Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-02-14
ROWDOIN COLLEGE.
Letter From its Cl0istered Walls.

Vennor's thaw has arrived. Now comes
into use the old rubber boots, the hat that
has witnessed many a class skirmish. the
coat that bears the marks of midnight feasts
and revelries, and the breeches that have
often felt the oily grooves of the rowing ma
chine. Dignity is thrown aside, even by
the Senior, and all energies are bent upon
ascending the ice-covereJ steps to the recita-
tion-rooms or following the watery paths
about the buildings without disastrous results
to the person from a scientific fall. Prob
ably no town in the State shows such marked
results from rain or thaw as Brunswick.
The sidewalks-or rather silepaths-Bruns-
wick doesn't boast of ''real' sidewalks-are
a mass of slosh, while the streets, where
there is any travel, are small rivers, often a
foot deep. At the hour for dining, or to use
a college term "hash time" long lines of
students may be seen vending their way to
their respective clubs. Some are more for
tunate than the rest in having dry paths
directly to their destination. Others
NAV be seen carefully wadng across
some temporary river, with the water
nearly up to the top of their boots.
Often one acts as ferryman, bearing upon
his back some unfortunate being who, from
some caprice or rather from scarcity of treas
ury notes in the till. is obliged to wear his
low shoes, while his others are being tapped.
Rubber boots are out of the question, cOnsid-
ering the financial depression with him. Not
unfrequently the ferryman proves false; and
apparently from fatigue, but in reality from
deviltrv drops his burden. A premature drop
it is, and the passenger that was, finds him
self floundering in the icy current.
With stride which on ordinary occasions,
only the Colby man can execute. and a veil
with which the Bates student alone prides
himself as being able to vociferate, the much
abused man of learning reaches the shore
and heaps upon his treacherous companion
such epithets as only the BowdOin man can
express.-The winter term is considered the
one for study, not that students are supposed
IN he idle in the other two; but. inasmuch
as the term is somewhat longer. and there Is
not so much outside attraction (not that
Rrunsw,ck's fair daughters are less charm
ing), greater progress is expected lfrom
the students. The new curriculum, which
went into effect at the beginning OF
tb., present college year, has more complete
reouis;tes and more work being done by all
the classes than at any time hitherto. Now
and then can be heard the pitiful complaint
of those. who. unused to such strain. long
for the good old times gone by. The Seniors
are particularly busy. How well they ap
nreciate change from distastefui STUDY
can be imagined from the fact, that within
two minutes after the report was spread
abroad that the professor in Psychology ne-
ing i'll. would be unable to hear the recita
ton. cheers were heard on every hahu. ""ile
Tho heating of coal hods, and the footing OF
i,orns ont of the windows, resounded from
ono end of the Campus to the other.-Noth-
inc has occurred thus far, in the shape OF
bazinu or class skirmishing, to break
Tho mouotony of the winter. 1t Is re-
nor,ed that a Freshman. with pitch
r. of cider. was discovered steaiing
across the Campus in hopes of reaching ms
I'm xithout being detected. The Soph-
,,,oras met him and seized the booty After
.,s.,. n,reful examination it was found to be
oood and was disposed of without further par
i.,, The reason for the very careful eXa"ii-
n:,;on was. last winter two bold Sophmores'
J;s,;ncuished for their vigilance IN TRACKING
,,nr,,IS Freshmen. intercepted two members
of the latter class bearing jug Q. app.
;uice'' to their room. Ihe "stuH wa"
once appropriated by the above oopns,
and with cheers and cat-calis oofne .""s
After imbibing to the tune ofthree quarts
more, and with many supplementary ren'a;S maj,
=. 90 ,he excellence of the cider, with spirit
"s generosity they called some of their class
,,...es together and proceeded 10
nnve a ouiet celebration. What was thelr
surprise. s DISCUS. and humiliation upon pour, ,hs
80, .ho f,rst glass to see floating out on ,ile
,ns marking XII fluid two good-sized mice ,ah, Mo
more cider was taken The res. OF and smd ".en con
passed in suIsns sp'Tau'a 5a shus sns
~. affactions-for cider.-The Meu1C"i
Snhool opened Thursday with a lecture oy ".
Gerrisn, ,sa.sors and students, proiting by an
.s.dienrni' o. dIe ri' attended.-Professor Packard
states that his history Of tine tine e1, as
lege will be out as u;s1 s1o~ w,rrant
.he .he nubI;cation of the work. The book VIII VIII
nnts;n the sketches of prominent graduates and
Go"' :, !" TO be embellished with numerous Illus
tratiOns.
T,omm,tfee on APporfioamen c
D.nr<eeufd{lFSS.