The Portland daily press., 1880-12-18
BoWdoin College.

The Senior and Junior exhibition of Bow
doin College, took place in Lemont Hall at
Brunswick, Thursday night, before large au-
dience. The parts were ably written and we'll
delivered The seniors were appointed from
rank in writing and speaking; the juniors from
general rank.
There was large audience present, and the
music by Chandler was exceptionally fine. The
programme was as follows:
Salutatory Grafton in Latin,
Charles H. Cutler Pennington
Sanitary Improvements,
Henry L. Staples, Parsonsfield.
Wallenstens Address to the Cuirassiers.
English version from Schiller),
*Wiliam C. Merryman, Bruins wick
Gladstone, Leland b. Lane, West Sumner
Frank E. Smith, Augusta
Our Indian Affairs, Albert c. Cobb, Deering.
Speech of Galgacus,
English version from Tacitus),
*Arthur F. Belcher, Pennington.
Is it Progress? Horace B. Hathaway, Hallowell
Henry Of Turenne,
*Arthur G. Staples, Bath.
American Principles and American Catholics,
John G. P. Wheelwright, DeeriDg.
Extract from Speech of Necker,
English version from the French3
*George +. Bates, Yarmouth.
Great Models, tJohn w. Wilson, Portland.
*Juniors. tExcused.
Over $500 has been subscribed for the sup
port of the base ball nine during the next sea-
son. About twenty-four members of the col
lege have gone out teaching in diHerent parts
of the State.
The fall term closed yesterday for the usual
Christmas vacation. There will be no further
exercises until Tuesday, Jan. 4th, 1881. Reel
tations closed last Saturday. The past four
days have been employed for examinations in
10 hro io1 f1,a <orv,
The past term has been unusually profitable,
both as regards the financial affairs Of the col
lege and the general advancement and profit
for the students. The introduction of new
curriculum has brought about a change that
has long since been needed; its introduction
has afforded the students wider and more
profitable range of studies; however it has
taken from US our usual Saturday holiday. We
miss the pleasant times we used to have on
those Saturdays roaming about botanizing and
that self-satisfed expression on Friday
night-"No more studying for me until Mon
day morning." but we console ourselves with
the thought that we are deriving much more
| good from our new course.
Two new professorships have been establish.
ed from the money donated for that purpose
one in Intellectual and Moral Philosophy
through the generosity of Mrs. Valeria Stone
| Of Maiden, and one in Latin by Henry Wink.
| ley of Philadelphia. 1t is reported that hun.
| uT0u IuOuSduu uOlldrS nave Uocu pl0QSbQ 10 Is
ablishlscholarships.- fifty thousand by James
| Mackay of California, and ffty thousand by q
| Philadelphia gentleman. One hundred and
thirty standard volumes have been presented
| to the library during the term. Our numbers
have been increased by six new members from
other colleges
| During the past week workmen have beer
busily employed in removing the property Of
the Maine Historical Society from the north
wing of the chapel. The room vacated is te
be used, for the present, as library for pam
phlets, etc.
Forty-six students have signifedltheir inten
tion of taking the "drill' during the summer
term. They are to have target practice ani
exercise in the manual three times week dur
| ing the winter.
The ''Bowdoin Bugle' of 'S2 is now for sale
It quite merits the expectations of the students
AS frontispiece it has fine portrait of Prof
Packard.
The members of the junior boat crew hav,
| commenced training for the spring races.
Prof. Smith has obtained several volumes o
the "Euclid' from England, which he offer
as honorary prizes to members of the freshman
class who will pass satisfactory examination
on examples assigned during the year, min,
examinations are to be given, three durinI
each term.