  still  the  mission  of  the  small  col- 
leges to  provide  learning — and  that  of  the  best 
sort^for  those  who  are  unable  to  meet  the 
expenses  of  university  life  in  the  large  cities. 
Long  may  they  remain  of  their  own  special 
flavor  and  usefulness." 


Questions  of  Bowdoin  Two  weeks  ago  the  Orient 
Policy.  published    an     account    of 

II.  Scientific  Courses  the  May  meeting  of  the 
Boston  Bowdoin  Club,  accompanied  by  an  edi- 
torial strongly  favoring  the  action  taken  by  the 
club  at  that  meeting.  The  action  taken  was  to 
petition  the  Board  of  Overseers  to  establish  at 
Bowdoin,  elective  courses  in  Mechanical  Draw- 
ing, Descriptive  Geometry,  and  Surveying, 
and  to  hire  as  an  instructor  in  these  courses  a 
new  man  at  a  $1,200  salary.  The  idea  being 
that  a  student  by  taking  these  courses  as  count- 
ing toward  his  regular  A.B.  degree,  could 
after  graduation  receive  a  degree  from  some 
such  technical  schools  as  the  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology  in  two  years,  whereas 
without  these  courses  it  would  take  him  three 
years. 

It  is  not  the  purpose  of  the  Boston  Bow- 
doin Club  or  the  wish  of  the  students  to  estab- 
lish here  a  complete  scientific  course  and  try  to 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


65 


turn  Bowdoin  into  a  Dartmouth.  Bowdoin 
has  an  important  place  to  fill  as  an  excellent 
small  village  giving  instruction  in  the  liberal 
arts  leading  to  the  A.B.  degree.  It  is  not 
Bowdoin's  place,  however,  to  remain  behind 
the  times,  and  neglect  the  scientific  trend  of 
modern  thought.  She  should  not  neglect,  as 
has  seemingly  been  done  in  the  recent  past,  the 
need  of  growth  in  our  scientific  courses ;  she 
should  rather  enlarge  them,  and  keeping  up 
with  the  times,  offer  such  scientific  courses 
as  may  well  be  considered  to  lead  to  an  educa- 
tion in  the  liberal  arts. 

buch  an  extension,  by  the  addition  of  three 
practical  scientific  courses,  is  the  suggestion  of 
the  Boston  Bowdoin  Club  which  is  heartily 
supported  by  the  Orient.  The  Orient  in  a 
desire  to  learn  how  such  courses  would  be 
received  if  offered  next  year,  has  made  a  some- 
what incomplete  canvass  of  the_  college 
through  the  fraternities,  asking  what  men 
would  elect  one  of  more  of  these  courses  next 
fall.  The  figures  obtained  were  as  follows : 
Mechanical  Drawing,  51  ;  Surveying,  28,  and 
Descriptive  Geometry  18,  which  greatly 
exceeded  expectations.  But  even  if  we  subtract 
a  liberal  half  of  these  numbers  for  such  as  are 
merely  attracted  by  a  novelty,  we  yet  have  an 
expression  of  opinion  from  the  student  body 
that  should  have  some  little  weight. 

There  is  one  more  point.  This  is  in  regard 
to  expense  to  the  college.  It  is,  of  course,  fool- 
ish for  anyone  to  advocate  the  establishment 
of  these  courses  if  they  are  not  to  be  first-class 
ones.  That  is,  it  would  be  a  great  mistake  to 
hire  an  instructor  for  $400  next  year  and  try 
to  run  these  courses  for  that  amount.  It  is  bet- 
ter to  have  nothing  at  all  than  to  have  a  poor 
makeshift,  so  if  the  college  is  to  go  into  this, 
she  should  hire  at  least  a  $1,200  man  and  supply 
him  with  good  apparatus,  paying  for  a  starter 
perhaps  $600.  This  makes  a  total  of  $1,800 
which  at  first  seems  large,  but  if  we  remember 
that  each  student  by  tuition  and  dormitory 
room-rent  pays  at  least  $150  to  $175  to  the 
college,  this  $1,800  does  not  appear  so  formid- 
able, for,  at  the  most,  12  additional  men  would 
cover  it.  And  12  additional  men  is  by  no 
means  an  impossible  number,  to  be  drawn  by 
this  magnet  of  courses,  as  may  be  inferred 
from  the  fact  that  the  Orient  while  making- 
its  recent  canvass,  ran  across,  entirely  without 
solicitation,  two  men  who  said  they  each  knew 
of  one  additional  man  whom  these  courses 
would  attract  to  Bowdoin  next  fall. 

The  Orient,   then,   strongly  advocates   the 


establishment  of  these  three  new  courses,  the 
obtaining-  of  a  new  $1,200  instructor,  and  the 
payment  of  a  sufificient  sum  to  get  good 
apparatus.  On  this  subject  the  Orient  espe- 
cially solicits  communications  on  both  sides. 


Zeta  Psi  House  Party 

[Continued  from  page  63.] 

Mrs.  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell  and  Mrs.  Hartley 
Baxter.  Mrs.  Franklin  Robinson  dipped  punch 
and  Mrs.  Allen  Johnson  poured  coffee,  assisted 
by  Miss  Sarah  Merriman  of  Brunswick,  and 
Miss  Alice  Webb  of  Rockland. 

At  six  o'clock  the  members  of  the  fraternity 
and  their  guests  left  on  a  special  car  for  New 
Meadows  Inn.  Dancing  began  at  nine  o'clock 
and  continued  until  a  late  hour,  after  which 
the  chapter  house  was  turned  over  to  the 
young  lady  guests  for  the  rest  of  the  night. 
Among  those  present  were  Miss  Mae  Low 
of  Bath,  Misses  Mae  Despeaux,  Louise 
Weatherill,  Sarah  Merriman  and  Bertha  Stet- 
son of  Brunswick,  Miss  Florence  Freeland  of 
Fairfield,  Miss  Vivian  Littlefield  of  Bangor, 
Miss  Rena  Saunders  of  Lubec,  Miss  Marion 
Cobb  and  Miss  Alice  Webb  of  Rockland,  Miss 
Abbott  of  Waterville,  Miss  Margaret  Page  of 
Damariscotta,  Miss  Louise  Edwards  of 
Deering,  Miss  Carrie  Johnson  of  Hallowell, 
Miss  Betty  Bates,  Miss  Emily  Moore,  and 
Miss  Mitchell  of  Portland,  Miss  Charlotte 
Hubbard  of  Wellesley,  Miss  Faith  Randall  of 
Augusta,  and  Miss  Lou  Lawrence  and  Miss 
Growley  of  Northampton,  Mass. 

The  delegates  from  the  other  fraternities 
were :  Thomas  R.  Winchell,  Alpha  Delta  Phi ; 
Paul  Blanchard,  Psi  Upsilon;  F.  A.  Burton, 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon ;  A.  James  Vorhees, 
Theta  Delta  Chi;  R.  E.  Sawyer,  Delta  Upsi- 
lon ;  C.  F.  Doherty,  Kappa  Sigma,  and  Willis 
E.  Roberts  from  Beta  Theta  Pi. 


COLLEGE  SINGS 

It  might  be  appropriate  at  this  time  to  say 
something  about  the  college  sings.  At  these 
sings,  the  whole  college  gathers  on  the  steps 
of  the  Walker  Art  Building  soon  after  supper, 
and  sings  the  old  Bowdoin  songs  and  the  pop- 
ular airs  of  to-day.  Last  year  two  or  three 
were  held,  and  were  a  very  successful  addi- 
tion to  the  college  routine.  The  warm  weather 
is  almost  here  now,  and  on  the  next  vi^arm, 
pleasant  evening,  Bowdoin  should  get  together 


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on  Walker  steps.  This  is  something  that  could 
well  be  done  under  the  leadership  of  the  Glee 
Club  leader,  and  the  Orient  suggests  that  he 
take  the  initiative  bv  nesting  a  notice  or  in 
some  other  way  soon  calling  a  meeting  for  the 
first  sing. 


CALENDAR 

FRID.'VY,    MAY   3IST 

Finals  of  Maine  Intercollegiate  Tennis  Tourna- 
ment. 

Intercollegiate  games  begin  at  Harvard. 

6.30  P.M.     Dentscher  Verein  meeting  at  the  Inn. 

SATURDAY,  JUNE    1ST 

2.30  P.M.  Championship  game  with  Colby  on 
Whittier  Field. 

Championship  game  between  Bates  and  U.  of  M. 
at  Lewiston. 

7.00  P.M.  Debating  Course  dinner  at  Rivcrton 
Park. 

Finals  in  Intercollegiate  games  at  Harvard. 

Essays  for  '/S  Prize  due. 

Essays  for  Bennet  Prize  due. 

Emerson   reports   in  English   IV.    due. 

Sophomore  banquet  at  the  Rossmore. 

SUNDAY,    JUNE    2D 

S  P.M.     Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump  speaks  in  chapel. 

MONDAY,    JUNE    3D 

7.00  P.M.  Meeting  of  New  Hampshire  Club  at 
Delta  Upsilon  House. 

WEDNESDAY,    JUNE    5TH 

Second  team  plays  Hebron  at  Hebron. 
Colby  plays   Bates  championship  game  at  Lewis- 
ton. 

Psi  Upsilon  House  Party. 

THURSDAY,    JUNE    6tH 

Last  Sophomore  themes  due. 

FRIDAY,    JUNE    7TH 

Ivy  Day — holiday. 

10.00  A.M.  Exhibition  ball  game  with  Colby  on 
Whittier   Field. 

2.00  P.M.     Ivy  Day  Exercises  in  Memorial  Hall. 

Seniors'  Last  Chapel. 

9.00  P.M.     Ivy  Hop  in  Memorial  Hall. 

SATURDAY,    JUNE    8tH 

Colljy  plays  Bates  championship  game  at  Water- 
ville. 


WORCESTER  MEET 

The  twenty-first  annual  track  meet  of  the  New 
England  Intercollegiate  Athletic  Association  was 
held  at  The  Oval,  Worcester,  last  Friday  and  Sat- 
urday. Considering  the  few  men  Bowdoin  sent,  and 
the  injury  which  occurred  to  Atwood's  knee  in  the 
trials  Friday,  we  did  very  well.  In  the  trials, 
Atwood,  '09,  qualified  in  the  broad  jump — and  Mor- 
rill,  'ro,   in   tlic   shot-put;   Warren,  'lo,  and   Pennell, 


'09,  who  were  entered  in  the  hammer  throw  and  high 
jump  respectively,  failed  to  qualify,  though  Pennell 
came  close  to  doing  so,  equalling  the  jump  of 
_  Meserve  of  University  of  Maine. 

Saturday,  Morrill,  'lo,  took  first  place  in  the  shot- 
put — with  a  put  of  39  ft.  9  in.,  thus  winning  Bow- 
doin's  only  points. 

Atwood  was  unable  to  compete  in  cither  the  loo- 
yard  dash,  or  broad  jump,  because  of  his  injury, 
which,  however,  is  only  temporary,  and  Colbath,  'lo, 
ran  in  the  mile  but  did  not  get  placed. 

In  the  trials,  Friday,  Shaw  of  Amherst  did  the 
high  hurdles  in  15  seconds,  thus  breaking  the  world's 
record — but  in  the  finals  15  2-5  was  the  best  time  he 
could  make — which,  however,  is  the  record  of  the 
New  England  colleges. 

Horrax  of  Williams,  broke  the  high  jump  record, 
clearing  the  bar  at  5  ft.  liyi  in.,  the  previous  record 
being  s  ft.  ioj4  '"■  Gram  of  Tech.  did  the  220-yards 
dash  in  22s.,  beating  the  record  held  jointly  by 
Cloudman  of  Bowdoin  and  Swasey  of  Dartmouth, 
by  1-5  of  a  second.  Udale  of  Tech.  made  the  record 
time  of  9  m.  52  4-5  s.  in  the  two-mile  run.  Follow- 
ing is  the  summary,  Dartmouth  having  a  total  of  47 
points ;  Brown,  28^  ;Amherst,  27 ;  M.  I.  T.,  21 ;  Wil- 
liams, 11;  Wesleyan.  8;  Bowdoin,  5 ;  U.  of  Vermont, 
3;  U.  of  M.,  2;  Tufts,  i^;  Trinity,  0. 

Final  Heat 
100- Yard    Dash — Won    by    Sherman,    Dartmouth  ; 
Read,  Amherst,  second;   Gram.  Tech.,  third;   Keith, 
Amherst,  fourth.     Time — 10  1-5S. 

Final  Heat 

220- Yard  Dash — Won  by  Gram.,  Tech;  McCor- 
mick,  Wesleyan,  second ;  Hubbard,  Amherst,  third ; 
Sherman.   Dartmouth,   fourth.     Time — 22  2-5S. 

440- Yard  Dash — Won  by  Pritchard.  Dartmouth  ; 
Sweet,  Amherst,  second ;  Front,  Brown,  third ; 
Bacon,  Wesleyan,  fourth.     Time — 51  3-Ss. 

880-Yard  Run — Won  by  White,  Amherst ;  Jen- 
nings, Dartmouth,  second ;  Shipley,  Dartmouth, 
third;  Thurlow,  Brown,  fourth.  Time — i  m.  59 
4-5S. 

One-Mile  Run — ^Won  by  Lundell,  Brown ;  Merri- 
hew,  Vermont,  second ;  Fortier,  Maine,  third ;  Buck- 
ingham, Tech.,  fourth.     Time — 4  in.  35  i-Ss. 

Two-Mile  Run — Won  by  Udale,  Tech. ;  Gallup, 
Brown,  second ;  Green,  Brown,  third ;  MacGregor, 
Tech..  fourth.     Time — gm.  54  2-55. 

120- Yard  High  Hurdles — Won  by  Shaw,  Dart- 
mouth ;  Hubbard,  Amherst,  second ;  Mayhew, 
Brown,  third ;  Horrax,  Williains,  fourth.  Time — 
IS  2-5S. 

Final  Heat 

220- Yard  Low  Hurdles — Won  by  Hubbard, 
Amherst ;  Shaw,  Dartmouth,  second ;  Mayhew, 
Brown,   third ;    Brown,   Dartmouth,   fourth.     Time — 

Running  High  Jump — Won  by  Horrax,  Williams, 
height  5  ft.  lO}/2  in. ;  Rapelye.  Tech.,  second,  height 
5  ft.  gVz  in.;  Merrill,  Williams,  and  Colbert.  Tufts, 
tied  at  5  ft.  7  in.  for  third  and  fourth, 
tance,  24  ft.  2  in. ;  North,  Wesleyan,  third,  dis- 
distance  22  ft.  3  in. ;  Read,  Amherst,  second,  dis- 
tance 21  ft.  8V2  in. :  Kent,  Wesleyan.  third,  distance 
21  ft.  8  4-10  in. ;  Morton,  Amherst,  fourth,  distance 
21  ft.  3  in. 

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tied  for  first  at  lo  ft.  ii  in. ;  Orr,  Tech..  third,  height 
10  ft.  6  in.;  Huxford,  Brown  and  Horrax,  Williams, 
tied  for  fourth  at  9  ft.   Ii^  in. 

Hammer  Throw — Won  by  Pevear,  Dartmouth, 
distance  124  ft.  6  in. ;  Hazard,  Brown,  second,  dis- 
tance 120  ft.  9  in.;  H.  O.  Smith,  Amherst,  fourth, 
distance,  119  ft.  5  in. 

Shot-Put — Won  by  Morrill,  Bowdoin,  distance  39 
ft.  9  in. ;  Marshall.  Williams,  second,  distance  39  ft. 
zYi  in. ;  Pevear,  Dartmouth,  third,  distance  38  ft. 
6J4  in. ;  Bredemus,  Dartmouth,  fourth,  distance  37 
ft.  sVa  in- 

Discus  Throw — Won  by  Blake,  Dartmouth,  dis- 
tance 1 12  ft.  2  in. ;  Smith,  Brown,  second,  distance 
104  ft.  10  in. ;  Nisbet,  Tech.,  third,  distance  105  ft. 
9  in.;  Pevear,  Dartmouth,  fourth,  distance  loi  ft.  7 


FOOTBALL  RULES  FOR  1907 

The  official  football  rules  for  the  season  of  1907 
have  finally  been  adopted,  and  the  rule  book  will  be 
issued  within  a  few  weeks.  At  the  meeting  of  the 
intercollegiate  governing  committee  in  New  York 
last  Saturday,' final  action  was  taken  on  the  rules. 
There  will  be  few  changes  of  importance,  it  having 
been  decided  to  give  the  new  game  another  year's 
trial  before  passing  official  judgment  upon  it.  The 
rules  have  all  been  codified  and  changed  in  order 
and  arrangement  completely. 

The  most  important  changes  made  at  the  meeting 
are: 

In  case  of  a  forward  pass,  the  man  behind  the 
line  who  receives  a  forward  pass  must  be  at  least 
one  yard  behind  the  line.  This  change  was  adopted 
to  remove  the  ambiguity  as  to  whether  the  end  or 
the  tackle  is  on  the  end  of  the  line  in  certain  plays. 

A  forward  pass  crossing  the  goal  line  on  the 
bound  or  rolling,  whether  before  or  after  being 
legally  touched,  shall  count  as  a  touchback  for  the 
defenders  of  the  goal,  instead  of  resulting  in  the  for- 
feiture of  the  ball  as  formerly.  A  change  previously 
adopted,  substitutes  a  fifteen-yard  penalty  for  the 
loss  of  the  ball  on  an  unsuccessful  forward  pass. 

There  shall  be  a  penalty  of  five  yards  for  a  delib- 
erate attempt  to  draw  an  opponent  off  side,  as  by  a 
false  start. 

There  shall  be  a  penalty  of  fifteen  yards  if  a  player 
interferes  with  the  ball  when  an  opponent  is  making 
a  fair  catch.  The  penalty  formerly  applied  only  to 
interfering  with  the  player. 

The  kicker  and  the  holder  of  the  ball  are  exernnt 
from  the  ruling  that  none  of  the  players  shall  be  out 
of  bounds  when  a  place  kick  is  made. 

Recognition  of  two  lines  of  scrimmage  is  made 
in  the  rule  defining  the  line  in  compliance  with  the 
neutral  zone  rule. 

If  the  captains  fail  to  agree  on  the  time  of  halves 
when  a  short  game  is  desired,  the  referee  shall  order 
thirty-five   minute   halves   after   ten   minutes. 

The  rule  regarding  touching  the  ball  is  changed 
to  read :  "If  the  ball  is  put  in  play  by  kicking, 
instead  of  snapping  it  back,  no  player  of  the  side 
may  touch  it  until  it  has  been  touched  by  an  oppo- 
nent or  until  it  has  gone  ten  yards  into  the  oppo- 
nents' territory." 

A  new  official,  the  field  judge,  was  created  to  act 
as  an  assistant  to  both  the  umpire  and  the  referee. 
He  will  occupy  a  position  well  back  of  the  defen- 


sive team  and  nearest  the  side  of  the  field  opposite 
the   linesman. 

A  meeting  of  eastern  managers  has  been  called  for 
June  7  to  decide  upon  some  method  of  selecting 
officials  in  the  East. 


TENNIS 

The  round  robin  toiu'nament  resulted  in  Hyde's 
being  chosen  captain.  The  results  were  as  follows : 
Brown  and  Martin,  won  by  Martin,  6-0,  6-1.  6-0. 
Hyde  and  Martin ;  won  by  Hyde,  6-0,  6-2,  6-3. 
Brown  and  Hyde;  won  by  Hyde,  (s-z.  6-1,  6-1. 
Hyde  and  Haines ;  won  by  Hyde,  4-6,  2-6,  6-1,  6-3, 
6-4. 

The  matches  in  the  preliminary  rounds  of  the 
Maine  Intercollegiate  Tournament,  which  began 
Wednesday,  were  as  follows : 

Doubles :  First  Round :  Dunn  and  Young  of  Colby 
defeated  Whittum  and  Boothby  of  Bates,  4-6,  6-4, 
6-2.  Hyde  and  Ham  of  Bowdon  defeated  Tuttle  and 
Campbell  of  Bates,  6-1,  6-2.  Mitchell  and  Goodwin 
of  U.  of  M..  defeated  Smith  and  Jones  of  Colby, 
6-4.  7-5.  Haines  and  Pike  of  Bowdoin  defeated 
Reed  and  Austin  of  U.  of  M.,  6-4,  5-7,  8-6. 

Semi-finals :  Hj'de  and  Ham  of  Bowdoin  defeated 
Dunn  and  Young  of  Colby,  8-6,  7-5.  Match  between 
Haines  and  Pike  of  Bowdoin,  and  Mitchell  and 
Goodwin  of  U.  of  M.,  unplayed. 

The  singles  were  unplayed  at  the  time  of  going  to 
press,  but  the  drawings  were :  First  Round :  Haines 
of  Bowdoin  and  Whittum  of  Bates ;  Hyde  of  Bow- 
doin and  Mitchell  of  U.  of  M. ;  Young  of  Colby  and 
Boothby  of  Bates ;  Goodwin  of  U.  of  M.,  and  Smith 
of  Colbv. 


NEW  ENGLAND  INTERCOLLEGIATE  PRESS 
ASSOCIATION 

The  twenty-sixth  annual  meeting  of  the  New  Eng- 
land Intercollegiate  Press  Association  took  place  at 
the  Copley  Square  Hotel,  Boston,  on  Friday,  May 
24.  Representatives  were  present  from  Amherst, 
^I.  I.  T.,  Dartmouth,  Brown,  Bowdoin,  Bates,  Bos- 
ton University,  Holy  Cross,  Smith,  Wellesley,  and 
Mt.  Hotyoke.  At  the  meeting  in  the  afternoon 
papers  were  read  by  Mr.  Hoole  of  the  "Tech.,"  Miss 
Fuller  of  "Smith  College."  Miss  West  of  "Welles- 
ley  Literary  Magazine."  and  Mr.  Hinckle  of  the 
"Harvard  Crimson."  The  annual  banquet  was  held 
in  the  evening.     The  following  officers  were  elected : 

H.  W.  Hoole,  M.  I.  T.,  President. 

Miss  Fuller,  Smith,   Vice-President. 

A.   L.  Robinson,   Bowdoin,  Secretary-Treasurer. 

W.  G.  Smith,  BsLtes,  Metnber  Executive  Committee. 

A.  L.  Robinson  and  N.  S.  Weston  represented  the 
Bowdoin   Orient  at  the  meeting. 


NEW  BOARD  OF  PROCTORS 

The  Board  of  Proctors  for  1907-8  will  consist  of 
Prof.  William  T.  Foster,  chairman ;  William  R. 
Crowlev,  21  Winthrop  Hall;  John  F.  Morrison,  7 
Winthrop  Hall;  Albert  T.  Gould,  21  Maine  Hall; 
Charles  E.  Files,  7  Maine  Hall;  Joseph  A.  Davis,  22 
Appleton  Hall;  and  George  P.  Hyde,  7  Appleton 
Hall. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


CollcGC  IRotes 


A.  L.  Laferriere,  'oi,  spent  Sunday  on  the  campus. 

E.  C.  Matthews,  'lo,  has  been  in  Boston  this  week. 

Boyce,  '08,  was  at  work  at  Riverton  on  Memorial 
Day. 

Buck,  '09,  is  at  his  home  in  Harrison,  Me.,  this 
week. 

A.  F.  Noble,  Amherst,  '05,  was  on  the  campus,  Sat- 
urday. 

Morton,  '10,  is  out  of  college  working  for  the  pres- 
en.t  week. 

Sturtevant,  '09,  spent  a  few  days  as  last  week  in 
Dixfield. 

Messer,  '09,  is  teaching  in  Dennysville  High  School 
this  term. 

Files,  '09,  has  procured  a  position  as  chaufifeur  with 
Prof.  Files. 

Evans,  '10,  has  been  spending  the  week  at  his 
home  in  Camden. 

The  last  report  of  the  semester  in  French  4  will  be 
due  Monday,  June  10. 

Whipple,  '07,  spent  this  week  at  home,  where  he 
worked  for  his  father. 

R.  L.  Taylor,  '10,  will  deliver  the  Memorial  Djy 
Address  at  Phillips,  Maine. 

R.  E.   Sawyer,  '07,  entertained  his  brother  from 
Hebron  Academy  over   Sunday. 

Piper,  '07,  who  has  been  out  of  college  for  the  past 
week,  has  returned  to  his  work. 

The  Visiting  Committee  of  the  Boards  will  be  in 
session  here  next  Monday  and  Tuesday. 

There  have  been  about  a  dozen  or  fifteen  men 
out  for  football  practice  every  day  so  far. 

Professors  Foster  and  Burnett,  and  Rev.  H.  A. 
Jump  will  start  for  Europe  the  8th  of  June. 

V.  A.  Ranger,  ex-'og,  was  recently  married  at  Nor- 
way, Me.,  where  he  is  in  business  with  his  father. 

Oscar  H.  Emery  of  the  University  of  Maine  Law 
School,  was  the  guest  of  Atwood,  '10,  over  Sunday. 

The  Alpha  Delta  Phi  fraternity  had  a  party  at  the 
Inn,  Saturday  evening,  after  the  Interscholastic 
Meet. 

K,  H.  Dresser,  '09,  entertained  his  mother,  and  his 
brother  and  sister  from  Hebron  Academy,  over  Sun- 
day. 

The  Senior  delegation  of  Delta  Upsilon  is  enter- 
tained at  the  Gurnet  this  evening  by  the  rest  of  the 
fraternity. 

Derby  Stanley,  formerly  of  the  Class  of  1910,  was 
at  the  college  over  Sunday,  coming  to  attend  the 
Interscholastic  Meet. 

The  Freshman  delegation  of  Theta  Delta  Chi 
entertained  the  fraternity  at  the  Gurnet  Tuesday 
afternoon  of  this  week. 

Sewall,  '09,  who  has  been  at  Kittcry  breaking  in 
on  the  electric  cars,  has  returned  to  college.  This 
week  Nulty,  '10,  will  break  in  at  Kittery. 

Richardson,  '09,  has  been  in  Boston  the  past  week 
breaking  in  on  the  Old  Colony  Electric  Railroad, 
where  he  will  work  as  niotorman  this  summer. 


In  Monday's  Boston  Globe  appeared  a  picture  of 
the  Alpha  Sigma  Baseball  Team  of  Brunswick  High 
Scliool. 

The  June  term  bill  for  the  Senior  Class  will  be 
issued  the  first  of  the  month,  and  have  to  be  adjusted 
by  the   15th. 

During  the  celebration  in  front  of  the  chapel  last 
Saturday  night,  a  hay  cart  was  procured  and  fed 
to  the  bonfire. 

"Bill"  Rowe,  '04,  coached  the  Portland  High 
School  track  team,  which  took  second  place  in  the 
Interscholastic  Meet,  Saturday. 

A  picture  of  Dr.  Whittier  appeared  in  the  Bangor 
Commercial  last  week.  He  spoke  in  Bangor  before 
the   Maine   Medical   Association. 

The  position  of  business  manager  of  the  Quill, 
which  was  left  open  by  D.  T.  C.  Drummond,  '09, 
leaving  college,  will  be  filled  by  L.  F.  Timberlake,  '09. 

Stanley  P.  Chase,  '05,  who  has  been  studying  Eng- 
lish at  Harvard  since  his  graduation,  is  to  be  an 
instructor  in  English  Literature  at  Northwestern 
University. 

Giles.  '07,  took  part  in  the  concert  given  under  the 
direction  of  S.  A.  Thompson  of  Brunswick  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Christian  Association  of  Portland  last 
week. 

On  Thursday  of  last  week,  the  class  in  Education 
under  Professor  Foster,  was  entertained  by  the  latter 
at  Riverton.  In  tlie  morning  the  class  visited  Deer- 
ing  and  Portland  High  Schools. 

Leavitt.  '08,  and  Coyle,  "08,  are  in  Manchester,  N. 
H.,  breaking  in  on  the  electric  cars,  where  they  will 
be  engaged  this  summer.  Other  men  who  will  work 
there  are:  C.  F.  Thomas,  '07;  F.  T.  Smith,  '08;  Del- 
avina,  'oS;   and  Ready,  '10. 

Plans  are  being  made  to  have  a  banquet  for  as 
many  memljers — both  alumni  and  undergraduate — of 
the  Quill  Board  as  can  conveniently  assemble  at  the 
Riverton  Park  Casino.  The  date  has  not  yet  been 
definitely  decided  upon. 

C.  W.  Snow.  '07,  left  college  last  Wednesday  on 
account  of  ill  health.  He  went  to  the  Eye  and  Ear 
Infirmary  in  Portland  and  will  there  be  treated  for 
an  ulcer  in  his  stomach  though  there  is  no  likelihood 
of  an  operation.  He  will  probably  be  back  to  com- 
mencement. 

Indiana  LTnivcrsity  has  estaljlished  a  department 
of  journalism.  The  first  two  years  of  the  course 
will  be  devoted  to"  English,  history,  languages,  and 
mathematics.  In  the  third  year  the  major  work 
will  be  devoted  to  journalistic  subjects,  history,  and 
the  tlieory  of  newspaper  making.  The  fourth  year 
will  be  given  to  practical  experience.  Courses  of 
lectures  by  prominent  newspaper  men  will  be 
given   throughout   the   course. 

During  the  past  week  the  committee  on  visitors  to 
Preparatory  Schools  has  been  sending  to  the  mem- 
bers of  the  graduating  class  in  every  New  England 
High  School  a  folder  and  a  postal  card.  The  folder 
is  prettily  gotten  up  in  brown,  has  on  it  pictures  of 
King  Chapel,  Hubbard  Hall,  and  Class  of  '75  Gate,  it 
also  briefly  states  a  few  facts  about  the  founding, 
endowment,  admission,  and  instruction  at  Bowdoin, 
the  postal  card  being  for  requests  for  further  infor- 
mation. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


69 


Important  Notice  to  All  Bowdoin  Students 


MR.    R.    W.    WARREN 

Representing  Warren  &  Simond.s,  importers  of  Panama  Hats,  with  foreign  offices 
at  La  Boca,  Panama,  will  have  a  fnll  line  of  onr  goods  displayed  at  18  ISTorth 
Appleton  Hall  during  the  week  of  June  10-15,  inclusive.  Our  buyer  is  jJerma- 
nently  located  in  South  America,  buying  exclusively  for  this  firm  at  the  bare 
cost  of  production,  thus  enabling  us  to  furnish  these  hats  direct  from  the  natives 
to  the  wearer,  at  a  great  saving  over  local  prices.  We  carry  all  grades  of 
weaves,  and  our  Mr.  Warren  will  visit  your  College,  prejDared  to  show  the  finest 
line  in  the  country,  and  to  make  immediate  delivery  to  purchasers.  All  aj-e 
cordially  invited  to  call  and  insjject  our  goods,  whether  you  buy  or  not. 
Rememher  tlie  date, 

June   10-15,   Inclusive 


IVY  DAY 

Preparations  are  now  going  on  for  Ivy  Day,  which 
comes  next  Friday,  June  7.  In  the  morning  at  10 
o'clock  will  be  played  an  exhibition  ball  game  with 
Colby  on  Whittier  Field.  Probably  at  2.00  p.m. 
will  begin  the  Junior  exercises  in  Memorial  Hall. 
The  program  for  these  is  as  follows : 

Music 


Prayer 

Music 

L.    W.    Coons 

Oration 

Music 

.  A.  T.  Gould 

Poem 

Music 
Presentations 

P.  H.  Powers 

Planting  or  the 

Ivy 

Officers 

C    E    Files 

Marshal    . . 

..A.   H.   Ham 

Committee 
N.  W.  Cox  A.  H.  Huse  M.  P.  Merrill 

Immediately  after  the  planting  of  the  Ivy  will  fol- 
low Seniors'  Last  Chapel  with  Phillips  Kimball  as 
marshal. 

The  dance  will  begin  probably  at  9  in  Memorial 
Hall  and  the  order  of  dances  will  be  as  follows:  i. 
Waltz ;  2,  Two-Step ;  3,  Waltz ;  4,  Two-Step ;  5, 
Waltz;  6,  Two-Step;  7,  Waltz;  8,  Two-Step;  9, 
Waltz;  10,  Two-Step;  11,  Waltz.  Intermission.  12, 
Waltz;  13.  Two-Step;  14,  Waltz;  15,  Two-Step;  16, 
Waltz;  17,  Two-Step;  18,  Waltz;  19,  Two-Step;  20, 
Waltz.     Extras,  three  Schottisches. 


The  1908  Bugle  will  appear  on  Ivy  Day,  and  the 
Orient  will  publish  a  special  Ivy  Day  number  con- 
taining the  pictures  and  speeches  of  the  Ivy  Day 
officers. 


MAINE  COLLEGE  STANDING 

Won.  Lost. 

Bowdoin    5  o 

Colby    2  I 

Bates    I  2 

U.  of  M o  5 


Per  ct. 

Won. 

1. 000 

.666 

■333 

.000 


PSI  UPSILON  HOUSE  PARTY 

The  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  will  hold  a 
house  party  at  the  Chapter  House  on  Maine  Street 
beginning  on  the  evening  of  June  5th.  The  guests 
will  stay  at  the  house,  the  remainder  of  the  week 
and  be  here  for  the  Ivy  Day  exercises  on  Friday. 


FRANK  E.  KENDRIE 

teacher  of  IDiolin 

studied  under  Professors  F.  W.  Kraflt  and  Carl  Barleben  of 
Boston  Symphony  orchestra.    Orchestra  furnished  for  concerts, 
receptions,  dances,  etc. 
For  terras,  eic,  address  BETA  THETA  PI  HOUSE. 


Mention  the  Orient  when  Patronizing  our  Advertisers. 


BOVVDOIN  ORIENT 


Allen's    Drug   Store 


FULLER-GREENES  CHOCOLATES 

See  pie  flDout  a  Positioo 

I  want  to  have  a  personal  talk  with  every  Bow<loin  College 
1907  man  who  will  be  in  the  market  for  a  gouil  position  in 
business  or  technical  work  on  or  after  July  1st. 

If  you  will  call  and  see  me  at  the  Brunswick  House  at  any 
time  to  suit  your  convenience  from  May  4th  to  5th,  inclusive 
(.afternoon  or  evening)  1  can  tell  you  frankly  just  what  the 
prospects  are  of  securing  the  sort  of  position  you  want  and  are 
fitted  to  fill.  I  can  give  you  full  information  concerning  a  great 
many  of  the  best  opportunities  for  young  college  men  in  all 
lines  of  work  in  the  United  States  and  several  foreign  countries. 

It  will  pay  you,  I  feel  sure,  to  see  me  before  deciding 
definitely  what  to  do  alter  gi'aduation. 

A.  S.  POND,  JR., 

Representing   HAPQOOD'S 

Maine  Central  Cafe 

208  Maine  Street,  BRUNSWICK 

(NEAR   M.  C.  R.  R.  STATION) 

MEALS  AND  LUNCHES  SERVED  AT  SHORT  NOTICE 

Private  Dining  Room.    Confectionery,  Fruits,  Ice  Cream  and 
Sodas.    Imported  and  Domestic  Cigars. 

WILLIAM    F.   McFADDEN.    Proprietor 


UNIVERSITY  OF  VERMONT 
COLLEGE  OF  MEDICINE 


The  fifty-fourth  session  of  this  College  of  Medicine 
begins  December  I,  J906,  and  continues  seven  months. 

A  New  Building  with 

Large,  well  equipped  Laboratories, 
Commodious  Lecture  Halls, 
Pleasant  Recitation  Rooms, 

Every  Facility   for    Instruction. 


NUMEROUS  CLINICS 


MODERATE  EXPENSE 


For  Announcement  and  further  information,  address 

H.  L.    WHITE,    A.M.,    Secretary 

BURLINGTON,   VT. 


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NEW  MODEL  N9I7 


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■A  the  take  down  feature  we  have 

le  have  kept  the  gun  up  to  the 

Notice   the   clean  simplicity  of 

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"       ibered  that  IH  inch  or 

ike  it  the  easiest,  most 

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VOL.  XXXVIl 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  JUNE  7,  1907 


NO.  8 


IVY    DAY 


For  more  than  forty  successive  years  Bow- 
doin  classes  have  celebrated  Ivy  Day  at  the 
end  of  Junior  year.  To-day  is  the  time  for 
1908  to  follow  this  Bowdoin  custom.  May  her 
Ivy  Day  surpass  all  that  have  gone  before !  In 
honor  of  the  day,  this  issue  of  the  Orient  is 
made  a  special  feature.  In  the  morning  at  ten 
o'clock  came  the  annual  ball  game  on  Whit- 
tier  Field.  In  the  afternoon  came  the  regular 
literary  exercises,  consisting  of  the  oration, 
poem,  and  presentations.  After  the  planting 
of  the  Ivy,  occurred  Seniors'  Last  Chapel,  one 
of  the  most  impressive  and  solemn  traditions 
known  to  Bowdoin.  In  the  evening,  and  well 
on  towards  morning,  is  the  Ivy  Hop.  Good 
luck  to  the  day ! 

The    Oration 

The  Oration  was  delivered  by  Albert  T. 
Gould.  His  subject  was  the  "Influence  of  a 
Personality,"  and  was  as  follows  : 

Within  the  last  fifty  years,  great  changes 
have  been  wrought  in  our  social  and  economic 
history.  Forces  have  been  set  in  motion  which 
have  soon  passed  beyond  the  limits  of  restric- 
tion and  have,  like  the  tide,  breaking  bolt  and 
bar,  swept  resistlessly  over  the  country.  From 
a  stage  of  individualism  in  labor,  we  have 
passed  to  a  stage  of  co-epration.  As  a  result, 
there  has  been  a  gradual  but  inevitable  dis- 
placement of  the  individual  by  the  masses.  In 
the  case  of  the  working  man,  the  operative 
force  has  been  the  trades  union ;  in  the  case  of 
the  business  man,  it  has  been  the  great  cor- 
poration. A  keen  observer  of  the  tendencies 
of  the  age  has  declared  that  the  phenomena  of 
our  social  life  is  constantly  undergoing 
change ;  and  that  this  change  involves  the 
destruction  of  our  racial  individuality. 

Nowhere  is  this  displacement  of  the  individ- 
ual by  the  masses  more  pronounced  than  in  the 
tendency  of  the  rural  population  to  move 
towards  the  cities,  where  the  individual  is  soon 
lost  from  sight.  The  young  New  England 
farmer,  eager  for  success,  whose  imagination 
has  been  quickened  by  the  thought  of  "mast- 


hemmed  Manhattan,"  and  the  Scotch  lad, 
whose  hopes  rise  up  like  fire  when  he  first  sees 
the  lights  of  London  loom  through  the  fog,  are 
both  at  the  last  stage  of  the  transition  from 
individualism  to  co-operation  in  labor.  Both 
are  driven  on  by  forces  from  behind,  and  both 
are  likely  to  lose  their  individuality  as  they 
enter  the  seething  crowd  that  is  concentrated 
in  the  city.  If  this  is  a  true  statement  of  pres- 
ent day  conditions  (and  the  testimony  of 
experts  bears  out  the  facts),  is  there,  then,  in 
our  modern  industrial  system  a  place  left  for 
the  individual,  a  sphere  for  the  inflttence  of  a 
personality? 

If  we  look  back  a  few  years  over  our  polit- 
ical history,  we  can  see  everywhere  the  great 
men  of  their  party  dominating  our  national 
policy.  One  need  go  no  farther  back  than  the 
day  of  Clay  and  Webster  to  see  the  tremen- 
dous influence  of  a  great  personality  on  the 
country  at  large.  There  was  scarcely  a  meas- 
ure before  the  House  of  Representatives  for 
over  forty  years  in  which  there  was  not  felt 
the  influence  of  Clay's  personality ;  while  of 
Webster  it  has  been  said  that  "his  ideas,  his 
thoughts  are  spread  over  every  page  of  our 
annals  for  nearly  half  a  century.  His  ideas, 
his  thoughts  are  inseparable  from  the  mind  of 
his  country  and  the  spirit  of  his  age."  And 
again :  "Whoever  in  after  times  shall  write  the 
history  of  the  United  States  for  the  first  half 
of  the  nineteenth  century  will  write  the  life  of 
Daniel  Webster."  A  little  later  we  find 
Stephen  Douglas  dominating  a  whole  section 
of  our  country ;  and  following  him  that  match- 
less man,  Abraham  Lincoln.  But  has  the  day 
of  the  great  leaders  departed?  Has  the  tide 
of  modern  industrialism  set  in  so  strong  that 
the  individual  has  become  entirely  merged 
with  the  crowd?  As  soon  as  one  head  appears 
above  the  surface,  is  it  immediately  thrust 
under  again? 

In  spite  of  the  dark  outlook  that,  a  study  of 
our  industrial  problems  gives,  in  spite  of  the 
fact  that  the  many  are  drawn  into  a  vortex 
from  which  only  the  few  escape,  in  spite  of 
the  levelling  effect  of  modern  capitalism  and 
modern  socialism,  in  spite  of  all  these  facts 
there  must  be,  and  still  is,  a  place  for  the  indi- 


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vidual,  a  demand  for  a  personality.  When 
John  Cabot  and  Sir  Humphrey  Gilbert  set  their 
course  across  the  western  ocean  and  lifted  new 
horizons  into  view,  a  whole  continent  won- 
dered how  a  single  man  could  work  so  great 
a  marvel.  But  men  of  to-day  are  asserting 
their  individuality  in  no  less  a  degree,  whether 
they  are  seated  in  offices  directing  the  destinies 
of  railroads  that  bind  the  country  together  like 
a  network  of  arteries,  or  whether  they  are 
flinging  bridges  across  chasms,  or  towing 
huge  floating  dry  docks  through  great 
stretches  of  ocean  to  the  Philippines,  or  are, 
like  Peary,  pushing  their  way  northward  over 
the  "Great  Ice." 

If  anyone  doubts  the  worth  of  the  individ- 
ual, he  need  only  turn  to  the  field  of  social 
endeavor  to  see  how,  at  the  magic  touch  of  a 
personality,  new  forms  of  society  have  leaped 
into  being.  Take  an  example  right  here  in 
Maine.  None  could  think  of  that  splendid 
undertaking  of  Good  Will  Farm  without 
thinking  of  the  unselfish  man  who  conceived 
the  idea  and  followed  it  to  a  noble  execution. 
Every  foot  of  the  broad  acres  of  that  farm  is 
eloquent  of  the  personality  of  George  Hinck- 
ley. Every  boy  who  is  trained  there  in  the 
ways  of  good  citizenship,  imbibes,  whether  on 
the  baseball  field  or  as  he  follows  the  plough, 
something  of  the  spirit  of  that  man  who  is 
spending  his  life  in  an  endeavor  to  give  all 
boys  an  equal  chance  in  the  race  for  success, 
and  who  is  finding  his  greatest  happiness  in 
the  undertaking. 

In  like  manner,  none  to-day  could  think  of 
the  country  of  Labrador  without  thinking  of 
its  greatest  citizen.  Dr.  Wilfred  Grenfell.  The 
story  of  his  life  is  to-day  a  household  word. 
With  the  spirit  of  a  modern  viking,  and  with 
a  pure  love  in  the  adventure  (but  with  a 
deeper  love,  also,  than  that  of  mere  adven- 
ture), he  pushed  out  from  the  shores  of  Eng- 
land some  fifteen  years  ago  in  a  North  Sea 
ketch,  and  laid  his  course  for  the  dark  coast- 
line and  white  icebergs  of- Labrador,  where, 
until  he  came,  "not  a  law  of  man  or  God  ran 
north  of  fifty-three."  In  the  fifteen  years  that 
followed,  he  has  created  a  new  civilization. 
He  has  been  like  the  giant  of  whom  Carlyle 
spoke,  who  c^Duld  hurl  a  mountain  abroad  with 
his  hands.  By  the  sheer  force  of  his  personal- 
ity, he  has  brought  to  that  country  both  the 
laws  of  man  and  of  God.  Many  men  have 
made  two  blades  of  grass  grow  where  only 
one  grew  before ;  but  he  has  made  at  least  two 
grow  where  none  grew  before.     The  field  in 


which  he  labors  is  the  unbridled  sea ;  that  vast, 
heaving  body  of  water  has  had  a  magic  effect 
on  the  races.  From  its  music  the  harps  of  the 
first  minstrels  were  tuned  to  the  wild  songs  of 
the  sagas.  In  all  ages  the  call  of  the  sea  has 
been  listened  to  by  the  bravest  hearts  of  the 
nation ;  but  it  is  a  safe  assumption  to  make 
that  none  ever  labored  on  the  sea  to  better 
effect  than  this  medical  missionary  who  has 
brought  the  message  of  the  twentieth  century 
to  a  long  neglected  counry. 

In  some  respects  the  country  of  Labrador 
recalls  Stevenson's  poem: 

"A  naked  house,  a  naked  moor, 
A  shivering  pool  before  the  door, 
A  garden  bare  of  flowers  and  fruit, 
And  poplars  at  the  garden  foot; 
Such  is  the  place  that  I  live  in. 
Bleak  without  and  bare  within." 

It  is  a  land  of  low-lying  fogs  and  grey 
headlands,  of  sudden  squalls  and  treacherous 
icebergs,  a  land  where  the  boats  of  fishermen 
sink  underneath  the  weight  of  ice  that  forms 
on  gunwale  and  oar,  where  men  are  frozen  to 
the  seats  of  their  boats,  and  where  on  angry 
nights  the  wind  goes  shrieking  through  the 
narrow  harbors  and  tugs  at  the  sod-roofed 
huts.  In  that  land  none  need  ask  where  such 
names  as  Deadly  Cove,  Shark  Harbour, 
Sunken  Ledge,  and  Ragged  Island  took  their 
origin.  When  in  these  places  the  sun  has 
sunk  behind  the  barren  hills,  the  darkness 
closes  down  as  though  the  hand  of  God  had 
been  withdrawn,  and  Labrador  is  left  alone  in 
her  desolation. 

But  this  land  also  shares  the  cold  glories  of 
the  dawn  and  the  "incomparable  pomp  of 
eve."  In  it  live  men  and  women  and  little 
children.  If  they  live  under  the  dark  shadow 
of  superstition,  fearing  the  unseen  world  that 
lies  just  bevond,  vast  and  imnenetrable,  then 
all  the  more  need  there  is  for  some  great  per- 
sonality to  set  in  motion  those  forces  that 
make  for  a  better  civilization.  Our  imagina- 
tions have  been  stirred  by  the  tremendous 
undertakings  of  Alexander,  and  Charlemagne, 
and  Napoleon ;  but  the  empire  of  a  military 
despot  sinks  to  insignificance  when  compared 
with  the  creation  of  a  better  civilization 
through  the  forces  of  peace  and  prosperity. 
The  feudalism  of  the  Middle  Ages,  the  abso- 
lutism of  Louis  XIV'.,  even  the  more  liberal 
government  of  an  enlightened  despot  like 
Frederick  the  Great,  have  all  gone  down  in 


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73 


the  wreck  of  years.  In  their  place  there  has 
arisen  a  new  spirit  called  democracy.  If  the 
modern  industrial  system,  which  has  grown 
side  by  side  with  the  movement  towards 
democracy,  has  resulted  in  a  subordination  of 
the  individual  to  the  interests  of  society  at 
large,  there  is  still,  however,  a  sphere  of  influ- 
ence for  every  man  with  a  personality. 

In  the  case  of  both  Grenfell  and  Hinckley, 
the  man  himself  is  greater  than  anything  he 
has  done.  Each  is  a  leader  of  men ;  but  a  fol- 
lower of  a  high  ideal.  Each  has  proved  the 
worth  of  the  individual  in  our  present  day 
society.  The  force  that  operates  to  lift  the 
individual  above  the  crowd  lies  in  the  one 
word :  Faith.  It  takes  faith  in  man  and  faith 
in  God  to  accomplish  great  ends.  In  the 
cathedral  of  St.  Johns,  Newfoundland,  last 
summer,  the  bishop  of  the  Church  of  England, 
as  he  stood  between  two  of  the  granite  pillars 
that  support  the  roof  of  that  mighty  building 
that  rises  on  the  mountain  side  over  the  har- 
bor where  the  ships  of  the  first  English 
explorers  found  shelter,  and  with  the  grey 
light  of  Newfoundland  streaming  through  the 
rose  window  behind  him,  said :  "The  heart  of 
man,  if  left  to  itself,  gravitates  to  materialism 
like  a  stone ;  but  it  is  regenerated  by  faith  in 
a  great  ideal.  Faith  is  a  moral  grace,  not  an 
intellectual  acquirement ;  its  place  is  in  the 
affections."'  Men  like  Hinckley  and  Grenfell 
do  not  talk  about  religion ;  they  live  it.  We 
call  them  missionaries,  because  they  are  men 
with  a  mission.  Whether  they  are  cultivating 
principles  of  justice  and  right  living  in  the 
next  generation  of  our  own  State  of  Maine,  or 
are  steaming  northward  under  the  stars  of 
Labrador,  with  the  whole  world  sunk  below 
the  horizon,  they  are  everywhere  proving  that, 
after  all,  it  is  the  individual  that  counts.  There 
is  always  a  place  for  a  great  personality. 


The   Poem 

The  poem  was  delivered  by  Paul  H.  Powers. 
We  regret  exceedingly  we  were  unable  to 
receive  this  in  time  for  publication  in  the  Ivy 
Issue. 


The    Ode 

The  Ode,  sung  at  the  planting  of  the  Ivy  on 
the  Hubbard  Library,  was  written  by  Bowdoin 
N.  Gregson. 


Air:  Russian  National  Hymn 

Bowdoin  immortal ! 

While  time  shall  roll,. 
Thy  noble  spirit  thrill 

Each  classmate's  soul ! 
Friendship,  in  golden  youth, 

No  power  shall  assuage, 
Love  will  the  bond  increase 

In  silvern  age. 

Dearer  with  years  shall  grow 

Thy  memory; 
As  ivy  claspeth  stone, 

We  cling  to  thee : 
In  joyous  college  years 

Our  hearts  we've  bound, 
Noble  old  Bowdoin ! 

Thy  praise  resound ! 


Presentations 

Following  the  Prayer  by  L.  W.  Coons,  the 
Oration  by  A.  T.  Gould,  and  the  Poem  by  P. 
H.  Powers,  the  following  class  functionaries 
were  announced  and  presented  with  appropri- 
ate insignias  of  office.  Popular  man,  Harold 
William  Stanwood ;  Class  Fusser,  Aaron 
Albert  Putnam ;  Class  Invalid,  George  Herbert 
Foss ;  Class  Athlete,  F"rederick  Levi  Pennell ; 
class  Backslider,  Shipley  Wilson  Richer,  Jr. ; 
Class  Handsome  Man,  Hiram  Benjamin  Tuell 
Chandler. 


UNDEFEATED  CHAMPIONS 


Bowdoin  Wins  From  Colby  and  Secures 
the  Baseball  Championship  of  IVlaine 


BOWDOIN,  5;  COLBY,  1 

By  winning  from  Colby  on  Whittier  Field 
last  Saturday,  Bowdoin  secured  the  baseball 
championship  with  a  most  remarkable  record. 
This  is  the  sixth  a'nd  final  Maine  college  vic- 
tory and  gives  to  Bowdoin  the  noteworthy  title 
of  undefeated  college  champion  for  the  year. 
The  game  was  played  before  the  largest  crowd 
ever  seen  at  a  baseball  game  on  Whittier  Field. 
The  day  was  ideal  for  ball-playing  and  the 
game  was  fast  and  exciting.  Sparks  pitched 
for  Bowdoin  and  pitched  a  nice  game.    While 

[Continued  on  page  74,  column  2.] 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 

ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

HAROLD  H.  BURTON,  igog    Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 


Associate  Editors 

R.  A.  LEE,  1908  W.  E.  ATWOOD,  iglo 

P.  J.  NEWMAN,  1909  T.  OTIS,  1910 

J.  J.  STAHL,  1909  W.  E.  ROBINSON,  1911 


NATHAN  S.  WESTON,  1908      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  igog  Ass't  Business  Manager 


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

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

il  Matter 

Lewiston  Journal  Press 

Vol.  XXXVII.               JUNE  7,   1907 

No.   8 

,,   .  ,    ^  .  The  Orient  considers  that 

Undefeated  u-  i 

„         .  every  occasion  upon  which 

ampions  ^  team  representing  Bow- 

doin  engages  in  an  athletic  contest  does  not 
necessarily  require  editorial  comment,  but  cer- 
tainly the  closing  of  a  baseball  season  like  the 
one  just  finished  is  worthy  of  the  most  partic- 
ular mention.  Bowdoin  is  not  only  champion 
of  Maine,  but  she  has  gained  the  remarkable 
title  of  undefeated  champion.  An  examination 
of  all  available  records  leads  us  to  believe  that 
this  is  the  first  time  a  Maine  college  has  made 
a  record  like  this  in  twenty-two  years.  In  1885 
the  first  year  the  four  colleges  played  a  series, 
Bowdoin  won  six  straight  games,  and  now  in 
1907  she  duplicates  the  record.  Especial  con- 
gratulation is  certainly  due,  for  such  a  work 
as  this.  It  is  not  that  Bowdoin  was  gifted 
with  a  number  of  remarkable  individual  stars 
this  year,  but  that  every  game  was  played 
hard  till  the  last  man  was  out,  that  we  find 
the  reason  for  winning.  Two  of  these  games 
were  won  in  the  tenth  inning.     It  was  good 


"Bowdoin  fight"  that  is  to  be  praised.  All 
Bowdoin  men  may  certainly  be  proud  of  the 
record  made  this  spring. 


r  „  ri.  I  J  Considerable  need  has  been 
College  Cheer  Leader  r  u    r         ^-        ..    ..• 

*  felt,  from  time  to  time,  at 

Bowdoin,  of  having  some  student  whose  regu- 
lar duty  should  be  to  lead  the  cheering  at  every 
athletic  contest,  mass-meeting,  or  other  gath- 
ering where  organized  cheering  is  needed.  At 
several  of  the  New  England  colleges  a  cheer 
leader  is  regularly  elected  every  year,  and  the 
college  relies  on  him  to  be  present  at  every 
game,  or  if  unable  to  attend  to  appoint  some 
substitute,  and  to  organize  the  undergraduates 
before  every  important  contest  so  as  to  practice 
the  old  cheers  or  new  ones  if  there  be  any,  and 
to  sing  the  college  songs.  There  is  no  reason 
why  Bowdoin  should  not  adopt  this  same 
method  of  electing  cheer  leaders,  and  at  the 
approaching  mass-meeting  held  for  the  election 
of  athletic  managers,  and  members  of  the 
council,  there  is  no  reason  why  the  committee 
of  the  council  which  nominates  candidates  for 
membership  to  the  council  should  not  nomi- 
nate' candidates  for  a  cheer  leader,  and  also 
perhaps  candidates  for  an  assistant  cheer 
leader.  The  position  of  cheer  leader  is  one  of 
importance  in  keeping  a  strong,  live  spirit  in 
any  college,  because  it  means  organizations, 
and  if  this  position  is  filled  by  election  there  is 
no  doubt  that  the  college  will  fill  it  with  some 
man  who  has  the  true,  clean  Bowdoin  spirit, 
and  whom  the  whole  college  will  be  willing  to 
follow  to  every  game. 


Undefeated  Champions 

[Continued  from  page  73.] 

hit  fairly  hard  he  kept  his  head  in  critical 
places.  Shaw,  in  the  box  for  Colby,  kept  his 
hits  down  but  was  wild  in  exciting  places. 

The  fielding  of  the  whole  Bowdoin  team 
was  of  the  gilt-edged  variety.  Bowdoin 
secured  three  of  her  five  runs  in  the  second, 
with  Files  retired,  Lawrence  drew  a  base  on 
balls  and  Manter  had  fanned,  C.  Bower  and 
Sparks  both  drew  passes  to  first.  G.  Bower  hit 
to  short  who  fumbled.  Lawrence  scored  and 
Bower  got  to  first.  Then  Abbott  hit  a  hard 
Manter  after  getting  a  base  on  balls  scored  on 
Claude  Bower  and  Sparks. 

Bowdoin  secured  another  run  in  the  fourth. 
Sparks  reached  first  on  an  error  and  was 
scored  on  singles    by    Abbott    and    McDade. 


Charles  E.  File; 
Class  President 


Harold  W.  Stanwood 
Popular  Man 


Arthur  H.  Ha 
Marshal 


Paul  H.  Powers 
Poet 


Neal  W.  Cox 
Chairman  Ivy  Committee 


Arthur  H.  Huse 
Ivy  Committee 


Maurice  P.  Merrill 
Ivy  Committee 


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Bowdoin's  last  run  came  in  the  eighth,  when 
Manter  after  getting  a  base  on  balls  served  on 
an  error. 

Colby's  one  run  came  in  the  fifth,  when 
Buker  reached  first  on  an  error  and  scored  on 
a  hit  by  Goode. 

The  most  sensational,  and  incidentally  one 
of  the  finest  exhibitions  of  ball  playing  ever 
seen  on  the  field,  came  in  the  seventh  inning. 
Buker,  first  man  up  for  Colby,  reached  first, 
Guptill  then  received  a  base  on  balls.  Ham- 
mond bunted  and  then  got  onto  the  first  base 
on  an  error  by  Stanwood.  Three  men  were 
now  on,  and  no  one  out.  Bowdoin  came  in 
for  the  short  field.  The  next  man  hit  a  hard 
ground  ball  to  G.  Bower,  which  was  fielded 
perfectly  and  thrown  to  the  plate.  Dwyer  then 
came  to  the  bat  and  drove  a  hard  ball  to  Man- 
ter, who  in  turned  lined  the  ball  home,  and  two 
men  were  out  and  three  on  bases.  At  this 
moment  Dwyer  walked  off  first.  Stanwood 
signaled  for  Sparks  to  throw  to  him.  He 
received  the  ball,  tagged  Dwyer  out  and 
Colby's  chance  for  winning  was  over. 

After  the  game  Bowdoin,  headed  by  the 
band,  marched  down  the  street.  A  bonfire 
was  built  in  front  of  the  chapel  in  the  evening, 
and  a  good  celebration  held  in  honor  of  the 
completion  of  the  most  successful  Maine  col- 
lege baseball  series  ever  played  by  Bowdoin. 
The  summary: 

Bowdoin 

ab  r  bh  po  a  e 

G.  Bower,  ss.. 3  o  o  o  2  0 

Abbott,    If 3  0  2  o  0  o 

McDade,   rf 4  0  I  2  i  o 

Stanwood,    ib 4  o  0  8  0  2 

Files,  cf 3  o  o  I  I  o 

Lawrence,  c 3  i  0  n  i  o 

Manter,  2b 3  i  0  2  3  0 

C.  Bower,  3b 3  i  o  i  i  0 

Sparks,  p. 3  20031 

Totals    29        s        3      27      12        3 

Colby 

ab      r  bh  po  a  e 

Goode,  3b,  p S  o  2  3  I  o 

Dwyer,    c 4  o  o  6  0  o 

Shaw,  p.,  3b 4  o  2  o  2  I 

Tilton,  2b 4  o  o  2  2  i 

Tribou,  If 4  o  o  i  o  o 

Cotton,  ss 4  0  2  I  2  I 

Buker,   ib 3  i  i  7  o  o 

Guptill,  cf 2  0  o  2  0  0 

Hammond,  rf 4  o  o  2  o  i 

Totals    34  I        7  24  7        4 

Innings : 

Bowdoin   o    3  o     i     o  o    o  i     x — s 

Colby   0    0  0    o     I  o    o  o    o — I 


Stolen  bases — Abbott,  Files,  Manter.  Sacrifice 
hits— Abbott,  McDade.  Base  on  balls— Off  Sparks 
2,  off  Shaw  6.  Base  on  errors — Bowdoin  4,  Colby  3. 
Hit  by  pitched  ball — By  Sparks.  Struck  out — By 
Sparks  8,  by  Shaw  6.  Wild  pitch — Shaw.  Passed 
ball — Dwyer.  Double  play — Cotton  to  Tilton  to 
Buker.     Time — 1.45.     Umpire — Hassett. 


BOWDOIN,  S;  BATES,  2 

The  Bowdoin  baseball  team  won  its  third 
consecutive  victory  of  the  season  from  Bates 
at  Lewiston  on  Memorial  Day,  by  the  score  of 
5  to  2.  The  game  was  slow  and  was  charac- 
terized by  the  terrific  hitting  and  listless  base 
running  of  the  Bowdoin  team.  Bowdoin  was 
clearly  superior  throughout  the  whole  game. 
Thirteen  hits  were  credited  to  Bowdoin,  includ- 
ing one  home  run,  two  three-base  hits,  and 
two  two-baggers.  Manter  played  a  nice  game 
on  second.  Harris,  '09,  pitched  his  first  col- 
lege game  for  Bowdoin  and  did  exceedingly 
creditable  work,  allowing  six  hits.  The  sum- 
mary: 

Bowdoin 

ab      r      bh      po        a        e 

G.   Bower,  ss 5        2        2         i         3         i 

Abbott,   If s        0        I        0        o        o 

McDade,   rf 5        i         i        0        o        o 

Stanwood,    ib 4        o        2      15        o        o 

Files,  cf 3        0        2        3        o        0 

Lawrence,  c 4        0        0        6        o         l 

Manter,  2b 3        2        3         i         4        o 

C.  Bower,  3b 2        o        o        o        3        o 

Harris,  p 4        0        2         i         5        o 

Totals  35        5       13      27      IS        2 

Bates 

ab  r  bh  po  a  e 

Wilder,  ss 4  0  0  2  2  o 

Johnson,  cf 4  o  i  4  0  I 

Rogers,  If 3  o  i  2  o  o 

Bridges,  ib 3  o  0  10  0  o 

Wight,  rf 4  I  I  I  I  o 

Boothby,   c 3  i  2  3  3  o 

Cole,  2b 3  o  I  3  2  o, 

Jordan,  3b 4  o  o  i  2  0 

Harriman,  p 4  o  0  o  5  o 

Totals    32        2        6      26*     IS        I 

^Lawrence  out,  hit  by  batted  ball. 

Innings : 

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

Bates    0     0     o     0     o    0     i     o     l — 2 

Two-base  hits — Stanwood,  Harris,  Boothby. 
Three-base  hits — McDade,  Files,  Wight,  Cole.  Home 
runs — Manter.  Stolen  bases — G.  Bower,  Abbott, 
Manter,  Harris.  Base  on  balls — By  Harris,  Boothby, 
Cole ;  by  Harriman,  Files,  Manter,  C.  Bower.  Struck 
out — By  Harris,  Johnson,  Harriman ;  by  Harriman, 
C.  Bower.  Sacrifice  hits — C.  Bower,  Rogers, 
Bridges.  Double  plays — Wight  to  Boothby;  Wilder 
to  Cole,  to  Bridges.  Passed  balls — Boothby.  Umpire- 
Marshall.    Time — 1.45.    Attendance — 400. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


The  scores  of  the  six  Maine  championship  games 
played  by   Bovvdoin  are  as   follows : 
May  8— Bowdoin  4,  Colby  3. 
May  II — Bowdoin  9,  Maine  0. 
May  13 — Bowdoin  5,  Bates  2. 
May  22 — Bowdoin  6,  Maine  5. 
May  25 — Bowdoin  4,  Bates  3. 
June  I — Bowdoin  5,  Colby  i. 


CALENDAR 

FRIDAY,   JUNE   7TH 

Ivy  Day — holiday. 

10    A.M.     Exhibition    ball    game     with     Colby     on 
Whittier  Field. 
2  P.M.     Ivy  Day  Exercises  in  Memorial  Hall. 
Seniors'  Last  Chapel. 
9  P.M.     Ivy  Hop  in  Memorial  Hall. 

SATURDAY,    JUNE    8tH 

Colby  plays  Bates  championship  game  at  Water- 
ville. 

SUNDAY,    JUNE    9TH 

10.4s  A.M.  Rev.  W.  W.  Fenn,  fourth  Bowdoin 
College  Preacher,  speaks  in  the  Church  on  the  Hill. 

5  P.M.  Rev.  W.  W.  Fenn  speaks  at  chapel.  Col- 
lege quartet  sings  anthem. 

MONDAY,  JUNE   lOTH 

Last  French  reports  due. 

History  reports   due   in  History   IV. 

WEDNESDAY,   JUNE    I2TH 

Bowdoin  plays  Harvard  at  Cambridge. 

THURSDAY,    JUNE    I3TH 

Prof.  F.  C.  Robinson  gives  graduating  address  at 
Yarmouth  Academy. 

8.30  A.M.  Exam,  in  Pol.  Econ.  4  in  Memorial 
Hall. 

1.30  P.M.  Exams,  in  History  4,  History  10,  and 
Latin  10,  all  in  Memorial  Hall. 

FRIDAY,   JUNE    I4TH 

8.30  A.M.  Exam,  in  Chemistry  4  in  Chem.  Lab., 
Latin  2  and  Latin  4  in  Memorial  Hall. 

1.30  P.M.  Exam,  in  French  4  in  Physics  Lect. 
Room,  French  2  and  French  12  in  Memorial  Hall. 

SATURDAY,    JUNE    ISTH 

8.30  A.M.  Exam,  in  Pol.  Econ.  2  in  Memorial  Hall, 
and  Biology  6  in  Biological  Lab. 

1.30  P.M.  Exam,  in  Math.  2,  and  History  6  in 
Memorial   Hall. 


BASEBALL  CUP 

A  handsome  cup  has  been  offered  by  H.  W.  Var- 
ney,  the  jeweller  on  Maine  Street,  to  the  member 
of  the  baseball  team,  who  in  the  series  of  State 
Championship  ball  games  obtained  the  best  com- 
bined batting  and  fielding  average,  some  slight 
advantage  being  given  to  the  infielders  in  the  field- 
ing average.  A  similar  cup  offered  three  years  ago, 
was  awarded  to  James  F.  Cox,  '04.  The  averages 
will  be  computed  soon  by  a  committee  appointed  for 
the  purpose,  and  the  cup  in  the  meantime  will  be  in 
Mr.  Varney's  window. 


Coinniunication 


Bowdoin  College^  Brunswick,  Me., 
June  3,  1907. 
To  the  Editor  of  the  Orient: 

My  Dear  Sir — Will  you  kindly  allow  me 
the  privilege  of  your  columns  to  express  my 
deep  appreciation  of  the  help  given  me  by  so 
many  of  the  undergraduates  last  Friday  even- 
ing in  removing  the  books  and  furniture  from 
my  rooms  during  the  fire?  I  am  sure  that 
without  their  ready  and  efficient  aid  my  loss 
would  have  been  serious. 

With  renewed  thanks,  I  am 

Very  truly  yours, 

Kenneth  C.  M.  Sills. 


A  SUGGESTION  TO  ALUMNI 

It  certainly  seems  as  though  such  a  record 
as  was  made  upon  our  baseball  diamond  this 
spring  is  worthy  of  some  particular  commem- 
oration more  than  just  the  remembrance  of  the 
train  of  Bowdoin  victories.  A  cup  or  possi- 
bly banner  ought  to  be  left  in  the  room  at  the 
Hubbard  Hall  showing  what  the  team  has 
done.  The  Orient  would  suggest  that  some 
alumnus  or  possibly  class,  desiring  to  show 
appreciation,  might  present  some  suitable 
trophy  to  the  baseball  team,  to  be  inscribed 
and  left  in  Hubbard  Hall.  There  is  no  league 
banner  now  among  the  Maine  colleges,  but  a 
simple  cup  would  make  an  admirable  trophy 
to  leave  as  a  record  to  future  years.  A  gift 
like  this  would  be  much  prized  and  much 
appreciated. 


DELTA  UPSILON  DANCE 

The  Bowdoin  Chapter  of  the  Delta  Upsilon  fra- 
ternity held  an  informal  dance  at  the  chapter  house 
on  Maine  Street  last  Wednesday  evening.  The 
chaperons  were  Mrs.  Franklin  C.  Webb  and  Mrs. 
George  F.  Tenney.  The  committee  of  arrangements 
consisted  of  Edgar  F.  Sewall,  '09,  Harold  M.  Smith, 
'09,  and  Guy  W.  Farrar,  '10.  Music  was  furnished 
by  Messrs.   Gushing,  '09,  and  Kendrie,  '10. 

Among  those  present  were  Miss  Daisy  Hubbard, 
Miss  L.  Woodward,  Miss  Grace  Crawford,  Miss 
Ethel  Webb,  Miss  Ann  Parsons,  Miss  Cecil  Hough- 
ton, all  of  Brunswick ;  Miss  Bessie  Templeton  of 
Lewiston,  Miss  Chrystine  Kennison  of  VVaterville, 
Miss  Bessie  Fenn  of  Hebron  Academy,  Miss  Luena 
Sylvester  of  Bowdoinham,  Miss  Mamie  Lang,  Miss 
Edith  Mercer,  Miss  Ethel  Pike  of  Lisbon  Falls,  Miss 
Florence  Lyman  of  Boston,  Miss  Grace  Hoyt  olf 
Camden,  and  Miss  Louise  Winchell  of  Dover,  N.  H. 


BOWt)OIN  ORIENT 


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College  flotes 


Phillips,  '09,  has  been  out  of  college  for  the  past 
two  weeks. 

A.  C.  Chadbourne,  '07,  was  at  home  in  Hallowell 
over  Sunday. 

Pottle,  '09,  is  employed  at  Harding's  Farm,  a  few 
miles  from  Brunswick. 

A.  B.  Roberts,  '07,  spent  several  days  in  Portland 
this   week   on   business. 

Snow,  '07,  is  rapidly  convalescing  at  the  Eye  and 
Ear   Infirmary  of  Portland. 

George  Harold  Morrill,  '07,  visited  friends  at  Fort 
Fairfield  on  Sunday  of  this  week. 

Small,  '09,  and  Simmons,  '09,  spent  several  days 
fishing  at  Lake  Farlam  last  week. 

Mincher,  '07,  who  is  an  instructor  at  Thornton 
Academy,  was  on  the  campus  last  Friday  and  Satur- 
day. 

The  "Elopement  of  Ellen"  was  presented  at  Rich- 
mond this  week,  all  the  men's  parts  being  taken  by 
Bowdoin  men. 

Harold  Marsh,  '09,  who  has  been  detained  from 
college  on  account  of  sickness,  has  returned  to 
resume  his  work. 

Bridge,  '09,  sprained  his  knee  while  playing  tennis 
last  week,  and  as  a  result  has  been  confined  to  his 
room  for  several  days. 

Indications  point  to  the  fact  that  a  sneak  thief  is 
working  the  fraternity  houses.  Last  Saturday  even- 
ing during  the  celebration,  a  man  entered  the  Delta 
Upsilon  House  and  helped  himself  to  a  suit  of 
clothes,  several  packages  of  clean  laundry  and  a 
smoking  set  of  considerable  value.  The  man  was 
seen  by  the  matron,  but  got  away  before  he  could  be 
identified  or  the  alarm  given.  Several  raincoats 
and  parts  of  suits  of  clothes  have  been  reported 
missing  from  all  parts  of  the  campus. 


BOWDOIN  WINS  TENNIS  DOUBLES,  U.  OF  MAINE 
WINS  SINGLES 

The  annual  Maine  Intercollegiate  Tennis  Tourna- 
ment was  held  in  Brunswick  on  May  27-31.  The 
tournament  did  not  begin  until  May  29  as  there  was 
rain  the  two  days  before  that.  Bowdoin  won  the 
doubles  and  the  University  of  Maine  the  singles. 

The  results  of  the  first  round  in  the  doubles  were 
published  last  week,  and  the  other  results  were  as 
follows : 

Doubles.  Semi-finals :  Hyde  and  Ham  of  Bow- 
doin defeated  Dunn  and  Young  of  Colby,  8-6,  7-5. 
Mitchell  and  Goodwin  of  U.  of  M.  defeated  Haines 
and  Pike  of  Bowdoin,  7-9,  7-5,  1 1-9. 

Finals :  Hyde  and  Ham  of  Bowdoin  defeated 
Mitchell  and  Goodwin  of  U.  of  M.,  4-6,  6-1,  6-3,  5-7, 
7-S- 

Singles.  First  Round :  Whittum  of  Bates  defeated 
Haines  of  Bowdoin,  6-1,  6-3.  Mitchell  of  U.  of  M. 
defeated  Hyde  of  Bowdoin,  6-1,  2-6,  6-1.  Boothby  of 
Bates  defeated  Young  of  Colby,  14-12,  6-0.  Good- 
win of  U.  of  M.  defeated  Smith  of  Colby,  6-4,  7-5. 

Semi-finals :     Mitchell  of  U.  of  M.  defeated  Whit- 


tum of  Bates  6-3,  6-2.     Boothby  of  Bates  defeated 
Goodwin  of  U.  of  M.,  6-4,  6-0. 

Finals :    Mitchell  of  U.  of  M.  defeated  Boothby  of 
Bates,  6-1,  6-4,  2-6,  6-2. 


HON.  H.  M.  HEATH  ON  PUBLIC  SPEAKING 

Last  Tuesday  evening,  Hon.  H.  M.  Heath  spoke 
in  Hubbard  Hall  on  Public  Speaking.  He  spoke 
informally  in  an  interesting  way,  and  gave  practical 
suggestions.  In  brief,  the  requisites  for  public  speak- 
ing which  he  emphasized  were,  sound  health,  a  well- 
trained  voice,  a  wide  vocabulary  of  simple- words,  a 
feeling  of  nervousness  before  speaking,  ability  to 
speak  without  notes,  and  a  capacity  for  continued 
hard  work.  Sound  health  is  the  first  requisite  for 
every  man  in  every  position.  A  good  voice  is  with- 
in tlie  reach  of  everyone  who  will  consistently  prac- 
tice, and  a  good  voice  well  managed  has  controlled 
nations,  Pitt  during  his  whole  career  swaying  Par- 
liament by  his  well-regulated  voice.  In  speaking, 
the  flexible  middle  tone  is  the  most  effective.  A 
wide  vocabulary  of  simple  words  is  necessary,  and  is 
best  obtained  by  absorbing  the  vocabularies  of  great 
books ;  the  best  for  this  purpose  being  the  Bible,  and 
the  works  of  Shakespeare.  Milton,  Webster  and 
Lowell.  Simple  words  are  the  best  because 
they  are  all  understood,  and  do  not  attract  attention 
to  themselves  from  the  thought ;  the  same  is  true 
of  gestures,  no  gesture  is  good  that  attracts  attentign 
from  the  thought.  A  feeling  of  nervousness  is  not 
cowardice,  but  a  sense  of  responsibility  which  is 
necessary  to  give  true  life  to  any  speech.  Every 
public  speaker  should,  however,  learn  to  absolutely 
conceal  all  nervousness.  Ability  to  speak  without 
notes  is  necessary,  for  the  referring  to  notes  dis- 
tracts the  attention  of  the  listeners.  And  to  speak 
best,  a  man  must  know  his  subject  so  well  that  he 
can  frame  his  argument  while  on  his  feet ;  and  such  a 
knowledge  will  also  give  an  impression  of  reserve 
force.  A  capacity  for  continued  hard  work  is  neces- 
sary, because  genius  in  public  speaking  is  merely  a 
tremendous  capacity  for  work  in  preparation,  noth- 
ing comes  without  work  and  the  more  work  that  can 
be  accomplished  the  better  results  can  be  obtained. 
One  more  thing  that  Mr.  Heath  emphasized  was  that 
the  more  a  man  writes  the  better  is  his  thought. 


COLLEGE  PREACHER 


On  next  Sunday,  June  9,  Reverend  William  W. 
Fenn,  the  fourth  and  last  of  this  spring's  Bowdoin 
College  Preachers,  will  speak  in  the  morning  at  the 
Church  on  the  Hill,  and  at  five  o'clock  in  chapel.  Dr. 
Fenn  is  a  Professor  of  Theology  at  the  Harvard 
Divinity  School  and  is  a  popular  speaker  to  college 
audiences. 


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BOWboiN  ORlENt 


Hlumni  IRotee 


CLASS  OF  1861 

Captain  Charles  A.  Curtis,  U.  S.  A.,  died  of 
blood  poisoning  at  Madison,  Wis.,  May  26, 
1907.  Captain  Curtis  was  the  son  of  Charles 
S.  and  Amanda  (Fitsallan)  Curtis,  and  born 
at  Hallowell,  ]\Iaine,  4  October,  1835.  He  was 
prepared  for  college  at  the  Lewiston  Falls 
Academy  at  Auburn,  pursued  his  course  at 
Norwich  University  until  his  Senior  year.  In 
the  spring  of  1861  he  was  employed  at  Bow- 
don  in  conducting  military  drills  and  joined 
the  Senior  Class,  leaving,  however,  before 
graduation  to  enter  the  anny.  He  served  on 
General  Hancock's  staff,  was  lieutenant  of  the 
second  United  States  Infantry  in  1862  and 
brevet  captain  in  1865.  He  retired  from  the 
army  in  1870  and  received  the  rank  of  captain 
in  1904.  He  was  professor  of  military  science 
at  Norwich  University,  1869-80,  and  president 
1875-80;  professor  of  military  science  at 
Bishop  Seabury  Mission  School,  Minn.,  1880- 
85;  at  East  Florida  Seminary,  1885-88;  at 
Kenyon  College,  1888-9;  at  Marmaduke  Mili- 
tary Academy,  1891-92;  at  University  of  Wis- 
consin, from  1899  till  his  death.  Captain  Cur- 
tis was  a  successful  writer  of  stories,  dealing 
with  army  life. 

CLASS  OF  1877 

A  full  and  interesting  account  of  the  dinner 
given  to  Commander  Peary  last  winter  at  the 
St.  Regis,  New  York  City,  by  the  Delta  Kappa 
Epsilon  Fraternity,  appears  in  the  last  issue  of 
the  Quarterly.  It  contains  Commander  Peary's 
remarks  in  full  and  also  a  song  composed  and 
sung  in  his  honor. 

CLASS  OF  1882 

The  Class  of  1882  which  graduated  twenty- 
eight  men  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago,  is  hoping 
to  have  a  score  of  its  former  members  present 
at  the  approaching  reunion.  The  roll-call  is  as 
follows : 

Dr.  George  F.  Bates,  physician,  Yarmouth, 
Maine. 

Mr.  Howard  Carpenter,  U.  S.  Civil  Service, 
14  Rutgers  Place,  Passaic,  N.  J. 

Herbert  H.  Chase,  Esq.,  lawyer,  San  Ber- 
nardino, Cal. 

J.  Willis  Crosby,  Esq.,  lawyer,  Dexter,  Me. 

Hon.  Edwin  U.  Curtis,  U.  S.  Assistant 
Treasurer,  Boston,  Mass. 


William  W.  Curtis,  Esq.,  business,  141  Milk 
Street,  Boston. 

Dr.  Frederick  H.  Fames,  physician,  Chelsea, 
Mass. 

Charles  Gilman,  Esq.,  broker,  Portland,  Me. 

Anson  M.  Goddard,  Esq.,  lawyer,  Augusta, 
Maine. 

Hon.  Melvin  S.  Holway,  lawyer,  Augusta, 
Maine. 

James  R.  Jordan,  Esq.,  merchant,  Bruns- 
wick, Me. 

Frederic  E.  Lally,  Esq.,  business,  496 
Cherry  Street,  New  York  City. 

Hon.  Jesse  F.  Libby,  lawyer,  Gorham,  N.  H. 

Adelbert  W.  Mansur,  Esq.,  broker,  141  Milk 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Mr.  Wallace  E.  Mason,  Superintendent  of 
Schools,  North  Andover,  Mass. 

William  C.  Merryman,  A.M.,  civil  engineer. 
562  West  149th  Street,  New  York  City. 

Prof.  William  A.  Moody,  A.M.,  Bowdoin 
College,   Brunswick,  Me. 

Dr.  George  H.  Pierce,  physician,  284  Lafay- 
ette Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Dr.  Warren  O.  Plimpton,  physician,  19 
West  84th  Street,  New  York  City. 

Willard  Gardner  Reed,  Esq.,  lawyer,  New 
York  City. 

Mr.  Arthur  G.  Staples,  editor  of  Lewiston 
Journal,  Lewiston,  Me. 

Mr.  Irving  Stearns,  merchant,  Berlin,  N.  H. 

Harry  H.  Stinson,  Esq.,  lawyer,  Boston, 
Mass. 

Mr.  John  Washburn,  manufacturer,  Minne- 
apolis, Minn. 

Mr.  Hiram  T.  Waterhouse,  broker,  Port- 
land, Maine. 

Hon.  George  G.  Weeks,  lawyer,  Fairfield, 
Me. 

CLASS  OF  1885 

Charles  Henry  Wardwell,  son  of  Dr.  Henry 
F.  and  Almira  E.  (Head)  Wardwell,  was  born 
28  February,,  1862,  at  Gorham,  N.  H.  He  was 
prepared  for  college  at  the  Berlin  High  School 
and  at  Bridgton  Academy.  After  graduation 
he  engaged  in  teaching  and  for  several  years 
was  the  principal  of  the  high  school  in  Bridg- 
ton, Maine.  He  then  entered  upon  the  study 
of  law  at  Boston  University  where  he  received 
the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1895.  He  was  admitted 
to  the"Sui¥olk  bar  and  practiced  his  profession 
in  Boston  till  his  death,  29  May,  1907,  at  his 
residence  in  Newton,  Mass. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


79 


Important  Notice  to  All  Bowdoin  Students 


^^^^^^^^■^^ 


MR.    R.    W.    WARREN 

Representing  Warren  &  Simonds,  importers  of  Panama  Hats,  with  foreign  offices 
at  La  Boca,  Panama,  will  have  a  fnll  line  of  our  goods  displayed  at  18  I^orth 
Appleton  Hall  during  the  week  of  June  10-15,  inclusive.  Our  buyer  is  perma- 
nently located  in  South  Amei'ica,  buying  exclusively  for  this  firm  at  the  bare 
cost  of  production,  thus  enabling  us  to  furnish  these  hats  direct  from  the  natives 
to  the  wearer,  at  a  great  saving  over  local  prices.  We  carry  all  grades  of 
weaves,  and  our  Mr.  Warren  will  visit  your  College,  prepared  to  show  the  finest 
line  in  the  country,  and  to  make  immediate  delivery  to  purchasers.  All  are 
cordially  invited  to  call  and  inspect  our  goods,  whether  you  buy  or  not. 
Remonljer  the  date, 

June   10-15,   Inclusive 


CLASS  OF  1896 

Mr.  Clarence  E.  Baker  has  removed  from 
Westboro,  Mass.,  and  is  now  residing  in  Ray- 
mond, N.  H.  His  postal  address  is  Rural 
Delivery. 

CLASS  OF  1897 

Daniel  C.  Linscott,  Jr.,  Esq.,  was  married 
28  May,  1907,  at  Fall  River,  Mass.,  to  Miss 
Harriet  R.,  daughter  of  Mr.  Charles  Bennett 
Cook.  They  will  reside  at  15  Stone  Avenue, 
Winchester,  Mass. 

CLASS  OF  1905 
Rev.  W.  Pettengill  has  recently  received  an 
appointment  as  an  Austin  Teaching  Fellow  at 
Harvard  University  for  the  year  1907-8  where 
he  will  continue  his  studies  in  modern  lan- 
guages and  literature.  He  is  now  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Bonn,  having  completed  one  semes- 
ter at  Gottingen  and  spent  the  intervening 
vacation  in  France. 


FACULTY  NOTES 

Professor  Robinson  is  to  give  the  graduation 
address  at  Yarmouth  Academy  on  June  13. 

Professor  Lee  was  in  Washington,  D.  C,  last  week 
to  attend  the  meeting  of  the  State  Geologists  of  all 


states  east  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  in  conference 
with  the  director  of  the  United  States  Geological 
Survey.  Professor  Lee  spent  some  time  in  arrang- 
ing the  details  of  the  geological  work  in  Maine  for 
the  coming  season.  Four  parties  of  geologists  will 
be  at  work  in  Maine  during  the  summer. 


THE  DEUTSCHER  VEREIN 

The  last  regular  meeting  of  the  Deutscher  Verein 
was  held  at  New  Meadows  Inn  last  Friday  night. 
An  address  was  given  by  Professor  Leonard  of 
Bates  College,  on  the  poems  of  Schiller  in  which  he 
dealt  especially  with  the  poem  entitled  "The  Song  of 
the  Bell."  This  poem  Prof.  Leonard  compared  with 
Longfellow's  poem,  "The  Ship  of  State,"  in  a  very 
interesting  manner.  A  short  business  session  fol- 
lowed the  address  and  the  meeting  closed  with  the 
usual  songs. 


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FRANK  E.  KENDRIE 

XTeacber  of  IDiolin 

studied  under  Professors  F.  W.  KralTt  and  Carl  Barlnbcn  of 
Boston  Symphony  orchestra.    Orchestra  furnished  for  concerts, 
receptions,  dances,  etc. 
For  terms,  etc.,  address  BETA  THETA  PI  HOUSE. 


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FULLER-GREENES  CHOCOLATES 


NEW  YORK  HOMEOPATHIC 
MEDICAL  COLLEGE  AND  HOSPITAL 


48th  Session  Begins  October  Jst,  J  907 
BROADEST  DIDACTIC  COURSE 

Homceopathy  taught  through  entire  four  years 

Pathology  and  Laboratory  work  four  years 

LARGEST  CLINICAL  FACILITIES 

30,000  patients  treated  yearly  in  allied  hospitals 
1,600  hospital  beds  for  Clinical  Instruction  Daily  Clinics 

SYSTEMATIC  BEDSIDE  INSTRUCTION 

15,000  patients  yearly  in  all  departments  of  College  Hos]iital 

Students  living  in  College  Dormitory  assigned  cases 

For  Announcement  address : 
Edward  G.  Tuttle,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Secretary  of  the  Faculty, 
61  West  .'Jlst  Street,  New  York  City 
William  Harvey  King,  M.D.,  LL.D.,  Dean. 

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Private  Dining  Room.    Confectionery,  Frnits,  Ice  Orcam   and 
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See  pie  Hfiout  a  Position 

I  want  to  have  a  personal  talk  with  every  Bowdoln  Collece 
1907  man  who  will  be  in  the  market  for  a  good  position  in 
business  or  technical  work  on  or  after  July  let. 

If  you  will  call  and  see  me  at  the  Brunswick  House  at  any 
time  to  suit  your  convenience  from  May  4th  to  5th,  incUisIve 
(.afternoon  or  evening)  I  can  tell  you  frankly  just  what  the 
prospects  are  of  secnrlng  the  sort  of  position  you  want  aud  are 
titted  to  till.  I  can  give  you  full  information  concerning  a  great 
many  of  the  best  opportunities  for  young  college  men  in  all 
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It  will  pay  you,  I  feel  sure,  to  see  me  before  deciding 
definitely  what  to  do  after  gi'aduation. 

A.  S.  POND,  JR., 

Representing  HAPGOOD'S 

UNIVERSITY  OF  VERMONT 
COLLEGE  OF  MEDICINE 


The  fifty-fourth  session  of  this  College  of  Medicine 
begins  December  J,  J 906,  and  continues  seven  months. 

A  New  Building  with 

Latge,  well  equipped  Laboratories, 
Commodious  Lecture  Halls, 
Pleasant  Recitation  Rooms, 

Every  Facility  iot    Instruction. 


NUMEROUS  CLINICS 


MODERATE  EXPENSE 


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VOL.  XXXVII 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  JUNE  14,  1907 


NO.  9 


IVY  DAY  POEM 

The  Orient  grealty  regrets  that  it  did  not  receive 
the  Ivy  Day  Poem  in  time  for  its  Ivy  Day  num- 
ber. Nevertheless,  it  now  takes  pleasure  in  pub- 
lishing below,   the   poem   in   full : 

O   beautiful   our   Bowdoin,   round   thy   walls 

Three   times   we've   seen   October's   splendor   flash 

Like    sunset    unto    flame,    and   pausing,    touch 

The  faded  green  of  summer  into  gold : 

And,  when  that  fleeting  gold  was  wanton  sped 

And  Nature  mourning  her  debauch  was  clad 

In  penitential  brown,  fair  Winter  like 

A  kindly  chastening  angel,  wrap  the   world 

In   robes   of   nun-like   purity — a   dream 

Of  dazzling  days,  a  veil  of  radiant  nights. 

And  when  at  last  the  glory  of  that  dream 

Was  past,  thrice  have  we   seen   the   Earth 

Awake  to  duty  and  to  work.     Like  that 

Good  monk  of  old  who  after  years  of  strict 

Monastic   discipline,    found   Jesus'    law 

Meant  more  than  fasts  and  vig'ls  or  days  of  prayer 

Before  a  jewelled  shrine,  so  Earth  flings  off 

Her  outworn,  spotted  veil,  and  joining  hands 

With  Spring,  receives  the  beauty  and  the  joy 

Qf  useful  labor.     Thus  have  we  viewed  the  world. 

And  found  beneath  thy  wisely  tempered  care 

Each  season  makes  the  earth  and  thee  more  fair. 

Parting  from  thee,  on  each  succeeding  year 

Thine  ancient  halls  to  us  have  grown  more  dear ; 

And  now  again  shall  we,  alas,  too  soon. 

Have  left  thee  in  the  quiet  summer  noon. 

We   shall   come  again   anon. 

But   those   we've   known    the    longest, 
For  whom  we've  felt  the  strongest 

Ties  of  friendship,  will  be  gone; 

Those   from   whom   we   learned   the   ways 
-  Of  generous,  manly   living. 
The  art  of  gently  giving 
Words  of  censure  and  of  praise. 

We   shall  mingle   with   the   crowd ; 

Shall  see  the  chapel  spires 

Glow  with  triumphal  fires ; 
Hear  the  laughter  glad  and  loud. 

But  our  hearts  are  beating  slow; 

We  feel  youth's  veil  is  falling; 

And   other  voices  calling 
Softly  tell  us  we  must  go. 

On  autumn  mornings  'mid  the  rustling  leaves — 
The  sunlight  sparkling  on  the  frozen  dew — 
We've  felt  primeval  forces  reaching  through 
The  ages,  rousing  longings  books  cannot 
Subdue,   and   only  life   can   satisfy. 
And  when  the  thousand  tiny  voices  of 
The  Spring  have  stirred  the  pulses  in  our  blood, 
We've  dreamed  the  old,  old  dream,  and  longed  to 
leave 


These   dear    protecting   walls    to   battle    in 
The  field  of  life  for  that  which  we  desire. 

Yet,  as  the  diver,  strong  and  brave, 

Will  hesitate  upon  the  brink. 

And  hesitating  seem  to  shrink 
From  plunging  in  the  icy  wave, 

So  we  upon  the  verge  of  strife 
Recoil ;   are   grateful   for   one   year 
In  which  to  make  our  purpose  clear. 

And  consciously  prepare  for  life. 

Paul    H.    Povveks. 


BASEBALL 

Colby,  7;  Bowdoin,  t. 

Bowdoin  experienced  her  usual  Ivy  Day  \ 
luck  in  the  exhibition  game  with  Colby  played  \ 
on  the  morning  of  June  7.  The  game  was 
exceedingly  slow  and  uninteresting.  Bow- 
doin scored  one  in  the  first  and  two  in  the 
third.  Colby  received  one  run  in  the  fourth, 
two  in  the  fifth  ,two  in  the  seventh  and  two 
in  the  ninth.  A  small  crowd  only  was  in 
attendance. 

COLBV 


Goode,    3b 4 

Carey,    c 4  : 

Shaw,    cf 5  ( 

Tilton,    2b 5 

Tribou,    If 5  c 

Cotton,    ss 5  c 

Buker,     ib 4  c 

Thompson,    p 3  ; 

Hammond,    rf 2  c 

Dwyer,    rf 2  1 

Totals    39  ; 

Bowdoin 

«                                       AB  1 

G.  Bower,  ss 3  c 

Abbott,    If 4  c 

McDade,   cf , 4  i 

Stanwood,    lb 3  1 

Files,   p 3  c 

Lawrence,   c 2  i 

Harris,    2b 4  c 

C.   Bower,   3b 3  c 

Hanrahan,    rf i  c 

Totals    27  ,; 

Colby     o    o  o 

Bowdoin    i     o  2 


6  27  13  2 
2020  2 — 7 
0000     0 — 3 


82 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


Two  base  hits — Lawrence,  Shaw.  Stolen  bases — 
Goode.  Abbott,  McDade,  Hanrahan.  Base  on  balls 
— by  Thompson,  7;  Files  3.  Struck  out — by  Thomp- 
son 5 ;  by  Files,  7.  Sacrifice  hits — G.  Bower,  2 ; 
Abbott,  Files,  Lawrence.  Double  plays — Goode  to 
Buker  to  Goode ;  Thompson  to  Buker  to  Goode. 
Hit  by  pitched  ball — jMcDade  Claude  Bower.  Wild 
pitches — Files   2.      Umpire — Hassett.      Time — 2.10. 


PORTL.-VND,   5  ;   BOWDOIN,  4 

Last  Saturday  the  Portland  Independents 
defeated  Bowdoin  in  a  fast,  interesting  game 
at  the  Pine  Tree  Grounds,  in  Portland.  The 
Portland  Press  contained  a  racy  account  of 
the  game,  and  it  is  appended : 

It  was  a  typical  college  game  attendance. 
A  bevy  of  pretty  girls,  a  goodly  representation 
of  Bowdoin  students,  and  hundreds  of  rooters 
for  the  locals  were  on  hand  and  they  talked  it 
up  in  interesting  style. 

The  fans  missed  "Pop"  and  "Deacon"  Raw- 
son.  Both  men  were  absent,  being  in  attend- 
ance at  the  college  games  in  their  official 
capacities  as  coaches.  "Simmy"  Bernard  cov- 
ered second  in  Rawson's  place  and  was  just  as 
much  at  home  there  as  he  has  been  on  the  cor- 
ner sack.  McLlellan  was  on  third  and  kept 
that  part  of  the  slate  clean. 

Dwinal  and  Sparks  kept  the  argument 
pretty  even  throughout,  although  Sparks  had 
much  better  support  on  the  receiving  end. 
For  some  reason,  Griffin  could  not  seem  to 
judge  Dwinal's  twisters  and  four  of  them  got 
by  him  with  disastrous  results.  Lawrence  had 
two  passed  ones,  this  position,  on  botli  teams 
being  the  weakest.  Bicknell  dropped  one  out 
in  right,  Lappin  one  in  center  garden  and 
Dwinal  mis-judged  a  ground  ball.  All  other 
attempts  by  the  Portland  men  were  success- 
ful. 

Only  three  Bowdoin  men  faced  Dwinal  in 
the  first,  while  Portland  started  the  scoring  in 
this  inning.  After  McDonough  had  failed  to 
connect,  Kilfedder  sent  a  nice,  clean  hit  over 
Sparks'  head.  He  went  to  third  on  Bernard's 
double  to  right  and  tallied  when  Willard  was 
thrown  out  by  G.  Bower.    Lappin  windmilled. 

In  the  second,  Stanwood  opened  with  a  sin- 
gle, and  reached  second  on  Files's  drive  to 
right  which  Bicknell  dropped.  A  double  steal 
forged  both  runners  ahead  a  base  and  both 
trotted  home  on  a  passed  ball.  That  finished 
Bowdoin's  scoring  for  the  inning,  and  they 
were  one  in  the  lead. 

Dwinal  was  thrown  out  by  C.  Bower  in  the 


third.  McLellan  walked  and  went  to  second 
on  a  wild  pitch.  Bicknell  was  hit  at  the  plate 
and  stole  second,  both  he  and  McLellan  scor- 
ing on  a  bad  throw  by  Lawrence  to  second 
and  a  fumble  to  Files.  Griffin  struck  out  and 
McDonough  singled  to  right,  Mike  going 
around  to  third  on  a  wild  throw  by  McDade 
to  first  and  scoring  on  Kilfedder's  drive  to 
ITarris.  Bernard  fanned.  With  three  runs 
in  this  inning,  Portland,  had  a  substantial 
lead. 

In  the  third,  a  double  by  Stanwood  and  an 
error  by  Dwinal,  and  two  passed  balls  by  Grif- 
fin, sent  Abbott  home.  Nothing  doing  from 
this  time  on  until  the  sixth,  when  Portland 
added  another  run  to  the  list.  Lappin  singled 
to  right.  Dwinal  sacrificed  prettily,  sending 
Lappin  to  second  and  the  soldier  player  scored 
on  a  double  by  Bicknell. 

Bowdoin's  next  and  last  tally  -came  in  the 
seventh.  C.  Bower  landed  a  hit,  but  was 
forced  out  at  second  when  Harris  drove  one 
to  Lappin.  Sparks  flied  to  Bernard  and  G. 
Bower  smashed  one  to  left,  Harris  scoring. 

The  score : 

Portland 

ab      r  bh  po  a  e 

McDonough,    ib 4         I  2  10  I  0 

Kilfedder,    ss 4         i  i  2  i  0 

Bernard,    2b 4        0  i  4  2  o 

Willard,    If 4        0  o  t  o  o 

Lappin,    cf 4         1  2  2  1  i 

Dwinal,    p 3        o  o  o  6  1 

McLellan,    3I) .3,1  o  o  i  o 

Bicknell,    rf 2         i  1  2  o  1 

Griffin,    c 3        o  0  6  0  o 

Totals    31         5         7      27       12        3 

Bowdoin 

AB        R         BH         ro         A  E 

G.    Bower,    ss 5  o  i  i  3  o 

Abbott    If 5  I  o  o  o  o 

McDade,    rf 3  o  o  i  o  i 

Stanwood,    lb 3  i  2  10  o  o 

Files,    cf 4  I  o  I  o  I 

Lawrence,    c 4  o  i  10  i  2 

C.    Bower,   3b 4  0  i  o  5  0 

Harris,   2b 4  i  3  o  2  1 

Sparks,    p 4  o  o  i  i  o 

Totals    36        4        7      24       12        5 

Portland    i     3    0    o    0     i     0    o   x — 5 

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

Stolen  bases — Bicknell,  G.  Bower,  Abbott,  Stan- 
wood, Files.  Sacrifice  hit — Lappin.  Bases  on  balls 
— Off  Dwinal  2,  Sparks  i,  Hit  by  pitched  ball — By 
Sparks,  Bicknell.  Struck  out — By  Dwinal  5,  by 
Sparks  9.  Wild  pitches — By  Dwinal,  by  Sparks. 
Passed  balls — By  Griffin  4,  Lawrence  2.  Time — i 
hour,  35  minutes.     Umpire — Flavin. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


83 


BowDoiN,  s;  Harvard,  4 

Bowdoin  ended  its  season  with  a  rush  last  Satur- 
day afternoon,  when  her  team  defeated  Harvard  in 
Cambridge  by  the  score  of  five  to  four.  When  word 
was  received  of  the  victory  last  Wednesday,  a  cele- 
bration was  soon  started.  After  the  mass  -meeting 
for  election  of  manager,  cheering  was  held,  a  bon- 
fire built,  and  the  student  body  marched  around  the 
campus  calling  upon  the  near-by  professors  for 
speeches,  which  were  loudly  applauded.  The  only 
details  received  of  the  game  in  time  for  publication, 
were  that  Sparks  pitched  for  Bowdoin,  and  held 
Harvard  to  four  hits,  while  Bowdoin  made  eight, 
and  that  with  the  score  four  to  four  with  two  out 
in  the  ninth,  Harris  with  a  clean  hit  brought  in 
Files   from   third  base,   and  won   the   game. 


IVY  HOP 

The  Class  of  1908  held  its  Ivy  Hop  on  the 
evening  of  June  8.  It  was  very  successful, 
there  being  about  one  hundred  and  fifty 
present.  Refreshments  were  served  by  the 
Morton  Bon-Bon  Company,  and  tables  were 
very  prettily  set  up  on  the  first  floor  to  accom- 
modate about  eighty  people. 

The  patronesses  were :  Mrs.  William  De- 
Witt  Hyde,  Mrs.  F.  C.  Robinson,  Mrs.  Fred 
E.  Woodbury,  Mrs.  George  T.  Files,  Mrs. 
Henry  Johnson,  Mrs.  Charles  A.  Hutchins, 
Mrs.  Roscoe  J.  Ham,  Mrs.  William  A.  Moody, 
Mrs.  George  T.  Little,  Mrs.  Wilmot  B. 
Mitchell,  Mrs.  Frank  N.  Whittier,  Mrs.  Ros- 
well  McCrea,  Mrs.  William  T.  Foster,  Mrs. 
Frederick  A.  Powers  of  Houlton,  Mrs.  Fred 
J.  Wight  of  Rockland,  Mrs.  Frank  H.  Cressy 
of  Bath. 

Among  the  young  ladies  present  were : 
Miss  Helen  M.  Cressey,  Miss  Margaret  Stev- 
ens, Miss  Dorothy  Stevens,  Miss  Marion 
Merrill,  Miss  Eleanor  Adams,  Miss  Winfred 
Skillin,  Miss  Dorothy  Foss,  Miss  Marion 
Harmon,  Miss  Gwendolin  Jenkins,  Miss 
Geneva  Fitzgerald,  Miss  Margaret  Starbird, 
Miss  Geraldine  Fitzgerald,  Miss  Helen  Thax- 
ter,  Miss  Emily  Mitchell,  Miss  Marion  Proc- 
tor, Miss  Elizabeth  Betts,  Miss  Elizabeth 
Winslow,  Miss  Helen  Moody,  Miss  Blanche 
Leonard,  all  of  Portland ;  Miss  Grace  Bowen, 
Auburn ;  Miss  Gertrude  Webber,  Miss  Anna 
Percy,  of  Bath;  Miss  Louise  Wetherill,  Miss 
Dorothy  Johnson,  Miss  Daisie  Hubbard,  Miss 
Mae  Despeaux,  Miss  Sue  Winchell,  Miss 
Margery  Prince,  Miss  Isabel  Forsaith,  Miss 
Florence  Allen,  Miss  Helen  Eaton,  Miss  Mar- 
garet Sutherland,  Miss  Gertrude  Christo- 
pher, Miss  Myrtie  Booker,  and  Miss  Bertha 
Stetson,  of  Brunswick;  Miss  Florabell  Ross 
and   Miss   Annie    Ross  of   Kennebunk ;    Miss 


Jessie  Hopkinson  of  Saco ;  Miss  Charlotte 
Lowell,  Westbrook ;  Miss  Louise  Sylvester  of 
Richmond;  Miss  Annie  Percy,  Miss  Marcia 
Sewall,  Miss  Sarah  Moody,  Miss  Margaret 
Sewall,  and  Miss  Eleanor  Moody,  of  Bath; 
Miss  Faith  Randall,  and  Miss  Katherine  Ran- 
dall, of  Augusta;  Miss  Ethel  McFarland  of 
Dover,  N.  H. ;  Miss  Emma  Putnam  of  Houl- 
ton ;  Miss  Olive  Griffith  of  Providence,  R.  I. ; 
Miss  Pauline  Sawyer,  and  Miss  Mabel  Saw- 
yer of  Bangor;  Miss  Hazel  Hanan  of  Boston; 
and  Miss  Gladys  Dresser  of  Roxbury,  Mass. 

The  committee  in  charge  of  arrangements 
consisted  of  Neal  W.  Cox  of  Portland,  Arthur 
H.  Huse  of  Camden,  and  Maurice  P.  Merrill 
of  Skowhegan. 

The  music  was  by  Wilson's  Orchestra  of 
Portland. 


SPRING  ELECTIONS 

The  spring  athletic  elections  were  held  on 
Wednesday  evening  in  the  Gymnasium,  be- 
cause Memorial  Hall  had  been  arranged  for 
Thursday's  examinations.  J.  B.  Drummond, 
'07,  President  of  the  Athletic  Council,  pre- 
sided. It  was  voted  this  year  to  elect  by  ballot 
at  this  mass-meeting  a  cheer  leader  from  the 
present  Junior  Class,  and  an  assistant  cheer 
leader  from  the  present  Sophomore  Class. 
About  140  men  were  present,  and  the  elec- 
tions resulted  as  follows : 

Manager  of  1907  Baseball  Team,  Kenneth 
R.  Tefift,  '09 ;  Assistant  Manager  of  Baseball 
Team,  S.  Sewall  Webster,  '10. 

Manager  of  1907  Track  Team,  Ralph  O. 
Brewster,  '09;  Assistant  Manager  of  Track 
Team,  Warren  E.  Robinson,  '10. 

Manager  of  1907  Tennis  Team,  J.  Edward 
Crowley,  '09 ;  Assistant  Manager  of  Tennis 
Team,  Edward  T.  Pickard,  '10. 

Cheer  Leader  for  1907,  Francis  P.  Wight, 
"08 ;  Assistant  Cheer  Leader,  Anthony  H. 
Fisk,  '09. 

President  of  1907  Athletic  Council,  Charles 
E.  Files,  '08 ; -Vice-President,  Arthur  L.  Rob- 
inson, '08 ;  Secretary,  Harrison  Atwood,  '09 ; 
]\Iember  from  1909,  Kenneth  H.  Dresser; 
Member  from  1910,  Henry  J.  Colbath. 


BASEBALL  CAPTAIN 

At  a  meeting  of  the  baseball  team,  held 
after  the  Ivy  Day  game,  Harold  W.  Stan- 
wood,  '08,  was  unanimously  elected  captain 
for   next  year. 


8i 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 

Collegiate  Year 

OF 

BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

HAROLD  H.  BURTON,  1909    Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 


Associate  Editors 


R.  A.  LEE,  1908 

p.  J.  NEWMAN,   1909 

J.  J.  STAHL,   1909 


W.   E.  ATWOOD,   iglo 

T.  OTIS,   1910 

W.  E.  ROBINSON,  igii 


NATHAN  S.  WESTON,  1908      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  1909  Ass't  Business  Manager 

Contributions  are  requested  from  all  undergradu- 
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mous  nnanuscript  can   be  accepted. 

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

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

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Lewiston  Journal  Press 

Vol.  XXXVII.  JUNE    14,   1907  No.  9 


Coach  Morrill 


A  word  of  appreciation 
is  due  by  the  students 
to  B.  C.  Morrill  who  coached  the  track 
team  this  year.  He  came  to  Bowdoin  last  fall 
drawn  by  the  reputation  of  "Bowdoin  Spirit," 
intending  ultimately  to  take  a  course  in  the 
Medical  School,  and  as  an  aid  in  his  medical 
work  to  get  the  position  of  track  coach  for  the 
whole  year,  taking  a  year's  course  in  the 
academic  department.  He  wished  to  keep 
his  amateur  record,  so  that  as  an  underr 
graduate  coach,  he  would  be  able  to  compete 
on  the  college  track  team. 

He  came  here  at  the  instigation  of  Ellery  H. 
Clark,  of  Boston,  by  this  time  well-known  at 
Bowdoin,  and  with  Clark's  recommendation 
as  being  the  most  competent  coach  he  ever 
knew.  Backed  by  this  recommendation,  and 
the  support  of  Doctor  Whittier  and  Colonel 
Wing,  he  was  engaged  as  head  track  coach. 
He  is  the  first  track  coach  Bowdoin  has  ever 
had  for  a  whole  year,  and  he  has  put  more 
time  into  his  work,  and  shown  as  much  spirit 


as  most  men  who  have  been  here  three  or  four 
years  as  regular  students.  He  got  Ellery 
Clark  to  give  an  illustrated  lecture  in  Memo- 
rial Hall  on  track  athletics,  gave  every  after- 
noon during  the  whole  year  to  coaching  track 
men,  at  the  same  time  keeping  up  his  studies 
and  his  own  track  work.  He  coached  for  the 
Sophomore-Freshman  meet  in  the  fall,  then 
for  the  B.  A.  A.  relay  team,  the  indoor  meet, 
the  State  meet,  and  the  New  England  meet. 
He  did,  without  remuneration,  ^11  this,  which  is 
as  much,  if  not  more,  than  is  expected  of  the 
track  captain,  a  man  who  has  been  at  Bow- 
doin for  three  or  four  years  and  has  received 
the  highest  honor  that  Bowdoin  can  give  to 
her  track  men. 

The  very  fact  that  we  were  getting  some- 
thing for  nothing,  has  made  many  students 
think  that  we  were  getting  but  little.  But  the 
whole  student  body,  at  least,  owes  its  grati- 
tude to  one  who  has  shown  the  spirit  and  put 
in  the  work  that  Coach  Morrill  has  this  year. 
The  results  of  his  work  were  not  victories,  but 
they  will  speak  for  themselves.  The  B.  A.  A. 
relay  team  was  in  good  condition  at  the  meet, 
and  on  it  ran  two  new  men ;  it  lost  by  the  fall- 
ing of  one  of  our  men  when  Bowdoin  was  in 
the  lead.  The  State  meet  was  lost  by  one 
point,  38J  of  our  45I  points  being  ones  that 
were  not  taken  last  year.  In  this  meet  Coach 
Morrill  competed,  though  not  physically  well, 
took  eleven  points,  and  the  next  week  went  to 
Worcester,  took  first  place  in  the  shot-put, 
winning  Bowdoin's  only  points. 


Auditing 
Committees 


The  question  of  the  proper 
auditing  of  the  accounts 
of  all  the  undergraduates 
entrusted  with  the  funds  of  the  different  col- 
lege organizations  is  one  of  great  importance 
to  the  undergraduate  body.  At  present  the 
managers  of  all  the  teams  have  to  keep  their 
accounts  very  strictl}'  to  see  that  every  item 
of  expenditure  has  a  receipt,  and  to  submit 
their  books  to  a  competent  board  of  auditors 
at  the  close  of  their  terms  of  office.  This 
same  rule  should  be  followed  in  the  case  of 
the  accounts  of  the  Christian  Association,  the 
Glee  and  Mandolin  Club,  the  Dramatic  Club, 
the  Orient  and  Quill,  and  each  class. 

Each  of  the  first  three  organizations  men- 
tioned usually  appoints  a  committee  of  its 
members  to  go  over  the  accounts  of  its  treas- 
urer or  manager  every  year,  but  there  is  no 
auditing  system  whatever  in  the  case  of  the 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


85 


Orient  and  Quill,  and  what  is,  perhaps,  the 
most  important  of  all,  that  of  the  different 
classes.  In  this  last  case,  in  the  Junior  year 
especially,  there  is  a  very  large  sum,  over  a 
thousand  dollars,  raised  by  the  class  for  pub- 
lication of  the  Bugle  and  for  the  Ivy  exer- 
cises, and  this  is  entrusted  to  a  few  men,  with 
no  account  taken  of  where  it  goes.  This  is  not 
quite  fair  to  the  class  and,  even  if  the  class  is 
satisfied  with  the  present  method,  it  is  surely 
not  good  business  for  the  Bugle  Board  and 
Ivy  Committee  to  have  no  one  to  whorn  to 
submit  their  accounts. 

As  far  as  the  Orient  and  Quill  are  con- 
cerned, though  any  loss  must  be  made  up  by 
the  business  managers  and  no  one  else  has  to 
suffer  for  it,  it  would  be  much  better  for  their 
accounts  to  be  as  carefully  kept  as  those  of  the 
managers  of  the  teams.  It  is  not  the  affair  of 
the  managers  alone,  but  of  the  whole  college, 
which  should  take  pride  in  the  fact  that  its 
publications  and  other  undergraduate  activi- 
ties are  a  financial  success  and  conducted  on 
a  strictly  business  basis.  This  year  the  Musi- 
cal Clubs  came  out  with  receipts  very  much 
ahead  of  expenditures.  It  may  be  the  other 
way  some  time  and  then  the  members  would 
have  to  make  it  up,  even  as  the  surplus  was 
divided  among  them. 

The  plan  suggested  is  to  appoint  audit- 
ing committees.  The  two  clubs  and  the 
■  Christian  Association  have  already  done 
something  along  this  line,  the  point  to  be 
emphasized  is  that  there  should  be  on  each  of 
these  committees  some  member  of  the  faculty 
or  some  alumnus  living  near  here.  The 
Christian  Association,  the  Musical  Clubs,  the 
Dramatic  Club,  and  each  class  at  the  begin- 
ning of  its  Junior  year,  could  each  select  two 
of  its  members  to  act  with  this  outside  person. 
The  committee  for  the  Orient  and  Quill 
could  be  made  up  of  one  from  each  board  and 
a  member  of  the  faculty.  Probably  in  the 
near  future  there  will  be  a  regular  auditing 
committee,  whose  duty  it  will  be  to  audit  the 
accounts  of  all  these  organizations,  but,  for 
the  present,  the  plan  suggested  will  fill  the 
need  and  should  soon  be  acted  upon. 


1909  BUGLE  BOARD 

Last  Thursday  the  Sophomores  adopted 
a  new  and  more  satisfactory  method  of  elect- 
ing its  Bugle  Board.  Two  men  were  nomi- 
nated by  the  Sophomore  delegations  in  each 
fraternity,  and  two  to  represent  the  non-fra- 


ternity men.  These  nominations  were  put 
before  the  class  which  elected  one  of  the  two 
in  each  case.  The  board  chosen  was  as  fol- 
lows :  H.  H.  Burton,  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon ;  H. 
F.  Kane,  Zeta  Psi ;  C.  O.  Bower,  Alpha  Delta 
Phi;  J.  R.  Hurley,  Psi  Upsilon ;  K.  H.  Dres- 
ser, Theta  Delta  Chi;  P.  G.  Bishop,  Delta 
Upsilon ;  R.  H.  Files,  Kappa  Sigma ;  T.  D. 
Ginn,  Beta  Theta  Pi ;  C.  A.  Powers,  non-fra- 
ternity. Soon  after  the  elections  the  board 
organized  and  elected  as  its  officers,  H.  H. 
Burton,  editor-in-chief ;  H.  F.  Kane,  business 
manager,  and  P.  J.  Newman,  artist. 


CALENDAR 

FRID.AY,  JUNE   I4TH 

8.30  A.M.  Exam,  in  Chemistry  4  in  Chem.  Lab., 
Latin  2  and  Latin  4  in  Memorial  Hall. 

1.30  P.M.  Exam,  in  French  4  in  Physics  Lect. 
Room,  French  2  and  French  12  in  Memorial  Hall. 

SATURDAY,    JUNE     I5TH 

8.30  A.M.  Exam,  in  Pol.  Econ.  2  in  Memorial 
Hall,   and   Biology  5   in   Biological   Lab. 

1.30  P.M.  Exam,  in  Math.  2  and  History  6  in 
!\Iemorial  Hall. 

7   P.M.     Freshman   Banquet   in   Portland. 

SUNDAY,    JUNE    i6tH 

S-DO  P.M.  Rev.  F.  J.  Libby,  '94,  speaks  in  chapel. 

MONDAY,     JUNE     I7TH 

8.30  A.M.  Exam,  in  German  6,  8  and  lo  in  Memo- 
rial  Hall.     Biology  3   in   Biological  Lab. 

1.30  P.M.  Exam,  in  Philosophy  4  in  Memorial 
Hall,  Biology  i  in  Biological  Lab.,  Physics  2  and  6  in 
Physics   Lecture   Room. 

TUESDAY,     JUNE     i8tH 

8.30  A.M.  Exam,  in  English  Lit.  2  and  Greek  2 
and  4  in  Memorial  Hall,  and  Astronomy  4  in  Physics 
Lecture  Room. 

1.30  P.M.  Exam,  in  English  2  and  Philosophy  2 
and  7   in  Memorial  Hall. 

WEDNESDAY,    JUNE    IQTH 

8.30  A.M.  Exam,  in  Math.  4  and  6,  and  English 
Lit.  4  in   Memorial  Hall. 

1.30  P.M.  Exam,  in  German  2  and  4  in  Memorial 
Hall,  and  Biology  5  in  Biological  Lab. 

THURSDAY',    JUNE    20TH 

8.30  A.M.  Exam,  in  Chemistry  6  in  Chem.  Lab. 
and  Latin  12  in  Memorial  Hall. 

1.30  P.M.     Exam,  in  Chemistry  2  in  Chem.  Lab. 

FRIDAY,    JUNE    21ST 

Vacation  until  8.20  a.m.,  Thursday,  September  26. 

S.ATURDAY,  JUNE  22D 

Summer  begins. 

SUNDAY,   JUNE  23D 

4  p.m.  Commencement  begins  with  Baccalaureate 
Sermon  by  Rev.  C.  H.  Cutler,  D.D.,  in  the  Church  on 
the  Hill. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


1908  BUGLE 

On  Ivy  Day  appeared  the  year  book  of  the 
Junior  Class,  the  1908  Bugle.  It  is  a  book 
creditable  to  the  class  and  college,  though  not 
so  elaborate  as  many  college  annuals,  and  not 
as  expensive  as  the  1907  Bugle.  This  was 
issued  along  the  lines  to  be  followed  next  year 
of  trying  to  cut  the  cost  without  changing  the 
general  character  and  purpose  of  the  book. 

The  cover  of  the  1908  Bugle  was  done  in 
the  class  color,  with  a  striking  cover  design  in 
gold.  The  contents  resembled  in  a  general 
way  that  of  the  1907  Bugle,  except  for  a 
smaller  number  of  drawings  and  photographs, 
and  for  jokes  which  were  not  quite  so  cutting 
as  many  of  last  year's.  The  board  deserves 
credit  for  its  production,  and  its  hard  work, 
because  it  was  not  organized  until  last  Octo- 
ber, which  left  only  five  months  time  for  prep- 
aration, and  because  the  class  is  so  small  in 
munber.  There  are,  however,  several  mis- 
takes in  the  text  of  the  Bugle,  which  should 
not  have  occurred.  One  of  these,  to  which  it 
is  well  to  call  attention,  is  that  the  Bradbury 
Prize  Debate  was  awarded  to  the  negative 
instead  of  the  affirmative  as  stated. 


COURSES  IN  PHILOSOPHY,  1907=8 

The  course  in  the  History  of  Philosophy, 
known  this  year  as  Phil.  2,  will  be  extended 
next  year  to  cover  two  semesters.  The  history 
of  Ancient  and  Medieval  Philosophy  will  fill 
the  first  semester,  and  the  history  of  Modern 
Philosophy  the  second.  The  course  of  the 
first  semester  will  be  open  to  Seniors  and 
Juniors  and,  with  the  consent  of  the 
instructor,  to  Sophomores.  The  course  of  the 
second  semester  will  be  open  to  those  who 
have  already  taken  any  courses  in  philosophy 
proper.  The  hours  will  be  at  the  convenience 
of  instructor  and  students. 

Phil.  3  will  be  given,  in  part  at  least,  by  Dr. 
Burnett. 

Students  planning  to  take  Phil.  6,  8,  or  9  are 
asked  to  notify  Dr.  Burnett  before  thev  leave 
for  the  vacation  that  it  may  be  decided 
whether  these  courses  are  to  be  given. 


TENNIS  CAPTAIN 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Bowdoin  tennis  team, 
Arthur  H.  Ham,  '08,  was  recently  elected  cap- 
tain   of    next    year's    team. 


DEUTSCHER  VEREIN 

The  Deutscher  Verein  met  at  the  Gurnet  on 
Tuesday  afternoon,  and  took  dinner  there. 
The  A^erein  went  down  in  barges,  one  party 
leaving  at  three  o'clock  and  the  rest  at  five. 
In  the  afternoon  a  baseball  game  was  played, 
and  after  dinner,  speeches  were  made  in  Ger- 
man by  the  many  sub-Vereiners  who  were 
invited  to  the  meeting  as  to  a  Fishing  Bee. 


INFORMAL  D.  K.  E.  DANCE 

On  the  night  before  Ivy  Day  an  informal  dance 
was  held  at  the  D.  K.  E.  hoiise,  and  several  couples 
couples  were  present  from  the  other  chapter  houses. 
The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  Hartley  C.  Baxter,  Mrs. 
William  DeWitt  Hyde  and  Mrs.  William  M.  Pen- 
nell.  Among  those  present  w-ere  Miss  Helen  Eaton 
of  Brunswick,  Miss  Eleanor  Adams,  Miss  Helen 
Tli^xter,  Miss  Marion  Harmon  of  Portland,  Miss 
Hazel  Hanan  of  Boston  Miss  Faith  Randall,  Miss 
Katharine  Randall  of  Augusta,  Aliss  Ethel  McFar- 
land  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  Miss  Emma  Putnam  of  Houl- 
ton,  Miss  Olive  Griffith  of  Providence,  R.  I.  Miss 
Blanche  Leonard  of  Deering  Miss  Anna  Percy  of 
Bath,  Miss  Pauline  Sawyer  and  Miss  Mabel  Sawyer 
of  Bangor.  Music  was  furnished  by  Kendrie,  '10, 
and  Haines,  '07,  and  light  refreshments  were  served. 
The  committee  in  charge  of  the  dance  was  com- 
posed of  A.  A.  Putnam,  '08,  G.  P.  Hyde,  '08,  and 
H.  H.   Burton,   '09. 


FOOTBALL  SCHEDULE 

At  last  Monday  night's  Athletic  Council  meeting, 
Manager  C.  M.  Robinson  of  Portland  submitted  the 
following  football  schedule,  and  it  was  accepted : 

Sept.  28 — Fort   Preble   at   Brunswick. 

Oct.   2 — Harvard   at   Cambridge. 

Oct.   S — Exeter   at    Brunswick. 

Oct.   12 — Amherst  at  Amherst. 

Oct.   19 — New   Hampshire   State  at   Brunswick. 

Oct.  26— Colby  at  Waterville. 

Nov.  2— Tufts  at   Portland. 

Nov.  9 — Bates  at  Lewiston. 

Nov.   16 — U.  of  M.  at  Brunswick. 

The  Amherst  and  New  Hampshire  State  games 
take  the  dates  held  last  year  by  Wesleyan,  and  Cor- 
nell. The  Amherst  game  we  are  glad  to  see  again 
on  our  schedule,  the  New  Hampshire  game  is  a  nov- 
elty, and  the  Tufts  game  in  Portland  will  be  one 
worth  attending,  not  mentioning  the  three  state 
games. 


COMMENCEMENT  DANCE 

Notice  is  given  to  the  alumni,  that  a  list  of  the 
dances  as  they  will  come  at  the  Commencement 
Dance,  will  be  sent  by  the  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee in  charge,  to  all  alumni  who  desire  one.  They 
may  be  obtained  by  notifying  Frank  L.  Bass,  7 
South  Appleton  Hall,   Brunswick,  Me. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


87 


College  Botes 


Henry  P.  Chapman,  '06,  and  G.  Carroll  Soule,  '06, 
spent  Sunday  on  the  campus, 

Burleigh  Martin,  '10,  returned  last  Tuesday,  from 
a  prolonged  stay  in  Augusta. 

Linnell,  '07,  is  to  be  toast-master  at  the  reunion 
of  the  Thornton  Academy  alumni  this  year. 

This  summer  President  Hyde  and  Dr.  Burnett 
will   spend    together   travelling   abroad. 

Harold  W.  Davie,  '10,  recently  entertained  his 
mother  and  sister  at  Theta  Delta  Chi  House  over 
Sunday. 

Professor  Mitchell  will  speak  on  Longfellow  at 
Dexter  to-day,  before  the  Eastern  Maine  Library 
Association. 

Carl  R.  Green,  '09,  left  college  last  Saturday, 
to  go  into  business  with  his  father  in  Waterville, 
and  probably  will  not  return  next  fall. 

Professor  Woodruff  gave  adjourns  in  Greek  2 
Monday,  as  he  was  unable  to  return  in  time  from 
Houlton,  where  he  addressed  the  graduating  class  in 
the  High   School  the  day  before. 

Three  Bowdoin  men  are  members  of  the  new 
Board  of  Education  elected  for  the  city  of  Augusta 
recently.  Dr.  W.  S.  Thompson,  '75;  Lewis  A. 
Burleigh,  '91 ;  and  Frank  G.  Farrington,  '94. 

In  last  week's  Bath  Anvil  there  appeared  an 
account  of  the  spring  razoo,  under  the  following 
head  lines :  "Weary  Willies.  Bowdoin  Freshmen 
Walked  in  Proportion  as  They  Were  Bad." 

H.  H.  Randall,  '00,  who  has  been  superintendent 
of  schools  at  Rockland,  has  been  elected  superin- 
tendent of  schools  at  Auburn,  in  place  of  Payson 
Smith,   who  has  been  elected   State  superintendent. 

R.  A.  Cony,  '07,  has  received  an  appointment  as 
private  secretary  to  Congressman  E.  C.  Burleigh, 
and  will  begin  his  duties,  July  i.  The  vacancy  was 
left  open  by  the  resignation  of  Miss  Eva  L.  Shorey. 

Last  Tuesday  afternoon  Prof.  K.  C.  M.  Sills 
spoke  before  the  Sophomore  Class  and  before  their 
Bugle  Board,  in  regard  to  next  year's  Bugle.  He 
advocated  some  changes  which  would  lead  to  the 
reduction  of  the  assessment  upon  the  members  of 
the  class. 

On  the  night  before  the  Harvard  game,  Tuesday 
night,  Michael  Madden  was  crowned  with  due  cere- 
mony in  South  Appleton  Hall,  where  he  "sprung" 
a  cake  on  the  baseball  team.  He  gave  "Bill"  Sparks 
good  luck  with  a  "kiss  of  friendship." 

On  the  night  before  Ivy  Day,  instead  of  the  usual 
Dramatic  Club  presentation,  the  "Elopement  of 
Ellen"  was  played  in  the  Town  Hall.  The  men's 
parts  were  taken  by  Linnell,  '07,  Draper,  '10,  Whit- 
more,  ex-'os,  and  Fox,  '06. 

Invitations  to  the  various  Commencement  affairs 
have  been  sent  out,  and  among  them  invitations  to 
the  Longfellow  Commemorative  Exercises,  which  will 
be  held  in  the  Congregational  Church  on  June  26,  at 
3  P.M.  The  exercises  will  consist  of  an  address  by 
Professor  H.  L.  Chapman,  '66,  and  a  poem  by  Rev. 
Samuel  V.  Cole,  '74.  Tickets  for  reserved  seats  may 
be  obtained  through  Professor  George  T.  Little, 
at  the  college  library. 


The  writing  for  the  Brown  Extemporaneous  Com- 
position Prize  took  place  between  1.30  and  2.30  on 
June  4.  The  subject  given  out  was,  "What  effect 
has  a  college  course  upon  a  student's  religious 
beliefs?" 

Owing  to  some  talk  in  the  newspapers  about  the 
doubtful  capacity  for  accommodation  at  the  James- 
town Exhibition,  the  Exhibition  Committee  has  just 
sent  out  complete  pamphlets  in  regard  to  this  mat- 
ter, showing  ample  accommodations  for  60,000 
guests.  These  pamphlets  have  been  sent  to  all  city, 
town,  and  college  papers  in  the  country. 

Just  before  the  Ivy  game  last  Friday,  Captain  ^ 
Files  called  Coach  Irwin  to  the  middle  of  the  dia- 
mond to  inspect  the  pitcher's  box,  and  when  the 
coach  had  reached  the  center  of  the  field,  the  team 
closed  around  him  and  Captain  Files  presented  him 
with  a  gold  watch  and  fob,  given  him  by  subscrip- 
tion from  the  student  body  in  recognition  of  his 
services. 

The  town  of  Brunswick  has  definitely  decided  to 
hold  a  firemen's  muster  here  on  July  4,  and  has 
organized  a  committee  of  invitation  which  will 
send  invitations  to  every  hand-tub  company  and 
hose  reel  company  in  the  State.  The  hand  engine 
"Niagara"  which  is  housed  on  Mason  Street,  near 
the  lower  end  of  the  town,  has  for  several  years 
won  the  State  muster  and  holds  the  State  record. 
Among  those  on  the  invitation  committee  are  C.  E. 
Townsend,  of  the  Medical  School,  '38;  G.  L. 
Thompson  'yy,  and  F.   D.   Townsend,   '10. 

Last  Saturday  the  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa  Medical 
Fraternity  held  its  annual  meeting  and  banquet  at 
Riverton  Park.  Many  guests  were  present,  several 
new  men  were  taken  in,  and  the  officers  for  next 
year  were  chosen  as  follows :  President,  John  A. 
Greene;  Vice-President,  J.  B,  Drummond;  Rec. 
Sec,  R.  B.  Sprague ;  Treasurer,  A.  P.  Leighton,  Jr. ; 
Marshal,  W.  E.  Youland,  Jr.;  Warden,  Ricardo  G. 
Valladares ;  Historian,  C.  F.  Traynor ;  Chaplain,  E. 
E.  Holt,  Jr.;  Corresponding  Sec,  W.  O.  Merrill; 
Executive  Committee,  R.  G.  Valladares,  J.  H.  Col- 
lins, and  J.  C.  Oran. 

During  the  past  week  C.  M.  Daggett,  Secretary 
of  the  State  Young  Men's  Christian  Association, 
has  been  upon  the  campus  several  times  arranging 
for  the  Bowdoin  delegation  to  the  Northfield  Stu- 
dent Conference  to  be  held  in  Northfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, from  June  28  to  July  7.  There  all  the  col- 
leges and  many  of  the  schools  of  New  England 
will  be  represented.  Those  who  are  planning  to  go 
from  here  are :  J.  F.  Morrison,  '08 ;  L.  F.  Timber- 
lake,  '09;  M.  P.  Gushing,  '09;  H.  H.  Burton,  '09; 
R.  C.  Harlow,  '09;  A.  W.  Moulton,  '09;  A.  W. 
Stone,  '10,  and  perhaps  a  few  more  will  join  the 
delegation  before  the  time  comes  for  leaving.  The 
Northfield  Committee  of  the  Christian  Association 
was  this  year  composed  of  L.  Adams,  '07;  A.  L. 
Robinson,    '08,   and   L.   F.   Timberlake,    '09. 

All  students  desiring  the  Commencement  Number 
of  the  Orient,  which  will  appear  about  June  28,  or 
July  5,  may  have  it  sent  to  their  home  addresses  by 
notifying  the  business  manager,  N.  S.  Weston,  at  the 
Beta  Theta  Pi  House. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


Hlumni  flotes 


CLASS  OF  1866 
On  account  of  ill  health,  Mr.  Charles  K.  Hinkley 
has  recently  resigned  the  position  of  organist  of  the 
First  Parish  Church  in  Gorham.  Of  his  long  ser- 
vice in  this  capacity  the  Portland  Press  speaks  as 
follows :  "As  an  accompanist  and  director  of  a 
chorus  choir,  Mr.  Hinkley  has  had  few  equals,  and 
as  an  improviser  he  ranked  among  the  best  in  New 
England.  He  has  always  shown  excellent  taste  in 
the  selection  of  music.  Few  churches  in  the  State 
have  been  better  served  than  the  one  in  which  for 
two  generations  he  has  officiated  as  organist  and 
director  with  only  occasional  periods  of  absence." 

CLASS  OF  1867 
An  admirable  class  record  has  recently  been  issued 
by  the  Secretary,  Winfield  S.  Hutchinson,  Esq.,  of 
Boston.  The  class  numbered  twenty-five  and  among 
their  thirty-one  recorded  children  are  eight  college 
graduates.  This  class  is  one  of  the  few  that  has 
annual  reunions  and  sixteen  are  living  to  observe 
the   fortieth  anniversary  of  their  graduation. 

CLASS   OF   1869 

The  graduating  class  of  the  Mining  School  of  the 
State  College  of  Pennsylvania  presented  their  dean. 
Dr.  M.  E.  Wadsworth,  with  a  beautiful  silver  cup 
on  May  8th.  The  occasion  was  the  dean's  sixtieth 
birthday.  Dr.  Wadsworth  came  to  the  State  in 
1901,  from  the  presidency  of  the  Michigan  College 
of  Mines,  and  in  this  short  period  has  built  up 
this  school  of  mining  and  metallurgy  from  an  enrol- 
ment of  ten  students  to  the  150  now  taking  the 
course. 

Although  the  Legislature  has  done  practically 
nothing  for  this  school  of  mines,  nevertheless,  by 
tireless  application  to  his  work  for  six  years  past, 
during  which  time  he  has  not  taken  a  single  day's 
vacation,  Dr.  Wadsworth  has  made  Pennsylvania 
State's  School  of  Mines  one  of  the  most  practically 
useful  and  efficient  in  this  country. 

CLASS  OF  1877 

William  G.  Beale,  Esq.,  was  recently  chosen  a 
director  of  The  Chicago  Tribune. 

Mrs.  Abbie  S.  Reed,  widow  of  Lewis  H.  Reed, 
Esq.,  died  at  Mexico  June  4th. 

A  daughter  was  born  May  28,  1907,  to  Mr,  and 
Mrs.  Howard  V.  Stackpole  of  Danielson,  Conn. 

CLASS    OF   1884 

William  K.  Hilton,  A.M.,  Principal  of  the  High 
School  at  Winthrop,  Maine,  has  been  engaged  to  act 
as  an  assistant  at  the  Bangor  High  School  for  the 
next  academic  year. 


CLASS   OF    1886 

Professor  Charles  A.  Davis  Ph.D.,  Curator  of  the 
Botanical  Museum  of  the  University  of  Michigan, 
has  recently  issued  an  interesting  study  entitled 
"Field  work  in  towns  and  cities,"  showing  how 
botanical  collecting  can  be  carried  on  in  most 
unlikely  places. 

CLASS  OF  189s 

George  H.  D.  Foster,  Esq.,  has  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  John  C.  Wait,  Esq.,  and  the  new  firm 
under  the  name  of  Wait  &  Foster  occupies  offices 
in  the  Potter  Building  No.  38  Park  Row,  New  York 
City. 

CLASS    OF   1903 

Niles  L.  Perkins,  Esq.,  is  about  to  take  the  bar 
examinations  in  the  City  of  New  York  this  month. 

CLASS   OF    1904 

Bernard  Archibald  graduated  last  week  from  the 
Law  School  of  the  University  of  Maine. 

CLASS   OF   1906 

Rev.  Oscar  W.  Peterson  was  installed  last  week 
as  pastor  of  the  Hillside  Congregational  Church  of 
Cornish,  and  also  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church  of  Baldwin.  These  are  the  two  churches  he 
has  been  serving  since   1904. 


PSI  UPSILON  HOUSE  PARTY 

The  annual  house  party,  reception  and  dance  of 
the  'Psi  Upsilon  fraternity  was  held  at  the  Chapter 
House  on  Maine  Street,  Wednesday  afternoon  and 
evening  of  last  week.  At  the  reception  held  in  the 
afternoon  from  3.30  to  5.30  the  receiving  commit- 
tee was  Mrs.  George  T.  Files  and  Mrs.  Hartley  C. 
Baxter.  The  reception  was  attended  by  an  unus- 
ually large  number  of  people.  During  the  recep- 
tion Kendrie's  Orchestra  furnished  music. 

The  evening  was  devoted  to  dancing.  Among 
the  young  ladies  present  were  Misses  Marion  Proc- 
tor, Gwendolyn  Jenkins,  Marion  Starbird  and  Helen 
Thaxter  of  Portland,  Eniilie  Craighton  of  Thom- 
aston,  Helen  Eaton,  Sue  Winchell,  Gertrude  Chris- 
topher, and  Lou  Woodward  of  Brunswick,  Lena 
Brown  of  Watertown,  N.  J.,  Anna  Percy  and  Marcia 
Sewall  of  Bath,  Florabel  and  Annie  Ross  of  Ken- 
nebunk,  Gladys  Dresser  of  Roxbury,  Mass.,  and 
Cornelia   Booram   of   Montclair,   N.   J. 

The  delegates  from  other  fraternities  were  Phillips 
Kimball,  '07,  Alpha  Delta  Phi;  Harold  M.  Smith,  '09, 
Delta  Upsilon ;  Kenneth  H.  Dresser,  '09,  Theta 
Delta  Chi ;  Willis  Nathan  Haines,  '09,  Beta  Theta 
Pi ;  C.  F.  Doherty,  '07,  Kappa  Sigma ;  Frank  S. 
Gannett,  '07,  Zeta  Psi,  and  Felix  A.  Burton,  '07, 
Delta   Kappa   Epsilon. 

The  committee  in  charge  was  Fulton  J.  Redman, 
'07,  Neal  W.  Cox,  '08,  Philip  H.  Brown,  '09,  and 
Clinton  N.  Peter.s,  '10. 


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89 


CLASS  OF  1907  NEXT  YEAR 

Lester  Adams,  Johns  Hopkins  Medical  School. 

Neal  W.  Allen,  business  in  Portland  with  F.  P. 
Bailey   Carriage   Co. 

Frank  L.  Bass,  business,  probably  in  Bangor. 

Charles  R.  Bennett,  International  Banking  Cor- 
poration. 

Paul  D.  Blanchard,  Bowdoin  Medical  School,  sec- 
ond year. 

George  A.  Bower,  mill  business  in  Lewiston. 

Harry  L.  Brown,  undecided. 

Felix  A.  Burton,  study  Architecture  at  Massachu- 
setts Institute  of  Technology. 

Paul  A.  Buttrick,  with  Spencer  and  Trask  Co., 
Bankers  and  Brokers,  N.  Y. 

Arthur  C.  Chadbourne,  International  Banking 
Corporation. 

Richard  I.  Carney,  teaching. 

Harold  B.  Chandler,  Harvard  Medical   School. 

James  H.  Collins,  Bowdoin  Medical  School,  sec- 
ond year. 

Robert  A.  Cony,  journalism. 

George  W.  Craigie,  post  graduate  work. 

Cornelius  F.  Doherty,  probably  graduate  work  at 
Yale. 

Joseph  B.  Drummond,  Bowdoin  Medical  School, 
second  year. 

Wadleigh  B.  Drummond,  read  law  in  Portland. 

Edward  A.  Duddy,  uncertain. 

Linwood  M.  Erskine,  Harvard  Law  School. 

Clarence  J.  Fernald,  Bowdoin  Medical  School, 
second  year. 

Frank  S.  Gannett,  government  position. 

Ralph  W.  Giles,  Bowdoin  Medical  School. 

Tom  E.  Hacker,  business  at  Fort  Fairfield. 

Seth  G.  Haley,  teaching  or  banking  business. 

Arthur  L.  Hatch,  manufacturing  jewelry  business. 

Erastus  E.  Holt,  Jr.,  Bowdoin  Medical  School,  sec- 
ond year. 

George  H.  Hull,  probably  pastor  of  Congrega- 
tional Church  at  Hackensack,  N.  J.,  and  graduate 
student  in   Columbia. 

Roscoe  H.  Hupper,  graduate  work. 

Phillips  Kimball,  business  in  Bath. 

Chester  S.   Kingsley,  business. 

Glenn  A.  Lawrence,  sardine  business. 

John  W.  Leydon,  teach  German  and  Mathematics 
at  Worcester  Academy. 

William  S.  Linnell,  Harvard  Law  School. 

Earle  H.  MacMichael,  Harvard  Medical  School. 

Leon  D.  Mincher,  International  Banking  Corpor- 
ation. 

Harry  E.  Mitchell,  Harvard  Law  School. 

Asa  Osgood  Pike,  automobile  manufacturing. 

Frank  S.  Piper,  Harvard  Law  School. 

Edward  C.  Pope,  study  scientific  agriculture. 

Fulton  J.  Redman,  Harvard  Law  School. 

Ammie    B.    Roberts,    Harvard    Graduate    School. 

Willis  E.  Roberts,  study  scientific  agriculture. 

Dwight  S.  Robinson,  uncertain. 

William  A.  Robinson,  teaching. 

Blinn  W.  Russell,  Bowdoin  Medical  School,  secopd 
year. 

Daniel  Sargent,  business. 

Ralph  E.  Sawyer,  business. 

Philip  R.  Shorey,  work  with  Eastern  S.  S.  Co. 

Ralph  M.  Small,  teaching. 

Lewis  W.  Smith,  teaching. 


Charles  W.  Snow,  probably  instructor  in  debating 
and  argumentation  at  New  York  University. 

William  E.  Speake,  U.  S.  Department  of  Com- 
merce  and  Labor. 

Clarence   E.    Stetson,    business. 

Charles  F.  Thomas,  Jr.,  study  medicine. 

Francis  R.  Upton,  Jr.,  business. 

Aubrey  J.  Voorhees,  undecided. 

Merlon  A.  Webber,  Bowdoin  Medical  School,  third 
year. 

Millard  C.  Webber,  Bowdoin  Medical  School, 
third  year. 

Frank  J.  Weed,  study  music  at  the  New  England 
Conservatory  of  Music. 

Malon  P.  Whipple,  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology. 

William  C.  Whitmore,  Bowdoin  Medical  School, 
third  year. 

Thomas  R.  Winchell,  uncertain. 


SUNDAY  CHAPEL 


In  spite  of  the  showery  weather,  a  large  number 
of  students  and  townspeople  listened  to  the  inter- 
esting talk  of  the  Rev.  William  Fenn  at  Sunday 
chapel.  He  said  in  part :  Before  a  lion  trainer 
descends,  on  his  way  to  the  arena,  the  passageway 
lined  with  the  cages  of  wild  beasts,  a  light  is  thrown 
down  the  alley  and  by  this  means  the  keeper  is 
guarded  against  any  beast  which  might  be  lying  in 
wait  for  him  in  some  dark  nook.  This  passageway 
typifies  life ;  the  keeper  is  but  one  of  the  many 
mortals  that  must  pass  along  it;  the  animals,  the 
sins  that  line  the  way.  The  best  safeguard  that  a 
young  man  can  have,  as  he  starts  along  the  passage, 
is  light,  that  is  purity  from  secret  sin.  Openness 
is  to  be  preferred  to  secrecy.  It  is  safer,  for  an  open 
error  is  seen  and  understood,  while  a  secret  one  is 
often  hidden  away  and  may  be  exposed  at  a  time 
when  it  will  do  a  person  great  injury. 

The  great  fear  in  which  The  Judgment  was  for- 
merly held  was  due  to  the  fact  that  men  dreaded 
the  time  when  their  secret  deeds  and  thoughts 
would  be  exposed  to  the  judge.  In  view  of  such  a 
thing  a  man  should  live  ready  to  stand  forth  at  any 
time  before  the  world.  The  best  safeguard  for  such 
a  life  is  the  Light. 


CHEMICAL  CLUB 

The  Chemical  Club  met  at  the  Delta  Upsilon 
House  on  June  4.  Professor  Robinson  spoke  on  the 
openings  for  college  men  in  Industrial  Chemistry. 
Marshall  P.  Cram,  '04,  told  of  the  chemical  work 
at  Johns  Hopkins  University,  where  he  is  a  grad- 
uate student.  He  spoke  of  both  the  undergraduate 
work  and  of  the  post-graduate  work  in  original 
research. 


BASEBALL  AND  TENNIS  B'S 

The  Athletic  Council  last  Monday  awarded  the 
following  Baseball  B's :  Files,  '08;  A.  Robinson,  '08; 
G.  Bower,  '07 ;  Lawrence,  '07 ;  Stanwood,  '08 ;  Ab- 
bott, Medic,  '08;  Sparks,  '09;  McDade,  '09;  Manter, 
'09;    Bower,    '09;    Harris,   '09;    and   Hanrahan,   '10. 

The  Tennis  B  was  awarded  to  Hyde,  '08;  Morri- 
son, '08,  and  Ham,   '08. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


FRANK  E.  KENDRIE 

ITeacber  of  IDiolin 

Studied  under  Professors  F.  W.  Krafi't  and  Carl  Barlftben  of 
Boston  Symphony  orchestra.    Orchestra  furnished  for  concerts, 
receptions,  dances,  etc. 
For  terms,  etc.,  aitdrcss  BETA  THETA  PI  HOUSE. 


Allen's    Drug   Store 


FULLER-GREENES  CHOCOLATES 


NEW  YORK  HOMEOPATHIC 
MEDICAL  COLLEGE  AND  HOSPITAL 


48th  Session  Begins  October  1st,   J  907 
BROADEST  DIDACTIC  COURSE 

Homosopathy  taught  through  entire  four  years 

Pathology  and  Laboratory  work  four  years 

LARGEST  CLINICAL  FACILITIES 

30,000  patients  treated  yearly  in  allied  hospitals 
1,600  hospital  beds  for  Clinical  Instruction  Daily  Clinics 

SYSTEMATIC  BEDSIDE  INSTRUCTION 

15,000  patients  yearly  in  all  departments  of  College  Hospital 

Students  living  In  College  Dormitory  assigned  cases 

For  Announcement  address : 
Edward  G.  Tuttle,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Secretary  of  the  Faculty, 
61  West  51st  Street,  New  York  City 
William  Harvey  King,  M.D.,  LL.D.,  Dean. 

Maine  Central  Cafe 

208  Maine  Street,  BRUNSWICK 

(NEAR   M.  C.  R.  R.  STATION) 

MEALS  AND  LUNCHES  SERVED  AT  SHORT  NOTICE 

Private  Dining  Room.    Confectionery,  Fruits,  Ice  Cream  and 
Sodas.    Imported  and  Domestic  Cigars. 

WILLIAM    F.   McFADDEN,    Proprietor 


See  pie  HDout  a  Positioo 

I  want  to  have  a  personal  talk  with  every  Bowdoin  College 
1*107  man  who  will  be  in  the  market  for  a  good  position  in 
business  or  technical  work  on  or  after  July  1st. 

If  you  will  call  and  see  me  at  the  Brunswick  House  at  any 
time  to  suit  your  convenience  from  May  4th  to  5th,  inclusive 
tafteruoon  or  evening)  I  can  tell  you  frankly  just  what  the 
prospects  are  of  securing  the  sort  of  position  you  want  and  are 
titted  to  fill.  I  can  give  you  full  information  concerning  a  great 
many  of  the  best  opportunities  for  young  college  men  in  all 
lines  of  work  in  the  United  States  and  several  foreign  ccmtries. 

It  will  pay  you,  I  feel  sure,  to  see  me  before  deciding 
definitely  what  to  do  after  gi-aduation. 

A.  S.  POND,  JR., 

Representing  HAPQOOD'S 

UNIVERSITY  OF  VERMONT 
COLLEGE  OF  MEDICINE 


The  fifty-fourth  session  of  this  College  of  Medicine 
begins  December  J,  1906,  and  continues  seven  months. 

A  New  Building  with 

Large,  well  equipped  Labofatories, 
Commodious  Lecture  Halls, 
Pleasant  Recitation  Rooms, 

Every  Facility  for    Instruction. 


NUMEROUS  CLINICS 


MODERATE  EXPENSE 


For  Announcement  and  further  information,  address 

H.   L.    WHITE,    A.M.,    Secretary 

BURLINQTON,   VT. 


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veil  as  black  powder  and  so  chambered  that  l^i  Inch  or 

in  the  operating  parts  make  it  the  easiest,  most 

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mprovements 


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and  bird  shooting  to  get  this  high  grade  repeating  shot  gun  at  so  lo 
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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  SEPTEMBER  20,  1907 


VOL.   XXXVII 


NO.  10 


One  Hundred  Second  Annual 
Commencement 

As  is  customary,  this  issue  of  the  Orient 
contains  a  record  of  the  Commencement  Exer- 
cises of  the  year.  It  is  not  necessarily  intended 
to  appear  as  news,  but  is  edited  in  order  that 
there  may  be  a  complete  account  of  the  grad- 
uation of  the  class.  The  Class  of  1907  has 
done  well  by  Bowdoin  and  Bowdoin  may  well 
be  proud  of  this  group  of  sons.  Sixty-five 
men  received  diplomas  thi«  year.  The  exer- 
cises were  well  attended  by  alumni  and  friends 
of  the  college. 

The  first  of  the  exercises  of  the  week 
occurred  on  Sunday  afternoon  when  the  Bac- 
calaureate Sermon  was  given  by  Rev.  Charles 
Herrick  Cutler,  D.D.,  of  Bangor.  His  text 
was  from  Matthew :  "He  that  findeth  his  life 
shall  lose  it,  and  he  that  loseth  his  life  for  my 
sake  shall  find  it."  He  said  in  substance  as 
follows : 

BACCALAUREATE  SERMON 

"Who  is  getting  the  most  out  of  college  life?  Is 
it  the  unsocial  fellow  who  grinds  for  marks — in  the 
fraternity  house  makes  few  friends,  on  the  athletic 
field  plays  to  the  gallery,  is  always  looking  out  for 
himself  and  rarely  takes  any  trouble  for  any  one 
else ;  or  is  it  the  student  who  elects  his  courses  and 
does  his  college  work  with  some  reference  to  his 
ideals  and  his  work  in  the  larger  world — who  takes 
a  generous  pride  in  the  honors  and  welfare  of  his 
fraternity,  who  works  for  the  success  of  the  team, 
is  alive  with  college  spirit  and  is  always  ready  to 
lend  a  hand  to  a  friend  in  hard  luck? 

■'Ask  yourself  whether  in  those  moments  when 
you  have  become  interested  in  your  work — have 
mingled  heartily  in  the  good  fellowship  of  the  chan- 
ter house  and  have  planned  for  the  welfare  of  the 
fraternity — when  you  worked  hard  for  the  team,  or 
have  played  the  game  for  all  you  were  worth,  when 
you  have  caught  the  college  spirit,  whether  in  the 
college  cheer  or  in  'the  whispering  pines' — and  best 
of  all  whenever  you  have  instinctively  and  without 
calculation  gone  to  the  help  of  your  chum  with  a 
word  of  encouragement  or  to  lend  a  hand.  Are  not 
such  as  these  the  enlarging  and  revealing  experi- 
ences of  college  life  through  which  a  man  really 
comes  to  himself  and  knows  that  he  is  finding  him- 
self? 

