Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-27
BOwDOIN COLLEoE.
The 6ophomores Vote to Do Away
With Duckiug.


Especial to the Kennebec Journal.l
BRusswIcK Sept. 2G.
The Sophomores had their turkey supper
at about half past three Wednesday morning
Not Junior appeared to mar the peaceful
harmony which characterized the occasion.
Let Sophs and sophists scoff As they may
there 10 no denying that the system of
''duckirg" the "brash." beliigerent and
earth owning Freshmen has a far different
aspect in the eyes of darling dickey's anxious
pa and mamma from that which it has in
the eyes of the college world. And when
we consider that every year brings in from
forty to sixty darling lickeys. who have As
many anxious pspss and mammss, we begin
to realize that il doesrt take long TO create
quite respectable anti duckiug sentiment
smong the public. Doubtless both the gen.
eral aud the college public take more or
less prejndced view of the case. but the in
evitable class Obstruction existing during the
first two years of the college course. does
much to blind The eyes of the Sophomores
rejoicing in .he ui.~onted sense OF perfe ct
fred M
Again when the news of some braZen-
mnuthed Fro shnar's unexpected humidity
to b. conc di.tort, d. and the whole affair re-
acts 10 'he detrimert of the college More
hrzing" is tie gerfrsl verdict. The facts
of the ease are the.e; Many men have been
subjected Ia gratu,:, us shower baths here at
B ~Ioin the pact t~enty five years. The
xl.T,ence has uoqa, siionablv been benef-
cial t. minority - perhaps a small one On
tie majority il mas had little or no effect. In
very few rare distances the dnekee has
apparently suff-rst il jury. This is the only
KIDD of hsz'ng y now in vogue at Bowdoin.
Pr,s d Mt Small of ulby has recently taken
a very decided stand on this subject. He
has informed the students. ia no particularly
testing manner. that every authenticated in
stance Of ducking should be punished by ex
pu.ion. We bell We that he means what
he .s,s er,i thst his action will meet with
ge,,rsl approval. Bowdoin college hasn't
the habit of letting good ideas pass by on the
other side. That was very evident when the
Sophomores held q meeting Tuesdat and
voted to do away with ducking on condition
that the Freshmen should conduct them.
selves in . quiet and we'll behaved manner
during the year.
This action Of 80 has an added value from
the fact that it Is spontaneous, and not the
product of coercive measures BY the college
authorities. While the abolition Of ducking
may not seem much to outsiders. it means a
great deal to both Sophomores and Fresh
men, and forms an important epoch in the
history of student life at Bowdan. Much
credit is due TO '92. II the Freshmen ac-
cept the proposition and agree to the condi-
tions imposed, duckipg will soon be dead
issue" at Bowdoin.
J. ID. Merriman Of %. has been elected
secretary and treasurer of the base ball asso-
citation, thus filling the vacancy caused by
the resignation of II. C. Emery. 80.
A ten inning ball game, played on the
Delta yesterday afternoon between the fret
s.cd second mines resulted in score of IA to l3
in f.yor Of the former. The regular college
battery Off lated for the second nine