"Now  I  would  have  you  believe  that  the  same 
principle  is  at  work  in  the  larger  world,-  although  to 
many  men  it  is  not  apparent  until  they  get  out  into 
it.     It  is  delightful  to  see  how  a  man  finds  himself 


as  he  does  his  work,  whatever  it  may  be,  as  a  form 
of  service,  and  forgets  himself  as  he  throws  him- 
self into  it.  The  trained  eye,  the  skilled  hand, 
or  the  disciplined  mind  are  found  not  in  the  prep- 
aration for  one's  work,  but  in  the  doing  of  it, 

'Subdued 
To  what  it  works  in,  like  the  dyer's  hand.' 

"The  making  of  the  skilled  physician  and  surgeon, 
the  able  lawyer  and  wise  counsellor,  the  useful  min- 
ister and  effective  preacher,  is  not  wholly  in  the  pro- 
fessional schools,  excellent  as  they  may  be,  but  is 
found  rather,  as  many  of  us  know,  in  the  practice 
of  our  profession.  Whatever  skill  or  excellence  we 
have  attained  in  our  work  has  been  found  in  the 
doing  of  it.  And  is  not  a  man's  best  work  always 
done  when  he  lets  himself  go  and  forgets  himself 
in  his  work?  The  writer,  eager  to  make  his  idea 
clear  and  vivid,  abandons  his  rhetoric  and  discovers 
his  style ;  the  speaker,  intent  upon  the  thing  he 
wants  to  say,  in  his  eagerness  to  make  it  plain  and 
persuasive,  drops  his  awkward  self-consciousness 
and  rises  to  a  moment  of  real  eloquence ;  the  prophet 
loses  himself  in  his  message;  the  singer  forgets  her- 
self in  her  song;  the  citizen  throws  himself  into 
the  public  service  without  counting  the  cost,  saying, 
with  Secretary  Taft :  'I  don't  speak  of  rewards. 
The  best  of  all  is  the  pure  joy  of  service.  To  do 
things  that  are  worth  while,  to  be  in  the  thick  of  it. 
Ah !  that  is  to  live.  The  business  man  who,  out 
of  many  cares  and  responsibilities,  writes  inciden 
tally  to  a  friend :  'There's  lots  of  fun  in  being  alive, 
and  too  much  to  do  for  others  to  worry  about  one's 
own  soul.' — These  are  the  men  who  are  finding 
their    life   by   losing   it. 

"If  I  may  use  a  trivial  illustration  which  will  be 
understood  only  by  the  elect,  it  seems  to  me  a  good 
deal  like  learning  to  drive  golf.  You  remember 
how  it  was.  You  made  a  good  many  awkward 
attempts  at  hitting  the  little  white  ball,  you  _  may 
even  have  taken  a  few  lessons  from  a  professional, 
who  pointed  out  your  faults,  and  showed  you  just 
how  to  stand,  hold  the  driver  and  address  the  ball, 
but  your  knee  was  stiff,  your  elbow  cramped,  and 
when,  with  a  jerk,  you  struck  at  the  'ball  as  if  you 
would  make  a  'base  hit,'  you  succeeded  only  in 
foozling  it  and  in  digging  up  the  earth.  But  the 
day  came,  happy  day,  when  you  gave  up  the  notion 
of  'pressing'  and  forgot  all  about  your  right  elbow 
and  left  knee,  and,  letting  yourself  go,  just  followed 
the  ball  through.  Then  came  that  indescribable 
moment  of  getting  off  a  clean  straight  drive  as  the 
little  ball  went  singing  off  into  space,  and  you  said 
to  yourself :  Why,  how  easy  it  is !  Now  what  was 
the  secret  of  it?  Simply  this.  You  forgot  the 
rules  and  found  the  ball.  E.xactly  so.  Do  we  not 
realize  ourselves  at  our  best  whenever  we  let  our- 
selves free  into  our  task  and  just  swing  through  it 
in  this   spirit  of  abandon? 

"  'The  man  who  renounces  himself,  comes  to  him- 
self,' said  Emerson,  and  is  it  not  true  of  every  true 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


worker  in  the  world?  The  mother,  the  teacher,  the 
citizen,  the  social  settler,  the  sanitary  engineer,  the 
missionary,  all  find  their  life  as  they  surrender 
it  in  the  spirit  of  service  even  to  the  point  of  sac- 
rifice. It  is  amazing  how  the  service  of  man,  in 
almost  any  way,  develops  manhood  and  makes  the 
man  himself  as  his  horizon  of  interests  widens 
and  his  heart  grows  big  and  kind  as  it  takes  in  ever 
larger  measure,  human  sympathies.  The  classmate 
you  had  not  seen  in  years,  who  has  become  the  lead- 
ing educator,  the  famous  surgeon,  the  honored  mis- 
sionary; how  he  has  grown  in  stature  of  manli- 
ness— and  yet  it  ought  not  to  surprise  you.  'Doing 
makes  the  deed,'  as  has  been  finely  said,  'but 
unselfish  doing  makes  the  man.'  Brothers,  it's  a 
great  thing  to  surrender  self  to  something  bigger 
than   one's   self. 

"Something  was  said  at  the  outset,  you  recall, 
about  the  significance  of  the  expression  'finding 
one's  life,'  or  one's  self.  Now  let  us  mark  this  other 
term  of  the  paradox,  losing  one's  life ;  that  is,  loses 
it  utterly — throws  it  away  for  my  sake — does  not 
such  emphasis  imply  something  more  perhaps  than 
we  have  yet  found  in  it?  Something  more,  at  any 
rate,  than  what  we  ordinarily  mean  by  being  of  ser- 
vice, doing  one's  duty,  making  one's  self  useful,  and 
the  like?  Perhaps  there  has  been  something  cold 
and  calculating  in  our  thought  of  finding  one's  life. 
If  so,  do  we  not  detect  here  a  certain  uncalculating 
note  of  self  surrender,  not  merely  of  service  but  of 
service  carried  to  the  point  of  sacrifice,  a  mood  of 
abandon,  a  kind  of  'glorious  madness,'  the  letting 
of  one's  self  go,  in  which  a  man  throws  himself  into 
work  as  if  were  a  game?  I  think  the  idea  we  are 
after  is  caught  in  that  phrase  'playing  the  game,' 
which  a  recent  writer,  to  whom  I  am  indebted  for 
both  the  suggestion  and  the  illustration  of  it,  defines 
as  'the  spirit  of  the  game.'  It  is,  he  declares,  the 
deepest  motive  in  the  lives  of  many  people,  particu- 
larly men.  What,  for  example,  actuates  the  finan- 
cier to  go  on  piling  up  surplus  wealth,  when  he 
cannot  spend  his  income?  It  is  the  spirit  of  the 
game. 

"Why  does  Darwin  risk  his  reputation  as  a  scien- 
tist and  incur  the  scorn  of  scientists  and  the  bitter 
criticism  of  the  religious  world  for  the  sake  of  his 
hypothesis  of  evolution?  It  is  the  spirit  of  the  game. 

"Why  does  the  inventor,  Edison,  forget  to  eat 
and  to  sleep,  in  the  hot  pursuit  of  some  new  applica- 
tion of  electricity?     It   is  the   spirit  of  the  game. 

"Why  does  Commander  Peary  ask  once  more  for 
leave  of  absence,  and  coimting  home  and  friends 
cheap,  spend  thousands  of  dollars,  risking  his  life 
and  the  lives  of  others  in  the  perilous  attempt  to 
locate  a  geographical  point  on  the  globe,  the  scien- 
tific value  of  which  can  hardly  be  justified  to  the 
lay  mind?  Again  the  answer  is,  it  is  the  spirit  of 
the  game. 

"Why  does  the  beloved  physician  and  missionary, 
Grenfell,  give  up  his  chances  for  professional  reward, 
leave  his  country  and  friends,  to  carry  help  and  heal- 
ing to  the  poor  fisherfolk  of  the  deep  sea?  Once 
more  we   say,   it  is  the   spirit  of  the  game. 

"Now  I  want  to  say  just  this:  The  spirit  of  the 
game,  in  the  sense  I  have  tried  to  make  you  see  it 
and  feel  it  to-day,  is  nothing  less  than  the  spirit 
of  Christ  and  his  principle  of  finding  life  by  losing 
it.  And  let  us  make  sure  of  this :  If  we  miss  all  the 
rest,  that  the  man  who  is  playing  the  game,  playing 
it  fair  and  playing  it  for  all  he  is  worth  in  this  spirit 


of  service  for  the  sake  of  others,  is  a  Christian  man, 
whatever  his  name  or  sign,  or  even  whether  he 
knows  it  or  not.  For  he  is  finding  his  life  by  los- 
ing it  for  the  sake  of  something  bigger  and  better 
than  himself,  and  this  is  the  Christianity  of  Christ, 
and   the   rest   is   only  the   frills. 

"As  I  see  to-day  the  host  of  young  men  and  young 
women  who  arc  going  out  of  our  colleges  and  uni- 
versities, and  as  I  think  of  their  splendid  capacity 
for  service  and  for  self-sacrifice  as  they  take  up 
their  work  in  the  spirit  of  the  game,  I  believe  we 
have  in  them  the  priceless  resources  of  the  republic. 

"Those  are  stirring  lines  of  Henry  Newbolt's  in 
which  he  tells  how  the  ranks  of  a  regiment  of  Brit- 
ish soldiers  on  the  battlefield,  exhausted  and  blinded 
by  smoke  and  dust,  their  officers  shot — were  rallied 
by  the  ringing  cry  of  the  schoolboy  on  the  cricket 
field  ;  'Play  up  !   Play  up  !  and  play  the  game  !' 

"  'This  is  the  word  that  year  by  year 
While  in  her  place  the  school  is  set. 
Every  one   of  her  sons  must  hear. 
And  none  that  hears  it  dare  forget, 
This  the)'  all  with  joyful  mind. 
Bear   through   life   like   a   torch   in   flame, 
And,   falling,   fling   to   the   host   behind, 
'Play  up,  pkiy  up,  and  play  the  game.'  " 

"The  fact,  of  course,  is  that  the  college  graduate 
to-day  has  no  such  place  of  relative  importance  in 
the  community  as  he  may  have  held  two  or  three 
generations  ago ;  when  my  grandfather,  about  a  hun- 
dred years  ago  settled  in  a  little  town  in  Maine,  he 
was  then  the  first,  and  for  some  time  the  only  col- 
lege graduate  in  the  community — but  to-day  the  same 
town  sends  to  college  many  of  its  boys  and  not  a 
few  of  its  girls.  I  know  that  there  is  no  position  of 
self-conscious  dignity  and  of  vmrufHed  self-compla- 
.  cency  that  can  be  compared  for  a  moment  with 
that  of  the  Senior  in  college  about  to  step  out  into 
the  world,  and  I  want  to  do  anything  I  can  to  let  him 
down  gently;  it  may  serve  to  break  his  fall  to  be 
reminded  that  perhaps  he  has  as  much  to  learn 
from  the  business  man  and  the  skilled  mechanic  as 
they  have  from  him.  However  that  may  be,  one 
thing  is  sure ;  the  spirit  of  democracy  which  is 
abroad  in  the  land  is  bound  to  test  the  scholar  in 
business  and  the  scholar  in  industry  as  it  has  already 
tried  the  'scholar  in  politics,'  viz.,  by  his  service- 
ableness  to  the  community  and  by  his  capacity  for 
leadership ;  and  it  is  going  to  apply  this  test  to 
the  educated  man  as  relentlessly  as  it  is  now  trying 
to  do  in  the  case  of  the  rich  man.  "What  is  he 
worth  to  society — what  is  he  good  for?"  that  is  the 
question. 

"Gentlemen  of  the  graduating  class — If  your  col- 
lege life  has  meant  anything  to  you,  it  has  been 
an  experience  of  finding  yourselves.  You  are  now 
facing  the  problem  of  finding  your  place  in  the 
world.  But  your  college  life  has  not  meant  all  it 
ought,  unless  it  has  also  taught  you  the  larger  les- 
son of  finding  life,  by  losing  it. 

"The  allurements  of  greed  on  the  one  hand,  and 
the  opportunities  for  service  on  the  other,  were  never 
so  great  as  they  are  to-day.  Many  men  are  con- 
fused and  bewildered.  It  is  our  part,  gentlemen,  as 
educated  men,  as  Bowdoin  men,  as  Christian  men, 
to  make  this  principle  of  our  Master's  a  bit  clearer 
to  the  world  in  the  terms  of  service  and  self-sacri- 
fice. 


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ALEXANDER  PRIZE  SPEAKING 

The  only  noteworthy  event  of  Monday  was 
the  Alexander  Prize  Speaking  which  occurred 
in  Memorial  Hall  at  8  p.m.  Gen.  Oliver  Otis 
Howard,  '50,  presided  over  the  speaking  and 
entertained  the  audience  by  a  few  reminis- 
cences of  his  own  college  life  and  prize  speak- 
ings of  his  time  before  introducing  the  speak- 
ers. The  contest  was  unusually  close  and  most 
interesting. 

The  judges  were  Stanley  Plummer,  '6'],  of 
Dexter ;  Edward  C.  Plummer,  '87,  of  Bath ; 
and  Frederick  Chamberlin,  Esq.,  of  Boston. 

They  awarded  the  first  prize  to  Alfred 
Wheeler  Stone,  '10;  and  the  second  to  John 
David  Clifford,  '10. 

The  speakers  and  their  subjects  were  as 
follows : 

Music 
The  Legend  of  St.   Christopher. — Anonymous 

Winston  Bryant  Stephens,  '10 
Sympathy  for  Greece. — Henry  Clay 

John  Franklin   Morrison,   '08 
Napoleon  the  Little. — Victor  Hugo 

Harold  Hitz  Burton,  '09 
Music 
A  Gentleman  and  a  Christian. — William  DeWitt 

Hyde  Harrison  Atwood,  '09 

The  Call  of  the  Sea. — Anonymous 

Albert  Trowbridge  Gould,  '08 
A  Terrible  Charge. — Tallie  Morgan 

Gardner  Wilson  Cole,  '09 
Music 
The  Monroe  Doctrine. — John  Mellen  Thurston 

John  David  Clifford,  '10 
To  the   Brownstone  District. — William   Travers 

Jerome  Ralph   Owen  Brewster,  '10 

Claudius   and   Cynthia. — Maurice   Thompson 

Alfred  Wheeler   Stone,  '10 
Music 
The    alternate    speakers    were    Thomas    Amedeus 
Gastonguay,  '09;  Edward  Curtis  Matthews,  Jr.,  '10; 
and  Harold  Edward  Weeks,  '10. 


CLASS  DAY 

Class  Day  is  always  the  most  enjoyable 
feature  of  the  Commencement  week,  if  not  to 
the  alumni  at  least  to  the  graduating  class. 
The  Class  Day  of  1907  was  one  of  the  pleas- 
antest  ever  held  on  the  Bowdoin  campus,  and 
a  large  host  of  friends  and  relatives  were 
present  to  greet  the  members  of  1907  and 
attend  their  last  undergraduate  social  func- 
tion. Promptly  at  10  o'clock,  the  class, 
headed  by  Phillips  Kimball,  the  marshal,  and 
accompanied  by  the  band  marched  into  Memo- 
rial   Hall,    and   there   the   morning   exercises 


were  given,  consisting  of  the  Prayer,  Oration 
and  Poem.  The  Prayer  opened  the  exercises, 
delivered  by  George  Herbert  Hull.  Then  fol- 
lowed the  oration  given  by  Fulton  Jarvis  Red- 
mond, and  the  poem  delivered  by  Charles  Wil- 
bert  Snow.  The  officers  of  the  class  were : 
President,  William  Shepard  Linnell ;  Marshal, 
Phillips  Kimball ;  Class  Day  Committee,  Frank 
Lyman  Bass,  Chairman ;  Seth  Gurney  Haley, 
Dwight  Stillwell  Robinson.  The  Oration  was 
in  brief  as  follows : 

THE  ORATION 

Mr.  Bryan,  whom  we  all  honor  and  admire  and  to 
whom  we  listened  with  much  pleasure  a  little  over 
a  month  ago,  said  to  us :  "Young  men,  you  can 
never  repay  your  college  for  what  you  have  received 
from  her,"  and,  if  it  will  not  seem  too  presumptuous, 
we  should  like  to  take  issue  with  Mr.  Bryan  on  this 
point.  Instead  of  the  thought,  "we  can  never  repay 
our  college,"  we  prefer  the  thought,  "we  must  repay 
her." 

The  brave  general  whose  bust  rests  at  your 
right,  whose  home  is  just  across  the  way,  said  to 
himself  in  the  heat  of  battle,  "Little  Round  Top  must 
be  held."  How  far  north  would  our  own  Com- 
mander Peary  ever  have  gone,  if  he  had  said  to  him- 
self, "The  pole  never  can  be  reached."  Instead  of 
leaving  this  college  with  the  thought  that  we  can 
never  repay  her  we  prefer  to  leave  with  the  thought 
deep  down  in  our  hearts,  "we  must  repay  her."  How 
shall  we  do  it? 

There  are  three  inherent  powers  that  we  can  well 
cultivate.  For  what  we  have  received,  first,  should  come 
realization,  then  appreciation,  and  greater  than  these 
two  will  be  application. 

After  the  excitement  and  confusion  of  these  few 
days  are  over,  it  would  be  well  for  us  all  to  take 
time  to  think  a  little  of  the  things  we  have  accom- 
plished, for  we  all  have  accomplished  something  of 
the  mistakes  we  have  made,  the  events  of  our  lives, 
of  their  causes,  their  effects,  their  connections. 

Realizing  that  much  has  been  done  for  us  how 
shall  we  appreciate  it?  Is  it  sufficient  simply  to  say 
thank  you  and  forget? 

Perhaps  the  best  way  for  us  to  show  our  appre- 
ciation will  be  through  application.  Application  of 
the  lessons  we  have  learned  in  the  worldly  strug- 
gle which  awaits  us.  To  our  professors,  you  who 
are  giving  that  which  is  best  to  the  world  and  whose 
worldly  recompense  in  comparison  is  so  small,  to 
you  we  would  say  that  in  our  own  living  we  hope 
to  profit  from  your  example,  that  to  enlighten  our 
fellow-men  with  the  truth  is  better  than  to  horde 
up  gold.  From  our  association  we  cannot  help  from 
living  firmer,  truer,  more  manly  lives.  In  our  own 
living,  not  in  dollars  and  cents,  will  we  repay  you. 

Our  undergraduate  associates,  from  whom  we 
have  learned  the  value  of  fair,  open-hearted  dealing 
and  good-fellowship,  you  we  would  repay  by  striv- 
ing to  follow  these  same  principles  in  contact  with 
our  fellow-men  of  the  outside  world. 

To  the  alumni  we  would  say  that  your  deeds 
serve  as  an  inspiration  for  us  to  uphold  the  honor 
of  an  institution  which  you  and  your  predecessors 


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have  raised  so  high.  From  your  example,  from  the 
inspiration  which  we  receive  from  you,  we  hope  to 
live  the  lives  of  honest,  broad-minded,  kind-hearted, 
true  Bowdoin  men. 

To  our  parents  we  would  say  simply  that  the  same 
love,  the  same  self-sacrifice,  the  same  God-speed 
which  we  have  received  from  you  in  these  years,  in 
the  years  to  come  we  will  attempt  to  bestow  upon 
your  children's  children. 

Thus  would  we  repay  our  Alma  Mater  by  apply- 
ing in  our  own  living  the  lessons  which  have  been 
so   generously  taught  us. 


THE  POEM 

The  Poem,  by  Charles  Wilbert  Snow,  was 
as  follows : 

Could  we  but  strike  the  poet's  lyre  and  find 
Sweet  music  that  would  make  the  heart  o'erflow. 
With  something  of  the  grace  of  that  rare  mind 
Which  Nature  gave  a  hundred  years  ago. 
We'd  sing  with  truth  the  gratitude  we  owe 
To  her  who's  nursed  us  gently  year  by  year — 
Implanting  wheat  where  tares  were  wont  to  grow. 
And  pointing  out  the  distant  vision  clear, — 
But  ah !  the  notes  fall  rough  on  our  untutored  ear. 

What  halos  'round  thy  rich  traditions  dwell ! 
Dear  Bowdoin,  guardian  of  this  sacred  site 
We  feel  our  faithful  fathers  builded  well ; 
'Gainst  new-world  obstacles  and  old-world  spite. 
The  darkest  land  is  brighter  for  thy  light, 
The  uninviting  northland  better  known. 
Our  civic  weal  has  felt  thy  touch  of  white, 
And  Earth's  dark  secrets  yielded  up  their  own. 
Thy  lettered  bloom  hath  riched  the  peasant  cot  and 
throne. 

To-day  another  class  will  join  the  throng 

Of  those  who  tarried  for  the  power  on  high, — 

Withdrawing  from  the  battle's  smoke  and  song. 

To  view  the  issue  with  unclouded   eye — 

O  happy  thought !  tho  far  away  we  hie 

Our  separation  cannot  be  complete. 

For  true  as  star  lights  star  throughout  the   sky. 

Thy  spirit  with  our  own  has  learned  to  meet. 

To  check  us  in  Success  and  cheer  us  in  Defeat. 

Four  years  beneath  these  elms  and  round  these  halls 
We've  felt  Art's  promptings  and  kind  Nature's  aid ; 
The  quiet  pines  and  far  off  rushing  falls. 
The  shining  stars  on  lawns  light  and  shade; 
The  sweet,  frank  converse  where  distinctions  fade, 
And  soul  links   soul   in   Friendship's  happy  bands 
We've  visioned  threatening  tides  of  error  staid 
Seen  world-old  seas  exulting  on  glad  lands 
Because  the  golden  dream  had  touched  men's  hearts 
and  hands. 

Who  says  the  dreams  and  visions  will  be  lost. 

As  forth   into   the  bigger   world  we   fare; 

And  hopes  be  blighted  by   Strife's   chilling   front. 

And  all  our  pure  ideals  swept  in  air? 

As  when  the  sun  sinks  down  in  dazzling  glare. 

He  leaves  behind  a  prismed  afterglow. 

So  we,  though  forced  to  dine  on  frugal  fare. 


Will  ever  keep  those  appetites  which  go 
To  make  Life's  bread  more  fine,  its  wine  more  free 
to  flow. 

Beneath  the  outward  life  of  Freedom's  ease 
Deep  inward  wars  are  waged  through  all  these  years, 
'Tis  vain  to  bid  the  clashing  voices   cease 
They'll   e'en   pass   by   a   mother's   tender   tears; 
As  when  a  star  for  which  a  sailor  steers 
Glides  down  beneath  a  lightower's  larger  glow 
Whose  gleams  remove  the  sailor's  night-long  fears ; 
So   we,   when   supernatural   lights   burn   low 
Have   seen   Earth's   watch-towers   rise   and   brighter 
light  bestow. 

From  out  these  towers  on  strategetic  Heights 
Has   streamed  the  patient  influence   of   God, 
Imbuing  mighty  mounts  with  Beauty's  lights. 
And  adding  courage  to  the  hills'  dull  clod. 
But  Oh !  the  long,  long  ages  'neath  the  rod. 
We're  heart-sick  that  the  Hermons  are  so  few, 
We'd  mantle  modest  Mizar's  struggling  sod. 
Grant  small  and  great  the  longed  for  roseate  hue. 
And  make  them  both  to  know  they've  God's  great 
work  to  do. 

We  feel  the  time  must  come  when  man  shall  know 

The  mysteries  of  matter  and  of  mind. 

And  grasp  the  secret  of  each  inner  foe 

And  then — the  readjustment  of  mankind; 

The  unconscious  goal  of  all  that  lies  behind; 

On  that  sweet  dewy  eve  of  perfect  light 

In  looking  backward  we,  perchance,  shall  find 

In   Sin  the  birth-pangs  of  a  clearer  sight 

In  Hope  the  gleam  of  cloud  by  day,  of  fire  by  night. 


UNDER  THE  THORNDIKE  OAK 

At  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  occurred 
the  customary  exercises  under  the  Thorndike 
Oak.  The  Opening  Address,  Class  History 
and  Parting  Address  were  given  and  then  the 
class,  pursuing  the  time-honored  custom, 
smoked  the  Pipe  of  Peace,  sang  the  Class  Ode, 
marched  around  the  campus  and  cheered  the 
halls  and  then  said  their  final  farewell  in  front 
of  the  chapel.  Nothing  is  more  impressive 
than  the  final  circle  when  the  "last  handshake" 
is  given  and  the  members  of  the  class  conclude 
their  exercises  of  the  day  and  of  their  college 
course,  by  each  member  saying  farewell  to 
every  classmate.  The  Opening  Address  was 
delivered  by  Ammie  Blaine  Roberts ;  the  His- 
tory by  Robert  Alexander  Cony ;  and  the  Clos- 
ing Address  by  Edward  Augustin  Duddy. 


OPENING  ADDRESS 

The  Opening  Address  was  in  substance  as 
follows : 

This  age  in  which  we  live  is  an  age  of  common 
sense.    The   rapid   spread  of  higher  education   and 


9(> 


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Ammie  Blaine  Roberts 
Opening  Address 


Fulton  Jarvis  Redmond 
Orator 


Edward  Augustin  Duddy 
Closing  Address 


Robert  Alexander  Cony 
Historian 


Charles  Wilbert  Sn 
Poet 


Phillips  Kimball 
Senior  Marshal 


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the  merciless  advance  of  scientific  research  have 
made  the  world  of  to-day  a  logical,  practical  abode 
for  a  rationalistic  people.  The  spirit  of  the  times 
points  the  index  finger  of  scientific  doubt  at  whole 
sections  of  orthodox  religion.  And  so  we  are  con- 
stantly hearing  of  the  conflict  between  science  and 
religion,  of  the  gospel  for  an  age  of  doubt. 

On  our  own  part  we  freely  admit  that  we  are  in 
sympathy  with  the  rationalistic  attitude  of  the  day. 
But  that  we  are  identified  with  this  accusation  of 
doubt,  we  admit  only  in-so-far  as  such  a  statement 
means  that  we  stand  ready  to  question  fanciful 
assertion  and  groundless  guess  work,  whether  it 
gushes  from  the  campaign  spellbinder  or  emanates 
from  the  dimly-lighted   sanctuary. 

Yet  in  such  a  world  as  this  there  are  many  possi- 
bilities for  misunderstanding.  What  do  we  mean  by 
doubt?  What  do  we  mean  by  faith?  The  man  who 
doubts  everything  is  not  a  doubter.  He  is  a  flouter, 
he  is  a  mule.  The  real  doubter  is  essentially  a  man 
of  faith.  He  tests  a  given  proposition  by  reason 
developed  by  experience.  When  he  accepts  it,  he 
believes  in  it  with  the  faith  that  moves  mountains. 
When  he  repudiates  it,  he  simply  transfers  his  faith 
to  a  worthier  object.  But  all  the  time  this  so-called 
doubter  is  a  man  of  the  deepest-rooted  faith.  This 
is  what  Tennyson  referred  to,  when  he  wrote, 

"There  is  more  faith  in  honest  doubt, 
Believe  me,  than  in  half  the  creeds." 

And  what  is  faith?  Faith  is  not  blind  belief  in 
picture  language ;  it  is  not  the  unreasoning  accept- 
ance of  indiscriminate  humbugs.  No,  ^  for  these 
things  make  up  superstition,  and  superstition  is  the 
fear  of  the  ignorant.  Faith,  confidence,  belief  is 
something  different,  something  better.  Faith  is  based 
on  knowledge ;  faith  is  of  the  things  we  know. 
Belief  in  the  things  that  nobody  knows  is  not  faith; 
it   is   childish   superstition,   primitive,   barbarous. 

Now  there  are  two  kinds  of  faith,  head  faith  and 
heart  faith.  So  far  we  have  considered  only  the 
faith  of  the  intellect,  the  kind  of  faith  that  concerns 
an  age  of  reason,  the  kind  of  faith  that  attaches  to 
facts  and  theories  and  propositions,  faith  in  things 
knowable. 

Heart  faith  resides  in  the  things  we  feel,  the  emo- 
tions of  the  inner  life.  And  it  is  in  this  faith  of  the 
heart,  where  beauty  is.  In  affairs  of  heart  and  feel- 
ing, love  and  friendship,  our  belief  trusts  on — beau- 
tiful,  unshattered   faith. 

We  are  charged  with  living  in  an  age  of  reason 
and  an  age  of  doubt.  Intellectually  this  is  true. 
Otherwise  we  would  stagnate  and  repeat  the  history 
of  the  Dark  Ages.  As  it  is,  we  are  living  in  an  era 
of  progress  and,  best  of  all,  in  the  deep  heart-mean- 
ing of  the  word,  we  are  living  in  an  age  of  faith. 

And  it  is  because  we  are  living  in  an  age  of  faith, 
because  we  believe  in  you  and  you  have  confi- 
dence in  us,  that  these  exercises  are  held  this  after- 
noon. It  is  because  of  this  atmosphere  of  mutual 
faith,  that  we  welcome  you  gladly,  joyfully  to  these 
exercises. 


HISTORY 

The  History  was  given  by  Robert  Alexan- 
der Cony,  and  is  as  follows : 

To  write  the  history  of  this  band  of  heroes  that  I 
now  have  before  me  is  no  easy  task.  To  do  so  would 


require  more  ability  and  a  greater  knowledge  of 
their  conduct  than  is  possessed  by  any  one  mortal. 
For  to  tell  you  all  a  secret,  this  great  class  has  been 
making  lots  of  history,  but  it  hasn't  all  been  done  in 
the  class  room  or  on  the  campus,  nor  on  the  athletic 
field.  Some  have  made  history  in  Lewiston,  some 
in  Bath,  and  some  even  in  Topsham.  And  the  worst 
of  it  all  is,  much  of  it  has  never  been  told  by  those 
who  figured  prominently. 

Recognizing,  then,  my  own  limitations,  in  the  lack 
of  data  on  many  historical  events  that  would  surely 
be  of  interest,  and  with  apologies  to  Gibbons,  Ban- 
croft, Prescott,  Allen  Johnson  and  Jim  Voorhees,  I 
will  now  proceed  to  tell  you  some  things  I  know  and 
some  I  can  guess  about  the  famous  Class  of  1907. 

In  the  first  place,  I  wish  to  say  that  I  shall  not 
deal  with  figures  unimportant  as  some  details  of  the 
great  historians  of  the  past  have  done  here  under 
the  Thorndike  oak.  I  take  it  for  granted  not  a  single 
person,  with  the  possible  exception  of  his  shoe  dealer 
cares  whether  Jim  Collins  really  wears  a  No.  14  shoe 
or  whether  they  only  look  so;  or  whether  Fat 
Chandler  is  really  the  laziest  man  that  ever  entered 
Bowdoin,  or  that  it  is  simply  a  rumor;  or  whether 
Frank  Jones  Weed  and  Whatmore  Whitmore  can 
reach  the  latch  on  the  library  door  without  high- 
heeled  boots,  or  whether  it  is  a  false  statement  inade 
by  those  who  have  watched  them  try;  or,  again, 
whether  Winnie  Smith  is  really  handsomer  than  Joel 
Fernald,  or  that  Winnie's  girl  only  thinks  so.  I 
take  it  for  granted  that  these  are  the  minor  details 
that  a  truly  great  historian  like  myself  should  not 
bother  his  head  with.  Therefore,  I  will  proceed 
with  my  history. 

In  the  latter  part  of  September,  1903,  the  fall 
installment  of  green  goods  arrived  on  the  campus. 
If  I  remember  correctly,  the  weather  was  cloudy  and 
promised  rain — a  promise  which  was  completely  ful- 
filled by  subsequent  events,  though  I  am  bound  to 
add  that  it  did  not  come  from  the  open  sky  as  often 
as  it  did  from  open  windows.  We  did  not  mind 
this,  however,  after  a  while.  Still  we  were  not  ready 
for  that  strange  combination  administered  to  us  the 
evening  of  the  night  shirt  parade  from  the  windows 
of  old  North  Winthrop.  Perhaps  it  was  this  inci- 
dent that  gave  one  or  two  of  our  members  such  a 
great  antipathy  for  water  during  subsequent  years. 

But  before  going  further,  as  a  chronicler  of  great 
events,  I  feel  bound  to  mention  the  great  oration 
delivered  in  front  of  the  old  Tontine  by  Pete  Small 
the  evening  before  college  opened.  "Pete"  has  not 
distinguished  himself  in  oratory  during  his  course, 
choosing  rather  the  more  modest  field  of  gym  work, 
in  which  he  has  been  taking  special  work  under  the 
guidance  of  Doc.  Whit  and  his  first  assistant  acrobat, 
George  Parcher,  but  those  who  heard  Pete  speak  on 
that  September  evening,  feel  sure  that  it  is  only  his 
modesty  that  is  keeping  him  from  being  a  true 
Demosthenes.  Pete  had  all  the  articulation  that  is 
supposed  to  come  only  after  a  thorough  training  in 
Professor  Mitchell's  famous  "Hello,  John,  Where 
Are  You  Going,"  he  had  all  the  pleasing,  persuasive 
powers  of  Fulton  Fell-in-the-brook  Redman ;  and 
finally,  he  possessed  all  the  logic  which  the  better- 
known  and  more  disreputable  Mitchell — Harry,  the 
Midnight  Howler — displays  in  his  famous  oration 
entitled  "How,  When  and  Where  to  Hit  a  Golf 
Ball."     But  I  am  digressing. 

We  went  to  chapel  that  first  morning,  after  the 
habit  of  Freshmen.     Doc  Whit  was  there  as  usual 


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with  a  determined  look — and  so  was  the  molasses. 
The  difference  between  the  two  was  that  the  former 
depended  on  his  looks  to  keep  us  spellbound,  while 
the  molasses  depended  on  its  hold. 

I  may  say  that  '07  was  a  good  big  class  by  the 
end  of  that  first  week.  I  don't  remember  just  how 
many  there  were,  but  as  near  as  I  can  recall,  its  size 
resembled  the  age  of  some  of  the  Brunswick  belles — 
that  is  to  say,  70  odd. 

We  did  not  know  each  other  as  well  Freshman 
year  as  we  do  now.  Wilbert  Snow,  the  great  poet 
and  student  of  Sanscript,  had  not  entered  into  the 
bonds  of  holy  matrimony  with  Animie  Blaine  Rob- 
erts, nor  had  Tom  Hacker  and  Brick  Drummond 
joined  the  Lisbon  Falls  German  Club,  which  I  must 
explain  here,  has  no  affiliation  with  the  Deutscher 
Verein.  Neither  had  Frankie  Bass  and  Bill  Haines 
become  joint  members  of  the  primary  division  of 
the  Congregational  Sunday  School. 

On  the  whole,  we  got  along  quite  nicely.  Your 
first  year,  nearly  everybody  behaved  themselves  but 
Bill  Speake,  and  nobody  expected  he  would.  So  no 
one  was  disappointed.  He  visited  neighboring 
borough  occasionally,  felt  perfectly  free  to  give  due 
notice  of  his  return  on  the  midnight,  and  he  told  the 
upperclassmen  to  remove  themselves  to  a  warmer 
climate  if  they  didn't  like  his  ways. 

Winnie  Smith  didn't  fare  as  well.  He  got  fresh 
one  evening  and  the  late  Class  of  1906  removed  a 
large  percentage  of  his  hirsute  growth,  and  the 
worst  of  it  was  that  it  was  not  done  in  the  same  artis- 
tic manner  and  with  the  same  view  to  beauty  that 
our  friend  Joe  would  have  done  it.  Still,  it  did  not 
prove  a  permanent  injury  and  Winnie  has  taken  to 
himself   a    sweetheart   in    these    later   years.. 

We  were  not  especially  successful  in  athletics  that 
year.  We  lost  two  games  of  baseball  despite  the 
fearful  and  wonderful  game  put  up  by  Fat  Chand- 
ler behind  the  bat.  The  first  game,  by  a  score  of 
8  to  7,  and  the  second  13  to  7.  In  football  we  were 
just  as  unlucky,  losing  by  a  score  of  11  to  o.  In 
track,  however,  we  showed  what  we  were  really 
good  for,  tieing  with  the  Seniors  for  first  place  with 
22  points. 

Sophomore  year  came  apace  and  passed  off  very 
serenely.  There  were,  however,  several  events  of 
such  importance  that  an  impartial  chronicler  cannot 
pass  them  by.  Among  these  were'  Ammie  Roberts' 
psychological  experiments  with  white  tennis  shoes. 
Ammie  had  become  interested  in  psychology  and  had 
performed  several  rare  experiments  to  the  great 
delight  of  his  instructor,  among  which  was  stand- 
ing on  his  head  while  eating  breakfast,  sleeping  with 
his  feet  stuck  out  the  window,  and  lastly,  trying  to 
imagine  himself  a  second  Daniel  Webster.  Then  he 
tried  to  drawl  like  Dr.  Grenfell  with  such  delightful 
results  that  he  took  up  the  tennis  shoe  racket,  and 
was  able  to  deduce  the  startling  result  that  when  it 
was  cold  his  feet  had  a  "feeling"  of  coldness,  and 
when  it  rained  they  had  a  "feeling"  of  wetness. 
These  results  are  considered  a  great  achievement  of 
the  age  by  both  his  professor  and  Ammie.  Some  of 
Ammie's  classmates  have  suggested  that  he  soak  his 
head  for  the  psychological  effect,  but  he  has  never 
concluded  to  do  so. 

And  speaking  of  Ammie  reminds  me  of  another 
great  member  of  our  class — Charles  Wilbert  Homer 
Snow.  They  are  great  chums — Homer  Snow  and 
Socrates  Roberts.    They  drink  together,  eat  together 


and  sleep  together — that  is,  when  they  sleep,  for 
they  sit  up  late  o'  nights  each  telling  how  brilliant 
he  thinks  the  other  is.  Robert  Burns  Duddy  belongs 
to  this  category  somewhere,  but  as  our  economic 
professor  would  say,  "More  of  this  later,"  for  ye 
shall  hear  Robert  shortly,  if  you  and  I  and  he  sur- 
vive   to    the    end    of   this    history. 

Among  other  events  of  Sophomore  year  was  the 
announcement  of  Tommie  Hacker's  'engagement 
and  Fat  Chandler's  first  and  futile  attempt  to  pass 
off  his  extra  course.  He  has  tried  it  twice  since 
and  has  at  last  succeeded.  Fat  is  a  persistent  youth 
and  as  you  see  is  bound  to  be  a  winner.  This  was 
also  the  year  that  Fult  Redman  fell  off  the  bridge 
out  by  the  golf  links,  and  narrowly  escaped  from 
drowning. 

I  don't  remember  much  of  anything  else  about  that 
year  except  that  we  won  both  ball  games  from  the 
Freshmen — the  first  by  a  score  of  23  to  6,  and  the 
second  7  to  6.  In  football  we  were  victorious  by  a 
score  of  11  to  o,  and  we  rounded  out  the  year  by 
winning  the  Indoor  Meet  with  34^  points,  while  our 
nearest  competitors,  the   Seniors,   had  but   19^. 

Junior  year  arrived  according  to  schedule.  I  don't 
remember  of  any  one  studying  except  Eddie  Pope 
and  Sam  Erskine.  Sam  studied  because  Daniel  Web- 
ster did  when  he  was  in  college,  and  Eddie  studied 
the  same  as  Mitchell  smokes  cheap  cigars — from 
pure  cussedness.  Snitch  Upton  began  to  shine  in 
golf  so  much  that  it  began  to  interfere  with  his  col- 
lege course  about  this  time;  and  Frankie  Weed 
began  to  reform,  while  Hacker,  otherwise  known  as 
Whacker,   went   the   other  way. 

We  had  several  new  members  arrive  with  the  fall 
season.  There  was  String  and  Jolup  Webber,  Shorty 
Whitmore,  Lengthy  Adams  and  last  but  not  least, 
Parson  Hull.  A  strange  lot,  I  must  admit,  and  it  is 
pertinent  that  I  speak  of  them  briefly.  Jolup,  I  will 
say,  is  a  pretty  good  fellow  and  has  behaved  himself 
well  for  the  most  part ;  String,  his  brother,  has  also 
done  fairly  well.  The  worst  thing  that  can  be  said 
about  him  is  that  he  takes  an  occasional  trip  in 
Mitchell's  Night  Wagon.  Still,  he  may  live  this 
down.  Soxalexis  Adams,  fresh  from  the  Penobscot 
tribe,  has  also  done  well.  He  chums  with  Frankie 
Bass  more  or  less,  which  is  something  of  a  reflection 
on  his  character.  They  look  funny  going  around 
together,  but  Frank  hangs  onto  Sock  because  he 
thinks  Sock  stands  well  with  the  opposite  sex,  and 
according  to  Frankie's  highest  ideals  that's  the  true 
essence  of  life.  Once  they  took  their  sweethearts 
out  to  the  golf  links.  Frankie's  girl  was  a  grammar 
school  student,  as  usual,  and  people  along  the  street 
thought  it  was  Sock  and  his  family.  Still,  Frankie 
says  he  hopes  to  be  a  man  some  day,  and  says  he 
intends  to  raise  a  moustache  as  soon  as  he  can  for 
he  says  the  ladies  tell  him  they  think  he  would  look 
well  with  one.     Here's  hoping  he  succeeds  in  both. 

But  I  have  not  told  you  about  the  Parson — that 
greatest  acquisition  to  1907 — that  peerless  orator, 
that  prince  of  parliamentarians,  that  famous  psy- 
chologist— Parson  Hull.  As  shines  Upton  in  golf,  as 
Snow  in  poetry  and  Bruce  Sargent  among  the  ladies, 
so  shines  Hull  among  orators.  His  greatest  victory 
was  in  the  great  debate  over  simplified  spelling.  Hull 
was  opposed  to  it.  The  way  he  proved  his  many 
points  brought  tears  to  the  eyes.  He  proved  beyond 
a  shadow  of  a  doubt  that  if  Roosevelt's  spelling  was 
adopted,  Peary  could  never  reach  the  pole;  that  the 


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Brown-Tail  ]\Ioth  would  overrun  Topsham;  the 
Japanese  would  bombard  San  Francisco;  that  New 
Meadows  Inn  would  close  and  last  but  not  least  the 
people  of  South  Freeport  would  go  to  the  hot  cli- 
mate. At  the  conclusion  Professor  Foster  told  the 
audience  that  the  debate  was  beyond  his  ability  to 
criticise — and  Hull's  name  and  fame  was  secure  for- 
ever. I  don't  remember  anything  further  about 
Junior  year,  except  that  we  won  the  Indoor  Meet — 
as  usual. 

Senior  year  drew  on  apace.  We  have  all  enjoyed 
ourselves  and  have  done  nothing  in  particular.  In 
the  early  part  of  the  year  Neal  Doherty  and  Charlie 
Thomas  worked  overtime  trying  to  raise  a  moustache. 
Neal  said  he  thought  with  a  moustache  he  could 
fool  Prof.  Ham  into  thinking  that  he  was  working 
too  hard  on  the  German  to  have  time  to  shave.  He 
tried  everything  on  that  moustache,  beginning  with 
cold  cream  and  ending  with  a  vigorous  dose  of  Dr. 
Whit's  hunyadi  water.  They  all  failed  and  now  he 
says  he  is  ashamed  of  the  whole  affair.  He  ought  to 
be. 

As  I  have  already  stated,  I  shall  not  undertake  to 
give  statistics  or  anj'thing  like  a  definite  forecast  of 
the  future  intentions  of  this  all-star  aggregation.  I 
feel  safe  in  saying,  however,  that  Snitch  Upton  will 
never  do  much  of  anything  unless  he  has  to ;  and  that 
Harry  Brown's  another.  I  haven't  a  doubt  that 
Hacker  will  marry  as  soon  as  he  can  find  a  minister 
after  he  gets  his  "dip"  Thursday.  Further  than  that 
I  have  nothing  to  say. 

In  conclusion  I  might  add  that  we  have  not  been 
much  different  than  the  average  class.  Possibly  we 
are  not  the  most  brilliant  class  and  I  am  sure  we  are 
not  the  worst.  We  are  not  all  as  good  as  Parson 
Hull  nor  all  as  bad  as  Bill  Speake.  On  the  whole, 
we  are  an  average  lot.  We  have  enjoyed  our  four 
years  beneath  the  whispering  pines  and  if  we  do 
nothing  worse  in  the  next  few  days  than  we  have  in 
the  past  four  years,  our  college  course  on  Thursday 
will  be,  like  this  history,  at  an  end. 


THE  CLOSING  ADDRESS 

This  was  delivered  by  Edward  Augustin 
Buddy  and  he  dosed  with  the  following 
words : 

"We  have  anticipated  a  little,  the  difficulties  and 
the  changes  that  are  to  come,  but  ever  from  this 
day  things  will  never  be  quite  the  same  to  us  again. 
The  campus  will  never  look  just  the  same  as  it  does 
now.  Maine  Hall  and  Winthrop  and  Appleton— 
the  very  sound  of  old  King  Chapel  bell  will  seem 
different  because  we  will  be  different.  We  will  come 
back  again,  yes,  but  there  will  be  one  or  two  faces 
missing,  always  'one  or  two.  Or  it  will  be  an  old 
instructor  that  we  all  knew  and  loved,  he  will  be 
missing.  And  those  that  do  come  back  won't  be 
just  the  same  to  each  other;  there  will  be  marks  of 
a  new  conflict  in  the  old  familiar  faces.  It  will  be  a 
different  world  then,  with  the  old  days'  life  a  dim 
golden  dream  in  the  far-off  past.  It  will  be  a  world 
of  pleasant  recollection  in  which  the  Class  Day  of 


1907  will  be  memorable.  It  is  hard  to  think  that 
that  world  is  so  close  at  hand,  and  this  so  nearly  at 
an  end.  Yet  we  would  not  shirk  our  share  of  the 
world's  burden  more  than  Bowdoin  men  have  done 
before  us,  but  with  hearts  brave  yet  tender,  go 
forth,  go  forth  from  the  old  mother  to  live  and  fight 
and  die  and  in  our  death  to  live." 


THE  PARTING  ODE 

The  Parting  Ode  by  Edward  Augustin 
Duddy  was  written  to  the  air,  "Come  Back  to 
Erin,"  and  was  as  follows : 

Bowdoin,  we  leave  thee,  O  Mother  Beata ! 

Leave  thee,  but  leave  thee  as  never  before. 
Thy  sons  forever,  we  sing  in  thy  honor. 

Our  parting  tribute  to  thee  we  adore. 
Dear  were  the  hours  that  we  passed  in  thy  bosom. 

Fond  are  the  mem'ries  we  bear  in  our  hearts. 
Softly  the  leaves  in  the  trees  sigh  above  us. 

Sad  are  thy  sons  when  'tis  time  to  depart. 

Chorus 
Then  farewell  to  Bowdoin,  our  dear  Alma  Mater 

Farewell,  the  scenes  and  the  friends  that  we  knew. 
Clasp  hands,  O  comrades,  the  sun's  getting  lower, 

And  it's  the  parting  of  friends  good  and  true. 

And  through  life's  journey  whate'er  be  fate's  sorting. 

Backward  our  thoughts  we  will  aye  turn  to  thee, 
Back  to   the  moment  of  sadness   and  parting 

When  from  thy  guidance  we  went  forth  so  free. 
Faint  tho'  our  hearts  be  in  darkness  and  struggle. 

Dim  tho'  our  eyes  with  sad  memory's  tears. 
Thy  halls  vvill  rise  like  a  vision  of  splendor, 

Strong  with  new  hope  we  will  fly  'cross  the  years, 


COMMENCEMENT  DANCE 

In  the  evening,  as  a  finale  for  the  day, 
occurred  the  annual  Commencement  Hop, 
which  was  a  most  brilliant  and  enjoyable  social 
function.  The  Hall  was  simply  but  tastefully 
decorated  with  flowers  and  potted  plants.  The 
committee  very  sensibly  did  not  mar  the  nat- 
ural beauty  and  dignity  of  the  hall  by  the  aid 
of  streamers  and  fancy  paper,  but  let  the  hall 
itself  speak  plainly  the  purpose  for  which  it 
was  intended.  The  Committee  of  Arrange- 
ments was  Frank  L.  Bass,  Seth  G.  Haley,  and 
Dwight  S.  Robinson.  Music  was  furnished 
by  Pullen's  Orchestra.  The  patronesses  were 
Mrs.  William  DeWitt  Hyde,  Miss  Helen 
Chapman,  Mrs.  Franklin  C.  Robinson,  Mrs. 
George  T.  Files,  Mrs.  Roscoe  J.  Ham,  Mrs. 
Roswell  C.  McCrea. 


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EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

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XXXVII. 

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No. 

10 

„    „     ,  _.  There    has    never   befallen 

Death  of  Three         Editorial     Board     of     the 

Undergraduates  q^^^^^  ^  ^^^^^^  ^j^^^^  ^^an 

that  which  compels  us  to  report  the  death  of 
three  Bowdoin  students  during  the  first  part 
of  the  summer.  Harry  Dugan,  John  Franklin 
Morrison,  Richard  Almy  Lee,  these  three  have 
been  taken  from  us  this  year.  It  can  hardly 
seem  possible  that  we  will  never  see  any  of 
these  three  again.  Henry  Dugan  was  drowned 
in  Penobscot  Bay  during  the  first  week  of  July 
and  the  other  two  met  the  same  sad  fate  a 
week  later  while  off  on  a  cruise  together. 
Dugan  was  a  member  of  the  Class  of  1910,  of 
the  Delta  Upsilon  fraternity  and  an  exceed- 
ingly well-liked  and  popular  fellow.  Richard 
Lee  and  John  Morrison  were  both  members  of 
1908  both  just  about  to  enter  on  the  last  year 
of  their  college  course.  The  former  was  an 
Orient  editor,  manager  of  the  Track  Team, 
and  a  member  of  Beta  Theta  Pi.  He  was  the 
only  son  of  Prof.  L.  A.  Lee.     John  Morrison 


came  from  Medford,  Massachusetts,  was  a 
member  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi,  made  Phi  Beta 
Ivappa  at  the  end  of  Junior  year,  was  man- 
ager of  the  Tennis  Team  and  identified  with 
many  undergraduate  interests. 

It  means  little  to  say  that  both  were  "pop- 
ular," and  it  seems  trite  to  repeat  it.  Both 
were  more  than  popular,  they  were  whole- 
souled,  clean-cut  college  fellows.  They  were 
loyal  college  men,  hard  workers  for  class 
and  Alina  Mater.  Both  were  good  students, 
but  more  than  that  both  were  fine  fellozvs. 

It  is  not  now  in  the  summer  time  when 
class  and  college  mates  are  scattered  that  we 
will  miss  them.  It  is  hard  to  believe  now,  but 
how  will  it  be  when  once  again  we  gather  in 
the  dormitory  and  chapter  house  and  those 
faces  are  not  there  to  greet  us?  Then  it  will 
be  that  we  will  realize  what  Death  is,  and  what 
Death  has  taken  from  us.  To  the  relatives 
the  Orient  extends  its  sincere  sympathy,  to 
all  their  many  friends,  as  one  of  their  former 
friends  itself,  it  can  but  say  "God's  will  be 
done." 


PROFESSOR  R.  H.  HAM 

Bowdoin  College  this  spring  loses  Prof.  R. 
H.  Ham,  for  next  year  he  has  accepted  the 
Professorship  of  French  at  Trinity  College. 
The  student  body  greatly  regrets  the  loss  of 
Professor  Ham,  for  during  his  six  years  at 
Bowdon  he  has  proved  himself  one  of  the  most 
capable  men  on  the  faculty,  and  not  only  has 
given  those  in  his  classes  a  thorough  and  val- 
uable instruction,  but  he  has  won  the  love  and 
respect  of  all  his  students  by  his  absolute  fair- 
ness and  square  dealing.  Professor  Ham  is 
a  native  of  Peabody,  Mass.,  he  fitted  for  col- 
lege at  the  Lexington  (Mass.)  liigh  School, 
went  to  Harvard  at  the  age  of  17,  and  gradu- 
ated in  1896.  The  next  two  years  he  spent 
in  graduate  study  at  Harvard  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Berlin ;  he  then  spent  two  years  as 
an  instructor  of  French  at  the  Cascadilla 
School,  Ithaca,  N.  Y.  At  the  end  of  that  time, 
in  1901,  at  the  age  of  26,  he  came  to  Bowdoin 
as  an  instructor  of  Modern  Languages,  and 
in  1903  he  was  made  Assistant  Professor  of 
Modern  Languages.  The  whole  student  body, 
and  especially  every  member  of  the  Deutscher 
V'erein,  is  sorry  to  see  him  leave  us,  and  was 
"•lad  to  see  the  recognition  taken  of  Professor 
Ham's  services  by  the  college  authorities  in 
awarding  to  him  at  Commencement  the  well- 
deserved  degree  of  Master  of  Arts. 


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MAINE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Maine  Histori- 
cal Society  was  held  in  Adams  Hall,  Tuesday 
afternoon.  Hon.  James  P.  Baxter,'  of  Port- 
land, presided.  About  sixty-five  new  resi- 
dent members  were  elected  and  ten  new  cor- 
responding members.  The  election  of  officers 
resulted  as  follows:  Hon.  James  P.  Baxter  of 
Portland,  President;  Prof.  Henry  L.  Chap- 
man, D.D.,  of  Bowdoin  College,  Vice-Presi- 
dent; Fitz  H.  Jordan  of  Portland,  Treasurer; 
William  D.  Patterson  of  Wiscasset,  Corre- 
sponding Secretary  and  Biographer;  Nathan 
Goold  of  Portland,  Librarian  and  Curator ;  H. 
W.  Bryant  of  Portland,  Recording  Secretary. 


ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion was  held  in  Hubbard  Hall,  Wednesday 
morning.  The  meeting  was  a  very  quiet  one, 
the  old  officers  were  all  re-elected  as  follows : 


President,  Franklin  C.  Payson,  '76,  of  Port- 
land; Vice-President,  Charles  T.  Hawes,  '76, 
Bangor;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  George  T. 
Little,  'yy,  Brunswick;  Executive  Committee, 
Dr.  Alfred  Mitchell,  '59,  Brunswick;  W.  H. 
Moulton,  '74,  Portland;  Arthur  T.  Parker, 
'76,  Bath;  Athletic  Council  Committee,  Chas. 
T.  Hawes,  y6,  Bangor;  Franklin  C.  Payson, 
'76,  Portland;  Hon.  Barrett  Potter,  '78, 
Brunswick;  Henry  A,  Wing,  '80,  Lewiston; 
Roland  W.  Mann,  '92,  of  Boston ;  Committee 
on  Overseers'  Nomination,  Frank  K.  Lins- 
cott,  '88,  Boston;  Hon.  Ira  F.  Locke,  '74, 
Portland;  Edward  Parker,  '57,  Brockton, 
Mass. ;  Committee  on  Awarding  the  Pray 
Prize,  Edward  Stanwood,  '61,  Isaac  B.  Choate, 
'62,  John  E.  Chapman,  'yy,  all  of  Boston. 


PHI  BETA  KAPPA 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
fraternity,  Alpha  of  Maine,  officers  were 
elected  as  follows:  President,  James  McKeen 


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of  New  York;  Vice-President,  Gen.  Thomas 
H.  Hubbard,  New  York;  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  Prof.  George  T.  Files,  Brunswick; 
Literary  Committee,  Prof.  George  T.  Little 
of  Brunswick,  Rev.  Samuel  V.  Cole  of  Nor- 
ton, Mass.,  Prof.  Charles  C.  Torrey  of  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  Rev.  Charles  H.  Cutler  of  Ban- 
gor, Prof.  Henry  L.  Chapman  of  Brunswick; 
delegates  to  attend  triennial  council  at  Wil- 
liamsburg, Va.,  next  September,  James 
McKeen  of  New  York,  Prof.  H.  L.  Emery  of 
New  Haven,  Conn.,  Prof.  Kenneth  C.  M.  Sills 
of  Brunswick. 

The  following  undergraduate  members 
were  elected :  George  Allen  Bower,  Auburn ; 
Roscoe  Henderson  Hupper,  Martinsville ;  John 
William  Leydon,  Bath ;  William  Shepard  Lin- 
nell,  Saco;  William  Alexander  Robinson,  St. 
John,  N.  B. ;  Charles  Wilbert  Snow,  Spruce 
Head,  and  Aubrey  James  Voorhees,  Bath ; 
Herbert  Storrs  Bridgham,  Jr.,  Kennebunk; 
George  Palmer  Hyde,  Brunswick;  John 
Franklin  Morrison,  Medford,  Mass. ;  Carl 
Merrill  Robinson,  Portland ;  Phillip  Hunter 
Timberlake,  Lancaster,  N.  H.,  and  Chester 
Henry  Yeaton,  Richmond. 


MEDICAL  SCHOOL  GRADUATION 

The  members  of  the  graduating  class 
arrived  on  the  morning  train  from  Portland 
and  shortly  before  the  hour  set  for  the  exer- 
cises, formed  in  line  before  the  Medical  Build- 
ing, and  headed  by  Payne's  Second  Regiment 
Band,  marched  to  the  Congregational  Church. 

They  were  followed  in  the  line  by  the 
faculty  of  the  Medical  School,  who  took  seats 
on  the  platform.  Dr.  Mitchell,  dean  of  the 
school,  presided,  and  the  prayer  was  oflfered 
by  Rev.  C.  H.  Cutler  of  Bangor. 

The  address  was  by  Hon.  Frederick  A. 
Powers,  LL.D.,  of  Houlton,  of  the  Class  of 


Mr.  Powers  spoke  first  of  what  should  be  the 
attitude  of  the  graduates  in  regard  to  their  Hfe  work. 
He  said  that  the  practice  of  medicine  was  a  great 
and  honorable  profession.  It  had  a  great  past  and 
its  field  of  usefulness  was  one  that  was  increasing. 
He  said  great  discoveries  have  been  made  and  more 
will  be  made  in  the  future  and  the  way  for  one  to 
achieve  success  in  this  or  any  other  field  is  to  aim 
high.  He  emphasized  the  fact  that  it  is  the  indi- 
vidual that  counts,  and  not  the  profession.  Man 
makes  the  profession,  not  the  profession  the  man. 
On  this  basis  the  success  of  a  life  work  depended 
on  the  man  himself.     He  said  that  the  great  test  of 


a  man  is  service  to  his  fellow-men  and  the  medical 
profession  offers  great  opportunity  in  such  work. 

The  speaker  then  discussed  the  attitude  of  the  man 
toward  public  life.  There  are  a  great  many  prob- 
lems that  are  demanding  solution  and  it  is  the  edu- 
cated man  who  should  take  a  prominent  part.  Such 
men  should  be  active  rather  than  negatively  critical, 
for  activity  is  the  only  way  the  best  results  can  be 
accomplished. 

The  program  of  the  exercises  was  as  follows : 

CL.i^ss  March 
Music  College  Orchestra 

Prayer 

Music  College  Orchestra 

Address  Hon.  Frederick  Alton  Powers,  LL.D. 

Music  College   Orchestra 

Conferring  Diplomas 

Class  March 

The  graduating  class  this  year  numbers  i6  mem- 
bers, their  names  and  residences  being  as  follows : 

David  Ernest  Dollofif,  Monroe ;  Harold  Josselyn 
Everett,  A.B.,  Portland;  Ralph  Waldo  Foster,  Mil- 
bridge;  Benjamin  Henry  Keller,  Appleton ;  William 
Jerris  Lewis,  South  Framingham,  Mass. ;  Henry 
Bradstreet  Mason,  Brooks ;  Roland  Banks  Moore, 
Portland;  Charles  Howard  Newcomb,  Newburgh 
Village;  Charles  David  North,  Turner;  Maurice 
Albert  Priest,  Shawmut ;  Magnus  Gervise  Ridlon, 
Gorham ;  William  Thomas  Rowe,  A.B.,  Portland ; 
Alfred  Loomis  Sawyer,  A.B.,  Fort  Fairfield ;  Karl 
Brooks  Sturgis,  Auburn;  Fred  Lord  Varney,  Enfield; 
Charles  Arnold  Wyndham,  Lisbon  Falls. 


EXERCISES  COMMEMORATIVE  OF  THE  ONE  HUN= 

DREDTH  ANNIVERSARY  OF  THE  BIRTH  OF 

HENRY  WADSWORTH  LONGFELLOW 

The  Bowdoin  Commencement  of  1907  was 
known  as  the  Longfellow  Centennial,  marking 
as  it  does,  the  one-hundredth  year  since  the 
birth  of  Henry  W.  Longfellow,  the  Poet.  The 
name  of  Longfellow  signifies  the  greatest 
graduate  the  college  ever  had.  As  to  Dart- 
mouth there  is  none  who  stands  equal  with 
Webster,  so  to  Bowdoin  no  son  stands  in  just 
the  rank  with  Longfellow.  Bowdoin  is  justly 
proud  of  her  many  famous  sons ;  and  of  these 
many  the  name  of  Longfellow  is  always  men- 
tioned first.  On  Wednesday  afternoon  the 
church  was  crowded  to  the  doors  to  listen  to 
the  special  exercises  commemorative  of  that 
man  who  on  a  similar  day  twentv-seven  years 
ago,  spoke  himself  in  the  same  edifice  that 
famous  parting  address,  Moritiiri  Saliitainus. 
These  exercises  were  the  special  features  of 
the  Commencement  Week.  At  three  o'clock 
the  trustees,  alumni,  and  faculty  met  at  King's 
Chapel  and  formed  in  line.  Fully  two  hundred 
were   in   the  procession   and   marched   to  the 


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Congregational  Church.  The  members  of  the 
boards  and  faculty  led  tlie  procession,  clad  in 
the  academic  cap  and  gowns.  Hon.  Augustus 
F.  Moulton,  'jj,  of  Portland,  was  marshal. 
After  all  had  been  seated  in  the  church  the 
fourteen  members  of  the  Class  of  1857  arrived 
at  the  church  and  while  everyone  in  the  audi- 
ence arose  they  slowly  marched  dt)wn  the 
aisle  to  the  front  of  the  church  where  seats 
had  been  reserved.  As  they  reached  their 
seats  the  big  audience  burst  into  applause. 
The  exercises  were  opened  with  a  prayer, 
offered  by  Rev.  John  Carroll  Perkins,  of  Port- 
land. The  poem  was  delivered  by  Rev.  Sam- 
uel Valentine  CoJe,  Class  of  1874.  Prof. 
Henry  Leland  Chapman,  Class  of  1866,  deliv- 
ered the  Oration. 


THE  ORATION 

To  speak  of  Longfellow  in  this  place,  and  to  this 
audience,  is  a  privilege — a  privilege  none  the  less 
though  speech  do  not  rise  to  the  height  of  the  sub- 
ject and  the  occasion.  The  place  is  hallowed  by  the 
memory  of  his  living  presence  and  voice,  when  he 
was  already  crowned  with  the  beauty  of  age,  and 
with  the  honor  of  the  world.  The  audience  is  com- 
posed, in  part  at  least,  of  those  whose  feeling  of  rev- 
erence for  the  poet  is  made  tender,  and  in  some 
measure  personal,  by  the  strong  and  subtle  tie  that 
binds  together  the  sons  of  a  common  Alma  Mater.  It 
is  a  fellow-alumnus  whose  character  and  work  we 
commemorate,  now  that  a  hundred  years  have  passed 
since  his  life  began,  and  twenty-five  years  since  it 
ended. 

It  is  true,  of  course,  that,  like  all  poets,  he  belongs 
to  everyone  that  has  found  pleasure,  or  comfort, 
or  inspiration,  in  his  verse ;  and  his  fame  is  one  of 
the  cherished  treasures  of  the  land.  Yet  it  seems 
to  be  our  privilege,  as  it  certainly  is  our  pride,  to 
feel  that,  in  some  sense,  he  belongs  peculiarly  to  us. 

He  was  a  student,  a  graduate,  and  a  professor  of 
Bowdoin,  and,  through  all  the  years  that  followed 
his  residence  here,  he  cherished  and  expressed  for 
the  college  a  deep  and  filial  regard.  He  was  still  an 
undergraduate  when  the  "phantom  of  fame"  rose 
upon  his  vision,  and  he  wrote  to  his  father,  "I  most 
eagerly  aspire  after  eminence  in  literature.  My 
whole  soul  burns  most  ardently  for  it,  and  every 
earthly  thought  centres  in  it." 

As  he  has,  himself,  recorded,  it  was  in  No.  27 
Winthrop  Hall,  the  eastern  windows  of  which  looked 
out  upon  the  grove  of  fragrant  and  murmuring 
pines,  that  he  wrote  the  poems  which,  appearing  in 
the  United  States  Literary  Gazette,  attracted  not  a 
little  attention,  and  in  many  minds  associated  the 
initials  "H.  W.  L."  with  the  most  hopeful  verse 
produced  at  that  time  in  New  England. 

It  was  here  that  he  returned,  after  three  rap- 
turous and  fruitful  years  in  the  Old  World,  to  begin 
his  work  as  a  teacher  amid  the  scenes  which  wit- 
nessed his  diligence  as  a  student.  On  the  fiftieth 
anniversary  of  his  graduation,  he  did,  in  this  place, 
what   he   could   scarcely   be   persuaded   to   do   else- 


where,— he  read  a  poem  to  a  public  audience;  in 
which,  in  his  inimitably  modest  way,  he  laid  a  trib- 
ute, wrought  equally  of  art  and  of  affection,  at  the 
proud  feet  of  his  Alma  Mater.  That  was  a  mern- 
orable  scene,  as  some  who  are  present  to-day  will 
recall.  The  floor  and  galleries,  the  pews,  the  aisles, 
and  even  the  window-ledges  of  this  historic  church, 
were  crowded  with  people  who  held  their  breaths  to 
catch  the  spoken  music  of  his  salutation : 

"O  ye  familiar  scenes, — ye  groves  of  pine. 
That  once  were  mine,  and  are  no  longer  mine, — 
Thou  river,  widening  thro'  the  meadows  green 
To  the  vast  sea,   so   near  and  yet  unseen, — ■ 
Ye  halls,  in  whose  seclusion  and  repose 
Phantoms   of   fame,   like   exhalations,   rose 
And  vanished, — we   who  are  about  to  die 
Salute  you." 

Do  you  suppose  the  college  will  ever  forget  that 
salutation,  or  cease  to  claim  the  poet  as  her  own? 
Not  her  own  in  any  jealous  or  exclusive  sense,  but 
in  the  proud  and  grateful  sense  in  which  a  mother 
claims  as  her  own  the  son  whose  achievements  in 
the  world  of  men  reflect  glory  upon  the  household 
from  which  he  went,  and  to  which  his  feet  some- 
times, and  his  affections  always,   return. 

It  was  a  characteristic  and  beautiful  trait  of  Long- 
fellow that  he  cherished  an  abiding  interest  in  the 
ancestral  line  which  led  him  back  to  the  cabin  of  the 
Mayflower,  in  the  city  of  his  birth  and  happy  boyhood, 
and  in  the  college  where  he  passed  the  years  of  his 
youth  and  early  manhood ;  and  he  has  written  of 
them  all  in  words  that  never  lose  their  grace  and 
beauty,  more  than  does  the  familiar  lapping  of  the 
wave  upon  the  beach,  or  the  ever-recurring  flush  of 
the  sunset  cloud. 

Many  who  have  never  visited  his  boyhood  home, 
or  seen  the  "shadowy  lines  of  its  trees,"  the  "fort 
upon  the  hill,"  and  the  "breezy  dome"  of  Deering's 
woods,  yet  hear  in  the  exquisite  melody  of  My  Lost 
Youth — that  song  of  early  memories — the  elemental 
chant  of  the  human  heart,  singing  to  itself  in  quiet 
monotone  of  the  scenes  and  associations  which  are 
not  so  much  remembered,  as  wrought  into  the  con- 
tinuous fabric  of  a  life  of  which  the  conventional 
distinctions  of  Yesterday,  To-Day  and  To-Mqrrow, 
are  phases  and  not  fragments.  Striking  as  is  the 
poem  in  form,  and  simple  in  substance,  no  parodist 
has  laid  frivolous  or  profane  hands  upon  it.  Nature 
and  art  are  so  wedded  in  it  that  the  twain  have 
indeed  become  one ;  and  it  will  go  on  singing  to 
generation  after  generation  a  song  that  will  touch 
the  hearts  of  men  and  women  everywhere. 

The  explanation  of  Longfellow's  universal  and 
unique  appeal  is  to  be  found,  partly,  in  the  essential 
nature  of  his  art.  The  truest  art  is  that  which 
reflects,  in  its  motives  and  methods,  the  simplicity 
of  nature,  and  lays  upon  the  human  spirit  a  spell  not 
unlike  that  which  is  wrought,  in  a  thousand  famil- 
iar ways,  by  nature  herself.  The  sunshine  is  a 
"glorious  birth"  not  only  to  Wordsworth,  but,  con- 
sciously or  unconsciously,  to  men  the  world  over. 
The  dull  monotone  of  the  sea,  and  the  rippling  song 
of  the  brook,  are  soothing  sounds  to  the  ear,  but 
he  who  hears  them  finds  that,  in  some  mysterious 
way,  they  are  forthwith  changed  to  dreams  and 
fancies  in  the  soul.  The  plaintive  or  cheerful  note 
of  a  lone  bird  in  the  still  depths  of  the  forest  stirs  in 


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the  listener  a  half-conscious  sympathy  for  what 
seems  like  a  remote  and  unshared  ecstacy  of  joy  or 
sorrow.  The  little  flower  that  peeps  timidly  forth 
amid  the  withered  and  tangled  debris  of  a  waste 
place,  brings  a  sudden  light  into  the  eye  that  sees 
it,  and  starts  thoughts  that  are,  perhaps,  "too  deep 
for  tears." 

It  is  by  such  means  as  these,  simple,  familiar, 
unobtrusive,  that  nature  often  appeals  to  what  is 
deepest  within  us,  and  lays  a  wondrous  spell  upon 
the  imagination  and  the  heart.  And  the  art  which 
appeals  most  widely  and  strongly  to  men  shares,  or 
at  least,  reflects  this  simplicity  of  nature.  Such  is 
pre-eminently  the  character  of  Longfellow's  art.  It 
is  simple,  lucid,  and  human,  both  in  its  expression, 
and  in  the  themes  with  which  it  deals.  It  has  other 
notable  characteristics  also,  like  sincerity,  flexibility, 
delicacy,  and  tact ;  but  in  its  simplicity  probably  lies 
the  special  reason  why  its  appeal  is,  in  some  measure, 
universal,  like  the  appeal  of  Nature. 

The  complaint  is  sometimes  made,  not  alone  of 
Longfellow,  but  of  other  poets  as  well,  that  the  sen- 
timent of  which  their  poetry  is  the  expression  is 
familiar  and  common,  and  that  being  so  native  to  the 
human  heart,  and  so  homespun  in  its  quality,  the 
verse  in  which  it  is  enshrined  is  so  far,  of  an  infe- 
rior order.  The  criticism  is,  of  course,  shallow,  and 
not  less  shallow  because  it  often  assumes  a  lofty 
tone.  What  is  pronounced  a  defect  in  the  poetry  is, 
in  fact,  that  which  insures  its  permanent  hold  upon 
men.  The  sentiment  which  is  new,  or  strange,  or 
paradoxical,  sentiment  peculiarly  proper  to  prose, — 
may,  in  poetry  also,  stir  a  feeling  of  curiosity  and 
interest ;  but  the  feeling  is  likely  to  be  transient.  It 
is  like  the  guest  of  an  hour,  whose  coming,  indeed, 
is  welcome,  but  whose  visit  is  of  brief  significance, 
and  is  soon  forgotten.  But  the  sentiment  which  is 
familiar,  because  it  is  the  spontaneous  flowering  of 
our  nature,  is  perennial  and  abiding ;  and  is  like  the 
friend  whose  accustomed  place  is  by  the  intimate 
hearth-fire,  and  whose  absence  makes  a  void  that 
cannot  be  filled. 

Poetry  which  is  the  product  of  ingenious  con- 
ceits, and  subtle  speculations,  and  morbid  fancies, 
may  have  a  temporary  vogue,  and  may  make  a 
special  appeal  to  individuals ;  but  the  poetry  which 
clings  to  the  memory,  and  comforts,  and  refreshes, 
and  purifies  the  heart,  is  that  which  deals  sincerely 
and  nobly  with  the  commonplace  feelings  of  love, 
and  duty,  and  sorrow,  and  the  home  affections,  and 
the  sweetness  of  childhood,  and  the  serenity  of  age, 
and  the  reverent  fearlessness  of  death.  The  one 
kind  of  poetry  is  the  curious,  and  often  beautiful, 
fabric  wrought  by  the  human  intellect ;  the  other 
is  the  human  reflection,  more  or  less  imperfect,  of 
the  divine  wisdom  which  has  made  us  what  we  are. 
The  appreciation  of  Longfellow,  like  the  appreciation 
of  all  true  poetry,  demands  of  us  an  attitude  of  sym- 
pathy and  reverence  for  the  things  which,  because 
they  are  not  of  human  origin,  are  ever-repeated,  and 
fundamental,    and    commonplace. 

The  "divine"  Sir  Philip  Sidney,  as  his  contempo- 
raries, not  without  reason,  delighted  to  call  him, 
remarks  in  his  Apologie  for  Poetrie,  that  of  all 
sciences  the  Poet  is  monarch.  "He  cometh  to  you 
with  words  set  in  delightful  proportion ;  and  with  a 
tale  forsooth  he  cometh  to  you ;  with  a 
tale  which  holdeth  children  from  play,  and  old  men 
from   the   chimney  corner;   and  pretending  nothing 


more,   doth   intend   the   winning   of   the   mind    from 
wickedness   to   virtue." 

Of  that  ideal  of  a  poet,  which  is  as  old  as  the  art 
itself,  Longfellow  is  an  admirable  exemplification. 
He  comes  to  us  with  a  tale  which,  by  its  vivid  and 
picturesque  charm  holds  children  from  play,  and 
old  men  from  the  chimney  corner.  The  narrative 
may  be  an  avowed  tale  like  those  which  were  told 
with  Chaucerian  grace  in  the  Wayside  Inn,  or  it  may 
be  in  the  form  of  an  idyl,  a  ballad,  or  an  epic ;  but 
it  is  always  well-ordered,  graceful  in  style,  lucid  in 
language,  and  happy  in  the  adaptation  of  the  metre 
to  the  theme.  He  employed  many  varieties  of 
English  verse,  and  an  unerring  instinct  led  him  to 
choose  the  form  fitted  to  his  subject.  For  the  tale 
of  Evangeline,  an  idyl  of  wondrous  beauty  and  ten- 
derness and  pathos,  and  for  the  Courtship  of  Myles 
Stanish,  that  picture  of  stern  Puritanic  life,  relieved 
by  a  delicate  and  engaging  strain  of  humor,  he 
made  the  bold  and  deliberate  choice  of  the  hexame- 
ter form  of  verse.  Forthwith  the  critics  began  to 
demonstrate  that  the  metre  was  of  necessity  harsh, 
halting,  and  unsuited  to  English  verse ;  that  the 
attempt  to  adapt  a  classical  metre,  however  musical 
in  its  origin,  to  the  peculiarities  of  English  speech, 
had  always  been  a  failure,  and  must  continue  to  be 
a  failure.  But  while  they  were  busily  engaged  in 
proving  that  the  verse  could  not  be  pleasant  to  the 
ear,  or  inviting  to  the  reader,  the  gentle  idyl,  with 
its  sweetness,  and  sincerity,  and  grace,  was  winning 
its  way  to  all  hearts,  and  charming  all  ears ;  so  that 
the  reader  or  hearer  of  it  was  tempted,  at  its  con- 
clusion, to  apply  to  the  poem  itself  the  description 
of  its  heroine : 

"Homeward   serenely    she   walked,   with   God's   ben- 
ediction upon  her; 
When  she  had  passed  it  seemed  like  the  ceasing  of 
exquisite  music." 

Another  experiment  in  metrical  form  was  made 
by  Longfellow  in  the  poem  of  Hiawatha.  This  may 
fairly  be  called  a  kind  of  epic,  for,  while  strikingly 
unique  in  form,  it  is  scarcely  more  unlike  the  classi- 
cal type  of  epic  than  is  the  Faery  Queen  of  Spenser, 
or  Tennyson's  Idyls  of  the  King.  It  relates  the 
primeval  traditions,  and  describes  the  daily  life,  of 
a  shy,  mysterious  people,  of  whom  the  little  that  we 
know  invests  them  with  a  strange,  romantic  interest. 
Under  the  poet's  spell,  we  sit  by  them  at  the  door 
of  the  lodge,  and  go  with  them  to  hunt  in  the  for- 
est ;  with  them  we  shoot  the  rapids  in  a  birch  canoe 
that  floats  on  the  river. 

"Like  a  yellow  leaf  in  Autumn, 
Like  a  yellow  water  lily." 

We  are  charmed  observers  of  their  wooing,  and 
guests  at  their  wedding  feast.  We  seem  to  partake  in 
their  blithe  fellowship  with  bird  and  beast,  and  to 
share  in  their  stoical  suffering  and  grief.  We  listen 
to  their  simple  and  stately  talk,  and  become  familiar 
with  their  superstitions,  and  feel  the  charm  of  their 
childlike  faith.  It  is  a  strange  world  of  primitive 
manners  and  speech  where  the  human  life  is  in 
closest  contact  with  the  life  of  nature.  The  poem 
has  no  prototype,  and  will  have  no  successor.  The 
metre  in  which  it  is  written  is  a  most  skilful  adapt- 
ation of  form  to  subject  and  purpose.  It  was  bor- 
rowed from  an  ancient  Finnish  poem,  and  Long- 
fellow's unfailing  artistic  sense  perceived  its  fitness 


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for  his  purpose.  He  was  to  tell  of  the  doings  of  a 
rude  folk,  living  in  the  forests,  sharing  some  of  the 
traits,  as  they  shared  the  companionship,  of  the  wild 
animal  life  about  them,  having  a  limited  stock  of 
words  and  ideals,  and  with  the  superstitions  natural 
to  their  savage  state.  What  could  be  better  suited 
to  this  purpose  than  the  short,  rapid,  trochaic  lines, 
full  of  parallelisms  and  repetitions,  the  model  of 
which  he  found  in  the  old  Finnish  poem,  and  adopted, 
with  an  added  grace  of  his  own?  The  people  took 
the  poem  home  to  their  hearts,  and  they  identilied 
the  poet  with  the  sweet  Indian  singer,  Chibiabos ; 
and  when  Longfellow  was  borne  to  his  burial,  his 
own  words  were  his  fitting  requiem : 

"He  is  dead,  the  sweet  musician ! 
Hs  is  gone  from  us  forever ! 
He  has  moved  a  little  nearer 
To  the  Master  of  all  music, 
To  the  Master  of  all  singing!" 

A  strange,  pathetic  thing  in  the  closing  years  of 
Emerson's  life  was  the  failure  of  his  memory  to 
recall  the  words  that  he  wanted.  He  had  been, 
through  his  life,  a  master  of  words.  They  seemed 
to  wait  upon  him,  rich,  pregnant,  vivid  words, — ready 
to  his  call,  like  alert  and  obsequious  servants,  eager 
and  able,  like  Prospero's  Ariel: 

"To  tread  the  ooze  of  the  salt  deep. 
To  run  upon  the  sharp  wind  of  the  North, 
To  do  him  business  in  the  veins  o'  the  earth 
When  it  is  baked  with  frost." 

No  homely  lesson,  no  poetic  imagining,  no 
etherial  vision,  but  it  came  from  him  in  words  that 
carried  their  humble  or  their  mystic  message  deftly 
and  clearly  into  the  minds  of  men.  But  the  power 
failed  him.  His  richly-liveried  retinue  of  slaves  no 
longer  responded  to  his  need.  He  groped  pitifully 
in  vain,  for  words  and  names  which  had  always 
seemed  to  anticipate  his  summons. 

In  those  days  of  pathetic  failure,  .  a  short  time 
before  his  own  death,  he  was  present  at  the  funeral 
service  of  his  friend  Longfellow.  During  the 
service  he  rose,  and,  going  to  the  side  of  the  coffin, 
looked  intently  upon  the  face  of  the  dead  poet.  A 
few  moments  later  he  rose  again,  and  looked  once 
more  upon  the  familiar  features.  Then  he  said  to 
a  friend  near  him,  "That  gentleman  was  a  sweet, 
beautiful  soul,  but  I  have  entirely  forgotten  his 
name." 

It  was  an  interesting  and  instructive  incident. 
The  name  of  his  cherished  friend  might  be  lost  in 
the  mist  that  had  gathered  about  his  memory,  but 
nothing  could  blot  from  his  consciousness  the  sig- 
nificant fact  that  the  still  face,  into  which  he  looked, 
was  the  face  of  a  serene  and  blameless  spirit. 

It  is  not  permitted  us  to  look  upon  the  living  or 
the  dead  features  of  the  poet,  except  as  they  are 
chiseled  or  drawn  for  us  in  bust  or  portrait ;  but  we 
may  look  again  and  again,  as  often  as  we  will,  into 
the  poems  which  bear  the  impress  of  his  spirit;  and 
if  words  fail  us  to  describe  the  secret  of  their  charm 
we  shall  still  feel  with  Emerson  that  he  who  wrote 
them  was  a  "sweet,  beautiful  soul." 


THE  POEM 

A    POET'S    CENTENARY 
By  Samuel  Valentine  Cole,  '74 


We  were  a  busy  people ;  axes  rang. 

And  anvils ;  when  amid  the  days'  turmoil 

A  melody  crept ;  a  master  came  and  sang. 

And  charmed  the  workers,  sweetening  all  the  toil 

As  Orpheus  did,  who  once,  with  flute  to  lip, 

Helped  mightily  at  the  launching  of  the  ship. 

And  in  and  out  among  us  many  a  day 

He  went,  this  singer,  with  his  happy  strain; 

Greeted  the  little  children  at  their  play ; 
Was  present  at  the  hanging  of  the  crane ; 

Blessed  maidenhood  and  manhood ;  blessed  the 
birds : — 

His  life  beat  like  the  sunshine  through  his  words. 

At  last  he  said  upon  occasion  high, 

The  light  of  seventy  summers  in  his  face, 
"O,  Caesar,  we  who  are  about  to  die 

Salute  you,"  and  he  said  it  from  this  place. 
With  aged  comrades  round  him  who  should  all 
So  soon  restore  life's  armor  to  the  wall. 

Those  men  have  passed  into  the  Silent  Land, 
Their  earthly  battles  ended ;  many  a  change 

Has  crept  on  us  beneath  time's  moulding  hand. 
And  on  these  scenes  with  faces  new  and  strange ; 

But  not  on  him;  the  magic  of  his  art 

Still  penetrates  the  citadel  of  the  heart ! 

And  where  he  once  has  entered  to  delight 
And  cheer  and  strengthen,   linger   he   must   and 
will ; 

Oft  mingling  with  the  voices  of  the  night 
Some  fragment  of  his  song  to  haunt  us  still. 

Or  to  lure  to  far-off  realms,  and  unawares 

Scatter  in  flight  an  Arab  host  of  cares. 

A  hundred  years — ^how  old  he  would  have  been ! 

And  yet  how  young;  for,  as  we  turn  his  page. 
We  mark  the  throbbings  of  a  life  within 

Old  as  the  world  and  new  to  every  age. 
Beauty  and  love  and  sorrow — from  such  themes 
Uprose  the  golden  fabric  of  his  dreams. 


"God  sent  his  singers  upon  earth,"  he  said ; 

What  were  the  earth  without  them?  what  wei'e 
life 
We  call  so  glorious  but  games  and  bread. 

Sordid   existence  or   ignoble   strife. 
Were  there  no  voices  crying  to  the  soul, 
Nor  any  vision  of  life's  path  and  goal? 

The  truth  we  need  and  wait  for  may  at  times 
Break  suddenly  on  us   like  a  cannon's   roar, 

But  oftener  comes  in  faintest  elfin  chimes 

Blown  o'er  the  border  line  from  some  dim  shore. 

Or  yet,  as  blind  and  helpless  as  we  are. 

It  comes  in  perfect  stillness  like  a  star. 

Ay,  even  invisible  as  the  air  that  rolls. 

Stand  great  unproven  truths  which,  as  we  must, 


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We  build  our  lives  upon,  and  stake  our  souls, 
Outweighing  knowledge  with  our  hope   and 
trust, — 
Truths  which  keen  Science,  labor  as  she  may, 
Can  never  explain — and  never  explain  away! 

Science  may  guide  o'er  many  a  hill  and  plain, 
Revealing  how  the  pathways  meet  and  part ; 

But  for  life's  pathless  and  uncharted  main, 
Whereon  our   surest  pilot  is   the  heart, 

We  need  their  vision  unto  whom  belong 

The  mystery  and  the  mastery  of  song ! 

"Listen !  behold !  believe !  are  tones  that  fill 
The  poets'  signs  and  symbols  manifold, — 
Those  fables  of  the  ever-singing  hill, 

Isles  of  the  Blest,  cities  with  streets  of  gold. 
Enchanted  castles,  youth  restoring  streams, 
And  all  the  El  Doradoes  of  our  dreams ! 

For  song,  indeed,  is  truth  full-winged  with  power ; 

A  faithful  voice  that  calls  us  from  afar ; 
An  impulse  from  some  land  where  every  hour 

God's  truth  reigns  sovereign;  some  hope-bringing 
star; 
Some  sword  that  stirs  the  spirit,  as  were  stirred 
The  Prophets  and  Apostles  of  the  Word! 

The  poets  go  before  us;  they  discern 
Across  these  spaces  of  life's  gloom  and  glow. 

The  great  ideals  that  ever  live  and  burn; 

They  break  all  pathways  without  fear,  and,  lo. 

They  travel  onward,  keeping  still  in  sight 

Some  pillar  of  cloud  by  day,  of  fire  by  night. 

The   blessed  poets   save  us — not  the  kings. 
And  not  the  warriors ;  no  great  human  wrongs 

Have  they  e'er  stood  for ;  no  great  rightful  things 
But  they  have  loved  and  cherished ;  by  their  songs 

We  march  and  prosper ;  by  their  torches'  rays 

The  world  moves  forward  into  nobler  ways. 

And  in  their  hands  for  gracious  use  they  bear 

The  crowning  gift  of  immortality ; 
The  songless  cities  perish  in  thin  air 

Empires  dissolve ;  old  customs  cease  to  be ; 
But  aught  that   is,  though  flung  by  others  lay, 
The  poets  touch  it  and  it  cannot  die ! 

Still  Homer's  heroes  live  and  talk  and  fight; 

The  old  men  chirp  of  Helen ;  beacons  flare 
From  Ilium  on  to  Argos  in  the  night; 

Penelope  does  not  of  her  lord  despair. 
But  ravels  still  the  day's  work  with  her  hands. 
And  still  Nausicaa  by  the  pillar  stands. 

How   marvelous   time's   world-structure    named   of 
Song, 
With  masonry  of  dream-stuff,  and  with  halls 
Of  golden  music !  yet  secure  and  strong ; 

Whereon  decay's  dark  shadow  never  falls ; 
A  miracle  of  the  masters  from  all  lands 
And   from  all   times — this   house   not   made   with 
hands ! 

III. 
Ah !  silently  there  sweeps  before  my  eyes 

A  vision  of  three  poets  dear  to  all 
Who  feel  the  touch  of  beauty,  and  who  prize 
The  nobler  voices  that  around  us  fall; 


Each  from  a  different  land,  but  all  the  three 
Facing  the  morning  of  a  world  to  be. 

Lo,  Roman  Virgil !  at  whose  wizard  name 

Things  lost  their  power  to  change  and  pass  away; 

Troy  burns  and  does  not  vanish  in  the  flame; 
A  great  queen  greets  the  exiles ;  still  to-day 

Men  hear,  as  by  the  Tiber's  side  they  stroll. 

The  funeral  hymn  of  young  Marcellus  roll. 

Lo,  also,  England's  Virgil!     Arthur  reigns 

Forever  in  the  halls  of  Camelot ; 
Fair  women  sacrifice  for  noble  gains 

Who  never  will  grow  old  or  be  forgot; 
And  those  three  Queens  that  helped  are  helping  still 
The  men  who  help  to  banish  human  ill. 

And,  pray,  why  lingers  Hiawatha  so? 

Why  must  Priscilla  and  John  Alden  stand 
Telling  the  old,  old  tale,  and  never  go? 

Wherefore  this  many  a  year  throughout  the  land 
Keeps  sad  Evangeline  her  unwearied  quest? 
The  answer  is — our  Virgil  of  the  West ! 

Three  Laureates  of  three  great  peoples !     Each, 
In  golden  phrase  and  music-laden  words, 

Moulded  to  sweetest  use  his  country's  speech ; 
Loved  simple  things,  touched  ever  the  common 
chords. 

Winning  the  people's  heart,  and  lived  to  hear 

The  praises  of  the  world  sound  in  his  ear. 

The  realm  of  books  each  ever  loved  to  roam. 
Finding  new  glories  for  the  song  he  wove ; 

Sang  childhood,   the  affections  of  the   home, 
And  the  dear  constancy  of  woman's  love; 

Found  tears  in  human  things,  and  evermore 

Stretched  yearning  hands  out  toward  the  farther 
shore. 

They  sang  that  men  should  faint  not,  but  endure. 
Follow  the  gleam,  and  wear  the  fadeless  flower 

Of  hope  forever;  that  the  goal  is  sure 
For  those  who  strive  and  trust  the  Heavenly 
Power. 

They  lived  pure  lives  and  gentle,  nor  through  all 

Uttered  a  word  they  ever  need  recall. 

So  like  in  their  unlikeness,  that  I  dare 

(As  else  I  dare  not)  name  them  side  by  side; 
Swayed  by  one  mood  and  spirit;  as  they  fare. 
The  spaces  close  between  them,  else  so  wide ; 
While  their  immortal  echoes  strike  across 
All  tumults  hitherward,  nor  suffer  loss. 


Bowdoin,  dear  Mother,  to  thy  listening  ear 
His  step  falls  on  these  pathways  as  of  yore ; 

Again  the  "boy's  will  is  the  wind's  will"  here. 

And  his  the  "long,  long  thoughts"  of  youth  once 
more; 

For  thine  he  was  when  first  the  vision  came 

To  him  of  the  alluring  face  of  fame. 

He  caught  the  pathos  from  thy  murmuring  pines. 
The  melody  from  thy  river,  beauty  and  light 

From  the   fair   sky  above  thee  where  the  signs. 
Thick  with  white  worlds,  roll  solemnly  by  night; 

Thy   son,   and   master   in   the   art  divine. 

All  this  he  wrought  into  his  lustrous  line. 


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But  chiefly — for  he  knew  what  springs  had  fed 
His  youthful  spirit   in  its  purpose  higli — 

Did  he  remember — on  the  day  he  said 
That  he  was  old  and  was  about  to  die — 

With  gracious  words  of  tenderness  and  truth, 

The  faces  of  the  teachers  of  his  youth. 

Thrice  happy  are  such  teachers,  with  the  dower 
Of  knowledge  and  of  counsel  in  their  hand ! 

They  sit  forever  at  the  springs   of  power, 
And,  from  these  quiet  places  of  the  land. 

No  trumpet  blowing  and  no  flag  unfurled. 

They  shape  the  forces  that  will  shape  the  world. 

Ah !  as  once  more  we  walk  these  shades  among, 
What  visions  from  the  bygone  years  arise ! 

The   faces,    O,   the   faces,   how   they   throng. 
And  pass,  and  come  again,  with  friendly  eyes, 

And  fill,  for  each  of  us,  with  life  more  vast 

That  other  present  which  we  call  the  past!  . 

And  he  is  of  them !     Lo,  the  hearts  that  brim 
With  hope  and  courage,  and  do  not  grow  old. 

Have    somewhere,    somehow,    learned    to    love    like 
him 
The  nobler  things  that  are  not  bought  and  sold. 

Remembering  the   light  that  through  life's  bars 

Breaks  from  beyond  the  sunset  and  the  stars ! 


Commencement  Day 

On  Thursday,  June  27,  occurred  the  annual 
Commencement  Exercises  of  the  college  in  the 
Congregational  Church.  Early  in  the  morn- 
ing the  church  began  to  fill  up  with  friends 
of  the  college  and  a  large  crowd  was  gathered 
long  before  the  exercises  commenced.  The 
procession  of  Trustees,  Overseers,  Faculty, 
graduates  and  alumni  formed  as  visual  in 
front  of  the  chapel  to  march  to  the  church. 
The  procession  was  delayed  somewhat  in 
starting,  but  was  a  most  imposing  sight  when 
it  finally  got  under  way,  containing  more  than 
five  hundred  in  line.  The  Boards  and  Faculty 
were  all  in  Caps  and  Gowns.  The  exercises 
were  presided  over  by  Prof.  Henry  L.  Chap- 
man. The  Commencement  speakers  and  their 
programme  was  as  follows: 

The  Printed  Page  Seth  Gurney  Haley 

A  Mistaken  Remedy  Roscoe  Henderson  Hupper 

Matthew  Arnold;  The  Honest  Doubter 

Charles    Wilbert    Snow 
Music 
Music  George  Allen  Bower 

The  Municipality  a  Business  Corporation 

William  Shepard  Linnell 
A  College  Man's  Poet  Edward  Augustin  Duddy 


AWARD  OF  PRIZES 

Following  the  awarding  of  the  Degrees  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts,  to  the  sixty-five  graduates, 
the  following  award  of  prizes  for  the  year 
was  announced : 

Goodwin  Commencement  Prize,  Roscoe  H. 
Hupper.  Class  of  1868  Prize,  Charles  W. 
Lowe.   Pray  English  Prize,  Edward  A.  Duddy, 


Roscoe  Henderson  Hupper 

Goodwin  Commencement  Prize 

Brown  Composition  Prizes,  Ammie  B.  Rob- 
erts, first;  Edward  A.  Duddy,  second.  Alex- 
ander Prizes,  Alfred  W.  Stone,  John  D.  Clif- 
ford. Sewall  Greek  Prize,  John  P.  Hur- 
ley. Sewall  Greek  Prize,  Fuller  P.  Studley. 
Goodwin  French  Prize,  John  L.  Crosby. 
Noyes  Political  Economy  Prize,  Edward  Car- 
penter Pope.  Smythe  Mathematical  Prize, 
Harold  H.  Burton.  Class  1875  American 
History  Prize,  Albert  P.  Gould.  Philo  Sher- 
man Bennett  Prizes,  Arthur  L.  Robinson. 
Hawthorne  Prize,  Edward  A.  Duddy.  Debat- 
ing Prizes,  first,  Phillips  Kimball,  Ammie 
B.  Robert,  Charles  W.  Snow ;  second,  Wad- 
leigh  B.  Drummond,  Roscoe  H.  Hupper,  Ful- 


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ton  J.  Redmond.  Brown  Memorial  Scholar- 
ships, Joseph  B.  Drummond,  Carl  M.  Robin- 
son, Thomas  F.  Shehan,  Jr.,  Robert  Hale. 
Carroll  Everett  Scholarship,  Malon  P.  Whip- 
ple. Almon  Goodwin  Prize,  Philip  Hunter 
Timberlake. 


HONORARY  APPOINTMENTS 

CLASS  OF   1907 

The  Honorary  Appointments  to  members 
of  the  Class  of  1907  were  as  follows: 

Suiiima  cum  Laude — Neal  Woodside  Allen, 
Charles  Reynolds  Bennett,  Edward  Carpenter 
Pope,  Malon  Patterson  Whipple. 

Magna  cum  Laude — George  Allen  Bower, 
Arthur  Chase  Chadbourne,  Leroy  Wilson 
Coons,  Edward  Augustin  Duddy,  Roscoe 
Henderson  Hupper,  John  William  Leydon, 
William  Shepard  Linnell,  Leon  Dearborn 
Mincher,  William  Alexander  Robinson, 
Charles  Wilbert  Snow,  Aubrey  James  Voor- 
hees,  Harold  Everett  Wilson. 

Cum  Laude^ — Felix  Arnold  Burton,  James 
Harold  Collins,  Robert  Alexander  Cony,  Lin- 
wood  Mandeville  Erskine,  Seth  Gurney  Haley, 
Asa  Osgood  Pike,  Blinn  Whittemore  Russell, 
Frank  Jones  Weed. 


HONORARY  DEGREES 

The  following  Honorary  Degrees  were 
awarded  on  Commencement  Day : 

LL.D.,  Hon.  Clarence  Hale,  '69,  of  Port- 
land; Dr.  Alfred  Mitchell,  '59,  of  Brunswick; 
Hon.  DeAlva  S.  Alexander,  '70,  of  Buf- 
falo, N.  Y. 

Litt.D.,  Hon.  Isaac  Bassett  Choate,  '62, 
of  Boston. 

D.D.,  Rev.  W.  H.  Pearson,  '64,  of  Somer- 
ville,  Mass.;  Rev.  Raymond  Calkins,  Portland. 

A.M.,  Frank  E.  Hanscom,  Bethel. 

A.M.,  pro  merito,  Prof.  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell, 
'90,  of  Brunswick;  Roscoe  J.  Ham  of  Bruns- 
wick, William  S.  Brimijoin,  '05,  of  Lisbon 
Falls. 

A.B.  out  of  course,  Horace  M.  Jordan,  '78, 
and  Frederick  E.  Lally,  '82. 


COMMENCEMENT  DINNER 

At  the  church  the  procession  formed  after 
the  exercises  were  over  and  from  there  went 
to  the  Memorial  Hall,  where  the  Commence- 
ment Dinner  was  held.  Five  hundred  alumni 
sat  at  the  Commencement  Dinner.  On  the 
way  to  the  hall  all  the  younger  alumni  kept 
up  constant  class  cheers  and  as  soon  as  they 
were  seated  in  the  hall,  the  cheering  was  re- 
doubled till  the  walls  fairly  shook.  Professor 
Heni-y  L.  Chapman  presided.  The  said  that 
during  the  year  the  college  had  received  gifts 
to  the  amount  of  $95,000,  and  spoke  partic- 
ularly of  the  Goodenow  Bec|uest  of  $25,000 
and  the  Longfellow  Fellowship.  Over  $100,- 
000  had  been  pledged  towards  the  sum  neces- 
sary to  obtain  the  Rockefeller  grant.  Profes- 
sor Chapman  then  called  upon  the  speakers 
of  the  afternoon. 

Those  who  spoke  were :  Gen.  Oliver  O. 
Howard,  '50 ;  Congressman  DeAlva  S.  Alex- 
ander, '70;  Gen.  Thomas  H.  Hubbard,  '57; 
Hon.  Stanley  Plummer,  '67;  Gov.  William  T. 
Cobb,  'yj ;  Charles  H.  Gilman,  '82.  Owing  to 
the  lateness  of  the  hour  before  the  dinner  was 
commenced,  fewer  speeches  were  made  this 
year  than  usual.  Probably  the  most  notewor- 
thy utterance  made  during  the  day  was  by 
Governor  Cobb,  who  spoke  for  his  Class  of 
1877.  In  reference  to  State  aid  and  competi- 
/tion  in  education  he  stirringly  said : 

"I  would  rather  see  the  old  halls  falling  into 
ruin,  barren  and  tenantless ;  the  beautiful 
buildings  gone  into  decay;  the  walks  of  our 
campus  grown  into  weeds  and  grass  than  that 
Bowdoin  College  should  ever  ask  for  or 
receive  one  dollar  from  the  State  of  Maine. 
(Great  applause.) 

"I  beg  you  to  believe  I  am  not  saying  this 
from  prejudice.  No  man  believes  more  hon- 
estly in  the  cause  of  education  or  sets  a  higher 
value  upon  it.  But  I  don't  like  and  I  never 
have  liked  the  method  of  competitive  educa- 
tion that  exists  to-day  in  this  State.  These 
sentiments  are  not  radical.  I  believe  they  will 
find  warm  reception  in  the  heart  of  every  man 
present  here  to-day.  I  hope  anyway  that  such 
wlil  be  the  case.  I  am  criticising  the  impulses 
of  no  one  else.  I  am  speaking  my  honest  con- 
victions as  a  son  of  Bowdoin  and  a  member 
of  the  Class  of  '77." 

All  the  speeches  were  intensely  interesting. 
Before  calling  upon  the  representative  from 
the  Class  of  1882,  Prof.  Chapman  announced 
that  this  class  had  been  awarded  the  alumni 


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trophy  for  the  largest  percentage  of  living 
members  in  attendance.  Fifty  per  cent,  of  its 
members  were  at  Commencement.  The  near- 
est competitor  was  the  Class  of  1857,  with 
over  fifty  per  cent. 


ACTION  OF  THE  BOARDS 


The  Boards  of  Overseers  and  Trustees 
transacted  much  important  business  during 
their  meetings  of  Commencement  Week. 
Among  the  most  noteworthy  steps  taken  was 
the  action  voting  to  employ  an  instructor  in 
mechanical  drawing,  descriptive  geometry  and 
surveying.  This  is  directly  along  the  lines 
which  the  Orient  has  advocated  throughout 
the  year  and  will  meet  with  unanimous 
the  year  and  will  meet  with  ananimous  ap- 
proval from  the  student  body.  It  means  that 
the  college  is  broadening  the  scientific  side  of 
its  curriculum  in  accordance  with  the  modern 
demand  for  technical  training.  It  means  that 
a  student  may  take  a  regular  course  at  Bow- 
doin,  and  then  obtain  a  degree  from  a  high 
grade  technical  school  in  two  years.  The  need 
of  more  opportunity  for  work  along  these 
lines  has  been  strongly  felt  of  late  and  this  is 
distinctly  a  step  in  the  right  direction. 

Two  new  assistant  professorships  were 
established,  one  in  Chemistry  and  one  in  Biol- 
ogy. This  will  give  opportunity  for  broaden- 
ing these  departments. 

Frederick  W.  Fisher,  '81,  of  Lowell,  Mass., 
and  Hon.  Levi  Turner,  '86,  of  Portland,  are 
elected  to  the  two  vacancies  on  the  Board  of 
■    Overseers.  , 

Chief  Justice  Lucius  Alonzo  Emery  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  to 
succeed   the   late   Chief   Justice    Wiswell. 

Prof.    William    A.    Houghton,    who    for    a 

,  number  of  years  had  been  head  of  the  Latin 

Department,  was  retired  and  granted  an  hon- 

•  orarium  and  was  recommended  for  the  Carne- 

\    gie    foundation.      Kenneth    C.    M.    Sills    was 

elected  Winkly  Professor  of  the  Latin  Lan- 

,  guage  and  Literature. 

Prof.  Frederick  W.  Brown  of  Clark  Uni- 
versity, Mass.,  was  elected  Professor  of  Mod- 
ern-Languages for  three  years  to  succeed  Ros- 
coe  J.  Ham,  who  has  resigned  to  accept  a  call 
to  Trinity. 

Wallace  W.  Dyson,  M.D.,  has  been  elected 
Instructor  and  Assistant  Demonstrator  in 
Anatomy  in  the  Medical  Department.  Two 
other  assistant  demonstrators  have  also  been 


elected,  Charles  L.  Cragin,  M.D.,  and  Phillip 
C.   Thompson,   M.D. 

President     William     DeWitt      Hyde     was 
p-ranted  leave  of  absence  with   full   salary. 


FINANCIAL  REPORTS  OF  ATHLETICS 

Owing  to  the  most  sad  calamity  that  befell 
this  summer,  the  Orient^  at  the  time  of  its 
publication,  scarcely  wished  to  make  an 
attempt  to  obtain  the  reports  of  the  Tennis 
and  Track  Managers  of  the  year.  These  will 
be  obtained  in  the  fall,  and  all  the  reports  will 
be  published  together  at  that  time. 


LONGFELLOW  SCHOLARSHIP 

At  the  Longfellow  centenary  exercises  it '( 
was  announced  that  the  daughters  of  the  poet, 
Miss  Longfellow,  Mrs.  Dana  and  Mrs.  Thorp 
had  given  ten  thousand  dollars  to  Bowdoin  to 
endow  a  fellowship  in  literature  in  memory 
of  their  father.  The  fellowship  is  for  the  ben- 
efit of  graduate  students,  who  having  shown 
proficiency  and  promise  in  the  direction  of 
Belles  Lettres,  wish  to  pursue  the  study  of 
English,  or  general  literature,  after  gradua- 
tion in  some  university  at  home  or  abroad. 
Bowdoin  is  most  heartily  grateful  to  these 
donors  for  this  gift. 


BASEBALL 

Bowdoin,   5 ;    Harvard,  4. 

To  make  the  Orient  record  of  the  baseball  season 
complete,  we  publish  the  account  of  the  baseball 
game  at  Cambridge  on  June  12.  Bowdoin,  for  the 
first  time  in  the  history  of  any  Maine  college, 
attained  an  athletic  victory  over  Harvard.  The  game 
was  well  played  and  hard-fought  throughout  and  was 
a  fitting  climax  to  the  record  of  tlie  "finest  baseball 
team  ever  turned  out  in  a  Maine  college." 

Slater  pitched  for  Harvard  and  Sparks  for  Bow- 
doin. Both  pitched  steady  games,  but  both  men  were 
hit  practically  at  will,  although  mainly  for  infield  hits 
that  were  prompt  outs. 

For  three  innings  and  a  half  the  game  dragged 
until  McCall  reached  first  on  a  scratch  hit  to  Sparks, 
and  promptly  stole  second.  Briggs  then  singled  past 
Stanwood,  and  McCall  tallied  on  Currier's  whizzer 
into  center,  leaving  Briggs  on  third.  The  half  ended 
with  a  pretty  double  play,  Simons  going  out,  C. 
Bower  to  Stanwood,  the  latter  throwing  home  to 
Lawrence  in  time  to  catch  Briggs  at  the  plate. 

Bowdoin  got  three  runs.  With  one  down,  Sparks 
reached  first  on  Simons'  error  and  G.  Bower  took 
two  bases  on  Capt.  Dexter's  muff  of  an  easy  fly. 
Sparks  getting  third  on  the  same  play.  Then  Cur- 
rier threw  up  to  Pritchett  at  third  to  catch  Sparks 
napping,  and  Sparks  started  for  home,  getting  caught 


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BOWDOIN  NECROLOGY 

Following    is    the    necrology    report    of    Bowdoin 
College   from  June   i,   1906,  to  June   i,   1907 : 


between    the    two.     Currier    should    have    touched 

him  out  easily  once  on  the  tossing  back  and  forth 

that   resulted,   but   Sparks   came    in   on   a   wild   toss 

of   Pritchett's.     With    Bower   on   third    and    Martin 

on    second,    McDade   dropped    a   beauty    into   center  „        1-,  ,        j  iir      ,r      1    1           a                  o  „    -r. 

that  scored  two  men  1834— Edward  Woodford,  born  Aug.  12,  1810,  Deer- 

In  her  half  of  the  si.xth,  Harvard  scored  two  runs,  '"S'  ^e. ;  died  Aug.  26,  1906,  Lawrence,  Mass. 
tying   the    score.     Slater    singled    to    Files,    but   was  1836— Alonzo  Garcelon,  born  May  6,  1813,  Lewiston, 
out   at  second   on    McCall's   grounder.     Briggs   was  Me. ;  died  Dec.  8,  1906,  Medford,  Mass. 
hit,  advancing  McCall,  who  was  put  out  at  third  on  David  B.  Sewall,  born  Jan.  18.,  1817,  Chester- 
Currier's    grounder.     Then    Briggs    stole    third    and  ville,  Me.;  died  Jan.  13,  1907,   South  Berwick, 
both  he  and  Currier  came  in  on  Lawrence's  mess  of  Me. 
Dexter's  grounder.  1843 — George  A.  Bowman,  born  Dec.  3,   1820,  Bath, 

In  the  eighth  Sparks  got  two  bases  on  Dana's  bad  i^'^-';    '^"^'^    J"'y     ^7'     '9°'^'     Waltham,     Mass. 

error,  got  third  on  G.  Bower's  sacrifice,  and  tallied  Benjamin  Poole,  born  June  9,  1818,  Gloucester, 

on   the    throw    in    from    Dana    of   Martin's    fly   out.  Mass. ;  died  Sept.  9,  1906,  Roxbury,  Mass, 

Files  for  Bowdoin  scored  in  the  ninth  on  a  combi-  1846— Thomas  H.   Talbot,  born  July  31,   1823,   East 

nation  of  two  hits,  a   sacrihce  and  an  out.  Machias,  Me.;  died  Feb.   10,   1907;   Brookline, 

Harvard  scored  her  other  run  in  the  eighth,  Cur-  Mass 

rier  getting  in  first  on  C.  Bower's  error,  taking  third  j848-Wm.  C.  Marshall,  born  Aug.  17.  1827,  Belfast, 

on  Dexter  s  out  and  coming  home  on  another  error  ->       ,,     .  V-    ,  ^.       '    ,^„^    piij:.,/*    i\r/ 

of   Bower's,    who    missed    an    easy    throw    to    catch  ^         ^^,"- ',^"=^  °A^^9,  1906,  Belfast,  Me^ 

Currier  nappino-.  '"49 — Charles  E.  Clifford,  born  Nov.  3,   1829,   New- 

°           Bowdoin  field.  Me. ;  died  April  20,  1907,  Falmouth,  Me. 

AE      BH       PC      A        E  1852 — John    M.    Goodeuow,    born     Sept.     25,     1832, 

G.   Bowers,  s 3        o         i         5        o  Alfred,  Me.;  died  July  29,  1906,  Atlantic  City, 

Martin,  2b 4         i         2        3         i  N.J. 

McDade,   If 41000  1858— Francis  B.  Knowlton,  born  Jan.  12,  1832,  Fann- 

Stanwood,  ib 4         i       I5         I         0  ington.  Me. ;  died  Oct.  17,  1906,  Athol,  Mass. 

f'^^-''   '^f ^         ^        '^        °        °  i860— Levi  R.  Leavitt,  born  June  S,   1831,  Meredith, 

Lawrence,  c   4        0        4         1         0  N.  PI. ;  died  June  14,  1906,  Newton,  Mass. 

L.  Bower,  3b 4        o         i         o  Walter  S.  Poor,  born  Nov.  23,  1836,  Andover, 

"^'""/'    '■ '^         '         °        °        °  Me. ;  died  June  21,  1906,  Morristown,  N.  J. 

''''"'  '^'  " _1      _      _      J:      _  1861— Charles   A.   Curtis,   born   Oct.   4,    183s,  Hallo- 

■j-Ql-jjlj    , ,        5      27      18        3  well,  Me. ;  died  May  26,  1907,  Madison,  Wis. 

Tj  1862 — Isaac  W.   Starbird,  born  Aug.  6,   1839,  Litch- 

^^'^'*^'^''°                     „       ,         „  field,  Me.;  died  Feb.  2,  1906,  Boston,  Mass. 

AB        BII         PC        A           E  '              '                                >      ?      ) 

McCall   2b                                    S        I         I        4        I  1863 — Alvah  B.  Dearborn,  born  Aug.  3,  1842,  Tops- 

Brio-os '  Ib 3         I       14        0        o  ham.    Me.;    died    Aug.    19,    1906,    Somerville, 

Curl-ter,   c 42520  Mass. 

Dexter,  If 4        o         i         o         l  1865 — Charles  R.  Brown,  born  May  26,  1838,  Gorham, 

Simons,  s 4        0        2        2        I  Me.;   died  March  21,   1907,  Lynn,  Mass. 

Harvey,    cf 2        o        o        o        0  1866— Charles    McC.    Beecher,    born    Aug.    16,    184S, 

Pounds,  cf 2        o        o        o        0  Georgetown,  Mass.;  died  Nov.  14,   1906,  Van- 
Dana,   r 3        o        2        0        2  couver,  B.  C. 

Pritchett.  3b 3         i         o        4        2  ,87i_E(jwin  H.  Lord,  born  June  i,  1850,  Springvale, 

e'f/'^'''  P ^        -        ^        -        °  Me. ;  died  Jan.  24,  1907,  Portland,  Me. 

'Waters   0        o        o        o        0  t-,,-,        ^                       a           00        td. 

**Brennan                                        i         o        o        o        0  1874— Elbridge    Gerry,    born    Aug.    18,    1853,    Port- 

***Leonard'                                    i         i         0        o        0  land.  Me.;  died  Feb.  2,  1907,  Sienna,  Italy. 

—      —      —      —      —  1884— Alfred  H.  Fogg,  born  May  2,   1858,  Freeport, 

Totals    35        8      27      14        7  Me. ;  died  July  13,  1906,  Freeport,  Me. 

Iiinhigs:  1885— Charles  H.  Wardwell,  born  Feb.  28,  1862,  Gor- 

Bowdoin    00000301   i — 5  ham,  N.  H. ;  died  May  29,  1907,  Newton,  Mass. 

Harvard   000  i  020  l  0—4  1890— Walter    E.    Cummings,    born    Nov.    26,    1868, 

Runs  earned— Bowdoin,  i;  Harvard,  i.  Two-base  Dexter,  Me.;  died  Feb.  25,  1907,  Lewiston,  Me. 
hit — Leonard.  Sacrifice  hits — G.  Bower,  Files,  Law-  1891 — Edward  H.  Newbegin,  born  Nov.  25,  1870, 
rence.  Stolen  bases— Currier,  2;  McCall,  Briggs,  Defiance,  O. ;  died  Oct.  14,  1906,  Portland,  Me. 
Dexter,  Slater.  First  base  on  balls— Off  Sparks  l,  iqor_Henry  A.  Lermond,  born  Jan.  11,  1878,  War- 
off  Waters.  First  base  on  errors— Bowdoin,  4;  Har-  ^,^^  ji^j  jy,,^,.^,^  ^^  jg^.^  Biddeford,  Me. 
vard,  2.  Left  on  bases — Harvard,  0;  Bowdoin,  4. 
Struck  out— By   Slater,  5;   by  Files,  2;   McDade,  C. 

Bower,   Stanwood ;   by   Sparks,  3;   Harvey,   Pounds,  MEDICy\L  GRADUATES 
Dana.     Double  plays — Slater  to   Currier   to   McCall, 

C.  Bower  to  Stanwood  to  Lawrence.     Hit  by  pitched  1839— Elbridge  Bacon,  born  Jan.  15,   1807;  died  Feb. 

ball— Briggs.     Time— l      hour      53     min.     Umpire—  24,  1907,  Buxton,  Me. 

O'Reilly  of  Holy  Cross.     Attendance— 2,000.  1846— William  M.  Barrett,  born  Oct.  7,  1822,  Town- 

*Waters  batted  for  Dana  in  ninth.     **Brennan  in  send,    Mass.;    died    Nov.    14,    1906,    Westboro, 

ninth.    ***Leonard  batted  for  Pritchett  in  ninth.  Mass. 


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m 


1852 — Franklin  B.  Ferguson,  born  April  19,  1828, 
Deer  Isle,  Ale. ;  died  Oct.  22,  1906,  Deer  Isle, 
Me. 

1855— Sirvilla  A.  Bennett,  born  Sept.  27,  1829,  Nor- 
way, Me. ;  died  Sept.  20,  1906,  Norway,  Me. 

1856 — Charles  A.  Cochran,  born  April  29,  1833,  Mon- 
mouth, Me. ;  died  Aug.  12,  igo6,  Winthrop,  Me. 

1862 — Timothy  S.  Foster,  born  March  16,  1828,  Lis- 
bon, Me. ;  died  Oct.  24,  1906,  Laconia,  N.  H. 

1874 — James  Utley,  born  July  13,  1840,  New  Marl- 
boro, Mass. ;  died  March  10,  1907,  Newton, 
Mass. 


FRANK  E.  KENDRIE 


teacher  of  Diolin 

studied  under  Professors  F.  W.  Krafft  aud  Carl  Barleben  of 
Boston  Symphony  orchestra.    Orchestra  furnished  for  concerts, 
receptions,  dances,  etc. 
For  terms,  etc.,  address  BETA  THETA  PI  HOUSE. 


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See  pie  HM  a  PositiOQ 

I  want  to  have  a  personal  talk  with  every  Bowdoin  College 
1907  man  who  will  be  in  the  market  for  a  good  position  in 
business  or  technical  work  on  or  after  July  1st. 

If  you  will  call  and  see  me  at  the  Brunswick  House  at  any 
time  to  suit  your  convenience  from  May  4th  to  5th,  inclusive 
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It  will  pay  you,  I  feel  sure,  to  see  me  before  deciding 
definitely  what  to  do  after  gi'aduation. 

A.  S.  POND,  JR., 

Representing   HAPGOOD'S 

UNIVERSITY  OF  VERMONT 
COLLEGE  OF  MEDICINE 


The  fifty-fourth  session  of  this  College  of  Medicine 
begins  December  J,  1906,  and  continues  seven  months. 

A  New  Building  with 

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VOL.  XXXVII 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  OCTOBER  ii,  1907 


NO.  II 


FOOTBALL 

BowDOiN   II,   Fort   McKinley  o. 

Saturday,  September  30th,  Bowdoin  opened  her 
football  season  on  Whittier  Field,  with  Fort 
McKinley  as  the  opposing  team.  Sheehan  made 
the  first  touchdown  after  the  ball  had  been  brought 
to  McKinley's  one-3'ard  line  by  a  series  of  end  runs 
by  Files  and  Gould.     Gould  failed  to  kick  the  goal. 

The  second  half  resulted  in  another  touchdown 
for  Bowdoin,  Files  making  the  touchdown,  after 
the  forward  passing  of  Gould  and  Crowley  had 
brought  the  ball  close  to  the  soldiers'  goal  line. 
Gould  kicked  the  goal.  This  half  was  not  finished 
the  soldiers  having  to  leave  on  the  4.25  train  for 
Portland.  Considering  the  length  of  the  game  and 
the  lightness  of  her  team,  Bowdoin  did  very  well  in 
the   opening   game. 

The   summary : 

Bowdoin.  Fort   McKinley. 

Wandtke,    l.e r.e.,    True 

Timberlake    (Crosby),   l.t r.t.,   McSweeney 

Newman,    l.g r.g.,    Moore 

Boynton    (Jackson)    c c.   Cowan 

Sewall,    r.g l.g.,    Donehue 

Cummins,    r.t l.t.,    Martin 

Capt.   Crowley,   r.e I.e.,   Schwartz 

Burton,   q.b q.b.,   Bremmen 

Gould,    l.h.b r.h.b.,    Sheriden 

Files    (Ballard)    r.h.b l.h.b.,   Hanson 

Sheehan,    f  .b f  .b.,    Jackson 

Score — Bowdoin,  1 1 ;  Fort  McKinley,  o.  Touch- 
downs— Gould,  Files.  Goals  from  touchdown — 
Gould.  Umpire — Dunmore  of  Portland.  Ref- 
eree— O'SuUivan  of  Holy  Cross.  Time — 15-  and 
8-minute  halves. 


Harvard  5,  Bowdoin  0, 

In  the  Stadium  at  Cambridge,  Wednesday,  Oct. 
3d,  Bowdoin,  with  a  much  lighter  team,  held  Har- 
vard down  to  S  points.  Several  times  Harvard  was 
within  striking  distance  of  Bowdoin's  goal,  but  the 
consistent  playing  of  Capt.  Crowley's  men  pre- 
vented scoring.  Bowdoin  tried  the  forward  pass 
several  times — but  the  Harvard  ends  each  time 
smashed  thru  the  line  and  broke  it  up.  There  was 
much  penalizing  on  both  sides  for  unnecessary 
roughness. 

The  line-up : 

Harvard.  Bowdoin. 

Kennard,  Peirce,  l.e r.e.,  Crowley,  Capt. 

Hoar,   Fish,  l.t r.t.,   Cummings,  Timberlake 

Burr,   Gilmore,    l.g r.g.,    Sewell 

Parker,   Capt.   c c,    Boynton 


Alley,    r.g l.g.,    Newman 

Robinson,    Inches,    r.t l.t.,    Crosby 

Huston,   Bird,   r.g I.e.,   Wandkte 

Newhall,    Starr,    q.b q.b.,    Gould 

Lockwood,    Gregory,    l.h.b r.h.b.,    Lee 

Gilbert,   Rand,    r.h.b l.h.b.,   Files 

Appolonio,    Waterbury,    f.b f.b.,    Sheehan 

Score — Harvard  S,  Bowdoin  o.  Touchdown — 
Appolonio.  Umpire — Langford  of  Exeter.  Ref- 
eree— Pendleton  of  Bowdoin.  Time — 2  is-minute 
periods. 

Exeter  22,  Bowdoin  0. 

Last  Saturday  with  a  team  somewhat  crippled 
from  the  Harvard  game  Bowdoin  met  Exeter  on 
Whittier  Field.  In  the  first  half  Exeter  scored  once 
by  line  bucking — not  being  able  to  gain  a  yard 
around  Bowdoin's  ends.  In  the  second  half  Exe- 
ter scored  three  touchdowns — Lewis  kicking  two 
goals.  Bowdoin  unsuccessfully  tried  the  forward 
pass.  In  the  first  half  Lewis  tried  for  a  goal  from 
the  field,  and  in  the  second  half  Gould  attempted  a 
field  goal  with  a  drop  kick.  Both  failed  on  account 
of  the  strong  wind.     The   summary : 

Exeter.  Bowdoin. 

Murray,  Hurley,  l.e r.e.,  Crowley,   Capt. 

Mackey,    l.t., r.t.,    Cummins 

Selden,    Burtelet,    l.t c,    Boynton 

Wilson,   Kruschwitz,   l.g l.t.,   Crosby 

Downing,    c I.e.,     Wandtke 

Powers,  r.g q.b.,   Gould,   Burton 

Thomas,    r.t. 

Baker,   r.e r.h.b.,  Lee,   Manter 

Loftus,   qb. 

Burns,    l.h.b l.h.b..    Files 

Ress,  Malcolm,  r.h.b f.b.,   Sheehan 

Lewis,  f.b. 

Score — Exeter  22,  Bowdoin  o.  Touchdowns — ■ 
Burns  2,  Lewis,  Baker.  Goals  from  touchdowns — 
Lewis  2,  Umpire — Stevenson  of  Exeter.  Referee 
— O'Sullivan  of  Holy  Cross. 


CLASS  OF  1911 

The  list  of  members  of  the  Freshman  Class 
is  as  follows :  Clinton  W.  Allen,  St.  Paul, 
Minn. ;  Melville  C.  Atiberey,  Washington,  D. 
C. ;  Melbourne  O.  Baltzer,  Auburn ;  Raymond 
C.  Beal,  Lisbon  Falls ;  Harrison  M.  Berry, 
Gardiner;  Harold  V.  Bickmore,  Augusta; 
Fred  C.  Black,  Rockland;  Robert  Bradford, 
Wayne;  Franz  U.  Burkett,  Union;  Harold  N. 
Burnham,  Bridgton;  Frank  H.  Burns,  Bristol 
Mills;    Charles    H.    Byles,    Central    Village, 


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Conn.;  Wilbur  C.  Caldwell,  Buckfield;  Wil- 
liam H.  Callahan,  Lewiston :  John  E.  Cart- 
land,  Lisbon  Falls ;  William  H.  Chafin,  Saco ; 
Harrison  C.  Chapman,  Portland ;  Linwood  E. 
Clark,  Wilton;  William  H.  Clifford,  Lewis- 
ton  ;  Arthur  H.  Cole,  Haverhill,  Mass. ;  Leon 
T.  Conway,  Portland ;  John  L.  Curtis,  Cam- 
den ;  Edward  B.  Daily,  Roxbury,  Mass. ; 
Frank  E.  K.  Davis,  Skowhegan ;  Lawrence 
Davis,  Bradford ;  Alonzo  G.  Dennis, Medford, 
Mass. ;  John  J.  Devine,  Porland ;  Charles  W. 
Dinsmore,  Machias ;  Francis  T.  Donnely, 
Bangor;  Samuel  H.  Dreear,  Washington,  D. 
C. ;  Waldo  M.  Emerson,  Bangor ;  Ernest  G. 
Fifield,  Conway,  N.  FI. ;  James  H.  Files,  Port- 
land ;  Sylvan  B.  Genthner,  Newcastle ;  Roland 
H.  German,  Arhur  C.  Gibson,  Bang'or;  Alger- 
non T.  Gibson,  Bangor;  Melvin  A.  Gould, 
Oldtown ;  William  G.  Haggerty,  Webster ; 
Mass. ;  Philip  FL  Flansen,  Portland ;  Orrison 
B.  Hailey,  Popham  Beach;  Flugh  W.  Hast- 
ings, Fryeburg;  Charles  B.  Hawes,  Bangor; 
Vyndel  A.  Hewes,  Saco;  Alden  S.  Hitchborn, 
Augusta;  Maurice  P.  Hill,  Rockland;  Harold 
K.  Hine,  Dedham,  Mass. ;  Roderick  P.  Hine, 
Dedham,  Mass. ;  Read  C.  Horseman,  Prince- 
ton ;  George  W.  Flowe,  Milo ;  Stephen  W. 
Hughes,  Houlton ;  Stetson  H.  Hussey,  Blaine ; 
David  S.  Hyler,  Rockland;  Alfred  W.  John- 
son, Augusta ;  Herman  A.  Johnson,  Bath ; 
George  C.  Kaulbach,  Greenfield,  Mass. ;  Ches- 
ter E.  Kellogg,  Melrose,  Mass.;  Edward  E. 
Kern,  Woodfords ;  Phillip  FL  Kimball,  Gor- 
ham ;  Robert  M.  Lawless,  Houlton ;  Fred  R. 
Lord,  Bath;  James  G.  B.  McKusick,  Calais; 
Harold  P.  Marsh,  Sheldon,  Vt. ;  Harold  P. 
Marston,  Lewiston;  Percy  W.  Matthews, 
Lubec;  William  F.  Merrill,  Skowhegan;  Phil- 
lip W.  Meserve,  Portland  ;  Harry  J.  Newton  ; 
William  E.  Noyes,  Topsham ;  Charles  L. 
Oxnard,  Medford,  Mass. ;  Lawrence  B.  Park- 
man,  Portland;  Edward  J.  B.  Palmer,  Blanes- 
boro,  Mass.;  Ben  W.  Partridge,  Gardiner, 
Keith  N.  Pearson,  Providence,  R.  L ;  Benja- 
min K.  Phipps,  Chelsea,  Mass. ;  James  M. 
Pierce,  Houlton ;  Stanley  W.  Pierce,  Bath ; 
Alton  S.  Pope,  Manchester ;  Frank  H.  Puring- 
ton,  Mechanic  Falls ;  William  B.  Ouincy,  Dor- 
chester, Mass. ;  Donald  Redfern,  Swampscott, 
Mass. ;  Frank  B.  Richards,  Bar  Flarbor ;  John 
L.  Roberts,  Brunswick;  Charles  D.  Robbins, 
Worcester,  Mass. ;  Flarrison  L.  Robinson, 
Bangor;  Oliver  T.  Sanborn,  Portland;  Gard- 
ner Sanford,  Boston,  Mass. ;  Edward  Skelton, 
West  Brooksville;  Waldo  T.  Skillin,  Gardi- 
ner;   Earle    B.    Smith,    Brunswick;    Frances 


Spurling,  Northeast  Harbor;  Abraham  J. 
Somes,  Mt.  Desert ;  Fred  V.  Stanley,  Lisbon ; 
Richard  W.  Sullivan,  Brunswick;  Andrew  C. 
Swan,  Princeton;  Charles  L.  Stevens,  War- 
ren ;  George  T.  Torsney,  Berlin,  N.  H. ; 
Roland  H.  White,  Gardiner;  Horace  Watson, 
Medford,  Mass.;  Edward  H.  Weatherill, 
Brunswick ;  Fred  P.  Webster,  Portland ; 
LeForest  Weeks,  Cornish ;  Harold  S.  White, 
Lewiston ;  Joseph  C.  White,  Bangor ;  Harold 
P.  Whitmore,  Bar  Harbor ;  Harry  L.  Wiggin, 
Boston,  Mass. ;  Phillips  Williams,  Houlton. 


The  list  of  men  who  have  entered  the  upper 
classes,  and  the  colleges  from  which  they  come 
is   as    follows : 

1908 — Russell  S.  Taylor,  University  of 
Maine. 

1909 — F.  P.  Webster,  Harvard ;  F.  V.  Stan- 
ley, C.  L.  Stevens,  Melborne  O.  Baltzer, 
Anand  S.  Hiwale,  Bangor  Theological  Sem- 
inary. 

1910— T.  C.  Phelps,  Williams;  J.  C.  Hub- 
bard, St.  Christian ;  Henry  C.  Ingersoll,  Uni- 
versity of  Vermont ;  Thomas  W.  Williams, 
Colby ;  Jesse  S.  Wilson,  Dartmouth. 


THE  CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION 

This  year  the  Bowdoin  Christian  Association 
starts  on  a  good  business  basis,  with  an  excellent 
program  of  speakers  for  the  regular  Thursday 
evening  meetings,  and  should  have  the  good-will 
and  hearty  support  of  every  member  of  the  under- 
graduate body.  Last  year  152  members  were 
enrolled,  and  paid  the  small  annual  fee  of  one  dol- 
lar, these  receipts  together  with  a  few  gifts  from 
interested  friends,  have  enabled  the  Association  to 
clear  all  its  old  debts,  and  to  hold  the  customary 
reception  to  the  Freshman  Class,  which  last  year 
it  was  necessary  to  omit.  Although  the  Associa- 
tion suffered  greatly  this  summer  by  the  loss  of 
Morrison  and  Lee  who  were  its  President  and  Vice- 
President,  the  rest  of  the  cabinet  have  taken  up  the 
work,  and  have  started  the  Association  in  the  best 
running  order  it  has  known  at  Bowdoin.  A  letter 
of  welcome  was  sent  to  all  the  incoming  class,  an 
information  bureau  was  maintained  during  the 
week  before  and  after  the  opening  of  the  term,  a 
reception  was  held  on  October  third,  and  last  night, 
the  first  regular  meeting  of  the  year  was  led  by 
Professor   Chapman    in   the   Association    rooms. 

In  arranging  the  list  of  speakers,  the  officers 
have  been  unusually  fortunate  in  obtaining  their 
men,  and  the  special  feature  will  be  a  series  of 
seven  monthly  talks  on  'The  Problems  of  the  Col- 
lege Man."     These  subjects  and  the  men  chosen  for 


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as 


their  discussion  may  well  be  mentioned.  I.  "A 
Constructive  Life,"  President  George  C.  Chase  of 
Bates  College;  II.  "A  College  Man's  Religion," 
Professor  F.  C.  Robinson,  '7S'<  HI-  "Choosing  a 
Profession,"  Edward  Stanvvood,  Editor  of  the 
Youtli's  Companion;  IV.  "Politics,"  Hon.  Her- 
bert M.  Heath  of  Augusta ;  V.  "Honor  in  Col- 
lege," Dean  Alfred  E.  Burton,  C.E.,  '78,  of  the 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology ;  VI.  "The 
Effect  of  a  Young  Man's  Morals  Upon  His  Future 
Success,"  Dr.  E.  G.  Abbott,  Medic.  '98,  of  Portland, 
and  for  the  seventh  talk  it  is  hoped  that  President 
Hyde  will  be  able  to  speak  on  "Fraternities."  All 
the  meetings  will  be  held  this  year  in  the  Associa- 
tion rooms  in  the  north  wing  of  the  chapel,  and  will 
be  open  to  any  undergraduate  or  member  of  the 
faculty,  whether  a  member  of  the  Association  or  not. 
The  Orient  sees  in  the  purpose  and  plan  of  the 
Association  a  breadth  of  view  and  an  energy  that 
cannot  but  result  in  good  for  Bowdoin  and  her 
undergraduate  body.  Membership  and  holding  of 
office  in  the  Association,  to  quote  from  the  letter 
of  welcome  sent  to  the  Freshmen  "are  open  to  every 
Bowdoin  undergraduate  whether  a  church  member 
of  not,  and  entirely  regardless  of  the  sect  to  which 
he  may  belong."  And  to  quote  from  the  Associa- 
tion hand-book,  it  is  the  purpose  of  those  starting 
the  work,  "to  make  the  Association  stand  rather 
as  a  stepping  stone  to  the  church,  to  make  it  an 
organization  open  to  every  undergraduate,  and  one 
in  which  the  guiding  principle  is  simply  and  honestly 
the   square   deal." 


Y.  M.  C.  A.  RECEPTION 

On  Thursday  evening  Oct.  3,  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  gave 
its  annual  recention  to  the  entering  class.  The 
arrangements  were  in  charge  of  a  committee  com- 
posed of  Cole,  '09,  Ginn,  '09,  Burton,  '09,  and  W. 
P.  Hinckley,  '09.  The  reception  room  was  tastefully 
decorated  with  palms  and  autumn  branches.  A 
unique  feature  of  the  function,  and  one  which  rid  it 
to  a  large  degree  of  all  formalities  was  the  scheme 
of  tagging  each  person  with  a  slip  upon  which  the 
name  was  written. 

The  new  men  were  received  by  Mrs.  G.  T.  Lit- 
tle, Miss  Helen  Chapman,  Mrs.  F.  E.  Woodruff 
and  Mrs.  Allen  Johnson.  The  refreshments,  in 
charge  of  Mrs.  Henry  Johnson  and  Mrs.  W.  T. 
Foster,  consisted  of  punch,  ice-cream,  cake,  and 
fancy  crackers.  Much  credit  is  due  to  the  com- 
mittee in  charge  for  the  efficient  and  hospitable  way 
in   which   the   affair   was   managed. 


FRESHMEN  DEFEAT  SOPHOMORES 

The  Sophomores  lost  the  first  of  the  series  of 
of  baseball  games  which  are  held  annually  on  the 
Delta  between  the  two  lower  classes.  The  game, 
with_  the  exception  of  the  first  inning,  was  exceed- 
ing interesting  and  remarkably  well  played  in  spite 
of  the  fact  that  both  teams  lacked  the  much  neces- 


sary preliminary  practice.  Clifford  and  Lawless  did 
some  noteworthy  work  for  the  Freshmen,  while 
Ross,  Marsh  and  Walker  were  most  effective  for 
the  Sophomores.  The  score  by  innings  was  as  fol- 
lows : 


30100001  0 — 5 
30II0I0I  o — 7 


1910. 
191 1. 


JUNIOR  CLASS  ELECTIONS 

The  Class  of  1909  held  its  Junior  elections  on 
Monday  night.  The  following  are  the  officers 
chosen  for  the  year : 

President — John  S.   Simmons. 

Vice-President — Leon    H.    Timberlake. 

Secretary-Treasurer — Guy   P.   Estes. 

Marshal — Howard    F.    Kane. 

Orator — William    M.    Harris. 

Poet — Paul  J.  Newman. 

Odist — Jasper   J.    Stahl. 

Chaplain — Mr.  Stevens. 

Ivy  Day  Committee — Harry  F.  Hinckley,  Chair- 
man; Clarence  L.  Scamman,  Harold  N.  Marsh, 
Percy  G.  Bishop,  Arthur  W.  Hughes. 

Assembly  Committee — Gardner  K.  Heath,  Chair-, 
man ;  Philip  H.  Brown,  Ralph  O.  Brewster,  Irving 
L.    Rich,   John   A.    Stetson. 


TRACK 

There  is  to  be  more  than  usual  done  in  the  way 
of  track  athletics  this  fall.  There  is,  of  course,  the 
regular  meet  between  the  Sophomores  and  Fresh- 
men. Besides  that,  there  will  probably  be  a  dual 
meet  between  the  Bates  and  Bowdoin  Freshmen 
and  a  cross  country  run  between  Bates  and  Bow- 
doin. The  last  will  be  held  at  Lewiston,  but  the 
others  will  take  place  here.  It  ought  not  to  be 
necessary  to  remind  the  students  of  these  events 
as  notice  of  them  has  been  posted  for  some  time. 
There  has  not  been  very  much  interest  shown  in 
track  work  this  fall,  partly  because  of  the  unfavor- 
able weather,  although  there  have  been  about  fifteen 
men  out  doing  cross-country  running  regularly 
every  afternoon.  Here  are  two  chances  offered  the 
Freshmen  for  winning  their  numerals  and  we  want 
to  see  more  out,  either  down  at  the  field  or  at  the 
gymnasium.  Sophomores  and  upper  classmen  come 
out,  too.  It  is  the  best  of  exercise  in  the  open  air 
and  is  the  first  thing  towards  turning  out  a  winning 
team  next  spring.  The  dates  for  the  meets  will  be 
announced  later.  The  Athletic  Council  has  recom- 
mended that  track  "B's"  be  granted  to  the  cross 
country  team,  if  it  wins.  Six  men  anyway  will  com- 
pose the  team  and  this  should  bring  out  a  good 
field.  With  but  one  "B"  man  in  distance  events  left 
in  college,  a  chance  for  five  others  to  win  their 
letters  should  not  be  neglected. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 

Published  every  Friday  op  the  Collegiate  Y 
BY  THE  Students  of 

BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

PAUL  J.   NEWMAN,  1909         Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 


Associate  Editors 


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J.  J.  STAHL,  igog 
K.  R.  TEFFT,  igog 


W.  E.   ROBINSON,  1910 
W.   E.  ATWOOD,  1910 
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Vol.  XXXVII.  OCTOBER   II,   1907  No.    II 


For  the  one  hundred  and 
New  College  Year  sixth  time  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege has  opened  her  doors 
for  the  beginning  of  a  new  year,  and  the 
prospects  certainly  are  auspicious  that  this 
year  will  make  continued  progress  forward 
for  the  institution.  The  entering  class  shows 
a  marked  increase  in  numbers  over  any  class 
ever  before  admitted.  One  hundred  regular 
Freshmen  are  enrolled  and  three  Freshmen 
specials,  making  a  total  of  one  hundred  and 
three  as  against  eighty  Freshmen  and  eleven 
specials  admitted  last  year.  Besides  this  there 
have  been  thirteen  additions  to  the  upper 
classes,  thus  making  one  hundred  and  sixteen 
new  men  in  college.  New  courses  are  offered 
this  year  along  mathematical  lines,  embracing 
mechanical  drawing,  descriptive  ,geometry 
and  surveying,  an  increase  which  means  that 
Bowdoin  is  to  have  broader  facilities  for 
scientific  work,  a  recognition  of  what  has 
been  the  demand  for  a  number  of  years  past 


and  which  the  Orient  has  consistently  advo- 
cated. A  number  of  new  additions  are  made 
to  the  faculty.  President  Hyde  is  still  abroad, 
and  the  college  wishes  him  a  most  speedy 
return  to  health.  The  opening  of  college  is 
most  sadly  marked  by  the  absence  of  three 
who  were  present  when  the  term  closed  last 
June.  The  excitement  of  the  commencement 
of  a  new  year  does  not  serve  to  lessen  the 
pain,  but  rather  makes  it  seem  sharper  that 
we  do  not  see  those  familiar  faces  with  the 
others.  The  Class  of  1907  has  now  gone 
forever  as  a  part  of  the  undergraduate  life. 
To  the  new  Class  of  191 1,  which  will  wear 
those  same  colors  of  red  and  white,  we  can 
but  say  try  to  do  as  well  by  Bowdoin  as  those 
whose  place  you  are  taking  have  done. 
Seek  to  catch  and  feel  the  true  Bowdoin 
spirit.  You  are  Bowdoin  men  in  name  now. 
Work  hard  for  the  college,  each  along  the 
lines  for  which  he  is  best  adapted,  look  ever 
for  the  best  around  you,  and  you  will  realize 
later  that  there  is  something  more  than  a 
name  in  being  Bowdoin  men ;  there  is  a  true 
Bowdoin  spirit,  a  spirit  which  may  not  lie  on 
the  surface  but  which  is  deeper  and  finer  and 
only  reveals  itself  when  sought. 

BOWDOIN  CLUB  OF  BOSTON 

The  Bowdoin  Club  of  Boston  held  its  first 
meeting  of  the  season  at  the  University  Club 
October  5.  There  was  no  special  program 
and  the  evening  passed  in  social  conversation 
and  informal  discussion  of  matters  of  college 
interest.  The  death  of  Walter  W.  Fogg,  '96, 
was  reported  to  the  club,  and  a  number  of 
the  younger  graduates  present  who  knew  Mr. 
Fogg  well,  spoke  in  his  memory,  recalling  his 
peculiarly  sweet  and  lovable  nature,  his  self- 
forgetful  and  untiring  devotion  to  the  duty 
which  he  saw  before  him,  and  his  brave  and 
cheerful  struggle  against  weakness  and  dis- 
ease. Mr.  Fogg  died  young,  his  life-work, 
as  he  must  have  felt,  just  begun.  But  few 
men  leave  to  their  friends  and  associates  so 
sweet  a  memory,  and  so  inspiring  an  example. 

NOTICE 

Owing  to  the  great  mass  of  matter  that  has 
accumulated  during  the  summer  and  requires 
publication,  much  of  necessity  has  to  be 
omitted  from  this  issue  which  otherwise 
should  appear. 


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College  Botes 


Leon  H.  Timberlake,  '09,  while  at  football  prac- 
tice Tuesday  afternoon,  sprained  his  ankle  severely. 

Max  P.  Gushing,  '09,  R.  S.  Crowell,  '10,  and  A. 
W.  Stone,  '10,  attended  the  Maine  Musical  Festival 
at   Bangor. 

Tackle  Crosby,  '10,  wrenched  his  knee  badly  dur- 
ing the  Exeter  game  and  was  confined  to  his  room 
for  several  days. 

Professor  Little  has  been  chosen  one  of  the 
speakers  for  the  Maine  Library  Association,  which 
will  meet  at  Portland  October  17  and  18. 

On  Thursday,  October  17,  Frank  B.  Sanborn  of 
Concord,  Mass.,  will  give  some  personal  reminis- 
C'''nces   of   Hawthorne,    Emerson   and   Abbot. 

The  headgears  which  the  Freshmen  are  wearing, 
so  thoughtfully  prescribed  by  the  members  of  1910, 
make  quite  a  gay  appearance  around  college. 

Fullback  Thomas  P.  Shehan,  '09,  is  suffering  from 
an  injury  to  his  elbow  received  during  the  Exeter 
game.  The  wound  is  a  severe  one  and  will  keep 
him   from  playing   for   some   time. 

Kenneth  R.  Tefft,  1909,  has  been  elected  to  the 
editorial  board  of  the  Orient.  He  takes  the  position 
made  vacant  by  the  death  of  R.  A.  Lee.  The  con- 
test for  new  positions  on  the  board,  open  to  mem- 
bers of  the  Sophomore  and  Freshman  Class,  will 
begin  soon. 

Professor  Allen  Johnson  has  completed  a  volume 
upon  which  he  has  been  at  work  some  three  years, 
entitled,  "Stephen  A.  Douglas."  The  work^  is  mainly 
a  political  treatise  upon  the  times  of  this  famous 
opponent  of  Lincoln.  Professor  Johnson  has  col- 
lected much  of  the  material  for  this  book  from 
original  sources  and  the  work  will  doubtless  prove 
a  valuable  addition  to  the  historical  literature  of  our 
'time. 

The  Debating  Council  on  Tuesday  evening  organ- 
ized and  elected  the  following  officers  for  the  year : 
Arthur  L.  Robinson,  President;  Joseph  M.  Boyce, 
/  Secretary-Treasurer ;  WiUiam  M.  Harris,  Manager 
Debating  Team ;  Jasper  J.  Stahl,  Assistant  Manager 
Debating  Team.  A  letter  was  read  from  Wesleyan 
University  in  regard  to  holding  a  debate  with  that 
institution.  The  Council  is  at  present  under  a  two 
years'  agreement  to  debate  Syracuse  University  this 
year. 

The  Inter-Fraternity  Council  for  the  year  organ- 
ized the  first  of  the  week.  The  council  this  year  is 
as  follows :  M.  P.  Merrill,  Zeta  Psi,  Chairman ;  C. 
M.  Robinson,  Delta  I<Cappa  EpsHon,  Secretary ;  A. 
L.  Robinson,  Alpha  Delta  Phi;  A.  H.  Ham,  Psi 
Upsilon;  J.  A.  Davis,  Theta  Delta  Chi;  H.  H.  Hayes, 
Deka  Upsilon;  C.  A.  Abbott,  Kappa  Sigma;  W.  M. 
Fairclough,  Beta  Theta  Chi,  The  council  at  its 
meeting  unanimously  recommended  to  the  fraterni- 
ties that  all  parades  and  exhibitions,  particularly 
down  street  and  at  the  railroad  station,  be  dis- 
pensed with  as  a  feature  of  initiation.  It  was  felt 
that  such  exhibitions  had  done  more  harm  than  good 
to  the  college,  and  this  year  all  such  affairs  should 
be  confined  to  the  individual  chapter  houses.  This 
is  a  step  of  which  the  Orient  heartily  approves. 


Eighteen  of  the  entering  class  are  from  without 
the  State — a  marked  increase. 

A  considerable  number  of  students  attended  the 
Musical  Festival  in   Portland  the  first  of  the  week. 

Berton  C.  Morrill,  '10,  who  coached  the  track 
team  as  a  student  last  spring,  has  returned  to  col- 
lege. 

The  entering  class  contains  grandsons  of  Elijah 
Kellogg,  Chief  Justice  Fuller,  and  Senator  William 
P.   Frye. 

William  R.  Crowley,  '08,  is  proctor  in  South 
Winthrop,  and  R.  C.  Clark,  '08,  is  the  North  Win- 
throp   proctor. 

The  telephone  in  Mikelsky's  room,  19  North 
Maine,  has  been  reinstated,  and  a  toll  ofBce  will  be 
opened  there  in  the  near  future. 

Men  are  at  work  replacing  bricks  in  the  walls  of 
the  Science  Building  that  have  become  worn 
through  the  action  of  the  weather. 

The  engagement  is  announced  of  Nadine  Hull 
Edwards,  of  Portland,  to  William  Stephen  Brimi- 
john,   '05,   of  Woodbury,   New  Jersey. 

Reports  frohi  the  Treasurer's  Office  and  the 
Library  Desk  state  that  there  have  been  more  calls 
than  ever  this  year   for  tickets  for   "Triangle." 

The  football  team  left  for  Amherst  on  the  early 
train,  Friday  morning.  A  considerable  number  of 
fellows  were  at  the  station  to  give  the  team  a 
"send   off." 

Mr,  and  Mrs,  Hubbard  of  Brunswick,  have 
announced  the  engagement  of  their  daughter.  Miss 
Daisie  Hubbard,  to  Mr.  E.  Worthley  Fuller,  M.D., 
Bowdoin,  '01,  of  Bath. 

The  south  spire  of  the  chapel  was  struck  by  light- 
ning the  first  of  the  summer.  Considerable  labor 
was  required  in  the  repairing  of  it,  as  the  damage 
was   more   or   less    serious. 

There  are  but  two  vacant  college  rooms  in  the 
dormitories  this  year.  This  is  the  first  time  that 
the  rooms  in  the  "Ends"  have  been  so  filled  up 
since    the    fraternity    houses    have   been   built. 

"If  Bowdoin  could  be  induced  to  take  any  inter- 
est (in  basketball)  after  the  other  colleges  have 
started  the  movement,  a  Maine  league  could  be 
easily  formed  this  year," — Colby  Echo.  We  will 
explain  that  there  is  not  the  slightest  possibility 
that  Bowdoin  could  be  induced  to  follow  the  other 
colleges'  lead  in  this  sport,  with  our  present  facil- 
ities. 

Professor  Franklin  C.  Robinson  was  absent  for 
the  first  week  of  the  term,  attending  the  annual 
meetings  of  the  American  Public  Health  Associa- 
tion, at  Atlantic  City.  Professor  Robinson  repre- 
sented the  State  of  Maine  at  the  meetings.  The 
Association  includes  the  leading  government  and 
state  health  workers  of  the  United  States,  Canada, 
Cuba  and  Mexico.  Last  year  Professor  Robinson 
was  President  of  the  whole  Association  and 
attended  the  meetings  in  Mexico.  This  year  he  was 
chairman  of  one  of  the  leading  committees  and  took 
charge  of  some  of  the  leading  discussions  on  mat- 
ters of  disinfection.  Mrs.  Robinson  accompanied 
him  on  the  trip.  On  the  trip  he  visited  his  son, 
Dwight  S.  Robinson,  '07,  captain  of  last  spring's 
track  team,  who  is  with  the  DuPont  Powder  Works 
Company   at   Woodbury,    N.   J. 


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RESOLUTIONS 

Hall  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi, 
October  I,  1907. 
In  the  death  of  Brother  John  Marshall  Brown 
the  Bowdoin  Chapter  of  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  sus- 
tains a  most  sad  and  distinct  loss.  He  was  a 
brother  who  through  his  whole  life  ever  maintained 
a  hearty  interest  in  college  and  fraternity.  His  per- 
sonal life  and  work  was  a  distinguished  one,  and 
one  that  throws  nought  but  credit  upon  his  fra- 
ternity. In  the  hurry  and  labor  of  his  younger 
years  and  amid  the  cares  of  middle  life  and  the 
advance  of  age  during  his  later  years,  he  still 
remembered  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi.  The  fraternity 
is  but  too  conscious  of  the  loss  sustained  in  his 
death  and  desires  this  brief  tribute  to  show  in  part 
at  least  the  regard  in  which  he  was  always  held. 

Arthur  Lincoln  Robinson, 
Irving    Lockhart    Rich, 
Warren  Eastman   Robinson, 

Committee   on   Resolutions. 


Two  classmates  have  been  taken  from  us.  As  we 
meet  after  the  summer  there  are  two  to  whom  we 
said  good-bye  in  June  who  are  not  here  to  greet  us 
in  September.  Richard  Almy  Lee  and  John  Frank- 
lin Morrison,  formerly  members  of  the  Class  of 
1908  at  Bowdoin  College,  are  no  longer  with  us. 
Both  were  hearty,  wholesome  college  fellows,  men 
who  had  endeared  themselves  to  us  by  the  close  ties 
of  three  years  of  intimate  connection.  Both  were 
fellows  whose  moral  life  and  personal  characteris- 
tics were  above  reproach,  leaders  in  the  class,  men 
who  were  willing  always  to  work  for  the  college 
and  for  1908.  They  were  not  shirkers  or  loafers. 
In  whatever  was  done  in  college  that  aimed  for  the 
right  they  could  be  depended  upon  to  render  assist- 
ance. In  the  front  rank  in  pleasure  and  labor,  yet 
it  is  not  for  what  they  did  that  we  cherish  their 
memory  but  for  what  they  were.  To  those  who 
knew  them  as  we  classmates  knew  them  there 
remains  the  consolation  that  the  whole  course  of 
their  lives  was  pure  and  noble  in  every  way.  Their 
classmates  bowing  to  the  divine  will,  leave  this  hum- 
ble, but  sincere  tribute  to  their  memory. 

THE  CLASS   OF  1908. 
Paul   Hussey   Powers, 
Nathan    Simmons    Weston, 
Arthur  Lincoln  Robinson, 

Committee  on  Resolutions. 


Hall  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi, 
October  i,  1907. 
In  the  removal  of  Brother  John  Franklin  Morri- 
son from  the  midst  of  our  fraternity  group  the 
Alpha  Delta  Phi  have  sustained  a  loss  from  which 
it  is  impossible  ever  to  fully  recover.  To  have  a 
brother  taken  from  us  in  the  very  height  of  the 
college  course,  when  just  those  ties  of  friendship 
and  intimacy  were  most  well  knit  and  developed,  to 


have  one  gone  so  suddenly  who  but  a  short  time 
before  was  so  intimately  connected  with  us  all,  is  to 
endure  a  blow  the  full  force  of  which  we  can  hardly 
realize  even  now  but  of  which  we  grow  more  and 
more  sadly  conscious  from  day  to  day.  John  Frank- 
lin Morrison  was  always  a  hearty  sharer  in  all  our 
affairs.  He  was  always  among  the  foremost  in  our 
activities,  and  when  work  was  to  be  done  ever 
among  the  first  to  volunteer.  His  personal  moral 
character  was  above  reproach.  Not  only  was  he 
universally  esteemed  by  the  college  at  large,  but 
loved  and  respected  by  those  with  whom  he  inti- 
mately lived.  His  was  not  a  superficial  estimation 
but  was  known  with  that  regard  which  is  bred 
by  true  realization  of  sterling  worth  and  lovable 
disposition.  It  is  hard  indeed  to  think  of  him  as 
gone,  as  taken  from  us  forever,  that  he  will  never 
again  greet  us  in  house  and  hall.  The  place  he 
leaves  can  never  be  fdled.  The  hearts  of  all  the 
active  members  of  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  at  Bowdoin 
to-day  will  ever  retain  freshly  and  sadly  in  mind 
the  memory  of  Brother  Morrison  as  we  knew  him. 
But  brief  can  this  tribute  seem  from  those  who 
were  his  fraternal  b;-others,  but  the  tribute  we  give 
can  never  be  written,  it  is  something  we  all  feel  and 
all   silently   bear. 

Arthur  Lincoln  Robinson, 
Irving    Lockhart    Rich, 
Warren  Eastman  Robinson, 

Committee  on  Resolutions. 


Whereas,  It  has  pleased  Almighty  God  in  His 
infinite  wisdom,  to  take  from  us  our  beloved  brother, 
Richard  Almy  Lee,  of  the  Class  of  1908,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Beta  Sigma 
Chapter  of  Beta  Theta  Pi,  express  our  deep  grief  at 
the  loss  of  an  honored  and  loyal  brother,  and  be  it 
Resolved,  That  we  extend  our  heart-felt  sympa- 
thy to  the  bereaved  family  and  friends  of  the 
deceased. 

William    Whitney    Fairclough, 
Arthur   Hosmer   Huse, 
Nathan    Simmons   Weston, 

Foi-  the  Chapter. 


Resolutions  adopted  at  the  first  regular  meeting 
of  the  Bowdoin  College  Christian  Association : 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  God  to  call  from  our 
midst  in  the  morning  of  their  lives  our  president, 
John  F.  Morrison,  and  vice-president,  Richard  A. 
Lee ;  and 

Whereas,  The  strong  ties  of  friendship  formed  by 
them  have  forever  on  earth  been  torn  asunder; 
be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  Bowdoin  College  Christian 
Association  acknowledge,  at  this  first  regular  meet- 
ing, the  sad  loss  of  its  president,  John  F.  Morrison, 
and  vice-president,  Richard  A.  Lee ;  and  be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  Association  extend  its  sincere 
and  heart-felt  sympathy  to  the  bereaved  parents; 
and  be  it  further 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
spread  upon  the  records  of  the  Bowdoin  College 
Christian  Association. 


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Class  of  1910 

During  the  summer  vacation  our  class  has 
suffered  the  great  loss  of  one  of  its  best 
beloved  members,  Harry  J.  Dugan.  His 
death,  by  drowning,  was  under  circumstances 
of  exceptional  sadness,  and  cast  a  gloom  not 
only  over  the  hearts  of  those  who  knew  him 
well,  but  over  the  whole  community  where  his 
life  had  been  spent.  Harry  Dugan  was  a 
young  man  of  noble  equalities  and  the  life  cut 
short  was  one  of  great  promise.  His  manly 
traits,  his  studious  tastes,  his  upright  charac- 
ter and  his  social  nature  endeared  him  to  us 
who  were  closely  associated  with  him  as  class- 
mates during  the  past  year,  and  will  long  be 
cherished  in  our  hearts.  His  death  comes  to 
us  all  with  a  sense  of  personal  loss,  but  in  our 
sorrow  we  are  not  unmindful  of  those  who 
were  bound  to  him  by  still  closer  ties.  There- 
fore be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  Class  of  Bowdoin,  Nine- 
teen Hundred  and  Ten,  extend  its  deepest 
sympathy  to  the  bereaved  parents  and  sisters, 
and  assure  them  that  the  hearts  of  its  mem- 
bers go  out  to  them  in  their  great  sorrow. 

J.  Leland  Crosby,  2d, 
Robert  Hale, 
Sumner   Edwards, 

For  the  Class. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Bowdoin  Chapter  of 
the  Delta  Upsilon  Fraternity  held  October  2, 
1907,  it  was  voted  to  drape  the  Charter  for 
thirty  days,  and  that  the  undergraduate  mem- 
bers wear  crape  with  their  Fraternity  pins 
during  that  period. 

This  vote  was  passed  as  an  outward  expres- 
sion and  tangible  recognition  of  the  inward 
sense  of  sorrow  occasioned  by  the  sudden  and 
irreparable  loss  by  drowning  of  Harry  Joseph 
Dugan  on  the  9th  day  of  July,  1907. 

The  Fraternity  and  its  undergraduate  mem- 
bers especially  have  received  a  blow  that  time 
cannot  eliminate,  for  always  there  will  remain 
in  the  minds  of  each  of  his  fraternity-mates  a 
mental  picture  of  him  as  they  knew  him,  con- 
genial, happy,  upright  in  conduct,  and  an 
example  well  worthy  of  being  followed.  He 
was  in  fact  all  that  goes  to  make  up  an  ideal 
college  man. 

The  undergraduate  members  of  the  Frater- 
nity are  also  mindful  of  the  loss  that  his  imme- 
diate family  have    suffered,    and    while    they 


have  not  drained  the  cup  of  sorrow  to  its 
dregs,  still,  they  feel  that  they  have  tasted  of 
the  bitterness  of  it,  and  desire  to  extend  their 
sympathy. 

FIarry  H.  Hayes, 
Guy  W.  Farrar, 
Alfred    W.    Wandtke, 

For  the  Fraternity. 


NEW  FACULTY  MEMBERS 

There  are  four  new  members  of  the  Bow- 
doin College  faculty  this  fall.  The  resigna- 
tion of  Professor  R.  FI.  Ham  last  spring  to 
accept  a  position  in  Trinity  and  of  Professor 
R.  C.  McCrea  this  summer  on  a  call  to 
Columbia  left  two  vacancies  in  professorships. 
Two  new  instructors  have  also  been  added. 

Prof.  F.  W.  Brown  of  Clark  University,  w 
succeeds  Professor  Ham.  He  is  a  graduate 
of  Harvard  and  received  the  degree  of  Ph.D. 
from  that  institution  in  1905.  He  has  stud- 
ied abroad  and  spent  one  year  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Grenoble  at  France.  Dr.  Brown  is 
especially  proficient  in  Italian,  French  and 
Spanish.  He  is  occupying  the  same  residence 
on  Federal  Street  as  did  Mr.  Flam. 

Professor  Ab'.a  M.  Edwards  has  been 
secured  to  occupy  the  chair  of  Economics  and 
Sociology  for  one  year.  He  graduated  from 
the  University  of  Oklahoma  and  received  the 
degree  of  Ph.D.  from  Yale.  He  has  been 
recently  engaged  in  research  work  for  the 
Carnegie  Institute  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

H.  B.  Hastings,  a  graduate  of  Massachu-  ^ 
setts  Institute  of  Technology,  1907,  has  been 
appointed  to  the  new  instructorship  in 
Mechanical  Drawing,  Descriptive  Geometry 
and  Surveying.  Ralph  B.  Stone,  1902,  has 
been  appointed  an  instructor  in  Physics  and 
Mathematics.  Mr.  Stone  has  been  studying 
in  Germany.  By  the  addition  of  these  new 
instructorships  the  scope  of  the  college  along 
technical  lines  will  be  broadened. 


ADDITIONS  TO  THE  LIBRARY 

Among  the  more  scholarly  and  substantial 
works  added  to  the  library  during  the  sum- 
mer may  be  mentioned  the  complete  writings 
of  Cervantes,  printed  at  Madrid  in  1863  in 
twelve  quarto  volumes,  and  usually  regarded 


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as  the  best,  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  expen- 
sive editions  of  this  famous  author;  the  Eng- 
lish Historical  Society's  Collection  of  Monas- 
tic Chronicles,  in  twenty-three  volumes ; 
Anderson's  Norroena  in  fifteen  volumes,  with 
a  fac  simile  reproduction  of  the  Flatey  Book ; 
fourteen  volumes  of  the  Kuenstler  Mono- 
graphien  from  a  benefactor  living  in  Port- 
land whose  name  is  unknown ;  Hulbert's  His- 
toric Highways  of  America  in  sixteen  vol- 
umes. The  briefer  but  important  books  pur- 
chased are  represented  by  Rose's  Develop- 
ment of  European  Nations,  Davenport's  Mez- 
zotints, Rich's  Feathered  Game  of  the  North- 
east, Farne'.l's  Cults  of  the  Greek  States,  and 
Seymour's  Life  in  the  Homeric  Age. 

Chief  among  the  more  popular  works  is  a 
special  paper  limited  edition  of  "The  New 
America  and  the  Far  East"  by  G.  Waldo 
Browne,  a  beautifu'lly  illustrated  work  in  six 
quarto  volumes,  presented  by  the  publisher, 
Albert  Marshall  Jones  of  the  Class  of  1893. 
Similar  to  this  in  the  attractiveness  of  its  pic- 
tures is  Rossiter  Johnson's  four-volume  his- 
tory of  the  Columbian  Exposition.  Peary's 
Nearest  the  Pole,  Birdseye's  Individual  Train- 
ing in  Our  Colleges,  Waller's  Through  the 
Gates  of  the  Netherlands,  Howells'  Certain 
Delightful  English  Towns,  Eckstorm's  David 
Libbey,  Davey's  Pageant  of  London,  Ben- 
son's Beside  Still  Waters,  while  much  less 
voluminous,  will  find  an  equal  number  of 
interested  readers. 


The  Board  of  Bowdoin  College  Preachers  is  to 
he  continued  this  year  through  the  genet  osity  of 
Professor  and  Mrs.  Files.  Ordinarily  the  visiting 
clergymen  will  preach  in  the  Church  on  the  Hill  in 
the  morning  and  conduct  college  chapel  in  the  after- 
noon of  the  third  Sunday  in  each  month.  The  list 
for  the  first  five  months  of  the  college  year  is  as 
follows : 

Oct.  20 — President  Charles  Cuthbert  Hall  of 
Union   Seminary,   New  York. 

Nor.   17 — Rev.   Floyd  Tonikins  of  Philadelphia. 

Dec.  IS — President  W.  H.  P.  Faunce  of  Brown 
University,    Providence. 

Jan.  19 — Rev.  Donald  Sage  Mackay  of  New  York. 

Feb.  16 — Rev.  Henry  Van  Dyke  of  Princeton, 
N.J. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Glee  and  Mandolin-Guitar 
Clubs  held  the  first  of  the  term,  Max  P.  Gushing, 
'09,  was  elected  leader  of  the  Glee  Club,  and  How- 
ard F.  Kane,  '09,  leader  of  the  Mandolin-Guitor 
Club. 

To  the  extensive  collection  of  Longfellow  por- 
traits possessed  by  the  library,  Professor  Joseph  C. 
Pickard  of  Maywood,  111.,  has  added  two  photo- 
graphs of  the  bust  by  Lorado  Taft  which  was  pre- 
sented to  the  University  of  Illinois  by  the  gradu- 
ating  class   last   Commencement. 


NEW  BOWDOIN  SONG 

New  Bowdoin  songs  are  always  welcome. 
The  following,  originally  sung  at  New  York 
last  year,  should  be  added  to  those  we  now 
have : 

Bowdoin,  Again 

Air :  "Benediction." 

Bowdoin !  again  to  thy  dear  name  we  raise, 
With  one  accord  our  loving  song  of  praise. 
We  stand  to  laud  thee,  ere  our  meeting  cease, 
Then  homeward  journey   with  thy  words  of 
peace. 

In  our  young  days  the  future  was  as  night, 
But  thou  for  us  its  darkness  turned  to  light ; 
From    harm    and    dangers   kept    thy   children 

free, 
Oh !  Alma  Mater,  much  we  owe  to  thee. 

Thy  Whispering  Pines  that  edge  the  student's 

way 
To  Bowdoin's  sons  tell  legends  day  by  day. 
As  they  have  told  them  in  the  years  gone  by, 
While  in  the  winds  their  towering  branches 

sigh. 

Loved  Alma  Mater,  through  our  later  life 
Solace  our  sorrow,  be  our  help  in  strife. 
And  when  Death's  voice  shall  bid  life's  con- 
flict cease. 
We'll  leave  dear  Bowdoin  for  Eternal  Peace. 
Original  song  coiitribnted  by 
Mrs.  Joseph  B.  Roberts. 


DR.  EDWARD  BEECHER  MASON 

On  the  first  day  of  October  occurred  the 
death  of  Dr.  Edward  Beecher  Mason,  for 
thirteen  years  pastor  of  the  College  Church, 
at  his  home  in  Brunswick.  Although  not  a 
Bowdoin  graduate  himself,  the  college  has 
never  had  a  truer  friend  or  one  more  willing 
to  do  what  he  could  for  the  institution  and  the 
students.  Dr.  Mason  had  suffered  from  a 
long  illness.  Fie  was  sixty-nine  years  of  age. 
He  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  educated  at  Knox 
College,  Ohio,  and  graduated  from  the  Ando- 
ver  Theological  Seminary  in  1861.  He  held 
five  pastorates  during  his  life.  He  came  to 
Brunswick  in  1890,  and  remained  in  active 
work  until  1902,  when  ill-health  forced  him 
to  resign.  Of  all  Brunswick  friends  of  Bow- 
doin it  is  safe  to  say  there  never  was  a  man 
more  beloved  than  Dr.  Mason.  In  the  thir- 
teen  years    he    labored    he    was   the   earnest, 


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unassuming  friend  of  all,  and  many  a  grad- 
uate will  be  saddened  to  learn  of  his  death. 
He  was  the  friend  of  all  who  wished  a  friend. 
His  life  is  a  beautiful  tribute  to  the  profes- 
sion he  so  nobly  represented.  A  high-minded, 
true  Christian  gentleman,  was  Dr.  Mason. 
He  performed  considerable  noteworthy  liter- 
ary work  during  his  life-time.  It  will  be 
remembered  that  Dr.  Mason  was  instrumental 
in  the  arranging  for  the  series  of  musical 
recitals  which  were  given  in  the  Art  Build- 
ing for  two  years  and  were  so  largely  appre- 
ciated by  the  college.  This  is  but  one  of  the 
many  things  which  Dr.  Mason  did  as  a  friend 
to  Bowdoin.  "Friend"  is  his  best  tribute.  He 
was  a  friend  to  all  and  to  every  one,  and  as 
such  will   be  sadly  missed. 


COLLEGE  BAND 

The  real  interest  in  football  is  just  about  to 
begin.  The  preliminary  games  are  mostly 
over  and  the  hard  games  are  now  before  us. 
We  certainly  cannot  face  the  approach  of 
these  games  with  the  possibility  of  no  music. 
We  must  have  a  band !  The  college  seems 
to  have  grown  strangely  lethargic  in  regard 
to  this  feature  this  last  year.  Our  band  was 
permitted  to  pass  into  oblivion  last  year.  But 
it  cannot  be  let  stay  there  this  year.  A  meet- 
ing should  be  called  at  once  and  the  band 
revived  for  the  approaching  series  of  games. 


DEATH  AND  THE  ALUMNI 

Rarely  has  a  summer  passed  in  which  Bow- 
doin has  been  called  to  mourn  a  larger  num- 
ber of  its  graduates.  The  death  by  drowning 
of  a  beloved  member  of  the  Class  of  1905, 
Philip  K.  Greene,  preceded  only  a  few  days 
the  sad  accidents  that  took  away  three  of  our 
undergraduates.  The  next  week  brought  the 
news  of  the  sudden  decease  of  John  C.  San- 
born, Esq.,  a  prominent  lawyer  of  Lawrence, 
Mass.,  who  had  just  celebrated  in  perfect 
health  the  jubilee  anniversary  of  his  gradu- 
ation. In  this  same  month  of  July  there  was 
starred  on  our  rolls  the  name  of  one  who  for 
years  had  been  a  tower  of  strength  to  the  col- 
lege, and  who,  despite  great  physical  weak- 
ness, had  been  present  at  the  last  meeting  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  Gen.  John  Marsha'.l 
Brown,  LL.D.,  of  Portland.  In  the  same 
week  his  college-mate  and  fellow-soldier, 
George   Edwin   Moulton,   long   prominent    in 


the  educational  circles  of  the  metropolis,  died 
at  his  residence  in  Brooklvn. 

In  August  were  recorded  the  deaths  of 
Edward  Albert  Kelly,  Class  of  1850,  a  suc- 
cessful and  trusted  lawyer  of  Boston;  Profes- 
sor Kingsbury  Bachelder,  L.H.D.,  Class  of 
1871,  of  Hillsdale  College,  one  of  the  most 
zealous  and  cultured  of  the  many  teachers 
Bowdoin  has  sent  out ;  and  Dr.  Charles  B. 
Bridgham,  Medical  Class  of  1863,  a  beloved 
and  well-known  physician  of  Cohasset,  Mass. 

In  September  were  announced  the  deaths 
of  Walter  W.  Fogg,  Class  of  1896,  a  faith- 
ful man,  who  made  a  gallant  fight  against  dis- 
ease; and  Col.  Isaac  H.  Wing  of  Bayfield, 
Wis.,  Class  of  1856,  whose  great  generosity 
to  his  -Alma  Mater  is  by  no  means  the  only 
reason  his  memory  should  be  cherished  here. 
It  is  impracticable  to  print  a  full  account  of 
the  careers  of  all  these  in  the  columns  of  the 
Orient,  but  the  usual  sketches  giving  accu- 
rate details  of  their  lives  will  be  subsequently 
published  in  the  proper  number  of  the  Obitu- 
ary Record. 


Hlumni  IFlotes 


CLASS  OF  1862 

The  memorial  sermon  preached  on  the 
twentieth  anniversary  of  the  consecration  of 
the  Church  of  the  Holy  Spirit  at  Mattapan, 
Mass.,  by  its  first  pastor,  Rev.  John  T. 
Magrath,  has  been  printed  in  attractive  form. 
One  who  reads  its  pages  can  understand  the 
devotion  of  the  first  minister  and  the  affec- 
tion that  his  parish  will  always  entertain  for 
him. 

CLASS  OF  1873 

Hon.  Augustus  F.  Moulton  delivered  an 
address  on  the  Influence  the  Country  Church 
and  Pastor  have  had  on  the  Life  and  Devel- 
opment of  the  State  at  the  recent  centennial 
of  the  Maine  Missionary  Society  held  at 
Flallowell. 

CLASS  OF  1898 

R.  L.  Wiggin  of  Rockland,  Me.,  is  Super- 
intendent of  Schools  at  Falmouth  this  year. 
He  is  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin,  the  Harvard 
Summer  School  and  the  Teachers'  College. 
He  has  had  considerable  experience  as  a  pub- 
lic school  teacher,  though  this  is  his  first  posi- 
tion as  a  principal. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


CLASS  OF  1899 
The   engagement   of   Clifton   A.    Towle   to 
Miss  Annie  L.  Stratton  of  Laconia,  N.  H.,  is 
announced. 

CLASS  OF  1900 
J.  A.  Hamlin,  of  Topsham,  is  principal  of 
the  Oldtovvn  High   School  this  year. 

.CLASS  OF  1901 
Herbert  D.   Stewart  of  Richmond,  Me.,  is 
principal    of    the    Oxford    High    School    this 
year.     He  was  principal  of  the  High  School 
in  his  own  town  for  four  years. 

CLASS  OF  1902 
William  E.  Wing  of  North  Anson  has  been 
elected  principal  of  the  High  School  at 
Presque  Isle.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  college 
in  the  Class  of  1902  and  has  taken  a  post- 
graduate course  at  Harvard.  He  taught  in 
Dixfield  for  three  years  and  was  the  principal 
of  the  East  Corinth  Academy. 

CLASS  OF  1905 
Rev.  Charles  P.  Cleaves  was  the  author  of 
the  centennial  poem  delivered  at  the  celebra- 
tion of  the  establishment  of  the  Maine  Mis- 
sionary Society. 


FRANK  E.  KENDRIE 


^eacbet  of  IDiolin 

studied  under  Professors  F.  W.  Krafft  aud  Carl  Barloben  of 
Boston  Symphony  orchestra.    Orchestra  furnished  for  concerts, 
receptions,  dances,  etc. 
For  terms,  etc.,  address  BETA  THETA  PI  HOUSE. 


See  pie  HM  a  Position 

I  want  to  have  a  personal  talk  with  every  Bowdoln  College 
1907  man  who  will  be  in  the  market  for  a  good  ijositlou  m 
business  or  technical  work  on  or  after  July  1st. 

If  you  will  call  and  see  me  at  the  Brunswick  House  at  any 
time  to  suit  your  convenience  from  May  4th  to  5th,  inclusive 
taflernoon  or  evening)  I  can  tell  you  frankly  just  what  the 
prospects  are  of  securing  the  sort  of  position  you  want  and  are 
titte(l  to  fill.  I  can  give  you  full  information  concerning  a  great 
many  of  the  best  opportunities  for  young  college  meu  in  all 
lines  of  work  in  the  United  States  and  several  foreign  co'intries. 

It  will  pay  you,  I  feel  sure,  to  see  me  before  deciding 
definitely  what  to  do  after  graduation. 

A.  S.  POND,  JR., 

Representing   HAPQOOD'S 

UNIVERSITY  OF  VERMONT 
COLLEGE  OF  MEDICINE 


The  fifty-fourth  session  of  this  College  of  Medicine 
begins  December  J,  J906,  and  continues  seven  months. 

A  New  Building  with 

Large,  well  eqtiipped  Laboratories, 
Commodious  Lecture  Halls, 
Pleasant  Recitation  Rooms, 

Every   Facility   for    Instruction. 


NUMEROUS  CLINICS 


MODERATE  EXPENSE 


For  Announcement  and  further  information,  address 

H.  L.   WHITE,    A.M.,    Secretary 

BURLINGTON,   VT. 


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VOL.  XXXVIl 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  OCTOBER  i8,  1907 


NO.  12 


FOOTBALL 

Amherst,  17;  Bowdoin,  o. 

Last  Saturday  Amherst  defeated  Bowdoin 
on  Pratt  Field,  Amherst,  by  the  score  of  17  to 
o.  Amherst  made  most  of  her  gains  by  for- 
ward passes  and  thru  the  line.  Bowdoin's 
line  did  not  seem  to  hold  well,  but  this  was 
probably  due  to  the  fact  that  Amherst's  line 
outweighed  her.  Amherst's  backs  played 
well,  but  Bowdoin's  backfield  was  fully  as  fast, 
working  like  clock-work.  The  first  touch- 
down was  made  on  a  forward  pass,  Keith  mak- 
ing the  score.  Atwood  followed  with  another 
touchdown,  after  a  brilliant  run  around  Bow- 
doin's right  end.  During  the  rest  of  the  half 
there  was  much  punting,  neither  side  being 
able  to  make  gains. 

In  the  second  half  Bowdoin  played  a  snap- 
pier game.  Besides  holding  Amherst  down  to 
one  touchdown,  many  gains  were  made  thru 
Amherst's  line.  In  this  half  Lee  succeeded  in 
breaking  thru  the  Amherst  line  and  made 
thirty  yards  before  he  was  downed. 

The  summary: 

Amherst.  Bowdoin. 

Keating,    I.e r.e.,    Crowley    (Capt.) 

Kilbourne,    l.t r.t.,    Cummings    (Hinkley) 

Buck,    l.g r.g.,    Sewall 

Gildersleeve    (Capt.)    c c,    Boynton 

Rogers    ( Mulry ) ,   r.g l.g.,    Ready 

»      Mulry   (Haldeman),   r.t l.t.,  Newman 

Keith    (Graves),  r.e I.e.,  Wandkte 

Curby,    q.b q.b.,    Gould 

Shattuck   (Dietrick),  l.h.b r.h.b.,  Manter 

Atwood,    r.h.b l.h.b.,    Phipps 

Smith    (Campbell)    f.b f.b.,   Lee 

Score — Amherst  17,  Bowdoin  0.  Touchdowns — 
Keith,  Atwood,  Shattuck.  Goals  from  touchdowns 
— Curby  2.  Referee — Pendleton  of  Bowdoin. 
Umpire — Van-Tine  of  Trinity.  Time — 13-minute 
halves. 


NORTHFIELD  CONFERENCE 

Last  June  Bowdoin  sent  a  regular  delega- 
tion to  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Conference  of  the 
Eastern  and  Canadian  Colleges  which  is  held 
annually  at  Northfield,  Mass.  The  delegation 
consisted  of  J.  F.  Morrison,  '08,  L.  F.  Tim- 
berlake,  '09,  M.  P.  Cushing,  '09,  and  H.  H. 
Burton,  '09.     The  other  Maine  colleges  were 


also  represented,  and  the  whole  delegation 
from  the  State  numbered  over  thirty,  includ- 
ing delegates  .  from  several  preparatory 
schools.  There  were  present  at  the  confer- 
ence over  600  men,  the  three  largest  delega- 
tions being  from  Yale,  Harvard,  and  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania,  with  about  175,  125,  and 
75  representatives  respectively. 

The  conference  lasted  from  June  28  to  July 
7.  Most  of  the  students  slept  in  tents  and  ate 
in  the  large  dining  halls,  which  were  the  halls 
of  the  Northfield  Seminary,  on  the  grounds  of 
which  the  conference  is  held.  Every  morn- 
ing there  was  a  program  consisting  of  Mission 
Study  classes — one  of  the  most  popular  of 
which  was  an  excellent  course  by  a  man  who 
has  worked  for  eight  years  in  the  New  York 
slums,  Bible  Study  classes  led  by  experienced 
students,  and  at  eleven  o'clock  a  general  meet- 
ing where  some  speaker  addressed  the  whole 
conference.  The  afternoons  were  devoted 
entirely  to  sports — the  Maine  delegation  show- 
ing up  best  in  the  baseball  series  in  which  the 
all-Maine  team  reached  the  semi-finals.  In 
the  evening  short  outdoor  meetings  were  held 
at  which  talks  are  given  on  "Life  Work,"  and 
later  a  general  meeting  was  again  held  and 
addressed  by  some  good  speakers. 

The  conference  was  something  entirely  dif- 
ferent from  anything  which  takes  place  any- 
where else,  and  was  made  something  worth 
while  to  every  student,  because  the  speakers 
were  very  strong,  and  the  type  of  college  man 
present,  was  not  the  mollycoddle  but  the  man 
who  has  some  honest  purpose.  The  confer- 
ence was  valuable  to  the  delegates  who  went 
from  Bowdoin,  and  all  the  '09  men  are  plan- 
ning to  go  again  this  spring,  with  as  many 
more  as  may  be  interested. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION  MEETING 

The  first  meeting  of  the  Christian  Associa- 
tion was  held  in  Banister  Hall,  Thursday  even- 
ing, Oct.  10.  A  large  body  of  undergraduates 
assembled  to  listen  to  Prof.  Chapman's  talk 
on :  "Three  Things  a  College  Community 
Can  Expect  of    a    Christian."     He    took    the 


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tliree  qualities  of  brotlierly  love,  manliness, 
and  godliness  and  froni  these  developed  an 
ideal  coKege  community.  The  talk  was  fol- 
lowed by  a  short  business  meeting  in  which 
resolutions  were  passed  on  ]\Iorrison  and  Lee, 
the  former  president  and  vice-president  of  the 
association.  Then  followed  election  of  officers. 
Purington,  'o8,  was  elected  president,  and 
the  executive  and  other  committees  were 
appointed. 


Willinm  H.  Cliapin.  Walter  E.  Lowell,  WilliAm  H. 
Callilian,  Edward  Skcltoii,  Charles  Byles,  Philip 
Kmiball. 

Bet.\    Theta    Pi 
From    1911:    Harold    Hine,    Paul    Hine,    Edward 
Kern,    John    Cartland,   Harold    Burnhani,    Lawrence 
Davis,   Walter   Emerson,  Alton  Pope,  Harold  Bick- 
more,  James  Curtis. 


FRATERNITY  INITIATES 

The  list  of  initiates  for  the  fraternities  is  given 
below.  The  annual  initiation  occurs  on  Wednesday, 
October  23.  Adjourns  will  be  granted  on  the  Thurs- 
day   tnorning    following. 

Alpha  Delta  Phi 
Wilbur  C.  Caldwell,  Arthur  C.  Gibson,  x\lgernon 
T.  Gibson,  Joseph  C.  White,  Harold  S.  White,  Law- 
rence P.  Parkman,  Hugh  W.  Hastings,  Harrison 
L.  Robinson,  F.  Humphrey  Purington,  William  H. 
Clifford,  Edward  H.  Weatherill,  Stanley  W.  Pierce, 
Chester  E.  Kellogg,  Francis  T.  Donnelly. 

Psi  Upsilon 

From    1908:    Fred   L.    Pennell. 

From  1911:  Benjamin  Partridge,  Leon  Conway, 
Melville  Gould,  Charles  B.  Hawes,  Gardner  Sanford, 
Philip  W.  Meserve,  Edward  B.  Daly,  Oliver  T.  San- 
born, Edward  C.  Hawkes,  Arthur  H.  Cole,  Donald 
Redfern,  E.  Baldwin  Smith. 

Delta  Kappa  Epsilon 
From   1910:   P.  H.   Williams. 
From  191 1 :  William  C.  Allen,  Melville  C.  Aubery, 

F.  U.  Burkett,  John  J.  Devine,  E.  G.  Fifield,  James 

G.  B.  McKusick,  J.  M.  Pierce,  Robert  M.  Lawless, 
Harry  L.  Wiggin,  Phillip  H.  Hansen,  Alden  S. 
Hitchborn. 

Zeta  Psi 
Fred  C.  Black,  Read  Horsman,  William  Haggety, 
Frank    Burns,    Charles    Dinsmore,    Scribner    Hyler, 
Stetson  H.  .Hussey,  Folsani  Merrill,  Keith  Pierson, 
Charles  D.  Robbins,  George  Torsney. 

Theta  Delta  Chi 

From   1910:   Harold   P.   Marsh. 

F.om  1911;  Linwood  E.  Clark,  Alonzo  G.  Dennis, 
James  H.  Files,  Orrison  P.  Haley,  George  W.  Howe, 
George  C.  Kaulbach.  Horace  H.  Watson,  Harold  P. 
Whitmore,  Harold   P.  Marston,  Frank  P.   Richards. 

Delta  Upsilon 
From  1910:  James  Hubbard,  Thomas  C.  Phelps. 
From    191 1  :    Maurice    P.    Hill,    Abraham    Somes, 
Harrison    M.    Berry,    Alfred    W.    Johnson,    Richard 
W.    Sullivan,   Waldo  T.   Skillin,   Andrew   C.    Swan, 
■   DeForrest  Weeks,  Percy  C.  Matthews,  Robert  Brad- 
ford, Edward  J.  Palmer,  William  Noyes. 

Kj\ppa  Sigm.\ 
From  191 1  :  Charles  Oxnard,  Roland  Waite,  Ben- 
jamin K.  Phipps,  George  Barton,  Vyndel  A.  Hewes, 


THE  SOPHOMORES  DEFEAT  THE  FRESHMEN 

The  Sophomores  took  the  Freshmen  into  camp  in 
the  second  game  of  the  series  held  between  the 
two  classes.  The  final  score  was  13  to  5  and  it  was 
a  significant  indication  of  the  looseness  which  char- 
acterized the  entire  game.  Pearson,  who  went  into 
the  box  for  the  Freshmen,  passed  the  first  three  men 
who  faced  him  and  then  the  Sophomores  by  bunch- 
ing their  hits  scored  four  runs  before  the  Freshmen 
got  fairly  awake.  The  second  inning  was  a  practi- 
cal repetition  of  the  first,  by  some  excellent  base  run- 
ning and  some  timely  hitting  the  Sophomores  added 
three  more  runs  to  their  score.  At  this  point  the 
Freshmen  gathered  themselves  together  and  in  their 
half  of  the  third  they  tallied  two  runs.  Clifford 
who  replaced  Pearson,  proved  more  effective  and 
the  game  proceeded  on  more  even  terms  until  the 
eighth  when  the  first  year  men  again  went  to  pieces 
and  allowed  the  Sophomores  to  score  heavily. 
Hobbs  for  the  Sophomores  pitched  a  strong  game. 
He  kept  his  hits  well  scattered,  passed  but  few  men 
and  backed  by  some  snappy  team  work,  he  was 
always  invincible  at  critical  periods.  Score  by 
innings : 

1911    o    o     2     0     I     o     I     o     I —  5 

,  1910    4    3     I     I     I     o    o    3      —13 

Batteries — Pearson,  Clifford  and  Clarke.  Hobbs 
and   Eastman.     Umpire — Sparks. 


'68  PRIZE  SPEAKERS 

The  following  is  the  list  of  the  speakers  from 
1908  who  will  compete  in  the  Class  of  1868  Prize 
Speaking.  Six  men  are  chosen  from  the  Senior 
Class,  based  on  excellence  in  writing  and  speaking 
English.  The  speaking  takes  place  during  the  mid- 
dle of  January : 

Joseph   Albert   Davis. 

Albert   Trowbridge   Gould. 

Arthur  Harold   Ham. 

George   Palmer  Hyde. 

.Arthur  Lincoln  Robinson. 

Carl   Merrill   Robinson. 


WARNING  TO  FRESHMEN 

As  is  very  we'.I  known  the  scholarship 
requirements  for  Freshmen  at  Bowdoin  are 
very  strict,  for  those  who  desire  to  take  part 
in  any  form  of  athletics  whatsoever.  As  so 
many  fellows  are  debarred  every  year  from 
being  on  any  team,  the  Orient  gives  the  fol- 


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lowing  brief  summary  of  the  rules  in  regard 
to  Freshmen.  We  give  free  warning  that 
these  rules  are  strictly  enforced  and  no  excep- 
tion is  ever  permitted.  No  athlete  need  think 
that  any  consideration  will  be  shown  him,  no 
matter  how  important  a  factor  he  is.  Just 
remember  the  following: 

A  review  of  all  Freshmen  classes  are  he'.d 
six  weeks  after  the  opening  of  the  term.  Any 
first  year  man  who  is  low  in  any  one  subject 
at  this  time  is  debarred  from  football  and  all 
fall  sports.  A  man  may  be  debarred  if  he  is 
lozv,  he  does  not  necessarily  have  to  be  below 
passing. 

If  a  first  year  man  flunks  one  course  at  the 
mid-years  he  is  debarred  from  all  athletics  in 
the  spring.  This  applies  to  second  team,  as 
well  as  the  first  team  in  baseball. 

Remember  these  rules.  They  are  simple 
enough.  And  also  remember,  if  you  do  flunk 
a  subject,  there  is  no  possible  way  for  you  to 
make  it  up,  and  to  represent  the  college  or 
the  class.  Take  warning  in  time,  that  you 
may  have  no  necessity  for  saying  that  "you 
didn't  know  about  it." 

Of  course  if  a  man  is  warned  at  the  mid- 
term examinations,  and  then  passes  every- 
thing at  the  mid-years,  he  is  eligible  for  the 
spring.  If  a  Freshman  flunks  A.gebra,  he 
must  get  enough  rank  in  his  geometry  to  make 
his  average  come  above  passing  in  order  to 
take  part  in  any  spring  athletics.  These  are 
the  summary  of  the  rules. 


ORIENT  COMPETITION 

Notice  is  given  that  the  annual  competition 
for  positions  on  the  editorial  board  of  the 
Orient  will  commence  next  week.  The  pres- 
ent volume  is  completed  in  March  and  new 
members  will  be  taken  on  to  the  staff  at  that 
time.  The  competition  is  open  essentially  to 
members  of  the  Freshman  Class,  although 
there  will  be  one  Sophomore  added  to  the 
editors.  As  there  are  a  number  of  vacancies 
to  be  filled,  a  large  number  of  Freshmen 
should  enter  the  competition.  Those  desiring 
to  consider  themselves  as  candidates  should 
hand  their  names  to  the  editor-in-chief  as 
soon  as  possible.  The  selection  of  the  board 
is  based  on  the  quantity  and  quality  of  the 
work  done.  Candidates  should  hand  in  mat- 
ter every  week,  mainly  college  notes.  Also 
they  will  be  assigned  special  write-ups  from 
time  to  time.  At  least  three  editorials  are  to 
be    submitted,     and    one    shall    be    printed. 


Orient  copy  has  to  be  sent  up  to  the  printer's 
on  Monday  or  Tuesday  evenings.  Copy  may 
be  left  at  Room  ii,  South  Winthrop  Hall, 
before  9.30  p.m.  on  either  of  these  days.  It  is 
hoped  that  a  large  number  of  1911  men  will 
appear  as  candidates  for  the  college  news- 
paper. 


BUGLE  PRIZES 

It  has  been  decided  to  offer  three  prizes, 
which  shall  be  open  to  anyone  who  is  not  on 
the  board — whether  an  undergraduate  or 
member  of  the  faculty.  The  prizes  are  to  be 
awarded  as  follows : 

Three  dollars  for  the  best  "limerick"  on 
any  member  of  the  faculty. 

Two  dollars  for  the  best  "grind" — other 
than  a  limerick — on  any  member  of  the 
faculty. 

Two  dollars  for  the  best  prose  write-up, 
similar  to  those  in  the  1908  Bugle,  of  any 
member  of  the   Class   of   1909. 

The  prizes  will  be  awarded  by  vote  of  the 
board,  especial  favor  being  given  to  original 
ideas.  All  articles  should  be  typewritten,  and 
handed  to  some  member  of  the  board  before 
March  i,  1908,  at  the  latest,  and  it  is  hoped 
that  the  articles  will  be  submitted  as  soon  as 
possible. 


DRAMATIC  CLUB 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Dramatic  Club  held 
on  Tuesday  evening  in  Banister  Hall,  it  was 
decided  to  hold  the  first  rehearsal  for  the  cast 
of  characters  on  Friday  evening  at  6.45  in  the 
Y.  .M.  C.A.  room,  with  Miss  Curtis  and  two 
members  of  the  faculty  as  judges.  The  faculty 
has  granted  the  club  permission  to  make  its 
first  trip  with  the  possible  permission  of  fur- 
ther trips  later.  The  play  to  be  presented  this 
season  is  "Half  Back  Sandy"  and  will  proba- 
bly be  given  first  at  Bangor,  Rockland  and 
Farmington.  The  same  play  was  presented 
by  the  Colby  Dramatic  Club  last  season  with 
ereat  success. 


THE  CHOIR 

The  men  in  the  college  choir  this  year  are 
as  follows : 

From  the  Class  of  1908,  Foss ;  from  1909, 
Brown;  from  1910,  Stephens,  Stone,  Draper, 
Morss,  Davie,  Crosby,  Crowell,  Sanborn,  Wil- 
son and  Matthews;  from  191 1,  Whittemore, 
Richards,  Davis,  Kellogg  and  Parkman. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  igo8  Editor-in-Chief 

PAUL  J,   NEWMAN,  1909         Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 


ASSOCIATE  Editors 


H.   H.   BURTON,   Igog 
J.  J.  STAHL,  1909 
K.  R.  TEFFT,   igog 


W.  E.  ROBINSON, 
W.  E.  ATWOOD,  i( 
THOMAS    OTIS,   igi 


NATHAN  S.  WESTON,  1908      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  1909  Ass't  Business  Manager 

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

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


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

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

Vol.  XXXVII.  OCTOBER    18,   1907  No.    12 

~    .,  The   Orient   in   its   edito- 

To  Newspaper  •  ,        ,■       .,  .  , 

^  .     .       rial   pohcy   this   year   does 

Correspondents  .    ^        ■'     ^     ,•'  , 

not  purpose  to   be   general 

and  vague  in  the  subjects  for  treatment,  but 

rather  if  it  does  find  something  upon  which 

comment   is   necessary,   to  speak  out   sharply 

and  decisively.     Along  this  line  we  desire  once 

again  to  advance  an  opinion  in  regard  to  the 

way  that  news  of  Bowdoin  is  reported  among 

the    neighboring    papers.      Nothing    is    more 

injurious  to  the  name  of  the  college  than  the 

methods  that  some  people  take  to  advertise  it. 

For  instance,  there  was  the  large  picture  which 

appeared  in  a  certain  paper  of  the  Freshmen 

taken  down  street.    The  publisher  of  this  was 

probably  not  a  student  in  Bowdoin,  it  does  not 

seem  to  the  Orient  that  a  student  in  college 

could  possib'y  have  lack  of  realization  enough 

to  permit  the  circulation  of  such  a  sample,  but 

this  is  just  an  example  of  some  of  the  stories 

that  are  permitted  to  get  around  in  regard  to 

the  college.     This  evil  of  bad   reports  going 


out  as  news  is  probably  something  that  will 
never  be  stopped.  As  long  as  some  men  think 
wholly  of  space  anything  will  be  sent  out  that 
can  be  counted  up  as  news.  There  are,  how- 
ever, two  statements  that  we  do  desire  to  make 
in  regard  to  this,  first  that  the  Orient  hear- 
tily condemns  a'l  such  reports,  and  cordially 
requests  those  who  write  for  all  papers  to  use 
every  discretion  and  thought.  And  then  again 
we  urge  the  undergraduate  body  to  take  par- 
ticular care  that  all  student  activities  that  may 
be  misrepresented  be  carefully  confined  to  the 
campus,  so  that  no  garbled  accounts  of  what 
we  are  doing  be  permitted  to  be  circulated 
through  the  papers  of  the  State.  We  are  not 
like  Dowie,  "damning  the  reporters,"  but  we 
are  asking  them  to  show  some  sense. 


Quill      subscriptions      are 

An  Old  Subject  usually     like     a     case     of 

Mentioned  Again    the     m  e  a  s  1  e  s — carefully 

avoided.  When  last  year's 
Quill  manager  made  the  rounds  of  the  college 
recently  to  collect  back  subscriptions,  he  found 
the  doors  all  locked  in  the  ends  and  nobody  at 
home  at  the  fraternity  houses.  Investigation 
revealed  a  half  dozen  men  concealed  in  the 
attic,  another  half-dozen  buried  in  the  coal 
bin,  and  every  closet  inhabited  by  those  seek- 
ing to  avoid  the  searching  eye  of  the  co'lector. 
That  this  condition  exists  is  a  misfortune 
for  the  Quill  manager  and  at  the  same  time  it 
hardly  speaks  well  for  the  spirit  of  the  college. 
There  is  probably  not  a  man  in  college  who 
will  not  agree  that  the  Quill  is  a  good  thing, 
and  yet  that  same  man  will  be  found  in  the 
coa!  bin  when  he  thinks  his  Qxiill  is  going  to 
cost  him  a  dollar.  He  will  go  down  on  the 
athletic  field  and  howl  a  whole  afternoon 
about  the  Bowdoin  spirit,  and  yet  he  will 
dodge  a  Quill  subscription  as  readily  as  a  duck 
will  shed  water.  Fie  is  undoubtedly  a  good 
rooter  and  his  financial  support  of  the  athletic 
teams  will  be  good,  but  his  Bowdoin  spirit  is 
one-sitled. 


The  football  management 
Concerning  Football  feels  that  the  student  body 
has  not  given  it  proper 
support  this  year  in  regard  to  football  sub- 
scriptions. Football  is  by  far  the  most  expen- 
sive line  of  athletics  that  we  have  here  at  Bow- 
doin and  it  needs  the  enthusiastic  support  of 
every  Bowdoin  man.  Nearly  one-third  of  the 
students  here  have  either  refused  to  subscribe 


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or  have  put  off  those  soliciting  subscriptions 
by  saying  "I  can't  afford  it."  Every  man  can 
give  a  little,  however  small,  to  support  this 
line  of  college  activity.  It  is  as  much  a  fel- 
low's duty  to  support  athletics  in  college  as  it 
is  for  him  to  meet  any  of  the  obligations 
which  a  college  course  demands. 

The  management  is  in  particularly  hard 
financial  standing  this  year,  as  it  has  had 
to  fit  out  with  entirely  new  goods  nearly  every 
man  on  the  squad.  Every  student  knows  that 
in  order  to  do  good  work  a  football  man  must 
have  good  suits  and  good  shoes,  but  athletic 
goods  are  expensive  and  tlie  management 
must  have  money  in  order  to  fit  out  the  men 
properly.  Every  fellow  who  has  been  out  for 
football  will  testify  that  the  manaeement  has 
done  its  utmost  to  give  the  men  the  very  best 
of  everything. 

In  many  colleges  a  certain  sum  of  money  to 
support  athletics  is  charged  on  the  students' 
term  bills.  Here  student  subscriptions  have 
been  entirely  voluntary,  but  the  fellows  have 
always  shown  a  true  Bowdoin  spirit  in  back- 
ing the  college  teams.  Now  some  of  the  stu- 
dents act  as  if  it  were  a  personal  insult  to 
approach  them  for  money  to  support  athletics. 
It  is  not  for  the  management  itself  but  for  the 
interests  of  the  team  that  we  plead  the  sup- 
port of  the  students. 

BOWDOIN'S  PINES 

Many  People  Worried  at  Report  that  the 
Famous  Pines  of  Bowdoin  Are  Being 
Destroyed  by  Blight — Interview  with 
Professor  Lee. 

A  report  has  been  current  in  the  papers 
during  the  past  week  to  the  effect  that  the 
blight  that  is  attacking  the  pine  forests  of 
the  State  of  Maine  has  spread  to  the  famous 
Bowdoin  trees  and  that  destruction  threatens 
them.  Professor  Austin  Gary,  of  the  Har- 
vard University  Forestry  School,  and  Profes- 
sor Leslie  A.  Lee  have  both  been  talked  with 
in  regard  to  the  matter.  While  there  is  a  cer- 
tain disease  which  seems  to  be  attacking  the 
trees,  both  these  experts  seem  to  think  that  it 
is  due  principally  to  climatic  conditions  and 
eventually  a  cure  will  be  discovered.  The 
Orient  most  assuredly  hopes  that  some  rem- 
edy will  be  found  as  any  injury  to  the  "Bow- 
doin Pines"  would  be  a  sad  blow  indeed. 

Professor  Lee  says  in  regard  to  this  mat- 
ter: 

"The  government  expert  at  Washington 
who  has  made  a  study  of  the  tops   of  pine 


trees  is  of  the  opinion  that  the  blight  which 
has  struck  our  trees  is  due  to  climatic  con- 
ditions. The  expert  at  Washington  who  has 
made  a  special  study  of  the  roots  of  pines  is 
also  of  this  opinion.  If  this  is  true  we  can  no 
doubt  successfully  wrestle  with  the  matter. 
In  fact,  it  is  one  which  will  probably  correct 
itself. 

"Recently  we  have  had  specimens  of  pine 
trees  sent  from  the  western  part  of  the  state 
which  were  infected  by  a  maggot,  but  this 
is  not  the  trouble  with  the  Bowdoin  pines,  or 
of  many  other  pine  trees  which  are  diseased. 
The  trees  on  the  Bowdoin  grounds,  as  well 
as  in  some  other  parts  of  the  State,  turn  yel- 
low, and  there  is  a  fungus  in  the  tops.  It  is 
this  condition  which  is  being  studied. 

"The  government  experts  are  taking  an 
unusual  interest  in  this  matter,  and  are  ask- 
ing for  help  from  all  who  may  have  any 
information  to  communicate.  Prof.  Austin 
Gary,  the  Harvard  University  expert,  and 
myself  are  doing  all  we  can  to  assist  in  the 
matter,  and  we  shall  be  glad  to  have  any  sug- 
gestions and  information  from  any  source. 

"Of  course,  the  alumni  and  friends  of  Bow- 
doin are  very  anxious  about  the  matter,  as  the 
loss  of  the  famous  trees  about  which 
Longfellow  and  Hawthorne  sang  and  other 
famous  men  have  written,  would  be  greatly 
regretted.  Their  loss  would  also  be  a  source 
of  regret  to  all  Maine  people,  who  instinctively 
connect  the  'whispering  pines'  with  its  old  and 
loved  institution  of  learning.  We  hope  before 
long  to  have  information  which  will  be  more 
definite,  and  trust  that  it  will  be  of  an  encour- 
aging" nature. 

"If  a  blight  had  struck  the  college  pines  it 
also  no  doubt  has  extended  to  pines  in  other 
parts  of  the  State.  A  disease  which  would 
cause  the  death  of  the  thousands  of  pine  trees 
in  the  State  would  be  a  great  calamity.  It 
would  mean  a  large  financial  loss,  as  these 
trees  are  of  great  value  at  present,  and  their 
value  increases  from  year  to  year. 

"The  people  of  Maine,  I  feel  sure,  can  rest 
assured  that  the  experts  of  the  government 
forestry  department  are  doing  all  possible  to 
find  the  real  cause  of  the  disease,  and  to 
ascertain   if  possible  the  proper  remedy." 


PRESS  CLUB 

At  various  intervals  during  past  years 
Press  Clubs  have  been  formed  at  college  by 
the  representatives  of  the  various  newspapers 
among   the    undergraduates.      Once    again    a 


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movement  seems  to  be  on  foot  to  start  such  a 
club.  Such  an  organization  is  capable  of 
doing  considerable  good.  No  one  thing  does 
more  harm  to  the  college  than  the  pernicious 
reports  that  are  permitted  to  be  published  in 
the  papers.  If  some  club  can  be  formed  which 
will  render  its  members  individual  aid  and  at 
the  same  time  refrain  from  printing  such 
specimens  of  journalistic  ventures  as  have  at 
times  appeared,  much  good  might  be  done. 
The  Orient  most  heartily  hopes  that  such  a 
club  will  be  formed  and  some  actual  good  will 
be  accomplished. 


PUBLIC  HAZING  AT  INITIATION 

Much  discussion  has  arisen  this  fall,  in 
regard  to  the  recommendation  of  the  faculty 
that  all  public  parades  and  features  be  omitted 
this  year  as  a  feature  of  the  fraternity  initia- 
tions. Many  complaints  have  come  to  the 
college  from  this  source.  It  is  hoped  that  this 
year  all  such  exhibitions  will  be  dispensed 
with  which  tend  towards  giving  the  college  a 
bad  name.  The  parading  of  Freshmen 
through  the  streets  and  in  particular  at  the 
railroad  station  does  no  good  and  in  many 
cases  has  worked  distinct  harm  to  Bowdoin. 
Delegates  from  each  fraternity  unanimously 
voted  to  recommend  that  all  such  features  be 
omitted  this  year.  A  committee,  composed 
of  Professors  Robinson,  Mitchell  and  Foster, 
addressed  the  fo'.lowing  letter  to  the  Inter- 
Fraternity  Council,  which  the  Orient  pub- 
lishes : 

September    27,    1907. 
To    the    Intcrfratcrnity    Council: 

Gentlemen  :  As  chairman  of  a  commit- 
tee of  the  faculty  appointed  to  consider  cer- 
tain matters  relating  to  the  welfare  of  the 
college,  I  have  been  recjuested  by  the  faculty 
to  ask  you  to  consider  the  question  of  the 
public  hazing  of  those  who  are  to  be  taken  in- 
to the  dififerent  fraternities. 

It  is  the  unanimous  feeling  of  the  faculty 
that  such  exhibitions  as  have  taken  place  in 
the  last  few  years,  a  few  days  before  the  ini- 
tiation of  new  members,  are  a  district  injury 
to  the  cohege  and  to  all  that  is  best  in  the 
fraternity  life. 

I  do  not  need  to  go  into  details  at  this 
time.  I  simply  ask  you,  in  the  name  of  the 
faculty,  to  discuss  the  matter,  feeling  sure  that 
as  a  result  of  such  discussion,  you  will  devise 


means  to  confine  all  initiation  exercises  here- 
after to  the  chapter  houses  themselves. 

Congratulating  you  upon  the  formation  of 
this  council,  and  thanking  you  for  the  privi- 
lege of  addressing  it, 

I  am,  yours  very  truly, 

F.  C.  Robinson. 


CHEERING 

The  Orient  has  noticed  this  fall  what 
seems  to  be  a  serious  falling  off  in  the  way  the 
undergraduate  body  supports  the  football 
team  at  the  games.  There  seems  to  be  very 
little  interest  taken  in  the  matter  of  cheering. 
Whether  the  team  is  winning  or  losing,  the  fel- 
lows in  the  grandstand  should  do  their  part. 
They  should  show  their  confidence  in  the  cap- 
tain and  team,  giving  their  support  by  cheer- 
ing. By  cheering  we  mean,  not  shouting  and 
giving  the  college  cheers  when  our  team 
makes  a  good  play,  but  keeping  it  up  through 
the  whole  game  no  matter  which  side  has  the 
better  of  it.  Oftentimes  this  may  make  all  the 
difference  between  a  defeat  and  a  victory. 
Anyone  who  has  played  upon  a  team  of  any 
sort  knows  how  much  it  means  to  feel  that 
he  has  the  support  of  the  whole  student  body. 
There  is  another  thing  which  the  Orient 
wishes  to  call  to  the  attention  of  its  readers. 
This  is  that  there  is  an  effort  on  foot  to  organ- 
ize a  college  band  for  the  games.  Every  one 
unite  to  make  this  a  success.  And  remember, 
all  come  down  to  the  field,  Saturday,  and 
cheer! 


CROSS  COUNTRY  RUNNING 

This  fall,  for  the  first  time,  Bowdoin  will 
held  a  cross  country  race  with  another  college. 
This  event  will  come  off  the  '  first  of  next 
month  and  will  be  run  over  a  course  here  in 
Brunswick.  The  team  will  consist  of  six  men. 
There  is  the  possibility  of  the  team's  winning 
their  B's  if  they  beat  Bates.  All  who  want  to 
compete  for  this  team  should  join  the  cross 
country  squad  which  runs  from  the  gymna- 
sium every  afternoon.  In  addition  to  this 
there  will  be  a  hare  and  hound  race  twice 
a  week.  So  far  there  have  been  only  eight 
men  out  and  more  are  needed.  The  men  who 
ran  Saturday  were  A.  L.  Robinson  and  N.  S. 
Weston,  hares ;  and  Thompson,  Timberlake, 
G.  M.  Pierce,  Slocum,  Colbath  and  H.  L.  Rob- 
inson, hounds. 


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College  IRotes 


Freshman  track  meet  with  Bates   Oct.  26. 

A  number  of  Freshmen  are  singing  in  the  chapel 
choir. 

There  is  an  unusually  large  class  in  Math.  3  this 
year. 

R.  I.  Carney,  '07,  was  on  the  campus  a  few  days 
last  week. 

Dartmouth  plays  the  University  of  Maine  to-mor- 
row  in   Portland. 

H.  E.  Mitchell,  '07,  a  former  Orient  editor,  is 
going  to  Harvard  Law   this  year. 

H.  L.  Smith,  '09,  and  H.  E.  Weeks,  '10,  spent  last 
Sunday   with    friends   in   Bowdoinham. 

Lorenzo  W.  Baldwin,  who  graduated  last  spring, 
is  studying  law  at  Columbia  University. 

Timberlake  and  Crosby  who  had  their  legs 
sprained  in  football  are  nearly  recovered. 

Weeks,  Wing,  Kimball  and  Guptill,  '10,  are  com- 
peting for  assistant  managership  of  the  Quill. 

McDade,  '09,  centre  on  last  year's  football  team, 
is  coaching  the  Edward  Little  team  of  Auburn. 

Carl  R.  Green,  ex-'oQ,  who  is  now  coaching  the 
Kent's  Hill  football  team,  was  here  last  Wednesday. 

H.  L.  Robinson  was  elected  Freshman  track  cap- 
tain and  Emerson  manager  at  a  class  meeting  last 
week. 

Bailey,  Colbath  and  Kimball,  '10,  are  the  three 
sophomores  trying  for  assistant  managership  of  the 
Orient. 

Pottle,  A.  L.  Smith,  and  Voter,  all  of  '09,  have 
gone  to  Farmington  to  work  during  the  apple-pick- 
ing season. 

The  first  game  in  the  Maine  Intercollegiate  Foot- 
ball series  will  be  pla3red  in  Lewiston  to-morrow, 
when  Bates  will  meet  Colby. 

The  Medical  School  opens  a  week  from  to-day. 
Several  of  the  "Medics"  are  back  now,  doing  work 
in  bacteriology  and   dissection. 

Last  Saturday  Brunswick  High  was  beaten  in  an 
exciting  game  of  football  by  Bliss  Business  College 
of  Lewiston,  the  score  being  ii-io. 

S.  G.  Hale}',  '07,  and  L.  D.  Mincher,  '07,  who 
accepted  a  position  in  the  International  Banking 
Corporation,   sailed   for   London  last   Saturday. 

Mr.  Jump  promises  that  he  will  organize  his 
snowshoe  club  again  this  year.  All  Freshmen  are 
urged   to  join,   for  the   sake   of   the   exercise. 

Brewster,  '09,  and  Atwood,  '09,  went  to  Lewis- 
ton,  Wednesday  night,  to  make  arrangements  for 
the  Bowdoin-Bates  Freshman  dual  track  meet  and 
the  cross-country   run. 

The  hours  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Faculty  have 
been  changed  from  what  they  were  last  year.  He 
is  now  in  his  office  Mondays  1 1. 30-12. 30,  Wednes- 
days 9-10,   Saturdays  8.30-9.30. 

The  acquisitions  made  to  the  Art  Collection  of  the 
college  during  the  past  summer  are  a  Longfellow 
Centenary  Medal  and '  a  Roman  coin  of  the  time 
of  Caligula,  37  or  41  A.D.  This  Roman  coin  is  of 
the  first  bronze,  of  choice  workmanship  and  of  great 
value.     Both  are  on  exhibition  at  the  Art  Building. 


Edgar  F.  Sewall,  '09,  and  Percy  G.  Bishop,  '09,  are 
attending  the  national  convention  of  the  Delta  Upsi- 
lon  Fraternity  at  The  University  of  Minnesota,  as 
delegates  from  the  Bowdoin  Chapter. 

October  i6_.  Professor  Robinson  was  in  South 
Paris  to  testify  in  the  Everett  murder  trial.  He 
has  also  been  retained  as  expert  for  the  town  of 
Kittery   in   the    Water    District   hearing. 

The  Maine  Campus  makes  the  observation  that  in 
the  Bowdoin-Harvand  game  the  score  was  the 
smallest  that  a  Maine  College  ever  held  Harvard  to; 
even  eclipsing  the  6-0  score  of  the  Maine-Harvard 
game  in  1903. 

The  new  courses  in  mechanical  drawing,  descrip- 
tive geometry,  and  surveying  are  proving  very  popu- 
lar. Twenty  students  have  elected  the  first  two  men- 
tioned, white  in  surveying  which  is  elective  for 
Seniors   eight  men   have   enrolled. 

Bowdoin's  Pines  are  turning  yellow  and  there  is  a 
fungus   in   the   tops.     Professor   Lee   and   Professor     i^ 
Austin    Cary,    the    Harvard    University    expert,    are 
making  a  Study  of  the  trees,  with  a  view  of  finding 
the   proper   remedy   to   save   them. 

All  students  who  take  the  Quill  are  urged  to  pay 
their  subscriptions  promptly.  It  is  rather  hard  to 
collect  these  and  it  seems  to  be  growing  harder. 
This  should  not  be.  Remember  that  the  Quill  is  an 
undergraduate  activity  and  should  receive  proper 
support  as  such. 

All  members  who  expect  to  graduate  with  or  who 
entered  college  with  the  Class  of  1909  will  please 
give  their  Bugle  photographs  to  R.  H.  Files  on  or 
before  Dec.  15,  as  the  engraving  this  year  will  prob- 
ably be  done  outside  of  the  State  and  all  cuts  must 
be  in  at  an  early  date. 

The  gift  from  the  daughters  of  Longfellow,  estab- 
lishing a  post-graduate  scholarship  enables  the 
faculty  to  offer  $500  this  year  and  next,  available 
for  a  member  of -the  Class  of  1908  and  for  1909. 
The  student  having  the  advantage  of  this  scholar- 
ship can  pursue  graduate  work  in  some  other  col- 
lege or  abroad.  The  work  to  be  done  will  be  in 
English  or  General  Literature. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  American  Public 
Health  Association  held  the  first  of  this  month  at 
Atlantic  City,  N.  J.,  Professor  Robinson,  represent- 
ing Maine,  was  chairman  of  the  program  commit- 
tee and  was  chosen  chairman  of  a  committee  which 
is  to  revise  the  constitution  of  the  association  dur- 
ing- the  coming  year.  The  convention  was  very 
pleasantly  entertained  in  Atlantic  City  which  has 
some  of  the  best  appointed  hotels  in  the  United 
States,  and  which  thoroughly  understands  the  art 
of  making  a  convention  go  smoothly.  The  discus- 
sion was  by  the  most  prominent  men  from  all  over 
the  country  and  this  year  public  health  subjects 
were  considered  which  were  not  so  closely  con- 
nected with  specific  infectious  diseases  as  such  top- 
ics usually  are.  Some  of  the  subjects  considered 
were  streets,  immigration,  the  health  of  school  chil- 
dren in  large  cities.  At  the  banquet  held  one  night 
Professor  Robinson  was  chairman  and  toast-master. 


FACULTY  NOTES 

Prof.  William  T.  Foster  attended  the  New  Eng- 
land Association  of  College  Professors  held  in  Bos- 
ton  Oct.   11-12. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


Professor  G.  T.  Files  will  be  present  at  the  New 
England  Association  of  Colleges  and  Preparatory 
Schools  to  be  held  at  Bangor,  Oct.  24-27. 

The  fourteenth  annual  meeting  of  the  Maine 
Library  Association  will  be  held  in  Portland,  Oct. 
17-18.  Prof.  George  T.  Little  is  scheduled  to  speak 
on :  "If  I  had  but  a  Hundred  a  Year." 


ELIJAH  KELLOQQ'S  WORKS 

Springfield  REruBLiCAN  Apologizes  for  Statement 
THAT  This  Author's  Boy  Heroes  are  Unnat- 
ural. 

An  article  appeared  during  the  summer  in  the 
Springfield  Republican,  in  the  course  of  which  the 
fiction  of  Elijah  Kellogg  was  referred  to  and  his 
works  were  classed,  with  Horatio  Alger,  Jr.'s,  as 
having  unnatural  boy  heroes.  W.  F.  Gregory,  of 
Lothrop,  Lee  and  Shepard  called  the  attention  of 
the  paper  to  the  error  of  this  statement,  and  it  is 
interesting  to  note  that  the  paper  realized  the  inad- 
vertent mistake  it  had  made.  Apology  is  extended 
in   the   following  manner : 

"The  'villain  of  the  tale,  either  a  rich  and  respect- 
able squire  or  the  sneaky  son  of  such  a  man,'  does 
not  fit  the  'Elm  Island'  series.  Mr.  Kellogg 
described  the  life  of  boys,  and  also  of  the  whole 
citizenry  of  the  Maine  coast  in  the  days  just  after 
the  Revolution,  and  then  a  little  farther  on,  in 
graphic  simplicity.  There  was  the  clearing  of  the 
land,  the  farming  and  the  hunting  and  the^  fishing, 
and  enterprises  in  sailing  to  other  countries  with 
furs  that  the  young  men  got  by  trapping,  etc., — 
the  American  seaboard  marine  and  the  Navy  of 
1812  we:e  manned  by  these  hardy  youth  of  the 
coast. 

"But  nothing  save  clean  manliness  is  to  be  found 
in  Parson  Kellogg's  books,  and  much  moral  force,  ■ 
also,  in  the  reclamation  of  reckless  youth  from  evil 
habits,  and  the  enlargement  of  strong-fibered  life  in 
those  who  did  well.  The  'smart  boy,'  who  accom- 
plishes impossible  results  in  the  midst  of  city  tempta- 
tions and  gets  to  the  top,  is  not  one  of  Mr.  Kel- 
logg's heroes.  Of  course,  if  one  undertakes  to  write 
the  story  of  a  lot  of  choice  boys  in  a  primitive  set- 
tlement, he  is  bound  to  make  them  better  and  abler 
than  they  perhaps  were.  'Elm  Island'  is  a  bit  ideal, 
but  it  is  not  vulgar.  There  was  an  inadvertence. 
The  beloved  old  author  of  the  orations  of  Sparta- 
cus  and  Regulus,  the  faithful  pastor  of  Harpswell 
for  half  a  century,  was  not  a  human-nature  faker." 


HEBRON  26,  BOWDOIN  SECOND  0 

On  Saturday,  the  12th,  Bowdoin's  second  eleven 
lost  to  Hebron  Academy  by  a  score  of  26-0.  The 
playing  on  both  sides  was  clean  and  fast,  but  the 
home  team  vastly  outweighed  its  opponents.  The 
second  eleven,  however,  deserves  great  credit  for  its 
rally  in  the  second  half  when  it  rushed  the  ball 
close  to  Hebron's  goal  and  prevented  her  from 
scoring  again. 

Bowdoin  won  the  kick-off  but  with  the  aid  of 
Stacey,  Hebron  rushed  the  ball  repeatedly  for  touch- 
downs. 

Nulty  of  Bowdoin,  who  missed  the  early  train, 
arrived  in  time  for  the  second  half  when  he  substi- 
tuted for  Wakefield,  doing  splendid  work. 

The  game  was  played  in  20-  and  is-minute  halves. 


CLASS  GROUP  PICTURES 

Arrangements  are  being  made  with  Webber 
to  take  group  pictures  of  the  several  classes 
on  the  Art  Building  steps.  These  pictures  are 
being  taken  especially  for  the  Bugle,  but 
everyone  desiring  a  photograph  will  be  able 
to  buy  one  of  Webber.  It  is  hoped  that  a'.l 
the  classes  will  organize  as  soon  as  possible  so 
that  the  groups  may  be  taken.  This  is  an 
excellent  idea,  carried  out  in  other  colleges, 
and  it  is  most  earnestly  hoped  that  when  the 
time  for  the  taking  of  these  pictures  does 
come,  every  member  of  each  class  will  be  in 
attendance,  as  they  will  be  attractive  memen- 
toes of  a  college  course,  but  mementoes  that 
will  decrease  just  so  much  in  value  for  each 
man  who  is  not  present. 


COLLEGE  ORCHESTRA 

A  college  orchestra  is  being  organized  by  Philip 
Morse,  '10.  Blanks  have  been  posted  at  the  various 
fraternity  houses  and  all  men  who  play  or  who  have 
ever  played  a  musical  instrument  are  requested  to 
sign  their  names  on  them.  So  far  about  twenty-five 
names  have  been  handed  in.  To  make  an  organiza- 
tion of  the  kind  thoroughly  successful  the  full  and 
hearty  support  of  a  large  number  of  men  is 
required. 

The  men  out  are  as  follows : 

First  violins,  F.  T.  Smith,  '08;  Wentworth,  '09; 
Callahan,  '11;  Merrill,  '11;  Kellogg,  '11;  Burkett, 
'11. 

Second  violins,  Pierce,  '11;  Curtis,  '11;  Marston, 
'11. 

Cornets,  Manter,  '09;  W.  E.  Atwood,  '10;  Swan, 
'11;  Hubbard,  'ii ;  F.  T.  Richards,  '11;  Taylor,  '11. 

Clarinets,  Kern,  '11;  Whittemore,  '11. 

'Cello,  Bridge,  '09. 

Trombone,  R.  W.   Smith,  '10. 

Drums,  H.  Smith,  '09;  Matthews,  '10. 

A  band  will  also  be  organized  utilizing  the  men 
above  named  who  play  either  brass  instruments  or 
drums. 

If  the  orchestra  is  successful,  the  faculty  will 
grant  it  permission  to  make  out-of-town  engage- 
ments. 


FRESHMAN  TRACK  TEAM 

Captain  H.  L.  Robinson  reports  that  the  outlook 
for  a  strong  Freshmen  track  team  is  very  good 
this  fall.  With  a  large  class  to  pick  from  and  the 
help  of  Coach  Morrill  and  Captain  Atwood  of  the 
'varsity,  it  seems  as  if  191 1  ought  to  turn  out  a 
team  which  will  win  from  Bates  191 1.  The 
meet  will  take  place  at  Lewiston,  on  October  26. 
Freshmen  are  urged  to  come  down  to  the  field 
every  afternoon  and  try  out  for  something.  Often 
a  good  track  man  is  developed  out  of  a  candidate 
who  has  never  done  anything  in  track  athletics.  All 
men  have  a  chance  to  make  something  of  them- 
selves in  this  branch  of  college  athletics,  heavy  men 
in  the  weights,  long-legged  men  in  the  runs  and 
so   on. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


i3t 


So  far  there  have  been  fifteen  or  twenty  men  at 
the  field  every  afternoon.  In  the  sprints  there  are 
Allen,  Kaulbach,  S.  W.  Pierce,  Wiggin,  all  of  whom 
are  showing  up  well.  Davis  and  S.  W.  Pierce  are 
out  for  the  high  jump;  Allen  for  the  pole  vault; 
Kaulbach  and  Wiggin  for  the  hurdles ;  F.  H. 
Purington  and  Cartland  for  the  quarter  mile ;  H.  S. 
White  and  S.  W.  Pierce  for  the  broad  jump;  H.  L. 
Robinson  and  Robbins  for  the  distance  runs ;  Clif- 
ford, ■  Torsney  and  Hastings  for  the  weights.  The 
team  will  be  composed  of  about  fifteen  men.  Come 
out  191 1,  show  your  spirit  and  try  to  win  your 
numerals. 


Hlumni  flotes 


CLASS  OF  '37 
Mrs.    Elizabeth    Lincoln    Talbot,    widow    of   Hon. 
George  Foster  Talbot  of  this  class,  died  at  her  home 
in  Portland  Sept.  30,   1907. 

CLASS  OF  '56 
Hon.  William  Gaslin  of  Alma,  Nebraska,  who  has 
been  spending  the  summer  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam G.  Haskell  of  Augusta,  fell  a  victim  to  one  of 
the  pickpockets  that  frequent  the  Union  Station  at 
Portland.  Being  jostled  in  a  crowd  he  afterwards 
discovered  the  loss  of  his  pocketbook  containing 
valuable  papers  and  his  ticket  to  Chicago,  besides 
cash  for  his  travelling  expenses.  Fortunately,  he 
had  another  sura  of  money  on  his  person,  so  that 
his  journey  was  merely  delayed. 

CLASS  OF  '89 
"The  democrats  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  regard  it 
highly  important  that  the  best  man  obtainable  for 
the  party  and  for  the  city  should  be  the  candidate 
for  Mayor  this  year,"  says  the  Springfield  Repub- 
lican. "Many  leading  democrats  have  suggested 
the  name  of  James  L.  Doherty  as  the  man  who 
would  offer  this  qualification  and  who,  even  in  a 
two-sided  contest,  would  be  assured  of  an  election 
if  he  would  accept  the  nomination.  Mr.  Doherty  is 
a  lawyer  with  a  growing  business  which  he  feels  it 
his  duty  to  attend  to,  and  he  feels  that  there  are 
other  men  in  the  party  better  able  to  handle  the 
city's  affairs  who  can  better  afford  the  time.  He 
would  feel  that  an  election  to  the  mayoralty  would 
involve  a  study  of  the  municipal  problems  that 
would  be  most  exacting  and  he  would  not  be  satis- 
fied to  do  less  than  devote  his  entire  energy  to 
directing  the  city's  affairs.  This  he  does  not  feel 
that  he  can  afford  to  do. 

CLASS   OF  '94 

The  Standard's  correspondent  at  Middleboro, 
Mass.,  publishes  the  following  under  date  of  Sept. 
21,    1907: 

The  call  which  was  recently  extended  to  the  Rev. 
Norman  McKinnon  of  Cliftondale  to  become  pas- 
tor of  the  Central  Congregational  Church  here  has 
been  accepted,  and  Mr.  McKinnon  will  assume  his 
new  duties  Oct.  25. 

The  pastor-elect  is  a  native  of  Ayrshire,  Scotland, 
removing  to  this  country  in  1882.  He  had  received 
his  early  education  in  Scotland  and  when  he  came 


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to  Boston  he  began  his  studies  for  the  ministry. 
He  first  entered  the  Boston  Classical  Institute,  now 
known  as  the  Frye  Preparatory  School,  and  spent 
three  years  there.  He  afterwards  took  up  his  stud- 
ies at  Bowdoin  and  was  graduated  there  in  1894. 
He  is  also  a  graduate  of  Harvard  Divinity  School. 
He  has  served  in  Foxcroft  and  Augusta,  Me.,  and 
at   Cliftondale. 

Mr.  McKinnon  comes  highly  recommended  and  is 
a  forcible  speaker,  and  speaks  without  notes. 


FRANK  E.  KENDRIE 


XTeacbev  of  Diolin 

Studierl  under  Professors  F.  W.  Kr.afl't  and  Carl  Bnrli^ben  of 
Boston  Symphony  orchestra.    Orchestra  furnislicd  for  concerts, 
receptions,  dances,  etc. 
For  terms,  cic,  address  BETA  THETA  PI  HOUSE. 


Of  the  difference 
between  Modern 
Dentistry  -and  the' 
Old  Methods,  you 
cannot  realize  wbat 
a  difference  has 
taken  place.  Our 
methods  are  pain- 
less both  as  to  fill- 
ing and  extracting 
teeth.  You  do  not 
need  to  fear  the 
Dentist's  chair  any 
longer. 


Teeth  Examined 
and  Advice  Free 


DR.  HAI^I^'S 

MONUMENT  SQUARE  DENTAL  PARLORS 

Both  Phones  Lacly  AUondant 

Monument  Square,  Cor.  Eim  Street,  PORTLAND,  ME. 


See  pie  iout  a  PositiOQ 

I  want  to  have  a  personal  talk  with  every  Bowfloln  College 
1907  man  who  will  be  in  the  market  for  a  good  position  in 
business  or  technical  work  on  or  after  July  1st. 

It  you  will  call  and  see  me  at  Ihe  Uruiiswlck  House  at  any 
time  to  suit  your  convenience  from  M;iv  Kh  lo  .'iili,  inclusive 
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VOL.  xxxvir 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  OCTOBER  25,  1907 


NO.  13 


FOOTBALL 

BowDOiN  o,  New  Hampshire  State,  5. 

In  a  well-played  game  New  Hampshire 
State  defeated  Bowdoin  last  Saturday  by  the 
score  of  5-0.  This  is  the  first  time  that  New 
Hampshire  has  ever  scored  on  a  Bowdoin 
team. 

In  the  first  half  the  ball  was  in  Bowdoin's 
territory,  being  kept  there  by  the  fierce  line 
bucking  of  the  New  Hampshire  boys.  Their 
backs  would  buck  Bowdoin's  line  time  and 
again,  making  good  gains  from  tackle  to 
tack'e.  Towards  the  close  of  the  half  New 
Hampshire  was  on  Bowdoin's  one-yard  line. 
Twice  Bowdoin  held,  and  on  the  third  down 
Cone  fumbled,  but  secured  the  ball  again  for 
first  down.  Penalties  brought  the  ball  back  on 
Bowdoin's  18-yard  line — where  McCircle  tried 
a  goal  from  the  field,  but  failed.  A  series  of 
punts  followed,  the  half  ending  with  he  bal'  in 
New  Hampshire's  possession  on  her  23-yard 
line. 

In  the  second  ha'f  New  Hampshire  by 
steady  line  gains  thru  Bowdoin's  left  guard 
and  tackle,  brought  the  ball  across  the  line. 
Captain  Crowley  objected  to  the  touchdown, 
claiming  that  the  ball  was  not  across  the  line, 
but  Referee  Smith  allowed  the  touchdown  on 
the  grounds  that  Bowdoin  had  pushed  the  ball 
back  after  the  whistle  b'ew.  Bowdoin  tried 
hard  on  the  next  kick-off  to  score,  but  New 
Hampshire's  line  held  like  a  stone-wall. 

The  summary : 

N.   H.   State  Bowdoin 

Hammond,   l.e r.e.,    Crowley    (Capt.) 

Leonard,    l.t : r.t.,    Cummins 

McCircle,    I.g r.g.,    Abbott 

Chase,  c c,   Boynton 

Huse,   r.g 1  g.,   Ready 

O'Connor,    r.t l.t., Newman 

Sanborn,  r.e I.e.,  Wandtke 

Batchelder  (Wilkins),  q.b q.b.,  Gould 

Proud,   l.h.b r.h.b,   Files 

E.  Sanborn,  r.h.b l.h.b.,  Phipps 

Cone,  f.b.   (Capt.) f.b.,  Lee 

Score— N.  H.  5,  Bowdoin  o.  Touchdown— Cone. 
Umpire— O'Sullivan  of  Holy  Cross.  Referee- 
Smith  of  Darmouth.  Time — ^20-  and  2S-minute 
periods. 


BOWDOIN  VS.  COLBY 

First  Intercollegiate  Football  Contest 
To-MoRROW  at  Waterville — A  Large 
Crowd  Should  Attend. 

To-morrow  Bowdoin  plays  Colby  her  first 
game  in  the  championship  series.  To  date 
Colby  has  beaten  Kent's  Hill  and  Fort  McKin- 
ley  by  large  scores,  played  New  Hampshire 
State  to  a  nothing-nothing  score,  and  last  Sat- 
urday beat  Bates  by  a  5-0  score.  This  latter 
game  was  a  great  surprise  to  fo' lowers  of  foot- 
ball for  to  Bates  was  conceded  one  of  the 
strongest  teams  a  Maine  College  has  ever 
turned  out.  In  1904  Bowdoin  beat  Colby, 
52-0,  in  1905,  5-0,  while  last  fall  Bowdoin  was 
played  to  a  standstill,  the  final  score  being  0-0. 

Colby  will  have  practica  ly  the  same  line-up 
to-morrow  as  that  which  met  Bates  last  Sat- 
urday. There  will  probably  be  several  shifts 
in  the  Bowdoin  line — neither  Coach  McClave 
nor  Captain  Crowley  feeling  satisfied  with  last 
week's  game  with  New  Hampshire. 

The  probable  line-up : 

Bowdoin.  Colby. 

Wandtke,   l.e r.e.,   Colton 

Newman,    l.t r.t.,    Smith 

H  aley,   I.g r.g.,   Lyons 

Boynton,    c ' c,    Tidd 

Abbott,    r.g I.g.,    Garrick 

Cummings,   r.t l.t.,   Sherburne 

Crowley,   (Capt.),  r.e I.e.,  Kimball 

Gould,  q.b q.b.,   Dwyer 

Phipps,    l.h.b r.h.b,    Goode 

Files,   r.h.b l.h.b.   Vail 

Lee,    f.b :f.b.,    Trask 

R.  Brown  of  Harvard  will  referee  the  game — 
while  the  umpire  has  not  been  decided  on. 


FRESHMAN  TRACK 

Bates,   1911,  vs.  Bowdoin,  191  i,  at  Lewis- 
ton,  To-Morrow. 

Bowdoin,  191 1,  will  appear  to-morrow 
for  the  first  time  pitted  as  a  class  against 
another  body  in  an  athletic  contest.  Bow- 
doin Freshmen  and  Bates  Freshmen  hold 
a  meet  at  Lewiston  to-morrow.  It  must  be 
confessed  that  Bowdoin  will  be  represented 
with  but  a  fair  team.  The  Freshmen  have 
shown  but  very  little  interest  in  training  for 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


the  meet.  Every  191 1  man  who  does  not  go 
with  the  college  to  Waterville  should  certainly 
travel  to  Lewiston  and  encourage  his  class- 
mates, that  the  class  may  seem  to  have  spirit 
in  watching  an  event,  if  they  cannot  work  for 
it.  Captain  Atwood  and  Coach  Merri  1  of  the 
'varsity  will  accompany  the  team.  The  fol- 
lowing is  the  team  that  will  represent  the 
Bowdoin  youngsters :  Captain  Rob'nson,  Half 
Mile  and  jN'Iile;  Wiggin,  Hurdles  and  Pole 
^'ault ;  Kaulbach,  Sprints;  Clifford,  Weights; 
E.  Davis,  Weights  and  High  Jump ;  L.  Davis, 
Weights  and  Broad  Jump  ;  Hastings,  Weights ; 
Pierce,  Broad  Jump,  High  Jump  and  Plurdles ; 
Aden,  Pole  Vault  and  Quarter  Mile;  Hine, 
Half  Mile ;  Skillin,  Mile  ;~Cole,  Quarter  Mile. 


NO  RACE  WITH  RATES 

Cross   Country   Run    Given   Up  —  Lewiston 
College  Wanted  Eterything 

Bowdoin  will  not  meet  Bates  in  a  cross 
country  run  this  fall.  Although  the  arrange- 
ments here  were  supposed  to  be  completed,  it 
seems  that  Bates  had  conceived  the  idea  that 
the  cross  country  run  was  to  be  held  at  the 
same  time  as  the  Freshmen  Meet  at  Lewiston. 
Furthermore,  our  opponents  had  the  impres- 
sion that  the  race  was  to  be  run  only  by  men 
from  the  three  upper  classes  of  each  colege! 
Bowdoin  had  regarded  the  race  in  an  abso- 
lutely different  light.  We  had  prepared  for  a 
'varsity  contest  to  be  held  on  some  other  date. 
Inasmuch  as  no  agreement  could  be  reached, 
the  race  was. declared  off.  It  seems  to  Bow- 
doin that  the  fault  is  certainly  not  with  her. 
We  were  anxious  to  win  and  were  even  will- 
ing to  let  Bates  have  both  the  Freshmen  Meet 
and  Cross  Country  in  Lewiston,  but  certainly 
never  did  have  any  understanding  that  we 
were  to  debar  our  Freshmen.  If  Bowdoin 
liblds  an  athletic  event,  she  desires  that  every- 
one shal-  take  part  who  can.  Just  what  defi- 
nite advantage  Bates  considers  Bowdoin  is 
receiving  by  running  Freshmen  more  than  she 
herself  will  get,  it  is  impossible  to  see.  At  any 
rate,  no  agreement  could  be  arrived  at,  so 
Bowdoin  will  go  elsewhere  for  a  cross  country 
opponent.  The  Bowdoin  team  is  still  in  train- 
ing, and  it  is  hoped  that  some  race  will  be 
held. 


CROSS  COUNTRY 

Bowdoin  to  Run  Tufts  .\t  Brunswick  or 

P0RTL.\ND. 

As  the  cross  country  run  between  Bowdoin 
and  Bates  has  been  called  off,  it  has  been 
arranged  to  have  one  between  Bowdoin  and 
Tufts.  Plans  for  this  are  not  fully  completed 
as  yet,  but  it  will  probab  y  take  place  on  Fri- 
day or  Saturday  of  next  week,  either  here  or 
in  Portland.  All  who  are  interested  in  this 
form  of  Track  Athletics  will  be  glad  to 
learn  that  there  will  be  a  run  this  fa  1 
even  though  Bates  refused  to  run.  It  is,  of 
course,  a  good  thing  for  Bowdoin  to  get  into 
active  relations  with  an  out  of  state  college 
and,  of  course,  there  is  a  1  the  more  induce- 
ment for  us  to  win.  Our  team  has  been  train- 
ing well  this  fall  and,  if  they  keep  it  up,  we 
will  stand  a  good  show  of  coming  out  ahead. 
The  trials  for  the  team  will  be  held  next  Mon- 
day or  Tuesday.  The  team  will  be  composed 
of  six  men,  the  same  as  was  p  anned  formerly. 
Tufts  has  suggested  the  idea  that  the  race  be 
held  in  Portland  at  the  same  time  as  the  foot- 
ba  1  game,  as  an  added  feature  of  interest. 
Such  would  seem  to  be  an  excellent  idea, 
although  it  would  scarcelv  be  practical  to  run 
on  the  same  afternoon,  but  a  race  may  be  held 
on  Saturday  morning  or  even  Friday  after- 
noon. The  plans  for  the  race  had  not  been 
definitely  decided  when -the  Orient  went  to 
press.  There  is  no  doubt  but  that  a  race 
will  be  arranged — Tufts  fellows  are  good 
sportsmen  !  Bowdoin  will  have  her  hands  fu  1 
in  this  run  and  hard  training  will  be  carried 
on  from  this  time.  The  following  men  are 
most  prominent  among  the  runners  now  :  Rob- 
inson, '08 ;  Weston,  '08 ;  Stone,  '09 ;  Timber- 
lake,  '08;  Slocum,  '10;  Colbath,  '10;  R.  D. 
Morss,  '10;  Robinson,  '11;  Kellogg,  '11.  All 
the  men  are  good  and  a  fast  team  will  be 
developed.  "B's"  wid  undoubtedly  be  granted 
if  the  team  wins. 


TALK  OF  PRESIDENT  CHASE  TO  CHRISTIAN 
ASSOCIATION 

Last  Thursday  evening  the  Christian  Asso- 
ciation had  the  p'easure  and  honor  of  listen- 
ing to  an  address  delivered  by  President  Chase 
of  Bates. 

L'nder  the  title  of  "The  Problems  Of  a  Col- 
lege Man,"  he  spoke  of  "The  Constructive 
Life,"  impressing  upon  the  minds  of  those 
present,  by  relating  episodes  of  many  colleges, 


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especially  of  Harvard  and  Bowdoin,  that 
purity  and  magnanimity  are  most  essential  in 
the  deve'opment  of  higher  and  nobler  char- 
acters of  man. 

Perhaps  the  part  of  his  address  which  inter- 
ests us  most  is  the  way  in  which  he  spoke  of 
Bowdoin  and  Bowdoin  men,  relating  the  inci- 
dent of  the  first  college  man  he  met,  who  hap- 
pened to  be  a  Bowdoin  graduate.  "That 
man,  he  said,  has  made  a  success  of  life  in 
every  way  which  has  been  the  case  of  every 
Bowdoin  man  I  have  had  the  pleasure  of 
knowing."  Then  he  spoke  of  the  great  esteem 
and  honor  with  which  he  had  always  held 
Bowdoin  and  her  sons. 

In  short,  those  who  heard  him  were 
pleased,  not  because  he  spoke  so  highly  of  our 
college,  but  because  he  spoke  of  facts  so 
grouped  that  they  were  interesting  to  all  who 
were  present. 


SUNDAY  CHAPEL 

On  Sunday  last  Rev.  Charles  Cuthbert 
Hall,  of  Union  Seminary,  New  York,  visited 
Brunswick,  as  the  first  college  preacher  of  the 
present  year.  His  talk  at  chapel  was  espe- 
cially interesting  and  pertinent.  He  said  in 
part: 

"At  your  present  stage  in  life  there  are  two 
admonitions  of  Christ  which  commend  them- 
selves with  unusual  force.  First,  the  outlook 
into  life  should  be  broad  and  penetrating;  and 
second,  the  actual  "launching  out"  shou  d  be 
swift  and  far-reaching.  People,  nowadays, 
are  too  prone  to  spend  their  lives  in  the  shal- 
lows, too  easily  satisfied  with  the  local  inci- 
dentals of  daily  existence. 

Men  and  especially  col'ege  men,  read  his- 
tory, appreciate  and  enjoy  the  lives  and  actions 
of  those  'whose  names  are  written  large,' 
without  any  especial  thought  of  those  who  are 
to  work  and  do  the  things  in  contemporary 
history.  It  should  be  the  purpose  of  college 
men  to  cast  aside  this  apathetic  attitude  and 
to  fit  themselves  for  the  greatest  and  truest 
trusts  of  life  by  launching  out  early  while 
youth's  longings  are  strong. 

In  Longfellow  and  Hawthorne,  two  of 
Bowdoin's  famous  sons,  we  find  men  who  first 
took  this  broad  outlook,  and  then  started 
boldly  out.  As  a  result  of  their  timely  real- 
ization of  youthful  possibilities,  we  have  influ- 
ences that  are  still  living  and  standing  for  the 
noblest  ends  and  aims." 


SOPHOMORES,  5 ;  FRESHMEN,  2 

Bowdoin,  191  i,  Upholds  the  College  Tra- 
dition AND  Dutifully  Loses  its  Baseball 
Series  to  the  Sophomores. 

The  Sophomores  won  the  third  and  decid- 
ing game  in  the  series  with  the  Freshmen, 
defeating  them,  5  to  2,  in  a  most  exciting 
game.  The  Freshmen,  though  defeated, 
played  a  remarkably  snappy  and  consistent 
game.  In  fact,  the  only  uninteresting  and 
unequal  periods  of  the  entire  game  were  the 
second  and  fifth  innings  when  each  time  by 
some  timely  hitting  and  a  serious  error  on  the 
part  of  their  opponents  the  Sophomores  were 
able  to  pile  up  the  runs  which  later  won 
them  the  contest.  Hobbs  pitched  a  strong, 
consistent  game  for  the  Sophomores  and 
it  was  only  as  the  result  of  a  home  run 
by  Clifford  and  an  inexcusable  f umb  e  by  Ross 
that  the  Freshmen  were  able  to  score  at  all. 
The  feature  of  the  game  was  a  fine  one-handed 
catch  by  Lawless.     The  score: 

Sophomores 


Ross,    ss 

Marsh,    2b 

Wandtke,    3b 

Eastman,    c 

Martin,    rf 

Evans,    ib 

Webster,    cf 

Walker,    I.f 

Hobbs,    p 

Thompson,    r.f o 


6  27        6        .2 

Freshmen 

BH  PO         A           E 

CHffo.d,    p 2  o        9        0 

Black,    ab 2  4        2         i 

Whitmore,    ib ....i  13        o        o 

Clarke,    c o  4        2         i 

Purington,    ss 0  i         2        0 

Lavvlis,    3b I  2        0        0 

Hastings,    cf 0  o        o        o 

Burns,    I.f i  000 

Sanford,    r.f o  o         i         o 

Pearson,    l.t o  000 

Burkett,    I.f o  o        o        o 

Hughes,,    r.f 0  000 

7  24       16        2 


Sophomores    o    2    o    o    3    o    o    0      — 5 

Freshmen    o    0     0     o    o     i     i     o    0 — 2 


Umpire,  Bower,  'og. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 

LISHED    EVERY    FRIDAY    OF  THE    COLLEGIATE    Y 

BY  THE  Students  of 
BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


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K.  R.  TEFFT,  1909 


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W.    E.  ATWOOD,   1910 
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Entered  at  Post-Oftice  at  Brunswick  as  Second-CIas 

s   Ma 

lil   Matter 

I.EWisToN  Journal  Press 

Vol.  XXXVII.          OCTOBER  25,   1907 

No.    13 

The  Interfraternity    ^"""§^  *^  P^'^  ^^*.  ^f  ^ 

^        .,        '     a  new  col  ege  organization 

council  1  •   ,     1    •  1-1 

has  come  into  being  which 

bids  fair  to  soften  many  long  standing  preju- 
dices, and  draw  the  college  community  one 
step  nearer  to  its  ideal.  In  the  fall  of  1906  the 
student  body,  in  view  of  a  long  standing  want, 
took  the  initiative  and  created  the  body  known 
as  the   "interfraternity  council,"  made  up  of 

the  best  bone  arid  sinew  in  the  eisfht  Greek- 
...  -^ 

letter  societies. 

The  flexibility  and  effectiveness  of  this 
body  was  at  once  demonstrated.  It  met,  not 
sporadically,  but  regularly  and  often.  Ques- 
tions incapable  of  so'ution  in  the  individual 
fraternity  halls  were  discussed  and  settled,  not 
in  favor  of  the  few,  but  of  all.  The  different 
policies  and  aims  of  the  different  chapters 
were  made  known  and  wexled  into  a 
harmonious  whole.  In  these  and  various 
other  ways  it  has  proved  itself  an  apt  and 
accurate  vehicle  for  the  conveyance  of  stu- 
dent sentiment,  as  well  as  for  securing  uni- 


form and  earnest  actions  on  the  part  of  col- 
lege men. 

Since  this  body  possesses  the  true  repre- 
sentative spirit  and  has  proved  its  efficiency  to 
a  greater  degree  than  any  other  undergradu- 
ate organization,  it  would  seem  a  very  politic 
move  to  place  in  its  hands  the  powers  nomi- 
nally exercised  by  our  defunct  jury.  This 
latter  body  has  of  late  years  been  rather 
unwieldy  and  indisposed,  in  fact  not  once  dur- 
ing the  past  year  did  the  entire  jsmy  meet  to 
consider  questions  relating  to  undergraduate 
conduct.  Under  these  circumstances  it  would 
seem  fitting,  unless  the  college  intends  to  hold 
its  students  in  a  state-  of  tutelage,  that  our 
jurisdictive  rights  be  revived  and  placed  in  the 
hands  of  a  body  that  is  just  and  active.  In 
other  words  "students  should  be  given  the 
largest  liberty  in  the  conduct  of  persona', 
affairs,  consistent  with  the  dignity  and  pur- 
pose of  the  college." 


Freshmen 
in  Athletics 


There  has  been  talk  among 
some  of  the  men  in  college 
about  a  scheme  for  getting 
more  men  into  ath  etics.  The  scheme  as  now 
in  vogue  in  some  of  the  New  England  col- 
leges, is  at  least  worth  consideration,  and 
appears  to  be  fully  worthy  of  adoption.  It  is 
for  the  undergraduate  body  to  compel  every 
member  of  the  Freshman  Class  to  go  out  for 
at  least  one  branch  of  athletics,  and  stay  out 
for  that  branch  during  its  whole  season. 

Since,  even  in  this  year,  when  we  have  the 
largest  entering  class  in  the  history  of  the  col- 
lege, between  85  and  90  per  cent,  of  the  men 
here  are  fraternity  men,  Bowdoin  is  unusually 
well  situated  to  carry  out  such  a  scheme. 
Each  fraternity  can  see  to  it  that  every  man  in 
its  Freshman  delegation  is  out  for  some 
branch  of  ath  etics,  and  so  pressure  may 
easily  be  brought  on  over  85  per  cent,  of  the 
Freshman  Class.  There  also  might  be  some 
one  upperclassman  appointed  by  each  frater- 
nity to  see  to  it  that  his  men  got  started  in  the 
ways  of  the  athletic  squads,  so  avoiding 
another  common  difliculty,  that  of  the  unexpe- 
rienced Freshman,  who  goes  to  the  field  a  few 
days,  does  not  know  what  to  do,  and  being 
noticed  by  no  one,  gives  up  athletics  without 
even  a  regular  tryout. 

The  possibility  of  the  scheme  is  then  evi- 
dent, and  the  Orient  sees  only  reasons  why  it 
deserves  the  hearty  backing  of  every  one. 
There  will  be  but  few  exceptions  to  the  ruling, 
for  though  there  may  be  many  who  are  not 


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137 


physically  abe  to  play  football,  or  who  have 
not  the  ability  to  play  baseball,  yet  there  is 
scarcely  a  single  college  'man  who  is  unable 
to  enter  into  some  branch  of  track  athletics. 
And  there  is  practically  no  one  who  will  deny 
that  a  CO  lege  man  is  not  in  better  condition 
both  mentally  and  physically  for  an  hour's 
daily  exercise  such  as  would  result  from  regu- 
lar training  for  some  branch  of  athletics. 

Rp-'  '        this     general     advantage     to     the 

_  .  -^  which  will  be  of  value  to  every  man 
for  his  whole  life,  there  is  another  advantage 
which  must  not  be  neglected.  This  is  the 
socia'.  life  of  an  athletic  squad.  On  an  athletic 
squad  every  man  is  thrown  into  more  informal 
relations  with  his  college  mates,  than  is  possi- 
ble in  any  other  manner,  and  here  he  meets 
every  man  on  a  basis  where  faithfulness,  fair 
play,  and  pluck  are  absolutely  the  only  tests. 

Further,  there  is  no  doubt  that  such  a 
movement  as  the  one  suggested,  will  raise 
Bowdoin's  athletic  record,  which  is  the  pride 
of  every  alumnus  and  undergraduate.  And 
the  result  of  such  a  condition,  where  every 
man  in  co'lege  will  have  personally  tried  to  do 
something  for  Bowdoin's  'athletic  honor,  will 
be  that  there  will  no  longer  be  the  slightest 
cause  for  worry  over  Bowdoin  spirit  in  her 
athletic  contests.  This  spirit  must  inevitably 
spread  to  all  other  departments  of  college  life, 
and  fulfil!  the  definition  of  college  spirit  in  its 
broadest  sense. 

From  these  few  points  it  is  seen  that  it  is 
possible  to  work  the  scheme  at  Bowdoin,  that 
there  is  an  opportunity  in  athletics  for  every 
college  man  to  benefit  himself,  no  matter  what 
his  ability  and  strength,  that  the  Freshman  by 
this  scheme  will  come  to  know  his  class  and 
college  mates  on  better  and  fairer  terms,  and 
that  the  scheme  will  greatly  hep  in  solving 
the  question  of  maintaining  always  at  its 
height  an  alive  Bowdoin  spirit. 

This  is,  of  course,  a  radical  movement,  but 
it  is  one  that  in  the  minds  of  the  Orient  at 
least,  is  an  excellent  one.  It  is  a  matter  which 
certainly  merits  the  consideration  of  everyone 
in  college,  and  which,  if  it  meets  with  general 
approval,  might  well  at  some  time  in  the  near 
future,  be  referred  to  the  interfraternity  coun- 
cil. In  regard  to  this  movement,  the  Orient 
will  be  glad  to  welcome  and  publish  any  com- 
munications from  alumni,  faculty,  or  under- 
graduates. 


MUSICAL  CLUBS 

Leader  Gushing  of  the  Glee  Glub  and  Kane 
of  the  Mandoline-Guitar  Club,  issued  their 
first  call  for  rehearsals  and  trials  for  the  musi- 
cal organizations  last  week.  A  goodly  num- 
ber of  candidates  reported  and  the  prospects 
are  bright  for  excellent  clubs  this  year.  Many 
men  from  last  year's  clubs  are  lost  thru  gradu- 
ation, but  it  is  particularly  encouraging  to  see 
the  large  number  from  the  lower  classes  that 
have  reported.  Trials  for  the  club  are  held 
until  Thanksgiving,  the  men  being  final  y 
picked  just  before  the  recess.  The  first  con- 
cert will  be  given  in  December.  The  follow- 
ing men  have  reported  for  the  Glee  Club  ;  Stev- 
ens, 'lo;  Stone,  'lo;  Crowell,  'lo;  Brown,  '09; 
Newman,  "09;  Kendrie,  '10;  Cox,  '08;  Mc- 
Glone,  '10;  Ham,  '08;  Foss,  '08;  Davie,  '10; 
Crosby,  '10;  P.  Morss,  '10;  Matthews,  '10; 
Wilson,  '10;  Kellogg,  '11 ;  Parkman,  '11 ;  Han- 
son, '11  ;  Webster,  '11  ;  Hewes,  '11  ;  Hine,  '11 ; 
Kaulbach,  '11;  Johnson,  '11;  Delavina,  '08; 
Smith,  '08. 

The  fo  lowing  were  present  at  the  first  call 
for  the  Mandolin  Club : 

Purington,  '08 ;  F.  T.  Smith,  '08 ;  Hovey, 
'09 ;  Files,  '09 ;  Brewster,  '09 ;  Benner,  '09 ; 
Stone,  '09;  Bower,  '09;  Pickard,  '10;  Crowell, 
'10;  Peers,  '10;  Stone,  '10;  Eastman,  '10; 
Ludwig,  '10;  W.  Sanborn,  '10;  Atwood,  '10; 
Weeks,  '10;  H.  Hine,  '11;  Weatherill,  '11; 
Roberts,  '11;  Skillin,  '11;  Swan,  '11;  O.  T. 
Sanborn,  '11;  Robinson,  '11;  Black,  '11. 


HALF=BACK  SANDY 

The  cast  of  characters  for  the  play  "Half- 
Back  Saixly,"  has  been  chosen  as  follows : 

Sandy Harry   B.   McLaughlin 

Josiah  Krop Marsh,   '09 

Phillip   Krop.  . . -. Stephens,   '10 

Bill   Short Simmons,  'og 

Dick   Hart Atwood,    '09 

Sumner Donnell,    '08 

Van   Twiller Kane,   '09 

Gordon Davie,    '10 

Mabel   Sumner Pearson,   '11 

Sue Bu  ton,    '09 

Fleetwood Ready,    '10 

Students, 

Cox,  '08,  Powers,  '08,  Rich,  '09,  Sturtevant,  '09, 
Brewster,  '09. 

The  trials  were  he'd  last  Friday  evening  in 
Banister  Hall,  before  a  committee  consisting 
of  Professors  Mitchell  and  Allen  Johnson,  and 
the  coach.  Miss  Curtis.  Rehearsals  have 
already  commenced  and  the  first  performance 
will  be  given  at  an  early  date. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


CoUcoe  Botes 


The  Medical   School  opened  Thursday. 

The  annual  :aking  and  bon-fire  season  is  on  again. 

Trials  for  the  Freshman  track  team  were  held 
Tuesda}-. 

Harry  Lente,  Medic,  viewed  the  Bates-Colby  game 
last  week. 

Quite  a  number  of  P"reshmen  are  taking  Physics 
I.  this  year. 

Hull,  '07,  was  on  the  campus  Monday,  while  on 
his  way  home  to  Portland. 

The  rehearsal  of  the  first  act  of  the  Dramatic  Club 
play  takes  place  to-night   (Friday). 

Adjourns  were  granted  in  Prof  Brown's  courses 
in  German,  French  and  Spanish,  Monday. 

E.  E.  Weeks,  '08,  of  Fryeburg  Academy,  was  the 
guest  of  his  cousin,  DeForest  Weeks,  over  Sunday. 

The  members  of  the  New  Hampshire  team  were 
ente  tained  by  the  various  fraternities  last  Sat- 
urday. 

Several  of  the  students  were  participants  in  a 
"Baby"  party  given  by  Miss  Sue  Winchell  last 
week. 

Pottle,  '09,  and  Voter,  '09,  who  have  been  work- 
ing in  Farmington  for  the  past  week,  have 
returned. 

Eme  y  Bean,  '05,  who  is  now  attending  the  Har- 
vard Law  School,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Ken- 
nebec   County    on    Oct.    8. 

A.  H.  Huse,  '08,  has  been  confined  to  his  room 
for  several  days  with  a  severe  attack  of  the  grip, 
but  is  now  rapidly  improving. 

"Chris"  Toole,  ex-'o8,  played  fullback  on  Maine  in 
the  game  against  Darmouth  last  Saturday.  "Chris" 
is  in  the  Law  School  this  year. 

Several  of  the  students  attended  a  corn  husking 
last  Thursday  evening  at  the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Sydney  Toothaker  on  the  River  Road. 

Tom  Sheehan  returned  to  college  last.  Sunday  in 
good  health,  after  having  several  operations  per- 
formed upon  his  light  arm,  which  he  hurt  while 
playing  in  the  Exeter  game. 

Professor  Brown  granted  adjourns  in  all  his 
courses  last  IMonday.  There  was  no  Chemistry  as 
Professor  Robinson  was  detained  in  South  Paris  at 
the  Everett  murder  trial. 

Professor  Woodruff  has  a  review  of  the  School 
Edition  of  the  Septuagint  in  "Classical  Philology." 
At  the  meeting  of  the  Maine  Association  of  Schools 
and  Colleges  at  Bangor  he  will  preside  over  the 
classical    section. 

In  the  ente.ing  class  this  year  there  are  sixty- 
one  who  are  members  of  some  church.  Seven 
denominations  are  represented,  the  men  being 
divided  among  them  as  follows :  Congregational, 
twenty-seven  ;  Roman  Catholic,  ten  ;  Episcopal,  nine  ; 
Metliodk't,  six;  Baptist,  five;  Universalist,  two; 
Friends,  two. 

At  next  Sunday  chapel  the  college  will  liold  a 
simple  Memorial  Service  in  memory  of  John  F. 
Morrison,   Richard   A.   Lee,   and   Harry   L.    Dugan. 


Professor  Henry  L.  Chapman  will  deliver  a  memo- 
rial address,  and  music  will  be  selected  appropriate 
to  the  occasion.  It  is  only  to  be  expected  that  every 
Bowdoin  undergraduate  and  as  many  as  possible  of 
the  faculty  will  be  p  esent,  and  will  join  whole- 
heartedly in  any  hymns  or  other  part  of  the  service 
in  which  they  may  have  opportunity. 


FACULTY  NOTES 


Prof.  Sills  was  in  the  semi-finals  of  the  tourna- 
ment for  the  Turner  Cup — held  on  the  links  of  the 
Brunswick  Golf  Club  the  past  week. 


NOTICES 

A  stereopticon  lecture  entitled  "My  Trip  to 
Mount  Sinai"  will  be  given  by  Prof.  George 
T.  Little  in  the  Congregational  Church  next 
Tuesday  evening  at  8  o'clock.  This  is  the 
account  of  his  remarkable  trip  across  the  des- 
ert two  years  ago,  and  it  makes  a  most  inter- 
esting narrative.  All  students  are  invited  to 
attend. 

Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump  reorganizes  his 
Young  People's  Study  Class  in  the  Church  on 
the  Hill  next  Sunday  at  12  -o'clock.  The  sub- 
jects to  be  discussed  this  winter  will  be  grouped 
together  under  the  general  title  of  "A  Chris- 
tian Creed  for  the  Twentieth  Century."  All 
students  are  invited  to  join  this  class. 


COLLEGE  BAND 

It  is  with  a  good  deal  of  satisfaction  that  the 
Orient  can  report  a  movement  towards  the 
formation  of  a  college  band  this  fall.  Lud- 
wig,  '10,  called  a  meeting  last  Monday  of  all 
the  men  in  the  col  ege  who  are  able  to  play 
any  band  instrument  and  men  responded  to 
the  number  of  seventeen,  with  the  certainty 
that  others  who  were  not  able  to  be  at  this 
meeting  will  report  later.  The  fellows  have 
reported  as  follows:  Cornets:  Kane,  '09; 
Manter,  '09;  Taylor,  'oS;  Atwood,  '10;  Swan, 
'11.  Clarinets:  Hussey,  '11  ;  Kern,  '11.  Altos: 
Wing,  '10;  Hubbard,  '10;  Pike,  '09.  Trom- 
bones: Smith,  '10;  Spurling,  '11.  Baritone: 
Smith,  '08.  Drums:  Stetson,  '09;  Matthews, 
'10;  Sanborn,  '10.  Bass:  Newman,  '10.  The 
band  should  make  good  with  this  material, 
and  wil-  probably  be  in  condition  to  go  to 
Portland  to  the  Tufts  game,  provided  the  col- 
lege will  raise  money  to  send  it.  To  raise 
this  money  it  will  be  necessary  to  pass  around 
a  subscription  paper  and  it  is  hoped  that  the 
fellows  will  support  the  band,  as  best  they  can. 


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139 


ABBOTT  ROOM  IN  HUBBARD  HALL 

Memorial  to    the    Distinguished    Abbott 
Family  of  Maine. 

In  the  upper  part  of  the  tower  on  the  Hbrary 
a  new  room,  to  be  known  as  the  Abbott  Room, 
has  been  fitted  up  during  the  summer.  It  was 
estabhshed  through  the  efforts  of  the  descend- 
ants of  five  sons  of  Bowdoin — Jacob  Abbott, 
John  S.  C.  Abbott,  Gorham  D.  Abbott,  Charles 
E.  Abbott,  and  Samue'  P.  Abbott.  The  two 
Uving  sons  of  Jacob  Abbott,  Rev.  Lyman 
Abbott  and  Dr.  Edward  Abbott,  have  taken 
much  interest  in  this  memorial  to  the  Abbotts, 
so  long  famous  throughout  New  England. 
The  room  contains  a  chart  showing  the  line  of 
descent  of  the  family,  and  its  connections. 
Around  the  room  are  the  coats  of  arms  of  the 
various  branches  of  the  family,  together  with 
portraits  of  several  of  their  ancestors.  There 
are  a  number  of  historical  relics,  among  them 
a  sword  worn  at  Bunker  Hill  and  the  cane 
which  Jacob  Abbott,  author  of  the  Rollo 
Books,  always  carried.  In  book-cases  are 
many  books  and  manuscripts  of  books  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Abbott  family,  inc  uding  all  the 
manuscripts  of  the  Rollo  Books.  There  are 
also  the  original  grants  of  land  in  Maine  to 
these  men  who,  though  from  Massachusetts, 
are  thus   connected  with  this   State. 


ATHLETIC  COUNCIL  MEETING 

At  the  meeting  of  the  athletic  council,  held 
Saturday  afternoon  at  Dr.  Whittier's  office, 
the  principal  subject  of  discussion  was  the 
proposition  presented  by  Bates  relative  to  the 
advisability  of  holding  the  contemplated  cross- 
country run  between  the  colleges  on  the  same 
day  as  the  Bates,  'ii,  and  Bowdoin,  'ii,  track 
meet.  Tliis  .would  entail  debarring  Freshmen 
from  the  run  and  make  the  event  a  contest 
between  the  three  upper  classes  of  the  respec- 
tive colleges  rather  than  a  varsity  affair. 
After  considerable  discussion,  the  prevailing 
sentiment  of  the  council  was  that  it  would  be 
better  to  have  the  events  come  on  two  separate 
dates  and  they  further  felt  that  it  would  be 
better  not  to  have  any  race  at  all  than  to  hold 
a  contest  which  was  not  representative  of  the 
entire  student  body  of  both  institutions. 


The  council  further  voted  to  procure  cases 
for  the  numerous  trophies  in  the  library.  In 
this  connection  it  might  be  well  to  add  that  the 
track  manager  has  corresponded  with  Bates 
and  as  that  college  still  feels  that  they  are  not 
justified  in  changing  their  proposition  for  the 
cross  country  run  it  has  been  decided  not  to 
hold  that  event.  Arrangements  are  now  in 
progress  fi3r  a  cross  country  run  with  another 
college. 

Those  present  at  the  meeting  were  Dr. 
Whittier,  Prof.  Hutchins,  Robinson,  "08, 
Atwood,   '09,  and   Colbath,    '10. 


MEMORIAL  SERVICE  ON  OCTOBER  27 

Fo' lowing  a  universal  demand  on  the 
part  of  the  student  body,  the  faculty  have 
decided  to  suspend  the  regular  form  of  ser- 
vice on  Sunday,  October  27,  and  to  hold  in  its 
stead  a  memorial  service.  The  sermon  is  to 
be  delivered  by  Professor  Henry  L.  Chapman, 
while  Professor  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell  will  offer 
a  prayer.  There  will  also  be  prepared  a  spe- 
cial musical  service  suitable  to  the  occasion. 


Hluinni  Botes 


CLASS  OF  1856 

Few,  if  any,  of  our  alumni  living  without 
New  England,  have  followed  witlj  greater 
interest  and  aff"ection  the  life  of  the  college  in 
the  last  quarter  century  than  Rev.  Dr.  James 
Henry  Taylor  of  the  Class  of  1856  who  died 
at  Clinton,  New  York,  October  13,  1907,  in  his 
seventy-ninth  year.  Prevented  by  various  cir- 
cumstances from  attending  the  two  centennial 
celebrations  in  1894  and  1902,  he  sent  to  the 
former  a  glowing  letter  of  loyalty  and  to  the 
latter  a  song  in  honor  of  The  Thorndike  Oak 
about  which  it  was  the  custom  in  his  day  for 
the  Senior  Class  to  dance  singing  Aitld  Lang 
Sync  immediately  after  the  close  of  their  last 
recitation. 

Dr.  Taylor,  the  son  of  Edward  and  Sarah 
(Warren)  Taylor,  was  born  at  Ballston  Spa, 
New  York,  3  January,  1829.  He  was  pre- 
pared for  col  ege  at  Bloomfield,  Maine,  under 
Augustus  R.  Brainard.  His  course  at  Bow- 
doin was  interrupted  by  a  year  spent  in  teach- 
ing at  St.  Stephen,  N.  B.  After  graduating 
with  honors,  he  entered  Union  Theological 
Seminary  and  completed  the  course  in  1859. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


The  same  year  he  assumed  pastoral  charge  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church  in  New 
Rochelle,  N.  Y.,  where  he  inaugurated  and 
carried  through  the  building  of  a  new  stone 
church,  but  was  obliged  to  resign  on  account 
of  his  health  in  1862.  In  October,  1863,  he 
was  called  to  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church 
at  Orange,  N.  J-.  where  he  remained  five 
years.  Having  "himself  reported  for  service 
in  the  army,  but  being  rejected  on  account  of 
physical  disability,  he  was  ever  an  enthusiastic 
partisan  of  the  cause  of  the  North.  Whenever 
he  heard  of  a  victory,  he  wou'd  mount  his 
horse,  ride  to  the  church  and  ring  the  bell, 
shouting  as  he  proceeded,  "Another  Union 
victory."  From  1868  to  1875  he  was  pastor 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Lake  Foust,  III, 
and  a  trustee  of  the  University  at  that  place  in 
which  he  held  for  one  year  the  chair  of  Eng- 
lish Literature.  In  1876  he  was  settled  at 
Rome,  N.  Y.,  where  he  remained  till  his  retire- 
ment from  the  work  of  the  ministry  in  1902. 
The  closing  years  of  his  life  were  spent  at 
Clinton,  N.  Y.,  with  his  son,  Stephen  L.  Tay- 
lor,  Esn. 

The  following  interesting  clipping  appeared 
in  the  issue  of  the  Chicago  Iiitcr-Oceaii  for 
October  7,  1907.  It  re  ates  to  Col.  Isaac  Wing, 
who  gave  $50,000  two  years  ago  to  perma- 
nently endow  the  chair  of  Mathematics  at 
Bowdoin : 

GIRL    PROFITS    BY    OLD    ROMANCE 

Faithful  through  life  to  the  woman  he  loved 
as  a  youth.  Col.  Isaac  Wing,  Lincoln,  Neb., 
recently  deceased,  specified  in  his  will  that  his 
estate  of  $20,000  go  to  the  daughter  of  the 
woman  who  rejected  him. 

jMiss  Katherine  Rittenhouse,  a  student  at 
Northwestern  LTniversity,  is  the  one  to  profit 
by  the  undying  devotion  of  her  mother's  for- 
mer suitor,  who  had  passed  through  life 
unmarried.  Back  of  the  dry  legal  verbiage  of 
Col.  Wing's  last  will  and  testament,  which 
bequeaths  all  he  possessed  to  a  girl  he  had 
never  seen,  lies  a  romantic  story  se  dom  found, 
save  in  the  lore  of  the  Elizabethan  writers, 
when  young  men  sighed  when  they  fell  in 
love,  when  love  never  died,  and  when  it  was 
the  greatest  thing  in  all  the  world. 

Not  until  the  will  of  Lincoln's  old  resident 
was  opened  did  those  even  who  knew  him  best 
discover  that  hidden  amid  the  somber  colors 
of  his  bache  or  life  were  tints  of  the  most  pas- 
sionate romances. 

The  girl  student,  who  never  had  heard  of  or 


seen  her  unusual  benefactor,  was  advised  yes- 
terday of  the  strange  caprice  fortune  had 
played  her. 

CLASS  OF  1857 
Rev.  Ebenezer  Bean,  after  fourteen  years 
of  devoted  service  at  Bluehi  1,  Maine,  resigns 
his  pastorate  this  month.  He  recently  received 
from  the  summer  residents  of  his  parish  a 
written  testimonial  expressing  their  apprecia- 
tion of  his  labors  and  his  character.  This  was 
accompanied  by  a  purse  of  $328.  Mr.  Bean 
will  spend  the  winter  with  his  son-in-law, 
Professor  Hayes  of  the  University  of  Illinois. 

CLASS  OF  1869 
Rev.    William    H.  '  Woodwell    has    recently 
resigned  the  pastorate  of  the  Seabrook  Church 
at  Hampton  Fal's,  N.  H. 

CLASS  OF  '82 
Among  the  sad  deaths  of  the  summer  was 
that  of  Adelbert  W.  Mansur,  an  active  business 
man  of  Boston,  Mass.,  who  for  several  months 
had  been  suffering  from  nervous  prostration. 
On  June  11  he  wandered  away  from  the  house 
of  a  relative  whom  he  was  visiting  in  West 
Boylston,  Mass.,  and  though  careful  search 
was  made,  his  body  was  not  discovered  for 
several  weeks.  The  medical  examiners  pro- 
nounced the  cause  of  his  death  heart  failure. 
Mr.  Mansur  leaves  a  widow  and  two  children. 

CLASS  OF  1885 
"The  World  To-Day"  for  October  has  a 
most  interesting  article  by  C.  H.  Claude,  on 
the  United  States  Life  Saving  Service,  accom- 
panied by  an  admirable  likeness  of  its  first 
and  present  Genera'  Superintendent,  Hon. 
Sumner  I.  Kimball,  '55,  "the  man  whose  gen- 
ius has  produced  the  finest  life  saving  service 
in  the  world." 

CLASS  OF  1892 

Rev.  Charles  S.  Rich  of  Claremont,  Califor- 
nia, has  been  sojourning  in  the  East  for  a  few 
weeks  and  paid  a  visit  to  his  Alma  Mater 
recent'.y. 

CLASS  OF  1898 

Mr.  Charles  S.  Pettengill  has  recently  con- 
nected himself  with  the  firm  of  Charles  H. 
Oilman,  82  Exchange  Street,  Portland,  Me., 
engaged  in  the  sale  of  investment  securities. 

CLASS  OF   1900 
Mr.    James    P.    Webber    of    the    English 
Department    at    Phillips-Exeter    Academy,    is 


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publishing  privately  a  book  of  selections  for 
use  in  dec  amation.  Among  the  pieces  chosen 
are  many  from  the  writings  of  the  alumni  of 
the  Academy. 

CLASS  OF  1901 
Dr.  John  H.  Wyman  was  married  at  Skow- 
hegan,  Oct.  16,  to  Miss  Daisy  Emma  Ho  way, 
who  has  been  for  six  years  a  teacher  in  the 
public  schools  of  that  place.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Wyman  will  reside  at  Medway,  Mass.,  where 
the  former  has  recently  established  himself  in 
practice. 

CLASS    OF   '75 

William  J.  Curtis,  Esq.,  of  New  Yok  City,  before 
his  recent  vacation  trip  to  Europe,  thoughtfully  took 
care  that  copies  of  the  lately  issued  history  of  Cam- 
den, Me.,  where  he  has  a  summer  home,  should  be 
placed  in  the  College  and  the  Public  Library  at 
Brunswick. 

CLASS  OF  'g6 

John  E.  Burbank,  A.M.,  of  the  United  States 
Coast  and  Geodetic  Survey,  now  in  charge  of  the 
Magnetic  Observatory  at  Cheltenham,  Md.,  has  pub- 
lished this  summer  a  preliminary  paper  entitled 
"Atmospheric  Radioactivity  Observations  Showing 
Presence  of  Thorium  in  the  Air,"  also  an  interesting- 
article  in  the  Physical  Review  on  the  temperature 
control  of  the  Observatory  under  his  direction. 


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BOWDOIN  S.  COLBY  0 

BovvDOiN  Defeated  Colby  in  Hard  Game  in 
First  of  Maine  College  Series. 

Bowdoin  defeated  Colby  Saturday  by  the 
score  of  5-0  in  one  of  the  hardest  and  fastest 
games  in  the  Wstory  of  Maine  college  football. 

Bowdoin  went  to  Waterville  with  a  fighting 
chance  to  win.  Filled  with  the  old  Bowdoin 
spirit  playing  as  one  man  and  contesting  every 
inch  of  ground  during  the  entire  fifty  minutes 
of  play,  Captain  Crowley  and  his  men  again 
demonstrated  the  fact  that  a  Bowdoin  team 
is  never  beaten  until  the  close  of  a  contest. 

Colby  men  played  the  game  for  all  that  was 
in  them ;  in  fact,  they  excelled  at  straight  foot- 
ball, but  fumbled  repeatedly,  handled  punts 
poorly,  and  were  weak  on  the  forward  pass. 

Both  teams  were  severely  penalized,  Colby 
being  the  worst  offender. 

The  touchdown  was  made  in  the  first  eight 
minutes  of  play  on  a  perfectly  executed  for- 
ward pass  which  Wandtke  received  near  the 
goal  line,  and,  unmolested,  carried  the  ball 
behind  Colby's  goal  posts.  Newman  failed  to 
kick  the  goal. 

In  the  second  half  Bowdoin  played  a  safe 
game.  Taking  advantage  of  Colby's  inability 
to  handle  punts,  Gould  continually  punted  and 
Dwyer  was  either  downed  in  his  tracks  or  else 
a  Bowdoin  man  secured  the  ball. 

Several  times  during  this  half  Colby  came 
within  our  15-yard  line,  but  each  time  the  line 
either  held  or  else  Colby  became  over  eager 
and  was  penalized. 

For  Colby  Capt.  Sherburne,  Dwyer,  Goode 
and  Trask  excelled. 

It  would  be  manifestly  unfair  to  mention 
any  Bowdoin  man  as  the  star.  For  the  first 
time  this  season  the  eleven  played  as  a  team, 
not  as  individuals  and  to  each  man  belongs  an 
equal  share  of  the  victory. 

The  line-up  and  summary: 

Bowdoin.  Colby. 

Wandtke,  l.e r.e.,  Cotton,  Tibbetts 

Newman,  l.t r.t..  Smith 

Haley,   l.g ....r.g..   Dean 


Lente,   c c,  Tidd 

Sewall,   r.g l.g,  Garrick,   Gilpatrick 

Commins,  r.t Lt.,  Sherburne    (Capt.) 

Crowley   (Capt.),   r.e I.e.,   Kimball 

Gould,  q.b- q.b.,  Dwyer 

Phipps,  I.h.b r.h.b.,  Vail,  Irving 

Files,  r.h.b I.h.b.,  Goode 

Lee,  f.b f.b.,  Trask 

Score — Bowdoin,  5 ;  Colby,  o.  Touchdown — 
Wandtke.  Umpire — Brown  of  Harvard.  Referee — 
Knight  of  Michigan.  Field  Judge — Miner  of  Maine. 
Head  Linesman — Reed  of  Colby.  Timers — Robin- 
son of  Bowdoin,  Young  of  Colby.  Time — 25-min- 
ute   halves. 


BOWDOIN=TUFTS 

Not  a  Man  Sholild  be  Left  on  the  Campus 
Saturday,  Everybody  Off  to  Portland! 

To-morrow  Bowdoin  meets  Tufts  in  Port- 
land. This  will  be  a  hard  game — ^but  Bow- 
doin's  prospects  are  good.  With  new  men  in 
the  line,  and  a  fast  set  of  backs,  the  team  ought 
to  give  a  good  account  of  itself. 

Tufts  has  beaten  Wesleyan  (23-0)  and 
Holy  Cross  (lo-o)  this  year,  tied  Vermont, 
and  lost  to  the  University  of  Maine  team 
(4-0),  with  the  loss  of  three  men,  counted  on 
to  do  much  good  work  for  the  Medford  team. 

The  game  will  be  played  on  the  Pine  Tree 
grounds,  special  rates  will  be  secured  for  all 
the  college  fellows,  a  band  will  accompany  the 
team;  anrd  with  clever  fellows  who  play  the 
game,  Bowdoin  men  ought  to  return  with 
victory. 

Up  to  the  present  time  the  officials  haven't 
been  decided  on,  but  it  is  probable  that  Smith 
of  Dartmouth  will  umpire  the  game. 

The  probable  line-up : 

Bowdoin.  Tufts. 

Wandtke,   l.e r.e.,   Rickert 

Newman,  l.t. r.t.,   Cha'ie 

Haley,  l.g r.g.,  Morton 

Lente,  c c,  Ireland 

Sewall,    r.g l.g.,    Burt 

Commins,    r.t l.t.,    Houston 

Crowley,  r.e I.e.,  Hubbard 

Gould,    q.b q.b.,    Dittrick 

Phipps,    I.h.b. r.h.b.,   Green 

Files,  r.h.b I.h.b.,  Wallace 

Lee,  f.b f.b..  Hooper 


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CROSS=COUNTRY  RUN  WITH  TUFTS 

To-morrow  morning  at  9.30  a.m.  corner  of 
McKeen  Street. 

As  a  result  of  the  trials  held  last  Monday 
afternoon,  the  following  men  have  been  picked 
to  run  on  the  cross-country  team  against 
Tufts : 

Colbath,  '10. 

Slocum,  '10. 

Simmons,  '09. 

R.  D.  Morss,  '10. 

Weston,  '08. 

A.  L.  Robinson,  "oS,  alternates. 

The  race  is  scheduled  to  come  ofif  here  at 
Brunswick  to-morrow  (Saturday)  morning. 
The  course  will  probably  be  five  miles  in 
length  and  will  include  the  course  over  which 
the  trials  were  run,  which  is  only  four  miles 
long.  The  general  direction  of  the  run  is 
through  the  woods  to  Pleasant  Street,  thence 
along  the  river  bank  and  up  Standpipe  Hill. 
From  there  the  run  will  make  a  detour  around 
the  Golf  Club  House  and  so  back  in  a  round- 
about way  to  the  starting  point  at  the  Theta 
Delta  Chi  House.  This  may  be  changed  some- 
what in  order  to  make  it  the  proper  length, 
but  the  run  will  take  place  over  the  ground 
lying  northwest  of  the  campus.  It  is  rumored 
that  Tufts  has  a  strong  team,  but  nothing  more 
definite  can  be  learned  about  it.  The  Tufts 
men  will  spend  Friday  night  here  at  the  dif- 
ferent fraternity  houses.  The  run  will  come 
early  in  the  forenoon.  The  most  advanta- 
geous places  to  view  the  race  are  out  on  Pleas- 
ant Street  as  from  there  the  men  can  be  seen 
in  their  way  across  Standpipe  Hill  and  the 
Golf  Links.  This  cross-country  running  is  a 
new  and  very  good  feature  of  track  athletics 
here  and  should  be  encouraged.  We  wish  the 
team  all  success. 


BOWDOIN  I9II  BEATEN  BY  BATES  1911   IN  DUAL 
TRACK  MEET  AT  LEWISTON,  LAST  SATURDAY 

For  the  first  time  in  history  the  Bowdoin  and 
Bates  Freshmen  have  actually  held  a  dual  track  meet. 
Though  our  Freshmen  were  beaten,  yet  they  showed 
that  they  had  trained  well  and  may  be  looked  for  to 
furnish  material  for  the  'varsity  next  spring.  Our 
weak   point    was    in    the    weights   where   we   missed 


some  of  the  men  who  were  absent  on  the  football 
tip  to  Waterville.  The  great  trouble  this  year  has 
been  that  no  one  had  faith  in  the  fact  that  the  meet 
would  take  place.  It  has  been  proposed  for  a  num- 
ber of  years,  but  this  is  the  first  time  it  has  been 
held. 

The  first  heat  in  the  100-yard  dash  was  won  by 
Kaulbach,  Bowdoin ;  L.  Davis,  Bowdoin,  2d ;  time, 
II  i-s  seconds.  Second  heat  was  won  by  Mahoney, 
Bates;   Sturdahl,  Bates,  2d.     Time — 11   1-5  seconds. 

In  the  half-mile  Captain  Robinson,  Bowdoin,  won 
easily  with  Peakes  of  Bates,  2d,  and  Hine  of  Bow- 
doin, 3d.     Time — 2   minutes,  30   1-5   seconds. 

The  120-yard  hurdle  race  was  won  by  Pierce, 
Bowdoin;  Mahoney,  Bates,  2d;  Whittikind,  Bates, 
3d.     Time — 18  i-S  seconds. 

The  first  heat  in  the  220-yard  dash  was  won  by 
Allen,  Bowdoin ;  Leavit,  Bates,  2d ;  time,  25  seconds. 

The  second  heat  was  won  by  Gordon,  Bates,  with 
Sturdahl,  Bates,  2d;  time,  25  1-5  seconds, 

The  low  hurdle  race  was  won  by  Mahoney,  Bates ; 
Wiggin,  Bowdoin,  2d ;  Pierce,  Bowdoin,  3d ;  time, 
28  1-5  seconds. 

The  qua.ter-mile  was  won- by  Whittikind,  Bates; 
Preston,  Bates,  2d;  Cole,  Bowdoin,  3d;  time,  57  3-5 
seconds. 

The  final  heat  of  the  100-yard  dash  was  won  by 
Mahoney,  Bates ;  Kaulbach,  Bowdoin,  2d ;  L.  Davis, 
Bowdoin,  3d;  time,  11   seconds. 

The  mile  run  was  easily  won  by  Robinson,  Bow- 
doin; Pelletier,  Bates,  2d;  Stuart,  Bates,  3d;  time, 
5  minutes,  19  1-5  seconds. 

The  final  heat  in  the  220-yard  dash  was  won  by 
Allen,  Bowdoin;  Leavit,  Bates,  2d;  Gordon,  Bates, 
3d ;  time,  25  seconds. 

The  running  broad  jump  was  won  by  L.  Davis, 
Bowdoin ;  Mahoney,  Bates,  2d ;  Pierce,  Bowdoin, 
3d.     Distance,  17  feet,  9  1-2  inches. 

The  running  high  jump  was  won  by  Pierce,  Bow- 
doin; Dwight,  Bates,  2d;  Haggerty,  Bowdoin,  3d; 
height,  5   feet. 

The  pole  vault  was  won  by  Wiggin,  Bowdoin;  F. 
E.  Davis,  Bowdoin,  2d;  Jenness,  Bates,  3d;  height,  7 
feet. 

Bates  won  all  points  in  the  discus  throw  with 
Leavitt,  ist;  Preston,  2d;  Gilman,  3d;  distance,  90 
feet  S  inches. 

All  the  places  in  the  shot-put  went  to  Bates. 
Leavitt  was  ist;  Loveland,  2d;  Gilman,  3d;  distance, 
31   feet,  10  inches. 

In  the  hammer-throw  Leavitt,  Bates,  was  ist; 
Hastings,  Bowdoin,  2d;  Loveland,  Bates,  3d;  dis- 
tance, 99  feet,  3  inches. 

The  summary  of  points  is  as  folows : 

Bates.    Bowdoin. 

Half-mile  run   3  6 

Mile  run   4  5 

440-yard  dash  8  I 

100-yard  dash  5  4 

120-yard  hurdle  4  S 

220-yard  hurdle   5  4 

220-yard  dash   4  5 

Pole  vault   I  8 

Shot  put   9 

Running  high  jump   3  6 

Throwing  hammer    6  3 

Running  broad  jump 3  6 

Throwing  discus  9 

Total    64  S3 


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^       MEMORIAL   SERVICES  IN   MEMORY  OF  RICHARD 
ALMY  LEE,  JOHN  FRANKLIN  MORRISON, 
HARRY  JOSEPH  DUQAN 

On  Sunday  afternoon  in  King's  Chapel, 
special  services  were  held  in  memory  of  the 
three  undergraduates  who  lost  their  lives  dur- 
ing the  past  summer.  The  services  were  very 
impressive,  and  will  never  be  forgotten  by 
those  who  attended,  both  for  the  occasion  and 
the  words  that  were  spoken.  The  Orient 
is  very  thankful  that  it  is  able  to  give  the 
address  in  full : 

ORDER    OF    SERVICE. 
Violin  Solo  F.  E.  Kendrie,  1910 

"Intermezzo"    from    Mascagni's    "Cavalleria    Rusti- 

cana." 
Reading,  I.  Cor.  XIII. 

Address  P:of.  Henry  L.  Chapman 

Selection — "Lead,    Kindly    Light" 

Chapel  Quartet 

ADDRESS 
Henry  Leland  Chapman,  LL.D. 

This  service,  held  in  affectionate  memory  of  the 
beloved  friends  and  comrades  who  were  taken  from 
us  during  the  last  vacation,  is  but  an  outward  expres- 
sion of  the  tribute  which  is  paid  them  in  our  hearts, 
and  which  is  a  continuing  memorial  of  feeling, 
rather  than  of  utterance.  We  try,  instinctively,  to 
say  how  much  we  valued  them,  and  how  great  is 
our  sense  of  loss, — to  put  into  words  our  love  and 
our  grief; — but  even  in  the  effort  we  find  that  the 
words  which  we  hesitatingly  use  do  not  compass  our 
emotions,  and  only  partially  express  our  thoughts. 
You  have  known  these  class  and  college  and  fra- 
ternity mates  in  a  hundred  ways  that  are  vivid  to 
your  recollection,  but  were  too  intimate  and  fleeting 
for  recital.  They  were  bound  to  you  by  ties  so  del- 
icate and  so  strong  that  they  cannot  be  fully  dis- 
closed in  speech.  Here,  where  they  were  accus- 
tomed to  meet  with  you  in  the  daily  service  of  wor- 
ship, you  gather  now  to  honor  their  memory  under 
an  impulse  more  profound  than  any  form  of  lan- 
guage can  adequately  describe.  It  must  be  so  in 
any  experience  of  loss  and  sorrow  which  is  sincere 
enough  to  crave  e-xpression. 

When  Alfred  Tennyson  lost  suddenly  from  his 
side  a  college  friend  who  was  endeared  to  him  by 
the  intimate  converse  and  companionship  of  academic 
life,  he  tried  to  give  some  utterance  to  his  sorrow. 
But,  master  of  language  as  he  was,  and  of  its  deeper 
and  subtler  meanings,  he  found  it  inadequate  to  his 
need,  and  he  broke  off  for  a  moment,  when  he  was 
but  well  begun,  with  the  exclamation, — 

"I  sometimes  hold  it  half  a  sin 
To  put   in  words  the  grief  I   feel. 
For  words,  like  Nature,  half  reveal, 
And   half   conceal   the   soul   within." 
Nevertheless,  it  was  a  satisfaction  to  him,  and  half 
a   comfort   to   speak   of   his    friend;    to   recall   their 
hours  of  congenial  intercourse  in  the  club,  the  dor- 
mitory, and  the  college  walk,  to  remember  the  win- 
ning qualities  of  his  heart  and  speech,  and  the  man- 
liness and  nobility  of  his  ideals ;  to  gather  some  con- 


solation from  the  thought  that  'tis  "better  to  have 
loved  and  lost,  than  never  to  have  loved  at  all;"  to 
confirm  his  faith  in  Providence  and  immortality  with 
the  assurance, — 

"O,  yet  we  trust  that,  somehow,  good 
Will  be  the  final  goal  of  ill ; 

*    *    *    * 
That  not  one  life  shall  be  destroyed, 
Or  cast  as  rubbish  to  the  void. 
When  God  hath  made  the  pile  complete." 

You,  likewise,  not  only  dwell  with  gratitude  upon 
the  memory  of  past  associations,  but  you  desire  to 
give  some  token  to  each  other,  and  to  those  outside 
the  college,  of  the  affectionate  esteem  in  which  these 
young  men  were  held  while  they  were  still  with  you, 
and  which  you  do  not  cease  to  cherish  for  their 
memories  when  they  are  no  longer  with  you.  And 
it  is,  surely,  just  and  grateful  to  bear  public  witness 
to  the  genuineness  of  their  characters ;  to  the  up- 
;  ightness  of  their  lives ;  to  the  manliness  of  their 
conduct ;  to  their  appreciation  and  support  of  what- 
ever was  honorable  and  right ;  to  their  conscien- 
tious fidelity  to  the  trusts  confided  to  them ;  to  their 
loyalty  and  helpfulness  in  the  various  relations  in 
which  they  stood  to  college  and  class  and  fraternity. 

And  that  this  may  not  seem  to  be  merely  my  own 
estimate  of  them,  I  wish  to  add  some  extracts  from 
the  memorials  of  their  respective  classes,  that  the 
testimony  of  those  who  were  nearest  to  them  in  col- 
lege life,  and  most  familiar  with  their  characteristic 
traits,  may  form  a  part  of  this  public  tribute. 
Through  a  committee  chosen  to  speak  for  them  the 
classmates  of  Richard  Almy  Lee  and  John  Frank- 
lin Morrison  speak  thus  of  them :  "Both  were  hearty, 
wholesome  college  fellows,  men  who  had  endeared 
themselves  to  us  by  the  close  ties  of  three  years  of 
intimate  connection.  Both  were  fellows  whose  moral 
life  and  personal  characteristics  were  above  reproach, 
leaders  in  the  class,  men  who  were  willing  always 
[c  work  for  the  college  and  for  the  class.  In  what- 
ever was  done  in  college  that  aimed  for  the  right, 
they  could  be  depended  upon  to  render  assistance. 
In  the  front  rank  in  pleasure  and  labor,  yet  it  is  not 
for  what  they  did  that  we  cherish  their  memory,  but 
for  what  they  were.  To  those  who  knew  them  as 
we  classmates  knew  them,  there  remains  the  conso- 
lation that  the  whole  course  of  their  lives  was  pure 
and  noble  in  every  way." 

And  those  who  speak  as  the  representatives  of  the 
classmates  of  Harry  Joseph  Dugan  say  of  him :  "He 
was  a  young  man  of  noble  qualities,  and  the  life 
cut  short  was  one  of  great  promise.  His  manly 
traits,  his  studious  tastes,  his  upright  character,  and 
his  social  nature  endeared  him  to  us  who  were 
closely  associated  with  him  as  classmates  during  the 
past  year,  and  will  long  be  cherished  in  our  hearts. 
His  death  comes  to  us  all  with  a  sense  of  personal 
loss." 

We  may  well  mourn  the  loss,  and  cherish  the 
memory  of  college  men  of  whom  these  things  can  be 
said  by  those  who  knew  them  in  the  intimacy  of 
class  fellowship.  The  college  was  proud  to  count 
them  in  its  enrolled  membership,  and  it  is  not  less 
proud  to  remember  their  generous  devotion  to  it, 
that  they  loved  its  history  and  associations,  that  they 
were  jealous  of  its  honor  and  good  name,  that  they 
endeavored  in  all  ways  that  were  open  to  them  to 
[Continued  on  page  147.] 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 

LISHED    EVERY    FkIDAY    OF  THE    COLLEGIATE    YEAR 

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Lewiston  Journal  Pkess 

Vol.  XXXVII.          NOVEMBER   1,   1907 

No.    14 

An  item  in  tine  Orient 
Celebrations         tliis    weelc    mentions     the 

fact  that  there  was  '"but 
very  Httle  celebration  after  the  Colby  game  on 
Saturday."  Are  Bowdoin  students  forgetting 
the  art  of  celebrating?  If  we  look  back  on  the 
past  few  years  it  seems  as  if  there  had  been 
but  very  few  of  the  real  old-time  celebrations 
of  late.  In  days  gone  by  a  celebration  of  any 
important  athletic  achievement  was  a  well- 
planned  and  a  notable  event.  A  bonfire  was 
always  built  in  front  of  the  chapel,  a  parade 
was  formed,  headed  by  a  band,  and  the  pro- 
cession marched  around  to  the  various  profes- 
sors, who  are  always  only  too  glad  to  speak 
on  such  occasions,  and  a  general  jollification 
resulted.  But  we  have  had  not  a  decent  cele- 
bration of  this  kind  in  years.  It  certainly  is 
to  be  regretted  if  the  moving  of  the  centre  of 
college  hfe  from  campus  to  fraternity  house 
has  brought  forth  such  a  condition.  Now  the 
Orient  does  not  believe  that  a  celebration 
requires  any  great  display  of  "college  spirit." 


Hackneyed  as  this  term  is,  still  in  its  truer 
sense  college  spirit  is  never  displayed  by  hal- 
looing and  shouting.  But  hallooing  and  shout- 
ing are  college  pleasures,  which  the  student 
body  need  never  feel  ashamed  to  display  in  a 
worthy  cause.  Last  spring  when  our  base- 
ball team  made  an  unequaled  record  on  the 
diamond,  there  was  not  a  decent  jollification 
during  the  whole  spring.  Now  we  do  not 
believe  in  celebrating  every  minor  victory  that 
may  fall  to  our  lot,  but  the  students  are  cer- 
tainly becoming  too  dignified  if  they  are  for- 
getting the  art  of  displaying  pleasure  when 
something  notable  is  done.  If,  as  the  year 
past,  something  worthy  does  fall  to  our  lot, 
let's  not  be  austere,  but  all  get  out  and  have  a 
good  time  to  show  our  appreciation  of  it ! 


Bowdoin  has  been  and  is 
Sectional  Clubs  still  strong  in  many  depart- 
ments. In  the  social  life 
of  her  undergraduates,  she  has  up  to  this  year 
enjoyed  almost  unprecedented  success  through 
her  sectional  clubs.  This  year  offers,  to  these 
clubs,  unusual  opportunities.  For  the  estab- 
lished clubs  it  offers  possibilities  for  further 
expansion  and  to  those  men  who  are  unat- 
tached, in  many  cases,  the  chance  is  offered 
for  consolidation  with  men  from  their  locality 
and  state.  The  Massachusetts  Club  can  thrive 
under  the  addition  of  eighteen  new  men  and  it 
is  to  be  noted  with  pleasure  and  at  the  same 
time  with  the  hope  that  something  will  come 
of  it  that  there  are  now  nine  men  in  college 
from  the  state  of  New  Hampshire,  and  five 
men  from  the  state  of  New  York.  To  all 
these  mentioned  and  many  not  mentioned,  the 
Orient  can  say  but  one  word :  organize. 
Organize  the  sectional  clubs  as  these  clubs  fos- 
ter the  spirit  of  fellowship  which  Bowdoin, 
which  every  college  holds  as  an  ideal  well 
worth  attaining.  The  rumor  is  current  that 
the  students  from  York  County  contemplate 
the  formation  of  a  club.  To  these  men  the 
Orient  can  offer  nothing  but  the  most  cor- 
dial congratulation  at  this  step  and  along  with 
the  right  hand  of  congratulation  the  Orient 
urges  these  men  to  effect  their  formation  with- 
out delay  that  others,  less  decided,  may  emu- 
late the  example  thus  set.  Above  all  let  those 
men  who  grow  faint-hearted  at  the  prospect 
of  a  club  with  only  five  or  six  members, 
remember  that  number  is  not  the  only  requis- 
ite nor  yet  is  it  to  be  reckoned  the  prime  object 
of  a  club.     Fellowship  based  on  an   intimate 


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147 


acquaintance  is  what  a  club  holds  in  store  for 
its  men.  Organize  in  spite  of  small  numbers 
and  as  Bowdoin  grows  numbers  will  come  to 
swell  the  ranks. 


MEMORIAL  SERVICES 

[Continued  from  page  145.] 

promote  its  interests,  and  to  make  it,  so  far  as  their 
example  could  help,  a  seat,  at  once,  of  learning,  of 
honorable  activity,  and  of  Christian  influence.  It  is 
significant  that  Morrison  and  Lee  had  been  chosen 
president  and  vice-president  of  the  Christian  Asso- 
ciation of  the  college,  an  association  that  stands  for 
the  ideals  of  brotherly  kindness,  of  mutual  helpful- 
ness, and  of  right  living  here  in  college. 

It  is  not  permissible  for  me  to  speak  at  this  time 
of  the  more  sacred  ties  of  family  and  home  which 
have  been  severed,  futher  than  to  say  that  the 
remembrance  of  them  adds  to  the  burden  of  our 
own  sorrow,  and  fills  us  with  a  sense  of  deep,  if 
unuttered,  sympathy  for  the  hearts  and  the  homes  so 
darkly  shadowed. 

But  to  those  homes,  and  to  the  college,  remains 
the  comforting  thought  that  these  yovmg  men,  in 
whom  both  alike  were  interested,  have  left  behind 
them  a  clear  :  ecord,  and  a  fragrant  memory,  They 
have  left  behind  them  the  honorable  esteem,  and  the 
unfeigned  love  of  those  with  whom  they  lived  in 
the  intimate  joys  of  home  life,  and  in  the  scarcely 
less  intimate  associations  of  college  life.  They  have 
emphasized  anew  for  us  the  truth  that  the  sure 
way  to  win  the  confidence  and  affection  of  our  fel- 
low-men is  by  a  straightforward  and  manly  adher- 
ence to  our  convictions  of  right,  and  by  an  unob- 
trusive devotion  to  the  things  that  are  honest,  and 
true,  and  pure,  and  lovely,  and  of  good  repo  t. 

They  have,  also,  exemplified  for  us  the  truth, 
equally  important,  that  a  brief  life  is  long  enough  in 
which  to  show  the  quality  and  worth  of  character, 
and  to  earn  the  reward  of  the  servant  who,  having 
been  faithful  in  a  few  things,  is  bidden  to  enter 
into  the  joy  of  his  Lord. 

These  truths  are  the  shining  lessons  of  ou-  afflic- 
tion, which  we  may  carry  with  us,  to  mitigate  our 
grief,  and  haply  to  guide  us  in  the  way  we  have, 
ourselves,  to  walk. 


MEDICAL  SCHOOL  OPENS 

The  Medical  School  of  Maine  commenced 
its  eighty-eigMh  Annual  Course  of  Lectures 
on  Monday  of  this  week.  Registration  com- 
menced on  Thursday.  Six  weeks  are  allowed 
to  students  in  which  to  register,  so  that  the 
lists  given  below  are  not  necessarily  complete. 
The  entering  class  is  of  average  size.  To  the 
new  men  the  Orient  extends  a  hearty  wel- 
come. 

The  registration  of  the  first  and  second  year 
medical  students  is  as   follows : 

Second  Year  Men 
J.    A.    C.    Milliken,    New    Bedford,    Mass.; 
Joseph    Drummond,    Portland;    E.    E.    Holt, 


Portland;  A.  P.  Leighton,  Jr.,  Portland;  H.  C. 
Anderson,  South  Livingston ;  E.  J.  Brown, 
Strong;  L.  B.  Marshall,  Portland;  H.  H.  Bry- 
ant, Jr.,  Waterville ;  C.  F.  Fraymon,  Bidde- 
ford ;  E.  D.  Humphrey,  Henderson ;  W.  J. 
Fahey,  Lewiston ;  C.  F.  Deering,  Winslows 
Mills;  L.  F.  Hall,  Augusta;  C.  H.  Greene, 
North  Bridgton;  Frank  Mikelsky,  Brunswick; 
J.  C.  Oram,  Portland ;  L.  W.  Carpenter,  No. 
Waterford;  P.  H.  Abbott,  Waterboro;  B.  W. 
Russell,   Farmington. 

First  Year  Men 
P.  R.  Long,  Parsonsfield ;  A.   K.   Baldwin, 
Brunswick ;  M.  W.  Thewlis,  Wakefield,  R.  L ; 

A.  R.  Lancaster,  Richmond ;  Carl  Robinson, 
Portland ;  H.  H.  Lente,  South  Thomaston ;  J. 

B.  Clement,  Belfast ;  C.  V.  Ostergrin,  Bruns- 
wick; R.  E.  Stetson,  Damariscotta ;  Montague 
Pritchard,  Fall  River,  Mass. ;  E.  H.  Jackson, 
Jefferson;  C.  D.  Weeks,  Bath;  C.  J.  Mason, 
Hainpden ;  H.  W.  Stanwood,  Rumford  Falls ; 
James  Conroy,  Portland ;  C.  J.  Taylor,  Ban- 
gor;  F.  S.  Dolley,  Portland;  C.  G.  Wharton, 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  H.  B.  Tobey,  Clinton, 
Mass. ;  E.  S.  Badgley,  Portland. 


FACULTY  CLUB 

Faculty  Club  to  Reorganize — First  Meet- 
ing November  i8. 

The  subject  of  study  decided  upon  by  the 
Faculty  Club,  for  its  coming  winter  sessions, 
is  to  be  The  Leading  Men  of  the  Renaissance. 
At  its  first  meeting,  which  is  to  be  held  on 
November  i8,  Professor  Henry  Johnson  will 
read  a  paper  on  Petrarch.  Among  the  other 
papers  to  be  read  during  the  course  of  the  year 
are  the  following : 

Marco  Polo,  by  Professor  Lee. 

Benvenuto  Cellini,  by  Protcssor  Hutchins. 

Galileo,  by  Professor  Moody. 

Machiavelli,  by  Professor  Allen  Johnson. 

Savonarola,  by  Rev.  Herbert  Jump. 

The  Faculty  Club  proposes  to  issue,  in  the 
near  future,  a  complete  programme  of  its  plans 
for  the  sessions  to  be  held  this  winter. 


MAINE  INTERCOLLEGIATE  FOOTBALL  STANDING 

Games  Games  Games 

Played  Won           Lost  Per  Cent 

Bowdoin   i              i             o  looo 

U.  of  Maine. . . .  o            o            o  looo 

Colby   2             I             I  500 

Bates  I             o            i  ooo 


H8 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


Collcoe  Botes 


Bishop,  '09,  entertained  his  brother  the  first  of  the 
week- 

C.  J.  Taylor,  '10,  has  leturned  to  enter  the  medical 
school. 

Donald  Snow,  Bowdoin,  'oi,  was  on  the  campus, 
Sunday. 

Cunningham,  Medic,  is  teaching  at  East  Boothbay 
this  year. 

Chess  is  being  played  considerably  in  some  of  the 
"ends"  this  fall. 

Kendrie  gave  a  violin  solo  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
meeting  last  week. 

Harold  Stanwood,  1908,  has  returned  and  entered 
the  Medical   School. 

It  seems  good  to  hear  the  sound  of  the  "old  band" 
a-going  again  evenings- 

An  inter-fraternity  council  has  been  organized  at 
Tufts  College  this  fall- 
Professor  Files  granted  adjourns  in  all  his 
courses,  Saturday  morning. 

A  number  of  students  attended  the  dance  at  the 
High  School,   Friday  evening. 

P.incipal  Hermes  of  Leavitt  Institute,  was  visiting 
friends  in  college  last  Sunday. 

Farrin,  '10,  has  left  college  for  a  few  weeks  and  is 
employed  at  Pemaquid  Harbor- 
Harold  Smith,  '07,  spent  several  days  last  week 
at  his  home  in  Barrington,  N.  H. 

Tobe}',  '06,  former  track  and  tennis  captain,  has 
entered  the  medical  school  this  fall. 

The  briefs  in  the  course  of  debating,  English  VI., 
will  be  due  next  Tuesday,  November  5. 

Kingsley,  '07,  has  been  appointed  State  Bacte- 
riologist  with   headquarters   at   Augusta. 

L.  B.  Marshall,  Medic,  '09,  has  •  eturned  to  the 
Medical  School  after  one  year's  absence. 

Pierce,  '11,  sustained  a  bad  scrape  on  the  knee  in 
the  Freshman  meet  with   Bates,   Saturday. 

The  class  in  History  VII.  are  using  as  text-books 
President  Roosevelt's  "Winning  of  the  West." 

The  Quill  management  has  transferred  its  printing 
contract  to  the  press  of  the  Kennebec  Journal. 

Last  Friday  afternoon  on  Whittier  Field,  Bruns- 
wick High  lost  to  Morse  High  by  a  score  of  20-5. 

The  goat  has  at  last  been  led  back  to  pasture  and 
pledge  buttons  aie  no  longer  seen  about  the  campus. 

Several  of  the  professors  went  to  Bangor  last 
Friday,  to  attend  the  Teachers'  Convention  in  that 
city. 

Several  men  were  tried  out  for  the  Glee  Club  last 
week  and  there  seems  to  be  lots  of  good  material  on 
hand. 

Trainer  Nickerson  took  a  part  of  the  football 
team  on  a  trip  down  to  Merrymeeting  Bay  in  his 
gasoline   boat,    Sunday. 

Professor  Mitchell  delivered  an  address  at  the 
Teachers'  Convention  in  Bangor  entitled  "The  Pres- 
ent Status  of  the  Teaching  of  English  in  the  Sec- 
ondary  Schools  of  Maine." 


Mr.  A.  W.  Staub,  who  spoke  at  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
meeting,  Thursday  evening,  conducted  chapel,  Friday 
morning. 

Arthur  Smith,  '09,  has  returned  from  Farming- 
ton,  where  he  has  been  employed  during  the  past 
two  weeks. 

Assistant  Manager  Robinson  guarded  the  board 
track  during  the  celebration  following  the  Bowdoin- 
Colby  game. 

The  hour  exam,  in  Economics  I.  scheduled  for 
Saturday,  was  postponed  until  Tuesday  at  the 
request  of  the  class. 

F.  P.  Richards,  '11,  and  Whitmore,  '11,  are  singing 
at  the  First  Congregational  Church  at  Bath,  where 
Cushing,   '09,    is   o  ganist. 

The  celebration  last  Saturday  night  was  not  very    ^ 
general — a  fire  in  front  of  the  chapel  being  the  only 
evidence  of  a  well-won  victory. 

After  the  Colby  game  the  students,  while  giving 
the  Bowdoin  yells,  were  stoned  and  egged  by  the 
Waterville  "mob  element" — or  boys- 
Andrews,  '06,  having  lately  recovered  from  a 
severe  illness,  has  sailed  for  Carlsbad,  Germany, 
where  he  will  remain  for  some  time. 

Professor  Little  is  showing  the  Freshmen  around 
the  library.  He  shows  them  where  the  books  are  to 
be  found  and  how  they  are  to  be  taken  out. 

Hale,  '06,  has  been  spending  a  few  days  in  Bruns- 
wick, prior  to  his  winter  operations  with  the  United 
States  Brown  Moth  Commission  in  northern  Maine. 

For  the  second  time  Doctor  Whittier  prophesied 
that  Bowdoin  would  win  from  Colby — and  in  the  first 
half,  too.  And  for  the  second  time  his  prophecy 
came   true. 

There  will  be  a  meeting  of  the  College  Orchestra, 
Friday  evening,  November  i,  at  7  o'clock  in  the 
Y.  M.  C-  A.  Rooms.  Everybody  come  and  bring 
instruments. 

Tefft,  '09,  and  Hale,  '10,  took  a  t-amp  to  Orr's 
Island,  Sunday,  returning  in  the  same  day.  The 
distance  involved  was  something  like  thirty-two 
miles. 

Matthews,  '11,  who  has  been  confined  in  the  hos- 
pital in  Portland  with  typhoid  fever,  is  so  far 
improved  in  health  as  to  be  able  to  go  home-  He 
will  return  to  college  later. 

The  student  who  tore  all  the  notices  down  from 
the  bulletin  board  on  Saturday  evening  may  have 
labored  under  the  impression  that  he  was  showing 
college  spirit,  but  it  certainly  was  misplaced  spirit ! 

The  college  band  will  accompany  the  team  to 
Portland,  Saturday.  The  fellows  have  been  working 
hard  this  week  to  make  the  band  a  success  and  wish 
to  thank  the  student  body  for  the  financial  support 
received. 

David  T.  Parker,  '08,  heads  the  list  of  applicants 
who  recently  took  an  examination  at  Lewiston  for 
recommendation  for  appointment  to  Annapolis.  This 
gives  him  the  privilege  of  an  examination  there  next 
spring. 

Last  Friday's  game  at  Waterville  was  the  twenty- 
third  time  that  Bowdoin  and  Colby  have  struggled 
on  the  gridiron.  Of  these  games  Bowdoin  has  won 
fifteen,  tied  three,  and  lost  five.  The  largest  score 
was  in  1900  when  Colby  was  defeated,  68-0. 


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Weston,  '08,  while  on  the  cross  country  trials, 
Monday,  cut  himself  badly  in  attempting  to  jump  a 
barbed  wi  e  fence.  It  was  found  necessary  to  take 
two  stitches,  but  he  expects  tp  be  able  to  compete 
Saturday. 

Quite  a  number  of  men  went  up  to  Lewiston  with 
the  Freshman  Track  Team.  When  they  arrived 
back  at  the  city  the  results  of  the  first  half  of  the 
Colby  game  had  just  arrived.  Dr.  Whittle;  was  the 
first  to  see  on  the  bulletin,  "First  half — Bowdoin  5, 
Colby  o."  He  at  once  exclaimed  that  his  prophecy 
at  the  mass-meeting  the  night  befo/e  had  come  true. 

"At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Connecticut  Modern 
Language  Association  at  Hartford,  Nov.  9,  Prof. 
R.  J.  Ham  of  Trinity,  will  give  an  address  at  the 
mo  ning  session."  Bowdoin  friends  of  Professor 
Ham  will  be  glad  to  learn  that  he  has  been  so  early 
honored  in  his  new  position. 

There  is  a  noticeable  lack  of  guitar  players  in  col- 
lege. Thus  a  strong  incentive  is  offeed  to  enter- 
prising individuals  to  take  lessons  and  make  a  strong 
bid  for  the  mandolin  club.  If  they  make  this  club, 
they  will  not  only  have  many  pleasant  times  them- 
selves but  they  will  also  be  of  service  to  the  college 
by  adding  strength  to  the  musical  clubs. 

At  the  annual  match  of  the  New  England  Inter- 
Collegiate  Golf  Association,  held  at  Woburn,  Mas- 
sachusetts, on  Wednesday,  October  16,  the  team 
match  was  won  by  Williams-  Three  colleges  were 
represented  in  the  tournament,  Williams,  Dartmouth 
and  Technology.  This  is  the  third  consecutive  time 
that  Williams  has  won  the  golf  trophy.  H.  W. 
Stucklen,  of  Dartmouth,  won  the  individual  match. 
Bowdoin  was  not  represented,  although  the  college 
retains  membership  in  the  association. 

It  should  be 'stated  for  the  benefit  of  the  students 
that  the  Orient  arrives  in  Brunswick,  Friday  after- 
noons, and  that  they  may  be  secured  at  the  post 
office  Friday  afternoon  or  evening.  It  sometimes 
happens  that  they  are  not  delivered  until  Saturday, 
but  they  can  always  be  secured  on  Friday  if  they  are 
asked  for  at  the  post  office.  When  evening  mail  is 
given  after  supper  at  the  post  office,  only  first-class 
matter  is  handed  out,  but  the  Orients  can  always 
be  secured  by  asking  for  them. 

"In  contrast  to  the  neat  green  caps  which  the 
Chicago  Freshmen  are  wearing  is  the  straw  hat 
which  the  Bowdoin  Freshmen  are  required  to  wear 
wherever  they  go." — Daily  Maroon,  University  of 
Chicago.  As  a  fact,  not  a  straw  hat  can  be  seen 
now,  all  the  members  of  191 1  having  discontinued 
weaing  them  since  initiation.  It  would  probably  be 
better  here  at  Bowdoin  if  instead  of  some  outland- 
ish headgear  being  prescribed  each  year  for  the 
entering  class,  which  is  worn  for  about  a  week, 
some  neat  cap  was  provided  which  shovild  be  worn 
all  the  year.  But  then,  this  is  the  custom  we  have, 
and  it  is  a  hard  thing  to  change  established  practice ! 


ing  its  origin,  growth,  and  accomplishments. 
In  speaking  of  the  kind  of  men  wanted  in  the 
foreign  mission  service,  Mr.  Straub  said  none 
but  college  graduates  were  acceptable ;  men  of 
sterling  characters,  high  ptirposes,  and  firm 
resolutions. 

As  for  the  field  of  service,  there  is  none 
greater  in  the  world.  The  work  is  chiefly 
along  religious  and  educational  lines.  The 
old-time  idea  that  the  foreign  missionary  must 
fight  his  way  and  be  put  to  a  thousand  and  one 
exposures  is  speedly  being  lost  sight  of  and  in 
the  place  of  that  idea  men  are  learning  that 
the  dangers  are  not  as  stupendous  as  have 
been  imagined  and  that  there  is  a  great  will- 
ingness and  eagerness  on  the  part  of  the 
heathen  to  receive  whatever  of  enlightenrtient 
the  Christian  nations  of  the  world  can  bring 
him.  Mr.  Straub  suggested  that  an  element 
of  "the  square  deal"  ought  to  enter  into  our 
relations  with  those  people  to  whom  God  is 
unknown. 


COLLEGE  BAND 

College  Band  Holds  Organization  Re- 
hearsal— New  Plans  for  Its  Perma- 
nency. ' 

Leader  Kane  has  thrown  himself  into  the 
work  of  developing  and  directing  the  proposed 
band  with  praiseworthy  energy  and  it  shopld 
be  noted  that  he  is  being  supported  in  a  grat- 
ifying manner.  The  plans  of  the  band,  at 
present,  seem  concentrated  about  the  single 
idea  of  making  a  creditable  showing  at  the 
remainder  of  the  games,  but  during  the  winter 
they  propose  to  continue  practicing  systemat- 
ically so  that  by  spring  they  may  prove  efl:ective 
attraction  at  the  baseball  games  and  track 
meet.  There  is  another  end  to  be  accomplished 
by  this  continued  winter  practice  than  that  of 
temporary  perfection.  It  is  hoped  that  with 
the  nucleus  remaining  in  college  of  this  year's 
band  that  interest  in  a  college  band  may  be 
re-awakened  and  that  next  year  a  band  can  be 
developed  which  will  surpass  any  band  Bow- 
doin has  ever  had. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION 

Last  Thursday  evening,  Mr.  A.  W.  Straub 
spoke  to  the  Christian  Association  on  "Stu- 
dent Volunteer  Movement  for  Foreign  Mis- 
sions." First  Mr.  Straub  gave  a  short  his- 
tory of  the  student  volunteer  movement,  stat- 


COMMUNICATION 

The  stand  which  the  Orient  takes  in  regard  to  the 
plans  for  Freshmen  having  some  branch  of  athletics 
compulsory,  is  meeting  with  much  favor.  The  col- 
lege will  be  the  gaine  ,  but  by  far  the  greatest  bene- 
fit falls  on  the  student  himself.     The  exercise  result- 


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ing  from  some  regular  athletic  work  would  greatly 
aid  the  general  condition  of  the  health. 

Then  there  is  another  point  from  which  the  Fresh- 
man naturally  looks.  He  eyes  with  admiration  the 
big  "B"  and  longs  to  have  the  honor  of  wearing  one. 
Incessant  practice  will  develop  some  of  the  hitherto 
hidden  p  ovvess  in  various  branches  and  the  student 
will  be  as  much  surprised  as  any  one  to  find  out 
what  he  can  do.  At  any  rate,  everyone  should  try 
to  do  something  for  the  college  until  it  is  proven 
conclusively  that  he  is  unable  to  accomplish  anything 
at  all  in  athletics. 

1911. 


NOTICES 

The  Class  of  1875  Prize  in  American  His- 
tory will  be  awarded  this  year  for  the  best 
essay  on  one  of  the  following  subjects: 

1.  The  Origin  and  History  of  Shay's 
Rebellion. 

2.  The  New  England  Emigrant  Aid 
Society. 

3.  The  policy  of  William  Pitt  Fessenden 
during   Reconstruction. 

Essays  should  contain  not  less  than  fifteen, 
nor  more  than  twenty-five  thousand  words. 
All  essays  must  be  submitted  in  typewritten 
form  to  Professor  Allen  Johnson  not  later 
than  !May  i,  1908.  The  competition  is  open 
to  Seniors  and  Juniors.  Students  who  intend 
to  compete  are  advised  to  consult  with  Profes- 
sor Johnson  before  beginning  work. 

The  Bennett  Prize  will  be  awarded  this  year 
for  the  best  essay  on  "The  Working  of  the 
Committee  System  in  the  Legislature  of 
Maine."  Essays  should  contain  not  less  than 
five,  nor  more  than  ten  thousand  words.  All 
essays  must  be  submitted  to  Professor  Allen 
Johnson  not  later  than  May  i,  1908.  The 
competition  is  open  to  Seniors  and  Juniors. 


ALUMNI  BACK  AT  THE  FRATERNITY  INITIATIONS 

.\LPHA  DELTA  PHI 
Edward  Stanwood,  1861 ;  D.  A.  Robinson,  1873 ; 
F.  C.  Robinson,  1873;  F.  O.  Purington,  1880;  W.  A. 
Moody,  1S82;  Wyllys  Chamberlain,  1882;  C.  C 
Hutchins,  1883;  W.  H.  White,  1899;  E.  A.  Kaharl, 
1899 ;  J.  C.  Pearson,  1900 ;  Ben  Parke  ■,  1902 ;  R.  B. 
Stone,  1902;  T.  H.  Riley,  Jr.,  1903;  C.  F,  Robinson, 
1903;  T.  C.  White,  1903;  G.  C.  Purington,  Jr.,  1904; 
J.  W.  Riley,  1905;  D.  C.  White,  1905;  H.  L.  Childs, 
1906 ;  Phillips  Kimball,  1907 ;  G.  A.  Bower,  1907 ;  T. 
R.   Winchell,    1907. 

BETA    THETA    PI 

H.  D.  Evans,  '01,  Augusta;   S.  C.  Whitmore,  '03, 

Brunswick ;    W.    T.    Johnson,    '06,    Augusta ;    E.    C. 

Pope,  '07,  Manchester;  W.  S.  Linnell,  '07,  Saco ;  W. 

E.   Roberts,   '07,   Brunswick;   H.   A.    Merrill,   ex-'o9, 


Gardiner;  G.  H.  Macomber,  ex-'io,  Augusta;  W.  N. 
Emerson,  '09,  University  of  Maine,  delegate  from  B. 
H.  Chapter,  Beta  Theta  Pi. 

THETA  DELTA  CHI 

F.  J.  C.  Little,  '89;  G.  C  Soule,  '06;  Rev.  P.  F. 
Marston,  '88;  H.  L.  Brown,  '07;  H.  W.  Cobb,  '00; 
A.  J.  Voorhees,  '07;  W.  B.  Mitchell,  '90;  Wind- 
ham, '04 ;  J.  N.  Emery,  '05 ;  H.  A.  Jump ;  H.  P. 
Chapman,  '06. 

DELTA  UPSILON 

Guy  Sturgis,  H.  Marr,  H.  Wilbor,  J.  Condon, 
George  Wilbor,  C.  Merritt,  C.  Kingsley,  George 
Wheeler,  A.  Welsch,  H.  Fuller,  C.  Stetson,  R, 
Stuart,  R.  Sawyer,  M.  Marston. 

ZETA  PSI 
C.  W.  Haggerty,  J.  H.  Everett,  Prof.  H.  L.  John- 
son, E.  S.  Anthoine,  Lyman  Cousins,  H.  L.  Johnson. 

DELTA  KAPPA  EPSILON 
L.  C.  Hatch,  '95;  R.   C.   Cony,  '06;   D.   C  Minot, 
'96;  J.  B.  Dnjmmond,  '07;  K.  C.  M.  Sills,  '01;  E.  E. 
Holt,  '07;  L.  A.   Pierce,  '05;  J.  F.  Cox,  '04. 

PSI  UPSILON 
Charles  T.  Hawes,  '76;  Arthur  T.  Parker,  '76; 
L.  A.  Rogers,  '75;  B.  Potter,  '78;  Prof.  George  T. 
Files,  '89;  Geo  ge  Fogg,  '02;  Philip  Clifford,  '03; 
Sam  Dana,  '04 ;  Raymond  Davis,  '05 ;  Charles  Cook, 
'os ;    Dr.    Burnett. 

KAPPA   SIGMA 
Dr.  E.  W.  Files,   1902;  Hon.  R.  W.  Smith,   1897; 
Ralph  Clark,  1897;  P.  C.  Giles,  1897. 


Hluinni  IRotes 


CLx\SS  OF  1831 
Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Huston,  widow  of  Professor 
Joseph  Tyler  Huston  of  this  class,  died  Octo- 
ber 20,  1907,  at  Bath,  at  the  advanced  age  of 
ninety-two  years.  She  had  been  all  her  life 
connected  with  the  educational  and  philan- 
thropical  institutions  of  her  native  city. 

CLASS  OF  1850 
The  many  friends  of  Rev.  T.  S.  Perry  who 
has  been  ill  for  over  a  year,  will  regret  to  learn 
that  he  still  remains  incapacitated  for  the  work 
to  which  he  has  given  so  many  years  of  his 
active  life.  He  is  now  residing  at  Harrison, 
Maine. 

Jesse  Appleton  Melcher,  who  received  the 
honorary  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  from  Bow- 
doin  over  half  a  century  ago,  died  at  Redwood 
City,  California,  October  9,  1907,  after  a  long 
illness  at  the  age  of  eighty-four.  Mr.  Melcher 
belonged  to  a  Brunswick  family  noted  in  tlie 
last  century  for  their  skill  as  carpenters  and 


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builders  as  the  woodwork  of  the  College 
Chapel  still  testifies.  It  was  while  practicing 
his  trade  of  carpentry  that  Mr.  Melcher 
secured  means  to  fit  himself  as  a  teacher,  a 
calling  that  he  followed  with  success  for  sev- 
eral years  in  the  Southern  States.  In  1872  he 
removed  to  California  and  became  an  insur- 
ance agent.  In  1884  he  was  chosen  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Education  of  San  Francisco 
and  served  with  distinction.  He  was  a  devout 
Christian  and  for  many  years  a  deacon  in  one 
of  the  city  churches. 

CLASS  OF  1900 

Joseph  C.  Pearson  arrived  in  Brunswick, 
October  22,  for  a  visit  to  his  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  S.  W.  Pearson.  Mr.  Pearson  has  been 
cruising  a  year  and  a  half  in  the  Pacific  in  con- 
nection with  the  scientific  expedition  sent  out 
by  the  Carnegie  Institute  of  Washington,  D. 
C,  to  make  a  magnetic  survey  of  that  ocean. 
In  August  he  left  the  Yacht  Galilee  at  Alaska 
and  went  down  the  Yukon  River  as  far  as 
Dawson  City  to  make  magnetic  observations. 
He  then  went  through  British  Columbia,  east 
to  the  Selkirk  range  of  mountains  and  then  up 
to  Lake  Winnipeg.  This  gave  him  a  fine  trip 
over  a  wild  and  interesting  country. 

Albro  L.  Burnell  has  been  appointed  clerk 
in  the  United  States  consulate  at  Barranguilla, 
U.  S.  of  Colombia. 

CLASS  OF  1901 
Professor  Henry  D.  Evans  of  the  State 
laboratory  of  hygiene,  has  begun  the  work  of 
analyzing  all  the  public  water  supplies  of  the 
State.  Hereafter  this  examination  is  to  be 
conducted  regularly  four  times  a  year. 

CLASS  OF  1902 
Edward  E.  Carter  was  married,  22  October 
1907,  to  Miss  Helen  L.,  daughter  of  Mr.  Geo. 
W.  Johnson  of  Bath,  Me.  The  bride  is  a  grad- 
uate of  the  Bath  High  School  and  a  member  of 
the  Class  of  1903  at  Mt.  Holyoke  College. 
Since  giving  up  his  instructorship  in  forestry 
at  Harvard,  Mr.  Carter  has  been  in  the  employ- 
ment of  the  United  States  as  forest  assistant  in 
the  Department  of  Agriculture.  The  newly 
married  couple  will  spend  the  winter  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

CLASS  OF  1905 
"Steve"  Pinkham  was  married  Tuesday  to 
Miss  Lorena  Dunton  of  Bath.     Mr.  Pinkham 
will     reside    in     New     York,     where    he    is 
employed  in  a  large  electrical  company. 


FRANK  E.  KENDRIE 

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receiJtions,  dances,  etc. 
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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


STUDENTS 


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Every   Facility   for    Instruction. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  NOVEMBER  8,  1907 


VOL.  XXXVIl 


NO.  15 


TUFTS,  19;  BOWDOIN,  2 

BowDOiN  Loses  in  Hard  Game  at  Portland. 

Tufts  defeated  Bowdoin  at  Portland,  Sat- 
urday, by  a  score  of  19  to  2.  The  game  was 
far  closer  and  more  interesting  than  the  score 
would  indicate. 

Gould  kicked  off  to  Wandtke  who  advanced 
the  ball  from  the  15  to  the  30-yard  line. 
Newman  and  Lee  made  a  yard  each ;  then 
Gould  punted  to  Tufts'  38-yard  line.  Tufts 
fumbled  but  recovered  the  ball  several  yards 
nearer  their  goal.  A  forward  pass  was  tried 
unsuccessfully;  and  Tufts  was  penalized  15 
yards.  Green  punted  to  Gould  25  yards 
down  the  field. 

Newman  gained  a  yard;  on  the  next  play, 
however,  Bowdoin  was  penalized  15  yards. 
Commins  went  through  left  tackle  for  3  yards 
and  Crowley  made  i  on  the  forward  pass. 
Gould  then  essayed  a  field  goal,  the  ball  fall- 
ing short  by  about  a  yard. 

Green  ran  the  kick  back  20  yards.  Sheedy 
made  4;  then  40  on  a  neatly  executed  trick 
play. 

On  the  next  play  Tufts  fumbled,  but  recov- 
ered the  ball.  Wallace  was  thrown  for  a 
loss.  Green  then  punted  to  Phipps  on  Bow- 
doin's    12-yard   line. 

Tufts  held  and  Gould  punted  to  Green  who 
ran  the  ball  back  15  yards.  The  ball  was  now 
on  Bowdoin's  28-yard  line.  .  Wallace  failed 
to  gain;  the  forward  pass  gave  Tufts  15 
yards;  Hooper  made  3.  Two  plays  brought 
the  ball  within  a  yard  of  Bowdoin's  goal  and 
Hooper  was  pushed  over  for  a  touchdown. 
Green  missed  an  easy  goal. 

Gould  dubbed  a  kick  along  the  ground 
which  Lee  secured  on  Tufts'  3S-yard  line.  A 
poorly  executed  forward  pass  cost  Bowdoin 
15  yards.  Phipps  made  10;  Bowdoin  fum- 
bled on  the  next  play  and  Tufts  received  the 
ball,  rushed  it  to  Bowdoin's  30-yard  line, 
where  Green  dropped  a  pretty  goal. 

Receiving  the  ball  on  the  kick  off  Bowdoin 
rushed  it  up  the  field  to  the  7-yard  line  where 
Green  intercepting  a  forward  pass  was 
dragged  behind  his  own  goal  for  a  safety. 

Tufts  secured  one  touchdown  and  a  goal 
from  the  field  in  each  half. 


Tufts  excelled  in  trick  plays,  continually 
making  them  to  good  advantage.  Bowdoin 
was  stronger  in  straight  line  bucking.  Sev- 
eral times  during  the  game  the  team  was 
within  striking  distance  of  Tufts'  goal,  only 
to  be  penalized  or  to  lose  the  ball  through 
poor  headwork. 

Captain  Green  of  Tufts  was  the  individual 
star  of  the  game.  He  used  exceptionally  good 
judgment  in  running  his  team  and  outpunted 
either  Gould  or  Newman.  Plis  goal  from  the 
field  in  the  second  half  was  the  feature  of  the 
game. 

For  Bowdoin  Phipps  proved  to  be  the  best 
ground  gainer,  frequently  making  from  10  to 
20  yards.  Haley  at  guard  was  a  tower  of 
strength,  continually  breaking  through  and 
rushing  the  Tufts  runner  for  a  loss. 

The  line-up  and  summary : 

Tufts,  Bowdoin. 

Hubbard,    l.e r.e.,    Crowley    (Capt.) 

Kensella,     l.e r.t.,    Commins 

Marr,   l.t. 

Burt,    l.g r.g.,    Sewall 

r.g.,   Ready 

Ireland,    c c,     Lente 

Houston,     r.g l.g.,    Haley 

Dunn,   r.g. 

Chase,     r.t l.t.,    Newman 

Wilson,    r.e I.e.,    Wandtke 

Green     (Capt.),    q.b q.b.,-   Gould,    Burton 

Wallace,    Smith,   l.h.b r.h.b..    Files 

Sheehy,    r.h.b l.h.b.,    Phipps 

Hooper,    f .b f.b.,    Lee 

Score — Tufts,  19  ;  Bowdoin,  2.  Touchdowns — 
Hooper  2.  Goal  from  touchdown — Green.  Goals 
from  field — Green  2.  Safety — Green.  Referee — 
Blown  of  B.  A.  A.;  Umpire — "Reggie"  Brown  of 
Harvard;  Field  Judge — Knight  of  Michigan;  Lines- 
men— Stanwood  of  Bowdoin,  Cousins  of  Tufts ; 
Timers — Wing  of  Bowdoin,  Prince  of  Tufts.  Time 
— 30-minute   halves. 


BOWDOIN  VS.  BATES 

The  Great  Game  of  the  Year  Tomorrow  ! — Everybody 
Up  to  Lewiston ! 

Next  Saturday  at  Garcelon  Field,  Lewis- 
ton,  Bowdoin  meets  Bates  in  what  promises 
to  be  one  of  the  most  stubbornly  fought  con- 
tests in  the  intercollegiate  football  series. 
Bates  will  be  no  easy  opponent,  having  scored 
on    Harvard,    beaten    New    Hampshire    State 


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and  held  Exeter  and  Colby  to  low  scores. 
Added  to  this  good  showing  Captain  Schu- 
macher, who  has  been  ill  for  the  past  few 
weeks,  will  be  back  in  his  old  place  at  tackle. 
But  Bowdoin  supporters  will  go  to  the  Spin- 
dle City  full  of  confidence,  with  a  good  team, 
with  a  week's  hard  and  consistent  practice 
behind  them,  to  bring  back  a  victory.  It  is 
quite  probable  that  the  old  Exeter  back,  King, 
and  Manter,  will  be  seen  in  Bowdoin  togs. 

If  Bowdoin  wins  this  game,  and  at  the 
same  time  if  Maine  should  beat  Colb}' — 
Bowdoin  will  have  a  clear  field  for  the  cham- 
pionship, the  best  that  Maine  could  do  would 
be  to  tie  with  Bowdoin,  by  winning  the  game 
at  Brunswick  the  coming  Saturday.  If  Colby 
wins  tho' — Bowdoin  will  have  to  beat  Maine 
on  the  i6th  to  win  the  championship. 

The  probable  line-up : 

Bowdoin.  Bates. 

Wandtke,    l.e r.e.,    Cummings 

Newman,   l.t r.t.,  Schumacher    (Capt.) 

Haley,    I.g r.g.,    Booker 

Lente   or   Boynton,   c c,   Cochran 

Sewall,    r.g I.g.,    McKenna 

Commins,    r.t l.t..    Parks 

Crowley    (Capt.),    r.e I.e.,    Brown 

Gould  or   Burton,  q.b q.b.,   Cobb 

Phipps  or   King,   l.h.b r.h.b.,   Keaney 

Manter  or  Files,   r.h.b l.h.b.,   Hull 

Lee  or  Ballard,   f.b f .b.,   Sargent 


BOWDOIN  LOSES  CROSS=COUNTRY  RUN 

Tufts,  27;  Bowdoin,  28 — Colbath,  of  Bow- 
doin, Comes  in  First. 

Bowdoin  was  defeated  by  Tufts  last  Sat- 
urday morning  in  the  first  cross-country  run 
she  has  ever  held  with  another  college.  The 
race  was  a  success  and  one  will  be  held  every 
year  in  the  future,  if  possible.  The  result  of 
this  race  was  Tufts  27,  Bowdoin  28.  The 
course  was  four  and  a  half  miles  in  length 
and  lay  as  follows :  Start  at  Theta  Dlta  Chi 
House,  go  out  McKeen  Street,  turn  to  right, 
down  across  the  railroad  to  Pleasant  Street, 
along  east  and  north  sides  of  cemetery,  cross 
the  brook  near  the  river,  go  straight  up  over 
Standpipe  Hill  to  the  River  Road,  along  this 
for  a  hundred  yards,  then  turn  sharp  west 
through  an  orchard,  then  across  the  golf 
links  to  a  side  road,  down  this  to  Pleasant 
street,  and  so  home,  the  last  half-mile  being 
the  same  as  the  first.  When  the  course  was 
laid  out  the  brook  was  so  narrow  that  it  could 
be  jumped,  but  after  the  rains  had  raised  it  a 
scow  had  to  be  moored  across  it. 


The  runners  for  the  two  colleges  were : 

Tufts.  Bowdoin. 

Marshall,    2 I,    Colbath 

Morrison,    4 3,     Sloman 

Williams,    5 7,    Morss 

Powers,    6 8,    Simmons 

Lennon,    10 9,   Weston 

Total,   3,7-  Total,  28. 

At  the  end  of  the  first  mile  the  Tufts  men 
were  bunched  in  the  lead  with  the  Bowdoin 
runners  in  a  group  close  behind.  This 
arrangement  was  kept  practically  the  same 
during  the  first  three  miles.  When  the  men 
reached  Pleasant  Street,  the  second  time  they 
began  to  increase  their  speed  and  string  out 
more.  At  the  beginning  of  the  last  half-mile 
they  were  in  two  groups  a  hundred  yards 
apart.  In  the  first  one  were  Marshall,  Mor- 
rison, Colbath,  Slocum  and  Williams,  in  the 
second.  Powers,  Morss,  Weston,  Simmons, 
Lennon. 

Colbath  won  easily  by  about  twenty  yards. 
The  others  finished  in  this  order:  Marshall, 
Slocum,  Morrison,  Williams,  Powers,  Morss, 
Simmons,  Weston,  Lennon.  The  time  was  31 
minutes,  26  and  2-5   seconds. 

The  judges  at  the  finish  were  Col.  H.  A. 
Wing  of  Lewiston,  Coach  O'Donnell  of 
Bates,  Dr.  Whittier  of  Bowdoin,  Stevens  of 
Tufts,  Prof.  Hutchins,  and  S.  B.  Furbish. 


CROSS  COUNTRY 

Prospects  of  Another   Race  —  Bates   Seems 
Desirous  to  Run 

"There  has  been  much  interest  in  cross 
country  running  here  this  fall.  Clifford,  '08, 
has  been  elected  captain  of  the  team.  After 
trying  to  arrange  a  dual  meet  with  Bowdoin, 
that  college  has  at  last  suceeded  in  finding  a 
successful  excuse  and  has  evaded  a  meet.  We 
were  ready  to  run  under  any  suitable  condi- 
tions, but  the  Brunswick  athletes  were  hard 
to   please." — Bates  Student. 

The  above  appeared  in  the  current  issue  of 
the  Bates  Student.  The  Orient  has  no  desire 
to  make  comment  which  would  stir  up  any 
feeling  between  the  two  institutions.  If  Bates 
felt  the  Orient  was  using  that  college 
unjustly  in  its  news  comment  of  two  weeks 
ago,  we  offer  apology  to  their  feelings.  The 
Orient  is  coming  to  be  distinctly  a  news- 
paper and  we  stated  the  news  exactly  as  the 
facts  were.  However,  in  view  of  the  fact 
that  the  Student  appears  to  believe  that  it  was 
Bowdoin  who  was  anxious  to  avoid  running 


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a  race,  and  that  there  may  be  no  wrong 
impression  in  regard  to  this,  the  Orient 
called  the  attention  of  the  Bowdoin  Track 
Association  to  the  comment  and  efforts  are 
now  being  made  to  arrange  for  a  cross 
country  run  between  the  two  colleges.  We 
most  sincerely  hope  that  such  a  race  can  be 
arranged.  Bowdoin  is  willing  to  agree  to 
any  terms  whatsoever,  and  there  is  plenty  of 
time  to  arrange  for  a  contest.  We  at  Bow- 
doin have  not  the  slightest  ill  feeling  towards 
Bates  and  most  sincerely  hope  that  a  cross- 
country can  be  run.  Much  better  feeling 
has  grown  up  between  the  two  colleges  in  the 
past  few  years  and  we  most  sincerely  hope 
that  the  mutual  relations  will  continue  to  be 
the  best.  At  present  the  contest  is  not 
decided.  Bowdoin  should  stand  a  good 
chance,  with  the  experience  gained  in  the 
former  race.  As  it  is  evident  that  Bowdoin 
has  no  desire  to  avoid  any  contest,  we  cer- 
tainly believe  that  Bates  will  be  good  enough 
sportsmen  to  accept  our  offer. 


MUSICAL  CLUBS 

There  seems  to  be  a  good  outlook  for  the 
Musical  Clubs  this  year.  There  is  a  lot  of 
good  new  material  in  the  Freshman  Class  and 
these  new  men  are  turning  out  well  for  the 
clubs.  The  Glee  Club  is  to  hold  rehearsals 
every  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday  at  five 
o'clock,  and  the  work  of  thinning  out  the  men 
will  soon  begin,  so  as  to  bring  down  the  num- 
ber from  the  present  forty  to  the  twenty  or 
less  who  are  to  be  taken  on  the  trips.  Noth- 
ing definite  is  announced  about  the  trips  to 
be  made,  but  there  is  some  talk  of  holding 
a  joint  concert  with  the  Dartmouth  Musical 
Clubs  in  Portland  some  time  during  January. 


DELTA  UPSILON  CONVENTION 

The  Delta  Upsilon  Fraternity  held  its 
annual  convention  Oct.  17th  and  i8th  with 
the  Minnesota  Chapter  at  the  West  Hotel, 
Minneapolis,  Minn.  The  President  of  the 
Convention  was  W.  B.  Chamberlain,  a  Mich- 
igan alumnus,  and  the  afternoon  of  the  first 
day  was  spent  at  the  President's  summer 
home  at  Lake  Winnetonka,  with  a  trip 
around  the  lake  on  a  chartered  steamer.  On 
the  second  day  the  business  of  the  convention 
was  disposed  of  and  in  the  evening  came  the 
national  banquet,  which  was  the  crowning 
event  of  the  convention.  Speeches  were  heard 
from  President  W.  B.  Chamberlain,  Chan- 
cellor E.  Benjamin  Andrews  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Nebraska,  Prof.  Paul  S.  Reinsch  of 
the  University  of  Wisconsin,  and  Prof.  E. 
McDermott  of  the  University  of  Minnesota. 

The  trip  to  Minneapolis  was  interesting. 
The  delegates  from  the  East  traveled  by  spe- 
cial car  from  Boston  as  far  as  Chicago  and 
from  there  on  by  special  train.  The  dele- 
gates from  the  Bowdoin  Chapter  were  Edgar 
F.   Sewall,  '09,   and  Percy  G.   Bishop,   '09. 


COLLEGE  ORCHESTRA 

The  first  rehearsal  of  the  Orchestra  was 
held  Tuesday  evening  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Rooms.  There  was  a  good  number  of  fel- 
lows out  and  the  prospects  for  a  prosperous 
season  seem  good.  The  rehearsals  will  not 
be  extremely  long  and  will  not  come 
oftener  than  once  or  twice  a  week. 
This  is  a  good  way  to  practice,  and  every- 
body who  is  interested  in  music  should  spend 
at  least  one  or  two  hours  a  week  for  prac- 
tice. If  the  scheme  materializes  trips  will  be 
planned  and  there  will  be  good  fun  for  all. 


BIBLE  STUDY  PLANS 

About  twenty-five  students  met  with  Rev. 
Herbert  A.  Jump  last  Monday  evening  in  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  rooms  and  laid  out  the  plan  of 
Bible  Study  for  the  year. 

It  is  planned  to  hold  about  fifteen  meetings, 
extending  from  the  present  time  to  the  middle 
of  March,  during  which  time  the  Christian 
Bible  will  be  studied  as  comprehensively  as 
possible.  The  course  is  to  consist  of  lectures, 
readings  and  discussions.  The  topics  for 
immediate  study  are :  "The  King  James  Bible, 
its  Aim  and  its  Humanity,"  "Its  Ancestors 
and  its  Posterity,"  "The  Bible  Story  of  the 
Beginning,"  "Aims  and  Methods  of  Bible 
Scholarship." 

These  topics  are  to  be  followed  by  a  study 
of  Hebrew  History,  Poetry,  Prophecy,  etc., 
and  then  the  rest  of  the  year  is  devoted  to 
work  in  the  New  Testament. 

The  course  promises  to  be  of  an  informal 
nature  and  all  men  interested  are  urged  to 
come,  for  a  knowledge  of  the  Christian  Bible 
forms  an  esssential  part  of  every  liberal  edu- 
cation. 


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Echoes  from  the 

Tufts  Game 


The     Orient     wishes     to 
congratulate     the     college 


upon  the  college  spirit 
shown  at  the  Tufts  game,  Saturday.  Dur- 
ing the  last  part  of  the  game  in  the  face  of 
certain  defeat,  two  hundred  and  fifty  Bow- 
doin  men  shouted  the  name  of  Bowdoin  out 
over  the  field  as  it  had  never  been  shouted  at 
any  other  stage  of  the  game.  After  the  teams 
had  left  the  field  every  man  remained  in  his 
seat  and  for  twenty  minutes  cheered  the  play- 
ers, the  team,  the  faculty,  and  the  college. 
After  this  the  whole  Bowdoin  aggregation 
led  by  the  band  marched  to  Monument 
Square  where  again  the  name  of  Bowdoin 
was  made  to  resound.  It  was  the  best  dis- 
play of  spirit  that  we  have  had  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  and  should  be  encouraged. 

Another  noticeable  feature  of  the  day  at 
Portland  was  the  absence  of  the  "yagging 
spirit."  Throughout  the  day  the  best  feeling 
prevailed  between  the  two  rival  colleges  who 
practically    owned     the     city.     Bowdoin     and 


Tufts  most  effectively  showed  that  two  large 
groups  of  college  fellows  would  attend  an 
athletic  contest  without  any  but  the  best  of 
spirit.  The  Orient  is  particularly  pleased  at 
the  high  expressions  of  praise  that  the  Port- 
land papers  printed  in  regard  to  the  conduct 
of  the  large  crowd  of  Bowdoin  men  in  the 
city.  These  are  things  which  help  the  col- 
lege more  than  we  can  imagine.  Lively, 
enthusiastic,  and  never-say-die  spirit  through- 
out the  game  and  gentlemanly  character 
about  the  city  are  characteristics  that  the  true 
college  man  should  never  forget.  Remem- 
bering ideals  such  as  these  does  more  good 
for  the  college  than  any  other  factor. 


The  traditions  there  are 
1911  Class  Colors     at   Bowdoin,    the    Orient 

looks  upon  as  the  duty  of 
every  Bowdoin  man  to  uphold.  The  three 
upperclasses,  we  trust,  need  no  stimulus  to 
their  zeal  as  supporters  of  those  things  which 
are  distinctly  Bowdoin.  So,  assuming  and 
feeling  confident  of  the  loyalty  of  the  upper- 
classes,  we  address  ourselves  in  this  case  to 
the  Freshman  Class.  It  has  been  the  custom, 
it  might  almost  be  called  a  tradition,  since  it 
has  been  the  heredity  of  generations,  for  the 
incoming  class  to  adopt  the  colors  of  the  out- 
going class.  That  is  to  say,  the  class  colors 
of  1907  were  Red  and  White  and  the  Orient, 
which  in  matters  of  this  kind  always  repre- 
sents college  sentiment,  hopes  that  at  tl-reir 
next  meeting  the  Class  of  191 1  will  show  its 
conservativeness  in  maintaining  college  cus- 
toms by  voting  to  adopt  as  their  class  colors, 
Red  and  White. 


There  is  one  matter  which 
Class  Numerals       the     Athletic     Association 

should  attend  to  at  its 
next  meeting.  When  the  present  Association 
rules  in  regard  to  the  wearing  of  class  numer- 
als were  formed  no  provision  was  made  for 
granting  numerals  to  members  of  class  teams 
which  competed  with  class  teams  of  other 
institutions.  These  rules  were  adopted  when 
Bowdoin  did  not  hold  regular  class  meets 
with  any  other  college.  Now  that  a  meet  has 
been  held  with  Bates  some  rule  should  be 
adopted.  As  it  now  stands,  Bowdoin  Fresh- 
men who  won  points  in  the  track  meet  with 
Bates  cannot  rightfully  wear  numerals.  The 
Orient  would  recommend  that  the  Athletic 
Association  at  a  coming  mass-meeting  attend 


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to  this  at  once  and  award  numerals  to  those 
men  who  won  first  or  second  place.  As  the 
Athletic  Association  governs  the  matter  of 
the  wearing  of  class  numerals,  its  rules 
should  be  made  comprehensive  and  should 
be  enforced. 


DRAMATIC  CLUB 

The  cast  of  "Halfback  Sandy"  is  rehears- 
ing regularly  twice  a  week  now,  Monday  and 
Thursday  evening.  Good  progress  is  being 
made  under  the  coaching  of  Miss  Curtis  and 
the  fellows  seem  to  be  showing  good  interest 
in  the  work.  The  first  two  acts  have  been 
rehearsed  several  times  and  the  third  is  to  be 
taken  up  soon.  The  play  is  to  be  given  in 
three  places  in  the  State,  besides  Brunswick, 
and  there  is  some  talk  of  a  Masachusetts  trip. 


FINANCIAL  REPORTS 

As  was  stated  in  the  Commencement 
Orient,  owing  to  a  fatal  accident  to  the  man- 
agers of  two  athletic  organizations,  it  was 
impossible  to  secure  all  the  reports  at  that  time. 
The  reports,  having  but  just  come  to  our  atten- 
tion, are  printed  in  this  issue.  Together  with 
the  baseball  report  is  shown  a  brief  compari- 
son of  the  season  with  thatof  1906.  The  Season 
Ticket  idea  in  baseball  piroved  to  be  a  marked 
failure,  causing  considerable  loss.  The  effect 
of  the  weather  was  of  marked  importance  in 
the  attendance.  The  cancelling  of  one  of  the 
Dartmouth  games  by  the  council  also  made  a 
distinct  loss.  The  Track  Association  shows 
slight  deficit.  These  deficits  and  the  conse- 
quent falling  off  of  subscriptions  in  all 
branches  of  athletics  are  serious  food  for 
thought.  It  shows  in  plain  figures  how  Bow- 
doin  students  are  refusing  to  pay  for  their 
own  athletics. 

REPORT  OF  THE  TREASURER  OF  THE 

COUNCIL. 

Wm.  a.  Moody,  Treasurer.                      ,  Dr. 

To  Balance  on  hand  July,   1906 $714.32 

Balance  from  baseball  season  of  1905....  25.40 

Interest    on    deposits 12.70 

Ten  per  cent,  gate  receipts  from  football.  .  126.19 

Ten  per  cent,   receipts   from  baseball 26.10 

Ten  per  cent,  gate  receipts  from  hockey..  3.25 
Ten   per   cent,   gate   receipts   from   Invita- 
tion   Meet    13. 1 1 

Ten    per    cent,    gate    receipts    from    High 

School    games    3.70 

Received  from  Manager   Lee   on   account   of 

advance   to   track   athletics 100.00 

$1,024.77 


Cr. 
By  Paid  frovn  ten  per  cent,  fund  for  work  on 

Whittier    Field     $162.25 

Paid   for  water   rates 12.53 

Paid   for   printing 15.00 

Paid   for  golf  entry  fee 5.00 

Paid  bal.  due  Track  Coach  for  1906 12.00 

Advance  to  Track  Manager  Lee 168.32 

Advance  to  Football  Manager  Robinson . .     50.00 
Balance  July  i,   1907 599.67 

$1,024.77 
The  funds  of  the  council  are  disposed  as  follows : 

Union  National  Bank  balance $126.32 

Brunswick   Sav.   Inst,   deposit  and   interest...  473.35 

$599-67 

General    Treasury    balance $387.08 

Ten   per   cent.   Fund   balance 212.59 

$599.67 
I    have    examined    the    foregoing    report    of    the 
Treasurer  of  the  Athletic  Council,  and  find  it  cor- 
rect   and    properly    vouched.     The    cash    balance    is 
$599-67. 

Barrett  Potter, 

For  the  Auditors. 
June  29,  1907. 

REPORT     OF     BOWDOIN     COLLEGE     BASE- 
BALL  ASSOCIATION 

Season    of    1907. 
Receipts. 

1906    Subscriptions     $14.00 

Season    tickets    sold 416.50 

Subscriptions 158.50 

Minstrel    Show    94-79 

Guarantees,  trips  away : 

Fordham     , 73-00 

Seton   Hall    80.00 

Brown     100.00 

Portland   (April   19)    100.00 

Dartmouth     100.00 

Colby     40.00 

Wesleyan     80.00 

Tufts 80.00 

Maine     75.00 

Bates     25.00 

Portland     80.00 

Harvard     1 15.00 

Second,    Gardiner    IS.OO 

E.    L.    H.    S 10.00 

Hebron     25.00 

Fryeburg     25.00 

Gate    receipts,    home   games : 

Bates    games,    exhib $56.35 

Mercersburg 22.20 

Boston    College    24.25 

Maine     61.10 

Bates     90.35 

Bates    (Memorial)     49-43 

Colby     .  /■. 180.07 

Colby,    Ivy    103.7S 

Second,    Bates    2d 3.45 

Hebron     3-35 

Mileage    sold    6.32 

Board    at    island I7-I0 


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Sale  of  goods    12.20 

Ticket 35 

Key  at  grand   stand '.....       i.oo 

Total    receipts    $2,334.06 

Expenditures, 

Stamps    $8.55 

Coaching     47475 

Room   rent,   coach    26.75 

Board,    coach     30.00 

Printing     4475 

Express 50 

Telegrams     1.60 

Muir,   work  on   diamond 29.91 

Abbott     7-45 

Unclassified     93-04 

Schedules \ 4.44 

Travelling  expenses  away : 

New    York    trip 272.07 

Portland     (Apr.    19) 38.80 

Dartmouth     163.15 

Colby     45-9S 

Wesleyan-Tuf ts     200.70 

Orono     73-95 

Bates    23.05 

Bates    ( Memorial)     19-35 

Portland     26.00 

Harvard     107.80 

Second,    Gardiner    16.20 

E.   L.   H.    S 6.60 

Leavitt     11.00 

Fryeburg     30.85 

Hebron     17-90 

Home   games,   expenses : 

Bates     40-33 

Mercersburg     ., 75-47 

Boston   College    80.67 

Maine     97-i6 

Bates    (championship)     46-73 

Colby    60.30 

Colby,    Ivy     88.50 

Second,    Bates   2d 6.35 

Hebron     25.34 

$2,295-96 

Receipts    $2,334.06 

Expenditures    2,295.96 

Cash   on   hand    $38.10 

Assets. 

Unpaid    Subscriptions     $54-35 

Season    tickets     75-00 

$129-35 
Liabilities. 
Wright-  &    Ditson    $45l-00 

$451.00 

Receipts     $2,334.06 

Assets    129.35 

Total     $2,463-41 

Expenditures $2,295.96 

Liabilities     451-00 

Total     $2,746.96 

2,463-41 

$283-35 


I  have  examined  the  books  and  accounts,  and  the 
foregoing  statement  of  Arthur  L.  Robinson,  man- 
ager of  the  Baseball  Association,  and  find  the  same 
correctly  kept  and  properly  vouched.  The  cash  bal- 
ance  is  $38.10. 

B.-\rrett  Potter, 

For  the  Auditors. 
October  23,   1907. 


COMPARISON 

Owing  to  the  deficit  of  this  season,  the  man- 
agement considers  it  only  fair  to  itself  to  sub- 
mit the  following  items  of  comparison  between  the 
various  items  of  expense  during  the  1906  and  1907 
seasons,  that  it  may  be  shown  that  the  deficit  of 
1907   is  not  due  to  excessive  bills. 

Receipts. 
1906 

Subscriptions    $651.00 

Minstrel    Show    1 14.96 

Gate  Receipts : 

Bates    game     $114.10 

Maine   game    95-75 

Colby    game     186.65 

Ivy    game    126.00 

Exeter   game    75-00 

1907 

Subscriptions    $158.50 

Season    tickets    416.50 

$575-00 
[Allowing   3-5   of   season   tickets   as    subscriptions 
the  figures  will  be  $408.40.] 

[The  unpaid  subscriptions  were  greater  in  1906 
than  1907 ;  $154.50  uncollected  in  '06 ;  $129.00  in  '07. 
So  reduction  here  not  due  to  lack  of  collection.] 

Minstrel    Show    94-97 

Bates    game    90-35 

Maine    game    61. lo 

Colby    game    180.07 

Ivy    game    103.75 

Mercersburg     22.20 

Boston    College    24.25 

From  these  figures  of  corresponding  games,  it  is 
seen  how  much  less  the  attendance  was  in  1907  than 
in  1906 — due  to  the  extreme  coldness  of  the 
weather.  Also,  two  games  were  cancelled  in  1907 — 
Bates  and  Tufts — with  much  expense. 

The  cancelling  of  one  of  Dartmouth  games  by 
Athletic    Council    cost    $60. 

Expenditures. 

Cost  of  coach   in   1906. $507-50 

In    1907     474-75 

Supplies   in    1906 495-35 

In    1907    - 451-OO 

Total   expense   of   season 2,541.56 

Total   in    1907 2,746.96 


REPORT  OF  THE  MANAGER  OF  THE  BOW- 
DOIN  COLLEGE  TRACK  TEAM. 
Receipts. 

'Back    Subscriptions $i7-5o 

Borrowed    from   Athletic   Council : 

For    board    track 168.32 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


i59 


B.   A.   A.    Guarantee So-oo 

B.   A.   A.   Subscription 95-50 

Indoor    Meet    278.IQ 

Atliletic   Goods    31-75 

Subscriptions     346-OO 

M.  I-  A.  A-   Surplus 71-OS 

Interscholastic    Meet    154-6° 

N.  E.  I-  A.  A-   Surplus 19.00 

Worcester    Subscription    18.40 

Miscellaneous     5-SO 

Total  Receipts    J .    $1,255.72 

Expenditures. 

General    Expenses    $50-53 

Unpaid  bills    (1906)    i3-i6 

B.  A-  A.  Relay  Team 106.61 

Putting  down   board   track 168.32 

Clearing   snow   from   track 9-19 

Freshmen    Relay    Team 8.75 

Indoor    Meet    135-76 

Interscholastic    Meet     I94-9I 

Athletic   Goods    1-27-84 

M-  I.  A-  A.  dues IS-OO 

Keeping  track  in   order 33-36 

N-  E.  I.  A-  A.  dues iS-OO 

Expenses  of  Mr.  Clark  as  coach 9.50 

M.  I.  A.  A.  Meet 101.70 

C. .  A.   Boynton,   for   rubbing 19.25 

Athletic    Council    on    Account 100.00 

Worcester   Meet    iii-47 

Total    Expenses     -.  -  .  .$1,220.35 

Balance   cash   on   hand 35-37 

Total     $1,255-72 

Liabilities. 

Athletic  Council  for  board  track $68.32 

Less   cash   on   hand 35-37 

Total   liabilities    $32-97 

Assets. 

Subscriptions     $5i.oo 

R.  A.  Lee. 
I  have  examined  the  foregoing  report  of  the  man- 
ager of  the  Track  Athletic  Association  and  find  it 
correct  and  properly  vouched.    The  cash  balance  is 
$35-37. 

Barrett  Potter^ 

For  the  Auditors. 


REPORT   FOR   THE  TENNIS   ASSOCIATION. 
Season    1906-07. 

Total    receipts    $207.01 

Total    expense    156.01 


Cash   balance    to    Association,  $51.00 

J.   F.   Morrison,  Manager. 

NOTICE 

An  address  illustrated  with  stereopticon 
slides  will  be  given  in  the  Church  on  the  Hill 
next  Sunday  evening  (Nov.  10)  on  "Mean- 
derings  Through  Morocco,  A  Christian  Infidel 
Among  Moslem    Saints."       In    this    address 


Rev.  Mr.  Jump  will  tell  some  of  his  experi- 
ences in  Morocco  this  last  summer.  All  stu- 
dents invited. 

CALENDAR 

SATURDAY,    NOVEMBER    9 

Football  game  with  Bates  at  Lewiston. 

SUNDAY,    NOVEMBER    10 

4.00  P.M.  Sunday  Chapel.  Violin  Solo  by  Ken- 
drie.  'lo;  music  by  Quartette;  Prof.  Chapman  will 
speak. 

8.00  P.M.  Illustrated  Lecture  by  Rev.  Mr.  Jump  at 
Church  on  the  Hill. 

MONDAY,    NOVEMBER    II 

3.30  P.M.  Football  practice  on  Whittier  Field. 
Signal  practice. 

5.00  P.M.  Glee  Club  rehearsal  in  Christian  Asso- 
ciation rooms. 

6.00  P.M.     Band  rehearsal  in  Memorial  Hall. 

7.30  P.M.  Orchestra  rehearsal  in  Christian  Asso- 
ciation  room. 

TUESDAY,    NOVEMBER    12 

Football    practice    on    Whittier    Field. 


3.30    P-M- 

Scrimmage- 
6-30  P.M. 


Band  rehearsal  in  Memorial  Hall. 

WEDNESDAY,     NOVEMBER     I3 

Football    practice    on    Whiitier    Field. 


Glee  Club  rehearsal  in  Christian  Asso- 


3-30     P-M. 
Scrimmage. 

5-00    P.M. 

ciation  room. 

8.30  P.M.  Mr.  Jump's  Bible  Class  in  Christian 
Association   rooms. 

THURSDAY,   NOVEMBER    I4 

3.30  P-M-  Football  practice  on  Whittier  Field. 
Scrimmage. 

6.30   P.M.     Band   rehearsal   in   Memo"ial   Hall. 

7.00  P.M.     Christian  Association  meeting. 

F.  M.  Gerrish,  M.D.,  '78,  will  speak  on  "Thought 
Transference." 

FRIDAY,    NOVEMBER    1 5 

3.30  P.M.  Football  practice  on  Whittier  Field. 
Last  practice. 

5.00  P.M.  Glee  Club  rehearsal  in  Christian  Asso- 
ciation room. 

7.00  P.M.     Mass-Meeting  in  Memorial  Hall. 

8.00  P.M.     Meeting  of  the  Deutscher  Verein. 

SATURDAY,    NOVEMBER    16 

11.00  A.M.  University  of  Maine  team  and  sup- 
porters arrive. 

3.00  P.M.  Football  game  with  University  of  Maine 
on  Whittier  Field. 


COMMUNICATION 

There  have  been  many  inquiries  as  to  whether 
the  Class  of  1910  will  hold  the  annual  Sophomore 
Hop  this  year.  Last  year  the  hop  was  held  in 
Memorial  Hall,  the  evening  of  November  twenty- 
third,  which  is  just  before  the  Thanksgiving  recess. 
It  is  hoped  that  the  members  of  the  class  will 
talk  the  hop  over,  and  that  definite  action  will  be 
taken  on  it  at  a  class  meeting,  called  in  the  near 
future. 

— 1910. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


Colleoe  Botes 


Labratory  wo;k  in  Physics  I  has  commenced. 

Powers,  '08,  visited  in  Boston  a  few  days  last 
week. 

Fisk,  '09.  entertained  his  cousin  who  is  a  Senior 
at  Tufts. 

Tefft,  '09,  has  been  suffering  from  a  shght  attack 
of  grippe. 

Johnson,  '11,  entertained  his  uncle  at  the  D.  U. 
House    Friday. 

Crowell,  '10.  is  suffering  with  throat  trouble  at 
his  home  in  Bangor. 

Clifford,  '10,  was  referee  at  the  Portland-Bangor 
game,   last   Saturday. 

A  pair  of  new  shoes  was  stolen  from  a  room  in 
one  of  the  ends  recently. 

Fa  rar,  '10,  was  called  home  Wednesday  by  the 
sudden  illness  of  his  father. 

The  College  Orchestra  is  rehearsing  regularly 
now  under  leader  P.  B.  Morse. 

Dr.  S.  B.  Marshall,  Medical  School,  '98,  was  the 
guest  of  Kimball,  '10,  Saturday. 

No  student  who  smokes  cigarettes  is  eligible  for 
a   scholarship   at   Syacuse   University. 

Chandler,  '08,  Foss,  '08,  Kane,  '09,  and  Smith,  '10, 
spent   Sunday  in  camp  near  Augusta. 

Clifford,  '10,  acted  as  usher  at  the  funeral  of  the 
late  Monseigneur  Wallace  at  Lewiston. 

Many  Portland  people  remarked  upon  the  fact 
that  Bowdoin  men  jvere  certainly  good  losers. 

The  Dramatic  Club  is  holding  rehearsals  regu- 
larly, and  some  very  good  work  is  being  done. 

Many  thanks  are  due  the  Freshmen  who  so  kindly 
acted  ^s   flagmen   on   the  cross   country   course. 

Monday  noon  the  chapel  choir  gathered  in  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  rooms  to  practice  some  new  hymns. 

Now  that  Bowdoin  has  made  a  start  in  cross 
country  work,  we  hope  to  see  more  of  it  done  next 
year. 

Files,  '09,  Goodspeed,  '09,  and  Callahan,  '11,  are 
out  of  college  for  a  week,  being  employed  at  Gor- 
ham  in  picking  apples. 

The  Bowdoin  students  are  to  be  congratulated  on 
the  display  of  college  spirit  which  they  showed  at 
the   game   with   Tufts. 

General  Joshua  L.  Chamberlain,  LL.D.,  delivered 
an  address  before  the  Associated  Charities  of  Maine 
at    Portland,    last    Tuesday. 

Manter,  '09,  who  has  been  laid  up  for  several 
weeks,  with  an  injured  ankle,  has  again  returned 
to  practice   with   the   squad. 

Goodspeed,  '09,  attended  the  initiation  of  Psi 
Chapter  of  Kappa  Sigma  and  the  celebration  of 
Maine  night  at  Orono,  last  Saturday. 

Manager  Robinson  invited  the  football  team  and 
several  students  to  attend  the  Jefferson  Theatre  in 
Portland,  last   Saturday,  after  the  Tufts  game. 

A.  L.  Burnell,  1910,  visited  friends  at  the  Beta 
House  last  Thursday  night  en  route  for  the  United 
States  of  Columbia  to  take  up  his  duties  in  the 
office   of  the   United  States  legation. 


Mr.  Jump  held  a  reception  in  his  rooms  on  Fed- 
eral Street  last  Friday  evening,  many  students 
attending. 

The  class  in  Mechanical  Drawing  has  moved  into 
its  new  quarters  in  the  room  over  the  chemistry 
lecture  room. 

The  next  rehearsal  of  the  Orchest  a  will  be  Mon- 
day evening  at  7  o'clock,  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Rooms. 
Everybody  come  1 ! 

A  quartet  composed  of  Whitmore,  '11,  Wilson,  '10, 
Pa/kman,  ',11,  and  Stone,  '10,  will  sing  in  Port- 
land   November  21. 

The  Lcit.'iston  Journal  reports  the  return  of  Pres. 
Hyde  in  the  near  future.  His  health  has  been  much 
improved  by  his  long  rest. 

Almost  the  entire  student  body  gathered  at  the 
Theta  Delta  Chi  House  last  Saturday,  to  see  the 
finish   of   the   cross-country   race. 

Ginn,  '09,  was  confined  to  his  room  for  a  few 
days  last  week  by  an  attack  of  the  grip,  but  has  now 
recovered. 

E.  H.  Hobbs,  '10,  was  called  to  his  home  in 
Waterboro  on  last  Friday  by  the  serious  illness  of 
his  father. 

Brunswick  High  School  met  defeat  at  the  hands 
of  Gardiner  High  on  Whittier  Field  last  Saturday, 
12  to  6. 

Several  of  the  professors  kindly  granted  adjourns 
last  Saturday  morning  to  enable  the  students  to  see 
the  cross-country  race  with  Tufts. 

McDade,  '09,  umpired  the  game  last  Saturday  at 
Auburn.  Westbrook  Seminary  defeated  Edward 
Little  High  School  by  a  score  of  6 — 5. 

The  fall  meeting  of  the  North  Cumberland  Con- 
ference of  the  Congregational  Churches  was  held 
last  week  with  the  Fi/st  Parish  Church. 

It  is  hoped  that  a  large  Bowdoin  banner,  similar 
to  the  Tufts  banner  displayed  in  Portland,  will  be 
in   evidence   to-morrow   at  the   Bates   game. 

The  Orient  takes  pleasure  in  announcing  the 
unanimous  election  of  Mr.  Joseph  M.  Boyce,  1908, 
of  Portland,  to  the  editorial  board   of  the  paper. 

The  band  made  a  very  creditable  showing  at 
the  game  in  Portland  and  much  credit  is  due  the 
leader,  manager  and  the  student  body  who  have 
worked  so   hard   to  make   it  a   success. 

The  class  and  fraternity  resolutions  on  the  loss 
of  the  Bowdoin  undergraduates  pvinted  in  the  first 
issue  of  the  Orient  this  fall,  were  reprinted  last 
week   in  .the   Medford,    Mass.,   Mirror. 

The  Orient  has  received  a  copy  of  the  pamphlet 
by  Edward  Stanwood,  '61,  editor  of  the  Youth's 
Companion,  on  "The  Separation  of  Maine  from 
Massachusetts,"  for  which  we  acknowledge  our 
thanks. 

Prof.    Hastings   and   Div.   A   of  the   class   in   sur- 
veying  won    cigars    from   a    farmer    in   Topsham    a  '■ 
short  time  ago.     There  was  a  wager  over  the  area 
of   a    piece    of   land   and    Prof.    Hastings   calculated 
nearer  than  the  owner  of  the  land. 

In  the  current  issue  of  the  Brunszi'ick  Record  is 
a  report  from  H.  D.  Evans,  director  of  the  State 
Laboratory  of  Hygiene  at  Augusta,  in  which  he 
states  that  the  Brunswick  water  system  is  of  excep- 
tional purity  as  shown  by  a  recent  analysis.  The 
water  system  is  from  driven  wells  wholly. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


i6i 


The  Portland  Telegram  of  last  Sunday  spoke  of 
the  orderly  conduct  of  the  Bowdoin  students  in 
Portland  and  of  the  deference  they  showed  by  lift- 
ing their  hats  while  a  funeral  was  passing. 

The  Freshmen  have  a  good  chance  to  make  their 
numerals  by  playing  on  their  class  team  in  the 
Freshman-Sophomore  game  which  will  probably 
take  place  just  before  the  Thanksgiving  recess. 

Bates  and  Maine  played  a  hard-fought  game 
which  resulted  in  a  tie  last  Saturday,  the  score 
being  6  to  6.  This  practically  puts  Bates  out  of 
the  championship  series,  but  gives  Maine  a  chance 
to  tie  with  Bowdoin  or  Colby. 

The  time-honored  celebration  of  Purification 
Night  took  place  last  Monday  evening.  The  Fresh- 
men were  compelled  to  do  a  series  of  stunts  and 
then  were  given  the  water  cure,  the  scene  of  oper- 
ations being   in   front   of  the   chapel. 

King,  the  famous  Exeter  halfback  who  played  on 
the  team  that  defeated  Andover  four  years  ago  and 
who  played  with  Hogan,  a  Yale  star  of  two  years 
ago,  and  Tad  Jones  and  Cooney,  two  Yale  stars 
at  present,  has  entered  Bowdoin  Medical  College 
and  will  probably  make  the  team  this  year. 

Dr.  W.  E.  Sargent,  '78,  principal  of  Hebron  Acad- 
emy, delivered  an  interesting  address  on  "Endur- 
ance," before  the  Christian  Association  last  evening. 
Dr.  Sargent  was  followed  by  Mr.  Clayton  S.  Cooper, 
international  secretary  for  Bible  Study  who  kindly 
consented  to  stop  off  at  Brunswick  while  on  his 
way  from  New  York  to  a  convention  in  Canada. 

Themes  29,  32,  34,  36,  40,  41,  43,  46,  52,  54,  59,  64, 
67,  6g,  72,  have  been  cancelled  from  the  list  in  Eng- 
lish III  and  outside  reading  will  be  substituted  for 
them.  Owing  to  the  large  size  of  the  class.  Prof. 
Foster  has  been  unable  to  give  proper  individual 
attention.  This  change  he  had  made  that  he  may 
have  more  time  to  devote  to  the  needs  of  the  sep- 
arate men. 

One  of  the  Tufts  students,  in  his  enthusiasm  for 
his  Alma  Mater,  in  Portland,  Saturday,  inscribed 
her  name  on  some  of  Portland's  business  blocks. 
He  was  only  saved  from  arrest  by  the  entreaties  of 
his  fellow-students  and  by  his  agreement  to  erase 
all  the  chalk  marks.  A  large  and  interested  crowd 
of  spectators  overlooked  the  operation  which  was 
superintended  by  a  squad  of  police,  much  to  the 
chagrin   of  the  Tufts  enthusiast. 

The  contest  for  positions  on  the  Orient  board 
promises  to  be  very  spirited  this  year.  Already  a 
considerable  number  of  Freshmen  have  commenced 
work,  besides  four  men  f/om  1910.  The  Freshmen 
are  showing  the  right  spirit.  There  are  a  number  of 
vacancies  to  be  filled  and  there  is  still  opportunity 
for  men  to  enter  the  competition.  After  our  next 
issue,  new  comnetitors  cannot  enter,  so  any  who 
have  delayed  commencing  work,  should  begin  at 
once. 

The  Ibis  met  for  organization  last  week  and  will 
hold  its  first  regular  meeting  on  next  Monday 
evening  at  the  New  Meadows  Inn.  An  interesting 
course  of  speakers  is  planned  for  the  year  and  the 
club  will  give  at  least  one  jubilee  lecture.  The 
membership  of  the  club  this  year  is  as  follows : 
All  •  Seniors,  William  R.  Crowley,  Jay  L.  Gray, 
Albert  T.  Gould,  Arthur  H.  Ham,  George  P.  Hyde, 
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NO.   16 


BOWDOIN,  6;  BATES,  S 

BowDoiN    Wins    Second    Game    in    JMaine 
Intercollegiate    Series   in    Hard- 
Fought  Contest  at  Lewiston 

Bowdoin  narrowly  defeated  Bates  on  Gar- 
celon  Field,  Saturday,  by  the  close  score  of 
six  to  five. 

The  game  which  was  hard  fought  through- 
out was  one  of  the  roughest  games  in  the  his- 
tory of  Maine  college  football.  Bates  was 
the  worst  offender  in  this  respect,  both  Hull 
and  Keaney  were  put  out  of  the  game  on 
account  of  rough  tactics. 

The  feature  of  the  game  was  a  spectacular 
run  by  Files  who  intercepted  a  forward 
pass  by  Schumacher  and  raced  ninety  yards 
down  the  field  before  he  was  downed. 

Phipps  played  a  star  game  for  Bowdoin,  as 
did  Newman,  Commins,  Haley  and  Captain 
Crowley. 

Captain  Schumacher  excelled  for  Bates. 
Fie  was  the  only  man  able  to  stop  Bowdoin's 
backs,  he  outpunted  Newman,  and  was  in 
every  play.  - 

Out  of  respect  for  the  late  Professor  Rand 
of  Bates  neither  college  indulged  in  organ- 
ized cheering. 

The  first  half  was  evenly  contested,  but  in 
the  second  half  Bowdoin  showed  superior 
form,  gaining  almost  at  will  through  the 
Bates'  line  and  continually  forcing  the  Lewis- 
ton  college  to: punt. 

Commins  received  the  kick-off  on  Bow- 
doin's. thirty-yard  line  and  advanced  the  ball 
ten  yards  before  he  was  downed. 

Lee  .made  nine  yards  on  the  first  play  and 
Phipps  added  eight.  On  the  next  play  Bow- 
doin was  penalized  ten  yards  for  off-side. 
JN'ewman  punted  and  the  Bates  man  was 
downed  in  his  tracks. 

Bates  made  five,  then  three  yards.  Schu- 
macher tried  an  onside  kick  which  Wandtke 
nabbed. 

Bates  was  penalized  five  yards  on  each  of 
the  next  two  plays  for  offside ;  then  fifteen 
more  for  holding.  Neither  Phipps  nor  Files 
could  gain;  a  forward  pass  was  blocked  and 
it  was  Bates'  ball. 


Two  plays  netted  six  yards,  and  Schuma- 
cher punted  to  Burton,  who  ran  the  ball  back 
four  yards. 

Lee  was  unable  to  gain,  on  the  next  play. 
Bowdoin  fumbled  but  recovered  the  ball. 
Newman  punted  and  on  a  free  fumble  Boyn- 
ton  recovered  the  ball  on  Bates'  35-yard  line. 

Bowdoin  worked  the  ball  to  Bates'  18-yard 
line.  Here  Burton  attempting  a  forward  pass, 
failed  to  win  out  five  yards,  and  the  team  was 
penalized  20  yards.  A  forward  pass  touched 
the  ground  before  it  was  intercepted  and  it 
was  Bates'  ball  on  her  own  37-yard  line. 

Bates  failed  to  gain  in  two  downs  and 
Schumacher  punted  to  Phipps  on  the  thirty- 
vard  line.  Bowdoin  was  unable  to  gain  and 
Newman  punted  to  Cummings. 

Two  plays  netted  six  yards ;  Schumacher 
again  punted  to  Phipps.  Bowdoin  soon  punted 
and  Cobb  ran  the  ball  back  thirteen  yards. 

From  this  point  Bates  worked  the  ball  to 
Bowdoin's  2S-yard  line  where  Files  caught 
Schumacher's  forward  pass  and  sprinted  to 
the  2 1 -yard  line  before  .the  Bates  captain 
pulled  him  down.  Newman  carried  the  ball 
within  a  foot  of  the  goal  line ;  and  Commins 
was  pushed  over  for  a  touchdown.  Newman 
kicked  a  goal. 

Commins  again  received  the  kick-off.  Lee 
made  two.  Files  six,  Newman  punted  to  Cobb 
on  the  fifty-yard  line.  Sargent  made  four, 
Keaney  five,  a  double  pass  netted  twenty. 
Then  Sargent  waded  e'ghteen  yards  through 
Bowdoin's  line  for  a  touchdown.  Schuma- 
cher missed  the  goal. 

A  few  more  plays  were  run  off,  then  time 
was  called. 

On  the  second  half  Bates  receiving  the 
kick-off  rushed  the  ball  up  the  field  to  Bow- 
doin's twenty-five  yard  line.  Here  Schuma- 
cher failed  to  kick  a  field  goal. 

No  scoring  was  done  in  this  half,  but  Bow- 
doin excelled  in  rushing,  twice  having  the  ball 
within  Bates  twenty-yard  line. 

The   line-up   and   su;-nmary : 

Bowdoin.  Bates. 

Wandtke,    l.e r.e.,    Cummings 

Newman,    l.t r.t.,    Andrews 

Halev.    l.g r.g.,    Booker 

Boynton,    c c,    Cochrane 


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Sewall,    r.g l.g.,    McKenney 

Commins,    r.t l.t.,    Capt.    Schumacher 

Crowley,    Capt.,    r.e I.e.,    Brown 

Bu  ton,    q.b q.b.,    Cobb 

Phipps,   l.h.b r.h.b.,  Keaney,  Fraser 

Files,   r.h.b l.h.b.,  Hull,  Libbey,   Mahoney 

Lee,    f .b f .b.,    Sargent 

Score — Bowdoin  6,  Bates  S-  Touclidowns — Com- 
mins, Sargent.  Goal  from  touchdown — Newman. 
Umpire — Cooper  of  Boston  Post.  Referee — Davis 
of  Wesleyan.  Field  Judge — Carrigan  of  Holy 
Cross.  Head  Linesman — Professor  Carroll  of  Lew- 
iston.  Timers — Wing  of  Bowdoin,  McCa.thy  of 
Bates.    Time — 35-minute    halves. 


BOWDOIN  VS.  MAINE  TOMORROW 

Greatest  G.\me  of  the  Season  on  Whit- 
tier  Field 

To-raorrow  Bowdoin  meets  her  old  rival, 
Maine,  in  what  promises  to  be  a  battle  royal. 
Maine  will  bring  along  a  very  strong  team, 
backed  by  a  large  contingent  of  supporters. 
Maine  has  had  a  good  team  this  year,  having 
trimmed  Tufts  and  Colby,  tied  with  Bates, 
and  made  Harvard  and  Dartmouth  fight  hard 
to  run  up  large  scores.  The  team  will  arrive 
at  eleven  o'clock  and  at  two  will  line  up 
against  Bowdoin  on  Whittier  Field.  Bow- 
doin's  team  will  be  there,  too,  and  will  give  a 
good  account  of  itself  after  the  victory  over 
Bates  last  Saturday.  Hubbard  grandstand 
will  present  one  solid  mass  of  men.  If  Bow- 
doin wins  this  game,  the  intercollegiate  cham- 
pionship belongs  to  her.  It  will  be  remem- 
bered that  in  1905  Maine  defeated  Bowdoin 
18-0,  while  last  year  Bowdoin  won  by  a  score 
of  6-0.  The  band  under  Leader  Kane  will  be 
on  the  field  to  help  swell  the  music.  The 
officials  will  be  Stevenson,  of  Exeter,  Umpire; 
Knight,  of  Michigan,  Field  Judge.  The  Head 
Linesman  has  not  yet  been  selected. 

The  probable  line-up : 

Bowdoin.  Maine. 

Wandtke,    l.e r.e..     King 

Newman,   l.t r.t..    Ham 

Haley,    l.g r.g.,    Wright 

Lente,    c c,    Cavanangh 

Sewall,    r.g l.g.,    Houghton 

Commins,    r.t l.t.,    Bearce 

Crowley,    r.e I.e.,   H.    Cook 

Gould,   q.b q.b.,   A.   Cook 

Phipps,    l.h.b r.h.b..    Chase 

Files,    r.h.b l.h.b.,    Higgins 

Lee,    f.b f.b.,    Loring 


R.  A.  L J.  F.  M. 

Softly  at  even  the  bell  is  tolled, — 
Silver  drops  in  a  fount  of  gold — 
It  chimes  through  autumn  sunset  haze. 
That  floods  these  paths  and  leafy  ways. 

!Many  are  they  who  come  again. 
But  in  their  hearts  is  speechless  pain, 
No   longer  scattered   far  and  wide 
They  sit  in  silence  side  by  side. 

My  thoughts  fly  back  to  that  June  day 
When  underneath  these  portals  gray. 
They,  too,  were  with  us  gathered  here 
And  gave  the  sad  last-chapel  cheer. 

Toll   softly  on,   O   chapel  bell. 
Ring  forth  your  very  clearest  knell. 
For  somewhere  in  the  vast  blue  sea 
Old   friends  and  true  are  hearing  thee. 

M.   C.   DONNELL,   '08. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION  MEETINQ 

At  the  Christian  Association  meeting  on 
Thursday  evening  of  last  week  the  members 
were  addressed  by  Principal  W.  E.  Sargent 
of  Hebron  Academy  in  a  spirited  lecture  on 
"Endurance  in  College."  From  the  nature  of 
his  address  his  words  were  of  particular  inter- 
est and  appeal  to  his  listeners ;  and  would 
doubtless  (with  practice)  prove  of  inestima- 
ble value  in  the  formation  of  a  man's  charac- 
ter while  in  college. 

Clayton  S.  Cooper,  International  Secretary 
of  Bible  Study,  next  spoke  to  the  meeting, 
disclosing  facts  in  regard  to  the  \videspread 
extent  of  Christian  Association  work  and 
Bible  Study  in  American  colleees  which 
opened  the  eyes  of  the  fellows  present  to  their 
scope  and   importance  of  work. 


BOWDOIN  COLLEGE  PREACHER 

The  next  College  Preacher  will  be  the  Rev- 
erend Floyd  Tompkins,  D.D.,  who  comes  to 
Brunswick  ne.xt  Sunday.  He  has  been  enthu- 
siastically recommended  to  the  committee  in 
charge  of  the  College  .Preacher  Fund  as  the 
man  in  America  best  fitted  to  represent  the 
Episcopal  Church  before  a  college  audience. 
To  meet  his  engagement  with  us  he  travels 
further  than  any  guest  we  have  had  up  to  this 
date.     He  is  one  of  the  best-liked  preachers 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


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at  Harvard,  and  combines  with  intellectual 
insight  a  spiritual  fervor  that  has  given  him 
a  wide  hearing  through  all  the  Eastern  United 
States.  After  graduating  from  Harvard  and 
the  General  Theological  Seminary  he  was  a 
missionary  in  Colorado  and  Wyoming  for 
eight  years.  From  1883  to  1809  he  served 
Episcopal  parishes  in  Keene,  N.  H.,  New 
York  City,  Hartford,  Conn.,  Chicago,  111.,  and 
Providence,  R.  I.  In  1899  he  became  rector 
of  Holy  Trinity,  Philadelphia,  the  church 
made  famous  by  his  predecessor,  Bishop 
Brooks. 


CALENDAR 

SATURDAY,    NOVEMBER    l6 

ii.oo  A.M. — University  of  Maine  team  and 
supporters  arrive  . 

2.O0  P.M. — Football  game  with  University 
of  Maine  on  Whittier  Field. 

c;.03  P.M.  Athletic  Council  meeting  at  Dr. 
'Whittier's  office. 

SUNDAY,    NOVEMBER    I7 

11.00  A.M.  Rev.  Floyd  Thompkins,  D.D., 
Rector  of  Church  of  Holy  Trinity,  Philadel- 
phia, preaches  in  Church  on  the  Hill,  as  sec- 
ond College  Preacher. 

4.0D  P.M.  Sunday  chapel.  Dr.  Thompkins 
will  speak.  Violin  solo  by  Kendrie  and  music 
bv  quartette. 

7.30  P.M.  Dr.  Thompkins  will  speak  in  St. 
Paul's  Episcopal  Church,  in  Brunswick. 

-MONDAY,    NO\'EMBER    18 

3.30  P.M.  Sophomore  Class  Team  Football 
practice  on  Whittier  Field. 

5.00  P.M.  Glee  Club  rehearsal  in  Christian 
Association  Rooms. 

7.00  P.M.  Orchestra  rehearsal  in  Christian 
.\ssociation  rooms. 

7.00  P.M.  Mandolin  Club  rehearsal  in 
Memorial  Hall. 

8.00  P.M.  Dramatic  Club  rehearsal  in 
Memorial  Hall. 

TUESDAY,    NOVEMBER    1 9 

3.30  P.M.  Sophomore  Football  Practice  on 
Whittier  Field.  Freshman  Football  Practice 
on  Delta. 

WEDNESDAY,    NOVEMBER    20 

3.30  P.M.  Sophomore  Football  Practice  on 
Whittier  Field.  Freshman  Football  Practice 
on  Delta. 


t;.oo  P.M.  Glee  Club  rehearsal  in  Christian 
Association  rooms. 

8.30  P.M.  Mr.  Jump's  Bible  Class  will  meet 
in  Christian  Association  Rooms. 

THURSDAY,    NOVEMBER    21 

3.30  P.M.     Sophomore  Football  Practice  on 
Whittier  Field.     Freshman  Practice  on  Delta. 
7.00  P.M.     Christian  Association  Meeting. 
Prof.  Robinson  will  speak  on  Religion. 

FRIDAY,  NOVEMBER  22 

3.30  P.M.  Sophomore  Football  on  Whittier 
Field.     Freshman  Football  on  Delta. 

5.00  P.M.  Glee  Club  rehearsal  in  Christian 
Association  rooms. 

7.00  P.M.  Orchestra  rehearsal  in  Christian 
Association  rooms. 

7.30  P.M.  Meeting  of  York  County  Club 
at  Zeta  Psi  House. 

7.00  P.M.  Meeting  of  Deutscher  V'erein  at 
New  Meadows  Inn. 

SATURDAY,   NOVEMBER  23 

2.00  P.M.  Sophomore-Freshman  Football 
Game  on  Whittier  Field. 


OXFORD  COUNTY  CLUB 

The  Oxford  County  Club  held  its  first  meet- 
ing last  Tuesday  night  with  Stanley,  '09,  and 
Newman,  '09,  at  the  Beta  Theta  Phi  House. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the 
ensuing  year :  Harry  W.  Purington,  '08,  Pres- 
ident ;  O.  H.  Stanley,  '09,  Vice-President ; 
William  Atwood,  '10,  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer. The  members  present  were  Purington, 
'oS,  Stanley,  '09,  Newman,  '09,  Sturtevant, 
'09,  Stone,  '09,  Atwood,  '10,  Fisher,  '10,  Hast- 
ings, '11.  The  club  has  just  gotten  out  a  new 
shingle  and  gives  evidence  of  a  prosperous 
year. 


FRESHMAN  ELECTIONS 

The  Freshman  elections  which  occurred  at 
I  P.M.,  Tuesday,  were  as  follows:  B.  K. 
Phipps,  President ;  A.  C.  Swan,  Vice-Presi- 
dent; H.  L.  Wiggin,  Secretary;  H.  V.  Bick- 
more.  Treasurer. 

The  class  also  chose  its  colors,  those  of 
last  spring's  graduating  class,  red  and  white, 
being  selected. 


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E.  ATWOOD,  1910 
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Vol. 

XXXVII.         NOVEMBER   15,   1907 

No. 

16 

To-morrow  at  the  Church 
College  Preacher  on  the  Hill  Bowdoin  stu- 
dents are  given  the  oppor- 
tunity to  listen  to  one  of  the  most  foremost 
Preachers  of  the  country,  made  possible  by  the 
most  kind  fund  for  _  this  purpose.  The 
Orient  desires  to  remind  the  students  edito- 
rially-of  this  fact  and  to  express  the  hope  that 
the  majority  will  not  become  too  much  fasci- 
nated in  "talking  over"  the  great  game  of 
Saturday  on  Sunday  morning  and  forget  all 
about  this  on  Sunday  morning.  The  attend- 
ance when  the  last  college  preacher  occupied 
the  pulpit  was  positively  disgraceful  to  the 
college  in  every  way.  There  were  scarcely 
enough  students  present  to  fill  two  rows  across 
in  the  balconies.  We  believe  that  condition 
was  brought  about  mainly  through  forgetful-' 
ness.  The  purpose  of  this  editorial  is  that 
you  may  not  forget  this  coming  Sunday. 


If  We  Win 


If  our  team  wins  the 
game  to-morrow,  we  must 
certainly  have  a  real  old-fashioned  cele- 
bration in  the  evening.  We  ought  to  have  a 
rousing  good  bon-fire  and  then  march  around 
the  town  behind  our  new  banner.  There  has 
been  something  said  about  burning  the  board 
track,  but  surely  all  thoughtful  fellows  will 
agree  with  the  Orient  that  that  would  be  no 
way  to  ce'.ebrate.  To  rejoice  in  the  victory  of 
one  team  at  the  expense  of  some  other  branch 
of  our  athletics  is  certainly  poor  policy.  The 
track  team  is  but  poorly  supported  at  best  and 
can  ill  afford  to  have  any  of  its  property 
destroyed.  ISIanager  Lee  was  unable  to  come 
out  square  in  his  accounts  because  he  had  to 
rebuild  the  track,  and  of  course  no  one  thought 
of  increasing  his  subscription  to  pay  for  the 
damage  he  had  done.  Remember,  then,  to  be 
thoughtful  in  celebration  if  we  win  the  cham- 
pionship. 

GIFT  TO  COLLEGE 

In  the  will  of  Mrs.  Esther  A.  Drummond, 
widow  of  Rev.  James  Drummond  of  the 
Class  of  1836,  $2,000  is  donated  to  the  college, 
the  interest  to  be  used  in  buying  books  for 
the  Library,  and  the  fund  itself  to  be  estab- 
lished as  a  gift  in  memory  of  her  husband. 


THE  PRESS  CLUB 

At  present  there  is  a  scheme  on  foot  to  form  a 
Press  Cktb.  The  idea  is  to  have  the  college  rep  e- 
sentatives  of  the  different  papers  unite  into  an 
organized  body  and  also  have  a  member  of  the 
OraENT  Board  in  the  club.  The  bringing  together 
of  men  interested  in  the  same  kind  of  work,  would 
undoubtedly  be  a  mighty  good  thing  for  the  col- 
lege as  a  whole  and  for  the  men  individually.  In 
this  way  Bowdoin  will  be  better  known  to  the  out- 
side world  than  she  is  at  present.  The  club  will 
organize  this  week  and  regular  meetings  will  be 
held.  The  men  who  a  e  engaged  as  correspondents 
to  the  various  papers  are :  Boyce,  'oS,  Portland 
Argus;  Townsend,  '10,  Boston  Herald,  Portland 
Express;  Martin.  '10,  Kennebec  Journal;  Crosby, 
'10,  Bangor  Commercial;  Stone,  '10,  Bangor  News; 
Wing,  '10,  Boston  Journal. 


ONE  ON  PROF '-? 

During  the  educational  meeting  at  Bangor,  Octo- 
"ber  26,  three  members  of  the  Bowdoin  Faculty, 
while  crossing  a  foot-bridge,  met  a  man,  who  was 
about  "half  seas  over"  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  the 
Sturgis  Commission  is  actively  at  wo  k  in  that  city. 
As  the  Professors  approached  him  he  drew  back 
and  then  suddenly  exclaimed  to  the  one  in  advance, 
"Well,  if  you  ain't  King  Edward,  you  look  exactly 
like  him." 


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Colleoe  Botes 

MASS=MEETINQ  TONIGHT.  Memorial 
Hall,  7  P.M.     AH  out! 

The  Orchestra  held  a  rehearsal,  Monday  evening. 

P.  B.  Morss,  'lo,  has  been  appointed  chapel  mon- 
itor. 

Professor  Lee  granted  adjourn  in  Geology  on 
Friday. 

The  conferences  in  English,  3,  were  omitted  last 
Thursday. 

The  College  Calendar  will  be  edited  by  Crow- 
ley   'oS. 

The  class  in  Chemistry  I.  began  glass  blowing, 
Monday. 

The  Dramatic  Club  will  probably  play  in  Bangor, 
December  13. 

J.  C.  White,  '11,  spent  a  few  days  this  week  in 
Bangor. 

"Canine  attendance"  at  chapel  seems  to  be 
increasing. 

"Cover  spinning"  in  No.th  Appleton  is  becoming 
a  nuisance. 

The  faculty  was  well  represented  at  the  Bowdoin- 
Bates   game. 

The  picture  of  the  football  squad  was  taken  Mon- 
day afte.noon. 

Many  remarked  upon  the  beauty  of  the  new  ban- 
ner last   Saturday. 

Professor  Hastings  attended  the  Exeter-Andover 
game  last  Saturday. 

Nearly  all  the  student  body  attended  the  Bates- 
Bowdoin   game,    Saturday. 

A  Freshman  theme  was  handed  in  recently  to 
Prof.   "Wilmot"  B.   Mitchell. 

The  board  track  is  being  repaired  and  will  be 
ready  for  use  in  a  short  time. 

Examinations  for  the  removal  of  entrance  condi- 
tions have  been  held  this  week. 

The  examinations  for  the  removal  of  incompletes 
were   held  the   first  of  the  week. 

Clifford,  '10,  umpired  the  Portland-Edward  Lit- 
tle game  in  Portland  last  Saturday. 

Many  of  the  students  remained  in  Lewiston  after 
the  game  and  attended  the  Empire. 

Soon  the  thinning-out  process  will  be  begun 
among  the  aspirants  for  the  Glee  Club. 

H.  H.  Cloudman,  Bowdoin  1900,  acted  as  referee 
at  the   lecent  Vermont-Dartmouth  game. 

The  Glee  Club  will  hold  rehearsals  every  Mon- 
day, Wednesday  and  Friday  at  S  o'clock. 

Valladares,  Medic  '10,  was  field  judge  at  the 
Hebron-Westbrook   Seminary  game,   Saturday. 

There  were  about  twentj'-five  men  at  the  Mando- 
lin Club  rehearsal  Tuesday  night.  Next  week  reg- 
ular  rehearsals  three  times  a   week  begin. 

The  Dramatic  Club  had  its  pictures  taken  Tues- 
way.  A  group  picture  was  taken  and  individual 
ones  of  the  important  characters.  The  pictures  were 
all  in  costume. 


Maine  defeated  Colby  last  Saturday  at  Orono,  in 
a   spectacular  game,   the   score  being  8-0. 

The  wooden  coverings  have  been  put  on  the  steps 
of  some  of  the  college  buildings  this  week. 

During  the  severe  storm  of  Sunday,  one  more  of 
the  pines  on  the  campus  was  blown  down. 

Webber,  the  photog  apher,  took  the  pictures  of 
the  football  squad,  last  Monday  afternoon. 

All  the  Sophomores  who  are  trying  for  Assistant 
Football  Manager  were  taken  to  Lewiston,  Saturday. 

John  Clifford,  '10,  officiated  at  the  Portland- 
Edward  Little  High  game  at  Portland  last  Saturday. 

The  double  doors  of  the  gymnasium  and  Memo- 
rial Hall  have  been  put  on  in  preparation  for  win- 
ter. 

Three  fellows  walked  the  greater  part  of  the  way 
to  Lewiston  last  Saturday,  to  attend  the  Bates 
game. 

There  was  great  demand  for  tickets  to  the  football 
game  and  those  reserved  by  the  management  were 
sold  out  early. 

The  next  Orchestra  rehearsal  will  be  Monday 
evening  at  7  o'clock  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Rooms. 
Everybody  come  1 ! 

Many  Hebron  men  were  at  the  Christian  Associa- 
tion meeting,  November  7,  to  hear  Principal  Sar- 
gent of  the  Academy. 

Manager  Cox  of  the  Glee  Club  has  arranged  a 
joint  concert  with  Dartmouth  College  to  take  place 
in   Portland,   January  3. 

An  a  tide  on  the  poet  Longfellow  from  the  pen 
of  Mr.  William  Winter,  appeared  in  the  last  issue 
of  the  Saturday  Evening  Post. 

The  Rev.  Floyd  Tompkins,  who  is  the  next  Col- 
lege Preacher,  will  speak  at  the  Episcopal  Church  at 
eight    o'clock,    Sunday    evening. 

The  members  of  the  choir  are  objecting  to  the 
new  rule  that  they  have  to  be  at  the  chapel  by  the 
time  that  the  second  bell  stops  ringing. 

On  a  wager  last  Monday  Thewlis,  a  Freshman 
Medic  from  Wakefield,  R.  L,  did  the  Harry  Hou- 
dini  stunt  and  escaped  from  a  cell  at  the  police  sta- 
tion. 

Word  comes  from  the  University  of  Maine  that 
nearly  every  man  in  college  is  coming  to  B  unswick 
to-morrow.  Let  us  try  to  give  them  a  good  wel- 
come. 

R.  D.  Morss,  '10;  assistant  manager  of  the  Dra- 
matic Club,  was  in  Portland,  Monday,  to  obtain 
costumes  for  the  Club.  They  sat  for  their  picture, 
Tuesday. 

While  the  procession  of  students  was  passing 
down  College  Street,  after  the  game,  some  of  the 
men  in  line  we  e  hit  by  missiles  thrown  by  some 
Lewiston  toughs. 

At  a  meeting  held  by  the  Freshman  Class,  Fi- 
day,  Haley  was  elected  captaili  and  Weeks,  man- 
ager, of  the  class  football  team.  It  was  also  decided 
that  a  committee  of  one  man  from  each  fraternity 
and  one  non-fraternity  man  should  be  chosen  to 
meet  for  the  purpose  of  making  the  nomination  for 
class  officers.  Perhaps  this  would  be  a  good  time 
to  suggest  that  more  of  the  class  be  present  at  the 
meetings.  At  the  past  meetings  only  about  two- 
thirds  of  the  class  have  been  present. 


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Inslriictor  Hastings  was  in  Boston  the  last  of 
the  week.  , 

The  Mandolin  Club  held  its  first  rehearsal,  Tues- 
day evening. 

Manter,  '09,  has  been  called  to  his  home  at  Palmer, 
Mass.,  by  the  death  of  his  mother. 

Koughan,  'og,  is  confined  to  his  home  in  Bath 
on   account  of  a   nervous   breakdown. 

Joseph  M.  Royce,  '08,  has  been  employed  as  Press 
Agent  for  the  football  interests  this  past  week. 

The  meeting  of  the  Deutscher  Verein  has  been 
postponed  from  Friday,  November  15,  1907,  to  Fri- 
day,  Nov.  22,  1907. 

Crowley,  '08,  will  attend  the  Harvard- Yale  foot- 
ball game  as  the  guest  of  Pierce,  Harvard,  '11,  a 
member  of  the  Harva.d  squad. 

"Captain  Schumacher,  of  Bates,  did  not  kiss  the 
actress  at  the  Empire  last  evening,  as  his  team  lost 
to    Bowdoin." — Portland    Sunday    Times. 

The  Bowdoin  boys  should  be  commended  for  the 
respect  which  they  showed  to  the  death  of  Prof. 
Rand,  of  Bates,  by  marching  with  uncovered  heads 
and  ceasing  their  cheering  while  passing  the  resi- 
dence. 

The  business  men  of  Brunswick  will  all  close 
their  doors  on  to-mor  ow  afternoon  and  attend  the 
football  game  in  a  body.  They  are  to  march  to  the 
field,  headed  by  the  St.  John's  Band  and  will  join 
lustily  in  supporting  the  local  college!  Many 
thanks ! 

Apropos  of  the  celebration  at  the  Empire  Theatre 
last  Saturday  is  the  following:  "Captain  Crowley 
won  the  respect  of  every  member  of  the  student 
body  and  many  of  the  other  people  in  the  audience 
by  his  behavior  under  the  embarrassing  conditions." 
— Portland  Express. 

Rev.  Mr.  Jump  gave  a  very  inte;esting  address, 
illustrated  with  stereopticon  slides  last  Sunday 
evening  in  the  Church  on  the  Hill.  Mr.  Jump's 
subject  was  "Meanderings  Through  Morocco,  A 
Christian  Infidel  Among  Moslem^  Saints."  There 
was  a  large  assemblage,  including  many  of  the 
students. 

A  neat  little  booklet  containing  the  address  by 
Professor  Henry  L.  Chapman,  '66,  and  a  poem  by 
Rev.  Samuel  V.  Cole,  '74,  delivered  in  commem- 
o  ation  of  the  centennary  of  the  birth  of  the  poet 
Longfellow,  has  recently  been  published  by  the  col- 
lege, and  will  be  mailed  to  the  trustees,  the  over- 
seers and  the  honorary  alumni.  Copies  may  be 
obtained  from  the  librarian  of  the  college. 

Prof.  Alvah  M.  Edwards  entertained  several 
members  of  the  faculty  at  an  informal  dinner, 
Wednesday  evening,  in  honor  of  the  admission  of 
Oklahoma'  as  a  state.  Prof.  Edwards,  who  was  a 
native  of  Oklahoma,  is  a  graduate  of  Oklahoma 
University.  More  recently  he  has  been  connected 
with  Yale'  University.  The  following  were  seated  at 
the  table :  Professors  Edwards,  Chapman,  Allan 
Johnson,  Sills,  Burnett,  Mr.  Stone,  Mr.  Hastings, 
Rev.  Herbert  C.  Jump,  and  Mr.  Wilder. 

MASSACHUSETTS  CLUB 

A  meeting  of  the  Massachusetts  Club  was  held 
Friday  evening,  at  the  Theta  Delta  Chi  House. 
The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Vice-President 


A.  P.  Richards,  '10.  Burton,  '09,  was  elected  Presi- 
dent, to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  J. 
F.  Alorrison.  After  plans  for  the  ensuing  year  had 
been  talked  over,  a  social  hour  was  spent  and 
."e fresh ments  were  served.  In  the  Freshman  Class 
there  are  twenty-four  Massachusetts  men,  a  marked 
increase  over  last  year.  The  following  is  a  list  of 
the  new  members ;  Cole,  Dailey,  Dennis,  Haggerty, 
H.  Hine,  P.  Hine,  Kaulback,  Kellogg,  Oxnard, 
Palmer,  Phelps,  Phipps,  Quiucy,  Redfern,  Robbins. 
Sanfo  d,  Sullivan,  Watson,  Wiggin.  There  are 
now  forty-three  members  in  the  Club,  which  shows 
a  marked  increase  since  the  Club  was  organized 
four  years  ago.  Then  there  were  onlj'  si.xteen 
members  in  the  whole  college.  This  increase  shows 
that  Bowdoin  College  is  fast  gaining  a  foothold  in 
Massachusetts. 


TRAVEL  SERMONS  FROM  A  MEDITERRANEAN  TOUR 

On  Sunday  evenings,  the  dates  to  be  announced, 
the  Pastor  of  the  Church  on  the  Hill  will  preach 
the  following  series  of  travel-sermons.  Most  of  the 
addresses  will  be  illustrated  with  the  stereopticon, 
and  the  collection  taken  each  night  will  apply 
toward  the  expense  of  running  the  lantern.  The 
second  add. ess  will  be  given  November  24,  at  7.30 
o'clock. 

1.  Meanderings  Through  Morocco;  A  Christian 
Infidel  Among  Moslem  Saints. 

2.  lilorocco,  a  Sunset  Land ;  The  Secret  of 
National  Decay. 

3.  Southern  Spain,  the  Home  of  Sleeping  Grand- 
eur ;   A  Dirge  of  Vanished  Glory. 

4.  Egypt,  the  Land  of  a  River-God;  Ancient 
Pharoahs  and  Modern  Israelities. 

5.  Luxor,  a  Study  in  Ruins  and  ^Magnitudes; 
The  Non-Christian  Witness  to  Immortality. 

6.  Jerusalem,  an  Ecclesiastical  Zion;  The  Holy 
Tendency  to  Superstition. 

7.  Palestine,  the  Memorable  Land  of  the  Christ; 
Humanity  the   Sanctifie/  of  Geography. 

8.  Constantinople,  the  Fount  of  Islam;  The  Con- 
servatism That  Abides  in  a  Mosque. 

9.  Athens,  the  Priest-City  of  Art;  The  Gate 
Beautiful  to  the   Soul. 


YORK  COUNTY  CLUB 

All  the  fellows  in  college  who  come  from  York 
County  met  with  C.  E.  Files,  '08,  Tuesday  evening, 
and  organized  a  York  County  Club.  The  follow- 
ing officers  were  elected:  President,  Files,  '08;  Vice- 
President,  Grace,  '10;  Secretary-Treasurer,  Ricke-, 
'08.  The  purposes  of  the  club  are  to  further  the 
interests  of  the  college  in  York  County  and  to  pro- 
mote good  fellowship  among  York  County  men. 
There  are  twelve  members  of  the  Club.  The  next 
meeting  will  be  held  with  Files,  '08,  at  the  Zeta  Psi 
House,   Nov.  22.  ^ 

The  following  members  were  present:  Files,  08; 
Ricker,  '08;  Brigham,  'oS;  Kimball,  '10;  Grace,  '10; 
Hill,  '10;  Hobbs,  '10;  Ross,  '10;  Kendrie,  '10; 
Hewes,  '11;  Chapin,  '11;  Weets,  '11. 

Professor  W.  A.  Moody  was  elected  honorary 
member. 


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BUGLE  CONTRACTS 

Manager  Kane  of  the  igop  Bugle,  announces  that 
he  has  placed  the  contract  for  the  electroplating 
with  the  Electric  City  Engraving  Company,  of  Buf- 
falo, New  York.  The  printing  contract  has  beeii 
placed  with  the  Board  of  Trade  Press,  of  Portland. 
The  assessment  to  each  man  of  the  class  will  be 
lower  this  year  than  in  previous  yea-S. 


Hlumni  Botes 


CLASS  OF  1836 
Mrs.  Esther  A.  Drummond,  widow  of  Rev. 
James  Drummond  of  this  class,  died  Nov.  2, 
1907,  in  Boston,  aged  87  years. 

CLASS  OF  1845 
The  death  of  another  of  Bowdoin's  distin- 
guished sons  whose  life  has  been  given  to  the 
upbuilding  of  what  was  the  West  has  recently 
been  reported.  Hon.  Ganem  W.  Washburn 
died  at  his  home  in  Oshkosh,  Wis.,  7  Oct. 
1907.  Judge  Washburn  was  the  son  of  Hon. 
Reuel  and  Delia  (King)  Washburn  of  Liver- 
more,  Me.,  and  was  born  there  29  Oct.  1823. 
He  was  prepared  for  college  in  the  acade- 
mies at  Farmington,  Buckfield,  Yarmouth 
and  Waterville,  and  took  the  first  two  years 
of  his  course  at  Colby,  then  known  as  Water- 
ville College.  Immediately  upon  graduation 
he  entered  upon  the  study  of  law  with  his 
father  and  later  with  his  cousin,  Hon.  Israel 
Washburn,  at  Orono.  Admitted  to  the  Oxford 
County  Bar  in  1847,  he  soon  after  settled  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Oshkosh, 
Wis.,  which  was  his  home  for  nearly  three 
score  years.  In  1859  and  i860  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  State  Senate;  from  1861  to  1864, 
county  judge,  and  from  1871  to  1879,  judge 
of  the  tenth  judicial  circuit.  Judge  Wash- 
burn married  19  Nov.  1850,  Sarah  P.  Strick- 
land, sister  of  Hon.  L.  S.  Strickland  (Bow- 
doin,  1857)  and  is  survived  by  four  of  his 
five  children.  For  many  years  Judge  Wash- 
burn had  lived  in  retirement  withdrawn  from 
public  aflfairs,  but  he  never  lost  the  high 
esteem  which  his  strict  integrity  and  exem- 
plary life  had  won  for  him,  nor  did  his  fel- 
low-citizens ever  forget  the  prominent  part 
he  took  in  the  growth  and  development  of 
his  adopted  city. 

CLASS  OF  i860 
Augustine   Jones,   Esq.,   of   Newton    High- 
lands,  Mass.,  has   just   issued   an   interesting 
class  letter,  relating  incidents  connected  with 


the  banquet  given  by  Judge  Symonds  last 
Commencement  and  the  latest  news  from  the 
twenty-two  surviving  members  of  this  dis- 
tinguished class.  Ainong  those  who  have 
recently  retired  from  professional  work  are 
Rev.  Edwin  A.  Harlow,  now  of  South  Wind- 
ham, Me. ;  Dr.  Joseph  N.  Metcalf  of  Clarks- 
ville,  Tenn.,  and"  Capt.  Francis  W.  Webster  of 
Asheville,  N.  C. 

CLASS  OF  1887 

"The  Kenton  Pines,"  the  third  volume  of 
the  "Raymond  Benson  Series"  by  Clarence  B. 
Burleigh,  Esq.,  has  just  been  published  by 
Lothrop,  Lee  and  Shepherd  of  Boston.  It 
is  an  interesting  story  of  college  life  at  Bow- 
doin. 

CLASS   OF   1891 

The  current  number  of  The  Shield,  a  mag- 
azine published  by  the  Theta  Delta  Chi  Fra- 
ternity, gives  a  portrait  and  full  sketch  of  the 
life  of  Rev.  Edward  H.  Newbegin,  whose 
untimely  death  last  year  brought  grief  to  all 
who  knew  him.  It  is  written  by  his  college 
mate,  Henry  C.  Hill,  Esq. 

CLASS  OF  1892 

A    valuable    medical    paper    by    Dr.    E.    B. 

Young  that  first  appeared  in  the  columns  of 

the  Boston  Medical  and  Surgical  Journal,  has 

recently  been  published  in  a  separate  pamphlet. 

CLASS  OF   1896 

Invitations  have  been  issued  for  the  mar- 
riage reception  on  Nov.  16,  1907,  of  Dr.  John 
B.  Thompson  and  Miss  Edna  M.,  daughter  of 
Mr.  and  Airs.  Frank  W.  Chandler  of  Harps- 
well  Street,  Brunswick. 

Robert  Newbegin,  Esq.,  of  Defiance,  Ohio, 
has  opened  a  law  office  at  Toledo,  at  the  same 
time  continuing  his  partnership  with  his  father 
at  Defiance. 

CLASS  OF  1899 

Arthur  H.  Nason,  Instructor  in  English  at 
New  York  University,  is  the  author  of  "Her- 
alds and  Heraldry  in  Ben  Jonson's  Plays,"  an 
exhaustive  monograph  as  well  as  most 
atractive  volume  of  over  three  hundred  pages. 

Edward  R.  Godfrey  was  admitted  to  the 
Maine  Bar  last  summer  and  is  settled  in  the 
practice  of  his   profession   at   Bangor. 

CLASS  OF  1902 
In  the  issue  of  the  Greenwich,  Ct.,  Nezvs, 
for  November  i,  appears  a  picture  of  Benja- 
min E.  Kelley,  '02,  who  has  just  been  selected 


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to  have  charge  of  the  Boys'  Club  of  that  city. 
This  is  a  fine  position  and  Mr.  Kelley  was 
selected  after  careful  consideration  of  a  large 
number  of  applicants.  He  taught  in  the 
Brunswick  School  of  that  city,  of  which  G. 
E.  Carmichael  is  head  master,  for  a  number 
of  years,  and  for  the  past  -ear  has  been  in 
newspaper  work.  The  A^ezvs  says  of  Mr. 
Kelley :  "Among  those  who  are  acquainted 
with  the  aims  of  the  organization  and  who 
know  Mr.  Kelley,  it  is  the  opinion  that  the 
society  is  to  be  felicitated  upon  obtaining  his 
services.  His  knowledge  of  boys,  his  power 
in  appealing  to  them,  his  acquaintance  with  a 
majority  of  the  Greenwich  young  men  and 
the  esteem  in  which  they  hold  him,  are  all 
features  which  will  have  part  in  making  him 
successful  in  the  position  which  he  is  to 
assume.  The  Nezvs  for  itself  and  for  the 
many  readers  whose  sentiments  it  knows 
expresses  thanks  for  his  past  work  and  hopes 
for  the  best  of  success  in*  his  new  field  of 
endeavor." 

CLASS  OF   1903 

Clement  F.  Robinson,  of  Brunswick,  has 
been  appointed  Secretary  of  the  Maine  Tax 
Commisison,  with  headquarters  at  Portland. 
This  commission  was  appointed  by  Governor 
Cobb,  as  recommended  by  the  last  Legisla- 
ture, to  investigate  the  taxable  interests  of 
the  State,  the  present  systems  in  fine,  and  to 
make  suitable  recommendations,  if  necessary, 
for  reforming  these.  Mr.  Robinson  was 
highly  recommended  for  the  position  and  was 
selected  from  a  large  field  of  applicants.  In 
college  he  made  an  especial  study  of  political 
economy  and  government.  He  graduated 
from  Harvard  Law  and  since  graduation  has 
been  in  the  office  of  Tyler  and  Young,  Ames 
Building,  Boston.  In  college  he  was  man- 
ager of  the  baseball  team  and  editor-in-chief 
of  the  Orient,  also  a  member  of  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  Junior  year. 

At  a  special  election  at  Oldtown,  Me.,  to 
fill  a  vacancy  in  the  Board  of  Aldermen,  Sam- 
uel B.   Gray  was  chosen  to  the  position. 

Irving  W.  Nutter,  who  has  been  in  Colo- 
rado since  his  graduation,  has  returned  to 
Maine  and  is  engaged  in  business  at  Bangor. 

CLASS  OF  iyo4 

John  M.  Bridgham  is  a  post-graduate  stu- 
dent at  the  University  of  Chicago,  his  address 
being  61 10  Ellis  Avenue,  Chicago. 


Emery  O.  Beane  of  Hallowell,  was  admitted 
to  the  Kennebec  County  Bar,  Oct.  19,  1907. 
His  father,  County  Attorney  Beane,  was 
admitted  in  1876,  and  his  grandfather.  Judge 
Emery  C.   Beane  of  Readfield,  in  1843. 

CLASS  OF  1906 
George  \J.  Hatch  of  Belfast  lately  principal 
of  the  Fort  Fairfield  High  School,  is  now 
teaching  the  classics  and  acting  as  coach  of 
the  athletic  team  in  a  boy's  private  school  in 
Cincinnati. 


©bituar^ 

ADELBERT  WHITNEY  MANSUR,  A.B.,  '82 

'82 
A.  VV.  Mansur  died  June  11,  1907,  at  his 
home  in  Sharon,  Mass.  He  was  born  May 
I,  1854,  in  Houlton,  Me.,  entered  Bowdoin 
in  the  Class  of  '82  and^  was  initiated  into 
Theta  Chapter  of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon,  Mar. 
4,  1881.  After  leaving  college  he  studied 
law  and  practiced  in  Boston.  Since  1S89  he 
has  been  engaged  almost  exclusivelv  in  min- 
ing, with  headquarters  in  Boston,  but  spends 
ing  much  time  in  Utah  and  Colorado.  He 
was  a  leading  citizen  of  Sharon  and  long 
served  as  chairman  of  the  school-board.  He 
was  an  especially  loyal  fraternity  man,  and 
from  its  organization  was  a  director  of  the 
Theta  Chapter  House  Association.  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon   feels   keenly  his   loss. 

M.   P.  Gushing, ' 

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VOL.  XXXVIl 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  NOVEMBER  22,  1907 


NO.  17 


CHAMPIONS  OF  MAINE! 

BowDOiN  Wins  the  Greatest  Football 
Game  in  Years  and  Becomes  Unde- 
feated Champion  of  the  State — Bow- 
DOiN,  34;  Maine,  5. 

Bowdoin  decisively  defeated  University  of 
Maine  by  the  score  of  thirty-four  to  five  on 
Saturday  afternoon  before  the  largest  crowd 
ever  assembled  on  Whittier  Field.  This  vic- 
tory gives  Bowdoin  the  undisputed  title  of 
State  champions  as  the  team  has  previously 
defeated  Colby  and  Bates. 

Maine  excelled  during  the  first  ten  minutes 
of  play  and  during  the  remainder  of  the  first 
half  the  team  put  up  a  good  game.  The  second 
half,  however,  was  all  Bowdoin's  and  from  a 
non-partisan  standpoint  extremely  one-sided. 
The  Bowdoin  backs  tore  holes  through 
Maine's  line  or  circled  her  ends  for  substan- 
tial gains.  Three  touchdowns  were  made  in 
the  first  ten  minutes  of  this  half. 

The  entire  team  played  superbly,  and  it 
would  be  impossible  to  select  any  one  man  as 
the  individual  star. 

Lee  made  several  long  runs  and  gave  one 
of  the  prettiest  exhibitions  of  tackling  ever 
seen  on  Whittier  Field.  Phipps  put  up  his 
usual  star  game  at  left  half,  figuring  in  every 
play  until  his  retirement.  Files  was  espe- 
cially strong  on  interference.  Burton  showed 
excellent  judgment  in  running  his  plays ;  and 
made  frequent  gains  on  quarterback  runs. 

Newman  and  Commins  were  each  a  tower 
of  strength,  gaining  almost  at  will  on  the 
tackle  buck  formation.  Newman  outpunted 
Bearce,  and  near  the  end  of  the  second  half 
kicked  a  beautiful  placement  goal  from  the 
thirty-yard  line.  The  officials,  however,  ruled 
that  Bowdoin's  formation  was  illegal  and 
refused  to  allow  the  score. 

Sewall  and  Haley  each  put  up  a  good,  con- 
sistent game  at  guard.  The  passing  of  Boyn- 
ton  at  center  was  perfect.  Wandtke  played  a 
fast,  aggressive  game,  and  Smith,  who  re- 
placed Captain  Crowley,  showed  that  he  is 
built  of  'varsity  timber. 

For  Maine,  Chase  at  right  half  was  the  one 
individual  star.  A.  Cook,  who  replaced  Miner 
at   quarter,    also    played    well.     Bearce,     the 


Freshman  whose  place  kicking  won  the  Colby 
game,  failed  in  his  only  opportunity. 

Miner  caught  the  kickoff  and  advanced  the 
ball  from  the  twenty-five  to  the  twenty-eight 
yard  line.  On  the  first  play  Chase  made 
twenty  yards,  Hammond  made  five,  then  three 
yards  round  left  end.  On  the  next  play, 
Maine  made  first  down,  Chase  made  three, 
then  Bowdoin  held.  A  forward  pass  to  Cook 
netted  15  yards.  Two  more  plays  brought 
the  ball  to  the  twenty-yard  line,  where  Bearce 
attempted  a  goal  from  placement.  The  ball, 
however,  went  wide  of  the  goal  posts. 

Newman  kicked  from  the  twenty-five  yard 
line  to  Miner,  who  ran  the  ball  back  to  the 
center  of  the  field.  Higgins  made  two. 
Phipps  threw  Chase  for  a  loss,  and  on  the  next 
play  received  Maine's  forward  pass. 

Files  made  two  yards.  Bowdoin  fumbled 
and  it  was  Maine's  ball.  Captain  Crowley 
was  sent  to  the  sidelines  for  rough  playing 
and  Maine  given  half  the  distance  to  her  goal 
line  on  the  next  play.  R.  Smith  went  in  at 
right  end. 

Two  plays  sufficed  to  rush  the  ball  over 
from  the  15-yard  line.  Bearce  missed  the 
goal.     Score — Maine,  5  ;  Bowdoin,  o. 

Bearce  kicked  off  to  Lee  who  ran  the  ball 
back  thirty  yards.  Files  failed  to  eain;  New- 
man made  a  small  gain.  Here  Captain  Hip-- 
gins  was  ruled  out  of  the  game  and  Bow- 
doin given  half  the  distance  to  her  goal.  Met- 
calf  replaced  Higgins. 

Files  carried  the  ball  from  the  forty  to  the 
thirty-eight  yard  line.  Newman  made  three. 
Maine  fumbled  an  onside  kick  and  Wandtke 
securing  the  ball  made  a  touchdown.  New- 
man kicked  the  goal. 

Score — Bowdoin,  6;  Maine.  5. 

Lee  ran  the  kick-off  back  twenty-five  yards. 
Phipps  made  two.  Maine  lost  five  on  offside 
play.  Phipps  made  three,  and  Newman 
brought  the  ball  to  the  center  of  the  field  for 
first  down.  Newman  made  four  more,  then 
he  punted  to  Hammond  on  Maine's  twenty-five 
yard  line. 

Metcalf  made  four ;  a  penalty  of  fifteen 
yards  was  inflicted  on  Maine.  Metcalf  failed 
to  gain,  and  Bearce  punted  to  Burton. 

Bowdoin     was     penalized     fifteen     yards; 


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Phipps  made  up  four,  Newman  fifteen.  New- 
man punted  to  Miner  on  Maine's  fifteen-yard 
line.  Miner  made  nine  yards ;  a  bare  yard 
gave  Maine  first  down.  Chase  was  thrown 
for  a  loss  by  Lee.  On  the  next  play  Maine 
failed  to  gain,  and  Bearce  punted  to  Phipps 
on  the  forty-seven  yard  line. 

Burton  made  twenty  on  a  quarterback  run. 
Commins  added  ten.  Newman  made  five ; 
Commins  six  yards.  Newman  brought  the 
ball  within  a  foot  of  the  goal  and  Commins 
took  it  over.     Newman  missed  the  goal. 

Score — Bowdoin,  ii  ;  Maine,  6. 

No  more  scoring  occurred  during  the 
remained  of  this  half.  Near  the  end  Bow- 
doin brought  the  ball  within  a  yard  of  Maine's 
goal  but  was  penalized  fifteen  yards. 

Commins  received  the  kickoff  and 
advanced  the  ball  from  the  fifteen  to  the  thirty- 
four  yard  line.  Lee  made  a  spectacular  run 
of  forty-five  yards  on  a  double  pass.  He  then 
made  three.  Bowdoin  failed  to  gain.  Bowdoin 
tried  the  forward  pass,  and  was  penalized 
fifteen  yards.  Wandtke  recovered  Newman's 
punt.  Phipps  brought  the  ball  to  the  seven- 
yard  line  and  Newman  carried  it  over.  Time 
— 2i  minutes.     Newman  kicked  the  goal. 

Score — Bowdoin,  17;  Maine,  5. 

Receiving  the  kickofif  Maine  was  unable  to 
gain.  Burton  caught  Bearce's  punt  in  the  cen- 
ter of  the  field.  Two  plays  netted  five  yards. 
Newman  punted  and  Sewall  recovered  the  ball 
on  Maine's  27-yard  line.  Commins  made  five, 
then  Lee  dashed  for  another  touchdown 
Time — about  two  minutes.  Newman  nar- 
rowly missed  a  difficult  goal. 

Score — Bowdoin,  22  ;  Maine^   5. 

Jt  required  less  than  five  minutes  to  make 
another  touchdown.  On  the  kickoff  Phipps 
made  forty-five  yards.  Never  losing  posses- 
sion of  the  ball,  the  team  rushed  it  over  for 
another  touchdown.  Newman  kicked  the 
goal.     Score — Bowdoin,  28  ;  Maine,  5. 

Here  Maine  played  football  for  a  time. 
Receiving  Newman's  kickoff,  she  worked  the 
ball  to  Bowdoin's  50-yard  line,  where  New- 
man's recovered  it  on  a  fumble.  Maine  held 
for  downs,  receiving  the  ball  again  on  her 
own  fifty-yard  line. 

From  this  point  Chase  and  Hammond 
rushed  the  ball  to  Bowdoin's  five-yard  line. 
Here  Bowdoin  held.  Newman  punted  out 
forty  yards  and  Cook  ran  back  ten.  Bowdoin 
held,  and  soon  rushed  the  ball  down  the  field 
for  the  final  touchdown.  Newman  kicked  the 
goal.     Score — Bowdoin,    34;    Maine,    5. 


No  scoring  was  done  in  the  last  ten  minutes 
of  the  play.  Newman  drove  the  ball  between 
the  cross  bars  for  a  placement  goal  from  the 
thirty-yard  line,  but  the  officials  ruled  that 
Bowdoin's  formation  was  illegal  and 
brought  the  ball  back. 

The  line-up  and  summary : 

Bowdoin.  Maine. 

Wandtke,  l.e r.e..  King 

Hitchborn,  l.e r.e.,  Clifford 

Newman,   l.t. r.t..   White 

Haley,  l.g r.g.,  Blake,  Ham 

Boynton,  Lente,  c c.,  Cavanaugh 

Sewall,   r.g l.g.,   Houghton 

Commins,   r.t l.t.,    Bearce 

Crowley   (Captain),   r.e I.e.,  H.  Cook 

Smith,  r.e. 

Bu  ton,  Gould,  q.b q.b.,  JNIiner,  A.  Cook 

r.h.b.,  Chase 

Phipps.  l.h.b l.h.b.,  Higgins 

Wakefield,  l.h.b l.h.b.,   Metcalf 

l.h.b.,  Gilpatric 

Files,    r.h.b f.b.,    Hammond 

Lee,    f.b f.b.,    Loring 

Score — Bowdoin,  34;  Maine,  5. 

Touchdowns — Hammond,  Commins  3 ;  Lee  2 ; 
Newman.  Goals  from  touchdowns — Newman  4. 
Lbnpire — Stephenson,  E.xeter.  Referee — Dadnum, 
Worcester  Tech.  Field  Judge — Knight,  Michigan. 
Head  Linesman — MacReadie  of  Portland.  Assist- 
ant Linesmen — Kinsman  of  Bowdoin :  Talbot  of 
Maine.  Timers — MacReadie  and  Col.  Wing.  Hime 
— 35-niinute  halves. 


DEBATING 

Bowdoin  Interscholastic  Le.\gue  for  1907. 

The  Bowdoin  Debating  League  which  was 
organized  last  year  among  the  preparatory 
schools  of  Maine  and  carried  on  with  such 
eminent  success,  now  enters  upon  the  second 
year  of  its  existence.  The  League  remains 
the  same  with  one  exception,  Portland  High 
takes  the  place  of  Gardiner  High.  The  pop- 
ularity and  the  strength  of  this  League  among 
the  principal  Maine  fitting  schools,  is  attested 
bv  the  fact  that  six  new  schools  applied  for 
admission  for  the  coming  year  and  were 
turned  down  on  the  ground  that  too  many 
schools  would  make  the  League  cumbersome 
and  unwieldy  and  the  too  frequent  debates 
would  detract  students'  attention  from  other 
work. 

The  results  of  the  interscholastic  debates 
during  the  past  year  were  highly  pleasing. 
The  citizens  of  the  various  cities  gave  loyal 
support  to  their  schools,  and  the  schools 
entered  into  it  themselves  with  all  the  "vim 
and  vigor"  worthy  of  such  a  purpose.     The 


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most  ambitious,  capable  and  energetic  men  in 
the  schools  devoted  much  time  in  Di-eparation 
of  tlieir  questions  and  when  they  met  in  pub- 
lic the  contests  were  spirited,  lopical,  and 
fair. 

The  purpose  of  the  Bowdoin  Debating 
Leac'ue  in  instituting  and  encouragine  this 
snirit  among  the  Maine  Preparatory  Schools 
is  to  arouse  in  them  the  desire  for  doing  what 
so  few  men  can  do,  that  is,  express  them- 
selves in  public  in  a  clear,  concise,  command- 
ing manner,  and  to  produce  action  as  a  result 
of  conviction ;  for  inculcating  in  men  the 
indomitable  determination  to  win  by  more 
extended  research,  and  by  display  of  superior 
skill  and  power,  qualities  and  characteristics 
that  make  for  the  highest,  most  efficient  and 
most  progressive  type  of  citizenship. 


The  following  is  the  agreement  governing  the 
Bowdoin  Debating  League  for  1907 : 

1.  The  name  of  this  organization  shall  be  the 
Bowdoin  Debating  League. 

2.  The  members  of  this  League  shall  be : 

Edward  Little  High  School,  Auburn, 
Cony  High  School,  Augusta. 
Jordan  High   School,  Lewiston. 
Portland    High    School. 

3.  On  February  28,  igo8,  Augusta  High  School 
shall  meet  Portland  High  School  in  debate  at  Port- 
land. On  the  same  evening,  Edward  Little  High 
School  shall  meet  Lewiston  High  School  in  debate 
at  Lewiston. 

4.  The  questions  shall  be  submitted  by  Portland 
and  Auburn  and  approved  by  the  Bowdoin  Debating 
Council.  The  choice  of  sides  shall  fall  to  Augusta 
and  Lewiston,  and  shall  be  announced  within  ten 
days  after  the  receipt  of  the  question. 

5.  The  winning  schools  in  the  Preliminary  Debates 
shall  hold  a  Final  Debate  at  Bowdoin  College  on 
May  I,  1908.  The  question  and  sides  shall  be  deter- 
mined by  the  representatives  of  the  school  in  con- 
sultation with  the  Manager  of  the  Bowdoin  Debat- 
ing Council. 

6.  The  Presiding  OlScers  for  the  Preliminary 
Debates  shall  be  chosen  by  Auburn  and  Portland ; 
for  the  Final  Debate  by  the  Bowdoin  Debating 
Council. 

7.  The  Bowdoin  Debating  Council  agrees  to  fur- 
nish each  school,  without  expense  to  the  school,  a 
competent   coach   for   each   debate. 

8.  The  schools  agree  that  the.e  shall  be  no  coach- 
ing on  the  argument  except  that  provided  by  the 
appointed  coach. 


9.  The  expenses  of  the  Preliminary  Debates, 
except  the  expenses  of  the  coaches,  shall  be  paid  by 
the  schools,  each  school  paying  one-half  the  expenses 
of  the  debate  in  whicii  it  takes  pa:  t.  The  expenses 
of  the  Final  Debate,  except  the  traveling  expenses  of 
the  teams,  shall  be  paid  by  the  Bowdoin  Debating 
Council. 

10.  To  each  member  of  the  winning  team  in  the 
Final  Debate  and  to  the  winning  school  shall  be 
awarded  a  prize  cup,  appropriately  engraved. 

11.  Each  school  shall  elect  one  representative, 
and  these  men,  together  with  the  Manager  of  the 
Bowdoin  Debating  Council  as  Chairman  of  the 
Board,  shall  be  the  official  representatives  of  the 
schools  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  League. 

12.  In  case  of  any  disagreement  between  schools, 
each  school  shall  select  one  arbiter  who,  with  the 
Professor  of  Argumentation  at  Bowdoin  College, 
sliall  render  a  final  decision  on  the  point  in  dispute. 

1,3.  The  Judges  for  each  debate  shall  be  instructed 
as  follows : 

Each  school  selects  alternately  the  questions  to  be 
debated  and  sends  the  formulated  question  to  its 
opponent,  leaving  to  its  opponent  the  choice  of  sides. 
The  side  which  either  school  cliooses  to  advocate 
need  not,  therefore,  represent  the  prevalent  trend  of 
opinion  in  that  school,  or  even  the  individual  opin- 
ion  of  the  debaters. 

The  League  is  agreed  upon  the  general  principle 
that  the  award  should  not  be  made  on  the  merits  of 
the  question  but  on  the  merits  of  the  debate;  that  is 
to  say,  consideration  as  to  what  may  seem  to  a  judge 
the  intrinsic  merit  of  either  side  of  a  question 
should  not  enter  into  the  award ;  but  the  award 
ought  to  be  made  to  that  school  team  which  shows 
in  general  greater  argumentative  ability  and  better 
form  as  speakers. 

In  determining  argumentative  ability,  the  judges 
should  take  into  conside.  ation  thoro  knowledge  of 
the  question,  logical  sequence,  skill  in  selecting  and 
presenting  evidence,  and  power  in  rebuttal ;  and  in 
considering  the  form  of  the  speakers,  as  distin- 
guished from  their  arguments,  they  should  regard 
bearing,  quality  of  voice,  correct  pronunciation,  clear 
enunciation,  and  directness,  variety  and  emphasis  in 
delivery. 

Matter  is  to  be  regarded  as  more  important  than 
form.  Should  one  team  excel  in  matter  and  the  other 
to  an  equal  degree  in  form,  the  award  should  go  to 
that  team  which  excels  in  matter. 

The  Judges,  withovit  consultation,  shall  hand  writ- 
ten ballots  to  the  Chairman  who  shall  at  once 
announce  the  decision. 

14.  Portland  shall  submit  to  Augusta  and  Auburn 
shall  submit  to  Lewiston,  before  the  first  day  of  Jan- 
uary, 1908,  a  list  of  ten  men  proposed  as  judges. 
From  this  list  the  school  to  whjch  it  is  sent  shall 
endeavor  to  secure  three  men  to  act  as  judges, 
n  the  school  cannot  secure  three  satisfactory  judges 
from  the  first  list,  it  may  ask  for  a  second  list  of 
ten   names. 

Professor  Foster  has  chosen  the  following  men  as 
coaches  for  the  teams  composing  the  Bowdoin 
Debating  League :  Ha  rison  Atwood,  '09,  of  Auburn, 
Edward  Little  High;  William  T.  Harris,  '09,  of  Lynn, 
Mass.,  Lewiston  High;  Albert  T.  Gould,  '08,  of 
Thomaston,  Augusta  High,  and  Fred  L.  Pennell,  of 
Portland,   Portland   High. 


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No.    17 

.     ..  Consistent  with  the  policy 

^.        .      . .  which    the     Orient    pre- 

Championship  -       i        i  i  lT 

■^  "^        viously  advanced,  we  have 

not  considered  it  essential  that  every  occasion 
where  Bowdoin  has  won  or  lost  an  athletic 
contest,  was  necessarily  worthy  of  editorial 
comment.  But  the  notable  achievement  of  the 
football  team  this  fall  is  certainly  an  occasion 
of  especial  moment.  Again  we  have  won  a 
championship,  and  an  undisputed  champion- 
ship. Undefeated  in  the  State,  Bowdoin  may 
well  be  proud  of  our  record  on  the  football 
field  this   fall. 

To  the  captain,  coach  and  team  we  offer 
our  hearty  congratulations.  From  a  group 
of  men  which  appeared  of  but  little  propect  at 
the  opening  of  college,  has  been  developed  the 
best  team  that  has  been  put  on  the  field  in 
several  years.  The  season  has  been  a  partic- 
ularly satisfactory  one  in  every  way.  Every- 
one has  been  interested,  there  has  been  a 
good  number  of  players  out  right  through  the 


season,  the  men  have  trained  faithfully,  and 
the  financial  support  has  been  good.  It  would 
be  trite  for  the  Orient  to  advance  any  com- 
ment on  the  consistent,  hard,  never-say-die 
spirit  that  prevailed  in  all  the  playing.  That 
Ross  McClave  has  had  the  unbounded  confi-  ^ 
dence  of  very  man,  player  and  student,  is 
well-known.  We  wish  him  all  success 
through  the  year.  "Undefeated  champions" 
in  baseball  in  the  spring,  and  then  in  football 
in  the  fall,  are  honors  in  which  it  is  pardon- 
able if  we  show  a  little  pride. 


A  Plea  for 


In    an    editorial    a    short 

r r      i         time  ago  the  Orient  coin- 
Common  Courtesy  ^  j    r  u^  ^1 
•"     mented    favorably    on    the 

excellent  spirit  maintained  between  the  two 
bodies  of  student  supporters  at  a  football 
game.  This  was  an  early  game.  Regretta- 
ble as  it  may  seem,  the  Orient  feels  it  must 
make  quite  a  reverse  comment  from  recent 
events.  That  Bowdoin  is  the  rival  of  every 
college  in  the  State,  is  an  admitted  fact.  That 
Bates,  Maine  and  Colby  had  all  rather  defeat 
Bowdoin  than  any  other  team,  we  have  con- 
stant evidence  from  their  own  statements. 
But  that  this  triple  rivalry  should  be  such  as 
to  deny  to  Bowdoin  the  courtesies  of  sports- 
manlike contest  is  as  regretable  as  it  appears 
evident  to  be.  We  cannot  help  but  feeling  as 
each  bip'  game  has  been  played  in  football  this 
season,  that  we  are  not  being  shown  the  same 
courtesies  that  we  are  showing.  The  Orient 
feels  that  Bowdoin  cheering  has  always  been 
courteous  and  sportsmanlike.  We  were  glad 
to  see  that  at  our  recent  game,  whenever  a 
change  was  made  in  the  line-up  of  the  visit- 
ing team,  the  Bowdoin  cheering  section  gave 
a  cheer  for  the  player  of  the  other  institution. 
And  the  Orient  is  further  proud  to  note  that 
in  general  all  "yagging"  was  kept  out  of  the 
cheering  as  much  as  the  leaders  could  do  so. 
But,  franklv  now,  are  our  efiforts  appreciated? 
After  the  recent  big  game  of  Whittier  Field, 
the  Bowdoin  students,  while  forming  to 
march  from  the  field,  halted  in  front  of  the 
bleachers  where  the  supporters  of  the  opposing 
team  were  still  spiritedly  cheering,  the  Bow- 
doin men  gave  cheer  after  cheer  for  our  vis- 
itors. But  was  there  any  notice  taken  of  this 
courtesy?  Did  Bowdoin  receive  a  single 
answering  cheer?  The  Orient  does  not 
believe  that  a  man  who  yells  in  a  crowd  that 
"So  and  So  will  be  killed  if  he  ever  goes  up 
to  our  college  on  the  Hockey  Team,"  or 
another  who  excitedly  advises  his  friends  to 


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"hurry  to  the  station  before  the  Bowdoin  stu- 
dents start  fighting  and  mobbing  us,"  ever 
really  represent  true  sentiments.  But  the 
Orient  does  feel  that  Bowdoin  students  as  a 
body  are  to  be  congratulated  on  the  courteous 
and  sportsmanlike  conduct  that  they  have  as 
a  body  maintained  this  season,  regardless  of 
whether  we  have  at  all  times  been  shown 
answering  courtesy. 


Once  again  we  have  to 
On  Combinations  comment  on  the  old  sub- 
ject of  combinations  in 
>:lass  elections.  We  had  thought  this  was  an 
evil  which  we  were  abandoning  at  Bowdoin, 
of  which  the  students  had  realized  the  sense- 
lessness. But  it  seems  that  the  present  Senior 
Class  has  desired  to  record  itself  as  one  in 
which  the  members  were  not  willing  to  let 
elections  be  conducted  by  individuals,  but 
rather  preferred  they  be  conducted  by  parties. 
The  Orient  does  not  desire  to  make  any  fur- 
ther comment.  What  is  the  use?  We  believe 
that  all  the  class  officers  are  capable  and  rep- 
resentative men.  It  is  not  the  personnel  that 
is  open  to  criticism,  but  there  certainly  is  an 
element  of  disgrace  in  that  even  good  men  can- 
not be  chosen  without  resource  to  politics. 
1908  must  always  be  known  as  a  class  of  com- 
bines. The  Seniors  have  set  an  example 
which  we  most  heartily  hope  will  not  be  fol- 
lowed. 


It  certainly  was  a  pleasure 
An  Appreciation       to   every    Bowdoin   gradu- 

a  t  e  and  undergraduate 
who  was  on  the  Whittier  Athletic  Field  last 
Saturday  to  see  the  hearty  interest  and  co- 
operation that  the  citizens  of  Brunswick  show 
in  the  life  of  the  undergraduates.  No  more 
enthusiastic  Bowdoin  supporters  were  at  the 
game  than  these  men,  who  marched  to  the 
game  accompanied  by  a  band  and  cheered 
vigorously  throughout  for  Bowdoin  and 
Bowdoin's  team.  When  a  Bowdoin  team 
plays  in  Lewiston,  we  are  proud  that  there  are 
Bowdoin  supporters  there ;  and  a  group  of 
Bowdoin's  most  loyal  alumni  live  in  Bangor ; 
but  we  do  take  a  particular  pride  in  the 
the  thought  that  when  a  visiting  team  plays  in 
Brunswick,  there  is  but  one  local  loyalty ;  and 
all  of  Brunswick  is  Bowdoin.  Bowdoin  stu- 
dents may  act  thoughtlessly  at  times.  There 
are  occasions  when  student  conduct  is  not 
above  reproach.     But  the  Orient  is  glad  to 


note  that  the  town  of  Brunswick  forgets  in 
the  long  run  what  shortcomings  a  college 
student  may  have ;  and  whenever  a  notable 
occasion  arises,  Brunswick  and  Bowdoin  are 
one.  For  this  we  are  all  very  thankful  and 
appreciative. 

DELTA  SIGMA  RHO 

Bowdoin  Invited  to  Establish  Chapter  of 
Honorary  Society  of  Men  Interested 
in   Public  Speaking. 

During  the  past  few  years  an  intercollegi- 
ate debating  society  has  been  formed  in  the 
Middle  West  for  the  purpose  of  improving 
the  character  and  the  standards  of  debate  and 
oratory.  This  organization  known  as  Delta 
Sigma  Rho,  already  has  chapters  in  the  Uni- 
versities of  Minnesota,  Illinois,  Iowa,  Chi- 
cago, Northwestern,  Michigan,  Nebraska, 
and  Wisconsin,  while  several  Eastern  univer- 
sities have  made  application  for  membership. 
O'n  account  of  the  enviable  and  almost 
unequalled  reputation  that  Bowdoin  has 
attained  among  the  Eastern  universities  and 
colleges,  we  have  been  asked  to  identify  our- 
selves with  this  movement,  which  to  all  prob- 
abilities, will  in  time  include  the  principal  col- 
leges and  universities  in  the  country. 

The  purpose  of  Delta  Sigma  Rho  may  be 
inferred  from  the  following  extract  taken 
from  a  chapter  circular.  "The  central  thought 
in  the  formation  of  Delta  Sigma  Rho  was  to 
bring  together  those  who  with  the  splendid 
equipment  obtained  from  traming  and  prac- 
tice in  public  speaking,  would  make  up  an 
organization  composed  of  the  flower  of  the 
college  and  university  men.  The  native  abil- 
ity, personal  force,  spirit  and  courage  sure  to 
be  found  among  and  in  those  who  had  gained 
honors  in  severe  intellectual  contests  would 
insure  an  organization  of  power  and  effective- 
ness in  the  promotion  of  its  aims.  Not  only 
does  it  seek  to  improve  the  character  and 
standards  of  the  work  of  intercollegiate 
debate  and  oratory,  but  it  will  reach  out 
beyond  these  immediate  purposes  and  attempt 
to  rouse  public  spirit,,  stir  patriotism  and  ele- 
vate in  every  way  the  standards  of  citizen- 
ship." 

Whether  or  not  we  make  use  of  this  oppor- 
tunity, as  Bowdoin  men,  we  are  glad  that  it 
has  come  to  us,  for  it  signifies  that  our  repu- 
tation is  not  confined  to  the  limits  of  New 
England,  but  is  known  among  the  great  uni- 
versities  of  the   West.     Furthermore,   as   we 


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are  the  first  New  England  college  asked  to 
affiliate  ourselves  with  this  movement,  it  is 
a  sure  indication  that  in  one  thing  at  least  we 
have  in  the  past  done  something  worth  while, 
and  when  this  matter  is  brought  before  the 
Debating  Council  it  is  hoped  that  it  will  be 
given  every  consideration  and  respect. 

This  society  is  purely-  honorary  and  no  per- 
son is  eligible  until  he  has  actually  partici- 
pated in  an  intercollegiate  contest  of  debate 
or  orator}'.  Tliis  seems  to  be  only  fair  for 
many  of  the  most  ambitious  and  energetic 
men  in  college  devote  much  time  to  oratory, 
thereby  sacrificing  frequently  the  opportunity 
to  make  the  various  athletic  teams,  and  hon- 
orary societies  such  as  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and 
Sigma  Psi.  For  this  reason  excellence  in 
public  speaking  should  be  recognized,  for 
wherever  it  is  carried  on  effectively — at  the 
bar,  in  the  pulpit,  on  the  platform,  in  legisla- 
tive assemblies,  before  committees,  in  the  club 
or  the  lodge — there  lies  its  field  of  usefulness. 
The  importance  and  the  inevitable  influence 
of  such  a  society  as  Delta  Sigma  Rho  with 
such  a  purpose  and  such  a  horizon  needs  no 
further  exploiting. 


COLLEGE  PREACHER 

On  Sunday  last  Bowdoin  College  students 
had  the  privilege  of  listening  to  the  Rev. 
Floyd  Tompkins  of  Philadelphia,  the  second 
of  the  college  preachers.  Mr.  Tompkins'  talk 
was  based  upon  the  story  of  Gideon  found 
in  Judges,  6,  ii.  In  a  brief  way  he  told  the 
story  of  this  biblical  hero,  and  then  cited  it  as 
an  example  of  the  rule  of  the  individual  or 
minority.  In  part  he  said:  The  great  achieve- 
ments in  this  world  have  been  brought  about 
not  by  the  class  but  by  the  individual.  This 
is  found  to  be  true  in  the  New  Testament 
where  Christ  takes  his  disciples  not  col- 
lectively hut  individually,  and  thru  the  indi- 
vidual brings  about  the  redemption  of  the 
world.  So  it  is  in  any  organization.  A  col- 
lege is  not  known  by  the  achievements  of  any 
body  connected  with  it,  but  rather  by  the  indi- 
viduals who  stand  out  by  themselves.  The 
position  of  the  individual  may  be  obscure,  as 
was  that  of  Gideon,  it  may  be  humble  and 
held  in  scorn,  but  during  all  this  time  a  char- 
acter and  individuality  may  be  forming  that 
will  make  for  success  bye  and  bye.  Accord- 
ingly, we  as  college  students  by  the  very  fact 


of  our  massing  together  should  strive  not  to 
allow  our  ciwn  individual  aims  to  be  swal- 
lowed up  by  the  influences  of  those  about  us. 
Mnally,  we  should  strive  not  to  be  alike  but 
to  be  different  from  our  fellows  and  that  dif- 
ference should  be  characterized  by  simplicity 
and  sincerity,  both  of  which  rest  on  an  abso- 
lute purity  of  heart. 


NOTICES 

The  Thanksgiving  recess  begins  on  Wednes- 
day, November  27th,  at  12.30  and  ends  on 
Monday,  December  2d,  at  8.20. 

In  accordance  with  the  Faculty  regulations, 
any  student  absent  from  college  exercises  on 
Wednesday,  November  27th,  or  Monday, 
December  2d,  without  the  ivritten  permission 
of  the  Secretary  of  the  Faculty  obtained  in 
advance,  will  be  placed  on  probation  for  six 
weeks. 
_    ( Signed ) , 

Kenneth  C.  M.  Sills, 

Secretary  of  the  Faculty. 


A  travel  sermon  on  "Morocco,  the  Sunset 
Land,"  and  illustrated  with  stereopticon  pic- 
tures will  be  given  in  the  Congregational 
Church,   Sunday  evening,  at  7.30  o'clock. 

The  Christian  Association  Bible  Study  Class 
will  meet  on  Monday  evening  next  week  at  7 
o'clock.  The  subject  will  be,  "The  World 
Bibles  and  the  Christian  Bible."  The  read- 
ings are  the  Mohammedan  Koran,  Chapter  2, 
entitled  "The  Cow ;"  Edwin  Arnold's  "Light 
of  Asia,"  Book  8 ;  and  the  Gospel  of  Matthew, 
Chapters  5-8.  More  than  thirty  men  were 
present  at  the  last  session. 


SATURDAY'S  CELEBRATION 

After  the  game  Saturday  a  great  celebration  took 
place.  At  eight  o'clock  the  students  formed  in  line 
and  headed  by  the  French  band,  marched  down 
Main  Street,  around  to  the  Professors'. homes,  and 
thence  to  the  campus,  where  cheers  were  given 
around  a  huge  bon-fire  in  front  of  King  Chapel. 
Maine  Street  was  one  mass  of  bon-fires  and  fire- 
works were  set  off  in  front  of  many  of  the  stores, 
thru  the  generosity  of  the  townspeople.  Impiomptu 
speeches  were  given  by  Professors  Foster,  Sills, 
Woodruff,  Allen  Johnson,  Henry  Johnson,  Files, 
Edwards,  Robinson  and  Mitchell.  Never  before  was 
there  such  a  celebration  in  Brunswick — a  fitting  trib- 
ute to  such  a  great  victory. 


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College  flotes 

The  college  catalogue  will  be  soon  ready. 

The  second  French  reports  were  due  last  Monday. 

About  six  hundred  Maine  men  attended  the  game. 

Cliiiford,  'lo,  umpired  the  Portland-Bangor  game 
last  Saturday. 

The  semi-semester  review  of  studies  will  take 
place  this  week  and  next. 

Rev.  F.  K.  Ellsworth,  Bowdoin,  '97,  was  the  guest 
of  R.   F.  Wing,  '10,  Friday. 

This  number  of  the  Orient  will  be  the  last  until 
after  the  Thanksgiving  recess. 

This  year  Bowdoin's  opponents  scored  78  points 
against  her  and  she  scored  58. 

Kendrie's  rendering  of  Handel's  "Largo"  in  chapel 
last  Sunday  was  especially  fine. 

Both  the  Sophomores  and  Freshmen  are  had  at 
work  for  the  struggle  next  week. 

J.  B.  Pendleton,  '90,  was  referee  at  the  Harvard- 
Dartmouth  game  at  Cambridge,  Saturday. 

Several  of  the  students  are  planning  to  attend 
the    Harvard- Yale    football    game    Saturday. 

The  business  men  of  Brunswick  proved  themselves 
very  effective  "rooters"  at  the   football  game. 

Our  canine  friend,  "Mr.  Dooley"  was  an  interested 
and  apparently  well  satisfied  spectator  at  the  Maine 
game. 

Mr.  William  Peunell  of  Lewiston  will  tender  the 
7  victorious  football  team  a  banquet  at  New  Meadows 
in  the  near  future. 

Professor  Henry  Johnson  dismissed  the  class  in 
'^  French  3  in  order  that  they  might  bid  farewell  to 
Coach  McClave. 

Prof.  Hastings  gave  an  examination  in  Mechanical 
Drawing,  Tuesday.  Thursday  the  class  in  Survey- 
ing had  an  examination. 

Freshman  football  practice  began  Monday  on  the 
Delta  for  the  annual  Sophomore-Freshman  game, 
which  will  be  held  ne.xt  Tuesday. 

Prof.  Lee  goes  to  the  Bangor  Theological  Semi- 
nary every  Friday  and  Saturday.  He  is  giving 
instructions  in  geology  at  that  institution. 

The  Abbott  School  and  Skowhegan  High  played  a 
fast  .game  of  football  on  the  Delta,  Saturday  morn- 
ing Skowhegan  High  winning  by  a  large  score. 

The  Faculty  Club  held  the  first  meeting  of  the 
year  last  Monday  evening  in  Hubbard  Hall.  The 
address  on  "Petrarch"  was  given  bj'  Prof.  Henry 
Johnson. 

Mr.  McFadden,  proprietor  of  the  Maine  Central 
■^Cafe,  will  give  the  members  of  the  first  and  second 
elevens  a  dinner  at  New  Meadows  Inn  sometime 
this  week. 

The  Sophomore  Class  elected  officers  last  Friday 
as  follows  :  President,  Weeks ;  Vice-President,  Ham- 
burger ;  Treasurer,  Atwood ;  Football  Captain, 
Wandtke ;    Manager,    Grace. 

The  Bowdoin  Chess  Club  will  organize  immedi- 
ately after  the  Thanksgiving  Recess.  There  prom- 
ises to  be  added  interest  in  the  club  this  year.  A 
college  tournament  will  be  played  and  there  is  every 
prospect  that  a  tournament  will  be  arranged  with 
Tufts  during  the  winter. 


A.  L.  Robinson,  '08,  and  E.  H.  Wetherill,  '11, 
devised  a  neat  souvenir  post  card  of  the  Bowdoin- 
Maine  football  game. 

Monday  morning.  Prof.  Robinson  dismissed  his 
class  in  Chemistry  L  at  10.45  so  that  they  might  see 
Coach  McClave  off.  The  class  re-assembled  at  11. 15 
to  finish  the  recitation. 

Prof.  Roswell  C.  McCrea,  formerly  of  Bowdoin 
College,  has  an  interesting  article  entitled  "The 
Taxing  of  the  Pulp  Wood  Industry,"  in  the  current 
number  of  the  Quarterly  Reviezv- 

After  several  years  of  experience  Bowdoin's  man- 
ager did  the  right  thing,  booked  the  game  for  two 
o'clock.  This  fact  alone  was  responsible  for  the 
presence  of  a  great  throng  from  Portland. — Portland 
Sunday  Times. 

Prof.  -Allen  Johnson  has  an  interesting  article  in 
the  Xatiou  of  Nov.  14  on  "Fraternities  in  the  Small 
College."  This  article  has  especial  reference  to  Bow- 
doin and  considers  the  question  from  the  viewpoint 
of  an  vmbiased  observer. 

The  following  men  received  the  nomination  for 
assistant  manager  of  the  football  team :  Thomas 
Otis,  '10,  of  New  Bedford ;  Sumner  Edwards,  '10, 
of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  and  Harry  W.  Woodward,  '10, 
Colorado  Springs,  as  alternate. 

Jud,  the  barber,  presented  Coach  McClave,  Trainer 
Nickerson  and  the  thirteen  men  who  won  their  foot- 
ball "B"  with  a  silver  loving  cup,  appropriately 
engraved.  The  cups  were  on  exhibition  in  Chandler's 
window  this  week.  Jud  also  presented  the  baseball 
team  last  spring  with  similar  cups. 

That  old  joke  of  bringing  dogs  into  chapel  is  get- 
ting a  bit  worn  out.  With  the  possible  exception 
of  "Dooley,"  who  has  attended  chapel  services  long 
enough  to  realize  proper  conduct  even  better  than 
a  few  of  the  undergraduates,  the  average  canine 
seems  unable  to  properly  appreciate  the  services. 
The  sense  of  propriety  of  men  in  college  should  be 
strong  enough  to  keep  the  chapel  services  dignified. 


SENIOR  ELECTIONS 

The  Senior  Class  met  in  Memorial  Hall,  Wednes- 
day afternoon  and  elected  the  following  officers  for 
the  ensuing  year:  President,  Charles  N.  Abbott; 
Vice-President,  E.  Talbot  Sanborn ;  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  David  T.  Parker ;  Poet,  Fred  L.  Pennell ; 
Orator,  Albert  T.  Gould ;  Opening  Address,  C. 
Edward  Files ;  History,  Carl  M.  Robinson ;  Ma:-shal, 
Walter  D.  Lee ;  Chaplain,  Joseph  A.  Davis ;  Closing 
Address,  Arthur  H.  Flam ;  Class  Dav  Committee, 
George  P.  Hyde,  Nathan  S.  Weston,  Joseph  M. 
Boyce,  Earl  A.  Coyle,  Chester  A.  Leighton.  Track 
Captain,  Floyd  T.  Smith.  It  was  voted  to  select  the 
Odist  by  competition- 


Hlumni  IRotes 


CLASS  OF  1866 

Ezekiel  Hanson  Cook,  Ph.D.,  died  after  a 

brief   illness  8   Nov.    1907,   at  Madison,   Wis. 

Dr.  Cook  was  the  son  of  Hanson  and  Nancy 

Jane  (Wheeler)   Cook  and  was  born  18  Dec. 


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1845,  at  Madrid,  Maine.  He  was  prepared 
for  college  at  the  Maine  State  Seminary, 
Lewiston,  Me.  His  college  course  at  Bowdoin 
was  interrupted-  by  his  service  in  1864-5  ^^ 
quartermaster-sergeant  in  the  First  Maine 
Light  Artillery.  After  graduation  he  was  for 
successive  years,  principal  of  Wilton  Acad- 
emy'  Superintendent  of  Schools  at  Orange,  N. 
J.,  principal  of  Woodstock  Academy,  Corin., 
and  the  first  principal  of  the  State  Normal 
School  at  Westchester,  Penn.  In  1871  he 
became  principal  of  the  High  School  at  Colum- 
bus, Ohio,  a  position  he  held  for  nine  years 
bringing  that  institution  to  a  high  state  of 
efiSciency.  The  next  three  years  were  devoted 
to  rest  and  out-door  life,  and  were  spent 
chiefly  in  mining  in  Arizona.  In  1883  he  was 
chosen  principal  of  the  State  Normal  School 
at  Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  which  under  his  adminis- 
tration became  the  largest  of  the  nine  then 
existing  in  the  state.  From  1889  to  1891  he 
was  headmaster  of  Rutgers  College  Prepar- 
atory School  at  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  and 
the  following  two  years  superintendent  of 
public  schools  at  Flushing,  L.  I.  He  was  one 
of  the  founders,  an  associate  editor  and  for 
several  years  business  manager  of  the  Educa- 
tional Revicii'.  Ill  health  forced  him  to  give 
up  professional  work  in  1893  ''"'^  the  rest  of 
his  life  was  given  to  business  enterprises.  He 
was  connected  with  the  Birkbeck  Loan  & 
Investment  Company  of  New  York  City  from 
1893  to  1895,  a'ld  subsequently  was  president 
and  manager  of  several  mining  companies' 
with  headquarters  at  Denver,  Col.,  and  resi- 
dence at  Boulder,  Col. 

Dr.  Cook  received  honorary  degrees  from 
Colgate  and  St.  Lawrence  Universities ;  was 
secretary,  president,  and  a  life  director  of  the 
National  Educational  Association  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Teachers'  x\ssociations  of  New 
York  and  of  New  Jersey.  Few,  if  any,  sons 
of  Bowdoin,  have  been  more  widely  and  more 
favorably  known  than  he  in  that  field  to  which 
he  gave  his  best  years  and  all  his  energies. 

CLASS  OF  1881 

The  sudden  death  of  Dr.  Edward  H.  Cham- 
berlin,  at  Cheran,  S.  C,  on  November  9,  1907, 
affords  another  instance  of  the  courage  and 
self-sacrifice  so  often  exhibited  by  members  of 
the  medical  profession.  He  had  been  called 
to  relieve  the  sufferings  of  a  man  violent  with 
an  attack  of  delirium  trements.  While  labor- 
ing with  the  patient,  he  received  from  him  a 


severe  blow  upon  the  head  that  resulted  in  his 
own- death  the  following  day. 

Dr.  Chamberlin.  son  of  Henry  and  Mary 
Elizabeth  Chamberlin,  was  born  11  January, 
1858,  at  Westford,  Mass.  He  was  prepared 
for  college  at  Westford  Academv  under  the 
tuition  of  W.  E.  Frost  (Bowdoin,  1S70). 
After  graduation  he  entered  upon  the  study  of 
medicine,  and  attended  lectures  at  the  Eclectic 
Medical  Institute  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where 
he  received  the  degree  of  M.D.  in  January, 
1884.  After  practicing  a  short  time  in 
Lowell,  Mass.,  and  in  Clarendon,  Vt.,  he  set- 
tled in  Chelmsford,  Mass.  Here  he  was 
actively  engaged  in  professional  work  until 
March,  1903,  when  the  ill  health  of  his  wife 
and  daughter  led  him  to  remove  to  Cheran, 
S.  C.  He  had  acquired  a  successful  practice 
and.  at  the  time  of  his  death  had  served  both 
as  secretary  and  chairman  of  the  Homeo- 
pathic Board  of  Medical  Examiners  for  the 
State.  Dr.  Chamberlin  married,  i  June 
1886,  Flora  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Timothy 
Adams  of  Chelmsford.  Mass.,  who  survives 
him  with  their  three  daughters,  Jessie  Rose, 
Elizabeth  and  Gertrude  Chamberlin. 


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VOL.   XXXVll 


NO.    18 


THE  OCTOBER  QUILL 

The  October  Quill,  appearing  in  mid- 
Xovember  is  none  the  less  welcome  for  its 
tardiness,  and  this  will  be  freely  excused  on 
receipt  of  the  promised  tri-weekly,  or  possibly 
bi-weekly,  numbers  that  are  to  complete  the 
work  of  the  present  board. of  editors. 

As  a  review  of  the  Oitill  is  primarily 
•  intended  to  stimulate  and  guide  in  a  friendly 
fashion  the  presumably  faltering  pen  of  the 
undergraduate,  a  certain  embarrassment  arises 
from  the  fact  that  out  of  the  four  prose  pieces 
of  this  issue  only  one  is  the  offering  of  a  stu- 
dent now  on  the  grbund.  This  regrettable  cir- 
cumstance, to  be  sure,  is  nothing  new,  and  is 
in  a  measure  oft'set  by  the  eft'ective  expression 
of  student  thought  and  feeling  in  the  three 
pieces  of  verse.  But  it  is  very  much  to  be 
wished  that  the  board  would  make  a  deter- 
mined effort  to  arouse  greater  literary  activity 
in  the  four  College  classes.  The  editors  could 
count  on  the  cordial  co-operation  of  the 
instructors  in  the  English  Department,  and 
indeed  every  member  of  the  Faculty  would 
gladly  second  the  undertaking. 

The  writer  of  "Matthew  Arnold,  the  Honest 
Doubter,''  has  seized  firmly  on  the  central 
quality  of  this  poet's  nature — his  essential 
religiousness — which  gains  for  Arnold  a  hear- 
ing that  otherwise  would  be  refused  him  by 
many  earnest  minds,  thus  spreading  widely, 
for  good  or  ill,  an  iniinence  which  profoundly 
affected  Arnold's  own  time,  and  which,  as  this 
paper  shows,  is  still  potent  with  a  younger 
generation. 

.\n  interesting  feature  of  this  and  of  recent 
numbers  are  the  "Notes  on  Works  of  Art  in 
the  Bowdoin  Collection."  The  accompany'ng 
portraits  of  the  Misses  Walker  recall  anew  the 
debt  of  gratitude  that  every  Bowdoin  man 
owes  to  these  benefactresses. 

Under  the  rather  conventional  and  unprom- 
ising title  of  "The  Course  of  True  Love,"  we 
have  the  happy  conclusion  of  an  entertaining 
short  story  in  which  incident  and  character 
sketching  are  well  combined.  The  dialogue 
runs  naturally  and  easily,  and  the  lively, 
warm-hearted  Sally  strikes  one  as  a  real  per- 


sonality.    This  writer's  work  in  College  writ- 
ing gives  promise  of  success  in  a  larger  field. 

In  "Some  Impressions  of  Gloucester"  by  one 
of  the  younger  students,  imagination,  observa- 
tion and  sympathy  express  themselves  in  a 
simple  and  sincere  way,  thereby  illustrating 
the  advantage  of  dealing  with  a  subject  that 
is  a  part  of  one's  own  experience.  Such  a 
cho'ce  of  subject  is  to  be  recommended  espe- 
cially to  those  who  are  beginning  to  write. 
In  a  degenerate  time  it  is  a  pleasure  to  find  a 
young  writer  using  shall  and  zvill  correctly, 
as  in  this  case;  but  on  page  18S  in  the  sen- 
tence, "Would  we  not  see,  etc.,"  zuould  ought 
to  be  should.  On  the  next  page,  the  care 
required  in  the  management  of  English  pro- 
no ms  and  adverbs  is  evident  in  the  sentence, 
"How  many  eyes  have  welcomed  them  which 
they  had  never  again  dared  hope  to  see," 
where  the  context  compels  iiihich  to  refer  to 
thciii  and  they  to  refer  to  eyes;  while  again 
must  go  with  see. 

Of  the  three  contributions  in  verse,  "Com- 
pensation" contains  a  simple  thought  simply 
and  clearly  set  forth ;  "The  Quest"  has  true 
devotional  feeling  unmarred  by  cant  or  halt- 
ing movement ;  "The  Eventide"  gives  utter- 
ance with  grace  and  fitness  to  the  deep  and 
lasting  sorrow  felt  by  the  whole  College  and 
community  in  consequence  of  the  calamity  of 
the  vacation.  These  pieces  rise  above  the 
average  of  undergraduate  verse.  In  metre 
they  are  as  good  as  much  of  Whittier,  and  in 
poetic  quality  they  compare  favorably  with 
Longfellovi''s   earlier  work. 

The  passing  of  "Gray  Goose  Tracks"  w'll 
not  be  regretted,  on  the  whole,  by  most 
readers. 

An  excellent  plan  is  announced  in  "Ye 
Postman"  of  placing  the  Quill  exchanges  in 
the  Periodical  Room  for  general  perusal.  It 
is  highly  important  that  students  here  shou'd 
know  what  their  contemporaries  elsewhere  are 
doing  in  the  matter  of  writing,  and  such  access 
to  student  publ'cations  can  scarcely  fail  to 
promote  a  healthy  spirit  of  emulation  in  those 
who  desire — and  who  does  not  '  desire  ? — to 
keep  Bowdoin  abreast  with  other  colleges  in 
literary  as  well  as  in  all  other  excellence. 

W.  A.  H. 


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COMMUNICATION 

Brunswick,  Maine,   November  28.   1907. 
To  the  Editor  of  the  Orient: 

Aly  Dear  Sir :  Will  you  kindly  allow  me 
the  use  of  your  columns  to  bring  forward  once 
again  a  topic  which  has  often  been  informally 
discussed?  One  of  the  great  needs  of  the  Col- 
lege today  is,  at  least  in  the  minds  of  many, 
^  a  building  or  hall  or  club-house  where  every 
one  can  meet  on  common  ground  as  Bowdoin 
men.  Now  that  every  fraternity  has  a  house 
of  its  own,  there  is  still  more  need  of  one 
place  where  the  social  and  democratic  life  of 
the  whole  College  may  center.  A  building  on 
the  campus,  which  should  in  a  very  modest 
way  correspond  to  the  Harvard  Union  or  to 
the  building  which  Amherst  is  proposing  to 
erect,  would  be  of  great  service.  We  ought 
to  have  some  sort  of  a  hall  or  union  where 
all  who  are  interested  in  Bowdoin  College, 
Alumni,  undergraduates,  faculty,  fraternity 
and  non-fraternity  men  would  be  perfectly  at 
home — where  we  could  all  meet  for  the  gen- 
eral good  of  the  College. 

In  bringing  forward  again  such  a  project 
as  this,  I  am  perfectly  aware  that  the  College 
today  has  many  pressing  needs.  The  first 
thing  to  be  provided  is  the  proposed  increase 
of  the  endowment  funds.  And  the  College 
certainly  ought  to  have  a  new  gymnasium 
soon.  But  it  will  take  a  long  time  for  such 
a  project  as  a  Bowdoin  Hall  to  mature.  For 
several  years  men  dreamed  of  the  Harvard 
Union  before  the  generosity  of  Major  Hig- 
ginson  made  the  dream  a  reality.  For  several 
years  the  dean  of  Columbia  College  pleaded 
for  a  home  for  the  undergraduates  of  that 
institution;  and  only  a  short  while  ago  Ham- 
ilton Hall  was  dedicated.  It  is  likewise  pos- 
sible that  the  gift  of  such  a  building  to  Bow- 
doin might  appeal  to  some  friend  of  the  Col- 
lege where  other  appeals  fail.  Very  likely 
there  will  be  something  to  be  said  on  the  other 
side.  But  surely  we  can  all  work  for  more 
unity  in  the  social  life  of  the  College.  The 
question  for  discussion  is  whether  such  an 
undertaking  as  I  have  suggested  is  pertinent 
and  practicable. 

Very  truly  yours, 

Kenneth  C.  M.  Sills,  '01. 


THE  COLLEGE  MINSTREL  SHOW 

D.\TE   Definitely   Fixed   for   J.\ni'.\ry   22. 

Sever.\l  Old  St.vrs  to  f.e  in  the  C.\st 

Ag.mn. 

The  date  of  the  Bowdoin  College  Minstrel 
Show,  given  each  year  under  the  auspices  of 
the  Baseball  Association,  has  been  definitely 
fi.xed  for  January  22.  Of  the  six  end  men 
who  did  such  creditable  work  last  year,  Lee, 
Cox,  Sheehan  and  Ralph  Smith  are  still  in 
College  and  will  again  appear  in  the  cast, 
W'hile  "Bill"  Crowley  has  consented  to  act  as 
interlocutor.  The  Olio  this  year  will  be  excep- 
tionally strong  as  it  includes,  besides  such 
well-known  artists  as  Boyce,  Kendrie,  the 
iNIikelsky  Brothers  and  Bert  Morrell,  other  ■ 
men  of  considerable  ability  who  purpose  to  give 
numbers  which  cannot  help  but  be  remarkably 
effective.  The  date  of  the  first  rehearsal  has 
not  been  fixed  upon,  but  it  will  probably  occur 
directly  after  the  Christmas  holidays.  It  is 
urgently  hoped  that  the  fellows  will  give  their 
strongest  support  to  the  show  in  order  that  a 
chorus  may  be  developed  which  will  be  admi- 
rable, not  only  for  its  volume,  but  also  for 
its  quality.  As  a  result  of  previous  negotia- 
tions, the  management  have  every  reason  to 
hope  that  the  entertainment  will  be  staged  in 
Augusta.  The  show  this  year  will  be  under 
the  direction  of  the  same  man,  who  has  for 
three  'previous  years  coached  so  many  suc- 
cessful College  Minstrel  Shows,  Mr.  Robert 
A.  Toothaker.  With  so  many  old  stars  in  line 
for  a  nucleus  and  with  such  a  remarkably  fine 
lot  of  new  talent  to  build  upon,  Mr.  Tooth- 
aker cannot  fail  to  stage  a  performance  which 
will  rank  high  among  its  predecessors  and 
challenge  favorable  comparison  with  any  col- 
lege minstrel  show  in  the  country. 


NATIONAL  STANDING  OF  THE  MEDICAL  SCHOOL 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  American  Medi- 
cal Association  the  Maine  Medical  School  has 
been  ranked  among  the  five  leading  schools 
of  the  country.  This  fact  is  "based  upon  the 
percentage  of  those  who  failed  to  pass  the 
examination  required  before  they  are  admit- 
ted to  practise.  The  Maine  Medical  School 
had  a  very  low  percentage  and  was  ranked 
accordingly.  The  association  inspected  the 
school  and  found  everything  very  satisfactory. 
This  is  one  of  the  greatest  honors  that  has 
been  conferred  upon  this  institution  for  some 


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time.  The  Maine  Medical  School  is  now 
ranked  with  Johns  Hopkins,  Harvard,  Yale 
and  Tufts.  In  point  of  number  the  school  is 
smallest  in  the  list  and  is  the  only  one  among 
the  number  that  is  a  State  institution.  This 
is  an  honor  which  should  certainly  give  a 
feeling  of  pride  to  every  Bowdoin  man,  col- 
legiate as  well  as  medical. 


CALENDAR 

SATURDAY,    DECEMBER    J 

7.00  P.M.     Dramatic  Club  rehearsal. 

SUND.W,   DECEMBER    8 

4.00  P.M.  Sunday  Chapel.  Prof.  Woodruff 
will  speak.  Vocal  solo  by  Brown,  '09,  and 
music  by  Quartet. 

MONDAY,  DECEMBER   lO 

2.30  P.M.  Hockey  practice  on  Whittier 
Field.     (If  possible.) 

5.00  P.M.     G'.ee  Club  rehearsal. 
7.03  P.M.     Dramatic  Club  rehearsal. 
7.00  P.M.     Orchestra  rehearsal. 

TUESDAY,  DECEMBER   II 

2.30  P.M.  Hockey  practice  on  Whittier 
Field. 

7.00  P.M.     Dramatic  Club  rehearsal. 

WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER  12 

2.30  P.M.  Hockey  practice  on  Whittier 
Field. 

5.00  P.M.  Glee  Club  rehearsal. 

7.0a  P.M.  Dramatic  Club  rehearsal. 

8.O0  P.M.  Bible  Study  Class. 

THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  1 3 

2.30  P.M.  Flockey  practice  on  Whittier 
Field. 

7.00  P.M.  Christian  Association.  Edward 
Stanwood,  LL.D.,  '6i,  will  speak  on  "Choos- 
ing a  Profession." 

7.00  P.M.     Dramatic  Club  rehearsal. 

FRIDAY,   DECEMBER    I4 

2.30  P.M.  Hockey  practice  on  Whittier 
Field. 

5.00  P.M.  Glee  Club  rehearsal. 
7.03  P.M.  Orchestra  rehearsal. 
Dramatic  Club  plays  at  Belfast. 

SATURDAY,  DECEMBER  1 5 

2.30   P.M.     Hockey    practice    on    Whittier 
Field. 
Dramatic  Club  plays  at  Camden. 


EXPLOSION  AT  THE  STATION 

Boiler  Blows  up  Killing  Three  and  Injuring  Two. 

Slio  tly  after  midnight  last  Sunday  morning  one 
of  the  heating  boilers  in  the  Maine  Central  Station 
blew  up,  doing  considerable  damage  to  the  building 
and  causing  some  loss  of  life.  The  dead  are  as  fol- 
lows : 

William  Woodward,  night  baggage  master. 

Walter  Harris,   car   inspector. 

Joseph  Terriault,  railroad  employe. 

The  injured : 

Fred  Sylvester,  employe  of  the  American  Express 
Company. 

Clyde  L.   Pinney,  night  operator. 

The  boiler  had  not  been  used  for  some  time 
and  explosion  was  caused  by  the  water  getting  too 
low  or  else  by  the  turning  of  water  into  the  tubes 
when  they  were  dry  and  hot.  Woodward  had  just 
gone  into  the  cellar  to  fix  the  fire  when  the  explosion 
occurred,  and  his  mangled  body  was  found  a  short 
distance  f  om  the  wrecked  boiler. 

Harris  and  Terriault  were  standing  on  the  plat- 
form outside  the  ticket  office  and  were  crushed 
beneath  the  roof  when  it  was  broken  down  by  the 
weight  of  bricl-s  from  the  gable  end  above.  Harris 
was  instantly  killed,  but  Terriault,  although  terribly 
injured,  suvived  at  the  Lewiston  hospital  until  the 
next  day. 

If  the  accident  had  occurred  a  short  time  before, 
the  death  rate  would  probably  have  been  larger,  as 
the  station  was  crowded  just  before  the  departure 
of  the  Boston  train. 

A  peculiar  circumstance  about  the  explosion  is 
that,  although  brick  walls  were  torn  away,  the  win- 
dows in  the  waiting  oom  and  the  glass  in  the  clock 
face  were  not  broken.  The  breals  in  the  brick  wall 
will  be  temporarily  covered  with  boards  until  the 
weather  is  warm  enough  for  the  use  of  mortar. 


FOOTBALL— 1910,  0;  1911,  0 

The  Freshman  and  Sophomore  football  elevens 
played  a  rather  unsatisfactory  game  on  the  Delta 
Tuesday  afternoon,  Novembe ;  27.  As  a  result  of 
the  mid  year  warnings,  the  Freshmen  were  deprived 
of  six  of  their  best  players,  including  Captain  Haley. 
The  muddy  condition  of  the  field  prevented  fast 
playing,  and  rendered  long  end  runs  impossible. 
For  1910,  Newman,  Ross  and  Nulty  played  well. 
Sullivan,  Richards  and  Hitchborn  excelled  for  igil. 

The  line-up  and  summay: 

1910.  1911- 

Matthews,  Wandtke,  1.  e r.  e.,  Hitchborn 

Morton,  1.  t r.  t,  Kern 

Sanborn,  C.  A.  Smith,  Stone,  1.  g r.  g.,  Gibson 

Boynton,  c c,  Purington 

Edwards,  r.  g. 1.  g.,  Marston 

Warren,  r.  t 1.  t.,  Hawes 

Russell,  Deming,  r.   e 1.  e.,  Wiggin 

Ross,  q.  b q.  b.,  Pearson 

Nultv,  1.  h.  b r.  Jn.  b.,  Sullivan 

Hawes,  Ballard,  r.  h.  b 1.  h.  b.,  Richa  ds 

Newman,  f.  b f.  b ,  Torsney,  Hussey 

Score — 1910,  o;  191 1,  o.  Referee — Crowley,  '08. 
Umpire — Sewall,  '09.  Timers — Morrell,  '10;  Chan- 
dler, '08.  Linesmen — King,  Medic.  '11;  Woodward, 
'10.     Time — is-minute  halves. 


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I.KWISTUN  Journal   Pke.ss 

Vol.  XXXVII.          DECEMBER  6,   1907 

No.    18 

Concerning  Our 
Communication 


On  the  first  page  of  this 
issue  of  the  Orient,  is  a 
communication  which  we 
are  particularly  pleased  to  publish.  It  must 
appear  to  every  Bowdoin  man  who  reads  it 
as  being  most  apt  and  timely.  It  echoes  a 
sentiment  of  which  we  are  all  conscious  and 
asks  for  that  which  we  would  all  like  to  see. 
This  is  not  the  first  time  that  sentiments  of  this 
nature  have  been  expressed  in  the  columns  of 
the  college  weekly.  A  number  of  years  ago 
a  communication  was  printed  which  outlined 
this  same  idea.  We  are  glad  to  see  that  once 
again  this  is  brought  to  the  attention  of  the 
college  world.  We  would  wish  that  the  hope 
the  writer  expresses  might  be  realized  in 
no  distant  future,  but  we  realize,  as  is 
expressed,     that     sentiment     grows     slowly. 


Meanwhile,  we  are  only  too  glad  to  do  any- 
thing possible  to  increase  this  sentiment.  In 
particular,  we  would  be  pleased  to  receive  fur- 
ther communications  on  this  same  subject  from 
interested  friends  and  graduates.  The  Orient 
unhesitatingly  believes  that  the  founding  of 
some  "Bowdoin  Union"  is  the  most  urgent 
improvement  needed  for  maintaining  and 
increasing  of  democratic  college  spirit.  May 
the  idea  suggested  in  our  communication 
increase  and  see  realization  at  no  far  distant 
date ! 


Now  that  the  regular  mid- 
On  Warnings  term  "warnings"  have  been 
sent  out  and  the  vacation  of 
Thanksgiving  time  has  given  opportunity  for 
"home  explanations,"  there  is  one  comment 
that  the  student  body  desires  to  make  for 
future  time.  We  wish  that  a  definite  and  uni- 
form standing  for  warning  be  established.  As 
it  is  at  present,  each  professor  is  interpreting 
ihe  meaning  of  this  in  a  different  wa}'.  Some 
only  "warn"  when  the  student  has  a  mark 
below  the  passing-grade,  while  some  send 
warnings  on  "D"  grade,  or  higher,  that  is, 
when  any  student  is  simply  lozv.  A  changing 
schedule  is  scarcely  fair  to  the  students.  Tech- 
nically, and  as  "warnings"  are  regarded  as 
serious  enough  to  debar  men  from  all  College 
athletics,  we  believe  it  is  not  right  to  "warn" 
a  man,  unless  he  is  below  passing.  This  has 
been  the  practice  in  former  years.  At  any 
rate,  we  hope  the  faculty  will  grant  the  student 
body  a  consistent  schedule,  so  that  one  may 
know  definitely  what  grade  has — or  rather  has 
not — been  attained,  when  one  receives  a  warn- 
ing notice.  We  do  not  believe  that  a  student 
may  be  "warned"  on  "any  grade  whatsoever," 
but  rather  must  have  failed  to  attain  some 
definite,  fixed  mark. 


In  past  years  it  has  been 
College  Rally  customary  for  the  Presi- 
.  dent  of  the  Athletic  Asso- 
ciation to  appoint  a  committee  to  make  prepa- 
rations for  the  Annual  College  Rally.  Since 
no  formal  motion  to  this  eft'ect  was  made  at 
the  last  mass-meeting,  the  Orient  would 
recommend  that  steps  be  taken  to  appoint  a 
committee  to  take  charge  of  the  affair.  We 
most  certainly  want  a  good,  hearty,  rousing- 
rally  next  spring,  and  in  order  to  make  it  such 
preparations  should  begin  at  once. 


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GIFTS  TO  COLLEGE 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  H.  C.  Bradford  and  his  sister. 
Miss  Clara  F.  Bradford,  of  Lewiston,  have 
presented  the  Bowdoin  College  library  with 
a  complete  set  of  the  original  silhouettes  of 
the  class  of  1825.  The  silhouettes  were  orig- 
inally owned  by  Dr.  Richmond  Bradford  of 
Auburn,  a  member  of  the  class.  The  sil- 
houettes are  in  an  excellent  state  of  preserva- 
tion, and  most  of  them  contain  original  auto- 
graphs. 


DEBATING  SCHEDULE 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  subjects,  also  the 
principal  speakers  at  the  debates  in  English  5,  this 
semester : 

December  17 — Secret  Societies  in  Public  High 
Schools  should  be  Prohibited.  Affirmative,  Ha  ris, 
'09;  Stahl,  '09.     Negative,  Atwood,  '09;  Merrill,  '08. 

January  7 — For  the  State  of  Maine  Prohibition 
in  the  Liquor  Traffic  Is  Preferable  to  High  License. 
.Affirmative,  Marsh,  '09;  Fisher,  '10.  Negative,  Buck, 
'09;  F.  L.   Pennell,  '08. 

January  14 — Bowdoin  College  Should  Have  a  Col- 
lege Commons.  Affirmative,  F.  T.  Smith,  '08;  Boyce, 
'08.     Negative,  Stone,  '10 ;  A.  Robinson,  '08. 

January  21 — Commercial  Reciprocity  With  Can- 
ada Would  Be  Economically  Advantageous  to  the 
United  States.  Affi  mative,  Hyde,  '08;  Koughan,  '09. 
Negative,  Hinkley,  '09 ;  Ginn,  '09, 

January  24 — The  Recommendations  of  the  Sim- 
plified Spelling  Board  Should  Be  Adopted  by  the 
American  People.  Affirmative,  Clark,  '08;  Ready, 
'10.     Negative.  Estes,  '09:  Timberlake,  '09. 

January  28— Cities  of  Over  28,0D0  Inhabitants 
Should  Own  and  Operate  their  Own  Street  Rail- 
ways. Affirmative,  R.  Pennell,  '09;  Sheehan,  '09. 
Negative,  McDade,  '09;   Burton,  '09. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  presiding  officers : 
December  17,  Marsh;  January  7,  Atwood;  January 
14,  Ha  ris;  January  21,  Stahl;  January  24,  R.  Pen- 
nell ;  January  28.  Clark. 

The  debates  will  all  be  held  in  the  Debating  Room 
at  Memorial  Hall.  Students  not  taking  the  course 
are  welcome  at  all  the  debates. 


ICE  HOCKEY 

With  the  rink  nearing  completion,  and  the  cold 
weather  setting  in,  ice  hockey  is  next  on  the  pro- 
gram. From  last  year's  team  the  following  men 
are  at  College ;  Captain  Abbott,  R-  W.  Smith, 
Dresser,  Hughes,  and  Hamburger.  Many  promising 
men  will  be  out  to  complete  the  team,  of  whom 
might  be  mentioned,  Hyde,  Leavitt,  Wight,  Johnson, 
Drape-,  Pearson  and  Byles.  Games  have  been 
arranged  with  Dartmouth  and  Maine,  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  Faculty.  Negotiations  are  pending 
with  Bates  and  Harvard.  The  Dartmouth  game  will 
be  played  in  Hanover,  while  one  Maine  game  will 
be  played  on  Whittier  Field,  the  other  in  Orono. 
The  prospects  are  good,  to  say  the  least.  A  man- 
ager will  probably  be  elected  in  the  near  future,  by 
the  student  body  as  a  whole,  it  is  hoped. 


Collcoe  Botes 


Annual  gymnasium  work  began  Monday. 

The  picture  of  the  football  team  was  taken  Mon- 
day. 

The  hockey  rink  on  Whittier  Field  is  soon  to  be 
ready. 

Where  is  that  Banjo  Club  that  was  organized  last 
year? 

The  class  group  pictures  have  been  taken  for  the 
Bnglc. 

Evans,  '10,  is  confined  to  his  home  at  Camden 
thru  illness. 

The  fi  St  train  from  Boston  was  two  hours  late 
last  Sunday  night. 

Just  before  Thanksgiving  the  mid-semester  warn- 
ings were  sent  out- 

The  Alpha  Delta  Phi  Fraternity  will  hold  a  dance 
on   Friday  evening,   December  20. 

There  were  very  few  students  left  on  the  Campus 
during  the  Thanksgiving   recess. 

Several  students  narrowly  escaped  injury  at  the 
railroad  station   last  Saturday  night. 

It  has  been  decided  to  hold  the  annual  Sophomore 
Hop  sometime  after  the  Christmas  recess. 

About  thirty  men  have  been  allowed  to  substitute 
baseball  practice  for  the  regula  ■  physical  training. 

Quite  a  number  of  Portland  fellows  remained  at 
home  to  vote  in  the  municipal  elections,  Monday. 

"Mike,"  the  College  Tailor,  has  a  new  stock  of 
winte.'  overcoats  in — better  drop  in  and  look  them 
over. 

The  work  of  the  students  who  were  in  town  the 
night  of  the  explosion  at  the  depot  deserves  much 
praise. 

Class  pipes  are  seen -in  goodly  number  on  the 
campus.  These  pipes  can  be  procured  at  Morton's  at 
a   reasonable  price. 

Professor  Foster  spoke  at  the  annual  meeting  of 
the  New  England  Association  of  College  Teachers, 
held  in  Boston  last  Saturday. 

"A  Rice  Pudding"  will  be  presented  in  the  vestry 
of  the  Congregational  Church  on  this  Friday  evening, 
a  number  of  College  fellows  assisting  in  the  cast. 

The  Inn  was  well  patronized  last  Saturday  and 
Sunday,  as  the  Chapter  House  eating  establishments 
did  not  open  till  Monday  noon  for  students  who 
came  back  on  the  above  dates. 

All  students  who  have  unpaid  subsc  iptions  to  any 
of  the  Athletic  Associations,  are  urged  to  pay  them 
as  soon  as  possible  in  order  that  the  managers  may 
start  the  new  season  with  nothing  to  hinder  them. 

The  New  England  Inter-collegiate  Press  Associa- 
tion will  hold  a  Smoker  at  the  Copley  Square  Hotel 
on  the  evening  of  Friday,  December  13.  Edward 
Stan  wood,  '61,  will  be  one  of  the  speake  s.  Both 
the  Quill  and  the  Orient  will  be  represented  at  the 
meeting. 

The  first  debate  in  the  debating  course  will'  take 
place  December  17.  The  question  is:  Resolved,  That 
Secret  Societies  in  Public  High  Schools  should  be 
prohibited.  Affirmative,  Harris  and  Stahl-  Nega- 
tive, Merrill  and  Atwood. 


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The  second  Sophomore  theme  was  due  last  Tues- 
day. 

The  '68  Parts  will  be  due  the  last  day  of  the 
term. 

The  B.  A.  A.  meet  is  to  come  off  some  time  dur- 
ing the  first  of  February. 

Rehearsals  for  the  annual  minstrel  show  begin 
directly  after  the  Christmas  holidays. 

Professor  Hutchings  read  an  excellent  paper  on 
Benvciuito  Cellini  before  the  Faculty  Club  Monday 
evening. 

It  is  rumored  that  no  member  of  the  Christian 
Association  Bible  Study  Class  was  able  to  find  the 
"Book  of  Hezekiah." 

There  was  no  rush  after  the  Sophomore-Freshman 
football  game  last  Tuesday,  owing  to  the  condition 
of  the  ground. 

Copies  of  "Phi  Chi,"  which  were  furnished  at  the 
recent  Bowdoin-Maine  game  were  kindly  supplied  by 
the  Wheeler  Printing  Ofiice.  We  acknowledge  with 
thanks ! 

At  the  regular  meeting  of  the  Portland  Society  of 
Natural  History,  Monday  evening,  December  2, 
Philip  H.  Timberlake,  'o8,  read  a  paper  on  "Grass- 
hoppers of  Brunswick." 

Fisk,  '09.  has  been  having  considerable  difficulty 
in  collecting  suflicient  money  to  pay  the  band  which 
helped  us  celebrate  after  the  iVIaine  game.  Sub- 
scription pape  s  in  the  Chapter  Houses  have  been 
poorly  responded  to. 

A  crew  of  men  has  been  busy  for  the  past  few 
days,  repairing  the  water  main  just  below  the  chapel 
in  order  to  secure  more  water  power  in  Appleton 
Hall.  Porcelain  bowls  with  hot  and  cold  water 
faucets  are  to  be  placed  on  each  floor.  This  conven- 
ience will  be  greatly  appreciated  by  the  students  in 
this  dormitory. 

Workmen  have  been  engaged  during  the  past  two 
weeks  fitting  up  a  room  in  the  basement  of  Searles 
Science  building  for  the  use  of  students  in  water 
analysis.  This  step  was  made  necessary  by  the  con- 
stantly increasing  number  of  students  who  are  tak- 
ing the  course,  and  will  serve  to  give  added  facilities 
to  the  work  in  the  Chemical  Department. 

Required  gymnasium  vvo  k  began  Monday  with 
Carl  M.  Robinson,  '08,  as  instructor.  In  Senior 
gym  he  is  assisted  by  Weston,  'o8';  in  Junior  gym, 
by  Fisk,  '09,  Buck,  '09,  Files,  '09,  Weston,  '08,  Fair- 
clough,  '08;  in  Sophomore  gym,  by  Fisk,  '09,  Buck, 
'09,  Weston,  '08,  and  P.  Morss,  '10;  in  Freshman 
gym,  by  Fisk,  '09,  Buck,  '09,  Lippincott,  '10,  and  P. 
Morss,  '10. 

The  Freshmen  "sprung"  their  yell  at  the  station 
last  Wednesday  morning.  There  is  some  talk  of 
changing  it. 

"  Mille  noncenti  X — I, 
Vive  la  crimson  and  white  Phi  Chi, 
Bro.xico,   Rexico,   Ra.xico,   Keven, 
Bowdoin !     Bowdoin   1911 !  " 

One  on  the  Okient  !  ■  In  a  recent  issue  appeared  a 
note  to  the  eft'cct  that  a  theme  was  handed  in  to 
"Professor  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell."  Truly  there  was 
nothing  remarkable  about  this  statement.  It  should, 
however,  have  said  "Wilnot,"  but  in  the  vagaries 
of  proof-co  reeling  this  was  corrected  where  it 
should  not  have  been.  Hence,  we  do  not  blame  you 
if  you  did  not  "see  the  point." 


.\  valuable  and  interesting  gift  has  lately  been 
received  by  the  library  from  the  General  Conven- 
tion of  the  New  Church.  It  consists  of  a  complete 
fac  simile  made  by  the  photo-typography  of  Emanuel 
Swcdenborg's  Memo  abilia  or  Spiritual  Diary  from 
1747  to   1765,  and   forms  three  large  folio  volumes. 

Now  that  "All  Maine's"  are  in  the  air,  the  follow- 
ing is  an  Orient  suggestion  for  an  All-Maine  High 
School  team ;  Cha  les  Mitchell,  Portland,  I.e. ;  Mc- 
Brady,  Portland,  Lt. ;  Lawlis,  Edward  Little,  l.g. ; 
Carl  Mitchell.  Portland,  c. ;  Littlefield,  Portland,  r.g. ; 
Doherty,  Portland,  r.t. ;  Guthrie,  Bangor,  r.e. ;  O'Con- 
nell,  Portland,  q.b.,  and  captain ;  Winslow,  Portland, 
l.h.lj. ;  Tolford,  Portland,  r.h.b- ;  Stacey,  Edwa.d 
Little,  f.b. 

ALL=iV\AINE  TEAM 

The  Okie.mt  selects  the  following  All-Maine  team ; 
Left  End,  Kimball  of  Colby. 
Left   Tackle.    Schumacher   of   Bates. 
Left  Guard,  Newman  of  Bowdoin. 
Centre,  Cochrane  of  Bates. 
Right    Guard.    Haley    of    Bowdoin. 
Right  Tackle,  Commins  of  Bowdoin. 
Right  End.  Crowley  of  Bowdoin,  Captain. 
Quarterback,  Cobb  of  Bates. 
Right   Halfback,   Chase   of   Maine. 
Left  Halfback,  Goode  of  Colby. 
Fulback,   Lee  of   Bowdoin. 

Substitutes — Higgins  of  Maine;  Phipps  of  Bow- 
doin ;   Bearce  of  Maine. 


DRAMATIC  CLUB 

Definite  arrangements  have  been  made  for  the 
Dramatic  Club  to  play  at  Belfast,  Maine,  next  Fri- 
day, December  13,  and  at  Camden  on  the  following 
e\'ening.  The  club  will  probably  leave  here  Friday 
forenoon.  Rehearsals  are  being  held  every  evening, 
and  this  schedule  will  continue  until  the  club  leaves 
on  its  trip.  It  is  hoped  that  those  members  of  the 
club  who  were  in  danger  of  being  dropped  on 
account  of  wa  nings,  will  be  able  to  continue  in  the 
caste.  There  are  several  prospective  dates  for  the 
club,  but  nothmg  definite  can  be  announced  at 
present. 


COMMINS,  '10,  FOOTBALL  CAPTAIN 

At  llie  meeting  of  the  football  team  Tuesday, 
Commins,  '10,  was  elected  captain  for  next  year. 
He  is  a  Somerville  High  School  man  and  captained 
the  eleven  there.  This  year  is  the  second  in  which 
he  has  been  on  the  eleven  here.  He  will  probably 
be  able  to  influence  good  football  men  from  the 
vicinity  of  Boston  to  come  to  Bowdoin.  With  him 
to  lead  the  team  there  is  every  hope  for  another 
championship  next  fall. 


ART  BUILDING  NOTES 


The  college  lias  just  received  a  large  painting  by 
Joseph  Vernet.  The  subject  of  the  picture  is  the 
"Shipwreck."  The  painting  is  four  feet  wide  .and 
five  feet  ten  inches  long.  It  was  given  by  Mrs- 
Helen  M^  Shepley,  of  Portland.  Vernet  was  the 
pupil  of  Adrien  Manglard,  of  whom  the  college  has 
a  marine  painting.  No.  135,  Bowdoin  Gallery,.  Tu  k- 
ish  Ships.  The  new  painting  hangs  in  the  Boyd 
Gallery. 


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Hlumni  Botes 


CLASS  OF  1861 
The  scholarly  and  interesting  paper  on  the 
Separation  of  Maine  from  Massachusetts, 
read  in  part  before  the  Massachusetts  Histor- 
ical Society  last  June  by  Edward  Stanwood, 
Litt.D.,  has  appeared  'in  print  with  the  sub- 
title, "A  study  of  the  growth  of  public  ophi- 
ion,  1784-1820."  Its  forty  pages  form  a  most 
valuable  contribution  to  the  history  of  the 
author's  native  State. 

CLASS  OF  1863 
Rev.  Dr.  Newman  Smyth  has  announced 
his  resignation  of  the  pastorate  of  the  First 
(Congregational)  Church  of  New  Haven,  Ct., 
which  he  has  held  for  a  quarter  of  a  century. 
Dr.  Smyth  is  known  throughout  the  country 
as  a  scholarly  preacher,  a  gifted  author  and  a 
leader  of  theological  thought  in  his  denomina- 
tion. He  is  the  third  of  the  five  sons  of 
Professor  William  Smyth,  all  of  whom  Bow- 
doin  is  proud  to  reckon  among  her  sons. 

CLASS  OF  1870 
Assembled  about  the  table  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Buf- 
falo (N.  Y.)  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary,  held  on 
October  22,  was  Lucien  Howe,  Willis  H. 
Meads,  and  D.  S.  Alexander.  These  class- 
mates have  been  members  of  the  Board  for 
the  past  fifteen  years.  Dr.  Howe  is  execu- 
tive surgeon  and  its  founder.  Last  year  12,- 
129  patients  were  treated.  It  is  a  semi-pub- 
lic institution. 

CLASS  OF  1873 

Hon.  Augustus  F.  Moulton  read  a  paper  on 
Maine  Soldiers  at  Valley  Forge  at  the  meeting 
of  the  Maine  Historical  Society  on  the  22d 
instant. 

CLASS  OF  1874 

The  leading-  article  in  Munsey's  for  Sep- 
tember is  by  Dr.  D.  O.  S.  Lowell,  who  dis- 
proves in  a  bright  and  entertaining  manner 
the  common  notion  that  clergymen's  sons  are 
generally  failures. 

CLASS  OF  1875 
Rev.  George  Croswell  Cressey,  D.  D.,  who 
went  to  England  in  August  to  supply  the  pul- 
pit of  the  Effra  Road  Unitarian  Church,  Lon- 
don, during  September  and  October,  received 
early  in  October  a  unanimous  and  cordial  invi- 
tation to  become  the  minister  of  the  congrega- 


tion, and  has  accepted  the  invitation  with  the 
understanding,  however,  that  personal  consid- 
erations may  perhaps  make  it  necessary  for 
him  to  return  to  America  permanently  next 
summer.  This  church  includes  in  its  congre- 
.o-ation  some  of  the  most  prominent  and  active 
Unitarians  in  England. 

CLASS  OF  1877 

Lieutenant  and  Mrs.  Charles  Frederick 
Andrews  have  announced  the  marriage  of 
their  sister,  Edith  Valerie  Herici,  to  Major 
William  Stephenson,  Medical  Department 
United  States  Army.  The  wedding  occurred 
on  Saturday,  September  21,  1907,  at  the  Cathe- 
dral of  St.  Mary  and  St.  John,  Manila,  Philip- 
pine Islands. 

CLASS  OF  1879 

Horace  E.  Henderson,  A.  M.,  recently 
resiafned  his  position  at  Garden  City,  N.  Y. 
and  is  now  in  charge  of  the  Department  of 
English  and  a  joint-proprietor  of  the  Pawling 
School  at  Pawling,  N.  Y. 

Professor  Henry  A.  Huston  of  Chicago, 
Manager  of  the  Propaganda  Department  of 
the  German  Kali  Works,  recently  paid  his 
Alma  Mater  a  visit. 

CLASS  OF  1884 
Rev.  Charles  W.  Longren  has  resigned  the 
pastorate  of  the  church  at  Longmont,   Colo- 
rado, after  a  successful  service  of  seven  years. 

CLASS  OF  1885 
Eugene  Thonms,   Esq.,   has   removed   from 
Topsham  to  Portland,  now  (Nov.  7)  residing 
at  83  Woodfords  St.,  Woodfords,  Me. 

CLASS  OF  1886 
Hon.  Levi  Turner  of  Portland  was  chosen 
president  of  the 'recently  organized  Maine  Con- 
ference of  Charities  and  Corrections. 

CLASS  OF  1900 
Rev.   Frederick  Crosby  Lee  is  now  settled 
at   Knoxville,  111.,  as  chaplain  of  St.  Mary's 
School. 

CLASS  OF  1903. 
Mr.  Frederick  W.  Spollett,  who  has  been  in 
the  employ  of  the  Zeese-Wilkinson  Company 
of  New  York  and  Boston,  will  spend  the  win- 
ter at  his  old  home  in  Brunswick,  on  account 
of  ill  health. 

CLASS  OF  1904. 
Galen  W.  Hill  has  been  at  his  home  in  Bux- 
ton since  last  May  and  is  now  fully  recovered 
from  an  operation  for  appendicitis. 


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©bituar^ 

FRANK  ALEXANDER  DILLAWAY,  CLASS  OF  1901 

I'^aiik  Alexander  Dillawa)-,  son  of  the  late 
Samuel  and  Melissa  Jane  (Colcord)  Dillaway 
of  Bath,  died  after  a  brief  illness  of  scarlet 
fever,  6  Nov.  1907,  at  Baxter  Springs,  Kansas. 
Mr.  Dillaway  was  born  at  Bath,  8  April,  1878, 
and  was  educated  at  the  public  schools  of  that 
city.  At  Bowdoin  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Zeta  Psi  Fraternity  and  sang  in  the  College 
choir  during  his  Junior  and  Senior  years. 
After  graduation,  he  became  a  mining  engi- 
neer and  was  employed  in  the  zinc  and  lead 
mines  of  Joplin,  Missouri,  and  the  neighbor- 
ing region,  having  his  residence  at  Baxter 
Springs,  Kansas.  He  married,  i  June,  1904, 
Frances  Clark,  daughter  of  the  late  Charles 
W.  Daniels  of  Chicago,  who,  with  his  daugh- 
ter, Dorothy,  and  his  brother,  George  L.  Dil- 
laway, Esq.,  of  Boston,  are  the  only  surviving 
relatives  to  niourn  with  his  classmates  his 
u^itimely  decease. 


flu  jlDemoriam 


HAROLD  H.  THAYER,  GAMMA  GAMMA   1908 

Portland,  Me.,  Nov.  11,  1907. 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  oar  Heavenly 
Father  in  His  infinite  wisdom,  to  call  from 
the  halls  of  Gamma  Gamuia,  our  beloved 
brother,  Harold  H.  Thayer ;  therefore, 

Be  it  resolved:  That  we,  his  brothers  in  Phi 
Chi,  do  deeply  mourn  the  loss  of  one  who,  by 
his  steadfastness  and  loyalty,  won  our  love 
and  esteem  and  always  reflected  the  greatest 
honor  and  credit  upon  the  fraternity. 

Resolved,  secondly :  That  by  his  death, 
Gamma  Gamma  Chapter  of  Phi  Chi  has  lost 
a  loyal  and  prominent  member. 

Resolved,  further:  That  we  expres.s'  our 
sympathy  to  his  relatives  and  friends,  that  we 
send  copies  of  these  resolutions  to  the  "Phi 
Chi  Quarterly"  and  to  the  "Bowdoin  Orik-vt" 
and  that  they  be  spread  upon  the  records  nf 
Gamma  Gamma  Chapter. 

R.M.rii  C.  Stewart,  08, 
Roland  S.  McKay,  '08, 
Herbert  E.  Thompson,  'oy, 

Coniinittcc  for  diopter. 


ELECTIONS 

,  M  a  mass  meeting  licld  in  Memorial  Hall  on  Fri- 
day evening,  X'ovcniber  22.  tlie  regular  fall  elections 
wvve  held.  J.  Stnndish  Simmons,  'op,  was  elected 
n'.anrgor  of  the  football  team;  and  Thomas  Otis,  '10, 
;issisiant  manager.  .At  the  same  meeting  Leon  F. 
TimhcrlaKe,  '09,  was  elected  manager  of  the  Tennis 
.\s.-:ociation,  to  take  the  jjlace  of  Crowley,  '09,  who 
is  not  in  College  this  year.  It  furthe  was  voted  that 
men  winning  points  in  any  class  meet  held  with 
classes  of  other  institutions  be  granted  their  class 
numerals. 


PHILOON,  'OS,  CAPTAIN  OF  MAINE  TEAM 

JJowdoin  undergraduates  and  members  of  the 
Nounger  Alumni  will  note  with  interest  the  election 
of  Wallace  C.  Philoon,  '05.  as  captain  of  the  West 
Point  football  team  for  the  ensuing  year.  Philoon, 
v'ao  is  the  son  of  Senator  Philoon.  of  Androscoggin 
County,  fitted  for  Bowdoin  at  Edward  Little  High 
School.  While  at  Bowdoin,  he  played  on  the  'var- 
sity for  four  years,  and  captained  the  1904  team, 
which  won  the  championship  of  the  State.  He  was 
a  membe  of  the  Ibis,  the  Athletic  Council,  president 
of  the  Athletic  Association  senior  year,  also  popular 
man  Ivy  Dav.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Alpha  Delta 
Phi  fraternity.  Philoon  is  a  hard  worker.  Bow- 
doin men  v,'ill  eagerly  follow  the  progress  of  the 
Cadets  next  season. 


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BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  DECEMBER   13,  1907 


VOL.   XXXVU 


NO.  19 


DRAMATIC  CLUB 

^L\KEs  First  Trip  This  Week — Play  and 
Cast 

This  week  the  Dramatic  Club  makes  its 
lirst  trip.  Last  night  it  played  in  Brooks, 
to-niglit  it  is  to  be  in  Belfast  and  to-morrow 
night  in  Camden.  The  play  being  produced 
is  a  football  story  entitled  "Halfback  Sandy." 
Following  is  a  brief  summary  of  the  plot  of 
the  story : 

Sandy  Smith  is  the  cousin  of  Philip  Krop, 
whose  father,  Josiah  Krop,  owns  a  farm 
where  Sandy  works.  The  elder  Krop  ille- 
gally possessed  himself  of  Sandy's  inherit- 
ance when  Sandy's  father  died.  With  this 
money  he  also  sends  his  son  Philip  to  Queens- 
town  College.  This  college  has  a  great  rival 
in  Kingston  College  which  is  situated  at  the 
other  end  of  the  same  city.  As  Sandy  is  a 
great  halfback  Philip  Krop,  manager  of  the 
Queenstown  team,  and  Kenneth  Sumner, 
manager  of  the  Kingston  team,  are  both 
trying  to  win  him,  each  for  his  own  college. 
Krop  tries  by  the  aid  of  a  chum  of  his.  Bill 
Short,  who  is  disguised  as  a  girl,  to  get 
Sandy  to  come  to  Queenstown  out  of- love  for 
this  supposed  lady.  Sumner  enlists  the  aid 
of  Sue,  a  darkey  girl,  a  friend  of  Sandy's, 
and  McReady,  dramatic  instructor  at  Kings- 
ton, but  the  deciding  influence  in  favor  of 
Kingston  is  Mabel  Sumner,  Kenneth's  sister, 
with  whom  Sandy  is  in  love,  but  who  is 
engaged  to  Philip  Krop.  Here  the  first  act 
ends. 

In  the  second  act  the  second  great  game 
between  the  two  colleges  since  Sandy  entered 
Kingston,  is  approaching.  Sandy  is  in  debt 
and  unhappy.  In  a  final  attempt  to  get  him 
to  Kingston  Phil  Krop,  disguised  as  Sue,  and 
Bill  Short,  also  in  the  guise  of  a  girl,  gxD  to 
his  room.  Phil's  plan  is  successful  and  he  has 
almost  persuaded  Sandy  to  leave  Kingston, 
when  Mabel  appears,  fleeing  from  a  drunken 
student.  She  acknowledges  her  love  for 
Sandy,  so  Phil's  plan  fails.     As  a  last  resort 


Phil  and  Bill  lie  in  wait  for  Sandy  in  his 
room,  seize  him  as  he  enters,  and  carry  him 
bound  and  gagged  to  an  unused  room  in  one 
of  the  college  buildings.  Thus  ends  the  sec- 
ond act. 

The  next  day  is  the  day  of  the  game. 
Sandy  is  absent  and  the  first  half  ends  with 
the  score  6-0  in  favor  of  Queenstown. 
Between  the  halves  Mabel  and  the  real  Sue, 
to  whom  Bill  Short  gave  the  key  to  Sandy's 
hiding  place,  mistaking  her  for  Phil,  chance 
to  discover  where  he  is  hid  and  release  him. 
He  plays  in  the  second  half,  winning  the  game 
for  Kingston,  12-6.  Sue,  who  has  caught 
Philip  Krop  and  locked  him  into  the  room 
where  Sandy  was,  after  the  game  brings  him 
out.  He  acknowledges  who  he  is.  Mabel 
breaks  her  engagement  with  him  and  all  ends 
happily  for  the  hero. 

The  following  men  were  taken  on  the  trip: 

Sandy  Smith H.  M.  Smith,  '09 

Josiah    Krop Marsh,  '09 

Philip    Krop Stephens,  '10 

Bill    Short    Simmons,  '09 

Dick   Hart    Atwood,  '09 

Kenneth  Sumner    Donnell,  '08 

Van   Twiller Hovey,  '09 

Gordon    Davie,  '10 

Mabel   Sumner    Pearson,  '11 

Fleetwood    Chandler,  '08      "^ 

Sue    Burton,  '09 

Professor  Dryden    Marsh,  '09 

McReady    Stone,  '10 

Students — Cox,  '08 ;  Rich,  '09 ;  Sturtevant, 
'09 ;   Brewster,   '09. 

Timberlake,  '09,  is  manager,  and  R.  D. 
Morss,  '10,  Assistant  Manager.  Sturtevant 
is  property  man. 

The  club  left  Thursday  morning  and  will 
not  return  till  Sunday  or  Monday.  Miss 
Curtis,  the  coach,   will  accompany^  the  i)arty. 

If  this  trip  ^fs  successful  there  is  hope  of 
another  and  perhaps  two  more  trips  after  tlie 
Christmas  vacation.  The  club  has  done 
remarkably  well  his  year  considering  _  the 
number  of  changes  which  the  Faculty  have 
obliged  them  to  make.  We  wish  them  all 
possible  success. 


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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION  MEETING 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Christian  Associa- 
tion on  December  5,  President  Purington 
reported  for  the  various  committees.  Sturte- 
vant,  '09,  was  elected  treasurer  in  place  of 
Cole,  who  has  left  college  for  a  while.  Miss 
Evelyn  Stetson  sang  a  soprano  solo.  The 
speaker  of  the  evening  was  C.  C.  Robinson, 
"oo,  the  State  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Student  Secre- 
tary. He  spoke  upon-  "A  Satisfactory  Col- 
lege Life,"  taking  as  his  text  his  favorite  line 
from  the  Bible,  "He  satisfieth  the  longing 
soul."  Among  other  things  he  said  that  a 
man  should  get  from  a  satisfactory  college 
life  enough  culture  and  vocational  training  so 
that  he  need  not  be  obliged  to  drift  about  for 
two  or  three  years  after  leaving  college  with- 
out being  able  to  earn  a  living.  The  college 
man  must  realize  that  all  education  does  not 
come  from  schools.  Many  self-educated  peo- 
ple can  put  to  shame  a  college  graduate  in  the 
very  accomplishments  upon  which  he  prides 
himself.  The  statement  so  often  made  that 
the  four  years  spent  in  college  are  the  four 
best  years  of  a  man's  life,  is  not  true.  Each 
year  ought  to  be  better  than  the  last.  Col- 
lege life  is  more  than  honors,  more  than  ath- 
letics, more  than  studies.  It  is  the  time  when 
a  man  should  be  forming  his  character.  Col- 
lege is  a  good  place  for  a  man  to  get  estab- 
lished in  his  religious  faith  and  to  act  upon 
it.  A  man  should  bring  his  religion  to  col- 
lege, not  leave  it  at  home.  The  world  is 
more  and  more  demanding  that  kind  of  char- 
acter which  a  man  forms  by  leading  a  Christ- 
ian life  in  college.  At  college  there  are  many 
chances  for  social  service,  or  "interest  in  an 
effort  for  one's  associates,"  and  a  life  of 
social  service  is  a  satisfactory  life. 


FOOTBALL  FINANCIAL  REPORT 

Report  of   M.\n.\ger   Robinson   for  the   Football 
Season    of    igo" 
Receipts. 

Balance,    'o5    $48  23 

Miscellaneous    receipts     1 18  38 

Tickets     800  00 

Subscriptions   1 16  50 

Ads 54  00 

Boa  d     219  10 

McKiiiley    21  75 

Harvard     268  56 

Exeter    ' 79  20 

Amherst     203  00 

N.  H.  State  39  QO 

Colby     76  00 

Tufts     425  IS 


Bates    429  41 

Maine     $1,778  75 

$5,022  92 

Expenditures. 

Miscellaneous     Expenditures     $414  28 

Wright  &   Ditson    250  00 

Board    496  75 

Coaching     ., loio  25 

Rubbing 90  00 

McKinley     42  18 

Harvard    225  70 

Exeter    117  92 

Amherst     259  45 

X,  H.  State   88  49 

Colby     106  75 

Tufts     424  15 

Bates     6100 

Maine     1,365  82 

$4,953  r4 

Balance.  69  18 

$5,022  92 
Assets. 

Cash    balance    ,. . . .  $69  18 

Unpaid  ad 5  00 

Unpaid    season    tickets    no  oo 

Unpaid    subscriptions    32  DC 

Unpaid  board    Ill  75 

$327  93 
Liabilities. 

Wright   &   Ditson   balance    $141  57 

Wright   &    Ditson    Sweater    approximate...       7200 
Miscellaneous     3  00 

$2x6  57 
Excess  of  assets  over   liabilities m  36 

$327  93 
December    10,    1907. 

I  have  examined  the  accounts  of  Manager  C.  M. 
Robinson  and  found  them  correct.  The  excess  of 
assets   over  liabilities  in  $111.36. 

C.    C.    HUTCHINS, 

Treasurer. 


ALPHA  KAPPA  KAPPA  INITIATION 

Theta  Chapter  of  the  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa 
Medical  Fraternity  held  its  annual  initiation 
at  the  chapter  hall,  Saturday  afternoon,  fol- 
lowed that  evening  by  a  banquet  at  New 
Meadows  Inn. 

The  following  is  the  list  of  initiates :  From 
1910,  Frank  Mikelsky,  A.B.  From  191 1, 
Edward  S.  Bagley,  Harold  T.  Bibber,  J.  M. 
Clement,  James  Conroy,  Frank  L.  Dolley, 
Elmer  King,  Carl  M.  Robinson,  Harold  W. 
Stanwood,  Rufus  E.  Stetson,  Harold  G. 
Tobey,  A.B.,  and  Charles  J.  Wharton. 


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189 


Dr.  George  Cook  of  Concord,  N.  H.,  Grand 
President,  and  Dr.  Frank  Y.  Gilbert  of  Port- 
land, Primarius  of  the  Fraternity,  were  pres- 
ent at  the  ceremonies. 

Besides  the  above  the  following  were  pres- 
ent at  the  initiation  and  banquet :  Harold  I 
Everett,  M.D. ;  E.  S.  Cummings,  M.D. ;  W, 
E.  Webber,  M.D. ;  E.  V.  Call,  M.D. ;  D.  M 
Stewart,  M.D. ;  George  H.  Stone ;  Adam  P 
Leighton,  Jr. ;  John  A.  Greene ;  George  I 
Geer;  John  H.  Woodruff;  John  H.  Potter 
Arthur  L.  Jones ;  J.  Calvin  Oram ;  Charles  F, 
Tra3^nor ;  Elmer  H.  Ring ;  E.  Eugene  Holt ; 
Joseph  B.  Drummond  and  Richardo  G.  Valla- 
dares. 

Following  the  banquet  a  business  meeting 
was  held.  An  alumni  association  was  formed, 
and  it  was  voted  to  invite  the  fraternity  to 
hold  its  ne.xt  annual  convention  in  Portland. 
Adam  P.  Leighton,  Jr.,  was  chosen  delegate 
to  attend  the  national  convention  which 
occurs  next  month  in  Atlanta,  Georgia. 

The  officers  of  Theta  Chapter  for  this  year 
are  as  follows:  President,  John  A.  Greene; 
Vice-President,  Joseph  B.  Drummond ;  Treas- 
urer, Adam  P.  Leighton,  Jr. ;  Secretary,  J. 
Calvin  Oram ;  Marshal,  Charles  F.  Traynor ; 
Warden,  Richardo  G.  Valladares;  Chaplain, 
E.    Eugene   Holt,   Jr. 


MASSACHUSETTS  CLUB 

The  Massachusetts  Cl,ub  held  its  second 
meeting  of  the  year  at  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsi- 
lon  House  last  Saturday  evening.  Professor 
Foster  gave  a  most  interesting  informal  talk 
upon  some  evils  connected  with  life  here  at 
Bowdoin  and  the  ways  in  which  they  could 
be  remedied  and  more  men  be  induced  to 
come  here.  He  made  suggestions  with 
regard  to  curing  some  of  the  faults  of  our 
present  "rushing"  system.  For  instance,  he 
suggested  a  plan  somewhat  similar  to  the 
plan  used  at  Amherst  by  which  the  fraterni- 
ties are  pledged  not  to  give  a  new  man  any 
bid  or  come  to  any  understanding  with  him 
until  the  second  Monday  of  the  fall  term.  He 
strongly  condemned  anything  in  the  way  of 
"combines"  in  college  or  class  elections  such 
as  are  so  much  of  an  evil  here  at  present.  He 
mentioned  a  plan  which  has  been  suggested 
of  having  a  college  council  composed  wholly 


of  students  and  elected  by  the  whole  student 
body,  which  should  take  the  place  of  the  Jury 
and  perhaps  of  the  Inter-fraternity  Council. 
This  board  should  be  the  means  of  commu- 
nication between  the  undergraduates  and  the 
Faculty.  It  should  be  of  a  positive  nature, 
not  negative  as  was  the  Jury;  that  is,  it 
should  aim  to  make  improvements,  not  sim- 
ply punish  offenders  against  college  rules. 
This  Council  would  also  take  charge  of,  or 
oversee,  the  fixing  of  all  dates  for  college 
activities,  in  order  that  there  may  be  as  few 
conflicts  as  possible. 

Professor  Foster  outlined  another  plan 
which  is  designed  to  draw  more  students  to 
Bowdoin.  As  we  all  know  what  a  fine  place 
this  college  is,  all  that  is  necessary  to  bring 
more  men  to  it,  is  to  spread  this  knowledge. 
The  plan  is  to  have  a  rally  just  before  spring 
vacations  where  every  man  can  obtain  cata- 
logues and  bulletins  describing  Bowdoin's  ad- 
vantages. Each  one  shall  also  take  some 
blanks  to  fill  out  with  the  names  of 
prospective  students,  their  schools,  tastes, 
proficiency  in  studies,  ability  to  pay  their  col- 
lege expenses,  and  other  information  which 
shall  gjide  the  committee  on  relations  with 
preparatory  schools  in  sending  out  literature. 
If  every  man  did  his  share  in  this  work  by 
visiting  his  own  preparatory  school  next 
spring,  we  should  soon  see  Bowdoin  a  college 
of  the  size  she  ought  to  be,  with  all  her  inter- 
ests well  supported  without  all  the  work  be- 
ing done  by  a  few  as  at  present.  As  the  ob- 
ject of  the  Massachusetts  Club  is  to  get  more 
Bay  State  men  to  come  to  Bowdoin,  each 
member  of  the  club  should  make  an  individ- 
ual effort  to  secure  the  names  of  prospective 
students. 


MEMORIAL  SCHOLARSHIP 

Mrs.  Leslie  A.  Lee  has  established  a  fund 
in  memory  of  her  son,  to  be  known  as  the 
Richard  Almy  Lee  Scholarship.  This  schol- 
arship which  covers  in  full  the  tuition  of  one 
student  is  to  be  awarded  preferably  to  some 
member  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  fraternity. 

Mr.  Benjamin  F.  Morrison  of  Medford, 
Massachusetts,  grandfather  of  John  Franklin 
Morrison,  has  established  a  scholarship,  to  be 
awarded  preferably  to  a  student  from  Med- 
ford, Massachusetts. 


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BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  igoS  Editor-in-Chief 

PAUL  J.   NEWMAN,  igog         Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 

ASSOCIATE  Editors 

JOSEPH  M.  BOYCE,  1908 
H.  H.  BURTON,   igog  W.   E.   ROBINSON,  1910 

J.  J.   STAHL,  1909  W.    E.  ATWOOD,   1910 

K.   R,  TEFFT,   igog  THOIVAS    OTIS,   1910 

NATHAN   S.  WESTON,   igo8      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.   ESTES,  igog  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  Posl-OfKce  at  nnmswick  as  Second-Class  Mail  Matter 

Lewiston  Journal  Press 


DECEMBER   13,   1907 


The  College 


Once    again     the     Orient 

Newspaper  "}''''''  to  remind  the  col- 
•^  lege  world  that  we  are  the 
college  paper  and  to  request  that  items  of  par- 
ticular college  interest  should  receive  publica- 
tion first  in  these  columns.  It  seems  only  fair 
that  such  bits  of  news  as  schedules,  gifts  to 
the  college,  additions  to  the  librarj'  and  art 
collections,  which  are  items  particularly  for 
the  college  world,  should  appear  first  in  the 
columns  of  the  Orient.  We  desire  to 
acknowledge  with  pleasure  that  the  recently 
organized  Press  Club  has  agreed  to  respect 
this  privilege,  and  that  such  items  as  these 
will  not  be  sent  to  the  daily  papers  until 
the  Orient  has  published  them.  We  desire 
to  ask  all  the  college  if  it  will  not  take  partic- 
ular care  to  respect  this  request.  Not  only 
to  the  students,  but  particularly  to  the  faculty 
also,  do  we  address  this.  We  ask  that  such 
items  as  are  of  particular  college  interest  and 
do    not    demand     immediate    publication     be 


given  to  the  Orient  before  the  daily  papers. 
For  instance,  if  a  gift  is  given  to  Bowdoin,  or 
some  picture  to  the  Art  Building,  or  books  to 
Library,  may  we  not  have  "the  right  to 
announce  this  first?  Also  plans  for  new 
courses,  announcements  of  prizes,  etc.,  we 
trust  will  be  given  to  the  public  first  through 
the  Orient.  We  realize  that  in  general  this 
ha.s  been  the  practice  and  acknowledge  the 
.'^anie.     We  onlv  desire  to  remind. 


Bowdoin  a  '    '^^'"'^^  ''^'"^  ,'"    Bowdoin    at 

Family  College  Pf '^^"^  thirty-one  nieii 
who  are  the  sons  of  Bow- 
doin men,  besides  several  who  are  grandsons, 
brothers  and  cousins.  Of  the  thirty-one,  nine 
are  in  igoS,  seven  in  1909,  four  in  1910,  and 
eleven  in  191 1.  These  figures  bear  out  the 
statement  so  often  made  that  Bowdoin  is  a 
family  college.  All  Bowdoin  alumni,  where- 
ever  they  are,  intend  to  do  as  the  second  verse 
of  "Bowdoin  Beata"  says  and  "send  their  sons 
to  Bowdoin  in  the  fall."  The  more  of  these 
Bowdoin  men  by  inheritance  there  are  here, 
the  better  it  will  be,  for  they  cannot  but  be 
filled  with  the  traditions  and  respect  for  our 
Alma  Mater  of  which  the  older  alumni  think 
so  much.  .\ny  man  reared  on  Bowdoin  lore 
must  have  in  a  marked  degree  love  for  old 
Bowdoin,  so  we  gladly  welcome  among  us 
the  eleven  new  men  among  these  sons  of 
Bowdoin's  sons. 


ORIENT  COMPETITION 

The  editor  desires  to  call  attention  once 
more  to  the  competition  for  positions  on  the 
Editorial  Board  of  the  paper.  The  contest 
has  been  permitted  to  grow  lax  during  the 
past  few  issues,  but  notice  is  now  given  that 
the  work  must  be  steadily  maintained  during 
the  winter  term.  There  are  eleven  more 
issues  of  the  Orient  in  this  volume  and  the 
contest  will  continue  in  ten  of  these.  It  must 
be  stated  that  the  work  of  the  Sophomores  in 
the  contest  has  been  very  good,  but  no  Fresh- 
man has  as  yet  done  the  work  required  for 
membership,  and  unless  the  members  from 
tliis  class  brace  up,  there  will  be  the  peculiar 
condition  of  no  Freshman  qualifying  himself 
for  the  board  at  all !  From  now  on  the  con- 
test must  be  kept  up  regularly.  We  desire  to 
notify  candidates  that  each  man  should  make 
eft'ort  to  see  the  Editor  at  least  by  iMonday  of 
each  week  and  receive  assignments  for  news 
write-ups.      Competitors      should      remember 


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that  three  editorials  are  required  from  each 
man.  In  particular,  remember  that  the 
Orient  is  a  nezvspaper  and  quantity  and  the 
value  of  items  as  news  should  always  be  con- 
sidered. 


CALENDAR 

S.ATURDAY,    PECEMCER    I4 

President  Hyde  returns  to  Brunswick  from  his 
stay  ab  oad. 

SUNDAY,    DECEMBER     I5 

10.45  -^-^i-  Rev.  Francis  McConnell,  U.D.,  of 
New  York,  college  preacher,  will  speak  at  the 
Church  on  the  Hill. 

4.00  P.M.  Dr.  McConnell  will  conduct  Sunday 
chapel.  Violin  solo  by  Kendric  and  music  by 
quartet. 

7.00  P.M.  Questionnaire  by  Dr.  McConnell  in  the 
Christian  Association  rooms. 

7.30  P.M.  The  Right  Reverend  Robert  Codman. 
Bishop  of  Maine,  preaches  at  the  Saint  Paul's  Epis- 
copal  Church. 

-MON[uv,   dece:mber    16 

Report  in   French  3  due. 

8.30  A.M.     Hou;  quiz  in   French   1. 

2.30    P.M.     Hockey   practice    on   Whittier    Field. 

4.15  p.Ji.     B.  A.  A.  Team  practice  on  board  track. 

7.00  P.M.     Glee   Club  rehearsal. 

7.00  P.M.  Meeting  of  York  County  Club  at  Zeta 
Psi  House. 

800  P.M.  Faculty  Club  Meeting.  Prof.  Roljin- 
son  speaks  on  Leonardo  da  Vinci- 

TUESDAY,    DECEMBER    ly 

9.30  A.M.     Hour  quiz  in  Greek  8. 
11.30  A.M.     Hour  quiz   in   German  7. 
12.50   P.M.     Bugle    sit     for     picture     at     Webber's 
studio. 

2.30   P.M.     Hockey    Practice   on   Whittier    Field. 

4.15  P.M.     B.  A.  A.  Team  p  actice  on  board  track. 

7.00  P.M.  First  debate  in  English  6  in  Hubbard 
Hall.  Question :  Secret  societies  in  public  high 
schools  should  be  prohibited.  Afif.,  Harris  and 
Sfahl.     Neg.,   .Atwood   and  Merrill. 

WEDNESDAY,     DECEMBER     l8 

2.30   P.M.     Hockey   practice    on   Whittier   Field. 
4.15  P.M.     B-  A.  A.  Team  practice  on  board  track. 
5.00  P.M.     Glee  Club  rehearsal. 

THURSDAY,     DECEMBER     IQ 

2.30    P.M.     Hockey    practice    on    Whittier    Field. 

4.15  P.M.     B.  A.  A.  Team  practice  on  boa  d  track. 

7.00  P.M.  Rev.  John  S.  Sewall,  D.D.,  '50,  will 
speak  at  the  Christian  Association  Meeting  on  "Our 
Duty  to  China." 

FRUl.AY,     DECEMBER     23 

4.30  P.M.  College  closes  for  Christmas  vacation. 
8.00  P.M.  Alpha  Delta  Phi  dance  in  Pythian  Hall. 
Hour  examinations   in  History   i   and  7. 

THURSDAY,    JANUARY    2 

8.20  A.M.     Winter  Term  opens. 


NOTICES 

Christmas  vacation  begins  on  Friday  after- 
noon, December  20,  at  half-past  four.  Col- 
lege re-opens  on  Thursday  morning,  Janu- 
ary 2,  at  8.20.  No  one  will  be  permitted  to 
be  absent  on  Friday,  December  20,  or  on 
Thursday,  Jaiiuary  2,  without  the  special  per- 
mission  of   the   Secretary  of  the   Faculty. 

This  will  be  the  last  issue  of  the  Orient 
until  after  the  vacation. 

Editor. 


IBIS  LECTURE 

On  last  Friday  night  in  the  Deutscher 
\  erein  Room  at  the  Hubbard  Library,  the 
Hon.  Augustus  F.  Moulton,  of  Portland, 
delivered  a  very  intersting  and  scholarly 
paper  before  the  members  of  the  Ibis,  on 
"Anne  Hutchinson,  the  Savonarola  of  Bos- 
ton." The  author  described  the  condition  of 
life  in  the  earliest  days  of  the  Massachusetts 
Bay  Colony,  and  the  political  and  religious 
aspects  of  the  times,  both  in  America  and  in 
England.  He  then  outlined  the  nature  of  the 
doctrines  that  Anne  Hutchinson  expounded 
and  showed  the  profound  effect  that  these 
had  upon  the  colony.  Fie  showed  how  Anne 
Hutchinson  herself  was  a  woman  who  main- 
tained her  womanly  modesty  and  decorum 
throughout  all  the  excitement  of  her  trial. 
Mr.  Moulton  further  showed  how  Anne 
Hutchinson  was  the  first  to  declare  the  doc- 
trine of  liberality  of  thought  to  the  Puritans. 
Fle  pointed  out  how  though  she  had  undoubt- 
edly received  unfair  and  harsh  treatment,  it 
is  justified  when  we  consider  the  political 
uncertainty  of  the  time,  and  the  exceedingly 
precarious  position  in  which  the  colony  itself 
was  situated  during  the  first  experimental 
years.  A  discussion  followed  the  reading  of 
the  paper. 


DEUTSCHER  VEREIN 

Last  Monday  evening  the  Deutscher 
Verein  met  and  organized  for  the  year.  The 
club  was  entertained  at  New  Meadows  Inn 
by  Prof.  George  T.  F'iles.  After  the  banquet 
a  short  business  meeting  was  held,  in  which 
the  following  officers  were  elected :  E.  Talbot 
Sanborn,  '08,  Vorsitzender ;  Jasper  J.  Stahl, 
'09,  Schriftwart.  Two  committees  were 
appointed,  one  on  entertainments  consisting 
of  Delavina,   '08 ;  Yeaton,   '08 ;  and  Cushing, 


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'09;  the  other  on  literary  programs,  consist- 
ing of  Prof.  G.  T.  Files,  A.  Robinson,  '08, 
Fairclough,  'oS,  and  Jackson,  '09.  New  By- 
Laws  were  adopted  by  tlie  Verein  this  year, 
which  provides  that  in  the  future  only  Sen- 
iors and  Juniors  with  the  necessary  qualifica- 
tions be  admitted  to  membership.  The  fol- 
lowing were  men  initiated  at  this  meeting: 
Parker,  'o3 ;  C.  Robinson,  '08 ;  Leavitt,  '08 ; 
Bower,  '09.  The  other  members  of  the 
Verein  this  year  are  now  as  follows :  San- 
born, '08;  A.  Robinson,  '08;  Brigham,  '08; 
Yeaton,  '08 ;  Delavina,  'oS ;  Lee,  '08 ;  Fair- 
clough, '08 ;  Bower,  '09 ;  Gushing,  '09 ;  Brew- 
ster, '09 ;  Bridge,  '09  ;  Jackson,  '09 ;  Johnson, 
'09;  Pottle,  '09;  Tefft,  '09;  Stahl,  '09. 


CoHcoc  IRotcs 


HOCKEY 

On  account  of  the  warm  weather,  the  rink 
is  not  frozen  over.  Practice  was  held  on  Gof- 
fin's  Pond  last  week — but  the  gymnasium  has 
been  utilized  the  past  few  days.  A  commu- 
nication has  been  received  by  Gapt.  Abbott 
from  the  LTniversity  of  Bishop's  Gollege, 
Lennoxville,  Quebec,  asking  for  a  game  in 
Brunswick.  This  team  is  going  to  make  a 
tour  of  New  England,  and  already  has  a 
game  with  Dartmouth.  It  is  hoped  that 
Bowdoin  will  be  able  to  play  them,  for  a 
Ganadian  college  team  would  be  a  great 
drawing  card  in  Brunswick.  Negotiations 
are  also  pending  with  Tufts. 


NEW  PICTURE  AT  ART  BUILDING 

Last  Tuesday  the  Art  Building  received 
the  loan  of  a  portrait  of  Mrs.  Alg!er  V.  Gur- 
rier  of  Hallowell,  painted  recently  by  her  hus- 
band. Mr.  Gurrier  was  an  instructor  in 
drawing  here  a  few  years  ago  and  now 
teaches  classes  in  drawing  and  painting  in 
Lewiston. 


MUSICAL  CLUBS 

Only  one  trip  has  been  definitely  arranged  for  the 
Musical  Clubs.  As  usual  they  will  give  their  Ban- 
gor concert  on  the  evening  of  February  21,  taking 
in  on  the  trip,  Ellsworth,  Oldtown,  and  Augusta. 
Both  clubs  are  rehearsing  regularly  three  times  a 
week.  The  Mandolin  Club  has  been  chosen  as  fol- 
lows: Fi  St  mandolin,  Brewster,  C.  E.  Stone, 
Peters,  Pickard,  Weatherill,  Roberts ;  second  man- 
dolin, Hovey,  Crowell,  Matthews,  I.  B.  Robinson. 
Black ;  mandola,  H.  W.  Purington,  W.  E.  Atwood ; 
guitar,  Giles,  H.  E.  Weeks,  R.  W.  Smith;  'cello. 
Bridge. 


The   Inn  closes  this  week. 

L.  Davis,  '11,  has  left  college  for  a  few  weeks. 

A   large   number    of    exams,    come     ne.Kt     week. 

Giles,  '07,  lias  entered  the  medical  school  this 
year. 

The  Alpha  Delta  Phi  f  aternity  sat  for  a  picture, 
Monday. 

The  Coffee  Club  met  with  Prof.  Sills,  Monday 
evening. 

The  college  catalogue  will  be  ready  shortly  after 
Christmas. 

Cole,  '09,  is  instructor  at  the  Alfred  High  School 
of  A'laine. 

Prof.  Hastings  was  called  away  Saturday  to  tes- 
tify in  a  trial. 

The  Freshman  Class  are  to  have  a  series  of  daily 
themes   in   English   I. 

Sanborn.  '08,  has  been  confined  to  his  room  with 
a  slight  attack  of  grippe. 

Fred  L.  Pennell,  '08,  is  confined  to  his  home  in 
Portland  with  an  attack  of  the  grip. 

The  hou  s  for  making  up  gym.  cuts  are  Tuesdays 
at  3.30-4.30  and   Saturdays  at  2.30-3.30. 

A  list  was  recently  posted  on  the  bulletin  board 
of   men    whose   chapel   attendance   is   unsatisfactory. 

A.  C.  Gibson,  '11,  has  been  confined  to  his  room 
a  few  days  by  illness,  but  is  able  to  be  about  again. 

Adjourns  were  granted  in  Hygiene  last  Thurs- 
day morning  on  account  of  the  absence  of  Dr. 
Whittier. 

Kicking  a  football  on  the  campus  and  playing, 
golf  on  the  links  in  December  is  an  unusual  sight 
in   Brunswick. 

Sherilif    Pennell   delivered   a   lecture   on   "Prohibi- 
tion in  Maine"  before  the  class  in   Sociology,   Sat-     v 
urday  mo  ning.  / 

Bates  College  closed  Friday  for  a  four  weeks' 
vacation.  Alany  of  the  students  passed  thru  Bruns- 
wick on  their  way  home. 

Professor  William  A.  Moody  was  in  Cambridge 
last  week  attending  the  fifth  annual  convention  of 
the  Association  of  New  England  Teachers  of  Math- 
ematics. 

Brunswick  Pligh  played  IMorse  High  a  hotly  con- 
tested game  of  basketball  at  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Hall 
in  Bath  recently  and  succeeded  in  holding  down 
the  much  stronger  team  to  a  score  of  13-17. 

Robert  W.  Messer,  'lo,  has  left  college  on  account 
of  ill  health.  He  will  remain  at  his  home  in  Rock- 
land until  after  the  holidays,  then  he  will  depart 
for  Los  Angeles,  California,  where  he  expects  to 
reside. 

Four  Bowdoin  students  none  of  whom  are  Fresh- 
men achieved  considerable  newspaper  notoriety  and 
.free  advertising  as  a  :esult  of  meeting  one  Michael 
Sliaughnessey,  who  represented  himself  as  a  dealer 
in  furs  and  consented  to  carry  away  their  loose 
change  in  exchange  for  some  cat-skin  garments. 
They  were  "put  wise"  by  a  fellow-sufferer  and, 
proceeding  to  Portland,  had  Shaughnessey  arrested 
and  recovered  their  money. 


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"Gaffer,  that's  a  bloody-good  trade  in  Fur  coats." 

The  Chemical  Club  will  meet  and  organize  early 
next  week. 

The  fur  trade  is  reported  good  in  certain  parts 
of  the  college. 

Mikelsky  Brothers  will  give  a  Dutch  Comedy  Act 
in    the   minstrel    show- 

McDade,  '09,  has  resumed  his  studies,  after  being 
out  of  college  all  the  fall. 

Several  new  books  in  the  line  of  novels  were 
added  to  the  library  last  week. 

The  class  in  English  3,  has  been  recently  discus- 
sing  the   practicability    of   Reformed    Spelling. 

The  spring  weather  is  having  a  bad  effect  on  the 
students — many  cases  of  grippe  being  reported. 

The  dates  for  the  Junior  Assemblies  and  College 
Teas  will  be  announced  after  the  Christmas  recess. 

T.  D.  Ginn,  '09,  has  been  confined  to  his  room 
for  several  days  witli  a  severe  attack  of  rheuma- 
tism. 

Farrar,  '10,  has  returned  from  Pemaquid  Har- 
bour where  he  has  been  employed  for  several 
weeks. 

Hale,  '10,  has  been  confined  to  his  home  sinre  '.]\c 
Thanksgiving  recess  by  a  severe  attack  of  the 
grippe. 

Owing  to  the  absence  of  several  of  the  Profes- 
sors, numerous  adjourns  were  granted  last  Friday 
and  Saturday. 

Miss  Harvey's  dancing  school  of  Bath  began 
Thursday.  The  attendance  of  Bowdoin  men  is  espe- 
cially  solicited. 

Repairs  on  the  outdoor  running  track  have  been 
completed,  putting  it  into  a  fit  condition  for  the 
winter    relay   practice. 

Brunswick  High  plays  Edward  Little  Friday 
evening,  the  20th,  in  the  Armory  Hall.  A  dance 
will  follow  the  game. 

Kellogg,  '11,  played  a  violin  solo  in  Bath  last 
Sunday  afternoon  at  the  vesper  services  of  the 
Congregational  Church. 

The  Oxford  County  Club  Shingles,  designed  by 
Newman,  '09,  have  made  their  appearance  and  are 
attracting  favorable  notice. 

The  football  suits  are  coming  in  slowly.  It  is 
urged  that  all  who  used  suits  in  either  'varsity  or 
class  games  hand   them  in  at  once. 

Professor  Hastings  entertained  on  Tuesday  last 
at  a  Bachelor's  Dinner  in  honor  of  his  marriage, 
which  will  occur  du.ing  the  Christmas  holidays. 

Several  business  and  professional  men  of  Bruns- 
wick recently  presented  Captain  Crowley  of  the 
championship  football  eleven,  with  a  solid  gold 
Bowdoin   seal   fob. 

The  Bugle  Board  held  a  meeting  vfith  Editor 
Burton  at  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  House  last  F.iday 
afternoon  and  will  sit  for  picture  at  Webber's  stu- 
dio in  near  future. 

The  Orient  pins  arrived  during  the  past  week. 
They  are  Bowdoin  seal  pins,  with  the  words,  "The 
Orient,  Bowdoin,"  in  place  of  the  usual  inscription 
"Bowdoin  CoUegii  Sigillum."  These  are  worn  by 
all  the  members  of  the  boa  d.  The  pin  was  origi- 
nally designed  in  1903,  by  C.  F.  Robinson. 


The  lectures  on  the  Bible  were  continued  by  Mr. 
Jump  at  the  Monday  evening  meeting  of  the  Bible 
Class.  No  further  assembly  of  the  class  will  be 
held  until  after  the  Christmas  recess- 
Considerable  excitement  was  caused  in  Bruns- 
wick on  Tuesday  by  the  burning  of  one  of  the 
freight  buildings  in  the  Maine  Central  yard.  This 
seems  to  be  a  banner  year  for  accidents  about 
Brunswick. 

There  has  been  some  talk  of  organizing  a  boxing 
club  in  college  this  winter,  possibly  it  would  prove 
of  assistance  to  the  four  students  who  were  "bun- 
coed" last  week  in  overcoming  future  difficulties  of 
the  same  kind. 

The  Right  Reverend  Robert  Codman,  D.D.,  the 
Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Maine,  will  make  his 
annual  visitation  to  Saint  Paul's  Episcopal  Church, 
Brunswick,  on  Sunday  evening,  December  fifteenth, 
at  half-past  -seven  o'clock. 

Tufts  College  Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs .  have 
been  forced  to  disband  on  account  of  the  fact  that 
many  of  the  students  have  failed  to  attain  the  re- 
quired rank.  Dates  had  been  arranged  in  every 
state  in  New  England  and  all  these  had  to  be  can- 
celled. 

.\  large  number  of  men  have  reported  for  B.  A. 
A.  track  work.  Among  them  are  Atwood,  '09 ;  Col- 
bath,  '10;  Crosby,  '10;  Slocum,  '10;  Timberlake, 
'08;  Davie,  '10;  Morss,  '10;  Russell,  '10;  Hansen, 
'10;  Simmons,  '09;  Edwards,  '10;  Skillin,  '11;  John- 
son,  '09;   Donnelly,   '11;    Pierce,  '11;    Pierce,   S.   W. 


BOWDOIN  COLLEGE  PREACHER 

Reverend  Francis  J.  McConnell,  D.D.,  pastor  of 
the  New  York  Avenue  Methodist  Church,  Brook- 
lyn, will  preach  at  the  Congregational  Church  in 
the  morning  and  conduct  chapel  services,  Sunday 
afternoon,  as  a  Bowdoin  College  Preacher.  Dr. 
McConnell  is  a  man  particularly  well  fitted  to  inter- 
est a  college  audience.  His  church  is  one  of  the 
most  famous  and  most  significant  of  the  ^Methodist 
denomination.  Dr.  McConnell  was  born  in  Ohio, 
studied  at  Phillips-Andover,  at  Ohio,  Wesleyan  and 
at  Boston  University.  Since  1894  he  has  held 
Methodist  pastorates  at  West  Chelmsford,  Mass. ; 
Newton  Upper  Falls,  Ipswich,  Harvard  ^  Street 
Church,  Cambridge,  and  his  present  parish  in 
Brooklyn. 


BRADBURY  PRIZE  DEBATE 

Professor  William  T.  Foster  of  the  depa'tment 
of  English  and  Argumentation  announces  that  the 
trials  for  the  annual  Bradbury  Prize  debate  will 
be  held  February  25,  at  7  o'clock  in  Memorial  Hall. 
All  students  in  the  college  are  eligible  to  compete. 
The  question,  which  will  be  the  same  as  that  of 
the  Bowdoin-Syracuse  debate,  will  be  announced  by 
Syracuse  University.  From  the  speakers  in  the 
B  adbury  debate,  a  team  will  be  chosen  to  represent 
Bowdoin  in  the  debate  with  Syracuse  University 
at  Brunswick  early  in  May. 


J94 


BOWDOIN   ORlExNT 


CAGE  WORK 

The  following  is  the  list  of  candidates  for  the 
baseball  team  who  are  practicing  in  the  cage  instead 
of  taking  regular  gynmasi'um  work.  Captain  Stan- 
wood,  Files,  Hyde,  Sanljorn,  Lee,  Harris,  Hinkley, 
Jackson,  Purington,  Wentwo  th.  Dresser,  Bower, 
Hamburger,  Draper,  iMartin,  Black,  Burkctt,  Byles, 
Clifford,  Clark,  Dennis,  Devinc,  Donnelly,  Eastman, 
Hanson,  Picrson,  Lawdcss.  Sanford.  Torsrey,  Wig- 
f;in,  Hayes,  McDade,  Scammon,  Wandlke,  Mc- 
Laughlin, Phipps,  Richardson,  Hobbs,  Spurling, 
Rovvell,  Harlow  and   Pierce. 


Hlumni  IRotce 


CLASS  OF  1850 

Hon.  William  P.  Frye  was  again  chosen 
president  pro  tempore  of  the  United  States 
Senate  at  the  opening  of  the  session  in 
December.  He  has  held  this  office  contin- 
uously since  Feb.  7,  1896. 

The  recently  published  autobiography  of 
General  Oliver  O.  Howard  contains  <an  inter- 
esting chapter  on  his  college  life  at  Bowdoin. 

CLASS  OF  1864 

It  is  somewhat  unusual  for  a  lawyer  in  act- 
ive professional  life  to  be  the  recipient  from 
a  foreign  government  of  an  honor  distinct- 
ively literary.  Those  who  are  'acquainted, 
however,  with  the  attainments  of  the  French 
language  and  literature  of  Hon.  Charles  F. 
Libby  were  not  surprised  to  learn  that  he  had 
been  made  an  officicr  d'Acadcinie  and  has 
recently  received  the  palnies  academiques,  an 
insignia  consisting  of  two  palms  in  silver  sus- 
pended by  a  dai"k  violet  ribbon. 

The  position  held  in  medical  literature  by 
Dr.  Charles  Jewett's  Practice  of  Obstetrics  is 
indicated  by  the  recent  appearance  of  the 
third  edition. 

CLASS  OF  1904 
William  Edward  Lunt,  '04,  of  Lisbon, 
Maine,  who  is  now  a  fourth  year  graduate 
student  at  Harvard,  was  recently  awarded 
the  Ozias  Goodwin  Memorial  Fellowship  by 
the  Harvard  faculty. 

CLASS  OF  1905 
Raymond  Davis,  '05,  is  engaged  in  the  lum- 
ber business  in  Duluth,  Minnesota. 

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VOL.  XXXVII 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  JANUARY  lo,  1908 


NO.  20 


EDWARD  TEMPLE  PICKARD 

On  Sunday,  December  15,  but  two  days 
after  President  Hyde's  return  from  Europe, 
the  college  was  suddenly  cast  into  gloom  by 
the  sad  death  of  Edward  Temple  Pickard, 
1910.  This  death  made  the  fourth  among  our 
undergraduates  since  last  Commencement,  but 
it  was  the  first  to  occur  on  the  campus,  and 
the  feeling  of  sorrow  among  Bowdoin  men 
for  their  lost  college-mate,  needed  no  further 
expression  than  the  unanimous  attendance  at 
the  sad  funeral  held  in  the  chapel  on  the 
Tuesday  following  the  decease. 

Edward  T.  Pickard  came  to  Bowdoin  in  the 
fall  of  1906  from  the  Newton  High  School, 
near  his  home  at  Auburndale,  Mass.  He 
joined  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Fraternity, 
was  a  member  of  the  Mandolin  Club,  and  last 
spring  was  elected  Assistant  i\Ianager  of  the 
Varsity  Tennis  Team.  He  was  always  a  jolly 
comrade,  and  in  the  fraternity,  class,  and  col- 
lege his  loss  is  greatly  felt.  He  was  not  taken 
seriously  ill  until  the  Thursday  preceding  his 
death,  he  was  put  to  bed  in  his  fraternity 
house,  and,  on  Saturday,  was  operated  upon 
for  peritonitis,  from  which  he  died  on  Sunday 
evening.  His  mother  and  grandfather  were 
here,  but  his  father  and  sister  could  not  reach 
him.  The  two  latter  arrived  on  Monday,  and 
on  Tuesday  the  simple  funeral  services  were 
held  which  will  live  long  in  the  memories  of 
all  our  undergraduates. 

A  short  service  was  first  held  in  the  library 
of  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  house,  where  only 
members  of  the  Fraternity  were  present.  The 
service  was  led  by  Professor  K.  C.  M.  Sills, 
who  read  a  few  verses  from  the  Bible,  and  a 
few  stanzas  of  poetry  selected  for  the  occa- 
sion. The  casket  was  taken  from  the  house 
to  the  chapel,  where  the  who'e  college  formed 
and  marched  in  double  file,  by  classes,  to  their 
usual  forms,  after  wli'ch  the  casket  was  borne 
by  Pickard's  fraternity  delegation  to  a  place 
before  the  pulpit.  A  violin  solo  was  then 
beautifully  rendered  by  F.  E.  Kendrie,  "10, 
following  which.  Prof.  Henry  L.  Chapman 
read  a  short  passage  from  the  Bible,  and 
addressed  to  the  students  a  simple,  short  talk, 
long  to  be  remembered  by  all  present. 

After  these  exercises,  the  college  rendered 


its  last  tribute  to  their  comrade,  by  forming 
again  by  twos,  and  marching  bareheaded  to 
the  railroad.  The  Seniors  went  first,  fol- 
lowed by  the  Juniors  and  Freshmen,  then  by 
the  Sophomores  who  immediately  preceded 
the  casket,  which  in  turn  was  followed  by  the 
fraternity,  and  the  carriages  bearing  the  fam- 
ily to  the  station.  At  the  railroad  crossing, 
the  lines  of  students  divided,  allowed  the 
hearse,  the  fraternity,  and  the  family  to  pass 
quietly  between  them  to  the  station.  From 
there,  six  members  of  the  Fraternity  accom- 
panied the  family  to  Pickard's  home  in 
Auburndale,  where,  on  Wednesday,  they 
acted  as  pall-bearers  at  the  funeral  held  at  the 
house  of  the  grandfather,  Mr.  E.  L.  Pickard. 
whose  death  in  California  last  week  it  is  the 
Orient's  sad  duty  to  chronicle. 

At  the  first  funeral  there  were  received 
from  the  Sophomore  Class,  and  from  several 
fraternities,  flowers  which  were  deeply  appre- 
ciated by  the  family  and  friends  of  Pickard, 
all  of  whom  expressed  before  leaving  Bruns- 
wick, their  sincerest  thanks  for  the  sympathy 
and  attention  which  was  proferred  them  here 
on  every  hand. 


THE  NOVEMBER  QUILL 

In  spite  of  the  entire  absence  of  fiction  the 
November  Quill  is  readable  throughout.  The 
opening  article  with  the  paradoxical  title, 
"The  Usefulness  of  the  Useless,"  is  a  fresh, 
thought-stirring  treatment  of  the  old  theme 
with  which  each  successive  generation  grap- 
ples in  its  turn,  the  antithesis  of  the  immedi- 
ate and  the  d'stant  goal ;  of  the  practical  as 
defined  in  terms  of  bread  and  butter  and 
money-getting,  and  c,'c  really  practical,  as  the 
ins'ght  of  broadening  experience  identifies  it 
with  v\  ell-rounded  manhood  and  the  largest 
satisfactions  life  can  offer.  The  numerous 
illustrations  drawn  from  daily  college  life 
show  how  necessary  it  is  to  worry  the  student 
out  of  the  narrow  view  by  the  prodding  of 
insistent  requirements,  and  they  suggest,  too, 
the  travail  of  soul  through  wh'ch  alone  the 
birth  of  larger  manhood  comes.  Here  is  a 
chance  for  the  undergraduate  to  see  himself 
as  the  alumnus  sees  him. 


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Of  the  three  short  poems  "Nature  Music" 
gives  melodious  utterance  to  a  mood  natural 
to  a  lover  of  the  forest  to  whom  the  sea's 
mig'hty  harmonies  are  mysterious  and  fear- 
some. An  equally  devoted  lover  of  the  sea 
would  hear  inspiring  music  in  its  winds  and 
waves,  and  shrink  with  dread,  perhaps,  from 
the  gloom  of  the  forest,  instead  of  hearing 
"the  silence  sing,"  and  listening  with  gladness 
for 

"The  noises  that  wild  creatures  make. 
More  still  than  silence  is." 

But  with  all  this  sensitiveness  to  the  charm 
of  nature  in  some  of  her  myriad  aspects,  the 
human  outlook  at  the  close  of  this  little  poem 
is  dreary. 

"Revelation"  tells  the  story  of  normal  spir- 
itual growth,  out  of  unthinking  acceptance  of 
tradition,  through  rash  rejection  of  all  creeds, 
to  the  "deeper  trust"  as  assured  conviction 
that  somewhere  there  is  more  than  man.  In 
next  to  the  last  line  the  change  of  "was"  to  is 
would  be  an  improvement. 

The  brief  musing  entitled  "Pemaquid" 
plays  about  the  mystery  which  historic  ruins 
enshrine  for  the  questioning  mind. 

Number  IV.  of  the  "Notes  on  Works  of 
Art  in  the  Bowdoin  Collections"  is  of  special 
interest,  for  the  bulk  of  it  is  given  to  Corot's 
landscape,  "Near  Ville  d'Aveay,"  which  ranks 
as  "the  finest  as  well  as  the  most  popular  easel 
picture  in  the  college  collections."  The  Quill 
is  doing  a  good  service  in  calling  attention  to 
our  art  treasures  and  making  them  better 
known.  The  reproduction  of  this  Corot  is 
excellent,  the  account  of  the  genius  and  man- 
ner of  the  painter  is  illuminating,  and  the 
charming  glimpse  afforded  of  the  donors  of 
both  the  Walker  Art  Building  and  many  of  its 
works  of  art  will  enhance  the  enjoyment  of 
their  gifts. 

In  Stevenson's  "Child's  Garden  of  Verses" 
copious  quotations,  framed  in  by  brief  notes 
comment  and  appreciation,  reveal  the  simoje 
grace  and  fascination  of  Stevenson's  muse. 
No  writer  has  come  so  close  to  the  heart  of 
the  child  in  his  innocent  and  exuberant  imag- 
inings, and  in  the  writer  of  this  essay  Steven- 
son has  found  a  sympathetic  interpreter. 

The  longest  article  in  the  number  is  the 
sketch  of  "Quebec,  Past  and  Present,"  a  pleas- 
ing composite  of  history  and  description,  made 
vivid  apparently  by  a  recent  visit.  The  nat- 
ural and  architectural  beauty  of  this  old  city, 
the  heroic  deeds  there  performed,  and  the 
quaint  simplicity  of  life  in  a  town  "left  behind 


in  the  march  of  progress,"  are  all  dwelt  upon 

with  painstaking  care.  The  most  obvious 
blemish  is  the  distorted  forms  of  several 
proper  names  which  eluded  the  vigilance  of 
the  proof-reader. 

"Ye  Postman,"  who  inadvertently  speaks 
of  the  "alumni  pages"  of  the  Vassar  Miscel- 
lany, with  his  gleanings  from  college  ex- 
changes enables  his  readers  to  sample  the  pas- 
sion and  pathos  of  the  rising  generation  of 
poets  and  see  new  pictures  in  love's  kaleido- 
scope, thus  closing  a  number  that  keeps  well 
up  to  the  Quill's  standard  in  interest  and 
excellence. 

Frank  E.  Woodruff. 


FENCING  AT  BOWDOIN 

For  several  years  attempts  have  been  made 
to  form  a  fencing  club  at  Bowdoin,  with  the 
ultimate  hope  of  having  a  team  to  meet  those 
throughout  the  State.  This  year,  by  the  gen- 
erosity of  the  college,  and  the  kindness  of  Dr. 
Whittier,  the  Seniors  will  be  able  to  have  the 
best  possible  instruction.  For  Mr.  Charles  D. 
White  of  the  Pianelli  Fencing  Club  of  z-\ugusta 
has  been  engaged  to  meet  those  members  who 
are  interested  in  this  art,  at  the  Gymnasium 
from  8  to  II  every  Saturday  night.  This 
arrangement  will  continue  as  long  as  there  is 
sufficient  interest  among  the  students,  and 
there  now  is  a  good  prospect  of  getting  duals 
with  several  teams  throughout  Maine,  a  letter, 
asking  for.  a  date,  having  already  been 
received  from  the  Bangor  Y.  M.  C.  A.  This 
opportunity  is  a  rare  one  for  Bowdoin,  so  let 
every  Senior  be  at  the  Gymnasium  next  Satur- 
day night  to  help  make  the  team  a  success. 


COLLEGE  TEA 

The  first  College  Tea  of  the  year  takes 
place  this  afternoon  from  four  to  six  o'clock 
in  Alumni  Room,  Hubbard  Hall.  It  will  be 
for  the  students  and  the  people  of  Brunswick, 
as  usual.  All  students,  especially  Freshmen, 
are  cordially  invited  to  attend. 


FIRST  ASSEMBLY 

The  first  Junior  Assembly  will  be  held  to- 
night in  Memorial  Hall.  The  patronesses 
will  be  Mrs.  Flyde,  Mrs.  Foster,  Mrs.  A. 
Johnson  and  Mrs.  Baxter.  Music  will  be 
furnished  by  Kendrie's  Orchestra  and  refresh- 
ments by  Given. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


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CALENDAR 

SATURDAY^    JANUARY     IITH 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  Practice  on  Whittier  Field  (if 
possible). 
7.00  P.M.     Bugle  Board  meeting  at  D.  K.  E.  House. 

MONDAY,   JANU.'\KY    I3TH 

2.30  P.M.  Hockey  Practice. 

5.00  P.M.  Glee  Club  rehearsal. 

7.00  P.M.  Minstrel  Show  rehearsal. 

7.00  P.M.  Bible  Study  Class. 

7.30  P.M.  York   County   Club   meets   at  Zeta   Psi 
House. 

8.00  P.M.  Mandolin    Club    rehearsal. 


Therefore  we,  in  our  sorrow, 
Resolve,  That  we,  the  Class  of  Bowdoin, 
Nineteen  Hundred  and  Ten,  extend  our  heart- 
felt sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family  and 
friends,  and  assure  them  that  we  also  share  in 
their  grief. 

Henry  Q.  Hawes^ 
William  H.  SANBORisr^ 
Sumner  Edwards, 

For  the  Class. 


TUESDAY,     JANUARY     I4TH 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey   Practice. 

7.00  P.M.     Minstrel  Show  rehearsal. 

7.00  P.M.  Debate.  Question,  Bowdoin  should 
have  a  college  commons. 

8.00  P.M.  Coffee  Club  meets  with  Powers,  '08,  at 
Zeta  Psi  House. 

WEDNESDAY,    JANUARY    ISTH 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  Practice. 
5.00  P.M.     Glee   Club   rehearsal. 
8.00  P.M.     Mandolin   Club   rehearsal. 

THURSDAY,    JANUARY    i6tH 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  Practice. 

7.00  P.M.  Christian  Association  Meeting.  Prob- 
lems of  the  College  Man  IV.  Hon.  Herbert  M. 
Heath,  '72. 

FRIDAY,    JANUARY    I7TH 

2.30  P.M.  Hockey  Practice. 

5.00  P.M.  Glee    Club    rehearsal. 

6.30  P.M.  Mandolin   Club   rehearsal. 

7.00  P.M.  Minstrel  Show  rehearsal. 

SATURDAY,    JANUARY     i8tH 

Bowdoin    chooses    side    of   question    for    Syracuse 
Debate. . 
2.30  P.M.     Hockey  Practice. 


CUSS  OF  1910 

Once  more  the  Class  of  Nineteen  Hundred 
and  Ten  has  experienced  sorrow  in  the  death 
of  one  of  its  members :  Edward  Temple  Pick- 
ard,  our  beloved  classmate,  has  been  called  to 
the  home  of  the  Father.  In  his  death  both 
college  and  class  have  lost  a  worthy,  esteemed 
member.  He  was  one  whose  character  and 
conduct  were  pure,  whose  happy  nature  made 
him  loved  by  all  who  knew  him,  and  whose 
life  was  one  of  service  to  his  fellows.  In 
classes  and  in  sports  w^e  shall  miss  his  smiling 
presence ;  his  death  makes  a  void  which  time 
can  only  lessen.  Though  our  loss  is  bitter, 
yet  we  are  thankful  for  the  privilege  of  having 
had  him  with  us  thus  far  in  our  college 
course.  He  was  a  true  Bowdoin  man,  an  hon- 
ored classmate,  and  a  sincere  friend. 


Whereas,  It  has  pleased  the  Father  of  our 
spirits  in  His  infinite  wisdom  to  take  unto 
Himself  the  soul  of  our  brother,  Edward  Tem- 
ple Pickard,  we,  the  members  of  Theta  Chap- 
ter of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon,  reverently  sub- 
mit to  his  Good  Will.  But  it  is  not  without 
the  keenest  pain  that  we  contemplate  his  loss. 
His  life  among  us  was  one  of  gentle  com- 
radeship. His  mild,  genial  nature  and  re- 
proachless  character  will  always  remain  a 
blessed  memory.  In  our  sorrow  we  would 
not  forget  tliose  who  were  bound  to  him  by 
ties  stronger  even  than  those  that  bound  us 
together  in  our  college  family. 

The  fraternity  wishes  to  express  its  grati- 
tude for  the  sincere  sympathy  shown  us  by 
the  college  community  in  our  sorrow. 

M.  P.  Gushing^ 


For  the  Chapter. 


COLLEGE  CATALOGUE 

The  catalogue  for  1907-1908  was  issued  last  Mon- 
day. The  total  number  of  students  is  394.  Of  these 
93  are  in  the  Medical  School  sjnd  305  in  the  Academic 
Department.  These  are  divided  as  follows :  Seniors, 
31;  Juniors,  58;  Sophomores,  72;  Freshmen,  118; 
Specials,  23.  There  are  two  graduate  students.  A 
new  plan  has  been  adopted  of  putting  after  the 
names  of  those  students,  who  have  not  their  class 
standing  and  whose  names,  consequently,  appear  in 
the  list  of  some  other  class,  their  own  class  numerals. 

The  entrance  requirements  have  been  changed  in 
that  28  points  instead  of  26  are  now  required  for 
admission,  but  to  balance  this  English  counts  6 
instead  of  4  points.  The  French  and  German  depart- 
ments have  appended  to  their  requirements  lists  of 
boot  s  which  they  recommend  be  used  in  preparatory 
schools  A  new  course,  Mathematics  9  and  10,  has 
been  added.  This  is  a  course  in  Advanced  Algebra 
for  men  who  do  not  wish  to  take  up  the  higher 
forms  of  Mathematics. 


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The  O'd  Year  ^^  ^^  ^  S'°°^  ^'^"""^  "°^^'  ^"'^ 
j',1.  Ki  then  to  pause  a  moment 
and  the  New  ^^^^  look  behind  us.  Espe- 
cially  at  New  Year's  time  each  year  is  it  cus- 
tomary to  glance  over  the  months  that  have 
passed  and  look  forward  to  those  ahead.  For 
Bowdoin  College,  Nineteen  Hundred  and 
Seven  will  always  be  remembered  as  a  year 
of  great  sadness.  It  is  this  one  fact  that  is 
distinctly  prominent  when  we  look  back  on 
what  the  past  year  at  college  has  meant. 
Four  undergraduates  who  were  with  us  a  year 
ago  have  passed  away.  Because  the  weeks 
have  slipped  by  so  quickly,  it  is  by  no  means 
true  that  the  memory  of  these  fellows  is  sink- 
ing with  each  day  rapidly  into  the  past.  On 
the  contrary  in  the  hearts  of  all  the  members 
of  Bowdoin  will  there  ever  remain  implanted 
the  well-loved  memory  of  those  four  college 
mates  who  departed  forever  from  us  in  1907. 
In  the  college  in  general  the  year  Nineteen 
Seven  was  prosperous.     A    large    class    was 


graduated  in  June,  and  the  largest  Freshman 
Class  we  have  ever  had  is  beginning  to  learn 
a  little  of  what  it  means  to  be  Bowdoin  men. 
Bowdoin  was  granted  $50,000  by  the  General 
Educational  Board  towards  the  raising  of 
$250,000,  a  distinct  honor  to  the  college  as 
this  is  the  first  time  money  has  been  given  in 
New  England  and  Bowdoin  was  selected  with 
Yale  as  being  a  worthy  institution.  Of  the 
required  sum  the  college  has  raised  approxi- 
mately $100,000,  which  with  the  gift  of  Car- 
negie last  month  of  $50,00  more,  makes  about 
$50,000  yet  to  be  secured.  The  year  has  fur- 
ther shown  that  the  scientific  side  of  the  cur- 
riculum is  at  last  receiving  the  attention  it 
desrves.  New  courses  in  mechanical  drawing, 
surveying  and  geometry  are  offered  and  if  in 
the  years  to  come  the  college  is  to  broaden 
its  curriculum,  the  universal  demand  now  is 
that  these  lines  be  given  the  increase.  Pres- 
ident Hyde  is  again  with  us,  and  much 
improved  in  health. 

In  athletics  nineteen-seven  has  certainly 
been  a  banner  year.  It  is  trite  for  the  Orient 
to  recall  again  our  two  championships,  unde- 
feated in  any  campionship  contest  by  any  col- 
lege in  the  State,  both  football  and  baseball, 
and  that  our  baseball  team  won  a  victory  from 
Harvard!  That  Bowdoin  has  begun  to  take 
a  broader  view  in  athletics  this  year  is  shown 
us  in  recalling  that  for  the  first  time  a  Bow- 
doin team  travelled  beyond  New  England  and 
attained  notable  victories  in  New  York.  In 
tennis  we  had  our  share  of  success,  winning 
one  championship  in  the  Maine  tournament. 
In  track  only  did  we  lack  success,  losing  the 
State  Meet  by  but  one  point.  In  other  col- 
leo'e  interests  the  year  was  well  for  the  college. 
We  won  two  intercollegiate  debates. 

If  there  were  anything  particular  to  be  men- 
tioned for  the  coming  year  we  would  but  reit- 
erate the  oft-expressed  sentiments :  That  the 
courses  along  scientific  lines  will  be  increased 
leading  ultimately  towards  an  engineering 
course ;  that  in  athletics  the  college  will  take 
a  broader  outlook  and  strive  to  gain  more  of 
a  place  in  the  State.  Our  successes  of  the 
past  year  make  this  year  a  particularly  oppor- 
tune time  for  the  broadening  of  our  athletic 
horizon,  that  for  undergraduates  may  the 
influences  that  tend  towards  the  greatest  dem- 
ocratic spirit  gain  force.  It  would  even  be  an 
Orient  wish  that  the  present  year  see  the  ini- 
tiation of  a  movement  towards  founding  a 
Bowdoin  Union.  These  statements  may  seem 
ideal  or  nearly  worn  out.  They  are  meant 
but  for  the  summing  up  of  a  few  of  those 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


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conditions  which  we  all  hope  to  some  time  see 
at  Bowdoin.  We  saw  improvements  in  1907; 
may  every  Bowdoin  man,  by  real  love  and 
la,bor  for  his  college,  try  to  make  the  coming 
year  of  1908  a  year  of  honor  and  profit  for  his 
Alma  Mater. 


.     ..      ,,,  It  would   seem    most   wo- 

AnotherWay  f^^j,       j^onotonous    if     we 

to  Look  at  It  gj^^^^j^  f^ijQ^^  -^  jl^g  foot- 
steps of  our  editorial  predecessors  and  write 
an  editorial  in  regard  to  chapel  "wooding"' 
again.  The  Orient  has  criticized  and  criti- 
cized, and  we  must  confess  with  only  a  mini- 
mum of  result.  But  there  is  one  other  way  of 
looking  at  this.  Last  year  through  the  Inter- 
fraternity  Council  all  the  fraternities  voted 
to  eliminate  this  feature  of  chapel.  Now  did 
it  ever  occur  to  you  that  when  a  man  kicks  a 
steam  pipe  during  a  prayer  he  is  not  only 
exhibiting  himself  as  an  ungentlemanly  boor 
— a  title  which  in  itself  would  appear  to  have 
but  little  effect  in  some  fellows — but  he  is  also 
publicly  disgracing  his  fraternity  and  adver- 
tising to  his  associates  that  he  holds  his  soci- 
ety, and  what  rules  it  may  make,  in  utter  con- 
tempt? This  is  the  way  the  Orient  cannot 
help  regarding  this  feature.  It  is  not  just  the 
individual  but  the  fraternity  as  well  that  is 
disgraced.  It  would  be  well  for  some  of  the 
lower  classmen  to  think  in  this  way. 


ALPHA  DELTA  PHI  DANCE 

On  Friday  evening,  December  20,  the  Bowdoin 
Chapter  of  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  gave  over  its  Chap- 
ter House  and  acted  as  hosts  for  a  dance.  The 
dance  was  held  in  Pythian  Hall,  Brunswick,  after 
which  a  "spread"  was  held  at  the  house.  The 
patronesses  for  the  occasion  were  Mrs.  Franklin  C. 
Robinson,  Mrs.  William  A.  Moody,  Mrs.  Charles  C. 
Hutchins,  and  Mrs.  Arthur  C.  Gibson.  The  com- 
mittee in  charge  consised  of  Fisk,  chairman,  Clif- 
ford, Warren,  and  Parkman.  Representatives  were 
present  from  the  other  fraternities,  and  a  large 
number  of  recent  graduates. 


QLEE  CLUB 

The  men  who  have  made  the  Glee  Club  are :  Whit- 
more,  '11;  Johnson,  '11;  Weeks,  '11;  McGlone,  '10; 
Davie,  '10;  Kellogg,  '11;  Ross,  '10;  Matthews,  '10; 
Kaulbach,  '11;  Stephens,  '10;  Parkman,  '11;  Crosby, 
'10;  Crowell,  '10;  Brown,  '09;  Stone,  '10;  Richards, 
'11;  Webster,   '10;   Gushing,  '09. 


NOTICE 

Found. — A  Waltham  watch  on  the  campus 
near  the  medical  building.  Owner  apply  at 
the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  House. 


Colleoe  Botes 


Leydon,  '07,  was  on  the  campus  last  week. 

The  college  catalogues  were  distributed  Monday. 

McKusick,  '10,  has  been  engaged  as  instructor  of 
boxing. 

There  was  a  make-up  exam,  in  German  7  Monday 
afternoon. 

McGlaughlin,  '10,  has  a  line  of  Bowdoin  Seal 
cigarettes. 

Prof.  Johnson  granted  adjourns  in  History,  Friday 
and  Monday. 

A.  T.  Gibson,  '11,  has  been  entertaining  his  cousin 
from  Exeter. 

R.  W.  Messer,  '09,  passed  through  here  Monday, 
on  his  way  to  Los  Angeles,  Gal. 

Several  of  the  students  attended  the  production  of 
"Strongheart"  at  the  Empire  last  week. 

It  is  an  unusual  sight  indeed,  to  see  the  campus 
free   from  snow  at  this  time  of  the  year. 

As  usual  a  large  number  of  men  are  out  of 
college  teaching  school  to   defray  their   expenses. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Faculty  Club  on  Monday 
evening,  Rev.  H.  A.  Jump  lectured  on  Savonarola. 

Professor  Chapman  addressed  the  Whittier  Club 
of  Portland  on  Monday  in  the  First  Parish  House. 

G.  M.  Robinson,  '08,  has  been  sick  with  the  grippe. 
Fisk,  '09,  has  been  acting  instructor  in  the  gymna- 
sium. 

Prof.  Little  delivered  an  address  at  the  annual 
reunion  of  the  Edward  Little  High  School  Alumni 
Association. 

A  stereopticon  travel  sermon  on  "Egypt,  the  Land 
of  a  River  God,"  will  be  given  in  the  Congregational 
Church,   Sunday  evening,  by  the  pastor. 

The  next  session  of  Mr.  Jump's  Bible  Study  Class 
will  be  on  Wednesday  evening  at  8.30  o'clock.  The 
topic  will  be  "The  Books  of  Hebrew  History." 

Rehearsals  for  the  minstrel  show  under  the  com- 
petent coaching  of  Mr.  Toothaker  of  Brunswick  have 
begun.  About  thirty  men  have  turned  out  for  the 
show. 

The  Bugle  sat  for  pictures  at  Webber's  studio 
recently.  The  board  held  a  meeting  last  Saturday 
evening  with  Editor  Burton  at  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsi- 
lon  House. 

At  the  close  of  the  second  round  of  the  intercol- 
legiate chess  tournament,  Columbia  stood  in  the  lead 
by  six  points,  well  ahead  of  Harvard,  Yale  and 
Princeton. 

A  training  table  has  been  organized  at  the  Theta 
Delta  Chi  House.  The  men  composing  it  are  At- 
wood,  '09;  Stone,  '09;  Deming,  '10;  Edwards,_io; 
Slocum,  '10;  Davie,  '10;  Hawes,  '10;  and  Kaul- 
bach, '11. 

The  first  of  the  series  of  debates  in  the  course 
on  argumentation  was  held  on  Tuesday,  January  7, 
in  Hubbard  Hall.  The  question  was  as  follows 
Resolved,  That  for  the  State  of  Maine,  the  prohibi- 
tion of  the  liquor  traffic  is  preferable  to  high  license. 
Affirmative,  Marsh,  Fisher;  negative.  Buck,  F.  Pen- 
nell;  presiding  officer,  Atwood.  Judges,  Professor 
A  M.  Edwards,  Rev.  L.  W.  Coons,  Mr.  A.  T.  Gould. 


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At  the  first  rehearsal  of  the  Minstrel  CKorus,  Fri- 
day evening,  about  40  men  were  out.  The  opening 
chorus  is  a  new  song  composed  by  a  Bowdoin  Alum- 
nus and  will  be  used  for  the  first  time  at  the  Col- 
lege Minstrel  Show. 

In  the  Portland  Exlyrcss  of  January  4,  there  was 
a  long  account  of  a  Bowdoin  student's  honeymoon, 
which  was  taken  on  the  train  leaving  Boston  about 
7  o'clock,  Wednesday  evening.  Jlany  college  fellows 
were  witnesses  of  this  celebration  of  marriage. 

The  Oxford  County  Club  met  Tuesday  evening  at 
the  Theta  Delta  Chi  House  with  Purington,  '08, 
Stone,  '09,  and  Sturtevant.  '09 ;  the  other  members 
present  were  !Marsh,  '09,  Newman,  '09,  and  Fisher, 
'10.  Light  refreshments  were  served  and  a  very 
pleasant  evening  spent. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Ibis  held  last  Thursday 
evening  in  Hubbard  Hall,  James  P.  Webber,  a  Bow- 
doin graduate  and  no^v  connected  with  the  English 
Department  at  Exeter  Academy,  gave  readings  from 
Shakespeare's  play  of  the  "Merchant  of  Venice." 
The  reading  was  intensely  interesting  and  niost  highly 
appreciated  by  the  audience. 

The  following  speakers  are  announced  for  the 
annual  Alumni  Association  banquet  at  Boston,  Feb. 
5,  '08:  Rev.  Geo.  A.  Gordon,  D.D.,  James  McKeen, 
an  eminent  lawyer  of  New  York  City,  Prof  Arlo 
Bates  of  the  Institute  of  Technology,  Fred  H.  Ger- 
rish,  M.D..  of  the  Maine  Medical  School,  Hon.  H.  B. 
Quimby  of  Lakeport,  N.  H.,  and  others. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Quill  Board  on  JMonday 
afternoon,  Gushing,  '09,  was  chosen  chairman.  The 
new  board  begins  the  year  with  seven  members, 
including  four  new  men,  Stahl,  '09;  Tefft,  '09;  Hove)', 
'09;  and  Hale,  '10.  The  contest  for  the  assistant 
manager  of  the  paper  will  terminate  soon  and  an 
assistant  manager  be  chosen  from  the  competitors. 

Much  humorous  comment  has  been  prevalent  about 
college  of  late  over  the  notice  that  has  been  travel- 
ling the  rounds  of  the  daily  papers  to  the  effect  that 
'■Robert  A.  Toothaker  is  to  coach  baseball  at  Bow- 
doin." As  a  fact  he  is  not  coaching  baseball.  This 
mistake  is  easily  explainable,  when  we  consider  that 
Mr.  Toothaker  is  coaching  not  the  baseball  team, 
but  is  musical  director  of  the  Minstrels,  which  is 
given  for  the  benciit  of  the  baseball  team.  There 
is  no  doubt  that  "Bob"  could  coach  baseball  if  he  had 
the  opportunity,  and  could  teach  us  something  at 
that !  But  "Bob"  is  putting  in  all  his  spare  time 
and  work,  too,  for  Bowdoin  now  in  directing  our 
show,  and  we  certainly  are  appreciative  of  what  he 
is  doing ! 

The  chapel  service  Sunday  was  conducted  by  Pres- 
ident Hyde.  He  spoke  briefly  saying  that  he  thought 
the  college  was  not  receiving  as  much  benefit  from 
the  college  preachers  as  it  should.  He  said  that 
unless  the  students  enter  into  the  church  work  they 
will  not  see  any  benefit  to  be  derived  from  it.  He 
used  as  an  example  the  statement  of  Mr.  Wright,  the 
inventor  of  flying  machines,  who  said  that  lie  used  to 
watch  the  birds  for  hours  to  see  how  to  fly,  but  he 
could  not  understand.  After  he  had  worked  out  for 
himself  the  theory  of  flight  he  then  saw  that  tlie 
birds  flew  in  the  same  way.  President  Hvde  said 
that  it  was  the  same  with  church  work.  After  the 
students  work  for  themselves  they  will  understand 
better  the  college  preachers.  After  the  talk  Mrs. 
Thompson  sang  a  solo. 


At  the  meeting  of  the  Maine  State  Board  of 
Health  which  was  held  at  the  State  House,  Tuesday 
forenoon  and  afternoon,  the  secretary  reported  that 
in  a  series  of  papers  in  one  of  the  leading  public 
health  journals  of  Germany,  an  Austrian  military 
commission  in  Vienna  had  carried  on  an  elaborate 
series  of  experiments  for  the  purpose  of  determining 
the  most  efficient  processes  for  disinfection  with 
formaldehyde,  and  had  reported  that,  as  compared 
with  other  methods,  including  some  which  had  with- 
in the  last  few  months  been  reported  on  favorably  in 
some  of  the  government  laboratories  in  that  country, 
tlie  permanganate  method  worked  out  and  made 
available  to  the  public  and  to  health  officers  by  the 
State  Board  of  Health  of  Maine  is  preferable  to  all 
other  methods. — Kennebec  Journal. 

The  above  clipping  is  of  particular  interest  to  Bow- 
doin men  as  the  method  referred  to  above  is  that 
which  was  discovered  and  developed  practically  in 
the  chemical  laboratories  of  Bowdoin  College,  by 
Prof.  F.  C.  Robinson. 


Hluiitni  Botes 


CLASS  OF  1841 

George  Albert  Thomas,  son  of  Elias  and 
Elizabeth  (Widgery)  Thomas,  was  born  16 
September,  1819,  at  Portland,  Maine.  He  was 
prepared  for  college  at  the  Portland  Academy. 
After  graduation,  he  studied  law  in  the  office 
of  Judge  Howard  (Bowdoin,  1821),  and  was 
admitted  to  the  Cumberland  Bar.  He  never, 
however,  practiced  his  profession  to  any 
extent.  Early  in  1850  he  went  to  CaUfornia, 
where  he  remained  five  years,  being  occupied 
in  mining  most  of  the  time.  On  his  return  to 
Portland  he  was  engaged  for  a  short  time  in 
the  land  warrant  business,  and  subsequently 
in  care  of  the  family  real  estate.  Soon  after 
the  great  fire  of  1866,  he  moved  to  the  well- 
known  house  on  Danforth  Street  which,  with 
his  sister.  Miss  Charlotte  Thomas,  as  its  mis- 
tress, became  known  as  the  "Social  Corner," 
and  for  half  a  century  was  one  of  the  centers 
of  the  musical  and  social  life  of  the  city. 

I\'Ir.  Thomas'  Commencement  part  was  on 
the  Fine  Arts  and  to  one  of  them,  music,  he 
was  enthusiastically  devoted  throughout  his 
long  life.  For  twenty  years  he  was  musical 
director  at  St.  Stephen's  Church.  Early  inter- 
ested and  active  in  the  anti-slavery  move- 
ment, his  part  in  public  was  to  sing  the  songs 
of  liberty.  In  private  life  he  was  a  successful 
conductor  in  the  underground  railway  by 
v\hich  many  a  slave  gained  his  freedom.  His 
jovial  nature  and  skill  and  power  as  a  vocalist 


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20t 


made  him  a  welcome  guest  at  alumni  ban- 
quets. The  loss  of  eyesight  which  came  to 
him  in  later  life  did  not  chill  the  kindly,  cheer- 
ful spirit  which  marked  his  earlier  years.  To 
the  last  he  was  a  good,  earnest  and  unselfish 
man.  His  death,  the  result  of  an  attack  of  la 
grippe,  occurred  20  December,  1907.  Mr. 
Thomas  never  married. 

CLASS  OF  1846 

Frederic  Dummer  Sewall,  son  of  General 
Joseph  Sewall,  was  born  at  Bath,  Me.,  22  Jan- 
uary, 1S46.  After  graduating  with  honor  he 
studied  law  and  practiced  his  profession  for  a 
time  in  his  native  city.  At  the  outbreak  of 
the  Civil  War  he  entered  the  service  as  Cap- 
tain and  Assistant  Adjutant-General  on  the 
staff  of  General  O.  O.  Howard,  and  was  dis- 
charged for  promotion  in  June,  1862,  and 
commissioned  Colonel  of  the  19th  Maine 
Infantry  A-^olunteers  in  July,  1862,  and  mus- 
tered in  as  such  on  August  25,  1862,  and  dis- 
charged as  Colonel  of  the  19th  Maine  Febru- 
ary 23,  1863,  by  reason  of  disability.  He  was 
appointed  Colonel  of  the  Regiment  Veteran 
Reserve  Company  in  June  of  1863  and  was 
mustered  out  of  service  as  Brevet  Brigadier 
General  of  Volunteers,  January,  1868.  The 
principal  engagements  he  was  in  during  the 
war  were  the  siege  of  Yorktown  thirty  days. 
Fair  Oaks  and  Front  of  Richmond,  on  stafif 
duty  with  Generals  Howard,  Sumner  and 
Burnside,  with  the  19th  Maine.  He  was  com- 
mander of  the  brigade  in  defense  of  Washing- 
ton and  in  front  of  Alexandria,  from  Decem- 
ber, 1863,  to  July,  1864.  He  was  commander 
of  District  of  Annapolis  from  February,  1865, 
to  September  18  of  the  same  year,  when  the 
Military  District  was  dissolved.  He  was 
president  of  Court  Martial  and  other  detached 
service  from  September,  1865,  to  March,  1866, 
when  he  was  ordered  to  staff  of  General  How- 
ard as  acting  inspector-  general  and  served 
until  January  of   1868. 

Since  the  war  he  has  been  special  internal 
revenue  agent  at  the  office  of  the  Internal 
Revenue  Department  in  Washington  and  Bos- 
ton, and  was  one  of  the  highly  respected  and 
efficient  officials  in  the  department.  His 
death,  from  heart  failure,  occurred  at  Boston, 
16  December,  1907. 

CLASS  OF  1848 

John  Dinsmore,  son  of  Thomas  and  Sally 

(Houghton)    Dinsmore,    was   born   21    April, 

1821,  at  Anson,  Maine.     He  was  prepared  for 

college  in  the  academies  at  Bloomfield,  Gor- 


ham,  and  Yarmouth.  After  graduation  he 
,  taught  for  a  year  in  Industry,  Me.,  and  stud- 
ied theology  at  Bangor  Seminary.  In  1852 
he  became  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
Church  at  North  Hampton,  N.  H.  A  pastor- 
ate of  ten  years  there  was  followed  by  one  of 
sixteen  at  Winslow,  Maine.  In  1880  he 
removed  to  Brunswick,  and  was  successively 
acting  pastor  at  Anson  and  Athens,  and 
Harpswell,  Maine.  Some  ten  years  later  he 
took  up  his  residence  at  Auburn,  Me.,  and 
while  not  engaged  in  preaching  was  an  active 
and  honored  laborer  in  religious  work.  In 
1904  he  removed  to  North  Harpswell  where 
he  died  8  December,  1907,  of  old  age.  Beside 
a  widow,  Mr.  Dinsmore  leaves  two  sons,  John 
E.  Dinsmore,  A.M.,  of  the  American  Colony 
at  Jerusalem ;  Nathan  C.  Dinsmore  of  Tur- 
ner; and  a  daughter,  Mrs.  Althea  C.  Curtis  of 
Harpswell.  A  wide  circle  of  friends  and  old- 
time  parishioners  will  long  remember  his 
earnest,  faithful  Christian  life. 

CLASS  OF  1900 

Dr.  H.  H.  Cloudman  was  recently  appointed 
Assistant  Professor  of  Pathology  in  the  Medi- 
cal Department  of  the  University  of  Vermont. 

CLASS  OF  1907 

Lester  Adams  is  a  first  year  student  in 
medicine  at  Johns  Hopkins  University.  His 
address  is  520  North  Broadway,  Baltimore, 
Md. 

Neal  W.  Allen  is  at  Portland  in  the  employ 
of  F.  O.  Bailey  &  Co. 

Lorenzo  W.  Baldwin  is  at  the  Columbia 
Law  School,  New  York  City. 

Charles  R.  Bennett  is  with  the  Interna- 
tional Banking  Corporation,  New  York  City. 

George  A.  Bower  is  learning  woolen  man- 
ufacture at  the  Columbia  Mill,  Lewiston. 

F.  A.  Burton  is  at  the  Massachusetts  Insti- 
tute of  Technology. 

James  H.  Collins  is  with  the  Lackawanna 
Steel  Works,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Robert  A.  Cony  is  private  secretary  to 
Hon.  E.  C.  Burleigh. 

J.  B.  Drummond  is  at  the  Maine  Medical 
School. 

W.  B.  Drummond  is  studying  law  in  his 
father's  office  in  Portland. 

Edward  A.  Duddy  is  taking  a  post-gradu- 
ate course  at  Harvard  University.  His  ad- 
dress is  1671  Cambridge  Street. 

L.  M.  Erskine  is  a  member  of  the  Harvard 
Law  School. 


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Frank  S.  Gannett  is  in  tlie  U.  S.  Civil  Ser- 
vice at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Setli  G.  Haley  is  in  London  with  the  Inter- 
national Banking  Corporation. 

Arthur  L.  Hatch  is  a  salesman  in  Texas 
for  a  New  York  jewelry  firm. 

T.  E.  Hacker  is  in  business  at  Fort  Fair- 
field, Me. 

E.  E.  Hall,  Jr.,  is  in  the  Maine  ]\Iedical 
School. 

Rev.  George  H.  Hull  is  residing  at  23 
Pleasant  Avenue,  Portland,  and  acting  as  the 
]\Iaine  representative  of  Dodd,  Mead  &  Co. 
of  New  York  City. 

Roscoe  FI.  Hupper  is  studying  law  at  the 
George  Washington  University,  Washington, 
D.  C. 

Phillips  Kimball  is  in  the  wholesale  gro- 
cer)' business  at  Bath,  Me. 

Chester  S.  Kingsley  is  an  assistant  in  the 
State  Laboratory  of  Hygiene  at  Augusta. 

G.  A.  Lawrence  is  in  a  bank  at  Ellsworth, 
Maine. 

John  W.  Leydon  is  teaching  at  Worcester 
Academy,    Worcester,    Mass. 

W.  S.  Linnell  is  studying  law  in  the  office 
of  Judge  Symonds  at  Portland. 

Leon  D.  Alincher  is  with  the  International 
Banking  Corporation. 

Harry  E.  Mitchell  is  studying  law  at 
Augusta  in  the  office  of  Williamson  and  Bur- 
leigh. 

Ammi  B.  Roberts  was  married  14  Septem- 
ber, 1907,  to  Miss  Eva  S.  Morse  of  Keene, 
N.  H.  He  is  taking  post-graduate  studies 
at  Harvard  with  address  at  12  Prescott  Hall, 
Cambridge,  Mass. 

Willis  E.  Roberts  is  studying  law  in  the 
office  of  Wheeler  &  Howe  at  Brunswick. 

Dwight  S.  Robinson  is  with  the  Dupont 
Powder  Company  at  Chester,  Pa. 

Blinn  W.  Russell  is  in  the  Medical  School 
of  Maine. 

Lewis  Winfield  Smith  resigned  the  first  of 
December  his  position  with  the  Windsor 
Mills,  Province  of  Quebec,  and  has  accepted 
a  similar  one  with  the  Pejepscot  Paper  Co.  at 
Pejepscot,  Me. 

Charles  W.  Snow  is  instructor  in  English 
and  Argumentation  at  New  York  LTniversity. 

Merlon  A.  and  Millard  C.  Webber  are 
third  year  men  in  the  Medical  School  of 
Maine. 

Frank  J.  Weed  is  studying  medicine  at  the 
New'  England  Conservatory  of  Music  in  Bos- 
ton. 


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COMMUNICATION 

To  the  Editor  of  the  Orient: 

I  am  going  to  brave  the  displeasure  of  my 
college  contemporaries  of  the  late  Eighties,  by 
voicing  an  impression  that  I  have  received 
from  two  or  three  visits  to  the  institution 
during  the  past  two  years.  It  is  what  seemed 
to  me  to  be  a  distinct  raising  of  the  "tone"  of 
the  college.  It  seemed  to  me  that  the  under- 
graduates are  more  tidy  in  their  dress,  more 
courteous  and  deferential  in  their  manner, 
and  more  serious-minded  in  their  attitude 
toward  their  work  than  they  were  in  our  day. 
There  is  less  of  what  we  may  call  (I  hesitate 
to  say  it)  the  "rowdy"  spirit.  As  I  recollect 
it,  there  used  to  be  a  certain  affectation  of 
rakishnes  sand  unkemptness  in  dress  and 
manner  that  did  not  sit  well. 

Part  of  this  is  doubtless  due  to  the  increased 
prosperity  and  wealth  of  the  country  and  the 
general  raising  of  the  standard  of  living,  and 
part  of  it  probably  to  the  unconscious  influ- 
ence of  the  improved  physical  surroundings — 
the  new  chapter  houses,  the  grading  and  beau- 
tification  of  the  quadrangle,  and  the  serene 
and  imposing  new  buildings.  But  I  do  not 
believe  this  explains  it  all.  I  cannot  but  feel 
that  there  is  a  new  Presence,  a  clarifying  and 
toning-up  of  the  moral,  spiritual  and  intellect- 
ual atmosphere. 

George  B.  Chandler^  '90. 

Hartford,   Conn.,   Dec.    11,   1907. 


THE  FIRST  JUNIOR  ASSEMBLY 

Last  Friday  evening  the  first  Junior  Assem- 
bly was  held,  and  proved  to  be  a  great  suc- 
cess. The  hall  was  beautifully  decorated  with 
banners  and  flags  of  Bowdoin  and  other  col- 
leges, with  a  large  1909  banner  over  the 
entrance.  The  music  for  the  twenty  dances 
was  furnished  by  Kendrie's  Orchestra. 
Refreshments  were  served  by  Given  of 
Brunswick.  About  forty  couples  attended, 
including  Miss  Carrie  Johnson  of  Hallowell, 
Miss  Charlotte  Hubbard  of  Wellesley,  Mass., 
Miss  Lynn  Phillips  of  Rutherford,  N.  J.,  Miss 
Gwendolyn  Jenkin,  Miss  Mildred  Cotton,  Miss 
Esther  Wright,  Miss  Dorothy  Wright,   Miss 


Eugenie  Mcintosh,  Miss  Laughlin,  Miss 
Eunice  Bodwell,  Miss  Marion  Dana  and  Miss 
Louise  Malley  of  Portland,  Miss  Louise 
Weatheril,  Miss  Virginia  Woodbury,  Miss 
Dorothy  Johnson,  Miss  Sue  Winchell,  Miss 
Isabel  Forsaith,  Miss  Emily  Felt,  Miss  Ethel 
Webb,  Miss  Sarah  Merriman,  Miss  Helen 
Eaton,  Miss  Margaret  Sutherland,  Miss  Lula 
Woodward  of  Brunswick,  Miss  Helen  Paine 
of  Foxcroft,  Miss  May  Silver  of  Silver  Mills, 
Miss  Avesia  Stone  of  Lynn,  Mass.,  Miss  Flor- 
ence Howe  of  Concord,  Mass.,  Miss  Alden  of 
Camden,  Miss  Lena  Paul  and  Miss  Helen  Per- 
cival  of  Auburn,  and  many  others. 

The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  Hyde,  Mrs. 
Allen  Johnson,  Mrs.  Foster  and  Mrs.  H.  C. 
Baxter. 

The  committee  in  charge  consisted  of  Heath, 
Brewster,  Rich,  Burton  and  Brown. 


THE  NEXT  COLLEGE  PREACHER 

Altho  we  are  disappointed  that,  owing  to 
illness,  the  Rev.  Donald  Sage  Mackay  will  not 
occupy  the  pulpit  of  the  college  church  next 
Sunday,  we  look  forward  with  pleasure  to  the 
coming  of  the  Rev.  Edward  F.  Sanderson, 
who  will  fill  the  vacancy.  It  will  be  remem- 
bered that  Mr.  Sanderson  preached  here  about 
one  year  ago  and  those  who  heard  the  sermon 
were  much  impressed  by  this  rising  young 
minister.  He  is  much  sought  for  as  a  college 
preacher  and  we  are  fortunate  in  having  the 
opportunity  of  listening  to  him  here  at  Bow- 
doin. 

Mr.  Sanderson  studied  at  Hartford  Sem- 
inary and  Amherst  College  and  is  a  man  of 
broad  views.  After  graduating  from  college 
he  occupied  the  Congregational  parish  at  Bev- 
erly, Mass.,  for  one  year.  He  is  at  present 
in  one  of  the  richest  and  largest  parishes  in 
New  England,  the  Congregational  Church  at 
Providence,  R.  I.,  where  he  has  a  large  attend- 
ance of  Brown  University  students  every  Sun- 

Bowdoin  can  show  her  appreciation  of  hear- 
ing so  distinguished  a  man  by  a  large  repre- 
sentation at  "The  Church  on  the  Hill,"  next 
Sunday. 


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MINSTREL  SHOW 
An  Entire  Innovation — A  Whirl  of  Frivolity 

On  Wednesday  evening,  January  22,  will 
occur  the  annual  production  of  the  Bowdoin 
Minstrels.  The  show  is  given  for  the  benefit 
of  the  baseball  team.  For  the  past  two  weeks 
a  chorus  of  sixty-five  men  have  been  rehears- 
ing faithfully  until  they  have  neared  the  point 
of  perfection.  The  end  men,  Boyce,  Draper, 
Lee,  Sheehan,  Cox  and  Smith,  led  by  Bill 
Crowley,  have  compiled  a  series  of  jokes  which 
are  well  in  keeping  with  the  strength  of  the 
performance.  For  an  Olio,  such  men  as  Thew- 
lis,  handcuff,  straight  jacket  and  pillory  expert, 
Frank  Kendrie  with  his  violin,  Burt  Morrell 
with  his  clubs,  Mike  with  his  stories,  and  the 
never  failing  fun-maker,  Boyce,  in  the  new 
role  of  "Box  Car  Jimmy,"  are  well  able  to 
insure  the  balance  and  strength  of  the  second 
part  of  the  show. 

The  curtain  will  rise  promptly  at  8.15,  and 
a  particular  effort  has  been  made  to  avoid 
tedious  waits  between  the  numbers. 

The  tickets  go  on  sale  at  F.  P.  Shaw's  book- 
store on  Monday,  January  20.  It  is  hoped 
that  the  student  body  will  turn  out  to  a  man, 
thereby  supporting  the  baseball  team,  and  in 
return  the  management  guarantee  a  first  class 
show ! 


RHODES  SCHOLARSHIP  FOR  1908 

As  the  time  draws  near  for  the  1908  Rhodes 
Scholarship  examinations  the  college  men  of 
Maine  are  naturally  becoming  interested  in  the 
event.  This  year,  in  our  State,  the  candidate 
will  be  chosen  from  the  University  of  Maine ; 
Bowdoin,  Colby  and  Bates,  having  each  respec- 
tively sent  a  man  to  Oxford.  The  examina- 
tions, known  as  "Responsions,"  consist  of 
Mathematics,  Latin  and  Greek,  and  Prose 
Composition,  all  of  an  elementary  character 
and  practically  like  those  required  for  a  college 
entrance  examination.  The  one  exception  is 
that  they  require  marked  proficiency  in  gram- 
mar. 

The  examinations  are  not  decisive  nor  do 
they  fulfill  all  requirements ;  before  choosing 
the  candidate,  the  State  committee  must  con- 
sider in  addition,  the  student's  ability  for 
leadership,  his  love  for  outdoor  sports  and  his 
character  and  temperament  in  general.  The 
maximum  age  limit  for  students  is  twenty-one 


years,  and  although  the  candidates  are  not 
required  to  be  members  of  a  college,  yet  in 
the  opinion  of  those  Maine  men  at  Oxford, 
it  is  better  to  have  completed  at  least  two 
years  at  college  before  taking  up  the  work 
there.  The  scholarships  entitle  the  recipient 
to  enter  any  college  at  Oxford  LTniversity. 

At  the  first  issue  of  the  scholarships  in  1904, 
the  colleges  of  Maine  were  given  the  choice 
of  candidates  in  turn,  according  to  the  age 
of  the  institution.  Bowdoin  had  the  honor  of 
leading  in  the  person  of  David  R.  Porter,  '02. 
In  1 910  the  examinations  are  open  to  the  State 
at  large  irrespective  of  institutions. 

The  scholarship  of  American  students  at 
Oxford  is  of  a  very  high  order  and  they  have 
won  many  of  the  prizes  offered  by  the  admin- 
istration. 


SUNDAY  CHAPEL 

In  the  Sunday  Chapel  President  Hyde 
quoted  from  a  speech  delivered  by  Rudyard 
Kipling  to  the  students  of  Yale  University. 
His  theme  was : 

"Money-making  should  not  be  the  sole  aim 
of  anyone's  life." 

"If  one  needed  money,"  he  said,  "to  accom- 
plish his  work,  he  should  gather  it  with  his 
left  hand  and  should  save  his  right  hand  for 
his  life  work.  A  man  is  measured,  not  by  him- 
self, but  by  what  he  strives  for ;  and  if  a  man's 
energies  are  devoted  to  accumulating  wealth, 
he  is  generally  a  small  man." 

Kendrie,  '10,  and  Kellogg,  '11,  rendered  a 
beautiful  violin  duet. 


THE  ROMANIA  MEETING 

On  ]\Ionday,  January  12,  the  Romania  held 
its  first  meeting  at  the  home  of  Professor 
Henry  Johnson,  who  explained  the  purpose  of 
the  group  as  commented  upon  elsewhere  in 
this  issue.  It  was  decided  to  meet  if  possible 
on  every  other  Wednesday  evening  after  the 
fraternity  meetings,  but  that  the  next  meeting 
should  be  held  tonight,  Friday,  January  17,  at 
the  home  of  Professor  Brown.  Those  who 
are  to  form  the  group  at  first  are,  besides 
Professor  Johnson,  Professors  Brown  and 
Sills  :  Davis,  '08  ;  Gould,  '08 ;  Ham,  '08 ;  Huse, 
'08 ;  Ricker,  '08 ;  Burton,  '09 ;  Carter,  '09 ; 
Gushing,  '09 ;  Hovey,  '09 ;  Hurley,  '09 ;  Marsh, 
'09;  and  Stahl,  '09.  Davis,  '08,  was  chosen 
secretary. 


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CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION 

The  first  meeting  of  the  Christian  Associa- 
tion of  the  New  Year  was  held  Thursday  even- 
ing, January  9th.  Rev.  L.  S.  Coons,  '08, 
addressed  the  members  assembled  in  a  lecture 
upon  "God's  Dependence  Upon  Man."  In 
developing  his  topic  he  particularly  empha- 
sized the  fact  that  God  can  do  without  man 
but  does  not  wish  to;  that  the  progress  of 
his  creation,  begun  so  many  centuries  ago, 
continues  still,  ever  drawing  nearer  toward 
an  ultimate  completion;  that  he  relies  upon 
man  as  an  individual  to  do  his  part  toward  this 
achievement  of  perfection. 


COMMUNICATION 

I  should  like  to  call  to  the  attention  of  the 
faculty  and  the  student  body  the  lack  of 
interest  and  perhaps  thoughtfulness  in  regard 
to  the  raising  of  the  flag  on  Memorial  Hall. 
There  were  two  flags  given  to  the  college 
by  Edgar  O.  Achorn,  '80,  one  to  be  used  for 
pleasant  days  and  a  smaller  one,  for  stormy 
or  windy  days.  It  does  not  seem  in  accordance 
with  the  proper  spirit  or  to  be  in  keeping  with 
the  agreement  under  which  they  were  given, 
that  the  flags  should  not  wave  over  the  build- 
ing erected  as  a  memorial  to  those  who  lost 
their  lives  in  the  service  of  their  country. 

1909. 


ART  BUILDING  LECTURES 

Soon  after  the  opening  of  the  second  semes- 
I  ter.  Professor  Henry  Johnson,  curator  of  the 
Walker  Art  Building,  will  give  a  series  of 
,  talks  on  the  contents  of  the  art  building. 
These  informal  gatherings  offer  a  splendid 
opportunity  for  men  to  learn  something  about 
Bowdoin's  fine  art  collection  and  the  Orient 
sincerely  hopes  that  there  will  be  a  large  num- 
ber present.  These  talks  are  not  only  a  source 
of  pleasure,  but  are  of  no  small  value  as  a  part 
of  a  college  man's  education. 


DRAMATIC  CLUB 

It  is  a  matter  worth  noting  that  the 
Dramatic  Club  has  made  svicli  a  successful 
trip  last  month.  Three  performances  were 
given :  In  Brooks,  Belfast  and  Camden, 
and  nothing  but  praise  of  the  performance  and 
the  manner  in  which  the  members  of  the  club 
conducted  themselves,  has  been  heard.  Since 
the  advent  there  of  'the  club  our  college  has 
risen  greatly  in  the  esteem  of  the  residents  in 
that  part  of  the  State.  An  organization  which 
can  gain  such  a  reputation  upon  its  first  trip 
deserves  the  best  wishes  of  the  whole  college. 
The  club  has  been  a  success  in  every  way  and 
the  manager  has  received  many  good  ofifers 
for  other  trips. 


NOTICE 

All  changes  in  the  names  on  the  Room  Con- 
tract Book  at  the  Treasurer's  Office  must  be 
made  before  the  First  of  February.  Other- 
wise the  Room  Rent  will  be  charged  to  the 
name  appearing  as  signed. 


ATHLETIC  COUNCIL  MEETING 

A  regular  meeting  of  the  Athletic  Council 
was  held  in  Dr.  Whittier's  office  on  Monday 
evening.  Little  more  than  routine  business 
was  transacted.  The  Council  approved  the 
schedule  of  games  for  the  Ice  Hockey  Team, 
and  granted  permission  to  the  Track  Associa- 
tion to  be  represented  at  the  B.  A.  A.  meet 
by  a  Relay  Team,  and  in  such  other  events 
as  was  deemed  advisable.  The  Council  offi- 
cially adopted  in  its  By-Laws  a  clause,  making 
managers  of  all  regular  athletic  teams  eligible 
to  wear  the  "B"  of  their  department  on  hat, 
cap  or  sweater.  Such  has  formerly  been  the 
custom,  but  owing  to  the  loss  of  records  had 
not  been  regularly  adopted  before  this.  Other 
matters  were  discussed,  but  no  official  action 
was  taken. 


MEDALS  FOR  THE  DEBATING  TEAM 

Not  discouraged  by  the  fact  that  for  the  past 
three  years  all  the  medals  called  for  have  been 
gold,  the  donor  renews,  this  year,  his  generous 
offer  of  medals  to  the  debating  team — gold  if 
they  win,  silver  if  they  lose,  in  the  debate  with 
Syracuse  University. 


'68  PRIZE  SPEAKING 

The  Class  of  '68  Prize  speaking  will  take  place 
next  Thursday  evening,  January  23,  1908.  The  fol- 
lowing is  the  order  of  speakers:  Joseph  A.  Davis, 
Albert  T.  Gould,  Arthur  H.  Ham,  George  P.  Hyde, 
Arthur  L.  Robinson,  Carl  M.  Robinson. 

The  presiding  ofiflcer  will  probably  be  President 
Hyde.  The  judges  and  the  subjects  of  the  essays 
have  not  yet  been  decided.  It  is  hoped  that  the 
College  Orchestra  will  furnish  the  music. 


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As  a  self-appointed  critic 
Communication      the  Orient  takes  it  upon 

itself  almost  too  often  to 
put  before  the  student-body  their  short-com- 
ings and  errors,  and  it  is  with  much  satisfac- 
tion that  they  publish  herein  the  communica- 
tion relative  to  the  moral  and  intellectual 
atmosphere  of  Bowdoin.  The  Orient  is 
always  glad  to  receive  communications  of  all 
natures  and  is  particularly  glad  to  present  a 
communication  of  appreciation  from  an  alum- 
nus of  the  college. 


_  _  .  ,  „  .  .  It  will  doubtless  be  a  pleas- 
Be  Fair  to  Bowdorn  ^^^.^  ^^  ^j^^  students  and 
and  the  Managers  ^^.^^^^^  ^^  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege  to  learn  that  the  football  management  has 
already  secured  Ross  McClave  as  football 
coach  for  the  season  of  1908.  But  before  the 
undergraduate  begins  to  indulge  in  dreams 
of  the  gridiron  glories  offered  by  the  coming 


season  it  would  be  well  to  turn  attention  to 
the  one  that  has  already  closed.  As  usual  in 
all  college  activities  some  students  were  freer 
with  their  promises  than  with  their  actual  sup- 
port. As  a  result  unpaid  subscription  blanks 
are  still  in  the  hands  of  the  management.  The 
tendency  to  dodge  a  manager  is  fast  becom- 
ing a  popular  fad,  but  at  the  same  time  it  is 
a  fad  that  forces  an  athletic  management  to 
drag  unsettled  accounts  along  for  three 
months  after  the  close  of  the  season,  and  com- 
pels the  editing  board  of  a  paper  to  think 
seriously  for  some  way  whereby  printers  can 
be  induced  to  do  their  work  without  remunera- 
tion. Aside  from  this,  tlie  neglect  to  properly 
support  any  legitimate  branch  of  college 
activities  is  equivalent  to  a  deliberate  sacrifice 
of  representative  interests,  for  the  main  way 
in  which  the  present  standing  of  the  college 
can  be  judged,  and  compared  with  other  insti- 
tutions is  by  the  standing  of  athletic  teams, 
the  strength  of  our  debaters,  the  excellence  of 
the  college  periodicals  and  the  loyalty  and  hon- 
esty of  our  undergraduates. 

It  seems  only  a  fair  thing  for  tliose  men 
who  signed  in  for  subscriptions,  who  reaped 
the  advantages  of  unpaid  for  season  tickets, 
or  who  still  have  football  togs  in  their  posses- 
sion to  come  to  some  terms  at  once  with  the 
management.  It  is  high  time  that  all  old 
scores  were  settled  and  the  management  left 
free  to  devote  its  undivided  energies  to  the 
coming  season. 


On  Monday  evening  there 
Tlie  Romania  met  at  the  house  of  Pro- 
fessor Henry  Johnson,  two 
professors  and  a  group  of  students  to  start 
an  informal  organization  to  be  known  as  the 
Romania.  The  idea,  which  is  that  of  Professor 
Johnson,  is  to  form  a  group  where  all  shall 
act  together  in  seeking  to  become  familiar  with 
the  current  course  of  politics,  religion,  art, 
music,  or  any  other  phase  of  the  life  among 
the  Latin  races  of  the  world.  Americans, 
except  when  travelling,  usually  tliink  but  little 
of  the  great  nations  of  Europe,  and  Professor 
Johnson  seems  to  have  hit  upon  the  pleasant- 
est  and  best  way  of  bringing  their  broadening 
influence  home  to  such  Bowdoin  men  as  shall 
be  interested  in  them.  The  plan  formed  is  for 
each  member  to  follow  continuously  in  current 
periodicals  or  any  other  source  of  information, 
some  activity  of  the  European  nations,  in 
which  he  may  be  interested;  with  the  hoped 
for  result  that  each  member  may,  during  the 


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conversation  at  a  meeting,  add  something  to 
the  interest  of  the  evening,  as  well  as  merely 
take  away  something  as  is  the  case  at  our 
many  lecture  clubs. 

As  the  group  is  formed  merely  for  the  pur- 
pose of  gaining  information  and  of  broadening 
the  views  of  the  members,  there  is  no  fixed 
standard  of  membership.  It  is  hoped  to  keep 
the  number  of  student  members  at  about  a 
dozen,  so  as  to  make  it  possible  to  meet  in  an 
ordinary  room,  but  members  are  to  be  admit- 
ted by  consent  of  the  group,  on  application, 
whenever  members  drop  out  either  by  gradua- 
tion or  some  other  cause.  That  is,  it  has  been 
decided  to  maintain  a  waiting  list,  and  anyone 
in  college  who  is  interested  in  the  work  of  the 
group,  may  by  handing  his  name  to  the  sec- 
retary of  the  group,  Joseph  A.  Davis,  at  the 
Theta  Delta  Chi  House,  become  eligible  for 
membership  as  soon  as  a  vacancy  shall  occur. 

The  whole  idea  is  a  new  one,  and  without 
doubt  is  one  which  would  find  a  ready  response 
in  any  college  community.  It  is  not  only  a 
privilege  for  students  to  come  into  close  infor- 
mal contact  with  their  Professor,  as  here  with 
such  men  as  Professor  Henry  Johnson,  Pro- 
fessor Brown,  and  Professor  Sills,  but  there 
is  afforded  an  opportunity  for  a  liberal  educa- 
tion, that  should  soon  put  a.  good  number  on 
the  Romania  waiting  list. 


BRADBURY  PRIZE  DEBATE 

The  Bradbury  Prize  Debate  will  take  place  in 
Memorial  Hall  on  the  evening  of  March  lo.  The 
question  for  debate  is,  Resolved,  That  aside  from 
the  question  of  amending  the  constitution,  the  Fed- 
eral Government  should  exercise  further  control  over 
quasi-public  corporations  doing  interstate  business. 
To  choose  speakers  for  the  Bradbury  Debate,  pre- 
liminary trials  will  be  held  in  Hubbard  Hall,  Wed- 
nesday evening,  January  29,  at  seven  o'clock.  Each 
speaker  will  be  allowed  six  minutes.  The  order  of 
speakers  will  be  determined  by  lot.  All  students 
intending  to  compete  must  hand  their  names  to  A. 
L.  Robinson,  before  January  28. 


YORK  COUNTY  CLUB 

Monday  evening  the  York  County  Club  held  a 
meeting  with  Ross,  '10,  at  the  Psi  Upsilon  House. 
Most  of  the  members  were  present  and  a  pleasant 
session  was  enjoyed.  The  design  for  the  shingle, 
by  Newman,  '09,  was  unanimously  adopted.  Other 
business  was  transacted,  after  which  refreshments 
were  served.  Plans  for  influencing  York  County 
men  to  come  to  Bowdoin  were  discussed. 

The  next  meeting  is  to  be  at  the  Kappa  Sigma 
House,  January  27. 


(LollcQC  Botes 

Otis,  '10,  is  out  of  college  for  a  time  at  work. 

Parkman,  '11,  entertained  his  father  last  Tuesday. 

Mr.  Jump  is  soon  to  reorganize  his  snow-shoe 
club. 

There  was  a  make-up  quiz  in  Chemistry  I.,  Mon- 
day. 

The  next  reports  in  French  HI.  will  be  due  Jan- 
uary 27. 

Outlines  have  been  submitted  for  the  long  themes 
in  English  HI. 

The  Glee  Club  picture  was  taken  Wednesday  at 
Webber's  studio. 

Many  students  enjoyed  the  skating  at  South  Free- 
port  last  Saturday. 

Files,  '11,  entertained  his  father  and  mother  on 
Tuesday  of  this  week. 

Davie,  '10,  has  been  confined  to  his  room  with 
sickness   for   several   days. 

There  were  many  graduates  and  members  of  the 
faculty  at  the  Junior  Assembly. 

There  has  been  some  fine  skating  on  the  river  and 
at  South  Freeport,  this  past  week. 

The  surveying  class  are  at  work  on  some  college 
property  near  Merrymeeting  Park. 

E.  S.  Bagley,  first  year  Medic,  has  left  college  to 
go  into  business  with  his  father  in  Portland. 

Prof.  Chapman  gave  adjourns  in  English  Lit- 
erature I.  and  HI.,  last  Thursday  and  Friday. 

The  Matrimonial  Board  of  Undergraduates  at 
Bowdoin  has  many  cases  under  consideration. 

The  Bugle  board  held  a  meeting  with  Editor  Bur- 
ton at  the  D.  K.  E.  House,  Thursday  evening. 

Rev.  P.  F.  Marston,  '87,  will  address  the  students 
at  Bates  on  January  30th,  the  Day  of  Prayer  for 
colleges. 

Clifford,  '11,  who  was  sick  with  the  grip,  at  his 
home  in  Lewiston  last  week,  returned  to  college 
Monday. 

Final  trials  for  the  B.  A.  A.  Relay  Team  will  be 
held  to-morrow.  Bowdoin  is  to  run  against  Tufts 
this  year. 

The  College  Orchestra  is  to  play  at  the  Minstrel 
Show  next  week.  It  is  now  playing  at  the  rehears- 
als for  practice. 

Stanley,  '09,  who  has  been  absent  from  college, 
at  work  at  his  home  in  Lovell,  Me.,  has  returned  to 
resume  his  studies. 

"Mike,"  the  college  tailor,  has  a  new  line  of  spring 
.  suit  samples.  All  students  are  invited  to  call  and 
inspect  the  new  samples. 

The  Sophomores  started  boxing  Monday.  The 
student  instructors  are  Clifford,  '10;  McGlone,  '10; 
Ballard,  '10,  and  McKusick,  '11. 

Evans,  '10,  resumed  his  studies  at  the  beginning 
of  the  winter  term  after  being  absent  from  college 
several  weeks  on  account  of  sickness. 

The  Thornton  Academy  basketball  team,  which 
played  in  Bath,  Friday  night,  was  entertained  at  the 
Kappa  Sigma  House,  and  was  shown  over  the  carn- 
pus   Saturday  morning,   leaving  on  the  noon  train. 


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.The  second  of  the  series  of  trials  for  the  Relay 
Team  took  place  Tuesday  afternoon.  The  time  of 
each  man,  though  taken,  was  not  given  out. 

During  the  holiday  vacation  the  engagement  was 
announced  of  Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump  of  the  Church 
on  the  Hill,  to  Wiss  Mae  Ellis  Brook  of  West  Som- 
erville,  Mass.,  Mt.  Holyoke  College,  '02. 

It  has  always  been  customary  to  invite  sub-fresh- 
men down  to  the  annual  minstrels.  A  good  opportu- 
nity is  then  offered  to  show  them  the  talent  of  the 
college  with  some  of  its  good-natured  nonsense. 

Bowdoin  men  will  be  interested  to  learn  that 
"Tom"  Barry,  who  coached  the  Bowdoin  Football 
Team  three  years  ago,  after  a  very  successful  season 
of  coaching  last  fall  will  probably  coach  the  Michi- 
gan Football  Team  next  year. 

J.  H.  Files,  '11,  and  M.  A.  Gould,  '11,  taking 
French  leave.  Monday,  left  college  to  sail  for  Europe 
on  a  cattle  steamer  scheduled  to  sail  from  Boston 
on  Wednesday.  It  is  to  be  feared  that  their  courage 
is  better  than  their  judgment. 

Considerable  trouble  has  been  caused  by  the  recent 
showers  which  have  caused  the  water  to  rise  in  dan- 
gerous proximity  to  the  hot  water  mains  leading  into 
the  "Ends."  Night  watchmen  were  stationed  to  pre- 
vent the  possibility  of  any  accident  occurring. 

A  faculty  dining  club,  called  the  "Octopus,"  was 
organized  at  the  beginning  of  the  college  year  last 
fall  and  was  formerly  composed  of  nine  members. 
The  list  of  members  now  is  as  follows :  Mr.  Stone, 
Prof.  Edwards,  Prof.  Sills,  Prof.  Burnett,  Mr.  Jump, 
Mr.  Wilder,  Mr.  Howe,  and  Prof.  Chapman.  Bridge, 
'09,  is  steward  for  the  club. 

"Dave"  Porter,  Bowdoin,  '06,  who  left  college  to 
become  a  Rhodes  Scholar  at  Oxford,  and  whose 
remarkable  career  all  Bowdoin  men  are  proud  of,  is 
expected  to  be  in  Brunswick  Sunday,  January  26,  to 
make  an  address  in  the  Church  on  the  Hill  before 
the  students  and  townspeople.  Every  Bowdoin  man 
should  plan  to  hear  "Dave."  He  was  one  of  the 
most  popular  students  in  attendance  at  the  college. 

The  Orient  is  pleased  to  note  the  circulation  of 
a  letter  in  the  college  community  by  the  manager 
of  the  Quill,  containing  a  personal  appeal  to  every 
member  of  the  college  to  support  the  paper.  The 
matter  should  be  taken  to  heart  by  all  its  readers. 
The  question  of  supporting  college  organizations  and 
activities  is  one  w-hich  has  always  vexed  the  man- 
agers of  those  organizations  and  activities  and  prob- 
ably will  only  find  its  ultimate  solution  when  the 
principal  assessments  are  included  with  the  term 
bills. 


HOCKEY 

On  account  of  warm  weather  the  rink  has  not 
been  in  suitable  condition  for  hockey  practice  until 
this  week.  As  a  result  the  first  three  games  of  the 
season  have  been  cancelled.  The  first  game  to  be 
played  will  probably  be  with  the  University  of  Maine 
in  Brunswick  on  February  15,  as  the  team  will  not 
be  definitely  picked  and  in  practice  until  that  time. 
A  second,  and  probably  a  practice  game  with  Maine, 
will  be  played  on  Washington's  Birthday  in  Orono. 

A  game  with  the  hockey  team  of  Augusta  will 
probably  be  played  at  a  later  date. 


CALENDAR 

FRID.'W,    J.ANUARY    17. 

Erminie  at  Empire  Theatre. 

7.30  P.M.     The  "Romania"  meets  with  Prof.  E.  W. 
Brown. 
7.30  P.M.     Mandolin  Club  plays  at  Brunswick  Club. 

SATURDAY,  JANUARY   18. 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  practice. 
7.00  P.M.     Minstrel  Show  rehearsal. 
Erminie  at  Empire  Theatre. 

The  Olive  Mead  Quartet  plays  at  the  People's 
Church,    Bath. 

Fencing  at  Gymnasium  from  9  until  11  p.m. 

SATURDAY,  JANUARY   Ip. 

Il.oq  A.M.  Rev.  Donald  Sage  Mackay,  Minister 
Collegiate  Church,  New  York,  College  Preacher 
preaches  in  Church  on  the  Hill. 

4.00  P.M.  Sunday  Chapel.  Dr.  Mackay  will  speak. 
Music   by   Quartet. 

MONDAY,   JANUARY  20. 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  practice. 

5.00  P.M.     Glee  Club  rehearsal. 

7.00P.M.  Christian  Association  Meeting.  Edward 
Stanwood,  Litt.D.,  '6i,  Editor  Youth's  Companion, 
will   speak. 

7.00  P.M.     Minstrel  Show  rehearsal. 

8.00  P.M.     Mandolin  Club  rehearsal. 

8.00  P.M.  Faculty  Club  Meeting.  Prof.  Lee  speaks 
on  Marco  Polo. 

8.00  P.M.  Meeting  of  the  Boards  of  Trustees  and 
Overseers. 

TUESDAY,  JANUARY  21. 

i.oo  P.M.     Quill  Board  sits  for  pictures. 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  practice. 

7.00  P.M.  Debate.  Question:  Commercial  reci- 
procity with  Canada  would  be  commercially  advan- 
tageous to  the  United  States.  Aff.,  Koughan  and 
Hyde.     Neg.,  Ginn  and  Hinkley. 

7.00  P.M.     Minstrel  Show  rehearsal. 

WEDNESDAY,   JANUARY    22. 

2.30  P.M.  Hockey  practice. 

5.00  P.M.  Glee  Club  rehearsal. 

8.00  P.M.  College  Minstrel  Show  in  the  Town 
Hall. 

THURSDAY,  JANUARY  23. 

2.30  P.M.  Hockey  practice. 

7.00  P.M.  Bugle  Board  meets  at  D.  K.  E.  House. 

8.00  P.M.  Class  of  1868  Prize  Speaking  in  Memo- 
rial Hall. 

FRIDAY,   JANUARY   24. 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  practice. 

5.00  P.M.     Glee  Club  rehearsal. 

6.30  P.M.     Mandolin  Club  rehearsal. 

7.00  P.M.  Debate.  The  recommendations  of  the 
Simplified  Spelling  Board  should  be  adopted.  Aff., 
Clark  and  Ready.     Neg.,  Estes  and  Timberlake. 

8.00  P.M.  Informal  dance  at  the  Delta  Upsilon 
House. 

SATURDAY,  JANUARY  2$. 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  practice. 

3.00  P.M.     Final  Trials  for  the  B.  A.  A.  Team. 

Long  Theme  in  English  III.  due. 

Fencing  in  Gymnasium  from  7  until  9. 


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SCHEDULE  OF  MID=YEAR  EXAMINATIONS 
January=February,  1908 

THURSDAY,  JANUARY  30. 

8.30.     Econ.  I  and  S,  Memorial  Hall. 
1.30.     Hygiene,  Memorial  Hall;  Phil,  i  and  6,  Ban- 
ister Hall;  Survey  and  Draw.  3,  Physics  Lee.  Room. 

FRIDAY,    JANU.\RY    3I. 

8.30.  Biology  2,  Biology  Lab. ;  Eng.  Lit.  3,  Memo- 
rial Hall ;  French  3,  Memorial  Hall. 

1.30.  German  i,  Memorial  Hall;  Math.  9,  Memo- 
rial Hall ;  Survey  and  Draw,  i,  Memorial  Hall. 

SATURDAY,  FEBRUARY    I. 

8.30.     German  3  and  7,  Memorial  Hall. 
1.30.     French  I  and  S,  Memorial  Hall;  Spanish  i, 
Memorial  Hall. 

MONDAY,   FEBRUARY    3. 

8.30.  History  g,  Hist.  Lect.  Room;  Math.  I,  3,  7, 
Memorial  Hall. 

1.30.     German  S,  Memorial  Hall. 


8.30. 

1.30. 

tory  I, 


TUESDAY,   FEBRUARY   4. 

English  I,  Memorial  Hall. 

Greek  i,  3,  s  and  8,  Memorial  Hall;   His- 

Memorial  Hall. 


WEDNESDAY,    FEBRUARY    5. 

8.30.     Chem.  I  and  S,  Chem.  Lect.  Room. 
1.30.     Eng.  Lit.  I,  Memorial  Hall. 

THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  6. 

8.30.  Econ.  '3,  Memorial  Hall;  Latin  i  and  3, 
Physics  Lecture. 

1.30.  Biology  4,  Biology  Lab.;  History  7,  Memo- 
rial Hall. 

FRIDAY,    FEBRUARY    7. 

8.30.     Greek  A,  Greek  Lect.  Room;  Philos.  3,  Ban- 
ister Hall;  Physics  i  and  3,  Physics  Lect.  Room. 
1.30.     Geology  i,  Biologi.  Lab. 

SATURDAY,  FEBRUARY  8. 

8.30.     Chemistry  3,  Chemistry  Lect.  Room. 


ART  BUILDING  NOTES 

A  small  object  among  the  very  rare  personal 
memorials  of  the  Bowdoin  family  has  just  been  given 
to  the  college  by  Mrs.  Albert  Remick  of  New  York. 
It  is  a  funeral  ring  given  to  the  Rev.  Daniel  Rogers 
of  Boston  for  officiating,  on  July  17,  1748,  at  the 
funeral  of  Madam  Bowdoin,  the  third  wife  of  the 
first  James  Bowdoin.  The  inscription  and  enameling 
have  worn  off  entirely  from  the  ring  which  is,  in 
shape  and  substance,  of  distinctly  fine  form. 


WALTER  CAMP  ON  FOOTBALL 

Believes  New  Rules  Are  Successful. 

Below  we  print  Walter  Camp's  views  on  football 
as  played  under  this  year's  rules.  As  Mr.  Camp  is 
a  member  of  the  Rules  Committee,  his  opinion  on 
the   matter  is  worth  comment-  . 

"When  the  new  rules  were  first  introduced  two 
years  ago,  there  were  many  who  contended  that  it 
was  too  much  to  require  of  any  team  that  they 
should  gain  ten  yards  in  three  downs  and  the  pre- 
diction was  that  'no-score'  games  would  put  an  end 
to  the  ten-yard  rule  in  short  order.  The  contrary 
has  proven  true,  and  already  there  are  those  who 
would  like  to  see  the  forward  pass  more  restricted, 
relying  upon  it  as  it  was  a  year  ago,  or  even  elim- 
inating it  altogether  and  keeping  the  on-side  kick 
and  ten-yard  rule.  What  was  needed  in  the  game 
was  primarily  to  lessen  the  value  of  possessing  the 
ball  and  this  the  ten-yard  rule  achieved.  With  its 
introduction  there  went  out  all  the  close  hammer- 
ing mass  plays  which  were  good  for  two  or  three 
yards  on  a  down  but  no  more.  The  American  col- 
legian, whether  player  or  spectator,  does  not  care 
for  a  game  in  which  the  element  of  chance  is  para- 
mount. He  likes  to  see  or  play  a  game  where  hard 
work  counts,  and  a  game  where  definite  planning 
secures  a  well-appreciated  result.  For  this  reason 
he  does  not  care  for  the  unlimited  forward  pass 
which  can  now  be  tried  without  severe  penalty  on 
first  and  second  down.  Throwing  the  ball  around 
indiscriminately  may  be  the  last  resort  of  a  weak 
or  inferior  team  and  as  such  is  unsatisfactory. 

"In  other  respects,  like  the  separation  of  the  line 
of  scrimmage  and  the  improvement  in  the  general 
conduct  and  spirit  of  the  play,  the  rules  have  fully 
justified  themselves  and  have  rendered  the  game 
more  popular  than  ever." 


Mr.  A.  M.  Goodwin,  sporting  editor  of  the  Port- 
land Sunday  Telegram  and  a  well-known  Dartmouth 
man,  in  an  article  on  summer  baseball  which 
appeared  in  the  issue  of  December  29,  makes  the 
following  statement  of  interest  to  Bowdoin  men:  "I 
believe  that  Bowdoin  with  its  self-regulated  system 
of  ahletics,  practically  undictated  to  by  an  associa- 
tion, is  as  near  common  sense  purity  in  athletics  as 
any  college  in  the  country,  and  I  do  not  believe  that 
one  of  fifty  Bowdoin  men  would  support  the  abol- 
ishment of  summer  baseball." 


Hlumni  IRotes 


CLASS  OF  i860. 
Major  F.  A.  Kendall  was  chosen  president 
of  the    New   England    Society   of    Cleveland, 
Ohio,  at  its  recent  annual  meeting. 

CLASS  OF  1880. 
The  "Holmes  Family  Reunion,  Third  Decen- 
nial" is  tlie  title  of  an  attractive  volume,  pri- 


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vately  printed  and  edited  by  Albert  H.  Holmes, 
Esq.,  of  Brunswick.  Among  its  contents  is 
a  sonnet  by  the  editor. 

CLASS  OF  1884. 

The  forth-coming  "Old  Testament  and 
Semitic  Studies,"  to  be  issued  in  memory  of 
President  William  R.  Harper,  will  contain  a 
paper  by  Dr.  Charles  C.  Torrey  entitled,  The 
Apparatus  for  the  Textual  Criticism  of  Chron- 
icles— Ezra — Nehemiah. 

CLASS  OF  1888. 

Mrs.  Josephine  Jordan,  wife  of  Lincoln  H. 
Chapman,  Esq.,  cashier  of  the  Newcastle 
National  Bank,  died  at  their  home  in  Dam- 
ariscotta,  22  December,  1907. 

Rev.  Percival  F.  Marston,  D.D.,  after  a  six 
years'  pastorate  at  Lewiston,  has  resigned  and 
accepted  a  call  to  the  New  England  Church 
of  Chicago  at  a  salary  of  $4,000. 

CLASS  OF  1894 

Frederick  W.  Pickard,  lately  in  the  office 
of  the  Dupont  Powder  Company  at  Cincin- 
nati, takes  charge  of  the  agency  of  the  com- 
pany at  Denver,  Colorado,  at  the  beginning 
of  1908,  at  a  large  increase  in  salary. 

CLASS  OF  1895. 

Dr.  Charles  S.  Christie  of  River  Point, 
Rhode  Island,  was  one  of  the  practicing  physi- 
cians who  took  a  special  course  at  the  Johns 
Hopkins  Medical  School  in  1907. 

CLASS  OF  1897. 

A  son,  William  Edward,  was  born  27  Nov. 
1907,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chase  Pulsifer,  at  their 
home  in  Empire,  Canal  Zone,  Panama. 

CLASS  OF  1904. 

Emil  Herms  is  sub-master  at  the  Leavitt 
Institute,  Turner  Centre. 

CLASS  EX- 1 908. 

B.  F.  Briggs,  one  of  the  popular  men  in  the 
law  school  of  the  George  Washington  Univer- 
sity, has  been  chosen  president  of  his  class, 
that  of  1909. 

Professor  Isaac  B.  Choate,  Litt.D.,  of  Bos- 
ton has  given  the  library  thirteen  volumes  of 
current  miscellaneous  literature. 


To  Bowdoin  Men 


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positions  in  July  are  usually  the  ones  who  start  looking  for 
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or  inefficient  emiiloyment  agency  or  before  you  start  on  a  more 
or  less  aimlfcsfl  individual  search  for  the  position  you  desire,  it 
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when  out  of  college.  There  are  no  involved  contracts,  no  costly 
commissions,  no  red  tape,  no  strings  attached  to  our  service. 
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BOWDOIN  MINSTRELS 

Annual  Appearance  of  the  Show  for  the  Benefit  of  the 
Baseball  Team,  in  Town  Hall,  Wednesday  Evening 

The  great  dramatic  event  of  Brunswick  for 
the  year  occurred  in  the  Town  Hall  on  Wed- 
nesday evening,  in  the  Annual  Baseball  Show, 
presenting  the  "Bowdoin  Minstrels."  The 
show  was  snappy  and  bright  from  start  to 
finish.  The  work  of  the  chorus  was  particu- 
larly fine.  The  jokes  were  clean,  and  the 
Orient  is  glad  to  note  that  they  avoided  the 
personal  tone,  which  in  some  years  has 
marred  the  whole  minstrel  performance  so 
much.  A  large  crowd  filled  the  hall  and  a 
generous  sum  was  realized  for  the  baseball 
team. 

Shortly  after  eight  the  curtain  rose.  Fifty 
men  in  dress  suits  were  seated  on  bleachers 
on  the  stage  with  Crowley,  '08,  as  Interlocutor 
in  the  centre.  On  the  ends  were  the  six  special 
fun-makers,  with  black  faces  and  grotesque 
costumes.  College  and  fraternity  banners 
covered  the  walk,  and  a  most  striking  and 
unique  setting  was  given. 

Following  the  Overture,  R.  W.  Smith  ren- 
dered a  very  catchy  coon-song,  "Who,  Me?" 
Brown  followed  with  a  rollicking  song,  "Colon 
Town,"  and  Draper  then  sang  "Much  Obliged 
to  You."  Stone  sang  "Yo  Ho,  Little  Girls,  Yo 
Ho."  The  Local  Hits  by  Lee  and  Shehan 
quite  brought  down  the  house.  The  quartet 
selections  were  particularly  pleasing  and  enjoy- 
able. Boyce  gave  a  coon-song.  The  ballad 
by  Whitmore,  '11,  "That's  What  the  Rose  Said 
to  Me,"  was  most  sincerely  appreciated  by  the 
audience,  this  being  the  first  time  that  Mr. 
Whitmore's  voice  has  been  heard  in  Bruns- 
wick. The  song  given  by  Mr.  Cox  was  one 
of  the  prettiest  and  catchiest  of  the  evening, 
and  most  exceptionally  well  rendered.  There 
certainly  was  a  shout  of  merriment  when 
Tommy  Given  and  his  six  little  girls  appeared 
for  the  finale,  giving  "So  Long  Mary"  and 
the  curtain  closed  on  the  first  part ! 

Kendrie  opened  the  Olio  with  a  violin  selec- 
tion. The  audience  received  his  efiforts  with 
appreciation  and  forced  him  to  extend  his 
number  to  several  encores.  As  the  next  num- 
ber in  the  Olio  "Mike"  indicated  that  as  a 


witty  story  teller  he  had  lost  none  of  the  cun- 
ning that  distinguished  him  as  reader  of  the 
Glee  Club. 

Joyce,  alias  "Box  Car  Jimmy,"  doubled  up 
the  audience  again  and  again  with  his  witty 
monologue. 

Those  who  came  with  the  expectation  of 
seeing  an  ordinary,  stereotype  club  swinging 
act  were  treated  to  a  decided  surprise  by  Mor- 
rill. The  evolutions  undertaken  by  him 
brought  well-deserved  applause  from  the 
spectators. 

In  closing  the  Olio  Thewlis  undertook  a 
task  never  before  attempted  in  a  Bowdoin 
minstrel  show.  He  successfully  extricated 
himself  from  all  the  handcufifs  with  which  he 
was  challenged.  This  number  called  forth  the 
well-deserved  admiration  of  his  audience  and 
served  as  a  fitting  finale  for  what  had  proved 
itself  a  well-balanced  and  entertaining  college 
minstrel  show.  Following  the  performance, 
dancing  was  enjoyed  until  midnight. 

The  hard  and  conscientious  work  of  Mr. 
Toothaker  in  directing  and  overseeing  the 
show  certainly  deserves  special  mention. 
"Bob"  has  directed  the  last  three  Bowdoin  per- 
formances now,  and  his  untiring  efiforts,  uni- 
versal cheerfulness,  original  ideas  and  good 
taste  are  appreciated  by  all  and  account  to  a 
great  degree  for  the  successful  Bowdoin  per- 
formances. Nor  should  we  forget  to  render 
credit  to  Tefift  and  Webster,  the  manager  and 
assistant  manager,  who  have  had  all  the  labor 
and  worry  for  the  past  two  months.  The  fol- 
lowing was  the  complete  program  of  the  per- 
formance : 

PART  I. 
Overture 

1.  Song— Who?    Me?  Mr.  Smith 

2.  Song — Colon  Town,  Mr.  Brown 

3.  Song — Much  Obliged  to  You,  Mr.  Draper 

4.  Song— Yo-Ho,  Little  Girls,  Yo-Ho,      Mr.  Stone 

5.  Song — Local  Hits,  Messrs.  Lee  and  Shehan 

6.  Selections — Quartette, 

Messrs.  Whitmore,  Wilson,  Stone,  Brown 

7.  Song — Just    Because    He    Couldn't    Say,    "Love 

Me  and  the  World  is  Mine,"  Mr.  Boyce 

8.  Song— That's  What  the  Rose  Said  to  Me, 

Mr.  Whitmore 

9.  Song — I'm  Afraid  to  go  Home  in  the  Dark, 

Mr.  Cox 
10.    Finale,  Mr.   Ginn 


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PART  II. 
Violin  Solo,  Mr.  Kendrie 

Stories,  Mr.   Mikelsky 

Club  Swinging,  Mr,  Morrill 

"Box  Car  Jimmy's"  View  of  Life,         Mr.  Boyce 
A  Specialty  in  Handcuffs  and  Legerdemain, 

Mr.  Thewlis 
Interlocutor. — W.  R.  Crowley. 
Bones.— R.  W.  Smith,  T.  F.  Shehan,  J.  M.  Boyce. 
Tambos.— N.  W.  Cox,  W.  D.  Lee,  J.  B.  Draper. 
Chorus.— M.  G.  L.  Bailey,  G.  H.  Buck,  M.  C.  Hill, 
Harrison  Berry,  G.  C.  Weston,  A.  J.  Somes,  H.  G. 
Ingersoll,  S.  F.  Brown,  C.  O.  Smith,  L.  T.  Conway, 
H.  E.  Warren,  A.  H.  Farrin,  F.  H.  Burns,  O.  T. 
Sanborn,  L.  E.  Clark,  W.  S.  Guptill,  J.  S.  Wilson, 
A.  H.  Cole,  H.  H.  Watson,  R.  B.  Grace,  P.  H. 
Brown,  J.  L.  Curtis,  Frank  T.  Donnelly,  H.  W. 
Slocum,  W.  H.  Sanborn,  R.  P.  Hine,  R.  F.  Wing, 
Harold  P.  Whitmore,  Lawrence  McFarland,  E.  H. 
Hobbs,  R.  C.  Clark,  A.  Stone,  W.  B.  Stephens,  F. 
U.  Burkett,  R.  E.  Fisher,  R.  Crowell,  R.  C.  Hors- 
man,  P.  J.  Newman,  M.  A.  Gould,  C.  N.  Peters,  S. 
H.  Hussey,  H.  Q.  Hawes,  F.  R.  Studley,  D.  B.  Rob- 
inson, Stanley  W.  Pierce,  L.  S.  Lippincott,  R.  E. 
Ross,  E.  H.  Weatherill,  L.  P.  Parkman,  H.  K.  Hine, 
H.  L.  Wiggin,  J.  E.  Cartland,  A.  F.  Kimball, 'W.  N. 
Emerson,  H.  W.  Woodward,  J.  F.  Hamburger,  R. 
W.  Sullivan,  H.  V.  Bickmore,  J.  L.  Crosby,  2d,  H. 
Savin,  A.  L.  Smith,  P.  H.  Hansen,  Maurice  Hill. 


MEETING  OF  THE  TRUSTEES  AND  OVERSEERS 

[■  The  trustees  and  overseers  of  the  college 
!  met  in  Hubbard  Hall  Monday  afternoon  to 
remove  technical  difficulties  in  the  way  of  the 
admission  of  the  college  to  the  benefit  of  the 
Carnegie  foundation  for  the  advancement  of 
teaching.  All  the  difficulties  were  removed 
and  the  way  made  clear  for  raising  $50,000 
that  remains  to  be  procured  to  secure  the 
$200,000  already  pledged.  The  work  of  rais- 
ing the  last  $50,000  will  now  begin  in  earnest. 
The  Board  elected  Ralph  B.  Stone, 
instructor  in  physics  and  mathematics,  for 
one  year  and  Hudson  B.  Hastings,  assistant 
professor  of  surveying  and  drawing,  for  three 
years.  They  made  provision  for  additional 
instructors  in  chemistry  and  biology,  thus  com- 
pleting the  plan  adopted  last  June  to  strengthen 
the  college  in  mathematics  and  sciences,  that 
a  student  can  take  both  the  A.B.  degree  at 
Bowdoin  and  the  technical  course  at  an  insti- 
tution like  tlie  M.  I.  T.  by  combining  four 
years  at  Bowdoin  and  two  at  such  an  institu- 
tion. The  members  of  the  board  of  trustees 
present  were :  President  William  DeWitt 
Hyde,  Brtinswick;  Rev.  John  S.  Sewall,  Ban- 
gor ;  Hon.  Joshua  L.  Chamberlain,  Bruns- 
wick ;  Hon.  William  L.  Putnam,  Portland ; 
Gen.  Thomas  H.  Hubbard,  New  York  City; 
Gen.  Oliver  O.  Howard,  Burlington,  Vt. ; 
Edward  Stanwood,  Brookline,  Mass. ;  and 
Hon.  L.  A.  Emery,  Ellsworth. 


Of  the  overseers,  the  following  were  pres- 
ent:  Hon.  Charles  F.  Libby,  Portland;  Galen 
C.  Moses,  Bath ;  Rev.  Henry  F.  Harding,  Hal- 
lowell ;  Dr.  Alfred  Mitchell,  Brunswick ;  Rev. 
Jonathan  Sewall,  Brookline,  Mass. ;  Dr.  Daniel 
A.  Robinson,  Bangor;  James  M.  Keen,  New 
York  City;  Dr.  Frederick  H.  Gerrish,  Port- 
land ;  Hon.  John  D.  Redman,  Ellsworth ;  John 
A.  Morrill,  Auburn ;  Samuel  C.  Belcher, 
Farmington ;  Oliver  C.  Stevens,  Boston ;  Hon. 
James  P.  Baxter,  Portland ;  Charles  M.  Pick- 
ard,  Portland ;  Rev.  Charles  H.  Ctitler,  Ban- 
gor ;  Franklin  C.  Payson,  Portland ;  Weston 
Lewis,  Gardiner ;  Frederick  H.  Appleton,  Ban- 
gor ;  Charles  T.  Hawes,  Bangor ;  Hon.  Clar- 
ence Hale,  Portland;  George  P.  Davenport, 
Bath  ;  Hon.  Addison  E.  Herrick,  Bethel ;  Hon. 
Levi  Turner,  Portland,  and  Frederick  A. 
Fisher  of  Lowell. 


CLASS  OF  1868  PRIZE  SPEAKING 

The  following  was  the  program  of  the  '68 
speaking  which  took  place  in  Memorial  Hall, 
yesterday  evening: — 

PROGRAM. 
Music 

1.  International   Brotherhood, 

Arthur  Harold  Ham 

2.  Federal  Control  of  Corporations, 

*George  Palmer  Hyde 
Music 

3.  The  Future  of  Our  Political  Parties, 

Arthur  Lincoln  Robinson 
Music 

4.  Athletics  and  Education, 

*Joseph  Albert  Davis 

5.  The  Great  White  Plague, 

Carl  Merrill  Robinson 
Music 

6.  The  Dominion  of  the  Sea, 

Albert  Trowbridge  Gould 

Music 

*Excused. 

Judges:  Principal  Herbert  E.  Cole,  A.M.,  '83, 
Bath;  Rev.  Percival  F.  Marston,  D.D.,  '88,  Lewiston; 
Professor  Halbert  H.  Britan,  Ph.D.,  Lewiston. 

The  decision  of  the  judges  will  appear  in 
next  week's  issue  of  the  Orient,  together  with 
the  part  to  which  the  prize  is  awarded. 


BASEBALL  SCHEDULE 

Manager    Tefft    announces    the    following 
provisional  baseball  schedule: 
April    I — Brown,    Providence. 
April  2 — Seton  Hall,  South  Orange. 
April  3 — New  York  University,  New  York. 


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April  4 — Princeton,   Princeton. 

April   15 — Harvard,   Cambridge. 

April   25 — Tufts,    Brunswick. 

April  28 — Dartmouth,  Hanover. 

April  29 — Dartmouth,  Hanover. 

May  2 — Bates,   Portland    (Exhib.). 

May  6 — Colby,  Brunswick. 

May  9 — University  of  Maine,   Brunswick. 

May  12— Tufts,  R-Iedford. 

May  13 — Williams,  Williamstown. 

May  14 — Holy  Cross,  Worcester. 

May  18— Open. 

May  20 — University  of  Maine,  Orono. 

May  23 — Colby,   Waterville. 

May  30 — Bates,  Lewiston. 

June  5 — Bates,  Brunswick. 


B.  A.  A.  RELAY  TEAM 

At  three  o'clock,  Saturday  afternoon  the 
third  and  last  of  the  series  of  trials  to 
determine  the  men  who  shall  compose 
the  B.  A.  A.  Relay  Team  was  held  on  the 
straight-away  between  the  Kappa  Sigma 
House  and  the  Medical  Building.  Two  other 
less  important  trials  had  already  been  held, 
and  the  average  time  of  each  man  in  all  three, 
not  his  fastest  time  in  one  of  these  trials, 
determined  his  ability.  The  men  who  ran 
were:  Anderson,  Medic;  Colbath,  '10;  Sim- 
mons, '09;  Burton,  '09;  Stone,  '09;  Buck,  '09; 
Deming,  '10;  Timberlake,  '08;  Morss,  '10; 
Edwards,  '10;  Ballard,  '10;  H.  K.  Hine,  '11; 
Kaulbach,  '11;  S.  W.  Pierce,  '11;  Allen,  '11. 

The  men  who  will  compose  the  team  are : 
Atwood,  Colbath,  and  Deming.  Simmons, 
Stone  and  Ballard  tied  for  fourth  place  and 
will  run  off  the  tie  tomorrow  afternoon.  As 
has  been  already  announced,  the  team  is  to 
run  Tufts  this  year,  and  from  the  hard  train- 
ing and  faithful  practice  of  the  men,  as  well 
as  the  efficient  and  experienced  coaching  of 
Capt.  Atwood  and  Coach  Morrell,  the  team 
ought  to  win.  A  good  backing  by  the  student 
body  should  be  shown  at  the  meet!  Manager 
Brewster  announces  that  he  has  obtained 
reduced  rates  of  $5.50  for  the  round-trip 
ticket.  These  tickets  may  be  purchased  at  the 
Brunswick  station.  A  good  opportunity  is 
offered  to  the  Massachusetts  men  in  college — 
those  from  Boston  and  the  vicinity  in  par- 
ticular, to  visit  their  homes  and  to  witness 
the  meet  on  the  same  trip.  The  team  will 
probably  take  the  11  a.m.  train,  February    i. 


Tickets  for  the  meet  may  be  purchased  at 
Mechanics  Hall,  where  it  is  to  be  held  on  the 
evening  of  February  i.  The  students  who 
cannot  go  can  prove  their  loyalty  by  writing 
their  names  on  the  subscription  paper  which 
is  being  circulated  to  send  the  team. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION 

Mr.  Edward  Stanwood,  '61,  editor  of  the 
Youths'  Companion,  addressed  a  meeting  of 
the  Association  Monday  evening.  He  spoke 
in  regard  to  a  college  man's  choosing  his  voca- 
tion and  said  in  brief: 

"Leave  the  choosing  of  a  profession  to  time 
and  chance.  Do  not  consider  college  life  (as 
formerly  was  done)  an  equipment  for  any 
vocation  in  particular,  but  as  a  means  of  evolv- 
ing the  nature  of  your  life  work.  Specialize 
afterward  if  you  have  the  time,  money,  and 
ability  for  hard  work.  A  few  of  the  things 
which  should  be  brought  into  consideration  in 
choosing  your  profession  are  your  tempera- 
ment as  an  individual,  the  opportunity  which 
is  offered  you  for  study,  your  willingness  to 
sacrifice,  the  scope  and  chance  of  your  prospec- 
tive profession  and  the  locality  in  which  you 
will  employ  it.  But,  above  all,  your  tempera- 
ment and  tastes  as  an  individual  should  gov- 
ern almost  exclusively  your  choice." 

Mr.  Stanwood  then  went  on  to  enumerate, 
in  their  order  of  importance,  the  professions 
with  their  attractions,  advantages,  pleasures, 
possibilities  and  scope.  The  professions  of 
editorial  work,  ministry,  medicine,  law,  teach- 
ing, librarian  and  science  'he  carefully  touched 
upon  and  reviewed. 

The  largest  attendance  of  the  year  was 
shown  at  this  meeting,  over  a  hundred  men 
being  present. 


THE  ROMANIA 

The  Romania  held  its  second  meeting  last 
Monday,  at  the  home  of  Prof.  E.  W.  Brown 
on  Federal  street.  A  pleasant  evening  was 
passed  in  the  discussion  of  Papal  and  French 
politics,  the  Italian  opera  singers  of  the  day, 
and  many  other  topics  concerning  modern 
Europe.  It  was  decided  to  hold  the  next 
meeting  soon  after  .the  opening  of  the  second 
semester.  Those  present  were :  Prof.  H.  John- 
son, Prof.  Brown,  Prof.  Sills,  Davis,  '08; 
Gould,  '08  ;  Ham,  '08 ;  Huse,  '08  ;  Ricker,  '08 ; 
Carter,  '09;  Cushing,  '09;  Hurley,  '09;  and 
Stahl,  '09. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

PAUL  J.   NEWMAN,  1909         Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 

Associate  Editors 

joseph  m.  boyce,  1908 
h.  h.  burton,  1909  w.  e.  robinson,  1910 

j.  j.  stahl,  x909  w.  e.  atwood,  1910 

k.  r.  tefft,  1909  thomas  otis,  1910 

NATHAN  S.  WESTON,   1908      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  igog  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. 


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Lewiston  Journal  Press 


Vol.  XXXVI 


JANUARY  24,   1908 


No.  22 


In  accordance  with  our 
Shop  Work  often   repeated  policy  that 

Bowdoin  should  devote  the 
broadening  of  its  course  along  scientific  lines, 
we  desire  once  more  to  recall  the  great  need 
and  advantage  in  the  re-establishment  of  a 
shop  work  course.  Five  years  ago  a  practical 
course  in  shop  work  was  given,  which  was 
popular  and  filled  a  real  demand.  There  are 
facilities  in  regard  to  room  at  present.  The 
college  is  already  supplied  with  a  number  of 
excellent  machines.  To  a  man  who  is  taking 
a  college  course  with  the  idea  of  later  going 
into  scientific  study,  the  more  practical  help 
he  can  gain  in  college,  the  more  he  is  fitting 
himself.  The  establishment  of  a  course  that 
would  give  a  man  some  real  training  in  shop 
work  would  be  exceedingly  advantageous. 
Possibly  under  our  present  condition,  it  might 
be  necessary  to  keep  the  course  limited  at  first, 
perhaps  election  only  for  juniors  and  seniors, 
or  seniors  alone,  but   in  connection  with  the 


courses  now  offered  in  mechanical  drawing, 
geometry  and  surveying,  it  would  be  much 
appreciated,  and  is  the  next  logical  step.  Even 
if  such  a  course  be  made  small  at  the  start, 
the  college  body  would  be  exceedingly  glad  to 
see  the  introduction  at  no  distant  date. 


_     ,  .  The  Orient  notes  that  John 

To  John  T     •    •   u     1  r 

.  „  ,  Irwin  IS  back  again,    every- 

body notes  it  and  everybody 
is  glad.  I'll  tell  you,  John,  we  were  just  a  bit 
worried  when  we  thought  you  weren't  coming 
back  again !  It  is  distinctly  noticeable  that  the 
baseball  interests  and  football  interests  have 
learned  that  it  does  not  pay  to  fool  around 
with  trial  coaches.  If  Bowdoin  is  to  have  a 
man  to  coach  her  team,  we  want  to  have  a  man 
who  knows  his  business.  The  finest  examples 
of  coaches  that  Bowdoin  has  ever  had  are: 
Irwin  for  baseball,  Ross  McClave  for  football, 
and  Lothrop  for  track.  We  have  lost  Lothrop ; 
we  cannot  hope  to  always  be  able  to  retain 
these  other  men,  but  when  we  cannot  get  them, 
may  the  athletic  authorities  at  Bowdoin  be  not 
so  blind  to  the  real  interests  of  the  college  as 
to  think  that  anybody  could  do  what  these 
men  have  done  for  us !  We  have  tried  in  past 
years,  and  may  we  in  future  years  never  exper- 
iment in  coaches.  John,  we're  glad  you  are 
to  be  with  us  again.  We  appreciate  you,  we 
know  what  you've  done,  we  know  what  you 
can  do,  and  we  know  you'll  do  the  best! 
Here's  to  you,  John  ! 


Bowdoin    has    many    tro- 
Our  Trophies        phies,  and  now  that  action 

has  been  taken  toward  sup- 
plying a  suitable  place  to  keep  them,  it  is  time 
to  get  them  all  together  and  bring  their  inscrip- 
tions up  to  date.  The  purpose  of  this  editorial 
is  to  state  how  matters  now  stand,  in  the  hope 
that  the  managers  of  the  various  'varsity  teams 
will  take  the  trouble  to  have  the  cups  of  their 
former  teams  properly  engraved. 

The  action  which  has  been  taken  in  regard 
to  supplying  a  place  for  the  trophies,  is  that 
the  athletic  council  has  voted  to  use  the  first 
twenty-five  dollars  which  shall  be  turned  in, 
to  buy  a  suitable  glass  trophy-cabiiiet.  Fur- 
ther than  this,  Professor  Little,  who  for  sev- 
eral years  has  kindly  taken  care  of  the  cups, 
and  had  them  cleaned  with  part  of  the  library 
fund,  has  oiifered  as  a  trophy  hall,  the  upper 
central  hallway  of  the  library,  in  the  middle 
of  which  are  now  exhibited  some  of  the  old 
Bowdoin  catalogues  and  papers.    Our  first  tro- 


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phy-cabinet  will  probably  be  placed  at  the 
south  side  of  the  hall,  while  our  two  rowing 
banners  and  the  New  England  Athletic  Asso- 
ciation banner  of  1899,  perhaps  may  be  hung 
from  the  ceiling  above  it. 

The  cups  we  now  have  are : 

The  Bowdoin  Navy  Championship  cup,  pre- 
sented by  the  class  of  '75  (lacking  an  inscrip- 
tion in  regard  to  any  winner)  ;  the  cup  won 
by  the  class  of  '89  in  the  Athletic  Exhibition 
of  1888  (lacking  an  inscription,  but  accom- 
panied by  a  card)  ;  the  cup  won  by  the  class 
of  '95  for  the  best  class  record  at  Field  Day 
(lacking  an  inscription,  but  accompanied  by 
a  card)  ;  the  cup  won  by  the  class  of  '96,  for 
winning  the  first  indoor  meet ;  the  cup  given 
in  1897,  to  be  held  by  each  successive  winner 
of  the  indoor  meets,  now  held  by  1909  (lack- 
ing any  place  for  inscription,  but  on  the  stand 
of  which  there  is  ample  opportunity  for  a  row 
of  little  silver  plates  bearing  the  numerals  of 
the  winning  classes)  ;  the  cup  for  the  winner 
of  the  class  drills  at  the  indoor  meets,  now 
held  by  1910,  but  on  which  only  classes  win- 
ning it  three  times  are  allowed  to  engrave 
their  numerals ;  the  cup  presented  by  the  class 
uf  '99  to  be  held  by  each  winner  of  the  class 
baseball  series,  now  held  by  1910  (but  which 
has  not  been  engraved  since  won  in  1902  by 
'99)  ;  the  Bowdoin  Tennis  Association  cup, 
awarded  annually  to  the  winner  of  the  Bow- 
doin Tennis  tournament,  now  held  by  Hyde, 
'08  (but  not  engraved  since  1897,  when  won 
by  Ives,  '98)  ;  and  the  football  cup  to  be 
awarded  annually  to  the  football  player, 
whether  of  the  first  or  second  team,  who  shows 
the  greatest  improvement  in  all-round  kick- 
ing, now  held  by  M.  A.  Webber,  '07,  (not 
engraved,  or  as  yet  awarded  for  this  season). 
From  among  these  cups  which  are  awarded 
for  excellence  in  athletics  within  the  college, 
there  is  one  cup  which  is  missing,  this  is  the 
"Punting  Cup,"  formerly  awarded  annually  to 
the  best  football  punter  in  Bowdoin,  the  award 
to  be  decided  by  a  special  contest. 

Besides  these,  the  intercollegiate  cups  which 
Bowdoin  holds  are:  Four  tug-of-war  cups, 
won  severally  in  '89  from  Colby,  in  '90  from 
Bates,  in  '92  from  the  "Medicals,"  and  in  '97 
again  from  Colby;  the  Maine  Intercollegiate 
Athletic  Association  cup,  to  belong  to  the  col- 
lege winning  the  greatest  number  of  State 
meets  between  1895  and  1904,  of  which  Bow- 
doin won  nine  (not  engraved  on  the  owner- 
ship or  1904  plate)  ;  the  Maine  Intercollegiate 
Tennis  cup  for  the  winner  of  the  singles  in 
the  State  tournament,  to  belong  to  the  college 


winning  it  three  times,  won  by  Bowdoin  in  '93, 
'94,  and  '96;  and  another  cup  won  on  the 
same  conditions  in  '03,  '04,  and  "06 ;  the  South- 
ard cup  for  the  runner-up  in  the  singles  in  the 
State  tournament,  to  belong  to  the  college  win- 
ning it  three  times,  won  by  Bowdoin  in  '92, 
'93,  and  '96;  the  Maine  Intercollegiate  Tenn's 
cup  for  the  winner  of  the  doubles  in  the  State 
tournament,  to  belong  to  the  college  winning 
it  three  times,  won  by  Bowdoin  in  '92,  '93, 
and  '94;  and  another  cup  won  on  the  same 
conditions  in  '03,  '04,  and  '06.  All  these  tennis 
cups  are  correctly  engraved,  but  there  is  miss- 
ing a  cup  which  according  to  the  Tennis  Asso- 
ciation constitution  should  belong  to  Bowdoin 
for  winning  the  doubles  in  '96,  '97,  and  '99; 
and  there  is  also  a  new  cup  to  be  held  for 
a  year  by  the  winners  of  the  doubles  in  the 
State  tournament,  and  to  belong  to  the  college 
winning  it  three  times,  which  was  won  last 
spring  by  Hyde,  '08,  and  Ham,  '08,  but  which 
has  not  yet  been  received  from  the  Intercolle- 
giate Association. 

This  shows  just  how  matters  stand  in  regard 
to  our  cups,  and  if  the  managers  of  the  various 
teams  will  take  charge  of  the  engraving  and 
the  procuring  of  the  missing  cups,  the  Orient 
will   gladly   furnish   all   necessary   data. 

In  addition  to  these  cups  we  now  have  one 
football,  representing  the  championship  of 
1904,  and  we  earnestly  solicit  from  former  and 
present  victorious  captains  or  managers,  the 
footballs  or  baseballs  which  they  may  hold  as 
mementoes,  and  which  if  sent  to  Doctor  Whit- 
tier  will  be  properly  inscribed,  and  used  to 
start  what  we  hope  will  be  a  long  series  of 
trophies  of  the  championships  and  victories 
that  fall  to  old  Bowdoin. 


In  its  weekly  "Bulletin  of 
Comment  Complaint,"    the    Orient 

feels  compelled  'to  dis- 
courage the  evident  thoughtlessness  of  some 
of  the  students  in  regard  to  the  treatment  of 
college  property  and  in  particular  to  disparage 
the  lack  of  respect  for  the  chapel  which  the 
recent  episode  of  the  advertising  elephant  so 
plainly  indicates.  We  all  love  our  college  and 
we  ought  to  show  our  regard  for  it  even  in 
such  a  small  way  as  to  evince  an  evidence  of 
outward  respect  for  its  property.  The  chapel, 
however,  should  be  particularly  sacred  to  Bow- 
doin men — not  because  the  bell  in  its  tower 
has  so  often  rung  in  tones  of  triumph  for 
victories  in  athletics,  nor  especially  that  the 
memory  of  so  many  loyal  Bowdoin  sons  has 
sanctified  it,  but  because  of  the  nature  of  the 


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hall,  as  an  appropriate  place  to  offer  the  sim- 
ple morning  exercises  which  begin  every  week- 
day of  our  college  life. 


CALENDAR 

FRIDAY,    JANUARY    24 

.6.30  P.M.     Mandolin  Club  rehearsal. 

7.00  P.M.  Debate.  The  recommendations  of  the 
Simplified  Spelling  Board  should  be  adopted.  Aff., 
Clark  and   Ready.     Neg.,   Estes  and  Timberlake. 

8.00  P.M.  Informal  dance  at  the  Delta  Upsilon 
House. 

1.30  P.M.  Entrance  examination  to  remove  condi- 
tions in  Algebra  and  Geometry  in  Mathematics 
room. 

SATURDAY,    JANUARY    25 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  practice. 

3.00  P.M.  Final  Trials  for  the  B.  A.  A.  Team. 
Long  Theme  in  English  HI.  due.  Fencing  in  Gym- 
nasium from  7  until  9. 

SUNDAY,  JANUARY  26 

11.00  A.M.     Dave  Porter  will  speak  in  the  Church 
on  the  Hill. 
4.00  P.M.     Sunday  Chapel. 

MONDAY,    JANUARY    27 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  Practice. 
5.00  P.M.     Glee  Club  rehearsal. 
7.30   P.M.     Meeting   of  the   York   County   Club   at 
Kappa  Sigma  House. 
8.00  P.M.     Mandolin  Club  rehearsal. 

TUESDAY,    JANUARY    28 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  Practice. 

7.00  P.M.  Debate.  Question:  Cities  of  over  25,000 
inhabitants  should  own  and  operate  their  street  rail- 
ways. Aff.,  R.  Pennell,  Shehan.  Neg.,  Burton, 
McDade. 

WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY  29 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  Practice. 
5.00  P.M.     Glee  Club  rehearsal. 

7.00    P.M.     Preliminary    Trials    for    the    Bradbury 
Prize  Debate.      Report  due  in  French  HI. 
8.00  P.M.     Mandolin   Club  rehearsal. 

THURSDAY,   JANUARY   30 

Mid-Year  examinations  begin. 

8.30  A.M.     Econ.   I   and  5,   Memorial  Hall. 

1.30  P.M.  Hygiene,  Memorial  Hall;  Phil,  i  and  6, 
Banister  Hall ;  Survey  and  Draw.  3,  Physics  Lee. 
Room. 

7.00  P.M.  Christian  Association  meeting.  Hon. 
Herbert  M.  Heath  of  Augusta  will  speak  on  Politics. 

FRIDAY,   JANUARY   3I 

8.30  A.M.  Biology  2,  Biology  Lab.;  Eng.  Lit.  3, 
Memorial  Hall ;  French  3.  Memorial  Hall. 

1.30  P.M.  German  i,  Memorial  Hall;  Math.  9, 
Memorial  Hall;  Survey  and  Draw,  i.  Memorial  Hall. 

5.00  P.M.     Glee  Club  rehearsal. 

6.30  P.M.     Mandolin  Club  rehearsal. 

SATURDAY,    FEBRUARY    I 

8.30  A.M.     German  3  and  7,  Memorial  Hall. 

1.30  P.M.  French  i  and  s,  Memorial  Hall;  Spanish 
I,  Memorial  Hall.  B.  A.  A.  meet  at  Mechanics  Hall, 
Boston.    Bowdoin  runs  Tufts. 


SUNDAY  CHAPEL 

Our  fourth  college  preacher  this  year,  Rev. 
Edward  F.  Sanderson  of  Providence,  R.  I., 
conducted  chapel  on  Sunday,  using  for  his 
text  the  saying  in  which  Christ  likens  himself 
to  a  door  for  humanity,  he  said  in  brief: 

"A  great  many  men  are  doors  for  others, 
as,  for  example,  teachers,  who  are  doors  lead- 
ing into  the  realms  of  thought  and  learning. 
Christ  is  the  great,  universal  door  which 
opens  into  realms  of  happiness,  disclosing  to 
men  the  higher  life,  and  revealing  to  them 
eternal  truths.  Christ  is  also  the  musician 
who  brings  forth  irresistible  strains  from  the 
battered  and  apparently  worthless  harp,  as 
he  inspires  to  harmony  battered  and  sorrow- 
shaken  souls  of  men.  Both  harp  and  soul 
were  silent  or  in  discord  until  the  mighty 
musician  breathed  upon  the  strings." 

Kendrie,  '10,  opened  the  service  with  a  violin 
solo.  After  the  address,  a  selection  was  sung 
by  a  quartet  consisting  of  McGlone,  '10;  Ken- 
drie, '10;  Brown,  '09;  and  A.  L.  Stone,  '10. 

In  the  evening  Dr.  Sanderson  conducted  a 
questionaire  in  the  chapel,  answering  ques- 
tions which  are  of  vital  and  continual  inter- 
est to  college  men.  There  were  about  50  stu- 
dents  in  attendance. 


DELTA  UPSILON  DANCE 

There  will  be  an  informal  dance  at  the 
Delta  Upsilon  house  this  (Friday)  evening. 
The  patronesses  are:  Mrs.  Williarn  T.  Foster, 
Mrs.  Frank  E.  Woodruff,  Mrs.  George  F. 
Tenney,  and  Mrs.  Samuel  S.  Thompson. 
Among  the  young  ladies  to  be  present  are: 
Miss  Evelyn  Stetson,  Miss  Daisy  Hubbard, 
Miss  Lou  Woodard,  M'ss  Lucy  Stetson,  Miss 
Marguerite  Purington,  Miss  Ann  Parsons, 
Miss  Cecile  Houghton  of  Brunswick,  Miss 
Ethel  Day  of  Lewiston,  Miss  Olive  Thomp- 
son of  Portland,  Miss  Chrystine  Kennison  of 
Waterville,  Miss  Helen  Wise,  Miss  Lena  Law- 
rence of  Rockland,  M'ss  Campbell  of  Mechanic 
Falls,  Miss  Clark  of  Augusta,  Miss  Lou  Syl- 
vester of  Bowdoinham,  Miss  Zoe  Shorey  of 
Bates  College,  Miss  Florence  Baxter  of  Somer- 
ville,  Mass.,  Miss  Alice  Wentworth  of  Brook- 
line,  Mass.,  Miss  Adelaide  French  of  Dover, 
N.  H. 


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Collate  Botes 


Shower  baths  are  to  be  put  in  Maine  Hall  soon. 

The  Quill  board  sat  for  their  picture,  Tuesday 
noon. 

Aubery,  'ii,  is  out  of  college  on  account  of  sick- 
ness. 

Rhodes  Scholarship  exams,  were  held  at  Augusta 
Tuesday. 

Adjourns  were  granted  in  German  III.  and  VII. 
Saturday. 

Prof.  Woodruff  granted  adjourns  in  his  courses, 
last  Friday. 

The  chapel  organ  was  tuned  Monday  by  Mr.  Har- 
rison of  Portland. 

Edward  Pope,  '07,  visited  friends  in  Brunswick, 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday. 

Barton,  '11,  has  left  college  and  is  attending  a 
business  school  in  Boston. 

Fairclough,  '08,  entertained  his  sister  and  several 
friends  at  dinner,  Tuesday  night. 

Prof.  Files  attended  a  meeting  of  the  trustees  of 
Fryeburg  Academy,  last  Saturday. 

Russell,  '10,  was  called  out  of  college  last  week 
by  the  death  of  his  brother-in-law. 

Prof  Woodruff  has  commenced  a  course  in  Greek 
Literature  at  Bangor  Theological   Seminary. 

A  production  of  "King  Pepper"  by  local  talent  is 
to  be  given  in  Bath,  Wednesday,  January  29. 

Davie,  '10,  was  out  of  college  at  his  home  in  Bos- 
ton several  days   last  week  because  of  sickness. 

The  new  Keith's  Theatre  in  Portland  opens  Mon- 
day.    Bills  of  the  first  entertainment  have  appeared. 

W.  E.  Robinson,  '10,  entertained  his  father  at  the 
Alpha  Delta  Phi  House,  on  Saturday  of  last  week. 

Rev.  Mr.  Sanderson,  who  preached  in  the  Church 
on  the  Hill,  Sunday,  was  entertained  at  the  Theta 
Delta  Chi  House. 

Alden  F.  Kimball,  'lO,  is  entertaining  his  brother, 
who  is  a  plebe  at  West  Point.  Mr.  Kimball  is 
home  on  sick  leave. 

The  Freshmen  trying  for  assistant  manager  of  the 
baseball  team  are :  Merrill,  Richards,  McFarland, 
Cartland  and  Weatherill. 

A  paper  is  being  circulated  around  college  for 
subscriptions  to  send  the  Relay  Team  to  the  B.  A.  A. 
meet.     Stand  by  the  team ! 

A  few  of  the  students  enjoyed  a  beautiful  concert 
in  the  People's  Church  of  Bath  by  the  Olive  Mead 
Quartet,  Saturday  evening. 

Bailey,  '10,  wishes  to  announce  that  he  has  a  new 
line  of  college,  class  and  fraternity  banners  on  sale 
at  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  House. 

Estes,  '09,  has  been  chosen  to  play  the  part  of 
"Mabel"  on  the  next  Dramatic  Club  trip,  which  will 
probably  occur  about  the  middle  of  February. 

Monday  night,  McLaughlin,  '10,  and  Chapman, 
'11,  walked  to  Portland,  leaving  Brunswick  at 
11.45  P-M.  and  arriving  at  Portland  at  6.15  a.m.,  in 
time  to  catch  the  7  o'clock  train  back  to  Brunswick. 
There  was  a  bright  moon  and  the  walk,  though 
long,  was  exceedingly  interesting. 


William  M.  Harris,  '09,  has  announced  that  he 
will  issue  the  Bowdoin  calendar  for  the  year  1909, 
and  has  promised  a  good  article. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Faculty  Club  on  Monday 
evening  in  Hubbard  Hall,  Prof.  Lee  gave  a  very 
interesting  lecture  on  Marco  Polo. 

Bookings  at  the  Empire  Theatre  in  Lewiston  for 
the  near  future  include  the  comic  opera,  "Tom 
Jones,"  and  the  great  Boston  success,  "The  Dairy 
Maids." 

Blinn  R.  Russell  was  operated  on  for  appendicitis 
at  the  Sisters'  Hospital  in  Lewiston,  Monday  at 
9  A.M..  The  operation  was  successful  and  he  is 
reported   to   be   improving. 

Coach  Irwin,  who  has  done  so  much  good  work 
with  Bowdoin  baseball  teams  and  who  has  been 
engaged  to  coach  the  team  this  year,  arrived  last 
Monday  to  take  charge  of  the  cage  work. 

The  Mandolin-Guitar  Club  was  hired  by  the 
Brunswick  Club  to  furnish  music  at  its  meeting 
in  the  Town  Hall  on  Friday  evening.  Thewlis  gave 
an  excellent  exhibition  of  hand  cuff  stunts. 

There  have  been  so  many  rehearsals  of  social, 
musical  and  other  organizations  in  college  that  the 
semi-annual  rehearsals  for  exams.,  which  are  now 
in   such  dangerous  proximity,  may  not  come  amiss. 

A  team  composed  of  Dennis,  Watson,  Hoar, 
Kaulbach,  and  Marston,  from  the  191 1  delegation 
of  Theta  Delta  Chi,  defeated  Brunswick  High  School 
in  basketball  this  week.  There  is  a  prospect  of  a 
return  game. 

R.  H.  Files,  '09,  was  elected  treasurer,  at  the  last 
meeting  of  the  Christian  Association,  to  take  the 
place  of  Cole,  '09,  who  is  out  of  college  at  work. 
All  men  who  have  not  paid  their  dues  should  do 
so  as  soon  as  possible ! 

Manager  Kane  of  the  Bugle  has  prepared  and  will 
soon  send  out  a  circular  letter  to  many  of  the 
alumni  urging  upon  them  the  purchase  of  the  Bugle, 
which  will  be  issued  with  the  special  intention  of 
making  it  a  book  of  interest  to  them,  and  one  that 
may  be  used  as   an  accurate  book  of  reference. 

The  following  debate  was  held  in  Hubbard  Hall, 
January  21  :  Commercial  reciprocity  with  Canada 
would  be  economically  advantageous  to  the  United 
States.  Affirmative :  Koughan,  Hyde.  Negative : 
Ginn,  Hinckley.  Presiding  officer,  Stahl;  judges. 
Professor  F.  E.  Woodruff,  Mr.  H.  B.  Hastings,  Mr. 
P.  H.  Timberlake.  The  affirmative  was  awarded  the 
debate. 

It  may  be  of  interest  to  some  of  the  students  to 
learn  that,  at  a  national  meeting  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
held  a  few  weeks  ago  in  Washington,  a  man  of 
any  creed  was  voted  to  be  eligible  to  office  in  a 
college  Y.  M.  C.  A.  The  ineligibility  of  all  except 
Evangelists  to  hold  office  in  a  city  Y.  M.  C.  A.  was, 
however,  again  voted   to   stand. 

The  chief  event  of  the  week,  beside  the  meeting 
of  the  trustees  and  overseers,  was  the  moving  _  of 
a  small  farmhouse  from  a  point  about  two  miles 
down  the  Harpswell  road,  to  a  place  on  Page  street 
in  the  rear  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  House.  The  house 
was  dragged  on  two  trees  for  runners  by  seventeen 
pairs  of  horses  and  eight  yoke  of  oxen,  and  when 
once  started  it  moved  at  the  rate  of  a  fast  walk, 
breaking  any  branches,  telegraph  poles  or  wires  that 
happened  to  be  in  the  way. 


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It  is  rumored  around  the  college  that  two  of  its 
members  are  soon  to  give  a  vaudeville  skit  in  three 
scenes,  entitled  "A  Trip  to  Europe."  The  first  scene 
is  laid  m  Brunswick,  the  second  in  Boston,  and 
strange  to  say,  the  third  is  also  in  Brunswick.  Dur- 
ing the  course  of  the  play  several  descriptive  songs 
will  be  introduced,  including  "Why  Smith  Left 
Home,"  "A  Life  on  the  Ocean  Wave,"  and  "The 
Wanderers'  Return."  The  play  will  doubtless  have 
a  good  attendance. —  (Published  by  request.) 

Hlumni  IRoteg 

CLASS  OF  1834 
A  memoir  of  Peleg  N.  Chandler  by  Edward 
Stanwood,  Litt.D.,  appears  in  the  current  num- 
ber of  _  the  Proceedings  of  the  Massachusetts 
Historical   Society. 

CLASS  OF  1843 

A  sketch  of  the  town  of  Bristol,  published 
in  the  Lewiston  Saturday  Evening  Journal  of 
January  19,  contains  a  portrait  and  a  well 
deserved  tribute  to  Dr.  Samuel  W.  Johnson, 
who,  for  sixty  years,  was  one  of  the  best- 
known  and  most  respected  physicians  of  the 
region.  A  stroke  of  paralysis,  four  years  ago, 
made  him  an  invalid,  but  he  still  has  the 
affection  of  his  former  patients  at  his  advanced 
age  of  eighty-five. 

CLASS  OF  1854. 

Mrs.  Annie  Barron  Linscott,  wife  of  Daniel 
C.  Linscott,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  died  at  her  resi- 
dence, 9  January,  1908,  of  apoplexy.  Mrs. 
Linscott  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  First 
Baptist  Church  and  active  in  church  work. 
She  was  especially  beloved  and  honored  in  her 
family  life,  having  reared  five  children,  all 
college  graduates  and  all  occupying  positions 
of  influence  in  their  respective  communities. 
CLASS  OF  i860 

An  extended  biographical  sketch  by  Rev. 
Dr.  Henry  S.  Burrage,  together  with  an 
admirable  portrait  of  Gen.  John  Marshall 
Brown,  appears  in  the  current  number  of  the 
New  England  Historic  Genealogical  Register. 
CLASS  OF  1891 

Letters  from  Dr.  C.  S.  F.  Lincoln  of  St. 
John's  College,  Shanghai,  announce  the  safe 
arrival  and  establishment  in  their  missionary 
home  of  himself  and  family,  after  a  long  fur- 
lough spent  in  the  United  States. 
CLASS  OF  1896 

The  Washington  Herald  of  January  10, 
1908,  gives  an  interesting  interview  with 
SterlinfT  Fessenden,  Esq.,  of  Shanghai,  China, 
who  is  now  in  this  country  on  business, 
expressing   his    views    with    reference    to   the 


charges  recently  brought  against  Judge  Wil- 
frey  of  the  American  Court  at  Shanghai,  and 
also  as  to  the  feeling  toward  the  United  States 
in  China  and  Japan. 

CLASS  OF  1902 

Mr.   Ben   Barker  is  a  member  of  the  new 

firm  of  Turner,  Barker  &  Co.  of  48  Exchange 

street,    Portland,    Me.,    organized   January    i, 

1008,  to  conduct  a  general  insurance  business. 

CLASS  OF  1905 

The  engagement  was  recently  announced 
of  Miss  Elizabeth  Hortense  Cuskey  of  Minot, 
Me.,  to  Ansel  C.  Denning,  now  of  Herkimer, 
N.  Y. 

CLASS  OF  1Q07 

Rev.  Leroy  W.  Coons,  now  nastor  of  the 
Universalist  Church  at  Brunswick,  has 
received  a  call  to  the  pastorate  of  the  Elm 
Street  Church  at  Auburn,  Me.  Before  tak- 
ing his  college  course,  Mr.  Coons  was  for 
several  years  a  successful  pastor  at  Pittsfield, 
Me. 

Mr.  Charles  F.  Thomas,  Jr.,  who  has  been 
teaching  at  the  Highland  Military  Academy, 
Worcester,  Mass.,  was  recently  chosen  princi- 
pal of  Charleston  (Mass.)  High  School. 
There  were  seventeen  other  applicants  for  the 
position. 


To  Bowdoin  Men 


A  PERSONAL  WORD  FROM  THE  PRESIDENT 

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positions  In  July  are  usually  the  ones  wlio  start  looking  for 
them  in  January.  Before  you  get  entangled  with  any  expensive 
or  inefficient  employment  agency  or  before  yon  stiirt  on  a  more 
or  less  aimless  individual  search  for  the  position  you  desire,  it 
will  be  worth  your  while  to  learn  about  our  Co-operative  Mem- 
bership. We  are  an  organization  of  college  men  for  college 
men.  We  can  save  you  time,  travel,  trouble  and  money  by 
furnishinfT  you  with  accurate  information  while  in  college  and 
by  securing  you  a  desirable  position  or  business  opportunity 
when  out  of  college.  There  are  no  involved  contracts,  no  costly 
commissions,  no  red  tape,  no  strings  attached  to  our  service. 
We  think  we  solve  an  old  prol>lem  in  a  new  and  better  way. 
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VOL.  XXXVII 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  JANUARY  31,  1908 


NO.  23 


NEW  YORK  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION  MEETING 

Alumni  of  Bowdoin  College  met  at  their 
thirty-fourth  annual  dinner  in  the  American 
dining  room  of  the  Manhattan  Hotel,  last 
Monday  night.  H.  H.  Pearce,  vice-president 
of  the  association,  presided,  and  there  were 
speeches  by  Prof.  Henry  L.  Chapman,  who 
represented  the  college.  Gen.  Thomas  H.  Hub- 
bard, George  H.  Putnam,  W.  H.  McElroy, 
John  J.  Wight  and  David  R.  Porter. 

The  officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year 
are :  Dr.  Warren  O.  Plimpton,  president ;  F. 
R.  Upton,  Dr.  Charles  Jewett,  George  Till- 
son,  Edward  T.  Little  and  Albert  S.  Ridley, 
vice-presidents;  Dr.  H.  D.  Foster,  correspond- 
ing secretary;  F.  H.  Dillingham,  secretary; 
E.  B.  Merrill,  treasurer;  Percy  W.  Brooks, 
E.  H.  Sykes,  Frederick  B.  Smith,  Joseph  B. 
Roberts  and  William  Powers,  executive  com- 
mittee. 

Prof.  Chapman  was  the  first  speaker,  after 
the  college  hymn  had  been  sung  by  all  stand- 
ing. He  told  the  Alumni  that  while  there 
had  been  changes  at  Bowdoin,  as  an  historical 
institution  the  college  remained  secure  in  the 
affection  of  her  sons  and  was  sending  out  a 
great  honorable  body  of  young  men  to  make 
their  mark. 

Gen.  Thomas  H.  Hubbard  spoke  relative 
to  a  $50,000  gift  by  Andrew  Carnegie,  and 
recent  action  taken  by  the  overseers  of  the 
Maine  institution  with  a  view  to  obtaining 
the  benefit  of  the  Carnegie  fund  for  retired 
professors. 

Gen.  Hubbard's  optimistic  view  of  the 
financial  situation  at  Bowdoin  was  very 
encouraging  to  the  Alumni,  and  his  enthusiasm 
spurred  them  to  greater  activity  in  the  interests 
of  their  Alma  Mater.  Referring  to  the  gen- 
eral educational  board  and  its  offer  of  $50,000 
to  Bowdoin  provided  the  college  raises 
$200,000  before  April  i  of  this  year,  Gen. 
Hubbard  pointed  out  the  necessity  of  com- 


bined and  quick  effort  on  the  part  of  all  the 
Alumni.  He  told  how  Andrew  Carnegie 
agreed  to  give  $50,000  to  found  a  scholarship 
in  memory  of  his  old  friend,  Thomas  B.  Reed.  > 

A  matter  of  great  importance  to  all  those 
who  attended  the  dinner  was  Gen.  Hubbard's 
explanation  of  the  manner  in  which  Bowdoin 
became  eligible  to  share  with  other  institutions 
the  benefits  of  the  Carnegie  fund  for  retired 
professors.  Although  Bowdoin  has  always 
laeen  non-sectarian,  it  has  had  on  its  books  for 
many  years  records  of  funds  with  a  religious 
restriction  attached  to  them. 

When  the  question  of  eligibility  first  arose 
the  Bowdoin  authorities  furnished  to  the 
trustees  of  the  Carnegie  fund  a  list  of  all  the 
donations  the  institution  received  and  the  con- 
ditions attached  to  each. 

The  Carnegie  trustees  found  in  the  pro- 
visions of  the  $50,000  Stone  professorship  of 
moral  and  intellectual  philosophy  an  indica- 
tion of  sectarianism.  In  connection  with  the 
professorship  it  was  stipulated  that  so  long 
as  a  majority  of  the  board  of  overseers  were 
of  the  Congregational  faith  Bowdoin  should 
enjoy  the  use  of  the  fund,  but  that  when  Con- 
gregationalists  were  in  the  minority  in  the 
board  the  fund  should  be  used  by  the  Andover 
Theological  Seminary.  Gen.  Hubbard,  as  one 
of  the  overseers,  took  the  position,  some  time 
ago,  that  the  construction  of  the  restriction 
should  be  that  Bowdoin  turn  over  to  the 
Andover  institution  the  fund  in  question  when 
Congregationalists  were  in  the  minority  in  the 
board,  but  not  be  compelled  to  restrict  its  selec- 
tion of  professors  or  overseers. 

The  Carnegie  trustees  insisted  that  the  orig- 
inal idea  was  to  always  keep  Congregation- 
alists in  the  majority,  but  Gen.  Hubbard 
insisted  that  such  was  not  the  case. 

Bowdoin,  however,  has  agreed  to  turn  the 
fund  over  to  Andover,  although  Gen.  Hub- 
bard wanted  it  understood  that  the  officersof 
the  institution  did  not  consider  that  the  spirit 
of  the  Carnegie  fund  was  violated  under  the 
old  arrangement.  It  was  simply  considered 
necessary  to  meet  every  requirement  of  the 
Carnegie  trustees. 

The  speakers  appeared  in  the  order  above 
mentioned. 


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WASHINGTON  ALUMNI  BANQUET 

Annual  Meeting  of  Washington  Association  Last 

Wednesday 

The  Raleigh  Hotel  was  the  center  of  a  dis- 
tinguished gathering,  the  occasion  being  the 
twenty-sixtli  annual  banquet  of  the  Bowdoin 
College  Alumni  Societj'  of  Washington.  Chief 
Justice  Fuller  of  the  United  States  Supreme 
Court  presided,  but  soon  retired,  and  Senator 
Frye  of  Maine,  the  vice-president  of  the 
society,  officiated  in  his  stead.  Gen.  Ellis 
Spear,  of  the  class  of  '58,  was  the  toastmaster. 

The  guest  of  honor  was  Prof.  Henry  L. 
Chapman,  of  the  faculty.  Prof.  Chapman 
made  an  address  which  was  elegant  in  diction 
and  replete  with  all  that  was  dear  to  the  heart 
of  the  Bowdoin  man.  He  brought  greetings 
from  President  Hyde  of  Bowdoin  who  recently 
returned  from  abroad  restored  to  health  and 
fit  for  duty.  "The  college,"  said  Prof.  Chap- 
man, "has  a  larger  number  of  students  than 
ever  before ;  funds  are  coming  in  from  various 
sources,  and  there  need  never  be  a  fear  that 
old  Bowdoin  will  fail  to  continue  her  good 
work  and  make  her  impress  upon  progressive 
manhood." 

He  expressed  his  keen  delight  in  the  beau- 
ties of  the  Congressional  Library  and  the 
evident  fulfillment  of  its  purpose.  "The  mil- 
lions invested  there,"  said  he,  "were  not 
expended  alone  to  produce  a  beautiful  building 
and  fill  it  with  rare  and  costly  books  and  works 
of  art,  but  for  the  higher  and  better  education 
of  our  citizens,  for  the  numberless  readers 
who  in  the  course  of  years  may  be  seen  at.  the 
desks. 

"So  Bowdoin  College,  with  its  imposing 
buildings  and  lovely  campus,  is  not  alone  for 
the  eye  of  the  visitor,  but  for  those  who  enter 
its  halls  in  search  of  knowledge,  the  students 
from  all  sections,  and  even  the  Washington 
colored  boy  who  was  recently  enrolled  as  a 
freshman,  may  say  to  himself,  'AH  these  are 
for  me.'  " 

Prof.  Chapman  referred  to  the  biography 
of  William  Pitt  Fessenden,  recently  published, 
as  a  book  to  be  read  by  every  Bowdoin  man. 
"If,"  said  he,  "the  college  had  done  nothing 
more  than  to, educate  this  truly  great  Ameri- 
can, it  has  proved  its  right  to  existence  in  the 
forces  of  progress  and  education. 

"But  her  great  sons  and  Alumni  are  not 
all  of  the  past,"  he  said.  "I  am  proud  to  have 
the  opportunity  to  greet  a  Bowdoin  man  as 
chief   justice   of   the    Supreme   Court   of   the 


United  States ;  another.  Senator  Frye,  as  pres- 
ident pro  tempore  of  the  Senate,  and  others 
as  useful  members  of  Congress. 

"In  the  helmet-shaped  State  that  guards 
our  Northeastern  frontier,  looking  off  Min- 
erva-like with  clear  shining  eyes  to  the  rising 
sun,  there  is  nothing  of  more  worth  and  beauty 
than  Bowdoin  College,  which  for  more  than 
one  hundred  busy,  patient  years  has  been  the 
expounder  of  truth,  the  teacher  of  righteous- 
ness and  loyalty,  tlie  champion  of  freedom 
and  the  nursery  of  brave,  wise  and  faithful 
men ;  and,  best  of  all,  for  most  of  us  who  sit 
at  this  table — the  mother  of  us  all." 

Mr.  Samuel  Fessenden,  who  has  recently 
returned  from  a  residence  of  five  years  in 
Shanghai,  where  he  was  one  of  the  few  Amer- 
ican lawyers  admitted  to  practice  before  the 
courts,  spoke  at  length  of  the  esteem  in  which 
this  country  is  held  by  the  Chinese,  although 
recent  disclosures  in  the  field  of  high  finance, 
he  said,  had  led  to  questionings  among  the 
people  there  as  to  our  business  integrity.  He 
found  no  evidence,  he  said,  of  hostility  in 
Japan  toward  this  country. 

Referring  to  Mr.  Fessenden's  remarks.  Sen- 
ator Frye  spoke  of  the  recent  passage  by  the 
Senate  of  the  resolution  to  restore  to  China 
a  large  part  of  the  indemnity  awarded  in 
connection  with  the  Boxer  disturbances. 

Col.  A.  L.  Varney  was  another  speaker, 
and  addresses  largely  reminiscent  and  replete 
with  humorous  allusions  to  college  days,  of 
more  interest  to  the  Alumni  than  to  the  gen- 
eral reader,  were  also  made  by  D.  S.  Alex- 
ander, Marshall  P.  Cram,  Representative 
Charles  E.  Littlefield,  who  was  recently  made 
an  LL.D.  by  the  college;  Francis  M.  Hatch, 
formerly  minister  to  Hawaii ;  Fred  C.  Stevens, 
William  Frye  White  and  others. 

At  a  late  hour  the  proceedings  were  brought 
to  a  close  by  the  singing  of  "Bowdoin  Beata," 
"Phi  Chi,"  and  "Let  Children  Hear  the  Mighty 
Deeds." 

y\mong  the  graduates  of  Bowdoin  who  were 
on  the  attendance  list  were:  Amos  L.  Allen, 
D.  S.  Alexander,  E.  C.  Burleigh,  John  W. 
Butterfield,  Robert  A.  Cony,  John  B.  Cotton, 
Charles  Chesley,  S.  G.  Davis,  Richard  B.  Dole, 
Charles  A.  Flagg,  F.  S.  Gannett,  C.  H.  Hast- 
ings, Francis  M.  Hatch,  E.  P.  D.  Hathaway, 
d!  R.  Arthur,  J.  Hunt,  Roscoe  P.  Hupper, 
Horace  M.  Jordan,  Dr.  W.  C.  Kendall,  Gen. 
Sumner  I.  Kimball,  Alfred  W.  Lavensaller, 
S.  O.  Martin,  Crosby  S.  Noyes,  Charles  W. 
Porter,  Capt.  Howard  L.  Prince,  Dr.  W.  Pul- 
sifer,  Richard  Rathbun,  Rev.  Frank  Sewall, 


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E.  Simonton,  C.  H.  Verrill,  Col.  A.  L.  Var- 
ney,  George  M.  Whitaker,  R.  E.  Whiting, 
Maj.  Joseph  N.  Whitney.    ^ 

The  officers  of  the  Bowdoin  Ahimni  Society 
of  Washington  are :  Chief  Justice  Melville  E. 
Fuller  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
president;  Senator  W.  P.  Frye  and  Amos  L. 
Allen,  vice-presidents ;  William  Frye  White, 
corresponding  secretary;  Rev.  Frank  Sewall, 
recording  secretary;  Gen.  Ellis  Spear,  treas- 
urer; D.  S.  Alexander,  Dr.  W.  Pulsifer,  H. 
L.  Prince,  Gen.  Ellis  Spear,  William  Frye 
White  and  Chief  Justice  Fuller,  executive 
committee. 


BASEBALL 
A  Little  Look  Ahead  Towards  Spring 

The  recent  trip  of  John  Irwin,  who  spent 
last  week  getting  a  line  on  new  material,  has 
aroused  interest  in  our  baseball  prospects  for 
the  coming  season.  Of  last  year's  victorious 
team,  which  won  the  entire  Maine  College 
series  and  wound  up  the  season  by  defeating 
Harvard  at  Cambridge,  .Lawrence,  catcher, 
and  George  Bower,  short  stop,  have  graduated. 
Abbott,  who  covered  left  field,  although  still 
in  the  medical  school,  is  ineligible,  having 
played  four  years.  Sparks,  one  of  the  nervi- 
est pitchers  that  ever  donned  a  Bowdoin  uni- 
form, has  left  college.  Files  is  now  the  only 
experienced  twirler  in  college  and  the  bulk  of 
the  box  work  will  necessarily  fall  upon  him. 

Captain  Stanwood,  who  covered  first  base 
last  season,  will  return  to  his  old  position  at 
third.  There  are  several  candidates  for  the 
initial  bag,  of  whom  W.  Clifford,  'ii,  who 
captained  Lewiston  High  School  team  last 
season,  seems  the  most  promising. 

Claude  Bower,  who  played  third  on  last 
season's  team,  is  candidate  for  catcher,  as  are 
Byles,  'ii,  and  Draper,  'lo. 

Manter,  '09,  will  again  be  found  at  second. 
Black,  '11,  is  also  making  a  strong  bid  for 
this  place. 

Lawliss,  '11,  of  Houlton,  and  Donnelly,  '11, 
an  old  Bangor  High  man,  are  the  two  most 
promising  candidates  for  short  stop. 

McDade,  '09,  is  sure  of  his  regular  position 
in  center,  and  Caldwell,  '11,  captain  of  last 
season's  Hebron  team,  ought  to  make  good  in 
left  field.  Hayes,  '08,  and  Sanborn,  '08,  are 
also  good  men. 


The  most  serious  problem  that  Irwin  will 
face  is  that  of  developing  a  twirler  able  to 
do  a  fair  share  of  the  box  work.  Harris,  '09, 
who  won  his  letter  as  substitute  outfielder  and 
change  pitcher,  gives  promise,  as  do  Hobbs, 
'10,  McLachlin,  '10,  and  Scammon,  '09,  who 
twirled  for  the  second  last  year. 

The  schedule  for  the  coming  season  includes 
games  with  Williams,  Brown,  Harvard, 
Princeton,  and  two  games  with  Dartmouth 
and  Tufts. 

The  New  York  trip,  inaugurated  last  year, 
will  again  take  place  during  the  Easter  recess. 
This  trip  is  of  vast  benefit  to  the  team  and 
will  doubtless  become  a  feature  of  every 
schedule.  The  Orient  extends  congratula- 
tions on  the  excellent  schedule  which  has 
been  arranged. 


B.  A.  A.  MEET 

The  following  men  will  leave  on  the  7.27 
train  for  Boston,  Saturday  morning,  to  take 
part  in  the  B.  A.  A.  meet  in  Mechanic's  Hall, 
that  evening:  z\twood,  Ballard,  Colbath,  Dem- 
ing,  Edwards,  Morrill,  Simmons  and  Stone. 
The  first  four  will  be  pitted  against  Tufts  in 
the  relay  race,  Simmons  acting  as  alternate. 
Edwards  will  compete  in  the  high  jump  and 
40-yard  hurdles;  Stone  and  Simmons  in  the 
quarter-mile  novice,  while  Morrill  will  com- 
pete in  the  weight  events. 


MASSACHUSETTS  CLUB  MEETING 

Last  Saturday  evening  the  Massachusetts 
Club  met  at  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  House  with 
Messers.  McLaughlin,  Robinson,  Stephens,  R. 
D.  Morss,  P.  B.  Morss,  and  Kellogg.  The 
meeting  was  called  to  order  by  President  Bur- 
ton and  after  transacting  some  business,  he 
introduced  Professor  Hastings,  as  speaker  of 
the  evening.  Professor  Hastings  gave  a  most 
interesting  and  entertaining  talk  on  the 
numerous  courses  at  the  Massachusetts  Insti- 
tute of  Technology.  He  outlined  each  course 
and  gave  the  demand  that  there  was  for  those 
who  had  completed  the  course  and  in  many 
instances  gave  the  salary  of  those  in  business. 
After  the  talk  Prof.  Hastings  was  made  an 
honorary  member  of  the  club  and  the  meet- 
ing adjourned  for  refreshments  and  an 
informal  discussion  on  the  subject  of  the 
evening. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

PAUL  J.  NEWMAN,  1909        Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 

Associate  Editors 

joseph  m.  boyce,  1908 
h.  h.  burton,  1909  w.  e.  robinson,  1910 

j.  j.  stahl,  1909  w.  e.  atwood,  1910 

k.  r.  tefft,  1909  thomas  otis,  1910 

NATHAN  S.  WESTON,  1908      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  1909  Ass't  Business  Manager 

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

All  communications  regarding  subscriptions  should 
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Subscriptions,  $2.00  per  year,  in  advance.  Single 
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Vol.  XXXVII.  JANUARY  31,   1908  No.  23 


Notice  to  ^^^    Orient   has    already 

Com  eftn        printed  several  "Notices  to 
^  Competitors" —    and    with 

but  little  effect,  to  all  appearances,  and 
realities.  The  work  of  the  Sophomores  com- 
peting for  editorial  positions  continues  to  be 
admirable,  but  the  diminishing  interest  and 
lack  of  any  real  endeavor  on  the  part  of  the 
Freshmen  is  deplorable  and  will  be,  unless 
matters  change,  fatal  to  their  making  the 
board.  The  Orient  does  not  expect  them  to 
do  any  exorbitant  amount  of  work,  and  only 
that  which  can  be  done  faithfully  with  a  rea- 
sonable amount  of  time  and  effort,  yet  not 
one  of  the  half-dozen  Freshmen  competing 
for  the  board  is  maintaining  even  this  stand- 
ard of  qualification.  The  unique  position, 
already  editorially  referred  to,  of  the  staff  of 
a  college  publication,  composed  entirely  of 
men  from  the  three  upper  classes  appears  to 
be  an  approaching  fact ;  which  means  the 
ultimate    decline    or    discontinuance    of    the 


paper.  For  how  can  the  Orient  reasonably 
adopt  to  its  staff  men,  who  are  noiv  doing 
very  indifferent  work,  and  expect  them  to  do 
justice  to  the  paper  and  to  the  college  after 
they  become  members  of  the  board?  Such 
lack  of  interest  as  has  been  shown  by  under- 
graduates trying  for  editorial  position  on  the 
Orient  this  year  is  probably  unprecedented ! 
There  are  now  but  seven  more  issues  of  the 
Orient  before  the  new  members  are  elected, 
yet  any  enterprising  man  in  the  Freshman 
class  stands  an  excellent  show  of  making  the 
board  if  he  can  evince  the  elements  of  a  news- 
paper man  backed  by  the  virtue  of  ability  for 
hard  work!  The  Orient  would  also  like  to 
see  men  from  the  Medical  School  enter  the 
contest,  as  a  still  closer  relationship  between 
the  men  of  both  departments,  and  a  keener 
interest  in  the  activities  of  both  would  be 
unquestionably  furthered  by  closer  and  more 
complete  accounts  of  news  from  the  Medical 
School  in  the  columns  of  the  college  news- 
paper. 

CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION 

Hon.  Herbert  M.  Heath  of  Augusta 
addressed  a  meeting  of  the  Christian  Associa- 
tion, on  the  subject  of  a  "College  Man's 
Choosing  His  Profession,"  Monday  evening. 
His  address  in  brief  was  as  follows : — 

The  old  college  curriculum  was  designed  to 
turn  out  great  ministers,  but  that  of  the  pres- 
ent day  is  intended  to  develop  men  to  the 
broadest  and  noblest  manhood.  Thus  the 
college  man  of  the  present  day  has  the  greatest 
duty  in  the  world  to  fulfill.  In  politics, — ser- 
vice of  the  State  and  country,  the  broadest 
opportunity  is  offered  a  man  of  development 
to  display  his  talents  in  the  service  of  fellow- 
man  and — God.  No  man  in  State  service  lives 
up  to  the  fulness  of  his  manhood  unless  he 
serves  his  State  to  the  best  of  his  ability. 
"From  his  broad  outlook  in  life  the  college  man 
is  better  able  to  see  where  reforms  are  needed 
and  to  make  them  after  he  sees  them.  The 
clergyman  is  offered  the  best  opportunity  for 
immediate  service  to  the  world,  yet  the  lawyer 
who  is  devoted  to  the  noblest  purposes  of  his 
profession — the  search  for  truth,  can  from  a 
philosophical  point  of  view,  at  least,  better 
serve  his  State.  Thus  all  the  discipline, 
knowledge,  strength,  received  here  in  college 
is  of  inestimable  value  to  the  man  who  is  to 
serve  his  State  to  the  best  of  power.  Every 
man  should  devote  a  part  of  his  life,  at  least, 
to  practical  politics,  aside  from  a  continued 


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theoretical  interest  in  them.  The  greater  the 
talents  with  which  he  is  endowed,  the  more 
the  need  that  he  shall  make  his  personality 
a  living  force  in  the  history  of  his  people. 
There  is  too  little  blood  to  carry  the  intellect 
of  the  twentieth  century!  In  journalism, 
another  great  field  for  service  is  open  to  a 
man;  but  journalists,  unlike  lawyers  and  poli- 
ticians, are  born,  not  made.  Whatever  your 
situation,  location,  or  business,  make  the  Bow- 
doin  spirit — love  of  duty — the  watchword  of 
your  career! 


NEW  ENGLAND  CLASSICAL  ASSOCIATION 

The  Maine  section  of  the  New  England 
Classical  Association  will  hold  its  annual 
meeting  on  February  7th  and  8th  at  Bruns- 
wick, at  Bowdoin  College.  The  object  of  the 
association  is  the  advancement  of  classical 
studies;  the  first  meeting  of  the  Maine  Sec- 
tion was  held  last  March  in  Waterville.  The 
arrangements  for  the  meetings  are  in  charge 
of  Prof.  Kenneth  C.  M.  Sills.  The  general 
topic  for  the  meeting  this  year  will  be  "Ancient 
History  in  the  Secondary  Schools."  A  large 
number  of  classical  teachers  throughout  the 
State  will  be  in  attendance.  The  executive 
committee  of  the  Maine  Branch  is :  Professor 
George  D.  Chase,  University  of  Maine,  pres- 
ident; Professor  Kenneth  C.  M.  Sills,  Bow- 
doin College,  and  Principal  George  S.  Steven- 
son, Coburn  Classical  Institute,  secretary. 

Especial  attention  is  called  to  the  lecture 
by  Professor  E.  K.  Rand,  of  Harvard  Uni- 
versity, on  Friday  evening.  The  public  is 
invited,  and  especially  all  students  who  are 
particularly  interested  in  these  subjects.  The 
lecture  will  be  illustrated  by  stereopticon  views. 
The  program  for  the  meetings  is  as  follows: 

Friday,  Feb.  7,  2.30-5  p.m. 
The  session  will  be  held  in  Hubbard  Hall. 

Professor  George  M.  Chase,  Bates  College. 

The  Aim  of  History  Teaching  from  the  Point 
of  View  of  the  College  Teacher  of  Classics. 

Miss  Anna  Walsh,  Jordan  High  School,  Lewiston. 
Aims  in  the  Teaching  of  Ancient  History  from 
the  Point  of  View  of  a  High  School  Teacher. 

Mr.    Faensworth    G.    Marshall,    Principal    Cony 
High  School,  Augusta. 
The    Place    of    Ancient    History    in    the    High 
School  Curriculum. 

Professor    John     H.     Huddilston,    University    of 
Maine. 
Ancient  History  in  College  Entrance  Examina- 
tion. 

Mr.  William  B.  Jack,  Portland  High  School. 

The  Quantity  and  Quality  of  Work  in  Ancient 
History  that  may  fairly  be  expected  of  a  good 
Secondary  School. 


Professor  Clarence  H.  White,  Colby  College. 

Entrance   Requirements   in   Ancient   History. 
Miss  A.  P.  Gilpatrick,  Coburn  Classical  Institute. 

Suggestions     for    the     Improved    Teaching    of 

Ancient  History. 
Professor  George  D.  Chase,  University  of  Maine. 

Roman  Coins,  illustrated  by  specimens. 

Friday  Evening,  8  p.m. 
General   session    to   which   the   public    is    invited. 
Physics  Lecture  Room,  Searles  Science  Building. 
President  William  De  W.  Hyde,  Bowdoin  College. 

Address  of  Welcome. 
Professor  E.  K.  Rand,  Harvard  University. 

Medieval  Libraries  (Illustrated  bv  the  Stereopti- 
con). 
After  the  lecture  there  will  be  an  informal  recep- 
tion in  Hubbard  Hall  to  the  members  of  the  con- 
ference and  their  friends. 

Saturday,  9  a.m. 
Executive  session  in  Hubbard  Hall. 
Discussion  of  the  Topic  of  Ancient  History,  with 
possible  action. 
Election   of  Officers. 
New  Business. 


NOTICES 


COURSES  IN  EDUCATION 

Men  who  would  like  to  take  Education  I., 
in  case  this  course  is  given  next  semester,  are 
requested  to  give  their  names  to  Professor 
Foster  at  once. 

Seniors  who  expect  to  teach,  and  any  men 
who  have  taken  Education  I.,  who  would  like 
to  take  an  advanced  course  next  semester  in 
case  such  a  course  is  given,  are  requested  to 
give  their  names  to  Professor  Foster  as  soon 
as  convenient. 

Latin  7. — A  course  in  Virgil,  open  to 
Seniors,  Juniors,  and  Sophomores.  The  course 
may  be  taken  by  men  who  have  had  no  Latin 
in  college.  The  Aeneid  is  to  be  read  entire, 
and  the  work  of  the  class  will  consist  partly 
in  translations  and  partly  in  reports  on 
assigned  topics.  There  will  also  be  frequent 
lectures  in  the  course,  which  will  discuss  such 
topics  as  Epic  Poetry,  Life  of  Virgil,  Virgil 
in  the  Middle  Ages,  Virgil  and  Dante,  Virgil 
in  the  English  Poets,  and  the  Translations  of 
Virgil  into  English  Verse  and  Prose.  The 
hours  for  the  course  which  have  not  yet  been 
definitely  decided,  will  probably  be  Monday, 
Wednesday,  and  Friday,  at  8.30. 


The  next  issue  of  the  Orient  will  be  on  the 
first  Friday  of  the  Second  Semester. 

The  Editor. 


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CollcGe  flotee 


Musical  Club  trips  begin  next  semester. 

There  will  be  no  gym.  work  during  exams. 

Reports  in  French  III.  were  due  last  Monday. 

Shaw,  '03.  and  SpoUett,  '02,  were  in  chapel  Sun- 
day. 

President  H3'de  was  in  Bangor  the  first  of  the 
week. 

Prof.  Edwards  granted  adjourns  in  Econ.  I., 
Tuesday. 

Thomas,  '07,  is  at  the  Kappa  Sigma  House  for  a 
few  days. 

Make-up  examinations  were  held  in  History  I., 
Wednesday. 

There  has  been  relay  team  practice  in  the  gym 
the  past  week. 

The  class  in  surveying  took  their  final  exam. 
Tuesday   morning. 

Boynton.  '10.  got  a  ducking  while  skating  on  the 
river  last  Sunday. 

The  central  path  on  the  campus  was  used  by  the 
relay  team  last  week. 

The  fire  in  Portland  Sunday  night  was  witnessed 
by  many  of  the  students. 

The  Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs  sat  for  their  pic- 
tures at  Webber's  Tuesday. 

Ballard,  '10.  entertained  his  father  at  the  Kappa 
Sigma  House  a  few  days  this  week. 

Hiwale,  '09,  occupied  the  'pulpit  of  the  Congre- 
gational church  in  Saco  last  Sunday. 

All  themes  in  English  HI.  which  are  to  count  on 
the  semester  rank  must  be  in  this  week. 

At  the  trials  last  Saturday,  Ballard  made  fourth 
man  on  the  relay  team  and  Simmons  alternate. 

All  late  themes  in  English  III.,  excused  by  the 
secretary  of  the  faculty,  must  be  in  before  tomorrow 
night. 

All  those  who  desire  positions  for  the  summer  as 
"waitresses"  are  requested  to  apply  to  the  Reg- 
istrar. 

Oxnard,  '11,  has  started  a  tailor  repair  shop  and 
will  be  glad  to  receive  all  kinds  of  mending.  Prices 
reasonable. 

The  semester  examination  in  surveying,  which  was 
to  have  come  Monday  evening,  was  held  Tuesday 
morning  by  vote  of  the   class. 

Several  of  the  fellows  jumped  the  freight  to  Port- 
land recently.  Clad  in  heavy  boots,  corduroy  trous- 
ers, and  sweaters,  they  hired  a  box  and  attended 
the  theatre. 

"Mike's"  new  spring  samples  are  in  and  he  wants 
to  transform  seedy  Freshmen  into  well-groomed  col- 
lege men.  Drop  in  and  look  over  his  samples  of 
stylish  spring  goods. 

Kaulback,  '11,  has  been  chosen  to  take  the 
heroine's  part  in  the  Dramatic  Club  to  take  the 
place  of  Pearson,  '11,  whose  studies  prevent  his 
making  the  trips.  Rehearsals  begin  again  with  the 
opening  of  the  semester  and  the  manager  has 
received  many  good  offers  in  regard  to  trips. 


Many  students  are  planning  to  spend  a  few  days 
at  home  between  the  semesters. 

Mr.  O.  F.  Herrick  of  the  Fisk  Teachers'  Agencies 
discussed  the  subject  of  teaching  with  the  students 
in  the  Debating  Room  of  Hubbard  Hall,  yesterday 
evening. 

By  the  death  of  Morris  K.  Jesup,  Commander 
Robert  E.  Peary  loses  a  staunch  friend  and  sup- 
porter. Mr.  Jesup  was  president  of  the  Peary 
Arctic  Club  and  backed  Peary  on  many  of  his 
Arctic  trips. 

A  team  composed  of  Hughes,  g. ;  Wight,  b. ; 
Abbott,  Dresser  and  Pearson,  rushes,  played  the 
Bath  Iron  Works'  team  on  Goddard's  Pond,  South 
Bath,  last  Saturday  afternoon,  winning  easily  by  the 
score  of  lo-o. 

The  Freshmen,  who  have,  up  to  this  time,  declared 
their  intention  of  trying  for  the  position  of  Assist- 
ant Manager  of  the  Quill,  are:  Robbins,  '11,  and 
Fifield,  '11.  All  men  who  wish  to  compete  are 
requested  to  hand  in  their  names  at  once  to  Man- 
ager L.  F.  Timberlake,  or  to  Assistant  Manager 
Wing. 

H.  L.  Koopman,  the  librarian  of  Brown  University, 
and  C.  C.  Soule,  president  of  the  Boston  Book  Co., 
were  about  the  college  this  week.  They  are  mak- 
ing a  tour  of  the  colleges  and  inspecting  their 
libraries  with  a  view  to  getting  ideas  for  the  new 
library  about  to  be  erected  at  Brown.  Mr.  Soule  is 
an  expert  in  this  kind  of  work. 

The  volume  of  the  college  water  supply  has  been 
diminished  because  of  the  excessive  waste  of  water 
this  year.  An  expense  of  over  $150.00  (considerably 
above  the  average)  has  been  already  incurred  for 
this  commodity.  Members  of  the  Sturgis  Commis- 
sion will  doubtless  have  reason  to  congratulate 
themselves  if  reports  of  this  nature  prove  prevalent 
throughout  the  State ! 

A  hockey  game  has  been  arranged  with  Augusta, 
while  two  games  have  been  scheduled  with  Maine. 
The  first,  which  is  here  at  Brunswick,  comes  Feb- 
ruary 15,  the  day  after  the  Junior  Assembly,  while 
the  other  takes  place  at  Orono,  the  22d  of  February. 
Several  men  who  are  at  present  ineligible  for  the 
team  will  be  eligible  next  semester,  and  it  is  hoped 
that  several  new  men  will  turn  out. 

The  editor  of  the  Orient  discovered  an  anony- 
mous communication  placed  under  his  door  the  first 
of  the  week,  evidently  intended  for  publication.  We 
would  respectfully  refer  the  writer  to  the  statement 
on  the  editorial  page  in  regard  to  "no  anonymous 
manuscript  can  be  accepted."  We  do  not  require 
that  names  be  printed  to  communications,  but  it  is 
against  the  rules  of  the  paper  to  receive  anonymous 
communications. 

It  is  nearly  time  for  interest  in  the  spring  ath- 
letics to  be  awakened.  The  Maine  meet  is  to  come 
at  Brunswick  this  year  and  we  must  certainly  win 
on  our  own  field.  Let  every  man  who  can,  come 
out  for  track  work  after  spring  vacation,  for  it  is 
only  from  a  large  choice  of  material  that  a  winning 
team  can  be  picked.  Remember,  too,  that  seconds 
and  thirds  are  important  in  the  winning  of  the  meet. 
Last  year  a  third  place  would  have  tied  us  with 
Maine  and  a  second  given  us  the  victory.  Let  us 
not  run  the  risk  of  defeat  this  year  from  mere  lack 
of  material  to  pick  from. 


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A  CORRECTION 

Last  fall  in  journalistic  extravagance  the 
Orient  published  a  clipping  from  a  Washing- 
ton daily  paper,  which  contained  a  highly 
colored  statement  in  regard  to  a  bequest  left 
by  the  late  Col.  Wing  to  a  Miss  Rittenhouse 
of  $20,000.  It  is  a  matter  of  regret  to  us  that 
we  should  have  printed  this  statement  with- 
out first  verifying  it.  It  is,  however,  with 
pleasure  that  we  print  the  following  from 
President  Hyde,  which  would  seem  to  give 
the  truth  in  regard  to  this  matter,  and  to  cor- 
rect the  report  that  was  circulated  so  freely 
in  the  papers  at  that  time: 

"The  statement  published  in  the  Orient 
some  time  ago  about  Col.  Wing  was  so  far 
incorrect  that  in  justice  to  his  memory  the 
facts  ought  to  be  stated.  Col.  Wing  did  leave 
$20,000  to  Miss  Rittenhouse,  as  he  did  to 
others  of  the  family;  but  he  never  knew  her 
mother  until  the  family  came  to  Bayfield  some 
eighteen  years  ago,  and  the  three-year-old  Kate 
became  his  pet. 

"Sincerely  yours, 

"William  DeWitt  Hyde." 


BRADBURY  DEBATE  TRIALS 

As  a  result  of  the  Bradbury  Trials,  held  in 
Memorial  Hall  on  Wednesday  evening,  the 
following  men  were  picked  to  compete  in  the 
Bradbury  Prize  Debate:  Harrison  Atwood, 
1909,  D.  J.  Ready,  1910,  affirmative;  W.  M. 
Harris,  1909,  J.  J.  Stahl,  1909,  negative.  R. 
O.  Brewster,  1909,  H.  N.  Marsh,  1909,  G.  P. 
Hyde,  1908,  and  A.  L.  Robinson,  1908,  were 
named  for- further  trials,  two  of  whom  will  be 
selected  to  take  part  in  the  debate.  Owing  to 
the  sickness  of  Prof.  Mitchell,  who  was  to  act ' 
as  one  of  the  judges,  there  were  but  two 
judges  present,  Mr.  Foster  and  Mr.  Wheeler. 


LINCOLN  ACADEMY  NOTES 

The  following  books  have  been  recently 
added  to  the  library :  Set  of  International 
Cyclopedia,  18  in  number;  Natural  History; 
Plistory  of  Germany ;  Pronunciation  of  Ten 
Thousand   Proper   Names. 

Mr.  Edgar  O.  Achorn  of  Boston,  a  grad- 
uate of  the  Academy,  has  offered  medals  to 
the  winning  team  in  the  debate  at  Lincoln 
Academy,  to  be  held  in  some  hall  or  church, 
of  the  Twin  Villages. 


COMMUNICATION 

The  Orient  prints  on  request  the  following 
communication : — 

Middletown,  Conn.,  January  17th,  1908. 
To    the   Editor   of   the    Bowdoin    "Orient," 

Brunswick,  Me. 

Dear  Sir : — On  February  7th  and  8th,  there 
is  to  be  held  a  conference  in  Middletown, 
Conn.,  on  "The  Call  of  the  Ministry  to  Young 
Men."  At  the  present  time  there  is  a  great 
need  of  more  candidates  for  the  ministry  in 
the  Episcopal  Church,  and  this  conference  will 
discuss  ways  and  means  of  setting  the  call  to 
the  ministry  before  young  men,  especially  col- 
lege men. 

Representatives  are  expected  from  the  sem- 
inaries, colleges,  and  boys  'schools,  and  some 
of  the  most  influential  clergy  of  the  church  are 
to  lead  the  discussion.  The  meetings  will  be 
held  at  the  Berkeley  Divinity  School. 

Thanking  you  for  the  favor,  I  am, 
Very  truly  yours, 

W.  Blair  Roberts. 


YORK  COUNTY  CLUB 

Monday  evening,  there  was  a  meeting  of  the  York 
County  Club  at  the  Kappa  Sigma  House.  After  a 
brief  business  meeting,  Prof.  K.  C.  M.  Sills 
addressed  the  meeting  informally  on  the  old  cus- 
toms of  the  college.  His  remarks  were  very  much 
enjoyed  by  all.  Afterward  refreshments  were  served 
and  Professor  Sills  answered  many  questions  in 
regard  to  the  former  methods  of  work  here  at  Bow- 
doin. The  next  meeting  is  with  Kimball,  '10,  at  the 
Delta  Upsilon  House,  February  17. 


Hlumnt  Botes 

CLASS  OF  1837 

A  fund  of  five  thousand  dollars  in  ineinory 
of  Hon.  Lorenzo  D.  M.  Sweat,  late  of  Port- 
land, is  established  by  the  will  of  his  widow, 
Mrs.  Margaret  J.  M.  Sweat,  recently  pro- 
bated in  Cumberland  County.  Mrs.  Sweat  was 
a  daughter  of  John  Mussey,  Esq.,  of  the 
Class  of  1809,  and  leaves  the  bulk  of  her  prop- 
erty to  found  a  Memorial  Art  Museum  in 
Portland. 

CLASS   OF   1874 

Edward  N.  Merrill  will  be  candidate  for  the 
nomination  as  senator  from  the  western  part 
of  Somerset  County  in  the  republican  conven- 
tion next  June.  Mr.  Merrill  represented 
Skowhegan  in  the  House  of  Representatives 


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during  the  session  of  1899  and  again  in  1905. 
Both  times  he  was  a  member  of  the  judiciary 
committee. 

CLASS  OF  1896 
Owing  to  the  illness  of  the  President,  E.  P. 
Mitchell,  of  the  Class  of  1871,  Henry  H. 
Pierce,  the  vice-president  of  the  New  York 
Alumni  Association,  presided  at  the  annual 
banquet  held  on  January  24th  at  Hotel  Man- 
hattan. An  interesting  account  of  the  pro- 
ceedings appeared  in  the  New  York  Sun  of 
the  following  dav. 

CLASS  OF  1899 
Wallace  H.  White,  Jr.,  of  Lewiston,  who 
is  being  prominently  mentioned  for  the  repub- 
lican nomination  for  mayor,  is  receiving  much 
support  from  voters  in  both  parties.  If  he 
consents  to  run,  Mr.  White  will  be  aided  by 
a  number  of  republicans  who  have  not  been 
active  for  years. 

CLASS  OF  1902 

Andrew  S.  Rodick  has  been  elected  Presi- 
dent of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Bar  Har- 
bor. 

CLASS  OF  1905 

The  largest  leatherboard  mill  in  the  world 
has  just  been  built  and  equin^ed  under  the 
supervision  of  Ansel  C.  Denning  at  Herkimer, 
N.  Y.,  and  is  now  in  operation  with  him  as 
suoerintendent.  Mr.  Denning  received  his 
practical  training  in  the  mills  of  the  National 
Fibre  Board  Company  at  Poland  and  at  Ken- 
nebunk  in  this  State. 

Rev.  J.  Edward  Newton  has  accepted  a  call 
to  become  pastor  of  the  Howard  Avenue  Con- 
gregational Church  of  New  Haven,  Conn. 

CLASS  OF  1907 
Rev.  L.  W.  Coons  has  declined  the  call  to 
the  pastorate  of  the   Elm   Street   Church   at 
Auburn  and  will  remain  in  Brunswick,  to  the 
great  satisfaction  of  his  parishioners  here. 

MEDICAL  CLASS  OF  1883 
Dr.  Thomas  Fillebrown,  the  well-known 
dental  surgeon  of  Boston,  died  there  22  Jan- 
uary, 1908,  of  inflammation  of  the  bowels. 
He  was  the  son  of  James  Bowdoin  and  Almira 
(Butler)  Fillebrown  and  was  born  at  Win- 
throp,  Maine,  13  January,  1836.  He  grad- 
uated from  the  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary  in 
1859  and  pursued  courses  of  professional 
study  at  the  Harvard  Dental  School  and  the 
Medical  School  of  Maine  from  each  of  which 
he  received  a  degree.  He  served  as  alderman 
in  the  city  of  Lewiston,  Me.,  in  1874-75 ;  lec- 
turer   at    the    Portland    School    of    Medical 


Instruction  1879-83;  professor  of  compar- 
ative dentristry  at  Harvard  1883  to  1897;  pro- 
fessor of  comparative  surgery  at  Harvard  in 
1879  until  his  death  and  had  practiced  den- 
tistry since  1861.  He  was  considered  one  of 
the  leading  surgeons  of  the  country  in  the 
treatment  of  the  hare-lip. 


Iln  /IDemorlam 


EDWARD  TEMPLE  PICKARD 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  God  in  his  infinite 
wisdom  to  call  from  our  midst  our  beloved 
member,  Edward  Temple   Pickard, 

Be  it  resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of 
the  Massachusetts  Club  of  Bowdoin  College, 
do  hereby  express  our  deep  grief  at  the  loss 
of  a  true  friend,  and  extend  to.  his  bereaved 
family  our  heartfelt  sympathy. 

Warren  E.   Robinson, 
Harry  L.  Wiggin, 
Harry  B.  McLaughlin, 

For  the  Club. 
Bowdoin  College,  January  28,  1908. 


To  Bowdoin  Men 


A  PERSONAL  WORD  FROM  THE  PRESIDENT 

The  college  men  who  obtain  the  best  temporary  or  permanent 
positions  In  July  are  usually  tlie  ernes  who  start  looking  for 
them  in  January.  Before  you  get  entangled  with  any  expensive 
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BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  FEBRUARY   14,  1908 


VOL.  XXXVII 


NO.  24 


CARNEGIE  FOUNDATION 

At  the  chapel  exercises  Tuesday,  President 
Hyde  announced  that  Bowdoin  has  been 
placed  on  the  Carnegie  Foundation  for  the 
Advancement  of  Teaching.  The  aim  of  the 
Foundation  is  to  provide  allowances  for  teach- 
ers in  the  universities,  colleges  and  technical 
schools  of  the  three  English-speaking  coun- 
tries of  North  America,  and  to  serve  the  cause 
of  higher  education  by  advancing  and  dignify- 
ing the  profession  of  the  teacher  in  these  higher 
institutions  of  learning.  All  technical  diffi- 
culties were  removed  when  the  trustees  offered 
the  fund  of  $50,000  known  as  the  Stone  Pro- 
fessorship of  Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy  to 
the  Andover  Theological  Seminary. 

This  gift  is  the  most  important  the  college 
has  received  in  recent  years,  in  that  it  will 
enable  the  college  to  secure  and  retain  the 
ablest  of  professors. 

The  retiring  allowances  are  granted  on  the 
basis  of  age  and  of  length  of  service.  To  be 
eligible  to  retirement  on  the  ground  of  age,  a 
teacher  must  have  reached  the  age  of  sixty- 
five  and  must  have  been  for  fifteen  years  a 
professor  in  a  higher  institution  of  learning. 
To  be  eligible  on  the  ground  of  length  of 
service,  a  teacher  must  have  had  twenty-five 
years'  service  as  a  professor  in  a  higher  insti- 
tution of  learning.  It  is  not  necessary  that 
the  whole  of  the  service  shall  have  been  given 
in  accepted  colleges,  universities  and  technical 
schools. 

For  an  active  pay  equal  to  twelve  hundred 
dollars  the  retiring  allowance  shall  be  one 
thousand  dollars,  increased  fifty  dollars  for  each 
one  hundred  dollars  of  active  pay  in  excess  of 
twelve  hundred.  In  the  case  of  Bowdoin  the 
allowance  will  be  fifteen  hundred  dollars. 

Any  person  who  has  been  for  ten  years  the 
wife  of  a  professor  in  actual  service  may 
receive  during  her  widowhood  one-half  of  the 
allowance  to  which  her  husband  would  have 
been  entitled. 

Of  the  850  institutions  in  the  United  States, 
calling  themselves  universities  and  colleges, 
only  one  hundred  have  satisfied  the  require- 
ments of  the  trustees  of  the  Foundation.  The 
gift  is  of  importance  to  Bowdoin  as  regards 
its  standing  as  an  institution  of  learning. 


BOSTON  ALUMNI  MEETING 

The  Bowdoin  Alumni  of  Boston  Hold  Their  Fortieth 
Annual  Dinner — Banquet  Held  at  ihe  Brunswick — 
Over  100  Present — Many  Significant  Speeches  by 
Men  Notable  in  Various  Profesiiions. 

The  loyalty  and  devotion  by  which  every 
college  claims  to  bind  its  sons  was  nowhere 
more  heartily  manifested  than  by  the  five  score 
sons  of  Bowdoin  who  met,  as  is  customary,  in 
the  Maine  Room  of  the  Hotel  Brunswick  on 
Thursday  evening,  Feb.  5th,  for  the  fortieth 
annual  dinner  of  the  Boston  Association. 
Simplicitv  and  lack  of  useless  formality  were 
the  keynotes  of  the  occasion.  The  big  dining- 
room  was  void  of  decoration  and  the  gradu- 
ates were  seated  irrespective  of  class  distinc- 
tion. "Bowdoin  Beata,"  which  was  sung 
standing  and  without  accompaniment,  enjoyed 
the  unique  distinction  of  being  the  only  song 
which  was  sung  during  the  evening.  Sylves- 
ter B.  Carter,  '66,  the  retiring  president,  pre- 
sided and  read  an  appreciative  letter  from 
President  William  DeWitt  Hyde,  who  was 
unable  to  be  present  on  account  of  ill  health- 
President  Hyde  thanked  the  Boston  Alumni 
for  their  many  and  various  suggestions  along 
the  line  of  new  departments  in  physics  and 
mechanical  drawing.  These  departments, 
although  they  have  not  yet  been  established, 
are  under  immediate  consideration.  In  clos- 
ing. President  Hyde  again  thanked  the  Alumni 
for  their  interest,  saying,  "Intelligent  construc- 
tive criticism  is  one  of  the  greatest  favors  the 
alumni  of  a  colleee  can  confer  upon  it." 

Professor  Henrv  Leland  Chariman,  '66, 
spoke  for  the  college.  "A  college  ought  to  be 
rich  enough,"  he  declared,  "to  realize  its  own 
ideals  and  at  the  same  time  to  stand  firmlv  on 
the  g^round  it  belongs.  For  more  than  one 
hundred  years  our  college  has  been  the  expo- 
nent of  truth,  the  gathering  place  of  scholars 
and  the  nursery  of  wise  and  faithful  men." 

Dr.  Warren  O.  Plimpton,  '82,  president  of 
the  New  York  Alumni  Association,  said  that 
New  Yorkers  felt  that  Boston  men  thought 
Bowdoin  "the  ultimate  huckleberry  upon  the 
persimmon."  In  the  course  of  his  talk,  he  put 
forward  a  strong  plea  for  more  donations. 

The  next  speaker  was  the  Reverend  George 


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A.  Gordon,  who  bears  the  title  of  D.  D.  from 
Bowdoin,  although  a  Harvard  graduate.  He 
said  in  part,  Bowdoin  is  admired  by  Harvard 
men  for  three  reasons ;  in  the  first  place,  the 
educational  ideals  of  Bowdoin  have  always 
been  and  there  is  every  indication  that  they 
always  will  be  of  the  highest  quality,  the  cos- 
mopolitan spirit  of  Bowdoin  has  annihilated 
her  comparative  isolation  and  set  her  in  the 
heart  of  the  world's  interests,  and  finally  "Har- 
vard men  admire  Bowdoin  because  she  stands 
above  all  for  character.  She  holds  the  intel- 
lect of  her  students  and  the  world  intellect  for 
the  production  of  manhood.  This  is  her  chief 
distinction — that  she  is  a  maker  of  men.  In 
this  she  represents  the  citizenship  of  a  State 
unsurpassed  in  the  character  of  its  men, 
women  and  youth." 

James  McKeen,  '64,  of  New  York,  a  lawyer 
who  aided  Charles  E.  Hughes  in  conducting 
the  insurance  investigation,  spoke  of  law  as 
one  of  the  greatest  factors  in  promoting  the 
best  in  legislation.  "We  must  not  think,"  he 
said,  "all  men  can  be  made  good  and  of  one 
mind  by  the  abolition  of  jailers  and  the  gal- 
lows. That  is  the  fundamental  fault  of  Anar- 
chism of  today."  Mr.  McKeen  gave  warning 
of  some  of  the  dangerous  tendencies  of  the 
times.  "We  seem  to  be  heading  toward  a 
paternalism  which  if  not  checked  will  be  fatal. 
The  time  is  coming  for  some  other  kind  of 
leadership  than  that  of  voices  crying  in  a  bar- 
ren wilderness  of  idealism.  We  want  men  of 
courageous  spirit  who  with  impartial  arm  will 
shatter  the  idols  of  modern  materialism." 

Dr.  Frederic  H.  Gerrish  recounted  the  chief 
facts  in  the  history  of  the  Medical  School  of 
Maine,  saying  that  its  chief  claim  to  the.  grati- 
tude of  the  people  rests  on  its  having  compe- 
tent general  practitioners  to  a  multitude  of 
communities  throughout  the  country.  B'or 
some  years  the  relation  between  the  college 
and  its  medical  department  have  been  more 
intimate  than  they  ever  have  been  before,  since 
the  studies  of  the  first  year  in  the  Medical 
School  have  been  on  the  list  of  senior  electives. 

Professor  Arlo  Bates  of  the  M.  I.  T.,  a 
Bowdoin  graduate  of  '76,  spoke  on  the  "True 
Relation  of  the  College  to  Literature,"  saying 
in  part : 

"The  first  duty  of  a  college,  as  I  conceive  it, 
is  to  teach  boys  to  earn  a  living.  Modern 
times  have  established  admirable  machinery 
for  that  purpose ;  and  professional  and  techni- 
cal schools  are  doing  their  work  so  excellently 
that  they  may  be  safely  trusted  to  attend  to  it. 
Nothing  can  justify  the  college  for  abandoning 


its  position  as  a  leader  in  public  thought  to 
become  the  slave  of  public  caprice. 

"Literature  is  the  record  of  the  highest 
human  wisdom ;  it  is  the  product  of  the  deep- 
est human  experience ;  the  expression  of 
human  thought  in  its  moments  of  greatest 
illumination.  Obviously,  by  no  other  means 
can  a  college  so  efifectively  or  so  vitally 
advance,  the  general  good  as  by  diffusing  an 
appreciation  and  a  reverence  for  this  choicest 
heritage  of  mankind.  The  ages  have  declared 
art  to  be  the  most  enviable  treasure  of  the 
race ;  but  to  the  mass  of  men  today  the  great- 
est works  of  the  masters  are  as  meaningless 
and  as  valueless  as  the  dandelion  in  the  grass." 

Professor  Bates  maintained  that  the  first 
duty  of  a  college  is  to  the  country  at  large  and 
that  by  developing  the  students  to  a  high  intel- 
lectual and  moral  standard  the  college  really 
did  a  great  work  for  the  country.  He  defines 
his  ideal  college  president  as  follows : 

"I  am  not  without  appreciation  of  the  need 
that  a  president  shall  have  qualifications  as  a 
man  of  affairs,  but  I  believe  these  to  be  of  less 
importance  than  that  he  be  of  high  scholarly 
attainments,  of  a  personality  winning  to  the 
young,  and  of  noble  enthusiasms." 

He  further  deplored  the  fact  that  work  in 
the  classics  was  being  abandoned  because 
many  of  the  methods  of  teaching  them  were 
poor.  They  have,  in  his  opinion,  a  major 
place  in  education.  He  says,  "We  shall  prob- 
ably not  live  to  see  the  classics  take  their  place 
in  the  curriculum  again,  but  our  grandchildren 
will,  for  the  simple  reason  that  nothing  can  fill 
their  place." 

These  officers  of  the  association  were  chosen 
for  the  following  year :  Dr.  Dudley  A.  Sar- 
gent, president ;  Edwin  U.  Curtis  and  Dr. 
Myles  Standish,  vice-presidents ;  H.  S.  Qiap- 
man,  secretary ;  Ellis  Speare,  Jr.,  assistant 
secretary ;  W-  G.  Waitt,  E.  C.  Burbank,  W.  H. 
Greeley,  H.  C.  Fabyan,  R.  H.  Hinckley,  A.  B. 
White  and  G.  C.  Purington,  executive  com- 
mittee. 

Among  those  present  were : 

Edward  Stanwood,  the  Rev.  J.  B.  Sewall, 
'48,  the  oldest  graduate  present ;  H.  H.  Smith, 
'54;  J-  G.  Stetson,  '54;  E.  O.  Achorn,  '81 ;  Dr. 
J.  W.  Achorn,  '79;  C.  M.  Austin,  '87;  A.  A. 
Badger,  '95;  Dr.  F.  L.  Banfield,  '81;  Boyd 
Bartlett,  '85 ;  F.  O.  Baston,  '75 ;  E.  O.  Beane, 
Tr.,  '04;  Judge  C  U.  Bell,  '63 ;  Dr.  G.  K.  Blair, 
"'00;  Dr.  C.  R.  C.  Borden,  '96;  F.  E.  Brad- 
bury, '96;  C.  C.  Bucknam,  "93;  Dr.  N.  Call, 
'69 ;  Dr.  H.  S.  Card,  '88 ;  H.  S.  Chapman,  '91 ; 
the  Rev.  W.  L.  Cole,  '81 ;  W.  W.  Curtis,  '82; 


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F.  W.  Dana,  '94 ;  R.  L.  Dana,  '01 ;  F.  S.  Dane, 
'96;  Dr.  John  Dike,  '81 ;  J.  F.  Eliot,  '73;  Dr. 
H.  L.  Elliott,  '98 ;  T.  J.  Emery,  '68 ;  Dr.  J.  A. 
Furbish,  '02;  E.  H.  Coding-,  '91  ;  W.  H.  Gree- 
ley, '90;  Dr.  H.  P.  Hall,  '74;  W-  E.  Hatch, 
'75 ;  Dr.  F.  C.  Hersey,  'y^i  \  G.  A.  Ingalls,  '88 ; 

A.  M.  Jones,  '93 ;  Dr.  J.  G.  Knowlton,  '95 ;  D. 
C-  Linscott,  '97 ;  F.  K.  Linscott,  '88 ;  D.  O.  S. 
Lowell,  '74 ;  Dr.  G.  C.  Mahoney,  '91 ;  R.  W. 
Mann,  '92 ;  J.  W.  McDonald,  '67 ;  J.  E.  Merrill, 
'54 ;  Dr.  A.  M.  Merriman,  '92 ;  C.  A.  Page, 
'70;  E-  P.  Payson,  '69;  W.  M.  Payson,  '74; 
T.  L.  Pierce,  '98 ;  the  Rev.  W.  H.  Pierson,  '64 ; 
E.  E.  Rideout,  '86;  W.  A.  Robinson,  '76;  A. 
Sandford,  "76 ;  the  Rev.  O.  D.  Sewall,  '87 ;  E. 
Stanwood,  '61  ;  O-  C.  Stevens,  '76 ;  Dr.  George 
Tobey,  '76 ;  Dr.  A.  S.  Whitmore,  '75  ;  Dr.  E. 

B.  Young,  '92. 


ICE  HOCKEY 

Bowdoin  Meets  Maine  Tomorrow  on  Whittier  Field 

Saturday  Maine  meets  Bowdoin  on  Whittier 
Field  in  the  first  hockey  game  of  the  year 
between  the  two  institutions.  Although  Maine 
has  an  exceptionally  strong  team,  in  that  her 
last  year's  team  is  intact,  and  Bowdoin  has 
a  practically  new  team, — the  game  is  certain 
to  abound  in  sensational  plays.  Practice  has 
been  steady  during  the  week,  and  Captain 
Abbott  feels  confident  that  the  men  who  com- 
pose the  team  will  give  a  good  account  of 
themselves.  Dresser,  '09,  who  has  been 
ineligible  thus  far  this  season,  expects  to  be 
back  in  the  game  Saturday.  The  Orient  has 
been  unable  to  get  Maine's  line-up,  but  Chase, 
Pray,  Lamb  and  Bagg  will  probalsly  be  on  the 
field,  the  first  being  one  of  Maine's  football 
stars,  the  last  two  being  members  of  last  year's 
hockey  team.  The  probable  line-up  for  Bow- 
doin is :  Capt.  Abbott,  Hamburger,  Johnson, 
Dresser  or  Thompson,  forwards ;  Hughes, 
cover,  point ;  Wight  or  Leavitt,  point,  and 
Smith,  goal. 


THE  JANUARY  QUILL 

The  New  Year's  Quill  is  distinctively  an  under- 
graduate number,  for,  barring  two  bits  of  verse,  the 
entire  forty  pages  are  from  the  pens  of  undergrad- 
uates. Although,  in  the  reviewer's  opinion,  every 
number  of  the  Quill  should  have  one  story  or  essay 
and  one  poem  by  alumni,  so  much,  during  the  last 
year,  have  the  editors  been  obHged  to  depend  upon 
graduate  writers  that  this  increase  of  student  con- 
tributions is  encouraging. 

Four  _  poems,  two  stories,  one  essay  and  one 
description,    besides    "Silhouettes"    and    "Ye    Post- 


man," make  an  attractive  table  of  contents.  The 
poem,  "Memory,"  recalls  in  four  lines  that  ring  true 
the  joy  of  companionship  during  a  "week  of  sum- 
mer evenings  by  the  sea."  It  is  unfortunate  that 
lines  otherwise  musical  should  be  marred  by  the 
false  rhyme  of  "gone"  and  "forlorn."  In  vernacu- 
lar verse  of  rural  New  England — the  "Biglow 
Papers,"  for  example — these  two  words,  like  "pine" 
and  "join"  in  Whittier's  lines,  might  possibly  be 
made  to  rhyme  but  in  a  less  provincial  realm  of 
letters,  never. 

In  "Monhegan"  the  rhyme  is  correct  and  the 
meter  regular  and  harmonious.  The  thought,  too, 
which  the  writer  suggests,  the  important  part  which 
a  Maine  island  played  in  the  early  settlement  of  the 
country,  has  its  poetical  aspects.  On  the  whole, 
however,  the  verse  pleases  the  ear  rather  than  the 
reason  or  the  imagination.  Of  course,  as  Lowell 
has  put  it,  occasionally  in  poetry  two  times  two 
make  five,  but  however  much  license  in  reasoning  is 
given  to  the  poet,  the  pictures  he  presents  should 
be  vivid  and  consistent.  The  ordinary  Quill  reader 
will  find  it  hard  to  form  any  consistent  mental  pic- 
ture of  a  "light"  which  is  "kindly  harbored"  which 
"summons"  her  "magic  grace"  and  "fuses"  into  a 
race  a  "mood"  whose  "power"  "hurls"  a  "strength." 
Is  not  the  fundamental  weakness  here  vague 
phrasing? 

In  "To  ",  on  the  other  hand,  the  picture  is 

noticeably  clear  and  consistent,  the  parallelism 
between  a  life  and  a  star  being  well  kept  in  every 
line.  The  lines  also  are  free  from  the  unconscious 
insincerity  which  often  characterizes  undergraduate 
verse.  The  picker  of  flaws,  however,  cannot  but 
ask  why  "Living"  in  the  last  line  is  capitalized.  If 
it  is  an  attempt  to  elevate  the  diction,  the  reviewer 
can  only  bid  the  poet  be  wary  of  the  false  emphasis 
of  capitals ;  but  if  it  is  like  "extened"  on  page  13, 
or  "salurary"  on  page  16,  or. "Summer"  on  page  31, 
the  critic  must  remind  the  editors  that  careless 
proof-reading  is  irritating  to  both  Quill  writers  and 
Quill  readers. 

After  reading  the  excellent  volume  of  "Bowdoin 
Verse,"  published  last  year  by  Mr.  J.  C.  Minot,  '96, 
one  would  think  that  almost  every  significant  object, 
symbol,  or  custom  connected  with  the  life  of  our 
college  had  found  a  place  in  rhyme.  There  the 
"Seniors'  Last  Chapel,"  "King  Chapel,"  "Hubbard 
Hall,"  "The  Pines,"  "Thorndike  Oak,"  even  the 
"Common  Campus  Posies"  are  celebrated  in  verse. 
It  seems  strange,  then,  that  before  this  time  no  Bow- 
doin poet  has  chosen  for  his  theme  Bowdoin's 
motto.  In  the  old  days,  we  know,  the  motto  on 
the  scholar's  book-plate  had  much  significance  for 
him  and  his  friends,  for  often  it  suggested  his 
desires  and  ideals.  Thus  the  temper  of  Longfel- 
low's life  and  poetry  has  never  been  more  concisely 
expressed  than  in  that  now  famous  book-plate 
motto,  Non  Clamor  scd  Amor.  No  less  signifipant 
for  Bowdoin  graduates  is  the  motto  from  the  book- 
plate of  Hon.  James  Bowdoin — Ut  Aqiula  versus 
Caelum.  What  this  should  mean  to  every  Bowdoin 
man  and  to  the  college  as  a  whole  Mr.  Isaac  Bas- 
sett  Choate,  '62,  with  his  accustomed  grace,  has 
musically  told  us  in  his  verses,  "Bowdoin's  Motto." 

The  first  story,  "A  Lady  in  Distress,"  is  the 
account  of  a  practical  joke  which  one  student  by 
donning  female  attire  plays  upon  another.  Though 
given  the  first  place  in  the  Quill,  this  is  by  no  means 
the  writer's  best.  It  contains,  to  be  sure,  some 
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The  Carnegie 
Foundatioo 


Probably  no  single  greater 
benefit  has  come  to  Bow- 
doin  within  past  years, 
than  that  which  was  made  known  to  the  col- 
lege by  President  Hyde  in  chapel  last  Tues- 
day morning.  Bowdoin  is  now  able  to  come 
under  the  provisions  of  the  Carnegie  founda- 
tion. It  is  hardly  necessary  to  remark  that 
this  is  a  distinct  honor  and  advantage  to  the 
college.  It  increases  the  honor  and  efficiency 
of  the  institution  along  the  most  essential  lines 
of  its  educational  work.  Better  men  will  be 
able  to  be  secured  and  to  be  retained.  Nor  has 
Bowdoin  sacrificed  any  of  her  ideals  or  prin- 
ciples in  the  delay  until  the  present  time.  All 
of  us  as  Bowdoin  men — alumni,  faculty  and 
students — may  well  congratulate  ourselves 
upon  this  notable  honor. 


The  Orient  acknowledges 
An  Acknowledgment  with  pleasure  the  kindness 
of  those  graduates  who 
have  been  thoughtful  in  sending  us  accounts  of 
the  various  Alumni  Reunions  that  have 
recently  taken  place.  To  Mr.  Roberts  in  New 
York,  to  Mr-  Carter  of  Boston,  and  to  others 
we  declare  ourselves  indebted  and  take  this 
opportunity  of  expressing  our  thanks.  For 
an  editorial  board  composed  wholly  of  under- 
graduates the  task  of  reporting  alumni  activi- 
ties away  from  home  is  always  difficult,  but  it 
makes  us  feel  as  if  our  efforts  were  being 
just  a  bit  appreciated  when  Alumni  remember 
to  help  us.  We  trust  that  as  the  only  distinct 
Bowdoin  news  publication  we  will  be  able  to 
report  satisfactorily  all  graduate  happenings 
this  year,  as  we  are  most  eager  to  do.  Again, 
we  thank  you. 


THE  JANUARY  QUILL 

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incisive,  vigorous  phrasing,  but  in  too  many  places 
the  English  is  careless.  Was  "audience  of  one" 
used  advisedly?  It  is  barely  possible.  At  all  events 
"could  not  help  but  feel"  is  a  bit  of  newspaper  Eng- 
lish that  will  not  pass  muster,  and  the  coarse  ejac- 
ulation of  "the  stoop-shouldered  young  man"  is  an 
attempt  at  realism  that  fails.  The  story  has  in  it 
enough  of  movement  and  incident  to  hold  the 
reader's  attention  throughout  but  the  plot  is  either 
pretty  flimsy  or  the  details  are  not  well  managed. 
If  Clarice  Vaughn  had  really  wished  to  deceive 
Harland,  would  she  have  so  quickly  "slipped  her 
arm  confidingly  through  his"?  Would  she  have 
blown  cigarette  smoke  into  his  face,  or  suggested 
a  moonlight  stroll  when  no  moon  was  shining?  At 
all  events,  the  density  of  John  Harland,  "star  half- 
back and  all  round  athlete,"  doesn't  argue  forcibly 
for   the   intellectual   quickening   of   athletic   training. 

In  general  the  undergraduate  story-teller  may 
wisely  confine  his  plots  to  life  that  he  knows  inti- 
mately ;  but  the  "Doom  of  the  Antilles,"  though  a 
romantic  story  of  daring  adventure  on  the  Pacific, 
has  a  plot  that  seems  plausible.  The  language,  too, 
however  it  might  seem  to  an  old  tar,  to  a  land- 
lubber appears  teclmically  correct.  There  is  at  least 
no  "coiling  of  the  keelson"  or  "reefing  of  the 
weather  hatch."  Indeed,  though  here  and  there 
appears  an  awkward  sentence,  in  many  places  the 
phrasing  is  noticeably  apt.  There  is  a  goodly  num- 
ber of  sentences  worded  as  well  as  this :  "The  gale 
whipped  the  crests  from  the  waves,  carrying  the 
spray  to  the  trucks."  The  story  also  ends  at  the 
right  time. 

John  Ruskin.  as  Mr.  Frederic  Harrison  has  so 
well  shown,  was  a  consummate  master  of  English 
prose ;  and  he  was  more.  He  not  only  wrote  down 
beautiful  thoughts;  he  sought  to  build  up  a  beauti- 
ful world.  It  is  this  concrete  application  of  his  the- 
ory, this  carrying  of  his  message,  exquisitely 
expressed  though  it  was.  into  the  street,  that  the 
writer  of  "Ruskin's  Practical  Realism"  emphasizes 
in  his  short  essay.    There  is  not  much  new  thought 


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expressed  in  the  essay  and  such  a  phrase  as  "the 
liberal  donator  to  certain  institutions  that  seemed 
imbued  with  his  ideal  of  econornic  reform."  is  too 
indefinite  to  be  enlightening,  but  in  general  the 
essay  is  graceful  and  sympathetic.  Readers  who 
recall  that  Ruskin  repudiated  all  modern  science, 
modern  machinery,  and  modern  politics,  are  likely 
to  take  exception  to  the  statements  that  his  realism 
never  permitted  him  to  be  blind  or  flighty  and 
that  he  never  indulged  in  one-sided  speculation. 

So  full  of  apt  allusions  and  interesting  comments 
is  "The  Impressions  of  Marblehead,"  that  readers 
will  forget  they  are  perusing  description,  a  kind  of 
prose  they  have  generally  set  down  as  dry.  If  we 
close  our  ears  to  the  unhappy  repetition  of  "old," 
the  following  bit,  the  best  to  be  found  in  the  whole 
Quill,  at  least  suggests  the  touch  of  a  Stevenson. 
"But  I  fancy  these  old  inhabitants  are  in  much  the 
same  plight  as  a  wizzened  old  man  I  saw  sunning 
himself  on  his  door  step.  I  was  seeking  the  old 
cemetery.  'Will  you  show  me  the  way  to  the  old 
graveyard  ?'  said  I.  'I  will,'  he  answered,  a  bit 
sourly,  'for  I'm  fast  on  the  way  there  myself.'  " 

Every  undergraduate  should  read  "Silhouettes," 
for  the  first  two  paragraphs  express  gracefully  and 
succinctly  what  the  Quill  should  mean  to  a  Bowdoin 
student.  If  in  the  next  eight  numbers  the  Quill 
approaches  the  editors'  ideals  as  there  made  plain, 
or  if  indeed  it  maintains  the  standard  set  by  the 
January  number.  Volume  XII  will  measure  up  to 
the  excellence  of  the  eleven  volumes  that  have  pre- 
ceded it. 

W.  B.  M. 


OUR  NEXT  COLLEGE  PREACHER 

During  the  past  semester  Bowdoin  students  have 
had  remarkable  opportunities  to  listen  to  some  of 
the  finest  speakers  of  American  colleges.  These 
men  have  all  had  messages  important  to  college 
men  and  the  student  who  missed  hearing  their  talks 
has  lost  an  opportunity  of  learning  some  truths  as 
expressed  by  the  best  preachers  of  the  country. 

The  list  of  College  Preachers  for  this  semester 
is  headed  by  the  name  of  Henry  van  Dyke,  D.D., 
of  Princeton  University,  one  of  the  most  popular 
speakers  and  writers  of  the  United  States.  Dr. 
van  Dyke  was  for  many  years  pastor  of  the  Brick 
Presbyterian  Church  of  New  York,  from  which 
place  he  was  called  to  Princeton  to  become  Murray 
Professor  of  English  Literature.  He  is,  himself, 
a  noted  author  and  was  the  friend  and  admirer  of 
Tennyson.  His  two  books  of  fishing  stories,  "Little 
Rivers"  and  "Fisherman's  Luck,"  are  probably  his 
most  widely  read  books,  although  his  story  of  "The 
Otlier  Wise  Man"  is  about  as  well  known.  Dr. 
van  Dyke's  stories  are  beautiful  and  full  of  life  and 
he  will  no  doubt  give  talks  which  will  be  worth 
listening  to,  and  have  a  message  which  will  be  of 
especial  interest  to  Bowdoin  students.  He  will 
speak  in  the  morning  at  the  Church  on  the  Hill 
and  in  the  afternoon  at  the  College  Chapel.  It  is 
hardly  necessary  to  remark  that  every  Bowdoin 
man  will  certainly  avail  himself  of  this  rare  oppor- 
tunity to  hear  Mr.  van  Dyke. 


SECOND  JUNIOR  ASSEMBLY 

The  second  and  last  Junior  Assembly  takes 
place  tonight  at  8  o'clock.  The  patronesses  are 
to  be  Mrs-  Hyde,  Mrs.  Henry  Johnson,  Mrs. 
Hastings  and  Mrs.  Woodruff.  The  commit- 
tee in  charge  of  the  dance  consists  of  Heath, 
Brewster,  Rich,  Burton  and  Brown.  As  the 
dance  comes  on  St.  Valentine's  day  there  will 
be  a  dance  appropriate  for  the  occasion.  It 
is  hoped  that  there  will  be  a  good  number  of 
students  present.  The  music  will  be  fur- 
nished by  Kendrie's  Orchestra.  Given,  of 
Brunswick,  will  be  the  caterer. 


COLLEGE  TEA 

The  second  college  tea  takes  place  this  after- 
noon from  four  to  six  o'clock  in  the  Alumni 
Room,  Hubbard  Hall.  It  will  be  for  the 
students,  their  friends  and  the  people  of 
Brunswick.  All  students  are  cordially  invited 
to  attend.  The  committee  in  charge  of  the 
tea  consists  of:  Miss  Chapman,  chairman, 
Mrs.  Woodruff,  Mrs.  Hutchins,  Mrs-  Mitchell, 
and  Mrs.  Brown. 


RALLY  COMMITTEE 

C.  E.  Files,  1908,  has  appointed  the  following 
Rally  Committee:  Walter  D.  Lee,  Nathan  S.  Wes- 
ton, William  R.  Crowley,  Francis  P.  Wight,  Joseph 
M.  Boyce,  Floyd  T.  Smith,  Harry  H.  Hayes,  Harry 
W.  Purington,  and  Arthur  H.  Ham.  The  committee 
will  hold  its  first  meeting  at  the  Zeta  _Psi  House, 
next  Monday  evening.  The  Rally  will  be  held 
about  the  middle  of  April. 


B.  A.  A.  MEET 

Tufts  Wins  the  Relay  Race 

For  the  third  consecutive  year,  Tufts  won  the 
relay  race  from  Bowdoin  in  the  annual  Indoor 
Meet  held  by  the  Boston  Athletic  Association, 
February  I.  Tufts  drew  the  pole,  thus  gaining  an 
advantage.  Atwood  was  unable  to  pass  his  man  at 
the  corners,  but  finished  even  with  him.  Both 
Deming  and  Ballard  lost  a  little  and  Colbath  was 
not  able  to  make  it  up.  Each  man  did  his  best. 
Tufts  had  a  good,  fast  team.  None  of  the  men 
entered  in  the  other  events  secured  points.  Morrill 
did  not  get  placed  in  the  shot.  Edwards  in  the  high 
jump  did  S  ft.  syi  inches,  which,  with  his  handicap, 
made  him  among  the  first  few.  Simmons  and  Stone 
in  the  quarter  each  got  third  place  in  their  heats, 
but  only  first  and  second  men  qualified  for  the 
finals. 


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The  Press  Club  recently  sat  for  its  picture. 

The  Telegram  published  the  picture  of  the  foot- 
ball team,  Sunday. 

Several  of  the  students  were  entertained  at  dinner 
at  the   New  Iven  House  on  Tuesday  evening. 

Dramatic  Club  trips  are  to  be  postponed  until  after 
the  Musical  Clubs  are  over. 

Brunswick  High  plays  Westbrook  Saturday  night 
in  Brunswick.  The  game  will  be  followed  by  a 
dance. 

Prof.  Hastings  granted  adjourns  in  Surveying 
and  Mechanical  Drawing,  Tuesday,  on  account  of 
illness. 

The  Art  Building  has  been  closed  the  past  week, 
the  floors  being  subjected  to  a  double  coat  of 
varnish. 

Abstracts  from  President  Hyde's  address  of  Sun- 
day afternoon  appeared  in  nearly  all  newspapers 
Monday. 

The  Brunswick  High  School  basket  ball  team 
defeated  Cony  High  School  in  Brunswick,  Saturday 
evening,  by  a  score  of  19-18. 

Many  students  attended  the  show  in  Portland, 
Monday  night,  and  many  more  saw  the  "Dairy- 
maids" in  Lewiston,  Tuesday. 

Bowdoin  calendars  are  now  on  sale  for  half  price 
— fifty  cents — at  the  College  Book  Shop,  at  Chand- 
ler's or  at  No.  7  South  Winthrop. 

Townsend,  '10,  has  been  appointed  Bowdoin 
Associate  Editor  for  the  Intercollegiate.  The  posi- 
tion was  formerly  held  by  Duddy,  '07. 

The  members  of  the  Maine  Branch  of  the  New 
England  Classical  Association  were  the  guests  of 
the  College  at  a  dinner  at  the  Hotel  Eagle,  Friday 
evening. 

Swathmore  College,  which  was  offered  $1,000,000 
on  condition  of  giving  up  all  inter-collegiate  athletics, 
is  contemplating  changing  its  character  and  becom- 
ing a  girls'  college. 

The  current  issue  of  Smith's  Magasine  contains 
an  article  on  the  work  of  Abbott  Henderson 
Thayer,  also  a  reproduction  of  the  mural  decoration 
entitled  "Florence,"  in  the  Walker  Art  Building. 

The  Bugle  Board  held  a  meeting  with  Editor  Bur- 
ton at  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  House  on  Monday 
evening.  The  material  for  the  annual  is  well  under 
way.  Proofs  of  the  cuts  from  the  photographs  and 
drawings  have  arrived  and  the  prospects  of  an 
early  Bugle  seem  bright. 

For  the  first  time,  the  long-distance  squad,  on 
iMonday  afternoon,  took  a  short  run.  Colbath,  '10, 
led  the  squad.  There  was  a  good-sized  bunch  out : 
Allen,  '11;  Kimball,  '10;  Robbins,  '11;  Slocum,  '10; 
Grace,  '10;  Ready,  '10;  Robinson,  '11;  Brown,  '10; 
Smith,  '09,  and  Morss,  '10. 

Professor  Sills  has  been  elected  president  of  the 
Maine  Branch  of  the  New  England  Classical  Asso- 
ciation for  the  ensuing  year.  Professor  Allen 
Johnson  is  on  the  committee  on  recommendations 
in  regard  to  the  teaching  of  Greek  and  Roman  His- 
tory in  secondary  schools. 


Gen.  Joshua  L.  Chamberlain,  '52,  will  speak  in 
the  Christian  Association  Rooms,  Thursday  even- 
ing, March  5.  Gen.  Chamberlain  was  president  of 
the  college  from  1871-83,  and  is  too  well  known  to 
require  any  introduction  to  Bowdoin  men.  Every- 
body should  try  to  hear  him. 

The  following  statement,  taken  from  the  second 
annual  report  of  the  president  and  treasurer  of  the 
Carnegie  Foundation  for  the  Advancement  of 
Learnmg  will  interest  Bowdoin  men:  "With 
Princeton  and  Bowdoin,  Dickinson  is  the  only  other" 
American  college  possessing  the  distinction  of  hav- 
mg  graduated  in  arts  both  a  President  of  the  United 
States  and  a  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court." 

"ICing  Pepper,"  the  farcical  opera  to  be  presented 
by  the  Kennebec  Yacht  Club,  at  the  Columbia 
Theatre,  Bath,  Feb.  13  and  14,  was  once  a  Bowdoin 
production,  and  65  students  took  this  excuse  for 
"song  and  dance"  to  Augusta  and  sold  out  that 
house  in  two  hours.  It  was  an  all-men  production 
and  a  grand  one.  "Cy"  Denning  was  the  Queen 
and  weighed  220  lbs.  Burns,  who  directed  the  Bow- 
doin production,  is  in  charge  of  the  Bath  presenta- 
tion. 

Beatrice  Herford  comes  to  Brunswick.  Perhaps 
no  one  is  more  enthusiastically  received  by  the  pub- 
lic now-a-days  than  Beatrice  Herford  in  her  original 
monologues.  One  has  only  to  read  the  Boston 
papers  to  learn  of  her  popularity.  The  large  price 
she  commands  seemed  at  one  time  to  make  her 
coming  here  under  the  auspices  of  the  Saturday 
Club  impossible,  but  arrangements  have  been  made 
and  she  will  give  these  impersonations  in  Town  Hall 
at  eight  o'clock  Friday,  the  21st.  No  one  who 
enjoys  the  keen  humour  of  his  own  and  his  neigh- 
bor's frailties  and  foibles  will  fail  to  attend  this 
entertainment. 

To  Bowdoin  students  as  a  whole  and  to  those 
who  think  the  Qiiill  entirely  unworthy  of  their  sup- 
port, the  following  clipping  from  a  magazine  of 
one  of  the  larger  Western  universities  may  be  of 
interest.^  "From  the  quantity  of  printed  matter  we 
cannot  judge  as  to  the  quality  of  a  magazine,  as  is 
proved  by  a  review  of  the  Bozvdoin  Quill.  Although 
it  is  one  of  the  smallest  of  our  exchanges,  we 
class  it  among  the  very  best.  Very  rarely,  indeed, 
if  ever,  have  we  found  in  it  a  poor  article.  Unlike 
many  of  the  larger  magazines,  it  does  not  occasion- 
ally have  to  sacrifice  quality  for  quantity.  In  the 
November  number  we  found  several  excellent 
essays,  the  most  interesting  of  which  to  us  was 
the  one  entitled  'The  Usefulness  of  the  Useless.' 
This  number  contains  no  fiction  at  all  but  the  poetry 
is  of  an  unusually  high  order." 


PHI  CHI  INITIATION 

The  annual  initiation  of  new  members  into  the 
Phi  Chi  fraternity  of  the  Medical  School  took 
place  January  31  in  Brunswick. 

The  third  and  fourth  year  men  from  Portland 
were  present  at  the  occasion  but  no  alumni  attended. 
The  following  is  the  list  of  initiates : 

Elmer  H.  Jackson,  Jefferson,  Me. ;  Malford  Wil- 
cox Thewlis,  Wakefield,  R.  I. ;  Cornelius  J.  Taylor, 
Bangor,  Me. ;  Harry  Hallock  Lente,  So.  Thomaston, 
Me.;   Arthur  L.  Lancaster,   Richmond,  Me.;   Albert 


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K.   Baldwin,   West   Paris,   Me.;   Charles   D.   Weeks, 
Bath,  Me. ;  Gustaf  F.  R.  Wollin,  Worcester,  Mass. 

No  banquet  was  held  at  that  time  but  it  was  post- 
poned to  about  the  first  of  April  on  account  of  the 
illness  of  Dr.  Nichols  of  Boston,  who  will  give  an 
address  at  that  time. 


Hlumni  IRotes 


CLASS  OF  1847 
The    golden    wedding   of    Rev.    and    Mrs- 
Edwin  Leonard  was  celebrated  Feb.  ist,  1908, 
by  a   reception   at   their  home,   642   Franklin 
Street,  Melrose  Highlands,  Mass. 

CLASS  OF  1859. 
Charles  Henry  Howard,  son  of  Rowland 
Bailey  and  Eliza  (Otis)  Howard,  was  born  28 
Aug.,  1838,  at  Leeds,  Me.  He  was  prepared 
for  college  at  the  academies  at  Kent's  Hill, 
Yarmouth,  and  Topsham.  After  graduation 
he  studied  theology  at  Bangor  Seminary,  but 
entered  the  army  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
War  as  a  private  in  his  brother's  regiment,  the 
Third  Maine  Volunteers.  During  his  six 
years  of  service  he  was  promoted  through  the 
intervening  grades  to  the  rank  of  brevet  brig- 
adier general;  took  part  in  sixty-eight  battles 
and  engagements,  among  them.  Fair  Oaks, 
Fredericksburg,  Gettysburg,  Chattanooga  and 
Atlanta,  in  the  first  two  of  which  he  was 
wounded;  participated  in  Sherman's  march  to 
the  sea;  and  later  had  charge  of  a  camp  of 
instruction  formed  of  several  regiments  of 
colored  troops.  After  the  war  he  was  for 
two  years  an  assistant  commissioner  for  the 
Freedman's  Bureau.  Lr  1868  he  declined  a 
captaincy  in  the  regular  army  and  gave  up  his 
position  to  become  secretary  of  the  American 
Missionary  Association  for  the  West  and 
Southwest,  having  his  headquarters  at  Chi- 
cago. He  resigned  this  office  four  years  later 
and  assumed  the  editorship  of  The  Advance  in 
which  he  held  a  controlling  interest.  Com- 
pelled by  ill  health  in  1881  to  give  up  literary 
work,  he  was  for  three  years  inspector  of 
Indian  x\gencies  under  Presidents  Garfield  and 
Arthur.     In  1885  he  became  the  chief  owner 


and  managing  editor  of  the  Farvi,  Field  and 
Stockman,  afterwards  the  Farm,  Field,  and 
Fireside,  with  which  he  was  connected  till  his 
death.  This  occurred  at  his  home  at  Glencoe, 
111.,  2y  Jan.,  1908. 

MEDICAL  CLASS  OF  1871 

Dr.  Augustus  N.  French  of  Norway,  Me., 
died  suddenly  of  heart  disease  January  30, 
1908.  He  had  lived  for  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury at  Norway,  where  he  had  a  large  prac- 
tice. 

CLASS  OF  1873 

A  bronze  medal  was  recently  presented  to 
Dr.  Dudley  A.  Sargent,  director  of  the  Hem- 
enway  Gymnasium  at  Harvard  University. 
The  medallion,  designed  by  Dr.  R.  Tait 
McKenzie,  has  above  the  face  of  Dr.  Sargent 
the  words,  "Dudley  Allen  Sargent,  Pioneer  in 
Physical  Education,  1907,"  while  on  the 
reverse  is  a  row  of  five  Harvard  seals  below 
the  word :  "A  Recognition  of  His  Friends  and 
Students." 

A  plaster  model  of  the  medallion  and  a 
bound  volume  containing  the  autographs  of 
the  contributors  to  the  Sargent  Medallion 
fund  were  presented  to  Dr.  Sargent  at  the 
twenty-fifth  commencement  of  the  Sargent 
Normal  School  of  Physical  Training- 

The  Sargent  Medallion  committee  is  having 
struck  a  limited  number  of  copies  of  the  medals. 
They  are  to  be  presented  to  President  Roose- 
velt, Secretary  of  War  Taft,  Maj.-Gen.  Bell, 
Gov.  Guild,  and  Booker  T.  Washington,  all  of 
whom  were  students  under  Dr.  Sargent. 

Dr.  Sargent  is  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege, in  the  class  of  1873,  and  afterwards 
became  director  of  physical  training  here. 

CLASS  OF  1874 

The  Boston  Herald  of  Feb.  2nd,  1908,  gives 
an  interesting  account  of  the  home  missionary 
work  in  the  Berkshire  villages  of  Rev.  C.  J. 
Palmer,  whose  religious  services  last  year 
number  215  and  involved  8000  miles  of  travel 
to  and  from  his  home  at  Lanesboro. 


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CLASS  OF  1886 
A  valuable  and  comprehensive  work  entitled 
"Peat ;  its  origin,  uses  and  distribution  in  Mich- 
igan," by  Charles  A.  Davis,  Ph.D.,  Curator  of 
the  Botanical  Museum  of  the  University  of 
Michigan,  has  recently  been  published  by  the 
Geological  Survey  of  that  state.  It  represents 
several  years  of  careful  research  and  is  likely 
to  become  the  standard  authority  upon  the 
subject,  since  conditions  in  several  of  the 
northern  states  are  essentially  the  same  as  in 
Michigan. 

CLASS  OF  1890 

The  recently  printed  volume  of  the  13th 
session  of  the  National  Council  of  Congrega- 
tional Churches  contains  the  address  of  Rev. 
Daniel  Evans,  D.D.,  entitled,  "The  Church  as 
the  Champion  of  Social  Justice." 

Rev.  Henry  W.  Webb  has  been  pastor  of 
the  Congregational  Church  at  Warren,  Maine, 
since  August,  1907,  having  returned  to  his 
native  state  after  ten  years  of  service  in  the 
West  and  South. 

CLASS  OF  1896 
The  engagement  of  Earle  H-  Lyford  of  Ber- 
lin, N.  H.,  to  Miss  Cora  S.  Burleigh  of  Wal- 
tham,  Mass.,  was  recently  announced. 

CLASS  OF  1899 
Alton  A.  Hayden  has  been  chief  chemist  of 
the  Carrie  Furnaces  at  Rankin,  Penn.,  since 
November,  1906.  These  blast  furnaces,  seven 
in  number,  supply  most  of  the  hot  metal  for 
the  Homestead  Works  of  the  Carnegie  Steel 
Co.,  of  which  they  are  a  part.  Next  fall  Mr. 
Hayden  contemplates  beginning  the  study  of 
law  at  the  Western  University  of  Pennsylva- 
nia. His  present  address  is  7416  Washington 
Avenue,  Swissvale,  Penn. 

CLASS  OF  1906 

Lewis  H.  Fox  has  resigned  his  position  at 
the  college  library  and  accepted  an  engage- 
ment with  Perkins  and  Company  to  take  part 
in  the  vaudeville  sketch  entitled  "Friendship," 
which  will  be  presented  in  New  York  City 
during  the  next  month- 


To  Bowdoin  Men 


A  PERSONAL  WORD  FROM  THE  PRESIDENT 

The  college  men  who  obtriUi  the  best  temporary  or  permanent 
positions  in  July  are  usually  the  ones  who  start  looking  for 
them  in  January.  Before  you  get  entangled  with  any  expensive 
or  inefficient  emiiloyment  agenc>  or  before  you  start  on  a  more 
or  less  aimless  individiml  search  for  the  position  you  desire,  it 
will  be  worth  your  while  tit  learn  about  our  Co-operative  Mem- 
bership. We  are  an  organization  of  college  men  for  college 
men.  We  can  save  you  time,  travel,  trouble  and  money  by 
furnishinzr  you  with  accurate  information  while  in  college  »nd 
by  securing  you  a  desirable  position  or  business  opportunity 
when  out  of  college.  There  are  no  involved  contracts,  no  costly 
commissions,  no  red  tape,  no  strings  attached  to  our  service. 
We  think  we  solve  an  old  problem  in  a  new  and  better  way. 
Win  you  let  us  prove  It  to  you?  Just  write  for  particulars, 
stating  your  needs. 

ARTHUR  EVERETT  SMALL,  President 

The  National  Cleaning  tjouse 
for  Services  and  Information 

General  Offices:  WASHINGTON,  D.C. 

(Many  college  men  use  us  as  a  lepcUiniate  and  satisfactory 
means  of  nbtainliig  comijlete  ami  authoritative  information  on 
public  affairs,  sociology,  political  economy,  literature,  history, 
and  a  wide  range  of  other  thesis  sulijects.    Why  not  youV) 


We  .Beautify 


Bad  Loolis 


TRe  Enemark  Co. 

Expert  Slioe  Doctors  and  Rublier  Specialists 

Sole  Savers  and  Scientific  Heelers 

406  CONGRESS  STREET,  PORTLAND,   MAINE 

Both  Phones 

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VOL.  XXXVII 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  FEBRUARY  21,  1908 


NO.  2.5 


SECOND  JUNIOR  ASSEMBLY 

Friday  evening  in  Memorial  Hall  occurred 
the  second  and  last  of  the  series  of  Junior 
Assemblies.  The  patronesses  on  this  occasion 
were :  Mrs.  William  DeWitt  Hyde,  Mrs.  Hud- 
son B-  Hastings,  Mrs.  Henry  Johnson  and 
Mrs.  Frank  E.  Woodruff.  The  committee  in 
charge  consisted  of  Heath,  Brewster,  Rich, 
Burton  and  Brown.  The  hall  was  beautifully 
decorated  with  banners  and  flags  and  appro- 
priately ornamented  with  large  and  small  red 
hearts.  The  affair  was  a  brilliant  one,  over 
two  hundred  people  being  in  attendance. 

Among  the  invited  were:  Miss  Charlotte 
Lowell,  Westbrook;  Miss  Dorothy  Foss  and 
Miss  Elizabeth  Bragg,  Woodfords ;  Miss  Mary 
Dinsmore  and  Miss  Helen  Wagg,  Lewiston; 
Miss  Marion  Harmon,  Mrs.  Robert  Chapman, 
Miss  Louise  Malley,  Miss  Georgie  Vales,  Miss 
Helen  Cressey,  Miss  Blanche  Lennon,  Miss 
Medora  Haskell,  Portland;  Miss  Virginia 
Woodbury,  Miss  Frances  Little,  Miss  Louise 
•  Weatherell,  Miss  Sue  Winchell,  Miss  Sara 
Merriman,  Miss  Dorothy  Johnson,  Miss  Lula 
Woodward,  Miss  Ethel  Webb,  Miss  Belle 
Smith,  Miss  Emily  Felt,  Miss  Bertha  Stetson, 
Miss  Beatrice  Hacker,  Miss  Gertrude  Chris- 
topher and  Miss  Sara  Pennell,  Brunswick ; 
Miss  Mollie  Palmer  and  Miss  Madeline  Clif- 
ford, Bath;  Miss  Mildred  Richards,  Miss  Kate 
Richards,  Lynn,  Mass. ;  Miss  Marion  Cobb, 
Miss  Alice  Webb  and  Miss  Martha  Simmons, 
Rockland;  Miss  Rhoda  Ashworth,  Waldo- 
boro ;  Miss  Blandie  Sturtevant,  Dixfield ;  Miss 
Lynn  Phillips,  Rutherford,  N.  J. ;  Miss  Marion 
Heath,  Miss  Sara  Merrill,  and  Miss  Bertha 
Flint,  Augusta;  Miss  Ruth  Roberts,  Fairfield; 
Miss  Luona  Sylvester,  Bowdoinham;  Miss 
Emilie  Creighton,  Thomaston;  Mrs.  Eunice 
Matthews,  Kansas  City;  Miss  Christine  Ken- 
nison.  Miss  Maude  Tower,  Waterville;  Miss 
Muriel,  New  York;  Miss  Annie  Ross,  Kenne- 
bunk. 

As  the  dancing  stopped  promptly  at  twelve, 
several  impromptu  dances  were  afterwards 
held  in  some  of  the  fraternity  halls,  the  most 
elaborate  of  which  was  given  at  the  Zeta  Psi 
House,  where  dinner  was  served  after  the 
dancing. 


PHI  CHI  DANCE 

This  evening  in  Pythian  Hall  the  annual 
Assembly  of  the  Phi  Chi  Medical  Fraternity 
will  be  given.  The  hall  will  be  appropriately 
decorated  by  banners  and  flags.  Given  of 
Brunswick,  will  cater.  The  music  will  be  fur- 
nished by  Kendrie's  orchestra. 

The  patronesses  will  be  Mrs.  F.  C.  Robin- 
son, Mrs.  F.  N.  Whittier,  and  Mrs.  Mitchell 
of  Brunswick. 

The  committee  in  charge  is  composed  of 
H.  H.  Bryant,  E.  D.  Humphreys,  and  L.  F. 
Hall  of  the  second  year;  E.  H.  Jackson,  H. 
H.  Lente  of  the  first  year.  The  third  and 
fourth  year  men  in  Portland  will  attend  and 
a  large  crowd  is  expected  to  be  present. 


THE  QUILL 
A  Lamentable  Circumstance — New  System 

The  Quill  is  not  the  lamentable  circum- 
stance. From  the  University  of  Virginia, 
from  the  University  of  Nebraska  and  from 
the  University  of  California  come  commenda- 
tions which  ought  to  make  Bowdoin  justly 
proud  of  her  representative  in  the  college  lit- 
erary world.  The  lamentable  circumstance 
is  the  student  body  of  Bowdoin  College  who, 
by  their  lack  of  support,  have  forced  the  Quill 
to  a  point  where  it  is  a  question  of  stand  by 
it  or  the  Quill  ceases  to  exist.  The  Alumni 
of  this  college  are  working  for  its  interests 
with  a  devotion  comparable  only  to  "The  Old 
Guard-"  Some  of  their  spirit  is  needed  right 
here  amono-  the  undergraduates  to  back  a 
college  organization  which,  when  they  came 
to  Bowdoin  it  was  their  duty  as  Bowdoin  men, 
if  they  want  to  deserve  the  name,  to  stand  by 
and  foster,  as  they  would  an  athletic  team, 
or  the  fair  name  of  the  college  itself. 

The  Qtiill  is  now  with  its  back  to  the  wall. 
In  spite  of  the  general  notion  to  the  contrary 
among  the  so-called  Bowdoin  men,  it  takes 
money  to  run  and  print  the.  Quill.  A  new 
system  has  been  inaugurated  to  secure  that 
monev.  The  Quill  is  now  put  on  a  regular 
subscription  basis.  That  is  to  say,  the  man- 
ager, Mr.  Timberlake,  has  a  subscription  book, 


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and  those  of  the  undergraduates  who  desire 
to  take  the  Oidll,  will  inscribe  their  names  in 
that  book.  The  Quill  will  then  be  sent  them 
for  one  year.  If  enough  men  subscribe,  the 
Quill  will  continue  publication,  but  if  enough 
men  cannot  be  found  with  sufficient  loyalty  to 
Bowdoin  and  all  that  represents  Bowdoin  to 
give  $i.oo  to  a  distinct  department  in  the 
Bowdoin  undergraduate  life,  then  the  Quill 
will  only  be  known  in  the  future  by  traditions 
of  its  high  standards  and  the  universal  appre- 
ciation with  which  it  was  viewed  by  its  con- 
temporaries. So  it  is  hoped  that  the  men  will 
not  dodge  Manager  Timberlake,  but  will  come 
to  him  and  support  a  department,  the  discon- 
tinuation of  which,  would  redound  to  the 
everlasting  disgrace  of  the  college  for  which 
they  profess  the  profoundest  regard. 


was  awarded  Phillip  Hunter  Timberlake  of 
Lancaster,  N.  H.,  a  member  of  the  Class  of 
1908.  This  scholarship  consists  in  the  income 
of  certain  real  estate  in  trust  in  Brunswick, 
and  enables  the  student  to  take  a  post  gradu- 
ate course  at  any  home  or  foreign  institution 
he  chooses.  Mr.  Timberlake  is  intending  to 
study  at  Johns  Hopkins  next  year.  This  is 
the  third  awarding  of  the  Everett  Scholar- 
ship. 


SCHOLARSHIPS 

Last  Saturday  the  announcement  was  made 
that  the  Henry  W.  Longfellow  Scholarship, 
the  interest  from  ten  thousand  dollars,  pre- 
sented the  college  by  the  three  daughters  of 
the  poet.  Miss  Alice  M.  Longfellow,  Mrs. 
Edith  L.  Dana,  and  Mrs.  Annie  L.  Thorp, 
had  been  awarded  Charles  Wilbur  Snow  of 
the  Class  of  1907.  The  career  of  this  man, 
the  brilliancy  of  whose  college  course  was  a 
matter  of  constant  commendation,  seems 
unquestionably  made.  While  in  college  he  was 
chairman  of  the  Quill  board,  winner  of  the 
Class  of  '68  Prize  Speaking,  Junior  and  Senior 
Class  Poet,  a  member  of  the  Ibis,  and  for  two 
years  a  member  of  the  College  Debating  Team 
which  defeated  Clark,  Syracuse  and  Cornell 
Universities-  He  is  now  an  instructor  in  Eng- 
lish, and  Argumentation  and  Debating  at  New 
York  University.  His  home  was  formerly  in 
Sprucehead,  Maine,  where  he  lived  before 
entering  Bowdoin,  through  which  he  put  him- 
self by  the  assistance  of  the  college,  and  the 
remunerative  work  of  supplying  for  some  pul- 
pit, Sundays.  The  Longfellow  Scholarship 
enables  a  student  to  pursue  a  course  after 
graduation  at  any  institution  in  this  country, 
or  abroad,  if  considered  desirable,  the  work 
to  be  done  in  English  or  General  Literature, 
the  scholarship  being  for  the  general  advance- 
ment of  Belles  Lettres  by  men  from  the  Alma 
Mater  of  America's  greatest  poet.  The  best 
wishes  of  the  college  accompany  Mr.  Snow  in 
his  work.  This  is  the  first  time  that  the  Long- 
fellow scholarship  has  been  awarded. 

The    Charles    Carroll    Everett   Scholarship 


MRS.  MARY  J.  YOUNQ 

On  Friday  of  last  week  occurred  the  death 
of  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Young,  widow  of  Professor 
Stephen  J.  Young  of  the  Class  of  1859,  who 
was  a  professor  of  Modern  Languages, 
librarian  and  treasurer  for  over  twenty  years 
at  Bowdoin  College,  besides  being,  in  1883-86, 
a  member  of  the  State  Senate,  dying  on  July 
16,  1895,  at  Brunswick.  Mrs.  Young  was  a 
woman  of  very  sweet,  unselfish  disposition, 
and  will  be  remembered  with  affection  by  her 
many  friends  of  Portland,  Brunswick  and  else- 
where. She  is  survived  by  two  daughters, 
Mrs.  Roland  W.  Mann,  Mrs.  George  S.  Stet- 
son, and  three  sons,  all  Bowdoin  men,  Ernest 
B.  Young,  Stephen  E-  Young  and  Arthur 
Young.  Services  were  held  in  the  Congrega- 
tional   Church   in   Brunswick,    Monday. 

The  news  of  her  death  comes  as  a  distinct 
blow  to  Bowdoin  friends  wherever  located. 
In  her  death  we  have  sustained  a  loss  of  which 
we  are  most  keenly  conscious. 


HENRY  VAN  DYKE 

On  Sunday  the  college  enjoyed  the  rare 
pleasure  of  listening  to  Rev-  Henry  Van  Dyke, 
pastor  of  the  Brick  Church  of  New  York, 
and  Murray  Professor  of  English  at  Prince- 
ton University.  In  the  morning  he  preached 
a  sermon  in  the  College  Church  on  the 
"Seventh  Sense,"  which  we  are  unable  to  pub- 
lish through  lack  of  space.  In  the  afternoon 
in  the  chapel  his  sermon  on  "Purpose"  was 
briefly  as  follows : 

"Every  man  must  have  some  lofty  purpose 
underlying  and  guiding  his  life.  The  man 
who  goes  through  college  aimlessly  will  find 
himself  at  the  end  of  his  four  years  a  little 
older  but  as  dumb  as  ever.  No  man  ever 
achieved  anything  without  first  having  a  pur- 
pose in  his  heart.  The  violin  which  hangs  on 
the  wall  may  get  out  of  tune  naturally,  but 
no   violin   can   be   tuned   without   a   purpose 


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behind  the  deed.  So  it  is  with  our  lives.  The 
purposes  of  great  men  may  be  traced  to  the 
influences  acting  upon  them  during  their  col- 
lege course.  Luther  and  Wesley,  two  of  the 
world's  greatest  reformers,  are  typical 
examples.  The  institutions  of  Christian  asso- 
ciations and  foreign  missions  began  with  a 
small  organization  of  college  boys.  College 
is  the  formulative,  impressionable,  educational 
period.  Rise  up  high  enough  to  receive  and 
possess  a  religious  spirit  loftier  than  yourself! 
As  Emerson  says :  'Hitch  your  wagon  to  a 
star,'  attach  your  purpose  to  a  faith !  Do  not 
conceal  this  purpose.  There  are  two  kinds 
of  hypocrisy  to  me  in  this  world :  That  of  the 
man  who  makes  himself  out  better  than  he  is, 
and  that  of  the  man  who  makes  himself  out 
worse  than  he  is.  Have  an  honest  purpose ; 
don't  be  ashamed  of  it-  But  live  up  to  it  in 
detail.  Christian  religion  has  suffered  from 
the  preponderance  of  emphasis  laid  upon  the 
petty  distinctions,  of  form,  manner,  style, 
dress,  and  social  etiquette ;  things  not  of  first 
importance  in  themselves,  but  subservient  to 
greater  good.  These  are  only  the  'filling' 
of  life.  They  are  the  non-essentials  of  life, 
the  visible  and  temporal.  But  college  tradi- 
tions should  not  be  overthrown  by  a  man 
who  enters  college,  for  they  are  not  usually 
vital  to  his  welfare.  The  things  that  defile  the 
heart, — drunkenness,  gambling,  evil  associa- 
tions— must  be  refrained  from  or  renounced. 
The  true  man  will  not,  can  not,  dares  not, 
toucla   them !" 

In  the  evening,  Mr.  Van  Dyke  conducted  a 
questionaire  which  was  of  equal  interest.  The 
attendance  on  all  three  occasions  reflects  great 
credit  on  the  college. 


A  PLAN  FOR  A  LIGHT  OVER  THE  LIBRARY  DOOR 

From  time  to  time  the  matter  of  having  a 
light  over  the  library  door  has  been  considered 
and  the  Orient  has  annually  urged  that  one 
be  placed  there.  On  a  dark  night  it  is  impos- 
sible to  see  the  steps  leading  to  the  front  door, 
and  the  need  of  a  light  has  been  impressed  on 
some  students  by  a  fall. 

Professor  Little  has  now  carefully  looked 
into  the  matter,  and  reports  that  there  is  too 
much  danger  of  cracking  the  stones,  especially 
those  bearing  the  inscription :  "Here  seek  con- 
verse with  the  wise  of  all  the  ages,"  to  allow 
a  hole  for  electric  wires  .to  be  bored  through 
the  front  of  the  building,  and  it  is  practically 
impossible   to   bore    straight   down    from    the 


bow-window  above  the  door,  because  of  the 
great  thickness  of  the  stone  blocks.  It  is  pos- 
sible, on  the  other  hand,  to  run  wires  from  the 
vestibule  light  along  the  vestibule  ceiling, 
through  the  small  wooden  linten  over  the  front 
door,  and  out  to  the  center  of  the  stone  arch. 
But  Mr.  Vaughan,  the  architect,  has  expressed 
a  wish  that  this  be  not  done,  as  it  would  spoil 
the  artistic  effect  of  the  carefully  designed 
vestibule  ceiling,  and  an  electric  bulb  over  the 
door  would  not  be  in  keeping  with  the  gen- 
eral style  of  the  building.  Another  sugges- 
tion is  to  have  a  wrought-iron  lantern  swung 
from  some  part  of  the  tower,  but  this  is  not 
the  wish  of  Mr.  Vaughan,  who  has  suggested 
that  an  artistically  designed  post  bearing  a 
light,  be  placed  on  each  side  of  the  walk  near 
the  hall  This  suggestion  is  in  all  probability 
the  best  solution  of  the  little  problem,  and 
inasmuch  as  any  temporary  makeshift  would 
not  only  be  less  artistic,  but  would  probably 
become  the  permanent  solution,  Professor 
Little  has  decided,  before  making  any  change, 
to  wait  until  he  is  able  to  follow  the  plan  of 
the  architect. 

A  similar  solution  will  also  be  applied  to 
the  problem  of  lighting  the  side  entrance. 
The  plan  is  to  erect  a  post  near  the  building, 
on  the  north  end  of  the  top  step.  When  these 
lights  are  finally  erected,  the  student  body  will 
be  duly  grateful. 


FENCING 
Trials — Bout  with  Piapelli  Club  of  Augusta 

The  following  men  contested,  Tuesday 
eveniiig  in  the  gym.,  for  positions  on  the  Bow- 
doin  Fencing  Team :  Fairclough,  '08 ;  F.  T. 
Smith,  '08;  C.  M.  Robinson,  '08;  Tobey,  '07; 
first  vear  medic.  Bridge,  '09 ;  and  Pratt,  '09. 
There  were  fifteen  bouts :  Fairclough  defeated 
Robinson ;  Bridge  defeated  Pratt ;  Smith  and 
Tobey  tied ;  Bridge  defeated  Fairclough ; 
Robinson  defeated  Pratt ;  Bridge  defeated 
Tobey ;  Smith  defeated  Robinson ;  Fairclough 
defeated  Pratt ;  Bridge  defeated  Robinson ; 
Tobey  defeated  Pratt;  Smith  defeated  Fair- 
clough ;  Tobey  defeated  Robinson ;  Bridge 
defeated  Smith ;  Tobey  defeated  Fairclough ; 
Smith  defeated  Pratt. 

Bridge,  winning  all  five  bouts,  was  elected 
captain  of  the  team ;  Smith  and  Tobey,  each 
winning  three,  with  a  draw,  were  chosen  as 
the  other  two  members ;  Fairclough,  winning 

[Continued  on  p.  239.] 


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Published  every  Friday  of  the  Collegia 
BY  THE  Students  of 

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ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

PAUL  J.   NEWMAN,  1909         Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 

ASSOCIATE  Editors 

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H.  H.  BURTON,  1909  W.  E.  ROBINSON,  1910 

J.  J.  STAHL,  1909  W.   E.  ATWOOD,  1910 

K.   R.  TEFFT,  1909  THOMAS    OTIS,  1910 

NATHAN  S.  WESTON,  1908      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  1909  Ass't  Business  Manager 

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A  Plea  for  the  Probably  every  college 
„.  1  I  -f  man,  at  some  period  in  his 
imp  e  i  e  course,  pauses  to  think  and 
thinking  asks:  "After  all  what's  the  use?" 
The  strenuousness  that  characterizes  the  spirit 
of  the  times  in  the  world  today,  has  penetrated 
just  as  thoroughly  into  the  academic  life. 
How  fnuch  diflferently  is  attendance  at  college 
regarded  now  than  it  was  fifty  years  ago,  or 
when  our  fathers  were  under-graduates.  At 
that  time  college  was  distinctly  educational. 
The  course  was  carefully  prescribed.  The 
student  studied  Latin,  Greek,  Mathematics 
and  Philosophy.  He  had  enough  leisure  time 
to  give  him  opportunity  for  reading  and  to 
develop  his  tastes  for  literature.  As  it  is  at 
present,  however,  the  demands  of  the  college 
seem  to  be  quite  the  reverse.  The  emphasis 
is  laid  upon  the  "outside  interests"  rather  than 
the  scholastic. 

There  really  is  but  little  leisure  connected 
with  a  college  course  now.    Numerous  outside 


interests  are  demanding  the  time  and  labor  of 
the  under-graduate.  A  glance  at  a  Bugle 
shows  us  in  a  moment  where  the  time  of  a 
student  is  spent.  For  instance,  one  man  will 
be  on  the  Bugle,  the  Orient,  the  football  and 
track  teams,  dramatic  club,  member  of  sec- 
tional and  special  clubs,  a  class  officer,  besides 
being  connected  with  a  fraternity.  Another 
will  be  a  'varsity  manager,  president  of  the 
Christian  Association,  a  member  of  no  less 
than  five  clubs,  all  holding  regular  meetings, 
a  proctor,  and  a  class  officer.  These  are  by 
no  means  exceptional  examples,  nor  do  they 
represent  extreme  cases,  but  were  simply  two 
names  chosen  at  random. 

Throughout  college  literature  there  has  been 
considerable  editorial  comment  of  late  on  this 
same  subject,  and  we  notice  that  a  number 
of  papers  have  advanced  the  cry  of  "one  man 
one  office"  as  a  solution.  The  idea  presents 
certain  possibilities.  It  is,  however,  a  fact 
that  no  matter  how  few  activities  there  were 
at  college,  it  would  still  be  true  that  only  a 
percentage  of  the  student  body  would  take 
part  in  them. 

The  point  we  would  present  is  this:  Bow- 
doin  is  but  a  small  college  as  yet,  and  the 
essential  activities  of  the  colleee  are  centered 
in  the  hands  of  a  few.  It  is  bound  to  be  so. 
The  majority  of  the  under-graduate  body  lie 
back  and  permit  those  who  are  already  over- 
burdened to  carry  on  the  work  of  the  others. 
Now,  are  we  not  carrying  on  quite  enough 
at  present? 

The  Orient,  almost  every  week,  regularly 
receives  requests  to  suggest  the  formation  of 
some  new  activity.  We  have  in  our  editorial 
drawer  at  present  such  suggestions  as  to  form 
a  debating  club,  checkers  club,  basketball 
team,  boxing  club,  banjo  club!  The  idea  of 
all  this  is  good,  but  everyone  is  so  busy  now ! 

The  men  who  support  the  Dramatic  Club, 
must  also  support  the  Glee  Club  and  Mandolin 
Club.  Same  men  are  on  the  Quill,  Bugle  and 
Orient-  Athletes  must  enter  three  or  four 
branches  of  sport.  While  the  Orient  believes 
that  all  our  activities  fill  a  real  demand,  we 
certainly  have  plenty  of  them  now,  and  the 
cry  should  not  be  towards  the  formation  of 
new  ones  but  to  the  support  of  those  at  present. 
There  seems  to  be  an  under-graduate  tendency 
to  start  something  new,  rather  than  sup- 
port what  we  have.  Many  of  the  interests 
in  college  are  struggling  for  existence,  because 
fellows  are  looking'  in  so  many  directions 
rather  than   concentrating  their   attention   in 


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one  or  two.  It  is  good  for  us  to  consider 
oecasionally  the  "simpler  life"  that  college 
used  to.  mean,  and  not  be  too  hasty  in 
crying  for  some  fresh  excitement!  At  that 
time  the  attention  was  directed  strictly  towards 
the  individual,  the  college  man  studied  and 
read  to  develop  himself  alone.  Now  one  is 
expected  to  labor  for  the  many.  The  college 
world,  after  all,  but  reflects  the  modern  world, 
but  it  is  well  to  remember  at  times  the  old- 
fashioned  ideals.    No! 


FENCING 

[Continued  from  p.  237.] 

two,  was  elected  substitute  and  also  judge. 
Robinson  won  one  bout.  Otis,  '08,  was  judge 
at  trials. 

Last  night  the  team  met  the  Pianelli  Club's 
trio  at  Augusta.  Practice  has  been  going  on 
all  the  winter  in  Sargent  Gymnasium  under 
the  competent  instruction  of  Mr.  White,  one 
of  the  Pianelli  Club's  most  skillful  fencers. 
It  is  certain  that  the  college  team  gave  a  good 
account  of  itself. 

After  the  match  a  dance  was  tendered  the 
visiting  team.  Full  particulars  will  be  given 
in  the  next  issue. 


NOTICE 

Scholarships  for  Graduate  Students  at  Harvard 
University  for  Next  Year 

The  corporation  has  established,  recently, 
twenty-five  additional  University  Scholar- 
ships of  $150  each,  to  be  assigned  annually  by 
preference  to  Seniors  of  high  standing  in  Har- 
vard and  in  other  colleges  for  study  in  the 
Graduate  School  of  Arts  and  Sciences  during 
the  next  academic  year,  regard  being  had  in 
the  assignment  to  the  geographical  distribu- 
tion of  the  beneficiaries.  The  attention  of 
alumni  teachers  in  colleges,  and  particularly 
to  those  having  pupils  of  high  promise  but 
narrow  means  who  desire  to  study  in  the  Har- 
vard Graduate  School,  is  called  to  these 
scholarships.  Applications  for  1908-9  should 
be  received  not  later  than  March  15  next.  All 
inquiries  may  be  addressed  to  George  W.  Rob- 
inson, Secretary  of  the  Graduate  School  of 
Arts  and  Sciences,  10  University  Hall,  Cam- 
bridge, and  further  information  may  also  be 
obtained  from  Prof.  Foster- 


ANNUAL  RALLY 
April  17  is  Set  for  the  Date 

Plans  for  the  annual  College  Rally,  which  will 
occur  Friday  evening,  April  17,  are  rapidly  matur- 
ing. The  committee  in  charge  met  at  the  Zeta  Psi 
House  Tuesday  evening.  Arthur  L.  Robinson,  '08, 
was  elected  chairman  and  Nathan  S.  Weston,  treas- 
urer of  the  committee.  In  order  to  further  the  spirit 
of  harmony  and  good  fellowship  which  already 
exists  between  the  students  of  the  academic  and  the 
medical  departments,  it  was  voted  that  President 
Files  of  the  Athletic  Council  appoint  two  medical 
students  to  serve  on  the  committee.  The  committee 
hope  to  secure  as  speakers  Bowdoin  Alumni  prom- 
inent in  their  various  walks  of  life.  ^ 

The  expenses  of  the  rally,  which  include  the  items 
of  railroad  fares  for  the  speakers,  refreshments, 
printing,  and  a  suitable  souvenir,  are  necessarily 
met  by  subscription.  Every  one  readily  signs  the 
subscription  paper,  but  it  is  a  difficult,  tedious  and 
irksome  task  to  collect  from  many  fellows.  This 
reason,  together  with  the  fact  that  there  was  a 
deficit  of  forty  dollars  last  year,  prompted  the  com- 
mittee to  adopt  the  plan  of  giving  to  every  man  who 
pays  his  subscription  a  ticket  admitting  bearer  arid 
friends  to  the  rally.  These  tickets  will  be  placed  in 
the  hands  of  the  various  members  of  the  committee 
early  next  week.  Some  new  innovations  will  be 
introduced  that  will  contribute  to  the  success  of  the 
gathering.  Something  neat  will  be  sprung  in  the 
way  of  souvenirs !  The  idea  of  tickets  is  wholly  to 
insure  the  financial  management,  and  every  man  will 
stand  ready  with  his  half! 


MUSICAL  CLUBS'  TRIP 

Thursday  at  1.30  the  Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs 
left  on  their  first  trip  of  -the  season.  That  night 
they  had  a  concert  at  Oldtown.  Tonight  the  con- 
cert is  at  Bangor  and  tomorrow  night  at  Augusta. 
The  men  composing  the  Glee  Club  are:  Davie,  '10; 
McGlone,  '10;  IngersoU,  '10;  Weeks,  '10;  Ross,  '10; 
Matthews,  '10;  Kaulbach,  '11;  Kellogg,  '11;  Crowell, 
'10;  Crosby,  '10;  Parkman,  '11;  Stephens,  .'10;  Stone, 
'10;  Richards,  '11;  Webster,  '10;  Gushing,  '09.  The 
Mandolin  Club  consists  of  Kane,  '09;  Brewster,  '09; 
Stone,  '09;  Bridge,  '09;  Hovey,  '09;  Purington,  '08; 
Peters,  '10;  Crowell,  '10;  Matthews,  '10;  Weatherell, 
'11;  Roberts,  '11;  Black,  '11;  Weeks,  '10;  R.  W. 
Smith,  '10;   Giles,  '07. 

Stone,  '10,  is  the  bass  soloist  and  Kellogg,  '11,  is 
violinist.     Donnell,  '08,  is  reader. 

The  following  is  the  program  of  the  concert: 

PART  I. 

1.  Opening    Song— Glasses    Climbing    High — Fogg, 

'02,  Glee,  Mandolin  and  Guitar  Clubs 

2.  Comrade  Song — Bullard,  Glee   Club 

3.  Kiss  of  Spring,  Mandolin  Club 

4.  Bass  Solo — Bedouin  Love  Song^Chadwick, 

Stone 

5.  Traumerei, 

Kane,   Stone,  Weatherill,   Weeks,   Roberts 

6.  Jane  Eliza  Jones — Bullard,  Glee  Club 


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PART  II. 

1.  Tehama,  ■  Mandolin  Club 

2.  In  Picardy,  Glee  Club 

3.  Violin  Solo — Scene  de  Ballet — De  Beriot, 

Kellogg 

4.  Reading — "The   Dream" — Drummond, 

Mr.  Donnell 

5.  Day  in  the  Cotton  Field — Smith  and  Zeublin, 

Mandolin  Club 

6.  Barney  McGee— Bullard, 

Glee  Club — Solo  by  Stone 

7.  College  Songs, 

(a)  Bowdoin  Beata — Pierce,  '96. 

(b)  Phi   Chi— Mitchell,  '89. 


CALENDAR 

FRID.\Y,    FEBRUARY    21 

Musical   Clubs  play  at  Bangor. 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  Practice. 

4.00  P.M.     Freshman  Track  Practice. 

7.30  P.M.  Hebron  Academy  Basketball  Team  plays 
Morse  High  at  Bath. 

8.00  P.M.  Beatrice  Hereford,  Impersonator,  at 
Town  Hall  under  the  auspices  of  the  Saturday  Club. 

8.30  P.M.  Annual  Phi  Chi  Assembly  at  Pythian 
Hall. 

Mme.  Sembrich  sings  at  Portland. 

SATURDAY,  FEBRUARY  22 

Washington's  Birthday,  a  holiday. 
Musical  Clubs  play  at  Augusta. 
Hockey  team  plays  University  of  Maine  at  Orono. 
4.30  P.M.     Cross  Country  Squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

8.00  P.M.     Fencing  in  Gymnasium. 

SUNDAY,   FEBRUARY   23 

4.00  P.M.  Sunday  Chapel.  The  speaker  will  be 
Rev.  Mr.  Tead,  Secretary  of  the  Congregational 
Educational  Society.     Music  by  the  Quartet. 

MONDAY,   I^EBRUARY   24 

2.30   P.M.  Hockey   Practice. 

4.30  P.M.  Cross  Country  Squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

4.00  P.M.  Freshman  Track  Practice. 

TUESDAY,  FEBRUARY   25 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey   Practice. 

4.00  P.M.     Freshman  Track   Practice. 

WEDNESDAY,    FEBRUARY    26 

2.30  P.M.  Hockey   Practice. 

4.00  P.M.  Freshman  Track  Practice. 

4.30  P.M.  Cross  Country  Squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

8. IS  P.M.  Romania  meets  at  Theta  Delta  Chi 
House. 

THURSDAY,    FEBRUARY    27 

Musical  Clubs  play  at   Farmington. 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  Practice. 

4.00   P.M.     Freshman   Track   Practice. 

4.30  P.M.  Cross  Country  Squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

7.00  P.M.  Christian  Association  meeting.  The 
speaker  will  be  Professor  Dwight  Porter  of  M.  I.  T. 
upon  the  subject,  "The  Bachelor  of  Science  and  the 
Bachelor  of  Arts. 


FRIDAY,    FEBRUARY    28 

House  Party  at  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Chapter 
House.    Reception  from  3  to  5  p.m.    Dancing  at  8.30. 

2.30  P.M.     Hockey  Practice. 

4.00  P.M.     Freshman  Track  Practice. 

8.00  P.M.  Theta  Upsilon  Boys'  Club  Juvenile  Min- 
strel  Show  at   Pythian  Hall. 

First  Debate  in  the  Bowdoin  Interscholastic 
League  between  Portland  and  Cony  High  Schools 
and  Augusta. 

SATURDAY,  FEBRUARY  29 

2.30  P.M.  Hockey  Practice. 

4.00  P.M.  Freshman  Track  Practice. 

4.30  P.M.  Cross  Country  Squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

8.00  P.M.  Fencing  in  the  Gymnasium. 


N.  E.  I.  A.  A. 

Last  Saturday  the  managers  of  the  track  teams 
from  the  several  New  England  colleges  met  at  the 
Hotel  Lenox,  Boston,  principally  to  decide  where 
the  annual  New  England  Intercollegiate  meet  should 
be  held.  It  was  voted  to  hold  the  meet  on  the  Tech 
Field  at  Brookline,  as  was  done  two  years  ago. 
This  arrangement  will  considerably  reduce  the 
expenses  of  the  most  easterly  teams,  and  if  Bowdoin 
shows  a  strong  team  in  the  Maine  meet,  which  is 
held  this  year  on  Whittier  Field,  a  large  delegation 
of  undergraduates  should  plan  to  accompany  the 
team  to  Brookline. 

The  dates  set  for  the  meet  are  Friday,  May  22,  for 
the  trials,  and  Saturday,  May  23,  for  the  finals. 
This  will  be  one  week  after  the  Maine  meet,  and 
one  week  before  the  American  intercollegiate  games, 
which  will  probably  be  held  this  year,  as  last,  in  the 
Harvard  Stadium. 

The  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology  will 
finance  and  manage  the  meet,  secure  officials,  guar- 
antee the  association  $100  regardless  of  receipts, 
and  divide  the  receipts  with  the  association. 

The  following  officers  were  elected :  President, 
H.  W.  Cowee  of  Dartmouth ;  vice-president,  D.  D. 
McKay  of  Amherst;  secretary,  W.  H.  Hoch  of 
Williams ;  and  treasurer,  D.  C.  McMurtrie  of 
M.   I.   T. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION  MEETING 

The  talk,  February  13,  was  on  the  general  sub- 
ject which  has  been  pursued  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
meetings,  "The  Problems  of  College  Life."  Alfred 
E.  Burton,  the  dean  of  the  Massachusetts  Institute 
of  Technology,  took  for  his  special  subject,  "Honor 
in  College."  He  took  for  his  stand  that  while  the 
college  authorities  had  granted  more  and  more 
rights  and  privileges  the  college  man  had  not 
changed  his  code  of  honor  to  agree.  The  speaker 
said  that  in  former  years,  when  the  rules  of  a  col- 
lege were  as  strict  as  those  of  a  modern  boarding 
school,  the  actions  of  a  student  in  trying  to  evade 
these  rules  might  in  some  way  be  justified,  but  at 
the  present  time  when  a  student  is  treated  as  a  man 
and  is  given  about  the  same  freedom  as  he  will  have 
in  the  world,  his  actions  should  be  governed  by  the 
same    rules    of    conduct    as    govern    every-day    life. 

The  speaker  was  listened  to  by  a  large  audience. 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


24t 


Colleoe  Botes 


The  Indoor  Meet  occurs  March  20,  this  year. 

Rich,  'og,  entertained  his  father  last  Monday  aft- 
ernoon. 

Evans,  '10,  entertained  his  father  last  Saturday 
and  Sunday. 

Farrin,  '10,  is  employed  at  Pemaquid  Harbor  for 
a  few  weeks. 

There  were  no  recitations  in  Greek  II.  on  last 
Friday   or    Monday. 

"King  Pepper"  was  given  in  Bath  with  good  suc- 
cess  on   Friday   night. 

Lowell,  '08,  has  been  appointed  to  the  Rally  Com- 
mittee in  place  of  Smith,  '08. 

Keith's  new  theatre  in  Portland  is  proving  attrac- 
tive to  many  of  the  students. 

Professor  Brown  gave  adjourns  in  his  courses  in 
French,   German  and   Spanish,   Monday. 

A  large  number  of  the  fellows  have  gone  home, 
having  taken  advantage  of  the  holidays. 

A  number  of  people  from  out  of  town  attended 
chapel  Sunday  to  hear  Henry  Van  Dyke. 

Professor  Sills  held  a  short  conference  with  the 
Sophomore  Class  at  one  o'clock  Monday  afternoon. 

On  February  16  Yale  carried  off  the  Intercollegiate 
Hockey  League  by  defeating  Harvard  three  goals  to 
two. 

Professor  Brown  read  a  Paper  on  Lorenzo 
de'Medici  at  the  Faculty  Club  meeting,  Monday 
evening. 

A  large  number  of  the  students  attended  Professor 
Sills'  reception  at  the  Faculty  Room  last  Monday 
morning. 

Morrill,  '10,  took  third  place  in  the  handicap  shot- 
put  at  the  meet  of  the  Lawrence  Light  Guards,  last 
Saturday. 

Manager  Simmons  attended  a  conference  of  the 
Maine  College  football  managers  at  Waterville  last 
Saturday. 

Prof.  Edwards  granted  adjourns  in  Economics  II. 
last  Thursday  on  account  of  the  non-arrival  of  the 
text-books. 

The  baseball  schedule  has  been  approved  by  the 
faculty  and  now  has  only  to  be  approved  by  the 
Athletic   Council. 

The  college  notes  with  pleasure  the  return  and 
speedy  recovery  of  Blinn  Russell  from  an  opera- 
tion  for   appendicitis. 

Term  bills  were  sent  out  with  ranks  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  term.  Students  are  urged  to  have  them 
paid -as  soon  as  possible. 

Cross  country  runs  have  again  been  started,  and 
the  squad  will  leave  the  gym,  Monday,  Wednesday, 
Friday  and   Saturday  at   fotr  o'clock. 

Richards,  '11,  and  Morton,  '10,  were  the  officials 
at  the  basketball  game  between  Westbrook  Seminary 
and  Brunswick  High,  last  Friday  night. 

A  telegram  has  been  received  by  President  Hyde 
from  the  Bowdoin  Alumni  Association  warning 
Bowdoin  men  against  a  man  pretending  to  sell  "The 
University  Magazine."  He  is  a  fraud  and  has 
worked  his  game  in  many  of  the  colleges. 


Practice  for  the  Freshman  Relay  Team  is  being 
conducted  almost  daily.  A  race  is  to  be  run  with 
the  Bates  Freshmen  some  time  in  March,  at  the 
Bates   Indoor  Meet. 

The  Hebron  Academy  basketball  team  meets 
Morse  High  at  Bath  this  evening.  The  Hebron 
players  will  be  entertained  at  the  various  fraternity 
houses  over   Sunday. 

The  hockey  game,  scheduled  with  Maine  last  Sat- 
urday, was  postponed  on  account  of  the  storm  Fri- 
day. Many  who  came  to  the  Assembly  returned  to 
their  homes  disappointed. 

The  Men's  Club  of  Brunswick  was  entertained  by 
President  Hyde  at  Hotel  Eagle  last  Friday  evening. 
The  discussion  upon  parcels  post  was  opened  with 
a  paper  by  Franklin  C.  Webb. 

On  Friday  and  Saturday  of  last  week  the  campus 
presented  the  appearance  of  an  immense  duck  pond ; 
since  then,  however,  the  term  of  "skating  rink" 
might  have  been  aptly  applied  to  it. 

A.  C.  Chadbourne,  '07,  passed  through  here  Tues- 
day from  a  visit  home,  visiting  friends  on  the  cam- 
pus, preparatory  to  leaving  for  London  in  the  ser- 
vice of  the   International   Banking  Corporation. 

The  thaw  and  rain  of  last  Saturday  rendered  the 
cellar  at  North  Appleton  rather  wet;  so  much  so, 
in  fact,  that  men  were  kept  busy  all  night  pumping 
the  water  out,  to  keep  it  from  reaching  the  steam 
pipes. 

The  final  trials  for  the  Bradbury  debate  were  held 
Tuesday  afternoon.  Hyde,  '08,  was  chosen  for  the 
affirmative  and  Robinson,  '08,  for  the  negative. 
Brewster  and  Marsh  are  alternates.  The  debate 
will   take   place   March    10. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Dramatic  Club  Tuesday  it 
was  decided  not  to  have  a  vacation  trip.  Rehearsals 
will  begin  again  Monday  night.  Arrangements  are 
nearly  completed  for  a  performance  to  be  given  in 
Portland  on  Friday,  March  13. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  two  architects 
of  the  new  Episcopal  Cathedral,  which  is  to  be 
built  in  Washington,  and  is  to  be  the  largest  in 
America,  are  Dr.  Bodley,  an  eminent  English  archi- 
tect, and  Henry  Vaughan  of  Boston,  who  designed 
Hubbard  Hall. 

A  small  theatre  is  being  built  on  the  lot  facing 
Maine  street,  formerly  occupied  by  the  building 
which  was  bought  and  remodeled  by  the  Delta 
Upsilon  Fraternity.  The  nature  of  the  shows  will 
probably  be  limited  to  a  nickel  afternoon  and  even- 
ing  "moving  picture"   performance. 

By  vote  of  the  faculty  the  students  conditioned  in 
French  I.  and  German  I.  are  required  to  continue 
in  French  II.  and  German  II.  respectively,  but  are 
to  prepare  for  their  work  in  French  II.  and  German 
II.  under  the  direction  of  a  tutor  approved  by  the 
instructor.  The  students  concerned  are  requested 
to   consult   Professor   Brown   at   once. 

Brunswick  High  was  defeated  in  basketball  by 
Westbrook  in  a  14-11  game  Friday  night  in  Armory 
Hall.  On  Tuesday  of  the  same  week  a  Bowdoin 
team  composed  of  Carter,  '09;  Nulty,  '10;  Haley, 
'11;  Howe,  '11;  Pierce,  '11;  with  MacFarland,  '11; 
and  Gould,  '11,  defeated  Brunswick  High  in  a 
twelve  minute  game  24-12.  The  same  pick-up  Bow- 
doin team  with  Swan,  '11,  as  manager,  was  beaten 
by  Hebron  Academy,  26-16,  Friday  evening,  in  the 
latter's  gymnasium. 


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The  Phi  Chi  Fraternity  has  changed  its  boarding 
place.  Mrs.  Davis,  formerly  matron  at  the  Beta 
House,  is  cooking  for  the  club  on  Everett  street. 

The  Bates  Annual  Alumni  and  Alumnae  Reunion 
and  Dinner  was  held  at  Young's  Hotel,  Friday,  in 
Boston.  About  one  hundred  and  fifty  graduates 
attended.  President  Chase  headed  the  list  of  speak- 
ers. Bates,  within  a  year  or  two,  was  placed  on  the 
same  Carnegie  foundation  for  professors  as  Bow- 
doin  and  forty-eight  other  institutions  in  the  United 
States  have  been. 

It  is  understood  that  the  need  of  a  light  in  front 
of  Hubbard  Hall  is  soon  to  be  eliminated  by  a 
couple  of  lamp  posts  on  either  side  of  the  front 
entrance.  It  is  found  next  to  impossible  to  put  an 
electric  light  there  because  the  stone  of  the  library 
would  have  to  be  pierced  in  the  wiring,  and  danger 
of  splitting  the  inscription  stone  would  be  encoun- 
tered. 

F.  Hopkinson  Smith,  the  well-known  novelist  and 
artist,  gave  an  interesting  reading  from  some  of  the 
best  known  of  his  books  to  the  Fortnightly  Club 
of  Bath,  last  week.  Several  of  his  paintings  are  in 
the  Walker  Art  Building  collection.  Doubtless,  if 
the  fact  that  Mr.  Smith  was  to  speak  in  such  a 
neighboring  town,  had  been  known  to  the  college, 
a  large  delegation  would  have  attended. 

The  new  assistant  in  the  library,  who  has  been 
engaged  to  take  the  place  of  Lewis  H.  Fox,  '06,  is 
Hugh  McLellan  Lewis,  B.C.E.,  a  graduate  of  the 
University  of  Maine.  '93.  After  graduation,  for 
several  years,  he  followed  his  profession  of  civil 
engineering,  and  for  the  last  three  years  was  in  the 
employ  of  Cocheco  Manufacturing  Company  at 
Dover,  N.  H.,  whence  he  came  to  Bowdoin. 

E.  Ralph  Bridge,  '09,  has  started  a  dining  club 
at  Miss  Fan  Fennel's  house  on  Maine  street.  About 
IS  men  arp  getting  meals  there.  Any  member  of  the 
college  is  invited  and  urged  to  try  the  board — good, 
clean,  wholesome  food,  and  plenty  of  it, — all  that 
your  money  will  buy.  Bridge,  with  the  previous 
experience  of  several  stewardships,  is  competent  to 
undertake  an  enterprise  of  this  kind,  and  will  doubt- 
less make  it  an  entire  success. 

A  meeting  of  the  baseball  managers  of  the  pre- 
paratory schools  of  Maine  which  belong  to  the  Bow- 
doin Interscholastic  Baseball  League,  Cony  High, 
Gardiner,  Edward  Little,  Lewiston  High  and  Bruns- 
wick, was  held  with  Manager  Teift  Wednesday  in 
Banister  Hall.  Through  the  absence  of  one  of  the 
managers  no  schedule  could  be  made  out,  but  it 
will  be  made  out  later  by  mail.  At  this  conference 
Portland  High  was  voted  in  as  a  member  of  the 
Association. 


THE  YORK  COUNTY  CLUB 

A  meeting  of  the  York  County  Club  was  held  with 
Kimball,  '10,  at  the  Delta  Upsilon  House,  Monday 
evening.  Prof.  Moody  addressed  the  club.  He  took 
for  his  topic  the  coast  of  York  County  and  its  his- 
torical associations.  There  is  scarcely  any  doubt 
that  the  ancient  Norsemen  landed  somewhere  in  that 
vicinity  as  they  came  down  the  Maine  coast.  The 
shore  is  so  rough  and  rocky  in  the  eastern  part  of 


the  State  that  the  smooth,  sandy  shores  must  have 
presented  good  landing  places  to  the  Norse  mariners. 
The  English  made  very  early  settlements  in  that 
vicinity,  a  few  of  which  are  still  in  existence.  Prof. 
Moody  referred  to  his  once  finding  an  unusual 
flower  on  Stage  Island,  which  was  practically  bare 
of  vegetation.  After  careful  research,  he  found  that 
the  flower  was  grown  only  in  English  gardens  and 
even  in  England  it  was  rather  uncommon.  The 
natural  inference  is  that  some  English  settlers,  a 
long  time  ago,  made  their  residence  for  a  time  on 
the  island,  and  the  flower  was  a  scion  of  the  orig- 
inal garden.  An  interesting  explanation  of  the 
name  of  the  island  was  given  by  Professor  Moody. 
"Stage  Island,"  it  has  been  called  for  years — with 
no  special  significance  in  the  name,  but  Professor 
Moody  suggested  that  perhaps  the  Englishmen  who 
came  there,  did  so  for  fishing  purposes  and  erected 
sheds  or  stages  on  which  to  spread  out  the  fish  to 
dry,  hence  the  name. 

Many  other  historical  facts  of  interest  were  spoken 
of,  and  the  manner  in  which  a  study  of  local  history 
affords  some  knowledge  of  national  affairs,  which 
produced  certain  results  locally.  A  very  pleasant 
evening  was  enjoyed  by  all  and  after  refreshments 
were  served  and  a  few  topics  of  business  discussed, 
the  meeting  was  adjourned.  The  next  meeting  will 
be  held  with  Hobbs,  '10,  at  the  Beta  Theta  Pi 
House,  the  date  to  be  announced  later. 


To  Bowdoin  Men 


A  PERSONAL  WORD  FROM  THE  PRESIDENT 

The  college  men  who  obtain  the  best  temporary  or  permanent 
positions  in  July  are  usually  tlie  ones  who  start  looking  for 
them  In  January.  Before  you  get  entangled  with  any  expensive 
or  inefficient  employment  iigency  or  before  you  start  on  a  more 
or  less  aimless  individual  search  for  the  position  you  desire,  it 
win  be  worth  your  while  to  learn  about  our  Cooperative  Mem- 
bership. We  are  an  organization  of  college  men  for  college 
men.  We  can  save  you  time,  travel,  trouble  and  money  by 
furnlshinfr  you  with  accurate  information  while  in  college  and 
by  securing  you  a  desirable  position  or  business  opportunity 
when  out  of  college.  There  are  no  involved  contracts,  no  costly 
commissions,  no  red  tape,  no  strings  attached  to  our  service. 
We  think  we  solve  an  old  problem  in  a  new  and  better  way. 
Will  you  let  us  prove  It  to  you?  Just  write  for  particulars, 
stating  your  needs. 

ARTHUR  EVERETT  SMALL,  President 

The  National  Cleariijg  House 
for  Services  and  Information 

General  Offices:  WASHINGTON,  D.C. 


(Many  college  men  use  us  as  a  1ep;itimate  and  satisfactory 
means  of  obtaining  complete  and  authoritative  Information  on 
public  affairs,  sociology,  political  economy,  literature,  history, 
and  a  wide  range  of  other  thesis  subjects.    Why  not  you?) 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


VOL.  XXXVII 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  FEBRUARY  28,  1908 


NO.  26 


THE  GLEE  CLUB  TRIPS 

The  Musical  Clubs  left  on  the  11.30  tram, 
on  Thursday  of  last  week,  to  give  their  first 
concerts  of  the  season.  On  the  evening  of 
the  same  day  they  gave  a  concert,  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Senior  Class  in  the  High 
School  at  Oldtown.  Although  this  was  their 
first  concert,  it  was  most  successful,  a  large, 
enthusiastic  crowd  attending.  Some  of  the 
fellows  were  entertained  at  the  fraternities  at 
Maine,  some  were  entertained  in  private  fam- 
ilies, and  the  remainder  were  put  up  at  hotels. 
After   all   three   concerts   dances   were   given. 

In  Bangor,  Friday  evening,  an  audience  in 
the  neighborhood  of  a  thousand  people  filled 
the  house  to  overflowing.  The  members  were 
encored  time  and  again.  The  Alpha  Phi  Club 
of  Bangor  High  School  presented  the  concert, 
entertaining  those  of  the  men  who  were  not 
entertained  by  Bowdoin  Alumni.  In  Augusta, 
Saturday  evening,  where  the  last  concert  was 
given,  principally  tmder  the  auspices  of  John 
C.  Minott,  of  the  Class  of  '96,  the  most  enthu- 
siastic crowd  was  in  attendance.  The  press 
everywhere  commends  the  excellence  of  the 
clubs,  with  the  statement  that  an  even  better 
program  than  that  of  former  years  was  pre- 
sented this  year.  Financially,  the  trip  was 
equally  successful,  the  management  realizing 
from  the  trip  more  than  enough  money  to 
clear  expenses. 

On  Thursday  of  this  week  the  clubs  gave 
a  concert  on  a  second  trip,  this  time  to  Farm- 
ington.     A  dance  was  held  afterwards. 

Next  week  the  management  plans  to  take 
the  clubs  to  Norway  and  Bethel.  On  April 
2nd,  the  dual  concert  with  Dartmouth  in 
Portland  is  to  take  place,  with  a  concert  in 
Boston  on  the  following  day.  Possibly  a  trip 
to  Rockland  and  Camden  can  be  arranged 
previous  to  the  latter  trip. 


TRACK 

Triangular  Meet  Proposed  for  Tufts,  Bates  and 
Bowdoin 

A  busy  season  for  track  athletes  is  promised 
this  spring.  In  the  first  place  a  series  of 
indoor  handicap  meets  are  to  be  held  in  the 
gymnasium,  Saturdays,  up  to  the  time  of  the 
Indoor  Meet  on  March  20.  The  idea  is  that 
the  man  in  each  event  scoring  the  largest 
number  of  points  for  the  whole  series  with 
his  handicap  should  receive  a  cup  or  some 
such  prize. 

In  outdoor  track  athletics  there  is  the  Maine 
Meet  on  May  16,  which  will  be  held  here  on 
Whittier  Field  this  year  and  the  New  Eng- 
land Meet  coming  on  the  following  Friday 
and  Saturday,  May  22  and  23,  on  the  M.  I.  T. 
Field  at  Brookline,  Mass.  Besides  these 
usual  happenings,  arrangements  are  being 
made  to  have  a  triangular  meet  in  Lewiston, 
on  May  9,  between  Bowdoin,  Bates  and  Tufts. 
This  plan  has  already  been  approved  at  Bates 
and  we  certainly  hope  that  it  will  be  properly 
sanctioned  here  and  at  Tufts.  It  is  most 
decidedly  a  good  thing  for  Bowdoin  to  enter 
active  track  relations  with  a  college  outside 
the  state  and  is  quite  in  keeping  with  the 
broadening  tendency  which  is  so  strong  here 
now.  The  plan  of  holding  this  triangular 
meet  was  advanced  as  a  substitute  of  the  dual 
meet  along  financial  grounds,  as  not  involving 
so  heavy  a  cost  that  it  would  be  difficult  to 
hold  meets  in  successive  years. 

The  Bowdoin  Interscholastic  Meet  will  be 
held  on  May  23,  at  Brunswick. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION 

Mr.  Anand  Hiwale,  '09,  gave  a  very  inter- 
esting talk  on  "School  and  College  Life  in 
India"  at  the  meeting  of  the  Christian  Asso- 
ciation on  Thursday  evening  of  last  week. 
He  said  in  brief: — 

The  people  of  India  are  bright  and  intelli- 
gent, yet  only  about  ten  per  cent,  of  the  male 
population  and  one  per  cent,  of  the  female 
can  read  and  write.  The  women  are  kept 
absolutely    apart    from    society    and    are,  not 


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allowed  association  with  men  in  general.  The 
people  are  inclined  to  be  indolent,  but  are 
never  dull.  The  Hindoo,  though  more  sym- 
pathetic and  intellectual,  are  equally  unag- 
gressive, for  Persians,  French,  Dutch  and 
lastly,  English,  have  conquered  and  pillaged 
their  country. 

For  an  education,  boys  are  given  to  the 
priests,  who  take  them  into  their  households, 
after  looking  them  over  to  form  an  estimate 
of  their  character.  They  are  kept  in  menial 
positions  for  four  years  when  they  are  taught 
poetry,  which  is  the  universal  medium  of 
literature  of  the  country.  After  ten  or  fifteen 
years  they  are  graduated  with  secret  vows 
not  to  disclose  anything  that  they  have  learned 
to  their  fellow  men !  Macaulay,  who  came 
to  India  during  the  first  half  of  the  nineteenth 
century,  recognized  its  educationally  impov- 
erished condition,  and  caused  the  English  to 
take  an  active  interest  in  the  state  of  things 
through  his  voice  in  Parliament.  In  the  mean- 
time, missionaries  began  to  come  in  to  teach 
and  minister.  Yet  the  people,  through  their 
insistent  and  fatal  pride  said :  "God  will  not 
keep  the  downtrodden  and  ignorant  always  in 
their  sufifering  condition ;  He  will  help  us. 
We  do  not  need  your  false  doctrines  and 
strange  customs."  Since  the  Japanese  war 
with  Russia  they  have  harbored  even  greater 
hopes  of  being  themselves  free,  some  day. 

Women  are  debarred  from  an  education, 
also,  because  the  men  fear  they  will  demand 
their  rights,  if  an  education  which  will  dis- 
close to  them  their  state  of  subjection  and 
oppression  be  given  them.  They  repudiate 
Christianity,  too,  because  their  religion  was 
founded  2,000  years  before  Christ. 

The  upper  classes  are  ever  eager  to  crowd 
the  poorer  out  of  a  chance  to  study  in  the 
schools.  Girls  are  married  at  nine  or  ten 
years  of  age,  and  so,  like  their  young  hus- 
bands, find  family  duties  further  interference 
to  the  obtaining  of  an  education.  They  are 
expected  to  marry  at  this  age.  Few  young 
men  are  willing  to  leave  their  own  country 
and  study  abroad.  There  are  now  about  forty 
thousand  graduates  from  schools  and  colleges 
yearly  in  India.  Yet  the  fact  that  there  are 
two  schools,  Hindoo  and  Christian,  causes  a 
great  check  to  the  symmetrical  development 
of  the  country. 

Mr.  Hiwale  illustrated  the  use  of  the  native 
hat  and  tie,  and  explained  the  native  gods  and 


their  attributes.  He  also  sang  several  songs 
in  the  native  tongue.  He  stated  that  his 
school  in  India  was  to  be  called  the  "Bowdoin 
School"  because  of  the  great  power  behind  it. 
A  good  audience  attended  this   meeting. 


FENCING  ' 

Bowdoin,  5;  Pianelli,  4 

Bowdoin  took  part  in  and  won  her  first  fencing 
match  at  Augusta,  last  Thursday,  with  the  Pianelli 
Club.  The  bout  took  place  in  Woodman  Hall  and 
a  large  audience  assembled  to  witness  it. 

The  result  was  as  follows : — 

Tobey  vs.  Lee,  won  by  Tobey. 

Jones   vs.    Smith,   won   by   Jones. 

Bridge   vs.    Coburn,   draw. 

Jones  vs.  Tobey,  won  by  Jones. 

Smith  vs.  Coburn,  won  by  Smith. 

Bridge  vs.  Lee,  won  by  Bridge. 

Coburn  vs.   Tobey,  won  by  Coburn. 

Smith   vs.   Lee,   won   by   Smith. 

Jones  vs.   Bridge,  won  by  Jones. 

Tie  score,  owing  to  draw  between  Bridge  and 
Coburn.     Score  4-4. 

Second  between  Bridge  and  Coburn,  Bridge  won. 
Final  score,  5-4,  in  favor  of  Bowdoin. 

Sawtelle,    referee. 

Billidou,   time-keeper. 

Whitney  of  Waterville  and  Fairclough,  judges. 

The  bout  was  followed  by  a  dance  until  midnight. 

Arrangements  are  pending  for  two  more  bouts 
with  this  team,  one  here  and  the  other  at  Augusta. 
There  has  also  been  some  talk  of  a  bout  with  Ban- 
gor but  nothing  definite  has  been  done  about  it. 


INTERSCHOLASTIC  DEBATING  LEAGUE 

The  first  contest  of  the  Bowdoin  Interscholastic 
Debating  League,  which  occurs  Friday  evening,  Feb- 
ruary 29,  at  City  Hall,  Portland,  will  be  between 
Portland  High  School  and  Cony  High  of  Augusta. 

The  question  for  debate  reads :  Resolved,  That, 
granting  the  willingness  of  Cuba,  the  peaceable 
annexation  of  Cuba  to  the  United  States  would  be 
for  the  best  interests  of  the  United  States. 

Portland  will  be  represented  by  Messrs.  Snow, 
Wright,  Wish,  with  Chapman  as  alternate ;  Cony  by 
Messrs.  Nichols,  Savage,  Jones,  with  Fitzgerald  as 
alternate. 

Friday  evening,  March  6,  Lewiston  and  Edward 
Little  High  Schools  debate  at  Lewiston.  The  same 
question  will  be  discussed.  The  two  winning  teams 
will  meet  in  Memorial  Hall  some  time  in  May. 

The  Bowdoin  Interscholastic  Debating  League, 
which  was  organized  last  year,  is  now  in  its  second 
year  of  work  under  the  guidance  of  the  Bowdoin 
Debating  Council.  That  the  league  has  aroused 
interest  among  the  secondary  schools  of  Maine  is 
shown  by  the  fact  that  seven  more  schools  have 
applied  for  admission  to  the  league  and  many  others 
have  sought  advice. 


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SUNDAY  CHAPEL 

At  the  Sunday  Chapel  President  Hyde  introduced 
Rev.  Mr.  Edward  S.  Tead,  secretary  of  the  Con- 
gregational Educational  Society,  as  "An  officer  of 
one  of  those  religious  organizations  which  foster 
struggling  institutions  and  students  throughout  the 
country ; — institutions  of  the  same  nature  as  that 
which  helped  to  found  and  support  Bowdoin  when 
in  the  then  Province  of  Maine," 

Mr.  Tead  said  in  part : — 

"There  is  a  want  of  men  in  every  portion  of  the 
globe  to  fill  particular  positions.  To  find  the  right 
men  there  must  be  a  sifting  and  weeding  out.  It 
is  for  the  responsible,  and  important  positions  that 
men  are  needed.  To  supply  this  need  new  men, 
'coming'  men,  are  being  continuously  developed. 
Yet  every  man  can  fill  a  position  in  such  a  way 
that  no  other  man  can  exactly  replace  him.  God 
does  not  make  a  ceaseless  repetition  of  character ; 
for  the  charm  of  individuality  would  be  diminished. 
The  youth  may  outstrip  his  elders,  so  that  no  man 
can  tell  but  that  he  may  be  the  coming  man.  God 
saw  the  world  in  all  its  sin  and  at  the  right  time 
gave  to  it  the  greatest  thing  he  possessed — a  Man !" 

A  quartette  composed  of  Brown,  '09;  Kendrie, 
'10;  McGlone,  '10;  and  Richards,  '11,  furnished 
music. 


THETA  DELTA  CHI  NATIONAL  CONVENTION 

The  Theta  Delta  Chi  Fraternity  held  its  Sixtieth 
Annual  Convention  at  the  Hotel  Astor,  New  York, 
February  22-25.  The  convention  was  well  attended 
and  was  a  great  success  in  every  detail,  closing  with 
a  grand  banquet  at  the  Hotel  Astor,  on  Tuesday 
evening.  The  delegates  from  Theta  Charge  of 
Bowdoin  were  H.  A.  Atwood,  '09,  and  W.  P.  New- 
man, '10.     The  following  is  a  complete  program : — 

Saturday,  February  Twenty-Second. 

10.00  a.m.  First  business  session  in  the  Conven- 
tion Hall  at  the  Hotel  Astor.  Organization  and 
reports  of  Grand  Lodge  Officers. 

2.30  P.M.  Second  business  session  in  the  Conven- 
tion Hall.  Appointment  of  committees,  and  miscel- 
laneous business. 

8.30  P.M.  Reception  to  Grand  Lodge,  of  the  New 
York  Graduate  Club  of  Theta  Delta  Chi  at  their 
club   rooms,    1424   Broadway. 

Sunday,   February   Twenty-Third. 
4.00    p.  M.        Memorial     Service    at    the    West    End 
Presbyterian    Church,    Amsterdam    Avenue   and    105th 
Street.      Open  to  ladies  and  guests. 

Monday,   February   Twenty-Fourth. 

10.00  A.M.  Third  business  session  in  the  Conven- 
tion Hall. 

12.30   P.M.     Convention   photograph. 

2.30  P.M.  Fourth  business  session  in  the  Conven- 
tion Hall. 

8.15  P.M.  Theater  Party  at  The  Casino,  Broad- 
way and  39th  Street.     Open  to  ladies  and  guests. 

Tuesday,  February  Twenty-Fifth 
10.00  A.M.     Fifth  business  session  in  the  Conven- 
tion Hall. 

2.30  P.M.     Sixth  business   session   in   the   Conven- 
tion Hall. 
7.00  P.M.     Convention  Banquet  at  the  Hotel  Astor. 


CALENDAR 

Friday,  February  28 

House  Party  at  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  House. 
Reception  from  3  to  5  p.m.     Dancing  at  8.30. 

4.00  P.M.     Freshman  Track  Practice. 

8.00  P.M.  Theta  Upsilon  Boys'  Club  Juvenile  Min- 
strel Show  at  Pythian  Hall. 

First  Debate  in  Bowdoin  Interscholastic  League 
between  Cony  and  Portland  High  Schools  at  Port- 
land. 

Saturday,  February  29 

2.30  P.M.  Anasagunticook  Snowshoe  Club  walks 
to  Rossmere. 

330  P.M.     First  Handicap  Meet  in  the  Gymnasium. 

8.00  P.M.     Fencing  in  Gymnasium. 

Bowdoin  Alumni  Banquet  at  Congress  Square 
Hotel,   Portland.     Mandolin  Club  Quintet  will  play. 

Sunday,  March   i 

4.00  P.M.  Sunday  Chapel.  President  Hyde  will 
speak.     Music  by  Quartet. 

Monday,  March  2 

4.00  P.M.     Freshman  Track  Practice. 

4.30  P.M.  Cross  Country  Squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

7.00  P.M.  Meeting  of  Quill  Board  at  Delta  Kappa 
Epsilon  House. 

7.30  P.M.     Dramatic  Club  rehearsal. 

7.30  P.M.     Meeting  of  the  History  Club. 

8.00  P.M.  Faculty  Club  meeting.  Dr.  Whittier 
speaks  on  Paracelsus. 

Tuesday,  March  3 

4.00  P.M.     Freshman  Track   Practice. 
7.00  P.M.     Dramatic   Club   rehearsal. 

Wednesday,  March  4 
4.00  P.M.     Freshman  Track   Practice. 
4.30  P.M.     Cross  Country  Squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

Thursday,  March  5 

"The  Great  Divide"  at  the  Empire  Theatre,  Lew- 
iston. 

4.00  P.M.     Freshman  Track  Practice. 

4.30  P.M.  Cross  Country  Squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

8.00  P.M.     Dramatic   Club  rehearsal. 

7.00  P.M.  Christian  Association  Meeting.  Rev. 
H.  A.  _  Jump  will  speak.  "A  Strange  Story  of 
Alaska." 

Friday,  March  6 

Musical  Clubs  play  at  Norway. 
4.00  P.M.     Freshman  Track   Practice. 
7.00  P.M.     Dramatic  Club  rehearsal. 
8.00  P.M.     Kappa  Sigma  dance  at  Pythian  Hall. 
8.00  P.M.     Brunswick  H.   S.   Senior  Class  Drama, 
"Tommy's  Wife,"  at  Town  Hall. 

Hour  examinations  in  History  H.  and  VHL 

Saturday,  March  7 

Musical  Clubs  play  at  Bethel. 

3.30  P.M.     Handicap  Meet  in  the  Gymnasium. 

8.00  P.M.     Fencing  in  Gymnasium. 


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Lewiston  Journal  Press 

Vol.  XXXVII.          FEBRUARY  28,   1908 

No.   26 

The  Orient  unites  with 
Sympathy  the       whole       college       in 

expressing  the  most  sin- 
cere sympathy  for  Harrison  C.  Chapman, 
1910,  in  the  sad  bereavement  that  he  has  suf- 
fered in  the  loss  of  his  mother. 


To  Professor  and  Mrs. 
In  Appreciation  George  E.  Files  the  col- 
lege is  indebted  for  many 
donations.  The  contribution  by  Professor 
Files  of  funds  to  assist  in  the  establishing  of 
a  good  German  Library  in  the  college  is  but 
one  instance  of  these  kindnesses.  Those  stu- 
dents who  heard  Rev.  Henry  Van  Dyke  of 
Princeton  cannot  help  feeling  how  great  their 
state  of  indebtedness  is.  The  attendance  at 
church,  chapel,  and  the  questionaire  in  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  rooms  in  the  evening  may  be 
considered  a  mark  of  their  appreciation  of 
this  privilege,  as  well  as  a  knowledge  of  Mr. 


Van  Dyke's  widespread  reputation.  For  such 
a-  privilege  the  Orient  expresses  the  grati- 
tude of  all  the  college. 


We  Must  Think 

of  Track 


At  last  track  athletics  have 
been  allowed  a  special 
gymnasium  squad  just  as 
has  been  allowed  in  past  years  to  the  base- 
ball and  football  men.  Track  is  the  branch 
in  which  athletes  can  do  the  most  for  them- 
selves by  consistent  training  during  the  win- 
ter months,  because  many  of  the  events  can 
be  conducted  just  as  well  indoors  as  out — 
while  baseball  and  football  men  have  to  do 
their  winter  work  under  conditions  much  dif- 
ferent from  those  of  the  diamond  or  gridiron. 
It  is  therefore  a  peculiar  circumstance  that 
the  track  squad  has  been  the  last  to  be  formed, 
but  now  that  it  has  been  started,  there  is  no 
doubt  that  it  will  be  continued  from  year  to 
year.  And  its  good  results  we  hope  will  be 
evident  next  spring. 

Now  that  this  squad  will  give  the  men  an 
opportunity  to  work,  the  management  has 
introduced  a  feature  which  should  lend 
enough  interest  to  the  work  to  keep  a  large 
squad  of  track  candidates  in  training.  On 
next  Saturday,  and  on  the  following  two  Sat- 
urdays— that  is,  up  to  the  time  of  the  Indoor 
Meet,  when  gymnasium  work  stops — there 
will  be  held  handicap  meets.  Contests  in 
putting  the  12-pound  shot  with  a  handicap 
limit  of  12  feet,  in  high  jumping  with  handi- 
caps up  to  5  inches,  and  in  pole-vaulting  with 
handicaps  up  to  2  feet  will  be  held  in  the 
gymnasium,  while  on  the  outdoor  track  there 
will  be  a  45-yard  high  hurdle  race  with  a 
handicap  limit  of  3  yards.  First,  second,  and 
third  places  will  count  5,  3  and  i  points, 
respectively,  and  the  man  winning  the  most 
points  in  each  event  will  be  awarded  a  cup. 
There  will  also  be  held  a  handicap  cross 
country  run  with  a  handicap  limit  of  2  min- 
utes. This  race  will  take  place  on  Wednes- 
day, March  25,  and  the  winner  of  this  will 
also  receive  a  cup. 

The  gymnasium  squad  has  already  met  with 
the  hearty  support  of  those  who  are  in  it,  and 
the  plan  for  the  handicap  meets  certainly 
deserves  a  strong  response.  This  interest  and 
planning  augurs  well  for  our  chances  in  track 
athletics  next  spring — but  our  success,  if  we 
are  to  have  it,  in  the  triangular  meet  with 
Bates  and  Tufts,  in  the  Maine  meet,  and  in 
the  New  England  meet,  is,  in  every  case,  to 
be  a  hard  fought  one.     The  Maine  meet  this 


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247 


year  is  to  be  held  on  Whittier  Field.  Bow- 
doin  has  lost  the  meet  for  two  consecutive 
years,  and  the  time  has  come  when  Bowdoin 
must  win  it  again,  whether  it  is  hard  fought 
or  not.  Bowdoin  has  never  lost  a  track  meet 
on  her  home  ground  and  every  man  who  isn't 
a  baseball  man,  who  is  interested  in  Bowdoin's 
athletic  record,  and  who  is  willing  and  able 
to  do  all  he  can  for  Bowdoin's  honor  should 
faithfully  report  every  day  from  now  to  May 
1 6.  There  are  but  sixty-three  days  left  for 
regular  training — on  six  days  of  every  week 
— and  it  is  time  for  Bowdoin  to  get  ready  to 
prove  that  we  are  the  best  men  in  the  first 
track  meet  held  before  the  Whittier  Field 
motto — "Fair  play  and  may  the  best  man 
win." 


The  Orient  is  accustomed 
New  Postal  Rules  to  write  "pay  up"  edito- 
rials for  all  undergraduate 
activities,  and  it  is  only  fair  that  we  occa- 
sionally speak  for  ourselves.  The  Post  Office 
Department  has  just  issued  an  order  which 
is  most  important.  It  reads :  "Unless  sub- 
scriptions are  expressly  renewed  after  the 
term  for  which  they  are  paid,  weeklies  within 
one  year,  they  shall  not  be  counted  in  the 
legitimate  list  of  subscribers,  and  copies 
mailed  on  account  thereof  shall  not  be 
accepted  at  the  second  class  postage  rate." 
Subscriptions  must  in  the  future  be  paid  up 
promptly  or  subscribers  cannot  receive  their 
papers.  It  is  hardly  necessary  to  repeat  the 
idea  that  subscriptions  should  be  paid  as  an 
essential  part  of  college  loyalty.  We  hope 
you  understand  that,  and  we  trust  that  the 
Orient  is  really  worth  something  to  you. 
We  are  not  asking  for  charity,  we  are  giving 
you  something  for  your  money,  but  do  not 
forget  the  cash ! 


There  seems  to  be  a  grow- 
Conditions  ing  inclination   among  the 

students  to  let  conditions, 
especially  entrance  conditions,  remain  hang- 
ing over  them  much  longer  than  is  necessary. 
In  this  way  many,  who  might  otherwise  rep- 
resent the  college  in  its  organizations,  are 
shut  out  from  taking  part  in  athletics  or 
belonging  to  the  Musical  and  Dramatic  Clubs. 
The  trouble  seems  to  be  principally  one  of 
inertia,  the  fellows  hate  to  make  the  extra 
effort  that  it  takes  to  prepare  for  an  examina- 
tion.    There  is  no  need  for  this  laziness  and 


in  reality  the  longer  such  an  examination  is 
put  ofT,  the  harder  it  becomes  to  pass.  If 
more  would  take  this  to  heart  the  college 
might  make  a  better  showing  both  in  its  cata- 
logue and  in  its  athletics. 


CollcGC  Botes 


There  was  no  recitation  in  Mathematics  IV.  Wed- 
nesday. 

The    ne.xt    reports    in    French    IV.    will    be    due 
March  9. 
^  C.   A.    Smith,   '10,   is   entertaining  his  mother   and 
sister  this  week. 

"Farmers'  Week"  at  the  University  of  Maine 
begins   March  9. 

Weston,  '08,  is  at  home  confined  to  his  bed  by 
an   attack   of   grip. 

H.  F.  Kane,  '09,  was  called  home  by  the  illness  of 
his    father,    last    week. 

The  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  annual  house  party  and 
dance  will  be  given  this  evenmg. 

The  Kappa  Sigma  Fraternity  are  to  hold  a  formal 
dance,    March  6,   in   Pythian   Hall. 

The  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Fraternity  picture  was 
taken   last  Wednesday  at  Webber's. 

Dates  for  many  of  the  fraternity  house  parties 
and  assemblies  have  been  arranged. 

A  number  of  students  were  at  St.  Paul's  Church 
Sunday  evening  to  hear  Bishop  Codman. 

In  Sophomore  gymnasium  work  each  man  is 
required  to  box  two  rounds  after  the  drill. 

Kendrie,  '10,  played  in  the  orchestra  at  the 
Shriners'  Ball  at  Lewiston  last  Friday  night. 

A  leak  in  the  roof  of  the  Sargent  Gymnasium 
necessitated   slight  repairs  the  first  of  the  week. 

R.  P.  Hine,  '11,  played  the  chapel  organ  during 
the  absence  of  Gushing,  '09,  on  the  Glee  Glub  trip. 

MacLachlin,  '10,  was  called  to  Boston,  Friday,  on 
business,  and  was  unable  to  return  until  Tuesday 
morning. 

Marsh,  '09,  is  unable  to  accompany  the  Dramatic 
Glub  this  ^  week  because  of  a  threatened  attack  of 
appendicitis. 

The.  Hebron  Basketball  Team,  which  played 
Morse  High  Saturday,  was  entertained  at  the  Delta 
Upsilon   House. 

A.  H.  Huse,  '08,  spent  the  week-end  as  the  guest 
of  Professor  and  Mrs.  White  at  their  home  in 
Wellesley   Hills,   Mass. 

The  Hockey  Team,  this  year,  has  had  the  worst 
kind  of  hard  luck  with  the  weather  conditions  of 
such  an  unsettled  nature. 

Professor  Foster  will  act  as  one  of  the  judges  in 
the  Brown-Dartmouth  debate,  which  occurs  at  Han- 
over Tuesday  evening,  March  2. 

H.  E.  Rowell,  '10,  is  tutoring  the  men  conditioned 
in  French  I.  last  Semester.  Stahl,  '09,  is  tutoring 
men  in  Junior  Glass  conditioned  in  Logic  Fresh- 
man year.  Fairclough,  '08,  is  tutoring  the  men  con- 
ditioned in  German  II. 


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The  Brunswick  water  mains  have  recently  had  to 
be  repaired  extensively  through  the  bursting  and 
rust  of  pipes, 

Randall  Taylor,  ex-'io,  who  is  instructor  at  the 
Canaan  High  School  this  year,  went  through  Bruns- 
wick, recently. 

"The  College  Widow"  was  staged  by  local  talent 
in  Lewiston  Tuesday.  Maude  Adams  will  appear  in 
a  new  role  there  in  the  near  future. 

Ginn,  '09,  was  laid  up  with  a  sprained  knee  sev- 
eral days  last  week.  Sturtevant,  '09,  also  incurred 
a  bruised  knee  from  a  fall  on  the  ice. 

The  moving  picture  show  in  the  "Ten  Cent  Store" 
is  proving  popular.  The  Nickel  Theatre  building 
is  finished  and  the  rival  show  will  begin  soon. 

Freshman  Declamations  began  Friday.  The  men 
in  French  II.  and  German  II.  are  compiling  French 
and   German  vocabularies   with  exhaustive  research. 

Bishop  Codman  spoke  in  the  Saint  Paul's  Episco- 
pal Church  of  Brunswick,  Sunday  evening.  A  recep- 
tion was  afterward  tendered  the  Bishop  at  the  Rec- 
tory. 

Professor  Woodruff  illustrated  a  lecture  on  the 
Greek  stage  on  Thursday  of  last  week  with  lantern 
slides  taken  in  Greece  some  twenty-five  or  thirty 
years    ago. 

Vice-President  Timberlake,  '09,  led  the  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  meeting  last  Thursday  in  the  absence  of 
President  Purington,  who  was  away  with  the  Man- 
dolin  Club. 

The  Dramatic  Club  presents  "Half  Back  Sandy" 
in  Portland,  March  13.  Kaulbach  has  succeeded 
Pierson  in  the  impersonation  of  "Mabel."  The  play 
will  be  given  in   Kotzschmar  Hall. 

A  reception  was  tendered  Miss  Brock  of  Somer- 
ville,  Mass.,  and  Mr.  Jump,  last  week,  by  Mrs. 
Hartley  C.  Ba.xter  of  Brunswick.  The  affair  proved 
very  pleasant  to  the  many  people  who  attended. 

A  minstrel  show,  with  a  dance  and  refreshments 
afterwards,  was  given  in  the  Grange  Hall  of  Harps- 
well  on  Thursday  evening  of  last  week.  Some  of 
the  students  attended  and  enjoyed  a  very  pleasant 
evening. 

On  Thursday  of  last  week  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  C. 
Robinson  held  a  charming  "At  Home"  at  their 
house.  About  two  hundred  guests  attended  from 
Brunswick  and  neighboring  places.  A  number  of 
students  were  present. 

The  Junior  Class  in  gym.  received  broadswords 
this  week.  Class  squad  leaders  and  pianists  are  to 
be  elected  immediately.  Practice  for  the  Indoor 
Meet  will  begin  ne.xt  week.  The  drills  will  be 
practiced  with  the  piano. 

Most  of  the  students  took  advantage  of  the 
Washington's  Birthday  recess  to  go  home.  Con- 
trary to  custom  chapel  services  were  held.  The 
attendance  consisted  of  three  Seniors,  two  Juniors, 
six  Sophomores,  and  fifteen  Freshmen. 

Some  of  the  Esquimaux  dogs  brought  by  Com. 
/  Robert  E.  Peary,  ^IT,  from  the  Arctic  regions,  and 
(  which  he  had  placed  for  keeping  on  an  island  in 
I  Casco  Bay,  have  escaped  and  are  preying  upon  the 
!  deer  and  other  game  of  the  State.  The  writer  is 
acquainted  with  two  persons  who  have  recently 
seen  several  of  the  dogs.  Fish  and  Game  Com- 
missioner Carleton  has  notified  Com.  Peary  that  the 
dogs  will  be  shot  unless  captured. 


It  is  noteworthy  that  although  an  unusually  large 
number  of  applications  for  entrances  into  the  col- 
lege by  men  from  other  institutions  have  been 
received  at  the  beginning  of  this  Second  Semester, 
none  of  the  applicants  have  been  admitted. 

The  following  notice  was  recently  posted  in  the 
Brunswick  Street  R.  R.  cars:  "On  Saturdays  only 
two  cars  will  run  every  hour  between  Lewiston  and 
Lisbon  Falls," — the  Orient  wishes  to  know  how 
many  cars  usually  run  every  hour  on  Saturdays? 

The  last  basketball  game  of  this  season  on  its 
schedule  was  played  by  the  Brunswick  High  Team 
with  Morse,  Tuesday  evening  in  the  Armory. 
A  dance  was  held  afterward.  The  annual  relay 
practice  of  the  Brunswick  boys  in  the  Bowdoin 
gym.   will  begin  at  once. 

A  new  water  system  has  been  put  in  the  base- 
ment of  South  Appleton  Hall.  A  large  number  of 
the  ceilings  in  this  building,  which  is  said  to  have 
settled  slightly  on  its  foundation  last  Christmas, 
have  had  to  be  temporarily  nailed  up  until  they  can 
be  repaired  next  summer. 

Dr.  Henry  van  Dyke  went  through  Brunswick, 
last  Friday,  on  his  way  from  Bangor,  where  he  has 
been  speaking  during  Convocation  Week  at  the 
Theological  Seminary.  He  also  gave  an  address, 
Wednesday  at  the  University  of  Maine.  Our  next 
Bowdoin  College  Preacher  will  speak  on  March  15. 

An  artesian  well  is  being  bored  by  the  M.  C.  R.  R. 
in  the  Brunswick  yard,  to  supply  water  for  the 
tank  which  was  erected  there  last  year.  Two  men 
are  employed  in  this  work  night  and  day.  The  drill, 
on  Saturday  night  of  last  week,  had  penetrated  into 
a  strata  of  very  hard  granite  at  a  depth  of  470  feet. 

It  is  rumored  that  "The  Great  Divide,"  Henry 
Miller's  most  popular  play,  will  appear  at  no  dis- 
tant date  in  Lewiston.  The  Boston  Grand  Opera 
Stock  Company  staged  "111  Trovatore,"  "The  Bohe- 
mian Girl,"  "Faust,"  "Romeo  and  Juliet,"  etc.,  in 
Portland  on  the  26,  27,  28 ;  and  will  probably  come 
to  Lewiston  next  week. 

Giles,  '07,  has  a  splendid  line  of  spring  and  sum- 
mer suit  samples  gotten  out  by  the  Sepenser  Tracy 
Clothing  Co.  of  New  York,  which  makes  the  suits 
to  order.  The  suits,  though  of  an  extra  fine  quality, 
are  of  moderate  prices.  All  students  are  urged  to 
see  these  samples  at  21  No.  W.  Hall,  or  of  Mr. 
Kane,  the  local  tailor  of  Brunswick,  who  takes  the 
orders. 

Friends  of  Mr.  Paul  S.  Sperry,  pastor  of  the 
Swedenborgian  Church  of  Bath,  a  graduate  of 
Washington  University,  and  member  of  the  Theta 
Delta  Chi  Fraternity,  will  be  interested  to  learn  that 
he  has  accepted  the  pastorate  of  a  very  large  parish 
in  Brockton,  Mass.,  at  a  salary  of  $2,500.  He  is 
accompanied  by  the  best  wishes  of  all  Bowdoin  men 
who  have  had  the  good  fortune  to  know  him. 

Judge  Ben  B.  Lindsey,  well  known  as  Juvenile 
Court  Judge,  is  to  come  to  Brunswick  in  the  spring 
and  the  students  will  have  the  opportunity  of  hear- 
ing this  man.  He  is  to  speak  in  Memorial  Hall  on 
April  21.  The  date  has  been  changed  from  that 
originally  announced  of  April  2,  which  would  have 
come  during  the  spring  vacation,  when  the  students 
would  have  been  unable  to  hear  him.  The  Orient 
appreciates  the  thoughtfulness  of  the  club  in  chang- 
ing the  date  of  this  event,  as  Mr.  Lindsey  will  cer- 
tainly be  a   man   worth   hearing. 


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249 


At  Boston  recently  the  same  Tufts  relay  team 
which  defeated  Bowdoin  at  the  B,  A.  A.  games 
where  each  man  ran  390  yards,  defeated  the  M.  I.  T. 
relay  team,  each  man  here  running  half  a  mile.  The 
result  was  the  surprise  of  the  evening,  Tech  having 
a  team  of  regular  distance  men,  and  not  using  any 
of  their  B.  A.  A.  team  which,  however,  was  entered 
in  the  games  and  broke  the  hall  record  for  a  relay 
team,  each  man  running  352  yards. 

The  Anasagunticook  Snovvshoe  Club,  organized 
two  years  ago  by  Mr.  Jump,  among  the  young  peo- 
ple of  the  town  and  the  students,  took  its  first 
trip  of  this  season,  Saturday  afternoon,  starting  on 
the  2.30  car  toward  Pejepscot  and  returning  toward 
evening,  after  a  three  hours'  tramp.  Snowshoeing, 
skeeing,  and  tobogganing  will  probably  be  the  pre- 
vailing sports  for  the  remainder  of  the  season.  The 
club  plans  to  walk  to  the  Rossmere  Saturday  after- 
noon, take  supper  there  and  return  in  the  evening. 

On  Thursday,  the  20th,  most  of  Brunswick,  and 
many  students  went  to  the  Town  Hall  to  hear 
Beatrice  Herford.  She  proved  very  entertaining 
in  all  of  her  monologues,  which  were :  "At  the 
Restaurant,"  "The  Shampoo  Woman,"  "The  Pro- 
fessional Boarder?"  "Talking  Over  a  Trip  to 
Europe,"  and  "The  Telephone  Girl."  Beatrice  Her- 
ford was  here  under  the  auspices  of  the  Saturday 
Club  of  Brunswick,  to  which  the  students  are  every 
year  indebted  for  several  excellent  entertainments 
and  lectures. 

On  Monday  the  Brunswick  Town  Meeting  will 
be  held  in  the  Town  Hall.  Among  the  matters 
which  are  to  be  considered  are  the  location  of  a 
high  school  building,  the  addition  of  a  commercial 
course  to  the  high  school  curriculum,  the  changing 
of  the  name  of  Potter  Street  to  its  original  name, 
"Longfellow's  Lane,"  the  placing  of  a  compressed 
air  fire  alarm  whistle  on  the  Town  Hall  tower,  the 
management  of  the  Brunswick  Electric  Light  Com- 
pany, and  obstruction  of  Maine  Street  by  the  Maine 
Central  Railroad. 

As  an  undergraduate  publication,  we  are  only  too 
conscious  that  typographical  errors  do  creep  into 
our  columns.  While  there  is  nothing  that  disturbs 
our  equanimity  more  than  a  mistake,  occasionally 
something  happens  quite  beyond  our  control,  as 
witness  the  case  in  the  editorial  published  last  week. 
The  _  glaring  "No !"  that  closed  the  editorial  was 
not  intended,  we  feel  forced  to  explain.  The  clos- 
ing sentence  on  the  proof  had  ended  with  an 
exclamation  point,  the  proof  reader  decided  to 
change  it  and  wrote  on  the  margin  "No  ' !'  ",  mean- 
ing to  "cut  it  out,"  but  there  was  a  mix-up  some- 
where and  it  appeared  in  the  wholly  unintended  and 
contradictory  form,  "No!" 

^  The  following  men,  instead  of  regular  gymna- 
sium work,  are  taking  track  work  in  the  gymnasium 
at  2.30  every  day  except  Saturday  at  3.30.  Attend- 
ance with  the  track  squad  is  put  on  the  same  basis 
as  attendance  at  regular  gymnasium  work,  each 
man  being  given  credit  for  his  attendance  on  those 
days  when  his  regular  gymnasium  .  work  would 
come,  while  on  the  other  days  his  attendance  is 
voluntary.  From  1908,  Davis,  Donnell,  A.  L.  Rob- 
inson; from  1909,  Atwood,  Burton,  Pennell,  Sim- 
monds.  Stone;  from  1910,  Ballard,  Colbath,  Dem- 
ming,  Edwards,  R.  Morss,  W.  P.  Newman,  Slocum, 
Warren;  from  191 1,  Allen,  L.  Davis,  Dresser, 
Kaulbach,  MacFarland,  Parkman,  Purington,  and 
H.  L.  Robinson. 


KAPPA  SIGMA  CONCLAVE 

The  annual  conclave  of  Kappa  Sigma  was  held  at 
Cambridge,  Mass.,  Saturday.  The  banquet  was  at 
the  Bellevue  Hotel  in  Boston.  A  large  number  of 
Kappa  Sigma's  were  present  from  all  over  the 
country.  The  Bowdoin  Chapter  was  represented  by 
Delavina,  '08;   Files,  '09;  and  Otis,  '10. 


BOWDOIN  ALUMNI  BANQUET 

The  38th  annual  meeting  of  the  Bowdoin  Alumni 
of  Portland  and  vicinity  will  be  Saturday  evening, 
February  29,  at  the  Congress  Square  Hotel.  Carroll 
W.  Morrill  of  the  Class  of  1877  will  be  the  orator, 
Harry  E.  Andrews  of  the  Class  of  1894,  the  poet. 
Kenneth  M.  Sills  of  the  Class  of  1901  will  be  the 
toastmaster  for  the  banquet.  The  business  meet- 
ing will  be  held  at  seven  o'clock  p.m.  and  the  pro- 
posed amendment  to  the  constitution  to  enlarge  the 
membership  of  the  association  will  be  acted  upon. 
At  the  close  of  the  business  meeting  dinner  will  be 
served.  ^  A  double  quartette  from  the  Bowdoin  Glee 
Club  will  be  present  at  the  dinner. 

Hlumniflotes 

CLASS  OF  1869 

The  State  Collegian,  the  student  publica- 
tion of  the  Pennsylvania  State  College,  in  a 
recent  number,  gives  an  interesting  resume  of 
the  development  of  the  School  of  Mines  under 
the  efficient  administration  of  the  present  dean, 
Dr.  M.  E.  Wadsworth.  The  number  of  stu- 
dents has  increased  from  26  in  1901  to  159 
in  1907  and  its  relative  position  in  point  of 
size  among  similar  schools  in  this  country 
from  the  nineteenth  to  the  seventh  place. 
The  two  years'  short  course  offers  by  means 
of  its  electives  as  great  a  variety  of  options 
as  does  the  four  years'  course.  A  new  depar- 
ture has  been  made  in  the  matter  of  practical 
education  by  allowing  men  to  elect  mining, 
or  metallurgical,  or  geological  work  with 
some  company  during  the  summer  vacations. 
The  student  who  does  this  is  required  to  write 
a  thesis,  giving  an  account  of  his  work  and  to 
pass  a  written  or  oral  examination  upon  it. 
Substitution  of  electives  are  then  allowed  so 
that  a  student  of  good  mental  ability  and 
strong  physique  can  graduate  in  three  years 
with  some  practical  knowledge  of  his  profes- 
sion. 

CLASS   OF   1875. 

Rev.  Dr.  Cressey  has  served  as  pastor  of  the 
Unitarian  Church  at  Brixton,  London,  since 
last  September.  The  following  extracts  are 
taken  from  one  of  a  series  of  Pulpit  Sketches 
appearing  in  the  Free  Press  of  that  city : 

"Dr.  Cressey  is  a  gentleman  of  fine  presence 


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and  possessed  of  a  number  of  qualifications 
that  can  hardly  fail  to  make  him  a  powerful 
accession  to  the  pulpit  ability  of  South  Lon- 
don. There  is  less  of  the  American  mode  of 
pronunciation  than  we  expected  to  find,  and 
there  is  a  calm  dispassionateness  in  the  doc- 
tor's extempore  delivery  that  lends  great 
weight  to  every  sentence  he  utters.  *  *  * 
We  can  only  say  that  to  the  thoughtful  man, 
anxious  to  sit  at  the  feet  of  a  stimulating 
intellectual  teacher,  there  is  no  centre  of  relig- 
ious activity  in  Brixton  or  neighborhood 
where  a  higher  message  issues  than  proceeds 
from  the  lips  of  the  new  minister  of  the  Uni- 
tarian Church  in  Effra  Road." 

CLASS  OF  1886 

Percy  Allan  Knight,  son  of  Hon.  Enoch 
Knight,  now  of  Los  Angeles,  California,  was 
born  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  14  May,  1864.  He 
received  his  preparation  for  college  at  the 
Portland  High  School.  During  his  college 
course  he  was  an  editor  of  the  Bugle  and  won 
the  Brown  Prize  for  excellence  in  extempora- 
neous composition.  After  graduation  he  was 
employed  for  a  time  by  D.  Lothrop  &  Co., 
publishers,  of  Boston,  but  in  1888  entered 
upon  his  life  work  as  a  journalist.  In  that 
year  he  accepted  a  position  upon  the  editorial 
staff  of  the  Cleveland  Plain-Dealer,  with 
which  he  was  connected  in  various  capacities 
till  his  death,  acting  for  a  long  period  as  asso- 
ciate editor.  He  was  a  remarkably  well- 
informed  mind  and  his  early  ambition  to  enter 
West  Point,  which  physical  disability  pre- 
vented, turned  his  attention  to  army  and  navy 
affairs  on  which  he  was  considered  an  author- 
ity. His  culture  and  breadth  of  mind  and  his 
vigor  and  purity  of  style  gave  his  editorials 
a  literary  merit  that  attracted  no  little  notice. 
After  an  illness  of  several  months,  he  died  of 
kidney  disease  at  a  hospital  in  Cleveland  6 
February,  1908. 

HONORARY  1887. 

Crosby  S.  Noyes  of  Washington,  D.  C,  a 
native  of  Maine,  who  was  loved  and  respected 
wherever  known  and  whose  memory  will  long 
be  cherished  at  Bowdoin  as  the  founder  of 
the  Noyes  Scholarships  and  the  Political 
Economy  prize,  died  after  a  brief  illness  at 
Pasadena,   Cal.,   21    February,    1908. 

CLASS  OF  1902 
A.    Stroud   Rodick,   '02,   has    recently   been 
elected  president  of  the  First  National  Bank 
of  Bar  Harbor. 

CLASS  OF  1907 
A.    C.    Chadbourne    passed    through    here, 


visiting,  for  a  short  time,  friends  on  the  cam- 
pus, on  his  way  to  New  York  to  start  for 
London,  England,  in  the  employ  of  the  Inter- 
national Banking  Corporation. 


Iln  /IDemoriam 


The  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  deeply 
mourns  the  death  of  Charles  Henry  Howard 
of  the  Class  of  1859.  By  his  death  the  Chap- 
ter loses  a  beloved  brother  and  the  college  a 
loyal  Alumnus. 

He  was  active,  during  his  life  time,  in  many 
branches  of  life.  He  served  with  distinction 
during  the  Civil  War.  For  three  years  he 
held  the  ofiSce  of  Inspector  of  Indian  Agencies 
and  later  he  devoted  himself,  at  different 
times,  to  the  task  of  editing  two  of  the  fore- 
most agricultural  magazines  in  the  West. 

The  Kappa  Chapter  itself  feels  the  loss  of 
such  a  brother  and  extends  its  heart-felt  sym- 
pathy to  the  bereaved  family  and  friends. 
Neal  Willis  Cox, 
Kenneth    Remington   Tefft, 
Clinton  Noyes  Peters, 

For  the  Chapter. 


To  Bowdoin  Men 


A  PERSONAL  WORD  FROM  THE  PRESIDENT 

The  collejre  men  who  obt.Tin  tbe  best  temporary  or  permanent 
positions  in  July  iire  usually  the  ones  who  start  looking  for 
them  in  January.  Before  you  get  entangled  with  any  expensive 
or  inefficient  employment  agency  or  before  you  start  on  a  more 
or  less  alralfeSR  individual  search  for  the  position  you  desire,  it 
will  be  worth  yonr  while  to  learn  about  our  Co-operative  Mem- 
bership. We  are  an  organization  of  college  men  for  college 
men.  We  can  save  you  time,  travel,  trouble  and  money  by 
furnishing  you  with  accurate  information  while  in  college  and 
by  securing  you  a  desirable  position  or  business  opportunity 
when  out  of  college.  There  are  no  involved  contracts,  no  costly 
commissions,  no  red  tape,  no  strings  attached  to  our  service. 
We  think  we  solve  an  old  jiroblem  in  a  new  and  belter  way. 
Will  you  let  us  prove  it  to  you?  Just  write  for  particulars, 
stating  your  needs. 

ARTHUR  EVERETT  SMALL,  President 

The  National  Clearing  House 
for  Services  and  Information 

General  Offices:  WASHINGTON,  D,C. 

(Many  college  men  use  us  as  a  legitimate  and  satisfactory 
means  of  obtaining  complete  and  authoritative  information  on 
public  affairs,  sociology,  political  economy,  literature,  history, 
and  a  wide  range  of  other  thesis  sulijects.    Why  not  you?) 


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VOL.  XXXVII 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MARCH  6,  1908 


NO.  27 


PORTLAND  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION 
Annual  Meeting  in  Portland  on  Saturday,  Feb.  29 

The  annual  meeting  and  banquet  of  the 
Portland  Alumni  Association,  which  was  held 
at  the  Congress  Square  Hotel,  Saturday  even- 
ing, February  29,  was  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful affairs  in  the  history  of  the  associa- 
tion. A  pleasing  feature  of  the  meeting  was 
the  unusually  large  number  of  the  more  recent 
graduates  present. 

At  the  business  session  the  following  officers 
were  elected : 

President:   Hon.  Augustus  F.   Moulton. 

Vice-President:    Franklin    C.    Payson,   Esq. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer:  Percival  P.  Bax- 
ter. 

Nominating  Committee:  Judge  Clarence 
Hale,  Hon.  Walter  B.  Clark,  Dr.  Charles  H. 
Hunt. 

The  following  were  seated  at  the  banquet 
table : 

Percival  P.  Baxter,  '98;  Joseph  B.  Reed, 
'83 ;  C.  A.  Baker,  M.D.,  '78 ;  Bion  Wilson,  '76 ; 
Franklin  C  Payson,  '76;  Walter  G.  Davis, 
'79;  Judge  William  L.  Putnam;  Eben  W. 
Freeman,  '85 ;  Virgil  C  Wilson,  '80 ;  Judge 
Levi  Turner,  '86;  Dr.  E.  E.  Holt,  '74;  Pro- 
fessor Henry  L.  Chapman,  '66;  Hon.  Charles 
L.  Libby,  '64;  Weston  Lewis,  '72;  Judge 
Clarence  Hale,  '69 ;  Frederick  H.  Gerrish, 
M.D.,  '66 ;  Professor  Kenneth  C.  M.  Sills,  '01 ; 
Robert  C  Foster,  '01 ;  Dr.  Alfred  Mitchell,  Jr., 
'88;  Dr.  E.  G.  Abbott,  '06;  Chase  Eastman, 
'96;  Eugene  L.  Bodge,  '97;  Philip  Dana,  '96; 
George  F.  Stetson,  '98 ;  John  F.  Dana,  '98 ; 
John  H.  Pierce,  '93 ;  Joseph  B.  Parsons,  '00 ; 

A.  P.  Cook,  '97;  Joseph  W.  Whitney,  '00; 
Sidney  B.  Larrabee,  '03 ;  E.  F.  Abbott,  '03 ; 
Dr.  Louis  H.  Hills,  '99 ;  Luther  Dana,  '03 ; 
Elias  Thomas,  Jr.,  '94;  Charles  L.  Hutchin- 
son, '95 ;  Judge  William  M.  Ingraham,  '95 ; 
Dr.  Francis  J.  Welch,  '03 ;  Clement  F.  Robin- 
son, '03 ;  George  F.  Fogg,  '02 ;  William  L. 
Watson,  '02;  Ben  Barker,  '02;  Edward  S. 
Anthoine,  '02 ;  Lyman  S.  Cousens,  '02 ;  Harold 
C.  Trott,  '04;  Harold  J.  Everett,  '04;  Dr.  C 
M.   Leighton,   '94;  Harold  L.   Berry,   '01;   S. 

B.  Jackson,  '93 ;  Frank  O.  Conant,  '80 ;  Frank 
Miicelsky,  '05 ;  Wadleigh  B.  Drummond,  '07 ; 


John  H.  Woodruff,  '05 ;  Charles  B.  Cook,  '05 ; 
Neal  W.  Allen,  '07;  George  C.  Soule,  '06. 

During  the  banquet  selections  were  rendered 
by  the  following  members  of  the  Mandolin 
and  Glee  Clubs :  Howard  F.  Kane,  '09 ;  Carl 
E.  Stone,  '09;  Dudley  Hovey,  '09;  Harold  E. 
Weeks,  '10;  Alfred  W.  Stone,  '10;  Harold 
W.  Davie,  '10;  Max  P.  Gushing,  '09. 

Prior  to  the  speeches  letters  were  read  from 
Governor  Cobb,  from  Chief  Justice  Fuller, 
president  of  the  Washington  Alumni,  from 
the  Alumni  Associations  of  New  York  and 
Boston,  of  Kennebec  and  of  Oxford  Counties. 

Professor  Sills,  acting  as  toastmaster, 
introduced  Professor  Chapman,  who  gave  an 
interesting  and  loyal  address  on  "The  Col- 
lege." Joseph  B.  Reed,  in  responding  to  the 
toast,  "The  State,"  emphasized  the  fact  that 
Bowdoin  does  not  want  one  penny  of  pecuni- 
ary aid  from  the  State,  but  on  the  contrary, 
Bowdoin  is  yearly  aiding  the  State  by  sending 
out  men  who  will  become  factors  of  good  in 
their  respective  communities.  Judge  Clarence 
Hale  briefly  reviewed  the  records  of  the  early 
trustees  of  the  college  in  replying  to  "The 
Governing  Board."  Dr.  Frederick  H.  Gerrish 
called  attention  to  the  fact  that  it  was  through 
the  "Medical  School"  that  Bowdoin  received 
her  largest  bequest,  the  Garcelon  Merritt 
fund,  and  urged  the  furtherment  of  the  already 
existing  spirit  of  good  fellowship  between 
students  of  the  two  departments.  Dudley 
Hovey,  '09,  responded  to  the  toast,  *'The 
Undergraduates." 


DELTA  KAPPA  EPSILON  HOUSE  PARTY 

The  Theta  Chapter  of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon 
held  its  eighth  annual  house  party  at  the 
Chapter  House  last  Friday.  The  house  was 
prettily  decorated  with  evergreen,  and  all  the 
guests  enjoyed  a  very  pleasant  day  and  even- 
ing. In  the  afternoon  a  reception  was  held 
from  three  till  five  for  the  older  guests,  and 
in  the  evening  dancing  began  at  half  past 
eight.  In  the  afternoon  Mrs.  William  DeW. 
Hdye,  Mrs.  William  M.  Pennell,  Mrs.  William 
E.  Brewster,  and  Mrs.  George  T.  Little 
received  the  guests,  while  Mrs.  Allen  Johnson 
poured   coffee,    and   Mrs.    Russell   W.    Eaton 


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served  ices.  In  the  evening  the  same  six  ladies 
acted  as  patronesses  for  the  dance.  The  party 
was  arranged  and  managed  by  the  house  com- 
mittee, consisting  of  x\aron  A.  Putnam,  '08, 
George  P.  Hyde,  '08,  and  Ralph  O.  Brewster, 
'09. 

In  the  afternoon  there  were  present  over 
two  hundred  guests,  among  whom  were: 
President  William  DeW.  Hyde,  Professor 
Henry  L.  Chapman,  Professor  and  Mrs. 
Franklin  C.  Robinson,  Professor  and  Mrs. 
Henry  Johnson,  Mrs.  Frank  E.  Woodrufif, 
Professor  George  T.  Little,  Mrs.  Charles  C. 
Hutchins,  Professor  and  Mrs.  George  T. 
Files,  Professor  and  Mrs.  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell, 
Professor  Allen  Johnson,  Professor  William 
T.  Foster,  Professor  Kenneth  C.  M.  Sills, 
Professor  Frederick  W.  Brown,  Professor 
Alba  M.  Edwards,  Professor  Charles  T.  Bur- 
nett, Dr.  and  Mrs.  Gilbert  M.  Elliott,  Professor 
and  Mrs.  Hudson  B.  Hastings,  Mr.  Ralph  B. 
Stone,  Mrs.  B.  E.  Swett,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sam- 
uel Thompson,  Miss  Caroline  Potter,  Mrs. 
C.  H.  Pierce,  'Mrs.  A.  J.  Marsh,  Mrs.  E. 
B.  Forsaith,  Miss  Mary  Fish,  Mrs.  Arthur 
R.  Smith,  Miss  Sanford,  Charles  G.  Wheeler, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fish,  Mrs.  Haskell,  Miss  Allen, 
Mrs.  Albert  Townsend,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  U.  N. 
Nash,  Miss  Gilman,  Mr.  Bennett,  Miss  Alice 
H.  Eaton,  Miss  Lincoln,  Mrs.  Isaiah  L. 
Emery,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Humphrey  A.  Randall, 
Rev.  Herbert  A.  Jump,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Par- 
sons, Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  S.  Towne,  Miss 
Owen,  and  Miss  Emily  Felt,  Melville  S.  Hol- 
way,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  R.  Jordan,  Miss 
Charlotte  Melcher,  Airs.  Hartley  C.  Baxter, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gardiner  C.  Cram,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
T.  H.  Riley,  Miss  Beatrice  Henley,  H.  W. 
Shorey,  Miss  Ellen  J.  Whitmore,  Miss  Frances 
Little,  Algernon  Chandler,  Miss  Graves,  and 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  P.  Pennell.  There 
were  also  present  those  who  were  at  the  dance, 
among  whom  were :  Miss  Katherine  Randall 
of  Augusta ;  Misses  Dorothy  Woodman,  Helen 
Miller,  Virginia  Dillingham,  Anna  Crosby, 
Pauline  Crosby  of  Bangor;  Misses  Marion 
Drew,  Theresa  M.  McKinley,  Virginia  Wood- 
bury, Helen  Eaton,  Anne  Johnson,  Eliza- 
beth Lee,  Frances  Skofield,  Beatrice  Hacker, 
Sue  Winchell,  Mae  Despeaux  of  Brunswick; 
Miss  Josephine  Leckie  of  Boston,  Mass. ; 
Misses  Jessie  Chapman,  Ethclyn  Malksom, 
Dorothy  Foss,  Marion  Fletcher  of  Portland ; 
Miss  Carrie  Chapman  of  Lovell ;  Miss  N.  A. 


Harding  of  Livermore  Falls;  Miss  Selma 
Smith  of  West  Newton,  Mass. ;  Misses  Percy 
Herrick,  Clara  Couch  of  New  York ;  Miss 
Marion  Rockwood  of  Calais;  Miss  Marion 
Cruikshank  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  Miss  Helen 
Wagg,  Miss  Dinsmore  of  Lewiston ;  Miss 
Ethel  Usher  of  Unterlaken,  N.  Y. ;  Miss 
Mabel  Mann  of  Camden ;  Misses  Sally  Davis, 
Jean  McKintosh,  of  Portland;  Miss  Grace 
Crawford  of  Brunswick;  Miss  Bass  of  Wil- 
ton, and  Miss  May  EUery,  of  Portsmouth, 
N.  H. 

There  were  four  of  the  young  ahnnni  pres- 
ent:  John  R.  Bass,  "00;  Harold  R.  Nutter, 
'05 ;  Leonard  A.  Pierce,  '05 ;  and  Robert  K. 
Eaton,  '05.  George  Gould,  '08,  represented 
the  Colby  Chapter  of  D.  K.  E.,  and  the  other 
fraternities  of  Bowdoin  were  represented  by 
Arthur  L.  Robinson,  '08,  from  Alpha  Delta 
Phi ;  Neal  W.  Cox,  '08,  from  Psi  Upsilon ; 
Harry  W.  Purington,  '08,  from  Theta  Delta 
Chi ;  Murray  C.  Donnell,  '08,  from  Zeta  Psi ; 
Arthur  H.  Huse,  '08,  from  Beta  Theta  Pi ; 
Ralph  H.  Files,  '09,  from  Kappa  Sigma;  and 
Alfred  W.  Wandtke,  '10,  from  Delta  Upsilon. 


ATHLETIC  COUNCIL  MEETING 

The  Athletic  Council  held  its  regular  meet- 
ing on  Tuesday  evening  at  Dr.  Whittier's 
office.  The  regular  routine  business  vi'as 
transacted.  The  reports  of  the  various  asso- 
ciations were  received  and  accepted.  The 
baseball  schedule  was  formally  approved,  in 
the  same  form  as  was  published  in  the  Orient 
a  few  weeks  ago.  The  Council  approved  the 
substitution  of  a  Triangular  Meet  with  Bates, 
Tufts  and  Bowdoin  at  Lewiston  on  May  9,  in 
place  of  the  dual  meet  with  Tufts  for  the  same 
date.  John  Irwin  was  confirmed  as  baseball 
coach  and  Ross  McClave  as  football  coach. 
Robert  Hale,  '10,  and  Robert  D.  Morss,  '10, 
were  nominated  by  the  Council  as  candidates 
for  the  position  of  assistant  manager  of  the 
tennis  team.  The  Council  further  repeated  its 
sentiment  of  opposition  to  any  scrub  teams 
playing  games  of  any  kind,  and  condemned 
the  recent  action  of  certain  men  playing  bas- 
ketball, though  under  a  different  name.  Prof. 
C.  C.  Hutchins,  treasurer,  presided.  Dr. 
Whittier,  C.  E.  Files,  1908,  A.  L.  Robinson, 
1908,  Harrison  Atwood,  1909,  and  FI.  J.  Col- 
bath,  'to,  were  present. 


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The  Orient  reprints  from  the  recent  issue 
of  the  Quill  the  following  poem,  which  from 
its  purpose  and  sentiment  we  beheve  sliould 
appear  in  these  cokunns  as  well : 

DEATH 

TO  R.  A.  L. 

The  leaves  are  dead?    'Tis  joy  to  feel 
Their  rustle  'neath  my  weary  feet. 

The  golden  rays  thro'  sunset  glades 

Waft  dreams  of  countries  more  complete, — ■ 
Leaves  are  not  dead  to  me. 

The  moon  is  dead?     My  chamber  wall 

Is  hallowed  by  its  mystic  light. 
The  mellow  gleam  of  old  romance 

Shines  in  to  speed  the  hours  of  night, — 
The  moon's  not  dead  to  me. 

My  friend  is  dead?    His  soul  went  out, 

But  left  its  impress  on  my  own ; 
Now  Life's  more  clear,  the  Change  less  drear, 
I'll  reap  where  his  clean  hands  have  sown, — ■ 
He  is  not  dead  to  me. 

C.   W.  Suozv,  '07. 


SUNDAY  CHAPEL 

In  chapel,  Sunday,  President  Hyde  spoke  briefly 
as  follows : 

"How  many  of  you  know  how  to  pray?  How 
many  of  you  recognize  the  silent  force  of  good  will 
which  underlies  all  nature,  all  law,  all  justice  and 
order,  and  put  your  mind  into  a  state  which  is  truly 
conscious  of  this  good  will  and  able  to  receive  the 
fullness  of  its  blessing?  That  is  the  first  question 
to  be  asked  of  a  man,  'Does  he  recognize  the  pres- 
ence of  this  good  will,  and  recognizing  it,  does  he 
make  himself  worthy  to  receive  it  by  daily  prayer?' 

The  last  thing  a  captain  does  before  entering  upon 
a  long  and  difficult  voyage,  is  to  lay  his  ship  to  in 
a  quiet  harbor,  and  repair  any  deflection  of  that 
delicate  instrument  of  navigation,  the  compass,  so 
that  he  can  travel  to  the  ends  of  the  earth  with  all 
the  force  of  the  stars  behind  him. 

This  college  is  the  tranquil  harbor,  before  the  wild 
fury  of  that  sin-beset  sea,  that  sea  of  threatening, 
hidden  shoals  of  temptation,  storms  of  passion  and 
strife,  the  world !  No  one  of  you  wants  to  make 
a  mere  sunshine  sailor.  You  are  going  out  into  a 
storm-tossed  world,  and  you  must  carry  with  you 
the  compass  of  prayer,  the  guidance  of  the  eternal 
stars ! 

A  quartette  consisting  of  Brown,  '09,  McGlone. 
'10,  Richards,  '11,  and  Kaulbach,  '11,  furnished  music. 


IN  MEMORIAM 

The  Kappa  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon  deeply 
mourns  the  death  of  Percy  Allen  Knight  of 
the  Class  of  1886  By  his  death  the  chapter 
loses  a  beloved  brother,  and  the  college,  a 
loyal  alumnus. 

Mr.  Knight  was  a  journalist  whose  power 
and  breadth  of  vision  caused  much  favorable 
comment  through  the  Middle  West.  His 
interest  and  attention  were  early  engrossed  by 
Army  and  Navy  affairs,  on  which  matters  he 
was  considered  an  authority. 

The  Kappa  Chapter  feels  the  loss  of  such 
a  brother  and  extends  its  heart-felt  sympathy 
to  the  bereaved  family  and  friends. 

Neal  Willis  Cox, 
Kenneth   Remington   Tefft, 
Clinton   Noyes  Peters, 

For  the  Chapter. 


ALPHA  DELTA  PHI  CONVENTION 

The  seventy-sixth  annual  convention  of  the 
Alpha  Delta  Phi  Fraternity  was  held  in  Minneapo- 
lis, Minn.,  February  20,  21  and  22,  under  the  aus- 
pices of  the  Minnesota  Chapter.  William  R.  Crovy- 
ley,  '08,  attended  as  delegate  from  the  Bowdoin 
Chapter.      Following   is    the   program : 

Thursd.-w,  February  20 

8.30-10.00  A.M.  Registration  and  reception  of  del- 
egates,  West   Hotel. 

10.00  A.M.  Opening  session  of  the  convention. 
Elks'  Hall. 

1.30  P.M.     Business  session.  Elks'  Hall. 

2.30  P.M.  Trolley  trips  of  Minneapolis  and  St. 
Paul,   stopping  at  Town  and  Country  Club. 

6.30  P.M.  Supper  and  informal  smoker  at  the 
Minikahda   Club. 

Friday,  February  21 

10.00  A.M.     Business  session.  Elks'  Hall. 

2.00  P.M.     Business  session,   Elks'  Hall. 

4.30  P.M.  Reception  to  delegates  by  the  Minne- 
sota Chapter  at  the  Chapter  House,  1725  University 
Avenue,  S.  E. 

8.00  P.M.     Convention   Banquet,  West  Hotel. 

Saturday,  February  22 

10.00   A.M.     Business   session.   Elks'   Hall. 

2.30  P.M.     Theatre   Party. 

8.00  P.M.     Minnesota-Chicago  basketball  game. 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

PAUL  J.   NEWMAN,  1909         Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 

Associate  Editors 
joseph  m.  boyce,  1908 

H.  H.  BURTON,   1909  W.   E.  ROBINSON,  jgto 

J.  J.  STAHL,  1909  W.   E.  ATWOOD,   1910 

K.  R.  TEFFT,  1909  THOMAS   OTIS,  1910 

NATHAN   S.  WESTON,   1908      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  1909  Ass't  Business  Manager 

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

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

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


Entered  at  Post-Office  at  Brunswick  as  Second-Clas 

s  Mail  Matter 

Lewiston  Journal  Press 

Vol.  XXXVII.              MARCH  6,   1908 

No.   27 

The  habit  of  a  number  of 
"Scrub  Teams"     fellows    going    away    and 

engaging  in  athletic  con- 
tests with  outside  teams  seems  to  be  increas- 
ing. This  practice  the  Orient  strongly  con- 
demns. No  matter  how  much  care  is  taken 
to  play  under  some  "other  name,"  those  not 
acquainted  always  consider  such  a  team  to  be 
regularly  representing  the  college.  So  long 
as  athletics  are  organized,  only  duly  organized 
teams  should  ever  engage  in  contests.  There 
is  almost  sure  to  be  misunderstanding  and  the 
name  of  the  college  is  very  likely  to  suffer. 
We  note  that  the  Athletic  Council  has  spoken 
against  this  practice  and  in  this  we  believe 
the  true  sentiment  of  college  and  alumni  con- 
curs. The  particular  cases  that  have  recently 
occurred  may  have  been  through  ignorance 
of  the  rules  in  regard  to  such  practice.  We 
sincerely  trust  that  there  will  be  no  need  for 
further  comment  on  this  subject. 


During  the  fall  the  Orient 

Student  Council  cominented  upon  the  need 
at  Bowdoin  of  some  cen- 
tral undergraduate  institution  which  could 
adequately  represent  student  sentiment  and 
could  pass  upon  those  matters  of  college  cus- 
tom which  constantly  appear  throughout  the 
year.  At  present  there  is  no  distinct  body 
which  can  satisfactorily  speak  for  the  college 
as  a  whole.  The  old  college  jury  is  virtually 
defunct ;  it  was  hoped  last  year  that  the  Inter- 
fraternity  Council  might  fill  such  a  need,  but 
this,  too,  has  proved  inadequate,  probably  as 
not  truly  representative. 

The  Orient  is  not  desiring  to  recall  the  old 
idea  of  "student  government."  We  really  do 
not  believe  that  student  government  is  either 
possible  or  advantageous.  The  students  do 
not  desire  to  govern  themselves  nor  is  there 
any  logical  reason  why  they  should  be 
expected  to  do  so.  The  faculty  is  given  the 
authority  and  the  faculty  cannot  delegate 
their  responsibility.  But  there  are  many  rela- 
tions in  which  the  students  should  have  more 
expression  of  opinion,  where  the  students 
themselves  should  maintain  more  oversight 
over  their  own  organizations,  and  where  there 
is  necessity  for  matters  of  real  college  custom 
to  be  discussed. 

To  fill  just  such  a  need  as  this,  it  has  been 
suggested  that  a  Student  Council  be  organized, 
composed  of  a  suitable  number  of  Seniors. 
We  felt  the  need  of  some  body  similar  to  this 
only  last  fall,  when  at  the  opening  of  college 
it  was  desired  that  the  annual  rush  be  deferred 
for  one  day,  and  there  was  no  real  central 
authority  to  call  upon  to  take  action.  We  are 
glad  to  see  thatthe  matter  is  being  considered 
again  and  most  sincerely  hope  that  the  under- 
graduate body  will  take  active  steps  to  perfect 
such  an  organization. 

The  Orient  does  not  believe  in  a  committee 
to  act  under  faculty  supervision,  but  we  do 
believe  in  a  committee  of  students  to  pass 
upon  student  happenings.  We  would  suggest 
a  committee  of  nine  or  twelve,  preferably 
twelve,  to  be  elected  by  the  whole  college  and 
not  representative  of  parts  or  sections.  The 
committee  would  be  large  enough  to  represent 
all  fraternities,  but  should  not  be  composed  on 
fraternity  lines,  as  we  have  seen  the  weakness 
of  this  idea  in  jury  and  in  Inter-fraternity 
Council.  The  organization  should  be  under- 
graduate distinctly. 

Almost  all  the  colleges  have  Senior  societies 
or  committees  similar  to  that  which  is  desired 
here.     In  some  cases  the  organizations  are  as 


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clubs,  being  self-perpetuating,  and  in  others 
wholly  elective.  In  both  ideas  there  are 
advantages.  It  is  not  possible  to  state  before- 
hand what  the  entire  scope  and  possibility  of 
such  a  committee  may  embrace.  It  will  be 
strong  or  weak,  just  as  the  students  desire  it 
or  ignore  it.  It  should  not  be  "faculty,"  but 
there  is  no. doubt  that  the  opinion  of  men  truly 
representing  college  sentiment  would  have 
weight  with  the  faculty  in  cases  of  doubtful 
understanding.  Without  being  egotistical,  it 
still  is  true  that  at  present  there  is  no  true 
undergraduate  method  of  expressing  opinion 
save  in  the  Orient  alone.  This  idea  means 
the  forming  of  that  which  would  be  Bozvdoin. 
It  might  do  much — in  relation  of  man  to  man, 
class  and  class,  in  customs  and  traditions,  and 
in  doing  actual  work  towards  bringing  men  to 
college.  Or  it  might  do  little.  At  any  rate, 
let  us  see  what  it  can  do!  The  Orient  hopes 
discussion  will  be  continued,  and  would 
recommend  that  the  class  presidents  call  meet- 
ings to  consider  the  matter  further,  and  that 
final  action  by  means  of  a  mass  meeting  be 
taken  before  it  is  too  late  in  the  year. 


CALENDAR 

FRIDAY,    MARCH    6 

Musical  Clubs  play  at  Norway. 

4.30   P.M.     Freshman   track   practice. 

6.00  P.M.     Church   supper   at   Baptist   vestry. 

7.00  P.M.     Dramatic   Club   rehearsal. 

8.00  P.M.     Kappa  Sigma  dance  at  Pythian  Hall. 

Brunswick  High  School  Senior  Class  Drama, 
"Tommy's  Wife,"   at  Town  Hall. 

Debate  in  Interscholastic  League  between  Lew- 
iston  and  Edward  Little  High  Schools  at  Lewiston. 

First  report  due  in  English  IV.  on  "She  Stoops 
to   Conquer." 

Phi  Chi  Medical  Fraternity  holds  a  banquet  at 
the  Columbia  Hotel,   Portland. 

New  England  Convention  of  Beta  Theta  Pi  at 
Hotel   Brunswick,   Boston. 

SATURDAY,    MARCH    7 

2.30  P.M.  Snowshoe  Club  goes  on  a  tramp. 

3.30  P.M.  Handicap  Meet  in  Gymnasium. 

4.30  P.M.  Cross  Country  squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

8.00  P.M.  Fencing   in   Gymnasium. 

SUNDAY,    MARCH    8 

4.00  P.M.     Sunday  Chapel.     Pres.  Hyde  will  speak. 
Violin  solo  by  Kendrie  and  music  by  Quartet. 
7.00   P.M.     Mr.   Jump   will   speak   on   Palestine,   in 
the  church. 

MONDAY,    MARCH    9 

Musical  Clubs  play  at  Yarmouth. 
Report  due  in  French  IV. 

4.00  P.M.     Cross  Country  Squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 
Freshman  track  practice. 
7.00  P.M.     Dramatic  Club  rehearsal. 


9.00  P.M.  Sophomore  squad  practice  in  Gym- 
nasium. 

10.00  P.M.  Freshman  squad  practice  in  Gym- 
nasium. 

TUESDAY,    MARCH    10 

4.00  P.M.     Freshman  track  practice. 

7.00  P.M.     Dramatic   Club   rehearsal. 

7.00  P.M.  Debate  in  Hubbard  Hall.  Informal 
discussion  of  question,  "Semester  examinations 
should  be  abolished."  Opened  and  closed  on  the 
affirmative  by  F.  T.  Smith,  '08;  on  the  negative  by 
R.  C.  Clark,  '08. 

9.00   P.M.     Sophomore   squad   practice. 

10.00  P.M.     Freshman   squad  practice. 

WEDNESDAY,   MARCH    II 

4.00  P.M.  Cross  Country  Squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

Freshman  track  practice. 

7.00  P.M.  Mr.  Jump  lectures  on  Tennyson's  "In 
Memoriam,"  in  the  church  vestry. 

8.00  P.M.     Dramatic  Club  rehearsal. 

8.15  P.M.     Romania  meets  at  D.   K.  E.  House. 

9.00   P.M.     Sophomore   squad   practice. 

10.00  P.M.     Freshman   squad  practice. 

THURSDAY,    MARCH    12 

4.00  P.M.  Cross  Country  squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

Freshman   track  practice. 

7.00  P.M.  Christian  Association  meeting.  Leon 
F.  Timberlake,  '08,  speaks  on  "Northfield."  Piano 
solo  by  Miss  Low. 

9.00  P.M.     Sophomore  squad  practice. 

10.00  P.M.     Freshman  squad  practice. 

FRIDAY,    MARCH    I3 

Dramatic  Club  plays  "Half  Back  Sandy"  at  Port- 
land. 
4.00  P.M.     Freshman  track  practice. 
9.00   P.M.     Sophomore   squad  practice. 
10.00  P.M.     Freshman  squad  practice. 
Reports  due  in  French  II.  and  German  II. 

SATURDAY,    MARCH    I4 

2.30  P.M.     Snowshoe  Club  starts  on  a  tramp. 

3.30  P.M.     Handicap  Meet  in  Gymnasium. 

4.00  P.M.  Cross  Country  squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

8.00  P.M.     Fencing  in  Gymnasium. 

Bugle  competition  closes. 

Dramatic  Club  entertained  by  Miss  Sargent  at 
The   Sherwood   in   Portland.     Reception   and   dance. 


BUGLE  PRIZES 

March  first  was  the  date  set  as  the  one 
before  which  all  material  was  to  be  submitted 
in  the  competition  for  the  Bugle  Prizes. 
Since,  however,  no  reminder  of  the  date  was 
posted  it  has  been  decided  to  extend  the  time 
to  March  14,  and  since  no  prose  write-ups 
have  been  submitted  it  has  been  decided  not 
to  offer  a  prize  for  write-ups  but  to  give  five 
dollars  for  the  best  "limerick"  on  any  mem- 
ber of  the  faculty. 

The    other    prize    of    two    dollars    will    be 


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offered  as  before  for  the  best  grind — other 
than  a  limerick — on  any  member  of  the 
faculty. 

There  is  still  a  good  opportunity  for  anyone 
to  get  these  prizes  which  require  but  little 
work,  and  it  is  hoped  that  a  considerable 
number  of  contributions  will  be  received 
before  Saturday,  the  14th.  All  material  must 
be  handed  to  H.  H.  Burton,  D.  K.  E.  House. 


DEBATING 

The  annual  Bradbury  Prize  Debate  will  take  place 
on  Tuesday  evening,  March  17.  The  subject  for 
debate  is :  "Aside  from  the  question  of  amending  the 
Constitution  the  Federal  Government  should  exercise 
further  control  over  quasi  public  corporations  doing 
interstate   business." 

The  speakers  are  Harrison  Atwood,  '09 ;  George 
P.  Hyde,  '08;  Daniel  J.  Ready,  '10;  and  Ralph  O. 
Brewster,  '10,  alternate,  for  the  affirmative.  William 
L.  Harris,  '09;  Arthur  L.  Robinson,  '08;  Jasper  J. 
Stahl,  '09;  and  Harold  N.  Marsh,  '09,  alternate,  for 
the  negative. 

Professor  George  T.  Files  will  preside.  The 
judges  will  be  Professor  Wilmot  B.  Mitchell,  Pro- 
fessor William  T.  Foster,  Mr.  A.  Keith  Spofford 
of  Bates  College,  Mr.  Leonard  A.  Pierce.  '05,  of 
Harvard  Law  School,  and  a  fifth  member  yet  to  be 
selected.  The  judges  will  choose  three  men  to  rep- 
resent Bowdoin  College  in  the  annual  debate  with 
Syracuse  University,  which  will  be  held  in  Memorial 
Hall  on  the  evening  of  April  24.  The  subject  of  the 
Syracuse  debate  is  the  same  as  that  of  the  Bradbury 
Prize    Debate. 

Other  debates  in  English  VH.  this  semester  are  as 
follows :  March  10,  informal  discussion,  "Semester 
examinations  should  be  abolished."  Discussion 
opened  and  closed  on  the  affirmative  by  F.  T.  Smith, 
'08;  on  the   negative  by  R.   C.   Clark,  '08. 

March  24.  Debate.  "All  corporations  engaged 
in  interstate  commerce  should  be  required  to  take 
out  a  Federal  charter  on  such  terms  as  Congress 
may  by  law  prescribe."  Affirmative,  R.  E.  Fisher, 
'10,  and  G.  A.  Buck,  '09;  negative,  D.  M.  McDade, 
'09.  and  C.  N.  Abbott,  '08. 

April  7.  Informal  discussion.  "Secretary  Taft 
rather  than  Governor  Hughes  should  be  nominated 
for  President  by  the  Republican  party."  The  dis- 
cussion opened  and  closed  on  the  affirmative  by  H. 
H.  Burton,  '09,  on  the  negative  by  R.  O.  Brewster, 
'09. 

April  14.  Debate.  "Immigration  into  the  United 
States  should  be  further  restricted."  Affirmative, 
F.  T.  Smith,  '08;  W.  P.  Hinkley,  '09,  and  L.  F. 
Timberlake,  '09.  Negative,  T.  F.  Sheehan,  '09;  D. 
F.  Koughan.  '09,  and  A.  W.  Stone,  '10. 

April   21.      Informal   discussion.     "The    system   of 
pledging    men    for    fraternities    at    Bowdoin    College  ■ 
should   he    radically   changed."      Affirmative,    A.    W. 
Stone,  '10.     Negative,  H.  N.  Marsh,  '09. 

April  28.  Debate.  "In  the  larger  New  England 
cities,  all  the  powers  of  the  city  government  should 
be  vested  in  a  commission  of  not  more  than  nine 
men,  elected  by  the  voters  at  large,  without  any 
other  representative  body."  Affirmative,  F.  L.  Pen- 
nell.  '08;  and  R.  M.  Pennell,  '09.  Negative,  F.  V. 
Delavina,  '08,  and  J.  M.  Boyce,  '08. 


On  Friday,  February  28,  under  the  Interscholastic 
Debating  League  of  Bowdoin,  Portland  High 
defeated  Augusta  by  a  narrow  margin.  This  evening 
in  Lewiston,  Lewiston  and  Edward  Little  High 
schools  will  debate  upon  the  same  question  of 
Cuban-annexation.  Portland  High  will  meet  the 
winning  team  some  time  in  May,  in  a  debate  to  be 
held  in   Memorial  Hall. 


CLASS  ELECTIONS 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Senior  Class  on  Monday, 
J.  A.  Davis  of  Westbrook  was  elected  historian  and 
W.  W.  Fairclough  of  Richmond  was  chosen  squad 
■  leader. 

The  Sophomore  Class  held  a  meeting  in  Memorial 
Hall  on  Tuesday  at  one  o'clock.  Guptill  was  chosen 
squad  leader,  Philip  Morss,  pianist,  and  Colbath, 
track  captain.  It  was  voted  not  to  have  a  Sopho- 
more Hop  this  year. 

In  the  absence  of  President  Phipps,  the  Fresh- 
man Class  Meeting,  held  last  Friday  noon,  was  pre- 
sided over  by  Vice-President  Swan.  William  F. 
Merrill  was  elected  leader  of  the  class  squad,  and 
R.  P.  Hine,  class  pianist.  Appropriations  were 
voted  for  the  squad  and  for  the  Bugle  insert.  A 
committee  was  appointed  for  the  collection  of  the 
assessment.  W.  N.  Emerson  was  elected  manager 
of  the  Class  Relay  Team,  which  is  to  run  against 
Bates. 


GLEE  CLUB  TRIPS 

The  Musical  Clubs  left  on  the  1.30  train  February 
27th,  to  give  the  annual  concert  in  Farmington. 
They  were  greeted  with  a  crowded  house,  every  seat 
being  sold  in  advance.  Every  number  on  the  pro- 
gram was  well  rendered  and  there  were  many 
encores.  The  Bowdoin  Clubs  always  receive  a 
Iiearty  welcome  at  Farmington.  It  is  a  Bowdoin 
town  in  every  sense  of  the  word  and  one  that  can 
furnish  appreciative  audiences.  Several  of  the  stu- 
dents accompanied  the  Clubs  on  this  trip.  The  con- 
cert scheduled  for  Monday  evening  at  Yarmouth 
has  been  postponed  until  March  gth. 


FIRST  HANDICAP  MEET 

Last  Saturday  was  the  end  of  the  first  week's 
track  practice.  -In  accordance  with  the  plan  out- 
lined in  the  Orient  last  week,  a  handicap  meet  was 
held  in  the  gym.  in  the  afternoon.  A  large  squad 
of  men  have  already  reported  to  Captain  Atwood 
and  some  promising  material  has  been  found. 
Below  is  a  list  of  the  events  and  the  entries  together 
with  the  winners.  No  phenomenal  work  was  done, 
but  the  result  of  the  try-out  was  all  that  could  be 
expected. 

Forty-five  Yard  Hurdles — Edwards,  Smith,  Fisk, 
iVIcFarland,  Hawes,  Deming.  Won  by  Fisk;  2nd, 
Edwards ;  3rd,  F.  T.  Smith. 

Pole  Vault — Deming,  Hawes,  T.  Davis.  Won  by 
T.  Davis;  2nd,  Deming;  3rd,  Hawes. 

High  Jump — Edwards,  Brigham.  F.  T.  Smith, 
Deming,  Parkman.  Atwood.  Won  by  Edwards ; 
2nd,  Atwood ;  3rd,   Deming. 

Shot  Put — Morrill,  Newman,  Rowell,  Edwards, 
Taylor,  Smith,  Fisk,  Warren,  Hobbs.  Won  by 
Morrill ;   2nd,   Newman ;   3rd,   Rowell. 


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Reports  in  French  II.  are  due  March   13. 

Warren,  '10,  has  left  college  for  the  remainder  of 
the  term. 

Caldwell,  '11,  went  home  Tuesday  on  account  of 
ill  health. 

The  Town  Meeting  caused  the  usual  number  of 
adjourns,  last  Monday. 

The  officers  of  the  Christian  Association  sat  for 
their  picture  Tuesday  noon. 

Many  of  the  students  were  absent  Monday  on 
account  of  municipal  elections. 

Whitmore,  '11,  has  been  engaged  as  soloist  at  the 
Pulsifer   Moving   Picture    Show. 

Deming,  '10,  injured  his  ankle  while  pole-vaulting 
in  the  gymnasium  last   Saturday. 

There  was  no  recitation  in  English  IV.  last  Tues- 
day and   there   will   be   none   tomorrow. 

Owing  to  the  breaking  of  a  wire,  North  Maine 
was  in  total  darkness  one  night  last  week. 

In  the  absence  of  Kendrie,  '10,  Kaulbach,  '11,  took 
his  place  in  the  chapel  quartet  last  Sunday. 

The  Annual  Auto  and  Motor  Show  attracted 
many  men  to  Portland  from  February  24-29. 

An  auction  was  held  in  Shaw's  Book  Store  of 
Brunswick,   beginning   at   7.30,    Tuesday   night. 

A  Leap  Year  Dance  was  held  in  Lisbon  Falls, 
Tuesday  evening.     Several   students  attended. 

The  last  installment  of  photographs  and  draw- 
ings for  the  1909  Bugles  were  sent  in  this  week. 

Quill  meetings  were  held  Monday  and  Tuesday 
with  Chairman  Cushing  at  the  D.   K.   E.   House. 

Mr.  Isaiah  Simpson,  Superintendent  of  Buildings 
and  Grounds,  was  sick  for  a  few  days  last  week. 

A  "Rummage  Sale"  was  held  in  the  court  room 
of  the  Town  Hall  on  Tuesday  afternoon  and  even- 
ing. 

Smith,  '08,  has  resigned  his  position  as  class  track 
captain.  He  intends  to  be  away  from  college  this 
spring. 

Richards.  '11,  Pierce,  '11,  and  A.  C.  Gibson,  '11, 
officiated  at  the  Brunswick-Morse  High  basketball 
game. 

The  Annual  Chapter  Dance  of  the  Kappa  Sigma 
Fraternity  is  to  be  given  in  Pythian  Hall,  this 
evening. 

Last  Monday's  exam,  in  Greek  II.  was  presided 
over  by  Instructor  Gay  in  the  absence  of  Professor 
Woodruff. 

P.  B.  Morss,  '10,  played  the  chapel  organ  last 
Friday  morning,  as  Cushing,  '09,  was  absent  on  the 
Glee   Club   trip. 

"The  Great  Divide"  proved  a  "drawing  card"  at 
the  Empire  in  Lewiston ;  a  big  crowd  of  students 
witnessed   the  performance. 

The  cut  for  the  York  County  Shingle  has  been 
received  from  the  engravers  and  will  be  put  in  the 
hands  of  the  printer  at  once. 

On  Monday  evening.  Professor  F.  N.  Whittier 
read  to  the  Faculty  Club  an  interesting  article  on 
Paracelsus,  one  of  the  leading  spirits  in  the  literary 
movement  of  the  Italian   Renaissance. 


The  Portland  Sunday  Telegram  of  March  i  con- 
tained an  article  on  the  Press  Club  by  Townsend, 
'10,  also  group  picture  of  the  club. 

Commins,  '10,  returned  on  Wednesday  of  last 
week,  after  a  prolonged  absence  from  college, 
occasioned  by  the  severe  illness  of  his  father. 

The  new  Moving  Picture  Theatre,  "Pastime," 
opened  Tuesday.  The  performances  occur  from  3.30 
to  5.30,  daily;  and  from  7.30  to  10,  evenings. 

Kenneth  Dresser,  '09,  has  decided  to  leave  col- 
lege temporarily,  to  accept  a  position  on  the  staff 
of  the  Boston  Herald,  or  some  position  as  teacher. 

A  large  number  of  the  students  attended  the 
Juvenile  Minstrel  Show  in  Pythian  Hall,  Friday 
night.  The  dancing  after  the  show  was  probably 
the  magnet. 

The  Brunswick  High  holds  its  annual  Senior 
Class  Drama  in  the  Town  Hall,  tonight.  The  show 
is  presented  in  the  form  of  a  three  act  farcial 
drama,  "Tommy's  Wife." 

Harold  Marsh,  '09,  went  into  Portland  prepar- 
atory to  an  operation  for  appendicitis.  The  best 
wishes  of  the  college  for  a  speedy  and  successful 
recovery   accompany  him. 

On  February  24  in  Portland  the  Boston  School  of 
]Music  gave  an  excellent  concert.  Miss  Henrietta 
Dennet,  "Maine's  Greatest  Contralto,"  being  one  of 
the  attractions. 

For  the  past  two  weeks,  Mr.  Moore  of  Portland 
has  been  at  work  repairing  some  of  the  paintings 
in  the  Bowdoin  gallery.  Next  week  Professor 
Henry  Johnson  will  probably  begin  his  series  of 
talks  on  the  Art  Building  and  its  contents. 

The  Romania  met  with  Hovey,  'og,  and  Stahl,  '09, 
on  Thursday  evening  of  last  week  at  the  Zeta  Psi 
House.  A  very  pleasant  evening  .was  enjoyed. 
Two  new  members  have  been  admitted  to  the  club ; 
W.  W.   Fairclough,  '08,  and  C.  E.   Files,  '08. 

A  sleigh  drawn  by  a  good  looking  black  horse 
was  struck  Friday  at  the  crossing  by  a  shifter.  The 
horse  was  killed,  but  the  driver  escaped  with  a  few 
minor  injuries.  Accidents  of  this  kind  should  form 
the  strongest  kind  of  an  argument  for  the  con- 
struction  of  a   graded   crossing ! 

H.  L.  Robinson,  '11,  is  at  his  home  in  Bangor, 
Maine.  He  came  down  sick  suddenly  on  last  Sat- 
urday afternoon,  and  was  removed  to  his  home  as 
soon  as  his  condition  would  allow.  His  health  is 
much  improved  at  present,  but  he  will  remain  out 
of  college  until  he  is  thoroughly  recuperated. 

At  the  town  meeting,  Monday,  an  appropriation 
of  $1,000  was  voted  for  repairing  the  Harpswell 
Street  Road  of  Brunswick.  The  new  fire  whistle 
for  the  Town  Hall  was  voted.  The  Republicans 
carried  all  the  regular  offices.  Committees  were 
elected  to  investigate  the  condition  of  the  Street 
Railway  crossing,   and  the  town   lights. 

Last  Sunday,  in  the  Church  on  the  Hill,  Mr. 
Jump  preached  an  anniversary  sermon,  "The  Five 
Pillars,"  symbolic  of  his  five  years'  pastorate  m 
Brunswick.  On  Wednesday,  he  read  the  first  of  a 
very  interesting  series  of  readings  on  Tennyson's 
In  Memoriam.  "The  Prayer  of  the  Strong  to  the 
Strong."  Mr.  Jump  will  preach  another  travel- 
sermon,  next  Sunday  evening,  on  Palestine,  from 
his  impressions  in  an  overland  tour  from  Jerusalem 
to  Damascus.  The  lecture  will  be  illustrated  with 
many  stereopticon  slides. 


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The  Freshmen  Latin  classes  are  practicing  verse 
translations  from  Horace.  A  prize  of  $10.00  is  now 
offered  for  the  best  translation  of  this  kind  by 
Freshmen    during   the   year. 

The  first  New  England  Congregational  Congress 
held  its  sessions  in  the  Plymouth  Congregational 
Church,  Worcester,  Mass.,  i\Ionday  and  Tuesday  of 
this  week.  Workers  from  all  over  New  England 
gathered  to  discuss  practical  problems,  e.  g.,  the 
immigrant,  the  decaying  hill  towns,  the  increase  of 
factory  populations,  and  endeavored  to  formulate 
some  program  of  action  whereby  Congregationalism 
may  the  better  fulfill  its  mission  in  those  States 
where   it   rightfully  belongs. 

The  next  fencing  bout  is  to  be  held  with  another 
second  team  of  the  Augusta  Pianelli  Club,  probably 
composed  of  a  trio  more  difficult  to  defeat.  Trials 
for  the  captain  and  members  of  the  Bowdoin  team 
will  be  held  a  few  days  before  the  event.  This  bout 
will  probably  be  held  in  Pythian  Hall  of  Bruns- 
wick, and  a  dance  will  be  tendered  the  visiting 
team  afterward.  It  will  come  off  toward  the  end 
of  next  week.  Practice  is  to  be  continued  in  the 
gym.    as   before. 

The  Dramatic  Club,  which  plays  at  Kotzschmar 
Hall  in  Portland,  March  13,  will  be  entertained  at 
dinner  on  the  evening  of  the  play  and  on  the  fol- 
lowing day  will  be  tendered  a  reception  in  the 
afternoon  and  a  dance  in  the  evening  at  the  Sher- 
wood, through  the  kindness  of  Miss  Sargent.  The 
Orient  incorrectly  announced,  last  week,  that  the 
performance  would  be  given  under  the  auspices  of 
the  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary.  It  is  to  be  presented 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Portland  Free  Dispensary. 


Hlumni  flotes 

CLASS  OF  1837 
An  interesting  paper  on  the  life  of  Hon. 
George  F.  Talbot,  read  before  the  Maine 
Historical  Society  by  Rev.  John  C.  Perkins, 
D.D.,  was  printed  in  the  Portland  Press  of 
February  27,  1908. 

CLASS  OF   1859 

An  address  by  Rev.  Horatio  O.  Ladd, 
S.T.D.,  rector  of  Grace  Church,  Jamaica 
Plain,  New  York,  entitled  "Gambling  and  its 
Brood,"  and  making  an  earnest  appeal  for  the 
integrity  of  the  constitution  and  the  law  and 
righteousness  of  the  State  of  New  York,  has 
recently  been  printed  in  convenient  form  for 
distribution. 

Dr.  William  Gray  Nowell  is  the  assistant 
secretary  of  the  American  Esperanto  Associa- 
tion with  office  at  480  Massachusetts  Avenue, 
Boston,   Mass. 

CLASS  OF  1862 
A  portrait  of  Rev.  Daniel  W.  Waldron  and 
a  tribute  to  his  life  work  of  thirty-five  years 
as  city  missionary  in   Boston  appears   in  the 
Congregationalist   of    February   22,    1908. 


ANNUAL  REUNION  AND  BANQUET,  NEW  ENGLAND 
CHAPTERS  OF  BETA  THETA  PI 

The  Annual  Reunion  and  Dorg  of  the  New  Eng- 
land Association  of  The  Beta  Theta  Pi  Fraternity 
is  to  be  held  this  evening,  Friday,  March  6,  at  the 
Hotel  Brunswick,  Boston. 

There  will  be  a  business  meeting  at  three  o'clock 
this  afternoon,  and  the  banquet  will  be  held  at  six 
o'clock.  Among  the  speakers  will  be  Senator  Will- 
iam Edward  Borah,  of  Idaho,  who  will  be  remem- 
bered for  his  able  and  fair  prosecution  of  the  labor 
leaders,   Hayward,   Moyer   and   Pettibone. 

The  delegate  from  Beta  Sigma  Chapter  of  Bow- 
doin will  be  N.  S.  Weston,  '08. 


PHI  CHI  BANQUET 

The  Annual  Initiation  Banquet  of  the  Gamma 
Gamma  Chapter  of  the  Phi  Chi  Medical  Society 
will  be  held  in  Portland  at  the  Columbia,  this  even- 
ing. Dr.  Charles  Munro  of  Portland  will  address 
the  members  in  a  lecture :  "The  Diseases  of  the 
Stomach  and  Duodenum  from  a  Surgical  Stand- 
point." The  banquet  had  been  postponed  until  this 
time  in  order  to  obtain  a  speaker  who  could  give 
a  lecture  of  the  most  practical  value  to  the  medical 
men  in  the  study  of  their  profession.  With  the 
first  and  second  year  men  from  Brunswick,  and  the 
Alumni,  a  good  attendance  is  expected. 


To  Bowdoin  Men 


A  PERSONAL  WORD  FROM  THE  PRESIDENT 

The  college  men  who  obtain  tlie  best  temporary  or  permanent 
posUloiis  in  July  are  usually  the  ones  who  start  looking  for 
them  in  January.  Before  you  get  entangled  with  any  expensive 
or  inefficient  employment  agency  or  before  you  start  on  a  more 
or  less  almlfcsfl  individual  search  for  the  position  you  desire,  It 
will  be  worth  your  while  to  learn  about  our  Co-operative  Mem- 
bership. We  are  an  organization  of  college  men  for  college 
men.  We  can  save  yon  time,  travel,  trouble  and  money  by 
furnishing  you  with  accurate  Information  while  in  college  and 
by  securing  you  a  desirable  position  or  business  opportunity 
when  out  of  college.  There  are  no  Involved  contracts,  no  costly 
commissions,  no  red  tape,  no  strings  attached  to  our  service. 
We  think  we  solve  an  old  problem  in  a  new  and  better  way. 
Will  you  let  us  prove  it  to  you?  Just  write  for  particulars, 
stating  your  needs. 

ARTHUR  EVERETT  SMALL,  President 

The  National  Clearing  House 
for  Services  and  Information 

General  Offices:  WASHINGTON,  D.C. 

(Many  college  men  use  us  as  a  legitimate  and  satisfactory 
means  of  obtaining  complete  and  authoritative  Information  on 
public  affairs,  sociology,  pglHlcal  economy,  literature,  history, 
and  a  wide  range  of  other  thesis  subjects.    Why  not  you?) 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


VOL.   XXXVIl 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MARCH   13,  1908 


NO.  28 


KENNEBEC  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION 
Tenth  Annual  Banquet  at  Halloweil  House 

The  loth  annual  meeting  of  the  Kennebec 
Bowdoin  Alumni  Association  was  held  last 
evening  at  the  Halloweil  House,  and  from 
seven  o'clock  until  past  midnight,  when  "Auld 
Lang  Syne"  was  sung,  the  name  and  spirit 
of  old  Bowdoin  were  in  the  air.  About  thirty 
graduates  of  the  college  were  present  and  the 
occasion  was  a  thoroughly  enjoyable  one  for 
all.  The  banquet  was  one  of  Landlord  Stone's 
best,  and  was  followed  by  two  hours  of  speak- 
ing. Prof.  Henry  L.  Chapman,  for  nearly 
forty  years  on  the  faculty  of  Bowdoin,  was 
present  to  bring  the  message  of  the  college, 
and  was  given  a  great  greeting.  Earlier  this 
winter  he  has  attended  the  meetings  of  the 
Alumni  in  Boston,  New  York,  Washington 
and  Portland,  carrying  to  the  sons  of  Bowdoin 
the  good  word  of  the  splendid  work  which 
the  college  is  doing,  and  of  the  prosperity  it 
is  now  enjoying.  He  said  that  the  addition 
of  $250,000  to  the  endowment  fund  is  abso- 
lutely assured.  Other  speakers  called  upon 
by  Dr.  W.  S.  Thompson,  '75,  who  presided 
as  toastmaster,  were:  C.  B.  Burleigh,  '87;  M. 
S.  Holway,  '82;  J.  C.  Minot,  '96;  A.  M.  God- 
dard,  '82;  John  R.  Gould,  '85;  F.  J.  C.  Little, 
'89 ;  Farnsworth  G.  Marshall,  '03 ;  and  Robert 

A.  Cony,  Jr.,  '07. 

Officers  were  elected  for  the  coming  year  as 
follows : 

President,  Hon.  O.  D.  Baker,  '68;  vice- 
presidents,  Hon.   H.   S.  Webster,  '67,  and  C. 

B.  Burleigh,  '87 ;   secretary  and  treasurer,  J. 

C.  Minot,  '96;  executive  committee,  Dr.  O.  S. 
C.  Davies,  '79 ;  Dr.  W.  S.  Thompson,  '75  ;  F. 
J.  C.  Little,  '89.  There  was  an  unusually 
large  number  of  young  Alumni  present,  no 
fewer  than  four  members  of  last  June's  grad- 
uating class  being  in  the  gathering.  The  very 
pretty  banquet  menus  had  on  the  front  page 
a  halftone  showing  the  famous  twin  spires  of 
King  chapel  above  the  trees,  and  on  the  last 
page  was  a  list  of  the  sixty  Bowdoin  grad- 
uates living  in  this  county. 


THE  FEBRUARY  QUILL 

The  February  Quill  opens  with  the  '58  Prize  Ora- 
tion, "The  Dominion  of  the  Sea."  The  essay  is  of 
unusual  literary  excellence.  It  is  a  pleasure  to  read 
an  article  that  upholds  the  best  traditions  of  under- 
graduate work.  The  style  is  always  mature,  and  in 
places  has  much  rhythmical  beauty.  The  author 
has  read  deeply  and  well.  There  are  literary  echoes 
from  the  classics,  the  Bible,  Wordsworth,  Tennyson, 
and  Shakespeare ;  and  the  best  thing  about  them  is 
that  they  are  not  dragged  in  by  the  forelock,  but 
seem  to  come  voluntarily  to  serve  one  who  knows 
them  well.  So  far  as  the  substance  of  the  essay  is 
concerned,  a  carping  critic  might  object  to  the  lower- 
ing of  thought  and  style  in  the  last  third  of  the 
essay  where  the  Big  Stick  is  waved  and  a  big 
American  navy  advocated.  It  is  a  pity  also  that 
the  very  apt  quotation  from  "Locksley  Hall"  with 
which  the  essay  concludes  appears,  through  careless 
proof  reading,  as  prose.  But  these  are  very  minor 
defects.  The  essay  as  a  whole  would  rank  well,  we 
believe,  with  literary  work  done  in  any  other  of 
our  smaller  American  colleges ;  and  we  have  never 
read  an  undergraduate  essay  which  opens  so  effec- 
tively. 

The  short  lyric,  "Death,"  in  memory  of  one  whose 
bright  looks  and  sunny  disposition  are  still  warmly 
cherished  by  the  whole  college,  is  the  heartfelt 
tribute  of  a  friend.  Thought  and  form  are  fittingly 
united ;  and  the  short  verses,  simple  though  they 
are,  linger  in  the  memory. 

"Captain  'Lijah's  Visit"  is  a  local  sketch  in  which 
the  Yankee  dialect  is  well  handled.  For  a  first  con- 
tribution  it  is  distinctly  creditable. 

The  six  lines  on  "Charity"  are  correctly  written, 
and  express  a  thought  which  the  undergraduate  very 
rarely  sins  by  forgetting. 

The  "Credulity  of  New  England"  is  an  essay  not 
up  to  the  Quill  standard.  Although  the  idea  itself 
is  a  good  one  and  although  it  is  amplified  by  attend- 
ant quotation,  the  essay  is  too  short  to  develop  the 
thought  carefully,  and  is  distinguished  neither  by 
style  nor  substance. 

The  short  lines  on  "Childhood"  are  an  interesting 
experiment.  Whether  or  not  the  last  two  lines  of 
each  stanza  are  consciously  lengthened,  the  effect  is 
good  as  summing  up  the  general  impression  made 
upon  the  childish  mind,  whereas  the  details  of  the 
picture  come  in  short,  broken  lines.  Poetry  rem- 
iniscent of  childhood  is  always  delightful ;  and  the 
verses  here  seem  genuine  and  sympathetic. 

"Under  the  Big  Rock"  is  a  story  told  in  dialect 
by  an  Indian  guide.  Never  having  carried  on  an 
axtensive  conversation  with  such  a  character,  we  are 
unable  to  say  how  successful  a  reproduction  this  is. 
We  can  say,  however,  that  the  conversation  is 
admirably  handled ;  and  we  commend  this  sketch  to 
writers  of  fiction  whose  only  method  of  introducing 
characters  is:  "He  said."  and  "She  said." 

The  lines  on  the  "Bowdoin  Seal"  are  smooth, 
graceful  and  suggestive ;  although  in  these  days  of 
bacteriology,  the   word   "germs"   should  perhaps  be 


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relegated  to  the  laboratory  rather  than  used  to 
express  the  aspirations  of  youth  to  virtue.  But  the 
thought  conveyed  by  these  verses  is  one  for  which 
we  may  be  grateful. 

The  pages  of  "Silhouettes"  are  most  properly  used 
to  comment  upon  the  good  fortune  of  the  college 
in  her  recently  acquired  possession  of  the  Henry 
Wadsworth  Longfellow  Graduate  Scholarship.  The 
editorial  is  admirably  written  and  will,  we  trust,  be 
read  with  attention. 

The  February  Quil!  as  a  whole,  then,  is  a  well- 
rounded  number  creditable  to  the  board  and  to  the 
college.  In  closing  this  review  we  should  like  to 
call  attention  to  one  or  two  general  considerations. 
For  some  time  the  weakest  department  of  the  QiiiH 
has  been  its  fiction.  Literary  essays  have  a  most 
important  place;  but  the  Quil!  should  also  encourage 
short  story  writing;  to  us  it  has  also  seemed  a  pity 
that  the  "Gray  Goose  Tracks"  have  been  given  up. 
A  column  devoted  to  humorous  but  critical  com- 
ment on  college  matters,  written  in  a  tongue  which 
we  could  understand,  would  do  much  service. 
Neither  the  Quill  nor  the  Orient  is  as  independent 
in  some  respects  as  might  be  wished.  In  a  live  col- 
lege community  like  ours  there  is  always  something 
to  criticize ;  and  it  is  a  pity  if  there  is  no  place  for 
the  expression  for  sane,  humorous,  undergraduate 
comment  on  matters  of  college  policy  and  administra- 
tion except  in  the  Bugle.     Verbum  sap ! 

K.  C.  M.  S. 


Bangor;  Miss  Marion  Swift,  Wellesley, 
Mass.:  Miss  Marion  Libby,  Gorham,  N.  H. ; 
Miss  Theora  Williamson,  Asbury  Park,  N. 
J. ;  Misses  Wyda  Leavitt,  Cora  Hawthorne, 
Hyde  Park,  Mass. ;  Misses  Vergii  Hewes, 
Lillian  Chapin,  Saco,  Me.;  Miss  May  Clough, 
Farmington,  Me.;  Miss  Charlotte  Lowell, 
Cumberland  Mills,  Me.  The  fraternities  at 
Bowdoin  were  represented  by:  Brown,  '09, 
from  Psi  Upsilon :  Stanley,  '09,  from  Beta 
Theta  Pi;  Richardson,  '09,  from  Delta  Upsi- 
lon ;  Davis,  '08,  from  Theta  Delta  Chi ;  Mer- 
rill '08,  from  Zeta  Psi;  Lee,  '08,  from  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon;  Hughes,  '09,  from  Alpha 
Delta  Phi.  The  Dartmouth  Chapter  was  rep- 
resented by  Cummins,  '08,  and  Maine  by 
Torrey,   '09. 


KAPPA  SIGMA  DANCE 

Last  Friday  evening  Alpha  Rho  Chapter  of 
Kappa  Sigma  held  its  second  formal  dance 
since  the  opening  of  its  new  chapter  house. 
The  dance  was  held  in  Pythian  Hall,  which 
was  decorated  with  red,  white  and  green 
streainers,  the  fraternity  colors.  At  the  head 
of  the  hall  was  placed  the  fraternity's  shield 
set  with  colored  electric  lights.  Dancing 
began  at  nine  o'clock  and  lasted  till  long  after 
midnight. 

The  patronesses  were  Mrs.  Frances  B. 
Phipps  of  Chelsea,  Mass.,  Mrs.  William 
DeWitt  Hyde,  Mrs.  Franklin  C.  Robinson, 
and  Mrs.  George  T.  Files.  Kendrie's  Orches- 
tra furnished  the  music,  and  Given  of  Bruns- 
wick was  caterer.  The  committee  in  charge 
of  the  dance  consisted  of  Delavina  and  Lowell 
from  1908;  Files  and  Moulton  from  1909; 
Ballard,  '10,  and  Phipps,  '11. 

Among  those  present  were :  Miss  Rose 
Hine,  Lewiston ;  Misses  Elizabeth  McGarchy, 
Ida  Delavina,  Blanche  Coyle,  Helen  M.  Cressy^ 
Portland ;  Misses  Frances  Barrett,  Flora  Bar- 
rett, Westbrook ;  Misses  Sarah  Moody,  Nellie 
Hogdon,  Madelyn  Clififord,  Bath,  Me. ;  Misses 
Alice  Philbrook,  Marion  Soule,  Mildred  Par- 
ker, Gardiner,  Me. ;  Misses  Margaret  Suther- 
land, Beatrice  Hacker,  Louise  Weathcrill, 
Brunswick,     Me. ;     Miss     Bernice     Farnham, 


PROVISIONAL  COMMENCEMENT  APPOINTMENTS 

The  following  Seniors  have  received  pro- 
visional commencement  appointments :  Charles 
N.  Abbott,  Herbert  S.  Brigham,  Jr.,  Thomas 
E.  Gay,  Albert  T.  Gould,  Jay  L.  Gray,  Arthur 
H.  Ham,  Harry  H.  Hayes,  George  P.  Hyde, 
Maurice  P.  Merrill,  Shipley  W.  Ricker, 
Arthur  L.  Robinson,  Carl  M.  Robinson, 
Philip  H.  Timberlake,  and  Chester  H.  Yeaton. 


OUR  NEXT  COLLEGE  PREACHER 

The  Bowdoin  College  preacher  this  coming 
Sunday  will  be  the  Rev.  Edward  Cummings 
of  Boston,  minister  of  the  South  LTnitarian 
Church.  Dr.  Cummings  was  graduated  from 
Harvard  College  in  '83,  from  the  Divinity 
School  in  '85,  and  then  went  abroad  to  study 
as  the  holder  of  a  fellowship  in  social  science. 
He  studied  sociology  in  England,  France, 
Italy  and  Germany,  and  resided  one  winter  in 
the  Whitechapel  district  of  London  among 
the  poor.  On  his  return  to  this  country  he 
became  a  member  of  the  Harvard  faculty, 
teaching  in  the  department  of  sociology,  and 
was  promoted  from  time  to  time  until  1900, 
when  he  was  called  from  his  professorship  to 
be  the  successor  of  Dr.  Edward  Everett  Hale 
in  the  pulpit  which  he  now  occupies.  This 
church  is  one  of  the  leading  churches  of  the 
Unitarian  denomination  in  the  country,  and 
Dr.  Hale  is  still  its  pastor  emeritus.  Dr. 
Cummings  is  an  editor  of  the  Quarterly  Jour- 
nal of  Economics,  president  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Civic  League,  and  prominent  as  director 
in     numerous     philanthropic     and     charitable 


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organizations  for  the  poor,  the  blind,  the  crim- 
inal, meanwhile  continuing  his  interest  in 
social  settlement  work,  an  interest  which  was 
stimulated  by  his  residence  in  the  famous 
Toynbee  Hall  Settlement  in  '89.  He  is  much 
sought  after  as  lecturer  and  popular  speaker, 
is  a  preacher  of  conspicuous  power,  and  has 
a  vital,  modern,  practical  message  that  par- 
ticularly impresses  audiences  of  men.  We 
have  secured  his  presence  at  Bowdoin  only 
after  reiterated  invitations  and,  are  most  for- 
tunate in  finally  securing  his  acceptance. 


HANDICAP  MEET 

The  second  in  the  series  of  weekly  handicap  meets 
was  held  at  the  gymnasium  last  Saturday  afternoon. 
With  a  very  few  exceptions  the  entries  in  each 
event  were  the  same  as  those  of  a  week  ago.  Sev- 
eral handicaps  were  changed  in  each  event.  This 
served  to  make  the  contests  much  more  hotly  con- 
tested. The  finals  will  be  run  off  next  Saturday, 
and  the  winners  will  be  awarded  the  steins  now  on 
exhibition  in  the  show-case  in  the  gymnasium. 

Summary : — 

High  Jump. — Edwards,  Brigham,  Pennell,  Atwood, 
Simmons.  Won  by  Brigham;  2nd,  Atwood;  3d, 
Pennell,  Edwards. 

45-yd.  Hurdles. — Edwards,  F.  Smith,  McFarland, 
Fisk,  Leavitt.  Wiggin,  Pennell,  Hawes.  Won  by 
Smith  ;  2nd,  McFarland  ;  3d,  Fisk. 

Shot  Put. — Rowell,  Burton.  Hobbs,  Kern.  Won 
by  Burton ;  2nd,  Rowell ;  3d,  Hobbs. 

Pole  Vault. — Burton,  F.  Davis,  Wiggin.  Won  by 
F.  Davis ;  2nd,  Burton ;   3d,  Wiggin. 


YORK  COUNTY  CLUB 

The  York  County  Club  held  its  last  meeting  with 
Hobbs  at  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  House,  Monday  evening. 
After  a  short  business  meeting  Professor  Mitchell 
spoke  to  the  club  on  the  Bowdoin  of  twenty  years 
ago.  "There  can  be  no  doubt,"  said  Professor 
Mitchell,  "that  the  college  has  made  material 
advancement  in  the  last  twenty  years." 

Professor  Mitchell  related  the  experiences  of  a 
Freshman  during  his  first  week  at  college  and  talked 
at  some  length  on  the  various  diversions  of  the  first 
year.  Many  traditions  at  present  regarded  as  older 
than  the  college  buildings  are  in  fact  only  four  or 
five  years  old.  The  system  of  fagging  is  an  innova- 
tion. There  was  razooing  then.  Unmanageable 
Freshmen  were  either  ducked,  smoked  out  of  their 
rooms  or  made  to  climb  over  the  door.  The  rooms 
were  heated  by  stoves,  the  coal  being  dumped  before 
the  dormitory  doors  and  the  owner  carrying  it  up 
stairs  himself.  The  man  who  could  not  perform 
this  last  labor  was  considered  disgraced.  The  attic 
floor  furnished  abundant  kindling  wood  and  no  one 
hesitated  to  avail  himself  of  this  source  of  supply 
as  it  was  charged  in  the  item  of  general  repairs. 
Instead  of  having  janitors,  as  at  present,  they  had 
"endwomen." 

The  faculty  had  twelve  members  at  that  time. 
Today  there  are  twenty. 


The  courses  which  could  be  elected  were  very  few, 
all  Freshmen  being  required  to  take  Latin,  Mathe- 
matics and  Greek.  Discipline  in  the  class-room  was 
much  more  lax  than  of  late  years ;  class-cutting  was 
common  and  for  many  years  this  was  a  source  of 
great  worry  on  the  part  of  the  faculty.  Finally  they 
laid  down  stringent  rules  and  these  were  never 
broken. 

In  regard  to  the  morals  of  the  college,  Prof. 
Mitchell  said  that  during  his  four  years'  course,  he 
never  saw  a  man  overcome  by  intoxication,  that  very 
few  men  smoked.  The  ministry  called  more  men 
from  Bowdoin  than  is  the  case  at  present.  Prof. 
Mitchell  closed  with  a  few  anecdotes,  after  which 
refreshments  were  served. 

This  is  the  last  meeting  of  the  club  this  year  but 
the  club  looks  forward  to  next  year  with  fair  pros- 
pects and  more  men,  as  one  of  the  objects  of  the 
association  is  to  increase  the  York  county  represen- 
tation here  at  Bowdoin. 


COLLEGE  TEA 

The  third  and  last  of  the  series  of  college  teas 
takes  place  this  afternoon  from  four  to  six  o'clock, 
in  the  Alumni  Room  of  Hubbard  Hall.  It  will  be 
for  the  students,  their  friends  and  the  people  ol 
Brunswick.  The  committee  in  charge  of  the  affair 
consists  of :  Mrs.  Robinson,  chairman  ;  Mrs.  Whittier, 
Mrs.  Allen  Johnson,  Mrs.  Foster  and  Mrs.  Hastings. 
All  the  students  are  most  cordially  invited  to  attend. 


SUNDAY  CHAPEL 

At  chapel,  last  Sunday  afternoon,  President  Hyde 
spoke  impressively  on  the  contrast  between  a  "wish" 
and  a  "will."  He  defined  a  will  as  a  wish  that  has 
been  concentrated  and  tempered  until  it  is  able  to 
withstand  the  hard  knocks  of  this  practical  and 
cruel  world.  To  the  saying  so  often  heard,  that  "a 
man  should  choose  the  profession  he  likes  and  wishes 
for,"  President  Hyde  added  the  advice  that  he  stop 
and  consider  all  the  things  which  must  accompany 
this  choice,  including  the  inconsistencies,  and  entan- 
glements with  other  matters  of  the  world,  which 
must  be  actively  incurred  to  bring  him  success. 
Then,  if  he  decides  that  he  can,  and  will,  make  the 
sacrifice,  let  him  go  ahead  with  the  work,  for  his 
will,_  added  to  his  inclinations,  will  crown  his  efforts 
with   success. 

Kendrie,  '10,  rendered  a  beautiful  solo.  A  cjuar- 
tette :  Brown,  '09;  McGlone,  '10;  Richards,  '11,  and 
Kendrie,  '10,  sang  a  selection. 


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Vol.  XXXVII. 


MARCH    13,   1908 


The  Orient  would  espe- 
Art  Building  Talks    cially  call  to  the  attention 

of  the  undergraduate  body 
the  series  of  talks  upon  the  art  collections  that 
Professor  Johnson  is  now  kindly  giving  to  the 
students  every  week.  A  knowledge  of  our 
own  art  treasures  is  an  essential  of  education. 
If  for  no  other  reason,  it  is  a  necessity  for 
any  man  who  ever  expects  to  show  friends 
about  the  campus!  The  fellows  should  show 
their  appreciation  of  this  opportunity;  The 
lectures  will  be  given  every  Tuesday  afternoon 
at  two-thirty,  the  course  continuing  for  a 
number  of  weeks. 


There  is   such  a  continual 
An  Obligation        cry  for  a  new  gymnasium 

and  for  an  unlimited  num- 
ber of  other  improvements,  that  we  feel  obliged 
to  put  in  a  word,  edgewise  as  it  were,  for  the 
other  side  of  the  question.  We  forget  that, 
through  the  generosity  of  Alumni  and  friends 
of  the  college,  we  are  receiving  in  actual  dol- 
lars and  cents,  several  times  the  amount  that 
we  are  paying  for  our  college  education.  The 
recent  donation  of  the  Carnegie  Fund  now 
enables  the  college  to  secure  and  retain  a  fac- 
ulty equal  to  that  of  any  college  of  its  size  in 
the  country.  We  fail  to  appreciate  how  we 
are  enabled,  through  the  size  of  the  college 
and  the  personal  interest  of  these  men,  to  meet 
and  know  them  intimately  in  fraternity,  club 
and  home. 

In  the  field  of  material  assistance,  the  col- 
lege is  giving  us  yearly  the  income  of  $125,000 
in  scholarships  and  prizes,  alone.  It  is  furnish- 
ing work,  and  obtaining  positions  for  more 
than  a  hundred  of  its  undergraduates.  Presi- 
dent Hyde  annually  recommends  for  import- 
ant and  lucrative  positions,  graduates  who 
have  done  faithful  work  during  their  course. 
Ought  we  not  to  consider,  not  so  much  what 
we  think  Bowdoin  should  do  for  us,  as  what 
she  is  already  doing? 

CALENDAR 

Friday,  March   13 

4.00-6.00.      Last   Colleg-e    Tea. 
4.00    P.M.     Freshman    track    practice. 
7.00    P.M.      Senior    squad    practice. 
8.00    P.M.     Junior  squad  practice. 
8.00  P.M.     Dramatic  Club  plays  "Half  Back  Sandy" 
at  Portland. 

9.00  P.M.     Sophomore  squad  practice. 
10.00   P.M.     Freshman   squad   practice. 

Sntiinlny,  Mnrcli  14 

2.30   P.M.     Snowshoe   Club   starts   on   a   tramp. 

3.30   P.M.     Handicap  Meet  in   Gymnasium. 

4  00  P.M.  Cross  country  squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

7.00  P.M.  Meet  of  Presidents  of  Sectional  Clubs 
with   Professor   Poster. 

8.00    P.M.     Fencing    in   Gymnasium. 

Bugle  prize-competition  closes. 


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Sunday,   March   15 

11.00  A.M.  Rev.  Edward  Cummings  of  the  South 
Unitarian  Church  of  Boston,  Mass.,  as  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege preacher,  speaks  in  the  Church-on-the-Hill. 

4.00  P.M.  Sunday  Chapel.  Dr.  Cumming-s  speaks. 
Solo   by  Mrs.   S.   A.   Thompson.     Music  by   quartet. 

7.00  P.M.  Questionaire  in  the  Christian  Associa- 
tion rooms. 

Monday,   March  18 

Reports  due   in  French  and  German  II. 

4.00  P.M.  Cross  country  squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

4.00   P.M.     Freshman  track  practice. 

S.OO  P.M.  Faculty  Club  meeting.  Professor  Allen 
Johnson   speaks  on  Machiavelli. 

7,  8,  9,  10  P.M.  Senior,  Junior,  Sophomore  squad 
practice  in  Gymnasium. 

Tuesday,  March  17 

St.  Patrick's  Day. 

2.30  P.M.  Professor  Henry  Johnson  lectures  on 
the   Art   Building   and   contents. 

4.00   P.M.      Freshman   track  practice. 

8.00  P.M.  Bradbury  Prize  Debate  in  Memorial 
Hall. 

Wednesday,   March   18 

4  00  P.M.  Cross  country  squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

S.OO  P.M.  Bates  College  Indoor  Meet  at  Lewis- 
ton.  Bowdoin  1911  runs  a  relay  race  with  Bates 
1911. 

7   to  10  P.M.      Squad  practice  in  the  Town  Hall. 

Thursday,  March  19 

4.00  P.M.  Cross  country  squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

7.00  -P.M.  Christian  Association  meeting.  Prob- 
lems of  a  College  Man,  VI.  "The  Effects  of  a  Young 
Man's  Morals  upon  his  Future  Success."  E.  G. 
Abbott,  M.D.,  Medic.  '98,  of  Portland. 

7    to    10    P.M.     Squad    practice    in    the    Town   Hall. 

Friday,   March   20 

8.00   P.M.     Annual   Indoor  Meet  in   Town   Hall. 
Bowdoin    Fencing    Team    vs.    Pianelli    Second    of 
Augusta. 

Bowdoin,  1911,  Relay  Team  vs.  Bates,  1911. 

Saturday,  March  31 

2.30  P.M.     Snowshoe  Club  starts  on  a  tramp. 
4.00    P.M.     Cross    country    squad    starts    from    the 
Gymnasium. 


1906  MAN  ELECTED  PRESIDENT  OF  HARVARD 
REPUBLICAN  CLUB 

Under  the  headline,  "  Hughes  Man  Elected 
President  of  the  Republican  Club,"  it  was 
announced  in  last  Saturday's  Transcript  that 
Walter  A.  Powers,  Bowdoin,  'd6,  now  a  second 


year  law  student  at  Harvard,  had  been  elected 
President  of  the  Harvard  Republican  Club. 
All  the  other  officers  of  the  club  are  Taft  men, 
and  the  election  of  Powers  is  taken  to  mean 
that  the  club  will  not  declare  in  favor  of  Taft 
at  least  until  after  the  National  Convention, 
when  the  club  will  of  course  support  whoever 
is  nominated. 


MUSICAL  CLUBS 

The  Glee,  Mandolin  and  Guitar  Clubs  left  on  the 
1.30  train,  Friday,  for  the  third  trip  of  the  season. 
On  Friday  evening  they  gave  a  concert  in  Norway, 
and  in  spite  of  the  storm  the  house  was  well  filled. 
The  concert  was  much  appreciated  and  there  were 
many  requests  for  a  return  engagement  next  season. 
It  has  been  five  years  since  the  Bowdoin  Clubs  last 
visited  Norway. 

On  Saturday  evening  the  clubs  gave  a  concert  in 
Mechanic  Falls.  The  audience,  although  small,  did 
not  lack  enthusiasm.  Their  hearty  applause  showed 
that  they  were  pleased  with  the  program.  About 
half  of  the  men  returned  to  Brunswick  Saturday 
night,  the  others  remaining  for  the  dance.  The  trip 
was  an  enjoyable  one  and  a  success  in  every  way. 

Monday  night  the  clubs  gave  an  equally  successful 
concert  in  Yarmouth  to  a  good  audience. 


CoUecje  Botes 


Otis,  '10,  went  to  Boston  today  on  business. 

Prof.  Hastings  was  in  Boston  last  Saturday. 

The  Dramatic  Club  plays  in  Portland  tonight. 

Sleighing  is  popular  with  the  students  at  present. 

The  monthly  exam,  in  History  was  held  last  Fri- 
day. 

The  annual  Beta  Theta  Pi  house  party  will  occur 
April  24. 

New  Meadows  Inn  is  to  reopen  shortly  after 
vacation. 

Spring  fashion  plates  from  outfitters  have  begun 
to  arrive.  > 

Phipps,  '11,  has  been  confined  to  the  house  the 
past  week  by  illness. 

Kendrie,  '10,  is  giving  regular  instruction  on  the 
violin  to  seventeen  pupils. 

A  meeting  of  the  Bugle  board  was  held  Wednes- 
day at  3.30  with  Editor  Burton  at  the  D.  K.  E. 
House. 

The  posters,  containing  the  program  of  the  Bates 
College  Annual  Indoor  Meet  of  March  18,  have 
appeared. 

The  bricks  in  the  floor  of  the  sculpture  hall  of  the 
Art  Building  were  recently  treated  with  an  oil  to 
produce  a  darkened  effect. 

On  Wednesday  evening  in  the  Congregational 
vestry,  Professor  Henry  Johnson  gave  an  account  of 
the  annual  conference  of  the  New  England  Congre- 
gational Society  at  Worcester,  Mass.,  last  week. 


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The  first  reports  in  English  IV.  were  due  Sat- 
urday. 

O.  H.  Stanley,  '09,  has  left  college  for  a  time  to 
teach  school  at  Abbot,  Me. 

The  annual  banquet  of  the  National  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
was  held  at  Springfield,  Mass. 

Many  of  the  students  will  accompany  the  Dramatic 
Club  to  Portland  this  evening. 

The  Boston  School  of  Music  gave  a  concert  in 
Bath,  last  week,  with  good  success. 

Cummings,  Dartmouth,  '07,  was  a  guest  at  the 
Kappa   Sigma  House  over   Sunday. 

The  final  exam,  in  Solid  Geometry  was  held  in 
Memorial  Hall  last  Thursday  afternoon. 

Madame  Schumann-Heink  is  to  give  a  concert  at 
the   Empire   Theatre   in   Lewiston,   March   31. 

Caldwell,  '11,  returned  to  college,  Tuesday,  after 
being  absent  a  short  time  on  account  of  illness. 

The  Freshman  delegation  of  Beta  Theta  Pi  sat 
for  a   delegation   picture  at  Webber's  last   Friday. 

P.  H.  Brown,  '09,  has  been  engaged  to  sing  at  the 
new   "Pastime"   moving   picture   theatre,   this   week. 

Next  Wednesday  the  Belfast  High  team,  which 
claims  the  championship  of  the  State,  will  line  up 
against  Bath  here. 

A  number  of  Alumni  were  visitors  on  the  campus 
last  week,  among  them  C.  W.  Rundlett,  '05,  and 
Robert  Cony,  '07. 

On  Tuesday  night  in  the  Columbia  at  Bath, 
Theodore  Kremer's  latest  melodrama,  "A  Desperate 
Chance,"  proved  popular. 

The  steins  to  be  given  as  prizes  in  the  Handicap 
Meets  are  on  exhibition  in  the  gym.  and  are  attract- 
ing considerable  attention. 

From  the  following  six  men  will  be  picked  the 
Freshman  relay  team :  Purington,  Kaulbach,  Wiggin, 
Allen,  L.  Davis,  and  S.  W.  Pierce. 

R.  W.  Smith,  '10,  was  called  home  Saturday  on 
account  of  his  father's  illness.  He  was  in  Norway 
with  the  Music  Clubs  at  the  time. 

Adjourns  were  rather  plentiful  last  Friday,  being 
granted  in  French  II.,  German  H.,  Spanish  H., 
Mathematics  II.,  English  V.,  and  Greek  H, 

The  reception  and  dance  which  were  to  have  been 
given  the  Dramatic  Club  tomorrow  at  the  Sherwood 
in  Portland  by  Miss  Sargent,  will  not  take  place. 

On  account  of  the  illness  of  Kaulbach,  '11,  Pierson, 
'11,  has  been  reinstated  in  his  part  on  the  Dramatic 
Club   for   this  evening's  performance   in   Portland. 

The  first  informal  discussion  in  English  VH.  was 
held  in  Hubbard  Hall  Tuesday  evening.  The  sub- 
ject was:  "Should  Semester  examinations  be  abol- 
ished ?" 

Watson,  '11,  and  Dennis,  '11,  walked  to  Yarmouth- 
ville  Sunday,  to  get  "limbered  up"  for  their  pro- 
posed walk  to  Boston  the  first  part  of  the  spring 
vacation. 

Many  of  the  students  attended  the  play,  "Tommy's 
Wife,"  which  was  given  by  the  Senior  Class  of 
Brunswick  High  School,  last  Friday  evening  in  the 
Town  Hall. 

In  a  meeting  of  the  Junior  Class  in  the  gym.  last 
Thursday  at  4.30,  R.  H.  Files,  'og,  was  chosen  squad 
leader ;  Gushing  is  again  class  pianist,  and  Atwood 
again  class  track  captain. 


Tuesday  evening  the  Mendelssohn  Club  of  Bath 
and  the  Brunswick  Chorus  held  a  joint  rehearsal  in 
Music  Hall  of  Bath,  under  the  baton  of  Ernest  A. 
Crawford  of  Brunswick. 

Harold  Marsh,  '09,  was  operated  on  for  appendi- 
citis at  Dr.  Cousins'  Hospital  in  Portland  on  Thurs- 
day of  last  week.  The  operation  was  very  success- 
ful and  there  is  every  prospect  for  a  speedy  and 
equally   successful   recovery. 

The  Morse  High  basketball  team  defeated  the 
Sigma  Lamba  Nu  team  of  the  Lewiston  High 
School  Friday  evening  at  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  45  to  n, 
in  a  game  of  which  the  only  features  were  the  pass- 
ing of  the  Bath  team  and  the  playing  of  Young  at 
center. 

In  a  lecture  in  Greek  VIII.,  last  Saturday,  Pro- 
fessor Woodruff  illustrated  the  play,  Oedipus 
Tyrranus,  with  lantern  slides  taken  from  the  first 
Greek  play  ever  given  in  this  country — that  in  which 
Governor  Guild  of  Massachusetts  and  other  famous 
men   took  part,   at  Harvard   College. 

Tomorrow  evening  Bath  followers  of  the  game 
will  have  a  chance  to  see  the  greatest  basket- 
ball game  ever  played  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  for  it  is 
then  that  the  Portland  High  team  which  defeated 
Bath  earlier  in  the  season,  will  come  over  to  play 
a  return  game  and  M.  H.  S.  intends  to  win. 

Tuesday  at  2.30  Professor  Henry  Johnson  gave 
the  first  of  his  talks  on  the  Walker  Art  Building  and 
its  contents.  There  were  about  twenty  students 
present.  All  who  are  unacquainted  with  Bowdoin's 
art  treasures  should  make  it  a  point  to  attend  the 
remaining  talks  in  the  series  which  will  come  every 
Tuesday  afternoon  at  the  same  hour. 

It  is  reported  that  a  special  train  will  be  run  to  x 
Lewiston  on  the  occasion  of  the  performance  of 
"The  Jesters,"  by  Maude  Adams,  the  first  of  next 
month.  The  train  will  leave  Bath  at  6.50  and  return 
after  the  performance,  by  this  arrangement  there  will 
be  no  doubt  among  the  patrons  along  the  Lewiston- 
Bath  division  but  that  they  will  see  the  whole  per- 
formance. 

As  one  of  the  events  of  the  Indoor  Meet,  the 
Bowdoin  Fencing  Team  will  meet  a  trio  from  the 
Augusta  Pianelli  Club.  This  time  the  Augusta  team 
will  put  a  stronger  team  against  Bowdoin  than 
before.  The  Saturday  practice  in  the  gym.  con- 
tinues as  before  and  the  trials  for  captain  and  mem- 
bers of  the  team  will  take  place  shortly  before  the 
event. 

The  second  debate  in  the  Bowdoin  Interscholastic 
Debating  League  occurred  in  City  Hall,  Lewiston, 
March  6,  between  Lewiston  High  and  Edward  Little. 
The  question  for  debate  was :  Resolved,  "That 
granting  the  willingness  of  Cuba,  the  annexation  of 
Cuba  by  the  United  States  would  be  for  the  best 
interests  of  the  United  States."  The  judges  decided 
in  favor  of  Edward  Little.  The  next  and  final 
debate  in  the  series  will  be  between  Portland  High 
and  Edward  Little  at  Portland.  The  former  has 
already  won  on  the  same  question  from  Augusta 
High  School.  This  final  debate  will  decide  the 
interscholastic  championship. 

Considerable  preparation  is  being  made  for  the 
Indoor  Meet  of  March  22.  Relay  and  squad  practice 
are  being  faithfully  done.  The  Freshmen  are  show- 
ing up  well  for  Relay  Team  which  is  to  run  Bates, 
March   17,  in   City  Hall,  at  Lewiston,  and  again  at 


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the  Indoor  Meet.  The  men  who  are  out  are:  H. 
K.  Hine,  Purington,  Dreear,  Wiggin,  Allen,  Kaul- 
bach,  Fifield,  Stanley  Pierce  and  L.  Davis.  P.  I. 
Pierce,  who  was  out  for  the  team,  through  a  fall 
has  incapacitated  himself  for  practice.  Junior  squad 
practice  began  at  8  p.m.,  and  Sophomore  at  g  p.m., 
Monday.  Junior  relay  practice  began  Tuesday  after- 
noon at  four. 


"JACK"  LONDON'S  NEW  BOOK,  THE  IRON  HEEL 

The  students  who  heard  Mr.  London  lecture  in 
Memorial  Hall  before  the  college  three  years  ago, 
will  read  with  interest  his  new  book,  "The  Iron 
Heel,"  which  has  just  been  published.  We  print 
below  a  review  of  it  by  MacMillan  &  Co.  of  New 
York,  the  publishers : 

London's  Story  of  the  Revolution 

Never  before  has  Jack  London  attempted  so  big 
and  daring  a  subject  as  he  has  dealt  with  in  his 
latest  story,  '"The  Iron  Heel."  Indeed,  it  is  hardly 
too  much  to  say  that  a  bigger  subject  for  a  novel 
than  the  remaking  of  the  whole  present  social  sys- 
tem could  scarcely  be  imagined.  Whether  this  is  to 
prove  the  great  story  of  Socialism,  the  book  that 
will  unite  and  crystallize  all  the  various  elements  of 
the  movement,  remains  to  be  seen.  Prophesies  are 
always  dangerous.  But  it  is  safe  to  say  that  it  is 
a  book  to  be  read  widely  and  to  be  reckoned  with. 
To  see  this  it  is  not  necessary  to  agree  with  Lon- 
don in  all  his  beliefs ;  none  but  avowed  Socialists 
of  the  radical  type  will  do  that.  But  the  power  and 
sweep  of  the  story,  the  grip  of  the  drama  that  it 
unfolds  are  bound  to  make  their  appeal,  while  the 
unquestionable  sincerity  of  the  author  will  move 
even  the  most  casual  reader  to  thoughtfulness. 

The  scheme  of  the  story  is  as  ingenious  as  it  is 
simple  and  convincing.  The  narrative  is  supposed 
to  be  contained  in  a  manuscript  written  by  the  wife 
of  Ernest  Everhard,  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  Social 
Revolution.  It  differs  from  "Looking  Backward," 
and  other  books  of  that  character,  in  that  the  events 
narrated  begin  practically  in  the  present,  and  the 
history  never  loses  touch  with  present  conditions. 
In  fact,  it  is  the  very  reverse  of  the  usual  Utopian 
story,  for  while  the  final  conquest  of  socialist  ideals 
is  clearly  indicated,  the  story  deals  directly  with  the 
present  system  in  an  intensified  form,  and  stops 
before  ever  the  remedy  has  been  applied.  Granted 
the  premises  on  which  London's  interpretation  of 
conditions  is  founded,  it  must  be  conceded  that  he 
has  held  his  imagination  in  check  by  constant  refer- 
ence to  the  facts ;  and  this  is  what  makes  the  picture 
so  irresistibly  convincing.  This  history  of  the  reign 
of  the  capitalistic  oligarchy  does  not  make  a  pretty 
story,  but  it  has  the  intense  interest  of  those  dramas 
of  real  life  which  are  so  much  more  impressive  than 
any  fiction. 

Not  that  "The  Iron  Heel"  is  at  all  a  mere  socialist 
tract.  It  is  emphatically  a  story  of  character  and 
adventure.  Ernest  Everhard  is  one  of  the  most 
genuine  personages  London  has  ever  created.  It 
may  be  there  are  some  autobiographical  touches  in 
the  character;  at  least  Everhard's  life  reminds  us  of 


the  author's  in  being  packed  full  of  movement  and 
adventure.  But  a  further  and  more  interesting 
parallel  is  found  in  the  fact  that  in  this  book  Lon- 
don, who,  like  his  hero,  has  been  accused  of  being 
a  decidedly  cynical  realist,  reveals  himself  as  a  tte- 
mendous  enthusiast,  an  idealist  whose  belief  in  the 
possibilities  of  humanity  is  boundless.  No  one  can 
resist  the  feeling  that  he  is  intensely  in  earnest,  and 
this  earnestness,  coupled  with  his  great  literary  and 
dramatic  gift,  makes  "The  Iron  Heel"  one  of  the 
most  remarkable  books  of  the  day. 

The  MacMillan  Company  of  66  Fifth  Avenue, 
New  York,  are  the  publishers.  The  price  of  the 
book  is  $1.50. 


Hlumni  Botes 


CLASS  OF  1850 
Trueman  Summerfield  Perry,  son  of  Rev. 
Dan  and  Polly  (Caldwell)  Perry,  was  born 
20  December,  1826,  at  Oxford,  Maine.  He 
received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  several  towns  in  which  his  father, 
a  clergyman  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  resided;  and  was  prepared  for  col- 
lege at  Bridgton  Academy.  His  course  was 
cut  short  in  his  Junior  year  by  failure  of  his 
eyesight,  but  he  subsequently  received  his 
degree  out  of  course.  Compelled  by  the  weak- 
ness of  the  optic  nerve  to  abstain  from  read- 
ing for  nearly  fifteen  years,  he  devised  a  simple 
writing  machine  similar  to  that  employed  by 
the  historian,  Prescott,  and  with  the  assistance 
of  his  wife,  as  a  copyist,  wrote  many  articles 
and  poems  that  were  published  in  the  periodi- 
cals of  the  day.  On  recovery  of  the  use  of 
his  eyes,  he  received  an  appointment  as  clerk 
in  the  document  rooms  of  the  United  States 
Senate  and  resided  in  Washington  until  1866. 
He  then  took  up  his  residence  at  Bridgton,^ 
Me.,  and  was  licensed  as  a  preacher  by  the 
Union  Conference  of  Congregational  Churches 
in  1871.  He  ministered  to  the  churches  in 
Sweden  and  Denmark,  Me.,  until  June,  1874, 
when  he  became  pastor  of  the  church  at  Cum- 
berland Center,  Me.  A  successful  pastorate 
of  twelve  years  here,  was  followed  by  one  of 
seven  years  at  Limerick,  Me.  In  October, 
1893,  he  removed  to  Orange  Park,  Florida, 
where  for  four  years  he  was  pastor  of  the 
Congregational  Church  and  instructor  in  the 
Normal  and  Industrial  School  located  there. 
Returning  to  Maine  in  1897,  he  took  up  pas- 
toral labors  the  following  year  in  Waterford, 


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Ale.,  where  he  continued  in  the  active  work 
of  the  ministry  till  he  entered  upon  his  eighti- 
eth year.  The  closing  period  of  his  life, 
attended  by  much  weakness,  was  spent  at  Har- 
rison, Maine,  where  he  died  4  February,  1908. 

Rev.  Mr.  Perry  married  first,  12  March, 
1854,  Elizabeth  Green  Hale,  who  died  21 
December,  1889;  and  second,  in  1892,  Julia 
Rideout,  who  survives  him. 

Mr.  Perry  was  not  only  a  devoted  minister 
of  the  gospel  in  his  own  land,  but  a  friend 
of  the  oppressed  and  persecuted  in  all  lands. 
His  poem,  entitled  "How  Long,  Oh  Lord, 
How  Long,"  referring  to  the  Armenian  mas- 
sacres and  published  in  the  Independent  in 
1896,  represents  the  spirit  and  sympathies  of 
the  many,  as  well  as  his  skill  as  a  writer. 

CLASS  OF  1875 

Herbert  Gerry  Briggs,  the  son  of  John 
Alphonso  and  Harriet  (Farrar)  Briggs,  was 
born  8  February,  1853,  at  Auburn,  Maine. 
He  was  prepared  for  college  at  Hebron  Acad- 
emy and  entered  Bowdoin  in  1870,  his  resi- 
dence then  being  at  Freeport.  His  college 
course  was  twice  interrupted  and  he  received 
the  degree  of  A.B.  out  of  course  in  1886. 
As  an  undergraduate  he  was  prominent  in 
baseball  and  was  an  editor  of  the  Orient. 
He  studied  law  at  Portland,  Me.,  in  the  office 
of  Hon.  William  H.  Clifford;  at  Pittsburgh, 
Penn.,  with  Marcus  A.  Woodward;  was 
admitted  to  the  Cumberland  County  Circuit 
Court  in  1883.  He  practiced  his  profession 
at  Portland  until  1894,  giving  especial  atten- 
tion to  patent  law.  He  then  removed  to  Bos- 
ton, where  he  continued  in  practice  till  his 
death,  devoting  himself  chiefly  to  probate  and 
real  estate  law.  He  was  admitted  to  practice 
in  the  Massachusetts  courts  in  March,  1895, 
and  four  years  later  was  appointed  an 
examiner  of  titles  to  the  court  of  land  regis- 
tration. His  residence  was  at  Chelsea,  Mass., 
when  he  died  14  February,  1908.  At  Port- 
land Mr.  Briggs  was  prominent  in  political 
life  as  a  Republican,  served  on  the  school 
board,  in  the  city  council,  and  on  the  board 
of  aldermen.  He  was  also  postmaster  of  the 
city  for  a  period  under  President  Harrison. 
Mr.  Briggs  married  i  September,  1880, 
Clara  Ernestine  Hanson  of  Buxton,  Me.,  sis- 
ter of  Frederick  E.  Hanson  (Bowdoin  1870), 
who  survives  him  with  two  children,  Clara 
Perry  and  Frederic  Ernest  Briggs. 

Rev.  George  Croswell  Cressey  is  in  charge 
of  the  LTnitarian  Church  at  Brixton,  London, 
England. 


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VOL.   XXXVII 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MARCH  20,  1908 


NO.  29 


THE  TWENTY=SECOND  ANNUAL  EXHIBITION  AND 
THIRTEENTH  ANNUAL  INDOOR  MEET 

The  annual  Indoor  Meet,  to  be  held  this 
evening  in  the  Town  Hall,  promises  to  be  one 
of  the  most  successful  in  years.  Besides  the 
usual  number  of  attractive  entries,  interest 
will  be  aroused  by  the  fencing  bout  between 
another  Pianelli  Second  Team  of  Augusta, 
Coburn,  captain,  Church  and  Jones,  and  the 
same  Bowdoin  team  as  formerly.  Bridge,  '09, 
captain,  Tobey,  first  year  Medic,  and  F.  T. 
Smith,  '08,  with  Fairclough,  '08,  as  substitute. 
Trials  to  determine  the  Bowdoin  team  were 
held  last  Friday,  a  special  try-out  being  given 
the  men  afterward  by  White,  the  regular 
coach,  and  Sawtelle,  one  of  Pianelli's  best 
men.  Fred  Lee  of  the  Pianelli  and  Fair- 
clough of  Bowdoin  will  be  judges,  with  Ward- 
well  of  Augusta  for  referee. 

A  second  star  attraction  is  the  exhibition 
boxing  bout  between  Clifford,  '10,  and  McKu- 
sick,  '11.  Both  men  are  good  boxers  and  even 
an  exhibition  bout  will  be  interesting. 

Tickets  for  the  meet  went  on  sale  Monday 
night  at  Shaw's  book  store. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  presiding 
officials  and  the  regular  entries  of  the  meet : 

Referee,  W.  W.  Bolster ;  judges  of  drills. 
Professor  W.  A.  Moody,  Professor  C.  C. 
Hutchins,  W.  W.  Bolster;  track  events, 
Samuel  B.  Furbish,  Roger  D.  Purington,  and 
J.  B.  Drummond ;  timers.  Dr.  F.  N.  Whittier, 
Col.  A.  H.  Wing,  G.  B.  Webber ;  measurers, 
B.  C.  Morrill,  F.  B.  Fraser,  H.  W.  Stanwood ; 
starter,  Dr.  W.  T.  Rowe ;  scorer,  Kenneth 
Tefft ;  announcer,  Carl  M.  Robinson ;  clerk  of 
course,  Phillips  Kimball ;  assistant  clerks  of 
course,  A.  G.  Fish,  W.  R.  Crowley. 

Cl.-\ss  Squads 

Fencing  drill,  1908.  W.  W.  Fairclough, 
leader ;  Abbott,  Coyle,  Gould,  Gray,  Ham, 
Putnam,  A.  Robinson,  C.  Robinson,  F.  Smith, 
Taylor,  Yeaton,  Leavitt,  Parker. 

Broadsword  drill,  1909.  Ralph  Files, 
leader ;  Johnson,  Moulton,  Pratt,  -  Stubbs, 
Buck,  Voter,  Benner,  Stone,  A.  L.  Smith,  R. 
E.  Merrill,  Pletts. 


Dumb-bell  drill,  1910.  Guptil,  leader; 
Boynton,  Brown,  Carey,  Evans,  Fisher, 
Hawes,  Hill,  Ingersoll,  Lippincott,  W.*  Robin- 
son, Stone,  Weeks,  Tuttle,  E.  Wing. 

Indian  Club  drill,  191 1.  Merrill,  leader; 
Watson,  Oxnard,  Chapin,  Fifield,  Weeks, 
McFarland,  Lord,  H.  S.  White,  Kern,  Hyler, 
Bickmore,  Berry. 

Relay  Teams 

1908.  Smith,  F.  T.,  captain;  Sanborn,  Files, 
Brigham,  Purinton,  Hyde,  Donnell,  Leavitt, 
Pennell,  Timberlake. 

1909.  Atwood,  captain ;  Sturtevant,  Files, 
Buck,  Hurley,  Stone,  Johnson,  Burton,  Sim- 
mons, Scates,  H.  N.  Smith,  Carter,  Pennell, 
Fisk. 

1910.  Colbath,  captain;  Ballard,  Weeks, 
Edwards,  Wandtke,  Hawes,  Morss,  Matthews, 
L.  H.  Smith,  Thompson. 

191 1.  Wiggin,  captain;  Purington,  Allen, 
Sullivan,  Kaulbach,  McFarland,  S.  Pierce, 
Dreear,  L.  Davis,  Cartland,  H.  Hine. 

The  above  entries  of  the  scjuads  and  relay 
teams  will  be  cut  down  to  the  usual  number  of 
men. 

25-YARD  Hurdles 

Pennell,  '09;  Buck,  '09;  Deming,  '10; 
Hawes,  '10;  Leavitt,  '08;  Sanborn,  '08; 
McFarland,  '11;  Hurley,  '09;  Fisk,  '09; 
Warren,  '10;  Edwards,  '10;  Smith,  '08. 

Pole  Vault 
Burton,    '09;   Deming,    '10;   F.    Davis,    '11; 
Wiggin,   '11. 

High  Jltmp 
Pennell,     '09;    Pierce,    '11;    Atwood,    '09; 
Edwards,   '10. 

20- Yard  Dash 
Burton,  '09;  Deming,  '10;  Hawes,  '10; 
Files,  '08;  McFarland,  '11;  Purington,  '11; 
Scates,  '09;  Purington,  '08;  Ballard,  '10; 
Stone,  '09;  Weeks,  '10;  Colbath,  '10;  Allen, 
'11;  Wiggin,  '11;  Donnell,  "08. 

Shot  Put 

Burton,  '09;  Newman,  '10;  Edwards,  '10; 
Rowell,  '10. 

Fencing  match,  Bowdoin  Fencing  Team  vs. 
Pianelli  Club  of  Augusta. 


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Relay  Races 

1909  vs.  591  r. 

1908  vs.  1910. 

nrunswick  High  vs.  Morse  High.  Bruns- 
wick High  entries :  Hubbard,  captain ;  Scol- 
field,  Weatherill.  Snow,  Ripley,  Stetson, 
Emmons,  Hamilton,  Roberts.  Coffin,  Brackett. 
Morse  High  entries:  Shaw,  captain;  Farn- 
ham,  Xrott,  Thompson,  Page,  Shepherd,  Gay, 
Davis,   Cameron,   Pinkham. 

Bates,  '11,  vs.  Bowdoin,  '11.  Bates  entries: 
Keaney,  captain ;  VVhittikind,  Preston,  Inger- 
soU,  Leavitt,  Sargent,  Lovely,  Clason,  Mat- 
thews, Peakes,  Gordon.  Bowdoin  entries : 
Wiggin,  captain;  Purington,  Allen,  Sullivan, 
Dreear,  L.  Davis.  Cartland.  II.  Hinc,  S. 
Pierce,  Kanlbach. 

Edward  Little  Pligh  vs.  Lewiston  High. 
Edward  Little  entries :  Pingree,  captain ;  Gil- 
bert, Pratt,  Ward,  Daicey,  Harris,  Stetson, 
Smith,  Atwood,  Pride.  Lewiston  High 
entries ;  Childs,  captain ;  Mileau,  Kavanaugh, 
McCollister,  Dexter,  Hale,  Nevens,  Holding, 
.Simpson,  Coombs,  Scannell. 


FOOTBALL  SCHEDULE  FOR  1908 

Manager  John  S.  Simmons,  'og,  of  the 
football  team,  has  arranged  the  following 
schedule  for  the  coming  season : 

Sept.  26.     Fort  McKinley  at  Brunswick. 

Sept.  30.     Harvard  at  Cambridge. 

Oct.  3.  New  Ham]:)shirc  State  at  Bruns- 
wick (pending). 

Oct.  10.     Brown  at  Providence. 

Oct.   17.    .Holy  Cross  at  Portland. 

Oct.  24.     Colby  at  Brunswick. 

Oct.  31.    Tufts  at  Medfords. 

Nov.  7.     Bates  at  Brunswick. 

Nov.   14.     Maine  at  Orono. 


DRAMATIC  CLUB 

Last  Friday  evening  the  Bowdoin  College 
Dramatic  Club  presented  "Half-Back  Sandy," 
at  Kotzschmar  Plall,  Portland,  and  the  per- 
formance was  a  complete  success  in  every 
way.  The  cast  was  jiicked  and  drilled  inider 
the  careful  direction  of  Miss  Emily  Curtis  of 
Brunswick.  The  play  was  given  for  the  ben- 
efit of  the  Portland  Charitable  Dispensary. 
Through  the  kindness  of  Loring,  Short  & 
Harmon,  Manager  Timberlake  and  Assistant 
Manager  Morss  arranged  a  Bowdoin  window, 
which  was  artistically  decorated  with  banners 
and  flags.  .\lso,  in  this  window  was  the  club 
show-board,    u])on    which    were    a    picture    of 


the  club  and  pictures  of  the  individual  mem- 
bers of  the  cast.  The  furniture  used  in  the 
show  was  mission  and  was  supplied  by  T.  F. 
I'oss  &  Sons  of  Portland.  The  ferns  and 
palms  were  supplied  by  Harmon,  the  florist. 
As  a  "curtain  raiser"  a  little  comedy  entitled 
"The  Littlest  Girl"  was  presented.  The  cast 
was  as  follows : 

Caruthcrs,  Cox,  '08. 

Davenport.  Rich,  '09. 

Littlest  Girl,  Lester's  Opera  Co. 

Van   Bibber.  Donnell,   '08. 

This  little  comedy  was  greatly  appreciated. 
.\fter  its  presentation,  the  curtain  rose  for  the 
performance  of  the  evening.  The  cast  of 
characters  was  as  follows : 

"Sandy"   Smith,  H.   M.    Smith,   '09. 

Josiah   Krop,  his  uncle,  Merrill,  '09. 

Philip  Krop.  bis  cousin,  of  Queenstovvn  College. 

Stephens,   '10. 
Bill    Short,    Philip's   friend   of   Queenstown   College, 

Simmons,  '09. 
Kenneth    Sumner,   of   Kingston   College, 

Donnell,  '08. 
Percy   Gordon,    captain   of   Kingston    football    team, 

Davie,  '10. 
Dick  Hart,  a   Sophomore.  Atwood,  'og. 

"Babe"   Van   Twillcr,   a   Freshman,  Hovey,   '09. 

Joe   Fleetwood,   the   college   sport.  Chandler,   '08. 

Fred  Jones,  ~]  Brewster,  '09. 

Karl  Woodstone,  Sturtevant,  '09. 

Arthur  Medrow.        >  Students,  Cox,  'oS. 

Frank  Thurston,  Rich,  '09. 

James    Russel,  J  Readey,  '10. 

J.   Booth   MacReady,  a   retired  actor. 
Professor   Dryden,   authority   on   ancient   history, 

Merrill,  '09. 
Mabel  Sumner,  sister  of  Kenneth,  Pearson,  "11. 

Sue.  Burton,  '09. 

Synopsis 
.     .\ct.   I. — F.xterior  of  Krop's  house  in  the  Adiron- 
dacks.     Early   in   September. 

Act.  n. — A  student's  room  at  Kingston  on  eve  of 
the  great  football  game  between  Kingston  and 
Queenstovvn. 

Act.  III. — Professor  Dryden's  recitation  room. 
The  afternoon  of  the  game.  Fourteen  montlis 
elapse  between  Act.  T.  and  II. 

Timberlake,  '09,  is  manager  of  the  club,  and 
R.  D.  Morss,  '10,  is  assistant  manager.  Much 
credit  is  due  them  and  also  the  coach,  Miss 
Emily  Curtis.  The  management  hope  that 
they  will  be  able,  with  the  consent  of  the  Fac- 
ulty, to  take  the  club  either  to  Massachusetts 
or  New  Hampshire. 


CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION 

Although  the  Christian  .'\ssociation  at  the  Thurs- 
day evening  meeting  of  March  5  was  unfortunate 
in  not  h,---ing  General  Chamberlain  of  the  class  of 
',S2,  who  was  ill  at  the  time,  as  a  speaker,  it  was 
fortunatelv  able  to  hear  an  address  on  "The  Purpose 
and  Work  of  the  National  and  State  Y.M.C.A."  by 


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Jefferson  C.  Smith,  General  Y.M.C.A.  Secretary  for 
Maine,  and  formerly  local  Secretary  for  Bar  Har- 
bor.    His  address  was  briefly  as  follows: 

"There  is  considerable  confusion  as  to  what  the 
Christian  Association  is.  It  is  the  greatest  brother- 
hood as  representative  of  the  church  in  specializing 
in  young  men.  It  has  about  500,000  members, — 
seven  times  the  standing  army  of  the  United  States 
of  America,  banded  for  Christian  service.  There 
are  92,000  men  in  Bible  Study,  and  one  college  man 
out  of  every  four  in  the  Bible  classes.  And  they  are 
not  "molly  coddles,"  but  the  strongest  kind  of  men 
who  are  leaders  in  this  work.  The  day  and  night 
schools  of  the  cities  can  reach  the  slums  and 
the  poor  who  have  only  the  "off"  hours  for  study 
and  recreation.  There  are  2.000,000  people  who 
regularly  attend  the  course  of  lectures  given  by  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  in  connection  with  this  work.  The 
association  is  educating  from  forty  to  fifty  thousand 
men. 

In  physical  work,  the  association  gym's  are  prov- 
ing an  invaluable  help  to  poor  men  who  have  little 
or  no  opportunity  to  get  the  recreation  which  they 
must  have.  The  men  who  have  to  work  in  crowded, 
ill-ventilated  factories,  storehouses,  "sweat-shops," 
and  offices,  are  the  people  who  are  being  benefited 
in  this  way.  The  association  also  has  regular  ath- 
letic teams,  which  do  splendid  work  in  contests  with 
rival  teams, — there  are  4,000  men  who  regularly 
represent  these. 

In  the  country,  where  men  are  more  difficult  to 
reach,  and  to  hold  together,  classes  in  Bible  Study 
are  being  conducted  very  successfully.  There  are 
two  hundred  men  in  Bible  study  in  Aroostook 
County  alone.  Boys,  who  demand  continual  activity, 
and  chafe  at  all  restraint,  are  the  hardest  to  enlist 
in  united  work  of  this  kind ;  but  an  instance  of 
what  the  association  is  doing  among  them  may  be 
seen  from  an  incident  happening  at  the  time  of  the 
recent  fire  in  Portland.  Four  hundred  boys  were 
assembled  in  a  farewell  meeting  in  one  of  the 
Portland  churches,  when  an ,  alarm  of  fire  was  rung 
in,  and  the  engines  and  the  usual  excited  throng 
began  to  hurry  by,  yet  only  five  or  six  out  of  those 
four  hundred  boys  left  the  room  to  see  that  most 
fascinating  of  youthful  attractions,  the  fire.  If 
Niagara  could  be  harnessed  up,  mechanical  power 
for  the  whole  world  could  be  obtained,  yet  the 
800,000  boys  in  the  United  States  of  America  har- 
nessed to  some  high  purpose  and  definite  work 
would  supply  an  equally  great  power. 

The  army  work  is  another  great  branch  of  the 
association's  activity.  It  is  the  hardest  thing  in  the 
world  to  keep  a  man  out  of  mischief  when  he  has 
nothing  to  do  but  to  keep  still  and  in  one  place, 
especially  in  cases  where  toughs  of  the  city  come 
in  contact  with  the  clean-minded,  wholesome  youth 
from  the  farm.  Clean  rooms,  tidy  quarters,  health- 
ful and  cleanly  associations  under  the  charge  of 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  leaders  are  doing  much  to  offset  this, 
and  the  beauty  of  it  is  that  the  cities  are  officially 
recognizing  the  importance  of  this  work  by  giving 
funds  to  the  workers,  and  asking  advice  about  the 
fitness  of  the  different  army  men  for  promotion. 
Because  the  army  men  were  found  suspicious  of 
signing  their  names  to  pledges,  in  Portland  a 
"Water-wagon  Club,"  now  composed  of  ninety-two 
men,  has  been  successfully  organized. 

The  colored  man.  one  of  the  country's  greatest 
problems,  is  also  being  reached  by  the  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
although  only  10,000  out  of  2,000,000  are  at  present 


directly  influenced  by  it.  This  problem  can  only  be 
definitely  solved  by  the  negro,  himself. 

For  the  railroad  men  and  employes  of  great 
mines  and  corporations,  cities  and  corporations  are 
establishing  buildings  with  fine  reading  rooms,  lodg- 
ings and  conveniences,  and  are  offering  comfort  to 
these  employes  at  the  lowest  possible  price.  One  of 
these  buildings  is  to  be  put  up  at  Deering  this 
spring  by  the  M.  C.  R.  R.  They  are  put  in  charge 
of  Y.  M.  C.  A.  officers.  At  the  Pennsylvania  mines 
magnificent  service  is  being  done  for  the  miners, 
and  the  boy  employes  in  this  way.  In  New  York 
all  the  churches  have  combined  under  the  leadership 
of  association  men  and  are  giving  the  1,500,000 
immigrants  who  yearly  enter  the  country  here,  as 
much  help  as  possible,  and,  where  they  can  be 
intimately  reached,  a  fair  start  in  their  new  life, 
most  of  them  being  utterly  ignorant  of  the  new  con- 
ditions. The  Italians  make  good  railroad  men,  and 
for  work  among  its  employes,  one  line  has  appro- 
priated to  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  $931,000  for  social  work. 
The  government  has  built  four  big  club  houses,  and 
has  four  more  in  process  of  construction  under 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  officers  for  employes  in  the  construc- 
tion of  the  new  canal.  This  fact  shows  how  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.   is  recognized. 

The  feature  of  association  work  from  now  on, 
however,  will  probably  be  in  inducing  young  men 
to  regular  church  attendance.  In  general  the  work 
will  always  be  for  the  upbuilding,  mentally,  morally, 
and  physically  of  men. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  work  of  this  State  is  in  charge 
of  twenty  efficient  business  men,  while  secretaries 
are  employed  to  go  about  and  to  bring  into  active 
co-operation  all  the  different  branches.  There  are 
two  fine  Bowdoin  men  who  are  leaders  in  the  State 
work  here :  David  Porter,  '06,  who  is  engaged  in 
lecturing  on  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  among  preparatory 
schools  at  present,  and  Clarence  M.  Robinson,  '00, 
employed   in   association   work-  at   Waterville. 


THE  BRADBURY  PRIZE  DEBATE 

The  annual  Bradbury  Prize  Debate  occurred 
in  Memorial  Hall,  Tuesday  evening,  March  17. 

Professor  George  T.  Files,  presided,  and 
Professor  William  T.  Foster,  Mr.  A.  Keith 
Spofiford,  A.B.,  of  Bates  College,  and  Mr. 
Leonard  A.  Pierce,  A.B.,  '05,  of  the  Harvard 
Law  School,  acted  as  judges. 

The  question  for  debate  was :  Resolved, 
that  aside  from  the  question  of  amending  the 
Constitution,  the  Federal  government  should 
exercise  further  control  over  quasi-public  cor- 
porations  doing   interstate   business. 

The  following  speakers,  in  order  of  address, 
represented  the  affirmative :  Brewster,  '09 ; 
Hyde,  "08,  and  Readey,  '10.  The  negative 
team  was  composed  of  Harris,  '09 ;  A.  L.  Rob- 
inson, "08,  and  Stahl,  '09. 

The  judges  awarded  the  decision  to  the  neg- 
ative, and  selected  the  following  men  to  debate 
Syracuse  University  on  Friday  evening,  April 

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BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  igo8  Editor-in-Chief 

PAUL  J.   NEWMAN,  igog         Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 

Associate  Editors 
joseph  m.  boyce,  1908 

H.  H.   BURTON,   igog  W.  E.  ROBINSON,   1910 

J.  J.  STAHL,  1909  W.   E.  ATWOOD,  igio 

K.  R.  TEFFT,  1909  THOMAS   OTIS,  1910 


NATHAN   S.  WESTON,   igo8      Business  Manager 
GUY   P.  ESTES,  igog  Ass't  Business  Manager 

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Lewistun  Journal  Pkess 


Vol.  XXXVII 


MARCH  20,   1908 


No.  29 


Particularly  interesting  to 
Summer  Baseball  all  college  men  is  the  dis- 
cussion that  has  been  gen- 
eral of  late  in  regard  to  college  men  playing 
summer  baseball.  The  question  has  received 
particular  attention  owing  to  the  fact  that  at 
Williams  and  at  Wesleyan  within  the  last  few 
weeks  the  college  body  has  taken  opportunity 
to  express  their  sentiment  by  means  of  vote 
in  mass  meeting.  In  both  cases  the  vote  was 
largely  in  favor  of  permitting  the  practice, 
although  under  their  rules  both  colleges  forbid 
it  at  present.  In  the  past  Bowdoin,  as  Maine, 
Bates,  Colby  and  Brown,  has  been  in  favor 
of  permitting  men  to  play  summer  ball,  pro- 
vided they  do  not  engage  under  major  league 
agreement.  On  the  other  hand  several  col- 
leges have  consistently  expressed  strong  dis- 


approval of  this  practice,  as  Harvard,  and 
Dartmouth  who  recently  disqualified  seven  of 
her  'varsity  players.  There  is  something  to 
be  said  in  favor  of  summer  baseball  within 
recent  years  in  that,  as  now  practically  all 
important  baseball  leagues  are  under  national 
agreement  and  protection,  the  rules  made  a 
number  of  years  ago  for  Bowdoin  players 
really  are  much  more  restrictive  than  when 
they  were  designed,  when  there  were  numbers 
of  "out-law"  leagues.  Those  who  favor  sum- 
mer baseball  argue  that  it  gives  the  poor  stu- 
dent a  chance  to  help  pay  college  expenses, 
and  that  it  is  better  to  frankly  permit  the  cus- 
tom rather  than  to  have  men  using  assumed 
names,  while  others  say  that  amateur  baseball 
should  be  on  the  same  basis  as  are  other  sports, 
that  is,  that  no  professional  should  be  allowed 
to  represent  a  college.  There  is  much  to  be 
said  on  both  sides,  and  it  would  be  interesting 
to  see  what  is  the  general  Bowdoin  sentiment 
on  this  question. 


Boston  and 
New  York,  Attention ! 


The  Orient  desires  to 
remind  the  alumni  resid- 
ing in  Boston,  in  New 
York  City  and  vicinity,  of  the  Easter  recess 
trip  of  the  baseball  team.  This  feature  of  the 
schedule,  inaugurated  last  season,  was  a 
decided  success  and  an  important  factor  in  the 
remarkable  record  of  the  championship  team. 
It  is  in  the  nature  of  a  Southern  training  trip 
and  enables  the  men  to  get  into  condition 
much  earlier  than  they  could  otherwise. 

The  players  need  all  possible  encouragement 
on  the  field,  and  alumni  residing  in  Boston 
should  organize  a  cheering  section  for  the 
Brown  game,  those  of  New  York  City  should 
avail  themselves  of  the  opportunity  of  seeing 
a  Bowdoin  team  in  a  contest  and  attend  one 
of  the  last  three  games.  Such  encourage- 
ment, when  away  from  home,  means  much  to 
a  team.  It  is  needless  to  remind  the  under- 
graduates living  near  Boston  or  New  York, 
at  home  during  the  vacation,  to  be  on  hand. 

THE  BRADBURY  PRIZE  DEBATE 

LContinued  from  p.  277. 1 

24 :   Stahl,   '09 ;   Harris,   '09 ;   Hyde,   'oS ;  and 
A.  L.  Robinson,  '08,  alternate. 

The  Debating  Council  is  in  receipt  of  a 
letter  from  Cornell  asking  for  another  debate 
this  year.  The  council  has  instructed  Man- 
ager Harris  to  communicate  with  Cornell 
regarding  terms. 


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279 


MASS=IV1EETINQ  ON  MONDAY 

A  mass-meeting  will  be  held  on  Monday 
evening  at  seven  o'clock  in  Memorial  Hall,  to 
submit  to  the  undergraduates  the  question  of 
>.  having  a  student  council  and  to  decide  how 
this  council  shall  be  organized,  if  it  is  decided, 
to  form  one.  There  will  also  be  considered 
matters  of  interest  to  every  one  in  regard  to 
our  relations  with  preparatory  school  men. 


PRAY  ENGLISH  PRIZE 

The  subject  for  the  Pray  English  Prize  of 
Fifty  Dollars,  given  annually  by  Dr.  Thomas 
J.  W.  Pray,  '44,  to  the  best  scholar  in 
English  Literature  and  Original  English 
Composition,  has  been  announced.  The 
essays,  which  are  to  be  of  about  2,500  words 
in  ^ength,  are  to  be  written  on  the  violation  of 
:hc  three  dramatic  unities,  the  characters  of 
Portia  and  Shylock.  and  the  poetical  qualities 
of  Shakespeare's  Merchant  of  Venice. 

The  essays  are  to  be  written  before  Com- 
mencement, when  a  committee,  consisting  of 
Alumni,  will  pass  judgment  upon  them. 


MEETING  OF  THE  PROCTORS 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Proc- 
tors, it  was  voted  unanimously  that  each  of 
the  eight  men  responsible  for  the  damage  to 
Appleton  Hall  on  March  12th,  be  required  to 
pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  Bowdoin  College,  in 
person,  one-eighth  of  the  charges  for  repairs 
before  twelve  o'clock,  noon,  Thursday,  March 
19th,  on  penalty  of  suspension  from  college 
for   failure  to   comply   with  this   requirement. 

The  Board  of  Proctors  wishes  to  state  fur- 
ther, that  the  wilful  damaging  of  Bowdoin 
College  property  is  so  repugnant  to  the  sense 
of  honor  and  loyalty  of  the  student  body  as 
a  whole  that  future  cases,  should  they  arise, 
may  be  dealt  with  more  severely. 

NOTICE 

All  men  who  have  competed  for  the  Orient 
board  this  year  are  requested  to  submit  to  the 
Editor-in-Chief  an  accurate  account  of  their 
work  done  in  competition,  in  order  that  each 
man's  record  may  be  verified.  Each  man  is 
notified  to  submit  a  report,  and  if  possible 
files  of  Orients,  in  which  will  be  marked  all 
matter  of  any  kind  that  each  contestant  has 
had  printed.  This  is  that  all  may  have  a  fair 
show  in  elections.  This  must  be  submitted 
before  Monday  noon  sure. 


CALENDAR 

FRIDAY,    MARCH    20 

8.00  P.M.  Annual  Indoor  Meet. 

Bowdoin  Fencing  Team  vs.  Pianelli  Second  of 
.\ugusta. 

Bowdoin  ign   Relay  Team  vs.   Bates   191 1. 

SATURDAY,   MARCH   21 

4.00  P.M.  Cross  Country  Squad  starts  from  Gym- 
nasium. 

SUNDAY,    MARCH    22 

4.00  P.M.  Sunday  Chapel.  President  Hyde  will 
speak.  Music  by  quartet  and  violin  solo  lay  Ken- 
drie. 

MONDAY,    MARCH    23 

7.30  P.M.  Meeting  of  the  O.xford  County  Club 
at  the  Delta  Upsilon  House. 

TUESDAY,    MARCH    24 

2.30  P.M.  Art  Building  Lecture  by  Professor 
Henry  Johnson. 

7.00  P.M.     Debate   in  Hubbard  Hall. 

Question :  "All  corporations  engaged  in  inter- 
state commerce  should  be  required  to  take  out  a 
Federal  Charter  on  such  terms  as  Congress  may  by 
law  prescribe."  (Subject  of  Columbia-Pennsylva- 
nia-Cornell debates,  Feb.  28,  1908.)  Aff.,  R.  E. 
Fisher,  '10;  G.  H.  Buck,  '09.  Neg.,  D.  M.  McDade, 
'09;  C.  N.  Abbott,  '08. 

9.30  P.M.     Report  in  English  IV.  on  "Kenilworth." 

WEDNESDAY,    MARCH    25 

330  P.M.  Handicap  Cross  Country  Race  starts 
from'  the  Gymnasium. 

7.30  P.M.  Mr.  Jump  lectures  on  "In  Memoriam" 
at  church  vestry. 

THURSDAY,     MARCH     26 

Note   Books  due  in  English   IV. 

FRID.AY,     MARCH     27 

Theta  Delta  Chi  House  Party.  Reception  from 
3  to  5  P.M. 

Dancing  at  9.00. 

Hour  Examinations  in  History  2  and  8. 

8.00  P.M.     Informal  Dance  at  Delta  Upsilon  House. 

SATURDAY,    MARCH    28 

10.30  A.M.     College  closes  for  Easter  vacation. 

TUESDAY,    MARCH    3I 

5.00  P.M.     Baseball  Team  leaves  on  spring  trip. 

WEDNESDAY,    APRIL    I 

3.00  P.M.  Baseball,  Bowdoin  vs.  Brown  at  Provi- 
dence, R.  I. 

THURSDAY.    APRIL    2 

3.00  P.M.  Baseball,  Bowdoin  vs.  Liton  Hall  Col- 
lege at  South   Orange,  N.  J. 

FRIDAY,   APRIL    3 

3.00  P.M.  Baseball,  Bowdoin  vs.  New  York  Uni- 
versity at  New  York. 

SATURDAY,    APRIL    4 

3.00  P.M.  Baseball,  Bowdoin  vs.  Princeton  at 
Princeton,  N.  J. 

TUESDAY,    APRIL   7 

8.20  A.M.     Spring  term  opens. 


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SUNDAY  CHAPEL 

On  Sunday  the  college  enjoyed  the  rare 
pleasure  of  hearing  Rev.  Edward  Cummings 
of  the  South  Unitarian  Church  of  Boston  as 
Bowdoin  College  preacher.  In  the  afternoon 
his  address  in  the  chapel  was  briefly  as  fol- 
lows : 

"We  all  know  the  fairy  story  of  the  "House 
that  Jack  Built,"  but  how  many  of  us  compre- 
hend the  house  that  JVill  Power  is  building? 
He  is  building  this  house  of  bricks,  and  of 
invisible  bricks  which  are  the  hopes,  aspira- 
tions, intentions,  and  acts  of  our  lives.  All 
of  us  are  making  brick  houses  under  the 
direction  of  Will  Power.  The  walls  of  these 
houses  are  character,  and  are  subject  to  con- 
stant change  and  improvement.  In  fact,  it 
is  a  sign  of  decay  if  we  are  perfectly  satisfied 
with  our  brick  house.  No  matter  how  rich 
we  may  be  we  must  build  it  ourselves,  and 
this  is  the  reason  why  some  poor  people  have 
the  most  beautiful  and  permanent  dwellings, 
and  some  rich  people  the  most  dilapidated 
structures.  It  is  not  a  question  of  worldly 
wealth  or  poverty  that  tells  how  well  we  are 
building,  it  is  to  what  extent  we  are  develop- 
ing our  larger  selves,  our  acquired  personali- 
ties. No  matter  how  fine  the  materials  for 
this  construction  of  physical,  mental,  moral 
and  spiritual  upbuilding,  these  houses  of 
character  will  never  reach  perfection.  There 
will  always  be  opportunity  for  improvement. 
Be  true  to  today's  vision,  and  tomorrow  you 
will  be  granted  more  and  clearer  light ! 

A  quartette  consisting  of  Brown,  Kendrie, 
Richards  and  MacGlone  rendered  a  selection, 
and  at  the  close  of  the  talk  Mrs.  S.  A.  Thomp- 
son of  the  Congregational  Church  choir  sang 
a  very  beautiful  solo. 

Although  there  was  quite  a  heavy  shower 
in  the  evening  the  Ouestionaire  in  the  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  room  was  well  attended. 


THE  PINE  NEEDLE  BLIGHT 

Professor  Lee  has  received  a  limited  num- 
ber of  blanks  containing  a  list  of  genera! 
questions  about  this  disease  of  the  pine,  which 
are  to  be  filled  out  by  students  from  observa- 
tions made  in  their  part  of  the  State.  The 
object  of  giving  out  these  blanks  is  to  deter- 
mine the  localities  which  are  infected  as,  from 
time  to  time,  inquiries  are  received  from  peo- 
ple desiring  to  know  what  can  be  done  to 
check  the  destruction  and  spreading.  These 
slips   will   be  given   by   Professor   Lee  to  the 


members  of  his  classes  in  Biology  first,  and 
the  remaining  copies  to  other  students.  The 
nature  of  the  disease  of  the  Bowdoin  pines 
has  not  been  definitely  decided  as  yet,  but  is 
probably  a  species  of  pacasitic  fungus  which 
attacks  the  first  year  needles  and  later  the 
second  year  crop,  causing  the  tree  to  present 
a  brown  appearance  and  finally  to  die. 

Mr.  Haven  Metcalf,  Pathologist  in  charge 
of  the  L'uited  States  Laboratory  of  Forest 
Pathology,  and  the  State  man  who  is  a  spe- 
cialist in  determining  this  Pine  Needle  Blight, 
have  personally  visited  Brunswick  to  examine 
the  Bowdoin  trees,  but  have  not,  as  yet,  made 
their  final  decision  as  to  the  nature  of  the 
disease. 


PENOBSCOT  COUNTY  CLUB 

A  meeting  of  the  Penobscot  Club  was  held  with 
Crowley,  '08,  at  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  House  last 
Friday  evening.  The  club  has  been  reorganized 
very  successfully.  After  a  very  pleasant  evening 
and  refreshments,  the  following  ofificers  were  elected 
for  the  remainder  of  the  year :  Crowley,  '08,  presi- 
dent;  Crowell,  '10,  vice-president;  Crosby,  '10,  sec- 
retary, and  Hurley,  '09,  treasurer ;  the  executive 
committee :  Crowley,  '08,  chairman,  Clark,  '08, 
Brewster,  '09,  Colbath,  '10,  and  Harry  Robinson, 
'11,  who  is  sick  at  home  in  Bangor.  The  other 
members  of  the  club  who  were  present  are :  White, 
'11;  A.  C.  Gibson,  '11;  A.  T.  Gibson,  '11,  and  Don- 
nelly, '11.  Several  other  men  in  college  are  eligible 
to  election  to  the  club.  The}'  are  Bridge,  '09; 
Alfred  Stone,  '10;  Emerson,  '11;  Hawes,  '11,  and 
Melville  Gould,  '11. 

Although  the  club  has  postponed  organization 
until  a  time  in  the  year  when  other  activities  are 
occupying  the  time  and  attention  of  most  of  the 
students,  there  is  every  evidence  of  its  having  a 
pleasant  and  successful  year. 


THIRD  HANDICAP  MEET 

The  finals  in  the  series  of  handicap  meets  were 
held  at  the  gymnasium  last  Saturday.  The  spring- 
like weather  brought  out  a  good  crowd  of  spec- 
tators. 

The  steins  were  awarded  to  the  men  who  had 
won  the  greatest  number  of  points  in  an  event  for 
the   three   consecutive   Saturdays. 

The  list  of  entries  and  the  handicaps  were  the 
same  as  those  published  in  last  week's  Orient. 

The  winners  of  last  Saturday's  events  were : 

4S-Yard  Hurdles. — ist,  Fiske ;  2nd,  Pennell ;  3rd, 
Smith. 

Shot  Put. — 1st,  Newman;  2nd,  Rowell ;  3rd, 
Edwards. 

Pole  Vault. — 1st,  F.  Davis;  2nd,  Burton;  3rd, 
Wiggin. 

High  Jump. — 1st,  Atwood ;  tied  for  2nd  place, 
Pennell,  Bridgham. 

As  in  the  previous  meets,  no  handicaps  were  pub- 
lished, nor  were  the  times  or  distances  given  out. 
The   meets  have  been   received  with  great   favor  by 


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the  men  who  have  expressed  themselves  fully  sat- 
isfied  with   the  handicaps   and   the   officials. 

The   following  men   received   steins : 

45-Yard    Hurdles. — Fiske. 

Pole  Vault.— F.   Davis. 

Shot  Put. — Newman. 

High  Jump. — Atwood. 

The  officials  were :  Clerk  of  course,  Kenneth 
Teflft;  starter,  Burt  Morrell ;  judge  at  finish,  Harold 
Toby. 


College  Botes 


Gushing,  '09,  is  playing  for  the  Senior  squad  this 
year. 

A  small  fire  in  the  Gem  Theatre  of  Bath  caused 
a  slight  panic  last  week. 

The  Inter-class  Meet  at  the  University  of  Maine 
was  won  by  the  Juniors. 

Somes,  '11,  left  college  early  in  the  week  owing 
to  the  illness  of  his  mother. 

Four  or  five  students  are  for  a  few  days  confined 
to  their  rooms  from  sickness. 

Monday  night.  Leader  Merrill  gave  out  the 
Indian  clubs  to  the   Freshmen. 

Despite  the  muddy  roads  the  cross  country  squad 
completes  its  few  miles  every  day. 

In  the  absence  of  Robinson,  Wiggin  is  acting  as 
captain  of  the   Freshman   track  team. 

Mrs.  Lee  is  just  recovering  from  a  serious  injury 
to  her  wrist,  occasioned  by  a   fall   last   winter. 

So  many  electric  lights  have  been  taken  from  the 
chapel  that  the  chapel  is  locked  during  the  day. 

The  Treasurer  of  the  College  has  sent  out  notices 
to  all  the  students  whose  term  bills  are  still  unpaid. 

The  auction  at  Shaw's  book  store  in  Brunswick 
closed  last  night,  after  a  successful  fortnight  of 
sales. 

In  the  absence  of  Professor  Brown,  Professor 
Foster  conducted  the  hour  exam,  in  French  II., 
Monday. 

At  the  Bates  Indoor  Meet,  Wednesday  night, 
Atwood,  '09,  acted  as  timer  and  Morrill,  '10,  as  one 
of  the  judges. 

MacFarland,  '11,  incurred  a  bad  sprain  of  his 
ankle  in  taking  the  hurdles  during  practice  Satur- 
day afternoon. 

The  Bugle  board  met  with  Burton  at  the  D.  K.  E. 
House  Wednesday  night  at  eight  o'clock.  The  copy 
will  probably  all  be  in  this  week. 

Thompson  Bros.  Clothing  Co.  of  Bath  put  on 
sale  samples  of  their  clothing  at  •  No.  4  South 
Winthrop,  Tuesday  and  Wednesday. 

It  is  rumored  that  a  new  electric  road  between 
Gardiner  and  Topsham,  a  strip  of  twenty-seven 
miles,  is  to  be  built  within  a  few  years. 

Mr.  Jump  gave  the  second  in  his  course  of  inter- 
pretative readings  from  Tennyson's  /«  Memoriam 
during  the  Lenten  Weeks  last  Wednesday  evening. 

Robert  Stetson,  the  boy  soloist  of  Brunswick,  who 
has  been  singing  with  such  success  at  the  Gem 
Theatre  in  Bath,  has  been  engaged  at  the  Pastime 
in  Brunswick. 


The  first  hour  exam,  was  held  in  Economics  II., 
Tuesday. 

The  Glee  Club  has  cancelled  further  engagements 
for  the  year. 

The  presence  of  robins  on  the  campus  would 
seem  to  indicate  a  continuance  of  mild  weather, 
and  an  early  summer. 

Dr.  Cloudman,  Bowdoin  1900,  represented  the 
University  of  Vermont  at  a  recent  intercollegiate 
convention  held   in   Springfield,   Mass. 

Owing  to  the  inability  of  the  Christian  Associa- 
tion to  obtain  its  speaker  posted  for  the  evening, 
no  ineeting  was  held  on  Thursday  evening  of  last 
week. 

In  the  last  copy  of  the  Lewiston  Saturday  Even- 
ing Journal  an  account  of  the  fire  conditions  in  the 
Maine  High  Schools,  and  pictures  of  the  buildings, 
were  given. 

Kimball,  '10,  and  Buck,  '09,  attended  the  banquet 
given  by  the  Alumni  Association  of  Bridgton  .Acad- 
emy, at  the  Columbia  Hotel  in  Portland,  last  Fri- 
day evening. 

The  "Seniors'  Last  Gym."  was  held  with  the 
usual  feelings  of  regret  on  Thursday.  Junior 
Gym.  was  adjourned  because  of  a  conflict  with  an 
examination   in  German. 

Watchmen  have  been  posted  in  the  basement  of 
North  Appleton  Hall  every  night  during  the  high 
water  period  and  are  constantly  at  work  with  two 
pumps  to  prevent  the  water  from  reaching  the  steam 
main. 

The  following  article  appeared  in  the  last  Bos- 
ton Sunday  Herald :  "W.  N.  Emerson  has  been 
elected  captain  of  the  Freshman  Relay  Team,  which 
will  run  against  Bates  at  the  indoor  meet  in  Lew- 
iston next  week." 

In  spite  of  repeated  requests  that  distinctly  col- 
lege news  be  given  to  the  Orient  to  publish  first, 
the  football  schedule  was  not  handed  to  the  paper 
until  the  dailies  had  all  printed  it. 

Last  Monday  at  a  meeting  of  the  Faculty  Club 
in  Hubbard  Hall,  the  year's  program  of  Lectures 
on  the  Italian  Renaissance  was  completed  by  an 
interesting  lecture  on  Machiavelli  by  Professor 
Allen   Johnson. 

The  last  college  tea  of  the  year  was  held  from 
four  to  six  o'clock  last  Friday  afternoon.  College 
exercises  were  suspended  for  the  occasion,  which 
proved,  despite  the  poor  walking,  one  of  the  most 
pleasant  in  years. 

Dates  of  the  arrival  of  migratory  birds  in  Bruns- 
wick are  to  be  chronicled  this  year  by  Professor 
Lee.  A  list  of  the  dates  of  their  arrival  in  Port- 
land for  the  last  five  or  six  years  has  been  posted 
in  the  Natural  History  Room  of  the  Science  Build- 
ing. 

Professor  Robinson  is  exceedingly  busy  at  the 
present  time.  Besides  his  regular  work  he  is  act- 
ing as  an  expert  witness  in  a  murder  trial  at  South 
Paris,  and  is  employed  as  expert  in  the  hearing  on 
the  Portland  Water  Company  appraisement.  He  is 
also  employed  as  expert  witness  for  the  State  in 
the  case  of  the  woman  who  was  recently  discovered 
dead,  where  murder  was  suspected  by  poisoning. 
Besides  this,  he  has  been  doing  special  work  testmg 
for  blood  stains  in  a  murder  case  from  Washing- 
ton  County. 


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Professor  Foster  gave  his  second  illustrated  lec- 
ture in  English  IV.  on  Tuesday.  The  lecture  was 
based  on  the  works  and  lives  of  contemporary 
writers  of  Wordsworth.  Scott  and  Burns  were 
principally  considered.  The  first  lectiire  was  given 
March  12  on  the  works  of  Shakespeare. 

On  Tuesday  afternoon  at  2.30  Professor  Henry 
Johnson  continued  his  series  of  lectures  on  the  Art 
Building  and  contents,  with  a  talk  on  the  Bowdoin 
Gallery,  in  which  most  of  the  paintings  and  draw- 
ings were  presented  by  the  Hon.  James  Bowdoin, 
for  whom  the  college  is  named.  A  good  attend- 
ance of  students   was   manifested. 

Last  Saturday  evening  Professor  Sills  gave  a 
"Classical"  Dinner  in  honor  of  Julius  Cffisar,  to  the 
members  of  the  Faculty  Dining  Club  on  the  Ides 
of  March.  In  addition  to  the  usual  members  of 
this  bachelors'  club,  Mr.  Hastings,  a  former  mem- 
ber, was  present.  Professor  Woodruff  and  Dr. 
Cummings  were  the  other  invited  guests.  Each 
member  of  the  club  responded  to  a  toast  in  Latin. 
A  very  pleasant  evening  was  passed.  Mr.  Jump, 
who  was  the  only  member  absent,  had  been  engaged 
to  preach  at  Mount  Holyoke  College  in  South  Had- 
ley,   Massachusetts,   on   the   following   day. 

A  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Proctors  was  held 
with  Professor  Foster  at  7.30  Saturday  night.  An 
assessment  for  the  glass  broken  with  snowballs, 
last  week,  was  voted  to  be  made  upon  the  men  who 
enjoy  this  kind  of  sport,  or  an  alternative  of  an 
immediate  dismissal  from  college  if  the  assessment 
was  not  paid  by  Thursday  last.  Acts  of  this  kind 
slur  the  fair  name  of  the  college,  and  are  radically 
unfair,  for  the  men  who  do  the  mischief  are  not 
always  apprehended,  and  the  innocent  have  to  pay 
a  percentage  of  it  on  their  term  bills.  It  is  not 
upholding  college  tradition,  for  acts  of  this  kind  of 
wholesale  destruction  of  common  property  occur 
seldom  more  than  two  or  three  times  in  a  decade. 
The  matter  should  be  looked  at  in  the  light  of  fair- 
ness, and  not  of  a  good  joke, — though  the  appeal  to 
the   pocketbook   will   doubtless   have   greater   weight. 


Hlumni  IRotes 


CLASS  OF  1853 
Mrs.  Lucy  C,  widow  of  Rev.  Jonathan  E. 
Adams,  D.D.,  died  March  12,  1908,  after  a 
month's  illness,  at  her  home,  154  Essex  Street, 
Bangor,  Maine.  Mrs.  Adams  leaves  two  sons : 
Frederick  W.  Adams,  cashier  of  the  Mer- 
chants' National  Banlv  of  Bangor,  and  Rev. 
William  C.  Adams 'of  Barnstable,  Mass. 

CLASS  OF  1866 
The  interesting  and  timely  paper  entitled, 
"Attempting  too  Much  in  Medical  Education," 
read  by  Dr.  Frederic  H.  Gerrish  at  the  meet- 
ing of  the  American  Academy  of  Medicine  at 
Pittsburgh,  January  2,  1908,  and  printed  in 
the  BuUctin  of  the  following  month,  has  also 
been  issued  as  a  separate  pamplilet. 


CLASS  OF   1874 

Chancellor  Day  of  Syracuse  University  has 
been  formally  accused  before  the  ecclesiasti- 
cal authorities  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  of  having  defamed  President  Roose- 
velt in  his  recently-  published  "A  Raid  on 
Prosperity." 

CLASS   OF   1894 

The  college  librarian  recently  received  an 
autograph  letter  from  the  oldest  living  grad- 
uate of  the  Medical  School,  Dr.  Thomas 
Croswell  of  Streator,  111.,  who,  at  the  age  of 
94,  writes  earnestly  and  entertainingly  of  his 
continued  interest  in  this  institution.  Dr. 
Croswell  began  his  studies  at  Bowdoin  the 
year  after  Professor  Longfellow  resigned  his 
professorship  here. 

CLASS   OF    1899 

Mr.  Edgar  A.  Kaharl,  '99,  Principal  of  the 
Brunswick  High  School,  accompanied  several 
members  of  the  Senior  Class  of  his  school  on 
a  visit  to  Washington,  D.  C,  last  week.  Last 
year  this  trip  took  the  place  of  the  regular 
graduation  exercises. 

CLASS   OF   1906 

The  engagement  of  Harold  Stetson  of  the 
Class  of  '06  to  Miss  Ethel  Day  of  Lewiston 
was  recently  announced. 


To  Bowdoin  Men 


A  PERSONAL  WORD  FROM  THE  PRESIDENT 

The  college  men  win)  obliiin  the  best  temporary  or  permanent 
positions  in  July  ai-e  usually  the  ones  who  start  looking  for 
them  in  January.  Before  you  get  entangled  wilh  any  expensive 
or  inefficient  employment  agency  or  before  you  start  on  a  more 
or  less  aimlesn  inillvidual  search  for  the  position  you  desire.  It 
will  be  worth  your  while  to  learn  about  our  Co-operative  Mem- 
bership. We  are  an  organization  of  college  men  for  college 
men.  We  can  save  you  lime,  travel,  trouble  and  money  by 
furnl8hiii>r  ycui  with  accurate  information  while  in  college  and 
by  securing  you  a  desirable  position  or  business  opportunity 
when  out  of  college.  There  ai'e  no  involved  contracts,  no  costly 
commissions,  no  red  tape,  no  strings  attached  to  our  service. 
We  think  we  solve  an  old  problem  in  a  new  and  better  way. 
Will  you  let  us  prove  it  to  you?  Just  write  tor  particulars, 
stating  your  needs. 

ARTHUR  EVERETT  SMALL,  President 

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means  of  obtaining  complete  and  authorltallve  Information  on 
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VOL.  XXXVIl 


BRUNSWICK,  MAINE,  MARCH  27,  1908 


NO.  30 


INDOOR  MEET 

Successful  Event  Held  at  Town  Hall,  Last  Friday — 

Junior  Class  Wins  the  Meet,  and  Had 

the  Winning  Squad 

Last  Friday  evening  the  Twenty-second 
Annual  ExhiJDition  and  Thirteenth  Annual 
Indoor  Meet  was  held  in  the  Town  Hall.  To 
say  the  least  the  meet  was  a  success — as  was 
evidenced  by  the  large  crowd  present  and  the 
smooth  manner  in  which  the  events  were 
run  off. 

There  were  several  features  of  special  inter- 
est. The  first  was  the  relay  race  between  the 
Bates  Freshmen  and  the  Bowdoin  Freshmen. 
The  rivalry  was  intense,  as  only  last  week  at 
the  Bates  Indoor  Meet  the  Bates  Freshmen 
succeeded  in  defeating  the  191 1  team  repre- 
senting Bowdoin.  But  as  in  last  year's  race, 
the  Bowdoin  Freshmen  succeeded  in  pulling 
out  victors.  Another  feature  was  the  fenc- 
ing match  between  the  'varsity  fencing  team 
and  the  team  representing  the  Pianelli  Fenc- 
ing Club  of  Augusta.  Nine  bouts  were 
fought,  Bowdoin  for  the  second  time  during 
the  year  scoring  a  victory  over  the  Pianelli 
trio.  The  Bowdoin  team  consisted  of  Bridge, 
'09,  Capt. ;  Smith,  '08;  and  Tobey,  Med.  '10. 
Coburn,  Capt.,  Church  and  Jones  represented 
Pianelli.  Bridge  excelled  for  Bowdoin,  while 
Church  of  Pianelli  won  all  his  bouts.  The 
third  feature  was  the  breaking  of  the  hall 
record  in  the  high  jump  by  Edwards,  '10, 
who,  after  tying  Brigham,  '08,  at  5  feet  6 
inches,  cleared  the  bar  at  5  feet  6|  inches. 
Pennell,  '09,  also  made  a  good  showing  in 
the  jump.  There  was  some  surprise  in  the 
drills,  1909  and  1908  taking  first  and  second 
places  respectively,  1910  and  191 1  taking  third 
and  last  places.  This  is  the  third  time  a 
Junior  squad  has  ever  won  the  drill,  it  having 
been  won  by  1896  and  1898. 

Both  the  Class  Championship  Cup  and  the 
Drill  Cup  went  to  1909,  which  they  hold  for 
one  year.  The  final  score  was  1909 — 28; 
1908 — 22;   1910 — 18;   191 1 — 4. 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  events : 

Class  Drills — Won  by  1909;  1908,  2nd; 
1910,  3rd. 

20-Yard  Dash — First  heat,   Files,   '08,    1st; 


McFarland,  '11,  2nd.  Time  3  seconds.  Sec- 
ond heat,  Scates,  '09,  1st;  Ballard,  '10,  2nd. 
Time,  3  seconds.  Third  heat,  Atwood,  '09, 
1st;  Hyde,  '08,  2nd.  Time,  3  seconds. 
Fourth  heat,  Colbath,  '10,  ist;  Peirce,  '11, 
2nd.     Time,  3  seconds. 


R.  H.  FILES 
Leader  of  the  Winning  Junior  Squad 

Semi  Final  Heat — First  heat,  Atwood,  '09, 
1st;  Hyde,  '08,  2nd.  Time,  3  seconds.  Sec- 
ond heat.  Files,  '08,  ist;  Scates,  '09,  2nd. 
Time,  3  seconds.  Final  heat,  Atwood,  '09, 
1st;  Hyde,  '08,  2nd;  Scates,  '09,  3rd.  Time, 
2  4-5  seconds. 

25-Yard  Hurdles — First  heat,  Edwards,  '10, 
1st;  Pennell,  '09,  2nd.  Time  4  seconds.  Sec- 
ond heat,  Leavitt,  '08,  ist;  McFarland,  '11, 
2nd.  No  time  taken.  Third  heat,  Sanborn, 
'08,    1st;   Smith,  '08,  2nd.     Time,  4  seconds. 


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Final  heat,  won  by  Sanborn,  '08 ;  Edwards, 
'10,  2nd;  Leavitt,  '08.  3rd.  Time,  3  3-5  sec- 
onds. 

Higli  Jump — Tie  between  Brigham,  '08, 
and  Edwards,  '10,  for  ist  and  2nd  places; 
Pennell.  '09,  3rd.  Height,  5  feet  6  inches. 
Edwards  afterwards  cleared  5  feet  6|-  inches. 

Putting  12  Pound  Shot — Rowell,  '10,  ist; 
Newman,  '10,  2nd;  Burton,  '09,  3rd.  Dis- 
tance, 42  feet  6  inches. 

Pole  \'ault — Burton,  '09,  1st;  Davis,  '11, 
2nd;  Wiggin,  "11,  3rd.  Height,  9  feet  2 
inches. 

Rel.w  Races 

1908 — Files,  Leavitt,  Purington,  Donnell, 
Hyde,  Timberlake,   Sanborn,   Smith. 

1910 — Ballard,  Colbath,  Hawes,  R.  Morss, 
]\Iatthews,  Weeks,  Smith,  Wandtke. 

Won  by  igo8,  23  3-5  seconds. 

1909 — Scates,  Smith,  Atwood,  Stone,  Car- 
ter, Pennell,  Burton,  Simmons. 

191 1 — Wiggin,  Purington,  Pierce,  Dreer, 
Kaulbach,  Sullivan,  Allen,  Davis. 

Won  by  1909.     Time  23  4-5  seconds. 

Finals — 1908-1909,  won  by  1909.  Time  23 
seconds.  1910-1911,  won  by  1910.  Time,  24 
seconds. 

The  Bowdoin  Freshmen  defeated  the  Bates 
Freshmen.  Time,  24  seconds.  The  Bates 
Freshmen — Kearney,  Lovely,  Wittekind,  Pres- 
ton, Leavitt,  Sargent,  Clason,  Matthews, 
Peakes. 

Morse  Lligh  of  Bath  defeated  Brunswick 
High,  time  25  seconds ;  and  Lewiston  Fligh 
defeated  Edward  Little  Fligh  of  Auburn, 
time,  24  3-5  seconds. 

The  sunmiary ; 

1908  1909  1910  1911 
Class   Drill,  6       10         2 

Shot  Put,  I         8 

High  Jump,  414 

25-Yard  Flurdle,  6  3 

Pole  Vault,  5  4 

20- Yard   Dash,  3         Ti 

Relays,  3  5  I 


Totals, 


28       18 


THE  MARCH  QUILL 

Two  interesting  features  of  this  number  at 
once  attract  attention ;  the  contributions  are 
all  from  undergraduates,  and  chiefly  from  the 
lower  classes.  This  may  not  be  ''the  record" 
instance,  but  the  reviewer  does  not  recall  any 
other  issue  of  which  the  same  could  be  said. 


A  third  feature  of  greater  importance  dis- 
closes itself  on  slight  examination,  and  that 
is  the  real  and  varied  interest,  as  well  as 
excellence,  of  the  pieces.  We  are  taken  to 
India  by  a  Hindu,  and  to  the  Madeira  Islands 
by  one  who  has  been  there;  while  stories  of 
the  sea  and  of  rustic  life  are  told  with  "the 
eye  upon  the  object." 

"India"  is  too  vast  a  theme  to  be  more  than 
lightly  touched  in  six  brief  Quill  pages.  What 
we  here  find  concerning  its  geographical, 
religious  and  political  characteristics,  as 
viewed  from  the  inside,  and  what  we  know 
of  the  writer's  lectures  upon  his  native  coun- 
try, suggest  the  hope  that  he  may  publish,  in 
the  Quill  and  elsewhere,  more  detailed 
accounts  of  Indian  conditions  and  life.  The 
view  here  taken  of  the  Aryan  ancestry  of  the 
western  peoples,  it  should  be  said,  is  no  longer 
held  by  present-day  ethnologists,  although  the 
kinship  of  western  languages  with  the  San- 
scrit is  undisputed.  If  the  paper  were  anony- 
mous, and  if  the  occasional  "our"  were 
changed  to  "the"  or  "their,"  nothing  in  the 
language  or  style  would  indicate  that  the 
writer  was  not  a  born  New  Englander. 

In  "The  Healing"  of  the  Sea" — a  study  of 
grief  and  despondency  combined  with  a  stir- 
ring description  of  a  coast  storm — the  thought 
is  clear  and  true,  and  the  expression  is  cor- 
rect, terse  and  animated.  If  the  meteorology 
seems  a  little  inconsistent,  and  John  Staples's 
physical  endurance  something  more  than 
human,  the  reader  is  still  impressed  with  the 
promising  merit  of  the  piece.  Toward  the 
end,  "ought  he  try" — unless  a  typographical 
error — seems  to  be  used  according  to  the  mis- 
taken analogy  of  dare  and  need,  which  omit 
to  with  the  infinitive. 

"Funchal,  Madeira,"  has  the  interest  attach- 
ing to  first-hand  descriptions  in  which  the 
writer  confines  himself  to  what  he  has  seen 
and  experienced.  In  that  out-of-the-way  cor- 
ner of  the  world,  the  writer's  evident  apprecia- 
tion of  color  and  picturesqueness  finds  wel- 
come material  which  he  turns  to  good  account. 
So  fully  does  he  convince  us  of  his  accuracy 
in  observation,  that  we  accept  his  surprising 
])icture  of  men,  women  and  children  gather- 
ing grapes  in  the  vineyards  in  February,  in 
the  latitude  of  Savannah,  Georgia.  With  one 
or  two  lapses  in  correctness,  the  style  is  clear 
and  pleasing. 

"The  Widow  Winslow's  Rebellion"  meets 
some  important  requirements  of  the  short 
story.  The  spirited  scene  at  the  store,  in  the 
beginning,   is  the  best   part  of  the  narrative. 


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but  the  whole  is  lively  and  entertaining,  and 
ends  satisfactorily.  Its  truth  to  nature  is  also 
marked,  except  in  the  device  chosen  for  put- 
ting the  reader  in  possession  of  the  necessary 
preliminaries  to  the  main  action.  To  do  this 
in  a  perfectly  natural  way  is  a  problem  that 
has  taxed  the  ingenuity  of  dramatists  and 
fictionists  from  the  time  of  Euripides ;  and  in 
this  instance  the  difficulty  is  not  happily  solved 
in  the  conversation  between  the  widow  and 
the  dog  Rex. 

The  principal  contribution  in  verse,  the 
metrical  rendering  of  an  extended  passage 
from  the  Aeneid,  opens  possibilities  of  discus- 
sion far  beyond  the  present  limits,  as  Arnold's 
well  known  essay  "On  Translating  Homer" 
shows.  To  translate  poetry  into  poetry,  in 
the  full  sense  of  the  words,  is  a  thorny  under- 
taking, which  some  have  declared  impossible. 
To  satisfy  at  the  same  time  the  original  lan- 
guage and  the  modern  reader,  to  make  an 
accurate  and  adequate  translation  that  reads 
like  an  original  English  poem,  may  be  held  a 
heavier  task  than  to  compose  in  English  a 
poem  equal  in  merit  to  the  foreign  original. 
And  yet,  partly  on  account  of  the  difficulty, 
it  would  be  hard  to  find  any  more  fruitful 
training  for  the  verse  writer  than  to  master 
the  meaning  and  spirit  of  a  great  foreign 
poem — Latin  or  Greek  especially — and  then 
to  do  his  best  toward  reproducing  it  in  truly 
native  idiom.  In  the  present  case,  we  have 
an  earnest  and  encouraging  effort  of  this  kind, 
in  which  the  writer  shows  a  good  apprecia- 
tion of  the  poetic  quality  of  the  original  and 
considerable  skill  in  the  management  of  blank 
verse.  The  thirty-nine  Latin  lines  are  ren- 
dered by  only  fifty-two  of  the  shorter  Eng- 
lish metre,  while  Cranch's  blank  verse  trans- 
lation of  this  passage  takes  fifty-three.  And 
Cranch's  version,  though  naturally  superior  in 
spirit  and  finish,  is  not  in  all  respects  superior ; 
the  present  rendering  is  on  the  whole  com- 
mendably  closer,  and  some  phrases  are  more 
neatly  turned.  The  temptation  to  expansion 
has  been  well  resisted,  except  in  two  or  three 
places ;  e.  g.  quo  ruisf  need  not  be  made  into 
a  whole  English  line,  and  sic  ore  effata  is  too 
heavily  given  as  "Having  said  these  things." 
Hue  eoucede  is  mistakenly  rendered  "Desist." 
In  "Thought''  the  metres  and  rhymes  are 
correct,  and  the  main  idea  is  excellent.  The 
only  adverse  criticism  is  that  in  some  lines 
the  exigencies  of  rhyme  and  metre  are  allowed 
to  bring  in  superfluous  language — the  beset- 
ting sin  of  all  verse  writers.    The  piece  would 


be  improved  by  cutting  down  the  seven  stan- 
zas to  six,  or  perhaps  to  five. 

The  brief  allegory  entitled  "The  Ideal"  pre- 
sents a  fine  thought  in  worthy  form.  Here  the 
fifth  and  sixth  lines  should  be  condensed  into 
one. 

The  first  four  stanzas  of  "To  an  Old  Gal- 
ley" are  full  of  vigor,  which,  had  it  been  main- 
tained in  the  other  three,  would  have  given 
us  a  piece  of  uncommon  force.  The  verse 
mechanism  is  good  throughout. 

Looking  through  back  numbers  of  the  Quill, 
one  is  struck  with  the  prevailing  serious,  even 
religious,  tone  of  the  verse.  While  the  high- 
est form  of  poetry  is  deeply  serious  and  should 
be  chiefly  cultivated,  there  is  plenty  of  room 
for  lighter  themes,  in  which  young  writers 
often  do  admirably  well.  It  would  seem  that 
this  periodical  ought  to  be  an  outlet  for  grace- 
ful wit  and  humor,  which  in  many  institutions 
require  a  special  publication.  Bowdoin 
unquestionably  has  her  share  of  these  desirable 
qualities,  whose  expression  hitherto  has  been 
confined  to  the  rather  sad  and  solemn  pages 
of  the  Bugle. 

The  Editor's  well  put  warning  against  pro- 
vincialism in  college  life,  is  a  good  illustra- 
tion of  the  kind  of  influence  that  Quill  editors 
should  exercise  in  the  college  community  to 
a  greater  extent  than  has  been  the  case  in 
past  years. 

Wm.  a.  Houghton. 


MASS=IVIEETING 

An  enthusiastic  mass  meeting  was  held  in 
Memorial  Hall  Monday  evening.  Files,  '08, 
presided.  The  names  of  Hale,  '10,  and  R.  D. 
Morss,  '10,  were  presented  as  candidates  for 
assistant  manager  of  the  tennis  team.  Morss 
was  elected. 

Professor  Robinson  then  addressed  the  stu- 
dents on  the  subject  of  a  student  council. 
After  referring  to  the  defunct  jury  which 
was  formed  about  twenty  years  ago  by  Pro- 
fessor Smith,  now  of  Yale,  he  outlined  the 
faculty's  idea  of  a  new  students  council.  He 
suggested  that  it  be  composed  of  twelve  men 
from  the  Senior  Class,  who  would  represent 
the  whole  college  as  nearly  as  possible.  The 
council  would  meet  and  confer  with  the  fac- 
ulty, through  the  new  Administrative  Com- 
mittee, to  form  plans  for  the  general  interests 
of  the  college.  The  faculty  have  been  consid- 
ering  the   matter    for    some   time   and    since, 

[Continued  on  p.  287.] 


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THE  BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


BOWDOIN    COLLEGE 


EDITORIAL    BOARD 


ARTHUR  L.  ROBINSON,  1908  Editor-in-Chief 

PAUL  J.   NEWMAN,  1909         Ass't  Editor-in-Chief 

Associate  Editors 

joseph  m.  boyce,  1908 
h.  h.  burton,  1909  w.  e.  robinson,  1910 

J.  J.  STAHL,  1909  W.   E.  ATWOOD,  igio 

K.  R.  TEFFT,  1909  THOMAS   OTIS,  igio 

NATHAN   S.  WESTON,   igo8      Business  Manager 
GUY  P.  ESTES,  igog  Ass't  Business  Manager 

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Lewiston  Journal  Press 

Vol.  XXXVII.  MARCH  27,    1908  No.  30 

A  year  has  passed  and  it 
L'Envoi  is  all  over  now.     Though 

the  time  seems  but  short 
enough,  twelve  months  have  passed  and  with 
this  issue  the  present  editorial  board  relin- 
quishes its  duties  in  favor  of  new  men.  Like 
all  our  predecessors  we  assumed  our  task  with 
brilliant  hopes  and  high  ambitions.  We  may 
have  come  far  from  attaining  these,  but  there 
remains  now  opportunity  for  only  criticism  or 
apology — and  to  criticize  now  is  useless,  and 
at  least  we  will  not  apologize.  In  our  intro- 
ductory editorial  a  year  ago,  we  said  we  had 
no  hopes  of  running  the  paper  on  any  revolu- 
tionarv  lines,  but  to  follow  the  examples  of  a 
lonp"  line  of  predecessors.  At  that  time  we 
said  our  Orient  policy  would  be  for  the  col- 
lege, more  emphasis  along  scientific  lines,  in 
athletics  a  wider  outlook,  and  closer  fellowship 
throughout  the  student  body.  It  is  for  you 
yourself    to    judge    if    we    have    in    any    way 


accomplished  what  we  aimed  to  do.  We  have 
tried  our  best  to  be  a  newspaper  first  and  last. 
We  have  not  aimed  to  be  radical,  nor  have 
avoided  being  direct  and  positive.  That  we 
have  had  many  shortcomings  we  realize  only 
too  keenly  ourselves.  We  may  not  have 
pleased  everyone  throughout  the  whole  college 
year,  but  we  do  hope  that  it  may  be  recognized 
that  we  have  endeavored  to  consistently  rep- 
resent the  college,  and  to  express  college  senti- 
ment as  we  have  seen  it.  That  the  past  year 
has  been  an  important  and  in  general  a  most 
successful  one  for  Bowdoin,  all  the  college 
realizes,  and  we  all  believe  that  Bowdoin  is 
but  at  the  beginning  of  more  brilliant  and 
more  prosperous  years.  As  an  editorial  board 
we  feel  confident  that  we  are  resigning  the 
paper  into  good  hands.  The  Editor  resigns 
a  connection  commenced  four  years  ago  this 
month,  in  March,  1904.  To  what  readers  the 
Orient  may  have,  the  present  Editorial  Board, 
retiring  from  the  centre  of  the  stage,  bids  a 
last  farewell. 


The  Orient  takes  pleasure 
New  Board  in  announcing  the  follow- 

ing organization  of  the 
Editorial  Board  for  next  year.  Editor-in- 
Chief,  Kenneth  R.  Tefft ;  Assistant  Editor-in- 
Chief,  William  E.  Atwood ;  Business  Manager, 
Guy  E.  Estes ;  Assistant  Business  Manager, 
M.  G.  L.  Bailey.  The  following  new  men 
were  elected  to  the  board :  Philip  B.  Morss, 
1910;  and  Henry  G.  Ingersoll,  iqio.  The 
competition  from  the  Freshmen  is  to  be  con- 
tinued for  five  more  issues,  at  which  time  two 
men  are  to  be  chosen  from  four  who  were 
selected. 


The  football  schedule 
Football  Schedule     appeared    last    week,    but 

owing  to  lack  of  space  we 
were  unable  to  comment  upon  it  in  our  last 
issue.  The  schedule  contains  the  same  num- 
ber of  games  as  in  recent  years.  The  .Fort 
McKinley  and  Harvard  games  are  in  the  usual 
places,  but  instead  of  the  hard  game  with 
Exeter  that  has  usually  come  during  the  first 
week  of  the  term  and  immediately  after  the 
Harvard  game  on  Wednesday,  New  Hamp- 
shire State  is  to  be  substituted.  This  is  an 
excellent  idea  and  will  relieve  what  in  other 
years  has  been  an  unduly  hard  week  at  the 
very  opening  of  the  season.  Brown  will  be 
met   on   the  grid   iron   this  vear   for  the  first 


BOWDOIN  ORIENT 


time  in  a  number  of  years,  at  Providence  in 
place  of  tlie  Amherst  game  of  last  fall.  Holy 
Cross  will  be  played  in  Portland.  It  is  excel- 
lent that  Bowdoin  will  have  a  contest  in  this 
city,  as  much  is  gained  for  the  college  by  play- 
ing here.  The  Tufts  game  occurs  in  Med- 
ford,  and  the  Maine  games  in  the  same  order 
as  last  year,  although  on  reverse  fields.  The 
schedule  is  distinctly  a  good  one,  and  is  not 
unduly  hard.  Bowdoin  meets  representative 
colleges  of  New  England,  and  we  are  most 
plea.qed  to  see  it  continues  the  broader  policy 
t -.at  has  been  manifest  within  recent  years, 
and  that  the  college  has  been  consistently 
advocating. 


MASS=MEETINQ 

[Continued  from  p.  2S5.I 

according  to  the  rules  adopted  when  the  old 
jury  was  formed,  the  relations  could  be 
annulled  by  a  vote  of  either  students  or  fac- 
ulty, the  faculty  took  this  occasion  of-  mak- 
ing a  formal  announcement  that  they  had 
wididrawn  from  the  old  system.  Conse- 
(jucntly,  the  jury  is  a  thing  of  the  past  in  fact 
as  well  as  in  name.  The  students  are  free 
to  take  any  action  they  may  choose  toward 
forming  a  representative  body  and  there  is 
•,iG  doubt  that  such  a  council  would  prove  to 
be  beneficial  to  Bowdoin. 

Upon  the  motion  of  Gould,  '08,  the  chair- 
man was  authorized  to  appoint  a  committee 
to  submit  some  plan  to  the  students  at  a  mass 
meeting  in  the  near  future.  Professor  Fos- 
ter expressed  his  hearty  concurrence  with  the 
movement  and  stated  that  similar  councils  had 
proven  a  success  at  Amherst,  Brown  and  Har- 
vard. He  then  spoke  as  representative  of 
the  Committee  on  Relations  with  Preparatory 
Schools.  He  referred  to  the  general  advance- 
ment at  Bowdoin  in  the  past  few  years  and 
of  the  large  entering  class  last  fall.  With  the 
recent  increase  in  the  endowment  fund  two 
instructors  have  already  been  added  and  two 
more  will  be  added  next  year.  This  means 
a  larger  curriculum.  Professor  Foster  stated 
that  the  matter  of  increasing  the  enrollment 
rested  almost  wholly  with  the  undergraduate 
body.  The  efiforts  which  they  can  put  forth 
armed  with  a  history  of  the  college,  and  the 
high  standing  of  Bowdoin  among  American 
colleges  will  mean  another  record  breaking 
entering  class  next  fall  and  in  the  course  of 
a  few  years,  a  student  body  of  four  hundred. 
An  increase  in  the  student  body  means  greater 
advantages  to  all  and  a  better  college. 


After  adjournment  the  students  were  s,. 
plied  with  blanks  on  which  they  are  to  wri 
the  names  of  prospective  students  giving  the 
scholarship,    preferences,    etc.      These    are    t ,.] 
be   sent   to   the   college   office   and   catalogues 
and     bulletins     will     be     sent     out     to     their 
addresses.      There    will    probably    be    another 
mass  meeting  immediately  after  the  recess. 


SPRING  BASEBALL  TRIP 

Team  Leaves  on  March  31 — Brown  First  Game 

Since  the  discontinuance  of  regular  base- 
ball cage  work  the  candidates  for  the  team 
have  been  practising  regularly  every  day  at 
3.30.  The  severe  weather  has  prevented  the 
team  from  having  any  out  of  door  practice, 
but  to  off-set  this  an  extra  period  of  batting 
practise  has  been  indulged  in  by  the  men  who 
are  working  in  the  cage.  On  Thursday  Coach 
Irwin  put  in  an  appearance  and  under  his 
experienced  eye  the  candidates  were  put 
through  a  stiff  afternoon's  work.  The  first 
game  which  the  team  will  play  will  be  against 
Brown  at  Providence.  From  Providence  the 
team  will  journey  down  to  South  Orange, 
where  they  will  encounter  Seton  Hall  College. 
On  the  next  day,  returning  to  New  York  the 
team  will  meet  New  York  University  and  from 
here  they  will  go  to  Princeton  where  they  will 
play  their  fourth  and  final  game  against  that 
institution.  The  trip  is  the  longest  thus  far 
attempted  by  a  Bowdoin  team.  The  Alumni 
all  along  the  line  are  welcoming  the  fact  that 
Bowdoin  will  clash  bats  during  this  trip  with 
some  prominent  institutions  and  they  feel  that 
a  continuance  of  this  broad  athletic  policy  is 
bound  to  be  of  infinite  benefit  to  the  college. 
The  men  who  will  probably  make  the  trip  are : 
Captain  Stanwood,  Files,  Harris,  Lawlis,  Man- 
ter,  Clifford,  Bower,  McDade,  Caldwell,  Scam- 
mon,  Hayes,  Manager  Tefft  and  Coach  Irwin. 
A  number  of  fellows  will  accompany  the  team. 


SUNDAY  CHAPEL 

President  Hyde  conducted  chapel  Sunday.  Tak- 
ing for  his  text :  "The  wicked  is  spreading  himself 
like  a  green  bay  tree,"  he  said:  ,      . 

"There  is  great  confusion  in  the  world  regarding 
the  solution  of  the  great  problems  of  a  man's  life. 
You  do  good  and  the  result  is  evil,  you  do  evil  and 
the  result  is  good.  It  thus  appears  that  there  is 
too  much  responsibility  incurred  voluntarily  or 
otherwise  by  some  men  and  too  little  by  others. 
Where  should  the  line  fall?  It  is  evident  that  no 
event    is   the    result    of   a    single    cause,    but    of   ten 


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sand  causes.  Your  proportion  in  the  result 
but  one  small  part.  Hence  the  explanation, 
ugh     your     contribution      is     faultless,     of     the 

ssibility  of  an  outcome  to  the  contrary.  We  are, 
liovvever,  responsible  only  for  this  one  part.  Every- 
thing in  this  world  is  like  a  relay  race ;  no  one 
thing  directly  decides  the  outcome.  The  law  of 
responsibility  is :  That  we  make  absolutely  genuine, 
to  the  extent  of  our  power  and  comprehension  our 
one  finite  degree  toward  infinite  result,  and  to  run 
with  cheerful  heart,  if  necessary,  a  losing  race ;  and 
if  prosperity  crowns  our  endeavors  not  to  let  it 
lessen  our  respect  for  genuine  worth.  Biologists 
tell  us  that  habitat  determines  the  survival  or 
extinction  of  a  plant,  but  among  ten  thousand 
plants  it  is  the  fittest  that  survives.  It  is  the  general 
tendency  of  the  good  man  to  have  part  in  works 
of  a  prosperous  nature,  and  for  the  unprincipled 
man  to  share  in  works,  the  outcome  of  which  is 
both  unprosperous  and  disgraceful." 

A  quartette :  Brown,  '09,  Kendrie,  '10,  McGlone, 
'10,  and  Richards,  '11,  sang  a  selection;  and  Kendrie 
rendered  a  solo  with  his  customary  grace  at  the 
close   of   the    talk. 


CALENDAR 

FRIDAY,    MARCH    27 

Theta    Delta    Chi   House    Party.      Reception    from 
3  to  5  P.M. 

Dancing  at  9.00. 

8.00  P.M.     Informal  Dance  at  Delta  Upsilon  House. 

College  closes  for  Easter  vacation. 

TUESD.-\Y,    MARCH    3I 

5.00  P.M.     Baseball  Team  leaves  on   spring  trip. 

WEDNESDAY,    APRIL    I 

3.00  P.M.     Baseball,  Bowdoin  vs.  Brown  at  Provi- 
dence, R.  I. 

THURSDAY,  APRIL  2 

3.00  P.M.     Baseball,  Bowdoin  vs.   Seton  Hall  Col 
lege  at  South  Orange,  N.  J. 

FRIDAY,   APRIL   3 

3.00  P.M.     Baseball,  Bowdoin  vs.   New  York  Uni- 
versity at  New  York. 

SATURDAY,    APRIL    4 

3.00    P.M.     Baseball,     Bowdoin     vs.     Princeton     at 
Princeton,  N.  J. 

TUESDAY,  APRIL  7 

8.20  A.M.     Spring  term  opens. 


NEW  BOOK  BY  PROFESSOR  JOHNSON 

Professor  Allen  Johnson  has  made  an  important 
contribution  to  American  biography  in  his  "Stephen 
A.  Douglas,"  which  is  published  by  MacMillan  & 
Co.,  of  New  York.  The  book  in  itself  is  a  study 
of  American  politics. 

Professor  Johnson  has  been  collecting  material 
for  the  past  five  or  si.x  years.  He  spent  much  time 
last  summer  as  a  guest  of  Mr.  Douglas'  son,  who 
is  Justice  of  the  North  Carolina  Supreme  Court. 
There  he  came  into  possession  of  unpublished  letters 


and  papers  which  had  been  in  the  hands  of  Mr. 
Douglas'  family.  With  the  aid  of  these  unpub- 
lished notes,  Professor  Johnson  has  supplied  the 
lack  of  an  authentic  account  of  the  great  political 
leader  of  the  days  of  the  Civil  War. 

The  approaching  anniversary  of  the  famous  Lin- 
coln-Douglas joint  debate  of  1858  lends  a  special 
timeliness   to  the   publication  of  this  book. 


Collcoc  Botes 


New  Meadows  Inn  opens  April  i. 

There  were  many  sub- Freshmen  at  the  Indoor 
Meet. 

Hiwale,  'og,  preaclicd  in  the  Methodist  Cliurch, 
Sunday. 

Princeton  won  the  Harvard-Princeton  Debate 
last   week. 

All  gymnasium  and  baseball  cuts  must  be  made 
up  this  week. 

R.  F.  Wing,  '10,  was  elected  manager  of  the 
Quill  Monday. 

Profejsor  Brown  has  been  in  Philadelphia  dur- 
ing the  past  week. 

Madam    Schumann-Heink    is    at    the    Empire    in    ^ 
Lewiston  March  31st. 

The  Coffee  Club  met  at  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon 
House  Monday  evening. 

Fairclough  conducted  the  classes  in  elementary 
French   and   German,   Monday. 

President  White  of  Colby  has  resigned  his  posi- 
tion as  president  of  the  institution. 

A  number  of  fellows  will  accompany  the  baseball 
team  on  the  trip  to  New  York  during  the  vacation. 

The  next  Art  Building  Talk  will  be  given  on 
April  14.  This  will  probably  be  the  last  of  the 
series. 

Miss  Evelyn  Stetson  of  Brunswick  has  been 
engaged  at  the  Pastime  Theatre  of  Brunswick  this 
week. 

The  Gibson  brothers  are  entertaining  their  cousin, 
Mr.  Tuttle,  from  Exeter  this  week  and  a  friend,  Mr, 
Burrell. 

The  Freshmen  have  commenced  to  choose  can- 
didates for  the  try-outs  for  the  Alexander  Prize 
Speaking. 

Several  of  the  students,  as  in  former  years,  are 
singing  in  the  choir  of  the  Episcopal  Church  of 
Brunswick. 

Maude   Adams,   in   the    role   of   the   Jester,   comes    \/ 
to   Portland   March   31st,   and   to   Lewiston   the   fol- 
lowing week. 

By  vote  of  the  faculty  the  vacation  commences  on 
this  Friday  afternoon  rather  than  on  Saturday  morn- 
ing at   10.30. 

All  foils,  broad  swords,  bo.xing  gloves,  Indian 
clubs  and  masks  should  be  returned  to  the  gym- 
nasium at  once. 

James  M.  Chandler,  ex-'o8,  has  accepted  a  posi- 
tion as  assistant  to  the  Forest  Supervisors,  of  the 
Klamath  National  Forest.  His  address  after  April 
IS  will  be,  U.   S.  Forest   Service,  Yreka,  California. 


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Pictures  of  the  officers  of  the  Senior  Class,  and 
a  short  history  of  the  class  itself  appeared  in  the 
Boston   Sunday   Globe. 

The  Freshman  class  in  Greek  will  commence 
studying  the  Gospel  of  St.  Mark  from  the  original 
text  after  the  vacation. 

Mr.  Bradman,  of  Shuman  &  Company  of  Boston, 
was  on  the  campus  with  a  line  of  goods  the  first 
two  days  of  the   week. 

The  Art  Building  has  recently  received  from  Miss 
Violetta  Shepherd  of  Bath  a  narrow  spoon  and  an 
English  silver  crown  of  the  year  i8ig. 

An  alarm  of  fire  was  rung  in  on  Sunday  after- 
noon, but  proved  to  be  only  a  small  blaze  on  the 
roof  of  a  dwelling  on  Union  street. 

The  members  of  the  Bradbury  Debating  Team 
had  dinner  at  the  Congress  Square,  and  afterward 
attended   Keith's   in   Portland,    Saturday. 

A.  O.  Pike,  '07,  who  is  in  charge  of  a  crew  of 
men  employed  by  the  State  in  the  destruction  of  the 
gypsy  and  brown-tail  moths,  was  in  Brunswick, 
Sunday. 

The  Bates  baseball  schedule,  which  was  printed 
in  its  final  form  Saturday,  includes  games  with 
Harvard  at  Cambridge,  Brown  at  Providence,  and 
Amherst  at  Amherst. 

A  small  fire  in  Room  No.  i  of  South  Appleton, 
last  week,  caused  some  excitement,  but  was  speed- 
ily quenched  by  the  emergency  apparatus,  put  into 
timely  use.     The  cause   of  the  fire   is  unknown. 

Stahl,  '09,  has  decided  to  resign  from  his  posi- 
tion on  the  Bowdoin  Team  which  will  debate  Syra- 
cuse University  this  year.  The  vacancy  is  open  to 
the  alternate,  A.  L.   Robinson,   '08. 

It  would  be  certainly  advisable  at  just  this  time 
of  3'ear  if  the  members  of  191 1  kept  in  mind  the 
warning  of  last-  fall  to  keep  off  the  grass.  The 
practical  significance  of  this  is  applicable  to  all 
classes. 

John  Irwin  is  expected  to  arrive  today  to  take 
charge  of  the  baseball  men,  and  will  accompany  the 
team  on  the  spring  trip.  Owing  to  the  very  serious 
illness  of  his  wife  he  has  been  delayed  in  coming 
to   Brunswick  before  this. 

In  the  competition  for  positions  on  the  editorial 
board  of  the  Orient,  four  members  of  the  Fresh- 
man class  were  selected  for  further  competition. 
From  these  men  two  will  be  selected  after  five 
issues.  The  men  are  McFarland,  J.  C.  White, 
Hewes,  and  Emerson. 

On  March  21,  at  Lewiston,  the  final  debates  of 
the  Sophomore  Class  of  Bates  College  were  held, 
and  prizes  were  awarded  the  members  of  the  win- 
ning teams.  From  these  students  a  team  will  be 
picked  to  debate  with  the  University  of  Maine 
Sophomore  Class  at  Orono  in  a  short  time.  The 
question  of  debate  will  be :  Resolved,  that  a  progres- 
sive inheritance  tax  be  levied  by  the  Federal  Gov- 
ernment. 

The  annual  elections  of  the  Christian  Association 
occurred  last  evening.  The  candidates  for  the  posi- 
tions were  as  follows :  President,  Leon  F.  Timber- 
lake,  1909,  Ralph  Files,  1909;  Vice-President,  Har- 
rison Atwood,  Irving  L.  Rich.  1909 ;  Treasurer. 
Robert  D.  j\Iorss,  Robert  F.  Wing,  1910 ;  Corre- 
sponding Secretary,  Harold  H.  Burton,  James  M. 
Sturtevant,  1909;  Recording  Secretary,  Horace  H. 
Watson,  Charles  B.   Hawes,   191 1. 


The  artesian  well  drilled  by  the  M.  C.  R.  R.  of 
Brunswick  to  supply  water  for  the  new  tank,  proved 
a  complete  failure.  At  a  depth  of  300  feet  the  drill 
dropped  three  feet  into  a  cavity  in  a  lime  stone 
stratum,  but  no  water  was  encountered.  After 
drilling  500  feet  through  gravel  and  silt,  the  job  was 
given  up  as  hopeless. 

It  may  be  of  news  to  some  of  the  students  to 
know  that  the  large  magnet  in  the  Chemistry  Lec- 
ture Room  was  one  of  the  first  three  ever  made  in 
this  country.  It  was  made  by  Joseph  Henry,  by 
hand  in  1832,  with  two  others,  one  for  Princeton 
and  one  for  Yale  University.  He  charged  the 
college  only  the  expense  incurred  for  materials, 
which,  in  an  itemized  list,  Professor  Robinson  has 
at  the  present  day.  The  magnet  is  of  ?;jch  strength 
that,  with  a. slight  current  passing  through  it,  two 
men  can  be  supported  on  a  pendent  platform. 


TRACK 

Active  training  has  commenced  for  track  work 
in  the  spring.  A  large  squad  has  been  training 
regularly  from  the  gymnasium  all  through  the  week. 
An  informal  meeting  of  the  track  candidates  was 
held  after  the  mass  meeting  on  Monday  night  at 
which  it  was  urged  that  all  men  get  to  work  early. 
It  is  also  hoped  that  the  fellows  will  make  special 
effort  to  keep  in  trim  during  the  spring  vacation 
and  as  many  as  possible  plan  to  return  early.  Work 
will  be  commenced  at  the  track  as  soon  as  the  new 
term  begins.  It  is  far  too  early  to  make  any 
estimates  on  our  ability  or  give  any  prospects,  but 
no  track  man  was  ever  developed  in  two  weeks,  and 
fellows  must  begin  to  work  early.  Coach  Morrill 
will  be  in  regular  attendance  at  the  field  and  a  num- 
ber of  special  men  are  to  come  down  and  coach 
separate  events.  James  Lee,  of  the  B.  A.  A.,  John 
Roberts,  of  the  Cambridgeport  Gymnasium,  and 
Frank  Sheehan,  of  Boston,  are  all  expected,  to  be  at 
college.  These  men  will  devote  special  attention  to 
distance  work. 


"FOOTBALL:  BATTLE  OR  SPORT" 

An  interesting  article  entitled  "Football : 
Battle  or  Sport,"  by  David  Starr  Jordan,  Pres- 
ident of  Stanford  University,  appeared  in  the 
March  number  of  the  "Pacific  Monthly."  The 
article  brings  forward  the  defects  in  the  old 
game  of  football,  the  attempts  to  remedy  these 
defects  in  the  new  game,  and  the  way  these 
defects  might  be  remedied  by  the  institution 
of  the  game  of  Rugby.  In  developing  his 
article.  Doctor  Jordan  frequently  quotes  Pres- 
ident Eliot  of  Harvard  and  Walter  Camp  of 
Yale. 

It  is  probably  known  that  an  attempt  has 
been  made  among  the  colleges  of  the  Pacific 
Coast    to    substitute    Rugby    for    the    present 


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American  game.  Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  Uni- 
versity, and  the  University  of  California,  have 
taken  up  the  crusade  and,  to  all  appearances, 
seem  to  be  making  a  success  of  the  experi- 
ment. Whether  the  movement  will  spread 
throughout  the  other  Western  colleges  is 
doubtful,  because  of  the  firm  foundation  of 
the  American  game.  Doctor  Jordan  himself 
says :  "'Boys  are,  however,  the  most  conserva- 
tive people  on  earth,  and  those  of  the  West 
are  not  quite  happy  unless  they  play  the  same 
games  as  are  played  in  the  East.  This  is  the 
only  real  objection  to  the  restoration  of  Rugby 
which  the  California  universities  have  encoun- 
tered." 

In  favor  of  Rugby,  Doctor  Jordan  states 
briefly:  "In^ Rugby  every  man  plays  his  own 
game;  each  of  the  'backs'  is  'his  own  quarter- 
back.' For  these  reasons  the  game  is  open 
throughout.  The  ball  can  be  followed  by  the 
spectators ;  rough  play,  if  present,  can  be  seen 
by  every  one.  Better  still,  it  is  a  true  sport, 
not  an  array  of  battle." 


Hlumni  IRotes 


CLASS  OF  i8s9 

Dr.  William  G.  Nowell  served  as  president 
of  the  American  Esperanto  Association  dur- 
ing the  first  year  of  its  existence,  1905.  Dur- 
ing the  three  years  of  his  connection  with  the 
organization  he  has  handled  over  40,000 
Esperanto  letters  coming  from  all  parts  of  the 
world. 

CLASS  OF  1872 

An  interesting  sketch  of  the  boyhood  and 
college  life  of  Marcellus  Coggan,  with  a  por- 
trait, appeared  in  the  Lewiston  Journal  of 
March  21,  1908. 

CLASS  OF  1876 

A  volume  of  short  stories,  from  the  pen  of 
Professor  Arlo  Bates,  entitled  "The  Intoxi- 
cated Ghost  and  Other  Stories"  is  promised 
by  Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co.,  for  early  jHibli- 
cation.     Of  it  one  writes  as  follows : 

Lovers  of  short  stories  will  find  in  this  vol- 
ume a  most  unusual  collection.  Mr.  Bates 
knows  how  to  write  a  readable  and  engross- 
ing tale,  and  he  knows,  too,  how  to  leave  the 
reader  sometliing  to  think  about.     Each  of  his 


stories  has  something  striking  psychological 
idea  or  haunting  situation  at  the  root  of  its 
plot,  and  the  force  of  conception  loses  nothing 
in  the  smooth  and  masterly  execution.  The 
first  story,  for  example,  deals  with  the  effec- 
tive efforts  of  the  ghost  of  an  ancestor  of 
bibulous  tendencies  in  smoothing  out  the  tan- 
gled love  affairs  of  two  interesting  young 
people.  Other  stories  have  such  thrilling  sit- 
uations as  those  involved  in  the  dual  personal- 
ity of  a  beautiful  girl,  or  the  experiments  of 
a  club  man  in  occultism  and  East  Indian 
magic. 

CLASS  OF  1877 
Commander  Robert  E.  Peary,  U.  S.  N.,  is 
now    at   his   home    on    Eagle    Island,    having 
arrived  there  as  early  as  the  middle  of  March 
with  his  wife  and  son,  Robert. 

CLASS  OF  1896 
Carleton  P.   Merrill,  Esq.,  has  been  chosen 
treasurer    of    the    Skowhegan    Savings    r>ank 
and  has  entered  upon  his  duties  there. 

CLASS  OF  1899 
Albert   M.    Rollins   has   established   himself 
in   the   practice   of  law   at   254   Main    Street, 
Brockton,    Mass.,    with    his    residence    at    129 
West  Street,  in  that  city. 

CLASS  OF  1901 
The  present  address  of  the  Class  Secretary, 
Mr.  W.  L.  Sanborn,  is  46  Martin  Street,  Med- 
ford  Hillside,  Mass.  The  class  has  devoted  its 
contribution  of  $750  towards  the  endowment 
fund  to  the  establishment  of  a  Class  of  1901 
Library  Fund,  the  income  of  which  will  be 
expended  on  books  relating  to  economics. 

CLASS  OF  1904 
Gilman    H.    Campbell,    who   has   begun    his 
second    year    as    ])rincipal    of    the    Limerick 
Academy,  recently  visited  the  college. 

CLASS  OF  1907 
Rev.  George  H.  Hull,  who  has  been  supply- 
ing the  Congregational  Church  at  Boothbay 
Harbor  since  last  October,  became  acting  pas- 
tor January  first,  1908,  and  moved  his  family 
thither  this  month.